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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

Liat, Carbayn and Val q Aran What was the value of these mines the courts will finally decide, but Rochettes most ambitious scheme was to found the Span ish bank with capital of 20,0o000o francs. He was thus at the head of finan- cia concerns in 1908 amounting in nom- nal or real capital to more than 100,000J0o francs and the legal counsel for his con- panies was well known deputy. NJ. Rabier
 Suddenly Rochette was arrested. He was accused of having hoated one com pany only to pay up the capital of an other and to have started a sort of per petua motion finance scheme. The po- lice had received numerous communica- tons and 1t was by the express order of M. Lepine that the case was investigated by detectives, and the police, convinced that there was something wrong. were accused of having brought forward q fictitious plaintiff in order to have Koch ette arrested. His companies were de of ficio declared in liquidation and official receivers were appointed.
 The case before parliament M Lepine was accused of having acted precipitate- ly. Rochette, after a year. was sen fenced to imprisonment by the correc- tional court and he appealed. The sen tence was squashed and then the public prosecutor appealed, with the result above mentioned namely. that the whole case
 is now to be tried over again by some lower court. But. at the same time, political interest in the case has not
 waned and deputies are using it to fling strange charges against each other, with the result that nobody knows where the truth will ultimately be found, if it ever comes to light al all A curious feature
 about Rochette is that his most ardent defenders are his own customers. whom he is alleged to have swindled and who | insisted on having the order for the | liquidation of the companies revoked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
Kindness of the James Boys

From Life.
 Years ago the James brothers. who sacked the express car and went through" the passengers on the Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific at Cad Hill, stole the money box at the state fair They rode into Kansas City On horseback. and when the cashier was walking to the hank with the receipts of the day about 5000. they pointed thetk pistols at his head, seized the box and galloped off This was done in broad daylight, in the midst of a great crowd
 According to Eli Perkins, some time afterward one of the Kansas City re- porters wrote an article about those highwaymen. calling them brave, and said they had done the most daring decd in the hishwaymen's record. fe" nights afterward both the brothers rode into Kansas City, went to the newspaper office and calling the reporter out. gave him handsome watch and chain. They said the article in question touched them in a tender spot and they desired to show their gratitude.
 But l don't feel at liberty to take this watch said the reporter
 But do it to sratify us. We didn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

tinent has only about a tenth of it's population, and extensive tracts have hardly even been traversed.
 Costa Rica has unexploited gold fields and other mineral wealth guarded by dense forests and precpitous mountains. The three giant rivers-the Amazon. Orinoco and La Plata-drain millions of miles of riotously rich land, much of which Is familiar only to obscure native tribes. The vagueness of frontiers for in stance, between Brazil, Bolivia and Peru has recently led to mischievous quarrel ing; but if this could be measured in monetary cost. it would be a small matter as compared with the waste of economic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

opportunity
 The scarcity of rubber has here given a notable stimulus to the work of dis covery; but there are chances enough left for generation of adventures, provided they are 'salted' to equatorial conditions, with no doubt about the re- ward scientific or commercial
 Sir Clements Markham has lately point ed out that there is a vast tract in Co., lumbia and Venezuela, bounded on the west by the slopes of the sCordiTleras, on the east by the Orinoco and Rio Negro. on the north by the river Meta and on the south by the Vaupes and Japura, which is practically unknown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

steal this watch; we bought it and paid for it with our own money" continued the desperadoes
 No you must excuse me- continued the reporter.
 Well then if you can't take this watch, replied the James brothers, re- sretfully. what can we do for you? Per haps you can name some man around here you want kiledn'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

What are you young imps making all this noise about?" he demanded.
 "Oh. please, nothing" replied one of the twins. "Ony nurse has given Alex ander two baths and hasn't given ne onS.n
 Father couldn't help smiling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
GAINS ARE SHOWN
 IN BUILDING OPERATIONS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
Not a Square Deal

The sound of laughter and crying from upstairs.
 still the din went on, Then the father strode angri1y to the bed room door
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
Unknown South America

About every kind of geographical re- search is urgently called for from one end to the other of South America. Though larger than Europe, the con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

