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Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
Index to ProsperitY.

The earnings of the great steel cor
porauon afford an infallible index to
the prosperity of the country The
figures for the calendar year 1906 are
impressive, the total being over $780,.
$4,000, against $119, $50, 900 In 1905,
$73,176,0o0 in 1904. and $1O9, ,271 900 in
1908. The showing for last year was
a result OF the phenomenal activity in
building, railroad construction and i'm
provement and steadily increasing de.
mand for iron and steel in every form.
And. continues the Troy Times the
business done by concerns outside the
so-called trust" attained still larger
proportions. The new year begins with
mills overcrowded with orders. those
of the trust" yet untitled amounting
70 S,4S9,71S tons. the largest ever
known, and the prospects are favora-
BILE to another record breaker.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
BEGIN DRAINAGE TUNNEL.
Big Bore at Cripple Creek to 30
Pushed.

Denver.-A special to the News from
Colorado Springs says:
Dirt is flying on the new Cripple
Creek drainage tunnel. The tunnel
board held a meeting in Colorado
Springs Thursday, at which the follow
ing resolution was presented:
Resolved, that work be started at
once to build the intermediate tunnel
from its portal to the Vindicator
mine."
President S. S. Bernard then an
nounced to the other members of the
board that work on the big bore was
actually begun yesterday, when he ar
ranged to have the assessment work
for this year done on the tunnel claim.
Instructions were issued by the COM
mittee to-day to continue this work,
and the tunnel will now be rushed to
completion.
Approximately 100000 has been act
ually subscribed to the project, which
will construct the tunnel to what is
known as the contact, from which
point it is the intention to continue it
to the eastern end Of the camp. The
additional work will entail an expendi-
ture of as much money, but as this has
been practically pledged, President
Bernard expresses the opinion that the
bore will be built as originally planned,
and that at least $S25,000 will be spent.
While that amount has been pledged,
the original pledges were allowed to
lapse, which explains the decision of a
few days ago to raise half of the money
| and build the tunnel as far as the con-
tact and then arrange to extend it to
the Vindicator mine.
OF the money pledged, $750,000 has
been subscribed by the mining COM
panies, $4,000 by the railroads, and
| $25, 900 by the mills and smelters. The
railroads have actually subscribed $685.
| 900, the remainder being part Of the
contingent fund Of S450.000, to be paid
in later for extending the tunnel from
the contact.
A committee composed of President
| Bernard, Frank G. Peck and F. F. Cas-
tello was appointed to-day and in
| structed to purchase machinery and
! superintend the operations from now
on. A cash assessment of $4,000 was
| made on the subscribers to the project
at to-days meeting, which insures
the beginning of the work on scale
that will warrant the confidence of the
| public in the enterprise. This assess
| nent represents one-lenln VI the %foo'
900 which has been RAISED to date.
| The impression that the tunnel is to
be constructed only as far as the con-
tact is erroneous" continued Presi-
| dent Bernard. while the money we
| have actually raised will only continue
| it to that point believe the pledges
of $750,0O0 made by the mine owners
several months ago will be fulfilled to
| the dollar We are now securing re-
newai of these pledges and expect to
make up the deficit that will enable us
to extend the tunnel from the point OF
contact to the eastern end of the camp
as originally planned"
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
Suffrage Bill in England.

London.-A dozen woman suffragists
were released from prison Wednesday
morning and subsequently were enter
tanned at luncheon by their colleagues.
Much enthusiasm was aroused by the
reading Of congratulatory messages
from the National Woman Suffrage AS
sociation, which closed its convention
in Chicago Tuesday, and from the
Woman's Suffrage League OF New
York. The text of Sir Charles Dilke's
bill to enfranchise women ana remove
womens disabilities has been issued
Ii provides for enfranchising every
registered man and woman of full age
residing In the area where an election.
either parliamentary or local, is being
held.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
TERRIBLE CHANNEL ACCIDENT.
More Than One Hundred Lives Lost
bv ShipWrcck,

London.-The worst disaster for
many years in the history of the busy
CROSSE channel traffic between England
and the continent, occurred during a
violent gale shortly before 6 o'clock
Thursday morning, when the Rotter-
dam mail steamer Berlin, from Har-
wick to Hook of Holland, having safely
weathered the hurricane, was wrecked
as she was entering port. Altogether
las persons are either now dead or
clinging hopelessly to the wreck.
The terrific seas broke up the
steamer with such awful suddenness
that all efforts to save life appear to
have been utterly hopeless. Late at
night it was reported that few sur
vivors were clinging to the wreck. but
as the heroic efforts all day Of the life
boat crews had failed to report them,
little hope that they will be saved re-
mains
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
Oklahoma Discusses "Jim Crow" Cars

