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The state herald., 1907-01-18

On Tuesday Jan. 8, at Sterling, Judge
E. E. Armour retired from the Office of
Judge of the District Court and H. P.
Burke, his successor assumed the du
ties of the Office. These changes were
formally made in the presence of the
entire Logan county bar. In well cho-
sen language the retiring and incoming
Judge made short and appropriate talks
bearing upon their relations with the
members of the bar. In the evening
at one of the Sterling hotels the Judges
and the members Of the bar partook of
banquet given by the bar in honor of
the retiring and incoming Judge.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and adopted;
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas: The changeful procession
of time once more presents us with an
evidence of it's sovereign will in the re-
tirement from the Bench of the 18th
Judicial District of Colorado of Hon.
Edward Everett Armour, who for twelve
years last past has lent to that position
dignity. learning and urbanity. And,
Whereas: We recognize it as our
happy duty and privilege to express to
him our high sense Of his worth, both
As Judge and man, and to spread upon
the records of this Court fitting me-
mortal of him and thus honor him in his
retirement according to his just deserts.
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Bar of the 18th Ju-
iicial District of Colorado: That, while
we cheerfully bow to the will of the
sovereign people that has consecrated
the new servant to the performance of
their judicial duties and the exercise of
their judicial powers in this judicial dis
trict, we part with our old Judge, Hon.
Edward Everett Armour, with profound
feelings of appreciation of his worth as
a Judge; that we thank him for his un-
failing courtesy in the discharge of his
delicate duties; and by these presents
we heartily devote to him in his future
career, our esteem, our friendship, and
our prayers for his happiness. And be
it further
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon the records Of this court;
that copy thereof be furnished to
each Of the papers Of this judicial dis
trict; and that an engrossed copy hereof
be presented to Mrs. Judge Armour.
QUITMAN Brown,
H. Z. MuNsoN, Com.
w. II. POUND.
We heartily endorse these resolution,
As expressing the feelings of the bar o.
the district toward Judge Armour. II,
has had long term Of service on tn,
bench, has had many perplexing lega
controversies to pass upon and. in 1t all
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Heginbotham went to
Denver Saturday. Their son George,
left Holyoke Tuesday to join them at
Denver and from there they go to Los
Angeles, Cal, to spend few months.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Farmers going to Denver to attend
the dry farming congress can also at
tend the Western Stock Show which is
held in Denver Jan. 1926, and you can
go to Denver and return for one fare
plus SO cents. Tickets on sale Jan. 10.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Mrs. Ida Harper of Farnham Neb.,
was in Holyoke last week closing up a
deal by which she became the owner of
half section of land miles north Of
Holyoke. Her husband has also pur-
chased some land in the county and they
are thinking of making their home in
this county. The HERALD will keep
them posted on Phillips county news.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Marriage instituted in Eden, will be
the subject Sunday morning at the Bap-
list church. The sermon will be fol-
lowed by the actual marriage of two
nice young Phillips county people.
J. T. Jenkins.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
Subscribe for the HERALD!

We publish in this issue an order that
has been issued by the Secretary of
the Interior relative to the fencing of
government land. From the tone of
chat order, Uncle Sam certainly means
business when he says the fences must
come down.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Holyoke Creamery Associa-
ton will be held at the court house on
Friday Jan. 25, 1907 at o'clock p. m.
Chas. X. Peter, Sec'y.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
NEW BUILDINGS

All parties who contemplate the con-
struction of buildings, either cement or
frame, or the repairing of buildings,
should see me and obtain my figures on
the cost of the same before letting
their contracts. am now prepared to
handle all work in this line.
G.. A. HECHr FIR
The state herald., 1907-01-18
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"a Good Dairy District, " "The Big
Horn Basin" Irrigated Lands in the
Billings District, Eastern Colorado, "
PERSONALLY Conducted California Ex-
crusions" and ITO the Great North
west.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Chas. Harris returned the first of the
week from trip to the home of his
mother in Nebraska where he was call
ed by her sickness.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

A. 7. O'Connor has decided to retire
from business for time and has sold
his drug store to Clark Allen who takes
possession the first of the month.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Patmon Bros. have recently put a
foundation under their engine and are
now prepared to do grinding of all kinds
to suit the customer.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Huber arrived in
Holyoke Wednesday for visit with
friends. They are on their return trip
from visit in Ohio.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

