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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

San Francisco-One of the world s
great sights is San Francisco. Cities
have been ruined and ashes have
covered them, but never before I'M
der modern conditions. A city ruined
by earthquake and fire in the old
days meant that the time of recovery
would equal the age Of the city up to
the hour of its destruction. In this
age the very evidences of destruction
are turned into agencies of repair and
Improvement Fire has rarely failed
10 bring about better conditions In a
city and san Francisco is no excep-
ton to the rule. II is not the i'm
prOyement of the city that viii make
them marvel, however, as much as
the rapidity with which the work
will be accomplished.
The earthquake Of April Is caused a
few million dollars damage possibly
SlO,000.000 would cover that loss The
fire, which had full play after the
quake had broken the water mains,
burned over 514 squares, or 1850
stIi'S, VI lpui HIAitit IllI'Gi 'h' t''"i
loss being estimated at $500 100000.
On this property there was insurance
amounting to about 10000 600 Or
this insurance about si50,000, 900 had
been paid In cash to policyholders up
to September IS.
The fire, as everybody knows, de
stroyed the business district Of San
Francisco but left the shipping and
residence districts intact, Commerce
continued without interruption, cX-
cept such incidental disturbances as
the location of new storage places and
the accumulation of freight. Thou,
sands OF people left the city immcdi-
ately after the disaster. but compe-
tent authorities estimate that 90 per
cent Of these refugees have returned.
Their homes being intact they find
that San Francisco Is the place for
them, after all, and they are turning
TO rebuild the city, either with their
capital or their labor
Bringing Order from Chaos.
When the fire died down on April
II, the people of San Francisco were
confronted with mighty problems,
some Of them demanding instant solu-
ton. As this article deals with the
San Francisco Of the future and not
OF the past, 1t is not necessary to go
into details regarding the remarkable
ability shown by the committee of lif,
~ in providing for the wants OF the
hungry and shelterless, writes Ira T.,
Bennett, in the New York Press. That
is story by itself. and a most inter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

Mrs. Wisely and Miss Wisely slept, he
could not resist entering and RECALLING
his soul with nectar from the lips of,
not the maid but the matron. Then
he guiltily departed, only to feel
guiltier when he reached his own
room. For weary minutes he wrestied
with himself At last he became con-
WINGED it was his duty to make honor
able amend, SO he returned to the
apartment he had invaded, with
prayer for pardon signing through his
mustache.
The apologize kisser spent several
hours in the detention pen because he
couldn't get bail on the spot, anG he
looked sad and sorry when arraigned
before Magistrate Voorhees, in the
afternoon session. Disorderly con.
duct was the technical charge, though
the clerk who gazed on Mrs. Wisby's
charms thought it ought TO be grand
larceny. Fleschman pleaded guilty
and was fined ten dollars-five dollars
apiece for the kisses. Strangely
enough, he wasn't punished for the
apology.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
RASH BUT DISCRIMINATING
YOUNG MAN MAKES THINGS
WORSE.
COST FIVE DOLLARS EACH
Stole Two smacks from Sleeping
Beauty and Then His Conscience
Troubled Him and He Re-
turned to Make Amends.

New York.-Lying early in the
morning in that delicious languor
'tWixt sleep and waking, comedy Mrs.
Eugene r. Wisely, of No. 1l4b Bath
avenue, Bath Beach, felt her lips
brushed lightly once, twice and eX-
perienced a strange tickling sensation
on the tip of her Grecian nose and in
the twin dimples at the corners or
her mouth. In spirit of indolent
speculation she wondered what KIM
of night-prowling moth had CHANGED
her way, and blamed herself for haV-
ing left a fy-screen half up at one OF
the windows. Horror seized her
when her fancy painted the POSSIBLE
ity that the creature was bat. But
not couldn't be. The sensation had
been too daintily elusive for anything
of that sort Suddenly it dawned on
Mrs. Wisely that she had been-yes,
positively, kissed!
She suppressed a little scream and,
turning in bed, shook her young
daughter with little less of maternal
gentleness than usual. Miss Wisely
sleepily asked what was wrong, and
Mrs. Wisely in turn inquired if the girl
had kissed her A drowsy NO, dear -
was the answer. Then Mrs. Wisby,
with more courage than any spinster
could have shown, turned herself into
a right-angled triangle and looked
under her couch Nobody there
Then her gaze swept the room, but ii
| was apparent even to her excited
vision that the apartment was I'M
| tenanted save by herself and her
daughter. But she knew she had
been Observation-Disclosures kssed-and
the kisser had got away without be.
treying his identity.
| Mrs Wisby started up in bed, and
| fnstinctly her hand, brushing the floor
| as she half arose. closed on an absurd
| French heel-as if such fairly trille
as that could hurt anybody. Evident
| ly the kisser was returning-perhaps
| to steal more honey from her lips
| Well, if he took her chamber for q
| beehive she'd see that he was stung
1t was with magnificent determination
that she held the slipper heel outward
and gripped the toe convulsively
| Amusement, The kisser was re
! turning. but not to kiss again. He
apologize Fancy! AS if it WASH
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
Show True American Grit.

