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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-01
THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL
SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR
AND HOME INDUSTRY EXPOSITION
VIII be held at Spokane. SEPT. d to Oct. g.. 1906

11~10
WILL BE GIVEN PRIZES PURSES
EArR I'M
PROvEMENTs. $4,000 FOR sfECIAL ATTRACTIONS AND
NEW FEATURES.
The Spokane Interstate Fair
of the the city Electric
City and electric light dpower o. 4
will ad
mission SOC, night admission 1Oc!
Attendance fair 1905 with
year
For lists
ROBT H. COSGRQKE, Secretary Maaager,
$40 First Avenue, Spokane, wash
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-06-08
North Dakota and Its Opportunities.

The chances presented to the settler
who has obeyed the injunction, go
West" are unlimited. Wide spreading
fertile fields lie waiting the awakening
touch of the plow, coal veins of un-
known extent are practically undevel-
oped, and hundreds of new and enter
prising towns and villages present OPEN
ings for the dealer in merchandise of
every line or to the professional man.
To the crowded districts of the older
portions of the United States or of the
world at large North Dakota stands as
the fountain headof opportunity. There
is no chance for argument, it has been
demonstrated that no single portion of
the globe has made more rapid ad-
vancement or has amassed wealth in so
short a time as this enterprising state.
For the poor man who has, perforce OF
circumstances, to start at the foot of
the ladder to success, it has no peer.
The soil is fertile; lands may be pur-
chased at low price; thousands of
broad acres of school lands remain to
be disposed Of at low figure and thou
sands of acres of fine grazing and wheat
lands are to be had from generous
government for the asking. The idea
that has been prevalent for many years
that North Dakota is capable Of pro-
ducing wheat only is now discredited;
farmers are raising corn and all other
cereals with perfect success. Diversi-
fled farming is becoming the rule
throughout the eastern part of the
state, and farmers to the west are ra-
pidly taking up the work. Stock rails
ing for dairy purposes has become an
established industry; hundreds Of thou
sands of pounds Of prize winning but
ter, produced by the many creameriea
which have been built throughout the
country, is being shipped weekly to the
east with good profit for the makers:
The quality Of North Dakota soil is well
known; the CRYING need of the present
is settlers to cultivate it; they are pour:
ing into the country on every train, and
land values are steadily getting higher,
Now is the tine to get in at the lowest
prices which will ever prevail in the
state:-Homemaker.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-06-08

For Rent-The room in the Hoban
block formerly used as a bowling alley.
Well located for any kind Of business.
Apply to T. B. Hurry.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-06-08

po,.,holIc has the reputation of
DOWOCl1S being one of the best
markets and trade centers in north
western North Dakota. Its banking
institutions and mercantile establish
nnents rank with the best in the state.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27

culiar Interest to the town Is the fact
that already preparations are being
made to enlarge tho tannery by the
erection of several large buildings.
The machine shops and foundry, own
Cd by the Covington Machine Company,
was put into operation about fifteen
years ago and has always been regarded
as one of the most important Industries.
TINS plant is well equipped to turn out
large machines. such as heavy machines
TOT coal mines coke extractors, ana car.
wheels. The Covlngton Machine com.
pany has tho sole ownership OF a very
important patent which they have re.
Gently developed THIS Is the patent
rights for cnke extractor AS is well
aaloWll. the extracting OF coke from
ovens by hand IL n very slow ana ex
pehslve process. When 1t Is remembered
mat the new coke extractor. now being
made hy this company. VIII In n given
time do the work OF about thirty men
~ can at once be seen that tho ma,
chine has qualities that viii commend
It to the large furnace and coke.oven
owners OK Pennsylvania and Other
states, Already the machines have been
tavorably received by prominent capi-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
HARVESTING WHEAT IN SPOKANE VALLEY.
THIS FERTILE Valley WAS FORMERLY CONSIDERED DESERT

