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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28

place visited. BY reason of its unique
showing and distinctiveness it usually
is also the last remembered
Five stories high, surmounted by a
typical Chinese tower. which at night
is illuminated with studdings of cleo
trio lights. commodious in its interior
as any American department. store, the
Sing Chong bazaar is a startling but
pleasing combination of fiamboyant,
far eastern .gaudiness of color and
clear cut Yankee enterprise and up to
dateness. Chinese, clerks speaking
precise English attend customers with
oriental politeness.
In all important trading centers of
Japan and China are posted expert
buyers for this bazaar The Sing
Chong company has a factory of its
own in Canton.
The Sing Chong bazaar is a success
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eT RULY the gateway to the orient
& Chong bazaar at California and
Dupont streets. San Francfsco's S
Chinatown, known the world over,
holds no mart where tapestries and
silks from the remotest corners of
Asia, ebony and ivory carvings, teak
wood furniture and hammered brass
vases from the far east vie in greater
splendor and variety.
This bazaar is one of the sights of
San Francisco. To the tourist from
the east it is an introduction and an
invitation to Chinatown. To the
curiosity seeker from the city or else
where it is a revelation and delight
Situated at the beginning of Dupont
street, the main thoroughfare of the
oriental quarter, it is always the first
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
BABY ESCAPES, BUT FOUR
ARE HURT IN RUNAWAY
Infant Comes Out of Spill With
out a Scratch; the Others
Are Severely Injured
SPECIAL DISPATCH no THE CALL

STOCKTON, April 27.-With the exception of
a baby Of tender age all the occupants of a two
were seriously injured in q runaway which oc-
Cured on the county road between Stockton and
Pennington today. The horses were frightened
by an automobile standing by the roadside and
in attempting TO evade it overturned the surrey
into a ditch. Mrs. Edgar Holman and Mrs.
James Holman are in precarions condition.
full injuries The baby escaped without 50 much
as a scratch. The Holmans are wealthy vine
yardists-
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
SEEK LEGAL HOLIDAY

The feet committee yesterday took steps to
have Governor GilIett declare May &, the day of
the military and naval parade, when thousands
in San Francisco. a legal holiday. Mayor
Taylor has been asked to write to the governor
In the matter, with the official sanction of the
committee.
1t is known that the governor is contemplate
ing naming one holiday, but it is desired TO
9th of May, when the feet arrives. Most of the
banking and business establishments of the city
are making preparation 70 give their employees
the afternoon of Wednesday to see the battle
ships sail in, and holiday on Thursday viii en-
able many thousands to attend the festivities
who otherwise could not do so.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
COUNTY Committees MEET

REDWOOD CITY, April 27.-An open meeting
of the republican county committee has beenn set
for Thursday afternoon In the office of Ross &
Ross at San Mateo. The holding of primaries
and the selection of delegates TO the state con-
vention 10 be held at Sacramento May II will
be considered. The democrats will hold SINH
lar meeting Saturday afternoon in the office of
r. II. Thorpe at Redwood City.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
STEPHENS TO LECTURE

ALAMEDA. April 27.-Prof. Henry Morse
stephens Of the University Of California will
lecture In the First Presbyterian church tomor.
row evening on Bernard Shaw. lie win xeaf
aslsctions from The Man Of Destiny"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28

