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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

The Department of Agriculture is fear
FIJI that the principal apple orchards of
the United States may become infected
with the San Jose scale, and has issued
a bulletin giving Instructions for the flu
migation of trees. The danger lies in the
carelessness of orchard owners who do
not make fruit raising a special business,
and who therefore neglect the trees while
they are giving their attention to the
product upon which they rely for their
fna1eial receipts. If the commercial
fruit raiser were to neglect his trees as
Goes the average orchard owner fruit
raising would he failure everywhere.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04
NJ you CORE EsPOND?

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Join class to exchange letters through this
School with woman classmates in other
states for actual practice In the essential art
sf letter writing, under instruction.
Tuition $1.00 per month.
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Unity Building, Chicago
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

The report of the automobile accident
by which two men were killed near Min
nicola, Long Island, says that the vehicle
was going sat moderate rate of speed"
at the time, and goes on to relate that
the two victims of the accident had
their skulls crushed by being thrown
over the front of the automobile
against the telegraph pole with which
the vehicle collided. 1t is evident that
the term moderate speed" has taken on
a new meaning since the advent of the
motor vehicle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

Night riders are at work again in Ken
lucky. A tenant farmer in the blue
grass country who had refused to join
the pool of tobacco growers was taken
from his house Wednesday night,
stripped to the waist, and given thirty
lashes. with the promise of more if he
did not sign in the morning. In the
morning he signed. This was not in
Russia. 1t was in the United States,
and the same sort of thing and worse
has been going on in Kentucky for more
than year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

The revenues from the Prussian in
come tax in 1907 were $59,500,0O0
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

Americas representative in the inter
national balloon race has probably lost
the prize because he permitted interested
Bohemians near Prague to pull his bal
loon to the earth, where it rested for
more than FIVE minutes, according to the
aeronaut's own admission. In racing,
a foul counts whether it is intentional or
not, and in yachting parlance, Mix per-
mitted his ship to foul the earth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

The reported abandonment of Culver
Military Academy by twelve freshmen
who could not endure the hazing meth
DDS of the sophomores indicates way
by which cure of hazing may be wrought
very onickly in institutions which depend
upon tuition fees for their support. When
the management feel the effects of haz-
ing in the school treasury there will be a
change in the methods of control that
will put the sophomores where they can
not deport themselves detrimentally.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

The desertion at New York of two
hundred seamen of Admiral SEYMOUR
fleet repeats what occucrred at Hampton
Roads on the occasion of the jamestown
Exposition. The British Jack Tar
finds conditions ashore in the United
States SO alluring that he is tempted to
abandon his ship and violate the obliga-
ton incurred by the acceptance of the
Queens shilling The French fleet
lost only a few men, probably because
of language difficulties which Britons do
not encounter, and because affiliations
with them are not so readily established.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-04

The bass drum covers a multitude o.
mistakes made by the rest of the band
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
SMALL PORTION ESCAPE.
Nearly Entire Population of Messina
Succumb in Disaster.

Catania, December 3O.-One of the
survivors of Messina says that only a
small proportion of the population es-
capped. Thousands of imprisoned and
plnioned human being unable to ex-
tricate themselves are being burned
alive, others are dying of their in
Juries, while many are starving. The
streets are filled with a confused mass
OF debris. In many cases the streets
appear as enormous crevices, twisted
into fantastic shapes. All the pub
lie monuments disappeared All the
water pipes, sewers and gas pipes are
broken and water and filth are flood
ing the streets. Gas explosionA are
frequent. Doctors, nurses and firemen
are being hurried into the city but
the lack of food and water makes the
rescue difficult. There were further
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
STOOTH CON
: GAME WORKED

