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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-23
invited the Free Reading Room

and proper, having regard TO the traf-
nc then on such highway and the safe
ty of the public.
Upon approaching person walk
ing in the roadway OF public high
way or a horse or horses, or other
draft animals being ridden, led or
driven thereon, a person operating a
motor vehicle shall slow down to a
speed not exceeding 10 miles an hour
and give reasonable warning of its
approach and use every reasonable
precaution to insure the safety Of
such person or animal and in case Of
a horse or horses or other draft ami
mails, to prevent frightening the same
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-23

los. carpentry, mechanics, how to do
things. how TO make things. Is do
ing more for the healthy entertain
mcnt and uplift OF boys than any
other single influence Has the en-
thusiastic support OF over 100000
boys and their parents respect it for
the good it does their boys. Give
your boy a magazine of his own.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-23

The Misses Emma Sugart and
Lois Fraker. the former teacher in
the Newago schools and the latter at
Grand Ledge. will spend the holiday
season with their parents and friends
in this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-23

Mcsdamcs John Hayden and VIM
Tunnel. oi Honor. spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home OF Fred
Dclavan and wife
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
NEW PLANS FORMULATED
BY MUNICIPAL EXPERT

~ NJ. ROBINSON, who prepared the
report to the mayor and council
Se through the municipal art COM
mission on the plan for beautifying the
city and making it worthy In appear
ance of the name of IAN unusually
beautiful city," is one of the worlds
most eminent landscape engineers, civic
advisers and students of civic esthet-
les. Although the fund at the disposal
of the municipal art commission was
but small fee for the work proposed,
Mr.. Robinson consented to come to Los
Angeles to work out plan for the city
beautiful" He made careful and
thorough inspection Of the city and
submitted his report, which was pre-
sented to the council in 1907.
No money was made available for
getting the report before the people,
but through the efforts of President F.
w. Blanchard, Secretary John w.
Mitchell, Mrs. Sumner P. Hunt, Mrs.
w. ]. Washburn and John Parkinson
of the municipal art commission, as
sisted by other public spirited citizens,
fund was raised by private subscrip-
tion sufficient to publish Mr.. Robinson's
recommendations in fitting form. In
consequence it is now available for the
public.
Mr.. Robinson made an exhaustive
study of municipal betterment prob
iGlllS NllllC eil SNANOA VI hAiS ANSNA4SHNS'
Post Express and his research was
aided by foreign travel. He is the
author of THE Improvement of Towns
and Cities and Modern Civic Art"
and has served as an associate editor
of the Philadelphia Ledger and of the
Municipal Journal and the Architec-
tural Record. In addition to his work
at Los Angeles he has made reports on
the Identification of Denver. Colorado
Springs, Detroit, Honolulu, Oakland,
Columbus and other cities. He has
served with honor as secretary of the
American Civic association and as an
officer of other national organizations.
In Mr.. Robinson's report to the mu-
nicipal art commission of Los Angeles
he made the following important pre-
liminary statements:
ut early became evident to me that
to give to this advice the greatest pos
| sible value it would be necessary to
restrict my investigation to those por-
tions of the city in which conditions
were most rapidly becoming fixed. 1t
was advisable to take up these because
| here improvements would affect the
greatest number of people and delay
would prove most likely to be fatal to
the successful carrying out of improve
ment plans. Such portions of the city
| include the business district and all the
more thickly settled parts of Los An
| geles. When it is realized that these
contain 450 miles of graded streets, laid
| down at the whim of individual land
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28

sense so strongly evident that it over
shadows everything else. 1 noticed
this particularly at Seattle But in Los
Angeles you have a wonderful bust
ness development, yet you have not
missed that something which makes a
city likable for the Home feeling the
visitor gets. We rode around today in
an automobile, covering a large amount
OF territory in the city and in Pasa-
dena, and I was struck with the gen.
eral beauty of the homes, from the
small bungalows to the big mansions.
II do not feel a stranger to Los An
geles, and / did not feel that way the
first time I came here. That is the
characteristic of this city, and it means
a great deal to the visitor.
"It is allowable, think, to say that
Los Angeles is really just started. You
are only on the beginnings of your de-
velopment on the Pacific coast, and
from now on you will see more marvel
Gus growth than has already happened.
This will be particularly true in Los
Angeles 1T has taken about fifty years
to get under way and to bring about
conditions allowing for great expan-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28

