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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-11-16
CHATTANOOGA MAN
. SHOT FROM AMBUSH

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 15.-Presi-
dent w. L. Brock Of the Chamber Of
Commerce was shot and painfully
wounded while on his way up Mis-
sionary Ridge last night. Four charges
from shot guns were fired at him many
Of the shots taking effect in his head
and back. His automobile was literally
riddled Posses are searching for four
men each with shot gun, seen on the
road
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-11-16
PARRISH NAMED AS
RAILROAD COUNSEL

Des Moines, Nov. 15.--James L. Par
rish of Des Moilies, had been named
to succeed the lase Carroll Wright as
solicitor for the RICK Island in Iowa.
The appointment Had been expected
and was officially announced today.
Since 1902 Mr.. Parisf. had acted as as
sistant counsel unde4 al. Wright.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-11-16
IOWA AMENDMENT
CONVENTION CALLED

Des Moines. Nov. 15.--The conven-
ton of the Iowa Amendment associa-
tion will be held In Des Moines early
in January, the definite date to be de-
termined later. Because Of the national
convention to be held in Chicago Dec.
s the Iowa convention date has been
postponed one month. The Iowa
Amendment association was organized
to secure the adoption of prohibitory
amendment to the constitution Of the
state
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-11-16
lowan Killed in Runaway.

Savannah, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-Cornelius
Peters of Sabula, Iowa, was instantly
killed near here late yesterday when
his team collided with runaway
team on the highway. He was 55
years old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-11-16
Closing Theaters On
Sunday Held To Be
Police e Regulation
+ **+++**++++*++++'

Des Moines, Nov. 15.-That
city ordinance closing
theaters on Sunday is a police
regulation and must be obeyed
until the validity of such an act
Is settled, Is the finding Of the
supreme court in a decision
filed today in the. case of the
Majestic Theater Co. against
, the city of Cedar Rapids.
The theater company ap-
pealed from a ruling of the dis
trict court sustaining the city's
demurrer to their petition and
entering Judgment against the
theater company for costs. The
district court also dissolved a
temporary injunction that was
granted restraining the city
from passing the ordinance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-11-16
GERMAN AVIATOR
KILLED IN FLIGHT

Berlin, Nov. 15.-Herr Pletshcker
an aviator fellawhile making q flight
over the Johannisthal field today and
was killed. His neck was broken
Pletshcker took part in the Berlin
aviation meeting in September, using
an Albatross biplane. He made some
good exhibitions and on several oc'
casions developed speed exceeding
sixty miles an hour.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-11-16
DRIVER is BEATEN y
WHEN ROBBERY FAILS

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Two armed men
forced driver Of Wells-Fargo ex-
press wagon to drive into dark al
ley today and broke open safe being
hauled to a railway station. When
they found It empty, they beat the
driver unconscious and escaped. The
driver and wagon were found later by
q pelieauAn.
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
VAST FORTUNE AWAITING
TWO BEAR LAKE CITIZENS
Marvin Alfred and Mrs. Minor Wilcox Of Paris,
Numbered Among Many Who will Share in
Billion Dollar Estate.

heirs. The story runs as follows;
During the early history of our
country Lord Calvert, who had ex-
tensive possessions in this country,
became so exasperated with his sons
for casting their lot with the Amerl-
can army during the revolution,
that he disinherited them, and TO
make this effective he leased his
property to the government for q
period of nlnety-nlne years. The
lease was terminated several years
ago., bat systematic effort to settle
the estate has never before been pur-
sued. Mr.. Alfred and Mrs. Wilcox
are direct descendants of Lord CAL
vert, their grandmother being a Miss
Calvert, rand.daughter of Lord
Calvert. The property consists OF
one thousand acre park in the city
of Baltimore, interests in the Balti-
more q Ohio Railroad and other
railrods and considerable collateral
in the Bank of England. The esti-
mated value Of the estate is more
than four billions of dollars, to be
divided between 1920 heirs, making
each more than millionaire. This
will be happy finish to a hard
fought life and it is to be hoped
that the parties interested will soon
come into their own.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16

