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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

AS noted in last issue of THE HER
AID, our town council settled with
Contractor Ford on most favorable
terms, and the mayor and council
have been the recipients of much
commendatory praise at the hands Of
citizens generally during the past
week for the good showing made.
Mr. Carney, who put in great deal
of time on the matter, came in for
chief praise, which he was undoubt-
eddy entitled to.
And Contractor Ford-if he didn't
earn the i'll will and contempt of this
community, he has no one to blame
but himself. He, certainly worked
hard enough to that end.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

1t is CALLING to admit that foreigners
breed better horses than we do. They
do it, first, by breeding only to sires
of known ancestry, and next, by
taking care Of the colt the first year
and a half of its life.. Imagine, II
you can, French, Scotch, English
or Belgian horse breeder patronizing
q tramp stallion purchased from q
.speddler." They do not endeavor to
make progress In that way.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
Alfalfa Blight.

| Last season the COLORADO Elxp
ment Station at Fort Collins, c& y
attention to new bacterial bltg1 p
alfalfa. The statement was n1a< p
that time that this disease had y
mistaken for the effectDof winte d
Jury for several years, but its q
rance on high and low ground. ~ y
as on wet and dry land, indicat4 p
the growers that something elae4o2s'
be the cause of the death ~ ,e
plants.
In u number of sections OIL olt
state, there has been q remAxl ie
shortage in the first cutting OF Al "a
and it is also true that in these Ght
regions almost Unprecedented lte
spri..s frosts have occurred. bis
naturally gives rise to the ceHf1 on
belief chat the trouble in these 1DM
districts is due entirely to fx6st
However, we strongly suspect MAJ
SIMILAR conditions will prevail text
spring, even though the season
should be most favorable.
In the districts where this dieeas,
Is known to be abundant and has
done a great deal of damage, the drst
sign of injury is In a short weak
growth of the first cutting; then
many of these stems will be dtscOl-
ored and almost black for varying
portions of their length. Where the
l,I;..<,lo..+;o,, x,na,,r thu sfnsrpa are
brittle and break very readily in
handling the hay.
1t has been the experience In every
locality that the second and third
cuttings will be nearly normala But
If the disease has been ut wO1k for
several seasons, the plants BEGIN to
die. This IL due to the fact th4t the
organism spreads slowly, and eyentu-
ally destroys the crown buds " get
ting into the tap root where 4oFmal
circulation of plant food Is intaffered
with.
In q few sections comparatively
large area of slfalfa have been Flowed
up because this disease had killed 30
many of the plants that thei 1lelds
were no longer profltable. WIN re-
planted to alfalfa after . sean or
two Of cropping, good crops arr icing
cut after the second yeas; 3 the
disease is again getting Ab} liant,
and it will probably By onI ques-
ton Of time when thee il = turn
I'LL ~ killed. sss{e
We do not make the positive state-
ment that the short crop the present.
season for the first cutting IL due to
this new blight, but the probabilities
are that this is true. This being the
case, it will stand allin hand to make
study Of the conditions, SO that all
may learn Ms much about the disease
as possible. 1t will be realized at
once that anything Of this nature will
be very difficult to combat. The only
thing that can be suggested at the
present time, is to try to secure q
strain of alfalfa which will be resist
ant to the disease. With this idea In
view, the Colorado Experiment Sta
ton is testing some thirty strains Of
alfalfa which were gathered from all
parts Of the world. These have been
planted on infected land, and the
growth of the different sorts will be
carefully watched. Should any Of
them prove superior in any way, par
ticularly in regard to their resistance
to this disease, it is the intention to
grow quantity Of the seed for dis
tribution.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
Notice---To Water Users.
OBsTRUCTING NORTHUMBERLAND
Section $3.50 Of the Colorado statutes
reafla ma fOllOws.

