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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
Proposing to . Widow.
From london sketch.

aEN A - &Nn"
He-Would you think me very-I
mean. would 1t be bad taste on my part
She (hastily)--Not q bit.
He-But you don't know-you ant
know-what ! was going to say. I was
going to say, would It be very imperti-
nent OF me IL r
She (tenderly)-I think I do know.
Harry, and Iscan assure you that I
should not resent 1t in the least.
He-Ah, but 1t was something much
more serious than you m agfne-some-
thing about
She docking Notwithstanding about
your future life?
He-No: not quite SO serious as that.
Something about my present life.
She-That's what I meant-the sec
ond half of your present life.
He-Oh, I'm only ~. Q know.
She-I know; but when a man con-
templates a great change in his life
He-You did know. then?
She-Months age, dearest. I read it
in your eyes the first day WI met.
He-By Jove! Then-why. I've done
1t!
She (weeping a little)-Harry. you
have swept me or my feet!
He-My love! I know ! was brutally
frank. u don't cry.
She-You men! How Irresistible you
aret
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
When Taft Was a Reporter.

Secretary Taft, speaking to the Chi
cage Press club the other day OF the
time when he was a newspaper man,
gave this as one of his experiences
~ was only a reporter myself. I never
reached the journalistic stage. It was
when I started out to study law. / aid
court reporting for the old Cincinnati
Times during the day. Since then I've
always dealt easily with repo1terszwho
misqllote me. I thought once I had
pulled or a big story. We uAed the
biggest headlines we had in thoen days.
The next morning I was summ0Me4 Into
court Tor contempt. I q reverDgQ thu
decision exactly"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

Winthrop E. Stone. president OF Pur-
due university, in ar address on Lafay-
cite, said of ignorance:
Ignorance makes all it touches ridfc-
rlcus. Nothing. not even culture. is i'm
mune to its attacks. Did you ever hear
of the ignorant m~ilIionafre's library?
well, there was a millionaire, a cat
tie man, who led a visitor n a great
room lined with thousands OF volumes.
See them books?' he said.
Yes said the visitor.
They're all bound in calf. amt
they?
yes, the visitor agreed; they seem
to have a uniform binding
The millionaire chuckled proudly.
"sWer1, sir he said, I killed all them
| calves myself"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Nine. FRITZ Scheff is seeking divorce
from her husband, Baron Frederick Won
Bardeleben.
Work has been resumed with full forces
at the mines on the Mesaba range, but
no shipping is expected before June 1.
Willie Edouin. the English actor, is
dead in London. He had been in failing
health since his return from the United
States.
After having been closed for three
months the plant of the Alabama Console
dated Coal and Iron Company at Gadston,
Ala. has been put in blast.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
How tho Young Idea shoots.

4H TTOLn pooy . AxAd6dAhA1. Ers
Many Of the children are so crammed
with everything that they really know
nothing.
IN proof Of this, read these veritable
specimens Of definitions, written by
public school children:
disability is taking ARE OF q stable
"A mosquito Is h child Of black and
white parents"
Monastery IL h place for mon-
sters."
ting drunk"
Representation is to have the small
pox.
"Cannibal Is two brothers who killed
each other In the Bible
Anatomy II the human body. which;
consists OF three parts, h head. the
chist and the stummick. Tho head
contains the eyes n brains. II any.
The chfst contains the lungs and Z
piece OF. the liver. The sturnmick II
devoted to the bowels. of which there
are five, q, 9, I. Q. U. and sometimes "
and ""
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

The University of Washing ton will
send a botanical field party to Alaska
during the present summef under the
direction OF DR.. T. c. Frye, Of the de-
partment of botany. The general plan
is to leave Seattle about July 1, n
go as far north as Skagway. From h
chief cities as a base excursions will be
made into the mountains, glaciers, to
mines and along the sea shore. The
work will close in Alaska six weeks
from Gate of sailing from Seattle. A
general invitation to those interested
in the subject to participate has been
Issued. The cost of the trip will be
less han 5000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
Curious of the Future.

