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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
GIRLS N SHOES
Easily Defeated the Minneapolis
High school Girls

Then Easily Defeated tho Minneapolis
High school Girls
The Nebraska university basket ball
team had better luck in the game with
the Central high school girls at Min
neapolis, defeating them by a score
OF 16 to Q. The Nebraska players re-
turned to Lincoln with the firm belief
that they could beat the Gopher girls
II they were to meet again this year.
The floor was so slippery that the Wis
itors were unable to stand up. in tho
game with the Gopher team, while the
Gopher girls were equipped with shoes
that made a slippery floor advantage
Gus. The contest with the high school
girls was played on the same floor,
but the C%ornhusker girls had a new
set of shoes before the second game.
The girls say they arc convinced that
they can give the Minnesota team a
harder game than they did, because
with their new shoes they defeated the
high school by the same score that the
Minnesota varsity team made against
the same Ave a week before.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Boys, shotgun and Death

An accident occurred near Odell.
Neb,, resulting In the death Of a ~
year-old % OF Mrs. Irene Armstrong,
The folks having gone to town to do
the afternoon trading. the Armstrong
boy went over to the home of his cou-
sin. Ben Rarnts. who lived upon a adj
joining farm. The boys got down an
old shotgun. with which they were
playing when the gun was discharged,
the load taking effect just back of the
Armstrong boys ear, causing instant
death. There were no witnesses to
the accident, except the children, and
In their fright and excitement, they
could give no intelligent account OF il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
MANY RURAL ROUTES
Partial List OF Rural Routes to DO Estab-
Iished In Nebraska

The postoffice department has or.
dered the establishment OF the follow
ing rural free delivery routes in Ne
braska. April 10:
Arborville. York county-Route No.
/; length of route 1876 miles; number
Of houses on route. Go.
Cedar Rapids, Boone county--Routs
No. 2; length Of route, u 3-4 miles:
number OF houses on route, iOT.
The following appointments have
been made in the rural carrier services
of Nebraska:
Bradish, route No. 4: John Gunner
son. carrier; Peat Gunnerson, substi-
tute.
Humphrey, route No. 3: Matthias
Gilsdorf. carrier; Joseph Gilsdorf. sub
stitute.
North I.oup, route No. 1: Glenn N.
Meyers. carrier; Charles Meyers. sub.
stitute.
Crete, route No. 4: John w. Grewell,
carrier; Nell Grewell, substitute.
Overton, route No. 1: Miles r.
Boaroman. carrier; T.. o. Boardman.
substitute; route No. 2; John A.
Schleep, carrier: William II. Stuart,
substitute.
Carroll, route No. /: Joseph A. Jones.
carrier; William jenkins, substitute.
The following postmasters have been
appointed for Nebraska:
Harlan. Cherry county; Walter C..
Lyon, vice Homer s. Myers, resigned.
Weston, Saunders county: John
Walla, vice J. C. Stevens, resigned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
wins Against Telephone Company

The Injunction suit Of the Fremont
Telephone Company VS.. The City of
Fremont. which has been pending in
district court for several months. end
ed in a victory for the city. Early in
the winter the city council passed a
resolution declaring the franchise Of
the company forfeited because 1t had
increased rates beyond the figures al
lowed by that instrument. The street
and sidewalk committee was instructed
to remove the poles and wires of the
company from the streets after ninety
days. but the compeny went into court
and secured a te1lporary Injunction.
This was dissolved by the court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
poatmsatar PaaaeaAMny

Postmaster A. NJ. Thomas. OF Aurora,
Neb., died of a complication of diseases.
He had been postmaster about seven
years, and had lived in Nebraska TWEEN
ty-nine years. He served four years
in the civil war with an Indiana regi-
ment and was in Libby prison. He had
a large acquaintance throughout the
state, having served as representative
in the legislature in the early 90s. He
leaves four children, all grown. They
live in Aurora.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
SENATOR BURTON GUILTY
says lie Illegally Accepted Money
from RisIto Company

