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The daily sentinel., 1906-04-05

( The local business men a list OF
whose names was given in the Sen
l tinel Tuesday, summoned to appear
before the Federal Grand Jury at
Pueblo in connection with investiga-
tons being made regarding the al
legged violation Of the rebate laws.
will go down to Pueblo sunday and
will appear before the jury on Mon
day.
As a result of a two weeks pro-
tracted revival at Grand Junction in
the Methodist church. there were
ego conversions. and the Sentinel
says hundreds of others expressed
desire to lead better life. We
never suspected Grand Junction had
so many sinners.-Teliuride Journal.
Montrose may yet be connected
with Grand Junction by heavy steel
rails and broadguage this year. as
the men who came in Sunday state
that the company has laid 60-pound
steel along the right of way for sew
eral miles between Grand Junction
and this city. The steel. while not
as heavy. of course as the 9O-pound
rails between Denver and Pueblo, isl
about as heavy as good part of the
tracks on the Colorado Midland Ppd
many other broad guage roads. and
win be much better than the 4O-I
pound rails now running into this
city. If 6O-pound steel is laid all the
way through and curves reduced, fast
time can be made between here and
the Junction Montrose Enterprise.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-05

The county commissioners are be
ing kept busy this week.
The Mesa County National Dahh
viii nav par for city warrants.
Horace r. belong made a bust
ness "trip to DeBeque this morning
returning at noon.
There was a jolly throng Of dane
srs M the Auditorium last night 10
enjoy the mid-week hop.
The Masons of Mesa Lodge NO.
lbs. a. r. & A. NJ. meet this evening
in regular weekly session
Rax Graham and family have
changed their residence from ll5 N
Tiffh street to 10 Rood avenue
The Lenten season is rapidly draw
inc TO close and It will probably
he followed by lively season oil so
This afternoon a reception is pc
inc held in the parlors of the PresDy-
,aTian church in honor of Miss Green
wood the temperance evangelist VINO
" Conducting n service in the CITY.
large number of Indies viii mee'
Miss Greenwood at the reception
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-05

Yesterday afternoon through the
real estate agency of Horace 7. De
Long, Mrs. Amanda Armstrong pur-
chased the south 40 feet of lots 1. .
8 and in block 90. The lots are
situated on y. Fifth street A hand
some cottage has just been erected
on the lots. The consideration was
$1,000. Mrs. Armstrong will occupy
the residence. Il will be remember
ed that short time ago Mrs. Arm
strong sold her fine ranch east of
town for the handsome price of Sl0.-
900. A few days ago Mrs. Armstrong
purchased a tract of five acres of I'M
improved land just north of the city
limits from George b. Robinson. She
will have this property improved
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-05

prospects in Colorado for the coming
season continue to be received from
the county inspectors at the Office Of
tie state board of horticulture in
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EAaT END ITEMS.
ARM is BROKEN.
Thomas Foy, 624 East Main Street, Ir
jured Yesterday at Packing House.

Thomas Toy, 624 East Main Street, In.
jured Yesterday at Packing House.
From Saturdays Daily,
Thomas Foy, 624 East Main street,
was injured yesterday while at work
In the plant Of John Morrell & Co.,
Ltd, having his left arm broken below
the elbow. Foy got his arm caught be-
tween two tierces, causing the frac.
ture in this manner. Dr. w. G. Newell
was called to render the necessary
medical assistance. Foy will probably
be detained from work Tor the next
three or four weeks as result of the
accident.
Otto Lerche of the Western Electric
company, was here on little visit
last Friday. Mr.. Lerche was an en-
ploye here for years.
DR.. Suit Of the government service,
Will be in Libertysville next week on
short vacation. DR.. Suits old home
is In Libertysville.
Frank Torrey and Nj. Clark, officials
OF the Burlington syqstem, were visi-
tors at the plant Friday and were
shown through by R. N. Morrell.
N. P. Lund of the office force, has
been on the sick list all week.
George L. Valentine, special agent
for The Prussian National Insurance
company of Germany, was here Friday
and inspected Nos. 43-44 and 49,"
| T. Sheets, of the sausage room, who
has been on the sick list for the past
ten days, returned to work last Thurs
day.
| Mrs. Eva Walker and her two daugh-
tiers, Ruby and Vera, were visiting in
Des Moines last Thursday.
| Rev. w. H. HORNED and Rev. T. w.
Foote conducted revival services at
Timer Oak Ridge school house this
week.
John Dirkin of the HORNED Packing
company Of Austin, Mimi, fas at the
plant on business Thursday.
Mrs. j. Foote and Mrs. Stinson and
Miss Jewel Brandt held religious SER
vices with the women employees last
Wednesday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Schwentker left
last Tuesday for st. Louis and from
there to Evansville, Ind, where they
will make their future home.
T. D. Foster left last Tuesday night
for Washington, D. G.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Robert MORRISON of
Iowa avenue were In Des Moines this
week attending the State fair
+. j. Bullock and William O'MaIley
returned from their western trip last
Tuesday after an absence of over six
weeks,
Mr.. Larson Of Chicago. an old en-
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for particulars, or ad
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DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

