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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-05
AN OPEN LETTER.

Editor of the Courier-Democrat.
Dear Sir-In the last issue of your
paper l notice that you have taken the
liberty of CHASING me among the leading
farmers in the southwestern part Of this
county. AS much as would like to be
worthy of the compliment l shall have
to disclaim the honor at present.
Yours Truly
THoRL. THoRFINs0N.
Klein, March 18th 1903.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-05

not aware of being considered one OF tn =
leading farmers in the south western
part of the county until he saw the last
Democrat.
Peter and VIM. Thortinson and
Barney and Joe Bjornson We're on the
road from Langdon in the blizzard on
the 9th of February and got home
about four o'clock. 1t looks as if there
was some of the old Morse blood circulat-
ing in their veins.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-05

ATTENTION. F.ARMERS.
about March ,4th, zoe wizl
receive o. carload of heavy
work. mares from. Io1va, and
z0iu ofsr them for sale. for
cash or on time. DO 1o0tb1lv
until you have seen rs.
Mooney g. Chanspjsse.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

when an international conference was convoked at Geneva to devise means for the relief of the suffering and wounded in time of war; four teen governments and many socie- ties were represented at this con vention and a treaty was agreed upon. This was the organization of the first society for the systematic care of the wounded in war. For three centuries or more medical serv- ice had been attached to armies, but the horrors of the Crimean war in 1S53-56 showed that they were not sufficient for the emergencies and that systematic organization was necessary for the care of the health of the troops and the care of the wounded in battle. It was this war that led up to the organization of the society.
 The American National Red Cross association was formed in 1881, and was brought about mainly through the efforts of Miss Barton, she be- coming it's first president. Miss Bar ton is a native of Massachusetts, where she was born seventy-three years ago. At the beginning of the civil war she left her place as a clerk in the patent office at Wash inpton to nurse the wounded and suffering, and from that time on has devoted her life to the vocation. Aft CT the war Miss Barton established bureau at Washington to search for missing men, and at one time went to Andersonville, where the bodies of more than 10000 soldiers were disinterred, identified and re- inferred in marked graves under her direction. She was thus the origina- tor of the National cemetary.
 At the breaking out of the Franco Prussian war the International Red Cross committee requested Miss Bar ton to join them in its relief work, and as the result of her labors she was decorated by Emperor William and Empress Augusta. Upon her re- turn to the United States she worked to secure the adoption of the Red Cross treaty, which she finally suc- ceeded in doing in 1881.
 Some years after Miss Barton se- cured an amendment to the consti- tuition which enabled the American body to work also to relieve suffer CTS by disasters. She distributed re- lief in the Russian famine in 1892 headed an expedition in the Armen- ian troubles of 1896 and at the re- quest of the president carried relief to starving Cuba in 1898. She did personal field work in the Spanish American war, conducted relief work at Galveston after the great tidd wave and assisted in the relief of suf. CTS from Mont PeIee and others ot the West Indian disasters.
 JAMES BRISTOL GREENE
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
RED GROSS SOCIETY
History of the Organization Found
 ed by Miss Clara Barton.
Internal DissensiOns Are Now Agita- ting the WOrkers-ReN Van Reypen Proposed as Presi-
 dent of the Society.

The question of Miss Clara Barton's retirement as active head or her re- tention of the presidency of the American Red Cross society, has re- gently stirred up considerable feeling among the workers of that order. A movement was placed on foot to make Miss Barton the honorary president of the society for life, and placing somebody else in active control of the American branch of the order. The opponents of Miss Barton's dom ination of the society argue that at her advanced age she is unable to personally manage the business of this great organization successfully, citing certain recent acts; but her friends are firm in her support and say they will not let her be forced out of the control of the society aft CT so many years of faithful and heroic service.
 Rear Admiral Van Reypen has been mentioned as Miss Barton's success sor as the best fitted person for the position. He has had some eXperi- ence in Red Cross work, his medical training would be useful, and it is presumed he would be acceptable to Miss Barton. He is now retired, has leisure, and it is thought could be ln- duced to take the place if a harmoni- ous arrangement of Red Cross affairs could be secured. It was proposed to retire Miss Barton on an annuity for life, with the title of honorary presl- dent, but her friends and followers say that she would never consent to such an arrangement, Such, in brief, is the internal dissenson of the so- ciety, and it remains to be seen which side will win.
 The Red Cross society has been in existence now for about forty years, and to-day is organized in almost every country on the globe. Febru- ary 9, 1863, may be taken as the starting point of the organization,
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

