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Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

Just few days after the summers
wheat and hay crops had been housed,
fire of an unknown origin destroyed
the barn and contents on the farm Of
William Rippeon, near Unionville. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. The fire
started in the lower part of the barn.
Word was sent to neighbors, who
saved the machinery and live stock.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

Leaving a note addressed to her
mother declaring that she had moth
ing to live for and giving directions
for the disposition of her personal
belongings, Miss Susie Creamer.
daughter of the late Charles H. Cream
er, swallowed a quantity of carboltr
acid in her home near Potomac, from
the effects of which she died the fol-
lowing day. ~
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

George Myers, colOred, was exa-
cuted at EllicOtt City for the murder
Of Corrie Dorsey, also colored. Tha
murder occurred on the afternoon of
Easter Sunday last at Simpson
Chapel, near Poplar Springs He was
Immediately tried and convicted OF
murder in the first degree.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

State Senator William ]. Ogden took
UP his duties as secretary of the Board
Of State Aid and Charities, position
to which he recently was elected. He
says that for some time he has been
familiarizing himself with his work
institutions receiving State aid.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

Indorsilg Statewide prohibition for
Maryland, the members p,edging them
selves to do all within their power to
make "dry" in November the '-wet'H
units in the State, the twenty-frst an
nual convention of Maryland Camp,
Patriotic Order Sons Of America, adj
journed at Hagerstown.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

TIE Caroline County Commission
ers have appointed tax assessors fE
the following incorporated =
Water Sapp, Goldsboro; frzoWard
Pastorfeld, DetAaa; Lloyd Fooks.
Pre-ton; Bavard Nichols, F'ederals-
bury; Loag Thompson, Hillsboro, and
]. Nelson Richards, Ridgely.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

Champ Clark, David ], Lewis and
Jackson H. Ralston addressed Demo-
cratic mass-meeting at Leonardstown.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

Last February George Mentzer, Of
Doonsboro, placed Is white Legkorn
eggs under a hen. On February 20
he took Is peeps from the ne t. Exact-
ly five months later, on July 20, six OF
these peeps, now nearly full-growR.
began laying.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

William H. Armstrong, who has
served as president for nearly 90
years, has been renominatod for the
presidency of the Pioneer Hook and
Ladder Company, HagerstoWn.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

Fire destroyed $6O,OCO worth of ma
ciinery and buildings of the Port De-
pOsit Quarry Company in the north
end of Port Deposit. The main power
house, crusher buildings and screen
houses of the plant were burned.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12

Lee Statler committed suicide by
hanging himself from a walnut trea
in the yard at his home at Alpine, near
Hancock.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
SHIPPING AS A RECREATION
Canadian Soldier Says II 10 One Way
Of Breaking Monotony Of
Trench Life.

A Canadian soldier tells Of his ex-
perience as a sniper. 1T is one way"
he says, among too few ways. of
breaking the monotony Of trench life.
l have been a sniper. Shipping IL an
other way to break the terrible mo-
notony Of trench life. l have spent
a whole day in a tree, directing in
that way the operations Of the men in
the trenches.
THE soldier at the front does three
times the amount Of work at night
that he does in the daytime. In or
binary trench life the day IL quiet,
with little firing except that Of the
machine guns; and few men are
wounded or killed by day.
Much Of the fighting we did in the
early morning before it was full day
light. Every morning and every eve
ming we went through what we called
the 'stand-to' movement movement
Of preparedness ready for at
tack. We would keep at the work two
and even three hours, awaiting an At
tack"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
To Keep Animals In Mountains.

The buffalo, elk. antelope and deer
kept by the city of Denver on Gene
see mountain have thrived so we'll
that the animal quarters in that noun
tain park are now being enlarged and
all Of the animals of that character
except a few fine specimen will be
taken from the City park and kept on
Genesee mountain in the future To
the collection will be added mountain
sheep and goats. Last winter the ami
mails on the mountain maintained bet
ter health than they have enjoyed at
the Denver zoo and with less expense
to the city. They found sufficient
browsing on the mountain side with
out needing other food. The city,
therefore, has decided to make a
show place of Genesee mountain with
the animals and will make the change
at once.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
Arizona,

