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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-16
STORY OF EARLY DAYS
IN IDAHO RECALLED
State was Organized as a Territory 46
Years Ago--First Legislature Met
December z, 1868.

The third day of last month was
the forty-sixth anniversary of ldaho's
formation as territory. Professor
II. L. Talkington of the chair of
American history and civics at the
state normal school at Lewiston re-
Gently gave an interesting talk on
the subject to the students, part of
which is produced below.
"Forty.six years ago Idaho terri
tory was organized. When the bill
for its organization was introduced a
learned senator arose from his seat
and very gravely asked: Where is
this country9' and the only informa-
tion given him in reply was, north
of Colorado who makes this re-
quest of congress9' and he was in
formed that it was from a few
thousand packers, prospectors and
miners from Salmon river.
'The territory was a part of the
Oregon country, lying between the
104 and IL degrees of longitude and
the AZ and 40 degrees of latitude,
and embraced what is now the states
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and
parts of North and South Dakota
and Nebraska.
"Within this territory were the
Black Hills, Fort Laramie, Longs
peak, the South pass, Green river,
Fort Hall, Fort Boise and Spauldine
mission. Lewis and Clark explored
the northern part of this country
and the well known Oregon trail
extended across the southern bound
ary. Until within three years of
it's organization Idaho territory hac
few white inhabitants. but the dis
covery of gold on Orofno creek il
1860 brought hundreds of miners 10
!, the country and as new mines were
discovered the immigration increas
ed until some form of governmen
was an imperative necessity.
"Two bills were introduced il
congress, one in the house by Jane
M. Ashley of Ohio the other IN tho
senate by James II Lane of Kansas
= The first gave the name Idaho t.
the new territory, the second Mon
: .tana. The senate bill with tn
house name was finally passed, tn
t change being. at the suggestion o
/ Senator Harding of Oregon, VIII
said that the name Montana sign
e fed nothing, while the name idaho
o signiiied Gem of the Mountains
: and It's signlfcation was understoo
, by the people throughout that cour
). try. This is in keeping with th
q tradition that the name Idaho
J. derived from an Indian word E.dal
e hoe, describing the picture of ii
sun rising from behind snowcal
: ped mountain. The picture is
9 beautiful one and the explanatio
u is plausible, but unfortunately Il
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-16

East, N0ftn or O0uLn, OF bGfalSnI up
or straight down, or anywhere else,
that has or will have as good fish
ing and hunting as Idaho has and
will have as time goes on.
This does not refer to lions or
elephants or rhlnoceroses or some of
those foreign beasts and birds, but
the game that is really worth while.
Who wants to hunt clumsy old rhi-
noceroses or smelly lions or mon
strously ugly hippopotamuses, or
mammoths that you could not eat in
thousand years, even if you had
the teeth, or bald headed ostriches
that give you the nightmare? Idaho
has none of these freaks, yard-wlde
smiling, telegral h-pole-neck, freak
Ish denizens of the forest, where the
mosquitoes sing a dirge and the flies
and snakes and ponson-llpped ants
and creepy snakes and Shiny croco-
diles and hideous strong-armed, half
human gorillas and queer little men
with poisoned arrows wait for the
sportsman. You don't find these in
Idaho-nary one Of them. They're
| not part of the hunters bill.of fare
vi, the Gem State fields and forests
and streams.
The State fish hataAs~ase- -ae--fffav
Spur has hatched out half million
trout fry, and the hatchery at Warm
River has 200, 900 trout fry, all
ready to be distributed into the wat
ers of the state. The third hatchery
at Sand Point, will soon be In com
mission. AT Hay Spur, the fish and
game department is taking native
trout eggs for Matching there and a
Sand Point, this spring. Already
they have taken quarter of a mil
hon; they expect to make 1T full
million this spring. The waters o.
Silver Greek are said to be the fines
III the whole west, for the propaga
tion of trout; the fish .here have
quality found nowhere else. So tn
native spawners are taken To furnisl
eggs for the other parts of the state
The Oregon Short Line will thi
year, as last, furnish the fish depart
ment with a special baggage car 70
the distribution of fish. Last year
Chief Deputy Livingstone, who wa
in charge of the fish delivery, d.
signed system for using compress
ed air from the locomotive pump
for the aeraton of the fish cans.
was conspicuous success, and th
state department made what IS b.
lieved to be worlds record in til
delivery Of fish. 1t enabled niue
smaller crew to care for the fish Ell
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-16

ia. They still retain their old ranch
at Sharon and will use that as a
feeding place for their sheep in the
winter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-16
]. H. MILES BUYS
BUYS BIG RANCH

