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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
Compliment For
Railroad Men
}. AND o. OFFICIAL TALKS {
CLASS OF MEN WHO WORK
ON THE NJ. p.

"Taere is not a more sober clas
of workmen to be found on any branc
Of any railroad than we have rtgt
here on the Monongah railroad
This very high compliment was pal
this morning to the trainmen Of th
branch by the leading railroad of
cfal In Fairmont. One OF the mo:
important requirements to secure
posftion upon this road is sobriel
upon the part of the applicant.
soon as one of the men is known
be an imbiber, he is dismissed. fro
the service, and often Is entirely \
norant of the cause Of his dlschargI
He may have been seen to have con
from out of saloon, or to have taRd
a drink while in the presence of
friend of the railroad officials. Nett
er is 1t possible for the men to carr
tntoxicants In the train with them, &
The conductors on this branch as
rule are bitterly opposed to into'
cants and viii never tolerate its pre-
ence. The result is the high stan
ard OF sobriety which is known alwal
to be demanded by the company
is there "a scarcity of men whe
only a certain class will be accepted
No. There areS at least an hundre
applications for positions each mont
There is never needed this large nur
.ber Of men, and SO the railroad OF
.cials have a very large assortment
select from. Men with the necessat
qualifications can always be gotte
when there are SO many to ehoos
from.
There seems to be something Vef
fascinating TO men about raflroadini
The employing officials always hay
/ large number OF applicants for p
sitions ass ttremen and brakemel
There may be a scarcity of cars
section men, OF engines, Of operator
but there never are any adyeftis
ments calling for men to apply 9
sbrakemen or firemen. Yet the lapol
of these two Departments are yeE
hard and very irregular: NeYerth
less. men seek the places and whe
once they become fremen or eng
Ineers; Il seems almost IMPOSSIBLE
get them away from the road
Menss stFays hats row ltatt prlee.
E. .. JONES.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
WILL BE. HERE SEPTEMBER IS

There will be a great amount of nor
ey brought to his city on account OF
the circus. Furthermore. because
there is no parade, that day will be
a greater one for this city. The people
in the morning will not have the pa.
rade to look forward to and in that
way will buy more things at the stores
in the city. In all of the towns in
which the show has been since the
parade has been eliminated, the busii
ness men are enthusiastic in Their
praise of not having the parade.
The circus is carried on eighty cars.
all Of double length. The big canvass
measures 25Ox6OO feet. The seats in
side the circus are the most modern,
and everyone of them contains foot
and back rest. This is the circus
which has the great dip OF death which
an automobile, which act is called
the "Autobolide." There are with
the show one thousand men, and the
tents will cover ten acres.
The circus is now in Canada. It
will come from New York State,
through Pennsylvania, from Connells-
willie to here. 1t will also exhibit IN
West Virginia at Parkersburg. Ex-
cursions win be arranged for on all
lines Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
H 3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
CHICAGO JUDGE
MAKES RULING

- 81 i l.
cHacAGo July s:-The govern;
ireht has won great victory in the
FadetaI court before Judge Lands In
lie Chicago and Alton rebate case.
-rtfis morning Judge Landls ruled upon
motion 81 the attorneys for the rail-
Soad lid the defendants be declared
~ auiitg Al granting! rebates to
schwarz sehilds q sulzberger pack
ers. that payment Of trackage zee s1oF u
cans taken from packers sldings was
4 rebate In violation OF the Elktns
ia# The court upheld every con1ten'
ton Of the governments attorneys
Eight counts in the indictment were
Upheld ii this ruling. The court IS
now passing upon two counts In the
Indictment involving the repayment
Of passenger fares.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06

A store Is not judged altogether by
the size of the room 1t occupies, but
by the size Of its ads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
Story Of
a. DIowngrade
Movement

WASHINGTON. D, C., July 81
Driven almost to the limits Of des-
paration ~ want of funds. Alfonzo
Zelaya, son of the President of Mic
aragua, and his bride sf less than
three months, who was formerly an
adopted daughter of DR.. William w.
Baker of North Capitol street, have
become estranged for the second
time. Mrs: zelaya asserts that she
has left her husband for good.
Added to this trouble. another oy-
ertook zelaya when warrant was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06

PITTsBURG, July 6.-Mrs. Charles
81. Holman, mother of Evelyn &esbtt
Thaw, made the following statement
today: II never introduced my
daughter to Stanford White. l never
took her to the theater managers. !
accompanied her as would not per
mIt her going alone. have been ma
lIciously represented. MY story Will
be told at the proper time. l am not
in strict seclusion. Have received all
my friends, but have denied Feport-
ers.p Signed, (HIrs. Charles ]. Hol-
mani
NEW YORK, July Cit is said that
Mrs. VIM. Thaw, mother of Harry
Thaw, has indicated to her family that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
WABASH DO ePEND MILLIoNs.
places order for ss,soo,ooo Worth Of
New Equipment.


