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The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24


I had often heard man describe
himself a. an american citizen. !"
writes &c. NJ" but the phrase never
struck me 10 f0rcibly as 1t did last
week. 1t was on the boat for Dieppe.
The steward came around to warn
passengers to get ready for landing.
He also took occasion to ascertain our
nationality. asking: what subject are
your British subjectl French sub
JectT' and SO on. At last he came to
an American passenger with the ques-
ton. "And yours-whose subject are
your' II amt subject" was his in
dignant reply. ~ amt anybody's sub
ject. ] am an American citizen!" And
he looked it.-Manchester Guardian.
A Chapel on q Bridge.
At st. Ives. the little old Hunting
donshire town in which Oliver Crom-
well lived for several years. there is q
bridge spanning the laxily flowing rfv-
er Ouse. and on this bridge is a quaint
building which at one time did duty AZ
= chapel. The structure has been In
existence for something like 500 years
and was. according to local historians.
originally employed a. a beacon light
house. After that It was turned for q
time into hostel and eventually be-
came an ordinary dwelling house.
Some Of the rooms in this curious old
building are considerably below the
level of the water in the river.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
WANTED - Will trade fine inn
proved 80 acres; has . good we'll
built; Groom house; good barn and
other buildings; located mile from
Grand Junction, on the Intsrurbsn j;
for ranch in or near Meeker; will as
sumo. Address, G. A. Rider, Meeker,
Colorado. o24-8I
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

THE MEEKER HERALD
james LITTLE. Editor = Proprietor
SATURDAY. OCTOBER -, isiA
r. X. Potter Of Msrvins, was .
town visitor, Saturday.
Mrs. Harper of the PARK, was visit
ing town friends, Saturday.
Fred Nichols was up from Range
ly, this week, buying grain.
DIR. Arlington has returned from .
business trip on the outside.
J. w. Shepard Of White River, WAS
on our boulevards Saturday.
John and Mrs. RescorlA Of Thorn
burg, spent Saturday In town.
p. w. Hockett Of the Park, looked
=. !. a.
'"e 'o"" 'o'As over SATURDAY
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istered 1t the Meeker, Tuesday.
Dan ellis Of lower White, was
registered At the Meeker yesterday.
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Mt ,,.,,.d tom sr,.nd. ss,u,,,.n
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,...d .nana ~. 60 ,.,.nS. ss.".
40
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ed on town friends, early part Of the
week.
week. visiting his uncle, Mr.. A. M.
Pierce.
Our spell OF sup,binny weather
III. 40. :, ~
Lucius Shepard Of lower White.
town Monday.
J. p. Wyman Of Thornbure, At
l..t Saturday
Gus Anderson OF the Park. was
,.,d. s.tu,a.x
Andy Robertson will be on bis feet
FOOD Missourian.
-
Mrs. Waters. from ASPEN. IN in
ANA NJ. strahIks
8. @. Patterson, manager Of the
$500 Tr..d.x a. tcvr
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Ntos sunshinnv DAYS and frostv
rivs, h,.Cd ~ v..th.,
B. G. Howey and James +. Wilson.
Of Flag creek, mingled with their
DR.. Arlington received $3.50 for his
feeder steers, $3.50 for heifers. and
q. 10 for COWS, at Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
Notice for Publication

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Evening star., 1914-02-20
HANK O'DAy LIBERAL
WITH CHICAGO CUBS
Players to Be Allowed to Smoke and
Drink While in Training
Camp.

