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Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-30

ng OF when you like Tight bread, as he viii
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
WESTERN WOOL MEN WIN
FIGHT 70 LOWER RATES

Washington, ID. c., April I2-West.
ern wool men won their fight for
lower rates. The interstate CONNER.
ce commission today rendered the
opinion in the case of the National
Wool Growers association against
the Oregon Short Line and other
roads, holding that present rates for
transportation of wool from Utah,
Idaho. and other western states to
eastern destinations are unreasonable
and reasonable rates are ordered put
into effect.
The commission does not prescribe
definitely what these rates shall be
but gives the carriers to May 1 to
check in rates substantial accord with
the commissions findings. The com.
mission also holds that the blanket
system of making wool rates should
be broken up and graded rates es.
tablished; that wool in bales should
have lower rate than wool in sacks;
wool should be classified as second
class in less than carloads.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
NOTICE

On Saturday, the 18th day of May
1912, at the hour of two o'clock pm
at the front door of the County court
house in Logan City, Cache County
Utah, Cache County viii sell az public
auction to the highosJ bidder for cash
the following desert d real estate
to-wit:
Beginning at the Southeast corner
of Lot two (2), block twelve u2) plat
"E" Logan City Survey, and running
thence North IS rods; thence West
rs rods; thence South Is rods; then.
ce East rs rods to the place OF be,
ginning.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 18th day Of April, A. ID. 1912.
r. w. JAMES,
(Seal) County Clerk.
Date of first publication April 4l,n
1912. mil
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
WOMAN LEAVES HER
HUSBAND FIVE DOLLARS

New York, April 12.-Mrs. ROUSE
Remsen who died on March 26, 1912,
left will disposing of her $500
estate. in which she bequeathed S. to
her husband, TO be paid in 100 install
ments of cents each, She gave the
residue of her estate to her son,
Carl Of this city.
Harold Remsen, the husband, lives
at No s East Slxty.second street.
His wife lived and died at 4O5 East
One Hundred and Twenty-second
street She beQueathed $1,000 each
to her sister and brother and Eegnon
Dielson, a friend in Copenhagen.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

M. ID. Broadman, 573 w. Main ST.,
Helena, Mont, gives an interesting
account of his improved health thru
the use of Foley Kidney Pills. Aft
err giving detail account of his case,
he says, Il am almost 10 years OLD
and have spent hundreds Of dollars
for medicines, but find that | have
received more benefit from Foley
Kidney Pills, than from all other med
icines. Further particulars sent on re.
quest. For sale by Cooperative
Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
.earth nf merchantable ore.

searth Of merchantable ore.
Mr.. sellwood said in Utah there
were known TO be a billion tons OF
merchantable ore. This ore can be
used to make steel Just as well as
any other ore, but 1t is not near coke
or coal or flusing material, he said:
But" continued Mr.. Sellwood.
there is a great market In the west
for steel and a growing market In
the central west, and the time will
come when It will be practical to
ship that western ore east or to ship
from the east the. coke and coal"
Several years ago, Mr.. Sellwood ex'
plored the Utah ores for James j.
Hill, the late John w. Gates and
the late f. II. Hartman. They con-
sidered those ores reserve.
How long do you think the Utah
ores will be considered merely a re-
server" asked Representative Gard
ner.
Probably twenty-five years"
Mr.. Sellwood thought time would
come when 1t would be practical to
build steel plants on the Pacific
coast and told of when Gates and
others had considered erecting a
steel mill at Los Angeles. With the
completion of the Panama canal the
availability of the western ore it
was said would increase.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

Constipation causes headache, nau-
sea, dizziness, languor, heart palpi-
tation. Drastic physics grippe, sicken,
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. 25cents. Ask your
druggist.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
BILLION TONS OF
IRON ORE IN UTAH

Washington, April IA prophecy
that Theories held by the United Staes
Steel Corporation would be exhausted
WITHIN twenty-five or thirty years and
that the natural resources OF the
far west would be utilized was made
today before the house steel trust
committee by Joseph Sellwood, an
ore expert, who says he has scored
the North American continent in
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

without personal compensation. Ten
nessee mourns the death Of Bob"
Taylor as its most beloved son. His
was a life of making other people
happier and brighter and more con-
tented.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
OHIO MAN MARRiES
HIS HALF SISTER