leaving the matter there and keeping my material to myself; it was ap- parently impossible to save his mem ory from the incompetent hands of his wife's family.
 But last night on turning over those papers. I came across the record of six weeks during which Devine was total ly unable to write, and was trying to write all the time. He was then near. ing the height of his popularity, and had any amount of work before him that had to be done. The struggle brought him within heair's-breadth of madness and suicide. And you will find nothing about it in Sales book.
 One night he had been dining out, and came round to my chambers after wards. He was at that time unmarried, and had not acquired the faith that he was fond of social functions which came to his later married life. He grumbled good deal. He said he was sick of the people who said, on intro auction: q don't know you, Mir. De
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
SPRING AND HER OLD LOVER.

Sorry, oh. sorry. is Spring for me, As gayly, with mods and smiles, Soft blown kisses and coquetry, She walketh the woodland aisles; More than sorry is Spring for me Who have neither mods nor smiles. Always in youth roamed with her, And the sweet wild flowers, they knew Our lightsome step. as they knew the str Ofthe first robin cackling through -TLe boughs that opened their buds for her, And for me whom they also knew. wasn't. O wasn't joyous then? Now am I worn and old; Vet always me she remembereth when She passes in green and gold; I sought her in youth. and she loved me
 then,
 And love, it never grows old. The bastening years they have told on me. While she's in her g..lhood still; A light and joy, like the shad-blow tree A-blossom above the EIl; The years, oh, the years they have told on
 me,
 While she's in her girlhood still. And oh. the witchey and wild delight or seeing her race and run Where the golden butterhies-Joyous
 sight,
 Dance in the monday sun; watch her, l watch her, and my delight .dong with her still doth run. With her, in spirit. still can go;
 And down by the woodland aisles'
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

consent to the bill legalizing the race. Committees representing the Automo- bile Club of Great Britain and Ireland are hard at work on the details of this important contest. The cars that are to participate will embody the latest and most approved principles of con- struction, power and speed, and the men who will pilot them will be the worlds most renowned drivers. Pre- vious to 1902 the international race was of secondary importance. Last year it was dwarfed by the Paris-Vienna con- test. But this year, by special act of parliament, it comes into it's own.
 Maps of the course show how care fully the route has been mapped out. Starting in Maas, in Kildare, and only a score of miles from Dublin, the ma chimes will take the Newbridge road, broad but winding, to Curragh, where a straight road, but narrow one, is encountered clear to Kildare. Another narrow but good road will lead to Mon- astervan. where a stretch of road will take the racers o Mary thorough. Thence east to Stradbally, 47 miles, and on to Athy the roads will be found to be broad but likely to be cut up by heavy traffic. From Athy to Old Kilcullen (73 miles) the best stretch of road will be found From Kilcullen the road goes in an acute angle to the right and follows the main Carlow road to Car low GA miles). Throughout the whole 126 miles of route there are many con" venient points for viewing the contest, and doubtless the beauty and chivalry of the islands and the continent will be on hand to see another cup lifted" by an American.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

versailles to determine the inter- collegiate strong men," is physi- cal director at Harvard. He has just announced a new test system that he will use on 50 candidates selected because of their development.
 His new system consists of six eXer- cises so simple that the candidates Tor "strong honors" may practice them at home. in his dormitory- anywhere that he can don gymnasium suit lie will not make formal statement or these tests until he has verified the adequacy of each exercise. He will com pute them in foot pounds and by nav ing each proportionate to the whole the possibility of a we'll balanced ath- lete who is not dependent upon some one abnormal development, failing 10 oct full credit, will be reduced to mln- imum. The lungs and heart of every candidate. must be right" before the athlete will stand any chance ot max ing a record under the new system A time limit of 30 minutes for each can. didate emphasizes the importance oi speed in the candidate.
 E. G. WESTLAKE
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
"A Ere ak Of
 Memory
By BARRY PAIN.

