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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23
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Rory McGilvary and w. L. Shaft
have lease on block of ground in
the old workings of the Shafter mine
and for several months the former has
had a force of men at work connecting
their holdings with the lateral from
the Big Five tunnel. This connection
has now been practically made. In
this development work sufficient ore
has been taken out to meet operating
expenses. 1t will not be long before
the leasers will begin shipping large
| amounts of both high grade smelling
and milling ores In years gone by,
these workings turned out paying ore
in big quantities, and Mr.. cGjlvray
will not only open up rich bodies that
are covered by their lease, but will also
IN ne the ore reserves that remain in
pillars, stringers and Slopes. Owing to
| the connection BY tramwav between
{ TIE 1ortal of the Central tunr e. and
the Huds mill. the ore can be shipped
in cars d rect rom the points OF ex-
/ traction to the Hudson mill, thus reduc-
ing the cost of transportation to the
lowest minimum. Both of the gentle
men interested in this lease deserve
the best there is in mining for their
perSlStency.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

The relay race at the Casino on Wed
nesaer~ evening was won by Harry
Neiswonger in two laps. Those
skating against him in the relay
We're Burke. Ray Neiswanger, Geo.
Dumont and Omer Moreau The price
for the most graceful lady skater
was won by Miss Mary Reed
of Kansas City, Mo-, who is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Victor Biddle
Alderman w. H. Irvine leaves to-
day for protracted visit in the east.
HIS first stop will be at Syracuse, Kan
sas, where he will invest port on Ct
his wealth in farm lands, and then he
will go to his old home at Atkinson,
lIinois, where he will visit with his
father. This will be his first trip home
in fifteen years and he anticipates a
joyous time in visiting the scenes Of
his childhood. He expects to be away
for at least month.
Drs. Smith and Agnew, former pre-
prietors of the Red Cross Sanitarum at
San Francisco, have decided to build a
saritarium in Idaho Sdrings in the near
future and furnish it with an up-to
date equipment. They have secured
Offices in the Ireland building where
they will practice their specialties until
lady to build; these incllde diseases of
the eye, ear, nose, throat and all
chronic ailments in any part of the
body and in either sex. They will
open Office here On the 9th instant.
odd Fellows ball was inadequate
to hold the crowd that attended the
Eagles smoker onday night, even
the ante rooms being pressed into
commission Long before the time
advertised for tie performance to be-
GIN every inch of available space was
occ lpied, many enthusiasts sitting up
on the floor. An interesting pro-
gramme was rendered consisting of vo-
cal and instrumental music, speeches
and three friendly sparring bouts for
points. The programme was followed
by an abundance of refreshments,
the whole going te make up an enjoy
able evening.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

IVY DAY EXERCISES.
Piano Duet. Thru Valley and Forest
Margaret Lynn, Stella Stevens.
Recitation "a Parable. -
Barbara Allen.
Oration. 'The Spirit of the Season. :"
Frank Redding.
c THE Primrose.
ooNe' 1.-THE Ivy Green"
Mae Cunningham.
Recitation "Earth's First Mercies."
Una Ball,
Grafton He Who Plants Tree"
Frank Downs.
"Tne Woodland Rose. :"
oohss '''''' 1.-The Sweetest Story"
Grace johnson.
''The Ivy Song" Edna Gunstrum.)
School.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Mrs. Royal r. Graham and bab'. s
went to Denver Monday where they
will visit with friends for a week or
ten davs,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Geo, keyes, Joseph Boyd and Chas
Christianson will leave Denver Sunday
night for Morton county, Kansas, to
look over the country with a view of
investing in farm lands. Mr. Keyes
has already purchased three hundred
acres and will add to his holdings dur
ing his absence. He speaks very high
ly of the character of the land in the
secti on they will examine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Jess Gee is wearing his nose in t
sling. While separating a live wire
from tree, pike pole struck hin
squarely in the face and inflicted pain
full injuries.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Contracts and necessary papers have
been executed with eastern parties on
the Old Missouri mine and Manager
Joe Boyd will begin the work of sink
ing the shafts and driving the levels at
an early date. This property is locat-
ed in one of the richest sections of the
district about midway between the
Old Time and the Saratoga and very
large output is a self evident fact
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Mrs. S. 4. Noyes and daughter Mary
came up from Greeley, Thursday to at
tend Commencement exercises.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

w. S. Leebrick, of the Matte mine,
after spending Sunday in this city, re-
turned to Denver on the early train
Monday morning,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

