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, 1923-03-22
RAWLINs SHOWS UP WELL
IN ACADEMIC CONTESTS

Wallace Bergen. Ted" O'Mciin
and Francis Bible. the three repre-
sentativcs entered by Rawlins High
MT the state university academic
contests. held during high school
week at Laramie. acquitted them
selves we'll.
Wallace Bergen wns not climin-
nted In the extemporancous speaking
until he reached tho scmi-fInals
TED o'Mciia. entered into the de-
ciamation contests was also climin-
nted in the semi-finais: Francis
Bible. competing with tho best high
school typis's In tho state won sixth.
place In typcwritinE.
, 1923-03-22
MEN FOUND IN u. T.. Bon CAR
LANGuISH IN THE COUNTY JAIL

Joe Media and Claud Sisneros. had
the experience. during the past week
of being transferred from n "side
door pullman TO the Carbon County
jail.
Joe and Claud were taken into
custody here by the Union Pacific
officer. Roy Barnds. and are charged
with having broken the seal OF a
merchandise car and trespassing
therein.
II Is claimed that the two men In
question were beating their way via
the U. p. and evidently intended that
tho box car In question should be
their temporary abode.
The merchandise en- route was not
molestod.
, 1923-03-22

~
You have natural in ad-
dition to oil that will develop rapid
ly and p~rofitably with fair en-
tation conveniences at reasonable
ready you see the reflected benefit
OF the coming of our railroad by
Inc greatly increased price your
school fund is getting from the oil
production alone, and you fully un-
:ssrs:aad hat the same cause that
gives this greater income to the
school fund Will give a greater In
come to every individual or little
corporation interested in oil pro-
duction.
II the beginning of the %construc-
ton OF our railroad has yielded this
benefit to Wyoming and Montana so
soon. may you not expect greater
benefits with the continued construc-
ton and completion of our railroad
line and can you not e from tho
conclusions in your own minds that
irrigation plans will spring into life
agriculture and stock raising Will
multiply, coal mines and other In
dustries will multiply and Wyoming
and Montana will become not long
stretches OF sparsely inhabitable
country but veritable beehives OF in
dustry and activity. We have not
asked and do not intend to ask any
thing In the way of concessions and
co-operatin more than your fair
minded citizens approve. We are
not crlticizing the Burlington rail-
road syqtam II ig n rreaf institution
, 1923-03-22
DEATH OF ELK
MOUNTAIN PIONEER

Mr.. F. r. Schoen passed away
on Friday night after an illness of
W weeks during which time his
wife. son. three daughters and three
sons-in-law left his side. Az
Pete Hansen's little daughter was Ill
Mr.. Hansen could not be with him
all the time. but John Wick and
Jay johnson lever left his side.
The funeral sermon vas preached
by Rev. Whitsett, and was one of
the prettiest and most comforting
ever heard. The choir was COM
posed OF Mrs. Waghorn. Mrs. Quealy
Mrs. Cheesebrough, Mrs. W. q.
Richardson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans. and they beautifully render
ed the hymns. Shall We Gather At
The River. Lead Kindly Light, and
Nearer My God To Thee.
After the services the body was
taken In charge by the I. O. o. F..
who performed the last sad rites,
the services being beautiful and i'm
prcssIve. Tho body was decorated
In his own regalia. and beautiful
flowers banked the casket.
Mrs. Schoen broke completely
down and was unable to attend the
services. Kind friends and relatives
were constantly at her bedside.
Mr.. Schoen leaves his wife, three
daughters. Mrs. John Wick. Mrs.
Pete Hansen and Mrs. Jay Johnson.
and one son. Carl. All reside Mt
Elk Mountain and Carl has always
lived ut the old home with the par
ents. caring for them In their de-
clining years.
Burial occurred In tho cemetery
at MIL Greek. Deepest sympathy IL
extended TO tho bercaved family.
Contributed. |
, 1923-03-22
damagc OF the plnlnur In lhc nnn

