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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

Crime has become so prevalent In
Washita county, Oklahoma Territory,
that 800 farmers have met at Cloud
Chief and organized a law-and-order
league. Every member agreed not to
go on the bond of any person charged
with felony; to help officers hunt down
all criminals; to protect all witnesses
for the state, and to prosecute any per-
son who attempts to intimidate wit
nesses. 1t is also tacitly understood
that they will promptly hang the first
cattle thief or murderer caught.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
LEVEES ARE BROKEN
FLOODS CONTINUE THEIR WORK OF
DESTRUCTION.

Disaster Is Widespread and the End
Is Not Yet-Many Levees Are
Through and Destroy Life and
PrOperty-Bridges Swept Away.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

How contemplate is the miserable
man who. by smooth tongue and SLICK
WAYS. gets worthy people into his
clutches to be bunkoed, robbed or
murdered! Conspicuous in his class
inst now is Butler, the Australian null
ti-murderer, who was recently captured
in San Francisco on board the Swan
hilda. While on the vessel he was
known in sailor parlance as an "angeI
sailor" He used no bad language and
objected to any coarse or profane ex-
Dressions being used by his shipmates.
One day at mess, when a sailor rudely
snatched piece of bread from the
hand of another, Butler, who valued
human life as cheaply as that OF gnat.
was so outraged at this breach of table
etiquette that, after glaring angrily at
the offender. he remarked that he had
once killed a negro in West Australia
for a less offense than that. Alto
getber this man, who lured his victims
to the mountains and made them dig
their own graves, was much too nice
TO associate with the herd of common
sailors he shipped with. Beware OF con-
fidence men-men who have spells OF
being too good. They are usually after
either your money or you: lie.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
Leasing of Grazing Lands.

The following article appeared in last
Wednesdays Salt Lake Tribune and as
the subject matter is of interest to Colo
RADIO people as well as those Of Utah and
Wyoming. it is here reproduced:
"Elwood Mead. Esq. state engineer
of Wyoming, has issued pamphlet re-
port which deals with the problem of
how best to handle the land question in
the arid states. He shows that the big
range industry is thing Of the past,
his statement on this point being as fol
lows: @
"'In 1888 the assessed values of cattle
lin Wyomingl was Sl4.esl.125. In 1896
it was 1872, ,55s, an average loss OF over
q million dollars a year. They have
diminished In numbers from nearly nine
hundred thousand in 1888 to less than
three hundred thousand In 1895. There
has been an increase Of two million dol
lars in the assessed valuation Of sheep,
which partly Offsets the eleven million
dollars shrinkage in cattle, leaving net
loss in the valuation Of range stock Of
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
GERMS IN THE DusTPAN.
The SwcepinEs OF tho Carpet Contain
Many Dangers to Health.


Many Dangers to Health.
TO those who know the true inward
less of things the sight Of a housemaid
brushing a dusty carpet is suggestive
of many evils. The death OF pasteur ha.;
reminded the world of what is constant
'y present in the thoughts of medical
men-namcly, that while micro-organ-
isms are the great producers of disease,
dust is the great carrier of riicr o-orgnn-
isms. Now that we know these things,
it is distressing TO find how little our
knowledge is put to practical use, and
20 see old customs still unchanged, old
habits which we know to be destruc-
tive carried on, and to find the house
maid on her lsrees, with her brush and
dustpan, stirring up dust to the detri-
mcnt of every one, and breathing germ
laden particles to her own destruction.
1t needs but Il small amount of common
sense to see that if carpets must con-
tnne, a thing greatly to be deprecated,
they should be rubbed with damp
cloth rather than brushed, and that
if, in Difference to prejudice, they must
he brushed, this should be done by u
covered American sweeper, with plenty
moving dirt from a carpet the worst
is by the use of the ordinary short
brush, which involves the housemaid
kneolitAB down in the midst nf tho .a,..-A
which <ha 30 needlsssly erxAntes, and
drawing it into her lungs with every
breath. For ordinary household use
something like lineoleum, something
which can be washed with II wet cloth
every morning, would seem to be tho
best covering for floors; but if carpets
must be, and it is impossible TO teach
the present generation comfort at
the expense of future risks, at
least let us remember that car
pets may be washed even where
they lie; that, till the day of washing
ZONES a closed sweeper is far better
than n brush, and that the worst form of
brush is one with "a short handle
British Medical Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
A DAY IN BED.
May BE InduIced In with Profit by Tired
Housewives.