MIR. Nerritt Owen, proprietor of the
Stock Yards hotel in Denver and an old
Clear Creek resident, was in the city
on Thursday shaking hands with his
numerous friends
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

The Shakespeare iclub will hold its
annual social and business meeting
tonight at the residence of Mrs. N.
J. Pike.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Arthur Armstrong of Denver came
into the city Monday morning and at
once accepted position with the parties
having the contract on the new reser-
voir.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Miss Bessie Piggott, of Denver,
spent last Sunday in this city on visit
with Mrs. Chas. Worth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Roscoe B. Morton and wife left
Tuesday morn ing for Chicago and ex-
pect to be gone several weeks. They
were accompanied as far as Denver by
Miss Honor Plummer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Louis Oliver departed Wednesday
morning for Kansas city for weeks
stav.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

A force of twenty five men started
work on the new reservoir at Camg
Noxon on Monday and as many men
as can be worked to an advantage
will be employed until the contract is
completed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Alderman Claus Anderson departed
last Sunday for protracted visit to
the valley in the hopes of benefitting
his health. He has been under the
care of physician for some time, and
is in hopes that lower altitude will be
beneficial.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

DR.. M. Hamll and MIR. Heffner,
both of Ohio nave been spending sever
al days in nine inspection culary
Mining and Milling Co. of which A H.
r stedt is superintendent. The gen
tlemen left for Denver Tuesday morn
ing and were well pleased with what
they saw and learned.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

George Keyes has been awarded the
contract for building a two hundred
foot trestle connecting the Dover with
dumping ground and spanning the road
on Fall river, near the Dover Brighton
mill.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

VIM. Hamil, student of the Schoo
Pikers ball team last summer, came
up from GOLDEN Fria~y ard expects tc
remain here during vacation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

While sinking tfe shaft on the
Waterloo lode in Russell district fine
well. The property is owned by the
King Bee Mining Co. in which Capt.
r. l.. Martin of Denver IS largely in
ter sted.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

The Roberts Bros. Necantile company
received very large consignment of
the most beautiful varieties of flow
ers and which have been the ad-
mlration of all passers-by. A flower
given to friend, or a person in dis
tress, is worth more to such than
pyramid of flowers when such per.
son has passed into the Great Be
yond.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Returns have just psen received from
an eighte en- ton shipment of ore from
the Kitty Clyde mine. held under bend
and lease by the Liberty Bell minin
company of which Sam Brethour is
manager. The ore ran 90 oz. in co d
8, SO OF in silver and "a per oent in lead
making an average of .54.00 per ton or
approximately 1915 90 for the car load
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

will be employed until the contract is
completed.
Chairman A. J. McAndrews, of the
Democratic County Central committee,
has called meeting of the COM
mittee at Idaho Springs, for May oath,
for the purpose of selecting the time
and place of holding county conven-
ton to select delegates to the state
convention that meets at Glenwood
Springs.
During the past few days there have
been numerous people from the east
on our streets looking up mining in
vestments and also booking over those
in which they have already invested.
One of the most prominent remark ed
that there is plenty of money east for
strictly legitimate mining and where
the property will stand investigation,
but nothing for peoperties that are over
loaded in price and overestimated in
metal prospects
Sheriff Thomas Cunningham came
down from Geogetown Wednesday
morning escorting 'twelve tried and
true slen of the realm" who constitute
the petit jury in the case wherein the
Gold Glen Mining company is plaintiff
in an adverse suit and the Orinoco
Mining company is defendant The
property involved is five claims on
which mining patent is being applied
for and located in Cascade district. On
arriving in this city teams were at hand
to make a personal examination. E.
M. Sassin is one of the attorneys for the
Gold Glen Co. and J. w. b. Smith one
of the attorneys for the defendant
The other attorneys are non-residents
J. W. Gibbs is president of the for
mer eosnpany while is Sam Miller is
manager of the latter. On Thursday
the jury returned a verdict in favor of
the Plaintiff.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

