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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08

in the tower doomed its message,
Christ church bell keeping 1t company
and the funny old guns of the Associa-
ton battery down at Old Swedes'
church, roared out their salute.
The Philadelphia Fourth Of July
celebration of 1777 was a public dem
onstration, planned in advance. For
tunately we have short contemporary
account of what took place. The
Pennsylvania Gazette, published week
ly by John Dunlap, tells in it's issue
of July 8, 1777, of this first of long
line of Independence day celebrations.
Here is the full account:
Friday, the fourth instant, being
the anniversary of the independence
of America, was celebrated in this
city with demonstrations of joy and
festivity.
about noon, all the armed ships
and galleys in the river were drawn
up before the city, dressed In the gay
est manner, with the colors of the
United States and streamers displayed.
AT o'clock the yards being properly
manned, they began the celebration
of the day by discharge Of thirteen
cannon from each of the galleys In
honor of the thirteen United States.
"In the afternoon an elegant dinner
was prepared for congress, to which
were invited the president and SUI
preme executive council and speaker
of the assembly of this state, the gen.
eral officers and colonies of the army
and the members of the several con-
tinental boards who were in town.
"The Hessian band of music taken
in Trenton the twenty-sixth OF De-
cember last attended and heightened
the festivity with some fine perform
ances suited to the joyous occasion,
while a corps of British deserters
taken into the service of the Cont
nent by the State of Georgia, being
drawn up before the door, filed up
the intervals with feux de joie.
after dinner a number Of toasts
were drunk, all breathing independ-
ence and a genuine love Of liberty and
concentrating the memories OF those
brave and worthy patriots who gal
lantly exposed their lives and fell glorl-
ously in defense of freedom and the
righteous cause of their country
Each toast was followed by a dis.
charge of artillery and small arms
and suitable piece of music by the
Hessian band. The glorious Fourth
of July was reiterated three times,
accompanied with triple discharges OF
cannon and small arms.
Toward evening several troops OF
horse and corps of artillery and
brigade of North Carolina forces which
was in town on its way to join the
grand army were drawn up In Sec
ond street and reviewed by congress
and the general officers.
"The evening was closed with tho
ringing of bells and at night there
was a grand exhibition of fireworks
which began and concluded with thlr'
teen rockets on the common, and the
city was beautifully Illuminated.
Everything was conducted with the
greatest order and decorum and the
face of JOY and gladness was uni
versal.
"Thus may the Fourth OF July, thal
glorious and ever-memorable day, be
celebrated through America by the
hosts of freedom from age to age Till
time shall be no more. Amen and
amen"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08

A CANADIAN minister to the United
"A States will soon be appointed.
Formal announcement Of the purpose
of Great Britain to place her Canadian
relations with the United States COM
pletely in the hands of Canada has
been made In a statement read in the
Canadian parliament Mt Ottawa, and
the British parliament at London, and
made public here through the British
embassy.
Unusual powers are TO be conferred
upon the Canadian minister. In the
absence Of the British ambassador he
will take full charge Of all British dip
lomatIc relations.
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Hens Behavior Caused English Young
ster to Be Doubtful Of Good
Character of Vicinity.

Johnny recently paid his first visit
to his aunt's farm In England. The
little boy had not been there long be-
fore he came running to her in great
excitement.
"Aunty," he exclaimed, with the air
Of one imparting grave news. II don't
think this is a very nice place!"
"Why, what makes you think that,
Johnny" was her amused reply.
swell, aunty, the public houses
(saloons) open very early" was the
startling rejoinder. Nearly all you
hens have the hiccoughs already this
morning"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08

ON.-Senator Spencer Of
w Missouri made an address the
other day in support of his bill Is.
1867 for the creation of racial COM
mission to promote harmony between
whites and blacks. He read into it
the text of the bill. of which the more
important sections are these:
BE it enacted, etc., That commits
sion of nine persons, citizens of the
United States be, and is hereby Gre
ated to be known and designated as
the commission on the Racial question
in the United States of America. The
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
aScientific" Legislators

