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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27

at this church, and pilgrims travel
from afar to be present.
White men have long since ceased
to live in that section of the coun-
ty, which has been given over to for
ests, with negro cabin here and
there hewed out of the loneliness.
The Massachusetts men selected a
spot on the Ashley river, which runs
into the ocean just south of Charles.
ton. The place was bowling wilder
ness, 20 miles from the dwelling Of
any white people. They called the
place Dorchester, and built church
after the model Of the New England
churches.
A few dilapidated dwellings remain,
and Of the brick church only the
tower Is now standing, The wood
work is all decayed, it's floors and
window shown, but destroyed in their
outline by the bricks having fallen
away. The semi-tropical vegetation
covers everything and immense trees
have grown up around the place where
the proud congregation once bowed
their heads
Along with the places of worship Of
the settlers, there was, Of course, a
fort. The old fort at Dorchester
which served as protection against
the Indians. is ON the bank Of the
Ashley.
The reason for building in such a
location on sluggish and not too
healthful stream, was the facility of
travel to and from Charleston, and the
easier avoidance OF attacks from the
Indians. AS far back as can be
learned, the churchmen had not so
much trouble with the Indians as their
fellows in the north. Elder Pratt
made friends with several, who gave
him some very strange recipes for cur
ing the sick Some of these are
quoted here:
For a great cough or cold that
leads to consumption take yolk OF an
egg and some powder of birthstone,
and put to 1t and take it in the morn
ing; or honey and birthstone, and
after that the yolk of newlaid egg
and some good wine mixed together.
ITO stop bleeding, take some nip
and hold it in the left hand. and put
some to the hollow of the left foot,
and lay some nip in the neck
1t is interesting to observe that
Elder Pratt owned two slaves when he
died. In 1899 he gave a bond to Capt.
Rit, OF Charleston. to pay for negro
woman, ave and twenty pounds"
The tombstone of the elder is now
standing in cemetery at Easton.
Mass.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
ALFARo RULES.
Three Hundred Killed In Rebellion
at Machachi, Ecuador.

Three Hundred Killed In Rebellion
at Machachi, Ecuador.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Jan. Cit
now develops that during the attack
made on the barracks by rioters here
on Friday night only sixty nine per.
sons were killed and eighty-four wound.
ed. The soldiers resisted until the next
morning and then recognized the new
government.
Before entering Quito, the capital
General Alfaro, the leader of the revo-
luton, had a four hours fight at the
village of Machachi with the govern
ment troops under Colonel Larrea, re-
sulting in 800 men being killed and 100
wounded
Former President Garcia's troops un-
der General Franco and Colonel An
drade are on their way to Quito, where
they will surrender their arms.
The Alfaro commission of this city
left Guayaquil to communicate with
General Alfaro and acknowledge him
as president
A political transformation has taken
place throughout the republic. except.
ing In the provinces of LOLA ami Azuay,
and the people generally have already
recognized Alfaro's government
Local business and street car traffic
have been resumed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
stoekbrolsers In Trouhle.

BOSTON, Jan 23.-After a hearing
in the equity session of the superior
court here Judge Lawton reserved de-
cision on an application that a receiver
be appointed for the H. r. Leighton
company, stockholders, from Olive NJ.
Davies, one of The creditors The COM
pany, which conducted a large number
of branch offices in New England and
Canada and which assigned several
weeks ago, objected to the appointment
on the ground tiiat the bankruptcy
court in West Virginia already had
appointed a receiver.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
HISTORIC OLD RUINS.
MARK SPOT WHERE PIONEER
MISSIONARIES LANDED.
Remains Of Church and Fort in South
Carolina Show Location Of First
Enterprise Undertaken by
New Englanders.

