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The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Fire Destroys Mil.

Altoona, Pa, Apr. 22.-Fire Tuesday
destroyed the planning mill and lumber
yard of Finley & Campbell, causing a
loss of $4,000. with but light insur.
ance. The fire is believed to have been
of incendiary origin. r. B. Campbell
and George r. Finley compose the
firm,
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Nominated for Conuresa.

Kokomo, Ind. Apr. 23.-Martin A.
Morrison of Frankfort was nominated
for congress Wednesday by the Ninth
district Democrats. The resolutions
endorsed Bryan for president and
John w. Kern Of indianapolis for vice
nresident,
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Strike Riot at Pensacola. Fla

Pensacola, Fla Apr. 22.-The street
car strike situation here Tuesday
took serious turn when a number of
strikers attacked car about five
miles outside the city limits and fired
fusillade from rifles. The conductor
was wounded, three bullets striking
and seriously injnring him. The motor.
man was not injured.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Sickness Leada to Suicide,

Pittsburg, Pa. Apr. 23.-.T. F.. Clap
per. a prominent civil engineer. shot
and killed himself Tuesday at Belle
vue. a suburb. He had been ~ for
some time.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Find "Fish klno's" BODY.

Atlantic City, N. j.. Apr. 23.-The
body of T. Albert Msrris, former head
of the Menhaden fish industry on the
Atlantic coast, who had been missing
since November %, was found In the
thoroughfare back of Chelsea
Wednesday by Smith ]. Albertson, q
carpenter.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Tries to Kidnap His Daughter.

East st. Louis, ILL.,. Apr. 2s.-After
attempting to kidnap his seven-year-
old daughter, Pearl. from her class
room at Venice. Ill.,. near here. Tue,-
day. G. w. Evans. wealthy stock
man Of Tulsa, Okla, fought a desper-
ate battle with Miss Adehne Barnett,
the teacher, and was finally captured
after a thrilling chase in carriages
across st. Clair county that ended
near the stockyards in East st. Louis.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Several Hurt In Wreck.

La Crosse, Wis. Apr. pa col
lision on the eastern outskirts Of the
city occurred Tuesday between a
street car on the La Crosse railway
and Green Bay & Western train.
The street car was smashed into
kindling wood and the railway train
was wrecked. Several persons were
injured.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
w q. Smith. Banker. Dead.

Philadelphia, Apr. 22.-W. Brent.
wood Smith, member Of the banking
firm of Winthrop, Smith & Co., Of
this city, died Tuesday at his home
here, aged IS years. He was we'll
known in financial and club circles
in the east and was director of the
Distillers' Security Corporation Of
New York.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
]. A. Matthews Passes Away,

st. Louis. Apr. 22.-J. A. Matthews,
once prominent in Missouri state poll
tics, and general manager of the
Omaha (Neb) Herald in 1878, died
here Monday, aged 81,
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MAN and Wife conxicted.

New York, Apr. 22.-Thomas O'Con.
nor and his wife, Frances O'Connor.
also known as Frances McLain. we're
found guilty by jury In the United
States circuit court Tuesday on two
counts of an indictment charging them
with using the mails to defraud.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Spectator Of Street Duel Killed,

Spectator Of Street Duel Killed.
Bernice, La, Apr. 22.-One spectator
was killed and five others wounded
Monday during street duel here.
Both duelists were wounded, but not
seriously. The fight was between C..
]. Morton and W. F. Barham, both
prominent in this section.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
s,eep on Track: Trio Die.

Bunkie. La, Apr. 22.-Three men
went to sleep on the Texas & Pacific
tracks near here and as a result all
are dead.
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Chelsea Dead Number Fifteen.

