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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
Rushing Empties to the Mines.

General Superintendent Bucking-
ham, of the Short Line, issued or
ders through the Nampa train dis
patchers' office Monday morning to
have every available empty car
rushed to the mines, in order to aid
in bringing relief to the serious
shortage of coal which exists not
only in this section of the country,
but all over the northwest. The
orders said TO take every car except
those assigned for live stock and
perishable goods, and run them
through, giving the trains preference
over all time freight. A train of
o.. cars was started east from there
early Monday morning with orders
to run through on passenger time.
The railroad company also sent
two cars of company coal from that
point to Boise to relieve the sit
uation there.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
PORTLAND CEMENT WORKS
PROPOSED FOR POCATtII0

The establishment in POcate11o of
an immense plant for the menufac-
ture of Portland cement is almost
an assurance for the coming year
G. w. Gray district agent of the
Western Loan & Savings company,
of Salt Lake City, whose headquar-
ters are in this city, has scuceeded
in interesting a strong syndicate of
Idaho and Utah capitalists in the
project, and if tests of raw ma ter ial
found near this city are successful,
they announce their willingness
to invest approximately half a mill
lion dollars in the enterprise.
Of the twenty samples of raw
material sent by Mr. Gray to the
Salt Lake cement works for test,
three or four have proven to be
the best in the state of Idaho. The
average results from the tests
have been even better than salts
factory. Within sixty days, accord
ing to MIR. Gray, an entire carload
of raw material will be shipped to
Salt Lake for final and definite
test, and the cost will be over
$500.
The hackers of the enterprise
whose names cannot be given ou
now, are among some of the lead
ing business men of Idaho anC
Utah. They are financially full,
equipped to carry out the plan o
the promoters, and there is ever
reason to believe that another i'm
portant institution with a 1arg
: payroll will shortly be added to tn
Pocate1lo list.
The raw material to be used i
the manufacture of cement in tn
proposed plant is found in abundar
quantities within a radius of fou
miles of this city Options hav
: been secured on larger deposits an
8 preliminary prices secured on
: suitable site for factory The me
. who are interested in the probes
are expected in Pocate1lo shortly
, confer with Mr.. Gray, who L
that time will have received frol
the Salt Lake cement works r,
turns on the test shipment
Mr.. Gray returned this mornir
from an extended trip thrOug
- Montana and southern Idaho in I'll
interests of the Western Loan
- Savings company He reports I'll
most successful trip in ten year
Good crops, good prices and ever
body happy is the news he brins
back. Tribune
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
ELECTION CONTEST
AGAINST JUDGE BULGE

The election contest case was
filed in Bannock county Saturday
against Judge Bulge. The action
is one in which the courts of the
state are invoked to determine
whether section three of article six
of the constitution of the state of
Idaho is self-executing, and if SO,
does this provision disqualify men,
bers of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, commonly
known as the Mormon church, from
voting, holding office, serving on
juries or performing other acts of
citizenship? The provision of the
constitution referred to provides
that
mo person is permitted to vote,
serve as juror hold any civil
! office who is a bigamist,
polygamist, or living in what is
known as patriarchal, plural or
celestial marriage, or in violation of
any law of this state or of the
United States, forbidding any such
crime; or who, in any mannet,
teaches, advises, counsels, aids or
encourages any person to enter into
bigamy, polygamy or such patri-
=
or to live in violation of any sucf
| la ", or to commit any such crime
or who is a member of or contrib
utes to the support, aid or encour
? agement of any order, organization
: association, corporation or societ,
: which teaches, advises, counsclS
: encourages, or aids any person t.
enter into bigamy, polygamy, o
4 such patriarcha1 or plural mar
: riages, or which teaches or ad
t viSeS that the laws of this stat
r prescr ibing rules of civil conduct
c are not the supreme laws of tn
d state. -
a 1t is claimed that if this actio
n is sustained it Will defeat Goodin
It for governor; as, excluding tn
o Mormon vote, Judge StockslagcI
y the democratic candidate, had
n large majority. Judge Richard:
= counsel for the democratic commit
tee, w. B. Tonlxray's name beir
& used as plaintiff, stated to the CaI
h ita1 News Monday:
Ie 81 was called to HALEY on e
& important matter last Thursday, bl
,c before leaving had made all a
5. rangements to bring a proceeding
p in both the district court
IS the Fifth judicial district and
the supreme court on the san
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
BILL BLACKMAN. CATTLE
MAN, ROBBED OF $I9.2S5
N. 6. Damon. Tourist Barber. Caught
While Drunk. With the Goods
in His Shoe.

