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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
Ch1or;;le
Special Correspondence to the Mohave County Miner

Edward Copley of Pittsburgh, Pa ', has been in Chloride this week look ing over the Mining situation.
 An automobile party from Long Beach, Calf. are visiting Mrs. C. r. Lupher for few days. Those mak- ing up the party are: Mrs. Geo. H. Bixby, MT. and Mrs. Dean Gardner, Mir. Thor H. Poison, all of Long Beach and Mrs. G. A. Mobrewstre- cher, of Los Angeles. Miss Maraga- ret Bixby, who has been here for sev- eral weeks, will return to Calif. with the party.
 F. w. Sherman, of Kingman was a Chloride visitor this week.
 E. s. De Golyer of Los Angeles spent Sunday and Monday in Chlo- ride in the interest of mining.
 c. P. Lupher arrived Tuesday from Los Angeles after a short visit in the city.
 w. B. Mitchell and Chas. L. Phil lips, Phoenix mining men spent few days in Chloride this week.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
Yucca By MRS. NJ. P. CHAPMAN

Another rain and it was certainly all rain should be-Feed is coming and the cwomen are smiling-for all of which we are glad.
 Billy Munns was a Yucca visitor recently. He reports cattle on his range as being in excellent condition.
 Jess T. Fears, one time member of End Division U. $. A. A. E. F., was a visitor at Buena Vista Ranche this week. It would surely make the heart of stacker swear off and quit, to listen to the many dangers our boys lover there" had to encounter And the many acts of heroism that was performed as matter of course. To all "our boys" living or dead, we can never be grateful enough, is our opinion.
 J. M. Shaw of Castanada Wells was smiling visitor in Yucca last Tues day. It does look queer however to see such one time incorrigible bach elor carefully selecting baby shoes, don't it?
 MT. and Mrs. Lynch of Monterey, Co.,, Cal, are visiting at the home of their son, w. L. Lynch on Wal nut Creek. Mir. Lynch and MT. Pal mer also of Cal, have recently pur- chased the cattle interests of Henry Lovin at Skunk Canyon.
 The latest news in Yucca is garden talk. It's not of war, nor income tax es, but instead we hear, q planted cucumbers last week, I am going to plant melons tomorrow" and etc. All of which is undoubtedly a direct blow to the H. c. of L.
 MT. Tofliday of Imperial Valley is looking over the cattle and range of the Neal Cattle Co.,, this week with a view to purchasing the same. We feel sure he will be pleased at range conditions in this section, as feed is plentiful, and getting better every day.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
Shoytcreek Special Correspondence to the Mohavs County Miner

John Q. Gutshell has sold his prop erty here to w. H. Harris of Phoenix. The consideration is said to have been two thousand dollars. MT. Gutshell will move away on account of his wife's poor health but has not decided yet on a new location.
 Isaac Carling has force of men at work on his new residence. They have the framework up.
 Tennyson Lauritzen has just re- turned from Kanab where he sold a
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
RAILROADS SINK FlFTY-FOUR
 MILLIONS IN ONE MONTH

Capper's Weekly says the following about Government ownership of rail roads
 "The hottest poker Uncle Sam ever held is the railroads, and it is a poker that is steadily getting hotter. There is no sign of improvement financially or otherwise. Service to the public goes backward instead of forward, notwithstanding the 44,000 additional employees.
 Losses for January were at the rate of 64S million dollars for the year, or as much as our entire cost of govern ment just few years ago. Congress failed to provide funds for these enor- nous losses, so the money to meet them is now to be borrowed from the banks and interest charges are to be added to these big deficits.
 Altho it did IA million dollars more business in January than in January last year, the Big Pennsylvania rail- road system did not come within a million dollars of paying it's bare op- erating expenses. The Erie had a January deficit of $670,O00; the Illin- ois Central of $155, ,O00; the Baltimore & Ohio of $1,17O,O the Milwaukee of $722,000; the Missouri Pacific of $378,000, and the New Haven of $874,OOO.
 The Chicago & Alton made $83S more than it's expenses-a mere toothpick.
 The total net operating income in January of 181 roads was 54 millions less than the Governments guarantee of income based on the average busi- ness done by the roads for the 3 years ending June 30, 1917.
 Instead of coming out of the pock- cts of those who use the roads, these huge sums are now being paid by the general public. The people hoped when the Government took over the roads the result eventually would be to reduce rail charges. It has now been pretty fully demonstrated this was false hope. With the Govern ment continuing to meet with such enormous losses, it looks more and more as if it were the part of wisdom for the public to release the roads that unified operation with the roads in the hands of the owners but under strict supervision and regulation by the Government, is not simply the best way out of the difficulty but the only way out and the better policy at this time with respect to the coun- try's railway problem.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29

