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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10

enades Golden Gate park is ,he chief
pleasure ground. 1t covers 1850 acres.
and was converted from u tract of bar
rem sand dunes.
summers being cool. or the six or
more railroads that nave their termi-
mails in San Francisco only one enters
the city. The rest ferry their pas
from Oakland. Il Francisco
has been incorporated as a city since
1880.
That portion of San Francisco in
which the Postal Telegraph building is
located is the principal business sec
ton of the city. The great IA Fran
cisco Cali building. II s~kyscraper. is n
stOne'S throw away. and so is the high
Chronicle building.
Center Of Large Blocks.
The district is the line between the
wholesale and business section and in
cludes practically all the largest blocks
of the city. The huge Ferry-Railroad
building is less than II half mile away.
The beautiful public fountain on Mar
ket street. given to the city by the ac-
tress Lolita. is Il close neighbour of the
Postal building. But two OF three
blocks away is the Union square. in
which is located the great Dewey
monument. concentrating the battle
of Manila.
i The limits of Chinatown are but half
a mile away.
The mint and new pnstotlice and the
! magnificent city hall are nearly :, dozen
blocks distant from the Postal build
in.
Is Land Of Earthquakes.
The history Of California proves it
to he n land of earthquakes. The first
recorded disturbance occurred in 1890.
OF all the cities ON the Pacific sea-
board San anci seems eSpecialiy
Inflated. f%ifty-one earthquakes visited
that city from 1851 to 1865.
Sixteen times was the city shaken in
1860. the first quake occurring January
. and lasting sever hours. the last Oc-
curing November "A and continuing
three hours and forty-tive minutes.
The most severe shock of that year.
San Francisco's banner earthquake
year. occurred October : and lasted
twelve hours and forty-six minutes.
No lives We're lost. though The shocks
We're the most viole;l. since the annex
alton Of the territory. San Francisco.
SAN Jose. Stockton. Santa truz n
Sacramento felt them.
Have Seldom Been Fatal.
The disturbance, which visited san
,;onal in that many lives were lost.
California earthquake; have been nor.
frequent than fatal.
Thirty years ago several men in San
Francisco We're killed by Il falling brick
wall during y slight shock.
Outside of this. the total rumoer of
victims of San Francisco earthquakes,
since the discovery OF gold in iS41. is
said to he five.
California earthquakes frequently oc-
cur Simulta neously with volcanic erup-
lions on the Sandwich islands, 300
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10
How Ao Knew.

From Harpcr's Weekly.
Not long ago a man vas abOu, to pun
chase a barrel Of apples at the establish
ment of a proiuce-dcaler. They appeared
to be especially line ones. but an old
farmer standing near whispered to him 10
look in the middle OF the barrel. This the
would-be purchaser did. 10 find that with
the exception of a layer at each end, the
apples We're small and inferior.
I'm much Obliged he said, turning 10
the old farmer.
1--WE got some nice ones on ms |
| Jest brought in" the oil fellow vcntured,
diffdently.
II take a barrel from you. them thu
man said. paying him the price and Civ
ing his address for their delivery.
Say" IA ~bystandcr asked. as the pur-
chaser walkcd away. how did you know
those apples in the center of the barre
werc no good
A twinkle came into the Old coiger's
eye.
oh. that was one of my bar'ls." he said
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10

The pleasure of getting married : an
incentive to divorce.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10
Misunderstood.

From the Minneapolis journal.
The brilliant %essayist, Miss Agnes Rep
piier. was discussing her widely talked of
paper on the ugliness of mems dress.
NO she said, III answer to am attack,
II made no such assertion in my paper.
You misunderstood my meaning. You mis-
understood me as completely :uli as ludi-
crousiy as "a maid once misunderstood a
visitor.
'1'hi ~"isitor. {, young lpdr. ran. a
friends bell aud s,i,i 10 t,e maid who
opened the door:
Is Miss Gayc in
She is. ml'ain.' Tie n,aii Answered.
And is she discngagea".
Tie maid nodded sadls.
I'm afraid so. miss Nc said. Tor I
jus, seem her yo,ns MAJ 3ccot down thu.
Steps a-clutchin' the diamond ria. sh.'~
been wsarin' slacc las Easter.
The pleasure of getting married : an
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10

