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The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
RING THAT CARRIES DEATH
Magnificent Jewel, Stolen From
French Chateau, Bound to Be
Fatal to the Wearer.

Paris Excelsior has received the
following letter:
"The Germans have pillaged my
chateau, and my steward, who es-
capped to Paris, tells me that they
have taken, among other things, an
ancient ring a mans ring, which ]
myself placed last July in a certain
drawer. This ring is a very fine one,
and l suppose was a temptation to
someone. More than that, l hope it
was.
Nothing could be simpler for me
to save a human life than for me to
sign this letter and name the cha
teau, but | shall not do SO. I trust, on
the contrary, that the robber has
worn the ring. For this ring has
this popularity; it is poisoned. The
heat Of the finger starts a poison to
work that lies in the setting. This
is not the place to give the history
Of this terrible jewel, which has
played a role in history, but whoever
decorates his hand with it is dead in
two weeks"
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
TIRED OF THE M0NoLoGUE
Secretary Lane Wittily Made Known
Ills Grievance When TskaGive
Host Overdid Thing.

Secretary Lane Of the department
Of The interior went out to take dim
ner at the home of Senator New
lands Of Nevada. Shortly after the
guests we're seated Lane or Newlands
made a chance remark that started
an argument. Newlands went on to
state his side Of the case and talked
all through the soup course. Lane
sat with his soup spoon poised half
way up from his plate, on the alert
to jimmy in with word at the first
opportunity, but Newlands contin-
ued his dissertation. Courteous at
tendants came and took away the
SOUP and brought the fish. Still New
lands continued to elucidate his side
Of the question, whatever it was. He
talked and talked and talked. Lane
kept clearing his throat and backing
off, as you might say, for a quick
plunge into the conversation, but
couldn't find an opening. Finally
when Newlands did pause to put a
bite Of something into his mouth,
Lane, who has a sense of humor,
arose from his chair in mock indig-
nation and asked:
where's my hat and coat?7
whats the trouble?' gasped the
host.
'NWell,'' said Lane, with gravity,
Il find that I came here. under a
serious nisapprehension. [ thought
you asked me out to give me a din
ner, not q monologue."
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
REAL ATTRACTION OF WEALTH
Summed Up by John D.
Rockefeller, Jr.

Since his appearance before the
industrial relations commission the
Junior John D. Rockefeller's life, in
deed, has been made almost burden
to him Of late by petitioners-peti
TONERS with lofty aims, Of course,
but burdensome for all that.
They are chuckling at "26 Broad
way over a young man who visited
Mr.. Rockefeller last week. This
young man, graduate Of a western
university, said:
"Mr. Rockefeller, it is plain that
you have been greatly misunder-
stood. Now that your philanthrop-
ic&l ideas are better known, | VEN
ture to ask you"
And the young man explained, in
very high-fown language, that he
would like Standard Oil job where
in he could get rich quick so that he,
too, might aid in uplifting the
downtrodden.
Mr.. Rockefeller, regarding the
young man in his calm manner,
said:
"You want some way Of growing
rich rapidly. It's not a bad idea.
And you don't want riches for their
own sake, but for the sake of what
you can accomplish with them, eh?
In other words"
Here lE. Rockefeller permitted
himself a dry little smile.
|In other words" he ended, cts
the spending that attracts you"
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
MOUSE WAS DULY "wHAcKED."

While Joseph White and family,
Champaign (0hio) county pioneers,
were at family prayers, Mrs. White
felt something crawling about her
clothes. She seized the clothes
where the mouse was and called to
her husband to get the hammer and
kill it.
As Mr.. White belabored the lump
under the skirt, Mrs. White encour-
aged him. ''Thats right, Joseph, :"
she said. '7Whack him good. 1 hear
his bones crack" When the mouse"
was believed to be dead, an investi-
cation was made. Mrs. White had
placed her false teeth in a pocket Of
her skirt some time before and they
had been reduced to fragments.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
Is Your Laundry Lasting?

