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, 1904-12-29
LOST HORSE
Billy Collins, stage Driver on Mail route
to Dillon-Puts in bad Night
On Divide

During the storm that ragged
over this section of the country
from Saturday to Monday the
Dillon stage drivers had pretty
tough trips over the Divide.
Billy Collins, one of the drivers
left Dillon about 8 o'clock Satur-
day morning for Saratoga. 1t was
storming hard and about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon one of the horses
in the team slipped off the trail
into the deep snow. In order to
get the animal back and also save
the other horse Collins unhitched
it and in it's frantic lunges the
horse worked itself down the
mountain a couple of hundred
yards, Collins attempted to get
the horse back to the trail but
was FINELY compelled to give it
up.
Collins was obliged to stop
there for the night and had a
hard fight to keep from freezing
to death. Next morning the
horse was dead, the exertion and
cold being to much. Collins took
the remaining horse and came to
transfer where he secured another
horse and returned for the sled.
He was met at the transfer by
Mr.. Scribner who brought the
mail in, Collins returning to Dill
Ion with the mail from this place.
John Chase who left here Mon
day morning for Dillon was OBJ
liged to stay all night at the trans
fer taking the mail on to Dillon
the next day.
The snow is soft and until the
trail is packed down will be diff
ficult to travel over, when this is
accomplished however no trouble
is anticipated.
, 1904-12-29
FORESTRY CONGRESS
Different BRANCHES Of Forestry to be Con
sidered at Convention in
Washington.

l. G.. Davis, superintendent OF
the Medicine Bow forest reserve,
left Monday for Washington. ID.
c., as a delegate to the American
Forestry Congress, which con-
venes during the first week in
January, from the End to the 9th.
The congress will be under the
auspices of the American Forestry
Association, and its purpose will
be to establish a broader under
standing of the forest in its rela-
ton to the great industries de
pending directly or indirectly up
ON it, and to advance the conserv-
alive use of forest resources for
both the present and future needs
of these industries.
Among the questions to be con-
sidered are, forestry aud its effect
upon the lumber industry; the re-
Iation of the public forest lands to
irrigation, mining and grazing;
forestry in relation to railroad
supplies and a thorough discus
sion of national and state forest
policy.
The rise of the forest movement
dates from 1875 when a small body
of public spirited men organized
the American Forestry Congress
and the organization has increased
in numbers and influence yearly
until 1t has become one of the
great powers for good over the en-
tire country.
The convention will be compos-
ed of delegates from every portion
of the country, and men who have
made a thorough study of forestry
in all its branches, such as Hon.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agri-
culture, and president of the Am
erican Forestry Association, Hon.
Clifford Pinchot, Forester Uuited
States Department of Agriculture,
and others.
, 1904-12-29
CoLLIDED ON BRIDGE
One eight horse Team and a Four horse
Team try to pass and have
mix-up.

Last Thursday afternoon the
freight outfit of l.. b. Chase, con
sisting of an eight horse team and
three wagons met a four horse
coal team belonging to c. $. Tay-
lor in the middle of the bridge
and as a result one of the horses
belonging to Taylor, has a broken
leg and a wagon wheel was badly
smashed.
The bridge is sufficiently wide
to allow two wagons to pass if the
teams are driven with lines, but
the freight outfits nearly all use
jerk lines and it is a difficult
matter to keep a long string of
horses hugging N side of the
bridge. 1t seems that Mr.. Chase
had gotten his teams swung over
but the minute the Taylor wagon.
which was driven by Chas War
mock, passed the leaders they
swung back to the middle of the
bridge crowding Warnock into
the railing and they were stopped
just in time to prevent pushing
him clear off the bridge.
The horse with the broken leg
was shot.
, 1904-12-29
MAsoNs AND STARS INSTALL
Impressive Ceremonies held in Masonic
Hall last Thursday evening fol-
lowed by Banquet.

