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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

GGnSSeO people suspect IDdJ Albert
Hill arrested in this city on the charge
of stealing a diamond from his brother
in-law in Blue Island, knows consider
able about the mysterious burglaries
that have occurred in that city during
the last six months. Hill was captured
by the Moline police at the home of his
son in Natick, and he was caught red
handed with a pawn ticket for the
missing diamond ring on which he had
secured $40 in a Chicago shop. Hill
has been making his home in Geneseo
for the greater part of the last two
years, and has been employed by c. G.
Martin in the construction of granitoid
walks. Since the death of Mrs Floyd
Whitcomb. he has been making his
home with Mr.. Whitcomb. with whom
he was acquainted in Blue Island a
number of years ago, while Mr.. Whit
comb was in the employ of the Rock
Island road. Hill frequently made
trips to Chicago and the tire cities,
but little was thought of his jaunts
till his arrest here was accomplished.
Since his branding as common thief
little incidents in his life in Geneseo
have been recalled. and the mystery
over the disappearance of Mr. Whit
combs watch is now laid to Hills
door. Mr.. Whitcomb missing his
watch less than two months ago, after
having left il in his vest on a chair
in the dining room. The timepiece was
a handsome one valued at $175. and
was presented to Mr.. Whitcomb by
employees of the Rock Island road.
Hill was about the house during the
evening, and shortly before the dis
covery of the theft left the house and
spent the evening about town. The
man is also suspected of knowing con-
siderable about the disappearance of
of $500 worth of jewelry from the resi-
dence of Judge Emery c. Graves.
w. c. T. L. ladies held their annual
meeting Tuesday with Mrs. Mary z.
Metzgar. II was one of the largest
meetings of the year in point of at
tendance. Reports of officers were
heard, a review of the work of the
year was given and officers for the new
year were ele cted The superinten-
dents of the nine departments of ".
c. 7. L. work in this city in their
reports covering thoroughly the work
accomplished in the last year Mrs
Robert Nye. who has been treasurer
of the union for the last 16 years. de-
clined reelection. and Mrs. Allie Lam
cashier refused to be candidate for
reelection TO the Office of correspond
ing secretary. a vote of thanks for
the work of the past was extended to
Mrs. Nye and the election followed re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

Within fifteen minutes of the same
hour in which occurred the fire in the
barns of NJ w. Battles and Ed De
Reu Monday evening, fire was dis
covered yesterday in the barn of
Rank e COryn, the bluff gracers, To-
Gated just one block north of the
Battles-Reu business houses. The fire
started in the hay and there is every
indication that it was of incendiary or
igin. In the opinion of Fire Chief
Hawk and many others, small boys
wilfully started both blazes Monday.
With hay and straw on which to feed
the blaze in the Rank & Coryn barn
was a mass of flames soon after the
discovery, and the department had a
hard fight to save even the shell of
thebuilding. All the horses were out
on delivery work at the time and NO
stock was lost, but there will be a loss
on the building of about $500 with
an additional loss on hay and straw
of 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

William NJ. Thompson. known
throughout the country as Popcorn"
Thompson, died at his home in Park
Ridge yesterday, death resulting from
heart failure. He was rs years of
age. Mr.. Thompson resided for the
last ten years in East Moline and pre-
vious to that lived near Coaltown.
He leaves to mourn his loss his wild
ow and four children, William, Flor
ence and Blanche at home and George,
living on a farm south of Prospect
park, near the Maple Grove school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01
John Volk & Co.,
CONTRACTORS AND
BUILDERS.

