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The border vidette., 1907-05-25
A Notable Corner.

A pie of stones surrounds "monuaaent" that marks the exact point of intersection, at right angeles, of the states of Colorado and Utah, and the territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Else where two states or territories "corner," but nowhere else do the boundaries of four, or even three. states converge. This monu- ment is th.' center of a magic circle whose radius of 100 miles traverses ancient cliff dwellings, cave dwellings, Indian reservations, deserts, noun tains, river and plains Within this area may be found Indians dwelling in tepees or in picturesque pueblos. The monument is in latitude 37 degrees north, longitude 109 degrees, minutes and 1855 seconds west of Greenwich. It is accessible from Do lores, Colorado, on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad. This is tl.e 'hi ghesL" public monument in the world; for, while it rIses only few humble feet above the ground, it's altitude above sea level is many thousand feet.-con siderably over a mile.-Ex.
The border vidette., 1907-05-25

P R. Smith, one of the largest min ing operators of the south west. has been looking over the mining fields of this county the past week. He made examinations os several mining prop critics IF Waliapai district and later went to the mines of the Copper World section, east of Yucca. He was much impressed with the copper pos abilities of the county and believes that with the scientific outlay of money this woul becan one of the largest producers of copper in the territory. MT. Smith departed to Los Angeles Thursday evening, where he will meet and confer with his people. Kingman Miner,
The border vidette., 1907-05-25

The city has been calling for bids for 200 tons of hay-has in fact been shouting loud, but the results are very unsatisfactory. Two bids only have been received. One of said bids of fcred alfalfa hay at sl4 per ton; the other the same class of hay and Sl7 = 50 ton for barley hay. It is purely d cash proposition, deliver the hay and get the money, but dealers seem disin- clined to sell in large quantities. Tine city has twice advertised for proposals to furnish fuel, but did not receive a bid uf any kind.-Tucson Post.
The border vidette., 1907-05-25

Last Saturday night. at Searchiight Andy McG uinn, who formerly resided in kingman, sbct and killed A Portu- guese, who had assaulted him with knife The Portuguese had been hunting a fight part of the afternoon and evening and had assaulted several men, later going after McGuinn with a dirk knife. McG uinn was allowed to go on his own recosnizance, but was later held for examination by the coroner,-Kingman Miner.
The border vidette., 1907-05-25
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
 -OF THE Board of Supervisors of Santa Cruz County.

Cruz County. Office of the Board of Supervisors of Santa Cruz County, Nogales,
 Arizona, April s, 1907.
 The Board of Supervisors met pursuant to recess of April 1st, l 1907.
 Present Chairman Harrison, Members Ashburn and Burgoon and Clerk Herold.
 The board now audited and all lowed the following demands: Genaro Bustamante, re-
 moving fence on county
 road at Calabasas :. .$ 25 co c. A. Gildea, justice fees Precinct No. l for quar-
 ter ending March 31st, 1907. .... 221 15 Mary V. de Hunt, feeding
 prisoners, March 1907 149 9s c. H. Peltan, kalsomining 21 42 Mary V. de Hunt, feeding
 prisoners, Feb. 1907 6S So Ramon Ramirez, wood II 45 H. J. Saxon, sheriff's fees 215 55 w. w. Bailey, deputy
 sheriff's fees, presented for $45.65, allowed for. 45 35 J. B. Moore, constable
 fees, Precinct No. 1, for
 quarter ending March F 3lst, 1907. 7......... 1O2 60 H. J. Saxon, sheriff's fees. 1o0 % Wm. Lowe, deputy sher-
 ifs fees. . s 60 Theo. Gebler, supplies, 40 A. D. Page, constable fees,
 Precinct No. 4 4 II 20 w. w. Bailey, ,interpreter's
 lees. OO Wm. Lowe, deputy shcr-
 III IeeS- OO Nogales Electric Light, Ice &5 Water Co.,, lights
 March 1907 7.. 19 S5 Proto Bros, supplies for
 lndIgentS. 6 OU Roy & Titcomb. Inc,
 making blue prints. .. 1 50 F. Hannah, team hire for
 health officer. ... 12 % J. F. Black, justice fees,
 Precinct No. 3 .... 3 % James Kane, burial of in-
 
