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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14

1t is hereby ordered that Mr.. David
Kunz or his assigns be allowed and
given the right to redeem the NWA of
the NW4 and the SW4 of the NW4 and
the Mel of the NW14 of Sec. 36, town
ship u, south range 48 east Boise
Meridian on the basis OF an assessed
valuation of 81 per acre.
Upon petition of residents of Mont
pelier, C. E. Wright is hereby appointed
Justice of the peace for Montpelier pre-
cinct.
Upon petition of residents of Rerne.
David J. Kunz is hereby appointed road
overseer for said district.
The official bonds OF the following
named persons are hereby accepted. viz:
J. c.. Loveland, Jr.. Hyrum Skinner
and David J. Kunz. road overseers.
The quarterly report OF D. c. kunz
is hereby accepted.
Tue following bills allowed and war
rants ordered drawn on the Current
u vp.u sa Fund viz.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14

The following named persons are al
lowed the amounts placed opposite their
names for labor performed in road dis
trict No. Z on an appropriation hereto
fore made for said district:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14


Ordered that this Boatd do now ad-
iourn until tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock a. III.
Attest: j. II. SHEPHERD.
JAMES E. HART, Chairman
Clerk
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14

d G Kunz. salary. ......... ........... .Si2o w
Jas L Dunford, salary, etc. .+............ 3Si 81
Jesse r S Bulge salary. etc. ............ 1913 90
CIV Nj Co., sundries. ................. IA 20
Jas p Rowland, salary, etc. .............. 10 30
C A Hoover, salary ........... % w
Edward Butcher, salary Observation-Disclosures. - OO
Edward Butcher. salary. End quarter $50. 20 w
Irwin Hodson Co., tax deeds, etc. ........ . W
Pioneer Bindery visitation records. $3.50. Oh
Remington Typewriter Co., supplies. 70
Christopherson. indigercy. ............ IL W
Joseph Pritchard, indigency .............. 10 "
i on
Joseph Hebdon. indigency .....,-.. 10 W
p y Hemert. ndigency. -................ 10 "
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14
COUNTY LEGISLATION.
Official Proceedings Of the July
Session Of the Board Of County
Commissioners.

The Board met pursuant to law at 10
O'Clock a. M, July 10th, 1905. Present
J. r. Shepherd, E NJ. Alfred and Frank
Wright, Commissioners, and James E.
Hart, clerk, when the following pro-
ceedings were had to-wit:
The reports of the following named
road overseers are hereby accepted: F.
w. Sleight, Hyrum Skinner, Thomas
R. Wilks, H. T. Oakley, Alfred Oakley,
James Ct. Neibaur.
The following bills allowed and war
rants ordered drawn ON the Road and
Bridge Fund, viz:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14

The following named persons are al
lowed the amounts placed opposite their
names for hauling gravel on an appro-
prlation heretofore made for Road Dis
trict No. 2:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
TO OBTAIN GOLD FROM SEA
Company Formed in England to Ex-
tract Metal from Water-Once
Tried in America.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will doubtless
recall assertions that were made sew
eral years ago of the discovery of q
method of extracting gold from sea
water and the derision with which the
idea was laughed out of court Lon
don folk now have an opportunity to
invest their money in such an UNDER
taking, by which it is averred that an
unlimited supply Of precious metal can
be obtained from sea water at a cos,
Of 810 for every s10O extracted.
Sir William Ramsey, whose scien-
tific reputation is of the highest, has
been retained by syndicate, which is
called the Industrial and Engineering
Trust Limited), and the shareholders
of which include Lord Brassey, Lord
Tweeda1e, Hon. AIDan Gibbs, several
manufacturers and Albert Sandman,
foremost owner Of the Bank OF Eng
land. The syndicate has the modest
capital Of $4,000 in Ell shares:
The inventor of the process is H. J.
Smell. Sir William Ramsey has made
experiments and says in formal re-
port that there is no doubt Smell
has proved that gold can profitably
be obtained from sea water on large
scale. and the amount of the gold OBJ
tanned is 80 large that whether the
cost of the treatment is ga ton OF
even the outside figure of ES a ton.
which it could not exceed, it would not
make very much difference"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
BELGIAN HARES.
The Low Prices of the Animals
Points an Important
Lesson.

