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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13

ing so long practically unknown
as to climatic conditions, even
to'TeXans, lay in the fact that
during some season OF the year
water was not to be had on the
major portion of it. Tw en- ty
years ago nothing was known
of the pure fresh water sea that
underlay ed the Texas Plains
and it is to this discovery more
than any other that the develop
ment of these vast prairles be
gan. Then came the railroads,
towns sprang up as if by magic,
people began to turn the virgin
soil and test its capacity and
now the experiments h a e
proven successful, almost an
empire in size extends the wei
come hand to ia ers in
search of homes.
Those of us who have been
here for any length of time are
familiar with all these things.
If this knowledge extended to
folks of the Middle States, we
would witness such a rush of
people down here to buy homes
as was never before seen any,
where, but they don't know the
real condition of things here
and it remains for us who seek
to develop this country to bring
the facts before them. One of
the first things to impress upon
their minds is, that we have
sufficient rainfall to nsure
staple crops. And perhaps the
best way to do this is by com
parison.
BY referring to the tabulated
statement at the top of this ar
ticle, it will be observed that
the Plains rainfall comes, the
bulk of it, within the growing
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13

more than compensated for from
the fact that the d Us an d
nights are much cooler here and
the evaporation not near so
rapid as in lower attitudes.
Then, again, the rain on the
Plains is more evenly distribu-
ted as to amount falling at one
time and the overflow or waste
need be little if the ground be
properly prepared to receive it.
These conditions taken in
connection with soil that is
unsurpassed for fertility, ought
to and will make of this Plains
country good farming belt.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13
TIL F TEX AS PLAINS
and
ITS RAINFALL.

Not very far back in the his
tory of this, "oui country" the
United States. all that portion
west of the ''Father of Waters"
the Mississippi River was
considered as dry, arid soil un-
til for almost any purpose save
grazing and as a breeding place
for grasshoppers. This conten-
tion gradually gave way to ex-
perience but later on the same
position was taken with regard
to that vast scope of country
covered by what is known as
the "Louisiana Pure ha Sc. -
"Where not swamp, it is a dry,
barren Wilderness" said one of
this country's great men in Con
gress at the time negotiations
were being carried on with Ma
poleon for its purchase. His
tory now refutes this also. Even
worse things were said of the
Llano EstacadO-the p a i n S
Country. On account of it's
size and supposed sterilty, it
was put down on the early maps
as the "Great American Desert. "
And the strange part of it is
that even until recent years,
within the memory of some who
are yet young, this was taken
to be true. AS recent as twenty
years ago, Texans accepted this
dogma as gospel truth, and only
ten years back the Plains coun-
try was considered as only fit
for pasture purposes. The chief
reason, no doubt, for its remain
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13

season, April to September in
elusive. This tabulated state
ment shows that we really have
more water for the crops, at the
time actually needed, than the
same authority shows for the
Central Western portion Of Tex
as, which is now and has been
for years a proved agricultural
section. Again in comparison,
take the Government report for
the same period of time at the
following points and the show
ing made is as follows:
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13
Due from approved reserve

Due from approved reserve
agents ..,............................ 7S,667.63
Checks Il other cash items 1,l2o -
Notes Of other national
banks ............................... 100000
Fractional papercurrency.
nickels and cents. IS.H
Lawful money reserve in
bank. viz:
Specie. .S,3il 50
Legal-tender rnOtes S,42l.O0 Il ,392 80
Redemption fund with L.
S. Treasurer t5%o ofcir
culation) ........................... 5000 90
Due from U. S. Treasurer,
other than D per cent
redemption fund. 6,55O.OO
Total ............................... 551, ,479.31
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. lOO,OOOOO
Surplus fund ......................... 10,000.00
Undivided profits, less eX
penses and taxes paid o,42O.9
National bank notes out
standing ............................ 100, ,OOO.OO
Due to other natl. banks LOG, ,46O. ~
Due to state banks and
bankers .............................. 3,156.63
Dut " IuSt
and Savings Banks. 3oI2O
Individual deposits subject
to check k............................. OS,2S44 -
Time certificates OF fdeposit 3,S00Oo
Total 557, ,47937
State of Texas, County OF Randall, ss
|. D. A. Park, cashier OF the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
ID. A. PARK, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
l.. II. LESTER
R. G. OLDHAM Directors.
JOHN l.. HOWELL
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of April. 1906
A. S. ROLLINS, Notary Public.
Randall County, Texas.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13
WRITE US A LETTER

freely and frankly, in strictest confid-
ence, telling US all your symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice
Gn plain sealed envelope, how to
cure them. Address: Ladies Advisory
Dept, The Chattanooga Medicine Co., +,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13

