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, 1907-09-26
THE PROSPEROUS NORTH,

Attorney General w. E. Mullen has
just returned to the state capital from
a our of the northern portion of the
state. While his trip was of an official
nature and covered matters hat AN
not be given to the public, he had time
to make observations relative to the
material conditions existing in the
north. After passing beyond Their
mopolis, which is quiescent because Of
the announcement Of the Burlington
that it Is not its purpose to at present
extend its line beyond the coal fields,
the first thing that caused the attorney
general to take notice was the extent
of country on the flats lear the mouth
of Owl creek hat has been developed
during the past three years. A tract
of land covering several square miles
in extent has been reclaimed and is
now covered with beautiful farms.
Many fields of grain were cultivated
this yea and much alfalfa was grown.
Worland is an enterprising village oil
perhaps three hundred of fol- hundred
people and expects to receive much
benefit from the development of the
lands under the great Hanover canal
enterprise. Some t~hirty-ive thousand
acres of land are under this Carey act
project. At Basin the county fair was
just ready to do business. Here Nj.
Mullen was made acquainted with the
possibilities of the Big Horn basin "a
a fruit-growing section. He saw large
and beautiful apples of many varieties.
choice plums, crabapples and small
fruits of the finest kind. The display
of grain and vegetables was exceeding
ly good-the products could not be ex-
celled by any OF the older states of the
east Basin is growing and needs >
give attention TO the planting of trees
and the improvement of its streets and
walks.
Cody strikes one as being exceeding.
ly well built for a town of its size.
The pioneers believed in laying their
foundation broad n strong. 1t has
business houses that would do credit
to a city of three times its population
and its leading hotel is the pride of
northern Wyoming.
At Sheridan. the attorney generals
old homo, he found considerable build
ing going on and business conditions
good. One has to go to Sheridan fire.
quently to keep pace with its energet
ic, pushing people. Much interest is
being taken there in dry farming, oil
rather farming. Many OF the agricul
turists there ara raising splendid crops
, 1907-09-26
Thousand Tons a Day.
They Ate Him Up.

Douglas, Wyo., Sept. 26.-The little
postoffice at Hampshire is to be discon,
tinued for the reason that the postmas'
ter could no longer afford to feed the
people that came for their mail. The
Hampshire p~ostoffice is located at the
ranch of the Laramie Mountain Sheep
company and was. established for the
convenience OF neighboring ranch own
ers and their employees.
Business Increased.
In a short time the business of the
postoffice has grown to considerable
proportions as to incoming mail, but
the sale of stamps from which the
postmaster derived his income only
amounted to about 50 a week. AS Is
customary, neighbors calling for thelr
mail remained to one OR more meals
aggregating, according to the mana
ger of the ranch who is also postmas
ter, about $500 per year in v%ictuals con,
sumed.
Cheaper to Send for Mail.
At a meeting of the stockholders vi
the sheep company, II of whom is
Mrs. Kate Turner, a wealthy Cheyenne
widow, it was decided that it was
cheaper to send to Douglas for the
mail.
, 1907-09-26
A AND RAWLINs.

Clipped from the Rawlins Republi
can.
c. l.. Rauner of Laramie is in tht
city talking the Bankers Life insur
ance. Mr.. Rauner is one of the oldes
printers in the state.
Warden-J p. Helm and wife return
ed last evening from Chicago and 9th
er eastern points, where they have
been visiting for a couple of weeks
Hon. Niles Callahan, a Laramie con
tractor, spent Saturday night in Raw
Inns on business and to hear Mr.. Bry
ans lecture. These two gentlemen
formerly lived in the same voting pre-
cinct in Lincoln, Neb., until Mr.. Gala
nan came west a few years ago. n,
was one of Albany county's members
in the lower branch of the Legislature
last winter.
, 1907-09-26
OCCUPIED PULPIT AT
METHODIST CHURCH,

DIR. Frederick M. Tisdel, president
of the state university at Laramie, and
DR.. Aven Nelson, professor of botany
at the university, were in Thermopolis
over Sunday, says the Record of that
city. The learned gentlemen occupied
the pulpit in the Methodist church Sun
day evening, Prof. Tisdel delivering a
lecture on the text, Il Am the Light
which was highly appreciated by a
large congregation. They went from
here to the Basin fair, where they de.
"livered illustrated lectures in the In
terest of the state university.
, 1907-09-26
LARAMIE AND ELK MOUNTAIN.

