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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08


Frederick A. Buase, who has suBs
been elected mayor Of Chicago. e TIE
first Republican to be chosen chief On.
ecutive since 1895 His term % oface
will DO four years. The Issue OF the
campaign was the improvement Of the
local traction systems.
The Democratic party. headed By
Mayor Dunno, stood for immediate mu.
nicipal ownership through eondemna.
ton OF the street car property II the
result could not be obtained In any
other way. The Republican party "a.
vored ordinances which were recently
passed by Democratic city c0uncil
over the veto Of Mayor Dunno. These
ordinances provided for twenty year
franchises for the street car eompa-
niea, the city retaining the right 10
purchase the systems for s5O.OO0.OO0
plus the amount spent for immediate
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
hem side By side With little children

them side BY side with little children
IL bad.
'The California sentiment on the
japanese question has not been thor.
oughiy understood in the east and has
not been made entirely clear here
said DR.. Butter. ''The whole school
question, about which the recent dis
cussion arose, turned IN reality upon
the admission or opposition of adult
japanese side by side with little chill.
Sren In the public schools learning the
English language. As TO the unwisdom
OF this there can hardly be two opin.
ions. In southern California the sent.
ment appears to be very critical OF San
Francisco's position as to japanese I'm
migration as q whole and not In sym
patty with IL Moreover, the people
Of San Francisco are by no means unan.
imOus. and differing opinions are fire.
quently expressed.
The feeling against japanese which
has been voiced largely by the JApa-
nese and Korean Exclusion league did
not have a particularly creditable orr
gin, but has been strengthened among
certain classes who fear the japanese
as competitors. The more thoughtful
CsiifoFnians, however, believe that the
30 called problem Of oriental immigra
ton can be more satisfactorily settled
on national rather than on local lines
and thus conserve the best interests Of
the United States and the dignity OF
the people Of China and Japan. The
more violent expressions In regard to
this matter seem TO me 10 be the least
representative"
DR.. Butler also told something Of the
process Of rebuilding the city that II
now going on.
Knowing San Francisco as well an
did" he said. having followed the
flre by the dispatches and on the map,
was not prepared for the amount and
completeness Of destruction. nor was
At all prepared for the work done
since the Gre. Whole sections OF the
city. especially 10 the north and south.
have been completely or almost com.
pietely rebuilt The more fashionable
and expensive residence sections have
been practically untouched and remain
Just as when the IRE left them. The
business sections are rapidly rebuild
Ing, although aS yet nearly every Inn.
pOrtant business house ia San Fran
cisco is 10 a temporary hAbitn ton"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08

rehabilitation Of the lines. SIX mOathg
notice being necessary Of the eity's
intention 10 acquire the property.
Mayor Busse II native Of Chicago.
was educated IN the public schools and
Is one Of the largest coal dealers In the
city Ten years ago be was elected 70
the Legislature. IN which be served six
years. part Of the time IS stats ssnA-
tor. In 1902 be was chosen state treas
ureF. aud In December. 1905. President
Roosevelt appointed him pootmastsg Of
Chicago.
Physical disability prevented ME.
Busss from taking an active part IN
the mayoraity campaign. lie was q
passenger on the Pennsylvania rail-
road -filer' which jumped the tracks
near JohnstowD. Pa. q few weeks 40
ana was severely ininrs6
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
Taft and De EisVS9oT Boy.

Secretary Taft. too. Il not aTerse %
smiling occasionally through the cracks
IN the political stone wall which con.
fronts tbs statesman.
Just before bis trip 70 Panama be
went 70 the New willard to attend q
banquet and was met At the door By q
diminutfvs beilboy, who. pridlnB him
self on the recognition Of q celebrity
and an occasion, approached the Taft
party with:
Its on the tenth floor, Secretary
Taft. but I'll tote you upF'
The secretary, digFeganalng the fact
that the pocket edition Of . southern
gentleman was waving him toward the
sloVaAog doog. turnSd 10 q companion
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
BUTLER ON JAPANESE.

