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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
COLON WATER SUPPLY GOOD
Critics are Answered With Photo
graphs Of the Reservoirs

1t was not practice hle. with the
force at the commissions disposal and
in view of the need that the force
should be used in the larger towns
of Panama, to begin this work be-
fore early last winter. Water mains
were then laid in the town and wa
ter was furnished to the people early
In March from temporary reservoir.
This reservoir proved to be of insult
ficient capacity before the end of the
dry season and the shortage was
made up by hauling water over the
Panama railroad, so that there was
at all times, an ample supply of the
very best water. Since that time.
the new reservoir back Of Mount
visited this reservoir. 1t is a lake
over mile long and half a mile
broad. 1t now carries some 500, 900, :
900 gallons of first class water.
forward herewith photograph OF
this lake, together with certain other
photographs of what l saw while
was on the isthmus. Nothing but q
cataclysm will hereafter render 1t me-
cessary in the dry season to haul wa
| ter for the use of Colon and Cristo
| bal.
| One of the most amusing Gas vel
| as dishonesty attacks made upon the
commission was in connection with
| this reservoir. The writer In ques-
ton usually confined himself to vague
general mendacity; but in this case
he specifically stated that there was
no water In the vicinity fit for res.
ervoir Ct drank it, and 1t was excel
lent, and that this particular res.
ervoir would never hold water any
way. Accompanying this message a
4 have said above, is a photograph o
the reservoir as I myself saw 1t, ant
as it has been in existence ever sine,
the article in question was publish
ed. With typical American humor
the engineering corps still at work a
the reservoir have christened larg
boat which Is now used on the res
ervoir by the name of the individual
who thus denied the possibility 0
| the reservoirs existence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
COLON PAvEMENTs IMPROVED
Change sis Remarkable In the Length
of Time for the,sWOPk

"a hhC IOf lIlC>sNNoIh
I rode through the streets Of CO.
lon, seeing them at the height Of
the rainy season, after two days OF
almost ur,exampled downpour, when
they were at their very worst. Taken
as whole they were undoubtedly
very bad; as bad as Pennsylvania av-
enue in Washington before Grants
administration. Front street is al
ready in thoroughly satisfactory shape
however. Some of the side streets are
also in good condition. In others the
change in the streets Is rapidly go
ing on. Through three -fourths of the
during the period Of tremendous rain
in low shoes without wetting ones
feet, owing. to the rapidity with which
the surface water Is carried away In
| the bitches. In the remaining one
fourth of the streets the mud is very
| deep-about as deep as in the or
binary street OF low-lying prairie
river town Of the same size in the
| United States during early spring
| in saying that the conditions Of the
Colon streets were 100 per cent bet
! ter than a year ago The most super
! fetal examination Of the town shows
| the progress that has been made and
| is being made in matchmaking the
streets. Complaint was made to me
| by an entirely reputable man as to
/ the character of some of the ma
| terial used for repairing certain
plant proved well founded, but 1t all
so appeared that the use of the ma
terial in question had been abandoned
| the commission after having tried it
in one or two streets finding 1t not
appropriate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
QUARTERS ARE SATISFACTORY

President Praises the Wives Of the
Men On the Istlnnus
The white Americans are employed
some Of them in office work, but the
majority in handling the great steam
sbovels. as engineers and conductors
on the dirt trains. as nachinists In
the great repair shops, as carpenters
and timekeepers, superintendent and
foremen Of divisions and Of gangs ard
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
CHINESE AND OTHER LABOR

American Men do Not Desire to do
the Rough Work on the Canal
or the nineteen or twenty thousand
day laborers employed on the canal, a
few hundred are Spaniards. Theses
do excellent work. Their foremen told
me that they did twice as we'll as the
West India laborers. They keep heal
thy and no difficulty Is experienced
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18

practically a quagmire: when the
quagmire became impossible certain
Of the streets We're crudely improved
by filling especially bad mud holes
with soft rock OF other material. In
September, 1905. a systematic effort
was begun to formulate a general
plan for the proper sanitation of the
city; in February last temporary re-
lief measures We're taken, while In
July the prosecution of the work was
begun IN good earnest. The results
are, already visible In the sewering,
draining, guttering and paving Of the
streets. Some four months will be
required before the work OF sewerage
and street improvement will be COM
pleted, but the progress already made
lis very marked. bitches, have been
dug through the town. connecting the
salt water on both sides, and into
these the ponds, which have served
as breeding places for the mosquitoes
are drained. These bitches have an
swered their purpose, for they are
probably the chief cause of the as
tonishing diminution In the number
of mosquitoes. More bitches of the
kind are being constructed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18

