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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
.FINANCIER DORR
QUITS BUSINESS
SUSPENSION IS ANNOUNCED AT
HIS OFFICE IN SEVERAL
LARGE CITIES.
DULL TIMES GIVEN AS
REASON FOR MOVE
Western Broker Held Forth at New
York, Chicago, Spokane, Butte,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake City Exchanges.

San francisco, July 31.-Frederick
Dorr, broker with offices in this
city. Los Angeles, Salt Lake City,
Butte, Mont, and Spokane, Wash, a
member of the New York stock ex-
change and the Chicago board of
trade, telegraphed Tuesday from
New York to his local manager to
suspend business. Lack of patronage,
due to dull times, is the cause given
for the suspension.
He maintained expensive offices in
Los Angeles and this city, with leased
wires connecting them with eastern
cities. Dorr wired from Chicago:
mo one has lost any money. or
will. am not trying to sell my men,
bership i'll any exchange. They are
absolutely clear, and no money is be-
ing borrowed on Them
Dorr is well known socially on the
Pacific coast.
Credit Is Injured.
b. G. Lalhrop. manager of DORIS
local branch, said Wednesday that he
had no information in. regard to the
reported suspension other than that
contained in a telegram to him from
Mr.. Dorr in Chicago. which says:
A combination of circumstances,
wrongfully looked upon, has injured
my credit. l am sorry, but parties
want money, and will not take prom.
Uses; they must give me time. GER
tainly advise against payments or ac-
ceptance of funds. Send any orders
to Chicago"
Los Angeles Office Closes.
Los Angeles. Cal, July 31.-A telegram
received in this city stated definitely
that announcement of the suspension
of Fred Dorr, member of the New York
stock. exchange and the Chicago board
of trade, had been made in Wall street.
The local firm was not opened for
business Thursday, its. private wire
service having been discontinued
Monday T. W. Berger, Pasadena
customer, levied an attachment
against the local branch, claiming a
balance on stock trade
Says Place Is Still Open.
Maurice Vaughn, manager Of the
local branch of Dorr, denied that the
suspension of the firm had been an
nounced in Wall street, or that the
local branch was not doing business.
He said that while the private wire
service had been discontinued, and
the place was under attachment, they
were still open for business.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
"PERsIAh MlRAREAU" SLAIN.
Nationalist Leader Killed, Presumably
by Agents Of Shah.

Teheran, July. 31.-Sayyid Muham-
med. the Nationalist leader and the
foremost orator Of the recent parlia-
ment. called the Persian Mirabeau,"
has been assassinated at Hamadan,
which is about 165 miles from Tehe-
ran. Sayyid Muhammed went to
Hamadan after leaving the British le-
cation, where he had taken refuge.
Prior to this he was among those cap
tured by the Cossacks after the fight
which ragged around the parliament
buildings in Teheran during the latter
part Of June. 1t is supposed that the
deed was committed by agents OF the
shah.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Water az an AnesthetIe.

1t is said that surgeon Of Berlin
has accidentally discovered that water
may be used as an anesthetic. He
was experimenting with COCAINE to
see how small quantity Of 1t might
be used locally for minor operations,
when he made the discovery about wa
ter. A small quantity is injected under
the skin. and the effect is to render
the flesh at that point insensible to
pain. The water causes slight swell
ing resembling that caused by the
sting Of gnat, and the space marked
by the swelling remains insensible for
several minutes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Gotham Ranks Yictimized.

New York, July 31.-By robbing
mall boxes, raising checks found in
letters and cashing them by means Of
forged Endorsements, two young men
arrested Wednesday night. have OBJ
tanned between $1,000 and 10000
from more than score of banks in
and near New York within the last
months. the police say. Six other
men were arrested on suspicion
of having been implicated in the rob-
berries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
The Black Sheep.

What" asked the man who had re-
turned to his native town after an alb
sence of many years. became of Ed
Ferguson?"
ED? Oh, he's dom fine. Got the
best livery stable anywhere around
here and runs the depot hack"
Let's see; he had younger broth
er. hadn't he?"
Yes: Lem. He never amounted to
much. Wrote poetry and painted pic
lures. guess the family kind of dis
owned him. At least. he went away
several years ago. and dunno what
over became of him."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
POWDER BLAST WRECKS TOWN.
Stafford, w. Va, Scene of Explosion
of 100 Kegs of Powder.