The Dallas Semi-weekly News
and this paper one year for$I SO.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13

The general average for all of
these points in round numbers
is 81 inches and while the gen.
eral average of the Plains for
the time cited is a little below
this, yet this discrepancy is
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13

of mine," writes Mrs. F. L. Jones, of
Gallatin, Tenn:
3" For since taking Cardui | have
gained IS lbs, and am in better health
than for the past years. tell my
husband that Cardui is worth its
weight in gold to all suffering ladies'"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-13
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Bank

AT Canyon, in the State OF Texas ut
the close of business, April q, 1906.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. ........... $3O1 .565. 46
Overdrafts.s secured and un-
secured .............................. 24,314.25
L. S. bonds to secure circu
Iation '.,......-................... 100. 900. 90
Premiums on u. s. bonds. .4.746. 80
Banking house. furniture,
and fiXtureS..................... 9,oSl.oo
Due from national banks
mot reserve a gents -. b,bio.i4
Due from State Banks and
bankers s........................... 52l.54
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10

-City Clerk.
First Pub. Oct. 80, 1906.
Last Pub. Nov. IA, 1906.
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
THAT THE GRAND JUNCTION
ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY, A
CORPORATION, WILL, AT THE
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLO
RADIO. TO BE HELD AT THE HOUR
OF EIGHT O'CLOCK p. NJ. ON THE
FOURTEENTH DAY OF NOVEM-
BER, A. d. 1906. APPLY TO SAID
COUNCIL FOR THE PASSAGE OF
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO IT
THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
SPECIFIED IN A PROPOSED OR
DINANCE. A COPY OF WHICH IS
HERETO ATTACHED. TO-WIT:-
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
A GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT
Gov. hyron T. Herrick and Thos. F. Walsh With SO,
100000, Will Bride the Mountain Streams of Colo
RADIO to Secure Electrical Supply-Can Furnish
Power For Every Railroad and Factory in the West.

by beating the dynamos in emotion
The rest is easy.
The machines in each plant vii
be divided into groups. each grouI
operated by a switch connected with
the distributing circuit. so as to make
the most difficult combinations pos
sible. The distribution will be done
with the untransformed primary cur
rent and will be converted into the
various forms BY generators at the
plants of the consumers.
This system has been adopted by
fifty companies In America and over
one hundred in Europe with success.
I can see no chance for failure.
VIII your operations be limited 20
the radius of 10 miles in the vicinity
OF Denver Herrick was asked
For the present. yes. I have moth
ing TO say about what our operations
will be in the next ten years.
Il predict revolution of indus
trial conditions in the west. with
electrical power railroads will be able
to operate by tunnels through the
mountain region. Coal and steam
generate gas to such an extent that
in tunnels Of the length required to
go under the Rocky or Sierra Nevadas
the crew on the engine would be as
phyxiated. This will save thousands
Of dollars and reduce by days the
Journey to the Pacific coast"
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
MANY EXAMINATIONS
Interesting Announcement Regarding
Numerous Civil Service Exam
nations to BE Held I'm
Grand junction
In Nov.

The United States Civil Service
commission has ordered the follow
Ing examinations to be held in No
yember:
On November rs typographical
craftsman in the Panama service. En-
trance salary 500 per month.
On November "A. Interpreter in
Assyrian (Arabic) and Greek, at
1900 per annum.
Interpreter in Syrian and Luth-
anian at 1900 per annum.
Aid in zoology. 1920 per annum.
Laboratory assistant at $1,000 per
aunum.
Electrician at $1,000 per annum
Teacher; Indian service( for va
vancles) at 500 per annum.
On November 20. 81, and 20 ar
chltectural craftsman; junior archi-
tectural craftsman. engineering
drdtsman. electrical engineer and
craftsman and heating and ventil-
nGng craftsman. Seventy-one va
cancles at salaries ranging from
$40 to l.sOO per annum.
on November 21. %. mechanical
craftsman at 1900 per annum.
On November. 81 fireman at $50
per month.
Expert lock filter at s3.25 per day.
Plumber and steam filter at 5000
per annum.
Or November 27 2s assistant
chemist at $500 per annum.
On November 2S metal working
pressman at $3.50 per day.
Interpreter in Greek, Slocak. Ger
man at $1,000 per annum. Teacher
In Philippine service at entrance sal
airy of $1,000 per annum with promo
tion when merited to So 800 per an
mum. For further information Sc
the civil service bulletin.
EDGAR A. RIDER,
Local Secretary
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
Made Happy For Life.

