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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24
The James j. Hill Nest Egg.

| Our enthusiasm concerning the ro-
mantle phases of American railroad
history should not lead us to over
look the extraordinary liberality
wherewith our government once be-
slowed the public domain upon any
gentleman that happened to be in the
railroad line of enterprise, says
Charles Edward Russell in the first
of a remarkable series of articles
about the methods of James J. Hill
in Hampton's Magazine for April.
Aided by a corps of expert account
ants, the magazine has spent months
in gathering the facts and figures
upon which the article is based. Re-
citing the first chapter of this great
est of all great railroad romances, the
writer explains that in 1857 what is
now the state of Minnesota was
| territory and that on March 8 of that
year the congress of the United States
granted to the territory of Minnesota
to encourage the building of rail-
roads Nineteen days later, which at
that time was about as quickly as
good news could reach st. Paul, the
territorial legislature chartered the
Minnesota & Pacific Railroad COM
pany, which patriotic gentlemen had
formed in expectation of COMPRESSION
al generosity, and to them, therefore,
was conveyed much of the land be-
slowed by subsequently
enhanced by further largesse of the
same kind.
Says Mr.. Russell:
What this was | hesitate some
what to say because I doubt If in
these days I shall be believed. l can
only assure you that l have examined
the records in the federal court at
st. Paul and what with diffidence I
transcribe here is taken from official
documents. From these it appears
that in its final state the gift of pub
lie property upon the patriotic gen.
tlemen in the railroad way was, free
of all charges, all the odd-numbered
sections of land for a distance of 10 |
miles on each side of the projected |
line of the railroad. A section, let |
me remark in your ear, consists of
$40 acres, and the land was the
richest, most fertile, the most de-
sirable in the northwest.
Few facts seem more romantic |
than this Mr. Hill is much admired |
because he has served without salary |
as general manager and president of
his railroad If he had been paid
salary of $4,000 year he would by
this time have drawn from the en-
terprise s1,5OO,OO0.
HE has had no salary, but he has,
with Lord Mount Stephen and Lord
and others, drawn from
the enterprise his share of a very
much larger sum.
"To-wit, four hundred and seven
million dollars.
''This sum has been taken from the
enterprise and divided among the, ex-
elusive, please note, exclusive of all
dividends, interest and other emolu-
ments-four hundred and seven mill
lion dollars in 20 years. Does that /
amount seem Incredible or stupen-
dous to you? T assure you 1t is only /
from an investment of nothing by
this most wonderful of all machines.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24

politics. the bottom of the poll
teal troubles agtang the Ottoman empire For centuries the
osphorous the battle between the
of civilization and western ideas
ascendency The
imposed ideas religious and philosophical mysticism
will eventually have to submit to ideas of political
freedom electricity and the printing in the past
break down the barriers between the and
Alexander Xerxes Genhis Kahn
opening the history of western Asia and concident with
there alignment of European politics. When England
through Dae chemated Russia in her ambition to have
the eNdeanean she little thought that she playing into
Germany trembling with fear Ger
lest she lose her prestige the seas She
meeting today hortsghted policy keeping
the Turk which well merted The eastern question Will
element European politics and will be
watched with interest by the world at large.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24
VIM. Edmund, of Orondo. was /,

the city yesterday making a transfer
of Is acres of fruit land at Orondo,
which he has sold to his partner, Mr..
Tidmarsh, of Tacoma. Mr.. Edmund
has bought a home in Wenatchee,
and will look after the foreign ship
ments of apples for the association
at that place. He expects to handle
at least 800 carloads this season for
foreign countries.--Big Bend EN-
pire.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24

F. NJ. Scheble and son, Percy, and
j. w. Spencer, of Wenatehee, were
here Saturday evening, on their way
home from Jamison lake, where they
went to file on land which 1t is
thought can be put under water
Big Bend Empire.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24

few million dollars richer result of his
of market the board of trade but it lis
doubtful whether he happier The world not disposed to
& pathway of the longer wo by his srewd
acomph financial feat by questionable methods
manipulation Jas particularly when his action
of his fellow It coming to be recognized
aon legally be within the bounds of law moral
they New caoused hold public
contempt c opinion generally has condemned the recent
In his controversy with Secretary Wilson, he
tell whether the price of wheat the
conditions and the secretary agreed with
him The slump the of wheat since the beginning of his
indicating pretty clearly which of the two
in their representations.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24

c. j. Casad went to Twisp yester-
day to look after the interests of the
Methow Valley Real Estate company
at that place. z
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24

