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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20
GOVERNOR SHELDON.

Tho Rio Grande Republican,
published at Las Cruces, voices
the sentiment Of the go9d citizens
of this territory in the following
editorial concerning Governor
Sheldon |.
We notice few Of out exchanges
speak hasshiy Of Governor Sheldon
and his administration. This is
unfair, and as the criticisms have
been personal they are unworthy
of fair Journals.
Governor Shsldon's term of Of
iice is now over; and IN saying a
few kind and we'll deserved words
Of his administration we have no
object except to do Justice to ono Of
the best governors ever appointed
to Office since the United States has
been a nation. Governor Sheldon
may have had his personal short
comings, but his administration
has been honest ana able. He has
met lawlassness with an iron hand,
aud whenever necessary stretched
his power against this element,
thereby fostering and encouraging
all legitimate pursuits.
The stockmen of sotthern New
Mexico owe their present and past
immunity from thieves to his de-
terminod position in sAeing the
law enforced at time vixen he was
subject to all kinds OF attack and
misrepresentation from many who
now, seeing the benefits derived
from his actions at that time, are
found among his defenders. The
stockmen of cur entire territory
will never forget his promptness in
enforcing and putting into effect,
for the protection of their industry,
the present quarantine law.
The people generally will always
remember his prompt action in
calling out the militia to the de-
fenss of their families and homes
He has never been afraid to accept
q responsibility, and in every case
such responsibility has been ham
died with an intelligence fore
shadow,ng results and diyortiug
disaster.
The Republican thinks well OF
the new appointee; Gov. Ross, and
was one of the first papers advoca-
ting his nomination.. We think he
will mako good honest executive,
but he will be Fortunate il at the
end of four years he can look back
and have as little to regret as
Governor Sheldon has.
There is, our opinion, too much
Of tendency among our brethern
Of the quill to cry. The king is
dead. Long live the king. New
Mexican.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20

One OF the peculiarities OF Ari-
zona climate and contamination Of
water ID demonstrated by The fact
that in the vicinity OF the Natural
Bridge III Tonto Basin, living
shrubbery, moss and other fungi
Of the vegetable kingdom, which
ars subjected to the vapor which
arises t rom the cataract in that
section, in less than six months
time become perfectly petrifed and
fossilized. a collection Of these
petriiications was recently brought
10 Phoenix from the Basin, and is
now on exhibition at Sam Hills tin
shop. 1t consists Of small branch
es OF trees, leaves, mosses, etc,
which but for q change III color,
are as true to nature as il they
were in their natural state. The
collection Is owned by Mr.. James
Samuels, who will send the same
to New York, with the purpose of
trying to create a market in the
East for Arizona petritications..-
Clifton Clarion.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20
AN HOUR WITH OUR EXCHANGES.

The Southwest Sentinel Is itns
proving.
The Socorro Bullion goes as il IL
was after success.
The Santa Fe Review trys to get
Inside Of too much red tape.
We believe the Albuqusrqus
Journal is the hest daily paper,
The Black Range is q tip-top pa
per aid is laying UP lots Of skads.
We drop tear Gs large as a
horse radish FOR the Colfax Stock
man.
The Las Vegas Chronicle ii all
ways welcome for the stock news ii
gives.
The Optic is always full Of good
news snd its editor generally
drunk.
The Lordsburg Advance ID print
cd on an Army press but presj
work fair.
The press work on the Ration In
dependent is horrid Gives US jim
jnms--same old kind.
\
TIE Lincoln Golden Era should
set an impression cast for itself
and a new name and heading.
The Las Cruces Republican
stands in Aith the Land Office and
gets mining patents that don't be-
long to IL. a.a. I'D.
The Deming Headlight il worth
reading now. It's editor is to get
married and will probably put In d
power press.
The Silver City Enterprise ID
the best paper in the territory, but
Of late is affected with too much Of
the "niece" affair.
The Albuquerque Democrat ID
seldom a visitor to our office. II is
SAID to have an impaired constitu-
tihn. Slap on your liver pad.
-. 4
The Demihg Tribune il in Che
hGnds of a good journalist and bus
mess manager, but the town is not
big enough for two good papers.
The Clifton Clarion has been d
good paper from the very first. At
present it is run by the "prints'' OF
the shop, d. L. having gone to the
city OF baked beans to get married.
1t is still matter of open dis
cussion with the Lake Valley
Press and two or three otIfer pa
pers as to tile Legitimacy of its
birth. One impudent paper re-
marked that tho Press looked like
something that had died bornin'
and never got through.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20

