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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
WASHINGTON.

First tests OF the new rapid fire
Lewis gun, which weighs only twenty
five pounds. fires 500 shots minute
and is designed so 1t can be used ad-
yantageously from an acceptance, were
conducted at Fort Myer and were high.
~ successful.
President Tart has signed Represen
tatiye Taylor's bill for the gelieI. oil
homestead entrymen under Irrigation
nrojy cts who have found IL impossible
TO prove up on lands on account Of the
failure OF the government 10 furnish
their water supply.
Complaints have reached Congress
man Taylor from eastern Colorado
that farmers In the dry farming sec.
lion are being hnrassed by persons
representing themselves TO be lawyers
who threaten 10 bring contest proceed
ings against their claims,
Improvement In political and busi.
ness conditions In the tar East. plu-
the activities Of Bombay spoculatorS
are the underlying reasons for the al
vance OF n penny an ounce In the prize
Of bar silver In London aud CORE
spending stiffness In New York.
The borax deposits OF the United
States are Of great extent and Their
seems to be- little danger OF their ex'
haustion. In 1910 We produced. accord
ing TO the United States Geological
Survey, 1885, tons OF crude boraN. val
ucd NJ sl,20l,Si2. while the value Of
the imports amounted TO Only sl2.391.
With the probability Of war with
Mexico and possibly with Japan lmm.
ncnt. comprehensive and peculiar
plans for the organization OF grua,
aerial army powerful enough to dofyn,
the entire coast limo OF the United
States, the Philippines, Hawaii anl
Panama. are nov complete In the Dc
pariment OF War
CongrcHBmcn Martin, Rucker anI
Taylor supported the road moycmon.
In the House by voting for the Snack
lvlord amendment to the poslonicf
appropriation bill. which provides toe
annual payment by the government tn
the states which show improved roads
Representative Taylor gave special at
tention To the needs OF mounthlnoi'
communities ana II WAS through biz
efforts that roads Of nine feet In width
were provided FOR
The House ordered m investigation
by the judiciary committee OF the con
due, Of Judge Rober, W, Archibald oil
the Commerce Court, 10 drtermin,
whether be should be impcaehcd on
charges that he has used hla office t.
procure fayora from railroads. Tn,
committee viii report its conclusion.
ana recommendation to the House
The charges were made by lntofHlat,
Commerce commitaioner Meyer ant
Investigated by Attorney Genera
wickefshhm. who Transmitted hi,
finding 10 the judiciary committee foi
further investigation.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
LeveIand 40 Laroe neet Aereane.

l.oyeland-Ihe number OF acres OF
bccts contracted for the l.oyoland
sugar factory ~ about 1850 but ns
many OF the farmers are planting a
Tow acres In excess Of the contracts
u II expected that 10000 acres will
Dec devoted 10 bccin. Ia the nelghboe'
hood Of 1ohnatowu. whore the soil IL Of
Huch q nature that Il can be- worked
IA dnmpor condition than In other
parts OF The district. about 5000 ncrcs
have been planted. while only about
1000 were planted IN all other local,
lies Everywhere the FARMERS are
feeling ranguluc OF good results and
arc pushing the work vigorously.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
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WESTERN.

Colonel John NJ c. Marble. one of
the best known men OF finance in
southern California, died in New York
recently.
A tornado passed over Kinsley,
Kan, recently, killing three of four
Mexican laborers and seriously injur-
ing two others.
A Plymouth Rock egg weighing
seven ounces and measuring 9ls
inches endwise and ~ inches the 9th
of Colorado Springs.
One company Of the Twelfth infan-
try which has made preparations to
leave Monterey, California, for the
Mexican border, will be divided be.
tween Yuma, Ariz.. and CaleXico, Cal
Two children of Joseph Stark were
burned to death and Mrs. Stark was
seriously injured at Helper, Utah,
when an explosion of an oil tank fol
lowed a collision OF four Denver a
Rio Grande freight cars with two
light engines in the yards.
Nick Haworth, who has served thir-
teen years of life sentence in the
Utah penitentiary for the murder OF
Thomas Sandal at Layton, in 1899. is
innocent. according to the written con
fession of j. j. Morris. filed with the
Board of Pardons in Salt Lake.
Ninety days of the highest meat
prices of history are in store for the
American people" c. A. S. Pickering
OF the Cleveland Butchers Association
made this statement. Pickering also
declared the country was facing the
greatest beef famine in history.
Detectives have been employed by
the city commission in enforcement OF
the local option law with respect to
communion services In the churches
In Grand junction. Colo, and have re
ported that wine containing more than
two per cent. alcohol is used in the
services OF at least one church. This
is in direct violation Of the law. but
whether the minister and trustees OF
The church will be arrested and prose.
euted. city officials refuse to say.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