Dealers in single and double
strength Blinds and Mouldings, We
neered and Hardwood Flooring Of all
Kinds.
Dealer in single and double strength
Window Glass, Polished Plate, Beveled
Plate and Art Glass.
311 and 326
Eighteenth Street,
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

Remember the Rock Island when
going to St. Louis; trains leave at $40
a. m. and 1920 p. m. Berths reserved
at depot or city Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

J. B. Stephens, of the Moline Pillow
company office force, is walking the
streets these days with an extra big
smile upon his face. Monday night a
lively 7-pound boy arrived at the home,
SIS Sixteenth street. This is their
second child, both boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

up Agin" a Good Thing
q man when he commences to
patronize the American Steam
Laundry. 1.-THE best laundry l ever
struck is what those who indulge
in little slang would say. But
entire nous il you want your linen
as faultless as when you FIRST
bought 1t, in color and finish, we
will guarantee to do 1t to your sat
isfaction every time. Careful hand
ling and artistic work are among
our up-to-date methods.
AMERICAN STEAM LAUNDRY,
Twelfth street and Fifth Avsnue.
PhcAe 1855
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01
Chicago Dental Company
OFFICE 1914 SECOND AVENUE.
Painless Extracting

and removal of nerves done by US, and
The best and most careful treatment
given to all cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

At LeMars, Iowa, Wednesday of last
week occurred the death of Christian
Bauerly, former Davenport resident,
and a veteran of the Mexican war, as
also of the civil war, at the advanced
age of 50 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01

Theodore Meyer, of West Liberty,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01
Notice of PubIicatIon-Chancery.

SltIh VI EodIO COhI -
SWEENEY & WALKER, Solicitor
for Complainant
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
He Thinks Well Of the Jumbo Mine.

John Oson the Diamond Joe property spent
greater part of the week in town. Mr. Olson miner of long
experience and knows whereof he speaks In conversation with
MINING NEWS he asked what he thought of the
bo mine at Buffalo Hump and he replied
Il went to the Hump just about to investigate
the Jumbo for friend of mine who wanted to money
looked the mine for few days and when how
the work conducted and the values there sight
back Lewiston and told my friend put all the money
could The stock worth at that time about cents
which considered being very low price comparison
the value of the sight met friend last and
fall and he felt very happy the of his
"Are you acquainted with Frank Brown?' asked Mr.
Olson 20 yes, he replied Il knew Frank Brown since 1892
when both working around the mines of Central City
Colorado There deal said of Mr. Brown regard
ability, but judgement much could be said ex
and ability There something else wish say
that s the Buffalo Hump and Elk City districts should work hand
hand and to each others advantage We will have
phone line from here to the Hump with
each other at time and in judgement the MINING News
should work for both paces.'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
PLEASED WITH THE CAMP.
Jacob Schaefer's First Impression of the
People and District.

Jacob Schaefor, vice president of the
Diamond Joe Mining & Milling Co.,
who was in here looking at the prop
erty last week, was thusly impressed
with his first visit to the country: 81
like the people of Elk City and the boys
on the outside very much and 1 have
found them to be an open and free
hearted class of men that any commun-
ity may well be proud of. AS to the
mines, believe that they will come to
the front in the course of time and will
rank among the best on the American
continent, but in the meantime all those
prospects which, by the way, show
fine on the surface, must be developed
before men with large means will come
in and take hold of them, and as soon
as that is done the permanency of the
the camp is established.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
New York, Jan. 6, 1904.

Mr..
Dear Sir:
Owing to the success we have al
ready made with the stocks of various
Idaho companies, which are now on a
shipping and permanent dividend pay
ing basis, we now offer for private sub
scription limited number of shares of
the capital stock of the Imperial Coro-
ma Gold Mining Co.. at its first selling
price of only 10 cents per share, par
value $1.0O, fully paid and non-assess-
able.
We are proud to say that we already
enjoy the confidence of thousands of
stockholders in Idaho mines, all over
the country, who bought our stocks,
and here we present a "Gold Mining"
proposition, for private subscription,
that offers even greater opportunities,
than any gold mining stock in Califor-
MIA or Colorado, because the gold ore on
our property is entirely free milling.
This company operates 16O acres of
the richest free milling gold quartz
lodges in the famous Elk City Mining
District of the State of Idaho, which is
already looked upon as the coming gold
producing region of the U. S.
The property is located in the midst
of, and surrounded by rich and produc-
ing mines, and is only two miles distant
from Elk City.
We have associated with us mining
man who has been more than 40 years
in the various gold fields of this and
other countries, and who has a larger
experience in this line than any gold
miner we know of.
The proceeds of the stock offered to
you for sale will flow into the treasury
of the company for further develop
tient on the property,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
l6O ACRES OF GOLD ORE
That Averages $4,000 Gold
Made by the Imperial Corona Gold Mining Co.-They
Will Have to Show the MINING News.

