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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
"BREAK YOUR PROMISE. p


Two years ago the business men of
Boise were against railroad commits
sion, accepting the promise OF the rail
roads to give Boise and the country a
square deal. They didn't get it. Now
the same business men are out for rail-
road commission. Remember this :
Through a railroad commission Wiscon-
sin saves the people each year so, 900, 900
The statement that railroad commits
sion has always proven failure is pure
ialsehood.
Caldwell Tribune Dec 10, 1908.)
The Tribune is convinced that under
certain circumstances man is perfectly
justified in breaking his promise. We
are also convinced that in some things a
man has no right to make promise
Even when elected upon party plat
form, we think, and the law contem-
plates, that the officer-elect shall exer-
else reasonably free agency The Ioa-
no Falls Register in discussing our stand
takes the position that the Republican
party has made certain promises, and
right or wrong, the promises and pledg-
es should be carried out. To the credit
OF the Register, it freely acknowledges
that the party has made mistake.
1t seems to us that the party will act
more creditably by correcting it's mis-
takes before the people are actually in
jured, We were all mislead and we are
now commencing to realize that fact.
If in our enthusiasm, we went too far.
now is the time to rectify our mistakes
After the legislature has created unwise
laws will be too late. The Republican
party had better bear the odium of
broken promises than OF disastrous legis-
lation. The first can easily be forgotten
and forgiven, but the results of the
second may take years TO overcome. We
think the party had better repudiate its
platform than enact unwise laws. The
people now realise that they do not want
a direct primary. When the politicians
told us that direct primary would give
the people ample opportunity to control
political affairs, we in common with the
rest OF the vuvlic believe them. We
thought that ovvortunity was all the
people lacked. We have become salts
fed that it is lack OF energy rather
than lack of opportunity that ais
most OF US. A direct primary will make
the performance of our duties harder and
more cumbersome. 1t will vervetuate
in office present officials regardless of
ability. 1t will open the way solely for
the rich and arrogant. 1t has proved a
failure wherever tried. Idaho should
profit by the experience Of other states.
Reckless promises should not lead the
party astray to the infinite detriment of
the people. The only lesson we should
draw from our present predicament is to
be more careful in the future. We should
thoroughly consider and understand
every promise, before it is made The
Register is usually right. 1t is mistaken.
though, when it says the people want a
direct primary. At one time they
thought it was just the thing. They
have changed their minds. On the d.
rect primary and railroad commission
pledges, we advise the Legislators of
Canyon county to break their pledges.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
GETTING PEOPLES OPINION.


Senetor-elect Jerome ]. Day was down
from Moscow Tuesday interviewing the
people about prospective legislation at
the coming session. Mr.. Day is very
anxious to get in touch with the people
of every section of Latah county in order
that he may serve we'll this section of
the state. He desires the active CO.
operation OF the people, not only as to
what ought to be done, but as to what
ought not be done. He wants to know
the opinion of all on the question of
booming the Clearwater. Write him
your opinion, and do it at once. Also as
to any and all other matters of any in
terest. What can be done to give us
better laws? What do you need? Mr..
Day really desires to be of service to
Latah county And be realizes that he
is human and not only subject to mis-
takes, but that the people have opinions
and ideas that would be of value to him
as public representative. Do you want
the present game law amended7 II so,
how? How about the live stock sani-
tary tax? How about the road laws?
So far as platform pledges are concerned
Mr.. Day will vote to honestly carry
them out, and will go further and sup
pert any good measure, pledged or not
pledged, regardless of what party pro-
poses it. He believes it is his duty to
honestly serve the people, and he honest
ly desires to do it. He realizes that be
cant satisfy all the people, but would
like to have public opinion and senti-
ment that he may come as near as pos
sible serving the majority.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

Don't expect the editor to do the i'm
possible. 1t takes death, sorrow, sick
ness, accidents, murder, crime and the
like to make news, and the editor dis
likes to go out and make trouble just to
have something to put in the paper.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

The following lettersremain unclaimed
at Troy post Office, Dec. "a, 'OS: Mrs.
Henry Garnis, Wells Hardman, G. w.
Glosscoch ~, Miss Ollie Groves, Harry
Clark, F. Chingoler. Say advertised
when calling for any of the above letters.
OLoF OLSON, Postmaster.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

Platform Repudiator John w. Hart is
now candidate for president pro tenn of
the senate. Don't give it to him. Keep
him on the floor where he can tear up
republican platform pledges.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
A Dangerous Operation

is the removal of the appendix ~ III
geon. No on who takes DR.. hins ;,i,bl
Life Pills is ever subjected to tn DEL d
full ordeal. They work so qu'esr nstIs
dou't feel them. They cure cou alsS
ton, headache, billiousness anu n'
25c at @. V. Johnson IS drug sto'e'
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
Something
New!

