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The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
To Stop Sunday Funerals.

Denver.-Another crusade against
the Sunday funeral in Denver is on,
and 1t remains to be seen whether it
Will meet the same fate similar
movement of several years ago did.
That crusade came to naught, after
weeks of agitation, Notwithstanding
the fact that the undertakers of the
city generally and the cemetery au-
thorities were in favor of 1t.
In spite of this encouragement, w.
G. Thompson, an undertaken, has
placed the ban on Sunday burials. He
has issued a card in which he an
nounces that he will refuse to conduct
funerals on the Lords day, except to
comply with the health laws and when
private interments are requested
1t is a bold movement, for people
of certain classes are in favor OF Sun
day burials. 1t gives the friends of
the family an opportunity to be pres
ent, and also permits of display that
Is not possible on week day. In the
argument against Sunday interments,
Mr.. Thompson has this to say
''It disturbs the sacred quiet of the
Lords day. 1t attracts people with a
morbid curiosity to the cemetery. 1t
creates a desire for display and motor
iety. 1t forces kindred people to a
greater expense on account OF publ
city. Cemetery employees, liverymen,
funeral directors and all others, direct.
ly and indirectly connected with the
interment, have as sacred a duty as
others to observe the day of rest"
The support of undertakers and
everybody else in the city is asked.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
State Geoloqist.

In accordance with a bill passed by
the last Legislature and signed by the
governor, the professor of geology in
the State University is now state ge-
ologist and holds the executive func.
tions of state geological survey Gre
ated by the same act. The objects of
the survey are: The study of the ge-
illogical formations of the state with
special reference to its economic. min
eral resources; an examination of the
topography and physical features of
the state with reference to their prac-
tical bearing upon the occupations of
the people; such cooperation with the
State Bureau of Mines as shall be mu.
tually beneficial; the preparation and
publication of geologic, economic maps
to illustrate the mineral resources of
the state; the preparation and publi-
cation of special reports, with neces-
sary illustrations and maps which shall
give both the general and detailed de-
scription of the geology and natural re-
sources of the state; the preparation
and publication. Of summary or di-
gest, with complete photography and
maps Of all trustworthy literature and
reports hitherto on the geology and
the mineral resources of Colorado; the
publication of a series of bulletins on
the geology, geography, and natural re-
sources of Colorado for use in the high
schools of the state; the consideration
of such other scientific and economic
subjects and questions as in the judg-
ment Of the advisory board shall be
deemed Of value to the people of the
stata
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Abe Ruef Pleads Guilty.

San Francisco, Calm voice so
low that it could hardly be heard in the
intense silence of the court room, Abe
Ruef, the notorious San Francisco
boss. before Judge Dunno, pleaded
guilty to the charge of conspiracy
brought against him in connection with
the bribery of the city's supervisors.
Ruef came into court so weak and
worn he could hardly stand. Since his
arrest and the invincible case that
had been built against him by District
Attorney Langdon and his assistants.
Ruef has become discouraged The
efforts of friends ito instill cour-
age into him have failed completely
and his defiant mood was soon
changed.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENTS
COMING.
The Breath of Progress is Waited Over
Mountain and Plain.

