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is directed against this business, the
two principal charges being, first, that
we obstruct aud prevent by violence
or intimidation the settlement OF these
lands by the farmer; second, that we
pay nothing for the lands over which
our herds Craze; and
Whereas, Settlers are today freely
entering upon those sections which
are suitable, and, second, that We are
unable to pay any compensation to the
government because no Law exists per
hitting the United States to either
sell or lease their lands, n hence
that both the above charges are false
and unjust; and
Whereas, We are threatened with
hasty and injurious legislation by con-
gress which may place us in the posi-
tlon of actual l~aw-breakers II We con
tinue to pursue our business; and
Whereas, We wish to place on rec
ord our position, that 1t may be under.
stood by our friends in congress (Wyo-
ming then being a territory and the
public generally; therefore be it
Resolved, That this association
would welcome any legislation which
would lead to a fair and equitable ad
justment of this question n which
would secure to all stockmen a legal
tenure Of the lands they use; and fur
Their
Resolved, That the current reports
a., ,nptar, ropars fbot sptt1arS ara oh
structed in their acts of settlement.
are groundless and untrue and that all
lands suitable for farming are being
rapidly and ~peaceably occupied.
"The officers of the association at
this meeting were j. M. Carey, presi-
dent; John McShane, vice president;
Thomas Sturgis, secretary, and A. II.
Reel, treasurer.
Among the men represented at the
meeting and who are still in business
in Wyoming were f. %. Warren, 7,
Kinney, w. C. Irvine, AL Bowie, George
A. Keeline, Tom Sun, r. S. Van Tas'
sell, f. S. Lusk, N. X. Boswell, e
Amoretti, George w. Hoyt, j. ID. Free
born, b. b. Brooks, Byron Sessions,
Alb. Luman, A, d. Adamson, T. j.. Carr,
w. w. Gleason, j. l.. Torrey and many
others, who. were their names men
toned, would be remembered by the
old-timers. There were but eight coun
ties in the territory at the time and
w. c. Irvine, n. r. Davis, Tim Kinney,
Jesse Knight, A. II. Swan, A. G. Beck
with and others appear upon the ex'
ecutive committee.
Those who have been inclined e
credit the charges that many of these
stockmen, particularly Senator War
rem, are now supporting leasing mere
ly to be on the right side of the ad'
m~inistration will doubtless now SCI
that the stockmen's present position
has been their consistent attitude for
nearly a quarter of a century while
the development of the cattle business
in this and other western states shows
that the tendency has beer to develop
better cattle and more productive land
rather than more stock and more land,
a purpose which can not with entira
truth be credited to the great body ol
the adherents of the anti-leasing pol
icy
, 1907-06-12
LIFE INSURANCE
PAID In WYOMING.

From advance sheets of The lnsur-
ance Press, received at this Office this
morning, it is learned that during 1906
life insurance claims amounting to
1858, $50 were paid in this state. OF
the total sum paid in Wyoming, $22,-
O75 was paid in Laramie, the second
largest amount in any city in the state.
Cheyenne being first, with $39,652. The
other payments were as follows: Almy,
$4,000; Cody, 100000; Diamondville,
1000; Dietz, $4,000; Encampment,
So, 100; Evanston, 5 5000; Fort Bridge.
$2,SS2; Newcastle, $4,000; Rawlins,
s13, 900; Thermopolis, $4,000; Upton,
$16,94S; unclassifed, s232,202. The
only large payment reported to The
Insurance Press was that of Charles
L. Creigh of Upton, $14,043.
, 1907-06-12
MR., BURKES REINFORCEMENT

The reappointment of Hon. Timothy
F. Burke as United States attorney
for the district of Wyoming comes as
a fitting recognition of the worth and
ability of n capable and pa%instaking
official. Mr.. Burke was bitterly OPP
posed by Secretary Hitchcock, who
made every effort to prejudice him in
the mind of the president, The sec
rotary went so far as to cause serious
charges to be made. These were full.
ly investigated and absolutely disprov.
ed, and now comes the triumph of the
attorney over the ~ex-secretary in his
full and complete recognition at the
hands of Attorney General Bonaparte
and President Roosevelt.
. 1t goes without saying that the man.
agement of the office will be kept a.
the high standard maintained therein
during the past eight years.
, 1907-06-12
CATLTEMEN CONSISTENT.

