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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-07-28
COUNTY BOARD
July, 1908, Sessions and Pro-
ceedings in full.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Custer County, Challis, Idaho, July 18TH 1908
Pursuant to law Board their Chals Idaho at
m 1908.
Present-Chairman j. H. Greene
Commissioner Robert
John Pushaw.
Cerk-C M Henderson,
Whereupon the following proceedings were had
AT this time Board adjourned till examination
OF the assessment c and the equalization wear
1908 be completed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-07-28

In the matter of the petition certain residents Pasama
precinct praying change the road Godburg
the summit Fass Creek matter was laid over until SEPT
ember for further consideration.
In the matter of the application of Wayne Darlington prayg
that the delinquent taxes for the 1903 against the
try Wayne Darlington and wife for the
mont that said till wear
1904 In this matter it is ordered the strike said
assessment from the delinquent list the year 1903.
In the matter of the application W. M Diploma
House of Chicago praying for the issuance duplicate
Tor Warrant No 49, 1907 ISSUE in of
that the Auditor issue duplicate applicants the
amount of 1920
In the matter of the reports officials at this time
examined and approved the reports following officers
to wit
Joseph Horton, Justice of the Peace
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
TRIPOD
 TOPPLES

While engaged in working on q tri- pod Saturday afternoon. on the Mem orY claim, Sunset creek, Joe Crabtree met with an accident which has laid him up in bed.
 H. was on the top of the tripod, some distance from the ground, when the structure toppled Mir. Crabtroe for tunately jumped, and escaped more serious injury, but, as it g, his side was rather badly bruised. Dr. Chase Nea cent for and had him brought to the city
 He will be around again in a few days.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13. - Labor unions cannot be exempted from penalties incurred by rioting, striking or boycotting, is the result of the vote taken last Saturday in the house.
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CITY APPEALS
 DOBBS CASE

The city filed today in the district clerks office an appeal from the de- cision of the commissioners court in the case of Dobbs vS. the citp.
 B. E. Dobbs sued for the recovery of his dog which had been impounded, and for damages, and he received both.
 The appeal has been lodged to deter mine finally if the dog ordinance can stand or not.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
TO FORT|FY ALASKAN COAST
FRANK WASkEY BECOMES
 PRES. OF ALASKA DEMOCRATS

should be corrected in the minds of the people of Alaska, as many good things for the democratic party emanate from the chief city of the sound.
 The democratic club has been started off in frst-class shape, and it is cer- tain to be one of the most important institutions in this city. Nearly all of the officers are among the most promi- nent men in Alaska and all are deter mined to go the limit for the club and the party.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
LABOR UNIONS MUST
 STAND THE PENALTY

The bill to grant the unions exemp- tion had been carefully fostered, and the work of putting it through had been engineered in a painstalling man ner, but the opposition simply over Whelmed it's supporters and it's chanc- es of ever becoming a law are slim to the disappearing point.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
BURGLARY
 IN CITY

The house of Mrs. Hammer on Third street was entered last Sunday eve ming by burglars. kho got away with c2a 51 ncne-t 4sls te..ssa-9sith provisions, including a large amount of canned fruit.
 When Mrs. Hammer was returning from church she saw two men lying around the corner but paid very little attention to them until she started off, attention to them until they started off as she approached.
 In their haste they dropped two legs of mutton. which would have gone with the rest if the thieves had not been disturbed in their work
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13

Max Endleman. Juneau,
 The meeting declared for some sort of territorial form of government, and in favor of the appointment of Alaskans to offices in Alaska.
 It was decided that the democratic convention should be held after the republican one, and both will probably be held in Juneau.
 The sense of the meeting was that the impressions of an unfavorable kind
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
AFRAID ENEhAY WILL MAKE
 ALASKA BASE OF SUPPLIES

Alaska may really be, after all d dan ger to the United States unless it is prepared to withstand the assaults of the foreigner,
 He aays he does not wish to indulge in alarmist statements, but he cannot avoid poi9ung to Japan and showing what an aid fl would be to her to have part of Alaska as a base of supplies in the event of war with this country.
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ward should be left unprotected. A base of supplies held there by the enc my would bring him thousands of miles nearer to ,h~ United States. This fact he considers to be a matter of vital inn portance. and he intends to do every thing in his power to have his wishes compiled with.
 In this respect it is pointed out that
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13

WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 13. - The following is the list of officers ap- pointed at the last meeting of the Dem ocrats of Alaska who are now in this city
 President, Frank Waskcy, vice pres idents John Steele Mellen and John Roman, secretary and treasurer, John Troy. executive, TT J. Nestor and Geo. Stanley, Nome; George Murphy Se- attle; Blake and Mills Fairbanks; II.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
SHOOTS A
 POLICEMAN
A SEATTLE NEWSPAPER MAN WOUNDS POLICEMAN ON THE
 WAY TO JAIL.
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 OMAHA. Jan. 13 - Pap Niseher formerly a newspaper man of Seattle. sho, Policeman billion i'm the head to- day while both were in the patrol wagon on the way to thv jail, to which the cop was taking Lis journalistic friend ou the charge of drunkenness
 Vischcr was not only in the last stages of intoxicattou but had arrived at that interesting point in q news paper mans life where something wild and woody comes almost as matter of course.
 Dillon is very seriously injured, al- though no vital part has been touched. He may recover.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
TAFT ENDORSED BY
 SEVEN COMMITTEES

tween the big secretary and Forakcr.
 The first struggle will arise from the desire of the Foraker forces to replace the regular county committees with ones of their own. The committees were started yesterday at Foraker's mass meeting. but the regular commit tees will insist on their rights and fight every inch of the ground
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
RUFF WILL DETERMINE:
 ON COURSE TO-DAY

erable He is an utter wreck since his incarceration. and he looks anything but the part of all-powerful boss. His words today are taken to mean that q little merciful treatment on the part of Langdon will cause Ruef to tell everything he knows about everybody to save his own skin.
 The touch of the cell he has just felt has taken the remainder of his little backbone
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
NOME WINS BY BIG SCORE
 AGAINST STUDENTS

and never seemed dangerous, although they have an immense body to choose from, the schools being the third larg- est school of mines in the United States.
 Nome was represented by the follow ing players Afford. Mcclure, McIn- tyre, Rilpeu, Alfred Lomen and Burley.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
GERMAN CLUB
 DANCE WEDNESDAY

The German Club will hold their regular weekly dance for members only at A. B, hall Wednesday night. These dances are becoming very popu- lar and good time is assured.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
WARSHIPS
 IN RIO
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 RIO JANEIRO Jan. 12. - The Unit ed States war fleet has arrived here ing South Americans.
 The officers will be received by the authorities, and cOurtcsies of every kind are in preparation.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
TOM COD BRINGS
 SUIT FOR FOXES.

A native who basks in the glory of the borrowed name of Tom Cod has entered a complaint in Judge Fuller's court against Henry -Alheidt, whom he charges with stealing foxes from his traps on Cold Run
 The case was set for today, but was put off.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
ALASKA SOLDIERS
 TO BE WELL CLAD

that unusual steps should be taken to keep the men in Alaska in the best pos sible condition Therefore the addi- tional money will be fought for, and everything else done to protect the boys against the rigors of the sub Arctic w'ater
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13

The stock of the Nome Bazaar is now on sale two doors north of the recorders office on Steadman avenue. This stock must be sold, and if the prices do not suit you we will try to shave them according to your purse
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
Nuggets Special Service.

In order to prevent an enemy from using any part of the southeastern Alaska coast as a base of supplies, Congressman Kahn is now urging the building of Qualifications in that part of the U. S. territory.
 He believes that no part of the coast of Alaska between Ketchikan and Sc-
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
REUF CASE
 CONTINUED
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l3 The case against Abe Ruef on the charge of conspiracy has been continued until Jan. v,
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ADMIRAL MANNEY WILL
 PREPARE FOR THE NAVY

