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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-07-01
THIS PAPER SOLD.

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WEALTH passes into new hands.
By reason of impaired eyesight
my inability longer to do news
paper work compels me to re-
tire from it altogether. The
paper has been sold to Mr.. j.
G.. Hardy, who after this issue
a ssumes entire control of it.
Mr.. Hardy is native of Hall
fax county and for a number of
years has been editor of the
Warrenton Record. His sue
cess as editor of that paper
vouchsafes the same for him
as editor of The COMMON
WEALTH. His good experience
in newspaper work prepares
him we'll and successfully to
conduct the business and editor
ial departments of this paper.
With a hearty good will l COM
mend him to it's readers and
patrons and trust and believe
that they will give him the
same cooperation and support
which they have given me.
When | retired from the active
editorship of this paper on the
first of last November | gave
some expression of my feelings
towards it's thousands of read
ers, and | do not deem it neces-
sary to repeat them now. Cir
cumstances have held me con-
nected with the paper from then
until now, but today it passes
from my hands for good and
all. This separation from those
who have been my readers and
patrons for more than twenty
years is inexpressibly painful
to me, the poignancy of which
not one of them can ever know.
With gratitude for favors from
all and with apologies for any
mistakes of my own through the
long stretch of years in which
have tried to serve the pub
lie through these columns. |
tender this final word of good
will and love and turn tc
other things.
| wish to say that | am not
unmindful of the good anc
faithful service rendered by
the printers in this office fol-
the past few years, E. J. Proc
tor as foreman, w. II. Rasberr,
and Fred Shute. They have
done their work faithfully anc
well, which have all the Will,
fully appreciated.
In retiring from this work
wish to express my apprecia
ton for the splendid service,
rendered the paper and it's read
ers during the past six month
by Mr.. Ashby w. Dunn as as
sistant editor. He has full,
discharged his duty in his worl
and has made good the predic
tions made for him when he en-
tered upon the work. He ha
splendid newspaper ability an,
has made many friends where
ever the paper circulates.
The crowded condition O
work in the office makes it i'm
practible for Mr.. Dunn to fu1
nish any announcement thi
week. He will make announce
ment concerning his connectio
with the paper and his retil
ment in next issue. 1t gives m
great pleasure to state that a
the relations with Mr.. Dun
while he has done his work S
we'll as assistant editor hay
been entirely pleasant an
agreeable.
E. E. billiard.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
Dixie Notes.

Dixie, August 10-Frank Miller is on
shift at the Penn-Dixie.
A. R. Duckett has gone to work at
the Saradoc.
]. M. Eakin made business trip to
outside points last week.
Mr.. Jennings and Jack Henniger of
Elk City were. looking the camp over
last week.
John Massam and E. S. Davis of Elk
City are camped at the Oscar spring on
Blowout.
Henry S. Hazlitt, Oscar Waller, R.
M. Wooden and Leslie Powelson got
back from Salmon river Monday, where
they surveyed tunnel site for the Ma
jestic Gold and Silver Mining company.
This tunnel win tap the dixie on Blow
out naountain at depth of three thouse
and feet.
Louis Larson and Perry Bros. and
Brown have bonded the Red Cross
group and the Gold Hill group on the
big dixie.
The Penn-Dixie company has bought
the 4-stamp mill on the Idaho Comstock
and win move tito their property as
soon as it can be dismantled.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14

Hotel Parr-Jas. Frenbath, City; Ed
Grace, City; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wyllie,
Seattle; James Hubb; J. S. Wolford;
n. c. Wright, Sisson, Calf; j. =.
Hammond, Portland; M. J. Sweeney,
spokane; Chas. Hoyt, A. /. Fullerton,
Don Hoyt George Fullerton, Portland
VIM. l.. Sendker, Dixie; S. r. Gayton,
Dixie; Lee DeMOss, Grangeyille; Jas.
Reeday, Gold Point; l.. w. Milot, Dixie
Louis Clarke, City; Mrs. George Esh,
City; Dick Crea, Grangeyiile; D. M
Currie, Finley; I'd Mills, Newsome, B.
A, Shissler; Fred Crib, BONANZA mine
George g. Peck, Hot Springs; j. w
Corbus, Spokane; W. M. Sprigg, Wash.
ington, ID. c.; Leon OpDenheimer SDo
kane.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
Connect Elk City With
Middle Fork Railway.
WILL BE AN ELECTRIC ROAD
Michigan Capitalists Back of
New Project.