damage OF tho plaintiff In the sum
OF one Hundred Thousand Dollars.
That the defendants in their acts
and conduct toward this plaintiff ma
hcrcinabove set forth were prompted
by actual malice toward this plaintiff
and manifested a wanton and reok-
less disregard Of tho rights and feel
ings OF tho plaintiff. and said acts
and conduct Of tho defendants were
attended BY circumstances OF insult
to this plaintiff.
, 1923-03-22
HEAD Of new RAILROAD
WRITES PEOPLE LETTER
governor HASKELL In letter TO PEOPLE Of
MONTANA AND WYOMING Predicts GREAT
Development in NEAR future

Ex-Governor c. N. Haskell, in an open letter to the people of
Montana and Wyoming, last week called attention to the fact
that vast areas in the two states had been restricted in develop
ment by lack of adequate railroad facilities and predicted that
with the completion of the North and South railroad great
stretches Of non productive country would soon become "veritible
beehives of industry and activity"
The Governors letter is as follows:
To the People OF Wyoming and Montana:
l fully concur in the statement filed on behalf of our rail
road companies by Chairman Lake and President C. j. Haskell
(my sony and supplement to fact stated by calling your at
tention to what you know far better than l do.
The vast area of your country referred to has been restricted
in its profitable development for many years for lack of ade-
quate railroad facilities. For example, the people of Buffalo
and Sheridan are entitled to facilities for going to your state
capitol and other points in central and southern Wyoming in
a few hours instead of a few days.
Your irrigation projects are entitled to encouragement by
convenient transportation facilities. Your own efforts will then
multiply your population instead of embarrassing and dis
couraging population; outside of a temporary population in
your oil fields you have few, if any more, permanent citizens
, 1923-03-22
LITTLE DAUGHTER or MIR. AND
MRS. LAWRENCE JENSEN D1Ea

Word has been received Of the
death OF Ruth Jensen. the year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Jensen Of Omaha.
Mr.. Jensen. son Of G. b. Jensen.
was formerly . resident OF this city.
! The iit,ic girl pssssd away hest
Tuesday.
, 1923-03-22
FIRST WYO-IIL OIL ARRIVES
At NEW y. 4 II. REFINERY

Tho Producers and Rcfiners yes
torday received the first ono thous-
and barrels Of oil from tho Wyo-ill
holdings In Lost Soldier
II IL reported that the now re-
flncry will be receiving oil from this
company In the future at q rate OF
approximately 1000 barrels a day.
, 1923-03-22
DAUGHTER or MIR. AND Mrs.
GEORGE HICKS PASSES AWAY

Earline Mac Hicks. the two year
old daughter of MIR. and Mrs. George
Hicks passed away last Sunday.
The little one had been III with
scarlet fever.
Burial took place last Monday.
, 1923-03-22
CITY MAY SOON BECOME
AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER
Head Of MIDDLE STATES OIL COMPANY CONFIRMS
RUMOR that RAWLINS MAY Be ON MILES
CITY TO union PACIFIC RAILROAD

Ex-Governor Haskelrs North and South railroad may come
to Rawlins.
Continued efforts on the part of The Republican to verify the
report that the new road would connect at this point with the
transcontinental system of the Union Pacific met with some sue
cess yesterday when Oklahomas former governor and present
head of the Middle States Oil Company wired this paper that
Rawlins was in the running.
Never before in the history of this city has there been such
an opportunity as is now before her, for, should the new road
come here, Rawlins would have it in her power to become an
industrial center second to none in the state.
A wire sent to Governor c. N. Haskell by The Republican
Tuesday night brought a reply yesterday.
"Is Rawlins being considered for southern terminal of new
road to Union Pacific? p was the question teegraphed to New
York. And the answer was:
"Just a fair possibility. If prospects become more certain
will advise you. However, our road will cross Chicago North
western about tenth guide meridian, thence west and south
throush most available country yet to be determined by sur
veys." (Signed) C. n. HASKELL.
, 1923-03-22

