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The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

C HICAGO. - The following bill N against the County of Cook therat- ems to share the sad fate of the claim of one of Mark Twain's heroes for barrel of beef captured and eaten by the Indians while his grandfather was trying to deliver it to one of the army posts on the plains:
 To killing four crows at 10c. ....$ 40 To destroying 73 crows eggs at
 Ut ..''..'...... o.o0
 AOIoi $tOO
 The present claimant against Cook county IS Bernard Swensen, who lives in the township of Orland in the re- mote southwestern corner of the county. Somewhere in the mazes of the statute books of the state is a law which provides for a bounty on crows at the prices named in Swensen's claim. It also provided that the heads Of the crows and the eggs shall be
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
Doesn't Improve with Aqe.

Cashier" Some of this old pape money gets soiled ani very ill-sme ing" Bookkeeper-~yes, I suppo. you handle 1t for about 20 cents on th dollar. ."--Kansas City IL1eA
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

nibited its use for the fscing of high class structures, and this difficulty in the use of material which is other wise superior to all other materials used for the same purpose. on account of it's durability has been lamented by
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

scum It is now thought the purse should find permanent home il Paris.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

been most noticeable along the line of
 appearance. It is now being used for face work in the higher classes of res idences where formerly it was not
 thought possible. For many years the unsatisfactory appearance of struc- lures built of this material has pro-
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25
WEIRD TALES TOLD OF TEDDYS
EXPLOITS IN DARKEST AFRICA

chase il British East Africa. When
Mr.. Setus and Mr. Mcmillan were out
in this district accompanied by Judd,
the professional hunter, they were
after lions one day and Judd was
following Mr. Setus on q mule. Sud
denly his mule nearly stepped on a
huge lion and as the mule swerved
Judd fired from his hip with the
rifle. Almost simultaneously the
mule bucked him off and he landed,
almost touching the lion He thought
his last hour had come and prepared
to make a fight for his life, but to
his surprise the lion did not move.
Then he suddenly realized the beast
was dead. He got up and inspected
it and found that his shot had en-
tered the eye and killed it instantly.
Mr.. Mcmillan has. taken tne skin
home to have it set up.
On the road to Myeru and Nyeri,
man eating lions@ have been playing
havoc so that at last the govern
ment has been. forced to close the
road. to tr" ffic.s Several hundred ma
tives have been killed by these man
eating lions. :, Colonel Roosevelt,
therefore. does the community spec
ial service with every lion he kills.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25

ufacturers Of chicken feed have been
fined for misbranding-ch hay
ing been held to be beasts" within
the meaning of the law
Prosecutions for "misbranding" hav
are frequent. incidentally. it has been
found that not a few farmers of the
country are violating the law. The
following hypothetical case was re-
Gently cited by one of the government
law officers:
A farmer lives in Virginia. near
Alexandria. He raises a crop of clover
hay, but when he gets ready to mark
ct it, mixes Il lot of timothy with the
clover He loads it. hauls the mixed
hay across the long bridge into Wash
ingtOn, and there sells it as clover
hay" He violates the pure food law
and is likely to prosecution. The nav
isn't Glover hay" it is Glover and
timothy" His crossing of Long bridge
from Virginia to the District of Co.
lumbia. makes that hay interstate
commerce" within the meaning of the
law. and amendable to the pure FOOD
law
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25

where they would see the beautiful
falls at the junction of those two
rivers thence past Punda Militia,
which is the fine farm of Messrs.
Swift and Rutherford. and to Fort
Hall.
Teddy Not Idle in the Least.
Meanwhile Colonel Roosevelt was
not idle. and as already cabled. he
has got. a fine bull elephant, with
tusks weighing about 80 pounds each.
Elephant hunting is no childs play,
for one must creep up to within 20
feet of the elephants and if they hear
the hunter the chances of his escape
are small
After getting his elephant Colonel
Roosevelt went towards MWeru,
where there is good game shooting.
A sportsman recently came into Ny
err from MWeru. who had encounter
ed a charging man eating lion, a
charging rhinOcerOs and an elephant
all within 20 PAGES of each other. He
shot the lion dead at his first shot.
and then the rhinOceros charged and
fell dead to a good shot. Then, to
his amazement, Il bull elephant APP
peared, and he shot it dead.
Many strange things happen on the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25

