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Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04

AUD Elm Mstip. 50. pis
fpmmit oenn 8u ou5u, iebt f9on
gum 5ipsiten WloIe an elmer 9lntialz
tohoIiter @erfammlung t6eiESunebz
msn2@ ~DeiBt gu, man triest
bait gar 70 an IdOnen DurTi orduf!~
Gingelebt nNun. bdbt ihr
irnaen Gbeleute eud Ihon einges
lebtg" Sunser @hemann: s@oaltdns
big; geitern battsn mir unieren erftn
Gtreit."
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04
Goitorieues.

- Der 8rufieblerteufel Tpielfe BEN
nsusn Witarbeiter os. 8I. glei6 in
ieinem eriten 2lrtiteI eiuen b6Ien
Streih. Sn Der 35. 3eile BON unten,
erits Spulte, erits Seite, ltebt n0mli6
oSur SelbfIu6t" NO es beiBen iullte
rSelbitSudt4, mobon mir RotiS Su
nebmsn bitten.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04

- Der Sbap=gro5sB, tpelhsr felt
Sanuar ben ieniatiOnsliiiternen 3ei=
tungen piatommsnen StOff bot, ge6t
isinem gnoe entgesen. 8egenndrtig
ruben Die @eri6tspsrbanolunsen unO
cine aOmmiiiion bon Sa6peritdnbioen
bsrathet oariibsr, Db Ebap irrliHnig
ooer geiiiiQ geiuno lit. Rommt oieie
Gpmmiiiion iebt su bem llrtbsil, oab
Sbap irriinnig lift, bann piro Der glns
9stlagts in Elm gipl gsltedt, bon mo sr
nod Ginger 3eit iiderIid ais ygebeilt"
entlaHen tpsroen ipirb, unb Die monas
tsIangsn geridtsUerbanoIungen tuaren
- fur Die GaB.
(Spdter.) Die Neutrality-suspicious.
million bat 3bap fir seifie geiunb
ertldrt. 8ie 8eridtsoerbanblun9en
iollen am MOntag nieber ailigenDm=
men tperoen.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04

- 8rpan prOpbeSsit, baB bic iebt
I'M gan3sn 2anoe eingsisbte geps9ung
esesn bic giienbabnen in Der Seritaats
lihung alsr 8abnsn ibrsn glbi6IuB
fiHbsn tuirb. grpan mag BARN 9e6t
babsn. SeOenfalls Miro ubsr nod Oiel
Daier ben MiHOuri hinuntsr FieBen,
ebs bic Nasbrbeit bes gOltss fir cine
geritaatIidun8 Der giienbabnen itim-
men miro, Oenn Oagegen gtebt es unter
ben sessnDdrti9en politiiden 3ultdn,
Den nod reht biels uuo 9etpi6tiee
geotnteu.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04

Bon mebr ole 80,O 8eutIden,
Die i'm pOrigeu Sabre aus europa nod
ben 8ereinigten Staaten tamsn, um
iid bier cine before 9simat6 su iuben,
uaren nur einigs 10000 aus BEN
8sutT6eu Rsibs gebiirtig. Die grbBte
an5abl tam aus ben oeutlden SolO=
nisn RuBlunbs, iOlpie aus GeFterrei9=
lngarn, Humduien uno 96bmsn.
Siio=8atota erbielt bon Der neuen
3uuanoerung ettua 1000 gerlonsn,
Die mir berSlib tpilltOmmen beiBen. =
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04

- Sur 9lusIaat III bstanntIib Der
bette Samen serabe gut genus. Sa
nun absr alls geridte Ourin iiberein=
ftimmen, OaB Der leBtidbrig gesrniets
Nais (Gorn) in Sab.0atpta Ueaig
tsimfdbis 1T, empiieblt es lid, Dor Der
ausIaut Seimproben Su MAIDEN. gger
nun BON unIeren Garmers2eiern iOl=
1ss Samsnsorn befbt, bas Bel Der
9rObe ni6t bsfrieOist, Osm rutben mir
an. fib beiSsitsn 9utes Samentorn Su
beiOrsen, um cine NliBernts oisies
tpidtigen grooutts 81 permeibsu.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04

