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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26
COLORADO RIVER FALLING

NeedIes, Cal, June 26.-Ihe Colorado
T1yer IS falling fast and in a week it Is
believed danger from the flood and shift
ing current will be over.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26

Don't merely wait for a car
w ait at Scott white & Co.'s fountain,
in the Mills Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26
HAL McCARTY HEA ING IS

2.
The preliminary hearing of Hal c.
McCarty, charged with Conspiracy to
smuggle cattle from Mexico, which
was to have been held in the United
states commissioners court Tuesday
afternoon, was postponed until July g.
Everything a man wishes to wear but
shoes. Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26

H0leprOOf hose for men, women and
GllIdren give the best satisfaction.
Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26

HOiePrOOf hose for men, women and
children give the best satisfaction.
Bryan Bros
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26

Two piece suits made to your
measure sure to fit $50 to $40 a
suit. Bryan Bros
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26

BOYS Wash Pants.
solid eolors, or
faey stripes, worth
35c; Sale price PC
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
l. {. E. MEETING.

There will be a meeting of the
Libby Commercial club next Mon
day evening, Aug. II, at Plummer S
hall, at 8 O. clock.
Among the questions Of import
ance to come up will be that of
trackage for merchants and indus
trial concerns, which at the pres
ent time is a great handicap and
seriously lnterferes with the proper
handling Of business at this point.
There are several other subjects
to come up at this meeting. which
have not yet been touched upon
but are of vast importance to the
people of Libby, aud it is hoped
there we'll be a large attendance
next Monday night.
President Gray says matters of
more than passing Importance will
come up for discussion and DISPOSE
ton and be particularly desires that
there be a general turnout on this
occasion.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

arrangements have been made for
the speedy commencement of the
operation.
Forest Supervisor Skeels states
that as a result of tie 1oAer de-
velopment at Kootenai Falls,
Thompson Falls on the Clark
Fork river, and at other points in
this region, together with the sue
cesstul test which have been made
OF the use of our local woods for
pulp and paper, he is receiving
many communications from East
ern manufacturers and that nego-
tlatlons are expected with other
paper nanufat turers, which will
probably result in the construction
OF at least Ole other large pulp
and paper mill in the Kooteuai Val
ley.
The local office is exceedingly
anxious to secure such enterprises
In the Forest since they result in
the complete utilization of timber
without any waste and the finished
product is manufactured nearby the
point were the timber is growing.
A large pulp and paper mill en-
ploys from four hundred to five
hundred men and women and this
kind of development of the natu-
raj resources of this region will do
much to settle and build up the
Kootenai Valley.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

power is required to operate mill
manufacturing one hundred tons of
paper pulp per day. For this the
Eastern mill pays from forty to
fifty dollars yearly for horse power,
while this power can be secured in
the operation contemplated by the
by the Milwaukee Electric Power
company at little more than half
this cost.
Before finally making the appli-
cation for the purchase of the tim
Der, the matter was also taken up
with the Great Northern Railroad
and very encouraging information
was secured from them. Among
the statements made by the Great
Northern railroad in their cores
pondence with the local office were
the following:
"The Great Northern railway
company is very anxious to do
they can to facilitate or
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
Will Require $4,000 Horse Power fer 100 Ton Plant
And Will Give Work to 500 Employees
Making Another Large Pay Roll

operation to the amount of timber
required by them and yet not inter
tere with the operation of othe,
companies for whom material is
available in the same region.
Wood for pulp is taken out in
the form of cord wood and is usual
ly cut from trees having diameter
of from six to fourteen inches. In
a climate as moist as that of the
Yaak watershed, trees of pine and
spruce reach this in from fifty to
sixty years and from careful ex-
aminations and growth measure
ment made by the local office, it
has been found that the lands in
the Yaak watts e yield from
twenty-five to thirty cords of wood
per acre in fifty years. The oper-
alton will be carefully handled by
the local office SO as to provide for
the cutting each year of not more
than the annual yield of certain
prescribed areas and in order to
maintain a continuous supply of
timber for one hundred ton plant,
not more than one-third of the tim
bered area of the Yaak watershed
will be required.
The company expects within few
days to have a corps of eng .ers
in the field to lay out their power
plant and to make plans for the
construction of the mills for the
manufacture of pulp aud paper.
The mills will be located near the
mouth of the Yaak river and con-
nected by a spur with the main
line OF the Great Northern railroad
The matter has been gone over
thoroughly by the officers of the
company with the Forester and
other authorities at Washington
and by the Forest Supervisor and
representatives of the company
with the District Forester and all
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
County Correspondence

