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Arizona state miner., 1923-08-18
OLD DRAGON TO REOPEN

Frank Mantey, old-time miner
and owner at one time of the
Dragon mine, eight miles from
Wickenburg,. returned here on
the California Limited Wednes-
day, coming from Cheyenne by
way of [ os Angeles. He brought
some good news also, which is to
the effect that the Consolidated
Vanadium mine formerly the
Dragon) will reopen as soon as
Foreman Wichs returns, which
will be within a day or two. 1t
appears that 500 pounds of van
adium pen toxide was taken to
Germany and after treatment by
the most efficient metalurgists
was found to be of finest quality
ever imported there. The Ger
man Alloy Company Largest
metal refners in Europe, immed-
lately contracted for the entire
output of the Con. Vanadium
company for number of years.
AS soon, therefore, as Mr.. Wicks
arrives, intensive operations will
begin on large scale, the in
tention being to make steady
shipments of concentrates as
produced by the mill under oper-
alton. The Con. Vanadium's ore
was thoroly tested by LIE Doud
& Co. of New York before being
sent to Germany. and the subse-
quent computations by the Ger
man Alloy company IN every re-
spect proves that the quality was
most satisfactory.
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-18
Pact News.

The fact that ''the compact ap-
portions to the upper basin more
water than can eyer be used" " is
just one of the reasons why Ari-
zona should stay out of the pact.
AS Hayden says, Water will
run down hill," and if by any
means water in the upper basin
sub-irrigates the land, as it nat
urally will do, latter the style of
that in Salt River Valley, where
they are pumping water night
and day with % tremendous
pumps working those states in
the upper basin will be mighty
glad to turn the water loose
rather than flood their own agri-
cultural lands like we have in
Salt River Valley. The signing
up of a pact between the six
other states and Uncle Sam can
not by any manner of means in
sure Arizona any more water
than she needs, is entitled to. or
can use, because as a riparian
owner no combination of states
can take it away from her unless
she signs her rights away by en-
tering the pact. The situation
is exactly like the league of ma
tions and world court. So long
as we keep out of it there will be
no entangllng alliances. Arizona
has side-stepped the pact; so has
Uncle Sam side-stepped t h e
league of nations; and there are
no obligations to be filled or
carried out. The pact is dead.
Phoenix Messenger. which is
growing fat off democratic per-
quisites in shape of county politi-
cal printing, calls Mulford Win
sor it's foremost advocate of the
Colorado compact" The COM
pact that interests the Messen-
ger most is probably the one to
nominate Winsor as candidate
for governor. But it is easy to
see that Winsor's unanswerable
arguments in favor of ratification
lines him up with the power COM
bine that is providing power
profits for perpetuity.
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-18
Church Notice.

Sunday, Aug. 10, 1923.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II a. m. Subject
a Lion in a Pit on a
Snowy Day.
Evening services at 7:45.
Sunday Junior Endeavor at
$50.
Wednesday prayer meeting at
7:3O p. m. Come where a cordial
welcome awaits you.
w. BORTHWICK.
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-18

Mrs. A. E. Davis and children
Ruby, Alvie, Donald, and Charlie
returned Saturday from weeks
outing near Granite Reef.
Mrs. L. A. White and children
returned Saturday from Missouri.
John Yelton of Prescott arrived
Tuesday to take Paul lannon's
place at the Brayton Comm'l.
Joe Wells and family of Phoe-
nix passed thru here from the
Grand Canyon Tuesday.
Fred Johnson, agent for Bishop
& Company, passed thru Wicken-
burg Wednesday enroute to Pres
colt.
DR.. Osborne, a veterinary
surgeon of Prescott, visited F. T.
Kellis and family Tuesday.
All the ranges in Western Ari-
zona are unusually good for this
time of year. due to recent heavy
rains. In fact, reports from all
over the State show that stock
are improving rapidly.
j. H. Osborne and wife are
spending the week end in Phoe-
nix.
Mrs. T. E. Peak was a Phoenix
visitor Friday.
E. J. Dignan and wife gave a
picnic down Lovers Lane on
Wednesday evening. The ones
present were A. D. Woodmansee
and wife, VIM. Carpenter, D. A.
Adams. and Joe Geschwind.
| Miss Catherine Hayes of Hay
den is here visiting Mrs. Fields
Coleman.
/ Paul Macker and wife enter
tanned the bridge club at their
home Sunday evening. The fol-
lowing were present: Jessie
Abrams. Rose Deck, Joe Gesch-
wind. Lee Barnette, D. A. Ad-
ans, VIM. Carpenter, and Tom
and Roy Richards.
Mrs. May Everts came in from
Prescott Thursday evening.
Foy Barnette is home after
spending the summer in Wichita,
Kansas.
c.. E. Kenny was in town Mon
day from the Golden Eagle mine.
John Fades was in from his
mine on the other side of the Abe
Lincoln Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Wentworth and Miss
Mabel Guthrie went to Prescott
last Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Crawford returned
from Prescott Sunday.
Garland Miller and family went
to Superior Thursday morning.
Mrs. Fields Coleman and
daughter of Phoenix are new
residents of Wickenburg, having
moved here Saturday.
Roy Macdonald motored in
town from his mining claims 13
miles east of here this week.
A. NJ. Cobb was in town from
his goat ranch Monday.
Mrs. Ogden Holder went to
Prescott last Sunday.
Chas. Natthorst was in from
his mine Monday.
E. l. Mills and family were in
town Sunday and Monday from
the Abe Lincoln mine.
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-18

