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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
Mns. wILKINs' SIDE or CASE
Explains That She Is the Owner of
the Ranch Near Jorbidge and
Is Preparing TO Dust Logan

Mrs. Laura X. Wilkins was in
town during the week and. on being
interviewed by a reporter for this
paper. she expressed surprise at the
reports concerning her homestead on
the Bruneau river near JOrbidge.
Her son. John K. wilkins. Of this
place being in no way interested in
the ranch, excepting that he has
taken care of it at various times
during the temporary absence of his
mother.
Mrs. Wilkins located this piece of
property over thirty years ago and
fenced it. and took out water from
the Bruneau river and reclaimed and
cultivated part of it. She now has
upon the place a house and out
buildings and fences, as well as her
supplies.
Mrs wilkins health not being too
good. she has at various times spent
the winter in California and in diff
ferent palces in mild climates. 1t
has been impossible for her to re-
main at the ranch at all times Sew
eral years ago she filed a possessory
claim upon the property and in all
respects complied with the laws. The
land being unsurveyed it was i'm
possible for her to file homestead
entry upon it, and she has held it
all this time hoping and intending,
as soon as the land was surveyed,
to make entry under the homestead
laws at the land office at Haley. She
has no other homestead or pOssessory
claim.
Mr.. Logan jumped the claim, took
possession of Mrs. wilkins house,
bedding, grub, etc, and when she
1eman led possession of him, he re-
fused to quit the place. There was
no trouble about it, no one was hurt
and no one threatened to be hurt.
She Immediately returned to Boise
and had her attorney, Mr.. w. b.
Davidson, prepare the papers and
commenced her suit in Silver City
to regain possession of this property,
which has now become very valuable
/ on account Of the new mining dis
covery at Jorbidge. Her mission to
this place was to secure additional
counsel for the trial of her cause
ana while mere she retained Mr.. r
/ NJ Wolfe for that purpose.
She states that this is the proper
and only feasible place from which
to reach the new mining camp.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
THE COUNTY FAIR.

Is Gilmore County to have a fair
this year?
We hope and believe so. and feel
it incumbent that we mention the
necessity of an early start on the
part of the association, to the end
that a suitable and non-confiicting
date may be set and that attractions
may be arranged for in conjunction
with the secretaries of other associa-
tions, through which means much
money can be saved.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
VERY MUcH ALIVE.

The Mountain Home Commercial
Club is now a very-much-alive organ
ization
It is advertising the advantages Of
this city as the only logical Quitting
point for the new gold camp at
Jorbige. and there is not a man who
is familiar with the subject but that
knows the truth of this statement.
The distance from here to the new
camp is less than 100 miles. The
roads were never better. We al
ready have an automobile stage run
ming to the camp, and our freighters
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
A DENIAL FROM GARRETT.
Mountain Homes Former Chief Citi-
zen Takes Occasion to Correct
Fales Impression.

The Maverick is in receipt of a
communication from j. II. Garrett,
which was evidently inspired by the
publication of an interview" in the
Chicago Record-Herald and attri-
buted to him.
He says, in part.
Kindly deny for me any state
ment whether eminating from the
Chicago Record Herald or from any
other sources that / may have said
promoted Mountain Home from a
dust hole to a town of $500 people.
Such statements are not in conform
ity with the facts or in accord with
my utterances"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
WE UNDERSTAND.

We understand that Mr.. David A.
Bourne set down rather hard on some
members of the Twin Falls CONNER
cial club recently. He was a guest
and took occasion to denounce, in no
uncertain terms. the sensational
articles that were published in the
Denver Post. and which animated
from the Magic City"
Mr. Bourne stated that he pro-
posed to knock all wild eating
connecting itself with Jorbige.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
NEEDS ATTENTION OF STA
PRESS.