BY the Rawlins Republicans Elk
Mountain correspondent.
Mrs. Howard, Miss Ruth McAlister
and Lizzie Meredith were stage passen-
gers Saturday, having spent the past
week in Laramie.
Miss Anna, Nelson arrived Saturday
from Keystone camp to attend the Re-
bekah's dance. She is a guest of Mrs.
". o. Sodergreen while here.
Mrs. Olive Thobro and daughter,
Ruth, arrived here from Laramie Sat.
urday to spend the winter with her
daughters, Dora and Louise. who are
teaching in districts No. 5 and IL re.
spectively.
Miss Anna O'Keefe arrived here Sat
urday and is the guest of Mrs. Andrew
Kortez for a few days. Many of her
old friends cordially welcomed her
back again and only wish her stay
were to be a permanent one.
One of the smartest affairs Of the
season occurred Saturday evening
when the Rebekahs gave their annuai
dance here. The hall was beautifully
decorated in evergreen and pink. The
grove and hail were also Illuminated
with dainty Japanese lanterns. A
most delicious turkey supper was sery'
ed and partaken Of by forty or more
couples, all declaring Mrs. Evans all
expert in the art of making dainty and
appetizing ~delicacies. Excellent mu
sic was furnished by Neithe's orches
ira of Laramie. When the sweet
strains of Home Sweet Home had died
away the people left with memories
of a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
, 1907-09-26
wyoming pensioners receive s125. 500

Wyoming pensioners receive $125, 800
annually, distributed among 922 per-
sons. The Republican hopes these are
all dependent deserving people. To
those who sacrificed a large share Of
the better portion of their lives that
their nation might live and who are
now destitute or partially so the bene'
ficence of their government ome rs
q righteous boon, but to those who have
plenty it is q mockery upon justice.
When Mr.. Black was commissioner Of
pensions he was at the same time daw,
ing ON ton of his 81. 1000 salary 500
per month IS a pensloner for total
disability. The pension system was
established for the needy and not for
those who have sufficient to maintain
themselves. A man of means who
will take a pension from his govern
ment ought to feel a blush of shame on
his cheek every time he signs a draft
therefor.
, 1907-09-26
STATE r M
Pity Ills True

Pity Ills True
Captain II. d, Cough, the state agent
for the Humane society, is doing ex-
~cellent work looking after the neglect
ed children and mistreated beasts. Ev'
cry day, almost, we see an of
some humane act OF mis- which leads
us to remark that we sincerely hope to
see the appropriation for the state
board of animal and child protection
increased at the next term of the leg
islature, for we understand hat iii
present it is inadequate to the de-
mands. And surely no state on the
map needs a society OF this sort worse
than Wyoming. 1t would be a pity to
see the society abandoned for want
of funds when we remember the num-
erous cases which have been looked
after the past year by Captain Cough
and the vast amount of good he haS
accomplished.-Fremont Republican.
, 1907-09-26

without any irrigation whatever and
do not call it dry farming at all. 1t is
simply good farming and that is all
there Is of 1t.
There appears to be but n report
from all sections, according to Gener,
al Mullen, and that is one OF prosperity.
If there is a little slowing up in GER
tain quarters, it is more than compen'
stated for by the activity in others,
Wyoming as a whole is progressive,
prosperous and happy.
, 1907-09-26

Those who have occasion to send
money to the receiver of the United
States land office at Cheyenne or
elsewhere should not send private
checks. There is a statute hat pro
hibits receivers from accepting any
thing but money, but the officers gen.
orally are willing to accommodate the
public by accepting drafts and money
orders. When private checks are &C
cepted they must be backed up by the
officials till they are collected and in
a measure this is true of drafts, but
there is not as great a risk with the
latter. If the cash canno be sent,
send a money order or a bank draft.
, 1907-09-26
Some Don't Need It

They now say that 1t only takes a
few hours time to turn the human
body, or other organic substances, into
stone by a process lately discovered
by a New York chemist. Some peo'
Pies hearts will not have to be tam
pered with as they have already un-
dergone the process.-Fremont Repub,
lican.
, 1907-09-26
YEARLlNG EWES AT
SIX DOLLARS A HEAD

Monday a deal took place heca be
tween Frank Strong and Joe Crosby
wherein the latter sold to Strong 1000
head of yearling ewes at Sc per head
says the Lowell Chronicle. Joe pur'
chased LOO head near Cody a few
days previous, and when an offer came
wherein a large profit was at hand, Of
course, he sold. This is n Of the
best prices ever known to be received
for y%earlings.
, 1907-09-26
STOP SEAL
Congressman SuIzer Will introduce q
Bill at Next Sessicr.