81 have plans well under way, and as
soon as it is definitely shown that rail
road is building along the middle fork
Of the Clearwater river, company Of
Michigan capitalists, now organized.
will begin construction on an electric
line from Elk City to connect with the
railroad on the river"
George Carter, Of jackson, Michigan,
gave to Mining News the above infor-
nation the first Of the week.
The prime movers in our organiza-
ton were impressed with the agitation
started in Elk City year ago TO build
line TO Sites" continued Mr.. Carter,
land our company would have taker
the matter in hand and built the linz
had il not been for the promise Of 9
transcontinental line down the middle
fork"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
A Strike is Made on
Level No. J.
MAYBE UNDER RICH OUTCROP
Development in Progress on
Level No. 3.

New ore is reported to have been
struck in tunnel No. at the Buster
mine Tuesday of this week. The ore is
supposed to be under the rich outcrop
on the top Of the hill. The new ore is
of average value, but the width of the
body had not been determined Thurs
day morning.
Development is still going on in level
No. 3.
Supt. J. F. Thorn, who has been in
Spokane to confer with President F.
w. Bradley when the latter returned
from Alaska, was expected back
yesterday.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
Sites Briefs.
(From the Sentinel.)

Percy Ellis leaves for Spokane on a
business trip this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lisle Hopkins arrived
home last night from trip Of ten days
into Newsome section where Mr.. Hop
kins went to look after mining inter-
ests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hartman leave TO-
day for Seattle to attend the A-Y-P.
exposition. Miss Flossie Murphy ac-
companies them. Miss Murphy is one
of the winners in the A-Y-P. contest
by the Free Press.
t. Johnny and Monte Surridge left the
first Of the week for Meadow creek and
Johns creek, where. they will enjoy q
ten days outing. Johnny has faith
fully held down his place in the o Z.
Lapp Co. store now for nine months
without break, and has earned this
vacation.
DR.. z. H. Snyder, Of Kansas City,
Mo-, has located in Sites, and is offic-
ing with DIR. Britain in the Packer
building, next 10 the Steen Mest &c.
The doctor comes TO Sites with the
highest recommendation as a practi-
toner and fresh from one Of the larg-
est hospitals in the central west.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
Reduction Plant to Be Installed on
Well Known Dixie Property.
PERRY DIXIE is BONDED
Agreement Reduction Plant
Be Placed in 90 Days.

S. r. Gayton and w. L. Sendker OF
Dixie, were business visitors in Elk
City from Saturday until Monday noon,
engaging carpenters, laborers and
teams to remove and construct a stamp
mill on the property of the Penn-Dixie
Cold Mining company, for which cor
pany Mr.. Sendker is superintendent.
Dick Skogler was engaged to superin-
tend and have charge of the construc-
ton Of the mill building. The plant
will consist Of four stamps and cyanide,
and Messrs. Gayton and Sendker saic
work on construction will be rushed
with all haste possible, with the hope
Of having everything in running order
before snow comes.
The mill is TO be built at the moutl
Of No. 3 tunnel on Snowstorm No
claim. The claim is said to De pretty
well DEVELOPED. Tunnel No. is driver
Ia on the vein for a distance Of 100 fee
and exposes a body Of ore four fee
wide, Of high average value, samples
running as high as $500 per ton. From
the floor Of this tunnel is q winze u
feet deep showing the same ore az il
tunnel no. 2 tunnel Is crosscut tun
mel which has been driven 300 feet an'
has cut the vein al q point where IL i
3 feet wide, showing ore Of The sam
character as in no. T. No. 3 is thI
lower tunnel and Is about 300 feet long
Last week . strike of ~ inches p
hlgh grade one was made in no. 3 con
mel.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel-T. w. Tucker; Ed Geist,
Dixie; ]. M. Eakin. Dixie; Nose Thorn,
Golden Crown; George Yaharis. Grange
vile; Gus Shultz, Grangeville; John
Kelly, Thunder Mountain; Bob Hilands,
Thunder Mountsin; A. S. Cosand,
Grangeville; o. C. Poleson, Sites; Glen
Lamb, Sites; r. Lamb, Sites; Leslie
Belor; Walter Mcdonald, Golden
Crown; Jas. A. MacKinnon, City; A.
Blomberg, -Four Mile; ID. S. Irvine; i.
G. English, Orograpde. Earl English.
Orogrande; 9. O. Mclaughlin. w. b.
Roble; Willis Hutcheson, Spokane;
r. M. Peck, South Fork mine; Frank
Nassett; Chas. Duncan; r. Ruckman,
Sites; d. Farris, Harpster; II. Rich.
ardson, Grangeyille; d. M. Currie.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14

