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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-08
NEW JERSEY.

Newark, N. j., Nov. Republicans
will have majority In the legislature
on joint ballot of thirty-nine.
Jersey City, Nov. Jersey City
went democratic by 1000 and Hudson
county democratic by 10000. Returns
so far received indicate Leake CD,
for congress In the ninth district,
elected over Prekitt tR) by 1,200 ma
jority.
Trenton, N. J., Nov. THE next
legislature will be republican on a
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MAY LOSE HOMESTEAD.

Des Moines, Nov. miss Livinia
Steele, employed in the state library,
the only woman with Carnegie medal
for bravery, was yesterday served
papers claiming not to have Complied
with law as to her homestead In Ne.
braska, and she may lose it.
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DEMOCRATS IN FAIRFIELD.
Name Several Of the County Ticket i,
Jefferson.

Fairfield, Nov 7.-Three precincts
out of eighteen in Jefferson county
give Cummins 579, Porter 946. loss
for Cummins from 1908 of 739 Re-
turns are slow, but it is estimated that
Porter will carry the county by 400
or 500.
The sheriff, representative, treasur-
er, superintendent of schools and au.
ditor will be democrats.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-08
DEFEAT FOR
]. T. LACEY
THIS is THE INDICATION FROM
PARTIAL RETURNS
NOW IN
BIG DEMOCRATIC GAIN

Daniel Hamilton Of sisourney, as Re-
ports Thus Far Received Indicate,
viii Represent the Sixth District in
Congress For the Next Two Years.
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UNCERTAINTY AMONG JUDGES
Returns Are insufficient TO Show Re-
suit on Judiciary.

Returns from the Second judicial
district are so incomplete that they are
unsatisfactory. There are no definite
figures available in the adjoining
counties.
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FWaSnInglOn Twp. -. 353 2I3
*Since 1903 Washington township
has been divided into four precincts.
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SLOW RETURNS FROM IOWA PRE-
CINCTS LEAVE UNCERTAINTY
AS TO GOVERNOR.
WAPELL0 GOES AGAINST MAJOR LACEY

SCRATCHING MAKES 1T IMPOSSIBLE
HoUR-lNcoMPLETE RETURNS GIVE
HAMILTON PLURALITY couNTY-eoEs FOR
SENATOR PORTER FOR GOVERNOR
SEVERAL DE MocRATs ELECTED.
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: SIXTH DISTRICT ESTIMATES.

From Wednesdays Daily.
4 4 n 4
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BULLETIN.

Washington, Nov. T. President
Roosevelt today sent a message OF
hearty congratulations to Governor-E.
lect Hughes. Of New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10

Der above everything else" said the city
editor OF q St, Louis paper to new
reporter. .'and that IS. tell In tho first
few lines what your story Is about-in
other words. give the substance at once.
Then follow with recital OF the facts.
and concludeS with interviews with the
people concerned, That is h tho Il only
orderly way Of writing your story:
The new man gave close attention to
this lesson, the result OF which was that
lie handed in that night news Item
rending as follows: X 9a
Rufus Jenkins. a carpenter, slipped
sprained his ankle badly. At
Mr.. Jenkins was walking along Vine
Street.. wnen Suddenly his feet slipped
from under him and he fell, spraining
ono OF his ankles.
hen seen by q reporter, he said: 7
Wa walking along Vine Street when in
soAe way my - slipped from under
me. and fell heavily to the sidewalk,
spraining one OF my ankles
Mr.. Frank Fuller said: II was walking
behind Mr.. Jenkins on Vine Street, when
saw him slip and fall to the sidewalk.
When 7 assisted hin, to rise he told me
that he had sprained one OF his ankles
i"Dr, Thomas Rich. who attended Mr..
spralned ankle. due to fall In Vino
Street. He Will be laid up for some
time 3 is5
"Mrt Jenkins could not attend last
nights meeting Of the Carpenters Union,
Tho president, In convening the meeting,
expressed regret that Mr.. Jenkins could
not attend as he had slipped and fallen
In Vine Street, spraining ono Of his
ankles, Harper's Weekly. ,.#555
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they will bring SO and upward, which IS
the prico OF good farm lands about

