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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15

be the subject for study. The history
of the play with its historical setting
will be considered.
Miss Anna Putnam of Grsenville,
Ohio, was married yesterday at high
noon, to Mr.. Lou B. Webster of this
city at the residence of Mr.. J. K. Will
son on Beaudry avenue, Rev. B. W. r..
Tayler OF st. Johns church officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster will be at home
after March LIST at 1925 Estrella avenue.
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The Political Economy club meets
this afternoon at Altrey hall, the sub
ject for discussion being the co-opera-
ton of labor and capital, and especially
the conditions and circumstances which
favor the harmonious union and effect
i've cooperation OF the means of produc-
ton.
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The Tuesday Night club gave one OF
their pleasant hops at Kramer's last
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Sterry and Miss
Cogewell, of Kansas City, Miss Reid of
Indianapolis Miss Mass of st. Louis,
and Miss Psdgham of Pomona were the
out of town guests of the club.
x*x
Mrs. Leland Stanford and party ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon in
her special car. The party consiTts of
several members of the family. The
car is at the Arcade depot, and is being
made the home of the party while they
remain in the city.
49,
Mrs. Godfrey Holterhoff will enter
tain the Monday Night club February
Goth. Mrs. Godfrey Holterhoff will go
to San Francisco today to visit her little
daughter who is attending school in that
city.
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Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Guiteau and Mr.. B. F.
Johnson, which takes place at Emmanuel
Presby terian church, February 2Sth.
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Because of case of pneumonia in the
family of J. M. G. Marble, the invita-
tions for Saturday, February 18th, are
withdrawn.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15

Mrs. Hibben and Miss Reid of Indian
apolis are at the Southern for the
winter.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15

Mrs. Fred Howes will give dinner
party this evening at her residence on
Adams street.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15

The commencement exercises of the
Ludlsm school will be held in the Y. NJ.
O. A. auditorium tomorrow evening.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15

Because of case of pneumonia in the
family of ]. M. @. Marble, the invita-
tions for Saturday, February 18th, are
withdrawn.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15

Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Guiteau and Mr.. B. F.
Johnson, which takes place at Emmanuel
Presby terian church, February 2Sth.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-19
The ". R. G. and q. A. R. have

The W. r. G. and g. A. r. have
arranged for observance Of memorial
day. The soldiers graves will be
decorated on the morning Of May
Both, and at 10 o'clock the exercises
Of the day will be opened at the
grove north of town. A program will
he published next week. It will in
clude basket dinner at the grove.
The organizations having the exer-
cises in charge hope the public will
turn out literally.
The high winds that have rre-
vailed have made bicycle riding
pretty nearly impossible. G. 9.
Huddleston not wishing to get out of
form from lack of practice has a
bright idea. He proposes to hang
up his wheel in the store, SO that he
can use the pedals and go through
the motions. That the time won't
be lost he will attach belt from the
wheel to the big coffee mill, and
when a customer wants couple
pounds of coffee he can mount the
wheel, set ''de machine" in motion,
grind the berry neatly and expedi-
tiously, and at the same time get the
desired exercise. It's great scheme.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-19

