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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
TUNFFUl OPERA
FOR IDORA PARK
"The Love Tales of HOffmann"
Will Be Produced by a
Good Company
Swickard, Who Rearranged the
Piece, Will Have the
Direction

OAKLAND. July 1S.-Beginning Mon
day evening an opera will be given at
Idora park that. cannot fail to arouse
an enthusiastic interest. 1t has never
been heard outside New York, and
only after involved negotiations and
heavy expenses has it been secured for
presentation at Idora.
1t is beautiful and fantastic work.
entitled The Love Tales of Hoffman,.
1t was this opera that was the bone
of contention in the bitter grand opera
feud between Directors HammerStein
and Conried in New York. 1t was
grand opera then, but Charles Swiek-
ard, at the time one of the producing &
directors for the Shuberts. translated
the libretto into English and so changed
and adapted the book that he made of
it one of the most entertaining comic
operas imaginable, retaining, however,
all the wonderful beauty of the music
as originally written.
This is an Offenbach opera. 1t will
be eXcellently sung and the most pre-
tentious effort of the Idora park opera
company. 1t will be put under the per-
sonal direction OF Swickard. The cast
will be a strong one and the costumes
and scenery will be the richest ever
seen in an operatic production on this
side of the bay.
In the cast will be Miss Edith Ma
son, Thomas H. Persse, Charles Swick-
ard, Miss Bernice Holmes, Miss Ann
Tasker, Joseph Fogarty, Miss Carrie
Carter, George PouItney, Arthur Mess
mer, Marcel Perron and other favorites.
Unlike the usual light musical offer
ing, the opera is in prologue, three acts
and epilogue. For this reason the in
termission will be shortened, and only
brief lapse of about 10 minutes will
take place between the first and sec
ond acts.
The closing performance of The
Jolly Musketeer" will be given Sunday
evening. 1t is expected that the Sun
day crowd in the park will be a large
one. Last Sunday is was more than
5000 and the day was not one that Of
fered inducements to out of door pleas
ure seekers. Again tomorrow the bal
loon will make an ascension. and there
will be an open air band concert in the
grounds during the afternoon and even
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
GIRL IS VICTIM OF
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Miss Ida May Sterling Narrow
ly Escapes Death in
Wild Ride
With Girl Companion, Was
Trying Out Horse When
1t Took Fright

BERKELEY, July 1S.-Miss Ida May
Sterling, pretty II year old girl of
1902 Dwight way. who. with her mother.
Mrs. IL. Breed, moved to this city from
Los Angeles six months ago, was the
victim of runaway accident today
and may be seriously injured. With a
girl friend she was thrown from
buggy and struck on her head. Ply
slclans who have charge OF the case
refused to make a statement as to the
extent OF Miss Sterling's injuries be-
yond declaring that she would probably
recover.
The young woman was trying out a
horse which she intended to purchase
at the time of the accident. Fright
ened by passing car at the corner OF
Telegraph avenue and Durant the ami
NAL took the bit in his teeth and dashed
madly away
The frail buggy tottered from side
to side and every minute bystanders
thought that it would overturn. The
buggy, however, remained upright un-
til Milvia street was reached, when
In dash around the corner, 1t over
turned, hurting Miss Sterling and her
friend, San Francisco girl, to the
street.
Miss Sterling narrowly missed hitting
a telegraph pole and was picked up
unconscious by her friend and carried
into neighboring house. A physician
was called and Miss Sterling removed
to her home.
A deep cash was cut in her head
above the right eye and her hip is
badly bruised. Mrs. Breed, her mother,
said that while she did not anticipate
fatal results, her daughter was seri-
ously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

emergency hospital, and he left after
announcing his intention of doing so
he did not turn up at the latter place
found. Sii
The nature of the mans injury left
no doubt that 1t was the result of a
had been struck in the eve bu4 did NJ
go into details. Those who attended
him assert that he was very nervous
ana agltated and acted as thought
He gave no name either at the parlx
hospital or at the Afiliated colleges.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
BURLINGAME MASONIC
LODGE is ORGANIZED
Thirty-one Members on Roll and
New Officers Are Appro-
priateIy Installed

