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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06
NEWS AND oolNes eLeswAsRE.

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THE following interesting informa-
tion is current: One of the largest
white military organizations in
Cleveland has had a colored captain
ever since its organization. While
the state militia includes a colored
battalion. the Ninth. many of the
other battalions have mixed" COM
panies. Cleveland also has a colored
police lieutenant. fifteen colored teach
ers In the city schools, including one
In high school. two Negro assistant
superintendents in manufacturing es-
adjustments employing white opera
tives, and one colored private secre-
tary to railroad president"
The latest songs sung by the differ
ent companies are: Love Spells
Trouble TO Me" Il Aain't the Man"
Il Think Use My Brother Coming
YOU Red Bird" ITS Up TO You 10
Move" What Time" I'm Saving
Ny Money for Rainy Day also It's
Strange No One is at the Table But
Me and a bass solo. Down In the
Deep Let Me Sleep"
The Knights OF Pythias were re-
fused new trial In Georgia In their
injunction suit TO restrain them using
the name OF Knights OF Pythias.
OF the six lives lost on the shin
Republic four were of Negro sailors.
II seems TO us the Negro should have
other duties in this country besides
dying for IT,
King Menellk of Abyssinia is re-
ported dead.
L. 5. Senator Milton of Florida has
introduced bill In the Senate deiin-
Ing the word Negro" That Is what
ten millions OF Negroes pay taxes to
this government for and help pay that
senator that they may ex-parte decide
what he is.
Roosevelt has asked $4,000 be
appropriated for the establishment OF
The next big thing in dancing is
viii Knights masquerade ball Febru.
ary IS at East Turner hall.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06
Denver, Colorado

Miss Maud Bland has been very i'll
al 2056 Arapahoe street, Mrs Moore's
residence. She is the sister of frank
Bland, who is now in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The L. T. LIS will give a Lincoln
birthday party Feb. l2. 1909, al 2227
Glenarm Place. s p. m. A program
will be rendered. Admission sc. Ev-
erybody welcome
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06
THE. BEST EQUIPPED PLEASURE
RESORT IN THE WEST
1921 Arapahoe Street

Walter, rs college chums; Fred's
aunt. Mi Dorothy Lion; Fanny.
her niece Miss Mabel Bickford; Mol
lie VAIN Ight tFanny's friend, Miss
Ruth Biz kford; Muggins (servanD,
Clifford Iendenhall. and Kate, an
Irish girl, by Miss Lillian Crole Mr..
E. Lyon vas present to superintend
the stagi and the play. The play
was not financial success.
Mrs. Ii zie Fisher is at Mercy Hos
piial very i'll with puerperal fever.
Her baby girl. born last Friday is
doing mic ly.
The ne e big thing in dancing is
viii Knie nt's masquerade ball Febru-
ary is at East Turner hall.
Mrs. Ka te Nichols of East 2Sth ave
nue. has b ,en the sufferer of an acute
touch of influenza.
William Price has returned from a
trip in Ne v Mexico and reports things
very pros lerous in the Southwest.
A. NJ. L lwhorn is reported i'll.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06
FORT COLLINS, COLO.

FORT COLLINS, COLO.
Mrs. Rocker of Rocky Ford arrived
last Tuesday to make her home mere.
She is staying with the Hickses.
Mr. and RMS. Albert Taylor of Boise
City, Idaho, are spending the winter
with Mr. A. Taylors sister, Mrs. Jos
C. Thompson.
Mr.. Hicks is helping in the new Of
fee of Avery & Toomey.
Mr. Ford of Denver is back to his
old place with B. McCarty.
Mr.. Robertson of Kansas City is
working for A. c. Furman.
Daddy Clay is able TO be out since
the weather has improved.
Mrs. X. Guye has just returned
from Denver. where she was visiting
her sister, Miss Josephine Wallace,
who has been very sick but is now
much improved.
very pleasant party enjoyed the
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Thompson last Sunday evening. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. C. Ii. clay,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Taylor, Miss Jessie
Clay. Miss Molly Williams, Mrs. Jas.
Clay. Mr. Robertson. Mr.. Cannon. Mr..
Cannon. Mr. D. d. Green. Mr.. wm.
Clay and Miss Myrtle Taylor.
The church has been recognized
and is now in the Baptist Association
under the name of Zion Baptist
church of Fort Collins. Rev. Bran
non Of Rocky Ford has been called tc
preach.
Mrs. n. A. Clay spent the holidays
in Denver. On her return Mrs.
Arbuckle. her mother. accompanied
her TO spend the remainder oI the
winter and spring to improve her
health.
Rev Walter Hill Of Laramie City
Wyo., spent Sunday and Monday in
our city and preached two very able
sermons.
Mr. and Mrs. Rutiin visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Hicks last Sunday eve.
Miss Molly Williams. who has been
i'll OF neuralgia of the face is much
improved.
Y. NJ. C. 9. ENTERTAINMENT.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

