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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22

Total receipts. .S5.1a1 677 ns
 Disbursements. From Oct. 1, 1905. to Sept. SO ISO6.. e. .$9,365, ,s5O. O6
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29

Mining News last week, with the
addition of a recitation by little
Miss Long of Orogrande. The
program was fine one. All the
participants took their parts in
good form, rejecting much credit
upon themselves as well as upon
those who had planned for the
exercises.
Following the program Santa
Claus, who had just arrived,
entered the ball by the east en-
trance, and at oncef took charge
of the distribution of the presents
from the tree.
The hall was beautifully decor
ated with pine boughs and lighted
with candles. On the wall above
the rostrum was a star made by
a box and a candle whose light
shone through a light film fringed
with evergreen. Another like it
hung just outside the main en-
trance of the hall. On the west
wall of the room were the words
Merry Christmas fashioned in
variegated tinsel, in a frame of
evergreen twigs. Over the door
leading to the banquet hall, in
circular form, was the word
Welcome. /" Mr.. r. F. Romero,
an experienced chef, had charge
of the good things to eat, and
was assisted in the serving by a
number of the ladies'. The dishes
were on a long table and visitors
helped themselves to the gooc
things as often as they pleased
The dance began after the floor
had been cleared and lasted unit
a late, hour. John Crunk and j
II. Porter furnished the music. i
/ was the largest attendance at ;
i dance in. Elk City for a long tim'
and the time was one Of thorough
enjoyment to all.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29
ALTAR OF ROSES.


How This Delicious and Expensive
i Perfume IL Made.
The word 'attar" is from the Arab
'itrv and means perfume. So altar Of
roses Is simply perfume OF roses. 1t II
brought from Turkey and the East In
dies in small walls and Is very costly.
Even on the spot where it Is manufacs
tured 1t Is extremely dear, because ii
requires 100000 we'll grown roses to
yield but 100 grains of altar
Its high price causes 1t to be often
adulterated with some essential or FIX
ed oil or with spermaceti. However.
the aduIteration mayt,be detected By
testing 1t In q watch glnsa with drop
Of sulphuric acid If the altar be pure
1t Will remain colorless, for pure altar
of roses is 0olorless, but II 1t be adul-
terated it Will become darkened
In rose fields, where the roses are
grown for the purpose.tof making the
attnr. the bushes are planted In rows
In the early morning; they are lnder
with beautiful roses, but ere moor
comes they are all gathered and thell
petals distilled in clay stills, with twice
their weight of water
| The water that comes over" is pu
into perfectly clean vessels and Is thel
carefully covered with damp muslin
clothes to keep out dust and Insects. l
Is afterward exposed to the night al
or to artificial cold. BY morning
film Is swept on with,.a feather an,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29
Day VIII Long Be Remembered By
People in Elk City Camp.
MANv VISITORS HERE
Fine Program Given IN Evening -Pedc'
and Good WIN Reisned Supreme.

Christmas in Elk City this year
was celebration looked forward
to with anticipation Of joy, par
ticipated in with pleasure, and
will be looked back upon in the
years to come as one of the most
appropriate and pleasing observ-
ances ever held in the camp.
The weather was propitious for
the occasion. Sleighing was fine,
and almost before Old Santa had
finished his distribution to the
little ones on Christmas Eve, the
woods began to resound with the
merry laughter of parties coming
to Elk to take part in the big
celebration planned for Christ
mas day. Elk wascrowded with
visitors all day and until the
next day and they all had a
good time. All the families. in
the nearby country came and
brought the children, and every
Sour Dough Bill'' ins the hills
Jared loose, took a day off and
observed Christmas. Oroarande
people, who observed Christmas
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29
CONTINUED from Page ~

himself and neighbor of pecessi-
ties. In the. case of coal this is
especially true. A commodity
almost as essential as food itself,
it behooves the nation to conserve
its resources and at least prevent
them from being traficked in to
the detriment of the Individual.
How acute a fuel shortage may
become is indicated by the pres
ent situation. Industries are
most vitality affected, for chemi-
cal action Dis exemplihed in the
combustion, Of coal IS still the
main source of power in the
world, and power is at the base
of almost all industries. In pro-
tecting the coal lands from indis-
criminate settlement, not in ac-
cordance with the spirit of the
law, the government is taking a
step that is comparable to the
wise administration of parental
knowledge for the benefit of those
who are incapable of restraining
themselves or of pursuing the
best course.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29

