davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1907-03-05

evaporation ordinarily goes on Where
the biennial crop system now used
largely in dry farming Is in vogue, the
farmer husbands in the, soil two years
rain or snow fall to feed one years
crop.
Millions Of Acres Cultivated.
1t is difficult at this time 10 make
al estimate of the amount of land now
successfully farmed In the western
part Of the United States In territory
that twenty years ago was considered
hopeless for agricultural operations
without irrigation. Vast areas are "a
cultivated in eastern Washington and
Oregon, in eastern Wyoming and Colo
RADIO, western Kansas, Nebraska and
elsewhere. It IN probably a coaserva
tive estimate to put the land now eal
tivated in the United States in regions
Of less than 20.tnch annual rainfall
without irrigation, ut 100000 acres
and those who have given the subject
the most attention believe that uld
mately this area will be increased lou,
Or five times and probably more.
No. inersase o. Rains.
1t has been suggested by some that
the extension of dry farming ID due to
the increased rainfall, hut it is the con
census of opinion of those best in,
formed on the subject that there hai
not been any considerable increase in
the average annual precipitation
throughout the western region though
there has bssn a constant tendency
which in some cases is quite notice
able toia better diytrthuhoM Of rainfall
Periods of unbroken drought appear
to be shorter snd the precipitation ii
of a somewhat less torrential char
acter than formerly. Undoubtedly tbs
dry farmer will eventually bring about
q slight increase in rainfall in tbs
regions In which he operates a. In
creased precipitation follows extensive
irrigation, and here Will undoubtedly
eventually produce some considerable
changes in climatic conditions in the
arid and semi.artd west.
, 1907-03-05

Postmaster General Cortelyou an
nounces that the government does not
demand service in the matter of speed
states that while the department
should insist upon the most expeditions
service feasible, it should not exert
its authority to such an extent as to
compel the establishment of railroad
schedules inconsistent with entire safe
ty to all persons carried on these
trains. The postmaster general thinks
that there is danger of some OF the
roads being overtaxed in the matter
of speed.
, 1907-03-05
better.

Pure Food Commissioner Burke is
extending his operations into the CEN
trail portion of the state, and the gro
Gerry houses along the Missouri are en-
riching Wyoming treasures. When
the commissioner goes out after game
he usually gets it. Wonder how long
it will be before the wholesalers will
make up their minds that they can
not fool with Wyoming?
, 1907-03-05
WYOMING CONGRESSMAN STRONG
ADVOCATE AND EXPONENT
OF DRY FARMING IN
HIS OWN STATE.
Interesting Letter on Subject
to Washington Post, Telling OF
Success In West-Not Increase In
Rainfall But Conservation OF Soil
in Moisture lie Bringing About Re-
suits Of Experiments.
Spec,al to The Republican.

SptSIhl Nv AeSpuohtNuhs
Washington, D. c., March 5.-Hon.
Frank w. Mondell is one of the ener-
getic, brilliant congressman who finds
time to engage in other work for the
benefit of the race. For many years
he has been a student of dry farming
and through his efforts as much as
those Of any one man the county OF
Weston has beer enabled TO display
at our state fairs magnificent speci-
mems of grain and vegetables raised
entirely without irrigation. A recent
issue of the Washington Post contain
ed an exceedingly interesting article
from Mr.. Mondell upon this subject
from which we quote:
Western Limit Shifted.
When the tide Of settlement which,
beginning Immediately after the revo
I~lutionary war, surged over the Allie
| ghanies and her in successive waves
spread to and across the Mississippi
valley, was abruptly halted on the
plains of western Kansas and Nebras-
ka in the late 7O's by droughts and hot
winds that swept the country like a
prairie fire. 1t was generally believ-
ed that the western limit Of profitable
agriculture without irrigation, except
in the valleys west Of the coast range
on the Pacific, had been reached.
Towns Wiped from Map.
No one who was not an actual wit
ness of the devastation wrought when
that westward sweeping tide of settle
ment which had been pressing forward
with ever increasing force for a CEN
tury, met the hot blasts Of phenome-
nally dry seasons on the western plains
can appreciate how fierce and stag
gering the blow was. Whole counties
were depopulated, fl%ourishing and pros
porous towns were deserted and actu'
ally wiped from the map and the u
Ting, hopeful, pushing, energetic pop
~ulation was pressed back by the with
ering hand of the drought, leaving the
land desolate and deserted.
IndomitabIe Spirit Of Pioneer.
But those who imagined that this
sudden and unexpected barrier raised
against the advance Of settlement was
permanent and unconquerable had
failed to reckon with the indomitable
spirit of the pioneer, his adaptability
to environment and conditions and the
progress of modern agriculture. On
the land from which the homesteader
had been driven by the drought. the
stock raiser established himself and
for years held undisputed sway while
the land-seeker pressed on and over
the short grass country to the humid
valleys of the coast or to the irrigable
valleys of the inter-mountain region.
Attack Upon Dry Lands.
But there was not room for all who
sought homes in the coast valleys; the
development by irrigation was slow
and expensive, while the demand for
land for homes was ever increasing,
and SO it came about that from the
secure vantage ground of the irrigated
valleys scattered all through the arid
and semi-arid regions, and from the
safe farming country east OF the
, 1907-03-05

