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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
IDAHO NEWS.

Sheep men who have their flocks on
the Weiser reserve report feed better
The Tacoma journeymen BARRIERS
have decided by vote of rs to "a, in
favor of strike if their demand for
an increase in wages is not met by the
masters.
In spite of the fact that there will
be over 20,000,000 grain bags shipped
to Washington and Oregon from Cal
cutta, it is very probable that there
will be shortage in the supply.
Jules Delsol. who has been held in
at the present time than was ever
known at this season of the year.
Lewiston charged with the assault on
Mary Bell few weeks ago, was dis
missed on the motion of County At
torney Daniel Needham, who said
that there was not sufficient evidence
upon which to hold the man. The
father of the girl, John Bell, is much
dissatisfied with the result of the case
In spite of the state law requiring
saloons to remain closed from midnight
Saturday night to Monday, all but
three of the saloons in Wallace re
NAMED open Sunday.
Harrison will soon be lighted by
electricity again.
The Panhandle Lumber company
headed by F. A. Blackwell, is stated
to have purchased the large timber
interests of Robert and J. McInnis o.
the McInnis Lumber company. The
amount involved in the deal has no
been made public, but is known to ps
a large sum. ''The deal includes sew
eral thousand acres of timber land be
low Newport and along the Pent
d'Oreille river.
Harry Jacobson has been arrested
at Wallace on the charge of attempted
murder. A fight occurred between
him and his partner, Flufferman, dur
ing which it is claimed Fluffermal
was struck several severe blows.
The residence of William Van Horl
at Kendrick was destroyed by fir
recently. At the time when the fir
started Van Horn was out raising
money to aid Charles Webster, who's
house was burned few days before
A severe forest fire is raging in tn
vicinity of Priest Lake. 1t is though
to have been started by severe cleo
trical storm.
M. ]. Durant, an employee of tn
Ramsey mill at Nezperce, was caugh
by a saw recently and one leg wa
cut off and the other terribly lacerai
ed He died in short time.
A warrant charging w. H. Curr
with murder in the first degree ha
been issued at Lewiston. Curry she
E. A. Peterson in a gambling house a
Kipen week ago.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
BRING MAeiLL TO CLINTON, ILL
Sudden Marriage Following the
Strange Death of Wife Leads
to Charge of Murder.

Clinton, Ill, July 16.-Sheriff H. A.
Campbell has started for San Diego,
Cal, to bring back to Clinton Fred
H. Magill and wife, who were ar
rested recently, charged with the MUIR
der of Magill's first wife, Mrs. Pet
Magill, who died at her home in Gin
ton the night of May 30 under pc
culiar circumstances.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
SPORTING NOTES.

