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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22

lated by the miners themselves, be-
came the common or traditional law
from which Acts of Congress and ter
ritorial and state legislatures and
supreme court decisions were formu-
lated, and the entire subject is now
chiefly controlled by state and federal
statutes, which have their origin,
chiefly, in the local rules and copied
therefrom
Those mining titles which had their
origin during the period of the local
rules before territorial, state or fed
eral enactments, are still and always
will be governed by the local rules
then in force, in so far as the vadi-
dity Of things then done are involved
Those rules were a necessity to
maintain law and order in localities
of vast sudden mineral discoveries, in
jurisdictions where there had been no
legislation, and SO remote and mac
cessible that legislation could not be
speedily secured. The great values
involved made essential a local gov
eminent, and there is nothing in the
history of the science of government
more interesting, than those organiza-
tions and their product 1t is a case
where the law went from the fellow
below up, and where the great jurists
and scholars had to become students
of the brawny inhabitants of the min
ing camp, and that situation has al
ways made the mining law difficult for
the high-up nonresident scholar
lawyer, on whose expressions on the
subject of mining law, the mining
camp lawyer and inhabitant always
looked with critical attitude, especially
because the mining laws were ex-
pressed in a local language, and the
true mining camp inhabitant and law
yer always enjoyed expressing him.
self wholly in that language, especi-
ally in the presence Of distinguished
nonresident lawyers or jurists, with
the hope of confounding them.
In volume IA Of the 10th Census
1880, entitled mining laws, beginning
at page 247, one will find liberal
selection Of the laws of local dis
tricts of the various states and ter
ritories, alphabetically arranged, and
to these records will be found the
of men who frequently were
prominent lawyers and
Legislators. !
1 never open this volume without
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22
PICTURE SHOWS REIGN
AND FALL OF NERO"

Roman history in its most spectacu-
lar days lives again in the william
Fox wonder picture, Nero" which
will commence an engagement
three days at the Liberty theatre on
Saturday.
Nero, the villain of the super-spec-
tacle, was the original Roman high
roller. He not only burned the
candle at both ends" but set fire to
the city as we'll Invested with the
imperial purple at the age of sixteen
inside of fifteen years he had ex-
hausted all the pleasures of Rome
then mistress of the civilized world
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22

finding something new Of especial in
! terest, and this time on pages 288
291, 293 and other pages, find the
name of Jonas w. Brown, one of Ida
hos most beloved pioneers, as an
officer of local mining districts in
California in the fifties" He was
in Florence, Idaho county, in "62 y
when the first term of district court
was held there and wrote the record
as clerk, and was clerk the next
winter in one Of the houses of legis-
lature at Olympia, Washington, and
the same initials though probably not
to appear as secretary or clerk of
CALIFORNIA; first constitutional con-
vention, about 1848, and the beautiful
records he then kept are proof that
he would be clerk or secretary of any
body he might happen to be member
Of
Not only our mining law, but our
water system in the Pacific states,
had their origin in those district re-
gulations, and when congress came
to legislate on these subjects in the
" Sixties" after these rules had been
in force throughout this region local
rules and regulations in force, with
out undertaking to define what they
WERE
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22
BOY SCOUT TROOP 5
SHOWING GREAT ACTIVITY

Troop No. S, Boy Scouts, reports
fine progress in the work. Forty
three members were present at the
last meeting. Second class tests
were given and seven of the scouts
will soon have second class pins. An
other important feature of the meet
ing was the passing of the pole test
by Johnnie O'Neill w. c. Renfrew
presented the boys with a beautiful
wild Canadian "honker," which is
mounted and is now on display at
Davids'
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22
FIRST PRESIDENT CONGRATU-
LATES UNIVERSITY ON
PROGRESS.