whilst there are many who have failed
by rash adventure there are many moro
who have succeeded by aid Of certain
gambling audacity coupled with good
luck. Mining engineers and geologists
have endeay0red 70 eliminate as much
az possible the risk from the mining
field by careful study Of conditions, bat
they have not proven iniallible, and q
man by setting their advice aside has al
times Won. More often, however, be-
would have escaped failure had he
needed their warning The science of
miaing geology y still young, althougI
a is advancing rapidly and Of late year
some notable discoger.es have followed
the Application 0f scientific principles ~
mining. Aature is q treaeherous mis-
tress % best and often what Indicate
sgfe SUCCESS furnf oui by experiment
ene elperenee ~ lach iaindo''on.
lheFefore NJ Wln , man lnusi eouple
eesrage alo eai,sslasm aita conserve
f.sm
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14

The Larson, Perry and Brown dyke
on iieti ereek About teo miles south
n lrfie hG i'een bonded ~ Outside
parues. aa9 2 clause ln tae agreemenl
ds tAai tle bond holdee shall place
= deduction plant on tbe properig sors
al aalch Z. lo IA aisried Hiihln a0 days
ailw gn.HF uIo bond
1Ae ay|f lQ0 feei side and haa p
I.......I II.. I.I I..
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14

Mr. Garter, himself a surveyor and a
graduate mining man, has been Ia the
district all summer, and has been over
the proposed route Of the new electric
road, being guided by local man who
has trapped for fifteen years o. tbe d.
vide between FIX basin and the middle
fork. He finds that the road would
be close 10 30 miles in length and not
difficult Of construction. a low saddle
permits an easy grade oyer the divide
The falls "a the fork " the river are q
tremendous powel going NJ waste, and
Ar cater believes tpuglpg manu-
featuring center pill spring W uere
ghen tle railroad b bpilf
MF. Carter'e Connections
hr carier y one NJ tie lsadela
aaenf tle young business men NJ hla
home foHn. and he aNd h'a failef altl
oiher Nlengap men are sNgnQ az
b.gfesi mlne oHpeu ~ uae flf riy
district tle Yalse NJ nlelr holaHg "a
lnf eseaeaed eaIy NJ Nlai ~ nlf tusf9
eomp Net feld mwagv fW ile
lll eg.d al0'nF aa NlNlnf eqnpenN
Hh.e0 paW " ra.H NJ pteniH
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14

See those fine suits at The o.
G. Lapp Co., Ltd.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
Miss PatterSOn'S charges are progress

Miss Patterson's charges are progress
ing nicely under her able instruction.
The sixth graders are deriving great
deal of pleasure from the fact that their
Uncle Samuel stands at the head in this
worlds goods in so many instances.
The ninth grade is doing good work.
The history OF Hellas and the Hellenes
IS proving a source of much interest.
The myths in Latin are merely relishers
for more.
The enrolment to date is, by grades.
as follows: Ninth, 2; eighth, 10; seventh,
II; sixth, Is; fifth, 13; fourth, 26;
third, 25; second, 32; first, IS; chart, 80 !;
total, 1S9.
Two bookcases have been installed by
the board. The library books repose in
Miss Bingham's room, a source of no
little pride to her pupils.
All patrons of the school are cordially
invited to attend the parents meeting at
the school house tonight, Friday, for the
purpose of creating and fostering a
healthy school spirit between teachers,
parents and pupils.
The school entertainment is no pipe
dream. The program, of course, a most
excellent one, has been made out and
soon there will be ''sound of revelry by
night" We haven't fully made up oul
mind for what we shall give the enter.
talnment. Some of the teachers would
like to have Yerk's telescope
An inventory of boys pocket reveal
ed three nails, marble, piece OF q
watch:a string of unknown length, a
half-eaten apple, suspender buckle, a
piece of red glass ''to see things with,''
q language lesson written in indecipher.
able characters, a pencil minus a point,
and a cancelled postage stamp.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
WON'T AFFECT OPENING
OF RESERVATION

