davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
JUDGE FLENNER ENTERTAENS
AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE
Boise Lecturer Pleases Mountain Home People
With Readings from Hoosier Poet. Excel
lent Musical Program by Local Talent.

The Evening with James Whtcomb Riley" given by Judge
Fenner Boise under the auspices of the Pyhan Sisters
this city, of the most enjoyable affairs OF Its kind ever
presented Mountain Home audience and thoroughly
by those who fortunate be able to attend
Judge Flenner gave number OF old time favorites, and
the later productions of the Hoosier poet The enter
consisted of three parts ntegspesed with music Among
selections rendered by Judge Flenner lhe Old Swim
ming Hoe Out Old Aunt Mary" and selection from Bil
DeVeee Walk that completely captured the audience The
German dialect selection Dat Leetle Boy" proved taking
the program Another selection that moved the
dience "a Old Played Out Song to which Mrs L. Wea-
played appropriate accompaniment The poem MongSt
the Hills O. Sumerset," closed the literary program
The musical numbers given between the parts OF the
gram furnished by Judge Fenner also of unusual
celence The first duet by Mesdames Whtson and Can
non which good lively introduction the evenings pro-
gram Little Miss Mel Smhson, well known for her sweet
singing delighted the audience with song entitled s MY
Dolly Dead2 The ladies' quartee composed OF Mesdames
Weaver Montgomery Cannon and Rhoades certainly rare
treat in the selections "The Sparrows Twer and Crock
Bye" Mrs L. j. Weavers vocal solos, Voes of the Woods
adapted to Rubenstens melody in F, and James Whcomb
Reys "There Little Girl Don't Cry were heartily apppreci-
ated Miss Lila Eaons violin solo, al Trovaore," accompa-
MED the piano by Mrs H. A. Beach, of the most
pleasing numbers on the musical program.
Taken whole the evening conspicuousy success
full one and Judge Fenner particular assured OF hearty
welcome from full house when he next comes our way
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
WREAK REVENGE ON FARMERS.
Oriental Haters Destroy 400 Fruit
Trees at Yakima.

North Yakima, Wash, March II.
Encouraged by whisky dealers In
Wapato, with whom the Japanese
and Chinese do not trade, hoodlums
in that town yesterday destroyed
young orchard of 400 trees because
Japanese and Chinese have been en-
ployed there. Threatening notices
were alsco posted on the premises Of
the Wapato nursery and in other
orchards, threatening the owners in
the event of their continuing to en-
ploy Oriental labor. The orchard
lists have been compelled to use the
Orientals because the white men will
not work steadily, preferring to lay
off so soon as they have earned
enough to keep them in drink for a
few days. Sheriff Edwards will take
measures for the prevention of fur
ther vandalism and the arrest, II
possible, of those who participated
In the work.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
NORTH BANK ROAD COMPLETE
Driving of the Golden Spike Attended
With Much Ceremony.

Portland-With the presence Of
500 cheering people who travelled SO
miles to witness the ceremony, the
golden spike was driven in the North
Bank road last week. The exercises
were held at Sheridan's Point, three
miles west of Stevenson, Wash, and
although they occupied but a few
minutes, were impressive. The driv-
ing home of the golden spike was re-
garded by the spectators as signal
izing the dawn of new epoch in
the railroad history of the Pacific
Coast.
The road is now complete from
Pasco to Vancouver, Wash, dis
tance OF 221 miles.
By June trains will run into Port
land over bridges across the Colum-
bia and Willamette and by the end
of the year the line will be COM
pleted eastward to Spokane, dis
tance of $50 miles.
The cost of the line will be about
$40, 100000 The maximum grade
on the new line is 2-10ths of one per
cent; maximum curvature is 8 per
cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
IDAHO LAND FRAUD CASES.
Charges Of Ruick's Misconduct Arc
Sustained by Federal Court.