II n vacation is impossible, try rest,
advises writer on women's work.
I here is no special Subtraction to the
tired. ovcr-worl;Cd housewife at this
season to be told that she must try
clIauec of scene and moderate exercise.
There is no better preventive OF ncrv-
Gus exhaustion, we are told. than regu-
lar, unburried muscular exercise. If
we could moderate our hurry, lessen our
worry and increase our open air cxcT'-
cisc n large portion OF nervous diseases
would be abolished. But the tired house
keeper realizes only too well that it is
rot exercise she nseds half 80 much as
rest. For those who cannot get holi-
day the best substitute is an occasional
day in bed. Many whoHc nerves are con-
stan,ly strained in their daily vocation
have discovered this for themselves. A
Spanish merchant in Barcelona told his
medical man that he always went to
bed whenever he could be spared from
business and laughed Mt these who
spent their holidays on toilscrlc noun
tains. Ono of the most successful work
ing women in England, who had for
many years conducted Il large Wholesale
business, retains excellent nerves at an
advanced ngc, owing, it is said, to the
habit OF spending one entire day of each
week in bed. If we cannot avoid fire.
guent agitation VIC ought, il possible,
to give the nervous system time to re-
cover between shocks. If the idea of n
whole day in bed seems absurd to the
tired mother and housewife at least de-
tcrmine to take half an hours scclusion
and rest after lunch, and it will prove
n saving and not loss of time.-Chi-
cnOo Chronicle
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
POWER OF A woMAh's WORD.
~ Ovefcsne the wrath of an UnfeelinE
Policeman.

It0vercane the wrath of a. Unfeelins
P0lloenAn.
4 The following pretty story is taken
fpm the New York Mail and Express,
nd Is good enough to stand by itself.
Eher was nothing about him at all like
n to inspire the beholder with feeling.
Ine way or another. He WIS not
Jagged enough to call for especial sym
bathy, nor unkempt enough to provoke
iisgust. Yet to the policeman on his
psat he was undoubtedly the object of
considerable aversion. This was shown
by the unrelenting vigor with which
the fruit-seller was pursued from cor
ner to corner by the jealous guardian of
the law.
The other day, in too hurried re.
tponse to the everlasting order TO
.move on" the peddler s cart was upset.
md his peaches and pears were scat
tered over the ground and across the
street car track. The enragcd police
man could barely restrain the impulse
to use his club.
sThe dirty loAferl" he exclaimed.
he did it on purpose-just trying to
bxnite sympathy!"
HE has succeeded, then" said soft
)'oice at the officers elbow, and q neat
ittle woman stopped and began to
gather up the scattered fruit.
The officers face reddcned. He hesi-
|1sd . moment, and then he, too,
olnsd in the work Of restoration.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
TINTIC MINING DISTRICT,
UTAH.


The Tintic Mining District lies eighty
five miles south of Salt Lake City on the
Rio Grande Western Railway, and is, as
shown by the records of 1896 and 80 far
In the present year, the greatest mineral
producing district in Utah.
The names of the great bonanzas of
Tintic. the Mammoth. Centennial
Eureka, Bullion Beck. Eureka Hill and
Gemini, are recognized everywhere that
the mining industry is known. The
four former have each record exceed
ing 81. .OOO, 900 in dividends and the later
Of over s6OO,OOO
Until within. the last two or three
years no adequate means of reduction
Of Tfntic ores was in operation in the
district and the production of mines
was limited to those ores sufficiently
rich to be shipped TO smelters for treat
ment. but this has been changed by the
erection of immense combination and
concentration OF milling plants which
eau work at a profit those immense de-
posits of low grade ores which fill all the
producing mines of the district. Four
of these mills are in active operation,
and three others will undoubtedly be
erected within the next year.
The ores of Tintic are greatly diversi-
fled in character. The principal metals
produced are gold, silver, copper and
lead. In silver production Tintic leads
the state, while in the production of
gold it stands second on the list. Be-
sides the big bonanzas above mentioned
there are some twenty-five or more prop
critics that now and In the past have
been producing mines, and to these may
be added score Of others which have
paid for their development by their pro-
ducts, and upon the recent revival of
the mining industry has had the effect
OF a recommencement of operations.
Tintic has four thriving TOWNSHIP
reka, the business center of the district,
with population of $500; Mammoth,
population 1000; Robinson and Silver
City. 500 each. all of which offer great
inducements for Investments In a bust.
ness way.
At the base of the foothills only few
miles away, is valley of 5000 acres of
fruit and garden lands, watered by the
Mt. Nebo Land and Irrigation COM
pany.
As to the future of Tintic, it is no ex-
ageration to say that 1t possesses the
brightest prospects Of any mining dis
trict in Utah, and offers to the prospec-
tive investor opportunities which can
not be excelled.
The Rio Grande Western Railway has
a double daily train service between
Salt Lake City and the Tintic Mining
District. For further particulars apply
to F. A. Wadleigh, General Passenger
A gent Salt Lake City
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