ROAD 10 Union racine! was I
York. And the answer was:
"Just a fair possibility. If
will advise you. However, our
western about tenth guide me
throush most available countr.
veys."
That there is a possibility that
Rawlins will furnish the place Of In
tersectfon 10 encouraging. to say the
least. and that fact should act a. .
spur to the people Of this community
In their endeavors to bring the North
and South road into this city. Al
ready The various civic organizations
are preparing to take steps which
might lead to the obtaining OF the
much desired railroad and II Is hoped
that the great field OF natural re-
sources. Of which Rawlins Is the co.
ter. will provide the yTassr inessf-
tive for the building OF the road.
Readers Of last weeks issue of
Tho Republican will remember that
there was published q telegram In
response to a question similar to
the one addressed to Governor Has
kel1. This wire came from Congress-
man McClintic, = representative OF
the Governor. and altho nothing was
said Of the point of location II was
stated that there had been filed, In
tho company offices At Now York
City. = report Of conditions In this
section Of the state.
It would therefore appear. from
the reply received from Governor
Haskell. that the report filed vas
- ..-R--.rAN A. AL
Should the survey show that the
North and South railroad could en-
ter RAwlins on an easy grade, It
will be up to the citisens OF Rawlins
10 convince tho governor and his
representatives that the community
desired the road and also hat tho
wealth OF tho surrounding country
would warrant the required invest
ment Of company funds in this
locality.
II ia probable that Governor Has
kell Will 900 he convinced that Raw
Inns and her outlying districts wei
ono tho entrance Of the North and
Houth railroad Into this section Of
the state and that q great wealth
entrance we'll worth the while.
1EV000ty b0 UO VNuCT DSCNbOu W
southern Wyoming are there the OPP
portunities to obtain railroad ton
nago - there are 70 the north and
south Of this city.
Should tho terminal be located
here. Governor Haskell would b. In .
position to extend the project south
sections between RAw1ins and Craig.
NAoAAAAA MA tl-A A~~R~Aes .AAa11
that before . railroad came to Craig
the state came from Rawlin4 be-
0aupo Of the fact that from this city
ran the easiest and most accessible
route Into Colorado.
To the north. u far ~ the Lost
Soldier oil fields. there extends An
unbroken stretch Of coal veins; min
sni deposits Of many kinds lay I'M.
developed for want Of proper railroad
fadlities: oil and gas structures, GOV.
og1ng vast areas OF land have yet 70
~ drilled and fields. now proven
rSeA II the content Of these valuable
nlnesais. are now being extensively
1evolopsA. In fact the natural
wealth - tAe country 10 tho north
os NeWstno oAa hardly b over.
sstloatel, 20 gToos NJ he possbii.
R3ss.
Here - bat . Hssee asa sspss.
flaia1 aketcA Of what The N(Osth and
OoutA ral1road nay oRnop9 e the
natuvai wealth ee The ewntry Tier
would eater.
0stweea % eH1 - mt1oo nofth
q NaWtias ase ~ tnnonoo ln0oGj1o
= ~. o. ~ lngGo1 ~
oooaes1 - the test q Dg0l1ovb
~ y AZ sesaty. Dsal1eVNs ~
, 1923-03-22

