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The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
Browns Park Shooting.

Word just reached Craig to-day
(2Oth inst.) of II sensational shooting
scrape that happened in Browns
Park some days ago. The partlcl-
pants were all women. 1t seems that
Mrs. Carrie Grimes had been ped
ding gossip regarding Mrs. Hi Ber-
nard, Mrs. Charley Williams and
Miss Ethel Chew. These three were
at the Bassett ranch one day recently
when Mrs. Grimes passed there in a
wagon They stopped her and com
menced talk during which Mrs.
Grimes, through fear or rage, drew n
gun and commenced shooting at the
trio. They had the nerve, however,
to hold her there until the CONVERSE
ton was exhausted and then went
before Justice Hoy and swore out IA
complaint. Mrs. Grimes was ar
rented and Hoy fined her *60.-Craig
Courier.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
MEEKER, COLO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s,
Gillis--McDowell.

A nice home-like wedding took
place, under happy auspices, last
Monday evening when Mr.. Dan M.
Gillis and Miss Julia NJ. Mcdowell
were united in marriage at the resi-
dencc of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F..
Sheridan. Rev. Mr.. Dennis of st.
james church, performed the cere-
mony in the presence of number of
invited guests, at the conclusion of
which all present sat down to an
elegant wedding supper, prepared
under the direction of Mrs. Sheridan
Tho happy young couple are well
and most favorably known here and
on lower White. The HERALD joins
with a large circle of friends in wish
ing them a happy and prosperous
welded life.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
Will Our Nation Follow?

IN, ,ar, H. tho mora nf n II human tnles:
rTis but the same rehearsal of the past;
First freedom and then glory-when that
iails,
"'"''',, ,,st ,'''' 'p'
And history with alI her volumes vast
Hath but one page. Byron.
Since the time when nations hrst
began to exist, Imperialism has 1ol-
lowed them like scourge. Ana IN
every one it has gained footing, ana
the result has been ruin and death.
Outwardly, Imperialism is glory,
trade, wealth and world power, rep
resented by cannon and bayonet, ana
waving of banners. lnwardly, IL Is
brute force subduing liberty, hinder
ing advancement-its one great mo-
tive power, greed.
The twentieth century has dawned,
and this terrible scourge is now with
in our own shores, being fostered by
present Republican principles. 1T Is
now our turn to fight 1t. This is a
fitting time for us to look back over
the vista of the past centuries and
view the fates of other nations which
encouraged despotism.
In this vista of the gone-by years
we see Babylon buried and forgotten
in the sand. We see that all that re-
mains of Egypt are the pyramids and
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining Of the Fustachian Tube. When
this tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine ca
ses out Of ten are caused by Catarrh, which
is nothing but an infiamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces.
We will gfveOnc Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
FIJI. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take falls Family Pills for constipation.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

The Centennial State Power COM
pany, recently Incorporated to build
u power plant on the Frying Pan
river, asked permission of the forest
ry authorities to construct one of its
pipe lines through n part of the Holy
Cross Forest reserve. The permis-
sion was granted, coupled with Il re-
quest that the power company pay
the forestry department $4,000 n
year for the use of the conserved
waters of the Frying Pan. Needless
to say, the power plant will not be
built. This is case where comment
is unnecessary.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

ing his wife to railroad. Mrs P goes
to Aspen to spend the coming winter
People are beginning to inquire
where w Rector's new thresher is
now as it is booked to be on White
river soon.
The Keystone "chuck-wagon" was
at White River Thursday night en-
route Piceance creek on beet round
up.
Mr. Uline and wife of Denver, stop
ped at White River Wednesday
night. Mr. U is pension examiner.
The representative of an outside
grocery company did big business
in this section during the past week.
Mrs Martin, Ethel Caldwell and
A H Miner were up at White River
Friday, trading.
A f Lytle is putting up his second
crop of alfalfa on the Foreman place
this week.
Mr. and Mrs N Neal visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Lytle Sum
day.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

extinguish it forever? Shall we toi-
low in the footsteps of vanished ma
tic rs, whose downfall was due to
that very power that part of the peo-
nile of the United States are now
using to satisfy n shameful covetous-
ness?
Macaulay predicted the fall of the
republic. Let us beware lest we
prove his prediction true.-Guy NJ
Stealey, in the Democracy.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
White River Items.

