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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-25

Ddn LUIS FdFN.
Saguache. La Garita-Dry; plenty
Of water in ditches; grain coming up
uncyenly. alfalfa fair stand; potato
planting in progress; range starting
well MofIat--Water increasing In
creeks; potatoes being planted, wheat
and oats doing well.
Costlla: Eastdale-Warm days
but frosty nights; grain making slow
growth; planting about done; some
alfalfa winter killed; irrigation in
progress
Grand and Uneompahore Valleys.
Garfield. Cathcrin-Light show
ers, potato planting continues. large
acreage being planted; bitches full OF
water, range good and stock doing
finely. Parachute-Pienty OF water.
crops doing well. fruit not Injured Sc
riously, expect nearly n full crop OF
peaches and apricots and perhaps OF
apples; light showers.
Mesa: Colbran-Crops In and all
are irrigating: fields weedy. Grand
Junction-Fruits and other crops in
good condition; Improvement in peach
prospect continues: alfalfa looks
good oats are up and doing well; gar
den truck growing nicely.
Northwestern.
Rio Blanco: Meeker-Favorable
week. everything growing. but rain is
needed. fruit trees blooming. pota-
toes being planted.
The Parks.
Jefferson. lamb-C,rass looks
good; oats doing finely: potato plant.
Ing advancing rapidly; some rain.
nearly done and
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
BETTER GAME THAN FLINCH.

A Lewisport merchant has discov- cred game, which, if his calculations hold good, promises to take the place of the universally popular game of finch in the hearts and homes of the people of this country. The game has been improved from the standard finch game and is somewhat on the order of that game except that multi plication, subtraction, addition and di- vision are used instead of the common rotation of numpers used in finch. The new game is played with the same number of cards as finch and tue finch pile is used in the same way but to be rid of your pile you must form, with one card from your hand, either a result, product or sum equal to the card which comes up on your finch pile. The name of the merch- ant who invented this game has been withheld, but it is understood that he has had the game patented and will put it on the market in the near fu- re.-Owensboro, Ky, Inquirer.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
ONE WAY RATES.

Every day from February 15 to April 30, 1905, Ie Union Pacific will sell One-way Colonist Tickets at the following rates from Missouri river: $2O.OO to Ogden and Salt Lake City. $2O.OO to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
 $22. 50 to Spokane and Wanatchee, Wash.
 S25.OO to Everett, Fairhaven and New Whatcom, via Huntington and Spokane.
 $25.0O to Portland, Tacoma and Se- attle.
 $25.OO to Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene Albany and Salem, via Portland. $25.OO to San Francisco, Los Angeles and many other California points. From Chicago and St. Louis propor- tionately low rates are in effect by lines connecting with the Union Pa cific to all above points.
 For full information call on or ad- dress J. H. LOTHROP, Gen'l. Ag't.,
 St. Louis, Mo.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
BANNER DAYS BUSINESS.

MT. J. M. Berger, Jr., manager of the Star Clothing House, informs the INDEPENDENT that upon last Saturday, that firm enjoyed the largest day's sales since opening up in Newport for business, being compelled to keep open until 12 o'clock on account of the rush of trade.
 MT. Berger has our congratulations, for he is progressive and up-to-date in his methods of doing business. As an advertiser of taste, discretion, for sight and liberality, we don't believe the state has a merchant who is more fully appreciative of the results thus accomplished and this paper feels a very natural interest in his success. May his popular store continue to break former records.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
nlony.

Little Rock, Ark, April 12. The investigation into the charges grow ing out of the convict farm purchase is now garded as practically clo ed incident as far as the legislature is concerned. It is not probable tn; further action will be taken. The matter will likely be threshed over ill the State campaign, with Attorney General Murphy opposing Gov. Davis for the gubernatorial nomination. Gov. Davis has announced that he will answer the findings of the ma jority members of the ways and means committee at an opportune time and place. The voluminous testimony taken before the committee is now in the hands of the printers, and will make it's appearance in book form in about ten days.
 INJUNCTION AGAINST DEMOCRAT.
 The Central Printing Company of Little Rock applied to Chancellor Jesse Hart yesterday afternoon for a restraining order to prevent the Ar kansas Democrat Company from printing the testimony taken before the ways and means committee in the Gov. Davis investigation. The court granted temporary restraining or der and set the hearing for Monday morning. When the testimony-som 1,400 pages-was presented to the house with the committee reports Wednesday the clerk was instructed to have 2,O0O copies printed in pamph- let form and to give it to the lowest bidder. The Central Printing Com pany claims to be entitled to the job. The contract for the legislative work was awarded that company by the State Printing Board several months ago.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
CONFIDENT OF CONSTRUCTION

