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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
The Coos Bay Pilgrimage.

Lawrence Weaver and Geo.
Payne, who left for the Coos Bay
country, returned home last week.
They were investigating the coun-
try and looking about for good in
vestment. The many Turing re-
ports sent out regarding this new
land had attracted them and they
were of the opinion that IT must be
a great place and they were not dis
appointed. The trip from the near
cts railway station c. be made
either by stage or boat the distance
being about sixty miles. The part y
took the boat and made the trip in
about 80 hours. The trip was
very delightful and they arrived at
their destination without any seri-
Gus pishap.
They found everything very high,
real estate selling for prices that
were beyond reason. People paying
any price asked expecting boom
when shipping facilities are improv-
ed and realizing good thing or
their investments. Business lots
wree selling as high as $4,000, anC
farming lands were in proportion
People were coming in overland OF
the stages in large numbers, tn
stages crowded on every trip. The
were III the town several days, bu
failed to find anything that appeal
ed to them so turned their footstep
in the direction of Sunny ldah
which they say is good enough 10
them.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
FURTHER FACTS
CONCERNING TUNNEL.
6. G. MOrtrude Gives Interesting InfOrmd-
ton Concerning Work on Canal.

construction of this waterway con-
sisting of flume crew of about 10
men and two grading crews, one
with 10 teams and about 25 men
and the other teams and II men.
Last week the entire cost of the
waterway was stated as being $685.
600 but instead it will pc over
5000, 600 when completed.
1t has been a known fact that the
work of cutting tunnel was under
way but very few people realized
the magnitude of the actual work
being accomplished.
Many discouragements have been
met and overcome, help has been
very scarce and ia times impossible
to secure, but regardless of all these
distractions the work has been
pushed on to completion.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Second Glass City.

A petition to the village coun-
Gil, praying that the present viii
lage corporation be dissolved and
created a second class city was
circulated among the voters the
first of the week and gained many
signers.
Mountain Home is growing very
rapidly and the population is in
creasing at surprising rate. The
needs of the city are increasing and
the demands of the peolpe becoming
more urgent for much needed
changes in government and several
+ improvements. The new charter
will divide the city into wards or
precincts allowing an alderman from
each ward. Every citizen will be
Required to vote in the ward in
which he resides thereby giving the
city more general representation in
the local government.
The new council will have great
er po wers. Instead of calling a spc-
cial election to act upon many aues-
tions that are within the jurisdic-
! tion Of the present village body, the
! council will take the matter up and
have the power to act. There will
be many other advantages in the.
new body that will be made evident
as occasions present themselves tor
action. In order to make the change
, special election will have to be
called and the matter put to a vote
by the resident voters, a two third S
vote being necessary to ca rty the
proposed change.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Death of an Old Settler.

Jacob Ottenheimer-B Born in Cop
pingen, Germany, April %, 1914,
died in Mountain Home, Idaho,
August g, 1907. Age 90 years, 3
months and g days.
Last Tuesday the Grim Reaper
visited this community and claimed
for his own one of the oldest settlers
in Mountain Home. Death came
rather unexpectedly although Mr.
Ottenheimer had been somewhat in
disposed for some time. He was
preparing to 60 to Ketchum with
his wife and son and intended to
leave last Tuesday but as the time
drew near for his departure he was
taken considerably worse and passed
away early that morning.
I Mr. Ottenheimer came to Noun
tain Home seventeen years ago. He
stopped here when sage brush
marked the present site of this
beautiful valley and desert land lay
everywhere about him. His music
was the cry Of the coyote. His
place of worship was from horizon
to horizon. He had truly heard the
..call of the wild and responded
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Uniforms for the Band.