BURLINGAME, July 18.-with a
charter roll of 81 members. a Burlin-
game lodge of Masons has been formed
under most favorable auspices, the
lodge having on its rolls many of the
most widely known businessmen in
this city.
The following officers have been in
stalled: Louis A. Murch, worshipful
master; Fred d. Lorton, senior warden
Z. Durrell, senior deacon; w. L. Scott,
junior deacon; z. B. Batchelder, mar
shal; Henry Maier and J. M. Chrisman,
stewards; A. r. Hanscom, tyler. c. Il.
Bovee and A. Berg fill the offices of
secretary and treasurer, respectively.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
SOLDIER KILLS HIMsELF

Going to his battle post by one of
the big guns at the Preside last night,
Private Libby, 20 years old. soldier
in Battery e of the First field artillery,
shot the top of his head off with his
Springfield rife. When he was found
by a sentry, who heard the shot and
made an investigation, Libby was un-
conscious and in dying condition, and
expired before he could be taken to
the general hospital None of his com
rades could think of@any reason why
Libby should have committed suicide
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
HEAr cArsEs srIrrnr

PORTLAND. Ore. July 1s-Drive1
insane by the heat, NJ. A. Baker. ara5
Sc years. father in law OF G.. G. MOI
rfs. assistant superintendent OF ~
Southern Pacific railroad interests ~
Oregon. ended his life today by hanr-
ing himself in the basement OF ~
home Of his son inlaw
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
CAprAIN BREAks RIRs

OAKLAND. July 1S.-F. E. Dorm
field. giving his occupation as sea cap
tain and his residence as Redondo.
complained at the receiving hosDifai
that he had two ribs broken by a fail
at sea. The injuries were located on
the left side and the fractures were re-
duced.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
Time of
WILL TEST AIR SHIPS
Dirigible Balloon to Be Tried by
Government at Fort Mver

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The balloon
and frame of Captain Baldwin's diri-
gible balloon was shipped from New
York Thursday, and is expected at
Fort Myer today. The balloon must
be assembled by July 81, according to
the contract with the government.
Lieutenant Foulers, in charge of
the balloon squad of the signal corps,
consisting of 10 men, is busily prepar-
ing for the tests to be held at the fort
within the next month
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
PRESENTS MILITARY RoII.

REDWOOD CITY, July 1s.-County
Assessor c. d. Hayward has presented
his military roll of the county to the
board of supervisors, his report show
ing that there are 1929 able bodied cit
liens in the county capable of bearing
arms. This is an increase of 900 names
over last year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
CHARGED WITH SWEATING COINS

LOS ANGELES. July 1S.-Three Los
Angeles socialists are under arrest at
Globe. Ariz., and comrade is in dur
ance in Los Angeles on charges of
sweating gold coins. The scheme was
laid bare by Secret Service Agent
George w. Hazen of Los Angeles The
men under arrest at Globe are Charles
Fred and Edward Wieland, while Ed
win Neaman was taken into custody
here today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
MATURE, MAN is INSANE

REDWOOD CITY, July 1s.-George
B. Hilborn, the nature man who was
captured in the hills back of San Mateo
by Constable Mike Sheehan after !.
long chase last week, was adjudged in
sane by Judge Buck on the recon-
mendation of Drs Ross and Barrett
and committed to the Napa asylum.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
ENTERTAINs CATHOLIC BISHOP

MENLO PARK, July 1s.-Right Rev
Charles ]. O'Reilly. Catholic bishop of
Oregon, is guest at st. Patrfck's
seminary. AS. bishop OF Oregon since
1908, Bishop O'Reilly has carried on
large amount of work, his health
finally breaking down under the strain
and he has sought relief in California;
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
VISIT BURBANK HOME
Members of Summer Session
View Marvellous Plant
Creations

BERKELEY, July 1S.-A party of so
students of the summer session of the
university left today with Prof. w. J.
v. Osterhout of the department of
botany of the university for a visit to
the home of Luther Burbank, the horti-
cultural wizard of SebastOpoL The
party will spend the day in viewing
the marvellous plant creations of Bur-
bank. Among the party were:
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
rEAMsTER THRowN FRoM wAGo,

OAKLAND, July l8.-J. S. Brun. \
teamster living at 923 Park street Ala
media, was thrown from his wagon and
badly cut about the head when strucE
by streetcar at Twelfth and Castro
streets today. He suffered also from
shock.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
A[RONAUTS FAIL
TO BREAK RECORDS
Three of Five Balloons Which
Started on Long Distance
Race Have Landed