The drill has been recovered from
the mill artesian we'll and the work
will now be pushed. The present
depth is about rs feet.
Miss R. S. Ransom returned this
morning from Kansas City where
she was recently called by business.
She will resume her residence upon
her north side farm.
On Tuesday the high trestle that
carries the Santa Fe over the D. &
r. g. north of Palmer Lake, was
burned and for several days the San
ia Fe ran its trains from Colorado
Springs to Denver over the d. & r.
g. track.
Isaac Dewitt will put in about 10
acres of Irish potatoes upon his farm
south of town, and A. j. Hasty will
put in about the same number of
acres on the Craddock place. They
will commence planting the first of
next mouth.
Mrs. George Bishop was brought to
the city on Thursday for medical
treatment. To obtain relief an op-
Grafton will be necessary, and DIR.
Haskins, of Denver, is expected here
to-day or tomorrow to assist in its
performance.
May "a being Lamar's birthday
The Lamar Fishing Club will in the
evening give grand ball at the
hose house. Every effort is being
made to make it the swell affair Of
the season. Everybody should turn
out and enjoy themselves.
There have been many conflicting
rumors during the week of the con-
dition OF the river. The hot weather
has undoubtedly sent more waite,
down the valley but up to this time
but little Of it has reached here. The
north siders under the Henry ditch
have had water during the week.
1
A. B. Stewart has purchased tbs
grocery stock OF Messrs. Falkner &
Davidson. He will remove it to ths
store formerly known as the Racket,
and will be ready for business aboui
the middle of next week. No mar
in Prowers county has more friends
or warmer ones than Mr.. Stewart
and they will all find him. He is Al
much at home behind the counter a,
he is with tax schedule.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-19
ABSTRACTS.
The only set of NInaerI-
cal ABSTRACTS ofthe Rec
ords of PrOlcers county,
.abstracts to Farm and
City Property furnished
IN shortest notice.
Terms Reasonable.
ADDRESS
pRoWERS CO. ABSTRACT Co.
Lamar. Colo.
LOCALS

Fishing club ball on the 9th.
Screen doors are being put up.
John Hess opens his saloon to- day.
l. Lamar to have celebration on
the Fourths
Best line OF new shoes in the mar
ket at Twins
. The cooler weather OF yesterday
was very welcome.
Next Thursday is the eight ami
versary of the city.
y Henry Kellogg was mp from the
ranch on Saturday.
Mr.. Koen has his artesian well at
MARVEL down 900 feet
Be sure TO attend the ball at the
ose house on the 24th-
The fair at the hose hou-e Satur-
pay was largely pstrouized
DR.. Ha~ty will not return before
be middle or last Of next week
T. ~ Slater viii raiYie three new
Ai,h grade vbeels this evening.
Mrs. J. H. Means returned from
Colorado SPRING. Sunday morning.
The fishing club make their first
pilgrimage to The King reservoir To-
norrov.
Mns. E ". Henkins arrived in
lamar from Kansas Wednesday
rening.
Ex-sheria Tate is sporting a hand
pine glan cane, . present from c.
Baldwin
NJ. J. NcMillen and James Grs-
am vers in the city from Holly on
gedne.day. q, s.-. ~.
Mrs Smiley Irwin. Of La Junta, is
sitting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
esse Wright
Read carefully the price list OF
at hnstling Carlton merchant,
hdgs Frybarger.
There was . pleasant progressive
hcbrs party ct the residence of A.
Stewart last evening.
Frank Adams, Of Denver, receiver
the Commercial National Bank,
the city on Wednesday.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-19

social on May "a
VIII be at the G. A. r. hall. \
Stephen Brown will comms,oo
next week to put three room add.
ton upon his residence.
All liars and others who want 10
have good time should attend tbo
fishing club ball on the oath.
= Mrs E. NJ. Manning will move her
stock OF millinery goods here. and
open a store within the next two
weeks.
" Three trail herds have crossed the
river during the week on their wav
10 Montana They bore the KIT
brands.
Those who have alfalfa to cut are
invited to inspect Huddleston & Sill.
yer = stock OF mowers, rakes and
stackers.
The public school will close on
wednesday the 23rd. except the kin
dergarten which will close on FRIDAY
the 26th.
The commissioners were in session
on Monday to audit and allow the
bills growing out of the last term of
the distric. court.
r Miss Alta Dewitt started for Hi
nois Thursday evening on a visit to
relations and friends there. She will
remain during the summer.
The next meeting of the reading
circle will be on Monday evening at
the residence of NJ. Strain. Words
is the subject to be considered.
~ j. A. Mcdowell was at Florence a
few days ago for the purpose of get
ting tools for taking the lost drill
from the artesian well at the mill.
The members of the W. r. G. will
serve ice cream and cake at the G.
A. R. hall on Thursday, May "a. All
invited. EXECUTIVE Committee.
Mr.. d. W. Robinson on Saturday
last brought his daughter Laura to
the city for treatment The improve
ment up TO this time has been slight.
ION Monday c. Frost Liggett Of
the Chief, and j. Sherman and s. d,
b. weIch were down from Kiowa
county. Mr. Liggett made proof
upon a homestead.
~. G. Ward. sheriff OF Baca county
and L. A. wykoff. of the Springfield
Herald, were in the city on Tuesday
Mr.. wykotf met Mrs. W. who had
been on an eastern visit
IT. B. Sweet, OF the Kansas Loar
and Trust Co, was here several days
during the week. He is looking ovel
the interests OF the Prowers County
Land and Irrigation Company.
Mrs. O. G. Hess has gone to Pueblo
The morning call., 1894-05-14
THE PANAMA ROUTE.

