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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08
BEAR LAKE STATE BANK.
OF PARIS.

This bank established in Novem-
ber of 1905, affords secure banking
facilities for the west side of the val
ley.
With capital of SIS. 100000 and a
surplus of $7,500.OO and officered by
men of known ability and integrity,
it combines all the essentials of the
conservatism and safe bank which
inspires the confidence it SO justly
merits.
Following are the officers of the
bank: Jos. r. Shepherd. president;
NJ. S. Browning, vice-president; Will
II. Young, cashier. Mr. Young is
prominently identified with all af-
fairs having the best interests of the
valley in view, as are also the other
officers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

was increased from $25,OOO.OO to
$50, 100000.
The officers are as follows: Tim
Kinney, president; e. A. Burrell,
vice-president; r. A. Sullivan,
cashier.
The stockholders are: Tim Kinney.
e. A. Burrell, G. G. Wright. l.. s.
Hills, Geo. T. Odell. George Romney,
James Redman, l.. B. Leyerich and r.
A. Sullivan.
All gentlemen whose very names
would inspire confidence in bank
ing house for they are men who have
been remarkably successful in their
private business undertakings, and
individually are highly esteemed by
those who know them on account OF
their good judgment and straight-for-
ward business methods.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

pelier and Paris are running at capa-
city but are far from supplying all
the demand from the markets of
Butte, Mont, on the north, Pocatello
on the west, Kemerer and Rock
Springs on the east.
1t is a known fact that dairying,
under conditions no more favorable
than in Bear axe county. has made
the farmers of Cache Valley, Utah
rich, is making the farmers of Star
Valley, Wyo., rich, and will make the
farmers of Bear Lake county rich, If
they will but engage In it with the
right kind of stock.
1t is estimated by a man who has
made a study of the subject that the
farmer may realize $14.0O per ton
for hay that is fed to milk cows and
realized on in the form of butter fat.
Besides this he has the skim milk
with which to feed hogs; and. II so
fed, he can realize $500 per hundred,
when shipped to the market in the
form of pork.
The opportunities are as favor
able here as anywhere for engaging
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

Every year Bear Lake, the beau
tiful adds to it's long list of conquests,
those who stand for the first time
on it's wave-kissed shores and listen
to it's sweet song. You know moth
ing of it until you have glided across
its smooth bosom and communed with
lit, adored it and worshlpped it.
Few of the beauty spots of the west
afford as ideal conditions for MAX
ing as fine summer resort as the
shores of Bear Lake.
The lake proper is approximately
eight miles wide by twenty-five miles
long and the grandeur and beauty of
this magnificent body of water is a
marvel to all who see 1t.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08
PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS
OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY

ijN AlEH{t@44
The discovery of these beds has
opened a new industry In the West,
the future of which is only dependent
on such transportation arrangements
as will enable the manufactured pro-
duct or raw material to be sold at
profit in Australia, Honolulu, Japan
and the Middle States, the home
market on the Pacific Coast being at
present a somewhat limited one. =
In the canyon of Montpelier Creek,
the lowest beds exposed are yellow,
sandy limestone and sandstone and
blue-gray siliceous limestone. which
Immediately underlie the phosphate
series. The over lying limestone
generally occur in massive outcrops.
A prominent spur of the range ex-
tends nearly to the town of Mont
pelier.
On the south side of Montpelier
Greek the phosphate series Is buried
beneath the detrial slopes, and the
outcrops of the phosphate beds are
exposed only in the numerous draws
which cut across the strike along the
range. Between these points the beds
- are not visible except where exposed
nv the large amount of development
work which has been done, particu'
,ar,v on the Waterloo placer-mininf
claim. These beds are remarkably
uniform in character over a wide
area rolling slightly, but showing ne
sipns OF any very serious disturb
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

