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The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-03-10
CHESTER.
row.

We have been telling the people
OF Fremont county that Chester was
the brightest, busiest and most up
to date community i'll the state and
when one attends our entertain
mentS like the one we attended at
the Chester ward hall last Satur-
day evening they will heartily CO.
incide with us for we must say that
i'll all the public entertainments
that it has been our privilege and
pleasure to enjoy we never saw
better entertainment even in cities
of ten thousand AS to who did
the best and to single out any spec
ial one would not be fair, for they
all did so we'll, of course aunty is
dandy at scolding and Milly the
Quadroon took her part to perfec-
ton. The william was the villain
to perfection. We understand the
receipts of the evening were $22. 80
which was pretty good.
While talking of the business of
Chester, we want to tell what the
school children of Chester have
done. The teachers procured set
of historical pictures 1Sx14 inches
in dimension and raised by sub
scription from the school children
very nice little sum toward franz
ing them and now Chester has as
fine a set of historical pictures as
there is in Fremont county or, we
feel justified i'll saying in the state.
We are pleased to note that a
birthday party was held at Bishop
Farnsworth S in honor of Grandpa
Anderson, who is visiting at the
Bishops One of those good old
fashined times was reported.
Say have you noticed Uncle Dan
Hathaway since that double we'd
ding up the river. The report is
that Uncle Dan has got so i'll the
habit of marrying people and is SO
anxious for the good work to con-
tinue that he is making special
prices for Leap Year. All we can
say is don't be bashful ladies, for
we are dying to say ''yes to some
sweet damsel.
Mrs. Busby who is i'll Salt Lake
city taking treatment is reported to
be improving which is indeed good
news to the community
Henry Smith and sister Eva who
have been visiting in Salt Lake city
for several months have returned
home.
The Chester Canal company held
a meeting at the ward meeting
house March Z, 1904, electlng a
board of directors for the ensuing
wear. The members of the newly
elected board are: H. M. Williams,
Nora Williams, Mr.. Richards, Hy-
rum Brown and J. L. Hathaway.
A very enjoyable surprise party
was given at the home of Mrs.
Smith in honor of her son Harry
and daughter Eva, who have been
at Salt Lake for quite length of
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MARYSVILLE.


The snow is going off fast here.
The loggers will give a free
dance i'll the Marysville hall Friday
night All the old settlers are
expected to take part in the grand
march and are guests of honor.
A surprise was rendered Will
and Jim Sheppard Monday night
and right royal time was had bv
all present.
w. A. Ward moved his photo
car off to ST. Anthony Monday.
He has given very good satisfaction
while here.
J. G. Wood, J. J. Hendricks and
Howard Cordingly went to Parker
Friday night and while there took
in the cold Folks dance and en-
joyed the hospitality of Henry w.
Jackson.
A few of our people went to
Chester Saturday to see the local
company there play winnie the
Quadroon which would be very
nice if they had room to move on
their stage. 1t is up to the people
to make their house larger and
encourage their local talent to
furnish amusement for them and
dispense with toe much dancing.
Encourage the boys, they need it.
Mr.. McCornie and A. d. Miller
were here talking up the sugar beet
proposition. Contracts will be
printed and sent here for farmers to
sign Their proposition is, if the
people will plant 1000 acres Of
beets they will insure the people a
railroad this year. This acreage
includes Squirrel, Marysville, Far
mum, Chester, Vernon, Lodi and
Twin Groves. OF course they will
plant the beets and get the railroad
which will cause the people to look
forward to this country. Settlers
are coming in at this time very
rapidly, four families having arriv-
ed from Nebraska last Saturday.
Mr.. Graves is looking over our
country with the object of securing
homes for people in Nebraska.
Mr.. Britton has purchased site
from Mr.. Joseph Lamborn for q
large hardware store which will be
located in the north east corner o1
town. He will begin the construc-
ton of the building at once.
Now is the time to secure town
lots in the city of the pines.
Mrs. Barbara Hardy, wife Of
Vim. Hardy, died Tuesday morn
ing of heart failure. Deceased was
about 40 years old. The whole
community is in deep sympathy
with Mr.. Hardy over the loss of E
good and loving wife.
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Penort of St. Anthony
commercial Club.