The resignation of Senator Spooner
will remove from the United States
senate N OF the greatest men in that
body. He pleads private business as
his excuse for retiring from public life
In this piping time of peace men can
not live upon such salaries as the gov
eminent pays, hence great lawyers of
ten prefer private practice to public
office
, 1907-03-05

The Lander M%ountaineer commends
the appointment by Governor Brooks
Of Mr.. d. C. Nowlin. Something must
be the matter in the Mountaineer Of
flee. Why this letting down? So far
as We are able to recall, this is the
first act of a republican that has not
been a corrupt one. according to the
Mountaineer. The world is getting
better
, 1907-03-05

Mr.. F. II. Barrow has changed his
Sheridan Enterprise. The Enterprise
announces it's independence and Mr..
Barrow makes a s~alutation that would
indicate that 1t is his purpose to sim
ply tear up the earth. He is mighty
good on the bark.
, 1907-03-05

Tho Pueblo automobile club is doing
tors distributed mile-posts, showing in
plain figures the distance from the
city. What a source of benefit and
satisfaction 1t is to be able to tell just
where one is when travelling a country
road.
, 1907-03-05

Without either the proceedings of
congress or the legislature to worry
over, what will the poor reader do?
Too much of the Thaw trial appears
to be driving some people crazy.
, 1907-03-05

The robin has appeared and the per,
ennial strike of the prize pitcher of the
league for higher salary is on, so II
can be said positively that spring is
just around the corner.-Denver Re-
publican,
, 1907-03-05

The Sheridan Post concludes that
"now that the Wyoming legislature
has adjourned and the postofiice trou-
bles have been quieted, the only ex-
element we have to look forward to
is the spring blowing"
, 1907-03-05

Senator Bailey got back to congress
in time to witness the final ceremonies.
1t took the entire session for him to
straighten himself out with Texas.
, 1907-03-05

1t would also be well to nave n re-
port from the man who knows What
will kill off the dandelions.
, 1907-03-05

1t is not too early to begin looking
and trees. Laramie should continue
to keep in the lead in the matter Of
beauty
, 1907-03-05
Fancy paper. Get it at Mills.
Rheumatic Pai.. Relieved.

B. F. Croker. Esq, now 81 years Of
age. and Tor twenty years Justice OF the
peace 1t NRrtinsburg. Iowa, says: Il
am terribly afflicted with sciatic rheu-
matism In my left arm Aad right hip.
I have used three bottles Of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and 1t did me lots Of
good" For sale by Eggleston Drug Co.
Daily Rspubhcan, g ceaAs ruth.
, 1907-03-05

Material appears to be the greatest
drawback In Laramie's building boom.
There is n shortage everywhere.
, 1907-03-05

After ali it appears that St. Patrick
was a S%cotchman, so what's the use?
, 1907-03-05

Goodbye Mr.. Hitchcock. You are
welcome to the reputation you have
made.
, 1907-03-05

President Roosevelt got plenty of
forest reserves while he was getting.
, 1907-03-05
UNION PACIFIC TIME TABLE.

West Bound.
In effect at the Laramie station at
the present time:
, 1907-03-05

Daily Repubhcan. - ceaAs . D~1th.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
BEYOND THE GRAVE.
Victor Hugo's Views on the Question
of 4 Future Life.

