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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1905-12-02
MAKE DIRECT CONNECTION

Whtn these improvements are made
there will be direct rail connection be-
tween Hazen, on the Southern Pacific
in Northern Nevada, 70 Las Vegas, on
Clark's road, in the southern part ef the
State.
1t is SAID tire Cost Of connecting Gold
field with Las Vegas will be 5000, ,OO0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
Hundred-yard Record Made Here.

Followers or athletics contend that If the
sprintng records held by Arthur Duffey are
eliminated from the records of the A. A. Z.
John ]. Owen of Detroit should be recog-
nized as the champion 10o-yard runner, he
having originally established the record of
40 seconds. Owen made his record at
the A. A. L. championships held at Analos-
tan Island. this city. In 1890. The record
stood until Duffey ran 100 yards in o 3-5
seconds in 1902. Many others, including
Sehick, Wefers and Hahn, have since run
in D 40, but as Owen was the first to get
below 10 seconds. his friends assert that
the title should revert to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

sergt 8. L. H. Russell. who completes the
roster OF sergeants in the ninth precinct.
has won promotion by active performance
of his duties, He was born In the West
Indies December p. 1899. He came to this
country when . boy and served for three
time as crderly to Admiral Bancroft airar-
die, He Wa 1ischasgeA q corporal HI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

appointment TO the force was made Decem-
Der o. 1891. and he was first sent to the
third precinct. In che eight years there,
most of the time being spent in "Foygy
Bottom" he made many arrests He had
many desperate struggles with unruiy pris-
oners in Foggy Bottom" and received
many hard knock. He arrested quartet
OF highway robbers, including Henry Lee,
Henry Coleman and Abe Jones, while In
that service, when their apprehension was
very desirable, In 1899 he was mounted
and was sent to the ninth precinct for duty,
and has remained there since.
His promotion to sergeant took place In
July, 1904, and wss the reward for efficient
service. He assisted In the Coles murder
case. with Sergt- Hartman. At the time OF
the raids at Chesapeake Junction he was
one of the officers who assisted their SUI
periors and made many arrests in trying
10 close up that resort. He arrested the
Carpenter brothers and Pratt for house
breaking for the Maryland authorities
and In smaller offenses he has made numer-
Gus arrests Johnson Brown who received
sentence OF ten years for horse stealing,
was arrested by Sergt. Russell.
The duties of the plain clothes man in the
ninth precinct are performed by J. s.
Johnson He was born at Berkeley Springs,
W. Va, in 1860. and when quite young
man went to Colorado, where he STAYED
for three years as the manager of a ranch.
Al the end OF that time he returned home.
On January 3, 1880. he was appointed to
the police force of this city and was as
signed 10 the ninth precinct. He has never
served In any other precinct In the city.
For two years he did foot duty. but he
was promoted to bicycle officer after that
period When precinct detective was de-
sired In 1900. Mr.. Johnson was selected for
mat position. He was promoted to class
IN January 1904 He has had the duty OF
investigating the important cases that the
regular patrolmen cannot handle and he
has solved many mysteries His number
oil arrests Is large and include such I'M
portant cases as housebreaking, grand lar
ceny, raids on unlicensed bars depredations
on private property, etc
AT the time of the Chesapeake Junction
RAIDS ne was active and made many ar
rests that later led to conviction in the
Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
Rusie Trying to-Re-enter the Game.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Ind. December 9.-Although
thirty-eight years old. Amos Rusie. once
the brightest star of the pitching staff of
the New York National League base ball
team, Is making an effort TO re-enter the
game He would like to get a berth with
the Decatur team of the Three League for
next year. From the high salary that
Rusie received while with the Giants he
has become a laborer In o lumber business
at which he has been engaged In Indiana
for some months at q mere pittance. II 10
contended that Rusie has much OF his old
ability left. and thatff he received a chance
cided surprise. Rusie iNcently went 10 n
lin0is to take position 81 an advance In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

usual the patrolmen are divided into four
sections, with six or seven men In sec
ton. covering six beats. The swing Sec
ton goes duty at pm. and goes off
duty at am, thus doubling the beats at
night during the lively hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

