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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-03

any"
No we decided TO start In being evo.
lutlonlsts after breakfast Instead 4 be.
fore. After breakfast, while we're
supposed to be upstairs making our
beds, Miss Saunders sits IN tho library
for about half an hour reading the
morning papers. and mat would BE- a
good chance TO road the declaration
TO her.
All through breakfast the next morn.
INK we were awfully glum and nerv.
Gus. Before we got to the griddie
cakes. forgot and left my spoon in
my chocoltte, and my arm went
against ltQuite accidentally, aud the
whole cap got spilled on Hester, Just
a. she was STOPPING 10 pick up piece
OF tosHt. aud wont an over the back
or tht guimpe OF her dres. And Miss
Saunders swallowed whatever she put
In her mouth In great hurry, and
took on her eyeglasses and pushed her
chair back from the table a little and
just looked at uH Aud then she said,
In that awfully quiet voice that is
twice as mad as when a person lots out
a yell.
Arthur, how often have told you
never 10 leave your spoon IN your cupi
This ~ the second time within week
that this has occurred. you may 70 up
In your room and remain there until
| come
didn't know what TO do, because
II went upstairs then It would knock
our plan Of reading the Declaration in
the head. Aud while I was rolling up
my napkin as slowly as could. trying
TO think what ! should do. her voice
broke IN.
Come. Arthur, ! am waiting
Then l put my napkin down aud
stood mp In my chair Her eyes near.
~ hulgod out OF her head at that be.
cause Of an tbe forbidden things In
the house. standing on any OF the
chairs hut the ones In tho kitchen and
the plnyroon "a about tho forbldd,nest.
"Why you YOU bad little boy, yAui"
she gasped Arthur don't under.
stand
But ] just pulled the Declaratlan OF
Independence out of my pocket and
bcgan TO read. road an the things
tiat she would not let us do. and vas
Just getting 10 the place whore II said
We meaht 10 do as we pleased an
mamma and papa came home hadn't
been looking Rt her. beCauso Il was
a. much AS could do to make ont
Charles writing, And, besides nme
OF tho things. when you came 10 read
them out loud 10 the person they vsre
Intended Tor, sounded pretty dreadful
particularly where II said "shSs
just awful every way you can think
o." my cheeks felt kind Of hot when
| got To those places, aud let my voice
down and hurried over them MS fas, a.
I could. She must have como behind
while was trying To make out some
OF the hard words which ! don't think
and the others an agreed with me
afterwards was quito "a fair adwn.
nge to take. Aud she used To bo an
the basketball team when she was In
college, and she was awully strong n
is no disgrace To- De- oyerpowered n,
such strong person, aud carried ,p
stairs and locked In your room aid
then TO De- told through the keyh,I,
that you are TO stay there until you ar,
sorry. suppose that = the VA,
George the Third would have treaba
John Hancock n he could
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-03
THIEVES Az sTnpln.
Hodern inyentioa Hns Driven out the
Osany Kind

"'rhe people who nowadays give the
detectives most trouble are the menu.
beers ~ that vast horde OF petty ihlevcs
both white ANA black. TINT infcsi every
great city" said one OF the most Of.
hcient detectives OF the Washington
department. "Thc days OF mammoth
hurglnrles. diamond robbcrie. and bril-.
liant thieyiug operations have passed..
perhaps never 10 return but instead OF
tho really shrcwd. calculating and bold
thief NJ half n century ago we have
today a mob OF petty pIlfcrers who
are FAR from possessing oue-tcnth part
OF the brains and wit Of the old.tImc
thief. hut manage. nevertheless TO give
the police n vast amount NJ trouble.
"Thc progress or invention has put
the shrcwd thief and burglar out of
business Say. Tor example man
steals several thousand dollars Tile
moment be- does 800 he realizes that Too
order To- retain hIs no gotten gains Dec
must leave the sccuo OF the crime.
realizing Tint hc ls nowlsc prepared
to cope with modern detective aud
police methods Probably before hc
leaves the city kilograms and telephone
messages have preceded him 10 the
cities or the United states and Canada,
and he is nahbod the moment he
reaches his destination. Bnt supposing
that he escapes nll these traps and
reaches some foreign country. why,
he Il simply In MS bad a plight there
NJ he was before leaving home. Now.
ndays there Il hardly government
or country with which the United
States has not entered into an under
standing whereby criminals are caught
and returned. ana what few and far
distant states with which our Govern
ment has failed to draw mp any such
arrangement can be- very easily man
aged IN case Uncle sam wants TO get
any OF his missing children back.
"rhc result Is that no really bright
or ahrcwd person would think OF under
taking a Job OF burglary or stealing In
this age. None but the desperately
poor. the dcgcnerntos. morphine users
the submerged tenth. so 10 speak. now
adaya practice stealing They are toe
stupid to realize the danger Of such q
course and plunge headlonr into
career that must sooner or later land
them behind the bars. They spend
their nights hanging about arlstocratl'
quarters. like that surrounding Dupont
Circle. aud n door should happen Il
be open or window MP something vii
be missing from the place next morn
Ing. They dispose Of their stolen plum
der IN somewhat ludicrous, iack-daw
animal sort Of way, hiding II as n dos
would n bone. and thus giving the de
tectlvcs and police n deal OF trouble
hunting Il up. not because they are
shrewd In the matter. but owing slmpl,
TO the stupid. hungllng manner IL
which they dispose or stun In way
that a sensible person would nevel
think Washington Post.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-03

