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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
NEED OF GOOD ROADS
BENEFIT JEWELLERS IN BOTH
CITY AND COUNTRY.
Little Incident That Set Farmer and
Manufacturer to Thinking Along the
Same Lines and Boomed the Cause
;, Of State Aided Road Building.

A few weeks ago Maryland farm
er found an automobile safely anch-
ored IN mud hole on country road
about twenty miles from the city
home of the owner. The automobilist
was vigorously swearing at the mud,
the farmers and the rural districts in
general. After cooling down some
what, he struck a bargain with the
farmer to extricate his machine and
haul 1t to the nearest possible road
for $3.50. When the job was finished
both were in comparatively good
humor. The automobilist lit a fresh
ten-cent cigar and presented the farm
er one, and the following dialogue en-
sued:
why don't you farmers improve
these roads?"
well, we do work 'em every year,
but they don't seem to get any bet
ter
But why don't you build flrst-class
roads and be done with it?"
Say, Mister, you must think we're
rich out here in the back woods. How
much do you reckon it would cost?
NOT less than two or three thousand
dollars a mile, 1 guess. That would
break us up. We're taxed already as
much as We can stand. If you city
fellows want to go touring over these
roads, guess you'll have to get used
to the mud, same as we have"
After the two had smoked in ST.
lence for half a minute the farmer
cleared his throat and ventured to
ask:
Say, why don't you rich city fel-
lows give us lift and help US i'm
prove these roads? I've been reading
some lately about state aid and gov.
ernment aid for the farmers in build
ing good roads. Why don't you go in
for these things? Wouldn't it ba a
benefit to the whole community"
WELL" replied the automobilist,
who happened to be a millionaire
manufacturer, Il don't know but you
are right. hadn't thought of it in
that Hight. " p ssssssrs.--ra=5 =
/ After some further discussion along
tn1s line, the TWO separated, each with
some new ideas. The farmer had
grasped the idea that the automobile,
which he had always viewed with
mingled feelings of scorn and amuse-
ment, might after all turn out to be
a great friend of his; might, in fact,
be the means of inducing the rich men
of the cities to help the farmers build
good country roads.
The rich city man, on the other
hand, had got glimpse of the real
conditions and sentiments prevailing
in the country. He realized as never
before that no general improvement
of the country roads could be hoped
for so long as the farmers were left
to work out the problem unaided. In
fact he saw the injustice of expecting
them to shoulder the whole burden.
AS result Of this incident, both
the farmer and the automobilist are
| now conducting little campaign
among their neighbors in favor OF
state and national aid to road build
ing.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
HOW GOLD NUGGETS GROW

Gold, in it's natural state, like many
other products of the earth, is an ar
ticle of development. What its orig
inal elements are is still matter of
some speculation, but the fact has
been demonstrated that a nugget of
the precious metal left in it's original
environments will gradually, though
slowly, attract to itself particles of
gold dust, and after the lapse of years
possess an added value. Gold is
known to have grown on. mine tim
bers which have long been Immersed
in mine water. In the California
state mining bureau museums there
is specimen of piece of jointed
cap and post taken from the Com
stock, where it had been under water
for years, in which gold was formed
in the joints and pores of the wood.
Gold is constantly being formed in
ricks and veins and placers. Just
what it is that the baby gold forma-
ton feeds on to effect it's growth is
not known; If it were a new and won
!derfully lucrative industry might be
born and all: other kinds of farming
save the growing of gold mightGtem-
porarily to be Abandoned: The forma-
;tion and growth. are due to mechanic
al and chemical action. AS In the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
5.n-A3t2 Z: Z; - = 2. .SaAS& -
Dreams OF the Grass.

O! to lie in long grasses!z zs 5s* -
& O! to dream -on the plain I! u ~ i
Where the west wind sings as it passes. i
"A weird and unceasing refrain! Il -'~.s
Where the rank grass tosses and wal
Il, $FE $5I lows, a. 81, ~ E .tE4s
1 And the plains rim dazzles the eye.
Where hardly a silver cloud bosses
y The flashing steel shield of the sky
Like snoWdakes, and fall from on high
To dip in the deeps Of the prairie; -
Who're the crow, 3 foot t0sses aWry,
no the harsh, shrili sereak Of the cricket,
And the song Of the lark and the bee!
Il *s* 5-Hamlin Garland.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Shirt Makinn.

