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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22
caIifornls's Now Primary Law.

San Francisco.-The supreme court
sustains the primary election law re-
curing all voters to state their party
affiliations at the time Of registering.
The act. which was passed by the last
Legislature. was held to be constitu
tional in every particular. The Anal
disposition OF the test case will affect
over 5000 voters who refused to state
their politics and swore In their reg.
istration to protect their rights. These
electors win not now be able to par.
ticipate in the coming primary cleo
tion. which may change the political
situation.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22

So now We are 10 conceive the mad
dest activity leaping into being In full
view OF the watchers At the windows
OF the private car. Winton's chilled
and sodden army, welcoming any bat
tle-cry of action. few TO the work with
Is will In Q twinkiing the corded
piles OF cross-ties had melted 20 reap.
pear In dollhouse baiks bridging an
angle from the Utah embankmeut Ia
that OF the spur track In rear OF the
biocsading Rosemary. In bricfest
time the hammermen were spiking the
rails on the rough-and-ready trestie,
and the Italians we're bring up the
crossing frogs
But tina Rajah. astute colonel Of In.
dnstry. had not left himself defense.
less On the contrary. he had provId.
ed for this precise contingency by
leaving McGrath's fireman In mechan,
ical command on the Rosemary. II
Winton should attempt 10 build
around the private car. the fireman
was to wait TIL the critical moment:
then he was 10 lessen the pressure on
the automatic air-bfakes ana let the
car drop hack down the grade tust
far enough 10 block the new crossing.
So II came about that this mechan.
icai lieutenant waited, laughing In his
sleeve. until he saw the Italians com.
Ing with the crossingfrog Then.
judging the time 10 be fully ripe, ms
ducked under the Rosemary TO bleed"
the airtank
Wintou heard the hiss OF the escap-
Ing air above al the industry clAmor:
beard. and saw the car start backward.
Then he had nitting glimpse Of q
man In grimy overcIothes scratnbiing
terrorfrenzied from beneath tho Rose
mary, The thing done had been over.
done. The fireman had ''bled' tho air
tank too freely. and the liberated car,
gathering momentum with every
wheelturn. surEed around the circlins
spur track and shot out masteriess
on the sleeper gradient OF this main
line.
Now. for the occupants Of runa
way car on Rocky mountain line
there II death and naught else. Win
ton saw. In q phantasmagoric hash
of second sight. the meteor Night Of
the heavy car: saw the Reverend Bill
iy's ineffectuai efforts TO apply the
hand.brakes. II by good hap he should
even guess that there were any hand
brakes: saw the car. bounding and
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22
Polish Priest shoots Twin Brothers
Without Apparent Cause.

Pittsburg.-Ludwig Sezegiel. said
to be an unattached ~olish priest OF
Chicago. walked into hotel at I'LL
Carson street early Thursday and.
without warning. 1t is said. drew a
revolver and Aired upon the two pro
prietors, twin brothers named Steven
and Andrew Starzynski, Steven died
within an hour and Andrew cannot re-
cover The cause of the shooting Is
mystery. Sexegiel. who was arrest.
ed. refuses to talk and nothing could
be learned from either of his victims.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22
Woman Killed Nelshbor In Dispute
over a Gosllnq.

Washington, - President Roosevelt
has pardoned Nancy Miller. who was
convicted about six years ago In In,
dian Territory OF manslaughter for
killing Alice Brane in dispute over
a gosling. The woman was sentenced
20 pay fine Of $500 and serve a
sentence in the peni;entiary She has
been imprisoned for about six years
and the president thought she had
served sufficient time for her crime.
The pardoned woman is the mother OF
six or eight children.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22

Five-year-old Nellie ~
naughty all day. Finally her
a very portly woman, sat co.
drew the little culprit across r.
pie lap to administer the long a
punishment. Nellie's face "a
buried in the folds of her
dress. Before the maternal na1
descend Nellie turned her faee
We'll. If I'm going to be
must have air..-Harpers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22
evidently Frank Has . chs'

