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Reverses Decision of Land Office

l
 The United States land office has reversed the decision of the Arizona land office in two protests entitled, The Grand Canyon Rail way Company, Protestants, vs. Ralph Fl, Cameron, Respondent, ihe protests having been filed by the railway company on behalf of the government and the public on the ground that the mining claims and the mill sites in controversy for which application for patent had been made, had not been To- cated in good faith, but had been selected tor the purpose of con trolling as lar as possible the Bright Angel trail and the land and water at the Indian gardens in the Grand canyon, and also on the ground that the mining claims were not mineral in character so as to entitle the applicants to pat ents.
 One of Cameron's applications for patent embraced the Wizard mining claim at the foot of Bright Angel trail and the Willow mill site, the mill site being located farther up the trail at the Indian gardens. Another application was for the Magician mining claim. situate up and down the trail at a precipitous place known as the Devils Corkscrew- the only way to get to the Colorado river ex- cept by a long, circuitous and dii- ficult route. This application em- braced also the Alder mill site, which adioined the Willow mill site at the Indian gardens. The two mill sites covered the best part of the fertile spot known as the Indian gardens and also the source of the abundant and valu- able water supply in Indian Gar dens creek.
 These protests by the railway company were filed in the land of- fee in July, 1908, and trial of the protest was held in Septem- Der, lasting several days. On September 28 the register and re- ceiver of the land office denied the protests of the railway company on the ground that the protestant had wholly failed to sustain its allegations
 The railway company appealed form this decision to the commis- sioner of the general land office, and the commissioner has now de- cided contrary to the holding of the Arizona land office.
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07
ChamberIaln's Cough Remedy
 4 FavOrite

We prefer Chamberlain's cough remedy to any other for our child ren," says MT. L. J. Woodbury of Twining, Mich. "It has also done the work for us in hard colds and croup, and we take pleasure in rec ommending it." For sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07
S4O,OOO for Wool Clip

C. C. Hutchinson yesterday sold his entire wool clip to a Boston house for $40, ,ooo. The sale was consumated at Beardsley, where MT. Hutchinson has taken his sheep to be clipped. Arizona Ga zette.
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07

a year. It is a bill that ought not become a law. The time may come when it will be desirable to pay members of the council a reason able sum for services, but that time is some years distant.
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07

Prof. Starr, of the University of Chicago, says the dress suit is a joke. Perhaps he never had to pay for one. There is no joke about that part.
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07

specialist in quick sales. Il have the most complete and up -to-date equip ment. l h av e br an C h O fin C e s throughout { h c country and a field force of men to find buyers.
 l do not handle all lines usually carried by the OIdlilaI y real estate agents. l NJ U $ T $ E IL real estate and lots of 1t or go out of business.
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07
No Matter What Your Property W What 1ow City, State Territory Located

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  % i is why Ihayeso large ca aesat bushes
 no e ld res O these nlnoon be it lama
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07
HREE OF CHARGE

e O gr ge it
 Farn,I nypato thu requirements will fill them
The Coconino sun., 1907-02-07

l can assure you 1 am not going out of business. On the contrary, l cx- pect 10 find at the close of the year, that l have sold twice as many pro- rerti, s as l did the past year, but it will hrst be neces- sary for me 10
 list" more prop critics. l want to list YOURS and and SELL it. It doesn't m alter whether you have a farm, a home
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22