- 3roB aller gemibungen 6ranfs
reias unO gnslanOs, Stalien Dem
8reibunbe abtrinni9 3u MAIDEN, bait
leBterer feit 3uiammen. 9as wuroe
oieier Gage tpieoer ourd ben Oeutihen
Reibstan5ler, 6iirIt Billion, uel6sr
gegenpdrtig in 3Om rpeilt, BON neuem
berborgeboben Our6 bic Worte: Sta
lien uno 8eutfblano iinb ourf feIe
6reunoi6aft .bsrbunoen. Sbr giinos
nis oieni in bepunoerungspiireiger
gSeiie oaSu, ben 6rieoen gu sr6alten
uuo ben territorialen Status quo in
europa 81 fi6ern. Die beiosn 2dn=
Der baben teius Feinoli6en Snterefen,
ndbrenO ibre es9snisitisen Suterefen
nur basu oienen. Re mod sngsr nit
einanber 3u nsrbinoen.@
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04

= Die 6taOtpablen in Chicago
baben oieies 6riibjnbr mebr Aufmerts
tamteit i'm gan3en 2anoe srreet, als
fOl6ss senObnIib Der 6aa mar, Dsnn
bic gampagne uuroe NIT bsilpielIoTer
6eftistsit gefibrt. Die Streitfragen
tparen rein lotaler Natur uno betraien
hauptIadlib oas StraBenbabnTbltem.
tpslbes in lsBter 3eit Oas gublitum
eurdaus ni6t beFrisoigts. Die Repus
blifaner beFiiruUrteten Elm 20jdbriges
Bripilegium Fir StraBenbahns@ @sislI=
ibaften NIT sem 8orbebnlt, oaB Die
Stabt Udbrenb folder 3eit 6as game
gabnIpIfem fir $50. .0O0.o taufen
oiirfe, irenn fOldes fir nOtbig era6tet
mlrOe. Die 3emOtrnten oaaegen tra-
ten fur iofortige nebernahme Der Bab-
uen 6ur6 bic Staot elm, unterlagen
ober in Der am 9isnffae itattsebabten
DabI nit ettpa $4,000 Stimmen
Minberbsit. Der iebt erwdblie 8iir-
ssrmeifer 8ufie lit Osuti4er Sertuuft
nnb mar bisber poItmeilter BON gbi-
caaD. Snsgeiammt wurben msbr als
335, 600 Siimmen abgegeben, ndm-
LID 164. .839 republitaniIh, Isl, ,7l8
oemOtratiIn, .459 fo3ialiRifb unb
1915 probibitionifii9.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1907-04-04


grominints Prdlaten bdbsn i'm Ras
men Der tugIild IpredenDen GatbO.
liteH Der WsIt osm pGpfGi6en gnrbi-
nal StaatsIetretdr Weerrb bel BAL
cine @ebentI6rift iibsrreidt. in Der
bdrouf bingefpisien tpirb. baB bic 40
Milionen ensliid Iprehenbeu 9atsos
liten in ben 8sreinigren Staatsn,
Canada. Srlano. 8robbritannieR unS
in ben brHIIhsn goIonisn i'm beilisen
Goilegium cine su Ihmadt 8srtrttnng
bdben. Die DsnfIhrift ThlisBt nit
bar Bite an ben gareinal : Stats
iefretdr. Ieinen giRfiuB Dabin eslten0
sa MAIDEN. buB bisism utbslFanb. ben
bic fir ihre Rirchs beasiitertsn snglii4
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

