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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
Pure Food Amendment.

AS the result of conference with
New York and Chicago business men,
Representative Mann of Illinois, chair
man of the house committee on inter
state commerce, will introduce sub
stitute for his bill amending the pure
food law relating to the branding of
packages of food, drugs, medicines and
liquors.
The substitute provides that if the
net quantity of the contents of the
package is not plainly and conspicu-
ously on the outside in terms of
weight, measure or numerical count
the article will be deemed to be mis-
branded.
The substitute allows reasonable
variations and provides that tolerances
shall be established by rules and regu
Iations made under the pure food law
The bill is intended to take effect OF
passage, but no penalty or fine, i'm
prisonment or confscation will be en-
forced for any violation of its pro
visions as to products prepared within
10 months after its passage.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS

Since midnight Saturday the city of
Palouse is "dry" for the first time in
IS years.
The funeral of Mrs. Eva Charlotte
Anderson, pioneer, was held at Mos
COW Saturday.
The entire side OF the old plant of the
gas company at Spokane was blown out
by gas explosion Saturday afternoon.
Frank N. Plessinger, publisher of the
Edwall Press, suffered the loss of his
entire printing plant through mys-
FERROUS fire recently.
Leading beekeepers of Washington
were present at the annual state conven-
ton which opened in North Yakima
January 4, for two days.
Effective with the new year, the post
Office department has posted notice that
the prices of boxes will be raised 10
cents a quarter, at Maiden.
Clyde Williams, aged "a years, son
of Z. F. Williams of Montesano, fell
from train while on his way home re-
Gently and was found dead near the
track.
People travelling on railroads will be
obliged to carry their own drinking
cups in the future. The ban has been
placed upon the public drinking cup by
the Idaho board of health.
Promptly. at IL O'Clock Saturday
night every saloon in Everett closed
its doors and Everett will be dry fol
two years, in accordance with the vot'
expressed in the November election.
The municipal commission of Tacom;
has passed an ordinance requiring own
ers of billboards to pay a license fe-
of $50 per year and tax of &c pc
square foot for every billboard. Dodge
distributors are also required to pay
license fee of $25 per year.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
MUCH LEAD IS PRODUCED.
United States Geological Survey Makes
Report of Mining Activity
for Year

The activity in the production of
copper, lead and zinc from primary
sources in the United States was
greater in 1909 than in any previous
year.
Complete figures have just been is
sued by the United States geological
survey The total output of copper
from the smelters was 1902, ISL ,624
pounds. The total quantity of refined
copper, including domestic and foreign
ores, was 1891 ,021 ,454 pounds, an in
crease of 253,o59,046 pounds over the
previous year.
The total quantity of lead smelted
or refined in the United States in
1909 was 457,o45 tons. The apparent
consumption of lead by American in
dustries was 370,013 tons.
The total production of zinc was
255,76O tons, while the consumption
was 271,274 tons.
In the production of copper, Montana
led all states, with Arizona second
Michigan third and Utah fourth. Tit
United States produced 3s per cent o.
the lead of the world and 30 per cen
of the zinc.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION.
Paul Clagstone Is Elected President
of New Organization at
Grangeville.

The merger of the Northwest Live
Stock association and the Inland EN-
pire Breeders association, under the
name of the Northwestern Live Stock
association, was one of the most i'm
portant events of the three days meet
ing of the two associations at Grange
vile, Idaho, recently.
officers for the new organization
were elected as follows: President,
Paul GLADSTONE; vice president, George
M. Wilson, Wilbur, Wash; Robert
Jones, Wisdom, Mont; E. E. Flood, Ro
salia, Wash; c. E. Holt, Golf, Idaho,
and j. H. L. Smith, Pullman, Wash. /;
secretary, DR.. s. B. Nelson, Spokane; ;
treasurer, f. M. Rothrock, Spokane.
A resolution was adopted asking the
railroad companies to transport ship
ments of pure-blooded live stock into
the Inland Empire at half rates, to en-
courage the live stock industry in the
northwest.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12

In the IL months ending with No
vember wheat exports aggregated but
81 million bushels, or "a million less
than in the same period of 1909; flour,
1-5 million barrels, against 1-e mil
lion in 1909; meat and dairy products,
lit million dollars, against lao million
in the preceding year, beef products,
bacon and hams showing especially
large declines. Corn exports show
slight advance, amounting to 81 million
bushels, against 80 million in the like
period of 1909.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
MONTANA.

