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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15
MEEKER, COLO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS
Murder Of Ed Nc Millen.

Last Friday night between the
hours Of 8 and 10 O'Clock, near the
tpostofiice on Sixth street, Ed McMil-
lon, q barber who has had charge Of
tthe barber shop run In connection
with the Meeker hotel, was shot by
n G. Thornton, 3 rival barber who
towns shop on Sixth street. The
ballet entered McMillen's breast
little to the left passing through the
body, coming out at the back. Nc
Mllen staggered into the City Drug
Store, short distance down the
street, where he fell upon the floor.
Assistance was Immediately called
and the wounded man was removed
y his home in the northwest part of
the city, where every possible medi-
laal attention was given him but all
fto no purpose, as he only lived for
about an hour after being shot. 1t is
generally supposed by those familiar
with the case that jealousy over bus
iness matters was the cause Of the
tragedy.
City Marshal Ben Nichols imme-
diately arrested Thornton and placed
him in the city jail.
At the coroner's inquest, held Sat
urday night before Justice Sander
son, the jury agreed that McMillen
came to his death by a bullet from a
revolver in the hands Of R. G. Thorn
ton, and that the act was felonious.
As the city is not provided with q
jail In which q prisoner can be con-
fine for any length Of time, 1t was de-
cided to remove the prisoner to Glen
wood Springs, to which place be was
taken Sunday morning by the sheriff.
His trial will come up In the October
term of the district court.
The sensational articles which have
appeared In some of the Denver pa
pers, stating that mob law was barely
averted, was nothing more nor less
than a ''pipe dream on the part Of
the man who wrote 1t, as there was
no demonstration of violence toward
the prisoner whatsoever. Although
our peaceful little community was
Mortified, which it rightly should be,
at such deed occurring in our midst,
there was no interference with the
proper officers of the law in doing
their duty. The populus of Meeker
and the surrounding country is Of
1aw-abiding citissns and positively
= a. - -
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15
Tainted Money.

One Of the life insurance saints who
helped to elect Roosevelt by contrib
uting the money Of the policy holders
to the Cortelyou war chest in 1904,
now says that the directors Of the in
ternational policy-holders committee
are mere ''dirt" and '.small potatoes. I"
He must have been reading Theodore
Roosevelt's books about Populists,
small farmers, mechanics, laborers
and the men who established this
government Of ours. He talks like
Teddy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15
Democratic Judicial Convention.

Special to The Herald.
Glenwood Springs, Sept, 10-The
Democratic Judicial convention met
at 10 a. m. this morning.
B. T. Napier, Of Garfield, was made
chairman, and James Lyttle, Of Rio
Blanco, secretary.
Judge Shumate was nominated on
the first ballot, receiving IS votes, be-
ing the solid vote of Garfield, Routt
and Rio Blanco counties and five
votes from Pitkin county.
Judge Rogers received 8 votes from
Pitkin county.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15
Services At St. James Church

Services at St. James Church
Tomorrow Fourteenth Sunday after
Trinity will be as follows:
1000 m-Sunday school.
ll.OO m-Morning service.
1900 m-Holy Communion.
$50 p m-Class.
400 p m-Service for the young.
500 p m-Evening service.
Next Friday being st. Matthews
Day, services will be held At the
Episcopal church 1t $50 =, n. and 8
p. n,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

Uncle Joe Cannon affects to sneer
at Bryan because he never worked in
the mills or factories. But then, very
few men who have reached the presi-
dency or even the speakership, haye
had any factory or mill experience.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

t Chairman "Jfm" Sherman has an-
nounced that 1t only costs 81 to get
into the Republican standpat game,
but what with the tariff tax and trust
monopoly 1t costs considerable to get
mt
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

The reception accorded Mr.. Bryan
on his homecoming, in New York,
was the greatest ever paid to pri-
vate citizen or any other man. It
was a great honor to the greatest man
on this planet.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

Vincent st. John, charged with
having murdered Ben Burnham, a
miner Of Telluride, has been set at
liberty for lack of evidence. st.
Johns trial was to have come up be-
fore Judge Theron Stevens at Grand
Junction in the October term Of the
district court
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

The good work Of the Salvation
army In sending 1900 emigrants
from this country to Canada the past
year, ought to induce congress to vote
q salvation subsidy at the next ses-
sion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

Home and rest at Last, sighed
Mr.. Bryan; and as evidence Of his
need Of rest, lie forthwith traversed
three states, In two days, and made
speeches in ten or dozen cities.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15
Strayed.