OBsTRUCTING NORTHUMBERLAND
Section $3.50 Of the Colorado statutes
reads as follows:
mo person or persons, or corpo-
ration, shall erect any fence,
house or other structure, or dig
pits or holes in or upon any
highway, or place thereon any
stones, timber, trees or any OBJ
struction whatsoever, and no person
or persons, or corporation, shall tear
down, burn or otherwise damage any
bridge of any highway, or cause
WASTE WATER, or the WATER
FROM ANY DITCH, ROAD, DRAIN OR
PLUME, or other place, to flow In or
upon any road or highway 80 ~ to
damage the same, and any such per-
son or persons or corporation, SO
offending or violating any Of the pro-
visions of this section, or any of the
sections Of this act, for which there
is no specific penalty provided, shall
pay fine of not less than TEN DOL
LARS $50, nor more than THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS $500, for
each offense, and like fine of TEN
DOLLARS for each day that such
obstruction shall be suffered to re-
main in said highway, and shall also
be liable to any person or persons, or
corporation, in a civil action for any
damages resulting therefrom; and 1t
shall be the duty of the Road Over
seer in the district in which such
violation shall occur, to prosecute
any person, persons, corporation or
corporations violating the provisions
of this act"
Notice is hereby given that the
law above quoted will be strictly en-
forced hereafter In this, Rio Blanco
county.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners. T. b. SCOTT,
County Clerk
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
..In despair l turned from this deaf

Gin despair turned from this deaf
veteran to the other man on the
bench.
".Look here | said,' can you tell
me how far it is to BrandonT
"The other old man, with CRATE
full look. rose and limped hastily up
to the bar.
'''Thanks,' he said, Il don't care if
T dO..''
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
Beware of ointments for Catarrh ths
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole
COTS SURFACES Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from repu.
table physicians, as the damage they Will
do is ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catnrrh Cure,
manufnct ured by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and Is taken inter.
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls CatRrrh Cure he sure you get the
genuine. IL is taken internally and made
IN Toledo. Ohio by F. Cheney 4 Co. Testi-
u1Ouials free.
H. J. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, ..
k,Old nv Druggists. Price, TIC. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

Fifth annual San Juan excursion
to Salt Lake city, Utah, August 18th.
Final return limit August 3lst.
Fare-$11.l5 Rife to Salt Lake and
return over ID & r. Il.
w f Saltmarsh, Agent.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
Misunderstanding.

Plain and fancy sewing. Call or
Miss Mary Grindstaf West Gar
neld avenue.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
Draft Horses. for Sale.

+ Simp Harp has fine lot of draft
horses for sale, at his Meeker barn.
Call and see them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
The Water Works.

The work of connecting service
pipes with the town mains has pro-
crossed as favorably as a limited
force would permit through the week.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

When the wage is the end the work
losses much, but the worker loses
more.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27
Ducks Nest.

Wanted-A woman for general
house work and to smile at the
guests. Call black 372.
COsey and warm Is the nest of the duck,
But sad is the heart Of the drake;
He can't find n mate-is so out of luck,
That any old duck he will take.
LEE.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

When we confess to our own faults
usually we are thinking ofour neigh
boris.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

Every time you depend on a bracer
you knock out your own underpinn-
ing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

II you do not know how to let up
you do not know how to live.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

BKOMO-FEBRIN willie ure your
cold while you sleep. At Strehlke
Bros City Drug store.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

BROMO.FEBRIN will prevent a
sold coming on. At Strehlke Bros.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-07-27

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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04

| Futon Camp, travelling sales
man for a glove company in Los
Angeles, received quite a severe
wrench of the spine last Saturday
evening by slipping and falling on.
the sidewalk in front of Burkill'ss
harness shop.
Mr.. Camp was walking very bur-
riedly and had his hands in his.
overcoat pockets and while he no.
ticed the walk to be very slippery
at this place be did not deem it.
dangerous enough to take any ex--
ira precaution. However, while CO.
ing down the depression made in.
The walk at that point his feet slip
ped from under him and he felH
very heavily on his back and
shoulders, giving the spine severe.
wrench. He managed to make his
way to the Columbia hotel, where
he was stopping, but the pain was
so intense after bis arrival there
that physician had to lie sum-
moned.
Mr. Camp is member of the X
of P. lodge OF Los Angeles and the
local lodge took the case in hand
and saw te it that the injured man.
had every needed attention. While
the sprain was very painful it WAS
not serious and Mr.. Camp was able
to leave his bed yesterday As soon,
as he is able he viii leave for Spo-
kane, Wash.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04
IMPORTANT
MEASURES
Representative Abbott Speak. of those.
He will Advocate.

