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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

Congressman Hogg and wife will
leave early next month for Washing
ton, where they will be the guests Of
Congressman Bell, who continues In
ONCE until March 4th. Mr.. Bell,
who has for many years been warm
personal friend Of Mr.. Hogg, has
kindly taken 1t upon himself to put
our new congressman through a
course Of sprouts and generally make
him familiar with Legislative ropes,
and Judge Hogg has availed himself
of the opportunity.-San Miguel Ex-
Aminer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
SMALLPOX.

1t became evident to the authori-
ties here last week that there were
one or two mild cases of smallpox In
the community. Steps were at once
tal.en to isolate these cases and a
strict quarantine was established on
those known to have been exposed.
Every precaution has been taken to
prevent the spread Of the disease and
the doctors now believe they have 1t
under control.
The following letter will explain
the origin of these cases:
ONCE Of STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Denver, Colorado, December n, 1901.
DIR. Samuel French, j.
Health Officer,
Meeker, Colorado.
Dear Doctor-We have your re-
port of smallpox In the person of J.
A. Taylor, and your letter Of Dec. "a
accompanying same. Please vaccin-
ate the exposed and keep them in
quarantine for fourteen days from
the date Of last exposure. You will
notice by reference to our Sanitary
Bulletin that the period Of quarantine
fDr srnall-pox In four weeks from the
+; ~ ,sia4.lnY u the eruption, and in any
u.se not less than ten days from the
completion Of scaling.
The Denver Bureau Of Health re-
ports that they have g. F. Watson,
President of the Conference off Seventh
Day Adventists, Ill with smallpox
In Denver; that fourteen days prior
10 his illness he was at Meeker and
called on Miss Mabel Evans, whom
he says now has the disease. Please
make thorough investigation to dis
cover any concealed cases, and take
every precaution to stamp out
the disease. We have no report of
Miss Evans case.
We sent you yesterday copies OF the
Public Health Laws and Sanitary
Code and blanks.
Yours truly,
J. N. Hall, M. d.
Sec. State Board Of Health.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
His Glorious Time,

HE had 'em!"
"He didT'
ssSureI He saw snakes"
"Did hey'
"An' one Of the snakes he saw lit
him."
.sThink Of that, now!"
$50 he had to take some more Of
the antidote."
'tOf course"
.An' then he saw more snakes"
"An' was he bit againT'
"He was."
IAN had to take some more anti
doter'
ssfIe did"
'twhat glorious time he's been
havin' v'-Chicago Evening Post.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Good Advice.

The Denver Republican for Dec. u
contained the following: ~
"Dr. D. n. Pearsons, Chicaeo's
venerable philanthropist who has
given millions Of dollars to strug-
Cling young colleges, gave some New
Years gifts ammounting to 4l7G0O
In endowments the other day and In
cidently he handed some advice to
the young man Of this generation.
!" Get land said the doctor. Go
out into the northwest corner Of
Colorado. There are snow topped
mountains spread With tall pines, and
there are green valleys and swift run
ming water. Get Land with coal uu-
der It. Get pasture land where cat
tie can be graxed. Get meadow Land
and tillable land. Buy all you can and
hang ON to II. Then go to work.
That is district Of hustlers and you
must hustle with them. Go to stay
and do not be disheartened by early
hardships. Go where there Is not o
railroad for sixty miles and you have
to enter OH horseback. The railroad
will follow soon, and those who fight
hard will come out on top
ut Is probable that the young man
of today will look a long time before
he will find any better words Of ad-
vice than those which DIR. Pearsons
gave 10 readily toa reporter. There
are thousands Of acres in Colorado,
and particularly In the northwestern
part of the state, which can be pro-
cured for little money. Patience and
courage do the rest. The young man
who buys land today, under the con-
ditions outlined by DR.. Pearsons, will
be independently wealthy In few
years, as all the undeveloped country
from the Missouri TO the Cascades 10
bound to I'LL up rapidly in the next
five or ten years. There II wonder
full demand for land that can be put
under irrigation, and this demand r
certain to grow rather than decrease.
Consequently the young man who
secures property now and improves
It, even though 1t may be the most
unpromising looking spot in the heart
of wilderness, will be Of indepsnd-
ent means long before he has reached
middle Life.
1.-THE young nAn who intends to
stsrt the new year with some good
resolve can do no better than echo
DIR. Persons advice, Get land"
DR.. Pearsons and the Republican
certainly have level heads in regard
to the foregoing: II there is scope
Of country in the United States which
Is bound to come to the front in the
next few years 1t is right here in Rio
Blanco and Routt counties. We VEN
ture the assertion that In ten years
from now these two counties will con-
tain fifty thousand people and they
are capable Of supporting them, too.
We have the land for the crops and
the water to produce them. We have
plenty Of fuel and the railroads prac-
tically within our grasp and all we
lack il the people to develope the land
and our numerous other resources.
We are sure of the people as soon as
the railroad can bring them. Before
another decade has rolled around
this will be one of the most produc-
tive portions of the state.
This country is on tbe boom but
there is no danger Of OVERRIDING the
matter. 1t can just keep on booming
for years to come and still have the
resources behind it to support it.
Needless to say, Meeker is bound to
be the future metropolis Of the west
ern slope-can't help but be.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

