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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-04

ONCE loved a maiden pretty: she was
sweet and she was witty,
A while I had a fortune hefty
that was keeping me up
nights.
COME, be NINE" pleaded gently, as
she started. innocently, land
together we will travel DER
the world and view the sights
WE will build a little cottage, fill 1t
full of rugs and pottage, brio
a-brac and books and pic
lures and a lot of cut-glass
ware
THEN together we will wander to the
foreign lands out yonder where
the life is most enticing and
the skies are ever fair!
THAT'S the fashion, O my deary, that's
the latest fad, so CHEEKY; buy
home and then go gadding
far away to gay Paree!
LEST the house get close and musty,
we can leave a butler truSty,
and we need not live there,
sweetheart. Well just travel;
don't you see?
"AH, my dear one, dost not love me?
Think of Naples sky above
thee Think of Rome and
London foggy, and of Baden
Baden life"
BUT she shrank before the proffer of
the kiss l had to offer, and
drew back in naughty man
ner: Sir, l cannot be your
wife,
60" she said, "your passion smother;
some day you may love anoth-
er. / prefer a man whose
virtues lean to home and fam
lily ties.
4 SHALL have my little cottage, filled
with brio -brac and pottage,
and the man that rules this
castle shall be all the. name
implies.
HE will love his wife and babies; there
shall be no guess or may
bes'' in the love we bear each
other in our cottage by the
lake.
PARDON if seem impassioned; I was
raised somewhat old fash
toned and l think | know the
answer to the problem now
at stake.'
VERY WE'LL" I answered, neatly, as
she scowled at me discreetly
I'VE will build a cottage pretty
and I'll stay at home with
you,
I'VE will live like olden lovers, like two
billing, cooling plovers, in our
nest among the naples on the
hillside near the blue.'
mo" she lisped, "why longer tarry?
You | cannot cannot marry.
ME- with all my wealth and
fashion and my stature broad
and tall!
NOW I wonder what in thunder was
the matter? What the blum
der? Can it be that this sweet
maiden doesn't love me, after
all?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-04

The following letter has been sent to
the Republican with the request that
we publish it, and IN doing so we make
no criticism or endorsement of any of
the proceedings referred to.
WAS IT A SQUARE DEAL?
Mr.. EDIToR: A member of the re-
Gently defeated Blackfoot Debating
Team has called our attention to clip
ping from the pen of some disgruntled
"knocker", in which the hint is offered
that We, the Haley Team, did not write
our own debates, not even understand
ing the meaning of our arguments.
In answer, and in our own defense, we
wish to state, that we did write our own
debates, and without help other than
facts CLEANED from literature bearing
upon the subject. TO such help as the
above the Blackfoot Team had a per-
feet right and we do not feel that our
opponents had any reason for hoping to
win with as little preparation as their
argument suggested.
The judges are all highly educated
people, all entire strangers to every one
Of the debaters, and non residents of
HALEY: so there can be no question as
to the fairness and wisdom of their
unanimous decision.
Since the Blackfoot Team has so re-
Gently and so thoroughly been defeated
by our team, we feel that it behooves
them to defeat some other team before
asking us to meet them again. After
they have done this, and thus proved
themselves to be in our class; if they
will agree to accept, without question,
the decision of the judges, we ll,about
the first Of May, give them another
chance to meet the "l4 year old boys
or some other team from the Haley
High School.
LUTHER RAvENsCRAFT, Senior
F..S. BOONE, Junior
ELMER WILLIAMS, Freshman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-04
In Texas.

Uncle John Hendrix has in his pos
session two-gallon jug of whisky that
was brought to Texas in the year 1S47
from Tennessee. The jug was given
to his wife by her mother at their
marriage, which makes it family
relic. He is certain the whisky is
over 100 years old.-Farmersville Sen
tinel.
The attention of Alkali Eye is direct.
ed to Uncle Johns jug. 1t may be-
however, that liquor 100 years old is
too mellow for his consuming thirst
which appears to demand brand con,
tanning cat claws and barbed wire
San Angelo Standard.
We air afraid tibet a jug o bulge
100 years old 'ud be too smooth an
soothin'-syrupy fer us; an we think
Uncle John er any one else that nd
keep whisky tibet long ought ter be
arrested on suspicion. Amt Uncle
John got no corkscrew, er what's eat
in him tibet he amt gotten inter tibet
jug long time ago? When we can't
git tn cork otuen jug we push 'er
In. er break tn neck often tn blame
thing; tn worst time we ever had was
with a Jug a foolish duck sent us one
time: tn blame thing was solid crock
nv an so was tn cork; we tore all
our fingers an toe nails off tryin' ter
work tn cork out, an busted our set
O. false teeth an tn people next door
ter our sanctum hearin tn racket
s'posed we was a-llillin' some duck
an sent TIL town marshal after us.
TIL marshal went out an busted three
rock onto it fore, we split it. Then tn
marshal rested us fer tritlin with a
officer in tn discharge O. his duty
Alkali Eye.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-04
A Letter from Haley