This road is being rapidly develop ed and before snow flies it will run cars. The final survey has been com menced and grade stakes are being driven, and when completed to New ark will open to the large manufactur- ing plants of Black Rock some of the finest timber lands in the state, and with short branch up Strawberry will reach the vast unworked mining region of Smithville and Calamine. We doff our hats to the energetic promoters of this road, and congratu- late them upon the success of their work. Black Rock Telephone.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST.

Farmers, farmers wives and daugh- ters, school teachers, doctors, clergy men, merchants in the smaller towns, any citizen who has something to say, are invited to write letters and longer articles about the locality in which they live in the Southwest.
 The territory includes Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Territory, Louisiana, southerruNissouri, New Mexico, Ok lahoma and Texas. Premiums that make it an object are offered: set for each state and territory. Full par ticulars of the conditions of the con- test, and list of the prizes and awards will be sent upon application, to,
 J. w. STEELE, Commissioner.
 Colonization Agency, Southwestern lines. Columbia Theatre Bldg, St. Louis Mo. 46 b4W.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
HEAVY RAINFALL
 SUNDAY MORNING

Between three and four o'clock Sum day morning, Newport experienced a downpour of rain, measuring 1.97 inches according to the Newport guage. The storm was marked by sharp lightning at frequent intervals and the rain fell'in such deluge, that the ground soon became packed and most of the water ran off.
 White river was rising Monday and stood at 96 feet on the local guage, but as the rains at this time of the year are chiefly showers and by no means general, no heavy rise is ex- pected.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13

A company is being organized to build a wagon bridge across White river at Buffalo City in order to con- meet the town with the depot, oppo- site, on the other side. This will in- sure Buffalo City's future as an ore shipping point, there being at least 100 good mines tributary to that point. -Yellville Echo.
 The first drawing of the Good Luck Shoe Club Wednesday, April 15 at 8 p. m. All members requested to be present and bring soc. Everybody wins, nobody loses. Choice of any $500 shoe in the house. The Flor sheim or w. L. Douglass. Yours to please, s. Steinberg Dry Goods Co.,, 518 Front St., J. D. Carvell, Mgr. d3t
 Take the Choctaw for the Memphis Races. $3.35 for the round trip. D ltes of sale, March 30, April ', II I3 and 20. btd
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
FURTHER ARRESTS OF
 WINNIE WHTrECAPPERS.

Wynne, Ark, April 12.-Additional arrests were made yesterday for the killing of Detective J. H. Brown of Memphis during the whitecap inves- tigation in this county last month, as follows: H. H. Jarnett, w. J. Clegg, A. M. Morris, s. Morrell. The grand jury is still in session and further de- velopments are expected.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY.

Expert workmen have been secured by Messrs. Mallory & Clark, who will in the near future open up the plant of the Newport Laundry for business. Only first class work will be turned out and the new proprietors ask that they be given chance to verify this statement. Patronize home indus try that guarantees just as good work as the foreign companies. 300 d6t
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13

It is understood that the Frisco will put in a Heavier bridge at Ravenden, and they offer to sell the present one to the people at a greatly reduced price and have it put across Spring river on the public highway leading to Annieville, Smithville and south and west. Black Rock Telephone.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
"GEoRGE w. SCOTT CoMPANY.' ,

One of the best repertoire com panies on the road is coming and will hold the boards at the Opera House 3 nights commencing Monday, April 13. Prob ably the uppermost reason why this company so quickly wins their way to the hearts of the people is because of their originality. Their repertoire ot society dramas, comedies and melo- dramas, all of which are Royalty plays, bear no resemblance to any plays you have ever seen, and yet they are just as you think they should be, which makes you wonder why some one else did not offer you the same class of attractions long ago High class, modern vaudeville be- tween acts at each and ev. ry per- formance, is one of the features oi this organization. The opening bill will be Hal Reid's great play, "Roa- noke." Sensational prices, 25c, 35c and 50c
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
WHAT DO YOU THINK or THIs9
Weldon, Ark, April 10, 1903.