sion. That period has passed; now
you are looking toward new era, and
7 think it is conservative to predict
that your city will benefit tremendous
ly in the advancement promised IN
this era.
I'VE have roticed the growth of Los
Angeles recently in our insurance busi-
ness, as our office here has made a
very encouraging showing since it was
established. The insurance business is
an excellent indicator of the prosperity
of a community and of the country as
we'll This was noticeable during the
financial depression. 1 should judge
that business conditions now are about
back to normal, and 1 have found the
outlook most encouraging throughout
the country.
I do not look for any radical changes
inS insurance legislation in New York,
where the Armstrong law has been on
trial for three years. On the whole this
has been beneficial to the companies,
and the New York legislation, which
affects the writing of insurance all
over the country will no doubt have a
full, fair trial before any decided alter
ations are made"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
by GEORGE b. HARRISON,


os ANGELES has been
~ sprawng rambling dinted as the Robinson % o @
to the municipal growing
@ next great thing is to adjust this and to bring about
present expression of interest in art sculpture lonascane
Improvement other Identification entirely
through individual effort city,
Angeles other things have
pressed in the material development
realization Of tv baufnr" h ~ @ ] a ~ @ % OF the @ ciy plan and
in the belief i is to
II enjoy tremendously through
land any western
different
Plan Is Practical
To achieve keeping reputation
accorded to Angeles authority
it is entirely Perhaps
essay preliminary is arouse the citizenship to conception
means not only apprecave
easiv available but cor % he anu d % @ n aux OF OPPORTUNITIES now
th , y. % @ @ CERTAIN @ 10 De made Impossible by the early expansion Of
sees understand generally how important this municipal
ment is will be worked because ought
That have not yet fully
small matters which won1 cost irIe or nohn and vet T I1 @ meg % eco
The Plaza instance
be simple Inexpensive
dray still block the Plaza street Another instance evident in the dusty
dirty standards
two reforms were suggested two years ago by Charles AIulfod Robinson but
do and are much greater tasks
mnatve center worth pointing to and Of great benefit the community
imposing delayed
obtain the
City Hall Needed
office remind Uncle Alexander of
city placed
ad-
conventional
building
in
ip.
be a
winta
business But he easily from city
afeward the
Robinson to
months ma impossible
Eysian Park Plans
certain
fullest provision
Of municipal
city,
societies ike Jonathan
even
important The to
sentiment must be stirred up
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28

O AN PEDRO and Los Angeles formally will be united today
- Greater Los Angeles will become reality With the be-
~ ginning of the great project and the certainty that will be
carried successful has civic
iby awakening the tremendous opportunities in
ing Los Angeles not only commercially but in its
ward semblance beautiful buildings parks bouevards
in all the achievements which for civic pride
The Herald will Saturday department of municipal
betterment The city reaching and aspiring and this
will find expression this The department will
be edited by George Harrison of The Herald
clude contributions from experts qualified discuss different
phases OF municipal betterment which will appear from time
time The opening article in todays by Anna Mcconnell
Beckey Los Angeles churches asteu and exhaustive
discussion of this phase the cis decorative appears
to Miss Beckey who unquestonably better informed this
subject than other Los Angeles Other articles by
Miss BeckleY will follow
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
- DESS,~GNFS mNn0sAAv y
&R1S1yy a1SE

owners and absolutely without COM
prehensiVe system; that the topography
is exceedingly varied, and that in ten
months more than 10000 buildings are
erected in the region covered, there is
appreciated the immensity of the prob
lem and it's Importance, even when
thus restricted. 1t would have been
desirable, and more satisfactory to have
been able to include in my survey a
broad belt of surrounding country, that
the city's growth over it might be
planned for in advance.
"Yet the survey and resulting sugges-
tions here submitted will give to Los
Angeles much to think of and much TO
do. And because it does deal, not with
outlying districts in which the para
mount interest would be local, but
with the city as a unit-with those
portions which in sense are the prop
erty of all the citizens in common, with
business streets, and connecting park
ways and boulevards, it may command
a unanimity of interest and zeal in
execution which more diffuse plans
would not at this time have received.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
VISITOR SEES PERIOD
OF GREAT EXPANSION

