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Arizona republican., 1906-01-10

One of the most pleasant and suc- cessful events of the present social season was the masquerade dancing party given in the Roosevelt opera house New Years night. About eighty or a hundred people from the town and the surrounding country were present and they tripped the light fan tastic from 8 o'clock in the evening till the wee sma' hours of the morn ing. Some of the costumes worn were
Arizona republican., 1906-01-10
HUNTED TROUBLE
 AND FOUND IT
The End of a Justices Court Case at
 Roosevelt.

Roosevelt, Ariz.. Jan. 9.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican)- The case of the territory of Arizona versus Jones, came to rather an ab- rupt end in Justice Evans court last Thursday evening, with the rather un-
Arizona republican., 1906-01-10

very artistic and striking and their were a great many surmises as to their owners until every one unmasked at II o'clock. Music was furnished by the Roosevelt Peerless orchestra and a most pleasant evening was reported by all present.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-10

After a man reaches forty-five, he is too old to buy anything on the install ment plan that it takes more than six weeks to pay for.-Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-10

Jas. T. McAlpnin as Hans Hanson, the sweet yodeler and whistler.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-10

Don't forget the date. Hans Hanson, opera house.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-10

Hans Hanson, the funny Swede, at the opera house.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL JOKE

Newspaper dispatches say that
the inquiry in the case of the state
of Missouri against the Standard
Oil company was resumed Febru-
ary 13. and adjourned after the
following two questions were
asked of a process server and
answered as follows:
Have you made any effort to
serve John d. Rockefeller"
II have"
Have you succeeded"
No"
The newspaper paragraphers
are having great sport these days
in guessing as to Mr.. Rockefeller's
whereabouts. An officer of the
law has made repeated efforts to
locate this trust magnate in order
to serve upon him a writ COM
manding him to appear and tell
what he knows concerning the
ialleged violation OF law by his
great business Concern. But the
trust magnate is in hiding. and
although he is perhaps, the most
talked about man in the world. as
he is unquestionably the richest
of all men, the authorities seem
to be unable to locate him.
Yet this man who is hiding
from the officers of the law gives
enormous sums of money for the
erection of colleges and for the
spread of the gospel among the
heather. Wherever his tainted
money has touched college or
church circles criticism of his
methods has been silenced and
many men have been led to be-
lieve that he is a benefactor of
his race and a man whose life may
we'll serve as a model for rising
generations.
| What an inspiration to the
youth of our land that a man
whose proud boast it is that within
recent years he has given more
than $16. 100000 to one university
in the city of Chicago, takes to
his heels when he learns that an
officer OF the law has been COM
m,ssioned to command him to
appear before a magistrate and
make a simple statement of facts
with respect to his business
methods.
When one seriously thinks about
it. this is solemn affair.
Can any one explain how 1t
happens that this man has not, by
reason of his flight, lost any of his
standing with those who have
been ready to stand uncovered in
his presence? Can any one eN-
plain how it happens that this
very serious affair is made the
butt of newspaper jokes?
Perhaps the explanation is
that, because of the influence
which the contributions this man
has made to colleges and to
chuches have had in silencing
criticism, he feels that he may do
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

man. The Roll was called and
those responding to the same
were. G. F. Curtis, Mayor; Milton
Spencer, w. T. Bross. H. E. Max
vile, Chas. Zaun. c. H. Garfield
and Ira Nelson, Trustees. and c.
c. Hawkins, Clerk.
Minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
An application for Builders
Permit from the l. o. o. F. was
presented to construct two
story brick building with tin roof,
on Lot l, and Is feet off Lot 2, in
Block l, Foote- e-Williamson Addi-
ton to the Town of Paonia, was
unanimously granted.
The Ordinance as amended, en-
titled IAN Ordinance to Author
ize the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Paonia, Colorado, to pur-
chase and improve and repair the
electric light plant and system
now in operation in said Town;
and in the event of a failure to
purchase the same. to construct
an electric light plant and system,
for the generation and transmits
sion of electricity for Illuminating
and power purposes, to be forever
owned, managed and operated by
said Town, and to contract an in
debtedncss on behalf of said Town,
by the issuance of its bonds in the
sum of four thousand seven-hun-
dred (s4, ,70O) dollars, for such pur-
pose; and to submit the question
of such approval and authorize
ton to the voters of said Town.
who are taxpayers under the law"
was read for the second time in
detail, and the amount agreed
upon by the council to pay Jesse
w. Beezley for his electric light
plant, was $4,000 90; the Roll was
called on the above entitled Ordi-
nance and all voting AYE" the
Ordinance was unanimously
passed and the Clerk instructed
to have the same published ac-
cording to law.
The Clerk was instructed to
draw an Ordinance providing for
the appropriation tor the next hs-
cal year; the following estimates
were made to be incorporated in
the Ordinance:
For salary OF town officers, S2000.00
For constructing and repair
ing bridges, crossings cul-
yerts and streets or roads 1900. 90
For the purchase or repair OF
Fire apparatus for fire
protection and miscella-
neous 5000
For interest on bonds 100000
For purpose OF paying out
standing warrants com
ing due during the fiscal
year 250OOO
Or a total of s95OO. 90
The clerk was instructed to
notify w. f. Conine that unless
the sidewalk on the west side of
his lots on Onarga avenue is put
down within ten days, the marshal
be instructed to build the same
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

