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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

A verdict of not guilty was returned
at Ukiah, Cal, Sept 3 by a jury in
the superior court in the trial of Mrs.
Nellie Means for the murder of Clar
ence Tracy May 81.
w. w Elder, commandant of the
Oregon soldiers home at Roseburg
for the last u years, has been remov-
ed from office, effective October 1. He
will be succeeded by Robert C. Markes
OF Portland.
The British ship William T. Lewis,
owned by Hind, Rolph & Co. of San
Francisco, being waterlogged sunk re-
Gently off Queenstown. She sailed
from Everett, Wash, March 29, for
Sherness, England, with cargo Of
lumber
John Lyons, Gertrude Meagher, aged
Is, and Margaret Hanley, Is. all of
Vallejo, were killed and three injured
at Vallejo, Cal, Labor day, when an
automobile delivery wagon in which
they were riding, driven by John Ly-
ons, crashed into a Southern Pacific
train.
Grateful, he says, for incompatible
hundreds of dollars worth of hospital
care at many times and places in the
United States, Frank Ide Dygert, age
80, of Springville, N. Y, has bequeath-
ed all his property, real estate and
personal, ito the people" according to
will ID ut n
Major General George w. Cocktails,
the builder of the Panama canal, was
honored last Tuesday by the celehra-
ton of Goethals day at the Panama
Iacific exposition. He will remain in
California about three weeks an1 will
preside over the international ensi
neering meeting September 20.
William Howard Taft, former presi
dent of the United States, burned last
Friday night the $1,20O,OOO mortgage
which symbolized payment of all in
debtedness by the Panama-Pacific OK
POSITION The ashes were cast 20 the
winds from an aeroplane by Charles
Niles during an illuminated flight.
The grocers of Portland, Ore, are
up in arms against the so-called mu
nicipal market in that city, which the,
claim is being grossly mismanaget
and that peddlers and hucksters wh'
buy their supplies at the commission
houses have taken the place of thu
farmers in the sale of farm produces
there.
A company subsidiary to the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Exchange ha
selected Corona, in Riverside county
as the site of factory for the manu-
facture of citrate of lime, lemon oil
lemon emulsion, apd other by-prod
ucts. The new company is capitalize
at 500, 900 and it's shareholders are a.
lemon growers.
A novel idea has been inaugurate
this year in the shipping of Californi
walnuts, as some of the fanciest stoc
has been put up in one and two-poun
, packages, which gives a very neat al
pearance to the consignment and ais
adds to convenience in handling.
course the larger portion of the GRO
will be moved in bulk shipments an
the total output for this season is est
mated at 25,OO0,OOO pounds, gain {
: 1 100000 pounds over that of las
+ year.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
Deny Murder Confession.

Providence, r. IA complete repu-
diation of the alleged confessions of
three negro accomplices gave new
turn Tuesday to the case of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Tiffany Blair Mohr, at whose
door the police had laid the death Of
her husband, DIR. G. Franklin Mohr.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
pu POINT GENERALIZATION Enormous.

Wilmington. Del-Application for a
charter for the proposed reorganiza-
ton Of the Du Pont Powder company
has been filed at Dover. The capltal-
fzation of the new concern is S24O,Ooo,-
600 and its name is the E. |. Du Pont
De Nemours & Co.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
Montana Man Hanos Himself.

Butte, Mont.-The body of B. A.
Smith, of Dillon, was found hanging
from the limb Of tree, a mile from
the town, Tuesday. He committed
suicide because he was afraid he was
going insane.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
Auto Crash. Kills 1. Hurts 2.

Portland.-Charles w. Ray. post
master at Freewater, Ore, was killed
and two others were injured in rail-
road crossing accident on the Colum-
bia highway Labor day.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10

The three animals, defenders Of the
Lamb, will exterminate the last army
of Antichrist. But it will be necessary
to make of the field of battle funeral
pyre as great as the greatest of cities
for the corpses will have altered the
features of the land by forming ranges
of little hills.
Antichrist will lose his crown and
die in solitude and madness. His en-
pire will be divided into twenty-five
states, but none will have any longer
either fortification or army, or ships
of war.
The white eagle, by order of Michael
will drive the Crescent out OF Europe
where there win be no longer any but
Christians. He will install himself al
Constantinople.
Humanity's Happiness Then.
Then will commence an era of peace
and prosperity for the universe, and
there will be no longer any war. Each
nation will be governed according tc
its own heart and live in accordance
with justice.
The Lamb will reign and the happi
ness of humanity will begin.
Happy will be those who, escaping
the perils of this marvellous time, will
be able to taste of its fruits. This viii
be the reign of the spirit and the sane
LITIGATION of humanity, which could no
come to pass until after the defeat O
! Antichrist
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
Mistaken for Deer: Killed.