and honorable a body Of men as you
Will find in the United States.
''Yet they are despiaed of the public.
which does not know how often the
spotter steps in between it and sudden
death. Let me tell YOU that / have
seen bottles of whisky drunk dry III
the lavatories of a fast express. Once
I saw an engineer climb. drunk. into
the cab of an eastern 'hier.' BY the
mercy OF God his train pulled through
to the next station, where he was
dragged. fighting. from his engine be-
cause I, the spotter. the Judas, hal
wired the train dispatcher. OF course.
could not claim that drunkenness is
habitual among trainfnen, but do say
that the spotter stands between the
public and criminal carelessness ON
their part. and that but for him the
average of railway disaster would be
much higher. He deserves something
better at the hands of the public than
the odium it fastens upon him"
I thought so, too, though I doubted
whether the spotter would receive fnff
justice till he receives his spotIess robe
on the other side of Jordan Error per-
sists, Haunting in the very face o~
truth; the public does a man Justice 100
years after he is dead So the spotte-
will even have to bow to his yoke. tax
ing such reward as a good conscience
and the knowledge of work well done
may bring in it's train. And his is /,
useful. a sociological function. A few
years ago ii was stated on authority
that 20 per cent of the gross earnings
of all Mexican roads failed to reach the.
hands of the management. was
shown a $4,000 hotel which commence
rates the stealings Of a certain peoa
brakesman In those palmy days OF
graft. Now, thanks to the spotte~
the companies involved may perforr,
their useful service without these
serious drains on their efficiency. Yet.
though wholesale piracy has gone.
petty thievery remains. II the hood is
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

broke up such Irritation. The girl.
pretty little thing. had boarded the
express at a country station. In her
eyes the conductor of "a fast express
was a mighty big man, and in half nm
hour this fellow had her hypnotized
with his slick looks and attentions. She
reminded me of dove under snakes
fascination, and as she was to travel
all night on the fellows division.
knew that she was lost girl unless
some one interfered Mind you, this
was no snap judgment, for I sat SO
close to them that caught some of his
words as he urged and pressed her.
so, picking my time, caught Mr..
Adonis out in the vestibule look
here I said. L don't want to spoil le-
gitimate sport, but / happen to Know
that girl, both her and her folks.
She's good girl and l want you to
leave her alone
oh, of course. if you know her!' he
answered, blinking, and he didn't so
near her again till she got off at her
station. But that didn't save him. I
had him fired at the end of his trip
And that recalls case of another
Kind An old lady boarded the train
on granger line that l happened TO
be working in Arkansas. She had just
taken two little girls, her grandchil-
dren, to an orphanage and in the grief
her ticket and pocketbook behind. She
was a fine looking old lady. silver
haired, the acme of respectability in
appearance, and she told the conductor
that her husband would meet her at
the station and pay her fare But he,
q bullish looking man. insisted that sha
must get off at the next station. He
had her in tears when / took a hand
in the game.
Madam, I said, leaning forward,
for she was sitting just in front of mo,
stay right where you are. He daren't
put you off,
AT that he turned on me, clustering
like big red turkey. Who's going
to pay her fare?
station. And If he isn't there, I'll pay
1t and the lady can remit to me by mail.
You'll take the responsibility p
Yes, and 1t isn't going to kill me
carrying it around. Her husband will
be at the station And he was,
pleasant looking old gentleman, the
perfect match of his wife. He paid
the fare. the last that conductor ever
collected. for he didn't turn it in to
the company
You must have enjoyed taking that
particular scalp" commented
did, and the gratitude of that old
couple was worth having. Yet If they
<iiou huoWn tnaL L was SpOtler fNey
would probably have Stunned me as
though had the plague. Strange, isn't
II, that people who regard a detective
as sort of hero detest a spotter, who
is nothing more or less.
Exactly" he went on, when I sug-
gested that the spotter had lacked his
Conan Doyle. I'VE are not romantic.
or the public thinks we are not III
reality, couple OF years of the aver
age spotter's experience would supply
material for half dozen romances
wish you could hear the boys
yarning when a few of them come to-
gether. One of our men was thrown
OFF train. between stations, in howl
ing blizzard, on a northern line. An
other pulled his gun and thipned out a
train crew that tried to drop him into
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Bret Harte, Prophet
By Emma M. Nes6eld
he Ruins Of San Francisco

