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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
SOCIALIST LECTURE

Philip Engle, of Salt Lake, deliver
ed socialist lecture at the CONNER
cial club rooms Thursday evening,
and distributed some literature at the
close.
Mr.. Engle may understand the
principles of Socialism, but If SO he
does not possess winning way of
presenting it, and in our opinion does
more to drive people away from it
than to attract them to 1t.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
SCOTS PHARMACY FAILS

SCOTS Pharmacy went into the
hands OF J. H. EARLY. receiver, on the
3rd. Of July. The doors were closed
while an inventory is being taken. It
is reported that the flrm was being
carried for quite sum by the Black
foot State Bank,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
THE OCCIDENTALs WE'RE HERE

! The Occidentals were here. Our
boys know it. They wiped us up on
the diamond and then they gave us
a good show. Everybody got their
moneys worth in the side-splittine
performance at the Auditorium.
When the Ocidentals come again
Blackfoot people will turn out to wit
ness whatever they put on.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
PINGREE
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A party was given in honor of T.
r. Jones and family last Friday even.
ing. Elegant refreshments were
served and some fine music was given
by Miss Troutner and Miss Arm,
strong. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas: The Hon. T. r.
Jones, his most accomplished
wife and highly esteemed family
came into our midst about Jan
uary 1st, 1911, Mr.. Jones as
suming the management of the
Pingree Townsite Co., and
Whereas: They have done all
that we think any one could do
to promote the social, intellect
ual and commercial welfare or
Pingree and the community, and
who are now about to leave us,
Therefore; Be 1t
Resolved; That we regret
deeply their leaving us and hope
they will soon return, and
Resolved: That, although we
do not presume to advise the
Pingree Townsite Co., we believe
it is most unfortunate for Pin
y T "a
gree and the vicinity to have our
distinguished friend, neighbor,
citizen, booster and .commis-
sioner, sever his relation with
the Company as manager at this
time, as we think 1t Is for the
best interests of the community
hat he remain with US.
The following persons were present.
dr. and Mrs. Burdell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Debolt, Mr..
md Mrs. Troutner, Mr.. and Mrs. Red
lick, Mr.. and Mrs. Overshaw., Mrs.
armstrong, Misses Troutner. Hoyt
Messrs. Josephson, Erret,
|paulding, Troutner, Johnson and
aeddick.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
Eminent violinist Passes

1t is reported that Carl Reidels-
bc.ssr, the violinist who taught for
some time at Blackfoot and Idaho
Falls, died in Portland the latter part
of June.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
WANTS A FARM

=. &. n.li.ig:E A.. .-1.i, alst
here from New Mexico looking for =
farm with crops and chickens on.
II he sees q good bargain he would
take it over with all the stock, tools
and tr.lu.E.les..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07

licity to Idaho. The same copy will
be used in other publications, includ-
ing the next issue of the Oregon Short
Line standard folder, which has cir
culation of 10000 copies.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-07-07
RIVERSIDE
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Frank and Carl Hutchinson and
Joe Fresh took In the celebration at
Sterling on July 4th.
w. A. Hendrixon is entertaining
his father and sister from Kansas.
They report that 1t is very dry there
and that the prospect for crops is very
poor.
The Free Travelling Library" at
the home of Mrs. Henry Damn is fair
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
FAILS TO GIVE UP BONDS
Mrs. Armour May Withdraw clemeney
Toward Her Young Companion
and Arrest Follow.

Kansas City. Mo. May lit is re-
ported that the clemency which Mrs.
s. p. Armour extended to the young
woman who took $4,000 worth OF
bonds from Mrs. Armour's safety de-
posit box will be withdrawn and that
the young woman will be arrested.
This report comes as the result Of
disclosures that the young woman has
failed to return $4,000 worth OF
bonds. II also became known that the
brother Of the young woman, who was
supposed to be a wealthy South
American, and was expected 10 make
good whatever bonds could not be re-
covered. in reality is financially I'M
able TO do so.
The woman. who was close com
panion OF Mrs Armour and member
OF her household. will contest in the
courts against the recovery of the
missing bonds She has engaged coun
sci to look after her end Of the Legal
battle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
FIND MILLION IN SHANTY
Securities Belonging 70 Daring
Woman Spectator, Now IN Asy-
Ium, Found In Her Home.

