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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
Should R.e.ix. Earnest Support.

The movement originated by Sehator
George w. Pierce of Brattlepofo IoI
the organization of the Wlhuna,I
County Fish and Game league snoulu
receive earnest support. But earnes'
support can by no means pc ln.el
preted as meaning mere cohtriou.loli,
IF 80 wear to fund TO be useu
hareaf ter for the development and pro-
lection of fish and game in Windham
county" The members OF the pro-
nosed league should pledge themselves
70 use personally every effort TO secure
tha conviction of violators of the game
laws for until there is an entlreiy
new respect for these laws porn III
the minds of a large proportion ol
Varmont,s population any expenditure
ne money for purposes OF care anu
nropa cation will be sheer waste. ~,
There is already a fairly heal.ny
sentiment among hunters TOT ,he
forcement of the deer law ana yiu,a
tion of this law is frequently loilomeu
nv effective punishment NOT peima 'ln
are there an unreasonaply ,als aasnn
a. , af infractions of the close season
s ne foathered game. But the fish laws
nsneciaIIy those for the protection VI
t,a,,t are. in many parts of the sla.e
- .;f +hav did not exist. Ii there WEI
:, universal enforcement OF the peiial.s
for r taking trout under the legal IS SIZE al
tbara would not be jails enough III az
New England to hold the eften au,;,,
T,,a u,hoiesale destruction OF nnserilnt
..a,,t which is carried on in TINS sla,.
49,, yaar is a matter which shoul,
,,arl,ans receive the first anu inoS
serinns consideration of tne auN
Iaague. From a purely practiuai Pot Pot,
~ more important than its deer VI o ~
sronse for good fishing Will 90 llrue'
- non,1larize Vermont as su tt,;,,o
'.osort state than any other one Lille
rAn5 if there is not decldeq cn s,,iri
IA n''d the pr esent laxity of public s s9,..
~ the matter of numbering u
SIZED trout by the tens OF pa, ,ho ouan h
tha streams Of the state VIII SUI =
~ az barren of trout as they are :
walruses. .,ocarelv that tn
on, comfy association will take i oon
n iieS If it does, it may ieei ot n
sem Of accomplishing much not ~ .
Craftsmanship ~ and material pen g,i,ne.
spo ;pdham county.-wilmington Timer
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
ETHAN ALLEN, vERMoNTER.
A Man Who Did Things ~ Between
Roosevelt and Ben TiIman Types.

The Brooklyn Eagle of August 10
thus spoke. editorially, of Ethan Alieh'
The patriotic people of Vermont are
to-day dedicating an observation Tow
or to the memory of Ethan Allen on
the farm which that militant Green
maintain boy owned and on which ne
died near Burlington. The day is not
an anniversary of any Of the important
events of Aliens life. but is that OF tne
battle of Bennington. which the yer
monters celebrate somewhat 70 the
lovershadowing of the battle OF HUB
hardton which, while it had less far
reaching results, was vet exclusively
Vermont fight, was won by vermont
troops and is worthy of more attentioii
| than il usually receives as typlcai Vi
the relations of Vermont to the orig
linaI 13 colonies during the revolution.
Even more typical of that spirit, no"
ever. was the raid of Ethan Alien anu ~.
his Green mountain boys on fore
lconderoga and the ceremonies at pui
ljngton to-day will do good service -
they lead historical students 70 s.uus
Allen more fully as figure OF tne rev
nlut;on Allen was something between
The Roosevelt type and that OF ben
Tilman of South Carolina He was
man who did things" as proved ps
his capture of Ticonderoga WIN lle ~
or So men who had been roweu acro %.
Iake Champlain when he made ms
aariy morning attack. But Allen also
..orated" dramatically, not to say polIis !,
Ibastically, about the things ne ulu any
Thought. as witness his demanu Tic ao
Captain De La Place SURRENDER IL the
name of the Great JehoVah anu ny
THE phrase no less than the deed mas
nreserved Aliens name and the Two
are about all that are known OF MN
Nv most people. He was. however,
tborough patriot though his patrio.
;sn, extended more to Vermont. tne
home of his adoption, than to the UNIT
cd states. The nation had haroly peei'
horn then. let alone the spirit Oh ia
tioanl allegiance, and Allen was h, .7l q,
llv a fiercer states rlghts man 80
were most of the leaders OF MS tiIne
M',ar,,hody believed in state rights ano
n was merely question of degree. lug
thai feeling will probably be FOUND t IN
clew to his attempt to secure an an.
ance for Vermont with Canada peiors
her admission into the union. Aiiei
was accused of treason at the .iiiie
the charge clouded the later years o.
his life and the biographers do no. d, d,
regard the charge as entirely me. y.
!. Aliens claim that he was deceiNins
the English in Canada. But the MAJ
{ who refused to join in Shays repeilloi
and exposed it to the governor ol Ma .,a,
{ sacbusetts was no traitor. he Wa
merely intensely a Vermonter. he Nae
{ nro, ected the people of that state iron
r. claims of the New Workers ana ma.
r driven the latter out with beach seals,
We had captured Ticonderoga VIII
V HE own company of Green mountain
a hovs after a plan which he made sooi
after the battle of Lexington. M
$ state pride and his personal Vahl,.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
Sporting Notes.

