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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07
j. H. COOKE.
Smithville. Ga, Aug. $. 1907.

CHulHN HE. Od.s Aug. D. I.U(.
Mr.. Thos. F. Watson. Thomson. Ga.
In the Weekly Jeffersonian of re-
cent date YOU ask all who are agents
for your paper and magazine to write
You at Thomson, Ga.
While I do not make business of
soliciting subscribers (I farm FOR a
livine) at cdd times. | try to do my
nei@hhors and friends favor bv in
duc;ne them to take such periodicals
as Watson s Jeffersonians. the Allan
Ia Journal the Home Herald (old
Rams HORNY and last but not
least. Jordan's Cotton Jour
nal. Don t Shoot'O 1t is an
uphill business to Get farmers to read,
or to read more than one side of
a question. and that mostly by their
county paper.
1t is my private opinion that our
county papers have either through ig-
norance. or with "malice afore-
thonqht, y buncopd us farmers for the
past ID or 20 years.
This fall at odd times. expect
to induce as many as I can 70 take
yOrr publications.. and the other pc
ricdiCals mentioned above. A list of
thosa. taken from memory. whom 7
have secured as subscribers to your
publications. | enclose.
[ live on the Smithville route but
am near the Bronwood. Plains and
Americas route. BY the way. there
is to be a Farmers Union rally and
barbecue at Bronwood on the 9th
inst. | understand efforts have been
made to oct you to speak there that
dav. VIII You let me know on en-
closed postal whether YOU will be
there? Big meeting will be going on
at my church on that day. and | would
not desert my meeting merely for a
Farmers Union barbecue, but would
without hesitation or compunction of
conscience go, if Tom Watson will be
there to make speech.
With best wishes, am vours.
F. w. FORTH.
r. F. D. 1.
Note: Cannot possibly be there.
Sorry. TT w
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

Keysville, Ga, Oct. q, 1907.
Mr., Thomas F.. Watson. Thomson,
Ga.
Dear Sir: Find enclosed postal
money order for one dollar to renew
my subscription to Weekly Jefer-
sonian. Wishing you success, am
very truly your friend,
Fl. II. GREENWAY.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

Watkinsville, Ca, Oct. 81, 1907.
Hon. Thomas e. Watson, Thomson,
Ga. -
Desr Sir Fpelossd fad p O. or
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

r. F. D. 1.
Note: Cannot possibly be there.
Sorry. T. E. w.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

c.. w. WARE.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
MONTANA ITEMS.

At Seattle recently, Pinkerton de-
tectiyes apprehended Elipah Smith,
the defaulting cashier of the Bank
of Malta, at Malta.
Three saloon holdups in Butte &C.
Cured during "a hours. The robbers
secured $205.
The Butte carpenters have ratified
the proposition of the mining compan-
les. the vote being 207 to 81.
Milk river, tributary OF the Mis-
souri,. in the eastern part of the state
10 a raging torrent. Already two ia
talities have been reported, these be
ing John Peterson and his son, MAJ
peterson, both we'll known ranchers
of Valley county, who were drowned
while trying to reach safety In
wagon. The body Of the latter has
been recovered. 1t is known tina
others have met death. Glasgow, the
county seat of Valley county, is prac
tically submerged.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
President Names Holidays.

President Roosevelt has promulgated
an order giving Saturday half holidays
during July, August and September
to all mechanics, laborers and other
employees at the manufacturing and
supply arsenals and depots under the
war department and in the off1ce OF
the division and department head
quarters of the army and in the en-
cheering department at large. The
order provides that on Saturdays IN
the months named four hours, exclu-
sive of time for luncheon, shall con-
stitute a days work.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
IDAHO NEWS.

