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The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15

A telephone message was re- ceived this morning in Little Rock from Perryville stating that the Perry county grand jury had indicted the man suspected of attempting to bribe one of the jurors in the Gross trial last Saturday. Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton states that the party who attempted to bribe the juror is one of the best known men of this section, and his name will be given to the public at the proper time. The party who was solicit ed to offer the juror the bribe re- ported the fact to the prosecu- ting attorney at once, and also turned over S100 to the prosecu- ton.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Newspaper Men.

The Butte Evening News pays the
following tribute to the memory of the
dead newspaper men of that city. 1t
applies everywhere and is herewith
printed:
Remarkable, indeed, is the number
of newspaper men who, after active
lives in Butte, have passed to another
life. Many of them died in their prime
and in the zenith of their possibilities.
Newspaper work is exacting; it is
merciless in a demand for accuracy,
speed and concentration, so that it is
not conducive to longevity. 1t gives an
insight to human life, which often
makes of the newswriter a cynic early
in life.
lizard workers, good fellows, firm
friends and stern enemies, they gen.
orally locked their worries up in their
desks, and in their recreations over
looked nothing that contributed to the
sum of human happiness.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Where Forest Reserve is Wanted.

A news dispatch from Idaho City tells
of what seems to be curious sequel of
the agitation in congress last winter
which resulted in taking away from the
president the right to make national
forests in certain states. The residents
of that town and vicinity are very much
disturbed by the action of the state
authorities in exercising the states
rights to selection upon certain lands.
The mining industry in the district is
dependent upon supplies of timber for
use in the mines. The lands involved
are adjacent to the Sawtooth national
forest. If they were within this forest
it would be quite possible to secure the
timber needed for the mines without
charge. The interest of the people
would, therefore, be best secured if
these lands could be included in the
Sawtooth national forest. But inter-
ests hostile to the national forest policy
were effective in the last congress, and
Idaho is one of the six states in which
no more national forests can be created
or enlarged without act of congress.
1t appears the Idaho City case has
''nigger in the fence" and if the sup
position is true, it shows that even
greater evils than those from the forest
reserve can be done when the land is
left to the control of the state. 1t is
believed that the state has made an
agreement with lumber company to
sell all the timber on the land which the
state desires to select. The residents
have done all in their power to prevent
the state exercising it's selection rights.
Now they have applied to the forest
service in Washington in hopes of Sc
curing such action as will prevent the
sale of this timber by the state. Be-
fore congress forbade the extension of
national forests except by congress the
forest service could have acted in this
case, for this petition might have re-
suited in the enlargement of the Saw
tooth forest so as to include these lands,
from which the timber could then have
been cut by miners, without charge.
But as it is, the hands of the forest
service are tied, and the case has, there
fore, been referred to the department
Of the interior. Of course, if the lands
involved are really mineral lands the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

ton. 1t is said Ruef presented pitt
full sight, but will he get any comfort
from the public because he is so com
pletelv humiliated?. He doesn't de-
serve comfort. His plea of guilty, like
his acts in public life, was the act of a
sneak and coward. The plea of
guilty would not have been made had
Ruef not been IN corner where escape
was impossible. His plea was merely
for the purpose of appealing to the
mercy of the court.
Other men hold Office, steal from the
public fund in large sums, and corrupt
the whole political organization, but no
confession of guilt ever escapes their
lips, because their crooked work is not
found out. They operate in secrecy,
and their capital stock is the public
position they hold, which in these kinds
of cases is more often retained by I'M
fair means. The transportation of
funds and the want of corporations to
stand their just rate of taxation falls
burden upon the taxpayers.
Ruef's case is notable instance of
one Of the smooth grafters being
brought to bay, and the maximum pen
atty that the law prescribes should be
given him, with the hope that it will
act as deterrent to those of the Ruef
stripe, whose acts are undermining the
very foundations of the republic. Graft
is the greatest destroyer of patriotism
today, without which no nation can long
exist. 1t is a condition that must be
dealt with with vigor, and the worst
punishment the law provides for any
crime would not be too severe for the
protection of society against one who
is caught red-handed in the act.
After finishing with Ruef, Schmitz
and others the Napoleons of finance in
San Francisco should be turned through
the same mill until it is thoroughly i'm
pressed upon their minds that there are
cases where it is lesser crime to receive
the cash than to give it. In other
words, give the corruptionists all the
law allows and then some
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

