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The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

w. q. Holloway and wife from Tul-
sa, Okla, arrived Monday. Mr.. H.,
Is the son of our venerable and re-
spected fellowtowns,nan, Mr.. II. f.
Holloway.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

Mrs. +. +. Stephenson and chill
dren left for Yampa, Thursday, where
her father, Mr.. Hutchinson, ~ 80
seriously III that he is not expected
to live.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21
The White River Valley Railroad.

Judging ny the last issue Of the
Rife Telegram, the people OF our
neighboring town Of Rifle-snd par
|ticularly the business peopfe-are In
dead earnest In their efforts to secure
the southern end Of the proposed
White River Valley railroad.
The Telegram's comments on the
matter are sensible, fOrcible and the
figures M to our tonnage and re-
sources are substantially correct-
Says the Telegram:
Cashier Haley, Of the First Ma
tional bank, struck the keynote Of
substantial boosting when he sug-
gested at the last meeting Of the
Chamber Of Commerce that Rifle
could afford to buy the right Of way
for the proposed Meeker road, hand
1t over to the company without conn
pliments, and then profit from the Of
fering.
while public detail in reference
to the line Of road IL still more or less
indefinite, enough is leaking out
gradually to. serve the purpose Of
warning the people that it will not be
best to oversleep and let opportunity
pass.
"A line has been surveyed to New
Castle. This survey was made by an
eminent engineer. william Weston,
who il now In the service Of the Moi
fat road. While the people Of Rifle
could not, perhaps, understand why
and for what reason line would be
built from Meeker to New Castle,
the fact remains that their inability
to determine the warrant and justifi-
cation would make no difference with
the road and It's course.
Logically, geographically and to-
geographically, Rifle should he the
conpecting point from Meeker. More
than this, the two points have nego-
tiated with splendid commercial
spirit for years. For Rifle people to
20 to Meeker, or for Meeker people to
come to Rifle, is like n home coming.
These relations must be inaintained,
and Rifle can well afford to follow
the advice given by Banker Haley In
this matter.
From the best figures Obtainable,
and these are from authoritative
sources at Meeker, the following es-
Innate would probably represent the
conservative strength Of railroad tom
mage per year:
Goal, limited only by demand.
"Asphsltum, limited only by de-
V1>At1d. ---l------- s-l-s. -.--
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

Mrs. }. w. Shepard and Mrs. Par
ker were In from White River last
Saturday to attend family reunion
at the home Of Grandpa and Grand
ma Maniece.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

Miss Lillian Lindsey arrived from
Leadville this week and has taken
place - clerk In the forestry Office.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

w. G. Spater, the former popular
prescription clerk ut Strehlke's, came
in Sunday on vacation trip and
joined the Watson party Monday in
the Trapper's lake expedition.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin A. Hill from
Oberlin Kas., and Mrs Lambert, Fort
Worth Texas, departed for the rail
road Monday, after several weeks
spent i'm this valley. Mrs. Hill and
Mrs. Lambert are daughers of our
tOwnspeople, Mr.. and Mrs Maniece.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

There are more than two thousand
distinct operations In the work OF as
sembling watch.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

A jolly party, composed of George
and Mrs. Zitzrnan, Miss Louise Hay,
Curt and Mrs. Hendricks. left for
Trapper's lake Wednesday morning.
The party will spend couple of
weeks in upper White region.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

Mrs. R. H. McDaniels, now living
near Grand Valley, was brought to
Rifle Wednesday evening and taken
II, tho Bert McDaniels home north OF
town. She has we'll developed case
of typhoid fever.-Rife Reveille.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

A. Holcomb, mention of whose
illness appeared in last issue of THE
has arrived from his Neva-
da home. Mr.. Holcomb is weak bnt
our superior climate will bring him
out In due time.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21
LOOKING OVER THE FIELD.

LOOKING OVER THE FIELD.
The last issue Of the Craig Courier
notes progress In the matter Of the
Union Pacific branch to Yampa river
and south-as follows:
General Manager A. l.. Mohler
and Chief Engineer Huntley, Of the
Union Pacific railroad, accompanied
by G. Warner and w. Daley, Of Raw
lins, arrived In Craig Saturday even-
ing on an auto tour of the proposed
line of the Union Pacific to Craig.
The party came through from Raw
liDs In one day, returning the next.
1t is ruinored that, aside from getting
u general impression of the country
through which the road il to build,
the party has In view change in the
plans Of the road. The new PROPOSE
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

