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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
COMPLETE FLUME
AT WATER SYSTEM

The improvements at the head.
works of the Montpelier water sys-
tenn, which was ordered some time
ago by the council, were completed
last Friday. This work consists
of the construction of a fume ex-
tending up the creek from the dam
distance of 900 feet. The fume
is large enough to carry practically
all the water in the creek at high
water season. At the upper end Of
the fume aDother dam has been con-
structed across the creek, with q
headgate so that the quantity Of
water to go thru the fume can be
regulated. AT the 6ltering beds
there is a gate in the fume, to reg
ulate the amount of water to admit
TO the bebs.
By turning all the water into The
flume, the creek bed above the or
lginal dam can be thoroughly
cleaned of mud and other trash
which naturally gathers there, ~
often as desired. Then during tn,
season when The water is muddy
the reservoir can be used an a set
Ting bed. By permitting jus
enough water to enter the reservoir
to supply the needs of the city, an,
/ letting it settle for "a hours befor
going into the filters, it is believes
Z that even when the creek il th
muddiest the water will be com
, paratively clear by the time j
passes thru the filters. The surplu
8 muddy water will pass around th
head works thru the fume.
This plan of improving the syI
q tenn was conceived by Conncllma
Taylor of the Third ward, and w
n adopted by the council after ii
question bad been given q gre
= deal of consideration. The wol
9 has been done under the supervisic
'" of Mr.. Taylor, assisted by K.
y Birch. acting city engineer. tt
work has cost about e2S00, al
n while il has NOT been given a te.
p so far a. clearing the water is co
1s cerned, Mr.. Taylor is confident th
? during the muddy water season 4
y water as supplied 10 the patro
or win be fully IS per cent clear
4 than it hat been in the past.
viii also permit of the reserv,
Is being cleaned ss often as desire
n which could not be done heretofo
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31

which eondltion be remained for
some tins. However, he l@ al right
nov and IL IL believed that 40 serious
results will follow.
Mrs OFasu Olsen visited in Pecs-
tsllo last wesk wlth hsf siaEsF-in-law.
Florence johnson has returned
from Nounan. where sha visited With
her sister for some tins.
Tire new basket ball coaFt an tbs
school grounds il quite ma attraction.
The boys are fast learning ths game.
A. well ~ having great spoFt IN pFae-
tieinR
Fishing IL not q very profitable OF
pleaNant sport as this tims, 81 Mrs
Wilson and Ann johnson report
Thsy claim tn have aesn latn of fiah.
bus The flsh svIdsatIy did not see
them
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
A Pleasing Entertainment.

The Lyesam course entertainment
given It the theatre last Friday
night by the Grace Lewis company
waa ~ pleasing IN affair Of thai
Kind as was ever given in this city.
Owing 10 Illness. WIN. Roller, aha
visiinist. VISA unable 20 appear baa
the young man who appeared IN bic
place proved t1 be "a bog wonder
Hs rendered some ~ tho most difki-
cult selections IN = mannsF which
brought forth hearty eneoFea fFOm
the audience, A. y reader. Mis-
Lewis also showed unusual tsl-
eut. The NEXT number will % Kal-
log -HAine@ Grand Opera coanpany
which Il booked % appear Oh he
night 81 Noe. u.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
192.M2 1000

Of the 1s. $50 employees killed in ac-
cident TO trains the statistics show
that at least 80 per cent of such fatali-
ties are due TO the victims own negii-
gence or carslessness.
From these figures. which are COM
piled from official records kept, 1t ap-
pears. then. that Of the 1s2, ,542 persons
killed ON trains or tracks In twenty
three years. $3.50 or 912 per cent
came TO their deaths through their own
fault or mischance, white 10. .s32 or
only 8.s per cent, met death in out
right train accidents.
And In spite OF such facts. the IS
per cent Is invariably made more con-
spsicous In the pHhlic eye. through the
channels Of publicity and the Law
makers and lnwbreakers than the d. /;
per cent.
The railroads, in ether words, ~,
left unaided BY law aud public senti
ment, and but for their own recources
powsgleaa 70 prevent the grsst maiorlt,
Of faaAhaiea laid by ruthIaasly unius
diseElmiRaslca, "a thsiE door,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
EXAMINERS SPECIAL VOTE
OFFER WAS VERY POPULAR
Fair Candidates Find the Paper Popular with the
People Renewals are Prompt Many New
Names Added Contest Closes Saturday.

