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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
FITCH DOING THINGS.
Organizes Big Mining Syndicate at
Houghton, Mich.

All item of local Significance is found in
last SATURDAYS Houghton tAlichD Daily
Mining Gazette. IL tells Of the organiZa-
ton of the American Mines syndicate.
with pald-in capital of approximately
100000, coiiectible in installments one
fifth To go into the treasury at once. In
the list is the name OF Walter Fitch of
this city and George J. Mas, brother of
the local mining engineer. Walter l..
Mas. who left for California to examine
mining properties yesterday. Here is
what the Michigan paper says about it.
The American Mines syndicate has
been formed in Houghton by upper PENN
syndicate are Norman w. Haire. Fred
W. Denton. Otto c. Davidson. Frank j.
JenniSOn. NJ. NJ. Duncan. Walter 5. Prick
EFT, Amos B. Minor. J. z. Ball. James
MacNaughtOn, Hugh F. Ellard. George J.
Mas. j. II. Lsthrop. Walter Fitch. John
II. Rice. William p. SeageT. John r. Van
Evera. w. II. DaEgett Charles II. Moss
The members of the syndicate contri-
lutte 5000 each, . per cent of which Is TO
be paid at once. Norman w. Haire was
elected president and William p Seager
secretary and treasurer
'fhe company is 10 be managed by
John r. Van Evara. It's purpose il 30
develop certain prospects ana TO aren o.
mines wherever favorable opportunities
present themselves The members OF the
syndicate include many of the most ca
pable. practical mine manag gers In the
non and copper districts % Michigan and
men OF high standing financially. Or
erationi are to be conducted IN a b ,oad
scale
While there is nothing in the Houghtol
papers story to Indicate where the COM
pany or syndicate proposes to sperate.
tie fact that Mr. Fitch is identified with
the proposition makes it ieOk ss though
this section OF the country would find the
syndicate developing the "certain pros
pscts" neTtiored and opening Up mines
ont TINS way. AZ we'll IL is known thRs
Mr Fitch has been getting pretty wei.
acc TAINTED with the mining camps of this
state aud Nevada ever since he seVu-s.d
It's C nUection with the United sta. =
company as general manager of its
Utah proper ties And it now looks as
though he had dropped in among his old
in the Lake country ana organized The
syndicate named
There Is a number of mighty strong
men in the American Mines syndicate. Its
president. NCTnIan ". Haire is general
nsahaser Of wndt IS known as the Bige-
j syndicate copper mines. some OF
which are now passing into the control
Of the Calumet & Hecla company: Fred
w Denton is general manager of the
Copper Range; NJ. n Duncan is one of
the big men 81 the Calsttaet x Hecla
company and James MacNaughtOn is
general manager of its properties: Otto -
Davidson il enc of the big men in the
Thomas 2 Ceie is president. j. II. Rice
IS wealthy banker ard mining operat -
ef the Lake COT ntry, and George J. Mas
is an iron king.
The other members o. the syndicate ere
understood 80 he all heavily interested
and prominently identified with the min-
ing Industry s d the expectation is that
receive attention AT the hands of the syn
afrafe-
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MUST PAY THE COSTS.
George rocker Non-Suited in Action
@ Against Paris Doctor.

Paris. Feb. 23.-George Croker of San
Francisco has been nOu-suited and con-
demned 20 pay the costs of his action
to recover s20.0e0 from Dr. DoyeH,
which Mir. Croker paid the physician
i'm 1904 for trea ting the late Mrs. Crock
er for cancer. The first tribunal of the
Seine. in rendering judgment today,
held that the good faith of DR. DoysI
had been wrorgfuliy attacked. The con-
tract. it was pointed out, had bseh
freely entered into by the parties COLI
cerned. and therefore could not be am
nulled unless DR.. Doyen failed to per-
form his duty. which was not the case,
as ne Withdrew at Mr.. Crocker's re-
quest. and was ready at all times II
resume lis treatment of Mrs Crocker.
the court declared il could not de-
eide the question Of res soma bleness of
the fee. but only that of the validity OF
the contract.
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D0INGS OF UNLISTED
STOCKS ON EXCHANGE