- shfHAI ~. tfFU trttE fHaH 81 u-fF Hl9g'r UsN-aAg-a
II is = matter for sincere reerett that
personal enmity and the desire for re.
|venge on the part oil. one in public life
should have been carried so far aal
to bring about the loss OF an able,
mans services to the State There Is
4 point at which personal and, petty
politics should stop but that point our
honorable State Senate seems to have.
not YET discovered and n its desire
TO wreas revenge for real or fanciedi
insult uron one of its membefs two
years aso At has stopped to an exhi.
bltion ri peahnt methods not in keep
Ing with the spresumed dignity OF that
body. We refer to Its. refusal TO ratify
the appointment OF Hon. Lamar G..
Powell, who vas named by Gov
ernor Dawson to be a member Of
the penitentiary board. While
The Times may have on various
occasions ditersd WITHIN Powellson
political matters and criticised fbispo-
sition on public questions we DO not
believe that any man in the State, II
he will hut lay aside his p~artisanship.
viii deny his ability or say that he
would not have made "a very worthy
membsr OF the penitentiary board.
Governor Dawson's appointment Of
him vas in recognition Of party SER
vices which have been tireless and nm
remitting for the past thirty.ive years
Or more. OF his Republicanism and
his fsalty there has never.been a ques.
ton ami he was helping put his party
IN power when some of the present
senator's were not yet dry behind the
ears. But he is turned down In this
small recognition OF his political work.
The august senator's declare that he
Is not worthy of a place on the board.
And Why Read your political history,
THAT chupter of 1t which deals with the
last session of the legislature, and you
will find tina 1t was because AR. Pow.
ell-in tho heat of anger. so 1t Is said,
faad perhaps a righteous anger at
that.l said things which We're not ex.
actly fitting to the time and place.
II he dt1 do this we grant II was not
proper hut 1t is no more than hun.
dreds OF Others have done. But in the
case of Mr., Powell his antagonist was
one WHO. while not openly resenting
the words then and there. is bitter
and p%nforgtving and he and his politi.
cal associates swote vengeance. The
fact that Mr.. Powell is an administra-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
NOR Muca o

Viz HnHl".I .N|-E- .H#N. aNwhH
Remarkably little has been said in
the papers edttorially or otherwise
concerning the election OF Harry
Pratt Judson as the successor Of the
late Or. William Rainey Harper as
President OF Chicago University. His
election seems to have been consider.
fed as only among the routine proceed.
ings Of the Board of Trustees at a
regular monthly meeting on last We'd.
pesday. Professor Jadsoh had been
the Acting President of the instftu.
tlon since Dr.. Harper:s death, nearly
two years ago.
The following, taken from a Chicago
dispatch. gives a brief account of his
work as an educator and his connec.
tion with the school:
Professor Judson came to the Uni
yerstty Of Chicago in 1892. and ap to
the time OF the death Of President
Harper was head professor of political
science and dean of the faculties Of
arts, literature and science.
After graduating at the age Of 81
years from William College, in 1870,
Professor Judson taught school in
Troy. n. Y, until 1885. when he ac:
-cepted a chair in the University Of
Minnesota. where he remained until he
came to Chicago. He has written a
number OF historical books, and is
looked upon as an authority on inter
national law and political systems.r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22

tlon man added 10 their hatred Of
him and at last the chance came. II
was little, petty apitefnl thing. to
do. q thing unworthy men elected to
represent the people OF a great ana
prosperous Stale. but that made no
difference when the opportunity to
strike the blow was present. Past SER
vice. a good party record. his ability
+ serve the people well in the position
went for naught- We do not believe
that the misses Of Republican voters
viii approve the action MOI Will the
leader OF the movement against Mr..
powen add a whit to his stature as a
public MAN through HIS accomplish
ment Of revenge for a personal Incl.
dent long since past. Fairmont
Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22

As4;o the appropriations for teach
ers' salaries. there Is some Interesting
history. One year not so long ago
there was no appropriation at ali and
the accounts of the teachers were d
ried over and II was some time before
they go. anything. and then not very
much. Within the memory of seyer
al people now teaching, only 10000 a
year WAS allowed for teachers salar.
les In the six state Normal schools.
and as lately as ten years ago, s1s.
900 was the amount appropriated.
The next step in advance was when
there wasl placed upon the statute
books a law setting aside each year
100000 fer salaries. A succeeding leg.
islature added $4,000 to that, max.
ing $4,000 each year for two years.
in 1905 the iamcrnt was raised to $40.
600. white for the years 1907 and 1908
the Board of Regents asked for. $780,
900 per year. The House Committee
recommended $4,000 and the Senate
committee SIS 900. 50 1t is not known
at this time just what the allowance
viii be, but certainly not less than the
House Committees recommendation.
$4,000, which would be an advance
of $4,000 owe the appropriation OF two
years ago.
The work ofithe Normal schools is
beginning &c be OF vast Importance TO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
powelI and the sena.e.