The grand special offer of extra
votes to those securing five yearly
subscriptions has proved specially
popular feature in the Examiners
gift contest, as Indicated by the
hustle of the merry candidates and
the number of votes which they
have added to their respective re-
serves during the ten days.
The work of the week has also
been a source of much pride and
satisfaction to the editor of the Ex-
sminer, in that the prompt renew
ais as we'll as the addition of many
new names to the list have mani
tested the popularity of the Exam
iDer with the people thruout this
section of the Bear Lake county.
There are now but two days left
until this contest will be over and
the winners will be known. But
many are guessing right now on
who those winners will be. How
ever, no one can know until the fin
al count is announced next Monday
morning. The contest closes at IL
p. m. Saturday Nov. 1st when all
votes must be in. The official
count will be announced Monday
morning, Nov. by the following
judges who have consented t9 make
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31

Washington, Oct. s7.-Presidenl
Wilson's insistence that Congress
remain In session until the currency
bill becomes Law has Loft the ma
tional Legislature In a most embar-
assinR and ridiculous position bc-
fore the country, and especially 80
from the democratic standpoint, Tor
that party being In power must as
sumo responsibility for the HAsco
that has been under way for several
weeks and promises 80 continue two
or three weeks longer.
Az soon AZ the tariff bill became
. law and the house passed the cur
renCy bill there was 3 general cxo-
'dus OF senators aud representative
from Washington. Two thirda 81
the members Of tho house went
home or on vacations, aud fully
half the senate loft town, knowing
full we'll there would be no public
business 70 command their attention
In Washington. The house III pass
ing the currency bill finished the
work II was called upon In special
session TO perform, and the leaders
decreed, With the concurrence Of
the president, that no legislation
should be considered this session.
The senate, being bound by similar
instructions from the president and
Democratic leader, could do nothing
until the currency bill waa reported
BY the banking and currency com
mittee, and it was apparent to
everyone but the president that .
continuation of the session was uso-
less.
President Wilson, however. had
definite purpose 10 view when be
convened congress IN special aession
ON April I; he announced that BE-
would expect At this special session
TO have congress revise the tariff
and then revise the banking and
currency laws. At the time tn,
session opened tho president BE-,
lieved both bills could be passed By
the first Of September, aud b,
looked forward to n fall rceess prior
10 the convenibg Of the regular sea.
sion 10 December. But the tariff
fight strung ont two months longeI
than the president anticipated and
the currency bill waa correspond
ingly delayed.
Holding to his false hops or be
lief, the president has refused 81
suggestions that congress take > re
cess or adjourn. The eonsequenc
has been that the house, after pFae
tically completing the work 70
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
HaAMo rIma.

Miss Specs Charles. did you ayer
allow your mind 70 pierce the secrets
Of the universe. 70 reason that this
duh. cold world Ia but the sepulehre
OF ages past that man in ali his giory
Is but the soil We tread. which eyery
breeze warts In an overshiftins maze.
TO be found and lost In an inflnfty oE
particles-the dust Of centuries. re.
united and dissolved as long as time
shall endure7" CharIeR-''No-o. cant
say have. You zee. I've had 70 cara
ny own living. Stray Stories,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
BAD ACCIDENT
AT GEORGETOWN

