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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
ENGINEERS REPORT
J. T. BULLEN RENDERS ANNUAL
 STATEMENT TO BOARD
sixteen Miles of Montgomery Roads Grave1ed During Year, d well a Much Grading and
 Re Dalrin9.

The Board of Revenue held a regular weekly meeting yesterday morning. a' which 6 great deal of routine business was transacted.
 The reports of Special Examiner Pu- rifoy on the accounts of Charles 1T. Pollard, former Tax Assessor; A. h. Eubanks, present Tax Assessor, ana George W. Halls, present Tax Coiiec. tor were not considered. President Houahton said after the meeting ad- journed that the reports were incom- plete, and they would be acted upon at future meeting.
 In opening yesterdays session, Presi- dent Houghton referred to the executive session of the Board Thursday. al which, he said, all county employees were selected again to serve the ensu- ing year, the Board reserving the right to discontinue their services at any time.
 Sealed bids for graveling five miles on the woodley Road. beginning at Cloverdale, were opened. There were three bidders. John D. Roquemore, Mitchell Brothers and D. R. Cook. IL was announced by the President that action will probably be taken on the bids at next Mondays session The contract for the graveling of this roao was given up by Sullivan & CO
 County Engineer J. T. Bullen sup mitted an exhaustive and comprehen- sfve report of the road and bridge work for the past year. On this work he said, s85,427 had beee expended cur ing the year. He itemized the various branches of Improvements, in which the money was spent. He reported that sixteen miles of road had been graveled under contract during the year, that 2.3 miles had been graded and that 4o.5 miles had been repaired. The report was received and hled as valuable digest of the countys work and progress.
 County Attorney W. M. Blakey re- ported adversely on 8 petition or the Union Bank and Trust Company, ask. ing the refunding of taxes on s7s,ooo of the banks capital stock, claimed to have been invested in mortgages, on which recording fees have been paid. The petition with the report on 1t, was filed.
 The Board passed large volume or accounts, and approved the report or Clerk westeott, showing the dispurse- ments of the county for December.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
TROUBLE FOR SPENCER.
Negro on Bail on Serious Charge Ar.
 rested for Stealing.


 rested for Stealing.
 Tom Spencer. a negro, is now held by the police department on charges of assault to murder, larceny and bur glary, and since W. E. Merritt, the white man he seriously wounded with a brick. is nearly recovered. 1t is ex- pected that Spencer will have trial before Recorder E. F. Baber this after noon.
 Mir, Merritt. who was employed by the Atlantic Compress Company, was struck with a brick by Spencer several weeks ago. and after being taken to his home in LaPine was expected to die.
 Spencer escaped and could not be found until later. it is alleged. he stole a dollar from a small negro boy, and thus came to the notice of the police who arrested him He made bond d few days ago, and yesterday morning was arrested by Watchman J. G, Hol- lifield of the Atlantic Coast Line. who charged that Spencer had burglariously entered a box car in the railway yards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08

