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The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Saved Governor Trouble.

In writing the word "unconstitu-
tional" across the act providing for
the creation of juvenile courts In Mich
igan, Attorney General Bird has rem
dered 1t unnecessary for Gov. Warner
to reappoint all the county agents of
the state, as would have been neces-
sary had the law been sustained. At
torney General Birds opinion holding
the law unconstitutional has been sent
to all the probate judges of the state
as well as to the county agents and
prosecuting attorneys. 1t cites a
number of reasons why the law will
not stand. The attorney general says
that if the law is construed as pro-
viding a new court it Is unconstitu-
tional for the reason that the constitu-
ton vests the judicial power in the
supreme court, circuit and probate
courts and justices of the peace. On
the other hand if it provides for ex-
tending the Jurisdiction of probate
courts it is unconstitutional because
it provides for a fine of $25 and a
trial before jury of six persons. the
constitution guaranteeing the citizens
the right to trial in criminal cases in
courts OF record by jury of twelve.
Probate courts are courts of record.
The title of the act takes away the
jurisdiction of probate courts over
children tina, nay be sent to the Cold
water state public school, while the
body of the act confers upon the pro-
bate courts jurisdiction in such cases.
The effect of the act is to take away
from probate courts Jurisdiction over
all children from one to II years of
age. The act also provides for an in
crease in the salaries of judges of pro-
bate and this provision is held not to
be within the scope of the title. Other
provisions of the law are found to be
unavoidable. Judges of probate are
advised by the attorney general not
to attempt to proceed under the act.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
BRIDGE WHIST CRAZE
SUMNER COLONY AT NEWPORT
WILD OVER GAME.
Many Prominent Society Women Give
Up Their Whole Time to 1t
Golf Clubs Again Popu-
lar as a Result.

Newport. r. Newport has the
bridge whist craze. So has Narragan-
sett Pier and Bar Harbor, but it is. at
Newport that the epidemic is most
virulent
Here pursuit of the game has be-
come an obsession. Big sums of money
are won and lost every day at the
tables. Women in most instances are
the most inveterate of the gamblers.
The flushed face of the woman gam
bier can be seen daily in carriages that
fash along Bellevue avenue. Her ner-
vous, eager manner betrays her. At
ordinary social functions she waits pa
tiently for the outsiders to depart in
order that the elect few may creep
away to the boudoir of the hostess for
an hour at bridge.
Bridge is not the only game. More
than one splendid villa here now con-
ceals a dainty roulette wheel and
private faro layout for the delectation
of the elect.
To such an extent has the passion
for play gone that some of the older
heads are seriously discussing the or
ganization of an anti-gambling crusade.
The effect of gambling on the nerves
of some women in the younger set, as
well as on their pocketbooks, is Gre
ating alarm.
And then the golf club claims atten.
ton. The golf club had run to seed.
1t was so far away IL didn't offer any
particular diversion after one had made
the long journey out to the place. OF
late, however, unwonted prosperity
has come to the club. Bridge whist
did it. Confronted with a situation
that spelled ruin for the club the man.
ayers appointed a women's committee
TO take matters in hand. The commit.
tee turned to bridge whist. Now the
golf club has become oae of the most
popular institutions at Newport. Mem
bers even occasionally play golf as a
recreation after several hours of en-.
ervating play at the tables.
Here it is that the passion for bridge
is seen at its height. On a recent
afternoon there were eight tables go.
ing. Refreshing breezes swept in from
the ocean. Half a dozen of the best.
known women in New York and Phil.
adelphia society lounged outside on
the terrace. Within at least 20 young
women and a few men toiled feverish
ly at bridge.
Among the stories they tell sub rosa
at the golf club is one of young WON
an who has won enough during this
season to buy a handsome automobile.
and another young woman who lost
so much that her father threatened to
cut off her allowance and refuse to
stand responsible for any of her debts
if she does not quit the game. There
are other stories of matrons who are
heavily in debt to their fellow-players,
and couple of men who practically
support themselves by means of their
winnings.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Urges More Safeguards.

Railway Commissioner Glasgow,
after an investigation of the Sebe-
WANG and Webberville wrecks on
Pere Marquette, has called the atten-
ton Of the railroads to the need of
better regulations for the control of
switches and switchlocks. Deputy
Commissioner Champion attributes
the Sebewaing accident, in which two
men were killed, to the lack of light
at the interlocking switch. He OBJ
tanned copies of the correspondence
from the railroad to the men in charge
of the lights, in which they were told
TO mind their own business and the
lights would be cared for
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
NEW SIGNS OF PROSPERITY OBJ.
SERVED IN THE WEST.
Manufacturers of Motor Cars Cannot
Make Machines Fast Enough to
Supply Demand from TiIlers
of the Soil.

