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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

New York bankers are looking for.
within a short time.
1t is said organized labor will con.
test the election of Mr.. Cannon az
speakr of the 60rh congress.
The duma of Russia has decreed that
the title Of autocrat, which has been
borne by the emperor Of Russia for
centuries, is no longer tenable within
the Russian state and is incompatible
with the regime inAugurat.d by the
manifesto issued by the emperor on
October 80. 1905.
The Chicago Tribute eays that the
Hartman and Hill railroad interests
have arrived at an agreement which
will insure harmony between them for
the future.
Guided by the advice of an aged
woman, who claims to be seeress, two,
small boys dug up. $4,000 in q vacant
lot on corner of Green and Powell
streets. San Fanoisco. where once stood
the Chappelle lodging house.
William Goodrich, superintendent Of
the Scully lease on the Sandstone mine
at Goldheld, was caught recently in q
cavern in the working shaft. He is
under % feet of rock and sand. There
Is little hope of finding him alive.
The strike of $50 union employees Of
the Louisville railway company has
been called off by vote taken by the
men The men made no conditions,
acknowledging themselves defeated.
The coal operators of Des Moines,
Iowa, have argeed OH payment of all
mine payrolls in cash, and the 5000 or
Hmore miners who went out on strike
Will return 10 work.
The Official report of the seasons
catch of seal SIX ms shows the catch to
be the lowest on record, a total Of 5397
for the season.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
Strange Murder
Case in Oakland

The police Of Oakland, Cal, have
unear;hed most diabelical crime, and
have taken into custody M. A. Will
kins, stationary engineer and will
charge him with the mul der Of his
wife, whose remains we're found buried
in uuicklime underneath a shed in the
yard of the wilkins home i'll Elm
hurst, a suburb of Oakland.
Mrs. wilkins had not been seen
arou, her home by The neighb. rs fer
several days. 1t was known hat she
was soon 10 give birth TO child, and
inquiries regarding her whereabouts
y b neighbors elected the response from
Wilkins that she had gone to the home
OF her parents in the east
A friend Of the dead woman, Mrs. J.
M. Anderson of San Francisco, lad
been stay ing with the Wilkins house
hold during the past few days,and now
asserts that Wilkins had endeavcred to
induce her to leave her husband and 60
away with him. Her suspicious be-
came aroused and last Monday night
in dream she saw the body ct her
former friend lying Oh the ground, with
the arms crossed over the breast. She
told the officers of the strange incident,
| and on their going to the wilkins home
found the body in a trench under an
old carpet in the shed, lying as de-
scribed by Mrs. Anderson. Wilkins has
told many stories about the crime.
Mrs. Anderson told the officers that
she was awakened from the dream by
Wilkins, who was standing over her
with knife in his hand. When she
asked what he meant, he replied that
she had been talking wildly in her
sleep. He put away the knife and ask
ed her to take drink of wafer. She
slipped come of the water, but did not
swallow it, suspecting it had beea
poisoned. This proved to be the fact.
Wilkins is so years old and has always
borne good reputatino. He came to
Oaklnad with his wife from York Pa. (,
and claims to have son in Cincinnati.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
MONT ANA NOTES.

Patrick Boyle, 66 years old, partner
of John Hempsted in the sheep bust
ness, was found dead recently near
his home at Race Track, the body be-
ing found by one of his herders.
Whether Mr.. Boyle died as the result
of injuries in runaway or of natural
causes is not known. N
F. M. Plummer of Libby has recejv-
ed the beautiful silver cup awarded by
the Spokane fair, engraved as follows:
Presented by the Spokane Industrial
Fair for st. Paul Group for Best In.
dividual Display, from Libby, Mont
1907.
Montana finds itself in a most pc
culiar position with respect to it's coal
supply One of the largest commercial
companies operating in this state is
the Bear Creek, located at town OF
that name in Carbon county. Bear
Creek is situated rs miles from Bridg
err. Connecting Bridger and Beal
Creek is line of railroad called the
Yellowstone Park railroad. The com
pany which built this railroad is pos
sessed of no rolling stock, and is de
pendent upon the Northern Pacific fol
a supply of cars. The company, how
ever, owns one engine.
A coroner's jury at Pine Grove, heed
ing a plea of justification based upoI
the unwritten law, coupled. with self
defense, exonerated Chester A. Smitl
of killing Wallace Washburn, a prom
inent rancherN of Pine Grove, ant
turned him loose. The verdict rouset
much indignation in Pine Grove, tn,
personnel of the coroner's jury bein,
brought in from the outside. TIL,
killing of Washburn followed the con
fession of Mrs. Smith that before ant
after her marriage to Smith, 81,
months ago, she had sustained illici
relations with Washburn. Pine Grow,
citizens will demand a further inves
tigation of the killing.
The supreme court has rendere,
opinions in two important cases-on,
affirming the constitutionality of tn,
fellow servant act and the other de
claring that w. H. Mccarthy of Butte
charged with grand larceny, had BEEF
improperly convicted in Butte, tn
evidence being insufficient.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
OREGON ITEMS.