The report of the clerk follows. Interest county bonds '..'..s s'Sss yo Salaries, county officers -. i'See''' Return taxes. insolvent cred . n.
 it's ......... ''~'' Regular criminal division
 City Court ....... ..'....' Special criminal division City
 Court rnnr+ .s............ 1S2. .0o
 y,sion City Court ......... sss. TO Special jurors, criminal di-
 vision City Court .......... 12.O0 Bailiff. criminal division City
 Court ................ ee'SO Jurors. Probate Court . BOO Feeding jurors, criminal di-
 vision City Court ........A S4.00 Ex oficio fees, clerk City
 Court, quarter ending De- cember 31 .............. 75.OO Costs Clerk City Court, Jesse O'Neill case ............:.. lS.eo Sheriff, taking insane to asylum .......-....... DO. s5 Sheriff, attending Chancery court 1000 suport county paupers ..... 1S.0o
 December ...,..... 4s6. % | Services overseers, county roads ................. 0e%. 0o | Wagon. blows and teams a-..4
 county roads ........,.!... AZ s2s.5O l Health department, salaries and examining insane pa-
 tients .. ............... 115.O0 Blankets. clothing, etc, coun- ty jail ............... 272lo | Telephones and attending. 32.00 Hale Infrmary, month No- Vember ................ 20. DO Rent rooms, Medical and Sur
 gical Society ............ 15.oo | Printing, stationery and sun
 dries, county officers ...... 1S0.1S Service examiner county of- | fcerS ...-............ Zl5. % Military appropriation ...... 75. % 1 Champion road roller and ex- | tra parts, traction engine 494 90 Coal, court house and jail. 42.5O Repairs traction engine water tank ....,.............. 15. % | Lumber, repairs. nails and 1 county bridges ......... 454. 59 Gravel and hauling, county
 roads ...........;...... 12s.IO Sewer pipe, county roads,. lsO. 99 Damage mule and horse. de-
 fective bridges and county | roads ............... ID. .OO Reward conviction, shooting | across public roads. s......:. 50. % | Wages. guards county jail,
 December ............... 1sO. % | Wages, janitor county court | house and Boardsof Revsnua once ............ oZ 0O Estimated work done county
 jail ...................- 4.7s5. 4s Estimated work done Mamie | and Pike road ............ 2,066 % Estimated work done Wood
 ley road ......:.......... 29s4. s5 Estimated work done Reese
 Ferry road .............. 262. s5 I Estimated work done Ada
 and Banner road ....... 1,549. .S5 Estimated work done Fair
 Grounds road .,.......... 1,464. 40 Wages, pay roll, Reeves's teaps ................ 6l1 S5 Feed land clothing, Reeves's
 county convicts ......... 1sO5 Shop work, Reeves's teams. 33. 80 | Veterinary services, Reevess
 mule ............ 200 1 Feed, Reeves's teams, month
 November ............ 24O. 43
 tents. .................. 9.28 Axle grease, Reeves's teams. 800
 teams, November ..,...... ss5. 50 Feed, Sherley teams, Novem-
 Der .................. 27S.7s 1 Rations, Sherley teams, Mo- 1 Vember ................ 73. % Shop work, Sherley teams,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08

Giseo, Tuesday. "Wednesday ana SaIuFdsJ Wa New OflsaGs and s0uIhsrn Pacific.
 Tram No. carries through PutInanI from New orleans Ib New York and cln- Ltnnatl and Jacksonville to St. Louis. maks ing connection at Nashville with through sleeper to Chicago.
 Train No. carries through Pullman sleepers from New orisans to New York cineinpatL Chicago and throaga day coach
 All .hrouGh day trains faaks close cons nection at Cincinnati Evansville. St Loula and New Orleans for all points. EaEth. south. East and West
 For further information pertaining to agents |. & N~ R. R.. or write or call pa C. L. Wolff Travelling Passenger Agent Union Station. Montgomery. Aias Phone
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
Gilman Family ExonOrated.

Dayton, Ohio, Jan 7.--Coroner Wal ter L. Kline gave out last night the result of his investigation into the death of Dona Gilman who was mur- dered on the night of November 20. The coroner gives 1t as his opinion that q double crime was committed and completely exonorates all members of the family from complicity
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08

....-...- ......s.. AllIAns s-.s sto VA ~-AS
 "A A n.f Srrn nll IaLlsnam tA4d NeUADr- issis. Lebanon and ClnsilnaLt also on ,,S1ns 7 and between montgomery and SSsst.tn.tlIe SsrVIcs q Ia carte
 New and handsome chair cars lseats .-s1 onerated on trans l and between H.sI,onkH Lssy and New orleans. High back seat coaches and chair % ssrs are aisS run .ksssbyiiie kSsisyiiiIiis and md New Orleans: Train No. l carries through P9Lmans siso through Pullman New York to New oTdisasIS Nh. carries through Pulimans eran cincinnatt and New York to New Or iasna. Also through day coach and sleep. aiso through Tourist sleepers to San Fran
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08

They have been dangerous men from the days of Aaron to the present day,
 If five men, one for each finger on my hand that I can name. had been removed and eliminated at the proper time in our country, the war with all its bloody and disastrous consequences would have been prevented"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
How Reid Won Out.