The Boise Capital News says edi-
torially that there is a movement on
foot looking to the removal from
Office of Pure Food Commissioner
James H. Wallis, and that the plea
of those interests which are back Of
the movement is that our commits
sioner is injuring the state by his
pernicious activity.
We quite agree that James II. is
injuring the state-of the business
of the vendors of impure food. He
is also injurious. very injurious, to
the interests of the short-weight
merchants. And again, he is ex-
tremely injurious to the interests Of
that busy little gentleman known as
the Typhoid Fever Germ. But as
all honest citizens of Idaho, to whom
the good Lord gave stomach, are
of the undivided opinion that the
same genial treatment meeted out
to the Germ is just good enough for
the short-weight artist and the pur-
veyor of poisonous foodstuffs, we
have yet to hear hollar from them.
We believe that the press Of
Idaho has a certain" influence with
the members Of the state board Of
health. and that that influence is
anything but second in Importance
to that of the interests" This be-
ing true. we have no fear of the de-
capitation of Mr. Wallis
The only trouble with Jim is that
he works too hard for the pay he
receives. His salary is but S125 per
month and SO per day for expenses.
This would be ample, and then some
for the class of officials whose acti-
vities in office consist solely in
guzzling swill from the public
trough. but with our present com.
missioner it is different
He is not only earning his little
common laborer's wages, but he
is earning the lasting gratitude OF
the good people of the state anc
tn0 NlNcrf AoNAhEf oAHOf 'NAAN NUN
influence with the legislature, will
we believe, make it a point to sec
that that influence is used to tho
end that Mr. Wallis be paid living
wages and be allowed the one OIL
more assistants that he is in sucl
dire need of at present, but which
the present laws do not provide for
If we had a few more public ser
wants with the honesty. business
ability, energy and backbone tina
are bound up in the anatomy o
Hon. James f. Wallis of Rexburg
this grand old state of ours woul'
crow so loud that a victorious gam
cock in the pit would turn google
eyed with envy.
Here's to you, JIM Give 'en
all the Christian advice nee
essary to make of them good an
God-fearing citizens, or drive Their
out Of business and out of the state
Idaho don't want dishonesty.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
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The services for Sunday. February
10. viii be:
Morning sermon at IL O'Clock.
Sunday School at 1905.
Junior Endeavor at 4 p. m.
Y. p. S. c. E. at 6:3O p. m.
Evening sermon at 1880 o'clock.
A cordial invitation to all these
services.
The services were largely attended
last Sunday. The attendance at Sun
day School reached 21O.
In the evening the Y. p. s. E. cele-
brated the 29th anniversary by pre-
senting the program as published last
week. A large choir rendered eX-
cellent music both morning and
evening. Mrs. Spring presided at
the organ in the morning, and Prof
Caldwell in the evening.
Miss Ethel Ruberry, the president
of the Y. p. S. c. E., led the evening
! service.
Monday evening Prof. Caldwell
met a chorus class and gave it the
/ first lesson.
Tuesday night Mr.. E. d. NichOl:
# Boise addressed an audience OF
America Problems
Rev. S. e. Long, pastor of the
Congregational Home Missionary so
View, spent part of Tuesday in this
city. en- route to Boise to attend thu
ministerial meeting.
Rev c. T. Mason went to Bois'
Tuesday evening to meet DR.. Fl. c
Herring, general secretary of tn
Congregational Home Missionary so
ciety.
Choir practice on Thursday even
ing at the church.
Y. P S. c. Il. social at the par
sonage Friday evening.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
Death Of Chas. Miller.

Word comes from Pine of the
death of Mr. Charles Miller. who de-
parted this life at the home of ANA
dor Galindo. at 1920 o'clock on
February a, at the goodly age Of
81 years
Mr. Miller was a native of Sweden
and had lived at Pine for the past
20 years. He was highly respected
and hon0red by those who knew him.
SO far as known. he had no rela-
tives in this country
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
"WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF
MORTAL BE PROUD?"

Saturday, February r., is the an
niversary day of the birth of him
who will ever live in the hearts Of
the nation as the Greatest Ameri-
can"
In the character of Abraham Lin
coin were combined al the virtues
of humanity, with just the few vic
that kept him in the sphere of man
and apart from the angelic
No greater, humber soul was ever
born Of woman. and the great God in
Heaven must have bowed His head
in reverent welcome when b spirit
entered into life eternal
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10

II YOU are going to be in the mar
ket for seed potatoes yOu had bet
ter place your order now. We have
the following varieties.
Dalmeny Beauty. Dalmeny Challenge.
and Peach Blow Leave your or
ders with. r. T. Bullock, or +. G..
Ticknor
f-1O-tf
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
METHODIST CHURCH.


