davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-10
SIGNS Of Rain.

The following natural weather signs
are given in an old book-The croak-
ing Of frogs in the morning indicates
fine weather. If frogs croak more
than usual, If toads issue from their
holes in the evening in great numbers,
If the earthworms come out Of the
earth, II the moles throw up more
earth than usual. If the cows look to-
ward the heavens and turn up their
nostrils as If catching some smell, If
the oxen lick their fore feet, II the
dogs lie on their right sides-all these
are signs which announce rain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-10
More Important.

Returning Traveller bitterly sarcas-
tic)-I believe the buckles on this va
lise are gold plated. There1l be a
duty to- pay on those, | presume.
Customs Inspector-Neyer mind the
gold plated buckles. Let US get down
to brass tacks. What have you got In
side the valisei
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-10

No. l, brand new, sulky pillow,
for sale. Call ON ThOs. Thorn
burg, I'll Kansas Ave-, Ct. Bend,
KanSaS.-t. f.
The oasis., 1911-09-09


 mine, situated at Schultz, Pinal county, has been sold to the Gun daker Mines company, of Chicago. The price paid for the property is reported at $200,0C0.
 Arizona Gazette: Convinced that they have very valuable property, the owners of the Palo Verde copper company west of Phoenix announce that they have discovered field of cobalt which assays $180.
 Coconino Sun: The flow of oil land locations from the Verde Valley continues, and yesterday hftv.six locators were filed on 1900 acres of land, which embraces mountains sections that are over fifteen miles from the scene of the first excitement.
 Florence Blade: The Ray Con- solidated Copper company's smell ter machinery is now arriving and it is expected that work on the new shelter will be pushed from now on till the plant shall have been completed. The product of the concentration is now going to Cananea.
 Miami Messenger The Live Oak Company began shipping the dump from the famous sulphide tunnel on Thursday. The dump contains about 2S,000 tons of 10 per cent sulphlde ore, which will be sent to El Paso for treatment. In all there is about 700 carloads of this stuff and at least three car loads will be shipped week.
 Tombstone Prospector During the month of August 34 cars of ore were shipped to the smelters of Douglas and Fl Paso. This amount will be greatly increased from now on owing to the extensive work being done at the Contention mine by Superintendent Gray, who is shipping two cars a day, indepen- dent of the many other chloriders now at work in the district.
 Benson Press: Joe Larrieu, formerly manager of the Hotel Banks here, was in town Sunday last. He informed us that a com pany he promoted, the Paradise Mining and Milling Company, has purchased for immediate shipment to the old camp a concentrating mill, costing approximately $15,- 900. The plant will be primarily used for custom milling of the ores of the Paradise district. It will consist of crushers, rolls, Hunt. ington mills and Diester tables. Owing to the proximity of timber and water in abundance the plant will be run by steam power. Later the capacity of the mill will be greatly increased.
 Daily Globe: The proceeds of the sale of $l,000000 worth of Arizona Commercial bonds have been used equipping and develop ing the property. The shares are non.assessabIe. Arizona Commer. cial is capitalized for 10000 shares, of which 10000 have been issued. The remaining 50,00O gho roo n ~. LoIl ec, b0Ud s, n n r1,a,r
The oasis., 1911-09-09

