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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
Two Woman Fatally Burned,

Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 21-By the
explosion of a can of gasoline, Mrs.
E. L. Dodder and her sister, Mrs. Ham
ilton of Glade, Pa, were fatally burn
ed here. The women We're cleaning
gloves in preparing for a party.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
Spanish Minister at Taneier.

Madrid, Feb. 21.-Senor Merry del
Val. a brother Of Cardinal Rafael Mer-
ry del Val, pontifcal secretary Of state,
has been appointed Spanish minister
at Tangier.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21

stock is owned by the Union Pacific
railroad and the Railroad Securities
company, corporations controlled by
the Hartman interests.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
Sweeping Victory for Hartman

Sweeping Victory for Hartman.
The application to dissolve the Fish
injunction was granted, giving Harri-
man a sweeping victory. Mr.. Harri-
mans attorneys declared this was q
death blow to Mr.. Fish's hopes for re-
inStatement as president of the Illinois
Central.
Neither of the principals in the bat
tie was present, being detained IN
New York city by the monthly meet
ing of the officials of the road. J. II.
Harahan, president of the Illinois Cen
tral, attended the eastern meeting and
took train for Chicago, arriving late in
the courtroom. Judge Balls decision
was long and its tenor was carefully
to review of the arguments advanced
by each side.
Widespread Interest Shown.
The movements in the suit have
been watched with intense interest by
railroads. manufacturing concerns and
in financial circles generally. The de-
cision has a widespread effect upon
corporations owning stock in Illinois
corporations.
1t was argued at the hearing that
nearly every railroad trunk line MAIN
tains its control over other companies
by stock ownership.
Many aftidavits were filed on each
side accusing each other of illegal acts
and with seeking the control of the
Illinois Central Railroad company II
further their own ends.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21

Atty c. R Blunenfeld was busi-
ness visitor at Fox Lake yesterday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21

Prominent men appeared before the
legislative committee at Albany, N. Y,
and argued for and against the new
i-bettinQ measure
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21

One-half Of the business portion Of
Pierscn, Ia, burned to the ground. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22
n Reasonable Compromise Rejected.

Telling its story before the disgraceful refusal of
the Mormons to participate in the democratic con-
ventlon at Wallace the Blackfoot Republican, a
disinterested observer, said:
Just why anybody should object to taking the
test oath when nobody is violating that part Of the
constitution which it refers to and nobody is en-
couraging or teaching the practice of polygamy or
building up an organization to take the place of the
present government of the United States has not
yet been explained but that is what the split in the
democratic party this year hinges on
1t was said by his opponents in the party that thew
were opposed to Dubois personally and wanted to
compromise SO that the party might be united They
denominated Dubois boss and tyrant and declared
that they must get rid of him.
They were so vehement in that matter and so
anxious to save the party for Bryan that N H. Clark
offered to come to Backfoot to confer with Dubois
to see what could be done When he got here Dubois
expressed his desire to get together and said that as
they were all for Bryan he would agree to give
them the presidential electors, and let them name
anybody they might wish even Mr. Nugent and anv
two others he might wish. Mr. Clark said that ought
to be satisfactory Dubois said he would agree also
that the open convention should settle the matter &C
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22

to who should be nominated for the United States
senate, and that he would not only get out of the
race and stay out but would refuse to accept such
nomination if rendered by the convention. Mr..
Clark was surprised at this and said it
expected overture in the direction of getting to-
gether.
Mr. Dubois then added another surprise saying
that he would also refuse to be candidate for gov
and would not accept the nomination if tend
cred by the convention. Mr.. Clark was most happy
and said that enough. He went back to Boise
and presented the matter to his friends in writing.
The only thing that Dubois reserved was that the
delegates who recognized and seated in the
convention bind themselves to abide by such plat
form as the convention should adopt, and support
the ticket nominated by the convention.
This like throwing bomb into the camp of
the antis and they took turns expressing their con-
tempt for Dubois, the boss the tyran trckster and
roughrider of conventions. They would not agree
to stand by any platform that said that every per-
son who votes in the Gem state shall take an electors
oath conforming to article 6, section of the con-
stitution.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22
Under the Wheels of the Machine.

