davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10

Notice is hereby given that ! will
sell, according to the Estray Law,
unless claimed by the owner prior
thereto, on the 18th day of Deem
Der. 1909, at the H. ]. Starr place,
about 2 miles southeast of Linden
the following estrays:
One red and white COW, marked
crop on left ear and under bit in righ'
ear; branded M on left hip; some kline
OF brand on left side; has been de-
hornet.
One white heifer, about three years
old. marked crop on left ear and nc
brands visible; has horns.
James Garner, Constable,
Linden, Idaho
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
Little Bear Ridge

A crowd of neighbors surprised
Harry Hupp while at home during
Thanksgiving vacation
Johnnie Roberts has been visiting
with friends on the ridge this week.
Henry Emmett and wife started
Tuesday to their old home in Mis-
souri,, where after visiting, will go
to California.
Spokane buyers are buying hogs
on the ridge, paying Ne gross.
Princess Flour makes nice
white loaves.
The Ladies Aid will have their
annual sale and supper Thursday.
December 16.
All the young people enjoyed a
sleigh ride Sunday afternoon.
Elsie, Emmett has returned to the
ridge, where she will stay during
the winter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sizer have moved to
Moscow, where they expect to live
in the future.
Princess Flour is the purest
and sweetest flour ever made.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
Resolutions of Sympathy

Last week, at a regular business
meeting Of the Ladies' Aid of the
NJ. f. Church the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
WHEREAS; 1t has pleased the AL
mighty to remove from us our be-
loved sister, Melvina E. Browning;
BE IT RESOLVED; That we ex-
tend our love and sympathy to the
bereaved husband and family.
Mrs. Jas. s. Taylor, ,o;+.oo
Linda l.. Hamley. eoiini''ee'
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
Dentistry

The first and third Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of each month,
we will be at the Hotel kendrick,
prepared to do all kinds of dental
work. Work guaranteed, Free eX-
animation. Next arrival, Dec. 20,
q and %. Watkins & DeLap
Moscow Dentists.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
EStrayed

One heller, red, with hornf, had
bell. Notify owner.
CHRIS LEE, Deary. Idaho.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
LOCAL.

Mrs. G. E. Bechtol OF Kamiah ia
visiting here this week with her
mother, Mrs. J. Turner.
WILDER Hughes, a cattle buyer
from WinOna, WASH, was a visitor
in our town Monday OF this week.
Our school teachers, the Misses
Howard and Hanson, visited their
homes in Lewiston Saturday and
Sunday.
Princess Flour insures good
bread all the time.
FOUND:-A bunch OF keys, The
owner can learn where they are by
calling at the Gazette office and
paying for this adv.
w. 8. Holmes OF the Dent country
was a visitor in Kendrick Tuesday,
enroute to Lewiston on matters re-
lative to his homestead.
Capt. Carlton and wife visited
their daughter, Mrs. Crews, in
Kamiah the past week, where Mr..
Crews is now Mine host of the hotel
there.
The Gazette has this week issued
from it's press, posters announcing
the big Red Tag Sale of Fred s.
Beckwith's, to commence on Dec.
13th-and invites the consideration
of it's readers to the announcement
in this issue.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
Big Bear Ridge

Good sleighing ON the ridge, be
tween and 10 inches OF snow.
A Hooker returned from Moscow
last Friday where he had been on
the jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. SIG. Dillon Of Illinois
are visiting at the home OF w. c.
Dillon.
There will be Christmas tree festi-
walls at Soth churches on Christmas
Eve. We are sorry this could not
be had different evenings so all could
attend both.
Princess Flour makes bread
like "Angel Food Cake.
At the road election last Monday,
W.B. McGraw was elected. The
voters are petitioning the Board OF
County Commissioners to levy a
special property tax Of five mills on
the dollar, this is one mill more
than we had last year.
A new bridge has been put in at
the Jones place. This has been
badly needed for some time.
Princess Flour is the best
for bread, cake and pastry.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10

