davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05

Tenderfoot (aghast)-You're not
iynching that man?
Arizona -Well-er-we don't
refer to it that unrefned way. We call
it shown i'm the ropes.-Judge.
export Democrat understands it, that
the country needs more people grow
ing or making things, and not SO many
trying to get rich distributing them.
The Atchison Globe tells of a wom-
an in that town who keeps her shirt
waists and skirt togethes "by sheer
viii power" The Des Moines Regis
ter and Leader is viking to bet that
no man will ever attempt to substitute
that for his suspenders.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette say that
the actual loss by fire In that city
during 1909 was only $1,000, but quail
ffes the remarkable showing with the
statement that the insurance compan-
les paid s30,642 of the $31 ,6T2 worth
of property that was destroyed by fire.
William B Norris general foreman
CT the Pennsylvania Railroad shops at
Altoona, Pa, does not agree to the re-
cent order of the Delaware and Hud-
son Railroad company that he ideal
man for work weighs $50 pounds The
short. chunky man, according to Mr.
Norris, has the most endurance and
he weighs from $50 to 1870 pounds.
II was for Cook, you were against.
And now my heart is full OF woe;
Whate'er you do to cause me pain,
Don't come and say 81 told you So
Whene'er we meet I'll make it right
You'll taste the best the experts
know;
But please don't speak the doctors
name;
And do not say, y told you so.
Boston Herald
The Princeton Telegraph tells of a
Grundy County farmer who went home
drunk one night not long ago and be
came the victim Of an irrepressible
dasire to get still drunken So he de
termined to hitch up his horse ant
drive TO Trenton for more whisky
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Jacksonville Courier has MOTTO
ed that the torpid liver nearly always
has torpid liver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05

President Tafts conclusion that
most any old tipple is whisky is enough
to make a man swear off," says the
Sidney Tribune
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05

As forecast in his advance SYNOPSIS
of his report, Mr.. Hitchcock suggests
various methods for reducing the defic-
it on second class mail matter. Ont
proposal is to increase the rates on
magazines. the cost of carrying which
is several times that of newspapers.
Another plan is to fix the rates upon
the basis of zone system, the princi.
pie being that the farther a periodical
is carried the higher the rate to be
charged. Still another proposal is a
system of charges based on differentia-
tion between pure reading and adver-
tising matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05
DAILY BY MAIL

DAILY BY MAIL.
One year SO O0IFour Months ...$L0S
Xix months $500. 1.60lOne month 1855.
Entered in Keokuk postotfice as secono
elass matter.
Postage prepaid; terms in advance
AL subscription orders should give the
r. O. address and state whether It Is
Dew or renewal order. If change Of ad.
lress is- desired, state both the old ane
Few address.
Remit by postoffice money order, e1-
press money order, registered letse %
draft at our risk.
The date printed on the address OF each
paper notes when the subscription exc
bfres.
Subscribers failing to receive their pa %.
pers promptly will confer favor ~
kiving notice Of the fact.
THE GATE CITY COMPANY.
No. Is North Sixth ST.. keokuk, Iowa
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fce-
lowing news stands:
Hotel Keokuk, cor. Third and Johnson
G.. H. Rollins & Co., 629 Main street
Ward Bros. 525 Main street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05

OF handling the second class mail.
Magazines proper, because of their
long average haul, show cost Of
more than five cents a pound for
transportation, while for daily news
papers, for which the average haul is
much less, the transportation cost is
less than two cents pound.
Length Of Haul important.
In view of these conditions, the
question naturally arises how far the
length of haul should be regarded In
fixing the rates of postage for second
class matter The fact that the aver
age transportation distance for maya
zines and other periodicals is so much
greater than that for daily newspapers
has led to the suggestion that the for
mer class Of publications be charged
higher rate of postage than the lat
ter.
Another plan that recognizes length
OF haul as an important element in
fixing second class postage rates is
the establishment of zone system,
under which given rate would be
charged to all points within a certain
radius from the Office of mailing and
a higher rate to points beyond the
limits Of the zone. For convenience
in carrying out such a plan zone boun-
diaries could be fixed conforming to
the state lines that most nearly APP
proximate a given radius.
1T has been suggested also that in
fixing postage rates for second class
mail a discrimination be made be-
tween purely reading matter and mat
ter printed for advertising purposes.
a higher rate to be charged on the
latter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05
HITCHCOCK GIVES
DEFICIT FIGURES
Postal Chief Publishes Delayed Report Shows Where the
Government Loses
Government Loses.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Jan. 5.--More
details Of the postoffice departments
Sl7,000,000 deficit, occasioned in great
part by an annual loss OF S64, 900 900
IN carrying newspapers and magazines,
were revealed today when Postmaster
General Hitchcock made public in full
MS long delayed annual report.
The document contains the results
OF an investigation Of proft and loss
on various classes of mail during the
year 1908. In addition to the second
class matter, which comprises maya
zines and newspapers the government
loses money on third class matter,
comprising books, circulars. ETC.; free
congressional mail, free departmental
mail, the registry service, and the
money order service.
Letter Mail Shows Profit
A profit is made on first class, or
letter mail; fourth class mail, largely
merchandise; foreign mail, and the
special delivery service. The detailed
figures follow:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05

