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TERRITORY OF ARiIONA.I.
 CurNry oF SANTA tHrz.
 On fhs 2ud day oi February in the year iq06. before me- Albert W. Briekwood, Jr Notary Public in and for the Territory and County aforesaid, residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared C. W Phillips and Allen r. Bird, known Co me Co be the persons described in.wfoSe names are snbscrib- cd to and who executed the annexed instru- ment, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and con alterations therein expressed
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the said Territory and County, the day and year last above written.
 lSEALl ALBERT W. BRlcKwooD, JR.
 Notary Public. My Commission expires Oct. 3rd, 1909.
The oasis., 1906-03-10

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

and fourished because they had
monopoly on the raw materials out Of
which are made some of the articles
that are used most in the world. The
bill reads 'oil and mineral lands" The
prospector and miner for gold, for lead,
silver and other precious metals is too
apt to think this bill carries i'll to his
individual case. But the bill has a
wider scope. 1t includes in its pfoyis-
ions the coal fields of the trust that all
most annually throws thousands of men
out of work and forces the price of coal
up to the consumer; it will reclaim for
the government the iron mines and the
oil fields which In the last half a century
have been the means by which the two
mightieet financial combinations in the
world have been built up, combinations
that buy and sell legislators and bride
the courts, The bill will bring under
federal control every trust except a few
that handle products from the farm. or
purely of an agricultural nature; Mr..
Roosevelt, more than any other presi-
dent, has used the power of his high
office to equalize conditions between the
buyer and the seller, and failing with
the means afforded by the anti-trust
laws we now have, 1t is evident he in
tends to 60 back to the source of all
wealth and place the earth's raw ma.
terials in the hands of the government.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
WILL REGULATE INSURANCE,

1--WE hereby pledge the nominee of
this convention for governor to appoint
an insurance commissioner who will see
to 1t that the so=called 'six-bit' insur-
anee companies should be prevented
from doing business in Idaho until they
pay their honest debts. We further
pledge the people to pass more effective
legislation to protect policy holders"
This is one of the planks in the plat
form of the democratic party Of Idaho,
adopted in the convention held in Occur
d Alene on August Z. A peculiar plank,
it may be imagined by some, but when
all the circumstances that gave 1t birth
are taken into consideration, the virtue
of it will be easily seen. The plank re-
fers to those dishonest insurance COM
panies that took the good money of
people in San Francisco in payment for
insurance policies, and then when ad-
versity overlook the people-when the
debt became due those insurance COM
panies refused to meet their obligations.
Ordinarily such cases are settled in
court, and not in political conventions,
but this case is new in the history of
the country and has shown how helpless
are the state and the federal courts in
handling the situation. It is said that
not single state in the union has law
covering this case. One prominent at
torney says the only way to get i'm
mediate relief is to take the case to
some foreign court.
Because of this lack of law covering
the case, and the present attitude OF
the insurance companies in San Fran
cisco, it appears no political convention
could do better service for the people
whose suffrage they seek than to make
it clear that these dishonest insurance
companies will be dealt with in posi-
tive and convincing way by the mer
who are to be elected to direct the af
fairs of state.
The desire for more effective legisla
ton to protect policy holders, as ex
pressed in the plank, comes as a lessor
from San Francisco's experience, but il
a measure that most states are in neet
of. When a counterfeiter is caugh
passing out bad money he is dealt will
by law that makes him understan,
fully the injury he has done to society
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
THE GOVERNOR HAS COURAGE.