Paris, June l4-Do you think il
would make you madP If, after
years of hardship and toll incident
to subduing the wild and woolly
west, you should awaken some fine
summers morning when nature was
adorned in her richest robes of green
and the birds in the trees we're put
ting forth their sweetest songs, TO
have a friend meet You and by the
most persuasive argument and docu-
mentary evidence convince you that
through your veins coursed the blue
blood of English aristocracy and
that you were an heir. to millions
and that hereafter those who had
looked upon you as very ordinary
and common plug, were about to
fall down and pay you homage, do
you think it would make you mad?
Mr.. Marvin A. Alfred, formerly
of Paris and an old time resident Of
Bear Lake valley, and Mrs. Minor
Wilcox of this city, have fallen herr
to British millions. They, in con-
nection with many other heirs, have
their case in the hands of such men
as former Attorney General Bona
parte and Attorney Calhoun of Bal
timore, who pronounce their claim
Just one and who insist little
time is all that is required to have
the estate settled in favor of the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
KILL TWO BEAR
AT FISH HAVEN

Fish Haven, June l4-The Dunn
boys of Georgetown are not the only
ones in this county who can boast Of
killing a bear. Last week Charles
Helton killed a large Cinnamon
bear, which he had been after for
several days. J. P. Stocks 10 also
the proud possesser of fine grizzly
bear skin. The bear was caught in
a trap which he had set up the can
yon. The animal was still alive
when Mr.. Stocks visited the trap
and 1t required several shots to end
old bruins existence.
The Fish Haven and Garden City
Junior ball teams crossed bats last
Saturday at the latter place. Th'
score was 23 to % in favor of Fisf
Haven.
Mrs. Rhoda Sch encks is Fisl
Haven visitor this week.
A gasoline lighting plant has beel
installed IN Stocks Hotel, and sew
eral of our citizens are thinking o
having the same system put in thei
residences.
The spraying of fruit trees is nov
in full blast here. 1t was great
needed and will no doubt result i
glvlng us better quality of frul
this year.
| D. N. Williamson moved hi
sheep to the east hills last week.
I. S. Conley came in from b
sheep camp last night to visit fe'
days with his family.
! Many of our young folks are e
ing to St. Charles this afternoon
: witness ball game between Il
Paris and st. Charles teams.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
UNTA COUNTY DIVIDED;
KEMMERER COUNTY SEAT

AT the election held last Tuesday
the proposition Of creating the coun-
ty of Lincoln out of a portion of
Uinta county, Wyoming, carried by
good majority, and Kemmerer
wss designated as the seat of govern
ment of the county. The Star Val.
lev vote was about TO in favor
of Kemmerer for the county seat.
Cokeville went strong against divi-
sion, while in the towns of Sublet,
IKemmerer and Frontier only II
votes were cast against division
| In the camps of Diamondvilie
Cumberland and Elkol the vote wa
about Q 70 / against division.
| Kemmerer is iubllant over the re
suit and fgnratively speaking tn
town was painted red Tuesda
night when it became known tha
the new county had been create
and Kemmerer had won the prize
leought.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
MONTPELIER WILL
CELEBRATE JULY a

Montpelier will celebrate the
Glorious Fourth, and will do it In
proper style. We are not able this
week to give an outline of the pro-
gram, but can say that sufficient
amount has been subscribed to in
5ure good program of sports for
both young and old. An interest
ling feature of the day will be the
ball game between McCammon and
Montpelier. If you have been in
doubt where or how to spend the
day, you can settle the question now
by deciding to come to Montpelier.
Next week we will tell you all about
it.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
REVOLVING SCREEN
WILL SAVE FISH

Boise, June l2.-With the return
of Assistant State Game Warden
Kendell from Salt Lake this week,
some definite plan will be decided
upon by the game department to
save the millions OF fish which are
destroyed every year in floating out
into irrigation bitches, which,
when they dry up, leave the fish TO
die upon the fields or in the beds of
the bitches.
Mr.. Kendell has been in Salt
Lake for several weeks past and has
been investigating a revolving
screen which allows the debris,
which would naturally accumulate
at any obstruction in a stream, to
pass over, while the fish are kept
out in the main stream.
Complaints are coming into the
department from every section OF
the state against the prevailing Gus
tom of allowing the fish 20 die by
the thousands in the fields which
are flooded by bitches drawing water
from fishing streams.
The farmers themselves are help,
less TO remedy the situation undel
presents conditions. Those who
care sufficiently for the preservation
of the fish sometimes place SCREEN
of an ordinary variety over the in
take of their bitches with the resnl
that the leaves and grasses clog Vi
the stream and they do not get thei
just share of the water.
Other states have had similar el
perience TO that which Idaho Is gC
ing through and demand has bee
created for q suitable screen. Th
result has been that inventors hav
set to work and the revolving scree
has resulted. Mr.. Kendell has bee
looking over screens in Salt Lake
the instance of State Warden Be
Gray, who has been too busy in Il
prosecution of law-breaking cas-
TO make the trip himself.
Thousands of dollars will be saw
to the state every year in the val
of fish if the screens prove TO
satisfactory, and it is SAID that son
sort of deal will be made with I'll
agents for the screen, whereby, If
is not practicable, the state will
out nothing.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
FRISCO PREPARING
FOR Big EXPOSITION

