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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
Speed Limit Law
Must Be More
Rigidly Enforced
.HE AUTOMOBILE menace has
reached a stage in this city that
demands the most determined

'THE AUTOMOBILE menace has
reached a stage in this city that
demands the most determined
efforts on the part of the officers
and the cooperation of all citizens to
prevent serious accidents and loss of
life. The recklessness displayed by
many drivers is little short of Grim
inal, and the rights of pedestrians
and persons occupying other automo-
biles and vehicles are often utterly
disregarded and their lives endanger-
ed. Some drivers seem to regard the
paved streets of Wallace as an invita-
tion to make a speed record and when
they enter the city a speed of thirty
miles or more an hour Is not uncom-
mon. Last Saturday collision oc-
Cured at the corner of Bank and
Sixth streets which was wholly mex
cusable and certainly would not have
occurred If the driver coming up Bank
street had shown the least regard for
the speed limit law and the ordinary
rights of other people which rational
men are presumed to respect. 1t was
almost a miracle that some of his
passengers were not killed or perman-
entity manned. The time has arrived
when officers must be constantly on
the alert to land these habitual speed
ers and see that they are punished,
and it is also the duty of every cit
izen to assist the officers in this mat
ter by reporting the number of the
cars which are obviously violating the
speed law.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27

John E. White, of the local fire de-
partment, who is a stockholder in the
vermillion mine, near Trout creek
Sanders county, Montana, says that
construction Of mill on the property
is now under way and is expected to
be completed before snow flies. The
vein carries two Independent shoots
one on each wall, as described by Mr.
White. One of them Is lead with 6
high silver value and the other is gold
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
FEW DAYS ago The Miner
received a message from Con-
Y gresham Smith stating that


ing mining claims from assessment
work had passed the house. AS the
senate resolution as originally pass
ed required other productive labor in
lieu of work on mining claims, and as
it was known that the house had re-
jected that provision, the message
from Mr.. Smith raised doubt as to
the form the resolution would take
when finally passed by both houses.
AS it is a matter of the greatest i'm
portance to the miners Of this district
and the west generally, particularly in
view of the short time remaining to
do assessment work this year, The
Miner wired Mr.. Smith for informa-
tion that would give the exact status
of the bill. The above telegram re-
ceived yesterday afternoon is his an
swer, which clears up all doubts on
the subject. The law requiring an
nual assessment work on mining
claims is suspended for this year and
next, for there is no doubt that the
president will sign the bill.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
Valuable Publica-
ton by the State
Association
DRAW CAPITAL TO STATE
Show Importance of Mining
Compared With Other
Industries

YON. RAVENAL Macbeth, sec
retary of the idaho Mining as
sociation, arrived in the city
last week and has since been
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
VHE NEXT CONTINGENT of
Shoshone county's contribution
to the national army will leave

(MrS. waiter OZARK, MrS. l.. M. Iuhs,
John Edwards, Llewelyn Jones.)
Comfort Kits for the Boys.
Following the program comfort kits
made by the Womans Relief corps
will be presented to the drafted men.
Each will contain a book presented
by the relief corps and the other ar
Iticles they contain will be those fur
nished by the Red Cross society. Fol-
lowing the presentation of the comfort
kits the hall will be cleared for a
dance, to which all are invited.
The drafted men will be presented
with badges by which they will be
identified on this occasion and at the
train when they depart the following
day.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27

The dogs days are here again, to
say nothing of the cat nights.-Pitts-
burg Gazette.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27

Some men are born great and most
men believe they are. e.-Deseret News
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27