Princess Flour makes more
and better bread than any
other flour.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
Princess Flour is best by test

Don't let it be forgot that tonight,
is the Ladies Bazaar in the Barnum
opera house. This is by the ladies
of the Presby terrain church and I'm
cludes many items for appropriate
Xmas. presents and q fine supper.
Your presence is earnestly requested.
The Sunday School of the Presby-
terrain Church will hold it's Christ
mas exercises in the church on
Christmas Eve. Special program
will be printed shortly; members
and friends of the Sunday School,
Christian Endeavor and the Church
will be welcomed in the participa-
ton and in the enjoyment OF the
occasion.
Princess Flour makes light
er and whittier bread than any
other flour.
FOR SALE-An Ayrshire bull,
three years old. Telephone on Inter.
state line or address R.F. B1GHAM, r.
F. D. /, Kendrick.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-12-10
= CHRISTMAS GIFTS
An Edison
Photograph

Makes a Christmas Present
that the whole family can en-
Joy. A large stock of latest
machines and the entire series
of records. Come in and look
these over, whether you in
tend to purchase or not.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21
Alaska and the Fair Stamp

Certainly it would be wholly inap- propriate and inexcusably misleading to have seal standing on a cake or ice represent Alaska on the exposltloh stamp the postmaster general mas authorized. Alaska is not land or lce and snow hills and it isn't just to Alas ka to convey any such idea.
 Time was when people in the Eastern and Southern states, some of them m high official station, regarded Puget sound as an ice locked arm of the Pa. cific ocean. It required years of hard, persistent effort to remove the impress sion.
 Because of the enormous area over which Alaska spreads, it's climate IS diversified, it's soil is diversified, and it's products are diversified almost to the limit of supplying everything normal human being could wish for or need.
 A seal standing on ice will not typify Alaska. A stamp with such design on it would help to perpetuate hurt full error. It would be wiser and juster not to have any special exposition stamp at all than to have one which will so grossly misrepresent Alaska.
 If the design on the special exposi- tion stamp cannot be altered, the post master general, Mir. Hitchcock, should be courteously urged not to issue it, for such stamp will not tell the truth, and the kind of lying it will do will be hurtful.-P.-I
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21
"Times is Changed''

"Yes, siree, Bill; times is changed since you an me was doin' our court in'," said Adoniram Glover, with note of sadness in his voice, to old Andy Clover, who had come over to "set a spell"
 "When we was doin' our courtin', Andy, a gal thought she was bein' treated right han'som' if a feller bought her 10 cents wuth O pepmints once in awhile, an if he tux her to any doin's in town she didn't expect him to go down into his jeans to the tune of a dollar or two for ice cream an soda soda water au' candy at fo'ty cents a paound. My son Si tux his ducksy- daddle to the band concert in town yistiday, an there want quarter left of dollar bill he struck me fer time he got home. Beats all the way young folks throw the money away nowadays. tell ye times is changed nightly since we was boys, an the Lawd only knows what the end will. be with feller layin' out 75 cents OH gal in one day!" St. Louis Republic.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21
Hand Training for Indians

The supply agent of the United States bureau of education for the Alaska division is making arrangements for the erection of twelve new schools for the natives, in each of which there Is to be a complete manual training course. This is precisely what intelll- gent Alaska Indians have been asking from the government for many years, and when it is furnished them they may be relied upon to take full advan tage of it.
 The Alaska Indians have thus far evaded the pauperiZing effects of the reservation system, for it has never been applied to them. They realize that old conditions have passed, and that they must adopt the white mans ways in the future if they are not to perish off the earth. They are willing to work to earn their own livelihood and to be dependent upon no one save themselves, but they wish to learn how to work in the white mans ways.
 It is proposed in the manual train ing course to teach the Indians the use of carpenters tools to the extent that each one will be competent to use them in building houses, boats and sleds. In some instances they will be taught thhe rudiments of blacksmith ing. The women are to be taught cooking, sewing, washing and ironing and some industrial branches.
 1t is the most important step which has yet been taken for the encourage ment of the Alaska Indians. If it is supplimented by the teaching of agri- culture adapted to climatic conditions at each place and based upon the re- suits acquired at the experiment sta tions, the work will place the Alaska Indians in a condition wherein their future prosperity will be fairly assured for they are naturally industrious and by no meahs unthrifty. They are well entitled to have this much done for them.-P.-I.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