Denyer.-A contract for building an
electric line from Englewood to Rox-
borough Park, by way of Littleton,
was let yesterday to Joseph A. Osner,
railroad contractor, by H. w. Hart,
man and others interested in the propo-
sition. Grading work will commence
thursday, and the line will be com
pleted to Littleton by August 1st.
Power will be obtained from the Den
yer Tramway plant, and the Tramway
tracks will be used from Englewood
to the center of Denver
The Great Western Railway Com
pany, subsidiary of the Great West
ern Sugar Company, has let a contract
for building fourteen miles of line from
Oficer to Windsor to Joseph A. Osner.
This line will act as connecting link
for the Great Western lines now in op-
Grafton. The work will be completed
by September 1st
Dozens of men are being sent daily
from Denver to Sulphide, along the
line of the Colorado & Northwestern
railway, to work on a series of reser-
yofrs to be built by the Eastern Colo
rado Power Company. Four hundred
men and almost as many teams will be
employed. The company is invading
the territory of the Northern Colorado
Power Company, and a rate war will
no doubt ensue when the reservoirs
and power plants are completed, April
l, 1905
The interurban line running south
from Denver to Roxborough Park,
about twenty miles from the city, near
the mouth of Platte canon, will no
build up the country between Denver
and Littleton. and will be a paying
proposition. Roxborough Park, nat
ural beauty spot, is owned by the syn
dicate building the electric line, and
will be made a beautiful summer re-
sort. The park will not be opened up
until next summer.
Thomas b. Doane of the Denver I'm
ion Water Company and many other
Denver men are connected with the
scheme.
The Great Western Sugar Company
is gradually adding to its lines in the
northern part of the state, and now has
almost cobwebbed the sugar beet dis
trict. The proposed line from Officer
to Windsor will give direct connec-
tions from Longmont to Windsor and
other towns. The company is building
its lines SO that it will be able to send
beets from one factory to another, as
they are required.
The Eastern Colorado Power Com
pany proposes spending $1.500,000 in
building reservoirs and a power plant
near Sulphur on Middle Boulder creek.
The Northern Colorado Power Com
pany is building a power plant at La
fayette, short distance from Sulphide.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
HAYWOOD TRIAL HANGS FIRE
Country is Being Secured for Men to
Sit on Famous Case.

Boise, Idaho.-Another week OF
more will be consumed in securing a
jury to try w. ID. Haywood.
1t is authoritatively announced that
the state will summarily dismiss three
men now in the box and the defense
will peremptorily challenge three and
possibly four.
At the resumption of the proceed
ings Clarence Darrow again attempted
to disqualify Juror Nav, the last tales
man drawn, who is extremely antago-
nistic to labor organizations of all kinds.
Nav answered to the usual require
ments of Juror, but this is a case
where organized labor itself is on trial
and the defense cannot permit anyone
to serve who is so strongly prejudiced
they can see no good in labor organi-
cations.
Numbers of the states witnesses are
in court. The first lot of subpoenas
issued ordered the witnesses to appear
on May 10th and they have obeyed the
summons.
In view of the fact that taking of
evidence will not begin for week or
more Judge Wood permitted those wit
nesses who live at Caldwell to return
to their homes subject to the call OF
the sheriff.
The following jurors are in the box
passed by state and defense, to try
William d. Haywood. Each is sub
ject to peremptory challenge by state
or defense. Each side has ten peremp-
tory challenges and the state has used
one: A. l.. Ewing, carpenter; George
f. Nav, farmer; Samuel d. Gilman,
farmer; Walter Shaw, farmer; Allen
Pride. farmer; William McGuffy, coal
and feed dealer; Oric Cole, farmer;
G. II. Mcintyre. farmer; w. II. Bisby,
farmer; A. p. Burns, farmers; w. M.
Ritdge, farmer; Samuel F. Russell,
farmer
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Twentv.two Are Indicated.

Denver-lndictments against twenty.
two persons involved in the timber
and coal land frauds have been
returned by the federal grand
jury, and Judge Lewis imme-
diately issued bench warrants
for the arrest of those con-
cerned. Bail in each case was fixed at
$4,000 but the names of the persons in
dicted are being withheld until the
United States marshal's Office has had
time to serve the warrants and take
the indicted into custody.
1t is said that all of the persons
indicted are outside Denver.
That at least one big corporation do
ing business in this city fears the out
come of the jury's deliberations is evil
dent from the presence of two OF its
agents who stayed yesterday about the
corridors of the federal building try
ing every means to learn the names of
those who were named in the indict-
ments.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Hung Out His Death sian.