CHICAGO, July 6.-The manage.
ment of the Wabash railroad has
placed orders for the purchase of new
equipment to cost an aggregate OF
s6,sO0,0OO. Provision for the pay
ment for this new equipment has
been made by the issuance of equip
ment trust bonds which are now be
ing financed.
The orders for equipment include
1000 48,foot box cars, each OF 40 tons
capacity; 1000 steel underframe coal
cars, each of so tons capacity GO
freight engines Of the heaviest type
and 20 switch engines of the heavi
est type.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
SON or A PRESIDENT IS in TROUBLE

government 70 prevent his marriage
ito the Washington girl,
Financial diff ulties are said TO be.
entirely responsible for the present
state Of afairs. His father, he says
has positively ret1sed to supply him.
with funds or to lend any financial
assltance.
Since their marriage Mrs. Aelaya 9'a
has been the breadw winner of the tamE
INV. She has small income which. f
she has provided for herself and her
husband. He las given some sitt'
with small sums he managed to bor:l
row from friends. but not once have
any Of the expected remittances come
from his father and he has been un5 u
able to obtain employment s
oxfords for mem women, and el1llt
Tdren ali reduced 90 PSF cert.
80. G. NEs.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
MRs. OLIVE HARDEN.

endorsed candidate OF the La: La.
j dies Of the cabees aaIs
den Is Record eeper Of her lodge;
ana Her lodge sisters iass gsaer
ously stpported aer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
lIa.f1y Suits
RERE ENTERED Te.pAY AGAINST
PRoPRIEToR or HuNeAR-
IAN sstglIe Ar HOME

~
PITTsBURG July 6.-Aiiehaei
Iacsh1ar, proprietor Of the Hunsar-
n bank, at Home stead. which closed
8 doors last Monday win have
caring to-day IN 22 civil suits enter
1 einst htrn ~ depesators In the
Ink. The amount range from $50
$3.50. 5epfge Ehnot father.inlaw
Isacsmar, was also arrested on ten
targes 81 enbezziement 1t Is al
led that Ehnot was baeker OF the
Ens and had guaranteed the safety
tine deposits The closing OF the
nl1 wa due To- the disappearance
the cashier who is said TO have
Ken with him large sum OF the
nlsis MONEY
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
sRokE uP 4ousE kEEPINe:
Dave Meanens s7;ere Things Up Lively
at Boarding Place.

Dave Meauen was brought before
Justice Amos this morning by Con,
stable ]. Lee Parker for being drunk
Meanen boards I'm Barnesville. He is
Ia bridge builder. Information was
made by Belle Schultz. When the con
stable arrived on the scene Meanen
had completely broken up house keep
ing. He had the occupants of the
house out and had thrown all the
chairs in the road. ,Meanen was fined
$500 and the justice required a peace
bond of 500.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
Marion Ranks
Fourth in Big
Pr erty List

The valuation OF the property OF
Tie public service corporations In
each county Of the State mas been
fxed by the state auditor and viii
be certffied at once to the county
courts. The courts must have these
tig1fres before fixing the mileage Tor
ii wiflsbe the duty OF the county
co5irt to apportton this property to
the several districts and municipali-
ties ia which the property is located
ae taxes from the public service
Corporations are collected by the
states auditor and distributed by him
t6 the different puntles.
Kanawha county leads as to the
amount Of such property, the valua'
don being something over ten mil
lions Half a dozen counties are
cre,ifted with nine. millions or more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
SALT LAKERS AT RENO.
Several Have Taken up Their Resi-
dcnce In This Nevada Metropolis.

