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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08
THE PERSECUTION OF JAKE.

Patriot Jake Raleigh is under fire
from Patriot Wood. and this, coming
on top of the diversion Tommy At
kins furnished with his private poll
tax collection stubs. the street depart
ment is under suspicion of being more
profitable to its employees than to the
city.
Remembering Mr.. Raleigh's untiring
devotion to the city's welfare, his linn
itless self-sacrifce for the extension of
patriotism and purity, his adherence
for anything that might SAVIOR of graft,
il. seems impossible that he could be
guilty Of the things Councilman Wood
lays at his door. Those who know MI.
Raleigh best know that he is in office
not for the paltry pelf that may be ac-
cumulated in the way of salary and
teaming perquisites; nothing could be
further from his thought than illegiti-
mate profit from public Office or city
gravel beds.
Beside Raleigh's patriotism the eX-
amples of history ali pale into insignifi-
canoe; and the American" party has
no one in all its brilliant array of pa
triots who can compare with him. He
has sacrificed c0nsidera BILE time in the
city's service, drawing salary, which
time might have been employed for his
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT; he has over
looked some opportunities to make
money on the side-or at least he says
he has. He has persisted in holding
onto Office in spite Of the unfair as
saults of his enemies and the sus-
picions of his party assOciates-not be-
cause he cared for Office, but because
his party needs representative citi-
zens, men of unblemished reputation
and high standards to uphold the ban
ner of civic reform and social purity.
Lose Jake? Put an ordinary man in
as superintendent Of streets. one who
would earn his salary and neglect the
battle for patriotism and purity?
Perish the thought.
What the American" party ana the
city of Salt Lake need is more Raj
eighs in office About six more like
Jake would disrupt the Americans
and possibly give the city a chance for
good government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08
A RULE TO BE BROKEN.

About once "a quarter. sometimes
oftener, the president has declared that
he viii not tolerate the pernicious ac-
tivity of federal office-holders in poll
ties. Loftily virtuous as to the per-
Torrance of public duties by govern
ment officials. he has laid great stress
on his determination to keep the pub
lie service free of the odium which at
taches to the neglect OF official work
for the promotion of private and party
political fortunes.
So much for the presidents nominal
attitude toward the control of politics
by Of11ce-holders in federal employ.
The real policy of the administration,
however, is demonstrated by the pro-
ceedfngs of the Florida Republicans in
the state convention on Thursday.
When the delegates assembled it was
found that the office-holders had ar
ranged a program for the Endorsement
of Taft, with the result thae the oppo-
sition split the convention and two
sessions were held in the same hall,
with frequent intermissions for such
fights as were needed to settle indi-
viduaI differences of opinion.
When the proceedings were over Il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08
THE PROPER SYSTEM.

The attention of The Herald has been
called to the system that has been in
augurated by Oregon Short Line Off
cials with reference to the construc-
ton of the new passenger station.
Work has been begun on the prepare
ton of the site, and, of course, there
were hundreds of applications for en-
ployment. AS there were more men
than jobs, the foreman who had charge
of the employing end was compelled to
choose between individuals. He asked
the applicants these questions:
Are you a married MANI"
Are you an American citizen?'
To those who answered both ques-
tons in the affirmative preference was
given. Nor was the foreman content
where the married men resided, and if
it is found upon investigation that
they did not tell the truth they will be
discharged The company does not
propose to have heads of families de-
pTived and dcfrauded of employment
Of which they are very badly in need.
The Herald cannot commend the sys-
TEN too strongly. Other things being
approximately equal, married men
should be taken care of first And. as
nearly as possible, all the workers
should be citizens of the United
States. We are not disposed to be
harsh with the foreign element in our
population. Heaven knows that when
they can secure neither employment
nor food they starve Just as surely as
Americans. They suffer just as much
from hunger and from cold. But it is
a divine law that we must provide for
our own, and especially for those Of
our own house"
If after the American married men
are given jobs there are still vacancies.
then by all means the foreigners who
have families should be provided for
They should be given preference over
Americans who are single. That. how
ever, is a detail that viii certainly be
made a part of the general plan. We
are glad the Short Line has taken the
position it has taken. The result
should be more and better food in a
great many households. heat on
great many hearths
And while we are on the subject it
may be well to call attention to the
work the Salt Lake Charity association
is doing in providing jobs for the job
less. Those who are in need of work
ers Of any kind would do well to apply
to the association
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