ST. PAUL, July 1S.-Up to II o'clock
tonight three of the five balloons that
tarted in the race to break the world S
long distance record had been heard
from. The first TO land was the King
Edward at Hampton, Mimi, only about
30 miles south of here. The America
came to earth five miles southeast of
Owatonna, Mnn., and the United
States landed at West Concord, MINI.
No word has been received of the
Pommern or the Chicago.
DR.. Julian Thomas of New York,
owner and pilot of the Pommern,
which won the st. Louis race last
year, insisted on sailing this race
alone, in order that he might stay in
the air as long as possible. The Pom
mern, like the balloons which pre-
ceded 1t, started toward the southeast.
Thomas let out several feet of trail
rope end thus held the balloon to the
lower currents of air, so that it turned
toward the south and east mo4 slowly
than the others had done.
Twenty-six minutes later the Chica-
go, which made the remarkable flight
from Quincy, Ill, to Clear Lake, S. D.,
a few weeks ago, was released. Pilot
Coey was accompanied by George L.
Bumbaugh of Springfield, ILL.,, pilot in
the South Dakota flight. The Chicago
disappeared in the southwest.
Summary of starts:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21
INTERSTATE MIGRATION.
Vast Numbers of People Abandon
Their Native States and Settle
in Others.

At least one person in every five ma
tive born Americans is living in a state
other than that in which he was born
a striking instance of the mobility of
the people of the United States. The
native population of the United States,
according to the last census, was 65,-
S43. 302, of whom more than one-fifth.
or 21.3 per cent. were living in adopted
states, states the National Geographic
al Magazine.
1t is interesting to note the number
of sons and daughters which the diff
ferent states have sent out. New York
has sent out more than /, 800, 700, Penn
sylvania nearly 100000, Ohio more
than 100000, Illinois over 100000
and Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky. Missouri,
Tennessee and Virginia over 100000
each. Proportionately to her popula-
ton Vermont has given to her sister
states more than any other member of
the union. Vermonters equaling in
numbers nearly one-haf of the pres
ent native population of the state are
living in other states. Virginia, New
Hampshire, Nevada. Maine and Della
ware have each sent out numbers
equaling about one-third of their pres
ent native population.
Numerically Illinois has received
more citizens from other states than
any other state of the union-nearly
a million; $4,000 have entered Mis-
souri,, $4,000 Texas and over half a
million New York and Ohio. The states
that show net gain from this interim
grafton are Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land and Connecticut of the New Eng
land states; New Jersey, West Virginia
and Florida OF the Atlantic coast
states. The other New England states
and New York, Pennsylvania and all
the southern states far as Mississip-
pi have suffered net losses. For in
lance. New York has had net loss of
$4,000, Ohio $4,000 and Virginia 455.-
422. Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Missouri. the great states of the mid
die west, have each experienced con-
siderable net losses, while Michigan,
Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas, Louisiana
and all the states west to the Pacific
coast have made gains. Texas has
gained the most of all-629, 900. Kansas
comes next with gain of 422, 900 and
California third with 364, 900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21
TERMS or COURT.

Fol owing are the terms of Court Of
the Sth Judicial District for 1908
Bingham County.
Feb. 3------- May 49, Oct. &c
Custer County.
April september IA
Fremont County.
Lemhi County.
April Co. Septem Der 26
JAMES M. STEVENS, Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

ABOUT 20 per cent. of the weight OF
meat is lost during cooking.
An ordinary oak tree raises 12o "a
lSo tons of moisture from the earth
ourlng single season.
Except school taxes there is no
state tax levied in New JERSEY other
IMAM that derived from corporations,
Irregularities in the postal service
at Semarang, Java, led to an investi-
CATION which showed that the indo-
lent native postmen had habit of
tying letters into bundles and drop
ping them into the river.
A knowledge of English is now con-
sidered necessary for business pur-
poses IN Mexico. and according to a
decree published last September thu t
language is hereafter to be taught
orally in the public schools.
Near Rock Springs, Wyo., a big
cottonwood tree stood till a few
weeks ago with an antler of an elk
Embedded in the trunk. The wood
mad. grown around the antler and the
tale OF how it came there is lost.
To group of friends Ellen Terry
once said; Acting is not like draw
ing. You make a line. If it is
wrong you rub it out at once and
make another. With acting that is
impossible; there is no altering-it
must stand. 1 often feel as if I
must cry to the audience: oh, that
is wrong, not as 1 meant it to be;
let me act that part OF sentence over
again."
Although Anthony Trollope never
smoked he liked being with those who
did. 1t soothed his nerves, he said,
and sent him to sleep. On one oc-
casion, when he had just returned
to London from South Africa, he was
talking at the Cosmopolitan club to
the late Lord Carnarvon. Lord Der
by, Froude. the historian; Lord
Wolseley, and one or two others equal
ly famous, on the future of the coun-
try. In the midst of the discussion
Irollope fell asleep and, after
quarter of an hours doze, he awoke,
shaking himself together like the
faithful, growing Newfoundland dog
he so much resembled. Dissentient
even in his Inconsistencies, he splut-
tered forth: II utterly disagree with
every one of you. What is it you
said?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21