Huntington. W. Va, Aug. AT the
mining town of Stafford. Raleigh coun-
ty, 100 kegs Of powder in a powder
house exploded. Nearly every build
Ing in the town was completely
wrecked. and several people were Sc
riously hurt, the worst injured being
Postmaster Frank Munroe. Several
persons were blown out Of their
houses, but not seriously hurt. The
cause Of the explosion is unknown.
The damage aggregates 100000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
How Funnyl

"Oh. Mr.. Hunker." exclaimed Miss
Dorothy, who is an enthusiastic orni-
biologist, which of the song birds are
you fondest OFF,"
Il prefer the hen, Miss Dorothy"
But the hen isn't song bird"
We'll. 1t is the only bird whose lay
I care for. Royal Magazine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Fatally Hurt in Auto Crash.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-Carl Burton, %
years old, recent graduate of the
University of Chicago, residing at the
Beta Theta ri fraternity house, 5S37
Washington avenue, and an heir to
property worth 5000, 1000 in Aurora, was
fatally injured in an automobile crash
at Washington street and Michigan
avenue Friday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
No sxmnathx Naadad

"Ah!" said the sweet young thing,
who was being shown through the
prison, and do those men have to
steep on planks? What hard beds!"
Yes" replied the prison warden.
but then they're more comfortable
than the beds usually furnished in
summer cottages. - Detroit FrAe
Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Parachute Jumper Killed

Jackson, Mich. Aug. William
Oliver. a young aeronaut of Mason,
Mich, was killed Thursday while max
ing parachute drop at Hague park,
on Vandercook lake near here. Just
as the parachute filed the strings on
one side snapped and the aeronaut
dropped 1000 feet to his death, the
parachute trailing, useless rag, after
him. Oliver landed near a crowded
merry-go-round and lived FIVE minutes
after being carried to the nearest
house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
NeaIected.

Mrs. Stiles-I do wish you'd try to
keep yourself heater.
MIR. stiles-But, my dear, you're not
SO careful
Mrs, Stiles-I'm mott I'm certainly
more careful of my clothes than you.
Mr.. Satisfactorily. Whereas, you
AhouId be more careful of me.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Force Of Habit.

A German merchants wife COM
planned to an intimate friend re-
Gently:
IF only my husband were not so
absent-minded! The other day, when
we were dining at restaurant, the
waiter brought him some bad fish and
all of sudden Fritz threw the whole
thing. fish, plate. bread, all at my
head. was ashamed. Meggendorf-
er Blaetter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Attempt TO Blow Up a Bank,

New York, Aug. Bomb throwers
attempted to wreck the banking house
of Salvador D. AURA in Newark They
did not succeed. but managed to blow
up the big stone stoop leading to the
bank. The explosion also blew out
the plate glass windows of the saloon
Of Dominick Dillone in the basement
beneath it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
selxes WarshIp, tor DEBT.

Paris,-French bailiffs have wide
powers, and, no matter how small the
amount owing, can restrain all the
debtors property in sight.
The reductio ad absurdum was
reached when disabled workman,
disputing with the government his
pension of 500 year, legally seized
all the war ships at Cherbourg, worth
about $10,000,0OO. The affair caused
the red tape to get busy quickly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Reports on Recent Riots.

New Orleans. Aug. 1.-Chevaljer
Charles Pappinim. acting counsel of the
Italian government at New Orleans,
has forwarded to the Italian embassy
at Washington complete report on
the recent clash between Italians and
American citizens at Natalbany, Tan
gipahoa parish, Louisiana. During
the riots several Italians were shot and
badly wounded. and an Italians store
was dynamited.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Nab Alleged Robbers.

Escanaba. Mich. Aug. frank
Roache and George Ross were arrest
ed here Friday by government inspect.
ors from Chicago on charge of rob-
bling the post offices at Vulcan, Dag.
gett, Kipling and Ross. Both have
prison rercords. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 was secured in the four rob
begtes,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Kenosha Fugitive CAUGHT.

Boston, July 31.-Frank T. Wells,
aged 81, Of Kenosha, Wis, was ar
rested late Wednesday in Cambridge
as fugitive from Justice He is said
by the police to be wanted at, Kenosha
on the charge of larceny of $4,000
from the First National bank of that
place, on October ~, 1907.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Moses Schwartz surrendere.

New Orleans. July 31-Moses
Schwartz. former president. of the
Schwartz Iron Foundry company, sur
rendered himself Wednesday on a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. and was released under
$1,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
No Second Helpinu.

why. really, Tommie. don't b..
lieve you know what table manners
are!"
Yes. do. mamma. II q boy has
table manners, 1t means he has to 20
away from the table hungry!"- Yonk.
era Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
"Gaspipe Thuqs" Executed.

