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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-16
AN AWFUL PLIGHT

1t happened when | was attending
medical lectures. One day went
from a clinic TO my room. sat in my
easy chair and lighted a pipe. ex-
pected my mother. who was coming TO
town. at any moment
Great Scott. what's that?'
From my bedroom came clear. me-
lodius whistle The air was 'Oh. lis
ten to the mocking bird.' and after
the chorus came an excellent imita-
ton of the birds notes. When 1t was
finished a sweet feminine voice said:
why don't you do your part. Billy"
My name is not Billy. and | never
did any part in the song of The Mock
ing Bird"
What occupied my mind was who
had taken possession of my bedroom
TO give such a concert got mp from
my chair and proceeded to find ont.
The door between the two rooms open
ed. and there stood a very pretty girl.
We stood looking at one another for
a moment equally aStOnished. Then
she executed the feminine device. TAX
en- doubtless from the bird which bur-
les its head in the sand to avoid being
seen. of clapping her hands to her
face.
There is evidently some mistake"
/ remarked.
IAN awful mistake"
How did you get into my bed
room?"
81 thought it was Billy's."
"Who is Billy"
"My brother. Billy Fanning."'
"Why, he's my chum! His rooms
are next TO mine"
There was a knock at my sitting
room door. The girl shrank back into
my bedroom. and | closed the door.
Turning. there was a head looking in
to the room--fny mother.
"Dear boyw
Dear mother"
Oh. if there were only a door open
ing from my bedroom into the hall!
But there was no such door. The girl
could not leave my room except by the
one we were In.
You are tired. mother. at climbing
the stairs. Sit in this chair and rest
put her in the chair and listened to
and asked the usual questions after a
separation.
Il haven't any refreshment to offer
you. mother. dear. but If you'll Just
step next door to the rooms OF my
friend Billy Tanning | dare say / can
find something"
81 don't want anything | have only
an hour to spend with you and must
get right to work at your linen"
There's not break in it. | looked
over everything carefully last night"
land I'll look over everything care
fully this morning"
She arose and was going to my bed
room. Indeed. she had her hand on the
doorknob when | stopped her.
Mother" said. with a trembling
voice
"Oh. my boy. what's the matter:"
Mother. before you go in there
have something of Importance to COM
municate"
DO tell me quick: Has anything
happened:'
Mother. I'm engaged"
Engaged! And without consulting
your poor mother. Oh, Roger. how
could you:"
And. mother. my fancee is in that
room now attending to my linen
Your fiancee IN there. Then I'll
never speak TO her,
but. mother. it's worse yet
haven't told you all. I'm married.
It's my wife who is in there"
Poor mother sank into my arms and
groaned.
Mother. when you see her you'll be
delighted She's lovely. She's Billy
Fannings sister,
II don't care who she Is. I'll have
nothing TO do with her."
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-16
Bennington Day in Vermont

Montpelier, VT, Aug. 16.-Ben-
nington day, the anniversary of the
victory of the Americans over the
British at the battle of Bennington,
was observed as a legal holiday
throughout Vermont today as usual.
This was the 133rd anniversary of
the historic event.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-16
Foley Kidney Pills.

Tonic in quality and action, quick
in results. For backache, headache,
dizziness, nervousness, urinary IT.
Irregularities and rheumatism. Sold
by all druggists.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17
IDAHO INKLINCS
As told by tie Teller.

Boise councilmen have decided on
a hard pavement for the downtown
business district and will call for bids
ON asphalt, concrete and bithulithic
and will award the contract to the
lowest bidder. Nothing has been Sc.
lected for the residence district but
committee is to be sent to Califor-
MIA to investigate petrolithic.
Among pardons granted by the
Idaho board of pardons at Boise this
week was one for l.. p. Sly. serving
life sentence for the murder of
Marshal Hayes at Troy several years
ago.
Harry and Eugene Day, owners of
the Hercules mine at Burke, are two
of the largest stockholders In the
company which has just purchased
the Hotel Portland of Portland, Ore
The deal involved over $1,000. 900.
st. Paul men have taken an option
ON the Bannock hotel OF Pocatello.
The price of the property is $50 900
The Bannock is oneofthebest known
hotels in Idaho.
Pocatello is now laying plans for
paving streets. installing a new sew
er system and other public improve
ments. The town is enjoying un-
bounded prosperity.
A Occur d'Alene fish merchant
has been arrested and fined for hav.
ing sold white fish without first hav.
ing secured permit from the state
game warden.
Former Governor w. ]. Mcconnell
OF Moscow, now federal immigration
inspector. is touring Idaho at pres
emit His home is in Moscow.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17
CLOSING PARAGRAPH OF WASH
lNGTON's FAREWELL
ADDRESS.

