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The daily sentinel., 1904-02-25

See the new Spring street hats in
the windows of the Mrs. S. r. Sry
store.
Strictly un-to-date spring walking
hats at Mrs S. r. Srys at the Column
bine Music company store.
The ladies of the Christian church
will hold cake sale at the store CT
Bancroft and Pitts Saturday afternoon.
Found "A ladies' small silver
watch. Owner may have same by
proving property and paying for this
advertisement.
The Ocean Wave Fish Co. will have
the following varieties of fish tomor-
row Perch. Halibut, Founders.
Herring and Bass. Oysters received
daily.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-25
A FEDERAL BUILDING.

The work is now fairly under way
for Grand Junction to secure the erec-
tion of Federal building in this city
I The bill introduced by Senator Patter-
son provides for the purchase Of site
and the construction of a building.
the whole to cost $50, 900. The work
TO be done from now forward is to en-
list the active support of every sena-
tor and representative possible.
Some four or five years ago. probab-
ly longer, bill of like character was
introduced in congress. AT that time
grand effort was made to secure its
passage There were hundreds of let
ters sent from this city to senators and
representatives, in the states from
whence the residents of this city and
county had come. and there was Greet
ed sentiment for the bill, which had
there been a sufficient length of time
in which to work. would have carried
the bill through.
The very active factor in securing
the passage of such a bill, is not the
support of our own delegation in Con-
CESS. as we are presumed to have that
but the delegations from other states.
The manner in which this has been
secured heretofor has been pointed out
and seems to be no better way offering.
1t is the formation of clubs and the
commencement of an active campaign
of letter writing.
There is no reason why Grand juno
tion should not have a Federal build
ing There is need for it. 1t is not
proposition simply to secure the er-
ection of a handsome building, but 1T
is because there is sufficient govern
ment bu;iness to require building of
that kind.
Senator Patterson who introduced
the bill, as well as all the members
of the Colorado delegation eau be eX-
pected to do all in their power, but
they will consider it a great auxiliary
to have the residents of this city and
county calling upon the senators and
congressman from the states, from
which they came. before locating in
the Grand valley. to assist in its pas
sage.
The milk in the cocoanut Is not to
procrastinate. Take mp the work at
once. If no clubs are forming. write
yourself A congressman or senator
is only human and if you call his at
tention to your needs, when the bill
col les before him for his vote and con-
isderation, nine chances to ten, If he
has recollected your letter, he will re-
gister no opposition to the bills PASS
age.
The erection of such building as
proposed would mark an era in the
history of the city. The thing to re-
member is to have confidence in your
selves. Don't believe that anyone
else can do any more toward the pro-
1ect than you can do yourself. Every
thing in the way of improvement and
uphuilding that has occurred in this
city has come from the efforts of our
own people. Let us add one more
success to the work already done.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-25

Miss Marie Drofnah. who will play
"Portia" in "The Merchant of Venice
with Mr.. Charles b. Hanford at the
Opera house ON Saturday, Feb. 27th.
m ade her debut ON the stage as ''Jen'
ny Northcote in Gilbert's Sweet
hearts" During the Shakespearean
festival held at the Park Theatre,
Philadelphia, by Charles b. Hanford
and Joseph Haworth in the fall of
1898. Miss Drofnah played Julie de
Morteme in "Richelieu, Protia in
"The Merchant of Venice. Ophelia
in Hamlet. " Desdemona in "Othello
Virginia in "Virginius'' and Portia
in "Julius Caesar - The past two
seasons she has played the leading
female roles with Mr.. Hanford and
scored the greatest success of her
career in. her delineations of Por.
tia in 1.-The Merchant of Venice. -
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-25

A delightful time was had by the
members of the Fifth Street club last
night at the home of MIR and Mrs.
Alvin Bucklin. who were the host
and hostess of the occasion.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
CORNER LOTS.

On the market for few days. Two
or four lots corner of Main and 9th
street. Inquire of Frank Thompson.
at The Thompson Jewelry and Music
Co. store.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
Eagles Memorial Service.

