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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-27
THE BALL.
Next Tuesday Evening and the New
Years Appearance.

Wadsworth has enjoyed several very
fine social affairs this season but an
effort will be made Tuesday night to
rival them. The various committees
have been at work so earnestly that
arrangements will be perfect. A grand
time is guaranteed TO all who attend.
There is hardly any use to go to bed
until the horns and whistles welcome
the New Year.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-27
The Surplus Waters of Lake Tahoe.

Senator Stewart has introduced the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of
the Interior be directed to furnish the
Senate with such information as he
may have relative to the cost of ac-
quring the land necessary for site and
the construction Of an impounding dam
thereon at the source of the Truckee
River. to control the surplus waters of
Lake Tahoe, situated in the States Of
California and Nevada, and to estimate
the cost of private property TO be used
for that purpose and the damage, If
any, to private property caused by the
erection if such dam; also such infor-
nation as he may have as to the guam
ity of water that can be stored and the
number Of acres Of land in excess of
the land already irrigated which can
BE- reclaimed by the surplus water now
running to waste, and as to whether
such dam would Interfere with the
navigation Of the lake or in any wise
impair the prior rights Of appropriations
OF the waters Of the Truckee River
flowing from such lake.
Blank music paper for sale at this
office.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-27
Warning.

! have wild cattle on pasture at all
my ranches and all persons are warned
not to trespass upon such ranches as
they are liable to be hooked by the cat
tie or cause the cattle to stampede.
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
E. OLINcHousE.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-27
Holiday Numbers.

Large, beautiful pictures with the
holiday numbers Of Pears Annual,
Ladies Pictorial, London News, Holly
Leaves, Truth. Black and White,
Puck, Judge, etc, at the DISPATCH
office.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-27
Observation-Disclosures
1BRIEF ITEMS OF |
T, TOWN AND STATE !

nproved.
Mrs. DR.. Kistler has returned from
trip to Reno.
Miss Frances Short is home from
Sanford University
lack Borland is going to work in
HE Reno Star mine.
Harry Huston is visiting Mr.. Erb in
oomis for few days.
N. A. Hummel returned Wednes-
day from San Francisco.
| Henry Driscoll is attending business
college in San Francisco.
Miss Mabel Evans is visiting Miss
j Mabel Murray at Hot Springs.
Many Nevadans spent last week in
Sacramento and San Francisco.
For Rent-A niece four-room
cottage. Inquire at Wallstabs Bakery.
A nice line Of perfumery and toilet
articles at C. w. Kinney & Co. drug
store.
Sheriff McInnis came down from
! Reno this morning and went up to
0linghouse.
H. c. Cutting is in San Francisco
boxing for renewals of his Tonopah
mining leases.
B. Cunningham and his entire
family are spending several weeks in
San Francisco.
|. S. Bridges will be installing Of
iicer at the installation at Fallon for
the F. Of A. M. tonight.
John Babcock who has been laid up
ior a month with rheumatism expects
to arrive in a few days.
George Goodwin. VIM. Donaldson
and Miss Eva Beemer were among
Reno visitors this week.
Four bran new passenger coaches
ro in the yard here today They are
part Of the new equipment.
n Robt. Middlemiss is now located in
Enew photograph gallery and is turn
z fg out some fine pictures.
Mrs A. r. Turner departed for Sac
Tamento yesterday morning after an
extended visit to friends here.
United States District Attorney Sar-
dis Summerfield is the guest of
Major Spriggs at the Reserve.
State Controller Sam P. Davis says
A is a candidate for the nomination Of
he Silver Party for Congress.
ror Rent-A nice 4-room cottage;
electric lights and water, good cellar
and outbuildings. Apply Mrs. Arnstein.
WIS. Reynolds returned from a visit
ner daughter, Mrs. VIM. Clay. at
'nestown, California this morning.
superintendent w. S. Palmer Of
dcFamehto division and members Of
sfallroad y official family spent the
i'y here.
rred Keim has returned from the
''a francisco hospital and will resume
sposition as foreman in the shops in
uay or two.
Inc Band will give another social
morrow night. 1t promises to be one
ue most pleasant parties Of the year.
very one will be there.
"emOers Of the Alpha Lodge De-
y r1onor are requested to attend
4, MEX, meeting on January End,
Business of Importance will be
scented before the lodge.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-27
Church Services.

