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The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03
Butte Minine Mani Grows sarcastic

A Salt Lake City dispatch says:
"When these porphyry copper propo-
sitions are relegated to the junk pile,
the world will smile and say that
Butte is still on the job, for it is
a trihe early to strangle and bury
the famous old camp to the north"
This- statement is quoted by the
Salt Lake Tribune from a mining and
smelling engineer of Butte. Con-
tinuing, the interview runs:
"Perhaps two-thirds of the state of
Montana is dependent on the Butte
mines and the state is not worried in
the least over the copper situation.
We are saying little, but doing much.
Not long ago l attended a banquet in
Butte at which John D. Ryan, presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Copper
company, said, in substance, that if
you would mention to him any mine
in the world that was producing cop
per at a given figure, he would name
a Butte mine that was producing the
metal at the same or even lower cost.
We believe this statement holds good
today.
'If Butte was going out of busi-
ness we would hardly be installing
the expensive and very extensive
mining equipment now being set in
place. AS general rule, the Butte
mines are doing away with the old
hosting system, and new electrical
devices are being secured. Electric
pumps are being installed, not by one
or few companies, but practically
all over the district. The rayroll of
the camp is as big as ever, and there
is nothing to indicate that it will
grow less.
"Butte is unique in these days of
tremendous development tonnage, in
that it does not, and cannot, boast of
unlimited developed ore. We run
along pretty much from hand to
mouth, but you have noticed, no
doubt, that we always have the ore
when we need it. The mines never
looked better than they do today
From the so to the 1.500-levels some
time ago we mined in what was term
ed the Bonanza streak. After this
depth came lean streak, but now
at an average depth of about 2,4OC
feet, we have richer ore than ever
Don't hurry in picking out suitable
lot in the mine cemetery for Butte
it is the livel'est corpse imaginable
The porphyries? Well, be sure yor
use the term Junk pile. "
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03
Democrats and Statehood.

The Arizona republicans appear
prieyed that Chairman Dillon in
appointing a committee to go Wash
ington should have suggested that
the committee combat" the obvious
unfairness and peanut politics of the
Senate statehood bill. The Repubii-
can appears in doubt, or pretends to
be in doubt, as to the views of the
democrats. 1t says "Mr. Dillon does
not make himself clear as to what he
thinks the views of the Arizona demo-
Gratis are"
The Republican knows very well
what the democrats of Arizona want.
That paper knows that the demo
Gratis of Arizona would stand for
anything just so it brought state
hood.
But the democrats of Arizona
would prefer an honest statehood
bill, worthy of the greatest legisla-
tive body in the world to a peanut
politics concoction dictated by few
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03
Left M0urnerS Behind.

Roy Ainsworth, = young man who
came here several years ago and re-
sided at different places in Layton,
working at the painting trade when
he was not working his friends, left
town suddenly last Thursday without
notifying his friends
Roy was lovely dancer and quite
f4vorite with the girls, and no
doubt will be missed in the local
dancing circle. His creditors are
now learning the steps III the new
waltz that Roy bequeathed them, en-
titled: "The Debts l Left Behind
Me. ."-Guardian.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03

Arizona republican has-beens whose
eyes are so close together that they
could both be destroyed with one
prick of a pin point.
The democrats of Arizona want
bill that will give an opportunity for
honest elections, but rather than be
controlled longer by the men who
have attempted to perpetuate so
humiliating and degrading a meas
ure as the Senate statehood bill,
they will accept its iniquitous pro-
visions and trust to the good men in
both political parties to put loyal
aud honorable Arizonans on the first
state tickets.
The democrats believe that the
OUTRAGEOUS statehood bill will avail
its sponsors nothing, for the day has
come, not only in Arizona, but
throughout the nation, when peanut
politicians and pie counter manipu-
lators regardless of party affiliation)
are being relegated to the scrap
heap.
Says the Republican:
"It would be a fine thing for the
territory if a delegation represent
ing both the great political parties
would go to the national capitol at
once and assist in getting the bill
through. But we have to suggest to
Chairman Dillon, in all its kindness,
that he should abandon any thought
of "combat" and he should advise
his fellow democrats to accept the
Senate bill, if he really wishes to see
the door of statehood opened to Ari-
zona this session"
Indeed it would be ''a fine thing
for committee to go to Washington
and help to pass the bill as
it is. 1t would be fine ivory-browed
thing for the democrats of the terri
tory to repudiate the laws which
they put on the statute books. But
they will do nothing of the kind.
| The democrats of Arizona have told,
and will continue to tell, the demo
Gratis in congress they regard the
Senate statehood bill as the dirtiest
piece of political chicanery ever at
tempted by the congress of the
United States; they will continue to
insist that the Senate Statehood bill
was dictated by coterie of Arizona
Republicans whose intelligence would
scarcely qualify them to drive dray
they will continue to tell them that
the protest against the Senate bin is
not only general among democrats
but that a large number of progress
i've republicans agree with the demo
Gratis; they will continue to tell then
that the Senate bill pleases no citi
zen of Arizona except the bunch Of
pin-heads who dictated it and men Of
their class and stripe. But they have
also told the democrats in the senate
and will continue to tell them, that
if this bill cannot be amended thai
the democrats of Arizona will ac
cept it as it stands, and glad to get
it as relief from carpet bag rule.
The democrats will accept any ole
statehood bill. To get statehood
they will allow their intelligence tt
be questioned, and the laws of th'
territory to be annulled, but, by th'
eternal they will never say the.
like if
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03
HOW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, haye known
F. J. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and imam
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon. the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free:
Price Is cents per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. 49,,
Take Halls Family Pills for CON
stipatiOp,
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03
What the Telephone, Telegraph and Ex'
press Earned in One Year.