The recent smallpox cost Shoshone
county s2102.
Claud Brown, 16 year old son Of ].
V. Brown of Moscow, has skipped.
Work on the Moscow extension OF
the Inland Electric railroad has been
begun.
Charles Clark, a native of Colorado
Springs, was killed by cavein at Wal
lace.
Wardner lodge, No. 29, l. o. o. F,
announces the SSth anniversary of their
order, to be held on April 26.
The supreme court has ordered that
the county attorney at Rathdrum file
the information in the ]. T. Scott libel
case.
A human skeleton has been found by
Edward Gates Of Kamiah on the op-
posite side of the river from that
place. 1t is not known to whom the
skeleton belonged.
The annual financial statement OF
Shoshone county has been completed
by the county auditor. The cash on
hand at the close of the fiscal veal
for 1906 amounts to $105, 982.19.
Mystery surrounds the allegation
that the United States grand jury
voted to indict Senator w. E. Borai
in connection with the Barber Lumpe
company timber case.
The charges made recently agains
Douglas w. Ross, the engineer Il
charge of the Payette-Boise reclama
ton. project in Idaho, and F. c. Horn
consulting engineer for that proJec'
, have been dismissed by the secretar
of the interior.
. The 18th annual Watkins oratorlcs
CONTEST of the University of Idaho wa
, held Saturday, the winner being jaime
n Frazier. 1907. The winner receive
$40 gold medal, contributed by for
or winners. He will represent ldah
n in the annual interstate oratorlcal GU
+ test at Eugene, Oregon. =.
o 1t is reported that there is search
a of ready money through parts Oh u
Clearwater country because of the /
: ability of the grain companies to
, cure a sufficient number OF cars
- handle the grain in the warehouses,
/ Word has been received at Lewlste
n that Duke Rossi, the man who Tor
year posed in the Lewiston country
- the son of an Italian nobleman, WI
= said that when his inheritance arrlv'
y. he would invest large amounts in Il
= .ewiston e. Southeastern electric III
% and would build mansion on Ora
mountain such as has never been SCI
h by America, is now incarcerated In
&C. italian prison, charged with havi
h represented himself to be the son OF
- wealthy American while he was
y journing in Italy.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
HOLDS UP STAGE; GETS $4,000.
Rich Haul by Bandit Near Zortman,
Montana.

The stage running between Malta
and Zortman, Mont, was held up by
lone bandit and sum estimated at
about $4,000 is said to have been Sc
cured. 1t occurred just north OF Fort
man as the stage was entering the Lit
tie Rockies with consignment or
money to pay the wages Of the miners
at the Zortman mines.
The robber apparently had five or
six hours start of possee, mounted
upon the fastest horses to be had,
which left Malta Immediately upon re-
ceipt of word of the holdup. The To-
cation is in particularly wild spot
in the mountains, affording every op-
portunity for the shelter and escape
of the bandit. One man commanding a
trail there could almost hold hall
dozen men at bay for hours.
Some members of kid" Curry
gang of train robbers and horse thieves
is suspected of the holdup. Six years
ago the Curry gang held up Great
Northern train in the vicinity of Malta,
securing about $4,000. Many of the
pals of kid" Curry still live in north
ern Montana.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
GENERAL WADE RETlRES.
General Frederick Grant Gets Com
mand Over the East.

General Frederick Grant Gets Com
mand Over the East.
Major General James F. Wade, the
senior of rank in the army and next
in rank to Lieutenant General Mac
Arthur, terminated his active connec-
ton with the army Saturday by opera
ton of law, on account of age. He
became Ga years of age, the retiring
age, on Sunday. His military service
covers a period of 46 years and in
cludes participation in the civil war,
the Indian campaigns and the Spanish
American war. The retirement will
result in the promotion of Brigadier
General William S. McCraskey, com
handing the department of Texas, to
the grade of major general, and the
promotion of Colonel Charles Morton
of the Seventh cavalry, which is IN
the Philippines, to the grade of briga
der general. Major General Frederick
ID. Grant, commanding the department
of the east, at New York, will succeed
General Wade in the command OF the
Atlantic division. The division com
mand will be abolished on July 1 mex
and merged into the department OF the
east. General Grant will retain the
command until relieved by Genera
Wood, when he will probably be as
signed to the command of the de
partment of the lakes, at Chicago.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
FOR DAYS FUN 100000.
New York Pays CheerfuIly That Vast
Sum for Saturday Joys.

Six million dollars for pleasure in
single day. That is the Saturday aver
age of New York's great white light
district which extends from Fourteenth
street to Fifty-ninth street along
Broadway and for a block or two on
either side. Within this restricted area
there are tow opera houses, 81 theat-
ers, Ga hotels, 232 restaurants, 95
clubs. saloons on nearly every corner,
and flower stores, jewelry stores, de-
partment stores, candy stores, hat
shops, soda water fountains and an
almost endless number and variety OF
other places designed for spending
money. From noon to midnight on
Saturday Broadway is thronged with
the best dressed people in America, al
in their best clothes, all spending
money.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
BISHOP MAY BE SENT,
To Administer to Spiritual Needs Of
Ruthenian Catholics.

