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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
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Judd iiller, 81 Water stree, as
lieying INTO the George u. Richard.
Sson prSperty on slarkst street NJ
The restaurant paptment Of the
@esrtfeids Hotel on Water street, has
leon closed sfar Tie time being, pend,
Ing Other arraage ments! III
Arthur Hinkle, ots Merchant street,
Slho ~ e1nplo Dyed 2at 4 tie ID! and 4 o,
freight depot, III confined 20 his home
With teasiliti and Walking typhoid
/, llli ] ssortney passed Ills examination
Yesterday on signal service, prior to
taBing y position on the B. tand o.
'r Y, and was ordered to report
~ d y (! next Tuesday evening.
" Eo5{
NJ n y Her brother of Mrs. "A. y !,
Allmanf % q business visitor In The
sit,s Tor g few Itlays. 4. y, 3
MISS 1;ll q Miller ~ Aorner, West,
Eirsinia IS Sting at the home OF
her sister Mrs. Y 4. Altman on Mar;
Ret street. I; II; X II.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
A LONG WAYS AROUND.
Miner Went go Miles to Get Only Four
Miles from Home.

A petition was put in to the county
authorities. this week, asking for a re-
vision Of the boundary lines OF the old
Station and Elk City mining districts,
says the Grangeville Standard. The
petition asks that a small part OF the
Elk City district and about half Of the
Station district be added to the Oro
Grande district. The reason for the
change is given that it is, during high
water. impossible for the people living
On the south side Of the Clearwater
to reach the Station recorder, save by
long and troublesome detour. 1t is
told OF one man who last spring wanted
to file some locations with the district
recorder. that he had to go a round =
about way Of 60 miles, through Elk
City, Orc Grande and practically every
other town in the mountains. to cover
the four miles that lay between his
home and the recorders office. With
the attachment to the Orc Grande dis
trict, it will not be necessary to cross
the river.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
TROUBLE OVER THE SALOONS
Efforts to Keep Them Away from the
Minidoka Construction Camps.

Considerable trouble is being expert
enced in securing enforcement of the
law on the Minidoka project with re-
spect to starting of saloons within five
miles of grading camps. The law pro-
vides that license cannot be granted
to any one to operate n saloon within
five miles of such n camp in which 25
men or more are empleyd. The Cassia
commissioners have given a license to
an outfit to operate a drinking place
near the damsite. on the south side of
the river. though it has been UNDER
stood they would not do so.
Efforts are being made to secure a
license at the Hepburn townsite, but
it is now stated that the Lincoln COM
missioners will not grant it. The con-
tractors and all interested are mncl
in earnest about the matter, and they
are determined that such places shall
not be permitted to run in the vicinity
of the works.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
COUNTY BOARD STILL IN SESSION
Members Grinding Away on Road
Business and Sitting as Board
Of Equalization.

Work before the county board moves
slowly There is such a mass of detail
that the proceedings are naturally slow
for the work is painstaking and the
evidence has to be sifted with care.
A donation in the sum of $99 has
been made by the board of county
commissioners for the Improvement of
the Winchester grade leading to Gull
desac.
An order was made yesterday ac-
cepting the work done under contract
on the Farnsworth grade.
Miss Mccoy. county school superin-
tendent. was yesterday authorized to
secure filing cases for her office the
cost to be s16S.25.
An appropriation of $50 has been
made for the Improvement of the I'M
zicker road in district No. II. The
residents using said road will donate
an equal sum for the improvement
work.
Acting on the petition OF A. l.. Max
well and others. the commissioners yes
terday appointed George Allenspach to
be overseer of road district No. 2.
The sum of $99 was yesterday do
mated for the improvement of tht
| waha grade in district No. ..
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
CHANGE IN
Department
Major Langfett succeeded by Ma
jOr ROessler Who will now
Have Charge