Though in reviewing the inc idents
of my administration I am uncon-
scious of Intentional error, am
nevertheless too sensible of my de-
fects not to think IT probable that
! may have committed many errors.
Whatever they may be, I ferventIy
beseech the Almighty to avert or
mitigate the evils to which they
may tend. shall also carry with
me the hope that my country will
never cease to view them with in
diligence and that, after forty-five
years Of my life dedicated to its SER
vice with an upright zeal, the faults
of incompetent abilities will be con-
signed to oblivion, as myself must
soon be to the mansions Of rest.
Relying on its Kindness in this as
In other things and actuated by that
fervent love toward II which is so
natural to man who views IL in the
native soil of himself and his pro-
senitors for several generations, !
anticipate with pleasing expectation
that retreat In which ! promise my
self to realize, without alloy, the
sweetest enjoyment Of partaking, in
the midst of my fellow citizens, the
benign influence of good laws under
free government, the ever favorite
object ct my heart and the happy re-
ward as trust, of our mutual cares,
labors and dangers.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17
A NOVEL CURE.

In sociological experiments the
novel and effective method. used In
Mc1leesport, Pa, to deal with drunk
en- husbands is the latest.
In brief. it consists in making the
wife the treasurer of the family.
BY giving her control of the purse
strings she is able to keep the man
of the house reasonably sober.
Whenever a habitual drunkard is
brought before the local court he is
confronted with this alternative.
Either he must sign bond which
gives the wife the absolute control of
his wages for enc year or go to iail
! for six months.
1t is said few husbands hesitate.
And the police are careful to see
that they keep their bonds.
Experiment has proved that the
remedy Is a good one. 1t puts the
husband on his good behavior, and it
insures the familyNsupport.
Being dependent upon his wife for
so much as a pipeful of tobacco, your
! rampant, wife-beating lord is very
careful how he treats his alimoner.
Few wives. it is said, abuse their
! privilege as purse holders. If any
/ thing, they are too lenient-just what
might be expected
Already 1t has been demonstrated
that the new departure in reform has
gone far to reduce the number of
complaints of abuse and neglect on
the part of drinking husbands.
Elsewhere it is the old way
The husband gets drunk, beats his
wife. drives the children into the
streets, Is arrested, jailed. The fam
lily is deprived of support, and there
are pauperism and crime And the
man is not, reformed.
And many poor wife silently en-
dures maltreatment, fearing to make
complaint lest she and the children
be left dependent
It is not only effective but just.
IL the husband is unable success
fully to manage the finances of the
family. let him turn the business
over to one who is competent.
1t may be somewhat CALLING TO his
selfrespect to confess failure, but it
Is better than to go to jail and ruin
his family.
He may depend upon the family
treasurer to give him square deal
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17
TALKS ABOUT
IDAHO SOIL
Joseph E. Wing, Well Known
Authority, Says Alfalfa
Grows Fine

Joseph E. Wing, author of cal
falfa in America" and one of the
best authorities on alfalfa in the
world, was one of the lecturers at
a farmers institute held in Boise last
week where he said in part!
This is little the best country
| ever saw in the whole world. Men
and women are what the soil makes
them. BY the trees and grass you
can see what the people are in any
country.
'You have with four per cent of
carbonate of lime. The great civil
lizations come from the soil that is
alkaline, and not sour. You have
8 to 10 times as much carbonate
lime in your soil as the far eastern
states. Lime is necessary to make
alfalfa grow
you've got 80 tons of carbonate
of lime to the top foot of an acre of
land in southern Idaho. You have
plenty of potash and PHOSPHORUS.
Much of the soil here has every
element necessary for plant life ex-
cept nitrogen. which is supplied to
the soil through alfalfa and clovers.
Thus the needed vegetable matter is
brought to the soil.
You can grow potatoes and great
apples in Idaho. The prosperity of
this country is dependent on the al
falfa meadows.
More pork, hogs, mutton and beef
are produced from alfalfa than from
any other crop. This country has a
splendid future because alfalfa does
so well here. You have the climate
and the people here to make this the
beauty spot of the world. Develop
your schools. The best school is the ,
one that teaches the boy and girl to
use their hands. Manual training is
the proper thing. Nature study is
important for every child and should
be taught in the public schools"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17
MUCH LAND
YET UNTAKEN
Report From Interior Depart
ment Shows a., 544, 142
Acres I'm Northwest