Tenderfoot (aghast)-You're not
iynching that man?
Arizona Ike Well-er-we don't
refer to it that unrefned way. We call
it shown i'm the ropes.-Judge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05
Magazines Cause Most Loss.


Magazines and other periodical
publications, exclusive of daily news.
papers, comprise about 60 per cent Of
the second class mall says Mr. Hitch
cock. Magazines alone form about
20 per cent While the average haul
of magazines proper is more than
1000 miles and that of other classes
Of periodicals, not including daily
newspapers, ranges from $50 to more
than LOO miles, the haul of daily
newspapers, which comprise about 40
per cent OF the second class mail, aver
age less than 300 miles.
The cost of transportation by rail
and BY other means forms slightly
more than third OF the total expense
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05

Secretary Wilson says, as the Dav-
export Democrat understands it, that
the country needs more people grow
ing or making things, and not SO many
trying to get rich distributing them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
vALLECITOS OIL LAND
BRINGS FANCY PRICE
Acreage in New District Is Sold
to Several interests for
Nearly 100000

Oil land sales from original owners
to new companies were in the Valle-
citos district last week to the extent
of $5S, ,000 A. c. Parsons of Los An
geles secured the southeast quarter or
section 4, 17-11 for $4,000. other par
Gals sold are GAO acres in sections Il,
13 and IA to Los Angeles syndicate
for $4,000; $40 acres, sections 80, l6-ll,
to New York man for $13,5OO
The north one-half of section II, 17-l1
was purchased by Arizona and NeNada
mining men for $4,000.
Six hundred and forty acres, section
10, 17-11 were taken by a Philadelphia
syndicate for $16,500.
The lands sold in sections 4, b anu
SO adioin the property of the Range 10
Oil company, which is drilling its tlrst
well. The section 10 and II transfers
are next to the large holding OF the
Vallecitos Development company,
which is soon to begin drilling, material
for several derricks and the necessary
machinery being now en- route to II
from Mendoza.
AS all the land in the Vallecitos DIS
trict is patented and carries absolute
title. it is being rapidly taken over by
operators and spectators, especially
since recent geological reports We're
made public. These unhesutatlngly
pronounce in favor of large develop
ment of the area, and for that matter,
the New Bedford and the HulsberS
companies have already struck Oil IN
their holdings.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
SLOAN ADMIRES ORE
At MAMMOTH MINE
Governor of Arizona Visits Prop
erty That viii Start Stamp
Mill This Week

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 7-"While
I was prepared to find the Mammoth
a promising mine, the amount OF rlch
ore in sight, both in the old and new
workings, indeed surprised me- said
Governor Richard e. Sloan upon his
return from Goldfeld, northeast of
Mesa, with Territorial Secretary
George u. Young and Assistant Sec
retary r. A. Kirk.
"I was at the Mammoth years ago,
when it was being worked by the for
mer owners, but this was the first
time l had seen it since Mr.. Young
took hold of the property" continued
the governor. There is much more
available ore than 1 thought and a
great deal Of virgin ground which,
upon development, may prove to be as
rich as that already thoroughly eX-
plored.
81 supposed that the former owners
had removed all the ore in sight, but
found that such was not the case.
They left a great deal of ore that will
yield great returns when properly
treated. The work which has been
done by Mr.. Young's men has uncov-
cred a great deal more rich rock Fur
ther development may prove that the
Mammoth holds a great deal more ore
than was ever taken out of it. There
is no indication that any of the shafts
have reached the bottom of the de-
posit.
"Ten stamps OF the mill were all
most ready to be started when we
were at the mine. OF course, l can't
say how much of the values will be
saved, for the mill is an old one, but
I understand that the Mammoth ore
carries a great deal of coarse gold.
and of course all this will be caught
on the plates. The tailings will have
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
CONCENTRATOR TO BE
INSTALLED NEAR VEGAS