NV ''FN~' S'S ~
Cincinnati, o., April IA strange
story that resulted In the divorce OF
John p. Rulch, Jr., aged 20 years from
his half-sister, Helen Hoffman Ruch
"a, was related in the sc 'vency court
here today. The half.urother and
half-sister were married October 20
1910, neither at the time knowing OF
the blood relationship between them
The discovery of the relationship was
disclosed a few weeks ago and the
action for a divorce followed
1t was explained to the court that
the mistake had been possible be.
cause of the fact that the mother. for
a private reason had hidden from
the children the fact that they were
halfbrother and half-sister, allowing
them to believe that the girl was on
ly an adopted child. The husband
was given the custody of the couples
two children.
The petition for divorce, filed by
the husband, was on the formal
ground of neglect. The divorce was
granted on that ground to protect
the young people SO far as possible
in the record.
The father and mother of the
young couple were not in court when
the hearing was held.
The relationship of the Ruchs was
disclosed to the young husband and
wife by Judge Lenders of the probate
court few weeks ago In the pres
ence of their mother, Mrs. Jonn +
Ruch. Neighbors of the Ruch family
informed Judge Leuders they believ
ed the couple were half.brother and
half.sister. He learned after investi
cation that the two had grown up 20
gether under the belief that the Cir
was only an adopted daughter of Mrs
Ruch.
The youngest of their children il
few weeks old.
In securing the marriage license
Ruch gave the young woman's name
as Helen Hoffman.
This young man came TO the pro
bate court in 1910 and secured II
cense to marry this young woman
who, II since has been discovered, II
his halfsister," said Judge LeuderI
10 the solyency court.
THAT was before the recent law
was passed requiring both applicant
for marriage license to appear per
sonally. The young man gave hi
name, age, and address properly Ill
gave the young woman's name a
Helen Hoffman and told her age an,
address. / am informed-in fact,
have investigated the matter careful
ly and feel certain-that he did no
know at that time that this youn
woman was his half-sister.
Still Love Each oother.
"The discovery was not made Ill
I'll a comparatively short time age
had them in my office and We trie
10 arrive at some solution of tn
problem presented. They have tw
children. They still love each othe
and love their children.
Il explained to them that althoI
gh they might be able to keep tn
secret for years there would come
time as surely as anything huma
can be certain when someone woul
discover it, and it would be expose
possibly in their declining years. {
if the disclosure were to come II,
until after their death, II would
left as heritage to their childre
Now they can come into court no
estly to explain an honest mistal
and do the only thing in their pow
TO rectify their mistake"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

c. l.. Barsons, Sec'y. and Treas.
of the @. II. Ward Drug Co., Pasa-
dena, Calf, writes: I'VE have sold
and recommended Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for years. We be-
lieve it to be one of the lnost efficient
expectorants on tho market. Con.
tanning no opiates or narcotics 1t can
be given freely to children. Enough
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
MILLIONS TO Be SPENT
ON GREAT IRRIGATION
PROJECT IN IDAHO
CONTINUED from page one)

CONTINUED from page one)
the total acreage come up to 100000
acres Of titled and irrigated ground.
l. b: Perrine of Twin Falls, Idaho
and w. d. Brown Of Rexburg, in the
same state, have just returned from
Washington d. c., where they have
been consulting with government
reclamation officials and photograph
ic experts relating to the new project
and they come back here with the
announcement that execution OF
plans for the great enterprise is as
sured. The project has been financed
according to information given out,
and necessary cooperation on the
part Of the government has been Sc.
cured
To Dam Snake River
Our enterprise is a great one"
said Mr.. Perrine at the Hotel Utah
last evening. ''In the first place, we
propose to erect big dam across the
Snake river at American Falls which
will impound and conserve the sTring
flood waters of that great stream in
a natural reservoir that viii! extend
from American Falls nearly 10 Black.
foot. and which will make lake COW
ering $1,000 acres of ground.
I'VE intend to utilize the natural
bed and stream of the Snake river to
convey these reservoired waters to
the dam at Millner, at which point
are the present intakes OF the north
and south canals in the great Twin
Falls irrigation project. The south
canal of this project runs out west
from Millner to near the western
edge of Twin Falls county, turning
north at the town of Cephas. 1t Is
at this latter point that we propose
to begin our new extension, which is
to be 14O miles long and to run out
over an immense acreage IN Owyee
county.
Includes Immense Area
This extension will .r.igate Co.,
900 acres of good ground that at pre-
sent lies idle for want Of water. In
the district covered by the north can
al already in commission, the acre
age served is 100000 acres. The SOU
tn canal, which also is in service,
brings into agricultural use 100000
acres more of ground. The Bruneau
extension, which we will soon pro-
coed to build, will bring under cult
vatin 100000 acres more of good land.
Under the entire Twin Falls project,
as now in operation and to be in SER
vice when the extension shall be
completed a total of 100000 acres
will yield agricultural products for
| the state of Idaho.
unless one should take the troub-
lie, and the pleasure to look over
| that vast area, he can scarcely realize
the fact that it constitutes practical
ly an agricultural empire that is be-
ing added to the productive acreage
of the United States.-S. l.. Tribune.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
M>p-po. >c>nE ~ NrwBEn>.
, milne Killed After rriGhtcniug Mnny
fPunle.