Gus Kobba, while driving a ma
chine in a 24-hour auto race at Chi
cago suddenly lost his eyesight, due
to the strain. He barely missed the
fence. Physicians say he will regain
his sight.
Billy Hogan, manager of Mike
Shrek, has posted forfeit of $500
for match between Burns and
Schreck.
The latest find" for racetrack work
has been made by James Mccormack,
who have a five-year contract for the
services of Jockey Sumpter, who rides
at the wonderful weight of Ga pounds
Sumpter is one of the cleverest horse
men in the country
Carisch, Moscow's veteran catcher
and manager, leads the Trolley league
.4S4, according to the records of all
the games obtainable.
Kellackey has played his last game
for Seattle. He joins the Tacoma
club.
Dick Hyland of California is in Chi
cago trying to arrange match with
"Packey' Mcfarland
Joe Cans is laundering after another
fight with Battling Nelson
G. A. Coey won the great 24-hour
endurance automobile race on the
circular track at Chicago, with score
of SAG miles.
Big Jack Burnett, formerly with the
h ic IN
hitting gait with the st. Louis Ma
tionals
Playing the same unbeatable golf
that has characterized his play since
the beginning of the tournament, Je-
rome X. Travers, the crack golfer of
Mont Clair, N. j., Saturday won the
national amateur golf championship
from Archie Graham of the North
Jersey club. Travers won a decisive
victory, six up, five to play Jerome
X. Travers now holds the national
metropolitan and New Jersey cham
pionships. He has won the Metropil-
itan three times.
The fourth race, the Brighton handi
cap, value $4,000, 3-year-olds and up
ward, mile and quarter, was won by
Peter Pan.
A. D. Campbell, secretary of the
Pacific Northwest association of the
A. A. NJ, has come out squarely in op
position to the action taken at the re
cent meeting of the association helt
in Seattle and announces that he will
ignore the action taken by the asso
citation shutting out the colleges O.
the northwest from active participa
ton in the association.
Willie Fitzgerald and Charley Seig
er have been matched to go 10 round!
July 16, at New York.
Arrangements have been made BY
Barney Oldfield to remain on the Pa
cifc coast throughout the summer
It's good picking.
Strange as it may seem, Squires car
ried more money and more backing
from Australia than any fighter from
kangaroo land on his first appearance,
in this country.
: May Sutton of California again VOL
the Welsh tennis championship Sat
urday by defeating Miss Lowther, 60
rs. AS this is the third time thu
American has captured the title, sh'
becomes absolute possessor of tn
$420 championship trophy, presente'
by the late Marquis of Butte.
Ross home run in the last hal
of the fifteenth gave Seattle victor.
Sunday afternoon over Vancouver il
a Is inning game.
; w. o. (Dad) Urine, athletic directo
at the Oregon Agriculture college
t died recently of cancer. Urine wa
well known all over the coast, havin
, been connected with the athletic dc
partments in several colleges in Ore
gon and California.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27

New York, July 16.-Fffty thou
sand members of the Brotherhood OF
Tailors, including local unions in
Newark, Brooklyn, Brownsville and
this city, are out on strike for a nine
hour working day and 10 per cent
advance in wages.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
Jap Hordes Enter Canada.

Victoria, B. C.-The steamer Tartar
brought advices from Toxic that five
Toxic emigration companies Lave
combined to fill an order for 5000 con-
tract laborers for which Canadian
railway company has made APPLICATION
fer railway building work in British
Columbia.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
Seek Coal in Philippines.

Quartermaster General Aleshire
has taken up the project of the devel-
opment of the coal mines in Batan,
Philippine islands, for the purpose Of
establishing a source of supply of fuel
for the army transports.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27

BY the time you clean your own back
yard you will be too tired to talk about
sweeping the other fellows.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27

OREGON sQUiBs.
The Inland Grain Growers associa-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
A Little Talk on Lawns

The gardener who is an artist paints
picture with his flowers and shrubs;
and the lawn is the canvas on which
he paints. To be successful he must
therefore prepare his canvas well.
The first thing to be done in placing
a proper lawn is to grade the ground,
smoothing rough places, giving the,
proper level stretches and gentle
slopes. This work varies with the size
of the lot to be treated. If possible
the lawn should slope from the sides
of the house. The grading should be
done so as to distribute evenly all
surface water. avoiding the formation
of little runs which might produce
washouts.
If the soil is poor. it should be en-
riched by liberal supply of well rot
ted manure, bone meal, or other good
fertilizer Manure sometimes con-
tains the seeds of weeds, otherwise it
is one of the best fertilizers The
ground should be plowed or spaded
not less than eight inches deep, re-
moving all stones and similar mate
rial, and the surface made as smooth
as possible. Then it is ready for SOW
ing.
One of the best mixtures for the
lawn is four parts of Kentucky blue
grass with one part white clover sown
not less than five bushels per acre.
Equally good results are usually OBJ.
tanned by the use of Red Top in place
of the blue grass, or with equal parts
of Red Top and blue grass and lit
tie white clover. When moisture is
plentiful the blue grass forms
softer turf than the Red Top, but does
not seem to endure drought as well.
Grass may be sown at any time Of
the year except January and Febru-
airy. 1t is impossible to name a time
which is best for making the lawn,
so much depends on the weather. II
is best not to be saving of the seed.
but TO be prepared TO resow in places
in which the first sowing comes up
thinly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

