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, 1908-07-30
Making Fine Progress

Geo. p. Dobson, chief engineer
in charge of the work now being
done on the proposed canal of the
Western Land Company, was in
the city over Sunday. He says
they are making excellent pro-
gress with the running of the old
lines of the former survey and
find the old stakes right along.
At Elk Hollow Mr.. Dobson says
they will gain two feet by huming
the stream, rather than to carry
the ditch for two or three miles
around the head of the Hollow.
At present the survey is near
the ranch of Matthew Watt, on
Cedar creek, and is making rapid
Roadway. AS soon as this prelim-
mary survey and report Of the
work is handed in, the directors
of the company will meet to take
final steps in the construction of
the canal.
, 1908-07-30
CLOUD BURST
ON Spring GREEK
Narrow Escape Of D. S. Crawford,
Vile and Baby. from Flood
of Water.

Just az the Sun goes to press il
learns of the narrow escape of ID
8. Crawford, wife and little baby
from q food Of water that came
down Centennial this afternoon
about 4 O'Clock, the result of a
cloudburst in the hills just west
of the Saratoga fish hatchery. Mr.
Crawford saw a wall of water six
feet high coming down the creek,
and with his wife and baby made
a rush for the hills close by. The
water caught them 30 that they
had to wade nearly up to their
waists, but they reached high
ground all right.
The food struck the hatchery
and but for the fact that it was
held down by large water pipes it
would have been 8 wept away. The
building was moved from its foun.
dation u little, but the pipes held
it from floating away. The house
wss filed to a depth of five feet
with mud and water.
Mr.. ahd Mrs. Crawford secured
the team which happened to be- on
that side Of the creek, and went
over to the ranch of W. H. Large
where they found shelter.
1t is not thought the hatch
cry building is much damaged.
though the the fish ponds are filled
with mud.
Later advices say that Mr.. and
Mrs. Crawford barely escaped with
their lives. When they were safe
they turned aud saw the food had
reached the upper sash of the win
dow and rapidly rising. AS the
building WAS filled with mud and
water their clothing and house.
hold goods, as we'll as provisions,
are a total loss. The house was
torn from it's foundation and NOV
ed about IL feet.
, 1908-07-30
The Last Of the Fry

Superintendent ID. 5 Ora wford,
of the Saratoga hatchery passed
thru here Saturday with 10000
trout fry which he was taking to
Rawlins.
This is the last of the 100000
or more trout fry Matched at the
Saratoga hatchery the past winter
and placed iu the waters Of the
state. The shipment made to
Rawlins was received by Mr..
Deunison and Ray Ferris, who took
them out at once and placed them
IN the streams to which they had
been assigned. The fry arrived in
Rawlins in fine shape.
, 1908-07-30
Doinss at the Alleys.

The weekly contest at the bowl
ing alleys this week is drawing
large crowds to the Amusement
hall every afternoon and evening.
Although no phenomenal scores
have been rolled this week, yet all
the bowlers are playing good
steady games, indicating that high
cores may be expected later in
the season.
j. c.. Fulton, the "Western
Champion Bowler" who was in
Saratoga last week, played a num-
Der of games here. He exhibited
fine form but did not pass Fred
Holck's score of 2l0. Quite an
honor for Fred to be high man
ever since the alleys opened.
1t is a pleasure to note that the
ladies' of Saratoga are discussing
plans for the forming of bowling
clubs. What is the matter with
, 1908-07-30
Cement Cr0ssinf