everything in readiness for the big fleet when it reports at the other side
 The admiral will probably visit Seattle amongst other places, but it Is believed that San Francisco will be the chief objective point.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
0STMASTERS
 APPOINTED
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 WASHINGTON D. C., Jan. 1S - Aleck Nolum has been appointed post master at Bluff, Alaska, and George Bell has been appointed to a similar position at Hope
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
NOT SESSION
 PROMISED
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WASHINGTON, D. c, Jan. 13. -- A hot session is expected in the house particularly when the question of the of the penal laws comes up for discussion.
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COLUMBUS, Jan. 13. - The county committees issued call today for the primaries. Seven of the committees indorse Taft for the presidential nomi- nation, and one of the biggest fights in the history of the state for the presi- dential nomination will take place be-
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
TROOPS MUST LEAVE
 G0LDFIELD AT ONCE

row in special session, and all fears for the future peace of the camp have van- ished. The recent agreement come to between the warning sides seems to have brushed away all danger of con- 0ict
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
FELLOWS MAY NEVER
 HOLD GOVT OFFICE

Most people in the country seemed to think that d law had always been in existence to keep fclOns from office, and the bin has come as a surprise to them.
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SAN FRASCISCO. Jan. 13. -- Ruef announced today that he will hold a conferences with District Attorney Langdon this afternoon. when decis- ion as to the course he will pursue will be come to.
 He claims that he has been dis crimnated against and that he has been given an unusually narrow cell which in many ways makes life intol-
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
TO REPLACE
 COMMITTEES
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 CLEVELAND, Jan. I3. - A Forakcr mass meeting which was held last Sunday selected committee to replace the regular county committees.
 The change k certain to create a contest
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
NATIVES WILL HAVE
 A BIG SING ON SPIT

A big time will be enjoyed tomor- row evening in the native mission on the spit, when the Eskimo children will be given a singing party.
 Some of the native children will per- form some individual work, and the whole will be most interesting.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
PICKLED PORK
 I2c POUND

We are selling an excellent grade of pickled pork at 12c per pound. Is worth considerably more-but we have lots of it; do not care to carry it over, and so offer 1t at a price that will move the stock.
 A R C H E R, E W N c ( C O. A R c x E R, EW NC q C O.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13

Weekly Nugget sent outside to your home address this winter for soc a month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. l3. - The bill to prevent felons from hold ing government office passed the house today
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
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 DENVER, Jan. r.. - In tn" basket ball game between the A .B. basket ball team of Nome and the Colorado School of Mines at Golden last night, the Northerners won by score of 4 to 24.
 The students were easily outclassed
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Co to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry The only coffee house in town
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
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 SEATTLE. Jan. l3 - The depart ment of war has asked for an appro- priation of $55.OOO for use in clothing the soldiers of Alaska,
 The war officials are of the belief
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GOLDFIELD. Jan. l3. - Orders have been sent for the withdrawal of the troops from this place immediately.
 The legislature will convene tomor-
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Iussets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 13. - Admiral Manney has been dispatched to the Pacific coast to examine into the needs of the navy. He will in- vestigate conditions carefully and have
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13

Hear Rev. Woods humorous lecture, "Husting," Tuesday evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-13
PlCKLED BEEF
 7c POUND

This is first-class in every particu- lar but we are Hong on pickled meats and sell it low in order to attract att tention to this and other bargains al- ways to be found at our store. Also have pickled pork sausage. l5c per pound.
 A R c H E R, E W [ N c q C o. A R c H E R, 6 W ~ c q c o.
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Hot Waffies at The Royal Cafe.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-11-20
Law AND DER
Governor Patterson Addresses an Oblon
Al:a.oa 81 Cnn,r4hn1ca

In the county of Montgomery
conditions are different from those
in Obion Couaty. La Montgom-
cry County the Judge of the court
and the Sheriff have both asked
me not to call out the military,
and have insisted that they could
handle the situation withol
troops. But wal to say to q
here what few of~yoa perh
know that for the last six mon'
acting under the power investeV
in me. | have bad an organized
posse of fifty men on guard dat
in the city of CiaEksy
while the members Gf3k
are not soldiers Il uhit
of them belong
and they are ut
of an experiences
Tracey Childerss"
poninnir -; # Z N s
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
PACKERS MUST PAY THE FINES
Supreme Court OF the United States
Against Them.

