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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-17
RAIL ROAD RACKET
Elk Horn Untes With Atlantic And
kimbalIton to Build TroIly Line

From the Telegraph OF Tuesday we
learn the meeting of the Atlantic
Northern and Southern Railway Com
pany, last night, when committ
from Elk HOrn and also from Kim
balltou were present, proved to be
very interesting. The committee from
Elk Horn Informed the company that
they had settled with the Walnut peO-
pie and were now ready to join with
the KimballtOn people and the two to-
gether join hands with the promoters
of the Atlantic Northern and South
ern Sy stem.
All parties present at the meeting
felt quite confident that the road would
be put through, providing of course,
that subscriptions would be made Sutfi
Client to warrant the commencement Of
the work. No efforts will be made to
build the road until $3.50, 900. 90 has
been subscribed. IL will cost more
money than this TO construct and equip
the railroad but then if this above
amount can be raised, the members
present feel that it would be safe to
proceed with the work
Stock certificates for the Kimballton
and Elk Horn people were sent them
today. A citizens meeting will be called
at both these points Wednesday after
noon at one 30 clock when several mem
bers Ofthe company from Atlantic will
attend and explain at each meeting
what is proposed to be done. After
this is done, then committees from the
two points will at once enter the field
and begin active work looking to the
securing of subscriptions. All the pre-
liminary work as to organization has
now been done and the only work re-
naming before the surveying and Sc
curing of the right of way, is the Sc
curing of the necessary shares of stock
Mr.. Martin Esbeck, of KimbaIltOn,
who was present last night; and Ban
ker John Peterson, from Elk Horn:
stated that in their Judgment many of
the people at Atlantic had wrong
conception of this proposed road, as
they consider money put into the en-
terprise will prove to be a good imam
cial investment. They do not consider
that it will be donation but that tle
road will be adividend paying prOpo-
sitiOn as soon as il is in trst-claSS
running order Mr.. ESbeck further
stated that an average of four cars of
freight would be shipped out Of Kim
baIlton for every day in the year, to
say nothing of the amount of freight
that would be shipped into the cOmmu-
nifty The two neighbOrhoods to the
north of Atlantic are thickly pOpulat-
ed and the average farm is 100 acres
on which is usually located good
sized family The amount of stock
raised is greater than any other one
section of country of the same size in
south western Iowa, and probably in
the state of Iowa. From these few
points and many others that were re-
lated by the visitors at the meeting
last night it was shown that the road
would become a paying investment
within very reasonable time after
once in operation.
We learn by telephone this morning
that the meeting at Kimballton yester-
day afternoon was quite enthusiastic
in favor Of the project and that to
back up the enthusiasm they subscrib-
ed so, 10000, while the people at Elk
Horn bad already doubled that
amount.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-17
For Sale

A desirable 50 acre farm one mile
south west of Anita Enquire of J F.
Wells, Anita, Iowa. 2w4d
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03
WEEKLY MAGAZINE SECTION

higher; Others equally anxious to SELL contending that
the stock had reached its highest point. Consequently
Black did brisk business Soon after his office opened
Paine called and was handed slip of paper, small in
dimensions but redeemabe at the First National Bank
for larger amount than the assistant had ever hoped
to possess it the proceeds of his manipulation and
Black congratulated him as he received it. The lucky
investor looked pale and careworn and even the broker
congratulations failed to bring smile to his lips.
Within three hours after the stock market opened
Z. p had dropped to where it had been when Paine
invested in it. Many the long faces, empty
pockets, and muttered curses An angry delegation
called upon Black to demand what he by crcu-
them to invest The broker elevated his eyebrows
about the rumor; he had simply given it for what it
was worth, and he would let them into his confidence,
there must have been ground for it. as the first
purchaser of L. & had been President Makes assist
ant, and who should be in better position know
thing or two about stocks than the
manipulating power as he was? Who indeed?
The delegation Immediately proceeded to the pres-
dents office to demand an explanation. There they
found of wild confusion. The office force was
disordered. The president had asked by wire for his
assistants resignation Some of the clerks had seen
the telegram personally. The office boy had copied
the reply message by which the assistant had resigned
The stenographer had been at the depot when the
eX-assstant had boarded northbound train but as
he Travelled on an annual exchange pass knew his
proposed destination and there was no ticket sale to
tell the secret.
Well, the early bird had flown with the fat worm, and
the boom in l.. & P. was an event in history.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03
A Lost Masterpiece
(Contiuued from page o.

