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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
HISTORY OF. Clay
BEDFORD FEUD
col. CLAY WINS OUT BEFORE
COMMISSIONER OF THE GEN.
ERAL LAND OFFICE.
Case Has Been Before the Land Of
flee in One Way and Another for
Several Years-NOw Definitely and
Finally Closed.

Copies of a decision of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office were
received by the officials of the United
States Land Office at Boise Monday
and were made public Tuesday, in the
case of Mamie E. Bedford VS.. Henry
C. Clay, involving 160-acre tract of
land on Snake river near Caldwell.
According to the publ shed report of
the decision, several years ago Hen
ry G. Clay, who had been a Colonel in
the confederate army, made a desert
land entry in Canyon county. He
had some business dealings with a
man named Bedford, husband of Nan
ME E. Bedford, now deceased, and it
was agreed between them that they
would both make desert entries and
join in the installation of a pumping
pant. The Bedford entry was lost
in some manner and upon his death
his heirs instituted a contest against
Clay's claim, waging bitter fight.
In the midst of the contest Clay rel n
pushed his desert entry subject to
any right the Bedfords might have
and made a homestead filing, The
contest was decided in his favor and
last fall he offered Communication proof
upon the homestead entry, man
named Cummings having made a
homestead entry upon the other 16O
acres of the 800 acre tract involved
Second Contest Started.
The Bedfords again put in an APP
pearance, not only protesting against
his proof, but instituting a contest
against the claim. The register and
receiver decided that both the pro-
test and contest should be dismissed,
whereupon the case of Mamie E.
Bedford VS.. Henry G. Clay was in
stituted, in which a similar ruling
was entered and from which an APP
peal was taken to the commissioner
of the general land office.
The commissioner in his decision
not only sustains the action of the
local officers, but takes steps to pre-
vent further appeal of the case to
the secretary of the interior depart
ment He states: ut is clear that
it is the object of the contestant tc
prolong litigation and the case savorS
of an attempt to prosecute this party
to which this Office will not be {
party"
Mrs. Mamie e. Bedford and sons
constitute one of the wealthiest ant
best known families in the county
The cause of the differences between
them and Col. Clay is clouded in OBJ
security as far as the general publi'
and all who have not followed tn
case, is concerned.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
DECORATION DAY WAS APPRO.
PRIATELY CELEBRATED

Meeting in Opera House Followed by
Maneuvers by Local Militia Com
pany at Recreation Park-Hun-
dreds Visit Cemetery To Decorate
Graves of Those Departed.
Decoration Day was appropriately
celebrated in Caldwell. The busi-
ness houses closed at noon. In the
afternoon commemorative services
were held at the opera house which
we're followed by militia maneuvers
by tho local militia company at Rec
reation Park. The morning of the
thirtieth was devoted to visiting the
cemetery and decorating tho graves
of the departed ones.
Tho meeting at the opera house
was under charge of Hugh wilson
Post, G. A. r. The program opened
with the song America" Judge II.
T. Wallace leading. The invocation
was by the Rev. Golightly. The fol-
lowing was the program:
Defamation 10000. James Boone
Address ......... Col. e. r. Place
Defamation -. Mrs. ?. A. Boulton
Grafton of the Day ......,.....
Prof. II. 7. French
Address ........ Rev. G. Il. Powell
After tho meeting Co. G. lead the
way to Recreation Park where the
military maneuvers were witnessed
by hundreds.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
To Editor of Daily Statesman,
Boise, Idaho,

Sir:
notice an article in the first col
umn on the 9Th page of the Daily
Statesman" issue of May 81, 1910,
concerning a case in which I am III
volved, in which there are many
statements greatly at variance with
the truth, and If the misrepresenta-
tons therein are allowed to stand I'M
contradicted much serious injury to
myself and family will result.
In the first place l request the
source of the article and ask you to
inform mo by whom it was given to
your reporter.
For your information and for the
information of the public by whom we
are not known I wish to give you q
few facts wherein the article mis-
CONTINUED on page ~
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
BUILD EXPERIMENTAL ROAD.
Section to BE Constructed in Ada
County BY Eastern Expert.


