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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
Prohibition Wave.

Kansas City, May 28.-"Eight mil
lion six hundred thousand people
abolished the saloon last year, in
Guiding four states. The seven pro-
hibition states have a population Of
over ten niiIIlions. while twenty sew
en- millions more live in other prohi-
bition territory, making about As per
cent of the total population of the
United tSates free from the blight
ing influence of the saloon"
Such was the language in which
the programs Of the temperance
movement in the United States was
reported to the Presbyterian general
assembly today. The temperance
committee reported that while there
was time when more states than
at present had prohibitory laws, more
than twice as many people today live
under prohibition as at any previous
time in the history Of the country.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
LOST PACKER NOW WORKING.
Company Is Now Putting on Force
of Men at the Mine and Will
Start Smelling Ore First Week
in July.

Salt l.. Tribune: The activity for
the current season with the Lost
Packer Mining company of Idaho has
already commenced, and there is
every reason to expect this organi-
cation to SO eclipse its achievements
of 1907 that it will bel listed among
Idaho's dividend payers before 1908
is history. During, the season of
1907 the Lost Packer company clear
ed a total of 100000 from not over
thirty days run of its new smelter
The season was delayed owing to the
completion of the plant taking long
err than was anticipated.
For two weeks the company has
been at work placing the mine In
shape for active production, and it
is expected that active smelling of
ores will begin the first week in
July. This will give the company at
least-three months, and perhaps four
months of work, and there is every
reason why a better earning per
month should be made than during
1907. The company is increasing it's
freighting outfits, and it's abilities to
get in supplies and bring out the
product of the smelter will be in
creased many fold.
There are few organizations in the
west that have deserved more than
the Lost Pack. The property Is To-
Gated away up in the mountains, full
ly lis miles from the nearest rail-
road point, and the severity of the
winters forces activity at only por-
ton of the year. The company has
to make each day count. The smelt-
err. during the past year of limited
work, did it's task In an ideal fashion,
and the property is now in such con-
dition that the stockholders will have
an income from their Lost Packer
holdings, where heretofore they have
borne a heavy burden. The COM
pany is controlled by local mining
men, and they have unlimited faith
in this proposition.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
Beet Harvesting Machine.

An invention which will ultimate
ly result in the saving of fully one
half of the labor connected with
gathering sugar beets, has been re-
ceived at the Office of the Utah-Ida-
no Sugar company and placed on ex-
hibition. The machine is the inven-
ton of Abraham Goodmanson of
Lehi, and will be put into the fields
next fall and used in harvesting the
beets.
In operation the machine is drawn
by four horses. AS 1t passes over
the field a. knife removes the tops
of the beets and cuts away most OF
the leaves; a disc then rolls under
the beets and lifts them to the sur
face of the ground, where they are
left to be picked up and loaded into
wagons. 1t is intended to have a
conveyor attached to the rear of the
machine, so that the beets can be
loaded into wagons by the machine
itself without their touching the
ground.
The machine is patented and has
been tried in the fields in small
way already, and 1t is expected that
its use will greatly cheaper the pro-
duction of sugar beets.-Salt Lake
Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
Medals for Idaho Volunteers.

Veterans of the First Idaho vol
unteers who served in the Philip
pines are each entitled to bronze
medal for their services. 1t seems
that this is not generally known, al
though it has appeared in dispatches
of late. Several of the Boise veter-
ans have read these dispatches and
have learned what procedure Is ne
cessary to secure the medals. A let
ter to James G.. Camp of Rupert
from Senator Hepburn has been for
warded to a Boise comrade contain
ing the following information which
will be of interest to the voting vet
Grams:
II enclose herewith copy of the
act of June 20, 1905, authorizing the
presentation of a bronze medal with
suitable device, to each of the sever
al officers and enlisted men who
served in the Philippines beyond the
term of their enlistment. This in
cludes the veterans of the First Ida
no volunteers. It appears but very
few of these officers or men have
made application for the medal,
which would indicate that they are
not aware Of the passage of this act,
although it has been published in
the newspapers. If you are interest
ed in the matter and will kindly
furnish list of the members of the
First Idaho volunteers they will be
advised individually in regard to the
matter. The families of the deceased
soldiers are also entitled to this rec
ognition."
The letter has been forwarded to
Win Tatro, but neither he nor any
other Boise veteran of the First Ida
no volunteers has a list of those en-
titled to the medals as they have be-
come scattered, and 1t is asked that
the matter be given publicity and
that all other papers of Idaho make
mention of this article that every
veteran may be apprised of his right
to a medal
The manner in which medals may
be secured is contained in informa-
ton in letter from Guy Flenner,
secretary to Senator Borah, to L. N.
Roos of this city. This letter states
that all that is necessary is to make
application to General J. B. Aleshire,
quartermaster general, U. S. A.,
Washington, D. c., accompanying the
application with statement of the
services of the applicant.
~ would be pleased to have you
inform any other interested parties,
as it seems very few volunteers I'M
derstand this NATTER" writes Mr..
Flenner. Statesman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
PROGRESS THROUGH EDUCA-
TION.