Land show have been written assurances
OF substantial help in the way of exhibits
from Tobacco valley through the Tobac-
co Valley Development association. Al
ready large quantity of grains and
grasses have been collected and properly
cured tor display at these exhibitions.
and III addition to these there will be an
adequate display of fruits aud vegeta-
ples. Members of the association are
confident that Tobacco valley will pull
down first prize on field peas, for they
have veritable surprise iu store along
this line for visitors at the fall shows. 1t
is more than likely, also, that this valley
Will capture first on potatoes, for some
tine exhibits are being arranged. The
association has found it necessary to ere.
ate division for exhibits. this committee
to make a specially of collecting aud
arranging attractive displays for the vari-
Gus shows, fairs and congresses. Harry
ocouten of Eureka has actively begun
this branch Of the work. and some banner
exhibits from banner year will be the
result.
A consignment Of cherries was shipped
to j. E. Patrick of Bozeman this week
pick from the farm recently purchased
here by the Gallatin county man.
Thos. Youatt visited the Copper Kettle
mining Claims last week, where assess.
ment work is being done.
l.. II. Bradburn, secretary of the To-
bacco Valley Development association, is
in Elko, B. c, OH business connected
with the association.
The Christian church society has
raised funds for church building. and
work On $4,000 structure will begin
soon.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
Report on Forest Fires

other hand, the growth of grass
and underbrush has been SO heavy
as to threaten peculiar danger from
now on. Marked Improvement i'll
care with fire is reported, although
there is considerable complaint
against careless leaving of debris
by country roads builders and
against the operations of small and
irresponsible loggers.
The state forester of Montana
has received $500 from the federal
government through the Weeks
law to be used outside the national
forests in the territory protected by
the state and the Northern Mon
tana Forestry Association.
Idaho has had few small slash
ing and lightning fires but practi-
cally no damage. The cooperative
patrol association have completed
several new telephone systems and
are rapidly increasing patrols to
meet expected dry weather.
Washington reports no July fires
of consequence, but the laws are
being enforced rigidly to prevent
danger later. Several attempts to
burn without permit Or operate
nnguarded engines have been fol-
lowed by prompt arrest and con
vlction. The Washington Forest
Fire Association has 90 patrolmen
out and is devoting special atten-
ton to finding sud eNtinsulshing
Continued OIL 5tl page.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

Portland, Aug. S - July passed
practically without forest fire loss,
August begun with unusually
favorable conditions. and better
equipment than ever before by all
protective agencies except the fed
eral forest service, which is ham
pered by congressional delay in
acting upon its appropriation. is
the summary of statement issued
today by the Western Forestry &
Conservation Association upon ad-
vices received from all protective
headquarters IN the Pacific north
west. Due partly to the weather,
but also to the perfection of pre-
ventive me iures which, like the
block signal system on railroads,
safeguard without being spectacu-
lar, the situation is novel in that
the middle of the usual four months
fire season has arrived and there is
not single fire of Importance to
report.
Although small fires are becom-
ing numerous, green timber is not
dry enough to carry them unless
strong wind prevails and the pa
troll forces are handling them
promptly. The season has been
favorable for disposing of danger
Gus slashing and never before has
there been such system and success
in extingulsl1ing smouldering logs
aud snags left after burning to
become e menace later. On the
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
EUREKA NEWS NOTES.

