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The Dolores star., 1903-10-23
An Agricultural Epoch.

The special meeting of the stock
holders of the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad Company, to be held October
21st, the day after the annual meeting,
is likely to be one of the most impor-
tant in the history of the road. says
the Denver News. 1t will mark an
epoch in which the Rio Grande is no
longer dependent upon mining inter
ests for its traffic.
The knowledge that the Rio Grande
source of income from agricultural
products is almost as great as that
from mines has been slow to break
upon the stockholders. The cause OF
the growth of its income from this
source is found in the improved sys-
tens of cultivating arid lands and
in the great trek of homeseekers to
points along its line.
The San Luis valley is attracting
more homeseekers this season than
the entire state of Colorado attracted
two years ago. The trains are crowd
ed and If arrangements can be per-
fected another train is likely to be put
on.
The Rio Grande management at the
special meeting will give due consid-
Grafton to the big showing made by
Its traffic from agricultural and kin
ldred sources. II has been predicted
that an industrial agent would be ap-
pointed at this meeting
The general passenger agent says
that the San Luis valley and other
portions of the state tributary to the
Rio Grande has surprised even the
most sanguine. The travel is unpre-
cedented.
At the stockholders meeting there
Will be reports presented which can
not fail to convince the most skeptical
capitalist that the San Luis valley is
a source OF great wealth to any road
and that when its resources are de-
veloped 1t will surprise everyone.
A list of the state tax due from each
county is being prepared by State
Auditor Holmberg. Each must con-
tribute its share to the funds for the
numerous state institutions and others
included in the 4-mill levy. A table is
being prepared showing how much
each county will have to pay to the
state treasurer.
Health Commissioner Clough of Dem
yer has taken issue with several of the
statements made by the State Board of
Health in the set Of regulations for the
prevention of tuberculosis announced
by that dody. He says that the statis-
tics kept by his ONCE do not show that
so large percentage Of tuberculosis
cases are contracted here a. is claimed
by the State Board. Twenty per cent.
the proportion named. is entirely too
large an estimate for native cases,
claims DR.. Clough. The statement that
the disease is spreading now more than
ever ID also question by the City Health
Department. One of the officials said;
II our records prove anything in this
connection 1t is that there has been
little increase during the last ten years
in the number of cases contracted in
Colorado"
The Dolores star., 1903-10-23
DOLORES STAR
(Published Weskly.l
Soe n. De VIII, Editor and Prop.
DOLORES. COLORADO. }.
Terms: 300 per year.

Goodness me! I'm afraid my crown
isn't on straight!-Lou Dillon.
The Dolores star., 1903-10-23

Pretty soon those fast PAGERS will be
going q mile in no time or better.
The Dolores star., 1903-10-23

Woman's greatest concession lies In
10rgiving a man for her own ofense
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-13

WANTED-Clean soft. rags at the Review.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-13
THEF FAMOUS PONY EXPRESS