rany, and came west to attend the
agency convention at Lake Tahoe. He
was in Southern California in March,
1908.
LOS Angeles combines business en-
terprlse with something-I don't know
Just what it is or how to describe it
that makes you feel at home instinct
lively. Many cities have the business
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28

kkL MONG all western cities there is
an indescribable charm about
IA Los Angeles that appeals to
me more than any other" said John
H. Way of Hartford, Conn, who left
for the east last night after a tour OF
the Pacific slope from canada TO Los
Angeles Mr.. Way is second vice pres
Ident of the Travellers Insurance COM
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
r1icipal Beterpent Is Slogan of Greater Los Angeles
ART, SCULPTURE AND LANDSCAPE
IMPROVEMENT WILL RECEIVE NEW
IMPETUS WITH CIVIC AWAKENING

Los Angeles, "Born Grown-up" Will Find Reaiza
ton of Dream of City Beautiful in Aspiring
Efforts of Workers for Municipal I'm
provement in the Carrying Out
of Proposed New Plans
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
Architects Weird Ideas

There is a certain Protestant church
in this city whose architects evidently
could not stand up against the puritan
icaI distaste for the cross in decoration
and who compromised with funny little
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05
COLORADO NEWS.

| Monday was the hottest day Trini
dad has experienced in many years
The hot wave appears to extend over
the entire state.
Receipts of Denver postoffice during
| fiscal year ending June 80 were over
a million dollars. an increase of nearly
| 100000 during the year.
| Mark G. Woodruff is not wholly
without friends. He received tele.
| gram from San Luis valley friends
signed by about 25 people, offering to
60 on his bond for million dollars
| II desired.
After work extending over a period
of nearly three years and the expendi-
ture OF S4,000,0O0 the Gunnison tun.
mel will on Sunday or Monday of next
week, be a reality. But 100 feet re-
mains to be driven and those who are
iI charge of the work hope to com
plete this by Sunday afternoon or Mon.
day morning
Pueblo raised saloon licenses from
$500 to $1,000 a year. expecting the
number of resorts to decrease. In
stead the full number have applied for
new license and the city authorities
are in box as the ordinance provides
for limiting the number of saloons to
100. Several applications will have
10 be rejected.
The state board of equalization has
completed its assessment OF the tele-
graph and express companies. For
the most part increases in values
were made. The increase in the West
ern Union was $4,000, the increase in
the Postal 100000, the Increase in the
Globe Express company, 81 1000. Other
companies were given increases. but
not nearly 40 large.
Doc" Powell, well known charac-
ter around Grand Junction, was con
victed OF bootlegging Tuesday. He had
sold pint Of whiskcy to a friend.
During the trial 1t developed that
there are places around the town
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05
WOODRUFF WAS NOT FIRST
MAN IN QUEER WCRk

