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Arizona republican., 1909-06-10
TEMPE BRIDGE COMMITTEE.

Center street bridge committee. Now. | a few days ago I was talking with one of the men who lives upon the reser- vation (Gila Crossing) and asked him if he thought that any of the Indians would give their work towards con structing the bridge. He said under the first agreement that they would have to since they found that the bridge that is proposed to be built at the present time is a free bridge that they will not do any work. He said there had been so much talk about this Indian business that the Indians had got onto it" and there was but one way of getting the Indians to work up- on the bridge and that would be when the supply of food ran short on the res ervation to get an order from MT. AL eXander, the Indian agent, to prohibit them from cutting and selling wood for a month or two and that the In dians would soon get hungry and then they would work for their board. notice by the Arizona Democrat a few nights ago it had an editorial explain ing how cheap Indian wood would be when the new bridge was built would Ike to aSk the Democrat what II tnlnkS of the proposition of shutting the In dians off from earning an honest dollar and force them to work for their board for the great and rich county of Mar icopa.
 Now if am mistaken in what I have said and that the government has of fered to put up money to pay any part of the new bridge except in feed for the Indians, I stand ready to be cor rected.
 Yours truly,
 HAS C GOODVVJN
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10
NEWS NOTES.
Yours truly,
 JAS. c. GOODWIN

It is quite natural that the Tempe matter in The Republican this morning should consist of bridge and normal topics almost exclusively.
 Mrs. NJ. J. House and grand-daugh- ter. Miss Mary Leavell. left Tuesday evening for Oklahoma. Miss Marjorie will join them the first of next week
 C. w. Alexander has just completed a 110-fOot porch on his residence. Thomas Douglas did the work.
 The public school graduation exer- cises will be held Saturday evening at the public school building out of doors
 Dudley Windes returned yesterday from Trinidad. Col He finds that Arizona is much more to his liking
 Chaplain Scott of Scottsdale was a visitor here yesterday.
 Frank Miller returned Tuesday from Pasadena where he has been attending school He will remain here during the summer
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10
AN IMPORTANT DAY
 IN TEMPE HISTORY VOTE FOR THE TEMPE BRIDGE. Every Vote so Cast Helps Toward a Greater and More Prosperous
 Community.
VOTE FOR THE TEMPE BRIDGE.

Today is one of the most important days in the future history of Tempe. We have every confidence that the taxpayers of Maricopa county will eX- ercise their best judgment in the cleo tion which takes place today and if they SO do, there will be bridge span
 ming the Salt river at this point in the not far distant future. The respective merits of the Tempe site and the Cen ter street site have been thoroughly discussed in the past few months and it is needless at this time to say any
 thing further on the subject. It is more necessary that the voters be urg
 ed to keep busy today and to see that every man who has a vote casts it. It should hardly be necessary to even urge this as every taxpayer should have sufficient interest in the matter to vote of his own accord. So far as Tempe is concerned, no doubt every vote in this section will be cast. The thing for Tempe to do is to see that the votes in the outside districts are all gotten in The Tempe bridge com mittee has worked hard and faithfully in this fight for Tempe and today men well be sent to all the voting places to
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10

NoTE:-The length of bridge should be increased S12000.00 for additional length, we have:
 New estimated cost S17335000.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10

do legitimate work for the interest of the Tempe site.
 The merchants of Tempe have signi- fled their willingness to help in every possible way by signing an agreement to close their places of business all day today. in order that all help may be given the cause.
 The Tempe voting place will be at the Goodwin opera house, the polls will be open from this morning until 3 this afternoon. Vote early and vote for Tempe.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10
THE HELP OF INDIANS
 IN BRIDGE BUILDING HOW MUCH OF IT MAY BE DE-
 PENDED UPON. At Any Rate 1t Will Not Amount to as Much as Has Been Made to
 Appear.
Tempe Ariz.. June s. 1909

Tempe AriZ., June s, 1909.
 To the Editor or The Republican, Sir:
 The Center street bridge committee has asserted many times and a few days ago they asserted that the gov ernment is going to give S5.000.00 in cash towards the construction of the Center street bridge. This has been added to the amount said to have been subscribed to bring the grand total up to s36.2S3. I have talked with MT. Alexander. the Indian agent at Sac aton. I have also read the letter that has been published by the Center street bridge committee that is signed "C. F.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10
Spend Your Vacation at Venice.