Rome-The Vatican has refused to
send heretofore to the various religious
communities in the United States,
speaking a language other than Eng
fish, bishops of their own nationality,
but is inclined to consider the matter
from a different standpoint in the case
of the United Ruthenian Catholics OF
America, who, while acknowledging
the headship of the pope, retain the
old Green Slavonic liturgy and allow
their secular clergy to marry. Thus
the congregation of the propaganda
has taken under advisement the ap
pointment of a Ruthenian bishop fol
America.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
THAW JURY DISAGREE.
Could Not Possibly Agree After ~
Hours DeIiberation.

f1OuTS OCll0Ci
Hopelessly divided-seven for
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree and five for acquittal on the
grounds of insanity-the jury whlch
since January 23 has been trying
Harry X. Thaw reported, after Al
hours and minutes of deliberation,
that it could not possibly agree on a
verdict. The IL men were promptly
discharged by Justice Fitzgerald, who
declared that he too believed tnelr
task was hopeless. Thaw was re-
handed to the Tombs without bail tc
await a second trial on the charge OF
having murdered Stanford White.
When this new trial would take
Mace no one connected with the case
could express an opinion. District AT
torney Jerome declared there were
many other persons accused of homi
eide awaiting trial, and Thaw woult
have to take his turn with the rest.
AS to possible change OF venue
both the district attorney and. counse
for Thaw declared they would max
no such move.
Setting at rest all rumors as to thel
present intentions, j. Russell Peabody
associated with Dolphin M. Delma'
chief counsel for Harry K. Thaw, sal
recently, after a conference with tn
prisoner, that an application fc
Thaw's release on bail would be mad
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
ELEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Canadian Pacific Passenger Train
Wrecked Near Chapleau,
Nd,


What is stated to be the most dis
astrous wreck in the history OF the
Canadian Pacific railway occurred to
No. 1 express westbound passenger
train, at point about 20 miles from
Chapleau, Ont, recently. While run
ming at high rate of speed the train
struck a broken rail, with the result
that the engine and all the coaches left
the track and were hurled into the
ditch.
A tourist car filled with immigrants
from the steamer Kensington was
nearest to the engine, and took fire
from the impact with the overturned
frebox. Eight adults and three little
children were caught under the DEBRIS
OF this coach and burned to cinders.
Identification of these unfortunates
is quite impossible, as their bodies
we're entirely incinerated. Eighteen
other passengers are said to have been
severely injured. Such is the account
in the first wire received, but 1t If
now expected that the death list will
be appalling.
Connection is said to have beer
made with the wires along the tract
and auxiliary and breakdown trains
telegraphed for from the two neares
points from which relief could come
namely Schrieber, 251 miles to tn
west, and to. North Bay, 270 miles I
l the east of the scene. Owing to IN
distance from effective aid there wa
no means of dealing with the outbrea
of fire among the wreckage, or OF a
Il fording the injured the assistance tina
o might have been given in the savln
of several lives. The passengers wei
II in their berths on the sleeper when IL
derailment took place.
The Canadian Pacific railway ruI
III through no more desolate or sparse
% inhabited regian than that arouI
-, Chapleau.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27

Friday night in debate with the Col
fax high school at Garfield.
Most of the graded schools in Whit
man county are employing teachers at
considerable advance in salaries.
The condition of fruit trees at pres
ent indicate an excellent harvest of
fruit this year in the upland country.
The streets of Colfax were thronged
with 1000 people Saturday, who saw
the first annual horse show and parade.
The three days rally of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies of Whitman
county at Tekoa this week was a
great success.
The cutting Of the large plate glass
windows in most of the stores on Main
street, Colfax, presumably with dia
mond, occurred last week.
Cars for wheat shipments are being
furnished more literally by the rail
roads and heavy shipments of grair
are being made to the coast.
County Fruit Inspector j. H. Hol
has informed the fruit growers O
Whitman county that the law will b,
strictly enforced and that orchards
must be sprayed.
Mrs. Sarah Kennedy, one of the Pa
louise country's pioneer women, die
at the home of her son, w. G. Kennedy
of senile decay. 1t was an unusua
coincidence that death came on tn
S8th anniversary of her birth.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
OREGON SQUIBS.

