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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
IDAHO NOTES

Three sales of state lands in soutb
ern Idaho are scheduled for the ne.r
future. The first of these is tr.ot
OF about 1000 acres in Blaine county
The sale is to be held at HALEY No.
vember 2. The land is appraised A.
from $40 to $S5 per acre.
The second sale will be held at lido
no City November 16, when about 15Oo
acres OF land in Boise county. an.
praised at from $40 to SIS, will he
offered.
On November 20 about 27OO acres of
land in Owyhee county, appraised at
from $40 to $3.50 per acre. will be
| offered for sale at Caldwell. which is
the most convenient place for bidders
The land lies across the Snake river
in southerly direction from Caldwell
Sam" Lewis, who declares he Ia q
| distant relative of the noted Lewis
who passed through this country in
company with Captain Merriweather
Clark more than 100 years ago, and
after whom Lewiston is named. Clark.
ston getting its name from CAPTAIN
Clark, was in Lewiston recently prov.
ing up on homestead Mr.. Lewis Is
SO years of age.
Sol MOnico, an Italian, was crushed
beneath several tons of earth at Co.
cololla recently.
The safe of the Indian agency at
Fort Lapwai was blown open recently
and several hundred dollars taken.
The authorities have no clue to the
perpetrators.
The Northwestern is the name un.
der which the Union Pacific recently
incorporated in Oregon, for the pur.
pose of building line from Weiser,
Idaho, down the Snake river to Lew
iston, where it will connect with the
Lewiston-Riparia cutoff being built
Jointly by the o. R. & N. and Northern
Pacific, thus affording water grade
from Weiser to the sea. 1t will run
between the town of Huntington, in
Baker county, Oregon, and the first
crossing of Snake river east of said
town of Huntington, at or near place
called Nagle, and extending thence in
a general northerly direction along or
near the Snake river, to point at or
near the town of Lewiston.
At the second annual convention Of
the Idaho Bankers association in
Occur d'Alene the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, A. B. Moss of Payette; vice
president, F. w. Kettenbach of Lewis
ton; secretary, A. K. Steunenberg Of
Caldwell; treasurer, M. B. Gwinn Of
Glenns Ferry. The next meeting will
be held at Boise
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Richest Woman Marries.

Berlin.-Miss Bertha Krupp was
married on Monday to Lieutenant
Gustav Won Bohlen und Halbach. She
has possessions valued somewhere be
yond hundred million dollars and a
position in Germany that is more than
that Of the richest subject.
The institution she owns is almost
a department of the government, sup
plying as it does the artillery for the
German army, all the armor, and guns
for the navy and some of the ships.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Whole Family Murdered.

Parsons, a farmer, his wife and
three children. aged II, and year,
were recently murdered near Licking;
Mo- A farmer named Judah Hamil-
ton has been arrested, charged with
the murder, and is said to have con-
fessed. The body Of Parsons was
found shot to death and the mother
and three children had been cluDpeo
to death.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
TWO STEAMERS COLLIDE.

One Man Was Drowned and One Miss.
Il ing.
Tivoli, N. Y-One man was drown
ed, one is missing and six were in
jured in a collision between the steam.
ers Adirondack and Saratoga on the
Hudson river in a fog.
The dead man is Clarence Sherman,
oiler on the Saratoga; the missing,
George E. Norton, clerk on the Adj
rondack. Five hundred passengers on
the two vessels underwent thrilling
experiences. Thousands OF dollars
worth of damage was done.
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Gov. Folks Idea.

Pennington. Mo. Governor Folk.
who is known to oppose the govern
ment ownership of railroads. came out
Saturday in advocacy of a policy of
more stringent government supervi-
sion. The governor favors a govern
ment control similar to the present
control Of national banks by the fed
eral government
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
TAFT AND FUNSTON DEPART.
They Have Left Cuba and Governor
Magoon Is Now at the Helm.

