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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-01

Virtue, charity, apprecfating NOR
ais. individual and collective selH-sac.
rifice form the broad, indispensable
BACKGROUND OF ours and Of all races,
asserts the Atlanta Constitution. But
to the great hurrying, scurrying pub
lie, such topics are not Of intense In
terest. Undeniably, they could be
made so by a careful and skilful reel.
tai of all the facts and conditions
leading up to and governing the in.
diyidual instance. The greatest treg.
edies in life and in literature are
those silent chapters which end in
the very crimes SO dismally cata.
loe,1ed: or in the financial, industrial
or moral victories which are exploit
ed or not, according to their pictur-
esque features. We must, howeger,
he in immediate contact and sympa.
Inv with all the details bearing On
these tragedies, or comedies, or melo.
dramas, to appreciate them, or even
read with unalloyed interest the var
ious phases Of their happening. We
consider this inability of the press
to record uniformly the nobler deeds
of life to be responsible for the ap-
parently grewsome showing society
makes when it's deeds are sought %
be reduced to statistics.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-01

eood-by. Old Year.


Good by, Old Year. your mission ends
With midnight chimes and all is d0nee
The records writ with joy or less,
The deeds fulfilled and guerdons won
Are hung as trophies round thy rime,
And thou art named with ciden time.
Foreyermore; oh, fateful past,
That saw SO much no law can changes
Beginning and the end of things
That were to be, the new and strange.
.fne old and worn and bloom and blight,
Passed to the dark or born to light.
And. oh, for some a happy year;
Sweet wedding bells rang icyously;
Old friends clasped hands and strangers
met,
And sunss..ae fell SO glad and free
On buoyant youth and smiles were fafrs
And laughter bantered pain and care.
Some tears must fall in every year;
Your portion came when grief had set
A badge of mourning on the hearts
OF some whose love could not forget.
And hopefully without dismay
They covered friends of yesterday.
Good-by. Old Year; we greet the New:
When We recall your gifts and cost
May then a double portion show
ii1y TaEors Won Ger which was Lost
Cood-by. A hand at partirgi then
A EencGictio,l and amen.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-01
WASTE PLACES OF THE souRH
They Are Rapidly Increasing in Value
Year by Year.

ihey Are Rapidly increasing in Value
Year by Year.
It is a matter Of record that in
1895 in a certain rural community in
the south six acres of land sold for
$13.98 or $2.33 an acre, says the
Southern Workman. Last year these
same six acres sold for $1,660 or
$276.66 an acre. Near this another
tract which in 1892 sold for 20 cents
an acre sold in 1904 for $3.50 an acre.
All of this land in 1892 and 1895 was
out in the country 1t is out in the
country now and it is used for farm
ing purposes only. No spectators
have run it's price up; no boomers"
have laid off city there and adver.
tised corner lots" There is no city
there, and the people have no inten-
ton of building one. Neither is there
even cotton mill or other manufact-
uring concern there or anywhere in
that vicinity. People have lived there
for nearly 200 years and titled the soil
and that is what they are doing now.
The difference is that for the first
time they are learning how to farm,
how to bring from land formerly con-
sidered waste crops which sell at
big profit. And along with this and in
consequence of this they are learning
how to live comfortably in the coun-
try, how to build themselves homes,
how with others near them to build
up a community life and enjoy those
intellectual and social pleasures which
they were wont to consider possible
only in the town. Some new blood"
has been introduced into this com
munity, people who come down from
the northwest to engage in truck
growing, or any other kind of growing
the land was capable of, but the ma
tives, too, have been stimulated and
thus assisted have gone to work to
better themselves and build up their
community.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-01
59J9
Mrs. Weeks ,
Jealousy.
AG@@
4 < 8: g 90:

