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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07
O. e. Church Comes to Town

| 0. E. Church, engineer in charge o1
construction work on the American
Falls Canal, being built to furnish wat.
er for the Carey lands on the west side
OF Snake River between Blackfoot and
American Falls, came up from camp on
Monday and reported that construction
work is suspended until March, except
for some rock work which will continue
during the winter.
"We completed the big fill at Spring
Greek month ago." said Mr.. Church.
1t required 10000 yards Of dirt, and
was equal to building 13 miles Of canal
on ordinary ground. This is just west
Danilson Springs. We have the Low
line Canal practically completed. 1t
terminates at Tartar Springs, six or
seven miles above American Falls. The
Highline Canal is finished to Section 10,
TIP. 5, Range 81, and from there on down
the work can be done in fortnight
with the the New Era Machines.
"We have two Of these machines that
we have been using for over year. We
work 18 horses on each one, and in one
place we went three miles without
tnrning around. It required hall day
to make one round with a machine.
"We have town now in Section 80,
TIP. 2, Range 81, and there will be 1000
acres Of grain there next spring, just
west of the old land mark called "Little
Hole" There is big store there con-
Quoted by Harold & Haines, Of the
Hamilton Mer. Co. One kiln Of $4,000
brk Il has been burned and will be used |
up in cottages next spring. The brick
are exceptionally fine and good. Appli-
cation has been made for post Office |
"People living there are blowing,
building houses and drilling wells
Water can be had by sinking 20 or 30
feet, but it is more or less impregnated
with salts and other minerals. Most Of
them Just drill down to lava rock and
then case it to keep out that surface
water and drill down to a depth of go to
80 feet where they encounter an mex
haustible supply Of cold pure water
that rises fully half way to the surface
Of the ground. am satisfied they can
get flowing wells by boring deeper. The
water is found in porous lava and
seems to be forced up from below.
Wherever they bore, they get water.
There are Is or 20 wells below Spring
Creek and many will be added during
the winter.
"There is colony of Menonites from
already on the land, and
thirteen families will come from Passo
Robles, California, in the spring. There
are twelve families of Menonites there
now, and they have school and hold
religious meetings every Sunday. The
school teacher lives in tent, but he is
and good earnest teacher.
"We have done an immense amount of
work there this year, and great number
IF houses have been built. I am going
away for the winter, but expect to come
back as soon as spring opens"
/ |
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07

and there is no reason why it should
not be unloaded at or near Pocatello tt
be smelted. The Tribune takes the
subject about where the Republican
left it last week, only we recommended
locating the smelters in the Snake Riv.
er Plains, away from all farming lands,
and that would permit the full develop
ment Of all the fine lands around Poca-
tello. The building Of the Northwest
ern thru Idaho will make our proposed
"Lavado" more central point on rail
roads, and it will be better for Pocatello
than to have them right in or near the
city.
Congress convened at noon Monday
and is mapping out lot Of business.
A brakeman named Walls, whose
home is at Omaha, was severely injured
in wreck at Ashton Tuesday.
Reports from Boise tell Of the mar.
riage Of United States District Attorney
N. N. Ruick, to Lucinda Hoskins Of
Genessee.
Mr.. Ruick met the young lady while
conducting the land fraud cases at
Moscow.
Salt Lake has had sensation recently
"a five million dollar real estate deal,
and the promise Of two sky-scrapers.
w. H. Peck has sold out the Malad
Advocate and has taken charge Of the
Pocatello Advance and will run it as
Democratic paper.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07
Just-Reed

r. B. Henley, for the past three years
Idaho's representative Of Dunn 4 Flet.
cher, the big Wayan, Ills. horse breeders
will leave shortly for Chicago to attend
the International Livestock show, which
opens today in the Windy City and con-
tinues for one week. About December
~, Mr.. Henley will leave for the City of
Mexico, with a shipment Of Illinois
horses, and does not expect to return to
this countsy for two or three years. His
wife will accompany him to the land Of
the Alamos, but his two sons will re-
main in the Gate City to attend school.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07
Terrible Condition

That is terrible condition Of affairs
brot out in connection with the methods
Of the coal companies along the line Of
the Denver & Rio Grande. Those re-
sponsible for the conduct Of the business
do not seem to have the least regard for
the laws nor for the rights Of other peo-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07
Holiday Ball and Banquet