Medford. Ore.-Harry Fry, keeper
of the city water intake. was found
dead in the mountains near his home,
having been shot for deer by an un-
known.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
100000 Visit the Bic Fair.

San Francisco.-The total attend
ance at the Panama-Pacific exposition
passed the 100000 mark Sept. 7.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10

A devastating outcome of the war Is
ats impairment Of the sense OF the
sanctity and value of human nfe'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-06

HESS TALE OF ADVENTURE

| n lively interest in Mr.. Talcott or was
assuming 1t in order to arouse him and
| draw him out He must meet cold steel
with cold steol; in other words he must
hold himself in hand.
The sinister, monocled eye flashed him
look Of obllque amusement, as " IT
were following the young mans mental
processes.
III you will allow me TO mention ono
more matter" remarked Heldermsn; ut
concerns the lady we are not to dis
cuss."
Proceed snapped Rutherford.
Mrs. Talcott constantly wears GER
tain ornament You sit just across from
her at table; perhaps you have noticed
It?"
Yes, 1 have" returned Rutherford
shortly.
ut could scarcely escape even q dull
mans notice" Heldermau observed am
biguously. though politely 1T Is all the
more noticeable from her wearing It with
each and all costumes. Shall I accuse
so charming lady of poor taste?'
ITelderman paused as II determined to
draw his tacturn companion into the
conversation. Rutherford had, indeed,
wondered often at the curious orna-
ment, which was a part of every cos
tune in which Mrs. Talcott appeared.
ut looked peculiarly out of place this
evening" persisted Helderman. con
lnat sllnple nut udlUlN gown VI blHS ~.
which she came down TO dinner 1t looked
like dark blot Did you notice what 1t
waS9"
"li is a bucllle-a large blue buckle
evidently Of steel" answered rutherford.
"Ah, a blue buckle!' Helderman re-
peated slowly.
We'll, what Of it?" Rutherford asked
irritated by the bankers" evident desire
to lay a sinister stress upon an innocent
feminine foibe
Take my word for IL, she is danger
Gus woman!" HeldermRn insisted, again
laying his surprisingly powerful hand
upon Crag's arm.
Craig endured tho grasp silently. He
was thinking deeply Why was Heldcr-
man trying to convince him that ho did
not know Mrs. Talcott? Why was he
seeking to poison his mind? why had
there been prearranged interview-it
there had been prearranged interview:
And was he certain that the second
woman had been Mrs. Talcott?
A rebellion quite out of proportion 10
the length Of time he had known OF her
existence rose in his mind against the
thought that she was in any way con-
ccrned with Helderman. He knew how
money and power could influence beautl-
ful and ambitious women. But she was
not Of that stamp-she could not be of
that stamp. Blindly but positively he re-
affirmed his faith In her; and the words
Of his new confession of faith were:
II fail to attach any special slgnih-
cance to a blue buckle"'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-06

from fine In large, black letter type, in
heavy deep engraving he read the fol-
lowing:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-06
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE

Author of "The Red Mouse rhe Running Fight catspaw Etc
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17
HALL & MORGAN

Mr. F. Dassonville, representing the
Board of Trade, OF San Francisco, has
been in town several days adjusting
the business of Hall & Morgan, latter
ly conducted by Mr.. B. B. Hall. Ow-
ing to conditions existing, Mr.. Hall
was unable to conduct the business
and meet his obligations without help.
Being unable to do get this help he
went to the city and presented the
matter to the Board, which is an asso-
citation organized by the wholesale
houses of San Francisco. By amic-
able agreement Mr.. Hall turned every
thing over to the Board for the bene-
fit of the creditors of the firm. 1t is
to be hoped that matters will be SO
adpjusted that Mr. Hall will continue
in business. Yerington does not want
to lose such citizens.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17
H|GHCRADE.

