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The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Mrs. Louis Strehlke. Of Aspen, is Wis
iting her father. in law, Julius Strehlke,
on the mesa, and will likely stay all
summer. A sister Of Fred Carstens
came in with the lady.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

NJ Schneider came down from North
Fork Thursday. and incidentally mean
dered into THE HERALD Office to learn
the latest war news. -.....
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Surveyors Moox and Foreman have
been ut work the past fsw weeks deter
mining the correct lines Of various up
the-river ranches, particularly in the
neighborhood OF Coal creek. ...
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Mrs. Simp Harp left few DAYS ago
for Grand function on q visit to friends
and relatives. = ..,r.-
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Better change the name OF your horse,
Johnny. before the Fourth il you want
to win. Don" is decidedly too Spanish
TO bank on these days.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

A sad case Of woman's weakness and
mans perfidy was the topic Of converse.
tion during the past week. 'Nud said.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

BY vote Of q to II the directors Of the
Omaha Exposition Thursday voted to
keep the gates open ea; Sunday from l
to 10 O'Clock p. m. -. lys. ,-.-- 80
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04
Once Tried, Always Used.

Once Tried, Always Used.
II we sell one bottle Of Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy, we seldom fail to sell
the same person more, when it is again
needed. Indeed, it has become the
family medicine Of this town, for
coughs and colds, and We recommend it
because Of its established merits.-Jos.
E. Harmed. Prop. Oakland Pharmacy,
Oakland, Md. Sold BY Hay l. &-JoHsnt-
gen, Druggists. - -.
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Inforrnstion1 Wanted

A, to The whsrsabsass Of wilbsr
Linderman. Was formerly In Aeeker,
last heard from In Leadville. He has
light, curly hstf. blue eyes. . mole on
his neck. mediam height, q vsars Old.
An anxious sisesr. Olive ]. 1hs0psoo,
Vernal, Utah.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Charley Dickinson was doing the
moving act Thursday. This shop lost
Dme good neighbors BY it.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Attention is called to the new "ad''
Of Ittleson & Co.. OF New Castle, to be
found on the first page.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

S. c. Swarts made one of his semi
occasional trips up from Raneery this
week. He took home = load OF lumber.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

II. G. Mitchell is building complete
and modern dwelling for the Journal
family says last weeks Summit
County Journal (Brecksnridge). o..
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Il Some people arc Of ns opinion that
BY recent act of congress person can
take up Homestead in this county. A
letter Of inquiry to the Glenwood land
Office this week has brought reply that
there is = strip Of three miles of the
extreme eastern end Of the comfy which
is subject to homestead entry. the same
being outside Of the former Ute reser-
vstion. Thus land outside the timber
reserve" can only b taken np under the
coal, stone, presumption and desert aets
in Rio BIsneo county, with the exeep-
ton Of the little strip in range 50 shove
referred to. = '.'..-
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Postmaster ClohertY was down from
Buford Tuesday. John is beginning to
look aged, but that 'hirsuts sppendase
he row snpppeta u the cause ofit., ..
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Mrs. George NJ. Pullman has re.
n6unced the terms of her husbands will
and chosen her dover right.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

A ministerial court has found ex-
Chancellor Ellinweod Of Wesleysn
University, Lincoln, Nsh.. guilty Of dis
honesty in handling the funds OF the
University. .cs,a H., -,-.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

The plague Is raging at Calcutta, III
is on the decrease at Hong Kong.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Z Thos. II. lies and family have moved
10 their ranch oves IN Houtt county for
the summer. ~ 3isI.'s
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

The Illinois Epworth Esague has Id
journed. Peoria was elected a. the
mssting place in 190Q
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

fishing out Of season, but also breaking
the Sabbath. With the aid of horse
one Of them vent into the stream and
got the team snd passengers across. A
day or two later John B: Hill attempted
70 cross tl,e same ford. He lost the
bpeey cushion, some psips' and brushes,
and both shafts ., b. buggy were
broken before he got to the opposite
he landed some distance b.
low whore be ezpscted.crrF =.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

