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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
Devoted to Idaho Irritation.

The Shoshone Journal gives the following practical
Wood River project by the advertisement he observed
of the opening of this great Carey Act project last
fall:
l. N. Mozart former resident of Lincoln county,
the city this week renewing old acquaintances and
making notes of the irrigation projects now I'm
der way in Lincoln county,
MIR. Mozart is the fortunate owner of ranch of
1S6 acres about four miles northeast of Goodng on
the Big Wood river. While in town he was asked
by real estate dealer if he would take five thousand
for his ranch. His answer was that he would not
sell for any price.
Mr.. McCart has passed twenty-five wears of his
life on the Pacific coast and has observed the pro-
gress OF irrigation on the coast for many years He
was IN the celebrated Yakima valley of Washington
when land under the ditch sold for hirv-6ve dollars
per acre with perpetual water right and was regarded
by many as too high at that figure and later he
saw the same land land sold for two thousand dollars
And now he is going to move back to his Lincoln
county ranch and stay there for good In all his ex-
per1ence on the Pacific coast from Los Angeles to
Victoria he has never found soil will equal the soil
OF southern Idaho for fertility and productiveness
Even IN the Yakima valley the soil needs to be nitr
he'd by three crops of alfalfa before it will produce
the biggest crops that is capable Of while here the
soil is already nitriied by nature and will produce
immense crops without any fertilization
The gentleman is right in his conclusions regard
ing the future of southern Idaho The soil is here.
the climate is unexcelled and with the irrigation pro-
ects now under way pushed to completion the
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23

our backs. If obliged to fish in sight of the trout
a good background is help Keep the rod low down
with the side or underhand cast With the rays of
the sun striking the water obliquey at certain hours
IN the morning and afternoon can if facing it.
stand within easy casting distance of school of
trout and present our flies without alarming them
The fish may be laying in shallow water but we can
not see them nor can they us. Under other con-
dlt1ons or with the in rear they would take
fright before we arrived within range
The advice above is from Forest and Stream This
paper should be eminently qualified to address the
public on this question. The name implies this sug-
gest1on we lay no sort of claim to authority on this
popular and fascinating SPORT but we have cast
line few times and hence have an additional sug-
gestlon to offer to the rules laid down above After
doing, as Forest and Stream suggests carefully and
adroitly, The Scimitar wishes to add one maxim
Don't Swear
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
Woman COURAGE.

Inc Rupert Ploneer-Record gives this account in
local which we reproduce:
Miss Myrtle McManus came in Nfondo, f
soJourn at her homestead west of town She is hav-
ing her entire claim cleared powed and fenced and
will put in a crop. anu
MISS McManus is an accomplished young lady from
Focatello, who by her ability and genius as teacher
OF music has made financial success She is shrewd
enough 10 foreSee the great future of the Minidoka
ilgaton country and to cast her fortunes with the
pioneers there who are taking advantage of the
National Reclamation Act. This is an admirable
quality IN the young ladies of Idaho and we are
pleaSed to observe that many of them are taking
advantage of these splendid opportunities
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
Press and Comment
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From Willis Sweets Paper.