Senator Clyde Reid Of Andalusia, strong and portly, stood outside the door of the Exchange Hotel and watch cd the crowd eddying in and out. A friend shook hands with him and said:
 well, l see Conecuh and Covington Counties have some representation here.'
 ''Yes," said Senator Reid; those two counties have 235 pounds of represen- tation in the Senate. believe that is above the average in quantity. Now as to the quality of that representa- tion I will let my record in the Senate tsll.'
 Did you ever hear of Reid's joint discussion with Jim Jones down in my county?' broke in Representative Me- Creary of Conecuh. They had a warm one over at Brooklyn. Jim was a can didate against him, and his chief at tack on Reid was on account of his heavy weight. Now. Jim has been a candidate a number of times, and Reid was inclined to twit him for being a continual runner.
 'In the joint discussion at Brooklyn, Jones was trying to poke fun at Reid's size, describing 1t and wondering if he would be able to move in and out of the afsles of the Senate, Reid smiled good naturedly while his slender opponent was discussing his shape and form. when his turn came, Reid went out to answer this portion of his opponents speech.
 saadies and gentlemen he said there is some truth in MT. Jones's de- scription of my size. But you must re- member that this is my first political race. When I have run for office as often as my good friend Jones, I'll be as slim and slender as he is.
 "But in that race, weight was no
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
 Selection Announced.

London, Jan. 1.-The selection of the first division of the armored cruiser squadron to represent Great Britian at the Jamestown naval review was to- day officially communicated to the American embassy by the admiralty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08

Malaria Causes Loss of Appetite.
 The old Standard Groves Tasteless Chilli Tonic, drives out malaria and builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years Price 50 cents --tues
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tah- let's Druggists refund money if t fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma ture is on each box. 25c. 1-tu-sat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
why Overtcn FeIl from Grace.
uRmHmIhEsIHn1n 1nlNulnu uIgMIHAIl

Why Overt0m Feu from urnce'
 Ex-Senator Tom Frazer of Buiiock' his good looks enhanced by frock coat and a silk hat, was one of the 1,rorninent figures in the Exchange Ho- tel lobby. He came upon his friends. Senator John W. Overton, who differs from him in certain party matters which are just now occupying consid- erabIe public attention and interest. Senator overton was a bit inclined to Joke his Bullock County friend. as man does sometimes when he Is on the winning side. Said the Randolph Sena- tof;
 rom, how on earth do you expect to cut any ice in politics and dress in stove-pipe hat? Why. you know the people won't elect a man to offfee wno wars that sort of clothes and stove- pfpe hat You'll have to get close 10 the common people,"
 .John," replied the ex-Senator, nrm- iy, '.you come down here pretending to represent the common masses of the common people You led those folks on the hills to believe you were the tribune of the people and you wouldn't have anything to do with the money power or any of the trappings or wealth. What's the first thing you do! You go over to Yung's restaurant with Henry Gray and eat 'canaille force with all the trimmings. Think or tribune of the people eating 'canaille force with all the French trimmings!
 sssWhat are you going to tell those people in the hills when this thing Is brought out by some opponent? Do you suppose they'll believe you, when you tell lem 'canaiiIe force is nothing but stuffed duck? Don't you talk to me aboat not representing the common masses of the common people"
 Senator overton immediately began to explain:
 You see, Tom. he said. Henry Gray ordered that dinner. I was his guest. couldn't call the waiter back and say Never mind about the canaille what you-call-'em for me; just bring me some bacon and greens with a glass of htfffarnndllr 70
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08

handicap. The heavy man was an easy winner"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

S. W. Smith of this place, who re-
Gently sold the Buster mine to the
Bradley & Mackenzie company of San
Francisco, the first of the week bought
of Ed Erwin the latter's one-third in
terest in the Congress group of mining
claims, Mr. Smith thereby coming into
full ownership of that promising prop
erty. Mining News is not at liberty to
state the amount of money involved in
the deal more than to say in compare
tive sense the sale is the second in i'm
portance among the dozen or more sales
made in the district since the first of
the year.
The Congress group consists of five
claims Immediately joining on the east
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
Mining Men on the Move.

