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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-09-16

tax collector, a coroner ana ST.
VI "r he clerk 81 the distric
court shall lie ex-nfiici" auditor
aid recorder No other county
offices shall he rsta blis.d, hut ths
legislature by general and uniform
laws, shall provide for the election
OF auch township, precin / and mu'
nicipai officers az public conyen'
fence may require, and shall pre-
Scribe their duties and fix thail
terms of office. The legltl ,tuts
shall provide for the ARC, aceount'
ability of county, township, pre-
cinct and municipal officers ior all
fees which may be paid L" them
and for all public and municipsl
moneys, viii h may he paid Il
| them, or officially come into their
possession. The county commits
sioners may employ counsel when
necessary The sheriff, auditor
and recorder and clerk OF the dis
trlct court shall be empowered by
tfp county commissioners to appoint
such deputies and clerical assist.
ance as the business OF their Offices
may require; said deputies and
cleric assistants 10 receive such
compensation as may he fixed by
he county commissioners. No
.heriff or county aeeessor shall be
qualified to hold the tenn OF office
Immediately succeeding The term
Tor which he was ele, ted The sal
ry and qualifications OF The coIn,
- school superintendent shall h+
6x,d by law.
Section 7 These amendments
shall become operative on the fret
Monday OF January, 1911, and all
causes then pending in the probate
courts of said counties and ali mat.
ters Of probate unsettled in said
p,ohaie courts, together with all
records of said courts shall DO trans-
f-rred at said time to the said dis
tlict courts OF their respective
counties. !.
Section s The question to be
-nbmittted 10 the electors OF the
state, at the next general election,
-hail be form as follows, to wit:
Shall sections IL and 81 OF al
ucle ' of the constitution OF the
la eof Idaho oe repealed and an.
nulled, and sections 2. II, 20 and "a
of Article V and section 6 OF Ar
ticie XVIII of the constitution Of
the state VI Idaho be so amended
as to abolish the probate court and
extend the jurisdiction of the dis.
trict court 10 ali matters OF pro l
bate and TO provide for the elec,,o' !
a, d appointment Of JUDGES there.
for and their salaries, and to pro-
vide for the terms OF said courts
and establish system OF districts
section 8 The secretary of
state is hereby authorized to make
publication OF these constitutional
amendments in each c; unity for at
least six consecutive weeks prior to
The next general election in not
less than one newspaper Of general
published in each
cnuntv. 77-7
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-09-16
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
NUMBER ELEVEN
House Joint Resolution No. Three
by Sswell and Freehaf4r

! A JOINT re1olu ion 10 submit.
TED to the electors nf the state oI
I'd no for rejection or approval
lp, posing the repeal of pections II
ami 81 Of Article Vol the consti
tlnFon of Idaho. and proposing
amendments 10 sections 2, II. 20
Nd "a OF articl, V, and section &
Of ,rticle XVIII OF the constitution
81 me ktate.of Idaho, providing u
dir,rict court f.r each coun
W and extending it's juri-.
die ION To all matters OF pro.
ba =, and providing far the election
ann appointment OF judges there
for, and their salaries, and lh+
tertns OF said courts.
he it resolved by the Legislature
Of the state OF Idaho:
Section. / That sections IL and
II Of Article V Of the constitution
II The s.a,sloi Idaho be and the
same are hereby repealed and
annulled.
t. Section 2. That section 2 OF ar
.ticle Vof The constitution OF the
state OF Idaho be amended to read
AS foll0ws: Section q The in
dicial power of the state shall be
vested in a court for tho trial Of
impeschments, a supreme court.
district court, courts OF justic.
es Of the peace, and such 9th.
or J.. courts Inferior TO the
supreme courts az may be sstab
lishsd BY Ian for any incorporated
Fcity.. town or .villaoe.
Section 8. That section II Of
article V OF the constitution OF
the state OF Idaho be amended TO
read 40 follows:
Section II. The salary Of the
justices Of the supreme court, un-
I'll otherwise provided by the legis-
lature, shall be four thousand dol
lars each per snnum, and the sal
AIRY Of the judges OF the district
court shall be az otherwise provid.
ed by Law, and no justice Of the
supreme court, or judge Of district
court, shall be paid his salary or
any part thereof, unless he shall
first have taken and subscribed an
oath that there 10 not in his hands
any matter in CONTROVERSY not de
cided by him which had
been 6aally submitted for
his consideration aud deter.
mination thirty days prior to
the taking and subscribing such
oath.
Section 4. That section 20 OF
Article v of the constitution of the
staie OF Idaho be amended to read
as follows: Section 20 The die
trict cour. shall have original juris-
diction In all casse. both at law and
in equity, and in all matters Of
probate. settlement Of estates OF
deceased persons AMI appointment
Of guardians, and such appellate
jurisdiction as 10 now and may
hereafter be conferred by law.
Section 5 That section "A OF
Of Article v OF the constitution OF
the state of idaho be amended to
read a. iollows: Section "a. Each
county In the state Of Idaho shall
be and constitute a judicial dis
trict. and there shall be in each Of
said counties district court, for
each Of which at least one Judge
shall DO elected by the qualified
electors Of said district At the gener.
state election: Provided. however,
that any county, in which the to.
tai vote for governor At tho last
general slection Was nos~at lsas,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
OK SAD MISSION.