 dIgent VU A. H. Noon, care of J. NJ.
 fitzpatrick, indigent. ii 60 M. NJ. Trickey, justice fees,
 Precinct No. 6... 5 OO Proto Bros, supplies. -. } 50 Ramon Ramirez, wood. 15 % o. de Ia Ossa, constable
 fees. .... UU American Drug Store,
 drugs for indigents. =. II S5 c. P. Lopez, deputy sher-
 ih's fees. ...-..... 1 60 l.. c. Hoyt, special de tective, district attorneys
 office 20 % R. Jayne, deputy sheriff's
 fees presented for S30.6O
 allowed for .. p 10 J. $. Andrews care Of J.
 M Kirpat trick, indigent 60 CO., Consolidated Telephone,
 Telegraph X Electric
 Light Co.,, telephone
 rental for the quarter
 ending March 31st, 1907 :53 S5 NJ. F. everich, data for
 assessors office | 9 co II. J. Saxon, postage sher-
 ifs office. - G co R. w Sturgis, travelling
 expenses court reporter 16 20 w A. O'Connor, expenses.
 district attorneys office 90 0O Phil Herold, postage. ex-
 press, etc, ........ tS 4O II. B. Schreve. salary as
 janitOr for the quarter
The border vidette., 1907-05-25

Office of the Board of Supervisors l of Santa Cruz County, Nogales, ', Arizona, April s, 1907.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
A Porpoise'S Meal.

A correspondent at Kildysart,
which is in County Clare, wired
last night: "Great excitement
was created this evening in the
.neighborhood of the quay by the
appearance of .shoal of behring's
pursued by a large company of
porpoises. RoWboats were drawn
across the mouth Of the inlet and
guns were brought into use for
the destruction of the porpoises.
"These creatures, however,
made a dash for liberty, and with
the exception of two which were
shot they succeeded in getting
through the line of boats. On
opening the body of one of the
dead porpoises a fisherman found
it had devoured no less than a
hundredweight of herrings."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

number of contracting firms, never be-
fore suspected of completely in any
thing crooked, are pointed out in the
report as the conspirators from whom
4the state has right to demand salts
faction. Fourteen of them have been
indicted by the grand jury and have
been dragged into court to answer to
the indictments.
The alleged principals in the gi~
gantic fraud include:
Joseph NJ. Huston, a skilled young
architect, never before mixed up with
any deal of a dubious character. He
is credited with having been the main
spring of the present conspiracy He
collected, it is reported more than
half a million dollars on the deal. =
John H. Sanderson, a Philadelphia
decorator, who secured nearly six
million dollars worth of cantracts,
put about one and half million dol
lars worth on them, and realized four
and half million dollars worth of
profits.
Congressman H. Burd Casse1, pres
ident Of the Pennsylvania Construc-
ton company, which supplied some
two million dollars worth of filing
cases at an enormous profit, the
amount Of cases being so far in ex-
cess of the number needed that to-day
they are crowded into cellars and
spare rooms all over the building, it
being impossible to find room enough
for the absurd number for which the
state paid exorbitant prices.
James NJ. Shumaker, former super
intendent of public grounds and build
ings, who is accused of issuing false
statements with intention to defraud
the state.
William P. Snyder, auditor general
Of Pennsylvania, who might have pre-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
was onlySa small part q what had act
llal1v henn aYnended r. ts.E L: =.

was only . small part q what had act
ually been expended. :S& y Il
y While the capitol commission had
been dealing out with economical care
another body had been lavishing mill
ions with no thought whatever but for
private illegal gain. : =: Il - III
=. This lis the standing body pro-
vided for in the state constitution, and
known as the public Grounds and
Buildings Committee" .+ :, VII:
The functions Of :, this committee
were small. It was never intended to
do anything more than care for the
structures owned by the state. %
Yet on the shadow Of authority it
took possession Of the building when
finished by the capitol commission,
and on the plea Of trimming" it,
spent more than twice what the orig
inal building had cost. u
This trimming was the joker.
The people of Pennsylvania imagz
ined that the 100000 they had spent
would furnish the building complete.
They would not have objected serious
ly had another million, Is per cent of
the cost of the construction, been re-
CURED for preparing the building in a
manner worthy a. structure of such
imposing lines.
But 100000 to build and $4,000,
900 more to furnish formed figures
that could not be credited.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
PENNSYL VANIA BATTLES ... !.
TO PUNISH ''GRAFTERS''
Men Who Spent Nine Million Dollar. to Furnish a
Capitol That Cost -Four Million to Build.