With no other asset than his win
ming smile and his general air of be-
ing simple and open-faced rustic,
]. H. Bennett of st. Louis secured
from the Portland Trust company of
Portland, Ore, $4,000 on several
checks, and buncoed a score of the
most prominent merchants in Port
land. Bennett has been arrested in
st. Louis.
The first snow of this fall has Wis
tied Sumpter and surrounding dis
tricts.'
1t is rumored a;thoritatively that
Gov. Chamberlain intends to continue
calling bank holidays all this week at
least.
A petition has been forwarded from
Pendleton to the supreme court,
signed by all attorneys interested in
pending cases before that body, ask
ing that the fall session begin here at
once regardless of the governors coz
tinuance of the holiday orders.
Safe blowers entered saloon at
Rainier recently and blew open the
safe. They secured 5000 in coin. A
clew to the men was secured and a
search is now on.
Enoch Andrew Spores, the Indian
brave in Jail at Dallas charged with
the murder of his squaw, was found
hanging in the corridor of the Jail
Lift was extinct. He left a note to
the effect that he did not confess his
guilt Of the crime and saying he was
going to meet his darling"
Albert Engvall was shot and killed
Saturday night by Chief of Police 81.
mons of Ashland. The killing is stated
to have been accidental.
The 5-months-old baby of w. B.
Booth was killed recently by a falling
chimney at their home near Portland
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Matt L. Piles of the state board OF
control is at Medical Lake. where he
will act as superintendent of the state
institution for feeble minded until a
permanent appointment is made in
place of Jesse r. H. Pritchard. who is
about to retire.
When the waterways congress con.
venes at Washington. d. c., December
1. S and 6. there will be in attendance
from the state of Washington two vet.
eran open river workers, DR.. N. G. Bla-
lock and Professor w. d. Lyman OF
Whitman college.
The third annual show of the Ktti.
tas Poultry association will be held In
Ellensburg from December II to De
cember al.
Henry Potter, aged 10. Of Aberdeen
Wash, shot himself in the head recent
ly because of love for Marguerite Nc
Carthy, a 16-year-old girl employed az
an assistant nurse in st. Joseph's has
pital. Potter died without regainine
consciousness.
| Mrs. Annie Cowley, wife of M. M
|
erty owner and pioneer merchant Of
the Inland Empire, died suddenly al
Spokane Sunday as the result of 6
hemorrhage of the brain.
Charlie Matsui. young Japanese
was found guilty of the murder of 6
fellow countryman. Frank Narasaki
last September at North Yakima
w. R. Gowdy, one Of the most prom
inent young men of Hoquian, wa:
killed by being accidentally shot while
attempting to remove his gun from !
boat. The full charge of shot enteret
the right armpit, severinG an artery
According to ruling by judge
Smell OF Tacoma, corporation ca
not bring an action against an indi
vidual, force him into court agains
his will, put him to expense in defend
ing the action, and then ask for
dismissal of the case unless the de
PENDANT is remunerated.
At Tacoma building material is nov
enough cheaper that rating OF full.
20 per cent in the cost of construction
can be made over that of thre
months ago.
The financial situation in Colfax re
mains about the same. Business cor
tinues to be good, and the only thin
necessary to put it or normal basi
again is for the wheat to begin moN
: ing
The Big Bend Transit company
which is building an electric line froI
Miles to Spokane, along the Spokan
river, and which has several mile
graded at Miles, will resume wor
about December l.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29

The large schooner-rigged steam
yacht Lucille Burt. bearing the owner,
Captain George w. Burt, his family
and a party of friends, has arrived in
st. Louis from La Sale, Ill. After
a stay of few days the voyage will
be continued to the gulf. Captain
Burt is wealthy mineowner from
Montana and had the craft built es.
pecially for a pleasure cruise down
the river and along the gulf coast OF
Texas and. Mexico during the coming
winter.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
Panama Claims Unsettled.

