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, 1904-04-07
Post-oMce Change.

The postotfice has been moved
into the front part of the west
room in the Jensen brick block.
The change was made Saturday
night, after business hours. A
partition has been erected across
the room and the postoffice will
occupy the front part of the room,
thus giving an abundance of light
for all purposes. Mr.. McAnally,
the postmaster that is to be, says
it is his intention to leave the
building open on Sundays the
same as any other day, thus en-
Aiding those who wish to get at
their boxes, or to deposit mail. to
have access TO the office. This
will be a great convenience. 1t
could not be done in the old To-
cation. owing TO the fact that the
office WAS surrounded by goods
and could not be allowed to be
open unless there was some one
there to look after the merchan-
disc.
Mr.. McAually's appointment
has been made and confirmed by
the Senate, though his commits
sion has not arrived 1t is ex-
pected in a very few days, when
Mr. McAnally will be Il full hedg-
ed government official, ready to
receive complaints. cussings, and
such other etcetera that pertain to
the office. He will also be ex-
pected to be able to tell lust when
the mail will arrive, why it does
not get in on time, why the ex-
pected letter does not arrive, and
such other valuable information
as is only required of a govern
! ment official, Pity the sorrows of
the poor, sick and afflicted, but
save your tears and moaus for the
/ postmaster-he peeds 'em.
, 1904-04-07
House Cleaning at Hotel Wolf

When mine host, +. Ct. Wolf.
arrived home Sunday, he found
that he had been forestalled in
the matter of the spring house
cleaning, that work having been
attended to by Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Doggett, who have been caring
for the business during Mr..
VOLTS absence. In addition to
the house cleaning new paper has
been put in the dining room aud
it looks finely. In fact the whole
building, from cellar to garnet, is
spotless. The woodwork has
been cleaned, oiled and vanished.
the chairs and furniture newly
vanished, and immaculate clean.
illness reigns throughout the
entire house.
, 1904-04-07
George Button Dead.

Word var received here yester-
day by Court Commissioner j. f.
Crawford from DIR. Solier, the SUI
perintendent of the Evanston In
sane Hospital, to the effect that
George Button had died at 1880
the night before. The doctor said
he was taken with commissions last
Monday and had them every fif-
teen minutes on up To the time of
his death.
Mrs. Bnffon was notified aud
telephoned to have the body pre-
pared and sent on to this place for
burial. 1t will arrive either today
or tomorrow and be placed in the
city cemetery.
, 1904-04-07
In Justice Court.

The fragrance of a fine Havana
greeted the nostrils of the Sun
scribe as he carefully opened the
door of Judge Johnston's office.
The Judge himself was at peace
with all the world. The breakfast
had been good, and he had been
able, upon plausible representa-
tons made to the young clerk, to
get a couple of cigars on tick.
The world looked good to him
just then.
Anything on the docket,
Judge?'
"N-n-o, not yet-but l am ex-
pecting some business today. l
am quite sure, from the way l feel
this morning, that business is 60
ing to improve" and he blew a
cloud of tobacco smoke toward
the ceiling and contemplated it
with eyes that saw not. Then he
began to muse The scribe held
his breath. Could it be possible!
Shakespeare in a Justice office! He
could hardly believe his ears! He
was softly saying to himself:
"a fool, a fsol!-I met a fool i
-
the forest, a motley fool-a nliser-
able world!as l do live by my food,
/ met a fool, who laid him down
and basked in the sun, and rallied
on Lady Fortune in good terms,
in good set terms, and yet a mot
ley fool. Good morrow, FOOL
quoth I;-'No, SIR quoth he, call
me not fool, till Heaven hath sent
me fortune And then he drew a
dial from his poke, and looking
on it with lack-lustre eye says very
wisely: 1T is ten o'clock: thus
may we see,' quoth he, how the
world wags; It's put an hour ago
since it was nine, and after one
hour more twill be eleven; and SO,
from hour to hour we ripe and
ripe, and then from hour to hour
we rot and rot, and thereby hangs
a tale"
The Judge almost lost his bal
auce, recovered it and his chair
came down with a thump on the
yellow dog, who jumped and howl
ed and made for the door, aud he
and the scribe both scrambled out
together.
"Dod CAST your ornery picter"-
WAS the startled exclamation of
the Judge. Which one did he
mean?
, 1904-04-07
WATER BONDS SOLD.
Water Works for the Town to be Built
in Return for the Bonds Work to
Begin at Once and Pushed to a Speedy
Completion Contract Signed and
Deal Closed.