Magoon Is Now at the Helm.
Havana.-With the departure for
the United States of Secretary Taft,
and the full assumption of reins of
government by Mr.. Magoon, the new
administration in the island republic
can be said to be we'll started. The
proclamation by the new governor was
well received generally by the resi-
dents of Havana, and it now seems
certain that there will be no further
disturbances. Governor Magoon struck
a very popular chord when in his proc
lamation he declared that he would do
all in his power to preserve Cuban
independence, protect life and prop
erty and bring about the restoration of
the ordinary method of government
under the provisions of the Cuban
constitution"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
TO REPRESENT NORTHWEST

Appeal to Governors of Three States
for jamestown Exhibit.
The Oregon-Jamestown Exposition
commission has authorized an official
appeal to be addressed to the COVER
nors of Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana for joint northwest building at
the jamestown tercentennial next
year. If favorable replies are received
a formal move will be inaugurated i'm
mediately. Jefferson Myers will leave
for Hampton Roads shortly to arrange
for an Oregon exhibit at the exposi-
ton.
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Murdered Whole Family.

Newport, Tenn.-Chalburn Mintoch,
age 81, one of the most prominent far.
mers in this neighborhood, Saturday
murdered his wife and four children,
fatally injured two other children and
committed suicide. Mintoch went sud.
denly insane. The crimes were com.
mitted with an ak, the crazed man
Draining his wife and the children.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Gorky Departs for Home.

Thinly disguised under the name Of
the Russian authors adopted son, as
''Mr. and Mrs. Peishkoff," Maxim Cor
ky and his companion, Nine. And
reiva, sailed for home Saturday from
New York. They have been looking
over the sore spots and slums in this
country with a view of comparing
''benighted and money made America
with "despotic Russia"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
HE PRAYS; SHE BREAKS NECK
Wife StumbIes Over Her KneeIinu
Husband.

Husband.
From Waukomiss, Okla, comes the
report that Mrs. Philip Sproutz is
dead from broken neck and her baby
daughter is so badly injured that it
may not recover as the result Of her
stumbling over her husband as he was
kneeling in prayer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sproutz had spent the evening with
friends. Returning home they pre-
pared to retire, the husband going
first to their sleeping room. While
passing through the dark room with
the baby in her arms, Mrs. Sproutz
stumbled over her husbands feet and
in trying to save the baby from injury
struck her head against the wash
stand. breaking her neck and dying
instantly. The child feel from her
arms to the floor.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Bow Convicted Of Murder,

Willie Helm was found guilty of
murder in the first degree and recon-
mended to life Imprisonment for the
killing of w. ]. Hayes and wife on Oc-
tober 80 last. His brother, Elmer
Helm, was tried last June for the same
murder and was sentenced to be
hanged. Elmer is 20 years old and
Willie is Is.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
$15.0OQ.OO0 for Charity.

London.-Saturday the widow of the
late. Samuel Lewis Hill died, necessi-
tating distribution of the estate, which
according to the will leaves $15,O0O,-
900 to charitable institutions.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
TWELVE-INCH GUN is TESTED.

TTOJcCIIIe OF IUOU POUNDS Is carried
Distance of Ten Miles.
The official test of the 12-inch guns
at Fort Stark, Newcastle, was held re-
Gently and was entirely satisfactory
Each of the IL guns was tested with a
one-half, three-quarters and full
charge, $40 pounds of powder being
used for the last, the projectile weigh
ing 1000 pounds. The guns at the ele-
walton today carried to point beyond
the Isle of Shoals, a distance of 10
miles.
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Gen. Stoessel Is to Retire.

st. Petersburg-An imperial order
giving notice of the retirement of
lieutenant General Stoessel on the
Ground of ill heal has appeared,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
MONTANA NEWS.