Under the new management of
the Rietmann Hotel everything
has been placed in a clean, SAINT
tary condition-newly papered
and new furnishings installed.
A trial will convince you that
it is a fine place to put up at
while in Troy.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

Trade in Troy. 1t is the best trading
point in Latah county. Just compare
local prices with those of outside points
and see.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

is prevalent everywhere just now-or it
ought to be. Good things to eat' are
in everybody's thoughts, and they ought
to be in everybody's mouths. Among
the best Christmas suggestions of that
kind our famous CONNECTIONS rank high.
And as the holiday season suggests pres
ents, SO will our splendid stock eff pure
Candies, Chocolates and Bon-Bons sug-
gest the most appropriate and welcome
gift We have boxes at all prices and in
all sizes.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
DEATH SHOCKS ON CLOTHES LINE
Current Switched by Wire Falling
Man and Wife Are Dead.

San Francisco, Nov. 24--Jean Pu-
cheau and his wife were accidentally
eleetrocuted in the yard of their home
in this city Sunday by coming in con-
tact with live wire. The wire had
broken during the day, falling across
the clothesline on which the family
wash was displayed. Pucheau noticed
the broken end and picked it up, the
current not having been turned on, as
the wire fed arc lights used only at
night. Pucheau fastened the loose end
to the same tree to which the clothesline
was attached and forgot all about 1t.
At dark the current was switched on,
and the tree began to burn. Pucheau
started to play the hose on it, but was
warned not to do so by his neighbors-
Mrs. Pucheau, who was engaged in pre-
pairing the evening meal, suddenly re-
membered the clothes on the limo, and
determined to take them in. Before
she could be warned of the danger she
touched the clothes wire, which was In
contact with the electric light wire,
and was instantly killed. Pucheau
rushed to her aid and as he raised the
body his head touched the clothes wire,
and he fell dead across the body of his
wife, The neighbors hurried to the
scene, but nothing could be done, death
having been instantaneous.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
MONTANA sQuiBs-

f. Ncate and w. J. Barton were killed
in a slide which occurred in the Para
dise-St. Regis cutoff on the Northern
Pacific, 10 miles east of Plains, re-
Gently.
Mario Reeves, whose wife committed
suicide in San Francisco last week, and
who is being held by the California po-
lice pending an investigation, was for
merly a lather in Anaconda.
Max Auerbach appeared in court at
Butte Saturday charged with vagrancy,
technically, but really held for tapping
electric wires with magent, thereby
stopping meter dial, or making people
think he could, and getting the money
for it.
At Virginia City, Edith Potter, aged
years, was fatally burned Saturday
by accidentally sitting on a whiteh hot
horseshoe. With some playmates the
child had been heating horseshoes in n
bonfire while at play. All of the cloth
ing of the girl with the exception of
her uodorsbirt and her shoes were burn.
ed off
Near Red Lodge nine persons lost
their lives as the result of the fire in the
coal mines of the Northwestern I'm
provement company. Three bodies have
been recovered, but tho others are be-
leved to be buried beneath thousands
of tons of earth and burned to a crisp.
All five, with one exception, were Firms.
The six men who were reported as miss
ing made their escape through tunnel
No. 2 instead of going by way of the
air shaft. They were overtaken by the
flames and suffocated.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
OREGON NEWS.

