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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

EDITOR ExAMINER-ln your
issue of the 18th there was published
an extract from the Salt Lake Her
aid in which was accused Of fraud
ulently organizing a Masonic Lodge
at Helper, Utah, alleging | had no
authority for doing the same. This
extract is tissue of falsehoods from
beginning to end, containing not
one word of truth excepting that |
did organize lodge and that | am
a Scotchman, as to the first will
show that | had ample authority,
and of the last try not to be in
ordinately proud.
1t is however false that | gave
Diamondville, Wyo. as the seat OF
my grand lodge. It is absolutely
false that | have ever been exposed
for breach of Masonic law by any
lodge of which | am or have been
member, sither i Massachusetts
Idaho, or elsewhere. The facts ar
Masonry, essentially the nam
throughout tie wor.i. differs ~ l.
calities as to laws aud ceremonie
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

excitement be dropped five, five
dollar gold pieces so the real amount
of his swag was only $3.50,
There was nothing exciting about
the affair until Jap, who was IL
the game tried to make his escape
by lodging under the table. lie
struck the robber below the knees
and partly upset him, brushing off
his mask in the rush and exposing
his face. Those who were there
say that they recognized him as a
man by the name of Taylor, who is
a resident of Cokevilie. Taylor war
greatly enraged at the Japs action
and tried to"get" him. Several shots
were fred and several were glazed
with bullets. Taylor and a man by
the name of Manning are under ar
rest.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

the writer of the extract really be-
lleVed that we of the American
Masonic Federation were wrong,
that instead of indnlging in billings
gate, that they would invoke tn,
aid OF the courts, as in both Utah
and Idaho there is a law against
forming illegal lodges. To cry
Fake is no argument. Every re-
former the world has seen has been
called a Fake by his opponents,
thus was Luther termed by the
Church of Rome, Wesley by the
Church of England and Joseph
Smith by all, but did it make any
of these great men Fakes2 Talk is
cheap and any one can indulge in
it. The American Masonic Fedora.
tion Is prepared to put up any sum
of money against like sam bv its
opponents, the one to forfeit If The
other can show a charter of more
legality.
Thanking you IN anticipation
for your courtesy,
Nj. Nc b. THOMSON
President, American Masonic Fed
Grafton.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

ably known to the numerous patti ons
of the bank as well as to most of
the people throughout this section
of the country and is known to be
a thoroughly competent and effici-
ent bank man, having been engaged
in that business for 25 years. For
the past four years he has been In
the employ of the San Francisco
Chemical Co. in the opening up and
development of the large deposits
of phosphate in this county, and is
man of rare business tact and
judgment.
1t is also understood that Mr.
II. A. Gill has resigned as director
of the bank and will be succeeded
bv Mr.. Sullivan.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

The State Board of Equalization
has adjourned after long and
turbulent session. The railroads
were raised from S 8, 600 to SIS, 900
per mile and the counties that as
sessed on-a so per cent basis as Bear
Lake did, were allowed to stand
with very little change.
Bear Lake county was reduced III
two items which were not of great
consequence. Merchandise was re-
duced 10 per cent on the asses ssInent
handed In by Assessor Floyd and
improvements on City lots was re-
duced / o per cent. The remainder
of the assessment was allowed to
stand as handed in by the assessor,
although several of the counties
were not up to so per cent basis,
according to the findings of the
assesses who met with the board
and the railroads are still assessed
at less than % per cent of their
actual valuations.
Just what the total assessed valu-
alton of the state as equalized for
state taxation will amount to can not
be definitely determined until the
railway and number of other i'm
portant schedules haYe been com
piled, the assessment of the pro-
perty of the various railway com
panies still remaining TO be figured
upon the basis Of assessment agreed
upon last Friday by the board, o.
$4,000 mile for main line pro
perty of the trunk line systems.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