Passing a Chicago meat market re-
sent]y, the writer noticed a. sign that
read: Two Belgian Hares for %
Cents" 1t was above q great pile of
the animals. This points lesson. A
few years ago the exploiters of the
Belgian hares at fancy prices were de-
clarlng that the time would not come
when Belgian ha:es would not bring
several dollars each. Multitudes of
people went into the raising of the ami
mails with the belief that all they pro-
duced could be sold at high figures.
In vain their friends warned them that
in the natural course of events Belgian
hare meat would come down to the
level of other edible meat At that
time no argument was effective. Mil
lions of the animals were raised and
little by little appeared on the mar
kets, where the producers found that
they had to sell them at about the
price of rabbit
No boom of any kind of stock can
last Indefinitely. The high prices
themselves stimulate the producing Of
enough animals to bring down the
prices to the level prevailing in other
lines. This fact should be remembered
in the producing of any kind of live
stock.-Farmers' Review
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01

ANCE.
kaot the other ends Of the thread to-
gether
Stick one end of yc1c katpin into the
side of the cork near the top, and lay the
knitting needle across the top OF the pen
Gil, with the bottom of the cork resting
on the surface Of the water in the glass.
You would better have a tiny groove in
the top of the pencil.
On the other end of the knitting needle
suspend the triangular bit of paste
board, as the picture shows. Now you
are ready for your experiment.
ASK each of your friends to guess how
many matches can be laid en- the PASTE
board without overwhelming the
needle and drawing the cork from the
water They will guess absurdly low
numbers--two, three, four, ETC., for the
weight Of the card alone will make the
cork bob up and down and look as if 1t
might be lifted from the water at any
moment
Now pile match after match on the
cardboard. and you will find that a
good-sized pile will be required before
the cork can be lifted from the water; a
pile weighing much more than the cork.
This is due to quality of the water
called surface tension" which holds on
to things with very real force, and by
weighing first the cork and then the
matches on small scale, you can find
Sy1c% xx,l,o 81
the water in the glass: it will be just the
difference in weight between the cork
and the matches
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
POWER OF FREEZING ICE.
A Study of the Problem Why Barrels
Are Broken by Ice Ex-
pansion.

Correspondents who have studied this
question have found that suspending
piece or stick of soft wood in the center
Of the cask prevents the breakage of the
cask when the water is solidly frozen.
1t is asserted by some that a cask open
at one end cannot burst, since the up
per layer of ice has free end to expand.
but correspondent of Scientific Amer
lean shows this is not conclusive in the
set of sketches herewith.
He states: There is resistance very
soon. A barrel of water placed on a
fiat surface without air circulating un
der it forms ice first at the open TOP,
then at sides. last at bottom. This diff
ference continues, increasing the thick
ness at top and angles until there is
formed an egg-shaped chamber around
the remaining water. The ice is heav-
lest at top and thinnest at middle of
bottom. AS the increased pressure
caused by expansion of freezing presses
against the barrel, the weakest sur
rounding wall must give If the bot
tom with its thin layer of ice is stronger
than the top ice. this last will break.
relieving the pressure; but frequently
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
THE SECRETION OF MILK.
Just When the Udder Receives the
Milk - Generally After the
Milking Is Begun.

The question is frequently asked: us
the milk secured at one milking present
in the udder in the form of milk at the
time the milking begins?" In answer
ing such an inquiry at a dairyman's
meeting, Mr.. Glendinning, OF Manila
Ontario, says:
The udder contains great deal more
blood than it does milk. You take a
large udder OF COW. OF course, it
looks very much as though there was
a yer: large quantity of milk in that
udder, but ii a COW happened to be
ehot or killed instantly, and you took
and opened her, you would find very
little milk. Perhaps some of you have
sat dpwn to milk COW. and you would
get a little milk at the commencement
quite easily. and then you have said
the COW failed to let down her milk.
When you had MIXED out that milk
that came easily. YOU practically had
taken all the milk that was in the
udder, and then it was not until Won
continued your manipulation some time
thas she began to let her milk down
again. and that was the time she COM
menced to secrete the milk. There was
not a great deal of milk in the udder AT
the beginning:"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
WEIGHING A LETTER.
HOW 1t May Be Done by Means Of
the Ordinary Platform
Scale.