If you have so much business that
you are overwerked and want to take a
rest, don't advertise in the HERALD.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

viii Irwin has been employed as jan
it6 of the Holyoke school to fill vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of w. A.
Olmsted
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Americas Wilson had the misfortune
to fall and break an arm one day las
week.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

The ladies' of the Baptist church will
give Valentine social at the court
house Feb. l4th. General invitation.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

All accounts must be settled every
thirty days by cash or by note. Pat
mon Bros. If
The state herald., 1907-01-18
Cheap Excursions

To Salt Lake City: January 10, 10. ".
To Denseri January 20, a, 22.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Ask your neighbor what he thinks of
Selz Shoes that he bought of us. Can
aday Bros. /
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Yuma is moving for flour mill and
electric lighting plant.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

DR.. F. d. Boyce, dentist, will be in
Holyoke Jan. %, and "a.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

The county commissioners accepted
the bid of W. A. olmsted for janitor of
the court house for the coming year.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
Free Lands

Write for folder describing how to
obtain free $40 acres of government
land in Nebraska for mixed farming
and dairying.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Judge bennett went to Denver Sat
urday to attend to business before the
supreme court.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Sheriff Hit has moved his family
from his farm to Holyoke.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
Winter Tourist Rates

To Colorado, California and all south
ern resorts. Personally conducted Cal
ifornia Excursions.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Mr.. Newman of Wymore, Neb., is il
town looking after land interests.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Engineer Reising of Curtis, Neb.. was
in Holyoke Monday on business.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Attorney Patterson of Sterling was
in Holyoke Tuesday on business.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

A little daughter arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Moore on Sunday
Jan 6.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

For fine job printing go to the HER
AID.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Bring in your advertisements.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
Ni|!|lllI|9l!lI||
j. Excursi On
Rates.

Frequently each month to homeseek-
er's territory.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

The news all the time-the HERALD
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Horses for sale. Allie Works
The state herald., 1907-01-18

A telephone for sale, almost new.
Patmon Bros.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Horses for sale. M. v. Summers.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
QUITMAN Brown,
II. Z. MuNsoN, Com
w. II. pOtJND.

We heartily endorse these resolutions
as expressing the feelings of the bar Of
the district toward Judge Armour. He
has had long term Of service on the
bench. has had many perplexing legal
controversies to pass upon and, in it all.
has acquitted himself well.
The state herald., 1907-01-18
Bring in your orders for job work.

> HERALD one year for $1.5O.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

G. A. HECHLER.
The state herald., 1907-01-18

Every one is studying very hard in
preparation for the mid-year examina-
tions.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

1 L L
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Phoenix, Ari
IONA, May %, 1907,
Notice is hereby given that
John William McLaws. of ST.
Joseph. Arizona, has filed no
tice of his intention to make
final five year proof in support
of his claim. viz: Homestead
Entry No. 1913 made January
%, %. for the East ! of North
west /. and East ! of South
west / Section IS, Township IS
N. Range l9-E.. aud that said
proof will be made before Clerk
Probate Court, in his office, at
HolbrOok, Arizona on July -,
1907.
He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous
residence upon. and cultiva-
ton of, the land, viz:
James Willie Richards, of
Holbrook, Arizona.
Joseph c. Hansen, of SAINT
Joseph, Arizona.
John Ezra Richards. of Saint
Joseph, Arizona.
Preston A. Bushman, of Saint
Joseph. Arizona.
Milton r. Moore,
GA Register.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18
New Text Books

The following are the new text
books that will be used in Ari-
zOna's schools hereafter.
Spencer,s Practical Writing
this is the old Spencerlan hand;
Augsburg System Of drawing;
Emerson and Bender ) Grammar;
Modern Music series; readers,
Wideawake Primer, Art Literal
ture Primer, Art Literature, First
Second and Third Readers,
and Progressive Series Of Readers
readopted; Walsh's Primary and
Grammar School Arithmetic; Pc
terman's Civil Government re-
adopted; Sprague Classical Read
ers discontinued; Progressive
Speller adopted; McMasters' His
tories; Tarr & McMurray Geo
graphies; Overton's Physiology
readOpted.
The following list was adopted
for ninth and tenth grades: Went
worth's Elementary Algebra;
Myers General History; Lessons
in Physical Geography, by Drer;
Jegi's Physiology; Avery's Ele-
mentary Physics; Wentworth's
Plain Geometry; Roblnson's New
Higher Arithmetic; Rhetoric and
English Composition, by Carpen-
fer.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

