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Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Notice for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that bids for
furnishing and installing swater and
sewerage fixtures and connections, in-
Guiding septic tank, for the court
house OF Bear Lake county, according
to plans and specifications on file in the
clerks Office will be received by the
board of county commissioners.
Said bids mnst be sealed and marked
bids: Court House Water and Sewer
age, and must be fled with the clerh
of this board by ten O'Clock, December
30th, 1912.
By order of the board oJ county com
missioners of BeaI Lake county, Idaho
n II BRooMHEAD. Clerk.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Eastern Star Officers.

Queen Isabel Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, elected the following
officers last night for the ensuing
year:
w. M.-Mrs. Lillian Beck with.
w P.--John Beckwith.
A. M.-Mrs. Gertrude Carey.
Treasurer-Mrs. Emma Bourne.
Secretary Mrs. Sue Wright.
CoBdnctress-Mrs. Anna Spongberg
Associate Conductress-Con stance
Mcintosh.
We still have time to finish photos
for Christmas, but don't wait until
the last minute for your sittinas. II
takes certain amount of time to dc
good work.-Rinehart Studio.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
FIR EsHMEN NOTES.
Roy Comstock, Editor.


A representative of the Paris fair
sex visited the Freshmen class Monday
and and one of the Freshmen boys
seemed very attentive.
The freshmen German class received
their examination papers last Tuesday
morning, the highest grade being d3
and the lowest 10.
The eighth grade had party Friday
night: all had very nics time. The
sth grade are quite baby-isb. Three uf
the freshmen boys were invited
We are very much 9rieved 10 see onr
dear Miss Reed looking 50 sad, pale
and lonesome. This is a very serious
matter and it would be doing the fresh
men class great personal favor ifsome
OF Montpelier's young gentlemen would
be more attentive We are sure such
attention would banish this serious
condition.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
Lloyd Lehrbas, Editor.

The new school paper has been
named "The Hammer" and the follow
ing staff of editors has been selected
Editor-Louis Bowen.
Business Manaper-Robert Harding.
Circulation M'g'r-Lloyd Lehrbae.
Society editor-Louise Cherry.
Exchange editor-Mary Lauridsen.
Jokes-Lloyd Lehrbas.
Censor Miss Bathe.
Sectors Margaret Dayton.
Juniors Freeman Dayton.
Sophomores-Norm Taylor.
Parliamentary Comstock.
Most of Montpelier's business men
have placed advertisements in the pap-
or and all the students are taking II.
The first issue will be out the latter part
of this month.
The .Sophomores met with> Mary
Winters to talk over the debaae.
Tueller's orchestra and Francis Find
lay will give selections at the program
before the Sophomore-Seoiof debate.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
St Andrews Episcopal Church.

Tuesday p. M, bible class: Friday
at 7:30 p. M, Prayer and Litany.
Sunday school at 10 m. Morn
ing service at IL. Subject for dis
course, .The Temple keeper.
Evening service at 1880. Subject for
discourse s"rhe Knock at the Door
Mrs. johnson will render solo. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Now is the time to look after
ter your taxes. You can pay
them at the Band of Montpelier.

Hyrum Grimmett, the newly elect
ed assessor and collector of Bingham
county is studying up on the duties
of his Office. III had experience in
the same line of work in Bear Lake
county some Years ago. -Blackfoot
Republican,.
Thirteen photos for the price of one
dozen, and one of them u neat calen-
dar photo. Can you make your mon
ey buy thirteen other presents as
desirable, even for half the money
See Rinehart Studio.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Calvary Presbyterian Church.

Rev. James C. Carver. Minister.
Two preaching services each Sunday
at II q. m. and Z 80 p. m. Bible schoo
at 10 a. IN. A cordial invitation ex.
tended to all.
81 was glad when they said unto me
let us go into the house of the Lord"
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Christmas Holiday Rates.

Via Oregon Short Line. Tickets on
sale December. 10. 90. 81. %. "a. 25, %
and 81, 1912 and january 1st, 1912,
limited to January 8, 1913. Low rates
between local points. See agents for
rates ana further particulsrs
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. A Jones of Pocatello
are visiting this week at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. K. R. Lanter-
man.
Before buying your Xmas presents
come in and look over our diamonds,
watches and other jewelry.-C Chiffon
4 Chiffon.
Lost, on Main street in Montpelier
last Monday ladies' black mntf
with tassles. Finder will please
at this office.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

Notion is hereby given that the an
nuai meeting of the members of the
corporation OF Idanha Lodge. No. s.,
knights of Pythias of Idaho, will be
held in the lodge room on Tuesday. the
Z III day of January, 1918 at O'Clock
j, M. for the purpose of eleeting three
directors for the ensuing year and the
transaction of any other business as
nay come regularly before said meet
ing. VIM. BEDEL.
Secretary.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
The Methodist Church.