II. O.. Widrig, assisted by Clay
ton Little, is busy this week put
ting in a cement crossing between
the Hotel Wolf and Prices Drug
Store. This work will cost the
city about 1926 owing to the fact
that Marshall Taylor donated a
team to haul the sand and gravel
which will save the town S.. MI.
Widrig is putting in the crossing
for the cost of the cement, in the
hope that the town will find that
il can we'll afford to make all of
its crossings out of cement. The
new wooden crossing, from the
1 Wolf corner west, cost $50. So
when the durability of the cement
crossing is taken into considera-
tiun il would be cheepsr than the
wooden crossing if it cost $3.50,
for the life of a wooden crossing is
not to exceed three years.
, 1908-07-30
Steinsprint-Harden

w, E. Steinspring and Mrs.
Della Nj. Harden were married at
the Methodist parsonage in Raw
Inns Sunday evening at 5 O'Clock
by Rev. Dunn. The newly we'd
ded pair came on up to Saratoga
Monday and have been stopping
at the Cottage Hotel until to
day, when they went up to the
Charter Oak mine where Mr..
Steinsprlng works.
Mr.. Steinspring is a we'll known
mining man, having been employ.
ed in the mines Of the Encsmp.
ment mining district as expert
timberman for several years. he
is reliable, valuable man, who
commands the highest wages IL
his profession. His friends art
only limited to the number of hi
acquaintance, Mrs. Steinsprine
, 1908-07-30
Foot Way on the Bridge

The town council is having Il
foot way built on the upper side
of the large iron bridge which
spans the Platte river at this
place, Carpenter w. l.. Smith
has charge of the work and iii as
sisted by j. B. Eager and Jack
Sisson. The walk is being built
on SKI inch supports, bolted to
the stringers of the bridge and
projecting 6 feet. On these sup
ports s inch flooring joists are laid
on which the 2 inch flooring is
nailed. 1t is a substantial walk
and carpenter Smith says the
plan is Il safe one and that it
would be hard to get enough peo-
pie in one place to break one of
the supports The fact that Mr..
Smith has charge of the work is
a guarantee that 1t will be well
done.
, 1908-07-30

Joseph KIM, the champion
broncho rider IF the Hawaiian Is
lands, with two companions, both
expert riders and steer ropers, sail
this week. from Honolulu for the
United States to take part in the
annual contests for the champion
ship of the world held at Chey-
enne Frontier days.
KIM won the championship OF
all Hawaii a year ago, defeating
a number of American riders, and
has since successfully defended
the title against a number of as
piIants in a competition held to
decide who should represent Ha-
wall in the Cheyenne internation-
al competition. KIM is a native
Hawaiian and is being Literally
backed by his countryman, who
are certain he will bring the COW
eted championship back to the
Islands.
, 1908-07-30
Rights Of Fishermen

On account of the friction be.
tween ranchmen in the valley and
fishermen it is we'll that a state
ment of the rights of each be set
forth in a clear and concise man.
ner. The rights are not all on
the side of the ranchman, nor
does the law give the fisherman
a right to ride or drive over a
mans meadow, cut up his fence
and cook meals with his fence
posts.
The water in the streams is the
property of the state, as are the
fish, in a manner, and the law
gives a man the right to the use
of at least six feet of the bank of
a stream on which to fish. But
no fisherman has any right to cut
or take down a mans fence, and
ride a horse or drive a team into
an enclosure and trample down a
ranchman's hay, or to camp any
where on his premises without
permission.
No ranchman can lawfully for
bid any coming on his prem
Uses for the purpose of fishing, SO
long as the fisherman keeps to the
banks of the stream. The state
has planted fry in all the streams
of the state and has control of tn e
streams in SO far that it permits
every individual to go onto any
mans premises, excepting pri-
vate ponds and preserves) and
take fish from the natural streams
in the lawful manner provided by
statute.
, 1908-07-30

is a sister to Mrs. w. b. Harden
and is we'll and favorably known
to all of our people. She is a
bright, attractive woman, with
many pleasant accomplishments.
A splendid cook and housekeeper
as well as a charming woman, she
is adapted to make any home at
tractive. The many warm friends
of this couple wish them all the
happiness possible, to which the
Sun adds a large and unstinted
share. Monday evening the band
serenaded the couple at the Cot
tage Hotel and gave them all hour
of delightful music.
, 1908-07-30
Unlawful to Sell or Ship Fish.