Joseph Ralph Burton, senior United
States senator from Kansas, was con-
victed by a jury in the United States
district court at st. Louis, Mo, IN the
charge Of having accepted compensa-
ton to protect the interests of the Ri
alto Grain and Securities company of
st. Louis. before the p~ostofiice depart
ment. The jury deIiberated forty-one
hours.
A motion for a new trial was i'm
mediately filed by the counsel for the
senator.
Judge Adams thcreupon ordered that
Senator Burton appear in court either
in person or by proxy from day to day
until the court has heard the argu-
ments for a new trial. and II decided
against him. to fix his punishment.
For a time there threatened to be
a disagreement Of the jury. The jury
was brought before Judge Adams who
asked the course for the long delay.
lie was told that eleven jurors had
agreed, but the twelfth stood alone.
The court admonished the lone Juror
that the expense of a new trial should
not be incurred because OF him fail
ing to agree with the majority Of the
jurors. A precedent was quoted show
ing that the majority OF the jurors
should decide the case before them and
a verdict be rendered accordingly. The
jury was then told to go back and
poll its vote once more Soon after
the jury reported, bringing in a ver-
dict, but Judge Adams found that tho
third count had not been considered.
and again he sent the jury back to con-
slider the case, without having an.
nounced the verdict returned.
The third time the jury entered the
court room the result of its dclibera-
lions was announced. and United
States Senator Burton stood convicted
of the charges brought against him in
the indictment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Can Bry Discharge for sao

An order ISSUED by the war depart
ment and which is Of the greatest i'm
portance to the enlisted force. pre-
scribes the rules governing the pur-
chase OF discharges from the army.
Discharge by favor is declared to be
Illegal and the only exception TO the
system OF purchasing discharges is the
case OF a soldier who Is the sole sup
port OF n surviving parent and who
may be discharged after n years SER
vice. Discharge by way of favor to
veterans is prohibited, The purchase
price OF discharges is $40.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Three Foot of Coal at Empor,s

A three-foot vein Of coal was struck
at a depth of 700 feet in the city park,
near the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe tracks at Emporia. Kan. Great en-
thusiasm prevails, as in addition to the
coal strike, a seyen-foot bed of build
ing sand was discovered only fourte&
feet from the surface. This we'll is fs-
ing sunk by private parties. The city
has voted $50, 900, more than SIS, 900
OK which has been untouched, in sink
Ing a shaft for the coal. Work will
begin at once.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Lincoln. noys Are Champion.

The Lincoln high school boys bas-
ket ball team easily won the champion
ship of the state in the final game OF
the season, defeating the Omaha high
school basket ball team by "a score II
40 to %, The game was played on the
floor of the Omaha Y, NJ. G. A. gymna-
stun, and the small space around the
sides OF the room and in the balcony
was filled with II of the largest
crowds that ever Witnessed a game in
that city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Arranging To Celebrate

The Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges
of Table Rock are making arrange
ments for the celebration Of the s5th
anniversary of American Odd Fellow
ship. Committees have been appoint
ed from each of the lodges to complete
arrangements for a proper observance.
A program will be prepared for the
day time and in the evening there will
he a supper, the proceeds to go to the
fund for the establishment Of an Odd
Fellows home, to be located in the
near future i'm some Nebrsaka town,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Kansas Postmaster Appointed

The following Kansas postmasters
appointed:
Brainerd, Butler county, Oliver p
Brumback, vice c. T.. Brumback, re-
signed; Devon. Bourbon county, Elmer
Butler. vice John j. Stewart, resigned;
Dan, Wilson county. Charles s. Adell,
vice Charles w. Browning, resigned;
Strawberry. Washington county, Chas.
Wurts. vice Matthias Wurts. resigned;
Yale, Crawford county, Mrs. Ella G.
Orden. vice Sylvester IL. Dewitt, re-
signed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Minstrel Band TroIIied

A trolley car at Keokuk, Ia, ran
through a minstrel parade. fatally in
juring James Barandi, hurting Ave 9th
err persons and destroying nearly oil
the musical instruments and costumes
OF the band.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Want Ministerial Limit K.,..,.a

