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FORM INDICATES NEW YORK
 NATL LEAGUE WINNERS

Giants increased q 73 point lead to Sl at the close of the race. In 1914 at midseason yet Boston captured the dag by 69 points. Philadelphia play ed point lead lnto a 46 point margin of safety the next year while last season Brooklyn, which had 49 the team had 49 point advantage point leeway in July saw the same cut down to 15 points with the final game of October.
 In the American League Boston aad an S1 point lead and won with 92 in 1912 while the Philadelphia Athletics in 1913 won by 43 points after leading by IA on July Is. The next season the situation was revers- ed for the Athletics were 35 points ahead at middseasOn and added 20 more for safety before the schedule vas completed. Tn 1915 Chicago led he league at the halfway mark by points but Boston won the pennant oy 20 points in October. Last season New York was showing the way on July l5 by 20 points but again Boston showed it's fighting ability in the final weeks of the race by forging to the front and taking the flag by IS points.
 The folloiwng tabulations show the leaders each year on July 1o and the with the point advantage at both pc riodS of the race:
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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
STEWART MINING COMPANY
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
or STOCKHOLDERS.

Notice is hereby given that pursu-
ant to the majority vote of the direct
ors Of this company at a meeting duly
called and held, a special meeting OF
the stockholders of Stewart Mining
Company to take action as to in
creasing the number of directors OF
said Stewart Mining Company from
five (5) to seven 90, and for the
transaction of such other and further
business as may properly come before
said meeting, as provided by the by
laws, will be held at the Office of the
company in Kellogg, County of Sho-
shone, and State of Idaho, on Monday,
October 22nd, 1917, at two o'clock in
the afternoon of that day. The polls
will be open from two o'clock to four
o'clock p. M, unless the entire num-
Der of shares shall have been voted
before that time.
The stock transfer books will close
on Wednesday, September 10, 1917, at
three O'Clock p. M, and will be re-
opened on Tuesday, October .23rd,
1917, at ten o'clock a. m.
Dated, September IA, 1917
Kellogg, Idaho.
STEWART MINING COMPANY,
BY HIRAM C. TODD,
WILLIAM A. BEAUDRY,
NASH LOCKWOOD,
CHARLES W. SAACKE,
CHARLES 7. LARK,
Directors.
HIRAM c. TODD, President
CHARLES T. LARK, Secretary.
NASH LOCKWOOD,
General Counsel,
60 Broadway,
New York City. S20-O18-5t
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Wonderful Mining Company, Limited,
Wallace, Idaho, September 20, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the directors of the Won
derful Mining Company, Limited, held
on the goth day of September, 1917, an
assessment of one CD mill per share
was levied upon the capital stock of
the corporation, payable on or before
October 81, 1917. to A. H. Featherstone,
treasurer, at his office in the Clyde &
Taylor block, Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 31st day
of October, 1917, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made be-
fore such time, will be sold at said Of
fee on the Goth day of November,
1917, at 1900 o'clock noon to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
A. H. FEATHERSTONE,
Secretary; Office in Clyde & Taylor
Block, Wallace, Idaho. 27-O25-5t
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CONTROL COPPER.
Gigantic Plan Conceived by csci
Rhodes and Why Il Failed.

There Is one bit of unpublished his
tory. says John Hays Hammond In the
American Magazine, that will show
how near Cecil Rhodes came to con-
trolling the copper output of the world
The near coup was scheduled for 1896
By this time the new gold mines of
Rhodes in South Africa were pouring
out millions and millions of dollars
worth of their precious product, and
we could have raised 5000, 000,0 900 or
$500, 100000 of capital without trouble.
The memorable Secretan Copper Syn
dicate,N which aimed at buying up the
bulk of the worlds stock of copper
and boosting the price, had collapsed
ANONYMOUSLY some time before thiss
The brilliant but erratic Frenchman
had gone about things the wrong way
Now that Rhodes had managed to es-
tablish control of the international
diamond business, he became interest
ed in the idea of acquiring control, not
of finished copper but of all the prin-
S'pdi SoPpSi vi tUt WOTlu, SO dS
to be able to regulate output and the
price. Rhodes succeeded in interest
ing the Rothschilds, who controlled the
great Rio Tinto mine as well as an
other large mine in Mexico. Alfred
Belt was also behind us, as were all
the resources of the DeBeers and the
Consolidated Gold Fields--the whole
representing hundreds of millions of
dollars. laid out plans at Mr.. Rhodes
request, for. control Of Anaconda ana
other American properties, and the
scheme was so far advanced that I
was to leave for the United States
early in 1895 to complete the Ameri-
can end of the deal. Unfortunately.
The Jameson Raid came on. was in
prison for six months, and then
Rhodes went to Matabeleland to quell
serious uprising of natives in that |
erritory So the whole gigantic plan
ell through
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
STockHoLDERS OF THE POL .
ARTS DEVELOPMENT AND MIN.
ING COMPANY FOR THE PUR.
POSE OF INCREASING THE CAP.
iTAL STOCK OF SAID COMPANY

