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The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-22
HERE'S ONE REASON FOR
CONNIE MACk'S POPULARITY

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 20-One Of
popularity of Ccnnie Mack, Philadel-
phia Athletic manager, even in towns
and cities where the fans have never
seen the long, congenial Irish leader.
was told here today by one of his
friends. The story might also throw
some light on why Connie Mack is
tipped OFF, to more alleged young
phenoms than any ether three mana
gers in both big leagues
Shortly after Manager Mack won
his first worlds pennant he was be-
sieged with requests for old shoes
stockings, gloves, blouses and trou-
sers that had been worn out by his
iteam in their scramble for the
worlds baseball prize. Mack knew
that other managers before him had
been similarly bes' eyed. But here's
the difference. The other managers
either paid nc attention to the re
quests or sent back refusals. Mack
fully investigated the requests filed
them in the order of their coming
and occasionally shipped off a dis
carded glove or worn par of shoes
or a bent catcher's mask to some be
seeching young player. Connie ad
mitted all this was lot # trouble
but he believed that if he used dis
erection he could plant a glove or d
suit or pair of shoes in some
locality where the wearer and the
other players would remember Con
ME Mack if some likely lookine
young player developed Mack says
he has secured several prom sins
recruits this way.
This request fer discarded base
ball paraphernalia by the way, doe
not come solely from the East ant
Middle West. The Indian team o
the ST. Mary's Mission School, a
Omak, Wash. is today disportins
itself in the suits which Conn
Mack's team wore when it won it,
last worlds championship Macl
figures that if another Bender O
Meyers is developed at ST. Mary
he will have first chance to lool
him over.
VANCOUVER, B. c.. Aug. 90
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-22

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Aug. 90
Fate has once again interviewed in the
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-22

Calf mia : State Railroad Commits
sion has ordered reductions in Wells
Fargo Express rates that will amount
to $150oa0 year Because of
that order, officials Of the mFany
hint that they may quit business
in the state The order is the re-
suit of an Investigation that was
begun two years ago. The inyestiga-
ton shows that the company has
an investment of $G13 1856 in Cali
fornia, and is getting an annual
profit Of $S42.097 24-or 136 per cent.
The commission orders the company
to put into effect a new system OF
rates, based upon tenmile block
cones, that viii yjelj a nat return
OF - uer cent, or $G1,323 a year.
The State Railroad Commission
.inds that every year the company
gets net profit i'll excess of its
investment n the state; that the
rate methods are cumbersome dis
efimiaatory and unreasonable and
constitute intolerable exactions upon
The public; that the G. mpany is a
parasite upon the railroads. and that
he express service could be better
performed by the railroads them
selves or by some other agency;
and that the intercorporate relation
ship between the railroads and the
Express company makes fraud pos
slbie upon the ra lroads and the
public.
The railroad commission says that
the "e.ls-Fargo company pays to the
Santa Re % per cent. OF the gross
earnings on that line, but only 40.S
per cent to the Southern Pacific on
It's line; that the facts indicate that
the Southern Pacific has been yolun,
aril} pay ns TO the Express company
Wit amounts to bonus OF ST.
30o,0Gp year. which makes poss Bile
DETECTION OF earnings from the
Southern Pacific to the financial ad-
vantage OF large Wells-Fargo inter
ests; and the commission recon-
mends that intercorpOrate relation
ships be regulated to prevent jug
Cling of earnings from one company
t. another to profit private indiv!d-
uals.
/ he commission says that if per
cottages OF earn ngS to railroads
Hy express companies are unfair to
the railroads, as the Sante Fe as
serts, then the losses to the rail
roads must be made up by the roads
from freight and passenger rates.
and thus the public is victim 4
ed by the frauds committed by
the express companies. 1t is certain
ly safe TO say that the railroads are
net pocketing any losses that they
can Shift to the public.
The commission finds that the
Wells-Fargo company has accumulat-
ed property in the United States val
ued at $21 100000, from excessive
rates paid by the public; which is a
courteous way OF saying that the
company has "gouged' the public to
that extent. In add ton TO that pi-
ratical accumulation the rates charg-
ed by the company have paid a liber-
al dividend upon its stock, and
the amount of the stock has not been
determined by the actual investment,
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-22
RATHER CLOSELY RELATED.