From the Youths Companion.
Have you fixed up my Will just the
way l told your" asked the sick man,
who was the possessor of many needy
relatives and some well-to-do but
grasping mes.
II have" asserted the lawyer.
Just as strong and tight as you can
make it, eh?y asked his client.
The lawyer nodded.
"AI right" said the sick man. Now
I van to ask you ore thing-not pro-
fessionally-who do you think tands
the best chance of getting the prop
erty when I'm gomez"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
What she Thought.
From the Tatler.

We were talking about honors, and
I heard the story about Sir Lawrence
Alma-Tadema, r. a., when he was
knighted. I
oh" said a lady friend. dear Sir
Lawrence, I am so glad. I suppose now
that you ave been knighted you'll give
up painting and live like a gentleman? 2"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
" NE.E"F
ii7722 DEAD DEAD m IN STE0 rms;
HAVOC IN 10 STATES
T%ornadoes fror, Dakotas to Gulf
Lay Farms Waste and
~InjuTe 400.
SOUTH BEARS THE BRUNT.
Many Towns i'll Mississippi, Alabama
and Louisiana Destroyed, with
Big Death Lists.
SOUTH BEARS THE BRUNT.

"A hundred and seventy-two persons
are believed to have beer killed and 400
injured, many fatally, in Il tornado
which Friday swept thirteen States of
the Union from the Dakatas to the
Gulf Of Mexico, leaving Il trail of de-
stroyed villages, ruined farms, deyasta-
ted countrysides and bereaved house
holds.
The full weight of the storm fell on
the States of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama, where many small towns
were badly damaged. Before bursting
on that part of the country the tornado
traversed North Dakota, South Dakota,
Minnesota. Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Okla
homa. ...
Where Lives Were Lost.
The following is a summary of the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
The Art Of Punctuation.

" FTOIH lHe bUSIUI ITdiSCTlpt.
Returning from school the other aft
ernoon little Edith proudly Informed
her mother that she had learned how
to ".punctuate."
you see, mamma" explained Edith,
when you write scat you put a hat
pin after it, and when you ask a ques-
ton, then you put down a button
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
FARM FACTS.

One ounce OF carbonate of potassium
to each quart of rain water makes an
excellent wash for mango or itch.
Watch the affected parts once each
week with this mixture and then wash
off h mixture with clean rain water.
For scratches in horses try this: Ok
ide OF zinc. a dram; ,vaseline. one
ounce Never apply water to the legs.
Scratches will never occur when the
mud been allowed to dry and then
brushed off without the application OF
water.
Each year tho farmers OF the great
west will see the increasing necessity
OF adding the dairy to the farm opera,
lions. With smaller farms win come
more intense farming and just Is sure
as good farming or better farming
forces itself upon the western people
just SO sure will dairying with q better
COW and better feeding become an b
solute necessity.
When transplanting trees be sure -
cut back the tops n see that the roots
are trimmed OF all bruised and roken
parts. Many a tree IL lost thrOugh
carelessness in this direction.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

an inquiry to London by the wire
less system and received an answer in
less thar two hours.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

The police department of Canton.
China, has issued a proclamation for
bidding the sale of the flesh of dogs
and cats as food.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

/. Englishmen OF Nic-Devon have =
ganized to wage = weI On wood plyoonA
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

Some. of the great Atlantic liners en-
ploy $50 6remen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
ANOTHER DEAL AT B0VARD
HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED

Again Mason Valley people have figured
prominently in mining deals in the new
camp of Bovard. 1t was but this week
that George BOvaTd and George Davis,
both residents of Mason Valley, sold
group of three claims for the neat sum OF
$4,000. says the YeringtOn Times.
The purchaser of the property was
Mr. Storms. a mining man representing
Colorado capital The ground purchased
adjoins the Dedmond. Knapp and Thrail-
kill property upon which the phenomenal
strike was made few weeks ago. 1t is
claimed that the same ledge traVerSeS
these claims and that good values can
also be had on the surface. Although
the entire purchase price was not paid
down. a sufficient amount was paid to
assure the payment of the balance within
the specified time of a few months. Mr..
Storms. who made the examination of the
property. was we'll pleased with the looks
of the property from the surface mdica-
tions and it IS said that he considered
himself fortunate in being able TO pick
up such a piece of ground.
From present indications we expect to
herald some more good news from this
district concerning Mason Valley people
who are in on the ground floor of the
new Nevada camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
BIG OPERATOR
FROM ENGLAND
Man Largely Interested in
Phoebe Mines Is Out to
Make inspections.

