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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
BREEDING OF MUTTON SHEEP.


j. D.. c., Illinois, says farmers and
sheep breeders cannot produce an ami
NAL Of the breeders ideal type and still
retain the vigorous constitution neces-
sary in q healthy breeding animal. He
continues:
I'm our hocks we must have head
and neck, brisket, shank and side meat
in order to get that strong constitution
that is necessary for the animal to pos
Sess for the development of the more
expensive cuts of the butchers ideal,
and In order to bring the breeder and
the consumer nearer one ideal it is
necessary for us as breeders to see that
our mutton sheep come as near the
butchers idea as is consistent without
impairing the constitution of our
breeding fiocks.
In order to obtain these results we
must see that our mutton sheep possess
straight backs and under line, with
the ribs we'll sprung and a broad, thick
loin. with full round quarters.
AS a rule a sheep possessing these
points you Will generally find evenly
covered with flesh or muscle from crop
to tail. A sheep that is ~unevenly COW
cred with besh or is lunpy along the
back there always has a weakness OF
the muscles.
Therefore, we must educate our
selves to see that our mutton sheep
possess the evenly covered backs OF
muscle or flesh, and having that 'sensi-
i've touch known to all good judges,
with full, round quarters, thus endeav-
oring to get as much of the higher
priced cuts as possible without impair
Ing in any the constitution of our
breeding fiocks."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
FRAUD IN CHICAGO
PRIMARY ELECTION
Grand Jury Indicts Two Score
Of Politicians-Evils to
Be Corrected.

Chicago, Dec. S.-The ballots of men
long residents of other cities, OF tenn
porary absentees, Of the insane and
even the dead We're az in the primary
election of last August In Chicago.
"Repeaters" voted in %platoons, with the
co%nnivance of wilfully unseeing Judges
and clerks of election, and fraud ram
pant, to an extent hitherto unknown In
q city never famous for the purity OF
it's political atmosphere. rendered the
resultant party ~mination worthless.
These and other startling allegations
are made today in the report of the
special grand jury, which, after several
weeks of delving into charges growing
out of Chicago's first primary, returned
81 Indictments against two score OF
politicians and others.
The investigation, owing to physical
limitations, merely scratched the sur
face of the situation, according to the
report, and doubt is expressed hat
there has been an honest city or general
election in Chicago in years.
The findings of the inquisitorial body
characterize the primary election as a
disgrace to the city.
Voting machines are urgently advised
as a step in a remedial direction and
a wider application of civil service is
recommended. 1t is stated that while
the jury n affirm that no frauds
We're perpetrated by civil service em-
ployes, it is significant that the inqufs-
itors found none such.
On the other hand, the report re-
marks the fac that although the police
were in the vicinity of every polling
booth, the investigators received no aid
from them in seeking to fasten respon-
sibility for conditions which prevailed.
Referring to the fact that Frank j.
Loesch, the special states attorney ap-
pointed to conduct the investigation,
had been compelled by injunction to
perform his public duty without COM
~pensation, even drawing IN his own
purse for necessary expenses in one
instance, the report the men
responsible.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
II ARMY AND NAVY.
y :