Lincoln, Neb.-Western agents of
automobile factories assert that if the
machines could be obtained hundreds
of autos could be old this summer to
the farmers of Nebraska and Kansas.
AS it is, the residents of the country
towns and the farmers are buying
moro of the benZine buggies than the
cities, and there is scarcely a country
town in Nebraska in which there are
not more automobiles in proportion to
the population than in Lincoln or
Omaha.
The prosperity of western farmers
has become an old story, and this pros
perity is going TO be augmented this
year by another big crop of wheat and
corn and oats. Most of the farmers in
the state could buy a medium-priced
machine just as luxury if they want.
ed to, but the manner in which they
have amassed their money does not
lead to extravaganza of that kind.
When a Nebraska agriculturist adds
to his machinery collection he buys
only that which will be of use That
is why he is just now turning to the
automobile The favorite farm type
is the runabout, largely because of its
low first cost. The prudent farmer
figures that with good carriage horses
bringing $3.50 to $3.50 each in the mar.
ket he is foolish to utilize them in the
pleasure jaunts and his journeyings to
and from church.
II he uses his work horses to go to
town or about the country, he deducts
just that much from their working
capacity on the farm. By uSng an
auto he saves the horses fresh for the
farm work, he can transact his Lusi-
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Test Binder Irvine Act.

Gov. Warner will confer with Attor-
ney General Bird in regard to the COM
mencement of an amicable suit to de-
termine the legality of the new binder
Irvine act in which an error has been
discovered which the attorney general
thinks nullifles 1t. A delay in let
ting contracts for machinery will re-
suit and If proceedings cannot be COM
menced soon it is doubtful If the plant
can be gotten in shape in time to sup
ply Irvine for the market next year.
For this reason the governor says he
hopes to get the question involved be-
fore the supreme court for a hearing
in August. Gov. Warner goes to Jack
son TO confer with the prison authori-
ties on the subject.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Prepare for Two-cent Fares.

Railroad Commissioner Glasgow said
that he had received large number
of replies from letters addressed to
railroad managers in Michigan, stat
ing that they are making new SEIZED
ules TO give effect to the new two-cent
fare law that takes effect September
q, and that he has not received a
single letter from a railroad COM
pany refusing to comply with the
law. Nevertheless, 1t is understood
that the state authorities expect that
the Pere Marquette and possibly
one or two other lines will contest
the law and preparations are being
made to defend the enactments in the
courts IL necessary.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Rlaaest Kansas Baby.

Kansas City, Mo.-A baby boy that
weighed 1914 pounds arrived at the
farm of Cecil Van Berger. near Shaw
nee, in Johnson county. Kansas. II is
the sixth child born to Mrs. Van Der.
ger. None of the others weighed more
than eight or ten pounds at birth.
The child is healthy and well devel-
oped." said DR.. f. p. Chace. 1T is, /
think, the largest baby in the state of
Kansas, without doubt" The moth
er is a native of Belgium.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
STEPHENSON IS DEAD.
A Strong Man and His Work That
Was Well Done.


Following a fall as he stepped from
a carriage, Samuel NJ. Stephenson, ex-
congressman and multi-millionaire
lumberman, died in Menominee We'd
nesday. He was a brother of United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson, of
Marinette, Wis.
The deceased was born in New
Brunswick in 1881 in the environment
or the lumber industry. When boy
he came TO the lumber district OF the
upper peninsula and worked in lumber
camps for years. He was enterprising
and thrifty, and from his savings he
established a lumber business in a
small way. 1t later became one of the
largest in the world and yielded i'm.
mense profits.
He was a member of the fifty-first,
hity-second flfty-third and fifty.fourth
congresses and as a member of the
rivers and harbors committee promot-
ed many improvements of the channels
or the great lakes and connecting riv-
ers. Before going to congress he
served as state senator and represent
alive and at one time was prominently
mentioned for United States senator
ship.
The school house education that the
brothers. received was meager. but
both were men OF strIklng personality
and force who were never known TO
duck a fight, physically, financially or
politically, from the days they began
as red-shirted lumber jacks in the dis
tricts where they won their fortunes
on through their entire careers.
Sam was a man of his word and
liked good companionship. Underneath
MS harsh, uncultured surface his col
leagues in congress saw a real dia.
mond and that's why they liked him.
After a bitter fight that was carried
20 the courts he was defeated in 1898
by Carl Sheldon, of Houghton, for
domination for a fifth term. After that
ne was not active in politics.
The cherry crop is plentiful and
DriCeS are low
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Glasgow After Traffic Managers.