was found that the office holders had
chosen as delegates a collector of in
ternal revenue, a receiver of the Unit
ed States land Office and a collector of
customs. Now, if there were any real
intention to enforce the presidents oft
repeated rule, those delegates who hold
office would be invited to retire to pri-
vate life at once, but there is no more
likelihood of such a penalty than there
IS Of enforcing that rule in Utah. What
the president wants is Taft delegates
in the national convention; and the
federal ofice-holder who can deliver
the goods is doing more to perpetuate
his hold on the job than if he were at
tending to government business as he
would to his own affairs
There hasn't been a day since Roose-
velts first enunciation of the rule for
Ofice-holders that the federal bunch"
in Utah have paid any attention to it;
on the contrary, machine politics has
been their chief business in life, with
government affairs as an incidental re-
~ NeAeAoAA ~ w Ne-AASL up WITCH
else attracted them.
Nor is there anything surprising
about this Callister and Spry and
Booth and their allies know just how
much Of the presidents talk is for
public consumption, and how much of
it is pure buncombe, and they govern
themselves accordingly. They hold of
flee because they have devoted them
selves TO vote-getting and convention
and their tenure in office
implies a Taft delegation as well as
continued control of the Republican
party in Utah. If they spent all their
working hours in attending to govern
ment business they might lose control
of the party organization, and there
might be an anti-administration dele
cation in the national convention.
In such an event the government
might save money in it's offices, but
the federal bunch" would soon be
journeying back to the alfalfa fields to
which their natural abilities call them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES,

5S04-James Gibbs, Murray.
Minnie LUnd, Pennington.
5S05-Arthur c. Petersen, Bingham june
ton.
Dora NJ Mills, Bingham Junction.
5S06-Denis Christensen, Salt Lake.
Della Moore, Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

A message from Budapest conveys
the information that a credit of $4,000,
600 has been received from New York
by the Hungarian Discount & Ex-
change bank for the account of the
Count and Countess Laszio Szechenyi
In view of the fact that the countess
is rated as possessing at least 1000, 0OC
more. the counts price seems to have
been a comparatively modest one He
might have charged So, 100000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

A Chicago schoolboy acquired a case
Of nervous prostration as a result Of
overstudy and killed himself We must
decline, however, 20 point out the
moral TO the story. 1t might have Il
bad effect on the salt Lake sehooIboy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

Imports of diamonds during the last
three months were considerably less ia
value than during the corresponding
period of last year. Still, we are rather
inclined to believe that Wen be able to
bear UP.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

The citizens of a Michigan town have
discovered that the man they elected
mayor and who has been in Office some
citizen. If it were not for the fear of
waking up some painful memories we
would suggest that Mayor Bransford
and ex-Chief of Police Mackenzie wire
coincidence at once.
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SUPERIOR TO CIRCUMSTANCES

Untermountain Catholic)
George B. COTtelyou is said to be a
fine musician. Furthermore. he doesn't
ride horse, nor play tennis; he never
chOked a wolf with bare hands. and he
dislikes the taste of bear meat. But even
with all these deficiencies, he almost had
a boom for the presidency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

If 7. st. Leger Atkins would only set
down some of his imaginings on paper
he might make more money out of the
sale of them than he has ever made
as city employee.
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w EATHER TODAY.
Partly cloudy.
METALS.

Silver. 557sc per ounce.
Copper tcathOdes). Is 9-16c per pound.
Lead. So per 100 pounds.
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High School Alumni association in 'Prs-
ella"
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VILE.
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Paradise
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kirke."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

Miss Pauline Terry will be the guest
of honor at a bridge tea to be given by
Mrs. c. r. Pearsall this afternoon.
Other affairs to be given in her honor
are by Mrs. d. c. Roberts, Mrs. w. c.
Alexander. Mrs. A. D. Cleveland and
Mrs. w H. Cunningham.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

Mrs. William Brown entertained a
score or more of friends yesterday af-
ternOon at a bridge party at her apart
ments in the BranSfOrd. Pink carna-
lions were used for decorating and the
hostess was assisted at tea by a number
of her more intimate friends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

Miss Stella Fabian is home after
visit of a few weeks in Sane Francisco,
where she went especially to attend the
Fox Adams wedding.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

Mrs. Russell L. Tracy entertained yes
terday at a beautifully appointed buffet
luncheon in honor of Mrs. w. b.
Sprague, who leaves shortly for Seattle
to join Mr.. SpraSue About thirty
friends were invited to meet the guest
of honor and few hours were spent
in conversation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-08

Mrs. Clint B. Leigh and her mother
Mrs. Sallie Roberts Pointer, are al
home at 523 West Second street in Long
Beach.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
cEDaRIuE joint
GETS INJUNCTION.
New Business House Mentioned
in Last Weeks News is En-
joined From Doing Business,

The new business house which
was mentioned in last weeks
News as having opened up in
this city, was enjoined the fore
part of the week. We under
stand the owner of the property
was also enjoined. This is re-
ally too bad. Cedar Red ought
to be allowed to make living
without work-we don't think.
We understand the county at
torney is bringing injunction
cases against all the saloons in
the county. On with the fren-
zied vaudeville-let the good
work proceed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
HOG DAY FEB. 8
COLUMBUS, KAs., FEE. 4.

