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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18

MONSTER COUGAR KILLED
DEER DRIVEN ouT By ZERO
CIoUs ANIMALS.

Wallace. Idaho, Jan. 1S.--Bundy
Brown and Curtis Lghkner. have
Just returned from successful
hunting trip in the Enav.ile coun-
try, the biggest brize being mon
ster cougar. rounded ap with FIVE
dogs. Its weight is 200 pounds and
from tip to TIP Il is seven feet. six
inches. Brown did the shoot ing, the
first bal taking erect Just above the
eye. Tue cougar x lied was female
and ito mate has frequently been
seen in the vicinity. The mate
IS larger and believed to weigh $50
pounds. l. ghtner says he will con-
tnue the hunt for the Other anima,.
Cougar was unusually thick this
W inter- and have driven all the deer
out of the country around Enaville
Frank solomon of the Hoyea dis
tr CT. XII ed a cougar 16 miles north
OF Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, Weighing
400 pounds. 1t measured II feet G
inches from s.p to tip. When he
first saw the cougar he turned two
dogs loose and IN few moments
they hard the animal trsed. When
Soloman arrived on the scene he
iound the cougar cling 'ng TO the
top or a tamaraclS tree $50 fee. from
the ground. Soloman sold, The hide
at Bonner's Ferry for s25. and also
got SIS as a bounty from Bonner
county,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
SCIENTISTS MAKE
INTERESTING DISCOVERY

Washington, Jan. 18.-After So
ries Of exper ments the naturaI.sts
at the zoo'ogi cal park, decided that
most Of reptiles, including the SER
pents, have extremely short range
OF vision and nearing.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
A MILLION
A YEAR
HEAVY LOSSES OF OREGON
sToCKMEN FROM DEvAsTA.
TIoN OF WILD ANIMALS.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 1S.--Stocks
men n Oregon, who clam they are
los ng more than 100000 a year
rom the devastation OF the animals,
are planning to kill 10, 900 coyotes
ehs year. Fully 10, 600 were killed
last year and the warfare is to be
repeated In the hope OF extermina-
ting the pests. The Oregon Wool
Growers Associations including the
sheepmen and others are interested
n the live stock industry have band
ed together in this campaign an |
VII use traps, poison and other
methods.
A combined effort IS to be made
at the coming aession or the lsgis a.
ture to secure the passage of law
allowing a bounty OF $3.50 for CO.
vote scalps, and there is far
chance or It's passage. The national
Wool Growers Assoc alton is endea-
yoring 20 secure a uniform law IN
al wool-producing state fixing the
bounty at $3.50 each, to prevent
fraud in the collectf n OF scalp boun-
ties. Idaho, Washington and Mon
tana have l'beral bounty laws, which
have kept the rayages OF coyotes at
a minimum loss.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
RURAL ROADMAKlNC,
How Some Farmers Built a Good
Highway Cheapy.
STONES FROM FIELDS USED.

