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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
WaterIooa In London.

Waterloo bridge was pronounced by
Canova the noblest bridge In the
world. He declared that If there was
nothing else to see in London the sight
OF Waterloo bridge was we'll worth
the trouble of a journey from Rome.
The Marquis de Vermont, who was
cotemporary of Canova, also admired
the bridge, but its name grated on him.
wherever go In London" he writes,
"the name of Waterloo greets me- Be-
sides Waterloo bridge Especially re-
christene0 to remind US of our defeat,
Waterloo road and Waterloo street.
there are Waterloo hotels, Waterloo
academies, Waterloo public houses,
Waterloo eating houses and Waterloo
shops of all kinds and descriptions.
The ladies wear Waterloo bonnets and
the gentlemen Wellington boots-"-
London Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
South Fork Starts Mill.

The mill at the South Fork
mine is now running one shift,
and will be running full time in
a few days. The mill at the
South Fork has been hung up all
winter and the work has been
confined to development. Tie
officers of the company are now
examining this work, and should
the showing justify large plant
will be built on the river this
summer, to be run by water
power.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
GranqeVilIe TO Fave Horse Show.

The Grangeville citizens have
decided upon the establishment
a regular fine horse show, to be
given May 81, for the purpose of
stimulating interest in the breed
ing of blooded horses of all
classes.
Some 80 cash prizes will be
given ranging in amounts from
$25 to SO, and totaling over $500.
The entrance fee for competi-
tion will be free to all comers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
Observe ArbOr Day.
To the Teachers of Idaho County,

To the Teachers of Idaho County,
Idaho, Greeting:
The observance of Arbor Day
has grown to be one of the
national customs of our people.
The United States is becoming
recognized more and more as a
beauty loving country. 1t is fos-
tering art in it's finer forms, con-
stantly improving it's parks and
public highways, and encourage
ing it's people to beautify their
surroundings. While it is ex-
pected that throughout the year
we will do what we can along
this line, it seems highly fitting
that one day shall be devoted
especially to improving the ap-
pearance of our schools and
homes and I, therefore designate
Friday, April 25, 1918, as Arbor
Day.
I trust that every school will
prepare exercises appropriate to
the occasion and do all it can to
make it's grounds attractive. 1t
is joy, indeed, to watch develop
the things of our own planting,
and he who sets out trees blesses
not only himself but the whole
community as well; even the
birds and beasts are grateful for
their shade. Therefore let us,
teachers, enter into the spirit of
Arbor Day and use it an an op-
portunity to make more thought
full, cultured, and patriotic citi-
zens of our boys and girls.
Sincerely yours,
P. M. GLANVILLE,
County Superintendent.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17

a passerby who judged he was
dead and reported such as the
case from Sites. At the request
of the sheriff a neighbor was
dispatched to the scene and ar
rived just as the spark was
Pickering out, death no doubt
being due to complete physical
exhaustion. The body was taken
in charge by Undertaken Han
cock who prepared it for burial
and was taken to Harpster by
Surridge brothers who will ar
range for the funeral.
The deceased came to this
county thirty some years ago and
has made a number of friends.
The old gentleman was never Of
the thrifty sort and while life
has been somewhat of a struggle
with him he has never grown
bitter and always had a cheerful
word for all and looked upon the
brighter side of life. He is of
an excellent family and was
quite we'll educated. mo known
relatives are in the west but it is
said he was an uncle of Adam
Beede. the humorous Minnesota
congressman. Free Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
LEGISLATORS Are ROunaiy Scored.

The members of the Twelfth
Idaho legislature were bitterly
scored, the members of the
senate coming in particularly for
a severe grilling, by John D.
Robertson, tax expert, during
the closing hours of the state as
SCISSORS meeting, the denuncia
tion being delivered in the senate
chamber, in which the assessors
have been working for two days
and half trying to familiarize
themselves with the new reve-
nue. law but in which the senate
passed the same law in less than
an hours deliberation. The
statements of the tax expert
were received with vigorous and
prolonged applause by the as
SCISSORS assembled. Later, and
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17