LAS VEGAS, New, Nov. ii. F.
Kent manager of the YelloWpine mine
at Goodsprings, says the Yellowplne
company will install a modern con
centrator and separator plant at Good
springs, the plans of which are now
practically complete.
In the effort to secure high degree
of efficiency, practically the entire
milling practice of home ana 1orelgn
districts where a commercial product
of zinc is treated, has been 1nVesu-
gated by the company's consulting
engineer, G. A. Overstrom or Los An
geies, acting under Mr.. kents IN
StructionS. -.
The system in vogue in certain dis
fricts in Mexico, where carbonates are
successfully treated and the percent
age of zinc measurably increased by
a somewhat complicated method or
concentration, was looked into, ana
was found to increase the zinc con-
tent of carbonate ores not over 10 per
cent At the zinc mines in Sicily,
probably the largest in the world, pet
ter results are secured, though the
ores differ in character, by handllnS
the product a number of times.
Mr Overstrom has been prominent
lin the northern camps, at Butte ana
in 4r7o Coeur d'Alene country, ana IN
stalled the immense plant of the Ana
and owner Of the Overstrom system OF
ore classification by gravity and auto
matic-hydraulic appliances, Whlch
system has been in successful opera
ton for several months at the Bunker
HiIl and Sullivan mill near Burke,
Idaho. and will also be installed in
the Goodsprings plant of the Yellow
pine company, which will be equipped
as well with the latest mechanical
annIiances for separating the zinc and
lead products of the company's mines,
By the Overstrom system of ore
classification the shines are segre-
GATED first. which would appear Of
practical advantage since all the
crushed product is sized with one op-
Grafton.
1t is believed by this method four
in-one product or better can be Sc
cured, and the proposed plant, to be
nut in operation in February of next
year. will have a favorable effect gen.
orally, and should result in greater
zinc mining activity in the Good
springs section of Clark county than
has heretofore been practiced.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
GOLDFIELD CON. EARNS
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
IN THIRTY DAYS TIME

A rough estimate of the output of the
Goldfield Consolidated mines for the
month of October shows that S1,00O,000
has been produced from this great prop
erty during that time.
The tonnage amounted to e5.764 tons,
a part of which was high grade and
was shipped to smelter.
The net profits of the Consolidated
mines for the fiscal year ending Octo-
ber 81 were $7,4OO, 900, above all oper-
ating expenses.
with the disbursement of dividend
No. on October 81 the Consolidated
paid in dividends during the fiscal year
ending on that date s7,11S,24s. which
brings the total dividends up to SILL
S27,471.
There is approximately $1.50O,OOO cash
in the treasury and the mine is in
good~>or better condition than ever in
its history TO maintain an enormous pro-
duction, according to GoIdfieId advlces.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
PACIFIC COPPER SHIPS
MACHINERY TO MINE

PRESCOTT, Nov. 7.-More activity
on the surface at the camp of the Pa
cific Copper company, on Silver Noun
tains, is going on than ever before IN
the history of the property. 1t Is que
to the reorganization of the working
plans that are to follow lmmedlately IN
the operation of this splendid mining
proposition, which has reached that
stage of merit to warrant large out
lay of capital.
Heavy foundations for new ma
chinery are being laid and will be com
pleted within the next few days. In
addition to this improvement new
and large bunk house, a supennten-
dents office, a boarding house and
other buildings are under construction,
giving the place an air of stability and
comfort not ordinarily seen in new
mining camp.
II is believed the first car of ma
chinery will reach Prescott this week,
and in a few days will be followed by
another carload consignment. Thls
eonipment is calculated to supersede
the present APPLIANCES and will facili-
tate the exploitations of the ground to
great depth. fds.St
At present the company keeps on the
road four large freighting outfits,
taking in supplies and machinery
and bringing back ores for the smelter.
The first shipment from the mine is in
transit to Crown King, where it will
he loaded on the cars for market. 1t
will be followed regularly by other
consignments.
The mine force has been reduced
during the surface Improvements,
only enough men being retained below
to keep the lower levels free from wa
ter and to do incidental repair work
The intention is to sink to the 600-foot
level when the new equipment is in
nosition. General Manager DeCamp is
rushing the work as fast as possible.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
HIGH GRADE STREAK IN
FLORENCE EXTENSION