VTCIOSd O0dV INUTTIUST v VTTISSVs
Chelsea, Mass, Apr 22.-The num-
ber of lives known to have been lost
in the fire of April IL was increased
to Is Tuesday by the discovery Of two
more bodies.
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a.. PETERSBURG Expects Cholera.

oT. VeIeTo oUVTV GNPVC1o NHUIoV1.
St. Petersburg, Apr. 23.-The prefect
of police has placarded the city with
stringent regulations forewarning the
residents Of an expected epidemic Of
cholera =
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Supporters OF TAFT
lose new HAMPSHIRE
EASTERN STATE TO SEND AN
UNPLEDGED DELEGATION
TO G. O. p. MEET,
EFFORT AT PLATFORM
COUP PROVES in VAIN
Roosevelt Administration Is Com.
mended and His Patriotism Praised
Changes In Tariff Schedules Are
Advised by Convention.

Concord, N. H., Apr. 22.-New
Hampshire Republicans will send an
uninstructed delegation to Chicago to
attend the national session in June.
That was the decision Of the state con-
vention Tuesday in adopting the reso-
lutions drawn up by the committee. In
the platform the chief feature is the
Endorsement of President Roosevelt's
administration. An effort was made
by Taft supporters to insert plank
commenting the secretary of war and
pointing to the possibilities of a sue
cessful administration by him, but the
resolution was voted down by 744 to
25. Judge Cross led the Taft sup
porters. No opposition developed to
the four avowed candidates for dele
neutrality-suspicious. Jacob H. Gal
linger, former Gov. Chester B. Jordan,
Attorney General Edwin G. Eastman
and Edward ]. Jones.
Text Of the Platform.
The platform, in part, follows:
For more than half century the
record of the Republican party is the
history of the progress of the United
States. The wisdom of its legislation
is shown in the unrivaled growth and
prosperity Of the nation. The cardinal
principles of the Republican party
equal opportunity for all, projection to
American industry, sound money, the
maintenance of law and order at
home, and the promotion of peace
abroad-have become the accepted
policies of the country. We renew
our allegiance to those principles.
1--WE recognize the approaching day
when the existing tariff schedules
should be carefully examined with a
view Of making such changes as may
be necessary to adjust them to current
conditions, having always in mind the
fundamental Republican principle of
ample protection to American industry
and labor. In the meantime we record
our emphatic opposition to tariff.
tinkering by piecemeal.
"The restoration of the American
flag to the ocean-carrying trade is one
of the policies to which the Republican
party stands committed by repeated
declarations.
Roosevelt Is Commended.
eve recognize the untiring energy,
exalted purpose and ardent patriotism
Of Theodore Roosevelt. To his abid.
ing faith in the people and their con.
tinued confidence in him is due the
great success Of his leadership. We
hereby express our cordial approval OF
his administration.
'The party was never richer in the
number of its leaders. not only in
point Of patriotism and unselfish de-
votion to our country, but as regards
their ability and statesmanlike quail
ties. Whoever shall be the selection
of the convention at Chicago as its
candidates for president and vice-presi
dent of the United States, in the full
confidence that these candidates
should be such men as will assure a
continuance of the policy of economic
and moral advance Of the past few
years, we hereby pledge to them the
support Of united and enthusiastic
party in New Hampshire and an old
time majority Of votes at the election
next November"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28

has been working slowly in order
to do the work we'll and avoid fu-
ture trouble if possible, when a
full head of water would be turned
in. Some unexpected delay has
been occasioned by creviccs in the
rocks caused from blasting which
has taken more time in repairing
than was expected.
There is every reason to believe
that the water will he turned into
Long Tom as soon as it will be
needed for irrigation. The water
from the lower reservoirs is coming
in sufficient quantities and being
delivered as fast as possible and
before the present supply gives out
1t is expected that the water will
be coming from Little CaInas which
will be sufficient for the balance of
the season.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28

man as wealth is estimated out
upon he rrairies. While not worth
his millions, his fortune today is
undoubtedly nearer two hundred
Thousand dollars than one hundred
thousand, for he earns about the
income which million dollars
would bring him if invested at six
per cent. So it is that when we
think of Mr.. Bryan's life at home,
we must consider him a man who
is more comfortably well off-not
only one OF the influential but of
the wealthy westerners who reside
in mansion, as mansions 60 in
Nebraska, and has surrounded
himself with not only the comforts
but Injuries of life, and whose
family have the pleasure and en-
joyment which plenty of money
will give them. IT The Bryan
Family Life at Fairview, in the
Ladies Home World for June.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
CONVENTION AT
TWIN FALLS
Plans For Special Gar TO Garry Band
and Delegation From This
Part of State