Mrs. Will Thompson of Chiwau-
KUN, who has been shopping and Wis
iting friends here the past two days,
returned to her home yesterday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24

Cashmere plays Wenatchee Sun
day, April %, at the fair grounds.
Admission Csc. ~
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24

l.. Bloom returned from business
trip to Seattle yesterday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-24
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
Leg Badly Smashed

The year 1909 is certainly an un- lucky one for Antone Bergseth, en- gineer or the Shakan Salmon Co. $ steamer Prospector. For the sec ond time within a couple Of months he has sustained injuries. Friday morning while the vessel was in Kuiu Bay after fish, something went wrong with the engine, and the man on watch called the engin- ger. Bergseth got out of his bunk and not yet thoroughly awake. started down the ladder to the en- zine room. Just as he let go ol the ladder, his foot slipped into the crank pit, and the rapidly re- volving shaft smashed down on his leg, crushing 1t almost to a pulp.
 The vessel was headed back to Shakan immediately, MT. Hunt ta- ken on board, and the run made to Wrangell for surgical assistance.
 Upon arrival here, the injured man was taken to the old Pioneer annex of the Wrangell Hotel, and Dr. Shurick summoned. EXamin- ation revealed the fact that the leg was broken in two places below the knee, one of the fractures being a very bad one as the revolving shaft had struck it several times before the engine could be stopped, pull verizing the bone. The leg was set, and Bergseth sent to the hos pital at Juneau for further treat ment, Sunday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
The Report Of The
 Celebration Committee

The Committee in charge of the Independence Day Celebration, Ju- ly 3rd, has completed its labors as the following itemized statement shows. They report that the cele- bration was pulled off without in currtng any indebtedness, a small balance of cash remaining in the hands of the committee.
 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Total amount contributed S255,5:
 Disbursements Prizes SI95.5o Decorations 6.25 Printing 1000 Board of Band I4.oo Cash to Band 1900 Coal to Antelope 5.25
 Total 24o.oc Balance remaining $ 6.5s
 J. G. GRANT
 A. V. K. SNYDER
 l. H. WHEELER
 Committee
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
Electric Light Plant Sold


 During the past week deal was oonsummated whereby Joe Ainslee and Orval Palmer have bought out the interests of H. E. and A. s. Palmer in the local electric light and power plant, and will hereafter conduct the business. The retir- ing members of the firm of Palmer Bros. will leave for the states with in the next month or six weeks, go- ing probably to Colorado, where they have property interests.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
Steamer Makes Quick Trip

The steamer Port Simpson re- turned from her initial up-riyer trip last Thursday afternoon, after a satisfactory voyage. The depth of water was just right for the big vessel, which negotiated the swift water without a hitch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
Canoe Upsets----Nail Is Lost

Pete Buck and Tommy Ukast ar rived down from the Iskoot river yesterday with q hard luck story. They were taking mail and supplies in a canoe up that stream to the Canadian boundary surveyors when the canoe upset, dumping Pete and he load into the water. He man. aged to scramble out, after q very hard struggle, but the mail md practically all the rest of their load, was carried under a big pile 5f drift and lost.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
4 BIG DEMAND
 FOR OUR GARNET

So great has been the demand 1t the Seattle Exposition for the garnets from the ledge al the mouth of the river, that another shipment 5f ore had to be made to Seattle this week on the Humboldt, and nore is being gotten out.
 This demand has proved so sat isfactory to the owners. that q leal is now pending to install a core drill on the property, so that t can be thoroughly prospected, and the size of the ledge defnately
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
Dodged Washington Law


 Henry Evans and MT. Georgina Edmonds, residents of Spokane, Wash, ard passengers on the Cottage City, were married while the steamer was in port, Thursday evening, by Rev. Corser. The strictures put upon parties con- templating matrimony, by the new law now in force in Washington, caused these people to take the trip north and thus evade the law.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
BIDS TOO HIGH
 SAYS TOWN COUNCIL