The Union Signal: In an editorial
upon the prohibition of the sale of
opium in the Philippines, which went
into effect March 1, and upon the eff
feet of the Chinese anti-opium edits
of year ago, The Independent says:
"China's most intelligent people
are trying to do there against opium
what we are trying to do here against
alcohol. The difference is that here
it is a popular revolt which is driv-
ing out the saloons, while in China
it is the effort of the throne which
is closing the dens."
The difference seems to be that in
America the people are sovereign,
and are, also, likely to be enlightened
upon any question of national welfare
nearly as soon as their representa-
tives, the heads of government. But
whether the throne must compel
obedience to law by an unwilling
people, or whether the people must
compel the enactment of law by an
unwilling congress, the complete en-
forcement of the law in either case
will come when all the people have
been educated to see its wisdom.
Every statement of the problem in
such clear terms as those of The In
dependent paragraphs quoted above
is a distinct gain And more and
more the magazines, moulders of
public thought, are coming to pre-
sent such unmistakable statements.
Everybody's for May contains an ar
ticle on "The Real Self and Drugs"
by noted physician, which makes
the ruin of1soul and body by the use
of alcohol and other drugs seem more
heinous than ever The World Today
is publishing a series of striking car
toons on "Uncle Sam and His New
Conscience" which portray the ma
tion-wide struggle with the saloon
and it's allies. The daily press, too,
no longer relegates prohibition news
to infinitesimal space on back page.
1t stares at one from first page head
lines. So, though astounding false
hood and distorted truth on the al
cohol question are given much promi-
hence, their publication being fran
tically promoted by the endangered
interests" we may take courage
from the assurance that the educa.
ton of the people to the real signifi
canoe of the anti-alcohol movement
is going forward rapidly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
Discussing the Liquor Question

J. + 1. + + 1. 1. !. !. + + J. I. i i. j. +
+ ARTICLES under this heading +
i. are nearly all contributed in l.
I. response to our invitation to i
1. the public to discuss the sab /
i. ject with the view of helping /
+ to solve the liquor problem, /
+ rather than keep up an argu- i
i. ment. Some of the writer's are /
+ willing their names should be i
+ used with their articles, while +
+ others prefer that they should i
+ not--not because they are i
+ ashamed of their views, but be- /
+ cause they do not care to be +
/. in the lime light.-Editor.) +
I. 1. I. i. 1. I. i. i i. I. !. + i. !. !. i i
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
Eyesight and Far Horizons.

People who live in vast and bar
rem lands have the best eyesight. Els
kimos will detect white fox on the
snow at great distance, while the
Arabs can pick out objects on the
desert that are invisible to others.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
The Fall Of Man.

In a current Paris divorce case
the grievance Of mans wife is that,
after she had bought her tirty-sev-
enth hat in single year. her hus-
band lost his sense Of humor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05
Saloon Men Out of a Job.