The city council of Pendleton has
decided to compel dealers in near-beer
to pay a city license of 800 per year.
Pendleton s new city hall is rapidly
nearing completion and will probably
be occupied before the first of the
year.
Mayor Fred H. Foster of Billings re-
Gently received check for $1,000 in
payment of debt of $500 contracted
&c years ago by a chum, the luckless
scion of wealthy Minneapolis family
upon whose note Foster went good and
had to pay.
Dr. G. M. Robertson was probably
fatally shot at Salem recently by a
holdup artist. The doctor, on being or
dered to put his hands, thrust an UNI
brella in the face of the thug and was
shot through the right lung. Homer
Black has been arrested for the crime.
Judge T. P. Gilliland of the juvenile
court, Pendleton, has instituted q cru.
SADIE. against street loafng by young
boys and girls. Already one boy has
been committed to the Boys and Girls
Aid society of Portland and three girls
have been before the court and given
to understand that they would be ex
pected to conduct themselves different
ly in the future. No boy or girl under
the age of IS is allowed to loaf on the
street after 1880 clock in the even
ing.
CHASTITY evidence of what is believed
to have been murder was found recent,
in Deadman s. gulch, IL miles south O.
Missoula, when four soldiers from For
Missoula discovered the head of an un
known man partly hidden beneath I
pile of brush. No trace of body o
indications of a struggle could be foun'
in the vicinity. The head is that of
white man of about middle age; tn
upper lip bears a small mustache ant
there is large bald spot on the top o
the head. 1t is in a good state of pres
ervation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
Saturday Football Games

New Haven.-Final score: Harvard
4. Yale 0. Thirty-fve thousand people
saw Harvard football team defeat Yale.
This is the first victory for Harvard
over Yale since 1901.
Princeton, N. J.-Cornen won the
six mile intercollegiate cross-country
run with 80 points. Captain Young of
Cornell finished first in "a minutes IA
seconds. Ten teams competed.
Lincoln high school of Seattle will
meet Hill IS Military Academy of Port
land either November 2s or the Satur-
day following.
Seattle, Wash.-Lincoln high school
of Seattle is undisputed champion of the
state in football. By the score of to
0 Coach Allen IS men downed the Broad
way high school team, also of Seattle.
Tacoma, Wash.-In a steady down
pour of rain Whitworth college closed
the most successful football season in
the history of the Tacoma institution
with an 18-to-0 victory over the Will
annette university eleven.
Madison, Wis.-The Maroons put the
middle west championship in cold stor-
age when they defeated Wisconsin IS
to 10 in one of the most sensational
games ever seen on Randall field.
Minnesota completely outplayed the
| Carlisle Indians at their own game
and won IL to 6. Minnesota used the
forward pass oftener and with greater
effect than the Indiana
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
Northwest News.

William Brown and George Baron,
two desperate highwaymen, heavily
armed, were captured in Tacoma last
Monday. They had held up a saloon
and several street cars.
Mrs. Nancy J. Bachus, the young
widow of J. M. Bachus of Clifford,
Idaho, was freed of the charge OF muir
dering her husband by jury at Lewis
ton. after 26 minutes elaboration.
The railroads nave announced raise
of 10 cents or more per hundred pounds
on through shipments to Spokane same
as they did to the coast.
Two thousand Hindus in British Co.
Iumbia, whom the Dominion govern
ment wishes to transport to British
Honduras lest they should become
public charge in Vancouver and West
minister, have declined to move.
Until the bodies of the six Finnish
miners who lost their lives in the fir
| in the east side coal mine of the North
western Improvement company at Rec
Lodge, Mont. have been recovered tn
Finlanders, who comprise 90 per cen
of the force at the Northwestern mine
refuse to resume work, declaring the,
would not be showing tie prope
amount of respect to the dead wer
they to begin work now. The super
sutious fears of the foreigners are be
lieved to be at the bottom of their re
fusal to resume work. The mine own
ers believe that the remains of the ST
have long since been entirely consumed
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
IDAHO NOTES.

