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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
THE COLORADO DESERT.
How Sound Carries and the Way Mi
RACES Come and Co.


Talk about wireless telephones
The Colorado desert goes science
one better in that line. According
to travellers in that neck of sane
and sagebrush, you can dispense
with any kind of telephone, with OF
without wires, at least up to a GER
tain distance.
Two men a mile apart can carry
on a conversation in an ordinary
tone of voice, particularly if there
happens to be a small hill behind
each, writes Harvey Hall Kessler in
the Travel Magazine. The prevail
ing silence is so intense that it
might be called deafening.
Perhaps, after all, the weirdest
among many strange features of the
desert is the mirage. We have
camped perhaps and gone to bed
early in the evening with the Their
mometer registering not far below
the hundred mark. We awake,
shivering with cold beneath our
blankets, and look toward the east.
There is the slightest suggestion
of light in the sky there, which as
we watch grows slowly in strength.
"a grayish haze marks the horizons
edge, which stands out more sharply
at one point, from which broad,
pale rays creep up and out high
above in the sky. These again
slowly fade as a point of brilliant
light appears at their base. This
point grows to a half circle, then
breaks and runs along the sky line
in a surging, golden lake.
Upon the shores of this lake
cities spring up, towers, spires and
solid blocks. These fade into fields
and forests and farming scenes
fields of golden grain, cattle stand
ing in green alfalfa, sheets of wa
ter. The mountains near the edge
of the lake separate from their
bases and float upward, topple over
and stand on their heads, their I'M
wieldy feet in air.
Soon our lake begins to contract
and collect into a big round ball of
dazzling brilliance hung just above
the horizon. Farms and forest dis
appear. The mountains, as though
abashed at being caught in such an
unseemly attitude by the broad
light of day, quickly resume their
normal position, while all the stark
landscape stfffens into unstirring en-
durance of the garish light and
blazing heat of the desert sun. The
mirage is gone like a bubble. Only
the gray desert remains.
The man who persistently sits down is
sure to becOme hand nm
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
We Cover Buttons

Owing to the big demand for buttons that
covered with cloth like the dress goods, have
recently bought first class machine but tons.
Bring in your cloth and will the buttons for
you promptly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
THE LADIES
MORRISViLLE


the Easter vacation with his parents here
Hon. f. G. Fleetwood was in Burling
ton yesterday, where he was called Oh
legal business.
Miss Flora McCuin has been at he1
home in Jacksonville for several days
the past week on account of illuess.
Miss Vera Genge of st Johnsbury is
spending a couple of weeks with her
uncle and aunt, DR.. and Mrs. Geo. L..
Bates.
The condition of Mrs. William Earle
who suffered broken limb several weeks
ago, is as comfortable as could be ex-
pected.
Mrs. o. L. Woods entertained the at.
ternoon bridge club yesterday, at her
pleasant Court street home, two tables
being filled.
Mrs. |. l.. Lamberton and Mrs Rose
K. Larabee, formerly of Hyde Park but
now OF Worcester, VT, were in town on
business Tuesday.
Judge Fl. H. Powers was a business
visitor in Hardwick Monday. He was
accompanied by Miss Carrie Powers and
Mrs G. G. Rublee.
Mrs. Fl. w. Billings of Stowe has been
quite ill the past week and her mother
Mrs. F. A. Cutting, was called there Sun
day to assist in caring for her. .+o
1t is expected that Mrs. Fannie Hickok
Bickford and daughter, who have been
spending the winter with relatives in Bur
lington will come to Morrisville soon
to reside.
Miss Myra Herrick returned to her
school in Hardwick Saturday night, hav-
ing spent a two weeks vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Herrick on
Randolph road.
Miss GLADYS Lane, who has been at
Mary Fletcher Hospital for some time
the home of F. o. Lunt, to visit her sis
ter, Miss Lena Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Terrin and
son, Edwin, of Greenfield, Mass, have
been guests since last Friday of Mr.. Ter !
rill's mother, Mrs Annette Terrill, and |
sister, Mrs. F. l.. Stewart, and other rel |
atives in town.
Rev. G. G. Glare and G. Noyes Slayton |
left this morning on the mail train for
- Xphara thatr "a.
the trail" for a snow shoe trip across |
C ountry toward Glover. The planned to
return on the evening train.
The condition of Mrs. Geo. A. Cheney.
who has been confined to her bed f,
three or four weeks, is not as favorable,
and Mrs. Mckenzie, trained nurse, is
caring for her. Mr.. Cheney, who has
been in poor health for the past year, is
some better.
Lee c. Tillotson, of the firm of Smith
& Tillotson, dealers in horses, wagons.
etc., left Tuesday morning for Iowa,
where he will select consignment of
Western horses which will arrive here in
about two weeks. The firm is catering
to the needs of this section
and the lot will include only horses
adapted to the wants of their customers.
Z The ladies of the NJ. E. society will
give a snow scene supper at the vestry
next week Wednesday night, when the
menu will be served:-Creamed
fish, snow, white riced potatoes, tea bis
cults, soft pies, snowballs with White
Mountain cream, white cake, frosted
tea and milk. 1t will be the
usual 10 cent supper. There will be
business meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
,iety at four o'clock, when each member
S expected to respond to the roll-call
With a quotation of feminine philosophy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
N. E.. o. p. Notes