COLUMBUS, hAS., EB. '.
Ed. News: Pursuant to a call
made by Prof. J. H. Miller, Insti-
tute manager for the State Agri-
cultural College, Hog day has
been called for every county in
the state for Saturday, Feb. 8, at
1:30 p. m. In accordance with
this call, meetings will be held
in various places in this county.
MEETING TO BE HELD IN BAXTER.
Mr.. Henry Mitchell will have
charge of the meeting. He will
select place for the meeting and
make such arrangements as are
necessary. Questions will be
discussed which are of vital in
terest to every farmer. This
meeting should be we'll attended
Yours truly, S. W. BLACK.
Sec. Farmers Inst.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

The scheme to build a dormi'
tory at a cost of $4,000 for the
county high school has been pro-
s,,d against. When the far
mers were in mass meeting as.
sembled to protest against the ex'
penditure of $4,000 for voting
machines they also passed a res
olutions against the expenditure
Of forty thousand or any other
sum for a dormitory for the coun'
tv high school, and it is not very
likely that any further attempt
will be made very soon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
Geo. Schmidt Married.

Geo. Schmidt and Miss Ethlyn
Stevens were married at 9o'clocI
Sunday morning at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Stevens, of 700 North
Pearl street, Joplin, Mo.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. w. F. Turner, pastor Of
the First Christian church. The
ring service was used in the
presence of a number of friends
and relatives of the bride and
groom.
Mr.. Schmidt is a we'll knowr
farmer living northwest of this
city. The brides father is
mine operator of Joplin, where
the bride has been prominent in
social circles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
DAMPH00LLSHNESS.

We have heard it intimated
that there must have been a
chance to do some grating in the
matter of ordering the voting ma
chimes, which has caused so much
indignation and protest from all
parts of the county. We do not
.-i,c+rve Il. We bbellievethe county
commissioners are an honest. set
of men, every one, of them. We
believe that avery slick salesman
came along and just talked the
commissioners into doing some
thing that in sane moments they
would not have thought of doing.
In fact we think it just case OF
''damphoolishness."
The commissioners have so far
done all that they can do to get
out OF bad holo. They have re-
scinded the contract, and If there
lis no way to make the county
take the machines and pay. fol
kthem the matter is ended. y v .
= AS we said before we do not
believe there was any chance. for
graft in the deal, and it there
had been. we do not believe tie
commissioners would have been
guilty.
We do think, however, IT Char
lie Paxson had been elected to
the Office of commissioner from
this district that such contract
would not have been made. We
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

More than FIVE hundred "bone
and sinew" farmers met in Col
umbus week before last and pass
ed resolutions against the buying
of voting machines, and their
protests were needed, too. The
farmer can do something when
he gets his back up, and he had
il up that day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
SCHOOL NOTES.

The school entertainment will
be given Friday evening, Feb. Fl.
at the Library Theatre. All the
grades will be represented.
The freshmen boys deserve a
good deal of credit for the past
month. Not a boy was absent OF
tardy.
Walter Hartley, a senior, was
absent last week on account OF
sickness. A STUDENT.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
JANUARY WEATHER.

Average temperature 1916
Coolest day %, 1884
Warmest day Fl, $500
Snow / 3-4
Rain Is
Clear days Is
Cloudy days3
Partley cloudy Is
Trace of rain 22-30
Snow sprinkle 1885
Coolest day 1907 Feb. S, 10-1'
Warmest day 1907 Aug. IL,
30-103.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
New Mexico Bargains

