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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12

ing Of the New York subway: First,
that the route of the road, like the
Character of it's construction and
equipment, should be fixed by public
but nonpolitical body acting for the
people, and not by the preference of
private capital. Second, that the title
TO the road should be vested In the
city with authority to lease 1t to the
constructing company for period OF
fifty years, the road eventually becom-
ing the property of the city upon the
payment of an equitable sum for
equipment. The contract which the
commission finally entered upon, after
submitting the question to a referen-
dunn vote, requires the contractor to
build the subway and operate 1t as
lessee for the city, supplying the equip
ment in the best possible condition.
This alleged objection, of course, does
not alter the fact that by the method
pursued the city obtains a road built
on its own plans and specifications
without risking the perils which it
would have encountered had 1t under
taken to build the road itself instead
of through the Intervention of a con-
tracing company. 1t is noteworthy
that several members of the board be-
lieve future subway contracts can and
should be made on terms more favor
able to the city. The contract for
the Brooklyn-M Manhattan extension
now building provides for lease of
only thirty-five years.
In all phases Of the constructive
work the city through its commission
dictated all plans, even to details. 1t
found out first just what it wanted, and
appointed competent engineers to
frame detailed plans and make an
estimate of the cost. The commits
sion's engineers were thus enabled not
only to plan the route to conform with
the major lines of travel but to fix an
approximate price and time limit for
the construction of every section of the
subway. Behring'S were made and the
exact nature of the subsurface at every
point along the road was known. The
mechanical problems worked out by
John B. Mcdonald, the contractor,
and the various subcontractors were
intricate and difficult, but the design
which they had to follow admitted Of
no deviations. The successful finane
ing of the subway enterprise is due to
the plan of making use of the public
credit, through the intervention of
private company. In the same way
the success with which the engineering
and mechanical problems have been
solved may be attributed to the fact
that while private firm conducted the
work upon business methods highly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12
REGISTER ON TELEPHONE.

The telephone companies OF the
country have generally adopted the
service, by which lns,ru.
ments are placed in houses and bust.
ness establishments at varying rate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12

The st. Petersburg Russ confirms
the report that the first division of the
third Pacific squadron will leave Ii
bau at the end of January and will
consist of the warships Admiral Sea,
javin, General Admiral Apraxine,
Admiral Ouskakon and Nicholas, the
cruiser Vladimir and several torpedo
boat destroyers and torpedoboats.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12
Friendly Suggestion.

Mrs. Highmus-"I'm a good deal
worried about my nephew He's get
ting to be a confirmed agnostic."
Mrs. Gaswell-"My sister used to
be awfully troubled with that. She
cured 1t with bone liniment"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12
CAN WITH A DOUBLE LID.

The newest thing In the way OF gar.
bage cans Is one which has been de-
signed by Philadelphia inventor, sup
piled with several novel features by
which the odor OF the outfit Is de-
stroyed and the germs arising from It.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12
Problems of the New York Subway
Hs88ssss a8s

When New York sixteen years ago
decided to take up the traction prob.
lem in earnest and devise a system OF
rapid transit it was as poorly equipped
for an organized effort Of the kind as
was Chicago in the days before the re-
generation of It's council. Various
schemes for underground roads had
been advanced at intervals for more
than thirty years and had come to
nothing. The engineering difficulties
in the way were unknown. No existing
legislation afforded a means through
which to approach the problem on its
administrative side with any prospect
Of success.
Neither the chief engineer, William
Barclay Parsons, nor the other officials
having charge Of the work will affirm
that the plans followed in this great
undertaking were perfect or that, as
shown by experience, serious mistakes
might not have been avoided. 1t is
worthy Of note, however, that practi-
cally all the officials who had hand
in the enterprise agree that the plan
pursued embodies the best practical
solution for problem involving the
construction of a great public work In
a way that will make it of the least ex-
pense and the greatest ultimate bene-
fit to the people.
The movement which has brought
about the completion of one branch OF
the subway and the vigorous prosecu.
ton Of actual work on other sections
Of the system virtually dates from the
passage by the state legislature of the
so.called rapid-transit act Of 1891, a
measure authorizing the appointment
by the mayor Of New York of rapid
transit commission having authority
franchise thereto at public auction.
The commission outlined its plans
and called for bids, but as no respon-
sible bidders for the franchise came
forward the plan fell through. In
1894 another act was secured from the
legislature substituting a new rapid
transit board for the old one. This
board had larger powers than It's
predecessor, could authorize bond Is
sues without obtaining the consent of
the municipal assembly and was made
lf-perpetuating. Its members were
irremovable by either mayor or gov.
ernor and vacancies were filled by the
board itself.
The signal importance Of the act of
1894 consists in the fact that 1t en-
bodies two principles which underlle
the whole policy followed In the max
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12