Last Monday night the band took
final action on the color and style
of uniform to be purchased and a
committee was appointed to get the
sizes and forward the order to a
large uniform house in the east.
The color selected is the same as
that adopted by the government for
officers uniforms in the army and
the military cut of coat was adopted
as best suiting the band FOR all oc-
casions. The color, although not
as loud and attractive as that of
many bands, will prove most suit
able to this country where the dust
adheres SO closely to a garment of a
fine weave
The band is fast gaining repu-
tation as being one of the best or
ganizations of the kind in the coun-
try. The band has appeared at Nam
pa. Emmett, Boise and other places
during the summer and at each
place received words of highest
praise for the quality of music rem
dered At Boise the band was pro-
nounced the best in the parade on
the fifth of July, two other we'll
known bands taking part, and the
compliment was well deserved.
The band is considering a propo-
sition to attend the National Irriga-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Drives in From Three Greek.

Andrew Rogerson, who is in the
sheep business in the Three Creek
country, was in town last week.
He drove the distance, over one
hundred miles, in about four days.
MIR. Rogerson says that the wool
was mostly all sold in his section,
going through the Mountain Home
market rather than the Twin Falls
market owing to better system for
sales. The adoption of one day in
the week seemed to be a popular
move. The laws requiring all sheep
to be dipped before driving them in
to Nevada for grazing is working a
hardship and is great injustice tc
the owners of the sheep. Accord
ing to the laws all sheep are re-
quired to be dipped in Idaho for
scab and on taking them across the
line they must again be dipped re.
gardless of the fact that they have
Just been dipped. This is an ex.
pensive operation, besides it Otter
means the loss of a number OF
sheep from the effects OF the opera
tion.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
STANDARD OIL
GETS MAXIMUM FINE.
Judge Lands of the Federal Court Fines
Standard Oil S29,24O.OOO.

Chicago, Aug. 3. Judge Lands
IN the United States district court
today imposed a fine of $40, 24O, 600
upon the Standard Oil company of
Indiana, the fine being the maxi
mum penalty upon each one of
the 1862 counts in the indictment
on which that company was re-
Gently convicted of rebating. The
Judge also recommended that a call
be issued for special grand Jury
TO consider the case of the other
party to the rebating operations Of
whieh the Standard Oil company
was found guilty, and it is probable
that within short time proceed
ings will be brought against the
Chicago & Alton railroad company
for the alleged commission of SIM
liar offenses.
The reading of the opinion by
Judge Lands aroused almost as
much public interest as the recent
appearance here of John D. Rock
feller upon the witness stand. The
court room today was crowded to its
utmost capacity and deputy mar
shals were finally compelled to re-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Kid johnson Makes Debut.

Kid Johnson, ''thc phenomenal
pitcher of the Weiser base ball
team, who made the wonderful
record during the past season in
the Idaho State League, has arriv-
ed in Washington and reported
for duty According to reports he
was put into the box in a game
with the Detroit aggregation and
succeeded in convincing the mana
ger that he is there with the goods.
He twirled for eight innings with
the score standing and l when he
showed signs of weakness and was
relieved by one of the regulars In
the next inning Detroit put two
runs across the plate which decided
the game in their favor Johnson
is quiet, unassuming young fel-
low, always good natured and de-
cidedly popular with the grand
stand. Regarding his initial ap-
pearance the Sporting News has the
following to say: pitcher Johnson
has reported. He is big, husky
guy, with enough sense to say that
he knows that he has lots to learn.
That is refreshing. Hope he learns
it. He made a swe1l record in
Idaho and we hope that he is the
goods. The staff is so rocky now
that most any body would be an inn
provement until the old boys ge'
back into form. 1t is queer how
much Better the Washington pitch.
ers performed when the weather
was cold and what they are doins
now.'
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Liqnites in Idaho.

Lignites occur at q NUMBER OF
places in Idaho, but only within 'he
last two or three years have any oi
these beds been extensively mineo.
Mining has been done in the Horse
shoe Bend and Jerusalem districts'
occupying the lower portion oi ="
ridge between the Boise and Paye'te
rivers; in a district near salmon
City, Lincoln county; and IN one
at the eastern edge of the state, III
Bingham and Fremont counties'
where the Sublette fields OF wy
oming extends across the sta'e
line. According to E. W. Parker
OF the United States Geological
Survey, the principal production ~
1905 and 1906 was from the Salmon Salmon
district in Lemhi county, 4ooo
short tons having been mineo
there in 1905, and 43e5 short TONS
in 1906. The total productio" ~
the state in 1906 amounted TO o7o2
short tons. having spot vaiue u
$40, 53S.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
George Manning in Town.