Morning services at II O'Clock
Evening services at 7:3o. SUNDAY
school at 2 p. m. at Union Church.
Rev. T. L. BELLAM. Rector.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
Happy Hits

SO many men are neglecting
buSinss to march around in
parades that the women have
cause to be proud of themselves.
This is the sea son when call
ers are taken into the cellar
and expected to rave over the
rows of jars of preserves and
pickles.
A town doesn't lose it's coun-
try ways entirely until the
young people living in it stop
giggling in the back seats at
public entertainments.
The merchants complain that
every woman who returns from
a trip calls to tell them how
much cheape" things are away
from home, and they are getting
mad about it.
When a man has had bad luck
and takes his wife to live with
his son-ln-law, there is great
Indignation for the son.in. law,
but ever notice any Indignation
when a young man takes his
family to live on his wife's
father? Anything that Dan be
piled onto an old man seems to
be all right,-Atchison Globe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Some women are not 40 red
as they paint themselves.
It's short lane that has no
lovers in it after it turns into
the shadows.
There are two things a WON.
an cannot be tempted to be.
tray-the man she loves and
her age.
If it weren't for their wives,
some men would have breach of
promis suits on their hands
every week.
Some married women never
seem to think that men wouldn t
be so anxious to flirt with them
if they didn't know there was
no danger of their having to
marry them.
One touch of necessity makes
the whole world 4 skin.
Telling lies directly ism any
worse than not telling the truth
indirectly.
Lots of marriages that are
"made in heaven" are uumade
in the divorce court.
You can always tell girl
that expects a proposal by the
way she keeps leading the man
off into quiet corners and dark
places.
A girl with blistered lips can
find any amount of reasons how
it happened, but she can't tell
why she looks guilty when
she is telling them. New York
Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10

Real funny wien you feel
that way isn't it? Parker the
negro who was said to have
struck the anarchist who shot
VIM. Mckinley and afterwards
was heroized promptly sold his
buttons at $50 each etc, turns
out to be a plain every day mig
ger who did not do a thing ex.
cept strike at the prisoner
when in CUSTODY of the offices
1t is one mnir hero pulled 10
earth and myth gone glim.
mering.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
WhiSkey In Paris.

There was more drunkenness
in Paris last Friday than on
any similar occasion in years.
1t was. however, a quiet and
orderly drunkenness. which
leads an old timer to remark
that they are selling better
brand in Monroe county's capl.
tai than formerly. Men and
boys staggered around on every
hand and at night the orgie
grew. Good whiskey or bad,
the spectacle was anything but
encouraging. -Paris Mercury
That is Il hard comment ir
saloonless town 1t is a practi
cal illustration, mot Of a
theory but of existing con
ditiOns and facts, that Il town
with legal saloon is better off
financially and morally than
one where there are & to 9 drug
stores paying 81, 900 illegal tax.
At present Paris is trying to
pose as temperance town, but
is illegally fostering Blind
Tigers, tigers that do what a
saloon does not 90, load the
boys to the neck and start
them to shooting the chutes
and then Cain is raised over a
barrOom where boys cannot
tank up
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
As Between Two Trades.

A lawyer in a court room
may call a man liar, scoundrel,
william or a thief and no one
will make a complaint when
court adjourns. If a newspaper
prints such reflections on a
mans character there is a lible
suit or a dead editor. This is
owing to the fact that the PEG,
pie believe what an editor says.
What lawyer says cuts no fig.
ure. Willis Point Qnd.) Chron,
icle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10

There is not a man employed
at the Court House, save the
janltor, who makes less than SO
a day. Many of them make
more. And yet probably not a
single one of them could get d
first grade teachers certificate.
How can we expect to secure
efficient teachers when salary
of less than 50 day for not
over 8 months is the best they
can hope for and many do not
receive that much? The future
hope of our country is in the
country schools, NInty per
cent of the successful business
men in the big cities to day OBJ.
tanned their education in coun.
try schools and were born on
the farm. The country boy
who has good educational ad.
vantages has two chances of
business success to the town
boys one. But be must have
the education and he will never
get it where the school is let to
the lowest bidder. No district
in Marion county should pay
it's teacher less than $40 per
month. Marion County Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10

