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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-09-03
WEST TOPSHAM.

Miss Susan Sears and George
Coville went to Williamstown Tues
day, to visit Mrs. A. n. Fellows.
They will go from there to their
home in Hyde Park, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ottie Bagley of
Bridgeport, Conn, are with his
mother, Mrs. Carrie Bagley, for
their summer vacation.
Clinton Smith and family went to
their home in Bridgeport, Conn.,,
last week.
The village school commenced
Monday, Aug. Both, with Miss Ellis
of Montpelier, as teacher in the
higher department, and Nora
Rouhan in the primary.
Roy Smith and family went to
Breezy Point, N. H., Saturday, to
visit Mrs. Smith s family.
Mrs. G. NJ. Tubbs' city boarders
from New York have returned home
and she has five little boys to enter
tain.
The fields were white with frost
Tuesday morning, but it did very
little damage in this vicinity.
Mrs. John Wilds is at home for
short time.
DR.. J. A. Dow received two first
prizes for stations at the Bradford
fair.
White Bros. won the second prize
on mare and colt, and Dan Cilley
third on driving horses.
Mrs. Clark of Groton, has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. A. Church.
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LEGAL.

PRoBArECoURrs-BRADF DISTRICT l9O6-t7
Probate Courts within and for said district
will be held the ensuing year as follows:
Bradtord--At Hotel Low in Bradford on the
second Tuesday of every month, except Deem
Der, january. February, and March
North Thetford-At Jaquith's Hotel on the
and March. e01 ai'
Also at the Probate Office in Thetford ON the
first Wednesday of every month ~
s. M. GLEASON, Judge.
Thetford Center. Vt. Dec. IS 1905,
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Bradford District, So
In Probate Court held at sThetford In said
District, on the oath day Of Aug, A. D
1909
]. X, Nolan, Administrator of the estate OF
Lucy r. Wiley late of Newbury. In said dis.
trict eceased presents his adinistrationacc account
for examination and allowance, and makes appli-
cation for decree Of distribution and partition
is ordered by said Court, that said account and
said application be referred 10 a session thereof
to bei held at Hotel Low in said Bradford
on the i4th day Of Sept, A. ID. 1909, for hearing
and decision thereon; And, il is further ordered.
that notice hereof be given 20 all persons inter
ested, by publication Of the same three weeks
successfully in the United Opinion. Z newspaper
published at Bradford. previous 70 said time
appointed for hearing. that they may appear
At said time and place and show couse. II any
they may have, why said account should not be
allowed. and such decree made.
By the Court. Attest.
AZ S. NJ. GLEASON. Judge
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Mrs. Thompson, although nearly fran
tic from grief, seemed relieved to tell
what little she knew about her hus-
bands disappearance. 1t was not
much, but it was story, and has
tened back to the Office greatly elated
over my success.
l wrote out as quickly and plainly
as could what had been told and
handed it to the city editor. He
glanced over it and nodded approval.
Good stuff" he said. When he had
made a few alterations and handed
the copy to a boy to take to the com
posing room he's turned to me:
II won't need you any more today,
but wish you would go to the bank
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JOSEPH RICHARDS ESTATE