Sustained by Federal Court.
Boise-United States District
Judge Whitson, of Spokane, who last
fall sat in place Of District Judge
DIETRICH in the proceedings in con-
nection with the indictments against
John I. Wells, Frank Martin, and
others, returned by the Federal
grand jury here, has rendered a
decision sustaining the second OF two
pleas in abatement filed and argued
before him by the defendants. This
is the plea in which District Attorney
Ruick was charged with misconduct
before the grand jury that returned
the indictments.
The other pleas filed by specific
defendants, one claiming that the
statute of limitations barred prosecu-
ton and the other that immunity
was procured because Of testimony
given by defendants before the grand
Jury, are overruled The effect OF
the ruling is to throw all of the cases
resulting from the grand jury inves-
tigation of March, 1907, relative to
alleged timber frauds, out of court.
The defendants were John |.
Wells, Patrick Downs, John Kink-
aid, Louis M. Pritchard, William
Sweet, Albert e. Palmer, Horace 5.
Rand, Frank Martin, James 7. Bar
ber and Summer G.. Moon. Senator
Borah was indicted with these, but
stood trial and was acquitted.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
To Make Hartman Disgorge.

New York-Charges that e. H.
Hartman has caused loss to the
stockholders of the Union Pacific
railroad of over 100000 by his
stock speculations with the funds
Of that corporation were filed with
the board of directors late last week.
A formal demand was made that suit
be brought against him and the
other directors of the system who
have been parties to his speculations,
to recover the sums lost to the com
pany through the illegal transac-
tions.
The action is preliminary to suit
to be instituted by powerful group
of stockholders to force Mr. Harri-
man to disgorge the profits he and
his associates have made in stock
market operations with Union Pacific
funds and through the unloading OF
large amount of securities OF other
corporations upon the company's s
treasury at prices far above their
present value. The action Is de-
signed to forestall the plan of the
Union Pacific executive committee
to segregate these securities under
a holding company, which is now be-
ing formed for the purpose.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
UNION MEN STRIKE.
Denver q Rio Grande Shopmen
Quit Work.

Vult NoIh.
Denver, Col, March 17.-Fifteen
hundred men working in the Burn
ham shops and others OF the Denver
& Rio Grande went on strike yester-
day In response to an order from W.
G. McQueeny, representing the ma
chinists' National organization. Man
ager A. c. Ridgeway, of the rail-
road. had refused to make any con-
cessions in a conference.
THE strike will ultimately spread
to every road in the Gould system
and affects roads all over the United
States" said Mr.. McQueeney. There
is every indication that the struggle
will be a long one and fought hard
on both sides"
The strike is the result Of an order
posted by the road a month ago
abrogating all contracts with the
unions. Since that time numerous
conferences have been held by the
men and the company, but 1t was inn
possible to reach an agreement.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
STEAMER POMONA HITS ROCKS
Hanging on Point Of Fort Ross,
California.

Eureka, CAL, March 1S.-The
steamer Pomona of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, struck rock
last night off Fort Ross, rs miles
south of Port Arena. The vessel,
which at the time of the disaster was
en- route from San Francisco to Eu-
reka and was expected in Portland
Nst,G,H Hednesday, managed to get off the
reef and attempted to run for shore.
When half mile from the beach
-x5sAhe struck another rock and is hang
there at IL present time. The
Using tide ah&robasly wash her
of into deep water and she will sink
and be total loss, with her cargo,
including 102 bags of mail. No lives
were lost.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
LONE HIGHWAYMAN
RIFLES MAIL CAR
DARING RoBBER ASSUMES ROLE
OF INSPECTOR ON THE GREAT
NORTHERN MAIL TRAIN.
Rides Over 100 Miles to Spokane,
Going Through Registered Mail
at His Leisure.