One of the smoothest con games
was played on Frank Wilson by a fell
low by the name of Fred Glaze that
has come to the surface for a long
time. 1t appears that the two men
arranged to buy horses in partner
ship in Owyhee county, but before
starting for Silver City, the seat of
their future operations, they conclud-
ed that for the purpose of safety they
would register their money to Silver
City and in case of being held up
they would not lose their capital.
With this understanding Wilson put
5000 in letter and Glaze $500. The
letter was addressed to Wilson at Sill
yer. Glaze carried the letter to the
Nampa postoffice where the necessary
receipts were taken and turned over
to Wilson as he had the larger amount
in the letter. On the arrival at MUIR
puS II was 1Ouuu lldb Tue uOrS6S adU
been sold and they concluded to re-
turn to Boise. Immediately on their
arrival at the capital, Mr., Wilson had
the registered letter returned to him
from Silver, but imagine his surprise
when he opened the letter instead of
$685., there were two pieces of blank
paper. In the mean time Glaze had
secured a team and drove to Kuna
where the took the train to parts un-
known.
After recovering from the shock
Wilson swore out a warrant for the
arrest of his partner but up to the
present time has been unable to To-
cate Mr.. Glaze. The officers are anx-
iously looking for the<smooth gentle
man, and If found will have hearing
in Judge Hagelin's court.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
LINCOLN Mine

The Lincoln mine in the Pearl dis
trict is soon to be again in operation
Caldwell people naturally have a
warm spot for the Lincoln" as the
original locator was at that time a
Caldwell man. The following is from
the Emmett Index:
The Lincoln mine at Pearl which
went into the hands of receiver sew
eral months ago, is to be put in run
ming order and the mill operated at
once. This is the statement given out
by the purchasing creditors, who in
clude the former employees, John Nc
Nish of this city, L. r. Walter of Pearl,
the Salt Lake Hardware company and
the Carlson-Lusk Hardware company
of Boise.
The Lincoln property, consisting of
a number of claims in one group, is
one of the best developed in the Pearl
district. 1t is equipped with 100-ton
daily capacity stamp mill, the neces-
sary plates, and concentrating tables
of the Wiley variety, and has shaft
down little more than 44O feet. Dur
ing all the time the mine has been in
the hands of the receiver, it has been
kept pumped dry and all is now ready
to resume operations with full force
of men, the mill and mine both being
in first class condition. From many
hundreds of samples, ore from the
mine run from IS to $40 to the ton.
1t is base ore and necessarily a con-
centrating proposition. 1t is esti-
mated that there are at least 100000
tons of ore blocked out and in sight in
the mine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02

their memories were refreshed by
Mr.. Swatman Of New Plymouth re-
garding certain promises made New
Plymouth by Payette, not the least Of
which was a promise of their support
for a bridge. Mr. Swatman became
somewhat excited and perhaps made
some statements of a personal nature
which had been better left unsaid. A
number of the residents of New Ply
mouth gave short talks in all of which
they strenuously opposed county d.
vision. When the chair put the ques-
ton las many who favored county d.
vision should rise to their feet" there
was but three who were in favor. The
question of those opposed to the d.
vision Of the county rise to their feet"
brought up the entire audience with
the exception of the Caldwell and En-
NETT representatives. There is no
mistake regarding the sentiment of
the New Plymouth people on the ques-
ton of county division. They are not
in favor of the measure at this time;
they believe that sometime in the flu
ture they. will be ready for a division
of the county without materially in
rceasing their taxes.
New Plymouth is one of the most
progressive communities in our coun-
ty. They have the best roads and
the most advanced schools in this or
any other county in the state. Some OF
the speakers intimated that If Pay
cite would favor New Plymouth as the
temporary county seat that then they
might be inclined to favor division,
but not otherwise. The meeting was
one of the most enthusiastic held thus
far in the county.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
NO COUNTY Division FOR
new PLYMOUTH PEOPLE