-''Not such . sleepy town as it looked
to be, " Is one Of the remarks made by
Maxwell, the bank robber captured
alive near the scene Of his last exploit
at Hpringville, Utah.-where he and an
other man held up the bank officials
last Saturday morning. The people ap-
paDeutiY we're = aleepy lot compared
with our citizens on October l3,- 1886;
but still one dad bank robber and The
Other ono captured wasn't . bad DAYS
woyt. ys-;,.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

After eight weeks idleness the Goa
miners At Taylorviife. ILL.,. have returned
to Mork.. .ilfs. =. -. -
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A stranger with short-distance run
ming horse struck town Thursday, and
a match With Johnny Welch's "Don"
was soon made. The distance was $50
yards, and west Main street chosen for
the course. 1t was . close race through
out, that is to say the unknown" did
not want to be too far ahead at tho out
come. but Don was neck or two shy 50
the judges announced. Yesterday aft
ernoon another race was run between
the same nags. and the imported horse
would have won IL his reins or bit had
broksn-in other words it WAS put up
job, but everybody seemed to have got
ten the hunch and refrained from bet
ting.
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Line.

A tine quality On hand. Enquire Of
own mseshsl, OF JERN BEARD.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Mrs.. Lockwood and daughter, Miss
Bloomfield and Mr.. - bad . good
scare whils crossing the Wtfber ford
last Sunday. The water was quits high
and their team bAlked when about 4
quarter Of the distance was made, and
their appeal for help was responded to
BY two fishermen who were not only
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

Justice Now exhibited q relic at this
Office the other day which would be .
valuable acquisition to the state histori-
cal society's collection Of curios. 1t Is
the drinking cup used BY tho famous
Ute chief, Colorow. and was picked up
q few days after the battle" nesr
Rancelv in August, 1887. 1t Is buffalo
horn, and with q braided buck-skin
string attached to be slung over the
shoulder. When found it WAS a. bright
as q new dollar, but for many years it
hung outside Of q cabin in the lower
country exposed to tue elements and its
beauty perceptibly marred., Mrs. II. P.
Hill is the owner Of the relic.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

1t is claimed at fiHtoin. Neb., that
the administration T'' fs fendeavoring to
shut MIR. Bryan out ii III army.
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

O. o. 1sysos Whistles ,.,.so-.se Tie svss..
The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

asnss B. <.4AAgsa. United s..sss
Ainister 10 TWesv, hAs reaigned. I'D
will b snccedsd BY Mr.. Oscan 8, Rr,m
II New York.
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WHEELER 4 PFRlFTER.

Above brand on left side. Aiso own stock
branded 4 K and -. Horses brsndsd 666
on left hip. KsrFnaxks, right crop aad left
underbit. Range. naSth side Of BsAr river.
Postofhcs address, u. Pfei1er. Routt. Rsutt
county, Colorado. -
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The Meeker herald., 1898-06-04

g Q. n,'ar w.,ss's., not r1esl,.d i. Purity.
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The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
ARKANSAS SIATE NENS.
Personnel of the Federal Petit Jury SumEloned to Appear at Little Q
 Rock October 30.
YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN KILLS l DOCTOR,
Sale of the Little Rock, * Memphis Rail- road to the Choctawt, Oklahoma S Gulf Certainty-Drew n Dead Mans Pen sion-GeneraI Ne tvs
Inc D sal Completed.

