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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11

Very few of the companies thus far
have made the reports to the commit
tee on Mines and Mining or to Chair
man Comstock. Each and every com
pany should get a copy of the ques
tions asked for and file them with
him. In this manner a complete di
rectory of the companies operating
in this district will be available. Get
the questions and look over them
They are simply historical and will
work to the detriment of no com
pany.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11

The first meeting Of the Shakespeare
club will b held at the home Of Mrs.
Henry Plummsr on Tuesday night.
September 18th.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11

Mr.. Chas. F. Palmer, Of Fort Collins,
Colorado has bougt out the Boston bak-
cry and he and Mrs. Palmer were duly
installed therein on Thursday whore
they will endeavor to cater to the
tastes of the public in the most salts
factory manner. Mr.. Palmer il q ba-
ksr Of many years experience.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11

Mr.. Carl Tombo, of New York City,
has been spending several days in this
mountain retreat and has had Ben
Martelon a. an escort, which means
that he ," s properly cared for. He
and Bsf TX horseback trip from
Silver Plulne to Gray's peak and on
their return both felt like locomotive.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11

Notwithstanding this high altitude,
it is capable of producing many agri-
cultural and horticultural products that
would bring the blush of shame to val
ley fruit. L. Mclean brought buck
ct of cooking apples to this office that
makes pies delicious enough for the
most exacting epicure. Then John
Michel came with his arms full of one
eaulifiower that for size, taste and
wilderness could not be excelled by any
grower of this choice table vegetable.
There is scarcely vegetable that can
not be grown here and Of the sweetest
quality and largest size. John PUCK
ert's turnips rival the fabled turnips
that grew behind the barn." while
Deacon Griswold's parsnips should
have place on the finest delicatessen
tables.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11

Mr.. w. F. Sholl of Hubbell, Nebras
ka. spent several days in the camp
this week and was shown around by
Superintendent Jaynes. He was not
only greatly pleased with the climate,
rain barred, scenery and the various
trips he made through the hills. but
was also very much pleased with his
Investments in the General Consolida-
ted Mines company. He left on
Wednesday. for Mt. Mcclellan and ex'
pected to spend one day and night
at Waldorf in looking over some min
ing property there. His entire trip
was most satisfactory and enjoyable
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11
Seemann Pushing Steadily.

Captain .ienry l. Seemann has an
other happy shout coming. Recent
" he opened up a three-foot vein Of
hisn grade ore in the crosscut from
the bottom of the l50-foot shaft that
has recently been sunk on the Lom-
bard property. All the shipments
have been made heretofore from the
two adit tunnels that have their por-
tails further up the mountain side.
The bottom of the shaft where this
Ole has been opened up is about 800
feet west of these workings and as
the find is on the same vein 1t
means that he has 1000 feet of this
good ore before him and which ex-
tends up to the adit levels distance
of about four hundred feet. An adit
level has been started to intersect
the bottom of the $50 foot shaft
through which the ore will be shipped
out as soon as the level reaches the
workings at the bottom of the shaft.
The ore that is being marketed is
quantities of gold than in the past,
and the latter has been excellent.
The ore concentrates in the ratio OF
three to one. Captain Seemann is
now figuring on doubling the capac-
Eity of the mill in order to meet the
demands from his properties. At the
present time there is considerable
water to be overcome but these con-
ditions will be met in satisfactory
manner so as not to retard the work.
He has just cause to feel proud OF
the outlook of the Lombard and his
zealousness, sticktuitiveness. patience
and industry should meet with the
utmost liberal reward.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11

Since the acquisition of the Sun
and Moon by the new leasing COM
pany considerable time and expense
has been required to place the prop
erty into a condition for economical
working. This has been to a large
extent completed and the company
is shipping about twenty tons OF good
ore a day to the Salisbury mill. The
results that are obtained are very
satisfactory and in short time the
shipments will be greatly increased
as they could be now. The company.
however, is pursuing that wise and
conservative course Of doing things In
most systematic manner, believ ing
that speed in the future will be the
result of thoroughness in the present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
H0LDUPS BEGIN