with impunity what men of ordi-
nary means dare not do. And
the public. grown accustomed to
his wrongdoing. take substantially
the same view.
The power of public opinion is
great and that opinion when crvs-
taliized would very speedily bring
this arrogant monopolist to his
knees.
Let US imagine, for a moment,
that the heads of educational in
stitutions and the men in charge
of religious organizations would
say to this notorious fugitive from
law: I'VE will accept none of
your tainted money until you
cease your defiance of authority
and your violation of statutes.
We will accept none of your ILL
gotten gains unless you bring
them as a contribution to the con-
science fund rather than as
means for the erection of me-
mortal to your unholy methods"
Let US suppose. then. that the
newspapers of the country rather
than treating Rockefeller's flight
as good joke gave to it that at
tention and condemnation which
we have the right 10 expect from
newspapers representing the in-
telligence and integrity of the
country.
Let US imagine that every we'll
meaning man avoids the tempta-
ton to find ingenious excuses for
this notorious law-breaker and
passes judgment on his methods
in accordance with the same rule
they apply to the commonest law
breaker in the land.
Let US imagine that that whole
some public sentiment, upon
which civilization must depend,
is crystallized and expressed
through the channels from which
we have the right to expect such
manifestations.
How long under these circum-
stances, would Rockefeller con-
tinue to be defant2 How long
would he remain in hiding? How
long would his monopoly, which
has been guilty of nearly all the
crimes in the calendar, exist?
Rockefeller, the builder of COL
leges!
Rockefeller, the contributor to
foreign mIssionsl
Rockefeller, the fugitive from
lawl
What a delightful joke it isl
Commoner.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

Olathe Dramatic Club will oc-
cupy the hall next Saturday night.
Give them good audience.
They will please you.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

F. r. Rockwell and wife came
in from Pueblo Saturday evening
and visited relatives and friends
for a few days.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

Word reaches town that Zed
Watson who went to Kentucky
last fall, has purchased a farm
there and will remain for a time
at least. 1t is an even bet that
he will be back in the North Fork
soon, nevertheless.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

I've sung of the girls that
played at golf, the girls who fish
and shoot. I've sung of the maid
who's not afraid to pose in her
bathing suit. I've sung of the
girl who weds a duke and lives in
a palace hall, and the footlight
maids, with their lights and
shades-l've sung of them one
and all. But now | will sing in a
soft refrain, of the girl you would
like to know-the girl who can
cook without a paper or book,
the girl who can darn and sew; of
the girl who never went away
from home, who is void of social
schemes; who is homely and neat,
old fashioned and sweet-the
girl whom you see in your
dreams.-EX.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

and charge it up to the property
owner.
The proposition of the Hadley
& Wakefield Pipe Line Company
was presented and read and after
considerable discussion the same
was rejected. The council being
of the opinion that they had
made them the best proposition
that the town will entertain.
Resolved by the council that
we grant no more taps on our
water system to parties living out
side the town of Paonia, until we
effect final settlement with the
Stewart mesa people; carried
unanimously.
The Old Manhatten or the
John Bruce hall was designated as
the voting place for the coming
town election to be held April 8,
1906.
Upon motion council adjourned
in due form.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09
Council Proceedings.

