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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
STUDYING STEEL RAILS.
Railroad Companies Keeping Tabs OF
All Kinds Of 5reakaess.

Railroad Companies Keeping Tabs on
All Kinds Of 5reakasss.
A number OF the leading railroads of
the United States, it was learned re-
Gently, are keeping records Of all rail
breakages, including full descriptions
of the conditions under which the
breaks occurred, says the New York
Tribune. The purpose Of these records
is said to be to furnish data from
which the specifications for next years
rails can be made up.
A high official In the engineering de-
partment Of one of the large eastern
railroad systems in speaking Of the
changes that must be made to guard
against rail breakage said:
Railroad men are pretty well agreed
that some changes must be made in
the specifications for rails which shall
guard against the great number of
breakages we have had in recent years,
but the problem is a very difficult one,
and do not know that any railrad
has decided what shall be done, our
company, at least, has not. We are
not making any tests, but we are study
ing carefully actual cases that arise in
the everyday service.
steel men have suggested that a
much heavier rail be used, and in fact
one steel company has asked us to let
1t roll some 105 pound rails for next
year, but so far we have not consented.
think that the change to an open
hearth rail will be a great improve
ment, but 1t may not entirely solve the
problem. To produce a rail Of differ
ent composition may necessitate the
use Of different ores and other Ingredi-
ents, while changes in the method of
treatment will call for radical changes
In plants and machinery, SO that 1t ia
not matter to be decided offhand. L
think 1t viii be some time before the
railroads and steel companies agree
upon the best specifications"
Some of the railroad companies have
declared that the adoption of a heavier
rail is not the best solution of the
problem, for the reason that expert
ence has shown that some Of the old
eighty and eighty-hve pound rails stand
the heavy traffic of the present day
better than the more recent ninety and
a hundred pound rails.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
SUMMER SUGGESTIONS
Valuable Aids for the Summer
Home.

just about this time of the year,
everyone commences dTeading the hot
days to come.
1t seems that society is ct a stand
still-no parties, dances, musieales,
etc.
Last summer Brown got to think
ing the summer question over
thoroughly. He could not afford 10
go to summer resort, What could
be done to make the long summer
days and evenings bearableS
At last he hit upon scheme.
Eilers Piano House sold the Victor
Talking Machine, made in different
sizes, costing from $40 to $500. He
was little short; but noticed that
he did not need to pay all cash but
could enjoy 1t while paying for il.
So he ordered one and a nice lot Of
Troublesome old home songs ever
sweet like Annie Laurie, Old Ken
lucky Home, also some comic recita-
tions and coon songs, then some Of
| sousa's Band selections. This il
how Brown solved the summer ques.
tion.
/ You can do the same, We will tell
you ell about It and send you a cat.
alogue OF machines, also one of REQ,
ords, showing now many thousand
pieces you may hear at home. Writ,
to Eilers Piano House, Spokane,
Wash, and say you read this. Piano
and Organ bargains for few days.
Free catalogues II you write.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
Trappino an ELEPHANT.

elephants are easily trapped" said
a zoo keeper, Every easily trapped and
very easily tanned. The trapper chooses
a spot popular with elephants and digs
a hole FIVE feet deep and twenty feet
square. He surrounds this hole with a
high board fence except in one place,
where he hangs a swing gate. Next he
finds a herd of elephants, chooses the
animal he wants, maddens 1t and
makes It chase him. The mar tears
along on his nag the elephant thun.
ders close after, and just at the gate
way the man swerves to the right, but
the elephant, too heavy to swerve,
bangs right on through into the hole.
He's mad at FIRST, terribly mad. But
they give him no food or drink, they
build around the pit fires Of damp
wood that almost suffocate him with
smoke, and they daze and stupefy him
with shouts and banging OF brass pans.
The elephant Is completely broken and
subdued in three or four days. He
comes forth and follows the trapper
humbly and timidly, with tears In his
eyes,"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
Call for School Bond Bids.

Sealed bids for building one, two
or three school houses marked "Bids
for School House, will b received
by the clerk of the school board up
to and including June 18th. 1907.
Plans and specifications can be OBJ
tanned in the Office of Geo, Williams,
architect. Separate bids will be re-
quired for each building. The board
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Each bid must be accom- panied by
certified check or cash deposit of
not less than two per cent of the con-
tract price.
BY order of the board of Trustees
of independent school district No. J.,
Kootenai county.
W. A. ANDREW, Clerk.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
EnnIl.h Plum Puddlnn.

