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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
ALARMING INCREASE OF INSANE.
DR.. Kellogg Asserts Murders and
Suicides Gain Through Insanity.


Washington Murders are in
creasing and suicides gaining head
way in the United States, all due to
insanity, according to DR.. ]. H. Kel-
logg, superintendent of a sanitarium at
Battle Crek, Mich. He said:
There were 10000 murders in this
country last year-twice as many in
proportion to the population as in In
dia. AS Tor suicides, there were 1900
In mis- country last year, an increase
of SO per cent. in seven years.
Insanity is undoubtedly the one
great cause, for insanity is increasing
at an alarming rate. 1t is not general
ly known that there are 10000 in
sane in the asylums Of the United
States"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
The Wisdom of Pa.

Little Winie-What is lawyer.
pa?
PA lawyer, my son, is a man
who induces two other men to strip
Tor a fight and then runs OF with
heir clothes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Threaten Federal Bureaus.

Washington.-Pros for al
legged vivisection of dogs by the bu-
reau of animal industry Of the depart
ment of agriculture and several gov
eminent bureau is threatened by the
Washington Humane society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25

Indianapolis, Ind = International
President T. L. Lewis of the miners
Wednesday received a Black Hand
letter saying that he would be killed
The letter was written from an Illinois
town and was written in Italian.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
practis. What You Preach,

Scribbler-I got check for SO this
morning for that article of mine on
how to live on 10 cents a day.
Scrawler-Then you can lend me
81. can't you?
ScribbIer-Sorry, old man, but
blew ii all in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
One Dead, IS Hurt In Wreck

Nevada, Mo.-One man, a negro.
was killed and 35 persons were in.
jured Tuesday when the tender of
Missouri Pacific passenger train No
2o9 jumped the track IL miles north
Of here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Robbed of Gems Worth $4,000

st. Moritz, Switzerland.-Mrs Dan
iel Bacon of New York, WHO Is on
tour of Switzerland, was robbed here
Thursday Of $4,000 worth of jewelry
No clue to robbers has been obtained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Columbus, O.-Ralph E Stitts,
twenty-one years old, Tuesday col
lided with an Ohio electric car while
riding a tandem motorcycle. He died
of his injuries within a few hours.
His companion was badly hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Stock Scars to $4,000 ooo

Jefferson City, Mo.-The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Terminal Railroad
company of st. Louis Tuesday filed
with the secretary of state a certif-
cate Of increase in the capital stock
from 100000 to 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
In Convention.

Now do you understand the issues
shoroughly?"
,Oh, yes" declared the lady dele
9gate. Every time that woman in the
Agreen shirtwaist stands up vote aye"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
To Sell Railroad

Dallas, Tex.-Master Commissioner
William H. Flippen has set September
15 as the date for the sale at public
auction of the International & Great
Northern Railroad company and its
properties
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Oil Fire in Oklahoma

Tulsa, Okla.-Approximately $780,
900 worth of oil and tanks in the Okla
homa fields were destroyed by fire
Thursday during heavy electrical
storm, according to advices received
here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Faults In American Character

In an address on botanical educa-
ton In America, Prof. w. F. Ganong
remarks that disregard of particulars
and a tendency to easy geSeralities
are fundamental faults in American
character" and he insists upon the
necessity of laboratory and expert
mental work in all scientific study.
Books lease the wits" but independ-
ent observation is the source of sound
knowledge in science.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
To Teach Western Earn.rs

Denver, Col.-The government will
establish a station in the Arkansas
valley for experimental purposes, with
view of teaching farmers the best
methods OF increasing the percentage
Of sugar in their beets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Mates.

Bobby-Honest, is there twins at
your house?
Tommy-Honest! An they're just
alike
Bobby-Built jest the same way, or
are they rights and lefts?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Bluffs.

1--WE always summer at Talltop."
81 hear that place is noted for its
magnificent bluffs"
Yes: there are generally quite
Sew OF them stopping at the hotel"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
New Fires In Montana.

Kalispell, Mont.-Forest Ranger
Clark, who reached here Wednesday
from Coram with word from White
River, 20 miles up the South fork, re-
ports that another fire has broken out
| there and is beyond control.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
German Torpedo Boats Sunk,

Kie1.-The German torpedo boat g.
rs, in a collision in Kiel bay, Wednes-
day, rammed the torpedo boat S-32.
Both the torpedo boats sank. The
crews were saved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
sIavs Niece for Ruro,.r

Denison. Tex.-Mistaking his niece
for a burglar when she went In the
yard for drink of water, D. L. Jack
son Monday shot and killed Minnie
Black, aged thirteen. at Preston Bend,
near this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Hurley Dead at Carlsbad

Topeka, KAMA cablegram from
Carlsbad, Austria, Tuesday announced
the death of James f. Hurley. general
manager of the Santa Fe railroad
Death was caused by heart dis
ease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Ice Cream May XIII Seven.

