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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-16
Little Over $4,000 Spent
Last Year for Street, Alley
and Sewer Work the Re-
port Shows.
SCARCITY OF FUNDS
REQUIRED ECONOMY
Of the $lS,5o7 Paid for I'm
'provements Property Own
ers Had to Meet $l5,342 of
the Amount.

The 1910 report of City Engineer,
Fred r. Charles. filed with the board
of works this morning. showed that a
total of $1S,597.31, was spent in Rich
mond for street, alley and sewer i'm
provements during the year, of which
S15,342 13 was paid by property own
ers and s3,255.1S by the city. The
number of lineal feet of improvement
was S,o16.S3. In 1909 the improvement
amounted to sl13.292.61; cost of prop
erty holders. $79.O29.76; cost to city,
s34 ,262.S5. The lineal feet of improve
ment in 1909 amounted to 75,622.26.
In his report Engineer Charles ex-
plains that. while the volume of the
work done is not SO large as in some
former years, owing to the wish to
keep within the limits Of the money
available. nevertheless Richmond has
made progress in the way of being a
city beautiful, as we'll as city health
full
Summary of Report.
A complete summary of the work
of the department in 1909 is as fol-
lows:
Sewers: Lineal feet. 3.237.7O:
amount of cost paid by property own
ers, s5.1SS.66; paid by city. $312.20;
total $5,5OO.S6.
Alleys graded, graveled and boulder
ed; Lineal feet, $3.50; amount OF
cost paid by property owners. $1.292.-
10: paid by city, $.75; total $1.2e2S5.
Streets paved with brick: Lineai feet
LOSS: amount of cost paid by property
owners, $4.391.29: paid by city, 81
l73.O3; total s6,564.32.
Cement walks, curbs and cutters
and roadways: Amount OF cost paid by
property owners 500; paid by city,
S5Sl.50; total s5S1.50.
Cement walk and gutter strips:
Lineal feet. 275; amount of cost paid
by property owners, $433.46; paid by
city, s10O; total. S434.46
Other improvements.
Cement alley roadways: Lineal feet.
9SS.40: amount of cost paid by proper
ty owners. S2,103.29; paid by city, $16.-
6S: total s2.119.97.
Cement sidewalks: Lineal feet.
1,269.GO: amount of cost paid by prop
erty owners, $1.047.11: total, $1.047.11;
also paid by property owners. $SS6.25;
paid by city. $32.65; total s91S9O.
Cement cross walks. T,jneal feet
1909; amount paid by property own
ers. 500; paid by city $137.37; total,
s137.37
Street mileage is as follows, accord.
inc IN tho renort.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-16
NEGRO GIANT DEAD
tAmerican News service)

Washington. Jan. 1s.-John Turner
a negro giant, I feet I inches. tall, is
dead here in . hospital He was born
in Prince George county. Md. and was
81 years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-16
Protest Against Considera-
ton of Any Temperance
Legislation Except the
Township Option.
PLATFORM DOES NOT
PLEDGE OTHER ACTS
Such as Proposed Regulation
Bill, Prepared by the
Brewers, the Local Minis
ters Point Out.
The bill drafted by the Brewers

The bill drafted by the Brewers
Association provides for strict reg
ulation of the saloon traffic in the
state. The salient features are the
proportion of one saloon to every
1000 population and a license fee
OF $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-16
THE WEATHER

STATE AND LOCAL Unsettied
weather with snow tonight. or
Tuesday. Slightly warmer Tues
day. -
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
A PECULIAR CONDITION.

