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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-14
THE MYsTERY SOLVED.

CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 1.-THE
mystery OF John d. Rockefeller's Wis
1t here Is solved. He came to have
his tech fixed The dentist worked
on him yesterday and this afternoon,
and Will finish the work in the morn
ing. He will leave this afternoon
for New York. He refused to dis
clss the report that he intended to
give big fund for government edu-
cation in the Orient.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-14
80 pnuGs, 80 GIsAItT.
$1,000 Challenge.

DR.. IIardman uses no afro
pine or other drugs to paralyze
the eye in fitting spectacles,
pays no commission, graft or
rake off to any person for
bringing or sending him pa
tients. lie has used 1lts safe.
scientific methods for over
twenty years. by which he has
fitted more spectacles than all
other in this county combined.
When anyone insists on taking
or sending you to those of Nless
experience. for glasses or treat
ment. or offcrs you letter of
introduction to them. place
your hand firmly about your
pocket book. squeeze it gently.
open your eyes. count Ave CS5)
and use your own Judgment in
choosing your oculist. for no
one is competent to advise You
on subject about which he
knows nothing. DIR Hardman
will pay one thousand dollars
in gold to any oculist or person
in the State who can compete
with hin in fitting spectacles
by tho use OF drugs or any
other method except those
used ny him; patients to de-
eide the contest.
DIR. Hardman. Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat Specialist.
lis Third street Clarksburs,
w I'm is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-14
TOBACCO GROWERS PLEASED.

WINSTED, Conn, Dec. 14-The
tobacco growers are delighted over
the proposition OF the insurance
men 70 insure green tobacco in the.
field against damage. They are now
trying to fix up a fair rate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-14

Special sale on silk velvets. G9c,
one week only, at Forters Millinery,
.323 Main street
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-14
oMIoAGo esaAIN aLAI.I1gr.

CHICAGO, Ill, Dee, 14-Whcat
100. corn 81 sd, oats 80 Id.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-14

Use the noIIar RInk tonight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-14

PrLze nIght q .lhe RolIer RInk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Still Another Schedule.

The Idaho Northern made its
weekly change of train schedule
Sunday, and endeavors to make
this great moral guide out gross
prevaricator. by resurrecting the
motor car. Miracle of Miracles
When Gabriel blows his trumpet
in the morning, and the Nanpa
crowd lines Up for roll call, at the
head we shall expect to see the mo-
tor car. with Jack Syms at the
throttle and a bunch of travelling
men pushing and Conda Wilson
pulling the machine up to the pear
ly gates. St. Peter will probably
send the machine down below to
add further torment to the poor
devils. He will also probably
grant a pardon to the fellow who
had spoken bad words while refer
ring to the machine and those who
nave ridden upon it without cussing
will undoubtlv be given the glad
hand, together with the best robe
and crown in stock and the largest
harp in the orchestra. AS for Sta
tion Agent Dunn. who has always
maintained an equable temper and
a serene countenance while storm
of abuse has beat about him on ac-
count of the uncertain actions of
the aforesaid motor car, he will be
given the freedom of the city and a
seat in the high places.
This change in schedule is made
to put the Emmett-Star stage coach
out of commission, but if the first
days record is a sample, it has
missed its calling. The motor
left Nampa at and after the pas
had pushed it three or four
miles, it landed here at II, where
it was laid up for repairs till night.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Death a Welcome Visitor.

Mrs. Tom Kennedy of Sweet
died in this city early Monday
morning. Probably to few was
death more welcome than to this
poor woman. She had for hus-
band man whose god was whisky
and whose nature was depIaved by
drink to such an extent that he
had not the stamina to keep sober
during the dying hours of her
whom he had once sworn to love
and protect. The story is sad
one. For years the husband had
known few sober days. and the ter
ror lie kept shis wife and children
in during his, sprees made the life
of the wife and mother a miserable
one Many times she and the
children were driven from the
house at the point of revolver
and forced to camp out in the Geld
with no shelter but the canopy
of heaven. The deceased was Mary
Corcoran before her marriage and
was born on Granite creek 80 years
ago. She is said to have been the
first white child born in the Boise
Basin. She was the mother of y
children. ranging in age from Is
years to a wee babe of few weeks.
She was a most estimable wo-
man and highly respected by those
who knew. Her Sweet neighbors,
and especially Mrs. H. H. Hamil-
ton. were untiring in their care
of her and the children during her
last sickness and their kindness
was doubtless the only bright spot
in her memory of the closing of
her life. 1t is a sad case and con-
tains an impressive temperance
lesson. The funeral was held Tues
day at Sweet, Rev. Father Dreyer
Of Nampa conducting the services.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.