speaker, inst SO. that important
matters that will be before the ses--
sion are passed. His county he
said, had no candidates, and his.
choice would be governed largely
by what promised in. his opinion
to be TO the best interests of those
things which his constituents
were most desirous OF securing.
ReIative TO railway commission,
bill and matters for which the par
ty stosa pledgnd by its platform,
and BY the campaign promises, he
supposed they would be made large
ly administration matters and
would be treated that way by the
legislature.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04

Agreement Reached and Work Will
Start Within Two Months.

| to be made by which the two sys-
TENS can be divorced. 80 far as
their join operation is concerned,
and yet retain their interest in the
Miner dam.
Fortunately for the north side
enterprise three splendid reservoir
sites are available, Wilson lake,
Sugar Loaf lake ard Monument
lake. These reservoirs will afford
ample storage for the irrigation of
the north side tract with drawing
on the Miner dam for drop dur
ing the dry season.
Now that the segregation has
been made. work on the north side
project will commence so soon as
the machinery can be set in mo-
ton. Miner will be the first base
of operations for the construction
work, which viii be vigorously
pushed. As the project develops
the lands will be thrown open for
filing and while the water rights
will be more costlv than those on
the south side there is little doubt
but what the land will i,c taken
up quickly. twin Falls News
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04
cLEARIAkE ITEMS

We had a snow storm here on
December 81, 1906, this is the first
snow of the season.
J. W. Briggs and Otis Syster are
quite interested in the Twin Falls
tract since Christmas.
s. D. Briggs was up from Sal
mon creek for short visit at his
old home last week.
J. H. Norton of Salmon creek
was in the valley last week on bus
mess.
Otis Syster is on the sick list the
past few days.
Several of the boys went from
here to Hagerman last week to
take in the boxing match between
Art Snodgrass and Thompson.
Mr.. Fritze and wife of Johnsons
Ferry were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Madelena Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson were
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
L. Wilson Sunday.
Geo. Wilson, of Portland, Ore,
is home to spend the holidays with
his parents here.
Several of the children of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Christwell were
sick with colds the past week.
The trustees were out last week
repairing and fixing up the school
house getting ready for school in
the near future.
What has got the matter with
all the ysung people, there has not
been = dance Ais- winter In the |
ralley.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04
PLEASANT VALLEY

The Pleasant Valley Literary
Society met Saturday evening. Dec
%, in regular session, good crowds
in attendance, good program was
rendered. After recess the ques-
ton, resolved that is rs our first po,
litical duty to abolish saloons, was
taken up, at first no one was will--
ing to take the negative side Of The,
question, but B. r. Shimp andi b..
R. Manchester finely consent d to-
do so. J. f. Condh, Winifred Con,
dit and d. w. Yaden taking tn af
frmatiye. The Condits took the
position that it was our first politi-
cal duty to abolish saloons. and.
urged immediate action along local.
option lines. They both made.
good, strong prohibition talks.
Mr. Manchester expressed the be-
lief that more good might be done
with less energy by the use Of coun'
ter attractions. such as reading.
rooms, literary societies and. the
mere iseqnent sadulgsnss in. aarr
lies. and gaaesia suH hnmss. he
said no young person. sass so' no
lContinued on page s.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04

