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The Jasper news., 1910-12-22
SUPREME COURT SAYS 81
ELRCTION IS VALID.
Vets Given Solar Plexus Blow
in Webb City Test Case.

Webb City .t'wets" who have
hung their hope$ on having the re-
cent local option election there de-
clared invalid will have to resign
themselves to the present very dry
situation, temporarily at least.
The election was declared legal and
binding in every respect last Sat-
urday by the supreme court at
Jefferson City.
The case was that of an appeal
by Ha1ve Leach who was. arrested
for the violation of the option law,
but who claimed he had violated
NO. law, because the election was
illegal.
He attempted to secure habeas
corpus proceedings on that ground,
in the Jasper county circuit court,
but was denied. He appealed to
the Springfield court of appeals,
but the appellate court upheld the
decision of the circuit court. To-
days decision of the Missouri su-
preme court upholds the decision
of both these tribunals. The de-
cision affects Carthage almost as
directly as Webb City, for a case
exactly similar to the Leach case
has been before Judge Bright for
some days past, and both sides
have been awaiting his decision
with anxiety; especially have for
mer saloon keepers ]. P. Brown
and Jas. Rainwater, who have FL
ed petition with the county clerk
for saloon licenses, in anticipation
of favorable verdict. Mr.. Rain
water, despite his exceedingly pro-
hibitionist handle" would seem
to be averse to that liquid coming
into too great favor with the
thirsty public.
1t is the opinion of many people
that, whichever way the cat jumps,
Carthage will henceforth be a wet
town; in fact it is said to have
been wet to all intents and pur-
poses for some weeks past, drug
stores and blind tigers filling the
Office of the departed saloons in
dispensing the oil of JOY to the
natives, and others. The mer-
chants there, tired of seeing thous-
ands of dollars, that would have
been theirs ordinarily, spent at Jop-
lin because there are saloons at
that place, are red hot against a
dry town and are practically unan-
imous in favor of reestablishiug
the saloons. The city treasury
also is famished from lack of the
saloon license money. The su-
preme courts decision makes it
look like poor prospects for both
merchant and city, but the blind
tigers will easily fill the place of
the saloons and a system of fines
will bring the treasury up to some
thing approaching its former state
of fatness. That's the usual pro-
gram in such cases and it will not
be surprising if both Carthage and
Webb follow it, if. indeed, they are
The Jasper news., 1910-12-22
W. q. WOODS, Dentist.
Office Over Dugan & Kaufman's
Phone a..

has been cattleman all his life,
part of the time as a buyer for
packing houses. 1t was his exper.
fence in this work that induced
him to breed the Hereford. The
veteran feeder and filter, Balfour
Creighton, has charge of that part
of the work"
The Jasper news., 1910-12-22
Reward.

We want everyrabbit in Jasper
and Barton counties in the next
t&n days. TIL. HAMMOND.
The Jasper news., 1910-12-22

The finest. line of candies ever
pat on sale in Jasper now ready at
Nunnelly's. -.
The Jasper news., 1910-12-22

Dolls and blocks at Pitts. !,
The Jasper news., 1910-12-22

Christmas candles and nuts at
Bishops. E E e = y ~
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

Some men expect others to agree with
them even when they don't agree with
themselves.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

buildings and the machinery to continue the con-
duct of its affairs.
The assessed valuation of land and buildings
In San francisco before and since the fire
shows shrinkage FOR the year of disaster and
records the subsequent restoration OF values.
In 1910 the valuation of the land was only
S16.0o0,000 less than in 1905: the valuation Of
Improvements was SIT 100000 more The gen
eral correctness of these valuations. both as re.
CARDS the shrinkaee of 1906 and the subsequent
restoration, is evidenced by the records of
sales. The legitimacy of the increase in as
sessed valuations is also shown by the absence
Of protests from tax payers.
The taxes on real estate and improvements
for the fiscal year 1909-1910 amounted to over
50. 600: the delinquency, as reported by the
tax collector. amounts to little more than
S1O0G00 Foreclosures Of mortgages on San
Francisco real estate have not been more nu-
Inerous since the fire than before it; and with
Improving conditions 1t is reasonable to believe
that there will be no more than might occur
In the ordinary course of business in any city
AT the time OF the fire San Francisco was
solvent. Its credit good Its bonded in
debtedness was the lowest in America. only
81. 10000 of bonds having been sold. It's
mortgage Indebtedness was apparently the low
est of the 13 leading cities of the United states.
amounting to only 171a per cent of the esti-
mated value OF the land and Improvements.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
SAN FRANCISCO: "7he Otlv Brand Neu CHy on Fart"
NEW HOTEL DISTRICT
FINEST IN THE WEST
Latest additions TO Burned District AreModeLs
OF Architecture and Equipment