The usual services at the usual
time All are invited
r. E. CRABTREE. Pastor
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10

The Maverick is on sale at viii
sons News stand.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
ROOSEVELT CONTROLS
new YORK REPUBLICANS
Ex-President Elected Temporary
Chairman Of N. \. Convention.
MAYOR CAYNOR SPRINGS SURPRISE
New York City's Chief Executive Refuses to
Accept Democratic Nomination for
Governor Of New York
MAYOR CAYNOR SPRINGS SURPRISE

Saratoga, NJ Y.--The Republican
state convention this evening nomi-
mated Henry l.. Stimson Of New York
City as it's candidate for governor.
The nomination Of Mr.. Stimson was
one more victory for Colonel Roose-
welt, who personally led the fight for
the nomination of his candidate, com.
pleting the unbroken series of tri-
umphs from the moment the conven-
tion was called to order until it's final
adjournment.
The entire state ticket as made up
by Colonel Roosevelt, Senator Root
and his advisers went through with
out a mitch.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he
would take the stump in the cam
paign. He said that he would try to
speak in every county in the state,
although he would not cancel his
Southern trip, which begins on Thurs
day of next week, or his trip to Iowa
early in November.
Saratoga. N. Y.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt rode on the top wave of
victory, defeating e-President
Sherman for temporary chairman of
the Republican state convention over
the "old guard in the first of Sc
ries of conflicts that are to come.
Colonel Roosevelt did not vote. Mr..
Sherman voted for John Doe, and two
of the New York county delegates did
not respond when their names were
called. The vote as officially an
nounced gave Roosevelt 567 and Sher-
man 445.
Rochester, N. Y.-If Pinch armor-
piercing shell had come crashing
down through the roof of the Hotel
Seneca, there could not have been
more CONSERVATION among the Demo
crafts on the floor OF the lobby than
when the first news of Mayor Gay
nor's letter to James Creelman burst
on them. The mayors final word de-
clining to be candidate in terms so
unmistakable that they were no long.
err to be misinterpreted changed the
whole face of the political map in
the twinkling of an eye.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
UNCLE SANS PLAN
FOR ANDERSoNVILLE

Washington. D. C.-The s3-acre
tract Of land embracing the famous
Andersonville prison and fort in
Georgia, the acceptance Of which
from the women's relief corps own
ers, was authorized by congress and
the transfer negotiations carried on
at Atlantic City a day or two ago, is to
be kept by the government in the
same way as If under private own
ership. The prison has been fruitful
source Of trouble in tracing title The
site the government now acquires In
clude the historic burrows made by
the unfortunate prisoners!
The shift of ownership means that
hereafter congress must. appropriate
for the maintenance of the institution,
which is to be kept intact as a land.
mark of the civil war.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
GEORGIA HAS GOOD
ROAD MATERIALS
Limestone, ebert, Shale and
Sandstone are Abundant.
GOOD GRAVEL VERY PLENTIFUL
The State is Well Equipped with Road Build
ing Materials and it is Only Question
Of Getting Them to the Roads.

Atlanta.-Georgia is well supplied
with road building materials, accord
ing to State Geologist s. w. Mccall
lie, who has made a special study OF
the subject, and has gone more init
mately into it since the state began
it's most recent agitation for road inn
provement.
Professor McCallie divides the state
into three divisions, by lines drawn
through it from northeast to south
west. The first he calls the Palezioc
area, in the northwestern section OF
the state, comprising only about ten
counties, in which the principal road
building materials are limestones,
cherts, shales and sandstones. OF
these the limestones are the most pro-
life, though the cherts and sandstones
of this area, however, are easily worn
or crushed and are of little value for
road building, especially where the
traffic is heavy.
In the second region, known as the
Piedmont plateau, the principal road
building materials ae granite, gnelss,
diorite and trap-rock, or the harder
stones used in matchmaking. Gneiss
is far more abundant than granite,
and is regarded much more suitable
road surfacing material. Diorite and
trap-rock are also considered splendid
materials, some qualities of the latter,
it is said, having no equal for the
purpose These stones are well dis
tributed and almost any county in
the region which desires to secure
them for macadamizing purposes can
do so with comparatively short haul.
Down on the costal plain, which is
the third of these divisions, the chief
road building materials are limestone,
clay and gravel. Shells are also used
in the vicinity of the coast. The lime
stones of south Georgia crop at
many points Throughout the coastal
plain; they are exposed most album
dainty along the streams or in the
vicinity of lime sinks or lakes. This
limestone has been used to advantage
on streets and roads both in south
Georgia and Florida:
The gravel deposits are most plenti-
full along the northern border OF the
coastal plain, crossing the state from
Augusta, through Macon to Columbus
This gravel makes the most substan-
tial and satisfactory road in this sec
ton, though the mixture of sand and
clay, which is most used, has been
found to give splendid results. The
state is we'll equipped with road build
ing materials and it is only question
Of getting them to the roads.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
CHINESE GIRL BARRED
FROM MACON SCHOOL