The r. s. and M. I. Associations OF
Blackfoot will give Grand Ball in the
Progress Hall, on Tuesday night, Dec.
lS, a banquet will also be served. The
proceeds will go to help furnish the L.
D. s. Church.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07
FEDERATION MEN
EXTRADITED LEGALLY
So Says the United States Supreme
Court

The Supreme Court Of the United
States rendered a decision Monday in
the Meyer Haywood Pettibone : muir
der case, to the effect that the defend
ants were legally extradited from Colo
rado, that it was regular and proper and
that they must stand trial in Canyon
county, Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07
Coming Events

The State Teachers Association meets
at Boises December 27-29.
Western Stock Show Association al
Denver, COL, Jan. 24-3O, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
PREPARE TO FIGHT
OVER HARTJE LETTERS
Handwriting Experts Make Examina-
ton for Both Sides in Con-
troVersy.

Pittsburg, July 1.-THE handwriting
experts, David n. Carvalho, of New
York, and Marshall d. Ewell of Chica-
go. were closeted for several hours to-
day with Mrs. Hartje, defendant in the
divorce case, and Thomas Nadine.
cOachman and correspondent, examin-
ing 40 letters alleged to have been writ
ten to Nadine by Mrs. Hartje. Not to
be outdOne by the defense, attorneys
for Hartje have had the famous letters
and prepared on charts
and enlargements of the letters and
they will be taken into court when the
trial of the case is resumed tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
Butte Organization Acts
for Release of Meyer
and Associates.
QUICK TRIAL OR BAIL
August 5 Set as Day for Adop-
tion of Resolutions for
Judge.

Salt Lake City. July III. T. Law.
cry, president of the executive commit
tee of the State Federation of Labor
has received from the Silver Bow
trades and labor assembly of Butte.
Mont, the copy of an appeal to every
central labor body in the United States
to set apart Sunday, Aug. for a gen
eral and united and direct demand" of
Judge Smith of Caldwell. Idaho. TO
either give Charles Meyer. William ID.
Haywood and George A. Pettibone i'm
mediate trial or admit them to bail
pending their trial for the murder of
former Governor Steunenberg.
All Adopt Resolutions.
Every labor body in the country is
urged to adopt resolutions addressed TO
Judge Smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
Mutual Insurance Com
pany Makes Lawrence
Defendant.
ERRORS IN VOUCHERS
Several Hundreds of Thousands
1t Is Alleged Was Care
Iessly Spent.

New York. July 11.-Suit for the re-
covery of large sums of money which
were paid to his stationery firm
though alleged erroneous vouchers has
been begun against Lysander w. Law
renee, by the Mutual Life Insurance
company. 1t is believed this suit may
involve over $1,OO000O.
Complaints were also served In suits
brought by the Mutual Life company
against Robert S. Grannis. former vice
president and trustee. and Walter r.
Gillette. former treasurer and trustee
of the company.
Overlooked Vouchers.
II Is alleged against Grannis that he
omitted to scrutinize vouchers which
were submitted to him and negligently
and carelessly approved many vouch-
ers which represented money paid for
services not authorized. The damages
suffered by the company because of
these acts. amounted. IL is alleged. To
100000. In another case against Gran
mis- it is charged he participated in
making payments out of the assets of
the company aggregating $92, 500 to de-
fray the expenses of campaign contri-
buttons to political parties. Altogether
five causes for action against Grannis
are set forth. The amount for which
judgment 5 asked is $4,000 with in
terest.
Secreted Money.
The complaint against Gillette alleg-
es he secreted from time TO time large
sums of money as 10 which no entries
aDDQar i'm the hooks Of tho ooppanv
hat he made expenditures out of these
the items of which are for the
most part unknown to the plaintiff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
SMITH MAY NOT TAKE
PEORIA SUPERINTENDENT
Not Disposed to Mix in Fisht-Council
Gusts the Entire School
Board

Superintendent G. T. Smith of the
Moline public schools may not go to
Peoria as successor of n. J. Dougherty
after ALL Mr. Smith, who is now enjoy
ing his vacation in the west, is said to
be adverse to going to Peoria till the
situation has become somewhat clari-
fed. He will not be rendered more
favorably disposed by the events OF
last night, when the city council de-
clared the entire school board unseat-
ed following a recent decision of the
circuit court in which it was declared
that the holdover members were not le-
gaIly elected The finding in effect
declared the method of electing the
new members was also illegal and the
council took this view of ii. A special
election has been ordered for next
month. In the meantime no contract
with a superintendent can be signed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
BRING MANDAMUS
Action for Issuance of Checks
Already Mailed by City
Clerk.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Other Warrants Council Ordered Is
sued Remain in Clerks Office
Unsigned by Mayor.

