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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1923)
Rich Platinum ' Deposit Found in Wyoming olden <,)uest Abandoned \\ hen ‘Copper’ Specimens Reveal Content of $122 Per Ton. Laramie, Wyo., Oct. 27.—Mining men here were agog over the recent discovery of platinum ore near Cen ■nnial in an ancient copper prospect at which Jacob Schnitzler, veteran prospector, has been scratching away for many years. As platinum is worth $116 an ounce, tile search for gold has „well nigh been forgotten by tlie lean and patient mountain men who have been search ing for that metal since Laramie was a tent city on bison-dotted plains. There is much of romance in the i Sported discovery by Schnitzler. Kor more than 30 years he has been pros pecting in the mountains behind Centennial and had great hopes of finding rich copper veins in a pros pect overlooking the middle fork of the Little Laramie. It was with this hope that he sent a sample of ore to sn assaying company at Denver, and it was with copper In mind that the assayer made his tests. Platinum, according to local min ing men, is practically unknown out side of the Ural mountains in Rus sia, if the old Rambler mine near Encampment be excepted, so the Den ver assayer was surprised when the first test showed a native platinum content of $12 to the ton. He im mediately realized that much plati num must have been lost in the fire test—platinum occurring in eombina t on with arsenic—and a second test, by water, bore him out in this con clusion. The water test showed that the platinum content of a small sam ple would run $422 to the ton. it is tffts that the mining men are buzzing about. "Its tne greatest linn since giuu was discovered in California. Be-, sales platinum, the ore shows bore ^IJVite, covelite and calooplite, all rich in copper, but the platinum Is the big thing," sny mining rm n here. Centennial is in the foothills of the •Medicine Bow range, 30 miles flue west of Laramie. It is on the Colo rado, Wyoming and eastern railroad, and about 35 years ago was a boom town for a short space, following the discovery of several rich pockets of pure gold. Since then prospectors have lived and died In these hills, hop ing for another pocket or a rich vein. The 1 tumbler mine at Encampment, once famous for Its copper output, and where small quantities of plati num are still topped although the amount to the ton is so small as scarcely to puy. Is in the Saratog. valley, directly across the mountai) range and about 35 miles from Cen trnnial. Connecticut Has Low Smash Kale Hartford, Conn , Oct. 27 — K ilroad trains and autos came together in 35 collisions in Connecticut in the first seven months of the year, the state motor vehicle department an nounces, killing three and Injuring 17. Connecticut is lucky, the depart ment believes, for the state has one ^^ghtieth of all the autos of the coun try, and If It had one-eightieth of all the crossing fatalities—which total 1.320 throughout the land each 12 months—the list here would have been 14 deaths In the seven months. The 1923 record Is 23 motor vehicles hit by trains and 13 trains hit by motor vehicles, while the 1922 rec ord was 22 machines hit by trains and seven trains hit by machines. Army Orders /'apt. J. R. DeVall Infantry, L’aruthera ville. Mo., will proceed to Seoath, Mu,, Steel*, Mo.. H&ytl. Mo.. Kike.ton. Mo, on duty In connection with the instruc tion of the Missouri National guard. Upon completion of this duty he will return to his proper station. First Lieut. H D. Dinsmore, Infantry. Cap** Gijutrdeau. Mo.. will proceed to Lutes. Ville. Mo.; West Plains. Mo.; MountaiB Drove, Mo.; Oran. .Mo., and Dexter. Mo., on duty 'n connection with the instruc tion c>f the Missouri National Guard. Upon completion of this duty he will return to ills proper station. Capt. w Ij. Mays, infantry, Little Rock. Ark., will proceed to Ruse* IIviII*-. Aik. on duty in connection with the in.