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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
WILL GIVE FREE TRIP
TO CALIFORNIA FAIR
FOUR OTHER CASH PRIZES TO BE
AWARDED-SHoRT CONTEST, -
VALUABLE RETURNS.

On another page Of this issue will be
found the initial announcement Of the
Northwest Farm and Orchard and The
Wallace Miners Shoshone County
Popularity contest in which five valu-
able prizes are to be awarded to the
FIVE most popular girls and ladies in
Shoshone county These prizes are
exceptional in having each and every
one Of them, an actual cash value
Even the winner Of the exposition trip
may receive $119 in cash in lieu of the
trip should she so desire.
Short Contest-First Prize.
The competition for. these valuable
prizes opens next Wednesday. August
only, closing on. September o. This
makes this contest by all odds the
shortest contest ever attempted in this
county.
The first prize will be an all-ex-
pense-paid trip to the Panama Paci-
fic Exposition at San Francisco. On
this trip all expenses of the winner will
be paid from the time she leaves Wal
lace, Kellogg, Burke or Mullan until
she returns. However in case it
should prove inconvenient for the win
ner of this prize to take the trip, she
may then accept the s119 in lieu there
of.
Valuable Cash Prizes.
After the grand prize has been
awarded, then to the one receiving the
next highest number of votes will be
awarded cash prize of $50. TO the
one receiving the next highest number
of votes. will be awarded a cash prize
of $40. Then to the next highest will
be awarded cash pLize of $25. To
the next highest will be awarded a
cash prize Of SIS.
Details Of the Contest.
The question Is. who are these five
fortunate young ladies to be? In the
announcement, on another page of this
issue, will be found nomination cou
pom. Fill out this coupon with the
name Of the girl or lady you would
like to see win one of those prizes and
send 1t in to The Miner Office at once.
The name of the nominator will moi
be divulged without his or her ex-
press permission. Any girl or lady In
Ehoghone county may be nominated
or may enter the race for these valu-
able prizes. If you want to win one Of
the prizes, just drop In Monday and
find out all about it. There is abso-
lutely no expense whatsoever attach
ed to 1t for you. All you have to do Is
to merely get around little and see
your friends. .
Be ready to start right in Wednes-
day morning. Don't put it off. This
contest Is going to be short, very
short. It will be well along and over
with before you know 1t.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
OUTSIDE WORK Ar NATIONAL.
A Little More Good Weather Insures
Hasty Completion.

EI0oty SVUfp'SN'VH
with six weeks of this kind of wea-
| ther the elements can not beat us in
the rapid completion of all our outside
work In connection with the National"
said Charles McKinnis, general man
sger of the National Mining company,
few days ago. "That space Of time
will permit US to get everything un-
der cover and the weather. even
though bad, will be no hindrance to
the easy completion of what remains"
The National millsite is an ideal
one. The slope of the hill is proper
ly adapted to the proposed mill struc-
ture, and It permits Of any additions
or engagements The ground for side
tracks and yardage is ample for every
present and future requirement. The
grade for the electric tram system is
approximately 200 feet above the rail-
road level This grade Is two miles
long, per cent and runs from con-
venient point below the working tun-
nel on Deadman gulch
/ Within the past few days the force
ion outside work has been largely in
,creased. Five carloads Of lumber are
already on hand. cement Is arriving
and the large concrete mixer is on the
ground All building foundations will
be of concrete. S
The millsite is Just little over o
mile from the Mullan depot Of the Nor
thern Pacific.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
THE lDoRA.
Expect TO Start Mill by September T.
Good Ore Supply.

Expect to Start Mill by September T.
Good Ore Supply.
It Is announced that the Idora. the
we'll known Sunset mine. will begin
shipping ore apd concentrates about
September /. The product will be
hauled over the Nine Mile summit and
to Bum station, reaching the North
ern Pacific at that point, three or three
and half miles above Wallace.
Under direction Of Oscar Nordquist
the mill has for some weeks past been
undergoing changes and receiv-
ing additions, which are said to mater
tally increase It's capacity. Meantime
the mine has been under steady de-
velopment and important recent
strikes have been made. II is said
there Is ore known to be avilable TO
supply the mill for at least two years
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21

cretary of the company. In this city.
They were taken from a winze being
sunk on the ledge in drift from the
800 level. This winze will not be car
ried down very far. but is simply to
get correct idea of the ore body
here in its bearing lower down when
drifts will be extended from the deeper
shaft. The main shaft is being ex-
tended to 600 and the ledge will be ex-
plored at that depth.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
LABOR DAY At MULLAN.

