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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23
MILNER MILLINGS

Miner experienced two small
fires Tuesday and great credit i:
due Chief Cockburn and his men
The first started in back of the
land office, in the middle of the
afternoon when woodpile in some
unknown manner caught fire and
threatened the builning The
mains were being fixed and the
water was turned off but a bucket
brigade was formed and the fire
was put out in quick order. The
second fire started in the pump
house on the bank of the river but
before it got a good start the boys
were on hand and very little dam
age was done.
L. w. Howard, president and
manager of l.. W. Howard Il Co.,
was appointed agent for the State
Land Board to take final proofs on
the First Segregation of the North
Side Tract, at a meeting of the
State Land Board in Boise Tues
day.
Josephine Skabil who has been
in the employ Of the Riverside Inn
for the past few months left Tues
day for her home in Rupert.
Percy Davis made a trip to Hills
dale the last OF the week in the in
terests of the North Side Co.
Mr.. Thomas, the right OF way
man for the Oregon Short Line was
in town the last Of the week to
clean up the right.of ways in the
vicinity of Wilson Lake. Mr..
Thompson says that it is sure go.
Farm lands in the locality are
bringing high prices.
See l.. w. Howard & Co, for
bargains in farm property.
Miss Long, of Pittsburgh arrived /
in Miner Tuesday to accept a posi- |
ton with the Land & Water Co. |
The stork left a seven pound boy |
at the house of Mrs. S. J. Tillman |
Wednesday morning.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23

at Madison Square, New York. last
season. If these little chicks live
up to their possibilities they will
be beauties and prize winners.
Through the efforts of the Canal As
ISOLATION and of its efficient secretary,
|. R. barrow, large number of set
tiers have signed their names as plain
/ tiffs in a suit which will be filed shortly
in the district court by stockslager &
Bowman, attorneys for the association,
in which the question of the priority of
the south side water right will be asked
by court decree over all later irrigation
projects taking water from the Snake
river Although there seems to be no
question about such priority in the
minds of the settlers and of all the
attorneys, yet in view of the possible
failure of supply in dry years it was
deemed best to get such decision in
order to protect fully every settler on
this tract which, according to the prior
ity ruling, has right over the north
side and the government project at
Minidoka. Twin Falls Times.
Judge Cowan of Salmon City, referee
in the Big Wood river suit, will be in
Shoshone the last of this week to close
up the case and render final decision.
This will be welcome news to the many
parties directly interested in this suit
who have waited long and patiently
for its conclusion. 1t will be recalled
that Judge Walters was disqualified
from sitting in the case owing to the
fact that he had acted as attorney in it
previous to his election to the bench.
1t is notorious fact that Judge Wal
tiers does not allow any unnecessary
delay in the transaction of business
coming before his court, but it is not |
so generally known that the delay in |
the Big Wood river water case coming /
as it does in his own district was very
to him and that he did all in
his power to hasten it along,
The action of the Twin Falls board
Of county commissioners in changing
The contract for the building of a court
mousse and which was appealed to Judge
Walters was reversed by him.
A county election was held sometime
ago which resulted in voting bonds for
a new court house in the sum of $780,
]00 Later the county board advertised
for bids for the construction of court
house and Jail the same not to cost
over SIPS, 900, and to be constructed of
stone base and brick face. After open
NJ the bids contract was entered in
20 for the building of court house and
Jail of stone base and brick face for
he sum of S123, 900. Afterward this
contract was changed to all Boise stone,
md the price raised above the S125, 900,
FAMED in the call for bids. Also this
.hange of contract was not made a ;
natter of record by the board In his
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23

trip to Shoshone, Gooding ana
Wendell Thursday on State Land
Board business.
Mrs. F. P. Mari OF Pittsburg ar
rived in Miner Sunday and will
reside in the Mari bungalow on
Electric Avenue which Mr. Mari
has just completed.
Now is the time to buy Miner
town lots. See l.. w. Howard
CO.
A. II. Miller and w. Anderson
attended the ball game IN Twin
Falls Sunday.
Miner, July 81.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23
LOCAL LACONICS