Mr.. Eugene Hinton, the San Francisco
agent of the Panama Railway Company,
holds out hopes that the isthmus route
will be kept open and that freight rates
will be maintained as low as the cost OF
service will allow. That is all San Fran
cisco can ask. A competing line conducted
at loss would be but a temporary relief.
Mr.. Hinton says the permanence of the
Panama line will largely depend upon
San Francisco merchants. There should
be no doubt OF the steady support of our
merchants. They certainly cannot desire
to revert to the condition they were in
when the Traffic Association was formed.
II relief was then worth what the North
American Navigation Company cost il is
worth holding on to now when it is offered
without price.
The construction of railroads up the
Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys is as
necessary 10 the complete emancipation
of our merchants as the maintenance of
line across the isthmus of Panama. These
routes are in fact branches of the main
stem. If it is necessary to the trade of
San Francisco that'goods should be brought
from the East at living rates it is equally
necessary that facilities should exist to
reach the consumers. 1t is OF little use to
bring goods cheaply 5000 miles to have the
saving thus effected eaten up by high
freignts over the 300 miles lying between
the seaport and the consumer
The morning call., 1894-05-14
THE SISKIYOU HORRORS.

The whole northern portion of the Stats
is in wild commGtion over stories of mur-
ders which are said to have been CON-
mitted many years ago by a well-known
farmer of Sskiyou named George Decker.
Up to date the scraps of evidence which
have been brought to light do not consti-
tute a body of proof on which a Jury could
find verdict. but they certainly EN- brace
some very suspicious circumstances. They
may be briefly recapitulated:
A few days ago a sheepherder found in
cave in the range of hills south
east of Yreka two human skeletons, one of
a woman and the other of n oabe of tender
age. Inquiry being instituted. it turned
out that George Decker. a farmer, who
came TO the State in 1864 and settled near
Yreka with his wife and two children, set
out one day with the three. and likewise
with an infant child lately born to his wife.
for Shasta, where the wife and baby were
to take the stage for the East, the former
desiring to visit her friends at her CID
home. 1t is said that nothing was ever
heard of her afterward. But one of The
two children who accompanied their
father and mother states that at a point t
near the cave where the skeletons were
found her father stopped the wagon, took
her mother and the baby into the woods
and subsequently, reappeared without
them. 1t is admitted that this witness Is
half-witted.
Alter the disappearance of his wife
Decker procured divorce from her. and
married a wel-to-do widow named Good
rich. by whom ne had several children.
Decker persuaded her to deed her property
to him, after W hich she fellilI. Witnesses
have testified that she suspected her hus-
band of poisoning her with slow poison.
She said be doctored her with stuff out of
a BOTTLE" which made her worse instead Of
better. She certainly did grow worse, and
finally left her northern home for San Luis
Obispo. where she had daughter living
but she only got as far as San Rafael, and
there, after lingering for two months, she
died. Her husband came down, got the
body and buried 1t in Siskiyou. In the ex-
cited frame of mind which seems to per-
wade the people of that locality. other
crimes are laid to Decker's charge. He is
said to have murdered three other persons.
mostly children, and he is accused OF
other deeds unnamabe. When a moral
community discovers a monster among
them they generally paint him in lurid
colors.
Decker appears to be under arrest, with
a prospect of fair trial. with competent
counsel to defend him. Thus there is a
probability that the truth will come ont
1t is impossible at this distance, with the
The morning call., 1894-05-14
TRIAL TRIP MADE.
A Special Goes Over the
SWitChbaCk.
Successful Run on the Park Branch
of the San Francisco and
San MateO Line.