Victor Huoo's Views on the Question
Of Future Lilo.
Victor Hugo's opinion on the ques-
ton Of life beyond the grave was a
remarkable one. The great French
man was firmly convinced that he
would meet all his friends In future
world. he was equally sure that he
had always existed from the ante
diluvian times, when the Creator plac-
ed him on earth. He believed that he
would exist forever, inasmuch as he
felt in his soul thousands Of hymns,
dramas and poems that had never
found expression
When the atheists would say to him,
1.-THE proof that you will not exist in
the future is that you did not exist in
the past" Hugo would answer;
"Who told you 1 did not exist In the
past centuries? You will say that is
the legend of the ages. The poet has
written, Life is fairy tnle twice writ
ten he might have said thousand
times written You do not believe in
the doctrine Of surviving personalities
for the reason that you do not recolleci
your anterior existence. But how car
the recollection Of vanished ages re
main imprinted on your memory wher
you do not remember thousand and
one scenes and events of your pres
ent life7 Since 1902 there have beer
ten Victor Hugos in me- Do you think
that can recall all their actions and
all their thoughts7
1.-THE tomb is dark, and when shall
have passed the tomb to emerge int
light once more all these Victor Hugo'
will be almost wholly strangers to me
but It will always be the same SOUL
Scrap Book.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

DIR. J. D. Shinnick, George
Chambers and George E. Ham
ilton made a trip to Summit Flat
and Orogrande, Sunday.
Mrs. N. B. Pettibone and chill
dren of Sites, and her mother,
Mrs. Shissler, of Newsome, are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Ingram.
J. R. Ruark and family from
Clearwater have moved into Mrs.
Campbell's residence on Main
street. Mr.. Ruark is employed
at the Buster mine.
Standard-News: Thomas Sur
ridge, of Harpster, was in the
city Monday. He says there is
considerable travel through hia
town to the Elk City district.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

We are unloading a car of gen.
uine Keystone smithing Goals in
sacks, direct from the Lille coal
mine Pancifanian, Send in your
orders. Don't pay freight on
rocks and other worthless trash.
If you don't know these Goals
try a sack. Your money back if
they are not better than any
other on the market.
Red, White and Blue and Plan
sitter highest patent -four In
car lots from the Spokane Flour
Mills, and C & C Mills. We al
so carry the Four Ace and
cheaper Spokane -four.
Don't forget that we handle
the Hamilton-Brown shoes. No
lother brands as good.
Yours truly,
Greving's Department Store.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
Hotel Arrivals.

Parr Hotel-Oliver Kesling, New
some; j. Y. Smith, Thunder Mountain;
C. L. Wright, New York; F. F. Sharp
less, New York; ]. T. Bell and Mrs.
Bell, City; A. B. Ernst, Seattle; R. G..
Sargent, Seattle; Pat Brennan, Ameri-
can Eagle; L. Zuver, Boise; J. ]. Link
and Mrs. Link, Boise; L. H. Sendker,
Bradford, Penn; John Heller, Buffalo
Hump; James Fogg, Buffalo Hump; j.
T. Reser, Dixie; G. l. Porter, Red
River; Bob Ranky, Kamiah; Mrs. C. B.
Austin, San Francisco; G. P. Cusick,
San Francisco; S. Dillinger, Dixie; E.
Crib, Frisco Group.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
Personal
and
| Otherwise

5 Mrs. Austin, wife of Assistant
Superintendent Austin at the
Buster, arrived Wednesday from
San Francisco.
DR.. ]. D, Shinnick and Mrs.
George Chambers visited at the
Moose Creek mine, near New
some. Tuesday.
LOST-A NavahOe> saddle
blanket, between the sawmill
and town. Finder please leave
at this office and receive reward.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
Local Mention
Elk City Mining News a year

Elk City Mining News a year
for 81:
Miles Rice left Tuesday on a
business trip to Grangeville.
Frank Ruark from Clearwater
is working at the Buster.
George Chambers bought sad
die horse of James Wiley the
first Of the week.
DR.. Shinnick bought a saddle
horse of j. C. Yandell Of Cotton
wood the first of the week.
LOST Three notes Of $50 each
draw by Joseph Schworer for B.
Cullen. Finder, please see Mr..
Cullen.
Dale Clark, one Of the team
sters at the Buster, is sick this
week. VIM. Myers is driving
his team.
The Shissler. Bros. and Tom
Hopwood arrived Wednesday
from their ranch on the Middle
Fork, with 40 head of cattle.
A complimentary dance was
given Mrs. N. B. Pettibone on
Thursday evening. McCoun,
Janson and Fetkin furnished the
music.
When you get hungry you
want to go straight to C. w.
Heath's lunch and dining rooms,
in the Whitaker building. Meals
and lunches at all hours, and
families waited on. Lodging.
Sites Herald: Ed Hawkins,
proprietor of the Sites Hotel, has
leased the upper half of Wesley
Packers residence and has had
the seven rooms newly furnished
throughout. Increasing business
demanded more room, hence this
action was taken.
Guaranteed high grade jewelry
and notions from G. A. Soden &
Co., Of Chicago, the kind that
has been handled here for sew
eral years, by our predecessors,
and a full line Clothing Samples
from Ed. v. Price & Co. FIJI
guaranteed. The O. C. Lapr
Co.. Ltd.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel-E. H. Ruark, Stitess Gay
Despair, Sites; John Hammer, Ward
ner; W. M. French, Seattle; Leslie
Belor, Center Star; F. Stecluer, Town
site; John F. Leland, Spokane; N. e..
Turney, Spokane; J. E. Brown. New
York; w. F. Johnson, Hercules; w. c.
Wilson, Spokane; VIM. Burris, Sites;
George Pickett, Harpster; C. F. Smith,
Newsome; Bert Hopkins, Sites; Dr. G..
A. Parks, City.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
n. Could Walk.