AS regards the army I call attention to
the fact that while our junior officers and
enlisted men stand very high, the present
system Of promotion by seniority results
in bringing into the higher grades many
men Of mediocre capacity who have but a
short time to serve. No man should re-
gard it as his vested right to rise to the
highest rank in the army any more than
in any other profession: 1t is a curious
and by no means creditable fact that there
should be SO often a failure on the part OF
the public and its representatives to under
stand the Great need. from the standpoint
of the service and the nation, of refusing
to promote respectable, elderly fncoinpe-
tents. The higher places should be given
to the most deserving men without re-
gard to seniority; at least seniority should
be treated as only one consideration In
the stress of modern industrial compe-
those responsible for Its management
were chosen simply on the ground that
they were The Oldest people in it's employ
ment; yet this is the course advocated as
regards the army, and required by law
for all grades except those of general Of
ticer. AS a matter OF fact. all of the best
officers in the highest ranks OF the army
are those who have attained their present
position wholly or in part by a process
Of selection.
The scope of retiring boards should be
attended so that they could consider gem
eral lniitness to for any cause,
IN order to secure a far more rigid en-
forcement than at present in the elimina-
ton Of officers for mental. physical or
is recommended only if the congress does
not see fit to provide what in my judg-
ment is far better; that is, for selection
in promotion, and for elimination for age.
Officers who fail to attain a certain rank
by a certain age should be retired--for
instance. if a man should not attain field
rank by the time he is 10 he should. of
course, be placed on the retired list. Cen
eral officers should be selected as at pres
ent. and one-third of the other promo
tons should be made by, selection. the
selection to be made by the president or
the secretary of war from Il list of at
least two candidates proposed for Gael
vacancy by a board OF officers from the
arm Of the service from which the pro-
motion is to be made. \ bill is now be-
fore the congress having for its object to
secure the promotion of officers to va
rious grades at reasonable ages through
a process of selection, by boards of Of
ticers, of the least efficient for retirement
with a percentage of heir pay depending
upon length of service. The bill, although
not accomplishing all that should be
done, Is a long step in the right direction
and L earnestly its passage.
or that of a more completely effective
measure.
The cavalry arm should be r~eorganized
upon modern lines. This is an arm In
which it is peculiarly necessary that the
field officers should not be old. The cav
airy is much more difficult to form than
Infantry, and 1t should be kept UP to the
maximum both in efficiency and ir
strength, for it cannot be made in 6
hurry. AT present both infantry and ar.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
CONTEST
WON BY lOWANS

Chicago, Dec. S.-Judges of the stu
dents judging contest, which was held
at the Thursday session of the Inter-
national Stock show, announced today
that the $500 u offered by Snowman,
and the sweepstakes trophy offered by
tdoare's Dairyman. had been awarded
20 the team from the Iowa state col
.ege. The University of Nasraska
team finished second. and the team
Srom the University of Minnesota.
third.
The individual first prize. was won
by =. p. Hawk. of Iowa State college,;
>. III. Gramleigh, Of the University of
Nebraska, was second, and r. F.. Mil
Ter. Of A. and M. college, College sta
ton, Tex, was awarded third prize.
Considerable interest was aroused
among visitors to the show during the
day by the goat milking exhibition,
which indicated hat COWS haven't a
corner on h milk industry. incident
ally, Miss Arabelle Smith, of Iowa,
proved herself an expert milkmaid, for
the goat did not kick the bucket.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
THE new DAKOTA
NATIONAL FOREST
Consists of ia, O Acres in Bad
Lands Region, in Billings
County.

Washington, Dec. S.-The new Da-
kota national forest consists Of IA, 0S0
acres in the Bad Lands region. 1t is
located in Billings county and lies an
equal distance between the Northern
Pacific railroad and the Chicago, Mil
waukee &c st. Paul on the south. It's
creation is important, for it means that
an experimental field for forest plant
ing has been secured in North Dakota,
the least forested state in the union,
having only per cent of tree growth.
The forest service expects to establish
forest nurseries with the hope that in
time to come the area may be refor-
ested by artificial means. This feature
is expected to prove a very good object
lesson to the settlers. who 1t is hoped
will in turn plant windbreaks around
their farms.
The forest is very open and for the
most part contains a scattering stand
Of Western yellow pine timber. Along
the creek bed is found ash, box elder,
cottonwood, elm and birch. Cedar
breaks are also found on precipitous
slopes bordering the streams. Western
yellow pine is the only merchantable
species, however, on the forest and the
aVerage stand per acre is not over 1000
feet. The reproduction of pine is
fairly good wherever mature trees oc-
cur, but owing to the open condition of
the forest and the dense growth of
grass 1t is for the most part unsatisfac-
tory.
Little Timber Sold.
There is but little timber that will
be sold from the forest at the pres
ent time since this area is very iso-
lated, being surrounded on all sides by
vast plains. Many homesteaders have
in the past come to this forest for
timber for logs to build their houses.
Since the completion of the Chicago,
milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad. Billings
county is rapidly being settled and
time the most important industry, 1t
lis very probable tina farming will be-
come the most important industry
within the next few years. 1t is very
important, therefore, that the timber
which now remains should be con-
served exclusively for the use of the
home builder.
No sawmill operations have ever
been conducted on the area. When the
Northern Pacific railroad was being
built a large number of trees Were
cut for railroad ties and together with
the logs which have been procured
for house building by settlers his is
the only use which has been made OF
the timber OF the forest. 1t is un-
derstood that the logs used in the con-
struction of President Roosevelt's cab
in, which now stands in the state capt.
tol grounds at Bismarck, N. d, were
obtained from the area now included
n the Dakota national forest.
Governor Burke, of North Dakota
IS very much interested in this forest
and thinks it will be of inestimable
value to the people who live In the
region where the forest is created.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
GIGANTIC WASTE
IN CONSTRUCTING
PANAMA CANAL
Expert Says That on Present
Lines Total Cost Will Be
$40, 900.