Concerning Wickenburg People and Vicinity

that Miami was pretty wet. y
Now the Silver Belt retorts that
after the Prescott man went
home, Miami was a whole lot
drier than it was when he came,
and that he did his best to make
it more so.
The world is a great, big place,
but shoes are never as large as
they look.
Our greatest mystery when
we do not own car is how the
neighbor next door can afford
one,
A hick town is where there is
no main street, no bakery, no
market, and no high school OR
churches. Wickenburg has them
all, and chickens, too; and might
handle a few chorus girls.
A Wickenburg school kid says
that the last time her papa and
mamma quarreled was when she
gave him a quarter to go and
subscribe for the State Miner to
send to them while at the
beach, and he came home with a
copy of the Police Gazette.
The Hopi Indians have con-
demned the snake dances and
compare them to the Prescott
commercialized imitation dances
of the Smokis, which included
reptiles with their fangs cut out
or "doped" so that they were
tractable while being handled by
white Indians. -
A rural old maid on her first
train ride was much embarrassed
before she could find her ticket
to give to the conductor. A few
minutes after the uniformed train
boy came thru the car crying
Chewing Gum. whereat she
calculated, "Jeewhiliker, do |
have to give that up, too.
Wiseacres in the agriculture
line now advise that America is
precariously near overproduction
in foods and cereals. 1t is un-
reasonable to expect the farmers
to keep on raising wheat ard
oats while the cities are contin-
ually raising wages and attract
ing the laborers.
Children are an educational
force: for who could keep up
with the slang phrases they are
always producing?
When a man throws up his job
because he can't bring home the
bacon, he spills the fat in the fire
for fear of being fired.
The man who usually kicks the
hardest about working is the in
dividual who generally works the
least.
If you will eat your goat when
it's a kid. no one will be able to
get it. Our editor has seven
goats.
Widow-It's understood that a
nice man never kisses and tells.
Married lady-Still. the news
gets around.
Where one anti-packist pre-
sents his views, that's argument;
but where three or more pro-
verbal politicians get busy
that's propaganda. Somebody is
paying their way.
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-18
JIBES AND JOKES.

What she SAID:
''Of course, we'd rather aim by far
To take the lead as a movie star;
But if stars should all ignore us
Many will try to make the chorus.
Mayor ST Wilkinson was OBJ
served in Phoenix this week
buster than a centipede with the
itch, still enjoying (?) his lay
off.
] do not covet Jondee's roll,
There turks no Onvy in my soul;
But 1 would like a powerful lot
To have as much as Jondee's got.
Scientists say that we are
what we eat. What lot of
people there are who have formed
an appetite for nuts.
The editor may dig and toll
Till his fnger-tlps are sore
Butsom smart gink is sure to say
1--WE heard that joke before
Have you canned any of the
August fruitS?" asked Mrs. Null
ligan of Mrs. Fogarty. mo,
and l amt likely to-" said the
latter, because with fruit at
10 and IL and one-half cents a
pound and sugar flying sky high
it's cheaper to die hungry and
save the cost for a decent fu-
neral."
Here lies poor William Ridd,
j Who thot his tires wouldn't skid;
But they did.
'Tis said that Martinez died
with a smile on his face. That
was only a stage smile he ex-
pected to work on st. Peter.
There is a fellow around town
so thin that he would make good
wages diving into bottles for lost
corks.
Girls used to attend school with
cotton stockings, but they don't
do it any more-the dresses are
too short tn wear the old fash
ioned kind.
He took her for better or for
worse, and then he forgot that
she couldn't take joke.
Goat Island in San Francisco
Bay used to be a place where
they'd get any ordinary mans
goat. Now the railroads all want
it.
They say that Silzer of New
Jersey is a good candidate for
the presidency. But he hasn't
much chance on a beer and light
wine platform with a name like
that.
Ted Healey of the Casa Grande
Bulletin advocates building of
fires to attract predatory June
bugs and thus burn them up.
The Prescott Courier makes the
retort courteous by admitting it
may be good plan for getting
rid of the June-bugs but adds
facetiously: Who wants to build
a Are in Casa Grande in the sum-
mer.
Safety frst-Never call a man
a liar, but when you do use the
telephone.
Miami Silver Belt says that the
editor of the Prescott Courier,
after partaking of Miami's hos
pitality, intimated in his paper
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
TRUCK FALLS OVER
GRADE NORTH HERE
Two Trucks Practically Demolished
While Descending Into Canyon
North of Here