Under the heading Personal and Otherwise" The
Porto Rico Review makes comment on the political
situation in the United States:
The political situation is becoming somewhat COM
pcated in the states Mr. Roosevelt saw to it that a
long, sharp polished stetto was inserted between
the ribs of Governor Hughes at the New York
republican convention and that it was twisted around
several times and that although the Governor might
not feel 1t much yet it would be fatal, and the
d1date would know that knife as long as memory as
sharp as hate, and deadly as jealousy had pune
tured his presidential aspirations. So much for
Hughes; and in the meantime Taft is struggling to
square himself with the colored vote The colored
vote would be as convenient as was the colored
regiment at San Juan Hill But the colored brother
also remembers, and long memories not limited
to the few, he too recalls things that happened,
When l alone in Cuba ;" and he thinks he will
rally again, but not under the same leadership for if
he can fight for man he cannot see just why that
man soon forgets him. &c. long memories and
el1minatlons are being practiced all sides. And,
as Mr.. Lincoln used to say: eve reckon it is about
tar" But the democracy is not dwelling in that
peace that guarantees good political results It ap-
pears that Mr.. Murphy dispeased with one Patrick
McCarren, of Brooklyn, caused the said McCarren
and all his friends to be thrown out of the demo-
cratic state convention. And there is blood on
the democratic moon. The understanding is that Mr.
Murphy had heard that McCarren not absolutely
square IN politics. and Tammany cannot and will not
stand TOR democrat who is not above suspicion
Tammany is technically honest that none of her
leaders ever retire with than from ten millions
of dollars up
This paper is published by Hon Willis Sweet, for
mer congressman from Idaho and later made Attor-
ney General of Porto Rico
Some three years ago he resigned this position of
honor and resumed the practice of law editing be-
times, spicy paper by the name above suggested
The old friends of Willis Sweet and thew are num-
erous among the old time folks of Idaho, will be
pleased to read what he has to say on political
question.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
Big FOOf'S Demise.

The Whitebird Independent, of Idaho county, gives
us this very interesting story of the passing of one
of the big bears of the interior:
Last week, between Higgins and Pollock on Little
Salmon river, the death of prominent individual in
the person of big Foot" took place
Big Foot is the name applied to a very large
grizzly bear, who paid annual visits to the Little
Salmon Crooks Corral Sheep Creek sections, and
during those visits many CATTLE sheep and horses
fell prey to his hungry bearship,
Big Foot" swan the main Salmon near higgins
and lesurey pursued his way up Little Salmon kill
ing sheep, demolishing bridges etc. and followed by
two farmer boys who laid him low. He weighed
1,165 pounds dressed, and the ball or palm of his
front foot measured inches
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
POcafeU0 EIOguence.

The Advance of Pocate1lo grows eloquent over the
dawn of the day in his mountain locality in the fol-
lowing beautiful language:
The sun gets up early these May mornings The
sky is streaked with the dawn at o'clock and the
great messenger of light mounts swiftly toward the
mountain tops. Nowhere in the world are fine
mornings finer than in this beautiful valley and no
where are they of greater number than here Tell
your friends in the that there is really no place
like Idaho.
This is all true, but what bothers us is what
Pocatello editor would know about it.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
Prohibition Meridian

Here IS story from the Meridian Tribune which
DreatheS OF the atmosphere of the barber
shop' where the boys congregate and depend on
learning new story, spicy josh or the gossip
OF the new village
we went into barber shop the other day and the
barber asked us if we wanted orr hair con,bnd
Meridian or Nampa style. Naturally we said Meri-
dian, as this is our home town. and it's right and
proper to boost your home town wherever you 90.
Now, wouldn't that start sweat?
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

dreams of the most enthusiastic booster will more
than be realized
In recent issue of The Scimtar we called atten-
ton to the early settlement of the temporary tie-up
of this great project, which occasioned by the
failure of New York bank, during the activities of
the Bankers Panic of last season 1t is most
refreshing to note the accomplishment of this
undertaking. There is no better irrigation project
anywhere than the Big Wood River project
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
Tips on Trout FiShin6.

Probably the most important lesson we learn in
troutlng is to keep out of sight We cannot cast
lily without motion and even a shadow will alarm
trout We soon learn how important it is to have the
sun shining in faces and not comfortably warming
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
RUNS AWAY WITH
Her SON IN LAW
Woman Accused of Forgery Said
to Be in Arizona With Daugh-
ter's Husband
More Victims OF Mrs. Schenk'.
Bad Check Operations Found
in Mil Valley