Mrs. w. Hail Horne was one OF
those making the Gooding trip
yesterday.
w. G. Bader of Nampa is the
new hand on the books of the Lin
coin County Abstract company.
Cy Yaden departs tonight for
London, Kentucky, for three
months visit with the home folks.
FOR RENT-A nice room with
outside door. Inquire first house
across the river. Mcmahon house.
Martin Johnston and wife at
tended the circus yesterday, and
afterwards visited the folks on the
Jones ranch.
Roessier Bros. have just cam
pleted a sink well for the Wernicke
residence, and will next sink one
for Ben Darrah.
Mrs. E. T. Barton and the two
boys returned from Boise Tuesday
evening, and she is now preparing
to move there next week.
State Fish Commissioner Isaac
was in town this morning on his
way back to the Hay Spur hatch
cry from the Warm River station.
/. Hill of Idaho Falls was visit
ing in town this week Mr.. Hill
sold out his business here three
years ago and located in Idaho
Falls.
The case OF the State vs.. w.
Bartlett, for assault, came up
Wednesday before Justice Vreden-
burgh, and the jury rendered a
verdict OF guilty" Jas. r. Both
we'll was attorney for the State, and
Harlan D. Hest for the defense.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Campbell OF
Lakin, Kansas. arrived in the city |
recently and will spend short I
time visiting at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. T. II. Gooding. Mr..
Campbell is a brother OF Mrs.
Gooding and the father of Earl
Campbell, the bookkeeper for the
Stockgrowers' Mercantile Co. Mr..
and Mrs. Campbell will 90 on to
visit the Seattle exposition and
other points on the Pacific coast
before returning to Kansas.
w. D. Forbes is grading up as
nice line of fancy poultry as one
would wish to see. 1t takes lots OF
care and judgment to breed a flock
of prize winners, but Mr.. Forbes
intends to raise them no matter
what the cost. His latest addition
is several little puff-balls, the re-
suit of setting of eggs from the
pen of buff leghorns that captured
first prize at the poultry show held !
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23
Miss Bertha Longenberger

Miss Bertha Longenberger
Clarence Hall and T. H. Howard
were driven DOWN TO Murtaugh
Friday evening by Mr.. and Mrs
w. C. Edwards and Lou Doyle to
render the music for the Murtaugh
base ball dance.
W. c. Stark, H. S. Phinny, Mr.
Linnie and F. P. Mari drove to
Cottonwood Creek Saturday after
noon and returned Sunday night
Mrs. George Weldon returned
Saturday from a two weeks visit
with relatives inOakley and Albion.
+. P. Mari was business
visitor in the County Seat the first
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23

One bay horse, age 8 years, weight
about 1900, hind legs white near feet
white stripe in face, branded TT (sev
en- bar seven).
One iron dapple gray mare, age yrs.
weight about 1850 lbs, branded TT.
Suitable reward will be paid for the
finding and return of these horses.
DoNAND GRANT & Co.,
25tf Gooding, Idaho.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23

decision Judge Walters holds that the
board acted without authority of law
in making a change in the contract
without advertising again and also that
a matter of record.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-07-23
of the week.


L. w. Howard representative OF
the State Land Board will take
final proofs at Miner on Friday OF
each week. Office i'm Miner State
Bank Building.
The Miner base ball team will
play at Oakley on Saturday July
24tb and will play Bull at Miner
on Sunday July 18th.
E. II. Grub has been with us
for several days and Sunday he
landed the largest trout which has
been canght this season. 1t tipped
the scales for 4 IA pounds.
L. w. Howard took a business
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-04
A NEW PENAL CODE
IS FINALLY
ENACTED
DEMOCRATIC FILlBUSTER is Flu.
TILE AND MEASURE PASSES
BOTH HOUSES.