That metropolitan daily, the Ev-
ening Capital News, may consider
itself indeed fortunate in having
for its representative the genial
George Manning, who looks after
its out of town business. Geo. is
certainly q hustler and knows how
to get the business. He says that
the circulation of the News is
growing very rapidly especially
since the close of the recent trial at
Boise. People generally are well
pleased with the manner in which
the News handled the case and the
unbiased reports that were sent out
concerning its progress. The News
maintained an unbiased position and
endeavored to represent the actual
facts leaving the public to deter
mine the guilt or innocence OF the
defendants involved in the proceed
ings. The people are not slow to
make evident in a most substantial
manner their approval of the paper
policy.
Mr.. Manning says that the
growth and development OF Noun
tain Home and vicinity is a TACT
commented on all along the line ana
that everyone is talking about our
boom.
''You have the finest little city
in Southern Idaho" he continued
and now that the new tunnel mas
been completed we expect to see d
greater development than ever ex-
perienced in the past. The town Is
improving wonderfully and IL al
ways gives me pleasure to come 10
Mountain Home whether on 0usi-
ness or otherwise.
Mr. Manning spent several Gays
in town and suffice to say we arc
always glad to meet George.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Satisfied With Idaho.

In a recent issue we took occasion
to mention the presence of several
parties in this vicinity from Mon
mouth, H., who were looking about
with the intention of investing.
Prof. L. E. Robinson, professor of
science in the Monmouth college,
was one of the party. He went to
the coast visiting the several widely
advertised irrigation districts and
on his return home wrote the fol-
lowing very interesting letter
which we take pleasure in print
ing
Monmouth, H., July 81, 1907
Mr.. Geo. Mcpherson,
Mountain Home, Idaho.
Dear Sir: | have delayed writing
you because of my inability to sa,
definitely a final word on the lands
we saw near Sunnyside. We saw
nothing further on we liked as wei
as the Sunpyside proposition. 81
we have bought nothing thus far
Several of our friends and acquaint.
ances are going out this fall early
and if we can arrange to buy small
er tracts with some of those gentle
men we may do SO. No doubt the
land at Sunnyside will go soon.
n
/ have no doubt of the outcome
for man who goes there and iden
titles himself with the country.
Very Truly Yours,
L. E. ROBINSON
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Who Blew up the Chink?

An investigation was held in
justice court this morning to locate
the party or pai ties that set fire to
the Chinese laundry early this
spring Several witnesses were
called and but very few facts OBJ
tanned that would fasten the crime
to anyone One party, SO it is sta
ted, told on the street that he saw
the persons commit the deed and
knew who they were and when
called before the court stated that
he did not know the parties and
could not possibly identify them.
He was the star witness from whom
the most incriminating evidence
was expected.
Up to the time of going TO press
nothing of importance was developed
and il is thought that the proceed
ings will be dropped without fur
thea action.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08

c. c. Mortrude was in town a
few days this week and during his
stay gave out the following facts
and interesting items concerning the
tunnel and water way which is near
ing completion. He has been man
ager of the work and has been in
charge for nearly two years. The
canal which will connect the two
reservoirs was started about three
years ago and will be completed
within the present month. He says
that few people have any idea of the
work that has been done up there.
When completed the tunnels and
canals will be over thirteen miles
long. There are nine tunnels with
a combined length of $500 feet or
nerly a mile and a quarter. Three
crews have been engaged in the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
EImOTe COunty's Reserve Fund.

State Auditor Bragaw has been
engaged lately in an effort to make
a correct apportionment OF the 10
per cent fund that goes to the sever
al counties from the forest reserve
funds, according to the acreage of
different reserves in each county.
Washington on the subject he has
received some interesting data
which shows the area OF each coun-
ty with total area of forest reserves
in each. The figures given are
compiled up to June 80, 1907. Ac-
cording to this report Elmore coun-
ty contains /, 555, $40 and the forest
reserve acreage 645, $50.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
DeCOurSy BObs up Again.

