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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-12

Happy takes Shakespeare out
for a ride in the auto. It's
quite true dis job is sumpin'
fierce"
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

In the silence which followed she ls saR to FeaHze hon eaH! she was 4H wind sucked throneh fhe guIeGes aaa drove over tbe hits ehIHn- 6er through and through Her <tseas aroused her companion NAo gently drew the fur robe tlH tuebi8e ~e eurely around her Then Wlthout ap4}a- gy= or ceremony. he gathered b,r uHhh fingers iHfo his let hand and waru4e.i them
 His gentleaees eastea steA strangely with his late pefe5# fie5y actions and added te he unre8tts =sf the situation. "Ifs all 2 dream thought kaihrsn. her heal dropping araNsily. Perhaps I'll wake and find be fSut q villain. hut very And witb theihougAi ua finished. overcome hy fatigue. sbe driftei into ireamlana
 When she invoke She cazel ahont in bewildermeut The sun was ratntiHs the east ii gorgeous ealsrs. and II the right iH q misty distance arose the peaks of the SissSaaae mountains. Meeteetse lay behind them. and down at the left. hear the road. Wood river chattered among is stones. Suddenly dawnng recollection brought the bleosi silrS.as into her cheeks. She raised her hands to adjust her velvet toque q the Sa1ee time meeting I pair of dark eyes containing au expression which flied her with confusion as she glanrea InvelnntarIiy at the fur clad shoulder against which she had been sleepinz
 T wish von most delightful Christ. mas her companion sa58 anieflY. hss eYes oa the ponies.
 Her heart leaaed an sudden hone She rrlel to speak lut her Hps were parcaei and sisH aad t was an H- stanf before she eeal5 whisper. Where where am golug . >pend lt:''
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

Her Aiaetar turned quickly and looked at EsE There was touch of anger and wonder iu his voice I sapHsze Hese at the Yopen \ ranch.
 She stra Hed her eyes in silence down Weed f.eef valley where q collection of huhings appeared in the midst Of 2 etogn of trees. The ponies turned shaHpls faaH the highway and stopped sefere fa#-a gate Their driver laid 'he Esns k4ihryn's hands and sFrans fs tae ground Swinging back the saie He saId briefly, This is the ' Yont
 lAaHn sls fed I pony galloped bear ing We known figure and Kathryn sat s'Ape ssafeely believing t4e eyi- denre zet =hzF own senses. Behind her sonAdel sh3rt whistle. and at the ssaai e herses started. and she feoal Aes-f aHsins alone to meet the m'sirsss nt iHe ranch.
 soa Wat. kathryn called Belle merry Christmas 10 you, dear aa happy time among us." Ne stetsea wheeled her horse and the tfTo riasHed hands
 kaihrFa eaald not speak. but Belle, ehstieFa ag and laughing did not no- tice.
 Tho 9an.es stopped in the midst of a a.lettIaa of low buildings. and Belle, dismaaHt'8s. threw her pony's reins aEeE his leal and carried her frientl into tha hanse
 tah. goH lear you are nearly dead si'e 6E 8sEAag about Come right ehf 'e Atchen. and well pun xonr leei tAe oven and get you hot as1sAk AH3 dear can't wait to ask # -asfs H Ike Royalf"
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

ward nHe 4tS ztzs<t=sssaf Htst8afssss II q voice unmiataka hzt ehekasI w5til muse ment Then tae amusement faded Pardon ne. e1t this < no time fof ehsids play he added as the sounds back of them became louder
 neXtereu>iy and unexpectedly he picked Kathryn up. set her in the car riage ard waS beside her hefore sbA could utter i protest.
 I'm sorry. hut there's 10 time to lose. he sad. looking into her eyes with such aPalegete brown ones that the girls fear of him turned into aB angry heWilderment
 As the ponies rose fo the next mesa the sounds on The back trail resolved themselves .nte he shouts and laugh ter Of many meu Never were the sounds of human voices more welcome 10 kathryn T am going to appeal to those men for aid she declared in spirited voice They may be western oealtlemem
 Her ahductor's face went red, and he made no reply Tor moment Then be said quietly That k according to what your ideas of senuemanliness may be. They gre drunken sheep herd CTS on their way 10 Meeteetse. and It's my intention to give them 3 wide berth
 Oh The spirit oozed out of Ksth. ryn's voice. She glanced at the profile beside her, the strong mouth and firm chin. He certainly looked Ike gen tieman himself. she thought. tut how could she expls.n his actions. Eyery- thing Eas unreal and contradictory ID this awful western land. from perters that refused tips ID attractive men who abducted iefenseless women without appearing 10 enjoy the operation h inc least
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