All of these people who are ar
guing that women should be
especially protected because they
are more delicate than men
should take a look around at the
girls who are wearing peek a-bOO
waist while the men are shiver-
inc in their winter hannels.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

The Cortelyou Presidential
boom seems to have been started
going on the downward side of
the hill.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

Foraker may be defeated for
the Senate, he may be elected
to the Ananias club, he may he
classed among the undesirable
citizens, but the President will
have to admit that he is not a
mOllvcOddle
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

The Houston Post tells of a
carload of Texas hens that laid
enough eggs en- route to Chicago,
to pay the freight on the ship
ment.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

A southern paper announces
that the president will next at
tack the dynamite trust, This
ought to cause a big blow out.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

"Uncle Joe" Cannon denies
that he possesses a presidential
bee. Well, maybe it's a mosquito.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

A telephone merger at Buffalo
is capitalized at $6,OOO,OO0.
Another demonstration of the
saving that money talks.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

time finding out that he had a
conscience. Pity he did not dis
cover it sooner.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

Reward

VIII be paid to any person
who can find one atom Of
opium, choral, morphine,
cocaine, ether, chloroform,
heroin, alpha and beta eu-
caine, cannabis indica, or
choral hydrate or any Of
their derivatives, in any
of DR.. Miles Remedies.
This applies to goods i'll
original packages, unop-
ened, and not tempered
with. Certain unscrupu-
lous persons are making
false statements about
these remedies.
81 have been troubled with a ter
rible headache for the last ten years:
the doctors could do me no good. L
saw DR.. Miles, Anti-Pain Pills adver1
tised in the Sunday magazine, so |
thought 1 would try a sample. I did
so, and they helped me wonderfully.
1 had headache so badly l could hard
" see to work, so 1 sent to the drug
store and got a box. In a couple of
hours 1 was all right, it was the first
medicine to do me any good.
y. a. ILLIG. Philadelphia, Pa.
1862 Tacoma Street.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills are sold by
your druggist. who will guarantee that
the first package will benefit. If it
falls, he will return youf money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-06-18

The Hon. Abe Ruef was a long
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
POWDER WORKS IN FLAMES
Nitro GIycerine ExplOdes With Ter
rible Effect-TWo Persons Killed.
Panic in Canning Establishment

San Francisco, August 24.--Ihere
were three explosions at the dupont du
Nemoures Powder Works at Sobrante,
on the Bay Shore, Is mites north CT
Berkeley today. Two persons are
known to be dead and many are be-
lieved to have been injured Tne
whole works are in flames. These TWO
men were working in the mixing house
when three tons of nit"o-glycerine eX-
ploded, destroying the wash house, the
nitro-glycerine mixing house and the
acid separating house and large acid
tank The shocks CT the explosion
were felt in the cities all around the
bay. When the 1000 employees Of the
California Fruit Gamers Association
who work in the big establishment OF
the ComloDy in this city felt s3e
shocks they thought there was an
earthquake and rushed into the Street
During the stampede number OF
persons were thrown down and tram.
pied upon. So far as known none was
killed but many were badly bruised
At least Is persons We're severely hurt
at the cannery panic. During the CT
forts to get outside a few men drew
knives and wounded se:eral persons
Others jumped into 4 chute used tt
send boxed cans from the second foo
of the establishment and We're landed
in heap at the bottom.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD
Interior Merchants Buying With
Great Freedom Presentations for
Fall and Winter Trade Indicate
Confidence nthe Future.

