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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31
OLD DICKENS FAKE TO GO.
Spurious "old Curiosity Shop" In Lon.
don Will Be Torn Down.

London.-Who knows how much
money has been made out of that ven
cradle London fake. THE Old Curiosi-
ty Shop" in Lincolns Inn Fields, with
the spurious legend, 'Immortallzed by
Charles Dickens?" 1t has reaped a
rich harvest out of its bogus reputa.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31

young man In
one end Of the
rowboat as he
rested on the
oars.
why. of course
it's a surprise"
repeated the girl
in the ridiculous
ly frilly white
sunbonnet, who
sat In the other
end. Il am
not a mind read
er!"
T h g youn 6
man lifted ex-
asperated eyes
to the SIX y.
Didn't you have
any idea at all
that THAT is
say honestly, Sal
lie, haven't you
b e EN- expecting
right along that
I'd say what ]
Just said? Didn't
you no W
was head over
heels"
81 never thought
any such thing.
said the pretty
girl, dabbling her
fingers in the lake
"'-he idea! I'm
not in the habit
of supposing that
every man who
looks at me Is In
love with m e!
There isn't any
reason a n y h o W
tyhv Won chOuld
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31
The Inevitable Result.

Stage Manager got the leading
man to run over his lines in that au-
tomobile part.
Manager-Well?
Stage Manageable simply mangled
them.-Baltimore American.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31

Babel would were a soldier
boy
Clara-That you might-what?
Mabel-That might nothing.
Havn't you noticed how often they be.
come engaged in battle?
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31
DRIFTING

81 don't see why you should say
YOU are surprised" insisted the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31

SQUIRE say. Pat, that's the worst
looking horse l ever saw. Why don't
you fatten him up2
Pat-Fatten him, is It? Shure, the
poor basic can hardly carry what lit.
tie flesh he's got now.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31
Not for Doaqie.

Mrs. De stile--Are you going tc
take your poodle to the country With
you?
Mrs. LeGrand-Mercy, mo- They
have such miserable food there
Cleveland Leader
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-31

be-or should think you are!"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16

so that within 60 days after the piers
are finished the rails will be laid out
from Lind in order to haul in the steel
for the bridge. This will enable
business men who are going into the
new towns of Roxboro, Warden,
Othello and Beverly to secure heavy
hardw are, brick, cement tc., for their
buildings between now and spring.
Many are not waiting for the road
however, but are securing lumber and
building frame stores. At Othelo
two lumber companies have their lum-
ber sheds completed and quite large
stock of lumber in hand. Also there
is two story frame store building
about completed, livery stable under
way, and arrangements have been
made to have bank built at once.
From now on, building operations
will go on as rapidly as possible.
Warden is loated about Is miles
northeast of Othello, and will also
make good town. Two lumber
companies have their lumber sheds un-
der construction at this place, and con
siderable building will be done this
winter.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16
MERIT YOUR PATRONAGE

One of the most noticeable facts cons
nected with country newspaper of
today is the large increase in the
amount of advertising of local busi
ness houses. The change has taken
place gradually, and has been marked
especially during the past year or so.
1t is highly significant, and an in
quiry as to the cause of it is of great
profit, not only to those in the news
paper business, but to every BUSINESS
man and citizen of our town as we'll.
The char ge, in brief, means that To-
cal merchants have found it neces-
sary to call attention to their goods
because of the immense competition
they face the most deadly elements
of which is that from the great stores
of the large cities. These great es-
Establishments advertise their wares
most lavishly, and the metropolitan
newspapers which contain their adver-
tisments are distributed over the coun-
try, some one paper of which enters
nearly every home. The result is
that these metropolitan establishments
have built an immense mail trade. In
our town.. and indeed in most of the
towns hereabouts, there is no occasion
for this out-of-town buying. The duty
Of citizens in the matter is plain, and
where other things are equal support
should be given local dealers. Our
merchants have erected buildings,
which are the pride of the city, and
have established concerns which are
almost metropolitan in character.
They have built up our little city, and
it is only fair return that they have
the city's trade, to turn trade other
wise, even in the line of small pur-
chases which are great in the aggre-
gate, is to invite the decline of prop
erty values in our town.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16
A Good Moral