c. c. Brookshire celebrated his
51st birthday.
Joseph Degen was kicked on the
lower jaw by horse and the Jaw
bone broken and several teeth
knocked out.
Rev. l. G. Perkins secured the
contract to carry the mail between
Emmett and Caldwell.
Funds were being raised to build
a railroad between Emmett and
Pavette.
Ninety-two farmers and business
men turned out to the meeting to
organize company to build a
ditch for the bench and land east
of town, comprising 10000 acres
in all. R. A. and William Cow
den, E. K. Hayes, Park Wardwell,
John Carter, Adam Steinbower, M.
Martin and Ed Stanley were the
leaders in the movement. Survey
ors were already in the field. Note
This is the same old Canyon
ditch, which will be completed in
the spring.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

Emmett Merchants Buy Cor
federate Creenbacks.

Two men. long one and short
one, succeeded in passing 425
worth of Confederate greenbacks
among the merchants Of this city
Saturday. and made their escape
before the fraud was discovered.
Five merchants in all have in
their possession as souvenirs of a
lost ,ause Eve IS bills, issued by
the Merchants and Planters bank
of the Confederate state of Georgia
during the War of the Rebellion.
The only reason others were not
caught in the same manner is be-
cause change could not be made.
The only person who was too sharp
to be caught was the proprietor of
the Jap restaurant declared the bills
were no good and refused to accept
the money in payment of meal.
In each case small purchases were
made, a SIS bill rendered IN pay
ment and the balance in good hard
money was received in change
The bills were a poor imitation of
the real article. In each case two
of them had been pasted together
back to back. Their worthlessness
was not discovered until Sunday
morning. By that time the two
men had made good their escape.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
DAM IS SATISFACTORY
State Engineer Inspects Struc-
ture and is Well Pleased.

State Engineer James Stephenson
came over from Boise Saturday and
spent several davs inspecting the
work being done at the dam and
also portions OF the ditch. He had
with him a camera with which he
took number of photographs OF
the dam, a number of fumes, tun-
nels and sections Of the ditch for
the inspection of the land board.
Mr.. Stephenson was we'll pleased
with the work that is being done at
the dam and he believes it will be
completed within six weeks. He
was particularly we'll pleased with
both the plan and the construction
and thinks when completed there
will be not the least danger of DAM
age by high water. He is confident
the ditch will be completed early
in the spring so as to supply water
to the farmers in sufficient quanti-
ties to insure a crop Considerable
work will have to be done to the
fumes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

been known to tear the shirts Of
each others backs. endeavoriug 70
get into the Office first 70 deposit
their mite. The editor fights IL
advertisers off with 4 club. Il ~
didn't use the big stick the forrS
would stick out over the bed Of the
press several feet in vain efforts to
accommodate the advertisers Wit
space. And it is no trick to set tt
news. Everybody with = news
item rusbes down to the Office ti,e
day before press day and hands Ia!
copy. All the editor has to do
is to tip back in his easy chair and
smile at the line of people waiting
their turn to tell what they know.
The compositors hypnotic the
copy. shake it a time OF, two over.
the cases and the type rattles intol
proper position faster than an inter
est bearing note natures at the
bank. Now the foreman makes al
few passes with his makeup rule,
speaks the magic word, the forms
are down and the paper ready for
the public. #Then the editor finds
time to go over to the bank and de-
post some more money. That's
all there is to it, It's a great snap.
You ought to get into the business.
It's fine. -Coeur d Alene Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Odd Fellows Install.

