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Newspaper
Wallace Miner
Location
Wallace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
2
The Wallace Miner is entered at the Wallace Idaho post office as second class mail matter under postal regulations. The notice records the newspaper’s status for official mailing purposes and preserves its distribution channel in the federal mail system.
May 24 article urges unanimous support for a 300000 road bond to upgrade the main highway between Mullin and Kellogg. County officials presented full cost data and tax impact to deter opposition, emphasizing thorough campaigning to secure a nearly unanimous vote.
The piece argues that railroad engineers face strict licenses, exams, and health checks to protect the public, contrasting this with motor vehicle operators who face far fewer restraints. It condemns daily auto carnage from inexperience and drunkenness, urging tighter driver safeguards.
The article notes frequent fatal accidents on highways and city streets due to reckless driving. It argues that without stringent measures to enforce sanity and responsibility while operating a vehicle, fatalities will persist.
Chambers of commerce push naming the Yellowstone trail section between Missoula and Spokane as the Coeur d Alene Highway. They argue the term would be instantly recognized worldwide and bind the route through Shoshone and Kootenai counties to the Coeur d Alene mining district and lake scenery. The Trent road would remain a local designation while Apple Way lacks meaning, and supporters urge adoption.
A local appeal argues road construction boosts prosperity and taxpayer value. Officials note federal state and county cooperation, a Yellowstone trail route, and growing through traffic. residents are urged to vote for the highway bond to build first class roads.
Idaho voters face a $300000 county highway measure to pave 35 miles. The Boise Statesman editorial urges regulating truck and stage traffic, weighing private profit against public road maintenance costs, and calls for stocktaking of staging versus public expense.
A Virginia woman pinned a note to a homegrown potato stating I got 24 cents a bushel. A man who saw the potato paid $1.20 a bushel, triggering a public debate on oppression and welfare of women. The incident foreshadows a potential commission of inquiry led by advocates for change.
The author argues for three kinds of leaders: business sense, sound economic knowledge, and selflessness, all combined to end middlemen who profit from labor. He predicts a future where consumers understand producers, and society advances as workers resist exploitation.
Skilling Mining Review notes the southeast Missouri lead district now yields half of U.S. lead. Ore is disseminated galena mined by Federal Lead, Nations Lead, St. Joseph, and Des Loge. St. Joseph leads production. all workers are American. Diamond drilling, B size bits, and limestone cores characterize exploration, with the LaMotte mine near Fredericksburg highlighted for its historic French ties from 1742–1762.
A bold campaign claim urges voters to approve bonds by promising large government funding while pledging no tax increases. The message emphasizes financial gain and public projects funded by the bonds, urging support.
Poem venerates the planter of a tree as a civic benefactor. It links planting to sun sky and breezes, beauty, home, birdsong, shade, rain, and future generations. The act is a vow to national growth from sea to sea, uniting love of home with loyalty and civic progress.
The Great Falls Leader notes the Society of Montana Pioneers chose Frank D. Brown of Missoula as secretary to succeed J. A. Sanders. Known as Sandbar Brown, a historian and pioneer figure, his past exploits include locating the Mullan trail and a dramatic 20 against one Indian encounter near the Missouri River, which earned him the nickname after brilliant and fearless defense on a sandbar.
New Publica tions announce Bulletins on chloride volatilization ore treatment and talc mining by Varley Barrett Stevenson Bradford Cronsdale Ladoo and others with introductory material. Technical Papers include aluminum copper casting alloy preparation and fireman gas mask studies by Katz Bloomfield Field mer.
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