Spokane, Wash, March 16.---As-
suming all the airs and authority OF
a veteran postoflice inspector, dar-
ing highwayman boarded the Great
Northern westbound Oriental Linz
tied train just as 1t pulled out OF
Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, early sunday
morning, and holding the two mail
clerks at bay at the point of re-
volver, locked one of them In
clothes closet and tied the other TO
chair with ropes, after which ne
rode distance of 109 miles into
Spokane, spending three hours ana
40 minutes rifiing registered mall
loading and unloading mail SACKS
along the route and putting complac-
emily at cigar the while.
The lone robber dropped OF the
train at railroad crossing inside
the citw limits, carrying with MIN
1t ia believed, much valuable plunder
In satchel. Just how much he OBJ
tanned is not definitely known.
Mail Clerks Benjamin Stumpf ana
John w. Nysteun, who were held at
the mercy of the robber, tell a re-
markable story of their experience.
Locked in the small closet, hardly
two feet square, the latter almost
tainted from suffocation after the
train had pulled into Sand Point, "a
miles west of Bonners Ferry, and
rapping on the door pleaded with the
lrobber to allow him some fresh air.
The bandid responded willingly ana
leaving the door ajar about an incn,
secured 1t with piece of APE. TWICE
later on the way into Spokane the
robber ceased his work of rifling the
mail sacks to go to the door OF the
closet to inquire as to how Nysteun
was feeling.
When Stumpf demonstrated with
his captor that the cords which
bound him were cutting his wrists,
the genteel robber generously loo9-
ened the fetters and made every Ell
fort to make things as comfortable
as possible for his victims.
While ripping open the registered
sacks the pseudo-inspector cut one OF
his fingers and many Of the pieces or
mail were blood-stained. Blood
hounds were put on the trail OF the
robber. taking the scent from one OF
the bloody packages, and followed a
trail several blocks through the resi-
dence district to carline, where the
scent was lost. It is believed that
the highwayman boarded a car and
rode downtown.
When the train reached Spokane,
John Nysteun, one of the postal
clerks. was found locked In the
clothes closet, where the robber mad
mt him. while Benjamin Stumpf. the
other clerk, was helpless under the
table with jumper drawn over his
head and his arms tightly bound.
It was then that the story of the rob-
berry was first learned.
The highwayman got $2.40 for his
trouble, according to postoffice In
spectors at Spokane.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
western Senators Victorious.

Washington, March 18-The West
ern Senators who stood out against
the railroad bond feature of the Aid
rich currency bill won a signal vic
tory today when the finance commit
tee adopted an amendment eliminat-
ing railroad bonds from among the
securities that may be used as basis
for the issue of National bank cur
rency.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

Fairbanks, Alaska, March IT,
Members of the Western Federation
of Miners engaged in a riot yester-
day. They molested and threatened
men going out on the train to the
creek to work and prevented railroad
men loading baggage on the train.
The Deputy Marshal was hurriedly
called and found it necessary to club
the rioters In maintenance Of the
law
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
JUDGE WOOD ON THE ORCHARD CASE

From the address Of Judge Wood in pronouncng
death sentence upon Harry Orchard seconfessed assas
sin of the late Governor Steunenberg
my opinion however, after careful examination of this
this defendant and the crimes he committed
and outcome the system which he
doctrines taught by its leaders, some Of which
and maintained the trial OF the
defendant Haywood.
"Wth the promulgation doctrines is not difficult
matter for murder and other outrag
that condition of mind that sustained
bore defendant and his associates in the COM
mission which he connected But the
his associates with rence to this
warfare assumption that executive administrations
and judicial by capitalism not only mis-
which has resulted in bis ownundolng and Will
yet bring his associates in crime to justice
to take the opportunity of this solemn occasion to
say the that they cannot by such acts
executives and prevent them from performing
their cannot prevent American courts from
declaring the law they find it.
Judges executives be placed out OF the way by the
will be others Immediately to take their places
lust ready just emned to perform their duties their
backed by public opinion that will ferret
out and such crime and bring him to
punishment
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
EntangIed in Barb Wire.

Inlay, With his head near
ly severed from his body as the re-
suit of an ENHANCEMENT with a barb
wire fence near this place, but still
alive, the body of an unknown man,
foreigner, was found Saturday
morning by the railway employees
here He was naked, covered with
blood and unconscious.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
Ala Must Hang.

Denver, Col.-Giuseppe Ala. who
shot Father Leo Heinrichs In St.
Elizabeth's Catholic Church, In this
c,tv Sunday, February %, has been
found guilty of murder in the irst
dseree. Hanging was fixed by the
Jury as the penalty.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
VIII Cut the Hop Crop one-Third.