load of beans.
 Joseph H. Reber of Littlefield is here in the capacity of Deputy As sessor.
 A. H. Stevens and sons have con- pleted two mile irrigation ditch by which they expect to divert flood wa ter from the Short Creek Wash and use it for irrigation. They expect to grow principally oats. The alfalfa is getting green, the frost is gone and it is beginning to look like real spring.
 J.W. LAURITZEN,
 Correspondent.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
NOTES FROM COUNTY TOWNS

ed ball with the team down there. The game turned out a tie. Many of the young folks of Littlefield accom- panied them, and they say the game played March 22nd was the most ex- citing game played for a long time.
 Vera Reber of Littlefield is in Bun keville visiting friends.
 Hannah Iverson is visiting relatives in Littlefield.
 M. w. Andrews is in Littlefield on business.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
EASTER SALE

The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church will hold an Easter sale and give a home cooked dinner in the Soc ial Hall of the Church in the after noon and evening of April 9th.
 The sale, consisting of children's embroidered dresses, pillow cases and aprons, will open at 8 P. M. The din ner will be served from 5 to 8 P. M.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
GOVERNOR ACTS ON BILLS

Continued from Page Five)
 House Bill 181, relief of Henry c. White.
 Bills Signed.
 The four bills signed Monday by the governor and which now are laws are:
 House Bill 150,' investment of sav- ing and loan company funds.
 Senate Bill 90, to regulate the ex- penditure of state money
 House Bill 152, appropriation to sink experimental artesian we'll in San Simon valley.
 Senate Bin 126, construction of power line from Sacaton to the state prison at Florence.
 The bill vetoed was Senate Bill 132, providing for the appointment of sc0utmasters.
 The provisions in the appropriation bill providing for woman's building at the university and for the expenses of the commission of state institutions were vetoed, the rest of the bill ap- proved.
 House Bill No. 31-Providing a sys- tenn of improvement bonds to be is- sued by municipalities known as the improvement act.
 House Bill No. 116-Providing for the construction of a bridge across the Gila river on the Globe Solomonville Highway.
 House Bill No. 142-Providing for the building of road between Will Hams in Coconino County and Clark dale in Yavapai County
 House Bill No. 17S-Providing for the building of a road in Mohave County known as the Arrowhead trail, to the main Utah state highway near St. George, Utah and for the con- struction of bridge across the Col orado river in Mohave county.
 House Bill No. 184-Relative to challenge where defendant is charged with the crime of murder.
 Senate Bill No. 47-Providing for the construction of bridge across Oak Creek in Yavapai County; $1O,- OOO appropriated by state contingent upon like amount being furnished by Yavapai county. 7 Senate Bill No. 195-Providing for the building of bridge across the Colorado River and making an appro- priation of $30,0O0 therefor; contin- gent upon one-third of the cost being furnished by the state of California and one-third of the cost by the Uni ted States government.
 Senate Bill No. 185-Providing for the reimbursement of John Duke in the sum of $785.25 on account of cat tie sold at tax sale in March, 1892.
 About 100 bills became laws as the result of the 60 days session of the legislature and nearly two hundred died by inaction or were vetoed by the governor. Some of the laws are necessary measures, while others are of doubtful value. A good roads bill would have been worth more to the state, in our opinion, than all the measures combined, although provi- sion was made to meet the federal good roads appropriation.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29
Kingman Merchants Resume
 Free Delivery Service

Dear Folks:
 We have studied the delivery ques- tion from every angle recently and have decided to resume limited free delivery service subject to the follow ing conditions.
 All orders to be delivered free of charge must amount to $2.00 or more. A charge of 10 cents will be made for each delivery of merchandise under $2.0O and only one free delivery will be made to customer in one day. We must ask you further to make every effort to anticipate your wants and let us have your orders by closing time in the afternoon for free delivery at ten o'clock next morning.
 We are depending upon you to see the attempt at justice and fairness on our part, and cooperate with us. It has long been a recognized fact that much of every retail dealers legitimate profit has leaked out each year through the innumerable holes caused by excessive overhead expenses and by poor collections. We, as an associa- tion, are attempting to stop these leaks by putting our business on as nearly cash basis as is practical at this time, and also by eliminating all wasteful practices as much as possible. We may not be able to economize as com pletely as we wish, but we are giving you the advantage in lower prices of every dollars saving we effect.
 We want your business, we want your confidence and your unswerving loyalty, and we are doing our best to merit it by giving you the advantage of reasonable, consistent service backed by fair and honest prices that are abso- lutely as low, and in some instances lower, than you can secure anywhere on the same quality of merchandise.
 We know you are inclined at times to regard with interest the bait thrown out by interruptions mail-order houses and send your dollars away from King man for merchandise of doubtful qual- ity, but before you complete such KINGMAN MERCHl
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-29

