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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
Years Ago Today
From The Herald OF
This Date, 1905

IL PAso failed TO get the state
Il teachers convention for next year.
The real contest was between san
Antonio and Houston. Fl Psso being
considered too far away and the trip
too expensive to let It come here.
Paderewslli. premier pianist OF the
world. is coming 20 FL Paso. accord
ing to an announcement received to-
day by telegraph. he viii appear at
the siyar opera house during the
month OF January
Men who are believed 20 have
broken into the FL Paso Hardware
Cos and Watson's grocery stores
Thursday night have been arrested IN
Juarsz as a result OF the evidence
given by Robert Tate and are being
held by the authorities there
There Is q remarkable shortage IN
the supply OF wool on hand IN the
Boston market at the close OF this
year and there IS considerable appre-
hension as 10 whether serious condi-
tons viii be encountered before the
arrival Of the new clip The Boston
Commercial Bulletin states that both
he domestic and foreign supplies on
hand are the smallest in IS years
Only 1900. 00o pounds OF domestic
wool remains unsold. in comparison
with 112,00e. oe0 pounds last year.
Leading merchants Of Il Paso
unanimously declare that the Deem
Der local trade broke AL previous rec
ords- The increase in many cases was
100 percent The cash business was
specially large This all goes to show
that FL Paso Is enjoying a period OF
exceptional activity and financial Sc
curlty.
The Salvation Army has returned 70
its old quarters. at 206 South Oregon
street
At the funeral today at Toxic OF
several officers and men killed while
fighting under hin, at Port Arthur.
admiral Togo addressed their spirits,
commencing them for the brave fight
ing they did IN the discharge CT their
duty. by virtue OF which the enemy's
fleet was completely disabled and
thus secured for the Japanese the IN
disputed command OF the seas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGIIY AND THE WHITEWASH.
-- Dy HOWARD GARIA. -..------.-

do it, said the muskrat LADY --I'li
! stay home and get you nice dinner
SO, Uncle Wlggiiy put on his old
! clothes and then he got a can OF lime
from the store and put Il in a pail
with water 10 make the whitewash-
For whitewash is lime you know.
Then. wearing his old clothes and
With the pail Of whitewash and a
brush, Uncle Wiggily went down cell
lar to make the place clean and white
and sweet for the New Year.
OF course It was not very nice work
but then Il needed TO be done and
whatever else he was Uncle Wiggily
wasn't a Stacker
So he whistled a jolly tune and he
dipped MS brush in the Whitewash
and began to splash and paint It on
the cellar walls
Now about this same time the bad
old PfpsiseWah and the still worse
Skuddlemagoon met under a mulberry
bush. not far from the hollow stump
and the Pipsisewah said TO the Skud-
diemagoon-
How you'd you like some souse
FOR your New Years dinner?'
7 woGld like Il fine and dandy"
said the Skuddlemagoon. but where
can We get any,
swered the PipsiseWah- 7 just saw
him 90 down in his cellar Well
su6ah u on MIN easy IKE sFde MN
before he knows u ard bite a lot OF
souse off his ears. Always the first
OF the year like rabbit souse7
so do l." said the Szuddlemaeoon
"hut what Is Uncle Wiggily doing
down in his CELLAR
oh. maybe sorting over the pota-
toes to get the sprouts off or some
thing like that" said the Pipsisewah.
Come on ven have some Of his
souse"
Little knowing what was going to
happen Uncle Wigsiiy was splashlng
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