San Quentin Prison. Cal. Aug. L.
John Sielmsen and Louis Dabner,
known as the "gaspipe thugs" who
committed series of daring crimes in
San Francisco following the earth
quake and fire in 1908, were executed
here in the penitentiary Friday morn
ing
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04

Charles M. sSchwab recently said
that he did not know single million
aire who had not made his money hon.
estly."
Yes, l read that. Charley may
have been strictly honest about it. too.
There probably are few single million
aires who have made their money
themselves. Chicago Record-Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
None Immune

Patience-One of the great transls-
lantic steamship lines has added
trained nurses to the medical person.
mel Of its vessels.
Patrice-What good is a trained
nurse when she's sick? - Yonksts
Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Elevated Trains In Collision.

New York, July 31.-Three persons
We're injured. one seriously, and SO or
more were severely shaken up in
rear-end collision between two Ninth
avenue trains on the elevated railroad
at Eighty-sixth street and Columbus
avenue late Wednesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Riaht Enouah.

Scott-They dramatize everything
nowadays. I'll bet they'll soon be
dramatizing the ad. columns.
Mott-Well, why not; aren't the ad.
columns the place for striking situa-
lions Houston Post.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Next in Line.

Mrs. Hayson with letter)-Hiram.
says that the barn dance is all the
rage in the city at present
Mr.. Hayson-An' suppose them
stuck-up city snobs is a-callin, 1t the
garage hop, hey?-P Puck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
TWO Women Slain with hamnne-.

Winnipeg. Man, July 31.-Mrs.
Richard Humphreys and her sister,
Mrs. Alderman died Wednesday night
as a result of injuries received when
they were attacked with hammer by
Herbert Johnson, who boarded with
Mrs. Humphreys.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Mutual Requisites.

Practical Adorer-Can you make
bread, dearest?
Practical Adored One-Can you fur
nish the dough. darling ?-B Baltimore
American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
A pifferent Pronosition.

Pompous Director (hotly)-Why did
you refuse to give my son fair chance
to show what he could do? Don't you
believe In introducing young blood in
the business?
superintendent-I debut not young
bloods. Puck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Rich MAN Killed nv Auto

New York, July 31.--Alfred Lauter-
back, son of Edward Lauterbach,
prominent lawyer and politician, was
almost instantly killed in an automo-
bile accident Thursday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
slain on Street.

High Springs, Fla, July 31.-W. H.
Moreland, representing Bidley, VIII
Hanson. Spain Company of Atlanta,
WIS shot and killed by an unknown
mum on the street here.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Former Governor Dead.

Weatherford, Tex. July 31.-Former
Gov. s. w. T. Lanham of this state
died at his home here after an illness
Of several weeks, aged 81 years. 4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-04
Too Bad.

Poet Whatever does this mean?
Ny publisher sends me q bill for 4
aew waste. basket. -.Royal Aagesins,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-25
SHOWS ASSIST THE
ALTA ORE HAULING
South Columbus and Columbus
Wagons Put on Their
Winter Shoes.

While the Salt Lake citizen who bad
10 wade through a foot of heavy snow
Tuesday morning in order 10 reach his
place of business may have, for the
time being, found little benefit in such
conditions. vet there was one organiZa-
ton in the city that rejoiccd and hoped
the fall of snow would continue for
day OF two longer This organization
was the South Columbus Consolidated
Mining company, whose property lies
up the Little Cottonwood canyon.
Vt present the South Columbus man
agcmcnt Is bringing 10 daylight some
OF the best and most extensive ores
ever encountered in the mine, and it Is
being brought down the canVon 10 the
Sandy sampler AS fast as nossible. But
the roads have been very heavy, and
good fall of snow has been hoped for i'll
order to remove the wheels from the
wagons. substituting therefor the old
fashioned runners. This now has been
done. and twenty teams or more are
engaged in bringing South Columbus
and Columbus Consolidated ores TO
market. The roads from now on Will
allow much better time TO be made
General Manager Tony Jacobson OF
the South Columbus stated Tuesday
that twenty tons daily is being sent
from this one mine, tho ore being the
rich carbonates from the winzc, being
sent from the upper Quincy tunnel,
On the lower Quincy tunnel level the
management is still breaking into the
large body OF mixed copper, gold and
silver ore. This body occurs in great
break or fault. and the point now
sought is the continuation OF this orc
body in place. The crosscuts show this
resource TO lie from twenty TO thirty
feet i'm width. but OWN" TO the scat
tered character OF the better grades of
duce strictly shipping product. What
sorting is done brings forth rock that
will average 20 per cent copper. Mr..
jacobson feels certain that with the
fudiug of this ore body in its proper
place he will have magnificent re-
source from which 10 extract shipping
GRADES of ore,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-25
J. Will Knight Reports Tintic
SmeIter Working to Very
Best Advantage.
COPPER STACK IS
READY FOR BUSINESS
Electric Power Due at Any Day
and Two More Lead Stacks
Done.