The action of congress in passing
the bill exempting mining claims from
assessment work is war measure
and is fully justified by conditions
that prevail in the mining districts of
the west brought about by the war.
In the first place, it is very difficult
to secure men to do assessment
work, and this condition has been
greatly intensified by the draft, which
has taken many men from the min
ing districts, making it necessary to
utilize all surplus labor to take their
places in the productive industries.
Again, the high cost of powder, steel
and all mining supplies together with
the prevailing high wages, makes as
sessment work practically prohibitive
to the ordinary claim owner. This
class of work seldom accomplishes re-
suits of permanent value to the ground
and its purpose is chiefly to prove the
good faith of claimants In holding
public land for mining purposes. Since
1t is to great extent dead wrok and
Iaccomplshes nothing in the way OF
lbeneficial results to the state and ma
ton, congress very properly accepted
the argument submitted by the min
ing industry to the effect that by do
ing away with annual assessment
work, the labor and energy thus re-
leased could be diverted to more bene-
fetal and productive channels. To
have required compliance with the as
sessment law would have been in OPP
position to the policy of the national
government in it's strenuous efforts to
concentrate every resource in the form
of labor, money and material in sup
port of the government in the prose-
cution of the ware
coeur d'AIeners Welcome News.
The news of the action of congress
in suspending the annual assessment
law was received with much satisfac-
ton by the people Of the Occur
ldAlene district. Considerable assess
ment work has already been done
but as usual the great bulk of it has
been postponed until the last months
of the year, and great number OF
claim owners will receive the benefit
of the exemption law just passed. The
Miner has for many months persist
entity advocated the passage Of the law
by congress and IS therefore much
gratified that the relief has been OBJ.
tanned. In fact, there is reason to be-
lieve that the work of this paper In
conjunction with numerous letters
written to congressman by individuals
of this district urging the enactment
of the law were in great measure
responsible for its passage.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
Prepare Program
Honor of Soldiers
Tuesday Evening

T0HE NEXT CONTINGENT of
Shoshone county's contribution
to the national army will leave
this city for the training camp
at American Lake next Wednesday.
October 3. and a great farewell dem
onstration is being prepared for them
in this city similar to that given the
first detachment Mayor Brown has
retained the original committee to pre-
pare the program and to have charge
,of all arrangements, consisting of
Alex Penaluna, Carol Beamer and
George X. Gilmore. members Of the
city council, and M. A. Corner, presi-
dent of the board of trade. The ex-
ercises will be held at Howarth hall.
A monster parade will form at the
Samuels hotel at o'clock In the fol-
lowing order: Wallace Concert band,
soldiers Of the regular army under
command of Lieutenant Jeter, draft
led men, veterans of the civil war, vet
Grams Of the Spanish war, Womans
Relief corps. Red Cross. mayor and
council of Kellogg, Mullan and Wal
lace, home guard, and citizens gener-
The Program.
The parade will march through the
principal streets and end at the hall,
where the following program will be
rendered, DIR. r. r. Mason, of kel-
logg, presiding:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
CONGRESS PASSES LAW; EXEMPT MINING
FROM ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK 1918
Measure of Great Relief to People of
Mining Districts of Idaho and
Other Western States
GOOD NEWS FOR THE COEUR DALENE DISTRICT
Congressman Smith Gives Status of the Bill; Exemption
Was Strongly Advocated by the Miner and
Residents of the District
GOOD NEWS FOR THE coEUR DALENE DI
WASHINGTON, o. c., SEPTEMBER 2e
WALLACE MINER,
WALLACE, IDAHO.

WALLACE, IDAHO.
BILL HAS PASSED BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS AND
AGREED TO CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON ExcUSNG
ASSESSMENT WORK ON MINING CLAIMS DURING CURRENT
YEAR AND 1915 SENATE AND HOUSE WILL NO DOUBT Ac
cEPT CONFERENCE REPORT AND THE BILL WILL GO TO THE
PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL IN A FEW DAYS.
ADDISON T. SMITH, N. C.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

flour a little at time, using the hands.
Press evenly into a buttered dripping
pan and prick with a fork. Bake in a
moderate oven thirty minutes and cut
into small squares or strips. Let stand
ten minutes before removing from pan.
Pile on plate covered with dolly.
Sultana Sticks.-A cupful sugar, one
quarter cupful melted butter, an egg
(unbeaten), two squares chocolate
(melteO, one-quarter teaspoonful va
nilla, one-half cupful flour, one-quarter
cupful English walnut meats, one-quar-
ter cupful sultana raisins (cut in
pieces). Mix ingredients in order given.
Line a seven-inch square pan with
paraffin paper. Spread mixture evenly
in pan, using case knife, and bake in
slow oven. AS soon as taken from
oven turn from pan, remove paper and
cut cake in strips three and One-half
inches by one inch, using a sharp knife
If these directions are not followed pa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