Acts which are believed to be
those of devilish boys, came near
causing the death of MISS Gene
We've Hayes of Georgetown, last
Tuesday night. The particulars of
the affair are about as follows:
Miss Hayes accompanied Robert
Anderson TO theatrical entertain
ment given by the Walters Stock
Company. While the play was in
progress some boys committed var
ious acts Of devilment with teams
which we're tied in front Of the play
house. With Mr. Anderson's team
they unsnapped both inside lines
from the bride bits, which was not
noticed by Mr.. Anderson when
he and his companion started for
home. He assisted Miss Hayes in
to the buggy before untying the
horses. He then unwrapped the
lines from around the whip socke,
and was about TO step into the bug
gy when the horses started up.
Mr.. Anderson attempted to stop
them, but the inside reins being un.
snapped, pulling on the lines had
no effect. Realizing what waG
wrong Mr.. Anderson dropped tht
relns, thinking to grab the horses
by the bits and stop them, but they
were going SO fast he failed tt
catch them. He called to Mis-
Hayes to jump from the buggy
bat she did not do so.
Mr.. Anderson and others quickl,
Joined in the chase after the fleeing
team, which continued their mat
fight for half mile, coming to
stop only when they ran astride
telephone pole. The end of th
buggy tongue struck the pole wit
such force that Miss Hayes wa
thrown considerable distance fToT
the vehicle. and struck the groun
: with such force as to break one Q
the bones of her right leg, bruis
8 her body badly and render her Ut
g conscious. The force of the COLI
sion also demolished the buggy.
+ One of the horses was so entanl
. led in the wreckage that it coul
. not get away, but the other one col
e tinued its fight and was not four
1t until late Wednesday.
< DIR. Ashley was summoned fro
n Montpelier, and rendered the II
!. jured girl al the assistance pOssib
le bat it was several hours before 81
d regained consciousness. The doct
I, states that while her iniusies .
o. very painful they are not dangero
q and unless unexpected complicalio
ne should set in, she will recover
ns due time. That she vas not
er stantly killed wss little short Of
II miracle.
II The acts Of the boys also cal
q, nearly causing several other teal
fe. % run away.
The authorities At GeorgetO'
are making determined effort
.he apprebeDd the boys who are respe
on sible fer the accident aud if fou
in they will be severely dealt With.
Have vou helned vouY fayov
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
Bracelets Worn by the Insane.

BFaeelets Worn by the Insane
Bracelets have been worn from time
ImmemoriaI. but few wearers OF the
golden bands Of the present day know
that they were once used 70 distin-
guish the insane Before lunaties
were confined 70 asyIums thsy WoEs
an urmlet OR distinetfnn.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31
DEATHS CAUSED
BY TRESPASSING

A total OF 103. .568 persons have been
killed as trespassers on railroad proper
ty in this country in the last 20 years,
according to a statement issued by the
passenger department Of the Oregon
Short Line.
That Is over So per cent Of all the
deaths ON all railroads from all causes
in that length Of time. It is over thirty
times as many as passengers killed in
accidents to trains, which might have
been prevented by the adoption of such
modern methods Of prevention as steel
cars, automatic stops aud signals.
Notwithstanding these astounding
disclosures, legislatures, both state and
national, and railway commissions do
very little to minimize the slaughter Of
trespassers, while constantly insisting
on more rigid discipline for the preven-
tion Of train accidents.
Railroads, in the meantime, continue
20 expend their millions toward the
perfection of safe travel. The Union
Pacific alone pays ont $500, 900 annu-
ally merely to maintain its automatic
block signal system, the establishment
of which has involved millions.
This table of statistics showing th,
fatalities by classification charged to th,
railroadso Of the United States from l9OI
to 1912 inclusive OF the need for stat,
and national legislation calculated 9
prevent trespaasing and co-operativ
with the railroads in the progress the!
are making. Percen
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31

How aglsht shing ts poyerays whas
riehea nay treasures untnld. a ma
may possess In the miast ~ IL u ha
desa hut aaaA thsm aFaaht-ce ceasaadsa
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31

the count: R. A. Sullivan, ]. f.
O'Connor and Chas. E. Harris.
Please remember the finish. The
contest will close ct II o'clock Sat-
urday night, when all money for
subscriptions must be in. Money
received, after that hour will not Sc
cure any votes.
Yesterdays conut shows Miss
Amy Winters in the lead, With Miss
Mabel Knutti second. Miss Jeanne
Hansen holds third place and Miss
Rebecca Kpnz holds fourth place.
However, this lie no criterion of
what the tally will show on the FIN
al count. 1t depends on who hus-
ties the hardest. Hustle is the key
note to final success in this contest.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31

Have you helped your favorise
candidate In she Examiners eoatesI.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

