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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
IRRIGATION IS
MONEY MAKER
Transforms Country Into Gardens
of Gold

What irrigation has done for the
state of Idaho is to be classed as one
of the most important advances IN the
history OF the state. By the applica.
tion of water 1859, 23s acres of
arid desert land has been made TO
blossom forth into green pastures and
prolific orchards. AT the present
time over 4, 1928, 644 acres are ditch
ed, and 80, 800 farmers are furnish
ed with homes and have become pro-
ducers Of wealth The history Of ir-
rigation is divided into three chap
ters. First. the effor' of the indi-
vidual; second, the combined efforts
of individuals, and third, the efforts
Of the government. The Payette- Boise
project. in which 372, 600 acres Of
arid land Is being reclaimed at cost
OF about s11, 600, 900, is an example of
government work in southern Idaho.
But irrigation Is not confined to
the southern portion of the state, for
Occur d'Alene is situated 10 an irri-
cation district with its great produc-
ing capacity. The results show that
irrigation has more than doubled crops
In the Hayden lake district.
D. G. Corbin is at present prepar
ing and planting hundreds Of acres Of
irrigated lands in the Hayden lake
district with sugar beets. While
these beets thrive and do we'll without
the aid Of water in this district, the
land will yield crops larger by 100
per cent If supplied with water.
There is also a great increase in the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

saccharine found In the bests grown in
this district under irrigation. This
project gives employment TO about
225 men during the season. Over
100 holses an 90 men are nov em-
ployed preparing the soil. and after
the sewing has been done, 10 men
will be employed In the fields keep.
ing them clear OF weeds, while At
least l 0 men will be necessary TO keep
the bitches In condition and look
after the distribution Of water, aud
still more men will be required To
haul the beets to the railroad, load
them and perform other lHbors.
By May another tract Of from
1000 TO 1900 acres will be opened up
and placed under irrigation by the
Malioy Bros, Of Spokane, when the
place known as the school section,
north Of the city is placed Jon the mar
ket. This will be known as Dalton
Gardens addition to Hayden lake ir.
TiRated tracts. Three pumping sta
tions erected at q total cost Of also.
900 will furnish the land In this die
trict with water which 10 TO be taken
from Hayden lake. No other spot IL
more admirably adopted for such de-
velopnent. The soil Is unusally rich
and averages three feet deep.
This is a district for the homes Of
the workers and the pleasure seekers,
and small town may soon spring
up. which must be supplied largely
by Occur d'Alene, which will be the
natural outlet fdr the produce. A
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
Looking for Site.

4, sskyra. nf Spokane, who wrote
Walter ~ Baker, secretary % the
Commercial club, with regard TO loaat-
ing furniture factory IN or near the
city, spent yesterday IA Occur d'Aiane
and vicinity loolssng for . loOation.
MIR. sekyFa 10 looking Tor . building
with about 30 BY 100 fest floor apaus
aud small amount Of storage room.
The factory would commence work
with crew Of about % men and
manufacture camp and boat furniture
aud also . new patent sanitary fuFnl-
ture. lie will return IN the near "a.
ture and submit bis proposition 10
the board OF directors Of the Occur
d'Alene Commercial club.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
want 70 Show Here.

Walter y. Baker. secretary Of the
Commercial club, today received
communication from Ken II. Rice. Of
spokans's 100, 600 club, proposing
that the $780, 900 club present the
Minstrel shov which Il recently gave
10 Spokane With such great success.
Ia this city. The company il CON
posed Of 50 people. carries q Ella piece
orchestra aud has . chorus Of 80
voices. This sbow IL made up almost
entirely Of local bits With 3 number
81 exeelieBt vaudeville turns and uas
Rra1iously received by the theatsr
Rosrs ~ Spokane. Should the play
be reproduced in this city the pro
gram will be along the same order a.
that q Spokane. bot the local bits
Sill a. Occur d Aien9 ehaisetaru.
Dir. Baker goes % spokaas saturday
wben he will look into the proposal.
The matter hss been placed before
several q the directors u the con.
meFcial club
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