the frames of the bath houses are al
ready up and in every case the utmost
effort Is being made to provide the
wooden walks. or course, ONE
of the newest camps tents a ed
pending the building of houses acre
possible, I think detached Y@ouses
would be preferable to the semi de-
tached houses now In general use.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18

when he is first brought into the hos
pital becomes frightened by the ordi-
nary hospital routine.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25
Farewell Luncheon.

A pleasant farewell lunobson in
honor Of Mr.. A. Honey man was given
ysstsrdsy aftarnoon At ths homo Of
Mn. 3. q. sheafer. assistsd By Nn.
Robt. Hughes.
Daring the afosxnoon ths guests
were provided with peucil and paper
and told to draw IN imaginary picture
Of Mrs Honeyman's farm. Various
idsas were displayed and much msr.
rimsnt wss provoked. Tho party then
adjourned 70 the dining room where
the table was beautifully decorated.
an aquarium Of gold fish forming ths
center pieoe. An ELEGANT luncheon
was served IN COURSES. The prizes
were then awarded for the best
drawing. Mrs Lisgett proved an
artist Of ability and received drst
prize. Mrs. Knapp the consolation.
Before the guests departed Mrs.
=
Eynon presented the guest Of honor
with . beautiful hand painted china
plate ~ . token Of love and esteem
from her friends. Those present were
Mechanics Liggett. Nicely. Eynon.
Knapp. Easton. westfall. Redinston.
Inhnson Rowlea and Iohu
Mrs. Honeyman leaves the latter
part of this week for Aztec. New
Mexico. where she has purchased 3
fruit farm and will make her future
homo with her son George who is
there now. It is with regret that her
many friends and neighbors bid her
fare veil.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25
About Rheumatism.

There are few diseases that infiict
more torture than rheumatism and there
is probably no disease for which such a
varied and useless lot CT remedies have
been suggested. To say that it can be
cured is, therefore, bold statement to
make, but Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which enjoys an extensive sale, has met
with great success in the treatment Of
this disease. One application Of Pain
Balm will relieve the rain, and hundreds
OF sufferers have testified to permanent
cures by its use. Why suffer when Pain
Balm affords such quick relief and costs
but trifieY For sale by all dealers. mwi
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25
JUMPED THE TRAIN.
Convicted Man Being Taken to Pen
Eludes Sheriff.

Harry Johuson, criminal OF Do.
lores. Dolores county. who was being
taken 70 the penitentiary at Damon
City and In charge Of Sheriff Joseph
Thsno. jumped Rio Grande train No.
ls east Of salida early this morning
sid had not been seen since.
johnson displayed dare.dveil nerve
and that he IL alive now seems mirao-
ulnua. He had secured perm ission
from Sheriff Theno to visit the toilet.
He stayed longer than the shsrin
thought he should aud N investiGA-
tion was begun. The officer found
that the convicted man had opened
the side window of the car and mae de
his exit while the train was travelling
at high rate Of speed. Owing tn
the fsct that be can net be located 1t
10 not known whether he had broken
any bones in the jump or whether he
made his getaway unhurt.
The night WAS dark and It was an
easy matter to elude any officers even
had they been around. There we're
none around however. and he had
none Of. these to fear. It is thought
he ia in hiding in the mountain re-
cesses which are so numerous In that
section. The sheriff passed through
this oily for Pueblo on train No. 3
this morning
Descriptions Of the convicted man
were given to the officers Of the valley
towns and they are keeping lookout
for him. 1t is thought hardly prob
able that q man who displayed 80
much nerve a. to jump from . rapidly
moving train. will not be taken with
out fight.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25
TO AILING WOMEN.
A Little Sound Advice Will Help
Many a Sufferer in Florence.

