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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
CITY ELECTION
 ON TUESDAY There Will Be Opposition to Movement to Annex Ger tain Territory Outside of Corporate Limits.
JUDGES ARE, NAMED
Democratic Nominee, Have No Opno- sltl0h-fOllln@ Places-Sheriff Philp0t Issues Proclamation CIos- ing Saloons-New City Officers.

None of the Democratic nomi- nees for city offices will have op- position at the municipal election to be held in this city Tuesday. One of the most important mat ters to be considered at the cleo tlon, however, is the matter of extending the city limits of Pine Bluff on every side, so as to an- nex residents and property in a strip one-half mile wide around the city. Many of the persons liv- ing outside of the city at present do not wish to be annexed to Pine Bluff as taxpayers. They declare that it will be a burden on them to be in the city limits and that they are not able to pay the ad- diional city taxes.
 These residents will have no vote at the municipal election on Tuesday, because they are not now residents of the city and have no vote on city affairs. They expect to do some campaigning, however, on election day to defeat the amendment. They are also to be given a hearing by County Judge James Gould before he issues the order directing the city to annex the territory, provided the amend ment passes at the polls Tuesday. There is every reason to believe that the amendment will pass without trouble. The majority of local citizens favor the enlarge ment of the city limits.
 All of the local saloons will be closed Tuesday, by orders of Sheriff c. M. Philpot, who has al- ready issued proclamation to that effect. The city officers to be elected, who were nominated at the primaries in January, are:
 w. l.. Toney, mayor; J. P. Alex ander, city treasurer; J. R. Stewart, police judge; aldermen: John Dell mon, First ward; William Nichol, Second ward; Doctor A. c. Jordon, Third ward; Gabe Meyer, Fourth ward
 The polling places and the judges who will serve are:
 First ward, Brookhill Hotel-M. Holland, J. A. Frazier, John Wal lac,.
 Second ward, Alexander Broth CTS store-M. J. Mead, w. J. Parkes, A. H. Haynes.
 Third ward, Wells stable-Yates Van Valkenburg, A. s. Trigg. Miles Donaldson.
 Fourth ward, Cotton scales No. Tom Sparks, A. McNulty, Mack Cook.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
LVER1ON COL, OWNS ITS OWN PUBLIC UTILITIES AND NOT
 ONE CENT OF MUNICIPAL TAXES ARE LEVIED IN THE CITY

spIendidly lighted With 2,000-candle- power are lights on the streets and with thirty-two candle-power incan- descent lamps in all the alleys, at a saving of $1,2o0 per annum.
 siIyerton people pay lower light and water rates than do those of any other town i'll the state today, and the beauty of it all is that there still remains, after all expenses are paid, a handsome profit besides, amply suf- ficent, together with the ordinary sa- loon licenses, fines, etc, collected, % pay all the expenses of running the city government, and there is not one cent of municipal tax levied ill the town. The city also has perfect sewer system which cost $17,000, and it is all paid for. It has a first-class fire department equipment and owns it's own street sprinkling outfit, teams, wagons, etc., for doing public work, The municipal appropriation just lildue loi lHt eueulnS sedf la poo,Vo3 for all purposes, and not a dollar of taxes have been collected to meet it. When the light and water bonds are fully cancelled, further reductions in the charges for light and water will be made, and still the city govern ment's expenses will be fully met without taxation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
CHANCERY COURT
 AT STAR CITY

Chancellor John NJ. Elliott will go to Star City, Lincoln county, Monday to hold a session of the Lincoln chancery court. He ex- poets to dispose of much business during the week. Judge Elliott stated that he would probably re- turn home Thursday or Friday. F. B. Houston and Attorneys Creed Caldwell, and Nick Can't are to accompany him there.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

Note the Prices

N We have about S2000.00 worth of Car= pet that we are anxious 10 dispose ot right quick.
 still have quite selection. We hav: good many single patterns of Brussels. Velvets and Mooucts with from 20 to 40 yards, that we will give exceptional tow prices, way below cost. to close them out.
 Brussels Carpet, worth $l.00. now csc. Velvet Carpet, worth SIPS. now S5c. noquet Carpet, worth $l.4o. now S5c. Administer Carpet, worth l.5O. now 95c. Rhodes=Haverty Furniture Co
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
High Rates Prevailed.

