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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
District Court.

District court convened Tuesday
with Judge Shumate on the bench
and District Attorney Gentry and
Stenographer SpruiIl in attendance.
Attorneys in attendance Hon
James e Gentry, Col Montgomery.
NJ 4 Ryan, w B Wiley, Craig. and
ID b Ellis, Denver.
Following business has been dis
posed of:
l23-People VS. Tim Smith charged
with burglary and larceny. Found
guilty.
l25-People VS. G NJ Smith. Charge,
embeZZlement. Convicted.
Ii will be remembered that the
former, known as " Rattlesnake y
Smith, and II newcomer in these
parts, broke into and tapped the
tillof the Davitt saloon some short
time ago.
The latter, the well-known "Whis-
ky" Smith, was charged with selling
II horse (belonging to another) and
appropriating to his own use the pro-
ceeds.
District Attorney Gentry prosecu-
ted and NJ II Ryan defended in both
cases.
I24 and l26-Passed.
D5-Plateau l. 5 Co VS. B f Haley
and the Haley Cattle company. Ac-
ton for replevin of horse supposed to
have been sold by Clarence Lamb to
Mr. Haley. Verdict for defendant.
Mr. Gentry for plaintiff; Col Mont
gomery for defendant.
Neil limerick had his water right
People VS. Fred Kracht. On triI.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
THE POLE DISCOVERED
The Stars and Stripes Planted on the
Long Sought North Pole

A dispatch of September lst from
Copenhagen, Denmark, announces
that DIR. Frederick A. Cook, the
American arctic explorer, had dis
covered the North pole on April2l'
1905 The dispatches further say:
The dream of finding the North
pole has for centuries lured eXplor-
ers, scientists and daring adventures.
Whether this dream has now be-
come IL reality by the achievement of
DIR. Frederick A. Cook, of Brooklyn,
rests thus far upon reports cabled
from Copenhagen. apparently through
an official source. At the same time
DIR. Cook cables II laconic message
from Lerwick. Shetland Islands,
saying:
Successful. Well Address Copen-
hagen"
The first attempt to reach the pole
was made by Sir Hugh Willoughby,
an Englishman in 1863. Since then
many attempts to reach the goal of
fame have been made, mostly by
English, Americans. Danes and
NOrseinen.
DR.. Cooks achievement makes him
one of the great men of history.
LArER-Tuesday's papers contain
the announcement that Commander
Peary has also discovered the Pole,
the date of the latest discovery being
given as April 6, 1909.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
Colorado State Fair.

Pueblo, Colo, September 10th to
24th. 1909, inclusive. One fare for
round trip via Rio Grande. Agricul-
tural and horticultural exhibits.
Special attractions. President Taft
will be at the Fair Grounds on Sep
tember 22nd. He will 90 from there
to Montrose and be in MontrOse on
the BIRD for the opening Of the Gun
nison Tunnel. Call OH Ed Saltmarsh,
ID. Il X. &. Agent, for further par
ticulars.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
The Weather.

We know of nothing particularly
favorable to be said of the weather
past week or so-in fact the weather
man had no friends around these
parts, or elsewhere in Colorado. so
far as we can gather. for over "A week
past.
Here, the rains noted last week
continued Saturday, Sunday, Mon
day and then some, doing much dam
age to hay and grain.
Like reports come in from all over
the Rocky Mountain region. In
South Park IA great deal of hay is
lost. In other sections both hay and
grain is badly damaged.
In this valley, the worst feature is
the delay in harvest operations and
the big loss to overripe grain.
4 Later dispatches announce that IA
second break in the Trout lake dam
caused Il flood in the south fork of
the San Miguel river. wiping out of
existence the town of Placerville ;
also destroying the villages of Mad
derhorn and Newmeyer. So far as
known, no lives We're lost, but prop
erty losses will foot up between 500, :
900 and $3OO,OOO.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
A Suggestion and Some Observa-
ffnnc


