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Little Falls herald., 1909-03-05
FACTS ABOUT MINNESOTA.

a state which offers 80, 600, 600 acres
of good agricultural land at prices
ranging from IS to $25 per acre. Not
halt the land IN Minnesota has been
touched by the plough.
A state with 5000, 600 acres of
school lands. certain tracts of which
are sold at auction each year by the
state auditor IN tracts OF 10 to 800
acres. Land appraised at SIS to 81 Der
acre and sold at Is per cent OF pur-
chase price in cash. balance 40 years
at 4 per cent interest
A state with SIX navlgable rivers,
hundreds OF minor streams, and
thousands of beautiful lakes.
A state with IS counties and s, 900
miles of railroad -.-ss~. - -
A state destined to stand first
among all the states in live stock pro-
ducti0n.
A state never failing to make record
breaking displays of butter and pro-
duclng 100, 900, 900 pounds annually of
the finest creamery butter in the
world.
A state whose annual fair is the
largest and best III the country.
A state ranking fourth among the 46
states IN agricultural production.
A state first in the production of the
finest hard spring wheat in the world,
first in point of growth and manu-
factule Of faxseed, linseed oil and oil
cake. First IN iron ore and -four pro-
duction and first in charm Of natural
scenery and summer resorts.
A state with a university, state
agricultural college and experiment
stations which rank among the best in
the country.
~ A state in the heart of civilization
and with an abundance of oppor-
tun1ties OF all kinds.
A state for health and wealth. Both
are yours IN Minnesota. Minneapolis
Tribune.
Little Falls herald., 1909-03-05

School report of district 16 for
month ending Feb. 30:
Days taught 19
Holidays
Enrolment %
Average attendance 10
Clarence Lenning was neither absent
nor .tardy during the entire month.
Belva Bailey was only pupil not absent
for more than two days.
-Hettle Bradley, teacher
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Plea for Historic Study

Fhe value of the history of CaIifor-
MIA to the people of the state and mar
uculariy In regard to the expedition
OF Gaspaf de Portola and the Spanish
settiement was discussed by Prof. III.
alorse stephens at the luncheon and
regular meeting of the Commonwealth
club held at the Bismarck cafe yester-
day.
The holding of the Portola festival, .
ne SAID. drives home to the conscious
ness of the United States, of California
ana or san francisco the historic heri-
tage OF the people sof the Pacific coast.
What the grim Puritan stands for In
New England memory; what the Dutch
knickerbocker ancestry means to New
York; what the gay cavalier followed
by the hospitable planter signifies in
the history of Virginia; what Champ
lain in the south and Frontenac and
many another gallant Frenchman. mis-
sionary, voyageur and seigneur have
stamped forever on the fame of Canada
ali this and more is brought vividly
out in the background of California his
tory by the figures of the first Spanish
explorers. 1t is well that the new San
Francisco should celebrate its return
to the ranks of the worlds cities after
an unparalleled disaster, not by glor
ification of the new founders but by
commemoration of the old path seekers.
The glamor of Sierra and Palon, of
Portola and Fajes, was succeeded by
the new glamor of the pioneers of 40
and from the admixture of the two has
arisen the romance of the history of
California. No civilization can stand
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

WANTS POLICE STAToN-The Richmond
central district improvement club has written
the board OF supervisors calling the members
attention TO the growth Of the district. and ask
ing for police station and stable
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

the test of time without an historic
heritage. Just as the pride of birth
forces an individual to live up to the
virtues of his ancestors. SO a city or
state or a nation is the better and
stronger and the more patriotic for a
keen sense of the responsibility thrown
upon it by the recollection of a gIori-
Gus past.
In the United States this feeling
for the past is vital and growing. No
where in the world is SO much atten-
tion paid TO genealogy; nowhere else
are such thorough and elaborate family
histories compiled and published; and
nowhere else has started into existence
so many societies to which admission
is based on claims of descent from par
ticular ancestors. Pride in ancestors,
however. is apt to falsify the. doings
and sayings of those very ancestors
Disagreeable truths are forgotten. The
laws OF evidence are disregarded. Leg
end and romance take the place of sober
fact and actual record. Exaggeration
and emotional enthusiasm are encour-
aged and the real heroism of human
lives is distorted into fanciful stories
of Impossible deeds"
After commenting on this phase of
new communities the speaker made a
plea for aid and a greater interest in
the work of collecting the data dealing
With the Spanish settlers Of California.
He declared that in a few weeks he
would leave for Europe and that among
the first places he would visit would
be Madrid, where he intended to
search for additional records of Por-
tola for the academy of Pacific coast
history.
Professor Stephens was followed by
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, who
enlarged upon the necessity OF the peo-
pie of San Francisco helping the work
of compiling the history of the early
days of the state
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
BRYAN'S INCOME TAX
RESOLUTION PASSED.
Handful of Members Form New
York League

