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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
ourlNa eNps IN rRAoEpY.
Picnic Party Comes to Grief When
Rowboat ls Overturned.

Billings, Mont. Four lives were
lost Sunday afternoon by the capsiz.
ing Of boat filled with Sons OF Her
mann picnickers on the Yellowstone
river, about quarter of a mile above
The dam Of the Montana Water Power
company. two miles south Of this
city Among the drowned is John
Staffek. alderman from the Third
ward. and one OF the most prominent
.of Billings citizens and a pioneer we'll
known throughout Montana. Mr..
Staffek was dragged down to his
death by three young girls, who
seized him when the boat overturned,
and perished with hun. They are
Pressie West. aged is; Minnie Wag-
goner, aged II, and child Of 6
years.
The daughter OF Lewis Lehseldt
had gone down for the third time
when w ]. Scott. racing along the
bank with long pole, managed to
raise her body to the surface Of the
water and work 1t ashore, the child
being revived after several hours OF
heroic work
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30

Butte Mont Hailstunes fylly one
ioqt n depth covered the ground Al
Hedges and ether places along sthe
tracks o. the nlliaga & Norshora Ia
eastern Montana Tuesday. accord,
lbs e reports which reached this city
ga wednesday A terrific wind storm
accompanied the han ana rain. ara
Whsat ard ogher grain were blown
d0ya and badly damased Rep0as
also hays been received from CLARK
lpek valley 10 the esteet That cOasla
eFshle damage % Ero@ing erOns Mas
caused "a that rOantyy
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Striking Employees Of steel Car Com.
pany Going Back TO wnrL

Butler, Pa.-The backbone Of the
strike OF the employees of the Standard
Steel Car company, the Butler Forgec
steel Wheel company and the stanS
ara Wheel company is broken. accord
ing to statements OF officials connect.
ed with the three concerns. n 4
thought that within a week 4 Iargs
uislofl'y or the foreigners who walk.
g Out IN partial sympathy with the
men OF the Pressed Steel Car ro,n.
pany OF Mckee's Rocks, near pitts.
positions. 'uSAt olu
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
AeIps MashInaten Earmers.

TACOMA, Wash. --one Of the most
sweeping Innovations lin northwest
railroad traffic viii be the abolition OF
al switching charges on grain al Ta,
coma and Seattle terminals. 1t Is an.
nounced by the Chicago. milwaukee, q
Puget Sound railroad Thar ii WIN az.
liver grain ~ any dock or mill on any
faiiruad To either city, free OF the
switehing charges collected BY other
roads, The effect Of the ruling win
be an increase az approximately cent
per hashel IA the price paid growers
and exporters.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
rwELvE llvEs loaT.
While Galveston Escaped Loss Of Life,
Other Towns Not SO Fortunate.

Houston. Texas The West Indian
hurricane which swept from one end
Of Che Texas gulf TO the other on Wed.
Hesday. brought death 10 twelve per.
sons ontstde of Galveston. fatally IN.
iured four and seriously wounded six.
teen, according 20 The details OF tho
storm learned Thursday night. whole
towns were devastated and the damage
viii amount 70 hundreds Of thousands
81 dollars
Fur four hours O seventy-mlle wind
swept across the country
Al BAY City half the business sec,
ton Was damaged, including the opera
house, one bank, The court house,
hirh school and the city tail. Every
bUildlns in velaac0 was unroofed or
partly demolished, and the town was
under four feet Of water People es,
cared IA boats from Colorado river. 4
miis away,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
NAV Have Been AsIeen.

The man who cannot remember the
text or aught of the sermon is hyp-
Noticed or has worked himself into a
trance, and sleepiness and inability to
tell what the preacher has said must
be considered as an indication of a
piety that has passed beyond the con.
troll of its possessor or of attention
SO acute that it concentrates itself on
the words and face of the speaker, to
Inc disregard of thought expressed by
words.-Christian Advocate.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Wyoming Cowboy Has Completely
Dropped from siaht.

Cheyenne. Wyo. Miss Anna Friend,
OF Ashton, Ky, left here on Sunday
Tor her home, after fruitless search
here for some trace of her brother,
Frank Friend, who disappeared two
years ago. Friend was employed as
a cowboy on ranch near Cheyenne,
and wrote regularly to his parents at
Ashton until two years ago, when his
letters suddenly stopped. His relatives
rear he met with foul play. but his sis.
ter could not get a trace OF the miss.
lng man during her visit 10 Wyoming
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
SHOWING THE eAsrERnER.
leeture on Reclamation Service at
supper Given by Newlands.