San Francisco, Cal, June s In
the case of the people against
Martin Wilson (colored), now un-
der trial for perjury in the Sharon
divorce suit. Miss Nettie Brack-
EFT, who was at first gu important
witness for Miss Hill, and later for
Senator Sharon, testified to-day.
She said: 81 know 1 have told
lies against Mr.. Sharon. | knew
it was blackmailing chse against
him. / know that perjury means
the state prison, and understand
that / have committed the same
offense as a criminal at the tar. L
entered into the conspiracy with
Miss Hill to black and defrsud
Senator Sharon, but l now want to
tell the truth, as my conscience
worries ma. Miss ttIlt promlseu
me $4,000 If she woni and trunk
of unmade dresses il she lost.
l have not been promisei cent to
change my testimony, and don't
expect to receive anything. Miss
Hill began the foigef'es just after
Mr.. Sharon was arrested. l can
not remember all the falsehoods L
swore to. When l swore hid be-
hind the bureau in Mr.. Sheron's
bedroom and heard him admit that
Miss Hill was his wife, it was all
false"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20
Ihdians from the Navajo res

Indians from the Navajo reser.
vation, in Valencia county, are
stealing horses and driving of
stock These Indians are not on
the war path, but it seems 70 be
their regular busineys to run of,
steal end kill cattle when of their
reservation. One thing we. are as
sured Of: if they are not Kept on
theit reservation there viii be two
Indians killed for every horse or
cow stolen, wien an opportunIt.'
prcsents-Stock Grower
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20

A merchant went to his lead
clerk and said: "John, owe about
$4,000, aud oil l possess is 1900
which is locked up in the safe.
[ have been thinking that this ia
the right time to make an assign
ment. but what plausible pretext
can give my creditors | know not.
You have plenty of brains think
the matter over, and let me know
your decision in the morning"
The clerk promised TO do SO. On
elIts III lie e..s se.sse the aex. morn
ing the merchant found the. safe
open, the money gone and in It's
place letter which read as follows:
II have taken the $4,000 and gone
to Canada. 1t is the best excuse
you can give your creditors"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20

I: ncw seems probable that the
Oklahoma and the Cherokee strip,
IN the Indian Territory will come
into market. The Senate commit
tee of Indian affairs is now there
investigating matters. An out and
ont sale is general opposed by the
Indians. Bushyhead, who for
years has been the great political
leader of the Cherokees favors the
sale and his influence will 60 far
towards winning the consent OF
that tribe for the absolute safe OF
the lands. Should q sale or iesse
of this vast and fertile country be
effected to the government it would
settle up more rapidly than did
that of any other portion OF the
public domain.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20
HIBBS lNVENTENTED A SWiNDLE

