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, 1906-12-13
Club Dance at Elk Mountain

The dance given Saturday night
by the Club Boys of Elk Mountain
and Widdow6eld was a grand sue
cess. The music was excellent
and the boys, who are noted for
their hospitality, sat their guests
down at midnight to a fine turkey
supper prepared by Mrs. j. S
Evans, who is noted here for her
good cooking. After supper the
Richardson boys gave a beautiful
burnt leather sofa pillow to Miss
Lizzie Finch, she having won the
prize as the most popular young
lady present. Mr.. Evans and Mr..
Wolfensperger gave a fine gold
fountain pen to Miss E. j. Allison
and J. W. Campbell as the best
walters of the evening. The band
played "Home! Sweet Home" and
everybody departed feeling that
they had spent a most ~pleasant
evening.
, 1906-12-13
Late Dat Harvest

j. F. Simonson informs the Sun
that on the 18th inst. he harvested
his oat crop. 1t trauspired that
the crop was not a very large one,
being a small patch of a fancy va,
riety but, just the same, he got a
good yield and will have it for
next years planting. When the
time come, two months ago, to cut
it it was covered with six inches of
snow, but the snow disappeard, the
oats ripened and were harvested.
, 1906-12-13
SARATOGA CHIPS

Frank Griffin is a city visitor this
week.
Frank Jones was doing the city
Saturday.
Otto Fouts has Typhoid fever.
DR.. Price is in attendance.
Mrs. Pennock is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Mullison this week.
Emile Lemoipe of Pass creek, visit
ed Saratoga yesterday.
Charlie Price, DR.. Prices oldest son
is sick with tonsillitis and is confined
to his room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Mason and
wife were in Monday on a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Goodman.
w. r. Hunter came down from
Beaver creek yesterday on land bus
mess, returning home today.
Harry Moore came down from his
up-river ranch Tuesday and was
t~ransacting business in town yester-
day.
Will Ryan, who is at the Mowry
ranch, sick with Typhoid fever, is m
proving. DR.. Price says he is doing
very nicely.
l.. G. Sterrett left for Omaha Fri
day with a shipment of cattle. He
will be absent about two weeks, visit
ing Iowa points before his return.
j. A. Schoonjans, one of Pass
creeks most prosperous ranchmen,
was in Tuesday to attend the Mason
ic election, of which body he is a
member.
, 1906-12-13

Winsor is expecting to be notified
OF it's arrival there any day now,
as it does not seem possible that
it can be delayed very much long
er.
In the mean time Mr.. Winsor is
in dilligent pursuit of a suitable
building site on the east side of
the river, but up to to this time
has been unable to secure what he
wants in that line. 1t is possible
that he may rebuild on the old
site, using the foundations of the
the burned building for the new
by raising it two or three feet alb
owe it's old height.
, 1906-12-13
Masonic Election

The Masonic Lodge of this
place held its annual election of
officers last Tuesday night, result
ing in the following named per-
sons being chosen for the ensu-
ing year: W, NJ, j b. Maghee; s.
W., j. +, Crawford; j. W., j. F.
Simonson; Treasurer, G. r Bren-
ner; Secretary, L. W. Devine.
Saratoga Chapter, No. IL, o. &.
S, will hold its annual election on
the evening of the 18th, inst, and
there will be a joint installation
of the officers of both bodies on
the evening of the 2lst. After
, 1906-12-13
Late POst.0ffice Order

The following post-office order,
relating to box rent, will be of in
terest to the patrons of the Sara
toga post office, as well as else
where over the country:
Order No. 1921.
"Box rents must be collected at
the beginning of each quarter for
the entire quarter, but no longer.
Ten days before the last day of
each quarter postmasters are re-
quired to place a bill ION Form
1888 or l53S9) bearing the date
of the last quarter in each rented
box. If a boxholder fails to re-
new his right to his box on or be-
fore the last day of the quarter
the box shall then be closed and
offered for rent and the mail will
be placed in the general delivery
f. III. Hitchcock,
Acting Postmaster General.
So, if you don't pay your box
rent Postmaster McAnally will
have to close your box and put
your mail in the general delivery,
There will be no running along
half way through the quarter, as
heretofore, for he will have to
obay the order or "skiddoo." Sc
yust look a leetle oudt about dol
box rent, heb!
, 1906-12-13
Coming by "Slow Freight"