This is the mildest December in the
history of Flathead settlement, accord
ing to T. D. Duncan, since 1883.
On Monday, January 2, sportsmen of
Kalispen enjoyed a Irregular old
fashioned turkey Shoot and shot gun
men from all parts of the valley were
invited to attend.
Two soldiers from Fort Missoula,
who pleaded guilty in the court at Mis-
soula to having robbed John Collins
of $140, have been sentenced to serve
one year each at hard labor in the state
prison. Three soldiers from Fort Mis-
soula have been sent to the state prison
within q week.
Both the republican senators and
democratic house members at their
caucuses for the selection of officials TO
serve in the respective branches of the
18th legislative assembly, these being
the dominant political parties in the
two bodies.
BY vote of rs to 16, w. w. Nc
Dowell of Butte, was elected speaker
over r. L. Word of Helena, who wa:
made-speaker pro tenn. Edward Donlar
of Missoula was elected president pre-
tenn of the senate, and Nathan Godfrey
of Helena, secretary of the senate.
Secretary of State w. L. Clifford an
nounces the appointment of Miss Izor;
Lansdon, sister of Robert Lansdon, tn,
outgoing secretary, as journal clerk il
his office to succeed Miss Marthi
Knight, who was elected senate genera
committee clerk.
Held as implicated in the robbins
of Great Northern box cars and ware
houses, Lucie Monescra, a woman, Fran
cisco Abb and Pasquali Piscuzzi hav
been lodged in the county Jail at Kali:
pell, and the sheriff's Office and Grea
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12

Figures, the compilation of which
was completed at the postofice depart
ment Monday shows that the postal
deficit for the fiscal year ended june
80 last was 81 100000. The deficit
of the previous fiscal year was $780,,
900, so that in one year the deficit was
reduced $6,1oo,000.
In commenting upon the savings of
Sc, 100000 last year, Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock said: "'This tremen-
dous saving was made without curtail-
ment of the postal facilities in any di
rection. On the contrary, there were
many important extensions.
1.-THE department IS policy is to ex-
tend the service as rapidly as warrant
ed by increasing population and to ac-
complish its savings, not by the curtail-
ment of postal facilities, but by
handling in more systematic manner
the constantly expanding volume of
mall
| The tables indicate that more than
1900 new postoffices were established
in the last fiscal year. Great extern
sions were made in the rural delivery
system, SIS new routes, with a total
mileage of 1926, being put into opera
ton.
There were appropriated from the
clerks to enlarge the working fol
postofiices and more than 1000 ad
ditional letter carriers. The railway
mail service was strengthened by the
appointment of about $50 new EN-
ployes.
The tables show also that the de
partment made liberal increases il
the compensation of old employees
Salaries of postoffice clerks were ad
} vanced in the aggregate $1,750,00O
while the aggregate salaries of lette
carriers were increased $1,226,00C
Railway mail clerks received increase
amounting to almost $250,000.
$ Mr.. Hitchcock explained that all in
D creases in compensation were base
{ upon a system of efficiency ratings
adopted by the department littl
more than a year ago. He says tn
system has had a highly benefcis
effect on the service.
"This hearty cooperation, he SAT-
j 81 expect to be continued through tn
e and future years, with the result ths
we shall have self-sustaining post;
service and 1 cent letter postage"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
HOXSEY and MOISANT BOTH
TRY ONCE TOO OFTEN
FOR RECORDS.
Former Fell With Airship at Los An
geles-Latter at New Orleans-Death
Instantaneous in Both Cases-Hoxsey
Had Record of 11,474 Feet High in
One Flight.

