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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
IDAHO ITEMS.
The inventory Of the University of
Idaho shows 1881 AIS worth of proper

The inventory of the University of
Idaho shows $751; 18 worth of proper
ty.
Fourteen men, all heads of families,
have just arrived in Lewiston from
West Virginia, and are locating a col
ony in the Lewiston country.
Mrs. j. II. Voelker of Wallace has
received word that she has won a suit
in which she becomes the owner. of
the rich estate of the father of her late
husband in Germany, said to be valued
at millions.
"A tidal wave at Marshfeld last week
did an immense amount of damage.
Much of the residence portion of The
town was flooded and large lake was
formed, which it will take some time
to drain away. No fatalities are re-
ported, although there were many mar
row escapes.
All efforts have failed to locate
Dorothy Flenner, who was arrested at
Lewiston on charge of adultery with
l.. A. Porter, the latter charged with a
statutory crime because of the girl g
age. She slipped out of Chief of Police
James Hayes house, partly dressed.
and escaped.
Statistics taken from the last report
of the United States department of
agriculture, showing the number of stu
dents in the four-year courses in agri.
culture, horticulture, forestry and vet
Urinary science in colleges of 4s states,
show that IA schools have less attend
ance than the University of Idaho.
G. Scott Anderson, deputy United
States mineral surveyor of the Occur
d'Alene district, has received notice
from Darwin A. Utter, United States
surveyor general for Idaho, of special
convention of deputy mineral surveyors,
to be presided over by himself, to be
held at Wallace February 16 and II.
An extraordinary boxing bout at
Boise, in which Teddy Flick and Mickey
Wilson were principals, was fought Sat-
urday at the Barracks gymnasium with
fatal consequences to Wilson. He was
knocked unconscious in the fourth
round, dying in the hospital next day.
The men were ON the most friendly
terms, both being members of Troop L,
Fourteenth cavalry.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
OREGON sQUIBs.

La Grande.-A corporation capital
lied at 100000 to irrigate between
$4,000 and 10000 acres in this valley
was practically completed in recent
meeting here that was primarily in.
tended to discuss the organization
only.
The United States government Sat.
urday filed at Portland 35 suits against
the Oregon & California Railroad com
pany, the Southern Pacific company
(the present owner of the o. 6 G. rail
road) and more than 100 other indi
viduals and private corporations. These
suits are to recover from the railroads
and their grantees, who comprise the
other defendants, an aggregate of 353,
2ss acres of land within the cold O
& G. land grant" in Oregon. The lands
are valued at over $15,O0O,o0o.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
NORTHWEST
NEWSNOTES
ITEMS CULLED FOR OUR
BUSY READERS.
ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN
MONTANA, IDAHO, OREGON
AND wAsH1N~goN.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Thomas P. Hazelton, a pioneer of
the Pacific cast, died at Waitsburs
recently,
The first legislative ball was given
Tuesday night by Olympia people in
honor of the visitors.
The interest and attendance at the
winter school for farmers at Pullman
is steadily increasing.
More than $5,000,O00 was taken in
by the money order department of the
Spokane postoffice during 1908.
Mrs Smith, who was burned in the
recent fire at Everett died Monday.
She is the third victim of the fire.
Because of the flood, Samuel G. Cos
grove, governor-elect, may be com
PEELED to spend several days in Oak
land.
w. H. Cook, a deputy in the Office Of
the county auditor, Spokane, has bee,
missing since January 21 from hi,
home.
John T. REYNOLDS, private from
Fort Wright at Spokane, was killed by
u street car at Spokane last Monday
night. He slipped while rushing in
front of the car.
With both legs crushed beneath the
wheels of a switch engine, after hav
ing been hurled from step in front
by collision with freight car, Will
liam Metlock died at Pasco.
A through train service all the way
from Galveston, Texas, through Spo
kane to Seattle, the longest service in
the country, is planned by the Great
Northern to become effective on June
| LIST.
"The arrest of M. j. Gordon will
not interfere with the calling of d
grand jury by Spokane county to in
vestigate the Root Gordon matter, ,!
said Prosecuting Attorney Fred c.
Pugh.
Announcement is made by Mrs
Preston, county school superintendent
at Walla Walla, that she had chosen
Paul johnson, principal of the Waits.
burg city schools, to act as her as.
sistant.
The jury before whom George Mey.
ers was tried at Davenport on charge
of shooting at Mary Rogel, with in
tent to commit murder, returned yer.
dict of guilty. Meyers was sentenced
to term of from one to fourteen
years in the penitentiary.
In order that the national guard may
conform to the requirements of the
regular army, a new military code has
been prepared, and the proposed bill,
embodying a number of important
changes, will soon be submitted to both
branches of the legislature.
Charley A. Coey, a native of Rock
ford, this state, millionaire motorist
and balloonist, president f the FEEDER
alton of America Aero clubs, may come
to Seattle within month to make a
few ascensions in his balloon, Chicago,
to stimulate interest in the Seattle
club.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
MONTANA NOTES.