GOLDFIELD, New, Nov. IA small
streak of hight grade ore which shows
free gold and bismuth and assays as
high as $4,000 a ton is being developed
on the 500-level of the Florence Ex-
tension, adjoining the old Rogers Syn
dicate lease on the Florence. This
streak has been opened about twenty
feet in length and is now being raised
on in the hope of finding a larger body
of ore.
The ore is irregular in quantity,
sometimes spreading to foot in
width, then narrowing down to from
two to six inches, the richest values
occurring where the ore narrows.
A winze was started on the ore, but
had to be abandoned on account of
water. The shaft is 600 feet deep, but
is closed in a short distance below the
50O-level, so that the ore can not be
reached on the 800 until the shaft is
repaired
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
NEW COMPANY BEGINS
WORK IN SANTA MARIA

The Santa Maria Midway Oil COM
pany is beginning active development
work on its property near the Union
and Palmer wells in the Santa Maria
field. 1t has complete and comfort
able camp ouilt, good water supply,
a standard derrick up, and is installing
a rig and the necessary power for a
number f wells. 1t will spud in with
in a short time.
Albert II. Beach, the well known
real estate man of this city, and
owner of Beachwood Park, is president
of this company, and John NJ. Speese
railroad contractor, and president
of the Yuma Farmers and Merchants
bank, is it's vice president. The COM
pany has 32O acres of proved ground
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08

Leonard street, 25OO-Los Angeles
manufacturing company 25O1 Cheney
street, owner; one-story one-room
shed: $500.
Allan street near Clinton street-H.
C. Schofield, 733 Whittier street, owner;
f. II. Powers. builder; one-story five
room residence; 1884,
Girard street. 1536-Mrs. l.. Rich
bart, at lot, owner; l.. E. Tucker,
builder; one-story one-room garage;
5000.
Seventh street, 1902 West-T.
Wiesendanger, 207 South Broadway,
owner and builder; alterations of build
ing; 5000.
Van Buren, place, 29O1-E. S. Shap-
land, 1869 West Thorty-sixth street:
owner and builder: one and halt
story two-room barn; 5000.
Ardmore avenue near Sixth street
%. T. Johnson, jr., 269 Oxford boule-
ward, owner and builder; tWo-story
three-room garage; $780,
Hill street, COS South-Central Bridge
Building company, owner; Barber
Bradley CONSTRUCTION company, build
er; addition to building; $4,000.
Normandie avenue near Fourth street
Fl. Simpson, 1852 Budlong avenue,
owner; E. S. Shapland. builder; two
story twelve-room residence; $780,
Elden avenue, 1145-Rose de Fries,
at lot, owner; l.. A. smith, builder;
one-story one-room garage; $40.
Winston street. 115-J. B. Lanker-
SHIN, owner; L. A. Heisler, builder;
alterations to building 5000.
Cambridge street. 2122-Mrs. L: X.
Hill, at lot, owner; A. j. Hill, builder;
alterations of residence; 5000.
Sloat street, 500-Eugene Espital-
Her. 519 Sloat street, owner and build
er; one-story four-room residence;
$3.50.
Lexington avenue near Swan street
-Cruinkshank, 351 South Los Angeles
street. owner; ID. A. Speer, builder;
two-story nine-room residence; $3S5O.
Union avenue, 23051A South-James
Henderson, $50 Carondelet street, own
er; alterations of building; $780,
Malabar street, 2839-L. c. Pader,
All North Evergreen street, owner
]. C. Martain. builder; one-story five
room residence; $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08

to be treated with cyanide or by some
other process if all the values are TO
be recovered"
Mr.. Young said the mill was prac-
tically ready to begin operations and
that it was planned to start 1t up this
week. Its capacity is from twenty
five to thirty tons a day. He esti-
mates that it will save 60 per cent OF
the values.
IL the mill works as expected the
erection of a modern cyanide plant
will be started next month. This mill
will save all the values and can be
operated at a fraction of the cost OF
running the old mill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
ROCK ISLAND RAILWAY
WILL BUILD TO COAST
Efforts of the Southern Pacific to
Block Progress FaiI-C., r. |.
& P. Buys Feeder