While he was in the first precinct he was
around the Center Market and made q
specially of policy and liquor cases He
also directed many raids on various resorts
in that vicinity. He arrested Joseph Brown
for highway robbery while there. William
Myers. alias Johnson, wanted in Alexan-
dria, Va, for HOUSEKEEPING and who was
given q term of eighteen years. was cap
tured by Sergt. Hartman. In 1897 he arrest
ed John Bell for the Gettysburg (Pa.) au-
thorities, and Bell was sentenced to ten
years in prison.
While doing duty in the seventh precinct
he arrested John Shoemaker for man.
slaughter, and shortly after that he ar
rested Buck Black for similar offense. He
took an active part in the running down Of
greatest work which the sergeant did was
In connection with the raids on Chesapeake
Junction in 1901. That resort was running
wide open and II was determined to put It
out of business. Sergt. Hartman's arrests
for the quarter averaged eight and one-half
day. The women who frequented the
place were arrested on the street cars and
one raid forty-nine principals were arrested
from crowd of 4.00o and all were con-
victed.
He arrested Marcellus Coles for the muir
der of Charles Hawkins. The crime was
committed In the woods and In two hours
after its commission, the defendant was a
prisoner through the efforts OF Sergt. Hart
man. He arrested William Johnson. alias
Snowden, for the killing OF a child In the
third precinct. locating him on a lookout in
Maryland AS the senior mounted sergeant,
he has had much OF the responsibility of
caring for the crowds at Benning race track
during the meets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
AN INDIAN STUD FARM
GEN. PORTER's EXPERIENCE IN
RACING AND BREEDING.

Among the visitors at Bennings closing
scenes was Gen. Pleasant Porter, chief of
the Creek nation in the Indian territory and
an owner and breeder Of thoroughbred
horses. There have been several Indian
Jockeys Of more than passing ability, but
Gen. Porter Is the first of his race whose
colors have been seen on the larger tracks.
Gen. Porter Is In Washington for couple
of weeks on business connected with the
affairs of the Creek nation and the proposed
admission to the Union of the new state
Indian territory and Oklahoma combined.
The Muscogee stock farm, owned by Gen.
Porter some thirty miles from the town Of
that name, is we'll known In the Indian
territory and Oklahoma, and has turned out
some good horses. In the sos the Porter
colors were carried at Memphis, Latonia
and st. Louis by the imported horse Table
quah by Torpedo, dam by Springfield, who
was sold at Newmarket, England. at the
dispersal of a part of the royal stud. On
the voyage across the ocean he contracted
distemper, unfortunately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
Ashford by Ashland Wilkes.

Ashford. natural trotter and grand in
dividual sixteen and a half hands high, is
highly prizSd by Gen. Porter and he has
a great reputation In Oklahoma and the
territory.
Tall, straight. with the eagle eye and jet
black hair of his race. Gen Porter carries
his sixty-odd years like a man a score of
years younger. He Is the most popular
man In the Creek nation, and since the war
has personally held in check many malcon-
tents that had precipitated uprisings of
more or less consequence.
While Gen. Porter would not say that he
would not accept nomination as senator
from the new state oklahoma and Indian
Territory when admitted, 1t Is probable
that he could be induced to do SO by his
constituents OF the far southwest II he
does he will be the first Indian ever elected
to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

Sergt. Falvey has had varied experiences
He was shot by policeman while he was
In the sixth precinct He was about to
report the man for intoxication, when the
officer shot him in the shoulder. He was
highly commended by the major at another
time for hts efforts to save lives from
drowning in pool near the old base bah
grounds. While doing duty a. private
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
A Grandson of Hermit.