Great happiness came into the
home of s. c. Blair, school superin-
tendent. at St Albans. W. Va. when
his little daughter was restored from
the dreadful complaint he names. He
says: MY little daughter had St
Vitus Dance, which yielded to no
treatment but grew steadily worse
Bitters. and | rejoice to say. three
bottles effected a complete cure
Quick. sure cure for nervous com
plants. general debility. female
weaknesses. impoverished blood and
malaria. Guaranteed by c. D. Smith
6 Cos drug stores. Grand Junction.
Fruita and Palisade.
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
Y4OV Piano
FREE

to the Lodge, Church, School or
other organization that is voted the
most popular. Contest now open
and closes Dec. "a, 1906, at I
o clock p. m. The piano is exhib-
tied at Humphreys confectionery
store, where it may be seen by all.
One vote free with every 25c cash
purchase from any of the mer-
chants named below. Be sure and
get yohr votes and vote them for
your favorite organization. Ballot
box at Sturtevant & Quist's drug
store. Don't wait until the last few
days to get your votes, but get
them every time you buy, and buy
only where you can get votes.
The following merchants issue
votes and donate the piano:
The Fashion-Dry Goods. Shoes. Mil
linery and Everything in Ladies'
Edwards Mercantile Co.-Groceries G
Meats. Caterers to good eaters.
Lewis & Saflee-Plumbinga and Steam
Fitting, 124 North Fifth.
w. III. Bannister-Leading Furniture
house.
The and 10 cent store-Notions.
Novelties, Granite, Glass and
Queensware.
Primrose Jewelry 6 Music Company.
Humphreys Confectionery, Etc, No.
444 Main Street
l.. Schmidt & Sons-Everything In
Hardware.
Mesa Paint and Wall Paper Co., No.
397 Main Street.
The Star Bakery-The Oldest and
Best, 316 Main Street.
Pats New Process Steam Laundry
542 Colorado avenue. Save 1t
for me-" Phone Mesa 20.
Herbert @. Chapin-Bicycles G. Sup
plies, Phonoghaphs.
Rocky Mountain Tea Company-Teas,
Coffees and Spices.
Lowe & Coulter-Tlnners, tents, AVN
ings, etc.
Windsor Cafe-For good things to
eat 100 to III North Fourth st.
J. w. Clary-Barber Shop and Mas
sage parlors.
Sturtevant-Quist Drug Co.-Succes-
sors to c. H. Arthur. Leading
Pharmacists.
Modern Tailor Shop-C. T. Raneen,
Manger. Opposite Postoffice.
The Tibbets Cigar Co.-Finest cigars
and confections. Billiards and pool.
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice is herby given that the an
nual stockholders meeting of the vii
son Mesa Mining and Milling com.
pany will be held at the office of the
Rhone-walker Realty company. No
451 Main street. Grand Junction.
Colorado. on Tuesday November 20
1906 at the hour of 10 o'clock a M
for the election of a board OF direc,
tors and for the transaction of al
other business that may properly
come before said meeting.
h. c. WALKER. Secy.
November s, 1906.
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
Evils Of Present-Oay PRINTING.

George NJ. Gould. an eminent ocu.
list OF Philadelphia, In Biographical
Clinics. proves. 10 his own satisfac-
ion. apparently, that De Quincy's
opium habit. Carlyle's poignant com.
plant and Brownings vertigo were
due to eye strain from slight squint.
The doctor advises that printing on
black paper with white ink and the
doing away with gilt picture frames.
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10

