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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
Old Abe Mining Company.

This company is composed of Kan
sas City parties and is Differed by
A. W. Childs, President: John II
Bovard, Vice President; A. II.
Thurston, Secretary and Treasurer.
They have lease OH forty acres of
the Widow Crawtish land, which is
considered one of the best leases In
the camp.
Development work was started
by this company in July, 1904, and
in August, 1905, they had their
large concentrating mill running.
The accompanying cut gives cor
rect showing Of their mill. 1t is a
2OO-ton modern concentrating plant,
with an eight-drill compressor and
an electric light plant of sufficient
size to light the mill and mine.
Eleven holes have been drilled on
this ground, all of which show q
rich bed of ore from sixty-eight to
ninety four feet, lying between two
well defined layers of limestone,
which lies horizontally, under and
over the bed, which is blue flint
fat formation with thirty-foot face.
Two shafts are working with q
drift cut through from shaft No to
shaft No. l.
The mill is fed from these shafts.
The development has proven the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
Spring River Mining Company

Which has proven to be one of the
richest properties in the entire
camp. This lease was secured by
the United Lead s. Zinc Co. of Jop-
lin, Mo-, from the Baxter Mining
Co. and sub-leased by them to the
above named company. This COM
pany has done extensive drilling on
different parts of the land. Seven
drill holes have been made, showing
In every one Of them ore from SO
feet to 100 feet. One shaft Is now
down 81 feet and proves the drill
ings. Two other shafts have since
been put down, and have gone into
the same formation as the first shaft,
which proves to be very rich In jack
and lead. The Spring River Co.
now owns the suitcase on the land,
having bought 1t outright of the
United Lead g. Zinc Co., and will
start at once to erect a modern mill
and start two more shafts on its
lease.
The splendid results obtained on
this property are due to the untiring
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
F. F. F. Mines

Commonly called the 3 F's, with
5-acre lease from Baxter Mining
/ Co. Six drill holes have been made,
showing ore at 30 feet from the sur.
face of the ground, and shows down
to the 91-foot level. Two shafts
have been sunk, showing a 5l-foot
face of ore. A 10O-ton mill is on
the ground. The $ to 10 per cent
concentrates assay on q so per cent
basis.
This mine is clearly q zinc propo-
sition. In three months it produced
ore amounting to sl2, 100000. =
This mine commenced develop
ment work in April 1905, and has
proven to be very valuable produ-
Ger, having produced from its begin
ming enough ore to pay for all its
development and improvements.
This property makes ton Of con-
centrates per hour. This is one of
the properties that will net 10 per
cent every ten weeks it is operated.
The interested parties in this
mine are o. Il. Boaz, J. r. Mel
lette, Geo. McGrath, Frank Mckay,
Mr.. Keeling, all of Pittsburg, Kans.
Another splendid lease is the 4 acre
tract of the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
Baxter Mining Company.

1t was in June, 1904 that this
company came into existence, As a
closed corporation. About SIX
months after the camp was started
In the Indian Territory, this COM
pany came upon the scene, saw and
secured first lease on 300 acres Of
land in the Quapaw reservation,
comprising in itself about one-tenth
of the reserve. These people came
here and put in their own money,
with the idea of getting their profit
out of the mines, and not making 1t
out OF the promoting of stock COM
panies.
The consequence has been q heal
thy, steady growth, with perman-
ence about 1t, which is lacking in
some mining camps. The ore is of
a high grade and under existing con-
ditions, the success of this corpora
tion is certainly assured.
This corporation is composed en-.
tirely of Omaha, Neb., people, I'M
der the management of the follow
ing officers: f. T. Mccarthy, Presi-
dent; Judge |. +. Baxter, Vice
President: DR.. r. w. Bailey, Secre-
tary, and treasurer.
This company has a number of
sub lessees, whose push in develop
ment work have added largely to
the success of the company, with
remuneration to themselves. One
of the foremost in the list Is the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
E. T. MCCARTHY, President.
IRVING F. BAXTER, Vice President.