/ uatnbers Commercial Club Of St.
|lpthony,
beo leave to offer the following
Isoort to date:
organization perfected Jan. IS,
i |M4 and numbers at present 80
|rubers; provides for a Board of
rorprnors of seven members to
IA;cl, all business of Club is sub
|1;Hed. Several meetings have
.sn held and a number of business
|tooositions from outside parties
|Fpussed and considered.
correspondence with number
h mrties relative to Touring mill,
|molen mill and hotel have been
hade Negotiations with two par
[es as to building of Touring mill
Ind hotel are now pending. Several
|rouries are received daily rela-
Ee to location of Touring mill at
h Anthony.
Communications sent to several
|nonlinent papers have been pro-
|hctive OF number of inquiries as
n business locations and surround
|ng country.
Total receipts to date, 800. 90
Expenses, postage and stat
ionerv) $50
Balance III treasury, 81. so
March dues are now due and
Ehould be paid; would also call the
Ettention of several members whose
FEES and dues have not been paid
|or the past month. All those in
Inears are invited to call at the
bGce of Secretary and settle at
pnce.
Respectfully submitted,
c. c. Moore, Secretary.
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Licensed to Marry.

The following marriage licenses
have been granted during the past
week by Clerk Hegsted:
Z. B. Miller and Lizzy Wait, of
Idaho Falls; Utillus Whittle and
Edith A. Wordquist, OF Marysville
Earl II. Potter and Margaret Cur,
of Chester; Ezra Cur and Alice
Hill, of Chester.
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Lion Hunters.

Walt Green and wife, Miss
|Iabel Mamie, ]. J. Jenson, S.
Eedrow and Ed Sheffield left on
Die 9Th inst, for Island Park,
|Vhere, with Mr.. Sheffield's dogs,
|he party had a good hunt.
On the morning of the 7th the
|0gs took a lion trail and about 4
|iclock the animal was bayed, and
Mrs Green came to Waits rescue
|md killed ii. Mr. Green and Jen-
Pn could not keep pace with the
|unters and turned back to camp
but lost their way and were com
felled to lay out over night with
he broad canopy OF heaven for a
|byer and with nowhere to lay
|heir heads. The next morning
pr. Sheffield put his trusty dogs
Fn the lost hunter 5 trail and about
~ o'clock they were found under
Pee, but none the worse for their
Eight' 5 experience, for they had
fNesence of mind enough to build a
nmp fire. The first thing Wait
PAID as soon as he could control his
motion was, where's camp
When found they were two of the
Post forlorn looking Weary Willies
Fhat ever tramped the pike. On
Eeir return to camp the dogs jump
la bob cat and killed it. Mr..
Preen says ne would rather sell
Econd hand herring for Skalet &
Phell than hunt mountain lion with
"a Sheffield and his dogs.
T. & \Iyo4eo., tJ<l.o n,+,c;o,,
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Mr.. John Briggs went to Salt
Lake city OH the 9th Of February,
to consult with certain physicians
there regarding a chronic ailinent
that has afflicted him for some years
past. While away he will no
doubt, visit with his father and
mother. We will be glad to see
him return, for the genial smile of
the village smith would be sadly
missed if his stay should become
indefinite.
The entertainment given by the
Teton public school, under the able
direction of Prof. Waldram, of
Rexburg, was a decided success,
both from a financial and educa-
tional point of view. The dance
hall was we'll filled by very ap-
preciative audience who were Law
ish of their applause as their favor
ties appeared and took the parts
allotted to them The recitation
by Miss Mae Graham and the
character sketch by Denzel and
Cora Stalker, in particular, deserve
a special mention. would say in
connection with this, that it is i'm
possible to bestow too much praise
upon those who try to fulfill the
wishes of their teachers. Renem-
Der your instructor is looking after
your welfare and should receive the
reward his or her efforts merit.
The Twin Groves dramatic COM
pany appeared here Oh the 2nd inst.
in the military drama, ''Foiled, or
A Struggle for Life Two parts
in the play were very ably sustain
ed. Owing to lack of advertise
ment, the company did not receive
the patronage that they were EMIT
led to expect. Better luck next
time
Some of our towns people are
shaking i'll their shoes because there
is some talk Of the erection of a
town a mile or two to the west of
this place DO not be scared at a
phantom. Our town has grown
slowly and surely from the COM
mencement, Notwithstanding ser
ious drawbacks which have been
met and overcome, and has achiev-
ed more real growth and wealth in
the last four years than it did i'll
the other seventeen that proceeded
them Do not be discouraged, sur
rounded by the best beet land il
this part of the state with the pros
pect of six or seven thousand acres
of new land coming under cultiva-
ticn, think our prospects are any
thing but gloomy, and feel to say
as said the immortal Lawrence il
the good old days of yore: dom
give up the ship. B. F. G.
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Gold Quartz Discovery.