The United Presbyterians of Wash
ington, Idaho and Oregon have pur-
chased buildings and grounds for an
academy at Weiser The school will be
opened next fall.
Ernest Wallace, better known as
"Scotty," is in the Kellogg hospital
and Finlander, name unknown, is hid
ing in the North Fork timber as the
result of stabbing at Wallace.
The farm residence of Joel Roullard,
near Weiser was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. The structure was valued at
$4,000, partly covered by insurance. The
fir started in the basement, which was
filed with wood.
A brutal murder was committed Sat
urday shortly after noon near the com
pressor of the Morning mine, between
Wallace and Mullan. A short time be
fore his death he was in a semi-con
scious condition and stated in reply t.
questions that his name was "Tom'
Evans, a cook, and that he was strucl
! on the head with a rock.
Two damage suits for amounts aggre
eating $102, 900 were brought saturda,
in Missoula, naming as defendant H. F
Samuels, millionaire mine owner. Thu
plaintiff in the damage suits is Mrs
Nellie Arnold of Missoula. One of tn
suits asks for $4,000 damages for tn
death of Mrs. Arnold g husband, Car
I A. Arnold, while the other is brough
for an equal sum as recompense for in
juries that have made Mrs. Arnold a
invalid for more than year. An add
tional sum of $4,000 is asked for none.
expended for medical treatment. Tn
suits grew out of the tragedy of Ma.
%, 1907, when buggy driven by MI
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
Two Tornadoes
In Arkansas

Little Rock, Ark. Nov. "a. - Two
tornadoes, one north and the other
south bound, swept over west Arkansas
Monday afternoon, destroying many
lives and much property. All means
of communication were cut off and on
ly indefinite reports have been reoeiv-
ed. From these reports it appears that
at least 40 lives were lost The prop
erty loss will reach hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars.
One tornado started in the extreme
southwestern part of the state and
travelled nerthward, following the Sec
ond tier of counties from the western
boundary line. The other started in
the northwestern corner Of the state
and went southwark, to all indications,
following the second and third tiers of
couI t es.
The counties through which the tor
nado passed are Lafayette. Columbia,
Miller, Pike, Howard, Hampstead,
Montgomery, Yell, Pope, johnson,
Frank lin and Carroll.
According to advices received the
storm was at its height when it swept
through Piney,a German settlement OF
the Iron Mountain railroad, between
Knoxville and London. Between 1:
and 20 lives were lost there.
A revport from Fort Smith state
that % lives were lost in towns outsid'
of Piney and Mulberry. The town o
Cravens was completely destroyed. Fou
parsons were killed, two hurt and eigh
missing.
At London three are reported to hav
lost their lives and considerable dam
age to property was done.
Wellerville and Jeshro are reporte'
destroyed, several fatalities having oc
CURED in each place
A path of 100 yards wide was Gu
through the town OF Berryville.
} In response to an appeal for aid
= large party Of physicians have lef
. Knoxville, Ark, for Piney.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION.
Will Meet in Spokane December 4
and 5.

The commission on country life APP
pointed by President Roosevelt to in
vestigate conditions existing in rural
communities of the United States will
reach Spokane at 11:15 o'clock on the
morning of December 4. The commits
sion consists of L. II. Bailey, Henry
Wallace of Iowa, Kenyon L. Butter6eld
of Massachusetts, Walter II. Page of
North Carolina, Clifford Pinchot, chief
of the United States forest service, and
E. w. Allen, secretary.
The entire commission will not come
to Spokane, but those members who dc
come will spend SO hours, leaving al
11:10 'clock on the evening of Decem
Der 5. Mr.. Bailey said: Gas l have
already written, we do not desire g
large attendance so much as we do tC
hear the opinions of men and womer
who are competent to advise us.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
Balloon Travels 1850 Miles.

Word has been received at London
that the balloon owned by the London
Daily Graphic, which assembled from
London Wednesday morning in an at
tempt to reach Siberia and break the
long distance record, was compelled to
descend in gale Thursday night neal
Novoe Alexandria, Russia, after travel
ing about 1850 miles. The best long dis
lance record was made by Count de Ia
Vaulx, who covered 1893 miles.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
SHIPS IN COLLISION.
Five Hundred Passengers Luckily Es-
cape Watery Grave in New
York Harbor.