Portsmouth, O.-Seven persons are
dying and score of others seriously
liz as the result of eating poisoned ice
cream at a church function in Glenn.
KY. SUNDAY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
President of Chill Dead

Berlin.-President Montt of Chilli
died here Tuesday. He was on the
way to Bad Nauheim, having suffered
With heart disease for some time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Bid for Popularity,

WGtson-If the hay trust will do
one more thing all will be forgiven.
Gilder-What is that?
Watson-Put hay fever beyond the
reach of mankind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
DREDeE CONTRACTOR IS SLAIN.
George n. 5reymann of Toledo Killed
in Auto Collision

in Auto Collision.
Toledo, o. - George H. Brey-
mann, senior member of the Brey-
mann Dredge company, which holds
100000 contract in the Boston
harbor, was killed, while his wife
sustained broken collar bone in an
automobile collision near here last
night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25

The msn who considers himself one
IN a thousand naturally regards the
other 999 as mere ciphers.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28

ly, while this never falls below the
legal status it sometimes rises consid.
ably above it. In the United States
the precious metal can be obtained at
the assay offices throughout the coun-
try upon deposit of gold certificates,
plus a nominal charge of 40 cents per
l,OOOS for the cost of refining and pre-
pairing the gold in bars 1t has been
advocated that this charge be placed
upon a sliding scale in order to pre-
vent the export of gold. 1t would be
useless to attempt to restrict the ex-
port of gold in any way, since. if the
arbitrary charge on bars be placed too
high, the result would be that, instead
of the bars going out of the country,
the minted coin would go, which would
be a more serious loss.
When a gold export movement be-
comes imminent there is quite a
feverish activity in the Offices at both
ends of the line, as well as Oh the
Street. Rapid fire cabling is done;
steamship offices are called up in order
to make freight arrangements. Then
insurance is secured. Coopers have to
be ordered ahead with their material,
which consists of small sized kegs, to-
gether with good supply of sawdust.
Teamsters are instructed to be on
hand to the minute. Nor will every
teamster do, by any means. They are
all specialists-the coopers, the teams
ters, and everyone else connected with
the mechanical part of the business.
When everything is in readiness some
very lively team work will be shown.
But training ahd experience make tie
master, and it is surprising with what
celebrity shipment of say, 100000 of
gold is sent on its way.
All is now ready. waiting for the
word of command. This is held back
TO the last minute, as conditions may
have changed over night so that the
shipment will not be necessary. But
nothing has happened and the word is
passed along the line. The assay Office
having been previously notified, de-
tailed statement is handed out by the
government authorities and a sedate,
trusted messenger. approaches the
cashier of the bank, almost with fear
and trembling. The emotional condi-
tion of the messenger is justified.
The cashier parts with his good money
with the greatest reluctance. The act
of separation is generally accom- mpanied
by an explosion of one sort or another,
according to the conditions of the
money market. But at last the Rubi- ]
con is passed. Oar phegmatic trusty
carries in the hollow of his hand
small package of gold certiicates-th |.
open sesame of the government vaults. ]
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28

building comes to complain, and al
most to feel that the parents are their
natural enemies. Again, may parents,
not visiting the school, not understand
ing the teachers reasons for certain
requirements, and hearing of events
at school only through the stories OF
the children. often unintentionally dis
torted, often allow themselves to
criticize the teacher in the presence
of the child. No teacher can do her
best work under these conditions.
Consequently the school board, city
officials, parents and citizens should
make an effort to become acquainted
with the schools and the teachers.
Kindly and just criticism is always
welcomed, but all who have criticisms
or complaints to make should present
them to the proper persons, to the
teachers first; if not connected or ex-
planned to satisfaction, to the superin-
tendent; and as a last resort TO the
school board School Board Journal.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28
Testing RoIeto Law.

