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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Colorado.

Starting work on New Year day, the
Mckinley COPPER mine, in unaweep
canon, twenty-five miles south OF
Grand Junction. has opened up with a
force of eight men.
In Idaho Springs district a pool OF
School OF Mines graduates and stu
dents have taken a lease on the East
Lake mine in the Big Five tunnel and
have a fine showing of ore.
To promote the more efficient pros
pecting of the mineral lands of Colo
RADIO. the Colorado School OF Mines
will establish short course for pros
pectors. to be given at Golden. begin
ing Feb. 8.
Colorado's s9,0O0,00 to S10,ooo,000
per annum district-the camp that
gave modern Denver place in the
SUMS reported steady, which means
An average production from Leadville
mines of $4,000 tons per month.
Three carloads. or over 100 tons, per
week of ore Is being shipped from the
FL Paso dumps by the lessee, John
Sharpe. Concentrators are being in
stalled to handle the poorer material,
when the output will be considerably
Increased.
The gross value of the total gold
production of the mines OF the Cripple
Creek district for the month of De-
cember, as shown by the figures given
out by the mills and smelters, is ST.
l55,410, an increase over November OF
$4,000 in round figures.
James Fl. Hammond, general agent
of the American Smelling and Retin-
ing Company in the Cripple Creek dis
trict, has about concluded arrange
ments for the treatment of high-grade
ore in the world-famous Cresson strike
At the refinery In Omaha.
vein of smelling ore was exposed
In a drift on the 1,l00-foot level of the
South Burns, Acacia estate in the
Cripple Greek district, following the
firing of round OF shots. Samples
taken from the strike are said to indi-
cate a gold content of several hun
dred dollars ton.
Striking gold ore valued at 5000 a
ton, A. l.. Gossert, a miner living in
Rough canon, twelve miles south OF
JuuCllOu, ClhluS uC Lad cSA oSh
the only gold mine Mesa county has
ever known. He has been working on
the prospect hole for weeks and re-
Gently ran into a thin vein of ore
which he declared contained the neces-
sary gold to make it pay to mine.
Gossert sent a sample to the assayers
in Leadville and the returns show 5000
to the ton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
ASKED SPEAKER FOR A SONG
And BibuIous Gentleman Escaped
Anger Of Dignified Head Of Brit
ish Parliament.

Mr. Balfour is credited with know
ing more good stories about the Brit
ish house Of commons than any other
member. One of his best is the fol
lowing, which he told at a public din
ner some time ago:
Il remember hearing OF distin-
-guished gentleman" he said. who re
ported in the press gallery Just about
one hundred years ago. He had had
an excellent dinner, washed down
with excellent wine. He was bored
with the debate He was wearied with
the superfuity Of rhetoric, which pre-
vailed just as much one hundred years
age as today. He got bored, and he
got up and asked the speaker for
song.
THE speaker OF that day was MIR.
Addington, a gentleman who was moth
ing. if not proper. The whole house.
except the speaker was convulsed
with laughter.
THE sergeant-al-arm was appealed
to. He went to the gallery and he in
quired. The culprit retained the pres
ence of mind to point to respectable
Quaker sitting below him, and this
unfortunate gentleman was actually
taken into custody"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
A Modern Mercenary.

You should think of our illustrious
ancestors who steered this ship of the
republic through the troubled wa
ters-"
I'm kind of losing respect for my
illustrious ancestors" interrupted SEN
ator Sorghum Too many Of them
were inclined to boast that they left
politics poorer than they were when
they accepted office"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Arizona.

James Nickel. general manager OF
.he Nevada-Arizona Mines. Company,
reports that the mill has just been
tried out on a test run and that it was
entirely satisfactory.
Acting as trustee IN bankruptcy OF
the Swansea Consolidated Company,
A.. NJ. Souden. vice president of the
First National Bank Of Los Angeles.
has closed an agreement with W. J.
Thomas of Kingman, whereby the lat
ter becomes lsssee Of the property.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
ANOTHER MATTER.