The old water company claimed the right and did charge rates which net ted them 10 per cent. annually on $71,- 900, claiming their system to be worth that amount of money. After investigating the matter the town au- thorities concluded the water system could be easily duplicated for $4O,0O0. All this time the county assessors
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
People Became Disguised.

After varied and highly unsatis- factory experience of some twenty years with privately owned light and water plants the people of this little mountain city became thoroughly dis
 satisfied and disguested with the ser vice they recieved. They also had
 their eyes opened very widely 70 the fact that the water and light companies were not here for their health, neither were they doing bus
 mess for fun or through philanthropy ic motives. The people observed the men and the methods which domi- mated the water and light companies. They finally concluded the methods were rotten and the men but ordi- nary mortals, no abler in any respect than the common run of business men. They figured out that these corpor
 ations were making enormous profits upon their investments and were ra- pidly becoming wealthy from what the people paid them. Then the peo- pie of Silverton concluded that if thse companies could make money out of the light and water business the town could do the same, and give the citizens the benefit, instead of em- blowing some one to act as guardian for them at very high wage scale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
TO THE PUBLIC.

have ooen,,l up an up~to-date soda foua:lin and confectionery store, and in Con 1ectiol will serve light luacaus. Fountain nicely sit uater. Cor er Sixth and Hick " street. Your patronage solicited. w. ". F. MOORE-
 Old Phone 10S7.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
Sets Good Example.

What Silverton has accomplished in the line of municipal ownership can be accomplished by any city, small or large, providing the matter is gone about in business-like man. ner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

sinking fund, and the redemption of four $1,000 bonds This year 15 per cent reduction on the present rates to water consumers was made, and it is figured that when the wa ter bonds are all taken up a still further reduction of 30 per cent. can easily be made in the rates.
 City Held Up.
 For over thirteen years the Silver ton Electric Light and Power Compa- ny held franchise and furnished the city and private consumers very or dinary service, for which they charg- ed the usual extortionate corporation rates. All this time the city paid the company an average of $100 per month or lighting it's streets with small thirty-two candle-poWer incan- descent lamps, the alleys of the town not being lighted at all. Finally the company became so arrogant in the treatment of it's patrons and the ser vice reached such an abominable stage that the people rebelled and de- manded that the council submit the question of a bond issue for the pur- pose of putting in a municipal cleo tric light system. This was done in the fall of 1901, but owing to the strenuous methods adopted by the electric light company in the cam paign the bond issue was defeated Againn, at the regular spring elec- ton, in 1902, the proposition was sub mitted to the voters, and this time it carried by an overwhelming ma jority and a bond issue of $11.500 was authorized, to which amount was |'added $11,500 from the city treasury, and the city established an electric light system of it's own, which up to date has cost $33,5O0, on which the town does not owe one penny, except on the S11,500 per cent bonds, which are all held by Silver ton people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
We Invite Your Inspection

of our high class fabrics in exclusive patterns, the just something different kind from the ordinary offerings. Eisenkramer the Tailor over Citizens street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

]" :" i" a # a' # Without dou5t sifyerton. Col, < is the banner municipal owner :. ship of public utilities" town in : the entire West today. Silver < ton has been through the mill 9f <. experience in this matter Sire # has profited by the lessons she &
 has learned, and her citizens * could not be induced to discard * present methods and return again * to the old way of doing things. * * * < # * < Silverton, Colo.-Municipa owner- ship of public utilities is a subject which is just now receiving wide spread attention all over the United States, and more especially through out the busy, hustling west, where new ideas are not only first evolved, but where they are first put into prac- tical operation. In a number of Col orado towns this spring will be sub mitted to the people whether or not their city governments shall take over to themselves and transact the business of the people, particularly in the way of electric lights and wa tes. or whether they shall again grant franchises to private corpora tons for a long term of years and ornn 10 the burden of paying tribute to the
 greed of soulless corporations for two of the most important essentials of life-l9ht and water. Were the taxpayers in the various communi- ties in which this matter is to be submitted to vote fully posted as to the possibilities of municipal own ership of everyday necessities, there would be no question as to the out come of the elections. But in many cases the people are not educated up to the standard of thoroughly un- derstanding the great benefits that Ehey might enjoy from voting for Municipal ownership; they are over awed by the statements of tn cor porations that the people cannot tram sact their own business, threats are
 made. intimation is made use of, and finally the people, in most cases, successfully look after their own af- fairs, and they go on paying some private corporation mighty big wages to do their business for them.
 Si1yerton Leads Procession.
 Without doubt, Silverton, Colo, is the banner municipal ownership
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
Charges Reduced One.Third.