The wi force spent the week
haying.
A B Mcwilliams was in these parts
Sunday.
E J Wilson made a business trip
to Meeker Friday.
Miss L Burdick went up the river
this week on q fishing trip.
JW Shepard took q nice mutton
up to the Meeker hotel, Friday.
Mrs Olaf Holtan is down visiting
her mother, Mrs Burdick, this week.
PJ Forney went to Meeker Thurs
day. Pete has a'ranch sale on hand.
G H Phelps Of Crooked wash, re-
turned Monday from Rifle, after tax
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
School Notes.


On account of the severe illness of
her mother, Miss Kerns cannot take
the Buford school.
Miller Greek school will commence
about the middle of October IL a
teacher can be secured.
The high school has an enrolment
of about twenty-five pupils.
Sickness and haying have pre-
vented full attendance at the Coal
Creek school.
HYGIENE AND PHYSIOLOGY.
Third grade, Paghfinder No. |, first
half, class G, grade four to study.
Fourth grade, Pathfinder No. l., last
hatf, G, grade four to study.
Fifth grade, Pathfinder No. 2, first
half, b, grade six to study.
Sixth grade, Pathfinder No. 2, last
half, b, grade six to study.
Seventh grade, Advanced Physiol-
ogy, first half, A, grade eight to study.
Eighth grade, Advanced Physiol-
ogy, last half, A, grade eight to
study.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

The Craig people are figuring on
their town as divisional point on
the Moffat Short Line. Neighbors,
you are away off We have it on
the authority of no less IL high OFF,
cial than (come to think
of it, we're pledged not to use his
name at this time) that the division
point will be Meeker.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
Hot One for Guggenheim.

OF course it is not Senator Guggen-
helm of Colorado who has been talk
ing in Paris of a Caesar imperator for
Guggenheim is large enough to fill
the speaking trump of fame in better
ways than this. 1t sounds better in
Colorado than in the Congo country
of Africa, or in Alaska or Mexico,
and much better than it sounds In
Europe when it voices the supreme
Stiffness that there is danger of Roose-
welt, or danger of any man, rObbing
the people Of this country of any one
of their rights. But whether it comes
from Colorado, Alaska, Europe or
the Congo, the voice of Guggenheim
is always one voice, and the hand of
Guggenheim is always one hand.
When a Guggenheim of the world
syndicate trembles in Paris, II Gug
genheim Of the same syndicate,
though in Denver, will feel chill.
1t must have been the Congo Gug-
genheim who, in Paris, saw the
shadow of Imperialism falling upon
us. The Guggenheims are interest
ed, with the Standard Oil crowd, in
the making of the American syndi-
cate to which Leopold of Belgium
not long ago, In that direct violation
Of the act Of Berlin, made conces-
sion of 1900 acres of mining and rub
ber lands. Leopold has been oper-
ating the Congo country as II slave
hell the federation of which disgraces
civilization. He has conceded to the
Standard Oil Guggenheim syndicate
what was not his to concede. His 80
per cent share in the profits of the
corporation was not his chief induce
ment for making it. The wish to
have n powerful party at Washing
ton to defend his tenure when the in
evitable revolt Of the conscience of
the world against his slave kingdom
comes, was not the least of his mo
tives. It must have been the ardent
wish of that Guggenheim who will
be in charge Of the syndicate's slave
labor to get the normal support of
Washington for freedom in the Congo
which led him to fear that we may
fall into an absolutism which will
make it impossible for us to help him
put an end to the Guggenheim con-
cession there, in the name of liberty.
The seeing of tyrants and usurpa-
tions is an easy thing to vested in
terests. Thomas F. Ryan of New
York, who is associated with the
Rockefellers and the Guggenheims
in the Congo concession, was lately
denouncing Hughes, now governor of
New York, as conspirator because
he was uncovering the old secrets of
the manipulation of insurance funds.
Mr.. Rogers of the Standard trust has
characterized Attorney General Had
| ley of Missouri as "a young man
who threatens the liberty of COM
merce." The late Daniel Kelly spoke
bitterly of Folk as IA usnrper," and
Mr.. Hartman has referred to Mr..
Roosevelt as '.the uncrowned king"
The last few years has shown that
the cry of oppression can come as
readily from the top as from the bot
tom of organized society. The pig
caught under the gate will always
squeal, whether the gate swings high
or low.-St. Lous Globe-Democrat
(Rep.)
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

