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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27

a much better and shorter route op-
ening up this way than the one now
used, it is reasonable to suppose that.
even outside Of any strategic advan-
tage, it would pay to build this line
at once. AS a matter Of fact. every in
dication is that the enire line is to
be built at once, as soon as it can
be done.
Since the matter is altogether in
the hands OF the officials of the o.
S. L. to build where and when they
choose, it is an evident Christian du-
ty Of the people here to possess all
their souls in patience. and to hope
for the best. About the worst that
could be expected is. that the line
is not be bull by midsummer, or
at the earliest date possible. The
best-and that is none too good
is that the whole main line is too be
carried on at once. And in the abb
sence OF other indications or infor-
nation, the Recorder presents that
as the possible mission Of the new
corps OF engineers.-Ri Richfield Re-
corder.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27

The Elmore Irrigation Company
has finally placed the lands about
Mountain Home in the hands of the
state land board for segregation un-
der the Carey Act
The application was made some
time ago and following the regular
procedure of the board in such mat
-ters the application together with all
maps and plans of the project has
been referred to the state engineer for
Investigation and a report. Referring
to the application and the report that
was circulated in this community
to the contrary this paper wrote to
the register of the state land board
and received the following letter
which we received too late for publ
cation last week
Boise, Idaho, April 21, 1911.
Karl H. S. Hougen, Esq.
Mountain Home, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
acknowledge receipt of your IA
vor of April goth, stating that word
has reached you that there has been
no application made by the Elmore
Irrigation Company for Carey Act
segregation. The report is an error.
Representatives of the Elmore Irri-
cation Company have filed the prop
er application, together with list of
lands, maps and field notes, and the
matter is now taking proper course
through the Engineers Office.
Very truly yours,
N. JENNESS,
Register.
A favorable action by the board is
expected. Owing to the fact that
Governor Hawley and Attorney Nc
Dougall, members of the board, were
called east about the time the appli-
cation was made it has been impos-
sible to get action on the segrega-
ton But, it is expected that very
soon after their return he mater will
be taken up and acted upon favor
ably.
With the allowance of the segrega-
tion the first important step in the
plans of the Elmore Irrigation will
have been accomplished and the COM
pany well on the road to the success
of their schemes. The Carey Act is
considered the only feasible scheme
for the irrigation of Mountain Home
lands by those posted on the local
situation and the undivided support
of the community is given the com
pany in its efforts.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS, FUTURE CAR OF RUSSIA

picture Of Alexis to
throne Of Russia shows handsome, looking
III Will S
sideraby advanced One when will be
Nicholas
The making his
after the birth when Alexis officially proclaimed
Of
Petersburg This Of the titles
him
o.
pyfeow with the Of Should he oute
his millions
the
doing enough rvoutng the absOusm Of the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27

The base ball boys we're out on
the grounds Sunday doing a little
practice work. They are getting in
shape for the summer season and a
good article Of the national game is
expected.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27
PIANO CONTEST
Miss Bertha Crabb Continues to Re-
main in The Lead to the Pres
ent Time.

1t is understood there are a large
number Of votes held by some OF the
other candidates which may change
the appearance OF the results when
voted. However. next month ends the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27
APPLIES FOR
SEGREGATION
EIAIORE IRRIGATION COMPANY
APPLIES TO THE STATE
LAND BOARD

Application for Segregation Taking
Regular Course Through State En-
gineer's Office when it VIII BE Re
ported on and Allowed by Board.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27
TO
CAMAS PRAIRIE
NEW CORPS OF o. l.. ENGINEERS
AT RICHFIELD GOING OV-
Err SURVEY

Work on Railroad Through the Lit
tie Camas Country and Near Dixie
Expected 70 Start Very SOOn.-
Looks Like Main Line OF the Short
Line.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27

contest and the piano will be given
to the winner of the contest The
second three in the race will receive
very valuable premiums in the na-
tuer Of piano credits which with only
few dollars additional viii secure
for the winner one of the excellent
instruments. The several prizes are
very valuable and viii secure for the
winners beautiful presents for very
little effort
The result for the past week is as
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-27

