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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
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Biq News Condensed

Both houses have failed to agree
on the profit tax plan and that
section will have to be redrafted.
Soft coal miners are asking in
creases in wages amounting to
from 20 to 70 percent, to take
place at once
The Federal Reserve Board has
decided that gold can only be
shipped to settle balances. An
embargo has been placed on gold
to Spain because of the fear of
leak to Germany.
In Seattle the Metal Trades
Union have voted for 1900 men
to strike in the shipyards.
The government has fixed the
price of steel at about one half of
prevailing prices, but all steel
orders will be divided into three
classes. Clasf A will comprise
urgent war work, arms, munitions,
ships, etc. Glass B will comprise
work essential for the national
welfare, such as locomotives, rails.
car equipment, etc. Pleasure
automobiles, etc, will be placed
in class Z, and can obtain only
such materials as are available
after classes A and i have been
snpplied. We can watch for
sharp raise in the price Of auto
mobiles, perhaps sufficient to en-
able man to sell an old second
hand ''flivver' for the former price
of new automobile. (Ours is for
sale.)
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
Former LabOrer
Now A Millionaire

A real gold brick weighing 122
pounds and worth S24,424 was
shipped few days ago by l.. L.
Holte, owner of Holte's mine in
the Marshall Lake district, So
m les north of Mccall, Idaho.
This gold brick represents the
cleanup at the mine for one
month.
Mr.. Holte bought this mine in
November, 1915, Since then he
has shipped out in round numbers,
100000 in gold. During the
present year he has been getting
out about $1,000 of gold a day,
1t is said to be costing him about
5000 per day to get out the perc-
ious metal.
For the month of August Mr..
Holte cleaned up $4,000. He is
working from 40 to 60 men at the
mine. His mill has a daily ca
pacity of 40 tons of ore.
The ore ledge is now Is feet
wide, and it averages $50 per ton
free milling ore and $50 per ton
base ore.
Mr.. Hottie is splendid example
| of man who is making good.
even sfhohgh he started out with
nothing. Thirteen years ago he
was poor laboring man in Wis
consin. He decided to go to
Alaska where he prospected for
gold. He spent II years there
and it is reported upon good au-
thority that he came out with
100000. With this in his poss-
ession he came to the Marshall
Lake district in Idaho little
over a year and half ago, and
purchased the mine that now bears
his name.
1t is reported that Mr.. Holte
has received hattering offers for
his present property. but has re-
fused all of them.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
New Commercial Club
TOMeetin Georgetown

The initial meeting of the COM
mittee appointed to organize the
new Clear Creek County Com
mercial association was held at
the Idaho Springs city hall Thurs
day evening.
j. j. White of Georgetown was
chairman of the meeting and
Charles Woodward secretary. 1t
was decided to incorporate the as
sociation, and Mr.. White will
draft the articles of Incorporation
A membership fee Of so cents will
be charged and dues have been
placed at the nominal price of q
cents monthly. 1t is planned to
have very large membership and
this should provide the association
with sufficient funds to carry or
the work.
Officers have not yet beer
selected but will be chosen at {
meeting to be held in Georgetown
next Friday when the live wires
of the county seat will give big
dance and serve free lunch to al
corners. The Blazing Arrow bane
of Idaho Springs will be in at,
tendance to enliven the occasion
and assist in making the first an
nual meeting Of the Clear Creel
County Commercial association {
rousing success.
1t is not the purpose of this
new organization to supplant the
several local commercial clubs
but rather to unite the smaller
bodies into one good, big, strong
county association that will work
for the advancement of the entire
county's interests.
The committeeman in attend
ance at last nights meeting were
W. H. Stephens, W. 81. Jones
James T. Garrett, G. J. Nicholas
J. D. Mllliren. G. A. Woodward
and John J. White.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
Government will Not
SieZe Home Food