Today there are in Prince Rupert, which is the largest town in the prov ince, stores in which groceries and provisions are sold at retail, ? meat markets, 6 clothing and dry goods and boot and shoe stores, millinery store, , stores that sell hardware and stoves, ? jewelry stores, 25 hotels and restau- rants and lodging houses, l photog- rapher, newsstands, tent and avn ing factory, ? furniture stores, under taker, 3 shoemaker shops, 6 builders and contractors, coal yard, 3 lumb Der agencies, steamship agencies, ? char tered banks, 1 tailor and 3 clothes, cleaning shops, 3 bakeries, l steam laundry, ? hand laundries, l billiard and pool room, l wholesale clothing house, jobbing commission merchant, ? fish markets, 12 real estate and insur- ance agents, 3 law firms, 3 doctors, l dentist, ? contracting painters, l ma chine shop, 1 blacksmith, barber shops, 1 weekly newspaper, daily newspaper, job printing office, pub- lie school and 4 churches. The popula- tion is between 800 and 1,000.-Empire.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

The Alaska Steamship company an- nounces tbat it will receive shipments of freight for Cook inlet ports, to be turned over to the A. c. Go. steamers at Port Graham. Port Graham is about 14 miles southwest of Seldovia, and the A. c. Go. is providing extensive facili- ties for taking care of the transfer bus mess at that port. Navigation on the inlet opens about April 25 and closes October 10.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

"SITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modations, American or European plan. For terms apply to Doctors Goddard and Brooks, Sanitarium, Alaska
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

New Postals continually arriving in every mail for Heubner's Drug store.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

American, French and Italian dishes cooked to order at the Douglas Cafe.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
Thinks Every Farmer Should Plant
 Some Wheat.

W. L. Campbell, living six miles east of Crowell, Tex, and farming 250 acres in wheat, is of the opinion that every farmer in the Southwest ought to grow enough wheat for his own consumption, at least-and some for marketing.
 "I have obsei we'd" said MT. Campbell to a representative of Farm and Ranch, "that the small grain farmer never has any difficulty in getting himself financed, and usually has money to finance other men, while his children are in school. This cannot always be said of the cotton farmer as class.
 Again want to say that all wheat men are ahead of the hounds, while many cotton farmers are be- hind them; but then I would advise the cotton farmer to put in an acre age of wheat this winter. His cot ton lands are in good condition for late fail sowing; and he will, per haps. find it will be more profitable to him. Farm and Ranch.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
THE ALASKA COAL LAND FRAUDS
Special Commissioner McGee Begins the Taking of Testimony
 at Seattle.

Seattle, Nov. 21.-In the govern. ment hearing to determine the validity of the Cunningham Alaska coal land claims before Special Commissioned William J. McGee of the general land office a number of affidayits were in- troduced to show that the entryme1 did not make their filings for theii own exclusive benefit, but that preyi. ously they had entered into an agree. ment to consolidate them.
 The affidavit of Clarence Cunning. ham of Wallace, Id. sets forth that he took up claims for himself and 32 others. Hearing that there were certain valuable coal lands near Katal la, Alaska, he made trip in October and November. 1902. to that country. He then returned to Wallace. Id. and interested his friends in joining him In further investigations. Ten contributed $500 each. In the meantime he had interested 20 other persons, each of whom entered 40 acres through him, and his fellow entrymen paid him in all sl3l.0O
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25