The largest bell in France has hoe,
hung in the bcifry OF the Church of
the Sacred Heart. in Paris. 1t weigh:
twsnty-eisht tons. can be heard at -.
distance OF twenty-five niles and Inv
,lb;ation lasts o,s minute.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10

miles away. This scientists term sym
pathy."
Though there is no positive data on
thets subject the Pacific scaboard has
prnpably suffered from 200 earthquakes
since the first was recorded In 1890.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

s X. Dietrich of Pocatello has
consented to 60 on the stump for
the Republican Party.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

Under Democratic policies the
sheepman got rs cents for the
wool, the American manufacturer
got nothing, his employees got
nothing, the English sailors got a
job, the English manufacturer and
his employees got theirs, the com
mon carriers, the wholesalers and
the retailers received just what
dull times always bring, and the
man who had been buying TWEEN
ty dollar suit, bought the same
suit for about SIS if he could rus
tie the money. Az q rule he
bought a cheap suit on the install
ment plan.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12
The Prince Of Liars

II the Salt Lake Tribune is a
truthful news medium, what an
awful bunch of helpers they must
have in 1dahcl
What they have published
about the uprising Of the people
in Bingham County to form an
American Party, is so mis-. stated
and so overdrawn it is absurd.
To those who arr familiar with
the facts, it furnishes a good cri-
terion by which to Judge The re-
ports Of all political doibgs else
where.
If the simple truth is not &C
ceptable why not let it pass!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

Three hundred inspectors have
been turned looae in the Chicago
packing houses by the federal
government. The packers say, if
there is anything wrong now, it
is up to the government, but Secre.
tary Wilson calmly assures them
that the government will look af-
ter it's end Of the business. One
thing is certainthe people have
entire confidence that the products
checked out from those establish
ments will be in good condition
and that it will be perfectly safe
to purchase and consume them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

every two years, the other
members holding over. No. 4
provides for classifying the count
les by oraIation and fixing coun-
ty salaries according to population.
This amendment is, inexpedient 10
Idaho. where the mountainous
and thiuly settled counties are
difficult to administer. With
salaries graduated by population
a sheriff, assessor and. other Dr..
fetal could not make an honorable
living in some of the counties
Amendment No. 6 provides for
increasing the linn Of taxation
for state purposes This amend
ment seems unnecessary and i'm
material, as the supreme court mas
already removed the limit BY its
construction, for ell practical pur-
poses. If this had not been done
it would now be in order for the
people to grant to the state
government the power to call on
them for large supplies but there
is moi now any visible reason
whatever why the limit should be
extended when the limit can now
be exceeded and even doubled :,
over and over again by order Of
the court which is the final author
ity as to how the language OF the
constitution is to be applied to-
any given situation"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12
To Reduce Tax Burden

The present administration hal
made a constant effort to reduce
the tax burden under whrch the
people are compelled to labor.
This year the state tax levy has
been reduced 10 per cent from
last year Through the work Of
this administration it is confiden-
iy predicted that the next admins
tration will be able to reduce tax.
es for state purposes fully 10 per
cent. Through the enactment
Of laws in the Eighth Session and
the splendid work of the land de-
partment, there will have been
earned by this administration,
by January l, 1907, $500, 900.
State Engineers fees, SIS, 900;
State treasury, $4,000; State
bank commissioner, Sc, 900. max
ing q total of $434, 900.
. During the years Of statehood
to January |, 1905, there was
earned in the land department
1874, 624.22. There were no
other earnings except from the
state engineers fees, which, prior
to this administration, were not in
excess Of $3, 900.
1t will thus be seen that the
state land and other departments
mentioned ABOVE will earn for the
people fully 1890, 900 more than
all these istituitions under ali
former state administrations. La
to this, by reason Of the
putting into operation of the coun
ty depository law, there will BE-
an additional earning of S25, 900, |
which will reduce the taxes te be
paid for TIE county government,
II all the counties in the state had
complied with the county deposi-
tory law, there would have BEEN
saved to the taxpayers at least
f45, 600 . year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

