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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

The feet Of American women are not
growing larger. They are simply wear.
ing shoes that at them.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
At the Hercules.

Development work at the Her.
cules is progressing very satis-
factory to the owners, Comley
and Johnson. They are making
good headway with the raise,
which at present is in good ore.
The raise is now up 80 fit. from
the upper tunnel, and should
break through the surface in a
few feet. They will then raise
from the main tunnel, which is
100 ft. below.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
BUCKHORN
TO WORK
Will Drive Another Tunnel
on Vein.

Capt. C. tE. Sample and E.
]. Gugler the principle owners
of the Buckhorn mine, in Ten
Mile, will leave for the mine,
Monday, when they will start
work on this famous property.
The vein is opened by a ESQ ft.
tunnel, which shows some of the
highest grade ore in the district
in one cross-cut they have 9 it..
that samples $50.
The work now laid out is the
driving of another tunnel, which
will tap the ore shoot IT'S feet
deeper than the present work
ings.
AS seon as the snow is off the
owners will commence the erec-
tiOn of new cabins.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02

as representatives of the Sites
Commercial club, to secure a
newspaper for the Clearwater
town. Sites business men
have raised about $1,000 for the
plant, and have offered a guar
antee to publisher, said Mr..
Tollefson. Business ofsthe Ten
Mile and Elk City mining dis
tricts will be headed through
Sites as soon as spring opens. F."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
SUDDEN ENDING
ON LAND BOARD
Claims State Has no Power
Over Carey Projects.

"Under the law the land board
has no power to stop work on a
Carey act project, in the event
such work is being improperly
done, even though the board
should so desire. Under the law
the state land boards inspectors
have no authority or power to
give instructions as to how the
work shall be DONE" "
The members of the joint leg
islative investigating committee
sat up in the progress Of the
hearing of charges against the
Brady administration land board
and gasped as Judge Richards
made the foregoing declarations
as to the law and the lack of
power of the land board under
the law at a stormy and sensa-
tional session of the committee.
A scene of great confusion fol-
lowed Judge Richards astond-
ing Interpretation of the law.
The committee hurriedly called
a conference with Judge Richards
and Attorney General McDougall
and the matter was discussed in
undertones. The final upshot
was that the examination of
witnesses came abruptly to an
end.
Judge Richards and former
Governor Brady urged the COM
mittee to make recommends
tions to the legislature for drastic
and far-reaching laws covering
all points where a hiatus ap-
iparently exists in present statutes
governing Carey act projects.
Senator Mitchell said in a des-
pairing tone: well, according
to what Judge Richards says,
the land board has nothing to dc
on a project. So what's the
use of talking about this thing
any more?"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02

the First M ontana regiment.
State Mine Inspector Ryan is
on the ground with helmets and,
using these, the rescuers will
break open the bulkheads.
1t is expected that from five
to 10 more bodies will be found
and that the list Of dead will
total 25 when all of the bodies
are recovered.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
SHOWN TO BE
A HILL LINE
Tie Up to Northern Pacific
at Twin Bridges.

. GU L w Ill DI1QS Cd.
A special dispatch from Sal
mon City says:
That it is almost conclusively
proven that the Hill interests are
behind the Gilmore & Pittsburg
railroad which has thus far con-
structed line between Arm
stead, Montana, and this city, a
distance of 120 miles, is indicated
by the announcement that the
Gilmore & Pittsburg is construct
ing an extension of it's line from
Armstead to Twin Bridges in
Montana, thus closing up the gap
and connection with the North
ern Pacific at the lower point.
It is asserted here and the
activity is so pronounced that
preparations are being made for
the construction Of the road
down the Salmon river to- Lewis
ton. At the present time the
tracks of the company are being
extended to a point a short dis
tance down the river where
equipment and material for build
ing will soon be discharged and
there is some indication that ac-
tive construction work toward
Lewiston may be started during
the next thirty days.
The line has been completely
surveyed from Salmon City to
Lewiston and some of the most
enthusiastic observers are of the
opinion that work may start
from the Lewiston end of the
road during the present year.
1t is held here that the road
down the Salmon river to Lewis
ton and connection from this end
with the Northern Pacific at.
Twin Bridges will not alone give
the Hill interests the shortest
route between the east and the
coast but will likewise eliminate
heavy grades and expensive
hauling.
Rrominent officials Of the Gill.
more & Pittsburg line are quoted
as having stated that the extern
sion to Challis and Boise would
not be constructed until after the
line to Lewiston had been COM
lpleted, and the present activity
indicates that active construction
down the Salmon is but a matter
of a very short period.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
Shows Strong Vein in
Tunnel.
OFFICERS MAKE INSPECTION
Plan Extensive Development
This Summer.