For English plum pudding clean,
wash and dry a pound OF currants;
stone a pound Of raislns. Mix the cur
rants. raisins, pound OF suet. chop
ped fine, three-Quarters OF pound OF
stale breadcrumbs, quarter Of pound
OF brown sugar, the grated rind Of a
lemon, half a pound Of minced candled
orange peel, quarter Of pound Of
-four half Of grated nutmeg, Beat
Ave eggs, add to them ha.f a pint of
orange juice, then pour over the dry
ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pack
into creased small kettles or molds.
This win make about six pounds, Boil
ten hours. Serve with hard sauce.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
No Payments During Sickness
Free Lot in Case of Death
Lots $40 to S09-A Few Higher
IS Down, 50 Cents a Week

d'A1ene, Idaho, loo7a
people inquire
cent for
with better
plat Of Best-Land' 90
afford
office
therefore give the
favor Then
the whole property have
sour Folks' just
looking
do it.
that pride to everybody
last dom crumb1eo
all complete will
be d'Alene to live.
do advertise We don't ask "a
total
thirty anniversary
''Our
day, each OF a
friends they
respectfully
THE
f. 8. 2artAgton
We On lie you hm will hagm
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
A Boy and a Thousand Dollars.

A New York judge gave his SON
$1,000, telling him to go to college and
graduate. The sou returned at the end
Of freshman year without dollar and
with several ugly habits. At the close
of the vacation the Judge told his son
that he had done all he could for him
II he had wasted the money that was
to have taken him through college, he
might as well leave home and make his
own way In the world. 1t was a rude
awakening for the young man, but he
knew that his father was right. And so
strong was the Aood influence Of bis
upright father that he did leave home
to go to work In downright earnest
He went back to college, made his way
through, graduated at the head Of his
class, studied law, became governor Of
the state Of New York, entered the cab
met Of the president of the United
States and made record for himself
that the country will not willingly let
die. 1t was William II. Seward.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

I'm twenty-five years there win be
no consumption; 1t viii have been elm
mated from the face Of the earth, T"
said DIR. Nicholas Sem, surgeon gen.
eral Of Illinois, in Omaha the other
day. "The methods for the prevention
of disease which have been wonder.
fully developed in the last few years."
said DR. Sem. lead me to believe that
the outlook for the elimination of the
white plague is very hopeful. Those
affected will be isolated, and II this Is
done preventives may be used until
consumption is a thing Of the past"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
A cnrlula cnmm.nt.

A gentleman once happened 10 visit
rsrlyle lust after brilliant man OF
genius had left him. As they met at
the door the man Of genius said: II
have just been visiting poor Carlyle,
He Is a mere wreck. a mere wreck, "
AS the second visitor greeted Carlyle
he remarked, 80 you've just had Mr..
with your" "Yes," was the an
swer Of the ''mere wreck" land he
thinks God Almighty never made such
anotherv'
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
A Fish story.

"Trout protection! Nonsensep said
gunner OF local emineDee. Trout
are amply able to protect themselves.
Look at their depredations among
ducks, for example, and you will agree
with me that it's the birds that need
protection. It's common thing for
trout to jump from the water seize
duck by the neck. drag the unfortu-
nate fowl Into the depths sufficiently to
leave Its feet sticking In the air, where
It can get no purchase upon the uni
verse. and thus drown It, Then the
trout picks the feathers from the bird,
eats 1t ut Its leisure and swims away
out Of the Jurisdiction Of the courts,
Are there any fishermen? None1 Too
bad. This would be a match for one
Of their fish stories "-P hiladelphla
Record.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

Grandma Were you surprised to
have me come aud visit your Johnny
Not 30 surprised as mamma was.
Grandma-why, she knew / was com.
ing. Johnny-Yes; what she was sur
prised az was papa's language when
she told him about It. = Cleveland
Leader.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
Nav klII heaNara AnaIn.