Tuesday morning, the first day of
September. While a churning may
not be made on that day, cream will
be received and will be received
every day after. The management
will psy in cash for the cream and
will pay the highest mari ct price.
Payments will be made twice every
month so the farmer will be realiz-
ing IN ready money for his efforts.
One farmer well expressed his
satisfaction with the cream selling
business TO Messers Leyerich and
Small while they were making their
canvass. lie said that it had been
his experience that the cream he
could sell would pay All of his rum
ming expenses, and that he was left
with the rest of the revenue from
his farm as clear profit.
Everywhere the farmers have sig
uifed their Willingness to devote
their energies toward the raising of
good COWS, and taking advantags of
the excellent market they will have
for their cream. 1t ia the general
opinion of the farmers visited, that
this valley is better adapted to the
dairy industry than anything else
and their inclination IL to assist in
the development of this industry.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

Prof. c. +. Banghart is busy these
days preparing for the opening of
school. School will open Sept. l4th
this year and as the time is not far
distant 1t will take some energetic
work to have everything in read
ness.
Prof. Banghart says that the
course Of study in the schools of
Montpelier is 10 be considerably en-
larged this year and larger attend
ance than previously Is expected on
account of the extra branches offer
ed. Two additional teachers have
been allowed for the work, AMI -four
Of the rooms in the new Higf
School building will be ready fol
use by the time school opens. IL
giving review of the new course
10 be added this year, Prof. Bang
hart said:
I'VE viii add manual training
complete from the first TO the thir'
grades. We will also have par"
Sloyd, Basketry Or basket weavin.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28
WILL SCRAMBLE FOR PLACE
ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
Many Candidates Seek Nomination in
State Convention and Leaders
Promise to Keep Hands Off.

has been expressed in favor of these
men for the offices they seek places
them In the position that they do
not need to form combinations with
other office seekers and they have
expressed themselves as determined
not to take any hand in the form
alton of the remainder of the ticket.
Mr.. Brady has SAID upon several
occasions since his Endorsement by
the various conventions oyer the
state, that he intends to leave the
choice Of the remainder of the tic
ket entirely in the hands of the
convention and that he will refuse
to enter into any combination. If
these men live up to their sentiment
so frequently uttered, it will elm
mate all machine tactics from the
convention and will place the other
candidates on their merits before the
convention.
A number of aspirants have been
announced for the various places on
the ticket and the fact that they
have been led to believe they will
90 before the convention on an
equal footing with any other cand-
idate has stimulated them TO ener-
getic work in behalf Of their cand-
icacy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28
NJ. Mob. THOMSON ANSWERS CHARGE
MADE IN SALT LAKE PAPERS AGAINST HIM
Says he has Authority to Organize Masonic
Lodges. Says Great Reformers of History
Have been called Fakirs.

and is thus far diYided into "Rlteso.
OF these, the two mostly practiced
in the United States are the Scot
tish" and " ork" Rites. I he for
mer is also called Universal Mason
ryn as 1t is that system praeticed in
most of the countries of the world,
the York Rite being only practiced
in the United States OF America.
Each Rite is Independent of the
other, as for example, the several
branches of the Methodist, Pres
byter1an or other Christian churcl
of which there are two or more
branches.
The Rite under which the lodge a
! Helper holds Is the Universal Scot
fish Rite OF the American Masonic
Federation. This body derives il
4 Masonic authority by Charte
through the Supreme Council o
Louisiana, which is the Oldest Scot
tish Rite body in America, possess
ing nnbroken records from 1885
and It's civil authority by incorp;
ton under the laws Of the State {
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

Politicians from over the entire
state will gather at BOISE next Tues
lay, to attend the Republican state
convention, and an interesting con-
vention it promises to be. lndica-
lion. at the present time are that
there will be free for all contest
for the nomination for the various
state Offices.
A few of the leading Offices have
been practically decided by the
people and the decision seems to be
so certain that there is no necessity
for combinations. Jas. II. Brady
has already enough delegates in
structed for him to make his NOM
ination for governor secure beyond
reasonable doubt. United States
Senator Hey burn has the complete
confidence of the people, and there
will be unanimous movement 10
endorse him in the state convention
tor reelection TO the place he ne W
holds. Congressman Burton L..
French and Supreme Justice J. F.
Allshle have been indorsed by a
large number of the county con-
ventions and may feel practically
sc .ure Of their place on the ticket.
The overwhelming sentiment that
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE COURT HOUSE