The cry is sometimes made that il
saloons og out saloon men will be
out of job an dtheir families will
suffer. Did it ever occur to yon that
If the saloons continue, hundreds of
the patrons of saloons will go out Of
job and their wives will suffer?
If there are sixteen barrooms in a
town, will anyone say that those six
teen barrooms will not put out of
business during a year more than
sixteen men? Out of the men who
patronize these sixteen barrooms,
scores of them will be discharged
from stores and shops and offices and
railroads and other business institu-
tions. Isn't it better that we should
put sixteen men out of job, than
that these sixteen men by their bust
ness, should put hundreds of men
out of a job? But the closing Of
saloons does not put saloon men out
of a job. It forces them to change
them from bad job to good job;
from a job which they hurt their
fellow men to job in which they
help their fellow men; from job
in which they injure everybody to a
job in which they help everybody.
If it be shown that saloonkeeper
has neither moral nor business quail
ifications to do anything else but sell
liquor and debauch his fellow men,
then the sooner that man is put out
of the community the better. If it
be shown that he can do other kind
of work, the better for us all.
Almost daily we pick up a news
paper and read
1.-TWO men while in state of in
toxication, got into fight and one
killed the other" The saloonkeep-
err furnished the liquor to produce
the drunk that produced the fight.
Here are two men out of job-one
of them out of a job permanently;
and the other one out of job, in
Jail, to be supported by the hard
working, taxpaying people Who
put these men out of job? When
a saloonkeeper puts man out of a
job he disgraces the man, disgraces
his family, and deprives an honor
able business of an employee, de-
stroys producing citizen and
throws vagabond and often crimi-
nal on society to be supported.
When prohibition puts saloon
keeper out of job the saloonkeep-
~er becomes more honorable citizen,
his family becomes more honorable,
he is put into better job-a job
that Injuries no one. but helps every
body. An honorable job secures a
laborer, the community secures a
wealth-producing workman, and So
ciety safe and more profitable gov
eminent. 1t is far better that one
saloonkeeper should lose a job, than
twenty of his patrons should lose
their Jobs. The greatest kindness
that can be bestowed upon saloon
man and his family is to force him
from a disreputable business, which
will destroy his fellowmen and ul-
timately destroy his own soul, into
an honorable business where oppor-
tunities for higher moral life and
a better opportunity for the life to
1.-THE New Saloon Under the
Searchlight," by George r. Stuart,
by permission Revell & Co., publish
ers.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-05

Excursions to Pacific Coast.
Daily June 1st, to September 18th.
Ask agents for particulars. 47-S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

The men of St Paul's Methodist Episcopal church held meeting last evening and organized Methodist brotherhood. The following officers were elected; President. w. E. Houghton; first vice-president, Rob- ert Bulk; second yice-president, J, E. Williams; third vice-president, Ar thur Case; fourth vice-president, John Angrave; secretary, A. J. Smith; treasurer, George French Another meeting will be held next Tuesday evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
MEETINGS wo,nIGHr.

Boys club. .fStp Division 4. A. 0. H. ,s,la Court Acme, F, of A. Tsr Mayfiower camp, 4,Ss7.
 Court Oregon. r. of A.
 Ladies auxiliary, A. o. II. Court Linden, No 75, F. of A. Tunxis tribe, No 10, I. O. R. M. Wadhams' post, No 49, G. A. R. St Mary's Drum corps of Oakville. Waterbury lodge, No 5, A.O,U.W. Freundschaft's lodge, No 8, O. D. H. s.
 Winona council, No 5, Junior o. U. A. M.
 Tunxis Haymakers association, No 10k.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
Don't Be a knOcker

Just hide your little hammer and try to speak well of others, even If they are politicians. We believe in boosting, not knocking, We believe in the goods we are selling, and in our ability to sell the good kind. We believe honest goods can be sold to honest people by honest methods. We believe in working, not waiting; in laughing, not crying. We believe that people should get what they go after and that one order to-day Is good for two orders tomorrow, pro- viding the good quality is furnished the buyer. We also believe in cour- tesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and honest competition. We believe in increas- ing our trade and that the way to do 1t is to give the purchaser an induce ment; therefore this week while they last we will give clothes drying rack with pound of our splendid 50 cent tea. But we do not believe there will be two governors elected in Connecticut this fall. There's to be only one, and they say either one would forfeit $10,000 to be elected, and the salary. is only $S,000. What does that mean? We'll, we must not knock; at
 PHELAN'S 1T STORE.
 le Ease nsain st Telephone
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
Jumps From Largest Liner.

