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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-11
WAS sToEssEL A coWARpi
Defender OF Port Arthur ON Trial For
Life and Reputation.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 11.-Before
brilliant assembage of his old com
rades in arms Lieutenant General
Stoessel was placed on trial to answer
with his life and reputation for the
loss of Port Arthur on Jan. /. 1905. In
the general pleaded not guilty to the
charge of needlessly surrendering the
fortress and thereby humiliating the
Russian army.
attire, and this made him conspicuous.
He wore around his neck the Gordon
of the military order of st. George,
conferred upon him by the emperor
during the siege, and on his breast was
pinned the cross of George ILL.,, award.
ed the general for conspicuous bravery.
The indictment revealed complete
absence of cooperation among the Off.
GERS intrusted with the defense of the
famous stronghold and draws the con-
clusion that there was no justification
for General Stoessel's surrender OF Port
Arthur on Jan. 1, 1905. having regard
to the strength of the garrison, the
state Of the defenses and the reserves
of ammunition and supplies.
The sum total of the accusations
against the general Is comprised under
ten heads. The graver charges are:
Dlsobeying General Kuropatkin's or
der to hand over the command Of the
fortress to General Smirnoff.
Suspending the construction Of the
second and third lines of defense.
Countenancing ironical and often
abusive reports written. by General
Fock concerning various officers in
charge of the defense.
Sending false reports to General Ku.
ropatkin and Admiral Alexeieff re.
/ garding the battle of Tsinchau In May,
| 1904
| Failure of duty in not sharing the
captivity Of his men.
Perversion of fact in report to the
emperor.
An American correspondent spoke
with witnesses of all ranks. From
these conversations it was clear that
the trial was making most painful
impression upon them. They declared
It to be an insult to General Stoesse
and to his army. The defenders OF
the fortress, they said. were being thus
ungratefully rewarded for having ex
pended their lives and their strength
! In the soul racking defense. While the
witnesses are not partisan to Genera
Stoessel, they are plainly of the opin
ion that the generals detractors and
prosecutors, who personally took M
part In the hardships endured by thu
defenders of the beleaguered port, arr
now. seeking to rehabilitate the sins Of
the war office at the expense of tn,
Port Arthur garrison. A prominent
colonel said to the correspondent:
IF Stoessel is guilty, we all ar,
guilty."
Stoessel is In possession Of weighty
weapon in the shape Of telegram 70
ceived by him before the surrender o.
Port Arthur in which the emperor said
Don't push the defense to extreni
ties" meaning by this to spare thu
lives Of the Russian soldiers -N--
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-11
COUNTY COURT
Slow Sessions With Divorce Cases Pre-
dominating Feature.

County court opened at 1890 this
forenoon with only few persons in
attendance. There have been but few
spectators present during the past
two days and not many of the attor-
neys have been about the court house.
Divorce cases are on trial at present
and this morning DEGREES were grant
ed in the cases Of Anna NJ. Null vs..
Jesse b. Nun for willful desertion and
in the case of Mary Annette @. NC
Candliss vs.. Eugene Il. McCandliss
This afternoon the case OF Bessie M
Whitman VS.. William e. Whitman is
on trial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-11
Card of Thanks.

Together with the members of my
family | wish TO cordially thank the
friends who kindly gave their assis-
lance in the recent bereavement, the
death of my husband, Bernard Berg.
Sarah Berg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

1t occurred to US this week as
We ran over our forty or fifty ex-
changes to note the moral tone
of them The papers are all siz-
es and grades, from every of
towns, and are edited by prac-
tical men who are pretty well ac-
quainted with the world, the
flesh and the devil. In not one
of them did we find a defense of
immortality. In not one of them
was there a trace of vulgarity,
and none taught or justified dis
honesty. Neither could We find
a sneer at religion. purity or the
better things of life. In many
of them were excellent bits of
advice, little homely sermons on
temperance, frugality and indus
try. All of them loyal TO home
town, and advocating honest
principles in government and In
dividual. Wherever there was
mention OF the public schools it
was in terms of praise. To be
sure here and there was some
fun poked at shams, some scorn
at pretense. But the note in
every one of the two score pap
ers was for decency. progress,
enlightenment and morality,
With not one of the editors ars
we acquainted personally. out
we venture that not one is ;
drinking man. not one a gamb-
Ter. not one a libertine. Most O
them are we'll read. most of then
good judges of people and events
A pretty decent lot they are; IL
fact we doubt if any other pro
fession can offer higher show
ing. Besides he IS liberal. \,
public subscription list ever pass
eS him without his mite. H.
gives freely his time and spac,
to the public welfare. -Payett,
Enterprise
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09