Yesterday John H. Miles and sons
of Sharon, closed the deal for the
purchase of the Andrew Freebairn
ranch of $40 acres at NoYine. We
did not learn what the consideration
was but understand that the land
was purchased at very reasonable
fignre and on easy terms. The ranch
is all fenced and about $50 acres
have been plowed. ------~--
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-16

Mr.. Milesstates that he and his
sons will erect residence and some
other buildings on the place this
season. They will also establish
their sheep shearing pens there
This year they will SOW go acres to
alfalfa and about l25 acres to wheat
and oats and next year will probably
! double the number of acres in alfal-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-16

Continued on last page)
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18
CONFERENCE FRU|TLESS

Philadelphia, March 13.-The con
ference between the subcommittee OF
the anthracite mine workers and ope-
rators to arrange new agreement to
go into effect at the expiration of the
present working arrangement came to
an end without result. While the
prospects are not as bright as they
were for a peaceful settlement, there
is still hope that radical action by
either side will be avoided. The ex-
ecutive boards will issue a call for a
convention OF the miners of the three
anthracite districts TO be held in one
of the mining towns for the purpose
of considering plans for further action
and then will follow another confer.
ence with the operators before March
81. The counter proposition Of the
mining companies to renew the present
agreement for another term Of three
years will be placed before the con
vention by the executive boards Of
the workmen. National President
Lewis Of the union said after the
meeting that the suggestion for an
other conference came from the opera
tors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

washington, March 1.-THE long
contest ever the appointment Of . col
lsetor OF oNftems ~ Charleston, 9. c.,
which was waged for % long . time
ever the selection Of DR.. william d.
Cran, colersd. vas Terminated by the
appeintment BY President Taft Of Ed
ward w. Durant, Jr.. for the Dosition-
Mr.. Durant y . While man
Washington, March 15.-Extraor-
binary military and naval activity on
the part Of Nicaragua prevails, accord
IND 20 dispatches received At the state
department from Mr.. Gregory. the re-
firing secretary Of the legation ut
Menagua. According to his advices
about 5000 Nicaraguan troops are
now near the Honduran frontier. The
chief scene Of activity is In the neigh
boThood Of Corinto. where also are
concentrated four gunboats and other
auxiliary craft Il II manifest that
President xelaya's doings are begin
ming to cause considerable feeling
aga1nst him. but Il h not evident from
Tie Departments advices whether this
= confined - the people and severn
nents az the other Csntral Americas
states ~ whether they are the cut
egopptnss Of dissatisfaction q home
vitA hts attitude.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

OF the state as means OF shelving
one or the other Of them. But when
this move was made, even in their
own Legislature there were too many
people wise to the intent 10 permit
such a fragrant and unheard of piece
of dirty political manipulation &c
shelve a good man, and the legisla.
ture would not stand for il. The
cards had been dealt, however, and
the reform leaders had to play their
hand out and they persuaded the
legislature to pass a bill dividing
the state into congressional districts
and such piece of gerymandering
is seldom seen. Roberts county, the
extreme northeastern county of the
state, is put in the same district
with Fall River county, in the
extreme southwestern part, Hughes
county is in district with Yankton
county. These are evidence of the
attempt at fairness. Had the legis-
lature wanted TO be fair why not
have made two districts Of the entire
state one east OF the Missouri river
and one west of the river. 1t would
look as though the leaders of the
reform movement intended to so
manipulate the districting of the
state that they would be able TO put
sufficient reform counties into each
district as TO control the nominees
in any case. The Reporter aud
Farmer does not believe that this is
the proper time to district the state.
We believe that one Of the results Of
the next census will be TO give us
three congressman instead OF two
and that then will be soon enough
TO divide the state into districts. We
hope that steps will be taken to have
the law subjected to the referendum,
and We believe that if this is done
that the people will cling to the
present system of having the entire
vote Of the people as TO whom we
shall select 10 represent US in con-
gress, and we belive further that so
long as there are but two represen-
tatives those two will be Messrs.
Burke and Martin. Let us have the
referendum in this case by all
means.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18
NEwsY STATE NOTES.

