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, 1909-04-08
Nickel Wins Suit against S. & E.

Kels p. Nickel, who brought
suit against the 5. d.. E, ny. Co,
for damages for failing to fulfill
its contracts concerning the night
of way agreement entered nto
before the road was built, was sue
cessful in getting a settlement out
of the company without going to
trial. He received Sl,4OO, stand
ard cattle guards, and a pass on
the road for the rest of his life. Ii
seems the company had agreed
in consideration of Il free right OF
way through his place to erect a
water tank at his place and to pipe
water into both his house ana
barn. Owing to the fact that they
could not use the water OF Lake
creek in the boilers of their en-
gines they did not erect any wat
er tank at that station.
, 1909-04-08
Auto Road Project Looks Good.

G. s. Taylor, who in company
with j. d. Paulon, went to Raw
Inns Monday TO confer with the
Board of Trade there about the
Auto road, returned this morning.
He met some of the Lander peo-
pie, as we'll as some from Laramie,
and they are all quite sanguine
concerning the road. Mr.. Taylor
says the county commissioners
will go over the road just as soon
as the weather will permit in order
to see what will be necessary in
the way of improvement. Mr.
Taylor says the matter looks good
to him.
, 1909-04-08
The Woman's Guild.

The Woman's Guild met at the
residence of Mrs. Frank Anderson
last Monday and had a very good
attendance and a very interesting
meeting. The name of the Soci-
ETY. has been changed from the
Ladies'" Guild to the "Womap's"
Guild, a decided improvement.
Mrs. Chas, Couzens is president.
An effort will be made to paint
the interior of st. Barnabas'
church, and to carpet it with a
good substantial carpet. Refresh
ments we're served to those present
as is the custom The next meet
ing will be held at the home of
Mrs. Frank A. Raynor. Regular
meetings are held the first Mon
day in each month, but meetings
will be called whenever there is
need for conference on any mat
ter pertaining to the needs of the
church.
, 1909-04-08
Disposins OF Stage Stock

G. NJ. Scribner is fast disposine
of his stock and extra wagons and
harness which he used when car
rying the mail between Walcott
and Encampment. The first of
the week he sold a wagon, six
head of horses and harness to w.
Sammons and B. l.. Fox, who
will use the outfit in hauling coal
from the Platte River Coal Bank.
, 1909-04-08
Will Plow 100 Acres

Chas. Mckay, who was in town
last week, has let a contract to
Louis Gunst, Jr. to pillow and seed
100 acres on his Brush creek
ranch to oats. d. S. Wilcox and
Joseph Weimer are doing the
breaking. The ground is partly
sage brush and the spring storms
have hindered the work somewhat,
Mr.. Wilcox went up to Brush
creek Saturday to continue the
work.
, 1909-04-08
OF GRAND
SIRE l. 0. 0. F.
listing All Of the Lodges il the
State---Will wind up Tour
the 5th Of May. 1909.

Acting Grand Sire, l. O. o F..
" l.. Kuykendall, who had been
west on the Union Pacific road on
visit to the local lodges of that
brder, returned last week, after
having visited the lodges at Dia-
mondville, Kemmerer, Evanston,
Green River, Rock Springs, and
Rawlins. He left again Monday
Ito make the tour of the northern
bart of the state. He has now
visited all the lodges on the U. P,
&c. d $. and Chicago and North
western railroads except Lander,
which he will make this trip.
His itinery for the coming
month is as follows: Lusk, Wyo.,
where he will institute an Encamp-
ment of Patriarchs Friday and
Saturday. From there he goes to
Lander to visit the lodge on the
18th and Nth, Hudson 18th,
where be will institute a lodge;
Riverton, 10Th; Shoshoni, 18th;
Thermopolis, 18th; Worland. Goth;
Basin, 21st; Otto, 22nd; Burling-
ton, 23rd; Cody, Oath; Buffalo, 9th
and 29th; Big Horn, 29th; Dietz,
Both; Dayton, May LIST; Gillette,
3rd; Newcastle, 4th; Cambria, 9TH.
The Judge is meeting with an
enthusiastic reception everywhere
he has been and he is very much
pleased over the very creditable
manner in which the order is gain
ing in numbers and efficiency in
its work.
, 1909-04-08
A Fine Stallion

Matt Watt, who was in town
Tuesday with a load of oats, was
driving his fine stallion, Chief"
This animal is a very dark brown
stands l63 hands in height and
weighs 1910 pounds. The horse
is of mixed blood, being part Per-
cberou and part Clydesdale, but
he is one of the finest animals it
has been our pleasure to see for
years. Mr.. Watt says he is the
best horse he ever saw, being kind
and trackable in every.
, 1909-04-08
Change in Bennett..French Mail.

