davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1907-05-31
HIS REGULAR EXAMINATION.

Some people appear to be Of the
opinion that the examination Of the
finances OF the university just conclud-
ed by State Examiner Henderson was
made in pursuance of an order from
the governor because of the charges
made by Prof. Morton. That is is not
true. The examination made by Mr..
Henderson was his regular annual ex-
animation made before the June meet
Ing of the board of trustees. Mr.. Hen
derson has nothing whatever to do
with matters such as charged by Prof.
Morton. His duties are to see that the
money of the institution is expended
in accordance with law; that vouchers
are properly made and that the books
of the institution are properly kept. It
does not come within the prov
ince Of his office to criticise Miss He
bard II she makes a caustic remark to
aprofessor or to demand the discharge
Of AN agronomist because he is a pop
lulist His duties are clerical, not ex-
ecutive.
Mr.. Morton does not allege specifcal-
ly that there has been financial corrup-
ton, although he hints at 1t. The only
allegation of financial corruption was
a contemplate fling from the demo
cratic Cheyenne Leader. which stated
that some years ago the federal gov
eminent was compelled to call the in.
stitution to financial account, leaving
the bare imputation that there had
been dishonest practices. Honesty
would have dictated an explanation of
this matter, but the Leader is not in
that class.
When DR.. A. A. johnson was presi-
dent of the university, the federal gov
eminent checked up the matter Of
time given by scientific professors to
duties for which the state Is bound to
pay from its own treasury and found
that there was something like $500.
paid by the government that should
have been paid by the state. No graft.
No attempt at fraud. Simply an er-
ror in Judgment as to the rights Of the
state in the expenditure of the funds
donated by congress. There was no
question as to funds being spent in q
good cause and there vas no attempt
made on the part of anyone to say that
any person derived n personal bene-
At from the change. 1t was nothing
more and nothing less than an error
in the Interpretation of the federal stat.
utes, and as soon as attention was di-
rected to tho matter by the federal Of
~ficials. the board of trustees assentea
to the required change n the money
wa transferred from the state fun
to tho federal fund. That occurred
about ten years 6 and there was
at any time any imputation of
fraud connected with it till the Leader
dug the matter up. One of its weasels
Vas probably connected with the in
stitution at the time the error occur
red.
, 1907-05-31
Notice for PubIleatior-coal Entry.

Notice for PubIication-coal Entry.
United States Land Office, Chey enne,
Wyo., May 8, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
EDWARD A. BUCK
OF Laramie, county Of Albany, state
of Wyoming, who on the 9Th day OF
June, 1906, filed in this ONCE his coal
declaratory statement for the south
east quarter of section No. 80, town
ship No. 81 north, range No. 80 west,
has this day filed in this ONCE his
application to purchase said lands un-
der the provisions of sections 2348 to
1882, U. 8. revised statutes.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or design
ing to object for any reason to the
entry thereof, by applicant, should file
their afiidayits Of protest in this ONCE
on or before the 10th day of June, 1907
w. q. CHAPLIN, Register.
, 1907-05-31
PARAGRAPHS.
w. ]. Alsop is in town.