For lack Of technical knowledge, leg
islators are sometimes guilty of pass
ing measures that are soon found open
TO severe criticism and sometimes fail
to accomplish the end which was in
tended and desired. To overcome this
condition an Australian doctor has
come to the fore with scientific first
aid for legislators. He suggests that
aroyal commissioners of science" be
appointed in each house Of the Aus
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all ready to vote on it. June 10. con-
gress postponed final consideration for
3 weeks. June Il, congress appointed
committee of i've to draw up the
Declaration of independence. Lee
would naturally have been made chair
man, but he had been called home by
the illness of his wife. Thomas Jeffer-
son of Virginia was made chairman
and his colleagues were John Adams
of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin
of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of
Connecticut and Robert l.. Livingston
of New York. The committee in
structed Jefferson to write out a draft
of the Declaration. Jefferson did so.
The committee made some changes
and Jefferson then made a clean copy.
Congress reassembled July /, and the
Lee resolution was passed July :.
How this action was then regarded is
shown by John Adams letter to his
wife, in which he said:
1.-THE second day of July, 1776, will
be the most memorable epoch in the
history of America. l am apt to be-
lieve that it will be celebrated by sue
ceeding generation as the great ami
versary festival. 1t ought to be COM
memorated as the day of deliverence
by solemn acts of devotion to God
Almighty. 1t ought to be solemnized
with pomp and parade, with shows,
games, sports, bells, bonfres, and IL
Elimination from one end Of this con-
tinent to the other, from this time
forward forevermore."
Jefferson then presented the report
of the Declaration commit tee, the docu-
ment now known as the Declaration
of Indepenc 1t was adopted the
afternoon or July A.. John Hancock,
as president of the congress, affixed
his signature. Charles Thompson
countersigned as secretary. 1t was
then printed and sent off to the sew
eral colonies. July 15, the clerk was
instructed to prepare the document for
signatures. Properly engr0ssed, it was
signed by all who were present-5O
members. Others signed in Septem-
Der and one member, Colonel Mexican.
did not sign until 1881. Seven mem
bers, for one reason or another, never
did sign it.
Pennsylvania, being the first colony
to receive it's Declaration of indie
pendence, was the first formally to
make public the action Of congress.
July 8. a general election day in Penn
sylvania, was chosen as the time. A
crowd of about 1000 gathered near
the platform erected by the Philosoph-
ical society seven years before
from which Rittenhouse observed the
transit of Venus. Mounted upon this.
Colonel John Nixon read the docu-
ment in his big voice and winsome
Deborah Logan, leaning over the wall
Of the Norris homestead, which was
upon the present site of the customs
house, heard him quite plainly. Both
she and Charles Biddle, writing Of the
scene in their diaries, make the COM
ment that flew respectable persons
were present" This was not remark
able, for Philadelphia's wealthy class
Of that day was outright Tory in it's
sympathy and John Dickinson, Ed
ward Biddle, Thomas Willing and the
others expressed its sentiments ac-
curately when they voted against the
Lee resolution.
After the reading the crowd gave
three huzzas and took down the kings
arms from the state house. The bell
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
What Dreams Mean