The scedule time of the arrival
and departure of the Bennett
French mail has been changed.
The new time took effect last
Monday. The mail leaves French
at s o'clock a. m, arriving here at
2 O'Clock p. m in time to catch
the outgoing mail at 2;45 p. IN. 1t
leaves here not later than ll:3O
a. M, or as much earlier as the
driver can get the mail, and is to
arrive in French by . p. IN BY
this schedule Bennett and French
people will get their mail Just a
few hours later than Saratoga peo-
pie,
, 1909-04-08
To Grade the Streets

The town council is getting
ready to do some very much
needed work on the grading of the
streets. A heavy, wooden, v
shaped scraper is being fitted with
iron shields and and it will be at
tached to and follow a pillow and
drag the dirt plowed into the mid
die of the street, where it is re-
quired to make the street higher
in the center.
, 1909-04-08
"A Case Of Suspension"

The Pythian Sisters are to give
a fine entertainment in Jensen
Hall Monday night entitled "a
Case of Suspension" There is
also to be singing and dancing by
a Bunch of Brownies and some
Acrobatic stunts. There are two
talented ladies here from Rawllns,
Mrs Shuck and Mrs. Ross, to as
sist in the performance and it will
no doubt be very interesting.
, 1909-04-08
Service at Presbyterian Church

The sesvices at the Presbyter-
ian Church Sunday morning will
consist of a SPECIAL Easter program
to be given by the children. The
regular sermon will be dispensed
with and the morning hour de-
voted entirely to the children's
service.
, 1909-04-08
Saratoga Chips

1oJe "a' IL ikoIh doo
creek to attend the Mask Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Walker we're in
the city Tuesday from Brush creek.
MIR. Dollar, a friend of Wilbur
Hugus Jr., is here from Santa Cruz,
Calf, on a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Scribner and
little daughters, Rutha and Olive,
we're in town Monday.
Fatty Smith is back from Rock
Springs hospital and his jovial face is
to be seen on our streets once more.
Ed. Hutchinson moved his family
out to the Swanson ranch on Spring
creek Friday, for the ummer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Huston and
Master Aubrey were down from Cow
creek for the April Fool dance.
Mrs E. E. Lufkin was called to
Hanna Tuesday by the serious illness
of her mother, Mrs. j w. Case.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Ekdahl and
little Catherine are in from the ranch
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Mace.
FL. l.. K%uykendall left Monday
for a trip to Cheyenne and Denver.
He will be absent about a week or ter
days.
Mrs. Frank J.. Cramer and daugh-
ter Madge went to Encampment Sat
urdry on a visit to friends. returning
Sunday.
William Manahan is having a new
roof put On his cottage in Riverside
addition. q. d. Buchanan has charge
of the job.
Mrs. o. G. Blacken was quite ill
last week and her husband was sent
for. She is able to be up and around
at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt. Watt were
down from their Cedar creek ranch
Saturday. They report the roads as
something frightful.
Amos Kelly, formerly of this place,
but now of Kaycee, Wyo., came in
Monday for a weeks visit with his
sister, Mrs. I. NJ. Dukes.
The Women's Guild will meet with
Mrs. Lon A. Tuttle Monday after
noon at 3 O'Clock, April 18th. Special
business and all members should be
there
The Ladies of the Alter Society will
meet the first Thursday after Eeaster
April 18th, with Mrs. Farrell at the
Restaurant On the East side of the
river.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry F. Kincaid
moved onto the ranch of E. j. Fouts
on South Spring creek, Monday morn
ing. They have rented the place for
a year.
Newton Doggett, who runs the de-
livery wagon of Gus Jensen & Bro,
has been i'll the past week and his
place OF the wagon was taken by Mr..
Howard.
Mrs. Frank Anderson left Tuesday
for Colorado Springs where she goes
to visit relatives, and have the throat
OF her youngest daughter operated ON
for tousilitis
Mr.. and Mrs. b. L. Fox are resid-
ing in the McAnulty cottage in the
western part of town. Mr.. Fox is
interested it the Platte River Coal
Mining Company.
j. w. Alden was down from his
ranch on Spring creek this morning
to meet his brother w illiam and his
wife, who will assist Mr.. Alden this
summer on the ranch.
Frank Scribner was confined to h is
, house for several days with some
throat and lung trouble. He is able
to be at his post again in the Sara
toga Grocery Co. store.
Geo. .. Baker left for home in Dill
lon yesterday via Epcampment. From
3 there he goes to Rambler by stage
1. -.
, 1909-04-08
DEVELOPMENT
OF RESOURCES
What the Government Aims to
Do with the National Forests
OF the West