A meeting of the traffic managers Of
a number of railroads will be held at
Railroad Commissioner Glasgow's of
flee here August 26. for the purpose
of fixing a satisfactory rate for the
transportation of railroad ties, It hav-
ing been alleged that certain com
panies were charging 81 cents per hun
dred freight on ties from Omer to
Monroe when they were giving ten
cent rate from the same shipping point
to Toledo. 1t is expected the matter
will be arranged.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
New York Motorman Searches Tracks
Fifteen Minutes for Quarter.

New York-There was much excite.
nent on the Bowery the other day
when a motorman on a south-bound
Third avenue surface car tied up the
line for nearly 10 minutes trying to
find a 25-cent piece he had spied in
the center of the track. The coin was
lying in the groove of the rail. When
he brought the car to a stop the
wheels of the truck were directly over
It.
This the motorman did not know.
and he crawled under the car to
search for the coin. A large crowd
soon gathered. thinking something was
wrong. The discovery was made at
Grand street, just at the time when
the streets were badly congested and
traffic was at its height. Several po-
licemen soon arrived and wanted to
know what all the trouble was about.
II wasn't long before the crowd learn
ed what the motorman was after
Several men and boys. including a
couple of STRENGTHENING sweepers, i'm.
mediately Joined in the search. After
crawling about for ten minutes in vain
the motorman had an inspiration that
the coin might be under the wheel.
He told the conductor to start the car
on about a foot. Then there was a
scramble. Boys, men and street-clean-
ing sweepers made a rush for the bit
of money at the same time. The mo-
torman, who was the nearest to It,
after a hard struggle, knocking the
men and boys aside. finally got It.
by this time the street was blocked.
and the drivers OF trucks were yeilins
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Get Ready for Parade.

Col. j. N. Cox. assistant adjutant
general, has gone to Saginaw under
orders from the governor to complete
arrangements for the parade of the
National guard at the semi-centennial
celebration in Saginaw, August 20.
Maj. John s. Kersey, of Detroit, has
been appointed surveying officer to
fix the responsibility for the loss of
certain quartermaster's stores by sew.
eral military companies of the state.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Me BARN and granary of n. n. lad

The barn and granary of r. T. Jack.
son, farmer living three miles north
OF Hillman, was DESTROYED by fire
Wednesday. Ii is thought the fire
caught from a pile of rubbish that was
burned near the barn. Loss $1,000, with
no insurance.
Six judgments have been rendered
~ Justice Benedict against Justice
# the Peace Daniel Dennis. of Port
Huron township. in favor OF Fred. l..
Hoffman. capitalist, and others. The
judgments are based on complaints al.
leging extortion In the fees charged
~ Dennis In the Young Hoffman mat.
sr.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Dancer In Handcuff Game.

Washington. Pa.-As result Of his
efforts to emulate a handcuff expert
whom he saw at a travelling show
Thomas Garbert, aged % years, is
dead at his home at Roscoe. The
young man kept up his practice daily
and learned to release himself from
all kinds of locks and entangJements
While trying to free himself from an
especially difficult position recently he
strained himself so badly that dropsy
set in, resulting in death.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

ID. & c. for Cleveland daily at 1890 u. m.
Week End Excursions every SATURDAY
night. $500 round trip.
ID. & u. for Buffalo. week days et 500 %. m
sundays ut 400 y. m. Week End Excur-
SONS TO Buhalo every Saturday. $3.50
round trip.
WHITE STAR LINE.-For PORT HURON way
ports daily, $40 q. M, $50 and $3.50 d. m;
sundays n. IN. and 230 p. m. TOLEDO
daily p M, Sundays .. m. and y. IN.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Woman of 90 Fine Splinter.

London.-Sydney Talbot, the 9S-
year-old American marine engineer
whose activity has been told of, has
rivals. At a charitable fete given for
the aged poor in Buckinghamshire
prizes for fat races were won by two
men aged SO and Sc years respective
ly In one woman's race dame of 92
sprinted finely, but was beaten by a
younger competitor.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Investigate Shooting of Soldier.

