Howard Copper Mines boom in Fremont County district
A long report from Howard details a copper mining bonanza near the town with the Malachite and Uncle Billy ledges now totaling ten claims. Ore grades reach up to 60 percent copper with gold values. plans include forming a new stock company to fund development and a boom across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont County
Parkdale
Howard
Messrs. Cooper
Leassees
Uncle Billy
Cooper
Long Howard
Independent Oil Co to Begin Operations in Fremont County
Fremont County welcomes the Independent Oil Co a new corporation formed in December with 500 000 shares of stock and 200 000 treasury shares its aim to drill for oil gas artesian water and coal on 3 000 acres in Hardscrabble 60 acres near Florence and 500 acres east of Four Mile. Florence Oil Co has bought land nearby while Florence wells remain productive and demand for oil soars as major firms expand output. The firm plans to sell all product at the wells and attractively priced consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont County
The
Independent Oil Co
Capital
Treasury
Arthur Willett
Chas. R. Bernard
E. G. Kindred
L. F. Dawson
Florence
Four Mile
Florence Oil Co
Oil Supply Co
Pittsburgh
Tts
HAKEN'S JEWELRY STORE AND LOCAL NOTES
Community notices report Rev. Sandy leading Free Methodist meetings at the church since last Sunday and a new addition to the parsonage. Lafayette Morgan is highlighted as a lucky coal mine find near surface prospects. A finger injury from loading wood left a man in a sling, while a whale of a literature feature keeps the budget editors in check. The widow Volk receives a subscribed fund for a replacement cow, and a crowded school prompts calls for another schoolhouse in the west end. Funeral of “Grandpa” Alexander draws large attendance with Rev. P. G. Sandy delivering a sermon from Hebrews 10 27 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Free Methodist Church
Howard
Lafayette Morgan
H. B. Wallen
Mra
John Davis
W.S. Horton
T. T. Cooper
Fetes Sale and Various Classified Notices
A jumble of small ads lists items for sale rent and work. Notices include rooms for rent on Cot avenue and 194 Riverstreet, a sale of mare and colt by C. S. Stinemeyer, a pasture hire at Greenwood place, and a home-representative sales pitch by The Dominion Company. Also advertised is a four-brick cottages for sale or rent by H. L. Apames, plus a vast block of musical song offers from Windsor Music Company and a U.S. Civil Service exam announcement with details on March and April testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
North
Pifth Street
Ksop Avenue
Reni
Case
Riverstreet
Sitz
C. S. Stinemeyer
St. Douglas Avenue
Outh Canon
Stinemeyer
Joe
Lenore
Teres
Windsor Music Company
Chicago
New York
Halbert L. Hoard
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
Citizens State Bank
Wis
Price-driven sale on wrappers and warm garments
Advertises shrinking old prices on flannelette wrappers and warm garments as new stock arrives. Highlights drastic reductions from $1.25 to 85 cents and $3.00 to 2.20, with various other pieces slashed to clear counter space for next year’s styles. Emphasizes urgency for buyers to act before new higher prices take effect.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Copper Mines
West
Fremont
Thomas
Humane Society
Casiah
Cameron
L. D. Dickimeos
Bare Hille
W.c.west
Cafion
Milligan
Milligan’s Grocery Wagon
BIG Oil Company
Southern Colorado Poultry Association
Pueblo
D. T. Heimlich
Jacksonville
Illinois
Heimlich
United States
H. H. Brown
Carson City
Mr. Brown
Brows Ie
Charlies Friskey
Buena Vista
Friskey
Brown
Huffman
Wanamaker’s
Philadelphia
Siegel-Cooper Co’s
Macy’s
Bloomingdale’s
the Fair and Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.’s
Bloomingdale Bros
Friends In Council
Wray
Wells
Alexander
Bartlett
Atwater
H. N. Wilson
Literary News
George Kennan
Outlook
Cuba
Kennan
Phelps Whitmarsh
Philippines
James Barnes
South Africa
Outlook Company
Haken’s
Main Street
Plattsville
I. T. Cooper
A. W. Alexander
Grant
Neb
Literary Society
Salida
A. R. Miller
Cajon City
Ralph Fairchilds
Edith McQuillen
A. M. Bunbury
Denver
of the Christian Churches
Samuel B. Barnits
Des Moines
Iowa
Lutheran Church
Charles Austin Bates
the Record Want
Horace
Greenwood Place
Thurston
OWN & Key
H. L. Apames Itt
Dominion Company
Department 3
Ais
the Civil Service
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Columbian Correspondence College
Washington, D.C
Mexico
Egypt
Gates
Santa Fe
William A. Otis, James
Connor
William 4
Otis & Co
Colorado Springs, Cole
Colorado Springs Mining Stock Association
Canon City
Woodford & Dawson
Baker & Bigg
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