Kenworthy & Kenworthy late yes
terday afternoon filed in the circuit
court a mandamus suit seeking to com.
pei City Clerk II. G. Schaffer to issue
TO them the warrants for their two
claims. amounting to $500. The checks,
however, had already been signed by
Mr.. Schaffer and mailed to the attor-
neys. In the petition filed by Kenwor-
thy & Kenworthy, the facts are set
forth practically as in the communica-
ton of the attorneys to the city coun-
Gil Monday. After stating the nature
of the claims, and the date on which
they were allowed by the council, the
petition states that the warrants had
been made out for some time, but that
issue them until the mayor had signed
certain other warrants.
Council Ordered Payment.
When the matter was brought be-
fore the city council Monday evening,
by unanimous vote the council instruct
ed the mayor and city clerk to issue
covering the claims of Ken
worthy & Kenworthy, Sweeney &
Walker, F. E. Robbins, and p. T. Ban
croft. Mr.. Schaffer, in accordance
with the councils instructions, issued
he warrant to Kenworthy & Kenwor-
by, and the checks for the other
claims are at his office awaiting the
signature of Mayor McCaskrin. AT
he same session the council allowed
| claim of Sweeney & Walker, for 800
or services and legal advice in draw
ng the water works pump ordinance. |
md of H. d. Blakemore for 1924 for
the record in the telephone |
ppeal case. These two checks also |
re ready and await the signature of
he mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
"corpse" Sits Up at Inquest.

Trinidad, Col, July 11.-While Cor
oner J. E. Bowers was arranging a
body found half buried in the mud of
an arroyo IS miles south of here, the
corpse suddenly sat up, looked
around at the jury, and demanded:
Gentlemen. what's going on?"
He said his name was James Cant
han and that he was a railroad en-
ploye. He could not tell how he came
to be in the arroyo. He was placed
in the Trinidad Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
MURDERED To ROB
Woman's Head Beaten in With a
Hammer in Minneapolis
Hotel.
BODY THEN SET ON FIRE
Victim Ellsworth, Wis, MilIiner-$6,.
500 Missing-Police Have
CIeW

Minneapolis, July 11.-Robbery was
the motive for the murder of Millie FL
lison, who was found dying amid
flames of blazing alcohol at the Ma.
tional hotel yesterday II has been
discovered by the police Miss Ellison
had lately sold her millinery business
at Ellsworth. Wis. and came here with
$4,000. The money is missing.
Beaten With Hammer.
Minneapolis, July IL With two
wounds in her head and her body ter
ribly burned, the unconscious form of
a woman was found in the National
hotel yesterday afternoon She died
on the way to a hospital. but it was
plain that she was beaten into insensi-
bility with a hammer and left for dead.
Have Name of Suspect.
The murderer then laid her body on
a couch. and, spreading a quantity Of
wood alcohol over her and the couch.
set fire to it with the evident inten-
ton of burning the hotel in order 20
cover up his crime. The man on whom
suspicion rests registered at the ho-
tel yesterday under the name of NJ. j.
Wilson of Milwaukee.
Hunting Railroad Man.
The police are looking for n. Fl.
Riggs, a conductor on the Chicago, ST.
Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha railroad,
rom whom they seek an explanation
If his dealing with Miss Ellison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
Court Assesses C. & A.
$4,000 for Giving
Rebates.
$4,000 FOR employees
Contention That Charge by Re-
ciplent Was Legal One
Not Sustained.