All are not soldiers who wear uni
form, as General Lew Wallace found
out al. Fort Donelsop. He saw four
soldiets carrying fifth, who seemed
to be wounded.
Cant that man walk without assist
ancer asked Wallace.
'Oh, nor said the men. He is
dying"
Just then a shell exploded near by
and the four men dropped their burden
and fed. The man who was supposed
to be wounded leaped to his feet and
ran even faster than the others.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
At the Buster Mine.

Construction work at the Buster mine
is going of, with force of 40 men.
The gallows frame, one ore bin and the
blacksmith shop are completed. The
sawmill is working constantly. Sew
eral men are now at work on the eva
hide plant.
The first shipment of machinery for
the mill arrived in Sites the first Of the
week.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

George Well, life b worth living.
after all. Jack-Wh6t's happensdi
George Il went to Z railway station
to Sc my sister Oh, and By some
chance Harry Hanson wAs there to
see bis sister on, and In the rush and
noise and confusion we got mixed and
Rugged his sister and b hugssd
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
He Liked the Family.

Dick proposed to me last night"
what did you tell himr'
II said he had better ask mamma
And what do you think the wretch
saidr'
Goodness knows"
He said he had asked her already
and she wouldn't have him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

Frisnd-Didn't your husband rave
when you showed him the dressmak-
srs bili7 Wifs-Rather. Friend-And
how did you quiet him? Wife-I show
ed him the milliners next and then he
became absolutely speechless.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the Queen Mining and
Power company will be held at Hotel
Parr, Elk City, Idaho, at 2 p. M,
September 4, 1907. J. B. HARSH,
Secretary,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

s6omettpes think have more trou-
bles than any other nan on earth"
"Nopsensel Look at Thompson. He's
got 4 wife, an automobile and sure
system for beating the races."-Les-
lies Weekly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

From those I trust God guard ma.
from those mistrust WIN guard my
self.-IAliep RSovn9A
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-23

|of ans other Cd plaee. II Is to be q
woman's club in tie most particular
sease Ut the word. and the sateEtaln-
meat of men guests @all BE- liznifed
strictly To The saooad Sunday evening
0f each month. Whenever = member
deSeAo9s . e&se q masculine Friendship
thai seeus 60 require greaaeT aGien-
tSoa tAan that. she xiIa b. expected To
take IL elsewhere. The business meet.
ings Cur the purpose of comparing
notes Ga these and other affairs will
be held on the third Friday Ut every
ns"n'h II the Hotel Aslor in Long
acre SQUARE All the feminine be.Si Of
the city In expected to join The eaah.
which already has a membership past
the halfAuBdred mark. II Is asserted:
but this surprising statement l. &C.
counted for by the fact thar five years
residence is held I @ constitute a native.
LONGACRE.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-23
HALF billion fares
y FOR RAPID TRANSIT
Street Railway Deggars Itself for Public Ticket Chopper
Last Survivor Of Custer Massacre $4,000 Lawyers
Find Business In New YOrk..NeW YOrk'S
Chinatown to Be Wiped Out.

