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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29

ID. Mac Innes, who with his family
has made American Falls their
home for some time, this week sold
his residence property and will re-
move to Illinois. The property was
sold to Gene Bartdall who for the
present at least will rent it.
The departure of the Machines
family is to be greatly regretted by
tne people of American Falls who
nave learned to need them in the
business as well as the social life
of the city.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29
Yellowstone Park Excursion.

The Oregon Short Line company
will operate special low fare ex-
cursion to Yellowstone Park. eff
fective with yellowstone Special
train leaving Salt Lake City the
evening of August 31st. The fol-
lowing round trip rates will apply
from principal headline points to
and through the park, covering all
rail, stage and hotel expenses for
the complete five day tour, includ-
ing Old Faithful Lake, Grand Canyo
and Mammoth. Idaho Falls, 1856:
Pocatello. 1885; Ogden. $43.75;
Salt Lake, $45.25. Rates from al
other points not quoted. two cents
per mile In each direction, to near
est headline point quoted. 4See
agents for further details, includ-
ing COW OF Itinerary of trip, or
write D. E. Burley, General Passen-
ger Agent. Salt Lake City, Utah.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29
Troubles of Equalization Board.

Pocatello city property has been
assessed this year out of all pro
portion to similar property in Black
foot and Idaho Fail. says the Tri-
bune. Chairman Bistline. of the
county board of com missioners sub
mitted facts and figures to the
state board of equalization which is
likely to correct the wrong. Mr..
Bistline showed from official re-
cords that the highest priced lot in
Idaho Falls is. assessed at only $6,-
600 while one lot in Pocatello has
been assessed at s17, 200. Other
similar variations were shown. an6
the board appeared suitably impress
ed. In the matter of irrigated
farm lands, it was shown that the
value in Bonneville county is $4.
per acre. in Bingham county about
$50 and in Bannock $45. From tht
remarks let drop t appeared to be
the sentiment of the board to equ-
alize these three counties by low
ering Bingham and raising Bannock.
The state board is not satisfied
with the assessment of the hydro
electric on Bear river near Grace.
and are gathering information re-
gard1ng the amount of power gen
Grated with view to raising the
valuation upon that plant.
Jealousy, county jealousy anG
city pride, played an important role
before the state board of equaliza
ton the first of the week. Bingham
county and Bonneville county vied
with each other as to which was
the richest, the most important a.
counties go, and which assessor o.
two counties knew the true valu,
of real estate, beet sugar land ano
other lands. The Bingham and Boz
neville controversy centered upoi
the value assessed in Bonneville
county on city lots and on farming
land. The land in question was
assessed at $50, $40 and $50 pei
acre and it was argued that tho
values should be decreased abou
The city lots in Idaho
Falls business district were assess
ed at 5000 front foot and the
same kind OF property in Blackfoot
was assessed at $500 front foot.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29
Will Try For Premiums.

Earl Bailey, of Rockland, was in
Tuesday to take in the cirrcus and
attend business. Earl dropped the
word that he and his father would
be here during the fair with many
exhibits from their garden and says
they Will take away a good many
premiums. From information re-
ceived from other sources We learn
that they probably have the best
garden in the valley and will show
some fine products.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29
Notice of School Election

For Independent District No. 3
Notice is hereby given that AN cleo
.lon for the purpose of electing SIX
trustees for s. d district as follows;
o-wlt; Two for one year; two for
Two years; two for three years, will
oe held at n old school house in
american FAILS, on the first Tues
uay in September, 1912.
rolls will be open at O'Clock p
Ill. and close at O'Clock p. m.
dated this 23rd day of August, 9
40 R. o. Jones, Clerk.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29
Who Gets the Gold?

