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The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
A Good Start Made
On New City Park

That Paonia is a united and
patriotic little city OF workers
who will make any sacrifice for
what they deem the public good
was again demonstrated on Tues
day afternoon last when practi-
cally every business house in
town was closed and the proprie-
tors and employees to man
turned out with every known va
riety of tools to make the first
start on public park. A large
amount of work was accom-
plished and the ground donated
for the purpose by E J. Mathews
was made to look entirely differ
ent before the army of half
hundred ceased their labors with
the going down of the sun. 1t was
an enthusiastic crowd of workers
and they waded in with a vim. 1t
Will require many more of such
days to whip the park into any
semblance of shape for use and
pleasure. but it has been our OBJ
servation through life that all the
good things require hard work
and good money to possess and
enjoy. Paonia requires a park
and an attractive one, and SO let
us have one. II the time comes
when the increase of popuiation
and wealth of our community
makes larger one necessary we
will acquire that also. That is the
history of municipalities. as well
as of the world.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
A Cement Builder

Thomas. A. Edison has not got
it much over John Bruce when it
comes to putting up cement
houses. He has not yet adopted
the Edison system of putting up
a cast iron pattern and pumping
the cement for complete house
in few hours, but he goes
close second with a wooden mold
and pours the concrete in from
the top. The 25x40 addition to
the Emry store in the rear is be-
ing erected in this manner, and
will make one OF the most COM
modious store houses in the city
when completed. In the base
ment of this addition a large
boiler is being installed, with
which it is designed to heat the
entire block.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
Congregdtionaiists. to
Hold a Convention

There will be an important
gathering of delegates from the
Congregational churches of the
Western Slope at Paonia the last
week in June. the exact date not
yet having been set. Among
other distinguished guests who
will be present will be Rev. w. H.
Hopkins of Denver. state super
intendent of Congregational
churches. and Rev. A. S. Busch of
Denver, in charge of Congrega-
tional Sunday school work. The
convention will last three days
and about forty delegates are ex-
pected to participate.
The Congregational church or
ganization here is quite strong
and they are now taking the initi-
atory steps looking to the erec-
ton OF church building. They
do not expect to put up a costly
building at the present time. 1t
will be erected on the lots which
the church owns adjoining the
parsonage on Third street.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
A Moutrose Visitor

c. II. Warner of Montrose was
a Paonia visitor the past week.
Mr.. Warner is Just now cleaning
up and preparing to cultivate a
large ranch upon whice he settled
in the early SOS. He was one of
the early Colorado pioneers and
fought Indians tor a foothold in
the Rockies many years ago.
For a number of years past he
has lived in Washington. ID. {.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
The Hotchkiss Races
Will Draw Big Crowd

Thursday and Friday. June 2
and 3, Hotchkiss will entertain
her visitors with two days horse
racing. A number of good horses
will be in the entry list. and both
running and harness events are
on the card.
The first day, Thursday, there
will be four races. green horse
trot. for horses that never started
purse 500, four divisions.
Pace or trot, 2::35 class; purse
500, four divisions.
Pony race. IA hands or under,
4 mile; So.
Running, Il mile dash; purse
$50.
Second day: Free-for-all trot
or pace; purse 500.
Trot or pace, 2-year old; purse
500.
Running, GIG mile; purse $50
Relay race, 2H miles; purse $75,
All harness races, y mile, heats,
8 in 5. Two-year olds, 2 in 8
heats. 5 per cent entrance fee in
all races ano 5 per cent for money
winners.
Paonia will surely furnish a
large delegation and expect a
fine entertainment. We all like
Hotchkiss. even If they did wal
lop US the last time we went
down with the ball tossers.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
Good Horse Drowned
In Turbulent North Fork

John Williams of Coburn Switch
lost a good work horse in the
turbulent waters of the North
Fork of the Gunnison yesterday
morning. He attempted to drive
a double team, hitched to a
spring wagon, across the river
Just above the new city park and
gos into deep and swift water,
when the horses became en-
tangled and got down. By cut
ting the harness the bay horse
was saved, while the gray went
down to a watery grave. Part of
the wagon is still under the high
water and drift. The loss of this
horse is hard slow to Mr.. Will
liams.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
Woodmen of the World
were Welcome Visitors