Do your collars wear in six
months? Are the cuffs Of your
shirt fraying? Are the button
holes cracking and wearing? If
they are it's the fault of your
laundry and it's your duty to
make a change. We offer you
the opportunity. Sem your work
to us and be satisfied.
WINSLOW STEAM LAUNDRY
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
NOT A BAD SCHEME.

"I understand you are planning to
have a garden this year, Mr.. Bur-
bing?"
"That is my usual CUSTOM"
"Then you have a garden every
year" ?"
ooh, no. I merely plant to have
one and then graciously permit my
neighbors to send me all the vege-
tables l want"
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17

Wifey (poetically)-Ah, Henry,
the dun skies, the dun fields and the
dun forests. Everything is dun these
days.
Hubby-Blamed if they aren't,
Helen. Here comes another bill col
lector now.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
loua the Reautifier.

Love is always building up. 1t puts
some line of beauty on every life it
touches. 1t makes life seem more
worth while to every one into whose
eyes it looks lis words are benedic-
tions. It's every breath is full Of inspi-
ration.-We Westminster Teacher.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
Daily Thouqhf.

Accustom yourself to master and
overcome things Of difficulty, for if
you observe, the left hand for want
of practice is insignificant, and not
adapted to general business, yet it
holds the L=idle better han the right
from constant pse.--P!!ny
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
ACTING HIS PART.

''That chow chow dog of Mrs.
Smiths is certainly living up to his
breed"
"What do you mean %
*'He keeps her continually in a
pickle"
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
LIZ. On ! niet of Beans.

One OF the hardest working men in
Bath Me. has solved the cost of
living problem by subsisting almost
entirely on beans. He says that he
can live on ten cents day, and shows
his appearance that the diet by
/ means disagrees with him.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
t,na Cause Of Old ace.

According to a Roumanian scientist,
old age is simply due to a decrease
in the amount Of water in the human
system.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
Artistic Discount.

Merchant Ito portrait painter)-
How much VIII You charge to paint my
portrait if I furnish the paint?-
Fliegende Blaetter.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
From a small beginning the
sale and use of this remedy has
extended to al! parts of the
United States and to many for
eign countries. When you have
need of such a medicine give
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a
trial and you will understand
why it has become so popular
for coughs, colds ond Group. For
sale by Kelly Drug Co.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
Mhere stead;neas Is Racuisite.

EvHSTG OtSS04H@S5 ~ rGqolSt1S'
A steady hand in military affairs is
more requisite than in peace, because
an error committed in war may prove
irremediable.-Lo Bacon.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
Fountain Pens L-onu in Use.

Fountain pens were invented short
Iy before the beginning of the nine
teenth century.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17

Developement Of all roll films
Printing 3 TO 5 cents post cards
SC.
WE DO NOT EXPERIMENT
ON YOUR FILMS WE HAVE
THE EXPERIENCE.
A trial order will make you our
permant customer.
Mishler and Walker, Photograp-
hers, Gallup, N. M.
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
Die You Know That

Frogs legs are useful to men for
eating purposes, but more useful to
the frog for jumping purposes?
The Winslow mail., 1915-04-17
DANGEROUS,

A little trigger is a dangerous thing.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-06
SEVILLE CENTER