The Elmore Irrigation Company
has finally placed the lands about
Mountain Home in the hands of the
state land board for segregation un-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

In the mines of Ohio county, and what
success he Las had can be attributed
solely to his own eXertions and to hard,
honest labor. In November 1902 he was
elected to the office of County Jail.r
and has since then filled that position
in careful, conservative manner. The
position of Jailer is a responsible one,
as it carries with it not only the care
of all county prisoners, but the Gus
tody of all county buildings located at
the county scat and county property as
we'll w. p. Midkiff has been twice
married His fiji st wife was Miss aneya
Ann Greer, who died June 6, 1897, leav-
ing one son. The present Mrs. Midlliff
was Miss Cordol Kller of Ohio coun-
ty, and by this second marriage there
are two daughters.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
BEN d. RINGO

COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY.
Commonwalth's Attorney Ben D. Ringo
was born and reared upon farm east
of Greensboro in Daviess county. He
began his public service as teacher in
the county schools. Afterward he taught.
successfully in Hartford College while
finishing his own education, and for a
time engaged successfully in newspaper
work and was for one term president Of
the Kentucky Press association, the
State organization of newspaper men.
Following out his carly determination
to make the practice of law his life work
he seized every opportunity to perfect
himself in that profession, ard was ad-
mitted to the bar at Hartford, KY,
and soon took rank amcng the leaders
at that lar, noted for two generations
as one of the strongest in the state.
In 1906 he was elected Commonwealth
Attorney of tine Sixth Judicial District
and as a result of his satisfactory SER
vice was chosen without opposition to
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

succeed hims If at the November election.
1909.
After his election to the office of COM
, monwealth's attorney he sought the
wider OPPORTUNITY for the practice Of
his profession offered to him in his old
home county, and in 1906 took up his
work in Owensboro.
He has a delightful home where he en-
enjoys his hours of leisure with his
mother, who is hale and hearty and hap
Ply at the age of elghty-three, his wife
and two boys.
He is known throughout the district
as the unrelenting enemy of the criminal
classes, and it is current history that
since he and Judge 4. f. Birknead took
charge OF the dockets In this district.
crime has fallen off until most of the
jails are generally empty
Yet he believes in prosecution and not
persecution, and is ever ready to mete
out mercy with justice, and to give the
prisoner with a determination to reform
fair chance to again hive an honorable
upright life. =,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
T. H. BLACK
SHERIFF. OHIO COUNTY.

SHERIFF. OHIO COUNTY.
Sheriff T. ii. Black was born on a
farm in this county near Hartford, in
1872, and was educated in the county
schools. He lived on the farm until 1899.
when lie moved to Hartford and was
engaged in the livery business for about
four years. In 1894. his father, John w.
Black, was elected County Jailer, and
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
ounty Oil G i g
HON. T. F. BIRKHEAD
1rnGE. CIRCUIT COURT.

JUDGE, CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge 7. f. Blrkhead was born over
fifty years ago on a farm in Daviess
county. He obtained his early education
In the county schools and labored on the
farm until he was twenty-one years OF
age. and taught in the public schools
in winter and worker on the farm In
summer for six years. During this time
and later he read law and was admit
ted TO the bar in 1881. and in 1884 was
elected School Superintendent which
position he held for six years, From
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

business like manner. He has associat-
ed with him Miss Hariett Fleener, office
deputy and S. o. Keewn, w. G. carp
and c.. P. Jones, deputies
T. H. Black married Miss%Loia Stew
ems of Ohio county, and they have
two daughters. He is also member of
the firm of Black and Birkhcad, the
well known funeral directors.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
JOHN T. MOORE
COUNTY TR EASURER.

County Treasurer John T. Moore was
born in this city and was educated at
Hartford College. His school Gays over
he entered tie employ of the Bank of
that institution for twenty-years. Ten
years ago he was elected cashier of
the bank, which position he now holds.
on October 10, 1907, he was elected Treas
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
JUDGE X. r. WEDDING
OHIO COUNTY JUDGE.