ALBANY. Y Y, Sept. 4.-The Income
tax league Of the state of New York
was organized today at a meeting OF
the progressive democrats in the ball
room of the Ten Eyck hotel. The
large delegation that had been expected
failed TO materialize. and when j. Fran
els Condor of Utica. the secretary.
called the meeting to- order at noon
only q dozen delegates were present.
John f. Crosby of New York city was
made chairman and after the Organiza-
tion had been perfected resolutions
prepared by William J. Bryan were
offered by Michael B. Murphy of Malone
and adopted. as follows:
Resolved that we. the members OF the
Income tax league of the state OF New
York heartily favor the ratification of
the income tax amendment and pledge
ourselves and our organization to use
every honorable means to secure such
ratification by the legislature OF the
state of New York at Its next session:
and, further.
Resolved. that we urge all voters
who favor the ratification Of such in
come tax amendment to pledge pub
IicIy all candidates for the state legis-
lature to vote. for the ratification OF
such an income tax amendment
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
BURLNGAME SULkS
WHILE MENLOSMILES
Fair Oaks Club House Will Be
the Scene of Smart Set
Vaudeville
Lower End of the County Suc-
cessfully Corners All the
Clever Amateurs
Especial Dssatch 10 The Call

SAN MATED. Sept. IA flank move
in San Mateo county clubdom is in
process of formation by the powers
that be down at Menlo. What will be
perhaps the most elaborate amateur
show that has ever been staged by out
OF town society, is the vaudeville in
tertainment to be given under the
auspices of the MEMO country club, at
the Fair Oaks club house. the evening
of September IL.
Burlingame is hot at what is CON
sidered another attempt upon the part
of Menlo to grab the smart set at
fractions. But the Menlo club must
lead the fray, and at present the most
obvious method of doing this seems 10
be to corner the amateur vaudeville
market.
Those that will take part are all well
known in San Francisco, Oakland. Bud
lingame and MenlO Park society cir
cles, and have taken part in a number
of other productions. doing their vau6F,
vile turns as cleverly as any seen at
the Orpheum.
A stage is being erected in the open
air and the company will be seated
at tables on the brilliantly lighted
lawn. which will be converted into a
cafe ehantant.
The affair is being managed by Mrs.
| Fred W. McNear and II. Mcdonald
Spenser. Willard Barton Jr. is doing
the drilling. and Mrs George CadWala-
der and Mrs. Willard Drown have been
very kind in helping out with the music
at .rehearSaIs. which have been held in
the ST. Francis ballroom. Paul Stein
dorf and orchestra will lead on the
night Of the nth.
THE Attractive PROGRAM
The program will be as follows:
Song and dance -....--..
Mrs Fred W. McNear. Arthur Hooper,
Willard Barton.
/ Song I'm Looking for a Sweetheart --..-.
....-............- Mrs. J. TObin and chorus
ChoruS-Ralph Mccormick. NJ. Lowry,
Harold Bingham. DuVal Moore. Ru-
doiph Bertheau. Gale Anderton.
| Song. AT the Matinee (giveD at the
Lambs club gambol New York;
-.:.--.--:. .----...-.. Roy Pike and chorus
CbOrus-Mary keenev. Vera Hever.
meyer Alexandra Hamilton. Amy
Bowles, Florence Hopkins. Mrs Bald
Song .......-......w Barton and chorus
Chorus-Mrs. H Mcdonald Spenser,
Jeanne GalIwey. Marjorie JOSSelyn. Jen-
ME Croker Mrs. Percy Moore, Merritt
Reed.
''Hammock Song .............-.........
......... Mrs KimbaH and r. McCormick
Song. "Alabsm' .........---.- Frank Hooper
Song. Gretchen" ......-...--......-...-
Miss Vera Havemeyer and Arthur Hooper
tChOrus of six men in Dutch costume
and wooden shOes.)
................--....H H. Mcdonald spenser
Irish comedy sketch OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mrs Fred W McNear Mrs. Worth
ington Ames and Frank Owen.
Tenor solo .-.----. ---.---...N Vail BaSeTel
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
THRONGSBIOAO|EU
TO PORTOLA GIRLS
Winners in Travel Contest Start
for Alaska=YukOn=PaCifi
Exposition