The memorial services of the Eagles
at the Park opera house Sunday p. m.
were quite interesting.
The house was we'll filled. On the
platform was President James U. Har-
ris, Rev Walker. the speaker of the
day and Rev. Lyon.
The opening number sf the program
was male quartette. consisting of
Messrs. Blair. Leslie. johnson and
Fletcher.
The song was followd by short
address by the president of the local
Aerie. James U. Harris. in which
were set forth the objects of the order
also explaining 1.-THE character of the
service being celebrated.
Rev. Walters of the Christian
church then followed with most
stirring and delightful address. Mr..
Walters has fine delivery and his
address was listened to with the keen
est attention. After another song by
the quartette. the benedIction was
announced by Rev. @. w. G. Lyon
of St. Matthews church.
The first memorial exercises of the
Eagles passed off in good style and
was something for which the members
feel considerable respect.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
Several Cases.

Judge ]. f. ByeIs' temple of Justice
has beer quite lively for the past
week. This morning there were sew
eral cases heard and the usual quantity
of justice fines and trimmings were
dealt out with becoming dignity by
his honor.
Oscar Berglin. miner working for
Walter Wilhelmy, become hilarious
and fine of So. 90 and trimmings was
imposed The fine was paid by Mr..
wilhelmy and the man returned to
work
Nellie Blain and Carroll Edwards.
two women inmates of bawdy house
came before Justice Byers and were
given fine of $50 and costs. The
offense of the women was drunkenness
and disorderly conduct and of fire.
quenting saloons. The judge in i'm
posing the sentence said that he wonld
fine them and suspend Jail sentence
pending good behavior and until they
were found again in a saloon. These
fines were paid in these cases also.
Marshal jeff Watson filed a COM
plant that the Royalty saloon was
being conducted in disorderly manner
]. H. Ackerman proprietor, answered
to the complaint, through his attorney
S. N. Wheeler denying the charge
and the case was set for hearing on
Friday morning.
AL Osborn and James Smith. two
tramps, were given quarters in the city
hotel until they could be moved on to
some other place.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
US. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.

Grand Junction, Colo.
Local observations taken at 6
o'clock, Mountain Time.
Maxium temperature during past "a
hours, Al.
Minimum temperature this morning
II degrees.
Relative humidity at z. m. yes
terday, 80 per cent. Relative humid
ity at a. IN. 20 per cent
Precipitation during the past "a
hours, 600
Forecast for Western Colorado
Threatening weather with occasion
al snow tonight and Tuesday
X. II. SULLIVAN,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
Russians Coming.

Some time during the summer about
sixty or seventy five Russians will be
imported in this vicinity to work the
beet fields. 1t is found that it will
be impossible to get laborers for the
class of work necessary for beet cul-
ture.
As a general thing people in this
section object somewhat to foreigners
being brought here to compete with
home labor. but in this instance no
one can see how objections can be
raised AS this new industry compels
this move if it is to be successful.
Besides they are to be settled on the
land which has been secured to grow
beets and it is the intention of the
company to confine them to thai work
as much as possible.
1t is reliably stated that the class
OF Russians to be imported are good
workers and have means to pay their
way and are reliable and honest as
well as peaceable and law abiding.
z A great deal depends on the success
tul growing of sugar beets i'll this sec
tion and a gentleman who is closely
allied with the company has stated
that Delta will have beet sugar fac
tory here next war. If this season
should prove beyond doubt that
Deets can be grown to a good profit a
factory is practically assured. Delta
Iudependence
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
Pioneer Preacher Killed.

Canon City, Feb. 6 AS Nc.
passenger train on the Denver and
Rio Grande road was passing Gotta
paxi about 10 O'Clock this morning
the train struck Rev. e. F. Moore,
a retired Cumberland Presbyterian
minister, killing him instantly.
Rev. Mr.. Moore was upward of
so years and feeble. He attempted
to cross the track IN front of the
incoming train.
Mr.. Moors was the pioneer min
lister of Canon City.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
Wants, For Rent, Lost. For Sale,

Wanted-A girl for general house,
work. Mrs. @. H. Arthur. 1862 Main
st.
For rent.-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Cor. 2rd and
Grand Ave.
Lost. the city limits a
ladies' brown shoe string bag lined
with blue. Finder please .eave at
this Office and receive reward.
Wanted-Two good horses. Well
matched. sound. gentle. about 1900 lbs
s or s years, to be used in carriage: :
also in wagon. Apply at 430 Chipeta.
For sale.-1o acre fruit ranch. Ia
mile from city. 6 acres in bearing
fruit. 6 room house. barn, chicken
houses, cistern etc. Cheap if sold at
once. Apply Owner" this office.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
The Railroad Shoe Shop.

