The daily sentinel., 1902-08-16

i visit to her sister, Mrs. Walter u. Mer.
rill.
Judge Rucker, Henry Beck and wife,
and Andy Mulgreen, prominent people
OF Aspen, passed through this city this
morning.
Robert W. Leigh OF Chicago, the gen.
eral agent Of the Unitype Company, was
visitor to the city this morning enroute
home from a visit to California
AL Ferguson and A. B. Hoyt who were
the representatives from the Odd Eel
lows lodge in this city to the state con-
vention at Denver, are home.
The Whitewater oil we'll is not to he
abandoned. An effort is being put forth
to raise money. and those who are re.
sponsible for the company's existence
say that they propose to investigate fur
ther.
Eugene Evans and wife arrived home
last night from Salida. Mr.. Evans has
been absent thirty days. the most part Of
the time being spent at his old home at
Beloit. Kan, where he attended a reun-
ion Of his family.
DR.. R. w. Carter Of Denver, surgeon
general Of the United States of tho order
OF Maccabees, is a visitor to the city on
his friend w. 81. Baunister. DR.. Carter
is son OF the famous Carter Of Little
Liver Pills" fame.
Rex Arthur, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chne.
h. Arthur, in company with Willard
Charrington, one OF the employees OF the
Webster City Cattle Company, complet-
cd a ride yesterday which will be me-
morable one to that young gentleman
when he grows to manhood's estate. A
few days ago Rex, in company with bis
older companion. started from the ranch
Of the cattle company, west Of here 100
miles, and rode to this city, arriving
here in good shape at about 9 o'clock
last night. Rex was somewhat tired
from the long ride, but not at all worn
out. He enjoyed the trip immensely
and says it was the moet enjoyable one
OF his life.
An itinerant minister and his family
held good audience in front of Acker-
mans last night. The singing OF the
family consisted Of the old time melodies
aud songs Of the church. Short talks
we're made by the male members OF the
family, which scintillated with bright
and pungent things. he struck right
n nd laet a r tho M; N icta,u ~ tho chu.Ch
The family are travelling and preaching
in the manner which they believe Christ
would travel and preach il he should
travel and preach il he should visit the
earth. They take no pay for their ser.
vices, only what is given them to sustain
life. They do not beg. but trust in the
Lord to provide for them.
The Ssgwa medicine people, known
also as the Kickapoo remedy people, have
been holding forth for the past week in
the open lots south OF 2pd and Colorado
avenue. They put up clean show to
catch the people and sell their remedies
by the wholesale They have had the
larger crowd Of the week, although the
Quaker people on the corner Of 4th and
Main streets have had big show and
have sold their worm medicines we'll. 1t
is strange that the people will be duped
by these medicine fakirs. For many
years it has been known that they dupe
the people and then laugh about it. 1t
is a wonder that man has the nerve to
go up in a crowd to buy the remedies
knowing that other have been duped.
Salida peace officers have just succeed
ed in capturing a woman belonging to a
gang Of four men who have been work
ing the towns along the line OF the Rio
Grande and Santa Fe. Their plan OF
operations, As giveA by Kansas sheriff
is az follows: They will go into a town
and stop at some rooming house or cheap
hotel and claim to be carpenters or plas-
terers or in some other line Of mechani-
cal work, and then they will pick out
some contractors name OF the town and
then procure blank checks and make
them out for about q weeks work and
sign the contractors name. Then they
20 to merchants Of the town and buy a
bill Of goods and offer the check in pay
ment therefor, getting balance in cash.
They will dress as the job they claim to
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