| Lewiston, Idaho, June GA
new, ingenious, and profitable
scheme for swindlifg has for some
time been practiced by Postmaster
Isaac Hibbs, who was appointed to
the Office herb in March, 1854
Hibbs left here May 2, saying he
was going to examine silver mine
on the upper Columbia He failed
at the time he was expected, to re-
turn nnd the postal inspector, sus-
| pocting somstaing was wrong, be
began an insestigatlon. He found
that HibbS had been writing re-
ceipts for large number of regis
tered mail packages destined for
fictitious names in different post
offices, supplied from Lewiston
The modns operandiwas as follows :
Lewiston is a Misunderstanding
point for a large number OF Offices
! in northern Idaho and eastern
Washington. Hibbs would issue
! a money order for q fictitious name
d. bne of these offices, drswnin favor
OF bank in Iowa. The customary
letter OF advice was forwarded to
the paying postmaster, who then
wrote to the banks that he would
shortly visit the town, iuciosstt the
money orders, and requested the
banks to cash them and place the
amount to his credit on deposit un-
til he arrived. Later he wrote to the
banks that he could not make the
contemplated visit, and requested
that draft for the amount of mon
ey ON deposit DO returned 10y regis
tered mail to the fictitious name at
tached to the money orders, and al
ways at some Office who's mail pass
ed through Lewiston. The drafts
arrived by registered mail. Hibbs
signed the fictitious names and re-
turned receipt cards, and thetrans-
action was completed. Money Or
ders are limited to $500 IN favor of
ons person, but, with foretEought
and judiclous distribution of dates
and places, an offers through which
unscrupulohs postmasters could
bankrupt the United States. The
amount of the dofalcation exceeds
$4,000, and is expected to reach
S5O,000-a amazing moderation con-
sidering the opportunity. The
postal-inspectot says the robEcries
will necessitatc the authorits55 re-
organizing the monsy-order. sys-
tenn Of the United States and else-
where. The scheme is astonishing
ly simple, and the officers sre sur
prised that It was never thought Of
and worked before. Hibbs was seen
March 30, al the second crossing
of the Canadian Pacific, taking in
Missoula and Helena, and gather
ing drafts ordered sent th, 70.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20

Every railroad ticket in Russia
has two sums Upon it. IL the prize
OF the ticket were thirteen rnblSs,
it would show thirteen and three,
and the price of the ticket would
be sixteen rubles, the explanation
Of which Is & spccia! Tax hy the
government upon the travellers TO
pay the expenses of the last Purk-
ish war.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20
John Baggs, formerly Of Las

John Bsggs, formerly Of Las
vegae," and Who has been pros
pecting up in the Black range
country, says that the Indians
swooped down on him n nday
night and took everything he had
except his gun, which he was lucky
enough to escape with. His cab
in was burned to the ground. He
intends 70 get party and 60 olt in
pnrsuit of the, red devils. II rs
vsry probabS that a large number,
OF miners may have been kiiisd
and not get reported, as there atS
many ia this range.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20
THE WAITS DREAM.

/
street ptlice station, says tile New
York Herald while walking thro
Ann street ht 3 o'clock in the morn
ING, saw what lie thought to be |
bundle Of clothes lsing in door
way ofone of tile stores. He stoop
cd down to pick it up, aud, to hi
surprise, found that it was a sleep
ing boy. Gently he lifted him vi
| in his arms, and, as he looked into
the childish face, saii: "Poor lit
lie fellow ! / wonder il he has ,
home or a mother"
The little fellow did hot awaken
until within a blhck or two of the
station house. When he did opel
his eyes he said where am I p
Why are you takin' me in ?"
II only intend to take You to 4
place where you can fleep undis-
turbcd, child.
Say" said the boy, | was dream.
ing Of mother, and Oh /! ! had such
a nice dream !"
"Is your mother living asked the
Policeman Curtis in q kind tone.
Tears came to the large blue eyes,
and, after indulging in a littls cry,
the boy replied !: mo, sir she
died a week ago"
"What did you dream, my son :"
SAID the officer.
II dreamed that man ma was
living , that we had plenty tt cot
and drink that it was Christmas
night, and l saw all kinds of toys
lying around our room. Little
brother Steve had all the cream
cakes and candies that no could
eat, and dear mamma smiled ard
seemed, oh, 30 happy! Suddehly
she got up from the chair on which
she had been seated, came toward
ME. and kissSd my forehead Then
/ awoke to find myself in your
arms"
Policeman Curtis listened to the
boy with, so he suys, as much in
terest as if it were a play.
At the station house the child
said that his name was ed Ken
ny, tliat he was s years old, and
lived at SO James street with his
father. He said that he got his
meals from kind-hearted saloon
keepers on Sonth street, who at
times would permit HIM to eat from
their lunch counters. In the Tombs'
police court Justice O'Reilly gaze
him in charge cf Agent Wilson, OF
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. Mr.. Wilson
went to the house 33 James street,
and found little Steven Kenny
seated on the floor in the center OF
Il 9 room.
Halo, Steve" said Wilson,
shave you had anything to sat this
morning p mo, sir" replied the
boy. Agent Wilson took him be-
fore Justice O'Reilly, who Com
mitted him also 70 the care Of the
society.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-20

A "B5ys' Club a home for the
destitute and friondless boys, has
been organized at Des Molnes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07
THE SANITARY CONDITION.