STATE OF VERMONT. In probate
~ DISTRICT OF BRADFORD, IS Court held at
OF Aug.,'A. D., 1909. -'
Martha Richards Administrative Of the es-
tate OF Joseph Richards late of Bradford. in
SAID istrict deceased makes application to said
Court for license TO sell all of the real estate of
said deceased, situated in this State represent
ing that thessale thereof is necessary 10 settle
sud estate consent of heiys in writing is given
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court, that
SAD Application be referred 70 a session thereof
TO be held at the Probate Office in said Thetford
on The 18th day Of Sept. A. D., 1909, for hearing
and decision thereon. and it is further ordered
that all persons interested be notified hereof by
pu6hcation OF notice of said application and
order thereon three weeks successfully in the
united Opinion, newspaper published at Brad
ford in this State, and which circuiates,in the
neishborhood Of those interested before said
time OF hearing. that they may appear at said
time and place, and If they see cause, object
thereto.
By the Court,
ATTEST:
AZ s. NJ GLEASON Iudr.
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the city room. Standish, til
city editor, after vainly seel
- ing for assignments to kee
busy the half dozen idle reporters, ha
cut the knot by driving them into tn
street with orders to stay out unit
each had found a story.
1t may be guessed that the Gazett
was not a metropolitan newspaper
But while our. little city did not Civ
herself airs, she boosted three daily pa
pers, of which the Star and the Ga
zette were published in the afternoon
The rivalry between them was nat.
'urally keen. The Star had beaten us
badly on a local story the week be-
fore, and 1t was common knowledge
In the Office that Standish was burning
to redeem his reputation as the clev-
crest newspaper man In town. There
seemed little likelihood that he would
do it on a day like this.
A newcomer on the staff Of the Ga
zette and a beginner in newspaper
work, / had thus far found the life
singularly lacking In that excitement
which is popularity supposed to be the
accompaniment of the reporters ca
reer. On this particular day l was
working in the graveyard" This is
not as ominous as 1t sounds. The
graveyard in newspaper parlance is
the cabinet which contains the obit-
uaries Of all persons whose decease is
likely to require extended notice
These must of course, be kept up to
date, and l was adding to them from
various sources and filing the complet-
ed notices away In the cabinet.
1t was a tiresome business, and l
was glad when Billy Moulton, our
star" reporter, came in just after the
general exodus. Moulton and were
alumni Of the same college, and this
fact, with some other things that we
had In common, had made US as good
friends as was consistent between the
"'star" and the cub"
He nodded to me and walked to the
city editors desk. With a freedom
which contemplated with awe he
chatted with that august parsonage as
If he were an ordinary mortal. Sud-
denly the telephone bell rang
Answer that, will you, Billy?" said
Standish. Moulton took the receiver
and listened. Then he turned to
Standish.
''1 think you had better take this"
said he.
whats the matter? Has anything
broken loose"
Moulton, without replying, handed |
the receiver to him as he came for |
ward. The city editor listened intent
ly, making rapid notes on the pad by |
his side. A few sharp questions, and
he hung up the receiver and FASTENED |
10 his desk.
Anything in it?" asked Moulton.
Yes, a lot, If we can get it. It's |
from Morgensen. He has found out |
by accident that Thompson. the cash
Ter of the Fifth National bank, has |
gone with $4,000 of the banks money. |
The police are after him, but they are |
keeping it quiet If we can get hold Of |
the facts before the last edition we |
will score a beat that will make the
town sit up"
had never heard the city editor say |
so much at one time before. A flush |
on his impassive face showed that he
was unusually excited. Moulton had
seized a handful of paper and stood
waiting. Standish looked at him.
you will do the bank end. Let 1t
run for all it's worth" He glanced
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and see If Mr. Moulton has anything
yet. We ought to have the first of 1t
for the last edition SOON"
walked down the street toward the
bank In a very contented frame OF
mind. Before / had gone two blocks
met Moulton. knew from his face
that his errand had not turned out
well, but before he would say any
thing about 1t he insisted on hearing
how l had Jared. He congratulated
me heartily on what he called my ten
strike" and then, In answer to my
questions, he said:
1T haven't q line. I couldn't drag an
Intelligent word out Of the old fossils.
They wouldn't admit that Thompson
had gone or that any money was miss |
Ing or that there was any trouble Of
being alive I don't believe they would |
nave admitted it." His disgust went |
beyond words, and we walked along |
or a moment in silence. Then, at |
houlton's suggestion, we turned down |
oward police headquarters.
81 simply can't go back without |
he said. "Standish is |
packing his reputation on this story, |
md for me to fall down like this
AS we mounted the steps of the gray |
Id building I noticed that Sergeant |
dullaly was on duty at the desk. He
vas an old friend of Moulton's, and N
lie saw us he beckoned to him ex-
itedly with fat hand. Moulton went |
o his desk, and they whispered to-
,ether. The sergeant looked at me
md said something. Moulton nodded.
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around the room
and groaned.
"Of course il
had to appe n
when everybody
is out" be said.
1 felt his eyes
upon me and bent
over my work.
My b art was
humping wildly.
/ heard a whis-
pered consulta-
ton with Moul-
ton and looked
up Just In time
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CHARLES E. HIGGINS ESTATE.