The joint installation of the
officers of the Odd Fellows and Re.
bekah lodges took place Saturday
night. The hall was prettily dec
GRATED in the colors of the two
orders, and nearly 200 members
were present. The ceremonies
were very impressive. Mrs. D.
M. Stokesberry, representing the
grand lodge, was installing officer
for the Rebekahs, AID L. G. Smith
oficiated for the Odd Fellows. At
the conclusion of the work. lunch
con was served by the Guild ladies.
One of the features of the program
was the floor work of the Rebekah
degree team, which brought forth
enthusiastic applause.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
BOYS in Blue Install.

The G. A. R. post and Woman S
Relief Corps held joint installation
of officers Friday night. The post
officers are: H. M. Green, P. c. (;
G. Gardner, S. " c.; ]. V. Wheel
er, ]. "; R. Barrett, chaplain; T.
Peterson. l. NJ; 7. Daily, o. d. /;
A. Miller o. G.; F. H. Wander
hoof, adjutant; H. Wilbur, I. M.
S.; A. Womack, S. M. The Corps
officers are: Ruth Peterson, presi-
dent; Mis-. Franklin, S. "; Mrs.
Daily, J. v. +; Mrs. Fuller. conduct
or; Mrs. Easton, assistant conductor
Mrs. Carpenter, treasurer; s Mrs.
Zimmerman, secretary; Mrs. Pyle,
musician; Della Newly. press cor
Mrs. H. T. Davis, pat
riotic instructor, Grace Barrett,
guard; Mrs Newby, assistant
guard. Mrs. Zimmerman was the
installing officer. An oyster supper
was served and jolly evening was
spent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

The game was better than is usual
ly seen here. Emmett led from
the start and was never in danger
of being outscored by the college
team. Their team work was bril-
liant Every man knew his posi-
ton and played it like veteran.
The business college team PLAYED
we'll but were outclassed. All of
the latter team are members of the
Y. M. c A. basket ball teams.
The Emmett people say their team
is only sample of the young men
they are raising in connection with
their prune crop. Three members
of the team that won the game last
night are but Is years of age.
The lineup was as follows:
Emmett Wells and Carter, for
wards; Critics, center; Tappan and
Wells, guards.
College team-Wells and Fleck,
forwards; Bragaw. center; Payne
aud Hamilton, guards.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Pettibone Not Guilty.

The jury in the Pettibone case
on Saturday brought in verdict of
not guilty, and it is probable this
will be the end of the famous
Steunenberg case so far as the Fed
Grafton officers are concerned, as
County Attorney Nan Duyn has
entered an order of dismissal of the
other cases, which will be granted.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Ore Reserves Will Aggregate
$3,OOO,OOO.

State Mine Inspector Bell, in his
annual report, says of the Pearl
district: The metallurgical prob
lem at Pearl seems to have been
solved by the management of the
Black Pearl company, where 80
per cent of the gold values are now
being saved on a very refractory
ore by a cyanide process, of which
fine grinding agitation and filter
pressing seem to be the important
features. If these results are main
tanned. this interesting district is
likely to make good all its early
promise, for there is now undercut
and rroven in just three of its
principal mines-the Lincoln,
Whitman and Black Pearl-gross
ore reserves aggregating fully S3,-
900, 900 in value, figuring nothing
under So gold per ton. +"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
C. A. R. Encampment at Boise.

The G. A. R. encampment, de-
plrtment of Idaho, for 1908, will
BE- held in Boise June "a, % and
26, according to the decision of the
council of administration, after
the invitation had been extended by
Phil Sheridan post, guaranteeing
all expenses. 1t is expected this
meeting will be the greatest as
semblage of veterans ever held in
Idaho as the last annual report re
ported 500 members of the Grand
Army for Idaho, an increase over
any previous years The relief
corps will plan an active part and
it is expected that they will plan
several social events for the three
days. In addition to the election
of state officers, delegates will be
chosen to the national convention
at that time.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Running a Newspaper.