ances. Erosion has removed the upper
beds from a large portion of the
ground, leaving extensive areas in
which the main phosphate bed is now
covered by only a two foot band of
limestone and a few feet of shale and
surface detritus. Here and there
the top of the phosphate bed itself
forms the surface of the ground.
From a practical standpoint the
limestone Immediately everything the
main phosphate bed at Montpelier is
of considerable Importance, being
very uniform in character. This
limestone or "cap-line" as it is called
by the miners, is valuable land
mark in prospecting for the main
bed of phosphate. 1t averages two
feet in thickness, is dark gray in color
and very hard when freshly exposed,
but rapidly weather brown and fin
ally disintegrates completely.
Several thousand tons of phos-
phate from the main bed at Mont
pelier, the whole of the material five
and a half to six feet wide between
the inclosing limestones being mined
and shipped, show upon analysis on
car load lots an equivalent to 70 per
cent bone phosphate.
AS the result of a careful expert
ment, it was found that cubic foot
of the phosphate in the main bed
weighted 150 pounds. This gives
l13.3 cubic feet to the ton.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08
MINERAL RESOURCES
OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY

e. NJ Stewart, H. H. Hoff and Mark
Whitman.
Preparations are also being made
to resume operations on the Bonne-
Vile property, situated on the same
vein as the Bonanza, three miles this
side of that property.
Several companies are at work in
this same belt, namely; The Claire,
The Copper King, The Golden Gate
and some others, all of which have
fine showings of ore. Intact, this
particular belt extends for a distance
of ten miles, and throughout the en-
tire length the same high grade ore
is found, in fact, the same lead can
be traced all the way.
On the west side of the valley the
Humming Bird Copper Company has
done the most work in the way of de-
veloping, and they have fine show
ing of ore. At the Humming Bird
there are hundreds of tons of high
grade shipping ore, with large body
opened up in the mine. In the same
section here are several more claims
that show fine prospects and are no
doubt as good as the Humming Bird
property.
South of the Humming Bird In st.
Charles canyon, there is fine show
ing of lead carbonates, and much
work has been done here and great
deaf of fine ore is on the dump.
On Bloomington creek some fine
outcrops have been discovered and
are now being developed. This sec
tion promises to show up as fine as
any belt in the county.
Close to Montpelier fine body of
gypsum has lately been opened
From tests made the deposit is pro-
bounced to be as good as any found
anywhere.
In addition to the above there is
splendid building stone on Indian
creek, Bennington creek and many
other places. Good brick clay
abounds especially on the west side
of the valley. The best lime pro-
duced In the intermountain country
comes from the kilns at Montpelier.
This is new industry and promot-
ers have built up an extensive trade
both locally and along the Short Line
railway. Everywhere the product
is pronounced unequalled by any 9TH
er lime.
Three years ago Mr.. w. F. Owens
built his lime kilns in the foothills
within the city limits of Montpelier
and from a small beginning the bus
mess has assumed such dimensions
that more capital and larger plant
is necessary to supply the demands.
A stock company will no doubt be or
ganized in the near future and plant
of sufficient capacity be erected to
meet the requirements of the trade,
which the present output of three
cars a week falls short of supplying
Much could be written on the min
eral resources of this county, but
space permitted only the mentioning
of few, but at no distant day Bear
Lake will take front rank with the
other counties in the state in the pro.
duction of minerals, especially phos.
phate, copper, gypsum, lime, ant
building stone.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

OF a differrrs nature but just !
active fron I1eny points OF view,
are the eastern shores. Hills raise
sheer from the waters edge, and in
these hills are fine hunting during the
chicken season. Also from these
hills spring the famous Hot Springs
of which separate mention Is made in
Mother column,
To the north of the lake proper
and separated by but a narrow strip
of land Is Mud Lake, a body of water
draining the lake and extending for
many miles north, forming what is
popularity termed the outlet. This
Mud Lake and outlet is overgrown
with rushes and weeds. and is a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

Matching place for ducks. During the
open season this outlet is a. veritable
sportsman paradise.
Bear Lake has the unique record
of never having had fatality from
rowning. Its waters are very clear,
an object being easily seen at depth
of thirty feet from the surface. To-
ward the shore the bottom is covered
with sand and gravel The depth of
the lake in the center has not yet
been determined, the longest line
used-some 500 feet-failing to find
bottom. 1t abounds with different
species of fish, among which are
found fine specimens of mountain
trout.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