During the disaster the good humor
and possession of San Francis
cans astonished the world. Now, in
the long tug of disposing of the
ashes and rebuilding the city, this
good humor never deserts them, and
they are as confident as though they
were beginning a city for the first
time There is inspiration in num-
bers, comfort in common trouble. and
q spirit of brotherhood that has not
deserted them, although il is not as
marked as Il was during times Of
danger TIE love of good cheer in
the way OF eating, drinking and lis.
teuiug 10 music Is as strong as ever.
The climax is a continual tonic, and
invites To hard work The very size
OF their disaster seems to nerve the
san FgauciScans to hasten the recon.
struCtion of the new city. They come
very near to boasting when they show
their ruins and some of them display
remarkably fresh memory OF his
tory by comparing their disaster with
the fate Of other cities that have per-
ished by earthquake and fire. and
risen again. According TO these men,
who cite history while making it,
the only bonfire that eNcelled san
Franchises WAS that which con.
sumed Rome IN Neros time The
great fires of London Boston. chs.
/ cage and baltimore we're mere hints
OF what i real Coudagration can do.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
HUNG NINE HOURS OVER ABYSS.
Dangling at Ropes End. Mountain
Climber Dies When Rescued.

Grndelwad, Switzerland.-Susp
ed nine hours at the end of rope over
the edge of an abysss. hundreds of
feet deep, with both legs and both
arms broken, NJ. Questo, of Genoa.
was rescued a few minutes before
death ended his sufferings.
NJ. Henri Mage, of Chambery, NJ.
Questo and NJ. Figaro, of Genoa, and
Lieut.. Dunerger, We're coming down
roped together, from the central peak
of Aiguilles, when an avalanche of
stones swept them 80 feet on to
glacier Questo, the end man on the
rope, fell into an ice crevasse and was
dangling ten feet below over the
abyss. On the edge of the Creyasse.
attached to the same rope, were lying
Figaro and DunergeT seriously in
iured. The wedging of the rope tight
~ in a small crack had alone prevent
ed all Of them being hurled into the
crevasse
Mage started at eight D. m for help
and reached a mountain chalet at one
a. m With two volunteers they start.
ed back with ropes, etc. They reached
the crevasse at four a. m, and with
great difficulty hauled up Questo, who
died soon afterwards. The other two
had climbed up away from the GREY.
asse and lay unconscious on the snow.
Questo was known in Italy as a writer
on Alpine subjects
At ChamOnfX guests in A hotel saw
4 man descending alone the Dome
du Coulter His movements were OBJ
served through telescopes. Towards
two in the afternoon he had completed
half the descent, when he began TO
show signs OF fatigue Guides began
to prepare to go to his rescue, when
he was seen to slip and disappear into
a creyasse LOCO feet below. When
the body was recovered next day the
man was Identified as Lieut. Max
Preisbecker, Of Zurich.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
APOLOGIES FOR
KISSING WOMAN.

bad enough to steal one, two KISSES
when a woman was half asleep, with
out becoming so impairment as TO OF
fer any apology other than the beau
ty herself. But that was the motive
of ne young mans second visit. lie
was elaborate in his apology-painful-
" profuse. Mrs. Wisby didn't have to
WELD the absurd little slipper she
was too faint with Indignation to do
ANYTHING save convince herself as TIC
the identity of the i'll advised visitor.
He turned out to be Louis Flelsch.
man, who had room on the Moor
below.
Fleischman's explanation was that,
passing the door of the room in which
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