COLUMBUS 5. Ga. February 2o-Nh hile
en- route 10 Tampa Hank . Day. manager
OF the Cubs. announced that he has
adopted liberal policy with which lie
will strive to get his team i:sto shape
and keep them satisfied. Instead Of en-
deavoring to drive them and putting
lot of restrictions on them, he is to let
them follow their own system to an ex-
tent He will not deprive them of GER
tain personal liberties that players like
to indulge in
Are you to prohibit cigarette smok-
ing?' he was asked
No. ! do not think ! SHALL he replied.
II do not think it is necessary. A play
er likes to smoke a cigarette after a meal
or before. There is harm in it. /
will object if he tries to smoke several
boxes a day. That is poor for the wind,
and if a player is not wise enough to
know it he should be told.
About players drinking was asked.
Il do noi think there is any great
harm IN that ii they do it moderately,
O'Day answered. Il will not rule against
a man taking glass Of beer or two after
"a game OF bali. OF course, if a fellow
begins to load up and does not keep in
condition then l will put a ban on the
absorption of liquors
Evening star., 1914-02-20
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Dan Moeler is the first of the Nation
ais regulars to report here. Dan, ac-
comranied by Mrs. Moeller. arrived here
last night and will remain until the time
for reporting at Charlottesville rolls
around.
Moeller and Griffith were closeted Tor
not more than five minutes when Griffith
announced that Moeller had signed his
contract. Dan was all smiles as he
emerged from the private office. giving
every evidence of being well satisfied
with lis contract
Moeller appears to be in fine physical
condition, and expects TO show the best
year of his career. Dan denies having
had any Federal Ieague offers.
II never had any proposition made to
me by the Federal League since | left
here last fall said Moeller No one
has ever spoken to me about the new
circuit and it would have been useless to
do so. My treatment since I Joined the
Nationals has been all that | could pos
sihly expect, and I am well satisfied
with my berth here that no sort of an
inducement could get me to leave the
team.
II have spent most enjoyable winter
ana | now feel in perfect condition.
will go to Charlottesville just as soon
as Griffith desires and start practice.
hope to have the best season of my
career in the coming race.
Moeller was asked whether he had any
further trouble with his weak shoulder,
and he said: My shoulder has not been
dis ocated since season before last, and
! believe that il is as sound as ever
now and will not give me any more
trouble
We ought to hava a splendid chance
to cop the aas this year he continued.
We had a lot ii bad breaks last season,
We are about due to have things come
our way. I look for our team to show
up 10 better advantage this year than
ever before.
\ couple of outfelders We're added to
Griff1ths string YESTERDAY. though with
Evening star., 1914-02-20
BY j. ED GRILLo.

There is much speculation as to what
the National League vii do at its meet
ing in Cincinnati tomorrow. None of
the club owners seem to be able to say
what acton the league will take while
President Tener is quoted as saying that
the meeting is for the purpose of thrash :
ing out the EverS muddle. That, of
course means that Murphy is to be in
volved, but there is no assurance that
any action against him will be taken.
1t was rumored that the league would
have Horace FoSel at the meeting and
that he would testify against Murphy,
but this is denied, so that it is not likely
the Fogel scandal will be brought up
against Murphy. Every club in the
league is to be represented. and there
are hints that the league may decide to
disband in order to rid itself of Murphy.
If this is done the scheme is to leave
Murphy out of the reorganization. Muir
ply undoubtedly would refuse to turn
his park over to any one else ii such
action was taken. and he would he in
a position to make lot Of trouble for
the league, though it would not be sur
prisng Ii the National League made tenn
porary use of the White Sox grounds if
such conditions should arise.
Joe birmingham IS worried about his
pitching staff. He finds that the deser-
ton of Falkenberg and Blanding has left
him in a bad way for twring material
and he is making every effort to develop
some of the young pitchers to take the
places of his former stars Incidentally
he realizes that this is not going to be
an easy matter to accomplish. But Birmy
has no one but himself to blame for the
present conditions. Had he been on the
job at Cleveland this winter when the
tod fl,etr ha hal I,-
have saved FalkenoerG and B!anding for
the Maps. But he was at his home in the
east. and before he could get in touch
with the situation his stars had flown.
Base ball these days cannot be neg
lected during the winter months. 7Ne
manager who expects to be successful
must be,on the Job the year around. He
cannot turn the signing of his players
Evening star., 1914-02-20
OSBORNE SQUARES ACCOUNTS.
Beats Pell, Gold Racquet Winner. in
National Tournament.

BOSTON, February 2o.-C. q. Osborne
Of Chicago. who was defeated for the
gold racquet at the Tuxedo Club last Sun
day by Clarence c. Pell of the Tuxedo
Tennis and Racquet Club. squared mat
ters with the latter yesterday in the ma
tonal championship tournament at the
Tennis and Racquet Club. Osborne, after
dropping the first game. Won the next
three in succession. The Chicago man
was at the top of his game.
Lawrence Waterbury. the present cham
pion, went into the second round by scor-
ing a fairly easy win over c. 3. Pike
Of Chicago. The summaries:
First round-C. g. osborne. Chicago. defea ted
ClareEce c. Pel. Tuxedo. 12-l5. l5-s. f5-1o.
15-I: Harold r. Mccormick. Chicago defeated
Norman W. Cabot. Boston, 1910. 14-17, l5-4,
l5-1o: Lawrence Waterbury. New York defeat
cd e. i. Pike Chicago. 1J-- 15-S, lo IL: Con
stantine Hurchns. Boston. defeated T.. NJ Byers,
Pittsburgh, by default.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
DAN MOELLER IS FIRST OF
REGULARS TO REPORT HERE
IOuthelder Says He Had No Offers From Federal
League-Expects to Be of More Value to
Team-Signs His Contract