Entertainment for Ail--Aeroplane
Flieht-0ood Time Assured.
Preparations are being made for q
splendid celebration Of Labor day at
Mullan. September l. one week from
Monday. Announcement is definitely
made that the aeroplane which made
three successful flights at Kellogg has
been secured for the occasion, and this
Of itself Is big drawing card. The
surroundings at Mullan afford splen-
did opportunity for the success Of this
Interesting feature. In addition to this
are to be provided all the usual enter
taining sports and contests A day Of
profitable enjoyment Is promised to all
who visit Mullan on Labor day. There
should be large attendance from all
parts of the camp.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
SIDNEY NORMAN WRITES LETTER To
PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS Of FEDERAL
URGES SUPPORT or LEGAL FIGHT
sTock-lNTEREsTs ARE MUTUAL-sHRiNkAGE
uEs AMOUNTING TO $2ooooooo.
To Preferred Stockholders of the Fed
eral Mining & Smelling Co:

To Preferred Stockholders of the Fed
eral Mining & Smelling Co:
by circular letter asking that you aid
to the extent of 81 per share, in the
suit now pending in the supreme court
of New York, for annulment of the
contract under which ore shipments
are being made by the Federal Mining
& Smelling company to the American
Smelling g. Refining company, for re-
covery Of the sum of approximately
100000 fol. each year during which II
has been in effect and for other relief
| AS you are well aware, the cost of
such litigation will necessarily be
heavy and it seems to me unfair that
the burden should fall solely upon
those who have taken up the fight for
themselves and therefore necessarily
flor you.
The interests that oppose us, the
same interests that have caused de-
probation of approximately $4,000,
600 in your investment since they Sc
cured control and which continue to
mulct you in the sum of approxima te-
ly 100000 a year, have seen fit to is
sue circular letter at your expense
solemnly advising you to be on guard
against me and informing you that
and those associated with me own but
a minute proportion of the capital
stock-How the Holdings Compare.
The facts are, relatively small as my
holdings may be. hat / alone own 40
times as much stock as your president
and general manager Harry L. Day.
who draws $4,000 salary and $4,000
expenses a year from you, to do the
bidding Of his real masters, the Gug-
genheims; 40 times as much as your
chairman of the executive committee,
Francis H. Brownell. who draws $12.-
900 year and expenses from you;
and four times as much as II of your
I13 directors combined. No director Of
the 13 who now assures you that this
Iaction Is without foundation in law
or in morals" owns more stock than do
II. The difference between us is that
my fight is being made for every min
ority stockholder. while their actions
are directed by those who continue TO
rob you, persistently. openly and in the
most cold -blooded manner
Their influence has wrecked your
investment, .that others may profit un-
Justly and you may therefore safely
be left to Judge Of their right to prste
of business morals" however much
credit you may give them for knowl-
edge of legal technicalities that tenn
porarily permit such damnable tao
tics as they have adopted to deprive
you Of your rights.
The Real Point At Issue.
Neither my personal standing. my
motives or my stock holdings are Of
any material consequence In this ac-
tion, though believe either will com
pare favorably with those of dummy
directors who rob the weak at the die
tate of the dishonest strong. The on
ly question of interest to you and the
only one to be considered by the SUI
preme court of New York In the pend
ing action Is whether or not the con-
tract complained Of was honestly en-
tered into for the best interests Of
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
Lewis a Clarke.

The Lewis & Clarke group In the
Mullan district, now being worked by
w. z. Pepper, is attracting consider
able attention and causing favorable
touch with development in all its
stages. Some very nice ore coming
from there Is on exhibition at Mulan
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
FERNIE 3. c.