George Weddell, prominent and
wealthy English mining operator, who
is one of the substantial pillars in the
Ohio-Kentucky and Prince Consolidat-
ed companies of Phoebe, and who is
also largely interested in the Nevada
horn Silver company, which is also
operating at Phoebe, came in from the
east yesterday and will leave for camp
tomorrow night. Mr.. Weddeils home is
at Newcastle-On-Tyne and he has been
identified with mining in this country
for several years.
He has not been out this way for
more than year, and that his antici-
patton of seeing many important
changes in propositions with which
he is prominently connected will
be fully realized goes~ without
saying. Particularly we'll pleased
should he be with changes that
have taken place in the Ohio-Ken-
tucky's Susan Buster mine and the
Prince Consolidated. both of which
have added UNNECESSARILY to their vol
umes of exposed wealth during the past
twelve months.
The visitor is interested in many
mining proposition of this western
country other than those mentioned
and during his trip west he expects to
visit some of them and become gen.
orally posted on all before returning to
England. He will be met at Phoebe by
Z. L. Godbe. under whose direction the
properties of the Ohio-Kentucky and
the Prince Consolidated are being so
splendidiy developed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
GREAT BEND SHIPMENTS
AVERAGE SIPS PER TON

Shipments are going out regularly from
the Great Bend. The values are holding
up to uniform high grade standard. The
present values are averaging about Sl25
SAYS the Goldfield News.
Production for the present is restricted
because Of difficulty in handling the
ground, which is being overcome by the
system of timbering recently adopted. As
fast as possible men will be added to the
force which is now breaking ore from the
large reserves, while development of new
ore reserves is being carried on as rapidly
as possible.
Details are being worked out for a two
compartment vertical shaft, which Will
be sent down 800 or 500 feet.
Work has been far enough advanced
within the past two or three weeks to
satisfy the managers of the property that
the Great Bend showing justfies more
extensive equipment and a larger force
of men, The showing in the property it
self is assurance of this alone, and now
comes the strike in the Daisy, which
proves the continuity of the Great Bend
ledge.
While the new plans for development
are being carried out production will be
steady through the present shaft
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
ELY MINES CONSOLIDATION.
Boston Insists That Utah Copper Is
to Be Included.

The plans for the consolidation of the
Nevada Consolidated. Cumberiand-Ely
and Utah Copper have not been aban-
doned as has been repOrted-they are
simply held in allegiance for the time be
ing. says the Boston Financial News.
That they will be worked out and the
three big companies brought under one
head is the opinion of some of the lead
ing interests in the companies concerned
and their knowledge of the progress that
has been made enables them TO speak
with authority.
As the matter now stands the proper
ties will probably go into the new Copper
mines company. which is TO be the hold
ing company, on a slightly higher basis
than was announced about a month ago
when the negotiations were being pushed.
In considering this matter, the most i'm
portant thing to be borne in mind is the
fact that the Guggenheims are in abso-
lutte control of the situation. and that they
viii be able TO put their plans through
when the proper time comes on their own
terms. The talk on the street of hitch
in the proceedings owing to the oppo-
sition of certain interests in some OF the
companies is not based on fact, as the
interests mentioned could not muster
enough stock TO cause any trouble even
if they were disposed to.
This talk of opposition to the cOnSoli-
dation has emanated from interests in
the Utah Copper company. but the hold
ings of these interests mentioned amount
to not more than 10000 shares out of a
Total or b5S.VUU SHARES. Inc COulTOi uOtS
not rest with them, but with the Gug-
genheims and allied interests and thenf
decision in the matter will be final. The
present indications are that the Utah
Copper stock will GO into the cOnsolida-
ton at about 3712, although this figure
might be shaded TO 80.
The Nevada Consolidated which is alb
solutely controlled by the Guggenheims
and interests very close to them in Phil
adeIphia and San Francisco, will prob
ably go in at 20. as all these interests
will hold out for that figure. They have
considered the matter very carefully and
have decided not to part with the control
under this figure.
1t is also true that the control of the
Cumberland Ely could not be secured uu-
der I215. and it is therefore safe to pre-
dict that the stock will go in at this
figure if the plan of consolidation is car
ried out.
This is the situation as il stands to-
day and with certain matters cleared up.
and with market conditions right, the
plans will probably be put through on
this basis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
MINING Notes.