... Shirt Making. ss.S* 3. ~. i =.
: At Troy a linen shirt is made in six
and half minutes, the working Of the
buttonholes occupying one quarter Of
9 minute. 81 s... &
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
RETAIL GR0CERS.
Open Three Days Session ., Kansas
City-Much Important Work
Will Be Done.

Kansas city. Mo, Jan. l5.-Grocers
IRE here from all parts of the country
o attend the sixth annual convention
If the Nationa. Association OF Retail
irocers, which opened three days
Meeting here today.
Three hundred delegates were expect
d, bat cny two-thirds of that number
lad arrived when the first session was
allied TO order this morning. All ma
ional officers of the association are
lcre and according to President Jo-
eph +. Williams of South Bend. Ind,
nuch Important work will he done.
National Secretary CHARLES Pfeifrer of
u. Louis said: We want to take such
.slnite action that passage of Il ma
lonal pure food law will be assured.
Ne also wish to amend the interstate
commerce law. which disc1iminates
lgaillst the small merchant"
Legislation is also desired to prevent
Wholesale grocers from selling directly.
o consumers. Two fights are looked
or, one ON Il rroposton to change the
lame of the association with view to
making its scope broader, the other
N the next convention place.
TIE first session was taken up prin-
-ipstliy in routine work and closed with
II address by William Gray of Brook
YIN ON Evils of the Department
tore
In the afternoon the annual reports
Il The various officers We're presented
nj an address delivered by Paul Find
ay al MaaiSOG Wis
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
MURPHY ON TRUSTS.
lew Jersey Executive consratulates
His State on Graft That Has
Melted Thirteen Millions.

Trenton. n j., Jan. Ex-Governor Muir
NY III his message TO the legislature
axes occasion to deny that corporations
irsaliile,i under New Jerseys laws have
niss.i,ti or uiiwisc powers. He says:
corporations that want to do Il dishon-
It business haNe i hard time of it under
nc New Ja.s . law. Corporations that
sire to condlc. their business as honest
oa are protected as fully and completely
> IS amy Individual in the state but not
lose. AS a matter of fact there are few
amy real trusts. and the name is given
ipiiscuously 10 large corporations of all
inaS, especially III composed of combi-
aton OF Il number of smaller concerns
Ji3l people are too enterprising to allow
inRniolits to exist. In the last ten years
expectations organized under our bencii-
eIl laws have paid the state $l3,OG0,0lO
heir capitalization is many billions and
ne number of stockholders hundreds OF
hoaslia.. The state has it obligations
these stockholders. Let us live up to
aein frankly and maniully, and not he
named to be honest
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
WILL STOP ExToRT!oN.
Polk County Operators Don't Want
Middlcmen to Become MilIionaires.

l9es Aioines. la. Jan "a The Polk
county Coal Operators association has
SCI It's foot down on dealers and SCALP
eis Who are endeavoring to take adj
vantage of he local situation To adj
Nailee the price of coal. and are out With
guarantee that prices in Des Moines
TOT the present winter season VIII be
maintained at So a ton for lump coal
The association has started a black
INST TO assist it In keeping The price at
", and this blacklist, unlike most i'm
strllnents Of It's kind. promises 10 be
ONE extremely popular. Omit appears
me names of at least one Des MONIES
italer and several scalper Transfers
who have endeavorea To charge more
shan 50 per ton for Polk county coal
and additions to ii will be made as fast
IS persons who are held up for more.
than So will report the circumstances
% the association.
Copies Of it have been furnished 10
every coal operator in the county, and
The operators will refuse to sell coal 10
persons ~hose names appear upon ii
Turing the balance of the present sea,
Son.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
DAMASCUS STEEL
STANDS THE TEST
\ Dcs MoInes Mans Invention
Works Wonders in
Milwaukee.
T is WONDERFULLY HARD
Bits Lasted Ten Times as Long and
Took Twice as Big Cut as Any
Other Tool-s5oooo Plant viii
Develop the Enterprise.