Colorado Springs hanging q
carefully penciled sign labeled John
Lang Is Dead" on the front door of his
place of business at 116h North TETON
street Colorado Springs, John Lang,
proprietor of the North, Park pool
room, closed up his store, turned on
every gas jet in the room, stopped
every aperture and laid down on his
bed to die of asphyXiation.
He was discovered unconscious and
removed to the st. Francis hospital.
He is now out of danger and his recov-
cry is assured. He was inclined to
melancholia and to worry over his bus
mess, and this is supposed to have
caused him to attempt to end his life.
He is 81 years of age and married.
When J. r. Weymar, who occupies
the same room as barber shop, came
to work at o'clock this morning he
found the sign on the door as above.
Lane's black working sleeves were
draped across the paper, apparently as
crepe. A strong odor of escaping gas
was noticeable, even on the outside.
Weymar fearing that Lang had taken
his own life summoned assistance and
entered the room. finding Lang uncon-
scious on his bed in the rear of the
iSoh'' riltCCh Jcto III
parts of the pool room were turned on.
Lang was taken out into the open
air. and when he showed signs of re-
covery he was removed in the city
ambulance to st. Francis hospital,
where medical assistance soon brought
him to his senses. He was later taken
to his home at $40 East Pixies Peak
avenue.
Lang has been in the habit of sleep
ing at his place of business, where he
has cot in a space partitioned off
from the room.
When he closed his pool room at IL
o'clock last night, he turned on all
the gas jets and laid down on his bed.
That his death did not result from es-
Gaping gas is due to the fact that the
room is exceptionally large and very
well ventilated.
The only cause for his actions is
that he was worried, he says, over
business troubles.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Will Attack U. S. Order.

recent order of the United States
land Office not to approve any more
Colorado irrigation schemes that have
the uper Rio Grande river and tribu.
taries as a base for their water sup.
ply is to be attacked in the federal
court by the Conejos Reservoir Com
pany. The reservoir company wants a
site for reservoir on the Conejos
river fourteen miles from the town OF
Conejos.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Always Staunch
And True

The Denver Republican has al
ways avoided the fallacies and
knaveries of yellow journalism,
and its steadily increasing Circula-
ton proves conclusively that its
policy of telling the plain Truth
without exaggeration or misrepre-
sentation, standing fast for the
Right, is heartily approved with
growing force by the intelligent
Public to which it appeals.
To read it is liberal Education.
and the citizen who goes without
1t does positive harm to himself,
to his family, and to the commu-
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In no other way can the invest
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for that is all The Republican
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which is both Power and Pleasure.
Information, instruction and en-
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leaves good taste in the mouth
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The Springdale news., 1907-05-31
Chick Food

If you want something for your chickens, both old and young, we have full line of the well known Cyphers food, best on earth.
The Springdale news., 1907-05-31
note and Comment

Even the Huntsville Democrat has tonnd some good i'll tile Last legislature
 The Pine Bluii school board last week lct the contract for | new s75,00o high school build- ing. Pine Blull k to be coll gratulated.
 In session at Norfolk, Xa.. last week the Sovereign Camp Woodmen ol the World increased the salaries ot all the sovereign officers, Sovereign Commander Root getting raise from 5s,0o0 to Sl0,0o0 per year, and so on down the line. They must have been taking lessons from the old line life insurance companies.
 Numerous towns in the state are making efforts to secure the State Normal School which was authorized by the general assem- ply. RuSseville offers SIS. .o00 and q tract of land, Little Rock. Fort Smith. Eureka Springs and other towns are offering induce ments. SpriHgdale, not desiring to add to her school facilities. will ot course not put Ill bid.
 II. NJ. Butler, publisher of tile Pryor Creek Clipper, is candi- date for the Democratic nomina- tion for representative over Ill Oklahoma MT. Butler spent many years i'll Benton and Wash ington Counties, having publish ed d paper Il Rogers and Prairie Grove. He k loyal Democrat and an honest man, and his old Arkansas friends would be grati- fled to see him elected.
 Mrs Wm Mckinley, widow of the late President Mckinley. died Sunday at her home at Can ton, Ohio. She was 60 years of age, and had been an invalia for
 more than half her life. Mr. and Mrs. Mckinley were married Ill 1871 and two children, both
The Springdale news., 1907-05-31
h NedrbU Counties
interesting Items Gulled
 rrom Our Exchanges

charge of illegal eolfsbitatiou.
 Fritz was given a hearing before
 Justice Leith who found him guilty and fined him S20 and costs, amounting in aII to about $50 Mrs Bowling called for a jury trial but thevefditt was the sahe and she was stftrtk k for about 250. Fritz gaxe=hond for an ap- peal to circuiteaaft but Mrs Bowling could nat raise either bond or fine aud Constable Atki- sSon was preparing to take her to Bentonyillc when Mrs E. West, who says MrS. Bowling is of the eIi4eeee. went on tlle street and ured trough contributions to pa1 the fine and secure htfftIease-. Reerfs BrH- oerat.
The Springdale news., 1907-05-31