7 TT - % "OsSS
Monday evening nearly fifty members
of Lamoile lodge, N. L. o. F., were en-.
tertained at the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gilbert in the south part
of the town, the occasion being one OF
the regular socials for the benefit of the
piano fund. The evening was very en-
joyably spent with games and social in
tercourse, refreshmentslof cake, coffee,
and doughnuts being served.
Last evening special meeting of the
lodge was held, when several candidates
were given the initiatory degree. The
regular meeting will be held next Tues
day evening.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31

Mt. Vernon Lodge No. s, will hold a
special meeting this evening for work
upon one candidate in the third degree
Following the work clam chowder sup
per will be served by Caterer Sulham
On next Wednesday evening will occur
the annual meeting for election of officers.
The Auditors will meet next Monday
evening.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
Special Sale of Ladies' Hosiery
This Week. 2 Pairs for Csc

We place ON sale this week 80 dozen OF Ladies
Hose at pairs for Csc These hose will wear well
any that you buy elsewhere for zoe for
pair and we guarantee them absolutely fast black.
This is the event that the prudent lady has been
waiting for.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
The Fashion CENTER OF LaJn0ILLE COUNTY
Our New Suits Are In Big Demand
Greater Bargains Than Ever Before

noft in Coun ueave
% o o
O
not arges
will a
THE NEW SPRING DRESS SKIRTS
wh
we WON i dl k result
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31

The man who persistently sits down is
sure to become hard up.
, 1909-04-08
THURSDAY, APRIL s, 1909
Taxing Mortgages.

1t is, and has been for more than
twenty years, the law to tax mortgages
but it is a hard matter for the Sun to
convince itself that simply because it
is a law that it is right. If the man
whose ranch is mortgaged was per-
mitted to deduct the amount of the
mortgage from the value of the ranch
there would be no apparent injustice.
But for the ranch to be taxed at its
full value, and for the owner of the
mortgage to pay taxes on that also
looks like double taxation. Suppose
a small ranchman should buy 20 head
of dairy stock, paying $50 a head. He
has sufficient money to pay half the
money down, but borrows the remain
ing $500, giving a mortgage on the
cows as security. The assessor taxes
the cows at their full value, ST 200.
He also taxes the holder of the mort
gage for $500. This makes a tax of
S75 a head on those cows. If this is
not double taxation then we would be
glad to have some one set us right.
, 1909-04-08

stone barracks was sui uiniiy visrvie
against the darker background, of sur.
rounding hills. was to be discerned a
g!immer of steel, as squadrons of cav.
airy and artillery engaged In dress
Parade, their numerous banners flap
ping against the sky. At the moment
these several occurrences served to
awaken the merest interest, tending
rather to bring home to memory q
~freshening knowledge of the despera.
ton of my situation.
1t can all be told in few words: |
was persona o grata to the Chilean
authorities, with apparently every DOS
sibie avenue leading forth from the
country fully Inc effectively barred.
While personally unknown to those
oriclals. thus far successful In mask
Ing my movements under the guise Of
a foreign gentleman of leisure TEN
porarily resident at a fashionable
MOTEL. ! nevertheless discovered Il i'm
possible TO break through the Gordon
OF watchtul government spies and
shake the Chilean lust from OF my
ieei' A rapid explanation will suffice.
~ "~aosdCHuSettS, OF exctl-
tent family connections. together with
prospects of furure wealth., | early de-
Veioped the understandable propensi-
ties OF a rover, and after a vain effort
10 turn my reluctant ambition toward
one OF the learned professions my par.
ehts, despairing Of ever doing better.
hna'iy consented to apprentice me to
the sea. Unfortunately for the reaii-
Hailon OF their more secret hopes, l
TOOK TO that hard, adventurous life as
q duck TO water, SO that, at the end Of
nNe years service, / had risen,
through the various grades, to u e hon
orable position of first ofhcer in the
OLD Leyland line, my steamship being
IN" vulcan, trading between New
'ork and South American ports.
soon after I attained this berth my
,alher died suddenly, leaving behind
nun d fair amount of property, a good
~ share of which came to me in cash.
IL chanced that, during a previous
voyage a passenger on board had sue.
eeeded In interesting me deeply in Ter.
~tn mining opsratiaaA which h YES
, 1909-04-08
The Returns All In.