cloud of dust while the brake. grtp- ping iron on iron. screamed an ear rachiug accompaniment At the hot tom of the guleh the horses stopped with such accord as to disiedge kath ryn from her barrieade of hoXes and drop her against the front seat
 The next moment she staod on the ground shaking with cold and terror
 'Hte- baking bit" explained the driver afably. He pinned the reins between bis knees and leisurely 1t 2 cigar Better get in, ma am" he DO lteiy suggested. "or youl get Jeff These animals are good hie- travellers. but bit unsartain. They're here now. but the Lord only knows where they'll he in q minute I don't
 What what will they do:T taltered Kathryn
 The driver threw the brake back. Don't know, ma'am, can't say That white un may-hie- kick over the traces while roan lays down and rests awhile Better git in while they re peaceful and you he have the chance
 ''oh. what shame to 6rive sueb horses" cried Kathryn In deSpaiH T. Il afraid to get in and m afraid net to oh dear. what shall dot
 Well in this country we do Nhaf hic-ue have fo.s was The consaiiH- assurance. And III Warn Yon maam thar il them beasts take | tnfo their heads te hit the trail on the Hua-hfe I can't gel em back after xo1f npni to morrow They've gat the western spirit, mann, proudly the indepead enee and go ahead
 The half tipsy jehn Grlnned and rest. ed one foot on top or the dashboard Kathryn glanced at the elevation down which they had come and saw some thing which at once decided her. There defined against the sky on top of the mesa appeared two horses. q carnage with the top laid back and The erect figure of man fur coated and capped
 .1'n get in" she cried hastily. step ping forward The roan saw the move ment and chose 10 he afraid The next instant there was mad rlunge through the coulee and scram hle up the other side.
 The driver voice foaled back. loHd iy cheerful. Wish you'd taken my ad- vice sooner. ma am His words were lost in a cloud of dust. and kathryn stood alone in the midst of Big Horn basin listening 10 the rapid thnd of the runaway horses feet
 Slowly. boys" she heard q deep voice say. and two Indian ponies slid down the incline and stopped before her
 Their driver sprang from the carriage and lifted his cap eourteously. although bis voice was decided Its fortunate I followed the stage directly. because behind US
 T shall not ride with yopTs gasped Kathryn
 Far behind them arose q confusion of sounds. which caused the man 10 listen intentiy a moment Then
 You will kindly get into the buggy al once"
 There was a note Of hrusqne master fuiness in the tone. which caused Kat5- ryn's anger to mount above her fear. With numb fingers she drew out her little gun and gripped t desperately ID both hands
 T can shoot you, she declared ln- dignaatlF, fumbling for the trigger.
 The next instant she stood empty banded while her revolver disappeared somew here inside the hig far coat
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
A WYOMING HOLD UP.

Continued from s6th page
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

concluded on next page.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
Go Slow en- City Ownership

Until politics in America is purified
far beyond its present condition any
large experiment in government own
ership may be called a thief breeder"
with much safety. The more authority
there is vested in the hands of poll
ticians with all due Difference to our
national administration the more cor.
ruption there will be. 1t is a short
sighted citizen who would take more
business out of private hands and COM
NIT it to the tender mercies of the poll
ticians.-Troy Press.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
Faults Enough as It Is.