Editor Herald, Meeker, Colo:
DEAR SIR-FolIowing the sugges-
tiOn found in late issue of THE
HERALD. ] have named my place
Skibo, in honor of .Andrcw E,-negie's
home, Skibo Castle, in the north of
Scotland.
Sir Andrew built his castle with
the proceeds of his subsidized Amer
lean steel business, assisted by James
q. Blaine, ct al, or he couldn't have
given us the grand old pile and it's
euphoniOus name. Infant Industries
sometimes attain colossal proper
tions. A question suggests itself right
here and that is, when, in the process
of development does an industry
cease to be infant.
Andrews enterprise, assisted as
aforesaid, has made many wheels
hum, established many homes and
filled many graves. But on the
whole suppose we can afford to as
sist the infant United States Steel
Trust (alias Carnegie), for this, with
many others of its kind have caused
America to really out grow herself.
She could not carry on half the great
business without the assistance of
cheap European labor rs well as
skilled. Besides that this infant
trust has made it possible for us
ranchinen to buy bar iron in Meeker
Al, AN
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
Guild Election

Tile htdies Guild OF st. James
church met at Mrs. f.. II. Fordhum's i
residence last Thursday and elected
the officers for the ensuing year, as
follows:
President-Mrs. Grace Adams.
ce-President-Mrs. w. II. Clark.
Secretary-Mrs. f. +. Shaver.
Treasurer to be elected later.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
Notice
70 Whom it May Concern:

70 Whom 1t May Concern
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Dan Frost and l.. f. Chaplin,
under the firm name of Frost d Cha
pin, has been dissolved, and l will
not be responsible for any bills here
after contracted under the name of
said firm. The undersigned will con-
duct the business of plumbing in his
own name. l.. +. CHAPLIN.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

''Cnn he depended upon Is an expression
we all like to hear, and when It is used In
connection with ChnmberIain's Collie, Chol-
era and Dinrrhoen Remedy 1t means hat 1t
never fails to cure diarrhoea. dysentry or
howell complaints. 1t is pleasant to take and
equally valuable for children and adults.
Sold by City Drug store.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

September End was Smith Day at
the Seattle Fair and Smiths from all
over the world-except Adam and
David of Meeker, were there.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
Wedding Bells

Frank Tilener and Miss Alice
Hermance were united in marriage
Wednesday evening, Judge Sander
son performing the ceremony.
The young folks have many friends
in this country who tender congra tu-
lations and good wishes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Chamberinin's Cole, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy is today the best known med
icine In for the relief and cure of bowel
complaints. II cures gripping, diarrhoea.
dysentery. and should be taken at the first
unnatural loosencss Of the bowels. 1t Is
equally valuable for children and adults. 1t
always cures. sold by city Drug store.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

The reason many people
never have coughs is be-
cause they have learned to
use Lungaline at the first
symptoms.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

When beauty'is in distress every
man is anxious to be Johnny the
spot.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Have your harness repaired and
Diled. Hartke & Sheets will do the
work.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Meeker visitors to Denver will find
copies of THE HERALD on file ut the
Albany hotel, second floor parIor.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Rains and bad roads put the stages
much to the bad this week
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
LOCAL


Rousing consolidation meeting is held at East
San Pedro.
Mayor Of Monrovia arrested In connection
with prosecution of liquor charge.
Twenty-six Tourist return from trip to
Mexico.
Fire of mysterious origin destroys cottage
owned by woman.
Three jurors secured for second trial of VIII
liam c. Mitchell on charge Of murder.
Brother of man charged with wife aban-
donment says woman concealed true state of
affairs.
Forgers and perjurers who circulated whole
sale liquor ordinance will go unpunished
through returns of petitions to circulators.
Committee agrees on new speed ordinance,
which provides jail sentences for violators.
Board of supervisors reduces rate for water
to be charged by Hollywood company.
Chamber of commerce received invitation
to visit China from Chinese chamber of
commerce.
Big Studebaker car crashes into curb dur
ing trial spin over Santa Monica course.
Chief engineer of army makes report in
dicatng there Is little hope OF retaining
Capt. Fries at Los Angeles.
Prince of Peace causes dissension among
the members of Mazdaznan congregation of
Spenta Mana.
Detectives working on L. A.-P. railway
robbery declare crime committed by an
employe
Greatly increased attendance marks open
Ing of Y.MC.A. summer school.
Department store will press charges
against man charged of hypnotizing wife to
pass forged checks.
Officials of Los Angeles Gas company APP
pear in court to answer charges OF rebat-
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
MARRIAGE TO
SAVE RETURN TRIP TICKET