Getting and inspiring one. Another
pressing problem however was that
of clearing the streets IN order that
communication might be restored.
Thirty six miles of streets were piled
high with debris Within i've months
this enormous mass Of material has
been removed trolley wires have been
strung. street car traflc reostablished
and system OF debris removal inaus
gurated which disposes Of 100 car.
loads q DAY. II more labor were 81
BE had the work would 80 much
faster
Admission day was celebrated this
year on Monday September 10. ! saw
che city 10 tfat DAY Ton the Arst time
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
OLD BANK CHECKS ON WALL
AGED MAN LOVES TO GAZE AT
RELICS OF PROSPERITY.
chant in Chicaeo-Faled in
Panic of 1898.

River Denys, Cape Breton. Sitting
many hours a day gazing reminiscently
at the walls of square room papered
with cancelled bank checks, Gerald de
Costa, queer old character, is pass
ing the last days of his life. Physi-
clans say he has an incurable disease
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
BUILDING UP
SAN FRANCISCO
Citizens Make Marvellous Progress in
the Work of Restoration.
Neu Buildings, Finer Than Those Destroyed by the
Earthquake and Fire, Going Up on Every Side
"City Beouifui' Matter of Time.

since the disaster The scene was
appalling. With the exception OF
worker here and there, the destroyed
district was destitute of laboring men.
Ruins, ruins in every direction as far
as the eye could see; millions OF tons
Of bricks and mortar piled up in hall
destroyed easements; a strong breeze
blowing dust and ashes everywhere;
writhing steel beams and crumbling
granite marking the sites of once I'M
posing buildings, and the very thought
Of bringing order out OF chaos sum-
cient to stagger the imagination.
On the next day far different pic
ture was presented. In every base
ment was a gang of workmen. Ihey
struggled with Orders. piled brick,
sifted good material from refuse, nan
died pick and shovel, mixed mortar
and loaded wagons with debris. Thou
sands of busy hands were to be seen
down every street. Thousands or
teams went about on the simultane-
Gus task of removal and reconstruc-
ton
Little Loss of Population.
TO one familiar with the crowds
that made Market street and the FER
ries famous, there does not appear
to be any diminution of population.
The car system is wholly mad equate,
although herculean efforts have been
made to establish communication.
The ferries are as crowded as ever.
Theaters are filed to suffocation. The
St Francis hotel put up a temporary
structure in Union square, and it Is
turning away a hundred guests daily.
other hotels are filed and turning
people away. 1t requires only visit
to San Francisco to disproye the re-
port that tho city has lost half its
population
The quake shook the life out of
some old firms and FASTENED the birth
Of many new ones. Dozens of stores
bear the names of men who were
clerks before April IS Merchants
from other cities have stepped In and
established houses here. Competition
Is keen, and money appears to be
more plentiful than for many years.
The scarcity of skilled and I'M
skilled labor Is the chief drawback TO
rapid construction. Wages are 81
brilliantly high, but this Is the faux
of contractors and proprietors rather
than of the labor unions. The plumb
y,s and stationary engineers thought
they saw a chance to get rich quick,
and raised their scale, but were not
sustained by the labor council, which
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

This is all the more remarkable, as
the man settled his personal as well
as his business obligations with paper
He never carried more than dollar
in cash in his pockets at one time,
and if man didn't want to cash a
check he made no sale.
De Costa says that he would rather
look at the checks than eat his dinner,
and this is literally true, for all his
meals are served in the check room.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