-v* ■ lion for federal recognition of Buttery I*, anti-aircraft artillery. Arkansas National! Guard. Upon completion of this duty j he will return to his proper station. Col. J H. F’ark* r. infantry. them* h- ad quarters, will nrooeed to Minneapolis. Minn.; Fort Snelling. Minn, to SL I’aul. Minn : Duluth, Minn . Des Moines. Ia.; Kansas City. Tdo. and Fort Leavenworth. Kan., on duty in . connection with re sulting . t.’pon completion of this duty he will return to his pfoper station. Capt W. H. Beers. Infantry, having reported In compliance with War depart ment orders, Jh essigued *o duty as execu tive officer, 254 th Infantry, with station at Kansas City. Kan. The following leaves of p basnets have been granted; First Lieut. Bob K N'ow iand. air service. Port Kiley. K m., uun k^mth. Mfe.1. Alexander Wilson. Infantry ^V.*a Iquarters rtljDi division. Minneapolis. M inn . » wo month*. He* err# Officers, Hktli Division, j; R. Sarles. Hillsboro. S. D.. appointed major, infantry-ORC: F «’ cottrsll. Win tirhngo Mian.. appointed fh-t lieutenant. . infantry ORC; K. M. Prichard. Onawa. Ia*. .. ppoint "d second lieutenant Inftmfry UIU' W J. Bishop. Ames. la. ftp pointed see*,nd lieutenant. lnfantry-OR« ; I R Black, Jefferson. !.< . appointed first II;* t tenant, medical.ORC; • Hoehnleln. Min neapolis. Minn., appointed second lieuten ant. AH-ORC: M O. Haetingr. St. Paul, Minn., appointed second lieutenant. AM.' KC. C. K. Harris Dubuque la., appointed second lieutenant. FA-ORt . Reserve Offirrri JMHh Division, j j. Connolly, national military home. Kansas, appointed second lieutenant. ln f,Miry.I RV'; F. L Godfrey, « »m*d. Neb;. appointed fire* lleui.nant. Infantry OBt . Ia. nl, Olur. t Jqlurnbu;. N«*b • , "VF; "l*'} «... ond lieutenant. Infantry.-* DU 'J ' Wilcox. David City. 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IA < >Rt ft ' I.""' * :' Alt' iitiwiilntfd fit"' 1 t.-ll t '• tl II tl t. v,i**fIi*'a I OHC- ci C. Fink 8t. Louis. Mo r iTpi'cdnl *'l first lieutenant, medics I-ORC. . H Noel. Kuii-oin Clt.v. Mo. n of.cilnD'1 K . ,,iicl lieutenant. AR-ORC; I*. 'N I r<» thro. Lit tle Rock. Ark appointed c ap. lain medico I * Hit *. Hoi Hphh directs “The Nc*hhe,“ ah < vc hmlve fc*o(iiie In The Kvenlns Lv# t* Union Outfitting Co. The People’s Store Union Outfitting Co. Out of the High Rent District Union Outfitting Co. Sixteenth and Jackson Street* We Give &9C Green Stamps Free with all purchases. A few trade marked lines only, excepted Filled Stamp Books redeem ed at our Re demption Sta tion on our Fourth Floor. The Kind That Give More Heat On Less Fuel! Fuel costs money! Coal of all kinds has not declined much in price. Therefore, choose your stove with an eye first of all to the service it will give and second with careful consideration to its economy in actual operation. Buy a stove that is recognized as a standard, one that has given satisfaction in hundreds of homes everywhere in this city. _ _in»-—-. We are sole Omaha agents for the famous Howard Heaters, designed by experts—stoves that will extract the maximum number of heat units from every pound of coal used. In fact with one of these splendid stoves you can easily cut your coal bills this winter 20'to 30' < . A complete showing of all sizes now ready. Con venient terms if you desire. * k ‘Howard’Overdraft Heal er* draw in the cold air and burn the coal gasses usually lost in smoke; models as C A low as . Perfect Baking Ranges with roomy 18-inch oven, high warming closet and , $49.50 trrates, only ^ Oak Heaters with 11-illCii fire pot, nickel trimmings and close fitting doors; will burn any d*Q fuel, are .... ^^ Monday for #thi« outlit, comprising black japan ned coal bucket 39c with coal shovel "rerfrction" Oil Heater* take the chill off your rooms these cool morn ings a n d evenings—a -plendid Ofl model at. $0.1/1/ HOWARD FAVORITE Steel Range with duplex grates, per fect baking, 18-inch oven and high warming <l!CQ CA closet for'. 4>Di7eOU 1 Three-Piece Bedroom Suite in genuine walnut venter; care fully constructed; comprising a full size bow-foot Bed, a Chif- i forette with roomy compartments and an at- OQ CH tractive Dresser with French plate mirror for. m)Ou«mw Day-Bed Couch with a restful all-cotton cretonne covered mattress that opens up into a full sized bed; A Cfl ends don’t curve *P A eOvJ -1 'T " ^ i i m am Library Tablas, a Queen Anne model in da-k mahogany fin ish with a roomy drawer, is moderately ^1 O 7 C priced at.I ’• Queen Ar.ne Dining Room Ccilae in beautiful walnut finish, comprioihg a 45x54-indh oblong table extending to 6 feet ami FOUR leather upholstered ^ >|Q Cfl chair.; for only ..V Three-Piece Living Room Suite, comprising n comfortable Dav enport, a Rocker and Chair, well built