tried and stood for clean government.
The club adopted Boggs' resolutions
indorsing the proposed bond issue and
pledging its members to the active sup
port of the several propositions to be
submitted at the special election on
May H.
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB HEARS
OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Caldwell Commercial club held
a business meeting Thursday night
There was good representation of
the membership present, and matters
of Importance were discussed. The
fact that the discussion of some items
was rather heated at times is good
indication that the club is still alive.
The report of the financial committee
was examined and some pertinent
questions asked and answered, so that
it is believed now that there will be
less criticism from dormant members.
The report showed that the indebted
ness had been reduced some 100000
and that $500 profit had been realized
from the sale of cigars in the last
six months.
The committee appointed for the
raising of $1,000 for the advertising
through the Payette-Boise Water U.s.
ers' Association, reported $3.50 had
been paid and there still remained
$3.50 to be paid as Caldwell's contri-
button. The personnel of the COM
mittee was changed by substituting
the names of 8. D. Simpson and Elmer
Clark for H. B. Aven and H. w. Dor
man. The committee now consists OF
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Burroughs, Dorman and Simpson. Be-
fore the meeting adjourned $125 of
the $3.50 was pledged.
The committee on rural mail routes
was instructed to get busy as fast as
possible, as there was work of i'm
portance for them to perform. A
committee of two, consisting of Har-
rington and Gartin was appointed to
look after the numbering Of the
houses, as the government Is ready
to install the free delivery in this
city, but 1t is absolutely necessary
that all the residences be numbered,
AS every citizen is directly interested
in this matter, there should be unit
ed effort to comply with the require
ments of the government. The mat
ter Of special advertising for Cald-
we'll was taken up but nothing def
Mite was done in the matter. One Of
tn most important matters which has
ever been before the club is evident
ly sidetracked and that is the loca-
ton of a condensary. Nothing was
said about this important matter. Is
the proposition dead or does 1t only
sleep?
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SOUTHERN Journalists
VISIT THE magic CITY

The Eastern Idaho Editorial Asso-
citation held their November meeting
in Boise, commencing Sunday and
closing Tuesday. A number Of the
members were accompanied by their
wives, who really got as much pleas
ure out Of the meeting Of the associa-
ton as their husbands, besides their
presence had tendency to hold the
boys down, as 1t were. During their
stay in Boise they were the guests
jointly of the Boise Newspapers and
the Commercial club and 1t was
through the generosity of their hosts
that they were enabled to pay visit
to Caldwell Monday afternoon. The
party was brought in over the Boise
Interurban in special car, arriving
in this city at 3.15. A committee rep
resenting the newspapers and COM
mercial club met the party on their
arrival and escorted them to the
rooms of the Commercial club, where
they were welcomed on behalf of the
newspapers and commercial club.
Arrangements had been made for a
trip to the government dam and the
Mogul engine and presidents obser-
walton car weer awaiting the party
for the visit to the big reservoir.
Ralph Sebree was at the throttle. but
none of the passengers were aware Of
this fact, otherwise the trip would not
have been the one OF pleasure that
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-21

In Camp, Cuba, Nov. 8, 1908.
| write this seated on a canvas cot,
holding the paper on my knee, while
the rain drops are pattering softly on
the tent overhead. l haven't anything
in particular to write about but this
is the first time have ever been away
from home, so l naturally feel lone
some.
Well, it's only month ago that l
left Caldwell, but it seems much lon
ger, because have been seeing things.
Two weeks of the time l passed at
Washington, d. Cor rather at Fort
Myer, which lies just across the Po-
tomac. Our national capital is the
Mecca of army officers and one who
has ever been there is always anx-
ious to get back. 1t is a land flowing
with milk and honey for them. A
poor lieutenant doesn't cut much ice
among the elite of Chicago and New
York, but in Washington he is it with
a big l. The reason is quite obvious.
This place is the seat of government
and, as an official of that government,
he is in touch with the powers that be-.
Thus it is possible that today he may
be homeless wanderer in the sage
brush, while next week he is in Wash
ington rubbing shoulders with am
bassadors, hobnobbing with high dig
nitaries, and perhaps making full
dress call at the White House to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-21
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM GEO. STEUNENBERG