Work at the Del Rio has been
going steadily on for the past
few months, and the officers of
the company are very elated over
the showing.
Louis Venzac, president of the
company, and Albert Pages, of
Paris, France, a stockholder
have been inspecting the work.
ings the past week, and planning
future development.
The main tunnel has now ad-
vanced $50 it,, and has a depth
of 180 it,, and shows 5 ft. of
good ore. This 5 ft. of ore has
been in the tunnel, now, for the
last 100 it., and all seems to be
of good milling grade. There
has been a great deal Of surface
work done the past month, and
the ore shoot located for quite a
distance, so that the manage
ment can now go ahead and open
up the ore underground.
Peter A. Haines, the superin-
tendent has gone to Spokane to
consult with the officers of the
company as to the best method
of opening the property, and will
purchase supplies and machinery
for the work.
1t is the intention to put quite
a force of men at work on the
Del Rio claims, and also on ad-
joining ground they have under
bond.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
GETS IT'S
FIRST SNOW
Unknown in San Francisco to
Oldest Resident.

San Francisco had an attack of
snow madness last Sunday, when
the first real snow storm in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant
whitened the hills and the roofs
and the streets of the Mission
district.
Youngsters who had never be-
fore seen snow roved the streets
in bands, bombarding pedes-
trians and vehicles. Not having
any precedent to go by the snow
oalling went too far and several
arrests were made on account of
broken windows.
Nearly every car in the Mission
lost one or more panes and sew
eral passengers were cut by fly
ing glass.
Bay cities reported snowfall
ranging up to two inches. San
Jose, Sacramento and Fresno
also shared in the novelty, but
the storm was confined mainly
to the high Sierras.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02

ladders, the compressed-air and
ventilating pipes, water column,
and sometimes also a steam-pipe.
The pump must also be handled.
in this compartment, and to have
to work in a cramped position is
far from economical. 1t were
better by far to make the shaft
an additional two feet in length.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
Sites to Have Paper.

The following appeared in a
recent issue of the Spokesman
Review: Theodore F. Tollafson
cashier of the Bank of Sites,
Idaho, accompanied by w. A.
Grunewald, a prominent farmer
of the Camas prairie district
above Sites, arrived in Spokane
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
Northern Pacific Build
From Sites.
OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE ROUTE
Will Get Vast Tonnage from
~ the Mines.

The Spokane Spokesman-Re-
view last week contained the fol-
lowing:
Repeated visits to Sites with
in the last few weeks Of officials
of the road have given rise to
the belief among residents of
this portion of the Clearwater
valley that plans for the extern
sion of the Northern Pacific from
this point to Elk City are under
consideration.
A number of the general Of
ficers. of the Hill system were
here less than a month ago, and
last week Division Superinten-
dent Rapalje of Spokane and w.
j. Jordan, general freight and
passenger agent, with headquar
ters in Lewiston. were here in
conference with business men
who have interests here and in
the Elk City district. The re
suit of the conference is not
known, but officials are enthu-
siastic over the prospects for de-
velopment of the mines in the
Elk City, Newsome and Ten
Mile regions, all of which would
be served by a line from Sites.
The Northern Pacific already
has line surveyed into the Elk
City district. which runs up the
south fork of the Clearwater to
tie mouth of Elk creek, and fol-
lows the latter stream into Elk.
The line is about 46 miles long,
and follows water grade all the
way.
The road would have to be
built the greater portion OF the
distance through almost solid
rock, and the cost of construc-
ton would be approximately
$1,000, 900, but the tonnage de-
rived from an extension into the
mineral belt would undoubtedly
Justify the expenditure.
There are a number of partial
ly developed mines in the Idaho
county mining region that woulc
become prolific ore producers il
transportation facilities were
available, and there are many
others carrying rich ore tha
would be developed if there was
any way of getting the output tc
a smelter at a reasonable eX
pense.
In addition to the minera
wealth that would be created b.
a railway up the South Fork
there is one of the finest bodie
of white pine in the northwest
comprising about 5000 squar
miles, that the line would tap
and this in itself is almost enough
to warrent the construction o
the extension.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
EXTRA SESSION
IN APRIL
Taft Confers with Democrats
and They Want Time.


and They Want Time.
So probable is it that an extra
session of congress will be nee
essary to get action on the
Canadian reciprocity agreement
that President Taft has fixed
April 4th as the date on which
such a session may be called.
The date was selected after
consultation with Champ Clark,
who will be speaker of the next
house, and Representative I'm
derwood, of Alabama, who will
be chairman of the ways and
means committee that will have
charge of and report the reci-
procity bill in the house.
The president had intended to
convene the extra session at an
earlier date, but Representatives
Clark and Underwood told him
they desired a months time
after the present congress ad-
journs in which to map out dem
ocratic plans for the next con-
gress.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
More Bodies Dug Out of
Mine.