Although Bear Lake county is pre-
~ knently an agricultural district.
Nv people realize the vast extent of
Nts mineral deposits.
While the activities now on foot
IN developing the various enterprises
are practically in their infancy, the
continued development of these valu-
able prospects will result in making
Bear Lake County a great mining sec
ton.
Already many thousands of dollars
nave been spent in opening these
mines, by half dozen Companies. and
as much more will be spent to COM
plete and market the output of the
county's deposits of phosphate rock,
rich copper ores, gypsum, lime rock
and building stone.
Next to the phosphate deposits of
which a fuller account is given in an
other column, comes the splendid
showing of copper ores, carrying also
large values in silver and gold.
Copper leads are found on both
sides of the valley in the two ranges
of mountains that traverse the county
north and south.
Prospecting in a dilatory fashion
has been carried on for several years,
httt tor IN
scale has been started, and from now
on will be pushed in true mining fash
ion, by mining men, backed with am
pie capital. This is especially true
in the east range of mountains where
the Bonanza company is now at work.
Their claims are about twelve miles
southeast of Montpelier.
Thus far this company has expend-
ed 5000, 100000 in developing their
claims and they are equipped with
all the machinery necessary at this
time to commence shipping ore.
Upon information gained from one of
the officials this will probably be in
the course of the next thirty or sixty
days, when it is expected the main
body Of ore will be exposed The
present operations are on the same
vein as the Duke property but at a
depth Of 500 feet greater than ON
that property where ores ran as high
as Is per cent in copper. The ore
on the Bonanza will doubtless prove
a very high grade, as is the unvaria-
BILE rule in this locality. Through
out the development work on this
mine the prediction of the experts
have been verified and in the final
must result in becoming one of the
country's famous copper mines.
The company has installed large
hoist, together with powerful pumps
and an electric plant Upon the
commencement of shipping ore this
will be done by way of an aerial tram
to the station of Harer, one and
half miles distant on the Oregon
Short Line.
II is the firm belief of the officials
that the ore will carry enough gold
and silver to defray the entire cost
of mining.
The company is financed by east
ern and western capital alike. Mr.
r. ]. Eckloff of Washington, d. c.
Is the general manager, and among
the directors from this locality are
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY

The possibilities of the dairy busi-
-ess in Bear Lake county for the
tarmer cannot be over estimated.
his industry, together with the live
5tock industry, is destined to rank
aith the highest paid vocations in
Eastern Idaho. An acre of land in
Bear Lake valley will afford three
lines as much cow-pasturing as the
,ame area in the states of Indiana,
illinois. Iowa and Missouri, where
tands of similar occupancy sell for
$4,000 to s25O.OO per acre.
Why, then, is not Bear Lake
county lands intellectually preferable
rs a profit-making enterprise in the
dairy business?
The Bear Lake dairyman has a
greater demand for his products, as
there are two ereameries turning out
butter that commands a premium in
the large city markets. because of its
superior quality and purity, due to
COWS pastured only on luxuriant
meadow grasses and supplied with
plenty of the purest mountain water
There is no better dairying coun-
try, and good prices are paid for but
ter fat. Both creameries at Mont
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
This banking house was organized
and commenced business in 1894.
From its very inception this bank
won and has always retained the con-
fldence of the public, fact that is
due quite largely to a conservative
policy adopted early in its career.
On July 10. 1907 the capital stock
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BEAR LAKE, THE BEAUTIFUL

Inspiring and sublime beyond the power of words tell
without equal in all the wonderland of Idaho
this of the ntermounan region Bear Lake. the Beau
tiful.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY

A reflection of the prosperity and
we'll being of Bear Lake County
Banks may be gathered from the fol-
lowing joint statement, taken from
the last financial statements by the
three banks operating in the county
two in Montpelier and one in Paris
Banking facilities are ample and
the banks are bulworks of sound and
conservative banking methods.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

BANK OF MONTPELIER.
This bank Is the pioneer bank OF
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