10 use the style Of scale that is de-
signed to weigh barrels of merchan-
disc for aGertaining the weight OF a
letter is like setting a tiger to catch
fly. Still, correspondent OF the
American Machinist has done it sue
ceSs1ully, and he shares the secret
with the public. The plan described
works equally we'll in measuring cor
responding amounts OF merchandise
an ounce Of nutmegs, for instance.
Some OF the best known platform
scales are made so that the addition
OF a pound to the tip of the beam coun-
terbalances 100 pounds on the plat
form. Anyone who is aware of this
fact, says the Farmer Tribune, can
apply the principle without much
trouble, but he must reverse the or
der OF procedure. He first puts the
letter or parcel the weight of which
he wishes to find out on the pendant
at the end of the geam. Then he
places on the platform enough of any
kind OF material that is handy to raise
the beam. Having thus weighed the
letter, he divides the result by 100.
Says the correspondent:
Suppose the weight of the mate
rial which just balances the letter to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
At PUBLIC EXPENSE.
Plan by Which Good Roads Nay Be
Secured in the Country-Extracts
from Paper by Martin Dodge.

In a paper read before the American
Roadmakers' congress Mr.. Martin
Dodge, Of Washington, D. c., said:
Many people are alarmed in conse.
quence Of the concentration of wealth
and population in the great cities, but
few seem TO appreciate the effect this
has in the rural districts 1t is doubt
full whether anything can De done to
interfere with the great economic law,
which tends toward concentration OF
numbers, wealth and power in the
great cities. But something can be
done to offset the loss which has fall
len on the rural districts. by reason of
the great change in wealth and popu-
l2tion, manifested within the last gen.
Grafton
''One CT the chief cornerstOnes upon
which every great city is founded is
cheap transportation; not only for long
distances over both land and water,
but also in the city itself by reason
OF paved streets and vehicles propelled
by inanimate power The country
lacks this important element, Cheap
transportation. The vehicle propelled
by animal power. proceeding over
common country road is about as ex-
pensive as it was 50 or 100 years ago.
1t still costs by that means ten cents
for passengers per mile and % cents
ton for freight
1t is the lack Of cheap transDorta.
ton mainly for which country peopla
suffer. The remedy for this is 10 inn
prove public highways at public ex-
pense. When our agricultural people
were first approached with the propo-
sition that highways should be perma,
nently improved The: generally resist
ed, because they supposed the entire
cost OF improvement would fall upon
their shoulders. according to the gen
orally prevailing custom. But since
they have been assured this burden
will be shared by others. and that
state fund will be raised from which
a portion of the cost will be paid, and
that this sum may be supplemented by
an appropriation by the national gov
eminent in aid Of permanent road
building, the farmers are gradually but
surely turning from an adverse TO
favorable attitude OF the general prop
osition.
"By the proposed plan, which is so
rapidly gaining in favor throughout
the country and in the halls Of con-
gress. we will have the concentrated
wealth in the great cities assisting the
farmers to improve highways in the
rural communities. Many hands make
light work. and what was too heavy
for the farmer to bear alone. will be
easily carried when the cost is Justly
distributed.''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
EFFECT OF FREEZING WATER IN AN
OPEN BARREL