throughout ami covered in a serviceable, good looking velour with 7Q Cft loose cushions; a good value at . . f. V 1 • J7 , __- _ You Can Save On a Rug E Tapestry Brussels Rugs, 6x9 sizes in new fall patterns, only— *16= Seamless Axminster Rugs, 7-6x9 sizes in rich designs that will wear well are— «» Seamless Velvet Rugs, 8-3x10-6 sizes w i t 1 linen fringed ends at *30 Seamless Velvet Rugi 9x12 sizes in boautife new fall patterns al *44™ Exchange Department If yon have any pieces of furniture you are tired of, remember we have an Exchange J>e partmen^ that will take in your used pieces at a fair value on any new fall rugs or furni ture you may select. Your old piece* will be considered as a first payment on any new f urnitu re. Rental Department W'e maintain a free list of desirable houses and apartments for rent in various parts of the pity and will assist you to secure a suitable lo cation. During the “Club Plan” Sale With a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet in your home youu save miles of needless steps and hours of wasted time and energy. The Hoosier Club Plan enables you to have this Cabinet at once. The Club Plan Is Limited to One Week In previous sales many of our custom ers have been disappointed because our allotment of certain cabinets was often taken before the end of the week, hence the suggestion that you select yours early. $7.50 Worth of “ADVO” Groceries S*»ems almost unbelievable, but it is true. Every woman who joins the Hoosier t'lub will receive a biir box of ADVO Groceries FREE. We selected ADVO Groceries because of their hi»th quality. ADVO , products are pure—-delicious in flavor—moderate in price so that once used you will want no other. 4 Sale Features No. 1 #1.00 Deliver* Your Hoosier. No. 2—$1.00 or so weekly soon pays for it. No. 3 Fi ee! ADVO Groceries with each Hoosier. No. 4—L’4 pieces of fine kitchenware are now in cluded with the "Hoosier Beauty." Souvenir A useful souvenir for your bak ing if you present this coupon. Hoosier Given Away A big. handsome Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet given away next Friday. Ask for par ticulars. Genuine Hoosier Breakfast Set $2250 Now you ran have what you have always want e d a beautiful Breakfast Set made by the makers of the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet and specially priced for this sale. I hr while rnsrorlad porcelain top Kitchen Table ha pretty blue decorations; the two white enam eled chair- have woven cane seats. Tall Chiffonier built of Holiil <mk with u French plute mirror, with roomy top and spucioUH draw X ....$22.50 Solid 0»l« Buffet with \ full length plate mirror, linen compartment* and drawer lined for silver 1, $29.50 u UNION llOUTFITTIHG V COMPANY S. E. con. t6tt A JACKSON STS. Ask for Tickets to Our Dance and Prize Beauty Show Friday, November fith, we give our November Dance at the Empress Rustic Garden and award prizes to the most beautiful girls ir attendance. Souvenirs for everyone. Secure tickets at our store If You Are Wanting a New Coat Why Not Get It Monday On Easy Payments This year everyone seems to be using their credit —it’s quite the fashion. And right now, wher , your health and appear ance demands a warm good-looking coat, yot can select a becoming model and wear and en joy its beauty while pay ing for it on little, con venient payments. Price* Are Moderate Indeed, it is surprising how much gobd STYLE, true QUALITY and VALUE you can get up here Out of the High Rent District. Prices on coats range from— 7all Suits $32.50 «p New Dresses Recent arrivals show a wealth of youthful slenderizing of waist and skirt. There are dresses in all the popular materials priced as §1/175 low' as . I4* Up Lovely Millinery L Bewitching models in rich velvets, fl trold and silvered cloths, oriental I^Aa metallic*. etc., priced .*4®? Sale of Suits and Overcoats Value* Up to $37.50—Monday Talk about YAl.l'K we believe you will fil'd it in these carefully tailored, correctly styled Overcoats and Suits. We have gone the extreme limit— first in getting qu.nlitx merchandise and then marking it low in keeping with our Upstairs location. Boys’Warm Overcoats Mnnlv-lookiiu: -t\V- t adored ir.Mii -orr . r»Hv coating t'abrv* that . u . i r u . : ox» v . ,i iv . jt stand the wear and tear of school days, a'. . nova* "Weather-Proof" Mackinaws, $t>.95