Confined from page on
Perhaps the premonition of the cost the penalty
attending his unreckoned hazard, that had made the
sketch seem to him the mandate of great master.
Banished!
He went to his room, collected his few belongings,
gave farewell glance to the four walls where he had
been for brief time happy, then went to the adobe
stable and saddled his horse.
These incidents had taken scarcely more time than
to tell of them but in that brief tme every attendant OF
Ramon, and every Indian in the village had vanished
from sight, as though Beauclare were a leper.
He threw his sack of clothing his horses back,
and rode slowly around the house, once twice = the
third time he passed the entrance there in the door
way enveoped by her black hair with her glorious eyes
fixed upon him, stood Mona.
He stopped his horse and their eyes met. Her gaze
no longer shrank from his, but he knew that look was
for all eternity. She made as if to speak = her lips
trembed tears gathered in her eyes, and turning she
vanished from his life.
Everything in this country has a sting he NUT
tered and turning his horses head the SOUTH he rode
alone into the great, white silence.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03
Don't You Lip" Me

Mrs. Langtry objects to being billed as Mrs Lily
Langtry, and when she arrived in New York recently
and found herself styled the blboards she waxed
highly indignant with the result that within few hours
blpostcrs were busy engaged obliteratng the Lily"
with strips of white paper?
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
TEAR DOWN ILLEGAL FENCES
Roosevelt lie Back Of Movement TO
Free Public Landa.

Roosevelt Is Back Of Movement to
Free Public Lands.
BY direction Of the President, Sec
rotary Hitchcock has issued an order
to Commissioner Richards Of the gen
eral land Office at once to notify all
special agents and receivers and
registers of local land Offices that the
act Of February %, 1886, for the sum-
mary destruction of illegal Enclosures
and distractions existing on public
lands will be rigidly enforced after
April 1, 1907.
This order means that all fences in.
closing public lands in violation OF
law must be removed before April 1.
II they are not down by that time
they will be torn down by representa-
tives of the government.
Secretary Hitchcock's order has the
approval Of the President. Strong
pressure has been brought to permit
the fences to remain on public lands,
even in the face of complaints.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
OREGON soUIRs,

Mrs. Mark Fryman of WOODBURY.
disappeared from the home of her
sister at Hubbard, Ore, and although
searching parties have been out ever
since no trace of her has yet been
found. 1t is feared she has committed
suicide.
Forged checks amounting to $276.25
have recently been drawn on the First
National bank of Pendleton made pay
able to E. T. Mcleod and signed by
r. T. Johnson, a railroad contractor.
The makers of the checks have not
yet been located.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe and
w. G. and R. G.. Mcpherson, whose
names appear in the list of first cabin
passengers on the steamer Panama,
reported to be lost off Santa Cruz, are
all we'll known residents of Portland.
A storm not equaled for two score
years at least swept Coos bay last
week and the country tributary caus-
ing one death, Frustrated for two days
telegraph and telephone communica-
ton with the outside world, causing
heavy damage to shipping and logging
interests, and flooded the Myrtle Point
railroad so as to strand a train sew
eral miles from human inhabitation.
Frederick B. Martin, until recently
city salesman of the Portland branch
of the Pacific Biscuit company, Sun
day shot and slightly wounded his
wife; shot to death Miss Emma
Helms, his sister in law, and then sent
a bullet into his own head. Family
troubles are alleged to have been the
cause of the deed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11