Venice Villas make ideal summer homes. They are cheap. cheerful. charming and comfortable. Complete ly furnished, including lights, water, house-laundry. etc. Located on beau tiful canals. Perfectly sanitary
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10

of
  poe and general specifications to  concr ebridges and estimates of cost of principal features m each
 STEEL BRIDGES 1.-Tempe Bridges 100 ft channel cylinders filled At end, specifications followed stimaed cost S07so00 deduetns of 100 it teacha hand2p pairs o New estimaed cost No StreetB 100 it. field At cnd,c followed Estimaed CO S125,69200. of 100 it. and1 pair cylinders, New innate 2-Tempe Bridge:
  
 20 it.
 
 4 channel
  stmated dcost:
 Substructure .$Eo'oOoOO
 
 Total ...... l........... sgsOOoOo Not tinoIud uding streec Tt tmber NoTE:-Thi of bridge s3 it. longer than called No .
 
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 0" Estimated cost, sf6135ooo not including street rails
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10
 EXERCISES Al The Tempe Normal This
 Evening ADDRESS BY HON. J. H. K|bbtY Tuesday Evenings Program The Cricket on the Hearth Drew an Almost Record Breaking Audience--To- nights Program.
ADDRESS BY HON. J. H. K|BDtY

The presentation of The Cricket on the Hearth at the Normal Tuesday evening by the students of the Normal, most of the participants in the play being members of the graduating class. drew an almost record breaking audi ence.
 The play is quite well known to the general public and some surprise was expressed that the Normal should at tempt such production. It was one that required a large cast of char acters. much stage setting and a great deal of hard work not only on the part of those in the cast but also on the part of those under whose direction it was given.
 The cast of characters was as fol- lows:.
 John Perrybingle, carrier. ..
 .-..-. ..-..- .........- John Dykes Mir. TacklitOn. toy maker. Ralph Kane Caleb Hummer, his man.
 ... ..... ... Kenneth Johnston Old Gentleman. ..... Ross StOker Edward Plummer. ...... Ross Stoker Porter. .-.- ....George Everett Dots Father..... .-...- -Chas. Pichren
 
 Bertha, Calebs daughter. blind girl
 ...... ... =. ..... Mary Mcdonald Mrs Fielding. .... =. Ethel Armitage May Fielding. Q. ..... Ray Cohen lilly Slowboy. servant Evelyn Kindred Dots mOther... .....Florence Studley Spirit of the Cricket. =. Collie Bell Fairy. . .... Dorothy Calkins Fairy. " Edith Caff1inS Between the acts and before and after the play. the members of tke | class sang half dozen songs, accom- panied by the Philo orchestra. The songs were features of the evenings | entertainment. They were all original with the members of the class and the words were sang to the tune of popular melodies. The following were the numbers rendered: Did You Ever?" | Tell Us Little Juniors "Oh Who Will Take the Seniors Place?' March | ing song, We're off Now to Teach" | At the Normal this evening the grad uating exercises proper occur While this night is perhaps not as entertain | ing to many as some of the others it is regarded as vastly mOr'= important by them. At least it appears so to the members of the graduating class for l (Continued on Page 10.)
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10
REPORT OF THE COUNTY SURVEYOR

length 2s7 1t, adding S2000o0 for additional length haVe S7335000 Nc.  of o 0 long, with backN a 72  innate s4Ooooo additional This does not include reinforced floor foundation grading 3-Center 
  total 41 of 72 24 it. length each. imated dcosts s17oOOOO0.
  nforcedc foorfo of  NoTE-AH of above plans for steel bridges designed @
  foot. Sidewalks, 80 bs>p REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGES
 
 
  worke  that on Center rect.  a a end900 it. Estimated S100OO000. NOTE:Your Specifications reinforced width depth
 ubm
 GUS A. STREITZ,
Arizona republican., 1909-06-10

Phoenix, Arizona, T 1909. To the Maicopa Azona  all at at  sare, in or
 Respectfully
 
 County
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30
IDAHO HOME Of LITERARY GENIUS
Surroundings Production
Shakespeare, Van Dycks and Beehovens be
in The Gem State