Richard r. Rogers, general counsel
for the Panama canal commission, who
was sent to Panama to arrange claims
made against the United States by sew
eral Panamans and foreigners whose
property has been occupied for canal
purposes and whose claims were lef'
undecided by the joint commission
failed in his attempt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
SUMMARY
O r NEWS
SHORT CONCISE ITEMS
FROM DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH.

At Laidache, Austria, Saturday, the
seismograph recorded terrific earth
quake, which experts think took place
| near Samoa. 1t continued two hours.
According to reports from the orient
another boxer outbreak is threatened
in China. the center of the trouble be-
ing near Peking.
A London dispatch states that the
real cause of the kaiser remaining in
England after the termination of his
state visit I'd the British court is to
prepare for an operation, which will
take place within few days.
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner gen.
eral of immigration and naturaliza-
ton, is critically i'll at his home in
Washington.
George A. Bugh, aged IL, and Jo-
seph T. Gibson, aged 20, were drowned
in Manhattan lake, near Denver,
while skating.
At GOodhue, Mimi, Mrs. A. ROsner
has given birth to her sixth pair OF
twins, all of whom have arrived since
1898. Mrs Rosner is the mother of
| 25 children.
Professor A. Hall, U. s. A., retired
an astronomer of note. is dead, aged
Is. He discovered the moons of Mars
in 1877.
The United States Exchange bank
in Harlem, N. Y, which closed its
doors October rs because of the in.
ability to obtain currency to meet the
demands of it's depositors, has re-
opened for business.
With President Lloyd George of the
board of trade as arbitrator truce
has been declared in the fight between
the British cotton spinners and their
| employers.
The plant of the Riverside depart
ment of the National Tube company
at Bedford, w. Va, has suspended
operations, for the first time in its
history. The plant employs 1000 men.
Recently Matthew Harris, 20 years
of age. was mistaken for burglar
and shot and killed by Mrs. Mary
kerpen at the home Of the latter in
Chicago. Harris was escorting Mrs
Kerpen's husband to his home.
The American Federation Of Labor
has called for the levy of 1-cent
assessment to aid the trades unions
of Los Angeles. of California and all
other unions who may need similar
assistance.
Joel Chandler Harris, who is known
to fame as Uncle Remus. narrator OF
the "Br'er Rabbit and "Brer. Bar
stories, dined with President Roose
welt at the White House Saturday.
The German steamer Setos. arriv
ing in San Francisco Saturday from
Port Townsend, reports experiencing
a sharp earthquake while off Cape
Mendocino.
President Roosevelt has accepted
the resignation of w. H. H. Llewellyn
assistant United States district at
torney for New Mexico, and filed the
vacancy by the appointment OF Cap
tain David Lahey.
In an explosion recently on thu
eastern construction works OF the
Grand Trunk Pacific at Dryden, Ont.
/ seven men were killed and four In
jured.
Gust Peterson, WOodsman. whll'
crazed with drink, committed suicide
near Hoquiam by nearly decapitatin.
himself
David Martin Wolfe, alias Charles
A. Gordon, formerly of Tyrone, Pa
has admitted his identity. and was or
lered taken to the Pierce county jail
Commissioner Bridges fixed his bone
at $1,000
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
NORTHWEST
NEWS ITEMS
PRESS CULLINGS FOR
OUR BUSY READERS
ABOUT PEOPLE IN MONTANA,
IDAHO, WASHINGTON
AND OREGON.
IDAHO NEWS.