There was lots of sparring for unlisted
stocks yesterday. bit trading was uniisss-
ally light in them Standard Copper was
stronger. with sales at 81 % Conner
Glance sold at 2 cents and Yerington
IronsideS at 22ls cents. seller 60 Ohio
copper was quoted at s. 40d$ 4s. Ely
Witch at s1.52izn$f.6o and Federal Ely at
y cents bid. Ohio Kentucky was offered
At $375, Weimer Copper at s.. Mcdonald
Ely az Sl.40 and HoneriEe al S.05. Fer
Hannapah So cents was bid. while Thomp-
sen Was sought at 50 cents. Western Ne
Vsda Copper was quoted at 81 37la6Sl. s.
YeringtOn Copper was at &c cents bid
and Wheeler Gold Mining was offered al
81 cents.
IL looks as though there would be con-
siderable life in number of these stocks
Turing the coming week.
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DEADLOCK TO Be BROKEN
Republican State Committee Of
Rhode Island Will Try to
Elect a Senator.

Providence, r. l., Feb. 23.-The dead
lock in the state legislature over the
election of a United States senator IL
to be broken by the Republican state
central committee. according to infor-
nation gained here, the plan beiag to
unite the Colt and Wetmore forces and
thus to secure the election of a Repub-
liC1n candidate
For six weeks ballots to the number
of twenty-siX have been taken. Colonel
II. II. /. Goddard. Democrat, has led
with fOrty-one votes. Colonel Colt. Re
publican, has thirty-eight: Senator
WetmOre. Republican. thirty-one. ami
former Governor Utter one. Senator
Wetmore's term viii expire March 4.
The Republican state central commit
tee. il is said, win meet next week and
will, il is expected. endorse a candidate
t. unite the votes o. the party.
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REPORT ON BLOCK SYSTEM
Commerce Commission Suggests Ex-
tend ing the Time.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The interstate
commerce commission today sent to the
senate a report concerning the investi-
cations made of the working of the
block system to prevent railroad acct
dents The commission recommends
the passage of a bill which it submitted
a year ago that would compel railroads
to adopt the system but now suggests
that the time fer compliance DE ex-
tended three or four years. The report
estimates that it would take from enc
to three years for all roads to equip
with the block system.
Whether a law is passed atShe pres
ent session or not. the commission asks
tina; il be authorized to make lin Off
cisi investigation of all train accidents.
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opposite direction the other day the Ma
son mining district, proper, is not here
shown.
The East Copper Zone.
The mountain range shown in the up
per right hand corner. illustrates the ap-
pearance of the mountains across the
valley to the east from Yerington. where
the great copper zone, after being bur-
led in the valley. again asserts its pres
enCe and wonderful strength. In the
center of the picture. where the two
short ravines come together in V shape.
Is located the properties of the Yerington
Copper company. where splendid bodies
of fine copper ore are being steadily de-
velOped through a tunnel ON one vein and
where deep shaft is to be sunk at the
junction of this and another ledge which
meet at a point near the bottom Of the
V. Hosting machinery is now being in
stalled and great results are counted up
on for the seasons campaign.
To the left OF the YeringtOn Copper
cOmpany's ground is the Blue Jay group
and tremendous acreage of adjoining
ground that is controlled by the Brown,
Terry * Woodruff syndicate OF this city.
and which will be heard from as soon
as plans now being worked out are per-
fected. To the right of the YeringtOn
Copper ground is the property owned by
the Copper Mountain company, now be
ing rounded into form to operate ii. while
to the right Of that yet on the high
mountain. is large group of claims
owned by the Western Exploration & De-
velopment company of Butte. Mont.
Looking across this range, toward the
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ONE CASE REVERSED;
OTHER HOLDS GOOD

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 23.--In the case
of the Standard Oil company and c. n.
Holt VS.. the state of Tennessee. involv-
ing the constitutionality of the anti
trust laws, the supreme court today re-
versed the case as to the Standard Oil
company and approved it as to Holt
The Standard Oil company and Holt
one of its agents. was indicted upon the
charge of making an Illegal contract to
control the price of coal oil. Holt, by
direction, visited S. w. Love, who had
ordered from the Evansville Oil COM
pany. and secured the cOuntermanding
of the latter's order on a promise. it
was alleged to give Love 100 gallons Of
oil.
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solidated. at Tintic That is given as the
reason for the sharp advance in Yankee
stock
Scott Groo and W. II. Dale left for the
Wonder district yesterday to look after
their mining interests there.
There was released from the Taylor *
Brunton sampler yesterday twenty-four
carloads of ore from Utah and eight from
Nevada
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Ore and Bullion.

