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THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT, SUPERIOR, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1015 THE' MINERAL INDEPENDENT PURLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE MINERAL PUBLISHING COMPANY AT SUPERIOR, MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA Subscription $2.00 Per Year In Advance. Advertising rates fur- nished on application. BERTHA B. EDITOR AND MANAGER • All general business letters and correspondence should be ad- dressed to The Mineral Independent, Superior, Montana. Letters for publication must bear the writer's signature, although it need not be published. Nor CONSCIENCE Same few weeks ago Percy Keating, who was sent to Deer Lodge from Superior for forgery, wrote here. The subject of his letter conveyed the idea that one \slip\ closed the doors to society forever. Believing he took the wrong conception I wrote him, remonstrating against the self -applied term of \social outcast\ and tried to convince him that the place where the mistake was made would be the only place to make reparation. Now he comes back with this remarkable letter on \conscience\ which, to my way of thinking, is a wrong interpretation of the still, small voice which is destined to guide man on the upward path of peace and happiness. Mistakes come to us all, and it is imperative for the soul's development that we dwell not upon them; make of them, if you will, stepping stones to something better, but not the issue of life—just an incident in life's pathway to be interwoven with kindly thoughts and good deeds until it becomes, in reality, a part of the beautiful whole. Regret should have no place in the life of an honest purpose, and,if we do our best the outcome will surely permeate within and without leaving such resultsgthat only God can measure. Deer Lodge, Montana, May 31, 1915. ‘Berth Luckey, Superior, Montana. Dear Madam: - It is good to know that there are some who can understand. If the public could only know, as you do, the value of a kindly word to or for those unfortunates _ who, through blunder or a gross misconception of right living, have placed themselves under the ban of the law, there would be far better men go fort from these insti- tutions and the !lumber of \repeaters\ (as those who return to them the second time are known) would be greatly lessened. 4 1 You say that I am not a 'social outcast.\ Dear madam, perhaps I am not, as/far as the public is con- cerned, but there is another and mightier force to contend with, and that is \conscienee.\ Could I be sure that I could overcome the shame that possesses me, I am sure that I_could \make 10.91\ but. unfortuna.tPly, the -pun - iiillent oTa criminal does not cease when he halik'xpi- , ated his crime as man-made laws provide, but he must fight on and on under the shame of it all until the end, . unless he is utterly without a conscience and can brazen it out or forget. I thank you for the kindly interest thanifested in your letter and for the papers I receive. • That the Mineral Independent will be a great suc- cess and a significant factor in ttle progress of Mineral County and Superior is my sincere wish. Respectfully, PEReY G. KTING. ( 'UBLISHED BY REQUEST COUNTY T.o.pEli .,0 After God had finished making the rattlesnake, the toad and the vampire, He had some awful substance left with which He made a knocker. A knocker is a two -legged animal with a cork- screw soul, a water-sogged brain and a combination backbone made of jelly and glue. Where other men have their hearts he carries a tumor of decayed principles. When the knocker comes down the street honest men turn their backs, the angels weep tears in heaven, and the devil, shuts the gates of hell to keep him out. Wow!— Franklin Messenger. ' An editor of our aCOuaintance, in a recent issue of his paper, decried the fact that he had only been blessed with \ one wife and she was, still on the job. This mental outburst moves us to remark that if our contemporary will be of g9gd cheer and refrain from getting too personal in his editorial commentAe may yet live to enjoy his full quota from the matrimonial bargain.eounter. , . The industrious man has his good points, but he seldom is as - entertAining as the loafer. MISPLACED ENEREGY 1-2 HEliE'S lots of sfirtrthrt we've got to bear A'i'd lots of injustice too. 'But quarrels, they take a heap O' care Befbre you have seen them through. Aturthere's honest work if you'll look about _At home and In_every clime. • It's a great temptation to fight things out, • '.\But fellers, we ain't got time. There's comfort slight in the world of spite, That's hurled from an angry tongue, An' perhaps there's joy in a tyrants tnivfit Onr But the whole worli s zometimes ham to wait Because of some selfish crime. ' • And fightin's bad among small and great 'Cause, fellers, we ain't got time. —Washington Star. • • CONVICT LABOR Secretary of Highway Commission In- terested In Mineral's Roads; Will Investigate Situation In Near Future. PRISONERS ARE BENEFITED F k George R. Metlen, Secretary Montana Highway Commis- sion, expressed himself to some length upon the progress made in the construction of good roads in our locality, which was brought to his attention more particularly when our appli- cation for convict labor was broached; for Mineral county had made application for a gang of men in the early spring, having a particularly rocky and difficult portion of road work to be gotten in shape on the trunk line highway, and where the men from the penitentiary could be used to a great advantage. But, owing to the fact that this state as well as others is taking kindly to this manner of dealing with her miscreants, we Were unable to get them, their services being spoken for in other parts of the state; but before our road work is entirely corn- preted we will undOubtedly have these laborers with us, for at some future time the state highway commissioners will come to our county and look the situation over with the view of granting the commissioners' request. Much has