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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
NOT DECLARED LEGALLY DEAD.
Relatives Of Missing Man Want Court
to Declare His Death.

WINONA, Mimi, Feb. 2S.-An old
murder mystery is recalled by the ac-
ton begun in the probate court of this
county to declare Charles Farmholz
legally dead.
1t was in May, 1899, that Mr. Farm
hOlz left his home near Lewiston to
visit for a couple of weeks with rel
atives near Fountain City. He left
word with neighbors to look after his
stock until he returned. Two or tire"
months later the neighbors wondered
why he had not returned and wrote to
his relatives at Fountain City for in
formation. They replied that they had
was still at his farm. 1t then was re-
called that some time after he had left
his farm the nude body of a man, with
the face cut off, had been found in
marsh near Fountain City.
The man evidently had been murder
ed and every means of his Identified
ton removed. The friends and rela-
tives of Farnholz then believed that the
murdered man was he, and that he had
been murdered across the river from
WiOna for the little money he had on
his person. But the mystery was never
cleared AS nothing since has been
heard of him. his relatives now have
made application to the probate court
for the appointment of a guardian for
feet of declaring the father legally
dead.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
RISING From the Grave.

prominent manufactures, VIM. A
Fertwen. OF Lucama, N c.. relates a
most remarkable experience. He says:
after taking less than three bottles
of Electric Bitters. feel like one ris-
ing from the grave. My trouble is
Bright's disease. in the Diabetes stage
I fully believe Electric Bitters Will cure
me permanently, for it has already
stopped the liver and bladder compli-
cations which have troubled me for
years" Guaranteed at z. L. Smalley,
druggist, Price only soc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The following books will be ready
for circulation Friday, March 1, at /
p. m:
Abbott. Ernest H.-Re1igious Life in
America; a record of personal obser
walton, published in the Outlook, seri
ally.
Atlas, Portland Cement Cocoon
crete construction.
Banks, Nancy H. Oldfield-A Ken.
lucky tale of the last century.
Barlow, Jane-At the Back of Be.
yond; short stories of Irish life
Bigelow, POultney-Children of the
Nations; a study of colonization and
it's problems.
Boulger-The Congo State: or the
growth of civilizatio in central Afri-
ca.
BrOchner-Danish Life in Town and
Country
Burton & Matthews-The Life of
Christ; an aid to historical study
and a condensed commentary on the
gospels.
Carpenter-South America; social
industrial and political.
Clark-The Control of Trusts; an
argument in favor of curbing the pow
er of monopoly by natural method
Clay, Mrs. Virginia-A Belle of the
Fifties; a record of social and politi-
cal life in Washington and the south.
Conrad & Hueffer-The Inheritors;
an extravagant story.
Cooke, Jane G.-The Ancient Mira
Gle; novel,
Du Bots, w. E. B.-The Souls of the
Black Folk.
Street correlated stories of the n. Y.
Syrian Quarter.
Forsslund, LOuise-Ship of Dreams.
Francis, NJ. E.-Fiander's Widow.
Gilbert-The Students Life of Je-
SuS.
Gilbert-The Students Life of
Paul.
Field. Wood and Stream.
Hale, Lucretia P.-The Peterkin
papers.
Hinsdale, 3. A.-Horace Mann and
the Common School Revival in the
United States.
Horton, George-The Tempting of
Father Anthony.
Thought.
Jokai. Maurus-Manasse h; ro-
nance of Pennsylvania.
King, Gen. Charles-A Knight of
Columbia.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
BOILING TAR FOR TIRED MAN
FATlGUED BY LIVING WITH HIS
WIFE rs YEARS HE TRIED LIV-
ING WITH YOUNG WOMAN.

