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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-17

In Tasmania is to he found II national
pastime that is special aud particular
to that state alone-tbe sport Of wood
chopping, Ii says much for the erir
and vigor of Tasmanians that this
really serious and arduous work should
be regarded rs the finest sport, AZ
Hobart and Launceston they have
their turf meetings, their cricket, foot
ball golf, cycling. and 50 forth, but to
woodchopping contest people will
flock from far and near-men, women
and children and watch the Ak WELD.
ers hewlng away at huge blocks Of
timber as If life and reputation de
pended upon the issue. Thud. thud.
tbud. go the axes, and the splinters fly
In all directions, the judges calmly sit
ting near, taking notes Of the strokes.
the spectators cheering the compel
itors from time to time as frantically
es if they were race horses. To be a
woodchopping champion means some
thing to Il man in Tasmania Dundee
Advertiser.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-17
After the Race.

$50 your horse was dlstanced, was
he?"
Yes"
did you have anything on him.
81 thought | had a Jockey on him,
but 1t seems / didn't"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-17
Look Prosperous or Pay In Advance

Look Prosperous or Pay In Advance.
while there is a good deal of the
American spirit prevailing in Sydney
and Melbourne, they do things there In
a peculiar way" said travelling man.
at is hard to get used 10 them.
They have excellent restaurants
there, but they run on a peculiar plan.
A man goes in and sits down at a table
and waiter, generally woman,
hands him the bin of fare. He makes
out his order on a slip. and before he
Is waited on the waiter goes to the
cashier and has a little private talk
with him The cashier looks over at
the customer, and If he appears TO be
good for the bill he is served; other
wise he is asked to pay In advance.
The meals are good and cheap, The
same careful scrutiny is made when
fellow registers at q hotel. Good looks
will go further than any amount Of
baggage. Omaha Bee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-17

There are no small steps In great a.
fair1. DE Retk
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29
SPECIAL OFFER GOOD
SIX DAYS LONGER
Last Opportunity to Acquire Extra Votes
During the COOteSt--Ldrge
Vote Is Cast

to help you, they only want you to
think so.
BE a consistent worker If you
happen to have bau luck today don {
get discouraged; work all the harder
tomorrow and success is sure to
crown your efforts.
The unusual interest taken by the
people Of Elmore county in
this great contest is shown by the
large number who drop into the office
to either renew or subscribe and to
cast their votes for their favorite.
AS the management has decided to
close the contest within very short
time we are continuing the special
offer for more days. The contest
will only run a short time now it is
up to the contestants to get busy
among their friends for subscriptions.
The special offer, as it will apply
during the next six days is as fol-
lows:
Each contestant who turns in not
less than SIS in subscriptions is
eligible to receive extra votes. On
the first SIS candidates will receive
5000 extra votes and for every s.
above SIS, 1000 extra votes Get
busy and take advantage Of this last
chance to get the extra votes. Work
hard while your subscriptions count
double Remember the contest will
only run couple weeks more, then il
viii be too late.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29

The state normal school at Albion
is gaining an enviable reputation on
account Of the splendid scholarship
of its students. Last fall one of the
graduates from It's four years course
went to the University of Michigan
and was given sophmore standing in
that great university. Another was
given advanced freshman standing
in the University Of Chicago. One
young man who had just finished his
third year at Albion was given fresh
man standing at the University of
California. Another young man in
the same class got like standing in
the Iowa State College. In each case
the students received standings at
least year in advance of what he
would have received if he had attend
ed a high school or other preparatory
school for like period. This GER
tainly speaks well for the scholastic
standard maintained by the Albion
institution.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29
Another "SerIOuS Charge"

A number Of checks are in circu-
lation around town with the cashiers
stamp "No Funds boldly printed
across the face. We assure our
readers that the checks are not from
this printing Office and no fears should
be entertained on that score. 1t is
indeed "a Serious Charge for any
editor to issue checks when
there are "No Funds" in the bank to
make payment and should one of these
cases be taken up. it will no doubt
land the guilty party in the pen along
with other common criminals and
forgers where he belongs. 1t is
understood collection of these checks
will be made and placed on sale at
some convenient place. Maverick
will give quotation from time to
time. At present the whole "passel''
is worth l0c minus, open bid.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29
Grand View Letter