Davis County Line, Aug. 31.--Mrs.
Norman Richards was in Selma last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ruth Rodgers visited Tuesday
at the Jacob Hamm home
Gabe Schlatter and daughter Annie
We're in Selma one day last week.
Mrs. Will Michael returned homo
Wednesday from Des Moines, where
she has been attending the state fair.
were Eldon visitors one day last week.
Paul Puffenbarger was a Selma call
er Wednesday.
Miss Ruby Hamm visited Saturday
at the Abe Mcclure home.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Setz were in
Eldon Monday.
Charles Mcclure visited Saturday
with Earl and Leo Hem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waugh Nicklin passed
through here Wednesday,
Frank Moore transacted business at
Selma Wednesday,
Mrs. Lucinda Hamm visited recently
with Mrs. Maggie Michael.
James Ogilvie is carrying the mail
through here while Pearl Webster is
attending the state fair at Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will CONNER visited
Monday at the Mrs. Hunt home.
Roy Griffen. from near Troy. passed
through here Saturday.
A SUNDAY school convention was held
at Mt. Gilead last Sunday
Earl Hem spent Sunday at the Abe
Mcclure home.
Jasper Mcclure is visiting his
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper
Smith.
Villa Carroll was an Eldon visitor
Saturday.
Ed. Lasley was In Selma Tuesday
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ploye in the cooper shop, who has been
in Chicago for over year, returned to
work last Wednesday.
S. Collinswood of the machine shop,
has been appointed as an extra police
man for John Morrell & Co.
Dan Denefe of the machine shop,
was compelled to quit work last Wed.
nesday and go to a physician to have
small piece Of metal taken out Of
his left eye.
William Motif of the oil house, was
called home last Tuesday by the sick
ness of his wife.
William ingalls,, who holds the door
on bridge between 20" and "B" was
on the sick list part of this week.
Miss Helen Osler has secured
school near Eddysyille and commences
teaching the second Monday in Sept
ember
Mrs. Gibbons and daughter, Helen,
were in Abba this week, visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. zed Gibbons.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith is in Beacon,
visiting with her daughter.
George List of the cutting room
was in Salem. visiting his old friend,
Peter Santeen, on Thursday.
Robert Morrison is painting and i'm
proving his property on Iowa avenue.
Lyle Mosher of the cutting room, is
painting and otherwise improving his
property, corner of Morrell and Sec
ond street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hill were in
Des Moines Monday and Tuesday, at
tending the State fair.
Mrs. Mamie Mandolin, who has been
visiting at the home Of her brother,
Edward Handolin, went to Edwards
willie, ILL.,, last Monday.
A. Heusser Of the General Electrical
company, is here on expert electrical
work.
James Kline, Of the killing gang,
who has been suffering from blood
poison for the past four weeks, return
ed to work Monday.
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WEST END ITEMS.