MONTCLAIR, Feb. 2S.-Equip-
ped with two buckets of boiling tar
and bags of feathers, 200 wealthy cit
liens of Montclair, New Jersey, re-
Gently made an attempt to tar and
feather Otto G.. Sentzlaws and MISS
May Phillips, in order to preserve
unsmirched the name of their cOmmun-
ity.
Every man and woman in MOntclalr
is agitated over the affair, which IN
wolves story of how the book, the
Family" in which Mrs. Herbert Par
sons advocated trial marriages so
affected the mind of Sentzlaws that
he deserted his wife, and. having
transplanted his affections to another,
established his new home within %
feet of his old one.
The family knew no discOrd, no
turbulence, until a few months ago
when the father began to brood ana
act strangely. He remained out al
night-a thing he never had done De
fore. His wife became worried, anu
one day bluntly put to him the ques-
ton:
What is the matter with you? Have
you any troubles we don't know OF!
Stenzlaws pondered, and blurted al
most savagely:
We've been married % years.
quarter of a century. That's too long
confess I'm tired of the game, ana
want to separate from you. De
lieve Mrs. Pearson's theory about trial
marriages."
He left his wife to live with young
er and prettier woman. When the
neighbors learned Oh it, they stormed
the couples abode and forced them 10
leave the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

Wait for the cars at the Book NOOK
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

The first witness for the defendant
was Pompey the less. Brutus' secre-
tary when he was governor of Gallia
Cisalpina.
He testified that he had known the
defendant for many years, that he
had worked for him as confidential
secretary and stenographer. that he
considered him insane that he based
his impression on his conduct as gov
ernor
What was peculiar about his con-
duct?"
He didn't seem to know a good
thing when he saw it. When the gam
blers came to him and offered to invest
large sums in any charity he would
name. provided they We're not modest
ed, he arrested them and had them
whipped publicly. Blind pigs he sup
pressed without getting anything for
it, and when the brewers offered him
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

Mark Antony opened for the state
at the afternoon session. making 4
short statement of the case. Cesar had
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
Tracked Tigers Spoor.


and there were about a dozen villagers
with me who possessed everything IN
the way of pluck. but l was pretty GER
tain that even the smell OF tiger
would scatter them in all directions, so
that. after all, had but my shikari and
myself to trust to. We had proceeded
about half a mile, and my elephant all
the while was showing signs of uneasi-
ness, when we came across the victim
"puggaree,' which had caught on a
knot of a fallen sal tree, over which
the tiger dragged the body.
Here for a few moments my shikari
and l were at fault, as the grass, which
had up to this spot been pressed down
by the passage of the tiger and Kill,
now showed no sign of a drag, so we
cast ahead to right and left, and at
last struck the track again To this
day, though, 1 cannot tell how the
brute had moved the body to this spot,
without leaving a mark, for the tiger,
powerful as he is in sprnging, striking
and dragging, has no power to lift a
weight from the ground.
Less than a mile from the place
where the man was killed we came
across the body, almost hidden by the
grass which the tiger always utilizes
to hide his kill if he intends return
ing. and if grass fails the carcass is
always placed out of sight from other
beasts of prey. None of the ma
tives would touch the corpse, and l
had to handle it. l fixed my ''machan
at twelve feet from the ground. in
front of a small open space, clear of
the jungle, and having mounted Sham
Kulli, got into my resting place,
with my gun and rifle. l then dis
missed all hands, although the lambad-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons to not let my son. Ben Kennedy,
nave liquors OF any kind. He is a mi
nor, and l will not be responsible for
any debts contracted bv him
ROBERT KENNEDY. 4S
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04
NEARLY 100000
SPENT ON CANAL
Annual Report Of Panama Com
misSiSsiOnerS Gives Details OF
Work Accomplished to Date