There is no reason to feel discourage
ed about-it. 1t is true that so far
Idaho has been more or less in the
background in literary, artistic and
musical way but then, according to the
views Of literary psychologists, every
thing else is here and all that is want
ed is development. Thus the day is
slowly but surely approaching when
the Occur d'Alenes will be as full of
Shakespeare and Millions and Van
Dpcks and Rembrandts and Metno-
vens as the egg is full of meat.
Book Reader Talks
Literature is matter of environ
ment, according to those literary psy-
biologists, and the Idaho environment
is such as to develop the affiatus to its
ripest perfection.
Recently there was book agent in
Idaho who formerly was reader in
one of the eastern publishing houses.
He is also student of literature and
its psychology. Speaking of Idaho he
said:
VIII Produce Authors
Il believe that in few years Idaho
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30
n. E. Ellis Gives Good Account
OF Mining Activity.
WILL INCREASE PAY ROLL
People Of Elk Have Big Christ
mas Observance.

ii. +. Ellis, assistant in the Elk
City post office was in Grangeville
yesterday on business trip. He re-
ports considerable snow from Elk to
Switchback but states the weather is
fine. In speaking of business in the
camp Mr.. Ellis made the following re-
marks:
mo, business is very good in Elk,
Of course just at the present Elk like
other places is little quiet, due to
the Holiday buying. The fact that
the Buster has closed down has not
effected the business of the town to
any noticeable extent as all of the
men formerly employed on the Buster
have secured jobs on other properties,
There is much work going on at the
Crackerjack and number of men are
employed. Lots of machinery for this
mine is coming in from Sites. I"
He stated the Penn-Dixie is getting
in shape to work full force and are
operating the mill right along.
VIM. Boyd manager of the Ameri-
can Eagle and the Alberta brought q
fine specimen of the richest kind of
ore to Elk recently and things look
very promising in these properties.
Frank Peck is doing good work on
the South Fork and it is being report
ed that the people who recently bond
ed the Center Star group for $1OO,OOO
will put in an immense power plant
in the spring and develop the prop
erty.
The Thunder Mountain Group,
owned by the Idaho Champion Mill
ing y Mining Co., is putting on full
force and preparing for active mining
in the spring. The new manager, Mr..
Whitney, is now on the ground. 1t
is Mr.. Ellis opinion that the pay roll
in and around Elk will contain fifty
to hundred more men the coming
season than it did last year.
The Christmas season was properly
celebrated in Elk, the large new hall
of Whipple Il Before had just been
completed and here fine program
was given Christmas eve. Songs by
a quartette and glee club were not the
least entertaining of the program and
the usual Christmas tree with its many
presents was in evidence. Christmas
night a big dance was held.
The new hall is about 60x30 feet
and the lower story containg pool and
billiard tables and bowling alley. The
second story is used for dances and
roller skating.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30

j. j. Trautman of Green Creek
made this office substantial call
while in the city today. Mr.. Traut-
man is former resident of Tennessee
and left there number of years ago.
He is one of the heirs to an estate of
of 320 acres and states that when he
left the land was considered worth
little or nothing but today an offer Of
$50 an acre is being considered. At
one time the land was covered with a
heavy growth Of black walnut which
has been cut off by the railroad COM
pany. He expects to 60 back to his
native state shortly and assist in set
Ting up matters.
Mrs. A. T. Warren of Spokane is
visiting her mother, Mrs. M. E. Pope
and sister, Mrs. VIM. Gardner, Of this
city during Christmas. On her way
home she will spend New Years with
her sister, Mrs. NJ. j. Haynes, at Nez
Perse.
A fine New Years dinner will be
served at the Imperial New Years
night. Music by the Galbraith or
chestra. There will be no orchestra
Sunday evening of this week on that
account. 3l-l
S. w. Litchfeld of Elk City passed
through the city last week on his way
to California where he will work in a
mine.
DR.. and Mrs. J. Candy and daugh-
ter, Miss Ross, of Spokane are guests
at the Stockton home this week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30
Mining Men Now Rush Into
The District
|NANY GOOD PROPERTIES
Coming of Railroad Will Make
Things Hum