bule and entrance hall OF marble. The
apartments are to be equipped with all
modern conveniences. The building has
been leased for long term of years
through Shainwald. Buckbee & Co. The
building will cost s125.OOO. ]. r. Miller
is the architect.
STEEL STRUCTURE DELAYED
The st. Francis realty company's nine
story hotel for the northwest corner OF
Turk and Mason streets has been de-
1ayed on account OF getting structural
steel This material is now available
and construction work win now pro-
ceed rapidly. Excavating for the foun-
dations has been going on for several
weeks. When completed In about nine
months it will be one Of the handsom-
est and largest hotels OF the district.
A six story apartment house is to be
erected by the Schmfedel1 estate COM
pany on the southwest corner OF Post
and Jones streets. Frederick III. Meyer
is the architect. The building will be
pressed brick with terra Gotta trim
mings and equipped with passenger and
freight elevators, electric dumb walt
ers and other modern conveniences-
Provision is made for large lobby
on the first floor and the rooms are
arranged in apartments Of two. three
and four rooms.
A three story frame building will be
erected for Mrs Ella NJ Leigh on the
east line Of Scott street. between Hayes
and Fell Edward L. Young is the
architect The building is arranged in
12 apartments of three rooms EACH
The interior is to be finished in hard
wood and the vestibule in marble.
From plans prepared by the Home
Planners, work is soon to be COM
menced on a six apartment building
for Mrs c. c. Mckenzie. The location
is Clay street between Hyde and Lar
kin.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

That the entire burned district from
Van Ness avenue to Mason street and
from Sutter street to Market will be
covered eventually with the finest
apartment houses and hotels in any
western city seems certain from the
present construction work in progress
and the new buildings projected for
this district
The latest addition to this section is
the large hotel in the south line of
Bush street. 1SS feet west of Powell.
which is nearing completion. The own
er of the property is Isaac Grant. 1t
will be ready for occupancy the first
of the year.
The hotel will be a six story and
basement brick and steel building. COW
ering a lot 46x1S7:6 feet in the south
line Of Bush street, between Mason and
Powell. Plans for the hotel have been
made by N. W. Sexton, the architect.
They show an ARRANGEMENT of the in
terror which is new in this city.
FRENCH RENAISSANCE STYLE
It's exterior will be in the French
renaissance style, in white and red.
Every room has an outside ex-
posure. dressing room, a prf-
vate bathroom, private hall off the
main hotel halls. a large closet and an
especially designed high disappearing g
bed. so that the room may be used as
a living as well as bed room. There
are rs Of these suites in the building.
Every room will have hardwood
floors, mahogany wall panels with pa
pered friezes and ceilings. There will
be French windows throughout the
T-1s y Il
where in the interior wood finish The
bathrooms will be tiled in white and
have shower attachments.
On the main floor viii be a spacious
lobby. reading room. library and recep-
ton room The ground floor viii have
billiard room. ladies' cardroom. BAN
quet hall, kitchens. pantries. dining
room and lobby. There will be an oil
burning steam heating plant, circulat-
ing ice water and refrigera ting and
vacuum cleaning plants in the building
A gymnasium. completely equipped
and ventilated, will be established In
the basement, and in connection with
it will be plunge and shower baths.
lockers and dressing rooms. A glass in
closed roof garden solarium. the first in
this city. will be built on the roof.
The r. n. Burgess company is the
contractor for this building.
BRICK APARTMENT HOUSE
A six story brick and steel frame
building for DR.. Morris Herzstein on
the southwest corner of Sutter and
Jones streets. with a depth of 122 feet
in Jones, and a frontage of 57:6 in
Sutter, is planned for apartments of
two and three rooms. The top floor is
to be occupied by Doctor Herzstein for
his offices and private living apart
ments. This floor will have a separate
entrance and elevator.
The two roomed apartments are equal
to three rooms. having a small dining
room in connection with the kitchen.
This arrangement applies to the three
roomed apartments also.
The exterior of the building is to be
of buff brick and white mat glazed
terra Gotta trimmings. The interior is
to be in eastern gumwood, with vesti-
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

