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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
LICENSES IN NO LICENSE TOWNS.

LICENSES IN NO LICENSE TOWNS.
An esteemed reader residing in Bellows
Falls sends us the following license nut
to crack:
Here in Bellows Falls. which voted
no license at the March meeting. we have
rather peculiar condition. one license
is held, being dated from July !. 1903, to
July /. 1901
II should be glad to have the FREE
PRESS state as to whether it holds good
for that time
From other towns have come similar
questions, the chief difference being that
in the latter licenses do not stand in
divdualy alone
So far as we have been able to discover
after diligent study there is no section Of
the local option-liconsc law, which spc-
cihcally answers these questions The law
being silent as to when licenses bearing
different dates shall, terminate in towns
following Il no license vote, the next CUES
ton is whcth n there are any provisions
from which the courts could interpret the
intent of the act.
Tho fundamental principle of the local
opti0n law is that towns shall try either
license or no license for one year. and
may try the opposite system the follow
ing year. To all appearances entire dis
erection was left to the license commits
sioners as to when the year of trial Of
license should begin.
1t has been held that the license term
begins and ends with the town meeting
but this is manif.stly impossible
There are provisions that when towns
vote for license the sclcctmen have six
teen days thereafter in which to elect Ii
cense commissioners. and that lists of APP
picants for license must be published by
the commissioners at least once each week
for three weeks successfully Tho commits
sioners were unquostionably expected to
put license into effect within a reasonab Bile
time thereafter, and the license term was
to continue for one year.
But section % of the law in question
says that every license "shall bear the
date of its issue and shall continue in
force for one year. unless sooner for
| fcitcd or rendered void" In case the
| licensed sale of liquor began in a town
| on April "a 1908. rs in Rutland. and new
license was granted in that town on juno
| !, I'o5, Tor example thlS sectlon would
| apparently provide tor the continuation
OF such sale there until June !, 1904, in
spite OF no vote at the recent March
| meeting.
| II, however the license term began by
| declaration or the license commissioners
| in Rutland on April a, 1903. n license
| granted at any subsequent date must b.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

Proba hly few men receive such n vol
luminous welcome home as that given to
President Joseph +. Smith of the Mormon
Church on his return to Salt Lake city
from Washington by his 1--WE wives and
thirty-two OF his forty-two children, who
are said to have been assembled at the
famous Bee Hive House to greet him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

Some idea of the immense cost of war
news service can he gained from the fact
that owing to the long distance to be COW
cred the Transmission of news from the
Far East to this country costs one dollar
a word. This may explain why some of
the yellow papers prefer to substitute
wireless pictures Of battles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
I'd DISTRICT CONVENTION
VIII he Held mt Montpelier April 10 "a
Eject Delegates.

Tho convention Of the republicans of
tho second congressional district to elect
delegates to the national convention will
bc called on April ~, at the Blanchard
Opera House in Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
WANTED.

When yuu want anything. advertise In
the new special column OF this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
It will pay you to read about. See page
seven. This paper has more than 25oO
seaders every week, and one cent a word
Vill reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

This has been regarded as an ''on year.
for delegates to the national convention
but there seems to he no lack of aspi-
rants. Railroad Commissioner H. S. Ring
ham of Bennington is the latest man to
be groomcd by his friends for district
oil
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
THOROUGH GOVERNORsHIP TEST.