Guy and BUD Gallagher left Ely
yesterday after coming in from Duck
Creek where they are developing a
valuable mining property. to attend
the funeral of their infant niece. Ella
GALLAGHER
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
ELY CLAIM IS
FOR $1,000
FOR TAX

When the board of county commits
sioners next gather. on the first Mo'
day in March, c. A. Walker, attorney
for the city of Ely. will have in his
possession a complete list of monies
due from the county to Ely for the
license collections of last year. He
was engaged in the work of going
over the license books yesterday aft
ernoon and will have finished before
today is over.
There has been considerable diff
ference of opinion between the Off
cials of Ely and those OF the county
as to the amount to which Ely Is en-
titled under the law Recently the
matter was brought to the attention
of the commissioners and as a re-
suit they asked that list of all
money due for 1907 be prepared and
presented at their next regular meet
ing.
1t has heretofore been difficult to
ascertain just what amount was due
but it is thought, the total will
reach in the neighborhood of ST.
200. Thel ist of money due when
complied will be submitted 70 the
council. who will make formal re-
quest that it be given them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
ELY
SUIT COMES
TO END

Another move in the now famous
action of S. +. King VS.. J. b., alias
William A. Douglas, c. r. and AL
fred Adams, several members of the
Doe and Roe families. the Douglas
Ely Copper company and the Ely
Douglas Mines company, was made
yesterday when G. a. Eddy. attor-
ney for the defendants, filed demur
prer 10 the complaint asking that the
action be dismissed.
In the demurrer it is set forth that
the parties defendant are misjoined;
that the complaint Is ambiguous and
uncertain in tone: that the court has
no jurisdiction over the parties con-
cerned II is therefore prayed that
the action be dismissed without pre-
judiee.
The case has aroused no little in
terest and comment on account IF the
queer point of identity involved.
King. who prospected and slept in
the same cabin and shared his
blankets with Douglas. was uncertain
for a time even after facing William
A. Douglas. the man sued, that he
was not the right one. He did. not
confront the man against whom he
had brought suit until after il was
filed At the meeting he is said to
have made profuse apologies. saving
that he was entirely mistaken in the
men.
The suit when filed was considered
very important as it was not alone
for damages in the sum of $4,000,
but also asked for an interest in the
properties OF the Douglas Ely Gopher
company and in other claims and
companies in which Douglas IS in
teresfed
Plaintiff stated that he had entered
into a prospecting agreement with J.
b. Douglas and had furnished the
latter money at various times After
he had located several claims with
Douglas, he alleged that the latter
had changed his name to William A,
Douglas and had located other valua-
bit properties for himself and others
with intent to defraud the plaintiff
of rights under the prospecting
agreement The complaint specified
the properties and the part in each
TO which King believed himself en-
titled.
The case SO far as il concerns Will
liam A. Douglas and the eo-defend-
ant Douglas Ely Copper company.
and Ely Douglas Mines company.
will be stricken from the records,
the attorneys for both sides state,
but will be allowed to stand against
j. b., alias William A. Douglas. in
order that judgment may be rem
dered against him and the plaintiff
receive his right under the law.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
Liquor License Will
Make a Change