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Full de-
tails of the work done on the Panama
canal during the fiscal year 1907,
with a showing of what has been ac-
complished since the project fell into
American hands, are disclosed in the
annual report of the Isthmian Canal
commission, made public today. 1t
is the first report made of operations
on the isthmus since construction
work has been in charge of army en-
gineers.
Aside from the 100000 paid
to the French company and to Pana-
ma, an aggregate of $4S,2S5,11O has
been expended by the government on
the project adopted by congress, and
which it was estimated by the board
of consulting engineers would ulti-
mately cost $139,705,200. This esti-
mate, however, did not include sani-
tation and expenses of the zone gov
eminent, water works, sewers and
paving in Panama and Colon and the
re-equipment of the Panama railroad.
There is no reference in the report
to the proposition which has been
brought forward to extend the width
of the locks to 10 feet so as to ac-
commodate without difficulty the eX-
IRENE breadth in the development of
ship building, and this will be made
the subject of special communica-
ton from the commission. A strong
position is taken favorable to a con-
tinuation of the policy of doing the
work by hired instead of by contract
labor, step at one time seriously
considered by the administration, and
many arguments are presented to
| justify the commission in it's conclu-
sion that the canal can be built bet
ter, cheaper and more quickly by
the government.
Sanitation, upon which so much
depends for the comfort and health OF
the employees, is treated of in the
report, statement is made of what
has been done, and the declaration
made that there was no yellow fever
originating on the isthmus during the
year
AS bearing on the question of the
suitability of the foundations for the
proposed lock sites, the report quotes
from the conclusions of board OF
consulting engineers who made a
! personal examination of the material
| at the lock sites, and which found
! that all of the locks of the dimensions
then proposed (S5 foot level canal)
would rest on rock of such a charac-
ter that would furnish safe and sta
BILE foundation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
26th day of March, 1907, in accord
ance with section %, chapter NLVl,
of the statutes of 1905, one E. &.
Lackner of Salt Lake, county of Salt
Lake and state of Utah, made appll-
cation to the state engineer of Ne
vada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the state of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from South Fork of Cleveland
creek, White Pine county, Nevada, at
points at the junction of the North
Fork and South Fork of Cleveland
creek, by means of dams storing
water in said south fork, and 20 Gu
bic feet per second is to be conveyed
to points about 900 feet Northwestern
" from the Cleveland house on
Cleveland ranch, but above the points
of diversion of the canals of the
Cleveland ranch, by means of pipes
and there used for power purposes.
signed: HENRY THURTELL,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication, Dec. 3, 1907.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received at the
Office of the county clerk of White
Pine county, Nevada, at Ely, Neva-
da, up to eleven O'Clock a. m. on the
End day of December, 1907, for the
construction of court house and
jail, according to plans and specifl-
cations prepared by Chas. M. Finch,
and now on file at the office of the
aforesaid county clerk. Each bid
must be accompanied by certified
check payable to said county clerk
in the sum of at least ten per cent
of the amount of the bid, and model
showing construction and locking de-
vices of the cell work, and samples
of material to be used in said cell
work.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned from the aforesaid county
clerk upon depositing the sum of ten
dollars, which sum will be returned
upon return of plans and specifica-
tions.
The contract price is to be paid
from the proceeds of the bonds au-
thoriZed by the act of the legislature,
approved March 2Sth, 1907, and the
awarding of the contract is contin-
gent upon the sale of said bonds.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners of White Pine Coun'
| ty, Nevada.
Attest: j. F. MILES,
County Clerk.
By F. D. oLDFIELD,
Deputy Clerk.
Ely, Nevada, 25th day of October
1907.
Date of first publication, Oct. 20
Date of last publication, Dec. 2.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04

ures of relief; but it is estimated that
in spite of all charitable effort one
million of the population in the
stricken districts died of disease or
starvation. There is likely to be a
repetition of this terrible calamity
upon more extended scale.
India is country of farmers, and
the facilities of transportation are so
meager as to make the task of dis
tributing food exceedingly difficult
The lack of food is made more terri
BILE by the lack of water. when the
wells become dry" says an English
observer, the people use water from
any foul hole where a little moisture
may be discovered" They know
nothing about sanitary precautions.
Cholera follows in the wake of des-
titution. The roads are so bad that
in remote villages where there is no
lack of means to buy food it is inn
possible to extend the needed relief.
These Indian famines are of peri
odic occurrence They are not due
to disagreement, but have, on the
contrary, been greatly ameliorated as
result of British dominance and the
extension of systematized relief. But
the task of feeding and saving mil
lions of starving people which must
now be faced by the Indian govern
ment is one of appalling magnitude
Much has been done in the building
of railways and the extension of ilri-
CATION works in making relief prac-
ticable and in warding off more seri-
Gus crop failures; but in the face OF
the impending calamity shudIerina
fear will fall upon the hearts of men
the world over. Our troubles in this
blessed land are as nothing by COM
Dariscn.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04