u,nsda,a u,as a., ,ovo ,,.vaa .o,
hail hora yas,arSo,, ,,,,s ~ J,,5a
nenden,s Int Inc .a,,e ,"s cancai,ad
49,. So ""' N"NN.'
a, IVA. p,aves WIZ 40 up asans'
morr"w '''e VII wy ''''"" W.
I'M,
Ihe solI ana tennis teams OF the
Man.asu!uet oiuo go 10 Pine Grove
spr,"ss 'nis AFTERNOON Tor matches
win teams from that resort
Two games of baseball will take
place In Brattleboro Labor day, and II
Is probable that the regular Ludlow
team will be the attraction both morn
ing and afternoon.
Charles Stolte played on the Keene.
n. H.. team Saturday In a double
header against Hinsdale, and did ex-
cellent work at second and short. He
will play with Keene In two games
Labor day.
PLAY will soon he begin I'm the an
nual competition for the Wantastiauet
cup. This trophy has already been
won twice by c. +. Bingham and twice
by c. NJ. Miller but the latter will be
unable to play this year. Three wins
give permanent possession.
rouna robin tannis Tournament
between teams from Walpole. Keene
and Fitzwilliam is scheduled to begin
on the courts of the Walnoie Inn to-
dav The Wantastiouet club was in
vjted 10 send y team for the event but
was unable 70 do so
n ", >,uas ia ,,,tarscho,,st;c ,ep
~ , w, rSn .ne aasaa,ad ;n The t,rs,
ms esan,poi, mas ,o,,r,,a, ,,an, a.
, N 1i r snu pm II w Slocum
e.s, aha,n';o T., isss and 1880
satlonai eha,npiuli ~ i'o 90 40. nc The
, a,ocunr 10 '"I ne Second mi round 7.
~ :" wy ~ ,naoi to,,rpo :
,,ao VAN ,nst v m lost r. ! q Ames in
men. ias, ssa, .,, ,os' ~ o. -
hNe SCI i'a :,
Dennisoh Cowles, VINO colnpe.eu ~
the national roaue tourhameh. IN Nor
wich. Conn. last week Inished apou'
midway or the lnird DIVISION Wv, WIN ,ast
totai Vi iour saIhes W., au ,,dnrt =,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
the VERMONT PRESS.
Interesting Historical Data Furn'sneo
Nv Col. Forbes in the Vermonter.