Former Cosur d'Alsnsr from the North
Visits Wallace.
Tom Whelan, brother Of Joseph
Whelan. Of this city, and well
well known resident Of the Coeur
d'Alenes in the eighties and nineties,
is visiting in Wallace. For some years
past he has been engaged in business
in Fernie. B. G. 1T Is "a prosperous
place" said Mr.. Whalen. Coal min
Ing and the production Of coke are
the chief industries. We ship 1000
tons a day. and II the tariff bill passes,
as Is proposed over here, that amount
can easily be doubled"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
Taxes Run Into Big Figures.

holders has been $550,000 a year for
four years. Compared with the Hercu-
les contract the total taxes at 3 per cent
would have reached $66,000 If paid
which should have been paid and the
penalties and interest now due. the
amount reaches over $4,000. Had this,
additional $550000 of net profit gone
to its rightful owners--the stockhold-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21
THE BLUE STAR.

Shaft TO Co to 600 Feet--Ore From
Vince.
Some very pretty pieces Of galena
ore from the Blue Star. near the
mouth OF Pine creek. are to be seen
at the Office Of g. w. Dougherty Sc
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-21

John Callahan has returned from
trip to Duluth. MINI. where he went
on mining business.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27

A. B. Sperling, of the Mistle-
toe neighborhood, called in to
see us Thursday afternoon, on
his return from Oklahoma City,
where he was a delagate to the
State Sunday School Convention.
He reports the three-days' meet
ing as one continual intellectual
feast. There is one thing quite
certain, if any ore got more out
OF that meeting than Mr.. Sper-
ling that individual was going
some" He is a bright. wide-a-
wake young man, and is one Of
the most progressive live wires"
in his community.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27
Missives From Mistletoe

MISS Mable Lee spent Sunday
night with Miss Ruth King.
L. P. McCraw and family Wis.,
tied with his brother, J. T., Sun
day.
A. L. Smoot and family took
dinner with j. I. McCraw Sun
day.
Bill McCraw spent Sunday
night with A. B. Sperling and
family.
That cold snap last week did
not look very good for early corn
planters.
c. A. Sperlirg and family
spent Sunday w...i Mrs. Bow
man and family.
Mrs. Bentley. mother of Bill.
Herman and Claud, was very
sick the latter part of last week.
Claud Bentley's boy, who was
burned some time ago, is about
well. This is a good recommen-
dation for DR.. Gamble.
Mrs. Frank King returned
from the bedside of her daugh-
ter, near Rush Springs, who has
been sick for some time.
Everybody got scared last Sun
day, thinking it was going to
rain. Hence the Sunday school
suffered a slight attendance,
compared with the Sunday be-
fore.
Some folks in this community
have evidently let "Old Father
Time" steal march on their
clocks; for last Sunday we had
closed school and done consider
able other business when they
arrived.
Bro. Humphries disappointed
good sized audience by not be-
ing present to fill his appoint
ment at Mistletoc Sunday. But
he had sickness at home. and
was legally excused. However
we have his promise to preach
to us twice next month.
Our Sunday school gathered in
body at j. L. McCraW's Sun
day afternoon, at three o'clock,
for an Easter egg hunt. The
group of youngsters who partic-
ipated were first sent lust over
the hill" till the eggs were safe
ly hidden in the fence rows and
brush heaps, after which a great
hustle was observed by us
older heads. to see who would
be the winner in finding the most
eggs. A good time was reported
by all.
Mr.. Dotson and family; Mr..
Spencer and family, and several
others of this community, paid
the newly married couple, Frank
Senor and wife, a visit one night
last week, and entertained them
with a shotgun solo, tin-pan
and cow-bell concert, and a quar-
tet basso-prOfundo, composed of
yells, screams, songs, squawks
and other paraphernalia OF peo-
pies voices. Frank was pre-
pared all right, and hauled out"
box of cigars as a treat to his
friends, who all wish him we'll
in his pew undertaking Of taking
care of a wife.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27
Post Office Time Table