The publication last Tuesday of
Washington news paragraph indicating
that Senator Dixon had introduced a bill
in congress requiring allotments of land
on the Flathead Indian reservation to all
Indian children born on the reservation
during the year 1908, caused considerable
stir, says the Kalispell Bee. 1t was i'm
mediately accepted by the knockers as
an intimation that Joe Dixon did not
propose to allow the reservation to oIen
this year according to schedule.
Secretary w. B. Rhoades, of the Kalis-
pell chamber af commerce, Immediately
took steps to discover just what the ad-
ditional legislation meant, and wrote
| letter to Senator Dixon disclosing the anxi-
ETY. felt here lest the reservation be not
opened. The reply he received yesterday
set all doubt at end. Sen. Dixon informed
him that the proposed measure was a
perfunctory act, to legalize certain allot-
ments already made and would in no
wise affect the program previously ar
ranged for the opening of Flathead reser-
vation lands.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
DON'T WANT DIVISION

John Hibbard, the well-known west
end investor in timber land and mines,
was in the city several days this week,
says the Kalispell Bee. He was particu-
larly interested in the view Kalispell
takes of county division, and is himself
emphatically against it. He says over
$40O was raised in Libby and given to
Geiger to fight any division proposition,
but thinks from the published reports his
people are getting the double cross Mr..
Hibbard says that if county division
carries he will not be the only one to sell
out and get out of the calamitous county
of Cabinet or Kootenai.
Along this line correspondent writes
from Rexford that the people of Tobacco
Plains are opposed to any division OH any
lines, except the townsite people and
merchants of Eureka. They are trying
for it for what there is in it. This cor.
respondent also makes peculiar asser.
ton of the disposition of $1,000 slusl
fund, for county division and Eureka.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
TRAIN FROM GALVESTON
TO SEATTLE

Some idea of what the purchase of the
Colorado & Southern road by the Bur-
lington means to Whitefish, through in
creased railroad traffic, can be gained by
recent article in the Minneapolis Jour
nal, which says:
The requirement of the Colorado &
Southern by the Burlington system opens
new route or direction of exchange,
which may alter even world transporta-
ton by its consequences, and certainly
will develop a new movement on this
continent The future Is presaged in the
announcement that Oh June l through
trains will commence running between
Galveston, on the Gulf of Mexico, and
Seattle, on Puget sound.
Owing to the spherical shape of the
globe, the short route from America to
Japan and the Far East is by way of
Puget Sound. The distance by railway
from the Sound to Galveston is something
ONCI A,OOO IHilOS. IlIC CllCiIC ulSCttllCC ny
this route from Japan to salt water lead
ing to the Atlantic, is not greater than by
way of the port of San Francisco and the
southern route across the continent.
Moreover, the new diagonal transcon-
tinental route facilitates exchange be-
tween the products of the south and of
the northwest. 1t offers egress to the
cotton crop, for which the demand from
the Far East increases year by year. 1t
traverses diversified region through
zones of various temperatures and pro-
ductivities.
Lines of transportation have mostly
followed the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES parallels
of latitude on this continent, but there is
bound to develop as great need of ex-
change between the northerly and south
erly zones. The Gulf of Mexico, more
over, which extends as far westward as
the western border of Minnesota, and
which unlike the Great Lakes, affords
natural entrance upon the Atlantic, is
bound to affect transportation, to defect
much of it in diagonal lines across the
continent. The new Puget sound and
Gulf of Mexico route, with through trains
from Seattle to Galveston, but foreruns
the times.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
AUTOMOBILE CAR LINES

The Chamber of Commerce is trying to
interest the Western Transportation
company, of st. Paul, in project in
this valley, that w.,uld be of interest and
benefit to the inhabitants in large
measure. This company puts out large
high-powered automobiles that have reg
ular runs ON schedule time. The runs
that the Chamber of Commerce have in
view are one to Whitetish, one to Bigfork,
one down the west side of the lake, one
about town, and perhaps one to Poison.
Inter Lake.
l.. W. Elder of Whitefsh is the repre-
sentative of this company in Flathead
county, and is working to bring about
all accomplishment of the automobile
service.
Mr.. Elder states to The Pilot that
'there is no question now in regard to
the automobile passenger and express
lines coming to Flathead county this
SpIlIIS, DIS SOOll dS VIC w cSCcIu 1TdIlSpOT.
tation Co. can get the autos out for this
territory.
'They are going TO ship several con-
signments of autos to be used in WASH
ington. Quite q number of these autos
are to be used at the Alaska Yukon- Pa
ciic exposition at Seattle, and undoubt-
edly the cars to be used in this county
will be shipped at the same time We
understand the county commissioners
have promised to repair the roads so the
autos can get over the roads without any
trouble.
"This company expects to put one
route from Whtetish, through Columbia
Falls, to Kalispell. Also a route from
Kalispell to Bigfork, another one from
Kalispell through Somers and Dayton
and through to Poison, and several down
through the reservation.
''This company has automobile pas
senger, express and freight lines all over
the United States and Canada and give a
first class service, and is the largest COM
pany of the kind in America"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
Honor Conductor