Two more bodies have been
recovered from the Belmont mine
at Tonopah. They were iden-
titled as Mike Plamsnez. a Slav,
and Frank Burke, shift boss.
Burke was a Spanish-American
war veteran, having served in
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02

Never cut a shaft so small that
all work to be done in it cannot
be readily ACCOMPLISHED without
being cramped for room. The
manway and pump-compartment
particularly should be Of liberal
size. as it must contain the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
Copper may often be removed

Copper may often be removed
from ores where cyanidation is
to be undertaken, by teaching
with ammonia, and precipitating
by blowing live steam through
the solution. Following the
teaching ammonium cyanide and
then straight cyanide solution
should be used.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
Senate Adopts Jap Treaty.

The new Japanese treaty Of
trade and navigation was ratified
Saturday, after a two hours ex-
ecutive session of the senate.
While the apprehension Of west
ern senators that the treaty
might let down the bars to coolie
labor was not entirely removed,
these seniors contented them
selves with expressing their
solicitude. They interpose no
objection to ratification.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
Wheeler Bank Group.

The tunnel has been advanced
35 ft. in the last two weeks,
making 1876 ft. in all, and is now
in the ore shoot. The ore pans
very good, but as yet no assays
have been made.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02

Manufacturing establishments
where mining and metallurgical
machinery is made, have, or
should have, experienced engi-
neers whose duty it is to plan
machinery for special purposes.
Without this expert advice and
assictance, the mill founder can
not hope to enter into successful
competition with those concerns
that have such men on their
staff.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02
Appeal for Aid.

The Seattle Commercial Club
is cooperating with the Red
Cross Society in conducting for
the relief of the famine sufferers
in China. Those on the ground
and familiar with the situation
state that two dollars contribut-
ed at this time will save the life
of some man, women or child.
Any and all contribution can
be sent to the Seattle CONNER
cial Club.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02

1t is announced that Sites will
have new paper, the same to
be known as the Sites Signal,
and will be issued March 10.
The many friends of L. A.
Strong gave him a very pleasant
surprise party, Saturday evening
in honor of his birthday.
The Mining News for So.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

age-to the Barbadoes-and hat he
enlisted in the Seven Years al
He spent his twenty-second birthday
amid Warlike scenes at Fort Duquesne,
now Pittsburg, where he commanded
a regiment against the French. On
the eve of that birthday Washington
gave a bountiful supper to all the men
OF his regiment, and gave a good-siZed
sum of money to one of the men to
be sent home to the wife and little
ones whom the soldier had left in al
most destitute circumstances.
There are many lapses of the rec
ords of Washington's birthdays and
how he spent them, but in 1855 he
writes to a friend: Il am growing
old apace, Alfred Che was only %
them and today | turn another year
So far | have been true to M resolu-
ton, made when l was 10, and | want
you to help me to keep it unbroken
this year. Will you be SO kind as to
give the Enclosure to Welmont Hardy
of your village with my kindest re-
membrances?"
There Is no record of what the Gin
closure was, but We are led to believe
that it brought comfort to both the
sender and recipient.
On January 6, 1859, at the age of
q, Washington married Martha Gus
tbs, and for the time being all the AUS
terity OF the young patriot was sunk
in the tenderness of the lover. He
marked his birthday that year by dis
tributing gifts lavishly among. his
slaves and by ordering that a certain
poor widow near the Washington es-
tate should be served with two quarts
OF milk and three eggs daily, free of
charge, as long as she lived, the bill,
OF course, to be met by Washington.
For a time after his marriage, Wash
lngton withdrew from public life and
set about cultivating his acres. 1t
was on the 22d of February, not many
years after he had turned benedict,
that he and Mrs. Washington were
sleighing and making unusually merry
in honor of the day. AS the hour near
ed noon, both George and Martha dis
covered that they we're "monstrous
hungry" and that they we're miles
away from inn or tavern. Pulling up
in front of a little cottage, George
made bold to ask the little lady who
appeared at the door in answer to his
rapping, for a bite and sup" to stay
their pangs.
The stranger proved hospitable, and
after showing them the way to a tiny
barn, where there was feed for the
horse. she spread the cloth in the
kitchen and invited her guests to par.
take Of her simple fare.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