AZ the undersigned viii be st ~
state capital after this issue, for .
period more Of less indellnate, J. A.
Blair will have charge Of TIN
HERALD until my return.
JAMns LyTf1E
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Here's a Snap.

For trade-Forty acres good land
located in Missouri for horses and
cattle This Office.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28
MEETS DEATH IN SLOUGH
Bernadotte Farmer browns in
Quagmire.
A. p. Swenson Sought to Release
His. Horses.
Became Entangled in the Reins
and PeriShed.

A shocking tragedy occurred Sun
day in the township of Bernadotte,
Nicollet county. In crossing a small
slough A. P. Swenson, a man about
10 years of age and a prominent far
mer. descended from his wagon to re-
lease his horses from the quagmire
and became entangled in the reins.
Thrown to the ground and unable to
help himself, he persisted.
Details of the affair are very meagre
but it is understood there were no
witnesses of the drowning. Mr.. Sven
son was driving toward his home and
was alone in his wagon. While eros
sing the Doggy spot his horses became
mired and to assist and encourage
them he jumped down from his seat.
What followed can only be con-
jectured, but is the general opinion
that he was caught by the lines as the
team moved forward and jerked from
his feet. With the leather thongs
binding his legs, he was, of course,
rendered entirely helpless and could
do nothing to extricate himself from
his situation.
When discovered he was quite dead,
the drowning having occurred in a
few inches of mud and water.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28

Mrs. B. F. Weber goes to Mankato
today for a brief visit.
There will be Episcopal service at
Gebser Hall, Sunday evening, at 1880,
by Rev. Chouinard.
Adolph Burmeister of this city, sue
cessfully passed the state examination
last week and has been licensed as a
registered pharmacist. Out of fifty.
four young men who took the tes::, only
thirteen passed. ~-.
Herman Helm, athletic instructor al
Turner Hall, will give instruction in
dancing the coming winter, commenc-
ing the first of the month. Prospective
pupils should see Mr.. Helm or George
Hauenstein.
LOST.-A pocket book containing a
sum of money in bills. Finder please
leave at this Office.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28
ENTIRE PLOT IS REVEALED

A telephone message from St. Peter
to the Review this morning says that
the entire plot has been revealed 1t
appears that the letter was practically
dictated by the detectives, as Loetfel-
macher affirms that Coleman and
Whitney called at the jail and offered
to help him escape if he would obtain
the money.
They agreed, he claims, to get Sher-
if Mcmillan drunk, to contrive some
means of getting Loefelmacher out of
Jail and to then conceal him at Cole
mans home in Minneapolis until such
a time as he could be ferreted out OF
the country. -.
Sheriff Mcmillan states that he al
lowed the detectives to visit the pris-
oner privately but disclaims any
knowledge of the letter.
Persons interested in the defense be-
lieve they have case against the de-
tectives, and the Review is informed
that charges will be preferred.
John Loeffelmacher was this morn
ing sentenced to seven years in the
penitentiary, four for arson and three
for his share in the dynamiting.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28
VETERANS TAKE THELEAD
Columbus Win Two Games and Are in
First Place.

Last Wednesday evening the second
contest in the league series took place.
Doctors, the former winning. The
score:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28
Total. :,
Standing.