always staying within the legal limits. It has. in times not far past, been found profitable to Mena ship pers to have freight sent many miles beyond and then sen. back by local freight; and, again, the minimum freight out of Mena to neighboring towns was held up to 30 cents, while competing towns, according to statements of shippers. could make shipments to the same points, right at Mena's doors for 25, cents.
 A new railroad not affiliated with our present line, is the only remedy for such discrimination until laws are made to compel all public car riers to treat all towns, big and little, alike. just as they must now treat big and little shippers.
 The next most important feature of Mena's trade lies in the wagon roads. The time has been, not far back, either, when people in coming this way found the roads growing worse and worse as they approached Mena. This in not true now, owing to the good work of the psat few years. and it probably will be com pletely reversed soon.
 In addition to this, new roads are being opened roads that will make it convenient as well as profitable for many people to come here to trade, who have never been able to do so without much hardship. A year ago, through the efforts of the National Forestry officials, aided by contributions of Mena business men, the Two-Mile valley territory was brought within easy access. Now, through the same channels, aided and abetted by the county judge and road commissioner, a road soon will be completed that will cut twelve long miles from the route to Mena for a large section of southeast Polk county and the north part of Howard.
 Then they tell us of an obstruction in the Foran Gap road from the north that we can remove by a little effort.
 In the olden days. it was said that "all roads led to Rome" 1"
 In this day. we of this city, should see to it that Fall roads lead to Mena"-for they are the channels through which business will come.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
IT IS A TERRIBLE STORY.

That coal mine disaster in Cherry, H., was, from first reports, one of the worst in mining annals of the United States. and each new report makes it worse.
 Millions of people the world over, first read of calamity by which more than 300 fathers, brothers and sons were shut down in the bowels of the earth with small chance of ever again seeing the light.
 Then an additional horror was added by the death of twelve heroic rescuers-t through the foolish or bull-headed action of the man in charge of the mine lift in which they had gone down.
 But, worst of all, the last reports are to the effect that, in order to save the mine from destruction by fire, the shaft was sealed, thus mak- ing absolutely certain the death of all the hundreds known to be in the mine, and this without the certainty that many of them were not alive when this was done.
 This last act is of character to cause a tremendous sensation It will attract great attention to the condition and operation of mines, and besides placing the perpetrators of this last deed in a very undesir- able position, probably will bring about legislation that will make such occurrences very unlikely if not impossible.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
NATIVE AMERICANS ARE FEWER
More Deaths Than Births In New York and New England, Says
 Prof. Wilcox.

Ithaca, N r.. Nov Elf the pres ent decline fin the birth rate should continue for 150 years there would be no more births at that time. according to Prof Walter F. Wilcox. tae statis. tician of Cornell University
 Tt is not the decrease in the birth rate that Is disturbing" Prof. Wilcox said. but rather the fact that decrease is greater among the classes whose children would probably inherit most social worth and capacity for leader. ship. Thus figures from Harvard col lege Indicate that each 100 graduates produce in the next generation only fS sons. The native Americans Dopu- lation in New England and New York loses more by deaths than in gains by births"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
Meat Prices and a Hog Law.

