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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-09-21
The Start.

The rush was to take place at II
o'clock AS the hour drew near the
men toed the line between two white
flags. For a distance of four miles
the rush extended. At ) minutes to
II the inspector of claims mounted
rough box and big Union Jack was
held up beside him. He began reading
a proclamation, while the diggers spot
on their hands, grasped their pegs
tightly and lowered their bodies for
the start
With a sudden flutter the Union
Jack was lowered. A yell of excite
men went up from over thousand
voices. The men plunged forward
running in all directions up the slope
of the kopies facing them. 1t seemed
like the rout of some rabble army
Gradually however the fast moving
mass came to a standstill as groups
began to peg out claims Mounted
police We're everywhere. giving in
struction and advice to those partici-
patine in the rush
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Settling Disputes.

Among those who rushed were a
number of fast runners, several pro-
fessional athletes being specially en-
gagged for the purpose Within few
moments the valley and kopjes were
dotted with claimants. Many had
chosen the same spot, especially those
who had made a close study of the
ground beforehand In many cases
the mounted police had to intervene
or else a claims official was called in
to settle the dispute. "The claim is
yours" he would say CURLY, and there
the matter would end His Justice
was Of a rough and ready fashion well
known and respected on the diamond
fields. once established, some of the
diggers were not long in getting pick
and shovel to work One digger had
hardly pegged out his spot when he
had about 10 Kaffir boys digging it.
Biggest Rush.
The Mosesberg rush will long be re-
membered. first because it was prob
ably the biggest rush in the history of
the diamond fields, and. second be
cause there was a total absence Of
casualties. A Kimberley chemist with
an eye to business was on the scene
with bandages and lint, and as there
was no call for his services he also
participated in the rush After the
rush was over it was seen that was
still plenty of ground available foi
some thousands of diggers, good
ground on higher reaches of the hill
sides where the alluvial deposits are
probably far better richer and more
accessible than those scattered be-
low. No doubt this will soon be TAX
en- up. as, after seven days, each dig
ger is permitted to peg five extra
claims.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-10
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Mrs Rolly Brown was a Caldwell
visitor Thursday
Rev. and Mrs. c. NJ Knight at
tended the Sunday school convention
in Nampa Wednesday.
The Woman's Study club observed
Guest Day at the home of Mrs. c.
w. Lindsey Tuesday afternoon. Four
teen guests enjoyed the hospitality OF
the club for the afternoon. Mrs. B.
G.. Davies was the leader of a moth
ers program. Dainty refreshments
were served at the close of the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Bascom entertained her Sun
day school class at her home We'd
nesday afternoon
DR.. and Mrs. R. G. McCabe lief,
this week for their new home at Nam
pa where the doctor will open dental
office. Their many friends in Wilder
and vicinity regret to see them leave
but wish them every success in their
new location.
Mrs. J. w. Shaffer's Sunday school
class entertained Mrs. Hoyt's class al
the church Thursday afternoon. The
party was a farewell for Ethel and
Edith Slinker who expect to leave soor
for their home in California.
The year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Stevenson died at the home
Tuesday morning after long illness
Rev. c. NJ. Knight conducted the
services at the home and intermen,
was made in the Wilder cemetery.
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The Lake View Ladies Aid will hold
food sale Saturday, Oct IA, at Hay
Boone's store.
c. w. Lawrence and family visited
with H. H Denham in Scsm Sunday
The Ladies Aid met Thursday at
ternoon with Mrs. A. D. Shelton as
hostess. Fourteen ladies were present
and a very interesting meeting was
held.
Bert Weygandt and family spent
Sunday in the William Weygandt
home in Scism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bicart of Scism
were overnight guests of Mrs: Bicarts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Knowles
Henry Williams of Lone Star was a
dinner guest Friday of Mr.. and Mrs
Luther Petty.
Mrs. L. X. Deck of Arena Valley
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. B. l..
Frank McClung will enter high
school at Nampa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Newman and
sons of near Roswell spent Friday al
the home of the formers father, M
R. Newman.
Mrs. J. J. Hoofnagle and daugh-
ter, Miss Della, were shopping in
Nampa Wednesday.