John Nassau of the Del Rio left
Thursday for the outside.
F, C. Duhrkop arrived Thursday from
a business trip to Spokane.
S. E. King and H.. T. Harding, both
of Seattle, are inspecting properties on
Big Creek.
c. B. Austin, assistant superintend-
ent and bookkeeper for the Buster COM
pany, arrived Friday from San Fran
cisco.
F. A. Baner of the Occident, on Dead
wood mountain, has taken up his resi-
dence in Elk City to await develop
ments.
o. P. Moore, new assayer and cyanide
man for Thunder Mountain Gold COM
pany, arrived the first of the week from
Wardner.
C.. w. Andrews and John Hammer,
both of Wardner, arrived Wednesday
to superintend development work on
the property of the Elk Gold Mining &
Milling company on Red Horse.
F. H. Blanding of Seattle, R. H.
Seibel of Chicago, Cyrus Bradley OF
Spokane, and A. A. Kincaid of Grange
vile, composed party of mining men
here this week looking for mining prop
erty.
o. L. Smith, of Newport, Washing
ton, general manager for the Laura Q
company, arrived Friday to start work
on the property. w. R. Kinney Of
Porthill, who recently bought an inter
est in the property, will arrive in few
days.
L. H. Sendker, of Bradford, Penn.
secretary and treasurer of the Penn
Dixie Gold Mining company, and L. H
Lampe, of Philadelphia, representing
German capital in the same company
stopped in Elk City over Sunday while
enroute to Dixie.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
BUSTER" SMITH BUYS
THE CONGRESS MINE

the three leads that have been devel-
oped in the Buster. These veins crop
out at several places on the Congress.
There is tunnel in 230 feet and there
are 200 feet on crosscuts.
Buster" Smiths faith in the district,
that there is more than one big mine,
is further proven by the plans for de-
veiopment, involving great expense, he
has under way. Hardly was the deal
completed before the new owner began
contracting for lumber for buildings.
Cabins, shops and other structures will
be erected, for which the lumber is now
being hauled.
A crew of miners will be kept at
work on the property this winter.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
Hotel Arrivals.

Parr Hotel-O. P. Moore, Thunder
Mountain; Dick Christianson; l.. Ven-
zsc, Spokane; Col. Edd Beekman, Cleve-
land, Ohio; c. B Austin, San Francisco;
o. L. Smith, Newport, Wash; L. H.
Sendker, Bradford, Penn. L. H. Lampe,
Philadelphia, Penn; Pat Brennan,
American Eagle; George Shissler, New
some; Ed Hanson, Orogrande; 2. Par
sons, Moose Creek; F. A. Campbell,
Grangeville; l.. S. Clemans, Boise; S. E.
King, Seattle; H. F. Harding, Seattle;
F. H. Blanding, Seattle; R. H. Seibel,
Chicago; Cyrus Bradley, Spokane; A.A.
Kincaid, Grangeville; F. A. Baner,
Deadwood Mountain; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferguson and family.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
w. R.. KINNEY TAKES
INTEREST IN LAURA D

W. R. Kinney, a prominent mining
man of Porthiil, Idaho, has purchased
a one-sixth interest in the property of
the Laura D Gold Mining company, on
Crooked river, and General Manager o.
L. Smith of Newport, Washington, is
now on the ground arranging to begin
work on the property. Two shifts will
be put on and work will proceed as rap
idly as possible.
According to information given, the
ledge in the Laura D is 80 feet wide, a
crosscut tunnel extending that distance,
in which there is ore all the way. An
other tunnel is in 55 feet, and it will
tap the ledge 60 feet farther, and at
greater depth. Assays average 500 in
gold
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
LIVELY WORK
AT THE BUSTER

A wonderful transformation has taken
place and is continuing on the Buster
mine, the property recently bought by
the Bradley-& Mackenzie company of
San Francisco.
On Wednesday in the neighborhood of
40 men were at work on the improve
ments necessary in the erection and in
stalling of the new stamp mill and cya-
hide plant, and the progress was being
delayed on account of lack of horses to
do hauling and other work. The ditch
for the pipe line from Elk creek to the
mill was completed; the leyeling and
grading for the quartz mill was half
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel Misses Matte and Stella
Wilkins, Spokane; Fred Mosier, Pleas
ant View; Will Burris, Sites; H.
Brundige, Sites; j. E. Surcidge, Harp
ster; Dan, Hugh and James Lafferty,
Sites; w. Straugh, Harpster; James
Mcpherson, Sites; VIM. Mckenzie,
Grangeville; Grover Myers, St. Louis;
Roy Leeper, Portland; c. D. Little,
Portland; j. Crawford, Portland; A. l..
Terry, Johnstown, Nebraska; ]. M.
Eakin; J. B. Brown, Dixie; c. w.
Andrews, Wardner; John Hammer,
Wardner; Bert Hopkins; 0. c. Lapp
Lapp and Mrs. Lapp, Harpster.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
Come to New Eldorado.