H. w. Christison and J. J.
Goldsmith of Salt Lake city, who
have been prospecting OH the South
Fork of the Snake near Heise's
Hot Springs, came to St. Anthony
the first of the week to make filings
on claims which they report very
rich in gold bearing quartz. The
assays show prominent indications
of silver and copper. These gen
tlemen have only been prospecting
a few days They will begin
development work about the last of
June or as soon as the SHOW and
mud is out of the way. We are
informed by the gentlemen that til
assays from the surface rock runs
a i'll gold,
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loaded car of potatoes last week at
Rigby.
1t is reported that two more fam
lies have been taken down with
diphtheria at Lewisville.
The Rigby Hardware, Lumber
& Manufacturing company will
load a car of hogs at Rigby tonlor
row.
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The following births were report
ed vesterdag morning by Dir. Mid
dleton:
TO the wife of d. G. Miller, Jr.,
of Parker, girl.
TO the wife Of J. B. Ripplinger,
a girl.
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The latest Spring Skirts fol
Ladies are now ready for your in
spection. We have any amount to
pick from and our prices are right.
The Ternes Furnishing Store.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-03-10

B. p. Homer has returned from
Canada. We learn he did not drive
any stakes.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-03-10

a girl.
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TETON TOPICS.

any stakes.
, 1904-03-31
NOTES FROM THE.coURT HOUSE

County Assessor Frazer will begin
the assessment of property for taxa.
ton April /.
Judge H. V. 8. Groesbeck this after.
noon filed a claim for the Senole mine,
in section %, township %. range IA.
Two Union Pacific patents were
fled today, one for section 10, town.
ship 10. range II, and the other for
lG0 acres in section 2 and 1850 acres
in section 6. township 10, range II.
Fred DeFreis, carged with taking
packing from the journal boxes of a
ear in the yards here last night, was
turned over to Sheriff Cook and will
be held to the district court. He was
unable to give the bond fixed by Judge
Grant.
In the case of William Goode against
the Union Pacific Railway company
Tor damages arising out of a fire set
out on Mr.. Goodies meadow by a loco.
motive. Judge Lacy filed in the dis.
.rict Il here today an affidavit for
a change of venue. The affidavit re.
cites that an odium is attached to the
License of the railroad company and
asks that the cas- be tried in some
other county.
, 1904-03-31
$4,000 YEAR
BENJAMIN /. WiNcHELL CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF THE ROCK
ISLAND RAILWAY.
Born in Missouri and Secured Posi-
ton on Hannibal and St. Joseph,
Rising Step by Step to Head Of
One Of the Largest Railroad Sys.
TENS in the West.

New York. March 31.-This morn
ing official announcement was made
at the general Offices of the Rock Isl,
aad system that Benjamin l.. Winchell
mad been elected president of the
rock Island railway. in place of w.
B. Leeds, resigned. Robert Mather
has been chosen first vice president
and j. b. Stevens second vice presi.
dent.
Winchell has had a wonderful rise
in the railroad world. He graduated
from the Hannibal high school in Mis-.
souri,, where he was horn. in 1874. He
secured his first job on the Hamilton
and st. Joseph railroad. He studied
the railroad business and rose to an
excellent clerksip, until 1888, when
he was made assistant general pas.
senger agent of the Kansas City and
Fort Scott railroad.
Frank Trumbull found him a chief
clerk in Colorado ten years ago and
him general passenger
agent of the road, of which he was the
He kept moving up with
Mr.. Trumbull until he became vice
president. Then he became president
Of the Fort Scott and Memphis road,
then vice president of the Rock Isl,
and and now president at $4,000 a
year.
, 1904-03-31
WAS PACHE A A
Accustomed to- Sit and Eye Big Re
volver for Hours.

Fort Collins, Colo, March 31.-The
report is current here that August
Pache, the mar who was shot and
killed by his o near Glen Eyre on
Thursday last, had been for some
years mentally unsound. In regard to
this report, Mrs. Pache is forbidden
by her attorney to talk. She had been
heard previously to say that her hus-
band was in the habit of sitting for
hours every evening with his eyes
fixed upon a loaded revolver on the
table before him.
Pache had been threatened with ar
rest on the charge Of lying in wait to
shoot one of his neighbors. This was
some years ago, but from tina: time
to the time of his death Pache had
been feared by his neighbors. He had
often remained outdoors all night
alone on the hillside with a loaded
shotgun.
Mrs. Pache had been in deadly fear
Of her husband for a long time, and
On March l filed suit in the district
court for a divorce.
, 1904-03-31
He HURLS DEFIANCE
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER IN HIS
WILL MAKES TROUBLE FOR
ANGEL GABRIEL.
Orders His Body cremated and the
Ashes Scattered to the Winds, and
II Gabriel Can With His Trumpet
Arouse Him, Angel viii Receive
His Homage.