COUNCIL CHAMBER. Feb. 20. 1905
Council met in regular session
with Mayor Curtis presiding:
The Roll was called and the fol-
lowing trustees responded: Ira
Nelson, Milton Spencer, w. T.
Bross, c. H. Garfield, Chas. Zaun
and II. (. Maxville and c. c.
Hawkins. Clerk.
An Ordinance entitled IAN Or
dinance making appropriations
tor the fiscal year, commencing
April 1st, 1906, and ending March
81, 1907, for the town If Paonia, "
was read in detail; the roll was
called and all voting AYE" the
above entitled Ordinance was
unanimously passed on its first
reading.
The question of the amount to
be paid by the town for the dis
tributing of dirt to come out OF
the basement of the proposed
new Odd Fellows building. was
brought before the council
upon motion of Nelson and
second of Bross. it was ordered
that the town pay eight cents per
cubic yard towards taking dirt
out Of the basement Of the pro-
posed new building of the |. o.
o. f., tor all dirt put on Second
street within one block, and seven
teen cents per cubic yard towards
all dirt put on the streets further
than one block and not to exceed
three blocks. All the dirt to be
spread out under the supervision
of the marshal, without further
cost.
The resignation of H J. Lang
don as Health officer was read
and accepted. H. f. Welborn
was appointed Health officer,
The Auditing committee au-
dited all the bills and presented
the same to the council. and all
voting aye" the bills were al
lowed, and the clerk instructed
to draw warrants on the proper
funds, to-wit:
w. F. Conine, work on streets. $3.50
-., a. 4. 900
The newspaper., 1906-03-09
March I'd, 1906.

March I'd, 1906.
Council met in special session
pursuant to the call of the Mayor,
after due notice to each council
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

w. F. Conine, work on streets. $3.50
lie. Toothacre, 2oo
A. j. Rudolph, o'oo
Frank Decker, 4.Vo
Sam Gain, o.VV
MI. Smith, work on crossings l4.05
II. j. Langdon, fumigating
Hill house 3.oo
He. welborn, fumigating Sup. 1.35
Mott Fire Engine Co., hose cart '9.oo
ID. &R. G. II. r., freight paid by
Levi HockeD on hose cart 36oo
Mead -Castell Lumber Co. lbr.
for crossings 5053
independent Lumber Co., lbr.
Tor crossings 32.14
T. ]. Decker, refund on water
,;ce,se 1.20
Council then adjourned subject
to call of the Mayor.
G. f. CURTIS, Mayor.
c. c. HAWKINS, Clerk.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

A lady received this reply from
a neighbor in answer to the ques-
ton why she allowed her children
and husband to litter up every
room in the house. and sentiment
will find lodgment in the heart
of every home loving person in
the land: The mark of the little
muddy feet upon the floor can be
easier removed than the stains
when those little feet go into the
highways of evil. The prints
upon the window pane cannot
shut out the sunshine half SO much
as the shadow that darkens the
mothers heart over the one who
is but name in coming years.
And if my John finds his home a
refuge from care and his greatest
happiness within its four walls he
can put his boots in the rocking
chair and hang his coat on the
floor every day in the week. And
if can stand it and he enjoys it,
l cannot see that it is anybody
else's business "-Earlham Echo,
Iowa.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