AS an evidence of the over
crowded condition of the railroads
at the present time, especially the
Union Pacific, is the fact that
though Mayor Winsor shipped a
car load of machinery for the new
electric light plant from Denver
more that two weeks ago, it has
not yet arrived at Walcott. Mr..
, 1906-12-13
Visit Reserve Points

p. q. Redington, assistant for
ester, Clinton G. Smith, technical
assistant, accompanied by j. A.
Blatherwick, of Denver, left yes
terday for the Douglas creek tie
camp for the purpose of looking
over the work of timber cutting
now going on in that camp under
Government supervision.
, 1906-12-13

water bottle, and later where he
had discarded his ~overcoat, have
been found, but the boy is still
missing.
Later-The story started here
today that the boy was found, is
without foundation. The latest is
that the searchers have moved %
miles north of Rawlins.
, 1906-12-13
R. R. NEWS
General Manager G. M. Hohl re-
turns and Will Push Work.
Has Secured Option on Rails
For Line to Saratoga.

General Manager Ct. M. Hohl.
Of the Saratoga & Encampment
railroad, came in Tuesday evening
from avisit to Omaha and Chicago
where he had been to confer with
President Cobb and to make pur-
| chase of rails and other railroad
supplies. When approached for
| news Mr.. Hohl said:
Il am happy to say that | ac-
complished all 1 had expected to
ON my trip to Omaha and Chicago
and am returning to the work of
building this road with renewed
vigor. While away l secured an
option on a sufficient quantity of
rails to lay the road from Walcott
to this place, bnt as we are not
ready for then just yet they will
not be shipped until we can make
immediate use of them.
The extremely cold weather
and snow that visited this country
in October put us back with the
grading at least three months
longer than we expected. You
know the moisture from the snow
entered the ground and some of
the grading done during hat time
will not really be serviceable at
present. Frozen Jumps of dirt
in a grade are a source of danger
and we will not use that portion
of the line until it is certainly
safe. The graders are at work
three outfits-and that is all that
can be used now with advantage,
as there is not a great deal of
of work left to do except the five
miles Just north of Saratoga.
"The ties are not coming in as
fast as we would like to have them
but the contractors will be able to
make much better speed after
more snow falls in the mountains
which will enable them to get
them out easier and faster.
Railroad building in the win
ter has to be done carefully. |
am going to build this road and l
am going to do it right, even
though l have to wait longer for
weather in which to do it in"
Mr.. Gideon, who came up with
Mr.. Hohl end Mr.. Cramer Tues
day evening, tested the ground
out beyond the Nickel ranch yes
terday for frost. He said if pos
sible they would pillow the ground
along the right of way and if
there was not too much frost the
line would be graded yet this fall.
, 1906-12-13
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Ed. Winner arrived yesterday from
Encampment. He has been up in
the moutains doing assessment work
for Luke Wheeler.
Miss Jessie Moore, the manager of
the central office of the Bell tele-
phone at this place, went to Walcott
yesterday with her friend Miss Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crocheron came over
from Cow creek Monday and visited
with the family of Albert Walter at
this place, returning home Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank White, of North Fork
and Mrs. W. H.. Large and baby Viii.
liam, Jr., and Miss Violet were all
down Saturday on a shopping exped-
ition.
Mrs. Minnie Chase, of Fl Scott,
Kan, who arrived here several weeks
ago ON a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Mason, left for her home
Monday.
j. W. Cofeld came in from Elk
Mountain Tuesday and expects to go
to the French creek tie camp within
a day or two, where he will cut ties
the coming winter.
Fl. G. Paulson was in from the Bas-
in yesterday. He changed his mind
abont shipping his cattle and found
a purchaser in Carl Bryant, the Raw
Inns meat market man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Huston came
down from Cow creek Sunday on a
visit to the family of William Turn
bull and to do some Christmas shop
pidg. They returned home Monday.
Mrs. T. H. Francis moved down
from Brush creek last week and is liv-
ing in Riverside addition. She will
remain here this winter in order that
her children may have the benefit of
our public school.
The warm weather Of the past week
has almost cleared the river of ice.
The frost is fast leaving the ground
and grass is again beginning to look
green on the southern slopes.
ErnnI vNhtfa leo, L.. Dill -
phone connected up and that place
will now respond to your call. The
phones of Ben Swanson, Larson Bros,
E. j.. Hulett, Alex. McPhail and j.
d. Parker will soon be added to the
list.
j.. b. Hassett and L.. E. Tichenor
came down from the Charter Oak
Monday and the same evening Mr..
and Mrs. Tichenor left for Rawlins to
do what they could toward finding
Eddie Handley, Mrs. Tichenor's
brother.
Art Huntington is gaining quite a
rep for building sheep wagons. He
is engaged on one for the Campbell
Sheep Company. His work in that
line is excellent and he could occupy
his entire time at the work.
Miss Nettie Davis. of Berthoud.
Colo, who has been here for the past
seven weeks visiting the Misses
Moore, returned to her home yester-
day. When she came here she was
on crutches, suffering from rheuma.
tism, but after a weeks bathing in the
hot springs of this place she laid
aside her clutches and is now entire.
ly recovered. She made many
friends while here who will be pleas
ed to have her visit Saratoga again.
, 1906-12-13