To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir:-As there is being so much said in regard to a hog law in Polk county, I thought I would add my say to the sayings.
 l have just returned from almost a three-months trip in Texas and Oklahoma, where they have the hog law. Beef is 8 cents from the farm er's wagon. Pork is 10 cents the same way.
 Yes, but says one, What does that have to do with beef ?" Just the same that it has to do with hogs. At the same place ten years ago could buy pork for 5 and 6 cents. What is the matter that meat is 100 per cent higher now than ten years ago? There is as fine a mast there as ever saw when they had 5-cent pork. What is the mat ter that beef is 8 cents, when before the law it was and 4 cents? :?
 Here is the answer: The rich man has the meat and the poor man buys it. That's all. Now this is not hearsay. l saw those things with my eyes. And more than that, there IS a man who owns his farm 10 miles south of Marietta, Ok, who told me that he believed that the hog law would be done away with in his country, for with the law he could not handle hogs on his own farm as he wanted to; neither geese, sheen nor goats. Now his reasons for be- lieving that the law would be done away is that he has to have four wires to keep cows out of the field and he told me that the difference in four wires and 22-inch hog wire and two barbs at the top was SO little that he could not be deprived of the of letting his hogs out and of raising sheep, goats and geese 30 after renting eight years he owns his home and he told me out of his own mouth that he would make all | his fence hog tight for his own bene- | llt. This man says the hog law is a | curse to any timbered country. So l my friends, don't you be fooled into voting something ou yourselves that you can't vote off.
 The man l speak of lives in the Ilmoer. lis name is T. Graham l and hls address is Barnes, Ok.
 Don ' never vote no such law on yourself. R. p. Cbilders V"
 Egger, Ark, Nov. 13.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
WANTS A WIFE.

A. V. Rob sends to The Star a poem of some length, telling of his desire for wife. Besides all the usual desirable qualities of good looks, good health. good sense, etc, she must be of light complexion and have brown eyes, and, don't forget, must know how to make butter that will sell for 30 cents a pound. To one with all these qualities Mir. Rob promises to be partner most sin cere." The writer does not give his postoffice address, nor send a photo graph. The Star is perfectly willing to help Mir. Rob find his ideal, but he should prove up pretty strong on his own good points when asking so much of hIs partner.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
rENA AND TRADE.

Mena is superbly located as a trading and distributing point. and the only real reason why it is not twice it's present size, with three times it's present business is that it's arteries of commerce have been clogged.
 In the first place, Mena's one rail- road has. for years, followed a plan. not original with the Kansas City Southern, but generally practiced by most roads. of demanding of us as high q freight rate as the traffic will bear, and if the statements of pretty good authorities are correct. not
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
soUTH's OPPORTUNITIES BEST

A Wisconsin dairy authority says that dairy farm of 150 acres in that state will yield clear profit of as high as s3,000 yearly. Such land in Wisconsin costs $75 to $l50 an acre. Just as good land in Missouri can be bought for S25 to $50 an acre and Mis- souri has milder climate with its accompanying advantages for dairy farming. Missouri Notes in Kansas City Star.
 Carrying this on down the line, just as good land for dairy purposes can he had in Polk county, Arkan- sas, for from S2 to $l0sper acre, and with climate far ahead of that of Missouri. And with little care pastures can be provided all the year around. the freezing and snow never interfering with their use.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
ANOTHER VIEW OF EDISON

In The Star today is dispatch from Topeka, Kas., under date of November 21, which will be read with interest by those who know that J. A. Edson and his associates, are violating every rule of equity and fair dealing with the city and citizens of Mena, in the proposal to move the division point elsewhere.
 If the charges made against MT. Edson are proven in court, they may open the eyes of the stockholders of the Kansas City Southern, and per haps, even cause the directors of the road to take notice.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-25
DoIN0s IN BIG TRUSTS

Under laws that are said to apply
 to many other big trusts, the high est court in the land save only the supreme court. decided unanimously that that the Standard Oil Company was an illegal organization and or dered it's dissolution within thirty days. That order, if carried out, makes that 29 million dollar fine look like 30 cents in Mexican money.
 On the other hand, during the same week, billion dollar corpora tion was formed through the ab- sorption of the Western Union Tele- graph Company by the Bell Tele- phene Company-two corporations that have almost complete control of the means of of quick communica- tion- one of the things made neces- sary by modern life. Thus one ap- parent gain seems to be offset in measure by another loss.
 Few men, however, can with any degree of accuracy, figure what the result of either of these stupendous moves will be to the people. The fact that the great oil trust has talk en from it's business, and from the people, 600 million dollars in the past seven years, does not necessarily mean that it's dissolution will save the people any large part of that. And the combination of the telephone and the telegraph com pany may not mean any higher prices than now exacted even though the courts fail to dissolve it