Among the many pleasant
events of the past year, the joint
installation of Masons and Order
of Eastern Star, followed by a
banquet, tenderd to the Masons
and their families by the East
ern Star, will rank first The
impressive ceremonies of installa-
ton were conducted by A. J..
Doggett, Past Master of the Ma.
sonic Lodge, and Mrs. Doggett,
Past Worthy Matron of the East
ern Star Chapter. The services
lasted until about 10 o'clock when
tables were placed in the hall and
the Masons. Stars and their guests
were seated to a most excellent
banquet. At the close of the
banquet, Mrs. A. j. Dsggett as
t~oastmaster made a very pleasant
address and called upon Mrs. A.
W. Eager, newly installed Wor-
thy Matron of the Eastern Star
who delivered the address of well
come, in a most pleasing manner.
c. B. Sterrett. Worshipful Master
responded in a well chosen adj
dress.
The following toasts were given
by the toastmaster, aud responded
to.
"Our Guests" J. f. Crawford.
why we Cling to Masonry
A. j. Doggett
"Our Chapter
Mrs. j. W. Heather.
"The Star our Guide"
J. B. Maghee
Relationship existing between
Masons and Stars"
q. f. Jensen.
"Our Obligations"
L. w. Devine.
''The Masons." 1. NJ. CONFESS.
Each subject WAS well handled
and most earnest attention given
throughout. Mrs, Gustave Jen-
sen, Mrs. Charles Kinzle and Mrs.
j. w. Heather favored the guests
with several instrumental pieces
and G. L Jensen with a couple
of solos.
Congenial and harmonious
Throughout tended to make it an
evening the memory of which is a
pleasure.
, 1904-12-29
The Christmas Tree.

Friday night the Jensen hall
was crowded with people to wit
ness the Christmas tree and enter
tainment given for the children of
Saratoga.
The first thing on the program
was a goodnight drill by little
girls and boys in night dresses
and caps. The little tots did well
and brought down the house. Miss
Larsen had charge of the little
folks.
This was followed by a cantata,
with elves, fairies, ETC., and Mr..
and Mrs. Santa Claus. Prof. and
Mrs. Stearns had charge of the
cantata, and everyone enjoyed it
immensely. After the cantata the
toys and candy sacks were distrib-
uted by Santa Claus.
The hall was cleared after the
entertainment and dancing indulg-
ed in until 2 O'Clock in the morn
ing,
, 1904-12-29
Theft Of Morphine Causes Detection

Evanston, Wyo., Dec. 27-J.
B. Ralston has been arrested and
is in Jail here charged with the
series of robberies which occurred
last Thursday at Spring Valley.
The evidence against Ralston is
very strong. The store of the
Union Pacific Coal company was
first entered and a large quantity
of knives, razors, jewelry, etc, and
about 500 in money taken. The
Denison drug store was then en-
tered the thief securing a large
Quantity of morphine. This led
TO his detection, as it was evident
the robber was a morphine fiend.
Next the postofice a robbed
of quite a sum, and the burglar
concluded his nights work by
looting the Bob. Young saloon
and getting a small surn of money.
, 1904-12-29
Christmas on Beaver
the first.

The Christmas Tree and Enter
tainment held christmas eve at the
school house on Beaver creek was
n SPLENDID success. Miss Elean-
or Rowen the teacher for that
district, had her pupils drilled so
well hat there was not a hitch in
the entire program, and with the
music in charge of Prof. Rollman
and Miss Pearl Hunter, it was
without doubt one of the incest
affairs of that kind that has hap
pened in the Valley. The most
amusing event was the Tableau of
Santa Claus best friends. 1t was
composed OF babies ranging in
age from . months to a year old,
some Growing, others laughing
and crying all at once. Miss Row.
en- arranged them in delightful
confusion, asleep, awake, on
chairs, pillows, rugs, heads up,
heels up, dander up and talking
all kinds of languages. The pro.
gram was as follows;
Song, Hosanna to the King.
Prayer and Scripture Reading.
Rev. Ii. w. Bainton
Song, The Savior has Come.
Recitation, A Present.
Edwin Hayden
, 1904-12-29
ALBERT NIXON WOUNDED
Reeoil Of a Heavily Loaded Shot Gun
nearly knocks his head of Three
deep stitches required to put
His Nose in place.

