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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-15
FINANCIAL

The city of Portland, Me-, has Dor
rowed S4,Ioo,ooo for three months,
paying 81 per cent. interest for 1t.
American Car & Foundry directors
were reelected. The net earnings tor
the wear were $46So,ooo, compared
with $7,4o2,o 900 the previous year and
$4,6S6,ooo in 1902.
If it had not been for the efforts OF
E. B. Smith, Lehigh Valley directors
would not have declared any dlvid-
erd
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-15

Edmund Bersch, who pleaded guilty
OF accepting bride while member
of the House of Delegates OF St
Louis, was sentenced to two years II
the penitentiary.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-15

Three boxes containing jewels
valued at $4,000, belonging to the
wife of Bishop Potter, were stolen at
Cooperstown, N. Y.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-15
First Day.

St. Louis, Mo, (SpeciaD.-Exactly
at noon Wednesday Chairman J r.
ZONES of the national committee called
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-15

The dedication of the Virginia
Building at the Worlds Fair has
again. been postponed.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
CONCERNING CHICAGO BANKS.

Tn the past five years the deposits of the national banks of Chicago have in- creased 65 per cent. and the ca pit al but 30 per cent.
 Banking capital is not growing. as . rule. in the same ratio as depos it's. This means that the banks are becom- ing larger. in an individual sense. and their expansion comes from merger with other institutions in great many eases.
 Since January the following banks have been organized: Drovers' Trust and Savings. Live Stock savings, Chi cago savings. Federal Loan and Trust company. Colonial Trust and Savings. and only the other day a charter was granted to the Northwestern Loan and Trust company.
 In the past seven years 13 national banks have gone out of business. ard only one has been organned. the num- Der having been reduced from 25 to l2. In the same period the state ba nks have been less disturbed. Eight have retired. and with the new ones formed and in process of formation seven have been started.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
Grigsby's Resignation Tn.

The ease of Col. Melvin Grigsby, district attorney at Nome, is now settled and the president has ac- cepted Grigsby's resignation. to take effect July 1. The resigna- tion was presented in writing by Senator McCumber of South Dako- ta. Grigsby has been in Washing ion all winter and is there now. In fact, for one reason or another he has been absent from his post all but six months of the time since he was appointed.
 The summary dismissal of Grigs- by was recommended a year ago and this year by the attorney gen. eral, but in resp nse to much plead ing by Alexander Mckenzie and members of the North and South Dakota delegations in congress, the president decided to allow Grigsby to resign. The first charge agaiast him was insubordination. This was followed by allegations that Grigsby accepted $1O,OOO from the Pioneer Mining Co.,, to secure im- munity from r osecution, and these were sustained by the department of justice after a thorough investi- gation.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
CHAT OF THE STUDIOS.

A colossal statue in bronze, repre- senting the late Cecil Rhodes, is in the studio of John Tweed at Chelsea, London. It is designed for the market place at Buluwayo.
 Carolus Duran notes the presence in the New Salon this year of paintings of steam engines and automobiles. and remarks that next ear will doubtless bring us pictures of air.hips.
 No need to go abroad to secure art in ceramics. Many of the recently pro- duced American art pottery pieces are artistic in the extreme. possessing body colorings of exquisite beauty and blending.
 The Greek archaeological committee has decided to restore the Erechtheion. The greater part of the famous ruin on the Acropolis is still standing. md the fragments necessary for its com p!ete reconstruction are all lying around.
 Prof. Halsey C. Ives has secured promises of the loan of paintings par Ecularly miniatures made many years ago. some in the early history of Louis- jana. from wealthy planters of St. Louis. to be exhibited at the St. Louis exposition.
 Mir. Macbeth. one of the most promi- nent art dealers in the country. says that well-selected American pictures have been profitable investment. while. on the other hand. the aver age foreign picture. as a dividend earn CT. has proved a snare and delusion. Outside the work of the Barbizon school. he says. it is hard to think of any modern artists whose pictures are not. commercially. worth much less than ten years ago.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
Cushman's Figures.