Nothing Paid For Material--Ne Large
Profit For contractor-only Cost
Of the Road Was the Cost Of Home
Labor. ts
One fact people are slow to learn Is
that the soil nature made for growing
plants In does not make good road
bed. Soil Is decomposed or pulverized
rock with some humus or vegetable
matter. When this Is wet It Is mud: :
when very dry II Is dust.
When soil Is used for road the
most OF the time It Is In either one OF
these two conditions, but there are
short periods when there Is just the
amount OF moisture In the soil that
makes II so compact as to be firm
road. For many years rural roadmak-
ms has been some process OF getting
more sou into the road and the stones
out. can remember how under the
supervision OF the path MASTER we
used to work out the road tax by
drawing soil In the road with a team
and scraper and afterward throwing
the stones from the roadbed into the
ditch. The next year, after the soil
had been hattened out by travel. the
same soil was scraped into the center
OF tho road again aud the same stones
thrown out. The last few years> this
work has been more cheaply or easily
done with the road worker. This plan
OF roadmaking may give fairly good
country road, where heavy loads are
seldom drawn, for two or three months
In summer. but for the greater part of
the year there r. no firm, smooth road.
bed. but mud, ruts and dust, says w.
III. Jenkins OF sidney Center, N. Y,
In Hoard's Dairyman. For the same
reason that we need better school
houses and rural schools we need
better country roads. Institutlng stone
or macadamized roads in agricultural
localities 70 most wise and farseeing
policy, for 1t hastens the time OF bet
ter agriculture and civilization and
adds TO the value OF real estate.
Man always nnds nature has antici-
pated his needs and - only waiting
for him to work up to point where
he can use what she provides. He
must learn to make his roads from the,
rock before the glacier has ground
them into soil, not afterward. For
many years In many sections the agri-
culturists have not known how to get
rid Of tho stones on their fields or what
use to make Of outcropping lodges OF
rock that could be quarried. Now the
modern machinery for making macad-
amized roads and the need OF them
and learning the uses Of concrete VIII
make these among their most valuable
assets on the farm. AS am able TO
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18

ErTHER A MUD OR DUET RoADBED.
see It, the building of state roads by
state funds does not best solve the
problem of good roads for the farmer,
but by tho farmers cooperating with
the state. ~
The local interest and effort are need
ed. Then they will get better roads at
less cost. In many sections farmers
are complaining about poor state
roads. In one road district in New
York two miles OF macadamIzed road
were built at cost OF 1900 per mile.
One half OF this amount was subscrib-
ed by the people living In the road dis
trict, and the state paid the other half.
This road was built under the super
vision Of the town road commissioner,
and the steam road crusher and other
machinery owned by the town were
used. No large profit was paid to a
contractor. Nothing was paid for ma
terial. The only cost OF the road was
the cost Of labor. would call atten-
ton to the fact that the process OF
scientific road building as It was done
In this instance Is the reverse Of that
so long practiced by farmers. The soil
they try TO keep in the road Is first
ell removed down to the bedrock or
gravel, and when the grading IS done
the understratum Of the roadbed is
made of the common Geld stones one
or two feet thick. Next quarry stone
or refuse from the quarry is broken
to make layer several inches thick,
then finished with layer OF hard
crushed stone from the stone crusher
and rolled with the steam roller.
drove over this two years from the
time II was built and can say It was in
better condition than some state roads
have seen built at the same time. I
have taken pains 70 talk with people
living on this road and find them en-
tirely satisfied with their Investment
and planning TO build more Of this road.
think on one mile OF this road four
farmers live on the average. The road
cost them $3.50 per mile, or about St63
each. The interest on the Investment
is less than $40, and I think ali can
see that no farmer can make a better
investment Here they have a road.
bed that VIII last for many years, and
the yearly road tax Will keep II In
repair Farms have been cleaned Of
stone in providing material, work was
provided for home labor, road has
been made In the right way, according
to the principles OF good road build
ing, and the benefits that follow are
beyond estiDation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you neglected your kidnsys7
Have you overworked your nervous
system and caused trouble with
your kidneys and bladder? Have
you pains in lofns. side, back, grolus
and bladder1 Have you habby ap-
pearsnce of the face. especially un-
der the eyes7 Too frequent desire
to pass urine7 u 30, williams Kid
ney Pills will cure you. Price soc.
Sold By the White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
NoItWEGIAN FURNITURE
KAISER'S LATEST HOBBY

Berlin, Jan. 1S-The latest hob
by OF the kaiser is Norweg an fur
niture and domestic decoration. He
has ordered furn shings IN this
style for The hall OF one of HIS PAL
aces. and from celebrated Norwe-
g an artist has had plans for fur
Mining she new palace at Posen,
which IS nearing completion and is
tItended as a visible sign OF Ger
man dom nation in the eastern pro-
V nee OF Prussia.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
NOTICE