Male help is at premium in Tobacco
valley. The call to the harvest fields has
taken every available hand, and the mills
and farms now looking for a man must
send outside if they get one. Tobacco
valley is now storing its largest hay crop
yet grown. Likewise with grain. From
some sections of the valley magnificent
yields are eported-wheat nearly six
feet high and oats as high as ones head
barley, always good producer here, is
great deal better this year. which of
course means better pork.
The Eureka Lumber company, in ad.
ditlon to its day and night shift in the
sawm'll department, is running its plan
Ing mill until O'Clock p. m., to cope
with orders from eastern Montana and
Canada, in anticipation of building ac-
tivity resultant from big crop yield.
Not Tobacco valley alone, but the
whole of Lincoln county-uorthwest
Montana and the East Kootenay country
is in the same prosperous condition,
and an air of permanence permeates all
commercial and industrial activities.
The annual picnic Of the Pennsylvania
Society of Lincoln county will take place
on the South Eureka grounds, Aug. Is
Mrs. Val Kordis is spending a couple
of weeks at kalispell.
county Surveyor ]. NJ. Duthie is doing
considerable road surveying in the vicin-
1ty of Jennings.
new barn, 32x44, is being built on
the Bruce Young farm.
The Lethbridge Dry Farming congress,
the Helena State fair aud the St. Paul
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
BIZ PAPER COMPANY BUYING ONE BILLION FEET OF PULP TIMBER
Milwaukee Electric Power Company Makes Application
For Big Lot Of Timber in Yaak Watershed
Will Cost Large Sum Of Money

The Forestry Office has received
an application from the Milwaukee
Electric Power company of Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, to purchase
nearly a billion feet of timber suit
able for the manufacture of wood
pulp and paper on the watershed
OF the Yaak river. This company
has already arranged with the
Forest Service for a lease from, the
government of the water power in
the Yaak river and expects to be-
Gin at once the construction of a
power plant at Yaak Falls which
will develop more than one thou
sand horse power. The Milwaukee
Electric Power company has had
this proposition under considera-
ton for more than a year and has
at last arranged matters SO that
they expect to begin construction
OF their power house and logging
improvements within short time
and to begin logging operations
next year.
Negotiations with the local office
have been carried on by Mr.. John
Ehlers of Spokane, who is acting
for the comyany. The other
officers and principal owners Of the
Milwaukee Electric Power COM
pany are Edward P. Villas and c.
A. Villas, millionaire capitalists of
Milwaukee.
The local office of the Forest
Service has had crew of men in
the Yaak watershed for more than
year cruising out the timber and
making such examinations as are
necessary to complete the sale to
the company.
Forest Supervisor Skeels states
that the Yak watershed contains
a stand of more than three billion
feet of merchantable timber. Near
ly one half of this timber is white
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

promote the manufacture of pulp
or paper along its lines in north
western Montana and Idaho. T
hope we may be able to accomplish
something in the way of getting
the pulp and baper concerns inter
ested in the Kootenai and Flathead
valleys"
The Forest Supervisor states that
in negotiations between his office
and the P over Company, the Com
pany was greatly surprised and
pleased at the exceptionally favor
able conditions which they found
tor the promotion of their enter
prise in the Yaak Valley. In con-
Guiding deal with the company,
the principal trouble has been that
there was much available timber in
the Yaak watershed for this pur-
pose rather than too little and it
has been difficult to limit the area
10 be covered by the company's
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

suit tor a Keystone interest, hand
ing down an opinion that Raymond
ana Johnson were partners at the
time the keystone was discovered
The amount coming to Raymond
was left unsettled.
John Clark was building a ferry
boat at Libby to take the place of
the one lost during the high water.
School Clerk Cummings found
So children the Troy district.
VIM. Criderman was putting in
a sawmill near Libby.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