Up in Montana, Washington and
other northwestern states, Logan
knit goods have reputation for high
eXcellency in quality that creates n
large demand for them. Down in
Cache valley where the goods are
made, the people buy any sort of a
knit garment rather than the pieces
made at home. A shoddy sock or a
flimsy sweater is snapped up with
alacrity, providing it is made some.
where else than at home. The PEG,
pie seem to prefer shoddy, cheap
goods, VIGOROUSLY inferior in wear.
ing quality, to the excellent goods put
out by the home manufacturer, not
considering that greater service and
satisfaction can be procured in the
use Of the home goods,
We say this is peculiar situation,
and yet it is just about what one can
expect A people does not exist on
the face OF the earth that regards
home things as highly as things
brought from distance. "A prophet
is not without honor save in his own
country" and the saying holds with
things as well as prophets, We sup.
pose that we will have to run on in
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

much the same present fashion, Tor
centuries and centuries into the fi-
ture, before that spirit will fade away
from our hearts. Il has perhaps de
seconded from those long ago days
when we peered through the branches
Of the trees into the far off treeiess
plains, and longed for the view from
the distant horizon. That spirit
brought us out of the trees onto those
plains, and perhaps 1t has some mys-
terry about it that brings us to high
er degree of perfection.
But certainly, we would be wiser
II we would patronize the man at
home who makes better goods than
the man who ships to us.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

can votes must be thrown away. They
will be expended upon compliment
tary vote for some Republican who
cannot by any chance be elected. If
the Democratic caucus should be close
ly divided between two candidates
the one representing, as is so fire.
quently. the case, the private choice
of the machine or the boss, and the
other representing decent public OPP
inion and some regard for the tradi-
tons of statesmanship-it is never
theless the doctrine of the party man
that il the machine candidate can be
forced through the caucus by a ma.
jority of single vote, every man who
has gone into the caucus must accept
the result and the man must be cleo.
ted in the face of an outraged public
opinion. Thus 50 men would control
legislature of $50 men.-From THE
Progress of the World" IN the Amer.
lear Review of Reviews for Februa-
airy.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
Voice Of the People
THE COAL QUESTION.

Editor Republican
| notice you have been saying a
great deal about the railroads and
coal rates of late. Now is 1t not q
fact that this matter Of rates is un-
der investigation at present, and that
a bill looking toward the placing of
coal rates on maximum schedule is
in the legislature for consideration?
And does it not look as though this
bill will pass? II this is the case are
we not making progress? Then why
not look after some of the other mat
tiers that need attention and let this
rate matter rest while it is under
consideration.
You will remember a short time
ago there was an extortionate in
crease in telephone rates, SO that
now 1t takes almost the entire days
wage Of the working man to telephone
to Salt Lake City, or other distant
points. The telephone company no
doubt has fewer calls, which neces-
states less help, but at the same time
it means more money for them. 1t is
safe to assume that they were doing
| well under the old schedule while
the multitudes were able to take ad
vantage of the use of their lines. 1t
Ia now safer to say that they are do
| inn haitian xuht oh 10
use the service.
Now suppose they have the right
to revise their schedules as they
please but it is the right, the duty of
the people to look after their own
interests. Since this new rate went
into effect a great many people have
been using the telegraph lines. A mes.
sage of ten words to Salt Lake costs
twenty-five cents, while call to the
same place over the telephone costs
sixty-five cents. A night message of
fifty words can be sent at the same
price and night messages of fifty
words to places out of the state can
be sent at the day rate for ten words.
Why not have the Boosters Club
take up the matter of getting an up
town telegraph office in order that
the peoples welfare may be best sub
served. We are of the opinion that IL
proper representations We're made un
der existing conditions the office
could be secured, and If secured the
people would certainly take advantage
of it. Let's go after it.
FOR THE PEOPLE.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

IL this way of stating the situation is
too extreme, then the people seem to
want a reconsideration of the action
that created the consolidated district
Such a desire is worthy of careful
attention Whenever the people are
dissatisfied with the manner in which
law is working, and they seem to
see breaking down OF the things
which were intended to be helped by
the law, it is high time that attention
be paid to the situation that correc.
ton may be made of the fault. II the
champions of consolidation are right,
they should be able to convince the
people that their system is working
for the good of the people; II the sys.
TEN is not doing the schools the good
they deserve, then some correction
should be made in the system.
From the storm that seems to be
brewing in many parts Of the val
ley, consolidation doesn't seem to be
having the desired success. However,
the storm may be the result of agita,
tors who are anxious to prove GER
tain arguments against consolidation
in which event steps should be taken
to stop the unwarranted attack upon
the system. But some sort of atten.
ton is needed at once.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
CONSOLIDATION AND SEGREGA.
TON.