l.. E. VanPelt of Madison Mills, O.,
and Avery Moore of Glenn, Mich, were
instantly killed recently in the col
lapse of a trestle near Livingston on
the Northern Pacific railroad on which
they were working. A large rock fall
ing from the side of a fill struck the
trestle, causing it to collapse.
The actual manufacture of sugar be-
gun at the big factory at Billings,
Mont, on October Is. Acting under
instructions from the office in Billings
almost every grower in the valley has
begun the work of harvesting his
beets. 1t is automatically stated that
the crop of this season will reacn
about 10000 tons, which will fall con-
siderably short of the factory capacity
which is 100000 tons.
The reunion of the United Confeder-
ates Of the Northwest was held in
Townsend Friday. Paul -. Fusz, OF
Philadelphia was elected department
commander for ensuing year.
Horses are scarce in Montana ana
prices have increased materially over
what they we're year ago. nundredS
of head have been shipped out OF ING
state this year and there are not
enough of the right kind left to supply
the demand.
Members of the grand lodge OF oda
Fellows and of the grand encampmen'
are at Helena, the occasion being INC
annual meetings of both these bodles
of the order.
Alfred Alkire, alias Charles Brown.
who escaped from the Lewistown jan
some time ago, has been rearresteu.
He was with a woman and was headeu
for Park county when captured.
OREGON NOTES.
James W. Morgan, better known %
kid" Morgan, has confessed 10 nn.
ing passed counterfeit bills at Pendi0
ton.
Freight handlers in Portland nav
been granted an increase amounti1s
to about 10 cents day. Inc ne"
schedule will affect truckers, caiieio
carmen and checkers, and will DC Wv
served by the Oregon Railroad q va :s.
igation company, the Southern racins
and the Northern Pacific RAILROADS.
ooh, 1 thought it was deer. ro
give me-" Such was the exclama',o-
of Albert Robinson as he stood by ~,
dying brother Edgar. The boys n,o
been on a hunting trip on Elk Green
40 miles south of Medford, Ore. wn'.
Albert, mistaking his brother lor
deer in the thick brush, fired the 1a'a'
shot. =.
Charles and Oscar Newton. aged -
and Is, have been sent to the Ores."
prison from Salem on indetermlna,e
sentences. They pleaded guilty 10 ruS
bling the home of William Hilleary -
Salem. -.
During a recent fire in parpe,
shop at Echo an explosion occurl =.
and a water tank was thrown 1"i,
$50 feet, catching Charles Henene' -
such a way as to fatally injure him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-30
The Judge S Logic.

Judge John D. Lawson, dean of the
Law Department of Missouri Univer-
sity, tells how he quieted barber who
had lotion for sale. The barber who
had just shaved him, and before letting
him up, wanted to sell him the lotion
to use on his face when he shaved
himself "Is this what you use on
your customers" said the judge.
"No," replied the barber, sit is so ex-
pensive 1 cannot afford it," eff you
can't afford it when you get ten cents
for shaving man," replied the judge,
chow do you expect me to afford it
when I shave myself for nothing?"
The barber was nonplussed and gave
up the sale in evident disgust.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-30

hold perfect order and discipline.
There are a set of rules and regula-
tions that each must live up to or be
fined for each offense.
However incredible it may seem to
the world at large, one can be an actor
and also a gentleman, an actress and
still keep her self-respect. The success
of Sanford Dodge, for example, lies
more in the fact that his people are
known as ladies and gentlemen where
ever they 60, than to his ability as an
actor. have endeavored to bring be-
fore you some of the good qualities Of
the theater, and call your attention to
the noble traits of character in its
people. If have failed the fault lies
with the brain and not the heart. No
people in the world respond to the call
of charity with such zeal as those in
the theatrical profession. The public
at large is apt to sneer at the player
for his faults, yet he is always the
first to come to the rescue of the un-
fortunate. Look beyond their faults
and see the grand and unselfish way
in which the actors and actresses of
America threw themselves into the
noble work of providing money and
provisions for the San Francisco
sufferers, giving their time and talent
unsparingly.
As to the origin of the theater, am
not prepared to say, but according to
the theory of evolution, the art of i'm
personating or acting must have origi-
mated in the fertile brain of our
half-human forefather, the ape, as he
swung from tree to tree in his native
forests, initiating the actions of those
around him. Be that as it may, today
it is profession thru which thousands
of men and women in America obtain
livelihood and from which the civil
lied world derives benefit. 100.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-30
to repeat that I did not take your
money. Under the circumstances,

to repeat that I did not take your
money. Under the circumstances,
this appears superfuous. But l wish
to inform you distinctly that I knew
of your honesty test, and have laid my
plans accordingly. l am not the guile
less chap you take me for. have a
perfect alibi; and, morever, can prove
who did take the money. If you wish
to avoid an exposure Of your crafty
methods to tempt young men to steal,
and heavy suit for false imprison.
ment, you had better grant me All in.
terview within thirty minutes. But if
l must appear in court you will regret
it. Please remember that have over
whelming evidence to prove my inno-
cence. Franklin Bart"
On reading the foregoing message,
Mr.. Roach turned hot and cold almost
simultaneously. He finally decided,
like wise man, that it would be
cheaper in the end to call at the police
station and explain that it was all a
horrid mistake. Later on, he thought
so highly of Bart's message that he re-
instated him at an increase of salary
A few days later he had a fatherly
talk with Bart, who told him Of his
hopes of becoming an author. He put
him in communication with some OF
his friends, and Bart soon found g
good market for his stories. Some
day he will be known as great writer
as he has the persistency to make good
The foor-walker, who suggested thu
honesty test to Mr.. Roach, was dis
missed, as the method was too demor
alizing for any reputable establishment
to retain. x.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-30
The Stage and Its
People.

