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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
wv ANTED-1o.ooo poles. Purchasing de-
\k/ partment Blue Ridge Line. High
Wv est price for right kind.
And the result was this:


And the result was this:
Dear Mr. Purchasing department.
/ have the right kind of Poles. There
are 10000 right in New York state
and thereabouts who are willing to
go west, and will make the best kind
of Immigrant for young and growing
country They are all famified men
and each man has one wife and from
six to one dozen children. If they
are not all his children they are his
sisters or his brothers, which, or
course, will make no difference to the
railroad company.
They are all good workmen and
some of them would buy land and
farm. They all like cows and other
kinds of animals and never get into
fights with railroadmen. Some of
them can handle pigs and hogs and
know all about track building. l
think that If you employed them you
would find that the Poles you are
looking for are right there every time.
Shall l send them on to you at once
and we can talk over the price l get
for sending them if the first batch
suits?"
And what do you think of that?'
asked the purchasing agent after he
had spelled the letter through. And
so they can get along with railroad
men because they can handle cows
and hogs,
Look here, boy, take this letter
over to the passenger department. It
evidently has been addressed wrongly
A joint circular has been issued by
p. S. Eustis. passenger traffic manager
of the Burlington, and A. l.. Craig,
general passenger agent of the Great
Northern, announcing the opening of
the new joint route via Billings. Mont.
The Great Northern has completed a
new line from Great Falls, Mont, to
Billings and the new route will pro-
vide a cutoff from Great Northern ter
ritory in Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana TO Missouri river points and also
east to the gulf of Mexico over the
newly acquired Colorado and Southern.
In the early future new service of
through coaches and sleeping cars will
be inaugurated between Kansas city
and Seattle via Billings and the Great
Northern.
Beginning May 3 the Spokane, Port
land and Seattle railway. known as the
North Bank, the new connection of the
Great Northern for Portland, will OPP
crate through passenger trains between
Spokane and Portland. A. L. Craig.
general passenger agent of the Great
Northern, and H. M. Adams, general
freight and passenger agent of the
North Bank line, has issued circular
requesting ticket representation from
all connecting lines. 1t is probable
that later on, through service from St
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
For a
Metropolitan
Water District

than San francisco There sufficient for immediate
needs both sides of the bay but the Alameda supply capable
OF limited development and the rapid growth population
those cities brings them face face with situation that
early action OF radical
There already manifest disposition in cooperation
with San Francisco this The people Alameda city
began moving the lines indicated by
doubt that Oakland and Berkeley peninsuar
cities IN San Mateo county will follow the example of Alameda
bay district water supply project could be financed
meet all municipal needs for half century more
The ntOerant and overbearng policy of the Spring Valley
the exacon of oppressive and the persistent
can characteristic OF the leave San Francisco
alternative but the OF edefehse embodied
etcy project 1t very large important matter perhaps
but the action OF the corporation shutting off the supply
the Monroe school example of its general policy
In small matters big that the prefers
assume the role OF public noent and overbearing The
Spring Valley company go AS Supervisor Murphy put
H. This corporation can't be the of San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

Broughton Brandenburg is busy
producing more documents. 1t may
be remarked that those to which he
owes his present troubles were of the
boughten brand.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
Fear of Intruders
Kept Poet at Home

of AS been TO
the poet OF the sierra" did not the
Nep oe' a. ioi"e Press club benefit who
appointed will be absence
He did intend
which the members extended him wanted
little afraid ~here are
vanda who curious and he limited that they
Desiring his dispatched messenger
boy Joaquin Miller telling keep watch
his
The looked he froup
hence a workngrnan and I do not vzrt
messenger boys around
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
Note and Comment

The alacrity with which Texas has
undertaken to furnish Professor Pick
ering with that $l0,000000 goes to
show that the 'lone star" of Texas is
Mars
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

A professor at the University of
Pennsylvania has discovered that
whisky is not an antidote for the bite
of rattler. This not only destroys
the popular belief on the subject, but
puts an end to the convenient excuse
of having to see man who was bitten
by a snake.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
The lnsider

Recalls the circumstances under which Nepomu
suggested patron saint for the Bohemian club,
because of its freedom from scandal-mongering.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

OF the bay cities. The problem of water
supply for the urban communities fronting
east and west on San Francisco bay is pressing
and it is perhaps more urgent on the east
shore than on the west The Alameda cities
are closer to the danger point of water famine
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
Conflict
Between | aft
and Aldrich