The party given by Misses Silverson,
Richardson and Kock on Saturday
evening of last week.-mrs. an occasion
of great enjoyment to all who were
present. The hall was very Hastily
decorated for the evening with twining
smilax and delicate carnations. The
numerous guests We're received into
the spacious parlor by the hostesses,
where tables were waiting for those
who are fond of whist. The dancing
program was begun early in the even
ing and continued until twelve. Turner
orchestra furnished the very excellent
music. Light refreshments were served
at one end of the parlor throughout
the evening.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28
MIssIYE WITH A MYSTERY TAKES ISSUE WITH SHAW
Loeffelmacher Makes Strange Re-
quest of Father.
Writes Letter Home Demanding
the Sum of $3.50.
Possibly Clumsy Ruse ofDetectives
to Get Money.

! Something of mystery surrounds
a letter which was received yesterday
afternoon by August Loefelmacher.
The missive came from the county jail
at St. Peter and was written by John
Loefelmacher. In it the young man
requested his father to give him $3.50,
stating that he had urgent need of the
money.
What possible use the prisoner car
have for such a large sum is not plain,
unless he has been given the false idea
that he can buy his freedom, and there
is a theory that the detectives who
have been working on the case are
! implicated in this latest development.
Coleman has been hanging around
| New Ulm for nearly week. Yesterday
he arrived in the city from st. Peter
| on the l o'clock train and less than
an hour later a man answering the
decription of his faithful henchman,
''Detective'' Whitney, called at a
local livery barn and arranged to
have sealed letter delivered to Aug.
Loetfelmacher.
When the epistle was opened it was
found to be from John Loeffelmacher,
the young man asking for $3.50 and
telling his father to hand the money
to him in the Nicollet county court
rooro thic Y,oorr,i,,r Of tho tipo he
received his sentence and when the
'two sheriffs" (McMillan and Deputy
Olson) would not be likely to witness
the transaction. For no apparent
reason he stipulated that the bills be
in the denomination of fifty dollars
each.
This was the substance of the letter
and it has a very queer appearance.
How it was written and passed from
the jail without the knowledge of Sher-
if Mcmillan is hard to see and if he
is aware of the nature of it's contents
Aug. Loeffelmacher would be likely to
have a difficult time in passing money
to his son Without being detected. The
more plausible explanations are that
an attempt is being made to incrimi-
nate the elder Loeffelmacher by hav-
ing him aid a prisoner, or else that
the detectives hoped torealize expense
money by agreeing to divide with
the boy. .--.-11.
To persons familiar with the meth.
DDS of Coleman, he whose speciality is
overhearing stable conversation the
latter seems the most probable. tits
one of his smooth detective stunts to
a nicely, and is no clumsier than
many other subterfuges he has attempt-
ed. Strange to say, the ruse has failed,
as no attempt will be made to deliver
the currency. -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28
District Judge Loses yaluables.

Judge B. F. Weber had the mis-
fortune this week to lose a pocket
book containing a large sum of
money. Judge Weber has no idea
when or where he dropped the purse
and did not discover his loss until
last night. Several days ago he drew
some money from the bank and last
evening when he went to look for the
$50 or $50 still remaining it was gone.
The purse is a small leather affair
but is not marked with the owners
name and does not contain papers b,
which it may be identified.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28

nent: Enquiries concerning this case
were received from Governors Clough
and Lind, both of whom dismissed the
matter. In 1899 Messrs Welsh, Hayne
and Hubacheck, attorneys of Minueapo.
lis, were retained by the mother to. OBJ
! tain the information she requested, and
Mr.. Welsh of this firm appeared before
our Board Of Control and argued the
case.''
Now, this statement Of Mr.. Merrill is
fact, and you say you are reasonably
"cognizaht'' of the internal workings OF
the administration Of this school. Now
the mother with her counsel did appear
before the Board in 1899, did she note
Evidently you have forgotten this, you
were there. But where vas Moses when
the light went out?
And you further state in your commu-
nication that the consent to the adopt
ion of this child was given in 1899 now,
you are "cognizant'' and reasonably so
Of the internal workings of this institu-
ton at Owatonna, aren't you2 I stand
ready to prove that your allegation as
to the consent of the adoption of this
child having been given IN 1899, Is false
and untrue in fact.
/ have in my hands a certified copy
under the seal of the court, showing
that Superintendent Galen A. Merrill
signed this consent to the adoption Of
Myra Pearl Starr, on the 10th day of
March, 1900 and was. sworn to before
Harlan A. Leach, notary public for
Steele county, MIMI, and duly authenti-
Gated by George w. Peachey, clerk of
district court in and for Steele county,
Mimi, signed and sealed on the 10th
day of March, 1000. Now, Mr.. Shaw,
do you desire to dispute court records
before an intelligent public2 Ny ad-
vice to you is. when you appear before
the public in print, state facts if you
can, and give your hat chance.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, allow me
to say this closes my argument with Mr..
Shaw now and for all time. Pardon
me for answering ridiculous perver-
sion of the Truth as stated by me in
my former communication.
' G. A. BLoMBERG, JR.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28