Weldon, Ark., April 10, 1903. Ed INDEPENDENT,
 Dear Sir:-As I cannot conscienc- iously give my financial or moral sup port to an enterprise at variance with the best interests of our country, I therefore ask for statement of my account and the offing of my paper. am opposed to the liquor traffic and you seem to be it's friend. You have my friendship and good will, but we are two in this, the most hurtful thing of the age. Very Respectfully.
 JAS. F. JERNIGAN.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.

Justice Battle of the state supreme court handed down an opinion Satur- day, affirming the decision of the low CT court in the case of the Bank of Newport versus O. D. Watson ct al, which was appealed from the Jack son county circuit court.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
THE GREAT COSTELLO.

Next Monday and Tuesday, April IS and IA, grand display of samples for custom made clothing will be on exhibition at Chas. Meyers Great Bargain Store. MT. Costello will take your measure which assures you of a perfect fit or no sale. d3t
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
FLINCHl FLINCHl

Just received full supply of the popular game of Flinch which every body is playing. g.-I. D. Price. 301 dtf.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
CONTROVERSY TO FURNISH
 THUNDER FOR CAMPAIGN.

Forecasters Again Assert That Murphy and Davis Will Be Opposing Candi- dates For overnor-Trouble Over Awarding of Con-
 tract Printing of Inves-
 tigation Testi-
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
THE STANDARD SACK

A suit for the average run of men-young and old. Not too extreme in any way. The shoul- ders are moderately broad-the back fits fairly close. A three- button coat with rounded cut away corners. The vest is six buttons long with notched collar. Trousers are IS 1-2 inches at knee and 16 3-4 inches at bottom. This suit is made up in plain materials as well as extreme effects and neat tripes, check and mixtures.
Newport daily independent., 1903-04-13
THE POOLE SACK

captains the summer legions. A suit to combat hot and oppressive days. Made up in light woolens and "feather- heavy" serges and cool homespuns and flannels. This three button single breasted coat is only half lined. It has long roll collar and narrow lapels. Back sets close and flares out at bottom. The five-button collar less vest is cut very low. Pegged pants, 19 1-2 inches at knee and and Is 1-2 inches at bottom, with wide turn-u up cuff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-13

Pullman berths He was thinking solely as he me-
chanicaly went through the checking operations of
Cattleman in a coat. smooth face
who should by rights be half way down the car.
Just ahead Of him. But the conductor Francis didn't
look His eyes never beyond the passenger under
his nose for in front Of company detective the hate
and the curiosity are all concealed the conductor is
strictly dress parade with sting in his right
that he would like to land directly under the spoilers
A shabby travelling mana cigar nlan-handed up
a local ticket II was for Antelope Gap Pat Fran
els looked it for minute punched it and
stuck it in his pocket.
we don't stop at Antelope Gap tonight" said he
Don't stop?" echoed the cigar man. wide awake
IN fraction Of a second. Wy, since ven? Day tot
ne you dit he cried in the injured on the
cam help it"
I'm late"
otc Bud s Y god-dot' cried the cigar man. raising
on without attempting to controvert the confidence Of
"Aaint you god-do?" appealed the latter weakening
a DIT as ne realized he was against quiet and
Not on local transportation. Tickets!" he con-
unued to the next.
But the cigar man happily came Ola race that
ferously, as Pat Francis expected he would BY the
time the excited salesman had woke every body up in
ms end Oh the car and worked himself into lather
PAT came at him with proposition
Where are you going from Antelope"
What's the matter with going up to Wild Hat to-
night and III give you train check back to Anteope
on tomorrow; then you can get back on Il to the
81
speedily Two hundred miles nothing NV TRENT
Han cigar, aber don forged my TRANSPORTATION back
VII you! The conductor nodded he took the cigar
stoically and moved on. It was one stop saved and
the Antelope stop was a terror any time with a bic
train like No I. US
Francis had reached the rear of the chair car when
ne had an impression he had forgotten something
ne stopped to think. The cattIeman! Turning he
oOneu BACK Sharply over the passengers. He even
walked slowly back through the car looking for the
ielloW Ihere was no catteman in sight and walking
back Francis dismissed him with tho conouetoT tb9
ne must nave gotten off at the Bend: and at once the
ar III the chair car smet fresher and cleaner INTO
P'N 'ii1A 'lldI was easy. Only to take the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-13
BY FRANK H. sPEARMAN.