EVIuehtIy FRANK 'i"s -
The following letter was
in the streets of Longmont Y
day. says the San Frances
"aIy Darling Frank: | SWAMI
postage stamp that was on -
letter, because l knew that
had touched it. and. oh. fn
so happy afterward. Put te
on your next letter..
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22

have twe lovely little puppies
said Mrs. TawRley.
! have met your husband. replied
me man. who Is the other oasr,-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22

that thronged Cathedral square,
jumped from the second gallery Of
the cathedral tower, distance Of
more than 200 feet. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth,
in speech made at the Commercial
clubs luncheon at Honolulu. said he
hoped that the Philippines would not
long be with us. In the meantime
free trade with the Philippines would
be square deal and free sugar would
not injure Hawaii"
Andrew Carnegie has deposited in
the Bank of England 100000 as a
contribution to the King Edward hos.
pital fund. Mr.. Carnegie expressed
the desire that the money be spent as
seems best, adding that the more
strenuously IL is used for reform the
better for all concerned.
Abe Cohan. who was shot while &C
companying Anna Markowitz, who
was choked to death by criminal
assailant, is dead at Dayton. o. Owing
to his delirious condition. the infor.
nation he gave concerning the
tragedy is considered by the authori.
| ties to be of little value.
The government of Salvador has
charged Senior Malta. its minister res.
ident in Washington. TO take up for
settlement with the state depart
ment the Molssant case, involving the
arrest of some American citizens OF
that name and the attachment oi
their property in Salvador.
vainly seeking a reconciliation with
his wife, who had left him because OF
his habits. Victor Linde. young man
fred four shots at Mrs. Linde upon
the roof of her sather's home in New
York City. Linds fed to the celia,
of an adjoining house. where he com
mitted suicide by shooting,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

AND when figuring on improve
ments do not forget that the "big
sewer" at Jerome creek has got to be
built some time ia the near future
An open sewer running through a
city the size of Kenosha is not very
safe proposition from a sanitary point
of view and although the water from
the Brass mills will improve matters
considerably it will not do away with
the necessity of building sewer for
the southern and southwestern sec
tions of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

On the ground that some of the pic
lures shown are degrading and de-
moralizing and wholly unfit to be
seen by the boys and girls who make
up large proportion of the audi
ences, a great many cities are at
tempting to exercise some sort Of
supervision over the five cent thea
tres and to eliminate the objection
able features from this class of en-
tertainments. AS far as we know
there have been no complaints Of this
nature made against any of the local
five cent theatres and it does not
necessarily follow that because bad
pictures have been shown in other
cities that these Objectionable pic
lures will be shown here, but it would
do no harm for the authorities to have
clear understanding on this matter
with the proprietors of the theatres
doing business in Kenosha. All the
films for these theatres are made bv
one company and if the reports from
other cities are true some OF the pic
lures made to sell to the FIVE cent
theatres are fully rs degrading as
those put out for use in the slot ma
chimes and it should be understood
that no exhibits Of the kind will be
tolerated in Kenosha. AS stated
above there have been no complaints
as yet on the pictures shown here and
If the proprietors are wise they will
keep the Objectionable pictures out
of this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

Those city officials who thought
they were through with Contractor
McGovern with the payment of So, 900
for extras on that sewer contract evil
IDENTIFY did not give him credit for
knowing a good thing when he sees
it. However, "the Council reserves
the right to reject any and all bids"
so there is no use in having any feel
ing in the matter except admiration
for Mr.. McGovern's nerve unless the
members of the Council manifest a
disposition to do business with him
again. Then it will be time for the
taxpayers to register protest, and
one that will be heard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

THERE are indications that the
members of The legislature are get
ting little tired Of the deadlock over
the election of senator and break
is expected early next week. Many
of the members feel that they have
given time enough to complimentary
voting for home candidates and they
want to get down to the real business
of electing senator.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