Y "A, Ark, Nov, ia prominent
railroad man, and one whose word
cannot be doubted, says that within the
next sixty days the Ell Paso IL South
western would begin the work OF build
ing toward Yuma and Phoenx from
Benson, where the line now ends. and
that within eighteen months Yuma
will be on another transcontinental
line to the coast, and that the obJec-
tive point aimed at on the coast will
be San Diego.
He claims to get his information di-
rect from one of the heads OF the
Phelps Dodge interests.
Within the next sixty days work of
construction will begin from Benson
to Phoenix and also from Phoenix TO
Yuma. 1t is the intention of the El
Paso & Southwestern to cross the river
at Yuma and go direct to Imperial and
from there to San Diego.
The road from Phoenix to Yuma will
follow the Gila river to point this
side of Dome where 1t will cross the
ella and come into Yuma.
The plans as far as Yuma are all
mapped out and the right of way
has been quietly secured most OF the
way.
Last week the Ell Paso & Southwes-
tern closed a deal whereby it took
SIS, ,000, 900 of stock of the Rock Island
and the Rock Island is now running
four trains a day over the Southern
Pacific tracks. Why should they buy
$13.000,O00 of stock in the Rock Is
land If they do not intend to make the
El Paso & Southwestern a transcon-
tinental line?
The Ell Paso & Southwestern now
runs trains to Benson and it has long
been known that it was the inten
tion of the company to build through
to the coast, but just how the line
would run was not known. The
Southern Pacific saw this looming up
in the distance and straightway
grabbed the Spreckels line from San
Diego to Yuma, it is alleged in order
to head off the Ell Paso & Southwes-
tern in that direction. 1t was the
same way with the Box Canyon route
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
CAR RUNS DOWN DRAY; TWO
MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED

OAKLAND, Cal, Nov. w. II. Nc
CURE, 60 years old, and his assistant,
Dan Maloney, both of $40 Twenty
seventh street, were struck. from be-
hind by q Leona Heights car In charge
of Motorman Michael Nulty while driv-
ing along the Twelfth street dam in a
one-horse dray this morning, with the
result that their rig was overturned
and both men seriously injured. They
were taken to the receiving hospital,
where DR.. Rice and Steward Placett
dressed their wounds.
Mcclure is suffering from a broken
rin and scalp injuries, while Maloney
has a broken leg. The horse was not
injured or the wagon smashed.
Motorman Nulty was in charge or
car No. 267, which collided with car
No. 251 last Memorial day, with the
result that seven persons were killed
and score of others more or less
seriously injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08

down to Florence from Phoenix, and
then the Southern Pacific built the
Phoenix and the Buckeye road with
the idea of later joining this on TO the
Box Canyon route and on to Yuma,
and thence via the Spreckels line to
San Diego.
But it is now announced the Ell Paso
& Southwestern has found way out
Of this difficulty, and that within the
next sixty days excavation work will
start.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
REACHES Ills FEET DEPTH

No. 3 we'll of the Ventura Oil Devel-
opment company at Piru, Ventura
county, has reached depth of 1115
feet and is passing through formation
of hard sand rock, indicative of close
proximity to the main oil sand char
acteristic of this portion of Ventura
county.
In No. Q we'll 9ss Inch casing is be-
ing put in. The hole is down $50 feet.
An entirely new plant has just been
installed at No. Q. Good showings of
oil have been found in both wells.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
WILL OPTION 40 ACRES

COALINGA, Nov. Negotiations
are under way by which the Mount
Hamilton Oil company will allow an
other oil company. name not given, to
operate forty acres of its property, and
il the company doing the developing
work proves the property the Mount
Hamilton company will give deed to
the ground.
The Mount Hamilton company has
another forty of undeveloped territory
which they will let on the same terms.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
WILL PAY 4s PER CENT

The Mascot Oil company has decided
to increase it's dividend rate to cents
a share this month. the distribution to
take place November 20, 1t is said, and
amounting to $4,000, double the present
rate. Two wells are being completed
on the property, and it is expected the
production when these wells are COM
pleted will approximate 100000 barrels
a month, which is sold at 90 cents
barrel and worth $50 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
BRONCO GETS SHOWING

MARICOPA, Nev. 5.-The Bronco,
out on section 8, 11-2S, near the middle
of the west line Of the section, has
gone into promising showing Of oil
at a depth of between 22O0 and 23OO
feet. The gravity shows to be between
is and 20 degrees.
The hole was started about two
years ago and has cost its owners con-
siderable cash and anxiety. The well
is far out on the flats.