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The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
0LDTIMERS
MEET THE
NEWCOMERS

The oldtimers of Libby met tc
wine and dine the new comers oi
the city at the Methodist parson
age on last Thursday evening.
The event was termed New
Corners social. The parsonage was
crowded to overf1owing with a
laughing, mixing crowd of jolliers,
and ere the three hours of game
playing and frolicing, prior to re-
freshments, were over, no distin-
gushing was possible betwixt old
timer and newcomer.
About 40 oldtimers and 20 new
corners sat down to lunch, furnished
by the ladies of the. M. E. church.
Of the oldtimers Mrs. John Leigh
was the oldest citizen of Libby and
Mr.. Gerkly, who had arrived that
day, was the newest newcomer.
At midnight the crowd left for
their homes, oldtimers feeling the
keenest friendship for such congo
nial newcomers and newcomers
glad to be made welcome to such a
hospitable community.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
2 APPLES ON BLACKLIST

d. P. Swingle, plant pathologist,
agricultural college and experimen
Station, sends out this note of warm
Ing
beware of apple blight, Look
ahead and plan wisely to avoid
heavy loss from this disease. Some
varieties Of apples resist it we'll but
others do not. The Alexander and
the Transcendent crab are very
susceptible. The blight kills them
root and branches. That is why
Transcendents bring such a good
price no one raises them after the
blight appears. Take warning now
and do not plant any more orchards
to these two varieties. 1t has been
proved over and oyer, IN other
states and in Our own, that When
blight reaches valley those varie-
ties go down and out, no matter
how profitable they were before
that time. They not only suffer
themselves, but prove hotbeds of
infection for surrounding orchards
of other varieties
If you have ordered stock of
either of these two varieties for
planting in the spring, get it
changed at once. If your neighbor
has placed such an order, warn him
for his sake, your sake, and the
sake of the orchard interest where
you live. Make the change now.
1t will be much easier than after
the trees are set out.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

The list of electors taken from
official register eligible to vote at
the city election in Libby contains
the names of 22I voters, divided by
wards as follows First SO, Second
10 and Third 62. There will be
but one ticket in the field, a citizens
ticket nominated at non partisan
mass meeting last Monday evening.
three weeks ago reports were rife
on the streets that the socialists in
tended throwing their hats into the
ring, but it was later announced
that they would make no contest.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
BUT One TICKET
AT CITY ELECTION

The mass meeting Monday even
ing at Plummer's hall to nominate
a partisan ticket for the city
election was largely attended.
There were no contests and the fol-
lowing candidates were nominated
by acclimation
Mayor-Thos. Switzer.
Treasurer-Tlmothy Miller.
Police Magistrate-C.R.H Hoffman
The election will be more in the
nature of ratification, as the time
limit has closed for other nomina-
tions, and there will be but the one
ti.ket in the field. The non-parti-
san ward caucuses had previously
nominated for aldermen
First Ward-H. Brink.
Second Ward-W. N. Curtis.
Third Ward-G. R. Blackwell.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
BRIDGE PEOPLE ARRESTED

A pispatch to the Spokesman
Review from Davenport, WASH,
under date of March IS, says:
First word of the Lincoln county
grand jury, in session at Daven port,
reached here today in a telegram
from Sheriff w. B. Brockman at
Portland, that he has arrested w.
B. Whitlock and c. w. Raynor,
president and structural engineer,
respectively, of the Coast Bridge
company Of Portland, on Lincoln
county indictments alleging at
tempts to bribe county commission
ers.
The charge against President
Whitlock is that he offered county
commissioner R. A: Rife a bribe
of $2oo in connection with the let
ting of the contract for six steel
b!dges i'll July, 1911.
Engineer Raynor is charged in
the indictment with having offered
5000 to County Commissioner Mar
tin Engelson and a similar amount
to former County Commissioner
Samuel Mayer for their influence
in the letting of the contract for the
steel bridge across Squaw canyon,
the contract being secured later by
the Portland firm by a low sealed
bid in 1910.
The integrity of the county com.
missioners is not reflected upon by
the indictments. All say they re-
fused the money and voluntarily
testified of the alleged actions of
the bridge company officials. The
Portland men have been placed
under $4,000 bond.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
UNDERSHERlFF BRADLEY RESIGNS.