No woman can be healthy and well If
the kidneys are sick. Poisons that pass
off in the urine when the kidneys are
we'll are retained IN the body when the
kidneys are sick. Kidneys and bladder
get ipfiamed and swollen, crowding the
delicate female organs nearby and some
times displacing them. This is the t.ue
cause of many bearing down pains, lame
ness, backache. sideache, etc. Uric
poisoning also causes headaches, dizzy
spells, languor, nervousness and rheu-
matte pain.
When suffering SO try Doan's Kidney
Pills, the remedy that cures sick kidneys.
You will get better as the kidneys get
better, and health will return when the
kidneys are we'll.
Mrs. G. Ferguson Of 4l9 Pike Ave.
Canon City. Colo, says: 81 doctored
and used almost every known remedy
for the kidneys but nothing did me any
good. There was constant dull pain
just over the kidneys and could not
sit still but short time, for it made me
so nervous that l had to get up and walk
around. A kidney weakness was also in
evidence which was very annoying and
painful, especially during the night.
While in this condition l heard about
Doan's Kidney Pills and got box. l
felt encouraged from the first and con-
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Opinions Of Some Of the Florence
Taxpayers.

Tho fact that the city council IL In.
vestigatins the feasibility Of install
Ing . paid nre department. should in.
tsrest every Citizen Of Florence. With
. visw 70 securing an expression
from the leading Taxpayers Of the
town The Tribune publishes An in
terview with nubmer In this issue.
A. r. aumaer-''I think 1t will be
. bad thing. do not think there is
any call for 1t all.'
H. L. Rice-"I am opposed to the
proposition. It would not lower our
insurance very much. but would nec-
ssarily increase our taxes. Don't
think IL amounts to much In small
towns Of this size.
A. 1. Hadley-"I am heartily In
favor Of the proposition. provided the
expense IL borne by the taxpayers; the
increAse In our eAxes would be 90
small We would not miss it. while the
decrease In the insurance rate would
re material. am opposed to bearing
the expense BY contrib ution from the
business men,
W. P. Wilbar-'T think It IL the
wrong thing TO do and I would be op.
posed to Il. We have enough indebt.
edness already"
W. J. Daniels-"I think ~ long
~ the town 10 In Its present condition
We could get along without 1t st
least for the present. We have a
splendid water service and the town
IL too small 70 Install paid FIRE de.
partment.
n. J. Owens-"Would like to know
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy
the Best and Most Popular.

Mothers buy it for croupy children
railroad mon buy it for severe coughs
and elderly people buy it for Ia grippe"
say Moore Bros, Eldon, Iowa. 1--WE sell
more Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
than any other kind. 1t seems to have
taken the lead over several other good
brands" There is no question but this
medicine is the best that can be procur-
cd for coughs and colds. whether it be a
child or an adult that is afflicted. It
always cures and cures quickly. Sold by
all dealers. nwf
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25

tinued to take them until / had used
five boxes in all. I then felt better in
every way than had for number of
years. never used any medicine Of the
kind that did me SO much good as Doan's
Kidney Pills"
Plenty more proof like this from Flor
ence people. Call at W. j. Daniels
drug store and ask. what his customers
report.
For sale by all dealers. Price Soc.
FOSTER MILBURN CO.,
New York,
Sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other. mwf
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25
AFTERNooN FI1NrRA1.

AFTERNOON FUNERAL - The
funeral services over the body Of Mrs
Matte e. Tolson. who died Monday
night. were held in Deiber's parlors
this afternoon. Rev. Pingree Of the
NJ. E. church officiating. She Ia
Mrs. B. r. Lape's mother
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25

HEARD FROM RELATIvES-Mrs
George Killian reoei, ed q letter from
her sister. Mrs. N. A. BonhAm. who
with her husband and three children
were in San Francisco at the time Of
the earthquake. They all escaped in.
Jury but lost their money and house.
hold effects. They claim that there
is great danger of . spread Of disease
and that the sufferings the people
have gone through is intense. At
the time Mrs. Bonham wrote the let.
ter they were hungry. the food supply
being SCARCE. Mrs. Killian is great
ly relieved Of anxiety by hearing from
her relatives.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25

