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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Colorado.

The Leadville mining district is
more active and prosperous than for
years.
No camp in Colorado has surplus
labor. while in many of them a noted
shortage exists.
Announcement was made at Colo
RADIO Springs by the directors Of the
Portland Gold Mining Company that
they will at once begin the construc'
ton Of . tungsten mill near Neder'
land.
What IL claimed to be the greatest
tungsten strike ever made in the
West was revealed at Silverton by the
transfer Of the Holman and Grimes
lease in the Ruby mine In Maggie
gulch. to New York parties. fol
100000.
1t is reported at Rico that a seven
teen-inch vein, assaying $26 per ton,
has been opened up in the Buckhorn
tunnel, on Newman hill. This prop
erty adjoins the Pro Patria tunnel
from which such rich shipments Of
specimen gold ore was shipped last
year.
The gradual extension of the tung
stem belt into Gilpin, Jefferson and
Clear Creek counties-where molyb
denite is also produced-means busy
season for the prospector. In Apex
district, Gilpin county, south Of Rol
linsville, tungsten which shows Al pei
cent in tungstic acid has been found
in the ore veins of leading gold pro
Queer. This tungsten ore is free from
sulphur, while the gold ore produced
is of the sulphide class.
The location of two forms Of tung
stem N(wolframite and scheelite) in the
Leadvflle gold belt by Experts Fitch
and Loughlin of the United States
Geological Survey places additional
emphasis upon the problem presented
by the huebnerite ores of the Ward
district, Boulder county, where the
known gold values range from Sc tc
$40 per ton. At the present time II
the Ward ore is sold to the smeltel
on a gold basis nothing is allowed for
the tungsten. II sold to the Boulder
county mills on a tungsten basis the
gold value is ignored on the statement
that the mills do not save both values
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Home Building Given Impetus.

Rome bui'oin0 Given impetus.
Plans are being completed by dis
trict forest officials for developing
summer homesites or, the Pike ma
tional forest, in the vicinity of Colo
RADIO Springs and Manitou, with a
view to encouraging residents and
tourists to built cottages for added
recreation at a nominal rental charge.
Shippers Ask $4,000 Rate Rebates.
Reparation amounting to sS150,O00
is being sought from the Union Pa
cific, the Colorado & Southern and
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroads in petitions that recently
have been filed with the State Pub
lie Utilities Commission by coal ship
pers. On the 18th three petitions
were filed by the William E. Russell
Coal Company. Several of similar
nature were filed the previous week.
The shippers allege overcharges in
the rates from the northern coal
fields to Denver.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Wyoming.

1t is rumored that there are large
tungsten deposits in the shale terri
tory
1t is rumored that there are large
tungsten deposits in the hills north
of Kemmerer.
An immense oil gusher on Claim No.
of the Greybull Refining Company is
reported at Powell.
The w. T. Head Drilling Company
IF Los Angeles has leased 5000 acres
If land in the Glendo district and will
oegiD drilling for oil.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
WORTH KNOWING

There are 1000 islands in the tar
ritories comprised by the empire Of
Japan.
An inventor has patented a guard
to be fastened to the back Of . mans
head to enable him to shave his neck
accurately and safely.
In . Paris aerodynamic laboratory
for testing model asroplanes wind
speeds mp to seventy-one miles an hour
are produced By Ingenious machinery.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19

In an Illinois inventors double-act-
ing churn turning the handle revolves
the paddles in one direction and the
barrel in the other.
BY new French process aluminium
can be 80 Substantially nicke!-plated
that the metal can be hammered and
bent without cracking.
Production Of copper in the United
States 10 more than IS times what Il
was In 1850.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
sPEER ELECTED MAYOR ~ ssss
Denver Change From commssslo" -
Mayor Form Of Government.