From Saturdays Daily.
Miss Bessie Chambers, PIC Clarence
street, is spending a few weeks at
her old home in Oska.oosa
A. Poeck, 1915 West Main street,
made business trip to Coalield yes.
terday.
Mrs. Ellen Withrow, who resides
north of Caldwell park, entertained
her Sabbath school class at her home
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mckinley IF
Randolph street, left today for Abba
Clyde Bowes of Gravestown, is
spending few days in Kirkville
Mrs. William Green and children,
John and Bertha, returned home yes
terday from a visit with her brother
in Bevier, Mo.
John Milburn of Chillcothe, called
at the home of A. j. Strader, 23O Clar-
ence street, today.
Mrs Helen Rector of Chillicothe Wis.
tied her sister, Mrs. A. ]. Stuber, 230
Clarence street, today.
y surprise party was given Monday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Snodgrass on Summit street, in
honor OF the birthday of Mrs. Snod.
grass. The guests were Messrs. and
Mesdanhes Thomas Estes, A. ]. Snod-
grass, J. w. Turner, A. Newberry, w.
A. Mallonee; Mesdames Sarah Brad
ley, A. McFarlane; Misses Jennie
Bradley and Della Baker; Messrs.
Andrew Estes, T. Hux, Richard Forbes,
Robert Forbes, Albert McFarlane, Ed.
win Turner and Walter Snodgrass.
Mrs. w. Ulin, corner Clay and West
Main streets, is visiting in davenport
Mrs. M. J. Howell, who has spent
the summer with Mrs. T. H. Wells,
1922 West Second street, has return
ed to her home in Belknap.
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BOY CHAINED FOR MONTHS.
Father Lost Key and Fetters Wore
Deep Into Child's Lea.

Montgomery. W. Va, Sept. Jus.
tice Of the Peace Davis, while horse.
back riding yesterday morning near
Edgewater, saw little boy cross the
road. dragging a heavy chain from one
of his legs and carrying two buckets
of water. He found that heavy piece
of chain, eight feet in length, had been
fastened about the little fellows leg.
The limb was calloused and bore deep
chain sores. The child's father. min.
er named Samples, said his boy was
hard to control. and that he had placed
the chain upon him to restrain him.
The chain had been there day and
night for months. the father having
lost the key. A chisel had to be used
in freeing the boy. IA warrant has been
issued for the father
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-04

K. Nipple, late president of the con,
Germ, had stolen securities valued at
s65,000, and that the lending of S5,000.-
900 to Segal on insufficient security
amounted to as much as the theft. Tho
receivers statement was a cruel blow
to Nipples many intimate friends,
most of whom are prominent In the
Presbyterian church, either as clergy
men or laymen.
Nipple took an active interest in re.
form politics, and is said to have been
a heavy contributor to the reformers'
campaign funds last year.
state Treasurer Berry yesterday
made draft on Baltimore indemnity
company, which was curety for $175,-
900 of state deposits in the Real Estate
Trust company at the time of its fall
ure, for the full amount. The Balti-
more company has notified Treasurer
Berry that the money will be paid at
once.
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$4,000 FOR PANAMA JUNK.
Canal Commission Receives Proposals

SdndI commission RECEIVES proposals
for French Machinery.
Washington, D. c., Sept. bids for
the cast iron scrap and other junk, the
remnants of several hundred thousand
dollars worth of machinery taken to
the isthmus of Panama by the French,
were opened yesterday by the isthmi-
an canal commission.
The junk aggregates about 1900
tons and will net the commission $780,
372 There were seventeen bids, the
highest being that of David Kaufman
& Sons company of Elizabeth, N. J.
From nearly 100000 the bids ranged
down to less than $4,000.
A large amount of machinery was
acquired from the New Panama Canal
company at the time the canal proper
ty was bought by the United States.
Efforts to use this machinery resulted
in great waste of time, and finally it
was discarded and more modern appli.
ances put in. The award will be
made within few days by Purchas.
ing Agent Ross.
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Sept. Miss Maud Smith
entertained number of her friends
last evening at a six o'clock dinner.
Miss Myra DUNCAN left today for
Des Moines to resume her duties as
teacher in the public schools.
Miss Ethel Still will return to her
home in Davis City Monday, after an
extended stay in the city,
Rev. Ward has resigned the pastor
ate of the Christian church, and has
accepted a call at Boone.
Harmon Heed of st. Joseph, Mo-,
spent Sunday in the city at the home
of w. P. BEEN.
James Parry has returned to his home
in Carman, ILL.,, after a weeks visit
with relatives.
Miss Ida Johnston left today for
Winfield where she has position in
the public schools.
Miss Lizzie Byers returned today
from weeks visit with her sister
near Lucas
Miss Mabel Anderson of WOODBURY.
spent the day In the city Friday.
Alfred Jenkins of Russell, was a
business visitor in the city Friday.
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DAN CUPID'S SHAFT
FINDS MANY HEARTS
CLERK EDWIN DUNCAN ISSUES
TWENTY-NINE LICENSES DUR
ING PAST MONTH
Is a Good Record for August-Lse
Shows That Fifty-Eight Persons
Were Joined in the Holy Bonds in
the Last Thirty Days.