Recently a scrap of history of un'
uual interest to the stockmen of wy,
oming was unearthed by Mr.. William
Sturgis of Cheyenne. 1t was a copy
of the Northwestern Live Stock Jour.
nal, published for many years at the
state capital. In commenting upon
the Journal and the proceedings OF a
meeting of the Wyoming Stockgrow-
ers' association, the Cheyenne Trib,
une says:
THERE'S now on the desk of the edi,
tor of the Tribune an unusually inter,
esting old newspaper, being a copy
of the Northwestern Livestock Jour
nal of the date of April 10, 1885, pub
lished in Cheyenne by the veteran
newspaper editor, A. S. Mercer, who
is now doing good work boosting the
Big Horn basin. 1t is a s~ixteen-page
siN-column paper and well printed, and
the range conditions of those days
is well illustrated by the eight pages
of brands published for cattlemen from
Montana to Nevada and New Mexico.
The Swan Land and Cattle company,
now so widely known as tn Two Bar,
then published no less than eighty
eight different brands. The news
items also show how open was the
range II how wide We're the interests
Of the cattle growers, as the move
ments of stock are chronicled in this
Cheyenne paper from every corner of
the western states from the British
possessions to Mexico.
But the most interesting feature,
in the light of the present discussion
over the control of the range, is the
report of the twelfth annual meeting of
the Wyoming Livestock association
which was held in this city at that
time and the Journal says that as
usual on such occasions, the city was
crowded with cattlemen from all
points of the compass, members of the
association and others as WELL
"A large part of the session was de
voted to questions affecting the cat
tie business as it was carried on at
that time. such as roundups, mayer.
lex laws, and inspection cooperation
, 1907-06-12

Notice for PubIication-coaI Entry.
United States Land Office, Chey-
enne, Wyo., June 10, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
THOMAS w. ELLIS,
of Wells, County of Ottawa, State of
Kansas, who on the 14th day of
July, 1906, filed in this Office his coal
declaratory, statement for the SW
u Of section No. "a, township No. 81
N, range No. so W., has this day filed
in this office his application to pur-
chase said land under the provisions
Of sections 234S to 1852, u. s. Revised
Statutes.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or desir-
ing to object for any reason to the en-
try thereof by application, should file
their afidavit Of protest in this ONCE
OF or before the 18th day Of July, 1907.
j11jy12 w. E. CHAPLIN, Register.
, 1907-06-12

Notice for PubIication-CoaI Entry.
United States Land Office, Chey-
enne, Wyo., June 10, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
GUY l. ELLIS,
of Laramie, County of Albany, State
of Wyoming, who, on the 14th day of
July, 1906, filed in this office his coal
declaratory statement for the Sc
n of section No. "a, township No. 81
N, range No. so W., has this day filed
in this office his application to pur-
chase said land under the provisions
of sections pas to 1852, u. S. Revised
Statutes.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing to object for any reason to the en-.
try thereof by application, should file
their affidavit of protest in this Office
on or before the 18th day of July, 1907.
w. E. CHAPLIN, Register.
, 1907-06-12
ALiMONY AWARDED
IN LARAMIE COUNTY

Joel ]. Hurt is defendant in a suit
for s9,937.7O brought in the district
court by Henrietta H.. Schaefer. his
former wife, says the Omaha Bee. The
amount represents alimony and support
money for their three minor children,
which she says was awarded her by
the court in Laramie county, Wyoming
which granted their divorce decree
The divorce was granted Septembe,
20, 1896, and the court allowed her $50
a month for the support of the children
who were given to her, $25 a month ali
mony and $1S7.7O attorney fees and
suit none. She asserts he has PAID
her nothint..
, 1907-06-12