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Local News Items
{..*.:+.......:":...: .*s
Miss Ida Blake went down to
Lawton Saturday.
Rev. Roberts left for his home
in Texas Tuesday.
For Sale:-A span of good
mules. Ribelin, Stone & Walker.
Miss A. C. Stackhouse came
up from Lawton Saturday to
visit with relatives.
DR. Gamble and wife automo-
billed their way to Lawton and
back Tuesday afternoon.
J. M. Jeffords, of Oklahoma
= City, spent Sunday with Mr..
ketsmiller, on his farm, near
town.
Geo. West returned from Law
ton Saturday, where he was re-
ceiving medical treatment for an
injured finger.
Thcmas Richardson, who had
been in Lawton for a couple of
weeks. as a juryman in the
county court. returned home Sat
urday.
Peach and plum trees were be-
ginning to bloom before the late
semi blizzard. What damage
was done. few weeks alone
will tell.
F. A. Larzelerc will leave for
Michigan, his old home, as soon
as he can dispose of some per-
sOnel property he does not wish
to take along.
l.. v. Searles, representing the
contest department of the Law
ton Constitution, was in Elgin
Saturday, and made this office
pleasant call.
For the best SilO on the mark
ct, see H. p. Wettengel, at the
Bank Of Elgin. One-half pay
able in 1913 and one-half in 1914.
A silo will double the feed value
of your crops. (Advt)
We see by the Lawton papers
that a couple from this commu-
nifty by the name of w. A. Gibson
and Mrs. Alvina Bitsche were
married at Lawton on Thursday
last. The ''knot was tied" by
Judge Whalin.
The directors of the Elgin
Farmers Telephone Company
will meet Saturday, at / 100 p. m.
for the purpose of settling with
the different officers, and all
others who have claims against
the company. (Advt)
Saturday. March goth, is the
day for the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Elgin
Farmers Telephone Company.
Every stockholder should be
present and participate in the
business of the company. (Ad)
Mr.. Coffin informs us that
Wednesday was the first day in
more than five years that the
proprietor of the 'Old Reliable"
was unable to come to town on
Account Of storms or bad wealth
er. However, Mr.. Larzelere
leoked after the store
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27

Thcmas Richardson, who had
been in Lawton for a couple of
weeks. as juryman in the
county court. returned home Sat
urday.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27

Geo. West returned from Law
ton Saturday, where he was re-
ceiving medical treatment for an
injured finger.
Evening journal., 1913-09-26
JONES MUM
ON WEDDING
DAY ABSENCE

So far the parents Of Miss Verna
May Foreacre. OF No SO4 Bennett
street, who was to have been mar
ried to Elwood Jones. on Wednesday
night, but was prevented from doing
so by the failure of the young man to
appear, have taken no action against
him. The mother of the young wom-
an said yesterday that she would have
the young man arrested but this
morning she said that unless Jones
gets to talking about the way he has
acted in the matter. she would take
no action against him She said that
one Of her neighbors had seen the
young man, and asked him what he
meant by making all arrangements 10
get married and not appearing, and
10 that he made no answer
The young woman said this morn
ing that the reason she picked Wed
nesday as the day for her marriage
was because il was the nineteenth
anniversary of her mothers wedding.
and Il was also her fathers birthday.
She is sixteen years old.
Evening journal., 1913-09-26
c. H. FORWOOD
IS NOBLE GRAND
OF EDEN LODGE

The most spirited election ever
held by Eden Lodge No. 81. I. o. O..
r., took place last night About 200
members we're present, and many
stood during the session
The result follows:
Charles II. Forwood noble grand .
stephen r. Jackson. vice grand: Err
nest c. Parks, recording secretary.
J. willard Reed. assistant recording
secretary; Charles E. Searles. nnan-
cial secretary; Harry E. Murdick,
property manager; Samuel II Robin
son, assistant property manager; II.
Leonard Price, Pianist; represents
tives to Eden Hall Co., Philip J.
lsaacs, Charles n. Forwood, John p
Wiley; representative 10 Riverview
cemetery, George NJ. Fisher.
The installation of the officers will
be held on next Thursday October @
Evening journal., 1913-09-26
co1lInued Irom Flr.t Page.