At meeting held at New Plymouth
Monday night it was almost the unan-
imous opinion of that community to
oppose any county division at the
present time. There was fully $50
present and nearly all residents. C..
S. French was selected chairman and
Mr.. flanagan secretary. After a
few Introductory remarks by the pres
ident, Mr.. NJ. F. Albert of Payette was
called on for a statement, giving his
reasons why Canyon county should
should be divided. The burden of Mr..
Albert's remarks was that by having
small counties, there would be less
opportunity for political jobbery at
state conventions, but failed to state
that a small county gave the county
seat politicians a much better chance
to manipulate county affairs than in
a larger county. E. K. Hays, the ora
tor from Emmett, was the next
speaker but before he could get a
full head of steam on he had to illus
trate by telling a good story, which
put the audience in the best of humor.
Mr.. Hays confined his talk to facts
and clearly demonstrated that by a
division of the county taxes would be
increased as it would be more ex-
pensive to maintain three sets of
county officers in the territory where
there is but one now. Mr.. Ainey Of
Payette was the next called upon for
his reasons why the county should
be divided on the proposed lines. His
arguments were much on the same
lines as those of Mr.. Albert, both
speakers protesting great interest in
the welfare of New Plymouth, until
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
VIII Oppose II.

Dow Cunning representative elect
from Owyhee county, was a Caldwell
visitor Tuesday for the purpose of
meeting some of the business men and
talk over the proposition to divide
Canyon county and annex a portion of
Owyhee. Mr.. Dunning was very en-
phatic in his statements regarding
the matter. He said that he would
oppose the change with all his ability,
and that the people of his county were
almost a unit in opposing the meas
ure. Mr.. Dunning is one of the pros
porous stockmen of his county and
lives over 100 miles from Silver City,
the present county seat. He realizes
that while the county is large. yet the
property valuation is comparatively
small to what It will be in the next
four years, and to take portion of
the county now and add 1t to another
county would be neither right or hon
orable.
He was very much surprised to
learn that some of the Nampa citizens
claimed that owyhee people were will
ling to submit or favored the proposed
scheme. No sir, he said, l and my
colleague, Senator Benham, will OPP
pose the measure.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
Central Park.

H w. Sutton sold his effects at pub
lie auction Monday, having traded his
property for Boise property and NOV
ed his family to the city Tuesday. His
goods brought good price. large
crowd of purchasers being present.
Mr.. Sutton and family are very esti-
mahle people and will be greatly miss
ed here.
The school are enjoying weeks
vacation and the youngsters are max
ing the most of it, but wish for snow
or skating to enliven the scene.
The farmers are doing quite bit
of pork-slaughtering these days and
we are glad to note that this homely
trait is not becoming entirely extinct,
1t is much better to put up your own
meat for summer than to ship the
hogs to distant cities and then buy
back the product next summer, pay
Ing the excessive freights both ways.
We were surprised that no one was
present at Mondays largely attended
sale to represent the opposition to
the proposed county division. We are
dead agin" the proposition here and
would be glad to sign the petition to
that effect.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
Payette, Caldwell, and BIackfOOt Car.
ry on HOnOrs In OratOrlcal Con.

BOISE, Idaho. Dec. 29.-In the
forensic display by state disclaimers
representing various schools of the
Idaho Scholastic league at the third
annual contest at the Pinney theater
Monday evening, Scott Brainard of
the Payette high school was awarded
first honors in the oratorical section,
Lena Meth of the College of Idaho
first honors in the dramatic section,
and Lulu Curtis of the Blackfoot
high school first honors in the humor-
Gus section.
The Pinney theater was well filled
with members of the student body of
Boise and from towns participating
in the contest and also by patrons Of
the schools and teachers in the capt.
tai city to attend the holiday meet
ing OF the State Teachers association.
TIE declamatory contest will be one Of
the interesting events in connection
with the holiday meeting of the teach
ers of the state in the event that the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
kACHERS MEET
At MIDDLETON