been said of benefit of convict road labor, not only from an economic stand- point, but from the humanitarianilvhichsis of vastly more im- portance. The effect on the prisoners is good both physically and morally, and the community through which their labors lead them also learns that the convict is not the dangerous man as sometimes depicted and if given an honest chance will avail himself of the opportunity to again enter the ranks of „ , good citizenship. It is commendable to any state or portion of the state, to give hope or aspiration to those under the ban of the law, an&the freedom of the road has proven a lastin benefit and one in which Mineral county•desires tqlaa te. PEOPLES' RUM THIS space is open to weiCations on any subject not cg,Offensive or aaitstional nature. Name( \must tie ap- pended to letters as evidence of good faith, although theist need not be published. All communications. when practicable, should be limited to MU words. Original coPlos of all letters are kept on file in this alike. TO THE CIfIEENS OF MINERAL COUNTY: In a recent issue of the Mineral County Press your commissioners \ere criticised regarding the manner in which the contract was .warded for transcribing the recordti; it is charged that the commissioners eliminated the two lowest bids and awarded the con- tract to Kellogg & Bow', they being third on the list of bidder's. further refers to the chege nitde by the Clerk and itecerder of Missoula County for comfaring the records. When the bids were opened utter the legal call for transci;ikng the re- cords, all propositions vilaith- did not specify a certain sum for which the work would be done vver& rejected. This, I understand, left the hidaol Mr. George, Kellogg & Be* , and ene'dther to he considered. The faw PraVides that the lowest competent and - beat bidder shall be accepted. Under this the com- missioners soon Wind:flirted this other bidder for reasons 04etty, generally known at this time. They 'debated at lenghth however as between the bids of Mr. George and Kellogg & Berry not- withstanding the fact-that 4 the bid ,of the latter firm was $2&.0t/ lower than that of Mr. George, and' had the -con- tract been awarded to t1r. George, Mr. Kellogg and myself wohid not now be playing the \baby act\ by whining against tilt commissioners and all other officers of Mineral county. With reference to the charge, or rather insinuation, as to the excessive cost of comparing the records and a de- mand for a citation of the -law author- izing the payment of the bill for this work; Section 2866 of the Revised Codes of 12p7 covers this question and the matter is entirely beyond the control of commissioners of newly crea te counties. I have been associated with the organization of two new coutes Montana beside Mineral County, and in each case certain disgruntled persons immediately began nagging the com- missioners and circulating insinuating and false statements regarding their conduct, and if the Child of Bethlehem ??_!,teli_COmmistsioner of a new county ne could not escape. Mineral County was 'treated as a pro- test against bad roads; good &ids cost good money and are a viluable asset to the county. The comn4sioners of Min- eral county may have erred in judg- ment in some minor details, but on the whole they stand high with a large , ..- majority of citizens of Mineral and ad- joitliag .counties ,____You—could -not - g ot three men who would better serve you and the interests of your county; uphold tileir hands, give them and other offi- cers of Mineral connty the same fair treatment which you w6uld wish for, were you in their places, and above all, demand the facts from their critics and suspend judgment until you know the whole truth. Yours truly, Superior, Mont., W. W. BERRY. June 7th, 1915. Local Notes A. D. Burrow of Wallace went to his placer claims at the head of Vanderbilt creZhieriday. Virgil Gibson returned to Missoula the latter part of the week after spend- ing several days with his brother Chas. Gibson. Mesdatnes MacDonald, Schoenfeld and Harmon were the recipients of some very fine pansy plants from Mrs. Geo. Roland of Spring Gulch. C. M. Conley of Missoula is a county seat visitor. J. R. *Clelland has returned after several dais sojourn in Missoula. Mrs. 0. J. Lein and son Stanley re- turned last week from a short visit in Missoula. t M. W. Pelarske was a court house caller between trains Thursday. I. A. Haswell of Alberton transacted businesti at the county seat last Thurs- day. F. E. Woods, the local shoemaker, has moved his family into their new home which has just been completed on the ten acre tract purchased from A.P. Johnston some time ago. Mr. Woods intends making a specialty of poultry raising. W. B. Graham of Tarkio visited the lounty seat Saturday. Mrs. Otto Reifflin of Keystone is under the doctor's care in Missoula. • Tommy Miles was in Alberton Saturday, between trains. A. V. Montgomery of Spokane opening a paint - shop here. -Mrs. Thomas Nichols of Cob- den, who wasirecently operated on at the sr Patrick's hospital, Missoula, is on the way to com- plete recovery. MolinLunthe r ko. Edell Addition Superior, Montana Building Material of All Kinds Building Contracting We carry a complete line of lumber, sash, doors and mouldings, lime, cement and plaster, paint, glass, nails and build- ers' hardware, and our shop in Missoula turns out anything • in cabinet work and fixtures. i.Pair9iiE We also do building and shall b p eaa to be given a chance to quote you a close price on your work. We furnish blue -prints and specifications free where we get the contracts.- - kel. See Us Before B Superior Electric Light and ater Works . Dealer in All Kinds of Electric • Apparatus and Supplies Plumbing and Heating Let Me Figure On Your Work H. SCHOENFELD Superior, Montana ood rpop, ff - it • • iig Quick We 4 -lave Installed 'a First -Class Job Printing Plant Fully Equip- ped to Take Care of Yóux, Print- ing Needs. Keep Mineral County MOney in Mineral County fl YAM Send Us Your Printing (Wei* Thp- Mineral hidependent Superior :: :: Montana • 1 -- It) v•-•