A recent lss ae of the St Louis Globe Democrat, Which gives particular at tentlon to railroad matters, contained the folle' Sing relative to the sale of the Little flock x Memphis railroad to the Choc Jaw X Gulf:
 fhe Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf will obtain C sntrol Of the Little Rock & Memphis and ex- tend the line to form with it's own road sys- tem 800 miles in length, reaching from Central Oklahoma to Memphis. The sale is now .hrmed of k 200 GOO bonds Of the Choctaw & Memphis Ghe company which will succeed the Little Rock Memphis after the foreclosure sale October sl to Edward B. Smith & Co, Of Philadelphia. These bonds will form part of an issue Of s. 400 900 per cent bonds to be created at s12 800 per mile by the Choctaw & Memphis Of the lot sl 200, 900 will be used to acquire the Little Rock 6 Memphis and the Remainder. those now sold, will be used to ex tend the road from Little Rock westerly to the western boundary Of the state, where connec- tiOn will be made with the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf, as extended. The 140 miles Of new road will traverse what is said to be the rich est unoccupied railroad territory In the United States, Portions Of 1t are covered with valua- ble tracts Of pine timber and there are con- siderable undeveloped deposits Of coal and iron ore in the hills. The lower lands are adapted to cotton growing. Construction work will he begun right away and the road com pleted before next summer n
 Articles of incorporation of the Choc. Jaw X Memphis Railroad Co. have been filed with the secretaryof state, together with a map of the preliminary survey of the proposed extension west from Little Rock. and of the Little Rock & Memphis road, which is to become part of the system The capital stock is s3,50o,000, half of which shall be pre- ferred stock and the other half common stock. Following is the board of direc- tors: Francis l. Goen, Charles Harts- horne and Charles E. Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, Pa; Henry Wood, of South McAlester | T.; Charles F. Pen gel, D. C, Zones and John NJ. Moore, of Little Rock
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23

river to become one of the greatest commercial highways on the map of the world. This change will settle the question of whether the tributaries of the Mississippi shall be improved so as to ensure cheap and ready transit of products into the Mississippi river.
 Viewing the prospective future of Arkansas and contemplating it's possi- bilities, lying as it does at the very threshold of the Nicaragua canal, af- fording so much that is promising to az riculturist, hortieulturist lumberman, miner, manufacturer, capitalist and homeseeker, it would seem it is not necessary to urge the people to arouse and make an effort to avail of the op- portunities in sight. The fortunes of war have increased the chances for Ar kansas to swing into line and enter upon a career of enterprise and devel- opment. Industrial expansion moved by intelligent ambition is the charac- teristic of surrounding states, but despite her environment Arkansas will remain in isolation unless a determined effort is made to get place in the front rank of the triumphal procession.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
Her Aim Was Good,

Dr. Robert S, Blair, prominent phy- sician, was shot and instantly killed by Mrs. Emily Erwin, young married woman, at Mammoth Springs. The tragedy occurred at the Erwin home. Mrs. Erwin was alone at her home with her infant child, her husband having gone down to his store after supper. Dr. Blair went to the back door and knocked. Mrs. Erwin. thinking the noise was caused by some neighbor children, who usually delivered some milk about that hour, went to the door and on opening it ths doctor attempted to enter the house. She stepped back and, securing a pistol, fired, the ball passing directly through the mans brain. It was brought out at the in quest that Blair called at the Erwin residence on the evening before the tragedy and, on leaving, told Mrs. Err win that he was coming back the next night. She told him not to come, and that if he did she would shoot him. Dr. Blair was born and raised near Batesville, and his remains were in- tered at the latter place.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
BRIEF MENTION.