The following talk was delivered by
Judge ]. H. Forney, first president OF
the University of Idaho, before the
meeting of Idaho pioneers at the
university:
am very much interested in this
meeting. The doings and findings OF
the pioneers of Idaho are very inter-
esting history. Herodotus, the father
of history, called it historic, which
means story telling" That is, he
wrote down and chronicled the ac-
tiens and sayings of the people about
whom he was writing.
wish to congratulate the univer-
:sity and especially the Department of
HISTORY on its great progress. The
principal of this department has evil
IDENTITY taken to heart the motto of
the university; namely, Nulla vestigia
retTOrsum, which means take no
steps backward" Your department is
very important one, and, I am
happy to state, growing stronger
every day
The university was founded here
at Moscow in order that every boy
and girl might be benefited and be-
come proud of their state. We need
a state pride here at the university
so great that it will entice other boys
and girls to attend the institution and
make 1t expand and grow. In youth
we make our friends for life, and it
iis the birthright of every boy and
girl in Idaho, to make these friends
for life and also to attend our uni
versity; that will mean much to them
when their college days are over
What we urgently need is state pride {
Our institution is continually grow
Ing and we may be well proud Of the
same"
Mr.. Forney with special reference
to the students of the Historical De-
partment finished his address with
very fitting sentiment:
Straight is the line Of duty,
Curved Is the line of beauty;
Follow one and thou shalt see
The other still to follow thee"
LAWS In The Earliest Mining Camps.
(By James e. Babb.)
Those local district rules, formu-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22
BIG BEAR RIDGE

c. G. Hemphill, of Spokane, was on
the ridge writing insurance
The eighth grade examinations
were conducted last week at the
church house.
Mrs. VIM. Wmybark is enjoying an
visit from her brother, Mr..
Harris, of Oklahoma.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22
IdahO's First Newspaper.

Nothing Will emphasize more the
need of care in the preservation of
documents, then the fact that is not
now known to be accessible more than
one or two copies, if any, of a paper
published at Lewiston nearly three
years during great activity of large
population there and in placer mining
camps. Lewiston was then a terri
torial capital and two sessions of the
legislature were held there during
that time Fort Lapwai, the United
States Indian agency, was near by.
OF course, there must be a consider
able number of copies of the Golden
Age tucked away in inaccessible stor-
age places all over the country and
no greater service can be rendered to
history Of early days at one of the
most active representative places Of
the time in the great wild west, then
the location and getting into public ar
chiVes of as many copies of that paper
as possible. The people Of that time
and their descendants must have them.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22
BETHEL.

Mr.. and Mrs Frank May, their
daughter. Miss Dora, and grandson,
Walter May, were entertained at the
A. w. Allen home Sunday
Charles Cummins and family were
Sunday guests at the home of Christ
Dun.
D. G. Helms were visitors at Rev.
J. H. Kincaid's Sunday.
Infwal Aas was called to his home
on Bear Ridge by the serious illness
Of his father
Miss Nellie Brickels went to Lewis
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-22

Laws In The Earliest Mining Camps.
(By James e. Babb.)
Those local district rules, formu
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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27

Pub. April ls-May ii.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27

Methodtsts. he early united with this
church and hi home became .
mecca for Ill visiting clersymea and
noted churchmen. including Peter
Cartright. and others of those days.
His was . most exemplary life and
he was always . leader for better
things wherever he lived. He was 4
close student. wide reader OF the
best books and was especially in
terested in young people. During
his long residence at Broadwell he
was always their Sunday school sup
erintendent. = teacher Of the Bible
class and chorister Of the church,
being the possessor Of beautiful
tenor voice.
Upon his removal to Colorado he
at once organized the community
into a thriving rural Sunday school
and church. where he served As their
superintendent, a teacher and choir
lister for twenty years. In addition
to his extensive farm work during
the week. for some years he served
As superintendent of two Sunday
schools. driving = distance OF five
miles In the forenoon and then four
miles In the opposite direction in the
afternoon and he rarely missed 4
service.
Wherever he moved amongst men
they always looked up to him as
their leader and respected him for
his high Christian character.
Though afflicted with failing
health. his declining years were full
OF hope and trust and calm as
surance In a hereafter. His going
was not a sunset. but a glorious sun
rise. as he peacefully passed to his
reward on Sunday morning. April
Is. in the home OF his daughter.
Mrs. Ermina McWilliams.
The same pastor. Rev. VIM. A. Tay-
lor. also the same musicians sing
ing the same songs (Mrs. F. W.
Read and Mrs. Wm. A. Taylor)
officiated at the funeral services Al
they did at the burial OF his wife
six years ago.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
JAMES v. l1stoLIasTKR