A funny little scene in side yard
the otter day, furnished on object les
son to passers-by who were keen
enough to appropriate it. Small
jake was trying to climb upon the
roof of porch to clean the leaves
from a rain trough, and his mother
and sister were endeavering to assist
him in the ascent. The boy clung to
one of the pillars, his plump arms and
legs twined around it, and shouted:
"Push me up now, why don't you
boost Boost, say"
His shrill orders and calls for as
sistance presidently attracted attention
within doors, and brought to the win
dow the father, with disgusted fate
and strong German AGENT:
''Poost yourself, you Zhakie. Vat
for you pc all the time yelling for
some pody to help you? Vat you
thinks your arms and legs pc for, and
you don't climb yourself oopz."
Jake stared, then addressed him
self to the task, and scrambled up
to the roof with very little difficulty.
The trouble had been that he was pla-
cling all his confidence upon his assis-
tants. There are a great many young
people who are trying to reach a high
place in life but they want somebody
to boost them. Boys, if you are fit-
ted for a place you will not waste
your strength in calling to some one
to boost you, but you will lift your
self by efforts of your own.
Study out your own lessons, be a
litter mot leaner, open your own
way, do your own climbing; in fact be
your own best friend.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
General Land Office,
Washington, D. C. September 5, 1907.
Registers and Receivers,
United States Ldnd Offices.
Sirs:
These instructions are supplemental
to those contained in circular approved
May l6, 1907, and will govern appli-
cations for the sale of isolated tracts
of public lands outside that territory
in the state of Nebraska covered by
the act of March 2, 1907 = "a Stats, +,
1924.
l. The affidavits of applicants to
have isolated tracts ordered into mark
ct, and of their coroborating witnesses,
must, in all cases, be executed before
the register or receiver of the land
Office of the district in which the tracts
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16
NEW TOWN OF orHELLO.

Said to be the division point in the
state of Washington on the new main
line of the C. M. Il St. Paul Ry.
Expected to make modern little city
of several thousand people.
$50, 900 worth of lots were sold in
the Othello townsite July 18th 1907.
WA. North of Spokane, for several
years business man of that city, ap-
pointed division townsite agent by
Milwaukee company, will have Offices
at Othello and in Spokane.
The town of Othello is located on
the Pacific coast extension Of the C.
M. and st. Paul Ry., Main line, l2O
miles west of Spokane, and ls miles
west of Cunningham.
There is no large town in this part
of the state and Othello is expected
to make a modern city of several
thousand inhabitants in few years.
1t is the division point where the
Company is preparing to build round
house and shops. 1t is the only town
site yet put on the market by the
Milwaukee where they have reserved
all lighting, water, and street car
privelages. These were reserved in
order to keep them out of the hands
of unprincipled spectators. When
the right time comes they will be
granted to people who will build
modern water, lighting plants etc.
1t is expected that the first section
of the Milwaukee Main Line in this
state that will be in operation is the
section between Lind and the Colum-
bia River. The IL concrets piers for
the Columbia River bridge will be
completed in December of this year,
and the company hopes to have the
grading done between these two points
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16
Has S47 Cars OF Cold Cash.

How many loads of money are there
in the United States? This ques-
tion was asked of treasury official
the other day. 1t was prompted by
Wall streets cry of distress over the
scarcity of money at this time.
Well," replied the official "that
is matter of mathematical calcula-
tion. 1t will require considerable
figuring but it is not an impossible
problem. Then he began to figure.
He figured all that day and until the
small hours of the night, and did some
more figuring the next day. But he
found out. He had the general stock
of money in the United States - 49, =
ITO, Sll, 756 - and the weight of each
kind of money as basis to work on
and to became simply question null
tiplication, addition, substraction and
division. Here is the result: Total
number of cars, BAT.
. This is equivalent to a train six
miles long. 1t would take 43 trains
of 20 cars to the train. These figures
do not include 16 cars of paper money
in circulation which are based on gold
and silver stacked up in the treasury {.
To count the paper would he to dupli-
cate the weight of just that much
money.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16
THE SECRET
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Hundreds Of American women who
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This secret is easily understood and
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We sell you this ring as one small
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We mail you this beautiful COM
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This offer is made for limited time
only as a means of advertising and
introducing our goods.
.,Send to-day before this opportunity
is forgotten.
TO. MOSELEY
80 East 23rd Street, New York City,
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16
described in the application are