The Woodmen of the World
have owned the town this week.
Early Tuesday morning Mayor
Nelson turned over to the ad-
vance guard the keys of the city
and retired to peach orchard to
contemplate the ravages of the
aphis.
The Woodmen arrived in
droves and crowds, and to show
that they meant we'll they brought
with them their wives and moth
ers and sisters. They were dressed
in their glad holiday attire and
wore badges feet long. and
stranger in town could tell that
they were out for a good time,
and they had it.
Crawford's S bunch were the bell
wethers, besides being the most
numerous. In addition to their
delegates. they furnished degree
team which put on the initiation
work. and they brought along a
cage full of victims to practice
on. all OF whom were securely
manacled. A Woodmen's base
ball team was also of the party.
The opening session of the
Nineteenth district convention
was called to order in Odd Eel
lows hall Tuesday morning. c.
T. Rawalt was elected chairman
ard +. p. Balch secretary. There
were 81 votes in the convention.
In the two days business sessions
a great deal of business was trans
acted. The battle at the conven'
ton was over the election of dele
gates to represent the Nineteenth
district at the Grand Camp to be
held at Portland. Ore, July 25
next. T.. A. Smith of Montrosc,
and w. b. Farley of Durango
were elected.
The next convention will be
held at Ridgway in May, 1913.
Following are the names OF the
delegates present and the camps
they represented: w. b. Farley
Durango; L. A. Smith. w. {. Up
ton and c. NJ. Long. Montrose;
c. +. Rawalt. chairman. Gunnison;
T. Richner. Mancos; c. w Rohde
Rico; l.. +. Dingman and +. N.
Dickerson. Delta; A. L. Reynolds,
Eckert; l.. G. Orvis. Ridgway; F.
w. Childs. Cedaredge. J. T. Busby
and William Hopkins. Crawford;
Z. p. Balch and J. c. Vanderbeck,
Paonia.
The delegates and visitors were
entertained with an elaborate
banquet on Tuesday night and a
ball and reception on Wednesday
night. both of which were largely
attended. The convention fin
ished its business and adjourned
Tuesday afternoon in time to see
Crawford clean up Paonia on the
ball field.
1t has been a great week for
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
Congregational Church. Sunday, May y

Regular morning service at
Odd Fellows Hall, at IL o'clock.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Evening service at s o'clock, at
the friends church. The Ladies
Aid society meets Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Jacquis. In the absence of the
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
Coil of Barbed Wire
Basis for Damage Suit

The town of Paonia has been
sued. Aud all because of
barbed fence, or rather because of
a barbed wire fence that was, but
is no more. Some time in the
dim and distant past it is said
that the city council passed an
ordinance ordering all barbed
wire fences taken from the side
walk lines. This was a precau-
tionary measure against the injury
to person or clothes of pedes-
TRANS. Such fences have been
ordered down from time to time,
but the offending property owners
evidently thought this was mere
matter of pleasantly on the part
of the city marshal. or a method
he had of passing the time of day.
Not so. A few days ago. armed
with orders from the "higher-ups"
and a big AK the city marshal
sailed forth to do execution. He
spied an offending wire fence on
lower Grand avenue and sailed
in. Race track and pool room
wire tappers in their palmiest
hours never saw anything like it.
In less time than il takes to tell
it nothing but bare post marked
that fence line. The wire was
reduced TO scrap. And within
that coiled heap is entangled all
the intricate points of an inter-
esting suit at law. TO which the
city is defendant
The sui, is styled Mrs. Eva M.
Williams vs.. The Town OF Paonia.
and the contention of complain
ant is that the town. through its
marshal, Is a trespasser: that The
fence was not on the line of the
city streets. inasmuch as the side
walk in front of the lot had never
been decided to the town, and was
private property; further, that no
ordinance exists or was ever
passed covering this condemning
of wire fences. The point is
raised that even if such an ordi-
nance was passed by the council,
it was never published in legal
form 10 become a law. In the
meantime the garden and orchard
of the Williams place is unpro-
tected. For all of which she
asks damage Geo. O. Blake is
counsel for pllin'iff and Merle ID.
Vincent will represent the town
when the action comes to trial.
Later:-Just before going to
press it is learned that the defend
ants made no appearance and
that plaintiff took judgment for
$500 and costs.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20