1t is reported that the government
will dam Green river above Ladore
canon and form great water storage
lake in Browns park. This looks
like better and more sensible pro-
ject than the Gore canon scheme.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

The Hayden Republican predicts
that Motfat road trains will be rum
ming between Denver and Salt Lake
City inside of two years. Hope SO,
but this is too roseate view of the
situation.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28
Oklahoma went Democratic by 40
900 majority.

Editor Patterson's dailies have n
Roosevelt and an anti-Bryan trend.
This is ''nuts'' for the, Post-more
buyers-Durango Democrat.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Strehlke de-
parted for Denver Monday, where
several days will be spent combining
business and pleasure.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. JoHantgen departed
for the railroad Monday and Will
visit Grand Junction and other points
before returning to Meeker.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

II. G. Wirts, IA first-class barber
from the Albany shop, Denver, is
now in charge of the Meeker hotel
barber shop.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Buchanan, the horseman, returned
to Meeker Monday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

w. b. Hamper of the Bar-Triangle
ranch, attended to business matters
in town Monday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

A. J. Denton, of Coal creek, re
ported progress Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

j. NJ. Hayes, r.. II. Wear and
Tommy Thomas were among the
lower country folks in town Saturday
last.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

William NJ. Greene, the miller,
same in Sunday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Harry Hiner, of Big Beaver lodge
spent day in town this week.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Lunney visited
the city Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. w. \. Keller of Oak
ripge park, were city visitors Mon
day
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Hank Kuehl of Bnford visited the
city this week.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-28

Mrs. Browns fall hats will be on
display to-day. Ladies, call and see
them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09

the soft dirt in clouds or fattenins
against the stones. The two men
crouched lower, hugging their pile OF
Stag, unable to perceive even stray
assaflant within range OF their ready
revolvers.
"This whole blame country IL full
of discharged sojers," he growled, an
they know their biz all right. recK-
on them fellers is pretty sure to git
one of US yit; anyhow, they've got US
cooped. Say, Bob, thet lad crawling
yonder ought to be In reach, an It's
our bounden duty not to let the boys
git too gay"
Hampton tried the shot suggested.
elevating considerable to overcome dis
lance. There was yell and swift
skurrying backward which caused Ma
son to laugh, although neither knew
whether this result arose from fright
or wound.
obliged ter teach 'em manners onct
in awhile, or they'll imbibe fool mo-
ton they kin come right long up yere
without no invite. faint fer long, mo-
how, less all them guys are IJuts.
Hampton turned his head and look
ed soberly into the freckled face, Inn
pressed by the speakers grave tone.
"Why?"
Fire. my boy, fire. The Winds
dead right fer it; tibet brush will burn
like so much finder. an with this big
wall O. rock back Of US, 1t will be hell
here, all right. Some Of 'em are
bound to think of it pretty blame soon,
an then, Bob, reckon you an will
hev' to take to the open on the Jump"
Hampton's eyes hardened. God.
how he desired to live just then, to
uncover that fleeing Murphy and
wiring from him the whole truth which
had been eluding him all these years.
(To Be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby Destroying
the foundation Of the disease, and Civ
ing the patient strength by building ur
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09