A large truck belonging TO the
Crozier Transfer company OF Twin
Falls went over Clark's grade north
of here Wednesday afternoon of last
week, when II was struck from be-
hind by lighter truck. both OF which
were loaded with apple box shocks
for the Niagara Springs orchard.
The machines were going down the
grade and the accident took place
about two thirds OF the way down.
Neither of the drivers were injur-
ed. though both OF them were great
ly shocked. From meagre accounts
of the accident secured from nearby
residents il is learned that the driver
of the lighter car was unable to make
his brakes effective and in throwing
the gears into reverse, stripped them.
His truck hit the heavier truck ahead
OF him with great force and the
driver of the latter, for some reason
jumped. permitting theloaded truck
TO go over the embankment.
Following the collision the lighter
truck turned into the bank and turn
ed over several times on the grade.
Apple box material is said TO have
been distributed over a greater por-
tion of ground below the grade.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
sIDELIGBTs on THE sHosHoxE
GAME

Fiier made over 400 yards from
scrimmage for a total OF 20 first
downs. Shoshone made 7 first downs
for a total Of 40 Yards
Charles Lapp DID some good punt
Ing IN this game. his punfs averaging
nearly 30 yards
Rhoshoue completed one pass 0at
Of four tries for a total Of "a yards.
Fller completed four passes out OF
six attempts. From this average Il
looks ALTHOUGH Filler was developing
a good passing machine.
BY comparative scores Filler IL one
better than Cooling
Cooling defeated shoshons IS 70 Z.
Filler - TO Z.
Gordon Delhi al fall-back made
"a Of Pliers 400 yards during the
game.
During the entire game. Filler
made only one tumble. Much credit
or this is due Adkins at center. His
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
BLACKBURN GETS
3 1910 YEARS FOR
MANSLAU CHTER
Sentence Pronounced Tuesday on
Loca Youth After Lawyers
Plead for Clemancy.

Melvin Blackburn who was Friday
convicted in district court OF invol-
untary manslaughter OF his girl wife.
Cecil Hurst Blackburn. was sen
fenced Tuesday morning by Judge
w. A. Babcock TO serve a sentence OF
not less than three and not more
than ten years in the Idaho state
penetentiary. Counsel for the ac-
cused asked that the court take into
consideration Blackburn's youth in
pronouncing judgement
The case went 10 the jury at 600
O'Clock Friday night and the jury re-
turned its verdict four hours later.
II was reported that the first ballot
showed showed IL for conviction OF
murder in the first degree and one
for manslaughter.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
RAIN NTERfERES
With HARVESTING
Of BIG BEAN CROP
Hope For Fairer Weather Is Held
ouf--Metbods Of Drying
l. OF Interest.