John B. Moisant and Arch Hoxsey,
aviators extraordinary, were killed Sat
urday Both fell from the treacherous
air with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
vast height-and Moisant IS remaining
minutes of life were so few as to count
as naught. Hoxsey was killed instantly.
Moisant met his death at 9:55 a. M,
attempting to alight in a field few
miles from New Orleans. Hoxsey, who
went into the air early in the after
noon at Los Angeles, lay dead at 2:12
D. m. in view of the thousands who
were watching the aviation tournament.
Thus the last day of 1910, in bring
ing the total number of deaths of those
who have sought to emulate the birds
to 35, capped the list with two of the
most illustrious of those airmen who
have been writing history of aviation
in the skies of two continents.
Hoxsey's Great Record.
On December &c Hoxsey made his
great fight here breaking all altitude
records when he scared to a height of
11,474 feet in one of the most spec
tacular fights ever witnessed
Since then he has repeatedly scared
to great heights trying to set his mark
even higher, but though his flights al
this week have been remarkable nons
of them came near the record.
Many Have Been Killed.
Hoxsey was the 35th man to lost
his life in the development of aviation
OF this number 20 have been killed
the present year; four were killed il
1909, and one, Lieutenant Thomas e
Zelfridge, U. S. A., in 1908.
The death roll includes Moissant
George Chavez, the Peruvian, who fiey
over the Alps only to be fatally in
jured in landing; Ralph tombstone o
Kansas City, who had just befor
: broken the world S altitude record
Charles S. Rolls, the popular Englis
sportsman; Leon de la Grange, tn
Frenchman, and Cecil Grace of Ne'
York, who, after flying from Dover t
Calais, was lost, probably in the Mort
, sea, on his return trip.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
Patrick Tries Again.

Albert Patrick, the lawyer who was
convicted in 1902 of the murder of the
aged William Marsh Rice in New York,
and who has never ceased to protest
his innocence, is now about to make
a new move for freedom. An applica-
ton will be made by Patrick's counsel
to the governor of New York for an
unconditional pardon.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
Cost of 1905 Funeral.

1t is conservatively estimated that
100000 was spent by the jewellers
in New York who watched the Old Year
out and the New Year in.
This fortune was spent as follows:
Restaurants, $3,O00,Oo0.
Theaters, 100000.
Flowers and candy, 100000.
Cigars and cigarettes, 100000.
Taxicabs and carriages, 100000.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
Portugal Enjoys Peace.

Lisbon.-"The public order is undis-
turbed. Fundamental reforms are be-
ing rapidly accorded the people. The
government is in perfect accord with
the diplomatic corps and is enjoying
their confidence. We face the new year
with every hope strengthened" This
statement was given out Sunday by
Theophile Braga, president of Portugal
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12

town.
The contract for the new schoelhouse
at Winchester has been let for $5,725.
The regular annual meeting of the
Idaho State Wool Growers association
was held this week at Boise.
Large quantities of cedar poles and
ties are being cut near st. Maries and
are being banked on the st. Joe river
and the railroad right of way.
The Idaho legislature swung open its
doors to receive its 81 legislators on
Monday morning, January 2, 1911, and
the eleventh session formally launched.
From statistics CLEANED from the
county records at Lewiston 1910 has
been a record-breaker for Cupid, the
total number being 273, as against 234
for 1909.
c. L. Swormstedt, who for four years
has been deputy in Lewiston, has left
for Boise, where he will assume his new
duties as recording clerk in the Office
of secretary of state.
With the close of the year all saloons
operating in the territory within the
Occur d'Alene national forest, except
at Taft and Saltese, towns built on
patented land, closed their doors, with
little probability of resuming.
Travel on the Grangeville end o.
the Caams Prairie railroad has in
creased so rapidly in the last few
months that it has been necessary to
put a train auditor upon all passenger
trains operating between Lewiston and
Grangeville.
Recently the Idaho county assessor
has taken in thousands of dollars il
taxes, the largest individual being the
Camas Prairie railroad, which paid $17,
500 on the Grangeville branch and thu
Clearwater line. The total assessed
valuation in Idaho county amounts tt
$4,921,o53.
Deeds transferring the o. R. & N
property and the Idaho Northern rail
road to the O-W. R. & N. have bee
placed on record at Wallace. The con
sideration for the o. R. & N. propert.
is given as $55 100000, while 81, 10000
is the price stated as the consideration
for the Idaho Northern.
The Gilmore & Pittsburg railroad ha
been made defendant in a suit brough
by Macarthur Bros, contractors, fc
100000 alleged to be due the col
tractors for work performed on tn
roadbed of this mysterious line whic
has been built into eastern Idaho
Lemhi county. The complaint ask
$350,Oo0 for work done by the col
tractors on the Idaho side of the liz
and the balance of the $500, 900 or $50
900 for the grading and installation {
the road on the Montana side.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12

