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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06

all the way from 1863 to 1868. About
1870 the camp was booming and it is
estimated that millions of dollars in
coarse gold was taken out. The ap-
pliances were crude and there is no
doubt much of the gold was lost. For
several miles up and down the bed of
the Palouse river the earth was all
removed to bed rock and it is still
rough and rocky, where it had been
thrown out by the miners. Many
Cinnamon came into the district after
it had been deserted by the white
men and it is claimed they took vast
sums of gold from the "diggings" but
it has been many years since China
man was there. A few white men
have remained in the district and have
taken out good wages for many years.
A dredging company from Bocyrus,
Ohio, investigated the district several
years ago and bought a number of
claims, planning to put in big dredge
and work over the gravel and dirt
that was worked about so years ago.
A representative of the company
spent some time there and secured
a number of claims. He told Mr..
Doffner that the dredges they planned
to install would have worked the
ground that he worked in 10 years, in
less than 48 hours. This man said
that if his company could get 40 cents
a yard for working the dirt it could
do SO at a profit He returned to
Ohio but never returned with the out
fit which it was expected would again
make the once famous Hoodoo district
a paying one and recall the good times
when gold nuggets were legal tender
there for anything from the high
priced, but poor quality of whiskey
that was packed in from Umatilla
landing, to a sack of flour, worth $50
there
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06

Bringing back the memories OF
many years ago, when placer mining
was one of the important industries
of Latah county, Pete Doffner came
down from the Hoodoo mining district
near the headwaters OF the Paiouse
river today to record his mining
claims and endeavor to have re-
corder appointed for that district.
Pete is one Of the last of the fast
disappearing type of rugged pioneer
miners - braved the hardships OF
the wilderness to try to wrest for
tune from Mother Earth. He is still
working the placer claim he located
on June ~, 1898, which was 25 years
after the 9sboom'' days of this once
famous district
The writer, when paying his first
visit to the old mining district which
still yields enough gold to tempt men
to work long and hard hours to un-
cover it, took dinner with Pete at his
cabin which stands at the forks of
two creeks which form part of the
Palouse river Pete is still working
chat claim and in 10 years he moved
the earth from strip of ground ~
feet wide by 100 feet long and to
depth ranging from 10 to 10 feet,
that being the depth to bedrock. 1t
was at The greater depth that he
found the largest amounts of gold.
From that strip of ground he took
$4,000 il virgin gold
But for seven years Mr.. Doffner
has not made expenses, yet his OPP
ximism has never faltered nor weak
ened. 81 know there is money there
and l will find it, but l wish / had
greater strength in order that / might
70 more work. / have found some
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
PIONEER MINER OF H00D00
n|cTlInI uIcITc Mncc0uu
-, u;i1uIi1j1|If1U1l I1UTrJ IIUUUHgIM

good money but | have to move too
much dirt to get it. | have to move
this dirt from two to. three times
and that takes time
Mr.. Doffner and Mr.. Truax went
into that district 25 years ago last
June. They made good money part
of the time. They worked neighbor
ing claims and were great friends
and cronies, despite the fact that Mr..
Truax was many years the senior of
Mr.. Doffner. The old man died sew
eral years ago. When the writer Wis
tied the "diggings" 20 years ago Mr..
Truax was taking out from So to SIS
per day and he was then 83 years
old, but hale and hearty, and very
optimistic. II miss Mr.. Truax very
much,'' said Pete, today. "He was
fine old man and liked him better
than l ever liked any one but my
brother" M s-
:. In 1900 Mr.. Doffner went to Alaska
and remained two summers and one
winter, but returned to the Hoodoo.
Aside from that trip he has spent all
of the time for the past rs years on
the same claim, but he has two claims
adjoining his original claim and ex-
poets to develop them some day.
Mr.. Doffner's claim is located IA
miles above Harvard, which is the
nearest railroad point 1t is on the
Washington, Idaho & Montana rail
road He is about mile above the
old town of Hoodoo which was once
a thriving mining camp when the
Palouse country was unsettled and
Spokane had never been dreamed of.
1t was there that gold was discov-
cred some time during "the sixties"
the exact date being variously placed !
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
Hoodoo Pioneer is Dead.