To dream of land is sign you Will
travel; to dream of owning it, prom
ises profit and happiness. The happi-
ness and profit will be in proportion
to the extent Of the land owned In
your dreams. If the land is improved
with gardens, houses, arbors and so
on, it is a sign of beautiful home
filed with harmonious people. II it
is planted with grain, it foretells
wealth in proportion to its extent. Ii
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-
that day. Since the hour OF the as
sembly of congress the old bellman
of the Liberty Bell lin independence
Hall had been in the steeple. he hau
placed his little grandson at the door
to give him the word when the an
nouncement should be made. AS hour
after hour passed by and no announce
ment came the old man shook his head
and said sadly, ''They will never DO
it."
Suddenly shout came up from be-
low and there stood the little blue
eyed lad clapping his hands for joy
and shouting, Ring, grandfather,
ring!"
So the old grandsire swung the big
iron tongue and the Liberty Bell,
changing 100 times, sent its brazen
notes throughout the land proclaiming
that the United Colonies were and OF
right ought to be free and inedepend-
ent, and there was tumult OF re-
joicing in the city.
This in effect is the first Fourth OF
July, as many an American schoolboy
has been taught it. 1t reads well and
there is thrill in it. But 1t has one
large fault-it isn't true. AS matter
of fact there wasn't any real Fourth
of July Celebration" at all in 1716.
There couldn't be, for the reason that
the Declaration of Independence was
a continuing operation that lasted
pretty much the whole summer or
that year. Incidentally, its culmina-
ton was July 2, instead of July 4.
Moreover, it was not until TIT that
July A was fixed upon as 'the day we
celebrate" And 1t was in 1777 In
Philadelphia that the first Fourth OF
July celebration was held.
To get the history Of the Declare
ton Of independence straight, we must
start with the fact that the American
Revolution was not begun for the
achievement OF independence. The
American colonists began with the idea
of securing the right guaranteed them
as Engiishmen by Magma Charta, the
Bill of Rights, and their own charters.
The idea of separation and independ-
ence was an afterthought and an out
growth of the hostilities faced by the
British at Lexington and Concord.
The historic declaration of the citi-
zens Of Mecklenburg county, North
Carolina, in May. 1775, was one Of the
earliest manifestations of the trend OF
public opinion. In January of 1776,
Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common
Sense" appeared and gave the move
ment a tremendous impetus. June q,
1776, Richard Henry Lee, under in
structions from Virginia, presented to
the continental congress his famous
resolution which reads:
sResolved, That these United Colo
nies are and of right ought to be, free
and independent states; that they are
absolved from all allegiance to the
British Crown, and that all political
connection between them and the
state of Great Britain is and ought
to be totally dissolved;
"That it is expedient forthwith to
take the most effectual measures for
forming foreign alliances;
"That a plan of confederation be
prepared and transmitted to the res
pective colonies for their considera-
ton and appreciation"
Here, in fact, was the Declaration
Of independence in a nutshell. June
8. congress went unto committee of
whole RI consider the resolution. For
various reasons the delegates were not
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
Had Many sIeeplna 2Iaces.

The average man probably sleeps in
100 beds or so during long life
time. A veteran commercial traveller,
whose home is in New York, can af-
ford to smile ut this record, for, he
SAYS. 1T calculate that have slept In
at least 5000 beds during my forty
odd years OH the road, and ] have
slept well in them ALI"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
Impurities Invite Disease.

You should pay particular heed
to any indication that your blood
supply is becoming sluggish, or
that there is a fessening IN its
strong and vital force.
BY keeping your blood purified,
your system more easily wards off
disease that is ever present, wait
ing to attack wherever there is an
opening. A few bottles Of S. S. s.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
circumstances Alter Cases.

The Doctor-That was very bad
sprain. You will need absolute rest.
You will not be able to dance for three
months.
The Premiere Danseuse - That's
tough. 1t cancels three hundred a
week contract and me without cent
saved up.
The Doctor-Not cent? That's too
bad. But don't worry. think ! can
fix you so you can go on tomorrow
nights show.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
The OIiqarchy of Art.

"Ten thousand francs for that old
picture? ] could understand
it, of course, if you were offering 8
modern painting-with oil at its pres
ent price. But in the eighteenth cen
fury oil wasn't worth more than !
sous a gallon !'-Le Pele Mele. Paris
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tralian parliament, who should have
the right to be heard at the bar of the
house on any matter in which science
plays a part. They would devote their
whole time to this work and be paid
such salaries as would attract men of
the highest talents
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08

planted with vegetables. it is sign
Of Affections in the same degree. IL
you dream of black land, 1t signifies
sorrow and melancholy Her
aid and Examiner.
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Dealers and Agents
Wanted
The most wonderful fire extinguisher made.
Sells on sight. Big profits to agents.
Write for information to
RIAITO THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY
Minns apoIis, Mimi.
He'd Heard That Before.