KENosHA is not selfish and has no
desire to monopolize all the reform
ing that is going on and, that being
the case, the city could stand it very
well if the Civic Federation and the
Supervisor of Assessments would de-
vote part Of their time and atten-
ton to the county this summer and
fall. There are some things that
need looking after outside the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

SOME of the wise Legislators who
are going after the insurance com
panies with restrictive legislation
forget that anything that hampers
the companies in the transaction Of
their Legitimate business directly af-
fects their thousands of policy hold
ers, and that the aim of legislation
should be to correct abuses not to put
the companies out of business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

W1TH two big bottling companies
seeking locations it does not appear
that the scarlet fever scare of last
winter has hurt the milk business of
this county very much.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

THEY thought it would be an easy
matter at first, but the more they go
into it the more difficult it seems for
them to find a successor for Senator
Spooner-or, at least, one that can
properly be so called. Inter Ocean.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

WITH that So, 900 for extras in his
inside pocket, Mr.. McGovern can
we'll afford to shave his bid on paw
ing contract little
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25
ORDINANCE NO. 3O5

An Ordinance relative to the con-
struction and maintenance Of side
walks in the City Of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

Battling" Nelson, formerly The
worlds champion lightweight Lugil-
ist, was IN Kenosha for few minutes
Friday. He was on his way to Mil
waukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

II remains to be seen whether Ke-
nosha has learned anything in the
hard school Of experience.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

THE Council evidently believes that
one experience with MI. McGovern is
sufficient to last for some time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-25

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM
MON COUNCIL OF THE CITY or
KENOSHA:
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
One Thlno wronq In Army Life

It is the testimony of the many in
telligent men who have tried army life
that detailing rockies to do mental
service in officers quarters Is regarded
as an insult to their manhood. Young
men who enlist for military service to
their country do not count upon black
ing shoes, carrying coal or wood, and
doing janitor duty as a part Of that
service. The average man OF spirit
resents being made a personal servant
for the use of an officer and his family
and the man without spirit does not
make a good American soldier. This
great country can afford to pay more
than $13 a month for a soldier. II
ought to do so. 1t should treat him
as a man and an American, according
to his merit.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
A94a&S1&S4&
THE ASSOCIATED
SANTA A
BY CHARLES FREDERIC GILLIAN

purpose Of keeping even, its a horse
Of another color
Yes, and our most expensive pres.
ents 20 TO those who are better fixed
financially than ourselves. and who
have the least need for them. Why,
just last week one of my ~nieces, who
is in very moderate circumstances,
and Of whom | think a good deal, was
married, and We sent her a piece Of
plated silverware that cost four dol.
lars, At the same time we sent Miss
DeForrest for her wedding present a
cut glass dish that cost SIS, and she'd
hardly recognize us If we met her Oh
the street
I'm glad you told me that, viii.
| had a sort OF a sneaking idea that
| was about the biggest fool in town
in that direction, but | guess you
and your family and ! and my family
and everybody else and his family
are all in the same boat. But what's
to be done? Can't We make a declar.
alton of independence My wife and
make resolves every year, but We
keep stretching the limit a little, un.
til by the time We get through the
list We find We have sent more than
the preceding year"
I'm with you on two things
George; that is, that we economic
some on our expenditures, and that
what We do spend shall be in a way
TO bring most enjoyment to ourselves
by giving the most enjoyment to 9th
ers, Let's give, what We give out
side our Owl families, TO those who
need it,"
Il don't think | follow you exactly
Well, take myself, for instance
am very fortunate If ! get off will
a hundred dollars, How much doei
Il cost you?'
i can't say definitely, but fully tina
much,I should Judge
Suppose, then, We take our familie
into the scheme with us and agree Il
spend only $50 for ourselves. The
We can spend 1926 each for "a nun
Der OF worthy poor families VIII
are unable to provide for themselves
out Of the ordinary, yet too proud o
. have too much self.rcspect to ava.
themselves Of the public charities o
that day. In that way we would b
s2J ahead, and at the same time b
e able to furnish 10 or 10 families wit
a turkey and the other ~necessarit
n for a good Christmas dinner, an
l. some candies and toys for the chi
dren,"
e Good for you. viii, that suits II
down L the ground, and | know n
wife will be right in for ~
n I'm glad it strikes you 50 fave
e ably, George. But If it's 3 goo
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Drawing the Line.