CTATE OF VERMONT, In Probate
- DISTRICT OF BRADFoRD. 80 Court, held at
Thetford, in and for said District on the LIST day
Of Sept. A. ID. 1909.
II. p. Cummings executor Of the es-
tate of Charles +. Higgins late Of ThetfOrd IN
said district. deceased. makes application
70 said Court for license 10 sell all Of the
real estate of said deceased situated in
this State representing that the sale thereof is
necessary TO pay debts and settle the estate.
Whereupon, il is ordered by Said Court, that
said application be referred 20 a session thereof
10 be bed at the Probate Office. in said Thetford
on the 18th day Of Sept. A. ID. 1909, for hearing
and decision thereon; and IL Is further ordered
that all persons interested be notified hereof. by
publication Of notice Of said application and order
thereon. three weeks successfully in the United
Opinion, a Newspaper published At Bradford in
this State. and which circulates in the neighbor-
hood Of those interested before said time Of hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and place,
and. nthey zee cause. object thereto.
By the Court, ATTEST
as 5. NJ. GLEASON. Judge.
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from Vermont q
month ago with
the idea that l
was made for a
newspaper man,
and He paus-
ed.
% H We you
C b a n g e d your
mindT" l asked.
mot entirely
but 1 don't find
It as easy as / ex-
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Eyes. Are you 2"

Eyes. Are your"
well Pm trying to be, but I'm ny
doing much at it." he answered Will
a faint smile.
whats the matterT' I asked, Keep
ing my eyes on the Office door. DO
was plainly eager to talk, and l was
even more eager to have him talk.
II suppose my experience is a coSo-
mon one" he began. 81 came down
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EAST CORINTH

Universalist Church Notes.
Rev. Geo. A. Miller will preach
next Sunday at 2.30 and 7.30 pm.
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slaughter the innocent as well as the
guilty. YOU'LL get hunk with me yet"
"If he doesn't I'll kill him." Billy
said fierceIy, "even as I'm going to xiii
Mullaly after rye had that cigar"
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How the Gazette
Lost a Beat
By ALLEN L. CHURCHILL

Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
CATION
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and see If Mr. Moulton has anything
yet We ought to have the first of 1t
for the last edition soon."
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.TATE OF VERMONT.

ATTEST.
S. NJ. GLEASON. Judge
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24
WINTER DOESN'T TROUBLE
HAGERMAN VALLEY

While we have been having some
rather severe weather for this part OF
the country, It has not stopped work on
the several projects in the vicinity Of
Hagermsn. The Oregon Short Line
cutoff has big gang working right
along on the grading Of the road. the
force on the Lower Salmon Falls power
plant Is al work every day and are
making good hezdway. and the crew
that are putting up the power ljne are
going right along and the wires viii be
IN place very shortly And by the
way, these three things mean much for
Hagerman. With the Short Line build
ing within four miles Of the town, We
viii at least be assured Of q railroad
within that distance al least. and this
Is not all: if this road comes so close
as this. which It Is doing as fast as
possible. it would mean the building Of
only four miles OF road TO have a rail
road into the town OF Hagermzn. and
it IS among the possibilities that the
Hartman people can be induced TO
build this spur into our town And then
there is the Idaho Southern which we
have every reason TO think VIII extend
their line into the Valley at no very
great distant day. They are stringirg
the electric lines as fast as possible and
II IS = noticeable fact that they are
very particular TO put the line on the
best grade 20 be found. Now if they
only wanted 10 set the power line into
the Lower salmon Falls. would they be
50 particular about having that line run
on almost a water grades II looks 10
Us that when this hne Is completed It
will be but short time until we VIII
see the grade being extended from
Wendell to the Valley. With the power
inc already in operation it would not
take very long 70 nave electric cars
ruaning into Hagerman. Hagerman
Valley sun
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24
sEosHoNE LINCOLN COUNTY IDAHO FRIDAY DECEMBER

