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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-16
WORK AND WAGES.


An investigation was recently con-
Quoted by the bureau of labor concern
Ing wages and hours in the principal
manufacturing and mechanical indus
tries and the price Of food during the
years 1904 and 1906. Taken with re-
port on the same subjects issued some
years ago, the figures arrived at afford
an opportunity to compare all years In
the period from 1890 to 1905. inclu-
Z siye.
& In 1905 the average wages per hour
in the principal manufacturing and
1 mechanical industries Of the country
were 1.6 per cent higher than is 1904;
\ the average hours OF labor per week
& remained the same as in 1904; and SIS
+ per cent more persons We're employed
J q tho establishments investigated.
When the figures relating to wages
and hours OF labor and those concerns
ing the retail prices of food are brought
I, together, It Is seen that the retail
prices of food-due weight being given
to the quantity and cost of the differ
. emit commodities consumed-were 0.6
per cent higher in 1906 than in 1904.
AS the average wages per hour increas-
I'd more than the retail prices Of food,
the purchasing power Of wages in
creased. In 1905 the purchasing power
of both hourly and weekly wages was
one per cent higher than in 1904; or,
expressed in other words. an hours
wages in 1905 would purchase one per
cent more food than an hours wages
In 1904.
The average wages per hour in 1905
were 1879 per cent higher than the av-
erage for the ten-year period from
1890 to 1899, inclusive. The number OF
employees was 1876 per cent greater,
and the average hours Of labor per
week were fl per cent lower. The av-
erage earnings per week in 1905 were
IA per cent higher than the average
earnings per week during the ten years
from 1890 to 1899. The aggregate
weekly earnings Of all employees Chat
Is, the total amount OF the pay rolls)
were 52.3 per cent higher in 1905 than
the average during the ten-year period
named.
The retail price Of the principal con-
sumption OF food, weighted according
to family consumption of the various
articles, was LA per cent higher In
1905 than was the aveSage price for
the ten years from 1890 to 1899. Com
pared with the average for the same
ten-year period, the purchasing power
.of .a11 hours wages in 1905 was 5.s per
later, and OF a weeks wages
mt greater, the increase in
npower of weekly wages be-
an the increase in purchas-
of hourly wages because Of
elton of the hours of labor dur
period.
average wages per Hour IN ISu0
ere 21.5 per cent higher than in 1894.
the year of lowest wages during the
period covered, and weekly earnings
We're 1871 per cent higher. The pur-
chasing power Of an hours wages was
greater in 1905 than in any other year
covered by this investigation, being
III per cent greater than in 1894. the
year OF lowest wages, and 1.3 per cent
greater than in 1896, the year of lowest
retail prices. The purchasing power Of
i weeks wages in 1905 was s.5 per
cent greater than in 1894. but 81 per
cent less than in 1896.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-16
@s
Straight Talks on
Patent Medicines

The aRexan" Remedies successful and this is why ~
They were placed three years They have
already record Of the greatest known ID the
history Of the drug business - 1a@~aaaAss1iA
"come and go popularity arise from any number causes
(hulabaoo advertising among he) and not be founded
the plar the idea Or the article that
truly he deserves to succeed and
for no other -@s -
The success Of the .Rexan" therefore the evidence
They sell because they and they cure BE-
best remedy known to medical science
for the particular alnaent it is made to relieve. s.
There nearly sold under the sRexal"
purpose Each Of these has been selected
by experts among all other remedies ct IT.
class by The United Drug Company CO.
operative association Of leading American druggists.
scientifically and proved efficient IN actual
long extended practice We know these formulas and are gao g
answer ali inquiries regarding te giving full information as TO the
ingredients
Here are three members Of the .Rexan family:
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Married In Spokane.