am as fond Of pure, unadulterated
fun as anybody. l believe / have as
keen an appreciation of the ludicrous
and can discover the nib" of joke
as quickly as the next man." l glory
in good, hearty, old-Tashioned "suf-
law TO me it is a tonic-it exh1lar-
ates-it braces me. But I never was
fond Of practical joke, for have al
way been unable to see cause for real
mirth in the discontinue of fellow
creature.
1t is a. singular fact that your prac-
ueal joker, as a general thing, is the
last one to appreciate practical joke
Vi which he is the victim. Some there
are who will take it in good part and
iaagh as loudly as the rest at his own
clscomtltuTe, but such are not often
found.
Gale Weeks, who will be remem-
0efed by many old New Workers, and
VINO at one time kept public house
IN Long Island, Is said to have been
ne most inveterate practical joker On
record. FIe would go out of his way
al any time to crafty his peculiar pro-
'ehslty, and many are the anecdotes
,olo concerning him. But he once met
his match.
one John Smith, having been vic
oinlzcd by Gale, determined-to use
AIS own expression-to "get square
"''n lis tormenter, and, while Gale
vas absent from home on one occa-
a'ou, on business which was likely to
se'aln him in New York for some
sass' John sought his hostelry on Long
n4 ,a.ahd and desired to see Mrs. Weeks.
"nen tnat lady presented herself, John
saAed at her with some astonishnent,
"uu at length ventured to say:
mere must be some mistake, ma
saln' VA desired to see Mrs. Weeks
,''S' st Caleb Weeks well, I am
WIS Caleb Weeks replied the lady,
Sish?"
~, lou are not the Mrs. Caleb Weeks
J.. rDol' desire to see," returned John
positive tone; "the lady whom I
WIZ VIZ" IN quest Of is much younger than
su0iSeif' ~ taller and-pardon me, mad
,a ,-much flnerlooling. She has large
S.'ous he; blue eyes, Z wealth OF golden
aii' rosy cheeks, rosebud mouth
sh hu Is IN every way beautiful. Beside
~ was very richly dressed, and wore
W. moiuslon OF diamond jewelry. One
\, lsnincent ring. noticed particular
o -, MAicn she said her husband had re-
nIy presented to her as a birthday
seAt' mas am a jeweler myself
auam, ma, and know the value OF dia
'aos' - In fact. my business here i.
d, return to Mrs. Weeks a valuable
roal anohd brooch which 1 have bee,
setting for her"
ts. .so" Mrs. Weeks, be it known, wa
boa b.1oly Jealous of her husband, an,
q, eyes snapped fire as she enjoined:
= Heli you again, sir, that I am Mrs
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-01

murder was out. Nothing remained
but for Gale to make treaty of peace
with his enemy, whom he induced to
accompany him into the house and ex-
plain matters to Mrs. Weeks.
The lady was mollified after a while,
but the probability is that she always
half believed the story which John
Smith had at first told her, and attrib-
uted his explanation to bribe on the
part of her husband. It is pretty safe
to say that Gale never played another
practical joke on John Smith.-New
York Weekly
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-01

The Kansas City Journal remarks
that Count Witte saws the revolution
ary party is small but determined.
Russia seems to be having a tremen-
dous amount of trouble with small but
determined people.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-01
NOTHING!

|one dav when they had falling out
llnd Diaycd the game of sulk and pout:
fAnd what doye think t was all about F.
Nothing!
|shs went to mas and meant to stay! ~
(which made his dinner late that day:
|Vhen she returned. what did he say = =
Nothing!
Although he stayed out late that night
And drank glass or two for spite,
|Wbat did she do to serve him right t!-
Nothing! :
| Now ere the ending Of the week,
|Each caught the other going to SPEAK!
What better ending is to seek?--
Nothing!
Yet friends and neighbors were perple1ed,
And some old ladies even vexed
Ito wait and find what happened next!-
Nothing
s-Hunter MacCulloch, in PUCK.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
Roosevelt PLAYS.

Washington, Nov. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt left Washington at
11:45 o'clock yesterday over the
Southern railway for an outing at
Pine Knot, Mrs. Roosevelt's country
home in Albemarle county, Va.
They will return to Washington on
Saturday evening.
Surgeon General Rixey and NJ
Latta, one of the assistant secretaries
at the White House, accompanied the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt. The
train arrived at the little station Of
North Garden, IL miles beyond
Charlottesville. From there the triI
was made overland in carriages Oh
horseback to Pine Knot, which wa:
reached in time for dinner. At Pin,
Knot, in addition to working on his
message, the president will take con
siderable outdoor exercise.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
A FINANCIAL
STATEMENT
That Don't Deceive. County Debt
Grows