An Odd Fellow lodge was established
at Estelline on the night Of March l3 bv
Grand Master Dana
Frank " Mandolino. of Deadwood,
was convicted Of arson last Friday. IL
was proven he set fire to his own saloon.
Under the law passed by the last ses-
sion Of the Legislature the CLAY county
auditor gets raise Of salary to u 500
per year.
The state auditor's ONCE hes issned .
call for . meeting Of the county audi.
tors Of che state 70 be held in Pierre on
the 23rd Of this month 70 meet with the
equalization board.
Joseph Ssickney. Sphinx county
farmer, hss perfected nassnt upon Q
wireless corn planter. Those who have
ssen the machine in use ssy that it viii
make lee inventor fortune.
e. L. Sem, already the proprietor Of
fourteen newspapers In this state, last
week purchased the Dsadwood Daily
Telegram and Will uss the plant TO fur.
nish patents for his Other papers.
Govsrnoe vsssey has sisni6ed his
| intention q mailing visit 70 the Black
Hills and looking over the dtuation
throughout before r1Axing ths appoint
msnss that belong % thAt ssodon.
-. W. harrington, Of Sioux Falls.
thinks $1,000 would b about rishs -
{damagss for fractured leg sustainsd
by falling through . bridge and asks
~ oonmissioners Of Clay county Cor
that sum.
Thas ecuth Dakota has che lowseI
dee1h saee q any seass in he oountzy
= ~ facs rsvsAled b. ~ rspoet On
nortality esasissiea jass slvss 90 ~
~ coosos Sassaa. Noe only - has
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

washington, March 1e.-President
Taft's brief message to congress on
the tariff received careful attention on
the part of senators, many OF Wnom
laughed when The presidents sugSes-
ton that no legislation except In re-
lation to the tariff be considered at
tbis session was read. When the
presidents message was read In the
house the Republicans broke ont into
loud and prolonged applause Ths
text of the message follows:
To the Senate and House OF Represen-
tatives:
have convened the congress In
this extra session in order TO enable
Il TO give immediate consideration 10
the revision of the Dingley tariff act.
Conditions affecting production, man
ufacture and business generally have
so changed in the last twelve years
az TO require, a readjustment and re-
vision OF the import duties imposed
by that act. More than this the pres
ent tariff act, with the other sources
of governmental revenue, does not
furnish income enough to pay the au-
tncrized expenditures. BY July next
he excess of expenses over receipts
for the current fiscal year will equal
SEQ, ,0GO.
Party Pledged to Revision.
The successful party in the late cleo.
ton is pledged TO a revision OF the
tariff The country. and the business
community especially. expect it. The
prospect of change In the rates OF
import duties always causes a suspen'
sion or halt in business because of the
uncertainty rs TO the changes to be
made and their effect. II 10 therefore
OF the highest importance that the
new bill should be agreed upon and
passed with as much speed as possible
consistent with its due and thorough
consideration. For these reasons
have deemed the present to be IN ex
traordinsry occasion, within the mean
Ing Of the Constitution, jastifying and
requiring the calling OF an extra ses
SION.
In my Inaugural address i stated Ia
. summary way the principles upor
which, in my judgment, the revision
of the tariff should proceed and indi
Gated At least one new source OF rev
enue that migT verly resorteS
to in order 70 s>~-. future deficit
II is not necessary for me to repeat
what then said
I venture to suggest that the vita
business interests of the country re
Quire that the attention of the con
gress in this session be chiefly devot
ed to the consideration Of the new tar
iff bill and that the less time given to
other subjects Of legislation in this
session the better for the country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