The old Benson smelter which has
been idle for years is to be prepared
and put into operation.
The Calumet and Arizona Mining
Company very shortly will start sink
ing another working shaft.
Ore running ST. a ton in gold has
been struck on the 350-foot level OF
the Carter mine at Oatman.
The American Smelling and Rein
ing Company received $54,952, los
from sales of gold during 1915.
1t is stated that the oily Sound
rel" mine In Lost Basin. near Chic
ride. carries ten feet of $40 gold ore.
A drift close to $50 feet in length
has extended the Carter property at
Old Trails in the Oatman district.
This Is on tho 350-foot level.
Organization of the Jerome-Su-
perior Copper Company, for develop
ing 5000 acres of mineral ground just
north of jerome, has been concluded.
Better tungsten prices are inevi-
table in the opinion expressed at
Globe by Lewis A. Jeffs, mining engi.
neer, prominent in the tungsten prop
critics OF Idaho and Nevada.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
Real shrapneI Fired at Golden.

Four batteries of artillery at the
rifle range are at work now getting
in trim with the three-inch guns and
working out war problems. There are
many good gunners in the artillery
battalion, and it is not unlikely tina:
there will be many more before long,
according to the officers. Recently
all four batteries, with four guns to
a battery, fired the shrapnel of real
war. The scores made were good,
declare the officers. Each gun was
allowed twenty rounds of ammuni-
ton
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25

Persia has increased its demand foe
cameras in the last two years.
Chicago is said to have the lowest
death rate from typhoid fever Of any
American city Of more than half q mil.
lion population, "a being its index
number, as compared with Boston's
So. New York's 8 and larger figures
for the rest Of them.
Although there ID In Barcelonia,
Spain, supply Of electricity available
for charging electric trucks and pas.
senger automobiles, such vehicles ara
not to be seen there.
David Guessferd, 80 years mourned
as dead, recently returned to his pa
rental home in Townsend, Del.
An ordinance enacted In Dawson,
Ga, some time ago reads: 1T shall
be unlawful for any cook to take nom
her place Of employment any victuals
In q pan or bucket without written
permission from her employer"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

well-known American writer
thinks that the signing Of peace will
lead to an emigration movement that
will amaze the world. After the
Franco-American war in 1870. 100000
Germans settled in three American
states Minnesota and
Iowa.
The male heart weighs from 10 to II
ounces. Its average size is about five
inches long. three and one-half inches
wide and two inches in greatest depth.
French army officers have solved the
problem of travelling over desert
sands with light sledge, driven by an
aerial propeller. which makes fair
speed and climbs grades easily.
The perfume industry Of Italy an
nually makes use Of 1880 tons Of
orange blossoms and 1000 tons Of
roses.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
New Mexico.

The Phelps-Dodge Company now
has a hundred men employed at
Organ.
The famous Bennett Stephenson
mine in the Organ mountains has
been unwatered
Guadalupe county, never considered
a mineral producer, is developing a
copper producer in Pintada canon.
A new company is being organized
~ the purpose of mining valuable
@sfals, mostly silver. near Tucum-
carl.
Six thousand acres have been
leased from the state through Land
Commissioner Ervisn by oil prospec-
tors.
The Black Cloud Mining Company
of Magdalena, authorised capital
$25o,OoO, flied articles with the State
Corporation Commission
The mines of New Mexico during
the first six months of 1915 show
small increases for gold and silver
and appreciable increases for lead,
copper and zinc, according to Charles
W. Henderson.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
SAFETY RULES UPHELD
DEATH LIST DROPS 20 PER CENT
IN MINE ACCIDENTS.
Fifty Per Cent More Miners EN-.
ployed First Six Months Of 1915
Than Corresponding
Period Year Ago.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-Colorado mines. during the
first six months of this year. gave
employment to $4,000 men, an in
crease of 80 per cent over the num-
Der Of men employed in the same
period in 1915.
Fatal accidents in the mines. mills
and shelters Of the state have de-
creased 20 per cent in the first six
months Of this year over a similar
period in 1915. according to statistics
compiled by NJ B. Tomblin. deputy
state mining commissioner.
With a SO per cent increase of the
number of men employed over last
year. the number OF fatalities has
dropped. The decrease is attributed
to more rigid supervision Of the OPP
Grating plants by the state bureau. to
the operation Of the industrial COM
mission and compensation insurance
laws which have served to direct at
tention to a greater degree to safety
rules and appliances, and to prohi-
bition.
During the first six months Of the
year $4,000 men were employed in the
mines of Colorado. The number OF
fatal accidents reported was twenty.
six. Last year. with 10000 men EN-.
ployed, twenty-eight fatal accidents
occurred. Records for the bureau OF
mines department show that fatal
accidents have been decreasing
steadily. Formerly an average OF
ninety-two men yearly were killed
This year 1t is believed the years
record will show not more than hall
that many deaths. Accidents occur
more frequently in the spring. when
frost In the ground which is just
melting causes rock slides. For this
reason the department hopes the
deaths reported in the second half OF
the year will be less.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
Revoke Mine Employees Licenses.