w. ]. Alsop is in town.
Clark Pelton is here from Centen-
NAL.
j. Kinney went to Centennial this
morning.
Asmus Franzen went to Cheyenne
last night.
A. G. Brunette came in from Wal
den last night.
Z. l.. voyer, section foreman at
Lookout, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knud Knudsen we're
at the Kuster last night.
J.. A. Thornton went to the River.
side ranch this morning.
James Neville, who is i'll at the hos
pital, is considerably better today.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Hasenkamp have
returned from a visit in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allen left for
their home at Sibylee this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orley Lewis arrived
from Walden by he stage last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peterson ar
rived from the Keystone section last
night.
Mrs. Ora Ben Haley and babe ar
rived from Denver yesterday after
noon.
John L.. Dagle and d. r. Langhoff
are in from Walden with their freight
teams.
John w. Baird of Rock Springs was
a city visitor yesterday, a guest at the
Johnson.
William Taylor of Rock Creek is
among the visitors to the city this
morning.
w. H.. Frazee arrived from Salt Lake
this morning for a few days visit with
his family.
Della NJ. Harden of Walcott was a
city visitor last night, a guest at the
Union Pacific.
Mrs. W. C. Weigel of Omaha is in
the city, the guest of the family of her
mother, Mrs. Roger.
Mrs. c. A. Reals, wife of the former
sheriff, is to undergo a second opera
tion at Pueblo shortly.
N. d. Mcintyre came in from Holmes
Wednesday night, returning to that
mining camp this morning.
Mrs. Dan Brees, who is visiting with
her sister at Los Angeles, is expected
home during the first week in June.
Miss Myrtle D. Baily of Centennial
is in the city, coming yesterday after
noon and registering at the Johnson.
County Surveyor Neale Roach has
returned from Laramie peak, where
he has been operating for a few days
Miss Brebner, who is teaching in the
country. arrived Wednesday afternoon
to spend the holiday with her family
here.
A. S. Mckay, o. X. Fisher and
Frank Askins are in from the Centen-
nal valley, among the guests at the
Kuster.
F. l.. Voyer, acting foreman of the
section at LOOKOUT during the absence
OF MS Drotner, was In town today, buy
ing supplies.
General Superintendent Park and
Superintendent Anderson of the Union
Pacific arrived by special cars late
this afternoon.
Otto Gramm has returned from Cen.
tennial, where he had been for a few
days, on business for the Acme Con-
solidated company.
E. w. Ziebert of Rawlins arrived in
the city last night and left this morn
ing fer the Chugwater with a party
of friends on a fishing expedition.
Henry Rice Of the West Point mill
tary academy has furnished the uni
versity library with the 1907 number of
THE Howitzer," the annual class pub
location of that academy.
Miss C. Braithwaite of st. Louis,
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spirit in the atmosphere. In good
times prepare for panios.

The frontier committee has secured
a rate of one dollar for the round trip
from Laramie to Cheyenne and re.
turn. This rate will probably be in eff,
feet on the last day of the big show
and doubtless will cause a special
~trainload to visit the capital and take
in the wild west performance.
, 1907-05-31

It's no use to cry before you're hurt.
Nearly everybody concluded We were
going to have a dry season just be-
cause the spring storms were a little
late coming on. A dry season might
mean bad range conditions and a con-
sequent hardship on stock men Farm
ers, too, might suffer, n these are
the two classes on which the country
depends for its prosperity. But the
usual spring rains came on in good
time and everything looks bright and
thrifty. That there will be plenty OF
water for irrigation and for range
needs is now an assured fact.-Ther.
mopolis Record.
, 1907-05-31

The board of commissioners Of Ere.
mont county has taken steps which
have resulted in placing that county
On q cash basis. 1t Is also their pur'
pose to wipe out the county debt dur
ing the term of the present incum'
bents, There seems to be q pay-up
, 1907-05-31
JUNE MAGAZINES AT MILLS.
Notice for PubIication-Coal Entry.
United States Land Office, Cheyenne

Notice for PubIication-Coal Entry.
United States Land ONCE, Cheyenne,
Wyo., May 8, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES F. WALLACE
of Laramie, county of Albany, state
of Wyoming, who on the 9th day Of
June, 1906, filed in this office his coal
declaratory statement for the north
east quarter Of section No. %, town
ship No. 81 north, range No. 80 west.
has this day fled in this Office his
application to purchase said lands I'M
der the provisions Of sections 2348 to
1852, U. s. revised statutes.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or design
ing to object for any reason to the
entry thereof, by applicant, should file
their aff1davits Of protest in this Office
on or before the 10th day Of June, 1907.
w. E. CHAPLIN, Register.
, 1907-05-31
UNIVERSITY LOSES
TO ARCADE TEAM.

In the game at Cheyenne yesterday
between the university team Of this
city and the Arcades of that city, the
score was 10 to 1 in favor of the Ar
cades. Some professional players were
in the Cheyenne team.
, 1907-05-31

A complete line Of legal blanks q
The Republican once.
, 1907-05-31

EDISON GOLD MOULDED REC.
oRDS FOR JUNE IN, AT HoLLl-
DAYS. 246t2
, 1907-05-31

NEW POTATOES, six LBS. FOR
25e AT THE LARAMIE GROCERY.
, 1907-05-31

WHO SAID SOLITAIRE TEA? WE
DID AND 1T Is ONLY 60c PER LIB.
GEM CITY GROCERY CO. 247t2
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The ASS.
BY WILLIAM sLoss,