iNAfROBI, British East Africa. Sat
hrday, Sept. 25.-Oelayed in trans
y,Nssion )-Coionel Roosevelt, accom-
panied by his son. Kermit, Edmond
Heller and r. J. Cunninghame, left
for Nigeria i'm the early days of Aug
ust with the intention of getting a
huH cow and calf elephant.
Although better elephants are OBJ
ttindb@ in the Nile country of Ugan-
d.. Colonel Roosevelt wanted to get
an elephant in the keia district, so
thas Heller could have better chance
IL the cooler cline there of saving
the skin in good condition.
Major Mearns and Loring were to
go to Nairobi and send off their bird
ard mammal collections to New York
ard then fill out their caravan for the
expedition to the snow line Of Mount
Kcuia O8.200 feet. The started out
on the third and fourth of September
respectively, and made their first
camp at Kamiti ranch. which belongs
to Hugh n. Heatley. They were then
to march by easy stages over the
RGiro river. the Ndarugu river (Which
was the scene Of a diamond rush in
1860, ever the fine concrete bridges
at the Thiifa and Chania rivers,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25

ed in maintaining q friendly, even
paternal attitude, toward the drug
solely lbecauses of a negative report
from three chemists as to some expert
ments. These experiments las every
one knows, did not touch in any way
upon the question of 'medicated- gar
bage'' which, by the way, was not re-
ferred to the Remsen board by Sec
rotary Wilson 1t is charged that re-
fuse from canning factories is utilized
in the manufacture of continental
spector confirms this charge Now
comes, the association of food commits
sioners with a resolution asking Pres
,ident Taft and Secretary Wilson ito
institute further studies concerning the
use of preservatives and along the
broadcast lines" The studies desired
are to be directed toward actual con-
yditions and not theoretical conclusions.
1t is thought not improbable that
President Taft will be influenced to
a considerable extent by the pronounce
ed hostility of Secretary Wilson toward
further investigation of the subject.
In case the President declines to di-
rect any further inquiry, a Congress
sional investigation will be sought. and
it is openly asserted that if Congress
goes into the matter, the conditions
listed in the meat packing trade be-
fore the passage of the meat inspection
act. The foes of benzoate of soda,
which include legiOus of physicians
and OthCrs Interested in public health,
are Diet ermined that the question shall
be dealt With from broad standpoint
and that it shall not be side tracked by
reference to a quasi official commit
tee, these of whose investigation
was deliberately limited so as to give
the public no Information as to the
actual conditions under which their
food IS dOctored. 1t is also animated
that the question of how far the en-
ployes of the Department of Agricul-
ture were justified in their efforts to
secure the passage of the resolution
at the Denver convention. will be agi
tated, and whether their staunch advO-
cacy of the dragging of food is not
likely to reflect unfavOrably upon the
administration. From reports reach
ing Washington it is expected that this
phase will be taken up in Congress by
the Senators and Congressman who
fought so long to secure the passage of
the pure food act which is now being
slowly emasculated through the agen-
cies charged with it's enforcement.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25
WILL DISCUSS
DRY FARMING
EXPOSITION, PRELIMINARY TO
CONGRESS, WILL OPEN TUES
DAY AT BILLINGS, MONT.
WALLA WAILA MAKING HARD
BIO FOR NEXT MEETING
SPOKANE WOULD GRAB 1T.

