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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
NATIONAL HUNT
FOR LOST BOY

DOVER, Del, March 27.-Is little
Horace Marvin to be another
Charley Ross?
In spite of reports of clews and
prospective capture of the kid
napers. the little year old son of
Dr.. Marvin, who disappeared in
broad daylight on March 4, has not
been restored to his parents and
the searchers begin to feel that the
mystery is too deep for them.
Strenuous efforts have been and
still are being made to solve the
battling mystery. The federal
secret service has been put in mo-
ton by Roosevelt The state of
Delaware has given $4,000 to prose
cute the search. With the money
a force of Pinkertons-the best in
the country-has been put to work
Seemingly they have done little
else but search the farm, the ada
cent country and the bay shore.
The most they can be said to have
accomplished is to bolster the hope
the boy is still alive. If he were
dead, surely some trace Of his body
would have been discovered.
Some of the smartest newspaper
men in the country have worked on
the disappearance. They have
solved many a crime after the po-
lice had failed. They can only say
this case is beyond them.
Offers of large rewards have
come from various public and pri-
vate sources. So far they have
only led to running down a series
of false rumors.
Now the legislature of De'a-
ware has taken a move that viii.
make the boys fate national
matter. President Roosevelt is
requested to instruct every post
master in the country to hang in
conspicuous places posters de-
scribing the lost boy. In this
way it is hoped to enlist the SER
vices of huge army of amateur
detectives.
The crime is one that strikes at
the home-at every family. Since
the disappearance Of Charley Ross
forever, no crime of similar nature
has so stirred the country. 1t
has made of this helpless lad one
of the most important citizens of
the country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
THE MAXTONE RANCH

And this was La Llano ranch.
Mary Culmdale felt like an heir
ess.
Indeed. as she was driven up
from the station of the Santa Fe
and welcomed to the comfortable
hacienda by old Dolores, the Mexi-
can woman who for many years
had been the housekeeper for Tom
Maxtone. All these broad acres
were now his niece's. She, a school
teacher in Maine. had been sur
prised as well as delighted when
lawyer came to her and told her
that she was the sole heir. She
had never seen Tom Maxtone, and
why he should choose her over his
own son Frank mystified her.
Looking over the vast ranch,
Mary felt her helplessness. How
could she ever manage it? She
asked old Dolores.
"Ah, senorita,' she said, you
should meet Meester Harkins.'
"Meester Harkins" was as trim a
young cowboy as you ever saw. He
modestly admitted that he could
give a few pointers. Il know this
here ranch like | was raised on it, -
he said.
Mary found "Meester Harkins" a
very interesting young American,
but he had an odd habit of keeping
his head swathed in a bandanna
handkerchief like a brigand Old
Dolores marked with considerable
glee how the heiress was impressed
with him.
The arrival of Percy Patterson
from Ell Paso interrupted the tete-
a-tete. Percy was an old fame of
| Mary's. He had never proposed
back east, but then Mary was a
penniless school teacher. Now his
| attentions became earnest
Percy" said Mary, why did
Uncle Tom disinherit Frank Max.
tone?"
For good and sufficient reasons,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
FIREMEM'S Benefit

Several hundred tickets for the
firemen's entertainment at the
Spokane theater April 8 have been
sold, and plans are being arranged
for a large show. Vaudeville
sketches have been donated by all
local theaters. The proceeds will
go into the firemen's protective
fund, which at this time IS almost
depleted on account of the several
accidents at fires recently The
biggest drain was $500 sent to the
suffering firemen of San Francisco
following the earthquake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27

carpenter work or millionaire
who will employ carpenter by
the year"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27