Copyright. 1906, by Daily Story Pub. Co.
Without question / felt like thai
unhappy principal in one of the
fables of Aesop-that long-eared
and four-footed ass who starved tc
death between two luscious and sue.
culent bales of hay, unable resolute-
ly to declare to. himself upon which
one first he would regale his appe-
tite. 1t is true | have but two feet
AS to the length of my ears [ am
beginning to entertain disquieting
apprehensions.
And yet, and yet, there are de-
cisions even more difficult to make
than those confronting an umpire
in a worlds championship pennant
battle.
Of course, as to the main point,
| have known for three months it is
necessary for me either to marry
some dear girl with plenty of money
of her own, or-horrible alternative
go to work. / have cultivated
dissemination to go to work for the
mere base purpose of being paid for
it. Wages is a word abhorrent to my
breeding. 1t smacks of the prole-
tariat, of the sordid, the lowly, the
unbaked and soggy undercrust of
the social pie. Understand me, l
am not averse to labor of itself. l
have pulled an oar in a winning
eight until / thought my heart
would snffocate me, till my muscles
were draggled strings, sopless and
snapless. / have ran rs miles in
200 minutes, which, albeit not a rec
ord, is going some. l have climbed
Mt. Rainier and the Matterhorn and
herewith met hardships and en-
dured fatigues. But this kind of
work, strenuous enough, no doubt,
is not for hire.
Hire! As if one were a bond
man instead of a gentleman. Father
worked, naturally. Most fathers of
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TOO MUCH KISSING IN GAME.
Oklahoma Teacher Asks School Board
to Order Playing Of "Postoffice"
Stopped.

Lawton. Okla.-Kissing has becoms
30 obnoxious to young woman teach
er in district near this city that she
has called an extra session of the
board OF education to provide rule
that will prevent IT on the school
ground and about the premises of the
school house. In compliance with her
request special session convened to
make the necessary order.
The children of this school have
been playing an outdoor game that
they call "postofice." The girls con-
gregate In one place and the boys in
another so that each aggregation is
not In sight OF the other. Then a
herald from the camp of the girls
comes out upon the common ground
and calls the name of one of the
youngsters. who stands in silent con-
temptation, of what is to follow when
he Is called to get. his mail
The boy follows the girl into the
precincts of the quarters of the girls
and u instantly grabbed by two or
'hree - their number. who imprint
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!. n. WILSON, III. p, ONCE A Dos
TON cATTLE-PUNcHER
Aaen OF the Merchant Marine Greatly
Benefited by His Efforts-Left
Home to Serve Before
the Mast.

Boston.-A Baltimore "dockwallo-
per-" Boston cattle "puncher," New
York skyscraper scaffold rigger and
high-girder man of the Brooklyn
bridge is now In the house of com.
mons serving as one of the most use.
ful members of the British parliament.
The man is Joseph Havelock Will.
son. M. p, for Middlesboro. He ia
known as 'the seamen's advocate in
parliament" and is the father of the
Sailors union, or officially, general
president of the National Sailors, Fire.
mems and Fishermen's union of Great
Britain and ireland. Jack" Of the
merchant service has only one real
representative. and that is ]. Have
lock Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson is making the sailors
Interests his lifework. His work In
parliament is of paramount impor-
lance to the sea-faring man.
He was elected, after two defeats,
In 1892, and has been a member ever
since. Although he helped build the
Brooklyn bridge and many of the New
York skyscrapers and did other work
In the United States, Mr.. Wilson is pri-
marily sailor. He served for a dec
ade before the mast, and, after years
of bad food, bad treatment and small
wages. determined to do his utmost
Tor his comrades of the sea. And he
has done 1t right well, too. His path
mas not been an easy one, but now he
and his union are sailing a smooth
sea.
Mr.. Wilson is the recognized cham
pion OF the sailor, the recognized au-
thority on seafaring laws and mat.
tiers generally and his union is not
only acknowledged by all shipowners,
but is one of the strongest and best.
known in the world.
Joseph Havelock Wilson is 4S years
old this month. He was born in SUM-
derland. on the northeastern coast.
His father, who was a sailor, died
when little Joseph was barely three
years old. He left widow and a
family of a. round dozen.
At six years old. Joseph, like 20
many American men Of prominence,
began earning money selling papers
on the streets Of his native city. He
was success as newsboy and his
earnings helped the home so much
that when he was nine. his mother
was In a position to apprentice him
to trade.
He wanted to go to sea, but his
mother would not have 1t, and so Jo-
seph tried to steady down and learn
the trade of photographer. When he
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kiss after kiss upon his lips. He II
sworn not to tell his fellows what has
happened until all the boys have tast.
ed OF the sweetness OF the HIPS Of thu
girls and then tho boys establish a
postofice and invite the girls to car
for mail"
OF course the secret Is out afte,
they have gone around, but the desire
was created SO that the game did not
end with the first playing. Pretty
soon kissing became public and was
called to the fair teachers attention
She then began making strenuous ef.
forts to have 1t stopped. but the mania
had become so rooted and euttcin,
that the pupils were disobedient to
her orders. Thus the board of educa,
ton was called upon to interfere.
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Erected at Troy, N. r., and Is Sc Feet
In Diameter.