Twelve of the happiest girls in the
world left for the Alaska-Yukon expo
istion yesterday afternoon. With--Por-
toIa colors flying and with trumpets
blowing the travel contest winners
wended their triumphal way to the
dock of the Pacific Coast steamship
company and boarded the steamship
Governor.
Thousands of friends gathered along
the way and at the dock and precisely
at o'clock the whistle blew and the
great steamer turned into the stream.
mass of blazing red and yellow, with
merry girls waving frantic farewells to
hundreds of enthusiastic friends
ashore.
From the moment of their arrival at
the st. Francis the slightest wish of
the Portola party was gratified. From
the moment of their departure until
their return to San Francisco, IL days
hence. the smallest desire of any men,
Der of the party will be satisfied. Their
chambers have been decorated with
flowers. which Will be replenished daily
during their voyage, and at the quay at
Seattle they will be received by dis
tinguished representatives of the state
and nation. Nothing that could be de-
sired will be wanting on their arrival
anu 0OLlHS tntiI stay III tic cApOSliiOn
city.
Three days will be spent in Seattle
time divided between visits to the ex-
position and excursions to outlying
scenic points. There Will be trips by
automobile to Lescbi park and Sno-
qualamie falls and to a score of other
beautiful places. Nights will be spent
on the Pay streak and in the theaters
of the northern metropolis. There will
ke
ington and receptions by the California
societies with headquarters at the ex-
position. There will be abundance OF
leisure for visits to the streets of All
Nations and for private social affairs.
GIRLS TO VISIT VICTORIA
The trip across the American border
will be made on the steamer Victoria
and the girls will arrive in British
Columbia in time for luncheon at the
Hotel Empress.
Seattle will be reached in time for
an evening at the exposition or at the
theaters, and next morning the trip to
Tacoma on the steamer Flyer will be
made.
Portland will be the next stopping
place and the Portola maids will make
their headquarters at the Hotel Port
land, the finest hostelry in the northern
city. Side trips by automobile will be
made to the Lewis and Clark fair
grounds and up and down the Columbia
river. The return home will be made
via the Shasta route.
RECEIVE PARTING GIFTS
Many of the girls received parting
gifts from their friends Miss Anna G.
Hupp of Roos Brothers received a
beautiful floral offering and a travelling
bag equipped with sterling silver
| mounted articles. Miss Sara Miller and
Miss Fowler received enormous boxes
| OF candy, which they declared would
| Keep the party supplied until they
reached Seattle
Wireless telegraphy will keep the
girls while on the ocean in constant
touch with their friends and relatives
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
FIGHTS LOT SALE TO
PAY WIFE'S OLD DEBT
Husband Refuses to Settle Ante
NuptiaI Claim

Unwilling to have his property sold
in satisfaction of a debt alleged to
have been contracted by his wife before
their marriage. Charles II. Smith be-
gan suit yesterday to restrain Sheriff
Dolan from selling realty in Ashbury
street, near Frederick. Judgment
against Ada Bryant, now Mrs. Charles
II. Smith, for 1859 was obtained by
Minnie B. Stanley and Lydia H Bar
ney.
Execution was taken out against the
realty, and the sheriff has advertised
ii for sale. Smith declares in his com
plaint that he bought the lot JULY 6.
1908, with his own money, from H. c..
Jensen and Elsie M. Jensen for $3.50.
BY mistake the name OF his wife
was included in the deed as a grantee.
but she has no claim 10 part ownership
in it, Smith declares.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
SIERRA CLUB MEMBERS
TO TAKE LOOK AT MARS

The Sierra club has accepted an in
vitation to view the stars through the
great Lick telescope. and with this
purpose in view party of members
will ascend Mount Hamilton today.
The plan is for the party to take an
electric car to the base of the noun
tain from San Jose this evening. From
there a climb of j. miles will be made
to the summit The return journey to
San Jose will be on Monday afternoon.
Through the courtesy of Prof. r. c.
Aitken the party will view Mars at
its perigee. 2e,0Oo.000 miles from the
earth.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
MADE IN SAN FRANCISCO

- Especially this in regards t h steel lhcs arsppbinst
oftn o this dneghb nd bgn d wares nsanh
Francisco otaya wa nhcn
orient 1t i arowta sgh n p o h state i
ii id receive m W articles
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machine is d piles n lie big IF e @ is i To-
Africa south AMERICA RusaS opaint mines
md dprren bt he water OF b S
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
LABOR DAY SERMON