]. Will Knight of Provo was n visitor
Tuesday, bringing with him news of
much importance regarding the Knight
smelter NJ Tintic. In the first place,
Mr.. Knight emphasizes the fact that
The plant hns been demonstra ted 10 be
metallurgical success, the two lead
furnaces now in action being in cX.
trcmcly satisfactory running order,
Mr.. knight says that everything is
progressing as smoothly as could be
wished for.
"Mr. Vivian does not exactly like
The way the ores now awaiting the
furnaces have been bedded, so he has
determined on getting rid of this ore
Immediately, and until that is done we
win hardly be in the market for Gus
tom ores,n said Mr.. Knight. This
may take thirty days, and it may take
many days less than that. Our copper
furnace is ready to be placed into ac.
any time now. We have the two addl-
tional lead furnaces practically 10
shape for work, but we will delay
placing these In commission until the
Telluride Power company Is ready 10
deliver electrical power to the plant,
We are expecting this power at any
time now, and then there should be
no occasion TO delay placing the two
new lead furnaces at work.
"The Beck Tunnel deep shaft is in
very interesting territory right now
This shaft is below the 1000-foot level.
and it is the sort of lime that makes
ore in that camp. We may have to
crosscut for our ore, but there Is no
reason whatever why we should not
ind that part Of Tintic mineralized to
such depths. Personally, [ believe we
we are penetrating in the north shaft
of the Iron Blossom ground, / expect
TO hit the Colorado ore body at prac-
tically any time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-25
WASATCH-UTAH Is
NEAR DEEP RESULTS

Secretary Rumel Of the Wasatcb'
Utah Mining company, once known as
the Consolidated Jefferson, has received
q set of maps from the hands of the
mine management that demonstrate re-
suits are not far removed from the
present drift On the 200-foot level.
This work is under the direction of
known Montana mining engineer,
whose record at the Consolidated
Jefferson mino for the past year has
been the safest guarantee TO the ofh.
cials that better things are coming. 1t
was Mr.. Schulz who, on the Gold Hill
claim of the group, solved the fault
system, aud found rich ores which
the carly operators went over. under
and all around without discovering
their existence,
The drift on the 2oo-foot level is
searching for the vein which outcrops
on the surface. The walls pitch differ
Gently. indicating that the widest por-
lion of the vein is below. Mr. Schulz
believes that on the 200 level or deeper
will be found q splendid resource,
and while the face of the drift is
fully 100 feet away from the point
where the surveys show the ore Will be
encountered, he has already driven into
the foot wall, which shows the same
pitch and conditions that existed on
the level above. So the developments
Of the next few weeks are confidently
looked forward TO by everyone know
ing the conditions existing in the prop
crty.
On the 200 level the same drift will
encounter not only tho vein, but the
fissure followed and developed years
ago by the old Jefferson tunnel. The
vein appears to be a natural dam, for
on the foot wall side of the vein not n
drop OF water has been found, while
on the hanging wall side, or toward the
old Jefferson tunnel, there is q steady
and abundant flow Of water even now.
The present shape Of the Wass tch-
Utah property. therefore, is highly
gratifying TO the officials.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-25
WHEN WILL THE WORK
START ON SMELTER

The heavy winter weather that has
started in is causing western circles 70
wonder when work on the new smelter IN
Tooele county viii ba started, It's IT Is
been working at tine site for some time
past and Mr.. Mathewson. is expected
from Montana some time during the pres
ont week II is recalled that the work OF
escavatins for the Garfield smelling plant
on the lake shore was started in the dead
of winter, and that splendid progress was
made in spite OF the extreme hardsnlps
and difficulties which were met with. The
new company may decide 10 repeat the
task that the Garfield smelter interests
ACCOMPLISHED, for under the understood
conditions relative 10 the Tooele plant the
srlelter must be done within a prsscTi bed
time. The News Bureau contains the
following news regarding the enterprise:
The initial capacity OF the now Smelter
TO treat Utah Consolidated ores VIII be
1000 tons a day, and the number OF FUR
naces necessary 10 treat this tonna &c Will
depend entirely on the type OF furnace
finaIly decided upon. The plant Will be
creased as desired. as. 1t VIII be con
struoted on the unit system. Under the
terms Of the contract just entered Into
between W. D. Thornton, representing
solidated, 1900 tons OF Utah ores must be
treated daily. It is the intention OF the
smelling people to do general custom
smelter business.
Tooele county, Utah. and construction
will commence Immediately. The 25-mie
railroad TO be built In conjunction with
the smelter, will also be started immedi-
smelter interests. the Utah company has
decided It's land in Tooele county at cost,
and this VIII later oe turned over by Mr..
Thornton to the new smelter company,
when Incorporated. We understand that
the amount OF capital for the new corpor-
alton has not yet been fully determined.