A similar condition exists in both state
and county tax laws where specific tax
rates are prescribed by law. Under
these conditions a cash valuation be-
comes impossible and will remain so till
the laws are revised.
IT, is the desire of the county com
missioners that the greatest publicity be
given the deliberations of the conven-
tion in order that the people may be-
come familiar with revenue conditions
as they exist and that they may know
the difficulties under which the assess
sors and commissioners have to labor
because of defective and out grown
laws pertaining to the revenue, and the
need of thorough discussion of pro
sosed remedies long before the meeting
Of the next legislature.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24
FINAL DECREE IN WOOD
RIVER WATER SUIT

The final decree in the Wood River
water case was issued by Judge Alfred
Bulge at Pocatello or Dec. is. and was
filed in the office of Harry W. Ander-
son, clerk of the district court of Lin
county, on the nth inst.
The decree is quite voluminous. CON
sisting of 81 large typewriter pages.
and it viii be published ii pamphlet
form by the Journal Print Shop within
a very short time
1t will De remembered that the tempo
rary decree was issued last Aug. and
was printed in full by the Journal.
Practically every water user on the
Big and Little Wood rivers and their
tributaries is made party to the suit
and is vitally concerned in the final de-
e=ss;.
The Importance Of the subject mat
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24
Good System of City Government

The town of Grand Junction, Col
orado that has been vigorous quantity
promoting things to the front with a
pace-setter in the matter of conducting
city elections. For the first time in
America the city tried the New Zea-
land system of preferential voting
Tuesday and it was a success. A new
city charter was recently adopted but
the provision for ''choice voting was
the main theme Experts in municipal
declare that the Grand
Junction charter is one of the most ad-
vanced documents of its kind IN
America. Partisan politics is COM
pletely done away with. No candidate
can go before the people as the candi-
date of any party or faction or under
any party name. All candidates are
by petition. No candidate
can hire workers or engage in an active
campaign on election day. The people
are vested with the right of initiative
ana referendum dlu Az ehS AS~o'- ~-'e
the exclusive power of authorizing re-
gulating or terminating its public ser
vice corporations is given to the people
alone. The preferential system Of vot-
ing is designed to secare an accurate
of the win of the people at
the polls with a minimum cost and
effort. City wards have been abolished.
The administration of the city divided
into five departments. Public affairs.
finance and supplies, streets health and
civic beauty, water and sewers Each
is required to take active
charge of his department. The aver
age pay for the commissioners amounts
to sl500 n year. Post Idaho Falls.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24

ter to the entire Wood river drainage
area is beyond estimate The decree
places the whole subject Of practical
irrigation within the area covered on
legal and equitable basis.
Every person owning water right
knows jnst what water he is entitled to
and water commissioner Mcmillan will
have the legal authority to apportion
to each user the amount Of water that
is his due
Judge Cowen, the referee in the case
mas had world Of testimony 70 take
and sift and digest before Judge Bulge
could act on the same, but he mas had
the services Of Dan Hamer. the ex-
pert court stenographer, 70 ably Sc
cond his efforts
Some Of the benefits to be derived
from the final decree were made mani
fest Immediately after the issuance of
the temporary decree last Aug. Many
water users on the upper stretches Of
the Big wood river had made use Of
more water than they needed or were
entitled to, and as a consequence the
settlers on the lower course Of the river
we're deprived Of any when they need
ed it most.
Water commissioner Mcmillan had
scarcely taken the field after the tenn
porary order was issued thar an even
and ample water supply was secured
for al concerned.
The closing paragraphs Of the final
decree are devoted TO the matter Of
costs which must be paid by the several
parties as their interests appear and III
amounts assessed against each name
No water can be used BY any water
user TIL ne mas paid MS share Of the
costs. and the decree itself is notopera-
tive in whole or IN part till al costs are
paid in full.
Each party must pay his own Wit
nesses and individual expenses over
and above the costs which are assessed
against him.
These cos's include cost Of testimony
preparing and filing decree and costs Of
distributing water for the season Of
1853 in addition to costs which have al
ready been paid
The sum total of these additional
costs is s2s 46-s s. and the same must be
paid Harry ". Anderson, clerk Of
court, and on failure of payment by
any person execution may issue for
same.
The season OF 1910 looks good to the
irrigators Of the Wood river basin be
cause the precipitation Of December
insures an abundant water supply fol
the year and the final water decree IS q
guaranty that each user viii be appor-
toned his just and legal share which
is all he asks and all he needs
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24
THE NEW PRIMARY LAW
How the Coming Election will be Conducted in Conformity
With the Law Passed by the Last Legsature--Can-
didates Nominated by Direct Vote of People