Cement at the lumber yard.
The Meeker herald., 1909-08-21

Cattle, $1,000 head.
Horses, 1000 head.
Hogs, $4,000 head.
POTATOES, 500 cars.
"Baled timothy, $40 cars.
.OAts, $50 cars.
"FlOur, 100 cars.
sugar beets, limited only by de-
nnand.
Goal oil. number of wells Increased
to meet demand.
''If prices warranted, 500 cars Of
potatoes could be grown as easily rs
the figures above given. The same is
true of hogs, to the extent of 10000
hean per year.
"These figures were compiled by
one of the leading boosters for the
Meeker section and serve to convey
some idea Of the possibilities of that
section. 1t would be u source of
pride, as well as profit, for Rifle peo-
pie to witness the development Of the
marvellous resources of Rio BTancO
county,
Now this is the spirit In which to
gO about the matter. AS The HER
AID has already said, If the business
men of Rifle and Meeker will get to-
gether, they can build the road. The
Telegram is right. There are busi-
ness and sentimental reasons why
Meeker and Rifle should be one In
the matter of building the proposed
road. But as the most up-to-date
and enterprising of the two towns,
Rifle will have to take the lead In the
matter. We hate to make this adj
mission, but 1t is u fact nevertheless:
At the present time, Rifle has more
live business men than Meeker, and
u citizenship which is progressive in
every way.
II Rifle means business, let Meeker
turn In and help. The road would
make dandy towns of both places
towns that the people of each would
be proud Of. All hands take hold Of
the rOpei
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

A member of the legislature took exceptions to one
of the many brutal things Joe Smith has said about the
members in general and him in par
Joe Smith ticular since it has been in session.
Badly Smashed and made effort to take out of Joes
dirty hide what Joe would not take
of his correspondence to the and
for second the legislative lobby sounded very much
like the ansaloon forces in fatal clash with the
vets. The combatants separated but not before
Representative Macarthur had backed Joes eyes good and
plenty great majority of those who the encounter
well those who heard about it, seriously regretted
that the members did not pound the reportoria purps
head into jelly.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

Acting Gov NJ E. Hay has been quoted as having
said: 'sWhie am governor there will be removals
from office to make places for other
Gov Hay Against officials, but every will be per-
Clean Sweeps mitted to serve out his full time, un
less he himself wishes to be relieved
or becomes derelct to duty" If Gov Hay lives up to
this and if he said he WILL it will take whole lot OF
appontive officials off the grdiron the word had gone
out ga clean sweep would be made Where one Repub-
can administration succeeds another it hardly seems the
fair thing for all Of the officials Of that administration to
be dismissed the same though the incoming admnisra
ton was Democratic.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

While it may be next to impossible for even the most
learned to give satisfactory definition for grafter
it is commonly used all the
CRATER by Practice country present. yet the read
If Not by Precept Of The Seattle Republican de-
sire to learn the full significance of
the term let them visit the legislative halls and chat
promscuousy with the hundred and anxiouslooking
faces waiting in the lobby for member to answer his
card to urge him to push senate or house bill No
sevenleben." By using bit of diplomacy the visitor
will learn from the anxious faced lobbyist that the bill
passes it job for him. and if not job chunk
Of easy money How much such measure will cost the
general public is of to him he simply looks
at it from the F'Lord bless and my wife, my John
and his wife, four, more" standpoint. That's a
CRATER by practice if not by precept
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

Speaking about lobbyists and we reminded that
there lobbyists and then lobbyists but the most
ally repulsive lobbyist that has ever
Doughty Doty visited Olympia with the view Of cor
Does Duty rupting legislature from view
point is Boyd P Doty, of Seattle,
who at salary and personal expense
count in addition to his salary maintained by the Pro
hbitonsts of the nation and state at Olympia in order
that he may try to browbeat the legislature into legis
latng this state into the Prohibition column Mr. Dotys
general appearance neither attractive electryng
and, judging from his appearance, he is brilliant
ample of his prototype, Royal Raymond who, it will be
remembered skiddood when his Eastern record to an
extent became public property.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

1t appears that the eleventh legislature is developing
quite amount of congressional timber in the three dis
tricts of the state to say moth
Congressional Timber ing of the districts that may
in Eleventh Legislature be made after 1910 In the
first district Ole Hanson, who
in the legislature his feet calling to the speaker
than the whole King county delegation put together is
said have of congressional fever Senator
j. A. Faconer is also said to be grooming himself for the
honor In the second district Senator S. Ruth of
Thurston county, president of the senate said to be
avowed candidate for congress- Senator Pauhamus of
Pierce is also being coaxed along that ne and the
is said to be true of Ralph Metca In the third dis
trct Speaker Megs entertans the hope that Miles Pon
dexter is termer and Senator Cameron has eye
single to the job Only four weeks Of the legislature have
passed. and in the other four more startling develop
ments may rise above the horizon.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