BODY BROUGHT HERE-Th
body OF U. o. Manley who wAs
killed In she QuAtro GOAL mine disss-
ter. will be brought to his home in
Coal Greek either this afternoon or
this evening. He 10 son Of O. o.
Manley . prominent citizen Of that
camp and II IL thought the funeral
will be held tomorrow.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25

more about the proposition. but am
opposed 70 the business men eontrtbut-
ing 70 the support Of ths department.
II shoald b done b taxation ard I
would want - knew thas the rsdse.
tion IN insarancs wouM 4 isass sqsal
ths incrsass IN taxation. =
n. LarEs''I DO not favor : paid
departmsnt at the present tius-d
not think the condition Of our city
will warrant the extra expense. =
George Wilson-s.I favor the paid
department II ws can figure ont that
re oan have IL without Increasing Our
burdens. Othsrwiss will oppose It. "
MeEsas Hardware %. I'VE would
oppose contributions 70 keep up The
department. and would only favor IL
II It would be cheaper than the pres
ent systen. -
George n. Deibert-"It seems to
me that It 10 not the right thing TO
do At the present time. We have all
the expense we can stand. could not
give . definite opinion until knew
that paid department would proba.
bly, cost to maintain"
J. ". Yelton-"Don't know much
about 1t. II we could have the ser.
vice without increasing our burdens
/ would favor It. +"
Representative McGuire-"I have
not given the matter any oonsidera-
tion. II would be q long time before
We could get our insurance reduced.
and even then it would amount to
but little In comparison to the In.
crease In our expense. would mot
favor the purchase Of An engine be.
cause we do not need any. It seems
foolish to me for the city to install =
paid service as this time"
D. A. Jaok-"I am opposed to the
proposition. The expense of . paid
FIRE department In my opinion would
far exceed the saving that could be
made in the reduction Of insurance. !"
->-
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25

Cucumber Dream makes the faoe
like velvet-Palace Pharmacy. 48tf
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25

BEST ice cream soda"-Yelton.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-25

SHIRT WAIST SUITS
Shirt Waists and White Linen Skirts
Come in and make your selection early,
so it any alterations are necessary, they
can be made without too much haste.
We will gladly put them away until
you are ready for them.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-08-03

rlen and Boys Straw
Hats.
A big line of Mems and Boys
Straw Hats
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-01
YOUNG COLONEL IN DILEMMA
Ways Of War Were a New Thing to
His Understanding.

At the Army and Navy club In
Washington a number Of veteran Off.
GERS were telling stories, when Gen.
Chaffee told this anecdote Of Gen.
Carr. who died In New York some
years ago:
II appears that Gen. Carr, at the
outbreak of the civil war. had left
Troy to take command Of regiment.
The engagement In which, as colonel
he first figured was at Big Bethel His
regiment had been halted for rest
and refreshment In a pleasant place
and had not yet experienced the ex.
element of a skirmish. It happened
however, that confederates were In
ambush In the immediate neighbor.
hood and from a safe hiding place
they opened fire on the northerners
Carr. so the story runs, instantly put
spurs TO his horse and dashed up to
q group Of officers. Excitement and
bewilderment were apparent upon his
young face as he approached the
party.
"They are firing upon my regi.
ment!" he shouted. My God! Now
what is to be done"-Harper's
Weekly.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-01
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh Un.
less Hands Were Tied-"Wouid
Have Died But for Cutlcura."

my little son, when about a year
and half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. / had a physl.
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come on
his arms. then on other parts of his
body, and then one came on his chest,
worse than the others. Then called
another physician. Still he grew
worse At the end OF about year
and half of suffering he grew so bad
i had to tie his hands In cloths at
night to keep him from scratching the
sores and tearing the flesh. He got to
be a mere skeleton, and was hardly
able to walk. My aunt advised me to
try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. |
sent to the drug store and got a cake
OF the Soap and a box OF the Oint
ment, and ut the end of about two
months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores OF any kind
since. He is now strong and healthy,
and ] can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon. Il. r. ID. No. 1, Woodville,
Conn. April 20. 1905"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-01
Strange Story--But True.