Tuesday night, while sleeping in
the Armstrong lodging house, over
Eckstein Brothers clothing store,
Billy Blackman, cattleman from
Bennett creek, was robbed of $19,-
285. He discovered the loss soon
after dressing yesterday morning
and reported the case to the police
OF this amount only $35 was in
currency, $40, $50 being two CASH
ier's checks issued by two Boise
banks, made payable to MIR. Black
man.
Yesterday shortly after noon NJ.
c. Damon, a barber who has been
working in Bert Smiths shop for
two or three weeks, was arrested
in one of the red light district
houses, and the checks found on
his person, concealed in his shoe.
He had no money left. The man
had been drunk for a day or two.
Tuesday he had been around town
trying to borrow money and that
night he was spending it like a
drunken sailor; which caused Chief
of Police Boyd and Night Watch
man Charles, who made the arrest,
to suspect him of being the thief.
He is being arraigncd today. No
one seems to know anything about
his antecedcnts. He showed up
here few weeks since and as Bert
Smith was needing a barber tenn
porarily, he gave him work. While
| there he vouchsafed little informa-
ton about himself. Chief Boyd Sc
cured letter yesterday, directed te
him in feminine hand, postmarkec
Portland.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
'.Samuels Attractions" Stranded.

ssSamuel'S Attractions advcr-
tised to play here three nights, gave
performance Monday evening,
after which the company disbanded
stranded. The advance agent,
who has been here for ten days
past, gives this version of the
wreck: The manager of this show
stated to the members of the COM
pany at Pocatel1o Saturday that he
had received a wire from sSamuels,
the owner, from Denver, ordering
him to disband after the Mountain
| Home dates were filled. He prom
/ iSed to come here with the proper
ties Monday, the other people hav-
ing COME Sunday, sbut he failed to
! put in an appearance. He owes all
! the people, the sums ranging from
! SIS to sos, which debts he liqui-
dated Saturday night with |. =.
Us The other two dates billed
here would have been filled had it
not been for the fact that one man,
who played leading role, who also
happened to have the price, refused
to remain and hiked for Salt
Lake. The others scattered Tues
day night, going in different direc-
tions, as far as the money received
from the Monday evening perfor-
nance would take them.
The Pocatello Tribune says of this
theatrical tragedy: The magnifi-
cent sum of $2-75 each was derived
: from a last performance at the Gar
rett opera house in Mountain Home
? and each member of the company
1 loaded with so much wealth, sepa
, rated, two going to Boise, 40 t.
t Salt Lake, one to Pocatello and on
1 woman remains at Mountain Home
r Advance man Abe Gergson is tn
: luckiest man in the bunch, having
: come to Pocatello-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
STEAM LAUNDRY Is
NEEDED IN THIS TOWN
Patronage of About $500 Month Gould
be Easily Secured as a
Starter.

the establishment here of a steam
laundry. Roscoe Smith, president
of the Commercial club, has taken
the time to investigate the SUBJ
ject, as to the revenue which a
laundry might expect to receive
from the start, and he gives the re-
suit of his research as follows:
Fifty families that pay out $40 a
month each, on an average, the bar
Der shops and hotels something over
500, making 5000 month. Then
there is G1enn's Ferry, that sends
its laundry TO Boise and Nampa,
which amounts TO at least $500 a
month. This would undoubtedly
all come here, to save the additional
heavy tax levied by the express
company
A steam laundry in Mountain
Home could therefore safely calcu-
| late on starting in business with a
patronage of $500 a month, and this
could soon be increased to $1,000.
Besides, the town is growing rap
| idly, the field is an inviting one,
wherein a profitable and ever in
creasing permanent business can be
bri1t up
And, speaking of clothes, the
writer is reminded, incidentally
that the town is also badly in neec
of a tailor, one who can make Z
suit of clothes in his shop, one
possessed of ordinary business abil.
ity and integrity. There is none
such here, and the opening is really
exceptionally favorable.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
Lansdon Gets Change of Venue.

