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New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
RACE BETWEEN the ISAAC NEWTON
.>19 he FRANCIS ASktOON
Competition Then So Keen One Could Travel
from New York to Troy for Dime and
Racing Sidewheelers Used Deck
Chairs for Fuel to Beat Rival Is.

an hour with the tide and six against IT.
Tho Chancellor Livingston was the fourth
steamer on the river. as the Clermont had
been succeeded by the Car OF Neptune ana
the Paragon. The Paragon. ii is recorded
was 173 feet long and alternated with the
car Of Neptune.
one of the hoodoo boats Of the river was
the good ship Victory. which was ouiit III
1927. Her passengers were 50 AFRAID that
ber boilers would burst that sometimes
they turned out Of their berths and spent
the night on one or another Of the barges
that the Victory was in the habit OF low
ing on ner regular passenger trips
The South America was famous Ola
river boat that was built in 1910 for Isaac
Newton. OF Rensselaer, County. VINO had
designed several we'll known river boats
and who was a power on the river at
one time. The South America was the
first boat to make the run between Ne"
York and Albany in less than elshI
hours She was popular and luXurlousiy
fitted for her time, and did good service
for twenty-four years, when, toward the
close OF the Civil War, she was reouht
into a hay barge In addition 10 her
fame as a record breaker, she and her
consort. the North America, were well
known among rivermen because they
were the first steamers to burn anthra-
cite. When the old boat had seen
her day and was being transformed into
a humble hay carrier. small boys used to
go in swimming from her side at Rond-
out and made use Of her staterooms as
bath houses.
II was at about this time that the ia
nous steamer Thomas Cornell was built
for the run between New York and
Rondout. making one Of her fastest
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

mond. and all sorts OF schemes were
adopted by the different captains to give
their own boat the advantage.
one time the captain Of the Schuyler
saw that the brass band that played for
the passengers could be used 10 great ad-
vantage. lie would have his BOAT APP
prCach as close as possible TO the sunny
side OF the Dean Richmond while the
band played particularly loud and blatant
airs. All the passengers would flock 10
The side Of the victim steamboat to sec
what was going on and the boat wou'a
take list TO starbCard or port that
seriously interfcred with her headway.
The captain OF the Dean Richmond
however. was an astute old skipper. even
If he did operate on river. When the
Schuyler tried the band tactics on MN
he hosted the safety valve of his boiler
until the escaping steam made such
racket that neither his own nor the
schuyler's passengers could hear the
notes Of the musicians. This scheme sent
the Schuyler quickly about her business
and left the Dean Richmond in peace.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
NAVY. A FAMOUS oL0 STEAMER IS Ro7rIuo, ,AwAv
Ehe ~DoNENAROaaE PERTH AM8oV
Disappearance Of the Historic Mary Powell
from Route She Travelled for Half a
Century Tells the Sad Story That
They Are Drawing to Close.

In addition to this he has prepared a
massive volume that gives descriptions Of
all boats whose pictures are in his collec-
tion. This volume is laboriously printed
by hand as neatly as copper plate. Tissue
papers are carefully laid between the
pages, and each page is headed by a deco
rative initial somewhat in the manner OF
ancient manuscripts Facts are in that
book Of which there are no other records,
and the collection of photographs is with
out doubt one Of the most remarkable OF
steamboat pictures now in existence.
Mr. Murdock knows the book by heart
and has the dimensions of Hudson River
boats and the data concerning them at his
fingers ends lie is the source Of much
OF the material that is presented in this
article
He coull tell you with equal precision
the beam Of the new steamer Washington
Irving. OF the stroke Of the engine OF
the ancient side-whecler Norwich. built in
1896 and still running as a tovboat. lie
knows the names OF all the captains and
most Of the mates from the time Of
Robert Fulton 10 the present day. on the
subject Of river steamboats, he is a walk
ing encyclopedia, and his research in this
field has taken him not only from the
source TO the mouth OF the Hudson, but
all through Long Island Sound and the
Delaware River also
RACING ON THE HUDSON.
Mr. Murdock told Of the days when
racing was INDUCED in by the rival lines
and when competition was 80 Keen that
the fare on The Sunnyside. the boat IN
which he worked as fireman. was ten
cents from New York to Troy. tn
Sunnyside. he said. was a great rival Of
the ]. 3. Schuyler and the Dean Rich
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