Lee Baxter End.
Nail driving contest for girls.
Edith Frost 1st,
Kate Nickerson End.
Nickle novelty race
Lee Baxter 1st.
No second money.
Standing broad jump, without
weights
Clayton Williams 1st, loft. Gin
Amos Leaton Ind.
Running broad jump
John Calvin, 1st, 15ft. inch.
Frank Baxter, End.
Running high jump
Ben Metzger, 1st, Aft. 9 inches
Lou Frost and John Calvin
tied for second money.
The next event pulled off was
a baseball game over near the
cemetery between a nine of men
picked from the crowd and the
kid" team. 1t was a spirited
game. Score
'Kids"-9.
Men,.
This ended the 4th of July in
Challis with the exception of a
matched horse race, and grand
bail held at night. 1t was good
celebration got up on short no
tice, and those who remained at
home and all did except a few
and those who were in attend.
ance from the outside feel vel
repaid for their time and money
spent in ChalIis on the Fourth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09
$4,000 REWARD |!

The above reward will be paid for
the recovery of the body of IL. L. Ben
ner, supposed to have fallen into the
Salmon River one-half a mile above
Casino Greek, on Friday, June l4th.
1907.
MRS. II. L. BENNEI,
Stanley, Idaho.
Stanley, Idaho, June 18th, l9o7.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09
State Historical Society.
PERSONAL LETTER FROM UNCLE
JOHN HALEY.

Mr.. Cal G. Clawson has hand
ed rs the following letter from
the President of the State His
torical Society, Hon John Hail
ey, which we herewith publish
for benefit of those who wish to
aid the Society as suggested by
Mr.. HALEY
Office of State Historical Society
Capital Building Boise, Ida
no, June 18th, 1907.
Hon. C. G. Clawson,
Challis, Idaho.
My Dear Sir Yours of the
4th inst. with Challis papers of
May 9th and June 4th read last
evening, for which please accept
my sincere thanks. / was pleas
ed to hear from you and gratifed
to learn that you were taking an
interest In the early settlement
of Idaho and in the history OF
men and women that took an ac-
tive part In the reclaiming and
settlement OF Idaho, which was
not many years ago a wilderness
inhabited by nothing but wild
Indians and wild animals and
varmints. All of which have
been subdued by the untiring en-
leryg and bravery of the noble
pioneers, men and women, and
thousands of happy homes made
and civilization firmly planted
throughout the State IN all its
modern forms With the many
God given resources that are be
ing fast developed in our young
State. our young people can all
look forward with confidence to
a bright future. and each one Of
us cid pioneers that assisted ia
7 the reclamation and developments
of Idaho can have the satisfac-
tion that our labor has not been
/ in vain
was pleased to receive the
/ papers with the of the doings of
Mr.. Conover and Mr.. VanCamp
in the early settling of Idaho,
also the article on the different
resources of Custer county. L
viii preserve them for part OF
our future history OF Idaho /
hope you will send me a sketch
of the doings in early days of as
many old pioneers as you can
conveniently, yourself included. /.
old relics. curios. quartz speei-
mems. Indian relics, etc. will De
thankfully received and freight
paid on them here They viii
be placed on exhibition, regis
tered and labeled with the donors
name and residence.
We have a nice large room in
the Capital building to put all
we get on exhibition 50 that all
who come can see all we have
every business day. We have
, quite lot on hand but we want
more and we are anxious to have
something from every county in
, Idaho. most any old article that
has an early history will be az
cepted.
; l am truly sorry to hear of the
death of so many of the old TIM
erS. but none of as can tell when
NE nil be called away. Many
of my old early day friends have
passed away the past few years.
don t know how soon | viii
have TO answer tlre,last roll call.
Ny health is good and | will try
/ and do as much good as l can
before l am called away.
With kind regards and best
wishes to 81, I am yours truly,
JOHN HALEY.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09

Rooms First. Glass

Rooms First. Glass !
At Mrs. NJ. Jose's Hotel. locat-
ed just short distance north
west of r. N. Hull & Co.'S. store
Challis, Idaho.
Large rooms and good beds.
Lodging by the day, week or
month. Rates reasonable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09
COOK WANTED.

