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The state herald., 1903-04-03
SPORTING PROSPECT
BASEBALL NEVER MORE POPULAR
New Leagues Constantly Being Organ
ized-vast Number Of Uniforms
sold-sasket Ball Attracts Profess
sionaIs-Reviv, ~ p,,t p,u

sionals-Revival of PUSH Ball.
Charles B. Whitney. head of the firm
Of c. b. Whitney & Co.. large eastern
manufacturers and dealers in sporting
goods. in an interview at Denver a
few days ago. said:
1t is wonderful, the number of uni
forms used in some of the large cities.
For instance, in Denver. three years
ago. sixty full sets of uniforms were
sold. AS these will average about ten
to the set. there were 600 uniforms sold
In this city alone. That was larger
number in proportion to population
than was sold in any other city in the
country in that year. Last year there
were sixty-eight teams in organized
baseball, and each of these teams had
at least two sets of suits. The number
in these sets vary. For instance, New
York's team ordered two full sets of
twenty in each. making forty suits.
Then think of the number of amateur
clubs that buy uniforms In a year. 1t
is difficult to figure up what the grand
total will be, but 1t furnishes work
for many people. The Indications are
that the season of 1903 will be the
greatest known in baseball. The Or
ganized leagues are in better shape. as
they have agreed and are prepared to
make the game go for the money in it.
There are more leagues, major and
minor, than ever before Amateur and
i-professional teams are springing
up in towns where ball has been played
In very Indifferent fashion for years.
! would estimate that there will be
twenty per cent. more baseball leagues
and baseball teams than ever before.
professional basket ball is a new
game that has taken well in the East
during the last winter. 1t has done so
well that it will furnish means for
occupation in the winter time to pro-
fessional baseball players. The game
is much faster game than that played
by amateurs, Being under rules made
especially to govern professionals
Crowds have turned out to see the
game, giving America new winter
sport. Next winter there will be
dozens of professional basket ball
teams where this year there was one.
"A rather peculiar thing came home
10 us the other day. The Overman
Sporting Goods Company, now out of
existence. made large push ball sew
eral years ago. trying to popularize
that game. which was then new. 1t
did not take on this side of the water.
but was transplanted to England,
where it was taken up with enthusi
asm. Now it is being brought back
Into this country. with the chance of
becoming very popular. The first push
balls made were really footballs on an
enlarged scale, having the big bladder
like affair in the center. Now the ball
is made over frame. The old balls
cost about SIS to manufacture, while
the new ones are rather within the
means of those caring TO take up the
game"
The state herald., 1903-04-03
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FEARFUL CRIME IN
LA PLATA COUNTY

Denver, March 3l.-A Republican
special from Durango last night says:
AT bayfield,. this county, yesterday,
Halden II. Patterson killed his daugh-
ter and then committed suicide.
Patterson and his wife were d.
yorced last November and the custody
of.their only child, a girl between five
and six years. was awarded to each OF
them. first one keeping her four months
months and then the other. this being
by agreement The child has been
with the mother most OF the time.
Yesterday Patterson left the Florida
ranch. belonging to his mother, and
went to Bayfield, While there he called
to see the child and while the little
girl was sitting on his left knee he
drew revolver and shot her through
the heart, the ball passing through the
chlld's body and through his own arm.
The mother rushed in from another
room. grabbed the reeling child and
started on run across the street.
whercupon Patterson turned the gun
on himself with fatal results, the ball
passing through the heart.
The dead man is the son OF the late
l.. n. Patterson. who was one of the
best known and prominent men of the
country. /, is said no quarrel or words
took place between Patterson and his
divorced wife. Patterson has been de-
spondent for some little time, and IL
said to have remarked the other day
that the child would bo better dead
than living with the mother. who Il
keeping boarding house Mt Bayfield,,
Il Ia raid that the child expressed a
preference for living with the mother
and that this caused Patterson much
unhappinofs.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
LAWYERS Fees.