Troy, N. Y.-Engineers and sight
seers in Troy, N. Y, are much inter
ested in what is called the biggest
water wheel in the world. 1t is Sc
feet in diameter and % feet wide.
The monster has So buckets. each big
enough to hold barrel of Scotch
highballs.
They call 1t the Burden wheel, and
1t was long time coming to finish.
Work was begun ON the wheel away
back in 1S49. The wheel was q sue
cess from the start and ran almost
continuously until about ten years ago
when the shop in which 1t turned the
machinery was abandoned.
The wheel today stands Just as It
was originally built, with the excep.
ton Of few repairs of no great i'm.
portance. The big wheel made two
and a half turns a minute and drove
the entire plant of the Burden man.
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FINDING NO BOOTY,
R0BBER STOLE KISS
JovIai Highwayman saIuted che
Pretty Victim and Was Satisfied
with His Compensation.

Oakland, Cal.-The experience un-
dergone by. Mrs. N. ]. Williams was
not altogether unpleasant, although 1t
was not one she would care to go
through again. It was an adventure
with highwayman. who, finding that
the sum of money she had was not
worth taking, chucked her under the
chin-but let her tell her own story.
THE robber." says Mrs. Williams,
who Is pretty blonde, seemed to
take the whole affair as joke, laugh
ing when he found 1 possessed no val
uables. and departing after a stolen
kiss. with CHEEKY Goodnight,
grille
Il was awfully frightened, but re-
member noticing almost the first
thing that he was jolly, and 1t flashed
upon me that it might be some friend
playing practical joke. He had his
SLOUGH hat pulled down over his eyes,
and his coat collar turned up over his
chfn,- SO that little of his face was
visible. He was a very large man,
at least six feet tall. and weighed
probably 200 pounds. but his outlines
suggested nobody / knew.
Il handed over my purse, and he
opened 1t. A quarter was all there
was in it. and he asked me If had
any more. I said No.
AT that he burst out laughing, say
ing: Well, then, ] don't want IT, and
handed back the purse. Then he asked
me If / had any rings. told him No.
and he laughed boisterously, as If It
was good joke. Then he took hold
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THE SEAMEN'S FRIEND.

was IL years old the sea called him
so strongly that ne ran away. He
was caught and taken back home. but
within a week was away once more.
and this time aboard steamer 80 en-.
gineer's steward.
He gradually rose to ABB and in the
next ten years sailed in score of diff
ferent ships-steam and sail. Then
he was shipwrecked in the South Seas
and finally landed at San Francisco.
From there he made his way to the
Atlantic coast, and for several years
made his home in the United States.
1t was these same United States
that gave Mr.. Wilson his real start
up the ladder of success. He himself
declares that wages were so high that
he was able to save good pile and
come home to Sunderland with a fat
purse. With his money he purchased
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APPLY STOVE POLISH, MoLAssEs
AND FEATHERS.
PARADED BEFORE PUBLIC
East Sandy, Pa, Wife Is Punished for
Alleged DisgracefuI Conduct
vlsiIantes Are Fined but
May Repeat Act.