Miss Pearl Wilcox, q teacher in
the Park school, was married to Ray
Hill, business man OF Springfield,
Wash, At the Victoria hotel in Spok-
ane, Monday evening Both young
people have been intimate friends
since their early school days, the
romance of childhood ending In the
marriage Monday evening. Mrs. ain
has returned TO the CITY and will
finish out the present term Of school,
after whoh she will join her husband
In Springfield.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
COMMISSION APPOINTED

james Rafter, Of 81. Joe. 10 confin-
ed TO his home with an attack OF
smallpox. This 10 the only case Of
that disease In Sc. Joe.
F. L. Wells and z. }. Quillen have
opened offices 10 the Wiggett build.
ing and will conduct real estate
business. Both are we'll known
buiness men ani will undoubtedly
succeed in their venture. They have
been engaged 10 the real estate bust
ness for a number Of years.
Last Sunday evening, Rev Davis,
Of the Baptist church, IN his sermon
cited au instance Of where a young
man Of Occur d'Alene stated that be
would not look In q dance ball for "a
wife, but would 20 into the kitchens
on washday and choose one from the
side Of a wash tnb. Since Sunday
evening the sale Of wash tubs has
materially increased.
The ladies Of the library depart
msnt Of the Woman's club we're busy
today at the home Of Mrs. sabin pre-
pairing favors for the cotllliun 10 he
held IN Sander hall. Monday evening.
The favors will be- novel aud pretty,
and among them will be found hand
painted work by local artists. The
Faster idea will be carried through
out the evening and some exceedingly
nice figures will be executed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Choral Club Meets.

A meeting Of the Occur d'Alene
Choral club was held last evening ct
which permanent organization was
effected and officers were elected for
the coming year as follows: DR.. Il.
E. Burnett, president; 7. C. Hahn,
vice president; SIG. Sargent, tressur-
er, II. P. Crosby, secretary; Mrs o.
o. Young directress; Miss Florence
Varnam, librarian and Miss Adelyn
Young. accompanied. The meeting
was largely attended and each mem
Der is filled with enthusiasm over the
prospects Of visiting Pullman in May
and participating in the May festivi-
ties. Some Of the music which will
be rendered ny the club was rehears
ed with good effect.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
School Board Met.

Persuant to adjournment the school
board met last evening, bat owing to
the absence Of President White and
+. d. Winn, no business was TRANSACT
ted aud an adjournment was taken
until this afternoon az two o'clock,
the meeting 60 be held la the council
chamber, A. W. Branson, q. p. Cum
derson Bnd W. A. Andrew were the
only members present and the meet
ing WIS adjourned subject To the call
of the president.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
MAY HAVE NEW
BALL GROUNDS
Efforts to Secure Ground at
Sherman

ut Is highly probable that the
new ball park will DO located on the
old Fort Sherman parade ground, -
stated. Waldo g. Paine, Of the In
land Empire company, when in the
city today. Mr.. Paine also stated
that he had been negotiating With the
Staok-Gibbs Lumber company. which
holds the ground as a mill site and
that II 1t could be secured, three
year lease would be taken 50 as 10 in
sure the association against being dis
appointed as they were this spring.
The work of tearing down the fence,
grandstand and hleachers at Athletic
park has been commenced and these
fixtures will be placed on the new
park. Should the parade grounds be
secured for ball park, the railway
company may run spur from the Y
into the grounds, operating car from
Sherman street TO the gate on the
park, but nothing definite has been
decided on.
The object Of Mr.. PAine's trip 20
the city today was to complete arrang-
ements for getting the work ON the
new park commenced and Monday
will see a force OF men preparing the
ground for the seeders and planters.
Frank Koch, prominent landscape
artist Of Spokane, will have charge
Of the work. He laid out the present
park, which has given much satiiao-
tion. The ground will be leveled
an divided with gravel walks, while
shrubbery and shade trees will be
planted. The "Tent CITY," viii be
moved north Of the track, just above
the company park and in front OF the
hospital. A number Of new tents
will be added and the city will be
larger than ever. The pavilion will
be remodeled and new maple floor
will be laid.
A small hot house will be erected
and maintained by George FACET
gardner in charge Of the parks. This
hot house will be used for raising
plants for the park.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
About the Town.