The scaffold has been erected at Ka]
ispell in the Jail yard where Frederick
Leoeau is doomed to die on the 9Th day
of February.
The Retail Merchants Association
OF Montana met in Helena the first OF
the week.
The Sunday school workers are in
session at Missoula this week.
The higest bidder for 3O7 acres in
section 16 of township 81 north in San
ders county was 1900, made by Sena.
tor Edward Donlan.
j. B. Lang & Co., of Great Falls
sold $500, 900 worth of wool Monday.
The price paid was zoe per pound, q
million and half pounds being trans.
ferred.
Judge Hunt at Helena has handed
down decision in the famous so. called
smoke case in which he denies the ap-
plicatlon of farmers for the closure of
the Washoe smelter at Anaconda, and
no damages are awarded to the farmers
whose properties are alleged to have
been damaged. The court will make
further Investigation as to the alleged
dissemination Of arsenic and if condi-
tons can be changed this will be order
ed done by the company.
Montana boards of county commits.
sioners have organized a state board.
The meeting next year will be at Bill.
ings.
Mrs. Hancock was arraigned Satur-
day on charge of alleged perjury in
testlfylng at the coroner's inquest over
the remains of her husband, after he
was mysteriously shot down when de-
coyed from his Helena home by ficti-
tious note, and on motion of Mr.. Hepp-
ner, Judge O'Donnel continued the
hearing indefinitely.
She applied at the Jail and asked to
be locked in the cell, declaring that she
feared bodily harm. Her wish was
complied with and she was allowed the
freedom of the Jail. She is not a pris.
oner, being allowed to go and come at
her pleasure.
The Northern Pacific freight block,
ade in western Montana has been
broken by 80 freight trains moving
out of Missoula Saturday. Regular
passenger service has been resumed.
President Elliott of the Northern Pa
cific has made an inspection of the st.
Regls-Paradise cutoff, just completed.
A Butte police judge recently head
ed a raid on den in which several
negroes, woman and a 4-year-old girl
were trapped. 1t is said that he is I'M
qualified to try the case after the un-
savory things he witnessed during the
raid.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
TELEGRAPH
SUMMARY
SHORT ITEMS MADE OF
DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF TILE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH.