THE GOVERNOR HAS COURAGE.
By refusing to be influenced from his
positive conviction that murderer is
guilty of the greatest wrong that can
be done against society, and that he de-
serves no mercy at the hands Of the
chief magistrate of the state, Gov.
Gooding last week proved that Idaho is
in favor of enforcing the law, Two
murderers, Bond and Wetter, were to
have been hanged in Boise last Friday.
Beth had been found guilty of murder
after all the legal machinery of the
state and capable counsel had been en-
ployed to prevent eonvietiens Every
means to save the men had been used
save that of plea for clemency to the
governor. The governor gave audience
to the attorneys representing the con-
demned men. He gould see no extenu-
ating circumstances in either case. The
execution, of Bond was carried out as
planned, but Wetter, the man from this
county, was saved by reprieve until the
next meeting of the pardon board, by a
plea from his attorney that important
evidence for his side of the case can be
produced by that time,
Because of the fact that too many
men occupying the Office of chief execu-
tive in this country turn sympathetic
ear to the pleadings of attorneys and
relatives of the condemned, and thereby
undo the judgments of judges and juries
in several courts. the governor of Idaho
is to be commended for his courage,
His attitude toward the criminals is 8
decided contrast to that of the governor
of Washington whose service in office is
notable for the number of murderers
thugs and thieves he has liberated from
the penitentiary and saved from the
moose.
Justice, the safeguard of society
should be swift and sure, and when the
murderer learns that the supreme cour
of the state, which knows no temperinl
of law, is his court of last resort, Their
will be less of his like in the world.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
UNCLE SAM AS MINER.

Perhaps no subject is discussed more
by miners and prospectors.at the pres
emit time than that of the intention of
the federal government to withdraw all
oil and mineral lands from entry. The
simple announcement that bill having
such object in view, and sanctioned by
the president, was introduced in con-
gress at its last session is of enough
Importance to claim the closest atten-
ton and the best thought of every man
who is in any connection interested in
the development of the mineral re-
sources Of the United States and its
dependencies. Since it became known
that such bill is now pending in con-
geess the subject Of federal ownership
of the mines has been more freely dis
cussed among prospectors and miners
in this district than has any other SUBJ
ject. The matter is also serving as a
basis for timely articles and editorials
in all the leading mining journals in the
country, but up to the present time no
two of the best authorities agree as to
the object of Uncle Sans owning and
operating the mines. The bill is yet
too young in congress for the public to
know the purpose of its author or the
attitude of the president, but enough
interest has already been aroused
among miners to guarantee it good
audience through every step it must
take before it becomes law.
If one feels disposed to discuss such 9
measure great deal can be said fol
and against it. 1t is plain to anyone
that government operation of the mine!
under present conditions would be ia,
from successful operation. There il
already too much government propert,
and revenue serving as swag for conniv
ing politicians. If the government in
tends going into the mining business it
interests in that department could b.
looked after best by department ere
ated solely for that purpose.
Manifestly the bill before congress
has for its aim the curling of the trust
and great corporations that have grow
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

So we should have insurance laws that
would rule out of the state Companies
that pass out no-accout Bplicies and can
not, or do nat, pay the face value of
the policy.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
SUBSCRIPTION RATESi
OPPOSITION.


A river came UP to the mountain one
day..
A mountain with aspect forhldding and
gray,
And the sentinel trees muttered hoarse.
ly and low,
THUS far and no farther, slight thing,
shall you go!
cThe great mountain spirit has here set
his sway,
IT'S vain to oppose, He Ii barring the
way,
And here you must fret, while ne
watches with glee,
How you yearn to plunge on toward
the infinite sea!'
But the river laughed gayly, and cried,
'Have no fear,
The fortress shall stand for full many
ayear
And yet to my cause be no hindrance
or bound,
My friends, there is always another
way round"
And it hurried and leaped, and the
mold of the clay
Drew aside with respect as it went OF
its way,
And it flung to the rocks that stooe
threatening and strong,
u. of
ing along.
Alas for the weakling, alas for the foo
Who mirrors each day like still
standing pool!
Who meets opposition with terror pro
found,
And forgets there is always anothe
way round!
Washington Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
BUSINESS LOCALS.

For good quiet rooms go to the
Elk Hotel.
Rubber lined duck coats at the
Elk Store.
We have on hand Lincoln and
Meadow Gold butter in one pound
sealed packages. -ElkStore.
For a good square meal go to
the Elk Hotel.
The best of Teas and Coffees
at the Elk Store.
The Mining News for 81.
Now is the time to subscribe
for the MINING News.
Elk City Mining News a year
for So.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14
BUILDING Is ACCEPTED
NEW BUILDING AT THE HOSPITAL
FOR INSANE.
ALL FINISHED BUT PLUMBING
State Board Inspected the Work Yes.
terday and Are Very Much Pleased
With lt.-Best Building on the Hos
pital Grounds.
From Wednesdays Daily.l


