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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-12-05
THE NEWEST MODE.

Susie-What does the new BABY at
your house look like? Is it nice?
Sammy-Must be the latest thingin
babies. Maw's as uskled over It 'as
II it just come from tho milliner's.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-12-05
Too Unkind.

Didn't you say there was a states
man in your family?" inquired my deaf
friend.
"Oh, no." I cried, Fastening to cor.
rect his peculiar impression; ct
merely said that a relative of mine
was one of the United States senator's
from New York."-Bohemian Maya,
zine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-12-05
BED.BoUNp FOR MONTHS.
Hope Abandoned After Physicians
Consultation.

Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash.
ington Sts., Centralia, Wash, says:
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-12-05

Failure after long perseverance Is
much grander than never to have a
striving good enough to be called a
failure.-George Eliot,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

representative man; there were a
greater number of visitors present
than ever before, all prominent
workers in the party, and through
out all the deliberations Of the com
mittee the greatest harmony pre-
vailed.
81 cannot express the depth of
my qualification at the general sue
cess of the meeting. We could not
have had a more suspicious opening
of the campaign of 1908, and / he
lleve 1t filed everyone present with
the utmost confidence in the success
of the party at the polls in Novem-
Der. There seems to be no sore
spots anywhere and the annual CRY
raised by the Demo ,rats that tht
Republican party is disrupted has
again been positively disproved."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

anywhere on the earth. You will
hear some talk of lawlessness out
there, but look at your statistics to
morrow morning and you will be
astonlshed to find how more than
fayorably we compare with the old
er states. One great eastern states
man said we were rude. Perhaps
we are, for in these days, rudeness
is another name for a man with
backbone, and our people, having
full faith in themselves and their
country, untainted with the sickly
pessimism which makes towards of
SO many, walk upright in the image
Of their Maker. But while we may
be rude we are. not ignorant, for
again statistics give the crown TO
the west.
"But the message which bring
from the west is not that of antago-
nism but of co operation. We want
your aid in unlocking those great
latural resources for the benefit of
mankind. While you are opening
your rivers and building your docks,
we want the rivers of the west to
have an equal consideration In the
hour of legislation. Another thing,
we have countless thousands of acres
of ard lands, rich and fertile as the
valley of the Nile, and there are
thousands of good men and women
restless to occupy them. We want
more help to reclaim them. We
these reclamation projects completed
some time before the angel Gabr,e
blows his horn. We do not wan
TO be compelled to snail ourselves
along with the income from public
lands, and there is no reason WHY
we should wait for we are to pay
every cent back. We want you tC
know we are there and that leglsla
tioa in oar national congress shal
be upon the basis of an equal devel
opment of both the east and tn
west"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

An order was received by Fore
man Lambert "Wednesday to the
effect that the shop pay roll here for
February "must not exceed that Of
February, 1906" which was s9os7.-.
Is. AS the pay roll for the first II
days Of this month amounted to a
little over $ll00, this order means
that the force will have to be re-
duced for the remaining 1s days so
that the roll would not exceed 8 800
To keep the roll within that amount
required quite bit uf "figgering" 3"
on the part of Foreman Lambert
and. Clerk Whitman. Instead Of
laying off men entirely they have
reduced the hours of all the men
and are working some every other
day. BY this system all the men
will have little coming from liar.
riman's "strong box at the March
pay day.
Last year the shop pay roll aver
aged over $4,000 month. The
roll for January, this year, was GU,
to 5000 and now comes the further
cut for February 10 less than $2700
1t Is confidently believed that con
dlitons will improve next month
for business on the road is improv
ing and the company will be forcec
to increase it's shop force in orde
to keep the rolling stock in shap
to handle the traffic.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Borah for Timber Repeal.

Senator Borah has introduced
bill TO repeal the timber and stone
act, with the proviso that entries
made prior to the passage of the
proposed Law may be perfected. SEN
ator Borah, speaking Of his bill, SAID
that The timber and stone act has
outlived lis usefulness, and as now
administered by the interior depart
ment is a rich mans law entirely,
and that poor man or man of mod
crate means cannot acquire land un-
der it. Il Ia Senator Borah's inten-
ton to introduce, q supplemental bill
providing the methods BY which
timber lands may be classified and
The timber product sold under the
direction of the secretary of the in
terror, leaving the lands after the
timber has been cut off to be dis
posed of under the homestead and
other forms Of entry. The propo-
sltion TO repeal the timber and stone
act as it is known has the endorse
ment of the interior department and
if Senator Borah's supplemental
measure for disposing of the timber
product should be framed to meet
the views of the interior depart
ment officials it is expected the de-
part.nent will aid in securing the
passage of the bill.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Suit for $4,000.