The famous Rochette case, which four years ago created such excitement in fi- nancial, judicial and parliamentary circles, and which the general public had almost forgotten. is about to be revived. For something like four years commission has been inquiring into it. and now the court of cessation, the supreme court of appeal in France, has decided that the whole case is to be tried over again,
 Rochette an exceedingly intelligent young man. had been for some time cafe waiter at Melum and then clerk In q small bankers office The bankers bus mess came to an end, and Rochet.e bought up whatever interests there were for few francs. He was clever, and started to work the bonlS in his own way. He soon found capitalists in Paris who induced certain customers to SID scribe a few thousand dollars to ono of Rochette's ventures. He handled the money well. and in the space of four years founded a mining bank whica at once tioated the coal mines at Liyiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

One more example of It's thrift and wealth has been given by the French nation. The eagerness of the public has almost been unprecedented to subscribe to the new railroad loan of 9o0,00o,0e0 francs issued by the state to cover tue expenses of the improvements on the western state lines. This subscription has been hanging like a great shadow over all the recent money transactions on the Bourse and in the banks. Everybody seemed anxious to realize some stock, and to have ready cash at hand to subscribe for these shares. The loan was issued in shares of 300 francs nominally. but the actual price was 503 francs. to make up for the anticipated interest to be paid next August The loan is to bear interest at per cent
 When the subscription was closed 1t was found that the loan had been covered more than 32 times. As each share ap- piled for was to be secured by the pay ment of 100 francs, the treasury now actually has more than six times Ehe amount on hand that was required for the fully paid up loan. The actual figures given are l,960,000,000 francs. The govern ment wanted only 3o0,0oo00o francs in all and 1t will now restore more than one million and half of enthusiastically sub scribed money. In order not to keep so much capital tied up, the minister. of finance has issued instructions that all those who have subscribed for more than 100 shares may withdraw the greater DOT tion of the sums in excess of the needs of their subscription. There were more than 100000 individual subscribers. Some of these were in the department of the Seine alone The rest were in the prov inces The shares will be distributed in strict proportion among the subscribers according to the number of shares ap- piled for, and every applicant will get at least one share.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15

calling for help In his condition he
evidently had lost his bearings. Ropes
were thrown to him but he did not
get them. He broke through the ice
before help could reach the spot.
Buys a Gainsborough !.
Edward c. Converse of StanWich
has acquired another famous painting
by Thomas Gainsborough, r. A,
which arrived in this country last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15

week from England. 1t is bust
portrait of Count Rumford (Sir Ben
jamin Thompson). Mr.. Converse Is
understood to have paid at least $75,-
900.
Married A Year Ago
J. T.. Gallagher, and Miss Florence
p. Conner, both of Danbury, on We'd
nesday made the first announcement
of their marriage, which took place
on March 26, 1911, in Newark, N. J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
Fairfield County News
.severest Storm in Memory

Severest Storm in Memory
Norwalk had the most severe RAIN
storm within the memory of the old
est inhabitants Tuesday night. Scores
of roads in both town and city 1urls,
1iction were washed away. Small
buildings along the hanks of the Nor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15

walk River were washed into Long
Island sound and the New Canaan
Norwalk bridge was under water TO
depth of two feet and it was not
considered safe to use the structure
Drowned in Canal
julius Perrit. aged 40 years, farm
hand was drowned late Tuesday
night in the Shelton canal. > He was
seen wandering about on the ice ana
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15

They decided to elope and slipped
away from Danbury on that date and
were married in Newark and upon
their return went to their respective
homes and kept their marriage COM
plete secret.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15

DIED. ~
BURNHAM.-In New Preston, Marcn
IL, Dayton Burnham, aged ~ years.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
SHERIFF SALE.