Is called q mountain OF iron and 1t
has been estimated by mining en-
gineers that this mountain contains
not less than 1900, 900 Aons of first
class ore. Men experienced in the
mining of iron ors state that the
ore in the Seminoe district can be
mined and loaded on cars at the
cost OF little than fifteen cents
a ton. An analysis Of this ore has
shown the following contents: Iron,
67.66 per cent: Oxygen, 1899 per
re,t Silica. .72; L.-c. ,.23: Mag.
n-ats .G8; Aiumins, Titanic
Acid. .04; Phosphoric acid. none;
Sulphur. none. In comparing this
analysis with that of other iron ore
Of national repute It will be found
that the Seminoe ore is OF the high
est quality.
In the vicinity of Rawlins may be
found several large deposits OF red
hemitite ore with a content OF per-
oxide OF. iron OF S4.22 per cent. The
analysis shows further that there ia
In per cent silica: l.24 sulphur:
a trace OF Phosphorus and no titanic
acid.
II IL impossible to estimate the
amount OF Bituminous and semi
Bltuminous coal to be mined along
the unbroken veins from the Lost
Soldier oil fields IN the north to the
mines In the vicinity OF Craig, Colo
RADIO. 100 miles to tho south.
Ono thing is certain. should the
Haskell interests deem II advisable
to make Rawlins the southern term
inal they would be In a position to
extend the road from this city on
down to Baggs and thence to Craig
and would be using tho cheapest and
easiest route through these coal
fields. A railroad travelling the
length OF Lost Soidier-Craig. Colo
RADIO. fields would open to tremen-
dous development one OF the greatest
coal producing areas in the entire
west and II would mean that that
road would be one of the largest
coal transporters In the entire United
States.
Tho John Robinson mine, about
thirty miles south Of Rawiins, has ex-
posed = vein OF first class coal which
measures sixteen fest IN thickness.
Bituminous coal 10 being mined
three miles from Rawlins while an
other company seven miles off IL
operating In the semi-bituminous
formation. The latter mine has dis
closed two nine feet veins and In
now mining the lower Of the two.
In the vicinity OF CRAIG. the rail-
road transportation II totally made
Quate TO handle even q small Dor.
tion OF tho possible production. The
coal here II OF tho very highest quail
ity and has been proven tho equal
Of any coal In tho wost. The coal
from this vicinity would alone an
sur tho North and South railroad
Of Q tremendous amount Of tonnage
and tho excellence Of the quality
would enable II TO be sold In pref
to other grades In the western
markets.
Tho mines mentioned above are
but . few Of the many IN operation
to the north and south Of Rawiina
and should the road pierce this great
field all tho coal tonnage desired
could bc obtained.
Sodium DeposSts
Sodium dcposits abound 10 the
north Of Rawiins. Sodium deposits
fifty miles from this city are said
70 equal In sise any sodium deposits
II the country.
ne Du Pont intsrssts are aid
70 have holdinss IN the largest Of
~ sodium districts aad u this n
(CoNtinuoA % paGo pvU)
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS
[Continued from Page IL

girls teams will meet, before the big
game of the evening.
Y Charles Holz, proprietor of the
Daylight Bakery, is happy again.
Something like year ago he put in
a modern electric oven and thought
his baking troubles were over. But
somehow, it didn't just come up to
expectations. Last Wednesday night,
Mr. Morgan, commercial manager for
the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co., came to Ellsworth, bring
ing with him w. H. Mann of South
Brewer, a mason. And they went at
the oven. 1t was an all-night job,
but the trouble with the oven, which
was remedied. And now Mr.. Holz
says it is working like charm.
George B. Murch of Bar Harbor
died Thursday, Feb 8, at the Dea-
coness hospital in Boston, where he
went some weeks before for treat
ment for Bright's disease. Mr.
Murch was native of Trenton, and
had many friends in Ellsworth. He
was a member of Lygonia lodge, F.
and A. NJ; and of BlanQuefort com
mandery, K T., of Ellsworth. Mr.
Murch was forty-seven years of age
For several years he followed the
sea, later going on the Frenchman' s
bay service of the Maine Central
railroad and in 1911 buying res
taurant business in Bar Harbor,
which he had since successfully con-
Quoted
Ellsworth lost another of it's very
Oldest residents last night, in the
death of Mrs. Jane Hamilton, at the
home of her son, Edmund Hamilton,
on Central street. Mrs. Hamilton
was eighty eight years of age. She
had been unusually smart and ac-
tive for one of her years, but could
not withstand an attack of pneu-
monia with which she was prostrat-
ed only a few days before her death.
Mrs. Hamilton had lived here prac-
tically all her life, coming from Nova
Scotia when a young girl She was
a devoted mother and good neigh
Dor, and had many friends. She
leaves three sons, Edmund, Albert of
Mt. Desert, and Harrison of Georgia,
one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Lord of
Ellsworth Falls, and a brother, Will
liam Forsyth of Ellsworth. The
funeral was held at the home this
afternoon, Rev q. Andrews of the
Methodist church, of which deceased
was a member, officiating.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21