the installation ceremonies there
will be a banquet in the lower
part of the hall and the members
of both orders will feast together.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13

officials yesterday that the Pacific
Electric will be extended from Newport
beach to the ocean through the Bal
boa tract The work is to be COM
pleted early in the summer.
Georgia travelling men are now ask
ing for 1000 mile books at a rate or
forty dollars. Other travelling mems
associations have made similar re-
quests and in some case have been
successful. This question will be among
those discussed at the meeting of gen.
eral passenger agents held in Los An
geles on April II.
F'ricks retirement from the board of
directors of the Rock Island is now as
cribed to the fact that he is closely
associated with e. III. Hartman. Fricll
is already a director of the Union Pa
cific. James Speyer and Charles Fl.
Tweed, of the firm of Speyer e. Co.,
hackers of the Rock Island, have re-
tired as directors of the Southern
Pacific.
Sixteen railroads entering Chicago
may institute boycott against the Ill
ternational Harvester company to force
a speedy collection of debt of 100000
The railroads are now threatening 10
deliver no more goods to the manu-
featuring plants of the harvester trust
unless they receive checks for freight
in advance. Each railroad will send
it's individual notice and il the threat
is carried out it will as completely
close the plants as would general
strike.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
RAILWAY WORLD
NoRTH5oUND TRAFFIC OVER S
P. is NORMAL
Officials Fear That Another Slide
May Occur-Through Train Will
Run over Salt Lake
Saturday

Northbound traffic has again re-
sumed it's normal proportions over the
Southern Pacific. The valley line was
clear, after being tied up by landslides
for over a week, but a short time
Wednesday.
A Santa Fe freight train was wrecked
and blockaded the track. This was en-
tirely cleared up yesterday.
The opening of the valley line great
ly relieves the minds of both the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Off
cials, During the blockade all the traf-
fic northbound over both roads had to
be diverted over the coast line.
This line was in bad condition on
account OF the recent washouts and
trains could only be moved slowly
A dispatch announcing another land
slide near tunnel No. II would not
surprise the officials. A large crack
in the side of the mountain gives rise
to the belief that another landslide
may occur at any time, bringing with it
as much, if not more debris, than
fell upon the track during the previous
slide.
The ground may settle, however, and
further trouble may not occur this
year.
Dispatches from men on the scene
of the Washouts on the Salt Lake i'll
the Meadow Wash regions say that
the road will be in condition to allow
the passage of trains Saturday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
RAILROAD BRIEFS

Pacific Electric officials report that
an order has been placed with EASTERN
steel mills for 127 miles of rails, but
say that the new steel is to be used
for stock purposes and on some of the
lines that are being double tracked
and repaired.
Senator w. A Clark is due to arrive
in Los Angeles sometime during tie
second week in May. 1t is very likely
that the senator will then decide as TO
whether it will be advisable to extend
the Salt Lake road to San Diego and
will decide upon the route that will
be taken if the new branch is built.
He will also investigate his new line
that is being built to Bullfrog and will
make up his mind as to whether or not
he will extend it to Tonopah.
Huntington workmen are shoveling
dirt with all their might in order TO
get the rails into place so that cars
can run over the West Sixth street
line in order to protect the franchise
that will be void otherwise after
May 20.
1t was reported by Pacific Electric
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
CALLS WOMEN
GAY DECEIVERS
WONDERS WHY so BIG AND YET
so SMALL
Expert Guesses Weight of Men Within
Pound, but Loses Out With
Customers of the Fair
Sex