1daho's share of per cent of re-
ceipts from the sale of public lands
in the past year is $33,136.
The land Office has restored $4,000
acres previously withdrawn for the
Dubois irrigation project in Idaho and
withdrew 3840 acres from the Mini
: doka project, Idaho.
Almost six inches of snow fell at
Nee Perez Saturday, the first of the
season to remain on the ground. From
reports over the prairie it is ascer-
tanned that the storm area covered
the entire Nez Perez prairie.
Affairs in the Moscow city schools
are again at crisis, and the resig-
nation of DR.. j., r. Bevis, city super
intendent; Otto Bond, principal of the
high school; Miss Lynch, Miss Peter
son. Miss McKune and Miss Hogan
have already been made, and others
will probably follow. This trouble is
q continuation of the unfortunate con-
dition existing the past two or three
years.
There is every indication that the
railroad will be in Grangeville by July
Steel is already laid as far as Kippen
and when tracklaying is completed to
Vollmer regular train service will be
established.
All the saloons in Wallace were al.
bowed to remain open Saturday by per-
mission granted by Chief of Police
Victor Langley on account of rain.
sieet and snow which fell very heavily
aai through the night.
A his power plant is to be located
In the Clearwater district and will be
Installed Ia the south fork of the river
ct that name near the mouth of Ten
Mile creek The plant will be erected
by Chicago business men; all the
necessary surveys have already been
made. Tit plant will cost in the neigh
bOrhoOd of SAC, 900 and it Is claimed
that it will develop about TOO horse
power.
Kooskia is to have a -four mill of
large capacity. according to reports.
Frank Pindell, the wealthy rancher
and stock buyer of the lilo country. was
acquitted of cattle stealing recently.
~ SOACLtSU QoO0SAh6 CC0u IcPIcoCuL-
ing the state normal school won the
decision In joint debate with the
Charleston high school team.
Mr.. Gilmore of Lapwai, ON the Lap
wal creek, has seven acres of potatoes
this year which yielded 1900 sacks.
Ibis amount OF potatoes at the pres
Ont price of cent pound will bring
$40 an acre.
Judge Fremon Wood states the
Strial of George A. Pettibone for the
murder Of former Governor, Steunen.
6erg would probably begin on Friday
next. He has some minor matters he
wishes to clear out of the way. These
will occupy the first days of the week
leaving the field clear for the Petit
hone. case. 1t is we'll understood now
that there is to be no postponement
the case being called as soon as pos
sible after the close Of the Adams
trial. 1t transpires that Steve Adam.
has been indicted by grand jury al
Telluride, COL for the murder of Ar
thur Collins.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
GET BACK TO CASH BASIS
CHICAGO Sounds Sentiment Of Banks
in West.

Chicago. Nov. 25.-A step looking
toward the resumption of business on
a cash basis has been taken by the
Chicago Clearing House association
Letters have been mailed to bankers
of the middle west and western sec
tons of the country asking them to
express opinions on the general stu
alton. These statements will be tab
ulated and used by the Chicago finan
ciers.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
Keep Out Of Politics.

President Roosevelt has addressed
letter to members of his cabinet, re.
questing them to inform federal EN-.
ployes under their jurisdiction to re-
frain from activity with the object OF
the denomination of President Roose.
welt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
Need School Teachers.

The bureau of insular affairs has re.
ceived cablegram from the governor
general of the Philippines indicating
that probably 300 teachers will be re.
quired at the beginning of the next
school year. which opens in June.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
FOUR GIRLS LEAD REVOLT.
Tempt Sailors to Seize Warship at
Vlsd;vostok.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 27.-The steam
er Kumeric brought advices that the
recent mutinies at Vladivostok were
caused by four girls, who went on
board the destroyer Sukurni and in
stigated the bluejackets of the de-
stroyer to seize the officers of the
steamer ana escape to Japan with the
vessel. The four girls who instigated
the mutinp were all killed, as we'll as
a number of the bluejackets, the re-
mainder being arrested.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
MEAT CHEAPER, TO PACKER
But the Consumer Gets No More for
His Money

ON ha. Neb.. Nov. 2,.-While pack
ers are paying Nebraska stock raisers
some 81 less per 100 pounds for cattle
and nearly 50 less per 100 pounds for
hogs than a month ago. the consumer
gets no benefit. He pays the same
price for his beef and pork that he
paid before the financial stringency be-
gan. The difference between what the
farmer got then and what he gets now
is clear profit to the packer. The meat
trust gets even more profit, for wages
are being reduced.
Despite all this the packer has even
raised the price of meat to the re.
taller Pork averages " cent a pound
higher to the dealer than a month
ago; beef is " cent higher on some
cuts, and the same price on others.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
kaiser's Health Better

London, Nov. 26-Emperor William
continues to improve in health and en-
joys the daily walks and drives about
the neighborhood of High Cliffe. He
has decided to prolong his stay for a
week or two beyond the fortnight
originally contemplated, and is plan
ming short sea cruises in addition to
the motor drives.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
Runaway Log Breaks Skull.

