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Arizona republican., 1908-08-19

make his mark; to win a great for tune and to 'go far" How far? Where to? Would he ever come back?
 At last, I saw him; very tall. very slender, very fair or else very pale, he seemed a very young grown-up. He came quickly down to the gate and paused an instant-and then swift panic came upon me, and turned and fled.
 By constant watching I came to know the small tricks of manner and movement of the man who would 'go far" He was always very, very neat.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-19

PERSONAl.-The following were guests at the Ford hotel yesterday; Dick Benton, Tucson; R. T. Jones, Denver; l.. C. Sybert. Pittsburg.- R. H. Hagross. Prescott; R. R. Lutch, On tario; Fred R. Ewing, Princeton, In diana.
 At the Commercial yesterday were; Louis Cohn, San Francisco; E. B. Parsons, Los Angeles; J. l.. Snyder. Sacaton; Edw. D. Hodges. Yuma.
 The following were guests at the Hotel Adams yesterday; w. H. Conk- lin, Los Angel'ss l.. A Hirsch. New York; Harold R5lfd, Tdcson; Mrs. A. H. Matthews, Mo; W. T. Horton, Pas adena.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-19
Mentally Sound.

The proud beauty eyed him with scorn.
 What" she exclaimed. Do you think I would marry a dried up. in significant, homely little man like you. You must be crazy"
 No, Miss Pinkie," he said. looking around for his hat; my mind is all right, but you have convinced me that it's in the wrong body"
Arizona republican., 1908-08-19
Its Oriuin.

Love laughed at the locksmiths.
 "You can't keep me. out" chortled Love. q know every one of your com br atiOns"
 Stuns by this taunt, they organiz'; ! a new enc, and thus the first lock sn;;Tms' trust sprang into existence.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-19
Length.

Rivers-"No; I've no time to go and play golf Can't you see I'm up to my ears in work?"
 Prooks-"Yes. but that leaves a con siderable margin unOccupied. Better come, old man."
Arizona republican., 1908-08-19
Conditional

"Esmeralda, when are you and Godfrey going to be married?"
 Just as soon as I say the word" When are you going to say tln wOrd?"
 Just as soon as he asks me"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-06
A Very Interesting and Unique Pro.
Gram Enjoyed by People of
All Sections
MISS GRACE CHERRY
WINS THE PIANO
Miss Carrier a Close Second--Shelley
To Receive Gift From Black
! foot-Best of Feeling Prevails.

Saturday Was red letter day for
The Idaho Republican. All day a
stream OF customers coming and going
kept MIS-. Trego busy writing receipts
for subscriptions and job work, and
at 8 o'clock IN the evening a fun
lkeuse at The Armory was listening
ito the sweet music of Vests orches-
ira. The ushers had bolted to wit
ness the basket bali game at the
skating rink, and people who had
tickets for reserved seaCs, Joined in
the search for chairs or accepted
standing room. The galleries were
packed, and when the curtain went
ap at 800, those on THE stage We're
greeted with a round Of applause, and
then the best of order prevailed. Ed
:itor Trego presided, and speakers fol-
lowed 6ffe another in the order given
below We give the details of the
program for the benefit of chose who
could not attend N
MR.. TREGO.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
have the pleasure This evening
of introducing some OF my family.
They are pretty good looking people,
don't you think SO?
These folks assembled here ON the
stage for this occasion, came tugeth
er by accident. We were not look
ing for handsome folks at all, and
see what got! What do you think
we could have done if we had been
out looking for good looking folks?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-06
to you all pouring and drinking ,