New church on Eighth street,
two blocks South of Main.
CHAs. f. WHEELER, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 q. m.
r. G. Heikes. Supt.
Morning Service at II O'clock
Evening Service at 1880 o'clock
IMid-week Bible meeting Wednes-
days at 1880 p, N.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Community silverware in the
latest patterns. Guaranteed for
SO years. We could not sugge.
a better Christmas pres. MT
BurrslI- & Fhiel.----
BurrsN N&Ffsiel.

There was a large , tt 'ndance at
the Trainmen's dance on the night ol
Dec. 9TH. The hall was pret5ily dec
Grated with lanterns, switch lights
and other embleins of the order. The
floor committee saw that everybody
lhad u good time, and dancing cot,
tinued until 2 n. IN
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Money to loan on irrigated
farm lands. b. r. v. Land Co.

Come in and see cur large assort-
ment of things for the children
baby walkers, jumpers, rockers. don
buggies, beds and sleighs at the Vim
cent Furniture Co.
Payette apples for sale cheap at
the old Idaho restaurant stand, OPP
site the depot.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

The Examiner office is printing
some elegant programmes for the B. of
l.. f d E. ball to be given at the pa
vilion next Tuesday night. The
committee on arrangements is work.
ing hard to make the affair u big
RutcaSS
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

store. All Otner tnlnSS In proportion
no charge for engraving.
Mr.. Stanley H. G. Walpole, a noted
New York City soloist, will render a
solo at st. Andrews church next
Sunday evening. He will sing from
Mendelssohn's "Elijah If With All
Your Heart" The public are cor
daily invited to attend the services.
The Jewelry stock of Frantz Mel
sen has been sold to Thor q. Nielsen
sen at big discount and removed to
the music store next door to the Mel
s9n furniture store and as an INDUCE
ment to his former customers and
many new ones to visit the store
from now until January lst, the en-
tire stock will be offered for sale at
wholesale cost and even below. This
is positively big saving to holiday
shoppers.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

At the end of November the Rine-
hart studio had some of those dandy
calendar mounts left and has decided
ty give these out while they last. Did
lyeu get yours? Better hurry.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

King Solomon lodge will hold n
special meeting this, Friday evening
for the purpose of comforting the Ej
A. and M. M. degrees.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

| Twenty year guaranteed gold filled
case and Is jewel Elgin watch for
$500 at Nielsen's music and jewelry
store. All other things in proportion
no charge for engraving.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

A beautiful line of china, brass,
silverware as well as novelties of all
kinds and toys from 5 cents up at
Whit.aa.a,s Rarna;r Rsaapaant
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lambert of Lead
ore, will leave the fist of next week
FIR Kentucky to spend Christmas
with Mr.. Lambert's parents. Mrs.
Lambert was formerly Miss Ethel
Mcintosh.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Montpelier, Idaho. Dec. ls, 1919

Have you done your Christmas
shopping yet?
Splendid Christmas presents for
sale at the Nielsen Furniture Co.
Money to loan on irrigated
farm lands. B. r. v. Land Co.
For rent, two furnished rooms. APP
ply to Mrs. John Jewett.
Frank Hoff has been laid up for
the past week with rheumatism.
For sale cheap, good secondhand
dining room table. Inquire at this
office.
j The proper gift for Xmas is a ko
dak. We have them all. Rinehart
Studio.
Miss Margaret O'Connor returned
Monday from two weeks visit IN
Pocatello.
Attorney John A. Bagley was II
St. Anthony Wednesday on lega
business.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

r Following Is the program for Sun
day evening at the First ward hall:
Vocal solo, Genevieve Hoff; violin
duett by Misses Evelyn and Jean
Groo; vocal solo, George Cornford1
address. w. w. Clark.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Miss Vera Booth, who has been
here for the past month on account
of her mothers illness, returned 10
kSalt Lake last SundaY.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