The Democratic State Conven-
tion st Twin Falls next Wednes-
day, June 3, will receive an epthus-
iastic crowd from this part of the
state unless present plans miscarry.
Arrangements are under way to
take the Mountain Home band 10
Twin Falls to furnish music for
the Democrats that will convene
there. A special car will be secured
for the event which will remain
with the band and delegates until
their return and be maintained as
headquarters where the members of
he band will sleep and put up dur
ing their so-journ.
John H. Garrett has been Boise
the past week and took occasion TO
arrange for the trip and secured the
hearty support OF the central COM
mittee and members of the democ.
racy from that place. The band
has voted to 60 and it is expected
there will be something doing in
Twin Falls when the Mountain
Home boosters arrive headed by
the best band in the state.
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SATURDAY, MAY 80
DECORATION DAY
Day viii Be Observed in Mountain
Home. Band Will Play
For Occasion

The committee on Memorial Day
services have succeeded IN making
all necessary arrangements Tor
the day and very appropriate exer-
cises are promised. Following is
the call of the committee
. May 30th, will be observed by the
Memorial Association and the
citizens generally. All citizens
and all societies are requested to
meet at the city park at 10 O'Clock
a. m. The band will lead the
march to the cemetery followed in
order by the old soldiers societies
and by the citizens. All are re-
quested to bring some flowers. Al
the cemetery the Mayor will call tc
order and prayer will be Offered
after which the graves will be
decorated.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
CROWDS ATTEND
REVIVAL MEETING
Conversions Begin Sunday Night.
Rev. iiermistOn Expected
Friday Night

The Hermiston meetings at the
Baptist church are growing in in
terest and in favor with the people.
The little church is filled every
evening with a quiet, thoughtful
congregation who listen with intent
interest to the great truths of the
gospel There has peen nothing
but praise spoken OF the preaching
of Mrs. Hermiston. The message
is direct one we'll illuminated
by illustration, chiefly from her
own experiences in Christian
work
A meeting was held in the Chapel
Car Emmanuel last Tuesday fol
the boys and girls and there was a
good attendance. Next week there
will be several meetings IN the car,
announcement to be made at the
church services.
Rev. Mr.. Hermiston will be here
for Friday night, if all is we'll, ana
all next week he will preach. The
fact that the Hermistons were
with j. Wilbur Chapman fer two
years in his great meetings in the
large cities, and the great success
that has attended his preaching
everywhere, will insure him q
large hearing.
The conversions began Sunday
night and there have been conver-
sions every night since. There
will probably be baptisms both Sun
day morning and evening. No SER
vices on Saturday night, but every
other night until further notice.
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promises to be of much interest.
Ladies generally invited.
The Aid last Thursday with Mrs.
Austin was unusually enjoyed.
Mrs. Houses Boys Class in S. S.
has grown to such proportions S
that a curtaincd end OF the large
vestry was given to them last Sun
day. They enjoyed it very much.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
contest is held in the auditor ium
this Friday at 2:35.
The w. c. T. u. is held with
Mrs, Nieukirk Friday at 3 O'Clock.
The Enoeavor lawn social at
Mrs. Nieukirk's last Tuesday
night had to be held indoors owing
to the cold, strS ng wind. The
young people had an enjoyable
evening.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28