There are quits ! asmSer Of old
time friends Of the !. ". AcColiister
family In Monte Vista aud We are
published the following obituary
which was printed In q Decatur
paper last week.
James w. McCOliister. son OF
Albert and Orpha McCollister. was
born at Chillicothe. Ohio. August
~, 1S43, and died at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Ermina Nc VIII
liams, Decatur. Mich. April 15.
1923. He came with his parents to
Logan county. Illinois. in 1857. In
1867 he was united in marriage with
Lucretia A. Thorman at Portsmouth.
Ohio. after which they took up their
home in Broadweil. Illinois. where
he became associated with his
father in the mercantile business
and also taught school for several
years. In 1895 they moved to the
San Luis valley in Colorado. where
he engaged extensively In farming
for many years.
After the death OF his wife In
1917. he spent hts declining days
with his married daughters In
Michigan and Illinois.
Five children survive him-Mrs.
Gertrude Lakeland. Sycamore, III:
Mrs. Ermina McWiiiiams. Decatur.
Michigan: Mrs. Ruth Newell, Niles.
Mich: Robert McCollister. San
Diego, Calf; and Paul McCollister.
Las Vegas, New Mexico. also seven
grand children.
Descended from long line Of
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT
OF PROBATE OF WILL.
STATE OF COLORADO.

COUNTY OF RIO GRANDE
IN THE COUNTY COURT, IN
PROBATE
The people OF the State OF Colo
RADIO to John p. Carver. william d..
Carver and Elizabeth Conlon.
GREETING:
WHEREAS. II has been made to
appear to the County Court Of Rio
Grande County. In the State OF
Colorado. that you. the said John
p. Carver. William d. Carver and
Elizabeth Conlon are heirs and next
OF kin OF the said John Carver. de-
ceased.
NOW THEREFORE,. In accord
ance with the provisions OF ths
statute In such case made and pro-
vided and by order OF Court duly
made and entered, you are hereby
notified that an instrument of writ
ing purporting to be the Last WIN
and Testament OF the said John
Carver. deceased. was presented 20
said Court for probate on the fifth
day of March A. d. 1929. by J. ".
Lawrence residing At Homelake. In
the State Of Colorado: that the said
decedent was. At the time OF his
decsase. a resident OF Homeiake.
Rio Grande County. In the State oi
Colorado: that the said decedent.
according to the said alleged Will
| devised and he queathed his prop
erty In the words and figures fol.
lowing. to-wit:
KNOW ALL MEN ny THESE
PRESENTS
That I. John Carver. being Of
sound mind and memory. do hereby
declare and publish this my last will
and testament.
That after paying all my debts
and paying for my last sickness and
funeral expenses. from the money
may have at my death. now dc
posted In The First National Bank
OF Monte Vista. Rio Grande Coun
~. Colorado. then the balance In
said bank or any other bank or thai
I may have In my possession. I give
to my son william Carver.
To my son Cornelius n. Carver
my onc-hnlf interest In the Winfield
q. Hancock Mining Property In sat
Juan County. Colorado. also my In
forests In all mining claims In sale
San Juan County. Colorado.
hereby appoint Joseph q
PRrndis executor OF this my last
win and Testament without bond.
JOHN CARVER tsEAL)
Witnesses:
THOMAS HULL.
JOHN CONkiE.
you ARE HEREBY NOTirIEr
To be and appear before said Court
st the County Court Room In ths
Court House In Del Norte In ths
County Of Rio Orande In the Stats
Of Colorado. on the seth day oi
April. A. d. 1879, then and ihert
TO attend the hearing on the pro
bate Of the said ailssed Last vii
and Testament Of the aaid Johs
Carver deceased. asd further TO d
and perform what shall thea. BY tn
said Court. b required and adjuds
"a.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I hsv,
hersuato set my hand aud affixed
the seal Of said Court at ny offSe>
IN Del Norts. In said county. thil
13th day Of March A. D. 1873.
MARIA vON DERNUTH.
C1esk.
f8uAL)
March se-Aprii -.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Estate of 0ottfried r. Graf. de-
ceased. No. S36.
Notice ID hereby given that on the
21st day Of May A. D. 1923. the
undersigned will present to the
County Court Of Rio Grande Coun-
". Colorado. her accounts for final
settlement Of administration Of said
estate. when and where all persons
in interest may appear and object
to them II they 80 desire.
EMMA GRAF,
Executrix.
Pub. April 20-May Is.
See Way Down East" at the
Iris Monday and Tuesday. 10 and
and 25 cents.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27

