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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03
Apart 80 Years,
Sister and Brother
Meet I'm Montana

Leaving the old home in Cornwall,
England, 80 years ago as a bride and
sailing a few days later with her young
husband to found a new home on this
side of the Atlantic, Mrs. j. H. Thomas
said goodbye TO a brother then but 10
years of age.
A few days ago in Butte brother and
sister met for the first time. since their
parting in England, when Mrs. Thomas,
now a resident Of Brandon, Manitoba,
Canada, arrived for a visit with AL
fred Kessell Of 2445 Amherst street.
Mrs. Thomas has never been back to
her old home since she left, but Mr..
Kessell has made several journeys there
since he left in 1896. He has been O
Butte resident for SO years.
Mrs. Thomas said her first sight OF
the mountains was after she left Great
Falls on her way to Butte and she was
impressed with the beauty and gran
deur of the Rockies. The visit OF the
sister is of much pleasure to Mr.. and
Mrs. Kessell. MI. Kessell, who has
been quite Ill for some time, is now
making good recovery.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03

in the COS, where they drove a hole
40 inches deep, but bear i'll mind that
these records were made in no such
stone as Folsam granite. Our record
was made during the California jubilee.
Everything connected with the jubilee,
including the rock, was OF the highest
order"
In 1894 Kitto and Harvey went to
San Francisco to compete in the drill
ing contest Of that year. Joe JEFF
fords, Butte wrestler, Coram, the Fee
ney brothers, of Grass Valley, all out
standing hammer-men OF that golden
era Of hammer and drill miners, and
dozens of others were entered. Kitto
and Harvey upheld the honor of Butte
by winning first and second prize.
Beaten BY Hair
At Columbia Gardens, on July 4,
1893, Kitto was beaten out of first
and second money by the 10th of an
inch and finished third. A couple of
blows with the hammer or a slightly
harder drill point might have won the
match which was called straight away
hammer work" n man striking on
%tinuously for Is minutes while another
man turned and changed drills.
There are four factors involved in
winning a drilling contest. They are:
Hammer work, turning, changing and
drill sharpening.
If the blacksmith doesn't under
stand his business the drill point may
break off in chips in the hole-and
the contest is lost. The changing of
the drills must be done efficiently or
time is lost. The turning must be
managed SO as to give the maximum
cut with the minimum effort.
Three hammersmen stood at the top
of the contest. They were Mike
Burns, Jack Campbell and John Kitto.
Burns and Campbell, assisted by drill
turner's, drilled 81 inches in Is min
utes, banging away without a stop at
top speed for a quarter of an hour.
They tied for first and second money.
Kitto had 80 and 1916 inches to
his credit and was given third place.
Kitto began to take himself seriously
as a hammersman in November, 1892,
when nationality contests were COM
mon, tug-of-war, drilling and the like.
The Cornish citizens of Butte entered
four teams in a contest which, he says,
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" TWILL AAA~GO Days Of His former owasH Hopes To See One More Con w
D test Bfme He hes: po@ssG Gold Medal For Mining Macha San Francisco Golden Jubilee d

was held lat the old skating rink on
Granite street"
The teams were Joe Freethy ano
Tom Talon, Who lost more than one
contest because of poor steel; John
Kitto and Bill Talon, Jenkins ano
Polkinghorne and jim Davy and Peter
league. The teams finished in the
order named, defeating the opposing
nationalities and making the Cornish
local champions as hammersmen.
Proud of his laurels won in Butte
and at San Francisco, Kitto engaged
in other drilling contests along the coast
giving handicaps.
On July 4 at Jackson, Amador coun-
ty, Calf, he won the county cham
pionship, entering himself twice, first
with sharp steel and then with his
own dull steel. He won first prize with
the sharp steel and second prize with
the dull steel.
At Suffer Greek, Calf, in Novem-
Der of the same year, he gave Andrew
NOce, the local champion, an inch and
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oAe-iouTth lead, and beat him by six
an tnree-quarter inches.
hllJo, who was born in Cornwall,
% ears ago last June, has a photo
81 nc memory for names and places.
started to work in the Great
Wo,A nine Of Cornwall at the age of
nm Years. His job was turning the
cfil for his father.
le came to Ishpeming, Mich, when
he Hao 20 years old and engaged in
IL Aiig. He came to Butte 43 years ago
ana spent his time between Montana
dha California ever since.
"a Vear after I came to Butte" he
sad 7 took a job as STATESMAN on
me larr0t mine. They were sinking
IRON lie 600 to the TOO. There were
t@l' crews composed of the following:
fllst sam Harvey, Bill Collins, Jack
Polneroy and jim Burrows; second, Ike
DaFey. John Nance, Tom Littlejohn
ana John Wedlock and third, Dick
Coward, James Littlejohn, James Cox,
nov boss at the Mountain View, and l..
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MONTANA MINES
SCHOOL FAMOUS
HOLLAND ENGINEER COMES TO
BUTTE TO TAKE SPECIAL SIX
MONTHS COURSE
College Selected By Netherlands Gov
eminent as Best In World, He Says;
When He Finishes He Goes to Java
To Direct Operations.