| to you all. (Pouring and drinking,
DR.. Hoover:-"Here is, how"
(Also drank. Applause.)
Mr.. Trego:-I didn't think he
could out drink me but he did CAP
plause) I was studying what to say,
wasn't thirsty. Blackfoot Is lodge
town and 1t comes to pass that the
lodges have a candidate. Now the
lodge people as you know have hall
or place to meet; that Is one reasor1
why they came to get SO many votes
and for all know they may get, the |
piano. We have a gentleman here
who Is to speak for the lodge. candi- \
date, just happened to 'pick him
up on the street momer.t ago and
press him into service. introduce
to you Mr., MCPHERSON. principal of
the Arco school,
MR.. M'PHILRsoN>
Ladies and Gentlemen:
am not going to start in by ask
ing you for applause as our chairman
did a moment ngo. but am going to
bespeak order" 7 am going to
speak few words Tor the fraternal
societies, | don't know how many
of you belong to fraternal societies,
but those of you who do belong to
fraternal societies know the bene-
fits in one going into strange place,
If he belongs to a society he is never,
without a friend--he meets someone
to grasp him by the hand and call
him brother. In this town we have
many lodges. am not going to say
much about the lodges--some are for
good, some are for bad--the most of
them are for good. We cant tell
when there viii be such thing as
lodge unity. In this town they use
one hall SO they are that close to
lodge unity I appeal to you for your
generosity i'm behalf OF Miss Wolf
She has promised to give 1t back to
the people OF Blackfoct, that is, IT.
you are generous enough to give ~
to her, that is all ! have to say, l.
now introduce Miss Wolf.
Miss wolff WIN talk with my
( fingers (slays piano solo,
Mr.. Trego: - Besides lodges Black
foot Also has schools. You have
heard a gDod deal about schools late
ly We have the best school any
where. The schools also have a can
didate for the piano. From TO 8
o'cloCk a basket ball game came off, ,
and the ushers tfat were to usher
here roright became SO carried away
with the basket ball game that they
haven't been seen since. (Applapse.)
" am sorry for the ushers when we
get hold Of them People who had
tickets for reserved seats will appre-
hs:iate this, especially If they are stand
ing up in the aisFes.
TO come back to Iowa and the
swimming hole, the superintendent
OF our city school came from Iowa.
! We are glad he came from Iowa, and
glad he is here. He came recently
from Drake University at DesMoines
I introduce to you Mr.. McComb, the
superintendent OF cur city schools.
I Mr.. M'COMB.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
!. don't know whether it is from
The cold or whether is from fright,
but | can hardly keep my teeth from
| rattling. AS look out here ! am
almost afraid to correct the mistake
that our chairman made in saying {
came from Iowa lest someone will /
take rife and take a crack at me.
! came from old Missouri Gap
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-06

