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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
HERSHEY
Funeral of Mrs. Demuth Held From
b Home Of Daughter

Home of Daughter
Special Correspondence.
Hershey, Dec ia male chorus
has been organized and the organization
meets every Monday evening at the
Hershey Mems Club. The director is
w. l.. Dubois.
Miss Mary Loeb attended the confer
ence of the Volunteer Workers of the
Y. W. G. A. at Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Brown quietly
celebrated their twenty-seventh we'd
ding anniversary at their home on Ca
racas avenue on Sunday.
Mrs. John Lenker is on the sick list
DR.. c. c. Mitchell will deliver an ad-
dress on "The Upward Trend" at the
Hershey Central theatre on Sunday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock
Frank Forty moved from Palmyra to
this place. For twenty years Mr.. Forrv
had been engaged in business in Mis-
souri.
Harry S. Meyer, accom- panied by his
sister, Clara, visited friends at Lngles-
town.
Park Fisher, of Lykens, visited
friends at this place.
Robert Dubois, of Madisonvile, o.,
accepted a position with the Hershey
Chocolate Company,
John Lyons visited friends in Phila-
delphia.
Ross Strine has purchased Max
well roadster from Edward Wagner, of
Palmyra.
Walter G. Stillwell. member Of the
Pennsylvania State constabulary, Troop
G, of Pottsville, is stationed here on
general patrol duty.
irwin Gordon and William Cooper
visited friends at Lebanon.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Eliza
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HUMMELSTOWN
Wenrich Property Sold to Herbert L.
Rhoads of South Hanover

Special sSpondrn-a
Hummelstown, Dec. 16.-Richard b..
Earnest, real estate dealer, has sold for
Edward l.. Wenrich, of Harrisburg, his
dwelling house at High and Walnut
streets, this place, to Herbert L..
Rhoads, of Souh Hanover township. Mr..
Rhoads will take possession of the
property on April /, 1915. The con
sideration was private.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Gingrich and
daughter, Alma, were visitors in Har-
risburg yesterday.
H. NJ. Wolf spent yesterday after
noon in Steelton.
William Mullin and sons, James and
Michael, visited relatives in Philade-
phia to-day.
Mrs. Aaron Porter is seriously i'll
with pneumonia at her home on West
Main street.
Misses Barbara and Annie Martin
were visitors in Harrisburg yesterday.
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beth Demuth was held from the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Herbert Scett.
The deceased was aged 75 years and is
survived by two children, one sister
and two brothers. For many years she
had been resident of this place and
faithful member of the United Breth-
rem church. The services were con.
Quoted by the Rev. n. l.. Limbaugh,
assisted by the Rev. o. 6. Romig, a
former pastor. Burial took place at
Henry's church. The pallbearers were
the six trustees of the church, S. D.
Clark, H. NJ. Whitman, A. W. Snavely,
James Willard, Allison Garman and H.
f. Imboden
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ENDERS
Harry Enders and Bride Serenaded
Upon Return From Washington


Special Correspondence.
Enders, Dec. 16.-George w. Etter
returned to Halifax after spending
some time visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
Harry Enders and bride, who arrived
from Washington, were serenaded at
the home of Isaac A. Enders.
H. c.. Weaver and workmen, of Ber-
rysburg, are at work painting the in
terror of the United Brethren church.
Mrs W. r. Snyder, of Elizabeth
vile, visited her mother, Mrs William
H. Fitting, who is i'll at the home of
her son, }. c. Fitting.
Ralph Hoffman, of Harrisburg, spent
several days here with his sister, Mrs.
John W. Helt
f. +. Enders, of Carsonville, was
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Enders, on Saturday.
Services will be held in the Luther.
an church by the Rev. j. r. Stabley on
NA.--- -ts.-Aa
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SUBURBAN
TOWER CITY
Ladies Aid Society of U. B. Church
Served Soup

Special Correspondence.
Tower City, Dec. 16.-Miss Emma
Kelley, of Wiconisco, visited friends in
town.
c. W. Edwards, of Reading, tran
sacted business at this place.
One of the most beautiful sights to
be seen anywhere is the snow capped
mountain near this place. The heavy
snow on the trees has done consider
able damage.
The Rev. o. g. Romig and Chanson
Wartield attended the Slough evangel-
.stic meetings at Harrisburg.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Unit
oil Brethren church served vegetable
soup on Wednesday. They cleared a
neat little sum for their treasury.
Harry Batdorf, of Orwin, and Miss
Elizabeth Krebs, of this place, have
been granted a marriage license.
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CONTRACTORS SETTLE SUITS
Harrisburg Firm Gets $4,000 For Be-
ing Ousted From Work