Butte, Mont, July 20. The cli-
max of divorce sensations turn ished
by members of Butte's society the
last six months appears to have been
reached. Mrs. Mabel l.. Lamb,
wife OF former City Attorney Ed
win M. Lamb, assistant county at
torney and one of the most ennis
nent lawyers of the state, secured a
divorce under the new state law on
the ground of 1ncompatibility and
half an hour later married William
de Coursy, cook and horse doctor
in the employ of Milwaukee rail-
way grading contractors. She met
him two weeks ago, while living
in a summer camp near Butte.
Complaint in the divorce suit was
filed at II O'Clock and Mr.. Lamb
Immediately made an appearance.
The case was heard at once and a
decree granted. Mrs. Lamb relin-
quished claim to her 10-year old
daughter and asked the court to
give the child to the father.
Mrs. Lamb had confessed her
love for De Coursy TO her husband,
and that resulted in his agreement
to the divorce. She is prominent
in women's clubs.
VIM. j. De Coursy is well known
and remembered by the majority of
Mountain Home citizens. They
have good cause to remember him.
AS an all round crook De Coursy
has anything skinned that ever came
to the middle west. The Idaho
Commercial knows him for about
5000, Garrett knows him for about
$1,000. The last we heard from
him the authorities from Blackfoot
and St. Anthony were after him for
selling and appropriating the
money from a car of imported
stations. He is a bad man.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08

fuse admission to late comers,
hundreds of whom were turned
away.
Only few of the lesser officials
OF the Standard Oil company were
present.
The Standard Oil company of In
diana operates refinery at Whit
ing, Ind, suberb of Chicago. 1t
is subsidiary company of the
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey.
The offenses alleged against the
Standard Oil company and the Chi
cago & Alton Railroad company, are
in connection with shipments Of
oil from the refinery at Whiting,
Ind, to East ST. Louis, Ill. The
court declared that while the ap-
parent defendant was the Standard
Oil company OF Indiana, a million
dollar corporation, the real defend
ant was the holding company, the
Standard Oil company of New Jcr-
sey, which has an outstanding
stock of approximately one hundred
million dollars.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Men Past Sixty in Danger.

More than half of mankind over
sixty years OF age suffer from kid
ney and bladder disorders, usually
enlargement of prostate glands
This is both painful and dangerous ;,
and Foley's Kidney Cure should be
taken at the first sign of danger, as
cured many old men of this disease.
MIR. Rodney Burnett, Rockport, Mo. i,
writes: IF suffered with enlarged
prostate gland and kidney trouble
for years and after taking two bot
ties of Foley's Kidney Cure feel
better than have for twenty
years, although ! am now e1 years
old. Roscoe Smith
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
AN OLD SETTLER
PASSAS AWAY.
]. 0ttenheimer, a Resident of Mountain
Home for II Years Passes
Away Early tuesday.

He felt that this valley was to pro-
duce a thriving city and productive
farming lands and he made manifest
his confidence by pitching his tent
on the sands and casting his lot in
this fair state. He has witnessed
all and more than he ever dreamed.
The valley is a veritable garden of
flowers and vegetation and city
has sprung up filled with an ener-
getic and prosperous people. Mr..
Ottenheimer lived TO see his dreams
come true.
He was a quiet, unassurning,
law-abiding citizen. His host of
friends will remember him for his
kind disposition and an earnest de-
sire to live an upright life. He
leaves a wife and four children be-
sides large circle of friends &c
mourn his loss.
The funeral was held yesterday
safternoon at ? O'Clock at the family
residence, Rev. Dean Hamilton oi
the Baptist church officiating.
! The banks of the city and the
principal business houses CLOSED
during the time of the funeral ser
vices out Of respect for the de
ceased.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Gun Club Results.