Des Munes. Ia. Jan. 1.-THE newly
organized Damascus Steel company,
shich intends 10 put about $4,000 into
4 plant to develop the s. Z. DaW son
patents. has had a number of tools
made from the steel on trial for the last
Week in the Milwaukee shops Drills,
olaners etc, have been equipped With
re tools.
on Tie planners the too,s have been
ised in planning down stee rails for use
il constructing split switches frogs,
'tc. Machinist Holder. in charge OF the
olanen said Il consider the tool bs fa.
ne best ] have ever worked NTH. our
alaner is Il sixty-four notch machine.
ny that | mean we can adjust it TO
make q cut of but one sixty.- fourth Of
II inch. on this Wort. | use tool tiat
'uts 4 strip fiveeighths of am inch
vide The tools have been usin. ale
set un one Notch. so as to take ono
siNty-fouith OF an inch of steel at a
inc. In using these tools we were
obliged To change them every two hours
because they would dun on us. | put
Dawson steel tool in my machine
Fuesday last 3 y. ~, and used II con-
.inuously during working hours. With
out taking ii out To sharpen it. until
saturday at neon, And what is moro,
set my machine M two notches SC
hat III addition TO lasting ten times as
ong as the other tools, it accomplished
swee as much work
II have set the machine up eight
aotehes With the Dawson tool and it
aas worked in q steel rail, taking off
shaving I've eighths OF an inch Wide
ana an eighth of an inch thick. and
stood up under the test. When We set
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
MANY BANKS ROBBED.
Fifty Six Within Four Months Make,
an Alarming Record.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-Fifty- six bank rob-
berries in the United States in less than
four months is the record which is wor-
rying the country bankers.
Illinois and Nebraska head the list
with seven robheries each. Indiana has
flve. Missouri and Texas four each,
New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Wisconsin and Tennessee have three
each as their share, Iowa, Kansas, Min
nesota and South Carolina each have
two. The singles are Kentucky, Mon
tana, New Mexico and Utah.
In the Office of the Pinkerton detect
i've agency there is large map of the
United States, which is dotted in spots
and patches with little tags made fast
to it with pins. They start in the right
hand upper corner at Thomaston, Me.
The next one is Vermont. Then are
three times in New York, three in Penn
sylvania and then after that swarm
in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and
other middle western states.
The one farthest west in this thick
settlement is marked Normana, Neb.
Then it is long journey to the final
stopping place at Price, Utah. There
are no tags farther west than that. The
Pacific coast is absolutely clear Of
them
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
GET RICH QUICK SCHEME.
In Which Young Plymouth County
Farmer Loses $40,

I.eMars, Ia, Jan. Walter Bald
win, young farmer residing north.
west of town, was tleeced out of $40 by
two smooth fellows he met near his
fathers house They We're selling prize
packages and showed Baldwin how
easily he could win $50 and a gold
watch. The young fellow had nc
money with him but drove TO the house
and got purse containing $40 lie
consulted some of his relatives on the
get-ilcn-quick scheme and they thought
1t was fine. He went out to the stran-
gers and presently they had his $40 and
proceeded to drive off. Balwin fol-
lowed them mile or SO but their team
was too swift. He then went to inform
the sheriff and swore out warrants. He
could give no very adequate descrip.
ton OF the men beyond that they were
both tall men and both smooth shaven
They were in top buggy and drawn
by a bay and a gray horse.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

One OF the pathetic circumstances
that came TO light in New York city
on Christmas eve was that Pauline
Markham, once the queen of the stage
beauties. is now earning scant subsist-
enee by scrubbing fioors in a Harlem
flat building. This is the woman whose
srlls We're once described as the los!
arms Of Venus ard to whom Whittier
indited an autograph letter declaring
hes 10 be pear among pebbles" She
is olG now and has lost her beauty. but
she retains some measure of pride, for
She ccneeAls her identity behind ticti-
t.QlS name
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Doubtless.

Hayrick, who takes summer boardersl-
What quare-lookin, Teller that IN In
the plaid clothes was that staid witt you
last season! What was he. anyhowf
one o. them Anglermaptacs I've heard %
much about, cause ha5k0 hathip' bVt ash
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
ST. LOUIS OVERDUE.