Elk City was without mail from
Friday Of last week until We'd
nesday of this week, owing to
slide on the railway, which
stopped the trains. From re-
ports it is judged the world on
the outside has experienced some
very damaging foods. The mail
coach running between Sites and
Grangeville was upset in Cotton
wood creek last Thursday and
nearly all the mail, including
many registered packages, was
lost. Mrs. 0. G.. Parsell had a
gold watch lost which was in
tended for Mr. Parsell for a
Christmas y sht. One stage
horse was 81
The Mining News for 81:
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29

Attorney Henry Hayz1ett Of
Dixie was a caller in Elk City
several days the latter part of
last week. Mr. Hayzlett came
here to qualify for the Office of
justice Of peace in his home pre-
cinct.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29

Capitalists who contemplate INVESTING
Mountain Of buffalo Hump districts can
secure highest authority by consulting
me. I have made 2 study of this re-
gion for eight years. Address, Prof.
Walter c. Brewer, Orogrande, Idaho.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-29

If you are not a subscriber to
the News you haveto depend on
your neigbQr to tell you the news.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08

| say nothing OF doubling your capital
"And I've gone in with Burman on
his corn deal. He's begun TO buy, and
he has 1t cinched this time. He'll be
the corn king all right by June il;
don't make any mistake on that.
thought as long as we were plunging
so heavy in Western Trolley and
Union Cordage, along with the cop
per, we might as well take the side
line OF corn. Then we won't have our
eggs all in one basket"
"All right, son, all right! I'm trust
In you. A corner In corn Is better'n
a corner in wild oats any day; any
thing to keep you straight, and dom
something. | don't care how many
millions you pile up! l hear the Fed
eral Oil peoples back Of the copper
DEAL"
That's right; the oil crowd and
Shepler. had 1t straight from Relpin
that night They're negotiating now
with the Rothschilds to limit the out
put OF the Rio Tinto mines. They'll
end by controlling them, and then
well, well have roll of the yellow
boys--say, we'll have to lay quiet for
year just to count It,"
do it good while you're dom IT,"
urged Uncle Peter, cheerfully. II rely
SO much ON your judgment, want you
to get action on my stuff, too. got
couple millions that ought to be
workin' harder than they are"
Good; / didn't think you had 50
much gambler in you"
Its fur a worthy purpose, son. And
1t seems too bad that Pishy can't pull
out something with her bit, when it's
to be had so easy. From what that
spangle-faced beau OF hers tells me
there's got to be some expensive
plumbing done in that castle he gets
sawed off on to him."
wen let sis in, too" exclaimed her
brother, generously, "and ma could
use little more in her business.
She's sitting up nights to corner all
the Amalgamated Hard-luck on the
island. Well pool issue, and say, We'll
make those Federal Oil pikers think
we've gnawed corner of the sub
treasury. I'll put an order In for
10000 more shares to-morrow--among
the three stocks. And then we'll have
to see about getting all our capital
here. Well need every cent OF II
that's loose; and maybe we'd better
sell OF some Of those dead-wood
stocks"
The 10000 shares were bought by
the following week, 5000 Of them be-
ing Consolidated Copper. 10000 West
ern Trolley and 5000 Union Cordage.
Consolidated Copper fell of two points
upon rumors, traceable TO no source,
that the company had on hand large
secret supply of copper, and was pro-
ducing largely in excess Of the de-
mand every month.
Percival told Uncle Peter OF these
rumors, and chuckled with the easy
confidence OF a man who knows Sc
crets.
"You see, it's coming the way Rel
pin said. The insiders are hammer
Ing down the stock with those reports.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08
CHAPTER xxi.
CONCERNING CONSOLIDATED COP
PER AND PETER BINES AS
MATCIIMAKERS