The present revenue from water rentals is about sS,S00 per year. The Dr:ent water rates to consumers are one-third less than they were former ly and the town makes a saving of s2,2o0 per year in fire hydrant rem yals. Besides all this the earnings from the system have been sufficient to pay for all improvements made, op- erating expenses, interest on bonds,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

books showed the water company to be paying taxes on valuation of but $15, ,000. There was a screw loose somewhere, and the people soon be- came Convinced that they were not only paying for their water at good, stiff rates, but that they were also paying 10 per cent on something like $55,000 worth of watered stock. For nineteen years Silverton paid the wa ter company $2,200 per annum for fire hydrant rentals, making a total of s41,Soo, Or an amount in excess of what good judgment showed the en- tire system was worth, and at the end of that time the city had noth- ing tangible to show for it's outlay.
 Forced to Sell.
 Finally, at a special election in 1901 bonds to the amount of $40,000 Were voted for the' purpose of either buy ing the water company's plant or putting in an entire new system. The old company spurned the offer of $40000 fro it's holdings and stoutlr held out for $75,000, and it was oniy after threats of condemnation unde. the Bucklin public utility act to as certain the real value of the sys- tenn, that the company consented 10 accept the offer of $40,O00 and sur water bonds issued by the town were all takn up by citizens of Silverton. and double the amount could have been disposed of righe here at home
 Since the city has been supplying itslf with water, $17,5000 worth of inn provements have been made on the water system in the way of securing additional supply and extending the mains. Two thousand seven hundred dollars more will be spent on the system this year, after which it is estimated nothing beyond ordinary re-
 pairs will be necessary for many years to come, and Silverton will have water system fully equal to the demands of city of 10000 in habitants. The water furnished is of the finest quality in the world, and is brought from two sources-Bear Creek and Boulder Creek-about three miles uD the canyons. by Dipe lines, to a reservoir situated half mile from town at an elevation of 190 feet, which gives N powerful gravity pressure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

NGH RATES CHARGED BY PRIVATE CoRPOR-
 ATIONs FOR WATER AND LIGHT CAUSED REBELLION AMONG TAXPAYERS WHO DE
 HANDED AND OBTAINED CITY OWNERSHIP
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

For wall paper and paint see Claud Clegg and company. AT Main street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
Si1yerton Leads Procession.

Without a doubt, Silverton' Colo, is the banner municipal oWnershlp of public utilities" town in the en- tire west today. Silverton has been through the mill of experience in
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30
ESTHER MITCHELL CONF.
DENT THAT SOME DAY
CREFFIELD WILL
RETURN.
She Is Enjoying the Best of Health
and is a Favorite at the Asy-
lum-Is Permitted to Roam
? "a About the Grounds,

Seattle, WASH, April 27.-Still
believing that some day Crefield,
the Oregon Holy Roller, who was
killed in Seattle, last July, by Geo.
Mitchell, will return. Esther Mitch.
ell Is spending her days in the
Western Washington asylum for
the insane at Stellacoom. She still
clings to old beliefs and ideals, and
believes that she did right when
she shot and killed her brother,
George.
The country air and simple life
have succeeded iu restoring to her
face the color that was paled by her
long Incarceration in the county
Jail after she committed the crime.
Her physical health is almost per.
feet. She has won the admiration
of those in charge at that institu'
ton by her willingness to do minor
tasks in the women's yard, and bel
cheerful disposition has made her 6
favorite among the more rationa
inmates of the asylum, who number
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30
At Bellfountain.