The finishing touches are being
pat on the fue and when this is
completed the court house will be
'quipped with splendid heating
plant. The stey = have be en- re-
moved from the offices and are now
on sale in the front part OF the
eourr honse. Everviblng in and
about the building has underwent
t.h Il cnauge Ian he better during
he last Two Years, that should any
+ The officials of The previous ad
uinistraiions ever be returned they
will not know the place.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28
MONTPELIER SCHOOLS THIS YEAR
TO BL IMPROVED IN MANY WAYS
New Courses are Added, and New Equipment
Installed Two New TeacherS--High School
Building to be Occupied.

hook binding, and will make the
manual training more complete
than ever before. One room will
he fitted up and devoted to this
work. We have also added con-
siderable new equipment and this
year will have well equipped lab
rafo les in Botany, Physics and
Biology. In the High School we
will add courses IN Agriculture and
Commercial Geography. believe
that the addition of these courses
and advantages will greatly enlarge
the enrolment: as students can now
\ get the work they want at home.
The directors have ordered I'M
proyements in the Washington
building and complete fire alarm
system will he established covering
the three buildings. The directors
have been especially fortunate in
securing the services of cOmPetent
corps of teachers and this should be
the most successful school year in
the history Of Montpelier's public
sCkoOls.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
RAISE ROADS ONLY TR|FLE
Fix Value at $4,000 which is Only 25
per cent of Actual VaIue--Some Mi
nor Changes in other Property.

Mem bers of the board feel that
the increase this year will amount
approximately III per cent oyer the
assessed valuation for 1907 which
was S97,7T5,642, this deduction he
ing reached partly from complcte ed
schedules and from estimates The
returns from the various counties
as equalized will amount to S95,
500, 900; total valuation o railways,
about SIS, 500, 600, and telephone
lines, over 81 900, 900, making a
total assessed valuation of some
thing like $ll5, 900, 600.
The determining Of the basis of
assessment for railway property
called for a division of the board,
Govern Gooding contending for
$1,000 mile for the main line
property of the Oregon Short Line,
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railways, asserting that he did
not believe SIS, 200 mile was an
equitable assessment when compared
with the valuation Fut upon other
classes of property. He wac alone
IN his position, however, the other
members voting to make the max.
imum assessment Of railways SIS,
600, an increase of $4,000 mile
over the appraisement in 1907 For
all other railway property proper
tionate increase was ordered, except
ing several smaller roads, the Paci
hc & Idaho Northern and the ldah'
Northern assessments being th
same as determined last year, S23oC
a mile.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28

Idaho. The Grand Secretary is r.
S. Spence, Attorney, Evanston,
Wyo., the Grand Treasurer, DR..
II. P. Jefferson M. d. 544, fremont
Building, Boston, Mass 1t has
constituent lodges and Grand lodges
from New England to California,
and publishes monthly an official
journal, The Universal Freemason"
SO much for my authority and
that of the organization to which |
belong. But what of those who are
SO ready to assail others of whom
they seem to know practically moth
ing? The so-called Grand lodges
of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming can
show no charter or warrant of auth
orlty for their existence, being en-
tirely self created and many regular
grand lodges do not recognise them
as being Masonic bodies.
This in reply to the extract from
the Herald, but you had a adendum
to it in which it is stated that it was
in consequence of trouble in the
Montpelier lodge that | withdrew
from it, but this is entirely wrong
never had any trouble with tht
| Montpelier lodge or with Its mem
bers, whom | always founl to b.
gentlemen and true Masons. 1t wa
with regret that | felt compelled t
sever my col nectien, lut the faul
was the system. Although in goo
standing in my own 'odge, my re
ligion barred me from visiting III
nelghboring state, while holding
6 membership in another organization
therefore | concluded to rejoi
"Universal Masonry, where a mar
religion, race or nationality cu'
; no figure.
: In conclusion / would submi
f that it would be better if men Iii
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-28
SULLIVAN TO MANAGE
1ST NATIONAL BANK

