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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24

only reduce the cost Of living but at
the same time materially increase the
consumption.
Independent butchers tried to make
the packing house cut out its retail
markets; the packing house refused
with the result that the meat war be-
gan. On account of the price of beef
in the eastern market last summer and
fall there has been created in the
northwest a scarcity of cattle. Cattle
which would have ordinarily come to
the western market went east There
are not enough cattle to go around
The prediction Is made that within a
few months local retailers will be
compelled to pay far bigger price for
their cattle than were paid by the east
ern dealers a few months ago. Ger
tainly the meat war which is now on
in Seattle has reduced the cost of liv-
ing. Meat which a few weeks ago
was selling for 20 and 25 cents pound
can now be had for 10. 10 and 20 cents.
Never in the history Of the city has so
much meat been sold as during the pas.
two weeks. There Is no indication that
the war will soon end. On the con-
trary there is every indication that 1t
will continue for six months.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24

The old, musty records and files of
the federal land office of the territorial
times have been ransacked by the en-
ployes the last few days in making out
an official report to Washington on the
government archives in this state.
The land office of the early days con-
sisted largely of a ledger and three
little books. In them the entries and
contests were made and the subsequent
actions of the department at Washing
ton were entered The report shows
that the first entries of this district
were for land now occupied by the
wholesale district of Boise and gives all
Of the early entries by the first settlers
in the valley.
The office was established in Janu-
AIRY. 1868, in small. frame house which
stood on the corner of Eighth and
Grove streets. where the DeLamar
house now stands. 1t occupied this
building until about 1870 when it was
moved to small building on Ninth
street, and in 1873 the registers office
was moved into the same building &C.
cupied by the surveyor generals office,
the present residence of Judge Fremont
Wood, on Grove street.
The register at that time was w. P.
Thompson, who was also the chief clerk
In the surveyor generals office. 1t Is
said that Mr. Thompson came to Boise
in 1878 without means and left for the
east in 1877 With approximately $4,000
In cash. He made a pay streak out OF
the making of township plats for the
various counties in the territory, and
providing other information for the
county records.
During the time the office Of the reg
lister was at this location that Of the
receiver was at the corner of Fourth
and Idaho streets. in the building oppo-
site the school house. Between 1877
and the present date the land office has
occupied four different brick build
dngs, all located on Main street, and
ithe federal building. All of these are
low in use with the exception of one
4Snown as the stone Jug" which stood
on the present site of the Mountain
States telephone building.
Early Filings.
The first township plat was received
by the land office on Jan. 5, 1868, and
the record of the receipt was written
by the first register of the office, r. H.
Brown. who indicated that the falling
to realize new year had arrived was
as common in those days as now; the
year having been written 1867 and cor
rected to read 1868 This plat was for
township north, range 2 east, Boise
meridian. The township in which the
city of Boise is located.
The first filing of any kind appears to
have been made on Jan. II, 1868, and
was declaratory statement No. /, made
by the late Thomas j. Davis. His films
shows the first settlement date recorded
Feb. /, 1853. Payment was made at
the date of this filing and certificate
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24
Labor Notes.

Laborers are much wanted in the
nitrate fields Of Chile and in railway
construction.
Ing overtime pay and every other even
ing off.
There is movement on foot in
Providence, r. l., to increase the pay
of the public school teachers.
Moving pictures. their development
and production, mean steady employ
ment to all the branches Of the business
for about $4,000 persons in the United
States.
The New York State Federation of
Labor is requesting all legislative can
didates to pledge themselves to vote
for workmen's compensation meas
ure in the next legislature.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24
How the pictures are made

The pictures for this Book Lovers Contest this
way
The General Manager and the Contest Editor decide
the titles to be used
Now the descriptions of the pictures be drawn repre-
the titles turned the artist Each description
numbered correspond with the number Of the title to be
filed away with the General Manager The title given
the artist Just word description of the main idea of what
the picture should be represent the book he has mind
For example: The artist is told draw picture of
crowded MONDAY traffic officer directing
of people The description above applies the book
entitled Traffic" by E. Temple Thurston.
The artist does know what title he is representing his
drawing He draws order, according the written in
strctons given him. The picture is then passed upon by
who selected the title to be represented If the picture
does quite fit the title is faulty any way is
changed until it fits the title perfectly
So that's the way the pictures drawn Remember that
the title selected fit the picture The picture
in every case, is drawn to fit the title. "
Now look todays picture Knowing the picture was
drawn you back the resulted in
the picture and tell what title it represents?
BUT WHY NOT WIN? ALI. THAT GOLD LOOKS
MIGHTY GO0Di
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24
MEAT WAR CUTS DOWN
THE COST Of LIVING