Adjt Gen. McGurrin has directed
Assistant Adjt. Gen. Cox to proceed
at once to Calumet and make an inves-
tigation of the shooting of soldier
during a sham battle there Sunday.
Col. Cox was accompanied by Deputy
Attorney General Chase.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
A SMALL COIN BLOCKS CARS.

like madmen. A string of cars ex-
tended back almost to Fourteenth
street. A crowd of nearly 1000 per-
sons had gathered and the police
had their hands full in dispensing it.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
AMUsEMENTs IN DETROIT
Week Ending August 10, 1901.

TEMPLE THEATER AND WONDERLAND
Afternoons 2.l5. l0c To &c: Evenings STA
c. TO 6Oc. Advanced Vaudeville.
WHITNEY OPERA HOUSE. MatInees daily
except Wednesday. voc, zoe, soc. "Nellfe
the beaullfuI Cloak Model.n
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Grnin. EtC.

D"troit-Wheat- Cash No. red.
~ &c: September. 5000 bu at 92Bc. 10 .
900 bu at 92hc, 5000 bu at s2c, IL 900
IN ~ 92Nc 10000 bu at 92Hc 5000 bu
~ 92c, 5000 bu at 92Ac, $4,000 bu at
q2%c: December. 10000 bu at 96k G.
$4,000 bu at 96isc 25,e00 bu at s6c. %, =
600 bu at 95%c. % 900 bu at 95zc, IS
900 bu at 96c. 10000 bu at 96kc c, 10000
hu az 9sc 5000 bu at 95%c. $4,000 bu at
a6c, 5000 bu at 96hc; No. 2 red. ss& @:
No l white 90%c
Corn-Cash No. 3. car at SIC; No 3
yellow, cars at 5Shc
Oats--Cash No. white cars at soc /;
10 arrive. cars at soc; September,
Rye-Cash No. . August. 76c.
Reans-Cash 81 81; October, 81 60;
November 81 81
Clov~rseed-Prime spot, SO: October
Docamher and March. IS rs; prime al
sike. IS
Tim othy seed-Prlme spot. 50 90.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Good Roads Districts.

Highway Commissioner Earle is or
ganizing 20 new good roads districts
and under the new law at least $4,000
will be raised in each district by the
two mill tax.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
New LlvInaston county AGENT.

William NJ. Horton, OF Fowlerville.
has been appointed by Gov. Warner as
county agent for Livingston county, to
succeed Frederick Kuhn, resigned.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
THE MARKETS

Detroit-Cattle-Han grades Of
butchers were active and 5G10c higher
ana other grades full steady with last
week. Good mich cos were in good
demand at from $4,000. but common
grades were dull at last weeks prices
-.Ntra dry-fed steers and heifers, S59
-. steers and heifers, 600 TO | 200
~ l5W5 %: steers and heifers 500 to
l,oOO. - 5O44 So; grass steers and beif-
tfs that are fat, 500 TO 1000, 81 5O6
"a 90 "a grass ste steers and heifers that are
rat oO0 TO 700. 50 5O@4 25 choice fat
cows W I5@i 25 good fat cows. So so
~: common cows. 81 1913; Gamers
- zoW 10; choice heavy bulls, SO $50
! 20: fair TO good bolognas, bulls. SO 25
az 90 stock bulls, 81 1908 so; choice
iteding steers, 500 to 900 s464 %:
talr Feeding steers 500 TO 1000 SO 5O6
90 choice stockers, 500 to 700 60 IN
az; tair stockers. 500 10 700. 81 5OG3:
mixers. large, young medium age. $40
% common mixers. $20625.
inc veal calf trade opened at about
,ast weeks prices, but the close was %
Wdoc lower than the opening and dun.
best grades, 81 5O@S; others. $467.
Sheep-Ihe sheep and lamb trade also
opened full steady with last week for
~ grades, few extra fancy bringing
SSqS % per hundred. The close in this
department was dull and 25 a soc lower
lambs "8f 'n 81 G2P 5mss We quote: Best
so 5O@ I; light TO common lambs, S60
3 90; yearlings. S6d6 so; fair 10 good
butcher sheep. 81 5O@5; culis and COM
Hogs-ln the hog department. the
,rade was weak at last weeks prices.
50 30 being the price paid by packers
tor all Kinds. Light TO good butchers
IS 40; pigs. So 80; light workers.. SO 4O6
off. 9'' ''iiu
East Buffalo.-Cattle-Be exnort
steers, S640g7; best shipping steers
800 - a $50; best 1000 TO i.1OOSIb, $3.50
q 30; best cows $4@A25: fair TO good
N"m3.25 trimmers, s2G225: best heif,
ers 81 SOFAS. medium to good. S35O6
10; best feeders. $3504375 best
yearling steers. So; common stock
steers, $2.5092.75; export bulls. $46
La; bologna bulls. $3@325: stock
bulls. S2.5OW3. There was a better
feeling in the fresh cow trade TODAY:
choice. S5O@6 so; good. $ie65O; medium.
$500 40; common, S2O43O.
Hogs-Market active and SC higher:
medium and heavy. s6.5066.55: mixed
@5O a SOS; workers., $67Om6.75; piRs
$500; roughs, s5.5O9S65; stays, sac
sheep and lambs-strong; best lambs.
S75MS: warnings. $6.aO6675; weth-
"rs. s5.7546; ewes. s56525
calves strong; best, SS5O6S75.
medium to good. $5.5O@S; heavy, SAC
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