the greater thickness at top resists at
the expense of the bottom
A piece of wood two or three feet long
suspended with lower end at center Of
barrel, the water under pressure will es-
cape between it and the surrounding. ice
to top, congealing there in layers, form
ing an elevation several inches high.
This escaping water prevents the wood
from becoming tightly fixed in ice, and
the increased pressure beneath may
cause it to rise several inches through
the ice, as seen in Fig 3.
Fig. l shows the first stage of the ice
formation. Fig. is the second stage.
showing the extra thickness at the TOP
and the beginning of the ice uplift.
tits q well-known fact that water be-
gins to expand while it is seven degrees
above its freezing temperature, and the
expansion continues as it becomes ice.
In the change from water to ice the ex-
pansion is about one-ninth, and this
amount of space must he provided some
where. Usually strong barrel will
hold, and the ice will give away at the
top, but the use Of stick of timber no
doubt is helpful in preventing possible
breakage
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
CHARMING EXPERIMENT.
Mystic Trick Performed with Spool,
Pencil, Needle, Thread, Cork and
Tumbler of Water.

Here is charming little experiment
with which you can entertain a party Of
friends for good half hour, and which
you will find full of interest for yourself
All you need is spool, a pencil, a.
knitting needle, some thread, a cork
and a tumbler of watcr-things which
any of our readers, says the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune, can easily find
about the house, with the possible ex-
ception Of the knitting needle, which
you can replace by a hatpin, If you wish,
and ii your big sister is not wearing
hers.
Fill the tumbler with water, nearly
to the brim. Stick the pencil point first
INTO the spool and stand the spool by the
glass. Trim the top OF the pencil with
your jack knife, so that its top is a half
inch higher than the rim of the tumbler.
Get card or bit OF pasteboard, and
from it cut a triangular piece with sides
each two inches long. In each corner
make a pinhole, and pass the end OF a
piece Of thread through each hole. Now,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
WEIGHING THE LETTER.

be five and three-fourths pounds. Then
SIS divided by 100 equals .C575 pound.
Reducing this 10 ounces, .O575 times 16
equals so ounce, which is the weight
OF the letter. On the other hand, if
we wish to weigh out exactly one
ounce of something, we have only to
remember that it will require 100
ounces on the platform, or six and
one-fourth pounds, to balance one
ounce.
If the ratio of the weights is not
known, it may be found by weighing
one of the weights. If the weight
which is marked 100 pounds weighs
l pound. the ratio is, of course, 1
to 100, or if the 100-pound weight
actually weighs one-half pound, the
ratio is to 200
Where made to the metric system
the calculations can, OF course, be
made mentally from one denomina-
ton to another. For instance, if q
kilos are required on the platform to
balance the weight on the counter
poise, then the latter is .027 gram; or,
.27 decigram; or, 81 centigrams, or
q milligrams.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01

willing to dispose of certain number of
shares month, and what they received
was to go 60 per cent. to them and 40
per cent. to those who had underwritten
the stock in the beginning. 1t was then
decided that in order to sell the stock
at price above one dollar per share,
it would be necessary to resort to the
process known as washing"
In other words, they agreed to them
selves purchase the stock at high fig
ure, in order to set that as the market
rate. Par being five dollars, and they
having obtained it at one dollar, they
arranged for street sales at $3.50
and So, themselves buying at that
rate, in order to show that the stock
was active and to induce tho public to
buy at the same price.
In point of fact, so as to make 4 show
Ing of large sales, those who were SELL
ing the stock were themselves bidding
On it, all the transactions being credited
on the books. It has been shown that,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
FARM NOTES.

New York has 100000 grape vines
growing on 10000 acres of land.
During December eggs retailed on the
New York market as high as so cents
dozen.
There may be more aristocratic
plants than the potato, but none more
useful
An English agricultural Journal de-
scribes Secretary Wilson's annual re-
port as "a perfect paean over the pros
perity of the farmers of his country"
A Kansas farmer, 10 years old. who
has already made success of farming,
has rented his farm and will take
course in scientific farming at the state
agricultural college.
The model Poland China hog, accord
ing to Prof. John A. Craig. director of
the Texas experiment station, should
weigh not less than 100 pounds when it is
six months old
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01

were also indebted, who had heard that
McHUgh had trusted Munroe & Munroe;
also that things didn't look quite right.
He dropped in to give friendly little
business tip.
Joseph McHugh decided to brook the
possible wrath of the National City
bank and sent collector down to Run
roe 1; Munroe. why, certainly" said
that firm, obligingly, and drew at once
a check for the full amount on Mon
treal bank.
McHugh & Co. deposited the check
that afternoon December - and
thought no more Of it for week. At
the end Of the week back came the check
marked IN. G."
A member Of the McHugh firm went
down to investigate. He found a clerk
from the sheriff's office in charge Of the
place.
In the week between the delivery OF
that check and its return with the two
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
Treating Frozen Plants