In the Distr CT Court ofsthe United
States. lor the Southern District
OF West virginia.
In the matter or Rufus w. woods
In bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT
To the creditors Of Rufus w.
Woods, Of Biueaeld.e'n -no county
OF Mercer and distrlcs Aforesaid. a
bankrupt
81 Notice is hereby given. that on the
18th day of January, A. D. 1909.
the said Rufus w. Woods was duly
adjudicated bankrupt: and that the
first meeting or his creditors viii, be
held at my office sn the city OF Blue-
field. Mercer county, West virginia.
on the 9th day. of January, 1903.
at 10 O'clock in the forenoon. at
VII ch time the said creditors may
attend. prove their claims. appoint a
trustee. examine the bankrupt. AMI
transact such other business as may
prbpery come before said meeting.
]. G. HoLBRooK.
Referee in bankruptcy.
Jan. 16, 1909,
Memorandum. Proof of claim In
order to be allowed must be In otriet
conform ty wEh the forms prescrib-
ed. See forms Nos. 81, 80 80 81,
S5 SO. Bankrupt act OF 1895.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
Ny U0itoIk
OCTOBER a.. 1oOa

OCTOBER rs, 1908.
Leave $3.50 q. Ia. for Roanoke,
Norfolk. and all points on the shen-
andoah division. pullman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Hagers.
town, Pullman Parlor Car Roaaoke
TO Norfolk.
$3.50 q. N. for Roanoke, Rich
mond, Norfolk. Pullman eleepey.
Dining Car to Roanoke. Parior Car
Roanoke TO Norfolk.
2:b5 p. m. for RoaAoke, Lynch
burg and intermediates stations and
The shenandoah Valley. Philadelphia
and New York. Sleeper to Philadel-
Dhia. Cafe Car Gary and Roanoke.
1925 D. N. for ROANOKE, Lynch
burg, Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman
Sleeper to Norfolk.
Leave Blueheld 500 D. IA. for Ken
IVA, Columbus and all points west
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper for
'olumbns and Cincinnati. CAFE Cars
S.15 q. m. Pullman Sleeper for
mbus. Cafe DiEing Car.
cave S:25 a. m. and 2:2s D. 10
ally FOR TazeweIl, Norton and al
sfpt'c' on CIinch valley division.
Arriye from Norton AID points or
the Clinch valley division At 2.1O D
m. and 7:4O .. m.
Leave $40 q. m. for WEIGH and
intermediates stations.
Leave 10;46 a M. for william
Jon and Intermediate citations.
Leave 2:40 .. m. for WEIGH and
intermediates stations.
Cal on agent Norfolk and West
srD Railway for tickets. maps an
additional Information
W. p. BEVUT -. p. a
poaaoks, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
A NEW PAPER TO Be
ESTABLISHED At WrsT UNION
THE INSURGENTS" DECLARE
WAR ON THE CIRCULARS"
AND INSTALL PAPER WITH
WAT WARREN AS EDITOR.

West Union IS to have new week
ly paper. Col. Wat Warren, a vet
eran, will be the editor and that
insures it will be spicy and UP TO
date in every particular. The new
enterprise is backed by the "lnsur-
gents" or in other words that ele-
ment of the Republican party that
opposes the Elkins-swisher combi-
nation. The material for the pant
has arrived and ere long the new
Journal will begin its career. This
means two Republican parties En
DOddridge county.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18

FOR SALE-10O acres Of choice
bluegrass land IS acres cleared.
Two orchards OF about 400 trees.
Including apple, peach pear, cherry.
plum and damsop trees. Two dwell
Bng houses, good we'll water At each
Two barns and other outbdild ngs.
Tiis farm ~ easily accessible 20 the
best markets being located between
Blueffsh and Princeton. Price So
900. Address =. CT, care Daily
Leader. 1900
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18
WILLIAMS UARBoLIC
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18

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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18

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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-18