after resolutions had been passed
commencing the tax experts for
the new revenue law, the con-
vention adjourned.
Il want to call your attention
to the kind of men you sent to
the last legislature and the way
in which they received and treat
ed this revenue law" declared
MIR. Robertson as he faced the
assessors and proceeded to score
the members of the Twelfth ses-
sion. There was not one of
them who appeared before the
tax commission to look into the
merits of this bill. Some of the
members of the COMMITTEES never
showed up to go over its terms.
When this measure came into
the senate for consideration the
senators were asked II they had
even read the measure, and
finally those who had were asked
to raise their hands. Three hands
went up. The balance of the
Legislators had not even read the
bill. Yet they passed it within
an hours time. Yes, I can say
now that some of those who
voted against the bill, had not
even read it. They never gave
a thought to the consideration
the commission of which | am a
member, worked and studied on
this bill. Those are the kind of
men that you have sent here to
make the laws of the state of
Idaho. "-Capital News.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
New Map of Idaho.

A new map of Idaho has just
been issued showing all the new
counties, new railroads, over
200 new towns, population by
last census, all fully indexed and
up-to-date March 1913. 1t is for
sale by the Idaho. Republican,
price postpaid to any address,
81. This office has secured one
and it is we'll worth the price,.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
CONCENTRATES.

From the Mining and Scientific Press.
Sanitary cans now largely used
in packing foodstuffs have little
or no solder used in their making
joints being made tight by being
squeezed together. 1t is a pecu-
liar point about cans that the
joints, which occasionally let in
air, setting up decomposition of
the contents, will not allow the
gas so formed to escape.
Annual representation, or
assessment work required by
statute is one of the principles Of
the common law of mining
wherever found. 1t was origi-
mated by the miner so that each
occupant of mineral ground
might show his good faith by
doing something toward develop
ing the ground, instead of hold
ing large areas without explora-
ton. Its wisdom has remained
unquestioned through all the ebb
and flow of criticisms and pro-
posed changes of the mining law.
State statutes or district rules
may require more than $500
worth of work, but they cannot
fix the amount at less. The first
annual labor must be performed
in the calendar year following
the calendar year in which the
location was made. Thus a
| claim located at l a. m. on the
morning of January 1, 1910,
needs no annual labor during
1910, but does require $10O worth
of work during 1911. If claim
be located in December 1910 and
discovery work valued at 500 is
commenced and completed in
1911, the discovery work an
swers for the necessary annual
labor for 1911. The work may
be performed upon the ground
of the claim. 1t may be perfor-
med off the claim, but upon a
group of which the claim in
question is an allied member, or
it may be performed upon ground
away from the claim and not in
cluded in the group,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
Crooked River PIaCerS Start Work.

w. E. Farr is getting the
Crooked River placer in shape
to start piping. 1t will be sew
eral days before water can be
put through the ditch, but the
ice is out of the river, and by
the time everything is ready it is
expected that piping can CON-
mence.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
Low Tariff Would
Hill Lead Profits

At this time when the demo-
cratic congress is considering a
new tariff schedule, and the pos
sibility of lead ore going on the
free list, there is great specula-
tion as to the effect it would
have on the Occur d'Alene mines.
The following from the Spokane
Spokesman Review, gives an
idea of the margin the operators
have to work on:
If the lead tariff is reduced to
the extent proposed in the Ur-
derwood bill it will wipe out the
profits of the lead-silver mine
operators in the Occur d'Alenes
according to statistics compiled
by one of the best posted mining
men in the northwest.
These figures show that the
average lead content of the
Coeur d'Alene ores is but 9 per
cent and the silver is approx
mately half an ounce for each
per cent Of lead. The best
methods of treatment employed
result in a recovery of but about
60 per cent of the lead, which
makes the value of the product
of the mines about $6.25 ton
at prevailing metal prices.
The estimated expense of pro-
duction is divided as follows;
Mining, $2.65 ton; milling, 60
cents; marketing the product,
including freight and refinery
charges, $1.50; total. $4.75. This
leaves but $3.50 a ton profit now,
and if the tariff is cut as advo-
Gated in the Underwood bill it is
believed the price of lead will
fall to 3 cents a pound, which
would leave but a few cents
margin between the cost of pro-
duction and the market figure.
Many local mining men, how
ever, and not all of them demo-
Gratis, take an opposite view of
the situation and assert that in
the circumstances the domestic
lead-zinc industry will not suf-
fer, even if congress should go
so far as to put these metals on
the free list, basing their argu-
ment on the fact that Spanish
lead is selling but little lower in
the European markets than the
American product, and that if
the duty was removed the trans
atlantic freight rate would more
than make up the difference.
They contend. also, that there
need be no fear entertained that
Mexican lead will enter into the
situation very largely, as the
output of the Mexican mines is
not extensive enough to affect
the market, and even at the
highest point of production in
recent years was not more than
! sufficient to supply the demands
of American manufacturers in
excess of the domestic produc,
ton.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
At the Golden kuie PIdCGr.