Hans Lund, pioneer miner of the
Hoodoo district died Monday at
Bovill. Mr.. Lund had been in ill
health for some time. He had been
working recently as guard at one
of the Potlatch lumber camps. The
past summer he spent in Moscow, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Tenwick,
who were old-time friends of his. He
was buried today at Harvard.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06

lots. of things could tell you if time
only permit.
1T certainly seems good that this .
old war is over and we will no longeAI
be in danger or subs.
well, mother dear, I must close
With love and best wishes,
"Your loving son,
CROSS E. HUMPHREYS.
address S. S. Anacortes,
Care National Shipping Corp,
"25 Broad ST., New York City"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
Get Your Pie Pans.

Any of the ladies who made pies for
the auction sale tomorrow can get
their pie pans by calling for them.
Please get them before Saturday ev-
ening
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06

"MIRT HUMPHREY. y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

ing an unlawful amount Of liquor in
his possession and fined him $50. The
fine was paid and the party left for Ind
annapolis. When fined Callihan chang
ed his name to Edward Zachrist and
said his home was Richmond, Ind. and
it was SO entered on the records. i. !.
Modoc is having new flow OF natural
gas. The Oil and Gas company OF
that place are drilling in some new
wells and one drilled in last week
shows good flow of gas, which as.
sures Modoc and vicinity Of plenty OF
heat the coming winter. They have q
pipe line for several miles from the
wells to Modoc and funish gas to pat
rons along the line as well as in
Modoc.. Business men as we'll as
others are being enrolled here to help
take care of the harvest. A meeting
will be held at the court house tonight
when Though organization will be
perfected. The threshermen of the
county meet tomorrow night to form
an organization.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20
BIG BENEFITS IN
U. S. CONTROL Of
RAILWAYS SHOWN
Car Shortage Cut in the East,
Operate All Roads as One
Now.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 20
Specific reforms effected on eastern
railroads under pooling and common
operation made possible by the gov
eminent management were reviewed
in a report from A. II. Smith, regional
director for the East, made public yes
terday by the railroad administration
All lines have been regarded as
unit, Mr.. Smith explained, and the
aid which some have been able to
give others under this plan has en-
abled the railroads to clear up the
congestion OF last winter and elimin-
ate practically all car shortage. Only
in open top cars is there any deartn
Of supply now, he said.
Some Of the Reforms.
Concrete reform measures were emu
merated as follows:
Elimination OF approximately q
100000 miles per month OF unessen-
tial passenger train milage.
Assignment to eastern roads OF LIZ
locomotives constructed for the United
states military railways in France, 125
locomotives constructed for the Rus
sian government and lis locomotives
under order for the southern and west
ern roads.
Transfer of power from one road
to another to relieve congestion or
shortage Of power.
Labor 10 Interchanged.
Common use of terminal facilities
at large commercial centers.
Interchange Of labor to eliminate
accumulatious Of less than carload
freight.
Classification of freight by the orig
mating railroads to permit trains to
be run through to western terminals
without re-switchtng.
Coordination Of harbor facilities at
New York.
Routing Of freight to tidewater via
the delivering line at destination re-
sulting In a very great relief TO the
seaboard terminal facilities.
Save Engine Efficiency.
Diversion OF traffic to roads with
most favorable grades, resulting In
saving Of engine efficiency.
Running OF locomotives through
over more than one road in connec-
ton with troop and freight movement
to save power and the delay to traffic
Other improvements based on re-
ports on June / were noted as fol-
lows:
ION Feb. blast furnace production
was 81 per cent. OF capacity and by.
product coke 81 per cent. At that
time 113 out of 290 blast furnaces
were out of blast At the present
time the blast furnace situation is
practically normal, there being no fur
naces out OF blast because OF lack OF
transportation.
Increase Coal Movement.
THE movement of coal via the great
lakes is progressing satisfactorily,
there being an increase OF rs per cent.
in cars dumped in vessels so tar this
season. The ore movement from the
lakes of per cent. in cars shipped.
During the winter months steel
tonnage pied at the plants awaiting
shipment continued to increase and
reached the peak about March l, at
which time there were approximately
10000 tons awaiting movement. This
tonnage has been moved with the ex-
ception Of about 100000 tons, which is
held on account of embargo.
"On Jan. l, there were on hand at
north Atlantic ports approximately A.
900 cars OF export freight in cars, on
piers, and on the ground. This has
been reduced to approximately $4,000
cars"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