Among the contestants here to-
night we haven't any skinners but
| am interested in young lady who
is not only not skinner but who is
a cultured pianist---Miss Bell Mislin.
tRecitation by Miss Mislin.)
Music by the orchestra.
Mr.. Trego:-I take it all back. |
am convinced now l am an English
man, When Mr.. Deming told that
joke about the mans sign 1t took me
a while to see It, will tell you an
other story can't make speech
so | will tell stories. In this case the
gentleman's name was Strange, he
was a lawyer also. He lived, and the
time came when he was to pass
hence, and in talking over the final
arrangements Of his affairs, he said,
when you erect my tombstone, put
on it this inscription Here lies an
honest lawyer!'" They asked if he
did not want his name on 1t too, and
he said, "No. All who see it will
know who it was. Whenever they read
1t they will say That is Strange!' ;"
And here is another story. Two gen.
tlemen Mr.. Steele and Mr.. Doolittle,
engaged in the mercantile business.
One was a good purchaser and the
other "a good salesman, and finally
they came to the matter of what
shah our firm name be, and offe sug-
gesred "Steele and Doolittle.'' That
seemed too suggestive; then they re-
persed it to ''sD6olittle B Steele" ;"
qApplause.D
i am sorry that sickness has kept
one of our speakers away. His not
being here leaves lit to myself. I ex-
pected to remain entirely out of the
piano contest and not have any thfffg
to do with it. Each speaker is Eek
'pected TO represent his candidate, but
my speaking in behalf of the West
Side candidate cannot in any WAY eff
feet the counting that is going on in
the back room yonder.
Speaking Sf the West Side settle
nfent and the WestrSide Candidate
fhe West Sfde has been laughed at
and had a good deal of Fun poked
;at them. I know because lived over
there and had to stand for it long
time. In the large hall they have lit
is very necessary that the piano to be
awarded tonight shall find place
to help out i'm their public entertain
ments. Miss Lindsay has said chat
If it faaTs to her she will give ii to
one of the halls where it WIFI be
used for the public good. What more
should you ask than that She give
you the piano, and stool? tEaugh-
teri You might applaud IT you were
generous. (Applause.) T. r. Jones
and Mrs. Smith have started the only
two app1auses tonight. Thank you.
Pass to the head of the cfass. I
lived ON the West Side and am go
ing TO plead for It. 1t so happened
that when the first settlers over there
went in they thought they had the
best land the only good land over
there, but after years when the folks
came in and took up land we found
that they had the best, and now that
the land has been taken up and the
water in the river has been exhaust
ed the water reservoir has been con-
structed known as jackson Lake, and
when that has been exhausted there
will be more new settlement ON the
West Side. Snake River Desert is
going to be very largely reclaimed by
the system of dry farming which is
SO popular now, and the recent Dry
Farm Congress in Salt Lake has ad
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vanced the dry farming interests very
rapidly and soon the West Side will
extend further and further until 1t
connects with the great Powell tract
and the Champaign fiat on the other
side. Street car lines will operate
where the coyotes roam, and happy
people inhabit the plains.
You might have applauded at that
II you had been generous. Cap
plause) Thank you Mr.. Reddick,
You stand third in the class for start
ing applause.
The folks on the West Side have
had the measles good deal lately,
.(Applause) but with all the measles
they have had to contend with, they
have been constantly breaking out"
with new coupons for Miss Lindsay.
(Laughter.)
At the close of these exercises
there will be an opportunity for you
to bring in whole cart load of cou-
pons for Miss Lindsay.
Let me introduce to you, Miss Lola
Lindsay of the West Side.
Miss Lindsay rose and bowed.
Mr.. Trego: o:-That was good
speech that Miss Lindsay made and ]
am glad you heard 1t. (Applause.e
Some people don't know when to QUIT
when they get started.
The next speaker will smile at You,
l know he will smile at you, but he
is able to take his own part, DR..
Hoover.
DIR. HOOVER,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
shall be short not sweet I
don't know why have been selected
to make this speech unless it is be-
cause you all know that If make a
mistake | am not responsible, but I
don't believe there Is anyone before
me that thinks ! am making mss-
take in representing my contestant.
and hope | will do it sgrace'- '-fn11g;,
and while feel hopeful over it hope
you will feel CHERRY" "-ly. We have
iheard of Iowa and we have heard of
England, but we must now hear of
Idaho-gdaho first. last, all the time
Idaho the gem of the mountains
the gem of the world, and am repre-
senting one OF Idaho's gems. CAP
plauss.) And I konw you nppreciate
it and before we are through with
this evening you win show your ap-
probation OF the performance given
by her.
We don't disparage any of our
great states, we are OF the glorious
13 stripes and we respect each OF the
stars of the diadem, but Idaho first
among them all, and In awarding the
prize this evening allow me to ask
You to consider we have native born
contestant, one born and reared in
our tOwn-one grown up with our
town and one known by all of you
and ONE that ] am sure has shown
qaite number of courtesies to you
for nine long hours each day. Seldom
do you 60 to the telephone from 8
u. m. until o'clock at night but
what you hear the Cherry voice,
and you will always know that your
work rs well done. and want to tell
you il you award her that piano she
will appreciate it and will acknowi-
edge her appreciation by good SER
vices In the future as has has in the
vast. I introduce Miss Grace Cher
ry. Tremendous applause
Miss Cherry rendered a solo, Mrs.
Archibold playing the accompani-
nleDt
Mr.. Trego:-I am going to drink
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-06

The Eighth session of the Idaho
Legislature provided by enactment
for the organization of the State
Land Department. The State Board
OF Land Commissioners have since
been working under the law, and the
department. 1t is felt, Is thoroughly
re-organized on business basis AT
present the affairs of the state land
department are conducted with the
exactness of a great banking institu-
ton. AS in wisely administered
bank, the books are balanced every
night at the close of business, the re-
ceipts are quickly reinvested, and a
careful accounting is made OF ex-
penditures. ~
The records Of the land depart
ment are now in perfect condition.
The special grants OF land by Con-
gress for various objects, which ag-
gregateed 66S, ,0SO acres, have prac-
tically all been secured, there re-
naming only 60 acres still unseIect-
ed.
A successful campaign looking to
the leasing of school lands for graz
ing and agricultural purposes has
been waged. The selection of lands
in indemnity for losses in the COM
mon school grant is being prosecut-
ed with success, and It is hoped that
by the end Of the present year the
existing indemnity losses will hev
been practically satisfied.
The total cash receipts OF the land
department of the thirteen months
ending January I. 1908, was S1,173.-
120.52. or the amount 1857 ,O95.92
was by reason of repayment of in
vestments, and $685. ,024.60 on ac-
count of land and timber, interest
on deferred payment, rentals, inter-
ests on investments, Carey Act land
office fees, etc. The cost of conduct
Ing the department during the year
1907, ives s27,561.S5.
On January l. 1908, the invest
Continued on Page S.
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For the Year 19O7-Showing SUM
mary Fof Receipts and Disposal
of Same.
RN-ORGANIZED ON
A BUSINESS BASIS
Records Are Now in a Perfect Condi-
tion-Cash Receipts for 13 !,
Months, $1,173,12O.52.
To the Honorable State Board of