n EVINE has been dead now about
 five years. There is still steady
 demand for his books and it looks as if he might become a classic. He was popular enough in his day, but his work has grown immensely in the crit ical esteem since his death, Both the Eo-called biographies have sold well.
 I use the word "so-called" intention ally They are not biographies. They give certain facts in his career accu- rately enoughg but they almost invari- s.,a5aJ msinterpret his motives; they are quite out of sympathy with the man; they give totally wrong and absurd idea of him. They make the people who really knew him hesitate whether to swear or to laugh. l will pass over the smallest biography by his wife's niece Miss Catchpole-orD Dr.. Marjorie Catchpole, as she would pre- fer to be called. She makes her bricks with very little straw, but with great deal of modesty; and when woman practically says in her preface that she does. not know what she is talking about, there is no more to be said l turn to what some critics have called the really important" biography by Rev. William Dodsley Sales, who was Mrs. Devine's cousin. It occupies two large volumes, of which great part is wasted on MT. Sales total msappre- hension of Devine's religious views and his own clerical disquisitions.
 Devine, as everybody knows, died suddenly, and he left to his wife a power which I will say frankly he never intended her to possess. know very we'll whom he wished his biog- rapher to be; it was neither his wife's uncle or his wife's niece. l will not go into the correspondence which passed between Mrs. Devine and myself. I will only say that when was suddenly told that the biography had been in trusted to MT. Sales, I wrote to him at once and offered to place all my ma terial (including many unpublished letters) unreservedly and uncondition- ally in his hands. I received an ungra- cious reply. He had, he said, more than sufficient material already; he hinted that I was not likely to possess any thing of interest. l might send my pa pers along if I liked, and if he had time he would look over them; but he could promise nothing. Great though my re- gard for Devine was, l felt justified in
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

made on thlS Dacll- Ii as was made in H a W ali on the
 germ of the bu- bonic pla que. Fil- ipinos are doing their best to prove that the benevo- lent assimilation as eXemplified by U Il C e Sam, has been c o m P l e | e enough to even in- clude the sports of t h e Americans. The national game. of baseball has
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

talk e strength
 tests" Each is anxious to equal or excel records made by Harry Cochems, Charles C arv r, Walter Kennedy and other II Il iv e rsity men who wore the col ors of Harvard and Wiscon, Yale, Chicago, etc. Dr. Dudley A. Sar- gent, the origina- tor of the present system in use at 4ba IorpeSt uni-
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11


 that it will surprise no one II there is soon Talagog league and an organization of Macca- bebe players. The Young America Of the Philippines is beginning to hear about Delehanty, about Jimmy Ryan, Joe Corbett and other lights of the dla- mond in the parent country.
 Introduced by army and navy ooys' who sought the recreation the game afforded, much as did the English sol diers with their cricket games only few hours before some desperate att tack on an almost impregnable Boer position. the game has spread until the youth of the islands, wherever a plat can be found free from underbrush, is deep in the pyrotechnics of the double play and the art of stealing second when Senor Felipe Caliban is at bat.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
Now Make Oriental Carpets.

The famous Gobelins tapestry man. ufactory seems likely to achieve new honors in the fabrication of textiles. After long preliminary course of experiment and study, the manufac- tory has now taken up the weaving of oriental carpets. Some of the first specimens seen this week at the fac- tory were equal to anything done in the east.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
nenf and pumh C1uh In pnrl..

One of the most curious institu- tions in Paris is the Silent club, all members of which are deaf and dumb. In order to call the walters, who are also deaf and dumb, each has an electric attachment, so that when a member of the club wants to call one of them he gives him an cleo tric shock
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

projected will be contested by ma. chimes representa- tive of the best m a k e s 0 f t h @ Unit e q States, Great Br it a i n, U e r m a Il y and "a n c e for the Bennett cup. The last obstacle in the way of this veritable battle of T t a n S was re- moved when the British house of .4 f-1I
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

The naples blush. and the wild flowers
 blow, And my darling mods and smiles, Content forever with me to go Roaming the woodland aisles. Moses Teggart, in Springfield (Mass) Re- publican,
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
Money wins Most Everyv1here.