Havre railroad men gave a banquet
last Friday night in honor of Conductor
Jack Strain, and in this connection the
Havre Plaindealer says of this we'll known
conductor:
"To the railroad men of this division
the name Jack Strain is heard almost az
frequently as that OF Jim Hill. Captain
Jack was here running train before
Havre was here He was in charge as
conductor of work trains upon the build
ing of the road into this section of Mon
tana and he has been here ever since
running passenger trains. In all these
long years he has not only enjoyed the
highest confidence and esteem of his EN-
ployers but he has been recognized
leader among the railway employees and
has had their friendship and good will
and help at all times.
"He has been member of the griev.
ance committee so long that no one re-
calls any predecessor nor contemplates
any change that could improve upon the
service rendered by the present commit
teeman. He is not radical. On the
/ contrary, he is very conservative and his
leadership has tended to promote most
friendly relations between the employer
and employe, a thing that too seldom
exists
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
COUNTY DIVISION AGAIN
TALKED

A meeting to consider county division
was called on Monday, only small
crowd being present, as the meeting was
not advertised, it being necessary to act
quickly.
A letter from Representative Hutchin-
son was read, which explained the situa-
ton thoroughly. The committees answer
was approved by the meeting.
r. w. Larter handed in a certificate
from Troy, signed by number of the
substantial citizens of that place, and set
ting forth the fact that petition against
county division had been circulated there,
and which was signed by all the voters
and taxpayers.
1t was the sentiment of the meeting
that delegation should be sent to
Helena, providing sufficient funds could
be raised.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
RAILROAD NEWS OF THE WEEK
Business is good.

Business is good.
Engineer Lee Stout left Tuesday for
a visit in Spokane.
Peck Forcum came up from his run on
the kalispell branch Tuesday night.
The eastbound passenger trains have
been running late this week, owing to
troubles in Washington.
Engineer Elmer Schoonover left yes
terday for a months visit at his old
home in Eagle Grove, la.
B. E. Gibson has taken clerical po-
sition with the bridge and building de-
partment, and left Monday for Fcrnie,
where he will be located for while.
The line from Laurel to Great Falls, on
the Billings and Northern, is considered
by railroad men to be the best piece of
track in the northwest, says the Great
Falls Tribune. In order to get the line
between Great Falls and Shelby into con-
dition every effort is being bent by the
contractors and the roadbed is gradually
rounding into shape. When completed
it will be a splendid piece OF track. Por-
ter Bros. & Welch, who have a contract
for large piece of the work on the Shell
by line, are now working a small army
of men and have three steam shovels at
work near their camp.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-01-29
INDIANS DON'T WANT
TO LOSE LAND

Governor Edwin l.. Norris had an un-
usual caller today in the person of Sam
Resurrection, a splendid specimen Of the
red race, and who is chiefta:n in the
Flathead tribe of Indians in northwestern
Montana, says The Helena Record. Sam
announced his arrival by informing Pri-
vate Secretary Aiken that he wished to
see ''the great white father" meaning
the executive of the state.
In fairly intelligent English the red
man presented petition to the COVER
nor, signed by numerous members of his
tribe, protesting against the throwinS
open of the Flathead reservation on the
general ground that it was none too
large for the tribe as it now stands, and
intimating that they were firm believers
in the Roosevelt anti-race suicide theory,
and that as consequence, more were to
be expected as the years roll by.
Governor Norris read the petition with
much interest and in turn gave Sam a
letter, instructing him how to proceed in
the premises, he being powerless to act
in the matter, of course. In essence, the
letter instructed the Flatheads to take
the matter up with the Indian bureau at
Washington.
'Too many whites there, already"
said Sam to a representative of The
Record. Sam was gorgeously attired in
a white hat and red blanket and wore
pearl earrings.