To the Honorable State Board OF
Land Commissioners, Boise, Ida.
Gentlemen:
have the honor to submit here
with the report of the state land de-
partment for the year 1907, showing
a summary of the receipts and dis
posal OF the same Also compare
tive statement or the business trans
acted by this department prior to
January /, 1s05--a period of four
teen years from the organization OF
this department, and the business
transacted from January /, 1905,
to January 1, 1904 period OF
three years. 4
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Some of these people are native
Idahoans, and because they grew up
here in the Woolly West nobody asks
any questions about what they did
back in Kansas or Connecticut. Now
some of you make trips back east
at times to see your relatives and
some of us don't. Some of us do not
60 back because we came from there.
But none of these things will be
brought up against those we have be-
fore us as candidates tonight.
We are mighty glad to see you
folks here. We are thankful for
the interest you have taken in this
contest and this entertainment,
am glad to see SO many Iowans
here. They raised me in Iowa, and
the old swimming hole where used
TO swim is one of the sweet men,
cries that I hope never to lose. !
have the pleasure of introducing to
you another fellow who knows the
same old swimming hole that 1 knew
before | came West-he Is the next
speaker, he came from the village
OF Keswick outside of which is the
swimming hole. But he tells me
the old swimming hole that used to
know is q sand bar now, and the sand
bar where used to roll in the sand
and sunburn my little back is a
swimming hole how. We just discov-
efed that in ohr talk a day or two
ago, and thht reminds me that in
this life the holes OF today may
be the hills of tomorrow; and that
holds good in piano cahtests and poll
tical campaigns.
Ladies' and gentlemen, l have the
pleasure of presenting to yoa Prof
Deming, principal of our public
'sche1l.
MR. DEMING.
1T IFS rather cold up here but we
are mot putting on any extra wraps
because we are so wrapped up I'm this
entertainment. lLaughter)
We sometimes see rather gretesque
misfits; for instance 1t is not uncom-
mon to find "a white man working
in coal mine and a black negrp
working in "a -four mill, and / am
taking Part in a plano contest tn
spite of the fact l am able to recog-
nize but two tunes. one is Yankee
Doodle and the other isn't.
A piano is something like a
stick of dynamite or gatTing gun.
It is not at all safe unless 1t is In the
hands of an experienced person, and
as I expect to stay in this part of
the country for some time ! am inter
ested in who gets 1t. A gentleman
who was calling on his friend Mr..
Brown one night while they were
sitting on the front porch heard
great noise and asked what it was.
He said, You have got me now. 1t
is either my wife singing or a dog
bowling in the back yard aud ! am
afraid to say which
We have before us six contestants.
A man named Shakespeare once said
what's in a name?" as If he didn't
believe there was anything.
There are six present here tonight
each hoping to possess the name of
the lucky contestant. A man once
settled in a town in South Dakota.
His name was Skinner and he was
a lawyer. His first name began with
A and he hung out his sign "a. Skin
ner." His friend said to him, Change
that sign, that will never do. Write.
out your first name in full. He said
mo that will not do at all. My first
name is Adam" (Laughter.)
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19
Hospital Board and Meat and
Milk Inspector TO be
Selected.
Mayor Will Call Board To
gether First Of Week.
BOARD OF WORKS IN SESSION