AS is well known, the law cannot
concern itself in any case before it
with side issues. These are vigorously
excluded.
In q case in which man was ac-
cused of forgery. a witness for the
defense managed to say:
Il know that the prisoner cannot
write his own name"
"All that is excluded" said the
judge. The prisoner is not charged
with writing his own name, but that
of someone else"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
DepreSsino.

You seem gloomy" said the steely-
eyed constituent
Il am gloomy" said Senator Sor-
ghum.
The old band wagon isn't what 1t
used to be, then?"
oh, it's about the same. But 1t
seems to me that every time it comes
around my way it strikes up fu-
neral march
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
aZ5FWEzHRR#ME = 8 R8#HIHES' E. .
The Best Place.

The illustrated Bible had a strong
fascination for small Geraldine. With
the book upon her lap. she looked up
and said:
Mother. do folks marry in heaven!
The Good Book says they do not,
Geraldine"
Well, do they marry in-in-the
other placer
Il suppose not, my dear"
Geraldine shut the Bible with bang.
Then I'm going to stay right here.
she said
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
SUNDAY PAPERS,

Hubby" she chirped, did the allies
win this worlds series see so much
about in the papers,"
No. my dear. you're a trifie mixed.
The allies are fighting in Europe.
And whom are they fighting. the
Athletics"
Here" said the goaded man. you
gimme that sporting sheet and you
take the society section
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Greatness Conceded.

Il want you to understand" said
the man of ardent local pride. that
Philadelphia is one of the greatest
throughout the world"
"Of course it is" replied the Massa-
chusetts man. Il know all about Phil
adelphia It's the town everybody went
to to see the Bostons play ball"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
WEST ERN
MINING NEWS
Western Newsp. Union New. Service
The Metal Quotations.
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N'Stelu GNeNsbnDer Unfon NeWa SefVice-
The Metal Quotations.
St Louis. Lead, $3.60G 3.65;
spelter. $6.65@5.s0.
New York.-Lead, $S.75Q3.s0. Lon
don, E19.
spelter-$5.s0@5.9 $50: London. f2s
Is Cd.
Copper-Electrolytic 1880: cast
ing, s1325@1337.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
At Bay.

The walking delegate from the
prison guards union banged his first
on the table in front of the superin-
tendent of police.
You'll have to stir up the cops to
make more arrests" he said. Half of
our men are out of work and II you
don't fill the jails inside of week III
call general strike
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16

Miss McFlirter y our husband and
| have been having quite long chat
over old times. You're not jealous,
are you. dear?
Mrs. Noobride-Oh, not in the least
Of you, dear. ! would be, though, if
it were any other girl
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Attaching Importance.

''Swifties has great admiration Of
horses. He says people don't attach
proper importance to horses dig
nifty"
''Swiffles doesn't do SO himself, re-
piled Miss Cayenne. "If he did he
wouldn't insist on harnessing one up
and riding behind him"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
No Raotjme There.

Suppose | buy bale of cotton
said Mr.. Crosslots. cautiously. why
it'll take up as much room as piano
Think Of the advantage! No anna
teur musician is going to sit down in
front of bale of cotton and try to
play and sing"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
beware Of Greeks"

Coulter certainly is generous with
that car of his. He has offered to
teach me how to run 1t and lend it to
me for an. entire day"
Yes? He lent II to me the last
time a part was wearing out OF
course, I had to replace il when the
thing broke down"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Knows When to Stop.

why are you always Dragging about
your preacher" asked the old fox
He isn't SO eloquent. He reads his
sermons. doesn't he?"
That's why I'm for him., replied
the crouch. He can tell when he
gets to the end"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
No. Indeed.

Bix-You may depend upon II that
your friends won't forget you as long
as you have money.
Nx-That's right: especially II you
have borrowed 1t from them
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
A Real SaIeaman.

THAT boys certainly a clever sales
man."
That so?''
Yep. He's going to marry a rich
widow
"So?"
That's right He sold himself to
her in three sessions"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Obscure Luminosity.

The consultations hang on high
Like mighty poems in the sky
Their meaning none of US can trace
They're Just put In to fill up space
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Very Likely.