New York. Feb. 23.-'We are the vic.
tins OF our own generosity" says the
president OF the Brooklyn Rapid Tran.
sit Company. we have done so much
for the people Of Brooklyn that we
have practically bankrupted ourselves
The statement 10 held TO explain sew,
erai advances in the price OF b. r.. T.
stock that have bewildered and pug.
sled more than one anxious Wall street
broker or Spectator In the past few
years when he has found himself on
the wrong side of the market. They
have evidently been due TO the anxiety
Of unknown philanthropists to bank
rupt themselves and die poor for the
sake Of that portion Of the New York
public which resides In the borough of
Brooklyn and does business in Manhat-
tan. All that the %ungrateful public has
done In return during the past year has
been to curse the II. r. T. and con.
tribute 459. 64o.926 nickels toward de-
fraying the cost of operation. 1t has
just been demonstrated that the fares
collected annually on the 3.923 cars
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-23

utilized for conveying the immense
traffic over the 500 miles OF tracks out
number the combined population OF
China, France and America, ana that
II every man, woman and child In the
United States were TO take five rides
on the Brooklyn cars. they would fall
short Of agregating the sum total of
New Workers who annually use these
|conveyances.. Now the disconcerting
prediction Is made by the engineers of
the Rapid Transit Board that the traf-
fc between that bureau and Manhat-
tan will increase by 80, 900 passengers
or o per hour during the morning
and evening PUSHES as soon as the
south tunnel from the Battery Is com.
pleted. which will be In June. The of.
ficials of the Dad solemnly declare
that their institution is too poor to
provide additional straps and there Is
even some fear that 1t will be neces.
sary to let passengers ride free so as
to save the expense of collecting fares.
Only Custer Survivor.
John Marin, the sturdy little ticket
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-23
and Fever Cured

Miss May coyne. a
prominent young woman
Of st. Louis, Mo-, who was
a great sufferer from
malaria, chiIls and fever,
was cured by DUFFY'S
PURE MALT
Il was a great sufferer for many
months from Malaria, accompanied
occasionally by chills and fever.
brought On from living in a swarnpy
section OF the country. I tried nu-
meEous remedies. with little or no
result. A friend advised me to try
DUFFY'S MALT WHIsKEY.
With the result that ] am now enjoy
ing perfect health. and do cheerfuIly
recommend it to any one suffering
from this disease. Any one is at
liberty to write to me Is to the good
DUFFY'S MALT WHISKEY
has done INC.
Hoping this will be of good to
some one. | am, MISS MAY
COYNE, 2930 Lucas Ave-, St.
Louis. Mo-. Nov. 1st, 1906"
Miss May Coyne joins the thou
sands of men and women who have
been cured by this great family med
ieine. and OF her own free will is
anxious to tell the people what it has
done for her.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-23

halt baoek hoaHGeI By rAe BoweEy.
Esogers. Pei and Moth streets wAs
@mtAoEtned Most o4 the property L.
Owned By chanese firms md Indiyi-
daais and ineiaaes the CAinese theatre
tn which several Chlaese were reeensly
sh0s sa death I'm a highlander VAR.
the Chinese loss house, and all O&he.
I0Fsentai features which have made the
Deatlity the most picturesque plague
spot In the city. Before the ear Is
out. @f the inhabitants will have
removed io Rrusokls a. where they are
establishing i neg Chinatown. and the
narrow, cF0lked stre*ts around Chat
ham Square arc a~ffor4lng their last
picturesque spectacle to the rubber
ineeA" tourists la the celebration Of
the Chinese new year which IL nov or.
All the business transactions of the
past twelve months have been clospd.
every Chinaman has pail his homes;
debts. all the prayers have been said.
and the advent OF the new year. which
occurred on the morning of February
l.. has been fttiingly celebrated hy the
explosion of thousands Ut n~recraekers
which Is 4 special ordinance of the
board of aldermen. passed AZ the IN.
'eFcesslon Of Little Tim" Sullivan.
"ho ranks mex 10 Cunfusius in ,ne
Chinese calendar Of saints. permitted
10 be hung In RUPEES and fesroDns from
mouse 10 house across the streets, Now
logged out In their brightest native
garb. the inhabitants Of the quarter
are making the customary New Year
calls and imbibing much good rice II.
quor. So far not a "Chink" has been
killed. however. and In that clrcum.
stance is read the sad fact that the
glory of Chinatown had departed.
A New York Club.
Nearly every body I'm New York Ii
from somewhere else and openly brags
of alien attachments There are the
sons and daughters OF every state In
the Union, and a few others, who In the
office and on the street. al annual ban
Quets and more frequent smokers and
teas sing the altogether de~sirableness
OF the Elsewhere so loudly and insist.
entity that the patient but sorely tried
and forgotten Gothemite wonders what
can be the matter with elsewhere as Il
place OF permanent residence. But
there 10 a limit even 10 patience. and
at last New York Is to tave a club for
New Workers exclusively. The credit
for the scheme. like that for many
brilliant idea. belongs TO q
group OF brave women who contend
1t is just as creditable to be IA
of New Yors AS TO be a native