Three men have been summoned to
appear before the State Board of Coal
Mine Examiners to show cause why
shot-firers should not be revoked. The
men, Alec Wilson, James Mathews
and George Claire, have been ar
rested for violating the provisions of
the state law passed to insure safety
to the miners. They are employed
in the Maitland mine. HuerfaMo coun-
ty. and a number of complaints
against them were reported to James
Dalrymple, state coal mine inspector.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
U. p. Men to Ignore Strike order.

Characterization and engineer
on the Union Pacific railroad on this
Colorado and Nebraska divisions have
notified the company that they will
not go on strike If strike Is ordered
Information concerning the purpose Of
the conductors not to strike is con
tnined in a message sent out by Presi
dent E. e. Calvin. who stated that thu
conductors decided to continue al
their posts in the event of a strike
The engineers Of the system an
nounced some time ago that they
would not participate in the move
ment.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
senats Passes Workmen's Bill

Washington. - The compensation
bill, to provide uniform compensa
ton for government smploy6s whel
disabled and adequate benefits fol
their families in case Of death wal
passed by the Senate virtually in thu
same form as it passed the House
Federal employees would receive two
thirds wages through disability anl
provision 10 made for adequate medi
cal attendance of injured to effec
economy in preventing protraetes
compensation payments.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
Wyoming.

The Midland Oil and Gas Company
has filed articles Of Incorporation.
Goshen county men will drill for
oil on the John Bum ranch northeast
of Torrington.
The Midwest Refining Company &C.
cured an Injunction against the New
York Oil Company to prevent further
operations on the northwest quarter
of sections 81, 40 and 70 in the Salt
Creek field where the New York OIL
Company lately struck oil in the
deeper sand
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
Colorado Insane Topic Of Inquiry.

Colorado Insane Topic Of Inquiry.
e. Investigation of the adequacy or in
adequacy of provisions by the state
for the mentally defective is to be
made by Assistant Surgeon W. L.
Treadway of the United States pub
lie health service. division of mental
hygiene. DR.. Treadway ID coming to
Denver at the instance of the sur
vey committee on state affairs, which
is making a survey of the entire state
government under legislative man.
date. He has been detailed by Sur
Eeon General Rupert Blue.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
Fifty-Nlne Pass Law Test.

Fifty-nine applicants for admission
10 the Colorado bar were successful
in passing the examinations held for
June 80 and July l at the state cap,
itol. One woman, Janet r. White OF
Denver, is on the list as given out
at the office of the clerk to the su-
preme court
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
Colorado.