After dilligent inquiry we are ap-
prised of the fact that lola has no Board
of Health. We do not know by whose
advice or on whose authority the Board
was abolished, and we do not know
who, if any one. is supposed to be act
ing in its place. 1t is evident, however
to all whose eyes are open and whose
nose is in normal condition that Ell
Their some individual or the entire
community is grossly neglecting his or
its duty. If there ever was season
when the most enlightened sanitary
measures should have been most rigid
ly enforced, it is this season. Long
continued wet weather has been fol-
lowed by long continued hot weather.
Ponds that were left by the rains have
been fermented by the sun into most
prolific and offensive breeders of dis
ease. The same combination of rain
and sun, has made the cesspools all
over town much more harmful and
offensive than usual. Yet even the
usual precautions have been neglected.
One hog pen we believe has been abat-
ed, and for that we are profoundly
grateful, for surely it "smelt to heaven
and our daily walk led us past it for
many days. But this one exception
only emphasizes the general rule of
carelesSness.
1t would take too much space TO
point out every locality that needs at
tention, but we cannot forbear calling
attention TO the alley between Wash
ington avenue and South street, just
south of Madison avenue. Somebody
with a taste for irony, has called it
Primrose alley, and if you want to
name ii after what it least resembles,
that name is fitting one. 1t is lined
and crowded by Il perfect wilderness of
cesspoo!s that have not been cleaned
out since the founding of the city.
Surely something could be done with
these. Lime is cheap, and Is vastly
better than nothing. We speak plain
ly because we consider the matter of
grave importance. So far, to be sure,
we have suffered little. if any, from
our negligence. But the worst season
is yet to come. The danger will not
be over till frost comes, and that is
many weeks yet. We earnestly hope
that the proper authorities will take
the matter in hand At once. Let ii be
Investigated at any rate, and if ii is
found that we have overdrawn the
case, we will pay the expense
of the investigation. If We have not
overdrawn it, the city can well afford
to spend few dollars remedying it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07
is 1T FAIR I?

How often we hear in teachers in
stitutes and conventions that the posi-
ton of the primary teacher is the most
important and responsible one of all
that she should be possessed of all the
qualities of mind and heart of first
class angel; that she is laying the foun-
dation of the child's scholarship and
character, and that her work is second
to none, not even that of the village
doctor, lawyer or minister.
How many beautiful essays have
been written and eloquent speeches de-
livered on the exalted position of the
primary teacher; and how she should
be compensated, far above teachers of
other grades! And yet when we come
to real life, we find that all the virtues
and accomplishments of this paragon
of human perfection must be afforded
to the community for an average sala
ry of $500 per annum! The practical
facts are, the primary teachers of this
county are the hardest-wOrked and the
poorest-paid portion of our teaching
profession.
Usually our primary school rooms
have 40, so, so or 100 little children
placed under the care of some person,
and that person possessing the phys
ique of woman, With all the labor
which this number of little children
impose upon the teacher, in the way of
taxing her powers both to teach and
to control, I've find in nearly all the
schedules of salaries the teachers of
primary schools rate the lowest-usu-
ally from 10 to 20 per cent. lower than
the next grade, either intermediate or
grammar; and in the high school the
largest salaries are paid. The people
and school boards should consider this.
Is il fair? Is not a reformation de-
manded in this matter?
TEACHER
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07
CITIZENS OF lola AND SURROUNDING
COUNTRY