back until tomorrow evening, and TINT
she Il not our mother and our father.
never has been and never viii DO. and
that we mean 10 do as we please. and
that vo have full right to levy war and
also TO do all other acts and thinRs
And 20 this we pledge our livea. our
fortunes and our sacred honor.
(slgned)
Arthur L. Bainbridge Cthat'a mel
Marjorie Bainbrldge.
Hester u. Balnbrldge,
Charlea W. Bainhridgo.
Gregory Balnbrldge. his mark.
Aud we brought In Rex-he's a mix.
ture OF an English mastin aud 81.
borlan bloodhound and we linked his
paw, and made him step on the paper
just below Grogory'a name. And then
wo drew circle around lt and wrote
"Rex. his mark" Then MAZDA. the col.
lilo doc. had to come In, too. and pretty
soon there was a mark about tho size
OF dollhouse violet, just below where
Rex had printed big black carnatlon.
shaped thing with his lordly nav.
snotty, the eat. was the best OF all;
aho upset the ink bottle on the nur.
aery carpet. and got all her four paws
In the Ink. and then ran right across
the paper so her name was la several
places. Charley twho wrote I'D was
sort Of mad at raisald Il spoiled the
looks Of the paper. and II would have
to be written all over but we told him
Il showed how interested and enthuai.
aatic spotiy wa.
Then Marjorie got her sealing wax.
and took piece Of red silk ribbon and
made "A kind OF how out Of Il with long
streaming ends and we put seal
down ip the lower left hand corner.
And when Il was an flushed Il was a
work OF ART Then the question was.
What should We no with ~
Let's put IL % her plato at break.
fast suggested Hesior.
"hcttcr send Il through the mail. {"
said Marjorie "sho Won't dare TO say
anything 10 the postman
"Pln Il on her door -aid Charley.
NO" said "thai Won't 40 Tho
original Declaration was read sit loud
q know cause ! asked papa They
read It out loud ana then they rang a
biz bell tlil 10 cracked
swell. who's going TO be the one 10
read it7' asked Charlie
"Wc'll draw lots" said.
And we ala with little pieces OF
string. and the lot fell to me. Il al.
WAYS happens that way the one whe
plans a thing not only has to do All the
thinking, but he has TO 20 aud carry
out his own idea while the other people
stand and look on, or maybe even
make fun OF him
"Youu all have TO 40 with me. any.
way" said. "rll read Il outside her
door at 2 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
and when ! get through YOU must an
raise mighty shout like the people
did outside the palace of the King at
the time OF the French Revolution, nnd
you must yell, Down with the tyrant,
Sssi ON with her head aud things
like that. aud Gregory rs "a have the
servants dinner bell and ring like
mad. and then am the rest Of the day
we're going 10 do iNst as we please,
and II she calls we won't come, no mat
ter how loud she rollers"
The rest an thought IL was a bully
idea, but Charley said
Hadn't we better do IL after break
fAst7 ilrcau'c li's grlddlv'cakes to
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-03
/. The DISSERTATION
OF Independence