II Is mot likely that Brother Lamar
Powen VIII lose much sleep over the
refusal of the Senate TO confirm his
appointment to the prison board, for
q Is not evident that Mir, Powell,s op.
iron II The Senate is any higher thar
the senate.s opinion of MI. Powell.
Mr.. Powell has expressed some un.
wholesome truths about certain sena.
tors In his paper in language which.
was-wcii not diplomatic. Under such
circumstances. It was hardly within
reason % expect the aggrfeved sena-
tors TO yote for Mr.. Powell. Undoubt.
eddy no enc knew better than did Mr.
Powell that his appointment would be
turned down How much the action
of the Senate will add TO MIR: Powelrs
lprestige and popularity. the course
of time only can m-sasure.-wheeline
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
Small eusfness.

About the smallest piece OF business
the West Virginia state Senate ever
engagsd in was the refusal to confirm
in the nomination Of Hon Lamar q.
Powell, Of Fairmont. to be a director
Of the stete penftentiary. Concerning
MIR. Powel's fitness and ability there
could be no serious question. He has
lived a. long and honorable life In the
city of Faffmont; he has been fdenti.
fed with active business interests,
and has shown his ability as a bust.
ness man by accommodating a comforta.
bic competence. In the yiger OF ma
ture years. With no pressing business
to occupy his full time, Mr.. Powell
was an ideal choice for a public posi-
tion. which requires a great deal more
attention than most active men are
able OF give to II.
Unfortunately, or fortunately per
haps for Mr.. Powell he had incurrst
the enmityio of certain members OF. the
Senate by his frank and vigorous critI
cisms % their conduct. With .thes.
membsrs fitness and personal scharac
ter counted but little. when an oppor
tpnity 10 wreak petty .rssenge wa
offered. Mr.. Powell will not lose ii
public estimation by being made {
sacrifice TO personal mallce.-wheel;
ing 1n~teligencer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
Well KnoWn Valuable Prop.
erty for Sale.

HH|L
On account of improving my bust.
ness house on Jackson street L offer
my handsome and convenient dwell
ing on Monroe street FOR sale. This
house is built on a lot eox11o and con.
sists Of nine rooms and modern cellar.
Barn, carriage sheds. chicken pens,
etc. vita brick driveway 70 each. One
square and a half from court house,
four churches and one5halfi square
from OPERA house and car line. In, fact
the best residence part OF the city.
No money o. expense was spared III
building this home, and is perfect In.
every detail and never was oFeredffor
sale before. Business demands the i'm.
%proyement Of my Jackson street prop.
-erty, otherwise under no consideration
would | give up what / consider as
nice a home and in. as good location
as there is in the city OF Fairmont.
Spectators take notice, for i am going
to sell. Possession given at once and
payments made satisfactory to pur-
chaser. Write or consult me.
j. SANDS JACKSON.
Casino Hall, Ais Jackson St,
TX Fairnont, W. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
THg BEN 8 PlAYERs.

The hundred OF 80 or Fairmonters
who witnessed the performance OF
the English players at the swisher
theater in Morsantown yesterday ana.
last night win always remember What
they saw and heard with great pleas.
nre. It is certainly n Of the raIest
of rare treats to listen to such en-,
pable artists as Ben Greet and his
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
4ALL iT ASKED For,

A dispatch from Charleston a few
days 8 relative to the recommends
tons Of the Finance Committees on
allowances for the State institutions
STATED that the Fairmoat Normal
School got tall ii asked for, 1t may
be Of interest to the people 10 learn
Just what 4 did ask for aside from the
appropriation for teachers. salaries. Of
which we shall say something later
on. The items for running expenses
and equipment as recommended by
the Principal and Board of Regentsfo
the years 1907 and 1908 are assfoilows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
White
Goods

A good deal IS now being said
about white goods and 1t is we'll
for you to remember that our
stock is replete with the most
choice things that may be seen
In white goods and they are going
fast to those who appreciate bar.
gains at 20 per cent. OF regular
prices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22

This te George Washington:s birth,
day. as you have doubtless heard. PEG
pie have been saying nice Things about
the father of u country ever since
he became its progenitor and there are
many things yet that could be said
but we will spare our readers an es
on The subject at present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22

Are . going? where2 why, TO
Afaerics. WelLI certainly am:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22

In the death Of Senator w d. TAI
bot. of ~Rackhannon, the Senate lost
one of Its most influential members
and the state me of ITS bes and most
loyal citizens Senator Talbot was
man Of ea,asaai aprfghtness OF
character and friendliness OF dispo
sition. The announcement OF his
death came as a great shock to his
hosts OF friends in various parts OF
the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22

A glance over orr stock reveals
untold savings 70 you and remem
her this sale only continues through
February. Can we interest you
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-22
NMoNe TIE EprroRs.
Public Men ana Petty spttes,

60
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-17
He Wouldn't Die.