The returns are all in, and they are
decidedly discouraging. Only one of
the brethren ,--Br'er Chaplin of the
Laramie Republican had the nerve
to print our poetical effusion, and he
made no comment. Even Bide Dud-
ley, from whom we expected to get a
kindly word of encouragement, pass
ed it up cold. When we consider the
kind of a greeting we got at home,
which IA frigid at first, and then
stormy, shading off to a scornful in
difference, this lack of interest on the
part of the press is very had to bear.
We can attribute this GOODNESS on
their part only to the fact that they
are not educated up to the point
where they can appreciate poetry of
the real heart-to-hea kind, such as
we are accustomed to write whenever
we allow ourselves, like Silas Wegg,
to drop into poetry"
, 1909-04-08
CHAPTER !.
In Which Begins Adventure.

Some may question the truth of this
narrative, yet they will scarcely be
found among those who go down TO
the sea in ships To them the I'M
fathomable mystery abiding UPON the
face of the great deep, the constant
marvel of huge, heaving leagues of
watery solitude. secret and profound,
must ever remain so vast. so mex.
plicable, as TO be beyond any interrcg.
atory OF the inite-the strange. the
unexpected, lurking everywhere. To
others, mere landsmen, confidently
Imagining that all phenomena can be
re-.uced within the contracted limits
OF human comprehension, | need say
no more than that witnesses still sur.
vive TO corroborate the principal Incl
dents OF this story, which | now pur.
20 e writing in the full glow of a mem.
DRY still dominated by the vents 10
be recorded.
1t had come to be the 9Th day of
April, the year 1879. |. John Stephens.
aged "a, occupied a rather comfort.
abe seat upon the shaded balcony OF
that large, ultra fashionable hote! at
Valparaiso, which. as travellers will
recall. clings TO the steep hillside over.
looking both the city and harbor be.
meath. ! was alone, not having as vet
ordered the serving of the evening
mJ al.
A gayly attired military band was
RI wing noisily In a nearby piazza. and
through the intervening distance was
able to distinguish plainly the patri.
Otto notes of national music. even
that a medley of shouting
voices, mingled with an echo NJ
cheers, was borne to me ON the rising
night wind, and | leaned above The
.ow railing TO gaze down, slightly in.
tereStcd. as a regiment of Chilean in.
faniry-regulars of the line from
their white trousers and stiff hats
swept swiftly past the hotel corner in
RAPID time. to disappear suddenly
over the steep crest in the direct. IN
OF the quay. Far away, toward The
rl.ht. wher the long row of gray.
-
, 1909-04-08
Proceedings Of Town Council
Saratoga, Wyo., April,

Saratoga, Wyo., April, 8, 1909
Meeting was called to order by Mayor
Delaney. with Councilman j. B. Eager,
VIM. Mace and p. A. Human present.
Minutes of last meet ing were read and
approved. A petition for a light at the
south east cornor of block 8 Hugus and
Chatterton Addition read and granted.
A petition for a sidewalk to be built
along the east side of First street, be.
tween Elm and Hickory Streets; along
the east eide Of Second street, between
Elm and Hickory streets and along the
south side of Hickory street, between
First street and Fourth street, was pre-
sented; motion was regularly made, Be-
conded and carried that the proposed
sidewalk be ordered built.
The followings bills were presented
and allowed:
Bill Ladd, to ~ days work
on crossing and ditch 5 6.25
Saratoga Lumber & Supply
Co, for lumber and nails 1872
j. F. Crawford, Town Treas.
5 per cent. commission on
Sl,922!96 taxes collected 96.l5
Saratoga Sun, print'g coun-
Gil proceedings for March TAO
Hunter & Laughlin to chair
seat and nails 80
Saratoga Light, Heat q
Power Co., to lights for
March 1O3 so
G. w. Broadhurst, March
salary as Clerk lO.4O
P. A. Human, to 8 days
work on ditch and crossing 1850
c. S. Taylor, salary s75. kill.
ing . dog 81. stamps 10 1910
w. H.. Green, assessment of
costs as Police Magistrate $50
Motion was made and carried hat all
of the above bills allowed except Mr.
Green's bill. The matter Of a water was
postponed until next meeting.
Application for a liquor liscense was
presented by G. W. Maxield. Motion
was made and carried that the license
be granted.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned.
Signed: G. ". Broadhurst, Clerk.
Approved: j. B. Delaney. Mayor.
, 1909-04-08