New York. May In a dilapidated
shanty at No. 452 Prospect avenue,
Brooklyn. agents of the state lunacy
commission found stocks, bonds and
mortgages valued at nearly million
dollars and scattered about like 50
much waste paper
The wealth belongs TO Miss James
Perkins Williams. the woman enigma
of Wall street" who. since 1875. has
been daring but wise Spectator in
stocks Miss Williams. now in. her
seventy-ffth year. has been removed
to the Long Island State hospital for
the insane for observation. Her &C
tons. always eccentric. became so
strange recently that friends caused
her removal to the institution.
A special agent Of the lunacy com
mission is on guard at the rickety
shanty, where the woman had lived
for twenty years in the depths OF
squalor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
ROADS LOSE IN CEMENT CASE
Commerce Commission Refuses to Per
NIT Carriers to Advance Rates
in West.

Washington. April 2S.-Refusal OF
the interstate commerce commission
TO permit the principal railways OF
the west to advance their rates on
the transportation of cement for the
reason that the carriers are alleged
to need additional revenue is the tea-
ture OF a decision handed down In the
important Portland cement case.
General advances OF half cent to
5 cents a hundred pounds In rates on
cement we're proposed by the carriers
in trans Missouri territory. to become
effective September !. 1870 and affect
ed territory which produces approx
mately two-thirds Of the Portland ce-
ment made in the United States. Ce-
ment is a commodity of comparative
~ low grade in transportation, but in
commercial bulk is exceeded only by
coal. iron ore and grain. The ad
yances proposed were attacked b,
producers and shippers and pending
an investigation the commission sus
pended them. first until November /
1910. and subsequently until July !
! 1911
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
LONDON TO AID PEACE PLAN
Taft's Proposed Arbitration Treaty is
Ratified by Big Gathering In
Guildhall.

London. April 29-President Taft's
proposed Anglo-American arbitration
treaty was unanimously ratified in a
long continued burst Of cheers at one
OF the most remarkable gatherings in
the history OF Guildhall
Every political party and all OF the
religious communities were represent
ed on the platform by their most
prominent leaders. and the vast audi
ence comprised persons OF eminence
in every walk OF life Distinguished
Tories and Liberals We'd with one an
other In lauding the cause OF arbitra-
ton between the two great English.
speaking nations OF the world. and the
hope was repeatedly expressed. and as
often cheered. that the treaty. though
II did not actually mean disarmament.
would dismiss any future possibility
Of war not only between America and
Great Britain. but among any OF the
great powers 90 the earth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
SONS OF REVOLUTION MEET
National Society convenes in Louis
Vile, Its Hosts Being the Men,
bers Who Live In Kentucky.

Louisville. Ky. May AFTER In
formal meetings and religious serv-
Ices Sunday. the delegates OF the semi
annual congress OF the National So
ciety OF the Sons OF the American
Revolution held their first formal ses-
sion today in the free sibrary.
The national society is meeting in
Louisville at the invitation of the Ken
lucky society. the members OF which
have planned an elaborate program
OF social avents for the delegates and
the ladies who accompany them. One
OF the important business propositions
that occupied the attention OF the
congress is the proper marking OF the
graves Of the signers of the Declare
ton OF Independence Another is the
establishment of the Delaware Ma
tional park near Trenton. 10 commem-
crate the famous crossing of the Della
ware by Washington.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
CHINESE REBELS STAY
THE TAO TAI OF CANTON
Loyalty OF Troops Doubted-U. s.
Gunboat Is on Wsy-Gstes OF
City Are Closed.