prevent the voting Of a scratched ballot
by any voter, that is, to prevent de-
mocrat. for instance, from voting for
republican candidates. or republican
voters voting for democratic candidates.
By reason of the fact that blank
space is left on each ballo- Il might
appear that an opening would be left
for just such voting, but the law pro-
vides that should the name Of a can
didate be written in this space who is
a candidate upon another ticket, such
ballot shall not be counted.
Thus should Governor Brady be a
candidate for nomination for governor
and the democrats believe that he
would be good candidate for them TO
have in opposition, they could vote for
him, but such votes would not count in
nominating him. The result might be
announced 'James H. Brady, 20,0o0
votes as q republican, and James H
Brady, 800, votes as a democrat, -
but the nomination would not be MS
provided some other republican got
more republican votes, because the de-
mocratic votes would be thrown away.
If he should happen to get more such
democratic votes than any regular de-
mocratic nominee, he could, BY de-
claring his intention in writing, accept
the democratic nomination thus rendered
him, but ne would have to run as = de-
mocratic candidate.
Officers of election, registration
counting and canvass of ballots and all
things pertaining to the primary elec-
ton, are regulated and governed the
same as for general elections, and all
expenses are to be paid by the counties
in just the same manner.
The expenses which a candidate may
legelly create are only Personal Ex-
penses, which are defined to be only
expenses directly incurred and paid by
a candidate for travelling and for pur-
poses properly incidental to travelling
and for writing, printing and preparing
for transmission any letter, circular,
or other publication, not issuer at re-
gular intervals, whereby he states his
position or views upon public or other
questions, for stationery and postage.
and for the necessary expenses for
hiring halls. or other room for the pur-
pose of holding public meetings to ad-
dress the voters and others upon public
questions and matters relating to his
candidacy
Each candidate is allowed to expend
not exceeding Is per cent Of the yearly
salary of the Office ne seeks. Under
this law the leading candidates may
expend the following amounts:
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24
BIG LEASE Of STATE LAND
IN FREMONT COUNTY

The State Land Board at meeting
yesterday afternoon authorized the
largest lease Of state land in the history
of the state, $50, 900 acres for grazing
purposes. covered By a single applica-
tion in which it was stated more than
100 citizens Of Fremont county are in
terested. This acreage is leased ex-
cIusively for grazing purposes and un-
der the terms Of the lease. the maxi
mum term Of which is five years, the
state viii receive a revenue of approxi-
mately so, 900 at IL cents per acre
per annum, says Saturdays Boise
Statesman. P. G. Johnston, Martin
Garn, Mark Austin, Douglas Hix and
J.T. Parkinson. extensively interested
in sheep raising il southeastern Idaho,
represented the applicants at the meet
ing of the state land board yesterday.
The application as originally pre-
sented to the board was to lease the
land for term of five years, without
restriction. To this the members of
the state board refused to consent,
owing to the growth of the dry farming
industry and the adaptability of much
of the acreage involved for that pur-
pose.
The terms of the lease as agreed
upon provide that 1SO. acres shall
be leased for a period of five years
with the proviso that at the end of
three years, at the states option, the
land may be leased for agricultural
purposes or offered for sale; 10000
acres are to be subject to lease for
agricultural purposes or sale at any
time and a second 10000 acres subject
to the same conditions after one year,
making a total of 150, 900 acres involved
Lands to be leased for agricultural
purposes are leased at the rate of %
cents per acre. Under the statutes of
the state it is provided that but
limited acreage of school lands may be
offered for sale annually and according
to statements made by Register M. |.
Church of the state land board, the
lease will permit the sale each year of
the proportionate acreage in Fremont
county.
Although rental of state lands per
acre for grazing purposes is but 7ls
cents per acre, it is considered advan-
tageous to the board to lease lands in
this manner, owing to the greater de-
mand and the larger acreage required.