In the Circuit Court of the State Of
Oregon, for Lincoln county.
Mrs. Annie Jones, plaintiff.
VS..
Laura McCullum, Esther McCuIlum,
Edith McCullum. Golda McCul-
lum, Peter McCullum. Flora Nc
Cullum, Townsend McCullum and
William Borden. defendants:
By virtue of an execution, judg-
ment and order of sale issued out
of the above entitled court in the
above entitled action to me directed
and dated the 30th day of March,
1912. in favor of Mrs. Annie Jones
and against above named defen-
dants for the sum of $1235.76. with
interests thereon from the I'd day
of February, 1912. at the rate of
ten per cent per annum. and the
further sum of $4,000 attorney
fees and the cost of this writ, com
manding me to sell the following
described real property situate in
Lincoln county, Oregon, as follows,
towit:
Beginning at the Northwest cor
ner of the Southwest quarter of
the Southwest quarter of Section
%, T. 10 S, R. IL w., of the Will
lamette Meridian, in Lincoln coun-
ty, Oregon; running thence South
20 rods; thence East 80 rods;
thence North 20 rods; thence West
80 rods to place of beginning, con-
taining--acres more or less.
Now. therefore, by virtue of said
execution judgment and order of
sale and in compliance with the
demands of said writ | will on Sat-
urday, May 4th, 1912, at 2 O'Clock
p. m. at the front door of the
county courthouse, in the city of
Toledo, Lincoln county, Oregon, sell
to the highest bidder for cash, all
the right title and interest of the
above named defendants in the
above named action, in the above
described property to satisfy said
execution. judgment and order of
sale, interest, costs and accruing
costs. BERT GEER,
Sheriff of Lincoln county, Oregon.
Dated this Sd day of April, 1912.
Date Of first publication Apr 5, 1912.
Date Of last publica tion May 3, 1912.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
GLORIOUS NEWS.

comes from DR.. J. T, Curtiss,
Dwight, Kan. He writes: 81 not
only have cured bad cases of eczema
in my patients with Electric Bitters,
but also cured myself by them of
the same disease. | feel sure that
they will benefit any case of eczema"
This shows what thousands have
proved, that Electric Bitters is
most effective blood purifier. Its
an excellent remedy for eczema,
letter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and
running sores. 1t stimulates liver
kidneys and bowels, expels poisons,
helps digestion, builds up the
strength. Price so cents. Salts
faction guaranteed by the Toledo
Drug Co.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
NEWS News OF each Community leach
Associate

Chitwood people have no trace of
the man who came up missing two
weeks ago.
E. W. Powers and wife visited
Elk City Tuesday evening.
S. M. Rinaman of Portland. who
purchased the Smith place at Storrs
station. arrived with his family
last Friday evening.
Fred Graves of Corvallis with
his bride visited his parents here
this week on the wedding trip.
The new road grader arrived and
was put to test and from all reports
is OK. This was quite a disap-
pointment to some, as they "Lnew >
it was no good.
Spring trout have arrived and
some of the fishermen either
Caught or bought some fine strings.
A couple Of launches were up
from Toledo Sunday enjoying the
fine day and taking in the sights in
our town.
Election talk seems to warm up
a little. Reports of full indepen-
dent ticket comes from different
parts of the county. It is a free
put in for all and the most popular
men get the prizes and they cannot
all be crowned Queen of the May.
Jim Derrick was among us finish
ing up the survey Of the Big Elk
road. George Hodges and Frank
Thompson were viewing the route.
A raft of logs came up from the
lower bay for the Elk City Lumber
company mill the first of the week.
We understand Elk City is about
to have church building in the
near future.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
HOMESEEKER.

Just received Option on a farm
home on county road near a trout
stream one mile from rai,roads..sta-
tion, 1876 acres, Is acres under cul-
tivation, 8 room house, out build
ings, water piped, small orchard, 8
cows, 8 sheep, 18 stands of bees.
Price, $500. Half down and bal
ance at per cent.
See our list of property before
deciding.
c. W. Day & Co., Employment
and Real Estate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
Waldport