Perhaps the legislature will pass local option bill
and perhaps it will not but the odds of passing such
a are by mean favorable.
Local Option After days of strenuous fighting the
MAY Flatfy Fail. bill drafted by the Anti-Saloon
League passed the house of repre-
sentatves and was Immediately transmitted to the senate
where in due time will be considered by that body and
in all human probability will be turned down with dull
sckenng thud The senate will then proceed to pass a
bill of it's liking which will be promptly transmitted to
the house. where the senate bill will be promptly killed
Then conference Of both houses will follow which will
result in utter disagreement and bill will be the
final outcome of weeks work and talk.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

eft to that the legislature is permitting it's
time to slip away without dispatchng any very great
amount of work l afraid
Senator Myers Thinks the local option and the anti
Legislature Not Busy track bills overshadow
ing and sidetracking all other
legislation which is just important either of
them While elected straight county unit local
option platform would not hesitate to vote for bill
excluding cities Of the first and second class if such
promise could be effected, and prominent law firm
would give opinion that it would not be class legsla
tion from Senator Charles E. Myers of Lincoln
county, day this week. Senator Myers to the
legislature to egsate and not to split hairs piece
of legislation and that is being done extensively that
wonder he is chafng.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

When the legislature passes the bill giving King
county additional judge Madam Rumor has it that
John F. Main will be appointed The
Judge Main ''young push" of Seattle is behind
Seems Eminent Main, and that push is backed by
Howard Cosgrove of the gov
ernor and secretary to Acting Governor Hay Main is
dean of the law school of the University of Washington
from which Howard Cosgrove graduated For six years
the Hon. S. g. Cosgrove of the regents Of the
Institution and was admirer of Mr. Main. The young
men, led by Terhune, Higgins Halverstadt ct al, all
favor Main for the appointment
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

The presence of j. E. Chberg, president of the
AYP Exposition in the lobby of the state house busiy
pnning "A.-Y.-P." gold pin SOU
Chilberg Distributes venrs the MEMBERS attracted
A.Y-P. Souvenirs much attention and likewise made
him very much sought parsonage.
Mr. Chilberg is diplomat in public function, and de-
spite the fact that he did not have than tenth
enough of the beautiful souvenirs to go round yet he
smiled pleasantly and talked sweety after his supply
had been exhausted that those who failed to get pin
for the time being at least felt almost pleasantly
did the lucky Mr. Chlberg attending the session
of the committee banking, representing the Scandi
navan American Bank of the largest financial in
stitutions in the state.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12
It is currently reported about the state capital that

It currently reported about the state capital that
j. Will Lysons, who is well known in the Republican
circles of this state will suppant Claude c. Aspin
wall as secretary Of the board of control While Mr..
Aspinwa is said to be very efficient for the place.
yet doubtless knew the rules Of the game before he
began to play it, and that the ups and downs Of the
game the most exciting well interesting points
to it. Since the mind Of runneth not to the contrary
Mr. Lysons has been secretary of the Republican state
central committee He twice elected secretary of the
senate served for year assistant secretary
Of the railroad commission He beaten for secretary
of the house of representatives this year and then it
he decided retire from personal politics. but it seems
that it is next to impossible for him to break away.
Among the distinguished visitors to the state capital
this week watch the proceedings of the legislature
former Senator John Lockwood
Senator Wilson Wilson, who few days ago re-
Visits Legislature. turned from month and half visit
to Southern California. When ques-
toned what particular piece of legislation had at
tracted him to Olympia, he replied: None at all. am
has been and only down to observe the difference
of doing it in comparison to how it was done when
I was in the game" l. however, would like to see the
legislature pass bill making it obligatory that all su
preme well superior court judges black robes
when on the bench If they did it would add both solem
nifty well dignity to the occasion Clad in such an
awenspiring garb would perhaps prevent many per-
when testfyng before them of committing the crime
of perjury.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

No wonder there is always strife between the rich
and the poor and there always will be long egsa-
tive bodies pass measures which
Moses Lake Is favor the rich to the detrment
Rich Mans Preserve of the poor The senate one day
this week passed bill prohibiting
anyone from shooting ducks or geese Moses Lake
within quarter of mile of its meander line. All of
which it's face would emnenty fair but the joker
in the bill is four Spokane mionares hundreds of
the head of the lake. which they have seeded to
wild rice and here the birds feed and those and their
friends get all the shooting about lake that is sixteen
miles long and two and three miles wide
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