Cattienen throughout Idaho are VI
which is now I'm progress in Seattle.
One Of the big packing houses of the
city introduced retail markets and be-
gan cutting the price of meat. believ-
ing that by so doing they could not
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24

San Francisco's new labor temple will
cost 100000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24
The Capital News Great ST 500 Prize Offer!

Monday, November 18th, Is
Positively the Last Day
That you can take advantage of our
generous offer! Read it under today's
prize picture and then act! Our Of
flee will be open until 9 p. m. to
accommodate residents Of Boise.
Out Of town readers cannot get in
on this offer unless their letter shows
a postmark not later than midnight Of
November 18th. After that no more
catalogues or pictures on that offer.
Use the coupon under today's prize picture and
save $2.lO.!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
WOLCASTSLIPPING
Champion Isn't the Scrapper
He Used to Be.
Over-Confidence and Append
citfs Blamed for. Change.
Rv w. w. Naughton.)

San Francisco. Cal, Nov. 1e.-The
critics throughout the country appear
to be of one mind in regard to Ad
woIgast. They think the future is filled
with foreboding for the worlds hgnt-
weight champion
Nor is the opinion based merely on
what happened with Mandot at New
Orleans The so-caIled Michigan Wild
cat seems TO have been going TO worse
ever since he went under the knife a
year ago
His four-round go with Willie Ritchie
in San Francisco a few months after
leaving the hospital conveyed hint
that WoIgast's natural fighting quail
ties had been impaired; his bout with
Rivers strengthened the suspicion; his
short contest with Teddy Maloney and
Daniels failed to substantiate the VOL
CAST claim that a sojourn on the Cadil-
lie farm had restored his vigor. while
the late Unpleasantness in the South
land may be described as the closest
call Of all for the king Of the 133-pound-
ers.
1t is claimed by Wolgast that things
were not nearly as bad as they were
reported at New Orleans. The spec
tators he urged. saw the affair through
New Orleans spectacles and the ring
side correspondents were so saturated
with the local pride that every little
trick Maadot turned was exaggerated
in the describing.
If New Orleans erred in the manner
described it was both human and un-
derstandable- The inclination in fight
crowds all over the world is to gIoat
when the under dog steals a march on
the champion and the Incentive to ex-
ultation is ever so much increased when
the under dog Is 4 home product
But New Orleans enthusiasm could
not very well influence the blow for
blow accounts of the fight These de-
tailed reports aEe generally dictated or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
Dandruff
and Falling
Hair Remedy
Fifty Cent Bottle of Pa
risian Sage Hair Tonic
Best for All Hair and
Scalp Troubles

Every man and woman who values q
good head of hair should regularly use
Partisan Sage
Tens OF thousands of people are using
It every day because it is such clean,
honest remedy that does exactly what
It is advertised to do or money back
Please bear in mind that Partisan
Sage is not a dye; that il does not
contain sugar Of lead or any other
dangerous ingredient, and that it viii
stop falling hair. scalp itch and rid
your scalp Of every particle Of dandrufR.
It will do more; 1t makes hair grow
lustrous and luxur1ant and put q rad
liant beauty into dull, ufeless hair.
Get a bottle of Partisan Sage today at
any drug store or toilet goods counter.
The price is only so cents. Be sure
and ask for Partisan Sage Hair Tonic;
the girl with the Auburn hair is on
every carton Sold by dealers every
where.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
WILL E1ECTRIFY RIO GRANDE
First Work in Ctah-Entire System
Later, Says President.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 19.-Announcc-
ment has been made by z. l. Brown,
vice president OF the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, that that company
will at once begin the electrification
of 121 miles of its lines in Utah, 10 be
followed by similar work in this state,
and ultimately by the identification
of the entire system.
The work is to start at the same
time that contracts are awarded for
the building of a 15-mi1e double track
detour over Soldiers summit, Utah. To
cost 100000, which will be within
tour line and the identification in
Utah will cost an aggregate Of So
10000
The Utah identification will extend
from Helper to Salt Lake City. The
work will be done by the General
Electric company. The Utah unit is
to be completed by July 1, 1913. Then
will follow the work on Tennessee
pass. All business over the main line
over the electrified sections will be
handled by electric locomotives Steam
engines will be retained on the branch
lines.
Power for the Utah lines will be OBJ
tanned from the Utah Utilities COM
pany. 1t is probable that the Central
Colorado Power company will supply
the power for the Tennessee pass line.
The various power companies are
planning to spend from SO, 100000 to
S15.0 100000 for extensions and i'm
proven
This work is part of the new policy
of the Denver & Rio Grande manage
ment to make that property among
the best in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
zemo Cures Worst Cases and L a
Wonder for Every Form Of
Skin Affections.