The following letter has been sent to
the Republican with the request that
we publish it, and IN doing so we make
no criticism or endorsement of any of
the proceedings referred to.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-04
Had No Bargains on Hand.

Mr.. Simons did not rise from his
chair behind the air-tight stove in the
sitting room when his wife hurried in
and told him that Abel Sanders was in
the kitchen and wanted to see him,
says the Youths Companion.
What d'you let him in for?" he
asked reproachfully.
HE wants to buy boss, that's
why" replied Mrs. Simons. You'd
have made great TODD If hadn't"
mo, | wouldn't" Mr. Simons said,
as he reluctantly rose. Il know San.
,tlers' size. can't do business with
him. He wants cheap boss. And I
amt got anything | can sell for less
than $t4" ..s.,-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-04
Ma Clements Was Game,

Not many years ago there lived
in the town of Waldo. Me-, man by
the name of Hall Clements. One
of his daughters married man by
the name of Hiram Mixer, another
married Loren Sheldon. He also had
a son Jack.
A neighbor, commenting one day
upon the names of the tribe of Gle
men,F, the old man broke in with:
Yes, | have HI, Lo. Jack and the
old woman is game for EN- ALL"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-04
EXPURGATED NEWS.

One of the religious weeklies in.
forms us that Schuyler Van DIN
and Elizabeth Ad-ms were married
asst week at DIS Lake. MINI. Mr.
Van D--m comes of an old family
If Amsterd-m, n. Y, and now
las extensive mining interests at
H---ena, Mont. Some years ago he
aad a narrow escape from drowning
while attempting to pass in a rowboat
through H--lgate, New York
Chicago Record-Herald.
The most religious state-Mass.
The cleanly state-Wash.
The most egotistical state-Me.
The sickliest state-Ill.
The most maidenly state-Miss.
The medical state-Md.
The most paternal state-Pa.
The mining state-Ore.
The bunco state-Conn.
The deep in debt state-O.
The coy state-La.
The personal state-U.
1.-THE swift divorce States. d.
The liquid state-Flo.
The card-sharp state.-Mont.
And the Oldest state-Ark.
Selected.
Whisky is the only robber that can
steal an investment of knowledge.
Nr,~ wM.A.,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

here is ample reason for the faith
OF the editor of the New York Indie.
pendent, who said, in the issue No
vember %, 1906: In our opinion
the initiative and referendum is the
most important next step in po.
lillcal reform in this country. Its
advent ought TO do wonders in break
ing up corrupt political machines
ard preventing the passage of
vicious legislation, and under it real
leaders of the people will find it
easy to arise on real issues"
Citizens everywhere have awak p
ened with alarm to a realization of
the abuses of representative gov.
ernment. Where shall men turn
for the civic virtue to withstand
the enemies of the republicH The
advocates of direct legislation say:
Back to the people"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

States that are submitting to Il volt
of the people initiative and referen
dun amendments to their conStitu
tons? lie has no more authority
to interfere with the one than the
other We admit that the referen.
dnm gives the people good oppor.
tunity to speak for themselves and
to place their veto onto a good deal
of bad Republican legislation and
an occasional Democratic mistake;
but surely there is nothing object.
iOnable in that. The beneficiaries
of special privileges are the only
ones who, understanding the prln.
clplc, can honestly oppose it. It
IN no way conflicts with the Federal
Constitution, but when in force it
does help the people to protect them
selves from vicious legislation and
to hold on to the rights that proper.
~ belong to them,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

Dunkln county Is noted for frogs.
One man shipped 1900 frog legs to
market in two days.
a Jackson saloon keeper has been
indicted for selling liquor TO cadets at
the military school.
The business men of Doniphan
treated the graduates of the rural
schools to a free lunch.
Poplar Bluff announces that the
biggest Fourth of July celebration ever
held will be at that place this year.
40 electric light has been placed in
the Kennett town clock so that every
one can see the time at night as well
as by day.
Triplets were born to Mrs. Peter
Highlander at Gideon on the 1th, two
boys and a girl, and all are doing
well.
Down in Dunklin county they are
already predicting an early frost be-
cause fully developed bunch OF
cockleburs has been found there.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