District court, which had been in
session at weiser several days, ad-
journed Tuesday afternoon. 1t will
probably convene about the 27th or
28th of this month Sheriff Lans-
don, who is charged with embezzle-
rnent of county funds, made appli-
cation for a change of veune from
Washington county He allcge
that by reason of the publication OF
the alleged crime in the public press
and by his political opponents, that
prejudice existed and the case will
come up for trial December 27th or
28th at Caldwell
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
TIMBER CLAIMANTS
VERSUS HOMfSTEADERS
lmDOrtdnt Contest Before Land Office In
yoIvng the Classification of
Lands Near Here.

before the Boise land Of
flee, which began last Thursday
and continued until the close of Of
flee hours Saturday, we're concluded
Yesterday. There were four cases,
but all so similar that much of the
testimony taken in the early part of
the hearing was by stipulation of
the attorneys admitted in the
others
The first case was entitled Mrs.
Willie H. Galloway versus Andre W
J. Herring. In this one Herr ing
had located a homestead entry on
the lands in question and after
wards Mrs. Galloway filed a timber
location on the same land. The con-
test was to determine the classifi-
cation of the lands, as to whether
it was more valuable for agriculture
or for timber.
1t was charged that the home
steaders had gone in there severa
/ years ago under contract with the
/ Page Mott Lumber company to Sc
| cure title to lands under the home
| stead law, which was covered will
| valuable timber, and the land wa
to be turned over to the Lumbe
company when title was obtained
Before the close of the hearin,
this charge of the plaintiff wa
| abandoned, as no evidence wa
produced to show that the Page
Mott Lumber company was in an
manner connected with the loca
| tiOnS-
The abandonment of that conter
| tion eliminated the question of lac
of good faith on the part OF tn
! Contcstce, and thus left the Ian
office free to decide from the evi
dence submitted whether the Ian
, shall be classified as timber or agri
cultural land
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20

Maverick has several times called
attention to the advisability of max
ing this a white mans town, in
every branch of trade and business.
The Chinese are absolutely worth
less as citizens, yet they have mo-
nopolized two important money
making avocations, the restaurant
and laundry business. Recently,
however, a white restaurant has
been established, is making money
and would make more, if white
men hereabouts knew the secrets of
chink culinary art, or cared; or felt
ary interest in the welfare of the
town.
The Chinese still do all the 1au1-
dry work here and that branch of
domestic economy is in about as de-
plorable a condition as that of the
fuel supply Heretofore those who
wouldn't stand for the Chinese sys-
tenn, have sent their laundry to Salt
Lake. S24 miles distant, j. A
4 Eyster acting as agent; but the ex-
press company has recently raised
the rate from three to five cents {
pound, which is prohibitive, and SC
that means of relief is denied us.
The express company evidently
learned from some source that i
wasn't getting all the loose change
in town, and decided to tap
the community through its wash.
ing
The remedy for this condition O
affairs, of course, is to be found il
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20