In his speech in congress on April 9th, in support of the bill to give Alaska delegate in congress to be elected by the people of the district, Representative Cushman, of Washington, gave some figures as to the value of Alaska to this country, which exhibit as nothing else could the vast importance to the trade of the United States which Alaska is assuming. He showed by statistical tables that since its acquisition, the total prof Its to the nation from Alaska have reached the stupenduous total of $15S, ,999,041. The estimate is a conservative one, as is seen from the details. The actual receipts of the federal treasury, in excess of its expenditures in Alaska, have aggregated very closely to one hundred million dollars. The profits on seal skins have aggregat- $52, 100000; the profits on salmon $5O,OOO,OOO; the profits on gold mined $3l 100000; the profits on general trade, not otherwise speci- fled, $25, 5,OOO,OOO. Capitalizing the annual profits made from Alaska by the people of the United States since its acquisition, on a basis of 5 per cent, the actual value of the country to the United States is $93, ,52S,S ,S4S; and this on the theory that the annual returns would be but the same hereafter as during the average of the past thirty-efght years.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
Alaska Record Broken.

The winter record of Alaska commerce was broken in the first two months of this year. The de- tailed figures for the month of Feb. Iuary, recently issued by the de. partment of commerce, show that the value of goods shipped from Alaska in that month was larger than any other month in the his. tory of the territory. The northern part of the territory is, of course closed to navigation, and the win- ter months are the period of light shipments to and from Alaska, gen. ally speaking.
 The value of cargoes arriving in the United States from Alaska in February last was $42O ,567, as against $S5,9l1 in the same month oi last year. The north bound shipments were a little lighter than last year in February, but they were heavier in January. Last Fehruary's shipments to the north were valued at s2s3, ,S55, as against $32O,225 in February of last year The shipments in February in both directions were $709, APP, as against $4O6, ,136 in the same month oi 1903.
 The year has started we'll in tic Alaska trade, and there is the best reason to believe that 1904 will bt a record breaker in trade with ths
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
THE JEWEL BOX.

Among the novelties is chain of am. Der beads strung on a gold cord.
 Quaint. old-time snoods or nets of pearls are come to deck the hair of the fair.
 In lorgnette chains one has small oval pink coral beads. each separated by a long oval link of gold.
 Smoked pearl buttons with diancnd .enters, in sets of B. are in favor for mems wear. Wives. remember this if he has birthday.
 Perfume balls. which are the favor ite charms for neckchains or brace lets. are often in the shape of an al- mond. pear. or an apple, incrusted with diamonds.
 Buckles of blonde tortoise steli worn in the hair. They are mt nr s,- on comb. The edges If ,' Q hreIls. which is long and bent in stare are powdered with diamond aus,.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
Unra Notes.

Peter Nelson, the we'll known proprietor of the Unga hotel, wss married to Miss Catherine Driscoll, of San Francisco, on April 11th, the ceremony being performed by the U. s. Commissioner.
 Alex Olgin had the misfortune to again fracture his right knee cap, while bringing coal from the Apol- To mine. MT. Olgin however is do- ing nicely, and although the last fracture is only half an inch below the first fracture, Dr Silverman, resident surgeon of the Apollo mine entertains great hopes of the last operation being as successful as the first.
 The barkentines Nellie Coleman and City of Papete and the schoon- CT Carrier Dove, all arrived in Squaw Harbor the last of April and have now left for Behring sea on a fishing cruise.
 The Apollo mine is now running with a force of 50 men. The water has been entirely got out from the 750 level in the new shaft. which had been flooded fer some months. A sailing vessel is daily expected with the annual requisition and 1000 tons of coal, and on arrival they hope to considerably extend the level. A. NJ. Randa', the book keeper of the mine, soon leaves for Kodiak, to relieve MT. Bailey, of the A. c. Co, who comes to this place as agent of the A. c. station. c. A. Fletcher. the old bookkeeper, is expected on the next boat to take his former position in Mir. Randal's place.
 Furs in these parts have not been as plentiful as in former sea- sons, the long continuance of freez- ing weather seeming to have been responsible for it.
 Ray Wisecarver. the respected teacher of the public school, leaves for the States on the next boat his term expiring on June 1st.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
AMONG MEN OF MEANS.