Two calves branded I X z on left
side crop Oh right and underbit on
left ear. Reward for recovery Of
same. Address or call on Bert Rink,
Meeker, Colorado. tt
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15
Will the next presidential messags
be signed "Theodor Ruxefelt'?

As necessary preliminary step to
tariff revision there must be ''Con-
gressional revision"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

It is suspected that Ruff Riders
were the first advocates of simplified
spelling.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15

H. S. HARP, Proprietor, ~
open fully stocked with choice poultry and
vegetables convinced that handling the finest
products placed the block in Meeker :: =: "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06
ARE INVESTIGATING
Cause OF WRECK
Southern Officials Seeking to
Place Responsibility for Presi-
dent Spencer's Death.

WASHINGTON, December 5.-Omcials
OF the Southern Railway to-day began
formal investigation into the causes OF
the wreck on that line THANKSGIVING
morning, I'm which President Samuel
Spencer. OF the Southern system. and
several other persons were killed. The
Inquiry is being held at the general Offices
or the Southern Railway I'm this city.
and probably win not be concluded be-
fore tomorrow afternoon or Frk g.
The Investigation is being conducted bv
General Manager @. n Ackert. General
Counsel a T. Thorn and General Super
intendent J.. H. Coapman The accident
occurred on Superintendent Coapman' S
division.
The hearing IS being held behind closed
doors, and ala statements Of witnesses
are being recorded hy stenographers. The
inquiry will be very s;sic. n. ] Jacobs.
the Southern telegraph operator at Law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06
MISS SIMORTON NOT
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Important Witness in Thaw Case
FOund-NOt to Examine Wit
nesses Outside of State.

NEW YORK. December 5.-Ida V. ST.
monitor, the writer, whom District AttOr-
ney jerome wanted as n witness in the
case against Harry X. Thaw. is not In
south Africa, studying the language Of
monkeys. rs reported several days ago.
but was in New York last night She is
said 70 have made a statement to Assist
amt District Attorney Garvan concerning
tho Thaw case.
1t Is said that Miss Simonton went to
Paris. at the request OF Stanford White,
10 see Evelyn Nesbit and her mother.
before Thaw and Miss Nesbit were mar
r.ed. She has lately been living in Pitts
burg with her brother.
Clifford w. Hartridge. counsel for Thaw.
to-day withdrew his application Of the
appointment Of n commission to take
testimony for Thaw outside OF this State.
Mr. Hartridge sent a note to Judge New
burger, saying that he had found one OF
the witnesses he wanted at Los Angeles,
cal, and that the witness started for
New York TO give his testimony Mr..
Hartridge said also that he expected to
get the other witness he wanted next
week. The two witnesses whose testi-
mony vas wanted are Truxton Beale and
Thomas McCaleb.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06
a1222


According % Washington dispatches.
the rate law passed at the last session
Of Congress has had marked effect in
tile direction of reducing charges for
the transportation Of commodities in IN
terstate commerce Since the new law
became effective on August 18th, sched-
ules TO the number OF 153 .O03 both pas
senger and freight have been filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
or the total, 6l.co schedules relate to
freight traffic, embracing hundreds Of
thousands OF single rates. Ii was said
authoritatively that 50 per cent, and
probably IS per cent, of the rates made
since August -stl were reductions OF
previous charges. In nearly every in
stance. where application has been made
for permission 20 change rate upon less
than thirty DAYS notice. a desire to re-
duce freight charges prompted the rail-
roads TO make such application.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06
Patents to Vireinians.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December o.
Patents issued.
Virginia--Boyd 6. Belcher. Hickman.
lamp, John u. James. Pulaski. filler.
Marshall j. Payne. stanton. typewriter.
William r Raney. Norfolk spoon
George r. Wickes. Covington. coke level
ing machine. Tyrce T.. Wilkinson. Rich
mOnd. tag
North Caroiina-Joseph r. Raran-
Chapel Hill. canning apparatus
Rural carriers appointed for virginia
routes-Sutncrin. route g. Charlie w
Waddil. carrier. John r. Sutherlin. sub
sttute: Tower Hill route l. Darlington
= Carter carrier. James 2. Carter. sub
stftuto
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06
Coming to VIRGINIA