but his license number was obtained
and Investigations are being made.
The Randolph County Ministerial AS
ISOLATION held their last meeting for
the year Monday. The melting was
one of business and vacation will
be taken until September, at which
time officers will be elected for the
next year. Philip Kabel gave an inter-
esting talk on the early church history
of the county as well as exhibiting a
number of eurios from his large col.
lection. ). Eight men in the loading
department of the Woodbury. Glass
company went on a strike Monday
The strikers were soon replaced. The
men asked an advance of fifty cents
per day, when the company placed
them on a piece basis. which they re-
fused. Lloyd Cougill who was SEN
fenced to one to seven yeas for wife
and child desertion was brought be-
fore Judge Shockney Tuesday and was
offered a suspension of sentence If he
would give $4,000 bond that he would
provide for his family. :. Suit has been
filed by Amanda Daley against ALI
son C. Thomas and Mary Reynolds to
set aside conveyance to certain real
estate in Lynn. .Miltie O. Jackson,
IS. and Ruby Pegg. 16, and Buford Nc
Coy, 81, and Ruth l. BoltZ, 16, have
been licensed to we'd. Five men.
claiming to be from Fl. Wayne and
that they were delegates to the Demo
cratic State Convention were detained
here Monday evening, when they were
found to have In their possession three
dozen bottles Of beer. The driver of
the machine gave his name as CALI
han and claimed that he was lawyer
in Fl. Wayne The names of the other
men were not given. The posecutor
allowed Callihan to plead guilty to hav-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20
WINCHESTER

Two serious accidents occurred here
Saturday and Sunday injuring one
man seriously and slightly injuring
several others. On Saturday four
men from Wabash, Ind, wee wrecked
north of Winchester while trying to
pass another machine. The machine
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

attempted to pass rig on the road,
another machine behind them ran be-
tween them and the buggy and forced
their machine into the ditch. The ma
chine stuck telephone pole and was
badly wrecked. Miss Downing suffer
ed severe cut on the leg and Woods
had an artery severed in his left arm,
while Mitchell received only few
scratches. The driver of the machine
which caused the trouble did not stop
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20
HOW SHE BANIsHED BAckAcHE

Mrs. Effie F. kleppe. Averill, Mimi,
writes: II was at a sanitarium three
weeks at one time, two weeks another
time for rheumatism and kidney
trouble and got no relie. On my re-
turn home I began using Foley Kidney
Pills and found Immediate relief; n half
bottle completed the cure" This is fur
ther proof that these wonderful pills
give relief where other treatments fail
unequaled for weak. sore. aching kid
neys bladder back, muscles or joints
Eor sale by A. q. Lukcn & Co.--Adv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

took to the ditch and struck a tele-
phone post. William Kessler, owner
OF the machine, suffered both legs
broken. while the other men were
slightly injured. The party had been
to Dayton, Ohio. 1t is said that the
machine was running at high rate
of speed. The car was badly damaged.
On Sunday afternoon Charles Mitchell,
Harry Woods and Miss Agnes Downing
were coming to Winchester when they
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20
TWO AVlATORS KILLED.

SPRINGFIELD, O.,-Lieut Frank
Stewart Patterson OF Dayton. O., and
Lieut.. Leroy Swan of Norwich, Conn,
were instantly killed at Wilbur Wright
aviation field when their plane col
lapsed in mid-air.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

Red Gross Notes

The class in First Aid to be given IN
connection with the Earlham college
summer school, was not started last
week, owing to the absence of the in
structor from the city, and the class
is still open for enrolment. Instruc-
ton will be given on Wednesdays and
Fridays from 1880 until 1920 o'clock
The course will consist Of ten lessons
Owing to the exhaustion of raw ma
terial, the surgical dressings depart.
ment Of the Red Cross will be closed
until further notice.
An American Red Cross canteen
worker in France recently shattered
all records in France by serving 265
meals in two hours and half, or an
average OF one meal every "a seconds.
Since troop movements to the east.
ner seaboar1 have reached eXtyaordin-
airy proportions, many chapter refresh
inent units have surpassed the record
set by the Washington chapter last
September that of serving of 10000
cups Of coffee day.
Children in the public schools of
Porto Rico are making pajamas for
the Use of the Red Cross.
Five American portable laundres
have been installed at base hospitals
by the American Red Cross. They are
a real novelty in France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