Last evening the school board held
an important meeting at the home Of
Chairman j. G. White, who is con
fined to the house by sickness, trans
acting much business and laying
plans for the betterment of the
schools.
The problem of increasing the sal
aries of the teachers was discussed at
length and it was decided that the
salary of the principal of the high
school must not be lees than
$1,000 per year, in order that an ex-
perienced and capable person may be
secured. The assistants in the high
school are to receive from $75 to SS5
per month and the grades teacher will
receive from SOS to $40 per month.
The coneested condition of the
schools was discussed at length and
the board decided to hold an election
to authorize bonds to The amount Of
$40, 600 with which to erect q two
story frame school building in the
southeastern part of the city. But
four rooms ON the lower floor Of this
building would be finished for use at
dTst. The district owns two acres Of
land In the northern part of the city
which was originally purchased as a
school site. The clerk was instructed
to plat this ground aud place 1t on
the market. he was also instructed
to secure a building in Sherman park
and equip 1t for a primary school.
This IL done to accommodate the
smaller children OF that section and
avoid the danger in which they are
placed BY being required to cross
the tracts OF the Electric and North
ern Pacific railways.
Superintendent Barton reported
the school attendance as increasing
AFTER which the meeting adjourned
until next week when the list of Sc
lectsd teachers is 10 recommended to
the board by tie teachers committee.
The applications received this year
are more numerous than ever before
aud the outlook for a particularly
capable corps IL bright
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
BORAH DENIES
ASKING HELP
General Appeals to
President
Attorney
go

Washington, April %. Senator
w. L. Borah Of Idaho left last even.
Ing for his home at Boise. He con.
ferred with President Roosevelt, hav-
ing come, II Is alleged, to procure II
possible executive Intervention IL any
indictment is returned against him at
Boise for his actions while employed
as attorney for the Barber Lumber
Dompany.
Senator Borah denies he ever asked
the president to intervene. 1t Is un
derstood here that official notice was
given the president by Attorney Gem
eral BGnaparte, who appealed, to the
White House.
II is admitted that the only method
OF interference possible would be for
the president to cause the district at
torney 20 delay the prosecution,
which, however, Ia regarded ~ lmpoa-
sible, for the reason that District At
torney Ruick. IL not friendly TO sena.
tor Borah and would scarcely comply
with such orders. Furthermore II il
said not TO be In the miad IT the
PRECEDENT to cause action iu linrah's
case, II he isindicted, TO lc different
from ~ procedure usual In federal
I'M Gbments.
The governments move for taking
land away from the Barber Lumber
company IL looked on as tantamount
to a confirmation that the lands were
frudantly acquired. The only ques
ton as to Senator BoFah is Did he,
as attorney, have knowledge that the
company was engaging Va such fraud.
ulent transactions?
Ditriot Attorney Ruiok and Senator
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
NEW TRAIN SERVICE
Seven Trains Daily to Hayden
Lake.

Commencing Sunday the train SER
vice on the Hayden lake brsnch Of the
electric line will be materially in
creased.
There will be seven trains each way
daily, leaving hare at 7:45, 800.
1910, a. m, and l, 2:3O, $40. 6:1O,
p. M, arriving from the lake at :35,
10, IL :35, q. M. and 1:45, ago, 6,
Z, p. N. Commencing Monday and
continuing daily except Sunday, an
additioal train will leave the. city at
$50 q. M, and arrive 81 20, p. m.
This train will be run to accommodate
men employed at the mills ct Hayden
lake Who reside In the city. The in
creasing travel on the branch and .
heavy summer tourists business has
made the additional train service
necessary.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
BARROOM ROW

wallOee, Idaho. April 25.- AZ /
o'clock this morning. Deputy sheriff
aud Jaller q. @. Hicks shot and fatal
ly wounded Ok. Policeman Bills Qulnn
10 the haFroom Of the Wallace hetal.
After half an hour three doctors mid
that Quinn could nol recover.
There had been no quarrel between
the two aen, so Ear ~ any one knowa.
Hicks had been drinking 9 great deal,
~ had also Quinn who was leaning up
against the bar when IIlcks came In.
and Quinn called out;
Here comes my Missouri friend,
and 10 are going 10 have q drink To-
gether +"
Hicks replied: Don't talk 10 me
like that, At the same time using q
deroeatory term. lie then pulled out
q revolver and shot. Quinn fell 20
the door dying.
Three doctors we're summoned and
on examination they found that the
bullet had struck on the right side,
just at the point Of thu breast bons,
and IT vas tbeii opinion thas the
wound was fatal. Dp. J. q. "a Jean,
Mowery and Harris attended the man.
Hicks WAS arrested and taken 20 the
county Jail, who're be will be held.
Quinn was not married. but has q
mother In the Occur d'AlsDea.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
TILLMAN AT PTTTSBURG
Race Problem Lecture Causes
Excitement.