A geological survey of Arkansas IS to be begun by the United States early in October.
 A roller fiouring mill is to be erected at Magnet Cove, on the Hot Springs railroad.
 B. Garner, brakeman on the Fort Smith road, fell under the wheels at Spadra and was killed.
 James Larne was accidentally killed by the discharge of gun in the hands of his brother at Van Buren.
 A stalk of cotton nine feet tall with 251 bolls was grown on Parker c. Ew- ing's plantation near Raymond, in Mon roe county.
 A heavy hail did much damage to cotton in the vicinity of Springfield
 They raise large cattle in Arkansas. A beef weighing ,6s0 pounds was killed at Mammoth Springs last week.
 The master mechanics office and storeroom of the Cotton Belt at Pine Bluff was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $50, ,00O.
 Carroll Rice, who shot and killed his wife near Aston, Franklin county, four months ago, was found guilty of mur- der in the first degree and sentenced to hang October 27.
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been made to improve the shoals of the stream by a process of riprapping, which experiments were attended with favorable results. From Forseyth. Missouri, to Batesville. Arkansas, White river is outlined on maps showing its pools, shoals and topography. Quarries of rock suitable for dams abound at every point at which locks and dams are required to deepen the channel. Timber, too, needed in constructing these works. is available from the mouth to the source of the stream Under existing conditions White river is not navigable for steamboats above the mouth of Black river to exceed an average of four months in a year. With a system of locks and dams this stream will become an open highway for boat ing every day in the year.
 As stated, the plan is to have the labor performed by convicts under supervision and direction of competent officials of the state. Necessary legis. lation is therefore called for to get the project started. The cost of construct ing dams will not exceed S2 per cubic yard, valuing convict la bor at S1. .25 per day, and the result of labor so expended would be source of profit to the peo- pie and state Thus employed, the con victs would not be working in compe- tition with paid labor, as it is assumed that the work contemplated would not be undertaken by private enterprise. In addition to the benefits to accrue from converting streams into commer- cial highways, there is also an element of importance to be counted, which will follow as natural result, namely. each dam will afford a water po,yer which can be utilized to operate mill, foundry or factory, and the rental of each water privilege will be a source of revenue to the state. With such water powers available to capitalists. perIna. nent plants would soon be established for manufactures, towns and cities would spring up in localities now sparsely populated, causing the re- sources of those districts to be devel- oped, and railroads to be built in what are now almost desolate regions Lock traffic or tolls would in course of time reimburse the state for all expense of constructing the proposed improve ments.
 American manufacturing productiv- lty, together with certain influences growing out of Dewey's entrance into Manila bay, have settled the question of building the Nicaragua canal, and the building of that canal will change the commercial center of the American republic from New York to the Gulf seaports-at least, it will cause divi- sion of traffic, causing the Mississippi
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the improvement will be permanent and prove satisfactory solution of the problem of how to develop the resources of Arkansas and insure cheap and lasting means of moving the output. It is purposed in this scheme to render certain streams navigable by system of locking and damming, to have the work done mainly by convict la bor under authority and by direction of the state. The scheme is .praetiea ble By constructing locks and dams at the shoals of White river the stream can be made boating highway to a point within ten miles of Fayetteville A long stretch of the north fork of White river, part of Buffalo and James Fork can also be laid open to navigation for large steamboats. Black river, too by the same process can be made navi- gable from Elbow Shoals up stream into Southwestern Missouri and around into Northwest Arkansas almost to Fayetteville, throwing open to com merce region rich in minerals and one of the most fruitful districts on the continent, besides bringing under the sphere of traffic influence all territory contiguous to these streams.
 A study of the official survey of these rivers, as mapped by an engineer of the government, will convince any per son versed in engineering that the pro- posed plan of locking and damming is feasible and the work can be accom- plished at comparatively light expense Private capital cannot, however, be en- listed in the enterprise.
 At this time, when the government is embarking on policy of oversea ex- pansion and the nations of Europe are looking to the acquisition of fpre-emption rights in China for the development of commerce, the question of internal improvement within state lines, on the plan suggested in this article, seems a fitting one for the general assemblies of Arkansas and Missouri to take under consideration. No territory can be an nexed to the United States either by purchase or conquest which equals in resources the undeveloped area of Northern Arkansas and Southern Mis- sonri, The opening of this territory to commerce calls for neither war ex- citement nor war expense. The only requisite needed is public spirit backed by prudent legislation.
 Let the experiment in Arkansas be made on White river This stream is selected for test of the locking and damming scheme, partly for the reason that profile of it and adjacent terri tory, as prepared by Captain Tabor of the United States army, is in existence, showing that the project is practical ble, and partly because crude tests have
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
Wealthy Farmer in Trouble.