E. A. Burrell, who is vice pres
ident, cashier and director of the
First National Bank has resigned
the position of cashier ana will be
succeeded by r. A. Sullivan, who
was the frs. cashier of the bank and
who now assumes the active man.
agement and direction of the bus.
mess. 1t is stated that Mr.. Burrell
will not have anything to do with
the business of the bank except as
vice president and director, although
he will act in an advisary capacity.
Mr.. Sullivan is well and favor
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-02
WALKER SAYS H0OS|ER STATE
 IS DOUBTFUL
Injection of the Liquor Issue Into the Indiana Campaign Gives William ]. Bryan a Big Chance for Victory There.

George H. Walker. the popular stenographer in the federal court ct Iombstone. arrived in Bisbee yester- day en route to his home after an ex- tended Drip through the east. Much or his vacation was spent in his old home state. Indiana. While east Mir. Walker made close study of business conditions, and incidentally of the DO htical outlook
 Indiana can be fairly classed only as very doubtful, said MT. Walker at the Copper Queen hotel last evening. 1t is quite probable that Taft will carry the state, but the general opin- ion throughout the country is that Bryan has better chance of election than he ever aad before. Everywhere found business interests apathetic about the political outcome. The dis position seems to be to let politics and business go their separate roads and take care of themselves.
 T believe Arizona is in much bet ter shape from a business and finan- eial standpoint than any section I wis ited. Money is not so tight here. did not find many factories closed, but hundreds of operatives were working Oh AeSA tAniS- HIS uSCtSSit1tcS Illuch discontent
 Tn Indiana the liquor question has been injected into the campaign until the national issues are practically for gotten. Taft is personally popular with his party and Bryan with the Democrats. In the national election the two great parties will come nearer lining up strictly than they have be fore in fifty years The liquor ques- ton is likely to throw the balance in favor of the Democrats who stand for township option while the Republicans led by Governor Hanley who is an ardent prohibitionist want county op- tion- That would mean the control of many towns by the country around them, while the Democratic plan is to let the towns and townships take care of themselves independently. The fight was very bitter when I left
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-02
SPLENDID SERVICES RENDERED BY
 HUN. MARK \. SMITH TO ARIZONA
 DURING HIS 2O YEARS IN CONGRESS

During the last two terms of con gress Mark Smiths record has been so prominent il that body and is 90 well known ta ;he people of Arizona that it is hardly necessary to evsn mention .t in this article which in cludes many accomplishments by him of great value to the people of Ari- zona during his early years in con gress.
 For the past three years the ques- ton of statehood has been the para mount question in congress in which the people of Arizona were interested and because of this, few representa-. tiyes in congress nave ever had the opportunity to render such distin. guisheG service to their constituents as Mark Smith rendered to the people of Arizo.sa. At the end of the fight against joint statehood which resuIts a in the preservation of the right Of self government to the people of the territory Mark Smith received tb" praise of his constituency. irreSpec tive of politics, for his untiring efforts in heading off this monsrous iniquity During the first session of the present congress he presented may measures .of great importance to the various sections of Arizona. including the SC curing of an appropriation for a gov, ernment building for the city of Phoe nix waich will be erected in the near future.
 But it was not only in the present land recent congresses that Mark Smith rendered good services 10 rbe people of Arizona and made for him
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-02
Eiftv.secnnd cnnnress