Hongkong, China, May LII. tho
taotai Of Canton. has been assassinated
by the rebels. who are again strong
The gates OF the city have been closed
The loyalty OF the troops is doubted.
and this fear has caused much excite
ment among the peaceful inhabitants
OF Canton.
Two British torpedo boat destroyers
have been sent from this city to Can
ton. IL is stated that the movement
was fomented by antimanchurians
from Hongkong and Macao.
Orders were Issued TO suspend nav
igation on the river after Thursday s
outbreak. but the British consul insist
ed that the vessels at Canton be per
mitted TO take away tourists there
This request was granted, and the YES.
sells We're packed with persons desir
ing TO fee the city. while others crowd
ed Shamien. the foreign concession on
the point above Canton
Brigadier General Chung died oil
wounds received In fighting with the
revolutionists. The rebels sustained
heavy loss in a battle with the troops
at the Cbonguyen bridge
Trouble in Canton has been antici
pated for days. The leader Of the dis
turbers was arrested and his followers
attacked the yamen. They set fir'
TO the building. but while the flames
were raging the viceroy escaped b.
tearing down rear wall. The docu
ments in the yamen were saved.
Washington. April 30-The Unite'
States gunboat Wilmington saile'
from Hongkong for Canton TO rende
any assistance necessary to Amer
can citizens on account OF the dis
turbed situation at the latter place
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
WOMEN TEACHERS PERISH
IN WRECK; CARS BURN
Excursion Train Goes into Ditch Near
Easton, Ps.-EIeven Dead,
Fifty Injured.

Easton. Pa, May ELEVEN persons
lost their lives when school teach
ers special excursion train was de-
rallied and burned on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Martins Creek.
Three OF the dead have been identi-
fed. The bodies of six others are In
the morgue and two male passengers
are missing. 1t is expected that their
bones will be found in the debris.
Three Of the ten injured in the Easton
hospital will probably die. More than
fifty persons were hurt
Cars Burn Like finder.
The train was travelling at rate OF
80 miles an hour and when the loco
motive struck a sharp curve, where
men had been repairing the tracks, IL
Jumped and ran along hillside, car
rying four of the five cars with It, All
OF the cars took fire and burned Ike
finder. Not splinter is left.
Physicians were called from this
city and every town within a radius OF
ten miles. An hour after the accident
there were a score OF physicians or
the ground. They did everything pos
sible to relieve the injured and made
them ready for the trip to the castor
hospital
Every farmhouse In the vicinity
which is sparsely settled, was quickll
transformed into an improvised hos
pital and farmers wagons wer'
: pressed into service as ambulances.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
HOUSE GAINS AZ MEMBERS
Reapportlonment BIZ Passes Lower
Body Of Congress by Strict Party
vote-1Ts TO 90.

Washington. April 2s-By strict
party vote of IT'S to 80. the house
nassed the representation reapportion-
ment bill increasing the house mem
bership from Ssl to 49S.
The new apportionment is based on
tho nopulation as shown by the re-
cont census and the ratio Of represen-
,o,ion is one member for each 2ll 900
,nhahitants. Former Speaker Cannon
and Representative Crumpacker OF IN
diana led an unsuccessful fight TO re-
strict the house membership in the fu-
ture to 4SO.
Under the bill no state will lose a
commemorative, while l6 states will
gain one member each. five will gain
two: two will gain three; Pennsyl
yania will gain and New York O.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
T|LDEN IS ARRESTED
SENATE WARRANTS IN CON
TEMPT CASE ARE SERVED ON
CHICAGO PACKER AND AIDS.
WRIT TO FREE THEM SECURED
Hsbeas Corpus Petition Attacking
Right TO Demand Financial Rec
ords Then Is Filed Before Judge
and Order Issued.

