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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30

Rev ]. 3. Reardon will go to Belgrade
today to deliver the Memorial address
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
Boston Stock Market.

New York Produce Market.
New York. MAY %.
FT.OI-R-Receipts. 16,24n: exports, Fob.
sales. 200: dull but steady.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.

| Me- Editor. Now that the improve
ment of the Mississippi river is being
discussed / beg for space 10 make a
few observations upon the subject
Let us look at that niece of river
from Atherton. H.. TO Quinn's Landing
Mo. and see what has been done and
what the result has been. How have
the governments efforts served navi-
gatlon and what has been the effect on
the property OF the farmers living
along The river?
on the Illinois side from Atherton
10 the foot 81 Hackers Bend the river
bank is protected by dykes which
have caused tow heads and willow
bars TO form the entire distance. No
further erosian will take place unless
the river is thrown against these ny
dykes being built on tho Missouri side
While the river bank on the Illinois
side has been protected it has been
at the cost OF the Missouri side Of the
river and navigation has not been
helped. because the erosian which was
ny III AAh BfNUA ANU
ton. from West Philadelphia Point to
the head OF Buffalo Island. loaded the
river with a vast amount of silt which
it began to drop when il got down TO
a wider part OF the river at Brooks
Point. and scattered It out in SAM
bars through which the channel snak-
ed its way with such sharp turns that
il would take a rubber boat To follow
III without breaking i'm two. II II had
been deep enough. but going many
WHY'S there was such a division n
water that there was no channel of 4
reliable depth and permanaucy. II was
out between the bars above Qainn's
one season. somewhere else the next
and finally worried aeress the head OF
he tcwhead at the foc. a. S.idiag
slant and in the same season to3k
> trwhcad entirely away. Dan
care gan rad e cora ne.d with Zge
acres in il and his buildings which
entirely disappeared.
Some gentleman who was on the
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
General and Local oNtes.

The river marked 1913 feet on the
Cairo guage last evening showing 4
fall of OF of foot in "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester.
day from points above here as fol.
lows: Parkersburg OF. Mt Carmel
0S. Nashville O.4. Chattanooga Oh.
Guntersville 90, Florence 0.3. John
sonville 0.3, Kansas City 0.3.
The w. W. ONeil came up from
New Orleans yesterday morning with
lG empty boats and eight barges. She
awaits orders here.
The Beaver from the lower river
brought barge OF lumber and barge
OF logs from St Louis and a barge Of
lumbef for Cairo She returned below
lig.'
The Stacker Lee from Memphis was
in port from G a. m. till noon yesterday
putting Of freight
The Reaper passed out Of the Ohio
yesterday with sixteen barges OF coal
for Memphis.
The Charlotte Boeckler came MI
with three barges OF wood for the
Southern Wood Supply Company
The Fulton from Louisville had ten
barges of coal. a coal digger and two
barges of fuel.
The Russell Lord arrived ont OF the
Tennessee river with four barges Of
railroad ties for the Illinois Central.
The John A. Wood left her coal tow
above Memphis and is returning up
tho river with empties.
The Ohio river snag boat Woodruff
IS coming out of the Ohio, working her
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24

presidential trip to Memphis In DC
tober. has said that no permanent
and reliable channel can be made in
the Mississippi river as long as the
Missouri empties into it the mud that
| ii does. The Mississippi river does
not depend upon the Missouri for its
silt. as we shall see. The first dyke
below Anterior was built about ten
years ago Later two more were built,
and still later the last one was built
al the foot OF what was known as
Commercial Point Bend. When the
the Missouri side of the river between
West Philadelphia point and the head
OF Buffalo Island and continued until
the Bob Lane place oi 400 acres the
Archy Price place OF 400 acres and the
H. p. Hunt place OF 800 acres were all
swallowed up. Don't il loot to YOU
like that would make some silt? IL was
this silt as | have said that made the
trouble below. Sill from places like
this further up the river was used by
the river to make the towheads and
willow bars on the Illinois side, and
bad channels where the river wide1ed
aud the current slackened and could
not carry its load in suspension.
After the erosian of the 100 acres
OF land below West Philadelphia Point
the government engineers rip-rapped
the bank for shor; distance at
Price Landing. Why did they wait
until the 100 acres loaded the river
with such a vast amour. of silt that IL
destroyed the channel below: What
was the use OF a good channel at
Goose Island and In the bend from
West Philadelphia Point to head of
Buffalo Island If a boat could get no
further than BROOKS Point?
When ? dyke is put in on one side
Of the river It Is for the purpose of
concentrating the current on the other
side and TO cut the channel OF the
river down that side. IL is usually di.
rected against sand bar but it does
not stop there. II takes the bar and
then the farms. II does. not carry
them a great WAYS but drops them fur
ther down where they are as much
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24