Windsor.-For the purpose Of bring
,Ig a large tract of land lying south
southwest and southeast Of Windsor
under irrigation which is now too higl
10 be reached by ordinary methods, II
Is proposed 10 build pumping plant
which will force water IRON Boyd lake
10 the land
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

Dcnyer=Thr stockholders commit.
toe VI the Northwestern Land and
iron Company. the DenyerLnrnmic
Realty Company and the Colofado.wy.
umiug Realty Company. has an.
nonaecd, through circulars, that Il has
definite plan TO bring order out OF
rhaoH In the affairs Of these oompn,
nlcn and place the Donyor Laramie
and Northwestern railroad ON u basis
where additional funds can be- raised
aud the line at once extended To Sow.
erhnce. twelve miles from Greeley
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
Weld county Schools Hold Meet.

Groelcy.-Ault. Greeley. Eaton. For,
upton, Training, gill and No 30
srado schools participated IN a field
meet ON the Teachers College campus
Greeley won eighth grade honors
Aull, seventh; Fort l.upton. sixth
Training aud Greeley schools tied loi
nth grade events; Greeley. fourth
Training, third; Eaton second ant
Training frs The meet viii become
an annual affair IN the future.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
Might Not Get the Children.

A young lady of ten was discuss!l
her future with her mother.
Yes. mommie." she said. Il shi
get married and shall have four ch
dren."
I That will be nice!" commented d
mother.
MOI" continued the young la
after n minute or two OF deep thougl
Maybe ! won't have four childrs
! might marry bachelor!"-Saturd
Evening Post.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

Washington. - The conviction Is
growing that japanese interests are
financing the revolution In Mexico. \
has been q mystery from whence o..
ozoo obtained the means to equip and
maintain the very respectable bodlc
OF soldiers he has In the field, They
are quite wen armed aud their com
miasary seems 20 be woll provided,
Foreign capital that has been invested
In Mexico will undoubtedly be- best
protected by the LEGITIMATE govern
mont.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
To put Syrup on streets.

mated by the Greeley sugar factory 10
the city for use on streets to lay dust
Four blocks in the business district
Will be saturated with beet syrup ard
water; Eaton tried the syrup on a
street few days ago and il is al
ready as hard as asphalt paving.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
GENERAL.

a son was recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John d. Rockefeller. Jr. This is
their fourth child.
The wholesale and retail price OF
beef have reached the highest point in
twenty years in New York.
The Mexican ederal army was de-
feated by the rebel forces of General
.OroAco In the big battle at Torreon.
Large sections OF fifteen Louisiana
parishes west Of the Mississippi rive.
are under water. and others are en-.
danRercd.
Inc Carnegie hero fund commission
has taken action in recognition OF the
many acts of horoism In the wreck Of
The Titanic.
ConNicts in the penilentiary at Cald.
well, y, j.. have constructed a minia.
ture navy yard aud win be permitted
20 hold toy yacht races.
Emilio vasquez Gomez has assumed
the provisional presidency OF Mexico.
saying 1t had been rendered him by
General P1squnl orozco.
The United States government has
been requested to intervene in the
presidential election in Panama to the
extent OF seeing that It is fairly con.
Quoted.
Il. T. Galbrelth. president OF the
Second National bank OF Cincinnati,
has been arrested by a United States
marshal on a charge Of misapplying
the FUNDS n the bank.
Following the publication Of Miss
Helen l.ogan's editorial on slang In
the Wellesley College News. of which
she Is editor Ia chief. word has been
passed around 10 the students TO "cut
out the slnngl"
Nineteen thousand ministers viii In.
siitute a vigorous warfare against en-.
ployment OF children under sixteen In
factories and textile mills, was an.
nounced nt the general conference OF
The Methodist Episcopal Church.
The cattle ship Nina. which re-.
lleyed the Mackuy,Bcnnett In the
search for bodies OF Titanic victims
near the scene Of the disaster. has
reached Halifax. y s.. according to
wireless adNlccs, bringing fifteen add.
tional budief
i've men were burned to death and
iamage rslimaicd NJ Sl5O.0OO was
dono to boats and gasoline on the
docks ~ Cleveland. o.. when the
'tnvdard pil barge No. Ss exploded.
Al were employees OF the Great l.akcs
Towing Company
Suit against the Federal Sugar Re.
lining Company for $4,000 has been
iilcd by the government In the Federal
District Court In New York. The
amount represents alleged back duties
q importation Of sugar entered at Tho
custom house between 1909 aud 1909.
o difference due to tho recently dis,
covered errors IN the original liaul.
lated rates,
Tho cornca Of Rabbits eye has
boon sraticd upon the oyo OF map
10 New York aud tho operation was
1ncuvHHtul, The patient. aayu tho
Journal Of the American Medical Az
ISOLATION, was entirely unable to acl
when he entered the hospital
Officers Of the United Mine workcrn
Of America, who have been In confer,
rncc In New York express confidence
that a strike N The mine workers OF
the three anthracite districts. idle
since April 4, has been ayorted. and
that satisfactory agreement will be
entered into.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