TIE trial of the case against the
Michigan editor who said Roosevelt
was q hard dTinkeT, for libel, ended In
q complete victory for the colonel. He
brought witnesses from all parts Of
the country, men who had known
him for years, and all agreed that he
was not a drinking man. All testified
they had never seen him drunk; that
be never drank hard liquors, and only
occasionally drank light wines at
meals. The colonel testified he had
never been under the influence Of H.
quor in his life, never had drank a
cocktail nor a hiRhball. Editor
NeWett went on tho stand and test
iaed regarding the many we'll defined
reports that we're circulated through
the country about Roosevelt's drink
ing habits; that men who were In 3
position TO know. told Of his drink
ting, and he had received 70 many re-
ports that he believed them true.
After the suit was brought he began
gathering testimony, and was unable
70 End q man who would testify that
he had seen the colonel drunk that
from the testimony that had been In
trodueed he wa satisfied he was 10
error, and expressed his regret for the
publication. Then the colonel ad-
dressed the court and asked for q YER
dict with only nominal damages. The
Judge instructed the jury TO bring In
a verdict Of guilty and assess The
damages a. six cents. Under the laws
or Michigan such a verdict carries
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

The Highland cattle company was
organized by Nevada men interested
In stock business, to breed cattle
which we're to be used as feeders. and
turn thelE Nevada alfalfa into meat.
Cattle can be bred much cheaper 10
this section Of the country than In
Nevada. ]. G. Dodson came here as
ranch manager, and was supposed to
have an interest In the company.
Dodson contracted for the sale OF 4
bunch Of cattle, and received a large
advance. +. Il Humphrey, the pres
ident Of the company, having q little
leisure, came down 70 New Mexico
from Nevada, 70 look the business
over. IL wa not expected that any
one would come down, and matters
we're not prepared for q visit. Mr..
Humphrey became suspicious and tel
egraphed to H. +. Dangberg, secre.
tary who came down, and last week
things came to q focus IL was found
that zone OF the contracts Dodson
had made, and by which he had OBJ
llgated the company, correspondent
with the contracts he had reported TO
the home office. Various and num-
erous discrepancies were found, the
most serious Of which was the sale
contract. DOdson had received $685.
600 advanced on the cattle, and had
reported to the company he had re
ceived $4,000, and had accounted only
for that amount, and had put the diff
ference to his own use. For this a
complaint was made against him Of
embezzlement, and he was sent to
jail. as reported IN the last LIBERAL,
in default Of $4,000 bail. 1t is
thought that his intentions were to
make the cattle shipment. gather ia
the money so received, and make his
get away, but for the visit Of Mr.
Humphrey 1t might have gone
through. The company settled with
the buyers, and returned the money
advanced. It will continue doing
business In this section, and intends
to Increase the business. For the
present Mr.. Litch will have charge Of
the affairs Of the company, Mr.. bod
o being otherwise engaged.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

W. F. Ritter drove up to Duncan
to take In the picnic last Friday, and
then drove up to Clifton, returning
to Duncan Sunday, and to Lordsburg
Monday. He got along all right ex-
cept the road from Guthrie to Cliff
ton, which is steep, crooked and
rocky. he wore out more tire on this
stretch Of road than he would wear
In a month In this section Of the
country. The road would be steep,
which would bring a lot of wear on
the tires Of the rear wheels, and Of
ten at the steepest place there would
be a hair pin curve, which would put
all the pull on n wheel, which
would take of a lot more Of the rub
Der. Mr.. Ritter says that when he
wants to 20 to Clifton again he will
take the train. On his return he had
a puncture and stopped at a wide
place in the road to fix the tires. Be-
fore he got 1t fixed Judge Mcfarland
and party came along In a Hupmo-
bile, on the way to Grand Canyon.
The judges chauffeur said there was
plenty Of room to pass, and started to
pass. He did not pay much atten-
tiOn to where he was going, and miss
ed the Ritter machine by about three
feet, a3d got so far " that the out
side wheel slipped over the bank, and
he was stalled. He had to walt till
Mr.. Ritter got his tire fixed, When
he had his machine In shape MI. Rit-
ter drove till he found a place to
turn around, and then came back,
hltclIed into the Hup and pulled 1t
into the road. The chauffeur was
steering the Hup, and just as 1t got
In the road he turned the car, and
again 1t came near going down the
bank, but finally got the a safe.
Mr.. Ritter was talking with George
Webster ct Clifton about the road to
Guthhe, and found that 1t vas a
smooth boulevard compared with the
road to Stafford. Mr.. Webster recent.
ly tried TO negotiate that road, had
eleven p%unctures and blow outs and
reached his destination with all his
tires In the tonneau, The road from
Guthrie to Duncan Is very fair, and
from Duncan to Lordsburg might be
called good, although 1t could be I'm
proved.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