pr <F!I clTng TO CAKE ana II Will ne I'M
possible to cut it into shapely pieces.
Russian Tea.-Use three teaSDoOnfuls
of tea to two cupfuls of freshly boiled
water and allow one-half teaspOonfuI
of lemon juice and a thin slice of lemon
from which seeds have been removed
to each cupful. Sweeten with cut sug-
ar to suit individual taste. Many pre-
fer the. addition of three whole cloves
or a candied cherry
Hot Chocolate.-One and one-half
squares of unsweetened chocolate, one
quarter cupful sugar, few grains salt,
a cupful boiling water, three cupfuls
milk. Scald milk, melt chocolate lin
small saucepan placed over hot water),
add sugar, salt and, gradually, boiling.
water. When smooth place on range
and boil one minute. Add to scalded
milk, mill and serve in chocolate cups
with whipped cream. To mill choco-
late beat until frOth forms on top, pre-
venting scum. Use Dover egg beater.
Whipped Cream. = Three-quarters
cupful thick cream, one-quarter cupful
milk, one-third cupful powdered sugar,
one-half teaspOonful vanilla, white one
egg. Mix cream and milk, beat until
stiff, using egg beater; add sugar. va
nilla and white of egg beaten until stiff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

Don't you think Santa Claus has been
good to you?"
"Are they all for me? What would
Aunt Rosie say? She thinks there
amt no Santa Claus
'Your Aunt Rosie knows you are
with me and she says it's all right.
Yes, they are all for you. There are
no other children here. This is the
first time the real Santa Claus has Wis
tied me, and this is the happiest Christ
mas [ have had since l was a child.
myself"
what did Santa bring your" asked
Lena, returning Mrs. Gould's embrace.
The happy woman took a mirror
from the table and held it in front of
the child. Lena looked into it and
saw a face so clean and white that
she scarcely recognized it, framed by
mass of brown curls, and a pair of
large blue eyes that returned her gaze
wonderingly.
cts me-" she said.
eyes; it's you. Santa Claus has
brought me you, and Aunt Rosie said
I may keep YOU"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

out his hand, and his kindly voice and
confidential smile seemed to reassure
the little girl, for she came nearer and
nearer and smiled back timidly.
you've come to tel me what you
want? Where's your mamma, honey?'
II haven't any," she replied in
tone of gentle resignation, putting
her little hand into his big one. Il
came by myself, because it's Aunt
Bertha's present I wanted to ask you
about, and she mustn't hear. l asked
her to wait a minute for me around the
corner of that big pile of dolls"
Il see" Santa's rosy cheeks grew
just a little redder, for Bertha was
the name that had been in his
thoughts a moment before, and invol-
UNFAIRLY, for that names sake, his man
ner held special friendly interest for
the plainly dressed, thin-faced little
girl. "Well, do you know what your
auntie wants me to bring her?' Santa
smiled behind his beard at the incon-
gruous situation, but the child's look
was gravely concerned.
THAT'S just the trouble, Mr.. Kris !!
But | know there's something she
wants very much. She was crying yes
terday. and when 1 asked her how
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
CHRISTMAS DAlNTIES
Several Trusty Recipes of Unusual
MPenN

rep
DeVonshire SandWches.-Cut era.
ham bread Cor entire wheat in one.
quarter inch slices. Spread sparingly
with butter and then with orange mar
malade. Put together in pairs, remove
crusts and cut in fancy strips. Arrange
on a plate covered with a dolly. To
offer variety the marmalade may some
times be sprinkled with chopped pecan
nut meats.
Note: If the hostess prefers to have
the marmalade made at home here is a
good recipe, and since it is delicious on
buttered toast for the winter breakfast
it is well to make quantity at time
Orange MarmaIade.-Nine oranges.
four lemons, eight pounds sugar, four
quarts water. Wipe fruit dry and cut
crosswise in as thin slices as possible,
removing seeds. Put into preserving
Kettle, add water, cover and let stand
thlrty-siX hours. Place ON range, bring
to boiling point and let simmer two
hours. Add sugar and let simmer an
hour. Turn into sterilized jelly tum-
blers and cover each glass with a cir
cular piece of paraffin paper, then
with a large circular piece of letter
paper, fastening paper securely over
edge of glass with mucilage.
Scotch Five o'clock Teas-Work Gun
OF butter, using a wooden spoon, until
very creamy; then while beating con-
stantly gradually add sugar. Work in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