DIN Finley of Huston is helping
his father with the hay this week.
H. H. Denham and son Lloyd Of
Scism were callers at the c. w. Law,
renee home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Clemens and
Miss Iva Newman were trading in
Caldwell Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret McClung and grand
daughter, Laura Brown, spent the
week with her daughters, Mesdames
Elmer Armfield and Trolley Bingham
in Nampa
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. HINES were
calling in Lake Lowell Thursday.
Mrs. Luther Petty and son Luther
enjoyed dinner Wednesday with Mrs
Arthur Gowan at Nampa and spen
the night with Mrs. T. w. Williams
Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Crouch anc
children were dinner guests Sunda,
of Mrs. Crouch's parents, Mr. anc
Mrs. Grant Miller of franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. J w. Finley an,
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. Horac
Sykes and daughters motored to Muir
ply Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Boyd anC
children took dinner Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Lanning of Mapl
Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Petty and sol
attended the state fair Wednesday.
Ted Lawrence is suffering with
very sore hand, blood poisoning beini
threatened
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c. A. Vail and wife of aldwell and
S. w. Vail and wife were in the Are
ma Valley country last Sunday.
Hiram Crawford has gone to Orc
gon to work in the timber
Grandma Nichols passed away early
Monday morning, October 2. She
will be missed by her many friends in
his vicinity. She was loved by all
who knew her.
w. B. Spencer and family spent
the past Sunday in Caldwell.
Mrs. Warren Charlton and children
spent the week end at the Crawford
home and was shopping in Caldwell on
Saturday.
Q. E. Otteberry and family were
visitors at the Burnett home Thurs
day.
Mrs, Franks was a visitor at Pleas
ant Ridge Thursday, where she wen,
after pears.
f; D: Franks and f. H. Gibbs
are helping Mumford in his hay.
w. w. Vail and Joe Rowland are
home from the mountains where they
had been hunting deer. They did not
have any luck and returned home with
out deer.
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Mr.. and Mrs J Allen Dunbar and
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Williams were
callers at Riverside Wednesd
Lois Vanorder arrived last Sunday
from Medical Springs, Oregon, to re-
sumo her school work as a sophomore
student in the Seminary. She will
make her home at John Fisk's.
Greenleaf w c. T. U. held its
regular business meeting at the home
OF Ably D. Winslow last Thursday af-
ternoon. Delegates were appointed II
the state convention to be held at Wei
ser IN November
Lolita Hnshaw and zelda Living
ston were callers in Caldwell Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph Roberts and Miss Ruth
Crozier returned Friday from Boise
where they spent the week attending
teachers institute.
A McCury, representative u the
Boise Capital News, was a business
caller in the neighborhood Friday.
Miss Alice Roberts, Mrs MART
and Mrs. Deane visited the teachers
institute one day last week
Mars Elva Davis OF Wilder vas 4
Grccnleaf caller last Thursday.
Raymond EIaworth and w. II
Deane made business trip to Cald
we'll Friday.
Apple picking is beginning in thi.
neighborhood and the Jonathans are
being shipped.
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evening
A. J. Firkins made a trip to Sunny
Slope Monday after apples.
Mrs. R. L. Dragoo returned to the
home Of her mother, Mis-. N. L.. SUIT
ton, Saturday, from Mercy hospital in
Nampa. where she had been Tor three
weeks recovering from serious OPP
Grafton. She is gaining rapidly.
Mrs. George Marks is suffering
from an attack OF typhoid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gibson and
sons of Nampa spent Monday at the
T. " Reynolds home.
Miss Ruth Kaufman, who is stay
ing in Nampa and attending high
school, spent the week end with her
parents.
Mrs. w. H. Bingham of Orchard
avenue spent last week with friends
at Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gibbons OF
Lake Lowell visited at the H. A. Oede-
home Thursday.
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at the home OF Mrs. Mossman'
mother. Mrs George Hncman
Pupils of the 9TH and 9Th grades
having perfect spelling grades for the
month ending Sept. % are Elizabeth
Clements and Aeline Phillips OF the
9TH grade. ,..-
Mrs. C. l.. karchcr was a business
visitor in Caldwell Wednesday.