~ 49, EesSLNag -reNM&K ~
Washington, Dec. S.-The completed
Panama canal will cost at least $780,
Q 10000. exclusive of the $50, 300, 900 paid
to the concession holders. The esti-
mate is made by Halbert p. Gillette,
editor of Observation-Disclosures. This
is SO per cent more than the original
estimate-S140 600, o00-exclusive OF pur-
chase price. His figures are based on
the report of the Isthmian canal CON-
so.
The estimated cost of a sea level
ana vas S247, 900. 900.
With the excavation only one-third
done, with dams and lock- only just
begun" says Mr.. Gillette, 9Th work
mas cost $4,000 600, leaving but a
lneager s55, 900, oo9 with which to COM
plete the work within the amount that
the American people la expected to
pay. The locks and dams alone will
cost that $b5, 900, 900. The remaining
"a, oO0, 600 yards Of excavation will
cost $50, 000, 600 at the very least"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10

work In that battle. He enjoyed tho
admiral's confidence to q marked de-
gree, and was dispatched by him on
various important missions while the
fleet vas In the Philippines.
It was Coghlan's popularity and
pacfty as a good story teller that In
volved him in an incident OF which
much was made at the time when tho
admiral recited the poem, "Hoch Der
Kaiser" which somewhat ruffled the
German authorities. The incident oc-
cured at a dinner. 1t was not intend
ed that the fact of the recital should
become public. The navy department.
called on the admiral for explanation.
The admiral replied that no d~isrespect
was mean by him towards the Ger
man emperor. n with this statement
the matter was allowed to drop.
Admiral Coghlan was a native OF
Kentucky, was born In 1874 He had
active service in the civil and Spanish
wars.
Apopl%sy was given as the LUIS OF
his DEATH,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
ALICE" GETS GIFT FROM
LATE DOWAGER EMPRESS

Washington, D. c., Dec. S.-Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. daughter of Pres
ident Roosevelt, has been presented
with a beautiful pair of jeweled brace
lets, the gift of the late empress dow
ager of China, to whom she paid a
visit some years ago. The presentation
WAS made by Tang Shao vi. the special
ambassador, who with Prince Psau
and two secretaries, called by APP
pointment at the Longworth home.
There are also some presents for
Mrs. Roosevelt, while to the president
are to be given several hundred vol
umes Of Chinese literature printed in
the Chinese language and handsomely
bound.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
BOOTH PROPERTIES
BRING SMALL PRICES

fifty pieces of the theatrical wardrobe
of Edwin Booth, the tragedian, and
nearly as many pieces of furniture and
bricabrac from his collections were sold
at auction here. The prices paid We're
considered small.
! A pair of "Shylock'' scales brought
SIS, a little "Shylocll" bag with keys,
$12, and a "Shylock" knife, often sharp
ened, stage fashion, on the shoe, 500.
a Richard III mace, jeweled, was
bought for SIS; his steel coat of mail,
with buckles, $27; Brutus' sword in deer
skin scabbard, SIT. A Hamlet" wig
brought $50.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
ADMIRAL EVANS TURNS
DOWN GIFT OF HOUSE

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. S.-Rear Ad-
miral Bob Evans, retired. win not allow
the people of Los Angeles to give him
a house or anything else. Admirers
quietly started a movement to present
him with a residence In Los Angeles.
A Los Angeles friend wrote him. In a
characteristic reply Admiral Evans
says:
"Of course, the people of Los An
geles who know me will understand I
do not want to be placed in a position
of acceptance Of the house, and those
who do not know me had better be TOLD
I would not accept a house or any other
thing"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
LEAVEs soNINLAW
25 CENTS FOR WEED.