While skidding logs at the North
Star camp, near Jaffray, B. c., recently,
a man we'll known all through the log
ging camps of this locality, named
William Mccartney, was killed by a
runaway log.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
For Free Coinage of Silver.

Reno, New, Nov. 27.-Congressman
Bartlett announced that on the first
day of the session he would introduce
rs a measure of relief for the financial
stringency a bill for the free coinage
of silver.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
eaodani Defeats Raehid Forces.

Tangier. Nov. 25.-A dispatch from
Rabat announces that General Bag
DAM, chief of Sultan Axis army. has
defeated the forces of Mulai Rachid.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
Grover Cleveland AGAIN III.

New York, Nov. 26. According to a
report former President Grover Cleve-
land is again seriously i'll at his home
In Princeton.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29

Many times 1t is hard to tell a love
match from q flrst-class bluff.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13

several days on account of a
change of his address. The
Chambers family lived in Duluth,
Minnesota, up to last fall, but
Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers will go
from here to Seattle where they
will make their home.
Kooskia Mountaineer: Game
Warden Harbaugh is on the trail
of man named "Snowshoe"
Brown, a well known hunter of
the Chamberlain Basin country,
for violating the state game law.
According to newspaper reports
the man has been hunting antlers,
elk scalps and various kinds of
pelts without a license. and Har-
baugh has the goods in his pos
session, having confiscated them
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
To Our Customers.

After March 1st we shall be To-
Gated with headquarters at Sites.
We shall carry a full line of hard
ware and groceries, any article
we do not have in stock shall be
gladly looked after with the ut
most care and forwarded to you
as quickly as possible.
Prompt replies to all communi-
cations and careful attention will
be given to all orders addressed
to us there.
With headquarters at Sites,
the distributing point for the
mountains and prairie, we hope
to give our mountain trade
prompter service and better at
tention.
Thanking you for the nice bust
ness given us in the past, solicit
ing your future orders and further
valued commands, we remain,
Yours respectfully,
O. C. LAPP Co., LTD.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
Personal
and
| Otherwise
Local Mention

C.. M. Day has resigned as
supervisor of the Bitter Root
forest reserve. ]. E. Barton is
in charge.
Mr.. Tracy, employed at the
Umatilla mine, was in Elk City
Saturday for medical treatment
for an infected finger.
FRESH MEAT will deliver
fresh beef in Elk City and neigh
borhood for 6 and 9 cents per
pound. LOU BRUNDIGE. 49tf
DR.. J. D. Shinnick and George
E. Hamilton have bought of &c.
Young the first lot north of the
Young residence, on Main street.
The lot is 55x150 feet.
Wallace Press: ]. R. Grinde
of Elk City, who is interested in
many mining properties in that
part of the country, is at present
in Wallace looking at the Occur
d'Alene country with view to
settling here.
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.
At school election last Saturday
Mrs. Susie Ingram was the choice
of the voters for director for the
three-year term, receiving % Of
the IS votes that were cast. The
school board is now: Mesdames
Strong, Basket and Ingram. F
A. Baner and Mr.. Lane were of
ficers at the election.
Guaranteed high grade jewelr.
and notions from G. A. Soden &
Co., of Chicago, the kind tina
has been handled here for sew
eral years, by our predecessors
and full line Clothing Sample
from Ed. V. Price & Co. Fl
guaranteed. The O. C. lap
Co., Ltd.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
CONTINUED from Page ~

the same shares are worth SD, 900
to SIS, 900. That is given as an
instance of the enhancement of
the values of copper stocks as the
mines pass from the development
to the productive stage. 1t is an
old story, but a true one, never
theless, that Calumet & Hecla
shares sold at 10 cents when the
mines were said to be wildcats.
The quoted price today, $3.50 per
share, has been an advance worth
waiting for.
Cheap copper is thing of the
past. The progress of the electri-
cal industry as applied to manu-
featuring, transportation and IL
Eliminating has placed it far
ahead of all the useful metals
and no man living can see far
enough ahead to venture a pre-
diction as to when the increase
of consumption shall cease.