A 6rss-eiass cook with experience
yvaute6 at 49, FAalr- ranch for iae
sunlner M4sss sso.OO per month or
$500 week. Small ereS of men %
cook for. Inquire or write.
L e. OODSE. challis, Idaho.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09
HOnl6Pi6k-U

Fresh fruits and berries at
Busters.
Geo. E. Keyes has opened a
law Office at Mackay.
Axel Olson has gone to Salt
Lake on a business trip.
BudIong Carmen and family
were down from East Fork last
week.
Mrs. F. A. Reed and Miss
Flora Falls departed for Salt
Lake Friday.
1t is said the Mackay and Chal-
lis kids" will cross bats in Chal-
lis on July oath.
Allen Williams and wife and
Duncan Williams were down
from Clayton on the Fourth.
For everything in the millin-
cry lines-new goods and latest
styles, call on Mrs. Waddleton.
The Board of County Com
missioners met yesterday in reg
ular session, and also as Board
of Equalization.
Miss Sadie Shireman, of Ind
lana, is spending the summer in
Challis with her sister, Mrs. G.
NJ. Henderson.
Judge Henry Nickels and wife
of May, and VIM. Hallaran and
wife of the same place spent the
Fourth in Challis.
Rev. A. ]. Hoar left last Fri
day morning to attend the Nat
ional Christian Endeavor Con
vention, which meets this week
in Seattle.
Miss Annie Bascom, who has
just finished teaching a term OF
school at Ivers, and Miss Carrie
Casio, of Custer, were in Chal-
lis last week.
Mackay will soon have another
bank. The officers elected are
Joseph Rodgers of Challis, presi-
dent; Dan. Jones vice president.
Capital stock S25, 900.
VIM. Nickson and wife and
little daughter of Middle Fork,
spent last week in Challis with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Watson. Mrs.
Nickson is sister of Mr.. Lee
Watson.
In the drilling contest on the
4th at Mackay Tom Horton and
his partner, took first money in
the double handed contest. In
the single handed contest James
Calvin won first money.
Attorney Lamme returned tC
Challis Friday evening from
Boise. While there he attended
Haywood's trial several days. He
says ninety per cent of the Boise
people believe Haywood will be
acquitted.
Challis had just as big a time
on the Fourth as the adjoining
towns, besides there is money
left over, regardless of the state
ment of the Salmon Herald that
Challis didn't have even a dos
fight on the Fourth" When one
wants to read anything reliable
they should not look for it in the
Herald. Its idea of news ap
pears to be petty and malicious
little items, like the above item
referred to. Challis only spen
a week in preparing for its 4tf
of July celebration, but we haC
a big time just the same. The
only thing we lacked was tn,
big Autographed colored post
ers like the other towns haC
printed in Minneapolis, then We
would have made a big showing
-on the posters. Our posters
or rather programs, about doz
on of thau, were Struck off on !
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09

Clyde Wilkinson is working at
Atlanta, Idaho.
The hens are all on strike in
this section-ne eggs in the mar
ket.
Ripe cherries, new potatoes
and green peas-home grown
have appeared in Challis.
The ball game at Mackay on
July 5th, Mackay VS.. Hill club,
was won by the Mackay club.
Score: 10 to 0.
Martin Joyce and Billy Gin
nell came up from Mackay last
Tuesday. They will do some
development work on their min
ing claims on Garden creek.
Billy Elders horse, Danny
Mack" took first money in the
one-half mile race at Mackay on
July 9Th, and ''Plunger" lost the
6O0-yard dash by falling down.
New regulations from the
Postoffice Department has re-
duced rent on postoffice boxes
one-half per quarter, and in
Challis all classes of mail will
be weighed daily and separately
until January 1st, 1908, from the
1st of this month.
Attorney Adamson, Clayton
and Bert Williams came in from
Parker Mountain to spend the
Fourth. Mr.. Adamson is pre-
pairing to make an ore shipment
from the Parker mine to Salt
Lake of the taken out. He has
five tons of first-class ore which
goes 800 per ton, and a carload
of second-class ore which aver
ages from $50 to $50 per ton,
ready to ship. He says that his
Parker Mountain mines are look
ing exceedingly good.
William Dunn, proprietor of
the Nevada hotel, Custer, died
very suddenly on Saturday morn
ing, July 9th. He was appar-
antly well the night before and
eat a hearty supper the night be
fore and retired early. In the
night he was taken violently
sick and a doctor was called but
could not save him and it is said
Mr.. Dunn died in great agony.
BILLY" Dunn, as everybody call
ed him, was a big hearted and
liberal man, whom everybody
liked. Mr.. Dunn was born near
near Chicago, and was about GO
years of age. He came to Gus
ter county in 1879. and is well
known in this inter-mountain
lcountry. He leaves a widow in
Custer. Obituary next week.
Actual work has commenced
constructing the SanFrancisco,
Idaho & Montana railroad from
Caldwell to SanFrancisco. The
towns in that vicinity are flood
ed with handbills calling for mer
and teams for construction work
on the road, which will start with
a full force on July 18th. Mr.
E. r. Place of New York is al
Caldwell experimenting the
construction. 1t looks as though
this road would also sidetracb
Boise City. This is the roaC
that is planned from Butte tt
| SanFrancisco, following Salmon
river up to Stanley. thence ovel
to Caldwell. 1t is the nearest
and easiest route to SanFranciS
Go, besides it opens a new anC
rich territory. 1t is estimated
that it will take at least thret
years to complete the entire road
from Butte to SanFrancisco.
$4,000 REWARD !!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09
Fourth OF cJuIU.