Exchange: A woman who was a
great tale-bearer happened to hear one
neighbor speak slightingly of another
and Immediately carried the words from
the first to the second neighbor, claim
ing that she thought, as friend, she
ought to let the second neighbor know
what the first one was saying. But in
stead of thanking the tale-bearer, the
neighbor said: "It makes no difference
to me how many rotten eggs my neigh
Dor has on his premises, but the person
who carries the decayed hen fruit to
my house and breaks it under my nose
is my enemy"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

Some of those representatives OF
eastern newspapers who provided them
selves with the latest artillery and took
leave of their families like Napoleon
going to war have been so greatly dis
appointed over the lack of something TO
write about at Boise that there is very
grave danger there will be an over
supply of red ink on the market in the
east before even the jury in the trial is
secured. Several of the scorpions OF
the press who arrived early found fish
ing poor, the base ball game not up to
the standard of the major leagues, and
have made application to their employ
ers for permit to return home. One
writer in particular, for the Boston
Globe, was much surprised to find no
armed troops patrolling the streets of
Idaho's capital city and no artillery
guarding the entrance to the court
house, and his 10, O00-word story dwind-
led to 10-word bulletin in which he
said he had arrived and was about to
take nap.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Taft Wants Primary Elections.

The direct primary received high
seal of approval few days ago when
Secretary Taft publicly announced that
he will give his influence to the adoption
of direct primary in the state of
Ohio. Secretary Taft's statement is
brought out by what is said to be con-
test on between the people and the cor
porations in Ohio to control politics in
that state, with Secretary Taft on the
side of the people, and Senator Foraker
for the corporations Foraker has been
routed in his aspiration to the presi-
dency, and Taft, which virtually
means the Washington administration,
and its followers in Ohio, have decided
to plan campaign that will result in
the defeat of Foraker for reelection to
the senate.
Foraker is not the choice of the
people of the state, if the news dispatch
from Washington is true. Foraker is
the choice of the corporations who seem
to know the trick of controlling the
Ohio legislature. The corporations
don't want the primary law, for they
want to retain Foraker in the senate.
Secretary Taft's acknowledgment
that the direct primary will bring about
the benefits that its friends contend for
it will be very encouraging to the people
in other states who are working fer
the system, at the same time the secre-
tary's attitude On this important ques-
ton this early in the campaign places
him in the forefront as the people S
friend, a man to be depended upon to
act justly on questions where the needs
of the public and the rights of corpora
tons are involved.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Elk City. Idaho. Mar,

Elk City, Idaho, March rs, 1907.
To R. Hambley, his successors, heirs
or assigns:
You and each of you are hereby mott
fled that | have expended the sum of
($500) five hundred dollars on Republic,
Republic No. l, Japan, Lou Dillon and
Lou Dillon No: l quartz mining claims,
situated in Warren mining district,
ldaho-county, state of Idaho, said ex-
penditure being under the provisions of
section 1924 revised statutes of the
United States, and for the year 1906.
And if within ninety days from the
publication of this notice you fail or re-
fuse to contribute your share (S250) of
such expenditure as co-owners, your
interests in said claims will become the
property of the undersigned under the
provisions of section 1924.
S. WINCHESTER.
First publication, March 80, 1907.
Last publication. June 20, 1907.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Ruef Should Get the Limit.

Abe Ruef, the man who connived
with corporations and bled the public
in San Francisco at time when distress
made the city an object of charity to
the rest of the world, presented a pitt
full spectacle as he stood in court, with
tears streaming down his cheeks, and
pleaded guilty,to the charge of extor-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
WHISTLE.