Editor E. c. Bacon, OF the Ou-
ray Herald, Ouray, Colo, ac-
companied by his wife spent a
couple at days in our city the
early part of the week.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20
Some improvements

The Bross house and The News.
paper took the lead in public i'm
Father Bross and a force of car
penters have been busy screening
in both the first and second
story porches of the popular hotel
and making other improvements,
while the popular and indispens-
able family jonrnal has had a new
sign painted and erected fly gates
at both the front and rear en-
frances. The fly gate at the rear
door is also designed to shut out
mashers. The extra spring was a
heavy expense, but we had to
have it or suspend publication.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20

Paonia, and the Woodmen carried
away with them our heartiest best
wishes and cordial invitations to
come often.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-05-20

w. Z. Taylor, of the real estate
firm of Taylor and Bird, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Taylor and the
children, left Tuesday morning
for visit to their former home
and friends in Iowa. They will
be absent month or longer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15

Miss M. L. Manning. the Australian
sufragist, who has been engaged as field
secretary ofthe just Government League,
began this week her duties and will make
strong campaign of education in the
cause of woman suffrage through the
various counties of the State. This field
work of Miss Manning will be in prepara-
ton for the aggressive campaign that the
sufragists will begin later in anticipation
of the next meeting of the Legislature,
when it is hoped TO have favorable legis.
lation enacted allowing women the ballot
+ The Eastern Shore of Maryland will
be one of the. first fields that will be
worked" by the secretary, and she hopes
to pave the way for complete capitula.
ton of that territory to woman suffrage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
The Stomach Cannot Rest.

1t is mistake to suppose the stomach
can rest and thus recnperate and by this
means dyspepsia is cured. The digestive
process begins in the mouth and does not
end until the food has reached the in
testines. The salivary glands id the
mouth, the stomach, lower stomach, liver,
spleen, ETC., take part in the digestive
process. This process is going on con-
tinously. Think Of resting the heart or
the lungs for few minutes, or any other
organ. Pepsin paucreatin, etc. do not
rest the stomach, they digest the residue
of food weak digestive system cannot
digest and thus relieve the body of irri-
tating acids or gas. Rydale's Stomach
Tablets contain just enough Pepsin, and
Pancreatin to do this. They also con-
tain many vegetable tonics and stimulants
for the digestive tract. Rydale's Stomach
Tablets cure dyspepsia the only way it
can he cured. Ask us about them. Eli
+. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15

AS the assessors for the new assessment
Of property will soon commence their
work, It will be of interest to the taxpay !
ers TO know some of the requirements of
the assessment law. 1t is the duty of the
assessors to deliver or to mail to the tax
payers in their several districts the forms
Of schedules and interrogatories to be
iilied out and answered for all real and
personal property; and these schedules
must be filled out completely and
answered fully in twenty days and must
be attested by an oath.
All invisible and all kinds of personal
property are to be included as we'll as the
real estate and the improvements there
on. In case of fraudulent or inaccurate
returns the fne is $500 and an imprison-
nnent not exceeding two years and the
convicted person is forever disqualified
from being q witness in, any matter or
controversy thereafter. Any assessor
who connives in any way with a
wrong return Is guilty of misdemeanor
and subject to fine of $500.
In the case of the returns being mailed
to the assessors it is their duty to deter
mine as to whether the values. are correct
or not. Everything has to be assessed at
its full cash value without looking to a
forced sale. Where the assessments have
been increased by the assessors the tax
payers have a right to appeal to the
Board of County Commissioners. which
acts as Board Of Control and Review.
The assessors are obliged to keep all the
veturns sent to them or made by them, as
secret and they are subject to heavy fines
for making such information public.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15