San Francisco, June 1s-The
date for the ground breaking cere-
monies of the Panama California
exposition has been fixed for July
70. Elaborate preparations for this
event are in progress which will oc-
cupy five days. The celebration
will include historical features
covering the period from the dis
covery of the Pacific ocean by Vasco
Nunez de Balboa in 1913 TO. the
founding of the California missions
in 1859 by Father Junipero Sierra Of
the Order of st. Francis. This his
tory will be represented in gorgeous
pageantry and floats illustrating the
chief espodes of that history. Ea
peclally notable will be the process
sion of the twenty-one missions Of
California, each mission psesentinl
its story in appropriately costumee
characters depicting the historica
phrases of its foundation medieval
religious and allegorical.
| Commemorative of the founding
of San Diego de Alcala, pontifica
high mass will be celebrated Oh
Sunday, July 10, which will be th
l42d anniversary of the planting o
the cross on California soil b.
|, Father Sierra. This ceremony vii
be under the direction of the Frar
ciscans and will be held before
, great floral altar in one of the can
r yons of Balboa Park, constructe
in replica of the altrr of the chure
: of San Francisco of Mexico Cit.
: from the cloisters of which Ser
D and his Franciscans were sent
9 convert the savages Of Callforni
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Death of Edward Trace

| NSoOh VI WdTu race
ny the eS occurred in Pari
Shepherd, wh,> Isne 1oth a.
Saturday morning, ,,s los
o'clock, Bear Lake coun., hs !
another one of it's pioneers ano 81
stantial citizens. Death was caus, u
from cancer of the stomach, with
which Mr.. Shepherd had suffered
for some time.
Deceased was the son of William
and Mary A. Shepherd and was
born in South Hampton, England,
on Feb. 81, 1869. At the age of
13 he united with a temperance So
ciety in England and the pledge he
then took that intoxicating liquor
in any form should never pass his
lips, was never broken. Not only
was he a staunch friend of the cause
of temperance, but he was also a
true christian and died with the full
knowledge that he had faithfully
served the Lord.
With HIS parents he came to this
country in the fall of 1877 and set
tied in Paris. For several years he
was engaged in the shoe and harness
business IN Paris. In 1885 he went
to Logan, where he served one year
as assistant recorder in the Temple.
He went to Great Britian on mis-
sion in 1898 and served two years
in the London Conference. After
returning home he was employed in
4. VI. Pugmire's general merchan-
disc store in Paris, being IN charge
of the establishment while Mr..
Puemire was absent on mission.
About five years ago he engaged
in farming in Sharon, and at the
time oil his death was second eoun-
cillor 10 Bishop Hymas of Sharon
ward.
| Besides his widow, five sons and
three daughters, he ls survived by
Pslx brothers and three sisters, his
mother having preceded him to the
Unknown Shore just one month and
23 days.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
COKEVILLE TO HAVE
WATER IVORY

Cokeville, Wyo. June 8th-Thei
city administration took charge
affairs ON the 9th and went to
in o business like manner. Day
night marshals were appointed
many matters pertaining to city
provements were planned. The
sonnel of the city government Il
follows:
Mayor-George r.. Symes.
Councilmen-A.D d. Noblett,. G.
Tanner, Fred Roberts and FIR
Stoner.
Clerk and ex-officio city attorn
M. s. Reynolds. !
Day Policeman-Angus MeLea
Night Policenan-.deo. Allemai
Pete Fuller Is making some ex6,
sive improvements in the interif9
his saloon.
The MasOns here are preparin
give their Montpelier friends
time when they visit Cokevill3
the Goth. No finer place than
creek could have been selecteda
picnic grounds.
Haggerty & Go. opened their =
saloon on the 7th. The place is
plete in all of its appointments.
Mr.. Graham, one of the canal
tractors, returned from Denver
other eastern points on the 4th. s
reports Cokeyille and vicinity O.
the most prosperous looking ofE
section seen on his trip.
What was purported to be
ball game was pulled of here ok
4th between the home team a
bunch of Bancroft batters. The 8
stood 43 TO 10 In favor Of CoktA
, ane 1t took flve hours to plays
game, and a relay Of umpires to
. the game through.
Cokeville June, l2.-Joe Fnlle
Gene Bourne were Cokeville viN
Sunday. They took in the
game and returned home Me-
> morning.
We are informed upon reliabr
8 thcrity that in the near future
q vile will have a water system !,
% an electric light plant. The p
of Pine creek will be utilizets.
= from the fact that the people basl
~ the enterprise are noted for .
u things. CokevilIe counts on :
80 action and good RESULT
10 Continued on editorial pag
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
MANY BITE AT .......
-'-H SHELL GAMES