There is movement in Maine to per
snat an open season for killing beavers
00eAuse OF the damage to standing tim
bsR caused by the little animals, Lum-
bernen lay all sorts Of deprOdatton8 -
~ door q the dam builders.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

Electricity in the atmosphere a..
fects your system" said the doctor
yes" said the patient, who had paid
$40 for two visits. there are times
when one feels oyerchRrged."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

Every nation mocks at other natlOas.
and all are -Schopeut amer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
FARMERS AND MECHANICS DE-
Pos1T0Rs BECOME ALARMED
OVER THEIR SAVINGS,
Trouble Has Been Brewing All the
Week Yesterday 100000 Was
Drawn Out by Tirnid Depositors.
Bank Asserted to Be in Good Con-
dition.
80.


Minneapolis, Oct. III run on
the Farmers and Mechanics bank Of
this city, which has been developing
for several days. eliminated yester-
day when about s2O0.o0O was drawn
out. During the week 100000 has
been drawn out of the total deposits
of about s1s,ooo,ooo d. the result OF
the run. a statementswas issued BY
the clearing house committee stating
that the bank is in. excellent condi-
tion.
The bank, which is; a savings in
stitution, has $4,000 depositors.
"The bank is solvent beyond a
doubt" " said the president last night.
1T holds no mortgages or bonds 1T
would be willing to SELL
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
FEMALE FINANCHR
FINISHES + TE
l LUSITANIA NOW
HOLDS ALL RECORDS.

New York, Oct. The Cunard-
er Lusitania, with practically all
transatlantic records to her credit,
arrived abeam Sandy Hook lightship
at 1925 this morning. The time for
the trip from Daunt's Rock to Sandy
Hook lightship, the official course
over which the speed trials were
made, was four days and twenty
hours The last days run was ap-
parently the fastest Of the trip. the
giant liner hitting up her speed to
25 knots an hour over a smooth sea,
with little wind to interfere with
her. The Lusitania beats her time
for the maiden trip by approximately
five hours, her time on the first trip
being 5 days and 81 minutes. The
Lusitania's time averages almost ex-
actly "a knots an hour for the entire
trip. Her arrival at 1:20, or Ave
minutes earlier than she passed the
lightship, would have made her speed
exactly "a knots. The average speed
on her first trip was 23.01 knots.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
TRAMP FAST, By LIVING UP TO
HIS MANI, sMAsHEs TURF
RECORD.



Lexington, KY, Oct. III. Tramp
Fast, two-year-old roam colt, by
The Tramp, is the new champion
two-year-old trotter Of the world. He
won the Two-Year-Old Kentucky Fu-
turtty here yesterday lii 2:12k,
which Is the fastest mile ever trot-
ted in a race by two-year-old, but
It required the greatest struggle ever
witnessed on the trotting turf to
win. An eyelash in the first heat
and short head In the second heat
gained the most stirring victory Of
light harness horse history.
Dorothy Axworthy, so lame she
could barely hobble along, is the he
roine Of the race. for she. forced
Tramp Fast to break the worlds rec
ord to beat her. Thistledown is not
disgraced, for the nose that separat-
ed him and Tramp Fast at the finish
of the second heat, proves that, ex-
ceptshis conqueror. he is the greatest
colt in the world.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
MEN
SEEK FRANCHISE
WAGNER, LAKE ANDES & AR
M0UR TRACTION PEOPLE
BEFORE COUNCIL.
Representatives Of Electric Company
Heard Last Night at Meeting Of
Council The Proposition They
Make Final Action to Be Taken
Saturday Night.

Messrs. Abscher and Pease, repre-
senting the Wagner, Lake Andes &
Armour Traction company, appeared
before the city council last night
relative to an electric light and pow
er franchise. These people submitted
an offer to the council at the time it
first called for proposals, but as the
Freehauf offer appeared to be more
acceptable 1t was accepted. Now the
Wagner people are again pushing an
ordinance. The meeting last night
was hell to discuss the offer infor-
mally. About the only differences
between the proposition they submit
and the Freehauf franchise is in the
rate. The Wagner people have the
same rates up to the 100 to 200 kilo-
watt charges. Beyond that they in
crease three-quarters of cent. Also
the offer last night provided that the
city council, If it deemed it neces-
sary, could readjust the rates after
ten years. The Freehauf proposition
only required five years.
As to arc lights, the offer last
night was to furnish 1900 candle
power lamps, with an all night every
night service, at the rate of $40 per
lamp per year. The Freehauf fran
chise provided charge Of Sc per
month for such lights. 4.
The representatives of the COM
pany said that in the event of
their securing a franchise they would
to the best of their ability endeavor
to have SO street lights in operation
by January Is, 1908.
Also, they Will agree to make al
deposit to pay the cost of publishing
the ordinance if passed. After it is
passed and before it is signed by the
mayor they will put up bond Of
$4,000 as an evidence of good faith
in carrying out their project. The
council will meet Saturday night to
take definite action on the question.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11