Miss Halle Sloan Couch of Texas.
whose sister is the wife of Congress
man Oscar Galloway, has just mar
ried F. Gilbert Galloway. brother Of
the congressman. This makes the
congressman the brother-in-law of his
own brother and Mrs. Galloway the
s.ster-in-law of her own sister.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-22
Two women ENTER
RACE FOR COUNCIL

SEATTLE, Aug. 21.-Two women
today tossed their hats-presumably
black tulle ones-into the political
ring. Word arrived at the city hall
that Mrs. w. A. Burleigh, secretary
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-22
SOME NEW STARS OF 1918.
BIZ 3 pleX

"e''' u"iv- nat Is WY We enjoy
II S'' Lay" 'td' ltN''.S he" '"lhN
'''s ~ E'aH"eh our eye ana hearts
anu f'"'i"' '7oa Tor our faNenous
conversation and er-oar greedy
= IL" ''e''
To-day a We sit At our post OF
duty mot behind one. let Us hope) on
nice soft Zine board in the bleach
YRS a-ljstenlng 10 the music OF the
spheres, aud a-looking through the
lenses of our eyes focused on those
active stars is they go racing around
their orbits touching every basel,
We are aware Of few dazzling
flashes in the high heavens of base,
hall that We're no. IN there flashing
last year
Adjusting the Gus We bring
into view the Battery Constellation "
consisting of stars Demaree. Schang.
Beehling and Schalk Quite a daz.
zling bunch, Ell? Then just remem.
Der that they are new stars. mere
baby stars. as stars so. and that
when they are polished up a bit with
a little big league experience who
knows hut Hhat they will outshine
the brightest n the game Who
knows? We say.
Here's Bochling Joe Boehline of
the Washington Senators-that Clark
Griffith secured from an amateur
club in Richmond. Va. He is merely
a big, overgrown kid.
But here he is leading tho list OF
American League pitchers, as we'll as
carrying the record winning streak
Of either loague-1f in row.
II was in 1911 that Clark first
hooked Joe. but being 90 Young and
50 green Griffith farmed him out
10 Jesse Burkett's Worcester team
for a little seasoning. He did so
season found him with his sweater
of in the Washington bali ward
Under the guidance of that lannon's
old funny fellow. Nick AItrock. the
sensational youngster deyeloped into
the star that he is. Although not =
finished pitcher bv any means he
has gained the first and greatest
reouisite ,ba, GOES IN mako nm a
successful major leagne bowman viz.
rnnf derca H. always had tho
"stuff" and i, i only enas.ion of
time when he will rank with plank
Vean Gregg and other hioh.class
soutbnavs
Scha1k tho sensational voppg
catcher broke into fast comnanv ,ast
season with tha Soy goipo 70 cbica.
90 from tho Milwaukee team of the
American Association
rr.on Joining tho White Soy he
went hahina tho hat AZ once and
proved SENSATION
This season Callahan has used
Scba1k in practicable averv oama
and each day finds him twiukling a
li,rla BRIGHTER than tho dav before
Raw is likable follow nIaasant
oood no,uroa o,d urosor,,ine and
ono faals ,bo. s,,ccaes hoe truly coma
10 ono who davorvas it Eig,,ras fail
:. -,
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Grand Army Reception

Meeker Post, Grand Army Of the
Republic, No. 100, will give public
reception at the Methodist church,
Monday night Oct. 20, In honor OF
Col. Cyrus A. Brooks, commander OF
the department of Colorado and
Wyoming.
Post Commander, Comrade g. T.
Thayer will preside. An interesting
program, consisting Of an address by
Commander Brooks, talk by Com
rade DeMotte, vocal music By local
talent, and an opportunity to shake
hands with the department COM
mander, will make up a delightful
evening.
The general public Is most cordially
invited and by special request OF the
post and department commanders,
the children and the young people
are urged to attend. The meeting
will begin at 7.O and be open and
free.
BY ORDER OF THE Posi-.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Colorado

MY Colorado, tits OF thee, sweet
land without q flea; land where our
fathers fried speckled trout on
mountain side, let freedom reign;
land where anemones bloom on every
hill, sweet columbine I love thee
still; land where political grafters
thrived, who were not the nations
pride, for shame we sighed: where
gentle zephyrs would liberty take,
and pelt you with gravel, oh, wasn't
1t great? Land of lassies sweet, and
beets, that you with sugar greet;
where grasshoppers thrive, where
snow on mountain toboggan slides,
spuds like Argus with a thousand
eyes, apples red as evening skies,
watermelon sweet, beans and grains,
good things to eat; where we hollered
for silver sixteen to one' and lack
of gold made us glum; where rail-
roads, like serpents, mountain climb !;
where public school and church bells
chime; where native sons and foreign
born unite to praise ''good plenty's
horn" the land of valleys. hills and
lakes, sheep and cattle, swine and
snakes. That's Colorado.-Ex.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Wiser Than Some Men