couple rushed out to obtain a new cer-
tificate and arranged to have the min
lister meet them at the courthouse after
the matter had been adjusted. How
ever, the marriage license bureau was
closed and it was found necessary to
rout out the emergency deputy" Capt.
r. ]. Shea, deputy county clerk, who
arranged for the certificate.
Slowly the minutes dragged as the
expectant couple awaited the coming
of the man who was to say the magic
words, but he was behind scheduled
time and the votaries of Cupid con-
suited the clock anXiOusly as they saw
train time approaching and the neces-
sary minister still missing. Finally
the groom -to-be grabbed his proposed
better half by the arm and said, "Come
on, doggone it, it only costs So to get
a marriage license. Any one can get
married, but it does cost dern sight
more to get back to Omaha" They
then rushed off to get their train and
the Rev. Mr.. Smither arrived a few
seconds later. Now any one wishing
a perfectly good secondhand marriage
license can apply care of emergency
officer and Deputy Hymen I. ]. Shea.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08

Cley Attorney Hewitt was asked yes
terday If he intended to take any steps
to prosecute the perjurers and forgers
in connection with the wholesale pc
tition.
"A prosecution Of that nature would
have to emanate from the office of the
district attorney" said Mr. Hewitt.
1.-THE city attorney has no jurisdiction
over felonies of this kind"
District Attorney F'redericks, when
questioned about the matter. declared
that his attention had not been called
to the affair and that any prosecution
of the offenders must be initiated by
the city.
Not content with having put them
selves in jeopardy with the first peti-
ton, which proved insufficient to make
it mandatory on the city council to
call a special election to extend the
wholesale liquor zone, the hackers of
the movement are preparing to circu-
late another petition for the extension
of the zone, but will ask that it be
submitted at the next general mu-
nicipal election instead of at a special
election called for the purpose.
But there seems to be little likelihood
that the petition will be sufficient even
for a general election. The people at
large do not want the wholesale liquor
zone extended, if any conclusion is
drawn from the fact that not enough
good signatures could be secured on
the last petition, although it was cir
culated for months. and when first pre-
sented and found insufficient the last
minute allowed by law was used to get
more signatures, and even with the
amendment was found to contain an
insufficient number of names to make
the initiative clause of the charter op-
erative.
The city clerk had more trouble with
this petition than with any other that
has been presented to tim to check up.
The first petition contained about 1000
signatures, but seven sections had to
be thrown out because the circulators
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08

II OWE may laugh at many things,
but it cannot get funny with a
- return trip ticket. is the opinion
of jeremiah j. Morgan, aged IS, and
his prospective bride, Anna Wagner
aged 90, who finding that their mar
riage would cause them to lose the
value of their return trip ticket, post
poned their marital bliss and the pleas
uro of being married last night when
they boarded train for Omaha just
a few minutes prior to the arrival Of
the minister summoned to perform the
marriage ceremony.
The contest between a marriage Ii
cense and a railroad ticket, by which
the latter won out by a large margin,
is as follows;
The aged groom-to-be and his bride
came TO Los Angeles on an excursion
ticket which expired Wednesday night
and late in the afternoon they procured
a marriage license at the courthouse
and hunted up the Rev. A. c. Smither
of the First Christian church to have
him perform the ceremony. At the
last minute it was discovered that the
cherished marriage license was lost
and after a vain search the unhappy
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
TRAIN SLIDES
INTO SWOLLEN
KANSAS RIVER
-FOUR CARS SLIDE INTO 18
FEET OF WATER
FATALITIES ARE DENIED BY
SANTA FE OFFICIALS
Town of Pomona Reported to Be
Completely Inundated With
River Three Miles
in Width
(By Associated Press.)