nAASi1nAhhhS.
Consolidated Copper at 10. The
day after his talk with Uncle Peter,
Percival through three different bro
kers gave orders to buy 10000 shares.
II tried to give Relpin an order for
5000 shares over the telephone" he
said to Uncle Peter, "but they're used
to those nifty and hundred housa a
dollar pikers down in that ne,ghbor-
hood. He seemed to think / was JOSH
ing him. When told him meant it
and was ready to take practically all
be could buy for the next few weeks
or 80, think he fell over in the booth
and had to be helped out"
Orders for 10000 more shares In
1000 share lots during the next three
weeks sent the stock to lis. Yet wise
men In the street seemed to fear tEe
stock. They were waiting cautiously
for more definite leadings. The plung-
Ing of Bines made rather sensation,
and when 1t became known that his
holdings wers large and growing al
most daily larger, the waning conf
aence of a Spectator here and there
would be revived.
At lis the stock rested again, with
few sales recorded. A certain few OF
The elect regarded this calm as omin-
ous. 1t was half believed by others
that the manipulations Of the inner
ring would presently advance the
stock to sensational figure, and that
the reckless young man from Montana
might be acting upon Information OF
q definite character. But among the
veteran spectators the feeling was
conservative. Before buying they pre-
ferred to await some sign that the ad-
vance had actually begun. The con-
servatlyes were mostly the bald old
fellows. Among the illusions that
rarely survive a mans hair in Wall
street Is the one that sure things"
are necessarily sure.
Percival watched Consolidated Cop
per go back to ITO, and bought again
10000 shares. The price went up
two points the day after his orders
were placed, and two days later
dropped back to 10. The conserve
tives began to agree with the younger
Sci Of spectators, in SO far al both
now believed that the stock was be-
having in an unnatural manner, in
dicating that something was doing"
that manipulation behind the scenes
was under way to definite end. The
conservatives and the radicals differed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08
Is to wha. this end was. but then.

as to what this end was. But then,
Wall street Is nourished almost ex-
clusively upon differences OF opinion.
Percival now had accounts with Ave
firms OF brokers.
"Relpin," he explained 10 Uncle
Peter, SIS foxy boy. He's foxler than
fox. He not only tried to hedge on
what he told me-said he'd been drink
ing absinthe frappe that day, and 1t
always gets him dreamy-but he
actually had the nerve to give me the
opposite steer, or course he knows
the deal clear to the center, and Shep-
Ter knows that he knows, and he must
have been afraid Shepler would rus-
pect he'd been talking. So o ly
traded few thousand shares with
him. Funny about him, too. rnever
heard before OF his drinking anythir G
to speak of. And there isn't q man
in the street comes SO near to knowing
what the big boys are up to- But
we're on the winning cards all right.
get exactly the same information
from dozen confidential sources:
some OF 1t I can trace to Relpln. and
some of 1t right to Shepler himself"
Course I'm leavin' It all to you,
answered Uncle Peter; "and I must
say do admire the way you take hold
and get things on the move. You
don't let any grass grow under your
heels. You got q good head fur them
things. can tell by the way you
start out--just like your pa fur all
the world. I'll feel safe enough about
my money as long as you keep your
health. II only you got the nerve.
I've known men would play a big
proposition half through and then get
scared and pull out. Your pa want
that way. He could get proposition
right by It's handle every time, and
they never come any too big fur him;
the bigger they was, better he liked
EN-. That's the kind OF genius think
you got You amt afraid to take a
chance"
Percival beamed modestly under
praise of this sort, which now came to
him daily.
IT'S good discipline for me, too,
Uncle Peter. It's what needed, some
thing to put my mind on. needed a
new interest in life. You had me
down right, wasn't doing myself
a bit Of good with nothing to occupy
my mind"
well, I'm mighty glad you thought
up this stock deal. Itll give you
good business habits and experience
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08
Lone Chase After Criminal.