Washington, July 1S.-Major W. G.
Langfitt. who for more than six years
has been in charge Of river and harbor
improvements in Oregon and along the.
Columbia river, has been ordered 70
duty in the office Of chief engineers In
Washington, and will be succeeded at
Portland by Major S. W. Roessler. now
on duty in this city.
The transfer of Major Langitt was
made purely in accordance with the
rule of rotation which governs the a.
signment of officers Of the army en-
gineer corps. 1t Is customary to shit
these officers once in five years. Ma
jor Langfitt has been in Portland much
more than the customary period and
for this reason it was decided that he
should come to Washington and that
Major Roessler should go to Portland
to assume charge of the Oregon and
Columbia river works.
Major Roessler, an Illinoisan by
birth. was graduated from West Point
Military Academy in 1877. For three
years after graduation he attended the
/ l.
From 1880 to 1883. he was Instructor in
civil and military engineering at West
Point, and then served two years AZ
assistant to Colonel Mendell, the en-
gineer officer i'm charge at San Fran
cisco. From 1885 to 1890 Major Roess-
Ter was stationed at Willets Point as
adjutant OF the battalion Of engineers
ND Inc ~ -
partment. During the following five
years he was in charge OF the Mississ-
ippi river improvements between Cairo,
Ill. and White River, Ark. He then re-
turned to Willets Point and for three
years was instructor in engineering.
From 1898 to 1904 Major Roessler had
charge of the river and harbor Inn
provements and fortifications in Maine
with headquarters at Portland. For q
year he has been assistant to the chief
of engineers,
! Major Roessler was in Oregon but
once. in March. 1904 when with Colo
/ mel Powell he made an inspection OF
the Notifications Mt the mouth of the
| Columbia river, while on tour of all
|
familiar with the river and harb0f
work in Oregon at this time, though
from his duty in Washington he has q
general idea OF what is before him,
and is anxious to take up the station
at Portland.
| In the engineering corps Major
ROessler stands well being regarded
as brilliant. capable OFFICER. thor
oughly competent to handle even the
difficult problems which he must con-
front at the mouth OF the Columbia and
on The Dalles Canal. The exchange OF
places between Roessler and Langfitt
will be made as soon as possible. 1t II
expected that Major Roessler will be
in Portland by the time the contract
is awarded for the first work on The
Dalles canal.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
LEWIS GETS A FAT JOB.
James Hamilton, Of tho Red Whisksrs,
Chieago's Corporation Counsel.

James Hamilton Lewis. ex- congress-
been appointed corporation counsel OF
the city OF Chicago by Mayor Dunno
Mr.. Lewis is known throughout the
northwest as the pink whiskered
statesman. He came out to Seattle
from North Carolina in the sos in
condition OF abject poverty and for
few weeks worked on the wharves as
a longshoreman. He finally opened n
law ce. and by persistently adver-
tisins himself in all manner of artfrl
w'ys, got before the public and kept
there. He took up criminal lew. and
probably saved from the gallows more
murderers than any other man in Seat
tie. One Of his famous cases YVES that
Of Nordstrom. a Swede. who was dc
cidedlY attenuated when ne went to
Jail in 1891, but grew so fat while
awaiting the laws delay that, when he
almost required block and tackle to
move him.
Mr.. Lewis shOne most as poit'-
clan. He is a clever manipulation and
by his inexhaustible volubility built ur
a reputation as an orator He made
great political capital out Of the fact
OF his having once been a longshore-
man. He made repeated attempts &c
get nominated for governor but had
to be satisfied with the nomination fol
representative in congress in 1895. and
went in on the Bryan landslide. liz
continued to attract attention there n
he had at home, and during the de-
bates on the Spanish war In 1se' 90
talked about all over the country b!
making a violent attack on the army
When his term expired he soon with
drew from Seattle and settled IN Chi
cago, where he has practiced law AM
pushed himself to the front by n
same energy as in Seattle.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
WILL RUSH THE WORK
ON LEWISTON-R|PARIA LINE
Material and Machinery being Rushed to Riparia
and Actual Grading will Begin in a
Week

The contract for the construction Of
the lewiston Riparia branch of the O.
r. & N. was let at Portland last Sat
urday and there is already great ac-
tivity at Riparia where all preparations
are being made to rush the work. It
is estimated that there are 200 carloads
Of material on the side tracks at Ripa-
ria. Relative to the letting Of the con-
tract the Portland Telegram says: :
Messrs. Erickson & Peterson, of San
Francisco, were today awarded the con-
tract for constructing the o. r. & NJ
Northern Pacific connection between
Riparia and Lewiston. The line will
be started Immediately, and according
to the terms of the contract is to be
in shape for operation April /, 1906.
The estimated cost is between $780,
900 and $2.00O,OOo. Iaborers are al
ready being hired.
Bids for this work We're opened July
5. but owing to the fact the officials of
the o. r. & N. had to confer jointly
with those of the Northern Pacific,
some delay resulted in the award being
made Messrs. Erickson e. Peterson
have performed a large amount of con-
struction work for the Harriamn lines.
Operations relative to the building
of the Northern Pacific's connection be-
tween Lewiston and Grangeville are
| progressing rapidly, and that line is to
be put under contract in a short time
In the opinion of railroad officials there
is no reason why connections between
Portland and Grangeville by way of
Lewiston should not be in shape for
business in another year. That line
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
TEST SNAKE RIVER SAND.
The Government Will Expend Time
and Money to Save the Gold.