polls, Md. Robert R. Thompson Of
Lewiston has been named an alter
nate.
Indians are holding a great council
and war dance three miles below JUL
aetta. About 100 Nez Perce Indians
are present, mostly blanket" reds.
The caucus Of the republican mem.
bers OF the house of representatives
Sunday selected ]. Frank Hunt OF
Bannock county, as speaker. He
served in the same capacity in the last
two sessions.
Smallpox in camp No. OF the Pot
latch Lumber company, north OF Har-
yard, has resulted in depopulating the
camp. One hundred and thirty men
had been employed there.
Carl Anderson was killed at the
Hunter mine in Mullan by the fall Of
large slab Of rock from a hanging
wall. The fatality was not discovered
for hours. Anderson was still alive
when taken out, but expired in a few
minutes. He was about S5 years old
and is survived by a widow and two
daughters. He had been at Mullan
five years. ar
The town of Mullan is to have a
weekly paper H. w. c. Jackson, for
merly proprietor of the Rossland (B.
o. Miner.
Major F. A. Fem, forest supervisor
for Idaho, has selected the following
officers for the management of the
Occur d'Alene forest reserve: R. H.
Rutledge, Wallace, general supervisor;
A. E. Harris, Kellogg, assistant forest
ranger; Fred Uhlman, Wallace; Ralph
E. Rowley, Occur d'Alene, and H. R.
Snider, Kellogg, forest guards.
The o. R. & N. paid taxes to Sho-
shone county of $6,743.77 on right Of
way and equipment valued at $685.
$40.
Postmaster Wilson reports a marked
increase in the business of the Sand
point postoffice for 1906. The money
orders issued in 1906 amounted to
$S,709, while for 1905 the orders to-
tailed $6,927.
The annual report of Postmaster
johnson of Lewiston shows that during
1906 the office receipts were S21,-
362.56, as compared with $17,2S4.75 for
1905.
At the meeting of the Lewiston city
council recently w. A. Smith, water
superintendent, was directed to draft
detailed statement of a $4,000 bond
issue for the enlarging and improve
ment of the water system. The money
Will be used in part to install the
meter system. At the present time the
fiat rate system is in use.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
nshe stoops 70 connnarn


When William H. Crane and ETlis
Jehreys made their appearance at the
Spokane theater January 30 and 81
theater goers will be given an oppOr-
tunity to- see Goldsmith's old comedy.
"she Stops to Conquer" which dur
ing the last 1870 odd years has been
one of the mainstays of the English
speaking stage.
Miss Jeffreys is one of the best
known Kate Hardcastles in England,
having played this important part
some dozens of times during her en-
gagement as leading woman at the
Haymarket theater in London with
Cyril Maude, and Mr.. Crane has made
several hundred appearances in the
role OF Old Hardcastle during. his
partnership with the late Stuart Rob
son. Another famous presentation Of
the play was given at the New Am
sterdam theater in New York three
seasons ago.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
MONTANA ITEMS,

There is no material change in the
condition of Peter Larson, who is sick
at Helana. The result is inevitable
and is admitted by all to be simply a
question of days or hours.
Bozeman has a record which might
be envied by any municipality. Dur.
ing the past year there was not a sin.
gle arrest for crime in the city ex-
cept that of gambling.
Charles P. Schmidt, who shot and
killed his wife while in a rage at
Helena last August, has been found
not guilty because of insanity by a
jury in the district court at Helena.
Many Montana sheepmen are pre-
pairing to attend the meeting of the
National Sheep Growers association,
which meets in Salt Lake January II,
Is and 10.
Theodore G. Risley, assistant re-
ceiver of the Aetna Banking & Trust
company, has been named as receiver
of the Aetna Savings & Trust COM
pany.
At caucus of the republican mem
hers of the legislature e. w. King o.
Gallatin was chosen for the speaker
ship of the house over A. ]. BENEFITS
by vote of So to IT.
May M. Butler, "a years old, a native
of Virginia City, and one of the most
popular and capable educators ever
in Montana, died recently.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11

law under the guise of domiciled
merchants, etc. Complete and detailed
registration of all Chinese in the
United States is again recommended.
Any Chinese laborer found in the
United States year after the regis.
tration act, who has not registration
certificate and is found to be unlawful
~ here, should, the report says, be de-
ported.
The commissioner reports that on
the Mexican border Chinese collies are
constantly being struggled into the
United States from Mexico.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
IDAHO NEWS.

