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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-25
MAKES TWO at
TEMPTS To LIB
ERATE HIM
SELF.

Two unsuccessful attempts at
Jail breaking were made by Tim
Coleman, the young man who was
arrested last week and confined in
Jail, for burglarizing M. M. Yirt's
saloon.
The first attempt to free himself
was made last Friday night. He
had concealed in his cell small
piece Of meat saw blade and with
this he worked nearly all of Friday
night on the lock of the cell, which
was discovered by the officers Sat
urday morning when his cell was
unlocked to give him breakfast.
He had managed to get his hand
out through one of the small
openings in the iron door down to
the lock and sawed the staple of
the lock in two places, nearly in
two, and no doubt would have
accomplished his job by getting
out had not the officers discovered
it just at that time.
The other attempt to get away
was discovered Monday evening
about $50 o'clock. Deputy Sber-
iff Grayham went to the prisoners
cell about 8 o'clock to take him to
supper when he told the officer
that he did not wish to 60 to sup
per and asked for some cheese and
crackers which were given him in
his cell. After some little time
Mr.. Grayham became suspicious
that something was wrong from
the fact that be would not partake
of supper and concluded that he
would go to the cell and make an
investigation. On going into the
cell he pulled the prisoners bed
from the south-end corner and was
surprised to find that the bed was
covering an opening ia the bottom
of the cell, the floor of the same
being two-inch plank, the remain
ing part of the cell being steel
lined. IN making the opening in
the floor he used a pocket knife to
cut away enough of the flooring
to give him ample room to get
through to work on the wall of the
building and by SO doing it made
it easy for him to remove several
brick, making hole nearly large
enough for him to crawl through.
By removing some of the dirt from
under the cell, it would not have
taken him long to have made his
escape. After the discovery was
made he was Immediately placed
in another cell and securely hand
cuffed.
After the prisoner had made his
first attempt to escape he was again
searched but nothing was found
on his person or in the cell which
would give him the use OF tools
of any kind with which to help
free himself, and it is puzzle to
the officers as to how and where
he got the saw blade and knife.
As it is the officers have the sat
isfaction of knowing that after all
his hard work and narrow escapes
in getting away, they still have
Mr.. Coleman within their clutches.
He claims to be only lS years of
age, but he looks older, and is
probably 81 or % years old, and
says his home is in Kansas.
There is no doubt but what he
| is a hardened criminal and one on
whom the officers should keep q
close watch.
A Des Moines man carried on 3
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-25

A Des Moines man carried on
conversation with the surgeons
while they amputated one of his
legs. He may have something
more to say while they pull the
other one.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-25

Assessment work has been done
on 100 claims at Dyke, district
in the northern part of Humboldt
county.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24

kind, a sugar facto y being one OF
the probable industries as soon as
the land is brought under cultiva-
tion With abundant power close
at hand. with raw materials Of var
ious kinds in easy reach. and with
infn te productive capacities. the
outlook for manufacturing Is good
One of the notable features 81 the
project is the fall OF SEQ feet from
the upper to the lower end OF tie
tract. This would be enou h to
carry a torrent that would destroy
tn whole works, if proyisi n were
not made to control it. This will
be done by stepping down" from
one level to another. At one place,
it is proposed to make a 200-foot
fall, utilizing a canyon for ways
Tor the lower end OF the canal. This
would make poser proposition
second only t, the great Snake riv-
er itself. The plans are not fully
developed, bu there may be other
such propositions necessary. only
on a smaller scale
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
JOLLY SALTLAKERS
IS Business Men OF Zion Touring
Idaho for Future Trade.
Meet Cordial Receptson All Through
Idaho, But None Other Quite so
Good as Shosbone--Go
North and West.