According TO the prediction of James
4. cowles, secretary of the Postal Prog
ress League, parcels post system will
be established in the United States with
in the next five years. Mr.. Cowles states
that he is conducting personal CAM
paign to show the people the advantages
Of such a system, which, he declared,
would revolutionize the transportation
question in America.
His present business is to arouse the
voters TO the necessity of electing Repre-
sentatives to Congress for thenext session
who will support this measure. 1--WE
have already 10000, 900 voters on our
slde,n he said.
Government ownership of railroads,
Mr.. Cowles said, is necessary to the suc-
cess Of the plan. He advocates Govern
ment control of all means of public trans
portatiou, to the end, as he pointed out,
that uniform passenger, express and
freight rates may obtain through the
country.
Atthe present, he is fighting for con:
sentative parcels post service, with a
maximum weight for packages of II
pounds, as outlined in the Sulzer bill, in
stead Of pounds, which now obtains.
In comparing the domestic and foreign
postal rates be draws attention to.the fact
that q package weighing AZ pounds
could be sent to this county from Norway
for IS cents, while the same package
would require postage to the amount Of
SO cents to be sent from one place to
another in the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15

T.
Congress, which meets on September s,
I, 8 and 9.
Mr.. Piuchots speech ID St. Paul be-
fore the Roosevelt Club is too recent 10 be
forgotten. In that speech he denounced
the Regular Republicans, from President
TAFT. down, as unworthy Of support. 1t
Yves announced at the meeting that the
event presaged the formation of a. new
party, opposed to the Republicans and
Democrats alike, the leaders Of which
would be Theodore Roosevelt, Clifford
Pinchot and James R. Garfield. 1t is be-
LEVIED that the meeting Of the Conserva-
ton Congress will launch the new party,
and that opposition to Regular Republi-
cans will be SO strongly voiced as to
make Minnesota doubtful this fall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
FRIDAY, JULY Is, 1910.

Government ownership of railroads in
Eve years is the prediction of E. P. Rip
ley, president Of the Santa Fe railroad.
He believes that the measurement for
government control will be introduced in
congress, at the initiative Of the govern
ment, for the purchase of all the railway
systems as an economic necessity.
The rate regulation bill is the step
which presages this final result, he de-
clares. The attitude taken by President
Ripley and other western railroad men is
that the railroads can no longer endure
the radical legislation, which, they claim,
takes the management of their property
out of their hands and it is stated to be
the concensus Of opion of western railroad
men that the inevitable consequence Of
recently enacted legislation, will be the
retirement of private owners from the
control Of railroad lines. The western
railroad owner regards these laws as con.
fiscatory and in violation of their prop
erty rights. They can only foresee long
and expensive litigation and rather than
incur waste in time and money and risk
the destruction of rights in the storm Of
demands for radical action against public
carriers, they are willing TO sell to the
government.
Daniel Willard, president of the B. &
O., is another railroad chief who believes
government ownership of railroads will
soon be at baud.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
Postal Savings Ba nks.

By the terms Of the postal savings bank
bill. passed by the recent Congress a
board Of trustees is created, consisting Of
postmaster general. the secretary Of the
treasury and the attorney general, who
shall declare what postofices shall be-
come postal savings banks.
Accounts may be opened by any person
10 years old or more, and by married
woman in her own name and free from
any control or interference by her
husband
Deposits 10 these banks made by any
one person shall not be more than $roo
month or exceed a total Of $500 An ac-
count may be opened with ST. but stamps
of 10 cents will be issued for those desir-
ing to accumulate money to be deposited.
On deposits per cent interest per annum
is to be paid. Any depositer so desiring
can exchange his deposits for government
bonds to be issued in denominations of
$40, $40, 500 $50, $Ioo or $500, to bear
interest at M per cent per annum. The
money accumulated in the postal savings
banks is to be deposited in both national
and state banks in the vicinity of the
postoffices in which the money is deposit
ed by the people. such banks to pay IN
per cent interest. Five per cent of the
total deposits is to be retained by the
secretary of the treasury as a cash re-
serve. Not more than 10 per cent of
these deposits may be withdrawn by the
government at any one time for invest.
ment of bonds of the United States, the
balance to remain on deposit in the banks.
Applications have already been receiv-
ed from a-considerable number of banks
throngout the country, asking that they
be made Government repositories for
postal for postal savings funds, and from
a number of postmasters requesting that
their offices be made postal savings baaks.
The measure as enacted is assailed as
being in the interest of Wall Street aud
of the big financial concerns, and not in
the interest ofihe people.
Senator La Toilette is especially bitter
in his attack on it, charging that in its
present form it has '-opened wide the
door of importantly and influence and
favoritism by leaving to the board of
trustees the designation of such post
Offices as the board might select to be
postal savings banks"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
Willing to Chance II.