Ore and bullion settlements in the local
open market during the past week. as re-
ported by Mccormick * Co. amounted 10
$3.50. 600, yesterdays proportion of the tota
being $3.50 800 as follows: Silver. lead
gold and copper ores. $42Oe; base bullion,
fffS 900
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Mining Notes.

Two cars of ore from Utah and two
from Nevada were released from the Pic
nees sampler yesterday
The efacles are predicting that The
Peek Tunnel fisssire VIII soon be opened
on the 5oo-foos level Of the Yankee Con-
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right from the center Of the picture. were
the view sufficiently elevated. it would
be possible t. see where the copper prop
critics for which people rushed peil-mell
into the Walker River Indian reservation
last fall ard where many Salt Lakers
secured holdings including the Goliath
Craig and the Snyder syndicates Here
the little town Of SchurZ, on the Southern
Pacific road. could be seen. while two or
three miles farther TO the south the beau
tiful Walker lake would loom INTO view
In the Reservation.
1t was only few days ago that the
COlbath-Craig combination formed tn.
Red Metal Mining company to operate
the ground il secured within mile or
two of the railroad. Yesterday Manager
W. ]. Craig stated that has company was
already blessed with strong treasury
and that during the next two or three
DAYS he would take crew of first -ciass
miners from here together with NINE
foreman. and inaugurate the campaign
that Is expected to develop good ship
ping proposition during the season \
tunnel is already in quite a distance and
this is to be continued to connection
with the great bodies of ore that crop so
boldly to the surface.
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ROSEBUD. the newest and most
promising of Nevada s camps. Mining
properties and mines-MlNES, mark
you-for sale. ROSEBUD MINING &
INVEST. CO.
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New Wall Paper.

You can find ali the good things
made in Europe and America at our
tore. AL papering, painting and deco
rating executed in the most efficient
manner.
GEO. W. EBERT & CO. 81 Main.
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Metal Markets.

Silver. 6Sc per Ouncs.
Copper lcastingl. 2412c per pound.
Lead, S per 100 pounds.
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Wear q Du.ssp hat and be dressed
0 date Spring styles on sale.
BROWN, TERRY 4 WOODRUFF CO.
1ee Main ST.
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No question as to it's being correct
if il is a Dunlap. Spring styles on
sale.
166 Main St.
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The Wheeler Gold Mines.

Salt Lake controls and practically owns
the estate OF the Wheeler Gold Mining
company, a portion of which is shown in
the lower half-tOne- This picture was ia
ken some little time ago. At the extreme
left can be seen a portion OF the frame
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Yesterdays Sales.


Ajax-1ooHS5lxc.
Carisa--JDlfIjec-
Daly-J9HS2. 80
May DAY.. 5O0as3c: 5eo6s2izc: 1.cooGs2c.
seller 81: S.6s0ns;5e: I.90DlS215c. seller 81.
Nevada Hiils-1001S3. 50.
Star observation-disclosures
Uncle Sam-109H 46izc-
NictOria--190H>3- ..
Lower Mammoth-100dS2 40.
Beck Tunnei-l00ds1 ST..
Black Jack-500n70c.
Colorado Mining-700Gs2- 80; 250aSs 521..
ingot-1. o90G 4%.c.
Little Chief. J98d l5i2c; 200ul5c.
South Columbus Con.-1Gedsl SIS.
Seven acknowledgements. 110d 76c; 7e5d 7Sc
Yankee-t08a60e; 500M6sc 00n65c: 5oofi
SIC: 5tod 70c.
Open Board.
Colorado Mining-lo0Hs2.
Daly-50GS2 go
Little Chief-500d1cc.
Lower hammoth--109Hs2 49, buyer 80
Mountain Lake-7o0Hezc.
May Day-50oG32c.
Richmond 4 Anaconds-5eonSc
Seven Troughs-S0dSfc
Uncle Sam-1cess ;615c.
Yankee-l09d 7oc.
Shares sold 1850
Selling value. s1f. f9l e.
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ORANGE RATE CUT.
Agreeable Surprise for Southern
California Fruit Shippers.