Boise. July 17.--The Statesman says:
Captain Bledsoe is about to start for
the Snake river TO secure shipments
Of sand to be sent tn the government
testing plant at the Portland EXPOSE
tion. While he was in Portland, he
saw DR.. Day, who is in charge, and the
latter asked him to have as much o!
the Snake river sand as possible sent
down.
The captain told him OF the wide dts
)semination Of gold through these
sands. and his statement interested the
the captain has undertaken to have a
lot Of the sand shipped.
The government will make complete
examination Of the sands. determining
the best method of concentration. the
best method of treatment Of the black
sand. whether there Is any other metal
in the sand worth saving. and, gener-
ally. the value Of the sand in every
particular. complete report will be
| furnished on each lot.
When the captain asked how much
should be sent. DR.. Day said he wished
TO get as much as possible-not more
samples. but lots Of p ton or more
each. The government win pay the
expense of shipment. and the miners
will be under no expense beyond 'ha,
OF delivering the sand to a railway
station.
Those who may be interested in ths
matter can address the captain ir
Boise and he will send them full diret.
tions.
The work will be of the highest vaiu,
to those interested in the problem n
extracting the values from the sands
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
IMPROVEMENT
OF THE SNAKE
Major Langfitt's. Annual Report
Reviews the Work of the
Fiscal Year

ua1or w. c. Langfitt, in charge of
49,. denartment of the Columbia for
~. government river and harbor work,
80. lust filed his report for the fiscal
.,.sr inst ended and has this to say of
.he work on the Snake:
The work of Improvement on the up
.- columbia and Snake rivers has
,onsisted entirely of dredging opera
tons on the stretch between Lewiston
and Riparia. The self-propelling
aredee Wallowa, which at the begin
r;nq of the fiscal year was under con-
.,ruction. was completed and put into
commission November 29, 1904.
During December and until January
"A the dredge was engaged in raking
and dredging Log Cabin and O....elds
hars. these being the shoalest points
between Lewiston and Riparia. The
controlling depths on these bars before
raking and dredging were from two
and one-half to three feet. and We're
increased to four and one-half feet
AT Offields bar some $50 cubic yards
n, gravel were removed from the chan
mel by dredging. On January IA the
dredge was laid up at Lewiston moor
inps because of threatening freeZeup
on the river, and at the close of the
fiscal wear is still out of commission
because of high water. No work mas
been done on the river above Lewiston
during the year.
Regular boats have been operated
throughout the year between Rlpai
and Lewiston, and Internationally above
Lewiston as far as Imnaha during
moderate river stages. In June of the
present year on the occasion of the
onening of the state portage railway
between The Dalles and Cello, the
steamer Mountain Gem made the run
over the Snake and Columbia rivers
from Lewiston to Cello and return,
with the river at about nine foot
stage. This was the first continued
navigation by steamer over this streton
for some % years. and was made with
out interruption.
At the close of the fiscal year tn,
June high water i'm the Snake river "
receding, and it is expected to begin
operations with the dredge early in
July. The dredge has demonstrated
that improvement by means of dredS-
ing will be economical. and this
dredging plant will also furnish means
of transportation and will facilitate the
work of blasting out lodges and rocks
on the upper reaches. 1t is believed
with the dredging plant available, thai
$4,000 will be sufficient for operating
It and for blasting operations.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18

will be IS miles long, and just as soon
as the surveying crews have finished
running the lines and probable esti-
mates are made, bids will be called for.
Lumber has arrived at Riparia for
the construction OF large scow to be
used it Is said to transfer the large
steam shovels from point to point along
in the process Of construction. These
shovels are large and unwieldy and
cannot be handled to advantage on the
boats that ply on the river. Advices
from Portland say that everything will
be in readiness to begin grading within
a week.
There is much speculation as to the
location of the bridge that is to bring
the road into Lewiston and engineers
are daily in consultation over the diff
ferent points, which lie anywhere be-
tween the mouth of the Clearwater
river to a point opposite Fifth street.
The construction of the bridge will be
an important piece of work and will
employ more time than the construc-
ton of the remainder OF the road. A
definite location must be announced at
once and the work of sinking the cas-
sions for the piers began.
No definite announcements have
been made yet concerning the plans Of
the Northern Pacific as regards the
route from here to Grangeville but the
work of the several engineering crews
is being watched to find a possible clue
to the definite route. 1t seems now to
have narrowed down to a choice be-
tween the Waha route and the route by
way of CuldeSac.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18