County Judge r. II. Wedding is native
of Ohio county, and obtained good
English education in the common schools
and at Hartford College under that
distinguished educ atOr, Professor w. 3.
Hayward. At the age of seventeen he
began teaching school, and for more
than twenty years lie taught in this
county within a radius not exceeding
eight miles. In 1870 | e began the study
of law in the office of his brother, the
late George c. Wedding,an was admit
ted to the bar in 1881. His law license
is signed by two of Hartford's late
distinguished lawyers and statesmen Hon.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
CLAUDE E. SMITH

COUNTY ATTORNEY ONO COUNTY.
Calude +. Smith, County Attorney OF
Ohio county, was born In the Western
part Of Ohio county, where he obtained
his educ alton in the county schools
which he taught school for several years.
During the time he taught school he
found time to read law and was admit
ted to the bar In 1893. In January 1890
he moved to Hartford and has prac-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

1890 to 1891 hepracticed law and ia
1903 was elected Circuit Judge, which
position lie now holds.
Judge Birkhead is a resident of owens
boro, and is acknowledged to be one OF
the most able Judges whcih ever presided
over the Judicial District of which Ohio
keeping the docket cl AIRED, and during
his judicial career his decisions have
been invariably upheld by the higher
courts.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
E. G. BARRASS

CLERK, OHIO CIRCUIT COURT.
Circuit Court Clerk T. c.. Barrass was
born at Render, OHIO county, KY. and
obtained his boyhood education in the
common schools.
His father being interested in the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

L. c. Hubbard. and Hon. W., E. Gregory
He was Police Judge at Rosine over
twenty years ago. and in 1905 was elect
ed City Judge CT Hartford and served one
term. In Nvenber. 1903, he was elected
term. In Novcmber,1!O9, he was elected
County judge of Ohio county and is
now filling that position in a most sat
isfactory, business like manner.
Judge Wedding has been twice married,
his first wife being Miss Cora V. Ezell.
of Ohio county, to whom he was mar
ried on March 9, 1876. Mrs. Wedding
died on Decem ber "a. 1899. By this
marriage there were seven children,
five OF whom, four sons and one daugh-
ter, are now living. on May 10Th, 1901,
he was married to Mrs. Deborah Petty,
of Ohio county.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

COUNTY JAII.ER.
County Jailer w. p. Midkiff was born
on a farm in Ohio county, Kentucky.
His advantages as a boy were not of
the best, and what little education he
obtained was In the common schools Of
the county. For a number OF years he
worked at the timber business. and for
a long time he was a miner employed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

tico his profession here since.
For several years lie was one of the
ard in 1893 was elected County Attor-
ney, which position he now holds. He
is "a member OF the Law firm of Bar
nett & Smith.
Attorney Smith was married to Miss Jes
sic Tatum. of Point Pleasant. Kentucky,
in November. 1903, and he has one little
daughter. who is left without a mother.
as Mrs. Smith passed away to the Great
Beyond on March 8, 1910. -
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

the removal of many of thse ills
which will never be repeated. Busi-
ness men are tired and disgusted at
such persistent interference, which
makes the execution of plans on a
large scale extending into the future
practically impossible. Europe, mean
while, looks on in wonder at the pa
tience of the average American with
what over there often seems hysteri-
cal attacks upon Legitimate business
methods. All admit that there are
evils in our industrial system to be
cured, but Legislative sandbageing is
not the proper cure. Let us have a
reasonable and quiet enforcement of
the law. instead of hysterlcal at
tacks for the sake of political and
newspaper notoriety."
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

A certain Pennington man is great
ly loved by his family because he
always gives warning when he is
cranky. Whenever he has had a hard
day down town and his nerves have
been shattered, on arriving home at
night he delivers this little speech to
the family, and they leave him alone
until his condition has again become
normal. "Dears, 1 am out of sorts
and cranky tonight, and if you dom.
care to have your heads snapped off
leave me alone. Don't ask any fool
ish questions, and perhaps it would be
better if you do not speak to me at all
until tomorrow morning, when my
condition will have improved. Please
put the cat outdoors, as am liable
to kick the liver out of it. And don't
you dare suggest that the lawn needs
moving"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21
POLITICS VS.. BUSINESS.