Guthrie. Okla. - Bitter denuncia-
tons Of the Republican members OF
Congress and OF President Roosevelt
were uttered today in the constitu-
tional convention in discussion of the
separate coach proposition. A number
OF majority leaders expressed the fear
that the President would reject state.
In the constitution.
Judge Baker declared that the same
federal bluecoated big stick" hung
over the convention that hung
over the conventions in the South in
the days OF reconstruction.
The convention passed the initiative
ond referendum complete to-day.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
8acon.


Do you remember what Charles
Lamb says about roast pig? How he
falls into an ecstasy of laudation,
spelling the very name with small cap
itals, as if the lower case were too
mean for such delicacy, and break
ing away from the cheap encomiums
OF the vulgar tongue to hail vt in
sonorous Latin as principles obsonior-
pliments, no doubt; but they are
wasteful, excessive, imprudent. For
If all this praise is to be lavished on
plain, fresh, immature, roast pig, what
adjectives shall we find for the ripper,
richer, more subtle and sustaining
Wand, broiled bacon? asks Henry Van
Dyke, in Scribner's. On roast pig a
man cannot work; often he cannot
sleep, IL he have partaken Of it i'm
moderately. But bacon brings to it's
sweetness no safety" 1t strengthens
the arm while it satisfies the palate.
Crisp, juicy, savory; delicately salt as
the breeze that blows from the sea;
family pungent as the blue smoke of
incense waited from clean wood fire;
aromatic, appetzing, nourishing, a
stimulant to the hunger which it ap-
peases, It's the matured bloom and
consummation of the mild little pig,
spared by foresight for nobler fate
than juvenile roasting, and brought by
art and mans device to perfection
surprising nature. All the problems
Of woodland cookery are best solved
by the baconian method. And when
we say of one escaping great disaster
that he has saved his bacon" we say
that the physical basis and the quin.
tessinal comfort of his life are un.
touched and secure.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28

II the Elkhart man who. In a fit
Of jealousy. threw scalding coffee in
bis pretty wife's face. disGgurlng her
for life, were to be tried before Jury
Of women he would doubtless be sen.
fenced TO be boiled in oil. II he
had merely killed her he might have
some hope.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28

In Kansas City a man was fined for
taking his wife across his knee and
spanking her. Evidently she did not
consider that she was In her second
childhood.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28

Probably the greatest gain tnat will
come to Colorado out of this unprece-
ianted prosperity which has been
growing in volume for several years.
has been most marked for the last
three, and is increasing. will come
through the investment of large sums
of money in irrigation enterprises
The state has benefited in many ways,
20 some extent in every commercial
line, but 1t may prove that in the en-
;erprise To open arid tracts to settle
Eaent through making the lands possi-
hle of irrigation. the most enduring
gain is being made.
j. o. V Wise, of the Wise Elevator
Company. makes the following state
inents regarding Colorado grown al
faifa: 1--WE could, of course. manu-.
facture alfalfa meal great deal
nearer our eastern market and could
get our alfalfa considerably cheaper.
Our customers demand the highest
qrality however. andl that means Col
orado grown alfalfa. We prefer the
Colorado alfalfa because 1t contains
Ter more protein than that grown at
lower attitudes. where there is more
rainfall than here. The alfalfa grown
in this section of the state contains
as much protein as bran. and bran
sells for 81 hundred weight
The way will be opened for great
deal OF excellent work by the faculty
of the State Agricultural College If the
Legislature appropriates the sum of
$4,000 asked for the maintenance of
farm institutes throughout the state
during the coming two years. The
management of the college has as.
signed to Prof. II. NJ. Cottrell the duty
OF visiting different parts OF the state
% hold institutes of the kind named.
II this pan is adhered to he will be
out nearly all the time for two years
doing practically extension work of
The agricultural part of the school.
teaching the farmers what he and
others have learned from research
and experience In regard to the best
methods of agriculture In Colorado.
I here is no more important work In
:" hich the faculty of the school can
engage, for that institution should
rake to the farmers the information
aud instruction they need and which
would prove of great practical value
in the development of agriculture
Denver Republican.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
LEGISLATIVE NEWS And GOSSIP
House Proceedings.