On Wednesday the 2lts inst at 8 p.
m quiet. but very pretty wedding,
was celebrated at the Glendale ranch.
the home of Mr.. and MIS-. N. G.
Massey, when their daughter Ethel
was united in marriage to Mr.. Frank
Hendricks Of Meadows, Idaho, Rev.
II. H. Abrams Of Boise officiating
Mr.. Loyal Massey. brother Of the
bride. acting as best man and Miss
Minnie Schrader, late of Mountain
Home. as maid. The bride was very
prettily attired in Nile green Allol-
lam. The waist. a work Of art,
trimmed in Messaline blue and laces,
slippers to match. The groom wore
the conventional black The favored
few who were present Were N. G.
Massey and wife, father and mother
Of the BRIDE r. C. Massey and wife;
Rev. II. II. Abrams and wife; Mr..
Charles Massey; Mr. Clinton Fritz,
Mrs Orville Massey and mother, Mrs.
Stewart Of Boise Mr. Loyal Massey,
Miss Minnie Schrader Mrs. Geo.
Hendricks of Mountain Home. h. W.
Cairncross and wife, Miss Eva Mas
sey and DR.. Neiswanger and wife.
After the ceremony and well wishes,
the guests were seated at a bountiful
and elegant repast The happy
couple were the recipients Of many
very pretty and useful presents, and
also some substantial bank checks
from fa.her and uncles. AT 10 o'clock
the bride and groom. together with
the guests repaired TO the M. w.
hall where they were met by both the
young and old residents Of the valley
and to the elegant music rendered by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulrich of Oreana.
dancing was kept up until old Sol
blushed rosy red in the eastern sky.
During the evening, halt in the
anus ements was called by Vaughn
McKeetle and DR.. Neiswanger. on
behalf Of the friends assembled. of
the happy couple, presented them
with a home made bank so called be-
cause Of its homelv appearance. but
though a hard locker on the outside,
it had beautiful lining in the way
of medals. which told them e. Pluri-
bus Unium" and bade them to trust
God only.
The grain crop is fast ripening.
some already cut ard 10 the stack.
McKeeth, Fredricks, Oberlin. Masseys
and Turner Bros. all report a heavy
crop and fine quality.
r. C. Massey intends planting q
large commercial orchard this fall
and many others are talking frait
Mrs. McKeeth and son. lee. visited
with Dr. Neiswanger last week Mrs.
McKeeth came from Minnesota two
years ago, and being Of jolly dis
position has endeared herself tc
friends and neichbors in the entire
valley.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29
Local Men Appointed Delegates

W. c. Howie and Daniel McLaugh-
lin have been named as delegates to
the Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress at Denver August 1921. from
the state of Idaho. The appoint
ment Of 20 delegates was made public
through the Statesman which has the
following:
Idaho will be well represented at
the Trans Mississippi Commercial
congress which will be held this year
at Denver, Colo, August 1921. Yes
terday Governor Brady appointed 20
delegates who will be the official
representatives Of the Gem state at
the convention. A great deal of in
terest is taken yearly at these meet
ings and much good has resulted from
them.
Every section of the state is to be
represented by a delegate and it is
thought that all appointed will be
able to make the trip. Idaho has
always been to the front in the meet
ings Heretofore and this year will not
be any exception to the general rule.
These appointments are pleasing t.
the people of this city and Governor
Brady was wise in his selection of
good delegates.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29

Prof. C. E. Blodgett, Sapt Of
city schools of Atlantic. Iowa, Prof
P. G. Holden and Prof. A. v. Storm
of the Agricultural College at Ames,
Iowa. were visitors last week. Profs-
Holden and Storm are interested in
the Grand View Irrigation company
and will be interested in the setting
of large tracts Of land to fruit this
fall.
T. l.. Ragsdale Of Freewater, Ore
gon. who invested in land here last
fall. has purchased an additional 80
acres from the Southern Idaho Land
Co.. Of Boise.
Mrs. r. G. Rowe visited friends
and relatives IN Boise recently.
The engineers have completed the
cross sectional work for Mr. Crocker
and are now engaged on line work
for the canal for the Grand View
Snake River Irrigation Co.
Subscriptions are now being taken
for stock in our new telephone line.
Prof. Jones, manager Of Grand
View Land and Irrigation Co.. is now
getting ready to plant several hun-
dred acres to fruit tees.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29
HARDWARE BUSINESS
PURCHASED BY MORTON
Owner In Hall Fruit Farm and Buckeye
Ranch Purchases Local BuSi-
ness Concern