Washington. Senator Newlands
was host al an unique supper given
on the lawn OF his country house at
Woodley In the suburbs OF washing
ton Saturday evening. His guests
were members OF the Gridiron club.
the secretary of agriculture, post
master general, attorney general,
Speaker Cannon, and large number
OF members OF the senate and house.
After supper, which was served by
moonlight, an illustrated lecture on
the work OF reclamation service in
the west was delivered by r.. H..
Newell. director of the service. with
y Sstereoptlcon large Photographic
views were shown OF irrigation pro.
iects In Wyoming, Colorado. Utah
Montana, Nevada and Arizona, and
the reclamation Of the arid lands of
the west graphically illustrated.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
orAn ruEl 90. eAys up.
ssttiss Win novsrnmsnt Tor $4,000.
Hsassrtno 300 Acres 81 Land.

Washington Promising new prose.
easlon II further l8ystisation now in
pyagress shows that other coal lands
hare besn ILLEGALLY acquired. Attorney
General WieksFsham On Monday gave
oas . statement concerning tbs dis,
continuance u The equity suits recent.
" Instituted against Inc Utah Fuel
company 10 annai tltle 10 WOO acres Of
ceai lands IL psah yamed IL $4,000.
rita action Ia eaAaed by the aattle.
meat between the government and
representatives III the fnei company
unasf which the company ngfees Is
pay The government 7a,O00. reconyeya
the a0a acres 10 the unitsd states. be,
sides fnrfeiting sit 400 paid % the
government when The patents we're H.
aaed aA the land
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
How He kept &c cIothes Dry.


Among large shooting party on a
Scottish grouse moor was a certain
elderly professor whose skill with his
gun was hardly equal to the profundl
ty OF his intellect Suddenly a heavy
storm of rain came on. and as there
was no shelter on the moor the shoot.
ers got thoroughly drenched through.
AT least, all but one suffered-the pro.
lessor. He had mysteriously disap
peared when the rain came on, and he
did not rejoin the party until the sun
was shining once more. To the
amazement Of the others the erudite
one was as dry as bone. The others,
drenched and disgusted, inquired Of
him how it was he had escaped
wetting. Directly the rain came on"
replied the professor, 81 went of by
myself, stripped on my clothes, and
sat on them until the storm was over"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
TRAIN PLUNGED INTO RIVER.
Six Lives Lost and Thlrty-slx Persons
Injured In Wreck.

Kansas City--Six lives lost and
thirty.six persons injured, three per-
haps fatally, is the result Of the wreck
Of Wabash passenger train No. 4,
when It plunged into. the Missouri
river, thirty miles east of here, Sat
urday night.
At the scene of the wreck the river
makes a bend and the railroad follows
1t, For days the flood waters have
been undermining the roadbed, maxi
Ing 1t too weak to hold up the heavy
trains. Three hours before the wreck
a freight train OF forty-five loaded cars
passed the point safely Three hours
later No, 4 started across the same
bit OF track. Fifty feet Of the road
bed suddenly collapsed, and the engine
and cars piled one upon the other in
the water.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Masrs preaarIna fer A,taok

Madrid CflleiaI dispatches con.
eeraing the bomhardment around Me.
lilla state thai this measure was
taken 70 prevent the enemy fpom
massins. The gunboat Martin Nlonzo
pinzon assisted ia the bonlbarament
after which she chased, but ala net
catch. two steamers suspected 81 ,ar.
ryinK contFabaed arms. Ths BON.
hafdment was resumed ON SUNDAY
pc MQofs atp ataatins ID gtt. ii
force n the Ri6 reslon, II Is esti,
mated that they nov number g0.po0.
ana age preparing Tor a concentrated
stack
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
SPENT MONEY TOO FREELY.
Two Wyoming Men Arrested on sus-
picion Of Train Robbery.