NorristOwn, Dec. 16.-W. o. Weav-
er & Son, Of Harrisburg, from whom
the contract for the Lower Merton
High school, at Ardmore, was taken,
because the School Board thought the
work OF completion was going too slow,
get $4,000 through settlement of
sult brought to recover on the con-
tract.
Weaver & Son declared that delay
in finishing the work was due to the
School Board S architect failing to
furnish the necessary drawings.
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Prout and son, of Msuch Chunk, are
visiting in town.
Miss Beulah Poutius is visiting in
Harrisburg.
Mrs. Dollie Cole is the guest of her
daughter in Steelton.
Edwin Bressler, of Mauch Chunk,
is in town.
George Kelly, of Philadelphia, is
visiting friends.
Raymond Spendlove is visiting in
West Fairview.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Foster spent
last week in Duncannon.
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home in Harrisburg Tuesday evening
after visiting their respective parents.
eMiss Charlotte Heisler spent Tues
day at Harrisburg.
Charity Lodge, No. 50, l. o. o. F.,
will hold their annual banquet at
their hall, Second and Market streets,
on Friday evening, January l, 1915.
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Scott Bickel, ON Tuesday evening. Aft
er the regular business was transacted,
refreshments were served.
Mrs. Eta Kennedy and daughter,
Miss Maud, spent the weekend at
Johnstown.
NIarchant Shaffner, of Harrisburg,
spent Saturday with his aunt, Mrs. w.
B. Sheet.
Mrs. Sarah Lyter, John B. Lyter and
Harry Lyter, attended the funeral of
Mrs. A. Lyter, at Halifax, on Sunday.
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HALIFAX
National Bank Distributed Nearly So,
600 in Christmas Checks

Special Correspondence
Halifax, Dec. 16.-Mrs. G. C. Ben
der spent Saturday with friends at
Newport.
The Halifax National Bank on Mon
day distributed nearly $4,000 in Christ
mas checks to the members of their
Christmas Savings Club.
Miss Helen Smith, of Shamokin. is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. i. Bogar.
The Methodist Sunday school will
hold their Christmas entertainment on
Christmas night, December 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. G. Wagner and
daughter, Rhoda, returned to. their
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Coal Washeries Frozen

Pottsville, Pa, Dee. 6.-Temperaa
ture close to zero hampered operation Of
coal washeries yesterday. The wate<
froze in moving machinery whenever
the latter became slightly clogged.' "A
moderation, however, has already been
noted, and last evening it was 90 de-
grees warmer than in the early hours Of
the morning.
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Missionaries Wed in Africa

Scranton, Pa, Dec. -16-A letter
reached here yesterday telling of the
wedding of Miss Ida Frutiger, daughter
of Mrs. Anne Frutiger, of Taylor, to
the Rev. Raymond M. Caster, of Pitts
burgh both of whom are missionaries
in Sierra Leone, Freetown, Africa.
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
lngs and communion on Sunday morn
ing.
Ira Hoover was home from Lykens
to spend Sunday with his family.
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Man 73. Hangs Himself

Northumberland, Dec. 16.-Des
pondent becaise of i'll health William
Miller, 73 years old, of Point town
ship, hanged himself yesterday. The
body was found by his son.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
New Bath Robes
for Men
Arrived Just in the
Nick of Time

Selecting from so many new and differ
ent patterns will be as much pleasure as
presenting the gift
They are shown in two and three tone
effects. Some have convertible collars
while others are made with shawl and
military collars. Finished with cord and
frogs. In several instances, there are slip
pers to match
Lounging robes are also in the showing
Attractive patterns. These have corded
edges and heavy robe girdes.
All come neatly boxed, especially for
gifts. Prices are $2.9S, 1915, S4.95,
S5.S5 and up to $1,000.
Third Floor-BOWMAN'S
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DAUPHIN
Marchant Shaffner, of Harrisburg Wis
tied His Aunt on Saturday