Three bids were submitted to the council Friday night for clearing the proposed reservoir site on "Graveyard'' cceek, which were all so high that the members of inc board have hardly recovered their breath since the reading. It was generally supposed by the City Dads that the work could be done for not to exceed S5oo.oo, but ap- parently there was something wrong with the figures somewhere, for the bids were as follows;
 Nels Moen $ 900. % John Olson 10000 Hans Nelson 1900. %
 The result was that the council decided to do the work by day la
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

She left again yesterday morn ing with 72 tons of freight on board for up-river points. She al- so carried James Thomson, the western manager for the Hudsons Bay Co.,, who arrived up on the Princess on a tour of inspection,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

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determined. AS the work of tak- ing out the ore progresses the gar nets appear to improve materially in quality, the further in ..they are discovered, and the expectations are that deep workings would pro duce gems almost as hard and as finely colored as rubies.
 To determine this point the core drill will be installed, and the prop erty thoroughly and systematically prospected, so that the owners can form an idea of just how much orc they have.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

Dor. Nels Moen was selected tc act as foreman, a camp has beer established, and the is now actual ly under way.
 The Council, or at least the ma jority of the members, are of the opinion that the work can be done at a much lower figure than ever the best bid offered, and at the same time much of the material re- moved can be SD piled that 1t can be used in the construction of the dam. The intention at the present time is to work six or seven men on the job.
 The pipe will be ordered at once and the work of excavating for 1t will begin as soon as a survey is made of the route.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

Meridian Lodge No. fla. F. aud A. M. Meets
on secoud Tuesday OF each month at Odd Eel
lows Hall in Meridian, Visiting or sojournius
brethren cordially invited. to attend. G. B.
Frazier. Secretary. II. r. Neal. w. NJ.
Meridian Camp No. 6oe4. Modern woodnien OF
America, meets first aud tIird Tuesday even.
ipas OF each mouth. at NJ. W. A. hall, at p. M
Roiicy Howry, VI c. J. 4. Waggoner, Clerk.
Meridian Lodge No. 43+T. o. o. f. meets every
Saturday evening at |. o. o. i. hall. S. NJ. c.
Reynolds. Nobel Grand. r. A. Alien, Rec.
ordiug Secretary.
Acme Rebekah Lodge No, %, meets second
audI fourth Wednesday evenings of each
month at I. o. o. F, hall Mrs. Ella: v. Rey.
uolds. N. G. Mrs, Nora Palmer. secretary.
Wcodmen of the World. Meridian Camp No.
us, meets second and fourth Thursday even
ings at Odd Fellows hall. S. NJ. Williamson,
&C. W. h. Peer, Clerk.
Rc-Echo Circle No. 435. W. o. W. meets lsec-
oud and fourth Thursday afternoons of each
month at > O'Clock y. nj, at /. o. o. +, hall.
Mrs Ida Shook. G. n. Mrs. Mary v. Allen,
Clerk.
Meridian Assembly No. 5, American Brother.
4 fhooe. S. II. Grondoll, President; E. F. Hunt,
SECRETARY.
Meridian Grange. meets on the first and third
Wednesdays Of each month at Odd Fellows hall.
Nv. + nowney, Master. L. A. Allen, Secty.
Royal NeiGhbor Camp No. 2547, meets, second
tand fourth Friday evenings at Woodman
Riaii. Mrs. Abbie Ballard. Oracle Ella V. Rey
upIdS Recorder
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
MANY New Sidewalks.

AT an adjourned meeting of the
town trustees Monday night the
cement walk was ordered extended
around block four (the main bust.
ness block and also board walk on
west Pine street, and portions OF
walk on Pine and State streets
The order which will be served
on the property owners to-day re.
quires walks as follows:
Regulation boardwalk from Mer-
idian street west on Pine street,
beginning at the northeast corner
blk l, Westview add, along Fay D,
Young's lot l, to First st. west.
Then beginning at NE corner bl 2
running west to Sc corner DR..
Reynolds property. all on Pine
street in Westview add.
Also regulation sidewalk begin
ming at Sc corner blk 2 Cottage
Home add and running north to
Ne corner of same; also beginning
SW corner bl s and running east
to Sc corner of same, all on State
street. Also beginning at NE COZ
ner Of bk 7 Bowers add and run
ming south to the alley. Also be,
ginning at NE corner bk l Orig,
inal town and running south tc
Ry right of way; also beginning al
NE corner bl 3 original town and
running west to NV corner OF
same.
! Also a regulation cement walk
on north of lots II, Is, l9 and 20,
bl 4, original town. Also cement
sidewalk on west side of bl 4 to
the alley: thence from across al.
ley to the SW corner of bI 4 on
Front street; also along east side
of lot II bl 4 to the alley. Also to
finish sidewalk on east side lot 10,
bl 4, original town.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
Meridian School items.