The Idaho state pardon board has
granted pardons to Edwin S. Sch
meltzer, sent from Washington coun-
ty for IA years for grand larceny, and
10 j. A. Cross, who was sent from for
mer Logan county 10 years ago for
Ire for murder in the second degree,
and which was four years ago COM
mitted to 30 years.
United States Senator Hepburn has
nominated Holland B. Boomer of Wal
iace and Herbert E. Dunton of Boise
as candidates for cadetships at Anna
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Spokane's Theaters
"sergeant Kitty" al the spokane

Sergeant Kitty" at the Spokane
Sergeant Kitty" will be presented
at the Spokane theater next Wednes-
day and Thursday, January and 10.
Sergeant Kitty" when produced at
Days theater and the Casino, New
York, was pronounced to be one OF
the best comic operas offered; it has
plot that can be discovered without
the aid of guide, the music is bright,
sprightly and melodious, and Of a high
class throughout. The book is ex-
cellent and the lyrics in keeping.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
FIVE MEN DEAD, FIVE DYING

Powder Mill at Kenosha, Wis,
Exploded.
Kenosha, Wis.-Five men dead, five
dying and two missing is believed to
make up the list of victims at the ex-
plosion of a mill at the Lafiin-Rand
powder works at Pleasant Prairie,
this county. Superintendent Ralph
Anderson is one of the missing. Little
doubt exists that he and the other mis-
sing man were completely torn to
pieces. The dead are so frightfully
mangled as to make Identification i'm.
possible, and the injured, among whom
deaths are expected momentarily, are
burned beyond the point Of recogni-
ton.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
GIRL PREVENTS CAD WRECK
Phones Farmer to Flag the Freight
Train.

FGlns
Hutchinson, Kan.-Nora Brecken-
ridge, night telegraph operator at Ar
lington, near here, prevented a wreck
Of two Rock Island freight trains re-
Gently. Through a confusion of orders
a westbound freight cleared from Ar
lington just as an eastbound freight
left Turon, two stations west. A mo
ment later Miss Breckenridge was or
deredito hold the westbound train.
Langdon station, which was be-
tween the two trains, is not night
telegraph Office. After Miss Breckin-
ridge had tried in vain to reach Lang.
don she resorted to the telephone ana
located John Spence, farmer, who
lived near the railroad track. She
told Spence the situation and begged
him to get lantern, wrap it with a
red cloth, and hurry to the track. He
did so and arrived in time to nag
the westbound train, with the second
train only half mile away.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
LOnaest EIeetrle Lie.

Guthrie, Okla.-The Chicago q
Southwestern Electric Railway com
pany was chartered today with a cap
ital of $25O,OOO,OOO to build an electric
line from Chicago to Denver, touching
St Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Pue-
bio and many other points.
Construction will cost 5000, 600, 600.
The total length of the line will be
$500 miles.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
spOkane PrIeee to Produoera.

The following list may be taken as a
fair standard Of prices paid to local
producers by the Spokane markets for
the commodities named:
Poultry-Live hens, 10c; dressed,
lie; old boosters, SC; spring chickens,
1Oc; dressed, lie; fancy turkeys, ITO
1Sc Id; dressed, 10000; geese, lie;
dressed, ~ lie.
Eggs-strictly fresh ranch, 4Oc doz;
$12 per case.
Butter-83 1-2c Id; second grade but
ter, 80 1e2c.
stock-Live hogs, $6@6.5O cwt;
dressed, sos 1-2c lb; COWS, live, 50
cwt; dressed, 4c Id; steers, live, IS
cwt; dressed, &c; hides, 809c.
Observation-Disclosures, 65@75c cwt;
beets, 75c to 81 per cwt; cabbage, Ia
1 lac lib; turnips, soc cwt; rutaba-
gas, 81 cwt; carrots, soc cwt; hot
house lettuce, soc Id; mushrooms, soc
lb; pears, $1,75@2 per box; Hubbard
squash, 81 dozen, pumpkins, 4Oc to 81
doz; dry oRions, $101.4O cwt; cooking
apples, 5O@75c box; fancy apples,
$1.25; tomatoes, 75c box; red cabbage,
2 1-2c lb.
Hay, baled-Oat hay, $1O@12 ton;
wheat hay, $1O@12 ton; alfalfa, S12
ton; timothy, SIS ton.
Hay loose-Timothy, $1S ton; wheat
hay, $14@15 ton; oat hay, $13@14 ton.
oats-$1.O5@1.15 cwt
Butter and Eggs, Retail Prices.
The following prices are quoted on
butter, eggs and cheese:
Choice butter, Hazelwood, 45c lb;
Yakima Jersey, 45c; Edgewood, 45c
ID; Mapleleaf, 35c; Columbia, SIC;
Premium, 4Oc; Rosebud, soc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, $50
45c.
Cheese-Factory, % to Csc; Swiss
cheese, 40c lb.
Retail Fuel Prices,
Tamarack and fir-Four foot. single
cord, $3.50 cord; in lots of five cords,
81 cord; in ricks, SO per rick.
Pine wood-Four foot, single cord,
81; in lots of five cords, $3.50 per cord;
in ricks, $2,75 per rick.
Slab woodbury. 16 inch, $3.50 per
load; green, 16 inch, 1925 per load.
Coal-DanT semi-anthracite, $1,000;
Carney, SO; Crows Nest, SO; Rock
Springs, 50; Bear Creek, 50; Alberta
lump, So.
Wheat Report.
decentralization, CSC; club, &C;
red, &c.
Portland-Bluestem, CSC; valley,
66c; club, 66c; red, 63c.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
France Trades OF Tahiti.