By winning from the Pioneers Mon
day evening the Columbia club took
first place in the bowling league. The
veterans had no trouble in capturing
the contest and defeated their oppo-
nents with ease. In the second of the
three games Frank Burg made total
of 252, the high score of the season
thus far. The score:
Cor TIMPTAS
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28
Foresters as Hosts.

Next Sunday evening November 1st,
the members of st. John Court, No.
sos, G. O. F., will give literary and
entertainment in their hall on
State street. An admission fee of 25
cents will be charged and as an enter
tainment by the Foresters gives as
surance of enjoyment the attendance
will without doubt be large. The pro-
gram is as follows:
l Piano Duet. :. Arthur and Seifert.
2 Yaegerlust. ......... Maennerchor.
3 Cornet and piano j Ohm w artha and
M. A. Endres.
4 Either and violin. Miss Schwedinger
and NJ A. Endres.
5 Nightingale and Rose W altz. Mixed
choir.
6 Piano solo,. Cecilia Eibner
!. Cello and piano. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eckstein.
8 Blumenpolka Mixed choir.
20 Speeches. Rev. H. 3. Sandmeyel
and Rev.sF. S. Rant.
10 Mach der Heimat... Mixed choil
and Maennerchor.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-28

Rev. II. w. Johnson, formerly of
this place but now pastor of the Con-
gregational church at New Richland,
has resigned his charge and will &C
cept call to Duluth.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15
A BOy'a Victory.

Crossroads, Tenn, Sept. A.-Orbra Young,
the ten-year-old son of Lester Young, of this
place, is a bright boy, and one who is very
we'll liked by all who know him.
For some years Orbra has suffered great
deal with form of Kidney Trouble which
was very annoying, and which made him mis-
cradle all the time. He had to get up three
or four times every night, almost all his
life.
His father heard of remedy called Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and bought some for the lit
tie fellow with the result that he is now CON-
pletely cured of the old trouble. He says:
"Dodd's Kidney Pills soon gave me great
relief, and now I can sleep all night without
having to get up, We will always praise
Dodd's Kidney Pills"
There are many children suffering from
Kidney and Urinary troubles. These dis.
orders should be promptly corrected. Dodd's
Kidney Pills is a safe and sure remedy for
al such arrangements.
Master Orbra Young conquered his trou.
bles and made we'll boy of himself by using
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and any one may do
the same by the same means.
Parents should see to it that their children
are given fair chance in life, and there il
nothing that can undermine the health OF
a growing child as much as Kidney and Uri'
nary arrangements.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15
Coffee a. q Disln fe tant.

Experiments with roasted coffee prove
that it is the most powerful means not
only Of rendering animal and vegetable
efluvia harmless, but of actually de-
stroying them. On one occasion, meat
in an advanced state of decomposition
was instantly deprived of its offensive
odor when pound of roasted coffee was
placed near it. In another instance,
where sulphureted hydrogen and am
monia could be strongly detected, the
odor was completely removed in half a
minute with three ounces of fresh
roasted coffee, while other parts of the
house were cleared of the smell simply
by passing through the rooms with q
rooster containing coffee. The best
method for using coffee as disinfectant
is to dry the raw bean, pound it in a
mortar and then roast the powder on a
moderately heated iron plate, until it
is of q dark-brown color. Then sprinkle
It in sinks or cesspools or lay it on a
plate in the room which you wish to dis
infect. Coffee acid or coffee oil acts
more readily in very small quantities.
Amsr:can Queen.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15
FEARED A SEPARATION.
The Dea- Little Lamb Was Afraid
Her Father Might Be Put
with the Goats.