1900 level. If funds are available, the shaft will be carried down to the 1900 level. The prospects for a consolidation between Superior x Boston and Arizona Commercial are much more favorable now than ever before, and if such a deal is consumated, it will eliminate the necessity of a reorganization of Arizona Commercial and an as. sessment on its stock.
 Parker Post: Geo. L. Owens, John Roberts, William McGee and five others have taken up eight placer claims on the Arizona side of the Colorado river, across from Chemehueuis valley, about 40 miles northeast of Parker. Owens and McGee arrived from that sec- ton early the past week and as result of prospecting the claims brought back small bottle partly filled will gold taken from two pans of dirt. These claims are said to have been located and worked about eighteen years ago by a German, who in three weeks banned out $500 worth of nuggets. Soon after their location the Ger man was injured while shooting fish in the river with dynamite. His leg was blown off and he later developed blood poisoning, from which he died. Since that time the placer claims have not been worked. The new owners, it is understood, will develop the prop erty the coming fall and winter.
 Phoenix Sun: Col. L. w. Get chell, manager of the Campo Be- nito property, in which Col. W. F.. Cody is extensively interested, has returned from a trip to Denver where he spent four days with Buffalo Bill" going over the con- ditions at the property and the plans for extensive development of 1t, which have been decided upon. Before leaving here, Col. Getchell announced some of these and on his return he states that they were perfectly satisfactory to and were consequently approved by Col, 1 Cody. These plans will now be put in operation and in short time Campo Bonito will be hum ming with activity. As to the oil property in which Col. Cody and associates are also interested, Col. Getchell states that Mir. Tate has not vet returned from the east, being now in New York, but that on his arrival in Arizona active development of field that they believe gives high promise of oil will be begun.
 Jerome News: The Averys have sunk into a large body of ore on the Calumet-Jerome property at a depth of 80 feet, and have drifted crosscut through 12 feet of it. All of this body carries values in cop per and silver, and several streaks running through the main body carries values in copper as high as l fl per cent, and some ore taken out runs 8 per cent. There is every indication that the body is permanent and that, with depth, the ore will increase in value. The showing in this property is creating
The oasis., 1911-09-09

Suscribe for THE OASIS
The oasis., 1911-09-09
MINING NEWS.

A Collection of Short Newsy Items
 from Among the Mines of ofArlxona.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-29

the glare or an arc lamp. confronted O
big camera with a powerful lens. AL
though the eyes followed Burlen as
we'll as they could about tho room.
their owner was not SO much interest
ed In the artisans activity as he was
in the small white sheet OF paper on
which he could discern lines traced in
q woman's hand. Patiently waited the
owner OF the eyes. He was OF a race
that had cultivated patience through
the centuries. Soon or late. undoubt-
eddy, tho man inside would go from
the bench beside that great white
light to another part of the room. A
few yards would suf1ce for the man
with the eyes. and even while Britt
still Was talking to Rawson in Police
Headquarters. Burlen briskly covered
those dozen or SO feet to get a chem.
ical in the row OF bottles in the rack
at the far end OF the shop, The man
outside. crouchins until he was little
higher than an upreared cobra OF his
native land. slipped through the door
way. crawled across the Intervening
space between tho threshold and the
camera. whisked the Millicent note
from the board. and as silently made
his escape before Burlen had replaced
the cork In the bottle. BY the time
Detectfve-Lieutenant Britz was en-.
veloped In the fog OF the steam room.
that little note was In the possession
Of the Swami and Prince Kananda.
and those worthless were studying It
SO swiftly and so probably that ere
Britz took his cold plunge. the sage
and tho MaharaJah's son made a
swfftsr. deeper dive toward the heart
of the Missioner mystery. II was as
result Of what they learned from
Mfllicent's massive that tho Swami
and the Prince went separately to the
ballroom of Doris Missioner's most
consequence Of the Information CLEAN.
cd from those petulant feminine lines
that the Swami found Mrs. Missioner's
-ociety SO interesting. and that the
Prince. before and after that tete-a
tete. experienced keen curiosity con
corning the doings. characteristics
and state of mind OF Curtis Griswold.
The third result OF Millicent's little
letter and the Fasteners joint visit
to the Fifth Avenue ballroom. was
their dash in separate cabs to n bach
elor apartment In a side street just
OF Central Park. where. shortly after
their several arrivals, they were In
close consultation for an hour or more
with All. the supposedly devoted re-
tainer OF the rich Mrs. Missioner.
For tho second note to Curtis Girls
void that fell into the hands OF tho
Htndn1.-th. D,fp Il -.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-29
Britt of Q
Headquarters
eA...t-At, 1910, BY Noffat, Yard : oa,.p..y
By
MARGIN Barber
=
ILL u TRArIONS ny
RAY WALTERS