AS boy when coming homeward,
When the sun had said Good
night
Just before the stars were shining,
When the road was scarce in sight,
When the woods seemed thickly peo-
pied,
When the seconds dragged like
years
Did you whistle through the dark
ness,
Just to drown your mounting fears?
When the owls had joined in hooting,
Sending down your back the chills;
When the silence fell upon you,
Rousing weird and ghostly thrills;
When the prancing, dancing phantoms,
Chased each other here and there;
Did you whistle through the darkness,
That you might not seem to care?
When upon life's homeward journey,
Shadows fall across the way;
When the seeming dangers threaten,
When it's neither night nor day;
When the hours with fears are
freighted
When the road is scarcely plain;
Whistle! Whistle through the dark
ness;
Whistling is not always vain.
Whistle, man, and whistle loudly!
Make the world with music ring;
Never mind the tune you whistle,
Whistle! Whistle anything
Phantoms vanish when you whistle!
Half the dangers disappear;
Whistle, then! OH Whistle! Whistle!
You at last can conquer fear.
The Dreamer in Town Topics.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

state is not entitled to exercise its Sc
lection rights upon them. The determi-
nation of this fact rests, however, en-
'tirely with the department Of the IN
terror.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

To New York: Hats off to Boise,
please.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

please.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
EIGHT COUPLES DIVORCED
Judge Morse Sets Them Free and
Straightens Out Alimony
SGuabbles,

Judge Morse in the divorce division of
the district cout yesterday freed sixteen
people from their matrimonial entagle-
ments. The cases were all quickly dis
posed Of
Mary c. Chandler. who was deserted
by Charles Chandler. received a decree
by default.
Esther Speckman was married to Hen
~ Speckman on June % 1905. Sine as
serted that he beat and otherwise abused
her and that during her married life she
had received from him but so. She got
her divorce.
John Hall was freed from Anna Carl
son Hall. He testified that during his
absence from home his wife took all her
belongings and most of the furniture and
disappeared.
Mary Single filed her suit for divorce
yesterday and the case was heard and the
divorce granted before night. They were
married in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Octo-
Der - 1904 and he soon deserted her.
Ella Kimball FeenyrObtained an order
to compel Thomas s. Feeny to show
cause why he should not pay the ali
mony as ordered by the court when she
obtained her divorce in 1903. He now owes
s., us. An attachment was issued return
able Immediately.
In suit for divorce by Lydia E. Walton
against Orson f. Walton an order to
show cause was argued and the restrain
ing order vacated, except in regard to
the homestead. which he is forbidden to
dispose of or cucumber until the case is
determined.
Margaret Wagstaff obtained an order
against her husband to compel him to
show cause why he does not obey the
order of the court and pay his alimony.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
Ogden Briefs.

Attorneys W. L. Maginnis and J. II. De
Vine were in Salt Lake yesterday on le-
gal business.
Mrs. ]. 4. Davis of Chicago is in Ogden
as the g1est of her son. E. A Davis,
Pullman ticket agent.
The local lodge of the Cigarmakers
union have arranged to give a dance on
the evening of February 81.
Irve Johnson, mining man of Boise
was in Ogden yesterday on his way to
Nevada, where he goes to look over some
properties.
Chief Engineer William Ashton of the
Short Line passed through Ogden yes
terday on his return from an Inspection
trip to Malad. Ida.
W. r. Mexican of Omaha. superintend-
elt of motive power and machinery of
the Union Pacific. passed through Ogden
yesterday on his way to Portland.
Samuel B. Blaylock of Ogden has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities
are given at 81. .03. with assets aggre-
eating 1920, of which amount sS5 is ex-
empt
Relief corps and Lincoln circle gave a
reception in the city hall last evening. A
musical and literary program was rem
dered and refreshments were served
The promenade given by the pupils of
the high school at the high school audi
torium last evening was attended by 100
people The members eff the board of ed
ucation. the faculty and others were
program was rendered and there was
dancing
The trains from the east that were de-
layed by the floods at Columbus. Neb-.
commenced to arrive in Ogden yesterday.
These were fast mail No. at $40. Los
Angeles Limited Nc. I. arriving at 9:1S
a. M. and Overland Limited No. l at
s:46 a. All of these trains Here due
to arrive here the day previous.
The body of Ross Z. Dunn of Freeland.
Mich who died at BewS, New, last
Tuesday of Inflammation of the heart.
was brought to Ogden Yesterday. The,
body will be shipped to Michigan this
evening for burial. Mr.. Dunn was 20
years of age and was employed by the
Utah Construction company at Bews.
The contract for the parcel of land on
the corner of Twenty-third street and
Moffat Lane was closed yesterday and
the same will pass into the hands of the
Utah Light & Railway COMPANY. II is
the intention of the power people to erect
a sub power station upon this property,
and it is also probable that office
building will be erected thereon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
YOUNG BRAKEMAN IS KILLED
John Ray of Ogden Crushed Be.
tween Cars at Reese
Station.