The October Magazine Numb
er of The Outlook is particular
ly strong in fine portraits
Among the full-page portraits
are those of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, the Duke and
Duchess of York, Seth Low,
the fus ion candidate for Mayor
of New York, three Episcopal
dignitarles bishops Clark and
Nichols and DR.. Dix printed in
connection with an article on
the great Triennial Convention
of the Episcopal Church, M.
Waldeck- Rousseau, the Prime
Minister of France, and Bishop
Whipple, who died last month.
(S3 year. The Outlook Com
pany, 287 Fourth Avenue, New
York;
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
THE BURLlNGTON'S CALIFORNIA
EXCURSIONS; PERSONALLY.
CONDUCTED.

Every Wednesday from ST.
Louis and every Thursday from
Kansas City and st. Joseph.
the 'Burlington's California
Tourist Sleeper Excursions
leave under protection of spec,
ial conductors, The route is
via Denver, Scenic Colorado,
Salt Lake City, the route of
equable climate. Arrange to
ioin these excursions.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
In a Republican State.

This statement appears in
The Philadelphia Record, pub.
lished on the spot:
Constitutional self govern,
meutsdoes not exist in Penn
sylvauia today 1t has been
murdered at the hands of the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10

Anarchism is treason, is sedi.
tion, is strict violation of the
laws. Then why not deport all
anarchists. The Board of
Managers of the Soldiers Home
at Marion, Ind, has court.
martialed Capt. j. Kruder,
Peter Lock, and Samuel Spires
for reasonable utterances
when they learned of VIM. Nc
Kinleys assassina ton, The
men were found guilty, disbar-
ed from all National and State
Homes and recommended that
their pensions. be nulitied-The
punishment was drastic, but
Just
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
and the legislature.

executive and the Legislature.
The attention of The New
York Sun should be called to
this. The state of reliable re-
publican majorities, where ultra
protection sets IAN example to
the business world, deprived of
constitutional self-govern-
ment." Verify. house tcleaning
is in order. Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10

Monroe City sent a large
delegation to the fairs Thurs.
day, but by large odds the
most of them want to Palmyra.
They were afraid of Hannibal
after the Street Carnival.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
THE GREAT NORTHWEST
MOVEMENT.

The Burlington-No t h ern
Pacific route, via Billings,
Mont, is the historical Lewis
and Clark route across the con-
tinent and is the short line to
the entire Upper Northwest,
great rdaily through train of
chair cars, sleepers, dining cars,
sleepers, dining cars st. Louis
and Kansas City to Puget Sound
and Portland. Send for special
folder, The Burlington North,
ern Pacific Express.
HOME-SEEKERS' EXCURSIONS, WEST
AND NORTHWEST.
They include practically the
whole West and Northwest
country, including California,
Washington and Oregon.
A GREAT RAILROAD.
Whether you are going East,
West, North, or South. ask
your nearest ticket agent about
the Burlington's rates, or do us
the favor to let us quote you
the least cost.
The Burlington is the great.
est railroad within the Louisi,
ana Purchase; it is the main
Travelled road between thd East
and the West. fas
WIN. FITZGERALD Wv. WAKELEY.
General Agent Gen'l Passenger Aaent
Hannibal, No. St. Louis, Mo,
HOWARD ELLIOTT, Gen'l Manager
ST. Louis, Mo. tki
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
City Directory
Churches

hesday evertng DearOns meeting at
2 y. IN. the last Sunday in each
month. ]. w. Reed, Pastor.
BAPTGST-Preaching every
Sunday IL a. m. and x D. m. Sunday
school 9;4j a. IN. B Up. Z. 6:15.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night at
'''o p. M Business meeting Wednes-
u"y night after stSunday at 1880 p.
IN. CnOlf practice every Saturdov
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-10
An Artists Visits.