The positive proofs that ZEMO cures
any and all forms of skin afiictions have
aroused the entire community.
The wonderful way in which raw, fiery
eczema quickly heals by the magic touch
Of ZEMO is marvellous.
You simply apply it to the afflicted parts.
1t doesn't smart. is not q nasty. greasy
paste or ointment, but wonderful disap-
pearfng liquid that sinks right In, quickly
ellays all pain, all itch, all distress. Is
does the work and does IL In q way that Is
astonishing. The regular price of ZEAO
is Sl.oo for the large bottle. but you can
now get q liberal trial bottle Of ZEAO for
only . cents which is fully guaranteed
ZEMO is sold and guaranteed by
druggists everywhere, and in Topeka
by Brunt Drug Co, corner Fifth and
Kansas avenues--AdE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
There Is a Car Surplus at Last,
Is New Report.
First Since Decline in Car Sup
ply This Autumn.
/ FIND MORE COAL CARS
Roads Discover a Gain of $500
Over Last Week.
Other Items of Interest in the
Traffic World.

That the turn in the car shortage
situation has been reached is indi-
Gated further today by the biweekIy
report of the American Railway as
sociation, which includes data from
railroads IN the United States and
Canada up to November 7. In this
bulletin is shown the first increase in
surplus which has occurred since the
decline in car supply set in. incident to
climbing autumn traffic. The surplus
of freight cars on November was
1887 cars, compared with 1888
cars two weeks previous, an increase
of 2,60s cars
Most of this increase is in coal
equipment, which gains in surplus by
2,139 cars Box cars, which are in
great demand for crop moving, in
crease in surplus 453 cars, while fats
increase 354 and miscellaneous de-
crease 338.
Notwithstanding the increases in
SURPRISES. there is still an upward
trend in the shortages reported The
figure mounts from 67,27O cars two
weeks ago TO 71,156 in the present
bulletin, or an increase OF 1855 cars
This increase is accounted for almost
entirely in box cars. the shortage in
which increases 6,107. Flat cars also
increase in shortage by 100 cars, and
by 1924 cars. Coal
equipment. on the other hand, shows
z large Improvement, falling in short
age reported by 1855 cars, offsetting
more than one-half of the box car
shortage increase. The net shortage
in all Increases from 1895 to 51,259
for two weeks.
Compared with a year ago, there is
= decrease in the total surplus of 25,-
393 cars of which 6,S75 is in box,
1890 in fat, 9.136 in coal and 1892
in miscellaneous. There is an increase
in the total shortage in the same COM
parfson of 52,38O cars, of which 49,
l73 is in box A,434 is IN fiat, 11,S25
4 in coal and 2,94s is in miscellaneous
ears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
WITH Upton COMES RUMoRs.
New Road From San Francisco t.
Steamboat Springs Is Story.