Colorado Springs.-Rocky Ford high
school for the first time in the history
OF interscholastic athletics in Colo
RADIO. won the state championship in
the track and field meet at Washburn
field, making total of 30 points.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
Aurora Bank Robber Sentenced.

Brighton.-Dwight Briggs, who on
March . last held up and robbed the
Aurora State bank, pleaded guilty to
the charge. He was sentenced by
District Judge Mccall to serve not less
than five and not more than ten years
in the penitentiary.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

Victoria. u, C.-The British sloop Of
war Algorino. Commander Brookor,
will leave Esdulmauli Immediately
bound 20 Mexican ports TO protect
British interests In connection with
The Outbreaks reported from Mazatlan.
San Bias and other ports
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
peculiar AeeIaent May KIn eoy.

Eaton.-John Gross. aged five. sen
Of Fred Gross. a farmer. was stand.
ing on an inclined board when his
feet Slipped and a splinter six inches
long ran into his body, causing proba
hly fatal injuries. The splinter pierced
two intestines and lodged in his right
lung.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
Minister Plows 1.2co Acres.

Ault-Dccluring that minister car
preach better sermon Sunday II hi
engages In manual labor at least 6
part OF the week. Rev. w. l.. Cline
pastor OF the Christian church. has
contracted TO plow l.200 acres and has
completed one-th!rd Of the job with ?
steam pillow
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
wenern slope Farmer, sIIahtrd.

Meekcr.-Thc destitute ranchers OF
he Western slope are not to receive
iny part OF the emergency fund now
being raised by the Denver Chamber
u Commerce The money is to be
used exclusively Tor relief OF the east.
ern Colorado farmers. This informa-
ion was contained In letters received
ny ranchers Of the white River valley
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
Aviation Meet for Longmont.

Longmont.-Longmont is to have IN
aviation meet June Sth, when DR.. Eas-
Ter oil this city, will try his new !n-
ing machine While the doctor has
had considerable experience in flying,
this will be his first flight in ma.
chine Of his own make and patent.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
Brighton May &c, /. o. o. F. Home

.Brighton.-The Odd Fellows com
mittee, composed of Donath. chairman,
and hewitt. St. Clair and Mum.
chosen by the grand lodge 10 purchase
site for state home for dependent
Odd Fellows. have about decided to To-
cate this institution in Brighton.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

Washington. An international mar,
time conference ana the Immediate
equipment Of all United Sialoa army
transports with lite-aaying apparatus
we're provided for In bills passed unan'
imously by the House. Both measures
were introduced as a result " tho n
tanic disaster.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
Money Tor ereeIey.Poudre Project.

Greeley.-D. 4. Garfield and c. F.
Tew have arrived in Greeley bringing
with them s1.2O0.OO0 with which the
Greeley-Poudre irrigation district en-
bracing l25.0OO acres in northern Weld
county will be finished.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
spanl.h Mar vet,rsns orn.nIr,.