the President and the Secretary
of Agriculture is to aid the peo-
pie in obtaining the fullest use of
all Forest resources which is COM
patible with the purposes for
which the Forests were created.
MOI ouly the water, wood and
forage, but the land itself is to be
devoted to the most productive
use. for the permanent good of
the whole people.
This means that all lands with
in the reserves which are chiefly
valuable Cor agriculture, and
which are not needed for admins
trative purposes, shall be thrown
open to settlement and entry, so
citizens may till them, build
homes upon them and finally OBJ
tain title to them, just as on simil-
ar lands outside the Forests. In
order to make such action possible
Congress, on June IL, 1906, PASS
ed a special act empowering the
Secretary of Agriculture to deter
mine what lands should be releas-
ed from the Forest and given up
to homestead entry. Since that
time a corps of we'll qualified ex-
aminers have been employed at
all seasons when weather has per-
mitted the survey and examina-
tons necessary to define the agri-
cultural areas. 1t is frequently a
matter of the utmost difficulty
for an examiner to tell whether
lands are or are not agricultural
in nature. Such areas are usually
in a mountain valley, often at
high attitudes, and at some dis
lance above the highest farms
which experiment has proved to
be agricultural in nature.
There are droughts in summer,
heavy SHOWS in winter, and frosts,
occurring perhaps every month in
the year 10 be considered. The
land may be steep, stony, the soil
cold or shallow, hard to irrigate,
and more or less covered with
brush or stumps or timber.
The applicant is invariably an
optimist, and his friends will tell
of the crops, grown out of reason,
on neighboring land or similar
location. Often the water is all
appropriated by prior settlers.
The land may be fertile and yet
subject to a climate which makes
impossible the continuous res
idence demanded by the home
stead law. In cases of doubt a
liberal policy is pursued and the
benefit of the doubt given to the
applicant.
In spite of the benevolent in
tention of the special Forest home
stead law, and the liberal way in
which it has been interpreted by
the Forest officers, there has arisen
some dissatisfaction over decisions
in specific cases. This is due in
part to contrast with the lax, easy
going methods which have pre-
vailed in past years in parceling
out the public lands under other
statutes. Certain applicants have
been greatly disappointed to find
that they could not obtain title to
tracts of valuable timber under
this law. Others applied for tracts
which it a necessary for the
Forest Service to make homes OIL
pastures for the use of the rangers
In denying such applications the
Forest Service acted merely in
self preservation; as any prudent
business man would have to dc
under similar circumstances. A
much larger force of rangers will
be necessary in the future and
these men must have headquarters
in the mountains from which to
do their work. 1t would be ex.
| tremely unwise for the Govern.
, 1909-04-08

Mrs. Snizer, of Encampment, came
came down Sunday for a visit with
Mrs. Frank j.. Cramer.
, 1909-04-08