The cherry crop is plentiful and
prices are low.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

Disobedience to Gods laws is the
road to death. whether II be disobedi-
ence to his moral laws or to the laws
of health and right use of our bodies.
Even the moderate use of strong
drink shortens the life in years, and
shortens it still more in its effective
power.
Alcohol is dangerous. not only by
reason of the injuries it causes to the
nervous system. but above all by the
denutrition that 1t produces in an or
ganism which INDUCES in Il TO excess.
DR. Lancereaux, Academy OF Modi-
cine. France.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-18
Smith Schumacher

Miss Nancy Jane Smith and George
Theodore Schumacher were married on
Thursday evening, January 10, 1907 at
the home of the brides parents just west
Of this city.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Ferguson of the Baptist Church of this
city. Miss Jennie Pettibone and Mr..
John Walters of this city acted as
bridesmaid and groomsman, and Miss
Hazel Smith, sister of the bride played
the wedding march.
The groom was dressed in black and
the bride wore pretty blue travelling
ut. Light refreshments were served
and the bride and groom left on number
8 for their new home at Twin Falls.
Mr.. Schumacher has lived here for
several years, but recently located on
"The Tract" The bride is one of the
pretty daughters of o. F. Smith, of the
Blackfoot Nurseries, and has almost
grown up here.
The Republican joins in hearty CON
gratulations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-18
New Postage Stamps

Starting with 1907, the postofice de-
pal tment will put new arrangement
in force that is likely to prove very
interesting, for it has been decided that
each one of the six thousand presiden-
tial offices shall have special stamps
made for it. The postmasters of these
offices who apply for these stamps after
the new year will be furnished them
with the name of the town and state
distinctly printed on them. The depart.
ment is introducing this innovation in
order to keep track of the stamps, and
to make il more difficult for persons
robbing the offices to dispose, of their
ill gotten gam.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-18
Weather Report
e. A. DoUD, Observer.
To Insure Stock

W. G. Young of the Pacific Live Stock
Association of Spokane has been here
the past few days in the interest of his
firm, and expects to establish an agency
at Blackfoot.
Something of that kind is needed here
a many men Of small means are invest
ing money in valuable horses, and if any
thing happens to the animals it is a St
we're blow to the owner or owners.
No man wants to keep on the anxious
seat all the time and if some coed re-
liable company like the Pacific had an
agency here they would get a lot Of
business.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-18
VIII Stay Here

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Barnhart return
ed Friday from Spokane where they at
tended the funeral of Mr. Barnhart's
father.
Last week we announced that they
had bot piece of residence property
there and when we interviewed Mr..
Barnhart to see if he intended moving
to Spokane he said: 81 may or | may
not. | bot residence there and listed
it for sale again. / have also bot some
residence property here, and it is for sale
too. I may live here for years yet
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-18
Entertained Some Friends

Mrs. Charles Hart and Mrs. e. W
Rowles entertained $50 invited guests
at The Armory Thursday evening
Dancing was the leading feature, and
all had most delightful time. Deli
cate refreshments were served at 11:3(
and the hosts entertained most. charm
ingly.
Quite number came up from Poca
tello on the evening train and returned
at one. By happy coincidence DR.. l
H. Moore of Seattle was here for the
occasion and was one of the happy char
acters who were meeting old friends on
every hand. This was one of the incest
events of the season.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-18
Mayor RAYMOND Leaves

Daniel Raymond has sold his new
residence to T. S. Morrison and is pre-
pairing to go to Turlock, California. He
will leave next week if he can get ready.