An innovation will be made witfIff
a few days in regard to enforninkl
the state liquor laws. Those VINO re-
tail liquor in quantities over quart
and up TO five gallons will have to
pay a state retail as well as whole
sale license hereafter.
Heretofore the wholesalers selling
liquor have for the most part paid
wholesale state license without re-
gard to the retailers license. which
includes sales of any quantity under
five gallons. Under this ruling they
have been enabled to sell as low as
quart. although never less, with
out extra license charge. Under the
state law the merchant selling liquor
in quantities from one quart TO five
gallons are liable for retailers
license. Above the five gallon mark
they come under the wholesale IL
cense alone
IN making collection of the state
retail license no effort will be made
to assess extra license. as a mer-
ehandise license covers any sale of
liquors up TO five gallons. unless dis
pensed by the drink The firms
which will be affected by the ruling
under which Sheriff Davis will short
" start collecting are some OF the
larger groceries as well as one or
Two purely wholesale liquor houses.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
Legislators Expected No
Such Fate for the An
ii Bribery Measure
FAIL TO UNDERSTAND
Governor Apparently Favored IT,
Senator Gallagher Talks on Sub
ject-lnterestine viewof Carson
Bank and Business Situation

News of the action of Governor
Sparks in vetoing the anti-bribery
bill. as printed in the News yester-
day morning, came as much of sur
prise to local members of the legis-
lature. They were free yesterday In
expressing themselves that way.
Il remained in Carson and Reno
week longer than other members
of the legislature, said Senator Gal
lagher yesterday. and in that time
met Governor Sparks at several ses-
sions He said nothing the last time
saw him that conveyed any impress
sion other than of favorable charac-
ter with respect to the Legislation
which had been accomplished. His
later decision with reference TO the
anti-bribery bill is consequently an
entirely unexpected outcome to me.
THE bill had the endorsement not
only of the legislature but of the rep
resentatives of the union who we're
on the ground as well as of. mine
owners and numerous citizens of
prominence Personally, | believe
that its provisions would have been
productive of much good had they
become law We all know that stock
.j3bhing Is feature that high grade
koitl amps encourage among the
boss ps1ans and we know that re-
suits are very often to the serious
detriment OF the camp. To stop such
abuses and to extend protection to
the public. the miner and the mine
owner was the object of the bill and
\ ~ af Ia, 1t ha %
measure should have in justice be-
come law as passed, though the gov
ernor may have some very excellent
reasons for his action which he has
not made public.
Asked regarding conditions at Car
son and Reno, Senator Gallagher
said yesterday that he believed the
retirement of Mr.. Hickey from the
conduct of bank affairs there and the
plan being worked out by Mr.. Mac
kenzie and the depositors would aid
greatly in bringing return to the cap
ital of the life which seemingly went
out of the people as the delays of
Ricl1ey in making an accounting or
in opening the bank continued.
Nearly every resident of Carson is a
Rickey bank depositor and the clos
ing OF the concern, followed as Ii has
been by train of bad developments,
brought general distress. S enator
Gallagher holds opinion now that the
Mackenzie deal will save the bank
from a run which would bring about
utter decentralization in the event its
opening was attempted under Hickey
control. public confidence in that
banker having seemingly been en-
tirely lost.
Outside of Reno, Senator Gala
CHER says that he saw nothing while
away to compare with the steady
business and apparent stability as
well as activity which prevails in this
district Things have an excellent
look TO him here and he Is among
those believing that the year will
unquestionably bring about excel
lent results in the growth and large
prosperity of the camp.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
SCHOOL MONEY SHOWS
BIG GAIN IN THE COUNTY
More than Double that of Last Year is Amount of
Fund ApportiOned for This--Large Gain in Num-
Der of Children Teachers Salaries Increased