Mrs. Fish, of Monroe City, is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. r
H. Smiley, of Bird street. Mrs.
Fish is an artist Of more than
ordinary ability, some of her
paintings having prominent
positions in art halls of the
wese.-Hahnibal Journal.
]. j. Bick, of Clapper, was a
business visitor in the citv Sat.
urday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
TOO MUCH SPECULATION.
Bank 5ookkeeper confesses to a
Heavy Embezzlement.
[By Associated Press.l

ST. Louia, Mo-, Dec. 27.-Theodore
Duddleston, jr, formerly assistant
bookkeeper for the Stock Yards bank,
of East St. Louis. H., was arrested
today on a warrant sworn to by Chas.
T. Jones, manager Of the National
Stock Yards, charging him with en-
bezzlement. The amount named in
the warrant as embezzled is S11,S54.
Duddleston resigned and informed the
bank officials of the shortage on Nov.
27. He declared that speculation in
stocks and grain was the cause of the
trouble. The Fidelity and Casualty
company of New York was on Dud-
delsuon's bond to the amount Of $i0,-
600. Since his resignation Duddles-
ton, it is said, has insisted on investi-
eating the books.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27

venture to send you the following
extract from letter received from my
brother this week may say my
brother is in Kimberly, and vas one
os the gallant band of the town de.
fonse who helped to keep the enemy az
hay during the months of the siege
Referring to the prolongation of the
war, he says:
The fact OF the case is that most OF
cur officers are tonGe~ of golf ana
cricket than duty only last week
two Beers went TO one Of our outposts
near here. right between two block
houses, and left their wornodt horses
and took our fresh ones without any
OF our plekets knowing about it, And
again, soma Officers were playing golf
when they were told the enemy was
around They finished their game am
then gave orders 20 fall in but, mean
while, brother Boer had exchange
their horses and ell got away our mel
lot being able to follow on 'he Poe
horses. That is ,hs klnd of ,aiu
that IS kccn'ng tho Vac o" '-S
James Gazsue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS RAILROAD.
Charter is Filed With Secretary Of
state in Texas.
IBY AssocIated press. !

Austin, Tex, Dec 27-The charter
o fthe Oklahoma City and Texas Rail-
road company, has just been filed in
the secretary Of states office.
It has a cash capital stock of $780,
600 and is formed for the purpose Of
building and operating a railroad from
a point on Red river in Hardeman
county. where connection is made
with the oklahoma and Western,
south to Quanah, and branch line
from 2 point one aud half miles
from its northern terminus to the
town of Acme, Texas.
The general offices of the company
will be located at Quanah. It Is an
nounced this road is to be built in the
immediate future
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27

city Council Adopts Resolutions in
Memory Of Alfred S. Dewitt.

The city council met iast, uight and
adopted the following resolutiops af.
ter which an adjournment was taken
as further mark Of respect t5 the
memory Of the late city clerk, Alfred
s. Dewitt:
Whereas, The Divine Greater in His
wisdom has s,el At to summon TO his
eternal rect AIRED S. Dewitt, a low
ing husband, kind father, true friend
and faithful public servant, and
Whereas, It is fitting that we the
Mayor and Councilmen of the City Of
Guthrie realizing and appreciating
his worth as an honest faithful up
right public servant, should express
our appreciation and esteem for the
high character Of our lamented clerk.
and our sorrow at his loss so keenly
felt among us, be 4 therefore
Resolved, BY 4 Mayor and City
Council Of Guthrie Oklahoma; That
in the death Of Alfred S. Dewitt. the
city has lost a prominent and honored
citizen, the tax payers an honest,
competent and faithful servant; his
family a tender loving husband and
protector and every citizen a friend.
Resolved. That while this faithful
public servant has laid aside all the
cares. sorrows and sufferlngs Of this
life in obedience 90 the immutable
laws Of his being We trust that he has
gone to a brighter, happier and higher
life. where grief. suffering and pain
are unknown, and where parting shall
be no more
While recognizing keenly how fu-
tile is human sympathy to assuage the
unfathomable grief of the surviving
widow and relatives Of our faithful
co-worker, and yet, since it is all that
we can do. we most heartily and sin
cerely tender to them our affection
ate regard and sympathy IN this dark
hour of their distress and commend
them for more satisfying consolation
to Him who has promised 70 be hus-
Dand to the widow, a father to the
fatheriess: who holds us all as in
the hollow Of His hand. and who
ooeth all things we'll
Resolved That as a mark Of respect
to the memory Of our deceased City
CLERK. the Council chamber be draped
in mourning for period Of thirty
800 days, and that a copy Of these
resolutions be spread upon the records
of the City Council.
Be it further Resolved. That a copy
Of these resolutions be furnished to
the several newspapers of tire city,
and that copy thereof be engrossed
and furnished to the family Of the d'-
ceased.
Geo. M. Green,
c. N. Perkins,
James Hepburn,
Committee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
5ewsSe OF ointments for catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense
OF 4aAell and completely derangc The
whole system when entering Il through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians as the damage
they will do Is ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hans
Catarrh Cure manufactured by +. }.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.. contains no
mercury, and Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. In buying Hall s
Catarrh Cure be sure YOU get the gem
uine. II Is taKen internally and made IN
Toledo, Ohio. by II. J. Cheney & CO. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c, per bottle.
Hairs Family Pills are the best
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
License Remonstrances.