brings the telephone service into the
house on the same basis as gas or as
water is done in many communities
where the meters are used. This kind
of a service Is said to be more salts
factory to the company as well as the
subscriber, for many reasons.
In this case the subscriber often de-
sires to keep his count of the messages
to compare with that presented by the
company in its bill. In the accom-
ranying cut there Is shown a mechan-
ical device which Is being placed on
the market as a means Of dispensing
with the pencil and paper system OF
keeping tabs on the messages which
have been transmitted over the instru-
meut. The device and the method OF
its application are clearly shown in the
accompanying cut. The register is
locked when the receiver Is taken
from the hook, so that 1t cannot be &C
cidentally rung up while the connec-
ton IS made. When the call has been
completed and the receiver replaced,
the lever of the register is pressed
down until the bell rings.
At the end Of the period for which
the bill is rendered the indicators of
the device may be turned back to the
starting point, II desired
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12

fixed according to the NUMBER of mes
sages per year. In the case of smaller
residences, where the calls are likely
to be quite limited in number, the
charges are made per message. This
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12

capable engineer employed by the pub
lie was throughout the dominant fac
tor in determining the way in which
the work was to be done.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12

sibly have escaped through the first
lid. b. this arrangement the only
two spaces where the elements OF dan.
ger can possibly Turk are treated
separately, with the result that the
can is absolutely sanitary through
out
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12

the half Of hinge attached TO the door,
which will instantly uncouple and re-
lease the two principal parts, leaving
each securely screwed to jamb or door,
The door an be as easily rehung This
hinge is very much smaller proper.
tionately than bronze metal butts in
tended for +he same duty
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-15


this NAV be true There is science in buying goods and
conducting that all merchants have mastered.
For ourselves have only this say do
do ask you buy single thing from when you
do better by sending away We believe to be every
privilege trade where he peascs However, do
believe that you only do we'll by trading with
by sending but in nine of
you money Our for thinking very simple and
easily understood In the first place buying goods
business We put in sixteen hours day finding where is
the best place to buy We pay spot cash for everything
that into this and ask concessions expect
favors other than entitled to by buying quantities.
Nearly everything buy is from the people who make
import them Not one-enh of goods bought from
the wholesalers No middle Doesn't stand to reason
where goods bought direct from first hands for cash and
by experienced buyers that they should be position to
meet prices from any where they may Have
ambition make this a trading place where
you with confidence knowing that the quality of
everything sold here the price as low as
like goods can be obtained anywhere this green earth
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-15

= E ARE aware that a great many people have an
s idea that they do better by sending to larger
! towns for their merchandise than by trading
with their home merchants. In some instances
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

A bill has been introduced In the
California legislature, the purpose
Ut which IL to punish fraudulent
promoters and stock jobbers. The
bill applies to corporations generally
aud Impulses u penalty OF two years
imprisonment or o., 900 hne or both,
upon any officer or director Of cor.
porstion who wiifully gives incorrect
Information or assents to or allows
the publication Of false or exsRRerst.
Oh statements regarding the company
or stock to mailed investors. there
the saue bs given to individuals pri-
vatsiy or to the public. The same
applies to any person representing
himself ss u director officer of com
pSuy to deceive investors.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
COMSIOCk WEALTH.
ROMANCE. TRAGEDY

Sandy Bowers WAS u teamster, his
wife u buxom aud not uncomely
Scotch woman who took In washing
aud kept u miners boarding h, use.
II WAS In the early days OF Virginia
City, before men had Rraspsd the full
value of the discovery, aud the team.
ster, In company with Others Of his
kind, came into possession OF several
hundred feet on the lode OF the Gold
Hill.
His claim became one Of the bon.
anzas Of the region. aud Sandy found
himself richer than he ever thought
anyone could bs. Neither hs nor
his wife ever rose to the level OF thsir
fortune. They remained the team.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
Wednesday, March p. IouS