AS reports different precincts revealing
republicans slender their of resorting
statements misleading palpab false merit the
demnaon of arminded Their latest attempt bolster
their printed sheet entitled Financial Status
Kootena County Comparison of Past with Present. deber
and bazen attempt the duy the
well imagined They that when the democratic party
republican board
the owed than had
cash the They then back months in the democratic
administration and by the reasoning show that
the ounys liabilities than its cash
the According their reasoning the democrats reduced
liabilities
months of their administration.
Had the republicans done we'll during the they
been Koonai would be entirely debt and
would balance little than
superficial of their would show utterly
false which They
July 1906 after three and half of republican administration
the total debt amounted only while the total cash the
all funds amounted SII7536I6 BY deducng latter
from the former they find that the counts liabilities that
$4e8s.57 greater thereby seeking
the impression that the total debt of the July 9TH Of
the amounted only $498S when by the
c. Shoemaker chairman of their
that time amounted $142458I the financial being
follows Bonded Indebtedness $9oooo warrant Indebtedness "
total Indebtedness 1901 total cash. SIC net debt
l$42458I further shows
which Indebtedness obtained
by adding together the all the different funds the
of which simply held by Kootena and
belonged the district school general fund.- the district school special
fund.- fund public
which available the bonded
Indebtedness of KooDai the bank
available pay the personal debts of the banker.
On October 9th of the the debt Of Kootenai
amounted by the OF the
auditor file in Office the clerk the board of
October the present have
that the indebtedness the
present time would be from SI55,ooo to $4,000.
Their that they have lowered completely reuted
by the flowing
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
Local Bis.

Sol Meyers is building nice mod
ern residence on his land in Meyers
addition.
A. H. Featherstone, one OF the
heaviest stockholders in the Wonder
full Mining company, spent today IN
our city attending to matters Of bus
mess connected with the mines.
Miss Elizabeth Feeny left yester-
day for st. Maries where she will
cast her vote in the coming election.
She is one Of the many homesteaders
of the city who will vete in other
precincts.
Tomorrow the teachers of the pub
lie schools will leave in body to
attend the association az Rathdrum.
The rigs will leave the high school
building at eight o'clock, sharp, in
the morning. The forenoon session
will commence at ten o'clock and the
afternoon session at one. An inter.
esting program has been provided.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
UTES CAPTURE
SUPPLY TRAIN
One Hundred Mounted Indians
Make Raid

Sheridan, Wyo., Nov. "Details
of the raiding of a government supply
train bound for the camp of the Ten
tn an Sixth from Arvada, character
ize it as very clever piece of work,
evidently planned by some Of the
older heads of the Ute tribe, Accord
ing to driver James Forgen. No Ind,
ians were in sight until bunch of
about 100 mounted redskins suddenly
dashed from deflle in the hills and
surrounded him. There was little
noise outside of few sharp yells in
the nature Of commands, and while
several Indians kept Forgen under
their rifles, the balance looted his
wagon train of 800 pounds of -four,
the sacks of which were strapped to
the cayuses of the Utes, who then
disappeared into the hills.
As the result Of the raiding of the
supply train the troopers are In need,
and operations looking to a chase Of
the Utes are practically at stRndstill
until supplies can be bad. More
supply trains will be sent from
Arvada at once. The troops from
Keogh with supplies ale now at
Ashland, en- route to the camp of the
Tenth near Moorhead.
The Utes have completely outwitted
the military and are now reported
back in Wyoming on Little Powder
river, retracing their route by which
they entered Montana. They evil
IDENTIFY know Of the arrival Of troops
at Ashland and have either given up
the attempt to reach the Cheyennes
or are waiting for that band to meet
them in some other part of the count
ry. The utes on Bear creek have not
moved according to telephone advices
received this afternoon.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
FEARS MOB VIOLENCE