Gus at the sound Showing the Sins into his nocxt
he hurried TO ths vestbule put his head angriIy
out Ahead he only old John Parker's lamp and
streamers- John had slid his door before Francis
could open the vestibUle That was why the con-
ever got ahead of John. When Francis poed his head
out to look for trouble, John Parker's head was al
this tirnef the hind end Looking back Francis
saw a blaze leaping from journal box.
Just as 1 expected he muttered, with a freezing
Werd- That hind end couldn't smell a tar buck
ct if you stuck his head into it, Get your grease
OF brasses HustIe!"
There was hardly time for the crew to slip into
their overcoats when Moore made suen stop But
ola Jonn Parker was ready and waiting ahead of the
stop with can of grease because John didn't have
any oVercoat- he hustled bad nights without an
0VeTcoat; Tor his two girls were at boarding school
back in Illinois. John picked up enough every month
CIyihs uogs 10 Duy an oVercoat' but the dog money
Went largely Tor music and French, which extras
IN Illinois, so the girls parlez Yousd and John piled
out'withOut any ovecoat.
Pat Francis stored worse than the mountains as
ne IoioWed him. All the scheming save a single
stop was blazing away in the hot box. Moore the
iedu engine was TOO angry 10 leave his cab. It
just bit too exasperating. The pusher crew stood
by, and the second engineer helped just a little
But it was Pat Francis and John. with the safetes
screaming bedlam in their ears with the sfeet ceeDin
conhdingy down their backs with the water soak
ing up their legs-it was Pat and John ST
box flung out the blazing waste the screw twisted
it, hooked out the smoking braeses showed in the rv
their lamps before the last of the had words
had blown out of the head cab and down the canyon
With a squeaking and grooming and Jerking with a
vicious breakaway and anxious inServal whenever
pair Of diverters let go. Moore got his enormous
load rolling the grade again and kept her rolling
hour after hour along curve and tangent the
back and across.
At the crest day broke and the long heavy train
Tar above the night and the storm, screamed
summit yard, slowed up, halted and every nan-iack
oL we lIaih crew and engine crews jumped off to
shake hands with himself on the puely run-in spite
of 1t all, schedule and a hair better.
How'd you ever do it, Jack?7 asked Pat Francis
at the head engine as Moore erawed out of his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-13
BY Ernest Harold Baymes.

winter houses on the mud flats and
when the black duck and the wild geese
drop in to spend a few days on their
way to the south. Nor is business .sus-
pended in the winter. for then under
the shelving ice along the bank 1 mark
the tracks of the mink. and when I
see between them the tiny footprints OF
mice, know pretty well what he was
looking for.
Amongst the other inhabitants OF
this pond are some huge swapping tur-
ties, whose age is the subject of fire.
quent discussions at the nearest
country grocery Some bear upon their
shells certain dates and other marks.
which it is claimed were carved more
IMAM nifty years ago. 1t is not often
tney are seen, but now and then one
OF these old villains will raise his
great Snake-like head above the sur
lace of the pond and blink a pair Of
the coolest, cruelest eyes which ever
clSngured the head of a reptile. Moth
ing in the pond is sacred to these hard
ened old sinners. No doubt they live
largely on fish. but young rnuslzrats
and ducklings are often ierked below
the surface Of the pond to rise no
more and wild mice, which sometimes
SWIM across, are fOolhardy. to say the
least Last June I was walking along
--'N '''lAEA VI Il NIUE stream winch UOWS
through a meadow and into a pond
when my attention was attracted bv
the peculiar movement of a patch of
waving grass. 1t was easy to see that
the wind had little to do with il so
] ran over to investigate. In the
middle Of a good sized depression
caused by the hattening down of tba
grass, stood giant swapping turtle.
weighing fifty pounds if an ounce I
should say, and with great horny Jaws
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-13