OLD steamboat days on the Hudson
were the best Of all. and the lapse
~ of the Mary Powell marks the
close Of them. No blame can be attached
10 the old vessel for her disappearance
from the route that she has travelled for
half century. for only her limited size
is responsible for her removal Her sides
are still as stanCh as ever and the Pail
sades will still return the echo of her
paddle wheels when the rush season IS
over But the fact remains that the most
popular and widely known steamboat Of
American waters has been driven into the
background, and that the day of old
fashioned steamboating has gone there
with her.
All the 9CO-foot giants that ply between
America and Europe, all the floating
hotels that now can be seen from the
river side speeding to Albany, can never
make up to the public for what those old
DAYS represented-days that began with
the ClermOnt and river monopoly, days
Of the hercest warfare between rival lines
DAYS when the cabin chairs were fed to
the furnaces to defeat rival steamer.
DAYS when sail cOntended with steam
power and the masters Of sloops had
10 be restrained by law from working
injury upon the ships of their more enter
prising rivals Those were days of glori-
Gus profit for the owners of steamboats,
and Of romance and excitement for the
passengers, who would encourage the en-
gineers TO tie down their safety valves
and make huge bets with patrons of rival
lines as 10 who would be first in the race
tba Ilattpry
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
FIGHT FOR RIVER SUPREMACY.

They were days when the fight for river
supremacy lowered the rates TO or 10
cents trip 10 Albany, or even when the
fortunate traveller paid nothing for his
passage. provided that he made use oi
the ships dining saloon. where the owners
In part recouped their fortunes by high
prices. They were days of insufficient
navigation laws and unparalleled rech-
lessness. Of warfare, personal risk' al
most Of piracy-yet the scattered people
that remember them declare, with shake
Of the head. that their like can never De
eouaIed again upon the river, and that
all the floating palaces now bmt can
never take the place of the old boats
Down on the docks, where the great
river steamers forge magnifcenty into
their slips on time TO minute and win
passengers by the thousand on ther
decks, you will occasionally come across
some old man who formerly walked the
decks or fired the furnaces Of one OF the
oldtime steamers, and who has sought
the berth Of wharhnger or dock supeIIH-
tendeut as being more adapted 70 MS
years Such men will tell you or the
times when they were boys and heard
their fathers and grandfathers tell Of the
thrifty sloops that acted the part Of river
steamer and railroad train before either
OF the latter had been invented. Ihey
will try TO prove that the days when the
sloops owned the river were even better
than those Of the early steamers Tor
then any man with a little capital ana
a knowledge Of river craft could become
his own vessel owner. captain and plot
and drive a profitable trade by carrying
freight and passengers 10 the ports along
the Mulcnr
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
SHERIFF'Sn' SALE.

In the Circuit Court of the Sta te
of Oregon. for Lincoln county.
Portland Mortgage and Trust
Company. a corporation, plaintiff,
VS..
Helen B Sparks and James C.
Sparks, her husband, and Ruhama
Veit and John Veit. her husband,
defendants.
By virtue of an execution, judg-
ment, order. decree and order Of
sale issued nut of the above en-
titled court in the above en-
titled cause. to me directed and
dated the 18th day Of February,
1913. upon a judgment and decree
rendered and entered in said court
on the 4th day of February. 1918,
in favor of Portland Mortgage and
Trust Company II corporation, PLAIN
tiff, aud against Helen B. Sparks
and jams G. Sparks, her husband,
and Ruhama Veit and John ,Veit,
her husband. defendants. for the
sum of $1075 with interest at the
rate of 6 per cent per annum from
the 21st day of January. 1912. and
the further sum of $100 with in
terest at the rate of 6 per cent per
annum from the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1918, costs, disbursements
and attorneys fees, and for the
further sum of $S2.15 with in
terest at the rate of 6 per cent per
annum from the 9Th day of August.
1912, and the costs of and upun
this writ, commanding me to make
sale of the following described real
property. towit: All Of Section
33, in Township ten south, Range
nine west, Willamette meridian, in
Lincoln county. state of Oregon,
except the following pieces of land
lying in the northwest corner of
said Section thirty-three, containing
eighty acres and decided to John
| w. Hewitt on the 23d day of Sep.
tember, 1901 aud recorded in Book
No. II of Deeds at page 48.
That by virtue of the aforesaid
execution, judgment, order, decree
and order of sale issued out of the
above entitled court in the above
entitled cause to me directed anc
dated the II day of February
1918, upon Judgment and decree
rendered and entered in said cour
on the 4th day of February, 1918
in favor of the Portland Mortgag,
and Trust Company, corporation
plaintiff, and against Helen B
Sparks and James c. Sparks. heI
Husband. and Ruhama Veit and Johl
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