New Road From San Francisco to
Steamboat Springs Is Story.
Denver, Colo, Nov. 19.-The COM
ing to Denver next week of Sir Thorn
as Upton, famous English sportsman
and tea merchant. has revived a story
sent out over the country from New
York last March that he was interest
ed with a group of English capitalists
in building a new railroad from San
Francisco to Salt Lake City and tt a
connection with the Denver, North
western & Pacific at Steamboat
Springs.
The report was given considerable
publicity in the New York papers at
the time, but was vigorously denied in
Denver and Salt Lake City. Since
then has come the receivership of the
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific and
plans for reorganization by Newman
Erb, assisted by English capital
The New York story of last March
said that $4,000, goo of English and
American capital had been subscribed
for the construction of an entirely in
dependent railroad from Salt Lake
City TO San Francisco and eastward
from Salt Lake City to connect with
the Moffat road at Steamboat Springs.
Sir Thomas Upton was mentioned as
the principal capitalist in the under
taking
Sir Thomas Upton is now IN San
Francisco. and expects to come to
Denver next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19

jotted down in coId-bIodded, me-
ehanicaI way by men who thoroughly
understand their business and there is
little chance of a wrong impression
being gained by any one who reads
these returns, carefully
The fight by rounds reports that
came away from the New Orleans ring
side, told plainly as a moving pic
ture preSentment that Mandot in the
beginning was cautious and that VOL
CAST was at all times anxious to bring
matters to a focus quickly
Noticing that over-eagerness to score
rendered WoIgast wild; the Southerner
took advantage of the champions mis-
takes and rolled up credits that could
not be wiped out
The lesson gathered from the punch
for-punch descriptions is that had
Mandot started out witt the same de-
gree of confidence ne finished up with,
there might have been a new world
champion As it is. Wolgast can pause
amid his protestations and thank his
stars ii is no worse
On all sides one hears the query pro-
pounded: What is really the matter
with Wolgast?''
To the writer it appears to be a COM
bination of appendicitis and over-con-
fdence. I know that old trainers of
field athletes claim that an operation
such as Wolgast underwent will con-
vert a ten-second man into an eleven
second one and it hardly requires a
knowledge Of mathematics to figure out
what effect the experience will have on
a champion fighter. A ten-second
Splinter is rarity; an eleven-second
man is common occurrence and II is
beginning to look as though Wolgast
has been transformed from a rarity to
a common occurrence.
What makes it worse in Ads case is
that fighting is as the breath of his
nOStTIlS ma oil
lstc temperament and it would require
something more depressing than the
jab Of surgeons knife to Undue him
with the idea that the earth had a
better fighter than himself at equal
poundage.
In his heyday he had everything to |
datter this vanity-for vanity it is He |
was among ughtweights what Tod |
Sloan was among jockeys. He was a |
man cast in a small mould /
himself in any way or provide against
he effects of reducing weight
He could go right along about his
work knowing that he would be at the
light poundage when the grind Of
preparation came to an end. He was
ormed on symmetrical lines and pos
essed all the strength that it was pos
ible for man Of his weight to pos
esse
He was, in fact, the ideal 1sS-
'eunder and when it is considered that
here are few fighters In any class who
10 not have to weaken themselves to
ONE extent to remove the excess that
accumulated between contests it can
eadily be understood how Wolgast's
atural advanta ges, combined with his
ndomitable fighting spirit, made him
eel and perform like a man who was
very inch and every pound a cham
ion
The idea is beginning to prevail that
Volgast's fine physical powers have
Uttered and that his exalted opinion
( himself remains intact If It is that
ray, of course he is bound TO strike
-ouble before long. But it will not do
D begin singing his requiem until he is
own and out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 1s.-There
is rising in the football armament of
Harvard a star of the first magnitude
whose brilliancy promises to surpasS
even that of Charley BrickIey in 1913.
Eddie Mahan is the stars name and
he's a freshman at Harvard this year.
Mahau proved he was q superior
PLAYER to Brtckley in their prep school
days. Brickley went to Exeter acad-
envy, Mahan to Andover. They played
against each other in two games, each
befn the star of his team, and each
was out to Guido the other. Mahan
outp,ayed Brickley and outkicked him.
Mahan's kicking feats this fall are
the talk of the east In a recent game
between the Harvard freshman and
Worcester academy. he kicked a goal
from placement standing on Worces-
ter's 45-yard line, and the ball would
have gone over the bar had Mahan
been standing on his own 45-yard line.
In the same game he punted seven
times for 336 yards, or an average of
As yards. One of his kicks was good
for a gain of ~ yards.
Harvard coaches are delighted. If
Mahan can do such punting. placement
kicking and drop kicking as a fresh
man il looks as if they would have no
task on their hands in developing a
man to fill the shoes Of sam FELTON, a
year hence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
BACK AT THEIR EMPLOYEES.
Railroads Refused Higher Rates,
Also Refuse More Wages.