Macon.-The Bib county board Of
education turned down the applica-
ton of Miss Shoone, a native of
China, for admission into the public
schools of the city. She wanted to
prepare for Wesleyan college. She had
asked to be admitted to the junior
class at Gresham High school. The
board turned it down fatty and took
the position that none but citizens
were contemplated in the act creating
the system. Miss Shoone is here with
her sister, who is prepared for a
course at Wesleyan and is now attend.
ing. She will in all probability seek
private instruction here and make no
further efforts to get in.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
KU KLUX KHAN STORY
TOLD BY DALTON NEGRO

Dalton.-The ku klux clan was on
one of its rides in this county, accord
ing to a wild story told by negro
named Cade here. The negro was
limping from the effect of bullet
wound in his foot, received, according
to his statement, from the rife of one
of the night riders.
The negro told his story to a num-
Der of interested people here.
He stated that ne had gone to the
Fincher district, few miles east of
here, to see a negro woman. While
he was il the house he was called to
the door and found band of mounted
masked men. Without mincing words
he was told to leave in hurry. AS
he ran down the road bullet was
sent after him to hasten his speed,
the bullet striking him in the foot
If the negro is telling the truth it is
the first thing heard of the ku klux
khan here in nearly two years. On
their last visit to Dayton they warned
a number of negroes to leave.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
OFFICIALS ADDRESS
FARMERS MEETINGS

Atlanta Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Thomas G. Hudson and State
Veterinarian Peter F. Bahnsen re-
turned to Atlanta from a trip to I'm
ion City and Americas, where they
addressed gatherings Of farmers on
Control of Fertilizer Inspection and
Tick Eradication"
At Union City they addressed a
large gathering of farmers and cattle:
men, and at Americas addresses were
made to the student body of the Third
District Agricultural school.
Dr. Bahnsen is making a strong eff
fort to get the farmers of Georgia and
the students of the agricultural col
leges to work against the cattle tick
and Texas fever.
The government quarantine line has
been changed, releasing several coun-
ties, recently, but nearly the whole
of Georgia is still below the quaran"
tine.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
DR.. CRIPPEN INDICTED.
Dentist Held Responsible for Death Of
His Wife.

London, England-Th coroner's
jury returned a verdict of willful muir
der against Dr. Hawley H. Crippen
the American dentist, in connection
with the finding in the Crippen Hill
drop Crescent residence last July of
the mutilated body supposed to be
that of Crippen's wife, who was
known on the stage as Belle Elmore
The verdict reached by the coro-
ners jury was to the effect that the
mutilated body was found buried in
the cellar of the Crippen home was
that of Cora Crippen, who had been
willfully murdered by DR.. Crippen
The verdict added that the cause of
death was poisoning by hyoscin.
AS to Miss Leneve's position, the
coroner told the jurors that it was
no duty Of theirs to consider the ques-
ton of accessory after the fact.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
COTTON CROP Short
ALL OVER THE STATE
Reports Indicate That There VIII
be Practically no Top Crop.