out his knowledge. Reports that }. A.
Mclaughlin of Colgate College ana Ray
Prince of Blueheld. w. Va. had been
rendered contracts by the local club are
denied by Manager Griffith. Both play
ers have been recommended to Griffith.
but he has not yet even communicated
with either. The report that he has sent
three-year contract to Mc1,aughltn at
Colgate is. of course, absurd.
II get hundred tips on Young hail
players from time to time and. of course.
| look them all no. Mclaughlin and
Prince were among these. but have not
done anything Vet to secure them. Me
Laughlin cannot got away from colleg"
and Prince has not vet heard from me,
said Griffith.
Other members of the local team arc
expected to report here shortly. Walter
Johnson is known to intend to come here
l. week or 50 before reporting time, and
Alva Williams is similarly inclined.
Federal League agents have been unable
to sign any of the world tourists. b,,
the efforts Of Callahan and McGraw. act
ing for the clubs to which these players
belong. have not been any more success
full. Speaker Crawford and the Others
who have been approached have decided
TO wait until they arrive here and look
the situation over before they will affiN
their signatures II is needless to say
a!urins offers to get these players. for
it would be Z great boost for the new cir
cult to add them to their list. Either
Speaker OF Crawford WCuld be an at
traction al Brooklyn. and the Boston and
Detroit clubs will have to dig down IN
their jeans. most likely, and come up
with a fat salary in order to retain these
players.
Notwithstanding the fact that both
Speaker and Crawford have been high
salaried players for many Years past,
they are rot going to overlook an oppor-
tunity TO increase their pay.
Though Griffith will not have the regu-
lar players report until March > at Char
lottesville. he proposes to go to the train
ing camp March |. He wants to look
over the young pitchers for a week Or so
before the entire squad gets into action
so that he can get some line on them. and
Incidentally will be able to select those
ne wants 10 work against the batters in
batting practice.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
BELIEVES FEDERAL LEAGUE
WILL BE TAKEN INTO FOLD
Robert McRoy, Close Ban johnson, Sees Big Shake
Up in Organized Base Ball-says Outlaws
Have Sufficient Money Start

not believe there will be three leagues
in existence after this year. Organized
base ball has come 10 such pass that
it absolutely requires d reorganization if
it is to continue a healthy, prosperous
proposition.
II do not know what course such Il
reorganization would follow. but ! do
know that there will be such a shake
up and that when things quiet down
two or three, or possibly more, of the
present Federal League clubs will be
found allied with what is left of the
American and National leagues
AS McRoy, though forced out of Office
in Boston. is still in close touch with
Ban Johnson his views on this par
ticuiar subject may be worthy OF con
siderable attention.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
BROOKLYN FEDS BAG ANOTHER.
Pitcher Frank Smith. Formerly Of
White Sox. Shifts From Buffalo.

NEW YORK. February 90.-Frank
Smith. who used TO pitch for the Chicago
White Sox. became a member of the
Brooklyn club OF the Federal League yes
;erday. He had signed with the league
as a whole on the original understanding
that he would be with the Buffalo team.
but this arrangement was changed when
he expressed preference to play in
Brooklyn
The once formidable piano mover was
transferred to the Brooklyns by the
league officials and he signed d contract
here yesterday. 1t IS understood that he
will keep the $1,000 advance money given
him by the league and that the Brooklyn
club will put an equal amount in the gen
erai treasury to pay for his transfer.
Evening star., 1914-02-20

Special Dispatch 10 J he Sta.
HOT SPRINGS. February 2o.-i;obert
McRoy who is still i'll pretty close touch
with the inside workings Of the Ameri-
can League though he is no longer
officially connected with it, does not be
lieve the Federal League as it is now
organized will prove a financial or even
an artistic success. but he does seem
to think it will go far enough to force
some sort of realgnment of 'orGanized
base ball.
Il am convinced. he says, that the
outlaws have all the money they'll need
to start their season and more. but | do
Evening star., 1914-02-20
STOVALL HAS BEEN ACTIVE.
Claims to Have Signed Twenty Play
ers for the Federals