Quite q number Of Salt I.akers who
have made money IN the mining camps
Of western and southern Nevada have
taken up their permanent residence at
Reno while others are said TO have
been buying real estate there believ-
ing that town viii continue 10 be tho
financial and commercial center Of the
big mining state on the west
Richard l.. Colborn last week closed
a deal for the purchase Of several lots
In the swell residence part Of tho city,
and has ordered plans drawn for 4
mansion which will be the equal OF any
in the city Of Reno, which possesses
several that will compare well WITH
some Of the best IN Salt Lake Roy
Ridge has also taken Up his residence In
the Nevada metropolis and C. J.. Dig
nowltty occupies rather portentious Of
fees across from the Southern Pacific
passenger station. on the windows IS
painted In big letters the name OF
the Dlgnowitty Exploration 4 Ex-
ploliation company. which has UNDER
taken the development Of several min
ing propositions In the vicinity OF
Reno.
Ben ID, Luce spent a couple of days
last weak looking over the situation.
and IS seriously thinking Of buying
property and making his future home
there Being interested In the mining
camps of Ramsey and FairvieW, Mr.
Luce believes he could look after his
interests much better from Reno than
from Salt Lake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
SALT LAKERS SEE
GOLD BUTTE CAMP
Southern Nevada District the
Scene Of Much Activity at
Present Time.
THE GOLD BUTTE TUNNEL
Has Penetrated Mountain 265 Feet
Cooler Weather Brings
Pr0spcCtOrs

Thadius vs. Ireland and Coydon
Higgins returned yesterday from a 10
days trip 10 Gold Butte. Nevada
While there they made a somewhat
general inspection Of this attractive
gold district and paid special atteu-
ton 10 making AN investigation Of the
Gold Butte mine i'm which a number
Of well known Salt Lakers are interest
ed. They report that development
work is progressing steadily under
the direction Of ole Rossum the SUI
perintendent and that the main tun-
mel had penetrated the mountain for a
distance Of 265 feet Nhen the day shift
qult work last Thursday. The face Of
the tunnel is sim iu a hard granite
formation and is being pushed ahead
70 interseCt the ore bearing assures
as rapidly as possible without the use
Of machine drills During August Mr..
Hossum and his men made about %
feet and nearly the whole distance has
been run in the hardest kind OF rock.
MT Higgins who is a student Of the
Utah school Of mines. took a transit
along with him and did some survey
ing while on the ground lie figures
that the Gold Blur vein is still almost
100 feet away nom the face OF the
tunnel which is going IN Al a slight
angle He considers the Nevada MS.
sure about $50 feet beyond the Gold
Bluf fissure as being a very important
one and from Il he brought IN some
very good looking ore which will go TO
assay.
About the first OF next month Gold
Butte viii witness considerable activity
as several other companies, which have
been awaiting the return Of cool
weather. win begin operations. Among
the number is the Nevada Kimberly
company. recently organized by salt
Lake and Kimberly Utah parties.
The Granite Nevada company. Of
which W. g. Sharpe. the postmaster az
Gold Butte. is manager, Is also getting
ready 20 install a new hosting plant
and get down 10 permanent develop
ment work. Several other properties
IN the district are working and con-
siderable attention Is being paid to the
copper deposits In the northern end Of
the district
The town Of Gold Butte is growing.
II contains one general store; also
good restaurant and has communica-
ton with the outside world by semi
weekly stage service. connecting at ST
Thomas with the stages for Moapa. the
nearest railroad station
The cooler weather is bringing pros
peciors into the country and the min
eralized region extending all the way
from Phoebe south to the Colorado
river VIII probably receive a pretty
thorough going over during the coming
winter months. which constitutes the
best season Of the year for this kind
OF work
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
{ MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS
.:,.:.e:...saEa.E..s.:::.::..::..:..a...
NO METAL QUOTATIONS.
This being n legal holiday
there are no metal quotations re-
ported by the smelling COM
panles.
Observation-Disclosures

contract goes into effect there w!ll no
doubt be- q substantial increase in the
output ~ tho mine. The Grand Gem
trail IS also looking exceptionally good
az this time and both The mines viii de-
clare the usual dividends ai the month.
- meetings upon the 10th ~ next
month
Prof 3. y. Lehman Of the Yankee
Con. states that the finishing touches
are now being put upon the new COM
pressor plant and that everything VIII
be IN readiness 10 start the compressor
40 either next Saturday or Sunday
AZ soon as the new compressor is IN
running order The company win let
contracts FOR running certain drifts On
the mine.
on "Wednesday 81 this week the
Mountain View Mining and Milling
company declared another dividend.
This dividend. whlc his payable tomor-
row is for Ga cents per share or So
06iF' The Mountain View was
worked for some time through the YAM
kee con. mine, and several cars of nice
ore were placed upon the market This
work was discontinued for some reason
about three weeks ago and of course
this viii be the last dividend for some
time unless work Is again resumed.
Supt. jackson MCChrystai says that
the min at Godiya Is doing spen-
did work since the new jigg was added
and that about a. tons Of ore are now
being run through the plant with the
one shift al work The mill Is now
running principally upon ore from the
dump, but In the meantime Supt. Nc
Chrystal has his forces at work opep-
Ing up ore IN the mine. The supply
Of ore In the mine viii not be drawn
upon until the cold weather lntrfers
with work upon the dump The lower
levels al the Godiya are said to be-
looking better at present than "a any
time IN the history Of the mine. The
showing upon the 900 level being par
ticularly good at this time. ON this
level three foot body OF splendid ga
lena ore was opened up recently. Supt.
McChrystal simply cut through this
IN doing some development work and
has made no effort "a take out any
Of the ore AZ this time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
CAMPED NEAR
DOUGLAS MINE
Frank r1ingstar and Asso-
ciateS Of This City Now in
Mason Valley District.
ARE LOOKING FOR COPPER.
Made Investigation uf Buckshin, but
Failed 20 Find Anything NJ
uacti,e There.