From all the evidence presented so
far in the matter OF segregation of the
consolidated school district of Cache
county, il seems to us that there is
no course open for the county com
missioners to grant a dissolution for
those communities asking for such an
action Plainly, the legislature has
granted a power to the commission
ers to consolidate, but it seems that
no power has been granted them to
dissolve the district OF parts thereof,
after the consolidation has once been
made, So the action of the commits
sioners seems to be justified in refus,
ing to take up the matter for settle.
ment until additional law is shown
them to act upon. In the meantime
Representative Bickmore has intro
duced bill in the legislature that
concerns this important matter.
But another phase Of the situation.
appeals to us as worthy of careful at
tention A law that has not the back,
Ing Of the people It is intended for, is
powerless. To be effective and yalua.
able a law must be supported by the
Influence and actions of the people.
In the case of consolidation, there
seems to be a great demand from the
people to have 1t done away with; or
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
WEsr-cAcHE IRRIGATION CO.

Editor Republican:
In your issue of Tuesday, January
31st under Voice of the People, ON
Trenton IrrigationWest- Cache Mat
ter, "A Stakeholder in Both Compan-
les" used these words: Every man
who opposes the new company's ef-
forts has a selfish motive behind his
actions, and if you will dig deep down
you will find what | say to be cor
rect" Wouldn't that jar you! He
might as well have said that the new
company was for selfish motives. He
does say it in effect, and this being
true is there any reason for the exist
ence of the new company?
Yours truly,
FAIR ETTE
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT

What financier of the city will
come forward with an intelligent dis
cussion of the electric light plant sit,
uation and offer the suggestions ne
cessary to solve the difficulties? The
columns of The Republican await the
man who has the proper ideas.
One man, who is known for his
business ability in this city, has Of
fered a plan to the public already
He proposes taxing the people, all
alike, corporations, companies, part
nerships, private individuals and ALL
In this way he urges, everyone will
be paying for the plant instead of
those only who have city lights. An
other man proposes taxing and then
giving the lights away under the di
rection of commission that will
make out AN estimate of the number
of lights each family needs for the
amount of space 1t has to light.
We are sure that some one must
have a plan that is as good or better
than either of the ones offered. Send
them in and let the public hear of
them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
HOW SENATORS ARE ACTUALLY
MADE.
FAIR ET'TE.

There are those who fall back up
on the Constitutional provision and
declare that the plan devised by the
founders of the government is still
good enough. But they forget the fact
or choose to ignore it--that our
present way of electing senators is
grotesquely different from that which
the Constitution prescribes and in.
tends, The Constitution intends. and
means to prescribe. that the entire
Legislature, including every individual
member of It, shall take part in the
actual choice of United States Sen.
atoT. As matter of fact, under the
existing system "A senator is usually
not chosen by the Legislature in any
true sense. He is chosen by the party
caucus Of the party which has a ma.
1ority of the members of the two
houses OF the legislature on Joint bal
lot. II is regarded, under the present
system, as virtually necessary for leg.
'slators elected in the usual way on
party ticket to enter the party caucus
and to abide by the result. Thus. II
the Legislature has 100 members, of
whom IS are Democrats and "a are
Republicans, 1t is almost invariable
opinion of strict party men that the
majority choice of the Democratic
caucus ought to be promptly accepted
by the entire legislature, Under this
system, every one Of the "a ReDubll.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
THE LIQUOR LEGISLATION.

