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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
CAPITAL JOTS.
THE ANNEXATION SCHEME DEFEATED.
RoiSe Civ Feb %

Boise City, Feb. 20, 1888.
Editor World Our city is rather quiet at present,
although considerable building is going Notwith-
standing the quietness the people express themselves
as having the greatest confidence in Boise and her
future
dispatch was received here this afternoon from
Delegate Dubois, stating that the House Committee
on Territories had reported adversely on the segre-
CATION of Idaho. The dispatch also stated that the
fight was ended On the receipt of the good news
flags up from various hagstaffs, and also
displayed from the business houses Preparations are
going on for grand jubilee. All honor to Delegate
Dubois and Gov. E. A. Stevenson for the noble
fight they made and the splendid victory they have
won.
The weather is rather cold although the is
shining brightly. A cold north wind has been blow
ing steadily for the past two days, which is any
thing but pleasant.
The farmers all busy on their ranches and will
put in large crops this season.
I notice c. T. Keys and Cunningham of your
town, on the streets. They look if they had win
tered we'll Mr. Cunningham expresses himself as
we'll pleased with his trip East
Work is going on steadily on the Settlers Ditch.
About fifty men and probably as many teams are
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
Boise s. Interurban
Railway Company
LIN TIED

This electric railway is splendidly
equipped throughout and gives fire.
quent passenger, express and freight
service between Boise and Caldwell.
The line passes through the beautiful
Boise River Valley, and no pleasanter
trip could be imagined than ride on
the comfortable and easy-riding cars
of this railway.
Connections are made at Caldwell
with the east and west bound trains of
the Oregon Short Line and at Middle
ton with the north and south bound
trains of the Idaho Northern Railroad
Company.
Information regarding passenger,
express and freight rates can be OBJ
tanned by addressing the agents of the
company at Boise and Caldwell.
Special cars chartered for private
parties.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
Historical Notes
FE9EE9EFFFEEFFE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


During the later sos much interest conferred in the
dismemberment of Idaho Territory and attaching the
panhandle Washington Territory and the Southern
portion to Nevada
Every public man had to declare himself on the
issue. Usually all men from the North favored and
all from the South opposed the legislation.
The Salmon Recorder in $780, produces the fol-
lowing:
"COL. SHOUP SOLID.
The following item is taken from the Boise Demo
GRAFT. 1t is worth perSual
I'm letter to Gov. Stevenson dated Salmon City,
Nov 28th Col George L. Shoup, one of the lead
ing he is of the most popular citizens of
Idaho, thus puts himself record against dismem-
berment It's persual will prove him to be an earnest
worker for the preservation entire of giant
young Territory. Read what he says to Gov Steven
"I have worked diligently on the protest against
segregation and enclose herewith about $50 names.
Could get many more if I could get into the camps.
So many men have gone into winter quarters that it
is hard to reach them. Every who has
had the opportunity to sign the protest. has signed
it most cheerfuy. There is not a in this country
that would not sign it if he had the opportunity.
Lemh county is unit in raising her voice to hold
Idaho intact We do not wish to give foot of
Territory to any other Territory State. We
have already been cut down by neighborng Terri
tories, from time to time. Our neighborS have
looked upon us (IdahO) as fOragng field and to
build themselves up have taken territory from at
will The time has come when should resist fur
Their entertainments; and Lemhl County rises en-
masse one man, with a solemn protest against
further encroachments. We have steady and
healthy progress both in population and wealth. This
is undisputed We have formed the nucleus of
great and prosperous state and all we ask now is to
be let alone You will doubtless receive protests
from Nicholia, Junction and Gibbonsvie
81 have the honor to be
"'Yours very truly,
George L. Shoup.'"
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
New Electric Lines.

The promoters of the many nterurban electric
railroad projects in Idaho to be congratulated.
These lines serving to annihilate space and
raise land values beyond any other invention in this
decade
The business or professional man of the city
reach country home ten miles distant in the same
space of time required to walk dozen blocks. The
agriculturalist, horticuuralist gardener of the
valleys adjacent to these lines can mount car
and come to town in less time than he could hitch up
his team
City folks make great use of these lines in the
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
I'm Hncienf Lewiston Paper.