! In the campaign Of .92 the
Democratic speakers talked very
loud and long about American
made mowers and binders selling
cheaper in Canada and South
America than at home aud many
farmers here who were making
their payments very readily, voted
the Democrats into power. The
next year we could hire men to
help in the harvest at just any
old price but we didn't have the
money. When it came to paying
for mowers and binders we didn't
have the money, the factory hands
were oct looking for jobs, and
one of the largest manufacturers
of harvesting machinery ia the
world went to the wall. Ameri-
can manufacturers who had been
working off a lot of goods on for.
eign markets at cost go they could
give more loen employment at
home, saw the dust Of idleness
settling on their machinery and
their men eating the soup Of char
ity. Now that the nation has re-
covered from that dose of Democ.
racy and lot Of Young people are
entitled to vote who may not re-
member those events, Mr.. HIATT
abaugh comes to us and gives us
that same old dope, only he uses
the sewing machine and the type
writer instead Of the moving
and the suit Of clothes.
Back in the Cleveland admins
tration it took the people about
two seasons to get some sense
about wollen clothes. Two dol
lars worth of wool had been suffi-
,ient material to make twenty
iollar suit. Two dollars went to
lie sheep man and his employees.
md eighteen dollars went 10 the
manufactures and his employees,
he wholesaler and bis employees,
he common carriers and their en-
,loyes and the retailers and their
employees. u
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12
PRECINCT OFFICERS.

Blackfoot numbers and 2: J. G.
Fisher for Justice Of the Peace. A. Fl
Simmons Constable. Committeeman
Geo +. Gagon and W. E. Patrie
Rose: Albert Ziegler j. p, Albert
Gardner for Constable. Committeeman
Jas. g. Johnston.
Riverside: W. A. Crawford and Jas.
Wray J. p. and Jas. Turner Constable.
Committeeman G. w. Fresh.
Groveland: John Dean and Samuel G.
Seamans for j. P. and Israel Butt for
Constable. Committeeman Israel Butt.
Thomas: l. H. Alfred and Geo. A.
Davis J. p j. /. Watson Constable.
Committeeman T. P. Fackrell.
Basalt: G. w. McCurdy and George
Heaton j. p. II. A. Whitmill Constable
Committeeman d. w. Arave.
Rich: Jos. Merrill, committeeman.
Presto: Jacob Teeples, committeeman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12
Diversity Applied

There's lots of diversity Just
now, but not all Of il is applied
in the right way. Not all the
packages are done up with the
right amount Of horse sense under
the wrapper. Politicians are do
ing a lot of diversified talking,
taking the measure Of diversified
minds.
Some political parties are doing
the stunt of diversified politics,
and are seeking q diversified FL
lowing. The man who raised a
bumper crop Of alfalfa in 1904
and plowed ny his meadow in its
entirety to plant sugar beets in
1905, may not join all the new
parties that spring up, but if he
quit the beet business and went
back to alfalfa ia time to miss the
big beet crop Of 1906 it is a sure
sign that he has already talked
favorably Of blowing up his polit-
ical meadows and sowing them to
anti religion. He isn't going to
do anything else but that for a
while, and if his neighbor will
only agree to do the thinning, he
is ready to start the drills. Of
course he does not hope to get
anything more than expenses and
experience this year, but next
time he is J, going to be in 50 deep
he will hardly be able to look up
during the harvest. Of course he
may not look up for a long time
afterwards either, but he will
chance that.
The big planters of the south
are talking diversified farming
n II + Is
now. They say it is better to
take about an even amount of re-
llgion and politics, plural and CO.
lestial moisture and just fair
amount of the race question. They
don't want to turn the niggers all
white in day, nor let them all
vote unless they use some sense
about it.
Generally speaking it is not
profitable to pillow up all yonr
political meadows in b day, nor
to cut all the tops ont of the tree
for fear Of wind. The wind break
can be improved each year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