COMMISSIONERS,
And B. FEATHERSTONE, Clerk, when
the following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
On motion of Mr.. ~Broadhurst, sec
onded by Mr.. McGill, the application
of the Albany County National bank
of Laramie City to substitute S26, 900
municipal bonds for The surety bonds
heretofore given be allowed n that
the following bonds be approved, TO-
| wit: Water bonds of the town or
Lander, county of Fremont, state OF
! Wyoming, and numbered 2 to Al III
elusive, each bond for the sun of $500.
Six bonds of Laramie county, state of
Wyoming, known a Laramie county
IA per zen refunding bonds. Number
of said bonds being 1856, 1877, 227, 22S,
229 and $50. Zach bond being for the
sum of $1,000 as security Tor the safe
keeping of the county funds.
On motion of Mr.. McGill, seconded
by Mr.. %Broadhurst, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Whereas, The Albany County Ma
tional bank of Laramie City wishes 10
withdraw the bond of the sum of $685.
0O0 executed by said bank as princi-
pal, nj the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company of Baltimore
as surety for the safe keeping of the
county funds, and,
Whereas, Said bank has filed munici'
pal bonds for the sum of $4,000, and,
Whereas, Said municipal bonds
have been approved by the board.
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That said bond of the
sum of S23, 900 dated the list day OF
April, 1907, and given by the United
States Fidelity and Guarantee com
pany of Baltimore be declared reliev.
ed of any further liability from and
after this date, to-wit:
June Sth, A. d. 1907.
On motion it was move and car
ried that bid be received for the con.
struction of a wooden bridge across
the north Laramie river at Garrett,
Wyo., at the site of the old bridge.
Said bids be received up to and il.
Guiding the Sd day Of July, A. d. 1907.
The application Of H. D. Cough for
the appointment of special deputy
sheriff was disapproved.
No further business appearing. the
board adjourned.
JAMES McGIBBON,
Attest: Chairman.
B. FEATHERsTONE, Clerk.
, 1907-06-12
PATIENT TOO ILL

10 COm6 ~ ~ WIN.
DR.. Hamilton found William Ora
ham, the Jelm patient, tooill to come to
the city yesterday, but he will be in a
little while later and place himself I'M
der the care of the physician.
, 1907-06-12
How's This?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any cas- , of catarrh that cannot be
cured by +. Ills Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known T.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
, 1907-06-12
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Report Of the Proceedings Of the Board
Of County Commissioners Of A.
bany County, Wyoming.

Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.,
June Sth, 1907.
The Board Of County Commissioners
Of Albany County, Wyoming. met this
day in sepcial session, there be-
ing present:
JAMES McGIBBoN, Chairman.
JOHN McGILL. aud
w. J. BROADHUkST,
, 1907-06-12
SEVEN INITIATED BY
% EAGLES LAST NIGHT,

Laramie aerie, Eagles, had a very
busy session last night, sever candi-
dates being initiated. They were Jack
Smith, Bernie Featherstone. B. c.
johnson, Mr.. Northrup Of Leslie, Ed
McCue. Al Goldman and Charles b.
ker. The initiatory services were fol-
lowed by a social session. The enter
tainment committee will visit Centen-
NAL On Sunday and arrange for the
picnic to be held there on the Fourth
of July. There was a splendid attend
ance of members.
, 1907-06-12
Notice for PubIication-coaI Entry

Notice for PubIication-coal Entry.
United States Land Office, Chey-
enne, Wyo., June 10, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
ROBERT H. DWYER,
of Denver, County of Denver, State
of Colorado, who, on the 14th day Of
July, 1906, filed in this Office his coal
declaratory statement for the NV
" of section No. "a, township No. q
N, range No. so w, has this day filed
in this Office his application to pur-
chase said land under the provisions
of sections 234S to 1852, U. s. Revised
Statutes.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or desir-
ing to object for any reason to the en-
try thereof by application, should file
their affidavit of protest in this Office
on or before the 18th day of July, 1907.
j11jy12 w. E. CHAPLIN. Register.
, 1907-06-12
THE UPPER STUFF
SOLD BY THE SHERIFF

Sheriff Bath yesterday afternoon dis
posed of the A e. Upper personal
property, seized under execution, at
Rock River, the Toltec company, the
principal creditor, getting the most Of
the property, which included a horse,
a wagon, some scrapers, hay and other
articles. Mr.. Foster bought the horse
and Mr.. Shafter got the hay.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

study, and mopped His parchment brow as he said: Scratch my name of the books, Brother sedley. It was a calf this time. an I don't know what it may be mex time. I'm goin' tew find out who footed that horn In Bascom's store. though I've good idee, an then yell see fight that will jes' lay old Armageddon in the shade. The rest Q my life I'll pursue my own way through the Valley O the Shadder.'
 And the old man walked from the pastors house. and throwing the rope into Widow Stebbins' yard. walked silently to his little shop. where he took the framed certificate of mem- bership in the Methodist church. an1 with a sigh turned it to the wall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