Team work in the holdup' bust
ness began anew last night when.
with revolver leveled at his head,
H. e. Peterson gave up the con-
tents of his pockets to a couple
of masked highway men in front
of his store, E92S Gordon avenue.
With the proceeds of the day,
amounting to about $35, in his
pocket, Peterson was just locking
up his store about o'clock when
the man with the revolver and
mask gave the customary order to
stick 'em up" and while he kept
the victim covered with the wea-
pom, his partner searched the
grocer.
Last night was the last that
provision will be made by the city
for sleeping quarters for the home
less men and no free meal tickets
have been given out for several
days. From these facts 1t is be-
lieved that the city will be COM
PEELED to contend with another run
of street robberies like that which
existed before any provision was
made for feeding and bedding the
penniless fellows who have flock
ed into the city for the winter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
CITY COMMISSIONERS SAYS
UNION PARK is HOPELESS,
BUT REPEATS OLD PROMISE
TO PEACEFUL VALLEY.

The city is making no plans
whatever to prevent further floods
in Union Park, according to Com
Witherspoon, other than
to keep the culverts open, in spite
of the recent object lesson.
THAT is a tremendous problem"
stated Witherspoon today, land l
can see no plan feasible at present
to prevent further floods. The
trouble is that the people bought
cheap lots in an old water course,
and when a flood comes the waters
from the hills flow down toward
the river. The buildings. grades
and other improvements have caus-
ed the water to back up in places,
and this resulted in the floods,
which will probably occur every
time there Is an unusual amount of
water coming from the hills.
There could be a sewer plan
worked out, but this would be far
too expensive at the present, and
the property owners would not
stand the assessments, as 1t would
take a network of sewers to cover
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
BUT l5PER CENT
FROM COUNTY
PROSECUTING ATTOR EY'S
OFFICE KNOCKS ALL PLANS
FOR BIG DONATION TO-
WARD EAST OLIVE BRIDGE.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Donovan today filed his opinion on
county liability for payment OF
part of the expense of building the
East Olive bridge.
He holds that the old board OF
county commissioners had no au
thority In law to make such appro
priation and that the contract
with the city to that effect is
void.
The opinion is based on the
1907 statute, which prescribes that
the county may devote only Is per
cent to the expenses Of all bridges
leading from the city out into the
county. Under this law the board
could not agree to pay $4,000 per
year on the Olive street bridge, as
the law holds the county appor'
tionment to the entire amount
raised for bridge work on the city
assessment. Spokane raised about
$4,000 for bridges on the four per
cent assessment, hence IL the com
missioners made the contract they
designed for Olive street there
would be no prospect of county
help on other bridges.
The prosecuting attorneys Office
opinion is opposed to that Of Cor
poration Counsel Hamblen, but II
will undoubtedly prevail with the
new board, as this body raised the
question of the legality of the
100000 contribution and the
language of the state is held to
be unmistakeable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
WETzEL VERSUS
RALST0N
QUESTION OF Pc r S o N A L
ANiMUS IS NOW BEING
DRAGGED OVER EXPOSURE
OF CITY WATER POLLUTION.

The question Of animus is likely
to become an important feature in
the investigation of the pollution
of the city well before the case is
finally determined.
1t is an open secret that there
Is a lack OF harmony between City
Engineer Ralston and the board
of public works. Mr.. Wetzel. as
president of the board, and Mr..
Ralston are at outs and the inves-
tigation may turn to personal mo-
tives as an issue.
Mr.. Wetzel contends that If Mr.,
Ralston knew the water was being
used to prime the pumps his prop
err duty would have been to have
reported the matter to Wetzel as
head of the water department,
rather than to have taken the mat
ter over his head and put it be-
fore the board of health. Yet the
health board inquiry left Mr.. Wet
eel without an excuse for not
knowing. If he had been told, he
said. he had forgotten.
The matter up to the present
has also settled the fact that there
is something of the Roosevelt idea
in Mr.. Ralston, as he had his
forces working at the well organ
ICED and they made fairly good
secret service body.
Mayor Moore has been investi-
eating the matter quietly but at
this time has nothing to be given
out for publication. He talked
over the matter with Superinten-
dent Harmon of the pumping sta
ton last evening with a view of
getting the inside facts in the case.
Both Ralston and Wetzel are May
or Moore's appointees.
In pursuance to the request of
the mayor, the board of health to-
day submitted its report of the
matter to date. This report was
made for the use of the special
committee appointed by the cham
Der of commerce to take up the
matter. The letter recites the facts
as detailed by The Press Tuesday.
The only additional information is
that when Mr.. Wetzel was first
asked about the city water matter
he asked time for investigation,
after which he made a denial Of
the charges. This denial was al
lowed to stand until the night of
the investigation, when Mr.. Wet
eel confessed that water had been
used from the river to prime the
pumps.
There Is said to be a movement
on to get rid of Ralston and Mr..
Wetzel would not be suspected of
fearful regretting should such a
thing come to pass. .r.'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
R0BBER
!. OFFERS NO
DEFENSE