Newbcrn. ~ e.. August IA dog
which was Supposed To be mad caused
CONSERVATION iu ono OF the residential
sections Of ih, city Yesterday after
noon. hen first seen. TIA, animal vas
runnine ny Broad street fpamins at
the mouth and snapping and biting at
everything hs anne near When in
front OF 7 t.and's home hc darted
into the from door. wnich was stand
us open at me time. aud ran through
into tho diniHg room Mrs. Land was
in this room and when she saw tho
animal dart through the door Picked
up chair and struck MIN several
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
Virginia Trust Co.
Riohmo nd, Virginia.

This Company, having qualified as
Executor Of the Estate Of Mrs Hannah
NJ Moran, deceased, ali persons having
claims against said Estate arc requested
to present them at this office, and those
indebted to the Estate will please make
payment
VIRGINIA TRUST COMPANY.
Executor OF Mrs Hannah NJ Moran.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PETERSBURG PEA%Ur MAKKLr.
( II nnEl.l " Nn.r.--s -. - =

tfepor'.d .! lodges. Mccaoe a Coz
Petersburg. Va. August -,-r.sn,,,.
!iA MA4Nvt weak farntr- spanish. ~.
"e! 3--hei. Jumbo Spaui-h SCI per
sls".i' $40 shen,l ~pan.sA. sc per
FOUND Nirgin!as- M4r4ct v-4L fan'.v
'gn'oo. 20 per pogaa. tanc. hand pie.
a. per pound. ,-ira PRIME sc
-. round prime Of. Peg pornd. rnachit.e
p''"ed 90 per rolno. shs.iins s,ocn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
M.AIuNE 1NrrIIInrNcr.
Port or RlriIMoNp AUGUST .. i
Ai,RIVED.

On ~ NITTTN0ND NIGCsT =. ltl-
AiRIvED.
steamer HerN.i,y. shelly Norlolk '1icr-
chauGisc and pnssrnr,rs Oid Dominion
Line
Gamer Pocahonfas Graves Norfolk and
James rive landings n-rchnndise and pas
s'nsers. Nirsnia Ntvisaiion Company.
steamer AURORA. turnau. Petersburg and
jams Hvei @udm-s merchandise aud pas
myers furmau Line.
SAILED
steamer BoikClD.. Shelly. Norfolk Nor
,n'ndlsr Hnt nasssnscrs Qla Dominion
Limo
steamer Aurora. Furman pete-sourr and
James N,rer 'andirss merchandise and pas
senFtrs Furman Line
RHis' los'ph janncs. Joseph James
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
Commonwealth Bank

Nou arc assured OF satisfactory
service if Jour account is in this
bank.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28

q 40 COWS and hei'crs s.Sasio. calves
20 100 Hogs Receipts 400 head Ma
30 scn,ialiy steady C.osed 90 o,,a,
lisHi $50 q 800. mixed sS.i5aeo5. heatt
g. 49, rough S'.s5 IS. pigs $550asso.
80 OF sales. isSoQ so. sheep iteccipts
5-tro hcad. Market s,sady 10 ior hfyhs-
,tatiNe' $50 10. Western Ss55u45s Sea.
.lhss - '9a 80: lambs. native. s4soJ7l5.
western. sL5,q7.25.
-" York Hsust q Beeyes-Receip,s SIS
"'aH' no trade in live cattle. feeling steady.
YES Receipts ~ head. Market stoady.
N''ls' $50 30. cll1. .saS.cy. mixed
,a' .es' $50 sTssseTs and butieruiiks. nom
i"t Sheep aHi LANES Receipts 5.s.0 hca j.
.hs'D' $50 aioo. ianps ssustt: cuns. "a
500. logs Receipts Ike. head ~, nan
nominai stsaey al a, 81 70 +.lu. pigs at ,s..ya
eF common southern piss st ts.cl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28

Stock.
Sales.