"Pop" Ashby kept hotel and fair
ly good one too. When he was grow
ing old Pop married handsome young
Norwegian girl who had been working
for him as chambermaid. and she
made a very useful and devoted wife
for him. Her efforts to learn vernacu-
lar English were faithful and almost
frantic. but she couldn't learn 1t. Her
most strenuous efforts at pronuncia.
ton were pathetic and yet laughabe.
At last Pop became Ill. and the ply
stefan said that he could not recover
In fact. that he might die within an
hour or two. The old man commits
stoned his wife to find his brother by
telephone and tell him that he must
see him about a business matter be-
fore death claimed him. The faithful
wife sought diligently for an hour run
ming back to the bedside to report to
the old man. whom she loved. and then
going again to the phone. AT last she
found him and gave her message thus:
"Pop is dying. He won't die till you
comes. SO please hurry. Los Angeles
Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-17
THE PREY OF A GRIZZLY.
BY Little Oversight Bruin Was Rob-
bed of Good Meal,

In the early settlement of California
grizzly bears were numerous aud trou-
blesome. but few men ever had more
singular experience with grizzly than
Paul Sweet, who kept n tanhery near
Santa Cruz. The story is told by Mrs
Dali in MY First Holiday"
Mr.. Sweet was one day walking
alone In the woods when he came sud
denly upon grizzly bear and her two
cubs. He was quite unarmed. and be-
fore he had time to consider any plan
81 action the bear was upon him. She
struck him down but he kept his pres
ence of mind and lay perfectly quiet.
The grizzly stood over him for min
ute or more, then seized him by the
waistband and began dragging him
along He did nor resist. and she drag
ged him for dozen rods to a little
sandy hollow, where she dropped him
and began digging a hole In the sand.
Into this hole she rooted the man. and
then nosed and paved the sand over
him until he was buried from sight
The prudent animal, not being hungry
at the moment. was making a cache
Of her prey.
Mr.. Sweets heart Ightened as he
realized the brute's intentions, and he
began to hope that he might escape.
He waited few minutes after the
bear had covered him In, and then,
thinking that she had retired from the
scene. be began to work himself free
very cautiously. The grizzly was on
the watch. however, and at the first
movement of her prey rushed to the
spot and with two or three strokes of
her paw snugly tucked him In again.
Mr. Sweet instantly became motion.
less again and allowed himself to be
reburied In the sand. Luckily his hat
had slipped over his face. so that the
sand did not 6ll his nose and eyes, and
by raising his head little he was able
to throw off the sand sufficiently to
brea the.
He was more wary next time and lay
still for an hour or two until he felt
pretty sure that the grizzly had retired
from the spot. Very cautiously then
he worked himself free from the sand
and crept away
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-17
LAPSE OF REASONING.
Instances by Two of the Worlds
Greatest bensfactors.