The Newark, N. j., conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church has adopt
ed a memorial to the general confer
ence to be held at Los Angeles in May
favoring the repeal of the church law
enacted four years ago when the time
limit for pastoral appointments was
removed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Cambridge Heat Oxford

The sixty-frst annual race between
the crews of the University of Oxford
and the University of Cambridge was
rowed over the Putney to Mort Lake
course, England, about four and a quar-
ter miles, and was won by the Cam
bridge men. who crossed the finish
line at $40. four lengths in front OF
their opponents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Asklng for a Raiaa

The representatives of ts~legraphers
employed by the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road formally presented a demand for
increased pay and a reduction In duty
hours to Vice President Potter Of that
company.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
THE S33,333.33 ALL PLEDGED
State UnivsrsIty Temple Building Is Ger
tain to be Erected

tain to be Erected
The fund for the erection Of the Tenn
pie building at the state university has
been pledged. This announcement has
been made at the university. The
amount which was to be raised by pop
ular subscription was $50, 333,33. =
The chairman of one Of the COM
mittees which had been appointed to
solicit pledges, said:
II have done no work in behalf OF
the fund for more than a month. but
when | quit We lacked less than $4,000
of having the entire amount and 1t
was increasing at an average rate or
1900 a week. The entire amount is
now pledged
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08
Joe Cans L.eightwsight Champion

Joe Cans of Baltimore was given
the decision in a ten-round bout with
Gus Gardner of Saginaw, Mich, for
the lightweight championship of the
world.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-08

An Efingham a%uctioneer is still ''cry-
ing sales although we'll along in his
SGD year. He estimates that he has
auctioned off the property Of 1000 men.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29

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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29

than four hours sleep per day last
week. The long hours put in by them
WAS necessary II the registered mall
was taken care Of, being much heavier
than in the history on the local once,
one day 375 registers. in and out. be-
ing handled Any one knowing the
amount of time necessary to eacn
registered letter or package will read
lily realize the work that fell on them
The increasing registered mail last
night took six hours TO handle. From
this on the outgoing registered mail
will resume normal conditions. but II
will be several days before the Christ
mas and holiday incoming mail Will
lei up. still II will not be as heavy
az the past few days. And the rest OF
the force was not idle, the letter and
package outgoing mails being heavy
every day. two days breaking the re-
cord. Saturday nights incoming mail
was the heaviest from the outside
with pretty good showing last might
although the package mail will con
tinue fairly good for several days. And
in this connection the carriers felici-
tate themselves on the fact that
Christmas only comes once year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
DID HE FIND A
RICH GOLD LEAD?

Th. insane man. William G. Cur
rance, who occupied cell in the La
Plata county Jail one night last week
as he was being taken to Pueblo from
Montezuma county, talked sHnely on
one and only one subject That was
mining Mr.. Smelcer discovered his
hobby in trying 10 quiet him. The man
raved all night, md nothing would
quiet him but mine talk The man
had been prospecting for wears in the
Blue. Henry and Elk mountains. and
us soon as MIR Smelccr said mine"
10 him he was all attention and talk.
ed in rational manner. His talk
leads to the belief that he may have
discovered something, as he claims
He told In 0 connected straight for
ward manner how he had searched
The hills year after year for mines, and
was finally rewarded by Rndins a rich
sold lead in the Blue mountains He
claims that he covered II up. for after
certain deniaons of that section learn
Ell that he had made discovery they
iayed for him to kill him. So he GOV.
cred the lead up and waited for an OPP
portunity to work his claim peacefully
He was going TO Pueblo, he said. "a
spend the winter. and then he was
going back 10 work his claim. provid.
ed II was safe
Some who have heard the crazy
mans story are included 10 think that
he may not be altogether crazy. He
was prospecting and was well known
In h.. l. Al.
lie came to town pretty regularly
about once a month--to Mancos. Cor
tez or Dolores. for years. got his sup
plies and started ont again. The last
time he got supplies he went out and
was gone about year II is well
known that those three sroups OF
mountains contain gold. although no
one has YET found II in paving guam.
titles. Parties familiar with the cir
cums'snces and knowing the man
think that possibly thai he has made
rich find. and living much alone
and broodins over previous lisap.
polntments. became wholly nnbslan-
ced Just at the time when he might
have enjoyed the reward OF his search.
II is not strange that man hunting
FOR Years in country where gold ex-
lists, would some day make "A rich dis
oovery. But II it he true that he has
made hnd and covered II MP. 1t now
remains for some one else TO redis.
cover II. In case the afiicted man is
cured OF his maladv he may not again
be able to 6nd the location and n he
main hidden for another thousand
years
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
THE FAMOUS BANQUET.