Mr.. Henry A. Kersting, an attorney
recently Of st. Louis, has arrived Ia
the city aud will locate.
- George MoGowan, forman Of the
B. X. Lewis Lumber company's camp
In the Mica Bay district, Is a visitor
In the city, registered at the Occur
d Alsne Inn.
George Newcomb and family are In
the city as guests 1T the Occur d.
Alens Inn They will remain until
some time next week, following their
Gust ON Of spending Easter here.
Arthur D. Jones, Of the real estate
firm Of Arthur d. Jones a Company
Of Spokane, was q business visitor In
the city today. calling on the Occur
d'Alene Bank A Trust company.
y N. d. Wright has purchased the
steamer Ayondals from the Grant
estate FOR use on Hayden lake a. q TOW
boat at the mill. The craft
was loaded on q dat car yesterday at
the McGoldrick dock, and shipped TO
Hayden lake.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
BLACKWELL WILL
BUILD RAILWAY
Tap Rich Timber Belt in Pend
d'OreiIle Valley

Spokane, Wash, March 27.-F.
A. Blackwell, former general mana
ger of the Inland Empire system, and
owner Of large timber tracts along
the Pend d'Oreille river, has already
begun construction Of a railroad
which he will build from a junction
with the Spokane International at or
near Rathdrum, Idaho, to Spirit lake,
thence to Newport and considerable
distance up to Pend d'OIeille river.
This information was obtained
from reliable sources, and Mr.. Black
we'll, when seen declined either TO
deny or confirm it. Ii has been
known for several weeks that Mr..
Blackwell intended to build a railroad
down the Pend d'Oreille river, bat
the terminus and exaGt route have
never been announced. 1t is now
learned that the survey is completed
and most Of the right Of way has al
ready been secured. while actual con.
struction work is now said to be in
progress at two or three points.
While the definite route Of the
road could not be learned, it will
connect with the Spokane Internal
ional at q point near Ratbdrum, and
run In a northerly direction TO Spirit
lake, a distance Of II miles. From
Spirit lake the route will follow
through Spirit valley, which it will
leave near the end and run directly
to Newport in the Pend d'Oreille
valley. From Newport the road will
follwo down the river for several
miles, tapping rich valley and some
Of the heaviest timber In the north
west.
Involved in the plan is the con-
struction Of large saWmills at Spirit
lake which 10 surrounded by Q dense
growth Of fine saW timber. These
mills, it is said, will eventually be
among the largest In the northwest.
As the Ioai Is being built primar-
lily TO develop the timber tracts which
Mr.. Blackwell has recently purchased
along the Pend d'Oreille river. and
as il will connect with the Spokane
International at Rathdrum and the
Northern Pacific at Newport, it will
probably be . steam read. Mr..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

George Harding, manager Of the
Consumers Company announced this
morning that he bad selected K. II.
Eldera and X. T. Morgan to act as
members Of the water commission for
the company W. A. Brauson and
d. II. BudIonR have beer appointed
by the city and a meeting will Do
held in the near future. No date has
been set. The appointment by Nr.
Harding meets with the unqualified
app oval Of city officials and the bus.
mess men, and q fair adjustment Of
the water rates is expected.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Woman $ Club to Meet.

The next meeting Of the Woman'a
club will be held Friday afternoon at
Fraternal ball, when the Literature
department will have charge. Mrs.
]. I. Scott will act a. chairman aud
the music will be rendered undre the
direction 81 Mrs. +. L, BurgAn. Mrs.
A. Main will discourse on Mothers
Of Famous Men," and Mrs. II. NJ.
LAVeins, has 1.-THE Home Beaulful''
as topic for discussion. Refresh.
ments will be served by Mesdames,
+. S. Colquhoun, Bodler, Vim. No.
Farland, q. y, Steele and Ethel
Schmidt.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Did Fine Work.

Prof. Piden did some excellent
work yesterday in driving q team Of
horses around the city while blind
folded, and locating q hidden jack
knife in the bar Of the Hotel Idaho.
His performances last evening consist
ing of mesmerizing animals, mind
reading, and comic hypnotic stunts
were good. The professor proved
himself to be an excellent entertainer
and the large audience was at times
almost convulsed with laughter. Il Is
work in hypnotizing persons was
good. He will perform at the Aud
itorium again this evening.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