The department of the interior
has sent out from Washington a re
port regarding the amount of untak
en- land in the states of Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon. The report says
Uncle Sam has in the Pacific
northwest states. 44,544,142 acres Of
unappropriated and unreserved
lands; in Oregon 1,822,594 acres OF
which 13,620,130 is surveyed, 1906.
564 unsurveyed; Washington $685..
645 acres, of which 1,205,217 is sur
veyed. 1,993,42S unsurveyed, and Ida
no. 23,119,S03 acres, of which g.
430,665 is surveyed, 16,689,138 unsur-
veyed.
This is one-eighth of all the un-
appropriated and unsurveyed land re-
manning in the United States prop
er, not including Alaska with it's
36S,O16,O38 acres. practically all of
which Is ansurveyed and unappropri-
ated; the total for the United States
excepting Alaska is $685. ,O4S acres.
and including Alaska 731 ,354,OS1.
Nevada has the largest are of un-
appropriated and unsurveyed lands
of all states-56, zoos acres.
The figures show a striking differ
ence between the untaken lands in
the Pacific northwest. Washington
has slightly more than one-sixth as
much untaken land as Oregon has.
and less than one-seventh as much
as Idaho has. All three northwest
states less untaken land than Ne
vada, and Montana has nearly as
much as these three states-42, 9OO.-
229 acres. California has 2S,6I4,931
acres untaken.
The relationship between whole
areas and untaken lands is shown
by this table:
Oregon area, 81, 459, 200 miles. un-
taken acres, 1925, 694.
Washington, 44,265,20O miles, I'M
taken acres, 3, 1873, GAS.
Idaho. 1862 900 miles, untaken
acres, 23.119 1903.
Total area. 1916, 400, total num-
Der of untaken acres 44,544,142.
And this proportion of untaken
lands to whole areas indicates the
tremendous development yet to take
place in the Pacific northwest. OF
course, much of this untaken area
Is mountainous; but immense por-
tons are available for AGRICULTURAL.
and timber, with very
large part which will be reclaimed.
with irrigation.
In the Lewiston district. which in
cludes Idaho county, there are 39l,-
1873 acres as follows: Latah 3.944;
Nez Perez 172.675 and Idaho county
214,510 acres.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

Residents of Peck have found q
gold nugget in the gizzard of a goose
and now there is a real live mining
boom ON in that district 1t is be-
lieved that the nugget was picked ul
from the canyon near town
The Spokane & Inland road has
secured franchise to extend dts
electric railway to point further
1 into the heart of the town through
the streets. 1t is believed that a con.
nection is to be made with the N.
P. tracks.
The Ada county board has been
petitioned by the officers of the In
termountain Fair association to fix a
levy Of one-half of one mill tax to
be used as a fund In carrying on the
coming fall fair. The money will be
used in increasing the premiums on
the products of the county.
With but 100000 available of state
funds to loan there Is now on file
applications for loans aggregating the
the sum of $234,000. Outstanding loan
of $4,000 are ON the books against
Nee Perez county and applications
from this county on file amount to
$4,000
Weiser business men have applied
to the state for loan of $15O,00O to
be taken from the Carey act Land
fund desiring to sell to the state
bonds of the irrigation district at
Weiser.
Five feet of Is per cent copper
ore has been uncovered in the Rein
deer property In the Occur d'Alenes
and the stock of that company has
gone soaring.
Upwards of 100000 acres of lands
within the forest reserves in Idaho |
Will soon be restored to homestead |
entry by the government
Two rural routes are now being
operated out OF Hepburn In Twin
Falls county and third has been
mapped out and approved by the de-
partment
The 11S school districts of Nez
Perez county have ON hand SOS, 900
for the funds to pay the expenses
Tor the remainder of the school
year.
over from the Idaho Oregon
light & Power company. known as
he Oxbow power project. will be
AVAILABLE July l. The Oxbow plant
s on Snake river below Huntington.
fruit growers In the Payette val
ey are arranging to establish an
Llarm system which will indicate
when it is necessary to resort to
he use of fire pots.
All saloon licenses of Washington
ounty will have expired before May
+, when local option will be in full
orce.
Two men and team of horses
1ere killed and sleigh wrecked ,
y the explosion of 80 pounds of dy-
afnite which he men were thauling {
rom Montpelier to the Telluride :
'ower company plant in Bear Lake
ounty. No one knows how the ex- /
losion occurred. ID
permanent secretary with sal
ny of $4,000 a year will be employ 9
d by the Caldwell commercial club !
MS year to carry on the publicity {
'ogk that has been mapped out for
le benefit of the, district.
Burnley is to have pressed brick I
liant with capacity of $4,000 bricks
ally. Burley is located on the Ore
on Short Line road in Twin Falls h
ounty. !,
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