MILL VALLEY, Feb. According
TO information given to the authorities
here today Mrs ". A. schenlS the
wife of travelling salesman living
here. not only defrauded many trades
men and residents on forged checks,
but she ran away with the husband of
her own daughter, Otis Partin, and is
with him now somewhere in Arizona.
The sheriff. who has Il warrant for
the womans arrest. viii send the
papers TO Arizona and the search for
her will be continued there.
In the meantime other victims of
Mrs Schenk's bad check operations are
being found. Besides F. L. Borgwardt,
manager of the Rochedale grocery, who
cashed check for $50 there is Harry
w. Carothers, agent of the Mount
Tamalpais and Mill Valley railroad,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
GOLD BROKER OF
WARTIME is DEAD
Siegmund WoIIberg. Financial
Agent of Lincoln Govern
ment, Saceumbs

Siegmund Wollberg, in civil war days
one of the most noted financiers in
New York. where as a broker in gold
for the United States government he
occupied a position of tremendous re-
sponsioility and rendered services of
great value. a charter member of the
present New York stock exchanges and
for many years a well known resident
of San Francisco died early yester
day morning at the home o. his son,
Albert S Wollberg. at 1873 Laguna
street Death was due to 4 corplica-
ton of diseases, from which he had
been suffering for many months.
Only few days ago. February IA.
he celebrated his eightieth birthday.
but despite his cheerfulness at that
time it was seen that death was near.
He grew gradually weaker under the
ravages of disease, till, quietly and
without pain he passed away.
When his wife died many years ago.
by her expressed wish, her body was
cremated and it was one of Woll-
bergs last requests that the same dis
position be made of his own body. The
funeral will be held Monday at his
sons residence, with Rabbi Voorsanger
of1ciating. and will be private.
Siegmund Wollberg was born in Han
over in 1928. coming to America in
1855. Three years later he joined
the original open board OF brokers in
New York city. At that time the stock
exchange was very close concern,
and for two years the two organiza-
| tions waged bitter war. Finally, in
/ 1850, the liberal policy OF the open
board was triumphant. and the two
exchanges We're consolidated in the
present New York stock exchange
1t was in civil war days that woll-
berg showed his great financial tall
ents, and exerted them in behalf of
the government He was made the
government broker in gold, where his
responsibilities We're almost over
whelming. Day after day in the most
trying financial periods he would
work constantly from o'clock in the
morning till o'clock of the follow
ing morning. and every night he
handled millions in gold for the gov
ernment.
During and after the war WolIberg
! also was the inside and confidential
broker for such financiers as Jay Gould,
| Jim Fiske and w. r. Travis How
! ever. in 1888, he sold his seat on the
stock exchange and in 1890 came to
San Francisco.
In this city he was a member of the
| San Francisco stock and mining board
and he also belonged to the Consoli-
| dated stock and petroleum exchange.
OF late years he had not engaged act
| lively in business. Most of his time
| he devoted to his two small grand
sons, of whom he was passionately
! fond. Albert S. Wollberg is his only
| surviving son.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

who was defrauded of like amount.
Carothers said today that he knew
nothing of the forgery. but later he
modified his statement by adding:
"Schenk is a good friend of mine and
would rather not say anything about
the AFFAIR. Keep my name out of it,
Mrs. Schenk is said to have eloped
with her son In law week ago. Partin
is the husband of her daughter Mary.
Sheriff Taylor made inquiries at the
home of the salesman today, but he
was told that W. A. Schenk Mrs.
Schenk, Otis Partin and Mary Schenk
Partin were all out of town. The
Schenks have four children, three
girls and IA year old son. Arthur.
The children were not at home either.
The Schenks returned to Mill VAL
ley only recently from Los Angeles.
It was said today that Otis Partin and
his wife had been here only a short
time prior to the alleged elopement of
the mother and son in law.
Sheriff Taylor said this morning that
AIRS. SchenlS involved her husband
ly $1,000 by forging checks in his
name. Schenk made the amount good
and hushed the charges.
Mrs. Schenk is said to be a woman
of A. and of prepossesing appearance.
Partin is her junior by 10 or II years.
Telegraphic descriptions of the cou-
pie are being sent out by the county
authorities and it is believed that they
win be apprehended within a few
days.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
WIFE SAYS STAGE HERO
IS DOMESTIC VILLAIN
Asks Arrest of Kernan Cripps
on Charge of Abandonment