After embezzling large sum be-
longing to a New South Wales firm,
o man suddenly disappeared. Detec-
tive Hickey OF Sydney was sent after
him and. after touching at different
ports In Europe. India, America.
France, Holland, Canary islands and
the West Indies, effected the arrest
at Santiago, Cuba. Detective and
prisoner then travelled to Liverpool
When they arrive at Sydney the off,
Ger will have travelled $4,000 miles
and occupied nine months in his mis-
sion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08


His sharp Odd eyes ran up and down
the column Of figures. Something
among the items seemed to annoy him.
Looking at those incidentalsF
took those from the check books. They
are pretty heavy"
"It's an outraged" exclaimed the old
man, Indignantly, that there $3.50
to the telegraph company. Hows 1t
come you didn't have Western
Union frank this year? s'posed you
had one. They sent me mine"
ooh, well, they didn't send me one,
and l didn't bother to ask for it." the
young man answered in a tone of re-
lief. "Of course the expenses have
been pretty heavy, coming here stran-
gers as we did. Now, another year"
ooh, that amt anything. OF course
you got to spend money. see one of
them heightened gents that died the
other day said gentleman couldn't
possibly get along on less'n $4,000
day and expenses I'm glad to see you
amt cut under the limit none-you
got right into his class jest like you'u
always lived here, didn't you? But,
now, been kind of lookin' over the
ground since I come here, and it's
enough for your money. You've spent
free, but the goods amt been deliv-
cred. I'm talkin' about yourself. Both
your ma and Pishy has got more out
of II than you have. Why, your ma
gets her name in the papers as a phi
lanthropist along with that--how do
the papers call her?--'the well-known
club woman'-that Mrs. helen Wyot
Lamson that always has her name
spelled out in full? Your ma is get
ting public recognition fur her money,
and look at Pishy. What's she gone
and done while you been laxin' about?
Why, she's got engaged to lord, or
Just as good. Look at the prospects
she's got! She'll enter the aristocracy
of England and have title. But look
at you! Really, son, I'm ashamed of
you. People over there'll be sayin'
Lady What s-her-name? Oh, yes!
She has got a brother, but he don't
amount to shucks-he amt much
more'n a three-spot. He can't do any
thing but play bank and drink like a
fish. He's throwed away his oppor-
tunities'-that's what them dukes and
counts will be sayin' about you behind
your back"
II understood you didn't think
much Of sis choice"
well, of course, he wouldn't be
much in Montana City, but he's all
right In his place, and he seems to be
healthy. What knocks me is how he
ever got all them freckles. He never
come by 'em honestly, bet. He must
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08
CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXI.
UNCLE PETER INSPIRES HIS GRAND
SON TO WORTHY AMBITION.
On three successive days the old
man held lengthy interviews with
Shepler in the latter's private Office.
At the close Of the third days inter
view Shepler sent for Relpin, OF the
brokerage firm Of Relpin & Hendricks
A few days after this Uncle Peter said
to Percival one morning:
II want to have a talk with you,
SON."
"All right, Uncle Peter" was the
cheerful answer. He suspected the old
man might at last be going to preach
a bit, since for week past he had
been rather less expansive. He re.
solved to listen with good grace to any
homilies that mignt issue. He took
his suspicion to be confirmed when
Uncle Peter began:
"You folks been cuttin' pretty
wide swath here in New York"
That's so, Uncle Peter-wider than
we could have cut In Montana City,"
Been spendin' money purity free for
year."
"Yes; you need money here"
II reckon you can't say about how
much, now?"
"Oh, l shouldn't WONDER" Percival
answered, going over to the escrito.re
and taking out some folded sheets and
several check books. "Of course,
haven't 1t all here, but have the bulk
Of It. Let me figure little"
He began to work with a pencil on
a sheet Of paper. He was busy almost
half an hour, while Uncle Peter
smoked in silence.
ut struck me the other night we
might have been getting little near
to the limit, so I fgureu a bit then,
too, and guess this will give you
some idea of 1t. OF course this isn't
ali mine; 1t includes mas and Psyche's.
Sis has been a mark for every bridge
player between the Battery and the
Bronx, and the way ma has been
piunging on her INDECENT poor is a
caution-she certainly does hold the
large golden medal for amateur cross,
country philanthropy. Now here's a
rough expense account-of course only
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08