A wonderful interest centers in the Pony Express and it's romantic history and the death of Alexander Majors, which occurred in Chicago not long ago, removed the last of three men who had to do with unique and in teresting enterprise of the pioneer day of the west, says an eastern pa per Alexander Majors, usually call ed Col. Majors. was of the firm of Rus sell, Majors and Waddell, who owned for a great many years, the most not able stage-coach system on the west ern plains It was in the manage ment of the Pony Express, however, celebrated on it's own account and broadly advertised by Mark Twain, Buffalo Bill and inumerable story writ. CTS, that greater renOwn came to this western firm along about the early sixties.
 Col Majors. always willing to talk about the bold enterprise of his front fer firm, was never so happy as when explaining some point in connection with the Pony Express. In the old mining exchange at Kansas City, years after the last pony express post house had routed away in rain and blizzard, I in the center of an intensely interested group telling how Buffalo Bill acted on his first trip, how this rider or that escaped with his life after ter rifying experience, how the Buchanan : message of 1860 was delivered at Sac
 ramento in less than eight days, and l then-Col. Majorcs always ends his | stories in one way-he would lower his voice and speak of the time when the i telegraph came and, after that, the
 railroad-the telegraph put an end to 1 the pony express and the railroad to drive the stages into oblivion.
 1 William H. Russell, who died at his ! home in Palmyra, Marion county, Mo. l in the spring of 1871, was the head 1 of the firm that controlled the pony express The third member was John 1 Waddell, who died in the same year i at Lexington, on the Missouri river 1 The other partner surviving them al
 most thirty years.
 There has been much discussion at various times as to the identity of the person who first suggested the idea of a string of fleet ponies across the
 western plains and mountains from the railroad at the Missouri river tC
 the Golden Gate. Among the friend; land acquaintances of Col. Majors there
 was never doubt as to this point l He said, many times, that a certain
 Duke Gwyn-anG the Col. was alway:
 sure to say that Gwyn's name had bu
 enc n" in it-was the suggestor O ; the plan to run the ponies across thu l plains" again quoting MT. Majors. ! He got the idea at Washington,
 think" MT. Majors said. ''and he uset
 to urge h whenever he could get al
 audience. For a long time no on , paid any attention to Bim. But whel business got more pressing, and whel
 1t was found that the stages woulI
 make about given time and no bette , We were approached for our views ol !. the subject. Afte rcanyassing it fo
 awhile we finally agreed, in the fsl of 1855, to go into the thing in goo'
 earnest
 . We had at first sounded a lot o ; the important, business men of bot coast and the eastern cities as to 1t sesirability We learned that the ixet
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-13
4. RFDFWILL&SONS

men of the southwest and carry the largest stock south of San Francisco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
SOuTHE RIM bEL LIE
MARR|ES NEGRO
Handsome Daughter of Horace Kingsley
of Mobile. AIa., Hopes with Louis
Brown|ee. a Yale Graduate.

A couple that attracted an unusual
amount of attention occupied the OBJ
serv.tion car on the North Coast
Limited eastbound yesterday. They
were a, negro and his extremely hand
some white wife.
Louis j. Brownlee and wife are the
strangely mated pair and they are
Fastening from an irate parent, who
has threatened to do all manner of
bodily injury to the dusky husband.
They were married in Los Angeles
last week. The bride is the only
daughter of Horace Kingsley, one OF
the richest citizens of Mobile, Ala.
She was one of the leading bellies
of the smart set in the southern
city.
The groom Is a Yale graduate and
signs NJ. D. after his name. He is
an exceptionally well educated mem
Der Of his race and possesses per-
sonal magnetism. He met Miss
Kingsley when they were engaged in
charitable work in the slums of Mo-
bile.
A passing acquaintance quickly
ripened into more than friendship and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
SLUSH fund STARTED
AT A SECRET MEETING
Saloon Men, Brewers and Liquor Dealers Gather at Eagles
Hall and Raise $264.OO for Beginning the
'Open Town" Fiqht

mittee in the neighborhood Of $1,000
with which to open the fight.
Meetings were announced for the
next six weeks. at each of which 81
assessments will be collected.
One of the first acts of the meet
ing was the passing of resolutions
binding the members to secrecy, the
resolution mentioning reporters in
particular as persons to be feared and
Stunned.
After the resolutions were unani-
mously adopted two guards were sta
toned at the door, presumably to in
tercept any adventurous newspaper
man who might have the temerity to
attempt to pass the secret portal.
Although the circular sent out last
week bore the signature among others
of d. Holman & Co, Mr.. Holman
occasioned considerable surprise by
not attending the meeting.
The secret committee appointed
started in this morning to "round up
the derelicts." and the saloonkeepers
who failed to attend the meeting will
be whipped into line" They can at
least expect to be called upon for the
assessment levied yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
RACER CAUSES SUIT.

The Goddess of Night is booked to
figure prominently before the SUI
perior court. Because D. c.. Nc Nabb
had James Slower arrested last No
vember on a charge of stealing the
Goddess, Slower claims his reputa-
ton. nerves and general we'll being
have been injured to the extent of
$4,000.
The Goddess is race horse, and
all concerned are horsemen. Slower
is jockey and claims that on No
vember s and IL McNabb had him
arrested on charge of carrying off
the Goddess and few small Incl
dentals. The cases were dismissed at
the time in the justice court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
SPECIAL CAR
FOR DELEGATES.