The inaugural ball will be held in the
Eension building. The powder for that
tali will be smOkeless and worn on the
fees and coat sleeves. Chicago Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

Demorest's Magazine for March is
rich in fiction. 1t contains charming
stories by Gilbert Parker, Madeline S.
Bridges, Mrs. w. X. Clifford, and Grace
NacGowan Cooke, which it would be a
Iity not to read.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
,ver nine million dollars, or over a MIL

over nine million dollars, or over nil
hon year.
IAN this shrinkage has been in range
stock. Irrigated land supports more
cattle than it did tan years ago. There
are less cattle because there is less grass.
In many parts Of the state ten acres
will not furnish the feed supplied by
one decade ago.
Mr.. Mead urges that in the right use
OF the grazing lands is to be found the
solution Of Wyomipg's most important
agricultural problem. For this right
use, he summaries his conclusions as
pillows, giving therein hints that may
Se also highly useful in Utah:
80 'First-The grazing land should be
lSsasd pet esll lAssE - slln1f
ion are not yet Fixed, and public con-
troll should be retained until further ex-
Eerience is had as to their proper ulti-
mite disposal.
H'Second-Make the leasing privilege
"a aid to reclamation. and means of
ehhancing the security and profits of
trming.
'Third-Todo this give to each settler
ind cultivator of lG0 acres the right to
base certain area of grazing land, con-
fguous to his home if possible, if not
therever it can be had. Give to the
clltivator o: less land the rlght to lease
apropor.ionately less area, but fix the
maximum area which any individual
can leaS. This will tend to encourage
small fa,ms, since the cultivator of 1900
acres coild. lease no more than the cult
vatoro!l6O acres.
"'Fourth- Make the annual rent
f1edsum, and and prohibit competitive
bidding. Make the rate low to enable
thoS leasing lands to improve them and
to p'oit thereby. Five cents an acre is
believed to be too high arate. One cent
anacre is the rate recommended.
'Fifth-The maximum area leased
" one individual should be based on
tf ratio Of irrigable and pasture land.
|Id.r sections Of grazing to 100 acres of
E'Hyated land is believed to be the
,popr proportion In Wyoming. This
soult give each cultivator of 16O acres
- use Of 268O acres of pasture land for
q annual rental of $3.50. Such a
Dtem would absorb only fraction of
to grazing land, less than onc-fourth
athis time.'
Mr.. Mead points out that under this
[an the area Of grazing lard leased
iould only be extended as farms multi
lied. At present neither state nor
alton derives any revenue from the
ange lands, but if they were leased at
ne cent an acre the income to the state
'ould be S5OO,OOO a year, and the
owerful force of individual interest
'ould be turned toward the develop.
lent Of these arid plains.'"
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
iaadn.t seer n.

my pa says you can have your pho
tograph took now SO as to show moth.
ing but your skeleton" said Bob.
whats a skeleton? ?" asked Jack.
Il don't know exactly" said Bob,
''but everybody has one."
II haven't" returned Jack. "Ieast-
ways, II have. haven't never seen
it."-Harper's Round Table.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