Saratoga is to have water works.
after waiting for more than a
year, and making many efforts to
sell the bonds. The matter is
now in shape and the works will
be built this spring. after the
plans and specifications drawn
up Il year ago by city engineer J.
c. Kennedy.
The contractor, S. Il. Wicks, of
Denver, has been here for nearly
"A week, looking over the ground
and taking in the situation. He
has been well pleased with the
prospects of the town and sur.
rounding country, and finally con-
cludcd that he would accept the
offer If the city council To build
the water works and take the
bonds in exchange.
The contract vas signed yester-
day by Mayor McAnalIy, on the
part of the town, and by Mr..
Wicks. Mr.. Wicks says it is his
intention to begin at once ON the
work, and to rush it right through
to completion. He is in shape to
handle the matter, having made "A
speciality of building water works
for towns. He has done Il great
deal of work for Denver city. Col
orado Springs, Pueblo and Boul-
der. He built the water works for
the towns of Montrose. Woodland
Park, Green Mountain Falls. Castle
Rock, Akron, Laveta and Aguilar.
all in Colorado. He comes with
the best of recommendations and
there is no doubt but what he will
do the work well and quickly. and
to the entire satisfaction of the
town.
, 1904-04-07

nection, Mr.. Warren defended the
Colony against Mr.. Gibson's re-
Elections and gave details IF the
work done. He said there now
were 1000 persons, not one family
of which could have lived before
the canal under which the Colony
was located WAS constructed.
And this explained Mr.. War
rem, when the reading of the let
ter was completed, lis the horri-
BILE example of the fraud which
the Senator from Montana charg-
es against the people of Wyo-
ming"
Mr.. Gibson replied that he had
no feeling except that of high
regard for the people of Wyo-
ming and that he had no desire to
make an attack upon them. He
had based his remarks on an Off.
cial report.
Continuing, Mr.. Warren said
he did not know of a single in.
stance in which an irrigation COM
pany was making a cent, and he
knew of many that had failed.
, 1904-04-07
Wolf Trap Catches Bear.

Gray wolves last week killed
two colts belonging to a Uints
county ranchmen by the name OF
Hanson and he set a number OF
traps about the carcasses, hoping
to catch some of the wolves. His
surprise was great when he visit.
ed the traps next day to find a
large silver tip bear caught in one
of them. Hanson was not armed
for bear and while he was secur-
ing proper arms bruin managed
to free his foot and escape Rock
Springs Miner.
, 1904-04-07

The school children deserve
much praise for having given the
people of this town one of the
most unique and pleasant enter
tainments it has had for a long
time, The work, decorations.
supper and all, was prepared by
themselves and, while they were
very tired, they enjoyed the ev-
ening more than any one else.
The doors were open at 1870, p.
m. The hall was nicely arranged
with a beautifully decorated booth
on each side of it, up near the
stage, at which We're exposed dec
GRATED eggs, painted eggs, doll
shaped eggs, and eggs made into
all possible shapes, colors, and at
titudes. At each booth two pref
ty girls presided, and the sale of
eggs was fast and furious and by
. o'clock not an egg of any kind
was left, and the girls had taken
in SIS
Then supper was announced on
the stage. This, too, was wholly
prepared by the children, who
waited on the tables. They
served bread and butter and
and deviled eggs, followed by
ice-cream. cake aud coffee. The
supper was delicious and every
oody partook of it When the
supper was over a short enter
tainment, consisting of recitations
and music was given, and then
all dispersed to their homes about
IL o'clock.
j.. +. Crawford was asked by
the children to select the best
decorated egg in the collection, to
the decorator of which a prize
would be given. He was very
much puzzled to choose out of
such n vast number. but finally
selected one that represented
Foxy Grandpa" The prize fell
to Miss frankie White, who had
shown great skill in the drawing.
Ms it was a perfect representation.
There were a great many beauti-
fully and uniquely decorated eggs,
and among many of them there
was but little, if any, choice.
The children took in over $50
and, at their expenses will be
light, they will have the most of
this to go toward an encycloped-
ia and a clock, after the remain
der due on the bell has been
paid.
, 1904-04-07