described in the application are
situated.
9. The local officers will question
the applicant and his witnesses as to
whether the applicant owns land adj
joining the tracts sought for, and, if
so, to what use he intends to put the
isolated tracts should he purchase
same; if he owns adjoining lands.
wether he intends to reside upon or
cultivate the isolated tracts, or for
what purpose he desires to obtain the
same whether he has been requested
by anyone to apply for the ordering of
the lands into the market, and, if so,
by whom; whether he is acting as
agent for any person or persons, or
acting directly or indirectly for or
on behalf of any person other than
himself in making the application;
whether he intends to appear at the
sale, it ordered, and bid for the
lands; whether he has any agreement
or understanding, expressed or i'm
piled; with any other person or per-
sons, whereby he is to bid or purchase
+ the land for them or in their behalf,
or to absent himself from the sale or
refrain from bidding to the end that
they, or any of them, may acquire
title to the lands.
These interrogations and the ans
wers there must be reduced to writ
ing and signed and sworn TO before
the register or receiver.
3. Local officers will, wherever
possible, make additional inquiries as
to the good faith of the applicant and
his purpose in having the lands or
dered into market, and include a
statement of all facts ascertained by
them in their report submitted under
paragraph 8 of circular of May 16,
1907.
4. No sale will be authorized
upon the application of person who
has purchased under section PASS,
Revised Statues, or the. amendments
thereto, any lands the area of which
when added to the area applied Tor
shall exceed approximately go acres.
5. No sale will be authorized for
more than approximately l60 acres en-
braced in one application.
6. All applications for the sale
of isolated tracts presented to local
officers after the date of these instruc-
tions and not executed in accordance
herewith, will be promptly rejected
by them and applicants advised of the
reason for such action.
Very respectfully,
R. A. ..Ballinger, Commissioner.
Approved, September s, 1907.
G. w. Woodruff,
Acting Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Caught the TURKEYS.

The unique diversion of releasing a
couple Of live turkeys from the top of the
Belding block by M. c. Bently the popu-
lar clothier with his best wishes for a
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
was one Of the attractions in the city
Saturday afternoon.
There was large crowd Of spectators
when F. A. Bush let the birds 90 and the
scramble to catch them made a lot of fun
One of them flew across the street ard
struck the ground near the Fabric mill
when merry chase was given it Thos
Little secured the bird after lively manu-
vering. The second one flew down Main
street and rested on Leonards block
Harvey Haysmer climbed to the roof and
seized him by the tail succeeding in re-
tanning only handful Of tail feathers. an
other flight and he landed near the Fabric
mil where Frank Owen secured it. Mr..
Little and five other boys agreed il they
got the turkey all would share in a Christ
mas dinner, Elwood Rockefeller was one
Of them and his wifes mother Mrs. Nc
Craeken cooked il and the bunch had a
big spread at his house.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
HELD A REUNION

Curtis Family Met N Pleasant Vfsit NJ
Home of j. w. Curtis
At the pleasant country home of Mr.. and
Mrs j. w. Curtis, northwest OF tho city,
on Thur sday last occurred family reunion
the like Of winch is not seen every day,
! here we're present at the reunion -four
trothers and two sisters whose combined
ages were 452 years. j. w. Curtis head
i,g the list attne age of over az years,
This would mean an average age of z2
years for all present.
Besides the original Curtis family there
we're present five children and four grand
cndoren of Mr.. and Mrs J. w Curtis. A
few invited guests brought the number ir
attendance up to 2l. and the spread tc
which the guests sat down to would bring
the average calamity bowler down to the
dust IN shame and dishonor. On tbs
whole all present pronounced it one OF the
most enjoyat le times they have ever beer
permitted to enjoy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
The Time Has Come

DR.. R. F. Killgore. the eloquent South
ern Evangelist, begins his series Of nightly
meetings at the Baptist church this even
ing. DR.. Kllgore will interest and delight
all who hear him; he discusses subjects Of
vital interest. He has been holding Evan
gelistic meetings for the past twelve or
fifteen wears. and has met with great sue
cess wherever he has lsbored Come
and hear him the first night and you will
need no urging in order to secure your
attendance the rest OF the time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
SEARS, ROEBUCK Il co.
BIG Mail Order House Indicted for
Fraudulent Use OF the Mails

BIG Mail Order House Indicted FOL
Fraudulent Use OF the Mails
While nearly everybody who has hac
experience with mail order houses know,
that their goods are often grossly mis-.
represented. it is only recently that any
attempt has been made to call them Il
account. Now Sears. Roebuek e. Co
the biggest OF them ALL must stand tria
in the federal court at Des Moines. Iowa
on charge Of using the mails to defraud
There are three counts in the indict-
ment. The first is that an attempt was
made to obtain money unde. false pre-
lenses by advertising paints in the follow.
ing language
"All our paints contain white lead made
in our own great paint factory upoer the
supervision of the finest paint experts.
they have given universal satisfaction
and we are able to place over them our
most liberal guarantee. which you are
doubtless familiar with
As matter of fact. so the indictment
sets out, Sears. Reobuck & Company did
not manufacture paint in its own factory
Its paint was not of the highest grade and
was not equal to any ready mixed paint
on the market. regardless of price. as ad-
vertised in its catalogue. Furthermore.
the paint did not contain white lead. so the
indictment char !es.
r. II. Miles, rural carrier at Des
Moines. is the victim named in the other
two counts. He ordered a ring adver-
tised in the Sears. Roebuck & Co. catalog
to contain four pearls and four sapphires.
The ring that he received did not contain.
either pearls or sapphires and was mater
tally inferior in quality to the ones des-
ccbed in the catalog.
Mr.. Miles ordered another ring adver-
tiseo to contain twelve pearls and two
rubies. The ring he received contained
neither pearls and rubles. Both the cat
alogs.and the rings we're sent through the
mails making the alleged misrepresenta-
ton violation Of the federal statutes re-
garding the use of the mails Eek.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
At congregational church sundn