transaction why don't you take your local merchant into your confidence and see if he can't sell you the same thing at the same price, or perhaps little better. He is not offended be- cause you have made selection from mail-order catalog, because he sees great quantities of them distributed to his customers each month through the local post office, but he will welcome the comparison and the opportunity to prove to you that you can save money by buying at home. We have a good town here in Kingman-a clean town a prosperous town. It is good enough for you to live in, to do business in, per haps accumulate comfortable compe- tence in; then why is it not good enough for you to buy in? Why not adopt the Home Town Boosters Creed?
 l buy at home. Why?
 Because my interests are here.
 Because the community that is good enough for me to live in is good enough for me to buy in.
 Because believe in transacting business with my friends.
 Because I want to see the goods.
 Because want to get what I buy when I pay for it.
 Because every dollar I spend at home stays at home and works for the welfare of this community.
 Because the man I buy from stands back of the merchandise.
 Because I sell what produce be it labor brains or commodity-in this community.
 Because the man I buy from pays his part of the county and State taxes.
 Because he has always returned value received in generous measure.
 Because he who sells to me contri- butes to the support of my schools, my churches, my lodges and my home.
 Because should i'll luck, misfortune or bereavement befall me, the man buy from is here with his kindly greet ing his words of cheer, and his pocket book if need be. Here I live and here I buy. How about you?
 ASSOCIATION
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-26
Fire Alarm Boxes

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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
INGENIOUS TRAP FOR WOLVES
Device Employed by Eskimos Results
Frequently In Practical Wlplno
Out of Entire Pack.

Wolves are a plague In Alaska.
obliged to store their food supplies
on platforms erected seven or eight
feet above the ground, thus putting
them beyond the animals reach.
Most ingenious of all wolf traps Is
one Of extreme simplicity used by the
Eskimo. 1t consists merely Of an iron
spearhead-or a suitably shaped blade
Of Clipped flint will serve-which Is
set point upward In the Ice, SO as
to be frozen securely In position. A
chunk of seal blubber is wrapped
about the spearhead or flint blade and
tied fast.
Alaskan wolves are marvelously
keen of scent. 1t does not take them
lsng to find the attractive bait. about
which snarling pack of them will
gather, licking and chewing at the
blubbeY. Presently one and another
Of them cut their tongues on the sharp
edges Of the flint or iron. Blood runs.
They do not know that 1t Is their own
blood. and the taste of 1t drives them
crazy.
Presently they begin TO attack each
other, the weaker being overcome by
the stronger. Blood flows in streams
over the ice, and soon all are killed
or badly wounded. The pack Is nearly
destroyed. only few perhaps being
able to limp away and nurse their
hurts.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Christening Customs.

The rural English people have some
curious superstitions regarding the
christening Of infants. The manner In
which child Is carried into the church
Is supposed to affect the character and
disposition in after-life. The nurse, or
whoever carries the baby, should enter
the church with the right foot, step
ping briskly and dancing the baby In
her arms, so that the little one shall
grow up cheerful and light-hearted.
Another old-fashioned theory is that
if boy is baptized in the water previ
ously used for a girl he will grow up
feeble and effeminate; while If the
case is reversed the baby girl will
grow up lacking In womanly attributes
In every country white Is employed for
all baby garments, but where a little
color Is introduced the superstition,
mother takes care that 1t is lucky
shade. Red Is said to be lucky color,
pink and blue are also favorable, but
green, the color Of jealousy, and vel.
low symbolic strife.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Things Yeu Simply Cannot Do.

You can't stand for five minutes
without moving, if you are blindfolded
You can't stand at the side of a
room with both your feet lengthwise
touching the wainscoting.
You cant get out of chair with.
out bending your body forward, or put
ting your feet under IT; that is, IL you
are sitting squarely on the chair, and
not on the edge of It.
You can't break a match IL tbe
match is laid across the nail Of the
middle finger Of either hand. and
passed under the first and third fingers
OF that hand, despite its seeming SO
easy at first sight
You can't stand with your heels
against the wall and pick up some.
thing from the floor.
You can't, unless you are quite y
clever person, return to an upright no
sition when placed two feet from q
wall with your hands behind Won,
back and your head against the wall
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