Especial 20 Tae Times Dispatch
WASHINGTON. ID. g.. December s.
Commander G. J.. Ransom, L. S. n. has
been detached from duty as inspector OF
ensineering material at Bar Berton, o..
and ordered to Newport News for duty
as inspector OF machinery at Newport
News Ship-Building and Dry-Docx Com
pany, relieving Commander II. T. Han.
who viii proceed 10 the navy yard. New
York, FOR duty as head of the department
OF engineering.
A post-ofiice has been established atHen-
rico. Northampton county. y. c., with
Russell $. Moody. postmaster.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06

Mr. Finley Peter Dunno has written brilliantly he writes in
Dooey articles about begin exclusively the Sunday Til
Dispatch The genial lnh philosopher Is, the language Of fri
getn tn tonne In his reflections the latest
and humor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06
STEVENS
IS IN THE DARK
SAYS He Has No Idea Who Is the
Purchaser OF the Pennsylvania
Holdings in c. &, O.
KUHN, LOEB & co. MAY KEEP 1T
Pennsy Did Not Wish 10 Sell
But Was Forced by Public
Sentiment.

President George W. Stevens. OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio. reached Richmond
yesterday from New York When asked
who had purchased the Pennsylvania
holdings Of Chesapeake and Ohio stock,
he replied.
II do not know any more than you do.
! know that Kuhn. Loeb * Company
have the stock. but I do not know 10
whom they will sell IL, n, indeed. they
sell II TO any one. They may keep It as
an investment You know they stil have
the Norfolk and Western stock pur-
chased from the Pennsylvania"
When asked II the Pennsylvania vyould
puy back the stock after public eenti-
ment had quoted down. Mr.. Stevens said.
am sure that the Pennsylvania is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06

yers, Va, and C. - AIattox. tae tower
operator at Rangoon. upon one of whom
&c is generally supposed responsibility for
the disaster rests. were witnesses at to-
days inquiry. Their statements do NOE
agree. and one OF the purposes OF tha
inquiry Is TO ascertain. IL possible, which
is correct.
In addition TO Jacobs and MattoX aii
OF the Southern operative who had any
thing to do with the running of the two
trains which We're In collision Wall be-
examined eXhausuVely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06
To Attend Her Funeral.

Mr.. George 3. Davis. superintendent
Of public charities. has gone to Nash
Vile. y. c.. 20 attend the funeral OF his
daughter. Mrs Cooley. whose death.
after q long illness. was announced YES
terday. AR Davis is expected TO return
to the city on Friday or Saturday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-06

entirely out OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Investment In fact, have positive
knowledge OF this. The Pennsylvania
did not wish TO sell, but public sentiment
demanded that they should DO 50. The
officials OF the Pennsylvania have great
faith IN the future OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio"
u is known that the Pennsylvania made
something like 5000 900 upon its Chesa-
peake and Ohio investment
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany reports for October:
Gross earnings, 1906. $2.2I23l2: 1915.
81 $50. 400. Increase. So So Operating ex-
penses and taxes. 1906 Sl.so5.922: 1905.
s. %. SIS: Increase, 1913. -. Net earnings.
1906. S60S~590; 1895. S72s To; decrease. $lg3 $50
From July 1st 70 October S1st: Gross
earnings. 1906. S7.sIs s5s: 1916 S7.1s1. ss5; in
crease. s7s6. T23. Operating expenses and
taxes, 1905 S6,146,444: 1896, $4.9A. S65; in
crease. Sl.2O4019 Net earnings. 1906,
81. 73, pa; 1905. SO: decrease, S4s7 $50.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company reports for October:
Gross earnings, 1906. Si.1Ss. SO; 1906. s.
penses, 1906. $3.50. SIS: 1916. $2622. 324; in
crease, SALSA. Net earnings. 1906. 81
1854; 1906. 81. 057. AS; increase. Sis. 7s9
From July lst TO October 3Ist: Gross
earnings. 1906. Si5.72o.5s9; 1905. SIS. 81. sol ;
increase. s.. $50. DIS Operating expenses,
1906. ST. 30; 1905. s. Sl2 or; Increase 81
G3l.25S. Net earnings 1906, S4276. 27s; 1905,
$4.024529; increase, So, 40.
Comptroller L. +. Sullivan. Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio. has issued the fol-
lowing comparative statement OF the earn
ings Of the road for the month OF Octo-
Der:
Gross earnings-1s06. S2.147. or. IS;
Less expenses-19O6, s1.32s, es462; 1905
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
How the kntxdid sings.