For sale or trade. l ahye a mod
ern five-room cottage for sale on
easy terms, or will trade for unim-
proved lots. Elmer Genger.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

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Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
CRACK TEXAS ELEVEN WILL
 MEET B|sBEE
Close Contest Expected When el Paso aud Local High Schools Meet On Gndiron This Afternoon

What should prove to be one of the most hotly contested games ever seen on the local gridiron is sched. nied this afternoon at Warren park when the crack Fl Paso high school eleven and the Bisbee High school team meet for the first time this season. The Pass City institution has the best team this year it has had
 qy seasons and with the ex
 >~verai games a,peady
 '"e asAya ion will prove al
 uoDofn propositao--or the locals.
 Ore of the stronseskon,s or the visitors is the forward h>x wb;cn Inc Texans have greatly operad ,o Iong eafns. They have been thors,u+ y drilled in this play and have al feaoy established wide reputation Although Bisbee may be weak on this pastcu'ar play the locals will not b, fonnd wanting as Bisbee has already ' uenonstrated she has one of the bes, all around teams in her career this season. Captain Hurst has been mi, ting his boys through a tough se;e, of practice during the last week ant IS confident tha0 Bisbee's coiors will foas on top after the game.
 The wrestling match between Emil Fossi and Tony Hill did no, take place in the Finnish hall al Lowell as scheduled last night Fossi. who claims the Finnish cham pionship. was too ill to appear. Hill Is. a local product and states he i willing to take on the foreigne,
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
sTocHHoLpER.s coMihc.

The party Of Sunnyside stockhold. CTS who are to visit the property tnis month. are expected to arrive witnin few days from New York. several Of the ras mbers of tse party gre rom Utca the home of Vice rresident sherman. The property is reported to be in very svod condi. aaon and 1t is expected that more ac- use development will be engaged in after the stockholders inspect their ground.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
REPAIR BREAK

The Bisbee Light and Power com pany will turn on the gas at about 6 o'clock this morning. A large force of men was working all day yesterday on the break by the city barn and 1t will he repaired b. daylight this morning. A bypass has been started and it is now thought that the line will be ou' Of danger of breaking which was caused by the sinking of the hill
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
LIBRARY aeoeeMs TODAY.

The Copper Queen hbrary circuta- ton department will be opened again at ten e'cloch this morning. Ths upstairs roomS sf the building hass been re6ecorated end thoroughly ron ovsted. During the time sh4s worx Was going on the librarian has cats iogued and put on the shelves l50 new books which will be ready for circulation when the library opens today.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
COMPLETING CONTRACTS.

COMPLETING CONTRACTS.
 frank Graf and Mrs. Graf return ga yesterday morning from Phoenix, 5nd Mr. Graf left for me capital city again yesterday afternoon. He stated that the contract for the con suuctaon Of the school building at Aesa In wnich he is intereseel is aoout completed and that the work on the hospital building in PAseaix IS going aneSf very satisfactorily. olson and Graf are figuring on a number of other building contracts in Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
IMPRoVlNc aYsrEM

H. D. Mcvay. locaI manager of the Tristate Telephone company, has re turned from Douglas where he has started a force of men to work on the improvements being made or the line in that city.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

Drop in snd set bowl of souu st the od5ee Saloon.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
any time. The match will be held