| Chicago, July 11.-Judge Landis in
the federal court today sentenced the
| Chicago & Alton road, recently con-
| victed of granting illegal rebates at
| Kansas City, to pay a fine of $4,000.
John Taithorn and Fred A. Wann.
| former officials of the road were fined
900 each.
The defendants gave notice of an
appeal.
Fined On Two Counts.
The defendants were fined on two
counts of an indictment containing 10
counts. The specific charge on which
they were convicted recited that they
had given to Schwarzchild & Sulzber-
ger company rebate of 81 per car on
all shipments from the Kansas City
plant of the packing company. De-
PENDANTS claimed that the charge was
made against them by the packing
company which had right to levy it
because it owned the track near the
plant, and therefore had a right 70
charge the railroad for trackage.
Directed Verdict of Guilty.
Judge Landis in the instructions
practically directed the jury to bring
in a verdict of guilty, and after it had
been rendered, attorneys for the rail-
road and for the individual defend
ants asked until today to show that
the rebate was a public and not a Sc
cret affair. Today attorneys for the
railroad said that they had not been
able to bring witnesses into court TO
testify because they feared prosecution
themselves. The court in passing SEN
tence said he could see no eXtenuating |
in granting the rebates. |
Busy Mt jamestown. n. v.
jamestown, n. Y, July 11.-Investi- |
cation into charges of violations of the |
interstate commerce laws by the |
Standard Oil company and Pennsylva-
mia railroad relative to rebates at |
Olean, began today, when Judge Hazel |
in the federal court charged the grand |
Jury on those questions.
Witnesses Scarce.
Cleveland, July 11.-There were only
two witnesses on hand today when the
federal grand jury resumed the investi-
cation of the alleged violations of the
interstate commerce laws by the Lake
Shore and Standard Oil company Dis
trict Attorney Sullivan said unless ad
litional witnesses appeared during the
lay the grand jury would probably ad-
iourn until Monday. A number of sub
ooenas have been issued for Witnesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
SHOULD BE TAUGHT
TRADE IN SCHOOLS
Address Before American Institute of
instruction Decries Methods
of Labor Unions.

New Haven. Conn. July 1.-THE
American boys right to be taught a
trade in school instead of under the
restriction of a labor union, the men,
bers of which are jealous, his advance
ment was asserted by President Luth-
er of Trinity college, Hartford. in to-
days convention of the American In
stitute of Instruction Carroll g.
Pearse, superintendent of public
schools of Milwaukee spoke on the
Trail of the Troublesome Boy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
Chouknin, Commander of
Black Sea Fleet,
Wounded.
RESULT OF OLD PLOT
Former Attempt by Woman---
Bombs Found In Cars
Garden.

SevastopOl, July 11.-An attempt
was made this afternoon to assassinate
Vice Admiral Ohouknin, commander OF
the Black Sea fleet The admiral was
wounded and taken to a hospital.
Blamed for Severity.
Vice Admiral Chouknin has been
blamed for his severity, and it was to
his treatment OF the crews of ships
under his command that the mutiny
on board the battleship Kniaz Potem-
kin in June and July of last year was
attributed. The admiral displayed
considerable activity in attempting to
capture the mutineers at that time
and in suppressing the sailors mutiny
at Sevastopol in November last
Woman Made Former Attempt.
An attempt was made on the life of
the admiral Feb last A woman ap-
peared at his official residence during
the afternoon of that day and sent in
her card, saying she was the daughter
of rear admiral at st. Petersburg who
was an old acquaintance of Chouknin.
On entering the admiral's office the
fired four shots at him, each bullet |
missing the mark. AS she turned 10
escape the woman was killed by an |
orderly on duty at Crouknin's door.
The crime beyond doubt was political. !
Had Been Threatened.
When the sentences imposed on the
sailors for the Kniaz Potemkin mutiny
were before the admiral for review.
formal notice was served on him that
if he approved the death sentence he
would share the same fate. Chouknin,
however, approved the sentences. and
several intimations afterward reached
him to- the effect that the terrorists
were merely waiting for a favorable
to kill him. Some tire
elapsed before the police were able TO
establish the identity of the woman
who attempted Admiral Chouknin's
life, but it finally became known she
was a Hebrew.
New Plot to End Czars Life.
st. Petersburg, July 11.-There was
wild CONSERVATION at the imperial pal
ace at Peterhof yesterday following the
discovery in the garden of that palace
Of several bombs filled with dynamite.
The excitement and dread were in
describable . 1t was obvious that the
bombs must have been placed there
by some one connected with the pal
ace, either as officer, guard or serv-
ant. and everyone equally was under
suspicion. General Trepoff, the COM
mandant, Immediately put in motion
all the machinery of his Office to dis 1
cover the culprit, but thus far without
result
In the meantime the person of the
czar is being guarded more rigidly
than ever. if increase of precaution is
possible
Addresses His Guard.
Peterhof. July 1.-THE emperor. in
a speech to a detachment of fortress
artillery recently brought to PeterhCf
from Cronstadt. told them that as
guardians of the entrance of the cap
tai they must show an example of
oyalty and fidelity to Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
Finds Hermit's Hoard in Bag.