The new cottage at the Norfolk hos
pital for insane has been completed,
except plumbing, and accepted by the
state board of public lands and build
ings, three members of which were
in the city yesterday for the purpose
of inspecting the work. The members
here were Commissioner of Public
Lands and Buildings Eaton, Secretary
of State Galusha and State Treasurer
Mortensen, and they agreed that the
contractors, Killner IL Woerth OF Serb
ner, have fulfilled their agreements
fully and satisfactorily, Members OF
the board expressed themselves very
much pleased with the new cottage,
which they say is the best building
on the grounds. The price at which
the contract was awarded to Killner
& Woerth was l9,549.G5, and remark
able as it may seem there were but
$1465 worth of extras claimed. This
is owing to the completeness of the
plans furnished by J. c. Stitt, the
architect, whose work received as
much praise from the board as did
that of the contractors.
The electric wiring of the building
was done by E. G. Wescott of Platts-
mouth, at a cost of $6S3.70, and this
is all completed and well done. The
plumbing, which is not yet finished,
is being done by +. c. Phillips Co. OF
Lincoln and will call for an eXpendi-
ture of about $4,000. Until the plumb
H., to, nf 10
done toward furnishing the building
and getting it ready for occupancy.
The capacity of the other cottages
of the hospital is $50 patients, but 2l4
are now being taken care of showing
that the room of the new building is
very badly needed and it will be ready
for occupancy as soon Jas possible.
1t is not expected that this can be
done much before the first of the
year
The building is now complete ex-
cepting in a few details of plumbing
and heating. There are siXty-nine
rooms in the building and it is three
stories instead of four, as it was be-
fore the fire. There are three wards
| designed, one on each floor Each
ward has its individual dining room,
buffers pantry and gets its food sup
ply from a central kitchen in another
part of the grounds.
The main hall and stairways are
finished in oak and the balance OF
the building is finished in yellow pine.
The downstairs hall floor is tile and
the rest of them are hard wood and
waxed. The building is heated by
steam from the main plant, stairways
are twice as wide as in other cottages
and fire escapes on the ends offer am
pie protection.
There are two features unknown to
any other state institution. There is
an enclosed porch on each floor, made
in an indenture in the wall, which can
be used all winter by the patients fol-
exercise and for airing themselves
This is a strictly original scheme anC
was destined by Architect j, C. Slit
of Norfo' :, who found the nick in the
building md made this good use of it
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14
SATURDAY SETTINGS.


Frank Lambert of Pierce is in on
business.
r. Goodel returned from Beemer
last night
f. Glenhurus of Humphrey is in the
city today.
J. Nichols of Madison is business
visitor today.
V. Elleron of Fairfax is visiting in
the city today.
Dr. Barnes and wife of Plainview are
in town today.
j. Rosebaugh of Tilden is in town
between trains.
C. Rolling of West Point is in the
city on business.
f. w. Thomas is going to Omaha
today on business.
Mrs. Sigbeter Of Lynch is shopping
in the city today.
d. d. Brunson returned from New
port this morning.
r. A. Stewart of Omaha is in the
city on business today.
George Stolcop went to Stanton on
business this morning.
Rev. c. A. Rindall of Bristow is a
business visitor today.
Miss Fannie Norris is expected from
Lincoln today for visit to Miss Edith
Viele.
]. Dorsey went to Warnerville on
business today.
w. II. Butterfield returned from
Sioux City at noon.
William Davis of Madison is in the
city on business today
Mrs. Nelson of Hoskins was in the
city shopping yesterday.
Mrs. A. Rosebaum of Omaha is Wis
iting friends in the city.
w. A. Rogers and wife of Wayne are
stopping in the city today.
Mrs, j. O'Donell and son went to
Tilden to spend Sunday.
Ed Dixon returned from a business
trip to Tilden this morning.
G.. ID. Mathews and J. r. Hyde of
Madison are in town today.
Allen Gains made a business trip
to Sioux Falls this morning.
Chris Anderson and wife went to
O'Neill today to spend Sunday.
]. c. Larkin is back from Niobrara
where he has been on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. COnley leave to-
night for Tilden to spend Sunday.
H. A. Haley returned from Wayne
today where he has been on business
Harry Holmes of Plainview is in the
city to attend the business college this
winter.
Miss Harriet Allberry expects tC
start to the business college Monday
morning.
Mrs. Bertha Pilger went to Madison
yesterday on a visit to Carl Pilger o.
that place.
II. F. Barnhart has returned from
Center, Neb., where he has been foI
the past week.
A. II. Kiesau and family have re
turned from their visit TO the STATE
fair at Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Seymour anC
family of Lincoln are here for a visi
with J. b. Maylord,
j. Drebert Of Omaha, general agen
for the German Mutual Insurance com
pany, is here today on business witt
j. II. Conley.
Wellington Fox left for Sioux Cit
this morning where he expects L
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14