That the Montana State School of
Mines is gaining worldwide recog-
milton as a seat of the highest tech
nical learning in the world of oil flo
tation work, ore dressing, geology
and other allied fields of the mining
engineering and metallurgical field
was indicated recently by the state
ment of L. DeVries, a native of
Holland, that the Butte school was
chosen by the Netherlands govern
ment as the institution for their
representative to attend for his post
graduate work.
Mr.. DeVries has arrived in Butte for
a special six months curse in flota-
ton work and geology, upon the COM
pletion of which he will be transferred
to Java as a government expert in
the vast mining enterprises being car
ried on there by the colonial depart
ment of his government.
Mr.. DeVries is the first man to be
chosen by his government for the spe-
cial work in contemplation of a super
vising position in the government
mines later, he said. He secured his
engineering training in the Technical
university of Delft, Holland. and later
~ iyCpH u WIN Az oNtSA
and Norwegian universities.
Recently he was employed by the
colonial department of the Netherlands
to supervise mining work in their prop
critics in the island of Java in the
Dutch East Indies, but before being
sent there it was decided that Mr.. De-
Vries should take at least six months
work in the foremost mining school in
the world in special mining and metal
lurgical features which will be en-
tailed in his work in the Malay pen
ninsula, he said. The colonial depart
ment experts chose the Montana State
School of Mines at Butte as the tech
nical school to C this information,
Mr.. DeVries said.
The government mining properties
in which Mr.. DeVries will be interested
will concern largely gold and manga
nese mines, the Holland man said. The
most important product of the islands
at present is tin and the government
intends to bring gold and manganese
production up to the high standards
in the tin production field, Mr.. DeVries
said.
Although only there a few days, Mr..
DeVries is captivated by Butte and said
that he expects to enjoy his stay. Butte
is unique in that no city in the world
has similar tang and spirit manifest,
the visiting mining man said. He ex-
poets to remain at least six months.
but may stay longer, In the event there
Is another course OF two that he may
desire TO complete, he said.
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VI sAtiA.ttsoAd anu Dsihbli WIN bt
Most Difficult to obtain; Built En-
tirely Of Wood without Use of Nails.
If the Montana historical library is
to keep an accurate museum of the
development of transportation there
are two types of c-onveyances, now :
obsolete, which must be obtained to
make a start on the project, accord
ing to Dave Hilger. librarian, who
has recently returned from California
where he inspected the Los Angeles
county historical building and saw
or display the types of conveyances
which mark the early history of that
state.
The first conveyance needed, and the
one which it will probably be hardest
TO obtain, is a Red river cart, Mr.. Hill
ger says.
These tWo-wheeled carts were built
entirely of wood, without the use Of
nails, by the half-breeds who inhabited
northern Minnesota, descended from
the early French traders. The carts,
drawn by a pony or an OK, would haul
1000 pounds and Mr.. Hilger has seen
trains OF them q mile long in North
DdhUld anu III llOltlltlll NlOlltdIid,
where the tribe followed buffalo herds.
Axles were not creased and the cara
a made fantastic tunes as each wheel
squeaked in different tone. Half breeds
Of the Red river valley maintained their
own tribal councils and were feared by
the Indians with whom they competed
on the buffalo hunts. They were first
settlers in many portions OF Montana.
One OF their carts is on display at the
Minnesota historical library.
The second need of the library is an
old type stage coach, according to MI.
Hilger. There may be many of these
still stored in Montana, and when the
proposed new library building becomes
a reality, he plans to have one recon
ditioned and placed on display.
When his museum of travel is COM
plete, Mr.. Hilger will have a covered
wagon, principal vehicle used in settle
ment of the west, and he fears there
are few of the original wagons left
which crossed the plains before the
days of the railroad.
If Mr.. Hilger makes his museum
complete he will have to hurry to get
~buckboards, spring wagons and top
buggies, rapidly becoming obsolete be-
cause Of the increased popularity Of
the automobile. 1t will not be many
years before he will have to purchase
a model T Ford if he wishes to pre-
serve for Montana posterity that faith
full vehicle. Already the first airplanes
used in the state are obsolete and would
probably be as hard to obtain as an
original Red river half breed cart.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03