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 26. Congress
maj. William Sulzer of New York. VINO
arrived here yesterday from Alaska.
announces that he will introduce u
bill at the next session of congress to
prohibit seal hunting for twenty-five
years.
, 1907-09-26
Clothes Don't Make Us

How true 1t is that clothes do not
make the man. The ones who make
the finest appearance are far from be-
ing the ones whose heart is pure and
sincere. "The palms may be hard, the
fingers stiff jointed; the coat may be
threadbare, the checks worn with
tears, but greater than kings are la,
boris a%nointed; you can't judge a
man by the coat that he wears
Fremont Republican.
, 1907-09-26

After all the people of Canada are
of the same general makeup as the
people of the United States. They do
not care 10 be brought in competition
with the cheap yellow labor of the
orient, hence they have sen a mann
moth petition to Sir Wilfred Laurier,
their premier. The Anglo Saxon Is de
termined to maintain his ascendancy.
, 1907-09-26

There are at least one hundred thou.
sand acres Of good land in this valley
that can be brought under irrigation.
Let the farmers of Iowa or some 9th,
er good state have 1t and make them
happy. 1t is entirely too valuable to
use for grazing purposes, or even for
the purpose of native hay.
, 1907-09-26
WIFE OF LIEUTENANT
KILLED ONE ANT

Miss Margaret Bailey, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Errington, Perry Williams
and Captain Sanderson have returned
from a hunting trip on the Laramie
plains, a y the Cheyenne Tribune.
They killed several antelope, n being
killed by Mrs. Errington.
, 1907-09-26

The Cheyenne Tribune desires to
know the name OF the oldest resident
of Wyoming. If the individual can be
found it promises to give him a copy
of its paper forl life.
, 1907-09-26

Laramie Is looking more beautiful
every year. When we get all our side.
walks down N the principal streets
parked, visitors will open their eyes
In wonder Our people are busy.
, 1907-09-26

Nebraska wants Taft for its next
president n virtually pledges itself
to the Ohio man. OF course, it does
not matter down there what action
the democratic party takes.
, 1907-09-26

No matter how much the dissenters
may sQuirm II wriggle, Wyoming
seems to stand firmly by Roosevelt
and Taft.
, 1907-09-26

Edwin Walter Sims, upon whose
motion the rebate cas- against the
Chicago and Alton road was postponed
for three weeks in Judge Landis' court
is United States district attorney fol-
the northern district of Illinois. He
also has been special attorney for the
bureau Of corporations at Washington
and solicitor Of the Department o.
Commerce and Labor. In 100000 he
was county attorney Of Cook county
Mr.. Sims was born in Hamilton, Ont.
in 1870, and was educated in the public
schools of Detroit and Bay City, Mich
He received his legal education in the
University of Michigan, and in 1885,
he vas admitted to the bar. Previous
ly he had served as reporter, editor ol
special correspondent for papers ir
Detroit and elsewhere.
, 1907-09-26

Southern Methodist bishops do not
believe in sissy religion. They are
getting in touch with the White house.
, 1907-09-26

And so the lid is down at Douglas
again. This makes the 'steenth time
that it has been closed. Judge Matson
is away, too.
, 1907-09-26
MONARCH PosToFFIcE
NOM INTERNATIONAL.

The postofice at Monarch, Sheridan
county. becomes an international mon
ey order Office after the first of the
month.
, 1907-09-26

The Republican is the bes, advestis
ing medium in the city and count for
1t reaches all the people all the time.
, 1907-09-26
Endorsement before they begin to draw

The world may care little for the
ology, but it recognizes with joy the
heavenly life and love.
The man who thinks he is weighty
because he is wordy usually is short
weight when it comes to works.
The people who are climbing into
the ecclesiastical band wagon r not
the ones who are making the heavenl.
music in this world.-Chicago Tribune.
, 1907-09-26
JONES COAL LAND
LEASED FOR TERM
TRACT TWELVE MILES FROM
THERMoPoLls To BE OPEN
ED FOR THE PUBLIC.
Three-Quarters Of Mile from Railroad
and Burlington is Building Spur
Machinery to Be Installed and tho
Output Will Be Brought UP to a
Thousand Tons a Day.