olsasrS@ WITH Prssidsat's Stand en-
the eehOol Question.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president q
Columbia university. returned from bis
honeymoon trip to the Pacific coast full
Of Impressions OF san Francisco and
California, says the New York Trib.
une. After personal observation DR..
Butler says that he dlsagrses win
President ROossyslt's stand on the Jap
aBese question. He believes that the
people Of San Francisco are fully Justi-
hed In excluding them from thelF
schools Dr. Butler says most Of the
japanese who try to enter the schools
are grown men. ana he thinks there Il
no doubt that tie policy % placing
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Following lie a list Of real estate
transfers for Kootenai county as fur
nisbed by the Panhandle Abstract
company:
q. S. to Jerry Collinger, sw Or Of
section 20, township So, range 2
west.
william Stout to J. y. RGusb, sW
or of sW or Of section %, township
SO, range vest, e40O.
W. ]. Seat to Carrie B. Kitchen.
lot 6, section /, township so, range
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
ana remarked;

ana remarked:
u am not surprised that the midget
offers to tote my 275 pounds up ten
stories after the way certain great
and good friends have been trying %
boost me into the supreme court
bench. Human Life.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-05

width of gutter will be . feet. Thick.
ness of gutter will be 60 inches to be
constructed in one piece. having the
body composed of one part Portland
cement and 3 parts selected gravel
from St Francois river, with a finish
ing coat composed Of equal parts OF
cement and sand.
Curb and gutter to have n G.inch
cinder foundation
THIRD. After cXCayating or fill.
Ing the sub.grade II shall be thor,
oughly rolled and cOmpIcled and
upon this suh-Gradc shall he placed a
concrete foundation > inches thick
composed Of one part Portland &C..
ment and parts gravel, covering the
entire space between concrete gut
ters.
FOURTH. Upon the concrete
foundation shall be spread course
of sand one and onc.half inches thick
to form a bedding for the bricks.
FIFTH, Upon the sand cushion
shall be laid course of Nitrifled Paw
ing Bricks OF first class quality set
on edge at right angles to street so
as to break joints.
SIXTH. The joints between the
bricks to be filled with grout com
posed of cement and sand in equal
rarts and wettcd so as to make a
thin mortar.
SEVENTH That this resolution
be published for two consecutive
weeks In some weekly newspaper
printed and published in the City of
Pennington. Missouri, and II a ma
jority of the resident owners OF prop
orty. liable under the law to taxation
therefor at the date Of the passage Of
this resolution who shall own ma
iority of the front feet owned by res
dents of said City OF Pennington
aforesaid abutting on the portions Of
the streets hereinbcfOre named and
designated to be repaired. shall not
within ten days after the date Of the
last publication Of this resolution
aforesaid, file with the Clerk OF the
City Of Pennington aforesaid their
protest against said Improvements
then the Council shall have power TO
cause q contract or contracts to be
let 10 the lowest and best bidder for
said work and Improvements, on the
plans and specifications filed therefor
with the said City Clerk by the City
Engineer and cause the costs Of said
work and improvements to be levied
and assessed against the lots and
pieces Of land and ground fronting
or abutting on the portion or portions
Of the street or streets hercinbefOre
named and designated and proposed
to be improved rs herelnbefore speci.
fled. and It further appearing 10 the
Council of said city Of Pennington
that the general revenue fund Of said
city Is not suiiicinct TO warrant the
bringing of the above named portions
OF the therein named streets to the
established grade Of the city, II Is
hereby further ordered that the cost
Of bringing said streets hcreinbeforc
named and designated to grade shall
he included in the special assessment
aforesaid
PASSED AND APPROVED, this
18th day Of June, A. D. 1907,
GEO. NJ WILSON, Mayor.
s. l.. ASBURY, Clerk
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-05
STREET IMPROVEMENT REsoLU'
TON.
JEFFERSON. WASHINGTON, AND
LIBERTY STREETS BORDERING
on PUBLIC SQUARE.