Arthur Hitler, late foreman Of I'M
|derground work at the Buster mine,
believes that the Buffalo Hump min
inc district is now on the verge Of a
reawakening in mining activity that
will develop in that well-known
district gold mines the equal of any
vet found in the state of Idaho. Mr..
HITLER bases his statement on three
things-the building of the railroad
along Salmon river, the abundance Of
water power that can be developed
and utilized in the district, and last
but not least, the good showings in
high grade ore that have been made
| in number Of properties the past
year.
Mr.. Hitler returned Sunday after
noon from the Salmon river slope
where he had performed the annual
assessment on q claim he has held for
several years. The tunnel is in 500
feet, and the ore body is three or five
and one-half feet wide. at 100 feet
depth, and runs about $40, gold, to
the ton. There are about 1900 tons
Of the ore on the dump, which, under
present conditions, will stand ship
+ ping.
VIM. Boyce, who had charge of the
sawmill and the Understanding at the
Buster. is doing development on his
claims, which adjoin Mr.. Hillier's.
The claims are on Crooked creek and
only four miles from the survey made
by the P. 4 G. railroad last summer.
Mr.. Hitler states 500 horse power
can be developed on his claim, and a
tunnel driven 1900 feet will gain a
depth of 1900 feet.
The Buffalo Hump district is at the
present time the most promising min
ing region in central Idaho. When
the boom broke, several years ago,
most of the prospectors understood the
cause and they kept up the annual
assessment work, and retained their
claims. There is now on the dumps
and blocked out in the mines thous-
ands of tons of gold ore that the pros
pectors will ship and realize good
profit on when the new railroad is
completed along the river.-Mining
News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30
oa'as rrae Land Goes Whooping Many Sales are
Made BY CrangeviIe Estate Men
NEW COMERS, OLD TIMERS AND BUSINESS MEN BUY
advancing Prices and Advertising Results Buying Co.
ing on in Leaps

Talk about a boom in real estate
from the sales made last week it sure
looks like Camas Prairie is beginning
to be recognized as having the best
land in the west for wheat and diversi-
fled farming. Not only outside peo-
are beginning to grab up the snaps
now offered but local people are buy
ing heavily. No place on earth bet
ter than Camas Prairie, come and be
convinced, we have the lands, the
crops and the yields to show you. In
three years land will reach the $1OO
an acre mark and don't you forget.
just cut this out and paste it in your
hat.
The advertising of the country by
the Commercial club is bringing in
results and people are coming from all
directions to look over the bread bas-
ket Of the west, where wheat goes Sc
and 60 bushels to the acre and the
climate is mild.
Last week over $4,000 worth of
ranch land changed hands on Camas
Prairie. This is the record of the
Grangeville real estate men and of
course those in other towns sold their
share.
Friday Batty Il Oliver sold their
ranch Of 32O acres, located two and a
half miles east Of town to Frank Tay-
lor and "Tod' Frazelle. Both of
these men have lived in Idaho county
for years and have the utmost faith
in the soil. Mr.. Taylor has over 900
acres of range land down on the Sal
mon and we understand the purchas-
ers will range cattle down there and
do feeding on the new purchase. This
ranch was sold by Oliver at one time
for $25 an acre and later bought back
by Batty Il Oliver for $50 an acre
and the last sale brought $4,000.
Another big sale was that made by
the firm of Pangborn IL Howe, who
disposed of 320 acres of the Mulhall
ranch. near Denver to Walter Hatch.
Mr.. Hatch came from the sound
country recently and has farmed one
season on the Prairie. He seems to
think the land is the best ever and
was anxious to get the place. This
land is located in the cream of the
wheat belt and last year had one of
the finest crops of wheat on it there
was on the Prairie. The deal involv-
ed consideration Of $4,000.
Jake Eimers of the Eimers- w ood
Co., had just placed his farm of 100
acres located two and half miles
from Grangeville, in the hands of the
real estate men when his renter, J. L.
Bourland, came in, asked his price
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30