Meyer IN speech at Boston pronounced strongly
the only real guarantee peace quite
obvious that cabinet minister would public way
himself to such advanced program without the and
approval of his chief
Mr. TAFT has always been advocate of expansion
Better than any in high office he knows of this
government Pacific We ADEQUATE
feet will be provided he that the construction
OF great naval base Pearl arbor will pushed forward AT
present there are thirty bateshps in the navy
quite halt OF these obsolete and Secretary Meyers program
raise the number to fortyeght with complementary number OF
scout cruisers and deoye This the general program approved
by the navy board headed by Admiral Dewey
The question remains whether Taft will have his
way Adch insists cutting appropriations because
want an income tax reduction of the tariff
lie to revenue basis The of driving Adrc
now in operation and he does fancy the position ALL
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

evident that conflict impend between the president
and congress- element congress- the subject
OF the navy and the naval program Aric insists that
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

MRS. ALFRED HUNTER VOORHEES,, Society
woman and leader in The Daughters of the
Confederacy photograph taken in Memphis Tenn,
forty years ago. 10heN she 10as Miss .Annfs Bailey
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

the pruning knife must be applied to appro-
priations and has intimated that naval con-
struction must be reduced. On the other hand
Mr.. Taft is committed by his inauguration
address to a policy.4of naval expansion, and
more recently and more definitely Secretary
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
The Stockton
Street
Franchise

granted without consideration for public rights
II this policy had been adopted twenty-five years ago cy
would not now be sadded with S0OO0 obligation imposed on
the travelling public by of bribery property of that
value by dishonest supervisors to the
predecessors IN interest OF the railway companies and
every passenger on street IS helping pay the
ovecaPzd value OF his property 1t unfortunate for
the city that this condition expiration Of
the early franchises twenty twenty-five for that
reason radical adjustment OF transportation privileges fair
basis must be postponed for that period But meantime the
discussion OF these matters and the cities have
certain that this OF public oense will repeated In
fact nothing closely watched modern municipal life as the
granting Of franchises The people have realize their rights
and to demand their enforcement In future the city will impose the
conditions.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

Statistics show that divorces are
more numerous than weddings in
California. The reflection that under
these circumstances a time must come
when there can be no divorces unfor-
tunately does not furnish the required
solution to the question.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

= OYERNOR GILLETTS approval of the municipal water
district bill puts the Hech Hetchy project business
an imperative
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

the single instrument of the kind up to date
IN San Francisco wherein the rights of the
municipality and of the people generally have
been duly safeguarded The adoption of these
measures is proof that the time is past when
such immensely valuable nrivileoes could be
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

NEW mark in the making of conditions street railwa
~ franchises set by the board of Monday T
Stockton street franchise which it proposed to grant
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

RAILWAY train OF private and the Complementary equip
for the of the president of United States Is
natural and logical evolution of machinery of admins
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

The Young Turks having accom-
plished substitution of sultans, it re-
mains to be seen whether or not Mo-
hammed Rechad Effendi will be more
of success than Abdul Hamid, Of
fender.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

ration Tor country OF vast area great
population and enormous wealth. Congress
is considering bin to make such provision.
and some measure of the sort is demanded.
The president of this country ought to be
enabled to see it all and. of course, his expenses
the public treasury. His progress through the
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

The faculty of Columbia university
has approved of the attendance of
women students at the monthly box
ing bouts in the gymnasium This is
coeducation with vengeance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

ROBABLY only few of the Bohemian
club members, aside from the old
guard, recall the fact that it was the
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

III. G. Holabird, assistant general
passenger agent of the Erie Despatch.
with headquarters in Chicago, is in
the city.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
Detected.

The consul in London of cortinen.
tai kingdom was informed by his gov.
eminent that one of his country
women, supposed to be living in Great
Britain, had been left a million of
money. After advertising without re.
suit, he applied to the police, and a
smart young detective was set to
work.
When few weeks had gone by his
chief asked him how he was going on.
1--we found the lady, sir"
Good! Where is she?"
AT my place. l got married to her
yesterday"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
PRESIDENT GoMPERs DECLARES
ORGANIZATION WILL GIVE
SUPPORT.
CINCINNATI CONFERENCE
New Prospects Of Success-Rail-
road Officials Claim a Fair Sup
ply Of Coal on Hand.