remains open, San Francisco will live and pros
per beside it. Above everything else, San Fran
cisco is seaport. Outside its bay there are
$4,000 900 square miles of ocean, into which
open five great The hundreds of millions
of people living on those shores in direct deep
water communication with San Francisco are
awakening from sleep of centuries. China is
tingling with new life and new ambitions. The
Celestial empire does not want social or po-
litcal religious institutions, but it does want
products. The enormous far eastern trade
should fall primarily to the states bordering on
the Pacific. Won Scherbrand estimates that the
potential trade OF China alone is equal to that
of five United States of America. were there
place for such commemorative between the Pa
cific coast aud the Japanese shores.
The smoke cloud that darkened the horizon for
short time has long since dissipated. The hori-
zon is now clear and every sign seems TO point
to sure and steady advance of the prosperity Of
the city and the state.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
edness of other large

The total authorized issue of municipal bonds
for public buildings, schools. sewers. hospitals,
for n water supply and sor the building OF high
pressure. water system for fire protection amounts
at the present time to So, ,269 800 The amount
sold Is S1G 14n 500
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
HOW TO GET THERE

Take Key Route Ferry, foot OF Mar
ket Street, any time between a m
and 8 p m--After crossing the bay
take Piedmont" Electric Train and
get off at 10th and San Pablo.
Then take the Richmond Electric
Car out San Pablo Ave, going North
and stay ON until you pass the Pullman
conductor to let you or at Pullman
Park.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
COURT CONFIRMS AUCTION
OF SUTRO ESTATE LOTS

Judge Coffey confirmed the sales
yesterday to the various purchasers
of lots on Ashbury heights sold by
Baldwin & Howell at auction on No
vember 5, 1910.
All Of the purchasers were present in
court also several other parties who
attended the auction. but with the ex-
ception of one lot which was raised
from $1,000 to $3.50, no advance bids
were made, in consequence Of which
the purchasers obtained the lots at
the price they offered at the auction
The sale Of the large piece of prop
erty. being a tract OF land which is
capable of subdivision into As lots, has
not yet been returned by the execu-
trix of the Sutro estate. An offer OF
s5,275 was made for 1t at the sale.
but as the property was recently ap-
praised at about $4,000 1T is not likely
that the court will confirm the sale
at the price offered by the purchaser.
1t is the intention of the executrix
to return the sale OF this piece shortly,
at which time parties desiring TO bid
on 1t can be present in court and sub
NIT advance offers
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

Park is the very cream of the Pullman
townsite-the real money maker of the
district-the place to invest if you want
to make quick turn or hold for the
greater profit.
One thing is sure-these lots will
never be worth any less than the price
you pay. If no one but the factory hands
of the Pullman plant came here to live,
this property would sell at any time at
our opening sale quotations.
Why not come over Sunday and in
vestigate the proposition?
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

large city is: What is the highest price
ever paid here for real estate?'' All that the
"orla knows Of land values in New York is the
TOP price that has ever been paid. aud that price
is aiways compared with the highest figure OBJ
talhed IN other cities. For a gore IN Market
street an offer was made this year of 1852 per
square foot A sale made in the same
street at the rate Of Sly per square foot. The
square foot
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
FIRE MADE NEW AND
GREATER CITYPOSSIBLE
Thoughtful ReUiew and Forecast of Future
By We'll Knopn Realty Dealer

Perhaps the most careful hopeful
and thoughtful review of the real es-
tate situation in this city that has been
made since the fire is the article writ
ten by Thomas Magee on the effect Of
the fire OF 1906 on real estate values
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

Of San Francisco, which appeared orig
inally in the Political Science quarter
", published by Columbia university.
which has attracted widespread no
tice and created great comment
throughout the east. It is. in part. as
follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
BY THOMAS MAGEE

