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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01
BURNS TO GROUND
Dow city's Fine Hotel Totally
Destroyed by Fire.
HAS NO FIRE PROTECTION.
Causes Total Loss Where Fire Might
Have Been Extinguished. Hotel
Burns in Less Than Two Hours.

Shortly before noon on Monday fire
was discovered issuing from the roof of
tie City Hotel of Dow City. The
alarm was given by neighbor as the
occupants, Mr.. r. A. Slocumb and
family, were busy preparing for the
noontime meal and had noticed nothing
amiss. Mr.. Slocumb rushed to the
garrett and found it a mass of flames
and smoke. Dow City has no fire pro.
lection and the flames soon had made
such Roadway that at one time it was
feared that the fire would get entirely
beyond control and messages were sent
that the entire business portion of the
city was in danger. Fortunately this
proved not to be the case and the fire
was confined to the one building.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

Seeing that nothing could be done to
save the building. efforts were d.
rected toward saving the furniture, the
most of which was taken from the
burning building.
The Baptist church across the street
south of the hotel was in danger flor q
time and would have been consumed
but for the prompt efforts of the bucket
brigade. The fire burned quickly and
in two hours the building was but q
smouldering ruin.
The hotel was a fine bnilding and q
credit to Dow City 1t was provided with
steam heat and Manager Slocumb was
making it a very popular and success
full institution. The loss for him is q
heavy one. When seen on Monday he
had made no plans for rebuilding and
in fact it was hard proposition for him
to find place to live and to stow the
furniture taken from the. building. It
is possible that with proper encourage.
mont Mr.. Slocumb might come to Den
ison and establish hotel here.
He is an experienced hotelman and il
would certainly be gain for Deni.
son should he come. The insurance
carried was 50, 500, 81, 500 on the build.
ing and $1,000 on the furniture.
Among the effects burned was a
bureau highly priced by the family a
bureau which Judge Bassett formerly
owned and which had been in the fam.
lily for many years. Mr.. Slocumt
blames the Dow City authorities ir
that the water-works voted have moi
been put in. The fire was burning
against the wind when first discovered
and he is of the opinion that had tn,
water-works been put in as provided
the fire could have been easily put GU
with but small loss. We sympathiz,
sincerely with Mr. Slocumb and hi.
family in their misfortune and hop
that the future may have much better
things in store for them
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01
THE OAKS QuARTETTE
Renders Fine Program at the Opera
House on Friday Evening,

The Oaks Quartette was the. attraction
at the opera house on Friday evening.
The quarteate gave splendid program
and the audience was most appreciative.
The harmony was fine and the singing all
that could be asked. Especially did the
quartette excel itself in the rendition of
Remember Now Thy Creator" and in
the beautifaal closing piece When the
Little Ones Say Good Night The solos
were excellent and Miss Springgate
proved herself to be reader fan above
the average Her numbers were heartily
enjoyed and enthusiastically encored.
The quarteete is the equal of any that
has visited Denison and is worthy of the
greatest success. This is said, not be-
cause they are Crawford county boys, but
because they deserve it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01
the ELECTIONS.

Ohio, Rhode Island. Virginia and
Massachusetts, will elect governors next
week Herrick will undoubtedly be re.
elected governor of Ohio. Curtis Guild.
jr. will probably succeed Governor Doug
las. of Massachusetts,. The result in Rhode
Island will be close, aud Virginia is safely
democratic, ..
@ York. Phils:si9spa.. ,ad San Fran
cisco will have municipal elections this
year to elect mayor. Ia New York the
triangular contest between the republican
nominee, Mr.. lines, the independent
Candidate, Mr.. Hearst and the Tammany
favorite. Mr.. McClelland. will probably
result in the triumph of Tammany. 1t i:
said that the government of any locality
or city represents the average moral statu:
of its people, and New York, not being
eligible to be ranked with the highly
moral cities, seems to prefer the Tam
many grade of government. This does no
Imply that there is not numerous bod!
of patriotic and honest citizens in thu
metropolis of America; but it only mean
mat the unregenerate predominant at thi
time, or at least have captured the mach
inery of municipal government.
Mayor Weaver. of Philadelphia, ant
his followers of the reform element. ar
hopeful of defeating the corrupt rim!
which has formerly held sway over tn
city affairs and good citizens everywhere
hope for the same result. The San Fran
cisco election.seems to be contest be
tween labor unions and the two old part
les. 1t seems to be largely question o
local affairs, and has not attracted Wild
attention outside Of that city.
Minor officers are to be elected in othe
states. including Nebraska and Michigan
The prominent issue in most OF the
lections at this time seems to be that OF re
form and purity of politics. This wav
of moral awakening with respect to tn
affairs of government cannot fail to pui
ify and elevate our nationol politics.,
least to some extent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01
schools of this district and of the field
not occupied by Sunday schools.