In committee OF the whole In the
House February 21st the following
bills were perfected and recommended
for final passaE =:
IL. b. 172. Hea.y--To permit the Uni
versity of Colorado to do away with
i!s preparatory department.
Fl. B. 313, Kelly-To have public
trustees appointed by the governor In
stead OF the Supreme Court, and to re-
,luce the terms of ONCE of such trus-
Il es from three years to two years.
H. B. 345, Collins-That district at
torneys shall be paid all expenses nee
essarily incurred in travelling frolA
county to county in his district.
S. B. IL. Anfenger-ln relation to
aiimony.
s. B. 10. Anfenger-In relation to the
settlement of estates of deceased per-
sons.
S. B. SS. Parks-To cut off mileage
and salaries Of boards of control of
state institutions.
8. B. SO, Parks-Amending law In
reference to admission to the bar.
H. B. 157, OConnoll-To prevent
vivisection and other mistreatments OF
animals.
Enacting clauses stricken out:
II. B. 266, Young-To designate Pho
neer day.
S. B. 81, Parks-To abolish mileage
In sheriffs' Offices.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-28
Feeding Cactus.

The hundreds of acres Of semi-arid
land covered with thick growth of
cactus near the Eight Mile gap, has
been converted into a big cattle pas
tUre, says the Florence correspondent
of the Denver Republican. JEFF Tong
recently bcnght machine for remov-
ing the spines on cactus, and yester-
day turned 100 cows into three-acre
tract on which the spines had been
removed from the plants. This even
ing the plants had been eaten nearly
TO the ground Mr.. Tong saws the
greater port of the cactus makes an ex-
tellent food for cattle, and they will
fatten as readily on this as on hay or
grain. Tong owns several hundred
acres Of cactus covered land and will
now remove all the spines and pasture
about 300 head of cattle on it for the
rest of the winter. The device has
proven SO successful that other cat
uemen have decided to feed off the
cactus, and it is said that within a
Few weeks there will be little cactus
In this part of the county.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28

a visit with her sister. Miss Baca. who
is committe clerk in the legislature.
John Hopton and Edwin Coffin were
Phoenix visitors Tuesday.
W. Virgins was a Tempe visitor
Tuesday.
The body OF Charles Cross, who was
killed by falling from a cable at Gran
lite Reef. has been prepared for ship
ment to his old home in Detroit.
]. VI. Miller, cement expert and pho
tographer, is in the city from Roose-
welt.
Mrs. T. F. Spillsby is in the city from
Roosevelt enroute from Phoenix to her
home. Mr.. spillsby is at this place SUI
perintending the loading OF the heavy
electrical machinery which will be
freighted to the Tonic.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Boardman went
to Roosevelt yesterday morning on the
stage.
Miss Addie Daily and Mrs. Alice Da-
vis-Golliher are expected in the city to-
day from Salt Lake City. Miss DAILY
has been spending the past threeyears
in the Provo college. Mrs. Golliher is
a sister of Mrs. James DAILY and ex-
poets to make Mesa her home.
J. T. Lesueur yesterday purchased of
Hilbert brothers splendid team Of
drivers, the price paid being s337.50.
Apostles Francis Lyman. John Henry
Smith and Hiram NJ. Smith left yester-
day evening for st. Joseph stake. where
they will hold a general conference.
They spent yesterday afternoon In
looking over the country south and
east OF town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burrier will go
to Phoenix today. where Mr.. Burrier
will accept a position with Donofrio.
Mr.. Burrier has been connected with
the drug firm of Holiday & Cooley for
the past year in the capacity OF phar-
macist
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
BOOK NOTICE.

buttons Little Stories of Germany.
BY Maud Barrows Dutton. author of
Little Stories of France. Fishing and
Hunting. etc. Cloth. 12mo.. 1872 pages.
with Illustrations. Price. 40 cents.
American Book Company. New York
Cincinnati. and Chicago
The stories in this volume Of the
Eclectic readings give a connected his
tory Of the German people. from the
Cimbri and Teutons down to the pres
ent Kaiser Wilhelm. Each of the great
events is. in proper succession. pre-
sented in the form of a short sketch.
The subjects selected show the influ
ence which the German people have
had on the culture and progress of the
world. and include such topics as
Albrecht Durer. Gutenberg's Invention
OF Printing. Frederick the Great,
Schiller, Wagner, and Beethoven. The
style is clear and simple. the subject
matter attractive and the illustrations
numerous and interesting. The book
will prove helpful and pleasing both
for the school and the home.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
ODDS AND ENDS.