At Congr ega t,onal Church SUNDAY
"Our last annual trip around the sun
will be the theme at the Congregational
church Sunday at l0:5J o'clock. This is
one of the pastors most happy and inter
esting disc1urses. Every one should hear
it. 1t is Of special interest to the business
men, uplifting to the aged and of great
service to the young. The following is a
brief extract Of the sermon:
One year ago we started on our annual
journey around the sun. On December
s we pulled into the Union Depot on
schedule time. Every one rode in the
parlor car and took their meals in the din
ing car. We travelled in the flyer and
our speed was about 66.250 miles per
hour. We now and then encountered a
cyclone. a volcaEic eruption or an earth
quake, but our speed was so great that
we scarcely felt a jar. A few passengers
were lost on the way. but as there were
about two billion 100000 ooo) on
board. the percentage of loss was small
One thought that deeply impressed me
during the trip was the Importance of
throwing away the blue glasses of pref
udiee and looking things squarely in the
face. have come to think that anything
that can do for pleasure that neither
hurts myself nor anyone else is right and
ought to be done. know positively from
personal experience that the only source
Of the highest degree Of happiness is to be
pouring out ones soul for others
II you study the Christ life and seek to
make it your life. you will scatter sunshine
everywhere. That the busiest man is the
-Aappisst man ana has the most time to
help others.
Culture and refinement only come from
soul refinement
Miss Fern B. Emerson. originally of
Iowa College. later OF Oberln Conserva-
tory of Music and now of Chicago School
of Music. will give two or more selections
at both the morning and evening services.
Miss Emerson Is a soloist of rich endow-
ment and much culture and no one should
fail to hear her.
The pastor invites all his friends to these
services where he will express his wishes
for all; A Happy New Year.
A 90 minute illustrated sermon on the
life OF Christ will be given in the evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
A SUDDEN SUMMONS.
George Ashley, Pioneer Resident OF
Moth Otisco Has Paused Away

George Ashley. Pioneer Resident Of
Moth Otisco Has Passed Away
TIE announcement OF the death OF Geo
Ashley one OF the old and respected res
idents OF the north line Of Otisco township
came as a shock to his many friends last
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Ashley had been
with his family attending christmas sxsr-
cises at the school house in the district.
driving his team and taking . load with
him. He had been feeling well and was
as Jolly as usual. On returning home
about four o'clock or little later. he
changed his clothes. cared for his team.
and was assisting to get some chickens
into the hen house. when his daughter
Anna came out to help him she discovered
hi lying on the ground near the windmill
face dowr. She and her mother and the
hired man ran quickly to him and sum-
moned help by ringing the nell Dr. Nor
rls of this city was called but death had
come almost instantly, there was only
gasp and he was gone. Nelghbors hast
ened to rendered assistance to the strick-
ened family who were so suddenly plunged
into deep grief from an afternoon of JOY
and gladness,
The deceased was seventy-five years
old last April and has resided in that sec
ton for the past fifty years one OF the best
loved and most respected citizens.
He was always ready to lend hand in
every good work and was an honorsd
members of the Washington Club.
His wife and two daughters, Anna and
Nellie survive him. Another daughter
Fannie was BORN to them but died in her
2 st year.
One brother Chas. Ashley OF Maple
Plains. Mlnn. and one sister. Mrs. Adams
of Groton, S. D.. also survive him.
The funeral was held at the Ashley
church tuesday at | 80 o'clock his pastor
Rev. Ellis officiating. Thus has passed
d way another of our good old pioneers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Herbst winrn

At the residence Of Rev L. ]. Stinson.
the Free Methodist clergyman in MoseIy,
Wednesday at 80 p. M, Mr.. Vim.
Herbst and Miss Bessie Wimm were uni
ted in marriage in the presence of a num-
Der of friends. Mr. Asa Vandenbrock
and wife officiated as best man and brides.
maid. Fine refreshments were served
Hhe young couple will reside at jackson
and will be at home to their friends after
January l..