Denver ChAn4oo From C0mmssSsO" -
Mayor Form Of Government.
Denvcr.-By . decisive vote. ctti.
gems OF Denver changed from the
Commission to the Mayor form OF
government and elected Robert w.
speer mayor at Tuesdays election.
The total vote for Mr. speer was
3O,ss3. In all, 22,14s votes were cast
against him. He carried thirteen out
of the sixteen districts in the city
and lost only three. OF all the 1oS
precincts in the city, in only 4s did
the Speer amendment fail to carry.
The w. w. Booth ticket was defeat
Cd, as was the so-called Macy
amendment. The total vote cast
against the Macy amendment vas
46,429. while only 6,b14 voters IA
vored the adoption Of the amendment.
Tho Booth ticket received 1886 AZ.
firmative votes and 44,254 negative
votes. While the Macy amendment
received the larger number Of affirm.
alive votes it on the other hand 70.
ceived a larger number Of mo" votes
than the Booth amendment, which
got the best Of it in the sum total by
deduction of GIT votes. The total vote
cast was about $1,000.
Mayor Speer will take office as
soon as the necessary formalities can
be arranged.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Three to Take Examinations.

As part Of the national prepared
ness scheme the adjutant general at
Washington has written to Governor
Carlson asking him to select three
candidates from the enlisted militia
strength in the state to take examina-
ton for appointment to West Point.
1t is understood that the chief execu-
tive of every state in the Union has
been requested to make similar ap.
pointments
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Fire Destroys 1000 Bales Of Cotton.
Paris, Tex.-Two thousand bales of
cotton were destroyed by fire here.
Winter Wheat Gees Than In 1911

Winter Wheat Lees Than In 1915.
Neutrality-suspicious. half . billion
bushels is the winter wheat harvest
forecast for this year by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture In its May crop
report. This 10 1SS.0o0. 900 bushels
less than harvested last year, when q
worlds record crop was gathered in
the United States, buS>the crop this
year is growing ON . much smaller
acreage planted last fall. In an,
4,236,0O0 acres were abandoned, lsav.
ing for harvest 3S.o30. 900 acres, which
Is 7,433. 900 acres less than harvested
last year. .....
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19

at cents = pound. 10 10 cents At this
writing. Save It!
Here are the figures in tons of re
covered" metal from Uncle Sans Junk
pile for just . year: Brass. $4,000:
copper. $4,000; spelter. $4,000; lead.
$1,000: zinc. 1914; tin. $4,000: anti.
mony. $500; aluminium. $500. Tho
recovered" metals totaled S67 .039. 706.
True. indeed. the statement Of bust
ness genius that our next great for
tunes will be taken from the Junk
heap"
With crude rubber at u . pound
now. and all the warning nations COB
bling every ounce they can beg or
seize or buy. NO wonder there 10 .
steady demand for old garden hose.
rubbers. tires. arctics. tubes. auto peel
ings. wringers. car springs. horse
shoe pads. mating and packing. air.
brake hose. fire hose and tubes. Prices
in these discards Of life fiuctuate daily.
Just - stocks and bonds do. All 60
to the melting pot at from cent to 10
cents q pound and come back brand
new!
You haven't . pound Of old antimony
lying around the shop. perhaps! The
foxy Chinese have cornered It because
Of its great demand for munitions Of
war-to say nothing Of type. Once II
was worth S126 . ton; now you pay
$500 gold q ton for the same. WhyI
Because 1t IL mixed with steel for
shells. making 1t more brittle. Thus
It breaks into smaller pieces when II
explodes. Nice thought for the men
in the trenches; what?
So they are working over old. worn.
out type. here and abroad. and explod.
cd shell fragments. to get back this
near-precious metal.
Tungsten Ia used In making tool
steel, for which there 10 an enormoua
demand. Before the war 1t brought
go cents pound. Today 1t In IS q
pound, and . ton of ore brings 5000.
So precious 10 this metal that even the
assay ohices are being secured for sps.
cimens. and every ounce of It 10 being
reclaimed that can be found. Brokers
do not sheer At q trade in one-pound
lots. and to quote the Waste Trade
Journal. the purchasing agent Of the
Crucible Steel company is very crate
full II somebody can give him one hun.
bred pounds"
And, says the editor. there's an
overnight fortune for the man who can
reclaim it from old tools and such" A
lot of clever men are trying. but moth
ing doing yet.
Rags are the Bethlehem Steel of the
Junkman's trade. Two million dollars
worth have just gone to England to
make shoddy. Rags that brought foul
cents pound now bring IA: tailors
clippings, once quoted at cents, are
now 81 cents. Black worsteds, aristo
Gratis Of the species, fetch 80 cents q
pound. England alone can use up 210,
100000 pounds Of rags q year! This
country imports 100000 worth Of
waste rags every year Just to make
writing paper.
About 100000 tons of fax straw
have been burned or allowed to 10 tc
waste in this country every year. Not
for much longer! Specialists In the
employ Of the department of agricul
ture have shown that 1t can be used
for making paper and fiber board. AL
ready demand for 100000 worth Of
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
First In Cattle and Horses oraxsd.