Tahlequah was later purchased by an
agent of James r. Keene and sent to the
Keene farm at Castleton, KY. His sire, Tor
pedo. Is grandson of the great Hermit.
while he came of royal blood on the dams
side also. Gen. Porter purchased Table
quah from Maj. F. A. Dalngerfeld. man
ager of Castleton, and took him to the
Muscogee farm, after racing him in the
middle west, as noted. The horse broke
down the next season and friend Of Gen.
Porter took him to Cuba.
At Muscogee Gen. Porter also has the
stallion Ashford, by Ashland Wilkes, dam
Autumn Leaf, by Egbert. He got this horse
up in Kansas, and he has produced since
taken to Muscogee Red Ash, who has
pacing record of 2.0S. Red Ash is out of
Sweetheart, an Aladdin mare. Ashford has
to his credit other performers with fast
records.
Brood mares at Muscogee number over
score. principally by Wilkes Dictator and
Ideal Wilkes. One of these by a thorough
bred sire has won many of the territory
races under saddle. where the contestants
walk the first quarter. trot the second quar-
ter and run the third quarter. This filly
was trained to walk from the pressure of
her jockeys hands on her neck, not to trot
until he stood upon his stirrups, and the
signal to run was loosening of the reins
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03
Montpelier, Bear Lake Co.. Idaho, November B. zoos

going to be loser by reason Of not
having attended to this important
matter years ago. This should
prove to be an object lesson to the
present administration. The ques-
ton of opening another street is
now pending, ana the council should
take hold and press the matter to
final decision, one way or the other,
and not dilly-dally along about it,
as has been the prevailing habit of
past administrations.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

The Paris Post is of the opinion
that the Montpelier city council
s'displayed a good deal of pinhead-
edness" in the terms of the franchise
granted to the Bear Lake Valley
Railway & Electric company We
fail to see wherein any plnheaded-
ness is displayed. To one not thor
oughly acquainted with conditions
here, some provisions of the fran
chise may seem unreasonable, but on
the whole we believe the terms of
the franchise are fair to all parties
concerned. Had conditions in the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

town been different, certain pro
visions In the franchise would have
been different There was no desire
on the part of the council to refuse.
to grant the franchise, but it was
necessary and right that the fran
chlse should be SO drawn as to pro-.
tect the interests of all parties con-
cerned, and prevent any possiblbil-
tiles of damage suits in the future.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

The First ward didn't do so bad
only ] 5 out of So voting against the
bonds. To those Is we have no
words of censure to offer. They
doubtless felt that they were justified
in voting as they did. but oh my,
how lonesome they must feel to be
in sucn hopeless minority.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

The city has police Judge, yet
we seldom hear OF case being tried
before him. A few weeks ago
man was arrested in town for being,
drunk and disorderly and he was
taken before justice of the peace.
who fined him $40. That money
went INTO the county treasury, when
1T should have gone into the CITY
treasury Our city needs every
dollar of revenue that 1T can obtain
this year, and our police officers
should be instructed to hereafter
take all parties arrested in town be-
tore the police judge, in order that
the revenue derived from the fines
can go to the city, where 1T belongs
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03
q Disastrous Calamity

II is disastrous calamity, when YOU
lose your health, because indigestion and
constipation have Slapped it awav.
Prompt relief can he had in DIR. Kings
new Life Pills. They build up your d.
seselVe organs, and cure headache, dizzi-
ness collie, constipation, etc. Guaran-
teea at Ritter Bros. Drug Co. csc.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

Be it remembered that on the
thlrtieth day of October, in the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred and
five, Montpelier awoke from her
Rip Van Wrinkle sssnuozen and an
nounced to the world that she had
started on march of progress and
that from this on she intends to
grab for every good thing that
comes in sight.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