Everybody is familiar with the rasp-
ing notes known as the katydid's
song" 1t is the male only that is ca
pable of emitting the we'll known
sounds, and he does 1t In a most pc
culiar manner. His vocal organs" are
at the base of his wings and consist Of
two fiat excrescences of thin, dry
membrane. 1t is the rubbing of these
two membranous plates together which
produces the "song." If your shoulder
blades were SO loosely put together
that one could be slipped under the
other and the underside of one and the
upper side of the other were so rough
that the operation of slipping them
past each other would cause a rasping
sound you could initiate the katydid's
musical efforts very nicely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
CHIEF IUBBS SUFFERS
FRACTURE OF HIS NOSE
Struck by Brass Valve From Chemical
Apparatus-Fire at Simon Lewis
Liquor Store.

Chief Fred Tubbs of the fire depart
ment this morning sustained an ex-
tremely painful and severe fracture of
his nose, at the engine house, when a
chemical apparatus which he was about
to recharge exploded. throwing the
brass valve with great force into his
face The department had just return
ed from the fire at Simon Lewis liquor
store. where the chemical was used to
extinguish the blaze. One Of the mem
bers of the department had turned the
shut-off valve of the hose. and conse-
quently the tank was still full of gas.
When Chief Tubbs loosened the top
valve of the apparatus, not noticing
that the other valve was closed, the
gas exploded The chiefs face was cut
by the valve, and the force of the blow
caused the fracture of his nose.
The fire at the liquor store was dis
covered about $40 this morning. The
flames had in some unaccountable way
started in the fiber packing stored in
the basement The material was ablaze
in several places. The damage Is,
nominal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE

Herpicide is Used to Cure Dandruff.
e. H. Lyon. New York, n. Y. says:
Il am very fond of Herpicide. and en-
joy using it, 1t is refreshing"
DR.. ]. H. Bush. Toledo, Ohio, writes
'Newbros Herpicide has given better
satisfaction than anything | have ever
used"
Mrs. Borkey of Chadron, Neb., says
of Herpicide: "It cleaned my scalp of
dandruff and stopped my hair from
falling out. 1t is the best remedy for
dandruff / ever used, and have used
great many"
r. S. Coleman, Ann Arbor, Mich,
says: 81 have used two bottles of
Herpicide aud derived benefit there
from - -
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10
centssin Stamps for sample tortffe Her
picide company, Detroit, Mich. T. II.
Thomas. special agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
IN THE SUBURBS.
TAYLOR RIDGE.

Miss Beard from Indiana, expects TO
spend the summer with her sister, Mrs.
William Crawford.
Miss Mabel McBurney from Rock Is
land, has been visiting with relatives
at Taylor Ridge.
Mollie Rain and Louisa Kranz were
shopping in Rock Island Monday.
Mrs. Charles Crawford drove to Rock
Island Monday.
Mr.. Young from South Dakota, is
visiting his brother. A. F. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Miller are the
proud parents of a baby girl.
The aid society at Mrs. Balls home
was well attended. Dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
Mrs. Sparks from Indiana. will be
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs James
Bowes for few weeks.
Mrs. Samuel Carrothers went to
Rock Island Tuesday morning.
1t was decided Saturday at an official
board meeting to repair the parsonage
and to refence the yard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
why There Are So Many Smiths.

why IheTe are 30 uAhy SmIthSs
At the time of the adoption of sur
names every artisan whose work re-
Quired the striking blows on metal
was known as a smiter or smith, and
the community therefore had its black
smith, whitesmith, goldsmith, silver
smith, arrowsnith and several others
of the same character. The number of
Smiths of the present day may there
fore be readily accounted for when we
remember that each of the different
kinds of smiths was as much entitled
to the use of his trade name for cog
nomen as any other artisan. John the
blacksmith and John the coppersmith
were both known as John the smith, an
aEpellation which naturally resolved it
self into the family name of John
Smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
WINS
Alderman From Fifth Ward Gets
No. 1875 in Montana Land
Drawing.
ARE 1000 GOOD CLAIMS OPEN
One of the Comparatively Few Out of
10000 Who Are Sue
cessful.