Druggist Harmer yesterday received
shipment of 5000 Andrew Jackson ci-
gars from Milwaukee.
r. A. Tawney and family. accom-
panying the remains of Miss Ruth
Tawney. left ON yesterday mornings
train for their home In Nebraska.
ID. T. Miles. general agent of the
Westchester Insurance Co. spent yes
terday here.
The Lukin Cash Store yesterday got
in n consignment of seventy-eight doz-
en- shoes from Hamilton, Brown Shoe
Co. of St. Louis.
f. p. Trott of Phoenix was a visitor
here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Titus of Phoe-
nix attended the masquerade here
Tuesday evening and spent yesterday
i'm Mesa. Mr.. Titus is manager of the
Adams skating rink.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet at the
church Friday afternoon. Mach /, at
80 y. m.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28

The participants in the play that will
be given at the Normal tomorrow eve
ming entitled. Men. Maids and Match
makers" a comedy in three acts, are
practicing hard for the event. A
dress rehearsal was held last night in
the presence OF half a dozen members
of the faculty and all expressed them
selves well satisfied with the manner
in which the play was put on. An ad-
mission fee of twenty-five cents Will
be charged and as it is the first play
of the season at the normal, it is sure
to be well patronized.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
MESA
LOVE ON THE STAGE.
Line Between Mesa and Roosevelt Be
coming Popular For Newly WEEDS.

Line Between Mesa and Roosevelt Be-
coming Popular For Newly WEEDS.
When the stage lin between Roose-
welt and Mesa was first inaugurated It
| is hardly possible that the men who
! had the project in hand considered far
/ Their than carrying business travellers.
} but a new line of passengers has been
added. Two newly-married couples
from different parts Of the United
/ States went to Roosevelt yesterday
morning just TO celebrate or to assist
in celebrating their release from sin
/ gle blessedness. Anyone who has ever
! logged along in stage where the mile
posts are at least league apart can
| see little OF the lovey. dreamy life in II
at all, but these people who see every
thing from oceans to singing canary
birds in each others eyes have a way
Of looking at the ordinary affairs of
life which puzzles even the man OF at
fairs who has made enough of a sue
cess in a financial way to have appen-
dicitis. But be that as it may. there
seems TO be a reason. The stage leaves
Mesa at $50 in the morning, just
little early perhaps for the class OF
people in mind, but the newborn day
is pregnant with romance, and what
more is wanted?
The first miles are across the desert.
but it is made in the early morning
when everything is glad but the hired
man who has to milk fifteen cows. BY
the time the real day is begun the foot
hills are entered and then commence
the sensations in scenery. Here pre-
cipice which means an untimely death
to the bride who jumps from her seat.
but the wise groom sees to 1t that acct
dents of this kind never happen. He
holds her in. Mountains, hundreds of
them, appear on the other side in ter
rible disorder. but it's scenery. miles Of
1t in every direction. and it's grand
Maybe it's the exclusiveness that
adds the necessary touch that appeals
TO the delicious sweetness of the hon
eymoOners. However, there's a reason
Of some kind. It's a fact, and that's
the main thing.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
TtMPE
SKATING MASQUERADE.
The Event Of the Season at Goodwin's
Rink Tuesday Night.

The most successful event OF the
season thus far at GoOdwin's skating
rink was the masquerade held Tuesday
evening. II was attended by a large
number Of maskers and still more who
came to LOOK on and perhaps SLATE af-
ter the masks were removed. Some OF
the costumes were handsome-others
not. so much SO but all were good and
the event was considered a success in
all respects. Prizes were offered for
the best sustained lady and gentleman
charactr and the judges. J. 3. Mullen.
/. F. Pafford and Frank Peck. awarded
the ladies' prize to the Indian char
acter which CHANGED to be Mrs. Good
win. wife Of the proprietor Of the
rink. 1t was considered that she could
not be counted so the pair of skates
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
FIXING THE BLAME.

II old Japan prefers to fight,
The sun spot is to blame;
If Teddy can't adjust ii right,
The sun spot is to blame;
IL railway trains leap from the track
II steamers sail and ne'r come back
II quakes and cyclones rent and rack,
The sun spot is to blame;
If jurymen fail to agree
The sun spot is to blame;
II tidal waves arouse the sea
The sun spot is to blame:
II Standard oil goes up a lot.
If microbes tie you in a knot
Why what's the use of getting hot?
The sun spot is to blame:
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
PUBLIC SALES.