The territorial auditor has received
the returns from all the telephone,
telegraph and express companies in
Arizona, showing their gross receipts
for the year 1909. The TELEPHONE re-
ceipts were S255, ,O28 80; the telegraph
receipts were S37, ,lS9 5s; and the ex-
press receipts we're $74,379 l3. The
total was 1856, ,597.23. The territory
receives one per cent. of this total.
There are twenty-seven telephone
companies, four telegraph companies
and two express companies doing
business in Arizona.-Tombstone
PrOsnector.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03
Kent The King At Home.

"For the past year we have kept
the King of all laXatives-Dr. Kings
New Life Pills-in our home and they
have proved a blessing to all our
family writes Paul Mathulka, of
Boffaio, N. Y. Easy, but sure remedy
for all Stomach, Liver and Kidney
troubles. Only 25c at A. c. Co. drug
department.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will brace up the nerves,
Danish sick headache, prevent de-
spondencv and invigorate the who e
system. Sold by all druggists.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03

If you are not satisfied after using
according to directions twO-thirds of
a bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets, you can have your
money back. The tablets cleanse
and invigorate the stomach improve
the digestion, regulate the bowels.
Give them a trial and get well. Sold
by all druggists.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03

Lame shoulder is almost invariably
caused by rheumatism of the muscles
and Yields quickly to the free ap-
plication Of Chamberlain's Imminent.
This lininent is not only prompt and
etfectual, but in no way dtsagreeable
tl,-r,s1.. Sold by all druggists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
Receives Painful Injury.

Henry j. Hitler received a pain
full injury on Saturday, which has
since confined him to his bed and
will keep him from work for some
time. He was preparing to put a
tin roof on the new part of the
Bagne building whicho is being ex-
tended, and placing ladder against
the new wall started up the ladder.
When near the top he took hold of
the fire wall, which pulled back
towards him and he fell backwards
to the ground, sprairing his wrist
and injuring his thigh, the latter
injury being quite severe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
The Bonds of MatrimOny.

Last "Wednesday evening at six
ocloch Reg DR.. w. NJ. Lemen of
the Methodist Episcopal church
united in marriage Mr.. Frank B.
Cannon, a prominent banker of
Aberdeen, S. D., to Mrs. May Lane
Of Sheldon. Iowa, daughter of Peter
Peiffer of this city. at the latter's
home on West Broadway The
ceremony was witnessed only by
the immediate relatives and friends
of the couple. and that evening the
newly married couple departed for
Chicago. Both of them are prom
inent in the communities where
they have lived, both in business
and social life. and friends here
unite in hearty congratulations. =
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
Both Production and Distribution

Both Production and Distribution.
Advertising is both production and
distribution. 1t distributes the mer-
chandise of the world and then pro-
duces demand for still more. 1t
both creates wants and supplies
them.
Advertising is the great builder
1t builds business; it builds for
tunes; it builds homes and COM
munities and cities and nations.
But its highest work is in upbuild-
ing humanity. The constitution and
the church follow the flag, but both
the flag and the missionaries follow
business created through advertis-
ing.
Advertising is the great educator;
the great humanizer; the great
civilizer. 1t teaches a better way
of living. better way of furnishing
homes; better way of managing
our affairs. 1t brings communities
closer together; it makes friends of
enemies and brothers of friends; it
binds the world together; it makes
the whole world kin.
The civilized world of today is
one big business family. and adver-
Using is its guide and mentor. How
to live" says Herbert Spencer, lis
the vital question" and advertising
gives the -Wanamaker's
Manager.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
A Novel Advertisement.