pledSdutly CeleDFdLSu IN OQalllS
last Thursday, and the town was
well-filled with people from here
and other places. In fact was
the best celebration held here
for some time.
The town was richly decorated
with the National colors, and
Old Glory proudly. fioated from
every flag staff and many house
tops. AT early daybreak the
cannon's roar proclaimed the
National salute, and the small
boys with their fire-crackers
proclaimed their patriotism.
The weather was ideal outside
of the wind which kept up nearly
the entire day.
The first event of the day, af-
ter the National salute was the
representation of the different
States of the Union by forty-six
girls dressed in white, with Ruth
Dorgan as Goddess of Liberty.
They marched from the Odd
Fellows Hall to the picnic
grounds at the Rodgers resi-
dence in the east part of town.
The picnic grounds were very
handsomely decorated with flags
and bunting. Here the follow
ling program was given
4 Song America" by the audi
ence.
Reading the Declaration of In
dependence-Mrs. Margaret K.
MCGOWAN.
Solo, Columbia, R. n. Hull.
! Humorous Address by Rev. A.
J. Hoar, who impersonated a
negro minister.
Song RED, White and Blue"
by audience.
Song Star Spangled Ban
ner," by audience.
The program being concluded
the dinner bell sounded and all
did Justice to bountiful and de-
llicious feast.
After remaining in the shade
at the picnic grounds for two
hours till > O'Clock p. m. the
people came to town to witness
the athletic sports on Main ST.,
of which the following was the
Iprogram
Judges es-Don. Rowles. James
H. VanCamp, Joseph Rodgers.
100 yard dash free for all
The first race was declared a tie
between Harry and Frank Nc
| Kendrick. The race was run
over and Frank McKendrick
won LIST and Harry McKendrick
took second money.
10 yard dash for boys under
16 years-First race declared a
foul Second race was won by
Clarence McKendrica 1st;Claude
McKendrick Ind.
30 yard dash for women This
race was declared off. no one to
take part.
75 yard dash for girls under IL
Kate Nickerson 1st.
Lille johnson End.
80 yard dash for girls under 10
years
Eunice Kirk, 1st,
Mary Kirk, End.
800 yard dash free for all
Frank McKendrick 1st,
Amos Leaton End.
100 yard walk free for all men
Ralph Baxter 1st,
John Calvin 2nd.
100 yard walk for women
Miss Pearl Millic1, 1st,
Miss Isabella Boyd and.
Three legged race, 100 yard
dash
Roy Chivers and Ralph Bax
ter 1st.
Earl MillicS and Frank Bax-
. ter End.
) Potato race for children
John Adams, 1st.
N
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-09
NOTICE FOR rUBLIoArIoN,

Land ofiee a, Haiiev. Idaho.
June ssth. 1907
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing-nSmed settler has 6ied notice
of his intention TO make Communication.
proof in support OF her claim. aud tbs
said proof will he made before Z H.
Johnston. Z. :. Commissioned. at his
office in ChsltiS. Custer county. biaho,
on September esrd. 1907, viz: MsrSnds
Thompson. Il. E No, s@os, for the
Nwa SwA Sec. /, NJ SEsi SWA 4
NEi. Sec, =, TIP. "A y. L, q E. 3 M.
She uames the following witnesses
to prove her eootinnous residence upon
and cultivation OF said land. viz;
Valentine Maelzrr. Julius Maelxer,
MagncS Nords1ron. Angus Nesrs.i-
All Of May, Lemhi county. Idaho
A, l. MCMAHON. Register.
First publication July 9sh. 1907.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-08-30
State Fair Sept. 9 to l3.