The clerk was instructed to
notify w. f. Conine that unless
the sidewalk on the west side of
his lots on Onarga avenue is put
down within ten days, the marshal
be instructed to build the same
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
he Little Red Hen y
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swered civilly enough: "a matter O twentyodd
dollars MISS. God knows wish the niger could
pay it, / know whut losin' COW means to poor
creeter, like him."
Juliet knew, too-hunger, discouragement, temp
tation She knew further the proud honesty that
had forbidden Black Nanny to appeal to cher
white folks" in this strait They had helped
Peter and.over, until it was plain such help
ing was vain. Impulsively Juliet thrust her
hand in her bead retcule, drew out her purse
and said with just the least choke in her throat
Peter you take Cherry straight home-and tell
Nanny never to let her go away again"
The golden wedding, which fell late in Novem-
ber, crowded even the big Oakley house. Not
only children, but friends, neighbors and kinsmen,
came bearing gifts. Grandpapa and Grandmama
stood at the end Of the big parlor to receive
them, smiling, kissing shaking hands, and now
and then wiping away few happy tears. Juliet
had new frock, and tried bravey to look as
happy the rest When it came her turn she
meant to go up, with the little red hen under
her arm, and say: Here is the only golden
thing can give you-but love you just as much
as all the rest" But somehow when she thought
of it great trembling fell on her. She was
sure Frank would laugh, and maybe the strange
aunts and uncles look askanee They would not
if they knew-but then she did not want them
to know how it happened she was so near empty
handed
Black Nanny was her sole confdante and her
she had charged strictly to keep silence Black
Nanny had been at. that first wedding Of
course she was something of personage at this.
She stood in the door betwixt parlor and library.
just back of her mistress, and had put on her
burying clothes-her cherished black silk frock
and lace cap-by way of honoring the day Frank
and Lucy had just gone forward with the gold
coffee spoons and gold salt cellars
Juliet, with the red hen in yelIow-ribboned
basket, had made one step forward when NANNY
moved in front o. the welded pair In her hand
which shook little, she held soiled paper:
'Marse John, please sir. read dat-an' read it
out loud" she said Then she darted at Juliet.
hugged her heartily and drew her forward to
her grandmother's elbow, while Squire Oakley
read wonderingy constsbles receipt in full for
money due from Peter Oakley colored, and his
surety, Serena Oakley, also colored
"She paid itg' Nanny cried dramatically, lay
ing her hand ON Julet's dropping head "Paid
il wild money she had made a.purpose fer dis COLIN
weddin' been KNOWN you er long time Marse
John an Miss Julia. / bleeves you rudder hab
dat paper'n all de fine things is been gin YOU"
| ~ on are right" Squire Oakley said shaking
Mammy's hand His wife flung her arms first
about Juliet then about her sometime maid and
sobbed for very joy, while the whole room cheer
ed. And then Juliet did present the little red
hen. That, Of course led up u telling the whole
story. After il, Grandpapa said, stroking the
copper features gently: "Ths is the best gift
OF all, dear-worth very much more than tnan Us
weight in gold
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
I h e

another, and it seemed to her, better plan.
She knew the pullets would be laying by mid
summer-also that at the hotel, three miles off,
eggs dependably new-laid, would be worth two
cents apiece. 1t was select hotel, for rich
people, who wanted the quiet of the deep coun-
try. Early in May Juliet rode over, and made her
bargain with its keepers They were strangers
childless couple, stad and midde-aged. Somehow
it was not hard to talk business with them-it
would have been desperately hard with any OF
her own. people. Those two did not seem to think
it the least strange that Juliet, although she
Squire 0akleys granddaughter should engage
in small undertaking for profit.
From the first of June to the first of October
Juliet rode every morning to the side entrance of
the hotel, with her basket of eggs upon her arm.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
HE 5EEnED SENSIBLE OF THE GRAVITY or THE OCCASION AID
WAS FOR MAKING WILL

chats me) wanders YEARLY into the gardens at
midnight (or say little earlier), determined to
put an end to his blighted, impecunious exist
ence by of pistol shot. His detected
figure is observed by the argus-eyed officials. Pre-
sumably from the umbrageous gloom of the tropi-
cal foliage sudden pistol shot rings out; the
gus-eyed ones rush forward-and, behold! stretch
ed across flower bed they are mortified to per-
ceive in the moonlight the dark figure of man
lying huddled up and motionless on the ground
before them! The bosoms of the hardened Off
Gals are no doubt instantly moved to compass
sion at the sight. They feel in his pockets-they
are empty. Must it be said that this man slew
himself in the frenzied despair of absolute want !?
They fill the empty pockets with bank-notes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

Whatever he was when he was alive this un
happy man should at least escape the reproach
of being called a pauper when he was dead. It
should never be cast up against them that gen
tleman shot himself for want of money at Monte
ly examined, it is found, oddly enough, that in
the coat pocket there is bundle of notes-to
the value, perhaps, Of several thousand francs
and the astute Commissary troubles himself not
to inquire too deeply how these notes should have
chanced to come there They afford, at any rate,
convincing testimony that the mans suicide was
not due to any bad luck at the tables; and more
than this it would not be necessary for the dgni-
ty of the principally to notice. Of course"
said Carberry redectively, at would be just pos
sibe-just possible that when the argus.eyed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14


