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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-13
DEMOCRATIC
TICKET /.

Delegate to Congress
E. 3. McCLANAHAN
Territorial Senate
G. J. MCCARTHY
G. BROAD
Observation-Disclosures District
F. w. WEED
ED. INGHAM
NJ. A. SILVA
JESSE ULUIHI
IoEIA KIAKAH
MOSES PALAU
Representatives-Fifth District
DAN'L KAMAHU
D. L. KAHAI.EAAHU
ED. L. LIKE
s. z. HUI
KAHIoNA APUAKEHAU
S. K MAHoE EndorseD
Sheriff
G. P. IAUKEA
County Attorney
w. w. THAYER
County Treasurer
R. FL TRENT
County Clerk
MANLEY G. z. HOPKINS !
County Auditor
C. II. ROSE
Supervisor-At-Large
T. r. HARVEY I
County Supervisor
(Honolulu)
JOSEPH J. FERN
TH0S. GANDALL (
H. IT. MOORE
(Koolau)
r. M. KEALOHA (Endorsed)
(Waianae and Waialua)
BENZ. NAUKANA
(Ewa)
T. K ARCHER Endorsedl
Deputy Sheriffs
(Honolulu)
w. P. JARRETT
(Koolaupoko)
U. H JONES
(Koolauloa)
(Waialua)
z. w. HOLT
(Waianae)
e I. GILLILAND
NONE. (Ewa)
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Henry Skerritt, of Oswego, ran away
from his family q year after his mar
rage That was about 1850 and a few
months ago, taking Up q local paper in
Chicago. the deserter read in the per
sonar column:
II Henry Skerritt, who, twenty
three years ago, deserted his poor wife
and babe, will return home, said babe
win be glad 10 knock the stufflng out
Of him.
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FOR SUPERVISOR.

I HEREBY ANNOUNCE myself aa
an Independent candidate for reelection
to the Office of Supervisor, TO represent
the districts of Koolauloa and KoolaU-
poke in S5e County Board of SuPeCvts~
ors, and respectfully solicit the support
of the voters N the said districts.
1888 J. K. PAELE.
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NOTICE.

Is hereby given that new directory
Of subscribers of the Mutual Telephone
Co., Ltd, is now being compiled ana
viii appear on or about October 18th
Subscribers desiring any change OF
scrfbers are respectfully requested To
leave instructions at the office OF the
name or address. and intending sub
company before October 10th. after
which date no new names will be addeo
to the directory.
MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO, LTD.
Honolulu. Sept. 18th, 1906. 75Z
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lulu; Once of the Sub Land Agen+.
Hiio; JOS. Pritchard, Esq. Ranger 2nS
Land District, Honokaa. and C. P. TUT
Icch. Esq, at the telephone Office, Ke-
haia.
JAS. W. PRATT,
Commissioner OF Public Lands.
Honolulu, T. II, September %, 1908
s541-0ct. 9. Is. 20 -: Nov. 3.
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I, having been regularly nominated
by the Republican County Conventiou
for the office of Representative Fourth
District, request the support of tho
electors of. the District.
1881 JOHN HUGHES
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SENATOR.

Having been duly nominated by tts
Democratic Party for the office OF Ter
ritorial Senator. / reuqest the supporx
of the electors of Oahu in the Coming
election.
1850 c. j. MCCARTHY.
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I. having been regularly nominated
by the Democratic County Convention
for the office of Representative, Fourth
District. request the support of tbs
electors OF the District
EDWARD INGHAX.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY.
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that r e A
Peterson, Esq, will transact all pnsi-
ness matters for me under full power
of attorney.
(Signed)
PRINCESS KAWANANAKOA-
Dated September q. 1906. 1542
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REPRESENTATIVE.