Cheyenne, Wyo--The lavish expen-
diture of money for champagne by
William White and r. w. Stockwell
Of Rock Creek led to the arrest Of
the two men at Laramie on Thursday,
and the recovery Of larg sum Of
money, believed by officers to be a
portion Of the swag secured by ban
dts years ago In Union Pacific
train robbery at Wilcox.
The arrests followed spree, dur
Ing which the two men spent S445 for
wine. White later deposited $4,000 in
Laramie bank White claimed he
found the money in glass jar buried
in the cellar Of William Taylors res.
idence. All the money is gold coin
and bears dates many years back.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30

Indianapolis Portytwo persons
wers injured sunday III the wreck 81
Big Foar passenger traip. snath.
hound. az townsville, Ind. ana an but
siN nasseagers, who ware brought IN
hospitals IN indianapolis. were able "a
senanns 90 their destinations. The
.bagEage ear and tho coaches behind II
LETT The track while the train was
r1nning tfty miles an hour. The leea.
mQtiye held TO the rails. Several
coaches turned over. There were 800
passengers on the train and those IN.
hurt took the injured out OF the ear
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Cholera Situation in Russia Seems
to Be Under Control

st. Petersburg.-Tne cholera situa.
ton seems well under control. After
remaining stationary for several
weeks, with a maximum Of 100 cases
the number of cases has gradually
decreased until Thursday there were
only ffty-two. There are 500 patients
IN the city hospitals and forty.eight
persons are being treated in the snh
urban hospitals. Preventive inocuIa.
ton, which was largely EMPLOYED dnr
ing 1908, has. been discarded by the
cholera experts as useless
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Ambassador Reid EntertaIna kInq,

silsoe, England This little old
Time village which clusters around
the gates Of Wrest park. was en- fete
on Saturday for the visit Of King Ed.
ward. who arrived Saturday after.
noon 70 spend the week end with
Ambassador and Mrs Reid. There
was great influx OF notables from
az parts OF the country to welcome
MS majesty Later Ambassador Reid
escorted the king through the stately
avenue 70 the house, where the
guests were presented and tea was
served
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Pats Appreciation.

An artist had finished Landscapes:
on looking up, he beheld an Irish nav
Wy gazing at his canvas. well" said
the artist, Familiarity, do you suppose
you could make a picture like that?"
The lrishman mopped his forehead a
moment Sure, a man en- do amy
thing If he's druv to ut!" he replied.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
pity the Poor Horse Ely.

Every purchaser of motor car dis.
courages the life of the horse fly.
Some sort of bug or fly will have TO-
be invented to bite autos and make
them stamp, switch their tails, and
klck up. We don't know what Ell
rect einder beetle would have on
autos The question is referred TO
Judge Adna P. Gristlebone for an ex-
pert opinion ssawatomie (Kan)
Globe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Partner Of Edith Woodills Slayer
Goes into Bankruptcy.

New York.-The tragic deaths OF
Mrs. Edith Woodill and of Robert e.
Eastman on the Maryland eastern
shore last month were recalled here
on Saturday, July "a, by the filing OF
a petition of bankruptcy by John I.
Garrison, individually and as surviy.
Ing member of the firm of Eastman
Y Co, In his petition he gives the
firms liabilities as $4,000 with as.
sets of S11S2, and his individual liza.
bilities as $2S,Soo, with $4,000 as.
sets.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
FaIIed . Asea warnIna d nox.

Waco, Aont,-Because he failed TO
hee0 the Wlrning q small boy to
the effect that he would be struck IL
Q train and killed II he persisted in
sitting on the end OF q tie. Nj ".
Erwin a laborer, was hit by d passing
engine IN the vicinity OF Waco and
was Instantly killed
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
raft,s TeIearan ereatsa s.ns..la..

pekin -fhe personal telegram sent
oy President Tart to Prince chun the
Le.nese regent, in hehalf Of me Anav.
~, ~ gialm Ter equal participation in
oae ~ Hsnkow, sze-Chuen railroad Ioan
q S2b5eQ,ooo has created a sensa tG,Sl'
among the foreign bankers ana n ,,,,s,'
p e OF the legations here. Tho lsga
...ns concerned affirm that The Iosn
guesuon until now has not been recas-,
uitea systematically, but Inc in, Sros,
son prevails that the matter nno NJ M
Cenles political, The German Fran
bankers. go 'le concert Of
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
rslssmsa Kxsltsa.

taafA MeFnrep The construction
q she highway % Tetaaa has been
sscFPea ~ tsw Fesais N shreate ~
tbs AnaigFa tribe 10 attack ere snan.
i8Fie Haleas Boy withdraw. Tropb9n
y sSaFss ~ enc tFibgaRien aru excited
eu aaeHHni e the M1ohsh auccessss
~ Malffts
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
KEEPING Friends.

It is one thing to make friends, but
quite another to keep them. Remem-
Der that friendship viii not thrive on
discourtesy or neglect, Little cour-
tesies and attentions to those with
whom we are most intimate help 70
smooth and sweeten life.-Home Chat
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
woMAN'e TERRIBLE REVENGE.
Murders Girl Because She Had Been
Dismissed by Victims Mother.