Washington, March 3.-A new penal
code was enacted into law today
through the adoption In both houses
of congress of the conference report
on the bill drafted by a joint commits
sion originally appointed in 1897 and
reappointed at the close of the Fifty
ninth congress. The bill is COM
prehensive and coherent revision and
compilation of practically all the pure
ly penal laws. For several days there
has been filibuster in the senate led
by Clarke (Ark.) against the section
relating to the use of troops at places
where general or special elections are
held. Finally the conferees struck out
the provision relating to the keeping
Of peace at the polls because it was
recognized that federal troops are now
| used for that purpose. The conferees
also dropped all reference to the stat
| ute of 1875 which forbids discrimina-
ton on account Of race or color in the
selection Of grand or petit Jurors, but
| left the law as it was originally enact
ed.
| The commission found it difficult
to make uniform laws that would op-
crate in all states, among these being
the prohibitory liquor laws.
1t was found that this class Of cases
can only be covered by general stat
ute.
Practically the only new Legislation
is that to punish leaks" Of govern
ment statistical information and the
regulation of interstate shipments II
Intoxicating liquors. In order that any
serious error might be corrected thu
bill does not become effective unit
January 1, 1910, enabling congress
when it meets next December to cor
rect any serious mistake or omission
A joint resolution was adopted con
tinuing the commission to codify tn
laws, other than the criminal statute
in accordance with the instructions t.
the commission when originally ap
pOinted,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-04
EXPLOSIVES BURNED
IN FIRE
BULLETS FLY IN EVERY DlREC-
TlON WHEN PENITENTlARY
WAREHOUSE BURNS.

San Quentin, Cal, March 3.-A fire
in the jute warehouse of the state pen
itentiary here today caused loss of
about $4,000. The flames were fought
heroically by a force of over 100 con-
victs, many prison guards and fire.
men from San Rafael and San Fran
cisco Several of the prisoners, while
attempting to extinguish the fire, were
overcome by smoke and narrowly
escaped with their lives. One thou
sand rounds of ammunition stored in
the warehouse, fell into the flames and
exploded Despite the danger of be-
ing hit by the flying bullets. the
prisoners remained at their posts OF
duty and all escaped injury from this
source. A gatling gun was dragged
from the guardhouse by several OF
the convicts, who attached a rope te
it at the risk of their lives.
The warehouse is situated outside
the prison walls, and none of the 9TH
er buildings was endangered.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-04
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
KILLS THREE
WORkMEN ON EXTENSION OF
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC ARE
ACCIDENT VICTIMS.

Prince Rupert, B. c., March a.
News has Just reached here of one of
the worst fatalities recorded since the
beginning of construction work on the
Pacific coast end of the Grand Trunk
Pacific, which occurred last Thurs
day near Telegraph Point, when three
men lost their lives through an explo-
sion of dynamite and several others
were so seriously injured that they
may die. The dead
JOHN SAMUELSON.
ERIC ANDERSON.
FRED HOGLUND.
About 10 days ago several holes
were drilled in the rock, loaded with
dynamite and set off, but the fuse
did not explode. Last Thursday
Samuelson and Anderson, with sew
eral others, began drilling fresh holes
in the rock above the unexploded
magazine. When the drill struck the
dynamite the concussion caused ter
rifle explosion and Samuelson and
Anderson were buried beneath the
mass of rock. Hoglund received IA
tai injuries from which he died later
Several were, badly bruised and
buried, and two of them are now in
the hospital with broken legs and
bruised bodies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-04
BAIlEY'S MEASURE TAKING SLAP
AT ROOSEVELT MEETS WITH
STRONG OPPOSITION.
.CUMM|NS TO THE RESCUE
of Texans Sails by Submitting
New Measure Relative to Documents
Sent to Senate by Heads of Govern
mental Departments.