LABOR DAY sERMoN-Rev. c. S. Tanner.
pastor of the Richmond Presbyterian church.
Thirty-frst avenue and Clement street will
preach Labor day sermon this morning on the
topic The Church and Labor" The attitude
of labor TO the church, of the church TO labor
and OF the carpenter OF Nazareth to both,
will be discussed. Workingmen residing Ia
Richmond district west OF the ParkPrcsdo
boulevard are especially invited. but all are
Welcome To attend this service.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

DESPoNDENT TAILoR-Henry Solomon. n
tailor living at 17T9 Geary street, attempted 10
asphyxiste himself and wife early yesterday '
morning, but the woman awoke in time TO shut
on the gas and summon aid. The condition OF
neither is serious. III health and lack of funds
caused the attempt
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
East schedule to Eureka

be substituted for city of Topeka. on
a four day schedule leaving San Fran
cisco September l. p. M, and every
fourth day thereafter, arriving at Eu-
reka a. m. next day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
STRUCTURAL STEEL IN DEMAND

The rebuilding of San Francisco with
business blocks of steel structures has
given about the bay iron works an. op-
portunity to develop their best work.
Artistic ornamental interior and exte-
riOr iron decorating. as a result of the
asId opened by the fire. has risen to a
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07
GREAT EARTHQUAKES.

The record earthquake previous to
the one that swept over southern
Italy last week is described by B. C.
Morsbee in the Growing World" us
follows:
The most destructive earthquake
which history records occurred on the
first day Of November, 1855. 1t agitat-
ed the whole of Europe and part Of
Africa. 1t even extended across the
Atlantic ocean to America, causing
waters in the harbor at Boston to rise
to the height of 80 feet, but nowhere
did it do any great amount of damage
save in the city of Lisbon and Por-
tugal, and there over $4,000 people per
ished. The whole city was destroyed
and ruin and devastation spread for
miles around. 1t was All Saints day
and every church was crowded with
people who had come far and neal
to attend the festival. At twenty min
| utes before 10 o'clock that morning q
low rumbling noise sounding like the
mutterings of distant thunderings was
| heard. Soon slight shock was felt
then q heavier one, then a number In
rapid succession, and in six minutes
more than 10000 people were buried
under the ruins of the churches. Fifty
thousand more perished before the
close of the disaster. A broad marble
wharf quay had just been built on the
banks of the Tagus and here 5000
persons sought refuge from the falling
buildings. A huge wave, more than
forty feet high, swept over them and
Immediately receded, carrying them
far out to sea. After the earthquake
had spent itself water covered the
wharf to the depth of several hun
dred feet. Fires now kindled in the
fallen buildings and aided in the
work of devastation. The ground con
tinued to be agitated for several weeks
and in December following another Sc
we're shock was experienced.
''The most remarkable circum
stances connected with the earthquake
was the great amount of territory over
which it extended. According to Hum
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07

and published as thieves and per-
jurers. We all know how these
cases against innocent ranchmen
and citizens were pushed and poor
men put to expense they could I'll
afford Now down to the real pith.
Have any of the people Of Du-
range discovered where Day has
been pushed or tried under the in
dictment in the same court? We
do not know what has become of
the Indictment. Probably Mr.. Day
can tell the people. At least II has
not come to trial. neither has Mr..
Day been put to any additional
expense. II is not for The Herald
u draw conclusions. Our readers
can do this.
Coming back to the United
States supreme court decision. The
Herald congratulates the many
honorable and upright citizens who
are cleared from the cloud that
has been hanging over them for
some time. Now let us trust that
the poor homesteader who has
been toiling to build home for
himself and family and whose title
is held up on the same flimsy
ground be given an inning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07
A RIGHTEOUS DECISION;
A COWARDLY EDITOR