DeDpsy, Tom Nsughton. J. Nj.
Charles, J. II. Sellers, W. j. Grill
HDetoD, }. T. Rusk, L. r. Rusk, A.
Fl. Brown, W j. Evans, W. D.
Sprunt, g. r. Psnz, John Orwell,
E. Beecraft, N. Eastman, r A.
Moore, J. s. Miller, Gus Nelson,
Ed GiuIey, Pat McGiunins. II.
Metz, }. W. Fleegle, J. GILES. J,
d. Covliu, T. l.. Downey, H. X.
Caddy, Harry Bates, John Brown.
I. Stompfer, d. v. RinRland. B.
r. Woods, Fl. Love, p. &. Aims
worth, W. G. Carroll, W. 3. Byron,
w. s. Lamb. Ed Morgan, b. M.
kenns, o. d. Mcdonald, w. j.
Roreberston, F. Lloyd, Guy Harris.
Joe Cobb, Wm. Bseler, J. r.
Mahoney, E. O'Hsrra, Matt Mark
mann, W. Mcdonald, 9. Fl. Burns,
MevIin Graham, 7. E. Bass, G. o.
DeFore,t, John Paddock, 9. 8. Kear,
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, George Wright, Sr.,
will, at the Hrst day of April,
1905, term Of the County Court Of
the County OF Baker, State U. Ore
gon, or as soon thereafter as he can
be heard, apply for license to sell
spirituous, malt and vinous liquors
at the Halfway House, In Bourne
precinct, Baker County, Oregon, for
the period set forth IN the foregoing
petition.
GEORGE WRIGHT, Sr.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

the law would ndoubtedly yield
an annual revenue Of 10000, 600 to
the state.
OF course Wall Street is protes ting
vigorously, and this Is the way the
New York Commercial. its mouth
piece, registers the kick:
"That would be S1O.000.0O0 n
year wrung directly from a branch
OF New York City's business that Is
one OF the most importsn. In the
world and has been among the chief
causes contributing to the com
mercial supremacy of the metrop-
oils; for practically the whole volume
OF the trading In stocks In this
state IL done here In the city; and
the supporters of this bill cody
propose to slice $4,000, 900 q
year out Of the busin ess and trans
fer II to the state treasury at Albany
to mulct The city for the benefit
OF the country. Apart from the
dozen aud more sound reasons ad.
vanced against the passage ot the bill
at the recent committee hearing,
there are two that ought to be quite
suofiiient to compass his defeat:
1.-THE tendency of such law would
not only be to decrease and discour.
age local stock trading, and thus to
defeat It's own purpose, but IL would
sslo inevitably drive away from New
York much Of the brokerage business
tnat now comes here from outside the
state In such great volume, because
the traders would naturally seek those
exchanges where the business could
be done with the least expense.
"And, from the outset, the extreme
Of the bill would In
vite Its evasion, aud "bucketing"
and other frauds would multiply |
rapidly under 1t.
EVERY senator aud assembly, man
from New York, Kings, Queens aud
counties should take the
floor In vigorous protest against this
bill when II comes up for discussion
Ia either house. They ought never ty |
have allowed Il to get out OF CON-
mittee. They can kill II now IL they
will only organize fight on II with
out delay"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
Petition for Liquor License.

Bourne, Oregon, February cath,
1905.
To the Honorable County Court of
the County Ut Baker, State of Ore
Rou:
We. the undersigned. do hereby
resp sctfuily represent that We con
stitute q majority Of the legal voters
OF Bourne precinct, County Of Baker,
State of Oregon, and do hereby re-
spectfully petition your Honorable
Body to grant to George Wright. Sr.,
license for the period Of three
mon, ,hs. on mmen ding April lst, 1905,
aud ending June 30th, 1908, to sell
spirituous, malt aud vinous liquors
ut retail, at what 10 commonly known
a. the Haifwsy House, In Bourne
precinct, County OF Baker, state Of
Oregon. said Halfway House being
situated on the Sumpter. Bourne
wagon road about three miles
southerly from Bourne, In said
County aud State.
Aud We further respectfully rep.
resent that said Hallway House 10
not within u mile OF sny mine.
IL. &. Nsidermsrk, VIM. WeiRand,
Joseph Davis, w. Is, Palmer, A. +.
Raymond, n. NJ. johnson, Dan
Fairy, q p. Williams, Don Patter.
son, Jake Green. j. Weiderhsm,
james Gilhllip, John Sorsth, j. j..
Mullstt, ID. w. Couzens, +. II.
Gus Il. Baird, w. II.
Daniel Cahill, Jas. F.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