The Mountain Home Hardware
Company stock. and fixtures were sold
last Monday to Mr.. John w. Morton
of Dillon, Mont. Mr.. Morton is
business man of long experience and
has been conducting several large
stores in Montana and Iuaho. He
buys stock by the carload lot and
ships to a central point in Idaho
where he has the contents distributed
to his several stores. In this way he
can make prices on goods lower than
the small merchants pay wholesale.
He will rent both rooms formerly used
by the hardware company and put in
large and complete stock of shelf
and heavy hardware. The store will
be in charge Of competent and ex-
perienced manager, who will arrive
very soon to open the store and put
the stock in shape.
Mr.. Morton is part owner Of the
Hall Fruit ranch at Garnet and also
the Buckeye ranch at Hagerman,
which was bought this spring FOR
500. 600. Heis very enthusiastic over
this part of Idaho and is certainly
backing his judgment with the hard
cash. He says that the Mountain
Home country is the best in Southern
Idaho and it is oaly a question Of a
short time until it will be properly
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29
Public land Entries

The following homestead entries
have been made In Boise land Office
John j. McGinniss Of Gilmore county.
lots and 3. southwest quatrer Of the
northeast quarter and the southeast
quarter Of the northwest quarter,
township south. range east; 100
acres.
James T.. Baker. Mountain Home
east half Of the northwest quarter.
southwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter and the northwest quarter Of
south. range east; 100 acres.
Desert entries were made as fol-
lows
Lillian V. Kenison, Mountain
Home lots 3 and 4, east half Of the
southwest quarter. section IS, town
ship 4 south. range east. 1876
acres.
George H. Kenison Of Mountain
Home southwest quarter Of section
"a. township south, range 5 east.
l6O acres.
Martin l.. Davis. Mountain Home
west half of the northeast quarter.
east half Of the northwest quarter.
section 10, township south, range
9 cast. 1850 acres.
Daniel Mclaughlin Mountain
Home: east half of the northeast
quarter. section l9 and the west haif
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29

That the candidates and their sup
porters are taking an active interest
in the Mavericks great popularity
contest is amply evidenced bX the
large vote cast last week the largest
since the contest opened. Every
candidate worked with a vim, many
of them more than doubled their vote
of a week ago. AS many of the
contestants have asked US to prolong
the special vote offer we have decided
to do so for one more week only.
Candidates must take advantage of it
this week for we positively will not
extend il again. The contestants
have different ways of getting sub
scriptions. One good plan is to ask
each of your friends to get one sub
scription for you during the special
vote offer. Try this You will find
your friends will only be too glad
to help you. Call on them and sug-
gest it to them. One young lady
tried it last week and in writing Of it
to the contest manager she says in
part. Il was never so surprised in
my life, nearly all of my friends gave
me one subscriber and great many
gave me two and some three. .
What her friends did for her, yours
will do for you. Try it this week
and take advantage Of the special
offer
Don't forget your home merchant.
you patronzie him instead Of sending
away to mail order houses and now
be should help you. If he has paid
up his subscription, ask him to sub
scribe year in advance. 1t all
helps
Some people may ask you to come
again If they do. ask them to set a
definite date for you to call and make
it a point to call on the date they set.
If they refuse to give YOU GER
tain date you know they don't intend
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29

opened to settlement. He thinks our
water difficulties will soon be solved
in permanent way, and looks for
big boom when that time comes.
When such men as Mr.. Morton
places his stamp of approval on Noun
talon Home at this time, in such a
substantial manner. we all take
courage and feel that possibly we are
not making a mistake in weathering
the storm. There are plenty of other
places for investment. where the boom
is on and people are coming in to
make homes. but in spite of that fact
Mr.. Morton selects our city and de-
cides to wait for our boom which is
bound to come and which will be per-
manent and lasting.
He is good man for this city.
We have reason to feel congratulated
in securing such interests for Noun
tain Home and Elmore county Not
alone because the hardware business
has been sorely needed in the city,
but because the acquisition Of man
of enterprise and means will do more
in the building up Of community
than most any other agency. The
store viii be opened at once and the
stock filled in until it is entirely COM
plete.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29

