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tied with her son, Mr.. Ed Farmer, the
past week
Fifty-two additions are reported to
have been made to the Sparta M. B.
church during the series of revival
meetings held there by Rev. Reed
Mrs. Addie Frizzell, of Stackhouse
Corners, assisted her daughter, Mrs.
Allen Queen, to move to her new home
near Fredericktown.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Hiram Curtis, Of Pal
myra, visited with Mr.. and Mrs Claude
Curtis the past week.
A ten day meeting is being held at
the Waterford Presbyterian church.
MIR. George Brown, OF GAINESVILLE is
assisting in the services, each evening
showing stereopticoh views and il.
lpstrated songs.
Mr.. Ward Melick, OF Sparta, was n
visitor in this place last Friday
Miss Norine Aikens. of LawtoD, Ok
lahoma, visited the family of Mr..
Charles Robertson the past week
Miss Mollie Keller, well known in
Knox county and former resident of
Fredericktown, but now residing In
Salt Lake City, Utah, has had good for.
tune come to her in the shape of gold
bearing property purchased in Neva-
da. The Salt Lake erald.Republican
gives the following reoprt which will
be interesting to her many friends in
ohiu:
Two well known Salt Lake millin-
ers, Miss Abbie Mahoney and Miss
Mollle Keller, who for the past four
teen years have owned the Wonder
millinery store on Main street, recent
" got hold of a group of claims in
southern Nevada which promises well
for the future The ground Is locat-
I'd in Railroad Pass district, twenty
miles southeast of Las Vegas.
This week Mike Mahoney, who has
a third interest in the property and
viii manage it, brought up some sam
pies which be took from a streak eight
to ten inches wide. The rock was
assayed Wednesday, showing $3.50,
principally gold. This was at depth
Of twelve feet This shaft was sunk
On the six-foot vein, which runs for
3,00O feet through the property and
Ia easily traced between the altered
granite walls. The gold is found in
the hematite iron lying alongside the
hanging wall, The iron runs fifteen
TO twenty per cent showing some cop
par and silver In addition to the gold.
Work will be started this fall. after
tho heated term has passed.
Near the Millinery group James
Leary and George Cunningham have
three claims, Mr. sCnppinghaIp isnar
odd railroad yardmaster Of Ogden
20zne of their ore shows $50 ton In
gold. Two men are working on the
property The main shaft is eighty.
dve feet deep, with l00.foot tunnel
cross-cutting the vein. They have a
splendid showing. Their work proves
that the gold values increase in that
district with depth.
Mr. Mahoney has group near by
With the same characteristic gold ore
showing. For the limited amount ol
development, the Railroad Pass dis
nict has remarkable showing ol
sold. This is the place where twent,
years ago Major Wilkes located {
psss through the range for one Of th'
transcontinental lines. However, lit
tie more direct route was later discov
cred. and this pass abandoned for thu
time.
Mr.. +. B. lowering, who has beef
visiting at Lansing, Michigan, the pas
wreck. returned home ON Saturday ey
cntng He reports having encountere,
q 1erce blizzard in the north and tina
the people report having had the Sc
vsreSt winter In years; that 1t Will b.
-Bssgorai weeks before that ice.bount
country will be ready to do sprinl
work.
Mr.. ]. C. Cook returned home from
Tho aorthern part OF the state, on Sat
anaAy last.
u The blizzard struck FredericktowI
on Sunday with heavy fall OF snow
and high wind. The snow drifted II
many places two and three feet deep
MIR. Walter NJ. Riley, candidate oil
the Democratic ticket for auditor, ant
Mr. Robert J. Grossman, also Demo
cratic candidate for commissioners
wsFe Fredericktown visitors on satur
day last
Mrs. w. w, Wilson and son Lloy'
visited several days the past week Il
Columbus.
Miss Hole and Miss Johnson visite,
Al Tho home Of Prof. and Mrs, w. W
Borden In Columbus on Friday even
tng and Saturday last.
AIRS. Frank Inks and daughter, Lu