4 WORLDS champion is lying in q
n Butte hospital stricken by paraly-
sis. For years he was among
headliners of his calling and more than
once carried of first honors. Now he
is old and broken and has naught save
the recollection of other days to reward
him for his surprising efforts.
People didn't pay large sums to see
him perform. The monetary reward
was least important to him. He COM
peted for the pleasure of the contest
and the honor of winning.
The worlds champion is John Kitto.
hard rock miner, who sank the first
pick point in the ground for the Tram
way shaft-located just below the
Great Northern tracks in Butte, and
now used for IN air shaft. This was
40 years ago. He also participated with
ii other men in the sinking of the
Parrot shaft from the 500 to the 600
levels. That was AZ years ago this
month. Only two of the II Parrot
workers are left, Kitto and James Cox.
Kitto's championship was that of a
hammer and drill man. 1t was won
at San Francisco in 1898. The date was
the oath of February. The place vas
the Mechanics pavilion. Kitto and
Sam Harvey, who helped to sink the
Parrot shaft, carried off first hOnors
with AZ inches sunk in Folsam granite,
said to be the equal of the famous
Gunderson granite of Colorado. Folsam
granite is a blue rock and of finer grain
than Gunderson, it is stated by miners.
Beat Own Record
The day following the championship
win, which was made against crack
teams from all parts of the mining
world, Kitto "hooked up with Lewis
championship record by drilling 43 IL
Page and proceeded to beat his own
16 in exhibition work.
The Hercules Powder company man
agement thereupon presented Kitto
and Page with two handsome gold
medals suitably engraved. Kitto dis
plays that medal today as proudly as
when it wa first presented to him.
Our record has never been equalled,"
he proudly declares. yes, l know
they will tell you about the work Of
Page and Pickens, Page and Reaban,
and Bradshaw and Mooney or of Joe
Freethy and James Davey at Spokane
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03

All dead except Jim Cox and myself,
of course.
Sank Subway Shaft
Il was the first to sink a pick in the
ground for the Tramway shat The
first one They are using it for an air
chute now. Jim Rowe was shaft fore
a Joe Ellsworth was general fore
man. The Old-time miners all renlem-
Der me. l had a lease and bond on
the Poland mine. l didn't strike 1t
but l knew It was there. l tried to
get a lease for a second year. l put
IN II months on the property but the
owners knew 1t was there and refused
the second lease.
It's all in a lifetime. If | had hit it
| might be on Easy street now. On
the other hand l might be dead
Kitto's paralytic stroke has affected
the entire left side of his body. Friend
less and alone misfortune has not
soured him. He still tries TO get a kick
out of life.
I'D like to see some real hammer
and drill contests before l pass on
ne declares. Inventions have pushed
the hammersman out of the picture.
They drill with air now. Not one un-
foreground worker in so could stand up
and swing a hammer with the worst
Of the dub class of the old days. They
don't have occasion to learn how to
do it.
"Mucking is all right in its way. It
Is a test Of skill and strength but we
Of the hammer and drill cannot accept
1t as a test of the ability of a miner.
Miners must break ground. They
must know where to put their holes
and in the old days they had to be
able to put them down rapidly.
Ever watch a drilling contest? You
have seen how the dmrillers, one hold
ing and the other striking, change jobs
without missing a blow. You know
how nicely the drill holder can judge
when the edge Of the drill is losing
its cutting power? You have seen the
turner bring the drill out of the hole
great long pieces Of steel, sometimes,
which go into the air as though they
leaped out of the rock, making a silver
rainbow as they fall to earth.
While the drill is rising out of the
rock the turner is getting another
piece of steel-a little longer piece,
ready.
"The dull piece has no sooner left
the rock than the new sharp one has
taken its place and the hammer is
rapping on the new drill head. All
this, the hosting of the old steel, its
replacement by the new sharp steel. is
done while the hammer is travelling the
length Of one stroke.
1T had to be done while the ham
mersman was in his swing. | tell you
men had to be trained to do these
things. They had to have endurance
and speed as well as a sure eye and q
steady hand.
"A mar didn't have to be a big man
although weight wa an asset if proper
ly applied. In 1892 when Bill Tailor
and / got on the rock the croWo
laughed and said: If they last K
minutes somebody will have to taxi
them home on a stretcher.' | weighed
100 and and Bill 145 and they though
us too light. In the COS Butte hat
some of the finest hammersmen in th,
world. That was a hammer age. In.
vention has changed things. All the
same l hope l shall see another ham
mer and drill contest before | die
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03
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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03