Chalmers ..........
Ailis-Chalmers. pfd......
800 Amaigamated Copper co..
go Amer. Agri. Chem, com.
800 Amer Beet Sugar. com. .
-5'l American can ..........
ga American Can, pid......
~" Amer Cav and Foundry .
Amer. Car and Fpun. pfd
IN American Cotton Oil....
Am Hide and Leather. pr
American Linsced OIL.
y" American Locomotive o..
o. Amer locomotive. pfd
l.243 Amor Malt Co. pa ....
800 American Smelling ....
-.>p Amer sum Co. com ....
l,oN American Sugai .........
.tp Amer Tel ana Tel Co.
$50 American Tobacco. COM.
20 American Tobacco. pfd .
2 'pi Anaconda Copper .....
3.9ln Atchison .................
100 Atlantic Coatt Linz. ....
g l. of Connecticut
90 Baltimore and Ohio. ...
80" Bethlehem Steel. com.
ipl Bethlehem steel. pid....
2,'''9 British-Amoy. Tob. co.,.
leo Brooklyu Rapid Transit.
LOO Contra Leather. com...
SOC Canadian Pacific ..
Loo Nhcsarealle and ohio.
Loo Chicago Great Western.
J. 90 chi. nil. and It. Pau.
100 Cru,ihic steel Cor. com.
go CrGciblc Steel. pil.......-
~ chi ago and Northwest.
1870 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
81 Colorado and southern
80 Consolidated Gas .-...
~ Delaware and hudson
j." Den. ANA Rio Gran. com.
Den. aud Hio Gran. pfd
,p1 ilistllvrs SO Cor
i. lrl i,fi.
Eric. list pfl ...............
fel Min ana SIN. pa
Geo. ~ il-,mc Toh. Go.
loo Genorsl Electric ........
Y.i"l Graf Northern. pfd....
10 Great Northern Orc GUS
20 Illinois Central .........
-,sp Interboro Met "
..NN' lnterhoro-Mct. pfd .....
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
local MAKkEr QUOTATIONS..

less. October. 10 -. pocon,hor i,.n. f.,,,
lioi March u.i7 MAJ. ii.;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28

fu7nehed by Levy Commission CO.. Com
mission Merchants Richmond. va)
Richmond. Va. August - iol.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28

- ,harr.
s ~ Tota sales for 1.-TWO DAYS, ~. ~, .h. 80.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
mcHMoND STOCK MARKET.

STOCK and Bend Broker. ina Z Main Street.
Richmond. Va Angus; - 1872.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-16
BANQUtTePR|Ct CHANGED.
Plates VIII Be Sold at One
Dollar.

Owing to the fact that large por-
ton of the edibles for the Second An
nual Baked Potato Breakfast to be
held Saturday evening, January 20,
have been donated by local business
men and farmers, the committee in
charge of arrangements has decided to
give the public the benefit of this gem
erosity, and reduce the price to $lO0
per plate instead of $500 as stated in
the invitation. In the case of those
who have already purchased tickets.
81 90 will be refunded, or an additional
ticket will be issued.
The caterer states that an excellent
menu can be provided at the reduced
price and all are urged to put their ap-
plications in early as it is anticipated
that at this price there will be rush
at the last moment. Secretary Spang-
ler remains firm in his determination
to issue only 120 tickets, and goodly
percentage of this number has already
been sold even at the advanced price.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-16
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.
Local Insurance Company in Very
Prosperous Condition.