Spokane, Nov. 2 That mob VIC
lence at he polls in Idaho next Tues
day is almost sure to take place II
w. f. Borah, candidate for United
States senate, and +. r. Goodiug,
candidate for governor ON the re.
publican ticket, continue their pres.
ent course is the opinion Of Isl" p.
Donnelly, democratic national com.
mitteeman from Idaho, who Is at the
Spokane hotel.
"Some time ago, said Mr. Don
nelly, "the democrats announced
that all Mormon voters would be
challenged because of their failure
to take the test oath. Borah and
Gooding since that time have been
advocating in their speeches that II
this is done retaliatory measures be
taken. Mr. Gooding has gone so far
that in a recent speech he said
summary measures must be taken.
The democrats have construed this
as meaning mob violence.
Senator Hebyurn brought this
upon the republicans. He recently
took exception In one Of his speeches
/ to that plank 10 the Idaho democrat
lie platform which advocates that the
test oath which disfranchi3es voter.
I If be refuses 10 swear be is not J
Mormon in the strict sense be agair
made law. He made the assertion
that IL was not necessary that thi.
clause be contained in the state stat
ute, saying that the constitution
provided that no person refusing L
take the test oath could vote. Tn
democrats then decided that if tn
test oath were effective all Mormon
voters in Idaho should be challeng
ed.
About the only thing containe'
in the oath that could possibly be OBJ
jectionable TO the Mormon is ID
clause which says that a man VIII
desires to vote must not be a poly
gamist or bigamist Borah contend
: that there are very few Mormons II
Idaho who are not observing the ia
, nous manifesto issued some time az
by the Mormon leaders, calling upo
: them To renounce polygamy an
biRamy
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
And His Record Is Gone.

1t is reported that Tom Ritter,
one of the expert axmen of the Hay
den lake district failed to hold his
record few days ago. According
TO the story Ritter visited his cabin
with the intention Of putting in par
tition thus making two rooms.
Standing close To the cabin was d
large tree which was leaning danger
ously near the cabin, aud Ritter
who had secured the services of Miles
TO assist him in the work. began TO
saw the tree. Contrary to their
wishes the tree did not fall away from
the cabin but fell directly ON It, en-
tirely demolishing one corner and
damaging no little furniture, The
neighbors of Mr.. Ritter have been
having no small amount OF amuse-
ment, joking him about his cleverness
with an AK.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
WILL OPEN NEW STORE
Palace Cloak & Suit House
to Open Here.

The growth of our prosperous city
is so great and SO healthy that it has
attracted the attention of parties
foreign to our state and it is ammo un-
ced that ladies and childrens fur
nishing AID cloak house will COM
mence business in the city in the near
future.
The new firm will be known as the
Palace Coat i Suit house and will be
managed by Miss Sarah Petty, of
Spokane, who is experienced in this
business. The company has found a
location in the Bodler block where
they will occupy the west room and
1t Is possible that in the near future
mat they will also occupy the east
room. This company viii carry an
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
A. A. CRANE
STANDS PAT
He Supports The
Ticket

A. A. Crane, the we'll known Harri i,
son attorney called the Press over the
long distance phone and states
that he has not changed his position
in opposition to the republican ma
chine ticket; that he is supporting
the democratic ticket and intends to
do so until the polls close; that any
report or claim to the contrary by
newspaper or otherwise is false; that
these reports are circulated for the
purpose of deceiving his friends
among the independent republicans
who are engaged in a fight for re-
publican principles as against the
rule of political ring which has
subyerted them to personal and pri-
vate interests. He said that the re :
port could not be denied in too
strong terms and urges all republic
cans who wish to rid their party of
ring rule to vote the democratic tic
ket
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02

extensive line of up to date and
nishings, and the business of the
company will be based on the money
back system, making it possible for
those not satisfied with their purchases
to return them and receive their
money. None but the latest styles
of fashionable garments will be found
here, and the interior of the store
we'll lighted by three arc lamps
while an arc light will be placed over
the entrance. About six people will
be employed in this store and it is
the company's intention to do bus
mess which will open the eyes of the
merchants of the city. No expense
will be spared in making this the
most attractive store of the city and
especial attention Is called to adver-
tisements which this company will
place before the public through the
Press.
Mrs. R. We'll, who controls the
Palace department store of Spokane,
and Mr.. Driscoe, we're visitors in ouI
city yesterday and today making ar.
rangements for the opening of the
store, and in few days carloads OF
stock will arrive for this enterprise.
On Saturday, November 10, the
company will open its establishment
to the public and will present eact
visitor with neat and useful sow
enir. The public is invited to at
tend this opening which promises t.
be the best ever held in our city.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
INCREASING BELL LINES