Master Dan Cupid did really quite
well during the month that closed yes
terday, considering that it was the flag
end of the summer season. County
Clerk Edwin DUNCAN in the past thir-
ty-one days issued twenty-nine IL
censes to wed, just two less than one
day.
OF course this is not quite up to the
record set by the month Of June, but
for August it is going right along
Licenses Granted.
The following is the list of licenses
granted
August Joseph A. Moore and Miss
Christina H. Pampell; Clay G. Miller
and Miss May Whipple; Claton En-
NETT Law and Miss Hazel Fry.
August 7-Cecil D. Masters and Miss
Ollie Stanier.
August S-Jessie N. Skinner and
Miss Mabel e. Kenyon; Carl Peter
Osterman and Miss Marie Josephine
Lundlad.
August 11-Edwin Bliss Walters and
Miss Charlotte Josephine Wachtler;
C. A. Hambleton and Miss Laura Lock.
man.
August 13-Evan Jones and Mrs.
Jane Jones; Thomas Huston and Miss
Genevieve Belle Crosby
August 14-Joseph A. Mark and
Miss Ina Mae Leedon; Charles Enn-
NETT LeCompte and Miss Edna Miner
McElroy; Zeb Austin Harris and Miss
Mary E. Noel.
August 15-Gershon A. Llewellyn
and Miss Elizabeth j. Cotton
August 16-Joseph ]. Fleming and
Miss Nellie Gertrude Mann; Harvey
Evans and Miss Lucy Evans
August 1S-Charles Kussart and
Mrs. Bird Butcher.
August 20-Charles Dwight Nichols
and Miss Carrie Alice Burckholter;
George Miller and Miss Sarah l. Brew
er.
August 23-Albert Manning and
Miss Lois V. Smelser; Edward Martin
Hanke and Miss Mary Katherine Ost-
dick.
August 24-Willard F. Larkin and
Miss Myrtle Connolly.
August 25-Cyrus Church and Miss
Mollie Appleby.
August PC. W. Evans and Miss
Cora Amelang; Edwin Alfred Hockin-
son and Miss Mabel Thomas; John
Baldwin Nudge and Miss Lettie Shep-
herd.
August 29-Walter Lint and Miss
Maggie McCulloch; Alfred Anderson
and Miss Selma Swanson; Opha Jones
and Miss Ruth Ford.
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Filming Of employees as means of
enforcing discipline in the postal SER
vice, a system that has been in opera
ton for many years, is to be abolished.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock. who has jurisdiction over
all postoffice employees, after a years
observation of this means of disci-
pline, has reached the conclusion that
1T is detrimental, rather than helpful.
He proposes to establish in it's place
a uniform system Of efficiency records,
which will be put in operation as soon
as perfected. To that end he has
started Assistant Superintendent John
A. Holmes, of his bureau, on tour Of
inspection of the largest postoffices Of
the United States. DR.. Holmes will
confer with the postmasters and their
assistants, regarding the introduction
of the proposed change.
While there is but little doubt but
what there Is talk of such a change as
this in the postal service, no word of
any definite alteration of systems has
reached the local postal officials. The
filming system never affected the local
postoffice at any rate as it has never
been enforced here. In just what Of
fees it is enforced could not be learn
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Is Degrading System.

The existing practice of subjecting
100000 or more employees to the llabil-
lty OF being fined for making errors in
handling mail, or for misconduct, is
believed by Mr. Hitchcock to be a
type of punishment rightly termed hui
initiating and degrading. AS there is
no definite schedule Of fines applicable
to specific cases of dereliction, their
imposition is solely matter of dis
erection on the part of the administra-
tive officers. A wide variation has in
evitably occurred in the relative
amount Of fines imposed by different
officers. The system frequently led to
resentment on the part of employees
receiving the heavier fines.
In criticism of the system. Mr..
Hitchcock said that, in the absence of
an efficiency record, that enables the
clerk to receive full credit for the
amount and character of work done,
the plan of fining for errors is likely
to discourage rapid work, because of
the increased liability of mistakes. I'm.
der Mr.. Hitchcock's new plan, which
will be used as basis for all in.
creases and reductions in salary, EN-.
ployes will be given to understand
that, when they become generally
careless or inefficient a reduction in
salary will follow. The periodical pro.
motions that are made at the begin
ming Of each fiscal year will go only to
employees who merit advancement on
their efficiency records. The amount
of reduction in the salary of an ineffi.
Client or delinquent clerk will not be
lost to the department, as in the case
of fines, but will be utilized in the pro.
motion of the most deserving
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN PERIL.
Letters Threatening McGovern's Life
Figure in Milwaukee Campaign.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. Threaten
ing letters are reaching the district
attorneys Office.
Guy D. Golf, special assistant dis.
trict attorney, at political meeting
read the following letter, addressed to
District Attorney McGovern:
Sir: If you are nominated again
we will shoot the life out of you; we
won't stand for any more of your
speeches either and you'll find out If
you don't stay in nights. You are
worse than the men you are persecut-
ing. You ought to be in Jail, but If
you get elected again by your lies and
trickery we will put you In the Gene
terry before Christmas; we mean just
what we say"
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KILLED IN MILL
Fort Dodge Man Caught In Rapidly
Revolving Shaft.