and closed the deal for S7,24O That
is the way they buy when they can
be brought to realize the great pro
ductiveness of the lands in Idahc
county.
F. H. Ficken and T. J. Freund,
the two young German-Americans
from Oklahoma, who are investigat-
ing Camas Prairie with the idea Of
Locating a large German-American
colony on the Prairie while out look
ing over the country were so taken
up with the VIM. Harman ranch of
32O acres that they just came in and
closed a deal with Sasenbery Il Will
kinson for the place. The consider
alton was $12,SOO and you'll see these
young fellows have an offer of raise
of ten dollars an acre in less than four
months.
Jesse K. Turner, an old timer who
sold his ranch near town to parties
from the Sound several years ago now
comes back and buys more land. He
has looked over the country elsewhere,
from Lewiston to California and now
comes back and purchases the F. M.
Dunning ranch of 1S0 acres, near
Ferdinand for $4,000. Sasenbery q
Wilkinson made the deal.
ID. c. VanBurhn, the electric light
man, has leased his interest in that
plant and last week bought farm of
100 acres Of d. Dehetre of near Ferd-
inand. Now then if there is more
money in farming than the electric
light business in Grangeville there
sure must be whole lot of coin in it.
The price paid was 900 and Sasen-
berry u Wilkinson closed the deal.
Bert Lanningham, the commissions
er is going to become tiller of the
soil. Back to nature for Bert. The
Ralph Telcher ranch, which is prob
ably better known as the old Telcher
ranch, was sold to the street commits
sioner by Sasenbery Il Wilkinson for
S,4OO. The place contains 2sO
acres, some of it is a little rough, how
ever.
Mr.. Telcher will not leave the
Prairie, however, as he has purchased
the j. M. Mattox place Of 80 acres of
Arnold Bros. The place, we believe,
is located over about Mt. Idaho. The
price paid was $4,16O or ffty-two
dollars an acre.
Mattox turned around and bought
the Geo. Schmadeka ranch of 100
acres, located two miles north of town
for $4,000. Arnold Bros. also made
this deal.
Two lots on Halls second addition
were sold by Sasenbery Il Wilkinson
to james Ingram this week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30
v agOn Road on joseph

The business men of Whitebird have
donated $3.50 toward the construction
OF a wagon road across Joseph Plains.
This sum with an additional amount
raised from the ranchers of that Sec
ton will pay for such road from the
Bidle ranch across Rice Creek to the
Nash ranch. This will be a much
needed improvement to the people of
the Joseph Plains section as hereto
fore the only route in and out of the
country was by trail.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30

will have coterie of native authors
who will be as we'll known in the lit
erary world as are the Indiana novel
lists and writers of today. 1t is not
because of your schools or educational
facilities, that this will come about,
but because Of your climate and the
Typography Of the country. This
opinion is predicated upon a mass of
statistics covering the lives of every
writer and author of note for the past
200 years.
Flat Country STILES
I'm a fiat country, abounding in
sameness, the literary spirit is stifed
and choked; in rugged country the
effect is the same, but in a region
where both prairie and mountain ex-
ist the soul of literature grows and
develops, the imagination is enriched
and expanded and authors are born.
"This is what has made the Indiana
authors. The environment was
adapted to literature and literature
throve The country is rolling one,
with many hills and forest-covered
slopes, and this environment treats in
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30
Lumber Yard Changes Hands

The lumber yard of Beldose & Will
kinson was sold last week to w. T..
Clark and the new owner now has
possession He will not carry wood
but will devote his entire attention to
the lumber busines and carry at all
times complete stock Of first-class
lumber and building material. Mr..
Clark has been doing carpentering in
the city the past season and proven
himself an excellent man for any COM
munity.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30

The theme of the discourse for next
Sunday morning at the Methodist
church is "The Relation of the Church
to the Kingdom of God" The pur-
pose Of this discourse is to show that
real church union is found, not invis-
ible organ in union, but in that deep
er subtler union which exists among
those who are Of the Kingdom. You
are invited to hear this discourse.
Joe VanPool, who is a student of
the Northwestern Business College, of
Spokane, came home last week for the
Holidays. Leo Brust, also student
Of the same school, is spending the
Holidays in Grangeville.
c. P. Thompson of the firm of
Thompson q Raunzahn, formerly
owners Of the Peoples Meat Market,
will leave next week for Renton, Wn.,
where he will make his future home.
Prof. Fred Lukins, who assisted in
the Geangeville schools last year,
spent the Holidays in the city. He
is now principal of the Potlatch schools
and has eight instructors under him.
c. E. Holt of the Salmon river
country is in the city this week look
ing after business interests and enjoy
ing a visit with his daughter, Miss
Cora Holt, student of the Z. of w.
Theodore johnson, the contractor
for the Grangeville Savings and Trust
building which is nearing completion,
left for his home in Moscow for the
Holidays.
The entertainment given by the
Pullman Glee Club at the Nj. E.
church last week was frst-class and
large number of people enjoyed the
evening.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-30
financial Report of Gospel
Mission

Amount subscribed SAB; amount
paid out, S43.20.
We desire to thank the doners for
the financial interest, but we further
wish to say that you could not expect
me to succeed in doing any great
amount Of good by sitting alone or
preaching to empty seats. However
| believe that can get the testimony
OF those who have not attended are
the loosers and that they have been
much benefited.
X. H. Craig.