Herman Brown and Chas.
Tiedeman are at the Golden Rule
placer, and have everything in
shap to start piping as soon as
the water starts. They report
no water at the head of the
ditch.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
Pinned Beneath Car and Drowned.

Conductor Peter P. Poplinski
was pinned beneath a passenger
coach and drowned in the Clear
water river last week. The
coach was on the mixed train
bound for Arrow Junction from
Sites, and left the track when a
supply car Immediately in front
of it was derailed. The accident
occurred two miles above Peck
and the car rolled down a steep
embankment into the stream.
Those injured in the wreck
were: F. L. Holmes and N. E.
Wakely of Spokane, John Fine
of Peck, Brakemen Bevin and
James, and Mark Whitebull an
Indian, all of whom will recover.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17

Get one of those new maps of
Central Idaho and send it to your
friends. 1t will tell anyone the
history of this great mining
country.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION OF
THE new YORK WORLD
Practically a Daily at the price of
Weekly. No other Newspaper in the
world gives SO much at so low a price.

This is a time OF great events, and
you will want the news accurately
and promptly. All the countries of
the world steadily draw closer to-
gether, and the telegraph wires bring
the happenings of every one. No
other newspaper has a service equal
to that of The World and it relates
everything fully and promptly.
The World long since established
a record for impartiality, and any
body can afford its Thrice-a-Week
edition, which comes every other day
in the week, except Sunday. 1t will
be of particular value to you now.
The Thrice-a-Week World also
abounds in other strong features,
serial stories, humor. markets, car
toons; in fact, everything that is to
be found in first-class daily.
The Thrice-a-Week Worlds regu-
lar subscription price is only $1.50
per year, and this pays for 1876 pa
pers. We offer this unequalled
newspaper and the Tidings ($2.00)
both for $2.75.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24
Social DOings
In ElkdOm

The social committee of the Elks
Lodge is planning great things for
Thanksgiving night. For the annual
ball and banquet invitations have
been sent out to the 600 members
and to about 125 of their friends.
The music is to be provided by Ed
ward Charles Root with his famous
seven-piece orchestra which is now
located at Medford. This orchestra
is composed of some of the best mu-
sicians on the coast and was gath
cred together primarily to furnish
music for the new Page theatre at
Medford. 1t has been heard there by
many Ashland citizens who are loud
in their prise of it's ability.
AS the number of public dances
which the Elks social committee is
allowed to give is limited it is prob
able that this will be the last for
some time that those not members
of the order will have the privilege
of attending. The social committee
therefore, is bending its energies to
ward making the event a brillian
success. The banquet to be served
in the basement of the temple will
be under the management of Mrs
Conner and her efficient crew from
Hotel Oregon. 1t goes without say
ing that it will therefore be some
thing worth while.
Sunday, December seventh, is tn
Memorial Day of Ashland Lodge
No. 944, B. P. o. E. The committe
in charge of this years program con
sists of Prof. Irving Vining, E. r. Sta
pies and c. B. Wolf. The Honorabl
Clarence Reames-United States Dis
trict Attorney for Oregon-will b
the orator. In the matter of pre-
gram this year the committee is our
Ldoing all former occasions of tn
kind.
At the Elks temple Saturday nigh
four candidates from Weed and on
prominent Ashland citizen were il
itiated. Weed is a strong contribu
tor to the membership of the locs
Elks lodge and the members dow
there have organized themselves int
club for social purposes. They e2
pect to have house warming &
their new club rooms Thursday ever
ing of this week and about twent!
five Ashland Elks have chartered
car and will attend. They go o
Train Thirteen and return Frida
morning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24
Large Increase in
Taxable Property