This IS time for cool dispassonat @
thought by Vermont republicans con-
corning the governorship, and the Brattle.
boro Phoenix gives timely admonitior
when in discussing suggestions to re-
publicans by the Montpelier Argus, II
says: considering the source demo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

Senator Redfcld Proctors contribution
of 5000 to the centennial fund of tho Uni
versitv of Vermont is receiving deserved
commentator.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

If the Vermont governorship is seeking
the man this year. it must he Il regular
old-fashionod game of hide and scek-that
is with few exceptions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

lated.
And therefore We feel certain tina, tho
pooplo of Vermont orc coir., 10 pa.s \
law founded upon this basis and viii II
! IN other respects will be as wisely dra..,.;
rs possible for n lust and sourd r,.,i.
| ton Of this traffic.
We arc all interested alike TO have
| Lood laws and the Rotistor believes +rir
| al. or verv nearly I'll whom artoalo1 Co.,
will strive alil<a 10 get them AID ta.r.
| fore it believes that Vermont with ...
| s'antial unanimitv will adopt n e,..-.,-
| for the control of the liquor traffic viii r.
| ma, iairlN b" called \ Vermont yve'orn.
! in which tho prirciplo of of local o~....r
| will he genrinc ana which So lar 2 f...
Slh'" in all RESPECTS will bo made 10 u
/ form t. Tho higher interests Of rno,-f.,
and bo acceptable 20 The rront rr1irr',
Of our p'"lN'
0i''' NE-N N'NHS HUME
d'ron the stsndard)
Whit. =, ,,, .,,..,.. -. ,i..,... :.
/ ,o.,. +r, .+ .r,. ~
t,.a rfo, p.r'i,.i ~. ,i..,,o,. - ,'
/ uo...d I'm hi. o-.r ,,y ohor, w. ,,,
, .>.,rriif,4t.,r a. .,. i.,o .ot
. r,.o, ,h,- ,l,t n.,,t,h - ~
/ him tii. -~ Arcor,,irr 20 corrr.~,
at,o fro,,, r.i,i,,,, ,hn o,,,, saIaa, =,
u..,,.,i .,t.i ... 49,. 49,, S -,,,.,.
Tins ven. Dr. rl,.l,. IN he Ioc.ted ,uat o,,.'
side tl.. ,st,. lin7ite IN tho town n -
land about "a stones throw from M
C'lor,ol,'s Residence Nov If tbar. &c an,
r.a.iy worse f.atu,. ~ local on+ion :. -
NJ .c "frontfor & looms" adjoining mo-.
i.,rst coni~rnitioe ana II Rutl,nd cuv
-oo- of -iiocool in kenni,, hor own sl,i,t,
.~'or than uni.r no farmer nrohibi.orv
law Mr. Clement will End that fact dom
oHeuatcd to his hearts content. unless
the citizens of his irnnediate neirhbor.
hood ar" successful in their prompt al
tempt to prevent the issuance Of rcansa
there. hv petition to the authorities Of
the town of Rutland
,,.r,> 49,, .r,, ,.,
"4-\' ~ AM 'if' Wv ENNokStilP.
from the b. lows Falls Tines
During the mast veo, thu ra,,o
James I, Martin of Brattlahoro "a t.t,,
asso.iated with the ooyornorshtn in
nuttcriru manner The Ior,ln,,i,'rr,.
SITTER ,.,i;.s Il column to say nrot.,- tL{,,s
about Mr. Martin. and the Nidd,ohuSv
R.pistcr thiuks no ie ohou, rirh+ ~,
Sif,.r. onorinf, nar,rranh Is &c fot,o-rs.
"Th, SITTER b,lievas that This rnnt,..
man po.s,.srs ali tho qualities tl,t go
to mix. nm tbc rnoiIiremnnte for , frst
class governor: ana further that he can
nnu moro votes th,n any ono MAT 49,.
Laon ,n.ntionod ar is 1il,ol,. ia he nan.d
a consideration of the utmost i,nnor
lance i'm This "A presidential wear when
the state aa usual will be looked 20 70
set the party pace"
The Register SAYS: Mr. Martin is an
excellent business man a very capable
executive officer every way trutworthv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
BURLINGTON, thursday. MARCH 1

Tcrms-s1.OOa Year. Always in Advance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
THE TEST OF LICENSE.
GTrom the Woodstock Standard)