East Sandy, PA vigilance com.
mittee consisting Of four young mar
ried women, forceful and determined,
stirred this ordinarily quiet village to
enthusiastic admiration by correcting,
IN whitecap style, the alleged evil con.
duct OF Mrs. Hattie Lowry, neighbor,
also the possessor of husband.
The vigilantes-Mrs. v. Lowry, Sis
ter-in-law of the victim; Mrs. Nellie
Glaze, Mrs. Bertha Brinkman and Mrs.
Hilda Pherson-appeared at Mrs. Hat
tie Lowry's home In open day and an
nounced that as she had not needed
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temperance hotel, married, and soon
became prosperous man of affairs.
The little old Seamen's union, a To-
cal affair in Sunderland, was still in
existence, though very wobbly. Mr..
Wilson paid up his arrears in dues
and began to take an active part In
union matters. Year upon year he
struggled.
He financed the National Sailors
union. was prosecuted by ship owners.
served terms in Jail, took part in
strikes and lockouts in England and
on the continent. was expelled from
Germany and Holland, was twice de-
feated for parliament, lost all his fur.
niture and property ON a judgment for
libel damages secured by ship owners
during the Glasgow strike, and, in fact.
was buffeted about as roughly on shore
as he would have been in the widest
storm on his beloved sea.
But Mr.. Wilson has the nature of
the British bulldog. He Is giant In
build. Hercules In strength. He
emerged in 1892 with flying colors and
ever since has been climbing to his
present pinnacle Of success.
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any account do, 1 understand.
Nevertheless, it was in work he
found his pleasure. He didn't have
to toll unless he wanted to. That is,
not after he was As and / was 20.
Probably he kept ON for ten years
more just to humiliate me because
he was in trade. Never mind. Good
old dad! He locked me out of the
loaves and fishes cupboard all right
and tight enough when he quit, but
hold no grudge. In his day and in
his way " was good to me. Here's
to him. This is beastly cheap
sherry, but what can one drink, fit
to drink, on $4,000 a year? Marjorie
has $4,000. If she were my fiance
instead of my sister that would be
an income not half bad, for two
people.
I'm to have my $4,000 per when
I'm 40. Lord! Ten years to wait.
What an age! What a will! What
dad! Mayhap if / had 500 day
now to spend ] wouldn't live to see
40. That's what Marjorie says dad
thought. She thinks so, too, /
guess. But on only $40 day a
man ought to live forever, so far as
abusing his health is concerned. NY
suite and meals at the club cost that,
about. What is left won't pay for
my cravats.
That is the reason this marriage
matter perplexes me. We must adj
nit the nuptial necessity as a con-
ditional and not a theoretic con-
formation.
''But, Uncle Renus," said the lit
tie boy, "a rabbit can't climb
tree"
Honey, dis yeah wuz a case whar
Brer Rabbit was 'bIeeged ter climb"
the old man explained.
Pm @'bleeged" to marry. One
doesn't want to work, for wages,
don't you know; and one can't
starve, can one?
The trouble lies in this-there are
two of them. ] stand between them
even as the Aesopian ass, unknow-
ing where to browse. Charlotte is
fond of me, | know. She has more
than as much as told me so. II only
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Fishy Suicide.

Archie Crawford caught a catfish In
the river yesterday which he believes
had lived misspent life and wanted
to commit suicide. The fish was thin
had one eye out and looked as if he
had worried a good deal. Crawford
caught the fish three times before he
finally decided to keep it. Every time
the fish would get on the hook Craw.
lord would throw 1t back into the
stream. because OF its emaciated con
dillon
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ufactory, which turned out new things
of mechanical character famous the
world over. Burden is chiefly known
a. the inventor of horseshoe ma
chine. Some time ago it was pro-
posed to demolish the wheel, and
work was actually commenced, but
there were many protests and an ef-
fort is now making to have the wheel
preserved as a monument to the
builder who as an Inventor won ma
<ional fame.
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LOSSES IN SHIPPED GOLD.

, 'sWhen the banks ship gold across
the Atlantic" said banker, @they
prefer to ship it in bars, rather
than in coin. It loses less that
way"
cit loses less?"
"Yes, sir. If 100000 in gold
coin is shipped across the sea, it is
only $999,S00 on its arrival. II
loses from IL to Is ounces, about
5000, through abrasion, through
knocking about with the motion Of
the waves. The sea makes gold lose
weight, you see, the same as it does
human beings.
Sold bars lose less. In fine
weather they will only lose about
800 to each million. In the ugli-
est weather they don't lose over
$3.50. Whereas, in like condition
gold coins have been known to lose
$500.
"As gold shipments of 100000.
600 often occur, to make these ship
ments IN gold bars instead of gold
coin is saving of $1,000 or more.
cit is odd to think when you cross
in one of these gold-laden ships that
every wave that hits the boat clips
off 10 to Is cents from it, golden
CARGO"
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Mexico. NOV. w. Jobnso,
brought in a large shipment of sheen
and when they were unloaded a freat
was found In the bunch. 1t was =
sheep With six well developed Mes
The two additional members were per-
fectly formed. one growing out from
the right shoulder and the other from
the breast. 1t is likely that this freak
VIII make the circuit next season vith
the eight-footsd horse