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Publight Semi -Weekly THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT Tuesday and Friday VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 19 SUPERIOR, MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1915 $100 PER YEAR AMERICANS FIGHT FOR BRITISH Word Comes That Canadian Homesteaders Are Be - Drafted Into English Army. B. F. Berry's Son -In -Law Just Leaving. Mrs. B. F. Buxton, of Wey- burn, Canada, whoa visiting her father, B. F. Berry, at his ranch on Thompson creek is in receipt \of a letter from her husband stating that he has been drafted into the English army. Mr. and Mrs. Buxton went to Canada about a year ago from Monecello, Iowa, where they took up a home- stead and intended, like many other American citizens, to en- gage in farming on a large scale, they were unsuccessful however and were making arrangements to leave, Mrs. Buxton having al- ready come back to her native land. The drafting of this young man from the States, who when he filed on his Canadian home- stead swore allegiance to the King of England, proves that your own country is the place to stay. It also raises the question of just to what,extent the thous- ands of Americans now living in Canada will take up arms in de- fense of their adopted country. A great number of the farmers of western Canada have gone there for commercial advantages_ only and took the oath of al- legiance merely to get the land, being at heart still American citizens. However, they will now have to pay for their folly, for their native land can do nothing to save them. WM. THORN IS RAPIDLY RECOVERING Sunday morning a party of promin- ent busineEs men of Alberton, consist- ing of Messrs. Teddie Martin, W. F. Gerrity, Wm. Greenwalt, C. A. Searles and B. E. McElhiney motored to Warm Springs in Mr. Martin's new Oakland touring car. The object of the trip was to visit their fellow townsman Commis- siorker Thorn who is at the sanitarium at that place. The party left Alberton at 6 a. m. and arrived at their destina- tion at 2 p. m. They found Mr. Thorn very much improved, in fact he is look- ing better than he has for several years and his attending physician stated that he could resume his duties in Mineral count} , in the next week or ten days but, owing to the hot weather, would advise that he remain for a while long- er. The Alberton men were very much impressed with the sanitarium which is becoming more popular each year for nervous diseases. MRS. MAC DONALD GOES TO ROCHESTER Mrs. J. W. MacDonald and her two daughters left Sunday night for Mis- soula where the little girls will remain with their aunt Mrs. Brennan while Mrs. Mac Donald goes to Rochester, Minn., to consult with the Mayo Bros. Mrs. MacDonald has been a semi -invalid fel- the past several years and is making this trip in the hope of fully regaining her health. AMAISOR MINE IS NOW ONLY A MEMORY Name of Famous Old Cedar Creek Property Changed to Intermountain. The changing of the name of the Amador mining property to Intermountain by the new man- agement means the passing of a famous name, made so not for thousands it has produced but for the thousands it has lost. This mine was originally located by a Chinamen who it is alleged was given five dollars by two brothers by the name of Glassitt and a CT( o. Comfort, to show them the location. These men, claim' the property, leased it to an or- g'tnize4company from Amador county, California — hence the name wh h has been handed down for the last twenty-five or thirty years and lured many cap- italists both small and large to invest. D. E. McKennon of Chi- cago handled the stock for the greatest Amador boom since its existence causing the ligagation which resulted in the sale of the Amador railway and townsite. Two years ago E. V. Lambert representing Spokane men, at- tempted to put the property on a paying basis but after a nominal shipment of ore the mine was again closed due to lack of funds. Several men in this vicinity stilt retain stock in the property and have watched the rise and fall of the fickle Amador with tenacious stoicism. Curtis Huller being the largest stockholder here, has in the pant twenty years ac every capacity from miner to owner. Other stockholders here are J. W. Masser, P. H. McCabe, S. Satterswaithe and W. J. Scheu- macker. The Intermountain expect to be shipping ore about the first of November, the work on the mill is now rapidly progressing. The owners feel quite optimistic over the prospect of dividends within a few months. In addition to the large amount of ore said to be available in the mine. It is also stated that there is no less than 5000 tons of good milling ore on the dump. OFFICIALS GET WET A party of coujity officials con- sisting of Messrs. Dwyer, Mayo, Wright and Botsford, together with Wright's dog, Rastus, cap- sized in the Missoula river Satur- day evening while out in County Attorney Hyde's motor boat, but . with the exception of a ducking all