Chicago. April 29.-Edward Tilden.
president OF the National Packing
company and for the last few weeks
one OF the central figures In the Lori
mer election inquiry. was arrested
for contempt OF the state senate.
The arrest OF Mr. Tilden. however.
did not take place until writ OF
habeas corpus had already been grant
ed by Judge Adelor ]. Petit, which
was returned in court shortly after
Mr. Tilden's arrest.
The writ was granted by Judge
Petit about onehalf hour before AS
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms f. II. Hat
field OF the state senate actually ar
rested Mr. Tilden in the Offices OF the
National Packing company.
Released on $1,000 Bond.
Immediately after he had served the
warrant on Mr. Tilden. Hatfield him
self was served with the writ OF
habeas corpus by Deputy Sheriff
Lenke. Thereupon Hatfield took Mr..
Tilden to Judge Petit's courtroom in
the county building There he was re-
leased under bonds OF $4,000. fur
nished by the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company.
George NJ. Benedict. cashier OF the
Drovers' Deposit National bank, and
William c. Cummings. cashier Of the
Drovers' Trust and Savings bank
Jared exactly as did Mr.. Tilden. II
was announced that the ruling that
Judge Petit will make after hearing
arguments on the petition for the re
lease OF Mr.. Tilden will affect them
equally with the banker.
Ruling 10 Be All Important
This ruling will decide whether Mr.
Tilden VIII be sustained in his refusa
to produce his books and those Of biz
banks before the Held committee o
the senate. which Is invests gatinl
charges that the election of Lorime
was obtained through bribery.
Judge Petit orders his release the sen
ate will be obliged to abandon its ei
! forts to find out whether the book
contain any entries which woul'
throw light upon the source OF III
Lorimer election fund. On the othe
hand. II Judge Petit refuses TO gran
the petition for Mr. Tilden's releas
r II means that he must appear befor
the senate and either reconsider hi
J refusal 10 produce his books or b
punished for contempt. probably b
, Imprisonment
The petition for the habeas corpu
+ writ as filed gave several reasons fc
e the release OF the three men. II a
legged that the subpoena duces tecur
with which they were served to pr
: duce their books before the senat
did not particularly describe the book
they we're TO produce. that II was M
supported by oath or affirmation an
that II was not signed by the pres
dent OF the senate. 1t Is also allege
that the powers Of the Helm commi
tee are inadequate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
HURRY CALL FOR EARL GREY
Summoned From Winnipeg to Capital
Because OF Critical Canadian
Reciprocity Situation.

Winnipeg. Man. May 1.-The crit
Teal situation at ottawa has resulted
N the sudden recall Of Earl Grey to
NE capital from Winnipeg.
The governor general has Cancelled
al his engagements for next week and
iei' With his suite for ottawa.
The determination Of the opposition
% night reciprocity with the United
states all summer, II necessary. as
Outlined by Leader Borden. thus pre-
venting Sir Winfrid Laurier from at
end the imperial conference and
coronation has caused crisis in po-
litical circles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
WOMAN IS SLAIN WITH CLUB
wife OF Employe on George Gould's
Estate Found Murdered After
Two-Dsy Search.

Lakewood. ~ j.. April 2e-Mrs
Charles Turner. pretty brunette of
middle age. was found murdered in
the woods behind studio building on
Fulton street The woman's face had
been beaten In by big club which lay
nearby stained with blood
The body was found by Arnold Tur.
ner. nephew. who was searching
for his aunt who had been missing
Her husband. who is an employe on
the estate OF George Gould. had hunt
ed in vain for her for two days
Young Arnold came upon the body
lying in a pool Of blood. indicating
that she had been killed where she
was found
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
SPARKS FROM LIVE WIRES