You have all read the Declaration OF
Independence. | suppose. II 10 print.
cd on fne type IN the back OF the
Chllds History. and al the top OF tho
names signed at tho end to show how
they wrote them 70 John Hancock'a
big aud bold, the way a person would
write II he were doing II with a burnt
match. Papa used to gather ms to-
gcthcr In the parlor after breakfast
every Fourth Of July and read ua parts
Of Il and explain the long words. ~
that We would understand what the
Fourth Of July was really for-that Il
wasn't Just TO burn holes In your
clothes, and brighten horses. and leave
stubs OF nro crackers on the sidewalk
that don't get swept OF Tor days. when
We children came to have our own
revolution against the govorneaa that
time mamma aud papa went away to
be gone two days. We knew Just how to
80 about Il, and we wrote a Declare
tlon Of Independence. copying Il az
Ger the real true one. and thon we all
signed our namea at the bottom With
big nourlshes, the way John Hancock
and the others did.
We thought with all our preparation
success was sure. Just AZ tho patriots
Of 20 were successful as the reward
OF their daring, but alasl
Our goyernesa name was Goorglana
-Georglana Saunders which made II
all the more appropriate, because tho
name OF the King about whom the orr.
ginal Declaration was written WAS
George, as you probably know
When we got the Declaration done.
Il was something Ike thia--somc of the
lessuage we took from the book aud
tss5d15 Ne made up Ourselves.
When IN tho course OF human events
81 booomss necessary for something to
be done about Il. and we cart stand u
any longer. Tho history OF our present
govorneas Is a history OF repeated In
turies ana usurpationa. To prove this
,let facts be submitted 10 candid
Noad.
/. sho Eakos us brush our teeth
twice day. which "a unnecessary as
we'll az wasteful
g She won't lot ua lay books face
downwarda. and no you lose the place
and are long time finding Il when
you come back
,. She objects II you make a fork
IN your mashed potatoes,
4. She won't let us breathe on the
window and write with our hngers
days when Il rains.
o. We can't have butter and sugar
on our rice. only milk and sugar
G. she notices. and makes MS 80
back 10 lock where we've made finger
marks on the white paint
r. We have TO make our own beds
and then, n there 10 a wrinkle. or Il
isn't done right we have To do Il all
over again.
8. sAea Just awful, every way you
can think Of.
We. therefore. do solemnly publish
and declare that we are and boy right
ought 10 be free and independent. and
that our mother and our father went
sway thls morning and will not b
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

CHAPTER 265-H. F. NO. 4OS.
AN ACT relating to the cancellation of
license for the sale Of intoxicating
liquors and providing for the refundlng
of the unearned portion Of such license
in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l.. That the officers Of any
county, village or municipality within the
State Of Minnesota having authority to
grant license for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors may, in case of the death Of any
licensee, where it's officers issuing such
license deem it just and to the best inter-
ests of such county, village or munich
pality, refund to the legal representa-
tives of such ~licensee an amount not ex-
ceeding such proportion Of the amount
paid for such license as the unexpired
term bears to the term for which such
license was granted.
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Is, 1908.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER 2e9.-s. r NO ~,

CHAP LEX GO9.-S. h. NJ. l7S.
AN ACT proposing an amendment of
section seven 90 Of article one "a Of
the constitution Of the State Of Mime
sofa relating to criminal prosecutions
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The following amendment to
section seven 60 of article one q Of the
State Of Minnesota for their approval or
rejectio9n7; that Is to say, that section
amended to read as follows:
Section Z. No person shall be held to
answer for a criminal offense without
{5s process sm e afre of laW Sba and ba no on, Pef tM}ao for or
Jeopardy of punishment. nor shall be
Compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor be deprived
process Of law. Ali persons shall before
conviction be bailable by sufficient sure
ties, except for capital offenses when the
proof d is f fIs nr;v; Or the o, PRb5e Pre- MnE4 N
habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless whe in case Of rebellion or in
vasion the ZIP public safety may require;
b. submitted to the people Of this state
for their approval or rejection at the
general election occurring, next after the
g g]isa : Of # t5 this STATE aat; IN anf ahe dne re aps{iaSa
against such amendment by ballot; and
the returns thereof shall be made and
certified within the time, and such votes
canvassed and the result thereof de-
clared in the manner provided by law
with reference to the election of state
officers, and If it shall appear thereupon
that a majority Of all the electors voting
at said election as provided In the next
section have voted in favor of the same
then the governor shall make a proclama-
ton thereof, n such amendment shall
take effect and be in force as a part of
the constitution.
Sec. 3. The ballots used at said cleo
tons on said amendment shall have
printed on them Amendment to Section
Seven 90 of Article One u. Of the Con
%stitution providing for criminal prosecu-
tions and the rights of the accused
"Yes-No," and each elector voting or
said amendment shall place a cross mark
thYs { ~ word IN q spae ce the lef word 9Pp@GNSt ae
and shall be ounted for or against the
proposition in accordance with the ex-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER 26s.-s. F. NO 9,o