ZONE Of the hardest and most dis
. ~ couraging problems which the
, workers among the boys OF Fl Paso
have to contend WITH said @. o. Ev-
erman. Boy Scout executive, lis that
Of the small stores in outlying dis
tricts which permit and even encour-
age boys TO make them their head
quarters Upon visiting those places,
the average citizen is surprised TO
find slot machines Of various kinds,
and 10 notice that most Of these boys.
while under IS years OF age. are smok-
ing cigarets. It Is such conditions as
these that the men who are working
with the Fl Paso boys desire 10 see
abolished In talking the matter over
with W @. Young, who has charge OF
the boy work Of the Y II. c A. Mt.
I Dung said this IS one OF the first
things that must be overcome. and all
such places must have pressure
brought TO bear on them TO discol-
tinue the harboring OF boys OF the
teen" age in this atmosphere"
Frequently. when complaints have
been filed, in which pawushop swim
ding schemes are alleged. the com
planning witnesses have disappeared
before trial OF the case said Justice
J. NJ Beaver. Subsequent investi-
cation has showed often that the wit
nesses were approached and bribed to
fan to appear in court. For this rea-
son the state has failed in many
cases in the past"
While conditions are BY no means
improved materially IN northern
Mexico, agriculture has taken on some
{ mr. n To-
new regulations in Chihuahua II is
forbidden 10 pasture stock on lands
planted in grains. Now. there is a
considerable area OF winter grains In
Chihuahua and Il may be expected
that the crop viii reach harvest time
turing their stock on grain fields'
FL Psso IS 10 be commended Tor its
determination 20 take advantage OF
the promised return Of good times In
securing industries for this CITY" said
George J. Walker, a business man OF
Wichita. Kas, stopping. en- route 10
California, TO visit his brother. But
the people should not lose sight Of the
fact that, In their zeal 10 secure indus-
tries, they must be guided by judg-
ment and business conditions. Wich-
ia Is the most progressive city In
Kansas and has grown commercially
very rapidly in the last 20 years. al
though it has made some mistakes in
its self appreciation to get
away with its judgment Some years
lgo Il decided 10 manufacture rail-
way cars. and the result was the
OF s. large plant, called the
Burton Car works. which never pro-
iuced more than two or three cars. as
souvenirs. And II had a modern build
ng constructed and machinery in !
tailed for a boot and shoe factory, I
which never manufactured a shoe. Z
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

away with the Whitewash down in his
cellar. He put a lot on the walls but
ne splashed lot on himself, too, so
it was a good thing he had on old
clothes and an old cap.
At last. all OF a sudden, the Pipsise-
wah and the Skuddienagoon went Up
70 the hollow stump bungalow. Down
Into the cellar by the outside door
they began 70 creep 10 get Uncle Wig
gily- They made a little siithering
sound and the bunny heard them. He
thought i was Nurse Jane coming to
call him to dinner and he walked to
the door and said:
I'm not quite ready yet. But I'll
be through withdrawing IN = little
while and then wen go 70 the
And just then he saw the Pipslse-
wah and the -Skuddlemagoon and Tn
Gle Wiggily said: oh. dear"
But he needn't have been in the
least afraid for all OF a oneness the
two bad animals dropped their claws
and shouted:
"oh. we've made a niIstakel We've
made a mistake. We thought Uncle
Wiggily was here, but it's the big Po-
lar bear gentleman, Mr.. Whitewash.
Oh excuse u.s." and away they ran
with their tails between their less.
"Ha. ha," laughed Uncle Wigsily.
I see, I'm 50 splashed with white
wash that co look like a little
Polar bear. But IT'S a good thing I
do or I might have lost some souse."
Then Uncle WigEily finished the
cellar and he took off his old clothes
which indeed were so covered with
lime thar he did look Ike his friend.
Mr.. Whitewash
And so you see the SkuddiemaEoon
and the Pipsisewah got no souse at
III. which teaches Us mat II Is a good
thing, now and again. TO whitewash
ones cellar. and IL the apple dump
ings don't slide down the bread
board and chase the sugar spoon into
the molasses jug. I'll tell YOU next
about Uncle Wiggily and the jam
sarts--Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
- Walfs Denol.reI poerl.
Restrictions Off

THEY'RE taking the restrictions
What sth best, sugar tea
goaning
see he good old CUB restored since dawn the pike Oh there
profoundly and
vita his official seal and ate my
AOh day
hay eat the
And face the gorg board
nan might yanad Pm unhappy s can't help thinking
demolished
eay who'd bony grub that refuse
So feel guilty the seaIoped rather hv on
enjoy the wheaton sage OF poet said there's
true o
oaRyright b. e-orFs Matthew Adana WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
IfYou Miss K. CD, You'll Know
Where to Find Hmm the Snow

I DON'T know why 1t IS.
But DURING the holidays.
WHEN IT is cold
AND THERE comes some snow.
I ALWAYS have a fssliag.
THAT I'D Ike to go back
TO WHERE was Kid
AND IF close my eyes
AND LISTEN hard
CAN hear sleigh bells.
AND SEE hills
AND A lot Of boys
AND A lot Of girls
AND BoBsLEBs.
THAT COAST down the hills
AND FARMERS slsds
on THEIR way back home
THAT HAUL them up.
AND JUST a block away.
FROM OUR favorite hill
CAN see the old house.
WHERE I used to live.
IT WAS painted white.
AND THE shutters we're green.
AND IN the winter.
THERE WE'RE banks OF snow.
THAT hid the street
FROM TIE lower Window
AND can remember.
THEY USED to say.
IF WE had ehilbiains-
THAT A certain cure
WAS TO run IN the snow.
IN OUR two bare feet
AND WE used to DO that
AND EVERY year now.
As CHRISTIANS time cones.
IT ALL comes back
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
Short Snatches
From EUe7yWherg

