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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13


stall studying them out by the aid Of
lantern. Exhibition midgets get little
schooling, and the captain did not
realize his inamorata's shortcomings
since his own education was even
more sadly neglected than hers. He
cared nothing except that each tiny
missive reiterated the "lCh lieb dich,"
which bore comfort to his heart and
gave him courage to face Il strange
land. He was at least more fortunate
than Gretchen, because he had Juliet,
the faithful.
His love for Juliet antedated his love
for Gretchen. Fifteen years he had
played in the troupe with Gretchen;
there had been long stay in Paris,
and he had grown attached to Juliet,
the largest elephant of the herd. The
proprietor, quick to see his OppOrtuni-
ty, had shown the midget how to put
the great beast through her few sim
pie tricks.
Since then the captain and Juliet had
not been separated for Il single day.
When they travelled by rail he slept in
the car On board ship or on land he
slept in her stall. The elephant quar-
ters were far sweeter and cleaner than
some of the boarding houses at which
he had been lodged, and the captain
hated to be parted from Juliet even
for moment
Thus there had grown up between
them a love almost human in its in
tenSity. The owner of the menagerie
had finally permitted the captain to
purchase the elephant out of his slen-
der earnings and the tips he had re-
ceived.
The captain had several hundred
dollars saved up, but not enough to
purchase Gretchen's release from her
contract. In time he could manage to
save up enough, so he tried to be con-
tent.
But here at the beach the sight of
the children In their fancy dresses put
him strongly in mind of the little
troupe of which Gretchen was the
star. The captain grieved and Juliet
grieved in sympathy.
The two of them had come down
from New York that morning to take
part in circus in the evening which
was to close the days festivities. II
had been long, firing trip, and the
captain felt depressed. Even the worn
letters In his pocket failed to bring
him comfort. and, though Juliet ca
ressed him with her trunk, her efforts
were of no avail, and the captain re
Rarded the crowd Of pleasure seekers
through tear blinded eyes.
Then the manager of the entertain
ment came clustering up with the
warning that the parade was ready tC
start. Juliet swung the captain up tc
her neck, and under the direction o:
his hook she moved off with stately
tread to take her place at the head Of
the line.
As the great mass paced along be
tween the lines of eager spectators thu
captain no longer watched the crowd
His thoughts were far away across I'M
water with the little madchen.
--HASS.AAsi
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
Lost 100000 In Fourteen Years

The municipal electric light plant in
Vancouver, Wash. was installed about
October, 1888. The total cost up to
the date of sale was approximately
$4,000, although an inventory of the
plant never showed value in excess
of $4,000. The difference was prob
ably due to charging expenses to plant
account, or there may have been cer-
tain amounts Of money charged to the
plant for which the plant showed no
investment. The plant was disposed
of at public sale June, 1902, the sale
price being $1,000. The reason for
the sale was that the plant was losing
money. and the terms Of the franchise
granted with the sale limited the price
of current to figures below those under
which the municipal plant could de-
liver current prOtitably.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
BETTING ON CITY LIGHTS.
Grand Haven People Never Know
What to Expect From the City
Liuhtinu Plant.

Grand Haven People Never Know
What to Expect From the City
Lighting Plant.
The citizens and taxpayers OF Grand
Haven have for Il number of years
been dissatisfied with their street and
commercial lighting system as con-
Quoted by the municipality. The sys-
TEN has been misconducted and mis-
directed and has been "pOliticked" to
death. In fact. there is very little left
of the many thousands that the tax
paying public Of Grand Haven has
poured into the municipal plant.
For two years now our street lights
have been comparable to redhot irons
stuck up in the air. with the eXcep-
ton of the downtown circuit, which
has been fairly well maintained, the
incandescent lighting system has, too,
been very bad. In some parts of the
town it has come to such pass that
people have gambled on whether or
not they would have lights at certain
hour or a certain night.
At the plant things have been going
to smash right along. First one ma
chine would burn out or be wrecked
and then another. The taXpaying pub
lie has been contributing regularly to
repairs and rebuilds, and it has been
like dumping refuse into quicksand
pit. Hundreds Of the taxpayers good
dollars have gone into unnecessary
damage costs in our miSdirected and
misguided electric light plant, and to,
day all we have is practically nothing
more than an expensive junk heap
Grand Haven (AIich.) Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13