The Standard has not vet believed hore-
toforc. and docs not now believe. that
licensing the sale OF intoxicating liquors
in any Vermont town or city would re-
duce tho amount of liquor sold and drunk
nor improve the quality of the poison
so dispensed and consumed nor prevent
in any apprcciablc degree the violation
of liquor laws.
'rh" tables printed elsewhere showing
results of the votins on the license Qucs
ton last week indicate ConrlCSiVcly O1t
u. tive license law is 4 o. d fs }
but that in nearly every inst iucc whvr,
II" experiment of open saloons was trvc
in Vermont last year the result Wa
disappointing. Almost without exception
tn" license feature was revoked. or tho
majoritios We're considerably reduced. And
not singl" nO-licenSe town turned u
license.
We have come now. then. 10 tho second
test Of the license local option law. NClr
ly fifty towns which chose tho Hc.l-,
system last year nave turned to local
option prohibition This year. n romans
to he seen how dry they Will hcDoIn,
under these conditions That VIII he In,
test OF mcrt OF the law; at least that
was the test laid down by the lccusc
campajcnors before tho present law was
passed, According to the enthusiasts Nt
those DAYS, the whole question OF cffi-
cheney lay with the dear public. PHhlic
sentiment didn't support the prohihltory
law and il vas farce. public sentiment
would support a local option law AMI II
would not be violated. Rome mhor IT,
Well quito proportion Of the towns IN
Vermont have hal local-option prohibition
during the past year ana there Is a
chance for difference of opinion, perhars,
as to results; hut we wait patiently for
the test in these towns which have Just
''turu,l OItT a new leaf.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
From the Londonderry Siftcr.)


During the campaign of two years ago
the display of a red rag before "A mad
bull wasn't a circumstance in results to
saying to license advocate that he
wanted to open the rum foodRates GOOD
heavens" they cried. we can get all the
rum We want now what we want ~
less rum All license newspapers advo-
Gated II as a temperance measure. Mr.
Clement canvassed the state in the in
terest Of sobriety. and 1t stirred one $
feelings to the very depths to hear him
tell of the fearful conditions in Rutland
and elsewhere under prohibition Under
license law all low dives would be
closed etc. etc. All readers are familiar
with the arguments used We'll, ninety
two towns tried it. Everyone of them
repudiatod II at the March meeting. one
half in toto and the other half by giving
greatly reduced majorti"s. And condi-
tions were ten fold worse in Rutland than
under prohibition.
Now - change comes over the spirit
Of the license newspaper. II has nothing
to say about prohibition hypocrisy, kit
chen dives. poor liuuorr otc. Now it -
tho beauties Of local option. How nice
Don't you see if Vou don't want it you
can vote it down.
A fellow, in tho time OF tho food, per
sistcntly followed tho ark begging to be
taken in Aftor the water had got mp to
his neck and he was still refused he
shouted, "tio - hades with your Old ark,
II & only going to be Il light shower
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