Special correspondence.
Dauphin, Dec. 16.-The Ladies Aid
Society of the United Evangelical
church, met at the home of Mrs. w.
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You Will Please
Him With a Fine
Travelling Set

A man seldom thinks of buying lux
ury for himself, but just give him one and
he II wonder how he ever got along with
out it.
Travelling Sets come in neat leather
folding eases, lined with gray kid and
MORE silks-various combinations, includ-
ing military brushes, clothes brushes, hat
brushes, soap boxes, tooth and nail brushes
and holders mirror, combs and the like.
Prices range from $2.4S to $3.50.
Third Floor-BOWMAN'S
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A Word About
House Coats
And His Gift

If you give him house coat-or smok-
ing jacket-you can rest assured that he
will be wonderfully delighted.
styles in restful shades that men like.
We have them as low as SS3.SS, and as
high as $3.50. There are several prices
in between. And 'stouts" are included
Third Floor-BOWMANS
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There Should Be An UNI
BRELLA On Your Gift List.
Handkerchiefs for
Women and Children

Packed in appropriate holly boxes, ready
for Christmas. We are told almost daily
about our dainty line of handkerchiefs for
dainty gift giving Prices are 25f to
S1.5O each
Women's fancy linen handkerchiefs, in
itial or dainty handwork, at 25c.
Three hemstitched children S handker-
chiefs, in a wooden wagon or sleigh, for
25c.
Children S imported handkerchiefs, with
printed Dutch kiddies, at 15c.
Main Floor-BOWMAN'S
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A Word to the
Children Who
Have DRAWINGS

The voting contest closes at 8 P. NJ,
on Saturday evening. If you are going
to win a prize you had better hustle
around and secure votes. The ten draw
lngs receiving the highest number of
votes will be awarded prizes-fve each
to boys and girls.
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Express" elevator service be-
tween Main floor and Toy Town.
The local" elevator connects all
floors.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
Miami

Based on the production thus far obtained this year, and the greater capacity which will be brought about in the company's concentrator, it is
 estimated that Miami, in 1914, will produce around 39,OOO,OOO to 4O,OOO,-
 900 pounds of copper. This figure will compare with approximately 32,-
 100000 pounds obtained in 1913.
 The improvements now being put
 into effect to increase the capacity of the plant are already being felt in the monthly figures. The property Is now turning out around $500, ,OOO pounds gross of copper per month
 This is slightly over 3,OOO,OOO pounds net, or at the rate of about 36.OOO. = 900 pounds per annum. The Miami concentratOr has a capacity of 3.20O tons per day, and the improvements which are now in progress should increase this to between 4,000 and 400 tons. This increased capacity
 will be brought about merely by in ternal changes. no new unit being
 necessary. It is estimated that this will be effected by an expenditure of from $200,000 to $250,O0O. The | management believes that this plant
 will treat 4,2O0 tons per day. These improvements should be completed some time before the close of the year
 Miami's cost in 1913 was in the | neighborhood of 10h cents, which | was an increase of about l cent a I pound over the previous year; this
 was largely the result of a severe
 cave-in at the mine The cost has already been reduced and it is be- lieved that the cost for 1914 will not
 exceed 912 cents per pound
 l It is interesting to note what l Miami will do in the current year. l Based on the aforementioned cost
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
Findinq the Gold In All Directions

(The Ray Copper Camp)
 Again it seems that the Ray dis trict has been sleeping on volcano of gold excitement, and the explo- sion is ready to take place.
 From the scene of the original Higgins strike comes the news that
 on Sunday the ledge was struck in a cross-cut from the bottom of an old fifty-foot shaft. Good ore was encountered that pans free gold.
 On the opposite side of Mineral Creek, two and half miles from the Higgins group and on the old Ray Northern property Henry Owens picked up the richest gold specimen rock that has been seen in this camp. In fact, it's as rich quartz gold as one would wish to see ir any district.
 S. o. Stewart came in the first of the week bringing ore yellow with gold from his property between Ray and Hayden and about five miles from the latter point.
 On top of this news comes re- port from Winkelman that the placer mon operating near there have TUT into a rich deposit of gold. One mar took out s3S in a day.
 Almost. if not quite as important as the original discovery, is the prov. en fact that at a depth of fifty feet the Higgins ledge still carries goot banning values. In fact, the ort from the cross-cut at the bottom O. the shaft is a better looking or, than at the surface With a perma nent ledge the size of the Riggin! ledge carrying free gold values a! l exploration proceeds downward, is { most encouraging development il the Gold Creek district, and en. courages work to go ahead on all tn, 1 properties of the district
 The Owens find is of a character ] calculated to arouse to highest pitcl
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
Here Is Foot Comfort