Supreme Court or the United States
Against Them.
The proceedings by the government
against the Armour. Swift. Morris and
cudahy packing companies. all OF
them operating In Kansas City. Kan,
under which the companies each were
fned $4,000 by the United states cir
cult court for the western district OF
Missouri on the charge Of receiving re-
bates contrary to the provisions of the
Elkins act, were decided by the SUI
preme court OF the United States Mon
day adversely to those companies.
The courts opinion was announced
by Justice Day. who held the Elkins
act is applicable to transportation
anywhere and that the orense is not
confined to the initial point. He also
held it applicable alike to shipper and
carrier.
The decision OF the lower courts In
the case against the Burlington Rail-
way company. holding the company
responsible for granting rebates to
packers and fining that for
the onense. was also affirmed.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

Young Man Given Up - Dead is lAv-
Ing In Wisumsin.

A mystery OF several years stand
Ing. which has been puxxiing the peo-
pie OF Howard. has been solved by the
locating at Janesvilie. Wis. u Ralph
Sawyer. who disappeared from How
ard several years ago under myst~rt-
Gus circumstance. Ills relatives and
friends were unable TO secure the
slightest trace OF him, and his parents.
falling to secure any information ron-
corning him after dIiigept efforts. nm
ally gave tum up for dead. The other
day a Howard friend Of the missing
man Was greatly surprised 10 receive 4
letter from him. dated at GAINESVILLE
and asking him about his parents. Az
ter gtsing UP their son for dead tho
parents moved 10 Pomona. cal. where
they now reside. The son has been Ira
formed OF their whereabouts. and a.
soon an he = make the trip there
wtii be a happy reHnion at the C~.alifor-
MIA home. just why sawyer should
have left Howard under such mysfert-
Gus circumstances and r.snain away
no long without attempting 10 notify
his Borrowing parents ri his where
%ahouts. and the fact that ne was yet In
the land Of the living. Is yet = mystery
which In time may be explained by
him.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
South Dakota
State News
HCtssI: THIEF MARRIED.
Taken OF Train ~ Isk puins Afxrs
lp HAD sxssd Animal.

SATURDAY the aash~tsftss at Elk
Point received a telephone m~ssaxn
frora GagstIls stating that a horse
had hsea RI si~n near there and 20 be
on the inckout for tae thief Just hs~
fore the Fsaszsa ~ was received q
stranger rode into Eak rssas can har~s.
back and Mas aSsrsnwsthe snsmaai fer
vale. The animal was purchased ny
DIR. TedroN Tor tsS. thN Same being
well worth si2s The stranger at an~e
went to the depot ard hsesysess the ~ass !
haafsd train. tsssa receipt az the
message A2sog W w. MMln went la
the depot Ea see IL there WAS ans sssxfas
eioux booking character there MaIa
had s~sn shls stranger ride thYnaxh
the main street. and seeing him or
board tss train aas weti satisfied that
he WAS The man wanted. The traits
mas held fer a few miaute~ until she
arrival ~ sheriff T. r. sherman. who
placed him under arrest. The stranger
gave his tame as Abe Case. His faith
er lives aa q farm In clay county mot
far from Nefmstiisn. The harse Was
the property 81 Fawart sega ~. living
near Gayyflse. Case confessed ~ the
crime and raid thai he had work I'D
for S@gaFsf abeat a year ago. Sh.rtn
Hickey. ~ fanktot. arrived and took
the prisoner 20 Yankton. and asgari
came down and Identified the animal
Case h a SrRnish~Anersean soidter.
The $6a slsa WAS recovered.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
UNITE ron waI ON WOLVES.
butte County Rnnrhmrn Saacr Srri-
ous I<s~ of Stock.