BILLINGS MONT. oct. 25.-The dry
farming exposition, preliminary to the
dry farming congress that begins
here Tuesday. opened today.
From 1890 to 200 delegates are ex-
rected at the congress. The dry
i3Tmiug congress was organized in
Beaver four years ago. and was lit
tie meeting of $50 men that has
crown until it is attended now by
several delegations of that number
aod representatives of at least a
dozen foreign countries.
Sharp rivalry is developing for the
next meeting of the congress. Spo-
kane claims that it has won the fight
Colorado Springs is putting up a
hard contest for the meeting. while
Waiia Walia. Wash. and Fargo, n.
10. nave foilowings. St. Paul and ST
Louis are receptive candidates II
precedent is followed. the governor of
The state in which the next meeting
: Is held will be elected president of
the congress and each state vitality
interested in dry farming will have
representation on the executive COM
E5nttee that virtually handles the af-
fairs OF the congress All railroads
operating IL the country affected are
'atipg a deep interest in the congress
and will be represented by officials.
Fifty thousand dollars worth OF
machinery adapted to dry farming is
''a exhibition here. Every vacant 10,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25
ADMINISTRATIONS OF LAW ARE
DOING MORE THAN SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.
And They Are Giving Memberships to
Ananas Club More Literally Than
Did Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 20
Uncle Sans officials charged with
the administration of the pure food
law are doing more to forward the
cause of truth than all the Sunday
schools of the land And, incidentally
they are daily giving membership pa
pers in the Annias club to more folks
than Roosevelt could have recommend
ed for initiation in that institution had
he worked overtime at the job.
Nowadays it behooves manufact-
urer of food products to tell the
whole unvarnished truth about his
staple on the label. Little measly
untruths are just as bad, in the eyes
of the law, as the whoppers. And the
departme of agriculture which SUI
pervises and sees that the pure food
law is obeyed yanks the small falsi-
fer up just dis quick as the big liar
For instance, the other day a GER
tain shipper was fined for mis-
branding water. 1t doesn't seem pos
sible to prevaricate about plain drink
ing water Nevertheless, this shipper
had stated, in the labels on his bottles,
that they contained natural lithia,
whereas. the de partment discovered, it
was plain distilled water artifcially
Initiated
A pound can must weigh a pound;
a quart bottle must contain q quart
otherwise the owner or bother is Ii
able to fine for misbrandng. Recently
a judgement was obtained in Kentucky
by the department against the Gamer
of 500 cases Of canned corn, for under
weight A big shipment of canned to-
matoes from Utah was likewise for
feited for the same cheat
An alleged maple syrup company of
Los Angeles, which merely favored a
sugar syrup with little maple sugar
was fined because the label read
Pure Maple Syrup" A cereal break
fast food, manufacturer up in Connec-
ticut and advertised as a ricn con-
centrated food, which aided in the di-
gestion of others. was held under sus-
picion because the government chem
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25

edge of the methods employed to drag.
Don delegates and force the passage
of the resolution over the vehement
protests of one half the states repre-
scented. Already there has been much
unfavorable criticism of the course OF
the Department of Agriculture in eX.
of its employees present at the con-
ventiOn, first to assist the purveyors
of chemically preserved foods to force
their products upon the public, and
second, to down DR.. H. W. Wiley
While the benzoate champions con-
nected with the Department We're per-
mitted to trade upon the prestige Of
the department and even of the nat
ional government itself, and the mem
bers of the Remsen board were pres
ent at government expense to testify
as experts in behalf of benzoate of
soda.
DR.. H. w Wiley, the best equipped
man in the Department of Agriculture
to discuss pure food matters was not
allowed to speak in his own defense.
On the floor he was attacked by his
superior officer, Secretary Wilson, in
directly if not by name. In the Hobbies
swarmed the agents of the Department.
W fha
manufacturers, the benzoic acid users
and others whose interests lie in weak
ening as far as possible the national
pure food law, and their cry was,
Down with Wiley" Finally, by ring
ing in the Remsen board, Wilson and
Roosevelt, milk-and- water resolution
was damned through
Storm Will Break Soon.
Since then the storm has been gath
ering and it will break in Washington
next winter when the liveliest fight
since the pure food bill was passed,
will take place. The food commits
sioners who are opposed to doctoring
ketchup, tomato soup, jams. jellies.
etc, with chemicals, will take the mat
ter before President Taft this winter
and request him to order an investiga-
ton into the actual conditions under
which benzoate of soda is employed as
a preservative.
For reasons not altogether clear the
Department of Agriculture has side
tracked the only report ever made on
the actual trade conditions where ben
zoate of soda figures and has persist
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25
PURE FOOD~LAW
TEACHES TRUTH