County BY Eastern Expert.
During the month of July a sec
ton of road will be ult In Ada
county under the supervision of the
engineers of the department of agri-
culture, bureau of good roads, ac-
cordIng to an announcement made
Monday by Chairman Tompson OF the
board of county comm 'ssioners. ."
received a letter today" he said,
from Acting Director A. L. Cuchman
stating that an engineer would be
furnished at that time and l believe
the board will be ready to go ahead
with the undertaking.
This sketch of road which Will In
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03

Col. E. R. Place of Caldwell
brought into Jordan Valley last Sat
urday a party of prospective invest
ors who were looking after irriga-
ton projects B. NJ. Holt, manager
of the Caldwell Milling and Elevat-
ing Co., Mr.. Johnston and Mr.. Kuhn
of Omaha, Neb., composed the party.
They were highly pleased with the
future prospects of this Valley and
We may expect them to invest quite
extensively here in the near future.
They came out in an auto returning
Sunday morn ng.-Jordan Valley EN-
press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03

Roy Acton of Jordan Valley was in
Caldwell Friday and Saturday last.
Mr.. Acton and Charles STROBE have
just returned from northern Cali
forn'a with 50 head of fine horses
These horses will be ranged this sum
mer at Mahogany mountain. Messrs.
STROBE and Acton expect to make
Il good profit on this transaction.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
DoRMAN WILL BUILD RESIDENCE

Mr.. and Mrs. H. ". Dorman are
having plans drawn for a beautiful
new residence to cost between six and
eight thousand dollars. The sits for
the new residence is where they are
now living in the Arlington addition.
We understand that tbs will be one
of the finest, if not the very finest,
residence in the city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorman have one Of the slightest
places in the city for residence
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03

w. C. Dyer of this city has been
elected president of the State Under
takers Association to succeed Presi-
dent Hiatt of Boise who recently died
in that city.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
THE LATEST DOPE
ABOUT POLITICIANS
TUE POLITICAL BEE is BUZZING
AROUND IN CANYON +NIN-
TY. ALREADY.

The Candidates are GumbOuting Can
Won County a Finish-POliticians
Don't Know How 10 HAN'ue tho
Direct Primary and 1t Is Only Four
Weeks OF.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03

The Saratoga always has a good
room for you. ? t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
MAKING
GOOD ROADS NOW
ANDREWS Is CERTAINLY BUSY
BUILDING GOOD ROADS
THESE DAYS

The Road Between Caldwell and
Snake River Is Being Put In FIRST
Glass Shape-WOoI Freighters Are
Feeling Good Once Again, as They
Can Now Get In.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
Fear Felt for Job.

Soon after Newell became alarmed
about his job, and sent out his ap-
peals, Pinchot went to West Mentor,
Ohio, to visit eX-Secretary Garfield.
and when there wrote to Perkins at
Chicago asking him to come to West
Mentor for conference. Perking went,
and while his testimony on this
point IS vague, it is evident from the
correspondence which he offered in
evidence that tho Pinchot-Garfield
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

Four of five propositions have been introduced in the Constitutional con- yention bearing on the initiative and referendum. The last proposition in troduced is by Winsor Of Yuma coun. ty. providing for per cent. to in- itiate and , per cent. to refer. Judge A. c. Baker fayors 10 per cent to initiate and 8 per cent to refer. The Cochise delegation with ten votes pledged to the smaller percentage, and it is quite probable that the Winsor proposition win be the one adopted
 An important decision, bearing di- recuy upon the Oregon brand of .n- itIative and referendum, is at pres ent pending before the supreme court of the United States. Upon an in itiadye petition the express companies doing bus. ness in Oregon were taxed $ per cent of their gross earnings The company appealed to the su- preme court of the United States on the question of the constitutionality of the law fin the absence of any legislative enactment as prescribed in a representative form of govern ment.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