me enid made q dash across the
street to tell Santa Claus what she
wanted him to put in her stocking.
when she received a terrific blow from
behind. Then it seemed as though she
were falling -falling-down- down.
Then pair of strong arms lifted her
and she heard a soft voice which
seemed to come from a great distance
say-"Smith, is she much hurt? Poor
little puss."
Lena aWOke next morning and found
herself in q soft white bed in room
so beautiful that her first thought
was Il must be dead and this sure is
heaven" A uninterrupted nurse bent
over her.
She tried to glance about, but the
pain shot through her head and made
her close her eyes.
Then Lena experienced something
that she had not felt since her mother
had died-a caressing touch and a
kiss.
Lena had been badly hurt and it
took several weeks for her to get even
well enough to sit up in bed. Christ
mas morning dawned cold and clear.
and the child was allowed to see what
Santa had brought her.
At the foot of her bed stood a gor.
geous Christmas tree, such as she had
often. seen in the great toyshops, but
never in the widest flights of her
fancy dreamed Of possessing. On the
floor beside the tree, in a tiny little
wicker chair, sat the big doll with
the shutting eyes" that she had seen
in the shop window Then the beau
tiful lady came over to her bed and,
putting her arms around Lena, said !:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

1 always give them presents, since God
hasn't blessed me with children of my
own. Come, the car is at the door,"
Outside a shop window in the busiest
street of the city stood little Lena
Swift. Around her shoulders she wore
a tattered shawl, and her hands were
Struggled under it to prevent them
from freezing. She stood with her
face pressed close to the glass.
my" she said half aloud, "ain't it
cold for the end of November, and
oh, amt that a beautiful doll. / won
der whether Santa will think of me
this year!"
Lena shivered with cold, and big
tears came to her eyes as she went on
musing. "He amt never come since
mother died. Aunt Rosie says she has
no money for nonsense and such, and
she says there amt no Santa Claus
nOhOw."
Move on little one" said a police.
man coming up to Lena and tapping
her shoulder with his club. Lena ran
off half fearfully, half reluctantly, and
at that moment spied a large Santa
Claus who stood on the opposite cor
ner ringing a bell and asking the pas.
sersby to drop a coin in the bowl for
Christmas dinner that would be Civ
en- on the twenty-ffth of December at
the Wayfarers' lodge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

from behind the showcase and smiled
down into the happy little upturned
face, but it was enough to make the
glittering scene look misty for mo-
ment
Bertha here in the same store with
him! The city to which he had drifted
almost at random during the wretched
year following their foolish quarrel
was now her homeland he was going
to see her again
Only nine o'clock-ten hours at
least before he could see her. Santa
Claus sighed in a manner inconsist-
ent with the jolly red nose and rosy
cheeks. But almost Immediately he
smiled again, as he softly patted the
left side of his broad chest. Hidden
under the gay coat, IN an inner pocket,
lived the little ring, thus honored be-
cSuse it had been worn on Bertha's
finger for a week. One thing was GER
tain; this niece-elect should have the
merriest Christmas in his power to be-
stow
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

three-fourths pound of suet, four.
ounces of flour, three-fourths pound Of.
sugar, five eggs, brandy if desired
Mix well, fill creased basins two
thirds full, tie cloth over and steam
(allowing water to come halfway up
the. basins) at least six hours. To
serve, steam again about two hours,
turn out, stick holly sprig in the top,
pour little brandy in the dish and set
fire to it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

ali that was brightest and best
in Toyldnd, sat Santa Claus, benign,
relocated, White-furred, carressing
thoughtfully his half-yard of snowy
beard.
AS yet no confiding infants had
been pushed up to his chair by sympa-
thetic parents, there to make artless
pleas for "a dolly as big as a real
baby" or ga train O. cars with a wind
up ingine," SO the good saint had leis-
ure TO indulge in certain holiday rec
objections and longings Of his own.
In other words, Santa Claus was home
sick-not for the North Pole, but for
snowy mountains and a little town
nestled in their midst from which he
had been an exile for many months.
Suddenly Santa pulled himself to-
gether with start, as he realized that
q small girl with wiStful look was
standing before him.
"Well, my dear?' Santa Claus held
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