Melbourne.-According to the Age.
missionaries in the Pacific islands de-
clare that France has coded Tahiti to
Great Britain in consideration of ter
ritorial concessions in Burma or Fur
Their India Qndo-China). Premier
Deakin says he is without information
on the subject.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Vaudeville at the Washinoton.

SNilS at Ine washington
Her First Divorce Case" a comedy
playlet written by Ella Wheeler viii
cox the famous writer, is the head
liner at the Washington theater this
week. 1t is a story Of a young couDJe
seeking divorce who are finally recon
ciled by a female divorce lawyer. II
is being put on by five people. Miss
Matte Keene will appear in the lead
ing role.
douglas and Ford are presenting a
singing act. La Adelia, a French
dancer, will be seen this week. Budd
and Wayne have a comedy acrobaHic
act Frank and Louis Beverly win
appear in a singing and talking act
Roy MeBain viii sing illustrated
songs.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Missouri Antitrust Law.

Jefferson City, Mo.-A bill provid.
ing for complete revision of the anti.
trust laws has been introduced in the
senate by Senator Gilmore of Kansas
City. If it becomes a law Missouri
will have one of the most complete
effective antitrust laws in existence.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
"Helr to the lIonrah. ,

"The Heir to the Hoorah" comes IN
the Spokane theater January II and
IL, with Guy Bates Post in the lead
ing role. The western tour of "The
Heir to the Hoorah" this year has
been much more successful than it
was last year. In Seattle, which they
recently played, the business was verv
large.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Musical Comedy at the COLUMBIA.

Starting with a matinee Sunday aft
ernoon the linn Musical Comedy
company will enter on their third
week at the Columbia theater in sDo-
kane and will present for the first
time what is said to be the best play
In the repertoire. 1t is caned 'The
Sultan of Morocco" and gives opDor-
tunity for an excellent scenic display.
the scene referred to representing the
interior of "a Turkish temple. MANY
new electrical effects and costumes
are also promised. The comedy will
run all week with matinee on Sat.
urday at popular prices.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11

The tallest trees in the world are in
eucalyptus grove not far from Mel
bourne, Australia. Many Of them are
about 300 feet high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02
DEATH OF MRS. ERSKINE.
Venerable Woman of Virginia Passes
AWAY

Mrs. Marnda Ann Erskine, mother of
Mr.. H. l.. Erskine of Dranesville, Va, died
recently at her home at Ticonic, Monona
county, Iowa, at the age of lightweight
years five months and eleven days. Mrs.
Erskine was born at South Rchland, N Y
July 3, 1918, and in February, 1885, mar
ried Edward Erskine. Her married life
extended over a period of fifty-four years,
forty of which were spent on farm in
Monona county, Iowa. On the death OF
her husband about seventeen years ago,
although then over seventy years of age,
she took charge of the big farm and the
business of the husband and conducted it
with so much ability that it was universally
conceded there We're few, If any farms in
the country better managed and that a
larger revenue had been derived from 1t
than from any other property of its mag
nitude.
Mrs. Erskine was a woman of keen in
sight and character and seldom made a
mistake in her estimation of men or of their
business ability. OF kind and motherly
disposition. she never passed child with
out noticing and petting 1t and leaving
home life she was regarded as an upright,
conscientious Christian woman. and there
were many to pay tribute to her character.
Besides Mr. H. l.. Erskine, another son,
Mr.. l.. D. ErSkine of Ticonic Iowa. sur
wives her. Nine grandchildren and eighteen
great-grandchildren also survive her.