4 wonder why it is that the man
who marries in haste is usually sup
posed to repent at leisure?"
Because that kind of man wouldn't
have brains enough to do it all at once.
of course"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
A Correction,

You cured your dyspepsia by go
ing without eating?"
Yes. went without eating IS
days. It's what they call the fast cure"
THAT isn't fast. That's slow"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Had Him Thera.

Johnny-Maw. I haven't got enough
butter for my bread.
Mother-Well. then, put some Of the
bread back.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
An Admission.

"Bliggins isn't quite az eg hsticaI
as he used to be-"
What makes you think so?''
Il heard him admit yesterday that
nobody is quite perfect"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Violated Neutrality.

why. Johnny, what's the matter
with you?
I'VE had a free fight, mother"
"What do you mean"
There's twenty-three fightin' ma
tionalities in our school. mother, and
only three stayed neutral"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16

Conductor-Why don't you get up
and give that lady a seat?
Passenger-She might say Thank
YOU" and | have a weak heart
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
Sure St0ns.

is sea sickness such dreadful
feeling?"
Well, the girl who went on that
boat trip with me never noticed
had on my last seasons dress dyed"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16

Wooden s,u.uer-Confound it, that
internal spider has spun his web all
over me, and l can't get away to join
my regiment.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
The Despondent Dove.

The Dove of Peace piped up once more
And said What shall Il do!
The cannon fierce so loudly roar
No one ran h.a, .,ro -
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16

Eyes over which the wool can be
pulled never see clearly anyway.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05
DOWN AND OUT-BECAUSE!

DOWN AND BECAOOE!
Through the gambling instinct.
They let their insurance run out.
They bought things they did not
need because they were cheap.
They did not use good judgmen,
or right proportion in their ex.
penditures.
They subscribed for everything
they could pay for on the install,
ment plan.
They did not realize how easy il
is to get into debt and how hard il
is to got out.
They tried to do what others ex
pect of them rather than what they
could afford.
They could not say No" and
could not tell their friends, ]
cannot afford it. ;"
They drew their money out oi
the savings bank to put it into some
wildcat" schemes and lost it.
They did not do business in
business way because they were
dealing with relatives or friends.
They signed important paper:
without reading them or knowing
their contents, just because they
were asked to do so.
The extravaganza of children
who had not been trained to econo
mize or to take care of their pennies
swamped the home.
The mania to make an appear
ance beyond their means caused
them to mortgage their property
and ended in bankruptcy.
When the shoe began to pinch
they really did not see where they
could retrerch." Habit had made
luxuries seem necessaries.
They entertained too expensively
and great deal more than they
could afford, because they wanted
people to think they were in gooc
circumstance.
Their efforts to force Their
daughters into society of those
above them, in the hope that they
might make brilliant matches
invoved them hopelessly in debt
Irish World.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

WE are not personally acquainted
with this man H. H. Flower who
aspires to be state treasurer and
thus displace Walter J. Smith, but
will in all candor remark that his
going capacity will needs be thrown
over into high speed to get any
where's near the finish in the race
with our genial treasurer next year.
Mr.. Flower was the last speaker of
the Minnesota house of representa-
tives and defeated friend Sam Y.
Gordon for that position. The
distinction of defeating Sam Y. is
some distinction but whether that
will be handicap enough to make
any kind of a showing for Walt
Smiths place is hard to tell. From
all accounts, Flower is capable
man but what's the matter with
the capability of our present
treasurer.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05
PHILOSOPHY
(Winnebago Enterprise

Hard luck and incompetence are
twin brothers.
Ever notice that the people who
talk the most generally say the
least?
Ever notice that popular people
keep their hard luck stories to
themselves?
Character is what you are and
reputation is what folks think you
are.
Ambitious folks won't let the
aviator have a monopoly on the
effort to get up in the world.
Strange as it may seem, even
electricians are not always right up
to the minute on current" topics.
Mount Vesuvius has suddenly
become active. 1t is about time
for w. J. Bryan to break out again
too.
Don't be like a pin cushion.
Even though you have your good
points, don't get stuck up" about
them.
Trying to succeed in business
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