The largest stock of holiday goofs
we have ever displayed is now On
exhibition in our bargain basement.
III. B. Whitman.
Mrs. J. w. Langford was taken to
Nthe hospital at Salt Lake last Sun
Hday for treatment. She may have
to submit to an operation.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Money to loan ON irrigated
farm landau. r. v. Land Co.
Mrs. Henry II. Hoff returned last
night from Salt Lake where she had
been visiting for the past Two weeks
with her daughter Mrs. q. f. Lloyd.
If you haven't received one of our
high art calendars for 1918 don't fail
to call and get one before thcy are all
gone.-Chilton Il Chiffon.
For good laugh, go to the Wheel
er lecture at the NJ. e. church next
| Wednesday evening instead of tn.
picture show, you will find 1t q pleas
ing change.
Come in and see our line oi
pocket cutlery, manicure sets,
safety razors, embroidery scis,
sors. None better. All fully
warranted and prices way dowr
low -RurrelI q Thiel.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Manager Lundberg of the Ieief
phone Co., was in Pocatello couple
of days this week attending a meetA
ing Of all the exchange managers in
the Pocatello district.
An elegant line of rockers, bnffets
and china closets will be sold at low
prices during the next three weeks
at the Vincent Furniture Co.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Before going away for your Christ
mas vacation call and see that line
of travelling bags, suit cases and
trunks at Burgoynes.
Robert III Kunz of Bern, returned
Wednesday from his labors as a
missionary In the southern states.
He was gone two years.
7 Schmid's tailor shop has installed
a French dry cleaner. the latest
machine for cleaning ladies and gents
clothing.
Carving sets make appropriate
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
You can pay your taxes at the
Bank of Montpelier.

Z G. L. Carlson, editor of Alton In
I dependent, spent several days ip
Montpelier this week.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13
Money to loan on irrigated
farm lands. B. r. v. Land Co.

Mrs. Frank Hutchins and dangl.-
ter Carol have gone to Santa Monica,
Cal, for visit with G. n. Sweet and
family.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Carving sets make appropriate
and serviceable Christmas pres
ents. We carry a nice line.-
BurrelI & Thiel.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13


will spend the Mintar.-
A new lot of ladies' walking boots
In gun metal and patent feathers ut
Lorenzo Bnrgoyne's.
You ought to hear Wheeler tell his
"microbe story" at the NJ. E. Church
next Wednesday night.
You can pay your taxes at the
Bank of Montpelier.
Ladies' and gents hats cleaned,
blocked and trimmed by Geo. Jar
zey, the tailor.
Plain sewing wanted. Call on
Mrs. Emma George at home OF Par
ley George in East Montpelier.
Christmas presents of value that
will be appreciated by the recipients
at the Nielsen Farniture 90.
G. L. Carlson, editor OF Alton IN
! dependent, spent several days iq
Montpelier this week.
Do not buy your Christmas pres
ents until you have seen the I'M
mense line in Whitman's Bargai1
Basement.
The old reliable Nielsen Furniture
Co.. is well supplied in their line q
supply your Christmas wants.
Mrs. r. d. Gee went to Blackfoo
w sdnesday for q short visit at tn
h ma-ofhaE son. Dr. Dent Gee:
Miss Lillian Spongberg has takel
! a position as stenographer with tn
sidney Stevens Implement Go-
Hear the Harmonic quartette a
the Wheeler lecture next Wednes
day night at the NJ. e. church.
Free engraving at Nielsen's Musi
store and watches diamonds an
other jewellery sold at wholesale cos
We carry the latest models 6
Percalators and chatting dishe
Prices right. t.-Burrell & Thiel.
r.. ]. Ekloff, Jr., left Wednesda
for Washington, d. @, to spend u
HOLIDAYS with friends and relative
Mrs. Sam Lewis returned last Er
day from ChicagoSwh she W
sagMiled six weeks ago by the fatal II
mess Of her father.
Your wants can be supplied at lo'
est prices. A conplete line of fu
niturs, linoIeum, blankets, picture
etc, Call at the Viueent Furnitu
q
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-13

Miss Lillian Spongberg has taken
a position as stenographer with the
! sidney Stevens Implement Co-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-13
Another Blow at the Novelist.