Martin Williams died of pneu-
monia Monday night at the home
of his son, J. e. Williams of this
place. The interment was in Simp.
son cemetery Wednesday at II o.
clock.
Miss F4oy Hawley returned home
the first of the Wetk.
Dale Perrin was in Corvallis Tues
day, having his wheel repaired.
We suppose he intends to keep out
of the way of Mr.. Walters and his
auto.
Lawrence Dyre is visiting friends
in this place again after an ab.
sence of tonr years.
Mr.. Bowman died at the poor
farm Monday night. He had been
a county charge for years and was
about ninety.four years old.
Mr.. Handchew lost valuable
horse last week. At the high pri-
ces that horses are selling at, he
can not affurd to lose many.
Murl Howard of o. A. c., came
up Tuesday to attend the funeral
of his grandfather Williams.
The social to be given Friday
Fevening at the Old Fellows hall
promises to be a,9very enjoyable
afsir.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

subjects. The Harmann case is one

subjects. The Hermann case is one
Of them.
"You don't say" remarked Puter,
before be had time to hunt up his
famous smile and put it on straight.
'Well, I didn't expect it," he
went on, as he rubbed bis eyes, for
he bad already been working sever.
al hours in the rather unsatisfacto.
~ light of his reception room below
the sherif1's office.
Il gave them enough dope to
send him.over the road alone, and
I had no idea my long trip to Wash
ington would be all in vain. And
then there was plenty of other evil
dence to show he had destroyed
those letter files on which charge
be was originally indicted. They
showed plenty of motive for this
act, and if I am any Judge of evl.
dence, I can't for the life Of me see
how he got out from under, when
he had it coming.
Say, juries are funny things,
anyway. The easiest I thought he
could possibly get was hung ju-
ry."
"Oh, well," and Steven A. Doug
las Puter sighed, ''that is only a
starter for my friend Biuger. They
will get him out here in Oregon all
right" and Steve looked longingly
at his typewriter, as If be would
like to jot down a few thoughts while
his impressions were hot.
"No monkey business in Ore
gon," and Puter's smile went or
shift. II shall leave room enough
in my forthcoming work to dwell
on the various movements in the
/ Hermann case" and the cold gray
eyes of the prisoner had not a touch
of mercy in it.
IL shall have more or less to say
about it. I understand it won't b
long before he will be brought ou
here to face trial on some of hi
other fraudulent operations"
! Puter had previously stated tha
the judge tried to hold the jury q
closely as possible to the burning o
he letter files, stripping off all tn
other evidences OF fraud which ha,
to be injected in the testimony t
. show motive for the destruction Q
, the books.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

Portland, April 27.-'The YER
dict of not guilty in the Binger
Hermann trial is miscarriage OF
justice and shows the necessity OF
having juries of the highest stand
ard in the trial Of cases." said Unit
ed States District Attorney William
c. Bristol when informed of the
verdict at Washington.
II say this because there is nc
doubt 10 my mind thatthf evidence
presented at the trial was conclu'
sive proof Of Hermann's guilt,
continued Mr.. Bristol. ''When
say this I do not mean to cast any
reflections on the honesty of the
Jurors, but 1 do believe that in case:
of similar nature they ehould bt
locked up during the trial"
Mr.. Bristol refused to talk fur.
ther for publication about the trial
and when asked whether Hermann
would be tried in Portland,. statee
that Francis J. Heney was il
cha-ge Of the Oregon cases and tha
he could notspesk for Mr.. Heney
1t is considered certain, however
that the Oregon congressman viii
he brought to Oregon for trial Il
the Blue Mountain clse, in whicl
he was indicted with Senator Johl
H. Mitchell and others. Herman,
was not tried, having secured
severance because of his trial il
Washington.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