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
a special meeting of the stockholders
of the Polaris Development and Min
ing Company, corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Idaho
will be held at the Office of said COM
pany, tO-Wit: The office of the Sue
cess Mining Company in the Gyde-
Taylor building, in the City of wal
lace, County of Shoshone, State of
Idaho, op the 10th day of November,
1917, at the hour of eight o'clock in the
afternoon of said day for the purpose
of considering and voting upon the
question as to whether the capital
stock of said corporation shall be in
creased from Fifty Thousand Dol
lars ($50,000.00) divided intosOne Hun
dred Thousand (100,000) shares of the
par value of five cents per share to-,
Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,-
O0O.0O divided into One Million Five
Hundred Thousand G,5O0,00O) shares
of the par value of five cents each,
and for the purpose of transacting
any and all business that may legally
come before said meeting.
BY order of the Board of Directors
Dated this 10Th day of September,
1917.
L. c. WILSON,
Secretary Polaris Development and
Mining Company, Oh SGT
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
Office of the Sabina Mining & Mill +.
ing Company, Wallace, Idaho, Sep

Office of the Sabina Mining & Mill +.
ing Company, Wallace, Idaho, Sep
TENDER 81. 1917.
Notice IS hereby given that at a
meeting Of the board of directors of
the Sabina Mining Il Milling COM
pany. held on the 21st day of Sertem-
ber 1917, an assessment of three 90
mills per share was levied upon the
outstanding capital stock of the cor
poration, payable on or before the
22nd day of October 1917, to e. e.
Hatch, secretary treasurer of the
company, at the company's Office
Stanley hotel, Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 22nd day
Of October, 1917, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made be-
fore will be sold on the 22nd day of
November, 1917, at 700 D. m. of said
day at the office of the company,
Stanley hotel. Wallace, Idaho, to pay
the delinquent assessment thereon,
together with the costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
= E. E. HATCH,
Secretary Treasurer of the Sabina
Mining & Milling Company, Wal
lace. Idaho. S27-O1S-4t
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
Office of Independence Placer ,t,,,
Company. Limited, Wallace. I dahgs
August 81, 1917. ''aho,

Office of Independence Placer Mint
Company. Limited, Wallace ling lam
August n, 1917. '""o'
Notice is hereby given that ..
meeting of the board of directors
the Independence Placer Mining g. OF
pany, Limited, held on the 9th d ou'l.
August. 1917, an assessment Of tSn VI
and one-half (3h) mills per S ,taee
was levied upon the capital stool, ' re
the corporation, payable on or baso VI
the 2Sth day Of September, 1877 ''o.e
Emil Pfster. secretary TREASURE "
the office of the company, 3O4n SID, at
street, wallace, Idaho ''N'h
Any stock upon which this essooa
ment remains unpaid on the 2sth dos.
of September, 1917, will be deljnnn ua.
and advertised for sale at public a,,n
ton, and unless payment is mada " Nc
fore, will be sold on the 2sth dav va "a
October, 1917. at 1880 o'clock D. ~, o os
said day at the office of the comnar VI
304k Sixth street, Wallace, Idaho ~
pay the delinquent assessment thoro ~
on, together with the costs of advar
Using and expenses of sale.
EMIL PFISTER
Secretary Treasurer of Independanoo
Placer Mining Company. Limitaae
3o4s Sixth Street, Wallace, Idaho
A30- o. st
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Notice Of Postponement.

Notice is hereby given that by or.
der and resolution of the board of d.
rectors the time for payment of the
above assessment has been postponed
and the sale Of delinquent stock viii
pc held on Wednesday, the 18th day
of October. 1917, at 400 o'clock in the
afternoon, instead of on Saturday. the
2sth day Of September, 1917, sale to
be held at the Office OF James A,
Wayne, Gyde-Taylor building, Wal
lace, Shoshone county, Idaho.
JAMES A. WAYNE.
Secretary Alameda Mining Company;
Gyde- Taylor Building, wallace. Ida
no. O4-11-2t
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NEW RECORD.
Mineral Production Of United States
Highest in 1916.