Yesterday afternoon Albert
Nixon had an accident with a
shot gun that came near resulting
fatally. The gun was an old
muzzle loader which species of
weapon Albert was not familiar,
and in loading it he put in an
extra heavy charge. When he
undertook to shoot the gun the
recoil crushed the stock and the
breech plowed into his face, be-
ginning at the upper lip it nearly
tore off the nose and made an
ugly wound that stopped just in
time to save the right eye.
DIR. Price WAS called to the
house of William Lee, on the
Hugus ranch, where the accident
occurred, and found it necessary to
take three deep stitches, and to
use a great deal of adhesive plast-
err to get the nose back in place.
DIR. Price says the wound is an
ugly and painful one but does not
anticipate any serious consequent
ces from it,
, 1904-12-29
Pathfinder Project Assured.
was shot.

Governor Chatt-rton recently
received ii telegram from Wash
ington which will make the heart
of the Wyomingite glad. for it
tells of the final act in removing
all obstacles from the path of the
great Pathfinder dam and irriga-
ton project in central eastern
Wyoming and western Nebraska.
The telegram was from the secre-
tary of the interior and stated
briefly that the contract recently
entered into by and between the
state land board, Mr.. Lingle,
owner of the Whalen Falls canal
and irrigation project, and agents
of the reclamation service, for the
use of the Lingle ditch by the
government, and granting Uncle
Sam permission to widen and ex.
tend the Lingle canal and use it
forever as d part of the Pathfind-
er canal system in carrying water
through the hills to the lands to
be reclaimed in western Nebraska
had been approved in every par
ticular.
Thus the original proposition
of the state land board has been
accepted and their firm stand ap-
proved, and at the same time the
newG from Washington complete
ly refutes the persistent reports
printed in a Denver evening pa
per hat the Lingle project was
sold outright to the government
months ago, and the statements in
these dispatches relative to the
details of the transaction from
time to time are confirmed in
every particular.
, 1904-12-29

ing about train orders, depots,
trains and wrecks, and says that
he can hear the cries of the dying.
All efforts to capture the insane
man have failed but the author
tiles of Uinta county will send
out a posse to effect his capture.
kanchmen who have seen him
say he answers the description of
Miller, who disappeared
from Granger on the night of the
awful wreck, and who has not
been heard from since that time.
journal.
, 1904-12-29
Went Coon Hunting.

W. B. and James Harden, ac-
companied by several boys, were
up the river hunting Sunday and
bagged three coons, all fairly
good sized animals. Mr.. Harden
had run across the tracks the
morning before and the following
day took the dogs and captured
the coons. These animals are
rather scarce in this country. OILY
having made their appearance a
few years ago.
, 1904-12-29
Is Operator Insane.

An unknown man who is be-
lieved to be Operator James Mil
Ter, whose error in copying a train
order had much to do with caus-
ing the awful head end collision
at Azusa last month, as a result
of which IL people lost their lives
has been seen in the vicinity of
Opal, in western Wyoming. He
Is insane and wanders over the
hills, appearing at ranches &C.
casionally for food.
The fellow has been heard raw
, 1904-12-29

On Tuesday the people of Fl.
Steele were treated to an unex-
pected bombardment and display.
A train pulled into the yard with
a car on fire and after it had been
set out of the train it was discov-
cred that it was loaded with am
muntion. The car was destroyed
and the explosion of the ammuni-
ton much resembled a lombard
ment with rapid fire guns.
, 1904-12-29
UNIVERSITY NOTES