Continued OH 5th page.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

spruce and the remainder is princi-
pally white pine, lodgepole pine
and balsam fir. All four of these
woods are valuable for the manu-
tacture OF pulp and are preferred
more than all other kinds for this
purpose by the large eastern pulp
and paper mills. In order to fur
ther determine the usefulness #
these woods for the manufacture
OF pulp, a car load of local wood
containing several cords of each
kind OF wood was last year shipped
East to pulp and paper factories
and to the governments testing
| u or rory at the University of
Wisconsin, located at Madison.
From these woods, both wood pu p
and paper of all grades ard kinds
were manufactured.
These samples, which can be
seen at the Office of the Forest ST.
pervlsor or secured by parties in
terested i'll the manufacture of
wood pulp and paper in Lincoln
county, are of grades Of print paper,
wrapping paper, book paper and
other commercial kinds OF paper,
which actually excel n u,..litv
paper OF the same kinds made in
Eastern mills from Eastern woods.
Forest Supervisor Skeels states
that not only are the woods to be
secured by this Company in the
Yak watershed far superior to the
Eastern woods used for the same
purpose, but that the wood can be
delivered to the mill at price in
Guiding stumpage of not to exceed
three dollars per cord, whereas the
Eastern mill pays for cord wood
OF poorer quality at the rate of from
twelve to fifteen dollars per cord.
The Company will have the fur
ther advantage of cheap power.
More than twelve thousand horse
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
URAL NEWS ITEMS.

very enjoyable time was had at the
dance at Ural August 3rd. A large crowd
from Warland attended.
Mr.. Sprague and son Leon made a
business call in Libby Saturday.
Miss Labusia Husek visited home folks
Sunday, from Warland.
Fred Stansel aud Muriel Sprague were
up from Tweed Saturday.
Miss Anna Husek was up from Libby
to the dance.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
NEWS OF 16 YEARS AGO

(ltems culled from old Troy Times)
The Chicago & Montana Min
ing Co. shipped twenty carloads of
concentrates during the month Of
July
Judge Moore of Spokane decided
one point in the Raymond Johnson
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

Fritz Beutel, residing on a ten.acre
tract adjoining Eureka, has contributed
All interesting collection oftimothy heads
off his tract for the Tobacco Valley De.
velopment association. They range from
seven to nine inches long.
Mr.. A. Rasmussen, of Cut Bank, Mont.
is in the valley today looking up a loca-
ton for general store
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
ELECT BAND OFFICERS.

The Libby Cornet band was
permanently organized Tuesday
evening with the election of the
following officers:
President-Ii. A. Southwick.
Vice Pres. -E. M. Brown.
Secy- Treas DAN Welsh.
Bus. Mgr. E. +. Stone.
I.eader-Prof. J. G. klopt.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
Realty Transfers in County.

List Of transfers for the week ending
Aug. 2, 1912, as prepared by the Lincoln
County Abstract company:
Emma Ehlers and hush. to Ida M.
johnson, W to lots 10, II and IL bl II,
First add to South Libby, 81.
Ida M. johnson to Emma Ehlers, W
to lot 9 bl II, Ist add S. Libby, 81.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-26
BEWARE THE TREE BUTCHER
Indianapolis, Speaking from Expert.
ence, Sounds Warning That Is
Well Worth Needing.

The influence of the tree trimmer in
increasing the susceptibility of tree
to insect attack is often of more i'm.
portance than would appear at first
glance. Many trees are so weakened
by wanton butchery that they become
an easy prey to the various borers
that seldom attack, vigorous trees.
While this vandalistic form of injury
is preVentable it is surprising how
many people continue to allow the
tree butchers to ruin fine shade trees.
The tree butcher goes on p. T. Bar
NUNS old assumption that there is
a sucker born every minute" The
truth of this was well shown in In
d1anapolis last year when some
itinerant tree doctor went about
painting the trunks of shade trees
with dope" containing tar. Ac-
cording to the self-styled expert, the
preparation was absorbed through the
bark and then disseminated to all
parts of the tree, killing any bugs
that might be present. When there
was no evidence of any insect injury
the tree doctors would suggest the
use of the tar paint to open up the
pores of the bark and make the tree
healthy" 1t seems almost too alb
surd to believe that intelligent citi-
zens would be caught by such a fax.
er, but even after a series of news
paper warnings he succeeded in paint
ing hundreds of trees throughout the
city. The deplorable thing about it
all is that practically every tree that
was painted died-and there appears
to be no law to cover the case.-4n-
dianapolis News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-26
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CITY GARDEN IDEA is Goo1
Baltimore, Seeing Success MInneapo.
lis Made, VIII Follow In Sister
city's Footsteps.