New York, Sept. 24.--George Oldher went aboard the giant liner Maureta- mia and jumped from the upper prone made deck into the Hudson river, a distance of sixty feet. Members of the crew dived after the would be suicide and brought him to landing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

Mark Twain, Come Into Court"
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept. 24.-Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) will be call sd as witness in the trial of liar icy Williams and George Hoffman, charged with having robbed his home.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
TheMi|Ier &PeckCo
Bargain Day, Friday, Sept. 25

uatSaIu Udy, HIudyI OupL ~ AT $4.9s-Misses' Suits, from $s. AT $1.9S-Ladies' Covert Jackets, from $4.
 AT 69c-Ladies' Wrappers, from $1. AT 39c-Bleached Sheets, 72x90,
 from 45c.
 AT 12hc-White Mercerized Waist
 ings, from 15c. AT 39c-Turkey Red Table Da-
 mask, from 49c. AT $1.00-Linen Table Cloths, Sx1O,
 from $1.25. AT Ac-Apron, ,Ginghams, from 7c. AT 1-3c-Bates Seersucker Ging-
 hams, from 10c. AT 45c-Black Moire Petticoats,
 value 69c. AT 29c-Shadow Stripe Batiste in
 navy and brown only, value soc. AT 79c-Good quality Broadcloth in
 black and colors, value .$1. AT 19c-Boys'- Negligee Shirts, sizes
 12, 12h, were 49c. AT 29c-Men's ecru ribbed Under
 Shirts, short and long sleeves, were
 49c.
 AT 19c, for 50c-Ladies' Black
 Cotton Hose, were 25c. AT 59c and 69c-Children's Wool
 Union Suits, values to $1.25. AT 25c-Children's Outing Flannel
 Skirts, value 39c. AT 98c-Ladies' Long White Skirts,
 with deep hamburg rufle, value
 s125. AT 49c-Bureau Covers with em-
 broidery corners, value 69c. AT $1.39 pair-Arabian Lace Cur
 tains, white and ecru, from $1.98. AT 95c-Cork inlaid Linoleum, from $1.10. AT $21.50-Axminster Rugs, 9x12 feet, from $25. AT 75c-Velvet Brussels Carpet, from $1. AT s10.50-Single Strap Driving Harness, Davis rubber trim, from $12.50. AT 25c-9 bars Laundry Soap.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
Noted Newspaper Man Here.

Theodore Knappen. one of the
brightest newspaper men who ever
handled a pencil in Twin cities,
passed through the city this morn,
ing from International Falls, where
he had accompanied the compression.
al committee, which had investi.
gated the timber supply of the
country. Mr.. Knappen is a nephew
of Mrs. M. E. Knappen of Ten
strike, who accompanied him as far
as this place on his return trip to
the Twin cities. Mr.. Knappen was,
for many years, one of the chief
writer's on the Minneapolis Journal,
and as such, gained much favorable
comment as forceable and efficient
writer. Mr.. Knappen is now in the
land business and his friends are
pleased to know that he is prosper.
ing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
TIMBER INVESTIGATORS
At INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Congressman Mann and Party Are Sc.
curing Information as to the
Timber Supply.
International Falls, Oct. II.

International Falls, Oct. II.
Especial to Pioneer, )-Congress.
man Mann and his party of inquisi.
tors, who are making a thorough
investigation of the timber supply OF
northern Minnesota and also border.
ing the Canadian boundary on the
Rainy River, spent yesterday and
today at international Falls and in
this vicinity. f.
Mr.. Mann, accompanied by DR..
]. w. Shed of Chicago, secretary Of
the committee; F. L. Bennett, Of
Chicago, stenographer; and John
Morris of New York, representative
of the Associated Press, took trip
yesterday in a launch up Rainy
River, where they visited points on
both the American and Canadian
sides of the Rainy, and went a con
siderable distance into the woods tt
look over the standing timber, more
especially spruce, which is con
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
Held to Grand Jury.

Sam Kee, the Chinaman who
was arrested recently at the time
of the death of Mrs. Seberge1
of this city and who was sus
pected of selling opium to the
deceased, was arraigned this nom.
ing in municipal court before Judge
Bailey on a charge of felony and
waived examination and was bound
over to the grand jury in the
February term of the district court
Kee is charged with selling drugs
without license and thereby caus
ing the death of Mrs. Seberger
He was taken into the district
court and Judge C. w. Stanton
placed his bail at $4,000. Kee fur.
nished bond with good surety and
was released this morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
Here from Baudette.