If the report Of Commissioner Il.
a Anthony III the oil trust eases is
approved aud supported by the Su.
preme Court, as it should be, it
will be notice to the trusts that the
laws of Missouri are not to be tri.
lied with, and that unlawful combi-
nations of trade can he restrained
by the States.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

The Republican politicians who
re trying to obstruct the admisS-
iOn of Oklahoma to statehood, give
as one preteXtlhat the redistrictiug
of the proposed State by the con
stitutional convention is unfair
that it is gerrymandered in the in
terest of the Democrats. Yet it is
an undisputed fact that the district
ing under which the delegates to
the constitutional convention were
elected was more partisan and un-
fair to the Democrats than the re-
districting is favorable. Besides the
President has no authority to inter.
fere with the right of any State to
do its own districting There is
probaly not n Republican State in
the Union that is not more fragrant
ly gerrymandered than Oklhoma.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

Now that Potosi is TO have a $50, 900
court house, it also wants n new rail
road depot.
j. NJ. Long, manager Of the Orphans
Home at Arcadia. was ARRESTED last
week charged with cruelty whipping
one of the ten-year-old orphans lie
was reersed on boni aud will have n
trial this week.
The Grand Jury of Dunklin county
condemns the Jail at Kcunett and says
the only way to do is to build n new
one. As several prisoners have es-
capped within the past year it seems
necessary for a new Jail.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

One of the objections urged by
the Oklahoma statehood obstruct-
ionists is, that the Constitution
framed by her constitutional con-
yention provides for the initiative
and referendum If the President
has any authority to veto the Okla.
homa constitution on that ground
and keep her out of statehood, why
doesn't he discipline Oregon and
South Dakota for adopting the in
itative and referendum after they
came in as States, and the other
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

Republican politicians are urging
the President and Attorney Gen
oral BOnparte to patch mp SOME
sort of technical flaw in the Okla.
homa Constitution, on which the
President may frame an excuse Il
veto it and postpone her admission
to statehood until after next presi-
Dental election, and it is believed
that the President is lendinga will
ing ear to the trick. Reason--Okla-
homa has given unmistakable
symptoms of harboring strong
democratic sentiment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

At the closing session of then
convention in Kansas City on the
oath inst, the Missouri bankers
discussed the law taxing bank stock
at lis full value, while other classes
If property are taxed on basis of
from ten to forty per cent, and it
was decided to file II suit in some
county 10 test the law.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31

Judge Robert a. Anthony Of
FredericktOwn, acting AS commits.
sloner in the proceedings instituted
over two years ago by Attorney
General lIadley against the Stand
ard, Republic and Waters.Per
oil companies, under the trust laws
of Missouri, filed his report with
the Supreme Court on the oath inst.
The report sets forth that the evil
dence shows that the Standard Oil
Company owns GS's per cent of
the stock of the Waters Pierce Oil
Company and all of the stock of the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
and the Republic Oil Company;
that since 1901 they maintained the
prices Of the refined product of pc.
trolem in Missouri, consstig of coal
oil, gasoline and naptha; that they
controlled and limited the trade in
these products in Missouri Com
missioner Anthony urges that the
law be enforced against this trust,
that the Standard and Republic be
busted from the State and that the
charter of the Waters. Pierce com.
pauy be revoked. 1t is mp to the
Supreme Court now to approve the
report.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-31
Report Of Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury called for the May
term Of Circnit Court finished its WORK
and adjourned last Friday. They sub,
mitted the following report:
Hon. Charles A. kilian, Circuit Judge,
Pennington, Mo.
Sir: We, the Grand Jury of ST.
Francois County, for the May Term Of
the Circuit Court, hereby submit 10
you the following report:
We visited the County Infirmary on
Friday, May 18th, 1907, and found
the lniirmary well cared for. We talked
with the patients and they all said
good words for the Superintendent,
saying they were well cared for. We
recommend that better and safer
place be prepared for the storage Of
coal than in the room in the base.
ment
We visited the County Jail the
same afternoon aud found everything
IN good shape. We found the Jail
badly crowded, being too small fol
the number confined there. We
would recommend that better place
be prepared for women than the one
small room. The sanitary conditions
seemed to be poor and could be i'm
proved.
We examined the loans and mort
cages and found the securities suili-
clent and interest paid up with the
following exceptions: VIM. Alcorn,
$3.50 90, interest due since August IL,
1908; Caroline Brennecke, $4,000,
interest due since December -, 1905.
Benz. Cowley, 1880 90, interest due
since Dec 80, 1905; j. S. Davis,
1928. 90, interest due since May :,
1906; +. NJ. Carter, S1,475.O0, in
terrst due since Jan. lG, 1906; n. j.
aud Il. Il. HighIcy, Sl,3G0.0O, inter-
cst due since Feb. %, 1906; John
Graham, $4,000, interest due since
Nov. Is, 1908; Abe Herod, 50, 10000,
interest due since May <, 1906; K. S.
Forshce, 100000, interest due since
April :, 1906; Calvin Mitchell,
$4,000, interest due since November
}, 1908; William Z. Whilworlh,
$500 90, interest due since May s,
1906; VIM II. Waltham, 1915 90, |
interest due since March 3, 1906; T. !
II. Glover, 100000. interest due
since March :, 1905; John and c. |
Whaley, $4,000, interest due since
December 6, 1908; John Wilson,
; 1000. 90, interest due since Nov. :,
1905.
Signed NJ l., Doughty, Foreman
Harry +. Evans, Clerk
&. NJ. Simms
l.. &. Yates
d. NJ. Templeton
j. II. Douglass
+. b. Shelly
C. Z. Birch
Hartford Thompson
Rufus Shaner
John c. Eaves
W. Cecil Norwine
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
AN INCREASE IN RUN
I OF SALMON
PROSPECTS FOR THE JUNE RUN
ARE BRIGHT THOSE FISHING
OUTSIDE THE BAR ARE GETTING
PLENTY.