There was public sale of household
goods here yesterday afternoon in the
Daggs building when Mrs. NJ. NJ Muir
ply sold a quantity of goods. The sale
was conducted by Andrew Nielsen and
the goods sold well. Mrs. Murphy
leaves in a few days for her home in
the northern part of the territory.
Saturday, March ?. c. S. Clark will
sell at public sale at the Wise ranch
two miles this side OF Mesa. ten head
OF milk cows, wagons, harness, a horse,
and minor articles. The sale COM
mences at one o'clock and is to be con-
Quoted by VIM. Newell
on Monday. March 4th, Mrs. E. A.
Clark will sell at the Scudder ranch
west of town a mile. 20 head OF cattle,
two horses. chickens, ducks. geese and
a large quantity of odds and ends.
Auctioneer Hammond of Phoenix will
have charge OF the sale, which COM
mences at 10 a. IN.
For a good shave. hair cut or other
work try Cohen's shop.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
SPLENDID SOCIAL

The social given Tuesday evening In
the Vance building was a success. The
room was crowded and a splendid pro-
gram was rendered. One of the feat
ures Of the evening was the debate
Resolved. that Smiles and Kind Words
have done more TO promote Civiliza-
tion than Harshness and Force" The
affirmative argument was presented by
Mrs. Ed POmeroy. Miss Deborah Allen
Miss Kemp and Miss Inez Earle and
won over the negative, which was de-
Tended by Messrs. Ike Rogers. Maroni
Holiday, Joe Clark and James Lesu-
eior
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
PURELY PERSONAL.

f. P. Grover returned yesterday from
a business visit to Phoenix
Mrs. Tway has arrived in the city
from Los Angeles for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. ]. H. Pomeroy OF East
Main street.
Sidney Scott returned yesterday from
visit to Phoenix
DIR. Drane is moving into the office
formerly occupied by DR.. Hawley.
The body Of Antoine Kehrer the man
who killed himself on the Lamson
ranch last week. has been sent to his
sister in Cincinnati.
Chester Houck is in the city from his
sheep camp in the Paradise valley.
Mrs. John Nelson has returned from
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
DR.. NELSON TO LEAVE

DR.. and Mrs. Nelson, who arrived
here some time ago from Utah, have
decided to return to that state. The
move was made here vn account OF
Mrs. Nelson's health, which does not
seem to have been benefited. DR.. Mel
son came here highly recommended
and would no doubt have soon worked
up good practice. He bought out the
business of DR.. Hawley, who vert to
Bisbee
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
DEMAND FOR COON SKINS.

Now that the raccOon skin is popular
for automobile garments there is a
greater incentive than ever to hunt the
festive animal which is indigenous to
nearly all parts of the country within
stones throw of Greater New York.
In truth. fine coons have been freed and
caught. a score in a night. by people
who know the way to go about it.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28

Of lead and tin, nothing more than
pewter. This pencil was called a
"stile. Michael Angelo mentions the
"stile" and it seems that such pencils
were used commonly over the whole
continent of Europe. At this period the
name 'plumbago," or graphite" was
not in use. but instead the name "mOly-
bdena" or .'molybdods." which is at the
present time applied to an entirely diff
ferent mineral
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28
MINISTERIAL ASTRONOMER.

Ministerial duties do not prevent the
Rev. Joel II. Metcalf of Taunton, Mass.
from pursuing the astronomical inves-
legations. His study OF the stars has
resulted in the discovery of a new
comet. which is now being closely OBJ
served by astronomers throughout the
world. 1t has been named Metcalfs
comet.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-28


friends for Mr.. Vanderwalker had
showed no signs of sickness and dur
ing the day and up to a few moments
previous to his death was in his us
ual hearty and jovial mood. He had
been a resident of Tempe for several
years though he has lived in Arizona
for long time. He was well known
and highly respected by all with whom
he was acquainted.
The members Of his family are scat
tered over Arizona and he has a sis
ter in the state of Washington. All
have been notified and the remains
will be held pending the arrival of the
relatives. 1t is thought that the fun
eral will be held Sunday though it is
impossible to make definite arrange
ments at present.
COhen's barber shop Casa Iona