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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-10-15

Mr.. aud Mrs- john W. Thurs,On went
to Portland Tuesday.
c. l.. Desrochers aud wife of Cook.
shire, Que, are visiting at II. I. Hardy's
We were visited early Thursday morn,
ing by a snow squall, lasting nearly an
hour.
Miss Mary Chadwick Of Dover, n. H.,
came Thursday noon aud is the guest OF
Mrs. Martin Lee.
Next Sunday evening at Grace Church
the pastor will give an address on "The
Worlds Greatest Man.
The seniors, Island Pond High School
will give another social on Friday even
ing at the school building.
The Misses Rnsamond and Mary Baz
met are in Boston this week attending
the fall millinery openings.
Mrs. Kate Smith went to Bloomfield
Wednesday to spend two or three days
with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Graham.
Reserved seats for the Dramatic Re
cital are now on sale at Thurstons drug
store. 1t will he we'll to apply early 10
secure good seats.
There will he meeting of the mem
bers of the Gun Club at the Y. NJ. &. 4.
at eight o'clock, Saturday evming, to
transact business aud arrange a shoot.
BE on deck.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Covieo of Berlin,
formerly of this place, were in town a
few days last week renewing old acquain-
tances, the guests of Mr.. aud Mrs.
James Cooper.
Mrs. Theodore S. Fuller came to
Island Pond last Thursday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Mary Lefebvre, and other
relatives, aud returned to her home III
Boston Tuesday.
A vegetable hash supper and other
good things will be served at the vestry
of the Congregational Church next
Wednesday evening, from $50 to 7
O'Clock. Price loo
MrsyL. n. Moodys father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs, A. Nj. Tower, aud her sis
ter, Mrs. {. 5. Webster, and little daugh-
ter, Marjorie, all of Barton, have been
visiting at the Methodist parsonage for
several days.
A regular meeting of North Star
Chapter, o. f. s., will be held next
Monday evening, at which the ID. ID. q.
+. will be present. Supper will tie
served in the banquet hall at $50, fol.
lowed by work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cole, and the
latters mother, Mrs. Luther Sawyer,
who have been living at Lyndunville a
few years past, returned to Island Pond
last week and have once more taken MP
their residence here. Welcome
Values such as l.. +. Jones offers in
ready made clothing, gents furnishings,
etc, comes only in very great length
of time. All who desire good things at
reasonable prices will find it at this
store, and the stock is up to date.
W. N. Davis of Lewiston, Me, has
has been here several days visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Davis. His
friends will be pleased to learn that his
wife, who has been patient in the
Lewiston Hospital for three months,
where she underwent capital operation
in the removal of tumor, has been dis
charged from that institution, making "A
complete recovery, and is again keeping;
house.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-10-15
ESTATE OF Jesse HUNT.


STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF EssRY, SIS.
me Honorable Probate Court for the district
OF Essex
10 AL persons interested in the estate Of
Jesse Hunt late of Canaan, in sid District,
deceased, GREETING:
r., "heieas said Court has assigned the 73d day
Vi october next for examining and allowing the
account OF the administrator Of the estate
VI sad deceased, and Tor decree of the residue
VI iaa estate to the lawful claimants Of the same
anu ordered that public notice thereof be given
10 All persons interested in said estate by pub
nsh'ng this order three weeks successfully
previous to the day assig ned. III the Essex
Pond, in Brighton, in said District.
,,lheieiore, you are hereby notified to appear al
aae canaan House, in Canaan, in said District
AZ II O'Clock A. NJ, on the day assigned, then
ana there to contest the allowance Of said &C.
snNlt II You see cause, and to establish your
tEa' as heirs, legatees and lawful claimants &c
1907. HERBERT w HLAKE. IupoE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-10-15
Local Business Notices.

Halloween POstAls and high sehOO
souvenir pencils just received at Thurs
tons pharmacy.
FOR SALE.
A few thoroughbred Buff orpington
cockerels from the Owen Farm stock OF
Vineyard Haven, Mass. Inquire of X
A. Bishop at this office.
FOR SALE.
Nice pair of heavy oxen, black aud
white, good workers, aud very handy,
Apply to NJ. {. Davis.
Statesmen WANTED
TO look after our interest IN Essex aud
adjacent counties. Salary or Commits
sion. Address The Victor oil Com
pany, Cleveland, q.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
THUNDER MOUNTAIN.