A successful trial trip over the switchback
was made yesterday, and tomorrow regular
service for the public over this branch of the
San Francisco and San Mateo electric line will
be Instituted.
Sanford Bennett, the receiver In charge Of
the road, expressed desire TO 60 over the sys-
TEN, and so 1t was decided at the same time To
make The trial trip over the switchDack.
One OF the new vestibule cars was ordered
out, ana he start was made at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning from Market and Steuart
streets. The party consisted of: Sanford Ben.
nett. the receiver; Mrs. Bennett, i. g. Camp.
bell. attorney for the receiver; f. l.. Campbell,
attorney for the company; Albert Van der
Nalllen, the engineer; Behrend JoOst and
Behrend Joost Jr.
The main line was left at Eighteenth and
Guerrero streets, aud from that point TO the
swltchback The trip was made In ten minutes.
snort trip was made at this point TO view The
panorama of The city and bay below. Then the
car was run upon the switch. the trolley re-
yersed and The ascent OF The grade begun.
Alter leaylng Eighteenth street the road runs
up Falcon avenue to where ii forms with
Casselli avenue, where the switch is placed
Then the line ascends Ashbury street. goes
over the grade and terminates at Frederick
street. two blocks distant from the park. Here
a cable crossing occurs, and pending neg0tia-
tlons with The cable company. Il further extern
sion TO the PARK has been postponed.
AT the summit OF the grade one OF the finest
views accessible by rail in this city Is had. The
city. the fair, the park, the ocean and the
Golden Gate form a beautifully diversified
landscape. The trip over the switchback and
TO the park consumed fifteen minutes. The re.
turn was made IN ten minutes.
A trip was afterward made TO the end OF the
electric line al South San Francisco TO show the
receiver The extent OF the system. In the city
the car was run at rate OF eight miles an Eour,
but when the county district was reached the
speed was Increased 10 twenty miles an hour
The party returned at about 8 O'Clock IN the
afternoon, when refreshments were served TO
those who were In the vestbuie car.
In speaking Of the difficulties IN which the
company had become involved, Mr.. Joost said
last evening:
III is true that we owe the workingmen
about $4,000. We built branch road from
Holy Cross Cemetery 10 Baden about three
months ago. That cost us about SIT 900. We
built the park branch, from Eighteenth and
Guerrero streets. hat cost S45. 900. We had
TO build these branches or forfeit our anchlses.
regret thai we have not been able to pay The
workmen promptly. l levied an assessment OF
S2 share in order TO do 50, but was enjoined
from collecting the assessment. This prevented
payment"
The morning call., 1894-05-14
THE SCHOOL CENSUS.

A correspondent expresses doubts ii
there ara as many children in the city as
are reported by Census Marshal Bausman.
de suggests. slso that the basis of appOr-
tionment for school money should be the
enrolment, not the number Of children
that may be reported in the school census.
We think our correspondent has reached
bis conclusions without careful con sidera-
ton. The school census shows 91,995
children in this city under II years of age.
The national census of 1890 shows popu-
lation, nearly enough for this calculation,
of 100000. Now, the average life of gen.
Grafton is computed at thirty-three years.
The school age. therefore, covers more than
one-half the average life Of a generation.
Yet there are but 81, 600 children under II
in population of 100000. In this city the
presence of $4,000 Chinese. mostly unmar-
ried, serves to keep the, proportion Of
children under the ave rage in other COM
munities; but if we should allow the
Chinese their natural proportion of chill
dren the entire number of children would
be only as about one to three. In regard
to making the enrolment the basis of the
appOrtiOnment OF school money, it seems
to us to open the way to fraud. To in
crease the number of children in a given
community entitled to school money the
enrolment might be increased beyond
any proper relation to the average attend
ance. Children who had left school or
attended parochal or other private schools
might be entered upon the school roll
and not cut much of figure in the average
attendance. The number of children of
school age who are not reported as attend
ing school at all seems large, but it should
be remembered that many parents prefer
to keep children out of school until Z, s or
even years old. while others leave school
at IA or Is. 1t is not presumable that any
considerable proportion of children who
are reported as not attending any school
have not attended or will not attend at
some future time.
The morning call., 1894-05-14
ONLY MAKE TROUBLE.