On behalf of Secretary Root denial
is made of the story that as the price
OF lending gold to relieve the financial
stress in this country the French gov
eminent had demanded from the
United States tariff concessions In
favor of French manufactures. We
cheerfully add to the publicity Of this
denial. Such a scheme of coercion
would reflect discredit upon the French
government. Not only would 1t de-
note a disposition to drive a hard bar
gain In a time of extreme necessity
but 1t would prove that the French
statesmen we're wofully ignorant o.
the limitations placed by our constitu
ton and laws upon the tariff reducing
powers of the executive branch Of th'
United States government.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

thing for us two, why not push ii
along a little? What's the matter
with getting four or FIVE or a half
dozen Of the other boys Interested"
Nothing at all. There's Scott and
Corwin and Wilson and Thompson
and Smith, all Of EN- good, whole
souled fellows, and all here in the
building. Suppose l 'phoned EN- to
come up, and we'll talk the matter
V They're all pretty we'll fixed,
too, and | believe will be glad to take
a hand
Just the thing, George. The soon
er we take hold and get 1t under way,
the better
Accordingly an urgent message was
telephoned in a half jovial, half mys
FERROUS way, 10 each one mentioned, TO
come to James office at once on i'm.
portant business. All responded
promptly, undecided as TO whether II
meant q practical joke or business Of
pressing importance.
viii called the meeting to order
in a very formal manner and request
ed George to state its purpose.
Every n seemed to enter into the
spirit of the object Of the meeting, a!
we'll as into the half ~joyial, hal
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

formal. parliamentary manner N
which It was conducted. and they
we're soon discussing the various sug.
gestions offered with the enthusiasm
and abandon of a lot OF school boys.
While there was no posing as phil
a~nthropists. there was a whole-souled
spirit of consideration shown for the
worthy unfortunate, that gave them
n much deeper insight into each 9th.
ers' characters and drew them into
closer bonds of sympathy than would
a year OF ordinary intercourse
1t was found that after they had
all pledged themselves to the fund In
accordance with the rule laid down,
as to ability and percentage OF or
binary expenditure, there would be
something over a hundred and fifty
dollars available.
1t being essential TO the carrying
out of their plan that their families
should be interested, a meeting was
called for a subsequent evening at
the residence of Mr.. Corwin, at which
all were represented.
The ladies' and other members OF
the families entered into the move
ment with even more enthusiasm than
the o%riginators. Before the labor was
completed OF making out the list Of
those TO be aided and the various
things to be contributed to each one,
several meetings were required. More
enjoyment came from these meetings,
twice over, than IL the money eX-
pended had been for gifts for them.
selves.
The organization was kept secret
from the public, but at the laughing
suggestion of Mr.. Scott, adopted the
name: The Associated Santa Claus"
With each basket, delivered late on
Christmas eve, at the door of various
homes, was an envelope addressed to
the recipient, containing a postal di.
rected to THE Associated Santa
Claus" Box 619. City; requesting that
the receipt of the basket be acknowl.
edged, so that 1t might be known
that ii had not gone astray.
1t is not the province of this story
to tell of the JOY of the little children
IN these oU OF ~ HOIneS, over lHt re-
ceipt of some cherished toy and the
ever welcome candy and nuts, or Of
the heartfelt gratitude of the parents,
that, for that one day Of all others,
| their families had been permitted to
partake of the comfort and luxury Of
a well filed table.
At the final meeting Of the year,
held the night after Christmas. at
which the acknowledgements were
read to the association, more than n
woman's eyes were trimming with
tears, and more than n man had
a lump In his throat that was difficult
to swallow, as he listened TO the
burning words Of gratitude. for the
Joy that had been brought to their
homes. Some were expressed in un-
| couth. and some in the most refined
language, but all bore the impress Of
sincerity.
There was not a dissenting voice,
when Mr.. Wilson presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Christmas just
passed has been the happiest n of
our lives. and that we continue, as a
permanent organization, The Asso-
ciated Santa laus."-Ohio Magazine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Christmas superstitions.