The cana leading to the lands on
the south side embracing the
Wheeler, Sawyer, Lamberton and
other tracts has been completed
and water diverted to them for ir-
rigation. This bit of news is most
gratifying and has caused renewed
confidence in the efforts of the
Great Western Beet Sugar Com
pany.
Mr.. Wheeler, with his thousand
acre apple orchard, has never at
any time lost confidence in the ef-
forts of the company to deliver
water to his tract. He accepted
his immense shipment OF trees and
set them out at very great expense
and to the time the water was de-
lIvered to him incurred the addi-
tional expense Of hauling water to
his trees from a distance in order
to keep them alive. He realized
that the company Was doing every
thing in its po xer to hurry the
water to his tracts and has been
patient aud proceeded in the faith
that the water was coming. Mr..
Sawyer, while not setting out such
an immense orchard has had the
same difficulties to contend with
and has never lost courage or conf
dence in the efforts of the company.
He has been booster for Noun
tain Home and her principal enter
prises through it all and has been
awarded for his faith in receiving
the water that will bring its life
giving qualities to his desert tract
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
LOCAL NOTES

Dr. Niesw anger, an old timer
from Grand View was in town
Tuesday and Wednes lay purchasing
supplies and calling on friends.
The merry-go- round has ar
rived again for the summer months
and has pitched its tent on IL
vacant lots fetween TyIcr's tailor
shop an3 the Mountain HON
Hard ware Company's tin shop
The ever ings will be made merry
by tire music from the organ and
the small folks will find place TOR
loose nickels.
Robert Chattin returned from his
trip to the Franklin mine last Mcn-
day evening. He stated to Mavcr-
the mill was a total loss He IN
tended to lebuild the rill but not
until next season as it was already
too late to get the order in for ma
chinery and get it TO the mine tor
the present year.
Claude Ciays was down from
Pine last week. He staets that he
is getting his business we'll atndsr
way and that things are opening Up
very encourag ingly for him.
Claude sustained severe loss BY
fire last TALL when bis entire stock
and building was burned. D4f-
ing the winter and spring he mas
erected very fine and subs tsrsti4I
store building and hs az aia os5e ned
tor business.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
LINES USELESS FOR
A LONG DISTANCE
Amount of Business Handled in EmerdenCy
Makes Instructive Comparison
of Long Lines

Der was not sufficiently great to
make her cast aside the expression
of young lady who was bored,
who was tired because she did not
have enough to do to keep her mind
off of things other than brsineSs
When the two operators at& The
Central Union desk had managed
to clear away the great mass of bus
mess, l strolled over to the dcs k
and asked: ''How many long dis
tances calls have you sent out from
here today ?''
"Oh, we have put in about two
hundred calls today, maybe more
than that And the calls that's have
come to us from outside theH city
are equally as great said the
girl.
The operator at the new COM
pany's board ran through the little
bunch of call slips on her desk and
said, ten or maybe a few more,
in reply to the same question
This is fair comparison Of the
long distance business done by the
two companies The operators
and the miners wanted good sew-l
} vice, they wanted it quick. They
chose to talk over the CcntrQl
Union lines because they knew
where to get the best and quickest
service.
Some of them talked to towns
and cities where the independents
do not reach. Others talked to
towns which have both systems in
operation. But they wanted good
service. They chose the lines
which are on. ned and operated by
telephone people. Indianapolis Spe-
cal Dispatch to the Evansville,
Ind, Courier.
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STATE C. {.
CONVENTION
VIII Be Held in Mountain Home June
y, %, "a. Effort to Sc
cure Prominent Speaker

The date for the state convention
of the Christian Endevaor society
is irawing near as indicated by the
efforts being put forth by the local
society. There will be very large
gath ring in Mountain Home of
people from all parts of the state
and the home society is making an
effort to have the entertainrneh at
and convention next month the best
in the history of the state organiza-
tion.
A large amount OF money will be
required to defray the expenses of
the convention and this part of the
program is in the hands of a COM
mittee that is meeting with en-
couraging success. A number of
song books will be added to the
number already owned by the So
ciety and it has been decided to
obtain extra copies of the Famous
Gospel Hymns the same as
those usedrsin the Sunday school.
The sam committee has been
in CORRESPONDENCE with speakers
of National reputation and it has
about been decided upon to secure
Willis Bear, former Secretary OF
the International Endeavor Union.
He is strong speaker and will
add greatly to the interest of the
meetings.
A full and complete program wall
be published as soon as it is made
UP by the committee in charge.
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Boise Band Leader Dies