Early settlers will remember Judge Norman Buck
of Lewiston, who for delegate to Congress in
1888, as an independent candidate.
We publish below from The Scimitar's Scrap
Books fac-simile of the title page of his paper
which published at Lewiston at the time he made
this race for delegate
OUR STARS AND BARS.
Published Every Wednesday at lewiston,
Idaho Territory
Wednesday, August Is, 1888
NORMAN BUCK, Editor.
A. QUACKENBUsH, Ass'nt Editor.
IF any attempts to haul down the American
flag, shoot him the spot.
Gen. John A. Dix.
For President of the United States
BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Indiana
For ice-Presdent-
LEVI P MORTON, of New York
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
For President
GROVER CLEVELAND, of New York
For Vce-President-
ALLEN G. THURMAN, of Ohio.
PROHIBITION NOMINEES.
For President
CLINTON B. FISK of New Jersey
For Vice-President-
JOHN A. BROOKS, of Kansas
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
Early Boise Items.

Twenty years ago last month, the Idaho City
World had Boise correspondent who signed him
self Memo.
Our scrap books show the clipping presented be-
low, as published in that paper March 2, 1888
Mr. c. E. JONES' the present able editor Of that pa
per; one Of if not the oldest in the State; then
editing the paper.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25

warm summer months as a medium for long rides
through country districts, adding much to health
and to the pleasure of life.
1t is with pleasure that notes the liberal
turns that coming to the promoters of these
several electric roads in Idaho through the pat
ronage of an appreciative public
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

now employed. Surveyors at work the
New York canal and work will probably commence
in a short time
A division officer of the Salvation Army arrived a
few days since and administered the oath of allegi
ance to the recruits. [ understand it is a regular
iron-cad
Yours,
Memo.
, 1908-04-10
UNIVERSITY LANDS ARE
TRANSPARENT TO

The state land board held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon, says the
Cheyenne Tribune. This board has
charge of the rental and disposition OF
state lands. Recently Commissioner
Fuller met with the university trus
tees in regard to the transfer to the
state of several sections of university
lands in Carbon county. These lands
together with some 5000 acres in Big
Horn county also transferred 10 the
state with large tracts elsewhere were
the grant of the United States to the
state university. The lands relinquish
ed to the state were bringing in nc
revenue and are to be exchanged fol
other selections of land that will yield
an income to the university without
the necessity Of selling the lands. All
the meeting of the trustees, the pro
posed transfer was opposed by Miss
Knight and mir. Jones who believed
it to be bad precedent to make any
change in the acreage originally as
signed to the university.
, 1908-04-10
CHEYENNE APPLE SELLER
LOSES MUCH MONEY!.

]. B. Baldwin, who has been selling
apples about the city for the past two
weeks by a house TO house canvass,
made complaint to the sheriff's office
last evening that he had been robbed
of s65 in cash and a draft for $70.75
on the Citizens bank, says the Chey-
enne Tribune. Baldwin who is quite
an old man was unable to give the
sheriff very much information which
was asked for. He said that his room
over the Tivoli had been broken into
and the money taken and is certain
that he was robbed by a young man
who was working for him, whose name
he did not know. The suspect is said
to be young, dark and of medium build,
and a search of the city by Baldwin
and the sheriff failed to locate him.
, 1908-04-10
Postal Savings Banks.

One of the most pronounced results
of the recent financial furry was the
favorable consideration and comment
of a postal bank savings system. There
has also been a great deal of favorable
comment about the merit of Hoster-
ter's Stomach Bitters during the ga
years it has been before the public
and its cures have been so pronounc-
ed as to make it a leader among medi-
cines for ailments of the stomach
liver and bowels. In thousands of
homes it has already established itself
as the favorite remedy because of its
purity and reliability. If you suffer
from poor appetite, sick headache,
nervousness, heartburn, bloating, sour
stomach, dyspepsia, Indigestion, cos
tiveness, grippe, Spring ailments or
malaria try a bottle at once. 1t will
surely help you.
, 1908-04-10
THE VITAL QUESTION.