shake hands with the President. So
ciety opens it's arms to him and rose
tinted invitations come in daily.
While in Washington l took time to
run out to the battlefield OF Antietam
and Gettysburg. They are well worth
the neutrality-suspicious. the latter
but l have not the space to describe
them now. l also ran over to the ma
val academy at Annapolis and saw the
football game between Harvard and
the midshipmen. While there l met
two cadets from Idaho-Lewis from
Moscow and Paul Foster from Weiser.
They are both doing well and stand
high in their classes. The naval acad-
envy at present contains about eight
hundred cadets and is quite a sight
with its magnificent stone buildings,
armory, gymnasium and training
ships. The sight that impressed me
most was the casket containing the
body of Paul Jones which stands in
Bancroft Hall. l could get no idea
of the appearance of the casket as it
is completely covered by an American
! flag. An elegant portrait of the great
sea-fighter stands right beside it.
On leaving Washington for Cuba l
stopped for couple days at Old Point
Comfort, Virginia. This is one of the
most historic places in the United
Satisfying as it does right at the
intersection of Hampton Roads and
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It was. Those editors will never know
how near they were to passing in
their checks" while on the trip to
and from the reservoir, with Ralph
Sebres at the throttle. However, the
trip was greatly enjoyed by the entire
party. 1t was 5.25 p. m. when the
special left for Boise with the jolliest
lot of people that 1t has ever been
the fortune of Caldwell citizens to
greet.
Those composing the party were as
follows: J. A. Whalen and wife. e.
T. Hyde and wife, Paris Post; L. G.
Bradley, G. E. Wright and wife, Mont
pelier Examiner; c. 8. Shaw, Bellevue
News; Truxon Talbot, Pocatello Ad-
vocate; Charles Lisle and wife, Ed
ward T. Barber, Shoshone Journal
and Idaho Leader, Gooding; e. H.
Hummel, Power City Times, Ameri-
can Falls; H. Grabbe, wife and daugh-
ter, Morning Post, Idaho Falls; James
H. Wallis and wife, Standard, Rex
burg; J. w. Jones and wife, Miss Syl-
via DOMAIN. Rigby Star; Byrd Trego,
Blackfoot Republican; L. Bush
Livermore, Pocatello Tribune; Mr.. o.
H. Barber, American Falls Press.
Should the Eastern Idaho Editorial
association ever come to Caldwell
again they will md the latch string
on the outside at every home in the
city and the police out Of town.
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by two efficient teachers, and a
Baptist Church

DoPNos S0uANAA
with Rev. W. H. Wilkerson, pastor.
Notus has a natural and enticing
townsite, one hte main line of the o.
s. L. and on the Boise river. 1t Is 8
miles from Caldwell, the county seat;
has a population of 100, is three and
one half years old, is the trading point
for fully 500 people who live in one
of the greatest hay and grain growing
sections on earth. Notus is high, dry
and healthful, has no alkali in its soil,
no sagebrush nearby, and has many
shade trees. Town ltos, 50x144 feet,
sell at $3.50. Outside lands sell at
from $75 to $3.50 an acre. The I. o.
o. F., the M. w. A. and the Grange
have healthful organizations. The
great Government Payette-Boise Pro-
ject will reclaim 10000 acres of land
directly tributary to Notus, and which
will support and enrich 500 more fam
lilies.
Farmers are finding the dairy indus
try very profitable in these parts.
Shake hands now with the men who
are making Notus.
Glimpse Of Notus's New Fair Store
Branch Of the Caldwell Fair
Store, ]. C. Lesser, Manager.
The visitor to Notus for the first
time Is indeed surprised to find a mer-
camille house Of the magnitude and
metropolitan features of the Fair
Store, which in the immensely of its
floor space, in up-to-the-minute facili-
ties. and in diversity of stock carried,
unquestionably leads the mercantile
procession in all Idaho towns with
even Eve times the population OF No
tus.
The Fair Store In dimensions is Is
by rs feet, has balconies Is feet wide,
has a cement basement, is a brick
structure wired for electric lights,
has enormous plate glass windows.
and the most advanced modern i'm
provements. is a magnificent mercan-
title pile. indeed. built at an outlay of
$11,00
This store houses at least a $4,000
stock. which embraces everything that
the trade Of this section demands, gro
ceries. and provisions. dry goods,
clothing. hats, caps, shoes. bedding,
drugs. hardware, agricultural imple-
ments. buggies, wagons, In fact, every
essential to sustain life. to clothe
and adorn the person, and to facilitate
in the prosecution of ones trade, bus
mess, or industry. Although estab-
| lished for two years and stocked far
In excess Of the demand meantime,
mismanagement on the part of the for
mer owner. made success impossible
flor Itself and made the store a STUN
bling block to the growth and pros
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A peep At N0TUS AND
THE OPPORTUNITIES There
BY r. w. ELLIS.