R. w. BAILEY, Secretary and Treasurer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Cut Expert Testimony Bill.

A severe blow to eXorbitant fees for
expert testimony was given by Judge
J. H. Richards in the Franklin county
district court in deciding the case of
Dr. Fairchild ct al VS.. Hardin county.
The case is the outgrowth of the
Blydenburg murder case in Hardin
county, and was brought by the physi-
clans who gave expert testimony at
the time of the trial Bills ranging
from $25 day down to $40 were filed
by the expert witnesses, headed by
DR.. Fairchild, an Ohio physician. The
board of supervisors declined to pay
the bills and suit was instituted to en-.
force payment The case was taken
to Franklin county on a change of
venue. The court took the case from
the jury and rendered decision that
was in favor of the county. Under
the settlement that followed, DR.. Fair.
child's bill, as we'll as those of other
physicians, were cut in two, while
those of physicians in Iowa were al
lowed 81 per day. The county pays a
small portion of the costs incurred by
The suit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Nav Prohibit Football.

The supreme court of Iowa, in de-
oision handed down by its chief JUS
tice, Emilin McClain of Iowa City, has
decided that school boards have the
right to forbid the students attending
the public schools from playing foot
ball, whether or not the game is played
in the school grounds. The case up
on which the decision was rendered
arose in Marion, Ia, where the school
board Of the independent school dis
trict passed a resolution forbidding
the students from playing football A
student of the school persisted in play
ing, although the game in which he
participated was not played on the
school grounds or during school hours.
He was promptly expelled from the
school and his parents Immediately
brought action against the school
board to reinstate him. The board
fought the case and won ii in the low
er court, and upon appeal to the SUI
preme court the decision of the lower
court was affirmed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
RETIREMENT is TEMPORARY
Castro to Resume Presidency of Ven
ezuela After Taking a
Rest

Washington, April ia cablegran
received by Senior Carbiras, the Vene,
zelan charge, from Caracas, confirms
the announcement of the temporary
retirement of President Castro from
the presidency of Venezuela and the
installation of Vice President Vincente
Gomez as acting president.
Gen. Castro desires long rest, ind
intends going into the country" the
Venezuelan charge said. There is
nothing in our advices to indicate that
his retirement is to be permanent.
Gen. Gomez acted as president for
more than a month last year when
Gen. Castro was going down the
Orinoco. The constitution of Vene-
zuela requires that the vice president
shall act in the absence Of the presi-
dent from the capital, and there is
nothing out of the usual in the pres
ept situation"
1t was stated at the Venezuelan le-
cation that the republic is at absolute
peace, and suggestions that revolu-
tionary movements might have caused
Gen. Castro to retire were laughed at
by the charge, who said that all ru=
mors of revolutionary movement
,sgainst Gen. Castro by his brother
Gelestino Castro, and other leaders,
are absolutely unfounded.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Seek to Enioin Saloons.

Suits for perpetual injunctions
against the operations of the twenty
two saloons of Waterloo have been
filed in the district court by attorneys
working under the direction of the To-
cal temperance societies. The plain
tiffs mainly are ministers and promi-
nent temperance workers. The case
will come up for hearing at the May
term, and the saloons will be allowed
to operate as usual until after the
hearing. If the applications for in
functions are granted the saloons will
be perpetually restrained from selling
intoxicants anywhere within the Tenth
judicial district. The injunctions asked
for include the owners Of property
where saloons are now operated, as
we'll as against the men owning and
operating the saloons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Girl MayvHave EIoped

The police authorities, the school
officials and the girls parents at Sioux
City are engaged in a search for Miss
Maude Parkhill, aged eighteen years,
a high school girl and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Parkhill of that city. The
young woman left home last week os-
tensibly for school, and has not been
seen by any of her acquaintance
since. 1t is supposed she has eloped
with a barber of her acquaintance who
is also away from his work, but this is
not certain. Several weeks ago the
girl is said to have remarked jokingly
to a neighbor that she was going to
elope one of these days. She is very
attractive young woman and popular
In the high school.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
MAKES A DARING RESCUE.
Young Man Saves Child From Death
Under an Engine.