All Conejos county farmers are
earnestly requested to select and
bring in, not later than September
6, their choicest samples of grains,
grasses and vegetables. They
must be packed and shipped on
Sept. 18th.
Every sample should be plainly
marked with owners name in or
der that prizes may go where due.
There will be "a place in each of
the larger towns to which the ex-
hibits may be brought.
ANTHON NELSON,
Agent in charge of Conejos county
exhibit.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-08-30


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The La Jara chronicle., 1907-08-30

teams to work on a ditch at the
mill at Conejos.
Chas. Cotton is ON the sick list,
this week.
Mrs. Mary Dalton went to Den
yer Saturday night on a business
trip.
Nathan Kicks and wife, of Ida
no, are here visiting their relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. $. A. Smith.
The people are very busy har-
vesting their crops and report that
they are better than common.
Messrs. r. p. Marshall, j II.
DePriest and r. NJ. Haynie are
improving their walks in front of
their stores.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-08-30
The.State Fair.

1t will not cost one cent to ship
your agricultural and horticultural
products to Pueblo for exhibition
at the state fair. This will assure
such a display as has never been
seen gathered together in the en-
tire west.
The plan is this: You pay the
shipping charges to Pueblo and
when the fair is over you will re-
ceive from the president and sec
retary certificate showing that
your consignment has been on ex-
hibition at the fair: take that to
the Office of the railway company
that hauled your freight and you
will receive your money back with
out any delay. The reason this
charge is made at the beginning
is that the railroads may be pro-
tected from handling freight which
was not in fact for exhibition at
the fair
On page l57 of the fair prem
ium list you will find full particu-
lars concerning this very important
matter, and every word you there
read is official and applies to every
road leading to Pueblo.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-08-30
Money Saved.

When grain is harvested, some
necessarily escapes the reaper and
is usually lost. While the amount
may hardly be sufficient to make
it profitable to follow the reaper
with rake, the scattered grain
may be protitably used by turning
pigs or other stock into the stub
bic fields and as Il matter of fact
the custom of pasturing stock on
such fields is quite common in
many regions. Some interesting
experiences have recently been
made at the Montana station to
learn the value of this as compared
with other methods of feeding:
Forty-one pigs from six to nine
months old were allowed the run
of barley, wheat and pea stubble
fields Of Is, l0.44 and 1913 acres
respectively. For some time be-
fore the test they had been pas
tured on alfalfa and fed on one
pound of cracked barley daily
For ten weeks Immediately pre-
ceding the test they made a daily
average gain of O42 pound each.
While pastured on the stubble
fields they We're given no grain in
addition to what they could find,
except on stormy days. The grain
thus fed amounted to 241 pounds
in the five weeks of the test. Dur
ing this time the pigs made a
gain of 22.S pounds head, or II. j
pounds, deducting the amount
which it was calculated they gained
from the grain fed during the
stormy weather. On the supposi-
tion that As pounds of grain are
required to produce pound OF
pork, the forty-one pigs gathered
3,23S.75 pounds of grain which
otherwise would have been lost. -
Elk.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-08-30
Death of Mrs. Mancel Garrett.

This morning at two O'Clock oc-
CURED the death of Mrs. Mancel
Garrett at her home west of La
Jara. Mrs. Garrett was 81 years
old and has been an invalid during
the greater part of her life, but
was seriously ill only a few days
before her death.
Mrs. Garrett was a gentle, chris
tian woman, and with an unfalter-
ing step approached the valley OF
the shadow of death, fully assured
in Immortality beyond the grave.
The funeral services will be held
at the house, tomorrow, between
the hours os two and three.
Deceased leaves to mourn her
departure four sisters, Mrs. Bass
ham, of Conejos, Mrs. ID. W. Creas-
on, of Morgan, Mrs. l.. ID. Esk-
ridge, of La Jara, Mrs. w. w
Dunlap, of Carlsbad, n. NJ, a son
Richard Garrett, of Pueblo and a
daughter, Miss Rachel Garrett
whose kindly ministrations to hel
mother is known to all.
The Chronicle, with host oi
other friends, extend sincere sym.
pathy to the bereaved relatives.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-08-30
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From the Journal

From the Journal
j. ID. Pitcher returned Monday
morning from Missouri and Hi
nois, where he has been two weeks.
John Kniley has purchased
another fine horse. The Knilev
string of horses is fast becoming
noted in the San Luis valley.
From tho Courier
John Lundine, living southwest
of town. had his loss adjusted by
the Des Moines Mutual Hail As
sociation, last week, for the dam
age to his crops by hail on July
Goth.
Up to the present time nothing
has been learned as to the where
abouts of the missing cashier,
Ross Hollingsworth The last
definite knowlege of him is that
he had taken "a Sante Fe train out
of Pueblo the next morning after
leaving here and from that point
all trace seems to have been lost.
Six of the Globe express orders
which he had taken turned up in
one day. These orders can be is
sued for $50 and each one came
within 30 cents of the limit, being
for $3.50. Ellery, who left at the
same time, is reported to be at his
home in Syracuse, n. Y.