Papers in a suit for $40, 900
against A. w. Hart, Geo. G. Park
inson, a. D. Henderson, o. o.
Crockett, S. C. Chadwick and ]. G..
Jensen, have been prepared by At
torneys Gray & Boyd, acting as
associate counsel for the Oneida lr-
rigation District, public corpora
ton, with it's principal place of bus
mess at Preston. Tne allegation is
made that Hart, who is secretary OF
the district, and Parkinson, who is
treasurer, Henderson, the president
and the other defendants, did, OF
and between the 9th day of Febru
ary, 1905, and the 4th day of April
1908, lawfully, knowingly anf
without right, abstract and taxi
from the fundAof the irrigation dis
trict corporation, for their own us
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
NOTED CHARACTER. KILLED.
Judge Hargis Of Jackson. Kentucky,
Murdered by His Son.

At Jackson, Kentucky, last Fri
day, former County Judge James
Hargis, for many years member
of the democratic state committee,
accused Of completely IN many muir
ders and a prominent figure in the
feuds which have disturbed Rreathitt
county for several years. was shot
and killed In his general store by
his son, Beach Hargis. The son
fired five shots in rapid succession
at his father, who fell dead while
the clerks were waiting on Gus
toners.
The Eargises, of which Judge
Hargis was the acknowledged lead
er III the feud with the Cockrells, are
credited with 80 killings, the ma
iority Of them being committed in
broad daylight on the streets OF
Jackson. Not one of these murders
had been punished nor even an IN
dictment returned until Attorney
James B. Marcum was shot from thu
courthouse OF Jackson, just opposite
the store Of Judge Hargis and Sher
iff Ed Callahan In 1902.
l
Hargls was county judge and il
complete control of the election
machinery, being thus able, it is al
legged, to protect himself or any 0
his cohorts who were sent forth t
kill.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Mexican War Veteran Dies.

Marcellus Monroe, known in the
early history of Utah and Idaho as
Major Monroe, died at his home in
Clifton, Idaho, on Jan. 81. He
was born near Richmond, Va, Nov.
l6, 1926. In the summer of le46
he enlisted as mounted rifleman in
the U. 8. Army and served two
years in the war with Mexico. In
1854 he came to Ogden and the fol-
lowing year embraced the Mormon
religion. A number of the early
mills of Utah were built under his
direction, notably Taylor's mill
south of Ogden and Wheeler's mill
in Ogden canyon.
AT the time Johnston's Army wai
about to invade Utah Monroe head
ed a company of cavalry which wal
sent through Cache valley to Sod:
Springs and as far east as Mont
pelier to guard against the entry O
the army through this section.
In 1877 he located at Clifton
where he had since resided. He /
survived by five sons and tw'
daughters.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Denies Writ Of Prohibition.

The supreme court handed down
an opinion Tuesday in the case ol
State Auditor Robert Bragaw vs.
the state board of examiners, sus-
tanning the demurrer and denying
the writ of prohibition to prevent
further action of the state board in
disallowing claims recommended by
the state auditor,
The suit was fled after the action
of the examiners in allowing claim
presented by the auditors son in the
sum Of $75 per month for the
months of November and Decem Der
as salary, instead of $l35 per month
as presented, and the disallowing OF
the salary of Mrs. Bragaw for the
month of December IN the sum oil
500. c. II. Libby fled the petition
for Auditor Bragaw, and Assistant
Attorney General Snow filed de
murrer stating stating that the com
plant did not state sufficient fact
to constitute cause for action.
In substance the court holds tha
it has no authority how to act. Th'
state constitution creates the stat
board of examiners as a tribunal
with full power and jurisdiction L
pass upon all claims against tn
state, except those specifically eA
cepted by the constitution, and n
court or other tribunal is authorize
to set aside or reverse such actor
Under1section Is, article 4 of th
state constitution, and the act G
March o, 1905, the state board c
examiners may disallow, in whol
or in part, any claim presented by
state officer, for services for cler
hire, in his said office.
Tie courts have no power or a,
e thorlty TO set aside or reverse u
: action of the state board of exams
E ers in disallowing, in whole OF
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
A Pleasant Affair.