Washington, March 3-Considera-
ton of the Bailey resolution directing
the return to heads of departments of
communications from them made in
response to demands of the senate
which purports to be sent by direc-
ton of the president" was resumed by
the senate today. Mr. Bailey said that
he did not expect so much legislative
insolence from the next administra-
ton as there has been in this one. He
was sure that there would be less if
Senator Knox, who is to be Mr.. Tafts
secretary of state, could control the
matter.
Mr. Rayner supported Mr.. Bailey's s
position, and exclaimed:
"The 4th of March is rapidly ap-
proaching'' He added
After that date we will have pres
ident who will obey the requirements
of the law and will not evade the con-
stitution--one who knows the limita-
tions of the executive authority"
Senator Cummins of Iowa offered a
substitute declaring the right of the
senate to direct heads of departments
to furnish the senate papers, docu-
cases and that such heads Of depart
ments are bound to furnish the same
without the interference of interven-
ton of any authority whatsoever.
A Rebuke.
Declaring that the adoption of the
Bailey resolution would be construed
as a rebuke to the president, Senator
Dolliver said he hoped that never
again would the floors of congress bt
used as arenas for disparagement o.
the motives of the chief executive.
| Mr.. Beveridge eulogized Presiden
Roosevelt at length. He likened hin
to Washington, Jackson and Lincolr
and declared that they had been Will
fled as had Mr.. Roosevelt, and sait
that their traducers had been forgot
ten He closed with the statement tha
Mr. Roosevelt had wrought mightil.
and for the permanent welfare Of al
the people regardless Of creed or color
Mr.. Bailey replied in one sentence
while" he said,"it is true that tn
world has forgotten the names Of tn
villifiers of Washington and Jackson
it is also true that it has forgottc
some of those who delivered fulsOm
eulogies upon them"
Has No Doubts.
Mr.. Aldrch said he had no doul
about the rights Of the senate, bu
} he believed it was desirable that a
unequivocal declaration be made |
) regard to them at an early day. How
, ever, he regarded matters between tn
; senate and the executive as so i'm
! portant that any declaration should b
made with deliberation. He assure
Mr.. Bailey that an early report woul
be made on the resolution and M
Clarke of Wyoming, chairman Of tn
: committee on judiciary, assured hi
: that the committee would do 'its flu
duty in the premises"
4 The Cummins resolution then we
:, referred by a strict party vote to tt
D judiciary committee.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-04
PREMATURE BLAST IN SHAFT
OF DIAMOND NINE AT BUTTE
RESULTS FATALLY.
BODIES BADLY MANGLED
While Splitting Round of 25 Holes,
Workmen Are Caught by the Unex-
pected Blast and Crushed Beneath
Loads of Earth--One Injured Man
Escapes and Is in Hospital.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Butte, March 3.-The most disas-
trous accident of recent years occurred
in the shaft of the Diamond mine at I
o'clock yesterday morning. Four men
were killed instantly. two IF the bod
les being blown to pieces and mangled
so badly that they were brought to
the surface in gunny sacks Another
man was hurt SO badly that he is in
the hospital with only a fair chance
of recovery.
The dead.
JOHN WALDEN, aged "a, married
wife and one girl, 6 years old.
LOUIS MOE, single.
EDWARD SPELLUM, aged 33, mar
ried, wife and one child.
OLE ESPOS, aged 40, single.
Iver Hoyn is the name of the man
who escaped with his life.
The men were engaged in sinking a
shaft and it is presumed they had diff
ficulty in splitting a round of rs holes
Twenty three of the 25 holes were
spitted when the explosion occurred
which sent four men to instant death
A relief crew headed by Superin'
| tendent James Higgins went into the
shaft at once and preparations were
started with all possible speed to reacf
| the bodies, but there was an immense
amount of earth and rock piled or
them and it was not until within {
| few minutes of noon that all that re
mained were brought to the surface
| The corpses of two were in such mu
tilated condition that recognition !
out of the question and what was lef
Of them was gathered up and place.
| in gunny sacks.
| The bodies of the other two wer
intact. but the faces are beyond rec
ognition and they were badly mangled
However, by means of scar on tn
left leg the body of Moe was identified
| The coroner will hold an inques
some time tomorrow.
| The men were all Scandinavians ant
belonged to the Scandinavian Brother
hood liver Hoyn, the man VIII
escaped, is a single man. He is in
unconscious condition today an
when seen at st. James hospital thi
afternoon it was with considerable diff
ficulty that he told what he knew o
| the accident.
1T was about 7 O'clock" he said
when everything was ready and w
commenced to light the 25 holes t
blast before going off shift. We di
vided the holes among us and the fus
to all but two had been lighted whel
the first ones commenced to explode
The two went off almost together ant
l called to my companions to com
quick.
There was no response. L wa
struck by some flying debris an
blinded with dust and dirt The cage
as is customary, was standing by, a
we had signaled we were going t
blast. AS I called to my companion
II made for the cage, believing the
were dead or fatally injured.
"On reaching the cage / gave tn
signal to hoist and 1 was brought
the surface at once"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-04
BABIES ARE SAVED
FROM. BURNING
BUILDING
THREE PITCHED OUT OF WIN
DOW AND CAUGHT BY FIRE
MEN UNHURT.