Congress has appointed committee to
listen to General CoxeY's plan for the
cure Of the prevailing troubles. To that
committee he will explain how all would
be well if the General Government set all
unemployed men to work on the country
roads and paid them out of the funds sup
piled by taxpayers at large; also, if Con-
gress should authorize at time of pro-
found peace a forced loan in the shape of
non-iDterest- bearing securities How far
Coxey has improved upon Jack Cade the
reader of Shakespeare can determine
Worthy Jack declared that when he was
king
There shall be in England seven halfpenny
loaves sold for penny; the three-hooped pot
shall have ten hoops. l will make it felony to
drink small beer; all the realm shall be iu COM
mon. and 10 Cheapside shall my palfrey 90 to
grass When l am King there shall be no
money; all shall eat and drink on my score, and
will apparel them all in one livery, that they
may agree like brothers and worship me their
lord
While General Coxey is airing his phil
osophy at Washington contingents of his
army are raising the practical issue in
Western States whether in this country
transportation is free or whether, like
other commodities, it has owners who are
entitled to charge for its use. All over
the country sheriffs and marshals are at
the head of posses hunting down Indus
trials who are seizing railroad trains, and
where the posses come into conflict with
the Industrials blood is being shed. OF the
issue of the conflict no one can entertain a
doubt. We have not reached the point in
this country when the owners OF property
can be dispossessed except under the
forms of law. No man has natural
right to the use of railroad car or rail
road track any more than be has right
to the occupation of dwelling-houss or q
church. Therefore. in the end the Indus
trials will have to abandon the trains they
have seized aud to stand their trials for
trespass.
Reporters who have interviewed the
bodies of men who are peram bulating the
country in the guise of Industrials have
come to the conclusion that most of the
members are out on a lark. Some OF them
we're really unemployed when they
started, but others threw up jobs to join
.he army in the hope of getting free trans
oortation to Washington aud a good time
The morning call., 1894-05-14
GOOD ROADS.

Professor Shaler of Harvard University
throws out the idea that if In the place
of railways the United States had secured
q system of highways, constructed and
main talned in the highest state of the road
makers art. the general prosperity of the
country would thereby have been pro-
NOTED. 1t will not be contended that any
read without rails would enable any
known motive power to transport passsn-
gers or freight as rapidly or as cheaply as
steam railways do. What, then, would
be the gain of so-called good roads? SIM
ply this: Good roads would have been
owned and controlled by the Government.
subject TO the use of those who might de-
sire to use them. There would have been
no monopoly on transportation, since the
highways would have been open TO all.
from a man with a wheelbarrow to ten
horse team. If franchises had been granted
to companies to construct good roads pro-
vision would have been made for the col
lection of tolls in proportion TO use. The
man with wheelbarrow would Day per-
haps one cent for given distance and the
man with ten horses would pay ten cents.
There would have been none of that dis
elimination on freights which with the
power to regulate traffic that railroad cor
pOrations possess has built up the Standard
Oil corporation on the ruins of small oil
refneries. In no other age of the world
has Government left such power in tn
hands of private individuals as traDspor-
tation companies now exercise. The mag
nitude of the power invited abuse. Men
would have been more or less than men If
they had not abused it. To this day no
one, in the ring or out, knows what it
costs per mile to move passengers OF
freight. All the roads are weighted down
with such unnecessary charges as interest
on money never invested, free passage
TO legislators. private ears for railroad
owners and their relatives and friends.
high-salaried lawyers engaged by the year
to steer the managers through the meshes
Of broken laws, to say nothing OF the cost
of running political conventions, putting
their own hirelings on the bench and brib-
ing jurors. When a railroad shall be con-
structed with cash and conducted without
other expenses than the cost of the most
intelligent service in all departments peo-
pie will be astonished at the low prices at
which the continent may be crossed.