Word comes from Yerugton, Nevada,
that Frank Morningstar and associates
from this city. who started out on a
prospecting tour through Nevada sew
eral months ago are csmped near the
property Of the Nevada Douglas Cop
per company in the Mason Valley min
Ing district They expect II is said. 10
give this region a thorough going over
and hope to get hold Of good copper
property.
The party was recently camred at
Buckskin, just across Smith valley hut
was unsuccessful ln getting hold OF
anything especially meritorious.
Buckskin Is beginning TO look NJ
again after season ~ quietness
brought on by the recent demands
made by the Miners union Tor higher
wages and which we're refused. II Is
said the trouble has been anicably sd
justed ana that IS men who had been
out on a strike went back to work again
last Thursday,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
CONCENTRATES.

The stock exchange viii resume ses-
sions at the usual hour tomorrow
morning.
Thomas Galiger superintendent u
the New stockton mine at stockton,
IS IN the city today.
Manager Walter c. Orem Of the
Utah Apex Mining company is In
Bingham this afternoon.
John T. Hodson Il among the num-
Der n salt Lakers who will see the
Nelson-Gans contest al Goldheld to-
day
Manager John G, Cox Of the Annie
Laurie mine at Kimberly Is up from
the Gold mountain district TO confer
with local officials Of that company
D. d. Delmas. who is operating the
Gold quartz mine near Beowowe. New,
has been making an examination ~
mining property at Fairview, for east
efn clients.
The directors Of the Mammoth Min
ing company met ON Saturday after
noon and posted the usual monthly
dividend OF cents a share or 10000
Payment win be made on the Goth inst
20 an shareholders Of record on the
18th
William S. Cleayss. a prominent
mine operator ~ Houghton. Michigan,
end who Is interested extensively In
the City Rocks mine at Alta. IS out
from the east lie will leave for an
inspection Of the City Rocks tomorrow
or "Wednesday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
SHOOTING NJ sEAGIRT.

Seagirt. y. j.. Sept 3.--Indications
Of stormy weather marked the begin
ming Of the second week Of the big
military shooting tournament IN the
principal event OF the program Tor the
day the presidents match for the
military championship OF the United
States 27S competitors. from all Sec
tons Of the country were In position.
At the conclusion Of the first stage
~ the match, Lieut.. Tewes OF New
Jersey was in the lead with a total Of
SO out Of a possible 80.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
ARTICLES FILED
FOR NEW COMPANY
capitalization Of 100000 With
Several Valuable Power
Rights.
WORK STARTED ON PLANTS.
Takcs over Property Of Big Cotton
wood Canyon Power Company
And Many Franchises.