The yermonter has performed
,,er;torious service for the Hreeh
Mountain state by publishing COM
nrebensive history of the press WITHIN
its borders from the time OF the III
troduction of the earliest printing press
at the very dawn of our national exis-
tence down to the present tlme.
Col Charles Spooner Forbes. editor
If the Vermonter. has devoted months
of laborious effort to the securing OF
the data necessary for the publication
of the early record of newspapers ol
Vermont. and the completeness Oh iiiS
,roduct is evidence of the zeal WIN
which he has labored. 1t is also NJ
tine that this work should be done oy
col Forbes who is a lineal descehuai.
If one of the founders OF the Ms 1,s
nrinting Office in Vermont, says INC
burlington Free Press. e,st
The record shows tnat tne
printing office In the terri.ors
first recognised for political purposes
as q mart Of the New Hampshire grants
was located on the east side Of the CON
necticut river in Dresden the lnhapl-
,ants Of which were under the Juris.
d;ot;on of the independent government
astablisbed in Vermont, and whlcn CO,
ered the town of Hanover, n. n ~
A. Snooner had been invited by the
D.as;dent of Dartmouth College 10 es
ta,,i;sb a printing office in the vlclnl.'
of thai institution, and in l'fs ne III
rrated from Norwich. Conn.,, TO Dres-
don where he was Joined by ms DIo.ne'
Iudah Paddock Spooner ana Ill n;,,tai
Green. The Spooners were appo -
state printers the same year .nes eac,
Gated in Dresden. an act TO Una, In . :.
having been passed by tne GENERA
Tta ,rinting press brought from Con
,onticnt nv the Spooners was useo II
the nrintinp of the first Vermont news
, ,m in 1881. in which year the Dres
Sa,, otfice was moved across the Coli
necticut river to the town OF wes'a n,,r
- The press was set up IN tne cou,
Eve where the first blood or tne wa W.,
~ H. revolution was shed in the MI
~, of william French. and the pap.
,,r;,,ted was called the Vermont Iaze.t
pr Green Mountain Post boy. ~,
preserved copy of this paper Is IN
possession of the Vermont n5n,t
society. in the state mouse III
lpelier. so-ca,led on whic
Snoners printed Vermonts mr. as
s1e nor and which is more IMAM ~
49, ola Is said to have been prouei
49,, Enojand in 1888. and SCI w
rom by stephen Daye. The pres
: N-s.,,,S,, INTO the possession OF hais"
ponoera in 1886. After being useu
,Sr;ntine of different newspapei
; wy state IL went into the possessie,
; ~ ~ praston Mortified of WINDSOR.
hose harm il mouldered Tor liulIo,
wnose o II was rescued and taken !
, OF o. s ssafe capitol and stored in the a. a.
.he - The structure. Through the ~
, s'rumentality of the Vernon. res rss, m
! sociation the ancient press Wa ,a;naIl
rected and put together as SO Sii now
ihuilt so far as possible, anu - N
CONSTITUTES an interesting pa IN n
A., exhibition of relics 70 . u
] ,nnseum in the state capitol
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
. wounded by the failure to in

were wounded by the failure to In
clude that state in the union. He
wrote to congress: Il am as resolute-
ly determined to defend the independ-
ence Of Vermont as congress Is Inal
If tbe United States. and, rather than
fail. will retire with my hardy Green
mountain boys into the desolate cav
ems of the mountains and wage War
with human nature at large ms
was the Tilman side of him. whlch
cropped out further in his book on hea
son the Only Oracle of Man, in Whlch
he delighted to shock the orthodox OF
that day much as modern radicals 40
the believers in propertv rights bue
behind the contradictory phases OF
Aliens character there is STURDY any
genuine manhood. II a reasola soma, sa, l.n,u
readable biography Of him shail Ioilow
This tribute to his memory by the STATE
of his adoption. history and literature
| will both be the richer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
HlNspALE LOSES TWO.
keene Wins a Double header Withou'
Great Difficulty.

Hinsdale. although strengthened by
MAYNARD. O'Connor and Dauphinais OF
Millers Falls. lost both games OF the
double header at Keene. N. H., Satur-
day. The visitors were outbatted III
both contests and their fielding was
very ragged. The first game was
see-saw affair and looked like any,
body's until near the end. The second
was all Keene from the start. wat
Brooks. who has been doing the eaten.
ing for the Hinsdale team. mas ,el'
that aggregation and the fact that NC
Cormick was unused to the new
hackstop accounts in part for .he
heavy hitting off his delivery; me
features of the games We're ,ne oae
ting Of Arson and the neiu,ns ~
Stolte, who went from bra'.ieposo -
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
,t G. w. Davenport Estate

An inventory Of the esta1e AT, Ia IN he
white davenport has been been hle The per-
probate court at Gr se nnd the real es-
sanaI estate is s2'.see an 40 IN Davenport
tate sl5o. In his VIII MI ,agacies. that
provided. after certain nl.ce5 in charge
residue w sn Stevens. W. A. Davenport
OF j. w NJ smead as trustees. ana a
ana NJ income should be expenoeu
t ina ,b ,se relief Of needy men ana p sg
for ny ~ Greenfield. Leyden and .f Ss
nsIe e eIa not paupers. The WI P1os
w, de that a home can be ss.@ NV the
~ NC greenfield IL deemed wise os '"'
trustees
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
TlcoNDERocA's FALL.
Ethan Aliens Own Story Of the Cap
ture Of the Fortress.