KEENAN, Cripps, the hero Of hundred
love scenes and who nightly gives VII
lainv the Knockout as leading man at
the Central theater. has, according to
his wife, failed to play his own love
affair to the satisfaction of the audi
ence of one for she swore out war
ant for his arrest yesterday charging
him with abandonment and nonsupport.
Mrs. Cripps, who up to year ago
shared her husbands profession, be-
came the victim Of stage fright after
swearing out the warrant and would
not repeat her lines of the little do
mestic drama, and this in spite of
repeated promptings from the ques-
toner.
DO you intend to bring your play
to an end?" she was asked.
IN what way"
BY divorce"
L am not discussing that matter.
In fact, I am extremely nervous and
do not care to say anything for publi
cation-and ! am an actress, too. 1t is
very disagreeable"
The next act will be played in police
court, when Cripps will be accorded a
part which he does not play a the
Central theater-that Of the villain.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
FoRGER is CAUGHT

William II. Campbell. for whom
United States postal inspectors have
been looking since April, was arrested
in San Francisco Friday night. Camp
bell confessed he forged the name of
Mrs. Jessie NJ Stone of Los Angeles to
q United States money order and
csshed it. Campbell shipped from Los
Angeles as cook on the steamer Co
lumbia and returned to San Fran
cisco on that steamer. lie was ar
rested by Postal Inspector O'Connell.
Campbell explained that he was men,
tally unbalanced when he forged the
order, owing to an attack of typhoid
fever.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
STAGE STARS TO
AID CLUbWOMEN
Members of California Complete
Their Program for Vaudeville
Entertainment Friday
Mary Shaw, Miss Bradford and
High School Girls viii
Take Roles

The women Of the California club
have completed the program for the
vaudeville entertainment to he given
in che clubrooms Friday from , to ).
Professional and amateur talent will
contribute TO what promises to be an
interesting afternoon.
The matinee viii open with a cur
tain raiser called Gone Abroad and
the roles viii be played BY four high
school girls. Miss Gwendolyn Powers.
Miss Marguerite Coffin, Miss Dorothys
Duncan and Miss Hazel Royer The
remainder of the program is made up
OF the following seven entertaining
numbers:
Vocal solos. Mrs B. + Walsh: seIec-
tions from compositions of Mrs Leila
McDermott who will act as accom-
PIANIST: recitation "Ostler Joe" Ne
vada Heffron; harp selections. Miss
Helen de Young; Ibsen recitations.
Mary Shaw the well known actress:
operatic selections Miss Bradford of
the Princess theater; recitations from
.'As You Like It." Allan Dunn; vocal
selections. Arthur Cunningham OF the
Princess theater.
The price of admission has been
fixed at so cents.
After the entertainment a reception
will be held at which the performers
viii be the guests or honor. The fol-
lowing women OF the club will serve
on the reception committee:
Mrs J. w. Orr. Mrs. Gertrude L.
Gear. Miss Carrie E. Wiggin, Mrs.
Hawden Swain. Mrs. James Crawford,
DR.. Minora Kibbe. Mrs. Sidney s. Pal
mer. Mrs Lowell White, Mrs. Juliet
Creninger, Mrs. L. S. Farrar. Mrs. A
r. Cotton. Mrs A. ". Scott, Mrs. Hor-
ace Coffin. Mrs. Laura Bride Powers
Mrs. Orlow Eastwood. Miss Elizabeth
Hin. Mrs. Kate Hart, Mrs Rodney
Kendrick Mrs. George Z. Bates, Mrs
viii A Madden. Mrs. H. II. Hart, Mrs
John Birmingham. Mrs. E. c. Manson
Mrs. Jean Sinclair, Mrs. e. M cooper
Mrs. A V Brown. Mrs. John keenan,
Mrs. Emilia Tojetti, Mrs. B. F. Brad
lev. Mrs A W. Cornwall. Miss Jose
phine Hill. Mrs. A. P. Black, Mrs. I
2. Fonda. Mrs. c. Nathan klnne. Mrs
George Dyer, Mrs. l.. A. Hayward. Mrs
Ringold Carmodv. Mrs. D. j. McMas-
ters. Mrs. A. Schloss
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
DYNAMITE TO BE USED
ON CONDEMNED HOSPITAL
County Buildings Will Be Razed
With Aid of Squad From
Preside