My husband and | were in New
York last fall. One day while he went
to attend to some business / thought
would take ride in one of the motor
buses. A man sat next to me and
glancing down at his shoes, / absent
mindedly put my hand on his knee anc
said: Sweetheart, your shoes need
shining" He smiled and said: YES
my wife said so this morning. Elk
change.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08

Roman Way With Peace Negotiators.
In the brave days of the early Ro-
man republic the consuls might in
deed negotiate and sign treaties of
peace on their own responsibility. But
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08

No, Alfred, a girl never suspects
young mans intentions until he asks
her whether she can cook.
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We nay say fellow shows bad
taste fl devoting his life to painting
or sculpttGs-ing, but at the same time
most of us have sneaking adnira-
ttion for the one who can naturally do
things we can't.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08

Sometimes q man is as badly fright
ened BIZ an imaginary snake as worn
an is by q real mouse.
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of anxious citi-
zens had gathered in the
streets of Philadelphia where
congress was assembled, for
II was known that the final
vote on the Declaration OF
Independence would be taken
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
Heredity

HeFeuIty.
'Do you think the baby will take
after Jim?''
"Yes, if there is anything to take.
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Different Kinds.
He-Dancing is the poetry of mo-
ton, you know.
She--Yours is the blank verse stuff.
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SHOWED SIGNS OF TIPPING

w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 2e-192o.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-03-25
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office of the Valentine Mining Com
pany Limited, Wallace, Idaho,
March II, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors Of
the Valentine Mining Company, Linn
tied, held on the 18th day of March,
1920, an assessment of two CD mills
per share was levied upon the out
standing capital stock of the cOrpOr-
alton, payable on or before the 18th
day of April, 1920 to Otto A. OLSON,
secretary treasurer, at the office OF
the company, GydeTaylor building,
Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 18th day
of April, 1920, will be delinquent and
for sale at public auction,
and unless payment is made before,
will be sold on the 18th day Of May,
1920, at 800 p. m. at the office of the
yde-Taylor building, Wal
lace, Idaho, to pay the delinquent as
sessment thereon. together with the
costs of advertising and expenses of
sale.
OTTO A. OLSON,
Treasurer Valentine Min
ing Company Limited, Wallace,
Idaho INSTALLER
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
Office of the Friend Mining COmpan

.Ofice Of the Friend Mining Company,
321 Lindelle Building, Spokane,
Washington.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Friend Mining company, held on
the 25th day of February, 1920, an
assessment of three CD mills per
share was levied upon the capital
stock, payable on or before the 9th
day of March. 1920, to VIM. Schier-
ding, treasurer, at his Office at 321
Lindelle building, Spokane, Washing
ton.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 9th
day of March, 1920, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made be-
fore will be sold on the 18th day of
April. 1920, at 100 o'clock p. m. of
said day, at the Bank street entrance
Of the County Court house. in the city
of Wallace, ShOshOne county, Idaho.
to pay the delinquent assessment
thereon, together with the costs OF
advertising and expenses of sale.
VIM. SCHIERDlNG,
Treasurer Of the Friend Mining Com
pany: S21 Lindelle Building, Spo-
kane. Washington M4-25-4t
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SUMMONS.
NI1S--25-2t