None so poor but can buy War Saw.
ings and Thrift Stamps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

are close at hand, always
ready to serve you. Part
of the money you spend in
their stores indirectly re-
turns to you for it helps
make your town a better
place in which to live, Il
]. p. AKIN & SON,
1915 North c st.
A. p. BAILEY,
Easthaven Ave.
E. r. BERHEIDE,
244 So. 5th ST.
E. ]. BLOEMKE,
1877 So. 5th st.
BOLSER & AUSTIN,
S. X. BRANDENBURG,
2115 N. e 81.
MATT. BRINKER,
9TH & So. G st.
J. T. BROOKS,
42e N. 18TH st.
JOHN H. BRUENING,
sol So. 18th St
E. L. COOPER,
1927 Main st.
GEO. A. CUTTER,
401 So. 9TH st.
81. C. DELCAMP,
East Haven.
JOHN M. EGGMEYER &
SONS.
4of Main 81.
BEE HIVE GROCERY
1917 Main St
ELLIOTTS GROCERY,
1885 Main St
THOS. ERIK,
2o3 Richmond Ave.
Dc EV A1NO,
2o1 Linden Ave.
JOHN FISHER
CHAS. GIBBS,
1929 Sheridan st.
FRANK HARTZLER,
III N. 10th ST.
L. C. HASECOSTER,
233 South 9Th st.
H. e. HASELTINE,
1903 Richmond Ave.
JOHN r. HAWEKOTTE,
1911 Main St
CT. KING,
700 N. 18th st.
LAWLER BROS,
s33 N. 18th St
L. E. LITTLE,
432 Lincoln st.
GEO. r. MARTIN,
Cor. 18th and Main.
B. J. Mag.
506 Main Street
FRANK MUIR,
9th and Fl Wayne Ave.
HENRY NEWCOMER,
sol So. 5th st.
FLEMING & NOLTE,
311 So. nth St.
PEERLESS GROCERY
CO..
1900 North e st.
725 N. 10th st.
PIENNING SISTERS,
POI So. 9th st.
GEO. PILE,
3os So. 9Th st.
CHAS. w. PITMAN,
1920 Ridge St.
HENRY ROTHERT,
4G/ so. n 81.
C. C. SCHAEFER,
6o3 Main st.
w. ]. SCHNEIDER,
2f7 So. 5th ST.
H. E. SHARP CO..
2o5 North 10th St.
r. ]. SHURMAN, |
~ N. 5th St.
w. F. SIEWEKE,
LOUIS STAUBER,
POI S. 18th st.
H. H. STEGMAN,
237 So. 18th st.
C. H. SUDHOFF & SON,
1873 #. Wayne Ave.
J. w. TOWLE & CO.,
1877 School St.
WIELAND GROCERY &
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20

Children in the public schools of
Porto Rico are making pajamas for
the Use Of the Red Cross
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08

is what we want, and should have:
As it is our children are in the
school-room only two hours and IA
half q day, that is called one half
day. 1t is cne-half days pay for the
school teacher but only two and
one half hours schooling for our
children. Working five hours a
day the teachers complain that they
are over. worked and under paid
What do you think of this? and
you Chippewa Indians pay the bill,
it is no small bill either. The sys
tenn is wrong it is not only wrong
but it is rotten. -
The Indian boarding school is
only a sort of poor house system,
and a mighty poor, poor house
SYSTEM at that; q hot bed of vice
filth and disease; refuge where
the children of Incompetent tndi
ans and indolent mixed blood men,
bers who are too lazy To work and
support their children; and chill
dren of parents who get support
from the government warehouse,
are clothed and fed at tribal ex-
pense; who are given instructions
in the school rooms from two.and
one-half to three hours per hours
per day and at a cost to the tripe
of about five times as much as it
costs Indian pupils to attend the
public schools.
Joe Morrison.
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08
mental principals of unity and CO.
operation, which is the only means

mental principals of unity and CO.
operation, which is the only means
of attaining success and securing
for ourselves justice from the Indi.
an bureau. DO not believe what
the Indian bureau tells or any of
its agents. When they tell you
different from what we say, they
are only trying to mislead you and
prolong their jobs. l again ask
you fellow Indians ofthe yChippe-
wa blood to pull and work with this
Council and do not believe every
letter you get from Jim Coffey or
any of the people who countenance
his treacherous practices. The IT,
dian is represented in State fairs by
Indian bureau representatives with
only their handicraft for exhibit,
and with nothing to show the ad-
vancement of the Indian along the
lines of modern civilization and
throug this Misrepresentation of the
1ndia1, he is advertised as an in
competent, a failure, still governed
by its ancient customs, character
istics and savagesness to such an
extent that the public at large is
prejudiced against the Indian. For
that reason we should protest vig-
orously against this farce Of exhib-
itjng Indian handicraft only and
not allow ourselves to be overcome
by the smooth, silver tongued
agents who are ever trying to in
duce US to do things which are not
for our benefit, but rather for their
own personal and selfish motives.
Last but not least is our schools,
are they conducted as they should
be, 1 say no: This is one of the
most essential things that Wa should
consider. EDUCATION OF THE
INDIAN CHILDREN UP TO
THE SAME STANDARD AS
THE WHITE CHILDREN. That
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08