The sanitarium of DR.. w. Mays near
Haines, was destroyed by fire recently
All of the inmates but John F. Girls
man. electrician for the resort, es'
caped. He was burned to death. Fire
loss about $4,000.
Arbor day and "Clean Up Milton
day" were one in Milton and Cd
served by nearly all the citizens. Much
rakes. shovels and spades were calico
into use by all citizens, and as result
Milton today is a spick and span little
city.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
POOR STANDARD OIL
FOUND GUILTY In INDIANA ON
l463 COUNTS.
Company Has Been on Trial for Last
Six Weeks on Charge of Having Re-
ceived Rebates From Chicago & Al
ton RaiIroad-LiabIe to Fine OF
$2e, 100000.

The Standard Oil company OF In
diana, which has been on trial for the
last six weeks before Judge X. M.
Lands in the United States district
court on a charge of having received
rebates from the Chicago & Alton on
shipments from Whiting, Ind to East
st. Louis, ILL.,, was found guilty on
1853 counts of the original 1903 in the
indictment. The remaining 440 counts
were dropped from the indictment on
account of errors. If the verdict is
sustained the oil company is liable to
a fine of $29,260,000, as the Elkins
law, which the indictment charged the
company with having violated, pro-
yides a fine of $1,000 to $4,000 for
each offense. Pending motion LOT
a new trial, which John S. Miller,
counsel for the defendant, announced
would be made Immediately, no &C
ton will be taken by the court to-
ward collecting the fine.
The indictments charged that in the
shipment of 1903 cars of oil over the
? Chicago Terminal Transfer and the
: Chicago and Alton railways from Whit
ing. Ind, to East st. Louis, ILL.,, by
= way of Chappell, ILL.,, the oil company
:, accepted a rate of cents for lou
= pounds, when the published rate was
18 cents. Early in the trial attorneys
for the defense endeavored to have all
Inc counts in the indictments thrown
out on technicalities, but the court or
y dered that each count be considered
separately, which was done.
0,rf
- hours and reached the verdict on the
le first ballot.
n The courts charge left the jury
20 discretion as to how many OF the
AZ counts it might find the company tt
- have been guilty. A motion by its at
torneys to limit the number of offense'
,v to one will be argued next week b.
bo agreement The company's lawyer
air contend that but one crime, If any, wa
70 committed, and the multiplicity Q
- counts amounts to persecution. The
~ declare the corporation will be RUNE
if the prosecution procures any sue
10 Interpretation of the law. Judge La
Co dis agreed to permit the jury TO IN
A. a verdict this week so that It's Wig
a. of six tiresome weeks might end. ID
= will rule as to the number OF otfenst
I'D next week.
If he limits the offenses to but or
10 crime there can be no greater nj
60, than $4,000 and possibly the defen
- ant might escape with fine of $500
The ruling will be most importal
in federal Jurisdiction. 1t will dete
- mine whether or not the federal lay
,as against railroad discrimination are
.;d forceable.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
ARB0R DAY ADDRESS
President SENDS GREETING
TO The CHILDREN.
Appeal to the Youth of the Nation
Save the Trees-"Celebrate Your Ar
Dor Day ThoughtfulIy," Says the
Chief Executive-HeIp to Preserve
Forests or Plant New Ones.

President Roosevelt has addressed
ITO the School Children of the United
States" message on the subject OF
Arbor day. He advises that they OBJ
serve the day thoughtfully. The mes
sage says
"Arbor day is now observed in every
state in our union. mainly in the
schools. At various times you give
day or part of day to special exer-
cises or to actual tree planting.
ut is we'll that you should celebrate
your Arbor day thoughtfully, for with
in your lifetime the nations need OF
trees will become serious. We of the
older generation can get along with
what we have, though with growing
hardship, but in your full manhood and
womanhood you will want what nature
once so bountifully supplied and man
so thoughtlessly destroyed; and be-
cause of that you will reproach us for
what we have wasted.
For the nation. as for the man or
woman and the boy or girl, the road to
success is the right use of what we
have and the improvement OF present
opportunity. If you neglect to prepare
yourselves now for the duties and re
sponsibilities that will fall on you
later; if you do not learn the things
which you will need to know whel
your school days are over, you VIII
suffer the consequences. So any ma
ton which in it's youth lives only 10
the day, reaps without sowing an
consumes without outstanding, mus
expect the penalty of the prodiga
whose labor could with difficulty nm
him the bare means of life.
l "a people without children woul
1 face hopeless future; country witt
1 out trees is almost as hopeless.
true forest is not merely a storehous
full of wood, but, as it were, a factor
u of wood and at the same time reese
, voir of water. When you help to pr
Il serve our forests or to plant ne
Il ones you are acting the part OF goo
citizens. The value of forestry q
y serves therefore to be taught In II
Il schools. If your Arbor day exercis
l. help You to realize what benefits ea'
H. one of you receive from the fores
y and how by your assistance these bel
y fits may continue, they will serve
good end.
al THEODORE ROOSEVELT u
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
Will Lead Theosophists.