New Yok Aug 23.-R. G.. Dun and
Company's weekly Review of Trade to-
morrow will say:
Jobbing markets are we'll attended
by interior buyers and country mer-
chants, who operate with great free
dom considering the financial stringen-
cy, which has compelled the postpone
ment of much contemplated cOnstruc-
tion work.
Yet many western and southern cit
les report building operations in ex-
cess of last years and the harvest pro-
gress there is more disposition to IN
crease preparations for future needs
Retail stocks have been depleted by
the customary bargain sales and the
preparations for fall and winter trade
indicate confidence in the continued &C
tivity.
At most domestic points there is nc
complaint regarding collections, but
reports from Canada indicate many re-
quests for renewals.
Leading industrial plants are well
occupied, many mills having outpu'
| sold far into 1908
| In most sections of the steel and iron
industry conditions are normally more
quiet at this time than any Other
month of the year, and the moderate
decrease in new business of late ha;
received more attention than the cir
Cumstances warranted because Of The
phenomenally active period proceed
ing.
Conditions in the cotton goods inGus
try continue satisfactory, some mill
having contracts covering production
through most of next year.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
DEATH OF AMZI SMITH
Was for 43 Years Connected with
Document Room, of T. S. Senate.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Amzl Smith,
for AZ years connected with the doc
ument room of the United States sen
ate and for many years i'll charge OF
that important branch of the senate,
died here tonight of typhoid fever In
the Gath year of his age. He wou'd
have been, had he lived until tonor-
row. Just "a years old. Mr.. Smith was
known by every public man whose
business took him To the United States
canital for the last generation and ne
possessed a remarkable memory both
for faces and for the indexes OF pubic
bills. documents, reports and execa-
tive communications which annually
found their way into both houses oi
congress. 1t took him but a moment
to indicate where any public document
could be found in the vast storehrnst
over which he presided. Senate
George of Mississippi. once SAID u
him: "You might burn up all the in
dexes in the senate. Amzi, and yo'
would be all right"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
BIG PLANT NEARLY FINISHED
Tons of Machinery Put in-An An
cient Corps-Strdet Railway---New
Steea Bridge-Eeyvs and PERSONA

FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., Aug 23.-SeVen
transformers, each weighing W,eoo
pounds are being put in place at the
Fayetteville insulator of the Cape rear
Electric Power Company, BESIDES otner
modern electrical machinery, and be-
fore the close of the year the cotton
factories and other plants Of FayeVte-
Vile and it's outlying mill systems Will
be run by the water power at Buckhorn
Falls.
Today the Fayetteville Independent
Light Infantry will impressively ceie-
brate it's 114th anniversary, having
been organized August 23rd 1893 It's
first captain being Robert Adams,
Scotch merchant of Fayetteville, and
afterwards of Wilmington, and who
died at his country home in Bruins
wick county. The command has taken
part in four wars: British war OF
1872 Mexican, Civil and Spanish
American. 1t is now battalion, Maj
y, G.. Vann commandant, composed OF
Company A. Captain A. G. Halgn, u
f., Captain n. H. McGeachy, End regl-
ment of National State Guard. In trib-
ute to it's age and long service, the
General Assembly of North Carolina,
by special enactment in 1888, conferred
the brevet major on it's captains, and
tha tof captain on it's lieutenants, and
this act is still in force.
The grading of the street railway
| has reached Blount street.
The new street bridge over Locks
creek, one hundred feet long and six
| ty feet high will be turned over by
the New York contractors to the county
commissioners on Monday.
The superior court for the
trial of criminal docket only, Will con
vene on Monday, Judge Jones on the
bench and Mr.. N. A. Sinclair, solicf
tor. The cases are numerous with the
iail full of prisoners but none is of spe
cial Importance.
Mr.C. Gresham an experienced hote
man of Charlotte, has bought one hal
of the hotel Lafayette property in thi
city from Mr.. c. J. Cooper.
The lumber mill Of H. G.. Best at Jud
son, a few miles from the city
was burned last night, with loss o
So 900 and insurance $500.
In accordance with the recommenda
tion of the state chemist, the city will
Iinstall a filter at the waerworks as sool
as possible.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
ACTION OF JUDGE
Declared to be Unprecedented
by Counsel
HAD ISSUED AN OPINION
No Opportunity Given to Argue
Question Involved
Commissioners Mcnhenney Talks OF
uis Trim Through South-Endeay-
ored to Remove Impression Iha'
Southern People Were NitIout
Pale of the Government.