EVERETT. Wash. Feb. 2S.-Mayor
Hunsaker and Aldermen Pendleton
and Myers compose the council COM
mittee which will entertain the visit
ing postmasters. their wives and the
wives OF letter carriers who are at
tending the state convention OF the
state branch of the National Associ-
alton of Letter Carriers which began
here today.
Mayor Hunsaker secured a special
trolley car to meet the visiting wom-
en- and postmasters at the depot. The
letter carriers marched from the boat
landing. headed by their band.
The car will be used TO transport
officials of the convention, their wives
and the wives of letter carriers TO
both the paper mill and smelter. The
committee from the city council will
also take the visitors to other points
OF interest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23

of attention and 1t was impressed
upon the gathering that the saloon
men must combine and stand together
without a break IL they expect to
elect an open town mayor next
May.
Prominent among the speakers
were John Holland Of the Washing
ton Liquor company and the Theater
Comique. Jacob Goetz CDutch Jake")
of the Occur d'Alene, Mr.. Solomon Of
the Falls City Trading company and
DOC" Brown of the Owl.
Mr.. Holland was elected financial
secretary and secret committee,
consisting of Messrs. Holland and
Martin and two others, was appoint
ed to carry on the work Of raising
q goodly "slush fund" for the cam
paign.
1t was stated yesterday that a pre-
liminary assessment OF 81 would be
collected, but the amount turned in
to the financial secretary was exactly
1894. 1t was also given out that a
further assessment Of S. would be
levied early this week, making the
first assessment really Sc.
This will net the saloon mems COM
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
HAS FAITH IN
MISSING w0nAh
Mrs. Lynch StoutIy Con-
tends Mrs. Sage
Will Return.
LETTER FROM MEDIUM.
Writer States She Was UnexpeCt-
eddy Called Away to Investigate
New Medical Discovery.
LETTER FROM MEDIUM.

II am sure that Mrs. Sage was not
a fraud. I am just as sure that she
will come back to Spokane. She had
to go away on a business trip and
could not help leaving suddenly" said
Mrs. Lynch of Hillyard this after
noon.
Mrs. Lynch, who is an elderly wom-
an, stood in front of the Sherwood
block and held in her hand a letter
written by Rev. Alice Sage, the spir-
itualist medium who recently depart
cd with many of the chattels of her
customers.
The words quoted were addressed
to an old gentleman of striking ap-
pearance, who also was one of the
deluded ones who banked his future
prosperity on the missing mediums
supernatural power over the spirits
of the other world. He spoke in a
very excited manner and emphasized
his remarks with forcible gestures.
Talk about sealskin coats and dia-
mond rings" said he in high voice.
why 1 have lost watch in the deal
tidt Oh dCCOuHt OF ltS history was
worth more than $1,000 to me. In
fact, it was invaluable. I'll not rest
until l locate that internal hypocrite
and I'll find her if it costs me every
cent that I'm worth. I believe in
spiritualism. but fraud can be found
there as well as any place else.
But 1 know that she'll come back"
said Mrs. Lynch. Just look at that
letter.
The letter states that Mrs. Sage
was unexpectedly called away to be-
come acquainted with n new medical
discovery that would be made known
to her in case she reached n certain
place on the Wednesday following the
day of her departure.
The reverend" writer stated that
the new discovery would be worth
millions to every one of her patients
and that she would return Just as
soon as she was thoroughly instruct
ed. The otter concluded by assuring
dear Mrs. Lynch" not to worry over
that s2S, as 1t would be ''all right
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23

Bound to the utmost secrecy Ill
saloonkeepers, brewers and liquor
dealers of Spokane held a meeting at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
Eagles hall.
1t was the first of a series of meet
jngs to line up the liquor forces
against the CLOSED town" or reform
policy, which will undoubtedly be
most important factor in the coming
spring election.
Incidentally the men interested in
the movement intend to attempt to
defeat that section of the proposed
charter amendments which will pro-
vide for big increase in the saloon
license.
Primarily 1t was this object which
brought out Ill of a possible 144
saloon and liquor men interested in
fighting an additional license. Their
pocketbooks are liable to be touched
And there was plenty of sensational
speech making yesterday. Those who
made the speeches believed they were
perfectly safe in saying what they
thought and they made the fur fly"
The ministers came in for their share
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
Married IN
TIE CITY JAIL.