Louisville, KY, March 31.-Colonel
strader, U. s. A., retired, died in a
hospital the other day. He ordered his
body cremated and the ashes scattered
to the winds. IF after this process"
reads the will, "the Angel Gabriel, for
whom l have all due respect, can with
his trumpet arouse me from the dead,
he is a darling, and 1 will take off my
shadowy hat to him. 1 will pass away
believing in no other diety than that
which is specified by Pope as being the
first Great Cause least understood, be.
lieving that my first duty is to my fell
low men, sand that he who lives this
life in Justice to his people and follows
the precepts OF Him who said: Love
thy neighbors as myself has nothing
to fear from the hereafter, no matter
what 1t is"
, 1904-03-31
SENATOR'S cLARk,s BILL.
Provides Right of Way for Irrigation
Works Over Public Lands.

Washington. D. c., March 31.-Sen.
ator Clark of Wyoming has introduced
a bill providing for a right Of way
for irrigation works IN public lands
and reservations. 1t authorizes the
secretary Of the interior to permit the
use Of right Of way through the public
lands reserved for reservation sites,
national parks and other reservations
for conveyance of water for irrigation
or other beneficial use, for pole lines
for telephone, telegraph. electric pow
or or like purposes. for tramways. etc.
The bill places the question of re.
strictions In the discretion Of the
heads Of departments having control
of land. and also allows such head of a
department to fix An equitable price
for use Of the land or Of timber. stone
or other material thereon.
w. A. Richards. commissioner of the
general land ONCE. who has been con
fined to his home for q week. suffering
from an attack of the grip, was en-.
abled today to resume his duties at
|thtxiand ONCE.
, 1904-03-31
I0GA TO TRY AGAIN
JAPANESE ADMIRAL WILL MAKE
ANOTHER EFFORT TO
BOTTLE UP FLEET.
Has Asked Government for Twenty.
eight Old Vessels, Which He Will
Load With Stones. Scrap Iron and
Explosives and Sink In Mouth Of
Harbor at Port Arthur.

London. March 31.-Admiral Toga
is regarded as a deperate. but brilliant,
commander. and his latest daring
scheme is likely to win out. The ad-
mirals two previous efforts to bottle
up the Russian squadron at Port Ar
thur have been heroic failures. He is
MOI discouraged. however, but is now
planning such a wholesale sinking of
merchant vessels in the mouth OF the
harbor as can hardly fail to accom-
pllsh his purpose. For this daring
work he has called on the Japanese
government for twenty-eight old
steamers. These will be loaded with
stones and scrap iron to the limit Of
their capacities. fitted with explosives
and sen at once to the mouth of Port
Arthur harbor. 1t is believed this
beyond peradventure will bottle up
the Russians most effectively.
, 1904-03-31
NOT RUSH CASE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY HAS
AGREED TO FURTHER DELAY
IN SENTENCING BURTON.
viii Go Carefully Through Bill OF Ex-
ceptiens and May Not Report
Again Until Monday-Error May
Cause Delay In Execution Of Car
Barn Bandits at Chicago.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 31.-Senator
Burton secured another days delay
this morning. The bill of exceptions
not being ready, Colonel Dwyer for the
government said this morning to he
court, Il do o want to rush this mat
ter. l will carefully go through the
bill Of exceptions, which will probably
take mi until Monday. as the article is
voluminous. l could go through the
Formally this morning of moving and
demanding that Burton be at once SEN
fenced and turned over to the United
States authorities, but | prefer to do
the whole thing at once, and will wait
until Monday.
, 1904-03-31
DEATH OF MAN WHO WAS
BURIED In A TRENCH

Henry Loefier, the young man who
was buried alive by the caving of a
W trench at the corner of O'Neil
and Sixteenth streets last Monday
morning, died at St. Johns hospital
at 8 o'clock-sesterday afternoon after
a gallant, but unconscious Utthe~ f&E
Ne, says the Cheyenne Leader.
Loeffler did not gain consciousness
a mercy that he did not 40 SO, for in
such case undoubtedly the fearful hor
ror Of the accident would still have
been present in his mind.
, 1904-03-31
AGAINST BRYAN
Decision Adverse In Sealed Letter Con-
tention at New Haven.