Boston. --Overgrown With moss ana
rank weeds. and oyerhung with live
oaks bearing the Spanish moss char.
acteristic of the south Atlantic coast.
the ruins Of a church and a fort mark
the spot where the first missionary
enterprise undertaken by New Eng
land, outside her own borders, was
located. The ruins are In the county
of Dorchester, S. c., so named for
the small company of churchmen who
sailed from Boston December 3. 1895.
and founded colony in the wilder
ness, near Charleston.
How the little body of jealous Mas
sachusetts people went from the north,
sailed up the Ashley river and hewed
their homes out Of the unbroken for
est, beset continually by fears OF fam.
inc and the Indians, forms an exceed
ingly interesting chapter In the his
tory of the country.
William Pratt was the son OF
Thomas Pratt, of Weymouth, Mass.
In 1880 he married Elizabeth Baker,
of Dorchester, and about the middle
OF April, 1890. became a member Of
the church there. When. Ave years
later, an expedition was organized "a
carry the Gospel to South Carolina
Mr.. Pratt Joined It and took promi
nent part
The Charleston people treated the
newcomer from the Massachusetts bay
colony with the utmost consideration
and helped them materially to found
their littlc church and state.
Not far from the nrst church found.
ed by the men under the leadership
of Elder Pratt. and built by the same
sturdy class of men, was built the St
James Goose Creek meeting house
This church, erected during the In
cumbency of Rev. Francis lie Jan, In
I'LL, is still in fine state Of pres
ervation. This is built Of brick and
cherub heads adorn the windows
The royal arms of the king of Eng
land are still over the chancel, and
it was the presence of these insignia
that saved the church from destruc
tion at the time of the war of the
colonies. Every year services are held
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
RAN AMUck WITH sTlLETTo.
Seven st. Louis Women Stabbed by
Unknown Eieud

ST. LOUIS. Jan 24.-Seven women,
one fifty-seven years old, were victims
here of an unknown man called Jack
the Cutter who stabbed each with a
sharp apparently double edged stiletto
The attacks all occurred in crowded
streets. In several cases the women
did not know they had been stabbed
until after they had reached home Six
We're stabbed in the lower limbs and
the seventh in the shoulder.
The victims are Miss Clara van Beb-
rem, Miss Mary Tilley, Mss Grace In
glesby, Miss Rita Martin, Miss Cora
Davis, Miss Maud Hall and Mrs. Mar
tina Young.
The police are completely puzzled and
have formed the theory that young
man insane is prowling the streets
armed with stiletto. slashing victims
at pleasure, but always selecting wo-
men.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
PROFESSOR Aiger Talked 10 witnes.

Professor AIger Talked 20 witness
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. PA chal-
lenge against Professor Philip r. Al.
ger, member of the court martial
which is trying Midshipman Claude b.
Mayo on charges Of hazing, was sus-
tanned, aud Professor Alger was ex-
cused from further attendance during
the trial. The ground upon which the
challenge was based was the fact that
Professor Alger had salked with Lieu
tenant G. p Snyder. a witness, with
regard to the latters testimony and
that he expressed an opinion before the
court upon certain matters connected
with the case before the evidence had
been completed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
PORTO RicANs SIGHTED.
Broad Charges of Indifference Of
American Onicials Mt San Juan. +

Broad Charges of Indifference Of
American OHcials Mt San Juan. +
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. = Broad
charges as to the indifference of Amer
lean officials in Porto Rico TO the
wishes of Porto Ricans were made by
Mayor Roberto Todd of San Juan In
hearing here before the house COM
mittee on insular affairs on the pro-
posed bill to reorganize the insular
government.
Mayor Todd charged that the six
American members of the executive
council, who are also the heads of the
departments of the insular govern
ment, do not consult the five native
members of that body and do not even
invite them to meetings of the council.
This body is both executive and leg
islative in It's functions and stands in
the relation of a senate to the house
Of delegates of Porto Rico. Under the
present government organization the
eleven members of this body are APP
pointed by the president Of the United
states, and il is required that only five
Of them shall be Porto Ricans. Con-
sequently the natives insist their rep
resentation is wholly inadequate, and
they desire that they be granted a
senate, to be elected by the people in
stead of the council
In support of his charge that the ma
lives in the council are ignored Mayor
Todd presented letters from Rosendo
Matlenzo Cintron, the present speaker
member of the council; J. Gomez
and other former members Of the coun-
ell.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
Block island steamer Arroupa.