Rev. e. A. Anderson of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church today united in
marriage Andrew Jackson, 20 years
old. and Hulda Rainperg, aged II.
The ceremony took place in the coun-
ty sheriff's Office and is the sequel
to tho arrest of the two yesterday
at the William Tell saloon and lodg-
ing house. where they are said to
have been living together.
Both are natives of Sweden. Gust
Pearson OF Stockholm fame. said to
be the girls guardian. offered to give
the couple start in life and when
the proposition was put before the
girl she eagerly grasped the oppor-
tunity to marry Jackson. The latter
debated the matter for n time and
decided to marry in preference to
serving jail sentence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
WOULD prevent
TIMBER CUTTING

Assistant United States Attorney
Edward \. Cushman of Seattle has
filed an application for a restraining
order in the federal court asking that
the Cameron Lumber company of
Spokane be restrained from cutting
any more timber upon all lands in
cluded in townships As, ~ and so,
north OF range /. east of the Boise
meridian, and in townships so and 81,
north of range /. west of the Boise
meridian, all OF the above lands lying
in and being part of Kootenai coun-
ty. Idaho.
The order involves about 10000, 000
feet of timber.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
IS ACCUSED OF
CROOKED DEALING,

Postofiice Inspector Mullen has
caused the arrest of Hugh w. Burch,
a lumber worker of Elmira, Idaho. He
is charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
Burch was placed under arrest late
last night by Captain Coverly and
Detective Ryan of the Great North
ern service. He is charged with
crooked dealing in selling shingle
bolts to E. S. Barnes. a merchant of
North Division street. The prisoner
is suspected of stealing a way bill
from a store at Elmira, of loading
shingle bolts into car and shipping
them to Mr.. Barnes. The men who
forwarded the bolts signed the name
of Perkins The car is valued at
sI0O.
Burch will have a hearing before
United States Commissioner Marshall
at O'Clock this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
SHIP SUBSIDY
BILL IS BURIED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - The
house committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries by a vote OF 10 to
Z today refused to report on the ship
subsidy bill, thus dlsposing of the
matter so far as this session Is con-
cerned.
Rev. Mr.. Suffer offered prayer
when the house met today. praying
that this generation might be guided
by the precepts and example Of
Washington.
The senate was also opened with q
similar prayer and the time-honored
custom OF reading Washington's fare
well address was gone through with,
Dubois of Idaho being called to act
as presiding officer FOR that purpose.
Admiral Higginson., commanding
the North Atlantic squadron, today
wired tho navy department from San
Juan that he had sent the collier
Prairie to search for the disabled col
lier Alexander.
Representative Jones of Washing
ton hade an effort to have the ship
subsidy bill amended in several par
ticulars, but was steadily voted down
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23

soon they were lovers. An idea of
the magnetism of the man may be
gained from the fact that in two
months he had overcome this girl S
innate prejudice of caste and race.
Last week the couple gave up the
struggle against fate and decided to
elope. They could not be married in
most southern states, as the laws
there are very stringent against in
termarriage of whites and blacks
They were married in Los Angeles
last Tuesday.
Mr. Brownlee yesterday was very
10th to talk, but said:
1T is against our wishes that this
thing should get into the papers and
l will not discuss it.
What do we intend to do? You
know that we could not live in this
country without being prosecuted,
however free you may claim to be.
I'VE intend to settle in Canada or
some European country. where 1 will
resume the practice of my profess
ion"
Mrs. Brownlee, a beautiful bru-
nette, in her pronounced southern as
cent refused to make any statement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
SUES COL. RIDPATH.

The majesty of the law has been
invoked to compel Colonel William
Ridpath to shell up $3.50 to Charles
Hottran, tailor. The complaint
filed in Justice Suckers court al
leges that the plaintiff furnished the
colonel with clothes, sewed on but
tons, mended and patched the col
onels trousers and rendered numer-
Gus other services to the defendants
wardrobe for a period of two years.
For this the colonel was to pay
$S55.5o, of which, it is claimed, he
only paid $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
KEENAN, SIGNS
RESTRAINING ORDER