When the railroads were fighting
for higher freight rates two years
ago, railway employees displayed alb
solutely no interest in the controversy,
says the New York Evening Post
Since then, however, the employees
have seen a light, fer all requests for
more pay have been met with the
same reply: We would be glad to
give you more money, but we can not
afford TO do it because the Interstate
Commerce commits ion will not allow
US to increase rates Only this week
wide circulation has been given to a
pamphlet entitled, How Railway EN-
pIOyeeS View the Railway Situation
In that pamphlet IL is pointed out
that the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen succeeded IN securing high
CT wages in the last general wage
because they convinced
the railroads who pleaded poverty
that wage costs must be regarded in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19

the same light as any other operative
cost, that no company could go into
the markets and offer its poverty as
a reason for buying its supplies any
cheaper than the better off roads
could, and that it was worth just as
much to run a mile on one railroad
as another 1t was then added with
indignation that when the matter
was finally settled and the cost to the
railroads was estimated, they went to
the Interstate Commerce commission
for increased rates TO meet the in
creased cost of operation. and were
denied the right to advance rates"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
MILLION TO LOWER GRADES
Santa Fe VIII Cut Down Hills
Through Cajon Pass.

San Bernardino, Cal. Nov 19-The
Santa Fe railroad will spend a mil
lion dollars to obtain a lower grade
through Cajon pass, according to an
nouncement just made. The distance
Is ten miles in the San Bernardino
mountains and two tunnels will be
bored. Officials estimate that one
third of the motive power on freight
transportation will be eliminated by
the Improvement
The present line will be retained as
a portion Of the double track system,
but the new track will be used for
uphill trains. The preliminary con-
tracts for the new work have been
let
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
A Great Building FAILS

when its foundation is undermined, and
If the foundation OF heaIth-good diges-
TONS attacked, quick collapse follows
On the first signs Of Indigestion DR.
Kings New Life Pills should be taken
to tone the stomach and regulate liver
kidneys and bowels Pleasant, easy, safe
and only . cents at Campbell Drug Co
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
RawIins Beats Trenton.

Atwood, Kan. Nov. 19.-The Raw
Inns county high school football team
beat the Trenton high school team 81
to 0. Trenton was outpIayed all the
way. They only had the bali about
seven minutes during the whole game
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-26
heal Estate Transfer.

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-26
SKOWHEGAN MARKET.

Wool-Unwashed 23c to Csc per Id.
HIDES and skins-Hides, s IL to
Ice per Id; calf skins, 15c to zoe per
h.; lamb skins, 25 to 40.
Deans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$3.50 to $500; pea beans, $2.75 TO
$500
beef-Ox beef, &c to l2c
Poultry-Fowls, II to lac per h.;
chicken, IA to 18c.
hound Hog-10c per lb.
Tallow-Rough, &c. per lb.
Eggs-30c per dozen, fresh.
Potatoes-60c per bushel.
Butter-28c per Id.
Cheese-16c. to 18c per lb.
Retail Market.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, $500;
winter wheat patent, 5000.
Oats-55c
timothy Grass Seed-$4.50 per blu.
Meal-$1.S0 per bag.
Corn-$1.95 per bag.
Middlings-$1.75 per bag.
Spring bran-$1.55 per bag.
Winter bran-$160 per bag.
Mixed feed-$1.60 per bag.
Salt Pork-13c by the bbl., 200 lbs,
$40.
Cheese-20c to &c per lb.
Butter-28c to &c per pound.
Teas-25c. to COO. per Id.
Coffee-20c to CSC per pound.
Lard-Domestic lac, compound 10c.
Molasses-Pure Ponce, 40c to soc.
Sugar-Granulated sugar, best
quality, Is lbs. for s1.00; brown 16
lbs. for $1.00.
Potatoes-S0c per bushel.
Onions-6c per lb.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to 1Sc per ID;
chicken, Ice to &c per lb.
Eggs-30c per dozen. fresh.