! Ben Bear has inaugurated plan
Of advertising and at the<same time
of placing the owner's name at the
front of his farm, which is both
novel and attractive He''af has aEa "a
number Of neat signs painted, with
a spsee ace the top fortl na Al !
the owner. Of the farm, and beneath
an advs for his store The idea of
having the owners name on every
farm gate. is a most comnendable
one, and many will doubtless, call
for these signs. Im Gau4 "a l-.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
A Need for Lower Rates.

Kansas has followed the action OF
Oklahoma in compelling the Pull
man company to reduce the price OF
berths in sleeping cars. The re-
duction is an action Iowa ought TO
have taken up long ago. The Pull
man car company is piling up mil
lions in profits while thousands OF
people sit up all night because they
feel they cannot or will not pay the
high prices demanded for berths.
We want to see this state reduce
berth rates, telegraph rates and eX-
press charges. Clarion Clipper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08

Editor Watterson declares that
what is wanted by the democratic
party at large is a little time to
breathe and think, less chatter and
chaff, more give and take, and
above all, stiff upper lip about
family matters" To which the
Pioneer-Press pertinently adds:
That's all right, as far as it goes,
Colonel, but the greatest need of
the democratic party at large is
more votes.'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
Attend X. c. Meeting.

2 Messrs. Nj. P. Moran, b. j. Nc
Kay, DR.. T. c. Hutchinson, T, H.
Conner, Albert Wangler, Prof.
Whalen, Frank Broghamer and
danes Hogan. went to Charles City
where, they attended "a big meeting
Of the Knights of Columbus. on
Sunday. There was a large num-
Der present from this part of the
state. "~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
Gueffroy.Wise NuptiaIs.

This Wednesday afternoon at
two o'clock, at the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Wise, in Pleasant township,
will occur the wedding of Mr.. E. F..
Gueffroy of Charles City, Iowa, to
Miss Julia Wise, Rev. w. M. Lemen
of DEBORAH officiating. The eere-
mony will be witnessed by about
fifty guests. The newly married
couple will be at home at Charles
City after June 18th. The groom
is a gentleman who is highly spok-
en- of by those who know him as a
man of. honor and popularity. His
bride is young lady who bears the
esteem of everyone who knows her.
OF kindly, cheerful disposition, she
makes friends readily, and never
loses a friendship She will make
him. splendid helpmate. Many
friends throughout the county join
us in hearty congratulations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
Leases Freeman building.

Z Mr.. F. s, Gibson. who has had
charge of the Big Notion Store in
the Mrs, liver Larsen building for
some time. has leased the c. w.
FreemaH building next east of this
office, where we understand he in
tends to- put in an up-to-date stock
of dry goods. Mr.. Gibson is an
enterprising business man, and we
wish him success in his new loca-
ton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08

County superintendent. Of, Iowa Ad-
vOcate Anew Department fsrs
Schools of the State.

.
That the rural school teachers OF
Iowa may be more competent tc
teach the rudiments of agriculture,
manual arts and domestic science
in their schools, the county super
intendents of the state will ask TIE
Iowa State Teachers College at
Cedar Falls to introduce a rural
teachers course of study together
with a model rural school and train
ing department. { Erss5's' 'tf. ; o asSs =
At "a recent conference of the
county superintendent of Iowa a
resolution was unanimously adopt
ed which favored the rural teach
ers' training school. According to
the eighty-five county slperintend-
ents present, agriculture is being
taught in the rural schools by
teachers who have little or no
knowledge of the subject. I Because
Of the important relation of this
subject TO the rural communities,
the county superintendent declar-
ed that it is imperative that the
teacher be given normal school in
struction that she might better tn
part her knowledge to the children
of the rural district where only the
theoretical side of the subject is
needed .sin the school room. The
rural school children are also en-
titled to instruction in the, manual
arts and domestic science and for
that reason teacher should have
those subjects included In her
course of study at the state normal
school.
Much of the work in agriculture
in the rural schools has been con-
Quoted by the department of the
Iowa State College of Agriculture
at Ames. Because of the success
of the work of this department the
county superintendent will ask
the next general assembly to make
more liberal appropriation to this
department of the college work.
They will ask that two or more ex-
tension workers be placed in the
field to have direct supervision of
this work in the rural schools.
One of the measures to be asked
of the coming legislature will be a
rural normal school law. This law
would provide for the establish
ment of county or district training
schools with courses of study in the
manual training arts, domestic sci
encA and elementary agriculture.
Because of the shortage of labor
on the Iowa farms and the necessity
of boys between the ages of 13 and
IA working on their fathers farms
during the busy farming season, the
county superintendent favor a four
months compulsory school year for
these, boys A modification of the
present compulsory school educa.
tional law may be asked SO as to
permit boys of that age to leave
school earlier than school children
under the age of IL years. The law
makes it compulsory that children
under IA years of age remain in
school continuously for twenty-four
weeks. 1t is impossible to enforce
the law, say the county superin-
tendents, for the reason that boys
between the ages of IL and IA are
needed to work on the farm. 1t is
inconsistent to keep boys of that
age in the school room and teach
them the rudiments of agriculture,
they argued, when they could be
learning practical farming on their
own farms during the busy season
Of the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08
A Sign of Guilt,