There is no truth in widely
circulated statement that the Gov
ermept expects to take food sup
plies from any family. Both the
Food Administration and the De-
partment of Agriculture join in a
statement to counteract what seems
to be deliberate propaganda to
the effect that the Government
intends to take from every family
all canned goods puts up in ex.
cess of 100 quarts.
This is only one of the varia-
tions of the rumor which has been
widely circulated. Another state
ment is that the Government has
been urging the canning, drying.
and preserving of fruits and veg
etables so that they will be in a
convenient form for the Govern
ment to handle and transport
when it takes them away from the
people. Further elaboration is that
these goods are to be taken from
the American homes and shipped
to England.
SPECIFIC INSTANCE CITED
In one instance a motorist stop
ped at a farmhouse to fill the
radiator of his automobile. In the
course of conversation he casual
ly inquired whether the farmers
family was canning all the surplus
fruits and vegetables in order to
help conserve the food supply. He
was informed that the farmer was
not doing this because the Gov
ernment intended to take all the
canned goods away except small
part of it actually needed by the
family itself.
The authorities state emphati-
cally that no such course has been
contemplated by the Government
On the contrary, both the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Food
Administration are strongly urg-
ing housewives to can and pre-
serve, especially at this time, all
surplus fruits and vegetables in
order that the households them
selves may have cheap and
plentiful supply Of food.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
Ten More Boys TO
Leave For Training

The following named drafted
men have been selected for en-
trainment and ordered to George
town on or about October 3. They
will leave on Wednesday, october 8,
for Camp Funston.
Ralph Wilkins, A. F. Arthur
Fallgreen, Alva Erick Ross, Crist
, Peter Stangier, Robert Willen
Callow, Idaho Springs.
William G. Harper and John
Nicholas Walder, Alice,
Andrew V. Bortolotti and
Thomas Michael Silver. George
town,
James Joseph Varrolatti, Silver
Plume.
| Emmons j. Hunt of Dumont
and John Michael Howard of
Lawson have been named as
alternates.
Ralph Wilkins of Idaho Springs
will be in command of the party,
and Thomas Silver of Georgetown
will be assistant.
James Varrolatti of Silver
Plume was denied an exemption
by the district board.
W. G. Harper, who sought an
exemption on industrial grounds,
and whose exemption was denied,
appealed to the district board at
Denver, but to no avail, He has
now appealed to the president of
the United States, his last resort.
Emmons j. Hunt of Dumont
also had his claim for exemption
denied by the district board.
The following named, whose
claims for exemption We're denied
by the Georgetown board, were
allowed by the district board:
William Joseph Nelson, George
town,
Charles F. O'Shea, Silver Plume.
Earl Clayton Williams, Silver
Plume.
At meeting held in City Hall
Thursday afternoon arrange
ments were made to see the soldier
boys off next week in a way to
warm their hearts. Eleven boys
from Clear Greek county will pass
thru Idaho Springs next Wednes-
day on the 3:O4 train Plans were
made TO have the school children
and if possible the band to lend
music to the occasion, while the
people of Idaho Springs are in
vited to show by their presence a
genuine interest and appreciation
of the part to be played by our
young men in the preservation of
liberty for the world.
Merchants are requested to close
their stores at 2:3O p. M. and re-
main closed until after the depar-
ture of the train.
Everybody is requested to bring
a flag and join in the patriotic
demonstration.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
Harrington Company
Has a Good Showing

The Harrington Mines COM
pany are now drifting on the new
streak opened up on the l4O-foot
level of the famous Seven Thirty
mine at Silver Plume. and the
streak shows larger with each
round going west.
Preparations are being made to
do extensive development work in
the Burleigh tunnel. Track and
pipe lines are now in place and
drilling will be started before the
end of the week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28

lasting flowers.
Miss Cribbis first for Easter
lily.
Mrs. Ventress first for gladiola.
The judges for canned goods
were Mesdames Renshaw, Under
hill and Spessard. There was a
fine display of canned goods,
jellies, preserves and pickles, and
SO good did they look that every
glsas was deserving of blue
ribbon. The judges awarded
prizes as follows:
First prizes: display of canned
vegetables, Mrs. Stover and Mrs.
W. A. Roberts; wax beans. Mrs.
Nipko; pears, Mrs. S. NJ. Smith;
apple jelly, Mrs. Ashbaugh; sweet
picked watermelon, Mrs. Jaynes;
picked onions, Mrs. Weeden;
largest variety of jellies, jams and
preserves, Mrs. Leebrlck; pre-
served tomatoes, Mrs. Leebrick;
raspberry jam, Mrs. Leebrick.
Second prizes: sweet pi kle
peaches, Mrs. Atkins; chill sauce,
Mrs. Pearce; mustard pickles,
Mrs. Coughlin.
The ladies report having cleared
over $50 on their cooked food sale
which was conducted along with
the fair, and are very much pleased
with the interest displayed. They
extend thanks to all the generous
contributors.
The ladies are to be congratu-
lated on their success with this
fair-something entirely new to the
community.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
Great Demand for
Male School Teachers