That there Is decided improvement
III the number Of fish brought to hand in
the last few days, and that the pros
poets for the June run are decidedly
good Is now beyond a doubt Those
fishermen who have been venturesome
enough to take their gear outside have
had some excellent catches, It would
appear that the fish have stopped out.
side on account Of the muddy state Of
the river. But that there are plenty
OF fish it is clear, and with reassuring
accounts as to flood water from up
river the June run may be expected to
equal that Of former years Or even bet
ter 1t, 1t il true that the traps are not
making any very enormous hauls, but
the canneries oil claim To be even with
the average Of previous years, up to
date, although there may be q little
more gear in the river,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
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William Deans, Of Denver, was in the
city yesterday.
II. A. Price is a guest at the Merwyn
from Portland.
0. Anderson, Of Rainier visited As
tofia yesterday.
G. w. Albright, Of Portland, was or
last nights train.
r, X. Beattie was an arrival from
Pullman yesterday
NJ. Heron Il another visitor in As.
toria from Portland.
R, w. Thatcher, Of Pullman, came in
on last nights train.
Ira P. Whitney Is visitor in As
toria from Pullman.
William Anderson, Of Deep River, was
in the city yesterday.
r. G. Hersh was visitor in Astoria
yesterday from Portland.
W. ]. Chatfey, Of Portland, was q
visitor in Astoria yesterday.
w. r. Hollister, Of Portland, regis
tered at the occident last night,
], NJ. Hawthorne, Of Seattle, regis
tered at the Merwyn last night.
u. f. Fisher came in from Seattle yes
terday and registered At the Merwyn,
Passenger agent Jenkins, Of the A. 4
.C, R. r., is away in Portland on bust
ness
Captain Kock Of the German barl
Tellus has gone up to Portland for I
day or two.
james w, Casey, the well knokn rail
road man and local travelling freigh
end passenger agent for the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul line, was in til,
city today.
Captain II, g. Generaux arrived dow
from Seattle yesterday to take charg'
Of the submerged Daisy Freeman TO
the underwriters. He was to make
his report to the underwriters, who vii
then decide on the action to be taken.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
first nrize q 500 vas awarded to i. D

first prize Of 500 was awarded to E. D.
Williams, Nutley. n. J., student Of
the international Correspondence
Schools. The company sending Mr.. vii
liams the prize check stated that the
judges Of the contest--the heads Of two
great publishing houses and an adyer-
tising expert were unanimous in
awarding the prize to him for bis mas
terly analysis Of the advertisements
that formed the basis Of the contest.
This is merely one Of a thousand In
stances that 20 TO show the wonderful
work Of the International Correspond
ence Schools, Of Scranton. Pa. Startea
Is years ago with single course pre-
pared to enable the miners Of Pennsyl-
yania to pass the state examinations,
these Schools now offer more than 200
courses of instruction, covering posi-
tions in all Of the best known trades
and professions. The great sum Of one
million dollars has been expended in the
preparation OF special home-study text.
books That the |. G. S. system of
training BY mail is now practically per
feet is shown BY the fact that in nearly
every large industrial concern and in
practically every town and city Of the
United States there are persons that
have risen to high-salaried, responsible
positions by devoting spare hours to
one Of the I. G. s. Courses.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
Two Calls