came out none the worse for the tip over. Mr. Wright the last to gain .the shore, washis LOCAL HAPPENINGS LW progress being retarded some- , what by the dog who kept very , close to his master during the watery journey. ASSESSMENT ROLL OF COUNTY NOW COMMIT State Board Makes Final Finding In Railroad Holdings and County Board Finishes Work. $4,034,677.00 IS FIGURE The final assessment roll of Mineral County is now completed and shows a gain over last year of $201,940. The local board Of equalization having finished their duties and the state board having arrived at their final findings in regard to railroad property which is given below. The total assessed valuation of Mineral county this year is $4,034,677, this includes the railroad property and shows a gain over last year as follows: Railroads, 1915 Railroads, 1914 $2,789,802 2,653,974 Gain $135,828 All * Other, 1915 1,244,875 All Other, 1914 1,178,763 —Gain 66,112 Total Gain, $201,940 The gain this year is due to improvements of a per- manent nature both by the railroads and individuals. The assessor's figures published a few weeks ago fixed the valu- ation, exclusive of railroad property, at $1,277,195 but this was adjusted to the present figure by the board of equaliza- tion. Helena, Montana, August 14; 1915. Hon. J. D. Dwyer, Clerk and Recorder, Superior, Montana. Dear Sir: You are hereby informed that at a meeting of the State Board of Equalization, this day held, the following valuation was placed on the railroad mileage within the county of., Mineral. This is final. C. M. & St. P. Mileage Per Mile Valuation Main Line 79.03 $18,500 $1,462,055 Side Track 22.05 1,850 40,792 Northern Pacific Coeur d'Alene Branch 38.17 12,500 477,125 Side Track 7.34, 1,250 9,175 St. Regis Cut Off 51.46. 15,000 771,900 Side Track 19.17 1,500 28,755 Total, $2,789,802 Very Respectfully yours, J. J. RYAN, Clerk of the Board. Assessed Valuation of Railroad Property \ All Other — $2,789,802 1,244,875 Total, $4,034,677 AND ABOUT SUPERIOR Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hyde and daughter Mary are spending a BACHELOR TEAM few days at Quinn's Springs. VISIT GARDEN CITY 1 County Surveyor Leib has re- . turned from the west end of the ; county where he has been doing Chas. Gibson and Walter A. I some work connected with his Klugman left on the early morn-; office. ing train Sunday for Missoula, the former after spending the day with his parents retornPd while the other half of this bach- elor duo was detained in the Gar - wish to extend my heartfelt thanks den City on business relative tn to the many friends who so iedly as - his brother's estate. He expects sister] me during the illness and death of my beloved wjfe, to be back in Superior this after- MON l WILSON. noon. PAP.\ (IF TH \-NH° Mrs. H. J. Bennett and child- ren are spending the we6 up Deep creek with Mr. Bennett. Judge Lentz adjourned -c urt Saturday until the latter part of, September, a few minor casT-s were disposed of but no jury was drawn. a. Reuben Fuller of the Gold Craig mine is transacting business in Wallace. Miss Ona Sloan the guest of Mrs. E. B. Hord for the past ten days returned to her home in Missoula yesterday. County Supt. of Schools M. Leota Wright ad Miss Lillian Scrogen who are spending their vacation in the Hyde cottage on the Flathead Lake report an en- joyable time. Mrs. Leita Bascom the guest of her mother for the past week has returned to Missoula. POULTRY SHOW AT THE WESTERN MONTANA FAIR Chicken Fanciers of This Section Are Asked to Co -Operate. Missoula, Aug. 16—Western Montana poultrymen, whether breeders of fancy or utility birds, should give some special attention to the proposed exhibit and poultry show which is to be a part of the Western Montana Fair this fall, the dates for which are September 29 to October 2nd inclusive. No county fair ever offered as liberal or as many prem- iums for chicken displays and few state fairs surpass the liberal offers as the Western Montana Ve. is year. There is a prize for every sort o bird. But these prizes are not the most valuable things the exhibitor will gain by entering a few of his chickens. Vastly more valuable to the breeder , will be the knowledge gained from see- ing the stock judged and having the good and bad points of his favorites shown to him by the judge who is al - Ways willing and anxious to give such information. C. A. Greenfield of Butte, who will place the chicken ribbons this fall, is one of the best judges of poultry in this section of the country and is sure to give the same satisfaction in this show as he has in all shows where he has of- ficated. More about the poultry busi- ness can be learned from talking with him and discussing \chickens\ with the many breeders who will be present than can be learned in a lifetime of staying at home. Steve Koegler, one of the most ex- perienced chicken men in this section of the country, will be superintendent of the show and will be on hand each day to assist in spreading