schools of this district and of the fields
not occupied by Sunday schools.
Therefore, be it resolved, That the Off
GERS of this association do constitute such
Look out Committee. and that they be re-
quested to assume the duties devolving
upon them by reason of their membership
on this committee, and that it be the re-
quest of this association that each and
every school in this district give to said
committee, or the members thereof, all of
the assistance in their power. and that the
officers of the schools be requested to Co
operate with the committee whenever
called upon to do so,
End. Whereas. Ii is believed by this as
sociation in convention assembled that
one of the greatest evils in our land is in
temperance. therefore. be it resolved tina.
the teachers and officers of the schools in
this district be and are hereby requested
to give special attention to the teaching Of
the Temperance lessons, putting special
efforts on the preparation thereof and
making them as. practical as possible; thai
the churches in all departments are re-
quested to observe the day on which the
Worlds Temperance lesson comes as :
temperance Sunday, with all the service:
thereon having special reference to the
question of temperance and that SO far a.
is possible the exercises be made of spec
ial nature, SO as to the more thoroughly
impress the people of this district will
the importance of this question.
grid. Whereas, different committees ir
this district have during the past season
been afflicted with Sunday ball games
and thereby the peace and quiet of th,
Sabbath disturbed and broken. There
tore be it resolved that we call upon tn,
peace officers of this district to see tina
the laws regarding the observance of th,
Sabbath be observed; that we may appea
to the lovers of this and other sports I.
see that they are not degraded and mad,
the means of the breaking of the Sabbath
thereby barring from any participation
therein those who believe in the obser
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

The spectacle Of the President of the
United States riding upon a special train
which he is paying for at regular rates out
of his own pocket is new one in Amer
lean politics, but it is safe TO say it will in
no sense interfere with the astounding
popularity of the chief executive.-Jeffer-
son Bee.
Thirty people go from Humboldt to Cal
ifornia this week to spend the winter.
When thirty people can 60 away from
town the size of Britt to spend the winter
in warmer climate, it does not indicate
that times are very hard.-BrItt News
The Ida Grove Pioneer calls attention
to the fact that the late r. P. Clarkson
ten years ago made charges against the
New York Life Insurance company that
are amply borne out by the revelations of
this year. Readers of the old State Reg
lister remember the vigorous assault made
by Uncle Dick on the eastern insurance
companies. AS time goes on more OF his
good work will be remembered.-Rock-
we'll City Advocate.
Both of the Denison papers are kicking
about the alleged slowness of the court
house contractors and the poor manage
ment upon the part of the board OF super
visors If there is anything rotten in
those parts. it is quite the proper thing to
air it. That is the only way to arouse the
sleepy heads and induce them to haul in
their slack.-Manilla Republican.
A good local paper is the best advertise
ment that town can have. A paper. to
give the right kind of an impression, must
be we'll filled with local news and must
contain good amount of advertising.
Men with money who are looking for a
location do not want to go into town
that fails to give its local papers proper
support is generally pretty dead. A live
town patronizes the home paper, and the
paper with good patronage is general,
a good paper.-Grand Junction Globe.
Many people have noticed the fact tina
calendars differ this year on the date fo
Thanksgiving day for 1905. Some o
them mark November 20 and others thu
goth. There are FIVE Thursdays in No
vember which is unusual. The informa
! ton says for the president to proclaim tn
: last Thursday as Thanksgiving day. Blu
there is an idea among some that the da
proclaimed is the Thursday after the thir'
Thursday. This would bring Thanksgiv
ing on the 23d.-Pocahontas Record.
The California party. consisting of
NJ. Nicely. wife and daughter Sayde. ] H
Tyron and wife, and Mr. Tyron's uncle
Hiram Tyron and wife of Terre Haute
Indiana, departed Tuesday on their wes'
t ern trip. They will go over the Ri
, Grande route and will stop off at Denve
I and Salt Lake City while enroute.
! large number of their friends were at th
: depot to bid them farewell and wish ther
a safe and pleasant journey. -Manill
t Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