Loans and Discounts $500, ,25O.2A
.... 21,643.7S
Bonds, Securities Etc. 16,S06.O8
banking House, Furniture
Fixtures ...... 38,513.94
Due from Banks. 1Og, ,688. IL
Cash ON Hand ...... 41,49O.62
$735, ,4S2.S3
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-08

Continued on page fourl
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-03
WEST NO FRIEND OF sTOCKMEN

In defeating the bill before tht
last Legislature, to regulate The
speed of stock trains, Oswald West
helped to work a hardship on the
stock interests of the state. Tht
Pendleton Live Wire sums up the
result as follows:
From Huntington to Portland il
approximately 400 miles; il the
railroad moves it's cars at Is miles
per hour, the run is made. in 2S
hours and the stock lard down in
Portland without the necessity OF
stopping to water and feed stock.
II, on the other hand, the stock
train moves at q speed of nine
miles per hour, it takes AL hours
to reach Portland and the stock
must be unlosded for feed and
water at the end OF the 26th hour.
This requiring 10 hours additional,
brings the stock in Portland at the
end of 54 hours. By the passage
of the law they would have been
at their destination in 90 ho1fs.
Every minute that the COW. sheep,
or hog is on the car it is losing
flesh, the shrinkagA on a beef steer
between Portland and Huntington
estimated at 70 pounds for the %
hours, and over 100 pounds for the
"a hours. One hundred pounds of
beef at six cents a pound means Sc
loss to the owner of each steer in
the shipment-at the receivers end
of the line it means a scarcity of
meat and consequent increase in
price.
Aside from the loss in money to
the farmers and stockmen of the
country, this law that West boasts
he defeated and pledges himself
that he will veto, If elected, is a
law providing that the railroads
shall run all stock trains at speed
not less than 10 miles per hour.
By defeating the law West truly
delivered the goods" to the rail-
roads by whom he is owned.
East Of Chicago the railroads of
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-03
sCMmONS.

In the Circuit Court Of the State oil
Oregon for Morrow County.
The First National Bank Of FeppneF,
Oregon, q corporation, plaintiff, vs Ell
mer Stamp, B P. DohertY, Edward
McDaid and Ellen McDAid, defendants.
To Elmer Stamp. B. B. Doherty, Ed
ward McDaid aud Ellen McDaid, the
above named defendants:
In the name Of the State Of Oregon /;
Yon and each of you are hereby re-
quired to appear and answer the COM
plant fled against you in the above en-.
titled suit on or before Tx weeks from
the 29th day of September, 1910. to wit /:
On or before the 11th day of Novem-
ber, 1910. and il you fail go to answer or
otherwise pl ad. the plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded 10
its complaint herein, namely, for judg-
ment against the above named Elmer
Stamp, in the sum of $500 90, with in
terest thereon at the rate OF teo per cent
per ann1m from the l2th day OF jan
uary, 1909. and for the further sum of
$4,000, attorneys fees. and for plaintiffs
costs and disbursements of this suit
and for decree Of this Court for the
foreclosure Of one certain mortgage de-
scribed-in said complaint, securing the
payment Of said rromissory note, and
executed by the said defendant, Elmer
Stamp, said mortgage being upon and
covering the following described real
property, to wit: The east halt OF the
northeast quarter, the southwest quar-
ter Of the northeast quarter, the south
east quarter Of the northwest quarter Of
section ten, township one, north Of /
range twenty-five. East OF the Will.
Iamette Meridian. That the premises !
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-03
Weak, Weary Women
Learn the Cause of Daily Woes
and End Them.