KANSAS CITY, February 2o-tieorge
Stovall, manager of the Kansas CITY
Federal League base ball club, arrived
here from his home in Los Angeles.
where he has been spending the winter
Il have put in two months hard work
signing players for the Federal League"
he said. Twenty men have affixed their
names to Kansas City contracts"
Stovall said he expected to add two
more big league players to his squad be-
fore March 4. on which date he will take
his men to Wichita Falls, Tex, for
spring training.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Moee Now Here Says Federal Has Not Made Him Oe
FOSTER STILL HOPES
FOR ARMY-NAVY TILT

NEW YORK. February Co
Following the trmy->aSy foot
bali game AT the Polo Grounds
last fall there wns n hue md
cry from certain quarters and
the NnsH contingent was GHitc
positive in it's "nevrr again Mt
titudc. Despite this ii Is not un-
likely that the two service teams
will meet again at the Ncw York
park. An invitation has been cx-
tended and the detniIs are being
worked out now. John -. Foster
says there are obstacles TO over
come, but he has hopes of nlfi-
mntcIy landing the big spectacle
for the biggest city of the land.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Semi-Finals in Doubles.
Grover Land Jumps to Feds.

LOUISVILLE Ky. February oo.-Grov-
er Cleveland Land. catcher of the Cieve-
land Maps. has signed Federal League
contract.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Center of Interest.

ordinarily affairs like the Tinker and
Evers cases would have been handled
without attracting much outside attention
but with the major leagues try ing to
thWart the formation Of ii dangerous en-
emy in the Federals they became of
vital interest to everybody concerned in
organized base ball.
The National League in its troubles in
the past has always lacked a one-man
leadership. All the club owners have
taken hand in its affairs. and its poll
cies have been ineffective. What base ball
men look for at the Cincinnati confer
ence tomorrow is to Gov. Tener take
the bit In his teeth and suppress the
trouble-making element in his league
The league will be willing to pay Muir
ply well for his stock in the Chicago
club. and also satisfy him in the matter
of the E.vers transfer to Boston The
Chicago club is very valuable, but the
other club owners view with alarm the
manner III which it has been deterio-
rating during the last few seasons Last
season every club in the league was aft
fected by the decrease in popularity of
the Cubs in Chicago
Evening star., 1914-02-20
nERIINENT @nnENr
X$ssHappenip$$s1

over to any one else. and Birmingham
viii come to this conclusion after his ex-
pcrience this winter
Within the next few days tie Federal
League viii distribute. the players it has
signed. There are said to be IL, of them
under contract. and these are To be allot-
ted 10 the eight clubs in such manner if
the report is to be believed as to give
each team equal strength. This. of course
IS not an easy matter to accomplish. for
players who may not be figured as stars
may prove such. while some of those who
are figured to set things afire may fail
down.
Furthermore. there is no doubt that
Weeghman will retain a strong team for
his Chicago club. After having financed
the league and been its prime promoter
he is not apt to be content with a team
which Is only as good as those OF its
rivals. Incidentally it Will mean a lot
for the league to have a strong team in
Chicago-Federal League hotbed
Baltimore. too. insists on having {,
winner. and it goes without saying that
a special effort will be made to have a
strong team in Brooklyn. 1t would seem
from this that the pooling of the play
ers will consist in putting strong teams
in the three cities named, and allowing
the others to do the best they can. If
this system is followed. the leagues
career will be short. for it takes more
than three cities to support an eight
club league.
President Gilmore of the Feds says that
no manager or club president has been
authorized to make public his roster. 1t
seems that no one knows just what
players will be on any club. The division
Of the players is to determine that. a
howl is sure to go up when the time for
allotting the players to the clubs rolls
around. There is sure to be much dis
satisfaction if a player on whom some
club has figured is shifted to another
city. Gilmore makes this statement:
In the first place. how can a manager
announce his squad when he doesn't
know what men will be given him? We
are going to meet in Chicago within Il
week or ten days to make a general dis
tribution of players and until this meet
ing nobody will know tho exact person
mel of any club"
Evening star., 1914-02-20
DOWN TO FINALS IN
BIG TENNIS TOURNEY
Touchard and Rosenbaum Win in
Semi -Finals-Battle for
Title Monday


Ne" noish. ftnfaafS -'-,'-slaNe
iouehafn, 'h' observation-disclosures 'iile Iio-d-
e. ue.ea,e' hen1'iiiiih y, f'iiiii's II W
s'''''i -'.nal io'1iia 2. ~ iia''oiiai iii'oo'
it"il TENNIS championship siilsles oh the
courts of the 9TH Regiment armory yes
terday Touchard won in straight sets
bv a score of -, g..
a., ~ a,a:,; , =. u.4,,..
"a '"e auyoiiiiiis Soalt - .iidils
Rosenbaum disposed OF A. NJ Ioyibond
Evening star., 1914-02-20

croachment he hopes that the Robinson
Daubert- Rucker- Wheat-etc. combine will
prove an adequate fortiiication.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Blame National Leaguers.