The Fall Quarter of Colorado
State Teachers College at Greeley
opens Monday, October l. With
the material reduction in the fees
which has been made, prospects
are for the largest attendance in
its history. With few exceptions
the faculty is the same as last
year. Ralph Glaze, well-known
baseball and football coach, has
been added to the faculty, and will
put Teachers college ON the map
athletically.
In this connection it may be of
interest to young men with talent
for imparting instruction to others
to learn that never in the history
of the institution has there been
so great demand for male teachers
at excellent salaries as at present
Practically all of last years male
graduates have been placed in ex-
cellent positions, many of them
carrying salaries Of from $1,000 to
$500 per year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28

What is more glorious than these
beautiful September morns, or
the afternoons and evenings, too,
for that matter? Nothing more
than a very light frost has yet
visited Idaho Springs, not enough
to do any damage, and flower gar-
dens are IS beautiful as ever.
Garden ''sass" is still thriving.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
Notice

johnson Candy Co. wishes to
inform their customers that the
price of their ice cream has been
raised. Kindly ask prices before
placing order.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
First County Fair
Proves ASucceSS

All doubts concerning the possi-
bility of having successful county
fair in Clear Greek county were
dissipated by the success of the
initial venture of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Presbyterian church
on such an effort last Saturday.
Who would ever have tho ught
that such turnips, rntabagas and
carrots as were exhibited by
Alexander Seaton could be raised
on dry land in Dumont? An acre
of them would be worth a fortune
and would feed the entire county.
Mr.. Ballantine proved his ability
as a farmer with his splendid
donation of fine looking vegetables
of all kinds. Mr.. Ballantine did
not contend for the blue ribbon,
as he acted as Judge.
Mr.. Spessard must have worked
after banking hours to make his
garden bring forth, and his dis
play showed the effort.
Eugene Crosson made a hit
with his peas. Mr.. Fromm with his
garden roots, and Miss Diltz came
in with very dainty and artistic
display from her garden. incl uding
the only exhibit of summer squash.
Mr.. Hawkins will probably have
plenty of apple sauce if the branch
from his tree is fair indication
of the crop, and Mr. Straub, whose
donation of fine plate of apples
came in after the Judging was over,
is said to have fine barrel of the
same kind in his cellar.
From all accounts, Rev. Mytton
is also on easy street i'll the vege-
table line.
Doubtless we have failed to
mention some of the industrious
owners of war gardens who ex-
hibited at the Fair, but time and
space forbid a more detailed
mention.
Mr.. Mathews, an expert nursery
man now mining at Dumont,
happened in and was prevailed
upon to assist Mr.. Ballantine in
Judging the vegetables and flowers,
as Mr.. Underhill was unavoidably
absent on business.
The awards were as follows:
Apples: Mr.. Hawkins, first.
Beets, table: Mr.. Fromm, first;
Mrs. Macleod, second.
Beets, field: Mr.. Fromm, first.
Beans, wax: Rev Mytton, first.
Carrots: Alex Seaton, first; Mr..
Fromm, second.
Potatoes, dry land: Mr.. Mollard,
first.
Rutabagas: Alex. Seaton, first;
Tom Johnston, second; Mr.. Fromm
third.
Display Of vegetables: G. l. Spes-
sard, first; Rev. Mytton, second
Flavia Diltz, third.
Winter radishes: Mrs. Menzimer
first.
The products of the flower gar
dens were we'll represented.
Mrs. G. I. Spessard secured first
prize for sweet peas; Mrs. Ruth,
second; Mrs. Mcdonald, third.
A large variety of dahlias were
exhibited and awards were made
as follows:
Pompom: Mrs. Macleod, first.
Mrs. Irving Coe, first for cactus
dahlias, first for fancy and second
for mixed.
Mrs. Mcdonald. first for mixed
dahlias, first for astors and mas
turtiums.
J. w. B. Smith was awarded
first for a giant sunfower.
Mrs. Wave Wright secured first
for poppies.
Mrs. Leebrick first for ever
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28