day. The reason for this is that
Iadho statutes as to which court has
jurisdiction, and it was deemed
very necessary that in order to re-
move any doubt, both the supreme
and district courts should be called
on to pass on the matter, because
one tribunal or the other must be
competent.
Accordingly / prepared COM
plants to be filed in both courts
and mailed them to Mr.. Lockhart,
chairman of the democratic COM
mitteee, with the most explicit in
stuctions as to what should be done.
That he should secure a qualified
elcctor to verify one complaint,
which was to be filed with bond
in the district court of Bannock
county, and another elector to veri-
fly the complaint to be filed IN the
supreme court, returning the latter
to my office, so that both cases could
be initiated on Saturday. These
were mailed last Tuesday and the
one to be returned should have
reached here in ample time.
"'Under the provisions of our
statutes, contest must be COM
menced within 20 days from the
date on which the returns were
canvassed. My information is
a that this occurred November 20,
, which made it necessary to get into
court on or before December IS,
3 last Saturday.
= Il am very much surprised tc
learn on my return from HALEY
n that no answer had been received
I from Mr.. Lockhart, and that nj
: case was filed in the supreme court
s Of course, there is a possibilit,
u that the jurisdiction is In the dis
n trict court, yet we would have fel
'e much more confident of success hat
- the plan adopted been carried out
Mr.. Lockhart may have returnc
the papers as requested, and thcr
is a possibility of being lost in tn
mails, so that do not wish TO b
considered as offering any criticism
Nj in the matter. The time ba
n elapsed to proceed in the suprem
court, so that if the district cour
is found to be without jurisdictio
the question must remain undeter
mined until after another electio
n lays a new foundation for such
u proceeding.
"All citizens OF Idaho, Mormon
and GentIles, will regret that II
question cannot be determined ar
thus remove this doubt. The ma
ter was brought against jude
Bulge for the reason that his ele
ton afforded the only basis for sue
action, and not because of any d.
sire to embarass him as a citize
or a member of the judiciary of II
state. We all know and recognis
49, Judge Bulge as an exemplary cit
- zen, morally upright as man, al
who bears an excellent reputatit
as a conscientious, fair-minded c
!. ficer of the state.
1.-The question which we are as
ing the courts to determine
- whether or not section of artic
6 of the constitution is self-execu
ing, and if so, does the fact tn
a. Mormons supporting and contri
- uting to that church bring the
under its provisions and SO DISCUS
al ify them from voting, holding {
-, flee, serving as jurors and perfori
-. ing other acts of citizenship.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
Correction.

Mr.. Babbage will you allow me to
correct a mistake and add little to
the note on the life of my mother,
Mrs. T. F. Sattertield. She was teach
ing in HardinsbuIg but left there to
accept a position in the college at
Princeton.
She was married at the home Of
Mrs. Webb where she boar led.
My father was a widower with
three little children, one of whom died
in infancy. Phe Others grew to
womanhood. Mary was married TO j..
b. Simons, OF this city, Annie to En-
NETT Brown. of Brapdenburg. Hence
the mistake in regard TO the number
of children.
The orphans reared and lovingly
cared for by my father and mother
exceeded in number their own child
rem.
The late Mrs. r. X. Pierce, of this
city was sister of my mother.
l., s.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
MISS ALICE MAT
TINGLY'S MARRIAGE
To Mr.. Ben Ridgeway at
MOrganfieId Thursday
Afternoon.
BOTH ARE POPULAR HERE.

The marriage of Miss Alice Mating
ly, of Morganfield, to Mr.. Ben Ridge
way, of this city, will take place at
the brides home at 4:3O Thursday
afternoon. The ceremony will be per.
formed by Father Celestial Brey. OF
this city. MI. and Mrs. Ridgeway
will leave Immediately after the mar
riage for a Southern bridal tour of two
weeks. They Will make theiI home In
Cloverport upon their return from
the South.
Close friends and relatives will wit
ness the ceremony. Decorations will be
made in red and green
Miss Mattingly lived here a few
years ago. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chss. F. Mattingly and a
sister of Nh and Mrs. Joe Tom Mat
tingly, of this city. Miss Mattingly
was one of the most popular young
ladies in Cloverport. Her beauty at
tIacted wide attenIon.
Mr.. Ridgeway is valuable man IN
the Henderson Route service in his
capacity as engineer. His home is in
Shepherdsville He has lived here for
several years
Miss Florence Lewis, of this city,
will attend the wedding.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
1.-The ClanSman" Coming.

Thoughtful readers of historic 70.
nance recognize in Thomas Dixon,
Jr., s. novels "The Leopard Is Spots
and The Clansman, "a rasp of theme,
atmosphere and facts which at ouce
inspire respect. To weave a tale from
a purely imaginary fabric is high
form OF art. To interlsce with this
the strands of hlstroy so that the line
of demarcation Is not disclosed, is still
greater triumph for the novels, the
play, in completeness, symmetry, and
sustained interest, takes rank as the
greatest drama of modern days. Ar
rangementS have been completed for
"The Clsnsman to appear at Macau-
leys all of next week Seats are now
on sale.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
Jerry Burk Dead,