Cincinnati, Ohio. The American
Federation of Labor will support the
railroad switchmen who are on strike
In the Northwest to the extent of its
powers.
This announcement was made by
Samuel Gompers, president of the fed.
Grafton, after an extended conference
with Frank Hawley, president of the
Switchmen's union of North America.
1t is understood to mean that if the
railroad officials do not concede the de-.
mands of the strikers the trouble may
spread until it involves other great
union organizations in the railway
field.
"We will support the switchmen to
the extent of our ability, both morally
and financially" declared Mr.. Com
pers at the close of his conference
with Mr.. Hawley. The labor leader re.
fused to state whether this meant an
extension of the strike, but he assert
ed that after full investigation he
was satisfied that the demands of the
strikers were just and reasonable, and
that they merited and would receive
the support of all unions.
HawIey Jubilant.
Mr.. Hawley was jubilant over the
decision of Mr.. Gompers. ne ridiculed
the published assertions of railroad of.
ficers that the strike was practically
ended, and exlaimed:
"They cannot beat us now that the
great federation of labor is behind u.s."
According to Mr.. Hawley, shortage
In the coal supply in the Northwest is
imminent on account of the strike.
He said that the $500 men now out
will stick until their terms are met,
and that, Notwithstanding the business
men Of the Northwest are suffering
loss through the strike, their sympathy
is with the switchmen.
Added significance to the conference
was lent when ]. ]. Dermody, one 70
the vice presidents of the National
Order Of Railway Telegraphers, enter.
ed the room where the conference was
going on.
This would indicate that there is a
movement to bring the railway tele.
graphers into general strike. If they
should be needed. Those attending
the conference, it was authoritatively
stated by one of the conferees, who
was delegated by President Gompers
to act as spokesman, constitute a
general committee to review the whole
railway situation.
st. Paul, Dec. 11.-Business at the
Minnesota Transfer is good indica
ton of the amount of freight being
handled by the various railroads enter
ing the Twin Cities, declare officials.
Supt. Dooley reported receiving 35C
cars in the past "a hours. The normal
Is about 600. "A little better than
hail." said Mr.. Dooley, $50 you see
the roads are beginning to get busy"
Nine engines were at work in the
Transfer Friday while 81 men reported
for duty in the morning. This Is above
the normal force.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
The Execution,

In home where the mother is
somewhat aggressive and the father
good-natured and peace-loving, a
child's estimate of home conditions
was tersely expressed the other day.
While dressing, the mother paused in
the act Of putting on her shoes and
said: II certainly am easy on shoes,
l have worn these for four months.
don't know what you would do, John,
II l were not. am easy on every
thing" The little girl looked up from
her dolls and remarked: Except
father."-Success.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
The Fountain Head ofLife
Is The Stomach

a man wno has weak and impaired stomach
insu6iciently nourished. 80 : -S'Nss''s .1'
Dr. PxERcE,S GOLDEN MEDICAL DxsCOvFpv
A1.Ae1 1Ao se0MacA str0n6, the ~ ne
9aeesuKe 5u5ces feStOfeo
assAmnauOn perfect ne Hvee .nd
SarSes ana enriches M - ere dreaf
MeshsDoxdeP fouic.
suo1S - Sodys scfsKs q nind n Iudeemess
scoey Z Of Ameren medical 49,.
n no s.ooho! and I'll njuous habitoin1 dr All
ars printed on g; wappen relationship with ser
~ evey INGREDIENT endorsed leaders ;n IN soIs
rssd1 :, . .oop .ssrst sosrun subs ts-prov'
eny cs made by during rfbs Is know
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
WHY He FAILED,
SAVE THIS RECIPE FOR COLDS

Mix half pint of good whiskey with
two ounces of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated pine COM
pound. The bottle Is to be we'll shaken
each time and used in doses Of a tea
spoonful to tablespoonful every four
hours" Any druggist has these ingre-
dents or he will get them from his
wholesale house. The Concentrated
pine Is special pine product and
comes only in half ounce bottles, each
enclosed in an air-tight case, but be
sure 1t is labeled concentrated" This
is one Of the best and quickest RENE
dies known to science.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
WAR DEPT. HIT BY STRIKE.
Transport Dix Waits at Seattle For
Philippine Supplies.

transport DIX waits at Seattle For
Philippine Supplies.
Washington, d. C. The situation
in the Northwest is becoming en-
barrassing to the war department, and
as result the United States attorney
at Seattle has been conferred with
by army officers with q view to OBJ
tanning relief. BY reason of this strike
the government transport Dix. which
was scheduled to sail from Seattle to
Manila last Tuesday, stands about
three-fourths loaded with forage and
animals for the army In the Philip
pines. Thus the army has been placed
in an awkward position not only az
to needed supplies for the Philippine
army, but also because of the fact
that the Dix is greatly needed at
Manila not later than Jan. 10 for the
transportation of troops and animals
In connection with the maneuvers on
the island Of Luxon.
Many cars loaded with government
supplies are now side-tracked In the
Seattle yards and while some little
progress II being made In the way Of
unloading. yet the situation Is ! /
togsther unsatisfactory. United States
Quartermaster Miller at that port has
applied to the United States attorney
tor assistance In getting army supplies
aboard and enabling the transport to
meet engagements at Manila in Janu-
AIRY.
Whether the government win take
more energetic steps to obtain relief
viii depend largely upon the nature
Of full report which has been tele-
graphed for. 1t may be possible that
government troops will be utilized
moving this freight.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
DecoIIette.