tnlists and many Of them nro now boz
Ing used with entire satisfaction. The
control OF q patent OF such Importance
assures tho future progress Of the COM
pnny.
MAKING PINS.
The Allegheny Pin and Bracket Co.
has developed into n very important in
dustry. In this plant brackets and pins
to be used In installing all kinds of cleo
trical systems, such as telephone. tcle
graph and lighting wires are manufac-
turcd. In this plant are made every
dry thousands Of wooden pins on which
to fasten glass insulators. This plant Is
turning out pins, such as those that
support tho large insulntors, which are
used IN tho power plants Mt Niagara
Falls. as we'll as smaller pins to be used
in installing less powerful systems. This
plant is run In connection with tho Ice
nd~Light plant, the samo power house
being used for boE industries.
The brick plant owned by the Coving
ton Brick Company, has been In con-
slant operation for the last ten years,
but so great has the demand for bricks
become. that recently q new company.
known MS tho Allegheny Brick Company,
has been formed. and have erected Il
we'll equipped brick plant, which has Just
begun to operate. This company has Sc
cured the right to use very fine grade
Of clay which Is deposited In very large
quantities Just across the river from tho
factory, thus reducing the expense of
material to q minimum.
The two flour mills at Covington have
contributed to tho making Of this part
OF the State good wheat market. AS
to the future outlook for these mills, It
may be said that the amount Of bust
ness done by them will depend upon the
capacity to fiji orders, as already many
times the mills have been unable to take
care OF the the large amount OF busi-
ness directed to them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
IR ON FURANcE AT cov1NGT ON.

You ought to see our high school. That
building alone cost sl75.O0O. Our new
Masonic Temple cost 100000 and we
have an athletic club which cost $4,000
more than that, Spokane Is now building
convention hall, which viii attract
people from all parts Of the United States.
and mako 1t greater convention city
than Washington. we are raising u
fund OF $4,000 to advertise us; and IL
We keep on In this way 1t went be long
before Seattle Will have TO take back
seat"
Yes" said the Seattle man, II have
heard that you were doing something
We have clubs and schools, too, and we
are putting up single business blocks
which would hold all your business men
and leave some 10 spare You ought to
see our Alaska building II Is fourteen
stories high and 1t cost si0G6,o0O. won
der II you have ever been to seatte?"
Yes" said the somewhat gubducd
Epokaner II have been there
"But where. but when,' asked the Seat
tle!te.
y WAS there two weeks ago. was the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27

4 bines can be put In every three or four
miles along the whole ninety-mile gorge
and each set of turbines will have Il
fall of forty feet.
The fall OF Niagara from Lake Erie to
Lake Ontario Is 326 feet and from Great
Island to the rapids only 212 feet. Inc
actual drop of the water at the Amer-
can falls is 1G7 feet. and the Horseshoe
Falls have vertical height of 1853 feet.
The normal flow of water pouring over
the Niagara cataract Is about half
5 million tons minute, large part Of
which has already been used for the
turbines.
This Spokane rlver-powe has rs l
have said, fall of 1909 feet, and it Is
SO situated that It might form the basis
%of an enormous industrial region extend
tng thirty miles above Spokane and
sixty miles below. It should be ns val
liable or more valuable than mines OF
coal and IRON and 1t will hold large
place in the transportation of this re-
! g!on In the future Spokane has no ravi-
gable river connecting 1t with the sen
but these water falls will give Il tho
cheap railroad freight and passenger
surely than waterway.
II The city to-day profits directly from
the water-powcr.* It owns its own water
works and Is getting revenue of s2OO,-
! 900 year from them. It ought to have
the entire rights to the river and It's
power, but this is owned by private
parties.
Municipal Spirit.
One thing I like about these western
cities is the enterprise Of the citizens.
If Boston, New York. Philadelphia or
Washington had the same municipal
push they would double in size within
two decades. Here every one IS willing
Ito do anything that will help the town
!. Every one thinks there Is no other city
equal to his, and the men OF rival cities
strive to outvie each other in Boosting
about their respective municipalities
4. There is some little competition Just now
q between Spokane and Seattle. Seattle
Is by far the larger, and it grows the
faster but tho Spokane man will not
acknowledge that the SeattleIte has any
advantage over him. AS an illustration
OF this spirit have Just heard the fol-
lowing
a Seattleite and Spokaner were talk
ing OF their towns. The Spollaner told
OF new banks new factories and new
buildings saying: why, man. you have
+ no idea how we are progressing. We have
the best little city III tho United States.
4 Our real estate has doubled In value with
in the past ten years and ten million
dollars worth of 1t changed hands IN
1905. We have the best school buildings
IN the West. We have twenty-five In
our town of SO, coo, and they cost us al
together more 1sthan g million dollars.
T. d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
BIG INDUSTRIES
At C0V|NGTO ON.
Continued from First Page.)