There was n time when lawyers
gowns had pockets in the back, in
which a client could deposit an hon.
orarium" without giving sordid,
mercantile character to his relations
with his counsel, But ex-Judge Por-
ter says the law isn't what 1t was
even fifty years ago, and has passed
the days of the honorarium. Lawyers
are simply the paid employees of their
clients One of the evidences of the
change is that the Law association is
urging bill to protect lawyers against
the loss of contingent fees by settle
ment of cases out OF court. Contin-
gent fees were unprofessional once.
It will also be noticed as change
that 1t is now necessary to protect
lawyers from their clients.-Philadel
phia Record.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

expense of handling by other roads,
This is complete change in the orig
inal plans of the company, and was
due to the fact Sat they could not
make satisfactory terms with other
roads.
Under the present plans 1t is not
likely that the road will attempt to
carry its own tracks into Denver for a
long time, II at ALL They have now
the choice of two routes into the city
from the station at Utah Junction on
roads already built and operating, and
without any charge for terminal facili-
| ties. 1t also opens the way for the
handling of the coal product from the
Leyden mine and the other mines of
the company by way of the Burlington
east and all through the northern part
OF the state.
Our intention is now" said Mr.. Mof-
fat yesterday. ito depend upon our own
lire all that we can in the building of
the road. Under the plan adopted we
can secure all the terms that we desire
from the roads for the bringing in of
the construction materials from the
East and distribute 1t ahead of us as
we build. Tracklaying will soon begin
in earnest from the Denver end and
continue as fast as the contractors on
the grade complete their work. and
make it possible. That brings the
road within two miles and half of
the city, and as soon as 1t gets far
enough out to make 1t an object the
service of the road will be commenced.
and it is not too sanguine a guess to
say that 1t will be soner than has been
generally expected. We hope to carry
all of our tunnel machinery to the site
of the work ourselves. Every effort is
now being made to push things as fast
as they can be pushed by men,
The state herald., 1903-04-03
Bills Passed by the Senate.

on March 23d the following bills
were passed by the Senate on third
reading:
$. d. No. III. by Buckley-To create
fish and game commission and pre-.
scribing seasons for game shooting
and making many other amendments
to the existing law.
$. b. No. AZ. by J. +. Adams-To ere.
ate n highway commission to work in
harmony with the contemplated
United States commission for the CON
struction of a national highway across
the continent.
s. u. No. 167. by Lewis-To create a
state commission for the supervision
OF travelling libraries.
s. II. No. 50, by Jeiferson-To pro.
vide additional bour.ies on wolves,
mountain lions and coyotes.
s. u. No. l30. by Rush-To prescribe
methods under which corporations
may merge,
H. Il. No. $40, by Madrid and Breck.
erridee-To permit diversion of water
from irrigating bitches, a measure es,
pecially passed for the accommodation
OF the towns OF Coneios county. whore
domestic supply.
S. u. No. 81, by Jeferson-To ap-
propriate $500 for repairs at the Routt
county fish hatchery.
s. u. No. -. by jeflerson-To appro.
pirate $4,000 for FISH hatchery in
Grand county. the site to be contribut,
ed gratis.
S. b. No. as. by Ballinger-To appro-
pirate $1,000 for fish hatchery In
Park county provided site be Sc.
cured gratultously.
S. II. No. 259. by Barela-To author.
lze corporations to collect 81 year
road tax In each county from each EN-.
ploye and reserve ten per cent. com.
mission.
$. II. No. ca. by Hill-To amend the
law governing prize fights and spar.
ring exhibitions. and making the en-
gaglng In such exhibitions misde
moanor and declaring the survivor In
hstlc encounter resulting In death
Of one OF the participants guilty OF
murder.
S. u. No. 23s. by Ewlng-To nppro
prlatc $1,000 for iish hatchery In Rio
Grando county. provided the site b,
contributed gratis.
n. II. No. IS. TO appropriate $4,000
for the prosecution Of work on stat,
canal No. nj Canon City. was passed
by the House ON March 23d by n vot,
/ Of ~ TO 81. after stormy debate IL
/ which Governor Peabody was bltttrl,
attacked by several members.
Such measure received the heart,
Endorsement OF the State Federation
OF Womcn's Clubs, M well as the Stat,
Federation OF Labor
House bill No. 30. by Mr.. Moier
passed the Senate March 2tth. II is
bill prohibiting the employment o
children sixteen years old. or under
in any mill. factory. manufacturing
establishment, shop or store. or In o
abou, coal or other mines. or any oc
cupn,lon which may be deemed nm
honithful or dangerous. for create
number than ,lght hours In tho tween
tyiour." and no woman In 10 be oni
ployod In any occupation requiring he
to be ON her feet more than mn olgni
hour day. The bill was amended "a n
10 make II include some of the feat
uros Of Senator Dallinger's bill.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
Rejected.