The time limit to entltle any man to
become member of the Old Settlers
association ought to be little more
elastic. For instance, there is Judge
Griswold who is several decades young,
came to Colorado in the early sixties
and is still ranked among the tender
feet. Perhaps his youthful az tions and
appearance discredit his long and
varied experience as frentiersman
and mountaineer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Senior Vice Weldon and AdJutant
Devlan left on Monday as delegates to
the annual G. A. R. Encampment at
Fort Collins May 20, p and 22d. 1t
may be possible at some time that
the gathering of this state and Wy
oming will be held in this city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Pat O'Mara, of the c. & S., one of
the most affable, accommodating con-
ductors that ever pulled a string" on a
passenger train is off duty on account
of sickness. When Pat fails to go
through on his run every body at the
several depots axiously inquiries about
him thus attesting to his universal
popularity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

C. H. Rutter, of Flathead county.
Northern Montana, has been spending
several days in this city He states
that he has been in every mining sec.
tion of Colorado but he has yet to see
the mining town that equals Idaho
Springs in beautiful homes, well paint
ed and clean business blocks, well
kept streets and everything indicating
thrift. And still there is room for i'm
proye,nent in these matters
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
FAILURES BREAK ALL RECORDS.
Insolvencies During First Quarter
of 1908 Number S15.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S quarterly review of
business failures in the United States for
the first three months of 1908 says
Commercial failures in the United
States numbered 1900 in the first quarter
of 1908. with liabilities of 5,706, 1911.
While this is the heaviest mortality for
the corresponding months of any year on
record, there is slight improvement as
compared with the last three months of
1907 and many quarters other than the
first of earlier years have recorded heav-
Ter losses.
Manufacturing defaults during the
first quarter were 1.139 in number,
against 676 in the same month last year,
while liabilities of S33, 256,S57 compare
with S13.779.057. There were 1854 trad
ing failures. for $31 ,459,512, against 1856
in 1907. when the amount involved was
S15.526 2O6. Other commercial failures
were 176 in number and $10.9S9.S22 in
amount against "a failures, for S2,llO,-
32S, in the previous year.
Banking failures were five times as
numerous and involved ten times as much
money. 60 institutions closing their doors,
with liabilities of 500, 151 ,623, against II
similar failures last year, when the
amount involved was $685., 219; but the
same three months also recorded the re-
opening of many banks that closed during
the preceding quarter. particularly the
larger institutions, that were most far
reaching in the effect on general business
1.-THE number of failures, the amount
of liabilities, and the average amount OF
liabilities for the first quarter each year
since 1899 are given below
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
COST OF LIVING IS DOWN.
Prices of Commodities Decrease but
Are Still Far from Bottom.