force of men. The benefits from the
tannery have not been entirely local.
Thousands OF cords OF bark have been
brought in from the country during the
past several years. and us r. good price
was paid for the bark, the farmers
within radius of twenty miles, have
been benefited by this industry.
@ ENLARGE TANNERY.
: One thing in this connection of Pc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27

raise excellent wheat Some Of It, near
Spokane, Is selling for Il hundred dollars
and upward IN acre, and lands which a
few years ago could be bought for 70
cents to 81 an acre arc now producing
from twcnty to thirty bushels Of wheat.
Indeed. tho total wheat crop raised In
this State of Washington last year was
about IS, 100000 bushels. which. at q barrel
of -four to the head, Is enough to furnish
the annual supply OF bread for 100000
souls. or one-tcnth OF the population o.
the United states.
A Land of Volcanoes.
Tho whole country about Spokane is
volcanic. and this Is so of large part
OF the region known MS the inland EN-.
plre. Just back Of the city, within q
short walk OF the business section, the
crater Of an extinct volcano Is to be seen.
Some OF tho fences about the lawns Of
these mining kings are built Of black
lava, and boulders Of lava lie here AMI
there.
In travelling through this country, I
have seen regions which make me think
Of the bed of the Tenger volcano, in east
ern Java. That Is the biggest crater OF
the world, and the soil within It Is just
like that Of the Big Bend plains. The
biologists say this whole country was
once covered with volcanoes, and that
the soil is largely made up of volcanic
ash. Java, which has some Of the rich
est land known to man, is made of such
ash. 1t came about, SO I am told some
what like this: There was first q great
eruption of lava covering the whole OF
this country. 1t may have been q molten
lake OF lava which rose and fell under
the wind. This hardened and the ashes
settled upon It,, making volcanic de-
post of ashes several feet deep. After
this the waters fell and under them the
ashes hardened and soldifed. Then the
waters broke their way out through the
mountains In the Columbia River sys-
TEN, leaving this mighty bed Of ashes
from one to eight feet in thickness, lying
on stratum Of clay upon a bed of lava.
For a long time the great trouble about
the country was the apparent lack OF
water. The land looked thirsty and dry,
and both biologists and the farmers said
1t would never he good for anything.
Then. as one man expressed 1t to me,
some fool tried to raise wheat on It and
succeeded It was found to produce at
the rate of thirty bushels and upward
per acre, and it is now considered some
OF the best wheat land of the West. Ono
theorist says that the lava bed. upon
which the soil lies, acts Ike the bottom
Of q great nan. The water drops upon
the earth and sinks down to this bed,
and is held there until drawn up by the
plants, whereas in other formations it
sinks farther down and Is lost.
However that may be- there is no
doubt but that the land will raise tho
very best wheat, and that it is now grow
ing 1t by the millions of bushels a year.
Copyright. 1906, by Frank &. Carpenter)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
CITIES GROWING
LIKE TH|sTLES
Continued from First Pagc.)

Sument; and the fall is such that ii is
estimated n horse power greater than
that of Ningara cnn be generated from
1t. The power is 50 situated that tur-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
reply.
s wo weeks Why, man, you ought to
see Seattle now!" s
Spokane and the President.