-HE Ruins Of San Francisco
Toward the close Of the nine
teenth century the city of San
Francisco was totally engulfcd by an
earthquake. Although the whole coast
line must have been shaken. the acct
dent seems TO have been purely local.
and even the city Of Oakland escaped.
Schwappelfurt. the celebrated German
geelogist, has endeavored to explain
the singular fact by suggesting that
there are some things the earth cannot
swallow"
Can it be possible that Bret Harte-
But wait. an explanation is due. Co
ing to the branch public library on
Sacramento and Fillmore streets. after
nervous, trying day. to find some
thing readable, restful. and. more than
all. soothing, what better tonic could
be taken than Bret Harte. whose little
tales carry with them a whiff of the
sagebrush and yerba santa. a breath
of the hills and a Joy for very livinr2
Imagine ones feelings when. on pick
ing up Mrs Skagg's Husbands,' 20 dis
cover The Ruins Of san Fran
cisco. and, note we'll, copyright, 1879,
by James 4. 0sgood company, copy
right 1900, by Bret Harte. ali rights
reserved. How did Bret Harte. OF
whom Chauncey Canfleld tells US in
May Sunset-'"The two or three years
spent in Tuolumne were the basis OF all
that made his reputation in the
early sixties-how, in me name OF hu-
man short sightedness, did he get that
peek into the future April IS. 1907?
True, he did not have the year exact,
but he explains Historians dis
agree in the exact date OF the calam-
ity-" Mark that word calamity. And
rHn rafc r. of- h.
"close of the nineteenth century" and
the opening Of the twentieth?
With hardly conceivable imagina-
tion he has laid the time OF the writ
ing of this legend centuries after thu
disaster. for he says: Our present.
business lies with the excavations that
are now being prosecuted by order os
the Hawaiian government upon the
site of the lost city"
In the light of the recent indict-
ments OF the grand jury. one further
quotation. The bay of San Francisco
was speedily drained by a system OF
patent siphons and the city, deeply
embedded in mud. brought TO light
after burial of many centuries The
city hall. postofice. mint and custom
house were readily recognized by the
large, well fed barnacles which adhered
to their walls" Reading between ths
lines. one somehow gets the idea that
Oakland must always have been an In
digestible rnorsel. and. sadder still. that
barnacles do not tend toward their own
race suicide
Bret Harte was unquestionably a
prophet. but he might have extended
his vision one year later. where the
curtain rises on the resurrection; a city
beautiful springing up from the ruins:
a grand jury gathering large. we'll Ted
barnaeles. while district attorney rak-
ties the keys to San Quentin
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

500 foot rayine. | have been dubbed
ia vestibules, invited to jump the train
when 1t was crossing a high trestle,
have had bad men sicked on me in
western towns, and here in Mexico a
dollar will hire a peon to slip knife
into your back.
In time of strikes also the spotter
is called out to guard railroad prop
erty. He faces furious mobs and often
has to contend with the open as well
as the secret hostility OF the police.
could recite q dozen instances where
the latter have tried to disarm and
leave us to the mercy of mob. vio-
lence, intimidation. scorn. the spotter
has to face all of these, there is no
place in the ranks for coward. Nerve
and courage are required in the bust
ness, the towards are soon weeded out
Il remember one such. He worked
with me procuring evidence against q
powerful scalper company and just be-
fore the trial we were privately in
formed that the man who went on the
witness stand would be surely killed.
1t was no bluff. The men who made
the threat would not scruple to keep
1t and my man weakened and left me
to go on the stand clone. OF course
that ended his days with US and the
boys were SO disgusted with his cow
ardice that they chipped in and bought
him thousand mile ticket to get him
out of sight.
Besides nerve and courage a man re-
quires other. qualities to hold a spot
ter's job. He must be shrewd, a good
judge of other peoples nature and
adept in masking his own, otherwise he
cannot do his work, Also he must be d
man of steady habits Our company is
liberal with its men, many of whom
have never seen as much money at once
as comes in single remittance. So il
the beginner drinks or has other bad
habits he is sure to make a quick
finish. Taking spoilers as a whole,
claim that they are as intelligent, sober
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