BE IT RESOLVED. by the Board OF
Aldermen of the City of Farming
ton. Missouri as follows:
That the Council of the City OF
Pennington. Missouri, deems and
RndG I. necessary to improve that
..,,tion of cash Jefferson, Wa9hinT
ion and Liberty Streets In said city
bordering upon and composing the
streets on the east, west and north
sides of said public square, or court
house. said improvements TO be as
follows:
FIRST. The streets shall be grad.
ed so that the curb lines hereinafter
described and the center lines be-
tween same will be the established
grade of the said streets and the por.
tlons thereof hcreinbforc named and
designated The side of the curb
nearest center OF street Is called Face
of Curb or Curb Face, and all hori'
zontal measurements, unless other
wise qualified, refer to the street SIDE
Of the curb. All levels or grades,
unless otherwise qualified, refer to
ton of the curb All measurements
referring to present sidewalks refer to
the edge of walk nearest center OF
street and all levels or. grades refer TO
top of walk at this point.
Curb Lines, Grades, etc.
The west curb on Jefferson Street
will be ~ feet east OF west line OF
street and the east curb VIII be ~
feet west of west curb, On north
side of Columbia Street the curb viii
be $40 feet below walk and at the
south line OF Liberty Street It will be
ITO feet below walk. East curb VIII
be $40 feet lower than west curb al
center OF square and will extend In
each direction with uniform grade &c
ioin on to curbs at Columbia Street
and Liberty Street.
The north curb of Liberty Street
will be Is feet south Of north line o.
street and the south curb Will be II
feet south Of north curb. At the cas-
line of Jefferson Street the north curl
will be ITO feet below walk and a
the west line OF Washington Street i
will be 1900 feet below walk. The
south curb will be 5'l0 feet highe
than the north curb.
The east curb on Washington
Street will be IL feet west OF cas-
street line and the west curb will b.
As feet west OF east curb. The cas-
curb will be 5-10 feet below walk oil
the north side OF Columbia Stree
and half way between Columbia ant
Liberty Streets IL will be $40 fee
below walk. At the south side o
Liberty Street 1t will be $40 feet be
low walk. West curb will be 2-10 fee
higher than east curb at center o
square and will extend with uniform
grade In each direction to join on Il
curb at Columbia Street and Libert!
Street. Curves OF 20 feet radius Il
, be used at northwest, northeast ant
southwest corners of Court Hous'
Square and curve Of so feet radius a
southeast corner of said square
Curbs of all streets leading into Of
crossing said streets aforesaid at the
corners thereof located upon any por
ton Of said streets designated fol-
improvements aforesaid shall bs
curved at corners with \ radius Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-05
Street Improvement Resolution

COLUMBIA STREET BETWEEN THE
EAST LINE OF MAIN STREET AND
WEST LINE OE FRANKLIN ST,
IN THE CITY OF FARMINATuN,
MISSOURI.
BE il resolved by the Board of Alder
men of the City Of Pennington, III the
State of Missouri, as follows:
That the Council of the City OF Farm
inpton, Missouri, deems and finds it
necessary to improve that portion of
Columbia Street III the city Of Farming
ton, Missouri, lying and being that por-
ton of said Columbia street lying be-
tween the east line of Main street and
the west line of Franklin street in
said city, said improvements to be as
follows:
FIRST.-Tbe said portion of said
Columbia street shall be graded so that
the curblines hereinafter mentioned and
described and the center lines between
same will be the established grade Of
| the aforesaid portion Of said street. The
side of curb nearest the center OF street
is called FACE OF CURB or CURB FACE,
and all horizontal measurements, unless
otherwise qualified, refer to the street
side of the curb. All levels or grades,
unless otherwise qualified, refer to top
of curb. All measurements referring
TO present sidewalks refer to the edge
OF walk nearest center of street, and all
levels or grades refer to top of walk at
this point.
NORTH CURB.
At the west line of Main street the
north curb will be 3 feet J south OF
walk and 7-Io feet below II. At the east
elm of Henry street 2 feet and inches
south and 4-Io below walk. At the Yves;
side of Henry street 2 feet inches
south and o-Io feet below walk. A,
point IS feet west of west line OF Henry
treet l foot below walk. At east side
of Jackson street 3 feet 6 inches south
and 35-Ioo feet below walk. AT west
side OF Jackson street ) feet 9 inche;
south and 25-Ioo feet below walk, Al
point as feet west OF west line OF Jack
son street 3-Io feet below walk. At cas-
side of Washington street :, feet and !
inches below walk. Al point 100 fee
west of east line of Washington street .
feet inches south and a-Io feet below
walk At east side of Jefferson street .
feet j" south and $40 feet below walk
At west side OF Jefferson street S fee
south of and ITO feet below walk, SO a:
to make straight line from Main stree
to west line of Jefferson street.
At east line of Franklin street 6 fee
s incees south of and ITO feet below
walk. At the west line of Franklin
street the north curb will be feet south
Of and A-io feet below walk.
| SOUTH CURB.
The south curb of Columbia street
from the east line of Main street wesi
to the west line Of Jefferson street shall
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-05

be parallel to and IS feet south OF the
north curb. At the west line of Frank
lin street ii will be 90 feet inches from
north curb
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-05

COLUMBIA STREET BETWEEN THE
EAST LINE OF MAIN STREET AND
WEST LINE OE FRANKLIN ST,
IN THE CITY OF FARMINATuN,
MISSDI-R
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21

1t is said the new pure food
law has caused the announce.
ment that Sears. Roebuck &
Co., will discontinue their gro
Gerry department.. A large
amount of the goods they han
die come under the ban of tie
new law, which prohibits adul.
terations of all sorts. -Warrens-
burg Journal. Democrat.
If this be true of groceries,
why is it not true of all other
classes of goods they sellP 1t
is without doubt true that the
goods these houses send out
must be of cheap class and it
is pity that a DISQUALIFICATION
law could, not be in effect all
down the line, -Moberly Demo
crat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Divorced.