Twelve carloads OF Utah ore were re-
leased from the Taylor & Brunton samp-
Ter yesterday morning.
A message from New York yesterday
morning brought the information that
John Dern and his party sailed during
the day for Amsterdam.
Morris NJ Johnson of the Newhouse
staff left for the Seven Devils district,
Idaho, Tuesday night, to make an exam
ination of a copper-gOld property there.
Since the return of Manager Dan Fer
guson of the Moscow companys proper
ty in Beaver county from a trip to the
coast the mine force has been increased
to thirty men and shipments will be regu-
larly made from now on.
The regular monthly meetings of the
May Day and Uncle Sam directors will
be held tomorrow afternoon, while the
directors of the Lower Mammoth are
scheduled TO meet on Saturday and de-
eide the matter of resumption at the
property.
w. NJ. Odell. one of the big men in
down from PocatellO yesterday morning
TO look after business matters on this
end of the line. Mr.. OdeIl is a promi-
nent shareholder in the Seven Troughs
Mining company and it is whispered
about that he is likely TO be named as
one of the new directors. when the re-
of the board occurs. 1t was
Mr. Odell who took the 50,0O0-share block
of Lower Mammoth treasury stock at
so cents q share a few days ago. He
is a firm believer in the merits of both
the Seven TTOughs and the Lower Man,
moth properties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.

The action of Seven Troughs on the
mining exchange yesterday gave an OBJ
ject lesson on the relations of mine and
stock market conditions. The morning pa
pers all carried accounts of the fact, au-
thoritatively given, that the mine was
sending to market not far from 100000
worth of ore; that the proposition was
ready to produce regularly; that inter-
ests which have been feeding the mar
ket for months had sold cut and would
retire from the directorate; that the mine
was in the pink of condition and that
200 feet of additional depth would be
gained right away. In the face of this
splendid news. slathers of the stock came
out, and holders were willing to accept
the price that has prevailed for several
days, and even less than the high mark
All of which goes to show that antcipa-
ton counts for more than realization, as
a rule i'm the stock market During
the day nearly $4,000 shares of the stock
changed hands at prices ranging between
&c and SEC. While trading was lively
throughout the day, most of the stocks
participating were allowed to go at frac-
tionally lower prices than prevailed Mon
day and Tuesday.
During the two regular and open board
calls total of Isl, 72l shares of stock
with a selling value of SS.l45.60. changed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
Mines and Mining Stocks

be started around the cayed portion of
the main avenue on the north side, but
quite close to it, and this work began
this morning. With machine drills it
can be advanced rapidly, and it may
be that we can get around the obstruc-
ton this way faster than the caved
ground can be caught up and the main
drift opened. Both pieces of work will
be kept going at the same time, and,
in one case or the other, we expect to
determine the extent of the cave and
release the water behind il within
few days. From the north side drift
hole will be punched through to the
main avenue every few feet, and judg-
ing from the character of the ground
in the drift on the south side, it is fig
ured that the ObStructed portion of the
main drift viii not reach more than
thirty or forty feet. But should this
prove not to be the case, we know that
the drill holes from the south side have
gone through where the main drift is
clear, and il will not take many days
to go that distance on the north side,
if we are compelled to do SO. as the
drift will not be made larger than is
necessary to work in
- Mr.. Bamberger states that the people
of Park City, and not the Ontario COM
pany, are preparing to celebrate the
reclamation of the mines on Wednes-
day next. He and everybody else at
camp connected with the company will
participate in the event, which prom
Uses TO be one of the most enthusiastic
affairs ever pulled off in that camp.
The nature of the celebration has not
been entirely worked out, but full de-
tails will likely be announced by the
end of the present week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
ECLIPSE LEASE
GETS THE MONEY
Owners Ask Concessions That
viii Justify Expendi-
ture of $4,000.