Dale Dorsey Of Boise is spending
his weeks vacation with his cousin
Dorsey Lcibhart.
Mrs. Laura Bilick OF Nampa spent
Thursday with Mrs. J, +. Riske1nre
Mrs. G.. NJ. Dory and Mrs. Beck:
ham Of Nampa were dinner guests on
Monday at the home of Mrs. Dory $
daughter. Mrs. G. Fl, Hubert.
Miss Lois Williams, who is teach
ing at Bruneau. and attended teachers
institute at Boise last week, visited
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Viii
liams, before and after the institute in
Boise.
Dorsey Leibhart spent Saturday
in Boise.
The following puols of the 9TH and
9Th grades of the Midway school have
record attendance for the first month
of school: Doris Laster, Aeline Phil
lips. Doris Oeder Blanche Hoyer
Elizabeth Clements, Cecil Balderston
Jabez Hubert Van Carder, Dorsey
Leibhart, Carl Geissler, Clifford
Browning and John Geissler
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Nader moved
to the Black Canyon district last
week, having sold their six acre tract
near Midway to w. J. Walls OF the
Marble Front district. who has moved
to the new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hubert spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Boise
guests at the w. J. Mcleod home.
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A Poser.

Small boys often ask embarrassing
questions. A preacher was address,
ing the Sunday school and explaining
the significance of white.
Why, he asked, does a bride desire
to be clothed i'll white at her marriage =?
AS no one answered, he went on: Be-
cause white stands for joy, and the
wedding day is the most joyous occa-
sion of woman's life.
Immediately a little fellow pped up:
Please sir, why do the men all wear
black?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-10
Cant Fool Him.

Two negroes were engaged in con-
versation, when one of them became
very much annoyed by the persistent
attention of large fly.
Sam, What kind of flies are dose:
Why, dose are horse flies.
What am boss fly?
A horse fly am fly what buzzes
around cows and horses and lack
asses.
You amt maxim out for to call me
jackass?
No, | amt, but you can't fool dem
horse flies.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-25

nation, and the warning I utter has
been made necessary by what took
place yesterday and today. Yesterday
morning. q student In the Junior class
enlisted a. q private in the United
States regular AMY. Far be It from
me to deplore his course In SO doing;
he spoke to me about it, and In such
way that ] felt had no right to dis
suade him. I told him that It would
be preferable for college men to wait
until they could 50 as officers, and.
aside from the fact Of a greater pres.
tige, l urged that men Of education
could perhaps be more useful in that
capacity. He replied that II he were
useful enough as private a commits
sion might In time come his way. and.
as say, did not feel at liberty to at
tempt discussion. He left to Join q
regiment to which he had been as
signed, and many Of you were at the
station to bid him farewell.
But enthusiasm may be too con-
tagious; even a great and inspiring
motive may work for harm, and the
university must not become desert.
In the twenty-four hours since. that
young man went to join the army last
night, one hundred and eleven Of our
young men students have left our
walls; eighty-four Of them went of to-
gether at three o'clock to catch an
east-bound train at the junction and
enlist for the navy at Newport. We
are, l say, in danger of stampede"
He spoke on, but Dora was not lis
tening; she had become obsessed by
an idea which seemed to be carrying
her to the border Of tragedy. When
the crowd poured forth from the build
ing she went with It mechanically,
and paused in the dark outside. She
spoke to girl whom she did not
know.
II beg your pardon"
"YesT
II wanted to ask: Do you know
I. who was the student Doctor Crows
spoke of / mean the one that was
the first to enlist, and that they were
cheering last night when he went away
to be private In the United States
army. Did you happen to hear his
name?"
"Yes, he was Junior"
"Who was it?"
Ramsey Milholland."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-25
RAMSEY
Nilholldnd
2
BY
Booth Harrington
2
Illustrations BY
lrwin Myers
Copyright b. Doubleday. Pare 4 CO.

Copyright by Doubleday. Page 4 Co.