Pennsylvania has begun the battle
against the state capitol grafters.
The sensational disclosures of fraud
that startled the nation in the recent
San Francisco upheaval that sent
Mayor Schmitz to Jail, and pulled
down from high places other promi-
nent citizens is likely to be repeated
in the keystone State.
The new state capitol, which was to
have cost four million dollars, was so
manipulated in the interests of pri-
vata persons that it cost thirteen mill
ions, and an Investigating committee
appointed in Difference to the angered
demand of the people has just, in a
lengthy report, determined that the
nine million dollars represent the
amount of which the commonwealth
was defrauded through a most as
founding system of jugglery and mis-
representation.
Officials Of hitherto unimpeachable
reputation, leading business men, one
United States representative and a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

vented the thefts, but who passed all
questionable bills without protest.
~ Frank G. Harris, state treasurer,
who permitted bills to be paid with
out taking action to dispute them,
though he was in a position to have
full knowledge OF what was going on.
E. B. Hardenbergh, former auditor
general, and a host of smaller fry;
Charles G. Wetter, contractor; Will
lam M. Mathues, former state treas
urer: Stanford B. Lewis, George F..
Payne, Charles F.. Kinsman, Wallis
Boileu, John G. Neiderer, George K.
Storm, Frank Irvine, George G. Keim
and the International Manufacturing
and Supply company.
In addition to these Samuel w. Pen
nypacker, governor of the state while
the crimes were being committed, is
censured for not having prevented
their commission. ~,:>
capitol commission has pointed an &C
cusing finger, but it is said that even
this is not the end, and that before
the cases have gone through the
courts others will be involved in the
immense scandal
The story of how the state was
robbed would be amusing but for the
hugeness of the cost to the people,
The job was so skillfu1ly done that
perhaps it would never have been dis
covered but for the accident that put
Democrat. w. H. Berry, in the state
treasurer's Office. In fact, Pennsyl-
vania, ignorant of how it had been de-
frauded, was extolling those who built
the capitol at the very time that Mr..
Berry was getting together his facts
for the exposure that shook the state
The present capitol at Harrisburg
replaces the temporary structure
burned down about ten years ago.
Every effort was made to safeguard
the state when the commission was
appointed to erect the new structure.
Philadelphia in its new city hall, a
job that lasted some twenty-five
years, had made fortune for those
who had it in hand, served IS a warn
ing, and a commission was formed,
which included men of honesty and
keenness.
Former Gov. Stone, whose record
as a public official had been somewhat
dimmed by his subserviency to the
Quay regime, seemed to develop a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

State Treasurer Berry first made
his disclosures during the campaign
that resulted in the election of Edwin
S. Stuart for governor over Lewis
Emery, Jr.
The revelations of the state treas
urer were somewhat discounted by
the general belief that he was playing
politics, but though Emery, who was
Berry's candidate, lost, the victor,
Gov. Stuart, did not remain idle. He
at once ordered a rigid investigation,
obtained an Investigating committee,
non-partisan in character, and COM
posed Of men Of the highest integrity.
For six months the commission con-
tinued it's Investigation, and as a re-
suit of it's report fourteen Of the al
legged grafters have been arrested and
stand a good chance of going to pris-
on
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Home Grown Motors.

Even book agent sometimes fails
of achievement through unforeseen
misunderstanding. "Colonel," said one
of them, affably, to a Texan whose
family record he had looked up before
hand, "those are might fine boys OF
yours"
'The finest in the country" strang-
err said the colonel. "The finest in
Texas" -
II reckon you buy them anything
they want?"
why, stranger, 7 buy them any,
thing they need, whether they went it
or not"
'"Then, colonel, let me sell you a
cyclopedia for them. There's nothing
else will do them so much good"
The colonel looked at him in aston
ishment. *Why, stranger" he said,
them boys of mine don't need any cy-
clopedia. They ride mules"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

DIET or CONSERVATIVES.
! . !. y, =
Overlooking Recommended, but
:. T. Proper ri estion Assured s :.