In the last ten years Canada has
induced $4,000 Americans to settle in
her northwest territories. Last year
10000 people transferred their homes
from the United States to Canada and
they carried with them $50.OO0.O00 in
cash, and in effects. Most of this
great army of emigrants were far
mers, and were largely from among
the most intelligent and industrious
farmers of Indiana, Nebraska, and
Iowa. In the face of this fact ought
not all wide-awake Idahoans to ask
themselves with self-reproach, "Are
we not asleep at the switch?" It Is
indeed high time for us to sit up, rub
our eyes, and try to make an effort
to turn some of this tide Idahoward.
The eager seeker for future homes and
riches would no sooner learn Of the
opportunities Idaho has to offer than
he would embrace them and especial
ly is this true Of the opportunities in
and around Notus, land Of opportu-
nifty alike for the ambitious farmer
and for money looking for q Job.
Notus, like all infant settlements,
has had its serious drawbacks and set.
backs. But its day has come and It Is
now in the middle of the path Of prog
ress. Its
New $4,000 Wagon Bridge
has just been completed, and will In.
sure the town an increase OF trade
of not less than $4,000 per year.
Notus has, for the past two years
had the biggest store of any town Of
it's size In Idaho, and all that this
store lacked to make it the pride and
boast of the town has been remediet
by it's recent purchase by up-to-the
minute merchants. But the creates
agency in pushing Notus into impor
lance and in stimulating It's trade an,
industrial growth, and the develop
ment, settlement and advancement o
its tributary territory. will be tn,
building Of rival transportation line
The Boise & Interurban Railway,
whose freight and passenger cars will
in the near future, bring a market I,
the very doors of the farmers Of thi
section, and hourly opportunities 70
Notusites to visit Parma, Caldwell. O
Boise. And the improvements made
pending and designed, will put new
breath into the nostrils and new If
and hope into the soul, and money int
the pocket of everyone In and aroun,
Notus.
The business, professional, educa
tional, and religious assets of the tow
are: two general stores, one banl
one livery barn, one meat market, on
lumber and coal yard, one blacksmith
shop, one hotel, two carpentefs,-on
physician,
Splendid Public School
costing about $4,000 and presided owe
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a British fleet once moved past this
very point, captured Washington and
burned the capital.
From here We sailed for Havana.
We were at sea on election day, but at
massage announcing Taft's election.
On landing at Havana l fastened to,
my old station at Mantanzas, only to
learn that the army was in the field
for three weeks maneuver. So |
hiked out after my regiment, found
them yesterday and that is how l hap
pen to be scribbling this while the
raindrops are pattering on my tent.
Out in front the soldiers are snugly
stored away in long lines of shelter
tents. A few of my nearest neighbors
are singing, Wait till the Sun Shines,
Nellie while farther down the line a
rival chorus is bowling Take me
Down to the Ball Game" No need to
feel blue for the sun was shining yes
terday and will probably shine to-
morrow.
We are camped ON an immense su-
gar plantation of eight thousand acres
which is owned by wealthy Span
| lard. Our headquarters is right near
his house and he has assured our Of
ficers that Ibis house and all in it is
theirs" Last night he had four Of us
over to dinner and it was an evening
that will linger long in our memory
The house was a veritable castle and
the long table in the immense dining
hall, smiling with profusion of flow
ers and Spanish wine, was sight to
make hungry soldier forget all about
bacon and canned tomatoes.
The old Spaniard spared no pains
in making US feel at home. Neither
did the fair senoras who were present
and any one who has mingled with
high class Spaniards knows that their
women are joy forever. There is
certain simplicity and unfeigned po-
likeness about them so deplorably
lacking in many American women of
the same station. While these women
were rich and costly diamonds flashed
from white threats and wrists they
were perfectly unaffected. They had
Travelled and were familiar with Lon
n,sr Nod lat
New York and Washington-but every
word and act was filled with simplici-
ty and true politeness. None of them
spoke English but we all know more
or less of Spanish and so got along
with little difficulty.
After dinner we adjourned to the
broad upstairs veranda where we were
handed box of Havana cigars. There
is something draemy about Cuban
plantation and SO we sat and gazeC
out over these broad acres to where
the blood-red moon was coming III
behind the palms, it seemed that we
were transported to some fairyland
Hour after hour we sat there while
they entertained us with stories o.
old Spain-of Madrid, Cordova an(
Granada-and when we finally broke
away and betook ourselves to oul
tents we were walking in a trance.
Well, l have scrubbed away unit
the rain has stopped and the moon il
coming out so l guess | had BETTE
stop. 1t is bed time anyhow, for to
morrow we must engage in mimi
warfare with the cavalry and artiller,
that are coming out from Havana.
l neglected to state that while Il
Washington l met Herbert Dunton o
Boise. He enters West Point mex
winter
LIEUT.. GEO. STEUNENBERG,
MantanZas, Cuba
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THE SOCIAL HAPPENINGS
IN THE GREAT Magic CITY