They didn't say whether they
were Mormons, or whether they
had any creed Whatsoever; and you
couldn't tell by looking at their
teeth Just what they ate or how old
they were. But the Sa LaEers
who were here last night were a
Jolly bunch, and the fact that they
lengthened their stay to 8 hours in
stead of q as originally planned,
showed that they were well pleased.
And then their sm les were so
wide that they had to edge side
ways through the do 7 when they
finally broke away.
When the train got in, it was
met by the business men of the
town, as a reception committee A
number Of ladies were there also,
and the school children sang ida
no" for them in a most pleasing
manner. Most OF the guests m de
the circuit of the town in boiy,
fter which they scattered in small
detachments as fancy dictated. 4
formal reception had been planned
for O'Clock at the opera hOus-.
but the guests were so well pleased
that they offered to stay and have
dance, with Held's famous Sal
Lake band to furnish the music
This was doue. 4 brief program
was given first, presided over by
W. J. Haloran, president Of the
Salt Cake Commercial Club Fish
er Harris, secretary of the Club; I
R. B iack, of the Silt Lake city
council; and s. H. Love. president
OF the Utah state senate, spoke for
the visitors. Rev. c. A. Edwards
received them in the name of the
town Tie children sang Idaho" "
being loudly cheered Then the
floor was cleared for those who car
ed to dance. A smoker was given
to those who did not dance. and
YOU could hardly drag the visitors
away at train time.
The Salt Lakers came here on
business, but with il they were Civ
en- a social seasoning that they did
not anticipate.
Shoshone does things right.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Lincoln County Workers Meet Here
June nth and 18th

The 4th annual county Sunday
School convention will convene at
Sho hone June 11th and 18th at
the NJ. E. church, when the follow
ing will be the program:
Convention called to order by the
president, Rev. I. Patterson
Address OF We come,
Rev. c. 4. Edwards
Re ponse.
Rev. Perry H Evans, Hagerman
Round Table-S. 5. Management,
Rev. J. Fl. Barton Of Boise
Address-How to Maintain Inter
est. Mrs J. w. Fuld Of Haley
Discussi n.
appointment Of committees.
? D N Devotional
Address-Supplemental vork.
Mrs. J. II. Barton
Discussion.
Round Table-The Sunday School
Superintendent,
Rev. J. H. Barton
Address-The Home Department,
Mrs. J. ". Fuld
THE Best Thing About Ny Sun
day SchOor'-twO minute talks
S n m.-Snng Service.
Ad r s. After D. csion Day
" What?
Rev G. W. Burns of Boise
Address-The D4ty the Parent
Owes the Sunday School,
Rev. Chas. May of Hepburn
Wednesday, 10, a m.-Devotional
Business session. Officers Reports
Reports OF Committees. Election
of Officers
Address-Cradle Roll and Begin
ner's Department,
Mrs. J. H. Barton
Address-eThe Office OF the 5 5
Teacher" Rev. Perry II Evans
Discussion.
Address-"O Organization"
Rev J. H. Barton
Discussion.
,: p. m.-Devotional.
Address-~The :. 5. Problem"
Rev. u. B Titus OF Rupert
Round Table The :. s Teacher
Rev. J. H. Blrton
Wednesday afternoon.
Address-Grading and Promoting
Mrs. J H. Barton
Round Table Home Depart
ment," Mrs. J. W Fuld
3: D. m.-Song Service.
Address The Teacher as a Soul
Winner. Rev. J. Fl. Barton
Report of Cemni te on Resolutions
\ series OF 5-mInute talks by var
ious speakers.
Be With You Till We
Meet Again"
adjournment.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
Greeks Dug Up The Coin.

There was promise OF some inter-
national complications list week,
hen the two tickle minded Boise
Greeks got some of their war ike
countrvinen to call on s. B. Slick
10 demand their baggage and tick
et money to Miner. Up in Boise
the two had contracted with Slick
to work on the Idaho canal, and
he paid half their fare here, taking
their baggage checks FIR security
When they got here, they wanted
TO 90 to Miner, so they demanded
their baggage and the other half OF
their fare here. Naturally their
arguments were futile Then they
gathered in their clanSmen, far-off
descendants of Plato and Homer
a ld Leonidas. and came in looking
flr trouble. But finally they gave
btck tie money, tos their baggage
and made their departure Their
demand Tor all their fare here. att
er throwing up the job, was about
the limit OF rye.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
HEAVY ROAD LOCOMOTIVE.
Has Strength of 700 Horses and tiauIs
so Tons at Load.