PROVIDENCE. II. l., Jan. 23.-The
steamer New shoreham, Block island
by way of Newport, for this city, ran
aground at Bullocks point while COM
ing up the bay floating at high tide
three hours later The accident was
due to the thick fog. About forty pas.
sengers Were conveyed here by an
other steamer, being taken off the New
Shoreham soon after she grounded.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27

SABLE ISLAND, N. s., ian. GA
wireless message from the British bat
tleship Dominion, having on board the
body Of Raymond Prefontaine, former
minister Of marine and fisheries of
Canada, states that the ship will reach
Halifax today. The Dominion has been
delayed by the bad weather.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
Il HE above picture of the
A man and fish is the trade
mark ofScott's Emulsion,

mark ofScott's Emulsion,
- and is the synonym for
strength and purity. 1t is sold
in almost all the civilized coun-
tries of the globe.
Ii the cod fish became extinct
it would be a worldwide calam-
ity, because the oil that-comes
from its liver surpasses all other
fats in nourishing and life-giving
properties. Thirty years ago
the proprietors of Scott's Emul-
sion found a way of preparing
cod liver oil SO that everyone can
take it and get the full value Of
the oil without the Objectionable
taste. Scott's Emulsion is tho
best thing in the world for weak.
backward children, thin, delicate
people, and all conditions Of
wasting and lost strength.
I Send for free sample. A
SCOTT q BOVINE, CHEMISTS |
4os-Als PEARL STREET, NEW xonx
SOC. and $780, All druggists. |
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
kaiser Hnnorx witte.

BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The presentation
by Emperor William of the chain and
great cross of the Order of the Red
Eagle to Count White is announced
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 10. =
Rainy weather and sloppy track were
the conditions at Ascot The card was
good, and three favorftes were sue
cessful. Chimney Sweep, at 10 to 1,
was the longest chance to win, beating
the hot favorite, Incarnation, by a
head. Rubric, heavily played, finished
third
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27

EASTPORT, Me, Jan. %. = While
rounding the southwest head of Grand
Manan during a thick fog the New
York tug Gypsum King, with one
barge in tow. struck on the MUIR lodges
and will probably become a total
wreck. The crew of both vessels landed
later In the day at Seal cove.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Telephone Line in.

The wires of the Rock Mountain
Bell Telephone company reached
Bonners Ferry on Wednesday and
a crew of men have been erecting
poles for the wires through town
this week. The telephone Office
will be in the store OF the Red
Cross Pharmacy. The long dis
lance station will be established
right away By the terms or the
franchise, a local exchange must
also be established, but it will Ike
little tim t. wire the town and
install the exchange.
A local exchange will be a
great convenience and it is to be
hoped that no unnecessary d lay
viii be cxper cnced in Its install a.
ton
Since The above as put in type
Manager Hall informs us that it
will be six ,cks before the local
exchange W Il be established. The
switch board and phones for this
place were ship ed + ON Salt Like
GO da ego, but have not yet
arrived. AS the material is uCt
here he will have TO pull off the
crew to finish the Standpoint Hope
Clarks Fork line, and it will be
five or six weeks Def re they can
return.
The long distance line com
menced to be operated on Thurs
day.
Mr.. Hall informs the HERALD
that the following will be the rates
for local phones:
Business houses, one firm on
line, $3.50 per month; two on line
~ so per month.
Residence rate, one on line, 50
per month; two on line, $3.50.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
George r GraY & Co.,. Inc.

Articles Of Incorporation were
filed this week for the above
named firm, which will succeed
the G. Q. Mercantile Co., Ltd.
The company's business had grown
to such an extent that it was
found necessary to increase the
capital stock and in doing so it
was decided to change the name
to one that would better identity
it with the ownership.
The capital stock of the new
corporation will be $4,000 and
the officers and directors are
named as follows: Geo. r. Gray,
president; John Winterbottom; B.
w. Ludington; c. NJ. Gray
secretary; and Chas. T. Laschiuger.
The business of this mercantile
establishment has grown to very
large proportions, which demon
strates its popularity with the
public. All the incorporators are
well and favorably known and the
growth of our business houses is a
matter of public congratulation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
p PROSPEROUS YEAR
AT BONNERS FERRY
Trade Has Been Good and Many Public Inn
provenlents Are Being Made