-. L * aF fJf X Vi
The Democrats IRE very busy
talking for needed reforms.
They always do that in campaign
times, but the reform Of SO is
still so fresh in peoples minds it
is hard 70 recall any Of the re-
forms they ever put into practice
that we're agreeable. Fact Of the
matter is, whenever we have given
them a trial, al hands had toget
to- work throwing ballast over
board to save the ship.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

Ralph Edmunds Of Idaho Falls
was nominated for representative
by the American Party and he re-
signed. The committee refused
to accept his resignation. Now
will Mr.. Ednunds be good, or
will the committee stand tied.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

The Dubois men Of Pocatello
tried to organize an American
Party there the first Of the week,
but the effort failed. The mass
meeting did not materialize and
the matter fell to earth. That
made the big article in the Salt
Lake Tribune look sickly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

The name Of Mrs. A. ". Scott
was placed in nomination on the
American Party ticket without
her consent and she sent in her
notice Of Withdrawal Immediately
after the convention.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

COUNTY TICKET.
For State Senator
DE. McCUTCHEON
For Representative
PETER G. JOHNSTON
ROBERT M. M'CRAckEN
CHRIS ANDERSON
Commissioners
} First District
cHAS. W. BERGMAN
Second District
soREN JoRGANsEN
Third District
Y JAsus NoWLlN
Recorder
N HARRY q. CURTIS
81. County Attorney
WIN. 1. MCCONNELL
NJ Sheriff
VIM. ARAvE
S4,5 County Treasurer
N JNo. WRAY
Assessor
FRANK W. JORDAN
Probate Judge
KARL s. FAckRELL
Superintendent Public Instruction
MISS BELLE SHAW
Chairman County Central Com.
OTTO M'cuTcHEoN
Z Surveyor
w. q. Young
Coroner
los. MORLEY
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12

There is new combination
now that makes a hot fire. Take
the Idaho Socialist. the Salt Lake
Tribune and Appeal to Reason.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12
What a Reproach

since Joseph r. Smith was
brought before the court and
bound over to answer to charge
Of adultery, the semi-annual con-
ference Of the church has been
held, and IN the election Of officers
Of the church, president Smith
was unanimously sustained, or re-
elected.
Let US see what this means.
Less than two years ago he stated
under oath before the senate in
vestlgating committee that he was
living in violation Of the laws Of
the land and the rule Of the church
Now be is bound over, Or practic-
ally out on bail waiting for court
to convene and take up his case.
Would any other religious sect in
America re-elect him to any posi-
ton in the church while such a
charge hung over him2
If bishop IN the Catholic
Church had such charge filed
against him by the civil author
tiles he would have no standing
in the church and no recognition
until he cleared himself Of the
charge.
If such charge were made
against an official Of the Metho-
dist Church, they would not wait
for the civil law to try him, but
would have a church trial and dis
pose Of him at once, not permit
ing him to act 10 any capacity I'M
til the question was settled.
And SO we might enumcrate
similar action which would be tax
en- BY the people Of any other
church, and the questions present
themselves, 'sDo the Mormon
people be.eiveln one moral code
for themselves and another for
their leadersa" 'Will they give
moral and material support to
church officials whether right or
wrong2" edo they lack the moral
courage to assert themselves when
they are being led into disrepute?"
s'Have they been educated to a |
different moral code from other
people that makes them satisfied |
to sustain in Office one upon whom
a shadow and even self conviction
ls resting, and thereby place the
shadow upon the whole body of
the conference aud all Others WHO
do not protest against it?" l
We are sorry for those who
were not there and had no chance
to vote. Those who were there
and voted, have simply placed
themselves on record
We believe the Mormon people
rs rule are Inundated BY this
spectacle. bnt such is the Influence
# their president over them that
hey have not the moral courage
Q sit in his presence and vote
against him. In politics they
rave the secret ballot and it will
70 interesting to sec whether they
Use the ballot to support the party
which never shiFks a duty when
he trouble is clearly defined. The
Republican Party moves carefully,
ometimes slowly, but with a Ger
ainty that secures justice, and
vhile the American Party is TAX
ng radical steps; and bidding for :
upport on any and all pretexts :
nat may secure temporary sup
ort to get candidates info office,
obody doubts that their righteous
nthusiasm will wane in Idaho 7
lie day the votes are cast, and
tile anxiety will be felt about Q
'eir paramount issnes'' until g
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-12
Those Constitution Amendments

