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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-01-07

Occasionally we meet people who
spend half their time telling what
they are going to do and the other hall
explaining why they didn't do 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-01-07
His Business.

You see that man across the
street? Well. you can always get cut
rates from him for his work"
What is it,"
Trimming trees and hedges"-Bal.
timore American.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-01-07
Where Pepys Won Fame.

who was this fellow Pepys, and
what is his claim to fame?"
His claim to fame is well founded.
my friend. He's the man who kept .
diary for more than a year."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-01-07

Would Surprise Him All Right.
First Girl want to give my fiance
n surprise for birthday present.
Can't you suggest something?
Second Girl-You might tell him
your age. -..- .. IT,.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-01-07

n you see a fault in others. think
OF two OF your own. and do not add q
third one by your hasty judgment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
SUPPOSED COMBINE
DISCUSSED
GREAT INTEREST IN COPPER
MERGER MANIFESTED IN
WALL STREET CIRCLES.

New York. Jan. 27.-There was
great interest in Wall street over the
effort 10 combine the Guggenheim in
.ferest. and the Amalgamated Copper
company into one gigantic company.
second only to the United States Steel
corporation. Ii was pointed out that
thus far. all that has been done by the
allied Interests Is to group their Gwn
properties in separate divisions. BY
this means, If greater r;ergar later
should seem advisable. IL can be eff
fected without the complications that
beset the simultaneous absorption of
many companies. Wall street has il
that the general outline Of this plan
has been passed upon informally by the
attorney general. In any event, it will
take several weeks to work out details,
and there is still a possibility of liti-
CATION over terms proposed to the Ne
vada Consolidated properties.
Denial is made that the Amaigamat-
ed eventually will absorb the Anaconda
On the contrary. il is said that the
Anaconda will absorb the properties i'm
its own territory and then pass into
one great holding company. together
with the Amalgamated and its sub
salaries. and with Butte Coalition.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
BITTERLY OPPOSED
TO THE TRUST LAW

Washington. Jan. 21.-0fficially in
dorsing sweeping amendments to the
Sherman antitrust law of SD radical a
character as to alter its present effec-
tiseness and largely placing itself on
record as unalterably opposed to the
federal inspection of grain. the National
Board of Trade ended its fortieth an
nual meeting today.
Amendments to the immigration law
to eliminate the educational test We're
unanimously approved, and a proposal
Ia have the United States government
negotiate with other nations for the
creations of an international court of
arhitrai justice MAS Endorsed.
The session ended in "A wrangle, when
II. c. Reynolds of Scranton. Pa,
charged upon the floor that delegates.
sent by their home chambers of COM
merce and boards of trade To attend the
meetings of the National Board of
Trade at Washington, had spent their
time elsewhere.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28

| iottcd lands Of any Indian reservation
may be sold under regulations pre-
scribed by the department., the proceeds
TO he used for the benefit of the Indians
on the reservation as the secretary OF
interior ma. direct 1t Is also provided
that the timber on the allotment of any
Indian to whom an allotment has been
or hereafter shall be made, and a trust
or other patent containing restrictions
on alienation issued or hereafter shall
be issued. may be sold with the consent
If the secretary Of the interior under
his regulations. the proceeds to be dis
posed Of by him for the benefit OF the
lllottee. In urging the passage Of the
bill. Mr.. Ballinger says:
There should be a general law APP
plicable To all Indian lands because in
many instances the timber il the only
valuable part of the allotment or is the
only source from which funds can be
obtained for the support OF the Indian
or the Improvement of his allotment
Authority should be given tn cut ma
lands, because much Of ii goes to waste
under existing conditions. If the tim
Der could be cut IL would furnish en-
= "
able to find work: furnish funds for
tribal uses which could take the place
of funds that must now be appropriated
from the treasury for their support
The department is doing everything it
can to Induce the Indians who have
been living in accordance with their
primative habits, TO take up gainfnl
pursuits. In many cases this problem
could be solved by furnishing en-
plosmant In cutting timber which is
the most valuable industry To which
thetr hands could be turned. In some
parts of the country the timber on
Indian lands Is the only timber i'm the
neighborhood. While settlers who come
INTO the country need and must have
timber. they find that the existence of
the reservation Is Il bar In the obtain
ing OF that commodity which is so
important to them in the establish
ment OF their homes on the public
lands. The tendency for them is to
take the law in their own hands and
help themselves To the timber. re-
shiting in many prosecutions Tor tim
Der depredations against people who
II tney could purchase the timber
would not think of stealing il. The
economic waste to withholding author
ify for cutting that which is deterior-
atns ana which II removed would
make way for new growth, should be
given due consideration. Legislation
on this subject Is very greatly need
ed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28