The work. of razing the old county
hospital buildings in Potrero avenue
will begin early next week under the
direction Of the works board. 1t is
proposed to level the structures by the
use of dynamite, If injury to adjoining
buildings will not result from the ex-
plosions.
Experts at the Presidio say that the
buildings can be destroyed without in
flicting damage to neighboring prop
erty, and they will furnish squad to
give q demonstration.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
COURTS WILL MOVE

The upper floor of the building ar
McAllister and Hyde streets has been
fitted for the accommodation of the
three criminal branches of the superior
court. Judges Dunno and Lawlor will
move into the new quarters tomorrow
vacating the Temple Israel at CaIifor-
MIA and Webster streets. Judge Cook,
who now holds court in the Salvation
Army building at Post and Fillmore
streets will occupy the new quarters
next week
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

THIEVES WORK DURING FIRE
Miss Bessie Irwin complained to the
police yesterday that her room at 1853
O'Fsrrell street had been entered by a
thief during the fire there Wednesday
night and iewelry stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

Parkers retirement from politics.
Parker is quoted as denying that he
has ever been a boss and as offering
to prove 1t by showing his bank roll.
According to Parkers published state
ment he purposes to confine himself to
work for the Southern Pacific rail-
road which shall be entirely without
Parker's only participation in primar-
les. caucuses and elections is to be
embraced in his trips to the polls and
the casting of his ballots.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
PARKER MAY HIDE OUT

This is not the first announcement
of Parker's retirement He has made
other Patti tours and subsequently,
showed upon the floor of the legisla-
ture to issue the orders of his masters
TO the cringing legislators, who at his
command you vote no. behaved like
the good little dogs they were
There is fight on in southern Cali
fornia which may explain Parkers
most recent retirement it is being
waged by the Lincoln Roosevelt league
The antimachine forces i'm Los Angeles
and the south have made known con-
nection with Parker and the machine
of which he is the mouthpiece. an un-
healthful political asset.
The honest republicans of the state
are determined to take the state CEN
trail committee away from Herrin. The
wave of popular indignation which has
swept from San Diego to Eureka is OF
alarming proportions.
Parker's retirement announcement is
preliminary to an easy fall, but he
may confidently be expected to appear
at Sacramento in January, 1909, for the
transmission of Herrin's orders to such
Organization" men as hold over in the
senate or manage to squeeze into either
the senate or the assembly
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
some splendid opportunitie.

Are offered every day in the want COL
umns OF The Call. Improve yourself bv
reading these little ads and taking ad-
vantage Of these opportunities
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
CERCIAT WINS CASE

Judgment was rendered yesterday
by Judge Trout for $500 in favor OF
Eugene Cerciat. a laundry proprietor
against Eugenie lie Preux. The
womsns defense TO the suit was that
Cerciat had been her lover and gave
her the money The Judge, however
accepted Cerciat's version that the $500
was a loan.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

tectfve Freel and his name was. regis
tered on the decinue book at the city
prison. F.reel saw Scott. ratkiffg to an
elderly man. a stranger. in the city: !:
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
nnNknMAN ARREsrrn

Ed Scott. well known bunkoman.
was arrested at Market and Montgom.
cry streets yesterday morning by De-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-09-03
OFFICIAL CALL

The Democratic executive COM
rnittee of Christian county is hereby
called to meet in the city court room
in Hopkinsville, KY, at 10 o'clock a.
m. on Monday, September 7th, 1908,
for the purpose of fixing the time,
place and manner of making nomina-
tions for county judge and sheriff,
to be voted for at the November
election, 1908, to fill vacancies exist
ing in said offices.
Given under my hand this .Septem-
Der 1st, 1908. JAS. WEST.
Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee of Christian County.