John R. Peterson, of Baudette.
was business visitor in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Peterson, a short
time ago, completed country road
contract and was here for the pur
pose of making his final report and
securing his warrant for the work
done.
In speaking of Bemidji, Mr.. Peter.
son pays the city a high compile.
ment for the progressiveness shown
here.
Mr.. Peterson says of his home
town thatit is enjoying a prosper
Gus year and that the country in the
vicinity of Baudette is being settled
up quite rapidly. The village oil
Baudette is prosperous and is fast
becoming one of the best trade
centers of the north country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO
Ex-REG|STER LAND OFFICE
Cass Lake People Give Banquet in
Honor of MIR. and Mrs.
S. Oakley.

Cass Lake, Oct. 17-(Special to
Pioneer 1.-The friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. S. Oakley, in appreciation
of their admirable qualities, last
night rendered them farewell ban
quet. The affair was something out
of the ordinary, and it demonstrated
clearly that Mr.. and Mrs. Oakley
were held in the highest esteem by
the people of Cass Lake.
The banquet was held in the
Endion hotel, Landlord Sutor laying
before the guests a most delicious
feast.
Senator William O'Neil acted as
POSTMASTER, and the following toasts
were given:
Mayor Lange-"Mr. Oakley as a
Citizen"
M. N. Koll-"Mr. Oakley as an
Oficemate."
P. M. Larson-"The Ladies'
Opinion of Mr.. Oakley"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
DECREASE IN HIS INCOME
Howard Gould Loses 100000 Yearly
by Depression.


New York, Oct. 1, THAT Howard
Gould's income was formerly 100000
a year, but since the business depres-
sion of last year it has been reduced
to 100000, and that he has lost $780,
1000 this year was stated by his coun-
sci in an argument before Justice
Bischoff. These figures were given in
opposing an application by Mrs. Kath-
crime Clemmons Gould, who is suing
Mr.. Gould for divorce, for an increase
in her alimony from $4,000 year to
$4,000. To support her application
Mrs. Gould asserted that her hus-
bands income was 100000 year.
Delaney Nicoll, counsel for Mr.. Gould,
replied that while this was once true
Mr.. Gould says it is not so now Mr.
Nicoll also asserted that Mrs. Gould's
career for many years has been one
Of unbrid1ed extravaganza and that
last year she received from her hus-
band $224,00O.
Counsel for Mr. Gould declared that
in 1906 Mr.. Gould told his wife he
would separate from her unless she
abandoned her habits, but that Mrs.
Gould declined to do SO.
Clarence J. Shearn, counsel for Mrs.
Gould, said that Mr.. Gould had tried
Ito starve his wife out" of Castle
Gould and had filled the house with
spies who watched her every mo-
ment, compelling her to move to a
hotel.
Mr. Nicoll retorted that in seven
years from 1899 to 1906 Mr.. Gould
gave his wife $766,5OO and that Mrs
Gould had saved 100000 of it.
Decision on the increase of alimony
was reserved
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
G. A. R. Supper.

The ladies of the G.. A. R. will
serve supper in the l. O. O. F. hall
Saturday, October II. Supper will
be served from $50 until 8 o'clock.
During the afternoon a camp fire
for the members of the G.. A. R.
and Circle will be held, commencing
at 3 O'Clock. , An excellent program
has been prepared. Among the
speakers will be Judge c.. w. Stan
ton. A number of other speakers
will be present. Good music and a
good time.
The money raised at these suppers
is used by the ladies for relief work.
The ladies have the reputation of
giving good suppers and this will be
no exception. Price Csc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-17
Committed to Jail.

l.: Frank NOLAN of Tenstrike> was
brought in yesterday morning by
Deputy Sheriff John Bailey and
arraigned before H. A. Simons, as
justice of the peace, on a charge of
assaulting Lester James. @."%
NOLAN pleaded not guilty and
demanded trial by jury. At the
request of County Attorney Funkley
the case was continued ten days. In
the afternoon NOLAN asked for an
immediate hearing and waived the
right of jury trial. He was re-
arraigned before Mr.. Simons. found
guilty, fined $40 and costs or twenty
days in Jail, and accepted the latter.