Frank ]. Heney. the well known
prosecutor of San Francisco grafters
and public land frauds. said recently:
"In my opinion every public utilities
corporation should be monopoly. I
would start that way. Then would
plainly set forth in the charter or fran
chise of each public utilities corpora
ton all of its rights and privileges, its
limitations and its duties. That would
take it out Of politics. II you do not
give your gas company monopoly
and let rival dig up the streets and
lay pipes, you invite them both to bid
for privileges. and at the same time
you invite the municipal government
to threaten with loss Of privileges.
No corporation wants to be in politics
for the sake of playing politics"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13

before noon on the 4th day of Febru-
airy, 1908.
In the event that the consent to the
use of the name of any candidate for
President, as a designation of any
ticket Is not granted and filed, as above
stated, the names of candidates for
delegates and alternates contained
thereon shall be printed upon the bal
lot in the column of delegates and al
ternates respectively in proper alpha
betical order, just as though they had
been filed without designation.
The Republican Central Committee
of the various counties comprising the
Fourth Congressional District Of Ohio
are directed to call not later than Jan
uary 20, 1908, primary elections in
their counties, respectively, in accord
ance with the provisions thereof.
All known Republican electors and
all Others who will declare their belief
in theprinciple of the Republican party
and their purpose to affiliate with it at
the November election complying with
the Act Of April 20, 1904, (97 Ohio
Laws, 1O7, shall be eligible to parti.
cipate in said primary election. No
elector shall sign more than one
petition and the name of no candidate
for delegate or alternate, shall be
printed more than once upon the bal.
lot. If the name of any electOr as
petitioner or candidate for delegate OF
alternate shall appear upon more than
one petition filed with the Board Of
Deputy State Supervisors of Elections,
such Board shall disregard such name
upon all petitions except upon the one
first filed
The temporary chairman of said
Congressional Convention will be Hon
j. | Allread, and the temporary sec
retary, thereof will be Hon. H. D
Camnhpll
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13

A friend Of mine returned the other
day from an American tour and told
me that he received d severe rebuke
out of the mouth of babe which cur
ed him of eXpatiating on his expert
enceS. He lunched with his brother
soon after his return and was holding
forth with Il consciousness of brilliant
descriptive emphasis when his eldest
nephew, aged eight, toward the end Of
the meal laid down his spoon and fork
and said piteOusly to his mother:
Mummy, | must talk. 1t does make
me so tired to hear uncle going on
like that" \ still more effective re-
huke was administered by clever
lady Of ny acquaintance to a cousin Of
hers, Il young lady who had just re-
turned from India and was very full
of her experiences. The cousin had
devoted herself during breakfast to
giving a lively description of social
life in India and was preparing to
spend the morning in continuing her
lecture when the elder iNdy slipped
out of the room and returned with
some sermon paper blOtting book
and n pen. Maud" she said, this is
too good to be lost. You must write it
i" Gown, every word" The lesson
was not thrown away.-Putnam's Mag
azine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13