It was Christmas eve, without the
the spirit of the storm was frolicking
about in the height of his glory, send
ing the shrieking wind and the yule-
tide snow on in merry tangle Of
sleighing prophecy to hoping hreside
hearts of all good folks, within. and in
the lobby of the Strater all was still
as death. and vet the stiffness seemed
fancinating in its deathlike presence
for II seemed to be holding itself In
abeyance for a magnificent burst OF
splendor Manager Stillwell was hur-
rving here and there in the dining
| room OF the good old hostelry. doing
| this directing that. using all his en-
ergies for the purpose of converting
the cherry little room into fitting
bower in which 10 receive Santa Claus
and some of his merry children. Every
one seemed imbued with the holy
Christmas tidings and II was really
cure for sore eyes to see the girls in
their best OF humors arranging every
thing for the reception that was to
come The hotel lobby was deserted,
and save for the measured breathing
of the clerk, the swinging pendulum
alone disturbed the stiffness within.
| The town clock wrestled with the
storm and in a. victory dearly won.
boldly announced in shrill chimes,
| the coming of the hour of ten; as the
echo of the last chime sounded on the
distant air the doors of the hotel were
| burst open and low and behold. still
| ness gave way to merry laughter
| deathlike silence 10 happy animation
and never before in the history of
time will be heard such happy chatter
| ing, such merry voices. such absolute
good cheer, as seemed to rend every
part of the big hotel 1t took but a
| moment for the dear girls to unfasten
| their wraps, and ere thine could tell
the merry gathering were seated about
the beautifully decorated festive
board.
Such good fellowship was sweet
music to the ears. such happiness was
a joyous sight, yet one that will never
be forgotten by those who attended.
| And OH such feast a vertiable treat
for the gods, so many good things and
so much of them. Manager Abbott was
| in his merriest mood, he seemed over
| flowing with happiness and all remind
ed one of the great big family gather
| aig 1t was really the realization of n
dream, dream of greater Durango,
| just fancy one store here employing
thirty salespeople. and yet with our
coming prosperity this will be one
among many. II was almost midnight
when Manager Abbott wished all a
| Merry Christmas. and then all took
their ways TO their own firesides. We
should have more of this merry max
ing in Durango. ii tends TO create bet
ter feeling among our good people,
and AFFAIRS of this kind of inspiration,
cheer the human soul more than words
can tell.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
4 roaerAsrt or AN
ADAMS ADMINISTRATION

Some u6 the members of the West
rrn Federation of Miners in The TurreI
mining district se~sm To take for grant
ed that Alva Adams will be counted IN
and inaugursted governor as one of
the results Of the atrocious frauds
committed In this city. On Saturday
nigh, mine manager was deported
from that camp by miners belonging
TO the Western Federation.
The man deported WAS member OF
the Citizens Alliance, and the union
uiners objected TO him. He had gone
10 the Turret district TO lake charge
,d y mine bur large number of men
working in the property were members
OF the Western Federation and they
declared that they would not work IN
der him. So gang Of them called him
oui Of the hotel where he was stopp-
ing and then escorted him out OF the
camp. ,bres ening him with death
should he give any newspaper inior
nation of the treatment he received
The man thus treated WAS not
miner who might take the place OF one
Of the men worltine in the mine. but
The snpeF,ntPnuen', huh tnhn 'h' ''F
resenfsilve of the owners of the prop
eriy.
The people of Colorado may well
inquire II this is a forecast Of what
will in many cases occur IL Mr. Adams
IL inaugurated. DO the members oi the
Western Federation OF Miners intend.
In the event thai their candidate for
governor is counted in 10 drive ont oi
the camps they may control all super
intendenis and other mine officials
who are not in sympathy with them
and their methods?
What have he men who talk about
Influences that tend 10 disturb business
gpt to say about such methods as
these? DO they invite capital and en-
courage Investment?
The natural disposition Of the own.
.rs OF the mine in the Turret dic,rct
from which The superintendent was
expelled must be 10 shut down the
property and wait until conditions he
come such that superintendent may
work without regard 10 whether he re
ceves the stamp of The Western Fed
eration's approval or not Lei that
policy be- followed in all mining dis
iricts in case Mr. Adams is counted
in. and what will become OF Colorado IS
mining industry Denver Republican
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY.