The shoot was we'll attended last
Sunday and the scores are gradually
up. Blunk entered the con-
tests and showed up strong. Cooke
holds his own and makes a good re-
cord. Several visitors were in at
tendance and took part in the con-
tests but were not equal to the ac-
curate shooting of the local veter-
ans. Following is the result OF
the several events.
Cooke 21-24-23-24-25.
Braun l9-22-24-1S-2f9
Weaver, D. rs.
baltimore, F .16-11.
Blunk 24-23.
Grant, J. J. 5-13.
Sieuenberg 15-19-9.
Light 10.
Lattimore, T. 1O-l1-11-s.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Sea Shore Excursion.

August 10Th. Last excursion of
the season to North Beach, near
Portland. Round trip rate from
Mountain Home SIS. so. Tickets
limited to ten days. Good accomo-
dations at regular hotels or cottages
along the line. For further fparticu-
lars see o. S. l.. agents or write TO
D. E. Burley, G.. P. A, Salt Lake
City, Utah. 1915.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08

tion Congress at Sacramento next
month and should arrangements be
made the people of southern Cali
fornia will hear band that will be
a credit to the town they represent
and the best kind of an advertise
mcnt for southern Idaho.
The concerts in the park are
growing in popularity and the large
crowds that gather on Friday
evenings to enjoy the music testi-
fy to the fact that the band is
very popular.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-08
Notice.

Teachers examination for life di-
plomas, state. primary, first, second
and third grade county certificates
will be held in the court loom Au-
gust 22-24, 1907. Also Sth grade
examinations.
LILLE 3. WEKTZ, Co. Supt.
Mountain Home. Idaho, July II,
1907.
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for Sale.

Thoroughbred Scotch collie pup
from imported stock Natural heei
drivers. Call or write w. I bow
ers, Mountainhonne, Idaho Al
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lar this McCarty, ,shure, an IL he had but
the wan peratie he'd give yer the half of
it, Move the crank, James. Music be the
bagpipes, Larry.)
Ladies and gintlemen, wye now arrived
at beautiful shpot. situated about twinty
moiles this side O. Limerick To the left
over there yer'll see a hut, be the side of
which is stated a lady an gintleman. Well.
ttion betwixt you and the hogs but shtraw 70
Move the crank, James, etc.,
Ladies and gintlemen, we have now ar
rived at the beautiful and classical lakes of
I Killarney. There's curious legend con-
nected wild these lakes that l must relate
40 yer. 1t is that every ayenin' at foor
b0'clock in the afternoon, beautiful swan
Is seen to make it's appearance, and while
movin' along transcendently and glidelessly,
ducks its limbs, skips under the water and
yer'n not see him again till the next after
noon. (Turn the crank, James, etc.
Ladies and gintlemen, we have now ar
rived At another beautiful i spot situated n,a
Coruk. This is crate place, noted for
shportsmen, an phile shopping over there
the de Fnnsy the Mn TIT
dooney, the waiter and meself I says to
him. says 1. "Mully, ould boy. will you
tardg" An he was ) long long time bringin It,
says he to me says he, "Mr. McCune CHATS
%s nG sS a take great ae s asS
Says he, II notice that you take. blame
sight of mate wild your mustard" Move
the crank, James, etc.,
Ladies and gintlemen, before l close my
panorama I'll show you one more picture.
While travelling in the States, some years
ago, for the benefit of my health, took the
cars for Chin-chin- nat-ti, State of Oh-ho- no,
on me way to Montreal and Que-bec-que,
in Can-a-da. down the river Saint largo
mae, till place called Buff-lo, after which
I struck party going about eighteen an
a half miles north, till "a place celebrated
for it's great waterfall, an called Niagara.
While passin' by the falls wan evenin',
overheard the followin' remarks pass be-
her. Mary Ann" says he, least your eyes
up on that ledge of rocks and see that vast
body of water a-rushing down over the prec-
ipice. Isn't that great curiosity?" II
know that" says she, but foudent it be
a greater curiosity If they'd all turn round
and pass back again."
(James, turn the crank. Larry, give us
Home, Swate Honey