I
DENVER, June 2S.-(To The Repub.
| lican) While the Democratic press of
| Denver has seen fit TO cast many stric.
lures upon the acts of the land boards
succeeding the Orman Democratic ad-
ministration-in that connection let us
see what was the condition of the state
land office when the Peabody (Repub-
| lican) administration came into power
in 1903. as successors to the Orman
| tDemocratic) administration.
| When Mr.. Woodruff was appointed
register of the land office by the Pea.
body land board. the office was found
in magnificent state of confusion
there seemed TO have been no system
whatever. The records were imper.
fectly kept
| No record TO show if payments were
| regular made upon certificates of pur-
chases or leases. etc. etc.
| was instructed TO go through the
records, such as were kept, and draw
Off list of delinquents upon these GER
| tificates OF purchases and leases. |
found about $4,000 delinquent on GER
| tlf1cates OF purchase, and upon which
| no payments had been made subse-
quent to 1895, and many were delin.
quent since 1890.
tnen TOOK up the leases and found
nearly 100000 delinquent on them,
running from one to four years. 1t
was found that thousands of acres of
the state land had been appropriated
BY the big land companies for ditch
and reservoirs, by railroads and wagon
| roads for which the state had granted
them no right of way. A cattle man in
one OF the southeastern counties who
was leasing from the state grazing
lands, was found to have enclosed
with his leased lands. some 1000 or
1000 acres OF state lands not included
In his lease, and had occupied 1t for
some eight or ten years. This land
rents at minimum of cents per
acre. 1t is significant that this man
was an active Democrat. in his county.
The above are only few of the de.
linquencles and Irregularities found to
existN in the state land office when
Mr.. Woodruff took charge of the of.
flee as register.
Some system had to be adopted
new system of records had to be adopt.
ed, new plat and tract books. a col.
lection record and many other import.
ant record books had to be gotten out.
All this was accomplished under Mr..
Woodruff's first term; his first bi.an-
nual report shows net gain in the
revenues of the office of over $500. .OOO.
Under previous administrations ow-
Ing to the utter lack of system, and
imperfectly kept record of the office. II
would be difficult TO determine to what
extent grating and Irregularities may
have occurred
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Pat |
terson Of the Rocky Mountain News,
was sued In an action OF libel by a |
deputy register under . Democratic
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05
THE LOCO DISEASE OF
LIVE STOCK IN THE WEST

The so-called loco disease of horses
sheep, and cattle has been for many
years source of serious loss 10 stock
men in the west, who have generally
attributed 1t to certain weeds eaten by
tthe stock. Investigations by the Unit
ed States department of agriculture
have not only confirmed the suppo-
sition as to the poisonous effect OF
these plants, but have resulted in the
discovery and identification of barium
as definite poisonous element in
them. Feeding experiments establish.
ing the fact that the plants are re-
sponsible for the disease were carried
on under field and corral conditions
by DR.. C. Dwight Marsh, while the
discovery of barium was made in the
laboratory by DR.. A. C. Crawford.
The loco weeds are a class of lie.
gunrinous plants of which the principal
ones are the purple loco weed (Astrag-
alus mollissimus) and the rattle-weed
tAragallus lambertD. One or both OF
these prevail to greater or less ex-
tent over an area including all or parts
OF Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas. Colorado. Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico, Tsxas and okiahema,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05
The characteristic symptoms of the

The Characteristic symptoms of the
disease are a slow, staggering gait,
rough coat, staring, vacant look, and +
emaciation. The affected animals have |
hallucinations, can not be led or back /
ed, show more or less lack of muscular I
coordination, gradually lose flesh, and |
die. The affection comes on in a slow
and cumulative manner, and there is
no possibility of animals becoming i'm
mune by continually eating the plants.
The proverb An ounce of preyen-
tion is worth pound of cure" applies
suits can often be obtained by the
treatment of locoed animals, the most
effective way of dealing with the trou-
\ Bile is to keep animals from eating
/ the weeds should be exterminated from
l the range or pasture, and the best way
of doing this is simply to cut them out.
| This method, however while often
| practicable on land under private con
| troll, can not very well be applied to
| the public range In many cases much
can be accomplished by keeping ami
mails away from loco-covered ranges
during the time when feed is short. as
they are much more likely to contract
the habit at such time. II may some
times he profitable TO feed them for
short time, in order that the loco
eating habit may not be formed.
After animals have become affected
the first essential in their treatment
is to place them where they can not
eat the loco weeds They should be
given plenty of nutritious feed, and
: so far as practicable feed with laxa-
tive properties, such as green alfalfa.
Some may recover under this treat
, ment without recourse TO medicine.
With most animals, however, recovery
I is FASTENED by medical treatment.
AS result of its experiments the
department of agriculture suggests the
, following treatment; For cattle
, strychnin in doses OF three-twentieths
TO four-twentieths of grain daily, ad
} mlnlstereu HypOuefmlcaily- for HORSES
, Fowler's solution of arsenic in half
ounce doses daily in the drinking wa
ter or in the grain. This treatment
should be continued for at least q
2 month To correct the constipation
+ which is almost universal in locoed
D animals, magnesium sulphate Epson
: salt) may be administered as drencf
A in two-ounces doses. Epson salt may
: also serve to some extent as an anti
/ dote to the poison produced by the
4 weeds. Beneficial results have alsC
Y been obtained by giving horses daily
5 a drench containing two ounces of Ep
/ som salt with ten drops of dilute sui
phuric acid, and by giving cattle tri
a weekly three or four ounces of Epson
a salt with proportional increase il
= the quantity OF dilute sulphuric acid
S As the foregoing treatments are il
T. the experimental stage, the bureau o
v animal industry, Washington, d. G.
e would be glad TO receive reports of re
l. suits from their use.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05