]. r. Morgan, George Gould ard Cor nelius Vanderbilt have been elected members If a society of numismatists. They are understood to have mastered another form of coin collecting.
 In the brief period when he is not engaged in fixing up billion-dollar com pines Pierpont Morgan occasionally cracks a joke. He was showing some friends through his kennels, and one of them expressed great admiration for an imported setter. "Yes, he's a fine dog. His name is Russell Sage" "How did you come to give him that name?" "Well. he never loses . scent"
 Justice William L. Putnam. of the United States circuit court of appeals. in Portland. Ore- recently fell into conversation with a young man of the nouveaux riches who expressed astonishment that the judge could get along on his salary of 5000 a year. "Why." said the purse-proud youth. cit easily costs me twice that amount to live a year" The judge answered. yravely: Ut isn't worth it, George; 1t isn't worth it."
 Young Cornelius Vanderbilt is becom- ing quite a favorite with other work men in the Mott Haven shops. of the New York Central railroao IL is not uncommon to see him lying on his back among coal dust and cinders in- speciing the construction of locomo- tive fire box. Grimy-faced engineers and firemen like to chat with the young millionaire. not so much because he is his fathers son. but because he is a good mechanic and understands the topics they like to discuss.
 Among the stories being told of the late Cecil Rhodes is this: When talk ing leave of the German emperor after several interviews in relation to Af- rica. his majesty said: "I wish you were a German. Mir. Rhodes. for then I would ask you to become my minis ter of foreign affairs" The kaiser was somewhat startled at this characteris- tically blunt reply: If your majesty were only an Englishman. I would have suggested that you come to South Af- rica with me and become my business manager"
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19
Application.

|. 3. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska Mar. :, I9oi Notice is hereby given that:
 l, Carl N. Crary, of Valdez. Alaska. assignee of Thompson Gardenhier, being enti- lied to the benefis oi Section Ssi oi the Revised Statutes of the United States, granting addi- Iional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the War of the Rebellion, do hereby apply to eater [. $. survey No. y51, containing lb acres and more particularly described as fol- lows, to-wit:
 Said survey No. ss7 is situated within the Valdez Recording District, Prince William sound described by metcs and bounds, courses and dis;ance>, as follows:
 Beginning at Corner No. l, which is is.I, chaiiis N. II deg. F. from Corner No of Valdez from the initial monument of U. <. Survey No. l45. thence \- 2o deg, :si min W. l626 chains to Corner No ?; thence \. hl deg. 27 min F.. g.sj chains to Corner No 5; thence 2S deg 3j min. F.. l6..6 chains to Corner No I; thence <. 5l deg. 5 min. W. s.s5 chains 10 Corner No l. the plae,. of beginning. Containing l6 acres. Variation 2s deg. 51 min F.
 As additional to his original homestead o., which he entered on the s7th day oi January, ls'iY per homestead e.itry No lJ7J al the United States Land Office st Clarksville. Arkansas. Notire is hereby given to any and all parties claiming adversely any portion of the above described tract, to file with the Register of the |. :. Land Office at Juneau, AlasSa. an adverse claim in accordance with law during the per iod of publication or within .D days thereafter.
 CARL \. CKARI,
 Assignee of Thompson Gardenhier. l, John W. Dudley, Register of the [. s. Land Ofhee, at Juneau, Alaska, do hereby order that a copy of the Notice of Application of Soldiers Additional Homestead of Carl \. crary. [. s. Survey No 33T. be published in the ALASKA PkosPEcToR. weekly paper, published in Val dez, Alaska. for period Of sixty 60 days, or ten
 JOHN W. DUDLEY
 Register Goodeli & Edwards, Attorneys
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19

northern possessions. The January record was fully B per cent. better than that of last year, the ship ments from Alaska being valued a, $234, ,S53, and to Alaska at $lSS,- 453.
 For the first two months of this year the sum total of Alaska com merce was $1 ,l32,1OS. In the same two months of last year it was $7O3, ,593.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19