WHEN YOU 90 TO LEApviLIE
You can get nrst-class rooms with
Mrs. S. ]. Motley at 2o6 wes, Sixth
street rirst-class table board also
Write or call lAA
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

Mrs. Rocker of Rocky Ford arrived
last Tuesday to make her home mere.
She is staying with the Hickses.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

A. NJ. L lwhorn is reported i'll,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

Miss Molly Williams. who has been
i'll OF neuralgia of the face is much
improved.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

William Price has returned from a
trip in Ne Mexico and reports things
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Ruiiin visited Mr.. and
Mrs Hicks last Sunday eve.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

Daddy Clay is able to be out since
the weather has improved
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

Mr. and RMS. Albert Taylor of Boise
City, Idaho, are spending the winter
with Mr.. A. Taylor's sister, Mrs. Jos.
C. Thompson.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

Mrs. n. A. Clay spent the holidays
Arbuckle. her mother. accompanied
her to spend the remainder uI the
winter and spring to improve her
health.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

very pros ,erous in the Southwest,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

tt event will be the Grandest of the All prev
ous ents of this character will be totally ecpsed Neither
time money will be spared to make this evening of
of pe be forgotten We will have the Biggest
Orche ira that played for Colored
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

Rev. Walter Hill of Laramie City.
Wyo.. spent Sunday and Monday in
our city and preached two very able
sermons.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-02-06

The church has been reorgenizeC
and is now in the Baptist Association
under the name of Zion Baptis
church of Fort Collins. Rev. Bran
non OF Rocky Ford has been called I,
preach.
The new era., 1909-11-25
Jailed by Supreme Court.

Washington.-For the first time In
American history six men are in prison
for contempt Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States. For the first time
the federal government has placed
men behind the bars as an outcome
CT the lynching of negro.
At the United States jail here. Capt
Joseph F. Shipp. former sheriff at
Chattanooga; jeremiah Gibson. his
tailer, and Luther Williams, Nick No
Ian, Henry Pudgett and William
Mayes of the same city Monday after.
noon began to serve terms Of impris.
onment imposed few hours before by
the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
Shipp and Gibson had been found
guilty Of failing to protect from mob
Ed johnson. whose legal execution for
rape had been stayed by the Supreme
Court, until 1t could review the case
The others had been stayed by the
Supreme Court, in the lynching Of q
federal prisoner. Shipp, Williams and
Nolan each were sentenced to ninety
days imprisonment, while Gibson
Padgett and Mayes each received sixty
days.
The new era., 1909-11-25
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