Is middle age 4 tragedy" asks Eli.
abeth Jordan in the Philadelphia In
quirer. Wen. Elizabeth. It Is not ex-
actly that. nor is It a riot II IS
something half way between a re-
lapsed case OF typhoid fever and an
epilepuc fit.-Houston Post
One Of the worst features Of the
German defeat is going 10 be the
number OF Germans who are going
10 appear ana swear they were al
ways opposed to the tortures, MUIR
ders. and devastations. but were com
PEELED 10 suffer in silence.=Sew York
Morning Telegraph.
When the Germans abolish the
Prussian eagle. We might suggest
that the gun would be entirely ap-
propriate as the national bird en-
blem--Columbia Record
The eighth wonder Of the world
VIII be a visit to a Cincinnati soda
fountain along about next June and
hear a Cincinnati man ask for a va
nilia soda Lima (Ohio) TImes-Dem-
ocrat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
Take An Inventory

JANUARY is inventory month for many business con-
Gems. They 60 their stock carefully, prepare
statement Of assets and liabilities snayze the past years
hzEness and get fair understanding Of the years profit
and loss And the that knows his business thoT-
ouEhy cn take general conditions into and make
reasonably close estimate Of his business for the
inE year
Is lind Of inventory deals with money and things.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

city directory scanned from beginning
to end TO get the names OF all civic
and fraternal organizations and they
have been invited 70 send delegates
to this meeting. Some OF these may
not appear in the city directory but
do not want them to feel sighted
and neglect 10 send a representative
We want all such organizations to
have voice in determining the mat
ter OF a great and fitting memorial
for our heroic boys. This IS little
talk-lest some OF Us forget the occa-
sion and the date
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
TWO BIG ENGINES CRASH
IN NEW MEXICO SNOWSTORM

Vaughn, y NJ. Jan Two big
Aaliet engines are being cleared away
from in front OF the Harvey house.
where they came together head-on in
binding snowstorm this week No
body was injured. but the two big en-
gines were badly damaged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

'ROUT tn only difference between i
- dollar a year man an a school
teacher is tn school teacher can't afford
t resign. Next T. havin' a robber in
your car pokin' a pistol in your ear tn
worst thing IS tryin' t drive with your
wife settin' in tn back seat.
ConyrlEh, NatlonaI Nrwsnaper serviea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
ALLEGED ASSAILkNTS
OF BOY SCOUT HE'LL

Refugio Ortiz and Juan Hersdss-
Mexican youths held IN connection
with the alleged staboing Of Walton
Berkshire, 4 Boy Scout. Ia the south
side the night OF December 80. were
remanded 10 jail BY justice J. n
Deaver Tuesday afternoon. following
preliminary hearing.
Augustin ButchberS. Francisco Du-
ran Fernando Naldes and Nacias
Ochoa. all youths. testified 70 the ef-
feet that the Ortiz boy told them that
he had stabbed an American boy. The
last witness said he saw Ortiz and
Heredia jump on the automobile IN
which Berkshire and other scouts left
the meeting place
The Berkshire boy testified he was
stabbed in the shoulder. but was nor
able 70 recognise his assailaut
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

AND THE oder ! grow
THE MORE it seems
THAT I'D Ike to go back
FOR a little vhila-
AND IT'S 30 years.
SINCE I saw the hills.
IN THE winter time.
AND IT'S more than that
SINCE 1 Topped on a sled
AND coAsTED them
AND LONG ago.
GAVE up hope.
THAT THE day would cone
wHEx might 50 back
AND JUST today
A LETTER cana
WITH THE mark OF the town
on TIE envelope.
AND A relative wrote.
THAT TWO old folks
WHOM / used to love.
AND WHO stil live there.
AND WHOM I still love
HAD EXPRESSED : wish
THAT I visit them
AND I wrote a letter.
DEAR UNCLE znd Aunt
KEEP PLACES for tive
SAT THE dinner tablA
sOE NEW Years Day.
@AND WE'LL both be there"
THE @BoTH7 is ny wife
AND IF We don't cone back
YOU'LL FIND ne there
ON THE great long hilL
NEAR THE Baptist church
WITH A new bob sled
I THANK you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01
ByBrggs