PROBABLY be compelled to buy
them back in later years at en-
HANGED prices.
1t is the invariably the practice
to investigate thoroughly the moral
rights as we'll as the legal status
of claimants, if such there be, to
tracts recommended for admins
t~ratlve use. When no legal right
exists, but the occupant has con-
structed or purchased improve
men.s, an equitable price is agreed
upon for these before any action
is taken toward withdra wal of the
land from entry.
Settlers and homemakers are
desired upon the Forests, and
even when their claims are invalid,
every advantage is given to those
who show good faith under the
act of June IL, 1906.
In cases where there appears to
exist sufficient reaso to request a
denomination of lands that have
been reported unfavorably under
the terms of the Act, the Super
visor is given a copy of the appli-
cant's letter of protest and every
consideration is shown the settler
or applicant.
Occasionly it occurs that there
is an honest difference of opinion
between the applicant for a home
stead and the examining officer as
to the agricultural possibilities of
the land, or the ability of the APP
plicant to fulfill the requirments
of the homestead law. In such
cases it is the policy of the Ser
vice to hold the June IL applica-
ton in suspension while the ap-
plicant is given a free-use permit
for a sufficient length of time to
demonstrate his ability to make a
living out of the land ard estab-
lish a home. If this demonstra-
ton is successful the homesteader
can be credited for the time so
expended when making his final
proof after the land is listed for
homestead entry.
Free use permits also provide
for immediate occupation and cul-
tivation of the soil, where in the
opinion of the Supervisor, the
land applied for is likely to prove,
upon examination, to be chiefly
valuable for agriculture. In all
cases, occupants, whether settlers
or permitees, are protected in
their rights; and when for any rea-
son, the land is listed for another
person, time is allowed for har-
vesting growing crops or for re-
moval or sale of improvements.
Compared with the area of the
forests themselves, the amount of
land available for entry under the
act of June IL, is not great. 1t
lies mainly in the valleys in mar
row strips or pockets, and fire.
quently it is impossible to obtain
16O acres within the mile limit of
extreme length set by law.
Many thousands of applications
have been received, and of these a
reasonable number have been re-
ported favorably. During the
months of December aud January
At cases in District A were recon-
mended favorably to the Depart
ment of the Interior, representing
an aggregate of 5,00S acres listed.
This District comprises Utah,
Nevada, southern Idaho, north
western Arizona, and southwest
ern Wyoming. During the same
period Al new applications were
received.
At the end of the field season a
few cases usually accumulate ow-
ing to the delays incident to set
Ting conflicts, and the correction
of unavoidable errors. These are
disposed as the winter season
slackens the activity in the field
An earnest effort is made at all
times to keep the office work
ARREST of the field examinations.
, 1909-04-08

Turkey Supper after the play Mon.
day night. Only 80 cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

A good days work Is the best
prayer for rest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
BY CHANCE.

They met by chance. so it is said
God shaped the earth, and filled
the seas.
And followed out the river bed.
And checked the tides, and formed
the breeze:
And set a myriad stars in space
To make for them a meeting place.
They met by chance, so people
thought
And babes were born, and men
were slain,
And nations rose, and wars were
fought,
And ships traversed the raging
main,
And dynasties We're swept away
To bring about the fateful Gay
They loved by chance, so men de-
clared.-
And God through all the previous
years
For that one act their hearts pre-
pared,
Bestowed their smiles, allowed their
tears
dreams, desire, de-
mand,-
That they might meet and UNDER
stand
We talk of chance where all Is Low,
Cry Accident" upon design,
And foolishly opine a flaw
Might lurk within the plan Divine;
While angels laugh behind their
wings
To hear us say such senseless
things
Nautilus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
FIRE ESCAPES.

The hill which has been introduce
ed in the Washington Legislature TO
force hotels and lodging houses TO
nrovide fire escapes, ropes and 9TH
er appliances, for use in emergen-
cies is wise and could with propriety
he duplicated by the oregon solons'
Fires usually occur at night when
the occupants Of such places are at
a disadvantage to escape. The loss oil
life in hotel fires in the past mas
been great and while oregon has been
particularly fortunate in this respect
adequate means of escape should De
provided.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

over the man without money. The
answer to that is furnished by for
mer State Senator Colby of New Jer-
sey that the man who last received
the democratic nomination for state
senator in his county won it against
the democratic machine with an ex-
penditure of $3.50; this in n county
Of over $4,000, after an aggressive
campaign.
another of Mr. Colbys answers
is that it is better for a poor man to
stump on the streets, speak from
cart-tail or soap-boN, or make a
house-to-houSe canvass, than to have
him elected by money furnished by
or by wealthy and in
terested individuals Who selects
most of the candidates now, and who
pays for their success?"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
GEORGIA CLAIMS THE HONOR

The Atlanta Constitution takes ex-
ceptiOn to the statements made by
those who are saying that with the
election by the Oregon legislature of
Governor Chamberlain to the United
States senate, in response to the will
OF the people as expressed at pri-
mary. that "the oregon plan may
solve the problem Of electing Unite,-
States senator's by popular vote with
out infringing upon the provisions of
the constitution of the United States" !"
whoever made this interesting
discovery has been long time
about it," remarks the Constitution.
Georgia solved the problem of
electing United states senators by
the popular vote more than IS years
ago.
"The Georgia democracy was the
pioneer in providing for the submis-
sion to the people in primary cleo
tons the question of a choice of Uni
ted States senators.
"Of course this in no sense inter-
feres with or opposes the legal meth
cd Of election by the general assem-
bly,; that body must still elect and
it is at liberty legally, to elect what
candidate it will.
'aBut no legislature has yet set
itself against the expressed will of
the people or attempted to do So;
nor will any such contingency arise.
"Nor need there be fear on the
part Of any state of such betrayal Of
trust. It would never happen but
one time, if at all"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
HAT PINS.