Is 1t we'll to marry the woman you
rescue from drowning? the New York
Evening Mail asks. The suit for d.
vorce for "incompatibility Of tempera-
ment," filed at Reno by woman
whom her husband had plucked from
the sea at Asbury Park six years be-
fore. intimates that 1t Is not we'll
But wherefore? The reasons are
triple: % People do not like to live
In constant presence of some one to
whom they are under SO heavy debt.
CD Lifelong content In double har-
ness should rest on congenial tenn
peraments, not on some romantic
stunt (3) Such marriages are usual
ly between the summer man and the
summer girl. and therefore do not
envisage life's realities.
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cognizance Of this shameful condi.
tion; for. unless am sadly mistaken,
the Plimsoll mark Of the boat on
which / rode was far under water
and one Of these fine days there will
be horrible accident to the world.
wide shame of the American flag.
At this critical time there Is danger
that such abuses Of the American
name may injure the future of Ameri-
can capital even as the Infamous
American railway concession In China
brought the nation into a disrepute
there from which it has only Of late
been recovering. America asks moth
-lg or Turkey except opportunity 20
do legitimate business, and to be good
reighbors. The American government
should be at pains to see that all
American representatives shall be
worthy Of the flag that they fly.
Copyright 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
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THE WATOHMAN AND eOUTK1oN MARCH IS, selA

the dress uniform c. the ships ON
GERS, but they have distorted 1t 80 that
the blue field Is larger than the red
and white stripes and instead Of hay
Ing the field filled with stars, there ap-
pears upon 1t the white Greek cross.
Most OF the men In the company are
Greeks and thus they are flying the
Greek flag In defiance Of all responsi-
bility. They escape oil the taxes
that they would have to pay to tho
Turkish government nor are they sub
!ect to inspection by any Turkish of.
ficial.
Cattle In Passengers Places.
1t would be well II they were. When
I went aboard the New Jersey" she
was loaded with cargo and well down
to the water line. Then there were
later taken on 1900 sheep and goats,
lifted aboard In punches by their hind
legs, and thrown scrambling upon the
decks. These were given the space
that ordinarily goes to second class
and deck passengers. They were
crowded In SO that there was not room
to walk among them. Incidentally,
they were not given food or water In
tho 36 hours that knew them to be
aboard. Thirty-one head Of cattle
were also driven on to the upper deck
A car load Of melons were piled high
among the life boats.
Over and beyond all these, spraw.
ling wherever they could make q
space, we're two hundred deck passen-
gers. chiefly pilgrims to Mecca whose
prayers and pistols made them even
more picturesque than the goats. I
could not find life preserver on the
boat, though l searched. AS for the
life boats, some of them were occu-
pied by the pilgrims who conducted
their household arrangements therein.
Passengers on the Bridge.
The advent Of first class passen-
ger on this line was evidently unusual.
Absolutely no space Is provided on
deck for first class passengers but
was invited to share the captains
bridge. 1t Is no exaggeration to state
that the filth on deck was from half
an inch to two inches thick. On the
bridge was often left In undisputed
possession, no officer being present.
A horribly dirty Greek stood at the
wheel.
/ could not find any sign Of captains
license, pilots license or any other Of
ficial papers on the boat. In the cabin
there Is handsome ikon before which
burns q light. Nobody on the boat
speaks English, except one mate who
appeared near the end Of the voyage
and was able to ask to have his pic.
ture taken.
And that Is the American Line" !"
Its use Of the flag could have been
made possible only by some sort of
oflcial dereliction or connivance. The
government cannot too quickly take
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-13
BIG MELON PATCH.
Over Four Hundred Acres Near
Florence Will be Planted.