The teachers of the Canyon county
schools will hold meeting in Middle
ton January Is, at which the patrons
as well as teachers and officers are
invited to attend An exhibit of school
work will be made in conjunction
with the meetings and prizes will be
offered.
The following is the program:
The following is the program and
rules:
Work should be In penmanship or
map drawing, and entries may be
made individually or collectively.
First, second and third awards will
be granted for work in all the grades
Entries should be made with the
secretary as early as possible on the
day of meeting.
All filings will be by number, no
names appearing on exhibits.
Judges-Miss Cora B. Bean, Miss
Laura Patton, Rev. B. w. Rice.
Miss Hessie Ward, president.
w. s. M'vey, secretary.
The program follows:
Opening song. America"
Opening talk. B. W. Rice.
Violin solo, Norma Mason.
Model arithmetic class.
The School as a Social Center"
Miss Leora Myers.
Discussion, Mrs. NJ. ]. Dickinson.
Song, school.
Song, Frances Ocheltree.
Physical Culture In Schools" Miss
Fowler.
Corporal Punishment In Schools"
Mr., Earner.
Discussion. Mr.. Mvey.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02

island are dangerous to the legation
news reached Cattazaro from out
lying districts in Calabria indicating
mat 80 towns and villages have been
destroyed The damage to propertv
VIII reach several millions.
Swept Into the Sea.
Montelone, December 3O.-The tidal
wave that swept into Reggie flooded
the city to depth of thirty feet above
the sea level. Some of the houses
along the water front were swept
from their foundations and miles of
railroad near Reggie were DESTROYED
The tempest added to the terror of the
scene.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
EARTHQUAKE CAUSES Loss
OF MANY LIVES IN ITALY

Half the population of Calabria
Italy, and the eastern part OF Sicily
are dead; the other half weeping. AS
the great extent of the seismic distur-
Dances grows apparent, it seems i'm
possible to exagerate the horrors
which followed them. The total num-
Der of victims is estimated from So
900 to 100000.
Innumerable wounded lie buried in
the ruins, and who will perish because
of the impossibility of rescue.
The king and queen arrived at Mes
SIM today. AS they made their way
into the ruined town, the sight was
too much for the queen, who swooned
Crowds of the stricken people sur
rounded the party, with mad scream
ing for the horror of the disaster.
Many terrible stories are told by
the rescued, who are filled with the
superstition so deep-rooted in the
Sicilian that in many instances the
injured chung to crumbling walls, re-
fusing to let go to seek safer posi-
ton.
In Messini the cathedral and mu-
nicipal buildings shared the fate of
hundreds of Others OF two hundred
and eighty railway employees at the
station, only eight are known to have
reigns, leaving to the imagination the
terrible havoc that ensued by the
tidal wave. The sea became almost
instantly covered by debris after the
upheaval, containing refuse of every
description, dotted with human bodies.
The confagration is still raging at
Messini. The volcano of Stromboli
Is still active and the seas around the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
CITIES WIPED OUT.
Whole Regions Laid Waste and De.
StrOyed by the EartbOuake.

strOyed by the Earthquake.
Rome, Recommendations hundred
thousand dead; Messina, in Sicily, and
Reggie and a score of other towns in
southern Italy overwhelmed; the en-
tire Calabrian region laid waste: that
is the earthquakes record SO far as
at present known from the reports
that are coming slowly into Rome on
account of the almost complete de-
struction of lines of communication
to the stricken places.
The death rate of Messina ranges
from 10000 to $4,000; that of Reggie.
which, with its adjacent villages, num-
oered $4,000 people, includes almost
the entire population. At Palmi, 1000
are reported dead; at Cassano, 1000;
at Cosenza, 5000, and half the popula-
ton of Bagnara, about 1000. The Mon
teleon region has been devastated and
Riposa, Seminara, San Giovanni, Sell
la, Lazarro and Cannitello and all
other communes and villages on the
straights are ruined.
The horror and destructiveness of
this visitation probably will exceed
that of any earthquake in Italy since
1873, when 10000 persons persisted
at Messina alone.
Reports of heavy loss of life are
coming in every hour from cities and
towns and nearly every village in the
stricken zone, and the story In detail
has only begun to be told. The horror
grows as further reports come in.
Messina has been fire swept, The
dead there alone will run into the
tens of thousands, Reggie is a sepul-
cher of the dead. Catanla suffered
heavily.
Mount Aetna, the volcano on the
island Of Sicily, is active. The de-
donations are reverberating over
Catania and add to the terror. Vol
umes of smoke are pouring from the
crater,
The work of rescue Is being pushed
forward with every possible energy.
Troops are being poured into tho
zone, but the efforts at succ1r are as
yet utterly inadequate.
France, Great Britain and Russia
are hurrying warships to the scene.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
Big FIRE IN
SILVER CITY