President Taft returned to the
White House on Wednesday, the 10th
instant. after an absence Of trifle
more than three months in the West
and South, having made successful
trip of 1900 miles.
Lieut.. COL William E. Wilder. in
spector general. will go to Denver for
duty as inspector general, Department
of the Colorado. relieving Mai. Charles
G. Morton, who will remove to Wash
ington for duty in the office of the in
spector general OF the army.
w. Cameron Forbes. vice COVER.
nor general of the PHILIPPINES, has
been named by the President to sue.
coed the present governor general.
James Smith. whose resignation has
been accepted to take effect. Novem.
Der IL. at the expiration Of his leave
Of absence.
The employers liability law of 1905
has been declared constitutional in
territories of the United States and
District of Columbia by the Supreme
Court of the United States. More
than a year ago this law was declared
unconstitutional when applied to the
states.
To protect power sites, Secretary
Ballinger has withdrawn from entry
1854 acres Of land lying along the
Gunnison river in Colorado and New
Mexico, and 712 acres on Green river
and its tributaries in Wyoming. This
land now being in the public domain.
will probably be affected by lesisla-
tion to be enacted during the next
Congress.
The Department of Agriculture has
published bulletin entitled Tho
Prickly Pear as Farm Crop" This
bulletin gives the results of expert
ments with prickly pears and gives
directions for their cultivation. Any
one who Is interested may obtain 4
copy of this bulletin by addressing
the Department of Agriculture, Wash
irgton, D. c.. and asking for Bureau
OF Plant Industry Bulletin No. 124.
"Thc Prickly Pear as Farm Crop"
The coroner's jury exonerated ploy-
ers of both teams Of responsibility for
the death Of young Arthur Christian.
who succumbed to injuries received in
the football match between the Uni.
versity OF Virginia and Georgetown
university at Washington.
There has been an increase Of
nearly 00.000.000 bushels. or fully
one-sixth. In the production Of wheat
recently harvested in six countries in
the northern hemisphere. which In
1908 produced practically two thirds
Of the worlds supply.
The new era., 1909-11-25

and misery. advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" ."-MRs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia E. Fnkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
Of female diseases Of any similar medi.
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation. ul-
ceration, n,displacements,f fbroid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache.
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial.
II you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The new era., 1909-11-25
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AND
NORMAL SCHOOL WILL EACH
GET NEW BUILDING.
VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
coLoRApo's SENIOR SENATOR
FAvoRs SPENDING MILLIONS
FOR HIGHWAYS.

Denver.-Senator Simon Guggen-
helm came home to Denver Saturday
to be in the state until the eve of the
is looking well and feeling fine after a
two months trip abroad. which was
necessitated by reason of an attack of
ptomaine poisoning from which he srif-
fered short time before the extra
session Of Congress adjourned and
work and hot weather of the capital
in the keart of summer brought him
down.
The first public appearance of Sen
ator GLggenhelm will be in Boulder a.
the dedication Of Guggenheim hall.
given by him to the University of Col
crado TO- the use of the law students
and faculty This will take place on
November "a.
Senator GuEgenheim will confer this
week with the heads of the State Ag-
rtcultural college and the State Nor
NAL .scnool to arrange for the dona-
tion OF building for each Of thes.. in
stitutions. Senator Guggenheim has
already erected buildings at the State
School Of Mines and University of Col
orado, and he intends to similarly IA
vor the others. 1is5f$
The Colorado Legislature should
appropriate 100000 at every ses-
sion for several years to come. to i'm
prove the public highways Of this
state" declared Senator Guggenhein
on his return home.
Il have just returned from Europe
where, / learned the value Of good
roads," sale the senator. THE people
of Colorado do not. believe. fully
realize what it will mean to have this
state honeycombed with first-class
highways. In the first place. they are
needed by the farmers and others do
ing business in the state. and second
", they viii encourage tourists -
come here.
Colorado would have q larger
share Of tourist travel II our roads
were good SO that tourists could 60
out and view the country at their leis-
ure. Good roads will bring good coun
try hotels. II we can show off the
state to our eastern visitors 1t will
be easier to sell our land and 70 in
crease the population. s-t
New York has appropriated $780,
100000 for the construction of good
roads IN that state"
Senator, Guggenheim believes the
tariff bill passed by the last Congress
meets the demands Of Colorado. and
ae thinks that after the law is more
fully understood it will be regarded
favorably by the majority of the peo-
Ile Of the country.
The new era., 1909-11-25
New Railroad Pushing Work.

Greeley-On January 18th. II the
weather continues favorable. 1t is be-
lieved by Vice President Green and
others that the Denver. Laramie and
Northwestern railroad will be built to
the city limits on the south. and that
another month will see the road IN
fun operation in this city.
the track Is now within fourteen
miles of Milliken and practically all
grading is completed outside Of Gree
ley. The freight depot will be built
on Third street between Ninth and
Tenth avenues and just opposite to 1t
will be the new freight depot for the
Colorado & Southern road. Both rail-
roads will have a yardage in the same
vicinity extending over two blocks.
The new era., 1909-11-25
GENERAL NEWS