credit to your heart, Slavin. Come
now, keep your eyes on me! was
about to crafty your curiosity, and. in
the first place, came to inquire sollc-
itously regarding the state of your
health during my absence, and Incl
dentally to ask why you are exhibit
ing so great an interest in Miss Nadia
Gillis."
Slavin Strengthened UP, his great
hands clinching nervously, drops of
perspiration appearing on his red for
head. Il don't understand your damn
ed fun"
Hampton's lips smiled unpleasantly.
"Slavin, you greatly discourage me.
The last time I was here you exhibit
ed so fine sense of humor that | was
really quite proud of you. Yet, truly
think you do understand this joke.
Your memory can scarcely be failing
at your age.-Make another motion
like that and you die right there! You
know me.-However, as you seem to
shy over my first question, I'll honor
you with . second-Where's Silent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09

no harm onless We ram In too far.
So come on down, Buck, throw up yer
cards; we've got all the aces. an ye
can't bluff this whole durn camp"
Mason spat into the dump contemp-
tucusly, his hands thrust into his peck
eta. You're a fine-lookin' lot O law
abldin' citizens, you are! Blamed II
you amt. This yere man, Bob Hamp-
ton, is my prisoner, an I'll take him
to Cheyenne if have ter brain every
tough in Glencaid to do it. Thet's
me-. gents" ia: ssaS1
ooh, come off; you can't run your
notions agin the whole blame moral
sentiment of this camp"
Moral sentiment! I'm backin' up
the law, not moral sentiment, ye cross
eyed beer-slinger, an If We try ed1n'
up Their another step I'll plug you with
this AS"
There was minute Of hesitancy
while the men below conferred, the
marshal looking contemptuously down
upon them, his revolver cleaning ON
inously In the light.
ooh, come on, Back, show a little
boss sense" the leader sang out
'NNe've got every feller in camp along
with us, an there amt no show fer
tie two O ye to hold out against that
sort Of an outfit"
Mason smiled and patted the barrel
OF his Colt.
ooh, go to blazes! When I want
any advice, Jimmie, I'll send fer ye."
Some one fired, the ball digging up
the soft earth at the marshars feet.
and finging 1t in binding cloud into
Hamptons eyes. Mason's answer
was sudden fusilade, which sent the
crowd flying helter-skelter into the I'M
derbrush. One among them stagger-
cd and half fell, yet succeeded in
dragging himself out Of sight.
Great Scott, If don't believe I
winged james," the shooter remarked
cheerfully, reaching back into his
pocket for more cartridges. Maybe
them boys will be bit more keerful
IL they once understand they're up
;agin the real thing. Well, perhaps
better skin down, fer reckon it's
liable ter be rifles next"
1t was rifles next, and the "winging"
Of Big Jim, however it may have in
spired caution, also developed fresh
animosity in the hearts Of his fol-
lowers, and brought forth evidences OF
discipline in their approach. Peering
across the sheltering dump pile, the
besieged were able to perceive the
dark figures cautiously advancing
through the protecting brush; they
sped out widely until their two tanks
were close in against the wall Of rock.
and then the deadly rifles began to
spit spitefully, the balls casting up
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09

for them to perceive how his teeth
set beneath the bristly mustache.
"You bet! The boys don't consider
tibet it's hardly the square deal your
takin' up agin EN- In this way. They
lectef1 you marshal Of this yere camp,
but it warn't expected you'd ever take
no sides long with murderers. Thet's
too stiff fer us to abide by. So come
on down, Buck, an leave us to at
tend to the cuss."
"If you mean Hampton, he's my
prisoner. Will you promise to let me
take him down to Cheyenne fer
trial?"
oval, l reckon not, old man. We
kin give him trial we'll 'nough here
In G.encaid,' roared another voice
from one of the group, which was ap-
parently growing restless over the de-
lay. But we amt inclined to do you
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09
State Control Of Cupid.