Americus.-The cotton crop of this
section of Georgia is rapidly being
gathered and late October will find
the fields here bare and brown On
many fine farms the yield will be at
the rate of about one bale to three
acres, this being the rule rather than
the exception. The plant has shed
badly during September and August
and apparently is taking on no new
fruit and there will be nothing of
the top crop here All hollis in evil
dence will open permanently or nat
urally long in advance of the first
frost.
Thomaston. The cotton crop
through this section is going to be
somewhat of a disappointment. 1t
will be 25 per cent. shorter than es-
timated a month ago. The Got, dry
winds of recent days have caused
what is known as the top crop" to
fall off and this will cut down the
yield about one-fourth from estimates
of a month ago. 1t is believed that
a two-third normal crop will be the
result of the seasons harvest. The
cotton is opening very rapidly and
there is a scarcity of cotton pickers
as usual at this season.
There has been big fight made
here among cotton seed buyers and
the prices have been run away up,
frequently bringing $40 ton, and it
is causing the farmers to turn loose
all their seed.
The condition of the farming class
in this county is better this year than
in a long time. Basing the per cap
tia of wealth in the county on the cot.
ton crop of this season alone it will
be found that every inhabitant is
worth from SIS to $50. The farmers
have more money in the bank than
any other class, and as rule are pay
ing up their debts for the year we'll
Of course not a great deal of trading
has been done, but the lateness of the
cotton crop accounts for this and as
soon as cooler weather comes bust.
ness will pick up.
Townsville, Ga.-Cotton in this
section is being rushed into market
at a lively rate now, and from the
present indications. it will not be
long before the crop is all in. The
very hot weather Of the past few
weeks has had the effect of opening
nearly all the cotton at once, and as
there is practically no top crop, it
will probably all be soon gathered.
Cotton men say that it is hard to
make any exact estimate of what the
crop is this year, as it is so badly
spotted one farm reporting a
fine crop and the next having scarce
ly any crop at ALL 1t is bringing from
10 1-16 cents in the market here and
the disposition on the part of the
growers seems to be to sell out as
quickly as possible.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
OFFERS $50 A GLASS
FOR ATLANTA LIQUOR

Evansville, Ind.-Seaborn Wright,
the Georgia prohibition leader, has of
fered DR.. w. F. Helt, founder of the
National Reform league, $50 for every
glass of blind tiger" liquor or beer
DR.. Helt will purchase in Atlanta.
DR.. Helt made the statement that
whiskey is being sold in Atlanta. Then
came Mr.. Wright's challenge. DR.. Helt
has accepted and says he will go to
Atlanta soon to prove his assertion
and prove that the city has innumera-
BILE blind tigers"
The Reform league mans assertion
that prohibition has inceased the con-
sumption of intoxicants in states
where it is in effect aroused the Geor-
CLANS ire. He denounced the assertion
as false
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
GEORGIA NEWS NOTES.

Goyernor-elect Hoke Smith has ac-
cepted several invitations to make
speeches in various parts of the state
during the months of October and No
vember. If possible, he will defer his
contemplated business trip to New
York until November with a view to
all of the next month in
Georgia. The governor-elect has
agreed to make speeches at the follow
ing county fairs; Gordon County fair,
at Calhoun; Chattooga County fair,
at Summeryille; Brooks county fair,
at Quitman; Coffee County fair, at
Douglas. In addition he has accepted
invitations to attend the unwilling Of
Confederate monuments at Hamilton,
in Harris county, and Waycross, in
Ware county.
Work on additions to the Rome post
office has begun About $4,000 will
be spent
According to some state weather
prophets the heavy crop of acorns and
nuts presages severe winter.
Thousands Of dollars are being spent
in Rome at present in new buildings
and improvements to structures al
ready erected. The building boom ex-
tends through all parts of the city
and includes residence, business and
public property. The largest construc-
ton works now going on are the $45,-
600 addition to the federal building
and the $4,000 Carnegie library.
The largest land sale yet cQnsum.
mated at Americas has just been clos
ed wherein the former Robert E.
Park plantation OF 1000 acres is sold
by Lee G. Council to Thomas B..
Hooks of Americas. Sixty-flye thous.
and dollars is the reported consider
alton.
Cotton picking and ginning is going
forward at a rapid rate in Henry
county. The cotton picked so far is
not stained, but makes 8 good sam
pie. 1t is being sold almost as fast
as ginned.
Inc Seaboard All Line VIII sooH
commence the erection Of a handsome
passenger station at Athens.
DIR. ]. D. Lancer won his own case
in the Macon court against Miss May
Carroughty, who was making an eff
fort to recover $4,000 damages be-
cause she swallowed gold crown on
tooth which was placed by the den
fist. The jury returned a verdict for
MIN in very short time after the
case was submitted.
Construction of the Atlanta, Union
City and Fairbnrn electric line, work
upon which was commenced some
months ago, is fast nearing compile
ton. and in a short time it is believed
| it viii be in operation.