where ii ran in the days of the Indian
undisturbed except by his canoe.
Charleston will be a river town, aud
Texas Bend, il it escapes the rayages
OF the river in its wild and forcible
possession of its own, will be an is
land
This little stretch of private levee
Is very important levee in other
ways. 1t protects from overflow land
in Scott, Mississippi and New Madrid
counties. There is now as result
of the very elaborate system of ditch
ing which has been completed at
very great cost In the swamps of Scott
and Mississippi counties 5000 acres
of wheat In reclaimed land. This IS
protected by this short levee.
Is not the value of land In Texas
Bend. Scott. Mississippi and New Mad
rid counties. the reclaimed swamp
lands, with it's vast population and
diversified interests sufficient to de-
mand public consideration and justify
the government in rip-rapping the
bend from West philadelphia Point to
the work already done. Money has
been expended on this rip-rap which
will be totally lost unless II is finish
ed. j. II. HACKER.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24

'trouble as at the original place. II all
the banks are rip-rappel, the channel
win take care of itself II is neces'
sary TO rip-rap wherever erosion is
! likely, all along the line. The Miss
issippi river is veritable glutton for
dirt and when ii eats three or four
farms il is sure to throw them up
further down the river.
At this writing erosion is in pro-
gress in the bend at Prices Landing.
About $50 feet of the rip-rap has been
taken in at the lower end and the
levees at the upper end Of the rip
rap have gone in with the bank.
These levees are private levees and
protect a vast territory. which is a
part of country known as Texas Bend.
Beginning at Daniels Landing and ex-
tending down the river behind Buf.
alo Island to Quinn's Landing on the
river side and extending up the east
shore of Big Lake. Bride Lake and
Christman's Lake back to Daniels
Landing This territory contains 80,
Geo acres OF land. which produces year
ly 10000 bushels of wheat. $4,000
bushels uf corn. some hay and other
things which we will not take into ac-
count. The mules and horses owned
In this territory are worth 100000,
farming implements and machinery
$4,000 and the Improvements about
81 .O00. 00o. This territory is protected
on ali sides by levees.
These lakes were at one time be
You'd doubt. the bed OF the Mississippi
river, though at this time there are
few fields I'm the bed OF Big Lake
which are cultivated In dry years. but
Bride Lake and Christman's Lake are
never without water, which is also
true of parts of Big Lake. There is
marked depression or slough which
runs from the head of Christmans
Lake to the river at Daniels Landing
A very grave possibility OF the river
going back into this old bed So long
abandoned now confronts the people
OF this very fertile territory
Mi +. l. Brown. VINO owns 200
acres in Texas Bead. has built three
levess from Daniels Landing to
point below Price Landing. where
TIE. joined on to tie levec. which
iytC2ds down Buffalo Island chute. /
Tnsy have been taken ia by the river. /
He is now engaged in building the
fourth levee. but the ercsian is so /
fast that il threatens to go the way i
G. the ether three.
There Is a natural fall in the land 1
from the river TO the head Of Christ 4
mas Lake. distance Of one mile |
Of nine feet II this levee ever lets !
go at a time Of high water the river
will rush into Christman's Lake.
fft1usa Bride Lake and Big Lake.
is. r win repeat Itself the Missis
sipfi river viii resume its old bed
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24

Bicycling is very popular with both
the japanese and Chinese residents OF
Formosa. bicycle meets In which
Japanese and Chinese participate are
held twice a yen In the capital city.
Besides Chinese. japanese and foreign
spectators lining the circular track
upon which the Japanese and Chinese
contestants were racing their wheels,
there we're about so tattooed.faced
savsges Of the head-hunter tribe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
Irish Kings.