There number of relief bills before the present
prisoners. These officers took long
Relief Bills chance Ad put up their money for
For officers. their own well the prisoners
pense, expecting to get the whole returned
him from the county in which he resides Money for
the extradition Of prisoners exhausted year ago,
hence the hundred and relief bills IF there is
money for such expenses there should be extradctng
Some of these officers have laid out of their money for
more than year and having goodly part Of what is
due them used up in lobbying relief bill through the
legislature all of which should be avoided in the future
Seeing is believing and this theory axiom
doubtless responsible for the authorities Of the Chehas
refomatory bringing the female
Female Band string band of the school to Olym-
From Reformatory pia to entertain the legislature with
sweet music. 1t may have been
the other hand that the authorities great believers in
" It's music that soohes the savages breast' and from
the bad way in which the local option bill drifting
that aggregation of female musicians brought
to soften legislation up But by whatever theory they
moved to bring those unfortunaes to Olympia, it
strikes the writer being awful mistake The egs
aure may increase the appropriation for the school be-
cause they came but neither the public the little girls
any better for the exhibition they put through
was state national holiday hence the whole trans
action only be in the light of to get money
for the school We unhestatingy pronounce it burning
shame.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

The decision of the State Supreme Court in the Coon
Hay quo warranto proceedings, which resulted in
jorty Of the members denying the writ
CoonHay of Coon is published in this issue of The
Court Decision Seattle Republican and is found the
fifth page. This is the first time the
full text of the opinions have been published and it would
be well for you and each of you read it with
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

Whether or not the eleventh legislature will doctor
the direct primary law as to straghten out some OF It's
kinks and snarls remains to be seen
Supreme Court but whether it does does not there
Badly Divided is no denying the fact that it badly
needs it. While Lieut. Gov. Hay won
out in the quo warranto proceedings instituted against
him by Charles E. Coon the ground that he advertised
in newspapers yet the supreme badly divided
the subject that it really leaves candidates legal
right advertise in newspapers almost much in doubt
as before The legislature should all doubts from
the law and so amend it that candidate could do a
reasonable amount Of advertising in newspapers
amend it that he would have right to advertise at all
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-02-12

Representative William Bishop Of Jefferson County,
from point of service the senior member of the house
of representatives Two years ago he
Billy Bishop candidate for the senate but
Always Heard. the Port Townsend gang, and this is
said advisedly succeeded in defeating
him He however, elected member of the house of
representatives last fall aud is of the most active
members in the present body Mr. Bishop favorable to
the passage Of reasonable local option b but bitterly
opposed to the league BILL and representative on the
floor of the house did active work against its pass
age than he. He is quite parliamentaran which en-
abled him to do very clever work
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
SAVED BY A PANTHER.
The Fierce Brute Proved Good Tenn
perance Lecturer

The Fierce Brute Proved a Good Tenn.
perance Lecturer.
Governor Jennings OF Indiana used
to tell story of his early electioneer-
ing days in which he said that u
panther may be a good temperance
lecturer. Colonel W. NJ. Cockrum re-
peats the story in his "tioneer History
OF Indiana" The incident happened
when Governor Jennings was travelling
over the thinly settled hills of Dear
born county. electioneerlng for con-
gresS.
Ele met Il man with whom he was
well acquainted. by name Tom Ogles-
by, who was just getting over pro-
tracted debuuch. Jennings began ask
ing Tom about his political views.
The half sober fellow looked at him
and said:
.Jen, don't you think man just out
of panther fight ought to be cleo
rioueered in a different manner from
this: | am just from the grave. l
was awakened little while ago by
panther putting leaves and grass over
me. 1t kept this up until was entire
" covered | lay still for awhile and
then raised up and found the panther
gone. knew | was in danger. so
took my gun and climbed into tree
to see what the panther intended to 90.
"ID a short time | heard her coming.
and she had her kittens with her. Ev-
cry few steps she would jump as II
catching something. and the little ones
would go through the same maneu-
vers. She Kept this up until she got
near to the bed of leaves she had Gov
cred over me and then made spring
on the pile. She looked just as 1 felt
when | found that l was covered mp
for dead. She then started in to in
vestigate the cause Of my disappear
ance. and before she located me shot
her."
Jennings, after hearing this, said:
well, Tom. l believe should treat
you as one from the dead and that you
should begin your life from this point.
We were schoolboys together. l know
you are a capable civil engineer and
well educated. and If you cease drink
ing>I will see that you have good po-
sition on the surveying corps"
Tom Oglesby did quit drinking. Jen-
nings was elected and kept his prom
Use to his old friend. who became one
of the we'll known engineers OF the
United States.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
Shampoo.

A mid-eighteentb century traveller,
who is the first person known to have
made English Of the word shampoo
wrote that sbampooing is an opera
ton not known in Europe and is pc
culiar to the Chinese. which had once
the curiosity to go through. and for
which l paid but tri6e. However.
had l not seeh several Chinese mer-
chants shampooed before me should
have been apprehensive Of danger,
even at the sight Of all the different
instruments" The original 'sham-
poo" as this travellers detailed &C.
count and other illusions for long
after his time show. was very much
what we call "massage' now. 1t was
from India that the word really came
and it represents the imperative Of a
verb meaning to knead.