Capt. Samuel II. Haskell has gone
to Salem, Mass, to spend the re-
mainder of the winter with his niece,
Mrs. Will Haskell.
M. D. Joyce returned Saturday
from Bangor, where he has been
serving as juror at the federal court.
Prin. John Dunton, of Stonington
high school, was at the home of
Supt. Charles Lord. over the week
end
The many friends of Miss Addie
Spofford, assistant in the postoffice,
are sorry to hear of her accident,
last Saturday, when she fell, break
ing bone in her wrist.
Capt. and Mrs. George Haskell left
here Sunday for Philadelphia, hoping
to reach there in time for the wed
ding of their son Byron, which takes
place the last of this week. At
present they are in Stonington. The
boat service between there and
Rockland is very uncertain, on ac-
count of the ice.
Feb 10. NJ
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
Twas Said, but Not Meant.

The cashier in Il restaurant in Viz
ginia avenue was attempting to re-
ceive payments from customers and
pay the driver Of a pie wagon stimuli
taneously early one morning. The
driver took advantage of the situa-
ton and started to Josh her. In a
spirit of jollity she received his re-
marks with an appropriate retort.
At length she could stand his re-
marks no longer
'rll kill somebody in minute, and
that somebody will be a pie man
that's you" she said.
At the same time she turned TO a
man who had just paid the amount OF
his meal check.
"Was there something else for you,
please? she asked,
The stranger made no reply, but
slipped a card across the glass top
of the cigar case to her. The card
read something like this:
John Doe Undertaken" Then he
walked out.
81 suppose he thought he had pros
pect in sight after what I said to the
pie man." the girl said-Detroit Free
Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
FIRST IDEA OF "TELEGRAPHY"
Communication by Method of
Understood Signs.

In olden days the Greeks and Ro-
mans practiced telegraphy with the
help Of pots filled with straw and
twigs saturated in oil, which, being
placed in rows, expressed certain let
tiers according to the order in which
they were lighted.
A German general named Aeneas,
who lived in Aristotle's time, invented
a novel system of telegraphy.
Two earthen vessels were filed with
water. Each was provided with a top
that would discharge an equal quantity
of water in given time, so that the
whole or any part of the contents
would take exactly the same time to
escape from either vessel.
On the surface of each f1oated a
piece of cork supporting an upright
marked off into divisions, each of
which had a certain sentence inscribed
upon it.
This system of communication was
intended for use in the army. One YES
sci was placed at each station, and
when anyone wanted to send mes
sage he lighted a torch. Soon the man
in charge at the other station did the
same, to show that he was all atten-
ton.
The sender then extinguished his
torch, and each party Immediately
opened the cock of his vessel. When
the sender relighted his torch, the
cock was closed.
The receiver then read the sentence
on the division of the upright that was
level with the mouth of the vessel, and
If everything had been executed with
promptness it conveyed the necessary
information.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
StOningtOn.