A vein of blue quartz milling ore
forty-five feet thick has been struck
In the Columbus mine at Durango.
Two Cripple Creek miners, Pleas
ants and Taylor, have taken lease
on a group of mines in Gilpin county.
The heavy shipments from the Ar
gentine district still continue and
numerous new leases are being
sought at the Santiago mine.
Bruce & Co., Of Georgetown received
$517 for ten tons Of concentrates
from which the high percentage Of
gold had been previously removed.
Biologists are giving considerable
attention to Leadville's latest extern
sion of the gold belt, known as the
Lackawanna and Half Moon gulches.
In Silverton district an additional
flotation unit is being installed at the
Iowa-Tiger mill, which will increase
the flotation capacity fully 20 per
cent.
Breckenridge sends word that about
$4,000 worth of placer gold in
bricks" and "retorts" was shipped
from Breckenridge to the United
States mint at Denver.
At Cripple Creek the weekly pro-
duction from the main shaft of the
Modoc Mining & Milling Company, in
the saddle between Battle mountain
and Bull hill, is holding at three cars
or about 100 tons weekly.
Never BEFORE" says John Sweeney.
a Pueblo business man, has tho San
Juan district been as lively as 1t is
now. All the old producers are being
worked full capacity, new mines are
being extended and prospects are be-
ing opened and developed"
That the price Of tungsten will ad-
vance from SIS to at least SIS is the
prediction of Fred Carroll and M. B.
Tomblin, commissioners Of the Colo
RADIO bureau of mines. Their predic-
ton is based on the fact that Eng
land, France and Russia are in the
market for the ore in large quaint
ties.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25

Would Protect Tungsten Producers.
The necessity for the enactment of
tariff laws protecting tungsten and
other metal producers of the state
was emphasized at a meeting of the
board Of directors Of the Colorado
Metal Mining Association held at the
State Capitol.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Newspaper Union New, Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Prices Quoted for Metals.
Spelter, Denver-$7.S9.
Copper. casting-$25.0O.
Lead, New York-$6.20.
Bar silver-66hc.
Boulder, Colo.-Tungsten concen-
trates, $2Od$25 per 60 per cent unit.
A Crude ores: 60 per cent, $15d $22.5O:
US per cent, $9.404s12.O0; 10 per
cent. $7.SO9$10.0O per unit.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-08-25
italian Ship stampaiIa Sunk.

London. The Italian STEAMSHIP
stampalia. which phys between New
York and Italian ports, has beer
sunk.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-12-08
HAVING SOLD \ LARGE PORTION IF DUR D6Y GOODS AND NOTION
 STOCK IN 0JR CLOSE QyT SALE LAST SPRIA9, ME HAVE MARKED TIE REMAI.DEROF THESE GOODS AT UNHEARO OF PRICES, REGARD- LESS IF GOST.
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had some effects already if we can judge by what We hear. Last evening an exceptionally intelh- gent.l and well posted fisherman admitted that he had not understood the purpose of the bill that is sought to be enacted into law until now. T can sec, he said that it is bound to benefit the fishermen as well as everybody in Ketchikan. It would save the fishermen the trip down to Prince Rupert and other savings. 1 was one of those who thought that it would bring the price of fish down, but 1 was mistaken It cannot, since the market shall be the same.'' Thus spoke this man who was bitterly opposed to the bill until he understood it.
 Education is the essence of all reforms. If We have good cauSe-ike prohibition for instance we must educate others to our way of looking at that cause. So long as we keep our knowledge boxed up, so long shall the cause remain ours and we should not blame others for not falling in line. There is nothing to fear in the discussion of a righteous cause. Let Us keep it up.
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NOTICE-The frogress{ye-Miner is for sale by the Ryus and Walker Drug Stores and F. j. Hunt.
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RUSSIAN SOLDIERS HERoIsM.
lT-yestnik Eyropy0

tYyeStnik Eyropyl
 This war. has showed once again that the Russians suffer and die becomes great people, Perhaps this quality spassiye in its but those who have witnessed the suffering and death the Russian soldier the front will readily concede the possibilities latent in such natonpossbilities that will be realized the proper time when the fruit is ripe
 Our medical staff is composed mainly of men recently ounded actual fighting but recovered and sent to the hospital workers The memories Of their suffer ngs still fresh in their minds and this accounts per bapS their splendid the wounded irrespective of naIionalties To them the wounded German or Aus Jran is suffering comrade rather than an enemy. But the hospital force have one deep rooted con yc,ion the result of long and rich experence they have never met more enduring or brayer patient on the hospital cot than the Russian soldier.
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 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY. Front Street. Ke-chikan. Alaska
 -4L.-c- Deceu5=- 10th. God The l'reser-e- gt Man.
 Regular services sunday Il a n "Wednesday evening reading and song services -.35 ?. IT. All are welcome.
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VIE SUPPLY FACTORY COAL

VIE SUPPLY FACTORY GOAL in any quantity and guarantee full weight ug-.o-grads coal and ar the lowest market price. We shall be glad 70 hare chance to supply your factory with coat. making regular de liveries at s-at=d intervals or all ar once We saaH be glad to quote fig ures #be1 we know what coal seryice !0u require.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-12-08

KETcHiKAN CAMP, NO. 20. A. 3.
 Meets every Monday evening at g ?. n. Visiting brothers welcome Geo. Morrison, A. C., D. Smith Harris, 4. R. (Hall for rent, apply to J. D. Rounsefeu)
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HE Is THE LIMIT.