ST. Petersburg News has been re
eeived here of the murder of the
young Princess Alexander Mestcher-
sky at her fathers estate in Smo-
lensk. The housekeeper in revenge
for being discharged, decapitated
the 14.year.old girl with an ak. The
family Of Mestchersky is one OF the
Oldest In Russia, and representatives
OF its various branches have played
prominent roles in Russian history.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30

NadFla !s le estimated chat NE
nuulbsr e MaoFs siiied IL recent bal
lies syaaaa aiNi'Ea n s68a M8ndFy
8 sssnpissaty seuartbienl haana to-
Inc eorth Nas attacked aad forced IA
rrtasu Nine ~ che spanlaria Nero
gaahdaa
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Note for Wives.

1t is said that no man can tell fio
and keep his big toe still. If the WON
en- will induce their husbands TO take
OF their shoes before they begin 70
question them they can catch them u
falsehood every time,--Atehtson
Globe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
KNEW Afs Inrashin-

Anyone called, Perkins % yes,
my lord; man with bin. Used awful
lsnguagei And abusive! Why, il he'd
been your lordship himself he couldn't
have been more so!"-Ally Slopers
Half-Eoliday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Fatal Auto Aoclaent.

Butte Mont.-An automopue own
ed by sellars Largey, president 81 tho
state Savings bank, and million.
aiFe q this city. Saturday afternoon
ran down Edward EdHeld. AGED n
death ensuing The machine was ~,
.ng driven by Largeys chauyepr
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
Anether Conner for 80 Iann.

London.-Fhe International anti.al.
sehel'e congress. which concluded lis
iahors saturday afternoon. accented
me invitation OF Queen Wilhelmina q
hcld its next gathering at The Hague
IN IRs
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
ksntuskIan KLIled 81 nls Son.

Somerset, Ky--James stearns,
county surveyor and one Of The hes
known citizens In the county. was
shot 70 death at his home near w,,od.
stock, II IS Charged. by his son IA
Years old, whom he was chastising,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30

Washington An estrAditioh tteaty
between ths Tinted States ana Tue ia.
utuioa fep9hlie siEbsd a. sAnsn IN.
ninE0 pn lame u was rssines ana
made gablie bY & senate On sieadsy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30
rhe Imnortant Eeatnrn.

Katherine, aged two. who had on 2
new pair Of shoes, had her picture.
taken, and when asked why she dia
not look up instead of down, said: =
wanted to see If my now shoes got
thsir picture taken. -Delineator,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-30

Nbatnag Wan The VILLAGE ~
sisehila boosted 90 ne Saskatoon ana
MssiARJkwig eFRaeh " the CAnaatah
Paesslg railway b saskatchewan. vas
asfea ont ~ 4 t8suadQ sunday aflaF,
HNxsN No aae &as ahsi0fistg hHFt
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-18
ANSWERS = TO :. = QUERIES

DESERTION-N. City. Can a be pun
ished for deserton from the United states army
after the expiration Of seven or eight years
after having deserted? II so, what would be his
sentence?
The Articles of War provide. No per-
son shall be tried or punished for de-
sertion in time of peace and not in the
face Of an enemy committed more than
two years before the arraignment OF
such person for such offense. unless he
shall meanwhile have absented himself
from the United States, in which case
the time of his absence shall be ex-
cluded in computing the period of limi-
tation; provided, that said limitation
shall not begin until the end of the
term for which said person was mus
tered into the service" What the SEN
tence would be is such as the court
might determine.
sI,uGs-w. ]. B., City. How many gold
slues. octagonal and round. that is $50 gold
pieces Of the early days OF California. were
coined?
Such were coined in the private
mints of Augustus Humbert and sKel-
.logg e. Co, but there is no record of
the number of such pieces eoineds
NO SUCH BooK-P- f. l.. Fl. r.. Presidio
City Is there a publication that contains list
Of all the daily papers. population, hospitals and
names of the same as to all the large cities OF
the world.
There is not. but there are news
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-18
Gossip of RaIIwaymen