Too many state officers are being proposed in the Constitutional con- vention- Railriad commissioners. bank commissioners, mine inspectors, vention. Railroad commissioners, missioners and examiners and the ike. It is quite likely that some of the members of the convention have their covetous eyes on the of fees which they would create. This, however, we do not believe would be justly applicable to the majority Of the convention and we suggest that 1t would be well to put a clause in the constitution that no man should be eligible to fill an office which he himself had proposed in the con- vention.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25
Little Problems of The Home.
A Wife Who Has Nerues.

to do this. She wants some interest that will take hold of her completely.
 The husband of one woman who was suffering from nerves moved out into the country and started to raise chickens. He did not give up his work in the city, but he Automatically got his wife to do this and that about the chickens for him while he was away. Soon she became interested in them. He added gradually to her duties. and in a little while she had a pros porous chicken farm and was a sound, healthy woman.
 If this man would find out the work his wife likes best to do, and then plan so she could do 1t, it might work a cure. Let her take position in an office. or store, at dressmak- ing. at anything. whatever if might be, that would absorb her. Lack of an interest in life is really at the root of her nerves" She sits idle most of the time and thinks about herself. This would drive almost any one to an asylum. She doesn't care much for reading. She doesn't like homework But there is some one thing undoubtedly which she does enjoy doing If the husband will find this out and set her at 1t. he will soon discover that her nerves" have disappeared
 It is quite possible. too. that he Is too good to her. He shoulders all the burden. He humors her every ca price If he would storm about bit, as to the sort of home she was giv- ing a hard-working man. hint even. perhaps, that there were other wom- en in the world, she might brace up, think she had better look lively, or she might lose him and find herself better. It would seem a cruel thing for him to do, but 1t is case where she needs to be jolted out of her self absorption She is woman of spirit and ability when she is aroused, as was shown in the case of his sickness. But it takes big things to arouse her This method would probably be harder for him than to have a case of typhoid or smallpox for her sake. Finding something for her to do would be easier. But it must be no triaing thing. X big absorbing work, or big. absorbing anxiety is needed to work a cure.
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Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

quence, that all officers chosen will be of the right sort, and that each of them will have opportunity to properly exercise his talents, good and capable men are encouraged to offer themselves for the positions.
 This is the secret of the success of the commission form of government. Its virtue does not consist merely in the fact that the governing body is small in numbers. Of greater import. ance is the fact that they are chosen at an election held solely for the purpose of electing five officers and no more.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

A certain hard working husband is almost distracted over the problem of a wife who has nerves" This is an ailment that certainly is one of the greatest calamities that can befall home. Poverty, ordinary sickness, disgrace even, can be borne more heroically than an exasperating case of nerves" With most misfortunes, there is hope always that in time re lief of some kind will come, or at least the sting blunted. But the bur den of a wife with nerves grows heavier with the years,
 This husband works hard from in the morning until at night in a gloomy, unhealthy office. His wages are none too large. He returns home at night to find wife in tears, or in bed, or just feeling so miser- able she does not know what to do. Part of the time he gets his own meals; part of the time they get their meals out. part of the time a pro cession of maids of various kinds and capacities passes through the house. He never knows from one day to another just what to expect. To be sure, there is no deadly monotony in his life, but this is hardly the kind Of variety that lends spice.
 He has spent more than he can af- ford upon doctors, sanatoriums. trips upon all sorts of things warranted to cure nerves. But all to no effect, His wife is just about where she was years ago. And the hopeless trea1- mill for him goes on. The only tire she braced up. took an interest in affairs and played her part as a wife should. was wheI he had pneumonia She looked after the house then. helped nurse and her nerves took vacation. But it is rather hard on him to so through the list of all the ills that flesh is heir to in order to keep her well. While enjoying case of typhoid for her benefit, he might accidentally die: He hopes to find some other way to cure her.
 But in this better health of hers during his illness, does there not lie the suggestion for her cure? During his sickness. she was carried out of herself She forgot to think os her own ills. All her thoughts were for him. Now, if he could fnd soms pleasanter way than being i'll. to dis tract her thoughts from herself. no doubt she would be well. Her house work does not sufficiently absorb her
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