CHAPTER K.JThs story comes e he
spfing Of lbs and the sinking OF the Iaioi.
tania. The university p stirred to ~
depths Faculty and frat societies alike
wire the government Offering their serv-
Ices In the war which they bs!ieve to De
inevitable. Dora. holding the belief that
al war 2 wrong, sses Win horror the
spirit Of the students. which u an intense
desire to call Germany TO account She
CHAPTER xI.-After the vacation Pc
Rod, Dora makes an impressive speech
every form Of militarism 40 wrong. She
10 decidedly in the minority, but makes .
brave fight to stem the tide Of feeling
which she perceives II sweeping the coun-
CHAPTER XII.-Not altogether to Fred
Mitchells surprise, Ramsey and Dora
continue to meet. though Ramsey insists
their talk IN academic and nothing else
The feeling that the United States must
take part In tho war grows In tho uni
CHAPTER xI11.-M,tchen. . leader
among tho students, becomes bitter IN
IN condemnation OF the attitude OF con-
grass toward participation IN the connict
In Europe, announcing his intention OF
aoeking service under some other nag
rather than continue to do nothing. Dora
accuses him to Ramsey OF being 'nre-
brand" and the lattsr u forced to admit
! - thinks his friend 10 right. The In
dignant girl declares their acquaintance
, ahlp ended
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grandfather was q colonel at the end
Of the Civil war, though he went into
It az a private. like Ramsey. He died
when Ramsey was about twelve; but
Ramsey remembers him; he was talk
Ing Of him a little the night before he
enlisted"
Dora made q gesture Of despairing
protest. "YOu don't understand"
"What Is It I don't understandT
Ramsey know why he went
and It's just killing me"
Fred looked at her gravely. Il don't
think you need worry about It," he
said. There's nothing about his 60
ing that you are responsible for"
She repeated her despairing gesture.
"You don't understand. But It's no
use. 1t doesn't help any to try to talk
Of It, though I thought maybe It would,
somehow" She went a little nearer
the dormitory entrance, leaving him
where he was, then turned. II sup
pose you won't see him3"
II don't know. Most probably not
till we meet-if we sh0uld-in France.
don't know where he's stationed; and
Tn going with the aviation-if it's
ever readyl And he's with the regu-
lars; he'll probably be among the first
to 60 over"
II see" She turned sharply away,
calling back over her shoulder In a
choked voice. thank you. G0od-by !"
But Fred's heart had melted; gazing
after her, he saw that her proud young
head had lowered now, and that her
shoulders were moving convulsively /;
he ran after her and caught her as she
began slowly to ascend the dormitory
steps.
"See here" he cried. Don't"
She lifted a wet face. mo, no! He
went in bitterness because I told him
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-25
CHAPTER XVI.

That thunder in the soil, at FIRST too
deep within it to be audible, had come
to the surface now and gradually be-
came heard as the thunder Of million
feet upon the training grounds. The
bugles rang sharper; the drums and
flies Of town and village and country
side were the drums and flies Of q
war that came closer and closer to
every hearth between the two oceans.
All the old symbols became symbols
bright and new, as II no one had ever
seen them before. america" was like
new word, and the song America"
was like new song. All the dusty
blatancies Of Grating candidates, seek
ing to rouse bored auditors with "the
old flag; all the mechanical patriotics
of school and church and club; all
these time-worn, daccid things leaped
suddenly into living color. The flag
became brilliant and strange to see
strange with meaning that seemed
new, a meaning long known, yet never
known till now.
And so hearts that thought they
knew themselves came upon ambushes
Of emotion and hidden indwellings Of
spirit not guessed before. Dora 70
cum, listening to the "Star-Spangled
Banner" sung by children Of immi-
grants to an out-of-tune old piano in
a mission clubroom, in Chicago, found
herself crying with soul-shaking
heartiness in way different from 9TH
err ways that she had cried. Among
the many things she thought Of then
was this: That the banner the chill
dren were singing about was in dam
ger. The great country, almost con-
tinent had always seemed SO untouch-
able, so safe and sure; she had never
been able to conceive Of a hostile
power mighty enough to shake or even
jar it. And since so great and funda-
mental a thing could not be injured, a
war for its defense had appeared to
be, in her eyes, not only wicked but
| ridiculous. AT last, less and less
| vaguely, she had come to comprehend
something Of the colossal German
threat, and the shadow that touched
this bright banner Of which the immi-
grants children piped SO briskly in the
| mission clubroom.