l, having been regularly nominated
by the Republican County Conventions
for the office OF Representative. Fourth
District, request the support OF this
electors of the District.
1880 A. D. CASTRO.
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DEMOCRATS
CONTINUED from Page L,

i
coming 10 the Hawaiians today with
more promises of work The same old
/ cry He said he was in the last Legis-
latur-a Republican-and helped frame
the county act He exhausted every
| means to secure to the counties prop
er proportion OF government funds, but
was blocked There are only enough
funds to pay salaries of county officers
and some TO do a little work. The Re
publicans come to the Hawaiians this
campaign with the plea that they are
going TO try TO change the county act
to secure more funds for the county.
BROAD WAS JoBBED.
Il believe in putting mechanics into
the Legislature" said the speaker,
then we may expect to have something
done for the benefit of all. Instead, we
have a lot Of politicians there who sing
the same old song
Broad said he was jobbed at the last
Republican convention and prevented
from getting on the ticket. Therefore,
at the request of the Labor party he
and Joe Fern permitted their names to
go on the Democratic ticket
Some OF the most outrageous items
of expense incurred by the county,
added Broad. were made by the Re
publican party in buying mules at $500
apiece.''
MCCARTHY AND WILCOX
Col. Mccarthy. on mounting the
stand. said that the last time he spoke
at Mofliili he was on a ticket running
with r. w Wilcox and John E. Bush.
THE same opinions held then I hold
now said the Colonel
The Colonel went into a lengthy ex-
PLANTATION of his hobby for redistricting
the islands so that each district could
send its own representative to the Leg
islature.
Moses Palau played upon the one
string of his hopes for election as
Representative, and that was the lep-
rosy plank of the Democratic party.
He wanted the opportunity left open
to anyone with a cure to go to the
Settlement and try it on the inmates
there.
SCORES DENs OF VICE.
Edward Ingham said that the pres
ent campaign was test Of whether
or not the people were to have a voice
in the administration OF local affairs,
or TO be controlled by the few.
Mr.. Ingham then roasted the dens of
iniquity. recently exposed by the Ad-
vertiser, where, he said, young Hawai-
ian girls We're being ruined. The price
of the Hawaiian's ballot was the price
Of the honor of these girls if it was
cast for the Republican nominees, or TO
continue those in power.
Are you Hawaiians going to cast
your ballot to keep open these dens of
iniquity, dens that will be maintained
for the ruin of your girls?" asked the
speaker.
There was a chorus Of "Aoles" from
the crowd. especially from the women.
We want to see the laws carried
out" said Mr. Ingham- I'VE don't be-
lieve in embarrassing anybody Let
US call a spade a spade. No whitewash-
ing. Let US tell the truth about these
things
I hope the next time we meet here
at MoIiili, near this graveyard. it will
be TO attend 4he obsequies of the Re
publican party. and that it's tombstone
the Republican machine .
Other speakers were Frank Harvey,
C. L. Rhodes, Joe Fern. F. w. Weed
interpreting.
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MARINE NOTES.

The schooner Robert Levers sailed
at noon yesterday for Port Townsend.
where she viii load another lumber
cargo.
Captain Parker Of the steamer Claud-
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SUBSCRIBERS OF MUTUAL TELE-
PHONE CO, LTD.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES, DISTRICT OF
HAWAIIAN BANKRUPTCY.
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held by the heirs of the incorporators
of the company.
"In rs there was a revival of indus
try in Ely. A rich old man, named
Ely, somewhere back East, sent out a
young college graduate named Long to
build a copper smelter on the old
Chairman mill site in Ely. The camp
got its name from this man, who sup
piled the money for the building of the
first copper smelter Long managed the
smelter for several years. ] don t
know whether 1t paid, but ] suppose
it did, or they would have shut it down
sooner. The end of the smelter came
in 80. Long, who was great hunt
err, went on a hunting trip out Osceoia
way, taking a lunch with him. He
stopped on the way to eat the lunch
and it poisoned him. The smelter was
closed down soon after his death. The
forty men who had been kept at work
at the plant drfted away, and only
a few were left. in the camp. About
all who stayed here were John Rags
dale, A. r. Watson and Harry Feather
stone, who kept the stage station at
the point which is now called the cor
ner of Autman and hurry streets,
where the Riepe buildings stand.
cit was in the winter of 1869
that the county seat was moved TO Ely
from Taylor, causing a few buildings
to spring up here. Weber and Bassett
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-25
ROCKHILL. PIONEER OF PIONEERS"
TELLS OF EARLY DAYS IN ELY

claims, but abandoned them the next
spring and returned to Hamilton. In
~, John B. MCGEE and old man Og-
den began to work lead properties
around Mineral City, up Robinson can
yon. above the present Lane City. They
sold their claims to a man named Bell,
who organized the Canton company,
and Mineral City became a town of
about 800. Lead mining, which had a
paying existence from the beginning,
died out about "a, and the men who
had been kept at work moved away.
The nineteen claims controlled by the
Canton company are, | believe, still
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-25