The legislative committee invsa1
ting the I.eadyille strike-its cAu1
and results-has nearly complsGSd -
labors, and Judging BY tho publishsd -
ports Of the proceedings, tho shot3
will not be favorable one for the sri
ing miners.
State Game Warden Land Is dgAtaGI
the proposed increase Of bounty on H.
and wolves. What's caused Mr.. La
to turn "reformer" on the eve Of his
tirement from office? III
- III
1t seems pity. says an eastern pep(
that our naval officers cannot b tausbt
how to navigate vessel without ri
ming 1t aground.
1t must be great relief to Major Nc
Kinley to know that Controller Eckels
approves his secretary of the treasury.
-
John Wilkes Booth has been resur-
rected again through sensational story
saying that he is living and acting
under the name Of Enos, in South
America.
Congress compelled Secretary Morton
to distribute free seeds, but it hasn't
been able to make him say it is q good
thing.
The population of France is decreas-
ing so rapidly that the government 10
seriously considering the adoption Of
regulations which would compel the
rearing of children.
-
The Nevada authorities should not
lose the opportunity to boom the state
by having census taken on the day Of
the big prize fight.
-
Did you ever happen to think that =
majority which cannot protect itself
from the encroachments of the minority
must be made Of almighty poor stun?
a.4Gt y.
King Humbert of Italy, carries ST.
O,0OO life insurance. Italy must not
be so poor as 1t has been represented to
be, or Hum couldn't get the spondnlix
to pay the premiums.
-
China may raise the money to bull
ships enough to become first-cla3
naval power in ten years, but If tho}
ships are to be manned by Chinese thi
will never be terth-class as fighters, vi
less the whole cowardly nature Of Il
Chinamau can be changed. Ii
Ia
1t Is said that DIR. Nansen, the NJ {
wegian explorer, is much annoyed VIII f,
he sees himself referred to as Swed, +
So y
This is Congressman De Armond I
poetical tribute to the secretary
agriculture, which we clip from d
esteemed contemporary, the Co
gressional Record: is
Full many a whim of purest ray surene
The dark unfathomable dreams of Mortd
Full many a wheel is formed to whirr I'd
seen,
And waste its tieetncss meath j. stcrlinsl
hair"
In an able editorial the New Yori
Herald seeks to prove that arbitration
will soon rule the world and in another
on the same page, it advocates the
speedy completion of the defenses of
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
On Their Track,

'Ha! hal" quoth Romeo Gruftvoice,
the tragedian, as he wearily stepped
from tie to tie on the way from Frost
vile, "'tis the first time, forsooth, /
have played the roll of detective. The
directors of this road know me not,
but am on their track"
Just then n train turned the curve
and tho way it used him made him
feel very much cut up.--N. Y. World.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13
@. o. Taylor whi.l,o. lnvisor.te thu system.

Mark Twain's condition Of hard-up is
explained. While in Egypt he hired two
Arab guides to take him to the pyra-
mids.-Kansas City World.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

"Mathildsl" "Yes, Edwin ?" IAN
] progressing in my courtship to your
mind ?" mo. Edwin" "No ?" "No;
You are not even holding your own. ~
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

The less man talks about griev-
ance the greater chance that he has one.
-Atchison Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

q. o. Taylor Whi1kIes, not excc1I0d In puHty.
Cash subscribers can get The Herald
y the small sum Of S2.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

o. o. r.,i~ wA,.si.. ie.a Il. lis. ss- pr,.y.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

G. O. Taylor whistles decidedly medicinal
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-13

a. o. Taylor whistles. no.h.n. pure- q. better.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-18
WOODSTOCK.
After the ID. 4 GA Church Convcn-
ton Discussion.

WOODSTOCK, VA, February H.-(Spe-
cial.)-General ]. c. Hill, State Railroad
Commissioner, was in consultation mere
to-day with Commonwealth's-Att
Baker. regarding the failure Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad to run its trains
to the town of Strasburg, in compliance
with the charter Of the Winchester and
Strasburg road. of which the Baltimore
and Ohio is the lessee. Commissioner
Hill directed Attorney Baker to proceed
at once to compel the Baltimore and
Ohio to put it's trains into Strasburg, or
have the charter abrogated The Balti-
more and Ohio trains are now stopped at
Strasburg Junction, which is ABOUT
mile from Strasburg.
A church-work convention was COM
menced in the Reformed church here last
night About eight visiting ministers are
In attendance. Last night THE Elements
of True Worship" was discussed by Rev.
H. Ditzler, of Mt. Jackson. This morning
Lords Day" was discussed by Rev. j.
p. Harner, of Timberville, and Our APP
portionments' by Rev. j. Il. Stonesifer,
of Winchester.
Tonight the Reformed Church" was
the topic, and was discussed by Rev. j..
S. Garrison, Of Harrisonburg, Dr. j. A.
Hoffheims, of Martinsburg w. Va, and
Rev. C S. Heller. of Mt. Crawford.
The sessions will be closed tomorrow
night.
The county roads leading into this place
are almost impossible. owing to the re-
cent thaws and rains.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-18
Little sinners and Their Sins.