Master--Why did you place that
pin on my chair?
The Boy-How do you know /
placed it there?
Master-Because you were the
only boy who was hard at work
when l sat on it.-Philadelphia In
quirer. 4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08

The capital of the United States
has the largest negro population of
any city in the world. Not Cairo,
in northern Africa, or Timbuctoo in
central Africa nor any other collec-
tion of houses or huts has as large
population of blacks as has Wash
ington. But worse than this the
Washington blacks are the most
degraded, degenerate, trifling and
criminally disposed lot of negroes
ever assembled. They are refugees
from Virginia, Carolina and Mary
land during the war, or descendants
of these. Washington has a repu-
tation for charitable activity. They
have come here to be fed and taken
care of. They are afflicted with the
microbe of laziness and ineffiency.
They are diseased and dissipated.
In no other city can be seen so many
rag-a-muffin Africans driving two
dollar skeleton horses to rickety
three dollar wagons and the con-
trast of these with a back ground
If marble palaces is painfully gro
tesque.-Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08

There is something strange about
1t. A man will go into a back alley
to drink his whiskey, and thon go
into the street and show the result.
1t would be more appropriate to
reverse the process.-Clarksville
Star.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-08

Photo supplies at Muller Bros,
Jewellers, Citizens Bank Bldg, = lott
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-12-09
sEATTLE's CONFESSION.

II Is a remarkable fact that during the twrly. wears since the United states assay office was established in this citN 55 per cent of all the gold dust and bar gold purchased by il has been paid for m coin. only 45 per cent has been paid for in drafts on New York or "u government Repositories else where. The sellers have in all cases the "rti"n of taking coin or drafts. As will be seen the majority of them have taken gold coin
 fh' amount af gold. mostly from Alaska. which has been purchased by the assay office since il was established in this city has been in excess of one
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-12-09

out from the dust and mire of mo- toriety and publicity. steps little Rich ard the BalIinger. with a new coat of whitewash. See how nice and clean little Richard looks in his new suit. gentle reader. But a few days ago he was grimy and besmearched with mud. Then. his associates ignored him. Now it is entirely different, Richard Achll- les BallinSer has come into his own and according to a majority of the committee who investigated his record. he is an honest. upright. and several other pleasing descriptive adjectives. man. All the way from Seattle to Washington. D. c. the glad hand" of admirers Is extended and they say folks are fighting to shake Ballinger'a hand "Ain't it funny what difference just 3 few hours make"
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-12-09
THE LOOKER-oN

1 Copper is king and last year. or the
 one nding November l. the output
 was loo,ooo tons gnrater than the year 1 before
 Today the second batch of mail from the outside will arrive and those who lfaila' 'n connect on the first mali may
 be more successful because ss the IaIr
 sex are ,o fond of say ing. there are
 mnr" pounds Of mall in this batch than
 In th' other, and the amount wui in | crease with each and every mail until the contract amount of six hundred pounds has been reached.
 The hrst batch of news from the Squirrel river country has arrived and Il was just what many expected for there k q season of preparation be- tween the close of navigation and win ter digging just th same as in any other camp.
 When the letters were dispatched
 from Kleary creek the prospectors were getting thigs in shape for winter. Cut ting wood which is the fuel of that sec tion and getting supplies out to where they will establish prospecting camps for the winter
 Real live mining news isn't expected to start from Squirrel until after the New Year for that Is time enough to have accomplished much in the way of prospecting virgin ground. % E <
 men folks had taken for their text: Thou should love thy neighbor as thy self" and all present. were telling their experiences about neighbors when the woman who. was supposed to be more holy than the rest commenced to have her say. All the other members set tied back in their chairs and made ready 10 hear long winded speel which would take them from the be- ginning of the old Bible on through to Revelation with a rehash of all therein about loving thy neighbors and the fol- lowing is her wonderful speech:
 The woman who lives next door to me is the greatest person in the world tp borrow things you ever saw. One | day last week she was going to give a