A. the BANQUET in the armory at
Burlington Wednesday evening Aug
1s in connection with the dedication
of the Ethan Allen memorial tower, Dr'
III. d. Holton, who presided, askeu
leave to print letter and poem IN
stead of reading them. the hour be-
ing late. The letter is the copy OF
Ethan Aliens own account of the cap
tire of Ticonderoga made from the
original document In the state library
AT Albany, and follows. verbatim Ell
literatim s,,,,a
Gentlemen.--I have the 1neXpresslble
satisfaction to Acquaint You that az
Day break of the Eleventh instant
pursuant to my Directions from sun
dry Leading Gentlemen in the colonies
of Massachusetts Bay ana Coilllecu
cut) 1 Took the Fortress of Tlconde-
roga with About one Hundred and tnir-
nv Green Mountain Boys. Col. Easton
with about Forty-seven Veteran SOL
diers Distinguished themselves III the
Action. Col. Arnol Entered the lot
trass with me side by side the Guard
We're So Surprised that Contrary our
Fxpectation Did Not fire on US put
fled with Precippitancy we I,iiIne
diately Entered the fortress ana Iooh
the Garrison Prisoners without bioou
shead or any opposition they Colsls.
| cd of one Captain and Lieutenant ana
forty Two men Little more need pc
said You know Governor Carton OF
canada will exert himself to retaKe IL
and as YOUR County is Nearer than any
otber part of the Colonies and as
vour Inhabitants have thoroughly Man :
Tested their Zeal in the Cause OF .neir
country Expect Immediate Assistance
from you Both in men and ProVisiol'
You cannot Exert your selves too
much in So Glorious Cause the Mum.
H.. nf mon Need be More at the first
Till the other Colonies Can have Ilme
To Muster l am apprehensive OF a Sud-
don and Quick Attack Pray be Qulch
70 our relief and send us five hundred
MON Immediately Fail Not From your
Friend and Humble Servant
ri'e' ETHAN ALLEN,
Commander of Ticonderoga.
To the Honorable Committee OF 20,
rispondence for the City ana Coui''s
Vi f' Reed. 18th May 1775.
The sonnet was written by Judge w
! II Rliss of Middlebury and f"iiows'
ETHAN ALLEN.
"A Sonnet by William Henry Bliss
VI Middlebury. VD
n brave vet tender, Fearless stou
and true, o,a,
O breaker of the bonds OF a''e'e"
wrong, ..,o ~
l knight of the weak and smiter o
the strong; ,,,nse
could subdue' .,,,rev
: 7, was thine iron hand that overthrev
: The stronghold Of the tyranl an
along o,, hill
= our waters bright and our green mn
I r,o,r vide the light of liberty anew
e Ideal n Of stalwart Freedom Cna"
THAI by sheer will the foemen over
bore. ......-,. s,old
In.fxing steel. despising traitors goiu,
/, R,t shedding yet no wantoh oiVp
{ rom vale and glen and field an
: mountain old -s-r,,r.
We of the hills salute thee evermOr'
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
a., u,n. Dag at saxtons River.

o., 1op,e day was very pleasah's
Ola no az Saxtons River Wednes-
oosers.u a,et 1s About $50 partook Oh
DAY, Aus IN the dining hall at Vernon
dinner III ana an interesting post
academy ,r n,u was carried out.
g gfarIs Edison of saxtOns River was
tarks l,er and among the speakers
toastrnIa ehn NJ Hubbard of Chicago
were Son ~ Rutterfieid of Derby Line
Gen r. p Campbell of Bellows bans,
Or, II + Bailou of Chester and pr,a-
kev; n 7. Algier of Vermont aeau
e e,pS The women provided a un,1ae
eXbibition of antiques IN the = omen
sum and this exhibition ,a wee pari
70 the public during the iaise'
~ Thursday.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25

p,ns SculIy. Maynard 2, Drusg'
naunhinais Arson 8, Leahy 3. Sebas-
1;om maIlahan Cameron. Stolen bases
Nav Mavnard 8, Drugg 3, Mccormick 2
m may 8. Leahy, Farnsworth: CAL
Ia han Two-base hits. Arson Leahy
to- First base on balls. Scully, NC
Gormick Dauphinais. Lachance, Leany'
Sot,astian cameron. Struck out, Scul-
., Sonnors Drugg, Hubbard 2, Beiie,
,;n,e Arson. Sebastian, Eames o.
Sheridan, Buckminster 2, Farnswor,n'
Cameron 2. Batter hit: sne r,ni,a
Double plays. Stolte unassls'eo, MEOW
and sheridan. Wild pltcn, Me M,
mick. Time. l hour, % i''iiiu'e'
Miro Waterworth.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25