Mayor James p. Smith will call q
special joint meeting OF the council
and aldermen next Monday or Tuea
day evening to elect two members OF
the Riverside hospital board, and the
city milk and meat inspector. The
ordinance providing for the Hospital
board will be passed by the aldermen
this afternoon at an adjourned meet.
ing. DR.. j. T. Reddick and Or. w
&C.. Eubanks are the present members
of the board, representing the medi-
cal profession. They probably will
be reelected.
DR. Ed Farley, city milk a1d meat
inspector. will he a candldate for re-
election, as will every other veteri-
marian in the city. In this as well as
in the election for the hospital board
the term will be for IS months. or
until December. 1909. After that the
regular two year term will be OBJ
served.
The board of public works is meet
ing this afternoon to dispose of the
contract for improving Water street,
which Contractor r. J. Sale refuses
to sign. The board may simply award
the contract to the bidder who had
the next lowest bid for the work, as
was done in the case OF the Riverside
hospital improvements.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19
FINE HORSE STABBED

George Starr" the fine little
PAGER of DR.. Ed Farley, is in bad
condition as the result of a stab in
the right hip by some unknown per-
son. The horse was in the stable
last night and Dr. Farley was awak-
ened by a noise from the stable. He
went out and found a stab about
three inches deep and a foot long in
the horses hip. The cut was made
with keen instrument, and with i'm
mediate attention it is believed that
the fast little horse will not be both
cred in speed.
George starr" has a record of
2: Y and is one of the fastest
horses around Paducah. He has not
been seen on the track this year, but
last year he made all horses look up.
Or, Farley is at loss to account for
the stabbing.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19
ASSN TOBACCO SALES

Total sales for this week by the
Dark Tobacco Growers association
through A. n Veal AT the Paducah
sa 'esroom, were 519 hogsheads. Item
lied, the total shows that Paducah
sold 200 hogsheads; Martin, Tenn,
~ hogsheads: Dresden, Tenn, 81
hogsheads; Kevil, %; Fulton. 70;
La Center, 81; Clinton, /. The prices
paid were to 10 cents for Tugs and
10 to 10 cents for leaf tobacco. For
the year so far the total sales through
the Paducah Office have been 1851
hogsheads Receipts for the year
have been 1859 hogsheads. No sa,es
were made this morning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19
Wants None But Loyal Mem
bers of Body to Participate
in State Organization.

The official call for the meeting OF
delegates representing subordinate
councils of the Farmers Union to
meet in Paducah to effect state or
ganization has been made by r. l.
Barnett, the state organizer, who has
notified the officers of the various
unions to meet at once and select del
egates.
That the meeting will be important
and fears are entertained that oppo-
sition organizations may attempt to
control the proceedings to the detri-
ment of the Farmers Union, is evil
denced in Mr.. Barnett's letter to the
subordinate unions in which he says;
"The time has come for close
watch to be kept over our organiza-
ton in Kentucky, and you should
elect no member who is not in good
standing and in harmony with our or
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Taft Demonstration When Nomina-
ton Was Made EqualIed Roose-
uelt Outburst---Parade of States

Chicago, June For president OF
the United States, William H. Taft
of Ohio.
Taft on the first ballot Taft by
1O2 votes Taft by unanimous choice
of the convention.
Such is the record OF the culminat-
ing day OF the Republican national
convention of 1908, effected amid
scenes OF tumultous enthusiasm and
after a ncrve-racking. continuous SEES
sion lasting nearly eight hours With
the president named and the platform
.enunciated. there remains only the
nomination OF vice president to
complete the work Tonight the whole
city Is given over to wild exultation
lin honor of the new candidate whose
name goes echoing through the coun-
try.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheater when the presi-
dental candidate was named was
one truly grand in its magnitude. In
" OHlf 10 Tue IlSnN anu W. hfAbN hAu
above. a billowing sea of humanity,
restless after hours of waiting and
stirred from one emotion to another,
was in a fever OF expectancy for the
eliminating vote. Favorite sons of
other states had been named. save
Knox and LaFollette, and now the
roll call of Ohio came
As the Buckeye state was reached,
the tall, guant form of Theodore u.
Burton. with student-like face aud
severe black clerical garb, advanced
TO the platform to nominate Ohio's
candidate. He spoke forvently. with
the singing voice of an evangelist
which went ringing through the
great building. The close OF his
speech OF nomination was the signal
for the loosing of the long pent mp
feeling of the Taft legions. Instantly
the Ohio delegates were on their feet,
other Taft states following, while
the convention hosts. In the gallery