One Of the most pleasing FUNGI
tons of the past week, was the en4
tertainment and banquet rendered
as surprise TO Mesdames Stagner,
Hurley and Larcom, at the home of
Mrs. M. J. Davis, Tuesday evening.
These ladies, as president, treas
urer and secretary of the Alta Soci-
ETY. of the Church of Blessed Sacra-
ment, have worked early and late
for the upbuilding of the church
during the past year, and as retiring
officers, the members wished to show
some slight appreciation of theiv
efforts. After spending a couple Of
hours in the enjoyment of games,
charades and music, Mrs. Norman,
on behalf of the members, in hei
usual happy manner, presented each
of these ladies with a dainty piece
of cut glass.
The guests were then invited tc
the dining room, where the daintily
spread, and beautifully decorated
tables groaned under their weigh
of delicacles.
Mrs. Davis was assisted IN receiv
ing by her daughter. Miss Lillian
also her sister, Mrs. D'Orr Poynter
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
MONTPELIER. IDAHO. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY u, 1908

and benefit the sum of $29, 500, and
that with said funds they purchased
what is known as the Armstrong
ranch in Oneida county, which they
later disposed of for $4,000. That
no part of the money for which this
property was sold has been paid to
the plaintiff and that there is still
owing to the dis .rict the sum of
$40, 900, for which sum judgment
Is prayed, with interest at the legal
rate. .-Pocatello Tribune.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
THE EAST AND THE WEST.
Senator Borah Delivers Interesting
Addsess on the Above Topic,

Senator VIM. E. Borah deliyered
an address last Saturday evening at
the annual banquet of the Board of
Trade Of Atlantic City, New Jersey,
his subject being "The East and
the West" In part the Senator
said:
'I think the west knows you bet
ter than you know the west. We all
have friends and relatives scattere |
about in the east who draw US this
way. When we went our way we
left behind flesh OF our flesh, blood
of our blood, and there is no spirit
among us except formulation toward
the strength and supremacy of the
old states. The east cannot grow
fast enough or rich enough or strong
enough to excite either the envy or
the jealousy of the great and gallant
wes.. You can continue to have your
large appropriations and we are glad,
YOU can continue to nominate the
president and we will add the votes
necessary for his election, and dur
ing all the time 1t is going on, we
will continue to smile and be happy
Seriously we know something of the
culture, the refinement, the states.
manship, the patriotism of the men
and women of the east, for all these
things are written IN our statutes
and inscribed upon the battleheldt
of century, and we are just as Prouo
, of it as you are. And these grand ole
, country homes which we see as We
) speed through the eastern states
their calm, comforting poise ant
' dignity, the air of stateilness ant
: contentment which environs them
r the ten thousand tender memorie
8 which enshrlne them-every one
: living, thrilling poem-a state wit
. such homes is safe so long as sue
Q homes stand
. ..Bnt there are some things ou
> west whlch you ought to see, som
n things of which you ought TO know
J, There are plenty of public men tc
i day. outside of New Jersey, G
a conrse. who do not feel at all certai
that the United States extends b'
& yond the Alleghaney mountain
l. Many, many seem to believe th'
:. the territory west of the MISSISSIPPI
% river il an undiscovered countr
,f from whose bourne no travelt
,. should ever return. As a matter
fact, we are a part Of this blesst
q country. And if instead Of takln
a. vour way across the Atlantic eat
"a sueeeeding season to read the eL
At taphs upon the tombs of forgott'
royalty you would come west, y
Of could read the inspiring inscrlptic
te upon the prondest monuments wlii'
IN the genius and industry and patrlc
ism of man ever reared for the gloI
nj and happiness of posterity-tho
70 great states of the Pacific s1op
b That territory is an empire with
ty itself. Its immeasured and yet u
ly developed resources have no paral
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

part, any claim presented against
the state.
In case where the state board
of examiners unjustly disallows .
claim against the state, the claimant
has his remedy under section 10,
article 8 of the constitution of this
state, By applying to this court TO
hear said claim, and securing rec
ommendatory judgment of this
court, to be presented to the next
Legislature for its action.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
heiohhorhood Eouorltas.