In the last issue appeared page advertisement call
ing attention to an offer which this paper making to the
contestants in the two piano now running in con-
necton with the American Falls you did not read
the offer turn to the fourth page of this issue and Won will
see It, 1t holds good until the 10th day of September and
some In the race for the piano given by the
Evans Mercantile Company is going to get ten dollars
gold SIS worth of merchandise the store The
offer also gives to the Fall Greek contest ten
doars III goo or Slo IN merchandise from the The
contestants or some OF them at least have already taken
hold of the proposition and have made good showing
1t is very simple matter. Those who are in either
contest are here to wn that if they are working at all
and all the votes they this time add to the
chances of winning when the closes so the exr
effort increases their chances one of the nanos
and also of winning the special prizes given by this
We doing this to increase circulation and are max
ing this sPecia offer during the life OF this special prize deal
giving 10000 votes for yearly subscription 1t is
subscribers after but there is no wav we can
distinguish between the old and ghtfly so the offer
good for old well newcvery yearly subscrnt;on
receives 2OOoo votes on either contest The number of
votes alone should be nducement contestants h oct
busy but to this have added the special cash nre o
gold The contestant who shall issued from this
Office from August 6 to September the Evans contest
shall receive the choice OF ten dollars in gold fifteen dol
lars merchandise from that the one who shall
hay from this Office greatest number f vo.s
between the dates named the Fall Creek contest shall
receive either dollars gold fifteen dollars worth in
merchandise.
contestants in both have already made
start win this special and the same time thew
are png the votes towards the winning of the nanos
1t does take work, is rather play to ask few Of
YOUR friends take the Press they take it to nav for
year or two in advance Suppose you bring ten dol
lars to apply subscription accounts old or new that
would that receive 100000 votes and are thev
not worth the effort?
We could give instances where contestants IN one
dav have secured 100000 from this office h
simply calling upon few who take the paner od t t1
to pay in advance it asking of them onlv
what they will do shortly any rate for The pess
poets to go onto paid in advance basis very soon If
any who wish to get the list see who takes
the paper and how they stand will gladly fr;h - 70
them twenty dollars in gold thirty dollars in me
chandise will be given to two contestants on sepembcr
10 and who will get these depends upon the contestants
only.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29
SALTLAKE BUSINESS
MEN COMING. HERE
VIII Spend a Day Investigat.
ing Our Resources.
One Hundred Capitalists Want to
Inspect Our Wheat Fields and
Learn If We Have What
Is Claimed,

TIL great water power at this
place and the vast wheat fields sur.
rounding has attracted the att ntior
of the business men and capitalists
Of Salt Like City and they have
planned to spend one day here to
persone lily inspect all that tends to
make this section of Idaho the
greatest in the state. The business
men of that city W travel in a
special train and arrive here in the
morning of September IL and re-
main all day and part of the even
ing. This trip as planned by the
Salt Lakers will include personal
visits to fifty-two cities and towns
of Idaho and Wyoming and there
are only very few of these SO
places which will be given a full
day to inspecting the resources of
their community and American Falls
Is counted among the few. The
great water power and big power
plant now being constructed here
has much to do with the visit OF
these men from Salt Lake City and
the great wheat fields tributary is
to come in for their share of no
tioe.
The entertainment of the visitors
will be in charge of the American
Falls Board of Trade and from the
time of arrival of the train until it
departs they will be taken care of
and things so arranged that every
point of interest to these CONNER
c1al men will be visited. The full
plans have not been made but will |
be taken up at the general meeting |
Of that organization tonight. The
morning will likely be taken up with
an automobile trip into the Rock
land valley, returning here for luncf4
After lunch the power site and
works will be visited and then a
second automobile trip into the dry
farm section west of here and likely
circle through a small portion of
the big irrigated tract A recep-
ton will be held in the evening in
the Auditorium
The special train will carry close
to one hundred business men of
that city and is known as the ''Tra(a
Extension Excursion" and is planned
for the purpose of getting better
acquainted with the business men
of Idaho and Wyoming and with
the general conditions of those sec
tions from which Salt Lake City
draws trade. The people of this
section will be pleased to entertain
these men and to show them what
We have in the way of alarming
community and foundation upon
which to build business city.
Among these visitors will be men
who are looking for new locations
Tor branch business houses and it
Is those towns which show the
greatest advantages which viii re-
ceive particular attention. That
American Falls has already been
considered by these men as an in
teresting point and one worth their
special investigation is shown from
the fact that they will devote
full day Of their time here. The
special program which will be car
rled out by the Board of Trade viii
be given in our next issue and 1t
Is hoped that any one either in the
CITY organization or out of it VIII
respond in entertaining men who
can do this section much good when
they are correctly shown what we
all know to be here. II
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29