Proper Digestion Assured !.
:, Herbert c.. Clapp of Boston
says that diet is a most important
factor in the treatment of tuber-
>culosis. "A consumptive is; much
more likely to eat too little than
too much. Systematic overfeed-
ing with proper digestion of the
food are the accepted remedies.
The food must be palatable and
we'll served, and the, amount must
vary With. the patient and his cir
'cu111stances. The outdoor air will
enable him to assimilate large
amounts. r.
Milk and eggs are the bes
foods to produce fats, which are
most necessary to the patient
|. The author advocates three solid
meals a day, with lunches be.
tween of milk and eggs, abou,
three quarts of milk and six eggs
a day being taken. Fresh meats
are especially necessary for these
patients, but a mixed diet is I'm.
doubtedly the best borne. Meat
Juice is valuable.
Pastry, candy, fried foods ane
cabbage should be let alone. Al.
cohol is not advisable, but cot
fee, tea and choco late may BIZ
taken moderately.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Asbestos Horseshoes.

Asbestos horseshoes are an in
vention of a Honolulu blacksmith.
There has long been a demand
for such an article, it is said. Wis
itors to the volcano near Homo
lulu usually ride from the volcano
house down into the pit and
across to the Halenauman pit on
horses. But the heat underneath
the floor Of Kilauea has been in
creasing to such degree that the
horses feet suffer, hence the need
of Notwithstanding, shoes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Kamr Enterprise.

A Kaf1r headman in the I'm
tata district Of Cape Colony
bought an American broom, and,
noticing that several of the fbers
had seed pods attached, he sowed
the seed, and now has a quantity
OF broom corn under cultivation
and growing we'll. The conser-
vator of forests for the colony re-
ports that this native has origin
ated what may be developed into
an important industry.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Brother Dickey's Texts.

verify believe eff dey wuz ter put
a price on salvation some er desc rich
mems would say it wuz too high.
A clear conscience is de best I'M
breller after all in cloudy weather
It's true dat good man is lonesome
in dis worl', kaze de angels is too fur
off ter keep him company.
De good Lawd will provide, but
reckon he don't like ter see man loaf
in roun', waitin' on de provision
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

public spirited sense of independence
after Pennsylvania's arch corruption
ist died, and he announced that being
out of politics he was going to see
that not one cent of graft should at
tach to the new building. He would
make it his monument And Gov.
Stone made good, for not a breath of
scandal attaches to that part of the
work in which he figured. It was all
done honestly and we'll.
Four million dollars were set apart
for the work. The sum was small,
. but the commissioners announced
that by spending the money properly,
a building could be erected that would
be credit to the state.
The completed capitol justified the
predictions.
Panegyrics were pronounced on the
new building by all who saw it, and
the Joy of the people was supreme
when it was announced that the build
ing had been put up at less than the
four million dollars appropriated, and
that balance of some. $4,000 would
be turned back into the state treas
ury. 49,. :.s.,
But just at this time the snake be-
gan to uncoil itself and issue from the
superb new pillars of the massive pile.
Mr.. Berry, elected state: treasurer
unexpectedly by the reform wave of
1905, had been doing some work on
his books, and was astounded to find
hat the money spent by the commits
ion appointed to build the capitol
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nQW's Ihiaf

We o6er One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of <atarrh that cannot be cured by Hans
Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known F. j. Cheney
for the last IS years and believe him perfectly hon
orable in all business transact!c.S financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his dIn.
WALD1NG, K1NNAN e. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, q.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces Of Tho
system. Testimonials sent free. Price Is cents pa
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Lydia E. Pinkham' $ Vegetable Comp0
On the Last Dav-