IS shown by the very small majority with
which the present law vas passed. and the
very largo number Of voters who did
not vote nearly or quite 2sO0 rh,y are
moro than satisfied now that their sus-
p'clons were correct. and they have no
further use for the law
We're there no other reasons for q
change in tho use of money and other
means of bribery by the lld,cr interest
to defeat the local option clause wo,,ld
alone be sufficient reason To renc,I tba
Jaw. For, as is universally knoNn, the
only feature Of the law that was NJ iii
generally popular was the local optjou
clause. And it would have been niso-
lutely imrossibl" ~ have got the ren,',
of vermont SERIOUSLY to have consid II
any license law without this feature
But this feature has been very largely
nullihcd ana the attempt has been to
entirely nullify It by those who wish ia
make money from thu sale Of liquors
utterly regardless Of whether the com
munitics in which they 1.-Two do or do no,
want it's sale This alone should and we
believe will assure the repeal of the
law.
And here comes in tho eoundness of
tho principal Of the elimination ~ nrivn,a
gain in the sale of liquors rhe votn~.
of Vermont can sec, and We holiev. 10
SOC, as Gladstone, the great English
premier. said. that this + an ahsolntolv
"SScntlal condl'lon 10 any law ny which
the sale of liquors can bo wisely rorit-
lated.
And therefore We feel certain thu, tho
pooplo of Vermont arc coir., 70 pa.. g,
/ law founded upon this basis and wld II
! IN other respects will be as wisely dra.'od
| rs possible for n Just and sound re.,l4-
tion OF this traffic.
We arc all interested alike TO have
Lood laws and the Reilstor believes thu,
/ all. or N"rv nearly I'll whom aurollol fp.
! viii strive alike to get them AID tn.r..
| fore IT believes that Vermont wits s
| s'antial unanimity will adopt ev-t.,-
| for tho control of the liquor traffic vhi r.
! ma, i9irlN b" called a Vermont yve'o,,,.
| in which tn" principle ot OF local option
will he genuine ana which So TAR = f.-.
| subj" in ali respects will ho made 10 ..u.
| form e. The higher interests Of rnor1lv
and be orc".ttbl" 20 the great rr1ie.-'y
The Imperial press., 1904-11-05

Homestead application Henry klOtt, for \ W l-I of V W l-l sec co in l7-l5
 Third annual proof Henry J. lIofe- man, d e 1918 for \ W l-I sec 70 in l5-13
 Contest affidavit Daniel Gramblcs vs Arthur II Cheney, q c lGl6, for \ F. l-4 sec 20 in l6-14
 Desert land application Daniel Gram bles for \ F. I-I sec 20 in lG-lI
 Contest affidavit Nora Moore vs Thomas E. Mason, for \ W l4 sec 10 in 14-l5
 Appeal Henry C Mullen in application tO file on < l-2 of NE l-4 See - in l4-l4 and l2 of \ w l-4 Sec 20 in 4-l5
 First annual proof Carrie Grove for \ W l4 of SE l.4 Sec 22 in 1913
 Assignee affidavit Samuel II Moore q 4S5 for F. l-2of S w l-4 Sec 33 in l6-14
 Homestead application Robt J Cooper for Y F. l-4 Sec in l7-l3
 Assignee affidavit Wm II Best q e 1855 for F. l2 Sec B in 1914
 Third annual proof Levi c Vickrey q l6OO for : W I-4 and l-2 of \ W l-i Sec 23 in l5-l4
 Desert landapplication John Nictribey for \ F. l-4 of N W l-4 Sec in l6-l3
 Application for leave of absence by Harriet $ Butler h l0O23 from W If Sec II in l6-l2
 Homestead application John D Moran for l-4 Sec 1 in l7-I5
 Desert land application Clyde Reyn- odds : l-2 w II and W l2 F. l-4 Sec 26 in l6-l3
 First annual proof Etta r. Thomas q e 2253 for N F, l-4 of W II See l3 in l6-l2
 Assignee affidavit Walter : Wright q l 23t0 for \ l-2of : F. l-4 See 3 in 1913
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U. ;. Land Office-fion. F. q. tiavens,
 Commissioner
Filings made since our last report:

Filings made since our last report:
 Third annual proof John k. Ravens, assignee James F. Jackson. d 1 6 1915, for l-2 of \ F. l-I sec 22 in 1913
 First annual proof Cora F.. Clinton, d e 2:i37 for $ l2 of $ F. l4 sec l4 in l4l3
 First annual proof Eliza Elliott, d e 2:}36, for \ l2 of S F. l-4 sec l4 in l4-l3
 First annual proof Archibald Edgar, d 2I2J for \ l2 of W l-4 sec 26 in l5-l3
 First annual proof Jay G. Brown, d C 23S0 for \ F. l-4 of S W l4 sec 2 iH 1913
 Homestead application May A. Edge, for $ W IA sec - in 1916
 Desert land application Barbara C. kucera for \ F. l-4 sec l7. and $ F. l-4 sec in l6-l3, relinquishment d l li25 V. F. kucera
 Third annual proof Irving F.. Bush, assignee Byron Audrus, d l C 1913, for F. l-2 sec 20 in l5-l3
 Assignee affidavit Nathan Landsberg, d 1918 for F. l-2 sec 20 in l5-l3
 Desert land application David Hay, for \ l-2 of W l-4. and $ W l-4 of : W IA sec 30 in l4-I5
 Appeal Wm. J. Mitchell in applica- ton to file on $ F. l-i sec 25 in l+l4
 Appeal Willard F. Starks in applica tion to file on $ w l4 sec 35 in l5l4
The Imperial press., 1904-11-05