Now. une question is. would Curtis
Griswold have oeen as light-hearted
If he had known that letter address
ed to him was intercepted at the door
Of this same mansion in Millionaires
Row by a swarthy gentleman of ORR
entail aspect, who had dazzled the I'M
suspecting district messenger with
tip OF cleaning gold? Whether he
would remains a question. Griswold
never knew 1t, but Prince Kananda,
after a swift persual of the note in a
secluded smoking room. lost no time
In letting the Swami know 1t, and 1t
was worthy Of note, though perhaps
nobody noticed It, that within a very
few minutes after their second meet
ing in the ballroom. Prince and scholar
took their separate leave Of their host
ess and sped northwesterly in closed
automobiles that raced neck and neck
far beyond the speed limit.
Little society reporters. In frocks
Of holden gray, scrubbed for the city
editions Of the morning papers the in
ternationally important information
that the ball Of that evening was one
Of the most brilliant successes of the
season. and that 1t was graced by the
attendance OF an Oriental prince
whose departure was FASTENED by the
receipt OF a pressing cablegram from
his royal father.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-29

tercepted at the door of the Fifth
Avenue mansion in which the great
ball was held. was written on let
terhead that revealed to Mandy and
the Swami an address, they very much
desired to know. Had that address
found its way to detective Lieuten-
ant Britt as soon, 1t would have
saved him much delay and would
have spared a large part OF the
city detective force of that city
tho necessity OF = iaborious search
through Manhattan's hotel registers
Burlen was one OF the most aston
ished young meh in lower Manhattan
when. turning from his row Of bottles.
he found the note entrusted TO him By
Britt had vanished. At nrst be as
stunned he had fastened IT carelessly
and that IT had fallen to the moor. A
quick hunt showed him he was wrong.
He extended his search to every part
OF the room. and II was not until no
had disturbed the dust OF ages that
he realized the scrap OF paper actually
was gone. His sensations following
that realization were not OF the pleas
ATTEST Britt was one OF his best Gus
toners. and he knew from tho detso-
uve's earnestness the note was Of ex-
ceptional importance. II solaced him
only in part to nnd on taking the plate
from the camera and putting IL
through a developing process that the
lens had done its work more faithfully
than he. He held in his hand q perfect
duplicate of the letter That would
not satisfy Britt. OF course. but It was
better than It would have been II the
note had disappeared before the photo
graphing was complete. Burlen hasten
to subject tho little plate OF copper to
the acid bath. and as the minute
points OF the halftone came out with
gratifying distinctness. the young man
rejoiced that he ut least was able to
produce the facsimiles the HeadQuar-
tiers man had ordered. Remorse
spurred him 80 effectively that all the
hundred impressions were ready when
RAwson sent for them. Half an hour
afterward. as many detectives were
comparing the halftone prints with
the signatures of all the Mlllicents in
the registers OF New York's more
fashionable hotels,
The Delta independent., 1911-09-29

OF sleep. he had himself baked, steam
cd. chilled, kneaded. and pounded into
shape.
The great detectives indulgence in
that luxury all unknowinEly gave to
the other side an advantage in the
race for the Missioner jewels that well
might prove fatal to his success. Long
before Britt reached the hot-air room
Of the bath. the man with the glisten-
ing eyes who had passed him In tho
hall Of the tumble-down loft building
was at the door Of Burdens Workshop.
straining the angle Of his vision to fol-
low the photo-engraver at work. Those
glitterins eyes forcused their gaze
through the keyhole on a piece Of pa
per which Burlen had fastened with
thumbtacks to board. and which. in
The Delta independent., 1911-09-29
ITO be continued.I

First Youth-Scientist say that
trees contribute to the heat of the
atmosphere.
Second youth-That's so. birch
has warmed me a many n time.
An Irish editor in speaking OF
Ireland and her woes. said; Her
cup of misery has been for ages
OVERLOOKING and Is not vet full.'
The Delta independent., 1911-09-29

Continued on page seven)
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
WENATCHEE VISITORS.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Galatly, of We
natchee, were in Oroville for short
time Friday last. They We're making
a tour of the county in motor car. A
reporter was unable to see the visitors,
and, hence, it is not known what opin-
ion they formed Of the country through
which they passed Mr.. Gellatly is one
of the pushing, progressive, wideawake
citizemsi sIiyo Of Mepa1tchese; 1a whG has taken
that flourishing city. His time, infu-
ence and means have been freely given
to foster every movement having for
it's object the Improvement and ad-
vancement of his home community.
and it is just such mon as he that have
made it possible for the city to pros
per as it has. Mr. Gellatly served as
mayor of Wenatchee, and made an en-
viable record in II at office
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
MYSTERY CLEARED UP.