Slick Bros, contractors for the
big canal, have been waiting for
some days for a 100 horse power
Best road locomotive and a train
of cas to use in hauling supplies
foI their obstruction work The
outfit IS to haul 100000 pounds, or
80 tons, at 4 load.
A number Of the big poles
hauIei out some time ago from
this place to the camps are u.ed
for derricks in handling the rock
blasted out Of the deep cuts for the
canal The poles are up to S. feet
high, and they will swing an S-ton
rock around as easily as boy will
iuggle a base bal bat.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24

VIM. Mabbutt, the flower man."
brought in a washtub full of lilacs
and. sweet flags, TO be distributed
among the visiting Salt LakerS,
Thursday. He offered the commit
tee seven wagon loads Of the flow
ers if they would call for them
The flowers were put where they
would do the most good.
The Shoshone Journal plant is
still in process Of growth The
electric moter is in place, the
presses are ready TO buzz at the
touch of the magic Juice and
ev material Is coming in by al
most every days freight to make
the office the m st complete in
southern Idaho Honestly, that's
50. 1t will All be ready in a few
days. Then all the friends Of the
paper are advised to get their or
ders in ca Il for the kind Of print
ing they want FOR there going to
be a regular stampede of work.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
GOOD PROMISE FOR GRAPES.
Snake River Wine Maker Sees Pros
pect of Good Year.

A J. Madalena, of Clear Lake,
WIS in Shoshone Thursday, on bus
mess He says thit the freeze has
almost completely destroyed the
early ruits, like peaches. aprieots
and early cherries, but other fruits
will make a pretty good crop. He
raises quantiti Of grapes, and has
promise of fine crop. The Con-
clrd, Catawba. Delaware and Mig
gerhead grapes all do well. Part
OF these grapes are sold fresh, bu'
the greater part are made into ex-
c>llent wine Mr.. Nadalena says
that growing grapes for wine max
ing on a commercial scale ought tc
prove profitable He has lived on
his Snake river farm for p years.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
MANY SAY GOOD BYE.
Friends Pay Their Respects to Miss
Florence rlcLeaH

A surprise and farewell p'rty
was rendered to Miss Florence Ne
Lean las Monday night at the
home If Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Fuller
The occasion was that OF the fam
ily removing to Rupert. where they
expect to make their ipture home
A delightful evening was spent, all
having enjoyed a right goo time
Refreshments were served at 10
a'clOck. The company was dis
missed by singing ~Goa Be with
You TIL We Mees Again % The
{. lloaing are the names Of those
who participated; Henry Wilcher.
Colyer Wilcher. William Carter,
Ben Morris, Frank Bradley, Will
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
o GIRL GRADUATES
June 9TH Set for the Closing of
ShOshOne Public Schools.
Boys Have All Fallen By the wayside,
Leaving 0 Young Ladies to Car
ry OF Educational Hon
ors Of the Year.

June 9TH has been fixed as the
date for the annual graduation ex-
ereises OF the ShOshone public
schools when a class OF six young
ladies will receive their certificates
Of graduation
The graduates are. Misses Ve-
via Brown. Anna Book. Lizzie
Gooding, Florence Brennan. stella
WoOdwOrth and Georgia Eveleth.
There have been no boys in the
class for the last year or more,
most Of them leaving for other
work about the close OF the eighth
grade. There was but one boy last
year. and one other year there was
a class Of six girls with no BOYS.
The program is TO be made an
interesting one, with enough vari-
ETY. TO make it attractive; but the
girls themselves, who have studied
long and faithfully, are the real at
traction. and the others are only
incidents in the matter.
The pr sent enrolment in the
schools Is 1S5, with five teachers.
The past year has been a success
fui one in every department OF
school work. Prof. Thompson and
his efficient corps Of teachers have
made the schools an Institution of
credit to the town.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
Services at Opera House Under AUS
pic OF q. A r.