The University has been asked to
join the National O~ratorical League
and steps are being taken to perfect
a membership. President Tisdel will
assist in drilling the speakers assisted
by Professor Middlekauf of the Eng
fish Department. The topic fer dis
cussion this year will be some phase
OF the Labor Question, the definite
subject will not be known until the
speakers take the platform prepara-
tory to speaking.
The Debating Club OF the Univer-
sity has accepted the challenge is
sued by the Denver University for
a joint debate to take place in that
city this winter. Our University has
contested twice with Denver and
each institution has won. This be-
ing the final test and the result de-
termining the relative merits of the
clubs, much interest is being shown.
The subject for the forensic CON
test has not been chosen.
The Board of Trustees of the I'm
lversity at its semi annual meeting
held on the 18th inst, decided to have
the inaugural exercises for President
Frederick Monroe Tisdel. 1t is
planned to have the program take
place ut the time the Legislature may
visit the University when on the tour
of inspection of the State Buildings.
The definite date on which the ex-
animation will take place at the
University for the Rhodes Scholar
ship has been placed for january
18th and 18th. Cecil Rhodes left in
his will the following instructions
which at the same time rather define
qualifications for "a student"
My desire being that the stud
ents who shall be elected to the
scholarships shall not be merely
book-worms, | direct that in the cleo
ton of IA student to a scholarship,
regard shall Re had to % his literary
and scholastic attainments (2) his
fondness of and success in manly
out door sports, such as cricket, foot
ball and the like; (3) his qualities of
manhood, truth, courage, devotion to
duty, sympathy for the protection of
the weak, kindness, u~nselfshness,
and fellowship, ard a. his exhibition
during school days of moral force of
character and Of instincts to lead and
to TAXI an interest in his schoolmates
for those latter attributes will be
likely in after life to guide him to es-
TEEN the performance of public dut-
les as his highest aim. As mere sug-
g%estions for the guidence of those
who will have the choice of students
for the scholarship, record that my
ideal qualified student would COM
bine these four qualifications in the
proportion of three tenths for the
first, two tenths for the second, three
tenths for the third and two tsnths
for the fourth qualification, so that
according to my ideas if the maxi
mum number OF marks for any
scholarship were 200 they would be
apportioned AS follows: Sixty 10
each of the first and third qualifca-
tions aud forty to each of the second
and fourth qualifications"
, 1904-12-29

Recitation, Signs of Christmas
Nina Plat.
Guitar Solo. Fred Collins
Recitation, Christmas, Carol.
Jean Lowrey.
Recitation, A Quarrel.
Joseph Plat.
Song.
Dolores Collins & Ernest Johns
ton.
Recitation. by
Five Little Boys.
Recitation, The Angels Song.
Clyde Lowrey.
Song. Brightest and Best.
Recitation Kris Kringle Visit.
Ernest Johnston.
Recitation, Old Winter Esquire
Robert Hayden.
Song, Holy night, Silent Night
Recitation. Three Kings
Leila Hunter.
Song, He Knows.
Recitation, Norval Johnston.
Dialogue Watching for Santa
Claus.
Recitation, A Compliant.
Fred Collins.
Recitation. One Hundred Years
ago. Miss Gask ill.
Tableau, Santa Claus Best
Friends.
Song, All Hail Him.
, 1904-12-29
THE SUN SHINES FOR ALL.
her death but it is surmised it was
due to an accident with her teams
Took Corrosive Sublimate.

Bertha Marshall, an inmate of a
Rawlins house of i'll repute, at
tempted to commit suicide Satur-
day by chewing up six tablets
composed of corrosive sublimate.
Her mouth and throat were severe
ly burned but she will recover.
, 1904-12-29
DR.. LYMAN ABBOTT
Hands Modern Religion a Bunch During
an Address at Harvard
College.