Ed Bower was granted a di-
vorce from his wife, Pearl
Bower. at Palmyra, Thursday.
Judge Eby first tried to cause a
reconciliation between the es-
tranged ones, but Mr.. Bower
would listen to his pleadings
on only one basis, aud that Wa s:
She must cut loose from her
family,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Dan Cupid.

Tuesday night was a busy one
for Little Dan Cupid at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. S,
Sharp.
Miss Bessie Sharp and Miss
Myrtle Lopgmire entertained
twenty five friends at a Valeu.
tine party
Little Miss Robertshaw re.
ceived the guests and played
the part of Dan. The home was
a scene of artistic decorations
and the colors. red and white,
carried out in the refreshments.
There was some guessing
done but that Is always the case
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21

for Little Dan cannot always
tell at the time whether the ar
row from his bow went true to
the mark or whether his culver
was emptied for naught.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Beautiful Framed Picture.

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OF st. Louis, Mo-, is giving away
a beautifully framed picture,
size SIKH inches to every one
sending 81 for a years subscrip-
tion to their great semi. weekly
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Dr.. Hornbdck, Oculist and '
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Three Hounds

Thursday Vint G. SpaIding
shipped one of his fancy fox
hounds to John Epperson, Bid
die, Mo-, and two of the same
class of beauties to Charles
Willard, Lorraine, Ill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21

Richard Johnson has bought
two lots in the east part of the
city from Mrs. Frances r.
Fielder Moncton. Consideration
private,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21

DO You Suffer From Kidney TroubIesl
We guarantee one bottle of Smiths
sure Kidney Cure to benefit or cure,
or your druggist will refund your
money. Price so ceuts.-L. J, Yates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Not If We Knew it.

If you were gong to make
civic righteous hash, would you
pepper it with IS 900 donation
from Col. ]. Fl. CarrollP-Macon
Times.Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
SPIRIT OF THE
STATE PRESS.
Dyer Can Easily Stop II,

"The damned people" will let
up on young Dyer just as soon
as be comes to and tells them
where that $61, 500 is at.-Boon.
vile Advertiser
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
DE-. Hornback, Oculist and
A = It, Hannibal, Mo.
Two TrampS.

Thirteen was the unlucky
number or date for two tramps
who broke into the Rock Lick
sch oil house and swiped every
thing that was not nailed down.
John W. Stephens nabbed them
ard jagged them for the Rails
cuunry officers,
S'eriff H. A. Adkisson came
the city Thursday for the
prisoners and spirited them over
H. ne to the little stone house
y lie Kingdom of Rails.
SIS Mae Jackson has been
sitting Shelbina relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Those Innocent Little Rs.

A famous historical saying
might be adopted by the Prohi-
bitionists with a little modifica-
ton as follows: Rum, rumpus
and rebellions-Sarcoxie Record,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Counting

Thursday, the Burditt heirs
after an agreement TO have a
partition sale, visited the Capt..
tol of Marion.
There was also a number in
terested in the Haney partition
suit,
Those called to Palmyra by
the two cases were: Ed Burditt.
Wlll MuEgrove, d. M. Proctor,
Bub Tulley, Robert Sandlfer.
Rails Calvert, H. 1, Lear, God.
frey Discher, Robert and Roy
Meriwether and r. S McClintic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Supposed That Folk Had

David A. Ball of Pike County
has launched his gubernatorial
boom. His platform is "a
square deal and a cleap-out of
the gangs" BY the way, we
thought Folk had cleaned out
all the ngs,-Salisburv Press
Spectator.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21

Frank Garner, of Bevler, has
been visiting mis- parents, An
drew Garner and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-02-21
Think Twice Before You Shoot.

The SIS, 100000 just added to
our enormous pension expenses
may help us to think a little be-
fore starting any foolish war
Pierce City Leader.