G. r.. Mott, who has been drilling
the we'll for the water company, got
down to gravel recently, and had 10
put In some casing, as the gravel
would not stand up. He got a length
Of casing down, and could not get IL
up again. After working q long time
he had to abandon the well. The
company has two wells, neither OF
which are down to what is thought
to be the big water level but there Is
a large amount Of water In them.
Other wells In the valley OF about the
same depth have furnished an abb
undance OF water, and the company
Is going to put the pumps on these
wells and try them out. 1t is hoped
that they will furnish enough water
to supply the town, and II they do
they will be used until the company
can get a we'll down to the big water
strata. 1t is to be hoped the company
finds enough water in It's present wells
to 6ll It's tank, for the town has been
in a precarlous condition for the
past week. The railroad pumps
have been unable to supply enough
water for the company use and for
the town, and the town has had to.
suffer, the tanks did not flI up, and
so there was not head enough to
carry the water very far, and the peo-
pie living beyond its reach have had
TO carry water, and when they carry
water they do not waste any.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06
THE libel suit In Michigan vas not

THE libel suit In Michigan was not
the only one last week. The Albu.
querque Journal told how A. A. Sena,
the mounted policeman who had q
hand In %arrestlng the members Of the
legislature who we're charged with
bribery, whose pay was about an hun
dred dollars 3 month, had bought a
high priced motor car, and wanted to
know where he got It. The Journals
editor and wner we're indicted At
Las Vegas for libel, and came up for
trial last Saturday. The lawyers for
the defense demurred to the indict-
ment, and the Isl was thrown out
OF court.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06
LAST week President Wilson

LAST week President Wilson de-
nounced the lobby that had gathered
In Washington to work against the
tariff bill, which is now before the
senate. Whersupon the senate drop
ped the bill, and began an investig-
alton Of the lobby, and will make an
examination OF every senator to see
how much interest he has In the bill,
or any portion Of It. 1t is probable
that the investigation will last many
weeks, and there is no telling when
che senate will get around to work on
the bill.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

TIE story comes from the northern
part Of the state that an assessor val
ued q stock Of merchandise at about
nine Thousand dollars. The mer-
chant revlled him, and said the stock
was not worth more than 90, 800. The
assessor asked him II he wanted to
sell the stock at that price, and the
assessor bought IL. The assessor
claims he will make more money of
this deal than his pay as assessor will
amount to.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

May was a dry month. Cooperative
Observer Mcclure, Of the weather SER
vice reports no precipitation during
the month, although sixteen days OF
the month were partly cloudy. The
lowest temperature, in the day time,
was So, on the 3rd. After the 4th the
thermometer registered In the eight
les every day, and along the latter
part OF the month got into the nine
ties, the highest being 90. There was
no frost, the lowest temperature be-
ing IS on the night Of the third, and
IL ranged from there up to OIL, on the
night Of the 22nd.. The mean tenn
perature for the month vas 06.5,
which Is "a degrees warmer than II
was May last year, but 2.s degrees
colder than Is the average for eleven
years. Altogether II was a pretty
comfortable month, barring an Oc-
casionAl bit OF wind, and Mr.. Nc.
Cures new weather machineis to be
commended.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

The last legislature provided for
an additional judge In the Pecos val
ley district, as there was more bust
ness there than one man can attend
70, and provided that the first judge
should be appointed by the governor.
Last week Governor Mcdonald ap-
pointed G. A. Richardson to the po-
Bitlon.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

LAST Saturday Secretary Of State
Bryan issued the proclamation telling
the country that the amendment to
the constitution providing for the
direct election Of senators had been
passed, and vas now a portion Of the
constitution.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06

TIE dying machine has not proved
q success at Gusymas. Owing to It's
construction II cannot reach the ne
cessary height. The flyers are trying
10 at addition elevation planes on It.
20 II can get up high enough.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-06-06
Arizona g New Mex
leo Railway Go.

South bound train connects With
Southern Pacific west bound train No.
1, leaving Lordsburg 1851 a. m. Noun
tain time. 49,
South bound train connects with
El Paso B Southwestern east bound
tain for ri Paso, leaving Hachita at
1850 p. M, Mountain time, and with
west bound train for Douglas and
Bisbee, leaving Hachlta at 1880 q. m.
Mountain time.
r. K. MINSON,
General Passenger Agent, Clifton,
Arizona.