Denver Tho Spanish war Veterans
Of Colorado have organized a regiment
Of volunteer cavalry. which viii be-
accepted by the War Department
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
RAILROAD INSTRUCTED TO SEIZE
ALL CARS FOR rRANsPoRTA.
TON OF HORSES AND MEN.
CRUISERS NEAR COAST
DOZEN FIRST-cLASs ARMoRED
CRUISERS IN EASY STRIKING
DISTANCE AWAIT ORDERS.
Western Newspaper Union New, Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service
El Paso.-With the receipt of news
that the Ninth cavalry had been or.
dered from Cheyenne, Wyo., to the
Mexican border war talk reached a
fever heat. Only one Interpretation is
placed on this order and that is inter.
vention by the United States, the di.
rect outcome Of the killing of Ameri-
cans by the revolutonists Excite
ment runs high both in this city and
across the river in Juarez. Daily
scores of women and children arrive
here with tales of terrible persecution
by MeNicans, who call themselves fol-
lowers OF OroZco. The two cities fac
ing each other across the Rio Grande
have already taken on a warlilte as
pes and 1t only needs the word from
Washington to precipitate a deadly
combat along the river banks.
Advices from Washington say that
Secretary Of State Knox. now in Cali.
fornia, is in close touch with the sit
uation and in hourly communication
with the White House The Pacific
coast fleet of almos dozen first
class armored cruisers is within easy
striking distance of the west coast of
Mexico and ready to sail on mo-
ment's notice.
In addition, the Pacific torpedo no.
tilla is ''maneuvering" in the vicinity
of San Diego. only n few hours run
from the principal seaport on the Mex.
lean coast.
Reports Of battles are far from re-
assuring that the Madero government
has control OF the situation, according
to close followers OF the Instruction.
Vandalism in the state OF Sonora has
reached such stage that the life OF
any foreigner is constantly in danger.
Refusal to meet demand for q few
pesos frequently results in brutal muir
der.
The rebel forces insist on keeping
near the United States boundary and
do not hesitate TO cross the line into
lonely ranches and plllage when the
occasion permits.
Word from Washington TO the c.
feet that the new minister from Mex
lea, Senior d'Ancona, had said the dis
turhance was confined to the state Of
chihuahua, is regarded here as Joke
The state OF Sonora. south Of here,
which takes In the territory as far
west as Lower California and south 10
chihuahua has been as much hotbei
OF guerilla fighting as Chihuahua and
far more menacing because Of It's be
ing contiguous to the United States.
Citizens along the border line look
to the United States government for
protection for life and property They
maintain the scattering patrol Is In
sufficient and that the only effective
means OF ending the harassment VIII
be Intervention. which they say IS
bound TO come.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

When the nervous man reaches th
top. he is apt to look around for IN
IRE escapes,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

Cheyenne. Wyo.-orders were re-
cciycd by the Colorado 4 southern
Railway TO seize all empty fiat, boN
and stock ears. no matter to whom
consigned. and send them TO Fort d
a. Russell for shipping Of the horscl
and equipment OF the Ninth Cavalry.
which Is expecting orders TO move on
the Mexican border at any hour Thir'
ty.fIyc stock cars have been delivered
already. It il expected that nifty more
will be secured.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10

As soon as a woman discovers thsi
she Is unable TO reform her husband
she begins on her neighbors.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15
Mexican Cattle
 Crossing Line

About 10 900 head of cattle will he sent across the border from Mexico according to NJ Ronstsdt, of Tuc- son. who has jus. returned from the south op c trip 10 the cattle country Mir. Ronstsdt says that those cattle w.ll te iu the United Sta'es before September l5. A large plumber is be- jag brought across the b1rder daily at the present time in order to get them a,sy from the forsging bands Of rebeIs
 Every precsu,ion is De ng used to guard against cattle infected with tick coming over. There1s are only two ports of en'ry. one at Nosales aud the other at Sassshe. These are being guarded. The dipping tanks at Mo- gales are not yet completed, but as soon ss they gre, they will he used. At the present tune the cattle are not being dipped.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15
A Reminder of
 The Early Days

Hsrkiog back to the early dsys of Arizona, two masked bandits entered the Cseino saloon st Benson at lI:30 o'clock Tuesday night, held up the bartender and seven other men 6, the point of their guns aud then footed tho saloon.
 While one of the bandits covered the cfosd. the other went through the each drawer, securing about $50. He then fsusscled the pockets O! the line Of men with their hands in the afr and took what mon y they had d!sregsrdiDg watches and other ar- ticles of iewelry.
 Their work completed, the robbers bscked out of the door and escaped ir the night. Officers are now on then trail and hope to effect s capture though nothing definite has beer heard up tos late hcur this after. noon.
 The masks concealed their feature almost perfectly |, could be seer however. that both were Americsrs.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15
From Fridays Daily