CiAPIER 26S.-S. +, NO. 859,
AN. to legalize and make valid sales
OF real estate made by executors, admin
1strators or guardians under license of
the probate court after the time limited
IN the order of license.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l: All sales Of real property in
this state belonging to the estate of de-
cedents made by executors or admins
traitors of such estate, and all sales of
real property belonging to any ward
made by the guardian Of such ward. IN
der an order Of license of a probate
court in this state, where such sales have
been made after the time limited there
for in such order of license, but which
the probate court issuing such license.
If the law in respect of such sale has in
all other respects save that as to the
time Of sale as fixed by the order Of IL
cense been fully complied with. then
such sales shall be and they are hereby
as If said sales had been made within
the time limited in the order of license:
Provided. that the provisions of this
act sha not apply to, or in any way
affect. any actions now pending affecting
the title to any such real estate.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Is, 1908.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER 267-s. F. NO. 343.

bonds heretofore issued by
townships in certain cases.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section i. la all bonds which, prior
to the passage of this act, have been is
sued and sold by any organized town Cor
township in this state, for the purpose
of constructing, altering or repairing
the purpose Of constructing, altering or
repairing roads and bridges in said town,
or for the urpOs Of constructing, alter
Ing or repairing a town hall In said
town, or for any other lawful town i'm
provement, or for the purchase of any
whether purportfng to AVE been issued
under authority Of chapter t%hirty-one .(31)
Of the General Laws Of eighteen hundred
and sixty-seven t186O, as amended by
chapter fifty (50) Of the General Laws Of
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight Q86s),
the authority Of any other law or laws,
are hereby declared to be In all things
confirmed, ratified, legalized and validat-
ed, and are hereby declared to be valid
binding obligations against the town
or towns Issuing the same. Provided,
that the proposition to issue such bonds
has been submitted, prior to such issue,
to the electors Of said town or township.
and has been passed by a two-thirds (2-3)
vote of all the voters present and voting
at any regular or special meeting, duly
called for that purpose. Provided fur
Their. that this act shall not apply to anv
suit or action now pending relative to the
legality OF any bonds so issued or to any
bonds where the legality of the same
either as to principal or interest has been
4uesloned IN any action or proceeding
In any court.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved April IS, 1908.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

CHAPTER 25S-H. F. 1872.
IN ACT to prevent trespass1ng upon
lands situated within 1tasca State Park,
or the placing Of logs or other property,
or any debris whatsoever, IN Elk or
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

CHAPTER 266-H. F. NO. $40.
AN to assess a tax to raise funds
and to appropriate the same for build
1ngs and other equipment for the de-
partment of agriculture Of the Univer-
Sity of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The state auditor is hereby
authorized and directed to levy for the
years 1903 and 1904 such fraction of a
mill tax On all the taxable property of
the state as will produce in the aggregate
$2oO,0OO, said tax to be levied and col
lected as other state taxes are levied and
collected. the proceeds Of said tax levy
to be used through such agency as pro-
v1ded by law in further %equipping the de-
partment Of agriculture Of said university
as follows:
For the construction and equipment of
a main building to be used by the agricul-
tural department for instruction and ex-
pertinent work; for the chronological and
sewing departments; executive offices;
rooms for the farmers special course;
schoolrooms for college and school of ag-
rlcultule; library and museum; and for
such. other and further uses as may be
required. Also for charging the heating
and lighting plant, and for the construc-
ton and equipment Of a live stock build
ing.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from n after it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1908.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