The officers of the Seven Troughs
Eclipse Mining company were yester-
day in receipt of a letter from Irving
& Cranz. the leasers of blocks one and
seven. on the south end of the compa-
ny's territory, which had a ring to IL
that sounded like business. The letter
explained that the cooperation of a
wealthy mining operator had been Sc
cured and that, if the company would
extend the life of the lease eight
months and insert a clause that would
give the Iessees six months at the ex-
piratiOn of the lease in which to re-
move any accumulation of ore that
might then exist, they were prepared
to spend $4,000 in the opening up of
their ground and its equipment 1t is
the company met and promptly agreed
to give the terms asked.
These blocks of leased ground adjoin
the rich Meteor ground on the north
and right south of the Meteor is the
famous Hayes & Monette lease on the
Mazuma Extension, where $4,000 is
being spent in development.
The showing being made in that sec
ton may change the plans of the
Eclipse company regarding the point
at which it will sink a deep working
shaft The company is now preparing
to ship a hoist to the mine, and W. J.
Craig, the company's consulting en-
gineer, is figuring on leaving for camp
during the next two or three days to
decide the matter as to where the deep
work shall be done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
FORECAST OF TONOPAH
CO.'S ANNUAL REPORT

New York. May 6.-The Tonopah Mining
company's annual report presages early
dividend resumption with developments
from a mine standpoint better than any
thing heretofore shown in the history of
the mine Total net earnings and income
for the year ending February %, s1,471, SS7;
total cash on hand. S177.449. The first ten
months of the year shows an average of
5000 tons run through the mill each
month. The last two months over 1900
tons each.
1t is officially said that the mine has
about s9,000,000 now in sight to the 600
foot level with several years work to be
done in opening the west end of the prop
erty. where rich ore is known to exist.
The ore now being developed under the
dacite intrusion around the 9OO-foot level
is not now commercially valuable, run
ming from s. to Sc ton. but gives every
indication of running richer with depth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
PLANS CHANGED
At THE ONTARIO
How Main Drift Between Two
Shafts Will Be Opened
The Celebration.

The task of drawing off the last few
feet of water in the Ontario mine at
Park City is at a practical standstil
for a few days. Manager Ernest Bam-
berger. who came down from camp
tuesday night, explained the matter
yesterday by saying:
When the side drift was run around
the caved ground between No. and
NO. shafts 1t was started with the
bottom of the drift on a level with the
tracks in the main avenue. Without
cutting out for a flume under the
tracks the grade of this drift was kept
pretty stih, so that whatever water
was tapped would swiftly run
out and thus prevent backing up and
DotherlnS the wOrkmen. This drift was
numed and the car tracks Were laid in
the bottom of il, instead of on top. In
going the $50 feet to the point where
the drill holes were punched through
TO the main drift the elevation of the
floor amounted TO four and one-half
feet. AS the drill holes were all put
through at some distance above the
floor. connections with the main drift
have all been made not far below the
roof of the latter. While a large hole
has now been broken through and the
water is rushing out in a great torrent
the pressure has been relieved and five
or six feet of it remains in the station
at No. 3 shaft. We might gain foot
or two by blasting out the under lip
of rock where the holes have been
made. but / doubt whether that would
sufficiently lower the water to permit
of an examination of the drift from the
No. shaft end.
I'VE are not worrying, however, over
this condition. We have started to
clean out the caved ground in the main
tunnel level but the ground is vet and
treacherous and piling has to be driven
as the work progresses. Tuesday 1t
was decided that small drift should
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07
OOINGS OF UNLISTED
STOCKS ON EXCHANGE

Just haIf-dozen of the unlisted stocks
participated in the trading yesterday.
bingham Central-StandaTd sold at 42c,
Cedar at Ike. East Crown Point at PFC
and 2s.c. Mineral Flat at l5c and Uintah
Treasure Hill at 2Sc, while Ohio Copper
was sold down from s2.62I2 to s2.5212 per
share.
q at 2317c, Federal-Ely at IL at 121zc. and
&c was bid for East Tintic Consolidated
and HE for Demijohn Silver King Coal
ition was offered at 1886. Thompson at
26c and Western Nevada Copper at S4c
share