Last spring when we first advo.
Gated that the city election should
be conducted on party lines, we did
SO for the sole reason that we be-
lieved more good would be accom-
plished by having an administrator
that was elected on platform
pledged to carry out certain mun1c-
lpal improvements. We felt certain
that if partisan tickets were NOM
mated, the conventions at which the
nominations were made, would adopt
planks In favor of system of water
works and other municipal improve
ments. Well, through our agitation,
party lines were drawn, and both
republican and democratic nominees
went before the people on platforms
pledged to submit to the citizens a
proposition to bond the city for the
purpose of installing a water system.
That pledge has been fulfilled by
the present administration, and the
Examiner is glad to be able to con-
graduate Mayor Williams upon the
efforts he has made to carry out that
plank In the democratic platform.
AT every step he has had the hearty
cooperation of the councilmen-both
democratic and republican, and to
them also we extend congratulations.
1t is not at all likely that this
proposition would have been SUBJ
mltted to the citizens this year had
the old non-partisan plan prevailed
at last springs election, for no plat
forms would have been adopted, and
the officials elected would not have
been under Obligations to have
pushed this or any other particular
proposition having tor it's object the
advancement of our city.
1t nothing more of particular i'm
portance is accomplished by this adj
ministration, beyond the successful
installation of the water system, 1t
will have performed a work that will
result In greater good to the town
than the work of all previous ad-
ministratlons combined. That this
good work has been started at this
early date, the Examiner feels that
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

We woulds like to tell the people
how good we feel over the result of
the bond election, but really eve
are too full for utterance."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

Just think of it, not vote against
the bonds in the Second and Third
wards. Even the most enthusiastic
supporters never expected any such
a victory as that.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03
Notice Of Annual Meetinq.

Notice is hereby given that tnd an
nual meeting of the Bear Lake Valley
stock Growers Association will be held
a, montpelier on Saturday. Nov !
All members are requested to attend
j. S. Robson, Secy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

it is in a measure responsible by
reason of having brought about a
change in the method of electing
our city officials.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03
RESULT OF REPRESENTATION

For putting off until tomorrow
that which can be done today, has
often cost individuals, corporations
and cities heap of trouble and lots
OF money. Montpelier is now about
to have some trouble, and possibly
a law suit, for not settling the title
to South Eleventh street years ago.
VIM. l.. Rich, to whom the land
which has been used as street, be-
longs, is also responsible for the
failure to have the matter settled.
Although he says that he did en-
deavor, some years ago, to haveethe
council take action on it. However,
Mr.. Rich was at fault in not taking
such steps at that time as would
have forced the council to a settle
ment. But the first administration
of our city are more to blame for
not dedicating the street as public
highway, and seeing that it was
designated as street on the plat of
the town. The matter has run on
unsettled for nearly score of years,
and now Mr.. Rich comes and asks
the city to pay him $500 for strip
of land 3Ox55O feet. Now what is
the city going to do about it? If
the council allows Mr. Rich the
price he asks, the payment of the
warrant will be protested, as one of
our citizens has stated that he would
take such action, if the city paid
that price for the ground. On the
other hand, the city is bound to
have damage suit on It's hands if
an attempt is made to close the
street. People living along that
street, south of Main, have erected
homes there on the supposition that
Eleventh street was a permanent
highway. To close it now would
shut off their only means of APP.
proach to Main street and render
their property almost valueless.
Whether a court would grant the
city title to street because 1t has
been used as such for so many years,
il a question on which we will not
attempt to express an opinion. Sup
pose the city takes that stand, goes
10 court and wins, 1T will cost as
much, or more, than it would Tor
the city to have bought the land
for the street years ago. But sup
pose a court refuses to grant title
to the street, then the city must pay
Mr.. Rich for the land, and although
he compromises on price less than
what he asks, the city will still pay
a good deal more than the land could
have been bought for ten or twelve
years ago.
Any way you figure it, the city is
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-11-03

We have got water works, now
we MUST have high school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

Judge Alton b. Parker says:
'"The Nation must be protected
from graft. 1t must be restored
from misguidance, and many of
the best Republicans admit this.
| can see no hope for that reforma-
ton for which the people of the
United States are clamoring save
through the restoration of the
Democratic party" Referring to
his defeat last year, Judge Parker
said he appreciated the humorous
side of the landslide, but felt that
the defeat of the party was due
primarily to dissensions within it.
He added: 81 made the best fight
| knew how to regain the Presi-
dency, but no Democrat could
have won under the circumstances.
Things that I predicted are com
ing to pass.0 Doubtless the gen
tlemen from Esopus is willing for
somebody else to try it next time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20
AND SUCH AS THIS IS FAME