must have tainted and rolled over
against the doors. ! remember vague
ly my head striking something, then !
knew no more.
How long / laid there don't know.
When / regained consciousness was
stretched out on pile OF sawdust IN
the shadow of an icehouse. and man
was bending over me with a bucket.
There was a circle Of curious faces
leaning close about me.
The seal clerk had found me when
he opened the car for inspection and
ventilation. / told him my story. and
even climbed back In the car and
pointed out the sack where had lurked
the venomous horror.
While they were prodding about
with sticks and clubs. my eyes swept
the walls. Then ! started for the
door.
There 1t isw / yelled hoarsely.
~Over there! Seer" Somebody swung
a lantern around so that the light fell
directly on the spot.
"Huh!" shouted a voice. The DOS
dippy."
/ looked closer, then swore. For
there In the exact spot where ! mad
run my hand-where / had suffered
momentarily the tortures OF hades,
was a good-sizad bunch Of sack ravel-
ings, held securely by the splintered
surface of the wood.
didn't walt for any more. climbed
out of that refrigerator and made
quick getaway. for there had come to
me the sudden realization of what
might happen If they failed to locate
the tarantula and found the slashedl ba-
mana sack instead.
But It was in there-heaven knows
1t was there. and here's hoping they
found II.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Use for DistiIIeries.

Recently a distillery at Rome, Pa.
was sold and is to be turned into an
ice-making plant. Now announcement
IS made that distillery on the ont.
skirts OF Lancaster has been purchased
by a chemical company Of Delaware
county dye manufacturers, who WIN
remove their entire plant to the Ian.
caster location. This dye manufacture.
ing company is war development. II
has been proved that America can
manufacture just as good dyestufrs as
the Germans made.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Moroccan Charm.

Moroccan wives have recipe for
winning back affection. The suspicious
wife draws line in honey from fore
dead to chin and collects the drippings.
Then she rubs the tip of her tongue
with fig leaf till 1t bleeds and soaks
seven grains Of salt in the blood. This
she mixes with the honey and puts the
dose in the erring husbands food.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
To Carry Heavy Ioada

One way of carrying TWO buckets OF
water with the least possible expend-
iture OF energy is the hooc- carrying
method of Macedonia. There a small
boy VIII carry mans load By walking
inside hoop which keeps the weight
Tree from the body and distributes
pressure.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Up-to- Date Beau.

Ma-There is one thing about
Edith's young man. dear: yo1 don't
have to get up every Eight to send
him off.
Pa-No; thank heaven one of our
girls has picked out a self starter
Boston Evening Transcript.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
No More Muffler RattIina.

Each battle plate in new automo-
bile muller is Hanged and overlaps the
next section, forming part of the out
er casing, which its inventor claims
prevents it's becoming loose and rat
Ting.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
All Forqlven.

You don't get angry with that teIe-
phone girl for giving you the wrong
number"
NO." replied Mrs. Flimgilt- "She In
sists on mistaking US for some of the
most elegant society people in tie COM
munity."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Chinese Like Motorcycles.

Much interest is being shown in
China in motorcycles, due to the fact
that they can travel on the narrow
paths used by foot passengers and fol-
wheelbarrows, although there are but
few roads suitable for automobiles.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Gender for Motor Trucks.

For motor trucks fender has been
invented that is so mounted on springs
as to lessen the shock to persons it
may happen to strike and to push them
away from in front Of the wheels.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Take Note of This

High speed shortens the life of
motor car. When you double the speed
of your car you far more than double
the force of the shocks to which 1t is
subjected.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Hardly EIattarinn

~.
Miss Passay-What do you think OF
my latest photograph?
Miss Young-Splendid! Isn't IT won.
derful what they can dol
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Unsatisfied Humanity

Even when man realizes his
nopes' said Uncle Eben. she general
y wishes he had hoped fob sumpIn,
else"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

"Why do they have civil weddings?"
Il guess it is because folks think
they are the proper thing for polite
society"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Bio Dye Factories

Japan has so dye factories, with an
annual capacity in excess of 10000, 900
poundK
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

Beckley-Tom McGinnis, one-arm-
ed miner and former secretary of a
local union of the United Mine Work
ers, admitted his guilt and told a jury
IN the Raleigh county criminal court
dat Tony Stafford, an Italian organ
zer of the Mine Workers, on trial for
attempted murder growing out of the
Glen White shooting, had advocated
violence to win the local strike in that
community, and that Stafford himself
led number of men who sought by
direct action to prevent other miners
from working during the strike.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

harleston-Attempt to dynamite
the town of Glen White was told by
Dorr Snuffer, witness for the state In
the trial of Toney Stafford and others
charged with shooting at the mines ul
the e. E. White Coal Co. in November,
1917, in progress at Beckley. Snuffer
said that Toney Sarazzo, another
striker, had suggested the rolling down
of barrel of dynamite into one of the
residential sections of Glen White,
which did no damage further than
blow out windows in a number of
houses.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

Wheeling.-John Hall, aged II years,
Of Benwood, was painfully injured
when he was struck by an automobile
truck while crossing the street at
Fourteenth and Market. He was taken
to the office Of Dr. Megrail and later
was able to return home. Following
an investigation by the police it was
reported that the accident was una.
voidable, as the boy walked directly in
front of the truck and the driver
could not stop in time to prevent strik.
ing him.