The Thunder Mountain district
out west of Mackay, of which little
has been heard for some time, ap-
pears to have come to life again, and
is sending out reports Of rich strikes
being made. The latest report to
drift out from that isolated section,
is to the effect that rich strike was
made recently about 20 miles from
Roosevelt, in the vicinity Of where
the first discoveries in the camp
were made. The ledge, the report
says, is about 20 feet wide, with a
two-foot streak Of rich ore. It is a
new locality for gold, this being the
first discovery of the precious metal
made in that particular locality.
Parties who were in the district
before winter set in, predict there
will be another rush to the district
next year, as number of discoveries
have been made recently, the particu-
lars of which have not reached out
side the camp.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
. Wonderful Fact

A wonderful fact is that the house
OF highest quality, Eilers Piano
House, has In nine years built up the
greatest retail piano business in the
world. They sell 76 2-3 per cent Of
all the pianos shipped to the Pacific
Coast. The reason is APPARENT. They
sell only the best Chfchering, the
greatest and oldest in the United
States; the Weber, EeYYork's finest;
Haddorf, Schuman6, Hazelton, Steck,
Kohler and Campbell and their own,
Eiler's, besides 40 other different
makes at prices and on terms un-
heard Of before. Do not fail to see
them They have two solid cars com
ing for their new store in the Mont
gomery building on Main street and
In this car will be found the worlds
finest makes Of pianos, organs and
player pianos. Call on them and see
before considering any other instru-
ment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01

and putting them in coolers in antici
patton of shortage later on as tht
number of cattle on feed is known tx
be short over the country, and this
policy on their part makes a frs,
class market for good fat cattle. Few
good steers were offered, most of the
stuff here selling at $500 to $4.7O
with choice steers this morning at
$5.15. Cows sold up to $500, sew
eral punches bringing this price late
in the week. Prices ranging from
this down to 1885 on the better
grades and fair to good cows sold at
$2.75 to $3.50. Feeding steers
brought good prices most of the good
to choice going at $4.00 to $4.6O,
with one bunch of choice Routt coun-
ty steers selling to go to feed lots at
$5.O5. Fair to good steers went at
$40 to $500. Receipts today were
1000 cad. Market 10 cents higher
agains and all sold in short order.
The fact that cattle receipts at the
Denver market for the year 1908
will show an increase over any pre-
vious year in the history Of the yards
of nearly 100000 head and an in
crease over last year Of about lis, 900
head while the five big eastern mar
kets will show combined decrease Of
about 100000 head compared with
last year, indicates that Denver is
rapidly taking her rightful place
among the big markets of the country
and proves conclusively that this
market is growing in popularity
with the stock shipper. Prices pre-
falling here all year have been rela-
lively higher than those prevailing
IN the eastern markets and shippers
o this market have nearly always re-
urned home satisfied.
w. N. FULTON.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
STATE DECLAMATORY CONTEST.

At the declamatory contest held a,
Boise Monday evening, Miss Lulu
Curtis of Blackfoot was awarded first
place in the comic parts. The other
! awards went to Scott Brainard OF
Payette and Lena Meth of the College
of Idaho.
Miss Leva Cutting, who also con-
tested for honors, was at an unexpect-
ed disadvantage at Boise, being
barred by the rules from carrying out
her part as she did here. Supt. Me-
Comb was there and contested for the
right to use the stagings as desired,
but the executive board ruled other
wise.
Blackfoot is glad to know that out
OF three individual efforts in this
matter all have done we'll and one
has been awarded first place in the
state.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
ACTUAL RESIDENCE REQUIRED.