<fU dCIcS VI very Huc ldiu SiA
and a half miles southeast of
Ration, New Mexico. No inn
provements. Land lies well.
Price Sc per acre.
270 acres of land eight miles
south of Ration, New Mexico, on
the Canadian river. 175 acres
subject to irrigation, balance
good pasture land. 80 acres in
cultivation, including so acres of
alfalfa. Three small houses on
the land; good fences; land has a
third interest in irrigating ditch,
with plenty of water always. $50
per acre. Ration is a city of eight
thousand people, and is good
market for everything that can
be produced on farm.
$3.50 acres of extra fine land,
100 in cultivation, mostly in al-
falfa; five-wire fence; nice orch
ard and garden; 22-room house
and two large store rooms; hay
barn, corrals, COW barns, carriage
house, horse barns, etc. Price
$40 per acre. This property lies
next to the Santa Fe railroad in
New Mexico, and adjoins a good
town of five hundred people.
$4,000 acres of land in two
bodies, one of 10000 acres and
one of $4,000 acres. The larger
tract lies alongside the Santa Fee
railroad near Springer, New
Mexico. One set of ranch build
ings on this land cost eighteen
thousand dollars. About $4,000
acres of this tract can be irrigat-
ed. The other tract lies near
Cimmaron, New Mexico, and
about $4,000 acres of it can be ir-
rigated. Price for the two tracts
$3.50 an acre, on easy terms.
1860 acres of fine land quar-
ter of mile from Maxwell City,
New Mexico; Red river runs
through the land; good soil;
fenced in two pastures; 1000
acres can be irrigated by putting
ditch from Red river at very
small expense. Land lies well,
being almost a square in shape.
|S6.2 per acre. Half cash, bal
ance to suit purchaser.
$500 acres all fenced and cross
fenced, fifteen miles from rail-
road and town of 1900 people; 600
acres under irrigation, four ranch
houses, three barns, two big cor
rails, three moving machines, two
hay rakes, hay press, 80 head OF
work horses and mules, 600 head
of Hereford cattle, Is thorough
bred Hereford bulls; 5 wagons
and harness; perpetual water
right; hay runs two to three tons
per acre, and brings $14 per ton
at railroad; road to railroad is as
good as can be found in the
world. This place is only six
miles from free fuel, and ten
miles of saw mills, lumber being
delivered at the place for $40 per
thousand. Present owner has
lived on the place forty years and
has made a big fortune from the
hay and livestock. He is willing
to quit work and offers the place,
including everything mentioned
above, for $3.50 per acre, on
easy terms. 49,
Many other nice farm and
ranch properties in New Mexico
for sale. For fuller information
call on Chas. L. Smith At the
NRws o@ce.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

The recent special session of
the Legislature gave the county
attorneys the right to hold courts
of inquisitions to ascertain what
the people know of violations of
the prohibitory law. Now. the
question is, did the county attor-
neys ask for any such rights, and
will they avail themselves of the
rights given!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

doubt very much if a slick sales
man could have pulled a very big
bunch of wool over his eyes.
It now seems that the voters
will vote in the. good old way.
and that the day of voting ma
chimes in Cherokee county is a
very long way off.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
WANTED

A representative in this county
BY a large real estate corpora
ton. Special inducements to
those who wish to become finan-
cially interested.
The Real Estate Security Co..
Fort Dearborn Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

In another place in this paper
yon will of course notice half
page adv. of John NJ. Cooper &
Co. This firm is having a big
clearing out sale, apd is doing a
big lot of business. The bar.
gains offered are worth going
after.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
FOR SALE.

Western Mining Co. mill and
the Ayers-Sloan Mining Co. mill,
Both l5O-ton mills, all new and
in first class condition. Also one
1s-room hotel. two four-rOomcot-
tages, all new, located at Sunny
Side, four miles south of Baxter.
For price and terms see Robt.
McCreery, Baxter Springs, Kas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06
List ef Letters

Remaining in the postoffice at
Baxter Springs. Kansas. for the
week ending with Feb. 8. 1908
which II not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Washington, d. c.:
Rev S Sheet II Richards
Dora Waldo r Turner
L Smith G r Spooner
T r Taylor CT Whitehall
DR. Henry Jones
Persons calling for any of the
above letters will please say "Advei
tised," giving date list.
JAMES S. PRICE, P.M n.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

Mrs w. E. Price of Joplin is in
the city attending her sister, Mrs.
True Childs, who is quite i'll.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

Robert p Miles, county as.
SCISSOR, was in Baxter Springs
yesterday looking after mattel b
pertaining to his Office. He
made this office a call.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

In another place in this paper
we mention an injunction case
against the saloon opposite this
Office. Inasmuch as the saloon
is still doing business we are
somewhat mystified. Can it be
possible that the state law re-
garding injunctions means one
thing and the county law an
other? We are going to investi-
gate, for the reason that Baxter
Springs does not want saloon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

Have you paid any attention to
the statement we mailed you re-
Gently! Get busy. IS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-02-06

County Commissioner W. I.
Bingham of Ottawa county, Ok
lahoma, was in Baxter Monday.