A bent, but stately figure; head
grizzled with the boar of seventy-nine
years; brave, rugged face, with char
acter stamped in every line-and you
have a portrait Of Thomas Rockhill,
"pioneer of pioneers, '49er, and one
of the last of the noble old Romans
who made it possible to fill the wilder
ness of yesterday with the populous
cities of today.
Mr.. Rockhill, after waiting nearly
forty years for fortune to knock at his
gate, is rich man today, but
"When came to Ely, built cabin
in the woods and lived like an In
dian., hA said. Then he smiled. 1t
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No Trousers Reform.

Many of the chiefs in the protecto-
rate of Gambia wish to have their sons
educated in the new Mohammedan
school of that religion, but there was
bar to their full enjoyment of the
education they were likely to receive.
The pious Mohammedan papas were
afraid that the wearing of modern
trousers was part of the school curricu-
lum, and therefore they viewed the
school with particular suspicion. The
Government of Gambia now reports that
the parents have been assured that
their children will not be converted in
to "trouser men. and the prospects
are now very bright
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was the patient smile of a man who
could endure much uncomplainingly.
"But we were comfortable in those
days. he hastily added, as though
fearful of being suspected of com
planning. "There were no serious prir
vations." And yet the local gossps
tell that here were long, dull periods
when he was waiting for fortune to
come, during which he was glad to
make a meal of slapjacks, cooked at
his cabin fire.
Mr. Rockhill was born in Lexington,
KY, and comes Of a race of pioneers.
From his sturdy ancestors he inherited
the health and strength that have car
ried him through all the vicissitudes of
frontier life and left him in the win
ter of his days keen, alert, active, and
with a memory of even the trivial
things of long ago that is astonish-
ing.
When he joined the gold rush to Cal
ifornia in 40, he was youth of %,
and drove yoke of oxen from Indiana
all the way to the coast
After spending several years in Cal
ifornia, he prespected through Mon
tana and Idaho, and in 1868 rode into
tana and Idaho, and in 1868 rode into
White Pine county on horseback, first
stopping at Hamilton.
81 first came to Ely in 1SI2,o he
said. "That year I located several
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ham. eve were largely dependent
upon the operations at the Chairman
by W. N. McGill, McOmie, Lyons and
Underhill, and then there was court
week, when there was always a crowd
in town. We looked forward to court
week as children look forward to
Christmas
"Affairs in the camp took a better
turn about '93, when Mr.. Lane took
charge of the chairman properties. A
great deal of money was spent in the
camp while Mr.. Lane managed the
Chairman, but when he closed down
the mine, about '95, there was a long,
dull year, when there was practically
nothing going on. Then Bray, Martin
and Hook took over the Copper Flat
properties and we saw the dawn of
better times
"Did any of the miners whom you
grub-staked ever locate you into good
mining propertyf' was asked.
81 did not grub-stake them,' he re-
piled. 81 gave them credit and every
man of them has paid me to the last
cent George Paul located a mine FOR
me, for which I afterward was paid
$1,000, and Dick Riepe located another,
for which I received a few hundred
dollars, but went out myself and To-
Gated my other mining property"
"During the dull years, what did the
accounts you carried upon your books
aggregated"
about $4,000" said Mr.. Graham.
at was, I admit, hard burden. 7
was com PEELED to make three trips to
San Francisco to protect my credit.
But the merchants there were very
obliging. During those days of worry,
there was only one firm that refused
me credit, but, when l recall the
sleepless nights of those days, am
glad that it is all over.''
Mr.. Graham was one of the early pur-
chasers of Ely real estate. He paid
$25 for a lot on High street, where his
home stands, which is now worth $4,000.
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ready to branch out for himself. 1t
was quite leap in six years from
the hammer and drill to the counting
room, but he made it.
Dave Essential, who did a general
merchandise business in Taylor, wanted
to sell out. Mr.. Graham had only $500,
but Essential was ready to trust him
for the balance of the $1,000 that he
wanted for his stock of goods. After
striking a bargain with Essential, Mr..
Graham looked around for a location.
Mike Cohen, who had put up a 12x24
store in Aultman street, about that
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-25