have q good crowd to hear him
 is assured.
 Thursday, July 2. viii bs
 W C Y U. Day and the a- dies are now at work ou the nf,- gram fer that day. During h. day there will be medal contests. and other interesting features. and in the evening there Will B5=a lecture by Miss Marie (. BreI1al. oi= Chicago, special ttntper4 tl475.= lecturer III the United States Tor the Presbyterian Church. AIss Bfehtn stands in the front rank as i lecturer and public speaker. and real treat is in store iaf those who hear her. Incident alig t might be mentioned tbat= Miss Brehm is d sister of Br Bfehfn of this place.
 Saturday July 2. will I,. known aS Good Roads and Farmers Day, and on this day 4a a9FtsS Will be delivered by b. Ward King. who discovered and put into use the Split-log drag ehaHtaH4uas are educational and tile managers of the SpringdaIe Ghantauqua feel that if tlley can be ot assistance in educating the people aS to the value oi good roads they will be doing q good work Probably no man m tIe. Gnted States is better fitted to talk oil good roads than D. Ward King, and k hoped to make his visit to Springdale ole uf the really big days during the Ghau- tanqaa. Mr King himself k r farmer aud farmers especially should hear him.
 As the Ghautauqua is to Dc opened by an old favorite, se it- K to be closed by one. Sunday July 2s, in the person of Lou. ]. Beaaeiiamp, who will be the IL traction both morning and even- ing. Mr. Beauchamp has r1les- sage for all, and in the telling ef which I'D and down the country he is doing much good This will be his third, and i'll all prob ability his last, visit to Spring dale and he will be given a warm welcome. His subjects will De later.
 Music throughout the en- tie session of the Ghautaa- qua will as usual be furnished by kreyer's band and orchestra of Fort Scott, Kansas. They are old time lavorites here, and are so well known to patrons of the Springdale Chautauqua that The News could say nothing to 1 add to tic good opinion enter- tained for them.
 As will be seen from tlle abeve, the program this year will be one that will appeal to people oF .RAh q s 1a aiA NidSSNs, dtitl II lS OG- lieved to be the best arranged ever offered in this section. Now. II YOU want to help make the Chautauqua success this year get busy and go to talking for 1t.
 The price of season tickets this year will be S2.00 to all except which will De si. For q few years past season tickets have been sold for half price to those living outside the school but after considering tile matter from every Standpoint II has been deemed advisable t. dis continue this practice. and the price this year will be tile same to all.
The Springdale news., 1907-05-31

SoIne time ago il was talked that springdale would have 4th th ot July celebration, but noth- ing has as vet been done with re- gafd te the matter lf t k the intention to have celebration work should begin It once.
The Springdale news., 1907-05-31
BENTON.

Beotonviile defeated Rogers i'll a game ol base ball ou the latters ground recently, Q to ;.
 David K. Thompson, 70 years ei age died last week it his homr in heHtantilfe after brief ill- ncss.
 At tic recent school election fl BeHtontitte the vote WIS ai- ost nHanima8s i'll favor of borrow ing money for bnjIdiug purposes
 Frank fliqhhll has sold 6is stock el hardware at IIighiill to f'fitF Smith, WHo was formerly engaged in the hardware business Il Lincoln, N ashlngton County
 [. Z Meebs. whois in tile fetaiI grocery hasines> 1t Rogers. eS= pe5t2 to engage in the wholesale business. Iltis will gitc Rogers two wholesale groceries and ole wholesale hardware.
 In Ozark White l.iUe -. haS raised tlle Wages oi it's eaplos- ees 25 5ents Per day and WIlt af- ter tuHe ist pay ot25 to sl.5a pef da7 fhiS shows LII eyis deaee ei prosperity and will he appreciated b4 their employees.
 6faVett NeWS
 John Banks lieing in thr vi- eInitt of lIi0asse. died very sud- deaig ole night rrCcutN H. ale ! hearty supper and went to bed tTrHfng dS usual, dying between ten and eleven o'clock peeea>- ea ~4s native of Tennessee. bat Ind hseH 1 resident of Heu= lon County 9iHee 1S59.
 IIHaaial X Eaito, who bought the oid Nm N iuklctratt from Nf Blackburn, will open d general mercantile store in the old school house SatufdaY, June lSt. They afe gong te handle pine and hardwood lumber and ale aasef= tlsine for tic cutters and hau1er9. fhe oid Plaee will again take ea @eae af fts former activities and remind psaple that il wa~ eaee the biggest lumber mauufattaf- Ing point iH Northwest Arkan= Sas RaRHfS bemoerat.
 