The Seville Center Aid society met
with Mrs. b. X. Hundey Wednesday
April %, and spent very pleasant
and profitable day. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. Dennis Welch,
May &c.
So far as we have learned the first
picnic of the season was enjoyed last
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs Dennis WEIGH
and sons Harold and Lawrence; Miss
Pauline Horton and George Shong;
Miss Ruth Shong and Ted Crum.
They vent TO Pine River for their
picnic and all reported fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall and fam
lily Of Minnesota visited relatives here
Sunday.
Miss Mary Wiltshire of Elwell
spent theweek end with her parents.
Ted Crum has bought a fine new
driving horse.
Miss Alice Crum visited Mrs.
Joshua Phillips Sunday.
VIM. Crum was a business caller in
Riverdale Saturday.
The barn, henhouse and the other
out-buildings on the A. E. Millen
property burned Monday. The Ander-
sons, who now occupy the place, had
raked the chips in the back yard and
set fire to them, and the buildings
caught from that.
John Moffett had a very narrow
escape from fire last Monday. Mr..
Moffett was cooking potatoes out of
doors when a spark caught in a pile
of pine roots near the house, and only
for the quick response of men and
school boys, their house would have
burned.
Mrs C. B. Wiltshire was business
visitor in Riverdale Wednesday.
Mrs +. +. French ST., who has been
suffering with the grippe for the past
two weeks, is some better.
A b. Fisher drives a new Stude-
baker.
F. f. French Sr. took F. f. French
Jr., VIM. Shong and H. NJ Miller for
an auto ride Sunday. They left home
little after o'clock and visited Rv-
erdale, Elm Hall, Carson City, Mid
dleton, Ithaca, Alma and Elwell. Mr..
and Mrs. +. f. French Sr. and Mr.. and
Mrs. +. +. French Jr. made similar
trip week ago Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-06
WHEELER

Mrs. Edd Allen and Mrs. Roy Part
ee, were in Breckenridge, Monday ev-
ening.
Mrs. Gunsolas was in Saginaw, Mon
day, on business.
Misses Lulu Blackman and Marie
White, were in Breckenridge, Tuesday
night
Dr. and Mrs. +. l.. Street were in
Saginaw Tuesday, on business.
Mrs. George Duby Of st. Louis Wis
tied Mrs. Edd. Allen, Thursday.
Mr. ana Mrs. Geo. Alien and Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. y. Wilson autocd to Saginaw,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs f.. L. Street were in
Alma. Wednesday.
Mr.. Floren Owen. who is attending
high school at Saginaw, spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Oven
MIR. and Mrs. Rowell were in Alma,
Wednesday.
The Misses Esther Maxson, Lily
X cnke, and Gladys Coleman, repre-
scented Wheeler at the County teachers
examination
Mrs. Fenton, Lulu Blackman, Mrs.
A. tombstone, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Coop
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Allen, Anna
and Marie Joslyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
bar, and Miss Markham, attended the
revival meetings in Breckenridge, Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Owen and Mrs. f..
l.. Street, were in Saginaw, Monday
morning.
Messrs Floren Owen, Nal Bradford
Bert Watson, Robert Oliver, Amos
{ ,I A. L
ing on the river, the first part of this
week.
Mr.. George Rich of Flint visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. |. Rich,
over Sunday.
Mr.. Clarence Richardson of St.
Louis, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richardson, over Sunday.
Mr.. +. Allen was in st. Louis, Mon
day.
The Misses Fern and Leon Cole
man of Alma, visited their parents
over Sunday.
Miss Story of st. Louis visited Mr..
and Mrs. Story, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lanshaw were
in Clare, Sunday.
Mr.. Floyd Mcintosh was in Mt.
Pleasant, Sunday.
WHEELER SCHOOL NOTES
Marguerite Allen visited school,
Friday.
The Camp Fire Girls met at the
schoolhouse, Wednesday evening and
learned the Mystic Fire Song.
Gladys Coleman, Emma Phelps,
Marguerite Story, Alfred Wolansky
and Edmond Wolfgang, left Wednes-
day night for Ithaca, where they
wrote the teachers examination.
The Ninth Grade wrote tests in AL
zebra, English and Botany, Friday.
lvah Allen has been chosen to write
the class Prophecy.
The Tenth Grade have finished
Michigan geography and will write an
examination the first of next week.
The Camp Fire Girls and High
School girls plays Friday evening,
Benefit of Senior Class. Camp Fire
Council and Gypsy Festival will be
given.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-06
VESTABURG