period and but for one thing. I con
slider his policy has been sound
enough and wen carried out" said II.
c. Joyce What does not seem quite
I the proper thing to me Is I've secret
manner with which he has done SO
many things IN going to Europe. TO
/ be present at the peace conference,
/ president Wilson Is representing a
hundred million people OF a demo-
cratic nation and he IL the only one
OF that immense number who has any
I idea Of what he proposes to do. Il
seems TO me that he is taking upon
himself a responsibility that IS not
rightly his"
California Is having one OF the
greatest seasons ever. both in oranges
and lemons" said A. z O'Donnen. who
just returned from Pasadena, Calf.
Everybody there seems to be greatly
crops, and for that reason, ] firmly
believe. the rose carnival at Pasadena
was more extensively attic led this
year than ever hefors- saw some OF
the flowers that were displayed be-
fore I left. and all I can say IS that
the fame California has won in re-
gard to flowers Is not n bit exagger-
ated."
AS long as Fl Paso business men
are anxious to double the population
In five years, why on earth don't they
take counsel from the Impetus given
other cities in the past?" said Deimar
". Bailey, Of Spokane, Wash There
are clubs here in full measure, and
likewise parks, churches and news
papers But not nearly enough thea
ters. and above AL not enough first
class shows at the moving picture
theaters. Fl Pas1 needs something
TO awaken Il, and that thing Is mod
ern plays and vaudeville shows
The council OF defence is very
much gratified over the response be-
ing made 10 its appeal for the names
OF all FL Paso boys who have entered
the service away from Il Paso." said
Miss c. Eloise Davis. assistant sec
rotary OF the FL Paso body. we
hope that citizens will continue TO
send IN names which have not already
been reported, and are anxious to
have the cooperation OF FL Paso citi- /
zsns in getting all the data possible ]
for both the honor and the pictorial /
branch for use by the government /
Our object is TO get the names OF all !
E Paso men who entered any branch /
Of the service. and also 70 have a /
record Of all casualties. We would I
like to have these lists completed as
soon as possible. as the continued 4
existence Of the council OF defence is |
indefinite now"
I do not want the people 20 forget /
the meeting called for January S to I
determine the matter Of a proper /
memorial to the soldier boys OF Fl
Paso who gave their lives for the
country" said mayor Chas- Davis on /
Tuesday As mayor have had the /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

Syracuse. y. Y. Jan. Annie
Ward Tiffany, famous actress, died at
her home in this city Tuesday after
many years OF suffering. Born Annie
Ready, she had been on the STAGE
more than 50 years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

I do not want the people 70 forget
the meeting called for January S to
determine the matter Of a proper
memorial to the soldier boys OF Fl
Paso who gave their lives for the
country" said mayor Chas- Davis on
Tuesday As mayor have had the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

Ehs s. Paso EeFaia Iufornsstica Bursa-
charge. VIII accurate and authoritative ans
concerning which infornaatioa ear b had q
ricus federal governments departments, n.
experts and scientists n r.. govern-ent ser
EEe Tor reply aust accompany each incuir.
end address the Il Faao Herald Trfcr-r al,
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

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any 6c all s1hsects
resources o. The "a
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Tires cents n poet
tnforuaticn wanted
J. Easkin Drscter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-01

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answers % questions On
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services a. Washington-
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-09
MOTHERS DAY
NEXT SUNDAY WILL BE OBJ
SERVED BY MADISON
CHURCHES.

There m two memory days set
apart for national observance in May
which will appeal. each in its way, TO
a great number of people, and the
OF each will be uplifting.
1t came into the thought AMI neart
of Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia,
to start the observance of the second
Sunday in May as Mothers day
and the thought has found Judgment
in loving hearts everywhere. The
badge to be worn that day Is a white
or a white flower of any
kind, and the object Is ito honor the
best woman who ever lived'-your
mother. The first observance of the
day was in 1908 and the idea was
taken up quite generally, Some firms
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-09