Governor Hawley named from thit
county w. H. Philbrook, F. R. Mea-
dows. Ezra Earring, Arthur Davis.
Daniel Reinmann, Joseph Arbon and
Jess Hays as delegates to the Dry
Farm congress to be held at Leth-
bridge, Alberta, Canada, beginning
October 21.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29

independence. but this loss of his
machine and part of his crop is
severe blow. Mr.. Hammock still
has courage and says he will now
make another start believing that
he wiz yet succeed
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb Adolf. of
the dry farm section west OF Ameri-
can Fa Is, were in town Monday. It
is pleasure to talk with such peo-
pie who have come to Idaho and
onto the sage brush plains a few
years ago and today tell of the 100
acres Of wheat which will yield them
20 bushels per acre and hear them
compare this with the s to 12 BUSH
ell yields in the easi where they
use to Live.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-29

Suits made to order by Tony. the
Tailor. tf.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23

as am a living man. we saw that
wavy kris, extended in his hand turn
back into the form of the plainSmap'S
hunting knife, \ gasp Of wonder and
half terror came from the circle. Some
of the men drew back heard an
Irish private swear and saw him cross
himself, do not explain these things,
l only say | saw them
Il was mistaken" said Orme polite
ly, lin Offering SO simple test as
this. but now. if you still think had
the kris in my clothing, how that
could be. | don't know, I'm sure, and
If you still wish to call my little per
fornlance SleiGht Of hand. then I'll do
something to prove what have said
and make it quite plain that all my
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23

with n highly respectable young lady
back at your home in Virginia. Wait
he raised his hand as turned to-
ward him. Meaning also" he went
on, that your affections are apparent
ly also somewhat engaged with an
equally respectable young lady who is
not back home In Virginia, There
fore
He caught my wrist in strip OF
steel rs | would have struck him, I
saw then that still was weak.
Wait" he said. smiling coldly.
Wait till YOU are stronger"
You are right" said but we
shall settle these matters"
THAT. OF course"
"Orme," said | suddenly, "yeur love
Is n disgrace to any woman"
Usually" he admitted calmly, but
not In this case. propose 10 marry
Miss Meriwethcr. and tell you frank.
ly do not propose to have anything
stand In my way"
Then take her. / c,,ct angrily.
why barter and decker over any wom.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
BOARD
Proceedings of "A Special Meeting
Held on May IL.
fro RE ooNTINuRp.l

Held OH May Is.
Mineral Point. Wis, May Is, 1912.
A special meeting of the school
board was this day held in the fire
building.
Called to order by the president.
All members of the board present.
Motion made by Commissioner Nor
gun that the committee on teachers
procure an assistant with college de-
gree, was carried.
The report of the committee on
teachers was as follows: Miss Jones
be rendered the position as teacher In
the fifth and sixth grades, fourth ward
Miss Tregilgus be rendered the position
in the third and fourth grades, End ward:
Miss Dunbar be rendered the position in
the seventh grade. Miss Cummings was
given vote of thanks for her long and
faithful service. All the other grade
teachers were rendered their former
positions. On motion the report was
approved.
The report of the committee on
teachers for the high school was as fol-
lows: Miss Weyman having handed in
her resignation, it was accepted. The
recommendation of the committee was
that Prof. Loveland, Miss Pierce, Miss
Kline and Miss Prideaux be rendered
their present positions at the same
salary.
On motion board adjourned.
Attest
w. II. BoHAN, Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23