At last IL seems true that a commit
tee is getting down to real serious
work in framing bill to cover the
liquor legislation for the state. Fur
thermore, it is following the lines of
the Republican platform as it should
do In one particular, however, it de-
parts mildly from the path outlined
in the campaign last fall.
When it came to the question as
to whether the county outside of in
corporated cities should be wet or
dry, the committee decided that the
question should be left to the people
to vote upon the matter. This does
not conform to the Republican plat
form, but it does seem to meet the
approval of large element in the
counties. The argument has been put
up by the people in the county outside
of incorporated cities that II such cit
les should be granted the right to
vote on the question there is really
no reason why the county should not
have the same right. In this conten,
ton, there is much soundness, The
one great reason opposing 1t is that
there is not sufficient police protec
ton in the county to assure the proper
restrictions of the laws in case the
county should go wet; but there
can be little doubt, in most counties
as to the result of the election. II will
be for prohibition almost beyond a
doubt, with the single exception OF
Salt Lake county.
Twenty-Five per cent of the electors
shall be all that are necessary to de
mand an election in district. The
elections in Incorporated cities shall
be held on the 9th of June of the
present year, and within ninety days
thereafter wet town shall b,
ready to go dry" II the vote so de
mands.
Other features of the bill are being
agreed upon every day, the Badges
bill being generally followed. 1t will
in all probability be finished tomor
row when it will be submitted to tn,
legislature some time thereafter. w,
are very glad to see reasonable pro
gress made upon this important meas
ure, and only hope that it will be
speedily enacted into law, once Il
gets before the legislature.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
The Boston WAY,

Miss Lakeside-Was your hear,
pierced by one of Cupid's darts du.
ring your stay in Boston?
Miss Dearborn--Not on your aero.
plane. Boston cupids don't use darts
Miss Lakeside-Indeedl What do
they user
Miss n-Beanshooters.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
The unhonored Worthy.

The growing good of the world is
partly dependent on unhistoric acts,
and that things are not so III with
you and me as they might have been
is half owing to the number who lived
faithfully-a hidden life aud rest In
unvisited tombs, George Eliot
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

itate the dispatching of kilograms;
for since the raise In telephone rates,
considerable business has been trans
ferred to the telegraph office. II
would be well to try for an up town
office, especially inasmuch as it would
be to the interest of the Western I'm
ion to grant us one.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
WELL RECOMMENDS

Chauffeur - | have been chauffeur
for some mighty good people, sir.
Owner-You have?
Chauffeur-Yes, sir! You Just ought
to read the stuff on their tombstones.
sir!-Puck.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
A TELEGRAPH OFFICE.

Under Voice of the People" on this
page, We publish today a criticism of
the recent raise in telephone rates.
With this criticism comes the ques.
ton why we cannot secure en- up
town telegraph office so as to facil.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
Loves ENDING.

Says an advertisement in the Lon.
don Express: "Mary-Waited three
hours at appointed spot-until cues.
toned by suspicious policeman. II
this Is the price of love. 1t is too heavy
a one for me to pay. Farewell, Potts"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
Cause Of Red Seas Hue.

The dull reddish tint which is oc-
casionally seen in the Red sea and
which has given that sea its name
is because the water becomes full Of
microscopic algae-tiny weed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
BE on Guard Against Despair.

Far better spend a whole life in dill
gent, aye, cheerful and unremitting
toll, though you never attain the pin.
nacle of your ambitious desires, than
to turn back at the first appearance
OF misfortune, and allow despair 10
unnerve your energies. or sour your
naturally sweet and cheerful disposi.
tlon.-Helps.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

New Jersey
in to
nations
salary Charles H. Mer
Institution situated will this attempt
Wilson Republican
nomination the be held the latter part Of and then
Merriam
OF
This probing
grating educator po
u
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
UGLY RUMoRs.