On Saturday morning. July 18th,
1855, will begin my seml-annual cost
sale for cash, to continue % days, con-
sisting of my entire mammoth stock of
merchandise. Over $4,000 worth of
dry goods, notions, carpets, dress goods
and ladies wraps are included in the
sale.
Please remember that all goods are
marked in plain figures, and all or any
part of everything will be sold to
everybody at actual cost. Also, that
during the entire time of the sale l
will endeavor to keep the assortment
of goods complete in every department
and sufficient force of experienced
lady and gentlemen clerks to wait on
all customers promptly. / am not
closing out to quit business, nor is this
a clearance sale to make room for flu
ture purchases, but an established fea-
ture of the business in the future to
give the consumers of dry goods, fancy
goods, notions and carpets their sup
plies for about two of the twelve
months of each year at absolute cost.
Very respectfully,
GEO. w. STEVENSON.
Fort Scott, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07
CARD FROM DR.. L. TOzER, OF lola, KANs

Having established an Infirmary in
lola for the treatment of chronic dis
eases and surgery, we would call the
attention of the public to the follow
ing:
We treat all durable diseases with a
success unsurpassed in the West. We
cure all Ruptures by a process entirely
new, safe and simple, which does
away forever with the truss; no knife
no danger. We cure PILES and FIs-
TULA without the knife or pain.
STRUCTURES, HYDROCELE, VA
uIOCELE, and diseases of the KIDNEYS
and BLADDER are treated and cured
by the latest and most approved
methods.
In all private diseases we have a
wide experience and unsurpassed sue
cess. Diseases of the JOINTS and
BONES, OLD SORES, JUNIORS, CANCERS,
SCROFULA, SPINAL CURVATURE, HIP
JOINT DISEASE, HARE LIP, CLEFT
PALATE, and all diseases of the
THROAT, LUNGS and HEART are treat
ed by those improved methods for
which the last ten years are famous.
We straighten Crossed Eyes, operate
for Cataract, remove obstruction to
Tear Ducts, end treat successfully all
durable diseases of the Eye and Ear
We are especially prepared in the
Infirmary for the treatment of the Dis
eases of Women. If you have any
Chronic Diseases come or send for
Circular. We will visit any part of
the county in consultation or to per-
form surgical operations. Address
communications to DIR. l.. ToZER,
lola Infirmary, lola, Kans.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07
SCHOOL REPORT.

Report of Salem school, district No
IS, for the term beginning April 9Th
and ending July "a. Length of term
16 weeks. No. Of pupils enrolled
males 20, females 81, total 81. Total
attendance in days 2,377. Average
daily attendance 20 $3.50. Vina Bur-
CESS (colored) was neither absent nor
tardy during the whole term. Names
on Roll of Honor for last month-Lau-
IA Fenton, Myrtle and Joe Ferguson,
John McHenry, Minnie, Louie, Ar
thur, George and Fred Freeman, and
Vina Burgess. We return many
thanks to those who favored us with
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07
PERSONAL.

Capt. Thrasher is az home again for
u few days.
]. III. Richards is in Topeka Oh legal
business.
Prof. III. G.. Ford, of Augusta, was in
town over Sunday.
Banker Barber was up from Brown
vile Tuesday.
w. NJ. Hartman went TO Fort Scott
Monday on business.
Mrs. Dora Rose is visiting with her
parents this week.
Miss Ollie Hyatt, of Garnett, is visit
ing friends here.
w. III. Ricketts, has returned from
his "trip ia III Dorado.
Mr.. Geo. Ashford is entertaining n
brother and sister this week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07
A MATTER OF INTEREST TO THE CIT.
ZENS OF ALLEN COUNTY

The American Pathological Society
the highest authority on fruit mat
tiers in the world-will hold its annual
meeting at Grand Rapids, Mich, this
fall, and has invited the Allen County
Horticultural Society to exhibit fruit
i'm competition for medals of excellence.
a medal from that source would be the
biggest advertisement our county could
have. The citizens of the county are
invited to attend the meeting of the
society at lola on Saturday next,
and determine whether we shall COM
pete for this prize or not. Also, other
important matters will come before the
meeting. b. +. PANCoAsT, Sec.