There were plenty of Irish kings
In early history and they we're good
fighters Some historians have traced
the line of native sovereigns OF Ire
land back as far as the time OF the
food. Heber and Heremon In 1870,
b. c., are the first of whom there Is
any absolute certainty. Following
them were 1863 kings all OF whom ex-
cept fifteen died in battle or other
wise by violence Home rule was In
existence until 1172.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
way down.


The Ohio from Evansville to Cairo,
will continue falling during the next
two on three days.
The Tennessee from Florence to be-
low Johnsonyille. will continue rising
during the next two or three days.
The Mississippi from below ST.
Louis to above Cairo, slight change
during the next IS hours.
The Wabash at Mt Carmel. viii
continue rising during the next 30 to
AS hours.
MONTROSE w. HAYES.
Local Forecastef.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24

tripping a tow of stone out of the Mis-
sissippi river for use in river improve
ment below here. In the present con-
dition of the river she can only get out
with three at a time She landed the
first of these at Fillman yesterday
morning and went back for three
more. In the afternoon the middle
barge collapsed. and 'dopped her
load 3"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
NEWS Of RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
LARGE ATTENDANCE ASSURED
Al NATIONAL. RIVERS ANB
HARsoRs CONGRESS - BIG
COAL AND COTTON SHIPMENT

Secretary Ellison OF the National
Rivers and HaTbors convention which
meets In Washington City December
and 5, continues to receive accept
ances from congressman and others
in river improvements,
which indicates that the meeting Will
be one of the most largely attended
Of any held during the past decade
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
hannx Rx comnarisnn.

Whenever | get lonely" said the
rat dweller who lives by herself. Il
70 to see two sisters who live in a
long fat. one at each end. and who
quarrel all the time when they are
rot speaking TO each other. Then
come home satisfied.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
Great Demand For Coal.

Courier Journal: The Monongahela
Coal company is expecting a rise at
Pittsburg, when a large shipment Of
coal will be sent south There are
many beats and barges now being
loaded, and most Of them viii be sent
to this port The demand for coal In
the south is very heavy and most of
the coal that comes here will be sent
sout,.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
Torpedo soa,. Of the Word.

An English government report shows
that France nov has 80 submarine tor
redo boats in service and so under
construction. England ranks next.
with IS built and is under way. The
figures for other nations are: Russia.
1s ana Is: United States. s and {.
italy. 2 and 4: Japan. and ?: Ger
n any. l in course OF construction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
THE WEATHER
Yesterday,s Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

Yesterday was fair and mild, with
little stir in the air. Tho government
bulletin reported rain from 10 points
extending over the Cumberland ami
Tennessee valleys. The extremes of
temperature were 20 at Los Angeles
and IS at North Platte
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
Heavy Receiptr.

On account OF the financial strin-
gency cotton and sugar move slow
~ from the southern ports. and bust
ness Is dull In the river trade. How
ever. one day last week a total of
1884 bales of cotton. 1894 barrels CT
molasses and 1896 sacks OF cotton
seed were received at the New Or
leans wharf.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
Chamberlain
Cough Remedy

Il is favorite with many mothers and
never disappoints them. Il contains no
Opium or other narcotic and may be giveT
with implicit confidence.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
Forecasts For Today.
Cairo and vicinity: Fair; warmer.
Kentucky. Probably fair.
Tennessee: Probably fair.
Mashinnton Forecast.

Washington. Nov. 23.--ILLINOIS-
Fair Sunday and Monday; fresh east
% south winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-24
Do Not Trifle
With a Cold

Is cool advice for mel and women. II
NAV b. vital in the case q child. Long
experience has proven that there Is moth
ing better for colds in children than
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06
HOPE FOR THE BANK.
Comptroller Takes Optimistic View of
the Situation.

Washington. Dec. 5.-The comptroller
of the currency today issued the fol-
lowing statement regarding the failure
of the National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City:
THE comptroller's office has been ad-
vised that the officers and directors of
the National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City, Mo, decided not to open
its doors today, and requested the ma
tional bank examiner 10 take charge
until their assets could be realized on.
when there is strong hope that the
bank may be able to resume.
This bank is one of the largest in
the west and i'm September last had
about S340O0,O00 on deposit Something
like S22, 600. 900 of this was due to other
banks. The failure is doubtless due
to calls which have been made on the
National Bank of Commerce for these
banking balances and their inability to
realize on their assets quickly enough
to meet them.
1T is too early for the comptroller's
office to give any details of the failure,
but ii is hoped that the bank will be
found solvent so the depositers can be
paid in full if the bank is not able to
resume
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06
UNJUST REPORTS.
Bank of Commerce Clearly the Vic
tim of Force of Circumstances.