About once a week or oftener
some cheerful friend of ours re-
marks: "Well, your paper is out
now and l suppose you can take it
easy for few days. Of course
we can. We take things every day,
and we don't care whether they are
easy or otherwise. This thing of
running a newpaper is all picnic
and pie. The business goes on in
an automatic way. 1t does this
because it cannot do any other way.
When bills are due money drops
off the trees and subscribers have
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Emmett Won the Cup.

The Emmett basketball team
went to Boise last Thursday and
won. easily from Links Business
College team, the score being 80 to
"a. They also won the handsome
cup offered by Boise firm. After
the game, the Emmett crowd were
given a reception and were other
wise royalty treated The States
man says of the game: Basket
ball in all its fast and furious forms
was witnessed by the large crowd
present who cheered their favorites
until they were almost exhausted.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
The Passion Play.

Emmett is fortunate in securing
so good an attraction as The Pas
sion play in moving pictures, which
will appear at the Methodist church
next Thursday night, January 16.
The films are over 5000 feet long
and are very fine. They reproduce
the wonderful sacred drama given
at Oberrammergau every 10 years.
AT Boise, the company turned
people away, and those who saw
it praise it very highly. Admis-
sion for adults, 80 cents; children,
Is cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Corrections.

Two errors crept into the write
up of the town last week, which
should be corrected. The deposits
in the Bank of Emmett should have
read $106, 38S instead of $16, 3SS,
and the quantity of peaches raised
by H. S. Hopper should have been
crates instead of pounds; namely
1925 crates at $1.00 per crate or
$1025, making the total revenue
from 10 acres $3454. 80.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Royal Neighbors Election.

The Royal Neighbors Of Amer
lea have elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year; Annie
McCrossin, oracle; Margaret Camp
bell, vice oracle; Georgia Shrop-
shire, past oracle; Lille M. Greene,
chancellor; Maude Campbell, re-
corder; Katie Monroe, receiver
Grace Newman, marshal; Della
Robinson, inner sentinel; Eva
Smith, outer sentinel; Minerva
Warden, manager; r. H. Greene,
physician.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Pipe for City Well.

The city council met Monday
night and transacted the usual rou-I
tine business. 1t was decided to|
bore well on the city lots and
Wilson, the Nampa we'll drilIer.|
was given the contract. Two
hundred feet of six-inch casing was|
ordered for the we'll.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
WHITNEY HAS PLAN
Would Furnish Water at
Rate of $40 Per Acre.

w. G. Whitney, who has been
given the title o<the Black Rock
canyon dam site, after several years
of litigation, has written letter to
The Index, in which he makes a
proposition to furnish water to the
north side farmers at rate of $40
per acre. He proposes to construct
a dam at the canyon and build a
ditch to irriga;e the low lands and
use a pump to water the high
lands.
Mr.. Whitnev's proposition is
verv inden6te. He does not state
whether he would own the ditch
and dam himself and sell the water,
or whether he would turn the p1o
ject over to the farmers at the ex-
piration of a certain time, as is
done in a majority of cases in this
state.
Another feature of the case that
has doubtless escaped Mr.. Whit
ney's attention is that most of the
owners of north side land have
signed contracts for water with the
Canyon Canal company, and as this
company will doubtless have water
available in the spring, the settlers
could not sign another contract,
despite the alluring low rate named
by Mr.. Whitney.
However, the project as outlined
by Nj. Whitney is a good one. 1t
would do away with about % miles
of ditch that pays no revenue and
yet must be kept in repair, and
would dispense with the fumes and
tunnels, the weak spots in the Can
yon canal. 1t would, as Mr.. Whit
ney says, mean cheap water and
cheap maintenance, very import
ant feature about any ditch.
The letter follows:
~ would be glad to have all the
farmers who wish to get cheap
water for their lands, from short
ditch to be taken out at the dam
which is to be constructed at the
cansau, to cooperate with me in
this undertaking. believe that
water can be had at about SO per
acre, and that the maintenance of
the ditch will not exceed the inter
est they will have to pay under
any other ditch system.
!, "This ditch will be permanent
one with no fumes to speak of to
replace and keep in repair. The
prosperity of community depends
largely upon the cheapness of the
water and maintenance of the ditch,
and also adds to the value of the
lands. A short ditch without
f1hmes IS great saving not only
ia maintenance but also in the
seepage and evaporation of water.
"The success Of the power to be
developed by this dam depends to
great extent upon the prosperity
of the community and country,
and it is my idea and intention to
make this proposition serve the
greatest good possible to all.
About 80 per cent of the land on
tue north side can be covered by
a gravity ditch from the dam, the
balance of about 2, 200 acres can be
raised BY pumps; while on the
south side, practically all the
Iopde will he Iyatered nv the ditch
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
An Explanation.