U. S, Landoffice, Portland, Oregon.
Serial 02351. February oath, 1918
Notice is hereby given that Free
land F. Foster. of Eddyville, Oregon
whu on December 18th, 1909. made
homestead entry, No. 02351 for SE3
SW4 section IL, Lots 8. a and seq
NW4 section IA, Township 10 South,
Range 9 West, Willamette Meri-
dian. has filed notice of intention
to make final Three Year proof
to establish claim to- the land above
described, before the County Clerk
of Lincoln county. Ore, at Toledo,
Ore. on the 8th day of April, 1918
Claimant names as witnesses:
u. S. Porter. G. E. Wilson. H
M. Henry and Karl Gerber, all Of
Nortons, Oregon.
\ H. F. Highly Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
: CREDITORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed as
the executor of the estate of Elisa
beth Graham. deceased, on the 2lst
day of March. 1913 by the County
Court If Lincoln County. and all
person, having claims against said
estate a,e hereby notified TO present
the same to the undersigned at his
Office, AIT Abingdon Bldg. in the
City of Portland. with proper
vouchers and duly verified. withir
six months from this date.
Dated this 21st day of March
1918. w. S. Hufford.
Executor of the estate of Elisabeth
Graham, deceased.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
NOTICE. TO CONTRACTORS.

The County Court OF Lincoln
County. Oregon, will receive bids
for furnishing material and con-
structon uf a bridge across the Big
Elk River, near Harlan. All bids
to be in accordance with plans and
specifications on file in the Clerk s
office, and must be filed with the
Clerk on or before 10 o'clock a. M,
Wednesday May 7th, 1918.
The Court reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
r. H. Howell, County Clerk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOilCE fOR PUBLlCAIlON
U. S. Landoffice, Portlond. Oregon.
Serial 01285. March 81. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that James
A. Hodges. of Salado. Oregon. who.
on June 20. 1906, made homestead
entry No. 1882. serial No. 0l285.
for Lots 3, S and 6. section /.
township IL. south. range 10 west,
Willamette Meridian has filed notice
of intention to make final five year
proof. to establish claim to the land
above described, before the County
Clerk of Lincoln county. Oregon.
at Toledo. Oregon, on the 18th day
of May. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
C. r. Washburn. Fred Montgom-
cry. Delbert Hodges of Salado,
Oregon. and Joseph Parks. of Elk
City. Oregon. H. F. Highly.
Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The County Court of Lincoln
County, Oregon, will receive bids
for furnishing material and con.
struuting a bridge across the Alsea
river at the mouth of Five Rivers.
All bids to be in accordance with
plans and specifications on file in
the Clerks office. and must be filed
with the Clerk on or before 9
O'Clock a. M, Wednesday, May 7th,
1918.
The Court reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
r. H. Howell, County Clerk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
BEST FOR SKIN DISEASES

Nearly every skin disease yields
quickly and permanently to Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and nothing is
better for burns or bruises. Soothes
and heals. John Deye, of Gladwin,
Mich, says, after suffering twelve
years with skin ailment and spend
ing S400 in doctors bills. Bucklen' S
Arnica Salve cured him. 1t will
help you Only 25c. Recon-
mended by Toledo Drug Co.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
II. LEWIS