The Cochise county delegates have made good by introducing proposi- tions for the constitution contained
 in the county democratic platform pledges and individual promises. The only one lacking in the Oregon plan
 of the initiative and referendum on
 per cent basis for which they were instructed by the convention. We
 presume this will come a.ong in due time. There are not many people in Cochise county, democrats or re publicans, who would favor such a redical initiative and referendum as that for which the Cochise county delegates stand pledged. but these delegates have no other course to pursue than to stand at the platform rack and eat the kind of initiative and referendum hay which was pro vided them by the convention which gave them the nomination. How ever it is hoped that the ten dele gates from Cochise county will be the only ones in the convention who will stand for such ridiculously low percentage.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

want to take over the control of Rock Island because it might be dis pleasing to Dan Reid. but finally the control of Rock Island was placed with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Then Kuhn. Loeb representation in Southern Pa oific and Union Pacific was increased. and it became advisable to transfer some of the control of Rock Island to Phelps. Dodge & Go.
 The big pay is yet to come in the Rock Island stocks. Rock Island is a con road and corn is the big crop this years. With harmony in the Southwest between Phelps, Dodge & Co. and the Southern Pacific and with the corporations of Union Pa cific, Rock Island can show great value when it is desirable to show it, but it will not be shown if it can be prevented until after the ques- tion.of the legality Of the control of Southern Pacific by Union Pacific has been settled
 The health of Daniel Reid makes him receding factor in Rock Island.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25
OREXfL MAKES
 ALTITUDE RECORD
lContinued from Page D.

(Continued from Page D. like a butterfly, and the flying hsn "Antnipettc' In all they were ter machines aloft at once.
 Latham piIoted the Antoinette. He sat we'll back on sharp, stem. shapr ed like the stem of a speed launch, which cuts air wit two wheels with which he controlled the long slender wings that seem necessarily turning backward and forward under his hands. The craft is fast and took turns with precision and during that the Bler'ot monoplanes. more batlike and blunter, could not attain. On 5traishtavays, however Latham was not so fast. A. W. Radley, an English man. in a trimmed-down Bleriot, went by him as if he was chained to a stump. But Radley has frequent en- zine troubles and never figured ser iously in any contests of the day. Latham was flying with a 50 horse power. eight clyinder machine.
 His fifteen cylinder 100 horse pow CT machine, which will compete il
 
 the Gordon Bennett cup will not ar rive until tomorrow. This powerful racer is supposed to be capable of 70 miles an hour against 7s cred"ed to the 100 horsepower Bleriot os Le- blanc Thus far neither one of the hundred horsepower machines owned by the French team have been seen in action.
 What the new Curtis and Wright racing models can do is matter of conjecture. They have been kept close under cover. but this far none of the American machines have shown themselves in the same class with the foreign machines.
 At one time this afternoon when Latham. in the Antoinette. passed a Wright machine in the turn, Radley followed and passed the Antoinette ,n the stretch.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

TON sALs cHsAp old pspers. Rsvssw o6Ica
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

The constitutional convention will most likely provide a commission form Of government for the munich palities of Arizona Wherever this plan has been adopted it has been successful and become very popular. This is DO new proposition in Arizona as the legislature four years ago passed such a law, but unfortunately included some provis- ion concerning the city schools which was rejected by all the cities. A good commission government plan is certainly desirable wherever the best city government is wanted.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

The people expect that the dele gates in the constitutional conven- tion will study carefully the various forms of the initiative and referen dunn .n the several states which have provided for direct legislation and give to Arizona the best of all of them. What the people want is a definite plan by which they may con trol all legislation and will not ob- ject if it shall be an improvement on any plan now in existence.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25
FUTURE OF THE ROCK ISLAND.