A. b. Ernest, OF Seattle, manager
OF the company that owns the Wiz
Rinia. In the Greenhorn district, ar
rived In town yesterday aud left this
afternoon for home. The purpose
of his present trip to eastern Oregon
IL to settle some business matters,
which we're SUCCESSFULLY Oonsummsted
yesterday. Mr.. Ernest will leave In
about ten days for the ssst. expecting
to return here by May, when ar
ranRements will be perfected for ut
once resumiDg work On the Virginia.
The shaft will be sunk another 100
feet before the mill IL started.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
Can't Work Roads Yet.

Pete Estes, who has q life tenure
of the job Of road supervisor for this
district, and a hetter man for the
place can't be found, says that the
roads leading from Sumpter are Ia
q horrible condition, but that he
can't do thing to improve them
until they get somewhat dryer than
they now are. 1t does no good to
throw gravel into bottomles, mud, az
It soon works down aud the work
would be wasted. He has Grew of
men ready to send out whenever
needed, should any place become
impas ssable.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
The really important part OF the
digging Of the Panama canal will be
done by The American tax payers.

The Daily Mining Record takes q
splendid stand against knockers; the
broad view thst there IL no good pur.
pose accomplished evan by one dis
trict or state speaking IN a derogstory
manner OF another. More harm has
been dune to the mining industry by
the 'anviI chorus" than all other In.
fiue nces cUmbined.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

stei and the washer woman to the
end. There is story that neither
could read nor write. After giving
an entertainment at the international
hotel. such as that hosteriy of many
grandeurs had never before seen,
they went to Europe for two years.
When they came hack they we're
still the teamster aud the washer
woman. Europe had added no ve-
neer. But the money was stiIl In
plenty. "Money to throw ut the
BIRDS" as the old man was wont to
say. Nevada was more to their
taste than anywhere else. so they
elected to remain there, and that
strange monument OF wealth, which
10 known all through Nevada and
California AZ the Bowers mansion,
was built on the shore of Wasboe
lake.
Tbs site was one of extraordinary
beauty with the walls of snow capped
Sierrss behind It, the sap phivs sweep
of water In front. Money was never
considered In its construction. 1t
was huilt Of qusrrisd stons and fur
nished with the costlisst San Frau
cisco could supply. A library of
books with Sandy's name on every
volume was one Of Its features. The
door handles were OF slvler. the
table furnishings the finest to be had
at that place at that time.
Here the old people for they we're
getting old-.settled aud dispensed
a lavish hospitality. Here al adopted
child whom they dearly loved and
bad named Persia, died. Here, too,
later on, Sandy died aud was buried
In the gsrden under the shadow of
the Sierras. And hers--the shades OF
evening beginning to close on this
strange drama--poveIty overlook bis
widow. She strovs to redeem her
Ilrst losses by speculation, throwing
good money after had. In her case.
the wheel Of fortune made CON-
plets revolution. Her old age saw
her as poor as she had been In her
youth. She passed from stage to
stage, and finally made livelihood
BY pIscticing fortune. telling In San
1t having been always un-
ierstood that she had the gift Of
second sight. The crystal In which
The Razed had shown her many things,
,ut nothing stranger, more dramatic
md varied than her own life. Min
ny and Eng Riueering Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22


The Lips Anglss 4 Santa Fe Rail
way company 1, making arrangements
to pisnt the southeastern deserts
sloup the soute with spineless cacti,
which coniaiua both food aud water
for cattls, Thr a Mojnys desert will
hrst recsiye atteption., then Arizona
aud Now Mexico. Spincless cscti
plants aye uow.worth tlQ0 each, but
they ars easily, propaented, They
were dsyeipps.l., Luther Bui bank,
the famous, pa hortinplturist. The
percentages of nutrition IL next to
alfalfa. The railroad company =
action means that millions Ut acres
Of desert tand will be- turned into
pasturc.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
tstray Notice.