The first indictments in Cochise
county under the Arizona "Boleto'
law were returned by the grand jury
Saturday against three prominent
Gleeson citizens who are alleged TO
have violated the boleto law. The
defendants are H. H. Dyer. superin-
tendent; z. NJ. Mcdonald, bookkeeper.
of the Shannon interests at Gleeson
and B. A. Taylor, pioneer merchant of
the camp. Tne gentlemen were ar
rested Saturday evening, each prompt
ly furnishing lOOOs bond for their ap-
perance at the trial.
the indictment alleges the issu-
ance of a store order unredeemab
at face value and an order, cneck or
certificate of Indebtedness issued to a
Mexican named Mendoza for 9.l5S is
made the basis of the bill.
II appears that the company, fol-
lowing a long established custom, have
been issuing checks or orders in pay
ment of wages when, when presented
at the store, the amOdnts due is de-
Quoted and at times other orders given
redeemabIe in goods.
The boletO law. which prohibits the
issuance of 50 called boletUs, is held to
include tine system of store orders, and
the present case will very likely
develop into one of the test on the
specific meaning of the law, which is
somewhat ambiguous.
1t is understood the system of store
orders is followed by several COM
panies in Arizona and the outcome of
the ochise case will be watched with
interest. bstone Prospector.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28

The gold is handed out in slabs some
six inches long, four wide and two
thick. On each is stamped the exact
weight, fineness and the seal of the
assay office. The bars are checked off
by numbers as delivered and placed in
stout canvas baskets, some 10 to the
basket, and whisked away to the bank
packing as fast as possible.
Here they are again checked and
with rapidity that is astonishing,
placed in kegs, each bar in a sawdust
bed of it's own to prevent loss in
weight by abrasion. It is aimed to
have about 50,0OOS in each keg. When
a keg is properly filed it is headed
and nailed up by the cooper, then
passed on to the sealer and marker re-
spectively. and inside two hours the
whole shipment is ready to be taken
TO the pier. The procession now starts.
There is no blare of trumpets or other
fuss, or armed guard. simply an or
binary truck with few men standing
up, holding on to the supports. When
the wagon reaches the pier the pre-
ciOus metal is Immediately taken to
the strong room of the steamer under
the charge of the purser. The merry
dance now being finished, let US see
what we must pay the piper. The
steamship company receives 3,2l5s; the
insurance company l,OOOS; the truck
man 60S; the coopers and helpers 2OS-
a total of 4,2O5S II is this expense
added to the rate of exchange, as
against the price obtainable for gold
on the other side, which determines
the gold export point. Coming the
other way the process is reversed. In
addition, allowance is made for loss of
interest while the metal is in transit
John E. Gardin, in Saturday Evening
Post.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28
Mexico Has 27.ooo Mines And Pro.
duces 10000 COOS A Year.

Only one source Of reliable data is
available as to the mineral production
of Mexico. That is the finance bureau
of the federal government, but that
office has not yet compiled the figures
for the entire year of 1909. The latest
reliable data are for the fiscal year
l9O9-OS, made public in the report of
Jose Yves Limantour, minister of
finance. These figures, if belated, are
interesting, however, as showing that
among the nations of the world Mexico
stands fourth in production of gold,
first in silver, second in copper and
fifth in lead.
Computed in Mexican currency lap
proximately one-half the value of
United States money! MexicO's pro-
duction in the fiscal year of l9OS-09
was 45,OI5, ,OOOs of gold, 77,lIO,OOOS of
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28

silver, 20, 1888, ,OOOS of copper, 6,379, COOS
of lead, 1,O43, ,OOOS of zinc, 2l,200, ,OOOS
of iron, 2,O52, ,OOOS classified as ''other
metals" 4, ,4OO,OOOS of coal and $780,
COOS of mineral oil. This makes a
total of l6O, 400, ,OOOS for metals and
mineral substances, the total not
including production in minor quanti-
ties of less valuable minerals.
In round mum bers there are $1,000
active mines in Mexico with an ag-
gregated area of 372,OOO hectares,
equivalent to 92O,O75 acres. In the
northern states there are about TO-
600 live mines of l65, 900 hectares, in
the central states 5000 mines of IO2.-
500 hectares, in the Gulf states 200
mines of 5000 hectares and in the
Pacific states 200 mines of 5000 hec-
tares in the Pacific states 1900 mines
of lO0, 900 hectares.
Americans, with l25, 900, ,000S, gold,
invested in mines and metallurgical
plants, control more than half of all
the operating mines in Mexico, repre-
senting 20 per cent of the mineral out
put. England ranks second, Mexi-
co third, and France fourth. Prac-
tically all the foreign money invested
in Mexican mines has come in within
the last twenty-five years, and the in
flux is now increasing more rapidly
than ever before Mining World.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28
How Gold Is Shipped From the
United States.