The various congre cations Of the
town will assemble at the ope' q
house, Sunday evening at 5, for
memorial services under the aus
d 'ees OF the G. A. r. Rev. I. NJ
Patterson, pas or Of the Baptist
church, will deliver the address.
The church choirs viii furnish the
music. There viii be no other
church services in town that even
ing. The public is cordially invit-
ed TO attend.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
Teachers Exeur ions East.

One first class fare, plus 81, for
rouud trip; date Of sale May q
and Both, June Sd, 7th and 14th;
final limit October 3lst.
Teachers exc rsions, Spokane
and Portland-S30 for round trip;
dates - sale sase as, above with
final limit of September 80
National Eclectic Medical Con-
vention-Los Angeles and return,
$53 40; San Francisco and return.
$42 30. Da { sale June 9th to
18th inclu fnal limit Of Au-
gust Slss.
For further particulars and
rates apply to c. b. NoRr0N,
Local Agent.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24

Forbes, Budd CrondeI, Hervy
WadeIi, ST Yaden, Gertrude va
den, Della Yaden Minnie Yaden,
Mr. and Mrs Patterson, Stella
Keefer. Irene Donovan, Birdie
Rink, Mrs. Roberts, Annie Roberts,
Olive Roberts, Fannie Roberts, Eli
he Roberts, Florence McVean, Amy
Crandel, Mary Davis. Hannah
Davis. Ralph Kelly, Edith Bowler,
Vera Campbell and others.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
BOISE FOR A DRUBBING.
Capital City Tennis Sharps Coming to
Shoshone to Be Beaten.

The Tennis clubs of Shoshone
and Boise have arranged for a
match game OF tennis to be played
in Shoshone. The games viii be
played on the tennis grounds lo9a-
ted just back OF the opera house.
No admission fee viii be charged.
Arrangements have been made to
have seats for the spectators. Ev-
erybody is invited to attend with
out money and without price. The
exact date has not been fixed for
the match, but it will be within a
few days. The Boise club has
ifty members. They are now
PLAYING tournament to determine
which of their players shalI repre-
sent their club in he coming match
game
Figuring up the numerical pro-
portion of the population of the two
towns Boise would be the fayorite
by about twenty to one. but they
can't get within a thousand miles
Of carrying off the honors at any
such a rate. And it may easily
happen that they Will go back to
he capital city shy of hair when
the local experts capture the 7
scalps to hang on the hack fence
of the best town in southern Idaho.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
LYCEU1 COURSE SECURED.
five Excellent Attractions Engaged
for Next Winter.

Shoshone IS to have another OF
the popular lecture or lyeeum SER
les Of en- .ertainment like the one
that was so successful last winter.
c. E. Kemp, representing the
Midland Lyceum bureau, OF Des
Moines, was in Shoshone Tuesday,
and sold full course of ) high
grade attractions to the local lee
ture bureau The management is
the same as last year, the proceeds
to go to the lodge hall fund
The attractions are: The Mid
land Jubilee Singers, company of
negro musicians; the Wilbur S,arr
Concert company, led by Mr.. Starr,
a grand opera singer of wide repu-
tation; the CARRIER Howe Ente tain
ers, presenting an attractive novel.
ty program; J. Lorenzo Zwickey,
art lecturer, crayon artist and car
toonist; and Hon Jos. G Camp.
lecturer on choice of variety OF
subjects. All the at
tra ;tions are Of the best grade.
The first attraction on the course
will come in October.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-03-21
From Another Texas Reader.

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 Your esteemed paper makes its weekly visit to the Lone Star state in good order, but varying a little in time of arrival, which causes us some anxiety. Your cash basis for nonresident subscribers don t bluff us Texans.
 Surroundings have changed con- siderably since we came to North Texas, as we have had entirely too much rain for the last five years and western Texas has had plenty to make good crops. Land being much cheaper out there, hundreds of our renters have gone west and some to Oklahoma, leaving some as fine black land as can be found in the state to lay out for want of tenants. Excuse personal refer ence and I will some figures on farming here. I have raised four crops which yielded us total of 1o6 bales of cotton. 1 am raising some corn and meat to sell; sold one hog last week for S26.1o. Have put up about 1000 tons of prairie hay at S2.oo to S2. 50 per ton, which constitutes the princl- pal part of our employment and income during the four years we have been here.
 We were proud of an opportuni- ty to cast a few votes for the daughter of our old friepd to assist her in getting the scholarship and hope she may use it to better pre- pare herself to be blessing to all with whom she is associated through life. II. (. PARK.
 Brookston, Texas, March I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-03-21
THE KIND THAT COUNTS.