Vcit, her husband, defendants of
$3.50 with interest at the rate of
per cent. ger annum from the
9th day Of November. 1911. and
the further sum of 1882 costs dis
bursemenst and attorneys. fees,
and the costs of and upon this
writ commanding me to make sale
of the following described real
property, towit: All uf Section
thirty three in Township ten, south
of Range nine west of the Villa
mette Meridian in Lincoln county,
state of Oregon, excepting the
following: Beginning at the quar-
ter section corner of the north line
Of Section thirty-three. thelce
south thirty-fve hundredths chains
to the Yaquina river, thence north
forty-four degrees west eight and
fifty hundredths chains. thence
north fifty-fve degrees west seven-
teen and fifty hundredths chains.
thence, north sixty-two degrees
west twenty-one and forty hund-
redths chains to the west line of
Section 33 thence north chains to
section corners to sections thirty
two. thirty-three, twenty-eight and
twenty-nine. township ten south.
range nine west, thence east on
section line forty chains to quarter
section corner to place of Begin
ming; also the following described
property: Beginning at the north
east corner of the northwest quar-
ter of section thirty-three, town.
ship ten south of range nine west,
thence east twenty rods. thence
south eight rods, thence west
twenty rods, thence nurth eight
rods to the place of beginning, be-
ing five hundred and sixty-one
acres in all.
Now therefore by virtue of said
execution, judgment, order, decree
and order of sale and in compliance
with the commands of said writ, I
will on Saturday. the 10th day of
March. 1913 at 10 o'clock a. M, at
the front door of tie County Court
house in Toledo, Lincoln county.
Oregon, sell at public auction (sub
ject to redemption) to the highest
bidder for cash in hand ,all the right,
title and interest which the within
named defendants Tor either of
them) had on the 22d day of June,
1906. the date of the first mort
gage herein foreclos.d or had on
the 9th day Of November, 1911,
the date of the second mentioned
mortgage herein foreclosed, or
since that date had in and to the
above described property or any
part thereof, to satisfy said ex-
ecution, judgment order and de-
cree. interest, costs and accruing
, costs. Bert Geer.
Sheriff of Lincoln County, Oregon.
Dated this 26th day Of Feb. 1918.
First issue Feb. %, 1918. Last
issue March 2S, 1918.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

u. s. Landoffice. Portland. Oregon.
Serial 015l9. February 21. 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Karl
Gerber, of Nortons, Oregon, who,
on May 10, 1908. made Homestead
Entry No. 1852, and Serial No.
Ol5i9, for Southeast quarter. Sec
tion ID. Township 10 S, Range 8
W, Willamette Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final
three year proof, to establish claim
TO the land above described, before
tbe County Clerk of Lincoln county,
Oregon. at Toledo, Oregon, on the
9Th day of April, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
N. M. Henry. Jos. S. Cherry. Jr.,
F. F. Foster and Chris Widmer, all
of Nortons. Oregon.
H. F. Highly, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28

was in the city yesterday.
A. w. Morgan returned from q
visit to the Valley Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Davies re-
turned Wednesday evening from a
trip to Portland.
DR.. Leo j. Frachtenburg of
Siletz passed through to the Valley
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. M. A. Nye and son. Ira, re-
tured Tuesday evening from bust
ness trip to Albany.
Joe Turnidge has accepted a posi-
tion as barber in Mr.. Balls shop
during the Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Job Arnold re-
turned Monday evening from an
extended visit at Eugene.
The Easter services at the NJ. E.
church last Sunday were well at
tended both morning and evening.
The construction crew of the
Toledo-S -Siletz railroad last Sunday
moved out tu their camp on Depot
slough.
DR.. r. D. Burgess was a passen-
ger for Corvallis Wednesday morn
ing He expects to get back this
evening
A launch load of Oddfellows came
down from Elk City Wednesday
eve ming to mingle with the local
Oddfellows.
Brakeman Phillips of the local
passenger train is laying off this
week. We understand he is now
called papa.
Mr.. Dudley of independence has
been in the city several days this
week looking after his property in
terests here,
Carl Tangen was a passenger for
Nortons Wednesday morning, He
will work for Alec Warnock the
coming Summer.
Mrs. Ira Tipler of Amboy. Min
nesota. arrived Monday evening for
a visit with her brother. M. A..
Nye. and family on Olalla.
Rev. C. R. Ellsworth will preach
in the M E. church on Sunday
next. March 90th. morning and
evening. All are cordially invited.
Attorney w. E. Gwynn and bride
arrived Tuesday evening and have
commenced housekeeping. occupy
ing the house which was formerly
the Leggett place.
Rev. F. S. Clemo left yesterday
morning for Portland to attend the
Methodist parliament in that city
next week. He will also visit some
Valley points while away.
Rev. Pearce of Siletz went tc
Portland yesterday morning to at.
tend the Methodist parlia ment
He will also visit in Salem anc
other cities before returning home
The freight train was SO big Mon
day that they were unable to get
over the summit, as a consequence
they had to double up the mountain
SO did not get here until Tuesday
Three car loads of rcck to bs
used IN the construction of the jai
building arrived Tuesday and ar,
being crushed and hauled to the
site of the new building. Consider
able sand-has been placed on th'
ground already.
George Record this week traded
some lots in Falls City to Charles
E. Parrish for his ranch four mile
north of town, formerly the Da!
place, containing 80 acres. Mr.
Parrish expects to move to Fall
City.
A new hotel is to be built a
Beaver Creek. near Seal Rocks
The building is to cost approximate
ly $4,000, will be two stories il
height and have a ground plan o
; 60x75 feet. The lower story will
be constructed of logs.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Roy H Smith al
rived last Saturday evening from
Warsaw. New York. Mr.. Smith
a partner of l. B. Smith in tn
: clothing and furnishings busines
. here. These two men have bee
: partners as playmates. in schot
and now in business.
II Colonists are flockinp to OrepC
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NO1lSE rOR 1 " DLlOAl lON
U. S. Landoffice, Portland, Oregon
Serial 023S3 March ID, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Emma
M. Strome, of Kernville. Oregon,
who on January II, 1910. made
homestead entry. No. 02383 for 81
NW} SW3, SCI NEi, Lots 7. 8. 8,
Section II, Township s south, Range
10 west. Willamette Meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make
final three year proof. to establish
claim to the land above described,
before the County Clerk of Lincoln
County Oregon, at Toledo, Oregon,
on the '2Sth day of April, 1913.
Claimant names asgWitnesses:
Sardius d, jenkins, William Scott.
and Mary Fielding all lof, Kernville,
Or, and l.. H. Payne of Newport.
Oreg on. H. F. Highly, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-28

