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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26

Of the estate now living. My grand
father was Price Calvert Of Kentucky.
He was disinherited early in his life
by his family because of his political
beliefs Ny father was Mark Calvert
and was born in Wisconsin, serving
through the civil war with the Sew
enth regiment, Wisconsin volunteers
II, too, was born in Wisconsin, and
was christened Name Jessie Eliza
beth Calvert.
1T seems impossible to tell just
yet what wi. be done regarding the
distribution of the estate. There has
been much litigation over the matter,
but we are, Of course. quite hopeful
for speedy settlement"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Monday Music Club Program.

Monday Music Club Program.
Miss Elizabeth G.. WINS, vocalist and
Miss Clara Gertrude Fry, pianiste. will
performed for the Monday Music club
members tomorrow evening, Mrs.
Mary Miller and Mrs. William Balling-
er are the sponsors The program as
it appears in the year book, follows:
]. Nocturne Op: Is, No 2 ~. Chopin
2 (a) Slumber Song ~. Mac Dowell
OBJ Lovely Rose.
8. Impromptu Op: 142. No. / Schubert
4. (a) Widmung ..... .Schumann
(b) Ich Wand're NIGHT.
5. Shadow Dance -. Mac Dowell
Indian Lodge.
Nocturn ................... Gr1er
6. Gypsy Songs.
(a) Hank, How My triangle ).
OBJ Songs My Mother Taught Me-
Z. Sonita Del Petrarca 1890. List
s. Last Greeting .......... Schubert
g. Fourth Mazurka ......... GODDARD
Woman's Whist League.
The Woman's Whist League will
meet on Tuesday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. w. G. Blood.
Alliance at Mrs. Bucks.
The Unitarian Woman's Alliance
/ will meet with Mrs. A. E. Buck, ST:
Morgan street, tomorrow afternoon a.
three o'clock.
| Elopers Married Here Yesterday.
| KeolSuk is a great place for elop
nients lately A fine looking youns
couple from Missouri came here yes
terday and quietly entered the nuptia
state. after having given their friends
and relatives in the mule state the
4 slip.
The bride was Miss Gladys Woody
of Independence Mo-, and the groom
Mr.. William T. Haldeman of Kansa.
4 City They were married in the Office
of Justice John LeindeclSer yesterda,
afternoon, after having procured {
marriage license from Clerk Lake dur
ing the afternoon.
The bride is an attractive youns
woman and little wonder was express
ed that her charms prevailed upon tn,
groom, who is a dentist.
Her parents live at Bethel, Wash
and the groom's parents are vel
known Kansas Citians. the father be
ing member of the detective depart
ment Of the police courts of that city
At Cards Tomorrow.
+ Mrs. Frank Weber will entertain tc
morrow afternoon at her home a
cards.
Hamilton Ladies' Delightful Entertain
ers.
Friday evening, fifty ladies of Ell
mira Chapter. Eastern Star trolley
ed to Hamilton where they We're tn
guests of Pocohontas o. E. S. Of tina
city at an evening of pleasant enter
tainment. About TWENTY-FIVE ladies O
the order from Warsaw were ais
present and the occasion was one 0
much interest and pleasure to tn
many who attended.
During the evening, the ritualisti
! work Of the order. the comforting Q
degrees, was beautifully exemplifie
by the Hamilton lodge ladies. tn
Vocal Star" one of the services nc
often witnessed, being explained in 1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Annual K. P. Banquet.

Invitations were received last even
ing for the annual reception and ban
quet OF the knights of Pythias lodge.
Morning Star, No. which is to be
held Friday evening at Castle Hall,
at 7:45. The following gentlemen
compose the entertainment committee
Messrs. ]. N. Jones, Jno. P. Hornish,
George Koepf, Robert Ulrich, H. e,
Padgett and Ed. S. Lotion. A pro-
gram and dance will be among the
pleasures Of the evening to be enjoy
ed by the Knights, their ladies and i'll
vited guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
PERSONALS.