A stitch in time saves nine. If the
plumbing needs attention before win
ter arrives. phone Reese Plumbing
Co., Main so. for a good job at rea-
sonable figure IF
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04
THE INDIA FAMINE.

A temporary shortage of circuat-
ing currency, brought about by a
sudden and baseless collapse of con-
fdence, is sufficiently unfortunate
happening. 1t creates general dis
turbance and distress. But what is
such visitation by comparison with
the present awful conditions in Brit
ish India, one of the most densely
populated portions of the earth's sur
face. where half the population will
suffer to some extent by reason OF
the failure of the crops. and where as
many as forty million persons are
threatened with starvation? The
cause of the trouble is a failure of
the usual rainfall. The monsoons
that bring the needed annual moist
ure were looked for in vain. In the
famine of 1900 the British govern
ment expended $7O,0O0,000 in meas
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04
DiCKERSON CAMPAIGN OPENS

The Democratic brethren of the
state appear TO he getting after the
ears of each other. Nasty charges
of Incompetence and insinuations of
worse are coming from within the
wigwam, also a powerful smell that
hints at the forthcoming of some
thing decidedly rotten. 1t Is not our
quarrel and we accept the charges of
i'll doing which the gentlemen are
bandying without contradiction or
question They doubtless know what
they are talking about.
The Impostor has joined in the
fray, which affords an outlet for the
bile that journal carries on its stom-
ach as a constant asset, and has de-
cared for purity and exposure of all
that ii rotten, the rotten in the con-
ception of the Impostor appearing to
be centered in Governor Sparks and
those of his court circle, while the
purity of the state is confined to the
person of Brother Dickerson and
those of his choice. Strange as this
may seem at home, it is not at all
ont of line with the past policy of the
lmpostor, ". has never in local
affairs been able to see good in aught
that it did not have the controlling
hand in and the usufruct from.
Dropping the matter of home view
of the attitude of Brother Dickerson
and the Impostor, it is plain that the
nnwashed of the state are bucllling
on their armor early for the next
campaign and that before the state
gathering at which the ticket will be
nominated for acceptance or rejec-
ton by the voters in the fall there
is to be considerable exposing of
dirty clothes for the edification and
instruction of the public The line
up, it would appear, will be the
younger Democracy, for spoils and
nCt ha old
horses, the tried and true veterans
of many campaigns, Democrats in
season and out. AT the head Of the
latter loyal army is the governor of
the state, while Brother Dickerson is
hi rshali the outs with promises
hat they shall have the places of the
ms, and IN the meantime ears are to
be chewed. 1t is generally safe to
bank on the old timers as winners
This for the reason that as a rule
they are entitled to the spoils by rea-
son of labor expended and because
rs a rule they know their jobs and
understand how to keep them Tho
younger Democracy may win its en-
deavor TO wrest the state and it's pa
tfonage. principally the latter, from
the hands of the Sparks army. but If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04

The Idaho bar handles only first
class wines, liquors and cigars. Our
goods are shipped direct to us from
the makers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04

All that Ely has to kick about with
reference to Ely City and the Town
cite companv. IS a matter of fact,
is the expenditure of several hun
dred thousand dollars which found
their way directly into Ely trade
channels. Every business man in Ely
knows that Ely City money and trade
have been of ...gh Importance. Most
of them will realize when they stop
to think that but for this money they
would not have been able to have
pulled through The business men
Of Ely also know that Fly City trade
and money distribution in Ely is to-
day the salvation of their situation
to very large extent. In view of these
facts the News does not believe that
the shouting element engaged In de-
crying the Townsite company and Ely
City is representative of more than
the bob-tai. rag-tag end of the thing
which has all along in the eyes of
thinking people of the town had self
ishness and personal gain as its sole
incentive in this matter. The able
LAWYERS in the crowd, it may be add
ed. are not waving their arms and
shouting exhortations through pa
triotism. There are fees behind all
the devilment.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04