The Pittsburgh Dolores mine is not
classed and the Improvements in
stalled by the company were not
erected with the idea that the prop
erty is what is usually termed high
grade proposition, However, in one
of the slopes at the 900-foot level the
workmen encountering what was sup
posed to be foot-wall broke into
seam of ore from which samples were
assayed showing values of 5000 per
ton. Many specimens are rich in wire
gold
Mr.. Palmer, Secretary of the COM
pany,swho was present at the time of
the strike" took specimens to San
Francisco to be placed with the Ne
vada exhibit at the Exposition.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17
THE yERINGTON
GRAMMAR SCHOOL

The picture published at the head
of this article speaks for itself When
the grammar school was planned and
built the Trustees then in Office were
constantly criticised and every motive
impugned. No one who now looks at
the results of their effort has anything
to say that is not complimentary. The
grammar school building and gram
mar school is the pride of Yerington.
A day or so ago the Sheriff's Office
was asked to locate twelve -yearold
runaway boy whose home is in Smith
Valley. 1t was told to the writer that
the boy left his home barefoot with
pony and equipped with sleeping
blankets and that he said he thought
he would go to Yerington to live be-
cause he heard there was a good
school there. Not only was the Board
which built the school house
criticised and abused for erect
ing 1t, but their successors
are constantly criticised and
abused for the way they conduct the
school. These criticisms rarely come
from the parents whose children at
tend the school, but the praise and
concentrations of the acts of the
Board and approval OF the teachers
selected almost invariably come from
parents whose greatest pride is i'll
their children.
Mrs. Eva Knox, the principal engag
ed for the ensuing year, took charge
of the school about the middle of last
winter Her proficiency and efficiency
as an executive Immediately became
apparent. She teaches the 9TH and
9Th grades. Her vice, Miss Molly
Vaughn, has proved her qualifications
and will teach the 5th and 9th grades;
Miss Ethel Graham, who comes with
two years experience as teacher in
Hawaii, together with the highest
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17
INDIAN AFFAIRS

On the evening of the 10th d. c..
Beach, formerly of Wabuska, was
brought into Yerington by Deputy
United States arshal W. d. Knight
on the charge of introducing liquor
the Indian reservation. Mr.. Beach
at that time furnished the sum of
$500 for his appearance before Justice
Blanchard on Monday. On Monday
Mr.. Beach appeared with his attorney
], A. Cutlery and after hearing the tes-
timony produced by the government,
Justice Blanchard dismissed the
charge upon the grounds that the gov
ernment had failed to show any viola
ton OF Section 2l39, under which Mr..
Beach was arrested.
The government was was repre-
sented by DIR. Mckinley for the In
dians, who furnished as witnesses.
Thomas Flynn and S. M. Robinson.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Beach
is not guilty OF this offense, which is
frequent one, and is causing the gov
ernment and its assistants much trou-
BILE. There is no doubt but what Dr.
Mckinley will succeed in his object
of suppressing the sale of liquor to the
Indians of this reservation when he is
helped as he will be by the law-abid-
ing citizens of the vicinity and all who
deprecate the evil
Pete McHugh was bound over Mon
day the 18th by Justice Blanchard to
appear before the Federal Grand Jury
for disposing of liquors to Indians
This case is the result of the combined
efforts of United States Marshal A
B. Gray and Agent Mckinley, who
are determined to punish all offenders
under this law.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17