He was then a sturdy, self-reliant
youth of 20. He was one of the miners
who broke ground for the Star shaft.
After two years in Cherry Creek he
moved to Ward, but remained there
only six weeks, being attracted to the
Black Hills. He worked in the Black
Hills for four years, and was in Silver
Reef, Utah, for another year. Then
he returned to White Pine, destiny hav-
ing marked this county as the scene of
his manhood g activities. That was in
81. After spending four months in
Cherry Creek, he moved to Ward,
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| built their buildings and Harris ana
Mcdonald put up the Capital saloon.
Neil Munro also built his hotel that
year.
"With the others, I came to Ely to
live. I did not at that time, or Tor
years afterward, bother with tho cop
per claims I took up in TT. In fact,
up to five years ago nearly all OF the
property around Copper Flat and Pilos
Knob, which is now being developed,
was vacant and open to any conner.
Until 'e6 we devoted our attention
to lead mining. That year l went cut
prospecting and took up some copper
claims in the mountains north of Lane
City.
"Why did I do thisf Well, I sup
nose it was because I had nothing else
to do at the time.
with Edward Diterle + located Is
or is claims, but nobody made a salo
of copper property in the camp until
90, when I bonded six claims to Joe
Bray for $4,000 These claims are in
what is now called Nevada Consoli-
dated ground. They were the Calu-
mot, the Hecla, the Oregon, the Boston,
the Pittsburg and the Sibley. Bray
disposed of the properties in New York
to Hoop and Martin, who organized the
New York company. Mr.. Requa con-
solidated this company with the COM
pany holding the Ruth mine, which had
been developed by Gray and Bartlett,
and the Nevada Consolidated was then
formed
Robinson canyon got its name from
prospector named Robinson, who
came here in go He prospected that
year and sold out, going away soon af-
forwards. / have not heard of him
since. Where he went to or what ever
became of him l have never learned.
"Murry creek got its name from the
Murry boys, John and Jim. They were
the best workers around here in tho
early days. They worked as laborers
or at any other employment they could
get and did some prospecting.
"How did the old timers make both
ends meet during the dull years7' was
asked Mr. Rockhll.
"There were only few Of u.s." he
replied. "'Those who had ranches
managed to get along very comfort
ably. Those of us who mined made an
easy living. We mined lead ore and
shipped it to the smelter in San Fran
cisco.
eve did all Of our own work, you
see, and had no wages to pay. At the
mines we would sack the ore as fast
as it was mined, and then have IL
hauled to the railroad. It cost us about
$50 a ton to get it here. We would
clear from 800 to $500 car on our
shipments.
"How long would it take you to get
a carload ready for SHIPMENT" he was
asked.
1.-TWO or three MONTHS he an
less
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-25
ROMANTIC STORY OF THE FRIENDLESS BOY
WHO BECAME MYS PILLAR in DARK DAYS