the older members ana carry them back to the days and nights of yore. Suddenly in the midst of 1t all the tall figure of Joshua Grimes lowered in front of the altar, and he imme. diately launched forth in one of his powerful exhortations. He had voice like . fog.horn. and more than one sinner had turned pale within its sound.
 "Now's the time," cried the old man. sThe south wind is blowin' through the mulberry trees. The chariot is ready, an the driver is waitin' fer Is load O sinners. We want the old. time religion; the religion O our ia. thers; the kind what cheered Paul an silas; the kind what strengthened John on the Isle O Patmos; the say. In, healin' blessin' sort! Look up an live, sinners old an young!" Here he looked at Ezra Grubbs. No matter if ye have once backslid; no matter if the years hang heavy on yer brows. an yer hair is as white as carded wool"
 In an instant Ezra Grubbs was on his feet. Brother Grimes is right" he said. Tt was good fer Paul an Cypress, tharfore 1t should be good enough fer the poorest sinner. I am feelin' my way back tonight. Ye see, l wouldn't be here tonight in this pc culiar situation if 1t hadn't been fer | them hosses. I have been schooled in the ways O temptation, but, thank the Lord. I've broken from the temp tress. an tonight, jes' as am, I've come back
 The scene that followed Is ,inde- scribable. The whole congregation | seemed to make a rush for the old man. and in an instant he was in the midst of a singing. praying mob.
 The revival closed with such a sue cessful harvest. and the village voted that 1t had not been in vain. since | Ezra Grubbs had been reconverted. i and the runaway and his former sin. ming were forgotten in the general | joy.
 The Widow Stebbins began to i'm. prove her little property on the out skirts of the village. Ezra Grubbs reroofed her house and put up new spouting. laid oil a little flower gar. den behind the cottage. and did so many things in the way of improve ment that the house did not resemble its old self at all
 The summer was at its height when the Widow Stebbins asked Ezra if he would kindly take a calf down to the Darrow farm. half a mile below the village.
 The beast is a little untractable but not unduly so" said the widow "'Er mother was the black COW sold to Butcher Jones las spring. an the calf inherits a bit O 'er obstrep erous nature. But yell have no troa ble. I'm sure"
 The old timer dropped his work al once and appeared at the Stebbins domicile. where he haltered the calf and after wrapping one end of ths rope around his wrists. startet through the village on his mission Everybody knew that animal belong cd to the Widow stebbins. and 1t va also knovn that none other than Eu' Grubbs could have obtained tAs hono ( es.esst1as ths 'es'u te p es
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

to rescue a portrait that hung on the corridor. the portrait Of Madame Cor nelli. who as Miss Suzanne Cornell opened the theater several years ago in . concert-'"
 Why had she saved this scrap of paper. She crumpled 1t in her hand. and nlliped it toward the shiprail . The first night in her native city had vouchsafed to it little of that re freshing slumher which had charac- teriEed Madane's rest on the vessel -Closhilde.- she said. T must dispel . sensation that se;zed me when I red something in . paper . week be fore we left London This is New rork the city where I vas born. I <1ll go see the places that were once ~su hnoua to ne vhsa I vas . poor nk1G11lag girl TAsk VII ezrs ne. An1l 1ns1 0 a1saa Nse . vsr1s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26
THE PRIMA DONNA'S RETURN
By ROBERT c. V. MEYERS

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) In her deck-chair, the last day of the voyage, Madame selt that Clo- thilde watched her mGs irtently than ever.
 Clothilde had been responsible for her hair and her gowns for ten years. It amused Madame Clothilde's worriment concerning the acceptance or non-acceptance of Croesus.
 For madame had been offered an honored position as wife, and 9 home was hers for the accepting Home! Had she ever had home? She smiled. Her first home had been in the States, some paltry rooms with a visionary mother and an idle father.
 She saw herself as she had been then, lean girl with hungry eyes and a determination to conquer. What she was now, the world knew-Italy with its exuberance; England with its polite appreciation; Germany with It's nod for the correct interpreter of It's tone-idols. And now she was going back to the beginR-g. to America, where there was no,s.Ao welcome her she was going to the home of stran- gers, the land of her birth. s \
 She opened the book on her 71p.rfl was the score of Tristan und Isolde" "
 There were slips of paper marking the different parts of the score. She took out one of these papers; 1t was her answer to Croesus telling him that all should be as he wished. It had been written before she left Lon- don, so why had it not been mailed at the time? Even when he came to see her embark, and filled her state. room with flowers. she had said noth. ing about that unmailed letter, had given him no answer. She was wear. fed of effusiveness. and it had seemed better to mail her answer to him when they were 5000 miles apart, have him run over to America and take everything as matter of course, and she should go into the new life without the indignity of ex element.
 And this scrap of newspaper beside the letter? She had torn it from 6 London daily; 1t told of the destruc ton of the New York theater where she had first sung:
 "'The organist saved the lives of [ score of men. women and children fir the fiery holocaust When all the au dience were safe, he plunged once more into the burning shell in order
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