The decision of the United
States supreme court upholding
Judge Lewis regarding the land
fraud cases, is in line with honesty
and decency and should bring the
blush of shame to one David f.
Day and a small but disreputable
gang that backed him up. When
this county was flooded with gov
ernment secret service men, spe-
cial agents and government attor-
neys, all living off the fat of the
land at the expense of the govern
ment, trying to make 1t appear
that because some poor devil had
taken up timber and land claim,
fully complying with the laws of
the land, and then In turn saw an
opportunity to make a few dollars
by selling, that he was a common
thief, or because some farmer had
parted with his land to coal COM
pany, he was land thief. Dave
Day applauded the work of the
secret service outfit in every issue
OF the Democrat, held up our lead
ing citizens as grafters and
thieves, and because the editor of
The Herald would not join in the
dirty and disreputable work some
of the special agents took IL upon
themselves to file reports with the
postofflce department.
The United States supreme
court could not well do anything
else but sustain Judge Lewis In
the contention that man has
right to sell his holdings. Is there
a citizen of Durango who win not
sell his town realty If he can
make money by doing so. Many
an eastern farmer has been made
rich by discovering coal on his
land. He sold II to coal companies
and no one accused him of steal
ing from the government. Still
because a horde OF well paid So
cret service men and special
agents tried to make out that La
Plata county citizens were thieves
because they had followed the
same rule laid down by the gov
ernment for many years, We find
the editor OF the Democrat stand
Ing in with them and crying thief.
Now 1t may not be generally
known--or possibly forgotten
that maybe Dave Day had an OBJ
ject in standing IN with the gov
ernment agents. II will be re-
membered that Dave Day was in
dicted for sending obscene litera-
ture. In the shape of the Demo
crat. through the mails. His trial
was set to take place about the
time the night waxed warm In the
land investigation. Our people will
remember how warm the praise
of every government official and
especially the government attor-
neys. They were saints while Du-
rango citissns held up to ridicule
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07
THE WORST EVER.

Did any community ever harbor such
despicable turncoat and character as
sassin as the editor of the morning
paper To read his paper one would
think Judge Lewis received his inspira-
ton from Dave Day In passing on the
land cases when. as matter of fact,
Day was brutally insistent that Du-
range and La Plata county was a nest
OF land, coal and timber thieves, and
there was nothing too mean for him
to say. Day and the Democrat, as
per files in this office, fairly gloated
over the indictments. And then after
his case had been quashed, and we all
Know the influence, he commended
Judge Lewis decision which knocked
out all the dirty work of Day and his
following.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07

What is the matter with the egg
crop? That may seem only an Incl
dent of general production, but we
have as good authority as the secre
tary Of agriculture for saying that the
product Of the hen coop is now nearly
as valuable as the product of the wheat
field. For domestic purposes it is
much more convenient. Even though
the housekeeper may be temporarily
incapacitated any man can serve up
his own breakfast. with basket OF
eggs and skillet Of boiling water at
his command.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07

It is a gamble that many of the re
forms declared for in the Democratic
platform will be sidetracked with Bob
Speer the controlling factor. And that
Bob handles a majority of the mem
bers cannot be doubted for a moment
He has an iron grip on the Denver
and float contingent which is one-third
OF the membership and there are plen.
ty Of other fellows willing to ride in
his band wagon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U,


Survey No. 1870 Serial No. Os65.
United States Land Office, Durango,
Colo, Jan. 4, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of the act of congress APPROX
ed May 10. 1872, George w. Avery. for
himself and his co-claimants, whose
postoffice address is Hesperus, Colo,
has made application for patent for
1900 linear feet on the Gold Coin Lode,
bearing gold and silver, the same be-
ing $50 feet southeasterly and $50
feet northwesterly from mouth of dis.
covery cut thereon, with surface
ground 300 feet In width, situate in
California Mining District, in La Plata
county. state of Colorado, and describ-
ed by the official plat and by the field
notes on file in the office of the reg
lister of the Durango land district. at
Durango, Colo, as follows, viz:
Beginning at corner No. 1, whence
the S. 4 corner section 16, township
SO north, range II west of the N. NJ
P. NJ. bears south 80 deg. 90 min, 1C
sec. west 5,1SS3 feet.
Corner No. Sur No. 17117, Incas
Lode, claimant unknown, bears south
81 deg 13 min. 30 sec. west 1925
feet.
Thence, Va. IA deg. 05 min. east
north 80 deg. 3S min. west 1,500 #
to Cor. No. 2; thence, Va IA deg. 0;
min east. north SO deg. % min. cas-
300 #. to Cor. No. 3; thence, Va. l;
deg 55 min east, south 80 deg. 3S min
east 1900 feet to Cor, No. 4; thence
Va. IA deg. OF min. east. south 80 deg
22 min. west 300 #. to Cor. No. /, the
| place OF beginning; containing 1898
acres, and forming a portion of the
south half section 15 township 81
north. range II west, of the n. NJ. P
NJ No adjoining or conflicting claims
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.