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Show ters and now Dan McLeod will have more suitable apartments for his office. Friends of Dan Clays will be pleased to learn that he is recovering re-covering from his recent severe illness. A. L. Heaston, one of the most popular gentlemen in Bingham, Weber company. Judge B. B. Quinn, J. B. Ste-phens Ste-phens and His excellency R. 5. Guiliani, made a tour up Cottonwood Cotton-wood gulch as far as the divide Monday and report some fine mineral ground in that locality. Upper Bingham has a fine school, with an attendance of about 35. It is taught by Miss Ellen Rogers, who had charge of it last year. As the regular fund has been exhausted, the -school will be continued this summer Champagne Charlie Is The Name The enterprising editor soon invested in a Washington hand press, and enlarged his paper to seven columns. A year or so later, Jerome Itourgard erected a two-story building adjoining the Quinn building. Drs. Castleman and Cooper occupied the ground floor, the Bulletin the upper story. A short time later the Bulletin office was moved further fur-ther down Main canyon to another of the Bourgard buildings, from the section of town burned in the $35,000 fire of 1X93 to the portion of Main street which escaped destruction. The first edition of the Bulletin, due to the talents of Mr. Watts, was a chatty summary of community events. In common com-mon with newspapers of the day there was some editorializing editorializ-ing in the news stories, employment of personalities in the editorials and on occasion a light hearted disregard of possible libel suits revealed in treatment of local items. Walter W'in-chell W'in-chell and his imitators may have patterned their style from the country newspapers of the 1890's. Policies of the paper have changed with its mechanical evolution into an up-to-date shop with an automatic press, a linotype and a well-equipped commercial printing department. The emphasis of the Bulletin on attainment of middle age is of community service. In its news columns stress is laid on promotion of civic betterment and in mirroring events by objective reporting. Mr. Watts, now of Puyallup, Washington, says that "in perusing the Bulletin, week to week, am pleased to note that what in my time were but promising prospects, and others that could scarcely be classed as shippers, have developed into prominent wealth producers, and places where only a bachelor miner's cabin could be found have grown into prosperous pros-perous social communities with their own schools, churches and clubs." Bingham has undergone a wonderful transformation from the embryonic mining camp to a community of fame, accomplishment and prosperity. The highest compliment that could be paid the Bingham Bulletin would be to say that a succession of editors have persevered per-severed in keeping pace with the development of Bingham district and have been unswerving in their efforts of serving ser-ving the community. The Old Town Pump has our thanks for showing us over the camp and introducing us to the business men of the city. H. C. Ledgerwood, chief register regis-ter of this district, was in to see us this morning. He reports that registration closes tomorrow. He has had a trying time in taking the registration, but has done his duty well. Kicking the football is the chief amusement in Bingham every ev-ery day between the hours of six and seven p.m. Big, little, old and young do the kicking act to perfection and seem to enjoy en-joy it. by private subscription. A new, larger building will be erected, this season. Among new buildings in Bingham Bing-ham are a fine new residence, built by II. J. Gregerson, at about $3000; the new home of O. Lin-burg Lin-burg and new home of J. J. Gibbons. Half A Century The oldest business institution in Bingham Canyon, the Bingham Bulletin, celebrates its fiftieth birthday on June 5. Launched in the Gay Nineties by an ambitious young Missouri Mis-souri printer, Kd K. Watts, the community newspaper was founded with "the brightest hopes and most sanguine expec-laticns expec-laticns for the future of Bingham and her citizen". In the Volume I, No. I, June 5, 1891 issue, the young editor told the citizens of West Mountain district that there were vast mineral riches in the beautiful and picturesque Bingham Canvon, and that it was with confidence