Has a man the right to do what he pIeases with his
own?
How independent are we?-not how independent do
we act, but how independent We?
Or does not every possession of brains ability, money
impose obligation?
A few nights ago a party of gilded young and
women took supper in Chicago cafe. The hour grew
late Suddenly the host cried:
''By iove! How shall we get home I let my
take my car in!''
There was a chorus of Ais and 'Ohs but the host
excused himself and went to the telephone. In five min
utes he returned.
'The car will be at the door in little while' he
smiled.
"oh,' they cried; " did you telephone your man."
enc he said; II bought car
Rather than Inconvenience his guests, he had pur
chased motor for $500.
An eastern monarch had three servants-one very
capable of moderate ability and third admittedly
dull To each he gave task and later demanded an ac-
counting
90 king said the stupid servant, ''the task is done
though very poorly
Receive this chain of gold,' said the king. ''You
have been faithful according to your ability.
go king said the servant of moderate ability, 81,
too, have finished my task, though would it better
done
''Receive You also chain of gold" said the king.
"You have also been faithful according to your abity
go king" cried the able servant Il am just prepar-
ing to begin my task
'You the ablest of the three cried the king,
'yet YOU alone have proved maithfu Take him to the
executioners''
Wealth means responsibility.
Ability means responsibility.
The young in Chicago had every legal right to
waste his money he pleased 1t his money. He
had millions. And it is of business how he
spends it. 1t is only his business
But the possession of wealth imposes upon him an
obligation that he cannot escape That obligation is Am
l making the best | can Of what have"
The dul-wtted servants rewarded because they
did the best they could with what they had the able
condemned because he unfaful to himself.
Lay the Chicago incident aside. That is between the
young and his final account. What of ourselves
Can you spread mortar welo Then YOU have no right
to your time sweeping the streets Have You the
soul of poet and the ability to sing that will make
the world happer Then you have right to waste your
time spreading mortar Can you create, Then you have
no right to initiate. Can you smile? Then you have no
right to gloomy face Can you lift others little
higher into the sunshine? Then if you refuse to do it you
either coward a brute.
Every added ability added obligation, and
every added dollar to bank account means that much
eternal responsibility for what might have done
with it.
Are you making the best use of what you have9
Il -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
GOT HIS MONEY BACK

The Scandal merican Employ
ment agency denies the report H..
Williams made to the police yes
terday of being misdirected after
he had paid for a job and then be-
ing refused return of his fee. The
agency states that Williams made
the mistake of going to the wrong
depot and that his money was re-
turned to him when he applied
for it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
FORAKER WANTS PRIMARY

CLEVELAND, o.. March Pin
an effort to head off the Taft boom
fer the presidency, Senator Foraker
is advocating primary choice of
Ohios favorite for the place. He
says he is willing to rest on his
record.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
TICKET BROKERS ARRESTED

CHICAGO, March PA cam
paign against theater ticket brokers
has been started by the issuance
of 19 warrants at the instance of
the city attorneys Office. Promin-
ent theater managers are impli-
Gated in the charges.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
LOADED FOR GRAFTERS.

OMAHA, March 27.-When the
mineral land fraud cases are open
ed up the governments action will
startle the entire West. Colorado
and Wyoming lands are to be in
vestigated first.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

81 believe a rich man should be
liberal. myself gave $4,000 for
educational purposes last year"
ais that so?"
eyes, my son William was trying
his hand on Wall ST."
A South Bend, Ind, girl played
detective and caught a man who
tried to hirt with her. And many
and many a girl has caught one
md without playing detective
sither.
"There are only two kinds OF men
really worth while having around
the house." remarked the widow.
"Oh. do tell us what they are!"
Dhrieked half dozen girls.
"Either q poor man who can do
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-11
RESCUE OF ABANDONED SHIPS.
How SaiIormen Gamble on Picking
UP a Valuable Find.