The Treadwell mine managers contemplate manufacturing their own explosives rather than submit 10 the extortionate demands of the dealers and manufacturers
The Alaska prospector., 1904-05-19

Wellington coal Sl5 per ton or $l .25 per sack, delivered. JIG. Mar tin, agent, or Copper River Dray- ing Go.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-09-09
olyooUN0.
$500 Moss Pad on Hove J~Asment
and l0anor noastcm Dae~sseA

Regular monthly meeting Of the
town coaneIl took place Tuesday on
account # Monday beng a holIday
Msvor Ditto and trustees Mason,
Mueller, Harper, Thompson and Pen
nInetoR were present T. c. Bovles
was absent. Reports Of marshal ,.ad
treasurer were discussed and some
time was spent considering the ques-
ton Of waste water ditch from
Virginia avenue. near the G. a :.
tack TO swale south Of the station.
1t was left in the hands Of the ditch
and water committee.
The bad condltion Of our town
calaboose was talked over, but there
seemed TO he difference Of opinion
a. to whether II was cheaper to hx
it up or To board the prisoners at
the county jail Trustees Boyles,
Harper and Pennington are com
mlttee to investigate this matter
thoroughly and report at the Octo-
ber meeting
The light and water committee
reported that they were conierring
with the Gunnison Gas a Water
company ON terms of an extension
of franchise and corresponding with
many outside towns to learn rates
and the advisability Of building our
own plant
Lively discussion took place over
the ditch tender, who was freely ac-
cused Of not attending 10 his duties.
Orders were passed that he report
every day to the chairman of the
ditch and water committee for in
structions.
Regular bills were passed and
special to the amount OF $500. G..
Jacklins bill for hauling was re
ferred to the finance committee and
his bid of 500 for cleaning the city
streets was laid on the table.
Resolutions allowing the ID. q II.
q. road to extend tracks across
Georgia avenue in a switch through
the yards Of the Endner Lumber
company were discussed.
Trustee Mueller made a motion
that on October first the town pay
an additional $500 on the Howe
judgment. 1t was carried. This
will reduce the balance due to $1,000
and it is believed that the end OF
the fiscal year will see this annoying
debt entirely disposed Of.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-09-09
Board Of Equalization Meeting.

The county commissioners were
in session three days this week as a
board of equalization to hear com
plants on the 1904 assessment.
There has not been complaint at
the session. They meet again ac-
cording to law on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 2Oth.
Other business transacted by the
commissioners was as follows:
Grocery bond of Reynolds & Co.
at Ohio City, was approved, and
upon petition of residents at that
point l.. b. Monson was appointed
justice of the peace for precinct
No H.
Saloon license Of Brooks & Doran
at Sherrod was transferred TO White
Pine, and grocery bond Of Tom
Ramey at Crystal was approved
Duplicate for lost warrant No. 22G
for $1,000 was ISSUED to w. A..
Willis, Treasurer was directed to
refund $3.50 TO Wayne Scott for
taxes enormously paid by him for
year 1908 ON Ohio and Dodson lode
claims in Gold Brick district.
Other tax adjustments were: S25
and fees for und. J lots 20 to "a,
block 6. original Gunnison from G.
" Hendricks: S35 and fees lots /
TO s. block l4l, west Gunnison. from
Albert and Henry knode; S25 and
fees for mining property in Tomichi
mining district from T. J Mckay:
and $50 and fees for mining prop
erty in Tomichi district for a Den
yer party.
Duplicate tax sale No. lll5, 1899.
was issued to Henry F. Lake, the
original having been lost.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-09-09
County High School Well Attended