pouring in new torrents over the
pontoise section.
Because of defective communica-
ton with the provinces. few dispatches
have been received, but these report a
general improvement. The weather
everywhere throughout France has
ameliorated and 1t Ii believed that the
worst Of the floods ii past No Ameri-
cans are reported injured. Artists and
students for the most part live in the
Latin quarter. which is on high ground.
and the richer Americans generally
live near the Rue de L'Etoile. the
highest portion of the city. The boule-
suddenly silenced. Most of the music
halls remain open. but they are de-
serted, A hushed multitude sits in
front of the boulevard cafes.
PestiIenee Feared.
AT sDeciat meetings tonight the
board of health drew uo instructions
for the prevention of an epidemic. In
addition to the usual precautions with
regard 10 water. vegetables and fruits.
the board especially insists that none
of the flooded houses be re-occupfed
until the" have been thoroughly dis
infected. until the wallis have been
scraped. and until bedding and cloth
Ing contaminated by flood waters have
been burned
Tne board announced that there
We're 100000 cubic meters in the reser-
Noirs, enough for several days. and
therefore. there was little fear of wa
Ter famine. All omnibuses. street cars
and ether heavy traffic on the bridges
We're stopped tonight. In many places
a coating of ice has formed on the
ilood waters in the streets. Premier
BRAND declared that persons who
boarded IN provisions and were sell
ing them at a big profit, would be
dealt with.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
REWARD IS OFFERED
FOR THE BEST STORY

Spokane. Wash. Jan. s..-onc hum
! dred dollars in gold for the best story
OF the road. is one of the purses Of
Tered in competitions by the Com
m.relal Travellers club of Spokane and
In. Inland Empire Retail Dealers. as
s"tiaton at their joint carnival in
Spokane during the first week in
June. The preliminary plans for tn
big festival will be worked out AT A
meeting of 600 travellers and several
hundred dealers i'm this city the even
ing of February l., when Lineoin's
birthday will be celebrated at A
smoker, ". u, Edris. postmaster ri
Spokane and senior counsel of the
Travellers club. will preside. IL il ex-
peeted that the celebration in June
viii bring together more than 1000
commercial travellers in Washington.
Idaho, Montana, Oregon. Utah and
California and other parts of the
country. Two of the main topics for
discussion will be the mail order house
evil and the elimination of the box
car neddlers. Questions Of transparta-
llon and legislation will also be taken
up in connection with other matters
OF Importance to the iobhers. travel
ers aud retailers
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
RESERVATION PLANS
SET FORTH
SECRETARY BALLiNGER RECON-
MENDS FUND FOR IRRiGA-
TON ON INDIAN LANDS.

Washington, Jan. a5-Sccrctary of
Interior Eailinger has asked congress
to appropriate $4,000 for irrigation
work nn indian reservations during the
present fiscal year. OF this sum $1,000
Is to be used on the irrigation project
on the Tongue River reservation, of
which work the secretary says: THE
construction work now under way has
reached such point as To render 1t
necessary that further expenditures be
made nj an early date I'm order that
beneficial use may be made Of the water
which II no" available" 1t il pro-
posed under the appropriation To start
work on the projects i'm April
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
DEATH PACT FORMED
BY mere CHILDREN

Dies Moines. Iowa. Jan. as.-vernon
Barr. aged 10. and Miss Lima Ammer,
aged Il, were found sitting upright in
young Bars buggy at the Barr farm.
south of Monroe. Iowa. early today,
both dead. 4 tin cup. i'm which there
remained small mixture of stryeh-
nine and water Was close by n is
thought dependency over opposition
to their marriage. because of their
age, caused them to commit suicide.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
INSTRUMENTS OF RECORD