II ANSAS CITY, July 7.-Swollen by
II Unprecedented rain, and by melt
IA ing snow from the Rocky noun
tains, the rivers of the lower Missouri
valley are out of their banks and have
caused damage in many parts of Mis-
souri, and Kansas. The results of the
flood up to a late hour tonight follow:
Train No. Of the Santa Fe, which
left Kansas City at 1925 a. m. for
Denver, left the tracks at Pomona,
Kas. OF the 10 coaches that made up
the train, four-a baggage car, and
three day coaches-left the track and
slid into Is feet of water. The over
turned coaches are supposed to have
been empty.
Although officials denied that any
one was killed, or injured, telephone
message tonight reports two persons
injured.
Pomona Inundated
Pomona is almost completely inun-
dated, the Marias des Cygnes river at
that point being three miles wide. A
relief train was sent from Ottawa to-
night with food and other supplies for
the passengers, who are said to have
climbed on top of the coaches to es-
cape the rising water.
In Kansas City, the situation is
threatening. In the bottoms in the
western section where are located the
stock yards, wholesale warehouses and
manufacturing plants, the water from
the confluence of the Missouri and
Kansas rivers tonight are tapping the
danger line.
In what are known as the east bot
toms, the authorities hope to avert
damage by closing the sewer flood
gates and by operating a gigantic cleo
trical pump.
At Chillicothe, Mo-, on the Grand
river, six men were swept from a
bridge this afternoon and were seen
floating down the sEeam. Whether
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
ROUGH TREATMENT
FOR SUFFRAGETTES
American Women Employ English
Tactics in Campaign in New
York and Nearly Cause
Riot

NEW YORK, July IA hurdy gurdy
and tambourines were used by two
militant suffra gettes today whose Eng
lish tactics. adopted for the first time
in New York, met with such bolster
GUS reception in City Hall park that a
riot nearly ensued.
A meek looking man pulled hurdy
gurdy, while Mrs Sophia Loebinger and
Miss Helen Murphy, the suffragettes,
who wore badges and streamers let
tered "Votes for Women" and carried
copies of the "Suffragette," tangled
tambourines.
Within five minutes they were the
center of such a crush that they had
to shrek for the police. Not copy
of the official publication was sold, and
there were no speeches. A squad of
police made a lane for the two women
to the nearest subway station and they
hurried home.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
WALL OF WATER SIX FEET
SWEEPS FORKS OF RIVER

CHILLICOTHE, Mo-, July ia
great wall of water, six feet high,
sweeping down both forks of the Grand
river, Joined at Utica, in the west part
of Livingston county, today, and the
bottom lands here are now experiencing
a flood far surprising that of June.
Railway tracks and bridges are washed
out, stock is drowned and people in the
country have been driven to the roofs
of their houses and some to tree tops.
Several have been rescued in boats and
other rescue parties are at work.
Several section men are reported
missing -
William Christian is reported drowned
near Chilllcothe.
Arthur Fisk. the station agent at
Gault, was rescued from the depot to-
day after being marooned thirty-siX
hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
UNHAPPILY MARRIED
WOMAN KILLS BABY
Former Waitress Confesses to In-
fanticde and Attempted Sui
eide, from Which She Is
Scarcely Recovered

SAN FRANCISCO, July T. Mrs.
Laura Mcdonald was held today to
answer before the superior court on
charge of having murdered her baby
son. Kenneth, last May.
The woman wept bitterly as she told
of marital troubles which led her to
fire a bullet through the baby's body
and then attempt to end her own life
by swallowing poison.
For over a month her life hung by
thread and she still showed the effects
of the drug when she appeared in court
today.
Mrs. Mcdonald was a waiteress be-
fore her marriage and the waiteresses
union is defraying the expenses of her
trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08

who SWOre to them were not themselves
qualified electors, or at least their
names did not appear of record on the
great register. The person who swears
to the section of the petition must also
| sign the petition, and in his oath de-
clares that the signers of the petition
are duly qualified electors. Some OF
the sections of the petition were not
attested at all. truthfully or falsely.
Some were signed by a notary but not
by any one who had signed the petit
tion. When it came to checking up the
petition it was found that many of the
names on the petition were forged, ac-
cording to the signatures on the great
register. Several whose names ap-
peared on the petition positively de-
MED having signed it. One notable ex-
ample of this was Emmett H. Wilson,
chief deputy city attorney.
When the forgeries were thrown out
and after careful work the city clerks s
force found that out of the 1000 or more
signatures the required number of
qualified electors could not be found,
the circulators of the petition were no.
titled. They Immediately placed the
matter in the hands of Benny Cohn,
who mas had much experience in this
kind of work. Cohn and his l1euten-
ants made a most strenuous campaign,
and in the ten days allowed by law for
amendments succeeded in securing
about 1000 more names. When these
were checked up more forgeries were
found in proportion to the number than
had been discovered on the first petit
tion. The city clerk promptly notified
the petitioners that they had not the
required number Of signatures, and on
their demand returned the petition.
1t is not known who was responsible
for the forgeries. The hackers of the
movement allege 1t was the persons
they hired to circulate the petition.
But the evidence is no longer in the
hands of the city authorities, and it
may be difficult to establish the real
criminals.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
PARIS TEMPS RATES U. S.
SECOND OF NAVAL POWERS

