Benton mining camp booming with new plans and big crews
A Benton visit reveals high activity as outside investors led by Hon. Wm. A. Jones and the Big Four audit Ida, Century, and other mines. The Dawson, Chicago Benton, and Pittsburg Benton expansions push ore, pumps, and a 100 ton mill toward larger output amid new leases and a reorganized company plan.
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Benton
Mineral Point
Wm. A. Jones
Chas. W. MeIlhon
Calvert Spenseley
N. H. Snow
Big Four
Ida
Highland
Franklin
Coker
Livingston
Century
Kennedy
Hazel Green
Edwards
Galena Iron Works Company
Thomas Aide
Aide
Dawson
Michigan
Star
Empress
Jug Handle
Swift Rooney
Etna
Blonde
Quinlan
Sally Waters
Ingersoll-Sargeant
M. E. Coltman
Chicago-Benton
Benton Mining and Development Company
Pittsburg-Benton
Richardson
Fox Lead & Zinc Company
Paving Franklin Street Likely This Summer
Local residents favor brick paving on Franklin Street amid a petition drive and city council consideration. Mayor Scheerer notes about 80 percent support paving to reduce repair costs from spring and fall floods, with plans to start this season up to St Mary's church and finish before September if possible.
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Franklin Street
Scheerer
St. Mary’s Church
New Coaling Station to Rise for Illinois Central
Illinois Central plans a modern up to date coaling station in Freeport replacing the fire ruined Charter Grove facility. The Coleman site will host a large, high capacity operation with link belt machinery and substantial investment. Superintendent Clift is praised for driving improvements.
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Illinois Central
Charter Grove
Coleman
Clift
Freeport Bulletin
Montforts Sulphur Boom Spurs Mining Interest
The Montfort district reveals renewed activity with the O P David and Naglé mines. plans advance at the David with shafting, a zinc sheet roof plant, and a 80 hp boiler. Ground is drilled as Consolidated and United targets rise, while Montfort sees a building boom and farming wealth alongside mining.
German Ministers Open Conference in Dubuque
The Galena District Northwest German conference began Monday night at G erm B E church in Dubuque with a sermon by Rev. A. M. Brenner. The meeting runs to Thursday with papers on topics like modern preaching and biblical exegesis followed by discussions and evangelical services. Speakers include H. J. Loemker and others from Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Galena
Dubuque
Seventeenth
Iowa Streets
A. M. Brenner
Charles City
H. J. Loemker
Basswood, Ill
A. Schuldt
Sherrill
A. Immer
Stitzer
Wis
G. A. Wolf
Tomah
L. J. Panzlau
la Crosse
W. P. Schrein
H. W. Schneider
Decorah
B. C
Pearl City
F. O. Barz
Giard
Government approves plans for high bridge rail line
F W Hild reports Washington approval for Wisconsin and Southwestern road tracks on the high bridge between Dubuque and East Dubuque. He says government consent may be granted or forthcoming soon and declines further comment until official word.
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F. W. Hild
Washington, D. C
East Dubuque
Hild
Washington
Dubuque
Rag Time at Funeral Sparks Navy Inquiry
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Newberry asked Marine Corps for details after Capt Bearss on Wisconsin allegedly ordered a band to play ragtime march Always in the Way at the funeral of Private W. T. Lawrence who drowned near Olongapo P I. No official findings yet. mutiny talk and angry reactions among sailors and marines cited.
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Washington
Newberry
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Wisconsin
Oconto
W. J. Lawrence
Olongapo
P. I
Bearss
Arthur Cameron
Golden Gate
Sarah Stahl Dies After Short Illness in City
Mrs. Sarah Stahl aged 85 died at her home after a brief illness due to lung congestion. A longtime resident and charter South Presbyterian member, she was respected for faith and charity. Survived by two sons Rev. Nicholas Stahl and W. H. Stahl, with one infant son previously deceased. brother Thos H Beebe of Evanston also living. The Eagles announce a regular meeting tonight.
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Sarah Stahl
Stahl
Galena
Sarah Beebe Stahl
St. Louis
Nicholas Stahl
South Presbyterian Church
Thos. H. Beebe
Evanston
Ill
Andrew Dodds
Joplin Man’s Mine Pump Invention Stolen From Shed
Joplin Missouri May 19 A local inventor John Scholl 905 Pearl Street loses a four inch by two foot brass and malleable iron model of a mining pump believed stolen by junk dealers. He planned tests and improvements, but the theft delays his breakthrough into a larger pump design while mining interest spreads across Jo Daviess county and prospecting grows.
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Joplin
John Scholl
Pearl Street
Scholl
Murphy Mine Near Hazel Green Shows Rich Ore Prospect
The Murphy Mining Company operating on the old Fager farm in Benton township Wisconsin near Hazel Green reports a strong ore prospect with 16 drill holes and multiple shafts showing good jack and lead ore. Deep mine with ore at 90 to 140 feet and oil rock at 200 feet, water flow manageable with new machinery. Modern equipment installations include a 100 horsepower boiler and pumps to drain two shafts, supporting plans to develop the rich range as a leading mine in the district.
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Richardson
Etna Mining Company
Etna
Pittsburg-Benton
Fox Lead and Zinc Company
Benton
Platteville
Weekly
Tribune
Delaney
Highland
Clarke
Monfort
Smelker
Linden
Potter
Mineral Point
Nellie Livingston
Livingston
Lewis
McGeever
Cuba City
Champion
Hazel Green
Dodgeville
Rewey
Mifflin
Wm. Butters
The
Lead and Zinc
Marsden
Wisconsin
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
J. H. Lewis
Montfort
Lewis & Lynch Mining Company
David Eastman
Grasselli Chemical Company
Cleveland
East Chicago
Ind
G. Raymond Frost
Schiller Theatre
Chicago
Majestic Theatre
Washington, D. C
Frost
Mineral Point Zinc Company
Johnson Johns
O. P. David
Nagle
David
Jack
David Farm
Richard Kennedy
Kennedy
Lancaster
Turner
Mice “Gang Art
Atlas
Smedley
Richard Glanville
Linden Glanville Brothers
J. H. Fosbinder
Fosbinder
Fasbinder
John Kidd
Milwaukee
United
Steils Mining Company
the Tribune
Murphy
Murphy Mining Company
Fager
Benton Township
Wis
Many Leases Filed Burdening Deputy Clerk With Mine Documents
Charles Cook deputy circuit clerk records mining leases daily and the lengthy documents fill the county big book. He is about a month behind in work with no relief in sight as leases continue to pour in.
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Cook
Charles Cook
Northwestern Lead and Zinc Mine Near Milbrig In Play
Reports say Northwestern Lead and Zinc near Milbrig will pass to new owners after days of negotiations. The mine, with machinery and an idle mill, may get a new mill and upgrades. Prospecting surges in the Galena district bring capitalists, leases, and plans for rapid development and larger ore yields in coming years.
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Zere
Northwestern Lead and Zinc Company
Milbrig
Ten Strike Mining Expands Workforce at Prosperous Mine
A large force of miners is now employed at the Ten Strike Mining company near the city. The mine is producing substantial lead and zinc ore and is described as highly promising. Superintendent Wearmouth stated the mine is in better condition than ever and that ore is continually being found.
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Ten Strike Mining Company
Supt
Wearmouth
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Benton Camps
Tory of
O. P. Daniel
Cellent Prospect
O. C. Kraehmer
Elgin
O. C. Kraehmer’s
Dr. Shoop
W. K. Kittoe
Congress
Jake
St. Paul
Eagles
Daviess County
Jo Daviess County
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