She had been cutting carpet rags
guests, and Washington had soon
drawn from her the fact that she and
her husband, who was then off in the
village with the horse, delivering some
strips of floor covering. kept the wolf
from the door by sewing carpet rags
and weaving.
The young aristocrat whispered a
few words to his lady and she laugh
ingly nodded consent. Washington
then snatched a huge apron which he
saw hanging on the door, and, tying 1t
around the laughing Martha, handed
her a pair Of scissors and told her to
commence. He begged the protest
ing dame, their little silver-haired host
ess, to get him a pair OF shears, and
soon the three were cutting and sew
ing carpet rags right merrily. The
pair remained at the cottage until
dusk, leaving behind them a great baS-
ketful of gay carpet balls and a sub
stantial evidence of we'll wishes. AS
the Washingtons drove away home.
George expressed himself well pleased
with the way in which he had spent
his birthday.
Just one more record We have Of
how the general kept the resolution
made on his thirteenth birthday. 1t
was in the year 1878, while at Valley
Forge: that Washington marked Feb
ruary 90 with a deed of kindness which
indeed made one man grateful that
the general had been given the gift OF
life for a little space" A young SEN
try was sem to him under the charge
OF having been found asleep at his
post. He was scarcely more than a
boy, ill-clad and half-starved, and even
though he was badly frightened his
eyelids were heavy with sleep.
The great general questioned him
kindly, found that he had given his
last ration to a suffering comrade and
relieved a sick man of sentry duty. In
stead Of reprimanding the boy, Wash
ington spread a blanket, told him to
lie down and get an hours sleep.
When he awoke it was past noon. and
the general had laid the table. He
was ordered to partake of he birth
day feast OF cheese. some stale bread
and good hot coffee. or what passed
for that beverage. The next day the
boy was sent to the hospital with a
fever, and he never saw battle after
that.
Although this is the last record that
can be found of how Washington kept
his birthday, undoubtedly later ami
versaries were marked by deeds OF
kindness equal to those of his early
years.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
May Dare to Be Shabby

clothes if / felt / could afford them,
at least | would have liked them once,
but now that l find the consideration
bestowed on my eccentric shabbiness
| I'm not sure that the change would
not be for the worse.
- have the best table in the dim
ing room. The other day some people
who must spend twice as much as /
do had a table near me-, and ANNOYED
me by their talking and laughing. I
complained, and their table wau
changed.
"If they should object they would
have to leave, for the management is
not going to offend a woman of mil.
lions like myself. l was thinking of
getting a new bonnet this year, but as
it might lower my social position l
shall probably continue to wear the
one | bought eight years ago.
This Is a scheme that works in any
number of directions. l personally
c. mot afford to dress as we'll as most
Of the women l know, SO l make a
point of dressing less well even than
| can afford. They all know | could
do a bit better than l do."-PhiladeL
phia Public Ledger.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
SAVED FROM DANGEROUS OPERA.
TI0N--NEIGHB0R ADVISED WHAT
TO DO FOR BLADDER TROUBLE

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1 consulted two doctors who gave me
different kinds of medicine, which did me
no good. 1t seemed as though the more
OF their medicine | took, the worse I be-
came. The doctors seemed to be greatly
puzzled over my case and after holding a
consultation, [ was told that l had a
severe case of inflammation of the bladder
and an operation was very necessary.
was being prepared to be taken to the
hospital, when a neighbor came to my
house and said, why don't you try a
bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root?" l
was willing to try anything to get relief
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Yours gratefully,
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Minneapolis, MINI.
State of Minnesota SIS.
County Of Hennepin
Personally appeared before me this oath
day of Sept, 1909, Samuel Wilson, of the
city of Minneapolis of the State of Mime
sofa, who subscribed the above and on
oath says that same is true in substance
and in fact.
M. NJ. KERRIDGE,
Notary Public.
Commission expires March 2e, 1914.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Carelessness in Clothes Gives impress
sion That Wearer Is Wealthy, Says
Woman Who Knows.

There are two ways of impressing
people," said a woman who had
knocked about the world a good deal.
You a be very smart or you can be
directly shabby. For a of small
means / recommend the second way,
and | can speak with some authority,
since l have followed my theory for a
long time.
Before l adopted it myself /
watched it in operation. / know an
old lady of some means, but not rich,
who lived in a good hotel. Every
body received mor or less considera-
ton from the management, but this
old lady was the mogul of the place.
She paid no more for her rooms
than the others, and she spent less
in the dining room, and | was at a
loss to account for the fact that she
commanded instant and implicit obedi-
ence, even in the most exacting re-
quests, until one day, when the hotel
clerk, having seen me in converse
ton with her, said casually:
You know she's awfully rich
$50 n day | told her of this, and
asked Now the rumor of her great
wealth ever started. She laughed.
Its my clothes, my dear she said.
LAS you know l am interested in
so many things that | have not much
money left over for clothes. Two
gowns at a time are all | can afford,
and going out so little l wear them
for at least a year or two.
They cannot imagine a woman
economizing In clothes, and they in
terpret my lack of vanity as to the
carelessness a woman known to be
rich has for details. I'd love to have