Failure to Get Water No Excuse fol
Leaving Place.
The recent ruling of the Interior
department that settler on a re.
clamation project must live on his
homestead whether the government
delivers water on the land at the an.
pointed time or not, may prove to be
in favor of the Minidoka settlers who
had failed to meet their first water
payments at the time required by the
reclamation service.
The ruling or decision referred to
was in the case of William Roberts
VS.. Jacob T. Spencer, involving 80
acres of land adjoining the townsite
of Burley.
The settler or claimant In this case
had invested 5000 in improvements
on his homestead but had not main
tanned an actual residence on the
land, and when a contest was sprung
on the ground of non-residence his
entry was Cancelled. The defense in
this case was that no residence could
be maintained till water for irriga-
tion was furnished by the reclama-
tion service, but the Interior de-
partment rules that the homestead
law must be compiled with whether
water for irrigation is furnished or
not
A broad and liberal Interpretation
Of this decision would favor those re-
clamation settles who fail to meet
their water payments on time, be-
cause no contest would lie against
their homesteads as long as they
maintained an actual residence on
hem, that is, made them actual
ZONES. If the homestead law pre-
vailed before water is delivered, 1t
should also prevail after water has
,een delivered for irrigation pur-
,oses. A failure to meet water
payments on time might forfeit a
water right, but it could not ius.ly
ubject homestead entry to can
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01

Probably the most unique farm in
the world is located on Hound island,
Alaska, where Harry Pride, well
known Alaskan, is engaged in the
cultivation of foxes. Mr.. Pride has
established his fox farm on scientific
lines and breeds only the variety Of
fox that produces the most valuable
fur. Most of the stock on his farm
now is of the silver tip and silver
grey varieties.
"A fox skin depends largely upon
its shade and coloring," says Mr.
Pride, and by scientific breeding /
expect to produce only the very best
furs. An ordinary fox skin is fire.
quently worth no more than SO
cents, while the silver grey variety
frequently sells for 5000 to $500 dol
lars per skin and have been known
to bring as high as $1,000.
The fox is very intelligent ami
NAL and Is easily tanned. They can
be even taught to perform, but this
takes considerable time and patience.
Some Of the animals on Hound island
have become SO tame that they will
eat out Of plate held In the hand.
1T is very rarely that hunters and
trappers have ever taken any large
number of foxes alive and l propose
to have fine exhibit from my farm
At the Alaska -Yukon-P Pacific exposi-
ton. ! belieye 1t will be the first en-
1ibit Of live foxes Of the silver tip and
silver grey species ever shown,
"As my experiments advance am
more than ever convinced that fox
breeding will become one OF the most
industries of the North. The
lnimals breed very rapidly and with 4
roper care fox farm should pay y
arge returns"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
EARTHQUAKE AT ROME.

The great earthquake and fire of
San Francisco has been repeated this
week at Rome, and from 10000 to
10000 lie dead in the ruins. A
large area was burned, and the loss of
life and property are appalling.
Tidal waves followed the quake,
running as high as 25 feet above the
usual water line.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
CHANGED ovERCoATs ON TRAIN

Tuesday morning some man got off
OF the passenger train at Blackfoot
with another mans overcoat, and the
other fellow has coat that looks
like his, only it is shorter and fits too
soon. Both coats were black, and
similar in appearance. One of the
men is P. w. Berntson, foreman Of
the Rexburg Standard, and If the
other man can be- found they can ar
range for an exchange of coats that
will probably be joy to both. Who
is the other man?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
THE DENVER MARKETS.

DENVER UNION STOCK YARDS,
Dec. 2S.-Good cattle were rs to 40
cents higher here last week than the
week proceeding and the medium
grades cleared strong to a quarter
higher. The receipts were very
light owing to the intervening Christ
mas holiday and under good demand
everything was picked up in short
order. Packers here are buying all
the good fat cattle they can get now
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01

miles north of the present southern
boundary of Bingham. This would
cut off three and two-thirds town.
ships from the southwest corner of
the county, and leave the new Tilden
bridge on the Bingham county side.
Our own comment on these matters
will be found on page 4, entitled
County Division
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
INTERESTING FACTS
CONCERNING IDAHO
Gem States Wealth Area and Great
Resources Briefly Told by I'm
migration Bureau.