Mrs. John Hitler visited her par
ents in Edmore Tuesday evening.
Miss Jennie Greek went to Detroit
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Harding left by
auto Thursday morning for Detroit,
where they will reside. Their house
hold goods were sent Wednesday.
Mrs. Harding's brothers, Vern and
John Hornbeck, have charge of the
hardware store.
Everyone is invited to attend the
exercises in Professor Murphy's
room Monday morning, May 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cornell ac-
companied by Miss Jessie Carts. mo-
tored to Alma Wednesday.
Fred Mack attended the teachers
examination held at Stanton Thurs
day.
Frank McDole and son Edwin were
in Elwel Friday.
Mrs. J. +. Skidmore returned from
Chicago Friday morning.
Clarence Carts made business
trip to Saginaw Thursday and return
ed Friday evening.
VIM. VanHorn went to Detroit Sat
urday.
John Hitler was in Edmorc Sat
urday.
Miss Ruby Sprague who is teach
ing near Crystal spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. +. Sprague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harpst. accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. s. Taylor, attended
at the Oak Grove Mennonite church
Sunday morning.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-06

guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Noble,
Wednesday.
Miss Ella Leonard visited friends
in Alma, Tuesday.
Miss Mary Rice of st. Louis was "a
week end guest of her grandmother,
Mrs Mary Hyde.
Mr.. ard Mrs. VIM. Harry of Vesta-
burg were Riverdale callers, Saturday.
Miss Alma Mathews who attends
high schoo in Ithaca, spent Saturday
and Sunday in Riverdale with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Mathews.
r. Hiding of Cedar Lake was a
Riverdale visitor, Tuesday.
VIM. Emery of Edmore was in town
Monday, on business.
Miss Slater returned to her home
in Alma, Thursday, after taking Miss
Rhea Seamons' position at school for
the past ten days.
+. w. Mum was i'm Lansing Tues
day and Wednesday on business.
Miss Reid of Ithaca was the guest
of Mrs. Alfred LOCKER, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Webb visited
friends in Alma, Thursday.
Mr.. r. McGillivary of Vestaburg,
was in town Friday, on business.
A. j. Sutton was in Alma, Monday
on business.
Mrs. f. M. Highfield visited Mrs.
Shaffer, Thursday.
b. o. Markham visited friends and
relatives in Middleton, Thursday
Mrs. A. Britten made business
trip to Alma, Wednesday.
w. +. Swope very kindly entertain
cd the Y. NJ. G. A. bows to an automo-
bile ride, Monday evening.
Clarence Carts Of Vestaburg was
Riverdale caller, Friday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-06
FOREST HILL

Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Hosmer enter
tanned Miss Leona Andrews of Alma,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Parsons and son
George of Lansing, spent Sunday at
Emery Parsons home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Vanderbeek and
son Garland, Mr.. and Mrs. Arley Con-
ly and children, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shong in Alma.
Miss Eva Richardson of Belding is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
l.. Richardson.
Mrs. Carrie Thomas went TO Sagi-
nav last Saturday.
Miss Ella Clark of Alma spent the
week end with Miss Edna Sias.
Archie Failing has purchased a new
Studebaker car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Hamilton of
Coe, spent Sunday with their son, B..
T. Hamilton and family.
Mrs. Eva Wood of Alma called on
Mrs. Fred Creech, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Thomas of Shep-
herd, spent Friday with Mr.. Thomas
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thomas.
Master Vern Lanshaw is visiting his
brother, Carl Lanshaw and wife in
Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Best and family
and Miss Vera Barnhart, spent Sunday
with Mr.. Basinger's family in Shop
herd
Mrs. Leslie Mills entertained com
pany from Maple Rapids and Lansing
last week.
viii Dawson made a business trip
to Owosso and Lansing, last week
Miss Blanche Hamilton spent the
week end with her aunt, Mrs. Hugh
Byers in Alma.
viii Gallagher and son Carl, went
to Ann Arbor, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lantz of Pom
peii, spent Sunday with their daughter
Mrs. Roy Mills and family.
M. and Mrs. Cassius Perrine and
Mrs. Mary Woodmansie and daughter
Miss Nettie of Elm Grove, called on
l.. Il. Leonard's family, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Humphrey
and children of Weidman, spent Friday
and Saturday with Mr.. Humphreys
parents.
The Young Peoples Bible Class will
give a supper and entertainment in
the church basement, May 14th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-06
SUMNER