It's cheaper 10 live to-day than it has
been in thirty-three months. That, at
reast. is the comforting assurance just
announced by Bradstreet's.
1t was year ago this month when
the highest general level of prices for
foodstuffs, textiles, coal and other com
m0dities was reached. Since then they
have dropped 12.5 per cent. the decrease
being fairly evenly distributed from
month to month.
There have been some thirty in
creases. but Bradstreet's records show
that siXty-three products. including
provisions and textiles. cost less than
last March. OF the thirty products
that are higher. some are sugar. tea,
potatoes. apples. wheat. corn. oats and
barley. soft coal and petroleum.
The low price average of this month,
however. is only comparative. and if
the drop is limited to l per cent a
month. as for the year past, more than
three years must elapse before the low
est recorded price average is reached.
Prices are still 40 per cent higher
than the low level recorded on July /,
1896.
In averaging fluctuations of prices
Bradstreets uses an index figure rep
resenting a compilation of costs of more
than 100 commodities. The record goes
back sixteen years.
Prices for thirteen staples show that
ten out of the group decreased during
February, one remained unchanged and
two went higher.
The textile group showed the great
est weakness, with provisions close
second. Live stock and metals adj
vanced and fruits remained unchanged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
Prehistnric Bacterin.

Modern discoveries concerning the
origins of diseases have brought the lit
tie organisms called bacteria into such
prominence that search has of late
years been made to ascertain if they
existed during the early geological
periods. Not long ago French scien-
fist, NJ. Regnault, announced the dis
covery of bacteria in coal. A long con-
tinued research confirmed the evil
dence that bacteria We're probably CO.
eval with the first appearance of or
ganic life on the earth. These bac-
terra attacked vegetable tissues, as well
as the bones and teeth of animals, but
as a rule they belonged to species of
bacterial organisms quite distinct from
those OF to-day.-philadelph Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
FROM FAR AND NEAR.

The American Railway Association
finds there We're 10000 fewer idle cars III
the United States and Canada in Febru-
airy than in January.
W. E. Rockhill of Glenwood Wis. has
been appointed manager of the Wiscon-
sin prison farm at Waupun. There were
fifty applicants for the position, and of
those who took the civil service e1amina-
ton Mr.. Rockhill stood highest.
Gunel Gunelson, farmer living west
of Chetek, Wis. committed suicide by
hanging himself from the rafters of his
barn. The dead body was discovered by
his wife. The cause of the mans deed
is unknown.
Mrs. c. Santouski. an elderly woman
living near Fergus Falls. is dead from
blood poisoning, caused by a pin prick.
The pin pierced her hand several weeks
ago. making slight injury.
At Delano, Mimi, DR.. f. X Boucher
and his bride were killed by a Great
Northern train, as they attempted to
drive across the track. The approaching
train was hidden by freight cars.
Over 600 farmers attended the insti-
tute at Crookston, Mimi Wheat was
completely ignored in the discussion of
crops for the future.
Deputy State Dairy Inspector P. A
Larson has started raid on milk deal
ers of La Crosse and already three of
them have been arrested for selling cream
not up TO the legal standard of butter
fats.
William r. Porter. 1905 graduate of
the Fargo agricultural college, has taken
charge of the North Dakota demonstra-
ton farms. Former Superintendent
Schollander has become director of the
Williston sub-experiment staten.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
An Easy Mark.


W. E. Collett, secretary of the Colo
RADIO Prison Association, was talking
in Denver about 30 autograph letters
from widows that he recently received,
wherein each widow offered gladly to
marry one of Mr.. Collects proteges, a
reformed convict in search of wife.
Il shall keep most of those widows
autographs" said Mr.. Collett. They
are very interesting. A collection of
autographs of such a character would
be worth having, wouldn't it? Differ
ent from tie usual dull collection of
mere signatures, chg
He smiled and went on:
AN autograph fiend who collects
mere signatures is rather a fool, and
he is very easily taken in. Whenever
| think of him | think of a little story
about him. According to this story, an
autograph fiend walked into an old
curiosity shop and said
You advertise that you have auto
graphs of Washington and Shakespeare
for sale If your terms are reasonable
l should like to purchase specimens of
each of those autographs
1.-The proprietor bowed politely. Then
he went to the back of the shop and
said to a man who was painting a
large canvas on an easel:
Put away that Rembrandt for the
present, Jim, and write me out an au
tOgraph of Washington and one of
Shakespeare. Gentleman waiting out
side''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16