"ork on the Chicago and Milwaukee
'ailroad at that point.
Miss Hattie Linerode and Mrs. b.
Sorenbereger were passengers for
Omaha this morning,
Mrs. G. o. Rankin returned from
Omaha last night where she has been
visiting for a week.
Mrs. Elliot returned from Hot
Springs at noon where she has been
on two months vacation.
Among those that returned from
Lincoln today were Carl Austin, II.
Gerecke and Mr. and Mrs. Ogden.
Andrew Roscwater Of Omaha is eX.
pected here today to give information
in regard to plans for the sewerage
system.
Mrs. NJ. J. La Vele returned from
Sioux Falls last night where she had
been called by the illness and death
Of her sister.
NJ. Kllgron and wife who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert Ander-
son, returned to their home at Her
man today.
Miss Maude Tannehll went to Mad
ison at noon to visit friends.
Jack Koenigstein and Burr Taft
went to madison today on business.
Mrs. j. Haskell of Wakefield is in
town, guest at the home of Mrs d
Mathewson.
ID. c. O'Conner, superintendent of
education in the Canal Zone, has NOV.
tn
Mrs. A. Stear has returned from
Chicago where she has been to pur-
chase her fall stock of millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Roberts of Roberts,
H., came last night to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Everette Peters of Warnerville.
p. w. Van Meter of Waterloo Ia,
supreme secretary of the Highland
Mobiles, left today for his home, after
several days spent In the interest
of his order in Norfolk.
Mrs w. w. Wilson is enjoying a
visit from her father A. f. Kidweler
of Falls, Ia, who is enroute to Walla
Walla, Wash, to visit friends.
Charles c. Gorst, son of Rev. DR..
Gorst and formerly of Norfolk, has
been admitted to a trial in the minis
try at the conference held at Hastings
Mrs. Farrell and baby visited with
with her friend, Miss Stella Luikart,
from Tuesday until Thursday. Mrs
Farrell was enroute from Chadron to
Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Madsen will ar
| III, In in fn "a
days visit with his mother, Mrs Anna
Madsen, and his sister, Mrs, j. G
Troutman.
The county commissioners held a
meeting in Madison yesterday in the
forenoon and in the afternoon went
out on a tour of inspection of the new
bridges and grades being built. Com
missioners Taft, Malone and Swarter
of are in town today,
Vic Oine of Fairfax and his sister
Mrs. S. w. Lightner of Lynch, passed
through Norfolk today enrOute Il
Monroe, la, in response to Telegram
announcing the sudden death of theiI
fever. He had been i'll but six days
A party consisting of Leon Temp
: kins, Kimball Drebert, Misses Mar
guaret Austin and Edna Louks drov'
to Warnerville to the social held a
that place last night
A couple of drunken men who wer'
| so determined to fight that they begal
t using rough language toward ever,
one who interfered with them, wer
t put off the train yesterday morning
at stanton coming up from Omaha
Tomorrow is the last Sunday of tn
conference year in the NJ. Il, churcI
= and Rev. ]. f. Poucher will leave mex
, week to attend the conference at Ger
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14
Held Up in Lincoln.