American League club owners look
upon the National League, or certain
members of it, as being responsible for
the Federal uprising. Starting with the
Tinker case in Cincinnati, when he was
deposed by the Cincinnati directors be-
Cause of "A wordy spat with one of the
members of the board, trouble has been
brewing in the league.
\ The brooklyn clubs failure to land
Tinker when it could have signed him.
followed By the Evers affair." has
aroused feeling against the National
League. No one realizes this more than
President Tcner and ii viii he his effort
to get rid OF the disturbing element
Many experienced base bali men do
not hesitate to predict that il the present
discord continues i'll the National League
the ultimate result will be a truce with
the Federal League and the formation of
. new league. Jfis could be brought about
with the cooperation of the American
League and the National! Association
which governs all the minor leagues
With perfect harmony between the ma
jors and the covering up Of open territory
there would be no occasion for any other
leagues, but constant internal strife is
sure To create Il demand for new condi-
I
Evening star., 1914-02-20

over to any one else. and Birmingham
VIII come to this conclusion after his ex-
pcrience this winter.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
MAY GUST MURPHY
National League Moguls Have
Hard Situation to Handle.
PLAN TO ACT TOMORROW
If Cubs Owner Is Not Kicked From
League. Curb May Be
Applied.

NEW YORK. February 2v.-The
National League has a big task on its
hands tomorrow for it plans 20 either
curb or drop Charles ". Murphy OF
Chicago as gracefully as possible or
sever its harmonious relations with the
American League President Tener has
called the meeting primarily to handle
Murphy, who probably Will be requested
to sell out.
Secretary John A. Heydler of the Ma
tional League and President Ebbets of
Brooklyn will leave for Cincinnati to-
day. Every club owner has promised to
be there. President Hampstead of the
Giants will go from Indianapolis. With
dissension in the National League, the
stock of the Federal League has taken
boost. II is believed by base ball men
that if Murphy was eliminated from
the game. peaceful relations would be
resumed and the Federal League would
not be able to live against tie opposi-
ton of the major organizations when
he, al
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-07-04
1EnlsLATlvE SESSIONS.

In his inquiries into the different
phases Of public service in oA,aH7-
ma. J. Elmer Thomas Las complied
these figures from official records
1T is common knowledge that the
legislature has been in session sew
eral times since statehood, and IN
addition. the senate mas had one OK
ira session. These sessions have
covered some 526 days and have o''st
a total sag6.S53, o. the sum OF sl5S,-
$40 per annum. up to and inclndins
November I6, 1914 when the state
will be seven years Old.
The state legislature o. Alabama
meets once in four years. aud IFS
session is limited 90 fifty days In
seven years the Oklahoma legislature
has been iu session long enough %
have covered a period Of forty two
years in Alabama.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-07-04
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE
WTH TAE MONEY :.


According to the minutes Of the
rectors meeting Of the Prairie Oh
Gas company, the price Of Mid
ointment Crude was cut because OF
Is becoming necessary to discount
he market price thirty cents pei
Jarrel to create a fund for the build
ne of additional tanks and furnish
ng Of additional equipment. At OK
ahoma City, May 9Th, the expression
md representations Of the officers OF
he Prairie Oil & Gas company was
hat should the producers allow
hings to progress as they We're the
Prairie would make certain and def
mite steps 70 relieve the situation
reduced by the enormous over-rrc'
mction at Cushing, Okla.
Since that time some nine or ter
anks have been built at Terlton and
uns have dropped from 10000 bar
els day, June 5th, TO 10000 bar
els a day.
What has become Of the discount
and. When a man borrows mon
from a bank. the interest is al
avs deducted from the face Of the
ote and the balance placed to the
redit OF the obliged party. The
iscount is also properly handled and
laced in a separate account and oan
seen 5y the reading public when
4nk statements are issued No"
he pipe lines have been following
he bankers plan OF doing business
20 far as possible. We know some-
,out the net price for oil bui
,bat about that discount account
xaat becomes OF that? Both the
anks and the oil in them are rep
,ennuves OF but a small portion
r the fund created by the cut i
nav be that physical impossibilities
ave prevented the improvement but
~ must know something about IL
SIC repeat. What has become Of
s. money!