The local Order of Eastern Star meets tou'gnt in the Masonic Hsu.
 Judge Daniel MlTsr'snd, whose isiling eyesight has given him much concern, is improving under trea niens and is expected to return home shortly
 A cutting scrape between tTo Mex jeans s, Johnson was reported to ,be sheriti's office today. One Mexican is seriously wounded and his assailsnt i- ID jail.
 LOSr-bunch ni Keys on chain Finder sIli ce res4rd, by return to this office
 w. P. Thompson Of ihe Tombston, Billiard farlors ws- an outgoing p4s. senger for Bisbee day.
 Ex Sheriff Jack White arrived iss even'ng from LHs Angeles and VII remain several dsys on a vi-i, tc Tombstone friends.
 Word received today from Ei Pasl states that Bert Mscia, who is unde the care of spec,- list, is improvint daily and is expected to be home in short while.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15
First Meeting of Inde-
 terminate Board

TSe frst meeting of the indeter- inmate sentence board will he held st the penitentisry September l6. This board is created by the indeterminste sentence law paesed by the legislature and will hold monthly meetings here- after. The members are the governor. auditor, prison superintendent. parol. clerk and prison doctor. It is expec- ted that . number of csses will be pre-. seuted ct the fret meeting. Alter hie case has been heard once, q prison. CT cannot again go beioro the board for six months.
 Governor Hunt is carefully eIam- ming the abstracts of evidence in the trials of the four men who are sen. tenced to be hanged st the peni,en- tiary next month, all of whom have applied Tor executive clemency.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15
Phoenix Horse
 Has Rabbies

Bitten on the nose ten days ago by 8 dog known to have been suffering with the rsbbies, @ valuable horee be longing to c. Stebbins .t 2ll7 w. Jeffer,on street. yesterday mor.iug deve oped acute symptoms of the di, es Sc and for c time mepaced the lives of those with whom he came in con- tact, ssvs the Phoenix Democrat. After examination by three veterip.. srisns, who pronounced it sn up mis- tsksbls case of rabies, Motorcyc,s Policeman H. NJ. Williams was tailed and dispatched the animal sith c bullet. Before this course had been taken the ,ufferinS equine had bitten himself sever>l times. had torn b. aids from his stall Snh tbr. .tened to do serious injury to those who were en- desvoring to restrain him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15
Deaf and Dumb
 School Located

At a .meeting of tte board of re-. gepts of the University of Arizona, this week, tt wac decided to rent the Blake house on Park avenue, Tucson, for the deaf and dumb school. The house will be lessed for one year. An. other important question that came up was the placing of the University on 6 business bss:s.
 c. A. DonDelly, of Denver, has been given the position of business man ager of the Univer-ity. MT. Donneily is gr.dna'e of the University of Via consin and has a great deal oi expo riencs in University work. It is thought that this will relieve Dr. Wilde of lot of work and allow him to complete the orgsnizs'ion of th. Universify and 10 work for a larxer student b dy Governo, Hunt and c. o. Case, superintendent Of pub ic instruction, attended the meeting.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15

Work will be started again next week on the new pipe line ct Fort Husehucs by Griiish & Pacheco. The msferial for the work will arrive ip the early part of the week, according 10 c statement made hy Mir. Griffith. Eighteen-inch pipe will be lsii in the newly dug trench from Garden Csn- yon to the fort
 The laying of the ripe will take nearly thirty days. if not all oi that time. Mr. Griffith said the pipe was too big to handle and could not be laid very rapidly. The distance from the canyon b the post is over eight miles Dick Sparks. brennan for the contract iog firm, has gone to Globe. but V II return to complete the work at the post.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-15
Much Excitement
 Prevails at NogaIes
\ Nog les dispatch says:-

\ Nog les dispatch sAys:-
 Tense exci'emen, prevails at No- gales. Sonora. tonight because Of 6 threatened attack on the town by the rebels under Emilio Lsmps.
 Word was received from Camps that he would attack the town tefo-e she arrival 0; Mexican .ederals who are expected to arrive here rom Juarez early tomorrow.
 Much anxiety was expressed on the Auencsn side Of the line tonight te c use oi the rope ted threats of retail. .tion agains. Americans because of the trsnspor ing o: ts,oTs owe. 4 me [ can territory. .