DIR. Lyman Abbott, the great
Unitarian leader and scholar, in
an addreas to the students of Har-
ward College last Sunday night
came boldly to the front and re-
pudiated the old orthodox faith
in the story of creation told in the
Bible, breaking away from the
theology which for centuries has
formed the basis of Christianity
He said:
My God is a great and ever
present force, which is manifest
in all the activities of nan and all
the workings of nature"
Il believe in a God who is in
and through and of everything
not an absentee God, who we
have to reach through a Bible or
a priest or some other outside aid,
but a God who is closer to us
than hands n feet. Science, lit
erature and history tells us that
there is one eternal energy, that
the Bible no longer can be accept
ed as ultimate, that many of its
laws e copied from other re-
ligions, that the Ten Command
ments did not spring s%pontane-
ously from Moses, but were, like
all laws, a gradual growth, and
that man is a creature of evolu-
ton not a creation.
No thinking man will say
there are many energies. The
days of polytheism are past.
There is only one energy. That
energy has always been working.
1t is an intelligent energy. No
scientist can deny it. 1t was
working before Christ's time,
even as it is now. For three
years the clouds broke and the
light flashed through. Then they
closed again.
yet God has a personality.
We recognize it as we recognize
the personality of a Titan or an
Angelo. Only God is always
creating, whereas their work is
done. God stands near us. The
mother of a deaf, dumb and blind
child gives her daughter one, two,
three gifts without being recog-
nized. Finally there breaks
through the childs intelligence
the fact that these gifts, so kind,
so loving, spring from the same
source. 1t feels the mothers
hands and face, then throws it's
arms around her neck and kisses
her. Even SO we, even in the
presence of God, come to realize
His proximity and love. God
makes for good, mans progress
upward each day is better than
the first"
, 1904-12-29
Bought Yearlings.

j. G. Brewer passed through
Saratoga yesterday on his way to
Spring creek with a bunch of $50
yearlings which he purchased at
Kansas City. These calves are for
feeding purposes and were pur-
chased for Mr.. Brewer and Mowry
4 Sons.
, 1904-12-29
Meat Market Changes Hands.

Saturday Fl. l.. Kuykendall &
Co. sold their lease of the Turn
bull market to Hugus d Jensen
who took charge Monday and will
continue the business, with that
prince of good fellows, Billy Turn
bull still in charge of the business.
, 1904-12-29
Mrs. s. ]. Ferris Killed.

Word was received here by tele-
phone Sunday to the effect that
Mrs. S. j. Ferris, the woman
freighter who left here last fall
for Goldheld New, had keen kill
ed. Nothing definite can be
learned concerning the manner Of
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-30
INDIAN BUILDING TO BE
OPENED WEDNESDAY,
Extensive Programme, Lasting All
Cay, Has been Arranged by the
Government Officials.

The formal opening OF the United
States Governmcnta Indian industrial
exhibit will take place next Wednesday
ST the Industrial School. southwest Of the
Administration building. The opening ex-
ercises begin at 0 q. m. and will take up
practically the whole day.
The exercises and exhibits are INTENDED
to show the progress OF the Indian by u
comparison OF the work o: the old In
disrs with that OF tho students AID g-ad-
yates Of the Ch!iocco and Haskell Indian
schools. The d.1ervnce tvtween the old
and new methods de-nonst,'a.s5 the prac-
t!cahiity OF the Governments educs-
tional policy toward the Indian. and the
further fact that he has ability which
education will develop.
A p-ugrsm mme covering the day from S
n 10. TO 10 p. N. has been prepared as
follows:
Reyeill-. q
Flag salute. s:s5 a
BREAKFAST. "a. m.
Band concert. $50 TO Il a n.
Indyi irfaI work. 9:30 20 II II a H.
Kindttscarten. $50 10 1880 4
Literary class work. 1880 TO ll:So a. m
Dinner. le N.
Band CONCERT. Ia tn $50 p m.
Industrial work. 10 ?. M.
kinderearten. TO p m.
Literary class work 3 10 Z 7. n.
Literary and rnusic proGTa riT-s to n n.
T:ag salute aId drcss parade. $50 D. m.
Supper p. N.
Taps. 10 2. m.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-30
OLD PLANTATION ON THE PIKE.
Description by Henry Watterson,
Editor of the COurier.JOurnal.