they will bring SO and upward, which Is
the prico OF good farm lands about
here.
And indeed, Flathead county Is rich.
I have driven for miles up and down
the valley through fine farms all the
way There arc big barns and comfor-
tnbls homes. The land Is we'll fenced and
some OF the fields contain d hundred acres
q or inor. The soil Is n black loan from
one toVeight feet Deep. resting on a CUB
soil OF clay. am told It Is as rich rs
guano. and the board OF trade here says
Ethnt 1t Is now yielding a million bushels
OF oats and half million bushels Of
wheat every year. s..
# One OF the queer features OF this To-
$cality Is the climate. It Is q land Of
warm winters and compare lively cool
summers On tho enstern side OF the
sRockieE the thermometer yoes down to
twenty. thirty and forty degrees below
Fzero. Here the average IS from fifteen to
sorty degrees above that point, and the
summer nights are always cool. &
On the Reservation.
B The Flathcad lands are said to be es <
8pecinlly fine. They nrc well waterad, and
there are parts OF them where irrign.
ton is possible. F1athend lake. one-halr
of which lies In tho reservation. Is about
thirty miles long and from eight to
sixteen miles wild 3s 81 Sf8
1t now has steamer upon It. Y md one
can go by tho Great Northern Railroad,
TO Eomers and thence by boat the full
length Of the lake to- Poison where n
stage lind will take him down throu3h
the reservation to Ravnlli. on the North
ern Pacific The lake is noted for Its
pure. Icy cold water. It Is full OF fish
and go clenr that the specklnd beauties
can be seen swimming scores Of feet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
Socialism Of the Pose.

In Germany, where they have many
kinds of Socialism. group has been
recognized as Socialists of the Chair. In
this country we are rapidly acquiring q
class that ought to be known as Social
lists of the Pose. We mean. Of course,
tho rampant young novelists. forever
dipping their pens In earthquake and
eclipse who always sign themselves.
"Yours for tho reYolutIon"; also the
amlahle but distinctly underdone young
inherltors of great wealth who announce
that Socialism is surely coming" and II
you don't believe Ut, Just look at them;
the whole collection, In short. of Eighty
youths who go in for Socialism in frolip
spirit. or out OF craving for sensn-
ton, or because they are bored with
their own thoughts and find study awfully
slow, or sentimentally wish the hard
fact were other than 1t Is and this tough
old world putty In the hands OF eager
boys Their Socialism we can think OF
only as a pose.-New York Post.
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N wl,crc the man .

"a There Will q DO 6. 900 big prizes In the
Y lottery. The farms given to the settlers
will comprise about zoo. 900 acres and
there will be altogether about s 900 guar:
ter sections. For these the government
will charge nominal price. and It IS
safe to say ms soon M the land Is al
lotted 1t Will be worth SOS per acre above
Uncle SANS charges, This Will & give
each farm a value Of 1900, or total
{ OF $20,O00,000. lid you ever hear OF such
y lottery. with such prizes ~? There IS
nothing like 1t on record.
@ In addition to this. there Will be other
lands less valuable The reservation alto
gether contains 100000 acres, but about
SO0, 900 OF these are to be given to Il the
Indians, and there are in addition about
10000 acres covered with timber. There
are also mineral regions and hot springs.
about which Will grow up q health re-.
sort: and tho Pend D. Crcllle River. which
drains Flathead Lake. has an enormous
fall. which will be valuable for the gem
GRAFTON OF power Of all kinds.
The lands are to be divided up into five
cln sses first and second class hgricul-
tnral lands. grazing lands. mineral lands
and timber lands. The timber lands arc
OF enormous value. and they will prob
ably be sold ut auction in forty-ucre
tracts to the highest bidders. and the
money held in trust for the Indians. The
mineral lands Will be subject to the
same regulations rs In othcr parts OF the
country. and the agricultural lands will
probably be appraised at about s. per
acre, which was the appraisement rs to
the Rosebud reservation open to settle-i
nent a year or two ago. .s
The Paradise Of the Rockies.
Tho Ka,ispell people call this region
The paradise Of the Rockies, According
20 them 1t is "a Garden of Eden. where
the sun always shines, the crops never
fail. and apples superior to that of which
Eve gave Adam. the core can be grown
by sticking q twig in the ground. They
laugh at the idea 1.-THE Flathead lands
being worth only s25 an acre, and say
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10