that she wanted to remain until you
came to take charge of things. AS
you have turned all such responsible
ity over to me, as your attorney, there
is but one thing now to prevent her
leaving"
What else can there be-" he NUT
tered thiclly.
watched him closely as | answered,
DO you not know that her friend
Miss Weston, is with herr"
What Annie Weston there!" HI.
exclaimed. rs she well?"
NO" replied, studying him. she
is not at all well. In fact, she is too
i'll to be- moved, and that is why Miss
Carney cannot close the house at pres
emit"
81 never dreamed that Annie Wea-
ton would be in my house." he whit :
pered, as If to himself. Poor girl!
Poor girl"
when Miss Carney asked her to
come, Miss Weston did not know that
you were to return, and even now she
has not been told that you are on your
way home" l continued. Your sister
was quite upset over the fact that, in
asking Miss Weston to visit her when
she was in such need of companion
she entirely forgot the disagreement
between you a few years ago."
Disagreement" he almost shouted,
pulling himself up in his chair. why,
what on earth are you talking about.
man? We had no disagreement, tell
youl Nothing of the sort suppose
Florence told you that, but she knew
nothing about 1t at all. | went away
because Annie thought ought to: but
she was mistaken, poor grill If had
stayed at home I shouldn't be in this
condition now, but she thought it was
for the best. Poor little woman, she
tried so hard to do the best thing for
me and-look at me now, Look at me,
warel But she must not be disturbed
under any circumstances You say
she does not know am coming home.
She must not be allowed to know It.
As / told you, ] shall not stay there
long, and there is no need of her
knowing that / am in the house. /
shall not see her. Ware" he almost
sobbed. I'm not At to see her. I'm
not At TO see her. mani"
Gro BE coNTINUED)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

portunity to rest from your Journey
and yoiir--ahem-your health has i'm
proved somewhat"
/ regretted my words on the instant
In spite of the mans condition, they
seemed to have cut him to the quick.
An expression of anguish, pitiful to
see, passed over his face and his whole
body trembled. After moment he
said slowly with the same wonderful
self-control:
"My health, as you choose to call it,
Mr.. Ware, will not improve to any APP
probable degree, and my mind is, at
this moment, as clear as 1t will ever
be. wish you to draw up will leav-
ing everything l possess to my sister,
Florence Carney, and l wish, also, to
give you power Of attorney so that
from this time on, you can conduct
the estate in my stead and supply her
with such funds as she may need. |
do not expect to spend much time at
Carney-Croft and l want these mat
tiers attended to now, before go there
at ALL"
His ideas We're so thoroughly in ac-
cord with his duty to his sister that
was now anxious to carry them out at
once as he requested, lest another op-
portunity might never occur 1t took
but short time to arrange the details
of the will, and then it and the power
of attorney were signed by him in a
trembling hand and witnessed by
members of my Office staff.
When these formalities were over
and we were alone again, Mr.. Carney
said abruptly:
Il am going to Carney-Croft tonight
and have wired Florence to have
carriage for me at the midnight train
and not to sit up. ] don't expect to
stay there long, and should think it
would be better to close the place and
have her take a house here in town
where she would be more comfort
able
Il made the same suggestion my
SELF" / replied, but she wrote that
she felt perfectly safe at home, and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
The Cottony Grass Scale

become full grown and the white sacs
may be seen on the grass in meadows
by August. They remain there until
the following year. This insect is
very much infested by various para
sites. In Maine no less than IL diff
ferent kinds of parasites were reared
from the scales by Miss Edith Patch,
the state entomologist. One Of the
commonest of these is very small
fly shaped like a house fly, but only
one-fourth of the size, and covered
over it's whole body with a whitish
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