A baby girl was born last Sat-
urday to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. ivy
man of Cunningham, Kansas.
Mrs. Twyman was formerly Miss
Lottie Champion, and worked at
the Siftings Office.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28

The Alex Roy property on Miner
street at Soda avenue, recently
purchased from Olof Iverson, is
being considerably improved. The
little building which was formerly
a shoe shop has been removed to
the rear aud converted into a
garage for MIR. Roy's use, and now
considerab BILE new cement sidewalk
work is also being done.
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breast, dead. No one could be found
who had heard a shot. It had been
deliberate murder, for upon the. bar
had been left piece Of paper rudely
scrawled with.a pencil: "All friends
Of rangers look for the same"
This reused Duane. His first move,
however, was to bury Laramie. None
of Laramie's neighbors evinced any In.
tercst In the dead man or the unfor-
tunate family he had left. Duane saw
that these neighbors We're held In
check by fear. Mrs. Laramie was i'll ;
the shock of her husbands death was
hard on her; and she had been left
almost destitute with five children.
Duane rented an adobe house on the
outskirts of town and moved the
family into It. Then he played the
part Of provider and nurse and
friend.
After several days Duane went
boldly into town and showed that he
meant business. It was his opinion
that there were men in Tairdale
secretly glad of rangers presence.
What he intended to do was food for
great speculation. A company Of
militia could not have had the effect
upon the wild element Of Fairdale
that Duane's presence had. 1t got
out that he was gunman lightning
swift on the draw. 1t was death to
face him. He had killed thirty men
widest rumor of all. 1t was actually
said Of him he had the gun-skill of
Buck Duane or Poggin.
At first there had not only been
great conjecture among the vicious
element, but also a very decided
checking Of all kinds Of action cal
culated to be conspicuous to a keen
eyed ranger. At the tables. Mt the
bars and lounglng-places Duane heard
after? What III he do fust off? Is
he waitin' fer somebody? Who's goin'
to draw on him fust-an' go to hell?
Jest about how soon will he be found
somewheres full of lead?"
When it came out somewhere that
Duane was cultivating the honest
stay-at.home citizens to array them In
time against the other element, then
Fairdale showed it's wolf teeth.
Several times Duane was shot at IN
the dark and once slightly injured.
Rumor had it that Poggin, the gun
man, was coming to meet him. But
the lawless element did not rise up
in a mass, to Stay Duane on sight.
Of the law awaited his next move,
but just a slowness peculiar to the
frontier. There was rude kind of
good humor even in their open
hostility.
Besides, one ranger or a company
Of rangers could not have held the
undivided attention Of these men from
their games and drinks and quarrels
except by some decided move. En-
element, greed, appetite were rife in
them. Duane marked, however,
striking exception to the usual run
Of strangers he had been in the habit
Of seeing. Snecker had gone or was
under cover. Again Duane caught a
vague rumor Of the coming of Poggln,
yet he never seemed to arrive. More
over the goings-on among the
habitues Of the resorts and cowboys
who came in to drink and gamble
were unusually mild in comparison
with former conduct. This lull, how
ever, did not deceive Duane. 1t could
not last. The wonder was that it
had lasted so long.
(To Be Continued.)
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eattlemen In lawsuits. All this the
ranger yelled for everyone to hear.
A damnable outrage. Your, father,
Ray, insulted in his own court by a
rowdy ranger!"
"Oh" cried Ray Longstreth, in
mingled distress and anger.
"The ranger service wants to rnle
western Texas" went on Lawson.
"These rangers are all low set.
This is one of the worst Of the lot.
He's to be feared. He would kill. If
your father had made the least move
he would have shot him. Hes a
cold.nerved devil-the born gunman.
My God, any instant I expected to
see your father fall dead at my feet I"
"Oh, Floyd! The unspeakable
ruffian!'' cried Ray Longstreth, pas
sionately.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-23
Use Fee Leg. in wlr.l... TelesraIAY