Dan Grounds was arrested by United States Marshal Holman in Howard county for obtaining pension money under an assumed name. It is claimed that Grounds, for the past three years, has been receiving a pension that be- longed to Norris B. English. When ar rested he claimed his name was Eng fish, but he is well known personally as Grounds, is the owner of valuable prop erty in Hampstead county, and is con- sidered wealthy. He has always borne a good reputation. During the time Grounds has been receiving the money he used papers issued to English, and as the latter's whereab bouts are un- known, government officials express the belief that he was murdered.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
DON'T.

Don't judge the contents of a mans head by the size of his hat.
 Don't refuse to let your wife have her own way-she'll have it anyway.
 Don't think man looks the right way every time his head is turned.
 Don't impair your happiness by bor- rowing trouble or lending money.
 Don't go without the things you need in order to get things you don't want.
 Don't blame the upright piano if it's a downright nuisance; blame the play CT.
 Don't ask woman questions. Give her time and she'll tell you all you want to know.
 Don't marry a girl who isn't afraid of mouse or you'll be kept busy re- gretting it.
 Don't get the idea into your head that baby cuts teeth; it's the teeth that cut the baby.
 Don't think because a girl loves you from the bottom of her heart that there isn't plenty of room at the top Chicago Daily News.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
State Deaf-Mute School.

The next session of the deaf.mute in- stitute will open October ,. Every deaf mute child in the state is entitled to the benefits of this school, where they will be taught knowledge of some handicraft by which they may become self-supporting. No parent or guard ian of child so afflicted should fail to sec that it attends this school, as to do so would be almost criminal, since the state has made provision for educating all such unfortunates. Full information can be obtained by addressing Prof. F. B. Yates superintendent, Little Rock.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
PLAN TOIMPROVE RIVERS
A Way By Which Arkansas Streams Could Be Made Navigable at
 All Seasons.
WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO COMMERCE
Convict Labor Will Solve the Problem of How to Develop the Mineral Regions of This State-Work should Be Done Under Authority and By Direction of the State.

This is an age of invention, develop ment and business expansion. War is threatened in Europe. If 1t comes, it will not be for justice or the settlement of a principle, but for markets-it will be commercial war. Russia, Germany and France are engaged in stalking off territory in China for the purpose of closing the markets of that country against other nations and operating them in their own interests. All pro- gressive nations realize the necessity of obtaining new markets for their surplus products and making a perma- nent corner on the trade thereof. The growing idea in all live nations is to hold the markets they have and get possession of more.
 An important element in the reckon ing of trade assets is resources and products. One of the principle factors in the reckoning of products and man ufactures is raw material Large sec tions of Arkansas have unapproached natural resources, splendid fields for industrial enterprises which are now valuless for lack of development. They are not developed because inaccessible. Efforts have been made and are mak- ing to get railroads into these regions and thus place their mines and forests in connection with the markets of the world. Railroads are not, however, the only reliance. The hand which planted mineral beds and expansive forests in the remote sections of Ar kansas, threaded these resourceful re- gions with rivers and these rivers can be made the sure dependence for an outlet to the country's unbounded treasurers, but the hand of man must be called into requisition to improve the work which nature failed to finish.
 Locks and dams at the shoals and rapids where navigation is broken will render these streams navigable for steamboats the year round. The scheme suggested will require state aid and the approval of congress, but
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-23
Double Tragedy.

Bob McClary, colored, killed his wife and then committed suicide on the streets of Dardanelle in broad-daylight last week. The couple had been mar- ried about ten years, and had lived together until few months ago, when the woman left her home at Fort Smith and went back to her parents in Dar- danelle. McClary followed and tried to induce his wife to return to him. but this she refused to do, and in order to keep him from annoying her, had him arrested. After his release, McClary met the woman on the street and cut her throat with razor. When he saw that he had finished her, he turned the keen-edged tool on himself and almost severed his head from his body