The Condor arrived from Port
land the I'd.
Mr.. Wenner of the Yachats has
moved to Waldport to engage in
business.
James Coin has notified us that
his school will be out about May
1st and that he will spend the Sum-
mer at Waldorf.
r. A. Kent has decided to build
On his three acre tract near the
schoolhouse.
The Waldport band is being re-
cruited up to its normal strength
and will be ready for engagements
in the near future
Louis Colvin has been elected as
president of the Wadport Fire
Company. Other officers are, Leo
lie Evens, vice president. and Chas.
Bobell, secretary. A Ladies Aid
Society is also being organized.
In circulating petitions for NOM
ination in this precinct candidates
have found it an easy matter to get
signers. We doubt it there is. an
other precinct in the county where
voters are SO willing to let them all
have chance. Occasionally man
is found who is narrow enough to
refuse for some trivial reason but
they are few and far between at
Waldport.
A Firemans' ball will be given at
Kents Hall this week for the pur-
pose of assisting in raising funds
for the fire company. The Ladies
Aid Society will furnish the refresh
ments.
Waldport's expansion election
will occur April 10th. There is
little question as to the result for
we are all progressive these days.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
GREEN HOUSE

With heating plant, one acre Of
ground and a new modern dwelling.
Good location, has cash market for
all flowers and vegetables grown.
Will be on electric car line when
road is completed.
Will teach purchaser how to oper-
ate plant. Will sell for $65OO or
will trade for Lincoln county land
on cash pasis. ...... .--.-.
Here is chance to bring up your
children in city with no saloons
and with access to Pacific College
and both high and public schools.
We have four daily passenger
trains out of Portland, and the
most factories with the largest pay
roll of any town its size in Oregon.
You will never regret it if you
secure home in this locality.
Address any inquiries to White
4 Company, P. O, Box 612,tNew-
berg, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
Little Elk.
Fine Spring weather and grass

Fine Spring weather and grass is
growing.
Farmers in this vicinity are all
through with their Spring crops
but Mr.. Colby and l..
Mr.. Miller of Centralia, Wash
ington, has bought Frank Cassida' S
ranch and will move on it this Fall.
W. F. Wakefield went to Toledo
last Thursday, returning home Fri
day morning.
Crocker, Colby and Loudon have
all their goats sheared.
Mr.. Brown of Eddyville was in
this vicinity last Thursday with
some parties looking for home
steads.
Ray Robinson of Philomath was
shaking hands with old friends in
this vicinity one day last week. As
Mr.. Robinson is photographer he
was also looking for job.
Tom Genini. who has been work.
ing for W. F. Wakefield for the
past month went to help j. F. Nagle
of Hays creek filish putting in his
crop. Mr.. Nagle is very sick.
Mrs. E. A. Willoughby went to
Corvallis last Tuesday to visit rela :
tives and friends, returning home
Saturday.
Fred Wagner of Nortons was in
this nieghborhood last Saturday.
Mr.. Wagner says everything is pro-
crossing nicely at Nortons.
Mrs. w. F. Wakefield and son
went to Dayton last Saturday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Warnock.
S. 7. Loudon was visiting on
Hayes creek last Saturday.
The Eddyville mOhair pool closed
the 31st of March with $500
fleeces in the pool. The date of
sale will be advertised in the next
Mondays Portland Journal.
Cline Brothers got through shear
ing their goats last Monday They
sheared between 700 and 800
They have fine shearing outfit.
They are going over on the Yaquina
to shear for Mr.. Damon. A. j. War
mock and others. Their machine
saves hiring two men and it is
quite a lot cheaper than hand
machine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
OIla

H. Twombly and little daughter,
Jennie, are staying at Sam Hills.
the former doing some plowing and
Jennie is attending the Ona school.
S. C. Denny went to Yauuina
Tuesday.
d. W. Hewett has been sdown
looking after some stock and pre-
pairing to drive them to his place
at Yaquina.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Phelps
visited with Mr.. Arnold's near
West Yaquina on Sunday.
Mrs. S. A. Holmgreen has been
i'll the past two weeks, owing to a
slight operation to extract a splin-
ter from her knee, it being very
painful.
Hilga Holmgreen came down
from Yaquna Saturday to stay un-
til her mother RECEIVERS her health.
G. B. Ryan went through here
with beef for sale, taking it on to
Yaquina Tuesday.
Mrs. Hattie Edwards, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Wolfesperger and Lloyd
Commons spent Sunday with Miss
Gertrude Phelps and Miss Pearl
Gates at the A. H. Phelps home.
The mail went though by way of
stage Monday returning Tuesday
with a passenger from Toledo, Mr.
Roe, travelling for Mitchell & Staver
Company Of Portland
We have just learned as we are
closing our items that Mrs. s. A.
Holmgreen and daughter, Hilga,
have gone to Albany for medical
attendance. We hope to hear of
Mrs. Holmgreen's speedy recovery
and return.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05