There are many Christmas supersti-
lions long held as articles of faith
that are to be recalled, says Country
Life. How that x kneel in their
stalls at midnight on Christmas eve,
in alteration of the Nativity, and for
one hour have the power Of speech
for that one hour, too, the lost spirits
have rest. Judas sleeps, Herod ceases
to clank his chains, the daughter OF
Herodias may pause in the dance, in
which she is condemned to spin for
eve and Pilates ghost eases its
w~anderings on Mount Pilatus. 1t was
believed, too, that the sound of church
bells could be heard wherever a
church had stood, though no trace re-
manned, and that, on that pregnant
night, one sleeping in a manger would
see his future in a vision.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
WEALTH FROM THE FARM.
Nearly Seven and a Half Billion Dol,
lars Last Year.

The report Of the secretary of agri-
culture shows q wealth from our
farms such as this country has
known before. Nearly seven and a
half billion is the value of the produc-
ton of the United States for this year
of 1907. This is greater than the
earlier estimates by a full billion of
dollars. II is the complete explana-
ton Of the difference between the
prosperity panic Of the other day and
the poverty panic beginning more
than a dozen years g and lasting
through the dreary period when the
people OF the United States waited for
the return Of the Republican party to
power to restore the American tariff
system under which, first of all, our
W labor is employed and our W
capital engaged, with our own mar
ket In consequence the greatest and
the richest In the world.
When we had a national policy Of
permitting the foreign wage Garner to
make for us what we now make for
ourselves, and foreign capital to gain
profits that we now distribute among
our W investors, our panic was
long lived and desolating, because a
large part of u population was out
Of work and those who were EN-
ployed or kept their capital engaged
could not get a sufficient return to
support the American people at the
American standard of living. The
only way to end that panic was to re-
store our industries, provide work
again for our labor and revive tho
home market. This was a work Of
years. Prosperity tarried till it vas
achieved.
But, the granaries of the nation
bursting with natural wealth, all the
world bidding for 1t and the American
people sharing in the results, tha
technical panic Of yesterday disap.
pears, with disturbance caused to par.
ticular individuals and communities.
but no wide disaster worked to the
nation. In the poverty panic we could
not create wealth, for nothing that wa
produced had a normal American
value sufficient to our needs. Now
stock market turmoil or not, we pro-
duce greater Value than ever before
and have more wealth than we can
consume. No country can lose its
prosperity so long as 1t adds to Its
surplus wealth as the United States
continues to do.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

"1rl think about It, I said. I would
promise. You car run away now
presently | heard a dickens Of a
racket In the next oom l could make
out Dicks voice raised in anger and
now and thep BIZ Clipped In. ! open
ed the door and stood out In the hall,
| was Just going to holler at them to
keep quiet when Richard shouted:
Eyes | did, too. You're a lobster.
"'You didn't said Bill.
81 did. ! told you plain. | said q
punching bag and a pair OF skates and
a fountain pen and a knife with then
fxings and all you told him was jusI
that measiy fountain pen and the
knife. | didn't leave out anything yot
told me, and l put in the new vince
that you didn't tell me. II that ain
being a mean sneak ! don't know
what Is
81 don't care says Bill, dehantly
"'All right for you. Ill fix you. II
go right back and tell him you salt
you didn't want any watch and III sa,
you read Tom Sawyer" Yourl see
Il went back and closed the doc
softly.
But wouldn't that jar your"
GEORGE WELLS.