New Haven, Conn, March 31.-Wil
liam J. Bryan's suit to have the seal
ed letter" bequeathing fifty thousand
to him incorporated in the bennett
will was decided adversely to him by
Judge eager of the superior court to,
day. The Judge holds that under Con
necticut laws the sealed letter is barr
ed by not being described with sufii'
cient certainty in the will. being in
fact an extraneous paper and cannot
be admitted in constructing the will.
, 1904-03-31
AN OFFICER MISSING
SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF
TRUST VoMPANY mex
PLAINABeY ABSENT.
Company Assigns to Another Trust
Company, but Neither Depos.tors
Nor Stockholders Will Lose Any
thing - Stockmen Preparing to
Fight Alleged Beef Trust.

Cleveland, O., March 3l.-Tbe Fed
eral Trust company assigned today to
the Guardian Trust company, The
assignment was decided upon because
George Clewell. secretary and treas
Irer, is out of the city. The officers
Of the institution are unable to locate
aim or understand his absence. The
company has $500 900 in deposits.
Backed by heavy financial interests,
neither the depositors nor the stock
holders will lose anything.
, 1904-03-31

st. Petersburg, March 31.-The No
vosti today describes Port Arthur al
resembling a city Of the dead. Whole
train loads Of fug.tives having depart
ed. the soldiers are almost the only
persons lett.
General Stoessel has forbidden un'
authorized persons to approach the for.
tiications. Sentries are instructed to
shoot anyone d~isobeying.
Admiral Makaron, on receiving con-
~graulations Tor preventing the last at
tempt to blockade the harbor. replied
that all honor belonged to Lieutenant
krinseki OF the torpedo boat Stilni.
, 1904-03-31
Nav DELAY the Execution.

Chicago, H., March 21.-An error OF
the trial judge in sentencing the street
car bandits to death may result, in
stead of speedy hanging for the trio OF
lads, in a long legal battle. The law
provides that the date set for the
hanging must not be earlier than the
10th nor later than the 25th day of the
next term of the state supreme court.
April 22d, the date on which the
bandits were sentenced to be hanged,
will be the 9th day of the supreme
court term, and attorneys for the de-
tense on that ground feel sure they can
set aside the sentence.
, 1904-03-31
A AND RAWLlNS.

Clipped from Rawlins Republican.
Charles Harden of Laramie is in
eawlins today attending the lawsuit in
which he is interested.
Ora Haley, the Laramie millionaire
,attle man. was in Rawlins last night,
returning this morning.
Convict No. $50, doing three years
rom Albany county for burglary, was
released yesterday. He served almost
he full time.
William Weightman has been in
Laramie this week preparing to open
1 meat market in that city in a few
lays. AS soon as the business is In
operation he will remove with his fam
lily to that place.
, 1904-03-31

brakeman F. w. Gregory a re-
tur,ed to Cheyenne and resumed his
RUIZ.
Assistant Superintendent Whitney
and T~rainmaster Anderson are here
TITS afternoon
w. H:-Petsrson of the building and
bridge department of the Wyoxning
division was in the city 9t noss6 today
en- route home from a trip out west.
j. X. Muckley, rail inspector at the
rolling mills, will leave tomorrow
night for Omaha, where he will be
given a position by the Union Pacific
Railroad company.
Monte Blevins and other North park
cattlemen have orders for forty-four
cars for the I'd and 3rd Of April. Mr..
Blevins himself will use thirty-three
of them. The cars are being accumu'
lated here.
, 1904-03-31
Change in District Terminals

There is a repetition today Of the
rumor that freight crews are to be
run from Laramie to Sidney and from
Laramie to Denver. the Cheyenne-Den.
yer district of the Colorado division 10
be attached to the Wyoming division
and operated by Superintendent Park.
Some things have arisen in the last
few hours to confirm these rumors,
but The Republican is not in position
to give them out. Superintendent
Park is on his way west on a tour of
inspection and could not be reached
by long distance telephone. 1t is be-
lieved that the abolition of the Colo
RADIO division as a separate operation
territory has been decided upon, and
that the mileage from Laramie to
Denver is no more impossible than
that from Laramie to Sidney.
, 1904-03-31
It's LARAM.e.s GAIN.
Miss o'keefs an Elk Mountain Las
sic. to Attend School Here.

Elk Mountain. Wyo.. March 81
Evans hall last Saturday evening was
the scene Of = very pleasant surprise
party given to Miss Annie O'Keefe.
Ine evening was spent in games. dane
~ q other amusements, and at IL
O'CLOCK the guests were served with a
- supper given by the ladies at
Mse1a' hall. Miss O'Keefe is going to
80 ~ . attend school at Laramie.
~ efe IN sorry TO lose her. but our
- y EAsan3s's gain.