4 he largest pro rata allowance for
county school purposes ever made to
White Pine county, is that of which
County Treasurer Miles was yester-
day notified by state Superintendent
of Schools Orvis ring. The increase
even from last year shown by the
fund is material, the total of state
and county funds apportioned for the
purpose being s1o, o,161.33, as against
$7421.43, or more than double.
No better way of determining the
increase in population in the county.
where families are concerned, could
be hit upon than the statistics fur
nished in the report Of Mr.. Miles. on
which the raise OF the pro rata
amount was made. From $50 chill
dren the number increased until on
January there were 955.
The county apportionment for
school salaries during the present
year is $3.50. as against s2.619.13
in 1907.
The state apportionment has been
increased from $4,S02.33 in 1907.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
Ruef had no Promise
Says Heney

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13.-That
there was not single allegation of
fact in the affidavit of Abraham Ruef
with reference to his understanding
with the prosecution for immunity,
was the declaration of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney FRANCIS j. Heney today
after Henry Ach, counsel for Ruef,
had occupied the entire morning with
argument and the citation of author
tiles in support of his motion for the
vacation of Ruef's arraignment on
the United Railroads trolley fran
chise indictments.
Ruef's counsel last Monday set
forth that the defendant was improp-
erly arraigned on the ground that he
was not represented by counsel; was
not asked by the court If he desired
counsel; was not informed that he
was entitled to counsel and not given
an opportunity to secure the same .
that the Indictment was not read to
him, and that a true copy of the in
dictment was not delivered to the de-
fendant
Formal motions for the vacation of
the arraignment and requesting a re-
arraignment were made today by
counsel for Ruef. in addition to those
made last Monday. If sustained, il
would enable Ruef to withdraw his
plea and attack the indictments with
demurrers and motion to set aside.
1t was apparent from the remarks
of Judge Lawler that the entire mat
ter of the immunity contract between
the prosecution and Ruef will have
Continued on page four,l
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
ARRESTS ARE MADE IN
SMELTERv|LLE SHOOTING

to appear at the hearing this after
noon.
Roy Murcharson, James Muran
and a man known as Dutch" Pete
are the three incarcerated. II is the
belief of the officers that Muran is
the man who fired the shot which
proved disastrous for Polly. although
as yet he has refused to make any
statement. Polly was also visited by
the officers yesterday, but again de-
MED fatty that he knew anything
about the shooting other than that
when he tried to separate several
men from fight in which they were
engaged gun exploded and the ball
struck him. He seems anxious not
to prosecute the case.
On the other hand the officers are
determined that an end must be put
to disorders at Smelterville. rhe
present case will be, so far as they
are able to go, sifted to the bottom
and in event the guilty man can be
discovered it is their intention that
he shall suffer for his transgression.
The attitude taken by all concern-
Continued on page four.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14

to $11,651.30 this year. The pro
rata allowed for the education of
each child in the county as shown
by the census is S7.32O.1S. while for
each teacher the average salary al
lowance for the year is $150.33.
There are 81 pedagogues in the
county at present. The increase in
amount of teachers salaries is ma
terial. as last year s11S.74 made the
average and for the education each
census child $66964 was allowed.
In the salary list, as well as in the
number in attendance at the schools
Ely leads the balance of the county.
having 4S7 children. for whose edu-
cation a total Of s6.008.16 is al
lowed. White River comes next
with an apportionment of sf,362.S5
and 102 children in the district.
Cherry Creek is third with an appor-
tionment of SS19.52 and 50 children
in the district StoeSville. Gregory.
Spring Valley and Fort Ruby are the
smallest districts. each having pu-
pills and total apportionment OF
S24329
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
Officers Determined 10
Get at Bottom Of the
Mysterious Affair

Tired of having mysterious
shooting and cutting scrapes occur
within their jurisdiction, of which
no one could give them information
of certain enough nature to secure a
conviction. Deputy Sheriff AL Butler
and Constable Tom Wilson yesterday
rounded up three of the men who
we're in the saloon at Smelterville
when A. H. roily was shot in the
right ankle Tuesday night and
brought them into Ely. where they
we're lodged in jail. Beside the men
arrested everyone who was in the
saloon at the time of the shooting
has been subpoenaed and Will have
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
ELY WHITE PINE COUNTY NEVADA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1908
0DDIE IS CANDIDATE FOR
NEWLANDS SEAT IN SENATE
s...ss