Montgomery, Ala, August z4.-AI
the hearing on the injunctlons asdli's'
sberiffs. solicitors and other state OIL
ficials to prevent them from lnterleI-
ing with the operation OF the LOUIS
vile anu Nashville railroad III Tue
rate litigation before Judge L. u. Jones
in the United States court To-Day Az
torney General A. M. CARRIER, on De
half of the state, announced that coun-
sci for the state had decided not u
appear in the hearing. In giving Tile
reason Mr. CARRIER saio two days A1ter
the granting of the original injunction
bv the court, the presiding judge Is
sued an elaborate opinion IN tne Case
before counsel for the state had neen
given an opportunity 70 argue tae
question involved, which action, lnso'
far as the attorney general knew, was
unprecedented and which opinion the
attorney general and counsel for the
state considn ed final on the part o.
the court.
ATTORNEY General CARRIER further
stated that as this opinion had been
printed in pamphlet form and ulstl 10
uted throughout the state, any arg'l
ment on the part of the states counse
at this time would be utterly useless
Colonel CARRIER then withdrew from
the court room and the hearing pro
ceeded. Neither Colonel CARRIER nol
any attorney for the state was present
when the hearing began and Jud3
Jones had telephone message sen
the attorney general who later ap
peared and made his statement.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
READY FOR SUPREME COURT
OF Southern Against Fine
Imposed by Judge Long.
(Special to The Messenger)

Raleigh. n. c., Aug. 23.-State Au-
ditor Dixon expressed the opinion that
shooting by drungen men at Wadesoo-
70 at Confederate reunion yesterday VII
have the effect of bringing about prohl'
bition in that county, which now has
eight barrOOms.
Ex-Governor AycOck is added 10
counsel for Conductor Oakley and En-
gineer Rippey of the passenger train
on the Southern Railway, which was
in fatal collision at Auburn August
9Th.
Today case of state against South
ern railway, in which Superior Court
Judge Long fined that road thirty
thousand dollars for charging over two
and one-quarter cents per mile passen-
ger fare was made up by Clerk Russ
to be docketed in the supreme court
to be heard at the term which begins
next week 1t can be argured in &c
days at the furtherest.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
TAFT IN OKLAHOMA.
Advised People to Reject Constitution
Adopted by Convention.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. "a Sec
retary of War Taft in convention hall
advised 10000 auditors ali citizens ofOk
lahoma and Indian Territory to reject
the constitution recently adopted by
the convention at Guthrie for the pro-
posed new state of Oklahoma He de.
clared that the next session of con-
gress would pass new enabling act
Secretary Taft explained that he was
not here as the representative of Pres
ident Roosevelt and that the views he
expressed were entirely his own, and
in no sense should be regarded as in
spired by the president
Secretary Taft discussed national is
sues along the same lines as in tn.
Columbus, Ohio speech.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
SOUTHERN CUTS DIVIDEND
President Finley Makes Statcmens
Giving Reasons for Reduction

New York. Aug 2S-The directors OF
the Southern railway today cut the Sc
mi-annual dividend on the preferred
stock of the company from 2 1-2 TO
1-2 per cent
President Finley made the following
statement
"At a meeting OF the board OF direc-
tory of the Southern railway company
today the income accounts and the re-
suits of operations for the fiscal year
ended June Both last, We're consider
ed.
A dividend of 1-2 per cent. was
declared or the preferred stock out Oh
accumulated surplus, making TO-
tai dividend distribution of per cent
for the year.
For this purpose there was appro-
priated a portion Of the surplus income
carried forward from the year ended
| June 80, 1906, after payment OF the dl'
vidends for that year.
In taking this action the director:
were Influenced by the consideration
! that the income account for the yeal
reflects such abnormal and extraor
dinary conditions as may not reason
| ably be expected to recur.
| 'At the time the directors consider
| ed that under existing conditions o
high prices for supplies, material ant
labor of increasing taxes and legisla
tive reduction of revenues it was t
part of conservative prudence to limi
the distribution of the profits OF tn
company at least until permanent ef
fects Of such conditions can be fair
ly measured