1t was recently mentioned as being
part Of the plans which the Women's
Civic League of Baltimore has In con-
temptation that vacant lot farming Is
to be encouraged. In almost every
city where this scheme of helpfulness
has been utilized the urban waste
places have been tried the results have
been satisfactory far beyond the mi.
tial hopes of those who have been in
strumental In putting the scheme into
operation. Minneapolis last year in
troduced the vacant lot garden scheme
with dazzling success. 1t not only
supplied many needy families with a
food supply, but it compelled a low
er1ng of the enormously high prices
demanded for vegetables by the re-
tailers.
Minneapolis has just about half the
population of Baltimore, and occupies
nearly double the ground space. 1t is
quite apparent, therefore, that there
are more vacant lots scattered about
In Minneapolis than in Baltimore. But.
all the same, there is a considerable
amount of idle land, in building-lot
sizes, distributed over Baltimore. In
the suburban sections particularly
there are many lots upon which build
Ing improvements are not in immedi-
ate contemplation. In Minneapolis
and other cities many such idle lots
have willingly been loaned to the city
garden organizations.
These lots are given out in limited
assignments to families that will I'M
dertake to farm them. By judicious
management a considerable food sup
ply can be grown on small piece of
land. For instance, on a strip of land
ten feet wide and twenty-one feet long
twenty-one tomato plants may be prop
erly planted. A single tomato plant
sometimes yields, during a season, a
bushel of tomatoes, and so a bit of
land ten by twenty feet may yield over
twenty bushels of this fruit. There
are other vegetables that give returns
In like proportions. The city garden
scheme is one which helps people to
help themselves.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-26
POINTER HERE FOR FARMER
One Good Thing, at Least, That He
May Place to the Credit of
the Auto.

The farmer may not venerate the
automobile, but he must admit that,
although the automobile teaches 9TH
ers extravaganza. it has taught him
very valuable lesson in economy.
Everybody knows how plant lice, or
aphls, oVerrun and destroy plants and
how the sole protection against plant
lice has heretofore been patent pow
deFs more or less costly.
But of late years farmers have no
ticed that, while all the plants in field
or garden were covered with aphis,
all the roadside growths, white with
dust from flying automobiles, had not
a single aphis on them.
Hence an experiment. Turnips, peas
and cabbages were coated with ordi-
nary dust instead of costly powder.
Result disappearance of all insect par
asites.
The automobile, in a word, has
taught the farmer that dust, which
costs nothing, will protect his plants
from plant lice and other pests just as
completely as the most expensive
powder can.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-26

n, Sunday, April IA. OF the Titanic's
$50 first cabin passengers, 210 were
saved; of the 800 second cabin pas.
sengers, lbs were saved; of the 75G
third class passengers, 200 were
saved, while 210 Of the $40 officers
and crew were saved.
Captain Smith was on the bridge a
moment after the Titanic struck the
Iceberg. He summoned all on
board to put On life-preservers and
ordered the lifeboats to be lowered
The first boat had more male passen.
gers, as they were the first to reach
the deck. When the rush of fright
ened men and women and crying chill
dren to the decks began the women
first" rule was enforced. Officers
drew revolvers, but in most cases
there was no use for them.
Captain Smith was last seen on the
bridge just before the ship sank
leaping only after the decks had been
washed away. What became of the
men with life-preservers was the
question asked by many since the dis
aster. Many of those with life-preser
vers were seen to go down despite the
preservers, and dead bodies fioated
ON the surface as the last boats
moved away.
1t is said positively the ships string
band gathered in the saloon near the
end and played Nearer. My God, to
Thee"