Northern detectives are looking for
other Italians. One cache was discover
ed containing clothing and groceries,
and the goods identified.
Chris Yegen, former senator from
Yellowstone county and wholesale
merchant, banker and stockman of Bill
lings, was arrested in Helena Saturday
on charges of illegal fencing of public
domain, about 1850 acres being in
volved. Yegen was indicted by the re-
cent grand jury. He insists that the
deputy who arrested him disclosed his
name to the special agent who made the
report which led to his Indictment, his
desire being to pommel him severely,
he said. He was induced to go to the
federal building, however, where he
entered a plea of not guilty. Later,
he gave bail and was released. Yegen
also conducts branch banks in Butte
and Anaconda, and is one of the most
prominent citizens of the state.
Montana Teachers.
At the recent meeting of the Mon
tana State Teachers association at Bill
lings, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, r. ]. Cunningham of Boze-
man; first vice president, G. A. Duni
way of Missoula; second vice presi
dent, R. G.. Young of Victor; third
vice president, j. A. Burger of Miles
City; secretary, Miss Anne Houlistor
of Great Falls; treasurer, Robert Clerl
of Dillon; executive committee, Presi
dent Cunningham, S. D. Largent, Grea
Falls; R. G. Young, Victor, and Ware
II. N. Nye, Billings.
1t was unanimously decided to hol'
the convention next December in Grea
Falls.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
Prominent Mason Dies.

Gen. John Corson Smith, civil war
veteran, prominent Illinois republican,
and one of the best-known Masons in
the United States, died January 1 in
Chicago, after protracted illness. He
was 70 years old.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
cottonwood, Davis Is Dead.

Charles Wood Davis, commonly known
throughout this state as Cottonwood
Davis, who died at his home near Viola
Saturday, was buried Sunday. He was
rs years old.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12

Local hOthOuSe rhuDarD Selllng at 10
cents a pound.
At the city market huckleberries are
selling at Ice a pound.
Prices to Producers.
The following list may be taken as
fair standard of prices paid to pro
ducers outside of the city market for
the commodities named:
Fruits and getables-Potatoes 81
@1.25 cwt; apples, 75e@$3 box; beets,
$1.75@2 cwt; cabbage, 1 1-4@1 1-2c ID;
sweet potatoes, 1878 cwt; parsnips,
$125 cwt; cucumbers, 81 doz.
Butter-Raneh, 25c h.
Hay-Baled oat hay, $40 ton; wheat
hay, $40 ton; alfalfa, $14; timothy, No.
1, $22 per ton; No. 2, $40 per ton.
Grain-Oats, $3.50 cwt; barley, So
swt; wheat, $1.25 cwt.
Hay and feed prices are f. o. b.
cars, Spokane.
Poultry-Live hens, 13c lb; dressed
15@22c lb; live springs, 13c; dressed
zoe; old roosters, &C.; dressed, 14e; live
geese, 13c lb; dressed, 15c; live ducks
young, 1sc; old, 13c; dressed, 18@22c;
fancy turkeys, soc; dressed, 2sc.
Retail Meat Market.
Dressed Poultry-Broilers, 1sc lbI
fryers, 1sc lb; spring roasting chickens
1sc lb; hens, 1sc lb; ducks, Gle Id
SQUADS, 40c each; geese, 1sc lb; tur
keys, csc ID.
Beef-Porterhous steak, 25@30e
sirloin steak, 22@25c ID; round steak
l15@1sc; shoulder steak, 15c Id; prim
rib roast, 25c; prime rib roast, role
or standing, zoe; pot roast, IL 1-2@15c
beef boil, s@10@12 Lee.
Lamb-Shoulder, 1sc lb; leg, zee lb
chops, csc ID.
Pork Roast, 1sc; chops, zoe Ii
sausages, 10000; bacon, best, 32c II
plain bacon, csc lb; plain ham, 22C
: csc lb.
Veal-Roast, 10000 ID; chops an
steaks, 25@30c ID.
Mutton-Shoulder 10 1-2@15c II
chops, 15c, zoe and Csc ID.
Butter and Eggs.
t Stamped eggs, 50@55e do
s lfresh eastern, 45c; April storage egg
:, 35@40c
/ Butter-Ranch butter, 35c; creamel
J, butter, 40@45c ID.
Fuel Prices.
y Fuel-Four-foo wood, 81; pine,
q foot wood, Sc. Coal-Carney, Sherida
n TABOR, 1878 ton; Rock Springs, SO.
q ton; Monarch, $3.50 ton; Roslyn, So.
ton; Lille, $3.50 ton; Owl Creek, SO.
ton; sawed tamarack and fir, SO ric
sawed pine, $2.75 rick.
Hides and Furs.
a. Hides-Green: Cows, &C lb; stee
10 &C lb; calfskin, 13c Id. Salted-Coy
h &c ID; steers, &c lb; calfskin, 13c
% Dry flint, 14@15c lb; dry sheep hid
ar s@9c III; bull hides, &c lb; kips, &c
is light wool, 1S@14c ID; heavy meril
w 1O@13c ID.
i Western Wheat.
decentralization s3c; fortyfo
see; club, sic; red Russian, 79@s0c
Portland.-Track prices: Club, 81
ar Sic; bluestem, s2@s3c; red Russi
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
OTHER MARKETS.

