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The Mineral Independent (Superior, Mont.), 29 Oct. 1915, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075304/1915-10-29/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
S Published Semi -Weekly THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT Tuesday and Friday VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 40 SUPERIOR, MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1915 se' $2.00 PER YEAR MONSTER • ELECTRIC ENGINE AT SUPERIOR On Way to Coast New Ma- chine Stops Short Time In the County Seat Town Long Enough For Popu- lace to Make Inspection. ELECTRIFICATION WORK NEARING COMPLETION Yesterday the first electric lo- comotive of the Milwaukee rail- road was on exhibition in Superior. This locomotive is the most pow- erful, either steam or electric, that has ever been produced. It left the shops of General Electric company, at Schenectady, N. Y., recently and has come west by easy stages, stopping a day or two in each of the large cities along the line, and will continue on to Spokane and other north- western points. These locomo- tives are the first to be construct- ed for railroad service with direct current motors designed for so high a potential as 3,000 volts. The most interestirtg part being the control which is arranged to effect regenerative electric brak- ing on down grades, a feature - -never -before— teeetn-plished- with direct current motors on so large a scale. Each machine weighs 284 tons, with 200 tons weight on the drivers. The weight on each driving truck is 30 tons. It has eight driving axles, eight motors, two guiding trucks with two axles each. The total length is 112 feet with a rigid wheel base of ten feet. The voltage is 3,000 with a horsepower rating for one hour of 3,440 and 3,000 for continuous running. The trailing load capac- ity is 2,500 tons on a one per cent. grade. The Locomotives This electrification work is the greatest project ever attempted in the history of heavy railroad- ing. The equipment is furnished by the General Electric company and a comparison, based on six months steam and electric opera- tions, shows a total net saving of more than 20 per cent. on the in- vestment or total cost of electri- fication. The figures however do not take into account the increas- ed capacity of the line, improye- ment to the service, nor the more regular working hours for the crews. The comparison also shows that the tonnage per train will increase 35 per cent., while decreasing the number of trains 25 per cent, with a saving of 27 per cent, in the time required per trip. There will be forty- two electric locomotives, fourteen completely equipped electrical sub -stations and trolley construc- tion over the entire 650 miles of track between Harlowtown and Avery. Work Rapidly Being Completed. The project was undertaken in two sections, the first being from Harlowtown to Deer Lodge which is practically completed and an- nouncement has been made that Salt fli - Gt will 1 UII about November 15. .The second section between Deer Lodge and Avery is well under way. Poles are rapidly being placed and the Sub-statioris, six in number, lo - MRS. NORMAN GALT. Washington Widow Will Be- come Wife of President Wilson. 1%5. by Arnold Genthe KLUGMAN JOURNEYS W. A. Klugman returned from Malden, Washington on Wednes- day and left yesterday -for his home in Oswego, N. Y. He will stop at Alberton a short time and then go to Minneapolis where he will visit relatives a few days before making the final lap of the journey. Mose, the dog, was crated and will make the trip without any stop overs. HALLOWE'EN PARTY THIS EVENING The Dorcas society are prepar- ed to entertain a large crowd at a Hallowe'en party t i o be given in the Church basement this even- ing. Everyone is cordially in. vited and a good time is assured. Ben Rivet of Denver who was making mineral researches in this vicinity during the early summer is expected again this fall. Tom Lapp, Clayton McBride and Nels Dalbeet are in town from the Clearwater Copper and Gold mining property. These men have taken a contract to run a $5000 tunnel on the above named property the coming winter. A. D. Burrow came in from his placer grounds Tuesday and went to Mede- mont. Idaho. where he has other mining property. Mr. Burrow has recently loc- ated a copper property near his Clear- water holdings. cated at Gold Creek, Ravenna, Primrose, Tarkio, East Portal and Avery, are nearing completion. They are of permanent construc- tion with concrete foundations, brick superstructure and concrete roofs of steel purlins and trusses. Other Roads May Electrify. It has been stated that many other trunk line railroads are now seriously considering electri- fication, and the executive heads of the Milwaukee deserve much commendation for their wisdom and foresight in adopting electric train haulage on so large a scale. A LOCAL HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT SUPERIOR Miss May Nichols, of Cobdon, visited friends in Iron Mountain on Thursday. C. E. Fort was a county seat cal- ler yesterday from St. Regis. Mr. Fort reports business p c1 at that place. Jas. Ryan, representing the Han- sen Packing company of Butte, looked over the Paul Westfall stock at Ashmore on Monday. He made a similar trip to the Elder ranch Tuesday. J. W. Eveland, of th• Missoula branch of the Orton Bros. Piano House, was in town looking over the local piano situation. He states that everybody over the state are asking about Superior, the new county seat town. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hyde and daughter Mary returned yesterday from Wallace. Emil Riefflin has been quite ill for the past week with a sore mouth. County Assessor Mayo had a fine Hamiltonian horse killed by the Milwaukee Wednesday. Mrs Marion Meisenheimer of Spring Gulch visited her daughter Mrs. Floyd Isaac on Wednesday. C. B. Etnier, m:ning promoter, returned from Spokane yesterday. Miss Sadie McMillan, who has been special nurse for Mrs. A. 0. Nichols at the St. Patrick's hospital in Missoula, has taken another case at that place. Mrs. Hopkins purchased two fine mink skins from Clete Mc- Bride yespAsy, Rev. Rollin A. Smith went to Alberton yesterday. • The intermediate grades will hold a Weiner roast this afternoon at the Amador park. Tom R. Bishop, packer of Iron Mountain is in Missoula for a few days. Messrs. Lambert, Griffin and Evans of Spokane, visited the In- termountain property this week. , Mrs. J. W. MacDonald and child- ren returned from Missoula the fore part of the week. D. S. Dickson of Quartz motored into the county seat Saturday. Tom Mix, carpenter residing at Iron Mountain, is erecting a new house in Harmon's addition west of the Vaill residence. O. J. Lein moved into his new bungalow in Harmon's addition on Wednesday. Mrs. Bascom, of Missoula, writes her mother Mrs. A. P. Jonhston to • the effect that Mrs. Orville Jackson who is a typhoid patient at the St. Patrick's hospital is now convales- cent and will soon be able to leave. Harry DeTean is erecting a new residence in Eidell's addition. Mesdames Miller and McBride, of Missoula, visited the Superior sch000ls Tuesday. Hugh Johnson, the Spokane tailor, has rented a store room in the . Johnston building and is pre- pared to do first class work in the tailoring, cleaning and pressing business. Practically all the outside work has been completed on the jail and school buildings. Both will be ready -for. occupancy by the first of. December providing no unforseen delays occur. Haugan Notes Mrs. Hogan and daughter of DeBor- gia were in town Monday. The first Milwaukee electrification crew have reached here. Miss Mary Parker was reported worse Monday and Mrs. Moats was called. Mrs. Sage and children of DeBorgia visited here on Tuesday. Mr. Taylor of Avery was a recent Haugan visitor. .M. J. Emmert visited his wife and M J., Jr. in Missoula last week. He reports both doing nicely. Mrs. Guy Moats entertained the Ladies Sewing Circle club on Thursday afternoon of last week. Luncheon was served and napkins of Hallowe'en de- sign were used. All report having spent a pleasant time. Mrs. Leo Kemp and little neice are visiting relatives in Deer Lodge. Miss Beatrice Stillinger of DeBorgia was in town Friday. Traveling engineer McFarlane was a Haugan visitor Saturday. G. W. Giberson went to Henderson Saturday. Ed Dubray was in Missoula the latter part of the week. Messrs. J. Welch, A. M. Donnelly and John Keenan attended the I. 0. 0. F. dance at Superior Saturday evening. J. A. Cody reports that he bagged a bear and deer last week. Lawrence Crane, who is attending high school at Missoula, came down on Saturday and returned Sunday. Mrs. L. H. Typer spent Sunday at DeBorgia. , Minnie and George Crane visited their sister at DeBorgia on Sunday. The special carrying the president and directors of the Milwaukee passed thru here Sunday evening. Linn and Maud Typer returned to their school in Missoula on Sunday. Mrs. Cody is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Small of Missoula, this week. Mrs. Kemp is enjoying a visit from her mother of Deer Lodge. Mrs. E. C. Cook was in DeBorgia on Monday. C. A. Nelson, of DeBorgia, made a business trip to Haugan Monday. Mrs. Kate Spangler has returned from a two -week's camping trip and resumed her duties as operator for the Milwaukee het e. D. S. Olson will give a dance at the Savanac Nursery Saturdsy evening. I Ed Rears was in Avery Monday. Notice of Sale of Real Estate Notice Is hereby given, that in pur- suance of an order of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial' District of the State of Montana, in and for Missoula County, made on the 11th day of Octo- ber, 1915, in the matter of the estate of Peter McKenzie, deceased, the un- dersigned, the administratrix of said estate, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, and sub- ject to confirmation by said District Court, on Monday, the 22nd day of November, 1916, at 10 o'clock, A. M., at the court house door in Missoula, in the County of Missoula, Montana, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said deeeased at the time of his death, and all the right, title and inter- est that the said estate has, by opera- tion of law or otherwise, acquired other than or in addition to that of the said deceased, at the time of his death, in and to all that certain lot, piece or par- cel of land situate, lying and being in the said County of Missoula, State of Montana, and bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Lot numbered nineteen (19) in block numbered two (2) in Higgins Addition to the City of Missoula, together with the appurtenances thereunto belonging. Also a certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Mineral County, State of Montane, and bounded and described as follows, to -wit: The S 1 SE(; the NW 1 SE 1 and the NE 1 SW 1, Sec. 6, Township 18 N., R. 27 W., M. M., containing 160 acres un- improved timber land, t6gether with the timber thereon. Terms and conditions of sale: cash , lawful money of the United States, ten per cent of the purchase money to be paid to auctioneer on the day of sale, balance on confirmation of saleby the said District Court. MARY McKENZIE. Administratrix of the Estate of Peter McKenzie, Deceased. October 26th, 1915. J. SHULL, Attorney for Administratrix. 