H. H. Rogers, whom Thomas w. Law
son denominates the financial genius Of
the Standard Oil Company, did not re.
ceive very enthusiastic reception in
Kansas. In view of recent hostilities
there it seems that his journey to that
state was an invitation to trouble. There
are only two things that can awe Kan.
san; they are cyclone and a drought.
Plutocrats only arouse his ire
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

E. H. Hartman doubtless thought he
had wasted enough time cavorting around
and at the last moment decided to hurry
home. Well he can afford the lux
ury of breaking travelling records in view
of his large railroad holdings.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01
Treachery.

Deliberate treachery entails punish
ment upon the traitor. There is no pos
sibility Of escaping 1t, even in the high
est rank to which the consent of socle-
ty can exalt the meanest and the worst
of men.-Junius.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

AS evidence of the absolute political and
intellectual Independence of Senator DOL
liver from corporation control we offer his
reflections on the University of Chicago.
He said that the campus of certain
Chicago college smelled like Kansas oil
town.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

Be it said to the credit of the judiciary
that the Iowa bluebeard, Blydenburgh,
will, not escape punishment. The SEEM
ingly Immaculate record, and the church
connections of this man render certain
punishment all the more imperative. The
church is not shielding that type of men.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

The announcement of Secretary Taft
that he will not resign his cabinet position
to BECOME candidate for the Office Of
president and that furthermore he will
not at any time seek the Office of presi-
dent, clears the political atmosphere to a
considerable degree. That interstate fight
which has b .en feared in Ohio i nov
probably all off.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

The freakish stories which were circuit
ated concerning the Sultan of Sulu's pro-
posal to Alice Roosevelt, and her plunge
into the water in travelling costume, have
been denied in toto by her; and in closing
the incident it may be remarked that no.
body believed word OF the silly rumors.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

Destiny has turned many a man
down while he was waiting for some
thing to turn up.-Success Magazine.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

The claims of Duluth to being metro
politan go glimmering. Two bears we're
recently killed within the corporate limits.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-01

Read Landlords ad.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
HARD ON THE JAoKRABBrrs.

Laramie. Wyo., Feb. 13.-Paul
Pascoe. a ranchman of the Laramie
river, says he never saw the jack
rabbits so numerous since 1876. Re-
Gently Pascoe was surprised at the
appearance of five large eagles near
his ranch house, and upon going
to the corral in the meadow where
there was a stack of hay, he found
that the big birds were attracted by
the presence there of hundreds of
the rabbits.
The rabbits had come to the cor
raj for food and shelter because of
the snow and were huddled in the
corners of the fences trying to es-
cape the eagles which were constant
ly swooping down and picking up a
victim, often only to let it drop to
the ground. where several coyotes,
also attracted by the want of food.
would seize it.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
HER DEFINITION OF HEAVEN.

New York. Feb, 13.-Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy writes:
rs heaven spiritual heaven?
The spiritual heaven is the harmony
of infinite, boundless bliss. The dy-
ing, or departed, enter heaven in
proportion to their progress and fit
ness to partake of its quality and
quantity. One individual may awak-
en- first with a sense of music; an
other with that of relief from fear
or suffering; still another with a
bitter sense of lost opportunities and
remorse. Heaven is the reign of di-
vine science. Our great teacher hath
said, Behold, the kingdom of God
is within you" Within man is spir-
itual understanding of all divine
modes, means and forms of express
sion, or manifestation of goodness
and happiness"
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
HOT TIME IN QUAKER TOWN.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 13.-In an
effort to repress. if not wipe out,
the social evil in Philadelphia, May
or Weaver has issued orders to Dir
ector of Public Safety Smith, head
of the police department, calling for
the greatest shakeup in the history
of that department. The mayors
orders direct the head of the depart
ment to transfer all the officers
from lieutenant down from such po-
lice districts in which dlsorderly
houses are supposed to exist to some
other district where there are none
and bring in the police from that
district to the one thus vacated.
The action taken by the mayor is
the result of a crusade carried on by
the Law & Order Society of the
city.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
HE HAS WITNESSED ITS STURDY GROWTH