The wife of England's chief pawn. broker has just been received at court, says the Chicago Record-Hsr ald. You can't keep money down.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

proved himself be a 
 
 
  outbreak occurred and was shut  his
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
SPORTS AND AT TIC s

Baseball in the Philippines. The baseball microbe has taken firm root in Manila. There will be no fight
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

New System of strength Tests.
 Athletes in the many big universities both east and west are preparing to
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11
An international Auto Rnce.

July 9, over a 126-mile course in Ire- land. the greatest automobile race ever
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-11

 of  hers of play
  
 
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The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23

cattle is getting stronger than the
supply and there is ~ perceptible
f1rming of the market. The last
week was one of great Importance to
Colorado beef makers, occasioned by
c. $. Owens of Byers selling several
carloads of 1886 pound fed steers at 8
cents a pound, the ton prices. Mr..
Owens, while well known sheep
grower, has taken to growing corn
and making beef in the arid region
and is making a success. The move
ment of stock cattle from the south
has set in and about 1000 carloads
are already reported to come through
the local yards for the north. The
.stocker and feeder market here is not
showing much life as yet. Best
southern yearlings are selling at 500
and two-year-olds at s25. Some of
the eastern Colorado range territory
is taking these cattle, but most are
going north. The local labor troll
blcs affected business considerable
this week.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23
G.. M. DONELL,
PICEANCE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Buckner visited on
Piceance Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Belott have just
returned from Rifle.
George Baxter made a business
trip to Meeker last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Dudley were
out buggy-riding Sunday.
Grass never was better on the
range at this time Of year.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Bainbrich Wis
tied in Rifle few days last week.
The rain of Saturday night was
fine and did much good to grain and
crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Sprague and
Miss Walker visited with Mr.. Collins
family Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Collins and wife are
visiting with their sons-R. y. and
c. Mat the ranch.
Katherine Schooler of Meeker is
visiting at the home Of her grand
parents on Piceance.
Mr.. +. J. Ebler has gone to Rife
after his family. They Will live on
the ranch this summer.
Mr.. Violet has just returned from
Glenwood after pleasant visit with
Mrs. Violet and little son.
Mrs. Samuel Boise, who was re-
ported quite sick, We are glad to an
nounce, is better and out of danger
J. w. Bainbrich. ST., carries the
mail on the new route from Rio
Blanco to piceance and Black Sui
phur.
Jese Martin viii soon 60 to Grand
river; bow long he win stay ne Is I'M
aoir 20 say. He can tell more about II
laf.r oa poLhY.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23
Heavy Stock Losses in Montana

Great Falls, Mont, May 19.-The
heaviest sheep and cattle loss in the
history of Montana, the damage OF
which will foot up as high rs IS, ,0O0, 600,
has been caused by the terrible storm
which has been raging for the past
three days. In some sections fully
80 per cent of the sheep on the ranges
have perished. Three herders Mt
least have wandered away in the
binding storm and been frozen to
death. Herders have abandoned
their flocks on every hand and fled
for safety to the settlements and
ranches. Nothing like the fairy Of
this storm has ever been witnessed in
northern Montana.
OF u consignment of 600 cattle,
bound from Havre, all but five were
found frozen stiff. Losses are re-
ported on every hand and this dis
trict will feel the effect of the losses
for several years.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23
Troop D Inspection.

Captain S. p. Adams of the Four
teenth cavalry of the regular army
came TO Meeker last Sunday evening.
On Monday and Monday night he in
spected Troop ID in accordance with
the new national and state military
laws.
The boys make an excellent show
ing, there being 40 members of the
troop present.
This inspection is held to deter
mine the strength and efficiency of
the National Guard and to see what,
if any, equipment is needed to make
the various organizations as near on
a par rs possible with the regulars.
The captain seemed very much
pleased with the showing made by
the troop. A short drill was held
after the inspection and the boys did
nicely.
Captain Greer had to answer over
200 questions i'll reference to the troop,
all of which he did to the satisfaction
of the inspecting,otiicer.
Captain Adams watched n targq
practice in the evening. Thirty-fiy1
men shot and every shot was inside
of 1-2 inch bulls eye.
The boys were favorably impressed
with Captain Adams, who is II
thorough soldier and gentleman.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23
Missouri's Political Future.