 Affhe sshaal election u Rae= erS fseeatie 7 mill wa~ voted and j. H stroud and W. J Gaf- f7 feels59e directors. Although there Were [ number et e4aaiz dates aa tife ticket for director the Democrat says it seemed to be the general opinion that as the aHd directors were both fa- mlliar with the plans under dis eaasioA taf the uew school buiid- ing tht1 bt continued i'll otfeez Here in Sprinsdale that seems to4 have been che reason why the old directors 9efe defeated.
 Fbeo ooHtfatt for the erection of new Steei bridge over Mar Eagle Wa9 iet at public outer4 at tlie front doof o1 the court house. Fhe contract MS awarded to the Illinois Steel Bridge Go, ot Jaeksou4 iIle. H., their bid being S4 ,790d0. There were ten bridge FafffDaaipS rr1rfSsntad and the bidding, which was start ed u =. a.eaoeu, was run down alter thiftE-iive bids were offer ed te tHe amount as above stated The bridge vii be steel stru5- ture ls2 feet hong witll 40 loot approach and vii contain about 70.0ea pounds ol metal Benton vile Democrat.
 Mrs Bowling and Ben Fritz were arrested Friday on the
The Springdale news., 1907-05-31
MADISON.

N x. lvie ot tle Huntsville Republican, lad Bi- shoulder dis located recently whifr on | ti~tf- ins trip.
 Thc home oi N. II. Robinson in Baldwin Township W5@ de- stfoyed bv fire earlV NaHlW morning ut last week Fraati- eaiIt everything in tHe boa>s was destroyed the Iamil4 barely escaping.
 Ms. Lizzie Wiee.as. T very old lady of near Aiaaaia. died Wednesday. Deceased Was the wife ol Wilhs A1ge5aS. who dtcd four or tNa Yedrs a0o. and was sister ol Mat and Jack Gfubb and Mrs. F N logan
 Huntsville Democrat.
 Hersehel Hughes al Hhitener las begun Il series of articles m the St Paul Mountain AIT sop- eefnlng great men and vents ill Arkansa, history Rleaaed From manuscript left 6f John IIaI1am. an lneie of Mr. Hughes. who wrote l history e1 Arkansas and Wds the author ot other works. Mf. IIughr~ is talented young manand his artfzies Niii praxa interesting reading Ills first article deals with CON. Archibald 4ellwh0 k buried Lat Eavettetaie dnd who instituted tHe iiTst Ma aHie lodge in the State at that place in 1S55
 \ young man aamed Taylor 6nest WAS arrested in fke north part ol the county one dstY fast Week bY tho 5aaStahIa q G5Hfar, nia township on tho charge of incest thr CrimF bcfug commit led with his sister iii Anderson county, Texas. Guest has rel- atines living near GHft9 and he had come there With his @ife >re- cral weeks ago. AS soon as the arrest Was made information was wired 10 the sheritt of above mentioned county WHo arrived here Saturday and took charge oI the prisoner, returning Sun day. Huntsville Democrat
 c. N Ileiln last week sold all lis real estate III Huntsville to l.. X. Routh and a> soon as hc ean close out his mercantile business will locate elsewhere fhe deal includes the business house aGd lots ol Ilefln X Son on the south side oi the >quatr and the residence properties in the west part ot the city, Al- bert llelliu who k associated with his father in the mercantile business will also leave Hunts vile. He will probably go to st. Lotus or Illinois, while his father eontcmplatcs moving to Florida. Huntsville Democrat.
The Springdale news., 1907-05-31

Dr. N. (. Bouton, of Wankee- gan. H., arrived Sunday to visit with his brother. (. S. Bouton.