likewise would be cast Off In from
to Is days the eggs hatch into
larvae, or worms, about One-siX-
teenth of an inch in length. whitish
in color. with each end black The
larvae lives for a short time upon
the surface of the apple, and then,
when the latter is about an inch in
diameter, begins eating its way into
it. or this first generation large
percentage enters at the calyX, or
flower end, where the skin is more
easily penetrated. Larvae of the Sec
ond generation enter from the sides
as well.
When the larvae is full grown, that
is about 20 days old, it bOres its way
to the surface, seeks place on the
trunk, or on the ground if the apple
has fallen, spins cocoon about itself,
and transforms into resting stage,
or pupa In about two weeks the
adult energies and lays the eggs for
the second brood.
The most common remedy for the
codling moth is Paris green applied
in the form of spray. Probably the
most efficient strength is as follows:
Paris green | pound. freshly Stacked
lime pounds and water $50 gallons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
CHAPTER III.
John Carney.


AS Mr.. Carney was ushered into
NV private Office rose to greet him,
and stepped from behind my desk with
outstretched hand; but as he raised
his face to mine drew back in amaze
ment and disgust and motioned him
to chair with scant ceremony.
Drunk! the beast!" I muttered to
myself. as he shambled drowsily to
the seat had indicated and dropped
into it with a thickly uttered THANK
you"
He seemed to fall asleep for a mo-
ment, and eyed him steadily for some
time before / could bring myself to
speak And so the handsome, straight
forward, manly fellow of three years
ago had sunk to this! A sodden, de-
graded wretch, unfit to associate with
pigs in a sly, and yet the heir to a
vast estate and the sole legitimate
protector of the sweet-faced orphan at
Carney-C Croft who awaited his coming
with the Impotence born of love and
hope and confiding trust! God help
the poor girl now, and God help the
accursed wreck that sat opposite me!
His heavy breathing wheeling in
and out of his throat; his listless,
stupid face, flushed and notified from
the effects of his excuses; his body,
dripping with perspiration which stood
out in beads on his forehead and
olicfaned nn his hand as IL Law in the
and his dropping, bloodshot
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

ewes, now half closed and again wan
dering aimlessly about the room; all
combined to make disgusting pic
ture. 1t was with the utmost difiiculty
that l could restrain my feelings suf-
ficiently to address him with ordinary
civility. Finally. my Judgment pre-
vailed over my indignation, and re-
membered that was the legal adj
wiser. only OF the house of Carney,
and not in any way concerned with
the moral conduct of its head.
you had a comfortable journey,
hope" l remarked icily.
'As comfortable as such journey
can be-" he wheeZed, turning his
bleary eyes toward me as he spoke.
The conditions which made my home
coming necessary did not make my
trip enjoyable, and travelled with the
greatest possible haste, as there are
certain matters that want you to ar
range for me at once"
He spoke his words with force and
precision unusual in man in his con-
dition, but be was evidently control
ing himself to the utmost degree and,
as he talked, his face flushed in great
blotch&. his blood-shot eyes seemed
almost bursting from his head, and
the perspiration oozed from his body
and trickled in little streams down his
cheeks and neck
DO you wish to hear any Of the de-
tails of your fathers death?" / asked
in a most matter of fact tone.
mo, thank you," he said, with some
effort. Il found long letter from
Florence at my hotel this morning and
she has told me everything. 1 wish
merely to arrange some money affairs
with you and make my will, and /
wish to do so at once"
How much money do you need for
the PRESENT." asked, sarcastically.
rHow much money do 1 need?" he
repeated. in bewildered tone why,
don't need any. have all the ready
cash that want. l only want to ar
range for the future, you know"
Very glad to hear it, observed
dryly. Now, as to your will. Do you
think, Mr. Carney. that your state Of
mind to-day is such that you are quite
ready TO make a will? Would It not
be better for you TO wait day or so
uniil-er-until you have had an OPP
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

The white oval tufts resembling
cotton wool attached to the stems and
blades Of grasses are the egg sacks
of very interesting scale insect,
called the cottony grass scale. The
young hatch from the woolly bags
early in spring and crawl out over the
leaves of the grass. attaching them
selves to the leaves and stems by
means of minute threadlike beak.
Here they remain and suck the sap
from the plants, causing them to be-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
CHAPTER u.
Two Letters.