Thermopolis, Wyo., Sept. 26.-By the
leasing for a long term of years of the
abandoned Jones coal lands, twelve
niles from this place, by the Kirby Coal
company, a new camp will be imme,
diately established on the line of the
Burlington extension to Kirby, Wyo.
Not Far From Railroad.
The new mine is located about three
quarters of a mile from the railroad
and will cut The same bed as that OF
the Gebo mines, now shipping about
100 tons per day. The coal is sim
liar to the Rock Springs o INT has
already come into great demand In
Montana INT other western states.
Plant of Machinery.
George S. Crosby is president Of the
company and has ordered a complete
plant of machinery for the mine. e
Lonabaugh, the Sheridan attorney who
is also interested in the company, IL
on his way to Denver to make the pur
chases.
Thousand Tons a Day.
The company proposes to develop
the property until it reaches an output
of 1,G00 tons per day, which a be &C
complished in about eighteen months
it is said. The vein is about eight fee,
in width and is between sandstone
rock, mining clean and without slate
Is Buildins a Spur.
The Burlington is now building :
spur from its storage tracks at Kirby
to the mine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31

plant, purchase the existing plant or
plants, at the valuation fixed by such
board of arbitrators. This act to take
effect Immediately"
The motion introduced by Council
man Crandall and unanimously adopted
Is as follows:
"That this council, on behalf of the
city of Pasadena, expresses itself as
unalterably opposed to the bill recently
presented to the California senate by
Senator Mccartney, known as senate
bill No. 9S. That in it's opinion this bill
is clearly measure of private corpo-
rations calculated to hamper cities in
any effort to acquire gas, electric or
water plants. That said bill would inn
pose unnecessary and unreasonable de-
lay in any efforts to that end, and
would imposed unheardof and outrage
Gus burdens upon the people. practic-
ally preventing them from acquiring
their own plants until they have first
purchased any private plant upon
terms which the owners thereof may
dictate. That said bill would involve
municipalities in serious legal Difficult
ties, and could be used by private COR
porations against the interests of the
people with a force which cities could
scarcely escape, That certified copies
of I is motion be forwarded to the
clerks of the senate and assembly with
a request to present same to said bod
les. That certified copies also be for
warded to Senator Charles w. Bell, to
Assemblyman Gideon S. Case and to
the Municipal Government league, with
reqeust to use every effort for the de-
feat of this pernicious and un-Ameri-
can bill"
In a personal letter to Senator Bell,
Mayor Waterhouse touched upon the
salient points mentioned in the motion
as grounds for an objection to the bill.
He reiterated the words of City Attor-
ney Wood, who several days ago mailed
a personal letter to Senator Bell re-
questing Mr. Bell to fight the measure
as it was here considered blow aimed
especially at Pasadena.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31
JOIN HANDS IN
FIGHTING BILL
MCCARTNEY MEASURE AIMS AT
OWENS PROJECT
Los Angeles and Pasadena United in
Opposing Legislators Who Would
Hamper the Big Water
Enterprise

Los Angeles and Pasadena are fight
ing the Mccartney bill.
The Los Angeles council will meet
today to adopt strong resolutions.
The bill introduced into the senate
by Senator Mccartney and known as
senate bill No. 9S is aimed at the
owens river project. At an adjourned
meeting of the Pasadena council mo-
ton was made by Mr.. Crandall CEN
suring the text of the bill, and City At
torney j. Perry Wood was authorized
to communicate with Senator Charles
w. Bell of Pasadena at Sacramento and
ask his staunch support of the opposi-
ton to the bill and urging that every
effort be used in its defeat.
Senate bill No. 9S provides that
IF any municipal corporation in
which there is in operation, not owned
by such municipal corporation, plant
or plants for the furnishing of gas,
electricity or water to the said munich
pal corporation, or to the inhabitants
thereof, purpose to acquire or construct
a municipal electric, gas or water
plant, the governing body of such mu-
nicipality shall, before ii shall have
power to acquire or construct such a
plant, request the owner or owners of
such existing plant or plants to fix a
price for which such plant or plants
shall be sold to such municipal COR
poration. Then the city must buy the
plant, other things being equal, at a
price and upon terms to be fixed by a
board of arbitrators, one to be selected
by the governing body of such munici-
pal corporation, one by the private
concern and the two to select a third.
Immediately after it's appointment
such board of arbitrators shall proceed
to fix and shall fix the existing value
of such plant or plants. and such mu-
nicipal corporation must. before it may
acquire or construct it's municipal
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31
WOULD CONNECT
ALL MISSIONS
ROAD EXPERT FAv0RS LONG
BOULEVARD
Chain Of Thoroughfafes Would Give
Stimulus to Tourist Travel,
Says a Visiting East
erner