She began to understand, though
shs could not have told just why, or
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-25

big crowd Of 'em down there. One Of
our students enlisted today, and
they're givin' him a send-off. Listen
to 'em, how they do cheer. He's the
first one to co."
She went back to her room, SILVER
ing, and spent the next day in bed
with an aching head. She rose In the
evening, however, handful had been
slid under her door at five o'clock, call
ing a MASS Meeting" Of the univer-
sity at eight, and she felt 1t her duty
to go; but when she got to the great
hall she found seat in the dimmest
corner, farthest from the rostrum.
The president Of the university ad-
dressed the tumultuous many hundreds
before him, for tumultuous they were
until he quieted them. he talked to
them soberly Of patriotism, and called
upon them for collaboration and lit
tie patience" There was danger Of a
stampede, he said, and he and the rest
Of the faculty were in a measure re-
sponsible to their fathers and mothers
for them.
"You must keep your heads" he
said. "God knows, I do-not seek to
Judge your duty in this gravest mo-
ment of your lives, nor assume to tell
you what you must or must not do.
But by hurrying into service now, with
out careful thought or consideration,
you may impair the extent Of your
possible usefulness to the very cause
you are so anxious to serve. Hundreds
Of you are taking technical courses
which should be completed-at least
to the end Of the term in June. In
structors from the United States army
are already on the way here, and mill.
tary training will be begun at once
for all who are physically eligible and
Of acceptable age. A special course
will be given in preparation for flying
and those who wish to become aviators
may enroll themselves for the course
at once.
II speak to you In a crisis Of the
uniyersity's life. as well as that Of the
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10 run the earth by revolution and rep
resentatives Of unskilled labor immi-
grants, nobody that can read or write
allowed to vote, except Linski. Tom
mile Hopper says he knows all about
Linski: he never did q days work in
his life-too busy trying to get the
workingmen stirred up against the peo-
pie that exploit 'em! Tommie says he
had a big crowd to hear him, though,
and took up quite little money for
q cause or something. Well. let him
holler! I guess we can attend to him
when we get back from. over yonder.
BY George, old Ram, I'm gettin' kind
Of foppy in the gills" He admins
tered a resounding slap to his com
rade's shoulder. 1T certainly looks as
Il our big days were walking toward
us!"
He was right. The portentous days
came on apace, and each one brought
a new and greater portent.. The faces
Of men lost a driven look besetting
them in fhe days Of badgered waiting.
and instead Of that heavy apprehen-
sion one saw the look mems faces must
have worn in 1776 and 1851, and the
history Of the old days grew clearer
In the new. The President went to
the congress, and the true indictment
he made there reached scoffing Pots
dam with an unspoken prophecy some
what chilling even to Potsdam, one
guesses-and then through an April
night went almost quietly the steady
word: we were at war with Germany,
The bugles sounded across the CONT
nent; drums and i1fes played up and
down the city streets and in town and
village squares and through the coun.
trysides. Family in all ears there was
a multitudinous noise like distant
hoarse cheering and q sound
like that was what Dora Yocum heard
one night as she sat lonely in hel
room. The bugles and flies and drums
. had been heard about the streets Of
the college town, that day, and she
thought she must die Of them, they
hurt her so, and now to be haunted by
this imaginary cheering
She started. Was It imaginary?
She went downstairs and stood upor
the steps Of the dormitory in the oper
air. No; the cheering was real and
loud. It came from the direction Of
the railway station, and the night all
surged and beat with 1t.
Below her stood the aged janitor Of
the building, listening. What's the
cheering for?' she asked, remember
ing grimly that the janitor was one Of
her acquaintance who had not YET
stopped speaking" to her. whats
the matter?"
"It's a good matter" the old mar
answered. II guess there must be 9