If plants get frozen. as may happen
with the best of care, they should be
thawed out slowly by sprinkling them
with cold water. In this way even bad
~ frozen plants may be saved. Toma-
toes, the most easily damaged of garden
plants. have been restored without seri-
Gus injury after being frozen stinf. BY
turning the hose upon them and treat
ing the tops to q thorough bath of cold
water. House plants may often be saved
in the same way. But the work should
be carefully done to avoid injurins the
foliage. Frozen leaves should not be
handled if it can be avoided. If there
are many of the plants they should be
placed in a cold room and the tempera-
ture gradually raised. if it is possible to
do SO. On no account should the plants
be subjected to extremes of temperature.
Voice.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01

HOW TO TIE THE KNOTS.
ure, b crossing over a. Then bring a
over b, bringing the end up through
the loop as in the next figure. Now
carry b around and under a, passing it
down through the loop as in the final
figure. II is impossible for this knot
to slip when properly tied. 1t is use
loop thus made man Can safely be
hoisted to any height with no danger
Of the knot slipping. 1t is especially
useful for the farmer An animal can
be led by means Of it with no danger Of
the knots slipping and choking the ami
NAL, no matter how much it may
plunge or pull.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01

received financial backing from J. N.
Greenshields, a prominent Canadian
broker of that city. George Munroe
married a sister of Greenshields and
through his influence the brothers were
introduced in good circles There had
always been speculation as to whether
or not the haberdashery store prospered,
but one day it was announced that the
Munroes had sold the store. At this
time the mining craze was springing up
over the country, and the brothers went
down to the financial center of Montreal,
opened up an Office and put out sign.
"Munroe e Munroe. Mining Brokers'"
Move to New York.
Although they dealt in a few stocks on
commission, it was generally conceded
that their chief business was the hand
ling Of mining stocks in which Green
shields was interested. Even in the
mining business, however, they failed
to attract any attention in Montreal, and
not long afterward they came to New
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
York and established themselves on
Broad street, in the very heart Of the
financial district.

York and established themselves on
Broad street, in the very heart Of the
financial district.
While In Montreal they had become
connected with the Marconi Wireless
Telegraphy company, of Canada. and, as
1t was understood that the stock was
valuable, they began to advertise it ex-
tensively on their arrival here. and
worked up a wonderful trade among the
Italians, who were attracted in part, no
doubt, because Of their kinship OF ma
tionality with the inventor.
Meantime the Munroes had also be-
come interested in the Montreal e.
Boston Consolidated Copper company,
which is at the bottom of the present
situation. After the smash in copper
two years ago, however, they had a hard
row to hoe, and little was heard OF
them in connection with this company.
They nevertheless kept the Marconi
stock to the front. and when there came
a revival of the demand for copper
abroad, their prospects frightened.
Lay Plans for Coup.
They reorganized the Montreal &
Boston, got some other properties to-
gether, and then laid plans for one OF
the biggest stock market coups in the
history Of the curb.
A scheme was formed to have the stock
of the company underwritten with the
special provision that the work should
be done by stock exchange firms. as
Munroe & Munroe were not members OF
the exchange. The stock was of par
value of five dollars share, and con-
tract was entered into by which the per-
sons who were to underwrite it were
to get the stock at one dollar per share.
Various persons went into the syndi-
cate, with the provision that they were
to take or underwrite certain number
of shares, paying one dollar per share.
20 per cent. of the purchase price, at
the outset and the balance within GER
tain specified times
The understanding was, however,