Florence, March 7.-What is be-r
lieved to be the largest melon patch
in the South will be located just south
of this city and contains 425 acres
devoted to watermelons and rs acres
to cantaloupes. This melon produc-
ing effort will be conducted by Young
and Matthews who have arranged to
dispose of the output with leading
New York commission house.
Work on preparing the land for
planting has already begun, and the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad will
build a spur trek into the farm for
convenience in shipping In addi-
ton TO the area which will be de-
voted to melons. noted in the fore
going, farmers in the immediate vi
cinity have contracted to put out
$50 acres additional. Owing to the
low price of cotton farmers are am
turning their attention to crop di-
verSitication very generally and wa
termelons and cantaloupes are the
most promising early crops. To
stimulate this diversity effort both
the Atlantic Coast Line and the
South Carolina Western roads arr
building spur tracks into a number
of farms where the owners are plan
ming truck production.
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message which he desired me to con-
vey 70 the American business men.
A 0ovsrner's Invitation.
This district alone needs an In.
vestment Of ave hundred million
francs Of foreign capital. We are now
having drawn specifications of vast
irrigation project for this great Gill.
clan plain. IJshall be glad to let you
have. and to send to any interested
and responsible persons In America,
detailed information such as would be
necessary to make bids. Americans
are familiar with irrigation work and
skilled In this department of engineer
ing: so We should be very glad to have
responsible firms seek this contract
and could assure them that there
will be no diflculty about the neces-
sary government concession.
Here In the city Of Adana We need
to install an electric lighting plant, q
tramway system. water system, q
telephone system, and . sewage sys.
tenn. All these public utilities are
open to foreign capital with q good
return and abundant security assured.
mot only will Adana. which has
sixty thousand Inhabitants. grow to q
much larger city. with the advent Of
the Bagdad railway and the develop
mont Of our agricultural and cotton
industry. but to the east of us on the
Cilician plain there should be another
city. II Ia bound to come. With 1t
will come all kinds of opportunities for
capital. should be glad II you would
extend this invitation TO interested
Americans.
Tn the way of general trade, there
is an almost unlimited field here. For
q few years past we have imported
every year q number Of modern agri-
cultural machines, costing as high IS
$4,000 piece. These came from Ens>
land, yet we know that America Is
the home Of modern harvest machin-
cry. Why do not your manufacturers
send out agents into all this agricul-
tural country, or secure native agents
In order TO promote their business"
The governor went on to talk Of the
changed order which brings In the
new fashions Of the western style,
making q market for American shoes,
American collars and neckties, Amen
can clothes. American tools and many
OF the accessories of western life. The
general commission merchant should
do as thriving business as the CAPT
talist In these regions where once the
Persians and Greeks and Romans and
Crusaders and Arabs fought historic
battles.
Where Americans Blush For the Flag.
Levanunes are keener to see the
advantages Of trading out here al
Americans than are Americans them.
selves. There have opened in this
country some schemes which Ameri.
cans resident In this part of the world
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-13

think call for vigorous Investigation
by the government. The nag Is fly
Ing over enterprises which are not
conducted In American fashion, and
which bring into disrepute the good
name of the nation.
Most conspicuous among these. and
OF especial interest to Americans just
now, because of the shipping subsidy
agitation Is an American Line" of
steamers which run to Mediterranean
ports, nying the American flag. It GER
tainly looks good to an American to
see the Stars and Stripes flying on
the stern Of vessel of some kind
until he examines the kind of vessel
and the story behind It. The Ameri.
can Line has fleet Of nearly a dozen
ships, bearing names of states. l know
most about the New Jersey" for on
her I made never-to-be-repeated voy-
age across the Mediterranean.
AS far as can gather from various
sources. the company which owns the
ships nominally hac the majority Of
It's stock In the hands OF q Greek mer-
chant Of Smyrna, who went to Amer
lea and became q naturaliled citizen.
and returned here for the purpose Of
getting the advantages of American
citizenship. He Is tho nominal chief
stockholder In the American Line, II
an Ice company and a ctnemetograph
show, and other enterprises that are
opening under the American flag.
American protection releases them
from all obligation to the Turkish law.
by reason OF the capitulations In
force here every American enterprise
Is free from Turkish supervision and
an INSCRIPTIONS person or persons, as
may readily be seen, can greatly abuse
the rights Of American citizenship.
What the Flag Covers.
In the case OF this American Line"
which Is a scandal throughout the lie.
want. the company ostensibly secured
American registration about year
ago In order to escape the Turkish Law
whereby It's ships could be used for
the transport OF troops. Critics say
that this Is the same company that
previously ran the ships. but simply
under another and an American name.
They fly the flag over their Offices and
over the ships; but I venture to say
that there are not five persons I'm the
whole or.ft who could tell whether
Grover Cleveland was brand of po-
tato or tie president of the United
States.
They use tGc american shield on
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S198.26
Road Improvement Fund.

'5O-James Brunson, 1912 cu
yds clay, S73 r. yds, 1921
253-Sumter Transportation Co.
hauling car pipe, $50
Brunson, 396 Gu.
yds clay. 81 r. yds 34.24
Is. Brunson, $50 Gu.
yds. ditching, 61.49
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-13
Then Pa Grew Reflective.

The Smiths had invited a guest to
dinner. AS the last course was
reached little Willie, who had been
closely watching the guest almost con-
tinually during the meal, looked over
at him once more and said:
"You haven't changed a bit since
you started eating, have you, Mr.. Cur
tis?"
why. no." laughed the visitor.
"Why do you ask that question:"
"BeCausc." blurtcd out Willie. con-
fused by a pair Of eyes focused on
him. because ! heard pa say you'd
make biz hog Of yourself as soon
as you got your eyes on the beef"