st. Joseph, Mo, Dec. S.-August
Zerbst, a wealthy pioneer of northern
Missouri, who committed suicide a few
days 60, after carefully giving away
his fortune to friends SO that it could
not be legally recovered, devised a U
rious bequest to his soninlaw, August
Pabst.
Today when Zerbst's Will was filed
for probate it was found that he had
inserted a clause bequeathing to hts
soninlaw the sum of 25 cents with
| which to buy chewing tobacco"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
STATE WILL LOCATE
COUNCIL BLUFFS MAN

Des Moines. Ia, Dec. S.-The state
an effort today to locate Ed
ward t. Fitch, OF Council Bluffs. who
was lost in Europe several months ago.
IIhe case Is taken up through Ambas-
'sador Reed who is in London.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
STATE TO ESTABLISH
EPILEPTIC COLONY

Des MONIES. Ia. Dec. s.-The state
board of control today starts taking a
census of epileptics throughout the
state with the view to making a re-
port to the legislature asking that an
epileptic colony be established.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
MONETARY COMMISSION
FRIENDLY TO BANKERS

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. S.-Arthur Rey-
nolds, chairman of the monetry COM
nittee of the American Bankers asso-
ciatin, has returned from Washing
ton, where he appeared before the mon
etary commission in behalf of currency
legislation relating mostly to bank ex-
amlners.
Reynolds says Senator Aldrich and
the commission are more friendly than
ever before to the suggestion of bank
ers
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
SPOKANE MAN WINS
DIES MONIES BRIDE
FROM IOWA MAN

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. Spokane.
Wash, triumphed over Des Moines to-
day when Olin LaSalle. Of the former
city, won the hand Of Maria Davidson
against G: w. Simpson, of this city.
Maria hesitated long between the
two, and while each one waited with a
marriage license, the blushing damseJ
accepted LaSalle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
DALLAS CITIZEN
DIES I'M OMAHA

Dallas, S. D., Dec. Sd. S. Booth, a
prominent business man, Mason and
odd Fellow of this place, died at I'M
Emanuel hospital in Omaha this morn
ling. of heart trouble.
He started Monday morning for Flor
ida n stopped at Omaha for treat
ment He had been ailing for several
weeks. Deaf came unexpectedly. Rel
latives could not reach him before he
died.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
ONLY PLEASURE CRUISE.

The Hague, Dec. S.-The government
the the Netherlands mas declined to
dignity the procession of three Dutch
warships along the coast of Venezuela
as a naval demonstration. 1t asserts
the m~aneuver was only an ordinary
exercise cruise.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10
POWDER MILL ExPLODES;
TWO MEN ARE KILLED

Maynard, Mass, Dec. 8.-The Corn
ing mill of the American Powder COM
pany's plant blew up today. Two men
were killed. The building was demol-
ished.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10

the civil service law, for the reasons given
by the director. L commend to the con-
gress the careful consideration OF the adj
mirable report OF the director of the CEN
sus, and / trust that his recommendations
VIII be adopted and immediate action
thereon taken.
Public Health.
The dangers to public health from food
adulteration and from many other sources,
such as the menace to the physical, mental
and moral development Of children from
There are numerous diseases, which are
now known to be preventabIe, which are,
nevertheless, not prevented. The recent
international congress on tuberculosis has
made us painfully aware of the inade-,
quacy of American public health legisla-
ton. This nation cannot afford to lag be-
hind in the worldwide battle now being
croscopic foes of mankind, nor ought we
longer to ignore the reproach that this
government takes more pains to protect
the lives of hogs and OF cattle than of
human beings. The first legislative step to
be aiken is that for the concentration of
the proper bureaus into one of the existing
departments. { therefore urgently recoin-
mend the passage of a bill which shall au-
thorize a redistribution of the bureaus
which shall best accomplish this end.
Two New States.
I advocate the immediate admission of
New Mexico and Arizona as states. This
should be done at the present session of
the congress. The people of the two ter
ritories have made it evident by their
votes that they will not come in as one
state. The only alternative is to admit
them as two, and l trust that this will be
done without delay.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-10

director of the census In connection with
the d%ecennial work SO soon to be begun, be
compiled with and that the appointments
to the census force be placed under the
civil service law, waving the geographical
requirements as requested BY the director
of the census. The supervisors and emu
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-05-07
ELECTRIC LINE MAY
Be NORTH COAST
Surveys From walIa Walla to Lewis.
ton Ia Interest Of Transcoati.
mental Road.