10-29-11-5-12. Last evening two autos transfer- red about ten of the representative Odd Fellows of Superior to Alber- ton where they attended lodge et - mow WILSON WAVING GOODBY. The President Saluting Crowd From Train on Recent Trip. Photo by American Press Associstioi, OLD-TIMER IS BURIED The funeral of George Whit- mars11 who died of heart 'failure -Mile on Tuesday, was held in De - Borgia yesterday. Mr. Whitmarsh has been a resident of this local- ity for many years and was well and favorably known. The de- ceased is survived by two sons Wm. Whitmarsh of Superior and Albert Whitmarsh of Nipe Mile, and four. daughters, Mrs. A. H. Rice of Ronan, Mrs. Joseph Mayo of Superior, and Mesdames Bren- nan and Earls of DeBorgia. WINTERS ENTERTAINERS AT REDMEN HALL MONDAY The first number on the lyceum course will be given on Monday evening in the Redmen hall. The Winters family a entertainers will appear. — They come highly recommended and should receive liberal patronage. Rivulet Notes Invitations are out for a Hallowe'en party to be given in the school house ' here on Saturday evening by the ladies 'of Rivulet. It wilt -be on the order of a maskedgair and Hallowe'en games will be indulged in. The party is for the residents hut each one is privileged to invite one out-of-town guest. A sup- per will be served and a good time is anticipated. L. S. Cruzen of LothrorWas here on business , a few dayslast week. He has been working near Dixon for the past month and has just returned accompan- ied by his wife. Miss Ruth Fowler was entertained at dinner on Thursday of last week i 2 y Mrs. Joe Malone, and on Sunday by Mrs. M. L. Brii. - Two men and several pack horses were employed to transfer the A. M. ..now vegetable crop from Quartz to the upper Fish creek country. Jesse Herrington is making frequent trips from the Fish, creek country to meet hunters who wish saddle and pack horses. Five deer were seen near here a few days ago an I the hunting is reported to be good in this vicinity. A VALUABLE DREDGING GROUND Prospectors Come In From St. Joe Country For Supplies—All Are Optimistic. ROAD ALMOST ASSURED Just across the Montana and Idaho divide lies a wonderful dredging ground of possibly two thousand acres. It is known as the St. Joe country and has had little or no development. The influx to the Cedar creek findings in the early days passed through this rich mineral basin to the easier placer grounds beyond; al- though at the Rocker Bar $40,- 000 in gold dust was taken out some thirty years ago. Today the talk of a road to be built into this dredgers paradise has doub- led the value of the claims where, against many odds, the prospect- or has worked single handed. Located in about the center of this rich country, six miles of the St. Joe river is patented and own- ed by a Pittsburg syndicate and called the St. Joe basin. Surround- ing this are sewal claims owned by local men. To the south lies the Yankee Bar group, and just west of it on Neversweat creek is a group belonging to the Gildersleeve brothers, who together with Frank Heller are planning to develope extensively. Following the river in a westerly direction to whgri,, t e NortElorlianches you will find Frank Heller's placer grounds located along the North branch, this is where Mr. Heller makes his yearly clean-up of valuable nuggets. The Rose claims on Sherlock creek and the Rickerts in California gulch bring us back to Medicine creek where John Snyder has been busy this sum- mer digging a bed rock drain 1000 feet long, 17 - feet deep and from 25 to 50 feet wide. Mr. Snyder has about 200 acres of very promising ground near the famous Rocker Bar. Near the St. Joe lake which is the source of the St. Joe river is the Golden Gate claims consisting of 150 acres. This property be- longs to A. C. Olson who has had a sluicing outfit in operation for the past five years. Below the Olson ground on Wisdom creek the Eutzy mining company have their holdings. Aeoad into the Clearwater will open up this ter- ritory and Sam Seidenfeld is the man of the hour, who will un- doubtedly push it through thus leaving an everlasting monument of perseverance and progress. Dr. Botsford and Messrs. Vaill and Wright made a trip to the Intermount- ain mine Wednesday afternoon. They reported the concentrator as working in good shape and turning out a good grade of copper concentrates : reworking the old LaCasse property on Cedar creek,haye - above 26 tons of ore o . ri ld t a h e o r du G m e n p e . ral Ainsworh, retired army officer, headed a hunting party in the Clearwater recently. They were after bear but failed to bag the coveted bruin. Deer however were plentiful. The Moore brothers, who have been SUNDAY SERVICES riurn TITT ti\trtswen. %./ V LI% 1 cm WW1! I Superior: Sunday School at 1:30 p. Alberton: Sunday School, 10:00a. m. Junior League, 3:00 p : m. Epworth League, 7:00 p. m. Preaching 7:30 p. in. Quartz: Sunday School at 2:00 p. w. Cobden: Sunday School at 11 a. m.. •