A few days ago, our Down East friend who had early this tall shipped garden seeds to : sold next spring. explaining in his letter to the eonsignee that due to the fact ? that Ketchikan was frozen in from early fall until June the com ing year. prudence dictated that shipment be made early. was reminded Of his crass ignorance Of the country. This example was thought bad enough. but ROW comes another on of those Down East merehants-from Erie. PennSyl- yania, i you plaase-who shipped calendars to s worthy citizen of hetchikan with bill on the back of which iS copy of the shippers affidavit which the law requires must be sworn to before goods are shipped 10 foreign country. Alter the prelude of Jhe affidavit, the shipper says in part:
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schNpIMAvIAN M. E. cHuRcA.

sunday school ar II c. IT.. Preach ing service al II a. m, Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening al 8 o'clocs il the different homes. The Ladies Aid Society meets every two weeks ln Thursday at 2.30. The Sunday Services are held at Cibson's old homo in Nswrown. All scandinavians are cordially inyired--A- Sleipnes. Pastor
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-12-08
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday-S a. m. Holy Communion except first Sunday Tn rne month.J II a IT, Natlve Sunday school; Il H. Morning prayer and sermon. (Holy Communion first Sunday in month) F m- Sunday school; 7:30 Evening prayer and sermon; Holy Days-10:30 a. m.. Holy Communion; Tuesday: g 9. IL, s. Johns Social Club, Guild room, Wednesday: 2 ?. IT., Native Eomen's Guild. Indian school house: Thursday: 2:3Q ?. m, St- Johns Guild room; 7:30 ?. m-, St. Johns Athletic Ciub. Boys. Guild room; Friday: 8 ? h.. Choir rehearsal. Guild room. sincere welcome is extended 10 all-
 specially to newcomers.-Rev. Harold II. Kelley, Pastor.
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Para graph 1.

Tha- .he said invoice also exhibits the fair market value of the said goods at the time and place Of their direct ex- porcattoa l5 Canada and as when sold at the same time and place in like quantity and condition for home consumption. in the principal markets of the country whence exported directly to Canada without any discount or deduction for cash. or. on account Of any drawback or bounty CT on. account Of any royalty ac- tuallv payable thereon or payable there on when sold for home consumption but not payable when exported. or on account of the exp0rtation thereof or for any special consideration whatever;
 Dated s- Erie. Pa., rhts l6 day of Nov 1916. From the above. i. is evident that the shipper believes Alaska is in Canada. and obviously. at some tine or other he was told that Canada was a foreign country. accordingly. he swears to an atfidae;-. addresses the goods and the letter to kerca.kan, Alaska, unaware Of his crass igno- rance ot the country he is doing business in. Can yeu bent f? Impossible because he is the limit.
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FEAR IS VANISHING.

Ta-Ia== s.-esssion os the halibut question has
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FIRST N. E. CHURCH.

Sunday church service at II a. n. and 7:30 ?. n. Thursday prayer meet. ing 8:S0 ?. ID. Friday choir meets al ?. III. First and third Wednesday af ternoon at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society," C. II. Van Marter, Pastor.
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CATHOLIC chuRcH.

low Mass al s:S0 Q m.: High Mass a. 19:30 a m; Sunday School at 2:30 ?. IT.; Sunday yespers at 7:30 p. m; Week Day Mass at 8 a In--Rey. Paul ?. Kerns, Pastor.
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KETCHIKAN CIVIC CLUB.

Meets every first and third Tues day evening at p. n., at the Coun- cil Chambers. All women interest cd in the welfare of our city are cordially invited to attend.-Sec. B P. Dickinson, M. D.