Atlanta, Ga,-Having killed the bill!
to advance the price of marriage Ii
censes on the theory that it would tend
to race suicide, the Georgia legislature
this week will consider a bill for
graded prices for marriage licenses.
Senator Taylor favors early marriages
and advocates big families.
His bill contains the following pro-
vision:
Age Fees.
81 Free.
% to % $3.50
80 to 40 Observation-Disclosures. 200
40 to so Observation-Disclosures. 1000
oU 10 ou ..................- QUO
Over so. no license
THE state should show in this way"
said Senator Taylor, that it approve.
early marriages and bars the man who
does not get him a wife while young"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09
Lunatic Tantalizes captors,

Albany, N. Y.-One of the patients
recently confined in the Middletown
state hospital has created an innovation
in the methods pursued heretofore by
escaped lunatics. The man seems to
have the souvenir postal card craze in
we'll developed form.
He had caused the attendants at the
state hospital considerable trouble at
times during the six months that he
was confined there, and when recently
he announced that he thought he had
remained long enough and was able to
leave the institution they told him that
he was entitled to another think, and
he would be obliged to continue in con-
finement. Despite the viglant watch
kept over his movements however, he
eluded the attendants and took French
leave. A systematic hunt was at once
begun, but at last accounts he was
still at large.
The first traces of him were obtained
week ago, when about to leave the
town where he had been, he dropped in
a mail box directed to the Middle
town hospital authorities souvenir
post card of the town from which he
departed.
Since that time he has continued to
stopping places. being sure never to
drop the cards in the box until he was
ready to leave for another town. The
hospital attendants are on his track,
but are still in the rear.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09

concern with linitless capital like your
people?"
Not at ALL was the reply. you
see, we buy all our goods in not less
than car lots, and we give the other
retailers here the benefit OF IL ny
wholesaling to them"
Then everything sold in the town
passes thru your hands, either by way
of your own retail stores or the otner
stores?''
THAT is the idea, and it works to
the satisfaction of ALL
Controls Lumber Situation.
In the same valley the Standard OIL
crowd has a monopoly of the lumber
business, since it owns the only rail-
road leading to the forests. By this
line THE logs are brought to Hamilton,
where large mills reduce them to mer-
charitable form. The best of the logs
are cut into lumber for the general
trade of the valley and of the prairie
states, and the rest into timbers TOR
the Standards mines and railroad ties
and bridge timbers for the Standards
railroads. An Idaho firm bought a
tract of timber from the government
Ill lile SttEeS SCIliC lliiit ~ NANiA -
view to going into the lumber busl-
ness, but the Standard outfit, alarmed
at the prospect of competitor in a
very choice field, bought out the Ida
,ho concern at handsome margin.
The lumber sales in the Bitter Root
valley alone are worth the attention OIL
even so big an octopus as the Standard
Oil, as the farmers are either rich or
on the way to that end, almost WITH
out exception, and can afford to buy
the best and pay high prices for the
same when they desire to build any
thing. A yield of $500 an acr from
thing. A yield of $500 an acre from
the fruit lands in the valley is not en-
ceptional. So, With a monopoly of the
sale of lumber, clothing, groceries, dry
goods, and all other necessities, the
Standard really has pretty good
thing.
All Clark and Rockefeller.
But the Bitter Root valley. with its
fruit farms, is not the only section OF
Montana exploited by the Standard Oil
crowd The whole state may be said
to be more or less at their mercy. or
course, there are other and smaller in
terests here. but ask any native who
owns the mines and the reply invari-
ably is that the Standard Oil people
own most of them and W. A. Clark the
rest. These are the two overshadowing
influences of the commonwealth. so far
as, the mining goes. In lumber it is
much the same way. Tie Standard has
enough timber to last it in all its oper-
ations for at least 100 years, and, in
fact enough in single tract to carry
lit thru to 1857. Clark also has inn
mense holdings of timber for use prin-
cipally in his mines. But the Standard,
with its usual cunning, bids whenever
the government offers any stumpage
for sale and if it succeeds in getting
the government timber, it cuts tit and
leaves it's own to stand and increase In
value with the passage of the years.
There is indeed a great field in this
state for a comprehensive investigation
by the federal governemnt as to what
will happen in case the Standard Oil
crowd is permitted to go ahead and
conclude its apparent purpose of ac-
quiring all the money and all the pro-
perty in the country.