The movement of gold is not always
a free one. European bankers object
to depicting their store. Therefore,
whenever the burden of such a move
ment can be- thrown upon another
country it is done. The United States
is the only free market for gold, and
while its export is subject TO certain
regulations by the Treasury depart
ment, still these are not such as to
deter expectation when exchange
rates reach point where this is pos
bic. 1t is impossible to get money
from the Bank of France unless that
institution is willing to let it go. At
times they are willing to part with
some of it, but charge a price ranging
from Is a thousand to l and 2 per cent.
The fact that the notes of this bank
are payable either in silver or in gold
gives it perfect control of the precious
metal in its vaults. II one presents
paper there and demands redemption
the bank may offer silver 5-franc
pieces, which are legal tender through
out Fran ;e. Germany positively re-
fuses officially to part with gold.
Much of il is taken out of the country
at times, but this is gathered up in
small lots. Such a proceeding is un-
usual, but it is effected whenever con-
Il lions warrant il.
Practically the only gold obtainable
in England is that which comes from
the mines in South Africa. 1t seems
there is an understanding between the
Bank of England and the mine owners
that the former shall have the first
choice on the arrival of the gold, pro-
viding il meets any price that is bid
for the same. That is why London is
the only market where there is fuc-
tuation IN the price of gold. Natural
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28

The smelter of the Clara Consolidat-
ed Mining Company at Swansea has
been blown in and the production of
copper has begun in Yuma county.
The smelter at present is treating $50
tons of ore per day and has sos men on
its payroll. The output is satisfactory.
At present high-grade ore is being
treated. The Clara has blocked out
5000, 200 tons of ore with practically in
sight as mnch more. Contracts have
been let for doubling the capacity of
the plant 50 that 1900 tons of ore can
be treated daily. The town ofSwansea
is building up rapi ly. Many good
buildings are being erected. The
town has good water supply, pump
ed from Bill Williams river by the
mining company. The mining opera
tions of the Consolidated will add
half million dollars TO the tax roll of
Yuma cOunty.-Yuma Sentinel.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-28
SmeIters Are Skirmishins For More
Ore


A year ago this spring the smelters
around Salt Lake believed that they
were being extremely hard pressed TO
get ore to feed the fiery furnaces, says
the Desert News, continuing as fol-
lows: At that time no plant was run
ming at anywhere near capacity, but
since then the supply of ore has dimin-
ished, until there is not a smelter
around Salt Lake that is holding up to
within so per cent of the capacity. At
the same time it is declared that the
smelters are doing everything possible
to get more ore and get back to ca
Pacity, if they do nothing better than
break even on the local plants.
Another furnace was closed down
last night by the American Smelling
& Refining company on account of the
lack of ore. 1t is not a special kind
of ore that is needed more than any
other, but all ores are necessary at
once for the smelters.
Utah has a smelter capacity of better
than l00,O tons of ore a day and at
the present time it is not believed that
more than $500 tons of clean ore is
being handled by the two plants of the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany and the Midvale plant of the
United States Smelling, Refining &
Mining company.
Since the United States has been
cut off from receiving its iron fuxing
ore from Eureka, New, officials of the
company have had their eyes open for
property that could supply them with
the desired material. II is learned
from Baker City that J. Il. Eardley,
representing the United States com
pany, has been there conferring with
Frank Pearce, who represents the
Erie, Pa, owners of the Iron Dyke
property near that place for shipments
from the mine. Tne property could
supply an unlimited amount of iron
iuxing ore.
The Iron Dyke property was tied up
last fall by the Lewisonns and smelI-
er, electric railroad and many other
improvements We're to be made in the
copper belt along the Snake river.
The failure of the Iron Dyke owners,
after 4OO,O0OS has been put up on the
deal, to agree TO terms caused the deal
to fall through.
The demand for ore is now greater
than it. has been in years, yet the price
of metals has been such that shippers
have not cared to operate.
I'VE are holding out every induce
ment that we can for mine owners to
send US their ore,'' said well-known
smelter man this morning Il do not
blame the mining men for not shipping
ore on account of the low price of
metals. The smelter is not making a |
thing over paying expenses and a
small interest on the capital invested |
THE contracts that are now being .
made with the mine owners are ac- |
tually the lowest that have ever been .
made. We want the ore and we are .
going to get it. There never was a
better opportunity of securing a good .
contract than there is right now.'
Until there is a change in the mar
ket which will warrant the paying of .
higher prices for ores many of the
hundreds of thousands of dolIarS of i'm
proven ents VIII not be started. As
soon as Inere is more ore in sight.
which will only come with higher
metal prices, work will be started on
the new United States copper bag
house.
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