Try Ely Mercantile company for
good bread.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04

The Ely think apparatus Is a pc
culiar structure. When worked over
time MS on last Saturday night, 1t
evolves weird fears and many sus-
melons with as much right to con-
.ideration as real as nightmarlsh
production from a stomach Loaded
with weinerwursts, beer and mince
pie Just before retiring.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-04

it does it will have to be under a
cleaner banner than the Sparks folks
now intimate ii is flying.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-21
Another Big Explosion
Norris Livery on Fire.

Early last Friday morning, about
four o'clock, Ray Robinson, night hos
tier in j. w. Norris livery stables was
awakened from his slumhers by the
paving of the horses and discovered
the barn 20 be on fire. He rushed to
the fire whistle and gave the alarm,
which soon brought out the fire depart
ment. By hard work the horses, fif-
teen in number, were finally gotten
out, but not until two or three were
seriously burned. John A Johnston's
horse that was boarded there, was ter
ribly burned before it could be remov-
ed. The loss on building and contents
is about $1,000. Loss covered by in
surance The cause of the fire was un-
doubtedly of incendiary origin. The
fiend who set fire to the barn
knowing the danger to the lives of
the poor dumb animals, should be cleo
trocuted if detected.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-21
Dancing Academy.
Lock Haven Express.


Miss Stella Ubil, eldest daughter of
Mrs. Margaret Ubil of this city left on
Friday for Emporium where she will
conduct a select children's dancing
class. Miss Ubil was induced to en-
bark in the venture through the influ-
ence of Mrs. Josiah Howard, one of the
society leaders of Emporium who will
chaperon the little folks. The assem-
blies will be held in the public library
building.
The people of Emporium are FORUM
ate in securing the services of Miss
Ubi who is proficient in the graceful
art of dancing, having been pupil of
some of the best dancing masters in
the profession.
The young peoples dancing class is
not an entirely private affair, as many
seem to think. 1t is open TO all child
ran wishing to learn to dance. The
charges are twenty-five cents lesson,
and the class meets every Friday even
ing in the hall in the rear of the read
ing room.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-21
Base B all.

The base ball meeting held at City
Hall, Thursday evening, March 14th,
was well attended and much interest
taken.
The meeting was called to order by
John Cummings, who is never weary
in his efforts to keep the great Ameri-
can game rolling in Emporium.
Moved by John Cummings, second
ed by j. Farrell. that E. ID. Mumford
act as chairman. Carried.
Moved by w. Clark, seconded by
Geo. Narbey, that r. T. Overturf act
as secretary. Carried.
The purpose of this meeting was to
find out if it is possible forEmporium to
maintain ball team in the Tri. County
League, composed of Kane, Johnson
burg, Ridgway, st. Marys and the other
to be Emporium.
After the workings of this League
was explained by the Chairman is was
moved by John Cummings, and sec
onded by Jos. Gayney, that Emporium
accept the proposition. Carried.
Moved by JOS Gayney, seconded by
Ed. Ashbaugh, that a committee of
three be appointed to canvass the town
and solicit all financial help possible
Carried.
Moved by John Cummings, second
ed by o. Hemphill, that committee of
four, namely, Geo. Narby, JOS Gayney,
Ed. Ashbaugh and Clyde Fisher, see
the managers ofopera house as to hold
ing ball, for benefit of ball team.
Carried.
On motion the meeting adjourned
until Friday night, March 22nd, when
meeting will be held to elect mana
ger and captain and the fixing of the
grounds. Everybody invited to at
tend this meeting.
r. T. OVERTURE, Sec'y.