Samuel Calf of Washington, d. c.,
former assistant in the office of the
secretary of war and the man who
drew UP the first good roads bill passed
through the Legislature of Connecticut,
is at the Alexandria on his way to
Santa Barbara, where he will pass the
winter.
"I love California and If there Is one
thing / am more glad to see than an
other 1t Is the people of this section of
the state are taking an interest in the
plan for better roads," said Mr.. Calf
last night.
"I do not believe that anything could
make Southern california as attractive
to the tourists as chain of good
roads would. The idea of making
beautiful highway of El Canine Real
can not help but be attractive to all.
Automobile travel Is becoming so popu-
lar and | believe that n trip from one
mission to another all through the state
upon n superior road would become one
of the most popular and famed trips
In any country.
I'm Connecticut we have good roads
and we are proud of them, for we got
them as a result of much hard labor.
when we first proposed the plan of
making good roads to the farmers they
would not hear to 1t. They thought
they were content with the lanes which
passed as roads, but now they cannot
get enough. They want all the improve
ments they can get and are clamoring
for more"
Mr. Calf was delegate at large to
the convention which first nominated
Roosevelt and has been in close touch
with him ever since he was assistant
secretary of the navy. He says Roose
welt will not be the next presidential
nominee of the Republican party.
William H. Taft will be the next
choice of the Republicans for presi-
dent" said Mr. Calf.
Mr.. Calf is going to build a home in
Santa Barbara, where he expects to
pass the greater part of each winter
hereafter He is now making plans to
purchase material for building.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31
ohn was wealthy and prominent.
CARRIES TOBACCO AND PIPE
SLOWED IN HER STOCKINGS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-A suspicious
bulge over the hips of a pretty French
woman who stepped from the White
Star liner iceland attracted the atten-
ton of Deputy Surveyor Norwood. He
pushed the woman back into the ship,
saying: 81 am sorry, madam. but you
will have to be searched"
A woman inspector was called and
with difficulty persuaded the aston
ished passenger to allow her to see
what she had concealed under her
skirts. Blushingly the French woman
pulled out two long black stockings,
one of which held a huge wooden pipe
and the other five and half pounds of
tobacco.
"These Are for my husband, Gull
laume," she declared.
The French woman said she was
Jeanne Rochette, % years Old and that
she had come here to join her husband,
who is in Providence, Canada. AS the
law permits a passenger to bring six
pounds of tobacco the woman did not
have to pay duty. She was highly in
dignant.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31
TO MOVE TOWN ON ICE
IL MILES, UP A RIVER
Special to The Herald.

MOBRIDGE, S. D., Jan. 30.-The
town of Evarts, twelve miles south Of
here, which has a population of 1000,
will be put on runners and brought up
the Missouri river to Mobridge, just as
soon as the ice in the river becomes
thick and strong enough to bear its
weight.
Evarts is going to be moved because
1t wants to get on the line of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad,
which runs through Mobridge.
For several months business men of
Evarts have been buying lots in Mo-
bridge, and are now ready to move
their churches, stores, dwellings and
other buildings up here.
Large runners have been made out Of
tree trunks and the town is to be
moved on these. Several churches and
two grain elevators are among the
buildings to be moved.
1t is predicted that there will be q
lively quarrel over the name to be
given the enlarged town. Mobridge
people desire that the name of their
town be used.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31

nothing else which had been taken from,
Miss Eddy was found. N0ii iio olii
me young men claimed they had
purthased the tickets from third
PaIty tt ana told such a straight story
tons to show up at the station +bie,
morning at 8 o'clock and bring with
them the man from whom they pur-
chased the tickets. N
MISS Eddy waited at the door of the
theater while the patrolman made the
arrest and then accompanied the bows
TO the station, where she examined the
goods Which were taken from the boys
pockets.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31
TWO BALk At
SECRET SESSIONS
Councilmen Wren and Lyon Favor
the Open Door in Legis-
lating for the
City

Constituents of Councilmen Wren
and Lyon have complained about the
practice of the city council in holding
its committee of the whole sessions be-
hind closed doors. AS a result these
two councilmen will hereafter refuse
to attend these meetings unless some
emergency measure is up for consider
alton. When the doors are thrown
open to the public they are willing to
meet their colleagues.
These councilmen have long been OPP
posed to the secret plan of doing busi-
ness and now the question has come
70 an issue, President Pease is also in
clined to favor the open door method
or doing business, since the councilmen
are the paid agents of the people.
Il cannot stay away altogether, as
my constituents interests may suffer"
said Councilman Wren I'm discussing
the secret sessions "but am opposed
TO them.
II like businesslike. square. face
to-face way of doing city business"