~ UR slow travel finally brought
us near to the historic forks
Of the Platte where that
~ shallow stream stretches ont
two arms. one running to the noun
tains far to the south, the other still
reaching westward for time Be
tween these two ran the Oregon trail.
pointing the way to the Pacific. and
on this trail, somewhere to the west,
lay Laramie. Before us now lay two
alternatives. We could go up the
beaten road to Laramie or we could
cross here and take an old trail on the
north side OF the river for time.
Auberry thought this latter would give
better feed and water and perhaps be
safer as to Indians so we held a little
council over II.
The Platte even here was wide.
treacherOus stream. It's sandy bottom
continuously shifting. Al night the
melted floods from the mountains came
down and rendered # deeper than dur
ing the day. when for the most part 1t
was scarcely more than knee deep. Yet
mere IutIt III any
able to the eye were watery pitfalls
where the sand was washed out, and
in places there was shifting quicksand.
dangerous for man or animal.
We resorted to the old plains make
shift Of calking the wagon bodies and
turning them into boats. 1t being
thought probable that two or three
days would be required 10 make the
crossing In this way BY noon OF the
following day our rude boats were
ready, and our work began.
was not yet strong enough to be
Of much assistance. so ! sat on the
bank watching the busy scene Our
men were stripped 10 the skin. some Of
the mOuntaineers brown almost as ln-
dams. for even In those days white
hunters often rode with no covering
but the blanket and not that when the
sun was warm They were now In.
now ont If the water. straining NJ the
lines which Steadied the rude boxes
that bore our goods pulling M the
heads Of the horses and mules. shout
ing. steadying. encoura ging. always
getting forward. II took them nearly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
Copyright. 1907. by the Outing Publishing
Company

You'll talk about the old story of
Jack and the Beanstalk'-l have seen
an old fakir take bamboo stick no
thicker than his finger and thrust it
down in the ground and start and
climb up. as If it were tree, and keep
on climbing till he was out of sight.
and then there would come falling
down out of the sky legs and arms,
his head. pieces of his body. When
these struck the ground they would
reassemble and make the man all over
again-just like Auberry's dead boy.
you know.
These tricks are so common in Asia
that they do not excite any wonder.
AS to tribal telegraph. they have got it
there. Time and again when our forces
were marching against the hill tribes
of northwestern India we found they
knew all of our plans hundred miles
ahead of us-how, none of us could tell
only the fact was there. plain and
unmistakable."
They never do tell" broke in Au-
berry. "You couldn't get red to ex-
plain any Of this to you-not even a
sQuaw you have lived with for years.
They certainly do stand pat for keeps"
Yet once in awhile" smile! Orme
in his easy way. "a white man does
pick up some Of these tricks | be-
lieve | could do a few Of them myself
If | liked-in fact, have sometimes
learned some of the simpler ones for
my own amusement"
General EXPLANATIONS of surprise and
doubt greeted him from our little cir
Gle. and this seemed to nettle him
somewhat by Jove." he went on.
IF you doubt it ! don't mind trying
hand at it right now. Perhaps have
forgotten something of my old skill,
but We'll see. Come, then"
All arose now and gathered about
him on the ground there in the full
sunlight He evinced no uneaSineSs
or surprise. and he employed no mech
anism or deception which we could
detect
MY good man" said he to Auberry.
"let me take your knife" Auberry
loosed the long hunting knife at his
belt and handed it to him. Taking it,
Orme seated himself cross legged on
white blanket. which he spread out on
the sandy soil
All ut once Orme looked up with an
expression of surprise on his face.
This was not the knife | wanted he
said Il asked for a plain American
hunting knife, not this one. See. you
have given me Il Malay kris, | have
not the slightest idea where you got
it"
We all looked intently at him
There. held up in his hand, was full
proof OF what he had saba long
blade Of wavy steel. with a little
crooked. carved handle From what
| had read saw this TO be a kris.
wavy bladed knife OF the Malays Il
did not shine Or CLEAN in the sun, but
threw back dull reflection from its
gray steel as though lead and silver
mingled in it's make The blade was
about thirty inches long. whereas that
Of Auberry's knife could not have ex-
ceeded eight inches at the most.
We did not know you had that
thing around you" exclaimed Belknap
THAT is only sleight OF hand"
is II, indeed" said Orme. smiling
81 tell you did not have Il with NE
After all. you see It Is the same knife. :"
We all gaped curiously and there,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
The One Weak SPOT,