Don't lost your supplement to
this paper.
Assessor Ball went to Elk City
this morning to do assessing.
Toledo was a quiet, peaceable
town Wednesday.-all our legal
lights being in attendance at suit
in Justice Berry's court at Newport.
S. Elmore & Company had man
here the first of the week making
arrangements to operate their
schooner Palsy between Portland
and this place.
A. M. Wheelock of Bay View
was making proof on his homes
tead before County Clerk Howell
yesterday. W. H. Simmcnson and
Ole Olson were Mr.. Wheelock's s wit
nesses.
George Walker started crew of
men to work Wednesday laying the
keel for the new boat which he is
building for the Newport Naviga-
tion company. This boat will be
rushed to completion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
()11a

A grand ball was given at Ona
Grange Hall last Saturday evening
by Frank Gatens. Good music was
rendered. Misses Evelyn Gatens
and May Crowfield of Newport,
Lee Doty of South Beach, George
Emerson and friend of Toledo and
all North Beaver Creek were
there. Everybody had good time
and are looking forward to another
dance soon.
Frank Gatens spent the evening
last Monday with Walter Weber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Weber and
A. w. Weber went to church up at
Beaver creek last Sunday.
The Commons and Phelps had
a reunion last Sunday.
Mrs. Rhys Gwynn spent the after
noon at Mrs. Walter Weber's last
Friday.
Miss Rosa Gwynn is sick with a
bad cold. Everybody has had a
seige of cold here.
Everybody is making their gard
ems nowadays.
Ona has been on the drag for
some time, but she is coming right
to the front all right. The people
are waking up.
CONTINUED on Supplement)
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05

A. E. Adelsperger, superinten-
dent of the c. A. Smith Timber
company, was in Toledo Tuesday
paying the company's tax in this
county. This company has timber
holdings in eight counties of this
state and Mr.. Adelsperger says
their tax in Lincoln county is lower
in proportion to their valuation
than in any of the other counties.
He paid their full tax without a
complaint.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
REGARDING THE TIDE
LANDS DECISION.

At the meeting of the State Land
Board, held at Salem, March 5th,
Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott
introduced the following resolu-
tlons, which were unanimously
adopted by the Board:
Whereas. it appears that the
Supreme Court has ruled against
the State in its suit to recover tide
lands in Yaquina, Siletz and Alsea
bays now claimed by the Corvallis
& Eastern railroad company by vir-
tue of grant by the Legislature, and
Whereas these lands are of great
value to the State and its failure to
recover them would be greatly to
the PUBLIC detriment;
Be 1t Ordered. that steps be
taken to apply for rehearing or
in the event of failure to secure a
rehearing or a favorable decision
in our State Supreme Court, that
the case be carried to: the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-04-05
()na

The various bachelors of South
Beaver are very busy these fine
Spring days preparing to plant
"Murphey's."
S. c. Denny went to Yauqina
Tuesday.
Herb Twombly is working for
Sam Hill this Spring. His little
daughter, Jennie, is staying with
him and attending the Ona school.
John Covert and Frank Gatens
gave a dance at the Grange Hall
Saturday night.
D. W. Hewett of West Yapuina
came down the first of the week to
look after his interests here.
Herb Twombly went to Yaquina
after load of seed oats for Sam
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfersperger.
Mrs. Edwards and Floyd Commons
were the guests of Miss Gertrude
Phelps Sunday.
Mrs. S. A. Holmgeen, who has
been at Newport receiving surgical
treatment, returned home several
days since. The injured limb is
gradually improving. Miss Hilga
came down from Yaquina Saturday
to remain until her mothers re-
covey. She was accompanied by
her cousin, Tai Tellefs,n.
L. c. Powell is doing some sur
veying for Bart Mckinney this
week.
MI. and Mrs. A. H. Phelps spent
Sunday at the Arnold home.
We are pleased to note that G.
B. Ryan is again in the butcher
business. He delivered some very
fine beef to his customers along
the Yaquina road Wednesday.