Three new records wero hung up on the Y. M c. \. alieyS last night in 1he continuation of the bowling ,sournament when the Machinists
 defeated tbe Timexeepers in three sets. Butiers total of 206 was the highest number of points made so
 lar while his totnl of 574 for the three sets vas also the highest made since the tournament opened. The team total of 1.43o of the Machin- ists was the highest number of points secured by q team since the season opened. The Timekeepers rolled e ftoaal of 1,2I2 which is the second best average of rhe tournament
 The individual scores were as fol lows: Machinists-Thpmas 161, 145. 172, total 47s; Butler 167, POT, 206, total 574; simmons 10s. III, 15s, total 37s.
 Timekeepers-owens 132. 157, I7o, total 574; Simmons 109, III, 15S, total Ss5; Gardner 97, 14s, 1l4, total 35s.
 open house at the "" last even- ing wAs a great success A record breaking crowd was present and the athletic program that was given vas one of the best even seen in this city. 1 The '. w. c. A. is creating much interest throughout fhe district and every day the people are learning more of its sterling worth. |
 Tonight the Morning Glories and
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

There will be mask ball tonight at the Upper Lowell cub. Prizes will be awarded for the best cos tunes
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
NAME NEW cLUe

The new club organized at Lo- well will be called the Lowell Club" that name having been de cided ou at the meeting of the or ganizers It is stated that $500 has Seen raised to use in the remodel ing Of the building to be occupied by the club.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
saw BIG FAIR.

5. D. Coo.ey, manager of the Bis terday from Phoenix where he spenf several days at the territorial fair.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

% ens aneSu very satisfactorily Olson and Graf are figuring on q number of other building contracts in Phoenix.
 Redmen's Minstrels Sunday night . . . - . <> =. i> PERSONAL MENTION . I~>>>>>><t> ><> . . . fete Tefaney left yesterday morn Ing Tor his home in Cananea.
 orpheum Sunday Night-tsedmen.
 Mrs J. " TulIs aeft .yeasera.y tor Phoenix
 J. K Alexander of Douglas xas in sisbee yesterday
 w. H. Brophy re eturned yester day from Phoenix.
 $, w French, gen eraa manager of the Cooper Queen " as in B.sbee yes lterday.
 P Mrs, Dee Mckee returned to her e ID S>anea yesterday iaf.er spending several -e>Ys- in Bisbee. II William Beaton was in town yes terday from his ranch in the Su.. phur Springs valley.
 Rev. Father Muerer has returned from trip to Gleeson and Court. land
 | Dr. Edmundsou and j. c. Collins made a trip to the East Side mine yesterday in the doctors automobile. T SPECIAL BARGAINS In MiLLIN.
 FRY l will c.ose out my entire stocl. of millinery at cost in order ,u paint my china Xmas orders 1 Mrs E. Norris. 2'9 Tombstone canyon, back of Soda Works Tim Tola(n of the custom service at Nsto was fin lBisbee Thursdey evening.
 George w Storm. a cattle rancher
 from the Cochise Stronghold in the
 Dragoon mountains, has returned fa
 his home after visit to Bisbee.
 City Attorney E. J. Flanigan return
 ed yesterday from Phoenix where he
 had been to represent the city in the Braziel damage case. Henry Hamburg, president of the Hartford-Arizona ocmpsny of the Hus , chucas arrived in Bisbee last even ing
 ! Walter Douglas general manager
 Of the Pheaps Dodge company will leave -oday for the east in the pri. sate car .Nacozari. : Just ce Burdick has so far recover ed from his recent illness as to be abe to attend to the duties of hi office
 : Attorney l. M. O'ConneII has gone to Phoenix to etatdhentSH gone to Phoenix to attend the ses- Ision of the supreme court. :! Eustace Dupen clerk in the office of United States Attorney Morri- son, went to Naco yesterday on bus mess with the Mexican consul cos- nected with the extradition or Man uel Garcia who is wanted in Mex ! ico for postofiice frauds I Bert Bray, cate buyer for the E. A. Tovrea company. was in towE Il yesterday after making a trip to lfhe cattle ranches in the Suiphar T Springs valley. He stated that cat tie are becoming scare through the valley.
 I Fer Sale al Review. old pspers.
 25c bundle. 100 10 baad.e
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

The original Budweiser beer on drausht, and year old Taylos whskey at George Roberts on Mai. street.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

Sehants Lunch Served From n = 7" my at the Office Sainon.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
RIO YAoui MEETINGS.

The directors of the Rio yaqui cosa pany were to h1ve held meeting yesterday afternoon. but because oi the. absence Of some of the mem sers the meeting was postponed until next week
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

Geo. Roberts. Main Street-That good place to eat. Budweiser beer on draught. 624
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

- . . = . = . > . . . . .
 . CITY NEWS ih BRIEF .
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
MASK BALL ToNIcnr

ssaIships oyssers-Iovrea's.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12

The Commercial will be on the market in a few days.