"You ought to have your car equip
ped with demountable rims" said an
automobile man TO Richard c. Jenkin-
son. the other day. "All you have to
do is carry an extra rim with inflated
tire. In case OF puncture 1t can be
easily attached by a twelye-year-old
child In two minutes" Yes. said Mr.
Jenkinson. but the trouble Is always
TO find the twelve. year.child. New
ark News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
INDIAN PRINCESS COMING
The Indian Princess "kiOwa"
With Texas RilI'S Wild West.

With Texas Bills Wild West.
Among the Indians with the Texas
Bills Wild West. which is IA part Of the
Enormous Yankee Robinson Three
Ring circus, is Princess "Kiowa "
noted AZ one Of the greatest rifle shots
and rope throwers in the world. This
is her first season entour, She appears
at every performance Of the Wild West
and is delighted with her first trip
through civilization. She talks Eng
lish Huently and lady visitors to the
Indian camp can have n few entertain
ing moments by engaging her in CON
versation. At Mineral Point, Wednes-
day June 3.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
ED. ELLINGEN,
CENTRAL BARBER SHOP.

+ am prepared TO attend TO tonsori ] work in
satisfactory manner. will continue the River
side laundry Of GAINESVILLE, and will run the
Bath Rooms in connection with nv shop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
GEORGE PRIDEAUx.

basement Penhallegon building, corner High
and Chestnut streets, Mineral Point Latest
STYLES OF work. Give Us a can.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
CHAS. WiNN,
THF MODEL BARBER SHOP.

THE MODEL BARBER SHOP.
JTnder the Y T Martin hardware store. corner
High and Vine streets Mineral Point.
Tonsorial work done in the latest styles OF the
art Satisfaction guaranteed. Call at the model !
barber shop
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
HERMAN WiESEN.

FASHIONABLE BARBER SHOP.
South side Of High Street Mineral Point, Wis
Patronage respectfully solicited and satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
BARBER SHOPS.
ADoLPH APPEL MONTGOMERY THRILL
APPEL g. TERRlLL.
pAsu1oNAPr,F BARBER SHOP.

FASHIONABLE BAFtbEh oHOF'
Everything first-class and in the latest style.
APPEL & TERRILL Proprietors.
High Street Mineral Point
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
Simplicity.

Nor knowest thou what argument
thy life to thy neighbor's creed hath
lent?" Some one has observed and
appreciated. 1t may be a stranger,
but that does not matter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23

wait" he said. "Wait till you ars
stronger"
an with another many The field IL
open, DO what YOU can, know that
is the way I'd do. Orme. why did you
not kill me the other day when you
couldg"
fro nr Continued
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23
CHAPTER XII.
Forsakina All Others.

~ UR slow travel finally brought
us near to the historic forks
of the Platte where that
~ shallow stream stretches ont
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23


be answer that for you"
Later In the evening | was on the
river bank watching the men out on
the bars struggling with their teams
and box boats. Orme had crossed the
river some time earlier, and now he
Joined me Mt the edge Of our disorder
ed camp.
How Is the patient getting along?"
he inquired | replied that | was do
ing very well and thenceforth intend.
ed to cOmp0rt myself as though moth.
Ing had happened
II am somewhat sorry To hear that"
said he. stu smiling In his OWN way.
II was in hopes that you would be
disposed 10 turn back down the river.
II DOM In the least understand why
| should be going east when my bust
ness Hes IN precisely the opposite di-
rection." ! remarked
II thought that possibly you might
be sensible Of certain obligation 10
me" he began
II am deeply sensible Of II. Are you
pleased 20 tell me what VIII settle this
debt between usT'
He turned squarely toward me and
looked me keenly In the eye. Turn
about and 90 home
"Meaning;"
That Your affections are engaged