No. 204 Colorado Avenue. boot and
shoe repairing our specially. We
guarantee satisfaction. quick work.
reasonable rates. Try us and see,
J. p. Comfy, Prop.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08

Get the best meat ON the market at
The Enterprise.
Miss Millie Beatty has gone on a
visit co Unaweep.
Victor Blend Coffee is the best in
the city. At the ENTERPRISE only.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08
THE KODAK SEASON.

We have the most complete line of
kodaks and supplies. ever shown in
the city. The persistent advertising
by The Eastman Kodak Co, has
placed their goods far in advance of
all competitors. This is the line we
carry. The Thompson Jewelry and
Music Co.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-08

The lecture will begin tonight
promptly at 7:3o O'Clock. Following
the lecture will be the grand concert
by the Schumann Concert company,
commencing at S:45. tss{ np
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
IN BURNING FLUID.
Five People Injured by a Bursting
Turpentine Barrel.

Armourdale, Kas., Aug. 24.-Five
people were injured, one of them dan
gerously, by the explosion of a barrel
of turpentine in the cellar of Jerry
NJ. Pate's paint and wall paper store
at SAT Kansas avenue. about $50
o'clock last evening. Christopher
SCHNEIDER. 16 years old, was deluged
with the burning fluid, and his in
although badly burned, will recover.
The injured:
Christopher SCHNEIDER. Is years old;
burned from head to foot; may die.
J. H. SCHNEIDER, Armourdale; burned
about the head and arms.
Ralph Pate, Armourdale; IL years
old; burned about the head and arms.
Alexander Camp. Armourdale;
burned on hands.
Jerry NJ. Pate, Armourdale; burned
on arms and hands.
The basement of MI Pate's store
has not been cleaned since the food
this spring Yesterday ne let the con-
tract for cleaning it to j. II. SCHNEIDER,
who, assisted by his son Christopher,
has been cleaning cellars in Armour
dale since the last overflow. The boy
secured a tallow candle and he and
his father, accompanied by Ralph
Pate, son of the owner of the store,
went into the cellar. Young SCHNEIDER
placed the barrel on a barrel in the
center of the cellar and he and his
father prepared to begin work.
Young SCHNEIDER had scarcely time
to move away from the barrel, when
there was loud explosion. The bar
rel was torn to pieces, the air was
filled with blazing fluid, articles in the
store above were thrown from the
shelves and windows were ratified for
blocks around The three occupants
of the cellar were stunned by the
force of the explosion. Jerry Pate and
AIexander Camp We're in the store
and in making an effort to reach those
iii the cellar were burned about the
hands and arms. A fire alarm was
turned in, and the firemen climbed
injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
New York Stocks.

Wall St.. New York, Aug. 24.-STOCKS
The continuation of the selling move
ment in the stock market today resulted
in lower prices at the opening, but losses
did not exceed II point in any of the lead
ing stocks. Consolidated Gas exceptional
ly advanced a point.
Large buying orders appeared for all
the Gould stocks and they advanced a
point or slightly over last night Western
stocks sympath with the Improvement
in these stocks, but the demand was COW
cred Amalgamated Copper and Smelling
moved up strongly and Pacific Mall adj
vanced to 3d.
Bonds were steady at noon.
Losses were slightly extended before
supporting orders became effective in rail-
lying the market. On the rebound stand
ard stocks averaged slightly below yester-
days final figures with the demand very
heavy for Southern Railway. That stock
rose and its advance stimulated a consid-
cradle inquiry for other southern and
southwestern properties. Among the spe-
cialties Brooklyn Transit, Metropolitan
Street Railway and Pacific Mail were
freely bought at advances of 1 to IL
points and United States Express made a
belated rise of 10 points on yesterdays
rumOrS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
CONTRACT Is LET.
St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico to
Be Extended ia Miles.


Fort Worth. Tex, aug. 24.-The
contract for the extension of the st.
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico rail-
road from Robstown to Bay City, ia
miles. has been let, and work on it
is to commence in the next week or
ten days, according to a report which
reaches here from Houston. The con-
tract was let to Johnson Bros, of IL
linois. the same firm which construct
ed that part of the road already built.
The surveys for the new extension
were completed a few days ago, ana
1t is the intention to push the new
piece of road as fast as possible. 1t
is expected to have it completed by
May next.
At Bay City it will connect with the
Columbia Tap and the international
and Great Northern roads, thus Civ
ing it an entrance into Houston over
these lines. General offices of the
company are to be established at
operation This connection will give
the St Louis, Brownville and Mexico
a through route from Brownville to
Houston, where it will make connec-
ton with the trunk lines to the north
and will eventually, according to re-
ports, be extended into Mexico.
The route selected parallels the
Southern Pacific and the San Antonio
& Arkansas Pass, but at the same time
it will open up a wide expanse of
country now without railroad facilf-
distance of the gulf. The line will
cross the Southern Pacific at Placido
and at Bay City it will connect with
the New York, Texas and Mexico and
the Cane Belt branch of the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
MARKETS TODAY.
The Selling Pressure Again
Weakens Wheat.
Break Is Felt All Along the
Line.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady from 1915
to $3.50.
Hogs Strong and About Ten
Cents Higher.