debris and the arrival of materials
the work will proceed. Nothing could
be more absurd than to doubt the re-
covery of San Francisco from its
great misfortune, in the face of the
work that is actually in progress.
The contract for the reconstruction or
the Palace hotel on its old site, on
grander scale than aver, has been
let. The St Francis IS now complet-
ing its grea. steel annex. Business
houses are arranging to build newer
and stronger structures than those
which succumbed to the contagration
of April IS to 81 The city will not
be rebuilt In a day, or a year, but it
will 80 up with a remarkable quick
ness,
"City Beautiful" Must Wait
There has been much talk of city
/ about the hills, broad boulevards park
/ extensions, and so on. 1t was thought
! that with the buildings leyeled to
! the ground the opportunity was open
! for the construction of a model mod
ern city, uniting utility and beauty to
a degree never yet approached in
| America \ little study of the sit
uation shows that this is nothing but
| a dream San Francisco people have
enough on their hands in the way of
getting into business again, in any
shape, without tackling the great
1 task OF forming a city on aesthetic
1 lines Here and there a street may
be widened and a little park estab-
/ lished, but In the main there will be
no attempt to reform the plans upon
which the city was built
The railroads terminating az San
Francisco are among the most potent
forces in rebuilding the city, They
saved San Francisco from panic and
possible greater disaster during the
time of stress by carrying away thou,
sands of people free OF charge and
bringing in emergency supplies.
After the crisis the railroads turned
in and assisted in the removal II
debris Temporary tracks were laid
sisted Merchants ordered big stocks
of goods from the east and the rail
roads rushed the stuff TO san Fran
cisco There was a time, indeed
when the stun piled up TO such an
extent as to paralyze the operation
Of the roads Five thousand cars OF
freight We're congested at San Fran
cisco and Oakland by heroic Of
forts the lingering freight was dis
posed Of and serious situation re
Ieyed Now thSt the railroads ar,
able to Look after their own business
they are eNpeudinE great sums il
permanent Improvement which Vii
facilitate the reconstruction Of til,
city
Insurance Situation Hurts.
The insurance situation at Sd,
Francisco is eNasposaaug to taas
{ who happened ta have policies il
sHaey III dishonest companies ta
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-15

liams was accepted by motion and
not by ordinance; that there were
irregularities in the opening of the
bids, and that Harding & Williams
were permitted to amend their bid
after seeing the bids of other con-
tractors
On argument, counsel for defend
ants contended that the petition was
not properly verified in that it was
verified by the attorney for plaintiff,
such being contrary to statute.
Judge Stewart says: Section 4199
authorizes an attorney to verify a
pleading, If the facts are within the
knowledge of the attorney 3
The facts set forth are matters of
public record and the verification
made is clearly authorized by the
statute"
Another contention of the defense
was that the plaintiff sued as a tax
payer and that as taxpayer he could
not maintain the action. Judge Stew
art decided the action could be main
tanned and cites references in support
of his decision.
Judge Stewart gives the following
reasons for coming to his decision
that the plaintiff is entitled to a
temporary writ of injunction:
First, because there has been no
ordinance passed authorizing the
construction of city hall.
Second, because the city engineer
has made no estimates of the cost
of the proposed structure.
Third, because of irregularities
in opening bids and in permitting
defendants, Harding & Williams, to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-15
Business of Idaho.

Washington, Idaho and Nevada,
according to census Office statistics,
just made public, are the only three
states in the Union whose business
during the past FIVE years has more
than doubled. The greatest per-
centage of business growth is cred
tied to Idaho, with 364 business es-
adjustments and $9,6S9,445 cap
ital. In 1900 the business establish
ments of the Gem state numbered
but 2S7 and the capital employed
only $2,130,112. The state also has
more than double the number of
wage earners than it did five years
ago.
Washington ranks second with
$S6,O52,621 capital in 1906 against
SAL. 574,744 in 1900. Establish
ments numbered 2,751 in 1905 and
in 1900 only 1926. Wage earners
employed, 45,199 in 1906 and a.
523 in 1900. The value of products
amounted to $12S,S21, 667 in 1905
and $70,S31,S45 in 1909.
Value of Idaho products, $685.
74S in 1905 and $3.OO1.442 in 1900.
tennessee News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-15
PAYEHE-BOISE WATER USERS
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING
UNPAID ASSESSMENTS TO BE COLLECTED TO DEFRAY NECES
SARl ExPtNSES-CONIRACIS ENTERED INTO
WITH IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
FULL PROCEEDINGS

A meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Payette-Boise Water Us
ers association, was held in Cald-
well Monday. President j. H. Low
ell. and Directors A. j. Mitchell, c.
f. Paine. A. j. How'd, A. r. Stalker,
A. A. Richards, ID. r. Hubbard and
Walter Griffiths, were present. Di-
rectors H. A. Partridge. +. NJ. Kirk
patrick and j. j. Walling were alb
sent. After the reading Of the min
utes of the last meeting, a motion
was made by Walter Griffiths and
seconded by A. j. How'd, that the
President address letter to those
persons in the project, who had not
paid their assessments President
Lowell stated to a representative of
The Tribune, that. contracts allow
ing the $14,0O credit, allowed those
irrigation districts having irrigation
works, had been approved. Those
districts are the Pioneer Irrigation
and the Riverside Irrigation District,
and contracts with them have been
made and recorded. A similar con-
tract has been made with the Nampa-
Meridian district. and forwarded to
the Secretary of the Interior for APP
prevail. Upon its approval by the
Secretary, the contract will be emit
cred into. These contracts make
valid and binding the contracts and
subscriptions made with individuals
In these districts. These contracts
will be filed for record as soon as
the necessary record books can be OBJ
tanned. Clerk Tucker has ordered
the books and expects them every
day. The expense of recording is
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-15
CALDWELL SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTS NEW SUPERINTENDENT
THE NEW TEACHER COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDS ACCOM-
liSHED AND EXPERIENCED NSTRUCIOR-HE COMES
FROM HOLDEN MISSOURI.

The Board of Trustees of the
Caldwell School District have elected
Mr.. p. A. Boulton, of Holden, Mis-
souri,, Superintendent of the Cald-
well public schools. Mr.. Boulton
was very highly recommended. He
has had years of experience. and is,
undoubtedly, an accomplished man,
and capable instructor. The follow
ing are the recommendations which
guided the Board in making the Sc
lection:
University of the State of Missouri.
OFFICE OF THE CURATORS.
Columbia. Mo-, May 20, 1898.
To Whom it May Concern
This testimonial is given in recon-
mendation of Mr.. P. A. Boulton, one
of our most successful alumni Mr.
Boulton has had abundant expert
enee and always with high success.
The extent of Mr.. Boulton's scholar
ship may be known from the follow
ing statement. He is one of the
finest Latin scholars we have ever
had at the University, and can even
understand spoken Latin. He reads
fiuently French. Spanish, Italian and
German, and speaks French and
Italian. He is one of the best mas
tiers of history to he found. He has
carried on his studies of history at
the British Museum. London, and
in the libraries and museums of
Paris, Rome. Florence and Naples.
He has passed year In advanced
study at Paris. He has also made n
thorough study of the great English
Public Schools. including the eele-
brated school at Rugby. He is also
strong in English and Mathematics.
Mr.. Boulton has four degrees, viz:
Bachelor of Letters, Bachelor Of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-15

Pedagogy, Master of Letters, and
Master of Arts. Mr.. Boulton is our
committeeman for the Graduate
School in the National Federation OF
America. Which shows the esteem
in which he is held at the Univer-
sity
DR.. Raymond Weeks, Head of the
department of Roman Languages,
iversity of Missouri.
Holden, Mo-, Nov 90, 1906.
To the Board of Education, Cald-
we'll, Idaho.
Dear Sirs:--As | understand that
there is to be vacancy in the man
agement of your public schools with
in few weeks. through the resigna-
ton of your Superintendent, here
by make application for the posi-
ton thus made vacant.
l am at present employed as su.
perintendent in the town of Holden
Mo. Considering the fact that this
is my ninth year in my present DO
sition, believe that under the cir
eumstances, my board would be will
ling to release me In case you should
elect me to the superintendency OF
your schools
Following Is an account OF my ed.
ucational qualifications and expert
ence:
Graduated from the University OF
Missouri. 1885.
Principal of Rocheport. Mo, pub,
lie school, lSS7-1S91.
Principal of High School. Virden
ILL.,, 1S91-1S93.
Studied in European Schools, de,
voting some time TO the study oil
foreign school systems, l893-1S95
Studied In Chicago as member OF
the Academy of Sciences, summer OF
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-15

with them; they are not to blame
because their education was neglec-
ted, and their minds not expanded
sufficiently to run, say $1,000
100000 proposition; we must not
forget the fact that these men set
tied here some 20 years ago, on their
little sage brush farms (and haven't
them all cleared YETI, they haven't
had the chance to develop the mind
required for the task that they have
undertaken. They should De ex-
cused (from the task. But what
are the people to do?
Very truly yours,
A Small Land Owner.