of $500. Have been connected with
the Northern States Power company
for five years. Have wholesale con-
tract; rate of .0302, light rate; re-
tail to at s cents. Large
FIGURING mill at this point gets cur
rent direct from power company at
/ cent. Formerly had municipal
steam plant; worn out at the time of
connecting with power company. City
entirely dependent upon power com
service reported good. Former mu-
nicipal plant furnished 12-hour serv-
ice; present 24-hour service. The old
steam plant had been in operation
for tw~enty-eight years.
st. st. Peter we found a population
of 5000. The city was paying .01S5
per kilowatt and the flour mill 5
cents. Light service we found to be
plant on part of power users due to
variation in current. City still con-
siders 1t necessary to maintain pres
ent plant, which is in fair condition.
as an emergency plant, but city is
now laying plans to rebuild the
broken unit which would give them a
complete plant. They also keep plant
partly steamed at all times. They
had some Interruptions in service
ranging from fifteen minutes to three
hours, though not frequent. Say they
are making money under present
plan, although they expect to be
ready to operate their W plant at
expiration of contract with the North
ern States Power Company. City
charges consumers 10 cents per kilo-
watt, with 10 per cent discount if
paid when due.
At all points mentioned in this re-
port we found they generate power
at three points. Rapidan, South st.
Paul and another point, and this is
all connected in what the Northern
States Power company calls the
loop" so that IL one line has trou-
BILE they conect to one of the others,
thereby giving service from three diff
ferent plants, which takes but a few
minutes to change.
At Sioux Falls the Northern States
Power company informed us that
Madison would not be on this loop
system for the present. Present
plans are to build a line from Sioux
Falls to Egan and on to Madison,
also to connect Egan with Pipestone,
leaving the distance from Egan to
Madison a ~one-service station. They
also state they expect eventually to
get some cities south, and when they
get these they will then get Madison
and these other points on their So
called loop"
JACOB KUNDERT,
l.. Fl. BLAGEN,
c.. A. STENSLAND,
C. A.. HACKETT,
Committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-09
only in service. Population OF town,
1900. The rate is SALT.

only in service. Population OF town,
5000. The rate is $2.17.
At Mankato, a city of about 10000
population, we find a little dissatis-
faction as to rates but they report
good service-plenty of current at all
times, and in Ease anything happens
to one line they are in position to
switch the current ON another line.
having current from three sources.
At Winnebago, a town of 1900,
the former plant was a steam plant
on a 12-hour service. The reason
for changing plant was plant was too
small for 24-hour service. Made the
change to the Northern States Power
company about four years ago. Pres
ent service good. They sell the cleo
tricity at retail, charging Q cents for
residences, s cents for commercial
and Q IL cents for city lights. They
have a 20-year contract with privilege
that city can cancel contract after five
years. They still maintain their city
plant.
At st. James we found the follow
ing conditions: Population, 1900.
Have been connected with Northern
States Power company for three
years, buying power wholesale at
maximum rate Of Q 1-2 cents, retail.
ing to consumer at 8 cents. city use.
Motors for pumping water. Mill and
elevator using power. Former plant
municipal steam plant. Very much
deprecated at time they connected
with power company. Plant still
maintained with practically same city
force. Light and power service re-
ported good. We found a slight
amount of break in service of five
minutes to one hour and only once
ten to twelve hours. interviewed
city electrician and officials and bust
ness men. Reported to be making
money under present arrangement.
Former city plant furnished 12-hour
service: present connection 24-hour
service.
AT Shakopee WI found q population
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-09
WILLARD's IRE is AROUSED
Champion Resents Accusation That
He is q Stacker.

Los Angeles, Calf, May 9.-Jess
Willard, worlds heavyweight cham
pion, declared he would fight to the
finish to prevent the military Order
of Foreign Wars, with headquarters
in Philadelphia, and other war veter-
ans organizations from blocking his
forthcoming bout with Jack Dempsey
by branding him a Stacker.
AL Waddell, 1t is reported, is send
ing broadcast a communication de-
~nouncing Willard as a Stacker. Will
lard's friends declared Willard will
be able to prove himself not a Stacker.
He has a family and is 36 years of age.
His age excluded him from the first
draft, and his name was not drawn
under the provisions of later drafts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-09
SON is HELD ON SUSPICION
Illinois Man Accused Of Numbering
Wealthy Father.

Jerseyville, ILL.,, May 9.-Dr. Horace
A. Reddish, under arrest charged with
the murder of his wealthy father,
stephen M. Reddish, was brought here
from Alton for a preliminary hearing.
DR.. Reddish steadfastly denies
knowledge of the tragedy and asserts
he can establish an alibi that he slept
with al uncle in st. Louis every night
for three weeks prior to the finding
Of the body April 80.
DR.. Reddish is 33 years old. His
father was 81, and reputed to be worth
$500, 600.