Sec. 2136. 1t shall be unlawful
to sell, directly or indirectly, or to
offer for sale. any game fish, or
part thereof, caught within the
boundaries of the state.
Sec. 2l37. 1t shall be unlawful
for any railroad company, express
company, stage company, or other
common carrier, or any of their
agents or employees, or other per-
son or persons to receive or have
in their possession for transporta-
ton any game fish caught within
the borders of this state; Provid-
ed, That this section shall not ap-
ply to game fish lawfully taken
from the waters of this state by
any bona tide citizen thereof.
Sec. 2l3S. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, compa-
ny or corporation, to ship, or offer
to ship, within Or out of the state
any game fish caught within the
borders of the state.
The above are the statutes OF
Wyoming relating to the selling
of fish, or the shipment OF the
same 1t has been asserted that
fish are being shipped from this
place, as we'll as from other points
in the valley, almost every day.
Ii this is the case the law is being
violated and somebody is going to
have to pay Il very nice little fine.
A hint to the Wise is sufficient. =
, 1908-07-30
Grand Master Of the Masons

Most Worshipful Grand Master
King, A. +. & A. M. of the Grand
Lodge of Wyo,, will arrive in Sar-
atoga on August 4th and eet the
Masonic brethren in their hal
that evening. Every member OF
Saratoga Lodge No. IA is expec.
ted to be present and every visit.
ing member of the order is invit-
ed to come and participate in the
exercises of the evening.
, 1908-07-30
TAFT NOT
A TALKER
A Man Of Large Accomplish.
ments but Few W0rds...
Bryan q Failure

The Denver Post, in a recent
review of Roosevelt, Bryan and
Taft, sums up the latters qualifica-
tons in the following terse Ian
guage:
"Therein he differs markedly
from President Roosevelt and Mr..
Bryan. The President has some
thing to say, and says it in a fine,
resonant voice. The President
has something to do and does it
SO emphatically the earth trembles
under the vigor of his strokes.
Mr.. Bryan has nothing to say;
but he says it so impressively that
on the first hearing it sounds CO.
herent and convincing. Mr.. Bry-
an fails in two campaigns, and on
the eve of his third effort the mag
azines TEEN with his photographs,
taken when he sat last time out
side the doors of the White House.
MIR. Taft is not even a laxative
man. He knows more of the over
seas possessions of America than
any other member of the cabinet.
He has an intimate knowledge of
the foreign relations of this coun-
try. He is familiar with the true
attitude of Japan to the United
States. He has undertaken many
great and important missions dur
ing the Roosevelt administration,
and he has carried them all out
with complete But his
very success minimizes the diff
Guilty of his achievements. He
has always acquitted himself with
SO little apparent effort that the
work seemed simple and easy.
Where a less competent man
would have bludered through, af-
ter many failures, and left an i'm
preston of vast labors stubbornly
completed, Mr.. Taft, by the
smoothness and certainty of his
methods, belittled his own accom-
plishments. And because of that
there is some temptation to under
estimate his power.
But his record shows him to
be neither commonplace nor vacil-
lating. He never speaks without
having something to say that
needed saying. He never speaks
unless his words have some rele-
vancy to actual and immediate
facts. His view of the destinies
of America is large and sincere.
Not even President Roosevelt has
a wider outlook on the future.
And he is distinguished by a tenn
peramental sanity hat commends
him to a Republic needing above
all things a trustworthy executive.
He is a man who doesn't adver-
tise;' but he may be one of the
few men who don't need advertis-
ing"
, 1908-07-30
Republican Primary

The republican primary, to elect
delegates to the county conveu-
ton to be held in Rawlins Aug.
Sth will be held at the city hall at
2 p. m. next Tuesday. A full
turnout of Republicans is desired
, 1908-07-30
CHERRY LEAVES
HARD ON SHEEP
Uncle Sam Taking Steps to Min.
imize Danger OF Loss to
Fl0ckmasters.