New York, Dec 5-H. p. Dawson.
vice president of the First National
bank Of this city, one of the principal
correspondents of the failed National
Bank of Commerce of Kansas City,
said today that the effect of the failure
had been discounted by the fact that
the banks condition had been known
for several weeks. Mr.. Dawson re-
Gently returned from Chicago, where he
met several Chicago and Kansas City
bankers to discuss the situation. At
this conference it was decided to stand
by the National Bank of Commerce
and carry it as long as possible or I'M
til it would be to the best interest of
everybody to close down.
I'VE were satisfied with the manner
in which the bank had been conducted
at that time" said Mr.. Dawson, land
were sure its situation could be cleared
UP. But the bank has been the victim
of unjust reports spread from one end
of the country to the other. No bank
in the country gave better collateral
than the Kansas City institution. There
are several New York accounts in the
bank, but they are all amply secured.
The bank had a handsome balance
i'm the First National today. Heavy
Withdrawals of deposits. the result of
the unjust reports, caused the final
embarrassment which made decision
to close necessary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06
IN CONFERENCE
WITH farmers
Proposed to Permit Highland
Boy SmeIter to Run Under
Indemnity.

At a conference yesterday between
the Highland Boy smelter officials and
the executive committee of the Farm
mitted by the officials whereby the
smelter may be permitted TO continue
10 operate until the new smelter in
course of construction in Tooelo coun-
~ is completed. The officials propose
to pay the farmers a specified indem-
nifty during that period
As a result of the conference, the
committee decided TO call a meeting
of the farmers to discuss the question,
and with a view to fixing the amount
of the indemnity that will be required.
The date of the meeting has not yet
been fixed.
The case of the smelter was present.
ed 10 the farmers by Attorney Waldo
mar Van Colt. Judge W. II. King,
who represents the farmers in the
suits pending against the smelters. ad-
Vised with the farmers on the legal
aspects of the case.
Attorneys for the Highland Boy
smelter have served notice on the
farmers that they viii apply for a writ
of certiorari to the United States su-
preme court in an attempt to appeal
from the decision of the circuit court
of appeals UNFOLDING the injunction
against the smelters. Briefs are being
prepared by either side, and are to be
submitted to the supreme court on
Dec. Is.
In case a compromise is effected with
the farmers, permitting the smelter to
continue TO operate until the new one
is erected, the probability is that the
attempt TO carry the case to the Su-
preme court viii be abandoned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06
WOULD SUPPLY GASLIGHT
Utah Gas & Coke Company Calls
Proposition to Attention of Coun-
eilmen as Individuals.

The Utah Gas & Coke company is
making strenuous efforts to induce the
council at least to light two streets
with Welsbach incandescent gas boul-
evard lamps. and has submitted rug
gestion to the individual counciimen,
as its proposals to the special lighr
committee have been ignored and new
er placed before che council. The suS-
gestion contemplates the installation or
$50 arc lamps. furnished by the Titan
Light & Railway company, which, at
the $50 rate, would cost $4,000.
For itself the company wants TO Sc
cure a contract for lighting state
street from Eagle Gate up through
canyon road to Second avenue, and
thence east on Second avenue TO West
street
In addition. it desires to light Sec
ond South street from State to Tenth
East street.
II the new arrangement is adopted
It would make the total cost Of city
lighting S49,64S or about $4,000 moro
than the present cost. with about dou-
bic the number of lights.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06
LOWER MARKET
ORDER OF DAY
Prices Show Marked Decline
From Those Prevailing a
Month or Two Ago.
REDUCTIONS IN MEATS
SUGAR QUOTATIONS MORE SAT.
ISFACTORY TO CONSUMER.