The disturbed condition of politics
and not the prospect of rather poor
crops is what is seriously interfering
with business at present. This is the
opinion of Henry Clews, the conserva-
tive New York banker, as he express
ed it in his current weekly financial
review. And there is plenty of evil
dence on every hand that this sizes
up the situation in nutshell.
Upon general business" writes
Mr.. Clews, "the present crop situa-
ton can can have no harmful effect.
OF course, large yield of corn, wheat
and oats would have been very benefit
cial and was much desired; yet the
fact that we are now almost sure
of average crops at good prices as
sures fair business conditions during
the next few months. The most Sc
rious interference with business at
present is the disturbed conditions of
politics. Industry has been much de-
pressed by continued fruitless tariff
agitation and congressional investiga-
tions of industrial corporations. There
is no prospect of any genuine tar
iff action being taken this summer.
The sooner congress adjourns, there
fore, and stops talking the better for
itself and the people of the United
States. Congress is getting upon
the business mans nerves by its Of
ten Incorporate dealings with busi-
ness matters, which it doesn't or can't
fully understand. The country needs
a rest from useless and injurious CO.
agitation. Investigations, which
serve no purpose except to bring am
bilious congressman into notoriety,
have done much to retard recovery
in business which was certainly due,
and really promised to develop. 1t is
perfectly true that some of our big
corporations are deservedly suffering
from misdeeds of the past, but that
is no excuse for the threatened at
tacks which are being made upon all
forms of business organizations. 1t
should be recognized that the abuses
Of the past are being gradually but
surely remedied; and that time and
delicate treatment are required for
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

John L. Mcneil, A. P. Camp, and
g. c. Upham Of New York city, went
out this morning to Lumberton on
brief business trip. Mr.. Upham is
vice president and general manager
OF the New York Steam Heating COM
pany and is here to visit his friends
and to attend to certain business mat
ters at the same time. Mr.. Upham was
resident of Del Norte at the same
time as Messrs. Mcneil and Camp and
for a number of years was a success
lui civil engineer. Mr.. Upham sur
veyed the railroad through the Royal
Gorge. His friendship for Mr.. Camp
oates back to childhood. As Herald
readers will remember Mr.. Upham
visited Durango last summer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21
THE ONLY WAY.

The following, taken from the Pue-
bio Leader, is so pertinent, SO very
appropriate to Durango, that we can
not refrain from publishing it. If
the reader will substitute the name
Durango for the name Pueblo in the
editorial it will be found mighty
"trite" and seasonable:
"The one outstanding reason above
all others why Pueblo should adopt
the new charter is that the charter Of
fers the only solution of the debt prob
lem in this city. For years now Pue-
bio has been sinking deeper and deep
er into the mire of debt, until the to-
tai accumulation of unpaid warrants
is now over $450,000.
"That would not be SO bad if the
money had been spent for any good
purpose,--had been required for any
emergency. But who can point to
any one improvement as having been
the result of this great expenditure ?
Who knows of single worthy accom-
plishment to offset this vast debt?
1t has simply been dribbled away,
little by little, and Pueblo is with
out value received. It's not the fault
Of any one particular administration
its the system. And it has proved
a mighty expensive system, and one
that certainly ought to be done away
with at once.
Gust how deeply into debt the city
had drifted and with how little
thought Of ever repaying the debt,
probably no one realized until the
question was brought up in the char
ter convention. Now it is discovered
that no bonds can be issued to re-
deem this floating Indebtedness, be-
cause the legal bond limit has been
far passed. II it is held that the city
treasurer cannot pay 1910 warrants
with 1911 funds, it will mean that the
old warrants, now in the hands of the
hanks and warrant buyers, will run
for rnnumbered years, without any
provision whatsoever for their repay
msnt. And evsn II It is decided that
the city trsasurer may legally pay
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Alfred Sutro's latest play, "The
Fire Screen" will be produced by the
frohmans this season.
Harrison Grey Fiske has secured l..
Mitchells latest play, "The New Mar
riage," for the use of Mrs. Fiske.
William Collier and Jas. Mongom-
cry have almost completed the new
comedy, Take My ADVICE" in which
Mr.. Collier will star.
Nellie Mccoy, sister Of Bessie Nc
Coy, will have dancing role in "The
Enchantress," in which Kitty Gordon
is to star.
Rumor says that Nat Goodwin is
going to embark in the moving pict-
ure business. It is reported that he
is organizing his own manufacturing
company and will superintend the bus
mess and appear in some Of the plays.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