l l.,
This desire to advertise the CITY was
Drought out prominently last year when
the Spokane board OF trade sent cut its
famous picture Of President Roosevelt
entitled stop off at Spokane,'' Roosevclt
had made speech in which he had SAID
u never saw two such cities anywhere a s
Spokane and Seattle. " my eldest boy was
large enough to be choosing place, 1
would advise him to locate in one or the
other of those cities and 1t is n shake
UP between Them This statement was
too good to be lost, and the result was
the spectacular advertisement to which
the President objected. lie wrote to the
secretary OF the board Of trade here and
required 1.-THE city to stop using it.
Another advertisement that Spokane has
secured recently ut small cost Is from a
big liquid washing powder firm The city
factories. rs already described, are run
oy electricity, and as the most common
fuel here Is wood the town Is kept ex-
ceedingly clean. It prides itself on its
streets, and it has acquired quite repu-
tation for them.
Not long ago the Board OF Trade
thought 1t might be able to advertise this
feature at the expense of the above men
TONED firm So letter was sent. saying
that IL the liquid washing powder men
would send hogshead Of their stuff to
Spokane 1t would be used in sprinkllng
the streets and that photograph OF the
sprinkler in action might be labeled
What keeps Spokane clean.' This was
done. and the picture will - used as an
advertisement in all the maga4.nes The
town paid nothing but the hexpense OF
photographing, and, as result, the Silver
Dope Twins. or the Singles Snlerline
Company, will probably spend $4,000 or
more during the coming year in advertise
Ing itself and Spokane
The Homes of Spokane.
There is no doubt. however but that
Spokane is a good town. IT Is growing
like a green bay tree and it will continue
to grow in the future. It is remarkably
we'll built. and 1t has some Of the pretti-
est and most artistic home III the United
States. All the houses have their own
lawns and gardens. There are trees.
flowers and green grass everywhere, ana
I am surprised at the numerous small
houses IN which one could live well at
moderate cost. The architecture is of all
sorts There are Swiss chalets, Spanish
mission homes. Queen Ann cottages ana
many other conceits. Indeed the sub
urban and seaside architects who are
planning homes for the East could learn
much at Spokane. There are also COSTLY
houses. One man. who is said to be worth
$50 900, has mansion with great park
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-13
OFFICIAL CALL.


Democratic State Convention to be held at
Minneapolis. MIMI, Sept. a. 1905
A Democratic Delegate Convention for the
state Of Minnesota is hereby called to meet
at the city OF Minneapolis, on Tuesday, the
4th day of September. 1906. at II O'Clock
noon, for the purpose OF placing in nomina-
ton candidates of the Democratic party OF
said State, for the following state Offices to
be voted for at the next general election to
be held Tuesday. November 6, 1906, tO-wit
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
urer. chief Justice of the Suprema Court.
Clerk of the Supreme Court and one mem
Der OF the Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission.
In addition the said convention will select
State Committee for the ensuing two
years and perform such other business as
may properly come before it:
The basis of representation OF the said
State Convention shall be one delegate for
every u1e hundred and fifty votes or ma
jor fraction thereof cast for Governor John
dition thereto three delegates at large from
each and every county in said State, except
ing Hennepin, Ramsey and st. Louis coun-
ties, each OF which shall have five delexates
at large
The delegates to said State Convention
will be chosen by the County COnyentlons
20 be held in each and all of the counties of
said State on Saturday, the 25th day OF
August, 1906; said County conventions TO
be called for that date and for said purpose
by the DEMOCRATIC Comfy, Committees OF the
SeFcrdl COuE lies III dcCOfdduCe Will luC ic.
quirements of the election laws Of said
State.
IN addition the said County Conventions
in each comfy are requisite to recommend
to the State Convention the name of one
resident in each county to represent such
county on the Democratic State Central
Committee.
BY order Of the Democratic State central
Committee.
FRANK A. DAY.
NJ. F. KAN, Chairman.
Secretary.
Dated st. Paul, Minu., June 81, 1906.
The following is the number of delegates
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-13
a Very Desirable Home
The Patterson House, COS, lot Ave. N, e.
Stephen G.. EasaIy,
Little FaMs, Mimi,
Rye. 20 SO rods. ION East line of Section
10. Twp. SO, Rye %, 1926 rods. - :