Captain Kidd gave a sigh that shook
his three feet four inches of stature
and looked up at Juliet Juliet, the ele-
phaut idol # circus goeTS, responded
with a sympathetic pat that very near
ly took the diminutive captain OFF his
feet.
It's too bad, Juliet" he said softly.
IF Gretchen were here now to enjoy
this, how happy we should be" The
captains glance rOamed over the gay
crowd. 1t was the day of the chill
dren's parade at seaside resort, and
the throng of miniature men and wO-
men in their finery reminded Captain
Kidd more than ever of his own tiny
Gretchen. Tears stole down his fur
rowed cheeks, and Juliet in dumb SYM
pathy placed her trunk caressingly
around the captains neck.
Perhaps she knew of what he was
thinking Perhaps it was only the in
stinct of dumb brute, but the captain
was cOmforted by her CareSs. For tif-
teen years he and Juliet had Travelled
through the world together, and there
had sprung up between them a love
that until the appearance of Gretchen
had been full and complete. Juliet
still lavished upon her trainer the
wealth of her elephantine love, but
the captain had divided his heart be,
tween the elephant and the dainty lit
tie woman whom he met in Paris just
before he had sailed for America
When the Snowman who paid him
his salary had ordered him to go to the
strange land, he had begged Gretchen
to accompany him. She had been will
ing enough, but the director of the
troupe of lilliputians would not give
his consent to losing one of his most
valuable little players. He had hired
Gretchen from her mother.
When the dwarfs had parted in the
big arena in Paris she had promised tC
always be true to him and had hinted
that perhaps she might manage tC
come to him some time. He had given
her his address, written on scrap OF
programme, and the short, miSspelled
letters she had sent were tucked into
the pocket of the gay uniform coat
and brought comfort to him in the
long nights when he lay in Juliet'S
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
Total SO

Necessary to choice, 49.
The selection of delegates and al
ternates in each of said counties in
which no candidate shall be announced
as hereinafter provided shall be made
in such manner as may be determined
by the County Republican Executive
committee of each county respectively.
Any person desiring to be candi-
date for said nomination shall an
nounce his candidacy in writing and
deliver the same to the chairman of
the Common Please Judicial commit
tee on or before II o'clock noon Of the
Goth day Of January, 1908. In case
two or more candidates are so an
nounced from any county, the selec-
tion of delegates from said county
shall be determined by primary cleo
ton in said county called under the
provisions of the general law regulat-
ing primaries and subject to rules pre-
scribed by the County Republican Ex-
ecutive committee of such county,
and at such time as may be fixed by
said County Republican Executive
committee. If but one candidate be
announced, as hereinbefore provided,
said primary shall be dispensed with,
and the delegation from such county
shall be named by said candidate and
approved by the County Republican
Executive committee of said county.
w. w. FOWLER, Chairman,
G. H. DUNCAN, Secretary,
JOHN A. MCCURDY,
VIM. F. BEvITT,
L. G. REYNOLDS,
Judicial Committee.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
The Disoontentcd pou,

A lovely dog, proud old cat.
Lived together in a modern fiat.
The fiat was way up In the sky
Il think twas sixteen stories higm.
The dog one day said, with sigh:
II wonder, dear old pussie. why
Our mistress, who's so good, you see.
Makes such a dreadful fool of me?
For when she takes me for walk,
I'd tell her If / could but talk,
Please not to dress me up: you see
1t makes the doggies laugh at me"
Now pussy, who was very wise
Just opened wide her shining eyes
And bumped her back and curled her tall
Then gave a curious yawnlike wall.
Nov, doggie, it is wrong, you know.
That you should always grumble So
For all your mercies you should be
Devoutly thankful. Do you zee?
If you were hungry or in pain,
Were all bedraggled in the rain
And had no place to lay your head,
Were longing for a bite Of bread,
Then, doggie. you would know twas true.
] know it's solve lived 1t through.
So do not look at me like that,
For l was 0nos a barnyard cat"
philadelphia Ledger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
A Point of Honor,

A municipal employee in Philadel-
phia was recently discharged for re-
quiring political appointees under him
actually to work. Just prior to his
discharge he had paid So to the Re-
publican state committee Il per cent OF
his salary and 81 to the ward commit
tee as political assessments. On pres
entation of his notice of discharge,
however, these assessments were re-
funded. There is a nice point of hon
or involved here.-Good Government.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
An Automatic Map,

In countries like France, where
roads are good and crossroads nu-
merous, travellers by automobile
have frequent occasion to consult
road maps, because they go so fast
and change direction so often that
Typographical information is for
them a continual necessity. To meet
this an automatic chart has been
invented which unrolls in step with
the advance of the carriage, so that
the chauffeur has always before him
a map of the route he is to pursue.
When the road is about to turn
sharply an electric bell gives warn
ing 300 meters in advance. Anoth-
er attachment to the chart registers
the distance trayersed. The whole
apparatus is moved by gearing con-
nected with the wheels of the auto
mobile.-YoutRs Companion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
Notice to Teachers.