he Journal says that "when Seal
TENT into Office every game known
DE fraternity was running wide
NJ. he Immediately commenced
sntigambling crusade with the re-
that within one month two car
S of gambling parphernalia were
ped out of the town and the gam
Is we're looking for green fields. "
prove that the above statement is
and wholly untrue, ! will give
to the Journal or any charitable
tuition if it can furnish sufficient
ence, to prove that two car loads
Ambling parpheEpalia we're ship
out Of town at that time. II the
ement is true it will be q very easy
ter to prove 1t by producing the
ks and getting a duplicate Of the
pping bill from the railroad agent.
/ is a we'll known fact that gamb
was running wide open during
sllon's administration and that he
ected a fine Of about 500 per
hth from those who run slot ma
mes.
Il is also true that very soon after
close of Scallon's administration,
put slot machines and con-
Is we're seized and loaded onto .
} and taken out Of town and des-
red by the sheriff OF the county.
Sc were the same machines that
allOn had been receiving a revenue
~
scallon has said he was willing to
hd on his past record and since IL Is
D known that gambling and other
IS fiourished under this admin
sation, ! don't see how the people
expect any Improvement il be Is
ctsd. Ii Il all we'll known that
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Drawing Up Plans.

MIR. Graham, craftsman for archi-
tect George Williams, is busy drawing
up the plans and specifications for
the Ott-Sauve Electric Block system.
This will be forwarded to Washington
where patent has been applied for.
MIR. OFT and Mr.. Sauve stated last
evening that they had had an offer
from a practical railroad man for the
invention as it now stands without
the patent. They refused to state the
amount beyond being large.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

A team track IL being laid and will
also DO ready for use by next week.
This track facilitates the handling Of
car load freight.
Among other improvements by the
company lie the placing Of switch on
Sherman street connecting the Hay
den lake extension with the car barns,
which will enable cars to pass from
the barn TO the Hayden lake track
without switching out onto the main
line. II Is a great time saver
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Work Has Commenced.

Y Work has been commenced on the
Swedish Lutheran college grounds,
clearing a site for the college build
ings. Two structures will be erected
in the near future, each with a capac-
ity Of so students. The plans have
not been entirely completed. The
plans for the Old Folks home will be
located at Mcclellan are about COM
pleted and work will be started in
the near future. Rev. j. Jesperson
is busy raising funds for the promo.
ton of these enterprises.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
POSTPONE BUILDING
Big Mill to Wait Another
VI Year.

166Fs
Word has been received from relia-
bic sources that the Weyerhauser in
terests will not build q mill ON Silver
beach this summer, having postponed
action until 1908. A citizen Of
Occur d'Alene recently visited Sand.
point, where he had the pleasure Of
conversing with representatives of the
Weyerhauser interests. On inquiri7.g
as to when the mill would be erected
on Silver beach, he was informed
from an authoritative source that ow-
ing to the fact that the mill Of the
HumbiTd Lumber company had been
recently destroyed by fire, the plans
for the building of a mill at Occur
d'Alene had been changed, and that
nothing definite would be done this
year. 1t was stated that the mill
would be erected next summer With
out doubt, a. this is the only feas-
able site held by the Weyerhauser
poole, which gives them an outlet for
their timber in the ST. Joe and st.
Maries country. Plans and specifica-
tions for a new mill have already
been drawn and are now lying in
the eest, awaiting building orders.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
WARRANTS FOR TWO
John Kinkaid and William
Sweet are Arrested.

Boise, Idaho, March 81. While
no indictments we're returned by the
United States grand jury, IL has been
definitely learned that John Kinkaid
and William Sweet have been arrested
and are on their way here. kinkaid
was at Wonder, New. II is the un
Outstanding the arrests were made
on warrants issued by the United
State commissioner. 1t Is also IN
destood that both have been indicted
and the warrants we're issued.
Kincaid was a member Of the state
senate during the Steunenberg admin.
istration from Boise county. Sweet
was interested IN timber operation
in the Boise basin Eve or six years
ago. He got options on many claims
which were afterward sold 70 the Bar
Der Lubmer company.
L. NJ. PTitchard, arrested yester-
day, is a lawyer who formerly lived
here but has been away for a consi-
derahle time. He was in Los AnR-
eles, where be was subpOenaed a. .
witness. When be arrived yesterday
he was taken In charge ct the depot
by q deputy marshal. A little later
be was served with q warrant which
had been issued by the United States
commissioner ON the compliant Of q
man named Nugent.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Card of Thanks.