After taking the $4,000 from
the Old National bank l expert
enced a change of heart and wrote
to them that $4,000 of the money
was deposited in safety deposit
vault in Portland. The bank then
went to the place l designated and
got the money"
This is the explanation given to-
day by Don Wisely, the former
messenger at the Old National
bank, as to how the bank managed
to recover the greater part of the
money stolen by Wisely while en-
ployed in a confidential capacity in
the bank. Wisely was arrested at
ST. Louis and brought back to Spo-
kane by Felix M. Pugh, brother of
Sheriff Mac Pugh. Before leaving
st. Louis he made a complete con-
fession of his connection with the
bank theft to the chief of police
at st. Louis, and later to the spe.
cial deputy sheriff, Mr.. Pugh.
Il may be brought before the
court this afternoon. When | face
the Judge I will plead guilty and
ask the mercy Of the court. l am
prepared to accept whatever pun.
ishment is meted out to me, as
realize that l have transgressed
the law.
Asked why he had taken the
money. Wisely said:
Il was tempted and could not
resist. ! fiattered myself with
thinking that l could set myself
up in business and after getting a
start return the money that | had
stolen. But after | got the money
the enormity of my offense dawn
ed on me, and then | was sorry
and wrote to the bank as to where
the money could be found.
my most serious regret about
this affair is the trouble 1t brings
to my father and mother. who have
had enough trouble already"
Wisely refused TO disclose the
mystery as to how he got posses.
sion of the large sum stolen. He
says he is past 81 years of age, and
supposes the court will send him
to Walla Walla. He would perfer
to go to the reformatory in order
that he might again regain his
liberty soon and show the public
that he intended to make a man OF
himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
OUT OF JAIL AND
in AGAIN

John Evans, Norwegian, aged
3S years, was hardly out of the city
Jail this morning when he was ar
rested again. charged with strong
arming and robbing Ole Nelson at
the corner of Main avenue ard
Stevens street early last Friday
morning.
Evans was arrested Monday
morning with liver Nelson by Off
Ger Layman for fighting on the
street. 1t was believed at that
time that Nelson was trying to rob
Evans. Evans now stoutly denies
having participated In the robbery
of Nelson No. 2, but warrant was
sworn out by the alleged victim
and Evans is again locked up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
TIME To PAY
YOUR TAXES

Postal cards have been received
by all persons assessed for per
sonal property not exempt from
taxation, informing them that the
taxes on the same is now due and
must be paid within 30 days after
the receipt Of the notice. These
cards are causing an increase of
business at the treasurer's office
which promises to continue as the
month advances. A householder
with family is entitled to an ex-
emption on $500 on personal prop
erty and the same privilege is &C
corded to widows or widowers who
have children dependent upon
them. A widower or widow with
out children is entitled to no ex-
emption.
The taxes on real estate are also
due now, but the property owner
has until May 81 in which to pay
the first half, or spring Install
ment. A three per cent discount
is allowed where the whole year S
taxes are paid before March 10 on
all real estate owned by an in
dividual taxpayer. Failure to pay
half the taxes on real estate on or
before May 81 will cause the taxes
for the whole year to become de-
linquent and subject to penalty
of an interest charge at the rate of
10 per cent per annum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04

Carmack. announced from the
bench today at the beginning of
the session that the press contain
ed intimations of attempts made
to tamper with the jury list, and
said:
''ln justice to all parties interest
ed want to say that the box from
which the names were drawn is in
custody of the circuit court clerk,
Lewis Hit. The names were
placed in it two years ago. The
box has been sealed ever since"
The court then drew a new
venire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
NO SUNDAY CLOSING T|LL.
SUNDAY LEAVES CITY
\
Blair Says No Chance Will Be Taken on
Financial Arrangements.