forgotten; or, if remembered, but
by few. The old-timers are passing
away or have removed to other sec
tions. But the story of today will
be twenty years hence as that of
1884 is to 1904. The valley lands
under irrigation will widen; peach
es and apples will be the standard
fruits, and. perhaps, the grapes that
grow on the golden coast will come
more into prominence by and by
than they are at this time. l mar
vel that so few vineyards dot the
warm, rich, red soil of the uplands.
In those earlier years of my resi-
dence | grew the Black Hamburg,
the Golden Chasselas and other sim
liar varieties. Weighing three and
four pounds to the bunch-only
about 1000 crates and baskets when
700, 900 could be produced.
But-pardon mel grow garru-
lous. l still love to think of and
write about Grand valley, of whose
greatness l never harbored a doubt
ana concerning WhlNhf III 10 Nhi ii'i
days. I can truthfully say "all of
which saw and part of it, helped
to bring about.
close, thanking you for keeping
me on your list for your Interesting
paper. the columns of which l scan
closely for news OF old friends and
acouaintances and to be able to keep
track of Grand junction and the
valleys growth.
As the National Editorial Asso-
citation, after it's session in June at
Guthrie, Ok, is likely to visit the
Oriental exposition at Portland
ore, it will. going or returning,
probably pass through your city.
hope to be with my brothers of the
pen on that trip and have a chance
to stop a few days in the valley.
w. E. PABoR.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13

log cabin on one corner of the town
site, l would watch, through the
crack of the roof, the moon or the
stars twinkling down upon the
greasewood stretches, and fancy the
coming time when these scrub bush
es would give way to orchard lands
surrounding happy homes and con
tented settlers.
used to chat with our good
friend. Alvin J. McCune, about it,
and predicted that the time would
come when the fame of the fruit
would fill the land and the land be as
a Mecca to which, once a year, would
come pilgrims from over the range
from near lands and far lands, to
celebrate the harvest.
To some, at that time, it was an
idle dream, fancy fit only for those
who see visions from inward eyes
We planted the trees in hope OF
n successful outcome. of those VINO
handled them, one only, l think
sill lives in the valley-dear old,
faithful Tommy Winn, who had but
one falling l am told he is pros
perous. and am glad to know that
at least one Of those who were tree
planters in the summer Of 1884 has
kent his freehold and enjoys an in
come from it equal to his needs,
/ The fruit tracts paid well, and
but for the long years of litigation
following canal troubles by which
the town company became involved
the writer of this would probably
today be enjoying the fruits Of the
labors of that early day.
Was that first car Of fruit trees
as seed sown on good ground?
/ The report of the Fruit Grow
ers' association is the answer cleal
and resonant, giving no uncertain
sound.
The sower of that seed has beer
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13

TEDDY RALKS

washington, Feb'y l3 Special
President Roosevelt, who was admin=
lstered slap in the face by the sem
ate IN its refusal to consider his rec
ommendation to change the wording
OF the arbitration treaties, which was
communicated in letter to Senator
Cullom and by him transmitted to
the senate, has decided that he will
not present them to the countries for
which they are designed. The action
OF the president has caused great
commotion here and it is said there
will be war to the knife between the
president and senate.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13

The successful fruit grower and
orchardist has a great debt of graf
itude owing to those men who. in
the early history of the county and
the valley, planted small tracts with
trees and waited patiently for the
first returns.
1t was not then certainty that
fruit would prove successful crop
they were unable to determine just
exactly what trees would prove the
best to suit the soil and the eli
mate. To those men The Sentinel
has always been most considerate'
and hence 1t takes pleasure in pup
fishing the following letter from one
of the pioneer fruit men in western
Colorado. the founder of the town OF
Fruita and the dean OF Colorado
newspaper men, w f. Pabor, now
of Pabor Lake, Fla;
Dear Mr.. Bunting. This evening
[ am in a reminiscent mood, the re
suit of reading. in your issue OF Jan
uary 2s, the report of the Fruit
Growers association.
recall that it is only a little
over twenty years ago that l jour
neyed from Fruita to Bloomington
Ill, in the dead of winter, to pur-
chase from the Phoenix nursery oi
that town the first car load OF run
trees that was to enter the Vailes
had laid my plans for D. and ~
acre fruit tracts to be set out II
Orchard subdivision of Fruita before
T. c. Henry. president of the to"i
company: he had approved oil theii
and l bore his letter of authority L
purchase what seemed best for tn
proposed fruit tracts
was an enthusiast then as u
the future of fruit culture IN IN
noble valley so recently wrested iron 5i
the Ute Indians; and, in my ht''
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
MAD
Will Drive Standard Oil
Comp'ny0ut of Kansas