the following to say concerning
the proposed con stitutional amend
ments:
"The people Of Idaho will at
the next general election on Tues
day, November s, vote upon six
proposed amendments to the state
constitution. The first, if adopt
ed, will permit an increase in the
current annual expenditures of the
county governments, BY exempt
ing from the presenl limitation,
1"the ordinary and necessary ex-
penses authorized by the general
laws Of the state. . The language
of the amendment is Obscure, lts
purpose is ambiguous and the oc-
casion for it's enactment is not ap-
larent- unless, indeed, it is in
tended to practically remove all
restrictions upoL county running
expenditures. In the absence Of
any good reason for adopting this
amendment the Tribune considers
that it should be showed under so
deep that the Legislators will I'M
derstand that they must submit
only straight and reasonable prop
osition to.the people hereafter.
The second and fifth amend
ments seem to be the most inpor-
tant, the former antohrlzing coan-
ties and cities by a majority Aote
to donate ten per cent of their as
sessed valuation IN aid Of railways
and other internal works, and by
two third vote to give another
five per cent. Nez Perez and
Idaho counties are doubtless re-
for the submission Of
this amendment, owing to their
electric line agitation, although
the north and south railway
propaganda helped ont the propo-
sition in the legislature. The
amendment can perhaps be safely
adopted, since each county and
each municipality must vote at al
public election to grant the assist
ance before it can be effective. |
As to whether county or city
will or should vote q subsidy is a |
1ifferant question; the amend
nent merely gives them the power
o do SO if they should deem the
provident and wise.
The latter, or fifth, amendment
authorizes the Legislature to sus-
,end taxation on CERTAIN proper.
les Of any new railways in the
tate for q period of ten years, up
Q the year 1925. This amend
aent seems fnll Of danger and of
he Incentive TO corruption. If
he Milwaukee road should cross
he state, ~ it doubtless will in
be near futhe, it could procure al
elease from tASation, state, coun-
Y, municipal and school district,
Y securing a majoIty vote in the
legislature, which Gould probaly
g done There axe obvious
aasoDs why such new roads
hould not be given This sdvant- {
&c over the old pioneer Eoads I
'at built without subsidy orNoth-
concession. A new road,
cam or electric could also Sc
nre a bonus from the locality as |
IN amendment No. @
ID then 60 10 the legislature for
,Iief from taxation, and while
le people might have been eager
grant the great assistance they I
onld be unwilling to give the sec :
I'D, yet the legislature could be
dnced to DO this ever the pro.
ct Of the representatives, of those
,nntles or localities which had
II . L = /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-09
RAIN ENDS CAME
Contest Between Davenport and
Rock Island Closes in Mid
die of the Fourth.
VISITORS ARE IN THE LEAD
Lack of Team Work is Responsible fo
Some of the scores-PIay Off
Game Here Saturday.

Rain yesterday afternoon put an enc
| ianders and Davenport and no game
vas declared, only three and half in
lings having been finished Up to that
time Davenport had made four scores
and Rock Island had failed TO count
The game will be played off at Island
City park next Saturday afternoon, and
in order to make this arrangement the
Clinton games will be changed to
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Lack Team Work.
Lack of team work was mainly re-
sponsible for the scores made by Dav-
export, some timely hits assisting ma
terially. Individually the players did
fairly well, but on the work around the
infield none seemed to know what the
other was going to do. The weather
permitting, few days on the field i'll
practice games will smooth off the
corners and allow the boys to get down
to business.
Score In the First.
Ruby scored in the first inning He
vas off on pass and Curtis sacrificed.
Kennedy advanced the runner to third
and long single by Backus allowed
him to count.
In the third Curtis worked another
single out of Lakaff and went to third
on McClelland's error in handling one
from Kennedy. Backus had three
strikes, but Amey dropped the ball
and in throwing TO first Curtis was al
lowed to come home.
Harrod led off in the fourth with a
clean single and scored on a double by
Owens, who went to third on the play