! hereby extend my sincere thank
TO the many friends and neighbors
who rendered assistance aud extended
their sympathy during the trying
hours after the death Of my husband.
MRS. AGNES SMITH
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

a few months ago, bought
the Bradley timber noldings along
the Pend d'Orieille river above New
port. He is said to have paid
$500, 900 for the holdings.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
ARNAM OFFERS $500

Scallon has the undivided support of
the saloon people which itself should
convince any thinking person that
the laws would not be enforced.
s. A. VARNAM.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

u The annual inspection Of company
'tE, - n. G. l., at Ratbdrum, will be
held in that city April 2 A military
ball will be held at the Armory In
the evening, following the inspee-
tion, and 3 banquet will be served at
IL 80 o'clock. A number of people
Of Occur d'Alene will attend the
function.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
ADDITION TO FREIGHT HOUSE
Electric Line is Increasing
Facilities.

The new addition to the freight
house Of the Occur d'Alene i Spokane
Electric railway is about completed
and will be put into use next week.
This annex gives the company twice
the original storing capacity and will
enable il to hsndle incoming and
outgoing freight much more speedily.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

L. NJ, Mordell, of Spokane. Is .
visitor In the city. He wishes to
purchase "a steamboat aud enter bus
mess on lake Occur d'Alene.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

hese figures are not 'approx1mat-
correct" but are correct and
that the assets of the town are
a32. % instead of deficit as the
led statement of the Journal
Id have the people believe.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
OMPARISON
OF FINANCES
True Statement of COndi-
tons

y Journal contains a misleading
hent Regarding the financial con-
d of the city, for the purpose Of
Wing the voters, of which the
hing is a copy:
FINANCES.
Sunt on hand in city
nry May 1st, 1905, left
eaIlon $1,000. 90
purchased ............ ZOO. 90
hydrants installed 80. 90
at outstanding indebt-
Is drawing 8 per cent in
$4,000. 90
poorer in the two years
.S6620. 90
ahead under Scallon $5740. 90
renee against the city under
am and Andrew 1912, $50. 90.
ese figures are approximate but
Essentially correct.
q above figures together with
atement that "these figures are
ximate but are substantially
et. /" is as near the truth as all
statements appearing in that
regarding the present board of
les, the object being to discredit
Inn and Andrew with the people
etract attention from the gamb-
Issue. The intelligent reader
ooks these figures over will agree
hey must be approximate because
) can get any sense out of them.
facts are, and they can be veri
IL the public record, that the
financial condition is given in
blowing:
STATEMENT.
rch 26th 1907
in city Treasury. ....s 1853, 90
Funds ON hand in coun-
ruasury z, 026. 90
cash available,
rich 26th.. 50, 679.55
Elected back taxes,
from county =. 279. 90
rom cemetery or $50
ks wood unsold $3.50 1890
for Sherman street
de. .............. 2,976. 16
Tor Sherman paving. 1882. 81
assets. ST, 1876. %.
ilities, out standing
.rrants 5,563. 90
assets in excess of
Utilities. so, 1872. %
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN WESLEY GAINES.

John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee recently made himself
NATIONALLY noted the chief
who attend in
his durna Il
stood already the permitted dAae
MI Gaines
times AT one election he received four opponent
Inc congressman noted the south eloquent
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-25

home in Brooklyn and lived in good
style. But Morse was bound up in
business, cared nothing for the social
side of life, and could not by any
stretch of the imagination be called
zone of the boys"
Later he came over to Manhattan
and bought a pretentious house in
West Seventeen street, near Central
Park. There were three boys and a
baby girl in the family when the first
Mrs. Morse died. Then the father
bought handsome place in Bath and
in It installed his sister and the chill
dren. For himself he bought a house
in Fifth Avenue. in the heart Of the
millionaire district, in the heart of the
took a second wife. Mrs. Clemente
Dodge. The legal complications fol
lowing his marriage to Mrs. Dodge at
tracted about as much attention as
anything OF its kind ever did in this
country. There are many who have
reason never TO forget the famous case
Lawyer Abe Hummell. for instance,
who is now resting under a prison
sentence for the part he took in it.