Grangeville Standard-News: Conrad
Hoheluchter, Harry Dobner and Grand
father Popham left last Saturday night
for prospecting trip in the Elk City
district. Though Mr.. Popham is now
eighty-seven years of age he has not
lost any of his enthusiasm for prospect
ing and still expects to make another
rich strike. He was with the first rush
to California, Alder Gulch, Montana,
Florence, Warren and Elk City. He
first came to this country forty-five
years ago. He was through the Nez
Perce Indian war and suffered the loss
of a daughter who was murdered by the
Indians near White Bird.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

Mr.. Kinney, who is interested in sew
eral other mining districts, became an
for Elk City when he visited
the camp the first week in July He is
familiar with the history, growth and
development of number of mining dis
tricts, and he thinks the chances for
Elk's becoming metropolis are better
than was offered in any camp he was
ever in. He predicts Elk City will have
railroad before two years and pop
ulation of 10, 600 people in four years.
During his stay here Mr.. Kinney tried
to buy business property on Main street,
but he found only one was for sale, and
that unimproyed and the price beyond
reason.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
THE CAPSTAN
VEIN CUT

A strike has been made at depth of
about 90 feet on the Capstan property,
which lies on one of the big ridges
southwest of Buffalo Hump, near the
Salmon river.
The strike was made at point about
200 feet from the portal of the lower
crosscut on the property, and opened
up four and one-half feet of gold ore.
No assays have yet been made of the
ore, but it is said that the rock pans
most satisfactorily. The property is
owned by eastern people.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

veying party who recently stopped and
took breakfast with Tim Quinnell, a
we'll known citizen who resides on Clear
creek. He stated that he had been
working all last winter with the crew
which started out from Butte, and in
order to rush the work through the
party used snow shoes to combat the
deep snow and in this way it was pos
sible to continue operations throughout
the winter. He left the crew some
rest and at the time of his visit on
Clear creek was returning to rejoin the
party which had crossed the mountains
from the Butte side, making access to
the camp easy by the Kooskia route,
which he explained was the reason for
his coming around through the Lewis
ton country. He made inquiry as to
the whereabouts of the surveying
party, stating that they were coming
down Clear creek and were at point
somewhere between Elk City and the
upper creek country.
''So far as known no report has ever
been made of Burlington surveyors be-
ing in the country and this announce
ment has given rise to considerable
speculation among the people of this
section as to where the company ex-
poets TO find an outlet down the Clear
water as both sides of the river are
now occupied by the o. R. & N. and
Northern Pacific. The member of the
surveying party stated that the route
selected was feasible one and there
would be no difficulty in reaching the
Clearwater at the mouth of Clear creek.
THAT no report of the party's pres
ence has been heretofore known, is per
haps due to the sparsely settled country
through which they have come, there
being scarcely any means of communi
cation to the outside from the rough
mountain country through which the
survey has been made.
'"The fact that the Burlington is nov
building into Butte gives credence tx
the story as it is natural conclusion
that the road will endeavor to find al
party now in the field is running pre-
liminary line with that end in view.'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

completed; the hoist engine was in
place and working; the gallows frame
was being erected. The camp in the
woods at the terminus of the new road
was established the first of last week,
ard the saw logs are being hauled.
The saw mill is in use all the time, but
up to the present principally black pine
for timbering shafts and tunnels and
for temporary work has been sawed.
Superintendent Joseph Thorn is ex-
pecting the machinery for the stamp
mill and cyanide plant, also the engines,
boilers, compressor and drills, to arrive
in Sites at any time.