The chief clerk of the state immi
grafton bureau, Herbert Il. Hale, has
. prepared little statement on Idaho
which condenses much information
In little space as follows:
/ Idaho has 275 days Of sunshine Id
every year.
| Its average mean temperature il
l46.2 degrees,
| The annual precipitation is 2O.47
inches.
II Is the greatest lead producer In
the world; produces over half the
lead mined In the United States.
Has over 100000 acres Of land
actually cultivated by irrigation.
Has over 100000 acres OF farm
lands lying under canal systems.
Has over 10000 miles OF canals.
built at cost Of over 1000, 900.
Has more land open to settlement
than any other state in the union.
Has the greatest continuous irri-
gated area in the world, embracing
over 100000 acres; an empire III
itself.
Has redeemed more land by virtue
Of the Carey act than any other state
in the union.
Ihe great Snake river valley is in
the same latitude as Spain and Italy.
It grows 35,ooO,Ooo bushels Of
wheat annually.
It has over 1000, 900 sheep, which
produce an annual clip Of over r.
100000 pounds OF wool.
It has $4,000 head Of cattle.
10000 horses and $4,000 hogs.
Its mines produce yearly over
in the ores and precious
metals.
It has 1918 miles of railroads.
Which are assessed at $19, 9,O59,784.S0.
Its total assessed valuation Is
(one-half it's actual
alue-, not including mines.
Its increase In valuation In the
ast five years is $49,705,3s4.S1.
It has more than doubled It's popu-
ltion In the last seven years, and
lore than quadrupled 1t since state
ood-1s90.
1t has $4,000 square miles--oyer
rty and one-half times larger than
10 state of Delaware. and nearly
goo square miles larger than the
ate Of Minnesota.
Produces annually 246,000 tons Of
gar beets, from which farmers reap
reward Of $909,OO0. The output
sugar is 63,700,OOO pounds rep
senting value Of $2,911,5OO.
1t puts on the market each year
mber to the value Of $7,243,1OO.
lts rivers furnish power possibili-
s sufficient to drive every wheel in
> Pacific states.
It has about $4,000 acres In or
ards, which produce an annual
Up Of fruit in the value Of over
100000.
lt has an unexcelled public school
item and offers equal suffrage to
+. tt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
Power County on South.

A meeting held at Otis Monday
showed that it is the wish of the
naonle who attended the meeting, to
havsx Power county, when formed,
reach nofsE,xy to parallel 43, which
is two miles south OF the line oetweeh
townships four and five, and IS ten
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
TO ENCOURAGE POLITENEss.


II The Oregon Short Line and th
Southern Pacific have issued a pos
4 ter to which they direct the attention
, OF employees and the public, that i,
/ most commendable. The following i,
\ copy:
Oregon Short Line Railroad Co.
Southern Pacific Company.
To Employees on the Line:
| Courtesy costs nothing and yields
large returns. Cordial relations with
customers are an asset. You increase
this propertys value to owners and
patrons, as well as the value Of your
Services, by making friends.
Rules, necessary in a business SO
complex, cause less dissatisfaction
than unfortunate methods of enforce
ment. Your training renders familiar
matters not understood by the pub
lie, and inquirers are entitled to
prompt. courteous and complete re-
plies. If something seems at fault
beyond your power to correct, explain
how and through whom to seek the
remedy Manner outweighs words.
The salesman of transportation should
make his customer as welcome as
would any business man, inspiring the
wish to come again.
To General Office and Division EN-
ployes:
Above equally applies, and remem-
ber your duties concern one depart
ment, where you should be expert,
while the Boys out on the Line"
deal with requirements of all depart
ments. Write and telegraph as a |
self-respecting man would talk.
Courtesy between and among you re-
fleets credit on all, rendering easier
and pleasanter the task of each.
To Patrons:
The management's wishes and in
structions are published for informa-
ton. 1t is hoped complaints may
never, and believed they will seldom,
be necessary.
II received, they will be vigorously
investigated and remedied.
J. M. DAVIS,
General Superintendent.
J. A. REEVES, Il
General Freight Agent.
D. e. BURLEY,
General Passenger Agent.
w. H. BANCROFT,
General Manager.
'alt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 1, 1909. q
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01