The Monte Vista Tribune received
their new Intertype machine the
latter part of last week and same has
been installed by the expert ma
chinist Haserdon. This In one OF the
latest models of typesettink ma
chimes and has 4 very wide range OF
use. The Tribune Is to be con-
graduated upon being able to fin
ance such equipment.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY

NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY
Estate of Millard r. Powell. de-
ceased. No. 664. te OK
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them for adjustment 70 the
County Court Of Rio 0rsnde Coun.
ty. Colorado. on the 1%th day OF
May. A. d. 1923. r. ..ty..
GEO. b. BOUTWELL,,
Executor.
First Pub. April 8. 1888.
Last Pub. May 4, 1923.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
ANNUAL lmDTrN0

The Three Rivers oans and Fish
Protective Association viii hold IL
annual meeting st the City Han In
Monte Vista Tuesday evening. May
lst. at $500 p. m. for the purpose
Of electing board Of directors for
the ensuing year. Reports Of the
years work will be made BY the
officers. Come out.
GEO. B. BOUTWELL,. Pres.
C. w. BRANDBORG, Sec-Tres.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
l STATE ., oososzDo ca9:Sa

STATE OF COLORADO
COUNTY or MO oRAagDo
IN THE COUNTY COURT. NO. SS7
In the matter Of the estate Of
Willis d. Hatton. Minor.
To Wilns D. Hattoa.
GREETIN0:
Notice IL hereby given that o. the
21st day Of May A. D. 1898. the
undersigned will, present 70 the
County Court of Rio 0rands Coun-
ty. Colorado. his accounts for ftnal
settlement Of administration of aid
estate, when and whore all persons
in interest may appear and object
to them II they 30 desire.
JONATHAN H. SMITH.
Guardian Of the estate Of VIII
lis d. Hatton. Minor.
Pub. April l3-May IL.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE OF FINAL sETTlRNaENT
Estate of Samuel @. Lohr. deceas-
cd. No. 623.
Notice 10 hereby given that on the
2lst day Of May A. D. 1928. the
undersigned will present to the
County court OF Rio Grande county.
Colorado, its accounts for final set
tiement Of administration OF said
estate. when and where all persons
In interest may appear and object to
them. II they 20 desire.
THE MONTE VISTA BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY,
BY J. H. SMITH. Secretary.
Administrator.
Pub. April l3-May IL.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
SUMMONS

SUMMONS
STATE OF COLORADO. }
COUNTY OF RIO GRANDE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
NO. 3S1l
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
SUMMONS SUMMONS

STATE OF COLORADO.
COUNTY OF RIO oRANDE.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-28
Haida Reaches Seattle
With Siberian Refugee.

SEATTLE, Sept. 2S.-The coast
guard cutter Haida has arrived from
Bering Sea patrol bringing four re-
fugees from the Arctic coast OF 81
IBERIA rescued by the revenue cutter
Bear after they had been living In
daily fear of their lives for. months.
The refugees are Carl Johnson, IA
nous dog racer of Nome, his Russian
wife and three-year-old son Chester,
and w. Fl. Parsons of Tacoma.
Both Johnson and Parsons were
agents for the Phoenix & Northern
Trading Company. They were left
behind at the post when the lskum
escaped from the Soviet authorities.
Both men said the Soviet authori-
ties confiscated their valuable furs
and the Red guards threatened them
with instant death il they made any
resistance. The Bear made special
trip to pick them up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-28

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.--fier little
hands still red and swollen with her
four years Of alleged slavery on an
Illinois farm, where she ate with
the dog and slept in a chicken coop.
Margaret Melton for the first time
In her drab. brief life slept on a real
pillow In the Washington Heights
home of her uncle, Daniel Coghlan. a
detective, of this city.
Margarets' Is the old story OF the
unwanted child Her father is Lloyd
Melton an unsuccessful Chicago In
ventor. half brother of Coghlan.
When the little girl was only Mel
cause he could not see how she
managed to lay the magnificent table
she did on the slight profits of his
motorcycle shop.
The father gave Margaret and her
two brothers in charge Of his mother
and then withdrew them. In answer
to his advertisement asking for a
couple to take care Of Margaret at
$3.50 year, J. j. Smith, now sought
as the alleged murderer of a Chicago
policeman, but then child loving
farmer OF Lagrange, H.. stepped for
ward.
Melton was able to give only $3.50
toward tho specified sum and Mar
garet. became the Smiths drudge She
took care of the chickens learned to
milk the cows. washed dishes and
scrubbed floors. Deep rings formed
under her gray eyes. Nights she
crouched in the chicken coop.
For four years Margaret starved
and sweated. while her father put.
tered with his motor that was to
revolutionize industry. and her gay
little mother thought only Of pretty
clothes and good time, II is said. !.
The Children's Aid Society OF Chi
cago stepped in and a policeman call
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-28
FIRST TOUCH OF KINDNESS IS
RECEIVED BY CHILD Who SLEPT
FOUR YEARS IN CHICKEN COOP