The following instruments were filed
Yesterday in the office Of the county
recorder.
Decd-The Northern Pacific Railway
company to the Rocky Mountain Rell
Telephone company, a right-of- way III
Missnnia and other counties.
Deed-c. Graham To J, II. Bryan. LOT
I. block |. Gi.nWapa Park.
Dced-T. 1. Grcennugh u II. ".
Angesine, lot :. block /. Manitoba
addition.
Deea-Dennis Lee 10 A. II. May, lots
and 2. block :. Knowles. addition.
Deed-M. n. EtIey to Val Jacks. lnt
i, block As. South Mlssoula.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
NEW BILL RESeNrED.

Washington. Jan. 27.-A bill pro-
viding that any bonds or certificate1
Of Indebtedness of the United States
hereafter issued shall be payable, prin-
cinal and interest. i'm gold coin of pres
ent standard value. was introduced to
day by Representative Payne of New
York. chairman of the house commit
tee on ways and means.
1t has the endorsement of the treas
urs department; and probably will be
reported to the house shortly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
VEASEY EXPLAINS
MATTERS
SEEKS TO JUSTIFY LARGE cApl-
TAIizATioN OF EXPRESS
COMPANIES.

Helena. Jan a.-tSpeciall-At the
express hearing today l. Parker
Neasey Of the Great Northern North
srn mad. an extended explanation In
defense Of the large capitalization IL
fssc express companies. III. said that
while The rararhernai.a used In con.
Quoting the business was not expen-
siFe and did not represent large
sim. i'm the case If the Great North
err only 100000. yet the right t. d.
business On the railroad for long
Term Of years was worth the entire
capital stock. and that therefore tho
ss.rSa.so0 capitalization did NOT repre-
seni largely water. lie contendea
fhat any material reduction Of express
rate would mean a large increase in
the business, naturally the delay If
passenger business.
II N. calkins. general traff!. man.
fger of the st. Paul. said that for
distances less than 20 miles the Mon
tana rate on milk and cream was less
ts1an taat charged i'm Minnesota.
~. III. Wetsgrad of Billings. engaged
i'll the creamery business, said Ii ex-
nress rates We're lowered. I'm his opin-
Isn. il would result in throwing tho
business into the hands of centralized
creamery plants.
The hearing will be continued to-
morrow
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
BANKER SURRENDERS
HIMSELF TO POLICE

Webster, Mass, Jan. a7--After Sc
Guiding himself for more than a week,
John A. Hall. treasurer OF the South
bridge Savings bank. who is charged
with the larceny OF $4,000 of the
banks funds. surrendered to the police
al Worcester today and was brought
here for hearing i'm the district court
When Hall Was taken into court he
waived examination and plead not
guilty 10 a charge of larceny. Judge
Clarke held The treasurer i'm ss,00a
bonds. which was furnished.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
SET FIRE TO BOY
THEN ScAMPER AWAY

New York, Jan. 2s.-In a war To the
death between the "Taddies" and the
Gorillas. two rival gangs of the up
per east side. S-year-nld Joseph Yae-
Ger. Gorilla, Was tied to lamp
post gagged, his packets stuffed with
excelsior and set afire. Three Ted
dies fled after dropping lighted
matches in his pockets. He owes his
life To passerShs. who smothered the
flames.
The three "feddies." all Il years
old. pleaded guilty yesterday in the
chiidrenss court. Thu boys were pa
rolled.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
HOBBS Is DEAD.

Denver, Jan ga private telesran
announces the death At Danyille. \. Y
last night nj Charles Nj. Hobbs
organizer and general manager of Ire
Nevada -'atlfornia Power company. For
number NJ Seads and up To 1900. AIR.
Hohos Was purchasing agent of the
Denver Rio Grande railroad. He
Mas one nf the corps ~ signal men
that established the first signal sta
tf"n on Pixies peak
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
THREE DISMISSED.