CHAPTER 2e4-H. F. NO. 432.
AN ACT to authorize the payment from
county funds Of certain expenses OF
county attorneys in counties 'having a
population Of $4,000 Inhabitants or
less"
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State OF Minnesota:
Section 1. The board Of county com
missioners Of each county Of the State
Of Minnesota having a population Of
5000 Inhabitants or less may audit and
allow duly itemized and verified claims or
the county attorney of such county for
the actual and necessary expenses In
CURED and paid by him in the conduct
Of the business of the county for sta
tionery. telegraph, telephone and post,
age. Such claims before being audited
and allowed as he, einbefore provided
shall be tented and verified as provid-
ed by law, and on being audited and al
lowed by the county Commissioners, as
herein provided, shall be paid out Of the
revenue u n of the county in the man.
ner provided by law for the payment OF
claims against the county. Provided, that
no appeal shall be had on the refusal OF
the said board Of county commissioners
to allow said claims in whole or in part.
Sec. =. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April IS, 1908.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

AppAONSu <AP1AA = AcOo'
CHAPTE1, o63-H. T. NO. 400.
AN ACT to amend sections five thou
and five thousand one hundred and
nineteen (5119) of the General Statutes
Of 1864, relating to justices Of the
peace. .a,a,o4ro =. ~.
State of Minnesota:
Section L.. That section FIVE thousand
one hundred and eighteen 5llS) Of the
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Section sis. Whenever any conviction
for any offense against the laws Of the
| State Of Minnesota is had before a JUS
flee of the peace, he shall make a GER
tifcate Of such conviction under his hand
in which 1t shall pc su1t1cien1 nr1eay TO
ton and judgment thereon, and If any
| fine has been collected, the amount there
and causing the same to be filed the JUS
tIce Of the peace shall be allowed the sum
Of Twenty-Five cents t25c) and no more.
mildred ngdi and nineteen (511e) Of the Gen
eral Statutes Of Minnesota Of 1894. be
and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: .a or+ou
such conviction, the said JUSTICE shall
cause such certificate to be filed In the
office of the clerk Of the district court OF
| the cOunty IN winch SUCH COuVlCL1Ou WdS
had, and shall within such time pay to
the county treasurer Of such county, the
lected. The clerk of said district court
shall forthwith duly file, index and enter
such case Or proceeding in a book to be
ner as proceedings in civil actions are
now entered, and hall receive from the
treasury of said county, the same fees
as are now allowed by law for like serv-
Ices. a
Any justice of the peace failing to make
and file such certificate of conviction
within said twenty days, OF. falling to pay
the said twenty days shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April Is. 1908. -~4..-aMa
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

Approved April IL, ISoo.
pTER 271-s.F. NO. 14s.
H1T +o amend chapter one hundred
eiehty six Q86) Of the Genera LAWS W -
ona Thousand eight hundred elgney-uS
lss5). entitled "A" aanan act do1Ap mutuai in
a,1ranca AGAINST loss n damage by nal;
tornadoes, cyclones ana hurricahes.
and The several acts amendatory the!e-
of, being an act to reytfe ra afn to
t - fnarrnation of companies for mutual
insurance against loss and damage oy
hail tornadoes. cyclones ana hui1lcaiea
Be it enacted by Tue
Section /. Any number Of persons. not
less than twenty-five, resluils ~ LIS
state. NAV associate themselves ana pc
come incorporated Tor Inc po al ~ 90 % Nv
hail tornadoes, cyclones and hurricanes.
hT complying with the provisions Of this
act. Provided. that no policy shall pc
issued b BY n suGh cf thousand dol dollars : $780,
OnT Of Insurance in not less than
ff o1r. hundred (4OO) separate risks upon
nronerty located in not less tnan ten 1lO)
counties; and upon h,n rsed and sixtv ve d62]
acres each. IN any one township IN the
STATE Of Minnesota, have been actually
Subscribed for and entered on It's books,
and there has been ins pa3n ace es az eac orie Sna1
membership fee Of three dollars for Which
EXCITED in duplicate, conditioned for the
retnrn OF such sum If the company does
not COMPLETE it's organization within one
year from the date Of th such chn recinipt: the the
insnrance shall be deposited in some good
complete organization Of the company
and the receipt Of Its LICENSE cen r to do bust
pefher with a certificate from the bank or
Banker that such deposit has been made,
shall be filed with the insurance commits
sioner within ninety 600 days of the date
Sec. 2. Such companies shall organize