This is . broad claim to make, but the SchoiI "Foot-Eazer" eases feet, provides absolute means of foot con- fort.
 When the arcn nf the foot is not properly supported-and the modern shoe does not give this required SUD- port-tbe feet tire and ache and pain and become fever!sh and then there Is twitching and seeming strain on the limbs, and frequently a feeling of fatigue over the whole body.
 The arch of the foot, where the bodys weight is carried. needs a rest.
 THE SCHOLL "FOOT.EAzER" supports the arch or instep and takes away all muscular strain, eQualizinE the weight and bearing.
 Made of German Silver springs, leather covered. Self-adjusting to any foot. Can be changed from one pair of shoes to another and can be won1 with comfort by anyone.
 Women who do housework, or clerks in stores or offices, or anyone whose occupation requires them to do much standing or walking should buy . pair of "Foot Eazers" today.
 You cannot have restful feet until you do wear them. All sizes, for men and women Price S2.00 per pair.
 Endorsed by Physicians--by People -ho wear them. For sale k. oHIRLEY q eHlRi.E..', 3o Eest A3ssns Oe.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
Property Bonded

The copper property thirty miles
 west of Wickenburg and sixteen
 miles in the same direction from the Vulture mine, has been bonded to F. C. Alsdorf, mining engineer of San Francisco. by James Hauxhurst of this city. The property is an old one and was located many years ago and frequently located from
 year to year but very little work was done upon it. It was eventually located by John Osborne, an old time pensoner, well-known in Phoe- nix and he held the claims for a number of years and the property was generally known as the Osborne copper mines. Osborne not having any funds, John Loosely, a mer- chant in San Francisco, came to his assistance and helped to keep up the interests Financially. The claims were bonded to Colin Timmons, who did some work and then abandoned the option After this the property was bonded to the Maricopa Cop per Mines Co.,. an aggregation of Colorado capital. This company operated for two years and did con- siderable work, sinking one verti- cal shaft to a depth of over 40( feet. During this period all the wa ter used for camp purposes was hauled from Wickenburg but the cos
 of this never exceeded $100 pei month. On account of this com pany failing to get an extension O.
 time on favorable conditions they too abandoned the property. Aftel laying for few years it was takeI up by the U. s. Copper Co.,, whicl did a small amount of work. Som' caused the option to lapse and tn, property has lain idle ever since
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
The PaImilIa Mine

Extraordinary stories have been
 told about this mine and it's one
 time owner, Pedro Alvarado. Some
 of them are true and others are wide
 stretches of the imagination. When
 Pedro sold the mine to the com
 pany now operating it, it is said he had just got through spending $12,-
 100000 at the rate of about $500 a day The mine undoubtedly pro-
 duced some exceedingly rich silver ore for I have been in the mine and seen the ore in the vein myself and I have still some of the ore in my possession which I personally took out of the vein. Pedros father was poor peon who lived in the town of Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. He had saved about $100 Mex. Ca most unusual thing for a peon to do) and he invested this capital in a <plat of land just outside of the city. This land was only fit for goats to graze On But there was an Indian tra- dition that it contained silver The taxes on this land was about $40 per year and Pedro's father had great difficulty each year in scraping this amount together. So he never at tempted any mining for silver The old man died and all the heirs but Pedro wanted to sell. A friend of Pedros paid a trifle for the heirs interests and Pedro had the ground | and he soon began to mine for the fabled silver. It was not long before he found it. The ore was exceeding 1 ly rich and the money began to flow 1 in so fast, that Pedro didn't know 1 what to do with it. He built a i large house on the bank of the river a magnificent palace There was nothing magnificent about it. It look ed more like an asylum or hospital i He did have a splendid iron grille in front of the door which he imported from France. It was never opened out stood there as an ornament. The owner always used the side door foi his entrance. Inside of the house ht had all the furniture, pictures and bric-a- -brac, he could pile into it ant it looked more like an auction room than a residence. He had one car pet that was specially woven il Brussels and it is said cost $l1 900
 He had lots of furniture and drap- cries that were imported and som, Of them really costly and rare H. had two elaborate silver services, tha
 were said to cost $25,000 apiece anC one can imagine how beautiful thel looked standing on a sheet of com. mon white oilcloth. Pedro bough
 carload of pianos and distributes them about the rooms as far as the, would go. The few that I strucl
 sounded like tin pans and I didn'
 strike at the others in self defense
 He had little fountains of perfume
 and many other extraordinary things it would take pages to mention. Bu
 with all this he was generous to i; fault. Every Saturday morning yot
 would see row of the poor, beg
 gars and mendicants strung out il line in front of his house an'
 every one in his turn received as
 sistance. Some years ago the new!
 went all over the world that Pedr,
 had offered President Diaz to pa.
 off the national debt of Mexico ant
 many believed it, but this was ab
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05