WITH the city books cluttered
up with ordinances governing this,
that and the other, it is the opinion
of the majority of the people that
they should be enforced and il
found not practicable, kill them.
We have in mind the peddler S
ordinance in particular and the
same is forcibly brought to mind
daily when dozens of out town
people are parading the streets OF
the locations offering anything and
everything for sale in direct op-
position to the local merchants who
pay taxes and help keep up the
city. There are some that are
licensed but there are many that
peddle without the formality of g
license. Several of the latter clas:
do not get into the city at all but
leave the train on the opposite side
of the station and 60 straight te
the locations.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

man to meet, a kind father and a
good citizen. The family have the
sympathy of their many friends
here in their sad bereavement.
James Cardle, president of the
Mutual company, left Monday for
Duluth and other points.
Mr.. Horn, chief mechanic for
Osterberg & Johnson of Virginia
was here Monday looking over the
hosting plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Burley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philips motored
down from Ely Monday. The
boys took a stroll around the woods
while here and not bird has been
seen since. It's a secret how many
they took away.
Oscar Utberg of Section 80 was
here Tuesday to give a hand in the
hosting at the mine.
Rudolph Halamich arrived Wed.
nesday and took charge as en-.
gineer.
Harry Osterberg of Virginia was
here Wednesday.
Dick Hodge drove down from
Ely Monday accompanied by Mrs
Hodge and Miss Hodge who spen
the day on visit with Mrs. T. H
Rodgers and Grandma Hodge.
Albin Carlson doing relief worl
for the telephone company was
here Thursday placing a telephone
in the new Office.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

D. w. Griffith's seven-reel photo
dramatic masterpiece, "The Escape,
which is to be the attraction on We'd
nesday Nov. 10, at the Elco is based
on the problem of eugenics and shows
marriage selection among human
beings in aspects both of good and
evil. Paul Armstrong, the author of
the very successful play of the same
name. Is an ardent believer in the
necessity of preventing marriages
among the unfit.
1t happens that this is one of the
subjects which can be shown more
powerfully on the screen than on the
stage, because factions speak louder
than words" and because the exper.
fences of the two young women, who
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

without doing any advertising is a
good deal like going hunting with
out gun or ammunition.
If man just pays reasonable
attention to his own business he
won't have any spare time to dabble
with the other fellows.
Money may be the root of all
evil, but we notice that even church
deacons like to be contaminated
with the filthy stuff.
Many man who yearns tor
the good old days" would hollel
his head off if the electric lights
were turned off for even just one
night.
These are the days when the
average small boy thinks that nc
punishment would be quite severe
enough for the man who invented
arithmetic.
On cold, raw day the sound O
the steam sizzling forth from tht
radiator is music far sweeter thar
any ever played by a symphony
orchestra.
There are no mountains ii
Florida, but they do say that th'
prices they charge at those swell
resorts are high enough to supply
all the altitude needed.
Speaking about joy, nothing or
this earth exceeds the happiness o
a boy when he first learns to spi
through the hole where his two
front teeth ought to be.
In spite of the racing automobile
and the rather eccentric aeroplane
lighting the fire with kerosene still
remains a favorite short cut tc
heaven with the masses.
The man who talks down towr
as if he had a private graveyard
somewhere where he buried hi.
dead is generally pretty luie
proposition when wifey cracks th'
whip at home.
If you.see man scratching anc
wriggling around, don't call in th'
Board of Health. Chances are tina
the poor fellow is trying to ge
acquainted with his heavy wooler
underwear.
Lots of men who are all swelleC
up with their importance would
get the correct viewpoint of thei
standing in the world if they coult
but come back and take look afte
they have been dead week.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05
5000. Total 100000 men

125,OOO. Total 1900. 900 men.
Commodore J. Stuart Biackton,
author of the photo-play The
Battle Cry of Peace" which is be-
ing shown at present in New York.
Chicago and Boston, and later, will
tour the country in the peace by
preparedness" cause, says the esti-
mated increases will cost about
$50, 900, 900 more than was ex-
pended last year. and that with the
cost of new tasks imposed on the
state governments and other
branches of the government by
reason of the European war, the
amount of expenditures will be
augmented to 81 ,240, 100000.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