with a capitalization Of S30o0,0Oo and
with several valuable power rights and
franchises, for electric lighting and
steam heating IN this city and several
nelghboring mining towns, the salt
Lake Public Service company entered
upon its career Saturday by fling It's
articles u Incorporation with the coun-
" clerk and also with the secretary Of
state. The company takes over the
power rights in Big Cottonwood can
yon Of the Intermountain Power COM
pany; the electric light and power
franchise owned by the same company
I'm Park city: the steam heating fran
chise IN this city granted TO ]. .. Man
ley and l. II. Curtis the electric Light
and power franchise in this city grant
ed to the same parties; and the fran
chise granted by the county commits
sioners 20 the 1ntermountain Power
company to construct poles and wires
for the transmission Of electric energy
throughout the county.
The capital stock is divided into
shares Of the par value Of slO0. James
]. Chambers is president OF the COM
pany: J. W. Dages. vice president; ].
9. Manley, secretary; +. NJ. Pulling
ton, treasurer. They. with L. II. Cur
It's. f.. H. Airs and W. II. Andrews,
constitute the board Of directors. Ar
rangements have been made with the
Capital Savings 6 Trust company Of
Columbus, Ohio, to handle the bonds OF
the new corporation and trust deed
will b. filed tomorrow pledging the
property Of the Public Service COM
pany for the sum Of s2.5Dl,000.
The stockholders In the new company
are as follows: j. S. Marley, 1888
shares; l.. H. Curtis. 1888 shares; j. G.
Chambers share: Y. II. Airs. ! share;
J. j. Chambers. share. The remaining
q 80 shares is set aside as treasury
stock and is worcestershire,
The company will construct a steam
heating plant on It's lot at Third West
and First South streets and viii put
I'm power plants on the south fork Of
Little Cottonwood creek, at Wasatch
and on the Maxfield resort In Big Cot
tonwood canyon. a reservoir viii also
be constructed at Mill d In Big Cot
tonwOod. II will be IS feet deep and
will have a capacity OF 1900 acre-ieet
Of water.
Work has already been commenced
on some Of the plants and it IS ex-
pected that part Of the system win be
in operation by the end Of this year
The plans for the power stations and
electric lighting plant were prepared by
Kelsey & Young Of this city. and the
plans for the steam heating plant were
prepared by W. n. Schott Of Chicago,
who viii superintend the construction
of the Dlant I'm this city
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
SILVER PEAK ROAD.
VI. l.. Enngcr Tells About II on Way
To Philadelphia.

Martin L. EfHRger general manager
Of the Nevada Silver Peak Mining
company which owns the Silver Peak
mine al Silver Peak. Nevada. was In
the city yesterday on his way 20 Phil
adelphia, whore he goes 10 confer with
eastern associates.
The new railroad now under con-
struction to Silver Peak Mr. Effinger
states, is being rushed 10 completion
as rapidly a. possible The laying Of
rails Is I'm progress and the road will
be ready for operation within the next
go DAYS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
eoLDF1ELD ORE SHIPMENTS.

A total OF eo,5 tons were sent out
from the different mines and leases In
the Golddeld district last week. accord
INK Oh the Goldheld Review. There Is
Il great deal Of improvement work be-
ing done un the leases of the Mohawk
and as a result The shipments are low.
Three new shippers were added this
week, The Nevada Leasing COMPANY
on The Florence, and the Curtis and lsh
and Mackenzie on the Mohawk The
new ones are yet infants from a ship
ping standpoint but by the latter part
Of next week viii be- iu shape to ma
terlally Increase their first shipments
The shipments are as follows Leases
ou Mohawk-H Hayes Monnette. 1850
TONS Oldie. 70. Frances Mohawk. IS.
Twt'f gn Mackenzie 40. curtis and
lsh 55. January Jones Leasing and
Mining company Cornishman). 80,
Nevada Leasing company Florence
i1. Gardner Erickson tSt. lves). 90.
Red Ton li0. lsh-Sheets tCombina-
uoul. 500. Combination, concentrates.
en- s large amount Of this ore Is be-
ing treated locally. the Nevada Gold
field Reduction company. which recent
ly completed IT, sampler and MILL
having handled 20s tons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
MRS NARY ANN TAYLOR EDWARD,
Who salt
Arrival

Just forty-three years 10 the day
after her arrival IN Utah. Mrs Mary
Ann Taylor Edward passed TO her final
rest yesterday. AZ the family residence.
is5 Center street To a company led
by Messrs. Patterson and Hancock, she
entered Salt Lake City sept 2. 1868.
and except .or a Few years spent at
Paris. Idaho. IN the early seventies"
Mrs. Edward continuously resided here.
She was a native Of Gloucesiershire.
England. and vas born Sept. H.. 1886.
She became Latier-day Saint IN South
Africa on MAY H. 1855 she married
Alexander Edward y no for many years
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03

Nineteenth ward. and her husband and
seven children survive her. The names
81 The children are. Alexander D.. John
T. William r.. Mary. Libblc, Mar
garet and Ms A. Z. carr. Mrs
Edwards sister. Mrs. Caroline Redding,
10 sim living. The deceased has been
greet sufferer from rheumatism for
the past thirteen years. She was a
woman 81 loveahle disposition and fine
traits OF character. The funeral OF
Mrs Edward viii be held from the
Nineteenth ward meetln.house Tues
day. commencing az O'Clock. The re-
mains may be viewed from the family
residence from to 2 O'Clock tomorrow.