The total value of taxable property
as equalized by the county boards of
equalization in Oregon, not including
the property of public service cor
poration which will be assessed by
the state tax commission, for 1913
is 35,26S,527, according to an
nouncement of the commission.
The increase over 1912 is $42,-
173,346. Messrs. Eaton and Gallo
way, state tax commissioners, said
the levy which would be made De-
cember first would be about five
mills, large increase being neces-
sary to meet the appropriations and
other expenses of the legislature.
The lowest levy in the history of the
state was in 1912, it being one and
two-tenths mills, and the highest was
seven mills in 1904. 1t was more
than six mills in 1902.
Announcement was made by the
commission that the county ratios of
taxable property of public service cor
porations would be about the same
as last year, which total $905, OIL
679. The state board of equaliza-
ton expects to fix the ratios in q
few days, the law providing that pub
lie service corporations shall be as
sessed at the same ratio of other
property in the various counties.
For instance, if county assesses
other property for taxable purposes
at seventy-five per cent of its actual
value, the public service corporations
must be assessed at the same ratio.
State Treasurer Kay announced
several weeks ago that the general
fund had been exhausted as a result
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24
Tax Expert Aids
County Court

c. L. Starr of Portland, former
secretary of the state tax commits
sion, is in the county to confer with
the county court and assist them in
making the tax levy for this year.
The present state law requires the
county court to make a preliminary
estimate of the tax levy which must
be published at least twenty days
before the meeting set for discussion
and protest on the part of the tax
payers. A second notice must be
published ten days before the meet
ing. At this meeting the county
court cannot raise their estimate by
over ten per cent.
Under the present law every item
of expense must be itemized with a
view to giving the taxpayers COM
plete knowledge of the purposes for
which the levy is made.
1t is probable tbat the preliminary
announcement will be made Thurs.
day or Friday of this week
This year the state tax will prob.
ably be several times as large as last
year, which will bring it between
four and five mills, which of course
will raise the total tax this extent
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24
SUNDAY In THE CHURCHES
Notes of Services Of Various
Religions Bodies.

Church of the Brethren, corner
Iowa street and Mountain avenue
Sunday school at 10 a. m; church
services Sunday at IL a. m.; Chris
tian Workers and preaching services
unday evening at 1890. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 1880
O'Clock. We cordially invite all.
Elder S. E. Decker. pastor.
Christian Church, corner B and
Second streets. Nelson l.. Browning,
pastor. Residence. So Pine; tele-
phone, 12S. Bible school at 10 a.
, M; communion and preaching at IL
a. M; Young Peoples meeting at
6:15 p. m; evening service at 1880
p. M; prayer meeting Wednesday at
Z p. M; choir practice Friday at Z
p. m. Pastors afternoon at home,
! Tuesday.
First Baptist Church, corner Har-
gadine and Second streets.-Rev. H.
b. Faskett, acting pastor. Bible
ship at II. Young Peoples meeting
at $3.50 p. M. Evangelistic service
at 1890.
First Church of Christ Scientist
. Sabbath school, 9:45 a. M; regular
morning service at IL o'clock Sun
day; Wednesday testimonial exper
ience meeting at o'clock in tn
evening. All services are held in G
A. R. Hall. Reading room is ope
every day in the week between Q an
4 p. m. except Sunday. All are col
daily invited and literature may b
read free of charge, or purchased
E If preferred. F. c. Homes, frs
reader.
n First Congregational Church, COZ
ner Boulevard and East Main. W
A. Schwimley, pastor. Ma:se, 46
= oulevard.-Sunday services: Sur
e day school 9:45 M; c. G. POI
ter, superintendent. Preaching 9
IL a. m. Junior Christian Endeavol
$3.50 p. m; Mrs. w. A. Schwimle.
= superintendent. Y. P. S. c. E. 6
: 6:3O p. M; v. v. Mills, presiden
O Preaching service, 1880 p. m. Pra!
er meeting Thursday evening, 7:3I
Mems League the second Monda
t evening of each month: c. H. viii
e son, president. Ladies' Aid meet
= second and fourth Wednesdays {
each month; Mrs. e. A. Morthlalit
president. Woman's Missionar
u Union meets the first Wednesday {
n each month; Mrs. w. A. Schwimle,
o president.
: First Free Methodist Church
f Corner East Main and Seventh stree
Sunday-school, $3.50; preaching at
a. m. and 1880 In the evening. Pra,
= er meeting Thursday evening at q:
a All are cordially invited. M.
n Childs, pastor in charge.
y Meth odist church.-Sunday schoo
9:15 a. m; preaching, IL a. m
Junior League, p. M; Epwort
League, 6:15 p. M; preaching, 7:3
p. m. Rev. w. ]. Douglass, pasto
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24
Klamath Lake
Railroad Quits