MY Dear Mr.. Ware:
My apologies for not replying to your
letter OF nearly Two weeks ago are weak
ened by the tact that l am now writing
TO you IN great distress.
My brother will be here day after to-
morrow, and it has just occurred to me
that J have made a most dreadful blunder
and I need your advice more than ever
before.
You know, I asked Miss Weston. my
old school friend, TO come here and stay
with me for time at least, and she did
so, understanding, as have since
learned, that Jack was away and not to
return.
She rs here now and seems to me to be
quite i'll again, but the embarrassing part
of it is that she and Jack was once grea.
sweethearts, and his going away to Hon
olulu was really due to some disagree
Inent that they had nearly three years
ago. j never knew just what the trouble
was. AS Annie was my dearest friend
I'm school and afterwards, too, l quite
overlooked the whole matter in my anx-
iety TO have. someone with me when l
was so awfully alone. You remember.
merely telegraphed her 10 come, and she
ibid not even know of fathers death and
supposed, OF course. that Jack was away.
Now she is too i'll to so home again.
and Jack is coming so soon that | don't
know what to do. It is frightfully en-
lbarrassing position to be placed in, espe-
cially as there was so much mystery over
their separation.
You see, under the circumstances.
cannot possibly adopt your suggestion to
close the house and come to town for
the present, and. anyway, ] feel that
ought TO stay here till Jack comes to
keep an eye on fathers things.
Miss Weston is, j am sure. quite too
ill 20 be moved. and with Mrs Remsen,
our old housekeeper. ] feel perfectly safe.
Please write me at once and advise me
in my present predicament.
Very truly yours.
FLORENCE CARNEY.
I p S. There is run1or that Carney
Croft is haunted. and some of the village
people even go so far as TO say that you
saw a ghost when you were here. Have
you heard anything of this sort? 1t is
ridiculous. of course, but it makes me
nervous r. G.
MY Dear Miss Carney:
Your letter OF yesterday is at hand. l
would not worry, u ] were. YOU, about
your brother and Miss Weston It was
probabIy some childish affair that they
have both forgotten by this time.
am sorry TO hear that Miss Weston is
I'M again. for Il must add TO your cares
materially, but as you have told me that
laIl your house servants are reliable and
Trustworthy l suppose you are managing
fairly well
] expect your brother IN town to-day or
tomorrow and he viii probably stay here
over night and 70 on 10 Carney-Croff The
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

next day. Either he or I will telegraph
you al soon as he arrives.
thought you knew about the ghosts
or l should have written you before
There were two large pieces of mosquito
ly intended for covering portraits. l
threw them over a chair back near the
window and they blew out during the
night and caught in the branches OF the
trees in front OF the house. / knew that
some OF the men from the village had
seen them and taken them for ghosts.
but as l myself saw your butler pulling
posed the whole story had been ex-
planned to the satisfaction of everybody.
Very sincerely yours.
FREDERICK WARE.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

is familiar with the worm in, what
appears superficially to be, some of
our choicest apples.
In visiting several of the apple dis
tricts of the state the writer has fire.
quently heard complaints as to low
prices on the apple market. These
complaints have come from various
individuals, numbers of individuals,
or associations. The question is
often asked as to why fruit from GER
tain other states brings higher prices
than that from Arkansas. The ques-
ton is easily answered by stating
that the other states are excelling in
producing perfect fruit. AS soon as
the fruit from given locality is
known to be of the highest quality it
obtains the highest price. To obtain