At his home near Victoria, Mr.. Jerry
Burk died Sunday morning as a result
Of heart trouble,
He was about 81 years old and well
known citizen of this county. He was
one of a large number of Irish families
who settled in and around Victoria a
number of years ago forming large set
tlement rf that decent in the back por-
don of the county. Mr.. Burk was
lifelong cripple but possessed great
deal OF ambition, and always appeared
Jolly aud in good spirils. He is the
father of large family, most of whom
reside in this county.-Hancock Clarion.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
BEN MILLER'S RE.
MARKABLE RECORD.
Has Worked Seventy Crops of
Tobacco in Seventy
Eight Years.
ONE OF COUNTY'S BEST MEN,

Beginning to work in tobacco crop at
eight years of age and not missing even
one years work in seventy, is the re-
markable record of Ben Miller, of Kirk,
this county.
Mr.. Miller is seventy eight years old
and healthy and happy. He has never
bought piece of meat or a sack OF corn
because he needed it since he has been
farmer. That is to say he has never
been compelled to buy meat because he
did not have it in his smokehouse, or
compelled to buy sack of corn because
there was none in the barn This can
not be said of most farmers of today. A
family of seven children, all settled on
farms which Mr.. Miller has provided
them, surro md him at his old home
stead. Mr.. Miller is i'll gooI circum-
stances and WORKS for amusement only.
He possesses good health and was stout
and active enough to make full hand
in the tending of his tobacco crop last
year.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
MOB IS NECESSARY
Says Thomas Dixon, Jr.--"De-
pOrtatiOn Fate of the
Negro.
NEGRO WILL BECOME WILLING.

summary punishment of negroes
who commit assaults on white women
is necessary, aud believe that if this
summary punishment were not dealt ont
it would not be possible for the people
of the South to live. l believe that
until some mode of criminal procedure
can be devised under which the crimi-
nal can be tried, convicted aud executed
within at least forty-elght hours after
the commission of his crime, punishment
by mob is necessary, and do not see
how it can be avoided. would not par
ticipate in such an affair myself, but it
certainly seems TO be the only way"
said Thomas Dixon, Jr who arrived in
Louisville Sunday night.
"What will be the fate of the negro in
the South?" was asked.
Deportation is the only solution, he
replied. at will become necessary
within the next fifty years, and by that
time the negro himself will have become
willing. He will see that life here is
not possible for him and he will go will
lingly. do not believe that forcible
deportation will be possible, and l do
not believe that it will be attempted, but
it certainly will come quietly and nat
urally. Education will convince the
negro that he cannot exist under the
conditions in this country. The Moth
does not like the negro any better than
does the South. The North now has
the negro, in its schools, sitting beside
its children, and they are already talk
ing of separate schools.
"NIy books and plays are merely prov
ing the truth of what Abraham Lincoln
said: 'There is a physical difference
between the white and black races
which will forever forbid them living
together on terms of social and political
equality have written for the Nor
thern ear and eye and appeal to the
North to see and understand what we of
the South already know"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
Official Whipping.

Earl Stewart, colored, aged ten years,
was the victim of AN official whipping
Monday, the method of punishment be-
ing revived by Judge Riley in the police
court The boy was sentenced to the
workhouse for thirty days, but this sem
tence was suspended after his mother
had applied the lash in the presence of
several officers and number of specta-
tors. The boy had bee arrested at the
instance of his mother Hartford Re-
publican.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
Farmers May Establish Bank.

At recent meeting OF the Mclean
county union of the American Secretly
of Equity, one of the strongest in
the state, the following resolution,
among Others. was adopted:
Resolved. That we recommend the
establishment of bank at Calhoon,
Ky, to he known as the Farmers
Equity bank and recommended that
stock, shall be sold IN shares of 500
each Shares unlimited.
A motor was then made that
a paper soliciting stock subscriptions
bs circulated in zach locality for the
Equity bank
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
Hoods

Sarsaparilla enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. It. is an all-round
medicine. producing its un-
eqtlaIled effects by purify
ing, vitalizing and enriching
the blood on which the
heath and strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue de-
pend. Accept NO substi-
tute for Hoods, but in
sist on having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-17
Miss WhitehOuSe EntertainS.

Miss Nellie Whitehouse gave an in
formal party at her home in the West
End Friday night. The following were
present; Misses Florence Lewis, Monte
Bannon, of Hawesville, Elizabeth
Rhodes and Margaret McGeary, of Har'
dinsburg; Messrs. Bennett and Floyd
Carter, John Miller and Chas. Ham
bleton and Miss bessie and Ernest
Popham.