The seaman's gamble is described
by p. 7. McGrath in the Technical
World Magazine He tells the story
of huge steamers filled with costly car
goes which are abandoned in storms
and left to drift aimlessly upon the
ocean. To the vessel which rescues
the waif steamer and brings her into
port. the admiralty courts never give
less than one-half of what the boat
and her cargo bring in the open mar
ket
There is probably not mariner on
the. ocean now but in his day dreams
speculates upon some fortunate chance
putting derelict in his way when he
becomes a captain, thus enabling him
to lay by nest egg for fortune from
his share of the salvage for getting her
safely into some haven of refuge.
The author cites an instance where
a little tug earned 500 800 by lucky
trip. In another case, the Exeter City
earned, all expenses and $4,000 in
addition, for saving an American
schooner which had been adrift for
several months. He also tells the
story of another derelict which was
worth 100000 and which was lost
This probably would not have hap
pened if wireless telegraphy had been
as far advanced as it is now, And, Il,
deed, many of the seaman's happy day
dreams of sudden wealth would prove
reality If practical methods were EN-
ployed in preparing for towage.
The average shipmaster thinks that
only good, strong rope is necessary
to pull dereict into port, but many
boats have been jerked loose and lost
by diving into heavy sea when there
was nothing to hold them to the rescu
ing ship but bit of manila rope. In
any case, the seaman is taking long
chances for his money. because there
is the chance OF the derelict sinking
at any moment and dragging the res
cuing ship down with her.
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SIGN WITH THEIR THUMBS.
Wyoming Banks Method Of Identified
ton OF Customers.

When Mark Twain wrote "Pudd'n-
head Wilson" ii is doubtful If he real
lied into what general vogue this
novel form of identification would
come, and that its commercial value
and utility would be incalculable. For
number of years thumb prints have
been adopted as means of identity
ing criminals, but il remained for the
First National bank of Cheyenne,
Wyo.. to adopt this method for the
Identification of customers. The bank
has a large number of Japs. Greeks
and other foreigners as patrons, these
being employed in the railroad serv-
ice But few of these can write the
English language, and some of them
not even their own AS result, each
depostor is required to make an Inn
preston of his thumb which is filed
away for record, taking the place OF
the customary signature.
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There was no address. no signature.
But the handwriting was unmistak'
ably his own. For moment ne
stood, bewildered, looking first at the
girl and then back to the letter Then,
in a flash it came to him. This was
the note he had composed for Billy,
the footman Billy could not write
line and he, fool-like, had volunteered
10 help him out of his affair de occur
with the house girl next door! But
how in the world had the note gotten
to Cynthia?
An embarrassing silence lay be-
tween them. Paulding was divided
between an intolerable sense of rage
and modification and an ineXpressible
feeling of JOY and relief.
Cynthia" he said after awhile,
how came you by this?'
The postman brought it,
1T was directed to you?"
Certainly
I'm my handwriting?
Naturally
Paulding pondered a second. Then:
Good Lord" he calculated, Good
Lord"
The girl looked at him with Grim
soning cheeks. Her blouse. cut low
in the neck, revealed her throat white
and palpitant
Did you ever get the letter | wrote
asking you to go with me to Parsi-
fal?"
She shook her head slowly back and
forth.
Mo- she said, Il did not"
All at once, and without warning,
Padding caught her in his arms and
kissed her vehemently on her eyes,
cheeks and lips.
u guess / must have mixed up
those letters" he explained as Gym.
thia struggled away from his EN-
brace, breathing fast, her eyes starry
through a sudden mist.
Suddenly she broke into a musical
ripple of laughter and sat down weak,
| ly on the edge of stump.
! And the house maid-did you take
her to Parsifal?'
! Billy became chickenhearted at
the eleventh hour | believe, and
never sent his letter at all"
Cynthia had removed the white
duck hat from her curls and sat re
garding the narrow band of red about
it with musing eyes. Her cheeks
throbbed crimson. All at once, Pauld
ing stopped and got possession of her
hands; they were trembling.
Seems queer you should come
down here" he said, down here
where"
Il came she interrupted him with
a little something between sob and
laugh, Just as you did-to end it al
out there"
But you didn't" cried Pauldine
eXultantly, flushing scarlet.
Nor you" she echoed Guiding his
dripping arms.
Il did my best" he laughed, with
a cynical face.
Dear mel" exclaimed Cynthia I'VE
came all round dying together to enc
1t ALL didn't we?'
There's a better way than that,
said Paulding, looking into her shin
ing eyes, we can live together in
stead. Shall WEI"
She gave him her hands
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-11