Did you ever. stop to think tha.
railroad men are Just like all other
men? They are hired to do certain
kinds of work and they must do thn t
We rk in order to hold their job and
provide living for their family We
have never, in all our life, been treat
ed other than in courteous manner
by men in che employ Of railroad
Reilroad men, like other busir ess men,
are anxious to please their patrons
and will do all they can reasonably
be asked to do to accomplish that re-
suit, they are frequently asked to do
things which they cannot do, they
are often blamed and cussed (the
cussing usually behind their backs,
however,) when there is really no
blame or cussing due them. In our
opinion the average railroad COM
pany is friend, instead of foe, to
the locality through which it passes,
IFS interests and the interests of the
local people are identical, railroad
passing only through dead commu-
mites cannot be prosperous and neith-
er can live town exist long without
railroad facilities. Instead of eter-
nally growing about the roads we
have, let's get together and try to
show the men who are hired to run
the roads that it will be to their ad-
vantage to make them better, we
may accomplish something in that
UNIV
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

E. V. Hollingsworth, district clerk
of San Juan county, who was here
yesterday to attend the funeral of the
late Thos. Colmer, is spending the day.
i'll Durango. Mr.. Hollingsworth ms
tended to leave for Silverton this a. m.
but fingered too long over his hot cake
and the train wandered on up the Ami
mas valley without him. That is not
as he tells it, however. He insists
that the d. G. r. g., was ahead Of
schedule time this morning, which
sounds reasonable. The fact remains
that our Silverton friend is here, and
it is as good way as any to say that
Hes here, because he's here"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

back warrants with current funds,
still it will only mean postpone
ment of the evil day. We pay our
bills only by the grace Of the warrant
buyers, and at any time they can
force the city into such financial
straits as it now discovers itself to
be in.
ut is a disgrace for a city of Pue-
bios size to be in such financial dis
tress as Pueblo. That such conditions
have been allowed to obtain speaks
eloquently of the carelessness of the
citizens, of their subserviency to poll
tical rings, in the years that are past.
"But now that actual conditions are
seen in their true light; now that it
is realized that the city has gone far
beyond the legal debt limit, and that
at any time the refusal of the warrant
buyers to purchase city papers may
tie up completely the city's business,
it is certainly time to make a change
"And the charter offers the only
way out. Under the charter the city
will go Immediately upon cash bas-
is, and pass from under the domina-
tion of the warrant buyers. Ample
provision will be made for the re-
tirement of the outstanding debt, at
the rate of about $25,00O per year
and for the semi-annual payment OF
the interest on the outstanding war
rants until they are ultimately re-
deemed. 1t contains provisions, also
under which it will be absolutely i'm
possible in the future for officials OF
the city ever again to pay out more
money than they receive.
"If the charter is adopted Pueblo
will be on the way out.
"If the charter is defeated, it will
mean that Pueblo will continue to
plunge even deeper into the mire.
Which shall it be?"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

Frank Anderson, while filling a
painting contract at Ignacio, was Sc
verely, though not seriously, injured
by fall from a sixteen foot ladder
yesterday. He reached over just an
inch too far and losing his balance,
fell to the ground. The ankle was
sprained and his leg bruised badly,
while his face and head were cut and
scratched. Mr.. Anderson came in
from Ignacio last night and this morn
ing left for his home at Mancos to
rest up for few days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-21

Said to be new but which is prob
ably old: A fat girl went to doc
tor with the request that he do some
thing to reduce her flesh. He ordered
her to eat dry toast, tea, sliced onions
and two apples three times day. She
called upon him two weeks later
weighing fifteen pounds more than
she did at the time of her first visit
"Did you eat anything else besides
what l told you?" he asked her
"Only my regular meals" she told
him.