To illustra te the Kind OF lapse OF rea-
soning power from which great in
yentors are known To suffer. like that
under influence of which Sir Isaac
Newton cut one hole In wall to let
cat paes through and then a small
hole for the kitten. an old story In the
life of Morse will answer well. Long
before he invented the telegraph Morse
was known to the officers of the patent
Office as a persistent applicant for put
ents. When his great invention of
distance writing" was about complet-
ed he wanted the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway company to try 1t.
To get rid of him the president of
the road turned him over to a subor-
dinate. THIS official was struck with
the beauty of the invention and became
80 interested In 1t that be sat up half
the night discussing 1t with the in.
yentor. At length Morse confessed
there was only one thing which baf-
fed him. las long as the railroad
runs" he said, where poles may be
erected 1t will be easy sailing. but when
we come to the big bridges what is to
be done then? We can't erect poles
across the stream. and without them
the wire would sag and perhaps break
from its own weight. l confess | don't
know what to do Can't you suggest
a way out of the difficulty?
why don't you fasten the wires to
the bridger' asked his companion
without a moments hesitation. For
a moment Morse gazed at him. with
open mouth. and then exclaimed:
why not indeed? Why, never
thought of that. It's the very way
The layman's tip put the finishing
touch to the work of the great In
yentor. and thus wires came to be
strung on bridges when crossing large
streams.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-17
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter OF Joseph VI. Jordan
bankrupt in bankruptcy
To the Honorable tlarence Hale, Judge NJ the
District ourt Of the United states for the Dis
trict of Maine
Joseph /. 10 ar of Pittsheld In tn.
county of Somerset, and state of Maine, In sal
District respectfully represents. mat on the 18th
day of August las; past, he was duly adjudge..
ban rupt under the Acts of Congress relating
~ bankruptcy: that he has uuly surrendere,
all his properly and tights # property, and has
full, con- piled with All the requirements of SAID
Acts and of the Orders of court touching hi
bankruptcy.
Where 10 Q he prays that he NAV be decreed
by the court To have a full discharge from al,
debts provabe against his estate under said
ban. ruptG, Acts ex r'p- 81 h l"ot' As are ex
cepted BY Jaw from such discharge.
Dated thus SIT day OF o Der. A. ID ~.
Jo'eph VI. Jordan, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THE ON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE. IS.
On this IL . day of October. 4 D 1907. OIL
reahing the fore .Oing partition. 1t
ordered by the Court, that hear b- h AZ upol
the 8 ,me on the lst dae oi November, A. ID. 1911
before said Court at Portland. in said District
at 10 o'clocs in the forenoon; and that no ice
thereof he published in The 'merset Reporter,
Newspaper printed in said District. aud tina,
all known creditors aud o her persons in interest.
may appear at the said time and place, and show
cause. II any they have, why the prayer of sal
petitioner should not be granted.
And 1t 10 further Ordered Ivy the Court, that
he Clerk shall send by mail to all known credit
copies OF said petition and this ord'r. ad.
tessed To them at their places Of residence
as stated.
Witue-s the Honorable CLAKtScE BALE,
Judge of the said Court and thr sedl thereof. Al
Portland, in said District. on tn 18th day OF
r.. 81 JAMES L. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon
iw4o Attest: JAMES +. HEWEY Clerf
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-17
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Florence VI. Taylor Of Bingham,
county Of Somerset. state Of Maine by her
mortgage deed. dated the seventh day Of
July. \. j.. ly6. and recorded in the ~omer-
set Re- istry Of Deeds. book III. pa ze 2,J. con-
Yeyed 10 me the undersigned, a certain par
Gel OF real estate situate in Bin gham. in the
county Of somerset. and bounded as follows:
Rounded on the north by land Of Albion y.
Clark. on the east by land formerly occupied
by RE hard York and by Fall Brook and land
OF George TOzler. On the south by the road
leading from the main road 10 the house
formerly occupied By Lucinda York: on the
vest by the road leading from ~hores Corner
To Bingham village. containing sixty acres,
more OF less. Also one other lot Of land stu
ated in Bingham being the fteen acres Off
the west side Of hftt acres conveyed 70
charles Clark by lothian Whipple by deed
dated y ovetnber fifth. 4. y. 49, and record
ed in somerset Registry OF Deeds Vol 10,
page sos TO which record reference Is to be
had. meaning To convey the premises decided
to Florence VI. Taylor BY Perley 4. clark,
and whereas the condition Of said mortgage
has been broken, TOW therefore by reason Of
the breach Of the condition thereof claim a
foreclosure OF said mortgage
Septem Der g. 49,
GEORGE r. TAYLOR.
by Cover & Hight.
3w II hi. ATTORNEYS duly authorized
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-17

One evening when the German troops
were before Paris Duke Ernst Of Sake
Coburg- Gotha began grumbling In Bis
narck's presence because the iron
cross of the first class. given for BRAY
cry In the field Of battle, had been dis
tributed too lndlscriminately. Bis
marek replied that the distribution of
such decorations was always delicate
and difficult task, for" said he. con
spicuous merit has to be rewarded, but
In some cases conspicuous position.
with or without merit, cannot be over
looked. See now" he said, "Moltke
has 1t, Room has 1t. Blumenthal has It,
Excellent. But" he added. your high
ness and I have 1t. too, and surely 1t Is
not for US to grumble"