United States Land Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, January 20, 1907.
To Whom 1t May Concern
Notice is hereby given that the
State of Utah has filed in this office
list of lands selected by the said
State, as Indemnity School Lands, I'M
approved July 16, 1894 The follow
ing tracts, embraced in said lists, are
found to be within six miles of a
p. " NE. Il and NE a Sc. u Sec. 80,
T. 8 s.. r. A E., S. l.. NJ, Estate No.
91S), and f. " NV. a and w. ~
NE. u Sec. So, T. s.. E.. Estate
No. $3.50.
Copies of said lists, so far al 1t re.
lates to said tracts, by descriptive
subdivisions, have been conspicuous.
ly osted In this Office for inspection
by any person interested, and by the
public generally.
Within the nsxt sixty days follow.
ing the date OF the first publication
OF This notice, under departmental In
structions of January 10, 1906, pro
tesSs or contests against the claim
OF the State TO any of the tracts Oh
SubdiVlsloss herein described, on the
ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than fol-
agricultural purposes, will be re
ceived and noted for report to the
General Lard Office, Washington. D.
q. Failure so to protest or contest
within the slime specified, will be con
sidered sufficient evidence of the non
mineral character of the tracts, and
the selection thereof, being otherwise
free from objection, will be recon-
mended for approval.
FRANK d. HOBBS, Register.
First publication Feb. T. 1907.
Last publication April IL, 1907.
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NoTIcEi

Notice is hereby given that
meeting of the stockholders OF the
Spanish Fork South Irrigation com
pany will be held at the City Hall
in Spanish Fork, Utah county, state
of Utah, on Saturday April 2Oth'
1907 at 9 o'clock p. m, for the pur
pose of voting on two amendments
to the Articles of Incorporation Oh
said company.
The articles to be amended are as
follows:
Amendment to Article vi of the
Articles of Agreement of the Spanish
Fork South Irrigation company OF
March, 1906
Article vi of the Articles of
Agreement of the Spanish FORK
South Irrigation company OF March,
1906. to be amended so as to read as
follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE vi.
The business for which this cor
poration is formed is the location,
construction, and repair OF canals,
bitches. lateral bitches, dams. reser-
voirs and all other means of pre-
serving. dversing and conveying the
waters of Spanish Fork river onto
lands in Spanish Fork, Benjamin and
Lake Shore precincts, in Utah coun-
ty, State of Utah, for the purpose OF
irrigating lands; propelling ma
chinery: for domestic use, and any
other useful purpose for which the
use of said water could be placed.
Also for the purpose of controlling
managing and distributing the water
to the persons entitled thereto
Also to make necessary assess
ments upon the owners of land u.s.
ing water from the several bitches
and laterals, and to apportion the
amount to be paid according to the
several interests of the parties using
| bitches. laterals, or otherwise.
Amendment to Article XIV of the
| Articles of Agreement of the Span
| sh Fork South Irrigation company OF
| March 1896
Article XIV of the Articles of
Agreement of the Spanish Fork
South Irrigation company of March,
| 1896 to be amended so as to read as
follows, to-wit
ARTICLE XIV.
The kind and description of prop
erty to be conveyed to the corpora
ton as payment as capital stock, are
as follows, to-wit: A primary right
in and to the waters of Spanish Fork
river situate in Spanish Fork, Ben
iamin and (or) Lake Shore precincts
Utah county, state of Utah, and all
the interest of the undersigned in
and to the canal, ditches laterals
reservoirs, dams, fumes and gates
used as a means of diverting and
utilizing said waters. Also all the
rights of the undersigned in and tc
the use of such waters for domestic
purposes. irrigation lands, and fol
propelling machinery, or other use
full purpose. Also all rights, ease
ments, and appurtenances thereuntc
belonging.
LARS NELSON,
President Spanish Fork South If
rigation Company
First publication, March %, 1907
Last publication, April IS, 1907
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DIR. William H. p. Faunce, president
of Brown university, in the course of
an address at Cooper union. one of a
series of public lectures, said: This
young people of today, as compared
with those of so years ago, are chief.
ly deficient in power of sustained at.
tention and original thinking. They
cannot, or at least they usually do not,
think as clearly, as patiently and as
cogently as did their fathers. They
do not as quickly distinguish the ir-
relevant from the pertinent, the ker.
mel from the husk, as the men of the
last generation" DR.. Faunce said,
however, that the children of this gen.
Grafton have an amazing fund of gen
eral information.
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What Is Foolscap?