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Parrish 10 limit the length Of
hatpins to 10 inches is not so foolish
as it might seem at first thought.
Anyone who has been jabbed in the
side Of the head with one Of these in
struments while it was projecting
through d hat on a lady's head will
readily concede that the long hat
pin IS a dangerous weapon. 1t would
seem that a ten-inch pin would be
long enough for all practical purpos-
es and also be Of suffi,ient length to
serve as q weapon Of defense in times
Of necessity, while the danger Of in
juring innocent bystanders" would
be somewhat relieved
However. the wisdom Of trying to
remedy the evil. if it is one, by leg
islation is doubted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
"SONIE o. THESE DAYS"

Some o'these days all the troubles that
rile
Will pass like a shadow an melt in a
smile.
An the horse that you bet on will
make every mile.
Some o. these bright. sweet days!
II.
Some o. these days in the bleak o. the
snow
You'll find the fair roses you lost long
A rose for each thorn that is woundin'
you so.
Some O. these bright. sweet days!
III.
"Some O. these days!"-Let us sing it
that way:
The rainbow will ripple its gold DER
the gray,
An the Happiness-music the quick
step'l play
Some o. these bright, sweet days!
Atlanta Constitution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

Not Keeping Up.
"I have discharged my Philadelphia
chauffeur I was arrested on his ac-
count"
For speeding?"
mo, for blocking the traffic.
Life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
WHERE TO BEGIN.

"A stitch in time saves nine" and
marry in haste; repent at leisure" ."
are two saws" nearly as old as the
proverbs of Soloman and which have
stood the test of time. Bearing these
in mind it is not hard TO believe that
possibly that Washington judge who
seeks to solve the divorce evil by
making it harder to get married is
not far from the right track.
To change a problem in mathemat-
les which has been worked incor-
rectly one does not change the an
swer so as to conform to the wrong
method of procedure but goes back
to the beginning and attempts TO
find and correct the first misstep.
So may 1t not be possible that instead
of wasting our time in seeking to de-
wise ways and means to prevent un-
happy couples from escaping from
the married state it would be just as
we'll to make it a little more diff
cult for these people to get into a
position from which it will sooner or
later be desired to escape. "The
laws delay" might afford an oppor-
tunity for "affinities'' to discover
that they are not "affinities" at all
nor even "soul mates" before they
reach that state where it is neces-
sary to seek the aid of the courts to
be freed from a '1oathsome" union
into which their own folly has lead
them.
The old custom of publishing the
bans" with a suitable time limit,
might be a good one to enact into
law. while a Jail sentence for elop-
ing couples and preachers and JUS
tices of the peace who marry elop-
ing couples might prove wholesome.
If drink is responsible for unhappy
marriages. as has been declared IL
ought not to be hard to make it inn
possible for runkards to marry.
DR.. Coles bill, introduced in the
present legislature, making it neces-
sary for an applicant for a marriage
license to present a doctors certifi-
cate. is one which contains much
merit. II would prevent much suffer-
ing and would also assist in solving
the divorce problem.
Meantino it Is well to remember
that matrimonial discord is not a
new social evil and there is no rea-
son for thinking the race is going to
the bow-wows just because the di-
vorca mills seem to be grinding both
dav and night. There were evident
~ unhappy marriages in the time OF
Dean Swift for that great satirist ana
hero of at least three famous love
stories wrote. "Matrimony has many
children. They are Repentance, Dis
cord Bad Temper, Loathing, etc
There has evidently been no race
suicide in this family.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

WHEN IN DISGRACE.

When in disgrace with fortune .
and mems eyes, Z
l all alone beweep my outcast 9
state. Q
, And trouble deaf heaven with .
my bootless cries, .
And look upon myself and .
curse my fate, .
Wishing me like to one more .
rich in hope, .
Featur'd like him, like him .
with friends possessed,
Desiring this mans art and .
that mans scope, .
With what I most enjoy con- .
tented least; .
Yet in these thoughts myself .
almost despising, .
HAPPY l think on thee and .
then my state, .
Nike to the lark at break of .
day arising, .
From sullen earth) sings .
hymns at heavens gate .
For thy sweet love remembered .
such wealth brings .
That then I scorn to change .
my place with kings. .
William Shakespeare. .
sse O0eS eses .