Undersheriff Claude Bradley has
resigned the Office to take charge
of the Busey hardware store at Eu-
reka, and with his wife and family
removed to his former home last
Tuesday. Mr.. Bradley has been a
most capable officer and with his
genial personality has made host
of friends in Libby, who regret to
see him and his estimable wife
leave the city. He is succeeded in
the sheriff S Office by w. N. Curtis,
one of the bright young business
men of Libby, and all who know
him will agree that Sheriff Baney
has secured the services of wor-
thy successor to the departing un-
dersheriff.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
KAL.-LIBBY AUTO ROAD,

Kalispell Bee: Sales brothers
were in town this week and were
called into consultation with the
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce on
the proposed Kalispell.Libby road
Mr.. Sales states that the proposed
road from Kalispell via Marion to
Libby and Thompson Falls is not
only highly feasible, but is now
nearly complete, especially as to
Libby. There is gap of only about
six miles between the Kalspell and
Libby end of the road out in the
neighborhood of Swamp creek to
be completed and then an auto can
run from Kalispell thru to Libby
practically over the proposed Libby
cutoff. The Flathead end of the
road is practically complete, only
requiring few places to be fixed.
Automobiles have already gone as
far as William Longs place with
little difficulty.
The chamber of commerce author
lied the secretary to write letters to
the county commissioners of Lin
coin, Flathead and Sanders counties
advising joint meeting on this
proposed road. -
Mr.. Sales is OF the opinion that
this proposed road into the Thomp-
son river country will open up one
of the best districts that is now tri-
butary to Kalispell, and will be in
strumental in getting lot of new
settlers into this country. He states
that it is the finest hunting and
fishing region in the state, especial
ly as to fishing.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
er conditions will permit.

er conditions will permit.
P. H. Bowling, accompanied by
two forest service officials, has beer
IN this vicinity all week look ing
over the timber with a view OF
starting sawmill at Leonia.
Considering the many advan.
tages, climatic and otherwise, which
this part of the country offers, it is
not surprising that the influx oi
new settlers is rapidly increasing
our population.
The dance at the Mccormick
school house on Saturday evening
was, as usual, we'll attended. The
breaking up of the roads, which is
general occurrence at this time of
year, had no effect on those living
at distance, showing how much
everyone desires and enjoys these
entertainments. Being the eve of
st. Patrick S day all honored the
occasion by wearing green badges,
some even had the genuine, far
famed "Chosen Leaf of Bard and
Chief from the Emerald Isle.
Quite a number of young men from
the Idaho Cold & Radium Co. and
several of the officials, among whom
were Fred Fry and J. Ralston, at
tended the dance. During inter
mission there was some excellent
singing. OF special merit were
those by ]. Ralston, Fred FRY and
John o. Gallagher. Frank O'Gal-
lagher ably assisted with musical
accompaniment. Altogether a most
pleasant timeWas spent, and all left
wishing heartily for a speedy re-
currence of similar occasion.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

rowing manager of Amalgamated
politics; Mr. Bill Brennan, Flathead
county factor for the copper com
pany; Ma. Roy Alley, democratic
legislator for the Analgamated and
herder at the meeting of the repub-
lican committee; Mr.. Frank Keith
all Mr.. George Baggs, representa-
tlves--supposedly--of strong anti
TAFT communities--the motive
which prompts all of these men to
oppose cause which is for the
unquestioned advantage of their
state, and to espouse a candidacy
whose temporary success would
III AN the inevitable defeat of the
party.
The real reason appears to be,
not love for Mr.. Taft, not loyalty
to the republican party, but a de-
termination to keep the republican
machinery in the hands of the old
crowd, the old guard, the discredi-
ted leadership that has been repud-
lated. 1t is strange thing that
any part of the rank and file of the
republican party should be hood
wlnked by this palpable effort Of
the friends of privilege to keep
their grip on the organization
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
NESBITT LOSES LICENSE CASE.