There is no question of more i'm
portance to the people of this valley
than the water question. Upon its
settlement in the near future depends
our rapid advancement. If the Little
Laramie flood waters and other rights
are to be tied up for an indefinite pc.
Rod, peoTle who are coming here or
who are desiring to come here for the
purpose of making settlement or in.
vestment will become discouraged and
turn their attention elsewhere.
If possible, there should be an ad-
justment without going into court, for
when a case gets into court there
seems to be no end to it. The Big
Laramie river adjudication has been
in court for four years last past and no
one knows when the end will come or
what 1t will be. Pending this adjudL
cation, the men along the Pioneer ca.
nal have been at sea as to their rights
and the development of the land below
the ditch has languished. The rights
of something like three hundred peo-
pie are affected, and the interests to a
lesser degree of n great many more.
The people who are now seeking
rights from the Little Laramie, The
Republican is informed, are asking for
more than the state engineers office
is able to grant and there will have
to be a compromise or a division Of
some kind, or some of the parties will
have to be permitted to go without wa.
ter and abandon the project contem-
plated. If all can be accommodated,
that would be the better way. High
up on the Snowy range, 1t would seem
possible to divert some of the flood
water that goes to the Platte through
French creek and the Medicine Bow.
If this could be done without great ex-
pense, then rerhaps all could be ac-
commodated who are now applying,
at least through the building of large
storage reservoirs. There is a ire
mendous amount of food water going
to waste down the valley of the Little
Laramie every season. The applica-
ton of this water to the soil of tne
plains will mean homes for hundreds
of citizens.
In the working out of this problem
there is n great opportunity for the
commercial club to show its wisdom
and executive ability.
, 1908-04-10
SUMMARIZED.

Hon. Ed. F. Stable, chairman of the
Laramie county republican central
committee and lessee of the Capital
Avenue theater, Cheyenne, is home
from a trir to washington and other
eastern cities. While at the capital
he had occasion to visit Mr.. f. H
Hitchcock, Secretary Taft's political
manager, and found him busy and con.
ident. Mr.. Hitchcock is of the opin.
ion that there is now no question but
that Mr.. Taft will be nominated on the
first ballot. State after state is in.
structing for him and the general sen.
timent of the republican party is turn,
ing his way.
OF course Mr.. Stable had a very
pleasant visit or many pleasant visits
with the members of our COMPRESSION
al delegation. He found Congressman
Mondell an exceedingly busy man. He
lives right across the street from the
new congressional office building and
may be found in his committee rooms
at a late hour almost every night. The
public lands committee has its hands
full. 1t not only has the Mondell 500
acre bill to steer through congress,
the coal bill, a large number of bills
relating to mineral matters and public
land surveys, but much of an impor-
tant nature relating to Alaska and
our islands of the seas. The work of
the chairman of the committee is of
such a nature that Mr.. Stable feels,
it will be impossible for him to come
to Wyoming at the time OF the state
convention. Mr.. Frank Lyons, door
keeper of the house, said to Mr..
Stable hat Mr.. Mondell secured the
passage of more bills by unanimous
consent than all other members com
, 1908-04-10
HELP FOR HANNA, WYOMING

In view of the unfortunate condition
Hanna, Wyoming, have been left by
the death of heads of families in the
recent coal-mine disaster In that town,
Il committee of citizens has appealed
to the public for aid.
F%ifty-nine men were killed in that ac,
cident, the second calamity of the
kind which has occurred in Hanna,
and the families of many of those who
lost their lives are in urgent need of
help. The population of Hanna was
composed chiefly of employees in the
mine and their families, and the town
does not possess the means within it,
self of providing for all the afflicted.
The condition of the dependent wo,
men and children appeals to the sym.
pathy Of all benevolent people, and
there should be a generous answer to
the request for assistance. Were all
the people of Denver to give a little,
the pressure of want would be lifted at
once from the shoulders of those who,
in addition to lack of food and cloth
ing, must bear the burden of a bitter
sorrow. Of its abundance Denver is
able to give with a liberal hand; and,
remembering thai he gives twice who
gives quickly, there should be a prompt
response TO the appeal for aid.
All funds contributed for this pur.
pose should be forwarded to Mr. l.
Christensen, secretary of the citizens
committee, or to the Carbon State
bank of Hanna, Wyoming.-Danver
Republican.
, 1908-04-10