VIII Cut the Hop Crop One-Third.
Salem, Ore, March 17.-Secretary
Joseph Baumgarten, Of the Oregon
branch of the Pacific Coast Hop
grower Union, has received word
that the California directors will be
In Portland March 80, for the pur-
pose of comforting with Oregon and
Washington directors relative to
plans for reducing the 1908 corp to
two-thirds of the crop of 1907. An
agreement has been drawn to become
effective when 80 per cent of the
growers have signed
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

Portland, Ore, March 16.-While
no serious property damage has been
reported, the heavy storm of wind
and rain that has been raging with
out let-up since Friday is by far
the worst of the past year. The
storm is general throughout this en-
tire region.
Passenger traffic on the o. R. &
N. has been completely tied up as
the result of an enormous landslide
at Wyeth.
sHood River people sat In dark
ness Sunday night. Churches, hotels,
gRnd such homes as were provided
were Illuminated by kerosene lamps,
lanterns and ancient tallow dips. The
light and power plant was put out OF
business early in the storm, and no
trains went east or west during Sun
day.
The volume OF water running
down Hood river is greater than at
any time since its power was harm
essed.
Pendleton Is also in bad, II not
in very serious way, for the UNA
tilla river ragged like torrent all
day Sunday and is rising at the rate
of four inches an hour, threatening
the town with a food as serious as
that which devsstated it two years
ago. The new levees are holding
well but unless the storm decreases
the dikes will be dangerously weak.
ened.
A number of log booms in the
Cowlitz river have been ripped loose
from their moorings and are rushing
down the river. Much valuable tim.
ber has already been carried away
but further than that no damage has
been done.
Kendrick Is cut off from all com.
munication with the outside world
Walla Walla, Wash, has suffered
considerably by the high water. The
Fourth street bridge has been washed
out; part of the Third street bridge
has been blasted out; the gas works
have been flooded and are CLOSED
down; Main street, from above Sixth
street to the o. r. e N. passenger
depot is under water. In the bust
4 ness district the water is rapidly
filling Easements.
Lewiston, Idaho Is cut off from
rail communication with the outside
world. Many feet of track have
been washed out and bridges gone.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
Montana Town Eaten by Flames

Butte, Mont.-one of the most
disastrous fires In the history OF
Eastern Montana wiped out three
fourths of the town of Big Timber
last Saturday. Three hundred fam
lilies are rendered homeless and the
loss is estimated at more than s40O,-
nm
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
China Frees the Tatsu Maru.

Hongkong, March 1.-THE JAP
anese steamer Tatsu Maru, which
was seized by the Chinese customs
authorities at Macao for carrying
arms and ammunition alleged to be
intended for the use of Chinese revo-
lutionists, was released today.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
Public Printer Resigns.

Washington, March 17.-Public
Printer Charles s. Stillings yester-
day rendered his resignation to the
President, and it has been accepted.
Mr.. Stillings' successor has not
yet been named. Mr.. Stillings de-
clined today to discuss the matter
for publication.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

Washington-Under suspension OF
the rules, the House passed the bill
providing for the restoration OF the
motto, I'm God We Trust" on gold
and silver coins Of the Unisad States,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

Portland, Ore, March 1.-THE
storm has spent its force, and while
no rain fell on Monday, the streams
throughout the Columbia River val
ley are still high and are gradually
receding. The worst is now passed
and no further damage is looked
for other than the reports OF flooded
districts which appear below.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
STORM KING CREATES
HAVOC IN NORTHWEST
WORST STORM OF THE WINTER
RACED DURING FRIDAY
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Landslides Block Trains, Rivers Be-
come Raging Torrents, and Towns
Are Plunged Into Darkness

Portland, Ore, March 18-For the
first time since Sunday trains have
been able to get through on the o.
r. G. N. today.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

PORTLAND MARKETS.
Portland, Ore. March IS.


Wheat-Club, 83c; Valley. S3c;
bluestem, S5c; red Russian, SIC.
Oats-Producers pricers: White,
;28; gray. $26@27.
Hay-Wholesale selling prices:
Valley timothy, $17@1s; Eastern
Oregon, $20@21; clover, $14 15;
alfalfa, $12@13.
Hops-1907 crop. 4@5hc 10.
Wool-Valley, 1691Sc; Eastern
Oregon, 12@ 1Sc, as to shrinkage.
Butter-Country creamery, ESQ
SOC; city creamery, soc; store. IAN
Q15c; butter fat. 2Skc.
Eggs-Ranch, candled, Is @ 16c.
Honey-Dark, II @ 12c; amber, IL
@13c; fancy white, IAN q 16c.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
Seattle Markets,