THE regular meetings for the eyamina-
Gates will be held in the West School build.
lug n Greenville, Ohio, on the first Saturday
Of each month.
The Patterson examinations will be h cid
on the third saturday of April, and on th {
second Saturday OF May.
J. .ALVERTON CROWELL, Pres.
q. H. GARRISON, Vice Pres.
]. H. BR0WDER, Clerk,
Board OF Examiners.
Sept.l ,l9O7-lyr
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
A Mistake.

"It's a great mistake" said BObbie
Tompkins. Ito say that we Americans
are born free"
"Why, BObbie"
"LOok at that baby Of ours. Was he
born free? guess not. He amt al
lowed to do nothin' he wants ter"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13
Wise as an Owl.

The owl was the emblem of Minerva,
the Athenian goddess of wisdom. From
that fact doubtless originated the ex-
preston "Wise as an owl"
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Congressional Convention Coll
Wanaknn

w NdphhOnCbuy Osi Otns Cy 1OOOs
The Republicans of the Fourth Con-
gressiOnal District of Ohio, are hereby
requested to meet in delegate conven-
ton at the city ST Sidney on the 18th
day of February, 1908, at l p.m., for
the purpose of electing two delegates
and two alternates to the Republican
National Convention to be held at
Chicago, Illinois, on June 16, 1908,
for the purpose of nominating one
candidate for the office of Presidential
elector and one candidate for the Office
of Member of Congress. The basis of
representation in this congressional
convention shall be one delegate for
each 250 votes cast for Hon. Carmi
A. Thompson, Republican candidate
for Secretary of State, at the Novem-
ber election, 1906, and one additional
delegate for each fraction thereof of
125 votes or over. Upon this basis the
representation of the several counties
in the convention will be as follows:
Allen "........... -. ,... ............ IA
Auglalze .......... ......" ........ 8
(aTHe '...''. ...'........'.''..''.'''' 10
Shelby y,................. .......-..... 8
Total. ..... ..... ........... So
Necessary to choice. q
4 = I II
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Captain Kidd'S
Two Loves.
BY Carl Williams.

Copyright, 1897, by n. f. Daley.
OOOSOsOOOsSSOOOOsOOOOOOOt
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

In the Matter Of the Estate OF Alice
X. Mohr. Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that on Mon
day. the 18th day OF May, A. D. 1908,
being one Of the regular days OF the
March. 1908. term : Of the County
Court of La Plata County. in the
State Of Colorado. !, Charles A. Mohr,
administrator OF said estate, win ap-
pear before the Judge OF said Court,
present my final settlement as such
administrator, pray the approval OF
the same, and will then apply to be
discharged as such administrator.
At which time and place any person
in interest may appear and present
objections to the same If any there be.
Dated at Durango, Colorado, April
8, 1908.
CHARLES A. MOHR,
Administrator of the Estate OF Alice
X. Mohr, deceased
First pub. April 16
Last pub. May IA.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Desert Land,EinaI Proof.

Department of the Interior United
States Land Office, Durango. Colo.
April 22, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
FRANCIS ID. PASTORIUS of Colo
rado Springs, Colorado, has filed no
tice OF intention TO make proof on his
deserl-land claim No 2yI. for w. h
n u. "A, w. Y S. Il. u. S. Z. u s. e.
4 Sec. 81. S. w u S. W. u Sec. 80.
TIP. "a N, r. > W. N. NJ. p. NJ. and the
~ e. u N. Z. u Sec. 6 and N. w. u
~ w. q Sec. ., Up. SO ~, r. 9 w.
n. NJ. ?. NJ. before the register and
receiver at Durango, Colo, on Tues.
day, the 9th day of June, 1908.
He names the following Witnesses
10 prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
William G. Liesenberg, William NJ.
keating, William II. Mason and Blair
Burwell, all of Durango, Colo.
F. C. PERKINS. Register.
First publication April 80, 1908.
Last publication June 4. 1908.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Desert Land,Fjnal Proof.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Durango, Colo,
April %, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES SHARPLESS PASTORIUS
of Colorado Springs, Colo, has filed
notice of intention to make proof on
his desert-land claim No. 1896. for the
north half of Sec. 10. TIP. "a n. II. .
w. N. NJ. P. NJ. before the register and
receiver at Durango, Colo, on Tues
day, the 9th day of June, 1908.
lie names the following Witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
William G.. Liesenberg of Durango,
Colo, Joseph Brandenberg of Durango,
Colo, Blair Burwell of Durango. Colo.
Francis ID. Pastorius of Colorado
Springs.
+. G. PERKINS. Register.
First publication April 30. 1908.
Last publication June 4, 1908.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Desert Land, Final Proof.