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
RUN DOWN BY IDAHO POSSE
Three Alleged Horse Thieves Cap
tured During Binding Snow
storm in 0wyhee County.
(special Id Mo HeraIdO

Twin Falls, Ida, Feb. 22.-G. d. Patrick
and Harry morris, deputy sheriffs from
Owyhee county, Ida. and c. G. Winters
Of Rowland, Elko county, New, arrived
in Twin Falls today, having in custody
Frank Walsh, Jesse Coates and Ollie Ten
nell, who are accused of having stolen
twenty-three head of horses from the In
dian reservation. The alleged thieves were
captured on the morning of Feb. 10 in a
binding snOwstoTm. They had been
trailed for a considerable distance by a
posse, and when surprised they made q
daring attempt to escape, but were out
witted. The horses were taken from the
western Sheshone Indian reservation Feb.
Is.
The accused men were met by Winters,
whom they would not permit to approach
Winters FASTENED to his home and got his
rifle and took after the suspects while his
wife notified the neighbors. A posse was
quickly formed and the chase began. the
alleged thieves having a good start The
ground was covered with snow and trail
ing was easy. but as the suspects were
known to be heavily armed the pursuers
took no chances. Winters tracked the fu-
gitives into a canyon and headed them off
BY firing in front of them Meanwhile the
posse closed in and surprised the suspects
getting the drop on them before they
could draw their weapons. All three were
armed with revolvers of murderous cali
Der. The capture was made about thirty
county and the prisoners were brought to
Twin Falls by way of Bull, a distance of
about 40 miles. Sheriff Clarke of Elko
county has been notified and is expected
here tomorrow to extradite the accused
men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
DOUBLE MURDER PROBABLE
Aged Pioneer and Her Hired Man
Found Burned to Crisp in Ru-
ms of Cabin in Montana.

Whitehall, Mont, Feb. 22.-Mrs. VII
liam Crist, aged s. years, and John Teear,
her hired man. nearly as old, were Gre
mated Saturday night when the cabin on
the Crist ranch six miles from Jefferson,
was burned. IT is believed that the two
were the victims of double murder, the
motive of which was robbery, and that
the fire was set to conceal the crime.
Mrs Crist and her husband settled the
ranch early in the '70s- Crist died several
years ago, but Mrs Crist, with Tear, the
hired man, who had been employed upon
the ranch for twenty years, had continued
to live there Both were nearly helpless
from old age.
The woman was reputed to be wealthy
and to have kept a considerable sum of
money in the ranch house, but search of
the ruins failed to disclose any money
whatever. The bodies were both burned to
a crisp.
The nearest neighbor lives some distance
away, which accounts for the fact that
the cabin was nearly consumed before any
one arrived after the glare of the fire
had attracted attention. Mrs. Crist was
widely known, as was her husband,
among the old-timers Of the state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
RIGHTS TO Be PRESENTED
Senator Sutherland Gets Concession
From Indian Office Regarding
Utah Oil Prospectors.
Especial to The HeraldD
-. ri 90 rrSl,- 49,


Washington, Feb. 22.-The agricultural
appropriation bill reported in the senate
today by Senator Warren contains an
amendment to the bill as it passed the
house authorizing the interior and agri-
cultural departments to accept relinquish-
ments of private lands within the exterior
limits of forest reserves in exchange for
stumpage of equal value from national
forests. The proposed exchange is for the
purpose of unifying forest reserve areas.
The senate passed the SmoOt bill grant
ing the secretary Of war authority to do
nate to the state of Utah two condemned
field guns,
On behalf of the citizens of San Juan
county who wish to prospect southern
Utah lands for oil, Senator Sutherland re-
Gently made application to the commits
sioner of Indian affairs to have him
modify the order Withdrawing from pub
lie entry a large tract of lands lying be-
tween the San Juan and Colorado rivers
for inclusion in the Navajo Indian reseTva-
ton Today Commissioner Leupp advised
that all rights of prOspectors and entry
men acquired prior to the order of with
drawal would be preserved and that con
sideration would be given by the Indian
office of applications for permits to pros
pect for oil and make mineral entry on
the lands withdrawn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
Clever Forger at Goldfield


by
the
braryc covering
his
limitations and the orses OF signatures al
by and
had correspondence The
witt
Other
oludca o dollar
csptssh
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
OBJECT OF SUSPICION.
(special to The Herald. !