Justice Johns was a busy day yester-
dav with little sinners His Honor quoted
the famous poem which begins:
LET dogs delight to bark and bite,
For It's their nature to;
But. &C."
and told them they couldn't bite and
fight and pull hair in this abbreviated
month of February unless they paid
for IT,
Emma Walker (coloreO was charged
with beating Ellen Green. was charged
with biting Josephine Brown. was
charged with fighting Eliza Scott. and
was fined $3.50 and costs in each case.
In the case of Mrs. NJ. j. Mahoney and
Miss Lena Long. charged with pulling
each others hair and trying to deprive
each sother Of woman's GROWING glory
the accused were fined s. each and costs.
Harrison Butler (coloreD was charged
with entering the dwelling of Fannie
Johnson and trying to commit larceny,
and was sent on to the grand jury.
Peter Drake and Herbert Henderson
were before his Honor for being SUSPECT
Gus characters. and security in 800 for
ninety days was required.
The case of Emmett Johnson (colored),
charged with stealing a watch ana chain
from b. F. johnson. was continued until
this morning. Emmett was also charged
with CARRYING concealed weapons, and
will tell the Court about that, too this
morning.
There were a number of the boys"
who had tried to drown their sorrow in
the flowing bowl, and had 10 bring TO
the surface $3.50 and costs as conse-
Quence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-18

horse therefrom, and made his escape.
No clue to the thief or horse mas DEC"
found. -.
Mr. w. C. stearns. proprietor OF tns
silk-mil. has greatly increased MS ,o' :.
lie has laid In six months Supply
raw material. and reports MS puS'"e''
improving. 4.
Mr.. NJ. F.. Waite. Of Brokenpurs, ~
this county. has bought site near o'ans
Courthouse. on which he VIII put ia'e0
spoke-factory. A..
Rosa, the daughter Of Mr.. ana MIS-.
william Butcher. died at the home OF her
parents. near Falmouth, this morn'nb'
The colored Baptist church at Gulnea 40,
In Caroline county. was destroyeu ~
fire a few days ago. The loss ID a"ou'
$500: uninsured. =.
Mrs. J. N. Barney left here to-day 10
visit her sister, in Norfolk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-18
CHARLOTTESVILLE
On Trial for Murder-schooi VI
Methods-Base-Ba


CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FEBRUARY
H-(SpeciaL)-Th Commonwealth VIII
nesses were examined to-day In the
trial of Harvey Bell for the murder
of his wife. The story OF the crime
differed little from the account given
In this correspondence at the time Dr'
w. c. N. Randolph was ans impor.ah'
witness. After describing the "ouhu'
he said that the prisoner was Oh olu
nary intellect, excessively nervous anu
a natural coward. That In his examine
ton OF him he exhibited nervousness
almost bordering on hysteria, 50 'ha'
he had been compelled to send ior Ileui-
cine for him. He thought 1t was poSsi-
bic the man was temporarily insane.
SCHOOL OF METHODS.
A committee from the CHAMBER OF
Commerce, together with other sen'ie
men interested in securing the cchooi
of Methods for this city, have conlerreu
with Mr.. f. c. Glass, the conductor OIL
the school, and determined TO make
vigorous effort TO secure the necessary
guarantee. If the school is located here
ono of the three coIored Peabody insti-
tutes will also be held in this CITY, the
two bringing probably 700 or 800 pupils.
BASEBALL.
The first cut among the applicants
for the University of Virginia baseball
team was this morning and the NUMBER
was reduced to nineteen. Those whose
names are still on the list are: Chandler
Chaplin. Estes, Foster Kennedy, Martih'
Mavo. Miller, McCranie, McNair, Nall'
O'Keefe, Pinkerton. Smith duncan
speed. Steptoe. Taylor, Watts CSamuel'
White DAVID.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-18
WANTED,

TO SELL CHEAP A GOOD HORSE,
Buggy. Wagon, and Harness at once. APP
ply at 42S IL north Sixth street. fe lS-lt'
WANTED,
CONSUMERS OF COAL TO KNOW
that they can buy that most superior
Crate Fuel. the Clover-Hill Coal, as low
as $3.50 per ton. l will also sell 90 bushels
q loads) Coke for s.. All other kinds or
Fuel at lowest prices.
SAMUEL II. COTTRELL,
$40 east Broad street,
de- 16tf and Harrison and Broad SITS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-18

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, February H.
(Special.)- trial of j. ii. Bocock, in
dicted for the murder of a negro named
Lewis Cheek, was begun in the Corpora
ton Court this morning. The taking Of
testimony was commenced this afternoon,
and before court adjourned the prosecu-
ton had rested its case. At the session
held tonight the witnesses for the de-
fence were examined. There were
eighteen eye-witnesses to the killing, six
of whom are white. The latter testif\d
in behalf of the accused, stating that the
killing was done in self-defence. A YER
dict will probably be rendered some time
tomorrow. Bocock, who was an en-
ployee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company. shot and killed Cheek at
one OF the piers one morning last De-
cember.