The klamath Lake Railroad, eX-
tending about twenty-seven miles
from Thrall, on the main line of the
Southern Pacific, to Pokegama, :iled
application with the State Railroad
Commission today for permission to
abandon operation of its road. This
is the road of which E. T. Abbott of
Ashland formerly had supervision.
The company sets forth in its ap-
plication for abandonment that it
lost approximately $1,000 in 1911,
$4,000 in 1912 and $12, 900 for the
year ending June 80, 1918. The
petition further cites that the COM
pany's income from the road is in
sufficient to warrant further service
and it asks to be allowed to discon-
tinue operation at once.
The klamath Lake Railroad was
built several years ago from Thrall
to Pokegama, a distance of about
twenty-sevcn miles. 1t was first in
tended to build to klamath Falls. but
this project was abandoned, and al
| though the line was used as a pas
aenger and freight one for incoming
and outgoing traffic Tor this CITY FOR
many years, the distance of twenty
six miles from here to Pokegama
being covered by wagon and team,
even this business went by the hoard
v hen the Southern Pacific line ap-
preached this city some five years
ago.
The old road and it's equipment
was kept up for a time as logging
road by the Weyerhausers, who own
it now, but it has really been aban-
doned for several years, and the ap-
plication mentioned above is only
to remove the cost of taxation and
ether expenses necessary to give II
semblance of running railroad.
The track and ties have been COINS
to rack and the dinkey engines for.
merly used on the line have stood
On the sidetrack at Thrall idle for
| two or three years.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24

Pentecostal Church or the NazA-
/ rene cor. Fourth and G street.
B. w. Shaver, pastor.-Sunday SER
vices: Sunday school 9:45 a. M
Thornton Wiley, superintendent.
Preaching services at 1890 q. m.
and 1880 p. m.
Presbyterian church, corner North
Main and Helman streets. H. T.
Chisholm, pastor.-Public worship
at IL a. m. and 1880 p. m; Sunday
school at 9:45 a. M; Mems Bible
class at IL M; Junior G. E. at
p. m; Y. P. S. C. E. at $50 p. m:
prayer meeting Thursday at 1880
p. m.
Rosary Church (Catholic), corner
Sixth and G streets.-Sunday SER
vices: Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
8 a. m. and 1890 a. m. Christian
Doctrine for Children, p. m. So
dality OF Mary, p. IN. BenedictioR
and Sermon, 1880 p. nj. Weekday
services: Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass, 1880 a. m. Friday, Holy
Hour and Sermon, 1880 p. IN. In
teryievs by appointment. Phone
los. Rev. ]. F. Moisant, pastor.
Seventh Day Adventist, cor. Fourth
and G streets.-Service every Sat-
urday: Sabbath school, GAS a. m.
Preaching services, IL a. m. Prayer
; meeting Wednesday evening at 1880.
! T. G. Bunch, pastor.
Trinity church, Protestant Episco.
pal, Second street.-Sunday school
r 10 a. m; morning prayer and ser
mon, IL a. m; evening prayer and
sermon. 1880 p. M; Holy Commun-
O ion, first Sunday of each month, IL
, a. M; third Sunday of each month.
n s a. m. John F. Hamaker, minister
A in-charge.
: The Church (undenominationaO
% Fifth and Main streets.-W. N. d
l, MacCullough, Frank Lindblad, pas
It tor-evangelists. Bible school, 9:4G
a. m; morning worship, IL a. m.
= evening evangelistic service, 1886
/. p. m.
8 Temple of Truth (Spiritualist)
l. 479 Boulevard.-NewT Thought class
r Sunday, p. m. Regular Lyceum
1t Sunday, p. m. Theosophy class
r, Friday evening, p. m.
y, The w. c. T. U. hold IT'S regular
II meetings the second and fourth
T. Tuesdays of each month in the Meth
= odist church at $3.50 p. M, unles
D. otherwise notified. Visitors invited
Tho Tidinpe for artistic nrintInp O
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24

of the small levy this year, and that
it would be necessary to borrow about
$1,000,00 to tide the state over un-
til the taxes were received next year.
A bill was passed at the recent
session of the legislature giving the
state tax commission power to antici-
pate appropriations and expenditures
so in the future there will not be as
great difference in the levies as has
been in the past.