A preacher was taken i'll at cer- tain town and several of his chil- dren were also sick. One day a number of the church members called to pray for the family. While they were about it a boy, the son of member living in the country, knocked at the preachers door. He had his arms full of things. "What have you there?" a deacon asked him. "Pa's prayer,' answered the boy, and thereupon he proceeded to unload potatoes, bacon, flour and other produce.-Holton Kan.) Re- corder.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-03-21
TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
Drastic Changes Proposed by
 MT. Simpson.
Educational Qualification With "Grand father" Clause, Registration and Other
 Restrictions on Ballot.
 lContinued from, First PaoeA
(Continued from First Page

any such person, no less than 2I years of age at the date of the sub- mission of this act for ratification or objection, shall be denied the right to register and vote by reason of his failure to possess the educa- tional qualification herein prescrib- ed. Any such person claiming ex- emption from said qualifications shall have resided in this state for five years next preceding the date at which he shall apply for regis tration, and shall have registered, in accordance with the laws here after enacted governing registra- ton and the terms hereof, prior to January I, 1912, after which date no person shall be entitled to regis ter for the purpose of such exemp- ton. The general assembly shall provide by law for separate regis tration of voters claiming exemp- tion from the operation of the ed ucational qualification herein pre- scribed.
 Other Restrictions.
 Sec. 5. No one shall be allow ed to vote who has been convicted of any misdemeanor for which the legislature shall have provided that he shall be deprived of the right to vote, and no one shall be allow ed to vote who has been convicted of any felony. No one shall be allowed to vote who shall not have paid each year for the two years preceding such election, at the time required by law for the collection of taxes, an annual poll tax of one dollar to be used for the support of common schools. Every person liable for such tax shall, before be- ing allowed to vote, exhibit to the election judges his poll tax receipt for two years issued on the official forms or duplicates of same, in case of loss; or proof of payment ofsuch poll taxes may be made by certif- icate ot the tax collector, sent to the judges of the voting precincts, showing a list of those who have paid sald two years poll taxes as above provided. Ii is hereby de- clared to be forgery, and punish able as such, for any tax collector or other person to antedate, alter, fraudulently to issue or to use ahy poll tax receipt. Any person who
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-03-21
HELD TO HIS BARGAIN
Dentists Bluff Called by Young Farm Hand in Remarkable Exhibition
 of Grit and Nerve.

A. H. Smith, the general manager of the New York Central railroad, said of fnancier the other day:
 'It is no wonder the man has succeeded. For the sake of money he would do anything. There is a story they tell about his youth.
 "They say that when he was a burly young farm hand in Pennsyl- vania a back tooth fell to aching and he tramped in to Wyalusing to have 1t out.
 "The dentist pushed him back in the operating chair, stuck a cork between his jaws to keep them opes and examined the sore tooth care fully. Then, frowning, shaking his head, he selected his biggest and most substantial pair of forceps.
 Is this going to hurt, doctor" said the farm hand, looking anx- iouslv at the tremendous forceps.
 "The dentist answered with a smile:
 "Well, if it don't we won't charge you anything.'
 And he rolled up his sleeve, hooked the forceps on to the tooth, put his foot against the arm of the chair for a brace, and-ah, it was horrible.
 But all through the horrible or deal the young farm hand neither howled nor groaned nor grunted. Like an image he sat. Indeed, a kind of smile fickered from time to time over his face.
 "When the tooth was at last out the dentist said, compassionately:
 "1t didn't hurt so very much, did it?'
 "|Hurt? Why, it didn't hurt at all,' said the farm hand.
 And he took leave without pay ing, holding the dentist to his bar gain"