Paper Read Before the Chau.auQutd Circle.
A NNA Dickinson has truly said:
n "The stage is more powerful
n than the platform, the press or
the pulpit" 1t reaches all
classes of society as nothing else can
and wields mighty influence upon
the public as whole. Ministers, as a
rule, condemn the stage, and are un-
friendly toward its people. Yet, many
a good sermon is preached before the
footlights that leaves more lasting
impression than those discoursed from
the. pulpit.
There are many noble Christian
women gaming livelihood thru the
medium of the stage, and great
many young men and women, using
the talent God gave them, are support
ing an aged mother, crippled brother
or a blind sister and surrounding them
with the comforts of life they would
not otherwise be able to give them.
A great many have the idea that all
theatrical people are moral lepers,
and ought to go about crying "unclean"
so the good and pious could get out Of
the way.
Edward Allyn says: "The theater is
the DEVILS own territory" Even if
that were true the devil surely wanders
from his own freside and strolls from
bis own territory into the moral
atmosphere of the political and COM
mercial arena, and could unfold a tale
of social life that would cause each
and ever hair to stand on end. OF
course, evil creeps into stage life the
same as into acy other profession but
the good far outweighs the bad. Mr.
Allyn must have given his epigram
from observations of variety shows and
such like to call the theater,the devil's
own territory. These cannot be classed
among theatricals.
Theatrical life, on the whole, is as
free from immortality as any other, in
fact, it has a tendency toward the ag'
grandizement Of character, for as Don
Luis l., of Portugal, has said: "It il
in drama where poetry attains its
loftiest fight" and we know that
poetry is inspiring. 1t fills us witt
q love for the good and beautiful ir
life. The drama is grand, beautiful
entertaining, and instructive. It ap
pesls to the best there is in US, ant
calls forth the finest qualities In human
nature. Like music, it ennobles boil
actor and audience for the time beini
at least, and as one writer has said
"The most refined {, pleasure of
polished people"
ii The stage is the medium thru whicl
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-30
Deal Gently.

. EAL gently with the erring ones,
~ Whose deeds are dark and grim;
= The best of US may find when done,
We have no edge on him.
The purest man with forehead bare,
No matter where you go,
If all his sins we're printed there,
Would pull his cap down low.
The work of charity we spend
A brothers sin to screen,
Will put us just that far ahead
When death unveils the scene.
The weakness of the flesh is great,
And all are prone to stray;
And none can boast of his estate
And keep it up all day.
For human life, how short it is /!
Man rises in his might,
And struts that little strut of his,
And then out goes his light.
So gently deal with erring ones,
Who stumble where you might,
And if you do the best you can
The Lord will treat you right.
-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-30

A man at Island Pond, VT, has q
flock of nineteen sheep. From them
he has sheared this year one hundred
and sixty-seven pounds of wool which,
at thirty cents a pound, gave him
$50.1O. Thirty lambs when sold
brought $127.80. This gives the total
income from the flock for the year
S177.4O.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-30

He who hath in him eternal life, tho
a begger naked and MANNED and blind,
before him heavens gates open Of
themselves. He is no stranger there,
for the life that is in him finds there
it's true sphere and companionship.-
Elk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-08
HITCHCOCK QUITS
SECRETARY OF INFERIOR TO GO
 HOME.
WiiI Re smeeeeded By James F. Gar fefd, CemmissieneF Of GorpOra- { aians--was offered Position of
 French Minister.