or that the other day. Going over TO
c. we carried the division superin-
tendent, and when 1 tried to short the
conductor he whispered. I'd like to,
Jack, but we've got the old man aboard
and he's accounting 'em on me-"
"A narrow shave for him." 1 COM
mented.
NO shave at ALL He was fired the
next trip for liking
And that reminds me of another
case on trip made from Kansas City
to Chicago. Sorry, Bill the conductor
said when offered him half fare, but
there's a spotter aboard. That's him
over there; oldish chap with the gray
whislzers. He lays OF at the division
end, and if you'll shadow him down to
he stops. Til fix it for you tomorrow
And did he fix it?'
Did he? Passed me clean through
TO Chicago. I got five conductors that
trip, and scared the others so badly
that the line has been clear Of graft
ever since.
1T is seldom, however, that we get
them in punches like that. The graft
ing conductor works mostly on regular
patrons of the road-drummers, COM
mercial men, or well to do farmers and
country store keepers, who travel reg
ularly with him to the market town.
These last he knows by name, both
them and their families, so whenever
such a one boards my train 1 take up
a position where 1 can see or hear when
the fare is paid. 1t may be the full
amount, it may be half, but in either
cattle and crops till have secured the
naSSenRPr'S name
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
By Herman Whitaker

Il be distinctly understood that
the "spotter" OF this article is not
q hgment OF the writer's imagi-
nation but man who while this
is under your eye is plying his trade
"shorting cons" he would put it
somewhere between the two oceans.
first met him in the catacombs Of a
small Mexican town. He had his kodak
lens glued TO a glass door which
barred him from closer approach TO a
double file Of mummies and seemed SO
happy in the thought OF the resulting
picture that I cid not enlighten his
ignorance on the subject OF double re-
fraction. A week later stumbled on
him at the Inauguration Of President
Diaz in the city OF Mexico; and again
We were stalled together for u hours
in a train wreck on a southern line. A
seasoned traveller, he was provided
against Just such a possible contin-
gency and the gift OF a huge cheese
sandwich paved the way for future ac-
quaintance. Following upon that fate
threw US for week into the same ho-
tel and as we sat one evening out on
the -ortales a particularly fine cigar
moved him to condolences.
Il tell you this" he said. after con-
Tossing his vocation, because of the
ignorant prejudice which the public
holds against a class of men that con-
tributes so much to its comfort and
safety. The average man imagines a
spotter as a person employed by rail-
road to count fares collected by con-
ductors-an opinion that is only half
true Of street and altogether untrue Of
steam roads
Besides keeping tab on the fares
on street railroad. he notes the con-
ductOr's manner and if he is brusque
or discourteous to his passengers he
quickly receives a hint from the super
intendent that a little more politeness
viii be likely to lengthen his term of
service with the company. Or it may
be that he is too familiar. Every sys-
TEN has its 'masher,' the fool who mis-
takes a pleasant word for an invitation
TO begin a Irritation and who touches
every pretty woman's hand in making
c-lange. I knew one such, a motorman,
who whenever he saw an attractive
T.rl on the sidewalk would jangle his
bell tll Ae caught her attention, then
bow and grin. His shrift was short
after caught him at it, and across his
discharge a sarcastic superintendent
wrote:
a good railroad man, but too amor
Gus for this company
Then il the cars are dirty, II the
conductor neglects to go ahead at
steam railroad crossings, or the motor
man runs by street crossings on wet
days and so forces the passengers to
wade in mud; if there is failure to OBJ
serve any one of the hundred
small things which make for the public
comfort or safety. it goes down in the
spOtter's report
You may have noticed, for instance.
on the trip down here. that the towels
in the lavatory were dirty; that the
Tashstands lacked soap, and that foot
stools were not brought out at our
station; the women had to stride from
the high step to the ground. IT all
went down in my report And if the
windows are dirty. the cars are not
cleaned. the ventilation bad or the
steam heat not properly adjusted,
make note of the fact, for some one is
paid to see to this part of the COM
pany's service.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Catching the "Con"