This eight year old athlete is the son
of Rev. and Mrs. c. F.. jenkins, Lyndon,
Kansas. Mrs. jenkins says: "Newells
wonderful condition shows my idea is
right.
whenever he's the least cross or
upset, or has a cold, / give him a little
California Fig Syrup. 1t always bright
ems him up; regulates his stomach and
bowels; gives him a hearty appetite. I
have used it with both my boys. and it
never failed to help them promptly"
All children love the rich, fruity fla
vor of California Fig Syrup. A pure
vegetable product, it doesn't grippe or
sicken. 1t always acts gently but
thoroughly to cleanse the system OF
bilious, headachy, constipated children.
Doctors say it tones and strengthens
weak bowels. Try 1t with your child.
See how bad breath. coated tongue or
feverishness disappear!
The name California marks the genu-
Inc. famous for so years. So look for
1t when buying.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03

Mozart learned the harpsichord in
his fourth year; in his fifth composed
a concerto. and performed before en-
perors and kings at the age OF six.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03
HILCER SEEKING
RED RIVER CART
HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARIAN
PLANS MUSEUM PERTAINING TO
EARLY TRANSPORTATION

Vehicle Made Famous BY Haif-Breeds
of Minnesota and Dakota VIII BE
Most Difficult to Obtain; Built En-
tirely Of Wood without Use of Nails.
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All dead except Jim Cox and myself
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-12-05
PICKERAL-JAcKsoN

A queit but pretty wedding wa'
solemnized last Thursday at thC
Rectory OF the Methodist Church,
Waldorf, when Mrs. Blahche Jackson
became the bride of Mr.. Edward
Pickeral. The ceremony was perform
ed by the residing Rector,
Mrs Pickeral is the pretty and at
tractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Farrall of, Rock Point. Mr.
Pickeral, who is we'll and favorably
known throuhout the county, is the
son of Mr.. Peter Pickeral, of Waldorf,
and for a number of years has been
employed by the Government at Indian
and Dahlgren.
Miss Kendrick, of Washington, was
maid of honor and Mr.. G. B. Fogg,
of West Falls. Pa, was best man.
For the present they will make their
home at Morgantown, Md.
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9TH AND 5th DISTRICT ITEMS

Mrs. Gates. of North Carolina, is
visiting Mrs. John 2 Burdette at her
home in Newburg.
Mrs. Hugh Wilmer is spending some
time with her sister in Washington.
MIR. Harry W, Blunt srcnt Thanks
giving at his home near n wburg.
Mr.. J. NJ Bishop. nrincipal of
Glasva High School, visited friends
and relatives in Virginia over the
holidays
Miss Genevive Hill and Mr.. Earl
Hill have returned to Baltimore after
spending the Holidays with their par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. j NJ. Hill at Rock
Point
Mr., Eugene Lloyd. Jr., of Rock
who has been quite sick, is greatly i'm
proved.
Master Leonard Simms, of Issue
who has been i'll with pneumonia, is
somewhat improved.
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SARAH A. TOWNSHEAD

Mrs. Sarah A. Townshend, IS years
old, died at her residence in Ghcltan-
ham, Monday, December l st.
Mrs. Townshend was very well
known and liked for her kind and low
ing disposition She was the widow
of samuel G. Townshend, prominent
lumberman and former treasurer Of
'rince Georges County
surviving her are, her brother, JOIN.
D. Pyles, superintendent of The House
of Reformation at Chelanham, three
sons, Howard A., of Bel Alton, Samuel
G. Of Brandywine, Wilfred FL OF
Cheltanham, and three daughters,
Mrs. Author Richardson, of Silver
Hill, Mrs P. F. Tippett, of Cheltanham
and Mrs. William Coakley, of Wash
ington, also number of grand children
and great grandchildren and Mrs.
E. G. Duley and Miss Garland E.
Pyles, whom she adopted.
Funeral services were conducted for
the deceased at the Methodist Epis-
copaI Church, Wednesday, December
3rd. Interment followed in the Church
Cemetery.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-12-05