Runs. Daley g. Perkins. T. OConneli
2. Chapman 2. Lockwood, Russell =
Brown 8, Riley 2. l.. Allen 2, waite,
Brooks. Brasor, HARDWOOD 2, X Alien
2. Cooley. Two-base hts Ryan.
March. Brasor, r. Allen, Cooley Home
RIM r Allen. Stolen bases. T. O'Con-
nell. Lockwood, l.. Allen, Waite Ellis,
March. Harwood 2, r. Allen. FIRST
base on balls, by Cooley 3. Struck ou'.
by Cooley 8, by Lockwood 3, HI by
pitcher. Lockwood. Umpire, Darcy
Time, hours.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
LUDLOW WINS IN THE EIGHTH.
Combination Of Hits and Errors Gives
Game 10 Windsor County Nine.

The eighth inning In Saturday AT
ternoons game between the newly or
sanized Independents and Ludlow was
n disastrous period for Manager
Waite's heroes OF the diamond. In II
they made seven errors, gazed upon
eight safe hits and saw seven TALES
pile up against them. Up 10 the fatal
eighth the score was ~ to . In favor
OF Brattleboro; after that II was 10
to 12 In favor of Ludlow. The game
was by no means good baseball. Errors
We're almost as frequent as hits ana
there were very few exciting features,
tHla.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
F;endish Suffering

Is often caused by sores u sS,n WIN.
cancers. that eat away yuuht savs. Il
RedeIl. of Flat ROCK. M ssiye for
have used Bucklens A II Is the
SlcerS sssIing dressing / ever found.
PES. and heals cuts. burns ano
soy &c al F. H Holden q ~
srnr store; guaranteed
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25

pms Scully, Connors. MaynaI ,,
,,f hum. Believille, Arson 4, Leany'
StoIte Ruckminster. David 2, cana ,',,
, r.o,te Buckminster. David, Hodg-
"a; =; S'o, Two-b base hits, Arson 2, Daupn,
R Knis Three-base hits. MAYNARD i =,
mas s,nick First base on balls. NC
McUo o;nn T.eahy. Sebastian. Struck
o out Scully. Mccormick, Lacna, aSy
9 Waiiiaville 8. Bergeron 8, Arson, . Ian !
Eames 2. Stolte. Buc Skahas,;an 3 3.
Cameron. Passed balls, paraaron'
Dauphinais. Wild pltch' Trmpire,
Time. 2 hours, 10 minutes
Waterworth.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25

Francis B. Loomis. assistant ssene
rIa ~ state. win resign his positlon
&c To- accept a diplomatic post; a Coz ss W.
~ sanger will be made assls'an. -
ee,s a5 Of state when Mr.. Root assumes
the portfolio
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25

Greene and Sisco o., Ga: Hoy and
Starr beat Hubbard and Rice ga, Ga.
Final round-Hoy- and Starr beat
Ivy and Allen G-2. 60, default,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
Tennis Scores.