F. c. Page and his crew of cleo
tricians are again in town, working
on the new light service lines.
The village improvement society
is having a grand winter carnival at
Tewksbury hall for a full week
Feb. 1921.
The lodges are all installing their
new officers, and banqueting is the
%'order of the nights
The Fuller Granite Co. is hustling
the New York courthouse job along,
in spite of the bad weather, with
sixteen hours a day and over 800
men employed at big wages, making
the pay roll about $4,000 a
week in this town. There is a fine
chance for new business of all kinds
to get on a good footing here, as the
work of this company looks perma-
nent. 1t is one of the richest gran
ite concerns in the country, and has
recently bought large property on
Crotch island which it will likely de-
velop as soon as spring opens. Soon
the John L. Goss Co. will be going
full blast and later the sardine fac
tory will be operating for the sea-
son, all of which will mean weekly
transactions of many thousands of
dollars. Wise business men would
do well to keep an eye on Stoning-
ton as town to cater to-
Feb. 10. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Mrs. Leon Brown returned Fri
day from Bangor, where she has been
receiving treatment at the Paine
hospital.
Ira B. Hagan spent several days
last week in Augusta.
Martin Haynes returned Wednes-
day from Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Grindell are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter, Stella Louise,
born Feb. IA.
Y Dalton Franklin of Dexter spent
several days last week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Loring Frank
lin.
Mrs. Fred Round spent the week
end in Orono, where Mr.. Round has
employment.
Mrs. Bernard S. Jellison, Mrs Ed
ward Cochrane, Mrs. Philip Mason
and Misses Lura Treworgy and Hazel
were visitors in Bangor last week.
Mrs. Carrie Starkey has returned
from Worcester. Mass, where she
has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Nettie DeBeck of Waltham
is visiting her sister, Mrs P. E.
Clough
Members of Mrs. Hastings Sunday
school class are invited to meet
Thursday evening, Feb. %, at Mrs.
Bernard S. Jellison's.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
Nav Be New kIondike.

Rich deposits of gold have been
discovered on the Stab Bay river,
Labrador, Newfoundland, which may
develop into a new Klondike. A party
of Canadians made prospecting
cruise on the Labrador and then filed
application at the department of agri-
culture and mines for % square
miles along the banks of the Stag
Bay river, where, it is said, they have
discovered gold in paying quantities
in the sands of the stream. The river
extends about 40 miles inland from
the coast, and is in the area from
which nugget samples of gold were
brought some few years ago by ma
tives of the coast. Exploration par
ties from ST. Johns later covered the
area inland prospecting over solid
surface, but not along the river.
Their quest produced merely meager
samples of quartz ore, but not in such
quantities as to justify extensive ex-
ploration.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(Contributed.)

Friday morning, during spelling
class, we spelled down until there
were ten pupils left standing in each
class These pupils held a spelling
match in the main room before the
school Friday afternoon, with cap
tains from each class, as follows:
Seniors, Ethel Dyer; juniors, Irene
Grindle; sophomores, Marjorie Gar
land; freshmen, Helen Dewitt. AS
there were forty pupils spelling, the
first one spelled down was marked
40, and the last one 1. The
juniors won, and the seniors were
second. The names of the winning
team and order in which they sat
down are as follows: Grindle, II;
Bridges, 1 Dyer, 6; Franklin, IL;
Jones, 3; Higgins, 5; Haynes, 2;
Wardwell, SO; Hurley, 8; Pickett,
Is.
Lillian Bridges, "a, was the last
one to sit down.
,-B. E. J., '23.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
krejslers Kindness,

Fritz Kreisler gave two recitals in
Budapest. He offered his entire In
come from them for the benefit of the
Hungarian poor amounting to 100000
Hungarian crowns. He did the same
thing in Vienna, where the amount
reached 30,00O,O00 Austrian crowns.
Kreisler gave an interview to the re-
porter of a Hungarian paper explain
ing how happy he is that he can help
the poor through his art. ~ am act
ing" he said, "llke modern r0bber
knight. l am taking the money from
the pocket of the wealthy people and
giving 1t to the unfortunate ones.
But, of course, in different way
from the regular robber knights"