Pittsburg, April %. a precau-
tionary measure % detectives and a
squad of policeman we're stationed at
Carnegie music hall last night during
the address of Senator B. r. Tillman
of South Carolina, who discussed the
race problem. Several exciting Incl
dents occurred, but no trouble re-
suited.
After declaring the races in the
south we're gradually becoming more
antagonistic, Senator Tillman called
for a vote of the audience as to
whether the negro was the equal of
the white man. The entire audience
expect the 10 negroes voted in the
negative by rising.
One man interrupted Mr.. TilIman
several times during his address.
Mr.. Tillman had him admit he came
from Europe and then bitterly de.
nounced Europeans in America who
undertake to judge questions concern
ing this country.
Senator Tillman declared BROKER
I. Washington was the harbor Of
refuge to which people fee when other
places fail and that Brooker T. Wash
ington was but one negro in a mil =
lion, and was half white at that.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

an attorney representing the West
Virginia conductors. The president
lconversed with them about the Hay.
wood and Meyer cases, taking the
same position as In his letter made
public yesterday. He told them Of
what be had done for the benefit of
the railway organizations in his adj
vocacy and support of the railway
employers liability bill and the safe
ty applicanNes law.
The two men left, expressing salts
faction with the position the presi-
dent has taken In the Meyer Haywood
controversy.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
A BARGAIN SALE
That Proved a Big Sue.

That Proved a Big Sue
cess.
The Idaho Mercantile com pany
gave q calico sale today from 9 to II
O'Clock during which time 800 sales
were made, most Of them purchases of
calico bargains as we'll as other arti-
Giles. Extra clerks we're added to
the force for the sale and c. z. Coon
radt, head of the department, said
that all were on the jump while it
continued.
The Press feels highly gratiiled
over the great success of the sale be-
cause it was announced exclusively In
this paper, demonstrating once more
its value as an advertising medium.
1t was a successful and satisfactory
test Of the business getting quality Of
this paper.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
PROTEST AGAINST
THE PRESIDENT
Labor Organizations CritiCise
ROOSeVelt's Words

Milwaukee, Wis, April 25.-A
movement national In scope, to set
aside a Moyer-H Haywood .Pettione day
in May, on which day every union in
the country Is to protest against the
action of President Roosevelt 10 cal
ling Meyer and Haywood undesirable
citizens, has been launched in Mil
waukee. The plan contemplates that
the president shall be taken to task
also fer his communication TO Honor
Jaxon of Chicago, in which he reit-
crates his criticism.
JAXON is SLIPPERY.
Chicago, April 25.-Honor Jaxon,
Chicago barber and labor agitator
rejoiced over the lacing administer.
ed to him by President Roosevelt.
Jaxon's stormy career began In Reg
ina. the territorial capital of the
Canadian northwest, in 'S5, when his
preceptor, Louis Riel, leader OF the
rebellion forces put down by General
Middleton and Canadian troops, was
executed. Jaxon, who was cap
tured at the battle of Batoche. broke
Jail at Upper Fort Garry and made
for the United States. So did Gaber-
lei Dumon, and other halfbreeds,
while Big Bear. Almighty Voice and
other Indian chiefs we're captured and
sent to the rock pile in the Manitoba
provincial prison at Stony Mountain.
When Jaxson, who acted as secre-
tary for Louis Riel's provisional
government, as the rebel leaders
styled themselves, landed over the
boundary at Pemhina, N. D., he was
caught, but again his slippery instinct
stood him in good stead and he got
away from his guards. In the same
year, after getting card as a member
of the Knights of Labor, he came to
Chicago.
WITH ROOSEVELT.
Washington, April %. The presi-
dent talked with two of his visitors
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
x-RAY KILLS EXPERT
Wolfram Fuchs Contracted Can
Ger in Use OF ApnaPatua

Chicago, April 25.--Wolfram O.
Fuchs, an expert IN the use Of x.
ray, died here today Of cancer, which
he contracted three years ago through
cunning In contact with the X-ray 40.
narntus. Since DE-. Fuchs bacame
afflicted with cancer BIO has submit.
ted To number Of operations, several
OF his fingers having bssn amputated.
The operations we're unsuccessful and
the disease steadily speared 70
different part Of hia body until be BE-.
came helpless.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

The Graham A Ranb Mercantile
company have purchased trast 1877 Of
the Hayden Lake lands aud will erect
a two story frame building uhich viii
BE- used for = store. MF. Graham b
buyer for the Crescent store Of
Spokane.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

J. E. McBurney and wife returned
to their home In Harrison this morn
ing after spending several days visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Young.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
WITH ROOSEVELT.