New York, Nov. z3.-The lives of
more than 500 persons were imperiled
Sunday when the fruit steamer Admiral
Dewey, inward bound from Jamaica,
crashed into the steamer Mount Desert,
outward bound, from Bay Ridge for the
fishing bands. The Admiral Dewey
coming suddenly out of a fog, struck
the Mount Desert almost amidships
opening a cash in the fishing vessel that
extended from the upper deck to the
waters edge.
There were $50 passengers, including
20 women and some children, on the
Mount Desert, and the Admiral Dewey
carried As passengers. In addition there
were the crews of the two steamers.
There was panic, and it was due
to the prompt action of Captain David
son of the Admiral Dewey that the
passengers did not rush over the guard
rails of that vessel and leap for the
deck of the Admiral Dewey.
Had the captain backed his steamer
away many of the passengers would
have fallen into the water. Instead
he kept his vessel moving slowly ahead
and this held the PROV into the rent
that had been made and afforded 6
boarding place for the frightened pass
engers from the Mount Desert.
Thus, the two steamers moved slowly
toward the east bank of the lower bay
while wild scramble was taking place
on the decks.
1t was thought the Mount Deser'
would sink, and the passengers tough
Practically to get to the deck of tn,
Admiral Dewey. A number of persons
were slightly injured in the stampede
Men and women climbed over the guart
rails to the Admiral Dewey so rapid,
that they trampel upon one another.
In the space of Is minutes fully 35l
passengers on the Mount Desert spran,
to the deck of the other. The Admira
Dewey drew more water than the other
and Captain Davidson discovered tina
the keel of his steamer was sticking t.
the bottom. By this time nearly all tn
passengers of the Mount Desert ha'
been transferred and the panic was sub
siding, so Captain Davidson signaled t
have the engines stopped and a fey
minutes later the boats drifted apart
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
BRYAN CAMPAIGN FUND.
Democratic National Committee Spends
$620, 000-Has Balance.

The democratic national committee
received $620,644.77 in all, and spent
$619,41O.06 during the recent presi-
Dental campaign, leaving balance on
hand of $12s4.71. So reads statement
made public by the officers of the COM
mittee, and the itemized statement will
be filed for record in the Office of the
secretary of state of New York, in com
pliance with the resolution adopted by
the national committee at Lincoln, Neb.,
last July. The statement made public by
the committee tonight included GER
tifcate of audit by Myron D. King
auditor of the national committee.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
SHORT SPORTING ITEMS.

Melbourne.-Brookes and Wildipg,
the Australian players, recently defeat
ed Frederick B. Alexander and Beals
G. Wright, the Americans who have
come out to compete for the Davis ehal-
lenge cup in the Victorian champion
tennis tournament. Score, SO, GO, 4-6,
SO.
Louie Long, who is making strenu-
Gus efforts for match with Kid Sealer
of Spokane and who has posted for
felt of $3.50 with Harry Green for the
match, which has not been covered by
the Italian, has left for Aberdeen,
Wash, where ne will meet Gene Sulli-
van about December 8.
The Lawson Anderson team won the
six-day bicycle race at the Park Square
coliseum, Boston, which ended at IL
o'clock Saturday night The finish was
sensational, six teams in field of 10
falling during the final sprint. Dis
lance, 1920 miles.
The auto-aero committee of the Auto
club of France has decided to offer a
grand prize for aviation. 1t will be
cOHlpeIeu LOT III lSOS anu iIs NAuc VIII
be about $4,000.
The total receipts of Saturdays foot
ball game between Oregon and o. A. c.
are officially announced as $S1O5, which
is the largest amount of money ever
paid to see a football game in the Pa
cific northwest.
1t is announced on good authority
that race meeting at New Orleans
this winter is a remote possibility.
Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs
was given certificate of life member
ship in the Elks recently. Ex-Governor
speech earlier in the evening, was pres
ent and congratulated him. Brown will
secure a bowling alley at Chicago.
Racing in California will begin next
month, and unless the reformers get
into action during the meeting, the pa
irons of the game at Emeryville and
Los Angeles will enjoy season of the
greatest racing in the history of the
Pacific coast
The conference rules need some
speedy revision. A committee made up
of the representatives of the colleges
in the conference should be the one
to act on all cases of eligibility and
not the faculty committee of one in
stitution. The question of prep school
men competing in college athletics also
needs attention. If scholarship is of
any importance a student should at
: least be started in his college work be
fore he completes for any institution.
o The idea of giving good, clean smok
ers seems to be spreading in Spokane
and the class of entertainment is much
improved over last year.
. Ernest Barry, who defeated Georg'
Towns for the sculling championship
of England recently on the Thames
is n son of the old-time oarsman, Bill
Barry, who SOULS now, and brothe
> of w. A. Barry, the English champion
of few years ago.