Marshall Fulkerson. went to the
Lake creek ranch to meet Sheriff
Horton with his prisoner. A pre-
liminary trial was held, McRob.
erts waived examination and WAS
bound over to the district court
without bail and he was taken to
hawlins by Sheriff Horton. The
prisoner was identified by Wilson
as his assailant.
Attorney G. P. Clemmons rep
resented McRoberts at the exam
nation, and says that the prison.
er told identically the same story
as that told by Wilson. HI says
he could give no reason for the
shooting and is as much surprised
at his action as any one else could
be. Mr.. Clemmons says the boy
is small for his age and seemed
perfectly dazed at his deed, as
Wilson was his friend, and he
knew that SO long as Wilson had
money he would not want. 1t is
simply one of those cases where
the deed seems to have been done
without provocation or premedita-
ton, and shows that temporary
insanity is the only excuse that
can be given. McRoberts has a
mother buried at Hanna. Wilson
has relatives somewhere in Illinois.
but he refused TO give their adj
dress, as he said they cared
nothing for him and he cared
nothing for them.
DIR. Price says the wounded
mans temperature is normal and
his pulse good. He is suffering
no particular pain and the
chances for his recovery are good
, 1904-04-07
LAND LAWS DEFENDED
Warren Refutes Wheatland SANDER He
Declares That The Lands Of the Colony
We're Lawfully Obtained And Have
Been Honestly Reclaimed.

Washington, ID. c., April q
Intense interest was manifested
by the Senate today in Senator
Warren's speech, made in opposi-
ton to the proposed repeal of the
public lands laws.
Senator Warren was frequently
interrupted by Senators Gibson,
Patterson and Newlands and the
debate extended for nearly four
hours, shutting out the cunsidera-
ton of the Post Office appropria-
tion bill, which was to have been
taken up.
Senator Warren introduced an
innovation in the Senate by hav-
ing brought into the chamber an
easel with large photographs of
farm scenes in the Wheatland
Colony, where fifty thousand acres
of arid land have been reclaimed
under the operations of the desert
land act, which Senator Gibson,
in a recent attack on the land
laws, charged had been secured
fraudulently and not reclaimed.
Great interest was shown in the
pictures and nearly all the mem
beers of the Senate examined them
critically. Senator Warren paid an
eloquent tribute to the enterprise
and public spirit of his former
colleague. Joseph Nj. Carey. for
the part he has taken in the
Wheatland reclamation enter
prise. AT the close of his speech.
Senator Warren received
Gus congratulations from both the
Western and the Eastern Sena-
tors.
, 1904-04-07
Big FIRE IN RAWLIMs.
Destroys Residence Of c. Ray Ferris. the
Ferris Mercantile company's Ware
Houss-Ths G. Y. Scott Hardware
Company are Losers to the Amount Of
$1,000.