Kansas City-An official announce
ment was received in this city by a
member of the local branch OF the
society, of the nomination Of Mrs. An
ME Besant of Adyr, India, as world
president of the Theosophical society
to succeed the late Colonel Henry
Steele Olcott, the president-founder Of
the order.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
Russian Prisoners MutIneed.

Riga, Russia-During mutiny IN
the prison Saturday, 33 inmates over
came the wardens of the establish
ment. Troops we're summoned and
killed seven mutineers and wounded
~. Nine soldiers were wounded.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
Dick To Helm Foraker.

Washington-Senator Charles Dick
of Ohio will stand by Senator Foraker
III the great political battle now being
waged between Secretary of War Taft
and Foraker for the presidential In
dorsement of the Buckeye state.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
Swift Balloon Trip.

London-Two German aeronauts, DR..
WAGNER and Adolph Koch, descended
in a balloon Saturday at Enderby, near
Leicester, the balloon having covered
S12 miles from Berlin In 19 hours.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27
Baltimore to Plant Mines.

The bureau of navigation has de-
cided to convert the cruiser Baltimore,
one of Dewey's fleet at the battle OF
Manila bay, into mine planting ship
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27

Real sympathy is always accom-
panied by the helping hand.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-27

The recording angel never has te
strike a trial balance.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
U. 5. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST PAIRS DRAWN
Many Prominent Players to
Compete at Links of
Euclid Club.

New York, July 5.--The drawing Of
pairs for the qualifying round of the
National amateur golf championship
tournament which will begin next
Tuesday and last throughout the week
at the links of the Euclid club, Cleve-
land, were announced to-day by Sec
rotary Fellowes Of the United States
Golf association. While members of
western clubs predominant in the lit
entries, the eastern clubs are we'll rep
resented.
Among the most prominent players
mentioned in pairings are:
Eben M. Byers, of Pittsburg, the
title holder, VS.. r. L. Griffith, Airing
ton, Mass; II. Chandler Egan, Exmoor
County club, Chicago (who won the
title twice. and Jerome D. Travis, of
Montclair, N. j., the metropolitan and
New Jersey champion; Walter J. Ira
Wis, of Garden City, (also a former
double winner and British champion)
VS.. r. L. James, of Plttsburg; Charles
B. Macdonald, Garden City, (who won
the first national championship VS..
Richard Garlick, Mahoning, o., and
George S. Lyon, Of Canada, (the runner
up last Year, VS.. G. W. Buttsm OF
Altoona, Pa.
On Tuesday and Wednesday each
pair will take part in 18 hole medal
play rounds, the leading thirty-two to
continue at match play rounds Of Is
holes each on Thursday and Friday.
The two survivors will meet in the Sc
hole final round on Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
State Competitive Shoot
2ND REGIMENT WINS
Took First Place at 200
Yards for Woodruff and
Other Trophies.

The Connecticut National 'Guardsmen
yesterday morning completed the shoot
ing as skirmishers and at 200 yards
range for the Woodruff trophy and
other prizes, offered for the annual
rifle and pistol competition now TAX
ing place at East Haven range The
shooting will continue for two days.
In the shooting as skirmishers the
First regiment took the lead with a
total Of 271 while the Second regiment
carried off the 200 yards target shoot
ing event with total of 1903 points.
The Third regiment team did not APP
pear yesterday thus forfeiting their po-
sition. The prize awards are for the
team and individuals who make the
highest aggregate scores in the several
events of the two days contest.
Ideal weather conditions exist at the
state range and the marksmen are in
fine mettle for the work. There was
much rejoicing among the members OF
the local regiment when their team
captured the 200 yard event as it puts
them even with the First regiment in
the forenoons work.
The following are the scores for the