She was a literary lass.
And edited cultured journal;
And o! he loved her with love
He felt must be for life eternal.
And 30 to win her maiden heart,
He wrote simple, soulful sonnet,
With careful rhythm and studied phrase.
And staked his wealth OF love upon 1t.
He sent It to her: his minds eye saw
Her quaint and queerly wise expression
Change, as with biushlng cheek she read
His hearts fond thought, his Loves
Confession"
Her answer came: but who'd have
thought
That she could cut so cute caper?
She wrote: "Iour manuscript returned;
Don't write on both sides of the pa
peri"
The state herald., 1903-04-03
Big silverton snows'lde.

Denver. March 3i.-A dispatch from
silyorion last night snyN;
The outgoing train Of the u. a X. q.
road was compelled TO return 10 this
point tonight, owing to large snow
slide Mt the fnowshed four miles be-
low here. Tho trainmcn state that this
is the Target slide that has come
down In the canon this winter. the
snow being fully hfiy feet deep on
this side Of the mouth OF the shed. l,
In expected tonight that II will be-
four or i,c days before the road can be
opened. All passengers will be trans
ierfod nj the slide II has been raining
aud showing for the past twonty'fouf
hours. but tonight Il In clear and
cold.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
What the Duke Is.

A teacher who was showing portraits
OF Queen Victoria and her family held
up a picture of the Duke of York. No
body In the class could tell who 1t
was. Well" said the teacher. "he Is
the Duke OF York. and now can any OF
you tell me what he is?" The hand Of
n little girl went up as she answered
quickly aud promptly: Hes the heir
consumptlve to the British throne"
The state herald., 1903-04-03
Inhabited Only by pay.

The money center of London Is the
city" which is the heart of England's
capital. In its square mile of territory
are great stores of wealth. Its popu-
lation during hours of business is more
than 1,000.0O0. During the night the
number Of its residents is Insignificant.
The money center OF New York is the
Wall Street district. II is OF much
smaller area than London's city" but
possesses the same characteristics-
crowded by day and almost empty by
night.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

The board Of control OF the State In.
duH,finl School for boys Mt Golden.
having been roorganlsod by the addl.
tlon Of new appon,eos since Governor
Peabody assumed the executive chair.
has decided that ylsita NJ members oi
20 the school nro 10 be- made only when
absolutely necessary. This reform or.
der came. " II said, ns n result Of the
disclosures recently made of excess
ylslls by members of the board during
the last two years seemingly fof the
express purpose Of charging mileage
to the state and thereby making oi
purely honorary appointments Jobs OF
considerable pront TO the holders.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
hoIan Onto itls Office.

Denver. March 3i.-ataic Game Com
missioner OF Mines Harry lee will not
surrender his Office to his successor
l.. NJ. White. tomorrow. notwithstand-
Ing tn. latter takes the position that
he Is entitled 10 the Office ON this date
oe Insists his term extends to May
10Th and In In receipt N M opinion
from Attorney General Miller. sustain.
lng that contention. White yesterday
filed brief with the attorney general
asking a rehcaring.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
Foot and Mouth pI,san..

Bailston. n. Y.. March 3i.--stats
Veterinarian Kelly of Albany and Dr.
j. Brown Mcneil to-day inspected a
heid Of ten cattle nj n farm In chafl-
ton. oish, miles from this village. and
found them 10 be infected with foot
ana mouth disease. The cattle were or.
dored 10 be slaughtered.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
Denver ,,e, o,, Contract.

Washington, D C.. March Jl.-The
J, 81. ORoufke Construction Company
of Denver was yesterday awarded the
contract by the War Department to
build n ret of jcttles In Galveston bar-
Dor 70 cost lbl2.O00.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Tariff was originally the name of a
Moorish chief. WHO. having port in
Spain near Gibraltar. was accustomed
10 levy toll on passing vessels. His
toll became n regularly understood
thing and the amount was added TO the
price of the goods.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

J. Piorpont Morgan Is reported TO
have los, heavily In Havana samb.
ling establishment This only ompha.
sizes the fact that II In useless to
try 10 beat RamblinRhousc nj It's
own game. II Morgan can't do II
what hope is there for dry goods
clcrk7
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Rublno gets n life sentence for
missing the Kiug OF belgium three
times. We shuddcr TO contemplate
what might have been his deserts had
he iircd few more shots In the same
place.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
PhIIIppIn, silver Purehan,.