Dispatches concerning market quota
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
washington, MONTANA and
idaho Happenings
. ARE BRIEFED.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
Prom Our Exchanges Of tho Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Crop Outlook Just Fair.
IDAHO.

Plummer will soon be an incorporated
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
THE SPOKANE MARKET.

Local dollhouse rhubarb selling at Is
cents a pound.
At the city market huckleberries are
selling at Ice pound.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-01-12
Western Wheat.

Tacoma.-Bluestem s3c; fortyfold,
see; club, sic; red Russian, 79@sOc.
Portland.-Track prices: Club, 500
sic; bluestem, s2@s3c; red Russian,
7sc; valley, soc; fortyfold, s2@s5c.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
Rorromad Items Of Interest.

C. O. Peltier, for several years past
the chief engineer of the Gramefcy
central sugar factory, in st. james
parish, has resigned that post ana
is now engaged in erecting work for
the Payne & Joubert Machine and
Foundry Company.
Traction engines for ploWlng phf~
poses will be used to a limited ex-s
tent in the Louisiana cane belt THIS
fall. G. D. Gondran has purchased
a \ international Harvester Company
tractor for use on his Li1Wood PLAN
tation, in Ascension parish, where
Fan the rice land win be broken Up
bv gasoline power, and it is learned
that a local manufacturers agent
is to have one Of his agencies put IN
traeter at a large sugar plantation
to effect a demonstration of IT'S
capabilities for sugar land work. -
Modern Sugar Planter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
List of / etters

Remaining Ill the postoffice at DON
aldsonville, for week ending Sept. 2:
Andrew Aoosta, Nicola Digilamo
Mary Hall, Martha Harris, Oliver
Jackson, Tony Losen, Mary Lewis,
James Mullen, Tony Nadosti, River
side Savings Bank 6 Trust Company
Luvinia Robertson, Lena Simmons
Jacob Smith, jamie Spears, Ada
Thompson. Sam Wilson, J. E. White.
side, Mandie Williams.
When calling for these lettfrs say
advertised. If not called fdF irs. lwc
weeks they will be seEt to the .ead
Letter office at Washington, D. G,
J. j. LAFARGUE, Postmaster
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
An Automobile Record.

From CHICAGO, ILL.,, to Sullivan,
Ind, a distance of 263 miles, IN Il
ho,,rs and 20 minutes was the record
recently set by E, S. Crowder in q
Mitchell 5-passeager touring car, an
avara5e of % miles an hour including
stons which is a most excellent show
ing for long 8drive over country
roads
But even moreremarkable than the
time made was the low gasoline cpn,
sumption. At a speed which usually
ranged between 25 and 80 miles an
hour the car averaged IS IL miles
for every gallon of fuel, an economy
record that should stand for some
time. There were two people in the
machine, Mr.. CIoWder, who is the
Mitchell agent at Sullivan, and Johh
Drake, who has just purchased Tue
car.
The two menzleft Chicago shortly
after o'clock in the afternoon ano
reached Sullivan at 2 O'Clock a. M
Throughout the entire distance the
machine was not8touched with a tool
not even a nut 8orking loose during
tbo 1cne journey After a few hours
ston in Sullivan the car was driven OF
to oblong, Ind.s a distance OF q
miles. without any additional Oil o.
gasoline 1lavingbeen required since
leaving C11icagO#