I may be great as woman am loved by good man. and will marry him."
 And now," said the voice of the man, T will tell you why never availed myself of what you say love-" He hesitated moment before going on; then he spoke. T cared deeply for some one when was young. But the world called her. It was right that she should go-but T. An, if you love this man. and you feel assured that he loves you, think twice before you let him go out of your life. And be sure of yourself, be sure of yourself; if love is greater than am bition-"
 Tt is," cried the girls voice, fit is. I will go to him now, this minute. If the world has any praise for me, we will bear 1t together. will come back for you in a little while"
 The woman on the stairs was jos tied as the girl came down-a pretty girl with bright eyes. But the girl paid little attention to her. running lightly down the stairs. The older woman looked after her. How long she stood there she did not know. l Sudd enly thin strain of music swept down to her.
 Such weary days I waited and longed-"
 And then she saw him-surely not the stopped figure at the organ, the eyes bandaged, the fingers moving tremulously over the organ keys, but Q man glorious in hopeful youth-as
 he had been years ago. 6David!" ,.sssss.z--zss stIis hands fell from the keys. He rose. crying out, Whose voice was that?"
 She wrenched in pieces the crumpled
 letter in her hand; she fell before him.
 David, you have brought me back after all these years; you have brought me back. It was you, and you alone, l know that now. I have | never loved since that old time; l
 have never been loved but by you" She had his hands in hers, pressing them down upon her bowed head as she knelt before him. the young girl
 he had loved so long ago.. the woman whose heart awoke past all that the
 world had given and still might have | in store for her.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

Ited his hat a dozen yards behind him. A second blast from the unseen horn rent the air, and the animal lost its head.
 In another moment two objects went through the street in a cloud of dust, which as it lifted for a brief moment showed the calf rearing and plunging. while Ezra Grubbs was be- ing dragged toward the Darrow farm like a Roman captive at the end of a runaway chariot.
 Now for a moment the old man would be on his feet. and now again on the ground. but he never relin- ouished his hold on the rope. and the plunging calf could not escape. Those who listened heard repetition of words that carried them back to the day when Ezra tried to check the runaway team, and at last. when he had succeeded in wrapping the rope around the village pump. and thus stopped the brainless calf. he supple. mented his previous expressions with others that sent a cold chill through the crowd
 It was a team O hosses the othel time: now it's a calf said Miranda T tell re. Susan. the Lord work in mysterious ways tev let us know that we can't depend on all people The evil spirit vas in Ezra Grubb' all along. an 1t only took that cal tev bring it out This Is the secon' time. an Is backslidin' must not b overlooked It vas h 1m,-
 When Ex-a came hack from tn Darruv farm. bsdraeglsd and dusty ] he stspDe1 Into fhs yu1ng pastor'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

tination.
 Old Ezra looked rather proud of himself and his charge as he turned into the main street, the animal con ducting herself with propriety until Bascom's motion store" was reached.
 Suddenly from within the store came a blast of music that seemed to shake the vicinity, and the calf gave forward lunge that carried Ezra clear to the ground and depos-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26
photooraph phers'. odd stunts.

Sometimes photographers are called upon to take the pictures of tive friends meeting after long absence. Many can tell of taking pictures of dead pets for broken-hearted house women. A photographer recently took picture of dog laid out h . shroud in little conn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26
MInes uss Much flmhsr.

A British trade journal says thae the timber trade of the Rand h South Africa is one worth handllng. the wood consumed in the minso reaching in value to about e2.s0o. co in 1905. The consumption of Oregon pine. etc, for shaft timber. amounted to $l.300,000 in that year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26
The Forks Anniversary.

The six hundredth anniversary e the invention of the fork is to bo celebrated in Paris and sundry otAse parts of the world will likewise ooup memorate the event. The fork w1o first used by King John w. duko e Bretagne. to eat fruit with h lDo7.