bined, which Is a true indication of
his popularity.
Mr.. Stable found Senator Warren
in the best of health and spirits and
happy over the fact that he has just
succeeded in passing the army APP
preparation bill substantially as it
came from the committee. The ire
mendous duty of going into all the
intricate details of a bill of this ma
ture and the annoying Brownsville In
vestigation had given the senator no
little worry, but these r now off his
mind and, although a constantly busy
man, he Is a trife more care-free than
usual. Senator Warren was particu-
larly well pleased with his Success in
getting the appropriation for the ma
neuvers in the Crow creek reserve this
yea as we'll as over the fact that ap-
preparations for u military posts
have been generous.
Senator Clark's committee, the jul
dietary, Is also a busy one. 1t has
many matters of extraordinary mo-
ment constantly before it and it is a
pleasure to a Wyoming man to know
that a wyoming man does not rattle
around in the chair formerly occupied
by Senator Hoar of Massachusetts.
81 tell you" said Mr.. Stable, there
was a time when | always felt in Wash,
ington like saying, 4 am from Cali
fornia, but Wyoming is the state OF
my adoption Now, l simply tell them,
L am from Wyoming" and give the
name the proper accent. Wyoming
has a proud record at Washington and
everybody refors to u congressional
delegation in terms of highest praise
Mr.. Stable reports business a little
quiet in the east and anticipates that
the improvement will not be fast un.
til after the presidential election, tina;
event always having a tendency TO
east the nation into a waiting condl
ton.
, 1908-04-10
SATURDAYS PROGRAM FOR
LARAMIE WOMAN'S CLUE

The art and literature department
of the Woman's club will hold its reg
ular meeting at the Carnegie library
Saturday afternoon, at 2:30. Mrs. 81.
will have charge Of the following
program; The Artists OF the Pre-
Raphaelite School," Mrs. r. E.. Fitch
"Burne-Jones," Mrs. N. e. Corthell
Music. "Rossetti and Millais," Mrs. j
II. Symons. Miss Laura Lee will rem
der a vocal solo.
, 1908-04-10

Laramie can never reach its full
power for development till every citi-
zen adopts the policy of mutual aid.
Mo- suggestion of a nature calculated
to injure the town should be counter
anced for a moment. Every citizen
can help. Look to the future with
confidence and hope. Speak well Of
the efforts of every man who is try
ing to do anything and if there is any
way to help him do it. Get everything
you use from your home people and at
all times give honest testimony re-
lating to the city as a whole.
, 1908-04-10

WE ARE SELLING THE FAMOUS
BOSTON WOVEN HOSE AND RUB
Der coMPANY'S LINE OF HOSE,
QUALITY AND PRICE CANNOT BE
BEAT. w. H. HOLIDAY CO.
, 1908-04-10

For the small sum OF so cents Q
month you a get all the news Of
the world right up to the minute by
subscribing for The Republican.
, 1908-04-10

The abolition of gambling in Wyo,
ming is meeting with its compensa-
tions. The spirit that causes men to
gamble is a tremendous factor in the
business world, Business, after all, IS
considerable of a gamble. At least
two of the men who were formerly
leaders in the gambling business of
Wyoming are now working out bust
ness problems in a large way n will
be leaders in their particular lines,
Their great force will be used for the
public good instead of for the debase-
ment of the people, and they will be
far happier and honored citizens.
, 1908-04-10

The democrats are now protesting
against the republicans carrying their
points in the house of representatives
by sheer force of numbers, just as if
the majority have not the right to
make rules and provide for their en-
forcement. This is still a republic.
, 1908-04-10

BEST LINE OF LINoLEUMs, BOTH
IN QUALITY AND PATTERNS, EV-
Err BROUGHT To THE CITY ARE
NOW SHOWN AT w. II. HOLIDAY
GUS.
, 1908-04-10
CAME TO THE CITY

WITH ULcERATED TEETH.
Mr.. n Mrs. James Dixon of the
Fox ranch have returned home, after
a visit of a few days to this city. Each
was suffering severely from an ulcer,
ated tooth and both required the at
tendance of a dental surgeon. Mrs.
Dixon had two teeth drawn before she
found relief.
, 1908-04-10

There are enough in this
immediate vicinity to build UP a city
of $4,000 people. But God made the
resources: man makes the towns.
, 1908-04-10
Call for Republican County c~onventio