JULIUI, ScHMAHL, now secretary
of state, has 'hunch" that he
might make a governor and the
prospects are that he will announce
himself as a candidate before very
long. Julius chances for any
position in the gift of the people of
Minnesota are Al and he stands
ace high over those who so far
have announced themselves as
prospective candidates for governor
on the Republican ticket. In case
he does decide to become candi-
date for governor it is said Henry
Rines. of Mora, will come forth as
a candidate for secretary of State.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

AFTER the Anti-Saloon League
closes up all the licensed saloons.
what will they do with all the blind
pigs that infect the range towns?
Why not start on this animal first
and thus give the man who pays
his license a chance to live, and live
right? From IS to 20 carloads of
beer arrive in this city monthly,
two carloads of which are dispensed
over the 20 bars of the city on
fair estimate, the balance being
sold in the locations. All the
range towns report similar
situation. Close up the licensed
places and the saying that prohibi-
tion does not prohibit will be for
chilly brought home.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

THE administrations defense
plans have been embodied in a
program presented by the secre-
taries of war and the navy for dis
cussion by the congressional COM
mittees in advance of the regular
session of congress. The campaign
for the adoption of the program
will be opened by President Wilson
in a speech before the Manhattan
club in New York on Nov. 4. The
program for the first year of five
year period of naval construction
calls for two dreadnoughts, two
battle cruisers, twenty-five coast
submarines, FIVE seagoing SUBJ
marines, twelve destroyers, an in
crease of 8, 900 in personnel and an
augmentation by ESQ of the naval
academy student body. Secretary
of War Garrison's program calls
for the recruiting training and
equipment before 1922 of the fol-
lowing forces: Regular or stand
ing army. 125, 900; standing army
reserve. 10000; irregular or
continental" army of volunteers
of six months training. 400, 900;
continental army reserve 100000;
state national guard organizations,
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

THE New Duluth News rather
boisterously raps the Associated
charities of that city over the
knuckles in a late issue when it
states that the annual report of the
institution shows that out of
81 7,O03.52 expended during the
year a total of 81 ,44O. OF went for
relief and 81, ,563. SO for expense of
administration including So, ,3o1 "a
for salaries. The News suggests
that with proper cooperation the
first item on the list might be
wiped out entirely.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

This idea of per capita tax may
look all right when aggregate fig
ures are used, but it won't work
out when individual tax assess
ments are considered. A tax levy
of $40, 900 for school purposes in
Browns Valley school district
would mean a per capita tax of
about $8, but that don't mean that
every man, woman and child in
this district is obliged to pay tax
of IS for school purposes. OF
course not-some pay none at all
others pay less and some pay con-
siderable more than that amount.
They pay in accordance with their
property holdings which is right
and proper. and any attempt to fix
tax levy on per capita basis is
not likely to meet with very general
approval-Browns Valley Tribune.
The Ely miner., 1915-11-05

haps yet it may be found that
Tower is in the restricted territory
as East Two rivers is located here
and is used by the finest sailors in
the world to get out on the most
beautiful lake in the world-Lake
Vermilion. There is also a West
Two rivers here, but this is beside
the question. East Two rivers is
mentioned in the SIS treaty as
being a boundary line. Let US
now begin to cache a supply in case
things go wrong and East Two
rivers is discovered.-Tower News
For the first time in the history
of the state, the state tax commits.
sion has been hailed into court, the
purpose being to compel them tc
show cause why their assessment:
in certain instances have been too
low. The petitioners ask that tht
commission show cause why a full
and proper investigation of the tax
alton of certain Bagley bank is
or has not been made. It is prov
ed that this bank has been assessed
at only SO per cent of its full valu,
ard the petitioners wish to compe
the bank to pay on its full value
A little of the same kind of medi
cine might induce the state ia,
commission to put the mining
companies taxes where they be
long. At present they are paying
on a valuation of but 10 per cen
of their true value while small tax
payers are paying on a valuation O
rs per cent.-Chisholm Tribune
Herald.