The swapping turtle will endure
many indignities, but he draws the
line at the blowing Of tobacco smoke
In his face. The Herald office CON-
positor, who has, at sundry times,
been compelled to inhale the obnoxi-
GUS and offensive odor arising from
the curbstone perfectos and fioro de
f1noes and putrefying pipes used by
certain individuals in this burg, APP
plauds the spirit of the snapper a.
illustrated In the following incident
reported from Homer City, Pa. The
offender was an Italian:
"Me out in woods and see funny
box walking along creek. Me pick
him up and shake him. Sometimes
he have legs and sometimes not. He
have no head. Me take him home
and show him to my pal, Antonio.
Antonio he say him animal lives in
water sometimes, sometimes on land,
and carry house on his back. Me tap
house and find him hard, hard, but
no head, no eyes, no mouth. Antonio
shake him, but no head. Me get my
pipe, light him, and make big smoke.
Me take funny box from Antonio,
shake him more and look in him, but
no head. Me blow smoke In him,
out comes head quick, bites of my
face and jumps back In box. Me no
like that animal, and tell Antonio
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
We Can Prove An Abb

An editor In q medium sized town,
not far from vernAl, who started IS
years ago with y centa l. now satd b
be worth about SIZE 200. His great -
cumulAtion Of wealth 10 said 70 b dne
to the fact that he has been . careful
business man, frugal In his tastes.
economic In his home life and that
an uncle died recently, leaving him
tl24, 808. 6O.-Vernal, Utah, Express.
This is not US. We were prepared
to make much, better showing fol
our less than thirty years Of editing
and running The Herald, but along
comes the state tax commission and
knocks our calculations galley
West,n
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
wome,, Who Get Dizzy

Every woman who is troubled with
fainting and dizzy spells, backache,
headache, weakness, debility, con-
stipation or kidney troubles should
use Electric Bitters. They give re-
lief when nothing else will, improve
the health, adding strength and vigor
from the first dose. Mrs. Laura
Gaines, Of Avoca, La, says: -Four
doctors had given me up and my
children and all my friends were
looking for me to die. when my son
insisted that use Electric Bitters. 1
did SO, and they have done me a
world of good" Just try them. Soc
and tl.OO at all druggists or by mail.
H. E. Bucklen & Co.. Philadelphia
or st. Louis.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

The high school board invited Hon.
Edward T. Taylor, who visited
Meeker for . couple Of days this
week, to address the pupils. Mr..
Taylor choose ~ his subject: 1.-THE
Panama Canal" and delivered q
short, but very interesting address
on the popular subject, to large and
sppreciative audience. In his official
capacity, - member Of congress-, Mr..
Taylor has visited the canal on
several occasions and is we'll qualified
to speak on this great enterprise.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Notice to Farmers

Bring in your products, such as
potatoes, turnips, squash, sugar
beets, mangel-wurzel, toma to g g,
wheat, oats, rye and barley, for ex-
hibit.
A. l.. Strehlke offers a bottle of
prairie dog poison for each best
turnip, potatoes, squash, cabbage,
carrots, ETC., from dry land farms.
II. b. Scott will pay sl.00 for best
yield Of dry land wheat and oats, per
acre; and $l.OO for best irrigated
wheat and oats. Also for potatoes.
To be delivered on or before Novem-
Der LIST.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGs
should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mins
(rrom The Herald Of October .. isssI

Locally, the campaign was tame.
The natural gas strike ct Whita
River was attracting considerabls
attention.
The people Of Meeker were kickino
vigorously for q daily mall frous
New Castle.
1t was recorded that almost any
fool could kick on the weather.
Right we were.
1t was predicted that the Burlins-
ton railroad was coming our way.
The prediction was like others before
and after.
The Colorado Midland RAilwry
was finished to New Castle on Octo-
Der IA. What interests us now is
when will 1t be finished to Mseker.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
George A. Clark, Dead

The last issue Of the Rife Telegram
announces the death Of George A.
Clark, in m auto accident which
occurred 81 Ocean Beach, California.
Deceased vas we'll known here,
having been owner and manager for
many years Of the Winchester hotel,
1t Rifle.
Mrs. Clark was seriously injured in
the wreck.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Baer'. White River Creamery