Lady In Box-Can you look over
my shoulder?
Man from Country-I've just been
lookin' over both of 'em, an, by gosh,
they're all right!-Houston Post.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
In the Scandinavian North
GIeanin8s OF Important News Of Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments.
BY MARTIN W. oDLAND.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
NORWAY.

Also In exports decrease is shown.
Last year. during this time, the ex-
ports were 1860. 800 crowns and this
year they sank to 164. 800 crowns.
Not SO famous as Ibsen, Bjornson
10 nevertheless the greater man, and
win 80 down in history as the Nor
wegian Titan of the 18th century.
When will another Bjornstjerne Born
son appear In the North?
Six to eight men have been at work
here during the past ten weeks wash
ing out the gold and during this time
they have secured about 5000 crowns
worth. The largest nugget found was
worth about fifteen crowns.
The Norwegian workingmen use
oleOmargarine to large extent, in
stead of butter. This does not seem
to make much difference, however, as
the wholesale prices Of the two are
about "a and ~ cents a pound, re-
spectively.
Christiania.-- The new railroad be-
tween Bergen and Christiania was
opened yesterday. An elaborate BAN
quet was given on this occasion at
which King Haakon was a guest.
Communication between Christiania
and Bergen and the west coast by rail
IL now realized. This railroad has
been under construction during the
past fifteen years and economically,
AZ we'll as In national Importance, it
Is considered one of the most impor-
tant works which Norway has accom-
plished.
A report from Kristiania says that
gold has been found In Finmarken in
SUFFICIENT quantities to warrant its
digging. Several Norwegians who had
previously been in search Of the val
ued metal In Klondyke have been at
work In Finmarken for several years
and In spite of the fact that their ef-
forts at first did not pay them for
their work, they were persistent in
their efforts and they have now sue
ceeded In finding gold in considerable
quantity In the waters of "Storfos-
sen" In "Karasjok."
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is still alive,
but no hope Is held out by the eminent
Paris physicians who are attending
him. "A dispatch, dated few days
ago, says: "Bjornsons family are
gathered at his bedside In the hotel
awaiting the approach OF death. 1t is
thought that he cannot live through
the day. Bjornson is paralyzed from
the waist down, as a result of arterial
sclerosis The physicians were today
forced to resort to artificial respira-
ton. Hiccoughing. which usually
presages death. began last night and
the doctors have been unable to stop
TIL
Even as q youth the greatness OF
B1ornson was recognized. Not be-
cause he excelled his comrades at
school, but because there was some
thing 80 superior In his personality
that his Norwegian neighbors s.ood
aside ~ he passed, nodded their heads
and thought: There is youth des-
tined to be chieftain." The Norwe-
CLANS are eager for chieftains, their
history being full Of them, and q pc
cslliar thing about them is that so
many. Of them are skalds at the same
time. On the way to battle they I'm
provised stirring stanzas. with which
they fired the blood Of their followers.
and when the struggle was over they
poured forth IN verse their exuItation
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16

akin0 the TIPS.
why did Dollarby sell his hotel?"
He wasn't making money fast
enough"
What is he doing now?"
He's luxuriating in the position of
head waiter"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
Signature ot&H2ZzNx
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.


Described.
Miss Giddigosh-Oh, uncle, have
you seen the Williamses' baby? Do
describe 1t to me.
Uncle STANDARDIZATION! UNI
ali! very small features, clean shaver,
red-faced, and looks hard drinker.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16

Everyone can do his best thing cas-
iest.-Emerson.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYTHING
PETER for sdeache, backaches or stitches than
Perry Davis Painkiler Get the large size IL is Nv.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16

WE PAY HIGH PRICE FOR HIDES
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16

We help ourselves when we hell
others.-W. j. Bryan.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
Important to Mothers.

CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
NOT HAVING ANY.

Bsrtis-But, my dear, there's no
harm In kiss.
Nellie-No. Well. but then, where's
the funf
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-16
-Four
Million
Dollars

Represents the cost of the
Milwaukee Solvay Coke
plant. This plant covers an
area Of % acres. 1t has
storage room for RO, 600
tons of coal.
More than 600, 600 tons of
Solvay Coke are produced at
Milwaukee in a year-the
demand is growing greater
every day.
$50 of the founderies of
the west burn Solvay Coke
it is the exclusive fuel Of
100, 600 homes.
The copper era., 1909-11-25
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Clifton-Morenci District

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CLIFTON is incorporated and
has a population of 5000.
We have two large school houses
and are equipped with a first
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church buildings and many beau
tiful homes in addition to two
great shelters.
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