Miss Cassie Matlock enrolled il
the Freshman class Of the High
school last Monday and Willie
Baldwin in. the same GLASS on Wed.
nesday.
The High school foot ball team
viii play The Nampa High school
team on the Meridian grounds
next Saturday at 2:3O p. m.
Mr.. Cowley, the probation officer
of Ada county, visited us Tuesday
and got the names of the pupils
on the census roll between eight
and eighteen who are not in
school.
The Quintescent literary society
will give a program in the High
school room next Friday, the 22d,
beginning at / o'clock P. M. All
patrons and friends are invited.
The proceeds of the box-supper
given for the football team netted
nearly twenty-four dollars. Every
body had a pleasant time.
The school will adjourn Friday
of this week as it is children's day
at the fair. The pupils viii wear
their badges which wiIladmit them
to the fair.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
School trustees Meet.

At the regular meeting of the
school board of District No. SO,
{ Meridian) held Monday night
Miss Leona Myers was engaged as
teacher, for the Fifth grade. Mrs.
Frank Helms was hired to take
care of the primary room in the
old school building at Sc per
month. Friday was declared a
holiday to enable the children to
go to the far. The usual bills
were allowed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
N. {. Churc!, Soutf, Notices.

There was a considerable in
crease both in attendance and in
terest at our Sunday school last
Sunday, and still we have room.
Come and bring your children.
There was a very marked inter
est in our preaching services both
morning and evening. This we
appreciate very much. Come
again. You are always welcome.
Our subject Sunday morning is
"God Speaking to Men N. D.
Wood, pastor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
lkuna tiers.

Marie McClenaghan is on the
sick list. Alice Taylor is quite i'll.
FL. Hughey moved to Boise last
Tuesday for the winter.
Word has been received of the
marriage at Baker City of Walter
Harris and Miss Darsie Burns.
They will return and reside on
Mr.. Harris farm east of Kuna.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
Meridian Directory.
CHURCHES.

Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. W. A.
winters, pastor. Corner Idaho and Third
streets. Services each Sunday at 1870 a. m
and p. m. Suuday-school at 1880 a. M, J. A,
Fenton. superintendent, Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening. Epworth League at 7:1s
D IN. on each Sunday evening, Arthur Mersdorf
president, Miss Nellie Tolieth, secretary.
Church of Christ, ]. II. McSparrau, Elder.
Corner Of Meridian aud State Streets,
Services each Sunday at ii a. M. and 800 p. III
Sunday.schooi at 10 o'clock. J. J. Caldwell, sup
erintendent Christian Endeavor at 700 p. nj.
Miss Ethel Hedges, president
N. L. Church South, Rev. N. d. Wood, pas
tor. Corner Pine aud First streets. Services
SUNDAY al 11:oO a.. m. and p, m. Sunday.
school at 1870. Charles Compton, Supt. Ep-
worth League at 1850 p. IN. J. Matt Anderson,
president.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
Blue Valley lteas.

Mrs. L. Drake, residing near
Victory, is quite i'll.
Wednesday evening G. Z.
Clspp and family were given a
nice farewell party ~ 10 Of their
neighhcrs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
SCHOOL OFFICERS. DISTRICT NO.

| aNHVUIs OF 7 INsLl No UIo fIOI INO' -
Trustees: II. +. Neal, Ch'm'u; w. A. Palmer,
7. 2. Jordy, W. W. Groves, Emmett Pfost, J. L
Waggoner. Secretary Of the School Board, EnI-
plett pfust; Treasurer. L. IPfafle. Superiu-
Eeudeut of Schools, Prof, ]. ]. Caldwell. Trus-
lees have their regular meeting on the second
Monday evening of each mouth,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
MERIDIAN pnsr.nrF1cE.