A number of sheep were recent
ly poisoned by eating choke
cherry leaves while passing over a
driveway across part of the Manti
National forest in Utah, and,
though sheep driveways are not
strictly a part of the National
Forest range, the government has
taken steps to prevent further
losses to the sheepman from that
cause. Members of the force on
the forest will cooperate with
stockmen IN cutting out the thick
cts of choke cherry bushes where
they grow most densely. thus al
lowing the sheep to be hurried
through them, and in some cases
the driveway will be changed SO
AS to avoid the thickets altogether.
When the sheep enter this
driveway they are hungry after a
long trip over public highways,
which form IL continuous lane
between cultivated fields. They
eat the choke cherry leaves raw
enously, though under ordinary
conditions they would hardly
touch them. The leaves contain
prusslc acid, and when an exami-
nation was made of the stomachs
of several dead sheep, they were
found to be filled with the leaves:
the cause of the death was clearly
established.
Stockmen throughout the west
are coming more fully to Iecog-
nize the benefits of the govern
ment cooperation and range con-
troll. The whole grazing policy
is to make the range better and to
insure its equitable use. Restric-
ton is pracliced not for it's own
sake, but for the good of the
range and the stockmen who de-
pend upon it.
The range has deterioSated un-
der unrestricted use, anC SO the
government is making investiga-
ton under the direction of MIR. +.
V. Coville, Botanlst, Bureau of
Plant Industry, Department. of
Agriculture, with a view to re-
seeding with better grass. Again,
poisonous plants are often des-
tt uctive to livestock, and in this
case DIR. G. ID. Marsh, of the Bur
eau of Plant Industry, is conduct
ing n study to detect poisonous
plants and suggest means of Grad
icating them. There are also
heavy losses from predatory ami
mails, but the government hunters
and trappers are busy reducing
the number of mountain lions and
timber wolves, which do most of
the damage. Finally, there is the
insignificant prairie dog, Which
selects the choicest grassy bot
toms for it's operations, strips
them to the soil, and ploughs up
the ground for it's burrows.
They have gone after the prairie
dog now, however by the use OF
effective poison will soon put al
end to this pest.
, 1908-07-30
The Band Dance

The dance given in Jensen hall
last night by the Saratoga Band
was n very pleasant and successful
affair. There was II good crowd
present and every one had a good
time. About $40 will be realized
after all expenses have been paid.
, 1908-07-30
SARATOGA CHIPS


Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Sears and
daughter Frances were in Saturday.
} G. Brewer returned yesterday
from "A trip to Encampment.
j. B.. Cosgrif left Tuesday for a
short business visit to Salt Lake.
Will Ryan came down from his
ranch Monday on "a business trip.
Robert Freshman came over on the
special from Rawlins Saturday night.
Mrs. Matt Watt and little daugh-
ter Maud we're shopping here Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Leffert were
down Saturday from the Meason
ranch.
Arthur Roberts returned Saturday
from Il weeks stay on the Ekdahl
ranch.
Rev. Watson passed thru here Sun
day on his way home from a visit to
Denver.
Water Commissioner Ralph w.
Wood was down from Elk Hollow
Saturday.
John Quealy was over from the
Qualey ranch Monday, after some
machine supplies.
Mrs. d. 5. Crawford and little son
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. aud
Mrs. J. f. Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McFarlane aud
son John and Mrs. Arthur Mct'arlane
and child were city visitors Saturday.
Miss Edith Bennett, of Rawlins,
stenographer for the $. u +. Ry.
office here, arrived on this mornings
train.
Fred Peters came up from Fl .Steele
the first OF the week and will go up
the country to work in one of the tie
camps.
DIR. and Mrs. Il. S. Finney, of
Rawlins were passengers on the spec
ial hat came in from Walcott Satur-
day evening.
Capt L. q. Davis, U. S. Marshall,
returned yesterday, from IA ten days
visit to the Pacific coast where he
went to take a prisoner.
Miss Lucy Little, of Brookston,
Ind, arrived Friday and will spend
the summe and keep house for her
brother, Clayton Little.
County attorney N. r. Greenfield
vas up Saturday night on the excur-
sion train and spent Sunday looking
after his political fences.
Ed Freeman returned Sunday from
his annual sheep shearing tour, look
ing as though he had been living off
the fat of the land somewhere.
Harry 2. Moore was down Friday
to meet his family from Los Angeles,
but they failed to come. Mrs. Moore
is in poor health, hence the delay.
j. B. Hassett, who has been at Col
umbine, Hans Peak and other Colo
RADIO points, doing assessment work on
mining claims, returned Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Stoyer left
Yesterday for Eucampment where
Mr.. Stoyer will be employed by the
5. & E. Ry., for the next month.
Winthrop Condict was down Satur-
day from his Brush creek ranch and
took home a load of farm machinery
from the yards of Hunter 4 L%aughlin.
Jack Aydlett came up Monday
from the ranch of Hopkins Bros.
where he had been with his teams to
complete a large ditch on that ranch.
j. K. Maydeu returned from his
trip to Denver Sunday. He reports
Mrs. Mayden as doing splendidly
aud she will 500 be able to return
home.
Mrs. Rebecca f. Meason came in
Saturday. She has been granted a
pension of Sl2 per month, much to
the qualification of all of her friends
as we'll as herself.
DR.. Price was called out to the
ranch to attend little Harvey Mowry,
, 1908-07-30

the men? With the number of
good bowlers among the men here
we could turn out a team which
would make the other towns
around here sit up and take notice.
High scores for this week:
LADIES
Monday Mrs. Cosgriff IS
Tuesday Mrs. Cosgritf 81
Wednesday Mrs Polack 50
GENTLEMEN
Monday Mr.. Koch 100
Tuesday Mr.. Campbell i73
Wednesday George Farrell $50
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10
Stood Their Ground.

Hello. Throggins! The last time
saw you, I think. you were in peck
Of troable Some fellow had bought a
suburban lot alongside of yours and
put up a livery stable on it. Is he
there YETI"
No: he's gone away. and taken the
stable with him"
Then he worked his little scheme
all right. did he, Made the property
holders in the block pay him big
price TO get out?'
Not at all We bought the lot from
him for about half what he paid 70. it
He was glad To get away"
How did you manage ie'"
Il bought a dozen hives OF bees and
put them along the edge OF my lot.
next to his stable The man on the
other side OF him did the saC,e The
fellow stood 10 Till about the middle Of
June. and then he hiked. There's more
than one way TO skin a cat. old chap.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10
Virginia nlIuamsn 10 Shoot al
Williamsburg This Month
ORDERS 10 MI COMMANDERS
Three Men, Having Had Experience,
Viille Nar,ed from Each Company
to he Pad by Government.