The United States commissioners to
che Toxic exposition in 1917 have been
recalled.
The State bank at New Albany,
Kan, was robbed of $4,000 by bandits
Saturday, who escaped.
At Galveston, Tex, the entire wharf
and sheds were destroyed by fire Sat-
urday, entailing a loss estimated at
$425,O0O.
The bill to increase the pension of
Julia B. Coghlan, widow of Admiral
Coghlan, U. 8. NJ, from $500 to $1,000
year was lost.
Representative Kahn of California
predicts that the California legislature
will pass bill prohibiting aliens from
holding lands in that state.
Douglas Robert, who killed Deputy
Sheriff Fatch in a pistol duel at No
bile, Ala, was taken from the Jail two
days later and hanged to a tree.
The Rev. William O'Brien Pardow
rector Of st. Ignatius' Loyal church
and prominent member of the Jesuit
order, died in New York Saturday.
The American people have contrib
uted through the Red Cross a total OF
9S,990.25 to the fund for the relief
Of the earthquake sufferers in Italy.
The Illinois Manufacturers associ
alton has gone On record in favor OF
the passage by congress of legislation
now pending for the development of 9
larger merchant marine.
At Lincoln, Neb., Ruth Bryan Leav
lit, daughter of William Jennings Bry
an, has fled suit for divorce from Viii
liam Fl. Leavitt. The reason given in
the petition is alleged nonsupport.
Thuckahara, vice president of the
Kaisen Kaisha Steamship company, is
IN Mexico and South America to make
arrangement for establishing a new
line of steamers between that country
and Japan.
Leftwich Homan, clerk in the First
National bank at Fort Worth, Tex,
has been arrested and formally charged
with having rified private boxes. Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 is alleged to
have been stolen.
Inspectors of the health departments
have been investigating the charges
that horse flesh is being sold in Chi
cago for beef. Whatever trade has
been done has been in the form of
shipments abroad.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
LINCOLN SPECIAL HOLIDAY.
Survey and Plans Authorized for High
way From Washington, D. O., to
Gettysburg.

MISUNDERSTANDING IL has been
declared to be a special holiday and
a survey and plans for a highway from
Washington to Gettysburg, to be
known as "The Lincoln Way" as a
memorial to Abraham Lincoln, was
provided for by joint resolution.
Final action was also taken on the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, the senate refusing
by a vote of Al to 81, to fix at $4,000
the salary of the president, previously
increased by an amendment to $780,
900.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
NO SOFT SNAP IN CITY JOBS
Chicago to Pay for Value Received
Women Draw Mems Wages.

Salaries of all civil service employees
are to be equalized and grades of SER
vice readjusted. Salaries will be fixed
in direct proportion to the value of the
work performed-some increased and
some lowered. The market price OF
labor in the commercial world will be
the standard by which city employees
will be paid.
All men and women doing the same
kind Of service, or service of equal
value, will receive the same sized
check.
Mayor Busse and the council finance
committee have given their approval
to the innovation.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Great Floods, South Africa.

one hundred and seventy-fve per-
sons are known to have lost their lives
Saturday as result of the floods that
are general throughout the Transvaal
country and northern Natal. Great
damage has been done to property,
mining plants having suffered heavily
and houses and railway bridges being
swept away.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Kaiser Cuts Off News,

Berlin.-Emperor William, who or.
dered considerable curtailment of the
daily court circular after popular ex.
citement had been caused following the
appearance of the now famous inter.
view with him published in the Lon
don Daily Telegraph, has now decided
to sign alize his fiftieth birthday by
abolishing the daily court reporter alto
gether.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Catholics Gave $4,000,

The sum of $4,000 has been given
to the pope by Archbishop Ireland as
the American Catholic s contribution
to the earthquake sufferers of Sicily.
The man who smiles in the face of
adversely generally gets nearer to the
real thing than a sickly grin.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Billik Escapes Gallows.

Springfield, Il.-Governor Deneen
has committed to life Imprisonment the
sentence of death upon Herman Rillik,
who was condemned to hang for the
murder Of Mary Vrzal. whom he is
alleged to have poisoned with other
members of the family.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Low Rates to West.

The Western Passenger association
has agreed on one-fare for the round
trip rate to the next Grand Army of
the Republic reunion at Salt Lake City,
and late of one and half cents a
mile to the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton at st. Paul.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
SIZE HIT SEABIRD ROCKS.
Schooner Wrecked Near Scene of Val
encia Disaster.

The American four masted schoone,
Sequel, Captain Jameson, from Callac
to Port Townsend in ballast, was total
ly wrecked on Seabird rocks SATURDAY
night at the mouth of Pachena BAY
close to where the steamer Valencia
was lost with 140 lives on the same
day two years ago. The Sequel was
endeavoring to make her way into the
strait. Captain Jameson Is wife and
child were killed by falling spars when
two of the masts came down soon after
the schooner drove on the rocks.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Princeton Fire.