history thr u'aL"n"d name "i the fti"r- son R,.i,tI Company proni-T- io "" writirn iu th- largest and ir''h"~t "I characters; tvric,ii alike h 'i- ""i"f- prise and yi ii- confluence in tlie iutur" oi i'I- iaN"rrI Nai.eN.
 Tin. tilr,l uI it~ s1.rics "f trans Cali furuia EXcur-I'.I--Hith town it au" tin -,t,.trilnn.u.~--lt.i. spared Ne,in"s- .lny st.a Ihur-,taN al tai"Airo, the vn."iV hcf.,..ic.i 't'atcaay tu! q! th" Valley.
 Iur-tav night at the Nitriiing ii"ur ..f .uiduishI thc ialhtlai tram "i the Eu-rr4.n iraJy t"'"ls,u!, c-'41-i~.iIi. .,i .Irht ruiiuau c.Ilrhc-, dining ear uud iu-gts,. ear T'ii'i iutp 'ur 7'~t"T cuv ..u ti.c .mtn, vIiA . snt" din. l, .tas .tunt future In, .t.iit-s- .sud tI.,,Ntr:,n~ ii l.. art. EX,."-3t'' cd iiii> nuu,g r urIe .ip-,ui i"Iy "iH"I- iI", .,,n.. .ntrr.--j ,I .u i;,.tW.'v au.t Iu im- t-.r.A! IItN. ,r.t.,.A |" It ;h -" i-''iI'~.
 II I.rAMt '. ttuI~.tDd ttt a"d cN.'s iii (. lis-i,. [ t..c Tuu V"- .i"i i't ""in- ber- o; ,..isk .s.-. "i't N ':'.'h l'i"C" 'tc baut .s,.- Iuj...nkthS e "A'U -t a gave au "A .r, -s' ..d t"rp'"tlth '""'''''.
 "Wednesday nt"ID'ug 'i'i"'st'atr'N alter tl,.. ..rf.Iai uI the rc&G,ar irIln tr"1" tit north b-.uing mauN interested "'ti%""H oi i.r.,M .ey aud Iin. .ttIa', ti" -.i'" '~-s,h uu,lrr iae L4-t.tlc tent "i Inl" Tt'i, errriri lur tite ,rca-I'iion lHtttIial Ave aud hauk d iI li~ ed-tcrurnd t'N a in"th at whicl icin. ta,Ic ut ruflt~~jD- cA'cI- leI,r,. w.tr freely served [" all c"in"f- wiln the coni l.mcntS "i tt" c"'tlany.
 The tYwu-ilc had i'c' ir dnrin- the early ll.lII- oi th" ln''inii.E, ih' active srrt.. | iuaI.I l,cr- 'HAl 'sli-HtI"il- oh the Ialt "i !GIrnd3nr purchasers. lnls- murh A thr u,ajIr part "f tl'e il"i th"rh halt uf th" eiIhrt" rltt l- no" most fer, ilc d Il rr,diir n ld faltaita, stretch iny it's l,iItl,ic dott d velvet green n"Tti'- ea-i a.d v.st, tle sircet- auh blocks were. here, market by -mall American hags uitii the hl"ck numbers on white markers is.low tIe flags.
 That this velvet green and pnri'l" spanglei carpet oi nature was financial lv effective in ways other than m the mere value of the crop was later shown by the transfer "f the majority of the lots platt.d in this field to eager buyers at uricrs in excess even of those paid for lots in corresponding positions to the business eenters of Imperial City and Brawley where the looms of nature had not been Tepuisitioncd for rugs oi ener- Rid.
 From every point the sale b'gan and ended under m,r-t favorable conditions I'm the early afternoon of Wednesday Inc train as a whole, the rxcursionists rein forced by numbers of Calexicans, in- cIudiuy even few of the real natives in paint and feathers, was taken to lmper' ial that all might note the actual status and the promising future of the country tributary to their city of investment {; the far stretching fields of corn, the en', erald alfalfa, even now being cut and cured when northern aud eastern past
The Imperial press., 1904-11-05
Emerson Realty Company Again Scores in the
 Imperial Valley
Cale1ico the Scene of the Companys Latest Success