ed on the Smith farm. They found
the Smiths had disappeared.
At the detention home deep bruises
and purple marks were found on the
under-nourished child. Chicago news
papers made a great hue and cry Of
child slavery Of our twentieth cen
tury. New York newspapers printed
the story, and Daniel F. Coghlan
realized that this must be the child
OF his luckless half brother.
Now Margaret is learning to say
"mother" and father" all over again.
Coghlan says he will finally adopt
her and change her name to his.
II want her to forget all she suf-
fered under her own name" he said.
"She begins school next week and
she's going to live the life Of q child,
not slave
With Margaret. goes her doll. vel
vet purse. containing shiny new
quarter and toy monkey. The lat
ter commentaries her hrst visit to
the Bronx Zoo or any Zoo.
So far she has just seen two
movies, and she Is still deciding
whether Jackie Coogan or Mary
Pickford will be her ideal for the
next few weeks. &t M
But the greatest vexation in her
young life at present is her reflection
Little Margaret saw herself for
the first time in full sized looking
glass in the lobby Of the motion
picture theater and she is still won
dering who that little girl with the
blond Buster Brown cut hair and
that funny, quirky smile is.
at looks like me- she said. "but
there's only one me, and that Is 90
ing to school next week"
"Her other self Is buried on that
farm in Lagrange" Coghlan finished
grimly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-28
CHILD LABOR
ON INCREASE
DURIAe YEAR
As Prosperity Returns tc
Business More Minors
Employed. Claim.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.--An ap-
parent increase OF 1876 per cent In
child labor over the corresponding
period last year was shown IN statis-
tics made public by the Chi,dren's
Bureau of the Department of Labor,
covering the first six months of the
current year In 80 selected cities.
The survey was based on the num-
ber of minors between II and 16
years old who received first working
permits. 1t was pointed out that
although the figures were considered
to be representative. they did not
show. necessarily, the actual num-
ber of children at work. Those work
ing in violation OF the iaw, it was
explained, could not be shown, aid in
certain cases increases might indi-
cate more rigid enforcement OF reg
istration laws.
In most instances the figures for
the first six months of 1923, although
carrying big increases over last year.
substantially were below those of
1920. Child labor reached its peak
in the war years, the figures indi-
Gated, and began to slump in 1920.
at the beginning of the recent bust
ness depression. With better times
in 1922 the number of minors TAX
ing out their first working permits
began to mount again.
The letest figures Indicated still
further increases, generally account
ed for by the fact that factories and
mills are busy and business is pros
pering.
The largest jump was at Water
bury, Conn, where PIT, or almost
eight times as many, children re-
ceived permission to work as during
the first six months of 1922. Other
Connecticut cities reported increases
of from 9s to 17S per cent. In Man
chester, Milwaukee and Louisville,
from four to five times as many GER
tificates we're issued as during thc
corresponding months Of a year ago.
Among cities reporting large gains
were Springfield, Mass. 215 per cent:
Pittsburg. PIT per cent; San Fran
cisco, 85 per cent; Indianapolis, 70
per cent; Birmingham, SO per cent;
Baltimore. 56 per cent, and Philadel-
phia, rs yer cent. New York City,
with 1892 permits, showed an in
crease of ia per cent.
Special permits for vacation en-
ployment were not included in the
survey, and the bureau reported that
the number of school children taking
jobs for the summer months was
much larger than usual.
Permits issued for the six months
of 1923 included: Baltimore, 1878:
Milwaukee. 1898; Newark, N. j.,
1.091; Philadelphia, 1904; Pittsburg,
1929; ST. Louis, 2.775: Springfield.
Mass, 365; San Francisco, 207; Bir-
mingham, 1874; New Orleans, 1924,
and Indianapolis, $50.