The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-13
TOWN OF WALLACE
IS CLEANER
CRUSADE OF MINISTERS HAS EF
Feet ON cOEUR D'alENE
MINING CAMP.

Wallace, Dec 12.-Since the crusade
Of the ministers FOR higher standard
Of morality In Wallace has recruited
the sympatliics Of the city officials IT
the present administration, the town
has been able 10 pride itself on being
one of the cleanest places in the entire
northwest so far as the underworld
Is concerned This is demonstrated by
comparison of conditions here with
those of many another northwest town
or city. making allowance for differ
ence in population. An attack on the
city administration by members of the
aprosing political party has lead To the
reducing of statistics that show that,
comparatively speaking Wallace has
less Of the dcTni- monde. fewer secre-
taries. and less procuring than any
town Of north Idaho or of Washing
ton.
1t begins to look ms III people living
outside Shoshonc county Will be re-
sponsibe fort the circulation of, local
option petitions here. Thomas kerl
OF Occur d'Aiene city member of the
last Idaho legislation and one Of III.
leading locat option advocates in the
state. has ARMY in Wallace with
number Of fdcal nption petitions which
he has left with various persons who
desire the county to he dry
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The jury III the ease nf John Lock
hart. who is charged with. the murder
of Sam sharpe AT n logging camp near
Clarkia following quarrel over
-ame of poker. has returned q verdict
cf guilty Of murder in the second de-
gree for which tho nenalty Is from 10
years Ia life Imprisonment. The at
tnrneys for the defense have given mo-
tics III Intention to move for new
trial. If intention 10 seek an appeal
and intention to move for arrest of
Judgment.
During 1909 the Bunker Hill & Sui
Ivan Mining & Concentrating company
has paid S6i5.o00 in dividends, making
the total amount aisbursed To date
sI1. 2s6. 900. Most fthe dividends of the
year haze been 81. 00p q month. the
December dividend having been dis
tributcd During the year the company
has constructed n new mill and has
acquired a large surplus. so that much
more could have been paid out to the
stockholders. The mine is employing
over Coo men and Is said To he In better
condition than nj anytime in it's hiss
tory.
The Elks of Wallace are preparing
for minstrel show which il To he
given on the nights of December -
and e The Wallace lodge Is n large
one ard there is no dCarth of talent
among the membership. The EIiss
ECvc araduced a number Of home tai
cnt plays in recent years So that the
people who like home talent prnduc-
ton are eager To see the u. =. O. E.'s
in their new roles.
A torrent of water is pouring from the
face Of the Copper King tunnel and is
seriously hamperinE development work.
The body OF water which is coming
forth steadily from the face is 20
inches in diameter and has been meas
nred nj l.c22 eallons minute. The
miners do their drilling behind steel
plate. but frequently the force oG the
water unsets the sheet Of metal astd
overNhelms the miners that they
clothed in rubber the taiasrs have In
change clothes several Times II shift
The tunnel is in LEO feet aud wilI have
to he driven A. lar again II get under
the ore showing above.