The political machine that dominates
New York city is strong because large
powers are delegated u it. and the ex-
peuditure of S1UU,O00,O0O is given alb
solutely into its keeping. We have
faults enough without municipal own
ership in most of the cities of this
country. and the ordinary business
man fails to see the wisdom of making
the situation more complex and dubi-
Gus than it is by adding the problem
of municipal ownership with all that it
implies Bnghamton Herald.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
Millions Sunk In Unsuccessful Munel'
pal Lighting Plants.

During the past few years at least
sixty cities and towns in the United
States have sold, leased or abandoned
their lighting plants. In few cases
they still retain their distributing sys-
TEN. buying the current from some
company, but in most instances they
have gone out of the business entirely.
A number of other places have made
unsuccessful efforts to dispose of their
plants.
AS with few exceptions municipal
lighting plants have been in operation
but a short time. this is Il remarkable
showing of failure and one. it need
hardly be said, that is se1ulou,'ly avoid
ed by those who for ends of their own
are urging other cites to make similar
experiments.
As it usually takes some years for
a city to realize how great Il burden
it is carrying in its lighting plant, it
is probable that the mum er of admit
ted failures will increase rapidly from
now on, for, as an eminent electrical
engineer recently said, There are al
ready indications that considerable
number of these municipalities which
have engaged in improper undertake
ings are entering upon period OF
financial difficulty"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
LONG LIVE THE BOSS!
Municipal Ownership Would Make His
Position lmpreqnabIe.


Referring to the recent announcement
that 81, 14G persons are on the payroll
Of New York city, the Newark Adver-
tiser declares that in the event of mu-
nicipal ownership Of street railways,
electric light and gas plants, ferries and
other public utilities the city employees
would constitute a political army that
would make a change Of administra-
ton impossible.
1t recalls the fact that $4,000 city
employees in Philadelphia kept Phila.
delphia in the hands of the corrupt
Durham machine for years, and only
a great popular uprising overthrow the
grafters.
IF Durham had had control Of the
treet railroads and other public utili-
ties in Philadelphia through municipal
ownership" it observes, "he could have
laughed at popular uprsings. He
would have been as absolute in his au-
thOrity as the car"
The point is we'll taken.
In other cities the political situation
under public ownership would be as it
would in Philadelphia and New York.
Bosses may be overthrown and
c-rafters turned out whenever the pub
lie will it at present Public ownership
IF all public utilities would end this.
! would bind the people hand and
foot and deliver them into the hands
Of political grafters. - Long Branch
Record
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
THE CASH BOY TALKS.
His Fathers Idea Of the Delights u
Municipal Ownership.
No. $40


Say, boss" remarked our cash boy
this morning, my paw is red hot for
minniesiclle ownership. l don't know
what that is, but paw says everybody
is going to own everything and divide
up the profits. He was telling ma
about it last night.
Ma asked him where the people
would get the money to buy those
things, as they would cost millions Of
dollars.
paw said, Issue bonds
Yes said ma, but how will you
pay the bonds when they are due"
Tissue more bonds, said paw.
But how about the interest? said
ma. won't you have to tax the people
for that:
why, no. said paw. Pay the in
terest with bonds
81 don't see how you could do that,
said ma.
"'You don't, eh:' replied paw. Now,
when we went to housekeeping, didn't
pay for all our furniture by giving a
give the man another note? You wOm-
en- know nothing about finance. You
wait until the minniesickle ownership
gets in power, we will divide the profits
among the people, and no one will have
to work. We will all be Vanderbilts.
Won't you be proud of your hubby
when he becomes part owner of all
public utilities: You see, madam, there
are some things you don't know
And then paw looked wise. Ma
stood and -azed at him for some time
and then said:
Yes. there are some things l don't
know, and one of those things is this:
If there is man more fit for the
lunatic asylum than you. don't know
him
Then | commenced to whistle 'Ev-
crybody Works but Daddy Say,
boss, you see that lump on the back
of my head: Paw has had that tune
poked at him before, and l wasn't look
ing when his old shoe came flying my
"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
HOW CITIES LOSE MONEY.
MInicipal Plants Pay No Taxes and
Reduce Tax Receipts.