Fort Dodge. Sept. 1.-(SpeciaD-
Peter Hartman, miner at central
gypsum mill, was caught in rapidly
revolving shaft last night and whirled
to his death. The body was almost
torn to pieces when the machinery was
stopped.
He lived but few hours Hartman
was forty years old. He was the faith
err Of eight young children
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SUICIDE FOLLOWS FAILURE.
Kansas Politician in Financial Diff.
cuIties Ends His Life.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. flames G..
Van Pemya, aged SO years. a well
known democratic politician of Kan
sas City, Kan, and formerly president
of large hardware company in this
city that failed recently, committed
suicide yesterday at his home In Kan
sas City, Kan, by shooting. He had
been respondent over financial losses
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Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast.

Commencing September Is and con.
tinuing until October 81, the Iowa Cen.
trail will have on sale reduced rate one
way tickets to California, Oregon,
washington, British Columbia, Utah,
Montana and Idaho. Rates SIS below
regular fare.
Call on agents for particulars, or ad.
dress
A. B. Cults. G. P. & T. A.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
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Well my friends, the only way you
can stand by the President, If he real
ly wants reform, is to give him DEM
ocratic congress to back him up in
stead of republican congress.
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1929 DEGREES IN LONDON
All Heat Records Being Broken and a
Number of Prostratons Reported.

Number of Prostratlons Reported.
London, Sept. 1.-The last day of
August broke all heat records in this
country. The local instruments at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon registered
81 degrees in the shade and 1923 in the
sun. A number of heat prostrations
in the streets were reported.
The heat in England in general was
so intense that in some places the
judges presiding over the dignifed
county courts were reported to be dis
pensing justice in their shirt sleeves.
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FINES FOR ERRORS
DISCONTINUED
SYSTEM WAS NEVER USED WITH
EMPLOYEES IN oTTuMWA
PosTorSlcE

Instead Of Filming Men In the Postal
Service for Mistakes, Uncle Sam De-
cides on credits-story Cannot be
Verified Here.
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RISES AZ FEET.
Nasas River Is Booming and Peopla
Flee.

Ell Paso, Texas, Sept. 1.-The Nasas
river, between Gomez Palacio and LIE.
rodo. Mexico, has risen AZ feet in the
last "a hours. The inhabitants of the
two towns are fleeing to the hills, fear
ing that the cities will be swept away-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22
Humorous
Hoe HoLLER Tenn June IS 1906.

Hoe HoLLER TENN June IS 1906
Dear Editor
thought would write you few
little letters. If don't do very we'll thi
time, why next time l will do better.
None Of my friends left me any new
Jokes at the salt barell, suppose the
reason was, that they saw the barell was
empty and so it is and my soups is so
fresh / thought best not to send you any
knew you would be glad to hear
how all the folks are, so ! thought |
had better write something,
Wen there is one good ''old" friend
Prof Simmons he IS well and able to
take long jurneys, the professor tried to
get joke on us Friday, he wanted to
know if he started northeast and kept
on going where he would stop, the funny
man put up his hand and said, | guess
you would not stop any where Professor
if pou kept on going.
Say did anyone tell you about MI
Clayton and his wife a running off the
big Iron bridge, west of your city Fri
day..
Can you tell me what Taylor does
with her goose when she teaches school
OH say most forgot totell you about
Paul the man of wisdom, don't you think
he has been down here looking across
the rom at somebody.
Your dull friend
Butcherknife.