History does not record any disaster IN which
property of so much value WIS destroyed as IN
the great FIRE Of san Francisco. IN 1906 II
has been eStims ted that the value Of buildings
and contents destroyed alone amounted 10 Sa7o,-
oOo. 600. This estimate is based upon insurance
liability. the general ratio OF insurance 70 value
(shout 70 per cent? and the probability tnat
about : per cent of property carried no insur-
ance. AS 10 the total loss. guesses have been
made that run from $500, 100000 70 Sl.co0,-
fio0 0(l0
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
FAVORABLE SITUATION

To appreciate the prospects of San Francisco
its exceptionally favorable situation must be
borne in mind. The city, is backed by en-
pire rich in agricultural and mineral resources.
The per capita wealth of California is greater
than that of any other st,te in the union. In
1909 its total production was valued at $685.
10000
Colonists are arriving in great numbers: each
year brings larger numbers The great land hold
ngs of the state. controlled by. individuals or
by corporations. are being rapidly subdivided
There is reason. therefore. for the city to throb
with its old life and for men to plan greater
future. The Golden gate must remain open and
no calamity can close it. So long as that gate
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12

r. C.. Dunn of princeton has the
temerity to propose an extra session
of the legislature. In an interview
in St. Paul recently Mr.. Dunn
stands sponsor for an extra session
to be limited to thirty days and
to be charged with the duty of
passing a bill proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution providing
for 1-mill tax for improved state
highways. Senator L. o. Cooke of
Wabasha, who initiated the judicial
proceedings that ended in the knock
ing out of the last roads and
bridges pork barrel bill" seconds
Mr.. Dunn's notion.
The former state auditor justifes
the expense of an extra session by
declaring that the legislation would
mean in a few years 100000 new
settlers in Minnesota. Interviewed,
other Northern Minnesota members
backed up Dunn's proposition for
the extra session, but insisted that
reapportionment was fully as i'm
portant a subject as good roads and
should also be considered if the
session were held.
Mr.. Dunn. as one who usually has
something to say with the nomination
of Republican candidates for state
office, is understood while in ST..
Paul to have conferred with some of
the more important state leaders of
his party. There has been a revival
of the talk of William E. Lee of
Long Prairie as a candidate for the
nomination for governor, and, while
Mr.. Dunn has been generally under
stood to be quite friendly to either
Lee or Brewer, it is said by his
friends that he was not over.sanguine
of the success of either.
While Dunn would not talk for
publication, it was reported about
the hotels that he had about come
to the conclusion that Governor
Eberhart would inevitably be
nominated. He was not so posi-
tive, however, of the governors
success at the polls. A number
of the leading Republican papers
of the state are talking along lines
which would apparently justify
the Princeton statesman's fears
Duluth Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12
EBERHART FOR REAPPORTION.
MENT.

You can quote me as sayinf,-"I
am with you on reapportionment,
and thoroughly believe that fairer
representation ofnorthern Minnesota
should and can be brought about at
the next meeting of the legislature.
You have about one third the
representation in the legislature
that you should have, and believe
it is unjust to this half of the
state"
He said further that this should
have been accomplished two years
ago, but the opposition had COM
menced its work to early. This pa TT
of the State has grown so rapidly,
one does not realize it. You need
more representatives and your going
to get them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12
DIVORCED WIFE IS
CONTEST|NG Will
Says She Grubstaked Former.
Husband in Mining Venture.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Establishment in
Chicago Of the $2,OOO,Oo0 III. c. ELI
oft Home for Destitute Children" pro-
vided for in the will of a wealthy
Alaskan gold hunter, but hedged about
by peculiar legal provisions, is threat
ened with still further obstacles.
The within which the second wife
of the testator and the proposed home
for children are the principal bene-
ficiaries filed for probate here.
At, once suit to restrain the probat-
ing of the testament was filed by Cath
crime M. Elliott, first wife of Elliott,
whom he divorced.
Elliott died in Alaska last Decem-
Der in an avalanche near where he
had been gold hunter since 1897.
The Northern Trust company was
made executor for the estate. The
income was to be paid to his wife,
Grace Van Wormer Elliott, with the
exception of requests to his son, II. C.
Elliott, Jr., sister, Ella Louise, and
brother, A. J. Elliott. If at any time
the estate reached value of $4,000
900 that amount was to be used in the
construction of the children's home
bearing Elliott's name.
The first wife bases her attack on
grubstake agreement made before
Elliott went to Alaska. She declares
she provided Elliott with $500 to enter
the gold rush in 1897 and that she
holds an agreement signed by her and
her husband which provides for an
equal division of the proceeds from
the mining venture.
When Elliott returned from Alaska
in 1902 after making his lucky strike
he divorced his first wife.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12
ACCUSE MANY OF
ILLEGAL ENTRIES.
Sixty-four Charged With
Coal Land Frauds.
IMMENSE SUM INVOLVED