The CLOSED town" workers will
not take a fling at the Sunday the
aters during the coming week. The
leaguers will do nothing to ham
per final financial plans for Rev.
Billy Sunday.
Prof. H. c. Blair, one of the
prime movers in the new league,
was authority for this statement
this morning. In speaking of the
matter, he said:
1--WE will wait until after the
close Of the Sunday meetings be-
fore we take any action against
the theaters. We will not inter
fere with the financial problems
incident to the close of the re-
vivals.'
Just what Professor Blair meant
by this statement he did not ex-
plain. The inference is that by
starting the attack on the theaters
before Sunday leaves the city,
business men and others who are
not in favor of blue law" Sun
day may draw their purse strings
1t is planned to hand Billy $4,000
next Sunday.
Asked whether the league would
attack Sunday baseball during the
season, Professor Blair replied
that he could not speak for the
league, but he understood there
would be no attempt to rule out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04

Sunday ball games. u
The league Is now casting about
for a good man to lead the race
for the mayoralty. Mr.. Blair stated
that there had been no poll made =
to ascertain who would be the 4
leagues candidate other than aHs
informal discussion. The plan wast
to wait and see who would file for,a
the Office, and If possible one OF
the candidates would be backed by.s
the league. provided he gave as !
surance of carrying out the princi. 4
Piles of the body. Asked what he ]
thought of the endorsement of M
s. Pratt for the Office, Mr.. BlaiE9
said:
Personally / think Mr.. Pratts
would make a good man. although
think he might do better in thes
council. We would have to see
what he stood for. hardly thinla
the league could pull through al
victory with democrat at thea
head of the ticket" =.
The theatrical managers Of the
city will continue their Sunday1
dates and test sentiment befors3
juries as has been done elsewheres
if prosecuted. J.
What the cigar men will do isq
not yet announced, but is likely1
that their cue will be taken from
the theatrical men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
VETERANS CELEBRATE
SANTA ANNA

Today is the anniversary of the
beginning of the battle of Santa
Anna in the Philippines, and the
Spanish-American war veterans
will celebrate the event in army
style tomorrow evening at the
armory. Billy Sunday has agreed
to give a 10 minute talk after his
tabernacle meeting on good citizen
ship. and there are other addresses
with special music on the program.
G. A. r. members and those ell
gible for membership have been in
vited. A regulation army feed with
extra trimmings will follow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
UNABLE TO PREVENT LOSS.

the district, and even then ] doubt..
If one fully adequate could be built.
at this time to take care of thaS
floods.
"As for the Peaceful Valley trou-I
BILE that will probably be relieved
in the near future. There is a plan
for the improvement of Oak street
now on file in the city council, and
when this is completed much Of
the food will be turned away from
the valley.
"The trouble with the sewer Is
natural and will be remedied.
When the Huron street sewer was
installed 1t was designed for Ger.
tain district, but since then a mum.
Der of districts have been added.
To make matters worse the Main
avenue sewer was turned into this
outlet, and when the waters rush
through this latter sewer during a
flood it's force backs up the water
in the Huron street sewer and an
inundation results. l have planned
to recommend new outlet for the
Main avenue sewer, independent OF
the other. and this. / believe, will
rectify the trouble in Peaceful val.
ley"
This is about the same old story
as concerns Peaceful valley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
SAYS KAISER LOVES US

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.--Address.
ing members of the chamber Of
commerce at reception given by
them today. Count Bernstein, Ger.
man ambassador. declared that tho
friendly feelings of the United
States was reciprocated by the EN-
peror and German people. He re-
ferred to the unbroken friendship
between the two countries, and
said commercial rivalry OF the two
nations indicates peace. 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
NEVADA NOT HOSTILE