The district forester at Denver re-
ports that the national forests under
his Jurisdiction ranked first in the
number Of cattle and horses author,
ICED for grazing on the national for
1915, and second in the number of
sheep and goats. District 4 ranked
first in the number Of sheep. most of
which are grazed In Utah and south
ern Idaho.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Estate.
Tofa

The largest collection was upon the
estate of Mrs. Emile J. G. Nicholson
of Maryland, whose Colorado holdings
were part of the estate of Mrs. Anna
Jacobson OF Denver, inherited by Mrs.
Nicholson.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19

fax straw has sprung UP. Once II was
clear waste. Now II is-gold!
Time was when yellow brass turn
ings were entirely unstable. Nov
they average IL cents . pound. Oh
tinfoil brings 80 cents and siphoa tops
are worth . quarter Q pound. Whsa
Tony gets through with his shoe raoD
he can sell them for I csats Q pound
and you may SEQ them nsIt IN some
fine bond" writing paper. Boass
fetch SIS . ton after svsrybody's
picked en-.
Now hear Arthur d. Little Of the
United States Chamber Of Commsros:
I'VE waste 160. 900 900 tons Of wood
. year. 1000. Ooo. 900 fest Of natural gas
. day: 100000 tons Of Aax straw .
year. Our coke ovens nams for miles
in Pennsylvania, wasting precious A.
monia and exciting NO comment. while
the burning of . 81 1000 house would
draw . mob"
Some experts have got the waste
down finer than even Mr.. Little. We
waste 100000 feet OF lumber every
year in old lead pencils BY throwtAs
away the stubs. Two girls earn 6oe
the government 100 times their ~.
aries Just by going through the wases
paper baskets in the treasury depart
ment at Warrington. Their prise m
was . $4,000 United States gold boHl
Old corn cobs are now made iAts
fuel briquettes and railway ties. Pot
ash. mighty useful for war. 10 maAs
from the moldering heaps Of ssaWesd1
tossed upon our Pacific coast. on =
now pressed from used cotton waste
renovated and used over again.
It has been figured out ~ . JunknnAn
expert that this country loses S3e.Aees
900 q year In cotton weetaEo sloaA.
after the last shred Of The dbsr hes
been saved th-t can be. And this y
Wrapped In juts bagsing and straDps1
with hoop iron. last years. bales ave.
aged 500 pounds apiece. Just 6.s4S. ~
Of these bales went to American millA.
Actually there was spun tato cloth end
yarn the equivalent Of 4.so1. $50 halss.
because Of 16 per cent losS. This b -
vided into two classes, raw material
waste and manufacturing waste. Ths
first counts the basginS and iroa
straps, included In the. weight. IL
shrinksge and three pounds torn u
in transit for samples. The second in.
cludes flying cotton lint, cotton dan
aged in processing and the quantity
that remains that II not spinnabla.
The latter IL one Of the new savings
| now. Suppose . two-inch length u
| required; some 10 not that long Thls
goes for . coarser yarn 70 aaotAsg
mill. and the residue there goes u
still another for even coarser products.
and in the step down from min to NM
the final residuum lands In factosy
making wicking. mop yarns, etc.
Actually, though there 10 Is pee
cent theoretical waste In bale Of ook'
ton, the total loss Ia reduced to . mini.
mum and only 3 per cent gees to the
Junk dealer to sort out and sell. In al
the processes through which . bale
goes but per cent II irrecovesahly
lost in flying lint. Added to the PEI
cent which is the junkman's share.
there is 5 per cent lost in manufActur.
ing and 10 per cent in raw material.
In other words. the manufactures loses
Just S9.16 to the bale.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Prices Quoted for Metals.
Lead, New York. $3.50.
Bar silver, 76h cents.
Spelter. St. Louis, $500.
Copper, casting. $2S.62ha.
Boulder, Colo.-Tungsten, per unit
,f 60 per cent. $50; 25 per cent, $3i;
10 per cent, 1872.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Liquor Arrivals increase.