After than their proportion of good advice,
the republicans of Latah county have thrown their
chance for salvation to the winds and joined in the
Belshazzer feast that presages destruction. The
Troy News, their excellent adviser tells about it
The republican party of Latah county has DELHI
erately endorsed every dishonest act of the last
publican legislature. failure to condemn the dis
graceful record of the party amounts to endorse
ment and it is endorsement. But" explains
of the gang, I'VE forced to get into the Brady
band wagon" which means that the party could not
condemn the record of the Brady-Mormon gang of
platform regulators. And taking this position the
party threw all serespect to the winds and consist
emily recognized Warren Truitt worthy of further
confidence and respect. The man who voted to kill
the antipass bill selected delegate to the
publican state convention. His record was thereby
endorsed. WE'LL there is no doubling that Warren
Truitt is just good republican as is Jim Brady,
and with Brady for governor Truitt ought to be
in the state senate
The long drawn out effort of the Troy newspaper
has been for the conversion of the republicans of
Latah county to methods that would rebuke the party
machine for its shortcomings-its utter failure to
carry out the platform promises of two years ago.
1t has been bold enough insist that men be sent
to the republican state convention who would repud-
late the party machine and rehabitate the party
membership with the power that has been taken from
it.
But the republicanism of Latah county is so
strongly committed to its idols that the newspaper
has been unable to work the miracle of reform
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22
Ne MS by Wire.

In published the following information, the Ceur
d Alene Press announces that it has become full
Hedged daily newspaper, and has been a good one
without the addition its readers now enjoy:
An additional expense and for the purpose of
giving our 1000 subscribers and readers all that the
patronage will warrant and the best news service in
northern Idaho the Press has contracted with one of
the leading press associations for daily telegraph
service covering the important news of the world
This is not only benefit to readers, but nothing
could speak more for the general good of the city
than to say to strangers and visitors that it sup
ports daily newspaper with telegraph news SER
VICE That feature alone is an advertisement for
every business and real estate man in the CITY and it
remains to be seen how we'll it is appreciated
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22
Zion VIII Move I'm.

That September 1st and the day or two thereafter
will constitute choice fragment of time for the
saints is assured by the Pocatel1o Tribune They
will descend upon the republican convention at Boise
to the number Of hundreds, with bands banners and
the luxurious appointments of Pullman transporta-
ton. Let the Pocatelo paper tell the story:
To boost James H. Brady for governor and to
show the people of Idaho that he stands acehie in
the southeastern part of the state where he is loved
most because he is known the best will be the object
of special train of Pullman cars which will leave
Pocatello on the evening of August 81 for Boise
carrying hundreds of republicans from the south
eastern counties to the republican state nominating
convention in the capital city September l. Three
bands Will accompany the train, and every man
and woman will wear Brady badge. Banners will
adorn the Pulmans, and when the train pulls into
the Boise depot the delegates from other parts of the
state will be made to sit up and take notice of the
fact that Mr. Brady will be the next governor of
Idaho His nomination is now assured Enough
counties have held conventions and named enough
delegates to the state convention to assure the PoCa
tello mans nomination the first ballot
A special rate will be made by the railroad COM
pany for those who desire to accompany the train
and help to boost for Mr. Brady 1t is believed that
at least 200 will go from Pocateo alone Others
will come down from Idaho Falls, Blaclfoot, Nc
Cannon, Soda Springs, Montpelier, and towns on
the Park branch, and Mackay and the train will pick
up other boosters at points along the line to the
west.
This train will come out of the heart of Mormon
dom and it will bring to the republicanism of the
state the assurance, IN voting strength that Mr.
Brady Will be the gubernatorial nominee of the re-
publican convention.
lie will be backed by two powerful influences that
are not of the people-the hierarchy and the rail
roads, One will furnish the votes and the other the
impressive grandeur, and together they will crown
this mortal with the favor of the machine
What the voters are to get out of it does not ap-
pear. lhey need not expect to be "ace-hgh" after
the event They will not be unwise as to look for
leglSauon that will curtail the power of corpora
onS either OF the ecclesiastical the transporta-
ton species
lhls tram load of boosters from darkest Nor
mondom will emphasize the subserviencv of nartv
to machine
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22
Press and Comment
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assessment Figures Criticised.