Young Man Saves Child From Death
Under an Engine.
AS Engineer Nicholson of the Chica-
go Great Western northbound passen-
ger train approached the Franklin
street crossing at Waterloo che day
last week with his train under control
but moving at a fast rate of speed. he
was Mortified to see a child crossing
the track. The little one was not able
to walk, but crawled onto the track
between the rails. Nicholson applied
the emergency air and whistled for
brakes. but he knew that the distance
was too short within which to slop the
train and saw no way of avoiding
crushing out the little ones life under
the huge wheel of his locomotive. The
whistle screeched and the bel rang
furiously, but the baby sat in the mid
die of the track, a smile on it's face
and its little arms outstretched as if
to welcome the oncoming locomotive.
Suddenly, just as the engineer and his
firemen thought there was no posi-
bility of saving the baby's life, young
man sprang from the sidewalk and
rushing in front of the engine
snatched the child from its perilous
position, himself escaping being
ground under the wheels by the frac-
ton of second The young man was
a stranger in the town, travelling
man, and modestly refused to give his
name.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
HAPPENINGS In IOWA
NEWS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Some of the Most Highly Respected
Families in Sioux City Said to
Be Involved in the Robbery
Of a Store.

Additional disclosures Regarding
the systematic robbery of the Pelletier
department store have involved some
of the most highly respected families
in Sioux City. Although but $1,000
worth OF stolen plumber has been re-
covered it is suspected more may have
been taken. A number of arrests
have been made on charges of con.
spirarcy to rob this store. They in
clude Mrs. C. C. Morrell, middle
aged woman, who is head of the linen
department; G. C. Wand, son of
wealthy parents, teacher of a Sunday
school class and prominent Y. M. G.
A. worker; John Shields, clerk in the
linen department, and E. G. Bender, a
teamster. Waud is head of the gents
furnishing department. When he
learned warrant had been issued for
his arrest, he collapsed, and has been
critically i'll ever since. He had pre-
viously attempted to jump into the
Missouri river, but lost his nerve. DR..
Charles Wade, prominent physician,
former county coroner, and Robert
Hunter, well known attorney, have
been accused by the detectives and
conspirators of assisting to secrete
the plumber, and conflicting stories
have been told on this subject. They
deny any guilty knowledge, however
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Fight Snakes for Two Days.

Workmen tearing down an old porch
on the farm of j. F. Deems, near
Burlington, had desperate battle
with snakes, in which sixteen Of the
reptiles were slaughtered. There
were no casualties on the part Of the
workmen. The snakes were discov-
cred in an abandoned well, which was
nearly full of various varieties of the
reptiles. The battle lasted nearly two
days and some of the snakes killed
measured over five feet in length.
They included blue racers, black
snakes, water moccasins and other va
rieties, some comparatively harmless,
while others were of the most veno-
nous kind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
C lsDIDATES ARE PICKED
INDIANA CONVENTION NoM1.
MATES STATE OFFICERS.
6. B. Lands Made Permanent Chair
man-Si1us for Secretary
of State.

indianapolis, Ind, April 13.-The
second session of the Republican state
convention was called to order Thurs
the temporary chairman. The reso-
lutions committee reported through
W. R. Gardiner, of Washington the
chairman. The report was unanimous
ly adopted. The committee on organi-
cation reported the selection of Repre-
sentative Charles B. Lands for perma-
nent chairman, and Edward Hancock,
of BroolSville, for permanent secre-
tary. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Lands addressed the conven-
ton briefly and called for nominations.
The following were nominated by &C.
clamation: For secretary of state,
Fred Sims, Of Frankfort; for attorney
general, James Bingham, of Muncie;
for state statistician, James S. Stubs,
of Indianapolis; for judge of the su.
preme court, First district, James H
Jordan, Of Martinsville. John c. Bill
heimer, of Washington, was nominal
ed for auditor of state.
EuWaTu FITZPATRICK, OF fOrtlan0
was nominated for clerk of the su
preme court. Oscar Hadley, of Dan
vile, was nominated for state treas
urer on the second ballot.
Fassett A. Cotton, of Indianapolis
was nominated for superintendent O
public instruction; w. S. Blatchley, O
Terre Haute, was nominated for stat
geologist; Ieander ]. Monks, of Win
chester, was renominated for judg
of the supreme court; Judge c.
Hadley, OF Indianapolis, and Edwar
H. Watson, of Charlestown, were nom
mated for judges of the appellat
court, from the First district
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Estate of $4,000 Involved.