The subject of lost taxes is one that
deserves far more attention than it
usually receives from advocates Of
municipal ownership. There is scarce.
T. municipal plant in this country
which mentions this item in its reports,
although it is just as much an element
n cost of production as coal and
ages. The omission is readily over
looked, because it Is a negative ex-
pense involving no direct payment, but
only a loss Of income 10 the city.
If you own a store for which you
are receiving good rental and dis
possess your tenant in order to occupy
it yourself the rental value Of the store
becomes a charge against your bust
ness, just as It was previously a
charge against your tenants business,
and YOU are out Of pocket unless your
= offs exceed the rent YOU formerly
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
DESTROYING Piantain on Farms.

AS planttin is an annual. s-artlng
early in the spring. the seed stems are
fully matu?cI IL AUG !, writes a
Pennsylvania farmer in American Agri-
culturst. TO prevent the seeds from
rpening set the guards of the mower
low and cut them off close to the
ground. Repeat the moving In a
month. as the plants usually send up
n second growth of stems. Wheat
stubble or grass fields where plantaln
Is abundant should be cut over every
summer. leaving all the material on
the ground as mulch. This will pre-
vent the grass being killed out by the
hot sun o. dry weather. l find this
method destroys other weeds and is
a great help to clover, especially in
wheat stubble.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
''If.''

"Municipal ownership remarks the
Winnipeg Free Press, should not be
discredited because of its tendency to
Increase municipal debt, provided the
new enterprises are made to he fully
self su.taining." Neither is dynamite
DANGEROUS if carefully handled. 1t is
Just about as safe to intrust the man
rgemcnt of munc.pAlized service to
the average municipal council as it
would be to engage Il seven-year-old
boy to handle dynamite.-Montreal Ca
Zette
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
As a Socialist Sees Ii.

Every recognized authority on So
cialist economies, from Marx to Ferri,
has been and is an avowed economic
evolutionist. They all without eXcep-
ton recognize that public ownership
under capitalism must come before the
full Socialist programme can meet with
realization.
When the Socialist party shall sue
coed to power in municipality, state or
nation it will fall heir to the holdings
OF its capitalist predecessors. Every
dollars worth of property that we can
wrest from private capitalism through
hands of the Socialist party without q
struggle upon its succession to power
International Socialist Review.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
All Right In Theory, but Breaks Down
In Practice.

Theoretically there is so much In
municipal ownership of public utilities
that the practical carrying out Of its
attractive features appears simple and
of no serious moment, and for mu.
nicipalty to take over and run water,
lights, sewerage and even transporta.
ton appeals to taxpayers, and the
trade Is made without the first assur-
ance that the conduct Of these proper.
ties will be along practical and busi-
ness lines.
1t IS the failure to assure the prac.
teal that works the evil for municipal
ownership is n general ownership, and
a general ownership results too easily
In its being no special business OF any
citizen or taxpayer to look into or In
quire after the conduct of the proper
ties under control. This leaves the
management to a few, who soon find
that they have only themselves to &C.
count to, that people are too busy to
demand accountings and taxpayers
accept any kind of report, just
so there IS the appearance of all being
right and light, water, sewerage, etc,
are given.
1t is this Indifference and neglect on
the part Of taxpayers to take note OF
municipal affairs which make munic-
ipal ownership of public utilities
hazardous and expensive matter. The
theory of municipal ownership, with
its great saving to each taxpayer the
extra service given and the great prof
its resulting, can all be placed IN fig
ures beforehand, but it is failure IN
less the taxpayers shall give earnest
and serious heed to the conduct OF
these public utilities, for unless this Is
done they will wake up some day with
broken down properties and big bond
issue to make good.-Newbern Week
~ Journal.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07

Probably the most important precau-
ton that can be taken with milk is TO
cool it as quickly as possible after it
is drawn. says Farming. At temper
AZURE of GO degrees +. and lower the
germs grow but slowly. ordinary we'll
or spring water has Il temperature of
between 80 and 60 degrees +. If the
farmer has an open water supply he
also has rcfri2eratOr that is cooler
than the ordinary iceboX. If the cans
are lowered into the spring or we'll as
soon as possible after milking the milk
will be coo!el before the germs can
have time to begin their growth
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
M. o. In Chicago as Dead as Caesar.