To the surprise of the progressive
and insurgents when President Taft
took hand in the troubles down at
Washington on the speakership
matter he aligned himself with his
party and IN support of Cannon.
You need not expect to hear him
called traitor though for very few
of his opponents have been made as
yet and the progressives will be able
to withhold their criticisms until
there is no further chance OF getting
a position in the federal service.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

Mr.. David Williams, who for a
great many years was the leading
citizen OF this part Of the state, and
was connected with many OF the
most important industries Of this
section, has accepted position as
vice president and manager of the
First National bank, of Duluth, and
his new duties required so much of
his time and practically all OF his
personal attention and has therefore
found that he cannot give to his
interests here the attention that
business Of such magnitude requires
and has therefore been disposing Of
his holdings. He has already dis
posed of his residence property,
much Of his Day county real prop
erty, his Brown county real prop
erty-the Logan ranch and his
personal property at the Logan
ranch by auction sale last Monday
and also his interest In the Williams
Brother Lumber company Of this
city. To take Mr.. Williams hold
ings in the lumber company, which
e.large, several new men were
taken into the company and the
purchasers thought II wise 10 form q
new company and have new incor-
ators and new officers. The Webster
World and the Waubay Clipper Of
last week in speaking of the change
said il was made TO avoid criminal
prosecution. The Clipper and the
World won in the primaries last year
by just such personal villifcations
and Misrepresentation, but We cannot
see what they hope TO gain by a
renewal Of such attempts and espec.
tally against man who has left the
county and is no longer a resident
of the state. Every case 50 far
brought against the lumber company
has been decided in it's favor and it
is safe prediction that the results
OF the others would be the same.
The articles in the tive papers OF
last week are but further evidence
OF their love OF muckery and will be
credited by no one. The lumber
cases are settled, Mr.. Williams has
moved away and is now disposing of
his holdings and Day county has
lost man OF more benefit to the
county and state than the combined
usefulness Of the World, the Clipper
and their fellow muckrakers and
supporters and further attacks upon
him viii but add to his defamers'
disgrace.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18
RESTORE THREE-CENT FARE
Missouri Railroads to Take Advan
tane of Court Decision.

Chicago, March 16.-Western rail
roads are going to bend every energy
toward bringing about a return to a
Scent basis for passenger fares in all
states and have already decided to
file Scent tariff for the state of Mis-
souri, to take effect in April. AS soon
after this date as possible the inter
state rates will be raised to be in line
with the 3-cent rate through Missouri
This decision was reached at con-
ference between presidents and vice
presidents of Missouri roads held in
the Office of b. L. Winchell, president
Of the Rock Island road. The officials
were unanimous in the opinion that
full advantage should be taken of the
legal opinion Of Judge Mcpherson in
the Missouri case.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18
Well, the smoke has cleared away

Well, the smoke has cleared away
after another battle in Washington
and Joseph g. Cannon is again
speaker of the house of representa-
-tives for another session of congress.
A few republicans left the choice of
the republican caucus and did not
support the speaker, but about the
only thing they accomplished was to
curtail their own influence Of mem
hers
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

TheISouth Dakota legislature at
lbs last session passed law to divide
the state into congressional districts.
The sintroducers Of the measure
intended that If il should pass it
should be so amended as to have
put both of the present members Of
congress in the same district. Their
evident desire was TO by that means
avoid the return OF one of the two
present congressman to the next
session. They were aware that so
long as these two men were eligible
and would accept the positions that
the voters of the state were almost
sure 70 elect them. The voters had
been led 70 follow tae siren
voice Of reform at one election and
retire Messrs. Burke aud Martin 70
private life. The experience Of the
South Dakota people with the
reform representatives in congress
was oflsuch nature that Il only took
two years--the shortest possible trial
- be:made- 10 convince them that
The reform candidates were not Of
sufficient calibre 70 measure up "a
Ne standard necessary for any valued
representation IN Washington and
= ire earliest possible moment ths
people spoke and while the reform
snpdidates:for I'll other state and
federal Offices With but ono Other
exeeptipn. voted upon a the pri'
mnriss we're suoessfdl, the men who
had solhbly3 Represented the state il
~ national congress we're nomin'
~ byghaodsome nsjcrities. IN
Iendsrs of{ths reform movement IN
~n11rcsd tkat ~ present terms D
49, rsnsIsmes WI but give then
1900 s.lvan>ase viii W. woven
- vouId kavs 6shsn the dIseziesInl
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