Several of the newspapers of the panhandle sec
ton of Idaho are loud in their criticism of assess
ment methods asserting that the north will be over
taxed and that the south will escape its just share ~
the burden The Lewiston Tribune goes into the
subject in detail:
The north Idaho counties insofar as they have
rendered their assessments for this year, show large
and significant increases in value, made more
suggestive as coming at a time when there has been
a deep and general prostratlon IN the country at
large. Latah county increases by $2,000O00, or
about one-third, while Kootenai has made the
precedented raise of $5000000 Nez Perez has risen
three Millions about one-third, with its rail
ways, teegraphs and telephones yet to be added
Some of these gains to be ascribed to the higher
rate at which assessments were by agreement to
have been made this year, but just what this proper
ton is has been impossible to ascertain. In Nez
Perez county, however, much of the gain is in
values, there being for example 700 of
patented lands the rolls for the first time.
There also several new towns in the county along
the new railway that were not there last year. Al
together the actual value in Nez Perez is large,
general and permanent
South Idaho out with usual bad appear
ance. Five counties reporting there show total in
crease amounting to only about half of that in Nez
Perez county alone Bannock, containing the pros
porous city of Pocatello shows increase of some
Is per cent to $35O0OO0 the total assessment of that
county now amounting approximately to the amount
of the increase in Nez Perez county this year Bing
ham increases some 100000, or IS per cent Cassia
$4,000 or per cent Lincoln $250000 40 per cent
and Owyhee $4,000 or 2 per cent. These figures
seem to show an exceedingly moderate normal in
crease in values, such ensue in every growing
section, and south Idaho undoubtedly is growing.
1t is impossible however, under the widest stretch
of imagination, to find in these any indication of
higher basis of assessment, such has been applied
in the north Idaho counties. And this leads into
very serious and delicate question. At the state
convention of the county assessors called and pre-
sided over by Governor Gooding upon his initiative,
the higher basis of assessment was adopted North
Idaho has, apparently, complied with the rule and
south Idaho has, apparently not complied with it,
thus further shifting the burden of state taxation up
on the north which is already apparently bearing an
undue share and certainly undue share as COM
pared with its participation in the state government
and in the distribution of its appropriations.
The returns made to the state board of equa1iza-
ton show the following valuations, and comparison
is made with the returns for 1907 In the 1908
column below, the figures for Oneida and Twin
Falls counties Approximately the other figures
being exact:
1907. 1908
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22

Mr. latt hnds himself rather heavy for the run
mng' The Chicago platform had to be patched in
many places before it would bear him and then his
saddle horse proved too weak in the legs on
mountain road and went down under the excess of
weight Altogether, the start is bad one
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

handle counties amounts to $13,227 1919, leaving the
balance of the increase, amounting to $5,634034, to
be divided among the seventeen southern counties
The complaints from the north appear to be well
founded
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22

Although Mr. Hartman looks for Bryan's cleo
to ne has placed an order for 5000 new steel cars
for his railroads.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22

lotal ............... S79,O24,688 S97 1868 121
According to the figures returned and approxim-
ated, the increase in assessed valuation for the state
amounts to $1S,961233 The increase in the six pan
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
S83 CONGRESSMAN WERE ELECTED.
Representatives We're To Be Chosen In Forty.
Three States Tue sday.

Washington Nov. 2.-Members
of the house of representatives
are to be elected Tuesday
in 3S3 congressional districts
in forty-three states, Maine,
with /, Oregon with >, and Yer
mont with ,, having already
elected their congressman, all of
them Republican.
According to reports received
at the Democratic and Republi-
can congressional headquarters
all of the nominations to be made
for the 3S3 districts have been
made. The Republicans failed
to make any nominations in II
districts, 3 in Alabama, II in
Georgia, > in Louisiana, : in Miss
issippi, 6 in South Carolina, in
Tennessee and 9 in Texas. In
only five diStricts-3 in Min
nesota and > in Tennessee-have
the Democrats failed to make
nominations. The total nomina-
| tons of all parties and fraction
of parties are as follows:
Democrats, 37S; Republicans,
342: Prohibition, 1873; Socialist,
/ 1863; Independent, Is; Independ-
ence party, 80; Social Labor, II;
Peoples party, !; American, i
Jeffersonian. |.
The Republicans elected in
Maine, are: First district, Amos
IL. Allen. reelected; John p.
Swasey elected in the place oI
Charles +. Littlefield; Edwin {
Burleigh, reelected; Frank f.
Guernsey, elected in place o
Liewellyn Powers, deceased
Oregon reelected w. c. Hawley
and w. Il. Ellis. Vermont re
elected David j. Foster anC
Frank H. Plumly in the place o
Kittredge Haskins retired.
Four members of the hous'
have died during the year, leav
ing vacancies to be filed in tn,
present congress-A. A. Wiley
Second Alabama district, ant
, Adolph Meyer, First Louisan
+ district Democrats, and Abran
l.. Brick, Thirteenth Indiana
and Llewellyn Powers, FourtI
= Maine, Republican.
OF members of the presen
house. 33 Republicans and |
. Democrats were not renom
mated.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
LATEST ELECTION NEWS
OHIO AND INDIANA CARRIED BY TAFT, BUT
ELECT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS.
Montana Goes to Republican Column Missouri
Still in Doubt, and Latest Reports Favor
Taft Over Bryan in Maryland.