Princeton, N. J.-Fire Saturday in
the Terminal restaurant on Witber.
spoon street, in the center of the town,
destroyed about 10 buildings and
caused a loss of between $4,000 and
100000 before it was brought under
control.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29

Reports from up the st. Joe river
and from various points on Lake Occur
d 'Alene indicate that the water is re-
ceding, due to cooler weather. The
lake, which it is claimed, rose about
four feet within couple of days, is
showing the effects of the lower tenn
perature. The boats are unable to pro-
coed up the st. Joe river on account of
ice.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
WOULD MAKE BRYAN SENATOR
Nebraska May Adopt Oregon Election
Plan,

The Nebraska house has approved
the report of the committee of the
whole recommending the passage of the
Humphrey bill providing for the cleo
ton of senators by the Oregon plan.
The bill is intended to give W. J.
Bryan chance to be elected senator
even by republican legislature.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Two Dozen New Treaties.

With the signing of an arbitration
treaty with Brazil, Secretary Root has
concluded such conventions with "a
countries of the world.
The list embraces all the principal
nations except Germany and Russia,
who are not favorably disposed to the
form followed in the treaties with
the other countries.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
Duke Good Climber,

Dukc de Abruzzi is the only man vic
has succeeded in reaching the top OF
Mount st. Elias in Alaska.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
TAFT WILL USE AUTOMOBILES

Congress Providing for White House
Motor Cars.
The new president of the United
States is to pin his faith on the auto.
mobile. That became known recently
when the house committee on appropri-
atoms included in the urgency def
cheney appropriation bill bill of $780,
900 for the maintenance of automo-
biles for the White House.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29

The snail's teeth are on its tongue
and there are thousands Of them.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-29
OPIUM REVENUE NEEDED.
Reason Given for Opposition to Prohib.
itory Bill

In the house Saturday consideration
of bill to prohibit the Importation of
opium except for medicinal purposes
was prevented by Mr.. Payne of New
York, on the ground that such action
would reduce the national revenue
100000 month and would not les
sen the use Of the drug.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22
LATOUR FOUND GUILTY.
Il Fined in City Court for Assault on
sidney Forge.

Monday afternoon George I.atour APP
peared before Judge f. G. Mower of ,ho
city court charged with breach of the
peace. There has been dssension in tho
house of Latour for some time and for
months past Latour and his wife have
rot lived together. On last Saturday
evening Mrs. Latour, In company with a
gentleman by the name of Sidney H.
Forge. was sitting on the fence at the
corner Of Pearl street and North Winoo-
ski avenue. A Mr.. and Miss smith were
also present. According to the testi-
mony of Forge Mrs. Latour wanted to
Journey down town where the white
lights glare and take n ride on the merry
go-round Gt for some reason, he de-
clned. II was at that instant that the
rritated Latour appeared on the scene
and started trouble Just what happened
could not be ascerta!ned from the con-
flicting testimony but the outcome was
that Forge carried Off a very, very black
eye.
Though justification was limited at in
court a clear case was made out against
Latour and the jury brought In n verdict
Of guilty. He was fined $40 and costs Of
si2.l3 with an alternative sentence OF II
days In Jail. In case OF an appeal the
bail was fixed at 800. Mr. Latour. whose
attorney is F. r. Campbell. took the 70
days as he was unable to get bail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22
LONG HOURS, SMALL WAGES
=. T.. Mccarthy of Bnrre Arraigns Lo-
cal InhOr CCndliIOnN.