Notice 10 hereby given that the city
council has designated the grade north
wet Of this city. between Tracy's and
bisrsoach's. ~ . dumping ground and
the only place whore manure may be
dumped ue coming year Anyone
dumping In any other place than this.
or dumping anything bat manure or
diss ON shis grade viii b. prosecuted.
J. Y. Mastia.
Ohisf q roij0.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18
IMPOSES FINE Of $4,000
csust Denies Nov Trial in stanSsrd
OH Case.


Buffalo. March 1s.--JuAge Hazel, in
the uaited States court, denied the
motion Of the Standard OIL company
for new trial and imposed q fne Of
$4,000. The case hinged on che
Standards accepting concessions from
railroads on the shipments Of oil from
Olean, N. ". to Rutland and other
points In Vermont. There were IN all
34s counts found against the oil com
pany. hut thus far only forty have
been considered. The railroads In
volved are the New York Central, the
Pennsylvania and the Rutlasl.
Rotterdam. March 1.-THE Nor.
wegiaa steamer Mascot collidsd with
the German ship Margrefhan about
forty miles west Of the Mas light
ship. The Margrsthan sank almost
imncdiatsly. twenty q the crew BE-
ing drowned. The six remaining
members Of the crew were saved. The
Mascot returned here with = ~ hole
- hes bow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18
SLAIN By THE BLACK HAND
New York Police Lieutenant Assassi
mated in Sicily.

New York Police Lieutenant Assassi
mated in Sicily.
Palermo, Sicily, March l3.-Liesten
ant Joseph Petrosini of the New Yors
police department Was shot down and
killed near his hotel here. His as
sassins are unknown. He had come
here on an Important mission which
had for its object the protection OF
peaceful Italians of America.
New York, March 13.-Lieutenant
Joseph Petrosini was the Black Hand
expert of the New York police depart.
ment and terror to Italian criminals.
II is said he had more convictions for
murder to his credit than any five
policemen connected with the detec-
tive bureau. In his work ii is but
natural that he incurred the enmity
Of all Italian criminals and the report
Of his death in Italy leads TO the be.
lief that he at last fell victim to
those whom he had so relentlessly
prosecuted.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-30
APPENDICITIS.

The public has become SO accus
.omed to hearing from medical
sources that extirpation of the ap
pendix is the rational treatment fol-
disease of that organ that the ex
preston of contrary opinion by
high medical authority, will to state
It mildly, occasion great surprise. Yet
this Is what DR.. Page, OF Boston, has
recently done in no uncertain words
He is reported by the newspapers OF
the country as having said:
"An operation for appendicitis
should be called criminal operation
and as such should be prohibited by
,aw. have been following the rec.
ords Of appendicitis operations ever
since the craze for this form of SUR.
gerry started. and confidently be.
iieve that the day is coming when
bhe people will realize that the cut.
ting of the appendix is a criminal
operation. After the widely pro
claimed benefits and saving of life
by operations to cut the appendix
1t seems hardly necessary to cite
The long list of deaths following the
operation. Herald of Osteopathy.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-30
INTERESTED IN AUTOS.

Are you interested in automobiles!
Il SO 1t will interest you to know
about the Studebaker lines for the
year 1910. These are strictly up
to-date in every respect, embody-
ing all the new features that makes
hem excel. Purchasers will not be
obliged to buy in January In order
to have their car in July, but will
have the opportunity of seeing the
machines demonstrated to their en-
tire satisfaction before purchasing
The e. NJ. & NJ. of this city will
have the entire line consisting of 20,
30 and 40 H. P. machines in the
lifferent types to suit the most fas-
cidious purchaser and at prices that
will appeal to you as being the best
values on the market. today. No
-rouble about filling orders. See
your machine demonstrated before
you buy.