Sondre Romtvedt went to Chit
wood Wednesday. where he will
join the G. & E. bridge crew.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-07
ANNUAL OF BINGHAM
NEW HAVEN COMP ANY

Tho annual meeting of the Bingham
New Haven Copper & Cold Mining com
pany was held Tuesday at the companys
the old officers were re-elected. At the
meeting l.. r. Stoddard of New Haven.
Conn. was chosen president e. B
Critchlow OF Salt Lake. Vice president:
f. w Farnam, New Haven. secretary
and treasurer. These. with l., G.. Stod-
dard and F. F. Brewster. both of New
Haven. compose the board of directors.
c. II. Doollttle continues as general
manager of the company
At the meeting the annual report Of
the company was presented and II has
been ordered printed. This Will be In
the hands of the stockholders within
the next few days. The annual re-
port this year will cover a period OF six
teen months, as the fiscal year OF the
company has been changed TO At the
calendar year The report will cover
the period from September 1. 1911, to
December 81. 1912.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-07
UTAH CAPITAL HAS
QUICKSILVER MINE
Nevada Cinnabar Company Is
to Install Fifty Fur
mace at Once.

To those knowing the scarcity Of cin-
nabar deposits throughout the west. and
the difficulty OF supplying the trade with
the product known as quicksilver, II Will
be OF interest 10 learn that several Salt
Lake capitalists have In the Nevada Gin
nabar company coming producer, The
company has been at work quietly since
last fall on its Nevada territory. and II
was reported on Tuesday and confirmed
by one OF the directors that q furnace OF
fifty tons capacity will be Installed I'M
mcdiately and the property equipped for
production,
The Nevada Cinnabar company has Of
fered nothing TO the public. the men conf
posing the organization being interested
solely In spending their own money In de-
this reason there Is little or nothing
known about the proposition. One d.
rector OF the company said on Tuesday
that the mine had responded very gem
erousy for the amount OF work that had
been done. and the amount OF ore now
in sight fully Justified the installation OF
the furnace. and the directors have ev-
stand 10 get their money back, the
chances of adding still further to the
available ores are good.
The official family OF the company LIS
composed OF the following; +. A. Sweet,
]. r. Paine. l.. II. Curtis l.. l.. Legg.
r. j. Evans. F, l., Davis and J. H. Rid
die. The property consists OF between
In the ownership of what was known as
the Shoshone company, and the deal was
brought to Salt Lake and consummated
by r. j. Evans last year.