About 90 members of the local unions
hall In mass meeting called for the pur-
pose OF arousing enthusiasm and getting
tho unions in this city on a firm footing
again
=. F. Mccarthy OF Barre, president OF
the Vermont branch. American Fedora
ton of Labor and general organizer OF
the national organization. was the princi-
pal speaker Of the evening. Mr.. Nc
earthly. formerly a granite cutter. cited
Barre. Montpelier and Hardwick as eX-
amplcs of places where Ideal labor condl-
tons exist. There the stone cutters ma
sons carpenters and other laborers have
an eight hour day, receiving more pay
than men in other sections of the state
do for working 10 hours AZ the same
trades. TIE working men in that section
insist on having good tenemcn;s in which
TO live. ins,s, on having their children
thoroughly educated, the only drawback
being the tendency toward tuberculosis,
which Is caused by nhalipg granite dust.
In the I6 years in which organized labor
has been IN force but one strike has oc-
CURED and that was settled within very
short time no hard feeling resulting be-
tween employer and employee. Condl-
TORS are not SO in the marble districts os
tho southern Part OF the state. There
the men arc required TO work long hours,
, and receive small pay. the result being
Erca. dissatisfaction amongst tho men.
| In Burlington. lie said. conditions are
far from what they ought to be. Men
are working long hours for small wages
and nothing IL being done TO remedy
these conditions or to protect themselves
and their families from abuse from the
corporations. The un,rns should unite
and send delegates TO the meetings OF
the central union and then set IN a body
TO fght for what they want and not be
content until they receive an eight hour
day with ten hour wages. In this way
" strike becomes necessary tho union
Will be able to strike and strike hard
! lie contrasted the methods used by the
might riders OF tho South and those
used by national labor organizations,
| The constitution of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor will allow no other than
| lawful methods to ha useH IN gaining
| their ends.
Mr.. Mccarthy brought his remarks to
close by urging the Burlington unions
to be we'll represented at the meeting OF
| the state federation TO be held In Hard
| wick August 2.
Chairman Richie then urged the men,
bers to brace up and get into the spirit
city He was followed by II. II. Car
penter r. s, Holcomb and II. Gagne.
who made short speeches.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22

own less drastic maximum scheme. While
on the administrative and many other
features of the bill, the understanding
after the first reading was that II the
conferees were found not to agree on all
points they should be considered rs agree
Ing on none. This arrangement has left
the conferces Just about where they start
ed. for sharp disagreements exist over
several matters. The tarin rates have
hardly been discussed at all
The most than can be said for down.
ward revision is that where tentative
agreements have been reached. as in
iron and steel, the low tariff men have not
yet lost any ground. The House insurg-
ents have taken no steps so far to form
an aggressive organization chiefly because
they do not want to stir up the speaker
and his cohorts too early. They have
canvassed the House, however, and re-
port insurRent material by state as fol-
lows: Wisconsin ., Minnesota s, Iowa 8.
Nebraska 2, North Dakota 2. Kansas ,,
Ohio 3, New York 3 Mnssa chusctts ].
Indiana O. Illinois .. total a. This list,
added 10 the i72 democrats, would give n
majority Of q of the whole House, maxi
Ing allowance Tor TWO vacancies and one
absentee. Tho lines on which an ,ns,ry-
cnt movcmen would be cai1ied on are
not defined yet and conflicting individual
! positions on certain Items also would en-.
barrass a coalition.
The democrats moreover, are no,
unanimously low tariff men, but the re-
| publican insurgents have been given tc
| understand that the political opporturi.
| ties OF tho situation would be- so gren,
that most If not all the democrats would
sink their individual preferences and com.
| blne with tho republicans IL the latte,
| took solid stand against tho bill The
| President has no special supporters ir
! the House. nor has he yet tried 20 rally
any support to his mystical programme
except on tho corporation tax. which an.
| parently he regards as more importao,
! than the duties. or course, the republi.
! cans have no thought Of rchellng system.
! atcally unless the bill shall be found 81
obnoxious rs to promise n democratic
! House In 1910 II II passes-unless II /.
the Aldrch bill, In fact. The situation ir
| the House Is almost unprecedent ted. how.
ever III It's relation to tariff legislation
and is so loaded that tho leaders ave
handling 1t very carefully
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