from cramp. It seemed, however, that
he had merely been thinking intently.
Presently he said:
I'm goin' to raise hell, Billy"
"Sure!" said Mr.. Brue-approvingly
on general principles. "Surel Why
not?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08

approximate, except some of the items
happened to have" Uncle Peter
took the statement and studied it care
f,,llu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
CHIEF OF POLICE WILLIAM H. TAYLOR.

tain Taylor has taken trips to the great cities 10 study police methods.
 He is extremely popular with the members of the force and has large circle of friends throughout the city. He is a son of Mir. and Mrs Halls ray Tor, who is a cemetery police officer.
 The new chief of police Is married and has several children and resides on Alabama Street, He Is about 70 years old.
 asst night Chief Taylor was radiant Iy happy over his appointment
 Chief Taylor Happy.
 T thought that I would get the ap- pointment," said he. T knew that MT. Teague was q just man and l thought that my long and I hope good police services, entitled me to the position. l will try to merit the confidence shown in me by the people through the may or.
 q have been raised q policeman and I have never lived away from Mont gomery. I think I would rather Dc chief of police than have any office Tn the city. ,,
 Just now I can not say who will be appointed captain Of police.
 Since the death of Chief Gerald Pa trolman Oscar McDade has been acting police captain. It Is said that there will be several applicants for the va cancy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06

Alderman Holloway moved that ac- ticn on the matter be deferred until the next regular m seting, as by that time all the pr ,perty holders would consent to the paving. President Gunter ruled. however. that action on the Mayors Veso had to be taken im- mediately.
 Alderman Tyson said that the city had been in diverse possession of this property from time inimemorial and that 1t was very important that 1t be p1ved. He said the consent of all the property holders had been secured ex- cept the consent of the louisville and Nashville Railroad Company and that consent would be secured as soon as letter could reaen the general offices of that road in the Kentucky city.
 The Mayors veto was sustained. how ever, by the followinA vote on the question. Shall the 'rdinanee pass. the veto of the Mayor notwithstanding"
 Ayes-Gunter. Jones. Roemer. Strauss. Tyson. J. C.--5.
 Nays-Cox. Foste'. Grifith. Holloway. Hudson, Ruth, Ryan, Sullivan. Tyson, A L.--9.
 To Purchase Six Mules.
 Under the head of new business. Al- dermap Foster introduced an ordinance providing for an appropriation of $1.h0O for ths purpose of purchasing six
 
 harness for the street depa-tnenr. ac- cnrding to re eommendation of the Mayor. On .s susp ans'on of the rules the ordinance was passed.
 Alderman Foster introduced a Fi- nance Committee ordinance providing for an appropriation of $45 to re-ir1- purse B. F. Hardeman for taxes er- roneouslv assessed. The ordinance will lay on the table until the next regu- lar meeting of the Council.
 Alderman Gunter introduced a reso- lution authorizing the City Treasurer to advertise for bids for s75.00o of school honds. It was referred to the Committee on Finance
 Alderman Roemer introduced rego- lution providing for the building of a bridge over the ravine at the cemetery. The resolution went to the Committee on Cemetery.
 Tn same alderman had q resolution providing for the painting of the Court Square fountain. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Public Works
 Alderman A. L. Tyson. by request. introduced an ordinance appropriatin& $150 for the purpose of paying Fred. Arick Ausfeld for services rendered in. specting and experimenting the con. struction of the new fire stations. The ordinance went to the Committee on Fire Department.