Despite the fact that IL started
raining here Wednesday evening OF
last week and has kept II up inter
mittenuy ever since. local authorize,
state that there has been very little
damage done to the bean crop OF the
district. large part OF which ia now
In some stage OF the harvesting pro-
cess
Coming as II did right AT the crit
teal stage there has been much con-
Germ oyer the possible damage that
might be caused from the untip.ely
rain and the entire community zith
one accord has turned its attention
TO successful harvesting OF che beans
knowing that this year particularly,
the prosperity OF the community Is
quite largely dependent upon the re-
turns OF this product
II Is pointed out that a similar.
though worse. condition than that
apparent here now existed In the fall
OF 1890 and that there was 40 seri-
Gus losses In beans
There hase been several methods
advanced for tho saving OF the crop.
local growers all being familiar with
the different methods and each fav-
oring their particular process. How
ever, growers state. that there il
only one result desired from beans
that are now IN the fields and are
rain drenehed. and that 10 that they
be dried out. either by shocking or
by placing layer OF straw on the
ground and then stacking the beans
on this, preferably with a center pole
of some kind or by stacking the
beans with first a layer OF straw.
then layer OF beans. then straw
and more beans.
According TO wilfred Olson. man
sger OF the Filler Seed company. and
an authority on the subject OF beans
and their care. one OF the worst
things that could happen to the crop
now would be for the weather TO be-
come too warm. lie states that
should the temperature reach the 60
degree mark and remain there sew
eral days. The wafersoaked beans
would start TO terminate and rot.
and the ideal situation would be for
The rain to stop now and the weather
remain cool for period OF days. or
'ailIng that. "A wind would do much
IA drying out the beans slowly
His advice IL that beans should be
stacked and covered with green al
alta. preferably With layers OF
traw In the stacks TO aid In the dry
ng process. Small stacks are pre-
cradle. but should a wind result The
arger stacks would perhaps dry
tucker. he states.
Growers and others are OF course
eploring that any part OF the huge
rop was caught In the shock. stat
NIX that In many Instances this wss
while in ether cases
,sses might have been prevented By
he exercise OF greater care.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
KIWANIS CLUB
HOST TO Filler

A number OF local business men
and ranchers were guests of the XII.
wants club OF Twin Falls at its regu-
lar monthly evening dinner and
meeting held at the Rogerson hotel
cafe Monday night.
The occasion was In the nature of
community get-to-gether and was
prompted. according to the President
Frank l.. Stephen in his opening ad-
dress. to aid in bringing about a
closer relationship between the two
communities.
Addresses were made by Mayor
Shad l.. Hodgin, c. A. Robinson, the
Rev. G. A. Sumner OF the Episcopal
church and NJ. ]. Sweeley. and re-
sponses were made by each OF the
Filler men present.
Vocal numbers supplied by the
Kiwanis quartet and Clarence Beat
ty. with Merlin Bailey at the piano
added enjoyment to the evenings
entertainment.
Those making up the party from
here included: +. w. Boring. Earl S.
LaHue, DR.. +. A. Dwight, +. H.
Snyder, Juneau X. Shinn. W. A.
Shear, L. S. Otto. Guy H. Shearer,
w. ID. ellis. Arthur Z. Anderson. DR..
r. l.. CARNEY, o. j. Childs and H.
II. Schildman.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
LOCAL MEN FAVOR
MARKETING PLAN


The Idaho Potato Growers ex-
change. a cooperative marketing con-
Germ established in accordance with
the Sspiro plan. Is a going concern.
with arrangements completed for
financing and furnishing sacks to its
mem oers. a meeting of about so
growers and business men In the
high school auditorium here Monday
night was told by W. S. Hill. director
? OF the Colorado state farm bureau
and organizer OF the Colorado P0-
tato Growers exchange.
The meeting was the first Of
series OF meetings 10 be conducted By
Mr.. Hin IN several towns of the
county during the week
The message brought here by Mr..
Hill was enthusiastically received.
and a committee OF five members was
named TO proceed with Organization
work in this locality. Members OF
the committee we're George Leonard.
ID. L. Graybill. A o. Msdlsnd. G. A
Erhardt. Joe Greenwood.
Mr.. Hills address was preceded by
a brief talk by A. z. McClemons Of
the Aberdeen. Idaho experiment sta
ton. II II expected that another
meeting will be called in the near
future.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
Governor Issues
Proclamation On
Columbus Day
Friday. October 18th IL s3f "a
Anniversary OF Discovery
OF America.

Governor c. c. Moore has issued
proclamation on Columbus day
which is tomorrow. The chief en-
ecutive sets forth some sterling
qualities which he considers worthy
OF emulation, saying among other
things:
BY legislative enactment. octo-
Der twelfth has been set aside as a
legal holiday in Idaho. in memory OF
great discoyerer and is known as
Columbus Day.
More than four centuries ago
there lived In a small Italian city. a
youth with the vision OF a great
world within the confines OF hts
mind and soul. He saw beyond the
borders OF the ordinary marts and
commerce and pictured new lands
and new peoples. He was the first
typical pioneer who pushed out on
nnchartered seas In search OF better
living and greater rewards
christopher Columbus was viii
ling in the face OF the science OF the
ages TO assert his intrepid Judgment
founded upon common sense. Here
was another artisan teaching the
Wise Men OF all times. He was not
afraid TO tear apart the veil u ig- 1
norance and dark superstition and /
step into the light OF truth and bring 4
10 view a new and better world.
We owe much 10 Christopher
Much OF his pioneering
Ipirif has been inherited By the sons
md daughters Of this Land. Coium-
ia. We profit IN political freedom
md the spirit Of independence from
he example set by the dlscoverer Of
Iur country. Such land and such
'eople were born TO be free In every
ense. IA
1t seems fitting that We do honor
o Christopher Columbus for In 30
ding we nourish the spirit OF loyalty
nd devotion 10 our country. l. -
iEhiy necessary at times 10 compare :
urselves with great characters OF
istory that we may measure our q
IwR worth" Il
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
EGG ASSOCIATION
is NEW PROPOSAL
Would Interest Local Poulfrymen
In Organization Similar TO
Caldwell Concern.