Usually, little reliance can be plac-
ed in the majority of rumors which
find their way about town; but of
late some persistent ones come to
our ears which we are forced to heed |
with some degree of attention. Per-
haps our ears are too prone to hear |
these stories, and then again, perhaps
they are not. We are not in love with
gossip, either, and desire to repeat
these rumors only with the hope that
IL there is any truth in them they may
be promptly looked into by the pro.
per officers.
Some one said that Ogden is going
to run "booze train" from Logan to
Ogden, $1.00 round trip, especially
conducted for the accommodation OF
those bibulous gentlemen who can't
stand the protracted spell of drought
we are having in this city. In case
there is any loss of money in running
this excursion, the Ogden saloonmen
have agreed to make good the def
cheney. OF course, Ogden enterprises
benefitting by the excursion feel that
there would be no loss, that Logan
would migrate in a body and settle
like swarm of bees at each saloon
from the depot to the farther end of
town and back again. 1t is Confident.
ly believed that Logan would be
soused for goodly season, that wa.
terwagons would get rusty and un.
frequented, that wives would be hi,
larious over the absence for spell
Of their beloved husbands, and that
Logan would be wider awake than she
has been since the town went dry and
the men went climbing upward to the
long bench on top of the weeping
Studebaker.
But no such thing. We doubt the
story of the booze train" We doubt
| II two dozen Loganites would go, II
there were such a Bacchanalian mi.
grafton. We are not bibulous any
longer. We are sickened by the
thought of liquor and beastial boozing
depravity. We doubt II there Is an
other city in the state where men so
readily and gladly turn up their noses
at the sight, even of drinking par
lor sign In fact, we have gotten out
of the habit of looking up and down
the streets for the beautifully painted
foaming glass of Pilsner. AS for a
sign about Wilson, we all would take
it for breed of chickens as readily
as we would recall the famous epithet
In short, Logan has little need OF
thinking about a booze train" let
alone patronizing one. Dreams are
now empty of the sparkling glass,
and heads are clear and sharp every
morning, regularly. We are temper
ate, in fact absolutely SO. We can 90
about out business with clear eye
and firm, unwobbly step. No rep.
tile peers out at us, no shadow con.
tains green monster, not ripple
of insecurity rips over the smooth
We are gradually mounting upward,
leaving behind us all the fermented
joys flesh has been heir 70 these many
many centuries past. Peace is coming
into the homes OF the booSers, poverty
is departing from the drunkards, and
drunkards are leaving for those cit.
les pestered by the presence of sa,
looms, We are not puritanical, neither
are we deyilish; but we believe we
are more sensible.
-:O:
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
Wicked Old Horse

He died at his home September 8
from the effects Of the kick OF horse.
aged observation-disclosures American
Medical Association.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
Life 10 as One Makes II.

Every day that is born into the
world comes like burst of music, and
rings itself all the day through; and
thou shalt make Of It dance. dirge
or life march, as thou wilt.-Carlyle.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

On Saturday, February 18th, the
Hyrum dramatic club will present in
the Providence Opera House, the
beautiful drama, Coast Folks" III
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

For Sale-Range and furniture for
sale cheap Apply las s. Third East.
Bell phone Tx. n
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09

WANTED-A Girl for general
housework; good wages. Apply DR..
Reynolds. IT,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-09
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-09

day afternoon with Mrs. Rathburn az
Presumption
Miss Clara Hughes arrived Wednes-
day after four months spent with rel
atives and friends at Collinsvlle, Ill,
and Scotland
Misses Mary Ann, Eliza and Gather
inc Lee and brother John returned to
Horton, Kas., last week after the bur-
ial of their father. Luke Lee, at Coal
VALLEY. where they brought the re-
mains.
Mrs. John Mills and daughter Eve
Ign returned home Saturday after a
two weeks visit In Rock Island and
with her mother, Mrs. e. NJ. Scott Of
Silvis.
Mrs. Clarence wilmerton returned
to Rock Island Wednesday after 10
days visit with her mother, Mrs. Ma
ria Pritchard, her sister Edith accom-
panied her home for few days visit
Mrs. Richard Haywood and two
daughters, Lucretia and Catherine re-
turned to Mathersville Wednesday aft
er a four-days' visit with her sister
Mrs. William Gibson.
Mrs. Duncan Thompson and daugh-
ter, Maggie OF G4lchrist visited viii
relatives and friends Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Bell Of Silvis are
visiting with relatives and friends for
two weeks.