Rochester. Ind, July IL While
cleaning the room in which Jacob
Railsback. the blind bachelor hermit,
died last Saturday. Mrs. Harry Lough,
who kept house for him for seven
years, found an old carpetbag contain
ing IL packages tied with strings.
The contents of the packages proved
to be currency in five hundred, hun
dred, fifty, ten, and five dollar bills,
amounting in all to s9,375.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
WIFE ACCUSES A MINISTER
Charges Him With Murder of Child in
Divorce Suit.

Des Moines, Iowa, July IL Rev.
l.. w. Nine, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Mitchellville, has been
made defendant in a divorce suit, in
which his wife charges him with cru
city which resulted in the death of
their 4-months-old child last Decem-
Der. The petition alleges that the
childs throat had just been lanced and
that the defendant seized the child by
the neck and choked it so violently
that death occurred the following day.
Mrs Nine further alleges that the de-
fendant has made repeated threats to
murder the entire family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
SMALL SUM CAUSES STRIKE
Ten Thousand Miners Go Out Because
Leaders Are Underpaid.

Athens, Ohio, July 11.-Ten thous-
and miners in the Hooking district
struck again after working less than
two weeks under the agreement made
at Columbus in June. The cause is
that, when the leaders received their
pay checks, they found they were short
SO of 1 cent per ton from the price
which they were TO receive under the
Columbus agreement for cutters, load-
ers, and day workers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
HOME FOLKS TO SEE BRYAN
Special Train Planned to Carry 800 Me-
braskans to New York.

Lincoln, July 11--Leading democ-
rats of Nebraska are making arrange
ments for special train to go to New
York for the reception to William j.
Bryan. 1t is expected TO take 300
'.home folks" to greet Bryan when he
steps on the pier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
REVOLUTION IS ON
Armed Force Murders President
of One Brazilian
State.
MOVE SEEMS RATHER SUDDEN
Leaders Recently Arrested and Re-
ieased-Affairs Approach Crisis
in Domingo.

Rio Janeiro. Brazil, July IL The
revolutionists in the state of Matto
Crosse have occupied the capital of
the state. Cuyaba, murdered the presi-
dent of the state. and seized the gov
eminent.
Matto Crosse borders on Bolivia,
has an area of $50, 200 square miles,
and it's population in 1890 was 92,S27.
There have been reports for several
months of a revolution in Matto Gros-
so. kilograms from Ascuncion on May
"a reported that the Matto Crosse rev.
olutionists. headed by DR.. Genereso
Ponce, had captured the towns of Co
rumba. Santa Ana de Parahibo, and
Pacome. and were then approaching
Cuyaba, the capital
Arrested Leaders.
Governor Paez, possibly the official
mentioned above as president of the
state. who is said to have been killed
on May 10, arrested the chiefs of the
revolutionists, but soon afterward re-
leased them on their promise to refrain
from activity.
On June 10 it was reported that a
revolutionary force of 5000 well arm
ed men was in the field and subse-
quently it was reported that Cuyaba
was invested by the rebels after a
fight in which the federal troops had
been defeated.
General is Slain In Battle.
st. Thomas. July 11.-Reliable news
has been received here of the death in
battle of General CamanchO of Monte
Christi. The revolutionary chief. Mau-
relies. is in a strong position in that To-
,ality, giving headway to the revolu-
ion. He refuses the government over
ureS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
LIFTS BAN AGAINST LEWIS
Fraud Order by Postal Department
Partially Revoked for ST. Louisan.

Washington, July 11-The postmas-
ter general has suspended his order of
July 6, 1905, to the postmaster of St.
Louis forbidding the delivery of mail
and payment of money orders to the
Peoples United States bank, its Off
GERS, agents, and l.. G. Lewis SO far
as it affects Lewis personally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
To CompeI SUNDAY Rest.

Paris, July 1.-THE chamber of dep
uties has passed bill providing for q
compulsory day of rest weekly. The
measure, which is designed to termin-
ate the present system of Sunday Ia
Dor, has already passed the senate and
now goes to the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-11
kewaneean browns.

Kewanee, ILL.,, July 11.-Charles
Dzikas, a young Lithuanian aged abont
small pond north of the city while
swimming. The body was recovered.