N. M. Perkins who has for the
past ten years been the leader of
the Columbian band died at one of
the local hospitals Tuesday even
ing. Mr.. Perkins is one of the
veteran and leaders of the state OF
Idaho end succeeded ir working up
a very fine organizatioil. The
band IS familiar to Mountain Home
people who have enjoyed its music
on all public occas ions when visit
ing the capital city aud the co.
ductor who has been at the head
OF the organization for SO many
years wi II be greatly missed
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
Congregational


Memorial Sunday Vas Observed
last Sunday evening with sermon
on the Progress of Peace and the
Debt Due the Heroes of the Civil
War. The cnoir sang a beautiful
anthem
The Chairman OF the several
committees on enter tsinment of the
Idaho Endeavor Convention met
Monday evening and are getting
things well in hand. The state
committee on program have ex-
amined Famous Gospel Hymns"
usec in the Congregational S. S.
and have chosen it for the Endeav-
or convention. Our committee are
to purchase IS more COPIES making
125.
An effort is being made by the
state committee to secure the SER
vices OF Willis Bear, former secre-
tary of the International Union.
The Monthly Missionary meet
ing is being held this Thursday af-
ternoon with Mrs. VIM. Hapley.
A special program, the meeting
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
The ladies' World

The Ladies' World for June is
tle most attractive number of this
periodical that we have yet seen,
and tn re is small wonder at its
popul rity when SO much lat S
good is offered fer so little. There
are three notable special articles in
the number, one of them describing
the Bryan family life at Fairview,
and another the growing up of
Ethel Roosevelt, the young lady of
the White House, while the third
has some remarkable pictures show
ing the ways of a bird with its
young. The fiction is unusually
good, new serial story, called
Rosamond the Second, by Mary
Mears, being the chief feature.
The household departments OF this
publication seem TO us more prac-
tical than thos~ in any other of the
women's magazines, and no doubt
they are thoroughly appreciated by
the home workers. who will also
see number of very pretty fash
ions for all members of the family,
with good plain instructions in
d. essmaking. The makeup and
illustrations throughout this num-
Der are excellent. New York /:
Fifty cents year.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
Educator Leaves

Miss Maude Spencer, instructor
in the High School during the past
year, left Sunday for Jamestown,
California, where she will spend
the summer visiting her sister.
She went by way Of Portland and
will take a boat fr om that point to
San Francisco. Miss Spencer is
hard working and Conscientious
teacher and her popularity with her
pupils was clearly shown by the
large crowd at the depot TO bid her
farewell.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28
Vim. J. Bryan

Somehow when we think of Will
liam Jennings Bryan we associate
him with the phrase which is SO
often heard in connection with him
-ssthe plain people - To the great
mass of American people he is a
comparatively poor man, whose
home is cottage and whose life,
while exemplary, is merely that Of
millions of others who live in
humble circumstances iu the west.
The fact is, however, that the
Colonel, as he is called by his
neighbors, is considered wealthy
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-05-28

One of the best practical ex-
amples of the uselessness of the
long distant connections of the so
called independent telephone COM
psny was brought to my. attention
Thursday evening while in the
lobby of the Claypool hotel. II was
a test OF the strength of the two
competing companies in Indian
apolis and the Central Union, or
the old company, won out by ten to
one.
The hotel had been the gather
ing place for the coal operators and
miners who had been in joint ses-
sion during the week. Thursday
afternoon it has become apparent
that the negotiations were off. and
the miners and operators alike
we're anxious to get the news to
their associates and friends al
home.
Naturally they rcsorted to the
long distance telephone as the best
method of conveying the in orma-
tion they desired to impart. In
the Clatypool both companies have
three booths for long distance con-
versation, but the Ce trail Union
finds it necessary to keep two girls
at their switchboard constantly.
The Indianapolis, or new company,
can get along with only one girl &c
care for both its local and long dis.
tance business which comes
through the switchboaId in the
hotel.
When the operators and miner!
made rush for the telephone cor.
ner, business took on sort of Wal
street look around the board OF thu
Central Union company. A few
calls were felt with the operator
for the new company, but the mum