Chicago,Aug. A.-WHEAT-Sellingp pres
! sure increased today in the wheat pit
Liquidation was general At the start
at 81 Os1l. and Kassc to Sole for Deem.
Der, at $1.O8zsd1.09. Nothing in the wealth
to the fears recently entertained regard
ing crop news and with cables lower the
tone was distinctly bearish. AS the offer
lngs grew in volume September suffered
further break to SLOTS, December fol-
apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
celpts OF 2l2 cars, against 424 cars year
aga ETSa so.ro
age previously reported appeared to have
given way to belief that many of the
ulative interests. AS a result prices went
down with a crash September touched
4zsc. while December closed 45s@4Ac down,
at g .04ss, being 11sc above the Bottom
C9RN.Firm cables and small receipts
tended to give the corn market firm
tone. September was unchanged to nc
higher at the outset. selling at 5S7sG551zc.
54hq547sc. These prices. however, in
duced free selling in view of fine weather
was decline to 551sc in September and
to 54c for December. Local receipts were
September weakened to 5s%c, closing on
cember closed at 527sc. the low point. a
oATs-Oats were steady with receipts
sman September vas unchanged at
347Sc. Local receipts were 1873 cars.
PROVISIONS-A strong market for live
hogs held provision prices steady, al
est; September pork was PIC higher, at
81. 10 lard was up a shad d so1 at $780, and
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 81. 0GG1. II !;
No. 8 red, $1.05@1.09; No. hard, $1,000 o.;
No. hard, 9Sc@s1-O3; No. northern, 81. Is;
No. northern, $1.15; No. spring, 1850
Ito.
CORN-No. 2, 551za55Ac; No. 8. 55d551kc.
2 g
RYE--Aug., 7014c; Sept, Zoe; Dec, 73c;
May, 7Sc.
FLAX-Cash: NV, $1251k; S.-W.,
$11S1R Aug, s.. 1915; Sept, $11S1z
TIMoTHY-Aug., $3.50; Sept, $50:
Oct, $2.S5
CLOVER-Aug., $1275
BARLEY-Cash: 37G56c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
LEFT TO BOARD.
Mining Congress VIII Not Select Next
Meeting Place.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 24.-The adop-
ton of the resolution modifying the
and empowering the board of directors
in future to select the places for hold
ing the annual convention, has some
what changed the aspect of the fight
for the convention of 1905. Ell Paso,
Salt Lake and Denver want to enter
tain the congress next year. The Sc
lection may not be known for several
months. The report of the committee
on buildings and permanent head
quarters eliminated every other city
from the contest for that honor except
Denver and Salt Lake City and is to
receive the consideration of the con-
Vent1on tomorrow. The report of the
committee on credentials will be re-
ceived tomorrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
INCREASE IN CALIFORNIA OIL.
In Year 1t Amounts to Over 1O, 1000, 900
Barrels of Petroleum.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-The
United States geological survey has is
sued reports on the production in the
United States during the year 1908
If petroleum, asphaltum, and btu
minous rock and copper.
The petroleum production was 1907
561,337 barrels, valued at $94,694,05O,
against sS,766,916 barrels, valued at
$71,17S,910, in 1902.
The production in California in
creased more than 100000 barrels.
while the Texas production decreased
more than 1,0O0,0 900 barrels.
The production of asphaltum and
bituminous rock was 101,255 tons.
valued at $1,005,46 This was a
smaller amount by more than 1000
tons in quantity than the previous
year, but its value was 81 per cent.
greater. OF the total production, 49,
1877 tons, valued at $522,16 was from
California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
rwo MILES OF TRACK GONE
Cloudburst i'm Nevada Does Serious
Damage to Railroads.