New York. Jan. Reconnaissance
Baker or the police department dis
missed three men from the force to
day for brutal assaults upon citizens
Mayor Gaynor co.nplimentetl the COM
missioner on his action.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
7-~sr-T4--~ss.sH -
STORM DECREASING.

Rome. Jan. 21.-The storm in this
section is decreasing in violence. On
account Of q washout a train was nre-
c.pitated into n river. four persons he-.
Ing killed and II injured. They were
enigrants on their way to America.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
LoNGeoAT WINNER.

Pittsburg. Jan. a7.-fom Lonsheat.
Indian runner. tonight beat Percy
Smailwood. Welshman. in a 12-miie
indoor running race ny four minutes.
Longboat.s time was one hour. eight
minutes. 3. Seconds. - $50 n :
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28

4 draft Of bin To provide for the
sal. Of timber on allotted and unallottei
indian lands has been sent to congress
by Secretary Of Interior Ballinger with
Recommendation that IL be passed.
The bin provides that the mature liv
ing and dead aud down timber on unal-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
WILL EAT MEAT.

Des Moines. Iowa. Jan. a7.-The
Trades and Labor assembly of Des
Moines. at their weekly meeting last
night. refused tn join in the meat boy
colt.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
VICTIM OF WRECK.

winnipeg. Man, Jan. Thomas
HAY claim agent. victim IF the Span
lsh river wreck, died today,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-28
crust or THE CITY
MAY CRUMbLE

CONTINUED From Page One.)
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

"It never does" fiattered Mrs. Had
don, and Amy sighed over her tea.
She did not even think of asking him
how he managed about that half day
considering how busy they had been
on the previous Tuesday.
Tomorrow night the italian opera
company are paying a flying visit to
the town hall. I didn't mention that l
had taken tickets? No. Well. there
was a great run at the booking office
down at the staticner's-just two
seats left in the reserved portion of
the hail. In any case I knew Amy
could not conveniently come. Then.
on Saturday day again l intend
going up the river. The manager
kindly offered me the use of his boat
when I mentioned to him that you
would like a row, mother. You re-
member the nice old gentleman we met
yesterday EVENING""
but you know, George, can't stand
the river" Amy protested.
"Of course" George blandly admit
ted, "but as mother enjoys boating so
much" The matter-of-course way
in which he threw out his hands al
most threw Amy into tears.
Eyes, indeed" assented Mrs. Had
don. at think 1t is really delicious"
and she smacked her rosy lips with
the gusto of a Sybarite seeing lux
urious visions arise.
"And I should so much like to hear
the opera" Amy recovered herself
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

aroused by the aggravating selfishness
of her mother.
well, in that case" George gallant
ly replied, "you and your mother can
GO together-Tm really Indifferent y
This he regarded as a master stroke
1t let Amy see that II was not for
his own sake he had intended desert
ing her for the evening.
"But we could not go alone" both
ladies protested together.
"By Jupiterl here's a dilemma"
thought George. "It will be impossible
for us to sit together" he explained.
'It was with the greatest difficulty 1
secured even two seats. But I may be
able to crush myself in somewhere at
the back That won't mend matters
much" he added, beneath his breath
"But, George" argued his wife,
wouldn't IL look strange for you and
me to be seen in different parts of the
house? People would be sure to talk"
"And I'm thinking" Mrs. Haddon
objected, "it wouldn't look altogether
the thing for a stranger to be seen
alone scrambling for a seat; or per-
haps standing like a wallhower for
three hours-a part that would be
entirely new to me,
crushing dignity if not historical ac-
curacy.
Perhaps, mamma" suggested the
reflective but unobserved Amy, you
wouldn't mind stopping at home We
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
cENsoRINe THE MAIL

"It is strange there is no mail for
me-" remarked Mrs. Instyle.
"Yes, dear, quite strange" acquiesced
Mr.. Instyle.
Then as she stepped into the other
room he chucked three fashion maga-
zines, four patterns, skirt catalogue.
a cloak catalogue. a jewelry catalogue
and a letter from 1.-THE Royal Lady
Tailor into the fire.
1.-TWO hundred dollars saved!" he
chuckled. and became so well pleased
with himself that he set aside one-tenth
the amount for cigars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
THE ANSWER