Yes" said the landlady, proudly.
my cook is graduate of a Chicago
domestic service school. She had her.
sheepskin diploma, just like doctor
or a lawyer"
Too bad she's nearsighted," re-
marked the nervy boarder from the
other end of the table.
"Nearsighted," repeated the land
lady. II think you are mistaken"
Perhaps" replied the nervy board
er, but was surmising that she had
accidentally stewed up her diploma
in this lamb potpie."
Only the fact that he paid regular
ly saved the nervy boarder's life
after that. - Cincinnati Commercials
Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21
Notice of Application for Patent,
Mineral Application No. csc.
United States Land Office at !
Haley, Idaho. January
1Qfb 1909 1


United States Land Office at !
Haley, Idaho. January :
18th, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
Kinney D. Williams, whose post
office address is Robinson, Gus
ter county, State of Idaho. has
made or is about to make appli.
cation for United States patent
for the Pittsburg Placer Mining
Claim, Mineral Survey No. 2258.
situated in Yankee Fork Mining
District. County of Custer, State
of Idaho, and more particularly
described as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at corner No. 1,
whence United States Mineral
Monument No. ). Yankee Fork
Mining District, bears South Ia
degrees SO minutes East 1896 9
feet; thence West 74.70 feet to
corner No. 3: thence South 81
80 degrees Is minutes West
1.-Two. ~ l60l W COIu6I NO. d,
thence South 80 degrees o. mir
utes West 500 feet to corner No.
4; thence South 3771.20 feet to
corner No. 5; thence East $50
feet to corner No. 6;thence North
1920 feet to corner No. z; thence
East $50 'eet to corner No. 8;
thence North 1920 feet to corner
No. 9; thence East $50 feet to
corner No. 10; thence North 2640
feet to corner No. IL; thence
West 600 feet to corners No. l.,
the place of beginning; contain
ing an area of 156. 105 acres.
Variation at all corners, 20 de
greeS 90 minutes East.
The notice of location is re-
corded in Volume Z of Quarlz
Locations, at page 81. Records
of Custer county, Idaho.
There are no known adjoining
claims.
A. 1. MCMAHON,
Register.
First pub. Jan. 28th. 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21

SUPREME COURT.
James F. Ailshie,
/. N. Sullivan,
George II. Stewart.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21

officers OF the Village OF ChaIIIs.
TRUSTEES.
Joseph Rodgers-Chairman.
Charles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
william Buster, 4. J. Kerr, ID. B. Drake.
Clerk-W. ]. Lamme.
Marshal-Henry Horton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21

While football game was in prog.
ress at Hanley, England, bull in
vaded the field. Some of the players
being dressed in bright red the bull
determined to have little game him
self. and the manner in which he
Bucked the center and made the foot
ljallers scatter in all directions
showed that he had nothing to learn
from them in the gentle game OF
football.-N. Y. Sun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-09
FIFTY YEARS OLD.