Sf,VVV.
Word was received here Monday
of the result of a very destructive
fire in Rawlins, whereby G. Ray
Ferris lost his residence and the
warehouse of the Ferris Mercan.
tile Co. was burned down.
Following is a detailed account
of the fire, as told in a dispatch to
the Wyoming Tribune:
Rawlins WAS visited by a most
destructive fire Sunday afternoon,
when the large warehouse belong
ing to the Ferris Mercantile COM
pany and the residence of c. r.
Ferris we're burned to the ground.
Fire caught in the southwest cor
ner of the warehouse. There was
no wind at the time, but the
flames spread rapidly. In the
ear of The warehouse was a barn
in which three horses were stand
ing, only two of which could be
taken out, and the other persisted.
There Was perhaps $1,000 worth
of broom corn belonging to the
penitentiary stored in the build
ing. on which there was some in
surance. The q. Nj. Scott Hard
ware company had $1,000 worth
of goods in the building. which
will be an almost total loss, but
are insured for 5000. Nearly
everything in the house was saw
ed. 1t was probably worth $1,000
and vas insured. The fire com
pany responded promptly, but the
water pressure would not force a
stream q than twenty feet I'M
til 1t was too late to accomplish
anything.
1t is supposed that small boys
playing in the loft of the ware
house caused the fire. In the
house were several cartridges
which exploded when the fire
reached them, causing consider
able excitement.
Across the alley from the ware
house were several outbuildings
belonging to George w. Tanner.
not more than twenty feet distant,
but they we're saved. The resi-
dence of Ole Peterson across the
alley west had a narrow escape.
but most of the damage was done
by moving the furniture out and
breaking several big window
panes.
Mr.. Ferris is not in the city,
having gone to Dillon a Few days
ago. Mr.. Scott had ridden out
into the country for a drive, and
returned in time only to see his
hardware stock in ruins. Mrs.
Julia Ferris also sustained quite
a loss by the destruction of several
mantlepieces which were to have
been placed in her new $40, 1000
residence, in course of erection,
they being stored in the ware
house.
The exact loss and total amount
of insurance could not he learned
this evening. The fire was in
progress only a little more than
an hour, but after a few minutes n
wind came up and the flames
swept through the entire length
of the warehouse, which is owe
one hundred feet long.
, 1904-04-07

day at l o'clock p m. for the pur-
pose of hearing Mr.. Conness and
for such further discussion and
action in the matter as might
seem proper. The meeting then
adjourned.
, 1904-04-07
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE CHILDREN,S
EASTER PARTY

a Splendid Party Beautiful Decora-
tions Fine Display-Prettyly Dress
ed Children. who Have a Gay Time
Decorated Eggs in Evidence on All
Hands The Party 4 Financial Sue
cess.
, 1904-04-07

tinue to Keep Tab on the Stock Thieves
and the Peripatetie Butcher Reflects
Old President and secretary-To Meet
in Encamprnent.
The Saratoga Valley Stock As
sociation was called TO order at 2
O'Clock p, m, last Saturday, in
Masonic hall. There were a large
number of stockmen present from
all over the country, and great in
terest was manifested in the pro-
ceedings of the company.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting vas read by the secre.
tary. w. f. Tilton, after which
treasurer Winthrop Condict made
his report. A recess was then TIA
ken to enable the members of the
society to examine the treasurer's
report.
When the meeting was called to
order again by president Sears he
stated that the next business in
order was the election of officers
for the ensuing year. w. f.
Sears was reelected to serve an
other year, as was W. +. TiIton.
secretary. The association had
quite "A time to get any one to
serve as treasurer. After a num-
Der had declined the honor it was
finally accepted by |. NJ. CONFESS.
The question as to the continu-
ance of the Offering of a reward
for the apprehension of cattle
thieves was then taken up and
thoroughly discussed. Some of
the members were in favor of ell
ther doing away with the reward
or OF making it very much lower
This proposition WAS strongly
combatted by others AMI a motion
to do away with the reward, tin
order to bring the matter before
the meeting). received the sup
port of but three or four members
of the association, the rest being
opposed to such action.
1t was then moved and second
ed that the reward remain as it
had been for the past two years.
being $500 for information that
would lead to the conviction of
any person engaged in killing or
stealing cattle, and an additional
reward of $50 to the person max
ing the arrest, should the party
be convicted.
There was considerable discus
sion over the fact that many of
the members had failed to come
to time with their assessment
when called upon. At the meet
ing for 1903 it was determined to
levy an assessment of 3 cents per
head for cattle and horses for the
purpose of raising money to pay
the bounty on wolves, and a like
sum of 3 cents per head to raise
money for contingent expenses.
From the secretary it was learned
that only a little over half of the
members had responded. Ac-
cording to a resolution passed at
the same time all members who
failed to pay that assessment
would be disbarred from the ben
eits of the association. The con-
census of opinion of the meeting
seemed to be that the delinquents
would have to pay all arrears, or
begin by joining the society over
again and paying the member.
ship fee.
There was considerable discus.
sion over the exorbitant rates
charged by the U. p. road and for
the very poor and arbitrary serv-
ice shippers received. The sub.
ject of the refusal on the part of
the roads to issue return passes
also met with some rather harsh
criticism 1t was claimed that
the rate per car had been changed
to a charge per 100 weight, max
ing a considerable increase over
the old carload rates and quite
sufficiently large to remunerate
the roads for any return passes
the stockmen might require.
Several parties spoke on this
, 1904-04-07