Portland, April 27.-Portland
Telegram: In Steve Puter's book.
space must be given to a new and
unexpected chapter. This decision
was reached without much notice
to the publishers, when Telegram
man advised the eminent land fraud
king and literature, in his apart
ments at the Stevens hotel this
morning, that his old friend Binger
Hermann had been acquitted by
the jury in Washington.
The pages of this new chapter
will be Of asbestos, triple-ply, $50
test, and on its indestructible woof
will be emblazoned few choice
remarks about the Hermann ac-
quittal. It will, in all probability,
be couched in terms that will make
the thunders of Jove seem gentle
as the cooling of doves.
Mr.. Puter feels deeply on some
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

Washington, April 27.-Not gull
ty was the verdict of the jury after
Fl hours of deliberation in the case
against Bingsr Hermann on the
charge of destroying government
records by burning 35 letter press
copy-books when Hermann left the
general land Office, of which he had
been commissioner.
Soon after Judge Stafford reached
i, the courtroom this morning the jury
filed In and asked for additional in.
structions. They again retired and
returned at IL .45 this afternoon
with the verdict of acquittal, hav.
ing been out since $3.50 yesterday
afternoon.
After the verdict was read Her
mann said: 1T Is wnat I expected
1 am innocent and my friends al
ways believed me 60. I am greatly
pleased to have my honor vindicat
ed"
Ths jury in their request for in
structions asked Judge Stafford tt
repeat again the detinetion of a gov
ernment record. Under the detini
ton given them by the court, th'
jury found that thee tettet-pres
copy books were not government
recorde. '.es; - = I. :.
According to statement mad
by one of the jurors after they wer
discharged, a large MATS of the tes
timony introduced by the prosecu
tion was given little weight, as tn
jury considered that much of th
evidence giving the inference {
fraudulent deals by Hermann ha
no bearing on the question of whett
er government records had been d.
stroyed by him.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

more than 1000.
The officials at the asylum have
90 fear that the girl slayer will at
tempt to eecape and no guard ia
placed over her, with the exception
of locking her room at night.
She is permitted to roam about the
grounds with the other inmates
and her treatment is far different
from what she would receive if che
were an inmate of the women's
ward in the penitentiary.
Esther never speaks of the shoot
ing incident, but if it is mentioned
she insists that she did right in
killing George. No remorse is shown.
Her relations with Creffield che still
considers quite proper and fails to
understand why they should have
been objected to by her family.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

Washington, April 26.-Thejury
which is trying Binger Herman on
the charge of destroying government
records of his correspondence while
commissioner of the gensral land
office, retired at 3;27 P. M. today.
after stormy scene between law
yers, during which the lie was
passed. At 10 o'clock the jury was
locked up for the night, having
failed to agree, and no verdict can
be returned until court convenes at
9;45 A. M. tomorrow. -
All evening Hermann and his
wife waited In the Office of their
son-in-law, H. P. Galley, just across
the street from the court, hoping
for verdict. They went home
when the jury was locked up.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30
JURY FINDS LETTER BOOKS
NOT GOVERNMENT >
RECORDS.
Took Jcry Twenty.One Hours to
Arrive at an Agreement and
e s.,. Additional Instructions
Were Asked-Much
Evidence Thrown
ba Out.

San Francisco, April 27.-Fran-
els J. Heney today declared that
Binger Harmann's acquittal in
Washington will have no effect upon
his trial at Portland under the in.
dictments returned against him for
completely in the land frauds.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

EGGS from thoroughbred brown
leghorns. fifty cents per setting
Independent phone, 421 Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-30

BEST BREAD and pastry can be
obtained at Starts Bakery.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-07
ARIZONA coMMERcIAL.

Arizona Commercial has at length become large and steady shipper Of copper ore. The company last spring gave up all thought of production in order to complete four miles of rail road which would put it in connec- tion with the outside world Previous to the time of stopping work Arizona Commercial had more than paid it's way from ore shipments, notwith- standing the fact that all ore had to be freighted by team to the railroad and smelters four miles away The railroad, owing to no fault of the company was delayed and delayed until it Is now ready for use to one portion of the company's property, but with this outlet very nearly 200 tons of ore a day are being shipped. which will give the company an in come of from s40,000 to $500 per month. It now looks as if the com pany had seen it's hardest days and that the time is shortly coming when will realize all the benefits that Its big ore bodies promise for it.