Washington, April %. The presi-
dent talked with two of his visitors
about his attitude toward labor or.
carnations. These we're S. B. Ham er,
chief conductor of the Order of Rail
way Conductors, and r. H. Graham,
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

w. f. Saltmarsh, who was rendered
the appointment of fire chief by the
town council positively declined to
accept the same. He says if a fire
breaks out he is ready to help his
friends out, If his services are needed,
but he thinks the younger men should
put their shoulders to the wheel.
The merchants and property owners
are the ones who should take an in
terest in the matter, but the way it
looks they don't. Some seem afraid
they might soil their clothes or get
wet. Wake up somebody before it is
too late. The company must be
formed and drilled. AS it is, hardly
a man in town knows one end of the
hose from the other, or one nozzle
from the other. Why not put Tom
mic Cassidy in charge?
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07
Fair Fruit Crop.

A Grand Junction payer says:
''The fruit crop this year at Grand
Junction is proving to he twice what
it was first predicted. Growers that
estimated their crop ut 100 boxes are
now buying boxes by the Thousand
and will harvest nearly 10 per cent
of crop. Thisannouncen'ent means
that the fruit exhibits at the Mesa
county fair this year will eclipse past
seasons both in quality and quantity"
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07
IN MEMoRIAM.

PoLLARD-David P. Pollard was ac-
cidently killed In his coal mine at
Meeker, Friday, August 80, 1907,
aged "a years, month and II days.
AS announced In last weeks HER
AID, Mr.. Pollard was killed by an
empty coal car, which had broke
loose from its cable and descending
to the bottom of the incline, where
it struck him with such force that he
met with instant death.
Deceased was born in Pennsylvania
July ID, 1853, but came West when a
young man. He farIned In the plains
country east of Denver until he came
to Rio BlancO county about fourteen
years ago, and continued in this bust
ness until he went into the coal trade
in Meeker, In which he WAS most
successful.
Deceased leaves n wife and six
children to mourn the loss of a loved
one = three daughters, Mrs. John
johnson, Mrs. J. b. Rector and Miss
Flossie Pollard, and three sons,
Frank, Harry and John.
The funeral services were held ut
st. James church Tuesday afternoon,
by Rev. Dennis, and a large con
course of relatives and friends fol-
lowed the remains to their resting
place In Highland cemetery.
The widow and children OF de-
ceased have the sympathy Of all in
their sad bereavement.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Sheriff Ellison, accompanied by
DIV. Black and the latter's fine pack
Of dogs, started for North Elk creek
Saturday, where strenuous effort
will be made to rid that region Of a
band of mountain lions which has
lately killed several of Mr.. Ellison's
Hardwood colts. If AL and DAVIS
and bunch Of dogs ever get close
enough to any members of the mon
ster feline tribe 1t will be all off with
the latter.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The Aspen Democrat reports that
C. NJ. Collins (well known on Piece
ance creek) met with n bad accident
last Wednesday when a wagon load
ed with logs tipped over with him,
pinning NJ. Collins under the logs.
The injured man was taken to the
Aspen hospital as soon as possible,
where he received proper treatment.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The dry land farm is putting all
critics Of the dry land methods on
the run. Last week 3 1-2 acres of
wheat. says the Mancos Tribune,
grown on the experimental farm was
threshed and made 1872 l-2 bushels of
good sound wheat or exactly So bush
els to the acre. After the grain was
threshed the ground was measured
and was found to lack seven rods of
containing the 3 IL acres. This
wheat was planted last fall and was
narrowed seven times to keep the top
soil loose and the snow and the sun
and the showers did the rest.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07
Johnny, Don't Forget Your Books