A few weeks ago this paper pub
lished an item under the head of "Mys-
terious Disappearance" in which the
story was told of the arrival in town
by train one evening of an old man,
who made inquiries for the editor of
this paper, then left his grip at lodg-
ing house with the remark that he
might never call tor it, and disappear
ed from off the earth, Investigation
was set on foot and everey effort made
to locate the stranger, or discover
what had become of him, without avail
and it was the general opinion that he
had passed over by the river route.
Well, that mystery is cleared up, and
turns out to be no mystery at ali. Inc
man who unintentionally created the
sensation is william, better known
among his cid associates and acquain
tances as plain Bill billiard. In the
days when the country was in the
making, and there were few 20 do the
making, Mr. D:ilard was well known
throughout the Spokane country, es-
pecially among stock men. AT one
time he was associated with Dan NJ
Drumheller, a popular pioneer and
prince of good fellows, who promises
| to skin Methuselah for longevity, IN
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09

the cattle business, and he was man
of substance, as well as a man with a
wide circle of friends. He secured 100
acres of land at Post Falls, and reali-
zed thousands of dollars from that
property. Clay Fruit acted as his
agent in the disposition of much of
that land. From Washington and Ida
ho Mr.. billiard drifted into Montana,
dropping out of the sight of his ac-
quaintances of his prosperous days,
and in that state met with reverses
until he lost everything, leaving him
financially high and dry in his old age.
He struck out for Oroville from Spo-
kane to join Mr.. Fruit. He had known
the editor of the Gazette in the days
when both were younger and more
fortunately situated, and he intended
to look us up, but learning the location
of Mr., Fruits ranch, and catching a
tcaiG going out late, he continued his
Journey Mr.. Fruit was in town last
Friday for the first time since Mr.. Dill
lards arrived on the scene, and has
tened to clear up the apparent mys-
terry. of the disappearance Of the stran-
GER
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
IN A HOLE.

Late last Thursday afternoon COW
broke through the frail covering of an
old sink twelve or fifteen feet deep
on the site of the buildings that were
destroyed by fire couple of years ago,
and about half the male inhabitants
of the town gathered about the pit,
liberal in advice as to how to rescue
the imprisoned beast. A tripod der
rick was rugged up, a sling secured
around the body of the animal, and
willing hands volunteered muscular
energy. AS the COW was about fairly
in the air the rope broke, spreading
the pullers promiscuously about the
lot. Then relays of men went to work
with shovels and dug the bovine out.
The animal was the property OF the
Evans & Co, meat market, and had
there been a pound for the accommo-
dation of roaming stock the brute
would not have gotten into such a
scrape. She escaped without any seri-
Gus injury. The incident was the SEN
sation of the hour, and Emigrant In
spector Ambrose is responsible, as he
was the first to discover the predica-
ment of poor bossy.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09

Of spoilation claims through govern
ment action, and the general poverty
of Mexico, Mr.. Baldwin may be long
dead, even though he lives to be a
very old man, before anything is real
ized from the claims.
In speaking OF the insurrection Mr.
Baldwin states that it was almost
wholly fomented by cabal at San
Diego and Los Angeles. Millions Of
inflammatOry and revolutionary circu
lars and pamphlets printed in those
cities were circulated throughout Mex
leo. The feeling against foreigners
and especially Americans, is intensely
bitter among the Mexican people. Ev-
erywhere property owned by Ameri-
cans was confiSCated, or destroyed and
owners driven out of the country
Those who refused to go were killed
and the actual number of Americans
who have fallen victims to the hatred
of the revolutOnists will probably
never be known. Mr.. Baldwin states
it is country of marvellous richness,
the resources almost entirely neglect
ed by the natives.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

MOLSON' June Arrangements
have been perfected for the holding OF
Farmers Institute at Nelson next
Monday. June IL, and every farmer in
the neighborhood should make it a
duty to be present, as much informa-
ton can be gained that will be of spec
ial value to the tiller of the soil and
the dairyman. Lectures will be de-
livered by men who have practical
knowledge of the subjects they treat,
and the man who follows their advice
will put money in his pusre. The In
stitute will be under the direction of
the Washington State college at Pull
man. The morning session will open
at 1890, and the following will be the
program for the day;
Selecting the dairy COW, her feed
and management-R. C. Ashley, sup
erintendent of Farmers Institutes.
Poultry raising, practical and profit
tablc-C. H. Smith, of Pullman.
1:30 D. m.--Problems of the fruit
grower and their solution.-C. LSmith
Soil conservation and soil fertility
r. C. Ashley,
Question box at each session. Op
portunity will be given for discussion
on all subjects considered on program
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
FROM PULPIT TO THE ROAD.