NO. 1889.
In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho,
il and for Shoshone County.
Gust Lindross, plaintiff, vs.. Louise
Lindross. defendant.
The State Of Idaho sends greetings to
Louise Lindross, the above named
defendant:
You are hereby notified that a COM
plant has been filed against you in
the District Court of the First Judi
cial District of the State of Idaho, in
and for the County of Shoshone, by
the above named plaintiff, wherein
the plaintiff alleging a statutory resi-
dence in Shoshone County, Idaho; the
marriage OF plaintiff and defendant at
Calumet, Michigan, in November,
1909, charges that the defendant on or
about December IL, 1918 Wifully de-
serted and abandoned him and still
continues to so desert and abandon
the plaintiff.
Wherefore, plaintiff prays for a di-
vorce from the defendant, the care
and custody of the minor children the
issue of said marriage and for such
other and further relief as to the court
may seem just.
And you are hereby directed to ap-
pear and answer the said complaint
within twenty days of the service of
this summons if served within said
judicial district, and within forty days
ii served elsewhere; and you are fur
Their notified that unless you so appear
and answer said complaint within the
time herein specified, the plaintiff will
take judgment against you as prayed
in said complaint
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said District Court, this 9Th day of
March, A. D. 1920.
HARRY A. ROGERS,
CSeaD Clerk /
BY L. L. BRAINARD.
Depuiy Clerk |
s. s. Gundlach,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Residence and P. o. Address,
Wallace, Idaho. M1S--A22-6t
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NOTICE OF SALE.

In the Probate Court of the County
of Shoshone State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Guardianship Of
the Estate of Della Sheehy, an In
competent Person.
The guardian of the estate of Della
Sheehy an incompetent, having on
the 9Th day of February, A. d. 1920
ipresented his verified petition praying
ifOr an order to sell certain mining in
terests which are hereinafter describ-
ed, and which belong to the estate of
said incompetent and the matter
coming on regularly for hearing on,
0-wit: the 5th day of March, A. d.
ID 800. and having been duly and regu-
iarly continued for hearing on this
day, and it appearing to the satisfac-
ton of the court that due publication
of the copy of the order to show cause
has been duly and legally published
as required by law before said hear
ing, as directed by this court and it
further appearing to the satisfaction
Of the court that it is to the best in
terest of said estate that all of said
mining interests should be sold;
1t is hereby ordered, adjudged and
decreed that the said Donald A CAL
lahan, the guardian of said estate, be
and he is hereby authorized to sell
the following described mining in
terests belonging to said estate:
Undivided three eighths CD inter-
est in Hidden Treasure" Sunday"
and Sunday Fraction" lode mining
claims situate in Summit mining dis
trict county of ShoshOne, state of
Idaho,
at private sale to the highest bidder,
on or after the 9Th day of April, A. D.
1920. upon the following terms, to-
wit: for cash gold coin of the United
States, 10 per cent of the bid payable
at the time of sale and the balance
upon confirmation of this sale.
Dated, March 16. 1920.
r. e. WENIGER,
Judge of the Probate Court
M1S--25-2t
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

No. g.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the board of directors of
Copper Chief Mining company, held
on the 18th day of February, 1920, an
assessment of five 60 mills per snare
was levied upon the outstanding stock
of the corporation, payable on or be-
fore the 18th day of March, 1920, TO
James H. Taylor, treasurer, at the Of
flee of the company, No. Z, Shoshone
building, Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 18th day
of March, 1920, will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment is made before
will be sold on the 18th day of April,
1920, to pay the delinquent assessment
thereon, together with the costs and
expenses of advertising and sale.
JAMES II. TAYLOR,
Secretary, ShoshOne Building, Wal
lace, Idaho, F19-M18-5t
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS

Office of the Success Mining Com
pany Limited Wallace, Idaho,
March IL. 1920.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Success Mining Company, Limit
ed. will be held at the Office of the
company in the Gyde-Taylor building
Wallace, Idaho, on Monday the 5th
day of April. 1920, at 1000 o'clock
a. m. Of said day, for the purpose Of
electing a board of directors to serve
for the ensuing year and for the
transaction of such other business as
may legally come before the meeting
HERMAN J. ROSSI,
Secretary of the Success Mining
Company, Limited, Wallace Idaho.
M1S-A1-3t