practical infor- mation. In order that the Western Monte Fair shall be the big success that it should be with the equipment and ef- fort back of ii....tatiiltPartinent Da be up to standard in quality and num- ber.of exhibits shown. A fine start in the poultry business was made last year but this is not enough. There is no reason why Missoula's fall poultry show ehould not compare favorably with her winter show, the latter ranking with the best held in the state. To do this requires the co-operation of every chicken raiser in Western Montana. Every member of the West- ern Montana Poultry Association, un- der whose auspices the exhibit at the fair is to be staged, stands 'wady to assist any prospective exhibitor in sel- ecting his best birds arid in advising as to their proper preparation for the fair. Ail requests for assistance should be made to Secretary H. H. Montgomery of the poultry association, Missoula and he will see that an experienced ,man is assigned to look after the request. Alberton Notes Mr. N. R. Byron is in the hospital at Missoula. Mr. Vance made a business trip to Spokane last week. County Attorney Hyde was an official visitor in Alberton Wedrisadaj. — Mr. Sourwine was out of town a taw days last week. Mrs. Oscar Belles went to Missoula Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Teddie Martin and son have arrived home from their camping taip, they report an enjoyable outing. Mrs. R..J. McCullough and sons left for Idaho Wednesday evening where they will visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Slater are entertaining friends from Sioux City this week. Mrs. Voss is on the sick list this week. The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. Jas. Boyer and was enter- tained by Mesdames Close and Boyer. At the close of the business session dainty refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham moved to Bonner last Wednesday. Mrs. Jas. Boyer and children visited -over Sunday with her sisters in Mis- soula. Mr. Earl Close returned home Friday from Avery where he has been for the past two, weeks. Misa ttten was a Missoula visitor on Friday. Mrs. Li. re. rerry is visiting at the home of E. M. Searing. .. Mrs. Jerry Baker was shopping in Missoula Friday. Mrs. George Wood is enjoying a visit with her sister from Washington. Mr. Gress made a business trip to : Missoula Stiturdsy evening, MRS. WILSON PASSES AWAY Beloved Matron Crosses Great Divide Sunda); Evening. Blood Poi.' soning Is Cause. HI Only Short Time. Mrs. Merit Wilson died from blood poisoning last Sunday evening after a. week's illness, at her home in Spring Gulch, she had been very low for a time but the attending physicians thought she would recover, however she became much worse Saturday and on Sunday evening passed over . the great divide. She leaves a husband and a host of friends to mourn her death for Mrs. Wilson was a woman of unusual ability, energetic and capable and her loss will be felt in the neighborhood as well as in the home. Mrs. Wilson, before her marriage, was Miss Jessie McComb, she was born and grew into womanhood at Mersar, Penn., where she married Mont Wilson in April, 1906. A year later she and her husband went to Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, where they resided until coming here. For the past two years Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have resided on a ranch at Spring Gulch where they had built a comfortable and pleasant home. The funeral services were held 1st the Methodist Church, Rev. Smith conduct- ing the services. The ladies quartet rendering appropriate hymns. The pall bearers were Messrs. Schoenfeld, Sap- penfield, Franklin, Wright, Coleman and Scherr. UMMER RESORT SOON H. Schitenfeld, E. B. Hord and A. Tammetti returned Sunday from several days' outing at Diamond and Cliff lakes located about 17 miles u6 the Dry creek trail. These lakes were leased from the government by Messrs. Schoenfeld and Tammetti about two years ago and stocked with a hundred thousand trout. The trout have grown from eight to ten inches is that time and inside of another two years these lakes will prove an ideal spot for the angler. The lakes cover an area of about eighty acres each and are ideally located for a summer re- sort, they are located a short distance apart, Cliff lake being on the Idaho line, a perpenduclar wall of solid tock on its western border making an imposing divid- ing line. A cabin will be erected at once and a trail has already been cut from one lake to the other through a solid mass of huckleberry bushes. It is the in- tention of the gentlemen to make a first class summer resort of this natural beauty spot. MORE NEW RESIDENCES Two more new residences will be erected in Hermon's addition. County Treasurer Lien and A. H. Franklin will both build homes near the M. E. church. The Franklin home will be a five room modern bungalow. R. W. Wilkinson has returned from a two months' visit with friends in Wallace and Murray, Idado.