G. J. Frank. of Spokane. has been in
the city the past few days remOdeling
and overhauling the connections of
Mr. Goldman expects to pack a great
deal of pork during the warm season
and the changes in the cold storage
plant were made so as to be able to
reach a much lower temperature than
before. The cold storage apartments
are now so arranged that meat can be
frozen perfectly solid IL desired. Mr.
Goldman says the best is none too good
,, for his patrons and no expense will be
spared to keep his market equal to the
very best in the country.
DR.. II. II. Hodgson left this after.
noon for a few days fishing trip to the
North Fork. He was accompanied by
his brother. W. d. Hodgson, who ar.
rived last Saturday from Fargo Nortf
Dakota, to visit with his brother ant
look over the Lewiston country. Mr.
! Hodgson Is very favorably impressed
/ with the Lewiston valley and may de
eide to locate here In the future
| c. II. Lingenfelter and son Home
left on the Clearwater train this after
noon for Mr.. Lingenfelter's ranch nea
Lenore. Mr.. Lingenfelter has abou
500 acres Of fine grain and will b
absent three or four days on this trir
looking after the crop.
Miss Bernice Mccoy, county schoc
superintendent, left this morning 10
a trip to Portland. She will be absen
about a month and will stop over a
Moscow and make arrangements 70
the holding Of a teachers institut
there. -,
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
ANOTHER PROP GONE.
Senator MitcheIl's Plea for a New Triat
Denied by Judge De Haven.

Portland, July 15.-Motion for new
trial on the part of Senator John Hip
pie Mitchell, says the Telegram, in the
land fraud case. was overruled by
Judge De Haven in the United states
court this afternoon, and the attor-
neys for the defense asked for week
in which to file bill Of exceptions ana
writ Of error. Senator Mitchell was not
present in court. Judge De Haven an
nounced that he had been too busy 10
prepare a written reply to the motion.
and gave a verbal decision. The mo-
ton for arrest of Judgment was the
first point taken up and disposed or
by his honor. Judge De Haven an
nounced that he had carefully con-
sidered the opinion Of the late Judge
Bellinger. and while he believed that
the court had jurisdiction to set aside
the opinion in re the plea In abatement
he did not feel justified in taking such
action. and therefore overruled the mo-
ton to arrest judgment. The judge
held that he did not consider the court
in error in giving instructions to the
jury nor in the free admission OF legal
Testimony.
In regard to the sixth count in the
Indictment, wherein 1t was conceded
that no evidence had been submitted 70
justify the jury in returning verdict
on that count, the court referred to
precedent which practically sustained
the jury AS for the claim of the de-
tense that District Attorney Heney
explanation that an indictment Tor
subornation Of perjury had prejudiceo
: the case with the jury, Judge De fia-
ven held that his instruction to the
Jury to take no cognizance Of the state
ment had been sufficient. In short, mo-
tion for a new trial was overruled OF
every point.
Apparently. Judge De Haven was OF
the point Of pronouncing sentence OF
the defendant, when Senator Thufstor
requested time in which to prepare ane
submit a bill Of exceptions and WITH "
error. This he assured the cour' n'
would have ready for submission ''
the district attorney early next week
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
ARREST OF JAMES GiesoN.
Charge Of Assault With Attempt te
Commit Murder Lodged
Aoaiost Him.

James Gibson was placed under ar
rest by Deputies Monroe and Fores-
man this morning and brought before
Justice Coburn on the charge OF assault
with attempt to commit murder The
complaining witness Is William G.
Moore and the date of the assault Is
fixed at July 18th. when 1t Is said the
defendant took a shot at Moore. at
tempting to kill him. A warrant is also
out for the arrest Of Lee II. Gibson
also charged with similar offense
committed on July 9Th. but the elder
Gibson could not be found. he having
fed the country. Justice Coburr
fixed the bail at $500 and the bond has
not yet been given. The hearing vii
be in the justice court tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
On the Fighting Calendar.