lists found the stuff wasn't really a
concentrated food, and didn't stimulate
digestion, as claimed on the label. The
manufacturers were fined.
The pure food law, it might further
be explained. grants the government
supervision over all foods either for
man or beast, the brOadest sort of a
weapon against dishonest dealers. Ow-
ing to the provision covering food for
beasts, some very interesting cases
have recently been prosecuted by the
government a large number of man.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25
Two Are Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25-As a
result of carelessness in lighting a gas
stove this morning. Mrs. Joseph B
ByWater aged 20 and her brother-in
law, Charles Bywater, aged 10 OF
Loomis county, Cal. who was Wis
iting his brother. were asphyxiated in
are now in the mOrgue. The double
tragedy terminated the visit of the By
waters to their brother. who were at
tending the POrtOla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25
WHAT INTERESTS
MOVE DEPARTMENT?
MANY PERSONS WOULD KNOW
WHY OFFICIALS ARE ACTIVE
FOR BENzoATE OF SODA.
Belief That Powerful inducements Are
Given Employees to Prostitute
Their Services.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Oct. %
Especially -Machine methods more fit
ting Or ward primary than a DELHI
erative body accomplished the adop-
ton at tEc Denver convention of the
state and National Dairy and Food
Commissioners, of a resolution endors-
ing the report of the Remsen board
which was favorable to benzoate of
soda. Whatever tactical advantage was
thus secured by the friends of this
chemical preservative promises to be
swallowed up in the wave of popular
indignation following the public knowl-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25

NEW YORK, oct. 25.-William NJ.
WINS, who ran for mayor of New York
city four years ago and was third man
in the race. occupies a rather odd DO
sitiOn III the campaign tprs year. lie
is supporting Hearst. who was one of
his opponents in the last campaign,
and has made many bitter attacks on
GaynOr, the democratic nominee,
everywhere he has spoken. WINS is a
republican and is counselor to the pub
lie service commission
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25

and piece of ground in the business
part of the town is occupied by man.
ufacturers showing their wares. Ex-
hibits of products from Colorado,
Canada. WyOming New Mexico,
eral other states show what can be
accomplished by dry farming.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-25
Admiral Mclean Retire.

WASHINGTON. oct 25.-Rear-Ad
miral Thomas G. Mclean, president of
the Naval Board of Inspection and
Survey, retired for age today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20

Mary Darrenkamp, Henry Shepherd,
VIM. Kudebeh, Henry Meyertholen.
Elizabeth Rings, Jno. Wechler, Geo.
Armor. Mary Walsworth, Mrs. A.
Flohrer, Louisa p. Schafer, Henrietta
Roehl, Mrs. Casper Weisbruch G. N.
Tucker, Morton Case, Charles F.
Field, Chas. A. Learstens, Henry Boe-
cling, Geo. Weising. August Owesner.
Catherine Fitzpinker, H. Scott Howell
Henry C. Hundt, Thee. A. Herschler,
James 7. Mari. Ann C. Hume, A. S.
Hiatt. Dorothy Soar.
The election of officers followed this
resulting as follows: J.. X. Cruik-
shank, president; Miss Emma r. Potts
secretary. and w. r. Timpe, treasurer.
All other officers will remain the same
the president appointing substitutes
in case present holders die or leave
the county
There were about $50 old timers
registered yesterday who had never
registered before there being but
three from this place. A log cabin
had been erected and relics OF the old
en- days placed in 1t which no doubt
brought back many memories to the
minds of those who used to live in a
log house. Everything was conducted
well and things ran on smoothly The
day was ideal for the affair. Follow
ing the exercises ball game was In
dulged in between the Donnellson
team and the Franklin club the lat
ter team winning out by big score.
The special train arrived here at
about o'clock coming clear to Sixth
and Johnson street where 1t started
from.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20