The hearings will be held tomorrow
before the board of county commits
sioners in the matter of issuing liquor
licenses to A T. Mcmillan of Mulhall,
and NJ. c. Wyckoff of Marshall Both
men run saloons but remonstrances
have been made against the reissu-
ance Of licenses to them. The Anti
Saloon league is the complainant in
the case.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
Snap! SO-HOrSe Power Steam
Engine

A comparatively new Springfield
steam engine, double slide valve,
cylinder 14x3O, main shaft s1s inches
by IL feet long. This engine win be
sold at big bargain, with the engine
will go 2-6 foot pulleys to run shaft.
one 16 and one 20 inch face, also new,
Gardner governor and lubricator, all
in first class shape. It will not be
necessary to spend a cent in fixing or
repairing. II you are looking for
snap address Henry E. Derwin,
Care Leader, Guthrie. Okla
f. o. B. a point within a hundred
miles of Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27

p wish 10 say that feel owe my
life 20 Kodol Dyspepsia Cure" writes
II @ Chrestenson OF Haydeld. Mimi.
For three years I was troubled wlta
dyspepsia so that could hold nothing
on my stomach Many times I would
be unable TO retain a morsel Of food
Finally I was confined TO my bed
Doctors said 7 could not live. read
one Of your advertisements on Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure and thought # tit my
case and commenced its use. l began
TO improve from the first bottle Now
am cured and recommend It to all.'
Dlgests your food. Cures al stom
ach troubles.
j. n. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
OF Benefit ~ You.

d. S. Mitchell, Fulford, Nd: Dur
ing a long illness l was troubled with
bed sores, was advised to try Dewitt's
Witch Hazel salve and did 10 with
wonderful results. was perfectly
cured. It is the best salve on the
market" Sure cure for piles, stres,
burns. Beware of counterfeits.
J. N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
sNIees IN TOWN.
Says Ament viii be Removed il
Charges Are Investigated.

Hon. A. 7. Sniggs of Alva, is in the
city, on business purely of a private
nature he says. When asked il there
was any real foundation for the ru-
NOR that President Ament of the
Northwestern Normal school was
booked for removal Mr.. Sniggs replied
sententiously; Wen, if the charges
against Ament are Investigated the
board of regents can not do other
wise than remove him"
Mr.. Sniggs is an aspirant for the
Alva postmassership and appears to
be sanguine Of winning out.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
Masonic installation.

There win be a joint installation OF
officers Of Albert Pike lodge No. GO,
Guthrie lodge No. 2. Also the chap
ter and commandery held at Masonic
temple Friday evening Dec. 27 at
1880. Am Masons. their families and
invited friends cordially invited to be
present
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
pont po II.

DO not take DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin unless you have Constipation.
Indigestion, Sick Headache or some
form of Stomach Trouble, such as
Dyspepsia, Blliousness or Heartburn,
for these are what It is guaranteed to
cure. Sold by F. B. Lille & Co
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-27
AFTER THE KATY.
Delegation Of East Side Business Men
to Confer With Officials.

Delegation OF East Side Business Men
to Confer With Officials.
Representative business men and
capitalists from the towns in eastern
oklahoma arrived in Guthrie today
enroute to Oklahoma City where they
will have a conference with officials
of the Katy road, preliminary to the
mass meeting in Guthrie tomorrow
which will be largely attended by
citizens from eastern Oklahoma
points. Among those already on the
ground are Frank j Wykoff Senator
Hutto and Kirt shaffer OF Saltwater;
J. D. Shepard, Robert Casteen, and
w. II Redwine of Pawnee; Bill Knlpe
and Webb Of Pawnee