John Ray, the H-yesr-old son Of
Charles Ray Of this city, was crushed
between the cars of a train upon which
he was employed as a brakeman at
Reese station. on the main line of the
Southern Pacific, ten miles west of Og-
den, early yesterday morning, and died
While being conveyed to the hospital in
this city.
Ray had been laying off from d1ty on
the road. for some time and was on his
Ilfst trip over the line when the accident
that cost him his life occurred. The train
which was eastbound. stopped at Reese
to switch out some cars. Ray was in the
act of shutting off the afr cock, prelimi-
nary to cutting off the engine. when the
slack of the train permitted the cars to
close in upon him and crush him be-
tween the bumpers.
Conductor w. o. Payne. who had
charge of the train, hearing Rays cries
slgnaled the engineer to pull ahead. This
permitted the young mans body to fall
on the track. One of his legs was crushed
by the wheels. The injured man was sent
to Ogden on a special engine but died
while being taken to the hospital in the
ambulance. Brakeman Ray started out
from Ogden on Thursday with Conductor
R e. Hicks and was sent east on the re-
turn trip with Conductor Payne.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
ENGINEER VISITS SITE.
american Smelling Company's Ex.
pert Pays Visit to Oqden.

Inc chief engineer of the American
SHelting company was in Ogden yester-
Gay and in company with John Spiers and
i: l.. Reynolds, secretary of the Weber
Giup went over. the smelter sites near
Little Mountain in an automobile Upon
tneir return TO Ogden il was announced
tnat the opinion of the engineer was en-
tireIy favorable. He is reported to have
Sald tnat the site was all that it could
POSSIBLY be, and il is now firmly believed
that II this concern leaves the Salt Lake
valley it win come 10 Ogden This is the
tnlrd representative of the company to
view the location. The president of the
concern came here from Boston, and the
cmef engineer was brought back from
Mexico to view and pass upon the site
The fact that they should go to the trou-
pie OF bringing their representatives here
from such distances is looked upon as
significant The committee of the Weber
club having the smelter proposition un-
der their direction are eiated over the
Germs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16

own adjoining properties in the West
Mountain mining distTice.
Two cases, both being appeals in ac-
tons for personal injuries, were argued
before the supreme court yesterday and
taken under Amusement They were
Frank Owens. appellant. against the San
Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail-
way company. and Christina Pugmire
against the oregon Short Line Railway
company, appellant
Two cases against the Hot Springs San
itarium company were dismissed by con-
sent of the parties before Judge Lewis
yesterday They were brought in tbe dis
trict court by l. p Winters and ?. w
Dayton and each was for g. 800. The
claim was made that the compliments
were assaulted and beaten in the sani-
tarium by employees of the institution.
Little Brothers. according TO a suit
filed in the district court yesterday. sold
part of lot z, block 60, plat A. belonging
to Mary A German and Patrick German
to Emil B. Isgren for $4,000. on an agree
ment. The Germans refused to cO1firm
the sale and the firm have brought suit
in the district court for the amount of
the agreed commission of 1852 so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