The Emmett Lecture Course As
sociatlon was deeply chagrinred by
the inability of Dr. Driver to fill
his appointment Monday night.
He missed train connections at
Ogden and was unable to reach this
city. The association has taken
the matter up with the Lecture
Course Bureau and will eudeavor
to secure an equally strong attrac-
tion. If such an arrangement
cannot be made. the money will
be refunded to all holding tickets
for this number.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Prof. Daggy Here Jannary 20.

Prof. Daggy, who failed to meet
his appointment as lecturer in the
second number of the lecture course,
will be here Monday night. jan
uary 20.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

Sweet and sour pickles in bulk at
Loree & Reilly's.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-10
SINGERS
BIRTHDAY PARTY
WAS GALA EVENT
Prominent Politicians at Gel
ebratiOn of Popular SOciety's
FOrty=ninth Anniversary.

Vaudeville and chorus singing, fol-
lowed by a dance, marked the celebra-
ton of the forty-ninth anniversary of
the Arion Singing Society in Kruger
Auditorium last night. The attendance
was unusually large and families of
several of the candidates now most
prominent In the local political eye,
occupied the boxes.
The society's chorus of eighty we'll
trained voices was under the baton Of
its versatile leader, Julius Lorenz, and
did excellent work, while the vaude-
Vile program was most entertaining.
John Weissenbach and Emil Zeh were
the soloists.
The arrangements were made by Carl
j. Schultz, John E. Mayer, Frederick
j. Knopf, J. George Schwarzkopf,
Peter Loehnberg, William O.. Schraft,
Otto Kuhn. Henry Ali, William Rose,
Otto Rauch, julius Rauch, Emil G.
Zeh, Frank Carlisle, Charles Breithut,
John Weissenbach, Henry Sanders,
Max Fraentzel, Gustav Haas and Her
man A. Dittler.
The occupants of the boxes were LIE
Gage Pratt, William II. Wiley, Senator
Everett Colby, Mayor Jacob Hauss-
ling, Frank Book, Alfred N. Dalrymple
J. Flavell. c.. M. Shipman, Ira Budd
John V. Diefenthaler, c. George Breier,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-10

and furnish his building that funds are
sought.
During the past twelve months 39z
cases have been treated at the home,
while 1,698 patients were treated in the
clinic, making a total of 1000 patients
in clinic and house. One hundred and
tw%enty-four children were discharged
from the home either cured or greatly
improved.
The president of the institution is
Mrs. William X. Pointer, of Ill South
Eleventh street; Mrs. Charles e. Bride
is vice-president; Mrs. Edgar p. Har-
rison is second vice-president; Mrs
Frederick A.. Dudley is recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Eloise Russell Ferrall is
corresponding secretary; Miss Clarissa
Cobb is assistant corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. c.. Melville Borrie is treas
urer, and Mrs. Sidney Arthur Twinch
Is assistant treasurer.
Among the members of the board OF
directors are Mrs. John D.. Battin, Mr..
and Mrs. j.. II. Ballantine, J.. B. Ban
lister, Gilbert Brown, DR.. Joseph Few
smith, DIR. and Mrs. Edward II. Hamfl
Mrs. j. l.. Hay, Mrs. Robert Crabbe