ur,'s are bare and bleak the wide reach ing cXran-es of wheat and barley stub blr, mute witness of the past crop, and tlic herds of sleek and we'll conditioned cattle pastured on new springing volun- t,-"r barley UT In the shoulder-high fields "f kaiiir corn, and, pregnant of crops to c"inc and of the future prosperity, the four and six-horse t-ams drawing the great disc blows, and doing in one day the work the eastern farmer, with his almost obsolete walking blow of his grandiather, would take from three to six days to do. All this, as seen to the east and west of the track, dotted here ant there by great stacks of baled hay awaiting the more favorable markets of the near. future when the pastures of other districts less favored than this valley shall lbe exhausted from the lack ot that which We have ever with us- water.
 iye-minute stop was made at the alfalfa fields of Nalentin. Cant on the Iu,t.I of Calcxico, that all might see the most i-rlect example of arid land recla- maiiuu, then on to In perial
 Here Il stop of an hour was made, dur ing which time another large contingent "t imieriai citizens donned their coats and after descanting loyalty on their own city accompanied the visitors to Calcxico.
 The afternoon and evening sale, con ducted by Ben Q. Rhodes and his son, Ben RhoJes, Jr., the former of previous celebrity ln the Imperial and Brawley sales, were of exceptiona, success. In business property there were, as was to be expected, number of exceptional hargains. Especially was this true as regarded property facing the railroad. On Imperial avenue within pl esent busi ness limits exceptionally good prices were realized, that is, good for an auc- ton sale. In the purely residential sec tions all were well favored in the matter uf first c'ist while in the average plats, one, two and three-acre blocks in the west and north districts of the town the bidding was good and prices realized in accordance.
 Calexico buyers were much in evi- dence throughout the sale and it is certain that their self-evident confidence in the future of their town infused almost equal confidence into the friend ly strangers. This may also be said of the number of Imperial citizens who also banked on Calexico's future to the extent of many well situated iots.
 In the course of the sale announce mrnt was made by President Emerson of the townsite company, that lots az gregating in value $4. POO and situated on the leading street we'll within the business centre would be given in fee simple to anyone building thereon a S5, ,OO0 hotel. This offer will be open for some time to come.
 While a few were noted among the visitors who attended the previous sales the greater number were of new faces. Many were from the ranks of Eastern tourists and oi these all were purchasers to some extent. Numbered among
The Imperial press., 1904-11-05

them were several from the Salt River Valley of Arizona, and these are still with us, engaged in looking over the farming lands.
 All in all, "Success" is again written on the banners of the townsite com Imny.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-05
MIR. HEBER WILL SPEAK
In Imperial November 10 on the Situation 1T
 Washington


 President ber of the California Development Company lately Washington has tine men ownership telegraph follows: "Wm be Imperial morning of IOth Will be glad explain Washington Situation to the public" This will le good the public which to hear of this alabsorLing and there should be general turnout
The Imperial press., 1904-11-05

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