To be able to guess within pound OF
two of mans weight is apparently an
easy feat. AT least the fellow who
makes a living by Offering to weigh
people free at the Chutes park Gin case
he fails to guess within three pounds
of their actual weighO says it is.
But with women it is different Nine
times out of ten he fails to guess the
weight of the women. And there is a
reason for it, too. Let the man tell his
troubles in his own way. Here is the
explanations
"The first woman that comes along
may look as if she would weigh 15O
pounds, and she probably does. But the
next one may look as though she would
weigh 160 pounds and-she doesn't. OF
course I can't go into details. but the
women could explain the mystery-if
they would.
You see, they (the women, I mean)
WELL they dress so funny. In fact, that
is, er-well, they are not what they
seem to be. In other words, a 150-
pound woman, or rather woman who
looks as though she would weigh that
much, often fails to tip the scales at
100, ETC., etc. Yes, there's a reason for
it and the reason is in the way they
dress. Catch on?"
The reporter caught.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
affinity that has been, in great measure,
the making Of Los Angeles. Pull to-
gether"
WHY OWL CARS 2

One mainland only one man, so far
has an objection to offer to owl cal
service. 1t isn't much of an objection
but as it stands alone it thus attract!
attention it does not merit inherently
He says people have no business tC
be out late at night. If they are no.
in bed at midnight, they ought to sleer
in Jail"
But people--a vast number of people
have business that keeps them out
! after midnight. This takes no account
of those who find that pleasure detains
them down town after II p. M; the lat
ter have just as much right to expect
transportation then as have the work
ers; but for argument, let this be con-
fined to the workers. They certainly
have business" after midnight.
Take the street car men themselves;
they take their last cars to the sheds
and then, weary with labor, must walk
home or wait all night for an early car.
Else they must live close to the sheds,
which is undesirable at best. All-nignt
cars would be Godsend to them.
The hundreds of newspaper mon,
from editors down through the ranks
to the very carrier boys who put the
morning papers on every breakfast
table-all-night cars are practically a
necessity to them. Service is badly
impeded because of inadequate facili-
ties, and much better delivery could
be had did cars run all night; not to
speak of the advantage to the workers
in getting home.
The hotel help detained till after
II p. m. by the rush of late suppers,
must run for cars or stay down all
night. Hence, hotel work is badly
hampered, and guests, coming from
the east where such service is univer-
sal, complain of Los Angeles Jay
methods. The banks employ all-night
forces of clerks to keep their business
up, that merchants may be accommo-
dated; these clerks must now loaf sew
eral hours in the early morning, await
ing the resumption of car service. The
hundreds of market men and their
thousands of customers-and business
begins at the market at a. m.--now
find themselves severely Inconvenience
by the lack of transportation.
A long list of such men who have
business down town might be cited
men to whom owl car service is i'm
perative. Our friend who thinks all
men should be asleep by midnight
doubtless never considered all these
people. He forgets that did men not
have business" to be up after that
hour he would have no morning paper
at breakfast-aye, no breakfast!-no
mercantile life to go to, no hotel at
which to entertain his friends-no city
life at all
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
NO SECTIONAL. DIVISION HERE

cause of apprehension, anomalous
in Los Angeles, is pointed out concern
ing the coming bond election. 1t is the
possibility that certain features of the
bond proposition may be defeated be-
cause of conflicting sectional interests.
For instance, as reported there is
some fear that the sewer bonds will be
black-balled by voters north of Wash
ington street" 1t is explained that this
part of the bond issue is ito complete
the main laterals, which will be in the
Fifth and Sixth wards only; yet every
section of the city is called upon to
share a proportionate part of the ex-
pense."
The Herald cannot believe that any
such narrow and selfish consideration
will influence Los Angeles voters. Such
procedure would be totally at variance
with the recognized character of this
community. 1t would be a straight de-
parture from the pull together" prac-
tice which has become traditional and
which has helped greatly to spread
the fame of Los Angeles abroad.
Moreover, such narrow-m minded policy,
as every thoughtful person will per-
ceive on reflection, would have boom
erang effect. 1t would surely lead to
retaliation. A revengeful spirit would
be aroused, impelled by a determina-
ton to get square" at the first oppor-
tunity. Then would come a break in
the cohesion that has been so largely
instrumental in the upbuilding of the
city--the widely famous pull together"
habit.
But that is not all. AS we'll might a
person "cut off his nose to spite his
face" as to aid in cutting off an appro-
priation for benefiting a part of the
city in which he has no property.
Every citizen, particularly every real
property owner, is directly interested
in any improvement within the city
limits. This is a homogeneous COM
munity and that which benefits one
section benefits all.
1t is matter of great Importance
to the city at large, as The Herald has
hitherto shown that every one of the
bond features be indorsed by the popu-
lar vote. They are six in number, COW
ering bridges. sewers, storm drains.
fire, park and police department ex-
pansion. The funds as designated for
each are urgently needed.
Let there be no break in The close
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
NEW YORKER TO MAKE
LOS ANGELES HIS HOME
NOTED POLITICIAN RECEIVES
TESTIM MONIAL
Walter j. Ballard Sewers Connection
With Republican Club of Schemes
tady and Will Join Similar Or
ganization Here