The outlook for the coming year
is very bright. Our great timber
industry VIII make great strides
in the next few years. 1t is re.
ported that the Bonners Ferry
Lumber Co. will increase its out
put and there are strong indica-
IONS that another great milling
company will construct a plant
here next year. Many smaller
concerns are starting up and doing
prosperou. business.
The outlook is that the next
year will see important and pro-
gressivr changes in Boomers Ferry.
at any rate the new year is full OF
promise f r all and with this, our
last issue before Christmas, THE
BoNNERs FERRY HERALD can,
with the greatest felicity, wish all
its readers and patrons "Merry
Christmas"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Lights Again

The electric light company have
repaired heir old p ant and turned
on the lights once more. They
will try to keep the old plant in
operation until the wheel for the
water power on the new plant
arrives. The new plant is now
all in readiness for operation, ex-
cepting the wheel, which is delayed
in shipment.
The company is just as anxious
to have the new plant in operation
as the public, as they lose money
on the old p ant to say nothing OF
the expense Of the repairs ! &C.
essary.
There was great rejoicing We'd
nesday evening when the lights
were turned on, and the people in
the hall where there was a public
gathering, cheered the appearance
OF the electricity.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

&C. r. Burns, the sawmill man
Of Burns Spur, was in town on
Tuesday. He reports a great deal
OF trouble in getting the product OF
his mill moved. 1t is not always
a case of Gear shortage" however,
which appears to be the prevailing
complaint He states that there
are in tances where cars remain at
the spur loaded for ten days at a
time. Mr.. Burns will spend
Christmas at Pullman with his
family who are spending the win
ter there.
School closed yesterday for
the holidays. 1t will reopen on
"Wednesday, January 2. The
closing was attended with appro
pirate exercises. Miss Dawson
and Miss Perkins each had a
Christmas tree in their rooms.
Prof. Harry /. Hayden, the prin-
cipal, will spend the vacation at
Kalispell, where he has friends.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Division and County Seat

There seems t, be an idea pre-
vailing among a number of per-
sons in Bonners Ferry that the
member Of the legislature from
this town should make a fight to
have Boomers Ferry declared the
county seat. in the county division
bill.
Such an idea may as well be
dismissed at once. The member
from Boomers Ferry will stand
upon the platform upon which he
was elected There was not a vo e
cast f r him with the understand
ing that it wa a vote for Ronness
Ferry for county seat. There were
great many votes cast for him
uith the understanding that it
was vote for division and Sand
point for county seat 1t has been
understood far and near that
Standpoint was to be the county
seat of the new county, and so
well was that understood that
neither Boomers Ferry nor any
other town was mentioned for
county seat honors Under sucb
circumstances it would be breach
OF goOd faith for the member from
Boomers Ferry to oppose Standpoint
and he will not do it. No friend
of his will expect him to do other
wise, when the circumstances are
considered,
The representative from Boomers
Ferry desires TO lie plain and
frank in this matter. He will
stick to the original program
which was to do all he could for a
bridge.
We have no doubt that some
well meaning people have been
led to misunderstood this county
seat matter, but it is not so with
all. Most Of those who wish tue
Ronners Ferry representative to
throw principle to the winds and
fight for county seat are persons
who did tverythi g in their power
to defeat him and elect a Sand
poiot man. so that heir consis
tency at this time is Indeed a
jewel.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

Boomers Ferry has enjoyed one
of the most prosperous years in
It's history. 1t has been a year of
important Improvements During
the year 1906 there have been (or
will be) completed an electric light
system, water works, a new rail
road, a loag distance telephone
line and the establishment Of a
bank, while the mercantile estab-
lishments have largely increased
their working capital.
Our merchants invariably r.
port a prosperous year. Their
trade has increased enormously.
While they are averse. TO having
Il e figures quoted, they show a
surprising increase Of business.
Boomers Ferry Is ore of the best
business centers in the northwest
for its size.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Another Roar from Dubois