The Rocky Mo7ntan Bell Tele.
phone company, is continuing in its
activity and is now adding another
line to Harrison, through the Fourth
of July Canyon. They have com
pleted the Phantom line to Spokane.
This is a new experiment and is cal
led a phantom line because two cir
cults have been made to do the work
of three. The company finds that
this system is working better than
could be expected. Material has
been received for the new station at
Post Falls.
One of the new departures of the
company will he the installation of a
composite line from Wallace, Idaho,
to Spanish Forks, Wash. This
composite line be used as telegraph
and telephone line. Both telegraph
and telephone messages can be sem
simultaneously over this line render
ing it possible for the company t.
double their business on the one cir
cult. 1t is possible that this system
will be adopted throughout the en-
tire district.
The Boomers Ferry line is nearing
completion and the first message
will probably be sent over this lin
on Saturday November 10. Tn
towns which the people of this cit,
will be able to reach when this lin
is completed and which are entirel,
inaccessible at present are: lola
Elmira, Macarthur, Naples, Moravi
and Boomers Ferry. This line viii
be welcomed by all for this reason
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
Going Out of Business.

b. II. Williams is going to discont
tune his shoe business and Is Offering
his complete line Of shoes at is per
cent discount and Is giving special
prices that are bargains, He has de-
cided TO go into the harness business
exclusively. Any one desiring TO buy
the complete stock can do No at a
price that money can re made ont Of
the business aud he will rent the
building at a reasonable rental, look
for his advertisement as he means bus-
mess.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02

1t will be by reference the foregoing table that during the
four of the democratic administration ISooI9o7 inclusive the
total raised by taxation aggregated while during
republican administration 1925 the raised by taxation
aggregated S7o2, I94.94
1t will readily be that the have paid into the Golfers
Kootena during the four republic
paid during corresponding period of
administration of the being
published
without
appreciate changes the financial of the county
receipts past years S1l 1897
treasury the auditors Office above the
including paid
penses. Is conducted by a
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
Wonderful Stock Doubles.

NJ. NJ. Taylor returned last evening
from the property of the Wonderful
Mining company, where he has spent
some little time inspecting the prop
erty, which, from the samples Mr..
Taylor is displaying is one of the best
mines in the Occur d'Alene district
for the amount of development work
done.
The samples show a large quantity
of galena and copper and the ore as
says 500 per ton. The price of the
stock has doubled in the past few
weeks and there is large demand
for it at 10 cents per share in Wal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
Indians

circle and a waltz. Each member of
the order was presented with a neat
badge of red, white and blue ribbon
on entering the hall, and the num-
bers of those present wearing these
badges was large.
The dance given by the fraternity
for the benefit of the degree team who
will use the proceeds in proper
manner. This is the first dance that
the order has given, but they are
planning several entertainments
which promise to be- very interesting
for the future.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
viii Play Basket Ball.

Basketball has largely supplanted
football in the activities Of the high
school students The roller skating
rink has been engaged for four bas
ketball entertainments during the
winter. The high school girls first
and secol d teams ase enthusiastically
working up TO material for FIRST
team preparatory to meeting Colfax
and other first class high school teams
in the Inland Empire. Colfax has
already challenged the high school
girl team and will probably
participate in the first match game
arranged with the outsiders.
To meet the expenses OF the new
court ia entertainment has been ar
ranged whereby two basketball
games vill be played ia the near IA
ture IN the roller skating rink, for
nc entertainment Of the public. One
game Rill be between the two girls
teams, and the other will be between
the two boys teams Of the high school.
Special efforts will be made 10 Sc
cure attendance Of the parents Of the
pupils Of the school at this game giving
tLeE tie opportunity TO witness all
features of IL.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-02
Eagles Hold a Dance.

Last evening a large number of
Eagles and their friends enjoyed a
very pleasant social dance in the
Blackwell pavilion and passed several
joyous hours tripping the light fan.
tastic. About 80 couples attended
the hop which was opened by
grand march ending in the Circassian