Call for Republican County Convention.
Headquarters Republican County
Central Committee.
Laramie, Wyoming March 21st, 1903.
The republican electors of the Coun-
ty of Albany are hereby called upon to
elect delegates from their respective
precincts, to a republican county con
v~ention to be held at the court house
in Laramie on Saturday, the I'd day OF
May, 1908, at 2 O'Clock %. m, for the
purpose of electing eleven delegates
to represent Albany county in the state
convention, to be held at Lander. Wyo.,
on the It'll day of May 1908, the object
of which convention is to place in
nomination..
Three presidential electors.
A representative to the sixty-frst con-
gross of the United States.
The election of six delegates and six
~alternates to the republican national
convention to be held in Chicago, Ill
June 16, 1905.
The said delegates will also repre-
sent Albany county in a convention of
the Second Judicial District and place
in nomination a candidate for Judge Of
the Second Judicial District.
The said convention be composed Of
6S delegates, divided among the vari-
GUS precincts as follows:
, 1908-04-10

CALIFORNIA GRAPE FRUIT, a5e
A DOZEN AT THE LARAMIE GRO
Gerry COMPANY. 205t2
, 1908-04-10

1t is a common experience among
mountain climbers to find butterflies
lying frozen on the snow, and so brittle
that they break unless they are very
careful handled. Such frozen butter
dies on being taken to a warmer Gil
mate recover and fly away. Six species
of butterflies have been found within
a few hundred miles of the north mole
, 1908-04-10

There is still work for Governor
Hughes in New York, his race track
gambling bill having been defeated in
the legislature.
, 1908-04-10
RISE OF TAFT STOCK.

If Taft's nomination should become
impossible. Minnesota will have lost
nothing. In the new combinations
that must be formed she will have
her place, provided the delegation is
capable and sticks together. The ex-
pediency man will still have his fling.
But let Minnesota start out with Taft
on principle.-Minneapolis Journal,
(Rep.)
The American people are in no mood
to be triled with by corporate influ-
ences and interests which have put
the law at defiance, and the party
| which permits any such trifing will
not enjoy the confidence and support
of the people of this country. Trifers
and trimmers must be kept out of the
Taft camp.-Seattle (Wash.) Post-In-
~telligencer (Rep)
The allies say that the Taft manage
ment is burning its powder too fast"
However that may be s~trategically, it
1 NUNS as IL lAlt ~ III ""o ~
ing rapidly toward the 491 delegates
necessary to a choice. This weeks dis
trict conventions, in open territory, fall
largely in Iowa and Virginia, both of
which were originally claimed for Sec
rotary Shaw.-Boston Transcript.
The manner in which this vote is
divided shows that the demand for Mr..
Taft is not confined to any section.
OF the sisteen states already on the
delegate list, Mr.. Taft has votes from
ten, and of the six in which he is not
represented five are southern states,
and one, Indiana, has instructed for
Fairbanks. although, as every one
knows, Mr.. Taft will get a consider
able vote from Indiana when the
break comes.-Toledo Blade (Rep.)
The rise of the Taft stock during
the past four weeks has been little
short of spectacular. An attempt was
made last week to explain this away
with the statement that the Taft organ
ization had skillfully "buncoed' con,
ventions, arranging to elect delega-
lions in favorable states, n after an-
other for the sake of the moral effect.
But other observers have not hesitat-
ed to assert, on the contrary, that in
states yet TO be heard from, barring
the favorite son group, the sentiment
for Taft will be found easily FREEDOM
inant.-Richmond CVa.) Times-Des-
patch (Dem.)
There is no reason to doubt that
Taft is the choice of the republicans
of the south. He is popular there for
one thing, and for another, aside from
the federal charlottesville are GER
tainly pro-Taft-there is not a great
deal to the republican party in the
south. 1t would be a remarkable state
of affairs if with all the influence of
the administration in that section Mr..
Taft's friends could not capture the
great majority of southern states with
out resorting to subterranean meth
DDS. When a state or a district hobs
up which is against him, we have our
suspicious of how its antagonism was
brought about. If the rest of the south
is like Maryland, it is absurd to pre-
tend that there is any real public SEN
timent in the republican party back of
any candidate except Secretary Taft.
Baltimore News QnJ0
, 1908-04-10

GENUINE MADRAS FOR CURTAIN
OR UPHOLSTERY WORK AT w. II.
HOLIDAY CO.
, 1908-04-10

"HooLIGAN OF PARIS" FEAT.
URiNG AN AMERICAN DETECTIVE,
WILL BE A DRAWING CARD AT
THE CRYSTAL TONIGHT.
, 1908-04-10

Fine ripe tomatoes
and nice asparagus at
the Pacific Market.
, 1908-04-10

Weekly Republican auly 81 . year