On half Sec. line running north and
south of Sec. II, Twp 80: Rye. 49, 50 rods.
On East line of Sec. Is, Twp. 80, Rye. %, 10
rods. On half Sec. line running north and
south and south in Sec. %, Twp. 80, Rye g,
36 rods.
And that the engineer appointed By the
board of county commissioners of said
county to make a survey of the route of
said ditch has completed his work and
made due report thereon, and filed the
same In the Office of said county auditor;
and that the viewers appointed by said
board of county commissioners to view
the same have completed their work and
Hled their report thereon in the Office of
said county auditor. -. !
And that, therefore, the board of county
com nissioners of Morrison county, state
of Minnesota,w will hold a special meeting
on Monday, the sixth day Of August, 1906
at the county auditors Office in the city of
Little Falls in said county, at O'clock p.
NJ, of said day. for hearing and considera-
ton OF said petition and of said surveyors
and viewers report thereon. and that all
persons interested in the construction of
said ditch are invited to appear and be
heard by and before said board Of county
commissioners at said time for or against
the construction of said ditch.
(SEAL) - WILLIAM a. BUTLER,
County Auditor Morrison County, State
of Mime sofa. &c.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-13
COUNTY BOARD

: The county commissioners met
Monday and Tuesday on general
ditch bnsines.
The petition Of ". F. SaiRel and
others for road between Randall and
Green Prairie was granted a hearing
for Oct. LIST and Commissioners Wahl
and johnson were appointed commit.
tee on the same to meet Sept. ~ at
IL q. m. a. the terminus of the road.
The report Of Surveyor Batter on
the county road in Elmdale and
Swanville was approved.
Notice was received from the city of
Little Falls regarding the care Of
Ethel Ellis. an unfortunate girl from
Iowa.
The report of the board of audit was
approved. A resolution according to
state law, designating a state road,
was adopted. It includes the road
from the East line of the county, sec.
tton 24-42-2S, running south westerly
and west to Little Falls, known as
the Mile Laos road. Thence north
west to Lincoln, also the road run
ming from Royalton to the west line
of Elmdale. -
A petition presented to the board
asking an appropriation of $2O0 to 20
toward a county exhibit at the state
fair was allowed and the money ap.
propriated.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-13
LAD LOSES AN EYE,

Gus, aged 13 years, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson, while watching some
boys knock glass bottles together Fsi-
day afternoon, was struck in the eye by
piece of glass, and lost it as a conse-
quence. A deep cash was cut in the eye,
and after examination by local physi-
clan, it was decided to take the boy to
Lake Elmo, his sister Sigma and Mrs. B.
G. Muncy leaving with him Saturday
morning. Dr. Stevens found it neces-
sary to remove the eye, and the lad is
doing we'll in spite of the deplorable
accident.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-13
A STRANGE CASE FROM ELMDALE.

A STRANGE CASE FROM ELMDALE.
Papers in the District Court have been
iiled in the case OF Adam and Susie
Marzinko VS.. their son Johann and his
wife Lizzie. 1t is claimed by the aged
plaintiffs that with a son and four
daughters they came from Austria at
the representation OF their son Johann,
who had an 80 acre farm in Elmdale.
The old folks had 81 400 saved, the son
wished to be married and wanted to
buy 40 acres with buildings. The father
gave him $1,2i4, the son agreeing in
return to care for the parents in every
way until death, and when they died to
give 500 to each of the sisters. Trou-
BILE commenced at the start, according
to the story OF the old people, for the
son took title in the name OF himself and
wife, instead OF himself and mother as
agreed. Protests We're not needed and
the old folks claim they have been
wretchedly treated. and finally elected.
They have therefore brought suit. E.
A King is the attorney for the plaintiffs.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-13

The posto1doe department has made
a ruling that patrons of rural delivery
routes who wish to put up boxes Of
their own may do 50 provided the
boxes comply with department regula.
tions and are approved by local post.
masters. There are many kinds of
boxes ION the market, some very
cheap, with no otner qualification
than their cheapness. The new order
will give people who desire chance
to make their own boxes but If any
one desires the hest mail box made,
worth every cent paid for it, he can
secure q herald mail box.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-13

Rev. Nicholas Niedere, who was or
dained a sub deacon at st. Paul Sem
mary last month. vas drowned Sun
day afternoon at HASTINGS. While
crossing Spring Lake with his broth
er-in.law, Frank Arendt, a Son of
Philip Arendt of this city. Mr..
Arendt had a narrow escape and the
team he was driving were drowned.
The team got excited IN crossing a
flooded road and plunged In the lake.
The deceased was only 26 years of age.