Everybody the world over recog-
nizes that paper foolscap size means
a standard measurement of 10 inches
by 16, yet now few can give the reason
why. In England the paper mark was
originally a crown, and when the COM
monwealth was set up Cromwell was
approached as to what mark should be
used in the future. He, with charac-
teristic contempt for crowns, replied:
"A fools cap" and so 1t became and
remained, for at the restoration the
matter was overlooked until too late
to act upon the ultimate discovery.
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Does Coffee disagree with you?
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and Mocha Coffee II your stomach,
heart, or kidneys can't stand Coffee
drinking. try Health Coffee 1t is
wholesome. nourishing, and satisfy
ing. It's nice even for the youngest
child. Sold by World Drug Co
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NOTICE.

United States Land Office Salt Lake
City, Utah, January Z, 1907.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the state
of Utah has filed in this office lists OF
lands selected by the said state. as
Indemnity School Lands, under sec.
ton o. the Act of Congress, approved
July 16, 1894. The following tracts,
embraced in said lists, are found to
be within six miles of mining loca.
ton, claim or entry, viz:
SEA SEA Sec. 90. NJ NE14, SWA
NEA Sec. &c, Estate No. 500; SEA
Sec. %, Estate No. SID; Sk NEA
Sec 20, Estate No 572); SEA Sec.
rs, Estate No. 573); SWA Sec. rs,
(Stste No $40; SWA Sec, Is, Estate
No. CAD; VIZ SEA, SEA SEA Sec.
Is, Estate No. 642), all in T. 10 s., r,
&c, and 8 y SEA NEA SEA Sec.
i2, +, 10 S., r. F., S. l.. NJ, Estate
No 6l3).
Copies of said lists, so far as they
relate to said tracts, by descriptive
subdivisions, have been conspicnously
posted in this office for inspection by
any person interested. and by the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days follow,
ing the date of the first publication of
this notice, under departmental in
structions of January 10, 1906, protests
or contests against the claim OF the
state TO any of the tracts or subdi-
Visions hereinbefore described, on the
ground that the same is more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur-
poses, will be received and noted for
report to the General Land ONCE at
Washington, D. C. Failure so to pro-
test OF contest, within the time speci-
fed, wil}1be considered sufficient evil
dence Of the non-mineral character OF
the tracts. and the selection thereof,
being otherwise free from objection,
will be recommended for approval.
FRAND d. HOBBS.
Register.
First pub, Jan. rs. 1907.
Last pub, March 2s, 1907.
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PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP
NOTICES.

Consult County Clerk or the respec-
tive signers for further information.
In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of Utah,
sitting in and for Utah County, Pro
bate Division.
In re estate of George G. Hales,
deceased
Creditors will present claims with
vouchers to the undersigned at the
law Office of A. Saxey, at Spanish
Fork, Utah, on or before July g. 1907.
HAL b. HALES,
Administrator.
A. Saxey, Attorney for Estate.
First publication March Z. 1907.
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Shops labels-and none in the medi-
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And in accordance with law and or
der of the board of directors made
on the 9th day of February, 1907, so
many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary will be
sold at the oce of J. ]. Banks at the
City Drugs store, Spanish Fork, Utah,
on the 9th day of April, 1907, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m. to pay the
delinquent assessment thereon. to-
gether with the cost of advertising
and expense of sale.
j. ]. Banks. Sec