The total value of the mineral pro-
duction of the country in 1915 was
more than $3,47O,OOO,000, increasing
81, O76, 200, 900, or As per cent, over the
81, 1893, 100000 recorded for 1915, and
exceeding the former record year
Q9l3) by more than $1,00o.000,0 900
according to preliminary figures COM
piled by the United States geological
survey, department of the interior
Practically all the minerals shared
in this increase, gold being the only
one of the more important products
that showed decrease in value,
though silver and anthracite showed
decreases in quantity but increases in
value.
The metals established a new re-
cord in 1915. exceeding for the first
time $1.000,OOO,OOO and approximating
total of 1926, 10000 Pig iron and
copper contributed more than rs per
cent of the total increase of $629,000,-
900, but large gains were made in zinc,
iCuu anu tuh5
stem ores. AS compared with the
figures for 1915, the metallic products
increased So per cent.
The total value of the nonmetallic
products increased nearly $278, 900
over the value for 1918, the year of
next highest output, the figures for
1918 being 81 233 600 900 as comma red
with $1.555, 100000 for 1918. AS COM
pared with 1915, this is an increase of
$440,0 900, or 80 per cent. Coal and
petroleum contributed rs per cent of
the increase shown in the nonmetallic
products.
The final figures for both metals
and nonmetals may be somewhat in
creased over these preliminary figures.
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Notice of Postponement.

Notice is hereby given that by or.
der and resolution of the board Of ii
rectors, the time for payment of tho
above assessment has been postnonad
from the 2Sth day of September, 1917
to the goth day of October, 1917 ana
the sale of delinquent stock has baan
postponed from the 2Sth day of Octo.
Der, 1917, to the 18th day Of Novem.
Der, 1917 at the same hour and place
above described.
EMIL PFISTER,
Secretary Treasurer of Independence
Placer Mining Company, Limited
u304h Sixth Street, Wallace, Idaho
O4-25-4t
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And in accordance with law so many
shares of each parcel of such stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the
office OF the company, to-w!t Office of
James A. Wayne, Gyde-Tayior build
ing. Wallace, Shoshone county, Idaho,
on the 18th day Of September, 1917,
at 4:oo O'Clock In the Afternoon of
such day to pay, the delinquent as
sessment thereon, together with the
costs OF advertising and expenses If
sale
JAMES A. WAYNE.
secretary, Gyde-Taylor Building,
wallace, ldaho. S13-2T-3t
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK.
HOLDERS.

Office of the Alameda Mining Com
pany, Wallace, Idaho, September, IL,
1917.
There is delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock on account Of
an assessment levied on August 6,
1917, the several amounts set opposite
the names of the respective share
holders as follows:
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BY the kaiser's Order.


"As my rank was inferior to Vice
Admiral Deiderichs' l made the frs !.
call. In the course of conversation I
referred to the presence of the large
German force and to the limited Ger
man interests in the PHILIPPINES there
was only one German commercial
house in Manila) and this in a cour-
teous manner amounting to a polite
inquiry, which thought was warran-
ted
am here by order of the kaiser.
sir was ViceAAdmiral Deiderichs' re-
ply"
1t had become evident to Admiral
Dewey by this time that the Germans
We're making a point OF not recogniz-
ing American prestige or authority.
The strained relations between the
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Secretary Polaris
Mining Company,
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Soon after the arrival of the Ger
man squadron a curious international
incident arose. Some of the German
seamen came on board the Olympia to
pay friendly visit to members of our
crew. Among them was seaman of
the cruiser Gefion who was recognized
by the officer of the deck and by others
OF our personnel as deserter from
one of our own ships. AS he wore the
German uniform and belonged to the
crew of German man-o' war he could
not well be arrested. But when the
TACT that he was a deserter had been
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-30