Mrs. y. d. Charles, oI .Hafber, Maine.
speoking OF Electric Bitters.s says: "It
is a nelghborhood fayorite here with us. .
II deserves to be a favorite everywhere
Il glvessquick relief in dyspepsia, liver
complaint, kidney derangement, malnu-
triton, nervousness, weakness and gen
erel debility. It's action ON the blood
as a thorough purifier makes II especial
| ly useful as spring medicine. This
grand Alternative tonic 10 sold under
guarantee at Ritter Bros. Drug stOrs. duc
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

G. w. Edwards, a Rexburg saloon
keeper, was murdered last Saturday
by +, A. Larkin, ssaloon bum. %
The killing occurred in barber
shop. Larkin firing two shots, both
of which took effect in vital parts
of Edwards body.
A new stake has been formed out
Of Bingham stake and is known af
Rigby stake. II comprises the wards
of Rigby, LaBelle, Lorenzo, Annis
Menan, Lewisvllle, and Grant.
Headquarters are at Rigby and Dor
g. Walker Is president.
Fred G. Mock has sold his inter
ests IN the Bank of Nanpa to DIR. J
w. and J. A. Givens. Mr.. Noel
published a paper in Nampa for /;
number of years. In 1889 he or
organized the bank and now retireI
TO take life easy with a snug fortune
TO his credit.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
NEWS OF THE STATE
Review Of the Weeks Happenings
in Idaho
AS CLEANED FROM EXCHANGES
Tales from Mountain and Vale Briefly
Told for Benefit Of the Examin
er's Readers.


The Mountain Home telephone
exchange has 25s subscribers.
The saloon lioenAe at American
Falls has been taised from 1900 to
$1,000 year.
The town of Twin Falls will soon
be lighted with 25 arc lamps at
cost of s72 per lamp per year.
The senior class Of the Payette
high school edited last weeks issue
of the Independent and q most cred
liable issue it was. ~
A Bonner county farmer made a
profit Of $40 per acre from his hay
land last year. He sold most OF his
hay for $50 ton.
| A carload of ore from the Monte
Cristo mine in the Caribou district
was shipped to Salt Lake last week.
The ore was loaded at Soda Springs,
The West Branch Canal Co., Of
Bannock county, has brought suit
to test the validity of the corpora
ton tax law passed by the last leg
islature.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

Bonner and Twin Falls counties
having been created by the last leg
islature, they had no representation
IN the convention two years ago.
The former was part of Kootenai
and the latter a part of Cassla
county.
Every county in the state was
represented at the committee meet
ing and the deliberations were har
monious throughout. There were
also present quite a sprinkling OF
prominent republicans from differ
ent sections of the state.
A pleasant feature of the meeting
was the banquet given by the Re
publican Club of Ada county at tn
ldanha hotel Mondly night, a
which covers were laid for 200.
Commenting upon the meeting 0
the state central committee, Stat
Z Chairman Brady is thus quoted II
Tuesdays Statesman.
''It was from every standPoln
the best central committee meeting
of the kind ever held by the Reput
llcans of this state. Every count.
was represented by thoroughl
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Mo Case on Record

There is no case on record of a cough
or cold resulting in pneumonia or con
sumption after Foley's Honey and Tai
has been taken. 1t stops the cough and
breaks up the cold quickly. Refuse any
but the genuine Foley's Honey and Ta'
in a yellow package. The Modern
Pharmacy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
WALLACE AND BOISE
Ware SeIectei as Places for Hold
ing State Conventions.
MAY y, AND SEPT. ! THE DATES
Every County Represented Meeting Of
SAFE Central Committee and Pro-
ceedingS were Harmonious.