Should Have Arrived at New York
sunday-BeIieved to Be Safe.
New York, Jan. 15.-The steamer st.
Louis, which should have arrived Sum
day, had not been sighted at 2 o'clock
p. M today. All incoming steamers
report severe weather. No alarm is
felt for her safety.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
POOR MANS LUCKY FIND
Searching for Coal, Discovers Amber
Girls Worth Thnusaneis

Searching tor Coal, Discovers Amber.
girls Worth Thousands.
New York. Jan. l5Wil!ian Shepherd,
Vi Lynn, while dredging for stray pieces
OF coal along the water 'front.' is reported
in u Press dispatch from Boston to have
come across Il lump Of ambersris valued
1t nearly 500. While at work witt, a,
long handled rake Shepherd cspied what
he thought WAS I; lump OF biiuminous coal,
but ii Was not as heavy as coal. A pleas
ant odor came from it.
A sea-faring acquaintance TOLD him he
had found ainbergris, and that it was
valuable. Shepherd returned to the beach
where he found several pieces of the
mass he had thrown away. Experts say
The pieces are genuine ambergris, and
tl.ei. value will in all probability run up
into the thousands
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
WEBSTER CITY SOCIALISTS.
Party Has Secured Good FoothoId
and Will Qruanize.

Webster City, Ia. Jan. 1.-THE So
cialists of this city will meet this even
ing and perfect u party organization. A
temporary organization was effected
Saturday night at which time it was
decided that q socialist ticket should be
put into the field at the coming spring
municipal election. A platform was
also adopted by the temporary organ
tzation which Will be presented to the
permanent organization for adoption.
Walter Thomas Mills, the noted SO.
cialist lecturer. gave lecture in this
city prior to the general election last
fall. AS result the socialists cast a
good sized vote and the party proposes
TO organize. The proposed platform is
causing much talk and discussion In the
city. AS the city owns its power house,
electric light plant. pumping stations
and heating plant, the socialists have a
good start as far as municipal owner
ship of public utilities is concerned. 1t
is expected that they will cut some fig
IRE in the coming election as the re-
publican party is hopelessly divided
INTO two warning factions.
Yonkers Herald: She-You never gam.
BILE. do you, George?
He-You can bet your life on that ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
BALL PLAYER SUICIDES.
Turns OF the Gas in San Francisco
tiotcl.

urHs OF the Gas IN san Ffanclsco
Hotel.
San Francisco. Jan. Is Winnie D. Mer-
Ger, pitcher in the American baseball
team, registered at the Occidental hotel
last evening and was found asDnyXated
in his room this morning. Mercer regis
tered under the of George Murray of Pnil-
adelphia. From Il gas jet il, the center of
the room was suspended q rubber tube
with the gas turned full on. What caused
Mercer to end his life is not known.
Mercer WAS a sufferer from pullno-
nary troubles, and the disease refused
20 yield to treatment, he became de-
inondent.
Detroit. Jan. l3.--Winnie Mercer, VINO
pitched last season for the Detroit
team, Was TO have been playing man
ager of the team next season.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Qualified.

Washington Times: Yes: he's sure to
make grand president for the college,
He's had so much experience"
81 didn't know he was prominent edu-
Gator"
HE isn't. He was an insurance agent
and he can coax money out Of a stone
WALL
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
KAISER is GLOOMY.

Comments on Financial Deficit at Re-
opening of Prussian Diet.
IicrliAs. Jan. Ia The Prussion diet
'eopened today. Chancellor Won Bue-
oW :ead Il speech from the throne. No
WAS made of foreign matters
Tor of the canal bill. The speech took
| gloomy view of the finances of Prus-
STA. 1t said the accounts for 1901 closed
With a deficit of $3.50 1000. and 1t is not
the accounts for 1902 would
DC appreciably more satisfactory.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
PAINTINGS BURNED.

Fire in George Gouid's New York Home
Does Damage Of $4,000.
New York, Jan. 15.-Fire In the resi-
dence of George j. Gould in Fifth avenue
early today destroyed several valuable
paintings. Gould's secretary said the loss
was about s125O00.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
ONLY SLIGHTLY HURT.

Secretary Moody Expects to Return to
Washington Tomorrow.
Annapolis. Jam. 15.-'rhe condition OF
Secretary Moody, who was injured in
runaway accident, is consid cred salts
.actory. The secretary hopes to re-
:urn 10 Washington tomorrow
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Foreign ParIiaments Reconven,

Paris. Jan. 1S.-Parliament reopened
today. NJ. Bourgeois was reelected
president Of the chamber
1. Berlin. Jan. 13.-The reichstag re.
sumed its sessions today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
South Dakota Banker De,d.