The Twin Falls Land Il Water
Co. will, within GO days, begin
work on the north side canal sys-
fem which will reclaim 10000
acres. An agreement has been
reached whereby the Twin Falls
company and the Idaho 1rriga-
ton will each secure the segrega-
tion of the acreage which they
asked for, the former company be
ing given the right to reclaim all
IL: d south of its canal line as sur
veyed, while the latter company
waters the territory north of the
line. Roughly speaking, the Twin
Falls canal will extend from Mil
ncr dam to the town Of Gooding
on the Oregon Short Line. 1t will
encompass 10000 acres of magni-
ficent land, similar in character to
that on the south side, with the
added advantage of the possibility
OF artesian water. Thousands Of
,,sSerings gush from the walls of the
Snake river canyon on the north
side OF the stream, while not a
drop finds its way into the river
from the south side. The con-
struction of the north siie system
involves the utility OF three large
reservoirs with a combined stor
age capacity sufficient to lrrigate
the entire tract without taking an
inch of water from the Miner dam
during the dry season. Because
Of the increased cost of construc-
ton on the north side and the re-
duction of the acreage to be re-
claimed by the Twin Falls COM
pany the charge for water rights
Will ne $oc per acre.
By the original filing, the south
side project, which embraces 240-
600 acres. is entitled to 5000 sec
and feet of water from the Miner
dam and the first segregation of
10000 acres on the north side has
a right ts AGO second feet. This
right was subsequently increased
to 3C0 second feet, but the increase
is secondary to the appropriation
for the north side, although prior
to Minidoka. The original north
side segregation OF 10000 acr,s is
still tied TO that OH the 5 9TH ide
and some arrangement will have
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04

Mr.. August Sherpe, the popular
oversecr of the poo, at Fort Madi'
son, Ia, says: Dr. Kings New Lfe
Pills are rightly nasaaed, they aci
more sgreeably, do Moro good and
make ono feel better than any 9TH
-er laxative" Guaranteed to cure
biliousncss and constipation. 25c
W. H. Baugh's drug store.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04

Asa 8 Abbott, representative
from this county to the state legis
lature has gone to Boise to look
oget the ground before the legisla-
ture convenes next Monday. In
speaking of the measures he will
advocate he talks favorably OF the
following:
OF FIRST importance, in his esti-
nation and that of his constitu-
ents, is state aid for the purpose
of building a bridge across Snake
river to connect the lands of the
south eide of that river, but in the
Ninidoka project, with the lands
on the north side of the river, Ar.
Abbott stated that there are 5000
acres of land south of that river
that will receive water and be
placed under cultivation this COM
ing spring from the government
project. The people living on this
land, as well as those at Albion
and other interior parts of Cassia
county, are compelled to go over
20 miIes out of their way to reach
a railway shipping point, while, if
a bridge were built across the river
they could reach the railroad with
in four miles, say ng of at least
16 miles. Mr Abbott will ask the
state to bear one-half the expense
Of the bridge and the balance will
be raised by private subscription
and by the aid of the two counties
Lincoln and Csssia, the county
commissioners of each having
promised assistance. He stated
that the government is now COM
pelled to pay large sums each
month for ferry privileges which
would be saved we're a bridge con-
structed and he feels that the re-
clamation service would, therefore,
be willing to assist in the enter
prise, which he estimates will cost
about $4,000. Engineers are now
busy making accurate estimates.
Mr.. Abbott is also interested in
securing some relief for the Mini
doka project in the matter of build
ing school houses. Inasmuch as
title to the lands cannot be secured
form the government for q good
many years, there is very little tax
able property upon which to base
bonds for the purpose Of erecting
school buildings, the entire tract
being therefore without adequate
school privileges. Some steps |
should be taken to enable the peo
pie OF this new country to secure |
the money with which to erect
these buildings and maintain their
schools.
Mr.. Abbott is also interested in
having steps taken to secure the
right of assessors and sheriffs to
succeed themselves in office. He
regards it as a great hardship on
.he people themselves that they
cannot re-elect competent asses
,or to be his own successor.
He also favors text book law !
md will work to that end. There
ire number of other laws in
which he feels on interest and for
which he will have bills ready ta
present to the Legislature fss con-
ideratien.
Relative to the speakeship Mr.
Abbott stated that it made very s
little difference TO him Who is madai
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-04
Jap" Questions
California Serves Notice On the Govern
menf that she has certain rights
Of her own