A report on suicide figures for 1908
has Just been issued. showing ratio
of 21.s per 100000 of population, sur
passing the previous high record of
POT in 1904.
c. ], Tevis and J. Campbell Corey
OF Cincinnati and George Howard, q
professional balloonist, landed at Der
by. ten miles west of Buffalo. after a
thrilling trip of 500 miles, which car
ried them back across Lake Erie.
It was said at the Lambs Club in
New York that Sir Thomas Upton has
come to an understanding with the
New York Yacht Club regarding the
conditions under which another race
for the Americas cup may be sailed
in 1911.
Prominent scientists of New York
City have organized the Radium In
stitute of America. which is to be de-
voted to the treatment Of disease by
radium under philanthropic auspices.
Their plan contemplates the estab.
lishment Of q clinic and Z research
laboratory. f,
The Standard Oil Company. on the
18th inst, declared q quarterly divi-
dend Of SO . share, which Is un-
changed from the same quarter q year
ago. This dividend brings the total
Of dividends for the year to $40 per
share, the same amount paid for sev-
eral years past. iLos
Lord Minto. viceroy Of India. and
Lady Minto. narrowly escaped death
q few days since. when two bombs
were thrown ut their carriage at All
medabad, British India. The bombs
fell in the sand and failed to explode.
The throwers made their escape.
One Of the most famous murder
trials ever held in Paris has just end
cd in the acqdittal Of Margherita
Hteinheil. who was accused OF muir
derlng her husband, Adolphe Stein
hoil. noted painter, and her step
mother. Nine. Japy.
The new era., 1909-11-25
Want Twenty-Five Dollar Rate.

Denver. Governor Shafroth will
head a committee which was selected
by the rate convention Tuesday to ask
q $25 tourist rate of the Western Pas:
senger Association. The members of
the committee are John F. Shafroth
and ]. o. A. Carper of Denver, Alva
Adams of Pueblo, Horace De Long Of
Grand Junction, B. D. Sanborn OF
Greeley, Murdo Mackenzie of Trinidad
and Irving Howbert Of Colorado
Springs. The resolution adopted asks
not only 326 tourist rate from Chi
cago to Denver and return, but . one
way homeseekers' rate Of 417.
The new era., 1909-11-25
Akron's Religious Revival.

Denyer.-An Akron dispatch Mon.
day night says: Doctor Smiley OF
Denver has just closed the greatest
religious revival in the history Of
Washington county. All denomina-
tions united with the evangelist. Peo-
ple drove from the country for twenty
miles. The church auditorium was
packed to the doors nightly. Over a
hundred converts came forward.
Every merchant In town co-operated
in the effort by closing his store at
nikht. The religious interest has
spread to other towns. Doctor Smiley
began q union meeting In Yuma to
night " G
The new era., 1909-11-25
fHE LATEST IMPORTANT DIG.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

Albert c. Loring. president Of the
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company of Min
neapolis. has taken out 100000 life
insurance. with the company as bene-
ficiary.
Pres. B. L. Winchell, of the Rock
Island system, who has recently re-
turned from trip In Europe. says
that the service of American railroads
is immeasurably superior to that OF
the roads abroad, especially in regard
to the passenger service.
The leading citizens of Cody. Wyo..
gave a banquet to Col. William F.
Cody buffalo BilD on his return a
few days since from successful sea-
son with his Wild West show. He ex-
poets to spend the winter at Cody and
on his ranches in that vicinity.
The business at the Denver postof-
flee is larger than the size of the city
would seem to warrant. as 1t ranks
twenty-first in amount of business and
only twenty-fifth in population. Such
cities as Louisville and New Orleans
stand below Denver in the list show
Cairo was in the grasp of a firm au-
thority on Sunday, the 14th inst, and
experienced the quietest Sunday that
has been its lot in years. No saloons
we're open and the few attempts to
evade the orders of Governor Dineen
in this regard met with quick detec-
tion, several arrests being made by
the militia.
Finding that the soldiers were get
ting drunk on pay day. two ministers
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, led a raid
upon liquor joint and seized twenty
cases of beer and two jugs of whisky.
The ministers are the Rev. F. H.
Brown Of the Baptist church. and the
Rev. E. L. Cunningham of the Chris
tian church.
Hearst's Homestake Mining Com
pany has brought suit in the Federal
Circuit Court at Deadwood, 8. D..
against the Lead Miners Union for
$4,000 damages. No injunction In
asked. The company alleges threats
of bodily harm on the part Of the
miners and intimidation Of non-union
men, and charges the union with re-
ducing the efficiency Of tts employees
The detail Of militia from Sheridan
which had been ON duty cat Basin,
Wyo., for several weeks, guarding the
cattlemen charged with the murder OF
Allemand. Emge and Lazier, were or.
dered home on the 18th inst, accom-
panying Brink. Saban. Alexander,
Eaton and Dixon. the five convicted
men, as far as Sheridan on their way
to the penitentiary at Rawlina
The Cincinnati grand jury brought
an Indictment against Charles L
Warmer, local treasurer Of the Big
Four railroad. ON charges Of larceny
and embezzlement. While $634.000 is
known to have been stolen from the
railroad the startling fact was devel
oped that the company's cash books
prior to 1905 have disappeared and
that It will never be possible to tell
the full amount of the defalcation.
The new era., 1909-11-25
Father Was an Invalid.