Prospectus were received this week of the Imperial Coro
Gold Mining Company, of 68 Wall street. New York. ncorpo
rated under the laws of Arizona operating properties in the Elk
City mining district Idaho capital stock S. 0O0
mere glance at the statements made by the above
mors will who has the least knowledge mining
that this of the most grng misrepresentation and frauds
that attempted for long time That the promoters have lain
themselves for criminal prosecution there doubt and the
MINING NEWS will their trail until they get their just de
Let the chips fall where they such swndng
be stopped this district and the these basee
tails know the They level with hold
and should they before the bar of justice public
opinion will hound them their end The eastern investing pub
lie is unceremoniousy eeced by these sharks and the western
miner the blame The gued then that
when property carrying values thousands of dollars ton
makes failure what amount for whom the
moers carrying values of but few dollars ton?
the man who making an honest effort to raise lew dollars
for legitimate proposition gets nothing but cold reception
The the Imperial company
ageated that would impossible to find take
stock in hem but there of who have the
preston that gold in streams in these western hills and it
be beyond their comprehension that had mil
lions of dollars of gold sight the would need be chas
ing around through the trying dispose few shares of
stock 'for development There
hundreds of right here in the west who would be willing
pick up such snaps But 1t an American spirit to get some
thing for nothing and hence he sucker and his dough
parted We need eastern to develop and
such invested legitimate
received from it.
statements made by the Imperial company
that it 16O of that above $4,000
By the great Horn Spoons little did dream that such
fabulous riches had lain SO long our as would make
King Soomons mines their pames days look like stack
ing from & to $40 ton mighty good prospect and IN consdera
BILE less than 100 lots at that too I'm five months this stock
will be dividend paying basis after completing short forty
foot tunnel and erecting mill with ordinary develop
work. the profits should exceed $SO0OOO ought
with showing like that he proceeds of the stock offered
you will treasury of the company
development of the property. 1t flow in but it will find it
uphill work flowing out
We wish to everyone fairly will the promoters
of the Imperial Corona that time they furnish
with conclusive proof of their will gladly
anything we have said concerning them
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
COLUMBIA CABIN BURNS.
Workmen Lose Clothes and Blankets
No Work Until Spring.

Last Monday morning at ten o'clock
the Columbia cabin, ming miles from
Elk City on Red Horse creek, was to-
tally destroyed by fire. When Harry
Cain and Ed Erwin, who were working
there, and Andrew Prader, the mana
ger, went up to the tunnel, about 100
feet from the house at 7 o'clock, they
closed the stove up and put three sticks
of powder near it to thaw. About ten
o'clock they heard an explosion but
thought it was blasting at the Sunfower
camp just above them, but on going out
soon after discovered that the cabin
was a mass of flames. Some giant
caps and rifle cartridges were explod-
ing in the burning house 50 the boys
did not dare go near for awhile. The
roof soon caved in and smothered the
flames somewhat and were then extin-
guished, so the boys thought. They
then came into town. But the flames
took life again and burned the cabin
fiat to the ground Harry Cain is the
heaviest loser, all his clothes, except
what he had on, blankets and a new
30-9O rifle going up with the flames. He
also had $105 in gold and silver in his
coat pocket but that was recovered af-
ter the roof caved in. Ed Erwin lost
clothes and blankets. Mr.. Prader is
loser the cabin, cook stove and cooking
utensils. This is very unfortunate
occurrence as on account of the deer
snow it will be impossible to erect new
quarters, thus necessitating a cessation
of work until spring.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
FROM NEW YORK
Nicholas Jerry Arrived Wednesday
and Tells of Imperial Corona Co.