Baer's White River creamery IL
located on the banks Of White river
An Mseker; although an infant, will
Eyet put Meeker on the dairy map ~
ne has all the advantage Of the finest
dsiry country to draw from. When
the people get to milking rs we know
they will, then we Will make has
been dairy people sit up and take
notice. OF course the dairy farming
In this locality has been neglected.
but those who have been selling
cream to the Baer creamery have
been getting 29c per pound for butter
fat all during the summer months,
while other creameries have been
paying PIC to &c, consequently we
can truthfully say we have not one
dissatisfied contributor on our list out
Of thirty-eight.
want to say for our dairymen or
dairywomen, that In all my is years
~ creameryman, I have never
made the quality Of butter that am
making at present. 1t is very graf
flying to me the way my friends, the
dairy people, that contribute cream
to our creamery handle their cream,
every pound OF butter made by US
would sell on any market as extra
fancy. It is very easy to make good
butter from first class cream but
nobody can make good butter from
bad cream, so again 1 say / have the
best and most careful lot Of contrib
ueors that / have ever churned for.
AS to dairying in the White river
valley, cannot see why more people
do not go into 1t, there is always
room for more; you have the best
grass, the best water, the best climate
and the advantage of cheap feed. Is
It not q good idea to sell your feed
where 1t will bring the most money.
Then feed it to your cows and they
will pay you more for it than any
other market.
Another thing, don't forget that q
barbed wire fence is a poor protection
against storms, a COW can not pro-
duce good results without proper
care. Feed the COW; give her decent
quarters and she will be good in
vestment, neglect her and she will
return the compliment. We want to
see the people take up the dairy
business and we will do what we can
to help the good work along. The
creamery 10 here to stay, SO don't be
afraid you wont be able to dispose Of
your cream for we will guarantee to
take care of 400 pounds per day. So
try 1t and we are sure you be satisfied
that dairying pays.
Hoping to see our valley the dairy
center of Colorado In the near future,
am, respectfully,
w. w. Luke.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Meeker Commandery had its in
ception last May when the following
resident Knights Templar, petitioned
the Grand Commander Of Colorado,
for authority to organize . COM
madery at this place: A. G. Moulton,
w. 8. Montgomery, Rube Oldland,
J. P. Schermerhorn, James Lyttle,
e. o. Lloyd, 8. p. Wear, w. I.
Buchanan, T. J. Cassidy and J. N.
Neal.
The petition was granted, and al
the conclave Of the Grand Com
mandery Of Colorado, In September,
. charter was issued.
The above with the following
named Khights TemplAr, will con.
stiuts the charter roll Of Meeker
Commsndery No. s8, X. r., F. e.
Sheridan, George e. Aicher, A. L.
strehlke, w. d. Simms, J. L. Tagert,
George L. Baelz and George A.
Wear.
Under the charter Clarence B.
JetYries had the honor Of being the
first candidate for Templsr knight
hood, being raised to the dignity by
the grand officers.
Meeker Commandery starts on it,
career OF usefulness under very
promising auspices.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Avoid sedative Cough Medicines

Avoid Se0At1ve Cough NleO1chneS
II you want to contribute directly
to the occurrence of capillary bron-
chttis and pneumonia use cough
medicines that contain iodine, NOR
phine, heroin and other sedatives
when you have q cough or cold. An
expectorant like Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy Is what is needed.
That cleans out the culture beds or
breeding places for the germs Of
pneumonia and other germ diseases.
That is why pneumonia never results
from a cold when Chamberlsin's
Cough Remedy is used; 1t has
world wide reputation for Its cures.
It contains no morphine or other
sedative. For sale by all druggisrs.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

A Denver dispatch says; A number
OF corporations together with several
OF tho counties have fled protest
with the state board Of equalization
against the valuation a. placed
against them by the tax commission.
The board will meet later and deter
mine whether or not 1t will take
cognixance Of the protest.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

A live bunch Of Knights Templar
autoed over from Rifle, Wednesday
to be present 1t the institution Of the
new commandery 1t Meeker. In the
the party were Sir Knights Wade
Hampton Haley, C. w. Wykes, J. r.
Munro, J. F. Gregory, 20. Smith
and Past Commander G. b. Comm Of
Salida commandery.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

District Game Warden Wear went
down the river early this week, &C.
companied by several deputies, to
look after the Utes and Mormans
along the border. In the meantime,
there are several deputies In this
part Of the county, looking after the
.spale faces" in the rear.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Gem Picture Show

Saturday and Sunday nights we
will show the great wild west film,
"Won in the Rodes,'' "Frontier
Day" One hundred riders in buck
ing contests, cowboy races, and rid
ing bulls. See the lady riders SUBJ
dueing bad horses.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