Some of the Washington politicians
are disposed to believe that the re-
cent developments in the Missouri
legislature, which was dominated by
the Democratic party, will have the
effect of turning that state over to
the Republicans at the next election.
If this were all there was to the
situation, their predictions might be
fulfilled, but strangely enough, bood-
ling, as it is eXemplified in Missouri,
is by no means confined to any one
party. Take, for example, the cor
ruption in st. Louis, which has been
the subject of such a searching inves-
tigation and prosecution within the
past year. All the oiflceholders who
were convicted and sent to the peni-
tentiary by Mr.. Folk were Republi-
cans.
Again, the investigation of bribery
now being made atJetferson City has
disclosed the fact, as the indictments
have indicated, that there were more
Republicans than Democrats un-
faithful to the trust reposed in them,
and it is certainly to the credit of the
administration of Governor Dockery
that an effort Is being made to. cor
vict all legislators guilty of corrupt
practices.
This Investigation ought not to be,
and probably will not be, confined to
members of any one party. Itshould
include every party, and no official,
from highest to lowest, should be ex-
empt. If the Democratic party or
any other party has proved unfaith-
full and unworthy of the confidence
reposed in it, it should be defeated.
The voters of the state of Missouri,
therefore, after having carefully
weighed the evidence in tie case,
may be relied upon to give just ver-
dict at the polls at the next election.
colorado Springs Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23
Administrators Notice.

ESTATE OF JOHN y. KIsINoER, DE-
CEASEN.
Tine undersigned, having been Appointed
Admin istrator of the estate Of John 4. X Is
ingcr. lat" Of the County uf Rio Bleuco In
the StatC of Colorado, drcen nsed. hereby gives
notice that he VIII appear before tEe County
Court of Suid County, at the Court Houss.
In Mecls"r. In snid County. at the June Term.
1876, or the last Monday In june uCxf. tJuuo
~. 1905 nt which tim" all persons having
claims against said estate are notified and
requested to Ettrud Tor she purpose OF hhv-
Ing she same Gplu-tod. All persons Indebted
10 said estate are requested 10 make imme-
diate payment 20 tbs ucrs.gUcd.
I'utCfl at AfpeEer, Colorado. his ig{ Ia Gay
Of May, a. " hJL t.fNHN :. HAT,
al-..-lia AUminiltraEGr.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23
Branching Out.

z L. f. Strehlke returned from his
trip around the circle Monday even
ing. While out Mr.. Strehlke pur-
chased n drug store at Montrose,
Colorado.
The new acquisition of our enter
prizing drug house will be run as a
branch establishment by the Strehlke
Bros. and Lou will divide his time
between the establishment in the I'M
compaghre metropolis and the
Meeker- on-the- White.
Mr.. AL Strehlke will continue in
charge of the parent house.
Luck to you, boys.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23

The Routt County Courier for May
8 contained an account of the burn
ing of the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
cox and Joe Wasson at Maybell on
May LIST. Everything was lost, in
Guiding what mail was in the post
office at the time. The boys retain
their grit, however. and will rebuild
nOa in
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23

The President calls himself Ro-zi-
welt, and a New York Sun cores
pondendent says the bearer of the
name is ignorant of its pronunciation
which should be Ruse-velt. in Two
syllables. The popular pronunciation
remains Teddy"
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23

The commissioners of Routt county
at their April meeting passed the fol-
lowing resolution: ''On motion it
was ordered that on and after this
date, (April 8, 1907 the county will
not pay bounty on the scalps of
wolves under six months of age un-
less said scalp is accompanied by the
hide of said wolf" The scalp of n
young grey wolf cannot be identified
from that of a coyote, hence this
order.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-23

Thomas Wilson of Salt Lake City,
met the President with remarkable
demonstration of his abhorance of
race suicide. He was accompanied
by his sixteen sons, all the children
Of one mother and all over six feet
tall. Mr.. Wilson is not Norman.