Liquor shipments received in Colo
March by more than 1000. according
to the records Of the secretary of
state. The April shipments number
6,196, while there were 5,186 ship
ments during the preceding month.
Fees collected by the state in April
amounted to $774.50, as against
$648.25 in March.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
Center Of Area.

The center OF area Of the United
States, including Alaska, Hawaii and
other accessions. IL In northern Kan
sas. ten miles north of q place called
Smith Center. in Smith county. IN la&i.
tude 1856 and longitude $3.50. Ths
center of population is 8S7 miles east
Of the center Of areA-that 10 70 say.
around Bloomington, Ind.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
SEVEN DENIED PAROLE
BOARD coMMUTEs TERM OF
TRACK OBSTRUCTION.
Antoine Perme 10 Said to Have Com
nitted Prison Offense Through
Ignorance Of Law.
Western Newspaper Union News servi-r-

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver-The State Pardon Board
granted a continuation of the sen
in the state penitentiary convicted In
Pueblo county Of obstructing q rail-
road track. He was sentenced in
1913 to serve from ten to twenty
years.
The Judge who passed the sentence
wrote the board Of pardons stating he
believed the man committed the crime
through ignorance. as he had just
come from Austria at that time. He
said in the letter to the board that
he had sentenced him according to
the law and had passed the lightest
sentence possible.
Perme. with several other boys, put
rocks on a railroad track near Pu.
eblo while playing "duck-on-the-rock''
and left them there after the game
was finished
Paroles were denied the following
John Bradley, sentenced from Denver
for murder to thirty-five to forty
five years; George Gum; James Har'
wood, sentenced for murder; John
Kuykendall. sentenced for robbery:
Nicholas Lara, sentenced to life for
killing his section boss with a spade
Daniel Reagan, sentenced from Den
yer for murder; Melton Frujillo, 4
sheepherder, sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
Witnesses were heard in the case
OF Gerritt l. Van Wyk. convicted IL
1907 of the murder of his sister.in
law. Gertrude Hafft. and serving a
life sentence from Logan county. The
case attracted wide attention at the
time. Van Wyk has always insisted
that the woman killed herself.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19

Collects 1851 In Inheritance Taxes
Leslie E. Hubbard, state inherit.
ance tax appraiser. announced the
collection Of 1851 in inheritance
taxes. The collections we're:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-03-30
twenty-five Years Ago, 1891.

Married at Mifiiin by Rev. w. j. c.
Ralph, Thursday, March 10th, Mr.
John Stacey and Miss Minnie Jinkins,
all of Mifiiin.
Died at the residence of his daughter
in this city, March 23rd, Mr.. John Ire
coming, aged SO years.
Peter ii. Burgess died at the home
of his father, Felix Burgess, on Thurs
day morning, March 26, of consumption,
aged 20 years, months.
Within the past week Mrs. Richard
Goldsworthy, an early settler and much
respected lady of this city, was stricken
by paralysis and her life hung in the
balance until Friday noon when she
died.
MrssG ohm Milton, prominent lady
in M hal Point circles many years
ago. Fd at her home in Wichita, Kan,
on the 18th inst, aged rs years
On account of an increase in business
Blewett & Jacka, the proprietors of
the Parlor Bakery, have found it nee
essarc to hire a baker, and have en-
ployed Mr.. Noble Davis of Ontario,
who arrived in our city last Wednesday
evening.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-03-30
To get all the good out of an
Automobile, get the one with
all the good in it.
Get a REQ
OSBORNE DUNN, Agent.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Collins and
Phil Gorgen were at Dodgeville Mon
day afternoon to visit the latter's wife
at ST. Joseph's hospital. We are all
glad to hear that Mrs. Gorgen is inn
proving daily.
When Old Sol got good focus on
the snow piled up in our streets last
Friday water rushed in street cutters
to their capacity and more, and it was
amusing to see the activity and mac
tivity of citizens with shovels, picks
and brooms. Where was the kodak
friend
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goetsch and
son of Waukesha moved into one the
George Huxtable homes last week.
MIR. Goetsh has bought an interest in
the Mineral Point Concrete Co. He is
experienced in quarry and road work,
having been employed five years in
state road construction work. Welcome
to our city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-03-30
Forty Years Ago, 1876.