Sic could feel bad so near Christmas.
she said that was just it, and when
l asked her some more questions, she
splained that she had a lovely Christ
mas present last year, and she lost
1t, and it was her own fault, and now
shed never have it again. But she
wouldn't tell me what it WaS''
Don't you remember what presents
she had last year?"
"Oh, she didn't live with us then.
She's my papa's sister, you know, and
he wrote and asked her to come and
take care of me when-when mamma
died" The brown eyes blinked
bravely. "Aunt Bertha lived way up
II the mountains, with grandma and
grandpa, so of course l don't know
about her Christmas presents. I
thought, maybe, as you're "a sort of
a fairy, you would know how to find
out"
And where does she live?'' he asked,
with his heart humping under the
scarlet coat in a manner i'll BETTING
his age and dignity. The little girl
gave an address which he recognized
as a small street in a section of the
city near his own modest lodging.
'Now, don't you worry any more
about it" he charged her as he wrote it
down. 81 feel sure that we're going to
find out what that Christmas present is
and see that she gets it, too. And we
hope it will make her all happy again,
don't we? Run along, dearie-I must
talk to these other little folks now. It's
our secret and I won't forget
He nodded to her once more as she
disappeared in the crowd, and his eyes
followed her progress to the distant
doll corner. Just one glimpse he
caught of the tall girl who stepped
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
Oyster Cocktail.

Allow seven small oysters to each
person and season with three-fo1rths
teaspoOnful of lemon juice, one-half
teaspOonful of tomato ketchup, one
half teaspoonful of finely chopped shall
lot, three drops of tabasco sauce and
salt to taste. Chill thoroughly and
serve in cocktail glass; Sprinkle with
finely chopped celery before sending to-
table.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
The Gift That
Came Back
By C. r. SWAIN

7 WAS early morning
and the toy department
Of the big store was
comparatively quiet, al
though Christmas was
only a week away. In
his den. surrounded by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

a y - " III II Il IL y 1AC1
downtown and said: 81 think it's
good idea to get ones Christmas
shopping all done several weeks in adj
vance. You get much better attention
In the shops, and you make it easier
for the poor tired salesgirls."
But" asked the cousin, "do you
know what you want so far ahead of
the holiday"
eyes, here's my list. Look at it while
| button my gloves"
"Handkerchiefs, dresses, waists,
gloves, veil-whew, for whom are all
these things?"
MY maids" answered Mrs. Gould.
"A horn, three dolls, drum, pair of
skates-surely the maids can't use
theseY asked the cousin.
'The toys are for my washerwom-
ans children and their little friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
Christmas Plum Puddinn

One pound of raisins, one-half pound
OF currants, six ounces of candied peel,
three-fourths pound of breadcrun1bs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
A Real Christmas
Gift
By ROBERT GORDON

RS. GOULD smiled as
she wrapped her furs
around her and tele-
phOned for her automo-
bile. She turned to her
cousin who was going
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
THAT PLAN OF FATHERS

The train was sitting. and the air
that altered in through the tiny
Pullman screens only brought dusty.
scorching discomfort 20 the weary
passengers within.
Mildred leaned her aching head
against the bot. green plush cushion
and wondered how many endless
miles still stretched between her
and Indianapolis her destination
Miles and miles OF cornheldS flew
past-she wondered how the whole
world could consume so much-and
still beneath the half-lowered shades
she could see more coTn-and more
growing up close 10 the track. n
she looked another instant she
would lose her senses what with
cornhelds. the heat and the pain in
her head was uncomfortable.
Then the baby began again, IL
had been going AN day not crying
exactly. bat frettiug 10 he amused.
This consisted OF running mp and
down the aisle in q drunken. stag
gering fashion it's worn mother
hanging ON 20 its skirts Mildred
felt sorry for the mother she was
doing her hest 90 keep it quiet. In
ne morning she lad kept IL amused