Bliss Carman told at dinner in
New York a story about James Russell
Lowell and a bad boy.
"A Boston woman" said Mr.. Car
man, asked Lowell to write In her
autograph album. and the poet,
complying. wrote the line:
what is so rare as a day i'm June?'
"Calling at this woman's house few
days later, Lowell idly turned the
pages of the album until he came to
his own autograph. Beneath 1t was
written in childish scrawl:
"a Chinaman with whiskers st.
Louis Globe-Democrat
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

Hood and when I was IS years old
they took me to Paris, which has been
my home ever since"
From a small child she was possessed
of a voice that showed great promise,
and as soon as the family was settled
in Paris a noted italian teacher was
secured to cultivate her voice.
my first professional appearance,
she resumed, took place about three
years ago, when 1 sang in concert at
the Theatre Chatelet in Paris under the
direction of NJ. Colenne. Two years ago
I came to America and Joined Mr.
Hammerstein's Manhattan grand opera
company, singing with 1t one season.
Last year l sang In opera in Moscow
and st. Petersburg. In Moscow Martin
Beck, general manager of the Orpheum
circuit, made me an offer to play his
vaudeville theaters in this country, and
last December 1 found myself back in
New York"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

MADAME MAURICA MORICHINI,
N formerly of the Theatre Chatelet
AAA of Paris, later of Hammerstein's
Manhattan grand opera company, who
is coming to the Orpheum this week.
looks as If she had stepped out of one
of Sir Gilbert Parker's novels upon the
Orpheum stage. She speaks English
with fascinating little lisp, just vague
enough, just precise enough in certain
particulars, to awaken one born to the
tongue to its alluring possibilities.
'I was born-ah, viii tell you quite
the truth" laughs madame, twenty
three years ago on the island of Maui
ritius in the Indian ocean. Believe me,
it is a most beautiful island, with the
second most beautiful garden in the
world. often and often l have played
in this garden when little girl and
long to go back to it. My father and
mother were of French and Spanish
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
T.n,. prooram Wen Carried Out

The e1st Congress closed its fret regu-
lar session last week, completing nota-
hle record OF work done. All OF the
main features OF the Taft program were
enacted, some OF them ~ith modihea-
tions. Among the important measures
passed AREA new railroad rate olli
postal savings bank bill; separate state
hood for Arizona and New Mexicoi con-
servation acts; tariff investigating COM
mission; increase of the navy By two bat
tleships, six destroyers, four submarines
and two colliers; creation OF bureau Oh
mines, to minimize danger to employees J
puhlicity for campaign contributions re-
auirement; provision for raising the
Maine: House rules revised giving power
formerly held by speaker to majority oil
House; census law. II is said 10 have
been a session of greater achievement
than any since the Civil war. President
Taft is slated at his success. In the clos
ing hours, senator Gore of otOklahoma dis
closed an alleged attempt to bribe him
made in behalf OF an attorney claimant
for fees OF 1000. 900 derived from Indian
claims
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
SOUTH RANDOLPH

Charles Rlford spent a week with bis
brother, E. p. Riford, returning TO his
work in Albany, N. Y, Sunday.
Bert Sargent has been at J. c. Green's
for few days.
selden Powers has gone to Norwich to
help his brother in hsying.
E. D. Camp has been in Chelsea attend
ing court this week.
Paul Wilson OF Bethel is helping ?. z.
Carly.
Misses frankie and Florence Camp are
home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. @. c. Clifford of Randolph has
been visiting friends in this vicinity for a
few days.
Mrs. c. NJ. Riford is at Lewis Gifford's
helping care for Mrs. Paine, who is sick.
The picnic held by the scholars OF
Tunbridge District No. 9, in the grove
opposite the school house Saturday was
success. Ninety-nine, including the
scholars, were present. Aiter-dinner
speaking and singing by the scholars
showed the careful training Of their
teacher, Miss Ethel Hyde. Ice cream and
cake we're served, and music by graphic
phone was rendered during the after
noon. A very enjoyable day was spent by
an " no attended.