Boone, Mary Thompson, Moreen Con-
over, Edward Springer, Merly Silcott,
Tom Steunenberg. Lawrence Dew,
Beryl Bach, Coda Brown Zoe, Velair
Andrews and Warren Clark.
Mrs. Zeh was hostess ON Tuesday
afternoon at Peanut Draw" The
Rooms were prettily decorated with
chrysanthemums and honeysuckle
vines. Mrs. Boulton was the success
full winner of the honors of the after
noon, pretty hand-painted china
plate. The invited guests were: Mes
danes Hay, C. Cakes, R. Cakes, ]. c.
Rice, Wallace, A. K. Steunenberg, G.
B. Steunenberg, R. Madden, J. Baker,
Olmstead, Steele, B. w. Alice, Buck
ner, Love, Gartin, Cleaver, Keller,
Froman, Meek, Wiley. Boulton, A.
Dement,, Beal, Blake, Stalker, K. CAL
loway, Stewart, Aven, Dutton, ]. Har-
ris, Girard, o. Cox, Cornish, and Miss
Mann.
Mrs. Farrar gave a pretty birthday
dinner Wednesday in honor of her own
natal day and that of Mr.. ]. M. Patton,
whose birthday comes ON the same
date. The place cards for the occa-
sion were hand-painted, bearing a
picture of king turkey. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Squier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Patton, and Miss Patton.
Mrs. Doan and Mrs. Dew entertain
ed at a delightful flve-course luncheon
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Doan. Exquisite chrysanthe-
NUNS in vases were used as decora-
tons. After luncheon the remainder
of the afternoon was spent in play
ing cards. Mrs. l.. r. Deary of Boise
won the prize, pair Of beautiful hand
embroidered damask towels. The
guests were Mrs. l.. r. Deary, Mrs
McCrum and Mrs. Frank Nourse Of
Boise and Mesdames r. Sebree, c. Ba'
ker, Hagelin, Maxey, Dorman, Rob
erts, Devers, Bryan, Cue, Andrews
Boyes. Flynn, Stone, John Plowhead
Young, Smell, S. D. Simpson, A. G
Roadway, Parker, w. H. Roadway, Val
Duyn, Roberts, T. X. Little, Mosby
e. H. Plowhead, and Miss Schnabe
of Caldwell.
Mrs. Henry Zeh Is having a serie
of parties this week, the second O
which was held on Thursday after
noon. Cards were the amusement of
fered. The prize, hand-painted plat
was won by Miss Opal Stewart. TIL
rooms were decorated with white an
yellow chrysanthemums. The invite
guests were Mesdames T. X. Little
Roadway, Young, H. D. Andrews, Dew
ers, Dew, Doan, Dorman, Bryan, Va
Duyn, Parker, Riddle, Harrington
Jackson, s. d. Simpson, G. s. Davis
Stovel, Cosby, Smith, Boyes, Ballan
tyne, Norton, G. Baker, Ruby, Fore
r. Sebree, Willioms, Misses Opa
Stewart, Little, e. Wilkins, Botkir
Harris.