we can't be honest let us be as honest
as we can. Let us try to have a
good memory concerning our clocks,
and watches, and musical instru-
ments, and those other little things
which we have go persistently forgot
ten, year after year. And let US be
kind to the assessor, for 1t is not his
fault that we lie. 1t is our fault If
we miss so many cattle, horses and
sheep, that he wonders if we have sud
denly gone out of the stock business.
We have always known just how the
assessor felt about Is for he could
not help but know we were lying like
a yellow dog. Now we have a chance
to try to be honest, no matter how far
we may miss it. If we begin to tell
the truth now, perhaps in the course
of a hundred or a hundred and fifty
years we can make a pretty fair stag
ger at the truth. At any rate let US
make an effort and see how we feel
afterward. If it makes us sick why
we'll quit it and go back to lying
again.
, 1909-04-08

The Sun is glad to welcome Griffin
Cochrane to the position of State Ed
itor on the Wyoming Tribune. Mr..
Cochrane is a writer of merit, a gen
tleman and a scholar-one O. them ere
college ~fellers, who are so unpopular
with certain of the state press, but we
prophesy he will make good in any
line he may undertake. Here's hop
ing and a hearty welcome.
, 1909-04-08

Now let us all be honest for once in
our lives and tell the truth to the as
SCISSOR when he comes around. The
average man breaks the Ten Com
mandmeuts every time he looks in
the direction OF the assessor. If he
never lied from the cradle up, he will
lie when he looks in the face of the
assessor, for he has inherited the ten
dency But let us break up this ten
dency to lie and try to be honest. If
, 1909-04-08
Voyage of
Donna Isabel

CT We have been fortunate in securing the
serial rights to the story, and in it offer to
our readers a rare literary treat.
, 1909-04-08
Election Proclamation.

NOTICE is her by given that there
will be a municipal election held in
the town of Saratoga, Wvo., on the
l1th day of May A. D. 1909, for the
purpose of electing a Mayor for the
term of one year, and two councilmen
tor the term of two years each. Notice
is further given that said election will
be held in the Town Hall of said town
of Saratoga Wyoming.
Attest:
j. B. Delaney, Mayor.
4-S-3w 6. W. Broadhurst, Clerk.
, 1909-04-08

The Sun welcomes Mr.. futile, the
lev editor Of the Rawlins Republican,
to the newspaper fold. He starts out
like a quarter horse and we believe he
is good for the race he is to run.
, 1909-04-08
THE EVENT OF THE YEAR.

The play Monday, April IL. Tick
cts on sale at Prices Drug Store.
25 and so cents.
, 1909-04-08

For Sale-Twelve "Odes on Spring"
and seventeen beautiful Shows"
The Odes on Spring are in fairly good
repair. The Beautiful Shows are
damaged aud bad limitations of the
original ballad by that name. All
cheap for cash.
, 1909-04-08

The Rawlins Republican is to again
become a weekly. While its editions
were always up to date, we could
never see where a semi-weekly had
any edge over a good weekly.
, 1909-04-08

They are going to kill Teddy off
with a fever in spite of all one can do.
We imagine Teddy will come back
just as strenuous as ever, or perhaps
a little more so.
, 1909-04-08
Chicken Dinner.

Mrs. Joseph j. Farrell has rented
the Paulson Restaurant on the east
side of the river, and will open up
Easter Sunday with a Chicken Din
ner. Mrs. Joseph Farrell.
4-S-4-15
, 1909-04-08

Hurrah for Kermit! He's a chip
off the old block N.Y. but didn't he
polish that German off to the Queens
tastel
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Hunter Buys Big
Bunch OF Cattle
J. F. Haun Sells His Herd-LocaI
and Personal News of
Lost.ne.

Lostine, March 81. F. Haun has
sold his cattle, 4S5 head, to G. A..
Hunter. The exact price is not
stated but $1,000 is the sum given
as the total for the herd.
lone Hutchins was called to Port
md Monday. Her brother is Ill at
st. Vincent hosIi.al at that place.
Miss Zelma Ogbolrn visited her
parents near En- .erprise, returning
Monday mo: ming.
Mrs. Alfred Fitzpatrick returned
Monday from Enterprise, after sew
eral days vi sit with friends.
Mrs. ]. w. McCully visited several
days with friends in Joesph and Wal
Iowa, returning to her home, Mon
day.
Mrs. B. o. Fo ter and brother, B.
F. Policy OF Ashland, Or, both for
merly of this olnty, came Monday
to spend the summer with relatives
in and near Lostine.
Mrs. s. Poe spent Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. J. Kee.er, at Wallowa.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Apply For Timber
Here, March 1911
Ranger Harris to Meet Alder Slope
Farmers in Enterprise This
Week.