A reporter of the NEws-CnAMpIoN
visited the county high school in its
new quarters this week and found it
surprisingly well attended and with
prospect of being very comfortably
located as soon as enough new seats
arrive.
The enrolment yesterday was AZ
with eight or ten more expected
In several cases haying and other
duties are keeping prospective stud
eets away for few days. Particu-
larry in the commercial department
pupils will be able to make up back
work by hard study, when compelled
to enter late, but it is of the utmost
importance for them to come as soon
as possible.
There are u pupils in the com
merclal department and six taking
the teachers course. An encourag-
ing number Of pupils are attending
from distant parts of the county.
W. a. Tucker as superintendent
and Miss Hattie Middaugh as prin-
cipal have charge of the work at
present but if the attendance con-
tinues to grow it viii be necessary
to add another teacher.
The main high school room occu-
pies the east room Of the second
story and has been neatly fitted up
with new black boards and floors.
The west room, for use Of CONNER
cial classes in bookkeeping, stenog-
raphy, typewriting, etc, has three
long tables and other convenieuces.
Directly below this on the first floor
is the class room for chemistry,
physics, zoology, botany, etc, with
tables, shelving and closets arranged
for apparatus and specimens, and
laboratory work by the pupils. The
east room on the first floor is occu-
pied by Miss Mayme Mccormick
with primary grades of our city
schools.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-09-09
TWENTY MN AcO'

Ice frs5ze oae toarsk inch fh.cA on
= TsseTsser esehih
; =. Dawson opened a ne~ n.eas
market hsch was extensively adser-
tlsea
Two trasalsais of coal day we're
bcsne hauled from the I =. rasne~
Al Baldwin.
A tre DESTROYED the store building
~ j " Rogers ou TomichI avenue
m West Daanison.
The Sio ,,raHde road was rebasld-
nx lis -ns,w sheds ON Marshall po~s
whseh had been destroyed bv hre
The previous spring
At the republican state convention
ben Eaton was nominated for gov
.eru0r. Judge >yrnes for representa-
tive and Theodore II. Thomas for at
toraey general j W. Buckhn was
their candidate for the general as
sembly
Texas fewer was alarming Gsnni-
son stocknsen, and a meeting Of the
the GunnIson County Cattle Associa-
lion was called by President j i.
ParlIn 10 take measures 10 prevent
the introduction of the disease from
adjoining counties
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-09-09
City Schools.

The city schools have commenced
work again with a total enrolment
Of about 225.
The primary division, consisting
of beginners, first, second and third
grades, taught by Misses May Mar
ker, Mayme Mccormick and Mary
Mcintosh has an enrolment Of %
pupils.
The intermediate department, pre-
sided over by Misses Allison and
Pequignot and consisting Of fourth.
fifth and sixth grades, has a total
enrolment Of - pupils.
The grammar division, under
teachers. \. G. Hoel and Miss Zelma
karmsen, has an enrolment of 40
pupil
This enrolment viii doubtless be
increased to 80 within a few weeks.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-09-09
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AZ k<yesak tos 11uAAa

Denver Times.
Neeotiations bv which A. T.. Rev
nolds, the Denver mine owner h.
comes sole owner of the r,ch lnde
pendence mine at BowerIaan werc
closed Tuesday in Bowerrnan and in
Denver "Wednesday The last in
terest remaining outside of Mr. Rev
nolds was taken over from John
Bowerman, one Of the original own
ere, the consideration being $4,000
Stephen DuBns holdings were pur
chased some time ago. He and Mr..
Bowerman were JOINT owners Of the
property up b. SIN months, ago when
Mr. Reynolds secured block Of the
company.
In buying this rich property Mr..
Reynolds has spent some xtU.uU,
it is said The value Of the mine ie
placed above the s5OOVU nark
II is the purpose of the new owner
to erect big mill on the claim i'm
mediately and start and make Of it
a producer equal TO the famo~s
Stratton mine Of the same name in
Cripple creek. The shaft is said "
be down only 40 feet For some
time the plant has been closed. This
is said TO be caused by Mr.. Reynolds,
pending the taking over of the bow
erman interest.
The Camp Bird property in Bov-
erman has also changed hands. Il
wss bought by Mr.. Brandt for =
Kansas City syndicate for e33,5O0.
The property has been Handicapped
until recently by extensive litigation.
All of this has been disposed, how
ever, and the sale was made bv Hur-
ley, McShane q Short. The latter
has been appointed manager Of the
property For development work
and the erection Of large mill there,
the owners have decided to spend
100000. The shaft is only thirty
feet now. 1t will be driven further
down and levels and drifts will be
cut to get at the rich lode that pene-
trates the claim