tbclow the surface. The Pend D. Oriclles
River. which drains the lake. Pours ous
over succession Of rapids and falls
four lies in length. furnishing an Inn
mense water power. The valley OF the
river IS about thirty miles long and ten
miles In WIDTH 1t Is level prairie. IN
tcrscctcd by four clear streams. fed by
the Mission mountain range. The land Is
9treeless although tho mountains are COW
cred with timber.
Below the river. In the southern part
of the reservation, some OF the country
lis semi-alid, but It can be used for
grazing. Tho slope OF the country -
such that the waters OF tho Flnthend
River GOULD be conducted over i, max MAJ
inp II one OF tho most valuable parts of
tho reservation.
The Indian Allotments.
The Indians Snrs to have tho first pick
at the lnn7.s, md t1iey will take some OF
THE best. Many OF them, however, already
have farms which are fenced ana I'm.
proved; and 1t Is hardly probable that
they VIII give these up to take other
tracts, The Indians likewise prefer lands
with sorrc timber upon them, and they.
will pass much OF tho black prairie by
and choose farms near the foot hills After
Tic reservation has been opened they VIII
have r4snt to lease their lands to tho
whites, and w.ll probably rent them out
on twenty-o ne-year contracts, AFTER
+ that time they can sell; and eventually
all tho lands will belong to the whites
The Mountain Markets.
Ono advantage that the settres here will
have over those OF other new regions VIII
be the markets OF Montana, This slate 10
largely devoted to mining and there IS q
strong demand for all Kinds of food crops
at hgllrbrc Timothy, hay. for instance.
is now selling here at SIS to $40 a ton, and
oates bring a cent pound. Wheat sells ut
extrhordnnry prices to the local mills.
and the most OF that raised is made Into
flour for home CONSUMPTION, The res
,nainder goes to the Pacific const, where
1t is especially priced for making crakers
and pastry.
The Hot Springs Region.
This Flathead country is already g
health resort. 1t is visited by tourists
during the summer, and there are farm
ers who are settling hero on account OF
the climate. Tho reservation has eight
hot springs, which have been used by
the Indians for generations to cure va
rious diseases. AS y Is now, hund re
of white people visit them for their
health, They camp out In tents. drink
Ing the water and bathing in It, Some
OF tho springs are too hot for this pur-s
pose; others arc heavily impregnated with
sulphur and other minerals. and some
are springs OF boiling mud. which are
said to be good for skin diseases. It is
not known Just how these springs will
be treated In the allotment. They Will
probably be reserved by the government,
and may he sold at auction or disposed
OF In some other way,
The Flathead Indians.
But let me tell you something about
the Indians who own these lands. They
are called Flatheads. but their craniums
are of the same shape as those OF other
Indian tribes. and there is no evidence
that they have ever fattened their heads
by having them tied to boards when they
were babies. as did soAe Of the Indians
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
Half-Bred Buffaloes.

I. i have been told that these people are
crossing tho buffalo with domestic cattle.
I have not seen the results and give the
story as told to me, The favorite breeds
for crossing are the Aberdeen. Angus
and Galloway. and the results are ami
mails much like the buffaloes, with
rich, velyety black or brown fur. The
skins are said to make beautiful coats,
but tho heads are mot as valuable as those
OF the pure buffaloes,
Elk Farms in the Rockies. Il
This whole country is land Of big
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
Pastor Wagner on w omankind.

The first requirement In the ideal Of
n woman Is that she shall be satisfied
woman, md that she does not ut NJ
wish to be- anything but q woman. The
creed Of pessimism and despair 10, 1t
we're better not to be!'' yet would give
no more for ~ would greatly have pre-
ferred to BIO something elsae
Woman should not be satisfied to nc-
cept herself at this valuation though
that, doubtless, Is better than to revolt
against her fate; but she should nppraise
herself, fee tho high dignity OF her po-
sitlon, recognize the advantages OF HE
under tho special form In which she res
ceiyes 1t, and which. in nobility Is equal
to that bestowed upon man. In a word,
woman should have tho courage and pride
OF her sex.
We often meet young ladies who would
like to be boys. In speaking among
themselves OF certain others OF their set
thew say, ''rhere Is girl who ought to
have been boy; she Is q boy Hst!'.
There is no harm In this, inasmuch as
It is no more than q Joke. and a fashion
OF speaking. It amounts to saying that
certain young girls have aptltudes which
ordinarily are characteristic OF young
BOYS But these have never prevented
a woman from being truly and gracefully
womanly
What We wish to indicate and stig-,
Matte here Ii silly scorn OF that which
We already possess; q refusal to put II
into operation. to employ It. and the
dangerous Illusion which lios In thinking
that We should have done greater work
In this world II God had wishedsto make
us something other than that which he
has desired, -Harper's Bazaar.
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Frank Carpenter Visits the Great
Reservation Which is to be
Opened to Settlers.
UNCLE SANS LAND LOTTERY
Twenty Million Dollars Worth
of5Farr1s in 5000 Big Prizes.
Rush to Kalispell.
BY Frank q. Carpenter.