Singles-Preliminary round-Geors1
Raymond of Ludlow beat =. 1t
Thompson Ga, 3-6, ga; H. c. Rice pea af
A. L. Pettee GA. 60: M. II. IVY u
Harvard beat Robert Snow OF wac
pole, y. H.. by default; F. b. Alen
lNapole beat William Tanning %.
20; A. S. Thompson beat j. +. H0oheI
Is, 60; E.. H. Crane beat H. X. WHY
f-3. Ga: p. Brooks of Charles,owH'
\. H., beat F. H. Perry of Cnarles
fOwn. n. H.. by default; n. Z; has
Peat l. t. Wallis of Jamaica
flass., by default. ,ond
First round-Rice beat HayD
p. rs. wv beat Allen 6-3, 81, ~
kNiles of Boston beat j: 4; o, sone
Northampton 6-1. ell: H. p. Greens
Peat y. w. Niles of Boston w haa,
[ault; c. p Trask of Buriing'oiS w
z Niles of Boston 6-2, o-o' cse-o,
Hubbard heat F. II. Harris
rane beat A. S. Thompson
Ray beat Brooks 2-6, 6-3, SO; ca
Second round-Ivy beat n. 6
f-l D. Niles beat Greene
IN. Hubbard beat c. p. Trask
| Ray beat Crane 6-3. AS. 81 All.
Semi-final round-Ivy beat n - n,
p Ga: Hubbard beat \. =. n"'
|iefault.
Final round-Hubbard beat IVY o-'
- Sc. 60.
D0ubles-First round-Greene an
|Siseo beat Niles and Niles so
p. IVY and Allen beat Harris az,
|i0ung s-S. 6-3. 60; Hooker ana .
|iaris beat White and Pettee
Perry and Brooks beat Crane ana H. -
bond Ga. So. Hoy and S.air =
Task and Bingham 60. o-z {
Thompson and Tanning oeal at.r
thompson and Ray 81, $3.50 h
I'd Rice beat Snow and Mat'he" =
sfault
Second round-Ivy and Allen oea
|HosEs- ana Harris ga. 81: Hoy an
Ear beat Perry and Brooks So %
aubbard and Rice beat Thompson an
aiming e-S. 81. So ~ 80.
Semi-finai rcund-Ivy ano Ai'e'' "
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
F[NNIs WON BY HUBBARD
l., MAN CAPTURES SINGLES
Vs. ,sNNls TOURNAMENT.

-. Victory Goes to Pair from
Grove Springs - Fred Harris
's.. Consolation Cup in GOTTA
Successful Event.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

must be in person. The drawing for
the lands will begin at Provo, August
l.. to continue until all numbers are
drawn. Making of entries will begin
August 2S at Vernal. Persons drawing
lands will be required 90 pay SIPS per
acre. but only the usual fee and COM
missions will be required at the time
of entering.
Those fortunate enough to hold first
numbers drawn in the lottery will be
permitted TO enter their lands ut the
rate of fifty per day until all are drawn.
The Unitah reservation includes 2,4o5,
600 acres, of which 1,069, coo is to be
opened The remainder is reserved for
the Indians. forests. and the Fort
Duchesne military reservation All the
land VIII require irrigation TO make it
feasible for cultivation.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
BELIEVE LIVINGSTON
IS ". A. ROCKEFELLER

CHICAGO. Ill. July l5.-If DR.. William
Livingston. OF Freeport. Ill. waose
lineaments bear striking resemblance
20 the published photograph OF William
A Rockefeller. is not the father of John
d. Rockefeller. how comes he to posseas
Standard OIL stock worth $4,000, from
tune?
Friends OF the decrepit feeSlale-rninded
man claim with increasing conviction
that the old doctor. for thirty-two years
Il figure about Freeport and Stephenson
county, Is actually the missing Rookie
feller who disappeared from the State oa
New York fifty years ago.
Dr. Livingston was born November Il,
1909. He is failing in health. his sight,
mind. and hearing nearly gone, and in
teiligent communication with MIN is i'm
possible. The secret of his Identity, h0
cannot, If he wished TO do so. reveal
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
UINTAH LANDS READY
FOR REGISTRATION
President Issues Proclamation Inviting
Settlers to Take Up Lands in
Utah Before August IL.

President Roosevelt has issued a
proclamation for the otening of the
cnallotted lands of the ,Uintah reserva-
ton in Utah.
The event will be held under the
registration and lottery drawing regula-
tons. Registration will begin Tuesday.
August l. at Verna1. Price. and Provo,
Utah. and at Grand Junction, Col,
and will close the evening of August II.
Registration except for old soldiers
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
COLUMBIA GOLFERS
TO PLAY IN TOURNAMENT

Commissioner II. L. West. 7 Pliny
Moran. J. William Mckinley. Robert Y
Cox. and L. s P. Darrell. constituting
a delegation from the Columbia Coli
Club. left last evening fo- Cleveland.
Ohio. where they Will participate in the
annual tournament OF TIE American Golf
Association of Advertising Interests.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

men were transferred from one vessel
to another. The transfer was made IN
order to afford the opportunity of learn
ing as much as possible Of the opera
ton OF the several type OF vessels or
the navy
Tuesday Of next week the ships will
start or another cruise of two weeks
along the New England coast. They
Will rendezvous at Reckland. Me. Att
gust !. and will then start on their
one months vacation. They will return
to Annapolis in time for the opening of
the Academy. October l.