New York, March 3.-Cut off from
escape by burning stairways 10 per-
sons perished early today in a five
story tenement house at 372-34 Sew
enth avenue. The victims were all
Italians, with one exception, ranging
in age from 60 years to girl of a.
Five persons, including fireman,
were injured or overcome by smoke.
1T was at first believed that the blaze
was incendiary, following a "Black
Hand" blackmailing notice which an
occupant of the building received sew
eral months ago, but the fire marshal
and police after investigation report
that the fire was not of incendiary
origin.
There were about 30 families in the
tenement house and policemen and
firemen rescued many of them by lad
ders and by swinging them across
from windows to neighborng build
ings. Several babies were thrown
from the windows and caught by fire.
men, who were standing on the ex-
tension ladders. The fire started in
the bottom of an air shaft and was
discovered by Patrick Monks a
Waterman, who ran through the
burning building, spreading the alarm.
Most of the occupants were asleep
when the fire began and many of
them were overcome before awaken
ing. Policemen Reilly and Gallagher
obtained access to the upper floors
of the burning building by climbing
to the roof of an adjoining structure
and creeping along a cornice to the
rooms of apartments occupied by
Atilla Pasifo, who, with his wife and
son Louis, aged Z, were taken out of
| joining building, whence the firemen
took them into the street.
Three babies were taken from the
| rooms on the fourth floor by thrilling
work of two firemen. Standing on an
| extension ladder outside the windows
| Robert Nelson, one Of the firemen
caught two of the children as they
were thrown to him by another fire.
man from a window. AS Nelson
started down the ladder the mar
again appeared at the window ant
called out
"I've got another baby here; catcf
it,"
Before Nelson could reply the MAJ
threw the child out of the window
and Nelson, with two babies alread,
in his arms. managed to catch th
third, and carried them all down tn
ladder to the street.
All but two of those who perishe,
in the fire were occupants of th
upper floor.
The belief that the fire was tn
work of blackmailers arose from tn
statement of Antonio Urso. barber
who said he had received "Blacl
Hand" letter two months ago de
manding $780, Urso paid no attention
to the letter, and it is believed tha
the present reports grow out of thi
publication, which at first lacked con
firmation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-04
CASE GOES TO JURY
FOR DECISION
EVIDENCE is ALL PRESENTED IN
CASE OF ACCUSED BOY
TRAIN HOLDUP.

Great Falls, March 3.-The feature
today in the trial of George Cress-
well, charged with completely in the
Shelby train holdup last May, proved
to be the testimony of the defendant
himself. Cresswell was on the stand
for a couple of hours, and the state
attorney succeeded in eliciting from
him a number of statements that
were contradictory to others made by
him as a witness in the trial of one
of his alleged accomplices, William
Randall, who was convicted last
week.
Cresswelrs attorneys did not touch
on their clients movements the night
before the holdup, when he alleges to
have gone out with two of the boys,
who have since been convicted of
train robbery, for the purpose of hold
ing up the Shelby train, their design
| being frustrated on that occasion by
the close proximity of switching
crews.
The defense, consequently, was un-
able to cross-examine the defendant
| to any great extent upon the events
| of that night.
| The hearing of the testimony had
been concluded when court adjourned
this afternoon. and the case will &C
to the jury some time tomorrow aft.
ernoon.