Learn the Cause of Daily Woes
and End Them.
When the back aches and throbs
Wien housework is torture
When night brings no rest nor sleep
When urinary disorders set in
Women's lot is weary one.
There is way to escape these woes
Doan's Kidney Pills cure such ills
Have cured women here in Heppner.
This Is one Heppner woman's tesli-
mony.
Mrs. Victor Groshens, of Heppner,
Oregon, says: II first learned OF Doan's q
Kidney Pills when living in Psndleton
about six years ago. For q long time
my back ached constantly and was in
duced to try Doan's Kidney Pills bv
reading Of them in the newspapers.
II contents of two boxes drove the
backache away"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
csnts. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nam6-Doau' 's--and
take no other. =
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-03

may be sold and the proceeds applied to
the payment Of said above named sums,
and in case the proceeds fail to pay the
same, then to obtain execution agalns'
also that you and each of you and all
persons, claiming or to claim by,
through or under you or either of you
be forever barred of any right title,
claim, lien, equity Of redemption, dow
or or claim OF dover, or interest in or
to said moTtGaged premises and io'
such other and further relief as may be
equitable and just. and as will more
fully appear by reference to the CON-
plsint fled herein.
You and each OF you are hereby no.
tilted that il yon fell 10 appear and
answsF the complaint az above required,
ths ssid plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in said
complaint,
This Summons ia served upon you
BY publication thereof once q week for
six weeks in the Heppner Gazette, a
weekly newspaper Of general circuls-
tion in Morrow County, Oregon, pub.
Iishsd at Hsppnsr, BY virtue Of an or
der made and entered herein on the
2Sih day Of September, 1910, by the
Honorable G. @. Patterson. County
Judge OF Morrow County, Oregon, and
the date Of the 6rst publication Of this
Summons is September 80. and the date
Of the last publication will be Novem-
Der 10. 1910.
SAM E. VAN VACTOR.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Sept 29-Nov 10.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-03

their own accord give 10 stock trains
rn average speed of 10 miles per
hour. West Of the Missouri the
average speed of stock trains two
years ago was less than nine miles
per hour. The average speed of
Oregon stock trains is not known,
but old shippers assert it to be less
than nine miles per hour.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-03
WHAT THE HOME RULE BILL
REALLY rs.

It gives cities and towns the
right to have saloons or no sa.
looms. 1t gives the people who
live in cities the right to vote on
and decide this question them
selves. 1t puts the control of the
liquor traffic into the hands Of the
voters of each precinct, SO that
every residential district in a city
or town is protected. 1t means
real local option. All state Grim
insl laws are maintained. Under
it the farmer has the same pro-
lection he now enjoys. 1t is law
fitted to local conditions as they
actually exist in every section of
the State. 1t gives absolute con-
troll of the liquor traffic, particu-
larlY IN towns and cities, where it
is most needed. 1t will prevent
the county from wiping out the
city vote on city measures. It is
law which makes prohibition
possible where wanted, and i'm
possible where not wanted 1t
means regulation which regulates.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-03
FACTS STILL REMAIN.

The Gazette has no excuse t6
offer for the drinking Of intoxicat.
Ing liquors. Everyone is forced
to admit that liquor, with its at
tendant excesses, is an evil.
Wine has been an evil since the
first history of mankind. 1t is an
evil to lay. 1t has always existed.
It will probably always exist.
The liquor question is problem
now before the people. 1t is not
an argument nor contest in which
the merits of liquor are to be de-
cided at all. 1t is a question of
proper methods in handling the
evil. That is all.
Take every other great question,
as the country grows older. the en-.
vironments and conditions of man.
kind in measure, are constantly
changing. Our modes of living, In
fact, our habits from cultivation
and education are different, de-
eidedly, from so years ago.
But the real man, the meanness
of human nature has changed but
little. The nature of mankind
never has or cannot be changed by
process of law.
In centuries, the skulls of men
Aave been changed but little.
The prohibitionists claim that a
prohibition law will make men be
good. We have no evidence that
prohibition has ever even alleYiated
the evils of liquor. Such laws have
only forced men to resort to differ
ent aud more vile methods in pro-
curing drink.
Open saloons can be regulated.
The bootlegger and dive keeper
methods can never be. And why?
Simply because the prohibition law
forces a condition that protects the
bootlegger, instead Of driving out
liquor. Men want liquor and in
order to get it they must protect
the surrepticious sale Of the desited
Beverage. This is the undisputed
history Of prohibition ever since its
inception in this country.
This is the reason that moral
conditions, so far as drinking is
concerned, are worse in Morrow
county today than under the open
saloon time. 1t is the only reason.