Last week while little Evan Williams
and Willie Davis of Dodgeville were
chopping wood, in play, the former
lost the first two fingers on his left
hand. While the case been critical
one, we are glad to learn that the lit
tie fellow is now in fair way to re-
cover.
1t is proposed to hold a series of
special mission" meetings in Trinity
church, commencing Sunday morning.
April 9th, for one week. The Rev. DR..
Richey of Minnesota will conduct the
services.
julius Kruger of Darlington, age 80,
was drowned in attempting to walk
across the ice on the river last Wednes-
day morning.
j. H. Vivian has again opened the
most complete and select stock of farm
and garden seeds in the city. Any
seed can be found there and all are
warranted fresh and good.
Market
Butter, 25c per lb.
Eggs, l2ac per doz.
Potatoes, SOC per bu.
Onions, 75c per bu.
Flour, SO per 100 lbs.
Meats, sc to 10c per ID.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-03-30
Entered Into Rest.

Wednesday evening, March the 22nd,
1916, at half past nine O'Clock Mr.. Hen
ry Eckman departed from this life after
lingering illness at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Jeuck, Jr.
Mr.. Eckman was born at Warren
July the Bird, 1859, and was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Mitchell of
Wiota, Jan. "a, 1883. A son and a
daughter resulted from this union.
The son died in infancy. For some
time they lived at Warren. About sew
enteen years ago they located in Min
eral Point.
Mr.. Eckman was a quiet, kind-heart-
ed man and many friends will regret
to learn of his death. His niece, Mrs.
George Jeuck, Jr., did all in her power
to alleviate his sufferings but to ne
avail, his time had come to answer the
call Of his creator. He leaves to mourn
his loss his wife, one daughter, Mrs
Fred Marvin, of Chicago, with whom
Mrs. Eckman was at the time of hi
death; also two grandchildren. one sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Pritchard of Warren
three brothers, Daniel, George anc
Thomas. The body was taken to War
rem for interment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-03-30
High School Notes.

The local declamatory and oratorical
contests will be held on Friday eve
ming, April Z, in the high school assem-.
bly, room. The thirteen contestants are
working hard under the efficient train
err, Miss Alma Taylor. of Lancaster,
who will continue training for a week
and a half. Further announcements
in regard to the contests will be pub
lished later.
A good rhetorical program was Civ
en- last Friday afternoon.
Several pupils were absent or tardy
Monday morning on account of bad
roads.
Marian Penhallegon, senior, received
the only perfect record in the high
school for the sixth mouth. Her re-
cord was excellent ir department.
punctualty, attendance aad in her
four studies.
Visitors for the last week were: Dial
ven Julian, George Steninger, Stairway
Jacka and the Misses Ruth Davies and
Lillian Winters.
The Girls Quartet, Leone Wong, Lee
lah Huxtable, Loretta Huxtable and
Elizabeth Davis, entertained the school
Friday morning
ELIZABETH DAVIS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-03-30
Inch and half harness from sa5. I

Inch and half harness from $35. 35
to $50. 90 per set at Beers. Iowa
Mine little friends of Gertrude
Brown were delightfully."- entertained
Monday evening in honor of her birth
day at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parkinson, superin-
tendents of the county farm, were in
town last Wednesday evening and at
tended the play at the Municipal Thea
ire.
Rev. James L. Kneen of Spooner,
arrived here Tuesday to assist in the
meetings at the Methodist church, and
is the guest of Rev, and Mrs. c. w.
Emery.
Mrs. S. C. Ross left last Thursday
for Chicago to meet her sons and
daughter, who are coming from the
east where they attend college to spend
their spring vacation at their home
here.
Miss Mary Graham entertained the
Mizpah class of the M. E. church at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Graham, last Tuesday evening.
With victrola music and games the
evening was much enjoyed by the
guests.