public meetings has made a ser,
deep impression on Washington
and by Washington is meant The
President and his cabinet, the sen
ate, and the house OF represents
tives. Being followed by Secreta
ry Roots speech relative to FEEDER
al supremacy it really brought te
the attention OF the government a
question that has been thought
dead for forty five years, and the
question arose in a section where
it was least expected. San Fran
cisco, or rather the state OF Califor-
MIA, has served notice upon the
United States government that
California has certain rights that
are to be exercised by California
and by her alone, that is, not in
conjunction with the Federal gov
ernment. The japanese matter
has really put the government to
thinking. 1t has also put western
senators and representatives to
thinking. While the Jap" troub-
lie first arose in California, there is
no doubt of it being a live issue in
several other western states as
well. 1t has had the effect of max
ing the west stand together. OF
course there is only a handful If
votes from that section, and when
it comes to a matter of les sslation
the west could do nothing without
help from the outside. In this
struggle for self preservation from
ihe japanese where is the west CO.
ing to look for help? 1t must be
to the south. 1t may seem strange
An agreement between southern
democrats and western republi
this is the present out
look in Washington, and funnier
things have happened. Southern
people with a memory of forty FIVE
years of struggle with the negro
problem, titanic struggle both
economic and social,-s to sym
pathize with the west in her new
Japanese problem. Heretofore
statesmen from the west sided in
with their brethren from the east,
since men from the japanese en-
brolIigo they seem to be hobnob-
bing with the southerners.
Is the west going to stick to
This question is sore
" troubling official life at Wash
ngton now. The President has
always been very popular in the
rest, anl western men have been
his strongest supporters in both
branches of congress. 1t is true
hat on the statehood bill and the
Philippine tariff bill some OF them
lid not line up with the President
is this true of the repub- |
lean delegation from Idaho,-Hey-
urn and French. But in almost
verything else of national impor-
ance the west has been with Rooss
eli all the time. There will be
10 statehood bill before congress at
his session but the President has
nnounced that he wants the Phil
ppine tariff bill passed night away-
Iepe is where the Jap question
omes in again. Weserners de
st k.rl very kindly toward the
resident for his vaseliks attitude
,ward California. and there are
nreats thai they will take a fall
ut Of him. On the Philippines tar
( bill. With loss Of westerns
otes in the senate the Phiaippin-
) will have to wait long time be-
CONTINUED on page -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-12

able Of this type which was t"ue driven from
the factory the boat dock for shipment To Tie
Chicago exhibition.
The train. travelling ~ Uot less than forty miles
hour, struck the automobile hroadside The
body was thrown entirely clear ot the chassis and
the chassis axle and transmission gear wer"
distributed at various points In spite et the eN-
tent OF tits WrecEaGV. the engine nWinE io the OK
troordinarT heavy hr4clEE cT t7=t part or Jae
frame forming the motor supycJL '-s aOs'iuteE
Uulujured.
Only few adjustments vero necessary, and
seventccn hours after the accident new car
containing thc original Uotor. was sssernhiel
tested. adjusted and ready for shipment - IhcSEo
by boat.
To add to tha Inconvenience II tho firm. it was
discovered hat tne boat which daily leaves tEe
Kcnosha dock Tor Chicago would not make rs
regular trip ON account OF the storm Frederic =
Hart, factory representative vas IN attendance ~
the show, and announCed that hc would drive tn2
machine overland to ChIcaEo
With TEDDY Collier driver. Hart started fr IN
the henOsha factory At o'clock. and. iaclus ire
storm, WATCH at It's worst during the after
noon arrived the Coliseum, al $3.50 O'Clock.
Mr.. Hart. ia speaking " tHe run, said:
had confidence in the 7lach.ae. ard knew that
the "trip was not Impossible unless either Collier
/ froae TO death. In an nay experience IN the
motor business have never seen nEcHllt act
faithfully as the model q or this long 9rNe
Repeatedly we We're obi gc} go climb. out or inc
machine and Ee;aCv" tec snow that had ptrhe1t
itself into the mechanical devices. tttca the toN
dashed up over the radiator, and The cIfburvtpF
was under the snow more than on ton We made
only one stop of more than five minutes. Il;
WauBegan. A little time was lost M Lake I oleS'
and Evanston account al losing the read but
vas the coolest sIKtN-Seyeu miles have ever rid
den. hUf ~ made IL In record utne-