Seattle Markets.
Seattle, Wash, March 1S.
Wheat-Very weak and inactive.
Bluestem, SAC; club. SIC; red. soc.
Oats-Puget sound, $24Q25 per
ton.
Barley, $3.50 per ton.
Oats-Eastern Washington, $25 q
26 per ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington timo-
thy, $16@17 per ton; Puget sound
hay, $11@12 per ton; wheat hay,
s12@13 per ton; alfalfa, $1001 IL
per ton.
Eggs-SeIected ranch, tic per doz.
selected local, 1S@19c per doz.
Butter - Washington creamery
32c per 10; Eastern storage. rs @
3Oc per 10; renovated, FAC per ID !;
ranch, 2O@22c per ID; fresh Cali
fornia, 30c per ID.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-20
ONE MORE NEW
CASTLE SALOON GONE
License to Sell Expires To-
night.

New Castle, Ind, June 2O.-Through
the agency of the blanket remonstrance
another saloon will close it's doors in
this city tonight, and there will be
but six saloons doing business as
against thirteen the 1st of February
The license of Timothy Gallivan ex-
pires June 81, but as the Dist falls on
Sunday he will close Saturday night
Six saloons will then furnish beverages
until July 9, when the license of John
Butler expires. No more licenses ex-
pire after that until September. With
the closing of half the saloons those re-
naming are enjoying a land office
business and have been compelled to
employ additional bartenders. In an
ticipation of the heavy trade just be-
fore the end those saloons which will
be the last to close, are utilizing all the
available space for bar room and are
extending their bars as much as the
limitations of their licenses will per-
nit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-20
SEE A BIG TRIUMPH
London Papers Say 1t Was a
Roosevelt Victory at
Chicago.
FISCAL PLANK ATTRACTS.

London, June 20.-Most of the
morning newspapers and the weeklies,
which are issued today, print editori-
ais on president Roosevelt's Tri-
umph," in securing the nomination of
Mr. Taft for the presidency.
The Daily Chronicle says:
ITO save the life of his policies he
loses his life as president. 1t is an
interesting phenomenon in the work
ing of the American constitution
The Daily Graphic describes Mr..
Taft as an American Dauphin," add
ing, There is something Uapoleonic
about his creation of a new dynastic
legacy under the shadow Of the Stars
and Stripes
All Of the newspapers pay tribute to
Secretary Tafts great qualifications
for the high office to which he has
been nominated.
The chief point of the republican
platform that is attracting attention
here Is the fiscal plank. The Nation
thinks it should lead to a reduction of
the tariff in favor of free trading with
Great Britain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-20
EBONY WOOD.
All Of the Several Varieties Are Heav.
Ter Than Water.

All Of the Several Varieties Are Heav.
Ter Than Water.
Ebony was known and highly es.
teemed by the ancients as an article Of
luxury and was used by them for q
variety Of purposes.
In India it il said that It was en-.
ployed by kings for scepters and also
for images. On account Of its sup.
posed antagonism to poisens it was
used largely for drinking cups.
The name ebony is given to the wood
Of several varieties Of trees. All kinds
Of ebony are distinguished for theiI
great density and dark color. The
wood in all varieties is heavier than
water. The heaviest varieties are the
darkest. The other grades require q
considerable amount Of staining to
make them black.
Ebony is Of a uniform color through.
out and will not show any deteriora.
ton even from long continued use.
There are three varieties Of ebony
we'll known In commerce. The ebony
from the Gaboon coast of Africa is the
darkest. The Madagascar ebony is the
densest The Macassar ebony furnish.
es the largest pieces. 1t is sold by
weight
limitations of ebony can always be
distinguished by their lighter weight,
and the cheaper limitations can be de.
tected by merely scratching the sur
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-20
FALLS IN Open
CELLAR DOOR
Milton Visitor Meets With Ac-
cident on Return Home.

Milton, Ind, June 20.-Upon her re-
turn to her home at Hamilton, O., Mrs.
John Rogers, who was a guest of her
sister, Mrs. Willard Williams, few
days ago, met with a severe accident.
She had been assisting at a rum
mage sale in a vacant building and
while attempting TO procure her wraps
in the dark fell through an open eel
lar door. She was rendered uncon-
scious and lay in that condition until
the effect of the fall upon her nervous
system passed off. She crawled back
up stairs bleeding profusely from a
wound in the head. Friends had sus-
pected she had gone home and made
no search for her. Her injuries were
attended to and she is reported as re-
covering nicely.