Alex Leinlter formerly well known
linotype operator in the Gate City
composing room and resident OF
Keokuk, was here Saturday visiting
with old acquaintance. Mr.. Leinker
Is now living in st. Louis and had
come to Warsaw the latter part of the
week. called there by the death of his
father.
Miss L. Belts and Mrs. Theresa
Buck have returned home from st.
Louis millinery markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. D. Streeter left San
Francisco, Saturday morning on their
! return to Keokuk. They will probably
arrive Wednesday, making only one
day stop enroute,
Miss Nellie Graley. the Nauvoo mil
liner who has been visiting home
t folks in this city, left yesterday for
| Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Paul and baby
left Saturday morning for their home
! in Des Moines after visit of several
days in this city with Mr. Paul's par
/ ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. S. Paul
Albert Lewis, who has been in the
city for several weeks experimenting
! the installation of the steam shoyels
now in use on the water power lef'
last night for his home in Patterson
N. j. Mr.. Lewis is employed by the
American Locomotive company and /:
sent out to see that the products o.
the company are properly installed
His work calls him to all parts of the
world. He made many friends during
his stay in Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Miss Jessie Pringe Has Received
News of Fortune Which Has
Befallen Her Only
Recently.
ESTATE OF BALTIMORE
is Former keokuk Girl Who Got
Her Start in Amateur Theatri.
cal Here-Estate in
Litigation.

The Salt Lake Evening Telegram
contains an interesting story about
Miss Jessie o. Pringle, wife of w E.
Pringle, formerly Keokuk newspaper
man and now managing editor of the
Quincy Wing. Miss Pringle has fat
len heir to large fortune, according
to the report. She, is an actress who
got her start in amateur theatricals
in Keokuk. Following is the story;
A direct heir to famous $1,000
100000 estate, that of Lord Baltimore,
which has been contested in the
courts of Maryland for over thirty
five years. and the probability OF re-
ceiving her share of the fabulous for
tune, was the news brought to Miss
Jessie Pringle, Ia Annex apartments,
in Salt Lake, this morning through
a letter from her attorneys in the
east, stating that her claims as heir
to the Baltimore estate have been ap
proved and that her ancestry has
i been successfully traced back to the
original heirs of the property.
l
prominent members of the Garrick
stock company, now playing at that
! theatre, has been in Salt Lake since
early last fall, and while she has fol
several years been actively interest
ed in the efforts being made TO secure
an apportionment of the famouss Lore
7 Baltimore estate, the news she re
ceived this morning came as tota
surprise and has occasioned floot
Iof congratulatory messages from hel
associate players at the Garrick ant
from friends in and out of town. The
Baltimore estate, as it is known, com
Iprises the very heart of Baltimore
Md, and was left by Sir Cecil Cal
vert, grandson of Sir George Calvert
who was known as Lord Baltimore
and who founded the Maryland cit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Surprise For Her Mother.

Last Friday afternoon. very happy
surprise party was given at the resi-
dence of Mrs. F. A. Oiler. 1927 Timea
street, in honor Of her mother. Mrs.
Christian Raber. The hours were
pleasantly passed with musical selec-
lions, both vocal and instrumental and
pleasing refreshments served. The af-
fair was enjoyed by q company Of
about twenty-five or thirty of Mrs
Raber's friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Card Club With Mrs Taylor.

Tuesday afternoon, the Happy Cir
Icle Card club will be entertained at
the home of Mrs. Fred H. Taylor, 924
Concert street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Miss Hawkes., Thursday.

The Peoples Bridge Whist Club W.
meet with Miss Hannah Hawkes.
Thursday afternoon.
VIII Attend Royal NeIghbor conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids This Week.
Mrs. Jos. w. Steiger will leave
Tuesday morning for Cedar Rapids,
where on the evening OF that date
she will attend banquet given by
the Royal Neighbor lodge of that
city in honor of the visiting state del
Iegates and visitors to the State con-
vention of the Royal Neighbor lodge
Ito be held there on Wednesday and
Thursday OF this week.
Mrs. Steiger is the delegate-elect to
the convention and will represent the
Keolzuk society at Cedar Rapids. The
meeting will convene at the Hote
Montrose Wednesday morning at ten
O'Clock in first session. Mrs. 7. e.
Dolan of the local lodge will also be
| q visitor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
At Mrs. HamIIi's.

Mrs David B. Hamill was hostess to
a company of friends Saturday after
noon, in honor of Mrs. McGinnis and
Mrs. Frank r. Fry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Entertain Visiting military Men.
Travel Club Friday.

Instead of the Current Events Club
meeting next Friday evening at the
IL. w. C. A.. the Travel Club will hold
a meeting at that time instead Miss
Norma Hagerman will be the speaker.
The topic for discussion has not been
ANNOUNCED.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
Their story Hours.