Neigh, Neb., Sept. 1O.-Special to
The News: Not only visitors but Lin
people were held up" for eating,
drinking and sleeping accommodations
during the state fair just closed, It
was the talk of Lincoln's Oldest set
tiers that the graft" this year was
the worst ever.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14
Another new feature is a large show.

er bath and needle spray on each
tioor in addition to regular bath and
toilet rooms. The bath rooms are
hoored and wainscoated in tile and
are strictly sanitary and up TO date.
The state board was very well salts
fed with the work. The contractors
were Keller e. Woerth of Scribner
Neb
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14
Denny.Pries silly.

Charles Denny and Miss Martha A.
Priestly were married at the home of
the brides father, George Priestly, at
500 South Eighth street, this morning
at 10 o'clock, Rev. J. F. Poucher of
the Methodist church officiating. Only
the family were present at the we'd
ding. The young couple will make
their home on farm near Tilden.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-31
SANE. DIMES AND. CENTS.
Young Mans Example Faithfully Followed Will Fill Your
 Purse.

"I can afford an occasional rainy day once in awhile now" said a young man who, according to the New York Sun, doesn't worry over living beyond his means, and the reason is that save my dimes and cents. Whenever l get dime or a cent in change, keep it and every night I dump the days accumulations into a tin box.
 About once a month gather up the harvest and have it changed into bills. You may not believe it, but the months receipts frequently run over s25. and have gone as high as $35.
 The saving comes easily and the result seems all out of proportion. One must keep steadily at it, however, to achieve results. for their is continual temptation to spend your small change and also to borrow from the bank in cases of apparent emergency.
 Sometimes it seems hard to follow out the rule. One day, with one lonely dollar in my pocket and pay day 24 hours away, got on trolley car and handed the conductor the dollar with the fervent hope. which in fairness ' couldn't express, that he'd make the change without any dimes. When he handed me nine dimes and a nickel it was shock. But it's a good scheme, nevertheless.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-31
VALUE OF EXPERT TESTIMONY
Difference of Opinion Regarding Bones

While the jury was perspring over the solution of personal injury case. lawyers and judge fell to talking over what an expert knew and what lie didn't know of anatomy.
 What some of 'em don't know would fill half dozen Carnegie li- brarics." remarked \. D. Risdom. one of the veterans of the bar. Some years ago. when I happened 10 he the state of Missouri in these parts. the sheriff brought to Eirksville one Jim Mays of Morrow township for murder ing a peddler up his way. Jim wasn't exactly an angel and al first glance it looked like they had settled on him for the guilty party on general princi- pies.
 .The peddler had suddenly disap- peared from Jim'S neignbOrhOod. and of course Jim killed him. they said. There were vague rumurs of another man having met like fate at Jim s hands. and as the suspect didn't go to meetin' and wash his face every day it looked like ready made ease. only waiting the rope. Jim swore by all the gods he knew he hadn't killed any pctldler. but of course a man will talk wild when if is to his interest.
 "I gently hinted to the iratc com munity that little more evidence would bc appreciated. not necessarily for publication. but as sort of guar antee of sincerity. About that time worl came to me that a certain fellow had heard confession from Jim, after seeing him burn tlir peddlcr's body. l went UT into the township aud had a talk with this very important witness. He said Jim cOniidesl tO him that he had killed the pesidler for hay ing tried to cheat him and that he be- gan burning the boaly One day and stayed with il all night iill everything was consumed but the lsOusS.
 ..I gathered up q basket nf the bones and brought 'em to town The doctors here said they had once been the skci- s.tou of a man. The grand jury in sisted an returning an indictment. hut I got them to hold Off for a day 0r two. I sent two Of the bones t0 physicians in Chirago whom I wa~ peTsoHally ac- auaiutesI with. and related ihe cireum- stauce<. In due course the box .amc hack and | opened it befOre the jury. Inside was the report It said in Latin where they belonged 9m a horse. with the added opinion that it was scrub.
 Him begged the besnss "f ns and sent them around tO tbe 'iOctors who declared they were of human oEi. n. with a note of congratuIation. l didn't t,lame him much. as their opinion might have cost him iIiS life. Two years later tho pe,IdIeT came back ta this county. and told him shat had bsuper,4E He said Ise wsS extremely sorry. and st-if his rssnsiu~t had made Iim-s wife widow he would have given her a couple sf the best hlzek t,ordered bsndkerrhisfs he had in his pack. .-Kansas Clty siar.