Los Angeles, Feb. 2S.-The citrus
fruit growers were somewhat surprised
today when the, trans-continental rail-
roads entering this city announced that
they had granted a temporary cut in
the freight rate on oranges. The rata
Was cut on the Santa Fe. Southern Pa
cifc and Salt Lake road from Sis per
one hundred on oranges to sl.15 to east
ern points. The growers asked for cut
to 81. 10. the rate VIII go into effect Of
March &C. The railway companies Sc
cured the consent of the inteists te
commerce commission TO make this Tate
without the necessity of giving the re-
quired thirty days notice.
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J. osERNDoRFER.
Stock Broker.
Tel. Bell 7sz- lsl S. Main ST
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EXPERT KODAK FINISHING.
Harry Simpler. Commercial Photog-
rapher, Isl Main street Get my new
rrice list
Sharp County record., 1907-02-01
THE FARMERS UNION
Next County Meeting To Be Held AT
Highland In March.

The Sharp County Farmers
Union met at Curry Springs in
regular session Jan. 11-12, 1907.
Owing to high water and much
rain, the northern part of the
county was not represented. The
business went on, and quite an
interesting time was had by those
present. Some good resolutions
were passed upon, and quite a
lot of business done.
Highland, near Hardy, was se-
lected as the place for holding
the next Union, on the 22nd and
23d of March, 1907. At that time
it is expected that some of the
best speakers of the state will be
present, and such a time as has
never been in the history of Sharp
county is expected. Those fail
ing to be there will be losers. It
Is expected at that time to make
some arrangements or plans as
ia building a warehouse at Har-
dy. Let all the best thinkers 90
TO work and spare not.
w. P. WILLIAMS,
County Secretary,
Sharp County record., 1907-02-01
81 D N E Y

Dr.. T. N. Rodman departed
Monday for Mountain Home.
Rev. Duran filled his regular
appointment here Sunday and
Sunday night.
Gillette Harris has bought DR..
T. N. Rodman's interest in the
Sidney Drug Co.
Billy Story came to town Sat-
urday and "got his clock fixed"
by Harris, the jeweler.
George Nesmith of Shawnee,
Okla, is visiting relatives and
friends in Sidney and vicinity.
Thomas, the mule buyer, pur-
chased four head of mules here
Monday. Local buyers bought
several.
F. NJ Battles will ship two
cars of stock this week. This
will make five cars he has ship
ped in two weeks.
Arm & Westmorland left SUM-
day evening for Melbourne,
where they were advertised to
buy mules Monday.
Rev. James Bone will be the
c. P. pastor for this place for
this year. Bro. Bone has filled
this station several years.
George Northern and his SON.
in-law Of Sulphur Rock were
here again last week. They
have not yet purchased land.
Joe Taylor and wife of Smith
vile, accompanied by Miss For
tenberry, spent Thursday night
in our town, while on their way
to the Dry Town Presbytery.
John F. Arm attended the
c, P. Presbytery at New Hope.
While there his horse got away
from him, compelling him to walk
home, a distance of 81 miles,
through the mud and snow.
The intermediate department
of the Sidney school has organ
lied literary society, which will
meet each Friday afternoon. Of
ficers; Homer Bruce, Pres,
Edgar Arm, V-Pres., Fannie
Bone, Sec.
Sharp County record., 1907-02-01
M 0 B L E Y

John Anderson of Shelbyville
was here Saturday on business.
Our good friend Bud Street OF
Reeds Creek was preambulating
in these parts Sunday.
Minter Bonham of Grange was
pulverizing around in this neck
O. the woods Sunday.
The small boy now chases the
festive rabbit with shouts, chilled
shot and smokelesa powder.
W. E. Stanfill went to Bates
vile Thursday, returning Friday
through the sleet and snow.
Those who recently entertained
such grave fears about losing
meat can now sleep soundly,
w, E. Pinkston visited rela-
tives at Swifton last week. Will
is thinking of going to st. Louis
soon.
Rev. G. W. James did not get
to his appointment at Mt. View
Sunday on account Of the in
clemency of the weather.
Butler Johnson Of Reeds Creek
was one that was disappointed at
Mt. View Sunday by the failure
of Rev. James to show up.
1t seems that a sawmill epi-
demic has struck this vicinity.
We know a dozen men talking
sawmill through their hats.
Friday morning as we opened
the north door a breeze from
Greenland's icy mountains struck
US square in the face, shivering
the Good Old Summer Time"
on our whistling lips. That night
we went to bed singing
Snow, snow, blow blow,
Everything is white,
Sift, sift, drift, drift,
All through the wintery night.
Next morning it was
Squealing pigs, paths to dig,
Hurry out of bed,
Blow your nose, warm your toes
And bring along the sled.
Sharp County record., 1907-02-01
RE E DIS GRE E K.