There has been organized In
Jerome an organization very much
the same as the Caldwell Assocla-
ton. under the name OF Idaho Co
operative Poultry Producers.
The purpose OF this cooperative.
non-profit organization according 10
its sponsors. Is TO market eggs and
produce on the best markets In the
country. deduct the necessary opera
ting expenses and pay the balance on
the weekly pools. The profits come
back TO the producer. say the organi-
xers.
To be eligible TO Join the associa-
ton a producer must have one nun
dred hens or more. The member
ship fee is one dollar. The organf-
ration will start receiving eggs al
Jerome when 10000 hens have been
signed up. 1900 having already been
signed 10 date.
Detailed Information In regard 10
the association and copies OF market
ing agreements may be had BY writ
ing the association at Jerome.
5. l.. Thorpe. manager OF the
Jerome association has the following
TO say regarding the proposed mar
keting plan:
Almost every farmer has a few
chickens on the place but only about
one In ten make these chickens pay
FOR their feed and about one In flf-
ieen makes any profit on the hens at
sil
There are very good reasons for |
his. In the first place the poultry !
business In this section has been con
'idered OF no importance and too
mall to bother with. The hens have
'een left 10 their own resources TO
ind shelter. some OF them even
costing in the trees around the
ard A hen must have care IL you
Fant her 20 lay.
DO you know that the value %
be egg crop OF Idaho last year far
xceeded the value OF the wheat
ropy Do you know that az Caldwell
'e have Cooperative Egg Market
u association that last year paid
be farmers Of that locality several
undred thousands OF dollars for
sgs. With an average price OF from
We TO ten cents more per dozen
ian our local markets psidY The
oultry business IL big one and can
} made one Of the largest Industries
this part OF the state"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
COLLEGE STUDENTS

The Record l. compiling a
list Of Filler persons who are
now attending the various uni
yersities, colleges and normals
of the country. and viii publish
this list in rhe succeeding issue.
The cooperation OF Record read
ers will be- appreciated In max
ing this list "a complete and ac-
curate as possible. Patrons are
invited TO use the mails, and
In person and give the necessary
data.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11
HUNDRED ESSAYS
ENTERED IN BIG
LEGION CONTEST

There were 100 essays submitted
20 w. ID. ellis. adjutant OF Filler
Post OF the An rlcan Legion In the
contest which closed Saturday night.
The subject: Why America should
Prohibit Immigration for Five Years
was written on by school children
only and the essays are competing
for local. county. state and national
prizes. Locally. the post L. award
Ing a silver loving cup for the best
essays written by the pupils Of the
high school. and similar cup for en-
tries from the grade schools OF the
various districts IN this community.
The cups viii be suitably engraved.
The judges of tho contest have
completed their task. and SIR. Clillx
states that announcement OF the
winners IA each division viii b. made
next week. The ludgse state that
as whole the essays arr OF high
order The best essays from here
sill be sent to the county supersn-
ende1t OF schools. who will forward
he best ones written By county pup
10 10 state headauarters 10 compete
or state prizes. and contestants In
iach state viii try for the three
Iationai prizes which total $500 10
e awarded ia the form OF scholar
hips In colleges Of the winners
hoosfnx.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-11

HIS h the season when
= REPORTS Of crsp yields inter-
est a large proportion Of The
Records rc2dcr~. Although
reports u anssuai ysetis arc. Of
course. wantod. IL must BE- rcsf-
fs<d thai authentic repDsss of
normal. average prodnrtton arc
fully ~ important nd - inter-
c~ttnx to the prospective new
conner ~ hamper Yields Ths
Cooperation u all Record
readers Il urged In the nasxrr
d gathering these crop reports.
Use the mails o. Telephone %
tell this offtce the rc~uIts &
Jour pears efforts.