Ten persons were hurt. two probably
fatally. In a collision Of two trolley
cars in the shadow OF a yiaduct at
Buffalo. y. Y.
check for $4,000 from John ID.
Rockefeller has been received by
Treasurer Charles w. Perkins OF the
American Baptist Missionary union In
Boston.
Mrs. ]. H. Nunn and seven children.
ranging In age from adults TO an In
FAINT. were burned 10 death In a fire
which destroyed their home in south
west Roanoke. Va.
Surrounded by score of dogs OF
many breeds which she had found
homeless and had befriended, Mrs.
Ella Burt. ffty-eight years old. died at
her home at Newport. r. l.
Hundreds of persons at Dixon. Mo.
saw an Infatuated circus elephant huri
its trainer into the air and. after
crushing him with its weight repeat
eddy pierce the body with it's tusks.
That the late Tom l.. Johnson OF
Cleveland left no will is established By
an application OF his widow before
the surrogate in New York for appoint
ment as Administrative OF the estate.
Certain papers OF Berlin. Germany.
criticised American diplomatic meth
DDS and said the oyerbearing attitude
OF the country was responsible for
the resignation OF Ambassador ID. J.
Hill.
Assertion is made by the Vienna
correspondent Of the Medical Record
OF New York that several cases OF
paresis. a supposedly incurable dis
ease. have been cured by injections or
Koch's tuberculin.
At the invitation OF Mrs. Taft 100
members OF the Mozart society. New
York musical organization. will go TO
Washington to participate in the May
garden party on the White House
lawn on Friday. May II.
Members OF the American Newspa-
per Publishers association at their
meeting in New York elected Bruce
Haldeman OF the Louisville Courier
Journal president OF the association
to succeed Herman Ridder
Representative Harris OF Massachu-
sets has introduced a bill in the
house for q retired list in the life
saving service Of the United States. A
similar measure was defeated In the
last congress after a spirited fight
Four mysterious attempts within q
month to burn the new high school
building at Niagara Falls. y. Y, lee
the board of education TO ask the po
: lice for protection from the incendiary
: and three policemen will guard the
school.
Justice Newburger. in the New
York supreme court, signed the hna
judgment annulling the marriage O
Julia Kuttner and Ferdinand Pinne,
Earle. the artist, whose matrimonial
experiences added the word affinity
to English slang.
Representative John II. Small o
North Carolina has introduced in tn
house at Washington bill prohibiting
the use OF the common drinking cul
! in public places at the capital an
: urged the enforcement OF simila
legislation IN all other parts OF tn
country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
College Boy Drops Dead.

Hoopeston. III. April zy.-John Fl.
Garland. aged twenty-eight. a student
AZ Greer college. dropped dead follow
ing practice run on the race track
AZ the college. Heart trouble. due to
overexertion. was the cause assigned
by coroner's jury. His home was n
Michigan.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

Hongkong. China. April Pa seri-
Gus revolutionary outbreak took place
In Canton. attended by the firing OF
the viceroy's palace and a battle in
the streets in which several persons
were killed. Only official messages
are being received from the scene OF
the uprising. These are Of disquiet
ing character
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
Killed In FIqh, on a searold.

Leavenworth. Kan. April 29.--In a
fist fight on scaffold at the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth John
Schramm Of st. Louis struck John
Clevenger Of Watson. Mo. and knock
ed him OF the structure to the ground.
is feet below. Clevenger's skull was
fractured and he died In the prison
hospital.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
KILLS CONVICT FAMILY BILL
covernor vetoes Measure Designed to
Support Persons Dependent on
Men In Prison.

Lansing. Mich. April Ex-Governor
oshorr vetoed the Jerome bill. which
provides that the state pay the wives
IA families OF convicts In the vari-
ous penal institutions a sum neces-
-, for their care and maintenance.
Tho state was to appropriate $4,000
annually. The governor said the con-
dition OF the state treasury did not
warrant such expenditure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
JURORS HIT N. Y. POLICE
crin. Wave Investigators Assert That
immediate Reforms Are Neces-
sary-situation Serious.

New York, April 2s.-The grand jury
which is investigating Magistrate Cor
rigan's charges that demoralized po.
uco force has permitted crime and
,,,ce "a thrive in this city handed up a
nresontmcnt declaring that the sltua'
lion in and the condition OF the police
sorce q n matter Of grave public con
corn and that immediate reformation
ia required.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
state Wipes Out Bonded Debt.

SPOKANE, Wash. May by taking
up 100000 worth OF outstanding
ponds state Treasurer Lewis has
wiped out the remainder OF the states
uohded debt and today Washington
'or me first time In It's history will be
put on a cash basis with no outstand.
i.g bonds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
..u,,r suffocates In Memphis Fire.

Memphis. Tenn. April 29.-one
,onor was suffocated. half a dozen
other persons were overcome by
smoke and several were injured In
ero that wrecked the lower floor OF
the Waldran block. a four-story build
inc the three upper floors being oc.
cup,ed by the Palmer hotel. lodging
house.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
u,rrv whitney. Explorer, ~.

New Haven. Conn. May Word
has been received by relatives of
Harry Whitney, sportsman and arctic
explorer. that he is suffering from
blood poisoning In a fishing camp at
Knights Beach, Fla