y (spe. Cor. to The Times. DIspntch.)
KAL1sPELL, MONT, June AL have
com eto Kalispell to tell you somie.n,ng
about the Land Of the flntheads. This
great indian reservation, one OF the most
valuable left In the United States, Has
Just 6een surveyed by Uncle Sans land
officers and the plats are now In Wash
lhgton to be passed upon by the govern
ment. After they are approved the In
dian commission will arrange as to Ine
allotment OF certain lands TO the Indians
and q commission Will be appointed to
classify the balance after which they Will
DC thrown open to settlers. This work
Will DO done rapidly, but 1t Is safe to say
that 1T will be O year from now before
the great rush OF this country begins.
The Rush to Kalispell.
# When tho lands are opened applicants
.ill5fegisrer at Tho two chief land Offices
near the sreserva ton. ono OF these Is IL
niissoula. on the Northern Pacific RAILWAY;
ut the far south, and the other is here ut
1<alispel, on the Great Northern railroad,
within q short distance from E1ntheud
lake ard close to tho upper part Of tho
reservation, which. I am told. containssby
far tho best, lands. The Great Northern
railroad already runs from here to tho
head If J'lalhea,l lake. and It han secured
tho right OF way for an extension of
soycr!y miles. skirtlng the eastern shores
II TINT lake and running between 1t and
z the Mission mountains. 80 as to con-
meet with tho station OF Dixon and the
Northern Pacific on tho south.
48a This road Will open up the whole east
ern part Of the reservation aud will make
knlispcll tho natural entrance to It.. It
willS cause most OF the home seekers to
come here to register. and The prospects
arc that there will be between fifty and
one hundred thousand here at that time.
c The laws provide that would-be settlers
must come to the nearest land Office In
person ard file their claims 5as%
Registration may be made within sixty
days from the Gate OF opening. and an
soon rs President Roosevelt announces
tho time the rush Will begin.
Uncle Sans Big Lottery,
0 Tho names viii DO set down IN the orr
der OF their registration and enci, person
will be given q number. At tho end oil
the numbers will be put in wheel and
Uncle SANS officials will run tho lottery.
Those whose numbers are first drawn will
4 have tho first chance to pick out thex
land. Ennd the lottery VIII so on until ali
Il tha tracts IRE disposed Of. Every one
will have an even chance ut tho driving.
ard the last man registered may get
( tho first prize. This will DO far better;
than tho arrang ementsS which prevailed
.- u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
The OLDEST MAN
IN MECKLENBURG
Death Of Uncle Billy Evans, a Re-
inarkable and Popular
Man.
AT THE AGE or NlNETY-THREE
Born While His Father Was
Fighting in the War With
England.
ttspeeia, to The Timcs-Dispatch.)

tEpecialto The Times Dispatch.)
BoYDToN, VA, June s.only q few
weeks ago the death OF Mrs. Blanks,
OF near Buffalo Lithin Springs, the
Oldest white woman living In Neck
lenburg county, was chronicled In your
columns. Your correspondent has Just
learned OF the death OF Mr.. William
Evans Qtnown by nearly every one IN
the county us Uncle BILLY" Evans), the
Oldest male citizen OF the county.
Mr.. Evans was born In March, 1875
whilst his father was serving in the war
with England, IN Colonel Burwells regl-
ment Mrs. Blanks lived in the upper
end OF the county and Mr.. Evans No. the
,ovs,r end. In many respects he was q
most remarkable man. He always en-
1oycd the best OF health, ind retained
his mental faculties to the last. For q
number OF years he had been living nlone
( on his farm, and two years ago, not be-
Ing able to get servant, did most OF
his own cooking. That year no re-
marked to the writer that he lost two
days trying Il hire hands to .'lny by
( his corn crop, without being able to,
get one, so went to work and plowed It
Z himself. s$ IL FISH
ne enjoyed the distinction OF being
the last citizen Of the county who was
the father OF a soldier OF the Civil War,
and possibly the last In the State.
When asked, some limo before bis
death, to what no attributed his longo-.
witty and usual good health. he replied
to tobacco and whiskey. He cllewed and
&unbltd lncessnntly. hnd always used
whiskey as a beverage.
LIN accounting some OF HIS early ex-
3periences to the writer, few years 80,
no told. with much interest. OF the. rum
ming OF the old Bellfeld and Eoydton
stage lire, which began operation IN 1882
when tho Randolph Arncon College first
opened at Roydton. He had IN Irish
friend who was one OF the drivers, afG
frequently he would drive tho stage,
when his friend would want to get Off
4 for a few days. This sta gs line had q
contract with the United States Govern
.ment for carrying tho mai. . The mail
was delivered to patrons at certain points
along the route. He said there were no
postage stamps In those days, but the
person receiving mail would hnvo to pay
for the postage In currency upon j. its
receipt. The cost Of postage was gem;
orally written III figures on the upper
right hand corner OF the envelope, $ or
wrapper, the usual fee for a letter being
twenty-five cents. He said frequently
the person to whom thetletter was adj
dressed would not have the money con-
svenient, In which, case n 1t wns kept by
the d driver and delivered on tho following
trip. II the money had been 30 ten.
When asked what particular incidents
an his long life D had Impressed \ him the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10