Boise. Ida. Feb. 22.-It develops that
Secretary of State Lansdons office is
also to be subjected to the legislative
probe. There have been persistent ru-
mors of an adverse nature concerning
Lansdon's administration and the legisla-
tive probers have decided to go into them.
Lansdon succeeded in temporarily stop
ping the investigation, but it is said all
the Influence he can bring to bear will not
serve to prevent a thorough inquiry being
made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.
Hundreds of Delegates Have Arrived
in Cheyenne.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Feb. 22-The Trans
Missouri Dry Farming congress viii meet
tomorrow morning for a three days ses-
sion. Four hundred delegates have already
arrived In Cheyenne and 800 more are ex-
pected within twenty-fouT hours. The at
tendance from the western states has been
materially cut down by the storm. Among
the delegates who have arrived are six
representing the Canadian government,
one representing Australia. a number of
prominent railroad officials and several
governors Of western states.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
Irrigation Project Opened

including representatives of
the PayetBoie project the
the spectators
the
to
which
limited
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23

CASE OF JEALOUSY.

Marshall, Tex. Feb. 22.--Jesse benson
yesterday shot and instantly killed Mrs.
w. Ford and dangerously wounded her
husband. The shooting took place on one
of the principal streets of the city. The
Fords and Densons were neighbOrs. Nc
cause is known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
BLIZZARD RAGING.

; Cheyenne. Wyo., Feb PA general \
, blizzard is raging over Wyoming and y
: western Nebraska tonight. The snow =
; is from ten to twelve inches deep and y
; is drifting badly. It is feared that =
; the storm will cause heavy loss to =
; stock on the open range. Trains have =
: been delayed. but the snow plows are \
; in operation and traffic is still open. y
49,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
SAVINGS BANK
BILL DITCHED
Senator Carter Fails to Obtain
Unanimous ConSent-Crit-
iCiSm of the Measure.

Washington, Feb. 22.-When considera-
ton Of the postal savings bank bill was
resumed in the senate today, Senator Car
ter asked unanimous agreement for vote
on the bill and amendments at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Senator Hepburn
objected.
Senator Carter had read a substitute for
his original bill
Senator Cummins at once objected to
consideration of the substitute until GER
tain amendments he had offered to the
original bill had been acted upon. At
this time he seized the opportunity to crit
lclse the substitute bill. The provision
which makes IL possible to withdraw for
certain purposes deposits Of the savings
funds to the treasury of the United
States was criticised. Senator Cummins
said it would be viewed by the people of
the west as simply another method of
collecting money so that il will find its
Way into the money centeTs and inca
pacltate It to render the function to our
people which il was intended to render
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
Defended by Carter.

Senator Carter defended these provi-
sions, declaring that one Of the best fea-
lures of the substitute bill was that one
which authorizes the loan of money of
the postal funds on improved real estate
As neither the secretary of the treasury
nor the postmaster general could visit
various localities to examine the value OF
real estate, he said it was necessary to
provide suitable officials to perform this
duty.
Senator Clapp suggested that 200 instead
Of two men, as provided by the bill would
be necessary to examine personally the
farms offered as security.
Senator Bailey criticised the loan feature
of the bill an indication that the gov
eminent was going into the loan business
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23

A large manufacturing concern re-
Gently, in taking account of its asse Is,
figured its goodwill as worth $4,000.
Just Imagine how friendly they must
nave been to their customers for them
to figure the firms goodwill at $780,
Goa lot Of money to have accumulat-
ed by being fair and friendly with Gus
tomers.-Nail order Journal.