The district court had one-day
session Monday, Judge J. E. Erick-
son presiding. The Nesbitt case
being an appeal from the decision
of the county commissioners in
rejecting the application for saloon
license at Rexford. to jury trial,
and the verdict sustained the action
of the commissioners: Hon. D. +
Smith appeared for Nesb,tt anc
Hon. Thos. D. Long for protest
ants.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

In contest case arising in north
ern Montana the commissioner of
the general land office holds that
Improvements, no matter how ex-
tensive and expensive, do not take
the place of residence, which is a
prime and essential requisite of the
homestead law establishment of
residence necessitates change or
abandonment of a home or domi-
cile elsewhere. - The entry was
held for cancellation.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

Mr.. Edwin c. Chapman was
married TO Mrs. Myrtle Titman of
New Jersey at the Methodist par
sonage last Saturday morning, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
f. S. Williamson. Mr.. Pierce
Hughes and Mrs. Marguerite
Hughes stood up with the happy
bride and groom. Mr.. and MIS-.
Chapman will reside in Libby.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

A Minneapolis dispatch revives
the story that the Milwaukee will
build to Alberta via the Flathead
valley. This is presumably over
the North Fork route, which the
Great Northern and Milwaukee
surveyors fought about in the deep
SHOWS and then suddenly all hands
hiked out of the country.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

The electoral college this year
will be composed Of 5.32 members,
267 votes being necessary to elect
a president. The democratic ma
tional convention will consist of
1904 delegates and the republican
1915, the difference arising i'll the
territorial representation.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

The registration books are closed
for the school elections and County
Clerk Carpenter is sending out the
official lists to the various district S
and other election supplies. In
the Libby district 376 electors have
qualified.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

Jesse Coulter, the we'll known
mining man of the Occur d. !Alenes
and the Yahk country, was busi-
ness visitor in Libby last Friday.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
STATE SCHOOL
MONEY IS
APPORTlONED

The state school money allotted
to Lincoln county has been appor-
toned by Superintendent Head to
the various districts as follows:
District No, Scholars Amount
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w, Scott are on
their homestead near Troy this
week.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
WITHOUT A FOREMAN

Shortly after we reached the
office Saturday forenoon the fore
man disappeared. Miss Thompson,
who was sent tn look him up,
found him in the back room
sleeping off a drunk. He did not
show up again until 4bout 3
o'clock in the afternoon when ne
came into the front office and went
about his work He was stopped
and told that his service were no
longer needed in the office. That
foreman who could not keep
sober when his employer was sick
wss worse than none He was
paid off and told that no foreman
was better than man like him, as
without him we krew exactly what
the office could do and with him
we did not.
While Thompson was sleeping off
his drunk, we sent for Mr..
Steninger and he kindly consented
to let George Russell come to the
Office and put the paper on the
press Saturday night and will help
usiut in that way this week.
We have engaged Mr.. ". j.
Peters thourgh printer, to take
the foremansbip Of the office. II,
is now in Idaho and will leave for
Elko next Saturday. Until he
comes this Office will not be able TO
do anything outside of getting out
the paper.
We are sorry that this condition
of affairs exists in the office at this
time, but IL is here and we must
make the most Of il. We ask the
idulGencc Of our patrons until the
roheumatism releases US from its
grip and every department Of our
print shop is in running order r
again.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
PULQUE TRAINS IN MEXICO

Pulque is the national drink Of
Mexcio. ltis made from the juice
OF the magney plant, large tracts
Of which are cultivated outside Of
Mexico City. As = rule, there are
500 plants to the acre.
The juice is extracted by poems.
II is shipped into town in long
trains much like milk trains here,
and the consumption is so great
that il is equivalent to two quarts
day for each person
The white liquid tastes like
yeast, and in small places il is a
common sight TO see pigskins filed
with the liquor strapped to q
burro's back, the pulque making
a gurgling sound with every mot.
ion Of the animsl---New York sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
A GOOD BEGINNING
FOR 4 new STATE