Alderman Richard Sherwood is one
of the lucky men of the day. Not that
he escaped within an inch of being the
victim of terrible Fourth of July ac-
cident. True. the toy cannon he was
celebrating with did not blow up when
he was ramming a charge home. Meth
er did the cannon cracker he had
touched off explode in his hands, nor
did he happen to be on the exact spot
where the skyrocket stick came down.
But that is not the reason he considers
himself fortunate today.
The real cause is his good fortune
in drawing a winning number in the
big land lottery in Montana last week.
Today he received a card notifying
him that he was entitled to choose the
126th claim to be selected for entry
under the land laws from the Crow In
dian reservation soon to be opened for
settlement. In other words, he drew
No. 1876. There are 1000 good claims
in the tract and Mr.. Sherwood will
thus get one of the best of them.
Was 10 to 1 Shot.
Mr.. Sherwood went to Montana re-
Gently IeSlStcIeu lOT TIE uTdW
He had little hope of being successful.
for there were about 10000 others who
also registered and there were but l.
900 claims worth proving up on. So he
has good reason to be pleased. The
tract he is entitled to file upon will be
160 acres in extent and will be worth
$40 to $50 an acre and perhaps more.
1t is all in position to be irrigated and
is of unlimited fertility when amply
watered. There are three towns now
in the reservation and the Burlington
and Northern Pacific roads run
it.
Just what preliminaries are neces-
sary TO realize on his piece of luck Mr.
Sherwood does not know. 1t may be
necessary for him to establish resi-
dence on the land, and if so he is
ready to take the step. though at pres
ent he does not expect to make Mon
tana his permanent home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
CITY CHI Il.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.

Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
LaSalle coal at Mueller's only.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz
For bus, baggage, express. call Robb's
For bus or express. Spencer & Trefz.
Fly screens, improved make, for sale
at Mueller Lumber company.
Kroegers veal loaf is the finest arti-
Gle for lunch and picnic purposes.
H. T. Sfemon wants your tin and fur
mace work. 1526-1528 Fourth avenue.
Plenty of fresh fish every day at
Aten's fish market. 2121 Fourth av-
enue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Anderson, sol
Fifth street, are the parents of a son,
that arrived on the Fourth.
Automobiles for hire by the hour or
trip. Rock Island Automobile garage
1912 Third avenue. New phone 5605.
DR.. F. d. Paul has removed from his
former residence into the new house
recently completed by him at 1927
Twentieth street. fh-f
Ask for Kroegel's choice veal loaf.
sold at the H. & H. grocery Lange &
Heitmann's, Shields, Hodges & Bla-
del's. and Charles Apples.
E. B. McKown sells the original and
genuine Pocahontas coal, the best and
cheapest fuel for furnaces. Order now
at the lowest summer price.
The ladies of st. Josephs Altar So
ciety will hold a sociable at the resi-
dence of Miss Abbie Burns, sos Fourth
avenue, Friday evening. July G.
Expert manicuring, shampooing and
thorough treatment of the hair and
scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi. 1856 Sew
enteenth street. Old phone west So.
$40 saved. The Wellington is not in
the typewriter trust None better at
any price. Call at 313 Brady, Daven-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-05
export. Music was furnished by the

export Music was furnished by the
Buffalo brass band.
Coal Valley had one of the biggest
crowds the village has entertained in
recent years Bad roads caused the
abandoning of the parade in the morn
ing, but there was a program in which
addresses were made by Representa-
tiveNEs M. Magill and p. r. Ingelsen
of Moline. and the Coal Valley Cornet
bandsgape several selections. T. J..
Murphy presided. The Coal Valley
Baseball association was in charge of
the exercises and feature of the day
was a game between Coal Valley and
the Hubs of Moline in which the form
er won, 3 to 2. Sommerson and Wilson
and Bell and Mccain were in the
points for the respective teams.
Mayor McCaskrin talked to the peo-
pie of the extreme north end of the
county in the celebration at Wood
worth's Grove. where 1900 assembled.
There was ball game in which Zuma
defeated their old rivals, Port Byron,
s to Z. There was dancing, music be-
ing by the Island City band.
At East Moline rain cut short the
program which was TO have included
an address by Representative Magill,
but a dance was conducted by the band
and fire department, which had charge
of the celebration. and there were fire
works in the evening
At Watertown exercises were held in
the grove in the afternoon and there
was also a celebration at Hampton.