Washington, Nov. 7--Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock will retire from President Rooseveit's cabinet on the fourth of March. and James R. Gar- field, of Ohio, at present Commissioner of Corporations, will succeed him
 Herbert Knox Smith, Assistant Com missioner of Corporations. will be ap- pointed to Mir. Garfield's place. These changes, and that of the retirement of Commissioner Richards Of the General Land Office on March 4. were announced in the following statement from the White House today:
 The Secretary of the Interior, MT Hitchcock, had informed the President that he would be unable to stay after March 1. Mir. Hitchcock has for some time felt that the very exhausting work he has been engaged in for. over eight years in the Interior Department was wearing ou him so as to make it ifn- possible for him much longer to remain. At the Presidents earnest request he consented to accept the IT Appointment on March 4, 1904. at the time of the Presidents inauguration.
 "Esut he then stated that he could not say how long he could stay. and he feels that he must now insist on being relieved after March I. The President urged him to accept the Ambasaaorhip to France, but Mir. Hitchcock feels NnAk HE aS RNElEfeM kO ADSotAt6 TE&f Aftu must refuse the offer.
 'Khe President went carefully over With Mfr Hitchcock then the choice of a successor who could be depended up- on to carry on with absolute equality the present policies of the department, and agreed with Mr. Hitchcock that the best man to carry on the exceedingly onerous, difficult and responsible work of the department was Mir. James R Garfield, at present Commissioner of Corporations.
 "Mr Garfield has accordingly been notified that he will be appointed on March (, when Mr. Hitchcock retires.
 F'Commissioner Richards has inform ed the President that in accordance with his intention, expressed to Secre- tary Hitchcock last May, he will fe-I sign, his resignation to be effective March 1. This will complete e.ght years of service in the land ofEice kour' years as Assistant Commissioner and four years as Commissioner Ills suc- cessor ha not yet been determined up- on. The Assistant Commissioner ofl Corporations, MT. Herbert Knox Smith. will succeed Mr. Garfield as Commis- sioner of Corporations Mr. smith has filled the position of Assistant Corr poration Commissioner s9nee August IS, 1908. He was appointed from Con- ueeticut,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-08
TURF SALOON ASSIGNS.
First Failure IT Huptsville fn Tw

HHSt "ES t-s -
 Huntsville. Nov. .--(special. l--. Huntiey and osNeal. proprletors ofthe Turf Saloon in this city. have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. the amount of their uabilt- ties being $1.254. 50
 The principal creditors are ths Gerst Brewing Company of nashville, S25O; Sachs and Son of Louisville, $500; Wakeman Distilling Company of Chattanooga, s104; and Betterton and Company of Chattanooga, SS3.
 W. M. Yarbrough has been named Consisting of a stock of goods and fxtures, exceed in value the amount of me liabilities This is the first as- signment made in Huntsville in two The City Council af it's meeting last night elected Frank Mitchell as pa- troIrnan on the night police force.
 The closing of stakes or the Ala bama Field Trials Club, the annual meeting of which, win ne held here beginning December IT. have been filed as follows: Open Derby. closes November t5; Free For All. December : Owners of plantations in various portions of Madison county are com piainingrof violations of the game law, which suspends on November 15. It is claimed that hundreds of birds have already been killed so far in spite of tho fact that unusual efforts have been made 10 prevent violations of the law
 Some of the men who have shown great pretended interest n stopping violations are said to be the worst
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-08
MRs. eYsTRR,s FUNERAL.
PeopIe of Decatur Attend Services fl
 GrNat Numbers.

ENC0BhG OA AbENA&1N <AAANb8 1~ANAN~~ A--
 Great Numbers.
 New Decatur, Nov. 7.--( Special. )---- The funeral of Mrs Eyster, wife of Judge John C. Eyster, took place from the family residence on Jackson street this morning at 10 o'clock. The fun eraI services were conducted by the Rev, George l.. Jenkins and the Rev.
 The attendance at the funeral was the largest that has been seen in the Deeaturs for many years. The floral offerings were many and beautiful The interment took place in the city cemetery,
 Mrs Eyster had been sufferer for the past two years or more and while her death was not unexpected still it came as a great shock to her many friends and the friends of her husband OHS Mrs Eyster was a most charming Christian woman and was highly es- teemed and loved by all who knew her. Her parents formerly lived in Lawrence county. but for number of years have been making their home
 Judge John c, Eyster, her husband. is one of the most able and best known lawyers in Alabama. Many letters and telegrams of coincidence have been re- ceived by Judge Eyster since the deats of his wife,
 Mrs. Eyster leaves four young sons. the oldest. Charlie being about eigh- teen years of age.