Few story books contain tales that
L re more interesting than the life his
Rory of William Boggs Graham, Ely's
heading merchant. Beginning as
friendess, little twelve-year-old boy,
/ ybo wandered forth into the world to
[earn his bread, he one day found him
self the proprietor of store in min
Ing town where business was so stag
[nant that almost the entire population
hooked to him for help over the dull
period. He was equal to the situa-
Mon. and succeeded in inducing the
Merchants of San Francisco to trust
lin that he might trust others. 1t
hook nothing less than financial genius
/ to accomplish this, and was an achieve
ment that stamped Mr.. Graham as a
man who, had he entered a hourishing
field in the beginning, would have be-
come a merchant prince. Even as it
was, however, his efforts have been
rewarded with wealth.
Had he not been here to tide the
miners of the camp over the dark
days, it is probable that Ely would
today still be unknown. He supplied
them with bread while they developed
their properties, and one day Mark L
Requa-who lifted Ely from its strug-
gles--came along to see about freight
bill which Mr.. Graham owed. He
looked over the mines to determine
whether it was worth while to extend
further credit to Mr.. Graham and at
once saw the wonderful possibilities Of
the camp From that day Ely's great
ness was assured. But had Mr.. Ora
ham not owed money to Mr.. Requa g
railroad, while carrying the heavy
burden for the community, it is pos
sible that Mr.. Requa would not have
come into camp and cast his brains
and fortune in the balance, to end
the grim struggle that had kept the
merchant between the upper and neither
millstones, and robbed him Of many
nights slumber. Mr.. Graham is a
quiet, retiring man, too modest to as
sert his right to the gratitude of the
people of the camp, and too generous
to remind them of his services, and
for that reason has not received the
credit that Justly belongs to him. But,
had it not been for him, there are
many old-t timers who are rich today
who would not have Jared so well.
Mr.. Graham was born at Clearfeld,
Pa. in 1854, of Scotch Irish parentage.
When 3 years old, his parents moved to
Frostburg, Md, where he lived until
he was IL years old. At that age be-
Ing thrown upon his own resources, he
started out to hew his way in the
world. His wanderings at last brought
him to Rosita, Colo, where he worked
as a pick boy in the mines. He took
to mining as duck takes to water.
and followed that vocation for MANY
years afterward. At II he concluded
that he was full-hedged miner and
went to Utah, where he worked at
Gold Hill. In 1874 he came into White
Pine county and lived in Cherry Creek.
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time decided to 60 to Phoebe, and
rented the building to Mr.. Graham
1t took Mr.. Graham three and a half
years to pay Essential. Then he put
up the addition to the Cohen building,
which is also still standing in Ault-
man street. All this time he was add
ing to his stock, and his business grew
until he was able to put up his pres
emit building in Aultman street, which
will soon be supplanted by still larg-
er brick building, which will give him
floor space sS.6x20s, not counting
the gallery, which will add to the first
floor space, and the basement. And
all this from a 12x24 beginning, with
trials which would have ruined and
driven to despair almost any other man.
Mr. Graham has been postmaster
since 1883, with intermissions during
the Cleveland administrations, when
he had to retire in favor of his old
employer, Sol Hip, who is militant
Democrat.
"There were times when it was
rather hard struggling said Mr.. Ora
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-25

where he remained for two years in
the Martin White tunnel. Next he
wound up in Taylor, where he worked
in the Argus mine.
During all these years Of work and
wandering, he was educating himself,
and had evolved from the unlettered
little boy who had wandered forth from
Maryland into a man with we'll
trained mind--a keen man who under
stood men and was prepared to grasp
opportunity with hand of iron when
ever it presented itself.
1t came. One day in 's4, Sol Hip,
then merchant in Taylor, needed a
clerk, and Graham entered his employ.
Three years later Hip sent his clerk
to Ely to open branch store, Mr.. Ora
ham having proven in that short time
that he possessed all the cardinal quail
titles that bring success in business life
tact, trustworthiness and executive
ability.
Three years more of experience while
serving another, and Mr.. Graham was
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-09-13
Monumsnto a Giuseppe Verdi.
Ssra srlgito en- New Y0rA !.

Glen pleas del mas puro marmol de
Carrara han llegado New York en- el
trasatl6ntico ssSannio" con obieto de le-
vantar un monumento & Ia memoria de
Giuseppe Verdi, compositor del immortal
GIl Trovatore' "Aida' que mnri6 eI q
de Enero de 1901.
Dichas pleas de>marmol fueron escol,
tadaB por una gran parada desde Ia Gale
"a y Ia 72y Broaway donde sers erigido
el monumento que. tendra Is pies de alto
y estar6 compuestO de 5 estatuas. Verdi
y cuatro figuras Bignifcativas de cuatro
de sus mejores operas.
La est5tua de Verdi eatar6 postenida
por una columna de granite negro y Ia
base hecha del mismo material Esta eB
una obra de arte de Chevalier n Civiletti
qne fu6 elegido para hacer 81 tTab 10 por
eI editor del '.Progreso Ttalo Amer:cano"
Chevalier Charles Baraotti, qnicn hizo
una subscription popular al efecto.
El levantamiento de este monumento
se comenzar6 en Septiembre 90 en presen-
cia de representatives del gobierno italiano
y del americana y esperase descubrirlo,
terminada "a Ia obra On Octubre do
ca.