Washington, April 2.-Mr.
Warren occupied the greater Part
of the Senates time today with a
speech attacking the Gibson bill
to repeal most of the existing
land laws. He contended that
the land laws were beneticent
and in the main honestly admin
istered, and urged that there WAS
no demand for repeal. He declar-
ed that the movement for repeal
was due to the large land holders of
the West, who hoped thereby to Ell
nance the value of their holdings.
He admitted that there had been
abuses under the timber and
stone act. but said the Senate al
ready had taken steps to correct
that evil.
As for the charges of fraud. it
vas easy to make them, but not
easy to prove them, and in illus
trstion of his contention he quot
ed a letter from the Secretary of
the Interior, showing that only
one entry ont of 500 under the
desert land law and only one out
of every 1000 homestead entries
was fraudulent.
Mr.. Newlands asked if it was
not true that there were many in
stances in which large bodies of
land were now held individually
and If it was not true that those
lands had been secured through
fraudulent entry. He knew, he
said, of one California cattle firm
which owned a million acres in
three or four states.
Mr.. Warren replied that he
knew of no holdings SO large, and
that the large holdings with
which he was familiar were held
in railroad grants Mr.. Warren
said there was more fraud com.
mitted under the homestead act
than under any other land law ex-
cept the timber and stone act. be-
cause the land could be scared
under that law without paying
any money.
Mr.. Warren gave the details OF
the reclamation of the land ON
which is situated the colony OF
Wheatland. Wyo., saying tina,
when first entered on there had
not been sufficient water for even
a drink within twenty miles. AZ
ter more than 100000 had beer
expended OF the enterprise. it wa,
held up for years by the Govern
ment under Cleveland's admins
tration. Finally. the difficult,
was Strengthened out with the re.
suit that seventy-nine sections
had been settled and thorough,
! reclaimed. The completion o.
the undertaking had cost NOR,
than : l,000.O 900 and only S5O,0o(
hal h..n tuL.n ont L., ~. -
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-12

aboriginal encampmeni Tbos" mass ed
at the rendezvous about the pnny get
Element of Montreal in such numbers
that. in comparison. the white popn-
lation seemed insignificant Then. had
there been a Pontiac or Terumseh
had there been one leader Of The tribes
able 10 teach the strepsih nj unity
Tho white settlements OF upper Ameri 2
had indeed been utterly DESTROYED
Naught but ancient tribal ieainasios
held the sayagea apart.
Wiih these tribesmcn were MANY
risoncrs. captige5 taken IN raids a.
along the thin and siraesline frontier
farmers and artisans. peasants and sol
liers. women RAPED from the farms o.
The Richeiieu censltaues. and wood
rangers now grown savage as thei
captors and 10th to leave The Wild lii
into which they bad 50 natural.
grown. 1t Was he frs, reflex Of ih'
wave. and even now the bits OF fotsan
and ietsam of Wild life were fain u
i cling to the western shore whiihe
they had been carried by tho adganc
ing food. This was the meeting Of th
ehb with the sea that sent il forward
the meeting of civilized and savage
ard strange enough was the nature
those continent tides. Whether IN
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-12
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