Upon her ability to prove that the
infant of her daughter was dead when
born, rests the right of Mrs. Rosetta
M. Clark of Council Bluffs to inherit
one-half of the estate left by the dead
woman, Mrs. Jessie Bosley, whose de-
mise occurred last November. By
proving that the child never breathed,
Mrs. Clark will secure the share she
claims, otherwise her son-in-law,
George B. Bosley, will inherit the en-
tire estate, which is valued at 100000.
Mrs. Bosley died shortly after giving
birth to the baby, which also died and
was buried with her. The important
question to be decided in the case now
pending in the probate court is
whether the mother or the child died
first. The point is identical with that
raised in the famous contest over the
millions of Charles R. Fair, who with
his wife was killed in an automobile
accident in Frence. Mrs. Clark main.
tains that the child was still born and
that the mother fingered for several
hours after the ordeal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Plan an Electric Line.

An important meeting of bankers,
farmers and representatives of COM
mercial organizations from points be-
tween Sioux City and Spirit Lake was
held at the rooms of the Sioux City
Commercial club last week to con-
slider building an electric line from
Sioux City to Spirit Lake. 1t was the
sentiment of the fifty men present that
the line should be built. and that a
company should be incorporated. Cap.
tain 7. F. Cere Of Sioux City, an old
and experienced railroad contractor,
will likely be asked to be president of
the company. There is heavy pas
senger travel from Northwestern Iowa
to Spirit Lake. and it so happens that
railroad connections for that point are
poor, SO that it is believed to be the
most promising electric project in
Northwestern Iowa today.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
GEN. BATES TO RETIRE.
Corbin Will Succeed to Rank of Lieu.
tenant General-Beil to As
sumo Duties.

Washington, April 14.-Lieut. Gen.
Bates will retire Saturday at noon and
Mai. Gen. Henry 6. Corbin, at present
in command of the northern division,
with headquarters at st. Louis, will
succeed to the rank of lieutenant gem
eral. He will serve in that place only
during the summer, however, and will
in turn be succeeded by Maj. Gen. Mac
Arthur, who will probably be the last
of the lieutenant generals, at least I'M
I'll there is another war.
Gen. Corbin does not relieve Lieut..
Gen. Batee of his duties of chief of
staff, but these will be assumed by
Brig. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, who is al
ready in Washington. The promotion
Of Gen. Corbin will not leave any va
cancy in the grade of major general
as he stands alone in class as adju-
tant general Of the army, title which
dies with his promotion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
whistIina In a. Graveyard.