This winter the state of Oregon
will be so years old and it has been
suggested by the oregon Daily Jour-
nal that some kind of a semi-centen-
NAL celebration be held.
oregon was admitted to the union
as a state on February IA, 1859, says
the Journal. hence on that day next
year, 1903. will occur the fiftieth an
niversary or semi-centennial Of the
birth Of oregon as one of the states
Of the great American union. The
population Of Oregon the next year,
1860. was 52.465, having increased
from 1924 in 1850. These num-
bers include only white population.
When admitted, therefore, Oregon
had about $4,000 white people. Its
growth has been slow, but is has
grown some, enough to celebrate.
Most If not all states that have
passed the semi-centennial mark have
celebrated the event, studied and re-
counted their development, rejolced
in their progress and portrayed the
victories Of the future. Why should
not Oregon follow this example? The
time is short, only five months, but
it is sufficient to prepare some sort
Of celebration for the fiftieth an
niversary Of this splendid state.
The Journal has seen no mention
made Of this matter yet, and SO
brings forward the suggestion. The
anniversary will come at time oi
year when nothing else in particular
is doing. and when people Of all sorts
can take a little time for this affair
Would 1t not be well for the COM
mercial organizations and develop.
ment leagues to take this matter uT
and make the necessary initial move.
ments?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-09
MY CREED.

] think that many a soul has God
within,
Yet knows no church, nor creed, no
word of prayer.
No law Of life save that which
seems most fair
And true and just, and helpful to its
kin
And kind; and holds that act alone as
sin
That lays upon another soul its
share
or human pain, of sorrow, or of
care.
Or plants a doubt where faith has
ever been
In every other heart it meets. the
way
Has found to make its own condition
blessed
To love God is to strive through
life's short day
To comfort grief, to give the weary
rest,
To hope and love-that, surely. Is
to pray.
Alice Binney.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-09

their civilizations upon desert plat
eaus. The history of the jews is a
history of a desert folk. 1t was with
in the encircling walls of the desert
that they evolved their national and
their religious consciousness, Out of
the desert sprang all these things as
the water gushed from the rock at
the blow of Moses
The desert is most fertile because
it is a savings bank without any with
drawals. Plants need potash. mag
nesia, lime and other foodstuffs, just
as we need animals and plants. Now
in the humid lands, such as in our
eastern states, the rains have fallen
for tens of thousands of enturies,
and they have washed out the food
of the plants But in the arid lands
the rains have fallen sparingly or not
at all Some of the desert lands of
our west contain three times as much
potash, six times as much magnesia,
ii times as much lime. as the humid
lands of the east. The desert is an
inexhaustible store house Of food for
the plants of thousands of years to
come, a storehouse to be drawn up
on as soon as the land is irrigated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-09
ARE YOU YOU?

Are you a traitor or are you a trolley
Are you tagged to a leader through
wisdom and folly?
Are YOU Somebody Else or You?
Do you vote by the symbol and swal-
low it straight"
Do you pray by the book, do you pay
by the rate?
Do you tie your cravat by the calen-
dar's date?
Do you follow a cue?
Are you writer or that which is
Avorded?
Are you a shepherd, or one of the
herded?
which are you--a What or Who?
At sounds well to call yourself zone of
the flock"
But sheep is a sheep, after all. At
the block
You're nothing but mutton, or possi-
bly, stock;
Would you flavor a stew?
ARE you being and boss of your
soul?
Or are you a mummy to carry a
scroll?
Are you Somebody Else or You?
When you finally pass to the heaven
ly wicket,
Where Peter the Scrutinous stands on
his picket.
Do you think it will do?
Edmund Vance Cooke.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-09
LIKE HE WAS A KID.

I've been out a-countin rosebuds
An a-bracin' up the vines.
An a fixin' up some benches
Where the mornin'glory twines;
AN I picked some glory blossoms
That was twisted shut on top,
IN I blowed 'em like I useter,
When a kid an heard 'em pop!
An I took some ribbon grasses
An I fairly made 'em talk;
As l bowed 'em 'twlxt my fingers
You could hear the chickens
squawk
Like they do when hawks have got
'em,
An the mockbird's lovin' call
Seemed just saturatin' round me,
An l made the catbirds squall.
AN ! plum forgot the bizness
wcs out theer on, I did;
An my soul jest bubbled up'ard
Like when 1 was just a kid!
Till my heart was beatin' ragtime
Thinkin' of the times I'd had,
An l ketched myself a-laughin'
Right out loud, was so glad!
Just a-laughin' an a-chucklin'-
You remember how you'd do
Swingin' on the gate o. mornin's
When the sky was drenched in
dew
An you was kid and happy
S'pose l acted like I'm daft.
But my soul was singin' glory.
An I can't sing, so I laughed.
j. NJ. Louis. in Houston Post.