Saturday afternoon, the Juniors of
the Y. w. C. A. were entertained by
Miss Cornelia Meigs at their usual
week end frolic and story hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26

Saturday Afternoon Company.
Yesterday afternoon at her residence
in Park Place, Mrs. Jos. J. Ayres
entertained a company of friends in
honor Of Miss Caroline Davis.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
Del Rio Makes Sensa-
tiona1 Strike.
IN SINKING SHAFT ON VEIN
Development Will Be Pushed
Vigorously.

Ore was broken into Wednes-
day.morning by the miners at
work in the shaft on the Del
Rio No. A, that for richness and
size is very seldom equalled.
The vein at. the point of dis
covery has been opened on the
surface by open cuts every 25
feet for 300 feet, and all showed
good ore. but it was not thought
until Mr.. Snelus, the present
manager. made an examination
and started to sink a shaft on
the vein, that any ore of any
extent was there. When the
miners chad reached depth of
Is feet, ore Of, exceptional rich
ness commenced to come in, and
a few shots broke into a shoot Of
ore 80 inches wide that fairly
glistens with gold. Aside from
the free gold, there are streaks
of tellurium running through the
ore.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
CONCENTRATES.
From the Mining and Scientific Press.

From the Mining and Scientific Press.
Douglas fir, a common western
species, yields lumber that has
many defects. These may be
classified as pitch seams and
shakes, cross-grain and knots.
Practically, these are the basis
of all grading rules, and their
number and character largely
determine the use to which the
product of the saw mill is put.
Material which is free from them
is usually manufactured into
finish, flooring, and other high
grade products, in which the ap-
pearance of the wood is of prime
Importance. Also, it is generally
believed that, aside from their
effect on the appearance Of the
wood, these defects influence
greatly the strength and other
mechanical properties of the tim
her in which they occur. +
h When a vein is discovered that
seems worth Developments the
locator will do well to locate
claims on.either side of the orig
inal location, if mineral in place
can be found on which to base a
discovery. These side claims
will protect the original location
from encroachment by others.
Particularly is this desirable in
the case of unusually wide lodes.
Occasionally a mineral vein or
zone is wider than the limits of
the claim, and this fact has been
the occasion of several law suits.
In one of these a territorial court
decided that the prior locator
having the apex, took the whole
lode, even though it extend be-
yond the side line. In the Occur
d'Alene were several such cases,
and Others in Utah.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
a Real Patriot.

lets see," said the lawyer who had
met an out Of town acquaintance. on
street car, according to the New Or
leans Picayune, doesn't your town
soon hold an elect1on"
at doss." =
"Andt suppose you take lively in
terest in itr :"
Welt not too. iively-not as lively
as I used to-" ~
Interest falling on, eh? Didn't you
run for mayor two. OF three years ago?"
81 have run for mayor of my town
seven successive times, sir"
"And been-been"-
"Been defeated every time, sir"
'Then you probably won't, run
againY'
"That's uncertain. I am going to
inquire around and find II l am really
the man they want. If am, then r"
take the candidacy; If not, then l .wils
try to defeat the man they do want"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
WILL WORK
ALL WINTER
New Strike to Be Thoroughly
Prospected.

IIOSp0CCSO. :.
Robt. Linn and Fred Wade are
busy erecting cabins and getting
out timbers,, at the scene of the
recent discovery near the mouth
of Crooked river.
1t is their intention to develop
the property thoroughly. There
is a good tunnel site,s where they
can drive on the vein and gain
considerable depth.
From recent work on the sur
face the vein is now exposed for
1000 it., and for. the most part
the ore pans very rich. They
have had no assays yet, but the
paintings show that the gold is
there.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21

the original locator of the prop
erty.y Mr.. eWidmyer has done
hundreds ofsfeet Of development
work, on the claims and. has
up, a large strong vein.
that shows two pay shoots.
The vein is opened by a tunnel
at the mouth of - which the mill
is built. The first pay shoot is
in about $50 ft. from the portal,
and is about 5 ft. wide, and is
very; high grade, six tons of
which was taken out at the time
Of development and shipped to a
smelter gave returns of $148 in
gold to the ton.
The mill is not Of. very large
capacity, and is only built with a
view of making the mine pay for
it's development, and with the
ore that can be produced it will
be an easy proposition,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
LITTLE BUTTE Z
MILL READY
Will Start in a Few Days to
Get Bullion.