Reported from committee and pass
 d Arizona Funding Act decreasing
 interest on debt nearly oBe-half; re ported from committee and passed through the house the famous Me Garaham claim, who had been robb ad from his estate by the New Idria Min ing company in which D. o. Mills was a large owner This is one of the most famous eases in all the history
 f congress. Reported from commit tee and passed bill ratifyiug the Worlds Fair act of the territorial
 egislature: reported from committee and passed bill for admission of Ar!- zona as a state. Introduced many other bills Relief of settlers on un- snryCyed land, remova. of Papagoes
 'D the Gila to the reservation B-Sr Tucson; a bill for the irrigation cf
 aid lands; for development of min
 .rdl lands on San Carlos reservation. Fassed a bill for right of way for Santa .Fe. Prescott 6 Phoerix railway; passed bill for relief of settlers wad had paid money by mistake to Fred
 w. Smith while receiver at Tucson
 land office and HhG defaulted in a large sum: passed Dill for relief Gt
 Mrs. Van Vie. near Wilcox and ,na for relief of Henry A Reed at No gales; addressed the house on the fol lowing matters: Arizona Funding Act
 Arizona Exhibit at Worlds Fair Army Appropriation Bill, Court of Pri IHate Land Claims. Deficiency Appro priation Bill, Indian Depreciation Claims. Indian Education, McGara
 ham's Claim. oosfofiice Appropriatio. Bill. Public Land Surveys. Relief o Henry A. Reed, River and HaFbor Hill
 Rules of the House, Frte Cottage c Siiyrr. Sundry Civil Bill. Timber Cul lure Laws. Timber Agents and ;n ldisn reservations.
 I,e wrote and made the following axorabIe reports from committees: The Funding Act. A. T. Land Gran
 drquiry on law on which taxes wer'
 not paid. etc.). Report on Public Lan'
 Laws: Settlers on Unsurveyed Lands
 Report on TGcson Land District (th'
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-02
FiftT-Fifth Congress. CReed, SpeaKer.1

Established capitol at Phoenix; in- .troduced bill to admit Arizona, passed bill permitting Tucson to issue bonds for certain improvements; passed right of way bill for the Grand Canyon railroad: aided in former con gress in passing Indian Expectations claims bill and offered and pressed Iamendment in this congress so as to Include Apache Geronimo depreda- tions, The report written by him on the amendment of the Indian depreda- ton claims consisted of over 150 pages and is full expose of the whole ques- ton of the Indians relation to the g governmsnt-the government respon- sibility as shown by the treaties, GUS toms. laws and decisions of the su- Ipreme court. Passed bill permitting Prescott to issue bonds for water works. etc. Passed bill permitting all towns in Arizona of 100 population to exceed the Harrison Act on indebt- edness for fire and health purposes and introduced many other bills of 1 local importance as the record will show.
 He addressed the house on the fol- | lowing questions: Admission of Ari- zoDa, tne Capitol Building, the Eight Hour Law CVol 31, 55 Con. 2nd Ses- sion. page 49S4l Territorial Courts,
 War Revenue Bill, Hawaiian Annexa- tion, Army Reorganization, etc, etc. In addition to these things he time after time defeated the bill to legalize the Pima county railroad bonds, which subsequently passed the house and ua @sr,,n the bill to force people grazing the pubic lands to pay a rent for sucl privileges. He defeated the lan1
 court commission bill, which would
 have confirmed every title of Mexican
 LaRd Grants in Arizona. He got an
 appropriation for Investigating Reavls {, Land Grant fraud through which IL was defeated He got the first appro- l priation for a specific expenditure on i any irrigation scheme, to-wit: sI5. 900 for preliminary survey of the Gila river at the Buttes above Florence
 and subsequently, got additional i money for further examination at San Carlos for the same purpose. He got
 an appropriation of S10,000 to build the levee at Yuma to protect the town from floods and forced the same on the River and Harbor bill when every
 member of the committee opposed il on the floor of the house.
 He obtained large sums for various
 persons who were injured by Indian Idepredations; in one case alone $25,
 eco was paid the claimants, and MT
 Smith returned in this and divers oth
 CT cases the checks which his Tatefu
 constituents had sent him.
 He has passed numbers of pension
 claims for old soldiers who will no forget his good work in every cass submitted to him.
 He forced the A. T. s. F. to pa. s175 a mile taxes, which sum abou
 secures 10 Arizona counties and to thu territory the sum of over SS5.000 an lnuaIly. The board of supervisor
 twired and wrote him that they woulG
 be satisfied with s125 and better witt | l$150 per mile. He refused and force: } the SI75 per mile taxes to be paid be l fore he would consent to reorgani
 zation scheme which that road thel . lhad before congress.