Washington March 3i.-Thc Acerc.
tnry of the treasury yesterday pnr'
chased for account Of Philippine coin
age 100000 ounces OF silver nj an as'
efngo of iD.s cents per ounce, The
silver In 10 be- delivered IN equal pafii
TO the mlnts IN Philadelphia aud snt
Francisco
The state herald., 1903-04-03

TAc Russian army is raid TO be
ready for whatever happens In the
Balkans. And tho Russian peasant
continues to so ftoop.shouldorod
under the burden which this constant
readiness Imposes,
The state herald., 1903-04-03

A young maiden OF ffiy down near
Raleigh did rot know she was .oiat.
ina the law by making wine and sell.
ing II to children. OF course. the fac,
the young ,ipplcrS got drunk on her
beverage had nothing to do with law.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
rstthauak, In yetusaIrm.

Jerusalem. March ai.-An earth.
quake of unprecedented violence was
experienced here yesterday. The on.
tire population was panic.sirlckcn, but
the damage done was slight.
The state herald., 1903-04-03
Mareenl sy.,sm a, Wark.

London. March ai.--The Times yes.
torday morning published two dis.
patches from New York. which. II h
announced, were transmitted by Mar
cohi system of wireless ,elesraphy The
dispatches contain about 100 words.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

DIR. George sauerweln, German
philologist, writes poetry In thirty
eight different languages. Dr. Sauer.
wcIn may as well be given up. His is
evidently an incurable case.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Emperor William has concluded to
be Independent of the beef combine
by purchasing a controlling interest
in n private packing concern at Ham.
burg.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

or course. they're oil love matches,
but somehow or other the foreign
nobleman has way of controlling
his affections to the poin, OF net fall.
ing In love with an American girl
wlo IL poor.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

II is remarked that men and crus.
tacears both turn red when they get
into not water. Perhaps that is why
80 many men are considered to be
HOLSTERS"
The state herald., 1903-04-03

China is smuggling arms to her
troops in violation OF the treaty with
the powers. a little thing like n pro.
tocol doesn't bother the dowager en-
press.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

In Berlin the project Is being con
sldorcd OF u scven.mile underground
electric road, which will cost $4,000
900 to build. and four years will be re
quircd to build II.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Now a Chicago university professor
has declared i'm favor Of stock water.
ing. President Harper should squeeze
some OF the water out Of his profes.
sorigl outfit.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Because her husband wanted her
TO liYe in Plttsburg. New York WON,
an asked for divorce, Yet house,
cleaning is said TO be a favoriie pas,
time OF women.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Or. Lapponi says that all the pope
needs is rest-which is true Of a
good many people who call In medical
advice, although the doctors don't al
ways say SO.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

ElFhty.two thousand dollars has
been paid for seat In the New Yorl,
stock exchange Time wna when $50,
600 was though, to be enough TO make
n man willing to retire from business
The state herald., 1903-04-03

In the Colorado Legislature Senator
Drake has particularly insisted on re-
tanning the law that permits the shoot
ing of ducks in the spring. But sup
pose some sportsman should not be
able to tell duck from drake!
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Missouri man has invented trap
to catch fieas, But he will have to
show the dogs.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

There is no use growing excited
when a man calls you liar. II you
are one. you knew it before he told
you; and If you are not, you know he
Is.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

For the nine millionth time report
that Mrs. Maybrick is to be released
has been officially denied.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

There are cynics who declare that
the good woman is even as the evil,
but such people are only fit TO be
sorry for.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

An authority on words says that
''manywhere" is correct Just drop
it in anywhere TO show that your
conversation is up TO date.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Shamrock III is pronounced the
most promising" one yet, Another
breach of promise in prospect, prob
ably.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

A Chicago minister contends that
the devil is out of date. His theory
is, no doubt, that Chicago has dis.
tanced all competition.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

An Ithaca, N. Y, man has swallowed
n physicians thermometer, and now
his temperature has gone down.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Turkeys Grand Vizier. Said Pasha,
says in effect that Turkey is trying
to be good. She evidently finds it
hard work.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

France needs more money, accord
ing to Paris correspondent. Most
OF us can sympathize with France.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Eat lemon" is the advice now be.
Ing freely given. If you are despon-
dent, it will give you something else
TO think about.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

The wife of Bishop Potter is a
plumber. The Potters have large
fortune.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

The sultan must be afflicted with a
fatal malndy. 10 on no other theory
can the fact that he has been moved
by moral suasion" be- accounted for.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Massachusetts is trying to save the
lobster. Meantime the inland lobster
is thriving.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

Marconi's first wireless newspaper,
printed at sea, was not a success. 1t
had no funny column.
The state herald., 1903-04-03

II the packers put in wireless tele-
graph connections with their
branches will we still be compelled to
eat priceless meat?
The state herald., 1903-04-03

a Boston man has offered n prize
Of 5000 for the best way To prevent
strikes. We SNOW. Raise wages once
a week. Send on the $500. please
The state herald., 1903-04-03

The late Baron Humbug LETT $4,000.
And 1t wasn't stage money either.
Sharp County record., 1903-02-27
THE KING BILL PASSES.
The Senate Turns Loose Surprise on
An UnsuSpecline Public.