Her father had read her the parable Of the
sheep and the goats at the day of judgment.
She made no comment, but that night
sound of weeping came from her room. Her
mother went a. consider, relates Brooklyn
Life.
"Why are you crying, dear?"
"About the goats! Oh, Pm SO afraid In
. goat" 80,
"Why, no., dearie, you are a sweet little
lamb, and if you should die tonight you
would 20 straight to Heaven" With this
and like assurances she was finally pacifed.
The next night the same performance was
repeated, and again her mother inquired the
reason,
OTIS the goatsl I'm afraid about the
goats!"
didn't tell you, dear, that you were .
little lamb"
"Oh," she sobbed, I'm not crying about
myself, but I'm 'fraid you may be gost!"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15

T N THE old days, when our grand
mothers, or even our mothers, were
young, darning meant either rents in
gowns to be neatly drawn together or
stockings to be mended. But now darn
ing is a pastime, an art, an accomplish
ment, if you will; but one need not be
possessed of patient mind or even an
artistic soul to make for herself one OF
the new darned waists now shown In
the shops. Shirt waists are the most
elaborate of the many pretty things
made of this curious old-fashioned buck
toweling.
The material is bought by the yard at
any linen store, and costs from rs to so
cents q yard, according to the quality
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15

sired. In No. / the work will be found
quite simple If the hexagons are worked
first, as the dotted lines show, then the
other lines, making an elaborate and in
tricate pattern when finished.
In No., 2 the thread must be carried
under the material, making a stitch on
the wrong side, and after the outside
lines are worked it will not be at all
difficult to finish the pattern.
These bands are suitable also for the
ends of bureau scarfs. work bags, sash
curtains, or anything one can think of
that can be made of the toweling. A
beautiful center-piece and plate doilies
can be made by hemstitching and work
ing a simple band all around inside, the
centerpiece having corners like those IL.
Illustrated worked in two shades of green,
one very pale, the other one quite dark.
And what more serviceable than tray
cover with such a corner darned in two
shades Of blue?
Any design is excellent for work bag
when followed out in pale lavender and
a medium shade of yellow. For the
fringe, ravel out about five inches of the
hmk, and, making a fine knot on the
wrong side, draw through alternate
threads of lavender, yellow and black,
about a quarter of an inch apart, cut
ting it off the length of the other fringe.
Now knot these together in some simple
manner, and desirable and useful bag
will be the result It may have a cas-
ing and ribbons to draw it together and
be stitched all around on the machine.
and It will be as good as new each time
it is washed.
The New York Herald says that after
becoming accustomed to the work the
most elaborate patterns may be fol-
lowed, and will usually be found hand
somer If the design has a double line,
Anything can be adapted to this work
that has sharp corners and diagonal
lines, as, for instance, the old patterns
for croas stitch,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15

washing very we'll. The effect OF an "old
bleach" waist, with cuff bands, stripe
down box plat in front, and stocks,
darned in turquoise blue and black, ia
very good. AS the two threads are
darned in at the same time, 1t is some
times the blue and sometimes the
black which shows the most. Pale
blue and dark blue, light green and
black, dark blue and green, pink and
black are all good color schemes, and II
so:ething very extra is wished three
threads-black, light blue and shrimp
pink-are very rich, Ill three beinc
worked In at onoA
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15

and width. The best for the work is
quite coarse, and as the loops or threads
through which the pattern is worked
are large and loose the work will be
found not at all trying to the eyes. A
rather large-eyed needle is used, and
must be threaded with two threads OF
working cotton of different colors. Dark
blue and red are the best colors IT the
article is to go to the laundry often, but
there are many beautiful combinations
which will stand an ordinary amount OF
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-15
MISSION CRADLE ROCKER.
Unique Piece of Furniture for Moth
ers Who Still Believe in En-
cacy of R0cking.-

Fora mamma who is given to such
unhygienic actions as rocking herself
or her child there could be no more
quaint piece of furniture than the mis-
sion cradle rocker. It's old-timey
enough to appeal to the lover Of old
furniture, and quaint enough to inter-
est anybody. Until baby grows into a
famous pedestrian it is big enough for
two. The little one may kick its pink
toes in the shut-in end of the rocker