Learning to live is q problem which
we try to solve from the beginning 10
the end Of life.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01

ce4atlon because no provision of the
homestea. law would have been vio-
lated. In this light the decision
works 4or the ultimate good Of the
reclamation settlers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01
eeNTY DIVISION MEETING.
Committees Mapped Out Lines to
Submit to the People for Approval
or Rejection-Mass Meeting
tn Ra Ca1Ind Tatar

OF NeJcCClOn-MaSS Meeting
to Be Called Later.
There was meeting of committees
at Blackfoot Tuesday to discuss the
matter of dividing Bingham county
1t was called at the instance of the
Idaho Falls Commercial club, repre-
senting body of men who want to
form ANEW county with Idaho Falls
as the county seat.
Mayor Younie of Blackfoot was re-
quested to appoint a committee of
five, of which he was to be the chair
man, to confer with similar commit
tees from Shelley and Idaho Falls, to
go over the premilinaries and if pos
sible submit question to the people
for consideration in mass meetings in
the different localities where it would
be conyenien1to meet. The mass
cpdting the wishes of peo-
pie attending, would form basis of
action to guide legislators in framing
a bill if county division is attempted.
The committees met at the court
room on Tuesday, three sessions be-
ing held, and the details were gone
over pretty carefully. Each commit
tee tried to represent the logical
wishes of the locality they were from,
but it was understood by all that
nothing they did was binding in any
way.
1t was the sense of the majority |
that the county ought to be divided,
and the line that most of them fa-
vored in the final vote was the line
four miles north of the base line in
the Shelley neighborhood, but follow
ing a zig-zag course in the eastern
and western part of the county. 1t
leaves Ammon in the new county, but
Taylor in the old county, and Shelley
three miles I 4s>.t .tsr-off the line. All of
the Mackay railroad would be left in
Bingham, and part of Grays. Begin
ming at the west, the line extends
eastward for twelve miles, on line
twelve miles north of the base line,
then south to within five miles of the
base line, then east to Snake river,
south one mile, east nine miles, south
to base line, east to the east line of
range forty, south twelve miles and
then east to the Wyoming line.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-01

On Monday evening mass meet
ing was held at Shelley to discuss
county division, and when the ques-
tion, "Do we favor county division, T"
was put to a vote it was voted down.
Then the question, IF it is to be di-
vided where shall the line be fixed
across the valley?" and they voted to
have it five miles north Of the base
line. - .,r,
Such aIdivision would leave most
of the Powell tract in the new county,
excepting of course that which is in
Blaine. and the proposed dry farm
ing area in Bingham. The Northern
Butte would be in the new county,
and the Middle Butte would be on the
Zine where it extends north and
south, but at the southern base the
lines lead eastward again to Wood
Vile, passing along the southern part
of the settlement On the east the
line passes four miles north of Her.
man and leaves about two-thirds of
the forest reserve in the new county.
The assessed valuation would be near
ly equal on bo.h sides.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-03
ITALIAN WEEKLY PLANNED.
Paper 10 be Established " Support 10
Secured.

III sufficient encouragement Is ex'
tended the Italian colonies OF Detroit
and Michigan will have weekly jour
nal printed in their own language In
a few weeks. The Italian Tribune OF
Michigan has put in a complete JOB
printing plant at No. 2S7 Gratiot-ave.
and has issued creditable specimen
copy of a four-page weekly. which Will
be used in soliciting subscribers ana
advertising contracts. The californian.
aeer. V. Ginliano. announces pa
triotic policy as follows
"Ounr work is simply moral educa-
tive and instructive. Our thought Is
to reunite the various Italian colon
les of Michigan. both morally and ma
terially. around a standard without
eeotism or craftsmanship. therefore. ey-
eryoneA whatever be his political or re-
iigious views, can nave in this news
paper the most effective means to
make known his ideas regarding the
betterment of our colonies. We
will endeavor TO get the majority OF
the Italians To- become citizens OF this
great republic and We will show the
moral and material benefits that said
citizenship would bring To the ltaI.
ians
The specimen copy contains por.
traits aud biographers OF George Wash.
ington and Giuseppe Garibaldi. Two
columns are devoted ~ a lesson in
English.