Cases Cover Nearly Ton Thousand
Acres, Appraised by Government Ex-
perts at Nearly a Million and a Half
Dollars-AlIeged That Dummy En-
trymen Made Filings in interest Of
Big Concerns.
Lander, Wyo., Feb. 11.-Sixty-four
defendants In alleged coal land frauds
against the government appeared at
the United States land Office in this
city in cases brought by the govern
ment for the cancellation of titles to
coal lands said to be the most. valu-
able in Wyoming.
The cases involve $500 acres in the
mineral district north Of Lander and
appraised by government experts at
nearly $1,50o,0oo.
The government alleges that these
lands were filed upon by dummy
entrymen for the benefit of the Owl
Creek Coal company and the North
western Coal company, which are con-
trolled largely by New York capital
lists. The two companies are reported
to be associated with the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad, The
cases are commonly known as the
"Gebo coal land fraud cases." as Sam
uel w. Gebo, George w. Daily, Rufus
p. Ireland and others are alleged to
have been instrumental in obtaining
the titles to the lands involved.
The cases have, been under investi-
cation by federal land agents for three
years. An injunction suit was brought
in the United States court at Chey-
enne recently by the government ask
ing that the Owl Creek Coal company
be restrained from operating coal
mines at Gebo, Big Horn county,
which are said to be producing 700
tons of coal daily A temporary re-
straining order was granted by the
court and more than 1000 miners were
thrown out of work. z....S.
5, John A. Williams, law examiner Of
the land office, will hear the cases.
Forty witnesses will be summoned,
many of them from New York.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12
LIVE. STOCK RECEIPTS LIGHT
Government Issues Comparative Re-
port Covering Five Years.

Government Issues Comparative Re.
port Covering Five Years.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Figures which
show that maybe the meat trust isn't
altogether responsible for the rise in
steaks, outlets and chops came from
the bureau of statistics.
The bureau. in special statement,
declares live stock receipts at the sew
eral leading interior markets for 1909
were considerably lower than the av-
erage for the past five years. During
the year receipts of hogs at these sew
eral centers totaled 1S,S34,641 head, as
against 22,863,701 in 1908, and the gen
eral average of over 100000 since
1904. - .-..
The cattle receipts were 9,1S9,31 as
against 8,827,360 in 1908, an increase,
but still not anything like the totals
for the years 1905, 1906 and 1907.
The 1909 arrivals of sheep-1O, 1884.
905 head-while in excess of like to.
tails for the two preceding years, show
smaller total than the figures for
1905 and 1907. ....-s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12

I hereby announce that I
am a Candidate for the office
of Mayor of the City of Be-
midi to be voted on the 18th
day of February, 1910. If
elected to fill the office of
Mayor l pledge myself to the
faithful performance of the
duties of the office, and shall,
at all times, have uppermost
in my mind the advance
ment of our City and the
welfare of it's citizens.
Yours truly,
-.. $3.50. j. c.. PARKER.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12

A few minutes delay in treating
some cases of Group, even in the
length of time it takes to 60 for a
doctor often proves dangerous.
The safest way is to keep Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in the
house, and at the first indication
of Group give the child "a dose.
Pleasant to take and always cures
Sold by Barker Drug Co.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12
BOILER EXPLOSION
CREATES. HAVOC
Six Men Are killed and Many
Others Injured.

Bay City, Mich, Feb. 11.-While a
score of workmen were warming them
selves in the boiler room of Princing's
saw mill at Crump, waiting for the
whistle to start the days work, the
boiler exploded, killing six of the men
outright and injuring all the others.
The. mill was wrecked. It is be-
lieved that cold water was forced into
the boiler when the water was low,
causing an excess of steam.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-12

you mention things political" was
entirely melted away. He was
warmly applauded, and given a
hearty welcome by the packed hou e
in the new High School building.
He said much in the little time he
was given to speak, and left his
audience with favorable impression
of him as chief executive of the
great State of Minnesota.