Gabriel-I've blown my trumpet
three times and nobody pays any at
tention to it.
Israel-That's strange
Gabriel-Isn't it? People just make
hasty jump for the curbstone and
then look to see which way the motor
car went.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

ss.* i. :: : Mot His Fault. + I'D s &.@
A. first grade boy brought perfect
spelling papers home. T Tor Tor several
weeks, and then suddenly began to
miss five and six. out Of ten. No. s.: &
+ 4oW'sathts, son? Z" asked his father.
l..Iea7c'hler's fault eplied the boy. J:
h. . I1oW.1s the teachers fault
2J.' moved the little boy that sat
ITO me : 8
wasn't he ayeraxa
.sman uatilk
q. q 8
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Dyspepsia Is Often Caused BY Cutarv1
Of the &onzacA-Peyuuu Relieves Co.
ta'1A Of the Stomach and Is Therefore a
Remedy for DYSPEPSIA.
-~s>~-e-ss~-s-e-s~-e-e
! Hon. NJ. C. Butler, U. s. Senator
from South Carolina for two terms,
! in letter from Washington, D. c.,
| writes to the Peruna Medicine Co.,
! as follows:
81 can recommend Peruna for
I dyspepsia and stomach trouble. L
! have been using your medicine for
short period and feel very much
I relieved. 1t is indeed wonderful
medicine. besides q good tonic"
CATARRH Of the stomach is the cor
~ rect name for most cases of dyspep
STA. Only an internal catarrh remedy
such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna Tablets Can now be procured.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Long MINDED.

Long MINDED.
1T takes you a pretty long while to
shave yourself, doesn't it,"
"Not so very long; can shave N.Y.
self quicker than my old barber could -
II don't believe it,
''It's a fact; you see, he stammers
terribly"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
All Excellent Reasons,

"Come in and have drink with me- -
Cant, tell you. In the first place,
I'm the president of the Anti-alcoholic
league; then, haven't time to take a
single drink to-day! ands finally, I had
my third glass just quarter of an
hour ago!"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Would Be Happy.

Old Mr.. Bullion-And you are sure,
my dear, that as my wife you will be
happy?
Miss Youngthing-Oh, perfectly. I
think it's simply heavenly to pay for
things by check!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

No man is more blind than he who
pronounces the world bad after lock-
ing in his own heart.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Z I: Most Important.

= Have you a good role. in the
play,?" ..-:.* \
+ Yes; a fine one :: 49, :
i The principal one?'' ~ =. :. );
'f"Oh, no. the man who5is back
ing the play has the principal
roll" RI -: T. :*s,s ~ = - -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

1t now is perfectly safe to prove
your charity by giving away your
Wornout winters clothes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Lots of people who talk of their lives
as blue are only color blind; they eth.
er are green or yellow.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Vain Sacrifice.

$50 you quit smoking because
she asked you to- said the youth
with the clamshell cap.
"Yes,' answered the lad with
the turned-up trousers.
"And then?"
Then she went walking with
a man who smoked a pipe, be-
cause she said it kept away mos
quitoes.' -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Seeking an Easy Education.
Most men learn only in the school
of experience.''
eyes. and some of them want to
take that course by mall
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Most men find it easier to take two
steps backward than to take one for
ward.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Sometimes after girl has fshed
for a man and landed him she doesn't
know how to get him off the hook.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

GET A BUSINESS EDUCATION.
Learn shorthand, bookkeeping, telegraphy
Capitol City Commercial College, st. Paul.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

The game of life is good deal like
gambling one seems to win in the
long rum
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Many a man is kept busy trying to
avoid doing foolish things he would
really like to do.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

GUNS, TRAPS. DECOYS, ETC.
Lowest prices Write for free catalog No. l
N. w. Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolis, MINI.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Mrs. Wins1ow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teeJhing softenS the gums reducex gu
Illumination alays pain. wind collie. CSC hottIe
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16
Honest Iceland. :.

>, The people Of Iceland are 50
honest that there are neither
prisons nor police IN the country.
It is. said that there have been
only two thefts in one thousand
,years: :e = 81 s:. 0 ss:. IS !:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

"GOLD SEAL" OVERSHOES
are warmest, wear longest. If your dealer
does not have them, apply to Goodyear
Rubber Co., St. Paul, MINI.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

You never will burn hole in sin bv
concentrating your piety on Sunday.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

A Drop From Kentucky.
Some of us are made on the order
of billboards-a aashy front with a
vacant lot behind.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-11-16

Folks who sing off the key always
sing above the choir.