W find the following in the Bos- ton News Bureau concerning the Rock Island:
 Steel is being pushed forward and Rock Island is being held back. Some day Rock Island will have its sensa- uonai advance. The whole truth has never come out. but if Phelps Dodge bought Rock Island from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. they paid more thsn the mar ket price of 32 or a. Schiff did not
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

So far no one has introduced a proposition into the constitutional convention to encourage the manu- fact,re of dynamite bombs in Arizona. Feeney ought to have included this in his proposition to encourage strikes, boycotting and picketing
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25

Hon. E. E. Ealinwoon. . deleeate from Cochise county to the constItg tional convention, has introduced . proposifion to eliminate from tho sew state of Arizona the wildcat cor. poration. We hope the new state will not be cursed by the million dollar concerns formed for the pur- rose q aeecing fhs innocent pobqse.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25
cocHISE COUNTY
 LEADS IN POPULATION.

No other county in Arizona made such a gain in population during the past decade as our own Dear Old Cochise." The increase in the pop ulation of this county from 1900 to 1910 was approximately 25,Oo0, a gain of 273 per cent. This increase has not been confined to any section of the county, but the greater portion of it is to be found in the Sulphur Springs valley, including Douglas, where there was no population ten years ago. Naco is the only local. ity in the county where there was a loss of population
 The northern part of the county including the upper Sulphur Spring valley. has much more than doubled its population since the taking Of the 1910 census, as shown by the voting strength in the election held last month.
 The census figures for the cities of Arizona have not yet been given out. but when they are it is quite likely that Bisbee will lead all other cities in the territory in the matter of population. Those of us who were here ten years ago can appreciate tho rapid growth of population in Bisbee, Lowell and Warren since then. At that time the Calumet & Arizona com pany had just put their develop ment work well under way and their smelter at Douglas had not been started. The number Of men work ing in the Warren district at that time was much less than fifty per cent of those now at work.
 Not only has Cochise county made the Arizona record in increased pop ulation, but it has made equal gain in the matter of taxable wealth. Ten years ago the assessed wealth of Co chise county did not exceed S7.000,- o00; now it is more than s1S,0o0, 900. This increased wealth is to be found in the mines, on the grazing lands and in the agricultural valley where thousands Of acres have been pat ented and on which homes have been builded and surrounded with stock
 That Coehise county will continue to add to its population and wealth no one will doubt who is acquainted with conditions here While much of the old cattle ranges is now oc- cupied by ranch homes there is yet vast acres of grazing land in Cochise county to sustain fully as many cat tie in the future as have contributed to our prosperity in the past Our mineral districts yet offer as good opportunities for development in the future as ever in the past. The plan ned enlargement of the great reduc- ton works in Douglas shows conf dence of the ore supplies in the Warren district and in other tribu- i tary districts for many, many years ] to come. Any material and substan- tial increase in the price of copper would start active development work
 on many properties in every sec
 ton of the county.
 Vita the rapid advancement in population and wealth Cochise county has kept every desirable condition to the front. Our churches and schools are highly creditable and tell of the high class citizenship which has been attracted by our in { dustries and enterprises
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-25
v. N. C. 4. LEADERS.

TORONTO, Ont, Oct 34.--Advices received by the committee in charge of arrangements for the information al convention of the Young Mems Christion associations, which will convene in this city the latter part of this week, point to a large and representative attendance. The indi- cations are that the gathering will be attended by upwards Of 2.060 del egates, representing the half million members of the organization through out Canada and the United States. Ernest Thompson Seton of New York. John R. Mott, the international secretary. Dr. George l.. Roberfson Of Chicago. Dr. Clarence A Barbour of Rochester. Rev. J. L. Gordon of Winnipeg, Dr. l.. C. Warner of New York, J. A Mcdonald of Toronto. D. R. Porter of New York. and Fletcher g. Broejman. the nationa secretary of China win head the 'fst of convention speahers-