The other day when Henry WattersOn
Of the Louisville OHyl CoUricr-JOurnal
was passing the "Old Plantation build
ing on the Pike at the Worlds Fair he
turned and. glancing at the building. Oh
served:
The attraction which have seen IS
perfect photograph of antebellUm dayS.
the time when the 'darky' was faithful
and the white man was friendly and when
the entente cOrdiale h.tweea the two ex-
listed. It's an odd thing that the people
q! the South are really the friend Of the
cclOred man. hut ths wcIli over believes
We are their worst enemy. As q matter
Of history the contrary Is prN-en to he
true-if history is correctly written
Old Clarkson. who is an cN-Siaye from
Savannah. Ga, and who Is one OF the
Kidding" attractions OF the old Planta-
ton and plays all OF the tunes which
are dear to the heart OF most people OF
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-30
PIKERS ARE PREPARING
MARVELLOUS PAGEANT.
Indian Nnrripr.. With Pcopir Rep
rcs,nting iNc-y Nation ana Cline.
VIII March June /.

All cIimes and peoples from the Arctic
zone To- the tropics viii be represented in
the Pike Day parade. June ).
The days before the civil War will be
represented hv descriptive foat. while
six beautiful girls. representing regions
in the north will ride on an Arctic float
and throw suOwbJlls nj the crowd. Polar
bears and Eskimo dogs Will also be in
evidence.
4 unique sight to Americans will be ten
glad.atUIs. who will be- followed by
slaves. dancers and Char.ots.
\ todt made entirely Of glass and two
glass gowns will De additional features
Of the parade. while wild 1nimaiS VIII be
present almost without number.
! cane. yr' Seut'd To- an Indian chief by
President Lincoln. will no shown in the
Ua.aIr. while Geronimo and chief joseuh.
two flnugs reI-skiuned warriors. will lead
10 Amer. can ahoriEiUes.
Mss Lucille Mulhall. the famous cattle
ruping daughter 81 Zach Mulhan cf Okla
homa. Will have a prominent Tart in the
parade. where she will be surrounded by
rough riders and champion shots
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-30
BUYING STATE BUILDINGS.
Generous NIi,l:cnsir-s Have Their
Eyes on Expedition Structures,

1t is probable that many Of the beautiful
State buildings Of the Worlds Fair will
be sold TO individuals befora the expirl-
ton of the Worlds Fair.
A Rhode Isla rd millicnaire. It is Under
stood. is already negotiating for the pur-
chase Of the Rhode Island building. which
he desires to use as a country home II
the negotiations result In a sale the hrlild-
ing viii be wrecked after the close Of the
Exposition and transported 10 the million
ares country estate on Long Island
Sound. where it will be erected and ma ie
permanent.
II has been rule Of the past thl. every
Connecticut building at n national or in
ternaticnal exposition has been purcha sod
By Some public-spirited citizen of the Nut
meg State and placed i'm one of the mag
n:ftcent parks for which Connecticut is
roted
II is quite probable that Connecticut.
building al the St. Louis Fair will he ri,r-
chased. as were the buildings at Chicago
Buffalo and Nashville
the Washington State building at the
worlds Fair is practically q permanent
structure. and il adds so much to ths
beauty Of Forest Park that there is a
strong probability that II will remain oi1
its present site. Those interested in tba
architecture Of IN Wash n--.~, brr'',iiry
argue that il would be we'll for the city of
St Louis to purchase the building from
the State government OF Washington AMI
allcw il to permanently adorn Forest
Park.