ing the State Board of Contlol, ac-
companied by Judge of Probate B
J. Reck and John Carl, drove up
from Mahnomen, Thursday after
noon, the 1st. instant. The p,lr:
pose of Mr.. Hudsop's visit was to
better inform himself of the num-
Der of dependents, members OF the
reservations, who had money or
funds to the credit of themselves or
their minor children and which was
held in the custody of the agency
officials. Several of these depen-
dent people hsving funds either to
the credit of themselves or their
minor children and, unable to OBJ
tain the same from the Agency
Office. have been forced, BY penury
and want, to< apply to the State
officials for relief. While the State
officials are perfectly willing to
contribute relief to the dependent
people of the reservation they
nevertheless feel, and justly so,
that the government officials are
likewise duty bound to take part in
relieveing the needs of dependent
members especially Of them who
may have trust or minors fund to
their credit and in the custody OF
the Superintendent Of the agency.
We learn that Mr.. Hudson, pre-
vious to his coming to the agency,
wrote to Mr.. Hinton concerning
the purpose of his visit and re
quested that he, Mr.. Hinton or his
representative, meet him At Nah
nomen to consult or decide on some
proper and satisfactory plan to pur
sue in toe future snd concerning
cases above noted. but neither the
superintendent of the agency or
his representative put in an appear
snce SO Mr.. Hudson concluded to
come to the agency but discovered
on bis arrival here that the Super
intendent, j. H. Hinton was
absent with the Linnen- W adsworth
inquistional junket. One case is
related of Z woman, member Ut the
reservation, having thee minor
children, who had money to their
credit and in the custody of the
agency Superintendent, being very
poor and with one of the children
sick and in need of medical care
likewise proper food noarishment.
This woman applied to the agency
Superintendent for . portion Of her
minor chilaren's money to relieve
ne needs of her sick and hungry
children but under one pretext or
aa.other the Superintendent of the
agency failed to heed her call Of dis
tress. She then applied to the State
officials for relief but. before much
needed aid came 70 her rescue the
sick child, . little girl, bad sue.
canbsd to the ravages Of disease
aad hsuGer. It is probable that the
officials Of the State Board of Con
troll will take up the subject of de-
pendent Indians, adults and minors,
aud who may have funds in the
custody of the agency Superinten-
deaf with the officials of the De
<artapent at Washington
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08

Down with the ''Indian General
Council" The ''ToMAHAwk" and
"Wassaja," so says the Indian
Bureau. u.-Wassaja. s..
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08
SUBSCRIPTIONS: $3.50 Per YEAR IN ADVANCE

We want poor "Lo" to live in
'tbliss,' 50 we keep him in ignor-
ance, so says the Indian Bureau.
-Wassaja. ..".
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08
The ToMAHlwk. Al WI
Official Organ of the Minnesota
Cbippewas. ~ -~- "
GUS Il. BEAullEU, - Founder.
Edited by THE 1onAAAwk PUB. CO,
white Earth Agency, Minnesota.

En:ered at the Postoffice at White
Earth, Mimi, az mail matter OF the
second class.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-19
COMMONWEALTH CHANGES.

II Manager Win Look After Bust
ness For Service Corporation.
Several important changes took
Zee Saturday in the office force of
Commonwealth Public Service
Impany and Mena will gain at least
new family by the shifting of
nkers. H. H. Talton, who has been
.trict manager at Ozark, is here to
|ieve George Casebolt Of the mana
bal duties, the change being nee
harry that the latter can devote all
his time to the extensive construc-
b work the company is having
be. Mr.. Talton plans to get the
ice force rearranged at once, and
work running so smoothly that
! public can appreciate service the
mpany is rendering. Mr.. Casebolt
b continue as head of the construc-
b work.
Later Manager Talton will proba-
move his family to Mena but for
present viii make his home at
4 Antlers. He has been success
in his work at Ozark, and his first
reduction to Mena indicates that
will add to his good record while