Much to the surprise of great
number OF people, the senate has
passed the King antitrust bill.
The fight on the bill was mainly
over an amendment to the bill
killing that portion relating to
fire insurance, thereby exempt
ing the insurance trust. The
vote on this amendment was
close, being defeated t'y a vote
of Is to 13. After the defeat OF
this amendment the bill had plain
sailing, passing with only 5 op-
posing votes. The King bill will
scarcely have any opposition in
the lower house, and of course ii
will receive the signatufe of the
governor, as he claims the bill is
his very own.
Sharp County record., 1903-02-27
HARDY.

Mrs. n. R. Bates has pneumon-
ia, but is improving.
G. A. Wilson is still quite sick
with slow fever, and not expected
to recover.
The 4-year-old son of N. R.
Bates died and was buried on
Friday last.
Mr.. Booth OF Martins Creek
killed a deer the other day and
sold it on the market at Hardy.
Mrs. l. NJ. Gray of Highland,
who had been afflicted with dropsy
since last September, died a few
days ago.
While skinning a deer Mark
Tunstall stuck a knife in his leg
from which he bled until it was
necessary to haul him home.
Miss Bessie Meadows cf Kings
Mill took the train On the night Of
the 23d to Springfield, Mo-, where
she will take a course in type
writing and stenography.
A tail end collision on the
Frisco at Hardy killed one man,
fatally injured another, ditched
and demolished an engine, tore a
caboose into sphnters and ditched
two other cars.
Mrs. Percy Pepoon left Hardy
on the 23d inst, to remain at
Thayer, Mo-, two weeks, when
she will join her husband at st.
Louis, Mo-, where they will make
their future home.
George L. Griffin from Missls-
sippi has located at Hardy and
has engaged with W. S. Morgan
in the real estate business, occu-
pying the house formerly occu-
pied by Percy Pepoon.
Sharp County record., 1903-02-27
That Investigation" at Little

That Investigation" at Little
Rock is making some fine cam
paign thunder for Governor Dav-
is. It's tickling Jeff to DEATH
Pocahontas News.
And that's the truth. By the
time the investigating committee
gets through, Jeff will have
enough thunder to keep him in
office the greater portion of his
life. It's fact-a sad fact,
Sharp County record., 1903-02-27
Notice Of Settlement,

NJ office is hereby given that ,o tne 'V sGr
III administrators and gnarularnnT, IsY
counts current ut the Dcce n5er YEN inisrid
tie Probate court for the Southern d;r b' rs,rc
sharp county, for settlement win 'h'h '''
i've estates to-wit:
ANNUAL 8. ofN5
NJ. D. Barnett, guardian minor hei'
Ring deceased. ,,,o nuncsaL
W. H. Shirley, guardian Alma DuD'''
minor. r r. sd
John D Sullivan, administrator L. ="
van estate - Martha ], p
j. d. Paden, administrator Mar'n'"
estate.
ANNUAL, noyid MOI
Jehp B. Richardson, guardian INV"
Mu'ry, \ minor. ,,.io,rotor obj
John Il. MeCaleb, adminlstr"'o'
Carver estate. ear JOhn 4
Z. W. Cayanaugh, administrators wv
And nj parties interested IN tn the sS'd'at sag at 4
said estates must come forward Iay av' haze \
ceptions to sali accounts. II any 'iry ,eym Of Y
or before the Sd day of the hrAt from u
court or hey viii be forever Dur,yt ,,n,r thcre0l
ceuling to said accounts or any irICSnI,T iISih Cdt
Sharp County record., 1903-02-27
Fayette Wasn't There.

Fayette Harvell of LuneDb,
township was arrested a few a,
ago charged with criminallv .
saulting Mrs. Twilley. a vid,
living in that neighborhood.
the trial at Lunenburg Satuh,
after a recess and after the d,r
aging testimony had been piv
in against him, Harvcll was G,
ed, but the call was not answer
He had left for other parts.
to the present he has not b.
found. Melbourne Times.