Rife target practiC, in which teams
from every infantry company in Nir-
emia will participate, l. To begin on
Saturday, June ~. at the range a.
Williamsburg, and will continue for u
week. The teams Will br composed
Of three IN. II from each company. the
men to b., selected by the CT mmandln%
officer Of the various companies.
Formal orders to this effect w"r' is
sued vest. riay hy hdjntani General
Anderson and are bCin" mailed 10 tn"
commanders Of the militia companies.
The t, ans selected By III" captains
will report to Colonel Charl' A.
Dempsey, L. s. A.. retired. who VIII
have charge of tn" rife practice.
Captain r. r. wilkins. commanding
the Huntington Rifles. Company {. OF
this city. has net get decided upon
the tire, men who will compose IN"
team of Company {. However, the
men to be chosen must have had con,
siderable experience in target shoot
ing. II is proposed to IS lcct ut VIII
liamsburs a team 70 represent Nir-
sinia AT tn national rifle competition
at Camn Perry. MHhigan. in August.
Folh wing is III" fnll text OF the or
der iss,i,d by General Ander2on:
No. 1.-Captains of infantry comna-
nics of Virginia VOC nt'"rS are d'ric'-
cd to nd three men from their com
ponies. in heavy marching order. with
rifles issued TO them frCm the cases
now unopened tnCting carefully MIN
/ l.rs on each rincl. to report not later
than 10 A. NJ. at WilliamSburg OH
lime 20. to Colonel c. A. Dempsey
United States army. acting 'nsnec'or
small arms practice and to remain III
| elusive Of June 81. 1908.
Captains will arrange and pay in
advance fer transportation and "a
lions for three details tgonE ana re-,
/ turning) and will render it'mizen
staten MS to Colonel Dempsey. RI
! Williamsburg. Of snch cost. who Will
submit these. together with estimates
/ of nav of the men taking part in the
| cCmpctiticn to the dishursing officer
| for reimbursement
| ?. TARGET work at WILLIAMSBURG vii.
he under the direction of Colonel
D,mpsev. acting inspector small arms
| prac;ice. Major A. Il. Percy, ordnance
of,ccr first brigade. and such othe'
oN,co-s as NAV he designated. Amr'
| nitiCn will he fnrniSh"l at the range
4. CAPTAINS will net send any nv"
! who has not had some experience w
! rise firing and will 50 rfnort 70 'n's
office Immediately. Can'a ms haHihe
more than three men available swiil ar
| range TO send the three as d'recte"
, and ren,rt the names OF those remain
| inc to this Cfficc for further instrnc
/ tiCnS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10

Mrs. Homer Clay Washington Was
Not Talking Against society"

There has never been any difficulty
about securing Mrs. Homer Clay
Washington of Maple court, when one
more woman was needed for wash
ing or scrubbing. 80 that when two
postal cards failed to bring her to the
Morse residence one winter Mrs.
Morse went to see what could be the
trouble says q writer in the Youths
Companion.
She found Mrs Washington evil
IDENTIFY in the best Of health. entertain
ing two Of her neighbors. and was well
coined most cordially.
Il suttinly is pow'ful glad to see
yo'. Mis- Morse" said the hostess.
AN Is de family all tOi'able well?
Not as well as we should be II
you had come to help us out" said
Mrs. Morse. why didn't you come
when l wrote you? We thought you
must be H."
No. indeed. Mis- Morse" and the
black head tilted airily: rs enjoying
de best OBJ health an de charity so
ciety done stablish a bread. soup an
coal fund up in dc corner, SO none OF
US ladies in de cot has to work dis
rheumaticky time OBJ yeah.
You heah folks talkin' bout de
harm society does. but us ladies' CD
Maple Cot Is right ready to stan up
TO 1t any time now"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE CRIMINAL
Vicarious Punishment Common
Thing in the East.

The numbers OF aged men among
the prisoners in the jails of India is
said to be very large. and the eXpla'
nation Is this:
1t Is common practice. when a
theft is brought home to man by
the police. for him to get an old IA
Their or uncle to take the blame on
himself, or he puts up younger broth
er to do 80. Before the court they
make full and circumstantial confes-
sion. They are convicted. and the
real thieves get off 1t is done to
benefit the family A sturdy young
man is able to do more for the family
support by honest labor or by thicv,
ing than an old man or boy.
This Is a custom which prevails
more or less in all Oriental countries.
The judges and the people seem to
argue in this way: Somebody has
committed a crime. therefore some
body must be punished. Now the law
is no respecter of persons. and one per
SCH Is the same as another: therefore
1t can make no difference to the law
who is punished. So. II the law pun
tshes some person for the crime. II
makes no difference if he did not com
nit the crime, the law has been vindi
cate d."