Came to Oregon Lumber compsny's
ranch at Whitney, Christmas, 1904,
brown pony mare; small white star
on forehead, u little white on left
hind feet; branded with sn X in cir
Gle on left shoulder. Owner can
have same on proving property aud
paying expenses, on application at
above ranch. l.. l.. WILSON.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

An Arizona paper contains this
suggestive item: Last night q bur.
glmr entered the room Of W. =. Tomp.
kins. u promoter. In crawling into
the window he made u noise that ut.
tracted the attention ot Mr.. Tomp-
kins, who swoke at once and im.
msdiateiy grappled with tue intruder.
After n fierce struggle, the promoter
succeeded In robbing the burglar.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

D.,pitsI the strong protests from
New York CITY the state senate com
mi,ise has reported tavorably on the
biii TO levy tex on the sales of
.cks. Although the measure WAS
slivhtly smened In one or two par
Il icuisrs. its real character has In
40 vice beep changed, aud the
q om mittes announces that, II pSssed,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

Tom l.. johnson, the politician aud
street railwa. msgnate OF Cleveland.
Ohio, predict, that at no distant date
the time necessary to travel between
New York to Chicago will be reduced
from twenty to two hours. fie says
that wheels cannot be- made to turn
ut q speed faster than 200 miles MI
hour, but his scheme is to substitute
a sliding motion. Electricity 10 to
be the motive power, straight away,
instead of In n circuit.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22

The one osut piece WIS first coined
In 1886. From 1885 To 1888 rev.
erai states coined copper cents on
their own account There we're
altogether In circulation up to 1857
no less than seven different typos Of
the copper cent. The half-cent hrst
coined In JeHerson's time was In
circulation up To about 1860. IL was
aboli ,bed by the government In 1887.
The old coppers were ilkewtse In
1857. replaced by smaller cent.
composed OF NJ per cent copper and
~ nickle. IH 1864 this war sup.
planted by the pre- tent bronze cent,
which is 10 per cent copper aud o.
per cent tin aud zinc. 20
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
Spring Millinery Opening.

Mn. +. l.. Sullivan. OF Baker
City. will be at Hotel Sumptsr for
t~o days, Monday and Tuesday
April 3 and 1, with a fuil line OF
sprinR millinery, including the cele.
brsted gage hats.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
Beautiful GAGE Hats.

Mrs. Z. l.. Sullivan. the Baker
City modiste, will display com.
rlete line of spring millinery at
Hotel Sumpter for two days, April 3
aud 4.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-09
The New Road Law.

The last LEGISLATURE passed A road
lave which make. radical chance. in
tho ala law
All farms benefited by the roads are
To nav their share of the cost of
the improvements. These pay
ments are to be made on basis of
valuation of the lands, Farms within
n mile Of the road are to he assessed
At 100 Der cen, Of their worth.
Those one mile away arc TO be AS.
sessed At "a NOR cent and those two
miles away At 30 per cent.
Tho .eycr,, counties are ro he per.
mitted to establish road districts,
which must not be larger than thrir
school districts. and employ an EN-
oincer 10 draw up plans and sprciica-
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-09
Marriage Licenses.

June LIST, Fred StreckfuSs of Doe
Run and Miss Maud l.ahcy of Central.
ID, Harry Godat of Elyins and Miss
Lena Siebcrt of lrondale.
Sd, Jamos Gross and Miss Nora Hal
brooks of Flat River.
Sd, Clarence Marhury Of this county
aud Miss Callie Trud0 Of jefferson
county,
9th, Charles Burgess aud Miss Lydia
Nolkampcr Of this county.
9th, Frank Counts and Miss Lulu
Henderson Of Pennington
9th, Walter Brown of Flat River
and Miss Wayne Dix of Ilcrculaneum,
9Th, Frank Pratt aud Miss Ebia Her
ringlon of Desloge.
9th, jefferson d. WhImire and Luz
Ia Moss Of Esther.
9th, John Wildly and Miss Minnie
Hughes OF Flat River.
1th, Carl llulsey of Desloge and
Miss Wayne Miller of jefferson county.