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Booth visited
his parents i'm Alma, Wednesday.
Mr.. Durkee and daughter of Crys-
tai were Sumner callers, Thursday.
Loyal Hyde and wife and Owen
Stearns and wife of Maple Rapids, Wis
tied the latter's parents, Horatio
Stearns and wife. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodland of Brecken-
ridge were Sunday guests of his bro
Their, Loyal Woodland and family.
Miss Ruby Cleverdon is spending
the week with her cousin, Mrs. Verne
Johnson i'm Elm Hall
Elm Hall beat Sumner in the first
School grounds
Mr. Mindage and Mrs. BARLEY aut-
oed to Shepherd and Mt. Pleasant.
Saturday.
Miss Reah Seamon returned to her
school duties in Riverdale. Thursday
after a seige of the humps.
Mrs. Rose McGreanor and daughter
Mary Helen. visited her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. {. A. Button in Alma, We'd
nesday.
George McMullen and family and
Bert Leaves and family of Ithaca were
Sumner callers, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Stafford were
Sunday guess of he latter's sister, Mrs
Beniset and family of Crystal.
Sam Hicks and daughter, Mrs. Olive
Johnson, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ferris.
Gene Hammontree of Crystal came
Sunday TO help care for his father,
John w. Hammontree, who is i'll with
paralysis.
+. =. McClanathan and F. j. Tucker
autocd to Crystal, Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-06

Fred Trudell has moved into the
new. residence recently erected by +.
b. Reader.
panied by Mr.. kempter, motored to
Saginaw Sunday.
Claude Manly of Riverdale called on
his grandfather, David Marlin Sr.,
Monday.
Mrs. George Peasley visited rela-
tives in Wheeler Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peasley en-
tertained the latters father of Wheeler
from Friday until Monday morning.
Harry Greenhoe was in Crystal Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. r. Ballou went to Edmore Sat
urday.
Bert Thorpe Sr. of Alma is here
helping his son Bert Thorpe Jr. to
erect his new store.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davenport of
Riverdale called on Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Carts Saturday evening.
Miss Inez Reed spent Saturday
evening in Riverdale with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Manley went to
Riverdale Sunday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
John Davenport
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor of Weidman
came Saturday to visit at the home
of the formers sister, Mrs. Daniel
Harpst, and niece Mrs. Lucy Briggs
and the latter's sister Mrs. Ira
Evans.
John Robinson motored to Alma and
Ithaca Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Jones of Lans-
ing are visiting at the homes of their
children, Mrs. George Gorsuch, Mrs.
Orla Duncan and Marion Jones.
jerry Buckley is having a new res
idence erected on his farm, John
and Arthur Manley are doing the
work
Ira Evans, accompanied by VIM.
Wartz, motored to Riverdale Satur-
day.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-16

The publication of complete Stats
tics Of the new automobile rural free
delivery routes exposes still more Of
its sectional character. By the first
of October there will. be 29S of these
routes in operation. Not one of them
is located in New England or New
York, where the best roads are-but
the sandy, muddy highways of Okla
homa, Georgia, Texas and Florida will
have 234. If this new service is 70
be an endurance test for machines
this distribuation is probably all right
but if it is to be of real value as
an experiment in postal facilities, ii
ought to be tried in very state in the
union.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-16
THE MOTIVE FOR
JOINING THE MILITIA