Nicholas Jerry, who sold the Atlas
group of claims to New York people
and upon which the Imperial Corona
company was organized, arrived Wedn-
asday from New York. In talking with
a MINING NEWS man in reference to the
circulars P. C. Kullman & Co., of Wall
street, are sending out describing the
property of the Imperial Corona Co.,
Mr.. Jerry said that Kullman & Co., Sc
cured an interest in the company by
misrepresentation and were sending out
those circulars against his wishes and of
other members of the company, and
are selling their own private stock and
not treasury stock as they represent.
Mr.. Jerry also said that he did not see
any of the circulars until he reached
Sites and was dumb-founded at the
exaggerated and unreasonable claims
made by Kullman & Co., and imme-
diately telegraphed back to New York
his resignation as manager. Mr.. Jerry
will leave this morning for Post Falls,
Idaho, where he will spend some time.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
New Work on Diamond Joe

permanent working shaft. The plans
of the company as now outlined is, at
the completion of the present contract,
to put in hoist at the shaft and con-
tinue it on down, besides doing consid-
cradle more tunnelling. A mill is also
contemplated the coming summer.
The Diamond Joe has an excellent
surface showing and wherever opened
up at depth the veins remain uniform
in size and values. The property was
only located last August and was short
ly afterwards bonded to John Olson,
who Immediately put force of miners
to work and activity only ceased with
the letting of the present contract.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
SERIOUSLY HURT
Henry Foulks, Former Resident of
Elk, Thrown from a Horse.

A report reached Mountain House
Wednesday mig hit that Henry Foulks
was thrown fro m horse and very ser
iously hurt. From what was learned
by the meager news received his in
juries consisted of fractured skull and
one eye knocked out. He is we'll known
here, having at one time been, in the
hotel business and later running stop
ping place at the Dredge, in partnership
with George Tinker. Last December
he and Mr.. Tinker bought the Switch
back station on the Stites-Elk City road
where the accident occurred.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
HUMP MINE CLOSED
Forest Reserve Red Tape Reported to
be the Cause.

The Buffalo Hump correspondent of
the Lewiston Tribune says:
''On the 31st of December the Lucky
Lad closed down until spring. The
forest reserve rules require permit to
remove timber from one claim to anoth-
er where claims are removed or separ-
ated and as the Lucky Lad people failed
to do this and had no timber of their
own, it is supposed to be the reason for
closing their mine. The underground
workings have shown large bodies of
ore with good values.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23

The Diamond Joe Mining e. Milling
Co., this week let a contract to G. H.
Natwick to do 265 feet of work on their
property on Red Horse creek. The
work will consist of 130 foot of tunnel,
a raise of S5 feet and so feet of shaft.
A tunnel has already been run in along
one of the ledges for distance of 130
feet and the vein crosscut at short in
tervals and shows six feet of ore carry
ing good values. This tunnel will be
extended another 13O feet and then a
raise made to the surface, distance of
85 feet. The so foot shaft will be sunk
at the mouth of the tunnel and will be
5x8 in the clear and is intended for the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
Inc ELK GOLD M. g. NJ. CO.
N Potter of Jackson Mich and J. A. McEachran of Spo-
kane Are Here Testing the Ores of the Property.Fu-
ture Work will Depend on Result

N S. Potter, of Jackson Mich, and A. McEachran of
Spokane here testing the of the eight claims by
the Elk Gold Mining and Milling company, corporation
McEachan Bros and James Sav of Spokane capitalists
Jackson Mh represented by Mr. Potter
CLAIMS there quartz varying from three eight feet
width and explored by 300 feet of tunnels shafts
and drifts showing values from So $40 per The other claim
immense dixie vei similar to the Hogan LIE Ro Cham
pn Ben Hur and Others In many places the surface
rich free god while the auerous from
per In addition continuing development quartz
leads the arranging extensively prospect this dixie
and if prove satisfactory the installation mill on
property during the coming season is assured
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
'Ehs Imperial Corona's Modest Letter