The election last Tuesday was
something of a surprise to every
body and the results in Indiana
and Ohio are particularly so. In
Ohio Taft carried the state by
about 30, 900 plurality, while Har-
mon. the democratic nominee for
Governor, carried the state by
about 10000. In Indiana Taft
carried the state by about 5000,
while Marshall, the democratic
candidate for Governor, carried
the state by about 10000 and il
is thought that the entire state
ticket is elected. In this state
the democrats elected seven new
Congressman, giving them eleven
| in Congress while the Republi
cans will have only two. 1t Is
thought that the Legislature vii
be Democratic and as it will elect
new senator he will likewise be
Democratic in principle and al
ready the name of John W. Kern
candidate for cc-PreSident or
| the Democratic ticket, is being
mentioned.
In Ohio the legislature is still
! in doubt, with the likelihood thai
it will be democratic, and if Sc
the new senator from that state
will come from their ranks.
In Nebraska the entire state
| ticket will be democratic anC
Bryan carried the state by about
ten thousand.
The democrats carried the en-
tire state by about 5000 and vii
probably control the state legis
lature in West Virginia, while
it is likely that a Republican
Governor has been elected, al
though it may take the otficia
count to decide.
Bryan carries Texas four t.
one. He received more votes
than did Campbell, democratic
candidate for governor, though
they are not far apart.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
HAPPY NOTES.

A pie supper was held at the
school house Friday, October 30
Proceeds amounting to $50 &c
to paper and decorate the school
house.
p. j. Neff of Wakefield, Nebr.,
will start a lumber yard here
as soon as the lumber arrives
Mr.. p. b. Carlisle will assist him.
Miss Anna Schooller is assist
ing in J. NJ. Stones store this
week.
G.. W. Long has started build
ing on his lots in the northwest
part of town.
Mr.. Dillinger, the druggist,
has returned home after nearly
three weeks business trip to
Kansas City and Dallas.
Fred Jones is assisting in a.
W. Woods store.
A new addition is being built
to the Happy Mercantile.
w. S. Cook went to Wayside
Tuesday on a business trip re
turning Wednesday.
p. b. Carlisle is in Happy for {
few days.
McCline was in New Mexico
several days last week but say.
the Panhandle is o. X.
Rev. Coleman preached in tn,
Happy church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Christian
Miss June, Miss Cook, Mis-,
| Carter and MessrS. Jones, jun
and Berry composed a joll,
crowd who spent Sunday at tn
Canyons. A weeks camping i
planned for Christmas week.
HAPPY.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
THE STRUCTURAL STEEL HAS ARRIVED.
Active Work on the New Court House Resumed
And Building Will be Rushed to an
Early Completion.

The hearts of the contractors
for the building of the court
house in this city have certainly
been made glad. The large ship
ment of steel which has been
delaying the work on the build
ing for the past three weeks has
arrived and the work has been
resumed.
With this shipment practically
all the material for the entire
building is upon the ground and
therefore there will be no further
delays on account of that. The
contractors and their men are
busy placing the steel over the
first floor and locating the caps
over the entrances and windows,
after which the walls will be
pushed upward with as much
speed as a large force of men can
make.
The contractors desire to finish
the outside work before the ac-
tual cold weather of winter sets
in so that they may take the cold
weather to finish the inside. 1t
is expected that the entire out
side walls will be finished within
the next thirty days and that the
roof will be finished Immediately
afterwards. If this is accomp-
lished these people will be able
to finish the building well within
the time contracted notwith-
standing the fact that they have
a very serious delay.
AS it is the building begins to
look very much like substan-
tial ornament to the city and
when it is finished we feel sure
that every Panhandler will be able
to point to it with pride.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
OFFERS PREMIUMS FOR GOOD CORN.
Big Agricultural Journal Offers One Thousand
Dollars for Best Indian Corn in
Several Glasses.

Farm and Ranch, after duly
considering the various sugges-
tons made by readers, has de-
cided on the following division
of the thousand dollars in cash
which Farm and Ranch will pay
as premiums for corn grown in
1909
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
STREET COMMITTEE,
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Hide and Animal Inspector,
Gober 8, Campbell /.
The remaining box outStand-
ing could only change one race
and that is for County Surveyor
which is very, very close. Notice
the vote.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
Buie, Rollins & Woo|Iey,
Lawyers

10. Frank Buie a. 5. Rollins
c. s. WoOlley
Court practice solicited. VIII attend to
cases IN all courts OF the state. Examination
OF land titles specially. Notary in ONCE
ONCE in Smith building. Phone 92.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06

e. f. Miller, who is on visit
to his former home near North
MANCHESTER. Indiana, is reported
as being very sick at that place,
having been taken with a severe
case of typhoid fever.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06

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j. C. Hunt,
Lawyer

Does both criminal and civil practice.
Twelve years experience. Land titles passed
upon. Write all kinds of contracts and instru-
ments. Notary in office. ONCE northeast cor
ner public square. up stairs Canyon. Texas.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-06
ACREAGE YIELD.

For any kind of corn grown in
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana or
Oklahoma, in 1909. Best yield
on one acre. measured land, to
be sworn to by three reputable
and disinterested parties: ex-
hibit of not less than sone bushel
of corn to be made. First prize,
800; second $50; third, S25;
fourth, so.