~ h~1 w FtsNA
Ranchmen residing In the north
western portion III Butte county. In the
extreme northw essern part of the state.
have declared war upon a band ~
xray wolves which during the past
few months has caused the ranehers
losses running into the hundreds II
0oIlau4
h wolves are Of gigantic size and
can easily oyerpower and Kill full
grown cattle. They also have attacked
and killed a numhe Of colts. and have
even hauastruns aud ruined some val
liable horses which were running loose
upon the range. There are only about
half 4 dozen wolves i'm the pack. bus
they have chung 10 a particular local
ity with bulldog fenaciiy and from
there have made raids on cassi. herds
over quite q wide extent Of territory.
Thus far the ranchmen have been
able 10 Kill only one of the wolves
which Was caught I'm a trap set by
Nick Kieaer. n Of the ranchmen
On = recent occasion several armed
ranchmen, accompanied by their dogs,
gave chase To the wolves, following
them many miles. but were unable 10
Kill any of the animals.
II - now proposed 20 organize NIL
the raflehmen OF h region and make
an EFFORT tn run down and annihilate
h wolves. and scores OF ranehmen
have volunteered for this duty.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
EIGHT KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Co. Wrecks hatcher Store and Durics
Victims in Debris.

0as Wrecks hatcher Store and DHrics
Victims In Debris.
Eight persons are dead, another Ia
badly injured and property valued al
many thousands Of dollars In . mass OF
wreckage as the result In tho base
mont In the five-story building ocu-
pied by the Natchex Drug company.
and located at the corner OF Main and
North Union treets. near the business
portion Of Natchez. Miss.
The dead: Cieve LAubet, Mr.. Ket-
terfngkam. Miss Lueila Booth. Lixzie
Worthy. Carrie Murray. Inez Meter
vile. Ada White. Elias Hotchkiss.
The injured: John Karkett. 10
years old. both legs broken; not ex-
pected to live.
The explosion tore away the rear
wall OF the building. which In falling
crushed an adjoining tenement build
Ing. Immediately following the sxplo-
sion the wreckage caught fire, a stin
wind which was blowing carrying huge
sparks to the north and west. setting
Are to eighteen residences. ten OF
which were destroyed. All business
has been suspended and the city has
been placed under martial law, with
local companies OF militia on duty.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
WALSH TO GO TO PRISON.
Federal Judge Denies His Plea for :
New Trial.

Federal Judge Anderson Friday de-
MED h motion for q new trial i'm the
case OF John r.. Walsh. former presl.
dent Of the Chicago National bak, con.
victed Of misapplication OF the banks
funds. Walsh was sentenced to nv.
years imprisonment-the minimum
penalty-in the federal pe~nitentiary
at Fort LeaveEorth. Kan.
As soon an the court Il,
decision refusing to grant q new trial
the attorneys for the defense entered
a motion in arrest OF Judgment. which
they argued for some time. II Wa
generally thought about the cour,
room they would consume two OF
more hours In giving their reasons for
the granting of this motion. but Al.
torney Hart. who presented II. ceased
speaking In about thirty minutes.
Judge Anderson then promptly over.
ruled the motion and sentenced thu
banker.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
To Punish
Four Men In .~PcnnSylsaRlA .Capt;oa
Case Convicted.

-Four Men In Pennsylvania Capitol
. Casc Conyictrd.
The 5ury in the fars, OF the capitol
conspiracy cases 10 be tried gave . YER
dict OF guilty as 10 every one ef TIA
four men who have been on trial al
Harrisburg. Pa. for the past sever
weeks Friday night after six hours
elaboration. There were two haiscts
taken. but the jury did not come intc
court until two hours after reaching a
conclusion.
The men found guilty are John III
sanderson. contractor. William r. sny-
der. former auditor general. w. Z.
Matthews. former state treasurer. and
J. III. Shumaker. former supersntend-
ent Of public buildings and grounds,
Motions for new trials were made
Ia each case.
Only Sanderson and Snyder were
In court when the verdict Was given.
and neither would talk. None OF the
counsel for the defendants would say
anything about the case.
% k&ttAst3 " 49, N.Y.
PENDANT in this case Ii two years inn
prisonment and sl.eoe fine.
The four men were convicted Of de.
frauding the state In furnishing thu
new capitol. which cost the state ahou,
sl3.oeo.ooo instead OF $4,000 600 the
figure At which the contract was es,i-
mated.
The present cases constituted ons
OF the longest jury trials In the his
tory OF h Pennsylvania courts. and
II attracted much attention throughout
he country.
The prosecution OF the alleged
frauds was the outcome Of the poiiti-
cal upheaval In Pennsylvania In 1905.
which resulted In the election Of WIN
lam H. Berry. a Democrat. as state
treasurer. I'm the fall OF that year.