Tonopah, New, Aug. 24.-Another
disastrous cloudburst has occurred on
the lines of the Tonopah and the Car
son and Colorado railroads washins
out several miles OF track and com
pletely demoralizing traffic on the To-
nopah road. For several hours the
country in the vicinity of Sodav1lle
was under water. 1Nenry-eight miles
south of SodaviIle two miles of track
on the Carson and Colorado road were
washed completely away by the wall
of water that rushed down the canon,
and on the Tonopah road for miles
the newly made entertainments were
completely ruined and the tracks
washed out of sight The eastbound
train on the Tonopah road was caught
by the storm five miles out of Soda
vile and badly wrecked. the engine
and one coach leaving the track, the
coach rolling over and down the en-
bankment. Several passengers sus-
tanned slight injuries.
The Carson and Colorado railway
suffers heavily but the Tonopah road
Is totally demoralized. and probably
can not be reopened for a week.
One of the most serious circum-
stances of the affair is that Tonopah
and Goldfeld are bonn short of pro-
visions. and it may be ten days before
supplies can be gotten through
In addition to the loss sustained by
the railroads, many ranches will lose
heavily,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
TRIED IN Vain.
III. B. Kelly Couldn't Sell CO.
manche Bonds.
SAYS He Offered Them In the
Large Cities.
'RIED IN TOPEKA.
Banks Here and Kansas City
Wouldn't Advance Cash.
Issue i'm the First Place Was
Fraudulent.

H. B. Kelly, who held an option on
the $123,000 worth of Comanche county
bonds which were bought by the state
school fund commission, said today
that on account of the history of the
litigation of the debt for which the
bonds were issued that he was unable
to find an investor who wished to risk
mis- cash in such an investment.
Mr.. Kelly says he offered the bonds
in Minneapolis, st. Louis, Buffalo, Chi
cago, West Chester, New York, Boston
and Toledo and to the Aetna Life In
surance company. the Knights and La
dies of Security and to Cornell universe
ty and that all of these offers were de-
clined.
The greatest objections to the bonds
were that the debt of Comanche county
was too big, the population of the coun-
by the bonds, had been through too
much litigation.
Mr.. Kelly offered the bonds first at a
small premium and then came down to
par and accrued interest and finally to
50 cents and accrued interest but lie
could not dispose of them.
The bonds were issued for the pay
ment of the court house in Comauche
county which was built before the coun-
ty was organized. The issue was fraud
ulent- The county commissioners OBJ
jected to the debt and the debt was in
litigation from 1880 to about 1890. The
debt was finally affirmed by the United
States supreme court. In 1890 the coun-
ty commissioners of Comanche met
with the attorneys for the bond holders
and this issue of $123,000 of bonds was
issued to settle the former bond issue,
the accrued interest and the expense of
litigation. Rossington, Smith & Dallas,
of Topeka, were attorneys for the own
ers of the bonds.
With every proffer of the bonds Mr.
Kelly sent the full history of the bonds
and the litigation, the population of the
county, the assessed valuation and all
the history that was relative to the
bonds.
When Mr. Kelly found it impossible
to sell the bonds he tried the forlorn
hope of interesting bankers in them.
He tried to induce c. S. Jobes, president
Kansas City; w. A. Rule, president of
the National Bank of Commerce, Kan
sas City, and ]. r. Mulvane, president
of the Bank of Topeka, to buy the
bonds and hold them for a sale. Mr..
Kelly was certain they could be sold
within IS months but none of the bank
presidents would listen to the PROPOSE
ton which shows what men in respon-
Sible positions thought of them.
MIR. Kelly offered the bonds at per
cent to the state school fund commits
sion but the offer was declined.
AS no bank would advance the mon
ey necessary to the bond deal until the
bonds were actually bought it looks as
if the sale to the school fund commits
before the bonds were refunded and
sold and before any bank would adj
vance the money necessary for the
deal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
OFFICIAL CALL.
For the Assembling of the 18th Com
merciaI Congress.

Portland. Ore, Aug. 24.-Tom Rich
ardson, chairman of the executive
committee of the Transmississippi
Commercial congress, has issued for
NAL call for the fifteenth session of
the congress, to be nefd at st. Louis,
October rs to 20, inclusive.
The governor of each state may ap-
point ten and not more than so dele
gates, the mayor of each city may ap-
point one delegate, and one additional
delegate for each 5000 inhabitants.
but no city can have more than 10
delegates. Each county may appoint
one delegate through its executive Of
hcer and every business organization
may appoint one delegate and an ad-
d1tional delegate for every fifty mem
bers, but no organization can have
more than 10 delegates.