AT the meeting of the republican
state central committee held in
Bois, last Monday, May y was
fixed as the date and Wallace the
place for holding the state cohYen-
tion TO select six delegates TO the
national convention in Chicago.
Coear d'Alene City was the only
other aspIrant for the convention,
but Wallace was ali easy winner for
the honor.
There was lively contest, how
ever, in the selection of the city for
holding the state nominating con
yention, BOISE, Twin Falls, Nampa
and Welser each wanting it, and it
required five ballots to decide the
4 question, BOISE winning by the mar
row margin of one vote. Tuesday,
September | was fixed as the date
for holding the convention. This
Is the latest date republi an con
i vention has ever been held in Idaho
since it was organized as state.
The state committee passed res
olutiou recognizing the right of the
different counties to name the dele
gates for both state conventions al
one county convention, if they SC
preferred.
The apportlonment of delegates
to the state conventions was made
on a basis Of the average vote re
ceived 10y the 10 state candidates a
the last election-each county tt
have one delegate for each l35 vote
cast aud an additional delegate TO
a major fraction of that number
This will make a total of 500 dele
gates in each state convention, ap
portioned among the several coun
ties as. follows, the first column o
figures being this years apportion
ment, while the second colum
shows the number of delegates eae
county had IN Q0R. :.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Mistnke Corrected

Correct the mistake of risking pneu-
monia by neglectlng a cough or cold
when Eoley's Honey and Tar will not
only stop your cough but expel the
cold from your system. Foley's Honey
and Tar contnins no opiates and 10 the
beat and safest throat and Inng remedy
The Modern Pharmacy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

The government has appropriated
So, 300, 600 to be expended on irri-
cation projects in Idaho during the
current year. OF this amount over
one million dollars win be expended
IN completing the Minidoka pro-
ject.
The Indians of the Lapwai agency
in Nez Perce county will not exper
ience any financial stringency this
spring, as they are now receiving
their money for land rentals, the
total amount of which is about
l$2lo, 900.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
sufferIna end. Dollars soved.

E. s. Loper, of Marilla, N T., says:
81 am carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklin's Arnica
Salve 1t has saved me suffering and
dollars. It Is by far the best healing
salve have ever found" Heals burns,
sores, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and
piles. 25c at Ritter Bros. Drug Store.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Keeping Open House.

Everybody IS welcome when we feel
goo !; and we feel that way only when
our digestive organs are workinS prop
erly. DR.. Kings New Life Pills regulate
the action OF stomach, liver and bowels
SO perfectly one can't help feeling good
when he uses these pills. 25c at RiteI
Bros. Drug Store.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

Pie G. w. & NJ. Co. will erect a
grain elevator at Idaho Falls this
season, having capacity Of 1905
bushels OF grain. The company
will also erect coal sheds with a
storage capacity of 5000 tons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-04
+ When Paul
+ Came Home.
Z By LULU JOHNSON.
By LULU JOHNSON.
copyrighted, 1907, by ]. C. Reed.l

Paul Westerly cast curious glance
about the office as he took his seat at
the big fiat topped desk. Eight years
before he had stood in front of that
same piece of furniture while he had
listened to Guy Masters scathing de.
nunciaton of his effrOntery in aspiring
to the hand OF his employers daugh-
ter Dismissal had followed the ar
raignment, and Paul had been told not
to set foot inside the place again.
Now he was TO sit In Masters old
seat and control the destinies of the
plant The same narrowness which
had regarded the suit of his assistant
foreman for his daughters hand as an
insult had kept Masters out of the
print trust until too late. He had lost
the plant, and it was Paul who had
come 10 take charge for the new own
erS
This was the first time he had been
in the Office since his dismissal. There
was less change than he expected TO
find. The carpet was q little rusty,
the desk lacked the high polish that
once had been the standard and the
gliding of the picture frames was
trifle furnished. The whole place, in
fact, bore mute testimony to those two
lean years before the obstinate Old
man had given in to the new order OF
things
There We're flowers Oh the desk TO
make welcome the new manager. Paul
read some of the names on the cards
and smiled grimly. He could remem-
Der the time when he had been taxed
dimes and quarters for the flowers of
policy. Now he was the recipient OF
the shop blackmaii.
1t was for him that the collection
had been taken up in the various de-
partments He touched a bell, and
boy came in.
''Set those flowers on the side table"
he ordered. Keep them fresh as long
as YOU can. Take these on this side OF
the table first that | may get my desk
in ORDER
Paul moved slightly back that the
boy might first clear the writing space.