rne Durango board of trade is not
asleep. This is specially true of its
cheers. President A. l.. Nath an and
Secretary Richard McCloud as will be
SHOWN by the following correspond
erce which looks good to a man up
tree who has been looking for relief
after several days against his will
We have known for some time that
the board of trade were engaged in
some good work, as vide two letters
printed below:
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05

where man can go. lay down a dollar.
turn his back on the place for couple
of minutes. turn around and pick up
a bottle of whisky. Under such con-
ditions no one is able TO tell who
furnished the whisky.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05

administration, for charging him with
being a defauIter of state funds, and
the decision of the court sustained this
charges, by decision in favor OF the
defendant.
While | have no justification foE> any
crookedness, or irregularities r.
Woodruffs administration while IN the
state land office. believe in giving the
devil his due. And the old saying
may be here applicable that they VINO
live in glass houses make il danger
Gus to throw stones. and furthermore
Shakespeare has said that the evii that
men do lives after them, while the
good is often inferred with their bones
H. f. TOWER.
4
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05
Late State Land Appraiser

Mr.. Tower was a former resident OF
Durango and father-in-law to N. &.
Miller Mr.. Tower could undoubtedly
tell lot more regarding the methods
of the Orman-Thomas Democratic ad'
minis;rations.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
OROVILLE To HOLD
BIG CELEBRATION
Elaborate Preparations Made for
Fourth of July Program, With
Carnival on the River
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

oRON1LLE, June 10.-The executive
committee in charge of arrangements
for the fourth of July celebration has
practically completed its plans, and as
surance is given that the affair will be
one of the biggest held in recent years
in this part of the state. BY arrange
ment I-ost of the cities in the valley,
including Sacramento. will hold no
celebration and OroVille expects thou
sands Of visitors from valley points.
The celebration begins Saturday
night with a water carnival on the
river. Both banks will be illuminated
and there will be fireworks. The
Queen viii come down the river in a
motor boat accompanied by her aids
and viii land at the Japanese arch,
where Mayor ~Kuser will present her
the keys OF the city The procession
viii then form and march TO an i'm
mense open air platform where there
viii be concerts and dancing Prizes
have been offered by the committee
for the most handsomely decorated
floats in this parade, and it is expected
this viii cause much rivalry
There viii be band concerts Sunday
by bands from Sacramento. Chico.
Marysville and other places, as well as
by the bands here. Baseball games,
roping contests and other open air ex-
hibitions viii take place during the
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11

is making MS headquarters at the owl
drug store in the Phelan building. he
has recovered his health and never felt
better in his life.
Billy Jordan has been master of
ceremonies and announcer at every
important prize fight in California for
more than so years. He was once in
the prize ring himself in England, and
knows the prize fighting game prob
ably better than any other living man.
Prize fighting is the sport in which
the pick of the worlds brain and
Drawn are matched. The human fight
ing machine is the most perfect speci
men of health to be found. 1t is a
science an absolute necessity with the
fghting man. that he be well No one
knows this better than Billy" Jordan.
and his recommendation for any medi
cine is based not on guesswork, but on
for the human body. AS result his
enthusiastic Endorsement of the Coop
er remedies has aroused much inter
est among sporting men and those
who know Billy Jordan or have
heard of him. He said much more in
talking with young Cooper, but this is
what he dictated when requested:
Il had stomach trouble for one year,
with all symptoms. constipation, gas
on the stomach, bad blood. indigestion
and chronic debility. l tried every
remedy / ever heard of without relief.
Then L decided to have a talk with TINS
young Cooper He gave me a full
treatment. and now / am well man.
1 unhesltatingly give all credit to these
wonderful remedies