F. L. Vandegrift has new story.
It is illustrative Of the marvellous fe.
cundity OF the English sparrow.
Il was pending Sunday with the
Dumont Smiths, at Kinsley." said
Van, In recounting his experience.
I'VE had been up late the night be-
fore and / was a trifie drowsy. I sat
out on the front porch listening to the
church bells and gazing off into the
illimitable space that lies between
a shortgrass town and the horizon
beyond.
Presently I dropped my hat into
q bed Of virginia creeper and dozed
of to sleep. could not have slept
more than an hour, for the children
were passing the house on the way
from Sunday school when I awoke.
I rubbed my eyes and glanced over
at my hat. In II sat an English spar.
row brooding a setting of eggs. While
I slept the sparows had built a nest
in my hat, the mother bird had laid
. full complement Of eggs and had be.
gun the work Of Matching them
Kansas City Journal.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-01
AIRY oARs SHOCKS VILLAGERS.
Inhabitants Of physical Culture City,
Cause Bushes In eucoiic Burg.

Spotswood. ". J.-Farmers and 9th.
ers who have never Travelled ten
miles away from the idyllic spot and
who therefore have never visited the
seashore and seen sylph-like maids In
bewitching bathing suits have been
shocked by the sight OF the inhab
itants OF Physical Culture City, sew.
eral OF whom wander about clad In a
sketchy and aboriginal manner.
That many believe In this plan was
evident the other day.
A lank fellow who had been puffing
vigorously about In the lake finally
swan ashore and. running to a sand
bank. threw himself at full length.
near handsome girl gracefully clad.
He wore a pair OF short swimming
trunks. Not far away lay the girl who
for an hour or so had been basking In
the sun. She was dressed In a tight.
fitting sleeveless jersey and a pair Of
boomers that were gathered tightly
several inches above her knees. She
wore a pair Of leather sandals that re-
vealed sun-browned toes.
In the gymnasium the leader, an
athletic young fellow. whose muscles
heaved In knots under his rudy skin,
wore jersey and trunks that had left
much OF the bolt of material from
which they were taken. All the girls
wore boomers. and one or two Of
them had on stockings.
The villagers assert that men and
women scantily attired have been seen
In Spottswood. Where they came
from the residents do not know. Last
Sunday several men and women,
dressed in garb less formal than a
bathing suit. passed through the vii
lage, apparently on a walking match.
Their bare arms and legs shone
brightly In the bright sunlight and
solemn villagers took one glance.
blushed profusely and then hid their
faces In their kerchiefs.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-01
TWO CHIMNEY BUILDERS ARE
NARROWED 154 FEET in AIR
Caught Naryow Plank Near Top Of Big Flue.. Tear
Shirts Into Strings, Pull Up Rope and
Slide Safety.

New York.-Two men we're held
concrete chimney at a steel plant at
Mariners Harbor, s. l., for 5h hours
the other afternoon. They we're on a
plank six feet long by two feet wide
ten feet from the top of the chimney,
which is 1874 feet high.
Their rescue was effected after a
long struggle by other employees and
members of the fire department, who
were called to aid in getting the men
down. The prisoners on the chimney
were Harry Towyne, foreman of the
job, and Conried Briol, his assistant
Both are expert chimney builders.
The work had been practically fin
ished when the men went up to do
some cementing near the top. A lad
der 1853 feet long in 12-foot sections
had been rugged up inside the chin
ney. Towyne and Briol climbed up
this at one o'clock.
They cemented the top or rim Of the
chimney, then climbed down to a
scaffolding that had been built ten
feet below the top, when a small lad.
der they had used in reaching the
top dropped. Towyne and Briol began
to rip up the floor Of the scaffolding
They had ripped up all the timbers
but one-the largest-the centerpiece
Of the scaffold. They stood on this
as they dropped the last Of the other
boards.
The last plank they dropped didn't
go straight to the bottom, but struck
on the side Of the chimney and, glanc.
Ing, crashed heavily into an upright
ladder some distance below the two
men. The force of the plank snapped
the ladder and the upper half Of It
tumbled in heap below.
The two men found themselves ma.
rooned high up with only plank
two feet wide to stand on. They
cried for help for what seemed to
them days. About five o'clock the
other workmen around the plant
walked into the chimney ground level
and heard the cries of the two pris.
oners
News of the mems plight spread
quickly. Soon large crowd was at
the bottom of the big fiue. All sorts
Of schemes for getting them down
were advanced.
While the crowd was collecting,
among them members of a fire com.
pany, the marooned men we're trying
to help themselves. They made their