School opened Tuesday with the
following corps of teachers
First gradients King.
Second and third-Miss Leming.
Fourth-Miss Wear.
Fifth-Miss Cook.
Sixth-Miss Morris.
Seventh and eighth-MtssE hnborn.
The grade principal has not yet
been elected.
Professor j. G. Freddie has been
elected principal OF the high school,
and will be in Meeker next week to
assume his duties. In the meantime
Miss Whitmore will have charge OF
high school.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Rev. Mr.. Walder left for Grand
junction Monday to attend the con-
ference of the Methodist church, held
at that place this week. Mr.. Valdez
will return to Meeker about next
Wednesday, for his family, and will
stay long enough to bid farewell to
his many friends in this section be-
fore departing for his new field of
lAhor
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Mr.. w. r. Pruitt, who represents
the Spaulding Vehicle Manufactu-
Ing Company of Iowa, has been a
busy man about town during the
week. Mr.. Pruitt is n very popular
man and well known through the
valley. Lots of Meekerites buy bug
giles from him just for sociability
while listening to his interesting sto-
ries of the road.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Leonard s. Engstrand of this coun-
ty, was granted divorce from his
wife, Anna Pearl EDgstrand, by
Judge Shervin In the county court
on Friday, August SOth. The parties
were married May IS, 1905.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The Craig Courier announces that
Pinchot's department has made due
apology to Hon. Archie McLachlan
and that gentleman will be allowed
10 pay Tor tho timber he had cut on
government land, and have intimated
thst he shall have all the timber he
needs in,the future.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

"A copy of the Kimath Falls, Ore,
Evening Herald, received some days
ago by Treasurer John Watson, from
our old friend J. v. Houston, would
indicate that Jack Is fast reaching
the point where he can endow col
leges, give away libraries, or run for
United States senator from Oregon.
.tPardner Jack I"
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07
Court Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the
September Term of the District Court
in and for Rio Blnnco county has
been postponed until December End,
1907. at 10 II. IN.
II. OLDLAND, CLERK.
BY w. $. SIMoNs, Deputy.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

There are some blessings in being
of railroad after all, not the least
being exempt from travelling shows.
The Hotchkj,s Times states that two
shows Of more or less principally
less) merit, carried out of that town
FIVE hundred dollars last week.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Cashier Fordham of the First Ma
tional, stepped into a water trench in
rear Of the bank Tuesday evening,
and sprained one of his ankles 10
badly that he has been confined to
his home since. In the meantime,
L. b. Walbridge is acting as cashier.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

w. D. Simms purchased the Mrs.
Ella Watson property, at the south.
east corner Of Market aud Fourth
streets, last week. The purchase
consists Of a substantial large four.
room residence and three good lots.
Now, Of course, everybody wants to
know why young bachelor like
Will wants SO much house and real
estate, but that's another story-the
basis Of an item later on. Go to VIII
for supplementary details; don't de-
pend on Claude Wilson, Johnny Mar
shall and THE HERALD for details.
Go to Win for the minor facts in the
case.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Don't forget the dates of the Mesh
County fair, September "a, %, 26 and
9th This year the fair will have
more attractions than ever before.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07
Two Deliveries Per Day.

All orders for morning delivery
must be received before n. H., and
all orders for afternoon delivery be-
fore up. IN.
THE MEEKER MERCANTILE Co.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The Sheridan & Van Cleave steam
blowing machine arrived last Satur-
day afternoon, and is now giving sue
cessful demonstrations of it's useful
ness on the Sheridan mesa ranch east
Of town.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Under the management Of George
w. Smith, the Hayden Republican
has been enlarged and greatly inn
proved. Now let the people Of that
progressive community show their
appreciation of Mr.. Smiths efforts.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

There has been good deal of kick
during the past year or SO in this sec
ton over the high price Of lumber.
In so far as the imported article il
concerned, circular now before us
from the Lumbermans Joint Freight
Rate Committee Of the Allied Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturers asso-
Citations, 1t appears that excessive
freight charges are largely respon-
sible for the high price Of lumber.
This circular says the lumbermen
will welcome the proposed investi-
CATION Of the alleged lumber trust.
Another raise In freight rates is an
nounced by the railroads to go into
effect October LIST. s.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Moulton went out,
Sunday, in one of the Harp red
DEVILS" en- route to. Denver, where
two or three weeks will be spent.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Messrs Fred Riley and Gus Mer-
rift received a fine J. l. G. traction
engine this week. 1t is designed for
field work and lighter hauling than
the heavy Avery the boys now own.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Owing to the absence of members,
the Modern Woodmen's social, sct
for next Saturday evening, has been
postponed until later date.