One of the shortest and best tenn
perance sermons we have ever read
is as follows: "a western miner
had been in the habit of buying fifteen
cents worth of liver on Saturday night
after he had spent most of his money
for liquor. One night while buying
his customary liver he saw the saloon
keeper stalk in. throw down an iden-
tical $5 bill spent with him by the
miner, and ordered roast and
trimmings. That set the miner to
thinking, so he put up job with mis-
fellow miners. They all agreed not
to buy any liquor for a whole week,
and to buy a roast each on Saturday
night. When Saturday night came
forty miners went to the butcher shop
and cleaned the butcher out by order
ing forty roasts for Sunday. While
the butcher was doing 40 the last
roast, the saloon keeper came in and
said, ''w,ll John. I'll have to take
liver this time, trade is awfully dull ;
| don t understand it, So the butcher
sold him the liver. Then the butcher
fell to thinking. I guess after all,
he said to himself, there is some
sense in the prohibition argument,
for it is a'lot more profitable to sell
forty roasts and one order for liver,
than 70 sell one roast and forty orders
for liver. Teton Valley News.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-29
COUNTY BOARD HAS
A BUSY SESSION
EquaIizing Taxes and Considering Petition
for Special Election Takes Time
Number of Bills Allowed

AS provided by Statutes the Board
Of County Commissioners met on this
18th day of July 1909, as a Board
Of Equalization.
Members Milan Miller, J. ]. McGin-
mis- and H. F. Shelton present.
Whereupon the Board adjourned un-
til 2 o'clock p. M, July 13, 1909
Attest:
MILAN MILLER,
Attest: Chairman.
F. c. SMITH,
Clerk
Mountain Home, Idaho, July II, 90.
Be it remembered that on this, the
second Monday of July, 1909, as pro-
vided by Statutes the Board of Coun-
ty commissioners met in regular
session. Members present-Milan
Miller, j. j. McGinnis and H. F.
Shelton. Whereupon the following
proceedings were had to-wit:
Claims against the county were ex-
amined and allowed as follows, TO-
wit:
SALARY OF COUNTY OFFICERS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
CITY NEWS.

Keep FEl Stats a. the RaEs-a-
wsr
TIE regular zonrkIF meeting af
the city caEncI VIII - saId this
tbs eysa5ug
Nr and Mrs n A. King zrs r.
tictelzs ovsr Eas arrival az ba1T girss.
t0-n yesterday aftE-no1n, their sec
ord chfl1
Oscar SzaEz. quarter haea q she
Gina a1gh seh1oz f1otiaH team,
~as elected captain tor EeE rear.
TIE team EE entertained FrisaE
Right ~ ? II EnEar. prlaetpal G
Fhe s-z0oL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

From our leather department. may
Be selected > most pleasing useful
gift for man; following are few
suggestions:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
CITY NEWS.

Read TIE DAILY Gate CITY. to
cents Per week
Smoke NoelIeE,s Silver Ash c1gzr
Regular meeting of Knights and
Ladies Of Security. Ksckuk cg1nctI
Nc. 1858 AZ A. O. C. ". han At $
O'Clock Meet the first and third
Mozssay a each 9oa.A
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
CITY NEWS.

Roil.a-way open afternoons and
es enings-
DIR. Arnentrout IS IN Ronaparts
today on business
Tumorruw IS ST. Peters Catholic
church day 81 lie Bruns.
Ed. Ksrchner has been appointed
CAPTAIN Of the LeBruu team in the
/ bowling league.
The sudden change OF ssmDeTa-
/ trre was too much for &c birds, and
many OF them persisted last night from
1 the hitter cold
John Ferris. the veteran sailor.
VI o Was IN the United States navy
many years and who Is nov well up
III yearss is Ill at his home. having
been confined 70 bed for some time
Parts OF umbrellas lying around il
various parts OF the city indicate that
( the wind Of Saturday night was 30
strong Tor some Of the pedestrians
Who happened to venture forth into
the night.
t day thai his brother. Robert had been
killed by the train at Abba, Iowa
Details have not been received here
BAT Mr.. and Mis- Norris left simosr
Immediately far that place
Mrs. NJ e. GregurE has pstiEsoasd
the city council 70 remit tie taxes on
hs-- properly described as lots i. ..
rs AZ block IS. RElbourne addition
Il she being entitled 70 this as the wtd-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-21
GOOD SHOW TONIGHT.