recommendations is graduate from
the North Dakota Normal. There are
few in this community who have
listened to the silver-tongued Colonel
Pat Donan and read the pen por-
traits" of Colonel Edwards of the
Fargo Argus, and the terse narrative
of George Winship of the Grand
Forks Herald, as the triumvirate used
to describe the beauties of the "ba-
mana belt" and the resources of good
old Dakota know the signif-
canoe of diploma from the North
Dakota Normal" Miss Graham will
teach Sd and 4th grades.
Like Miss Vaughn, Miss Emma
He'd, who will next year teach lst and
I'd grades, needs no recommendation
1t has been said and the writer,
from experience as a son and as a
father believes, that the man or wo-
mans character is formed during the
first period of the Seven Ages of
Man" Later and more intelligent
study of children has educated us to
slightly realize the importance of the
kindergarten. This feature of the pub
lie school has been provided for and
Miss Vera Reichelt, as in the past,
will have charge during the next year
of this important department.
The writer sometimes gets hyper
critical and while in that mood often
criticises and afterwards wishes he
had not. Often slight investigation
shows that preconceived judgment
or adverse criticism is entirely wrong
and blame avoided where harm not
good would surely have resulted from
hasty action upon wrong preconcep-
ton
Let us look for good in our schools
and the teachers and good results will
follow. Teachers are but human and
any person who cares naught for ap-
proval S surely "hydrocephaletic."
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17
MARK twain LODGE NO,
35 KNIGHTS OF PYTH|AS

The Aurora Lodge of this great Or
der could not have selected a more app
propriate name for their Lodge which
celebrated its first anniversary at ito
Castle Hall last Monday night TO
not only those entitled to wear the
visor but to all who have ever heard
or read the story of Damon and
Pythias the very name of the Order
possesses human appeal. The name
of Mark Twain the world over stirs
the same chords in the human breast
by his humor that Damon and Pythias
aroused by their fraternity. Dealing
in wit and satire. Mark Twain depicted
the life of the West in the same man
ner that Dickens used pathos for his
material to portray the London type of
English life. Wherever literature is
studied the names of Mark Twain and
Charles Dickens are household words
Whoever visiting Nevada has been
familiar with Mark Twain's works in
quires at once about Aurora, his home
They think more of that town than
of Carson City, the objective of his
first trip to the West to take position
in the Office of his brother, Orrn
Clemens, Territorial Secretary, ap-
pointed by Lincoln.
The name selected by the Aurora
Lodge is certainly appropriate for the
Lodge in the home of the wit, hui
morists and greatest of modern mar
rators of travel, and is portentious be-
cause of the human interest involved
in the names of the Order and of the
Lodge.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17
APPOINTED
DELEGATE

Governor Boyle again showed his
ability to select competent men for
his appointments by issuing his COM
mission to DR.. Beaumont Brown, of
Yerington, as delegate to the Missis-
sippi Valley Conference on Tubercu-
losis, to be held at Indianapolis Sep
tember 20, October l, 1915. Next to
cancer this dread disease sounds the
knell of hope when diagnosed as pres
cnt in those who seek the aid of the
mobiles of all the professions. AS yet
the people have but slight appreciation
of the stern fight being made to solve
the problems presented by consump-
ton.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17

The first anniversary of the Lodge
was celebrated by comforting the diff
ferent degrees of the Order followed
by a banquet. Grand Vice Chancellor,
Clark J. Guild, made the occasion the
object OF an official visit He was ac-
companied by Knights F. +. Slim"
Hansen, (handy for stepladder sub
stitutin in turning on and off the
lights), George Nugent (of utility to
any G. c. or c. v c. or deputy there
Oh, X. l.. Waggoner (whose versatil-
ity of language makes it easy to guess
the station assigned to him by the G.
Y. c.. and w. ]. (Billy) Freeman
(not being present it would not be
fair to say anything about Billy per-
sonally. His good looks might cause
trouble if comment were made)
1t was the intention to take a full
degree team from Yerington for the
purpose of exempifying the full work
OF the Order This being impossible,
all the Brothers mentioned assisted
the local Lodge in comforting the de-
grees of the Order.
With the confidence, caution and
courage that inspires all true Knights
of Pythias we are sure that the mem
bers of this Lodge will never cause
those who love the memory of Mark
Twain, nor the people of the town
which was his home when history
was making" for Nevada, for the
United States and for the world, will
regret the christening of Mark Twain
Lodge No. IS, of the Grand Domain of
Nevada.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17
PUBLIC SERVICE
THE TELEPHONE
By GEORGE PLUMMER