, A foeman worthy his steel
} will contest the reelection of Z
} Senator Newlands to the United Z
} States senate from Nevada at .
} the next session of the legisla- Z
, ture. in the person of Senator Z
} Oddie. The latter made per- Z
, sonal announcement of his can
, didacy last week to Senator
, Gallagher of Ely, while the gen.
} tlemen we're both at Carson.
} Those in touch with the politi-
} cal situation in Nevada are at
, this time looking forward to a Z
, Republican victory in the fall,
, result which may only be
, changed by the intrusion of de-
} velopments which are yet to
} come, If they come at all. With
, Republican legislature In con-
) troll at the capital next winter
} 1t is believed that the election
} of Senator Oddie would be
} made with but small, If any,
} opposition from within his own
} party lines.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
FRACTIONAL CLAIM SOLD.
Leslie Shaw Disposes of Ground In
the District.

Leslie l.. Shaw of Goldfield, for
merly resident of this district has,
through his attorney in fact, Morris
Roberts of Ely, disposed of the
Blackhorse fraction mining claim, in
Robinson district, to John Berry.
Consideration named is $3.50.
The property sold lies west of
Ely and is centrally located between
the holdings of the Consolidated
Copper company and the Ely Cen
tral. The deed records the first sale
of mining property for several days.
1t bears date of yesterday Filed
with 1t was power of attorney from
Savage to Roberts, giving him the
right to dispose of the property In
his name.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
3ERAND ELY AND NEVADA CONSOLIDATED THAN BUTE

Biggest Copper Dis
trict of the Country
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
ADDS TO HOLDINGS.
Phcby Buys Additional Ground for
Rawhidc Orc of Ely.

+. S. Pheby, who left here last
week for Rawhide to investigate the
worth of the place, has telegraphed
his brother, Joseph Pheby, that in
his opinion the property of the Raw
hide Orc company, recently incorpo-
rated by local people. is a good one.
He also states that he has secured
an additional group of claims which
will be added to the company hold
ings. The number of claims was not
mentioned in the dispatch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
PRESTON is O. X.

Postmaster Windows of Preston
came in yesterday from that point
on "A business mission. He will be
here a couple of days. Things are
pursuing the even tenor of their ways
about Preston, Mr.. Windows states,
and everybody correspondingly hap
nv
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-14
FRIENDS Admitted.

Mrs. b. W. Mendenhall has so far
recovered from her recent critical
illness that she was yesterday per-
mitted to see friends. for the first
time since taken to her bed.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-09-04
Stunning Competition.

That competition is at least the back.
bone IL not the life OF trade Is illus
trated ny the big city departmcnt
stores, especially those located in the
same district. where rivalry runs high
and the efforts to attract trade are
studied with particular care in time Of
depression. That this same incentive
for progress Is not given to stores In
the country may be one cause-or Is 1t
eifect?-of the degeneration of some Of
0ur rural districts in the cast. One of
the heads of Il prominent New York
concern who spent Il vacation IN New
England last summer went to the local
general store" to buy a few yards OF
Il certain cloth.
I'VE don't keep it." said the store
Keeper
why not?" was the reply. This IL
a staple. How can you get along with
out it?"
WAL" was the Indifferent explana-
ton. 1--WE jest can't keep 1t. | laid in
some short spell ago. but 1t was
bought out. and every time I've got
some it only gets sold. There's no use
trying to keep it here!"-System.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-09-04
The ELEPHANT at Bav.

Twenty years of experience tells me
that Il whole regiment Of lions cannot
produce the same moral effect as one
twelve foot African tusker when h.
cocks his big. sail-like ears. draws him.
self up to his full height and looks ut
you, letting off at the same time Il
blood curdling scream. while in all
probability others invisible to you are
stampeding on all sides with the din
and vibration Of an earthquake. Sur
rounded in dense jungle by herd Of
elephants, they seem to block out the
whole horizon. One l measured was
actually sixteen feet from edge Of ear
to edge of ear. No wonder my insig-
nificant self seemed to shrivel and my
huge express rifle to dwindle into u
mere pea shooter. Try as will on
such occasions. l can never overcome
my sense of terror and always feel
inclined to throw down my elephant
gun and run for safety till drop
w. G. Fitz-Gerald in Success Maya
zine.