The mill on the Little Butte
mine on Deadwood mountain, is
finished and with the arrival of
a pisce of machinery that has
been delayed, the mill will be
ready to run. The rock crqsher
has been runnine aud the ore
bin is full of ore.
The mill has been built by;'Geo.
Widmyer, one of the owners, and
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
WORK ON
WAGON ROADS
Have Been, Greatly Improved
This Year. D..

The wagon roads leading to
Elk City are in better condition
at this season of the year than
they have been for a number of
years. A great part of this is
due to the excellent work that
has been done by the road over
seers.
On the mountain between the
Switchback and Newsome the
road bed has been broadened and
a number of turn-outs made, and
the holes leveled up, something
that has been needed for years.
There has not been so much
work done between Newsome
and Elk City, but still the road
is in excellent shape, with one or
two exceptions, which are being
repaired.
On the Dixie road, all the cor
duroys and bridges have been
put in excellent shape, and some
good work done on the'grades,
but it will take another season to
finish the work inaugurated.
The Orogrande road is well
taken care Of. and new bridges
have been put in at American
river and Red river.
To much credit cannot be giver
Commissioner Pettibone for the
work he has started, and it.. is tt
be hoped that the county com
missioners will grant another ap
preparation next year so that the
work may be completed, and oul
roads can be kept in first-class
shape.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21

tion. There will be- some rock
work, but this will be taken care
of early. so as not to delay the
work. There is very little fun
ing to be done, and nearly all the
top work will. be done by plows
and scrappers, ~.. g. 70
The men now at work ~are
clearing the right-of-way, which
waslet by contract, and as, soon
as the first half-a-mile is cleared
the grading crew will commence
work
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21

MACHINERY
Last CHANGE VIII Be
Producing Soon.
PLENTY OF ORE In SIGHT
Mill Building is We'll Ad-
vanced.
PLENTY OF ORE In SIGHT

The work of building the mill
for the Last Chance mine has
now taken defnate form, and
the owners have decided on all
plans. They have purchased the
two-stamp-mill at Newsome,
known as the Fudge mill, and
will move it to their mill building
this week.
The mill is a triple discharge
motar, .self-contained frame,
with 1000 pound stamps. The
mill building is now we'll along,
and is built for two batteries,
and the, other unit will be put in
shortly after the mill is started.
The mill is, located at the
mouth of the tunnel Of what is
called the large vein, and where
most of the ore will be trammed
through. This vein is about 6
feet wide, and carries a pay
streak of AZ inches of ore that
averages better than $15, and
pans very free. There is some
of the ore that carries heavy
sulphide, and at present it is not
proposed to treat this ore.
The smaller vein, which lies
125 ft. south, is opened up with
a tunnel that has been driven
some 400 it., about 300 ft. being
on the vein and in ore. The last
$50 ft. Of the tunnel being in ore
of exceptional high grade, the
pay streak averaging 80 inches
in width. This ore is very free
and will be treated in the mill as
soon as a road can be built to
haul it to the mill. This tunnel
has a back of IS feet and from
work done it. is proven that the
ore goes to,the surface.
AS soon, as the mill is started
it is proposed to drive the lower
tunnel in on that vein and cross.
cut to the south veins
The mill will be driven by water
power in the spring and summer
months, from water taken from
Little Elk creek. There is con.
siderable timber@on the ground,
and two good wagon roads cross
the claims, which are about &
mile,and a half north Of Elk City.
James P. Larsen one of the
owners of the property Is on the
ground, and will superintend the
moving of the mill. : W. F. John
soncis in charge Of the frame
work of the building.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
IN GOOD
CLEAN ORE
Champion Mines Are
Looking Healthy.

AOo pAh6 AAOoAVhJ' =
In the. :stope of the Black
Champion they haYe broken into
a body of fine ore, and as@they
are driving along the vein and
away from the fault plane the
ore seems to to be getting frmer
and of a better grade. The ore in
the Elkhorn drift is making good
and is of a very good quality,
there not being as much sulphides
in it as in the Champion ore.
The mill is running steadily
and Manager Welch has every
thing in shape to continue opera
tions all winter.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21

California hasa mining law
which took. effect July 1, 1909.
1t supplements the federal min
ing law as to delinquency of a
co-owner and the making of a
record thereof and in other par
ticulars, but it does not affect
nor abolish any mining district
nor the rules and regulations
thereof
Fire clays may be analyzed by
any chemist, but for final deter
mination of their value a burn
ing, test is desirable. A number
of works are equipped for MAX
ing these tests.
illuminate Of mercury is never
used commercially as a blasting
agent on account of its prohibi-
tive price and the extreme dan
ger in handling it. 1t is only
handled in homeopathic doses
and with the greatest care.
The Mining News for 81.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
Gold Scale Placer Starts
.y'Work.
WILL BE SEVEN MILES LONG
Get Ample Water for Large
Operations.