There was an alarm Of fire sent In NJ
ten minutes 10 Fix last night from
Astor street. The hose wagon and
chemical engine responded and II was
found upon investigation that an old
iiue al che back 81 Hong Wong's Chinese
laundry at 2Ti Astor street had caught
lire, No damage was done except to an
accumulation Of SCOT.
Another alarm was received at . q. m,
This time II proved to be an old II.
foot shack on the Tmllinger Mill prop.
crty, which had been used as a kind Of
cluh.room By lot Of lads, The place
was better burnt but al the same time
the fire was menace TO surrounding
property and 10 the railroad which ad.
Joined 1t. II was also necessary to pro.
tect fish scow which was tied nearby.
The probabilities are that the place was
set on fire,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
MEETING OF BOARD
OF EDUCATION
ELECTION or TEACHERS AND
JAEIToRs FOR COMING YEAR
ELECTION or NEW BOARD MEM
BIER ON JUNE II. ~

The board Of education met In regus
iar session laat evening with all mem.
bers present II being ]. u. Higgins
last rpguiar meeting after II years of
service.
Previous 10 the regnlar order d bust.
ness X. pheny Of the Oregon Mutual
Fire Insurance Company addressed Che
members of The board Ia The interest Of
his company. Making The point that home
industry ought 70 be patronized and
sskingsfor $1,000 policy On each Of the
schooi bnildings. The present policies
expire In July ana the board win con.
sider the request along with the others
nj that time,
BIlIs 10 the amount of Sa2l9.l3 we're
and ordered paid. This In
eiudes The teacher. salaries, Ianitor sal
eries. bond interest ana supplies.
The clerk of the board was instructed
10 post notices Tor the election Of the
new member of the board 10 succeed
j, Il. Higgins. The election will be neld
on June and he win be elected for
q period d five ycars. In precinct ! the
jndgea will be Peter Johansen and Max
Young Ii precinct 2 the judges win be
Robert carruthers aud d. II. Welch,
with Benjamin Hansen. clerk; precinct
., James Finlayson and 7. ]. Goodman,
Judges, with ia I.ewellyn, clerk.
The clerk was instructed TO call the
annual meeting of the board, which, BY
law. Ii held on the third Monday In
June.
Janiior Johansen was transferred
from the Adair school TO the Mcclure
for the coming year
Sallie Gray was elected TO teacher.
ship providing she obtains Arst grade
certificate.
Robert johnson was granted permis.
sion 20 remove the house, IN which he is
living at the present time. from the
ground recently purchased BY him BY
the school board providing that he re-
move the old school building at the
same time. The removals must be ac-
tomplished By September Is and the
rubbish cleared away.
The hoard then adjourned until the
iith Of June when bids on work To be-
done will be opened and passed on.
The following teachers were elected
for the coming year together with their
salaries:
l. N, Garnan, $40; Dora Badollet,
$3.50; j. Gertrude Hulse, $S5; s. X.
Diebel, $50; Jessie Sands, $50; May NJ.
Utzinger, 500; Annie NJ. Powell, $780,
Florence II, Reynolds, $50; Esther An.
derson, $50; Mrs. A. L. Fulton, $64; Mrs.
Margaret Barry, $s5; Mary Garner, 500;
Mary Dcaly, sea; Lucy B. Morton, s55;
Kathryn Shively, s55; Mrs. Jennie
Rusey, so4; Mrs. Mary h. Lemon, 500;
Mrs. A. y. liuden, 500; Kate Sinnott,
s6O; Martha Paldanins, $50; Lille
Lewis, $50; Anna s. Olsen, $3.50; Helen
W. Dickinson, sG4; Ethel 7. Blinn, 500;
Nellie Gerding, $685. G, i. Willcutt. ss5;
Sarah u, Gray, $50; Marie X, Ellefsen,
$50; Lima Liun, 500; Clara G, Barker,
$40; Selma Norberg, $50; Alice M. God.
lard, $50.
The following janitors were elected
also for the coming year.
Louis Agren tAlierbrookl, $25; N. p.
,Iohansen tAdairl. $4T5O; John Riley
tShivelyl, $4l.5O; Mrs. A. Harold (Tay-
lorl, $a5,