The democratic party in ihe new
state OF New Mexico held its first
state convention at Clovis, May IA.
One Of the first things il did was
to adopt the following plank in its
platform: We believe a healthy.
vigorous people to be the greatest
asset of q nation. We commend
the efforts Of Senator Owen to
secure greater efficiency in our
national health agencies. We be.
lieye these public health aRsncie,
should be organized into a single
national department Of public
health. and we favor such legisla.
tion as will effect this purpose.
The Journal Of the American Me-
ical Association says that il would
be difficult to imagias q better
starting point for = party in n new
state than such q declaration of it's
belief in the supreme Importance
of public health. The democratic
party in New Mexico has taken
a position that will ultimately he
that OF all intelligent and uns.I.
iish citizens.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
PIOCHE REIPELS ? THE SLlNOER

Last week we published an
article from the Gold6eld Tribune,
which commented rather severely
on conditions existing in Phoebe. The
Phoebe Record of last Saturday in
com nenting on the Tribuns's article
says it is a slander on the citi-
zens ofLincoln county and pict res
a condition of lawlcssness which
never did exsist and which would
not be tolerated fur ono minute.
Whoever the sponsor was for this
crude story. if he knows anything
about Lincoln county at all, knows
that Judge Somers never was in
danger If any ersonal violence
during in his stay here. He
walked up and down the streets
requently and at all times com.
manded the highest respect and
esteem of all classes of citizens.
Furthermore. when the verdict
OF guilty was rSnded against
former Sheriff Smith there vas no
organized attempt tn secure the re-
lease of the defendant from the
custody of Sheriff Jake johnson or
his deputies. Surh acts of law
lessness were never thought of
and. had such a movement been
undertaken, it would not have
met with favor from the convicted
sheriff or his friends.
During the entire time that the
district court was IN session here
recently the town of Pioche
maintained normal conditi ms OF
peace and quietude.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05

Plans are uud.r consideration 20
change the route of the Western
Pacific over the Sicrras. 1t is pro.
posed to leave thc present line at
Kcddie, California, running north
and building through Honey Lake
and Indian valley, joining the old
inc again at rrego, Nevada. a
short dist inre this side Of GCrlach.
This route would not only be Is
nile shorter than the old line, hut
would climate the Kcddic Chilit.
coot and Spring Garden tunnel
the three longest on the line.
All stations between Keddic and
rrego would be- abandoned, and q
new teruinsl established. probably
at Analec, California, l35 miles
from Winnnmu,,a. The new route
was probably conceived from the
burning of the ChiIicoot tunnel a
few weeks ago II is stated that the
stones on the inside Of the tunnel
are still so hot that work is impos.
siblr. and that 10 rebuild The bore
would require The hCst pant of
years time. Silver state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
SPEAKER CLARK DEMANDS
PROOF OF BRYAN

Speaker Clark reached Baltimore
Saturday and after cansultati n
with his managers issued the
following statement in reply to
Bryan's speech in which he said he
would not cast his vote in the
convention for any candidate
supported by New yark or any
other state under control of the
interests:
Today an outrageous aspersion
was cast upon me and through me
upon the democratic party bv one
who of all men ought t. be the last
to besmudge or betray his friends
or his party. So far as am
PERSONALLY concerend. il is enough
to say that the charge which
reflects upon my personal or party
integrity is utterly and absolutely
false. ! might afford to forget
myself, but am by the choice of
the democratic majority of the
house Of representatives, the rank
ing democratic official in public
life. ! cannot be false or corrupt
without rejecting upon my party
in the most serious way.
Any man who would enter into
an alliance with any selfish
interest or privileged class to
gain the nomination for the presi-
dency is unworthy of the presi-
dency and of the speakership OF
the house. II have not entered
into such alliance, then the demo.
crat, however distinguished. who
want only charges me with this
act is traitor to the democratic
party and to his professed friend
ship to me.
II am not here TO plead for
nomination or attempt to influence
any mans political action. Let
every man proceed in this conven-
ion according t. convictions and
the expressed will of his con.
stitutents. ask no undue con-
sideration from any man, he he
fr1n 4 4 !
justice from every democrat in
this convention or throughout the
nation. With William j. Bryan
and his charge made in the conven
tlon today, the issue is proof or
retraction. shall expect him to
meet that issue.
Champ Clark"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
BANNER YEAR IN CHURCHILL