- Boston, Mass, Feb. ID 4
= Especial. )-Thomas W. Law i
>. son, of "Frenzied Finance" :.
= fame. has announced that he :.
- will enter the lists to defeat i
!. and drive out the Standard Oil +
!. Company from Kansas, where 4
+ that company was turned down :;
= in the legislature last Friday i
= and where il is said that the 4
= whole state has entered into i
= the contest to teach the Stand !
= ard Oil Company u lesson it !
- will never forget and which !
= has for its object the breaking I
= up of the giant monopoly. I
- Il is said that Lawson will i
- expose how the Standard Oil !
= Company has been i'm a combi- i
= nation with all the railroads +
= in this state and rs far as the +
= coast to do up the people. :.
i. !. + + + + !. 81 !. i. !. !. i. !.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
AUDITORIUM BULLETIN.
For the Month of February, 1906

For the Month of February, 1905.
Roller skating on the afternoon
and evening of the following days:
Thursday, February ? Feb. C, Z. s.
., 10, 13, Is, II. 90. 21 and 23.
On the evenings of the following
dates the regular social dances viii
be given: February 4, II, is and
20.
February IA, Musicians Union
ball.
February 1G, b. p. o. E. ball.
February %. brotherhood of Lo-
comotlve Firemen's ball.
February "a, Mesa Club dance.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
National

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 13. -(Spe-
cialO O-The record here is 22 below
zero.
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 13.-(Spe-
cial.-It is IS degrees below zero
here.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 13.-(Spe-
cial0 THE thermometer is IS be
low zero here today.
Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 13.-(spe-
cial. THE thermometer reached %
below zero here today.
New York, Feb. 13.-(Special)- -
a score or more have been injured
here today by storm accidents.
Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 13.-(SpecialD
The thermometer tried TO break
the glass here. 1t was 20 below zero.
Oklahoma City. Ok, Feb. Ia
(SpecIal.--Five persons have been
reported frozen to death throughout
the territory.
Missoula, Mont, Feb. 13.-(Spe-
cial. THE lowest point in the coun-
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
426-428 MAIN ST.
CATTLE KILLED BY PULP.

Boulder, Colo. Feb. 13.-Five
head of cattle at the poor farm died
within the past week from eating
sugar beet pulp from the sugar fac
tory at Longmont. An analysis by
the university chemist of the mater
lal found in the stomach disclosed
the presence of lead in large guam
Titles, 1t is concluded that some
Workmen at the factory using red
lead on the pipes carelessly dropped
some into the pulp. There was
enough found in red sticks, such as
machinists use. to kill whole herd
oi cattle, Rocks and nails were also
found in the stomachs.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13

Ten acres of land about two miles
east of Twelfth street were trans
ferred Saturday from C. f. Walker
to e. L. Morse. Consideration, So
900. The ich-Hutchinson Realty
Company made the sale.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
Local

Last night was the coolest night
in Grand Junction since February,
1903. and today is perhaps the cold
est day during the past three years.
The minimum temperature this
morning was 10 degrees below zero,
according to the official report fur
nished The Sentinel by Mr.. Sullivan
of the local weather bureau.
The following table furnished by
Mr.. Sullivan will show the different
stages of the temperature from s
O'Clock last night sntil 12 o'clock
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13

Longmont. Colo, Feb. (spe-
cial)-This city was today visited
by a $4,000 fire. The fire was in
the Masonic temple. The thermom-
eter was % degrees below zero, and
the firemen were greatly hampered
in obtaining water.