enthusiasm of everyone that sees It. It was on what was once known as the property of the old Milwaukee company. He sank a shaft on gold bearing ledge of the property to a depth of eighty feet and drove a tunnel over hundred and fifty feet connecting with the shaft. A drift then was driven 150 feet to the west on the ledge and over a hundred feet to the east. Then the shaft was extended 11O feet deeper At the surface there was only a sixinch vein but where the tunne. connect ed with the shaft, the vein was 36 inches wide. MT. Schilling took 20,- 900 tons of $27 gold ore out of the workings and refused an offer of $13,000 for his third interest in the property
 The old Milwaukee company was not made up of practical miners and they finally lost possession of their property and it was taken up by w. B. TWitchell, Rex Dunlap and associates under the name of the Ray Northern. Failing to raise suf- ficient funds to finance it, after sink ing a shaft in a new place, it was finally abandoned and at the first of the year became vacant Henry Owens filed on it and the find of the past week brings the property into prominence. John Carr, Phin Brown and s. G. Dolman also claim to have filed on a part of the property prior to Owens, and a conflict of chlaims is pending.
 s. O. Stewart and Joe Lavell took option on property known as the Arizona Apex group. It is situated on the apex of the Dripping Springs range of mountains Work was be- gun on a veinlet not more than an inch wide. At eighteen feet the vein is two inches wide and the ore is yellow with gold
 New locations are being made all
 over the district and men are search ing for gold leads as never before And there is abundant indications | to warrant it. Most all the ground 1 on the northern base of Teapot mountain was located this week. The developments of the coming week hold much interest.-Arizona Copper 1 Camp.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
Tunqsten

in six of the western states includ- ing Colorado, California Idaho, Ari zona, South Dakota and Nevada, ac- cOrding to Frank L. Hess of the |. S geological survey an output equiv alent to 1925 tons of ore carrying GO per cent of tungsten trioxide and was valued at about $640,500. The production in 1912 was 1880 tons valued at $5O2,15S Boulder County Colorado. produced 953 tons of Fer berite during 1913.
 Ferberite is a composition of fer rOus tungstate, tungsten trioxide 76.3; iron protoXide, 23.7. A little manganese is also sometimes present
Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
Placer Recovery of Platinum

I note in two recent numbers of the journal considerable discussion in regard to the analysis and assays of sands containing platinum iridium, etc. I had a little experience with those metals when working on the U. s. geological survey at Portland, Oregon. in 1905. We there found that if one make a solid amalgam of mercury and sodium by simply putting small fragments of sodium in contact with mercury until the mercury has become solidified and use this amalgam for picking up gold in black sand It is remark ably quick to pick up the gold. It is also quite as quick to pick up the platinum and I believe the pla- tnum- iridium. But this curious thing happens: that as soon as the sodium has become completely oxi- diZed from contact with wate the platinum and I believe also the platinum iridium, are no longer re- tained in the amalgam, but come out from it and have no more af-
 
 quartz. I was unable to prove whether this is universally the case so that it could be used as a means of separation of the two metals or not, but as far as I went it seemed that it probably was so The only portion of the gold which might be left with the platinum if this was used as method of separation would be the gold contained in in- cluded grains of. other minerals, am inclined to think therefore, that these would be separated completely on the pan, so that the pan and the sodium amalgam may make a com plete means of rapid separation be- | tween gold and platinum metals | Robert H. Richards in Engineering and Mining Journal