Surely we are very busy com
munity-something doing all the
time. For the past several monthsA
the saloon evil has held the stagel
and so great was the agitation that
we supposed there was no other evil
in the land. But now comes a sb
called circus with loud and broad
bills, announcing the greatest show
on EARTH" All means, both legitA
innate and otherwise, We're taken to-
get the people under the canvas and
when there the manipulators of the
old and hoary shell game proceeded
to separate the gullible sucker from
his coin. And how the easy marks
went up against the little game and
how they fell over each other in their
efforts to do the shell man out of his
money, and when they failed how
they filled the air with their lamen-
tations and blamed the officers for
permitting them to be buncoed.
When the smoke of the battle clear
ed away and the greatest show on
earth" had gone, there was much
talk of how it happened and who was
to blame. By the reports coming
in from other towns it would seem
that the sucker crop is pretty good in
other localities and Bear Lake has no
monopoly on easy marks.
But the circus people are not the
only ones who have worked a shell
game on the people of this section.
Some few years ago a smooth indi-
vidnal came into this county and by
getting the confidence of the people,
sold them large amount Of rubber
plantation stock and pile of hard
earned dollars went into the pockets
of some outsiders for some pretty
green stock certificates that will bt
kept by the honest settler as a me
mentO of the day when he went VI
against the s'shell game"
Another smooth prom er came thil
way and his speciality was bananas
! Bananas are nice sweet and smooth
SO was the promoter. Yes, thes'
! people are all smooth and sweet, ant
, how close they get to their victims
Maybe he belongs to the same faitl
, or lodge as the victim; probabl.
. their father ''crossed the plains
0 with your father, or their uncle wa
a.. lln .oxV.n ,anfx,1a ant wifh Won
uncle in some war; possibly the
worked In the same missionary fiel
r with your son. One thing is SURE
they worked in whatever field the
y fancied If the picking was good. An
SO the bunco man worked his littl
g "shell gamen and the poor victiI
who saw visions of a tropic splendt
y amid the palms Of Mexico, no
y awakens to the knowledge that !
4 has been up against 1.-THE real thing
|. And so the play moves on. Oh
,r scheme follows another, until v
/. wonder what the next will be. 4
: the present time four men promine
= in politics and finance in Idaho a
4, under indictment by the feder
ID grand jury for crooked work in co
n. nection with the Idaho Hardwo
e, Co., and the question is asked, "a
as they guilty of swindling the peoT
or are they themselves the victiI
e. OF big shell gamer"
he It would seem. however. with t
~ many opportunities for safe, legi
lat mate investments offered In our o.
ed state, and there's no better field tn
II Idaho for the placing of capital, ii
Investors would not listen TO
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
RILEY RECITAL TONIGHT.

The evening with James Whit
comb Riley at the Theatre tonight
promises to be something out of
the ordinary. Judge Flenner viii
be ASST. ted by the best local music
al talent. Admission 25 and SOC.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16

Rexburg, June 15.-Geo. Golden
shot and killed Ja mes Collier al
Dubois, this county, last night.
Golden, who is so year old, had
been paying attention to Harriet
Bowering, and on going TO hei
place last night found Collier, ag'
80, lying on . bed in her apartment
Golden shot three times each sho
taxing effect.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16