Reclamation officials lestimai
that the present seasons crop j.
this project will lave an approx
mate value in excess of half a mil.
lion dollars. This will be the bar
ner figure for this valley and will
only be in conformity to the
growth that has characterized tt.
lands of this valley since the Cove, :
ment irrigation system WAS install.
led. Last seasons crop value t..
tailed 1000. and inasmuch
both a better yield and higher
market figures are anticipated fo.
the present season the estimate
would seem to be well within tn,
actual figures when the result,
have been tahulated.-Churchi
Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
FREIGHT THIEVES CAPTURED

lhe greatest menace to tn. bic
trancscontinental railroads /,
freight car thieves. II cost III,
companies hundreds of thousand.
oi dollars annually paying loses
here is how the tricks are turned
by the robbers.
Inc mystery of numerous thefts
OF merchandise from freipb, c,rs
passing over the numberton cutoff
which has been puzzling the rail.
foao police for several months
past, was solved early this morninp
oy Special Officers Dan O'Conncr
and /. Reardon. who caught Oak
'ano men throwing packages of
goods from freight car as il was
moving along the edge Of the
marsh near Newark. The officers
went into hiding near the stolen
property and waited for the men
to come back after it. As soon as
they appeared on the scene they
were placed under arrest and
taken to the county jail.
The offers h d received infor-
that thieves were work no
along this section by hiding goods
and later taking them away in p
LAUGH for sale IT, San Francisco or
Oakland. They selected a place Of
concealment near the track md
waited for the early morning
frelg trains TO pass. They were
rewarded by seeing a car pass with
in open door from which came
tumbling barrels OF whiskey, boxes
Di shoes, cigars, dry goods and
groceries. For a quarter Of a
mile along the track there was
'tre~n a miscellaneous collection
# merchandise until early half
the contents Of the car had been
thrown out. Six barrels of
Shiskey were rolled out three of
which broke and liberated their
contents. O'Connur and Reardon
waited over an hour until Witsun
md Fisk came walking along the
rack from Newark. 1t was a
surprised pair that was paced
lnder arrest, and at first neither
lad anything to say.
After the officials had gathered
Ip much of the stolen property
md stored il in a warehouse at
Newark. they brought the prison.
'rs TO Oakland and with them a
'ase Of shoes as evidence. - Sparks
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-07-05
snssslna 80 an Omen,

The only attention We pay 20 q
sneeze at the present day is to on.
deavor to get rid OF tho chill which
causes Il: but sneeEo In the days Of
old Greece was matter OF great con.
cern and import,
There was then a 6od Of sneezinE.
and great undertakings would even
be abandoned n man snee1ed at an
Inappropriate moment, the act being
looked upon as the oracle OF tho god
sneeze between midnight and
noon was looked upon as q fortunate
sign. but between noon and midnight
II betokened great misfortune. To
sneeEe TO your right was lucky: to
the left unlucky. Two or four sneeEes
were lucky, one or three very un.
lucky and any undertaking 10 hand
should " possible be abandoned: more
than four sneezea did not count.
There IL a saying In many parts Of
England today: Once a wish, twics
a kiss. three times letter. four times
something better" u people sneezsd
together II was q good sign. partiou.
larry II they happened 70 be discuss
Ing business.