Dr. Spencer while rcspondia1 10 a
sick call on Sunday evening escaped
serious injury whe his car was struck
by another on the road near White
Plains, his car was badly damaged,
but he escaped with a slight injury to
his shoulder.
Mrs a. D. Jackson, Bel Alton. has
.eturned from visit to her daughter.
Mrs. G. f, Cheseldine, of Washing
ton.
Messrs Elmer and Robert Jackson
spent Thanksgiving holidays with
their aunt, Mrs f. Leon jameson.
Miss Elizabeth Bouche. spentThanks
giving in New York.
Brother w. E. Carley is spending
some time in New York.
Miss Bessie Garner, of Bel Alton,
spent Thanksgiving day with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Card. Of Faulkner.
Miss Naomi Garner, of Bel Alton,
spent the weekend with her aunt at
Faulkner.
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BEL ALTON ITEMS

Mrs Glenn Smite is suffering from
the shock and bruises which she sus-
tanned from an automobile accident
during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Jackson, OF
Washington, have returned to their
home, aztec spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley jackson.
Mrs. Walter Simpson is quite sick
in the Garfield Hospital. Wewish her
a speedy recovery.
Mr.. L. +. Jameson, Glen w. Smith
and J. II. Hayden spent Sunday with
their respective families.
Mrs. Lemuel Albrittan. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs p r. Wills, is seriously
iii with pneumonia in a Baltimore
Hospital.
Masters Woodrow Hayden and
William Nalley visited their former
pastor, Father Carney, at Chaptieo,
over the weekend.
DR.. Earnest Spencer, OF Baltimore,
Messrs Gus jameson, Roger, Edwin,
and Maurice HAYDEN, Francis Thomp-
son and Misses Louise Simpson and
Kathealia Thompson, of Washington
spent Thanksgiving with their parents
in Bel Alton
Mr.. and Mrs, w H, Mudd and family
and Mrs. John Lyon attended the
turkey supper at Our Lady OF Loretta
Church at Chaptico on Saturday even
ing.
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CATHERINE BEULAH JAMESON

Following lingering illness Miss
Catherine B. jameson. % years old,
died at the State Sanitorium, Deem
Der 2nd., from pulmonary hemor-
hage
Miss jameson, who was the daugh-
ter, of Mrs. Catherine jameson and
the late Magruder Jameson, of Hill
Top, was young women with happy
disposition and pleasing manner, and
aer many friends viii regret to learn
Of her death
She is survived by her mother, three
sisters, Beatrice, Rosalie and Agnes,
and two brothers, Curtis and Milton,
all, of this county.
Funeral services were conducted for
the deceased at st. Catheri1 c's Church,
dill Top, December 4th. Interment
followed in the Church Cemetry.
Henry A. Penn had charge of the
funeral arrangements.
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GLASSES BY MAIL


~ In - T. tLt-B = ~ DAfLaE-
1.-THE eyesight Of thousands Of per
sons is being jeopardized by spectaeles
sold By certain INSCRIPTIONS mail
order optical houses which, through
widespread advertising and sales cam
paigns, are selling glasses without
even asking for any symptoms, with
out any sort Of testing the vision Of
the eyes of the prospective purchaser,
and without even an inquiry as to the
condition of health OF the eyes"
The quotation above is from recent
statement issued by h e National
Society for the prevention OF blindness.)
Warning of the menace contained in
such dangerous situation. tie state
neut continues:
Investigation has shown that the
glasses which are actually sent are
simply fair grade of magnifying
glasses mounted in an extremely poor
grade of frame. These are advertised
as scientifically ground and curved
lenses The glasses do nothing that
exploiters claim for them they do not
relieve eyestrain, they do not fit any
eyes, except by mere chance. They
simply make the print look larger, as
a consequence of which many persons
with failing sight, will worry along
with them, occasionally feeling salts
ded because of their own ignorance of
the harm that may be done their eyes"
Persons receiving the advertising
matter of these concerns are warned
that it is impossible for glasses to be
properly fitted by mail, and that in
most cases attempts to so fit them will
result in harm to the eyes of the wear
ers.