Use FROG Legs In Wireless 1slsSsapAH
The latest turn Of science In -
electrical field is to the utilization g
animals instead OF metals for the pul.
pose Of recording messages taken from
the air. Going back to the earliest
days Of electrical investigation, It was
noted that the savants experimental
with frogs legs, SO the practice was
taken up In connection with wireless
telegraphy. 1t Is found that by con-
Meeting the sciatic nerve Of the frogs
leg with the microphonic circuit Of the
receiver, an ideal detectortis obtained.
One end Of the leg Is fixed to base
and the opposite end connected with
q pivoted lever so as to record on .
slowly revolving paper-covered drum
the contraction of the muscles caused
by the electric impulses. In expert
menting along this line it also has
been discovered that the human ston-
ach is extremely sensitive to electric
shocks and that 1t will better detect
light shocks than any galvanometer or
similar device now in use.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-23

this sofa Only the stomach pump
saved his life. There was apparently
no reason for this aCt-no quarrel or
anything that would explain his mo-
tive for seeking death.
Tn the Grand Hotel, New York IltE'
in 1908 Thaw intended to Kill me AS
we'll as himself l do not know Wh2'
kind of poison he had selected nut !
do know that he was only dlNerte"
from his purpose by receiving an inv
tati0n to attend a party.
II thought always and believe now
that Harry ThaW was insane. But l
had hoped that the Thaw alenistS, VINO
believed the man harmless, would -
right And since for more than Twelve
months no mention has been made ~
the papers of any overt act of his, thcil
convictions would seem. for n time n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-23
CHAPTER XIX.

Strangers rode into FairdaIe; and
other hard-looking customers, new to
Duane If not to Fairdale, helped to
create a charged and waiting Atmos-
plere. The saloons did unusual bust
ness and were never closed. Respect.
able citizens Of the town were awak'
ened in the early dawn by rowdies
carousing In the streets.
Duane kept pretty close under
cover during the day. He did not
entertain the opinion that the first
!, time he walked down.street he would
be a target for guns. Things seldom
happened that way; and when they
did happen so. 1t was more accident
than design. But at night he was not
idle. He met Laramie, Morton, Tim
mer and others Of like character; a
secret club had been formed .and all
the members were ready for action.
Duane spent hours al night watching
the house where Floyd Lawson stayed
when he was not up at Longstreth's.
At night he was visited, or at least
the house was, by strange men who
were swift, stealthy, mysterious-all
that kindly disposed friends or neigh
bors would not have been. Duane
had not been able to recognize any OF
these night visitors; and he did not
think the time was ripe for a bold
holding up Of one Of them. Neverthe-
less, he was sure such an event would
discover Lawson. or someone in that
house, to be In touch with crooked
men.
Laramie was right. Not twenty
four hours after his talk with Duane
in which he advised quick action. he
was found behind the little bar OF his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-23

"What do you care for the insinua-
tons of such MANI" said Ray Long
streth, her voice now deep and rich
with feeling. "After moments
thought no one will be influenced by
them. Do not worry, Floyd. Tell
papa not to worry. Surely after all
these years he can't be injured In
reputation by-by an adventurer."
Eyes, he can be injured" replied
Floyd, quickly. "The frontier is a
queer place. There are many bitter
men here-men who have failed at
ranching. And your father has been
wonderfully successful. The ranger
has dropped poison, and it IL spread"
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Harry X. Thaw's former wife, Evelyn
Nesbit Clifford, who. he said. was the
cause of his killing Stanford White on
June % 1906, talked IN her New York
home of her former husbands attempt
TO kill himself in Philadelphia. She
told also OF an attempt by Thaw to Kill
her and himself.
This is not the first time Thaw has
tried to destroy himself she said
Harry tried to kill himself in Paris in
1904. Early one evening | returned TO
my room. Harry was in the drawing
room. Suddenly he appeared at the
threshold of my room. was startled
by the peculiar flush to his face. and as
! approached him I noticed that his
flesh had q greenish flare.
81 have taken an overdose of lauda-
num- he said. Il am going to lie on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-23
What To Do For Bad Colds.

II you want a cough medicine that
gives quick and sure action in healing
colds. coughs or Group, get Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t heals inflamed or
swollen membranes in throat, chest or
bronchial tubes; breaks UP tight coughs
loosens the phlegm, makes breathing
easier stops tickling in throat w. F
Thomas, Summerville, Ga, writes:
"Foley's Honey and Tar is most eff
flcient remedy for coughs, hoarseness
etc. have used it with excellent re-
suits" Sold everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-23
a.. and the house (No. 81 in which hs
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removal to the hospital.
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