"Of course knocking down. that Is,
fare-stealing, receives most Of a spot
ters attention. On congested city
lines there is always more or less of
thievery, and some men follow il up as
business. This is the way they
work it. Breaking tn on a country
line, the 'knocker down trades a faith
fui years service for an honorable dis
charge. he drifts to another town and
works. say for additional six months
On the square. He Is now ready for
business. Superintendents love a
farmer. he's such an honest fellow. SO
when our friend applies for a fob in
Chicago he is assigned to the busiest
lire. II may be one month thereafter.
ii may be SIX. before the spotter gets
him: but IN any case he has knocked
down from SO TO $50 q day and can
afford 10 quit On HIS discharge the
superintendent writes: He left US
nothing but the rails"
But the 'znocker down doesn't
mind that He has two honorable dis
charges up his sleeve, and when these
become impaired by age or investiga-
tion, ne changes his name and breaks
IN on another line. And so, bird Of
prey, he ilits from town 10 town, peck
ing at the dividends OF a hundred
companies"
But why" 1 asked, don't the COM
panies prosecute the theft"
The spotter shrugged They ought
TO, but ii is cheaper to let him go. Law
IS expensive, conviction uncertain, and
the spotter would have to appear in
evidence, which would necessitate his
retirement from the service OF that
particular road. At one time the COM
panies did insist on as appearing-not
sn court, but in their offices-againsi
the men we had caught; now, however
spotting for almost every road on the
American continent is done by one or
other of three tspotter' companies, no
one OF which viii permit its men 10 be
so given away. The transportation
people act at once upon their reports
And you say that spotter does not
count fares on steam road2"
No, that would be impossible on g
train that carries all classes of pas
sengers, through. station to station
and some who have used stopover prfvi-
leges We go to work in a different
way-either short our uan-that is
bribe him TO carry US over his division
or procure evidence that some one
else has done so. 1t is not surprising
however, that the. counting idea
should have gained credeDce. for even
conductors believe it received proof
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-05
Friendship.

DEAR PICAYUNE: T was so pleased to read the Picayune again.
 We are glad to say the health of our burg is good. but we are expecting the measels to be we'll scattered again, as quite few people have been exposed to them.
 We are sorry Bro. Via did not get to Gale Saturday night, but we had some good talks and nice music.
 MT. J. B. Bailey and family visited ye scribe Saturday and Sunday.
 We had the pleasure of attend ing the quarterly conference at Holley Springs, Saturday, which passed off nicely.
 Ye scribe and J. M. Hicks spent a pleasant day Sunday with Mir. Bishop Rhodes and family.
 Mrs. w. T. Almand and Stella spent Sunday with Mrs. F. M. Rogers.
 MT. Ed. AlsobroOks and lady visited Mir. Purtle, near Lans- burg. Saturday and Sunday.
 We are informed that there will be all-day preaching and singing at this place next Sun day. Dinner on the grounds.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-05
Laneburg--Sutton.

Some sickness in our community al this writing
 MT. Joe Lowery, son of Uncle Cal Lowery, died at his home, near Sutton, last Friday morning, about ' o'clock. Joe was 25 years and months old. He leaves a wife and two children and many other friends and relatives to mourn his loss.
 MT. Sam Franks and a number of other young people attended the camp meeting at Main Springs Sunday.
 MT. Doss Durham and wife, of Hope, visited the family of w. R. Thorton, Sunday.
 Mir. J. Manning 5 oldest son fell from wagon last Saturday and came very near breaking his leg. He is getting along as well as could be expected at this writing.
 The Picayune, in it's appearance, has better makeup and is cleaner printed than any other country paper in South west Arkansas. Its news is fresh and up-to-date and we, as correspondents, should do our best for it's success. The writer has been on the sick list and news is somewhat scarce.
 RoUGHRIDER.