Judge KEENAN, today at noon sign
ed restraining order against the
city in the matter OF the creIhatory,
which came up before the council this
afternoon.
The order restraints the city from
accepting any bids until the final de-
cree in the case is entered next
Thursday.
The order was granted at the re-
quest of G. b. Dennis and Father
Van Corp. This puts a new phase on
the case and renders an appeal likely.
At the meeting this afternoon the
council and board of public works
are discussing the merits of the new
crematory.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
BocARDUS SENTENCED

Judge Richardson this morning
sentenced II. l.. Bogardus to three
years IN the penitentiary. Bogardus
Immediately filed an appeal and was
released on bonds pending its hear
ing.
Bogardus was accused of embezzl-
ing the funds of the Spokane Build
ing & Loan association. of which he
was the secretary. He was convicted
on the charge of making fraudulent
use of $1,000 obtained from the
Whitehouse Dry Goods company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
ACTRESS CHARGED
$3.50 PRICE OF KISS
Portland Vaudeville Star Brings Suit to Recover
for OsCu|atory Performance.

Robert Burris, n prominent business
man, is the defendant
Mr.. Burris was doing the town."
and after meeting the charming
Rose remembers little except that he
was done" to the extent of $57 in
cash, while his handbook evidenced
that he had given check TO Miss
Davenport for $3.50. the price she
charged for a kiss.
This IL the situation of the affair
at present. Mr.. Burris says he has
been robbed, and the actress declares
she has been victimized.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
FARREL'S new JOB.

J. d. Farrell, formerly president Of
the Northern Pacific Steamship COM
pany and recently elected president
of the Northern Steamship company.
has been selected by President Hill
of the Great Northern to become as
sistant to the president with re-
sponsible duties on the western end
of the system, the appointment being
effective March /. Mr.. Farrell was
formerly a resident of Spokane. and
is looked upon as one OF the citys
strongest friends.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. ga
stor! OVERLOOKING with love, duplicity
and kisses that came at the rate of
$3.50 each, was that told today In a
complaint filed looking to the recov-
cry of the equivalent of a $3.50 check.
payment on which had been stopped.
The complainant is Rose Daven-
port, clever speciality actress, Sc
ductive In form and shape and win
some in manner, who has been doing
q turn at the Fredericksburg, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
STRIKE RESULT OF
HIGHEST CIVILIZATION

strikes except as extreme measures,
and said they should then be fought
to the last ditch.
He said the reason why there were
more strikes in America than any
where else in the world was because
a strike is the result of the highest
civilization.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
GREAT N0RTHERN'S
new Time TABLE.

The new time table for the Great
Northern railway is IN the hands of
the printers. The officers are now
in the city waiting to correct the
proof as it is turned out. The new
schedule will affect the arrival and
departure OF passenger trains No. /.
., 3 and 1.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
ANKENY WILL
HOLD RECEPTION.

Sonator-elect Levi p. Ankeny with
Mrs. Ankeny arrived in the city from
A committee from the chamber OF
commerce greeted Mr. Ankeny upon
his arrival and he was driven at once
to the Hotel Spokane.
A public reception will be held at
the hotel tonight at o'clock, which
will be followed by dancing In the
Moorish room at o'clock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
TO CONSULT CANADA.

LONDON. Feb. est was an
nounced In the house of commons to
day that the British members OF the
Alaskan boundary tribunal will be
selected in consultation with the Ca
madam government.
Lord Cranbourne also announced >he
had Information that the Americah
claims against Venezuela would be
submitted to The Hague conference.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
SMALL ROBBERIES.

Two sets OF harness were stolen
last night. one from r. L. Caruthers
of 237 Front avenue and the other
from Charles Ryan of 7l3 Second
avenue.
J. w. Mcdonald of 214 Front ave-
nue. carelessly left his black ulster
coat in his wagon in front of his
home this morning. He now asks
the aid Of the police In locating the
nj ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
EDWARDS FIRST
LEVEE OF SEASON.

LONDON, Feb. 23.--King Edwards
first levee Of the season was held to-
day at Buckingham palace. Ambass-
ador Choate and his full stan were
present.
John Barrett of Washington and
Ex-Governor d. II. Francis of Mis-
souri, were formally presented. Some
excitement was caused as the guests
appeared outside the palace by n
collision between n horse ridden by
the earl of Arran and cab. The
earl was slightly injured.