Go to the Opera House tonight and
see the best company of vaudeville art.
lists ever seen In Honolulu. Armstrong
ana Verne are clever, Armstrong ex.
ceptionally so as singer and dancer.
while his ability as a comedian Is note.
worthy. Miss Verne plays opposite to
Armstrong and helps his tremendous
ly whenever they appear together.
Verne and Verne are good In all things
and especially so In their clog dane.
ing as team. Bur in this particular
stunt Armstrong excels. His foot ma.
nipulations are almost marvellous and
the existence of springs In his joints
has been suspected. His good voice
is not heard often enough. indeed he
Is not on the stage quite as much as
the audience would like to have him,
but that complaint was common on
the mainland.
The program will be changed In its
entirety tonight and there Is more
pleasure in store for the people who
go than Is their lot at o theater here.
There will be matinee for ladies' and
children on Saturday when an entire
change in the bill will be made for
the occasion. The farewell win be on
Saturday night when monster bill
will be offered. Seats for all perform.
ances are on sale at the Bergstrom
Music Store.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-21
HANGED HIMSELF while
Waiting Investigation

Hilo, Oct. ia Chinese, whose
name has not been learned, committed
suicide Thursday night at the Kai-
lua Jail. where he had been confined
on suspicion of incendiarism.
A short time ago store at Keau.
hou-uka, Kona, was burned, and all
the circumstances attending the fire
led the police to believe that II was OF
an incendiary origin. A careful in
vestisatlon was made, resulting final.
ly In the arrest last Thursday OF the
Chinese, who was taken to the Kailua
jail to be held there for investigation
On Friday morning the prisoner was
found In his cell, dead. He had un.
wound his queue, and using It as a
rope he had wound 1t around his neck
and had strangled himself. A cor.
oner's inquest was held, which came
to the conclusion that death was sui
cidal.-Hil Tribune.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-21
Dewey DEFENDS
AMERICAN navy
Objects to Declaration That Our
Fleet Is DULY Big Bluff -
Thinks We Could Easily Buy
Supply Ships Needed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. defend
ing with characteristic vigor the
American navy, Admiral Dewey to-
day asserted that not only Is our
navy not a bluff" but that he il
confident that It would give good
account Of itself should war ever
come.
The Admiral's remarks were call
ed forth by a statement attributed
to Former Representative Lands OF
Indiana, who, in a recent speech at
Cincinnati, Ohio. on advocating ship
subsidies. is reported to have said
that those Americans who are in
formed considered our navy BLUM"
Declaring that he saw no war
clouds gathering on the horizon, Ad-
miral Dewey discussed several phas-
es Of the navy. He expressed him
self as heartily in favor Of ship sub
sidy legislation and made strong
plea for the continued upbuilding
of the navy. Referring to the re-
mary attributed to Lands, Admiral
Dewey said of course what Mr.. Lam
dis meant was that the navy would
be comparatively useless in time OF
war without necessary auxiliaries
drawn from the merchant marine.
He" continued Admiral Dewey,
wants a subsidy for our ships Of
commerce, and SO do L.
The Admiral expressed the belief
that ship subsidy Legislation could
be secured were It not for the use
of the word Subsidy" which. he
said, many people did not like be-
cause they thought II meant to give
something for nothing.
But the American navy is not
quite SO helpless as one might i'm
agine from Mr.. Lands remarks, -
said the Admiral. I'VE have fifteen
colliers and several transports al
ready in the service. or course.
these would not be enough In case
Of war, and l hope that we will con-
tinue to add to that number. II
we were to have war we could
purchase as many ships as we might
need. We did so In the Spanish
war. It would, Of course. be q great
deal better II we had them already
The Admiral declared that the
United States needed merchant ma
rine not only for the value 1t might
possess az furnishing auxiliaries to
the navy. but to carry the American
flag to the markets Of the world.
But" he said, there will be no
war. And SO long as we go ahead
steadily and moderately in adding to
our navy, replacing the older ships
with the most modern type. thus
keeping our navy abreast of the
world, no one will ever be able to
say, like Mr.. Lands, that other ma
tions do not regard the American
navy seriously"