place. and Mr.. Miller's OF near town.
Miss Rae Blanchard is visiting her
uncle in Des Moines, J. R. a. and Neal
Jones.
On last Saturday afternoon oc-
Cured the funeral of Mrs. Hannah
Williamson, who lacked a few days
OF being 90 years. She came to Bona
parte with her husband in 1888, and
to Davis county, near here. In 1850,
making her one of the pioneers. The
burial was at Oak Point, beside her
husband who died in 1879. Mrs.
Edmondson of Milton is a daughter;
a brother and two sisters Of Mrs. Ed
mondson are the children who mourn
good mother. and have the sympa-
thy of many friends.
Several Milton people are in Mem
phis attending show today
The Milton fair begin in two weeks
from yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20
The Excursion Given to Burlington
Yesterday on the Steamer ].
S. by the Ladies a Com
piete Success
OVER 500 WERE ABOARD
Many Met the Boat on the Return
Trip and the Day and Evening
Were Pleasantly Spent
in Dancing.

The excursion given to Burlington
yesterday By the Woman's Alliance of
OF the Unitarian CHURCH was a success
in every way. both socially and finan-
cially for the ladies under whose aus
pices the affair was given.
The ]. S. conceded TO be the pref
test excursion boat on the river was
the steamer chartered for the occasion
At $3.50 the boat left the local port
with a crowd of over 500 excursionists
: for Burlington. the day dawning fair
and many availing themselves OF the
opportunity 10 spend an enj, vable day
on the river.
At the the first lock. the excursion
party vas joined By number from
Warsaw and Hamilton and at Mon
trose, Nauvoo and TT Madison almost
a hundred boarded the boat and swell
ed the jolly crowd TO at least six lun-
dred.
Just after leaving the third lock.
the boat ran onto bar and over IF
teen minutes was spent in backing
and showing to loosen the hull from the
obstruction.
Music and dancing were enjoyed
during the morning and afternoon, the
party reaching Burlington at three
o'clock and many attending the ball
game between the Burlington and Han
nibaI teams and reaching the boat In
plenty OF time, the beat leaving the
Orchard City At little past SIX
O'Clock
A number OF persons went TO Bur
lingtoa on tas afternoon train and re-
turned with the excurssonists and on
the return trip quite a number board
ed the boat AZ FL Madison ard Mon
trose
Music and dancing was enioIeed dur
ing the evening, the boats band from
Oquawka, Ill, furnishing excellent mu-
sic. During tie dag, the ladies serT-
ed refreshments.
Yesterdays excursion vas the sec
ond one OF the season given by the
Unitarian ladies on the steamer ]. S.
the first one being given TO Quincy dur.
ing the early part of the summer and
both being successful affairs.
The following committeeman and Ia
dies are responsible in large measure
for the success OF the excursion yes
terday: Mrs Carrie Hodge. Mrs. a. ]
Dimond. who were ably assisted bs
Messrs. Geo. s. Tucker, Geo. HassI
Asaph Buck and a j. Dimond.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20
MILTON, IOWA.
, . . . = . . o . - = .

We are in great need OF rain in
this vicinity and the corn is drying
up. The apples are dropping and q
man is here now buying for Quin-
cy firm. The apples are delivered
here and barrelled. so those having
apples find sale for them.
H. C. Powers is tearing down the
store building on Main street, and viii
build this fall.
George Cramer viii build "a brick
In place of the old K. P building
now used for photograph gallery,
and the gallery will move to the
rooms over the McReal & Roads store
rooms.
WIN. Craven, wife and daughter.
Leatha, left for Dakota Tuesday, and
expect to go on to Seattle and other
points while west
C. c. Smith and family are home
from the trip and report pleasant
trip to Seattle and Monsula, Mont
Mrs. Miller and children of sana
Monte Calf, are visiting her parents
Robert Rowland ond wife, Of this