To the Chiefs and Members OF Sitting
Bull Tribe No. 4S. Improved Order
or Red Men:
We, your committee. appointed to
draft resolutions on the death OF
Brother Alfred Turner. submit the fol.
lowing;
Whereas. the Great Spirit of the
universe, has removed from earth to
the Hunting Grounds above, our below
ed brother Alfred Turner; and
Whereas, while we bow in humble
submission to the will of the Great
Spirit. We mourn the loss of an earn
est and consistent member, and real.
ize that the bereaved wife and child
rem have been deprived OF the sustain
ing arm of loving husband and faith
er. Therefore. be it
Resolved. that the members of Sit
ting Bull Tribe No. As. Improved Or
der of Red Men extend to the strick.
en- family sincere and heartfelt sym
pathy and coincidence in this hour OF
their great bereavement.
Resolved. that a copy OF these reso-
lutions be sent the beloved wife. one
to the daily papers and Colorado
Council Brand for publication. and
also spread upon the records OF this
tribe. Be it further
Resolved. that our charter be drap-
ed in mourning for one moon
Fraternally in F.. F. 4 c.,
C. A. PIKE.
o. s. GALBRBATH,
Fl. NJ ANDREW.
Committee.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
SOUTHERN BREEZEe.
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BY VIII A. BallinEer.
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Bloomfield. N. NJ, Dec. ls. 1904.

Bloomfield, N. NJ, Dec. 49, 1904.
Visit the valley of sunshine and en-
joy the beautiful weather.
Looks as if San Juan county would
be all cut UP with railroads and there
does no, seem TO be any limit To fu.
ture metropolises
The pioneers OF northwest New
Mexico will have a grand blow out on
he Both. There will be old time dances
old time callers old time music, old
time fiddlers but strictly up.to-date
banquet,
An attempt was made last week to
extend the Townsend ditch but work
was temporarily abandoned on account
of difficulty in blowing The extension
will put several hundred acres OF fine
land on the south side into cultivation.
Prospects are bright that the pro.
posed ditch to the Bloomfield and Sol
omon mesas will soon be reality.
This will be an extension of the JAG
quez ditch, from Blanco. 1t is to be
non-speculative and built on the CO.
operative plan. The fact that the Hon.
DR. McEweu. of Durango. is backer
OF the AFFAIR. inspires confidence in the
land owners here, that it is the real
thing
J. A, Brothers, who recently sold
his ranch on the Animas. is planning
to establish a model fruit farm of
eighteen arces,. two miles from Farm
ington. We need model farms and
model fruit growers to Introduce
scientific spraying methods along the
Animas valley. An up.to-date country
will have to be run on up-to-date
methods.
First class baled hay in the Aztec
neighborhood sells at SIS per ton We
know of no reason for the high price,
unless ranchers are holding the pro.
duct in anticipation of railroad oper.
afions
New Mexico will elect her local of.
"'''S "S~' h'oh'h' We JuoN ustofeTeu
that the Judges and clerks Of the fall
election were supposed TO give their
services free for this one An economi-
cal plan but rather hard on the judges
Roads on the mesa and the trail to
Aztec have been put into good order.
considered.
Looks like public sentiment was
drifting towards joint statehood In
preference to none
Weather report for last week: high
est temperature As, lowest Is, great.
est daily change 20. least II: precip.
itation. trace tof snow.)