Tuesday morning one of the most
disastrous fires in the history of Ida.
no occurred at Silver City. Eight bus
mess houses on Main street were en-
tirely destroyed. The fire originated
in a chinese restaurant opposite the
county court house at an early hour
in the morning; it quickly spread to
adjoining buildings and soon the en-
tire row of frame buildings were in
flames The fire attracted the atten-
ton of the people of Dewey and De
Lamar, who fastened to the scene
and rendered all the assistance in
their power. 1t was only after two
buildings had been dynamited that the
fire was checked.
The air was perfectly still, and but
for this the city would have been
doomed, as the water supply, which is
brought from tanks on the hills above,
was completely exhausted In short
time and the only means left for
chackIng the flames was through the
use of dynamite, which was used when
necessary with the consent of the own
ers of buildings, who, regardless of
their own loss, were anxious to save
as much of the city as possible, The
burned district comprises row of
small frame bushes houses, composed
of the Chinese restaurant in which
The fire originated, the saloon In the
same building run by Robert Lowery
and an adjoining two-story rooming
house. owned by Michael Rock, the
Crete building, barber shop and
store owned by Louis Walker, a
harding house on the lower street,
the Caldwell general merchandise
store. which was dynamited and an
empty barber shop, which was also
blown up.
Chinese we're caught looting, but
were quickly driven away by angry
oitizens with slX-shooters. But little
insurance was carried owing to the
high rate. The estimated loss is $780,
ooo 90. and the only insurance was
1890 90 carried by Mr., Caldwell. The
neople of Caldwell sympathize with
the people of Silver City.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
Nampa Visitors.

A number of representative men
from Nampa were in town Tuesday
for the purpose of meeting with some
of the Caldwell people for the purpose
of talking over the proposition of d.
viding the county into three parts. e.
H. Dewey headed the delegation. The
meeting was held in the Commercial
club rooms, where the subject was
discussed in pleasant and amicable
way. The Nampa people asked Cald-
we'll not to interpose any objections
to their being cut off from Canyon
county. 1t is not necessary to state
that there was no contract entered in
to on those lines. The sentiment OF
the meeting so far as this city was
concerned, was that we would oppose
county division on any lines. The Wis
itors returned home on the Pony"
and it is presumed that the contest is
now on in earnest.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
Probate Court.

Judge Hagelln committed George
Tltus a flfteen-year-old boy, living at
Nampa, to the reform school. The
oomplaint was made by his mother
A criminal complaint has been filed
IN the probate court charging Roy
Yates of Payette with stealing watch
from w. s. Ringer, who is the com
nlalnlng witness. Yates has left the
country.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
shocks Tuesday night which added to
the panic of the survivors.
U. S. CONSULATE DESTROYED.
American Consul at Messina and His
Wife Lost Their Lives.

Washington, December 3O,-That
Arthur S. Cheney, American consul at
Messina, Sicily, and his wife, lost
their lives in the earthquake disaster
which devastated that city two days
ago is indicated by an official dispatch
received last night by the state de-
partment from Stuart Lupton, Ameri-
can vice consul at Messina.
The following dispatch came via
Malta in the Mediterranean, being re-
ceived there by wireless from Messina
by Captain William H. Gale, and
transmitted by him to the state de-
partment:
The Messina consulate DESTROYED
and consul and wife supposed to be
dead.
(Signed) "LUPToN."
Consul Gale, in forwarding the dis
patch by cable, added that Lupton
is supposed to have escaped. He stat
ed that a British warship had left
Malta for Messina to assist in the work
of rescue.
Arthur S. Cheney is a native of
Illinois, but was appointed consul to
Messina from Connecticut August Is,
1877. Mr.. Lupton, who is from Tenn
essee' was only recently appointed
vice and deputy consul at Messina
and had just arrived at his post, sue
ceeding j. Pierce, an Italian.