1t is but a few years since the pol
icy OF public service and semi-public
service corporations and firms, later
known as the Big Interests" pre-
scribcd absolute secrecy as to~every
detail regarding all business conduct
ed. whether such detail applies to mat
ters affecting the business, or whether
il affects the patron. 1t formerly was
the practice OF corporations to give out
nothing TO the public which could pos
sibly be kept secret. This impregna-
BILE rule was kept practically intact
from the time that corporations be-
gan to realize their power, established
upon the indifference of the intelli-
gent and the ignorance of the unintel-
ligent, until the publication about
eleven years ago of a series of articles
entitled "Frenzied Finance Whether
the result followed the publication as
a matter of evolution of business. or
whether it was mere coincident is
unimportant. At about that time the
policy of all public business began to
change and the custom arose, which
now almost universally prvails, to eX-
plain matters and give reasons for
everything done which affects the pub
lie. Confidence follows understanding
alone Acquaintance with those with
whom you are in daily and hourly con
tact creates understanding.
There is hardly any public service in
which the individual comes in such
close contact with the agent person
ally unknown, as in the use of the tel
discusses his most intimate affairs over
the phone in such manner that he
often exposes his secrets to a person
whom he may never see. He often
regards that person as prsonal
enemy, merely because of irritation re-
sulting from a failure to get re-
sponse from the operator the instant
he places the receiver at his ear. Some
patrons of the telephone imagine tina,
if they use the telephone upon secret
matter that the telephone girl is
getting hystcrical with impatience
waiting for the first opportunity to
call up her friend" to tell the secret OF
person whose race, color or previous
condition of servtude" never occurred
and never will occur to the Telephone
girl" A patron may be con
slant daily user of the telephone and
may go along thinking only of the
operator as person whose principal
object in life is to annoy and harrass
the person using phone.
The man of affairs, who uses the
phone constantly, and who has giver
the matter thoughtful consideration
always considers the telephone girl
in the same light and with the same
confidence that he does member o.
his own family He does not think
of her personality To him she is
simply Central" an intimate part o.
his very life. closely related to his
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-07-17

business and to matters affecting life
and death, everything he prizes most
highly. To this class OF patrons she
is: Central" nothing more.
1t is not for the persons who, for
long years before the Yerington
Electric Company installed its tele-
phone service. were familiar with
and accustomed to the constant
use OF the phone, that this article is
written, but it is to the patrons who
are just beginning to use it in their
daily intercourse. ~
To the new class this article is
addressed. and while the writer will
not go into an extended discussion of
the relation OF the telephone girl to
the public, we do ask those who are
sufficiently interested in everything
that is is necessary to conduct public,
private and social affairs like the tele-
phone and telegraph to investigate
the telephone which is in daily use and
to learn that the telephone exchange,
large or small, is not a medium to be
used by the owner for the sole purpose
OF making money. but is conducted
for the convenience first last and all
the time, OF the public and its pa
irons.
Many complaints arise and are re-
ported to officials about matters that
could be settled to the satisfaction of
the patrons if the latter whether
the difficulty is due to the fault, ne
glect or impudence OF the operator or
whether it is due to the impatience of
the person calling for Central" The
most frequent causes of complaint is
that it takes so long to get an answer
from Central"
The patron only thinks OF his de
sire to get quick communication with
the person he is calling for and he for
gets that there are hundreds of others
who are attempting to get some one
at the same time through the efforts
of the same operator. The patron
forgets that often some little diff
Guilty in the system may cause delay
of several minutes. He forgets that
while he may be delayed few min
utes, possibly for fraction of an
hour, yet he does not think that he is
accomplishing a purpose that would
take more time to go and see the per
with whom he communicates.
The manager of any telephone ser
vice is always ready to listen to rea-
sonable complaints. and if the mistake
or fault is the mistake or fault of the
company or any of its servants of
whatever degree, the error may be
corrected, for this company and any
other telephone company realizes that
its profits are great or small accord
ing to the degree of satisfaction ac-
cord to the public.
If anyone who reads this article is
sufficiently interested to call the atten-
ton of the manager to the fact that
they have read this article and want
to learn further how to avail them
selves of its use with greater eff
iency and effect than they are enjoy
ing. such persons are invited to COM
municate at once and state the nature
of the information desired or the ma
ture of the complaint that they think
reasonable and which they want to