PARIS, July 1.-The Temps takes is
sue with M. Michel. who declared yes
terday in the chamber of deputies dur
ing the debate on the naval inquiry
commissions report that Germany
stood second among the naval powers.
The Temps points out that second
place is held by the United States,
which with a fleet of sixteen battle
ships accomplished an admirable feat
in the clrcumnavigation of the globe"
The paper adds that all English au-
thorities class the United States second
among naval powers.
Germany, therefore, would be third
and France fourth.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
ARMY BOARD WILL
INVESTIGATE DEATH
Mother of Deceased Marine officer
Declares Her Son Did Not COM
NIT Suicide as Reported, but
Was Murdered

WASHINGTON, July 7.-Commander
John Hood has been designated the
head of the board which has been ap-
pointed to make a section inquire
ment into the cause of death of Second
Lieut.. James A. Sutton of the marine
corps at Annapolis in October, 1907.
The court will assemble at Annapolis
Monday. July 10. Maj. Henry Leonard
of the marine corps will be judge ad-
Vocate.
The mother of Sutton declared that
he was murdered instead of having
committed suicide, as stated at the
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
.FOOTHILL CITYS
MAYOR ARRESTED
M0NR0VIA INNKEEPER MAKES
CHARGES
Hotelman Alleges Head Trustee Acted
Without Authority in Employing
Detective to Collect Liquor
Evidence

William B. Scarborough, president of
the board of trustees of the city OF
Monrovia and engaged in the insurance
business at 40 South Broadway, Los
Angeles, was arrested yesterday
charged with auditing as city trustee
a claim In which he was personally in
terested. He was arraigned before JUS
tice Ling and released on his own
recognizance to appear again this
morning, when the date for his trial
will be set.
The arrest OF Scarborough is said to
be the result of the trial at Monrovia
Tuesday of A. e. 'Cronenwett, proprie-
tor of the La Vista Grande hotel, on a
charge of violating the city liquor ordi-
nance. Cronenwett was acquitted after
the jury had deliberated more than
eight hours, and Immediately came to
Los Angeles, swearing to the COM
plant against Scarborough whose fight
against the illegal selling of liquor, he
believes, was responsible for his arrest.
Mayor Hires Detective
In his efforts to stamp out the traffic
Scarborough employed the services of
William e. Webber, a detective, and
Wien Tie eNiu0ilCS H0 was alter was
secured issued a warrant on the city
treasurer for Webber's expenses, $685.
which was paid. 1t is claimed by
Cronenwett that the warrant was is
sued without the knowledge of other
members of the board of trustees, and
that when the facts were placed be-
fore the city treasurer he held up two
other claims for money earned by
Webber.
"The evildoer kicks hard" said Scar
borough as he sat in the Justice court
yesterday. "They will have to kick
harder before l let up my fight against
blind pigs in Monrovla.
Scarborough, several years ago, was
member of the Los Angeles police
commission, serving on that body at the
same time as Justice Ling, before
whom he appeared yesterday on the
misdemeanor charge. He is a brother
of ]. G. Scarborough, one of the best
known attorneys of this city, and is
prominent in business circles.
Claims Promise of Immunity
Cronenwett, who swore to the COM
plant against the trustee, says he is
selling liquor at his hotel on the pledge
of a majority of the members of the
board given two years ago that they
would support an ordinance giving him
this right. While the ordinance has
never been passed he says that he has
relied on these promises and that his
business has never been interfered with
until in February feeling of animosity
was aroused against him among certain
members of the board, led by Scar
borough.