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
whereas petition has been filed in the
office of the Clerk of District Court of
Traverse County, Minnesota, praying
for the establishment and construction
of judicial Ditch No. in Grant and
Traverse Counties, Minnesota, and that
a petition has been filed in the ONCE
of the Clerk Of District Court OF Grant
County, Minnesota, praying for the
establishment and construction Of
Judicial Ditch No. in Grant and
Stevens Counties, Minnesota, and that
whereas pursuant to order of the Dis
trict Court within and for said Judicial
District upon petition for N the
8 and 5, the same were in
gether with the branches and laterals
thereof by order dated November 10th
No in Traverse, Grant and stevens
Counties, State of Minnesota, and that
the civil engineers appointed by SAID
Court to make surveys of the route
of said ditch and the laterals and
branches thereof have completed their
work upon said ditch and have made
due reports thereof, which reports have
been filed in the office of the Clerk of
District Court of Traverse County, Min
uesOta at his office in the court house
in the Village of Wheaton in said COun-
ty, and the viewers appointed by said
Court to view said ditch and branches
and laterals have completed their work
and filed their report thereof in the
of Traverse County, Minnesota, at
his office in the court house in the
Village of Wheaton in said County.
That the starting point, terminus,
route and general course Of said often
and branches and laterals thereof as
located and described by the engineers
in their reports on file herein is as
follows:
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-30
Branch No. 2

Commencing at a point 525 feet north
II degrees 80 minutes east of the South
west corner of the Southeast Quarter
Of Section Thirty-three (33), Township
One Hundred Twenty Cpd,
Range Forty-three (43), in Grant Coun-
ty, Minnesota; thence running north
Lots Nine (9) and Six 60 and the
Southeast Quarter Of the SouthWoest
aforesaid, a distance of $50 feet to Q
station 9 plus SO; thence running north
AZ degrees Is minutes east through
said Lot Six 60 a DISTANCE of 1886
ming north SO degrees 20 minutes east
through Lots Six and Three and the
Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Of Section ,Thirtty-three C33l,
Township One Hundred Twenty seven
G27), Range Forty-three (43). dis
lance of COL feet to station 27 plus 81,
where said branch ditch intersects
and connects with the main ditch
hereinbefore described, at station SO
thereof, and there terminating therein
Branch No. 3.
Commencing at point 1895 feet
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-30
Branch No. I.

Commencing at point $50 feet south
23 degrees rs minutes west of the
quarter section corner between Sec
tons Five go and Eight 90, Town
ship One Hundred Twenty-six 126),
Range Forty-three (43). in Stevens
County, Minnesota; thence running
north So degrees As minutes east
through the Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter and the Northwest
Quarter Of the Northeast Quarter Of
said Section Eight (8) and the South
Half of the Southeast Quarter of said
Section Five 90, a distance Of 3275
feet to station 80 plus IS; thence run
ming north "a degrees 20 minutes. east
through the Southeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter Of said Section Five
90 and the Southwest Quarter of Sec
ton Four "a, Township One Hundred
Tweenty-six (126), Range. Forty-three
(143), a distance Of 1926 feet to station
81 plus 90; thence running north IS de-
grees 35 minutes east through the
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter and the Northwest Quarter. of
the Southeast Quarter of said Section
Four a., a distance of 1870 feet to
station Ct plus 70, where said branch
ditch intersects and connects with the
main ditch hereinbefore described, at
station 26 plus 90 thereof, and there
| terminating therein.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF TRAVERSE
IN DISTRICT COURT
SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION
OF HARRY STRADER AND OTHERS
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
JUDICIAL DITCH IN THE COUN-
TIES OF TRAVERSE, GRANT AND
STEVENS, STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DESIGNATED AS JUDICIAL DITCH
NO. 5.
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Branch No. 8

Commencing at point 752 feet north
of the quarter corner common to Sec
(23), Township One Hundred Twenty
seven G2T, Range 'Forty-four (44), in
Grant County, Minnesota; and thence
running due south on the quarter line
So, where said branch ditch intersects
and connects with the main ditch here
inbefore described at station 800 plus
"a thereof, and there terminating there
in.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-30
Branch No. 0

Commencing at a point 500 feet north
10 degrees 80 minutes west of the quar-
teen (14) and Fifteen G5), Township
One Hundred Twenty-seven12D Range
Forty-four (44), in Grant County, Min
nesota; thence running south II degrees
As minutes west through the South
east Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
and the Northeast Quarter of the South
east Quarter of Section Fifteen G5),
(127), Range Forty-four CAD, a dis
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-30
Spur No. 1 of Fork No. of Branch No. 4

Commencing at a point 1900 feet
south 80 degrees 40 minutes east of the
quarter corner between Sections Nine
90 and Sixteen (16), Township One
Hundred Twenty-seven CPD, Range
Forty-three (43), in Grant County, Min
nesOta; and thence running north Al
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter Of said Section Sixteen G6),
and the Southwest Quarter of the
C9), a distance of 400 feet to station
IA plus 90, where said Spur No. 1 in
tersects and connects with Fork No.
of Branch No. 4. at station 4 plus