It had been hard day In the field,
and father and son were very hungry.
The only things eatable on the table
were 12 very large apple dumplings.
The father had consumed ten while
the boy was eating one, and then both
reached for the one remaining.
"Son," pleaded the farmer, you
wouldn't take the last apple dumping
from your poor sick pa, would your
Success Magazine.
The new era., 1909-11-25
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TEL.
EGRAPh COMPANY ACQUIRES
WESTERN UNION.
INCLUDES MANY LINES
GREAT COMBINE is MADE POS.
sIBLE BY SALE OF THE
GOULD STOCK.

Boston.-A long stride toward tn.
complete control by one corporation
OF all wire communication in the
United States was made Tuesday In
the acquisition by the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company of the
control of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. In order to make the
absorption complete. the incorpora-
tion OF new $1,000. 100000 company.
1t is said, will be necessary to include
the 400 Of bonds and stocks
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, known as the Bell
Company, and the outstanding 1885,
100000 of bonds and stock of the
Western Union Company.
The acquisition of the Western
Union stock by the Bell Company has
been in progress for about six months,
and only a sufficient amount to insure
control, said to be 81 per cent, was
taken over.
The officers of the telephone COM
pany believe that the merger will save
the Bell Company $75,00O.OO0 in new
construction, while it will also enable
the utilization of wires for both tele-
graphing and telephoning.
Some of the associated corporations
engaged in the telephone business,
the majority of whose stock rests in
the treasury of the parent concern
are: New York Telephone Company,
$5o.O0O,OOO; New England Telephone
and Telegraph Company. $31,700,O00;
Bell Telephone Company OF Pennsyl-
vania, $31. $50, 900; New York and New
Jersey Telephone Company, $25, AGO.
600; Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany, $21, 100000; Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. $751;
100000; Chicago Telephone Co.. $17.-
100000; Western Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. $16,0OO.O0O; Bell Tel
ephone Company of Canada, $12,500,-
600.
The telephone system annually
transmits $3.50, 10000 messages. while
the Western Union handles 6S,053.-
900. The telephone system has
8.0ss,s79 miles of wire. and the West
ern Union 1.3S2,5O9. The total prop
erty value Of the telegraph company
IL $O1OpUAOsOUVs anu tAaI Vi shS ss~oS7
ern Union $124,0s6,920.
President s. N. Vail Of the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. said Tuesday:
From the very commencement OF
the telephone business 1t has been
thought that a close co-operation-the
making of one business the auxiliary
to the other business-would give ad.
ditional public service. as well as re-
suit in equal economies. both to the
public and the companies"
There has been litigation between
the two companies for twenty-five
years.
The Western Union, one of the pet
properties of the late Jay Gould, has
been in the Gould family for a gener-
alton and 1t was by the sale Of the
Gould stock that the merger was &C.
complished.
while the report has been current
that the Mackay companies. controll-
ing the Postal Telegraph Co. ultimately
will be included in the plan Of reor-
ganization, no confirmation of this
could be obtained. Officers Of the
Postal were emphatic that the COM
pany would remain independent