Walter J. Ballard of Schenectady,
N. Y, has severed his connection with
the county Republican club of that
place and other political affiliations
and has decided to maks his home in
Los Angeles.
Mr.. Ballard has received letters from
many distinguished friends relative ia
removal to his new home in Los An
geles. They express their regrets of
his departure from the Atlantic states
but hope that the Republicans of Cali
fornia will appreciate the effective
force that will be taken to them in his
presence among them.
The Schenectady County Republican
club in Voicing deep regrets at the de-
parture of Mr.. Ballard has the follow
ing to say about him in its parting
words of appreciation:
The measure of mans value to his
fellows is best attested by his accom-
plishments and achievements. To truly
gauge the worth of Mr.. Ballard's la
bors in behalf of the people of this ma
ton would be most difficult task.
His mission has been almost eXclu-
sively along educational lines. He has
been torchbearer, shedding light into
dim and dark intellectual abodes. His
trenchant pen and silvery tones have
awakened and aroused our people from
the gulf to the Canadian line and
from the shores of the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast, where he is, we re-
gretfully realize, soon to take up his
future home and labors. His mental
storehouse has been at the disposal
of his fellow citizens and from it there
have flowed streams of knowledge that
have not only enriched our people in
tellectually, but have also equipped and
fortified them in their battles for the
continued domination of those princi-
pies and policies which republicanism
has demonstrated to be the most ad-
vantageous for the moral and financial
well-being of our citizens"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
READ TOO MANY DIME NOVELS
Young Men See the World and Get
Case of Home
eiHLnace
sickness

Robert z. Grady and Walter Steven
son, living at 337 North Bunker Hill
avenue, started out to see the world
April s, carrying with them $50 that
they had distracted from their toy
savings banks
Last night the two were found at
MADEIRA, wandering about without a
cent of money and anxious to get back
home.
The MADEIRA authorities telegraphed
to the local police last night and the
parents were notified that their young
sons had been found.
Too much dime novel reading is
supposed to be the cause for the boys
quest for adventure.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13

The board Of public works, acting as
business men should, has determined to
inquire into the apparently unauthor-
lied use of certain streets by the street
car companies. 1t is just as well to
have this question settled. The public
thinks these streets have been stolen
by the companies. 1t will be for the
companies to show their authority for
the privileges they are exercising.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
YAoUIs BECOMING tanner
Ambassador Thompson States condi-
tions Among Savage Tribe Are
Improving
BY Assocla ted Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April In. f.
Thompson, the American ambassador
to Mexico. has advised the state de-
partment that conditions in the Yaqui
Indian territory of Mexico are improv-
ing, but it is still unsafe for persons to
go there without military escort. The
dispatch stated that the Mexican min
lister of foreign affairs has advised Mr..
Thompson of the change for the better,
but warned him of the dangers still
existing for persons not accompanied
by soldiers.
The Mexican government is doing all
in it's power to make travel among the
Yaquis safe and is furnishing escorts
for all persons located in the Indian
country and for as many other persons
as it can look after.
No restriction other than that of
prudence is now imposed on those who
desire to enter the Yaqui country
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
Tineline Is General Agent

ST. PAUL, April 12.-Announcement
is made at the Northern Pacific gem
eral offices here that Alexander Ting
ling, general agent of that road at
Spokane, will succeed 1. x. Nadeau,
general agent at Seattle, who resigned
recently. G. A. Mitchell, travelling
agent, will take Mr.. Tingling's place
at Spokane. The changes will become
effective April 16.