A. w. Trine, of Spokane, spent day
or two in Oroville the latter part of
last week. A few years ago Mr.. Trine
was occupying the M. E. pulpit at Con-
conully, and was one of the most pop
ular ministers that has ever held a
charge in this county. Some of his
theological wires got crossed, and his
views not meeting with the approval
of his ecclesiastical superiors, Mr..
Trine gave up the ministery He was
not exactly given the hook, but heark-
ening unto the dictates of conscience
he resigned 1t must not be supposed
that Mr.. Trine took the chute and slid
from orthodoxy to heterodoxy. Out of
church, as in it, he retained his Chris
tian faith, and by his life eXemplifed,
and exemplifies, the true follower of
the cross. He simply quit preaching,
and after trying other lines became a
travelling salesman, He is now repre-
senting an eastern crockery house
and is doing well as drummer. The
friends of Mr.. Trine in this upper
country, for he still has many FRIEND
and well-wishers among those who
knew him in the cloth, were very glat
to see him,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
RECLAIMING A LARGE TRACT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. J. Hurley, of Loo
mis-, left Saturday morning for Port
land, where Mr.. Hurley goes on busi-
ness connected with his extensive ir-
rigatiOn project in the Sinlahekin val
ley. The work that is being done un-
der his direction is materially chang
ing the appearance of the valley in the
vicinity of Blue lake. few miles south
of LOOmiS. Up to within year or
two ago the stretch of country from
Loomis to Blue lake, one of the fairest
and richest in the west, was in a state
of nature. Tied up in Indian allot-
ments, no improvements had ever been
made. The Indian claimants had never
even lived upon the land. Through
the exertions OF Mr. Hurley several of
these allotments were disposed of by
the government, and with several asso
ciates Mr.. Hurley secured possession
of large tracts. He has done much in
the way of cultivation, planting and
preparing to carry water on the land
in the short time ne has held Tho
ground. In few years the property
will be exceedingly valuable, as the
soil is as good as any that can be
found for fruit growing, and there is
an ample water supply for irrigation
purposes,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE.

A marked change in the temepera-
ture took place during the past week.
Up to Sunday the heat last week was
equal in intensity to mid summer.
Sunday there was decided fall of
the mercury, and then followed wealth
er almost cool enough for fires. The
chill had one good effect anyhow. I'm
der the influence of the scorching sun
on the snow in the mountains the Smil-
kameen river was almost bank full.
Had the heat continued there would
have been extremely high water. Since
the change of temperature the volume
of water has been very materially re-
duced. The prediction of a repetition
of the "a food cannot now be fulfilled.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-09
$1.50 A YEAR.

bases, scoring Quinn; Geo. Bartell
popped up an in-field fly to the pitch
er; Folsom landed on the ball for two
bases, scoring Hart, but in trying to
steal third was thrown out by catcher.
Two runs
Seventh Inning-Chesaw - Rahaley
struck out; M. Mcintyre negotiatiated
a base hit; d. McCrory put up high
foul back of home and it was taken in
by the catcher; w. McCrory hit hot
one to the pitcher and was out at first.
No runs. Oroville-McDaniels reached
first on a safe hit; Blackler struck
out. McDaniels stealing second; F.
Bartell's grounder was juggled by
short, McDanicls going to third; Bar
tell pilfered second; PowelPs safe
drive scored both McDaniels and F.
Bartell Powell out at second, by a
peg by catcher, in an effort to steal;
Wilson struck out. Two runs.
Eighth Inning-Chesaw- McIn-
tyre shot one down 20 third and
quick pickup and throw caught him
at first; Hollands dinky fly to short
was taken in; Moore could not find
the ball. No runs. Oroville-Quinn
knocked up foul fly that the third
baseman got under and hung to after
a long run; Hart could not locate the
ball; G. Baltell could not do any bet
ter than a pOp-up to first. No runs.
Ninth Inning Chesaw - Mitchell
rolled one ever to short and was pot
ted at first; Turner did the same stunt
and sufferd the consequences; Raha-
ley's fly ended the game. No runs.
Oroville 0 3 0 0 0 0 ST