Here the lecturer threw upon the
screen the portrait of man well
known in the financial world. says the
Chicago Tribune.
"This." he said. lis one of the great
captains of finance. ! do not need to
mention his name. His face is famil-
lar to all of you. Look at his CORFU
gated brow. the burrows In his cheeks.
the pouches under his eyes. the deep
lines about his mouth. That face. my
friends. bears the unmlstakable and
ineffaceable stamp of care. Anxiety
has marked 1t indelibly. 1t shows the
traces Of sleepless nights, weary days
and bitterly fought campaigns. with
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
Those Pies OF Boyhood.
How delicious were the MES

How delicious were the pies OF
boyhood. No pies now ever taste
SO good. What's changedg the
pies? No. Its you. You've lost
the strong, healthy stomach, the
vigorous liver, the active kidneys,
the regular bowels of boyhOod.
Your digestion is poor and you
blame the food. What's needed?
A complete toning up by Electric
Bitters of all organs of digestion
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys. Bowels
Try them They'll restore your
boyhood appetite and appreciation
of food and fairly saturate your
body with new health, strength
and vigor. SOC at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
AS One Grows Old

the bowels become less active and gen.
tie stimulant is necessary occasionally
to insure regularity. which is essential if
good health Is maintained. Rydale's
Liver Tablets are the best for old people
who suffer from constipation, They
gently, stimulate and tone the Liver, In.
testines and Bowels and establish a
healthy. regular habit. We guarantee
Rydale's Liver Tablets to cure the most
stubborn case of chronic constipation.
Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15

millions of dollars at stake. Success
brings such a man no happiness. Look
at him: How many OF you. my friends.
would change places With hlm! How
many of you would be willing 10 take
his wealth II compelled to assume the
terrible burden of responsibility thai
goes with itr'
His hearers rose EN- masse.
II would they shouted In unison.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
The Regular Performances.

when you proposed did you get
down on your knees:'
'''No. But since I've heen married
she's made me get down on 'em right
along. ~ Detroit Free Press
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15

1t has just dawned on the Republican
leaders of Minnesota that Clifford Piuchot,
James R. Garfield and other friends of
Roosevelt are engaged in practically
forming new party. They have stored,
up lot of trouble for the Regular Re-
pnblicans in the Northwest, which they
are going to unbOttIe at the Conservation
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-21
THAT BOY.

Think Of your own boy Is he
more likely to take his first drink
, in saloon, or will he go to the
blind plg?--Prohibition's Organ.
He is e thousand times more likely
TO take ms. nrst drink in the back
room of the Prohibition drug store
the respectable blind pig"-than to
seek the open saloon.
This is obvious to any man who has
taken the trouble to personally fol-
low the devious trail of practical Pro-
hibition in theoretically Prohibition
States.
We also find 1t confirmed by the re-
port on the liquor problem endorsed
by such men as President Elliott and
Seth Low. This report, referring to
the failure OF Prohibition in Iowa,
says: But 1t soon appeared that the
drug store was even harder to regu-
late than the saloon, and that men
would drink at the drug store who
would not, under a license system
have drunk at a public bar"
That boy is far safer in commun-
ity that regulates its liquor traffic by
laws that are effective and responsive
to public sentiment, than he is In the
city, State or Territory, where Prohi.
bition leads to the conditions created
in Iowa, OF which the same report
| says:
1.-THE sanctity of private life wal
violated. Witnesses perjured them
selves upon the stand. Juries refused
to render verdict of guilty, ever
where the testimony was ample anC
uncontradicted. II the case was TAX
en- before the Grand Jury, It was Otter
impossible to secure an indictment.
while the statutes we're constant!
augmenting in severity, the publi'
opinion, which alone could give then
validity was crystallizing in opposi
ton to the enforcement. The popula
respect for law rapidly declined be
fore the spectacle OF the impotence o
the government to compel obedienc
to It,"