The car situation generally in
northern California shows decided
= Improvement. The dried fruit
October and the first half of Novem-
Der, leaving the last half of the pres
ent month practically bare of orders
for those shipments. and as a result
the hop dealers and lumber merchants
are able to have their orders filled with
reasonable dispatch.
The situation with regard to overland
movement Is somewhat affected by the
reciprocal Ademurrage law in effect on
interstate movements on account OF
the high rate of demurrage allowed
shippers In cases where cars are not
furnished promptly.
The movement of westbound tonnage
into California for the last 80 days from
overland points shows a decided in
crease over similar period in 1908
and is taken as an encouraging feature
of the railroad situation. The trans
portation companies are not forced to
move the number of empty cars from
the east that would be necessary with
smaller inbound tonnage.
The activity which the Western Pa
cific is showing preparatory to begin
the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe
This is brought to mind by the situa-
tion in Stockton. Although the West
ern Pacific has erected an attractive
station opposite the Southern Pacific
station, the officials have decided to
open a downtown office The Santa
Fe, which is equally remote from the
center of the city, will also have a
downtown office, so it is understood
That the Southern Pacific will follow
suit is the general belief With three
transcontinental lines. Stockton is to
become an important railroad point,
according to railroadmen.
In connection with the creating Of a
subdivision of the Southern Pacific in
Stockton with j. D. Brennan as assist
ant superintendent. j, H. Leary, for
merly dispatcher in the Oakland office.
has been made chief dispatcher, and
George Geiger district train master,
with headquarters in stockton.
j. d. Stack. superintendent of the
Colorado and Southern at Trinidad, has
resigned to become assistant superin-
tendent of the Sacramento division of
the Southern Pacific.
cling freight agent of the Santa Fe at
Hutchinson, Kan, succeeding F. r.
Hoguelarfd, designed to become assist
ant to the attorney of the Kansas rail-
road commission.
A telephone train dispatchers' circuit
between Newton and Arkansas City.
Kan, has been authorized by the Santa
Fe at cost of $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-18
THE =. SMART =. SET

sufficient proof of her popularity among
so many favored buds One of the
first affairs of the season in conpli
ment to Miss zeile will be a tea that
Mrs. George Cadwalader will give next
Saturday afternoon The younger girls
and a few of the matrons have been
hidden to meet the onplimented guest.
Mrs. Mountford Wilson has invited
score of friends to her home at Bur
lingane this afternoon for a luncheon
and informal reunion, this being one
of the first affairs at which she has
presided since her return from the east.
She will entertain frequently at Mid
oaks during the season, but expects
to pass part of the time in town aftet
her usual custom.
Mrs George II Menden VIII enter
tain a one of the first bridge parties
of the season that is of special social
moment Monday. November %, at her
home in Pacific avenue. Mrs. Mendell
has been out of town on series OF
brief trips this summer, but VIII re-
main in the city for the greater part
of the winter and entertain at several
afternoon affairs.
Miss Ellen O'SuIIivzn. who has been
visiting relatives in Los Angeles and
other southern cities, will return next
week and remain here for an indefinite
visit
Mrs. William Bourn and Miss Ida
Bourn have closed their country home
at st. Helena after spending a season
there and are again at their home in
Broadway.
Miss Louise and Miss Evadne Brick
ell, who have been travelling in Europe
all summer, are in Paris this week. but
expect to sail for New York within
day or two. After a brief stay in the
eastern city they viii returns TO their
home in Pacific avenue. The Misses
Bricken have visited many of the larger
European cities as well as enjoying an
extended stay in Great Britain.
Misses Richard III. Sprague and her
daughter. Miss Isabel Sprague left a
few days ago for the east. where they
will remain for an indefinite visit Miss
Genevieve Walker. who was a guest at
the Sprague home during the summer.
has returned to the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Eleanor Martin
Miss Ruth Boericke. the fancee OF
NdiStOh Wnlte, received the nOnOrS 1T
the luncheon given yesterday by Miss
Lillian Whitney. The girls who met
the bride to be We're:
Miss Mildred Whitney Miss Louise Mccormick
Miss Aniea Mailhard Miss Dorothy Boericke
Miss Maud Wilson Miss Ethel NfcAIIisfer
Miss Aileen Mckenzie Miss BESSIE Ashton
Miss suzanne Kirkpat- Miss Dolly MacCsaviR
rick
Among those departing this morning
for the east is Miss Frances Martin.
who has been a great favorite with the
younger girls. Another favorite. Miss
Frances Newhall. leaves today for a
visit in New. York Miss Martin is ac-
companied on the eastern trip by her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin. and
they all go abroad after stay in New
York Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belden
and their daughter will leave today for
the east, so that there will be a large
farewell party and many leave takings
TO mark this day in social annals.