Since the average assays made of the
ore run above $4,000 per ton Sin gold'
and since it will cost us only $1.5O per
ton for mining and milling the profits
will be enormous. With ordinary de-
velopment work, the net profits should
exceed $500, 900 per year. (See pros
pectus.)
We can safely expect and can prom
ise our clients, whose confidence we al
ready enjoy, and others who wish to
invest with us, that this stock will be
on permanent dividend paying basis
within about months, after complet-
ing the short forty foot tunnel and
erecting the stamp mill, ard that it
should take no longer than seven
months until the value of the stock
shall have advanced to S1OO per share,
its par value.
The title is clear. There is no bond
ed Indebtedness. The gold ore is the
richest in the district. The property
has many natural advantages and we
are confident that with the sale of this
stock we will make still greater sue
cess than we did make with any of the
dividend paying stocks HANDLED by us
in the past. (See dividend list of Gold
Mining Companies.)
Hoping to receive your subscription
for some of this treasury stock in the
Imperial Corona Gold Mining Co., at
its first price 40 cents per share Of
fered for private subscription, we re-
main, yours very truly,
IMPERIAL Corona GOLD MINING Co.,
By P. C. KULLMAN & Co.,
Sole Fiscal Agents,
P. Sowing to the unusual rich
values of our Gold Ore; the company
will only mail Samples Showing visible
free gold,) to subscribers for 1900
shares of treasury stock, (S1CO.oo;) or
more.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
INFORMATION WANTED.

Inquiries have been received at this
Office concerning the Rim Rock Gold
Mining Co., C. P. Smith, manager.
Names of parties giving information
will be held strictly confidential.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-23
Bullion from the American Eagle

The American Eagle mine made its
regular semi-monthly shipment of gold
bullion to the United States assay of
flee at Helena, Mont, this week.
The amount of the brick was not
learned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-07
ENDS GUhNzY's CAREER
Diplomatic Secretary Who
Tried to Hide Behind Exemption
May Be Dismissed.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Hugh Quincy.
third secretary of the British embassy,
probably ended his diplomatic career
when he stirred Up a fuss over his arrest
at Lee. Mass. for violating the automo-
bile speed law and claimed the exemption
TO which diplomats are entitled under the
law.
The British foreign office never ~forgives
a blunder, and it Is considered that MIR.
Quincy biundered badly when he failed
to pay the fine imposed by Justice Phelps
ard say nothing
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. the British
ambassador. and the state department. Of
fcials show increasing annoyance over the
incident and the publicity that has been
given it, and 1t is certain that with a sug-
gestion from the state department., or
without it. Mr.. Quincy soon will be sent
home. There Will be no request from the
Massachusetts officials for the recall, for
the good reason that none is needed.
If 1t appears from the record that Mr..
Quincy violated the law knowingly and
with the idea, presumably. of hiding be-
hind the exemption to which he is eli
titled. it Will be delicately suggested that
he is no longer a welcome guest. If it is
shown that the young diplomat merely
acted injudiciously the papers will be for
warded without any comment.
The result in either case will be the
came. and Mr.. Quincy soon will be given
a vacation that Will be permanent so far
as Washington is concerned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-07
PAYNE DIES AFTER
SHORT ILLNESS
Death Of Postmaster General
Was Peaceful Withouta
Struggle.
VAS ILL NEARLY a WEEK
The Distinguished Mar Had Been ia
Poor Health for Two Years, But
Recently Had Shown
Improvement.
MAS ILL NEARLY A WEEK


Washington. Oct. Henry c. Payne,
postmaster general OF the United
States. a lenbe of The national re-
n,,hlioan ,,r,,,ittaa .t,lu.a.t - ~
s'di"@l1 ol ms
party win me history OF which both
IN his home state and nationally he
has been identified for many years.
jdied, AT his apartments at The Airing
ton hotel. aged go years. The death ana
its cause MAS announced in the follow
ing bulletin issued by the attending
physicians:
The postmaster general died at go
p. m. last ni%ht- lie died peacefully.
without a struggle. Cause OF death.
disease OF mitral valve and dilation of
heart.
Nh. PAYNE had been in poor health
for at least two years, but his last i'll
ness covered only seven days, an att
tack of heart trouble last week pre-
clpttating the end ut a time when. after
q rest. he seemed TO have recovered II
small measure of his y~italifC. i,n,noira1