A. d. Reynolds, Jr., of Bristol
while whiting in North Carolina,
recently, secured a copy of the
New York Herald of April 15.
containing an account of the as
sassination of President Lincoln,
According to this copy, the Her
aid In that day and time was not
much more important than coun-
try weekly.-Bristol Special to the
Banner.
1t is part of the traditions OF
the newspaper business that the
New York Herald from it's begin
ming in 1885 under the enterpris-
ing management of James Gordon
Bennett was the pioneerin modern
feats of journalism, for it was fol-
lowing its entrance into the field
that competition among the New
York papers for news began in
earnest.
In the fight for early European
news, before the Inauguration OF
ocean steamers, it was the Herald
which nearly always printed the
news first, and it was the wide
awake editor of the Herald whe
first appreciated and first realized
upon the opportunity offered by
the navigation of the Atlantic.
Again, it was Mr.. Bennett who
in 1916 organized an express be
tween New Orleans and New York
for the purpose of getting early
news from Texas and Mexico, Over
which the war cloud was the1
lowering.
This went into operation il
January, 1915, the first long dis
lance express ever run.
The express beat the regular
Southern mail to New York from
one to four days, resulting in th1
United States Postoffice Depart
ment placing all sorts of restric
tions in the way. Postmaster Gen
eral Wicliffe went so far as t,
cause the arrest of the proprietor
of the New Orleans Crescent CITY
who was cooperating with Ben
nett, for an alleged violation of tht
postal laws
Further, the Herald was the
paper to achieve the first grear
journalistic feat in connection with
the telegraph.
When Clay spoke at Lexington
in 1847 on the war with Mexico
an abstract of his address was ex
pressed to Cincinnati and thence
telegraphed to the New York
Herald at an expense of $500
During the Oregon excitement the
Herald's opponents combined tc
get the news i'm advance of theil
rival-spending $5,OOOin specia.
effort, to the end that the Herald
sent over to the offices of the com
bination the very news for which
they were expectantly waiting.
Coming nearer home in sense
it was the Herald's correspondent
at TruXillo who wrote the protest
to the civilized world for Walker
''The Grey Eyed Man of Destiny, .
when the latter was turned over
by a British officer to the Hon
duran authorities to be shot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

Sam Small is still accommodating
fame. He has just been arrested
in Savannah for not having the
right kind of health certificate.
AS if the brilliant Samuel would
harbor germs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

Nick wants little more of The
Hague, and has issued invitations
to peace soiree there. Nick is
about two years late in his froIic
as Mike AdOo now leads that cotil-
lion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

The public will not grieve over
the life insurance rate war, and it
is to be hoped that nobody will
intervene for the establishment of
peace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

An Alabama man has been fined
l cent and costs for whipping his
mother-in-law. At this rate, it
ought not to be a difficult thing to
regulate mothers in law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

In the Secession of Atlanta Gov
Terrell is backing up the Govern
ment forces, and will attempt to
prevail upon the Woodward seces-
sionsts to remain in the Georgia
union.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

Public Printer Palmer is de-
monstrating how unsuited he was
TO his job by resigning during this
administration without corralling
a vindicatiOn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

A Frenchman predicts that be
fore many years we shall all live
in glass houses. 1t will then be
time to quit throwing rocks and
pull down the blinds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

Perhaps Komura does not regret
his attack of fever. The longer
his arrival at home is delayed the
less unpleasant it will be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

Russia is still unable to deter
mine whether it was the internal
or external explosion that caused
most of her trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-20

A country editor Indignantly
denies that there has been yellow
fever in his town, and says the
excitement was caused only by
foci.