Work of building the ditch for
the Gold Scale placer has been
started and will be pushed to
completion as fast as men and
teams can do the work.
The ditch will be seven miles
long and will be three feet wide
on the bottom and five feet at
water line, and will carry 700
miners inches Of water.
The water for the ditch is
taken from the East Fork of
American river, which is consid-
eredsone of the best water rights
in the basin, as the East Fork
carries a good head until late in
the. summer. z
The water from the ditch will
be delivered to a gulch down
which it will run a mile and a
half to the head Of their ditch in
Donahue gulch and then convey
ed to the mine by the present
ditch. The present ditch has a
head of 200 ft. and is equipped
with pipe and giants.
The Gold Scale Placer Mining
company own $40 acres of placer
ground in what is known as
Baboon gulch and consists of the
Gold Scale, Gold Mountain and
Baboon claims. The ground is
an old channel and is 300 feet
above American river, which
gives them an excellent dump.
The shallow part of the ground
has been worked in crude way
by snow water in thes spring
months, and has always paid
we'll.
The main bank of gravel is
about 60 ft. deep and has never
been worked for the reason that
until the present owners came
into possession of the property
it was not thought that water
could be brought high enough uI
to cover the deposit and still have
fall enough to pipe to any adj
vantage. Last summer a survey
made by w. c. McNutt showed
that not only could the grounC
be covered but that ample fal
could be had. On this showing
the company Immediately con
structed the first part of the
ditch which was a mile and three
quarters long, and took the
water out Of Donahue gulch
This spring a test run was made
and as far as the cleanup went
was satisfactory, but the water
supply was so short that i
amounted to nothing but test
On this showing Manager M
H. Sullivan made a report to hi
company with the result tha
the ditch from the East Fork o,
American river will beco instruct
ed this fall, and everything made
ready to start operations in the
spring.
1t iseXpected that it will tax,
two months to complete th'
ditch, and that about so mel
viii be employed in it's construc
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21

The first railroad steam shovel
in the United States was built in
1882 by the Bucyrus company
and was still in use a few months
ago.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-21
Compressed Air Storage.

The air receivers usual provid-
ed with compressed air installa-
tions are not of; much account SO
far as air storage is concerned.
Where much larger receiver or
storage capacity can be provided
at little expense it is well to do
so. Old boilers and tanks not
otherwise used can be connected
into a system with advantage.
At one mine a whole battery Of
boilers is now put to this use.
At another. the manager has an
unusually large amount of air
stored in the mine. This he ac-
complished by the simple means
of :bulkheading an old drift with
concrete stoppings, and storing
the air in it. !; The drift is 125 ft.
long and of the usual cross-sec-
tion. Being in solid rock, there
has been no trouble from leakage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
WEST DOVER.

Mrs. Florence Hescock is working FOR
Mrs. Varilus Cutting in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright of Northfeld,
Mass, are guests of their brother, N. ID,
Alexander.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. ]. Snow visited in
Rowe, Mass, at Henry Wrights the
first of the week
C. C. Boyle of White River Junction
was guest of Mrs. Ellen Boyle the
first of the week,
Mrs. NJ. X Flint and son. Marshall, of
Cambridge, Mass, are staying a rev
days at w. l.. Upton's.
Miss Winifred Sherman and Miss
Marion Howe of East Dover were guests
of Mrs. win Harris Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Harvey visited
their daughter, Mrs. Arthur Gore, in
Bennington the first of the week.
The many friends of Sylvia Sherman
are pleased to see her at home again
from the North Adams hospital, where
she underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis
Among the recent guests at Sherwm
Hill's were Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Ballou
and son, Harold, of Greenfield Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs George Brown and Miss
Ella Sherman of North Adams. All have
returned to their homes except Miss
| Ella Sherman.