BOXES MONTH proving that the American people recog-
nize that what is BEST FOR THEM is too good.
Why this enormous patronage?
The is simple Cascarets pure clean, sweet,
mild fragrant harmless but effective little tablets for the
Constipation and all Bowel Troubles. They
in little enamel boxes, to buy to
carry lin purse take and action,
reliable always the they work while you sleep
and wake you up feeling fine in the morning.
CANAL CLEAN
breed filth unless
continuously
adopted Congress go 1906 and
GOOD LAW and better and PURER
will
task always been cuatd
required formula
~. a,,r, ,,r-- n-,r- ,.o.
market and have lived and worked and
To-day nearly
MEDICINAL MERIT
other preparation for Bowel trouble in all the world
should
al
ITUAL CONSTIPATION from cessness and neglect but
EVERYBODY has OCCASIONAL CONSTIPATION, which,
forms and suffering and perhaps death
Cascarets taken patiently and regularly will remedy all
irregular
PREVENTIVE
and will keep all the machinery running IN good order
We advise little box of C3scarets
pocket Take whe
about bowels Your druggist will
GUARANTY OF satisfaction or money All druggists loc 2 soc
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
Spells of Coughing.
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON.
In TormentS with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Torc at Flesh
Cured by Cuticura.

In TormentS with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Torc ut Flesh
Cured by Cuticura.
My little son. when about a year
and half old began to have sores
come out on his face They began to
come on his arms. then OH other parts
of his body. and then one came on his
chest. worse than the others. At the
end Of about year and half of suf
fering he grew so bad | had TO tie his
hands in cloths at night to keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. lie got to be mere skeleton
and was hardly able to walk | sent
to the drug store and got a cake of
Cuticura Soap and box of Cuticura
Ointment and at the end of about two
months the sores We're all well. He
has never had any sores of any kind
since, and only for the Cuticura Rene
dies my precious child would have died
from these terrible sores. | used only
one cake of Soap and about three box
es of Cuticura Ointment. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon, II. +. ID. No. l, Woodville,
Conn, April 90, 1909"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is a vast
fund Of information as to the best methc-!s
of promoting health and happiness and
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best products.
Products of actual excellence and
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and which have attained to worldwide
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WE'LL Informed of the World; not Of indi-
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One {. the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-lnformed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup CO.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
NATIVE EsKIMo CLOTHES.
Light in Weight. soft I'm Texture
and SbScY.felv Gala Proof

and ihsciutely Geld Proof.
When winter SCI in and Esl<imos be-
gan 10 visit the snip. it soon became
apparent that tSey were mach better
clothed TO meet the cold than were the
white explorers. though the latter had
everything that money could command
in the way of IN approved arctic out
tit. The Finnish boots. or "Finnskor.' :
used by hansen and other arctic eN-
plorers. were excelled both in light
ness and warmth by the native boots.
\ single fur cOlt Of deerSkin made in
Norway weighed as much as an entire
Eskimo suit of cutter and inner gar
ments, with 0oots and mittens includ-
ed. and was stiff as wet sailcloth
while the native garments were soft
as Kid glove. 4 well-made Eskimo
Suit-socks ana boots, underwear, trou-
sers. and coat with hood-weighs ten
or eleven pounds. about as much as your
spring suit, and in it you could sit com
fortably on Il block of snow. with your
back TO the wind, fishing through hole
in the ice, with a temperature of 80
degrees +, as the writer has repeatedly
done, feeling cold nowhere but ON the
face. the only part of the body that
must be left uncovered. We found a
deerSkin shirt with the hair turned in
warmer, lighter and more comfortable
than a WOODEN, and a cap unnecessary
when the hooded coat is worn. There
was not an item of the arctic clothing
that was not advantageously replaced
by garments bought from the Eskimos
No one wore garments of European make
if he was able 20 get his hands on the
Eskimo equivalent.-V. Stefansson in
Harper's Magazine.