Marked declines in the prices of produce
are to be noted. The price of meat is ma
terially lowered; the price Of sugar has
gone down. and altogether there is a gen
era tendency toward lower prices. Even
flour is getting back to normal in some of
its grades.
The butter market holds firm at g
cents the pound for the creamery and .
cents for the ranch. Eggs are 30 cents a
dozen. Potatoes are 70 cents a bushel or
20 cents a peck There has been a re-
duction in the retail price of wheat, oats,
barley and the like. Lard is selling at l2i.
cents the pound. which sold for Is cents
before. Grabs that were 80 cents, have
been marked down to % cents. And they
paint stripes on bass now at 20 instead of
. cents.
While meats have been materially re-
duced. the quotations on poultry remain
practically unchanged Turkeys are sell
ing at 81 cents, dressed springs at % and
geese al % cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06
Only One "RRoMo oUININE"
COURT NOTES.

James w r. Hurst was yesterday APP
pointed guardian of the estate of Roy
Hurst aged IA, and Ellen Hurst, aged ~
Annie Gordon petitioned the court thai
she be granted letters of administration
for the estate of her deceased husband
William Gordon. There are eight chill
dren who will share the property with
their mother. Its value is placed at ST.
3S2
Thomas Newton applied for letters Of
administration for the estate of his de-
ceased wife. Kren Sophie Newton, who
died Nov. 30. The estate is valued al
S. 200. The husband and one son are
the only heirs.
Judge Morse yesterday entered n de-
cree quieting title in ]. A. Bush Of lots
a. Is and %. block l. South Boulevard
subdivision. Salt Lake county.
Mrs. Helen Barnhorn petitiOned that
letters of administration for the estate
of John Hanhauser. who died Dec. 2, 1907.
be granted George Whitaker. The pc
titioner is a sister of the deceased and
lives in Covington, Ky. She and a broth
er, also residing at Covington, are the
only heirs. The estate is valued at $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06

long friends of the deceased, among
them Thomas DObsOn of Centerville
who was a bOyhoOd companion of Mr..
Thornley,, when the two lived in Pres
ton, England. Mr.. DObson was the
first speaker, and was followed by Al
eXander Dawson of Layton, Thomas
Steed Of Pennington, John r. Barnes
and Peter Barton of Kaysville, Presi-
dent J. II. Grant of Woods Cross and
Seymour B. Young of Salt Lake. The
remarks were all eulOgistic of the life
and character of Father Thornley,, the
address of DR.. Young being particu-
larly cOnsOliDg to the family and
friends of the deceased. The singing
by the Kaysville choir and two solos,
Beautiful Isle" and Face to Face
by Miss Hazel Barnes, were apprOpri-
ate and pleasing features of the serv-
ices. The interment was in the Rays
vile cemetery.
Father Thornley, was one Of the very
earliest converts to Mormonism in
England. He was a friend and COM
paniOn of the late George d. Watt
who was the first person baptized into
the Mormon faith in England, and was
present when that baptism was per-
formed in the River Ribble at Preston.
England, in 1887. Early the next year
he was baptized i'm the same stream.
After coming to Utah in 1854, and to
Kaysville in 1855, he engaged i'm farm
ing, and in this pursuit and in horti-
culture he did much to develop the re-
sources of this section. 1t is pointed
out that he planted the first alfalfa
seed in the state, and the importance
of this will be realized when it is con-
sidered how much that valuable forage
plant has done for the reclamation of
the semi-aTid lands of Utah. He Sc
cured, also. a small sample of dry farm
wheat in very early days and pro-
duced what is believed to have been
the first 'blue-stem" wheat in Utah. a
variety that is still extensively grown
hereabouts, and one of the most val
uaole of all dry land wheats.
He was a man of high ideals. honest
and true, full of industry, and a real
pioneer. The impress of his life and
work will long remain with the COM
munity among whom he lived. As be-
fitted a life so well spent. the end
came to his "as one who wraps the
draperies of his couch about him and
lies down to pleasant dreams;" he
merely fell asleep. He was 50 years
old on June 25 last, and was born at
Leyland. Lancashire
At the funeral services TODAY the
three surviving children, Mrs. Mary E.
Mocker of San Francisco, John w.
Thornley, of Kaysville and Mrs. Harry
AldOus of Salt Lake, were all present.
as were also most of the ten grand
children and the two great-grandchil-
dren. Harry Aldous and b. r. Hev-
wood of Salt Lake, and Bishop n. r.
Harris Of Layton, sons-in-law of the
deceased, were here. as well as many
friends of the family from Salt Lake
Ogden and other places