One Of the most remarkable reyersals
Of public opinion on record Is that
which has taken place in Chicago In
the past year in the matter Of mu.
nicipal ownership and operation. The
municipal ownership theory. which a
little more than a year ago flourished
here with so much vigor as to attract
the attention Of the entire civilized
pond. Apparently nobody believes in
1t any longer. Certainly nobody ever
talks any more about it.-Chicago Jour-
nal.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
The Western Farm JOrU1ai
JUST ONE DOLLAR

received. Similarly If a city buys out
or otherwise dispossesses public serv.
ice corporation the real personal and
franchise taxes formerly paid by the
corporation become a charge against
the operation of the municipal plant
that succeeds the corporation, and the
city is out of pocket unless the profits
Of its plant exceed the taxes lost.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07

like rlunkitt who at different times
has been elected state senator. assem-
blyman, county supervisor and alder
man by his fellow citizens, besides
serving as police magistrate for one
term, and who boasts of his record in
filing four public Offices in one year
and drawing salaries from three of
them at the same time. would flourish
like a whole grove of green bay trees.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
What Government Is For.

1t is the appropriate function Of the
government to safeguard the individ-
ual and to see that the game Of bust
ness is fairly played. that the cards
are held above the table and that ev-
eryboIy is given Il square deal. 1t Is
not the appropriate function of the
government to sit in the game.-Hon.
Leslie NJ. Shaw.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
White Specks In Butter.

To avoid white specks in the butt
the cream should be strained bero
placing it in the churn. writes da
man in National Stockman Th
specks are really bits Of curd or SO
milk which do not break up. Tic
only thing to effectually eradic'
them is straining. and this saves an.
noyance Of finding the butter fill"
with them.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
Familiar With His Habfta.

First DiscOnsolate Widow-Are you
going to the mediums tonight to see II
you can get a message from your hus.
band? Second Disconsolate Widow
No, 1t isn't any use tonight. Saturday
night was always the night when he
went Off to spend his salary .--Somer.
Vile Journal
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
The Kerry Cow.

Kerry cattle came from Ireland
Only few of them are now in the
United States. They are adapted to
broken and scant pastures; the cows
are small. weighing from 900 to 100
pounds. They give large quantity Of
milk Of good quality, being not far be-
hind Guernseys and Jerseys.-Ameri-
cqn Cric,1't11riSt
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
When Officials Are Efficient.

When the administration Of the de
partments now in charge of our local
public officials show better results In
economy and efficiency, it will be time,
and not until then, to consider an Oh
largement Of their responsibilities
Everett W. Burdett.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
Another Plant Abandoned.

Aztec many years trial of its munich
pal electric lighting plant Alexandria,
Va, has finally leased the works to a
private corporation for period Of
thirty years. The lessee paid $500
for the plant, which had cost the city
St-GAO
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07

An exchange notes the fact that a
city council recently fined water
company $1,000 for supplying impure
and unwholesome water. That IS right
But if The waterworks had been owned
nv the city
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07

Mary Pa has forbidden you the
aouse. John--I wouldn't have taken Il
anyway with tie mortgage he has gvl
an Il
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-07
E1LENsBuRG, K1rr1rAs COUNTY, WASH, DEC 7, 1906

have engaged in improper undertakings
are entering upon period of financial
diiiiculty.-H y. FeSsenden.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-27

bwt turned over to the north side
when II saw men working there. Even
In It's mad tight n attempted to keep
out of peoples was, The two vehicles
came together insi - both had left
the bridge. Thsas>frawAy horse turn.
"a 10 the riskts ~ there was not
space enough @ permit the passage
III them both and ,he collision result
~. Paity's horse pauxed m instant
- eas On the % agaiii. this time
lIth bully the isont wheels of the
wagon following. The reInainder Of
tho wagon lay upside down. and pieces
% Tin and divers timers tools were
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