The Overland freight No. &C. eastbound with a LONG
lIaI OF tea was pulling ont of TOtec station as No >
At Toltec. on the day rum take mans breath
@Ilu sIVe MIN large value for his money the
preIuest engineering anywhere earth.
Toltec lies in the Powder Range near the foot of
great curve called the Moose because aIo--, So ~,
engineer slips the head of his train into 1t ne IS lad
to hold his breath till he gets it out.
The Totec Moose is engineering magnificent b,t -
IS rairoading without words-unless ,ne counts the
wicked words Eagle Pass station, the head of the
Moose looks across an unspeakabIe gulf directly down
into Toltec, 500 feet below and barely a mile ava
But by the rail we count seven miles around that
curve and without any Immigrant perquisites either
Every train that runs the Moose Is double headed
both ways and nOw-this was before-they add to
Keep trainmen off the relief scrap, pusher
That day there was no pusher behind the Overland
freight and No rs crew. they pulled out 90 Toltec
70 cnnD tne loop could plainly see above and across.
the stormng, struggling, choking engines of the tea
train as they neared with their load the summit of
The wind bore down to them in breaking waves the
4uAIs' roaring CUT or the quiyering furnaces Pat
TnclS stood IN the open door of the baggage car old
John Parker and the head breal1man beside him,
OF men at the bottom Of well who watch the loaded
bucket near the top.
Through the thin. clear mountain air they could
alosI re'o the NUMBERS on the engine tenders They
could see the freight conductor his train
train break in two behind him. and the rear end
parting like snakes tail slough off, lose Roadway,
darting from the cabOose up the ladder cat
and began setting brakes The passenger crew saw
trucks. but the drawbars couldn't stand it, From one
Of tire big tea cars drawhead parted Ike tooth.
The tea train again broke this behind the
rear brakeman. ana the caboose, with FIVE $4,000
pound cars shot down the grade; and No was
climbing above Toltec
A voiley of danger signals ourled white from the
freight engine across the gulf Pat Francis sDranp
for the bell cord but it needless; his engineers
at the very moment threw double chambers Of air on
the wheels.
Tt caught cards off the whist tables and swept
baked potatoes into the bosom of astonished diners
it spoiled the roint of pretty jokes and broke the
tedium Of stupid stories it upset royserers and stag
Fered sober it hasted the cooks with gravy and
the walters with fruit it sent the blood TO thhears
and chill TO the hrains Il was emergency stop.
and severe one-No- was against it, Before the
frightened porters could the vestibues the pas
seRger enPjDes were working IN the back motIou and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-13

agape, ready for business. I guessed
that 1t was probably a female on her
way TO deposit her eggs in the sand
somewhere, so 1 decided not to in
terrupt her. Instead 1 retired To a
distance and climbed a tree. whence
mad good view of the meadow ami
the surrounding country The old
Iddy snapper continued on her way.
lUrching through the grass like a
tramp steamer in a heavy sea. and
stopping now and then to raise her
head and look around In the course
OF time she came out of the meadow
and into an old road with a sand bank
running along one side of it, This
bank seemed to be her destination. for
on the side OF it she halted and began
scraping hole with her big. behaved
feet. She seemed to be in no particular
hurry, and, as / was, 1 slipped down
the tree and left her to take her own
time. BY and by I returned. and there
she was. still scratching in the bank.
But this time she was raking the sand
INTO the hole, and the task was nearly
done. l waited until she had completed
the work. and as soon as she waddled
away 1 began to do some digging my
sell. Under some twelve inches of
sand l came upon the eggs. TWENTY-FIVE
or them, pure white ard as round as
marbles. In fact, they looked more
like large white alleys than anything
else I know of. T covered them up
again, and if they are not discovered
by skunk or some other animal which
is fond Of such dainties. they viii
probably hatch some time late in the
fall.
Muskrats are among the most in
tereSJing permanent residents of the
pond All the year round they are bsrIv
With something, and never interfering