Office hours 500 u. IN. to 100 PIN. Sundays,
TO 10 a. IN.
Rural Mail Route No. /. J. c. Macintosh,
Elrrier; Rural Route No. :, H. b. Powers, car
Ter. Mail is made up for both at $500 i. NIL
All train mail at post-ofiice closes half
lonr before leaving time.
s. NJ. c. REYNOLDS, Postmaster.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15

COUNTY OFFICERS Ada County: Address,
Boise. VIM. Cuddy, Auditor Jonas Brown. Pro-
eate Judge; Stephen Utter, er,Assessor; Mrs. B. Il.
hcGrew, Treasurer; J. J. Beunett. Sheriff.
ounty Commissioners: w. H. Thompson,
EharnIau; d. H. McseIey, A. p. Burns.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15

MERIDIAN CoMMERcIAL CLUE. Meets at the
Elub Rooms on First Street each Thursday
eveniug. Correspondence or inquiries about
Meridian, located in the heart of the garden
pot Of Idoho, is solicited. J. \. Fentou, Pres
Ideut; L F Hunt secretary,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15


She is greatly improved in health
@. E. Clapp and family left this
week for Monmouth, Oregon, to
establish new home. They are
worthy people and We hope they
will prosper.
For Sale - Fifty-tWo head Of
shoats, weighing from 40 to Is
pounds, according to size. AT
DR.. Springer's ranch, four miles
southwest of Meridian.
! Mrs. w. Fl. Peer left last week
for Union, Oregon, to join her
husband, who has charge of tie
prune packing for the McBirney
company at that place. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peer ale expected home next
week.
Every college student in the
! United States should read "My
Ideal of the True University" by
President Woodrow Wilson of
Princeton University in the Delin-
eator for November. DR.. Wilson's
view of education in its highest
and largest meaning is inspiring.
! E. Francis AtWater and Earl
Dilatush left Tuesday for Port
land, and will outfit there for an
overland trip along the Willamette
valley, and down through the
southwestern Oregon and Mount
Shasta region to California. Mr..
Atwater expects to be home about
Christmas time.
Frank A. McNeal, j. A. Burgess
and b. J. McKie will have a COM
bined public sale at the J. r.
Good ranch, 2 miles west of Five
Mile school l-houso, l mile south
and two miles east of Meridian,
Monday, Nov. l, of horses, cattle,
implements, 60 tons alfalfa. Free
lunch at noon. Col. E. Marsters
and Son, Auctioneers.
There are several from the Mer-
idian section in evidence at the
Inter- mountain fair this week: :
L. K. Deck is displaying cream
separators; Gee. E. Atwater has
a nice collection of honey pro-
ducts; Halley4& Hahn have soma
fine sheep; Mrs. J. F. Rose has
some poultry; J. Matt Anderson
and Frank Taylor have horses and
mules.
A visit to the Rosedale Poultry
Farm. conducted by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Rose, is interesting as many
varieties of fowl are shown. The
place is in charge of experts at the
business. A hundred eggs a day
are gathered, and as settings are
not in demand atethis season, the
eggs are sent to market. Mrs.
Rose is showing some choice
chickens at the fair this week.
Saturday noon and evening the
Epworth League of the Methodist
church. will serve chicken pie at
the Compton hall. Come out and
enjoy square meal and a sociable
time and in this way also help a
very worthy object. The League
has pledged liberal sum toward
payment of the new Methodist
church and this is one of the
means adopted to raise some
money. Everybody is cordially
invited.
Electric cars are running into
Nampa this week. There is a
three hopr schedule, the cars 60
ing straight through between
Boise and Nampa, via Onwiler.
The Meridian cars run independ-
emily, on the same schedule as
formerly. A party of Boise Valley
officials passed over the new line
to Nampa Saturday. They came
into Meridian and were greatly
| pleased with the fine new sub
station where power for their new
line will be transformed into the
proper voltage.
The Meridian Hardware Co.'s
store was broken into by burglars
at 8 o'clock Friday morning. They
pried open the side door with
crowbar, and getting inside, pried
the safe door open enough to drop
some. nitro-glyc.rine inside. This
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15

Village Trustees: ]. NJ, Anderson W. A.
Palmer, Z. l.. Sims, E,d Hartman, Il. P, Mad
den. Village Clerk. G. NJ. Compton. Treasurer.
3. W. Harreil. Marshal and Street Commits.
sioner, w. II, Finch.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15

Notice-To Whom it May Con-
'ern: l will pay no bills except
pose contracted by me person
Ply. E. d. Rhodes.