game. There are moose, elk, mountain
sheep, mountain goat, grizzlies and other
kinds of bear, several deer, together
with mountain lions and all sorts OF
small game. About fifteen miles east
OF this town there arc now two elk
farms, the owners OF which make q b,isi-
ness OF selling clks to geological gardens
and furn!shing their heads, horns and
teeth to the members OF the Elk lodges
throughout the United States. They get
from seventy-five to two hundred dol
lars each for elk heads, and the teeth,
when set as cuff buttons or charms,
will often bring so pair Each elk
has two teeth OF the Kind desired and
the teeth have q regular value In the
markets.
1 am told the elk are easily domesti-
stances beer trained to draw wagons and
carriages. They are speedy, and would
make good carriage animals we're It not
that they frigtten the horses moro than
the noisiest OF automobiles
I Not Wild Nor Wolly.
The eastern tendcrfeet who expect TO
make rush for the F-nthead lands can
come to this place without revolvers or
bowie knives and they Will b, as snfe rs
In any New England town. where the
.curfew Is cried every night. This val
ley Is largely settled with eastern peo-
pie, and Kallspcll is MS quiet and orderly
as any place OF It's size IN Ohio. Indiana
or Illinois. tits n thriving town OF 6,opo
md paved streets. It has a public library,
a theatre. churches and schools. It has
electric lights and wnterworks, as we'll
ms IN entcrpr,sing board OF trade and
"a lot Of real estate agents who regret
that the dictionary has not bigger words
to express tho rcnl glorlcs Of their coun-
try and Its resources.
How Justice Smith Made $40.
Indeed, times have changed here since
the rush which took place fifteen yenS
ago wien the Great Northern camc In.
At thnt5period the chief town was q 7
the head OF the lake. 1t was known as
Demersville and It boosted about 900
population and scventy-tfree saloons.5
Gambling was common, and there were
all sorts OF shnrpers. Among the@lntter
Iwns Justice Of peace whom shall call
Smith. Judge Smith was fond OF tho
bottle and tho dollar. and he made no
bones OF taking boil, on every occasion
ana on any pretensc. At one time a
stranger was shot by mistake while
walking the streets, and Justice Smith
was called In. The body was still warm,
but Smith ut once began to go through
the, pockets In one Of them he found q
knife, d bunch OF keys. and TWEEN y-dolYar5
rold piece, and in another a pistol. AS
he raised the latter he Strengthened III
md exclnimed:
s',why, what is this? Carrying cons
.cealed weapons That Is contrary to law,
AS Justice OF peace II flne this man $40.
And he thereupon put the coin y IN his "!
pocket. q u ,ii'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
I Largest Port in the World?

Hong Kong. whence George Dewey
sailed on that little trip Of his to Manila
Bay eight years ago. Is acknowledged
the largest port In hesworld.
@ China ceded 1t to England by the
treaty OF Marking in 1872. At that
time the population Of tho colony was
about 5000. made up Of pirates. fisher
mon, farmers and granite workers. liv-
Inc in huts made OF baked mud tricks
and holding no intercourse with the
outside world beyond Canton. which lies
ninety miles to the north. "a
Nowadays It has a population Of 100000
souls a fine city} for It's capital, splendid
roads, schools, churches, banks, hospi-
tails, clubs. hotels. newspapers, electric
lights cable cars lin short, almost every
thing which we arc accustomed to assoc
Fciate with the idea OF advanced civiliza-
tion--whlle 1t is connected with the OUT
side world by cable and by the most ex-
tenslye system OF steamship lines which
converge at any single port in the world.
stll, with all this. Hong Kong is not
colony in the usual sense Of the word !;
it is a port and nothing more-Chatta-
nooga Times. i5