Canton. S. D., Jan. l3.-charles d..
Judd, president of the First National
pank and one of the best known finan-
ciers in the state, died today of kidney
disease.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

Booker 7. Washington has purchased
number of Angora goats, to be added
TO his breeding farm stock at the Tus-
kegee institute
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

Basket making employs half a million
persons in Germany, where the wages
range from Is shillings to 92 weekly
for skilled workers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

The s'ien # Morocco has Just Or
&. s fourth motor from q leading
~ firm Of makers, with instruc-
hat il is 10 be the fastest auto
!5@pila' eon1fatible with safety, that
has been invented
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

W. j. Van Potion. who owns the farm
where Ethan Allen lived before the
revolution, has decided to present ii to
the city of Burlington. VT, to be used
as 4 park.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

The prince of Monaco, in spite of his
being part owner of the greatest
gambling establishment in the world.
never touches a card
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Hevhurn EIe,+.d :, ia.L

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 13.-Judge Waldo
q. Hepburn was elected United States
senator by the legislature today
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

The largest electrical pumping plant
In the world is that at Utah lake. 1t
raises 5000 oQo gallons of water a day
for irrigating the Great Salt Lake val
ley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
BIG MILITARY PARADE.
Marked Inauguration Of coIorado's New
Governor.

Denver. Jan. 15.-James H. Peabody. re-.
publican. succeeded James b. Orman,
democrat. as governor of Colorado at
noon today. The Inauguration was made
the occasion Of the greatest military pa
Iade ever seea in Denver, nearly all menu
bers of the national guard particlpatinx
and tonight a reception and ball VIII be
held in the capitol.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

The Danish foikething has passed a
kill abolishing oaths in legal procedure
and nd s subs,tatns Seclesations ON faith
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

stowmarket's (England) ancient FIRE
engine presented TO iAe town in 1874,
has been hanle! over to the local au-
thorities ;s'sd housed in the fire bril-
gade PREMISES
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

The High Wycombe Liberal club
possesses an arm chair made from .
tree felled by the lste W. F. sladatan
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
in THE HOUSE.
Day Is Devoted to CO

Day Is Devoted to Consideration Of
Army Appropriation Bill.
Washington, Jan. 15.-The house to-
day went into committee of the whole
and took up consideration of the army
appropriation bill. The bill carried
S7s,s75,276, being s4,613,O6 less than the
current law.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

CITY Engineer Ell son Of Chicago,
says That there is a waste of rs per cent
81 al the water pumped and. his plea
Tor the Introduction OF many more wa
ter meters having been unheeded, he
VIII be compelled n ask for an addi-
t.enal anrf9pliation OF 500 GEO or more
20. the city aG,nNIng stations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

An article in the Electrical Review
discusses the size OF an atom of HYDRO
een. and arrives at the conclusion that
an atom is about one-third of a billionth
OF an inch in size
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

Nrs Nial Reafn IIoAie has presents
e GoEfel university With life-size
pust ne} OWE worF oil Ezra Cornell,
1ouFlet ef isornell lniversity The gift
IS nlsels q! ille condition that the figure
Le ttass sHsd 10 bronze.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

only $40 women students are now at
tending Berlin university as against
OIL last year The decrease is owing to
the strictet regulations regarding the
issue Of permits to Russian women.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
sTEPHANlE DENIES.

King LeopoId's Daughter Says Her
Husband Has Not Deyerted Her.
Vienna. Jan. l5.-Countess Lonyay,
former Crown Princess Stephanie, who,
4 has been asserted, has been deserted
~ her husband, felegraphs from Cape
Martin, France, as follows:
Stories are untrue. Count is here.
Deny impertinent rumors"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

leNely Who for the last five
years llas been empioyed IN the New
@r3ea.as ,32i.st. h4s sailed for China
WHARF he NIL assist in the introduce
ton al ivru methods of stamping
coins. NJ. Emery is an expert machine
Isl ana installed The present machinery
II me NeW @Elsa.iS mint