1t showed.
Health is reasonable good in
this section.
Oscar Johnson was at Cave
City Monday.
Lee Street of Calamine was
here Monday.
Big fat wood-piles look good
to US these days.
B. F. Street and Will Benson
were at Cave City Thursday on
business.
Oscar johnson visited relatives
at Sulphur Rock several days
last week.
j. w. Mcleod of this place
made a business trip to Bates
vile Monday.
Tom Carter, the Mutual Life
Insurance man, was in this sec i.
ton several days last week.
Eugene Dawson and James O.
Wasson of M o b ey made a
Especial" call at the home of
B. F. Street Sunday.
George Johnson of Indian Ter
ritory, who has been IN the re-
gion of Poughkeepsie several
weeks looking after business,
was in this community one day
last week.
John NJ. Hill of Imboden was
in this section Tuesday on busi-
ness, John has become almost a
total stranger in this part of the
country. We would welcome
him among US oftener.
George Mobley Of Cave City
was in this part Monday buying
hogs. Our hogs are now going
out of the country with their
bristles up, but they will return
next summer from the north in
the shape of IL 1-2 cent bacon.
Next summer you will doubtless
see some of the people who are
now selling hogs start out with
an empty sack in search of meat.
And, perhaps they won't get it.
Sharp County record., 1907-02-01
c E N T E R

Alex. Paden now owns the Nc
Donald place, east of here.
Merchant Bart Adair of Pough-
keepsie was in this vicinity last
Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff Halliburton was
at this place one day last week
on business.
On last Friday night snow fell,
giving the boys an opportunity to
catch rabbits.
A. Mr., Sullivan of Lawrence
county was here a few days ago
looking for a location.
Andy Adair went to Evening
Shade Monday for the purpose Of
homesteading tract of land. Y
Cal Bowling, a citizen of this
place, left Saturday for Lawrence
county for visit with relatives
and friends.
Since his smash-up last week
R. H. Lentz has arranged to get
another rig and still follow the
occupation of peddling.
A colt which Walter Graham
was riding last Sunday became
frightened and threw him Off.
Luckily, Walter was not seriously
hurt,
Sharp County record., 1907-02-01
NORTH ARKANSAS

Three newspapers are now pub
lished at Salem.
An Imboden buyer last week
paid S103.75 for four hogs.
The gin at Newark has put up
over a thousand bales of cotton
this season.
Alexander Lafevers. a pioneer
lof Fulton county, died lately,
aged 81 years.
J. NJ. Stephens of Oil Trough
butchered hog recently which
weighed $50 pounds.
A movement is on foot to con-
struct an electric railway line
from 'Pocahontas to Maynard.
The Lawrence county paupers,
Is in number, have been let to
H. V. Oldham at 50 each. per
month.
The Banner, published at Big
gers, suspended publication last
week, on account of insufficient
patronage.
Fulton county's representative
has introduced a bill in the leg
islature to abolish the Salem
special school district.
Walter Pascoe, marshal of
Newark, was tried by jury last
week and fined S15 on the charge
of wilfully allowing a prisoner to
escape.
L. T. Andrews of Imboden re-
Gently shipped III head of cattle
to st. Louis, which weighed 1865
pounds each and brought S49.75
per head.
Sheriff jackson of Randolph
county serves notice through the
papers that he will not permit
blind d-tigering to be carried on in
the county.
Richard Doctor of Elgin has
been placed under bond to await
the next federal court at Bates
vile, on a charge of illegally
selling whiskey.
n. NJ. Holland, the old man
who was struck in the head with
a rock by Bill Dow, a drunken
negro, at Batesville during the
b holidays, died last week as a re-
IFsult of his injuries. Dow is in
Jail.
\ Four men confined in Jail at
Y Batesville nearly made their es-
cape one night last week. They
had taken an iron strip from a
cot and dug mortar from a large
rock until it was nearly ready to
come out. When their work was
discovered, the prisoners said
they were only playing and
meant no harm.
! In the circuit court of Ran
ldolph county a few days ago
M. A. Weaver was found guilty
bf killing Riley Campbell and
sentenced to 81 years in the PEN
itentiary. The killing occurred
several months ago in a field, and
there were no witnesses to
the crime except two sons Of
Campbell, aged s and 10 years,