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. A.
Senator Dixon of Nevada personal
ly notified Roosevelt today that he
was advised the Nevada senate
did not intend to pass the anti
Japanese resolution which was
passed by the assembly yesterday
unless 1t is materially modified.
and that it is not the result of con-
certed action,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04

the Union Park M. E. church, cor.
ner Nelson and Third. President
A. L. White of the city park board
will deliver an address on park in.
terests, and Professor Thomas A.
Bonser of Spokane college will talk
on trees and planting. The must.
cal program will include a baritone
solo by Herbert King and a cello
selection by M. c. Weir. /
The East Spokane club has as
yet taken no concerted action in
the matter of city politics. but ex.
poets to soon, and the subject may
come up at this meeting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
ACCUSE ROOSEVELT OF
CONSPLRLNG WITH HEARST

OKLA A resolution proposed in the
today denouncing the indictment
yesterday Governor Haskell the land fraud
the resulting of conspiracy Matched by Roosevelt
o him. Action resolution
, deferred until tomorrow.
Hodde objected consideration of the resou
which introduced by Senator D. NJ Smith The in
considerable bitterness adj
circles Haskell undecided whether
understood
, him appearance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
DEATH REMOVES
HILLS RIVAL,
LOWRY

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. Thomas
F. Lowry, millionaire railroad mag
nate, died here today at the age
of Sc. He was president of the
Twin City Rapid Transit and the
Minneapolis. st, Paul & Sault Sta
Marie railroad companies. and a
relentless rival of ]. j. HILL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
LANDS
JOB FOR LOEB

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-Roose-
welt announced today that Loeb,
his private secretary, would be
next collector for the port of New
York. 1t is understood Taft will
nominate him directly after in
auguration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
LONDON COURT FINES
CARRIE NATION

LONDON, Feb. Carrie Nation
this afternoon was fined $3.50 for
thrusting an umbrella through the
window OF car on an under
ground railroad. where a cigaret
advertisement was posted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
ANT|-RACE BILL
PASSES TODAY

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. A.
Final vote will be taken in the
senate this afternoon on the
WalkerOtis anti-race track bill. 1t
is conceded that the bill will be
passed FIVE to one. Opponents will
move to reconsider. but that will
only delay final adoption few
days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
PARTS WITH LIFE
ON LAST PENNY
Unknown Man Locks Himself in Room and
Slashes Throat.

self in and when the door was
forced by those who heard him
struggling in the throes Of death
the man lay unconscious in pool
of blood on the floor. He was
about five feet nine inches tall,
dark complexion and with black
mustache and hair, middle aged
and roughly dressed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
JURY NAMES LOCKED
in BOX TWO YEARS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. A.
Judge Hart, presiding In the trial
OF Colonel Duncan Cooper and his
son, Robin, and John Sharp, ac-
cused of numbering former Senator
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
FATAL CRASH IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-One man
was killed. one seriously and SIX
slightly injured in a collision of a
switch engine and an Illinois Cen
trail suburban express train today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04

With just one cent between him.
self and hunger, an unknown man
slashed his throat and died in a
rear room of the Farmers Home
saloon, 41S Sprague avenue, lit
tie after 1 o'clock this morning.
Not a thing found among his ef-
fects throws any light on his
Identification. He had locked him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
TWO MORE BABY BOYS

. There are two more fine
. baby boys waiting for some
. one at the Orphans Home
. Of Spokane, E10 Liberty av-
. enue. II you are interest
. ed in baby boy that needs
. place to grow into man.
, hood call up the home,
. Main 1908. They are about
. three weeks old.
4 a a a a a a a a a a a a -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
WEATHERS HEAVY STORM.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4.-The
transport Buffalo, overdue from
Honolulu, arrived in port today.
She was delayed by heavy storm.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
PRESIDENT OF PARK
BOARD WILL SPEAK

An unusually interesting month
ly meeting is outlined for the East
Spokane Improvement club tonor-
row evening, beginning at 1880 in