/ Provo. Feb 1.-THE fair given in the
Fourth Ward meeting house Wednesday
evening. for the benefit of the Sunday
school, was a great success. Forty dol
lars was realized from the entertainment
The Sixth Ward Sunday school viii
give an entertainment in the ward house
Monday evening, for the benefit of the
school ID. W. s. Holloway. jr. Mr.
Sterling Fogelberg. Miss Lizzie Evans
Miss Eva Ward, Miss Estella Jacques and
many other talented people are on the
program
Jesse Knight and sons are doing such
a big business in mining and employ such
a large office force, that they have doub-
led their office room on the secnodn floor
of the Knight block in this city. by add
ing two rooms To its suit OF offices
VIM. Roylance has returned from Salt
Lake City, where he purchased the Mar
tin-Hilam company's produce business.
on West Second South street. Mr.. Roy
lance will continue and increase the bus
mess. which ne purchased for convenience
in handling his Salt Lake trade. He will
at the same time continue his large pro-
duce business here.
Indisposition on the part of Miss Arvilla
Clark has caused the indefinite postpone
ment of the Andelin-Clark concert. which
was to have taken place in the tabernacle
this evening.
Professor P G Peterson of the Brigham
Young university has gone south on a
business trip.
The first carload of material for the
Alexander Carriage company has arrived
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
OGDEN MEN WOULD WAIT.
Prefer to Have Galveston Plan Tried
in Salt Lake.

About seVenty-fiVe representative bus
mess men and politicians. members of
the Weber club, at meeting held in
the cub rooms last evening. voted against
the Galveston idea form of government
for Ogden.
There were many remarkable incidents
connected with the meeting. the most i'm
Dortant being the leading of the debate
IN opposition of the measure by William
Craig. president of the Ogden city coun-
ell. Among those present, in addition to
Mr. Craig. We're COuncilmen Weatherby.
Dickson and Thomas. City Recorder
CritchlOW and City Physician DIR. A. s.
Condor. Those of the city officers who
expressed an opinion were all opposed to
the new plan of government The main
objection to the proposition seemed TO lie
i'll the fact that Salt Lake had adopted
the new idea first A ma jority of those
present expressed themselves as being
willing to stand by until the plan is
worked out there before adopting il in
this city. Senator Hollingsworth seemed
to favor the Galveston idea and explained
the salient features of the several bills
passed by the senate and now before the
house Representative Randall said that
he was willing to join in and help Salt
Lake. if they wanted to adopt the idea.
but that Ogden should wait for another
two years before considering the plan.
He insisted that it would take power
from the people and that IL would be
more expensive for the aty. Il will vote
for the bill as applying 20 Salt Lake" he
said and to leave Ogden where it is for
the present time"
l. L. Clark favored the Mccarthy and
La Follette form in preference to the
Galveston idea Those who spoke in IA
vOr of the latter were ]. S Lewis. James
Maliard and F. NJ Griggs. During the
session a letter from the mayOr-president
of Galveston with regard 10 the plan was
read.
w J. Shealy was one of the strong
opponents TO the bill. He declared that
there was not the same necessity here
for the plan as there was in Salt Lake
Mr. Shealy was also incidental in get
ting through motion opposing the police
and fire commission bill and in favor of
keeping Ogden a city of the second class.
Speaking in support of the former mo-
ton he said that he had been a member
of the police and fire commission when
this city had such a body years ago. and
confessed. Notwithstanding his connection
with it. that it was failure. He argued
thai Ogden was not big enough for such
a commission.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
ORANGE CROP IS MATURING
Southern California Must be Sup
piled With Refrigerator Cars or
Great Loss Will Result.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb 15.-The orange
crop in southern California, which is now
maturing and being picked for the mar
ket. is jeopardized to some extent by the
shortage of refrigerator cars on all rail-
roads. \. Q. Story, president Of the Cal
ifornia Fruit Growers exchange. is quot
ed today as saying that unless the rail-
road companies furnish $50 cars every day
Tor the next month. and then increase
the number to 10 or 200. that part of the
orange crop will be left on the ground.
The railroads have promised the growers
an average Of $50 cars daily. and are
nearly fulfilling their promise but the
growers say that the cars must be re-
ceived regularly every day. or the har-
Nesung of the crop is interfered with
and ultimate loss sustained. Icing is be-
ing resorted to to prevent loss on fruit
packed and held for cars Unless iced
The fruit ripens quickly and decays, some
times 10 the extent Of - or % per cent
Instances of the latter SORT occurred
within the past week