were passed by the men a few minutes
before tho accident The iremen wero
irving ont their new automobile dre wa
con which WAS received only few
davs ago and as the Inflated machine
shot bv them the men IN it turned and
called TO those ON the hrc wagon. The
WAGON followed them a short distance
and then turned down the road toward
Rockland. The mcu ON the fire wa-
ron saw that they were running az
speed slightly over n miles an hour
when the automobile shot by them.
They said IL was going at much last
ar rate of speed. The ire wagon went
down the road short distance ana
ihcn came around TO The Concord Pike
and the frcmen were driving down the
road when The say the wrecked can
IN the ditch. They hurried 70 the
scene but before they arrieNd they saw
Wilson get into another automobile.
which had stopped, and rush of toward
Wilmington
The scene Of the wreck was
frirhtful one. The two men lying
In heaps on the ground bloody from
head 10 foot moaning for help and
their blood seeping into the ground be-
meath them. made the hremen sick.
Scattered cushions and pieces Of the
machine lay all around The stcar-
ing wheel broken into small pieces
Law near Wilmington. spot Of
blood on the telephone pole told where
his face sad been mashed against IL
hy the impact Already the mems
faces had begun 10 turn a dark blue,
and the blood flowed I'm streams from
from their mouths and noses. Their
clothing was badly torn and soaked
with blood.
They were lifted into the truck as
gently as possible and rushed TO the
Delaware Hospital al fun speed Per
sons who saw the big fire wagon come
rushing down the pike and over the
boulevard to the hospital were struck
with amazemont The apparatus was
gong at least so miles an hour in
some places and slowed mp for nothing
IN order TO get the men 10 the hospital
The bell was changing all the time and
the machine made terrific noise. In
short time report got around that
the auto truck had collided with the
Inflated machine. The report wai
quickly denied by the members Of tn,
company who were n considerable dis
tance from the scene when the acci
dent occurred.
A reporter OF THE EVENING JOUR
NAL saw the victims Of the auto wrecl
at the Delaware Hospital. Wilmington
was partly conscious at the time
he was brought there, but could moi
talk lnteligently Shortly after his
arrival he lapsed into unconscious.
ness. He is frightfully cut about the
head and face and blood was flowing
from his mouth and nose, when taken
10 the hospital. His whole face seem
cd to be mass Of bruises and cuts
and ono side OF IL was swollen tC
twice its normal size and had turned
blue
One eve as swollen out of shape
and there was great torn place on
iis jaw whore the pole struck him.
The reporter could barely recognize
he man as the one he had seen driv-
ng the car around town.
Hastings has not recovered con
sc'ousness His injuries arc chiefly
cruises and cuts and concussion o'
Evening journal., 1913-09-26
Iudre McWhoriqr Talks Suffrage.

Judge cNhoricr Iaiks Suffrage.
The principal speaker of the after
noon was Judge McWhorter. and
there was a good-sized representation
of suffrage sympathizers to hear him.
The speaker said In part that THE
biggest subject IN the universe Is
women" and declared that he is an
avowed suffragist subject.
Judge McWhorter also was the spe.
cial speaker at the evening ~Nision,
which was held i'm odd Fellows Temple,
with Mrs. Annie r. Faulkner. president
OF Kent county W. c. T. L. as presid-
ing officer
The early part of the evening was
given mp to the Geibel Junior Chorus
of Epworih NJ. T.. Church.
Much enthusiasm was expressed at
the splendid program given, which was
CONCLUDED with a medley Of national
airs .-...
Judge McWhorter in a very clear and
forceful manner traced the growth OF
Temperance sentiment in this country
and how since in 1854. the first dissent
ing voice was raised against the use
of liquor as beverage until the pres
ent day when there are ten dry state.
/ In the country.
4 The concluding feature Of the even
/ ing was the "Nn hour conducted by Mrs
Lille Atkins OF Lewes. secretary OF the
! ~. T. b.
Evening journal., 1913-09-26
GET RID OF TIE TORMENT
OF RHFUM ATISM.

That you can do by Kidding your
self Of the cause Weak and inactive
kidneys allow uric acid poisons to re-
main in the blood and rheumatic
pains, swollen and aching joints fol-
low Take Foley Kidney Pills 20 ease
you of the pain and torment. They
will positively and permanently build
up the kidneys, restore their normal
action and keep the uric acid crystals
out Of the blood and body. Try them.
n. B. Danforth, Market and Second
streets, Wilmington, Del--Adv.
Evening journal., 1913-09-26
TWO SERIOUSLY HURT AS
AUTO DASHES INTO POLE

the base Of the brain. Tho men also
received numerous cuts and small
Injuries about the body
Whether the men received internal
injuries cannot he asccrained until
they became conscious. The doctor IN
cbnrge OF the patients SAYS they are
probably suffering from concussion of
the brain and were in very danger.
0us condition
Al three of the men were chaunenrs
aud drove ears at Walkers garage and
boarded in Wilmington Yesterday they
chonged their boarding place and It is
not known where they moved