The present favorable feeling to
greater militia preparedness is
bringing the public to realize the
weakness of the National Guard orga-
nizations in many states. The motive
for joining the militia appears often
not to be patriotism, but for pleas
ant outing at the annual encampments
or for social life.
In many places the militia organi-
cation is viewed unfavorably by bust
ness men, since it requires their EN-.
ployes to take a week or two out fol
camp. Labor organizations are UNI
friendly, because the militia is looked
to to put down strikes.
The United States may pay very
high some day for the narrowness OF
these points Of view The fellow who
joins for gold lace, camp life and
military dances would not be an eff
cient defender against az centimeter
guns. The employer who can't spare
militiaman for a week may some
day see his factory shut down for
years by a foreign war. And the la
Dor organization that fears strong
state authority may some day for the
same reason lack any employment for
its members. Wanted, more patriot.
ism.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-16
THE HICKMAN, A
MODERN TYPE

Most people returning from sum-
mer outing can tell some story OF
their misadventures at the hands OF
the tribe of hackmen encountered
during their travels. The cost is get
ting to be a very sizable item, and
the hackman has a devious strategy
by which to augment it.
In many towns the men who pur-
sue this calling are as dependable
and faithful as any mechanics and
tradespeople. They can earn a liv-
ing by doing faithful work for a fair
price, and must make and keep friends
by honest treatment.
But in the larger cities and sum-
mer resorts, tribe of vultures haunt
the railroad stations. Their call OF
"kek, Keb, Keb," assaults arriving
tourists, upon whom they pounce with
hungry eyes. Their unshorn ano
weather beaten faces suggest that
they need all the money they car
get. Often their appearance suggests
that their families will not get all
their revenue however.
Here is typical experience related
by one traveller. The tourist and his
party came in with five trunks and a
suit case. A hackman told him the
price for carrying the baggage with
out the passengers about 800 yards
would be $1.50. The traveller said il
was too much, whereupon the cab
man offered to carry it on his own
account for SLIPS.
When the hackman turned up he
had but five pieces and claimed the
other trunk could not be found. He
refused to accept less than $1.25
Then the traveller returned to the sta
ton, found the missing trunk in plain
sight where the hack man no doubt
had left it, and which then had to be
carted to the destination at the cost
of added expense and inconvenience.
The hackman had got the job for what
seemed a good price, and then was
unwilling to fulfill the contract he
had himself proposed, and no doubt
chuckled at the annoyance he had
visited upon the travellers.
But the devil must have his due.
Hack men are hard worked tribe of
people, overloaded by a thoughtless
public with massive baggage. Still,
lot of them would stand better
chances of success in life if they
would learn to keep their agreements.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-16

Wisconsin is the home of the pro-
gressives where the legislature is will
ling to try anything once, and has
taken another step forward in legis-
lative affairs by providing an cleo
trical voting system in the assembly,
the bill for its installation having just
been signed by the governor. The ma
chine is simply a contrivance which
will register the assemblyman's vote
by pressing a button on his desk, two
buttons, Eyes" and mo" being pro-
vided. By the use of this device il
of the entire house within four min
utes, or even less time, and verbal
roll call is not necessary.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-16

Springfield, Mo-, passed the com
mission form of government by two
votes at the fourth election which has
been held to vote on the question. A
contest will be held on the ground
that the publication of the official
call for election was irregular. Even
the new form will have hard time
getting that community together.
Specializing in Wall Street just now
is said to be a sure thing. against
the Spectator.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-16

The Houston Post publisher heat
ed editorial in rebuke Of Texas
method of assessing taxes in such
wise that few counties bear most of
the burden. Yet the Post has moth
ing of censure for congressional levies
of income and corporation and war
taxes, whereby few states in the
north bear practically all of the bur-
den.