The Twin Falls County Mutual Fire
Insurance company, held it's annual
meeting in Buhl, Wednesday, January
TO- There was a good attendance of
the stockholders but not enough to
transact business, but those who were
present were we'll pleased with the
conditions Of the company. According
to the bylaws the present officers will
hold over
The company has been organized fog
q year and for the first six months
little or no insurance was solicited,
but in the last six months of the year
more than $154 900 insurance has been
written with no loss to date. This is
surely splendid showing for the
company.
The company is composed entirely
of residents of the Twin Falls tract
and the officers and directors are as
follows:
President-W f. Alworth, Filler
Vice President-W. R. Hatfield, Buhl.
Secretary-F. w. Fisher, Buhl
Treasurer-E. e. Heston, Twin Falls.
Directors-H. NJ Vanderpool, Han
sen; E. E. Heston, Twin Falls; w. F.
Alworth, Filler; Geo. A. Drake, Filler;
VIM. r. MORRISON, Lucerne; O. G..
Chamberlain, Bull; j. w. Belknap,
Bull; w. R. Hatfield, Bull; N. j. Che
line, Buhl.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-16
P0STOFACf SITE SANCTIONED
Idaho Senators viii Work for Building
Appropriation.

United States Senate, Committee on
Manufacturers, Washington, D. c.,
January 10, 1912.
Mr.. Robert Spangler, Secretary Com
mercfal Club, Twin Falls, Idaho.
Dear Mr.. Spangler: On inquiry at
the treasury department today l was
advised that the title to the site select
ed for the proposed federal building at
Twin Falls. has been approved by the
department OF justice, and warrant
for the purchase price will be for
warded to the United States attorney
at Boise within a few days. Now that
the title to the site Is in the United
States, the supervising architect has
given Twin Falls its rightful position
on the list OF buildings which are to
be erected, and as soon as an appro-
priation IL secured for the construc-
tion Of the building, the preparation OF
the plans Will be commenced. 1t is
very probable that general public
building appropriation bill will be
passed during the present session, and
az am 4 member OF the committee on
public buildinks and grounds, having
charge OF these appropriations, NO eff
fort will bo spared to have the appro-
pTiation for the proposed building at
Twin Falls included In this bill.
Very truly yours,
w. B. HEYBURN.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-16
{. ]. WALKER DEAD.
We'll Known Undertaken Succumbs to
Old Wound.

The community was shocked to hear
that Charles j. Walker had passed
away at his home in this city Sunday
at $50 after short illness Mr.. Wal
ker was taken i'll the Sunday before,
but few realized that the end was so
near until the news of his death
spread over the city.
At the time of his death Mr.. Walker
was thirty-four years old and was
born in Wellington, Kansas, spending
most of his boyhood in that place. Mr..
Walker came to this city over three
years ago and entered the employ of
II. p. Hunt, undertaken About two
years ago he purchased the establish
ment and has been in business for him
self since that time. At the time of his
death Mr.. Walker was serving his sec
ond term as county coroner and was
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-16
THE MAN WHO WAITED.
A Live Story From Butte In Regard to
II. NJ. McCOllum of This City.

Butte, Mont, Jan 1O.-"The Man
Who Sat in Sagebrush Waste and
Grew Wealthy is the unique caption
and title under which R. NJ. McCollum,
Cyclone Bob," of Twin Falls and
Southern Idaho generally sailed into
Butte in company with G. B. HURT on
a mission that may result in their pur-
chase of large body of land for east
ern capitalists to be turned into an ir-
rigation enterprise.
Mr.. McCOllum was travelling sales
man years ago, but tired of the road
and decided to get rich. He had heard
a great deal about buying real estate
when 1t was low and selling it when it
was high. Eight years ago he decided
to get land where it cost nothing, so
he would take no chances. He went
into southern Idaho as far as the rail-
road would take him and then took the
stage. When that left him in a desc
late waste he went in still further and
built shack. He determined to sit
there ten years, If he had to, but one
things was certain, he was going to
plat town and sell lots in that sage
brush waste, The population of his
paper town consisted of thousands of
cotton tails and himself In a few
weeks the stage route was extended
past his shack. Every one who came
along saw McCollum's town on paper.
He tried to sell them town lots. He
told them that the famous Shoshone
falls were only a few miles away. They
wouldn't buy, but he persisted. He
sat for thre months more Then he
sold lots.
McCollum held to it. Later, he sold
lots where his shack stood for several
thousand dollars and grew wealthy.
A town, Twin Falls, sprang up. and
the men who laughed at the lone fig
ure in the desert, who told them he
would get rich by sitting" bought
lots of him at fancy price.
Mr.. McCollum was formerly asso-
ciated with the Kuhn interests of
Pittsburg, who financed three big irri-
cation projects in southern Idaho. Mr.
HURT is connected with the power
projects of the great Shoshone Power
COMPANY