Will the omniscient Dispatch please
inform an eager and expectant world
why those ambitious and palpitating
patriots Messrs. Babcock of Wisconsin,
Hull of Iowa and Oyerstreet of Indi-
ana have refused to officer the Repub
lican congressional committee this
year? For fear it will be too modest
and too sleepy to answer l will do so
myself. The Republicans have elected
six houses hand running while they
were ut the head of the committee OF
course, as they had money to burn and
bought everybody that was for sale
the Republicans would have elected
those houses even if Babcock, Hull and
Overstreet had never been born; but
they were in the limelight as chairman,
vice chairman and secretary and have
been accorded great honor for the
achievement. They are able men-wise
in their day and generation. While
they know that they have received
more than their share of glory, they
do not propose to be shorn of it by be-
ing at the head of the committee in
what they believe will be a losing fight.
They know that the huge Republican
majority in the house will be greatly
reduced if not entirely wiped out, and
they do not intend to be made scape-
goats. 1t may be that the Pittsburg
Dispatch knows more about the
chances of the campaign than such old
and skillful soldiers as Babcock, Hull
and Overstreet, but it will have to
produce attidavits to prove it.
Here lately Mr.. Speaker Cannon has
In his offhand manner pronounced the
claims Of Democrats of an approach,
ing victory to be tommyrot, but Uncle
Joe was following an old example OF
whistling in graveyard to keep his
courage up, also the courage of his fol
lowers, many of whom are at the pres
ent writing suffering from bad case
Of the mulligrubs.
The Dispatch has read the history of
governments bottomed on suffrage to
little advantage if it has not learned
that all things human, particularly
things political, are very uncertain
The fate of the British Tories at the
late elections should be enough to give
it the cold shivers, for the Tories of
Great Britain correspond to American
Republicans. Twelve months ago had
any one foretold the Overwhelming
rout of the Tories he would have been
laughed to scorn, but they We're routed
nevertheless, horse, foot and dragons.
A year ago they had as big majority
in the house of commons as our Re.
publicans now have in the house of
representatives, but at present they
constitute pathetic minority.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
The Prospect,

The Pittsburg Dispatch takes very
much to heart recent remark which
made to newspaper correspondent,
giving it as my opinion that the Demo
Gratis would control the next house of
representatives, and proceeds to bella
Dor me in quite lengthy and bad tenn
pered editorial. The chances are that
it is the fear that my prediction may
prove true that is worrying the es-
teemed Dispatch. 1t pokes fun in an
elephantine sort Of way at my sugges-
ton that exposures of thievery in high
places will help the Democrats. Won
der If the Dispatch has forgotten the
exposure of Belknap's corruption and
other exposures of the same sort and
that shortly thereafter the Democrats
elected Samuel Jones Tilden president
and a Democratic house. True, the Re-
publican freebooters robbed Tilden Of
the presidency, the greatest crime ever
committed against representative gov.
eminent, but that does not change the
fact that he was elected. The Dispatch
sagely remarks: "The voters are dis
eliminating. The old idea of securing
reform by focking to the opposition
camp is exploded" Since when? Why,
bless it's sleepy old soul, the Dispatch
must be yeritable newspaper Rip
Van Wrinkle! Only last year the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania secured reform by
flocking to the opposition camp and
electing Democratic state treasurer
by 100000 majority. thereby everturn-
ing Republican majority of over half
million of the year before. The vot-
ers Disseminated" that time sure as
you live. Even later than that-to wit
in February of this year-the people of
Pittsburg, right under the nose of the
somnolent Dispatch, secured reform by
h0cking to the opposition camp and
electing Democratic mayor. The vot-
ers once more Disseminated" Where
was the sapient Dispatch then, and
what has 1t done with Its memory?
The seven sleepers of Greece rolled into
one were not marker to the Dispatch
The voters of Ohio last year became
weary Of the corrupt gang which has
plundered the Buckeye State for years
and achieved reform by flocking to the
opposition camp and electing Demo
cratic governor by rousing majority
notwithstanding the fact that Roose-
welt carried the state In 1904 by $780,
900 majority. Truly the people dis
eliminated that time. An investigation
by Democratic senate into affairs In
Cincinnati brought to light all sorts Of
graft and corruption. This spring near
~ every big town in Maine elected a
Democratic mayor because the voters
In the effort to achieve reform docked
~ The opposition party, But the DIV.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-20
Hatpin Stab Not Fatal.

Lille Wilson, the fourteen.year-ola
girl of Parkersburg, who 1t was feared
would lose her life because Of a wound
inflicted by hatpin, has submitted to
an X-ray examination of the limb 1t
was discovered that "a portion of the
pin had been broken off in the wound
and this has been removed. 1t is ex-
pected now that she will recover.