The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-23
BOARD TRADE OBSERVES
BIRTH OF WASHINGTON
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ON &. r.
DAY-BASEBALL LEAGUE
UNDER CONSIDERATION.


con of the board of trade yesterday
was not as large as usual due prob
ably to the fact that the day was a
legal holiday in commemoration of the
birth Of the Father of His Country"
At the conclusion Of the formal bust
ness President Callahan called atten-
ton to this momentous anniversary
and invited brief voluntary speeches.
and as an announcement to other
speakers he called upon Herman j.
Rossi But Mr. Rossi side-stepped
and deftly passed the buck" right
back to President Callahan, whom he
dubbed the silver tongued orator of
the board of trade" and the one best
qualified to do justice to the subject /
Mr.. Callahan becomingy protested /
against this designation and while de- I
clining to make a speech. did indulge |
in few remarks in which he drew
attention to that phase of Washing
toms character upon which rested his
greatest claim to greatness. 1t was
that Washington belonged to what
might be termed the aristrocratic class
and personally was little affected by
the expressions suffered by the colon
lists at the hands of Great Britain. Yet
his sense of right and Justice led him
to espouse the cause of the people, to
offer all in defense of human liberty
and finally to lead the colonists to vic ]
tory and Independence NJ A. Corner /
followed with brief talk on Wash v
ineton and his admiration for him l.
above all other national heroes. a
Business of Meeting. I
The secretary read letter from the n
Yellow Trail association announcing ID
the appointment of Theodore Well "a
man as the official trailman for Wal Is
lace
II. }. Rossi from the committee APP
pointed to investigate the proposed 81
consolidation of Wallace and canyon al
school districts. stated that the COM s,
mittee was not ready 10 report and 81
that it was expected that recommended m
tons would be submitted at the next la
meeting e,
John f. Ferguson. chairman of the W
baseball committee stated that an in W
vitation had been received from Spo- fe
kane to join an eight city league dur liz
ing the coming season and that the tn
matter was under consideration. m
In Memory of E. R. Day
n. j. Hull chairman of the commit
&c appointed to report suitable reso- ne
utiOns in honor of the late Eugene r. fr
Day. stated that the committee had of
prepared two resolutions The first Sc
oppressed the sense of loss felt by the pc
oard of trade and sympathy with the aa
amily of the deceased. The other en-
vas a brief review of the life of Mr. di
Jay. his achievements and the business or
Enterprises with which he was con- err
ected, which the committee thought We
hould be spread upon the record of Pa
he board of trade as matter of his op
istoric value. Mr.. Hun read the reso- to
itions, which were adopted on motion ma
+ II. J. Rossi nr
Loss to the District. tri
In the passing of Eugene r. Day.
Ills district has lost pioneer and one N
the greatest factors in its upbuld-
x and development His energy.
)ility and resources were devoted
ithout stint to the end that the great
ineral deposits of the district might
, discovered and made available He
tilt for permanency and we who sur
We him and those of the future will
10y the real benefits of his efforts
He lived quiet and unobtrusive
e and found his greatest pleasure in ~
inging comfort to his less fortunate . ,,e
lends of earlier days. and to the
edy and distressed His untold ben
actions were many
I'VE mourn him now and as time Nv,
owes on we shall miss him more and
ore. but only the future generation ~.
II be able to appreciate the fun
'asure of his loss TO the community. ,,e'
'ro his relatives and loved ones we ~,
nvey our sincere sympathy" 49,
Business Record. w
BE it resolved that the following the
IT'S concerning the life of Eugene r. also
y be spread upon and made a part gro,
the permanent records of the Wal mite
e board of trade cuts
Eugene r. Day was born August plan
1874. at Truckee California In exte
Is he accompanied his family to ing.
lrdner Shoshone county. Idaho. on 4
IN which time until his death he able
NAMED citizen and resident of ore
oshone county to G
At Wardner he was associated for level
eraI years in various business en- cut
prises with his father From and end
or the discovery of the Hercules he
'oted his attention principally to
ling. In 1912 he became manager
,,.. CIV ,'',''''''SU ~ prod
IT, MS "'"'" mum
nber of mining and business en-
prises and in most instances was an
i've participant in their manage