to be caught mapping if any such
move is attempted, and while he may
now prepare for it by having the
Union Pacific's Illinois Central stock
transferred into the names of indi-
viduals temporarily at the last mo-
ment, some entirely new plan might
be decided upon in order to circum-
vent any eleventh-hour maneuver by
the Fish party.
At the meeting next Wednesday
directors are to be elected TO succeed
Messrs. Fish, Hartman and Astor.
Normally, under the cumulative sys-
tenn of voting in Illinois, Mr.. Fish, by
concentrating all his strength upon
one director, might be able to elect
himself; but it is understood that.
under the charter of the Illinois Cen
trail, this cumulative system of voting
does not obtain, and that il Mr..
Fish wishes to- elect himself he must
obtain majority of all the votes.
No such canvass to control an an
nual meeting has been made in re-
cent financial history as that to con-
troll the next Illinois Central.
The world is being secured for
stock. q. H. Hartman. was asked
whether he desired to make any
staement regarding the story that
1900 shares of Illinois Central
stock owned by the Union Pacific had
been transferred to his account by a
bookkeeping sale. .
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
NEBRAsKAN DECLARES AGAINST
NATIONAL INCORPORATION
OF RAILROADS.
Calls It the Most Far-Reaching Step
Toward Capitalization Proposed
Since Days Of Hamilton Believes
Plan Will Not Be Accepted.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. Il OPPOSE
tion to President Roosevelt's sugges-
tion Of national incorporation Of rail-
roads was declared In an interview
here yesterday by William ]. Bryan
of Lincoln, Neb. Mr.. Bryan said:
National incorporation Of rail-
roads as proposed by President
Rooseveut is the most far-reaching
step for centralization proposed in
this country since Hamilton submit
ted his plan of government. Hamil-
ton provided for the president and
senators to be elected for life and
the appointment Of state governors
by the the national government to
serve for life. The presidents plan
contemplates national Incorporation
OF railroads and other corporations
doing an interstate business The
result would be to extend greatly the
powers OF the general government
and proportionately reduce the au-
thority of the states. The president
is. no doubt, actuated by the same
sincere motives that Hamilton was,
but, like Hamilton, he seems to be-
lieye that the farther we get the gov
ernment away from the people the
better it is. / am satisfied his plan
will not be accepted. In fact, two
official bodies have recently taken
other sides. The attorneys general at
st. Louis prepared memorial ask
Ing for the restriction of the jurisdic-
ton Of the lower federal courts, and
this mornings papers report that the
state railroad commissioners have
expressed opposition to national In
corporation
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
FISH WILL LOSE N
!. G. R. R. FIGHT
AT ANNUAL MEETING HARAHAN
WILL CONTROL II PER
CENT OF STOCK.
World Is Being Secured by Both Fac
tons About 81 Per Cent of Total
Stock Will Probably Be Represent
ed, at Meeting Fish to Get In
junction Forbidding Hartman to
Vote Union Pacific Stock.

New York, Oct. 10.-Out Of a to-
tai of 100000 shares of Illinois Gem
trail stock votable at the annual
meeting October 16 next, it Is esti-
mated that approximately 675,000
shares, or II per cent, will be voted
by the Harahan ticket and that the
Fish party will not be able to vote
more than $4,000 shares, or about 1 o
per cent.
A year ago President Fish con-
trolled 690,695 shares out of a total
of 692,546 shares voting.
1t is quite probable that as a re-
suit of the strenuous canvass that is
now being made by both parties a
larger vote will be polled than that
indicated by the above figures. In
that case the Harahan vote may ex-
ceed 100000 shares and the Fish
vote may exceed 100000 shares.
However, in any case, the relative
lineup of the two factions is likely
to be along the above ratios.
Important as bearing upon the
outcome of this meeting are the re-
ports that Mr.. Fish will endeavor to
obtain an. Injunction to restrain the
Union Pacific from voting its 281,-
291 shares Of Illinois Central stock,
OF which substantially $4,000 shares
are owned by the Railroad Securities
company. Already 3. H. Hartman
has transferred $4,000 shares Of this
stock to his own name and it is
probable that the balance will be
transferred to the names Of individu-
ais. Similar steps were taken by
the Union Pacific in 1903 at the time
of the Harriman-Keene fight in the
Southern Pacific.
It is usually not very difficult to
obtain an Injunction in some court,
and il Mr.. Fish were successful in
securing an injunction a few hours
before the meeting he might be able
to tie up the entire Union Pacific
vote before steps could be taken to
have the meeting postponed until the
question of the legality OF the Union
Pacific holdings could be determined.
However, Mr.. Hartman is not likely
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
D. P.'s PASSENGER RATE

Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. Il The an
nual report Of the Union Pacific rail-
way was filed with the state railway
commission yesterday for the period
ending June 80. The statement was
made that the average amount per
mile for passenger travel was lee
cents. The period covered in the re-
port includes about eight months be-
fore the two-cent Tar law went into
effect, Indicating that the railroad
received trife less than 2 cents per
mile before the last law went into
operation
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
CUBS COMPETITORS
CLEVERLY CHAGRINED
tercepted a liner and turned the
catch into double play.
Lightning Double Play

A run came in the next inning.
Killian made the first clean hit of
Reulbach, Jones received a base on
balls and then was doubled with
Schaefer in a lightning play, Stein
feldt to Evers to Chance. Crawford
and Cobb followed with hits, Killian
scoring on the former, but Slagle
went back to the stands and captur-
ed Rossman's effort. Another chance
to score was lost in the next session.
With one down Schmidt walked, o.
Leary struck out and Killian scratch
ed a hit toward Evers. Jones was
not equal to the emergency, going
ont, Tinker to Chance. Rossman
started the ninth with a hard hit,
but was forced at second by Cough
lin who was forced to remain off first
while Schmidt and O'Leary lifted
easily caught flies.
The Score
Chicago. -. OF o. 3 1 o 0 0 *5
Detroit 20 90 90 1 0 0 O-1
Batteries Reulbach and King;
Sieyer, Killian and Schmidt.
Chicago has now won two games
and Detroit none. The first game of
last Tuesday was tie, the game be-
ing called at the end of the twelfth
inning because of darkness when the
score was to 8. Chicago won the
game Wednesday by score of to j.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
MONDAY THE DAY
FOR BRULE DRAWING

Pierre, S. D., Oct. l Especial to
the American. The Lower Brule
registration continues at about the
same daily rate, with constantly
shifting crowds, the registration up
to last evening being 1900, the av-
erage being better than 700 a day.
A good sized crowd is expected to re-
main in the city for the drawing
next Monday, to find what they have
secured In the way of a number.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
q. N. REFLECTS DIRECTORS

New York, Oct. II At the an
nual meeting of the Great Northern
stockholders yesterday 1t was voted
to acquire by direct purchase all the
subsidiaries Of the system hitherto
held through stock ownership, ac-
cording to the plan announced by
James J. Hill some time ago. All
the retiring directors were reelected.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
KEENE HORSE WINS

Belmont Park, NY. Oct. 4 1 The
Hunter handicap. the one-mile fea-
ture of the card at Belmont Park
Yesterday, resulted in victory for
y. r. Keene's Veil, an 1S-to-1 shot.
kennetto went out to make the pace
and set a fast. clip. She led to the
stretch. where she quit, and Veil,
coming strong, won by length and
a half.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
CHOLERA IS SPREADING

st. Petersburg, Oct. Cholera
in Russia shows no signs Of dimin-
ishing, but on the contrary is spread
ing steadily. Every province that
suffered from famine last year is now
in the grasp Of the cholera scourge,
and every day hundreds Of new cases
are reported.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
MAY WOOD MUST
SHOW HER CARDS

New York, Oct. An order d.
recting Joseph Day Lee. a lawyer, to
produce the alleged marriage certif-
cate and letter In which his client,
Mae Wood Platt alleges Senator
Thomas G. Platt, admits his marriage
to her. was made by Justice Mccall
yesterday.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-11
RANK OUTSIDER Wins

Cincinnati. Ohio, Oct. The
third race. at a mile and aixteenth.
was the chief attraction at Latonia
yesterday. Conyolo, q rank outsider
IN the betting, won the event in a
drive from Lady Esther, with Edwin
Gum third. The track was fast. n