gave her to Juliet "Pm sure | don't
know how she came to be hatched
lERe3I here" the old lady said Il have only
fullblood Plymouth Rocks-and that
ugly little thing is disgrace to the fowl yard
Juliet did not think her ugly in the least, not
even when she began moulting and was all over
raw pin-feathers By and by the pin-feathers
changed to beautiful copper-red plumage, set oil
with glossy black tail, and lacey blackand-
white collar about the neck. Even Grandma ad-
mitted then, that the pullet nearly the hand
soonest in the yard. "She must have Golden
Pheasant cross" said Grandma; but, OF course,
unless you knew it for certain, she Is only
common fowl"
Juliet nodded sagey-but there were things
she did not tell, even to Grandma. One of them
was the secret she shared with the red pulet, who
went singing about the yard every day, Haunting
her scarlet comb as bravely as the best The
secret was nest with pearly eggs in it. The pull
let had stolen it underneath the mounted seat
of Grandma's state carriage which was not used
once year.
Eggs meant chickens later. Juliet was too wise
a little girl to reckon hers before they were
hatched-all the same she began to build meek
and lowly air castle, She had never in her life
known what it was 20 lack anything, save and,
except the sense of giving something entirely her
own. She might not have minded even that
but there were her cousins, Lucy and Frank, to
whom their guardian sent monthly allowance,
and who were somewhat ostentatious in spend
ing it.
All three of them lived with Grandma and
Grandpa in the big rambling old plantation house
Grandma had been brought to it bride forty
nine wears before. If all went well, in another
year the golden wedding was to be celebrated All
the uncles and aunts would come home then
bringing all sorts of rich gifts Frank and Lucy
were already putting aside something each month,
go thew might not be behind the rest. Their
mother, Grandma's youngest daughter, had mar
ried rich. Juiet's father, the youngest son, had
wasted his patrimony, and died leaving nothing
but debts and a little daughter.
OF course you begin to see what the little red
hen and her eggs meant to Juliet. You will un-
derstand, too something Of her delight, when the
hen brought off, just before Thanksgiving, a
brood of downy yellow chicks. Everybody said
thew could never be raised. Juliet was determined
that they should be. She tended them so wei
an but one did live and grow. The eleven turned
out eight pullets and three cockerels. Juliet sold
The three in February for broilers, and put the
dollar they fetched securely away. She was ad
vsed 70 sell the whole brood, but she had mino
Of her own, and in it there already formed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

oh, | said, light suddenly beginning to
dawn upon me.
"Ah!' said Carberry, noddng his head. "You
perceive my drift at last eh2"
"Not very clearly" I answered Where's the
money to come from?"
"I shall not have the least conjunction in TAX
ing i from the pockets of the Administration"
he replied, calmly "They have taken very
considerable deal more of mine-and yours, tool"
Exactly. But how will you take it!'
'I won't take it. They'll give il to me-"
"What-for firing off pistol"
Carberry winked.
We'll score enplein against the bank this
time" he smiled cor I'm a novice"
again / say--how?"
"How? Thus A ruined hopeless gambler
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

ones returned with the stretcher, they might,
ahem! have some difficulty in finding the exact
spot where" He paused and looked at me
comicaly.
burst out laughing
Upon my word" said, cts the widest and
most preposterous scheme ever heard of"
Its the only chance we've got my boy, of
paying that hotel BILL" he replied firmly; "and
I'm going TO stake on it, as l said just now, en-
plenl"
much taken with the audacity of Car
berrys plan, and after the first shock of surprise
which the communication of it caused me, enter
ed into the spirit Of the communication with as
much enthusiasm as Carberry himself. L appre-
cated the piquancy of the proposition the more
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

She had always a dozen-no more, no less. She
had spent her dollar for more hens, and if they
did not furnish eggs enough, she bought what
was lacking from her black nanny. But that
happened only once or twice, so her pile of sill
yer quarters grew steadily. Nobody suspected her
purpose, the postoffice was in the hotel, SO the
mail furnished all the excuse she needed.
twenty-five dollars is great sum, but Juliet
felt richer than many millionaire as she sat in
the carriage at Grandmama's elbow, rolling along
toward the county town. Lucy and Frank were
on the front seat,openly ngling and tossing about
very fat purse They did not say outright what
they meant to do with it, but Grandma smiled
indulgently as she caught their significant gances,
when Lucy said: Il just know nothing is prettier
than set of little teeny gold spoons. Any way,
if grandma gets any hope she'll will 'em to me
when she dies"