In a lecture on Mormonism given
in Washington Dec. 3, Senator
Dubois said: president Roose-
welt is the open ally of Mormonism
as shown by his attitude in the
ent investigations into the con-
ditions of that church. He re-
sents the publishing Of the tesii
mony in the case of Resd Smoot
and insists that countless good
women OF this country are being
mislead in their attacks on Nor
monism and the un-Christian priD-
cipits on which that creed is
based"
"The political influence of the
administration was never more
strongly felt in Idaho than in the
last gubernatorial campaign when
it was unnecessarily thrown on the
81 of the Mormon church."
The last paragraph explains the
that Taft's trip to Idaho M de
votes Tor the republican ticket.
Perhaps it did, but the entire re-
publican state ticket W uld have
been elected without any aid rom
President Roosevelt or Sec. Taft
Dubois would have been defeated
just the same If Taft had never
come to Idaho.
The trouble with Dubois is that
his scheme to divile Idaho in
Mormon and anti Mormon factions
failed. He knew he could never
go back to the senate on a stl aight
issue between democracy aud re-
publcanism, SO he dug up this old
Mormon question which had been
dead many years ago, and tried t.
make an issue of it. He failed
completely, and now because the
president would not call Taft back
from his trip to Idaho, he accuses
the President of being san open
ally of the Mormon church." How
ridiculousl Will the people ever
learn what cheap politician lsl
There is not a single individual
in the eutire United States
that does not know that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is not an open
ally or any other kind of an ally
of the Mormon church.
President Roosevelt is the chief
executive of the entire country.
He believes in a square deal and
because he will not fall into the
schemes of some cheap politicians
he occasionally gets a roast from
them, but the masses of the people
know that Roosevelt is true to
them and regardless of the howl of
disappointed politicians, President
Roosevelt will always have a
warm place in the hearts Of the
American people.-Statesman.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Cedar Creek Lumber Co

The Cedar Greek Lumber CO. is
the name of a new company organ
lied this week to engage in the
lumber business. The principle
place OF business is Naples and the
capital stock of the company is
$4,000. I he incorporators are
Ed. e. Thompson, Marie Thomp-
son, Hjalmer Jacobsen, Lena
Jacobsen AMI Henry Jensen, all
well and favorably known and
possessing ample capital to carry
on the business. They have a very
nice plant and Messrs. Thompson,
Jacobsen and Jensen are expert
enced in the business.
0. J. Bandelin. Esq, is attorney
for the company and this week
drew up the articles OF incorpora-
ton.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Ashley is Appointed

Washington, d C. 1S-The pres
ident sent to the senate today the
following nominations;
Receiver of the land office at
Occur d'Alene, Idaho-William A.
Ashley, Jr.
Register of land office at Black
foot, Idaho-Henry w. Kiefer.
Receivers of public moneys
Fred c. Bradley at Haley, Idaho;
Benz. C. Barber'at Lewiston, Idaho.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Change of Mill AIanagers

Mr.McCoy, the controlling stock
holder in the Bonhers Ferry Lum-
her Co., arrived from Grand Forks
during the week and is here look
ing after the business of the cor
Germ. A E. Rickerd has resigned
as manager, his resignation to take
effect January /. The new mana
ger has not been announced. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Rickerd has
accepted position with a mill in
British Columbia.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

The Northern Idaho News con-
tinues its campaign of malicious
misrei resentatIon against men
whom the people Of Standpoint
must depend upon to secure for
them legislation ia which they are
vitality interested. The people OF
Standpoint must be highly edited
at the policy Of the News.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Change in Trains

Local passenger trains Nos. %
and "a on the Great Northern were
discontinued as through trains
last Sunday morning. Hereafter
these trains will run between
Spokane and Boomers Ferry only.
The train from Spokane arrives at
Bonners Ferry at 10 p. M, and
ties up here for the night return
ing the train leaves Bonners Ferry
at 1925 a. m. The change is very
acceptable as those trains can now
be depended upon as being nearly
always on time.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Died

Mr.. and Mrs. John Muhlield
mourn the loss of their little
daughter, Louie, aged six. Death
was due to a complication of
troubles, starting with pneumonia
and ending with inflammation of
the bowels. Death occurred early
Tuesday morning. The funeral
took place on Thursday, Rev.
Father Kelly performing the SER
vice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muhlfeld's many
friends will be slddened by this
sorrow in the home OF their neigh
Dor, who will have their entire
sympathy.