No definite news during the last week
about resumption Of work on the o. r
4 y. extension. The feeling in Elyin
and La Grande is that nothing will be
done this ear.
The following article from the Lewis
ton Tribune will be Of interest:
The transportation kit stion in the
lewiston Charleston field as ittelates to
new lines Introduced q new deyel-
opment when Engineer Clarke
and three assistants passed through
Lewiston EN- route to the Grande Ronde
section Of the Dine Mountains. The
party stopped ut Asotin and secured
some blue prints, Announcing that their
investigations Would deal with water
power sites on the main Grande Ronde
and the Little Salmon branch Of that
stream.
The tip was given out that Engineer
Clarke was representing the North Coast
road, which is promoted by Robert
Strahorn, of Spokane, and which is gen.
orally accepted now as being an anxil-
iary corporation OF the Chica 4 North
western road. The North Coast had
surveyors in the field last year endeav.
oring to find a route through the Blue
Mountains to the mouth of the Salmon
river in idaho. This work was under
taken shortly after engineers had made
q reconnaissance down the Salmon river,
these engineers evidently representing
the Northwestern. A second trim
down the Salmon river by engineers
said to be representing the Northwest
crn was made a few weeks ago and this
.tep is now followed by the appearance
in the Grande Ronde section of En-
gineer Clarke.
While Engineer Clarke is said to be
North Coast company engineer, 1t
was learned yesterday that for four
years past he has been in the employ OF
the Stone & Webster company, of Bos-
ton, known as the agents of the Rookie
feller interests and head OF the electric
line and electric power merger which
controls all the important northwest
systems. The holdings embrace the
Portland and Seattle street car lines
and the suburban adjuncts also. Their :
fore If Mr.. Clarke has not recently quit
the employ OF the Webster 4 Stone
people, bis present employment with
the North Coast would indicate the
>kockefellers are interested in the latter
road, while the general impression has
been that 1t Is a Gould line.
IL has been known for two years past
that the North Coast company has been
quietly doing work in this field, and the
appearances now again Of surveyors in
the Grande Ronde section will come az
no surprise.
There was a rumor yesterday thai
Engineer Clarke and Engineer Mexican
are working on the same project in this
territory, but investigation seems tc
clearly disclose that the projects are in
no way allied. e ~
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-05-07
L0DbE DIRECTORY.

L. q. OF Enterprise Lodge. No. ISL.
R,nertld Rebekab Luhgc, No. 1is.
X. Of P.-Enterprise Lodge, No. g.
Juanita Temple. Ne. !, Pythian
Sisters.
MAsoNIc--Enterprise Chapter, No. 10. Royal
Arch Masons meets first and third
Tuesdays of each month In Masonic
Hall. All visiting Royal Arch Ma
sons welcomed.
J.B. oLssrEAD, High Priest,
n. W. sHEABAN. secretary.
Waiiowa Lodge. No. ~, A. +. &
A.. NJ, meets second and fourth Sat-
urlnys Of rach month In Masonic
Haul. Visiting Masons welcomed.
e. Fl. ZuRcHER, ", M.
VIC. DoATMAS. Secretary.
Wnliowa Valley Chapter. No. 70,
o. =. s., meets hrst aud third Satar-
days Of each month. In Masonic
NIL. Visiting Stars arc, always well
came
OLIVE LocxwooD, W. NJ.
DANIEL BOYD. Sec.
NJ. ". A. Eng:c Camp, M. .lCr5. ". ". A.
,Iceis tirst ani Third rhi.slnyS in
each mohth in i.w rati'rnai hail
Nsitins Ncighbors Always welcome
J. G. RENsiE, Consul.
7. VI. DILL. t1etk.
Ai@rold camp. No. s5,.. r.. Mn A..
". q. w.-Rn,erpriss' Camp. M. ss,. " uf W.