Wallowa, March S.-Couch & Nc
Donald sold six lots to various par
ties in the Mcdonald addition, dur
ing the last week; also 13 acres ad-
joining the town on the north to To-
cal parties for H. c. Cramer of En-
terpIise; the farm known as the
Reagen farm In the Lower Valley
to Jack Johnson; and sold 240 acres
OF timber land for Johnson. The
real es ate firm says the prospect
for business was never better than
at the pre- sent time.
Ranger ]. F. McClain and wife of
Joseph were in Wallowa over Mon
day, on business connected with the
Fore stry service.
Forest Ranger Harris will be in En-
terprise Wednesday and Thursday.
Alder Slope farmers needing free
use of timber on the Forest should
apply to him.
Mrs. f. A. Galloway visited over
Sunday at the home of j. M. DON
nelly. Myrl Donnelly returned with
her for a short visit.
Hays Ke-nan, D. w. Warnock and
G. w. Warnock, stockmen of JOS
9ph, were business visitors Monday
Revival NEE ings closed Sunday
aight. The dedication of the new
Christian church will be March IA.
Evangelist Stevens remains until af-
ter that date.
Sunday a sre ial train came in
from La Grande and loaded 13 cars
of stock cattle for Ellensburg, Wash.
The cattle were bought of John Nc
Donald, and George Hanna was the
consignee.
]. F. Johnson left Monday for So
aora, Mexico, on a prospecting trip.
Mrs. Charles McAlister returned
home to Enterprise Monday after a
yisit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. +. Johnson.
Mrs. Charles Hug will have beau
.iful line of hats on display on and
lfter Saturday, Marcl 20. Her Eas'
Ter opening will be April 8. On that
lay ladies coming from a distance
md purchasing a $3.50 hat will be
efunded their fare one way; pur-
,hasers of a $5 hat will receive
heir fare both ways.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
BOND DISTRICTS
TO BUILD ROADS
NEW SCHEME DISCUSSED AT
BOISE coNeREss-MiGHT
HELP WALLOWA.

To create intere st and public sen
timelt in Oregon and Idaho that
viii result in changing the state
constitutions, and the passage of
proper legislation that will permit of
forming railroad districts, : is the
main purpose of the Or egon Idaho
Development association that recent
ly held a largely attended and en-
thusiastic congress at Boise, Idaho.
William Miller represented the La
Grande Commercial club at the
meeting and retmne1 thoroughly i'm
bued with the spi it of the gathe.-
ing and convinc ID tae att ainnent OF
the object OF the league wo lid mean
great opportunities for the Grande
Ronde valley. AS the same condi-
tions exist in Wallowa county, c.nd
il such districts would help Grande
Ronde they woulI help this county.
the following extracts from an IN
terview by the Observer with MI. NIL
Ter on his return, will be of interest:
THE object of this association Is
to create interest and enthusias
that will result in the changing II
our state constitution and the pass
age of the proCer legislation That
will permit of forming railroad tif-
trict that under proper restriction
certain areas can he hnnded fOr Tho
purpose of bui d ng and operating
railroads. Mr.. Miller cited the .act
that if La Grande could :orm dis
trict on the west side of-the Granda
Ronde va ley, that 1t would be on.y
matter of organization of securing
u railroad or trolley line from Ia
Grande to Summerville, thence to
Walla Walla.
"The idea Is Identical with the "or-
nation of irrigation districts under
which great irrigation projects have
been made possible in Greg IN and ID
aho. The next me stlng will be he
at Ontario on the 2eth and 9th of
this month, aud in the latter part Of
April the congress will be held in
La Grande. At that time the people
IF this vicinity should make 1t i'm
perative to attend and become ac-
quainted with the objects of this
organization of which Judge Lowell
Of Pendleton /, president
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
ANDERSON PAYS FINE.

From La Gran1e Observer.
Charles Anderson is beginning to
think that the way of the trans
gressor is hard. Yesterday, after
mum erous postponements, he was ar
raig for contempt Of court,
charged with passing a box Of cigars
to the jury while arriving at de-
clsion wherein he was the defendant
charged with violating the local
option law. Alter hearing his side
Of the case, which seemingly was a
sudden spasm of liberality, not with
any intention whatever of making a
favorable impression on the jury, he
just handed one of the jurymen a
box of cigars. Judge Knowles did
not l)o1 at it the same way Ander-
son did and fined him $50.