he had come to the "Old Reliable" mining camp of Utah territory, "cnc oi the oldest, richest'and best mining camps in the west", to establish a newspaper. An unofficial tabulation of population about that time showed a total of 1300 persons in the West Mountain mining was a variety of established businesses ready to welcome a printing and publishing company, and the first issue of the Bulletin had the backing of the following in its advertising and professional card columns: B. B. Quinn, notary public and conveyancer; Brown, dishing and Hadley, Do-Drop-In Saloon; M. A. Vivian, general gen-eral merchandise; A. Klopenstine, Griffin hotel; Bourgard and Ivilburn, Mountain Belle Saloon; J. B. Steven, premium boot and shoemaker, rubber goods; John Strickley and Son, general merchandise and miners' outfitting store; F. J- Lyon, physician and surgeon; Henry Marriott, practical blacksmithing; l)r. A.L. Castleman, physician phy-sician and surgeon; Humphrey and Balderstrom, assaying and surveying; dishing, Hadley and Kay, dealers in everything; W. E. Jones, Beer Depot;' I. Tavey, druggist and stationer, wines and liquors; S. Hays, successor to l'helan and Hays, general mining supplies, established in 1873. There weretfew Bingham business firms, regardless of the nature of goods handled, not even excepting millinery, . that failed to include a bar for convenience of patrons. Bingham Canyon evidently was considered a likely birthplace birth-place of legal problems, as a number of Salt Lake City attorneys at-torneys chose the Bulletin for display of professional announcements. an-nouncements. Fjrms publishing cards were Klghan and Anderson, An-derson, attorneys; Kd V. Higgins, attorney at-law; Bird and Lowe, attorneys-at-law, and Frank Hoffman, attorney-at-law. The Happy Hour Dental company seemed to be a thriv-inng thriv-inng concern, with "two ladies' and two gentlemen's attendants". attend-ants". The Bulletin's first issue was printed in Mining Recorder Barney Quinn's building, above the juncton of Carr Fork and Main Canyon, directly opposite Fritz Miller's Social hall. The Quinn building extended from Main canyon to Carr Fork. Mr. Quinn was a former postmaster and the post office lobby occupied the front space of the building. The mining record- er's and notary public offices were next in line. Opposite was the telephone exchange, managed by F. W. Quinn. On toward Carr Fork was the Bingham Bulletin office. The paper was handset, with four cases of brevier news type, naif -dozen display fonts and printed on an army press. The services of a son of Col. Henry McEwan, a publisher of the Salt Lake Stock Exchange Journal, in the mechanical department, de-partment, aid of local news contributors and the best efforts of Mr. Watts in the editorial department combined to make the Bulletin a success at the start- Saturday Cleaning Various items mentioned these men and the mines with which they were affiliated: T. E. Campbell, Camp-bell, York mine; Mike Gibbons, mining expert; J. J. MacEvoy, Frisco mine; J. C. Dugan, superin-tendent. superin-tendent. Old Channel Placer; R. A. Snell, Steward No. 2; C. A. Stenmurk, batteryman, Steward No. 2; Col. N. Treweek, superintendent superin-tendent New York Mining and Smelting company; Dan Harrington, Harring-ton, foreman, Yosemite mine. No. 2; Charles Connors, chief engineer, engi-neer, Yosemite No. 2; Ed Clarey, promoter Lone Tree and Juleyet; Dan McLeod, Galena works; Nelson Nel-son Sandberg, Red Ro3e mine. Fifty Years Ago j Police court business has been very quiet this week, only one case of assault and battery, in whicli his honor assessed a fine of $15 and costs. The old Shades building at upper up-per Bingham is being moved a-cross a-cross the street and will be used by M. A. Vivian as a store room and warehouse. Our citizens were ethe recip-it-nts of quite a treat from the popular Weber company, which occupied the stage at Miller's hall Tuesday evening. After the entertainment the hall was cleared clear-ed for dancing to music by the W. O. Carbis was in Salt Lake City Saturday last attending Memorial Me-morial services. Silver and lead quotations for Thursday, June 3, were: lead, $4.49 V2 silver, 975a. Bingham's hotels, the Griffin and the Smith, besides her restaurants, res-taurants, are crowded all the time. A nice new room has been added add-ed to the old Jordan headquar- |