When the first baby comes along
the parents have hard time trying
70 decide whether to call it Percival,
Charlemagne or Allyn. When the
NTH one comes along they call it
John and let 1t go at that.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Will Be Here Again

s. r. Berger, the we'll known
optieian announces that he will be In
Meeker again at the Meeker Hotel,
for two days, October 2l-22, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Will test school
children's eyes free. ol8
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Harp 4 Peterson received @8.2O for
their top feeder cows; $3.50 to t6.66
for general run Of COW and heller
feeders, ct Denver last week.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

c. b. Jeffries broke the Lords day
Sunday by going fishing; but he
caught three pound native, which,
We presume. will serve ~ . con-
siderable mitigation Of his sin when
he appears before the heavenly
throne. "JeR' IL some fisherman.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Harry Shepherd, who is one Of
Cripple Creeks big mining men
came In Sunday on . visit to his
brother, J. w. G.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Charley Smith went bear hunting
Last Sunday, and brought homo the
msat 10 was > dns biaek bfuin end
weighed ) tsifs LEES than 10 pounds.
A very good days hunt-for 4
Missourian.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

A. J. Denton and son Rufus, were
in from Blue mountain region Thur
day. Mr.. Denton loaded out with
lumber, showing that he 10 making
the wheels Of progress, - usual with
him, 60 round.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Business Good

Chas A. Seymour is here on one Of
his regular trips ~ manager Of the
stores system Of J. w. Hugus 4 Co.
He reports increasing business all
along the line, In spite Of Demo-
cratic administration. = Craig EN-
pire.
Same here. son.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

T. b. Scott has bought the George
Lambert place, In the Angora Sec
ton. Mr.. Lambert and family will
soon move to Arizona.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Robert Reigan, the pioneer cattle.
man Of Piceance creek, attended tc
business matters at the county seal
latter part of the week.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Mr.. H. w. Wellman, the Thorn
burg cattleman, attended to business
matters In town Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

John P. schermsrhorn Of Ri
Blanco, came In and helped hi
brother high Masons celebrate.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

w. E. Steese of Oakridge park,
suspended farm operations long
enough Monday, to come to town
and exchange greetings with his
numerous friends here.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Al Lloyd was In Tuesday and re-
ports that Mrs. Lloyd 10 still suffer-
ing from the effects Of her recent
accident, when she sprained one Of
her ankles badly in alighting from .
rig.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

General Manager Seymour Of the
Hugus company, was In Monday,
and-As usual, found everything In
ship shape At Meeker's pioneer mer-
camille establishment.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

The periodic stunt Of weighing and
counting the mail ID now going on In
the local-and all other pOstofiices.
This is the cause of the delay 10 get
ting the evening mail.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Lee Peterson spent fore part Of the
week in town after getting the best
Of the Denver cattle market
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

w. A. Kyser, chairman Of the Rio
Blanco county Democratic commit
tee, left for Denver, Saturday, to be
In attendance 1t the meeting Of the
State Central Committee, Monday.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Miner expect to
leave tomorrow for southern Cali
fornia, to reside.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Joe Neal of Thurman creek, min
gled with his town friends Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Hon. G. H. Wolcott, vice mayor Of
Axial, spread his autograph on the
Meeker register, Tuesday.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Dave Musselman looked the city
folks over end of the week.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Mrs. Delaney and sou Frank, o
lower White, visited Mr.. and Mrs
Ambrose Oldland during the week.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

A man who wears q celluloid collar
shouldn't kick about the odor OF
moth balls.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
Sunday school at st. James churcl
ut the usual hour tomorrow.

Rev. Bacon has gone to western
Moflat county on missionary trip.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

w. NJ. Covert of Angora, was q
town visitor Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Dennis Murray of Mediation park
was town visitor Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

Frosty nights, which would indi-
cate . continued spell Of good
weather.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18

T. d. Riley and associates, have
secured An electric light franchise at
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-18
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday School every Sun
day 49,. -.......-.........1 1000 q. nj.
Preaching, Sunday .....,,,-ll.OO q. m.
Preaching, Sunday 7aOp. nj.
Prayer meeting, Thursday 7.3O p. m.
Choir rehearsal, Thursday. 500 p. m.
Monthly business meetings of the
church, Monday after the last SUM-
day. at 100 p. III.
MCKENDREE Denote, M. d, ID. d.
Pastor.
FOR SALE-A small heating stove,
good condition. Enquire of Mrs. J.
M. Cole. oil
See A. E. Lytle 4 Son for estimate
on irrigation pumping plants.