st. Charles, June 14-Anoi iss !.
pioneer has gone. Last evenin'ss i;' "
8 o'clock John T. Barker, Sr., p
ed away suddenly. He had a
been feeling well for several d. y
but was up and around as usual. X
doctor was summoned yesterCd q, Dc
who did all he could but Mr.. Bad 0
er's condition proved to be s,N.
that medical skill brought no rel
lie was one of the pioneers of ostl,
section and was engaged in farmse :n aa
up to within a few years ago. !
was the father of ten children a
sons and five daughters-all ~
whom are living except one dap
ter, who with her mother, preceA M
him to their eternal home q nunSSi nunass
Fod
of years ago. He was an honsSoaSsI!! q!
generous-hearted man and an exA,Mo
plary citizen. His funeral Willis u
held tomorrow from the meet
house. rstid
A daughter was horn last Mon
to Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Michaeltz 30
Mrs. Mamie Gibbie and child
of Salt Lake, are visiting with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
ford.
Mrs. Willard Gibbs and chile.
of Malad, are visiting with
mother, Mrs. G. NJ. Pugmire. Tfn
will remain most of the summer. ~
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16

arguments of men who wish to send
their money into foreign lands to be
invested and handled by people of
whom they know little or nothing.
If the schemes were all these promo
ters say they are, they would not
have to come to the farmer or stock
man for small investment, but
would be able to interest capital in
such amounts that few sales of
stock would give them all the money
needed to develop their schemes.
So no matter what your means-if
1t be few hundred you have saved
by years of hard toll and strict econ
omy, or few thousand that you have
accumulated in a short time by rea-
son of the saloons being closed, keer
your eye on IL or the "shell man.
will get it. We will say no more OF
this subject if the reader will lister
to this little Sunday school story:
| A young lady teacher had askee
her little tots to repeat some lin
from the scriptures when they drop
ped their offerings for the missionar,
caut 9 into the contribution box. Th
first little golden headed girl places
her dime gently in the box, quotinl
"God loves a cheerful giyer."
The next dainty, faced little chill,
repeated, .'Cast thyebread upon tn
waters and after many days il sha
: be returned to you"
Then came red headed, frecklt
faced little Ted, who needed n
dime to pay his way to the baseba
game and as he chucked it in /
quoted with more force than eleganc
"A fool and his money are SOC
parted" No NAME.
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
TWO MORE PIONEERS ne ne
ANSWER FINAL SUMMOfss.
Edward 7. Shepherd Of Sharon and ]. 7. Bari Y
ST. Of St. Charles, Called to Join the Silen nae az
= Majority in the Great Beyond,

His funeral services were heseT
the Paris Second ward meef. IT,"
be 81
house last Monday afternoonsss !
were largely attended by fr'. r. r.
from all sections of the cons
The services were presided oviSss.s'
pish> up Hymas Of Sharon and IA.
:. bore testimony to the rvEI
- ~ nd tr,,,a christian life ofaaSidi
1aoaaaoa ~cre Biz aops Poalser'1Sss' \.
pugmir1, J. 'dgs BSdge' sae a,e.,.
Matthews, VIM. L. fS'sH ""u .sa q
w. Richards. tsp
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16
RECORD OF MAIL
HANDLED IN MAY

The tabulated statistics of the
number of pieces of outgoing and
incoming mail handled in the Mont-
peller postoffice during the month Of
May, will give the public some idea
of the enormous amount of mail that
goes through this Office in the course
of year. However, the figures
gwen below do not include all the
mail which passes through the office
as the count of pieces of incoming
mail included only the mail for local
delivery, no account being taken of
the mail for the various stage routes
out of here. As an account had to
be kept of each class of mail and
the time required IN handling, you
can readily see that Postmaster
Winters and his clerks had no easy
job last month, especially when you
consider that each piece of outgoing
mail had to be handled on an aver
age of four times and each piece of
incoming mail an average of five
times.
| The records of Postmaster VIM
ters show that there was total OF
lis, 54s pieces of outgoing mail
handled last month. The number
of pieces of each was as follows:
First class s.................73,03 ,03i
Second class. go, 49i
Third class ................14,5o 30.
Merchandise, 4th class. ......2,6 So
} Congressional G matter ........1, 26
Departmental mail. Il........,.l, 10
Mail to foreign countries ~, 80
: Registered mail .46
The total number of pieces of IL
e coming mail handled was 51,57t
divided into classes as follows:
First class. ..............27. 80
Second class ...............19, ,5s
/ Third class ................ 90, ,2s
it Merchandise, 4th class .........7l
# Congressional matter. ....4'
Il Departmental mail ......,5 s.
9. Mail from foreign counties q.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16

Josephine Deffrey Co. all next
week at the Theatre, prices 10, 20
and 80 cents.