San Francisco. Cal. July l7.-"Bud-
DIV" Ryan. who claims the title OF well
ter-weight champion, and George Pet
.-son Of this city are to hook 1t up IN
a twenty-round bout tonight before
the new Colma club. Peterson, though
not widely known, has done some good
vork in this vicinity and his admirers
.,r,t unon him to make a good show
inr against Ryan Under the articles
~ arreement the two fighters VII
xeieh In at 142 pounds.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18
SOLDIERS FROM FORT WRIGHT
G Company, Tenth Infantry, CHARTERED
at Fort Sherman.

Coeur d'Alene. July 16.-G company,
Tenth infantry. is camped on old Fort
Sherman grounds for a weeks recrea-
ton. Captain Marcus Stokes. First
Lieutenant r. Hugh Cook. Second
Lieutenant Cron and ~ enlisted men
are quartered just outside the city
park. They will remain one week and
be succeeded by another OF the COM
panies that are stationed at Fort
Wright. Each company will remain ir
camp one week until all four compa
MES have had their outing.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-07-18

Nez Perce County, July IA, 1905. Re-
ported by the Commercial Trust Co.
Deeds.
James NJ. Taber ct ux to Margaret
w. Smith, lot 6, block :. original plat
of Town of Culdesac; consideration,
$3.50
Edward NJ, Flat to John II. Flatt,
ration $500.
Herbert F. Kemp to Caleb Brnton,
33 1-3 feet off entire east side of land
recorded in book Is of deeds. page 81;
consideration $10O
John Salmon ct ux to Charles W.
Grinstead ct ux Sc IA of NE IA Sec
and N 1-2 of Sc IA Sec. 4-32-2 w:
consideration $4,000
Chris F. Osmers ct uX to Sylvester
s. Taylor lots . and 4 and 6. block s.
University Third Add. City of Lewis
ton: consideration s45O.
Sylvester S. Taylor ct ux to p. r.
Beris, same as above: considera ton.
$500.
I. S. TO N. P. r. r. Co. all of Sec.
1884 w: and Sec. 8. TIP. IS n. and
Sec. % and 33, TIP. 59-5 w.
Nez Perce County. July II, 1895. Re
ported by Commercial Trust co.
Deeds
Edward Holee to Frank w. Steven
son, lots 4. ) and 6. block 4. Holee's
Add to Town of Forest consideration
$1,000.
) Same, to Marie Holee, lots and s.
block 4, Holee's Add to Town of For
est: consideration SOS.
John j. Wood ct ux to o. w. Leggett
lots 5 and 6. block =; and lots l. , 3
4, and 6. block >, Marckers Add to
Town of Chicago; consideration $500.
Cynthia A. Tatko ct mar to Thoma
Tatko Add to Town of Chicago: con-
sideration 500.
Same to Ernest G. Mabbott, lots 4
3 and s. block G. Tatko Add Town OF
| Chicago: consideration 5000.
George Kirk ct ux to Army Alice
NITee1l. lotS l ana DUCK = loNIi VI
Mellen; consideration, s400.
William w. Wicks ct ux to Dadley c
Trbble part of SW IA of SW IA O.
Sec. 23-S6-2 w. and 100 feet of wes
end lot l. block 8. Town of Clifford
considera ton, $500.
Samuel J. Markham ct ux to A. ]
Simonson feet by 80 feet in SN
corner of SW IA Sec. 23-36-2 W: con
sideration, 81.
Andrew J. Simonson ct ux to Sign
r. Simonson. same as above: consid
Grafton 81.
Dudley c. Tribble to a. J. Simonson
part of SW IA OF SW IA go feet b,
175 feet Sec 23-36-2 w; 100 fee
Of w. end block 3. Clifford: considera
. ton $1,000.
u. C. Wasky ct ux to Thomas
DYKES, lots I. ., and 2, block Is, an
, lot 9. block II. Town Of Peck: con
sideration $50.
Lena (Olson) Swanson ct mar I
William n. Easter. strip or land
; feet hy so rods across east end or
, 1-o or NV IA Sec 21-35-1 W; con
, sideration 500.
George Mescham ct ux to Peter DE
? Champs. lot II. Sec. 23-35-3 W., eN
!, cent one acre In SW corner; considera
, ton 1925.
: Same to same, undivided one-ha
interest in all water being on SW cor
INV NJ lot II. Sec. 23-35-3 w: conside
= ration $625.
s Same to same. part OF lot %, Sec %
a, vi, , consideration 1926,