Department of the Interior. United
States Land Office, Durango, Colo.
April 10. 1905
Notice is hereby given that Barton
b. Warren of Red Mesa. Colo. has
filed notice of his intention TO make
proof on his desertland claim No
25O for the VIZ swh Sec. s. sEA
SEA Sec. Z, TIP. 80 n. OF r. IL W. N,
NJ. p. NJ, before the Register and Re.
ceiver at Durango, Colo. on Friday
the 22nd day of May. 1908.
He names the following witnesses
TO prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
Hiram NJ. Taylor William vosburg
Perry Burnham and Joseph H. Dean
all of Red Mesa. Colorado.
F. c. PERKINS. Register,
First pub. April 10
Last pub May 81
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
slato Of colorado, County of La Plat,

IS.
In the County Court in Probate
In The Matter of the Estate CT James
A. rempleton, Deceased.
Order to Show Cause on Petition for
Sale of Real Estate.
This matter coming on to be heard
on this 21st day Of April, A. Ds190s,
upon petition filed herein by Rowe N,
Pingrey, Administrator of said Estate,
for the sale OF the following described
real estate, or portion thereof, to
wit:
The 5. VI Of the S. w. u OF Sec. s
and the 3 e. Y of the S. lc. u of Sec
4 and an undivided one.half inter.
est in and TO the N. " of The S. &c. Il
of Sec z and the N. a of the S. W. u
OF See. 5. all in Township 35 N Range
Z w, NJ NJ. p, NJ. for the purpose Of
paying off the remainder OF the claims
allowed against said estate, and the
expenses and costs of administering
on said estate including the costs and
expenses OF sale of said real estate
And II now appearing TO the Court
from said petition that proper and
legal grounds exist for the sale of al
or a portion of said real estate,
Now therefore. II is ordered by the
Court that all persons who are lega
tees Or deyisees OF said estate, OF
any part thereof or heirs of said de
cedent, be and appear before said
Court at the Court room OF said Court
in the City of Durango, County and
State aforesaid, on the 25th day OF
May, A. d. 1908, at the hour of 10
o'clock in the forenoon of said day
then and there to show cause, If any
there be, why an order should not be
made directing the said Rowe N.
Pingrey as said administrator to sell
the whole or SO much of said real
estate as may be necessary for the
purposes specified in said petition.
II is further ordered that this order
be published for at least four success
siye weeks in The Durango Herald, a
weekly public newspaper published in
said County.
By the Court:
ROBERT S. CLEMENTS,
County Judge.
First publication April 90. 1908
Last publication Navy II, 1908.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Desert lsnd,Final Proof.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Durango, Colo
April 22, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
MARY l., pASTORIuS. of Colorado
Springs. Colorado has filed notice OF
intention 10 make proof in her desert
land claim No. 292, for S. Il. u N. Il.
a and Il. Y S. u. a. Sec 8. and S. w.
a N W. u. and W. u s. W. u, Sec.
., the N. +. a N. f. u Sec. Z, and N.
w. q n. w. u See. 8. TIP. 33 ~, X.
. w. n. NJ. p. NJ. before the register
and receiver AT Durango. Colo. on
Tuesday. the 9th day of June, 1903.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
William c. Liesenberg. William Nj.
keatine. William r. Mason and Blair
Burwell, all of Durango, Colo.
+. C. PERKINS. Register.
Last publication June 4. 1908.
Last publication May 4. 1sQs.