Stationery and school supplies at
q. V. Store.
Remember the ElSocorro cigar is
clear Havana and strictly land made
Fine line glassware at the G. V.
store. See our 10 cent counter. 1t
is a dandy. G. V. Store.
Chapped hands are quickly cured
by applying Chamberlain's salve.
Price IS cents and for sale by c. d.
Cmith and Co Drug Store. Grand
Junction. Fruita and Palisade. Colo.
Quickest and best service at the
Boston Lunch room two-bit meal
for Is cents. Sandwiches SC. Best of
coffee. Lunch OF all kinds a specially
329 Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10

value of the works. providing that
nothing herein shall authorize the
| condemnation of such works within
twenty years after their original
erection or construction, except at
! eriods of ten and fifteen years after
the granting of this franchise there
/ for. and provided further that in
consideration of the said company
undertaking to extend its transmits
sion lines and to supply said city
with electric light, the said city binds
itself not to compete with said COM
panv in furnishing, and not TO be
interested in any manner in the furn-
ishing OF. electrical energy in any
part Of the city or the additions there
to, except for municipal purposes, un-
less the city shall, first acquire the
property of said company by pur-
chase or condemnation as aforesaid
Section 6. Nothing contained in
this ordinance shall in any way affect
the contract now existing between
the city of Grand Junction and the
said The Grand Junction Electric and
Gas company. expiring November l,
1910, concerning electric light rent
ais for street lighting purposes.
Section 4 The said company. its
and assigns. agree to pay
to said city for the rights and prfylI- |
sges herein granted by this ordin-
anee sum equal TO three CD per
cent OF the gross receipts from the |
sale OF electricity curing the life OF |
this franchise, said sum to be paid 10 /
said city at the end of every 90 days |
from the date OF the passage and ap-
proyal of this ordinance. And said |
company shall keep true and accurate
hooks Of account and at all times the
same shall be open to inspection dur
ing business hours by an agent of said
city duly appointed for such purpose
by the city council
Section s. This ordinance shall
take effect and be In force from and II
after its passage and approval, pro-
gided The Grand Junction Electric
md Gas company shall within thirty
lays after such approval file with the L
sity clerk of the city of Grand Junc-
ion It's written acceptance of this or
finance and agree to perform and
,bide by all the conditions, terms AMI
provisions hereinabove mentioned.
Passed and adopted this day
If November, A. D., 1906.
Mayor
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
Brother Diekey overdid II.

Il declar'." said Brother Dickey. 81
got ter be mo- keerful in future-I
tho has" What's the trouble now?"
Well, sub, l whirled in en- prayed fer
ain des two hours en- half, an bless
God. dey come a regular deluge. dat
ZONE mighty nigh drownin' de bes'
mule had. Providence is so partial
ar me-"
The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
Notice of Guardians Sale.
IN THE MATTER OF THE SALE OF
REAL ESTATE OF REBECCA
HUGHES, NELLIE HUGHES.
JAMES ANDERSON HUGHES,
HERBERT FRANK HUGHES,
MINOR HEIRS OF FRANK

HUGHES, DECEASED.
Public notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of an order made by the
county court of Mesa county. Colo
rado. in the above entitled cause, on
the goth day of July. a. D.. 1905. the
undersigned guardian of the above
named minor heirs of Frank Hughes,
deceased, will on Thursday the 18th
day Of November, A. d. 1906, at the
hour of 10 O'Clock, a. m. of said day
at the law office OF Wheeler and
Weiser, at room No. Z of the Grand
Valley Bank building in the city of
Grand Junction. Colorado. sell at
private sale the following described
property OF said minor heirs to-wi..
the n. L. "a of section 80, TWP. is.
an undivided fourth interest in
the n. f. u of section 80, Twp. l S.
R. l, e. Ute Meridian, in Mesa coun-
ty. Colorado
That said sale will not be made for
not less than one-half cash of the
appraised value of said property and
any deferred payments to be secured
by the first real estate mortgage or
trust deed upon the said property.
said deferred payment to draw inter-
est at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from the date of sale.
NELLIE b. PLOWMAN,
Formerly Nellie B. Hughes. guardian
of Rebecca Hughes, Nellie Hughes,
James Anderson Hughes, and Her
bert Frank Hughes, minor heirs of
Frank Hughes. deceased. BY
SAMUEL N. WHEELER,
Attorney for Guardian.
Firt Pub. Nov. 3. 1906.
Last Pub. Nov. IA. 1906.
The Adair County news., 1906-08-22

We do not deem it necessary
to define the word machine" to
the able editor of the Somerset
Journal although he requests it,
neither do we believe it to the
good of;our party to aid in fac
tional war. We believe that the
many aspirates for Democratic
honors will succeed in placing the
nomineesiin a very awkward po-
sition before the common enemy
even if the press of the State
stands out ofiit, but if every pub
lication is to aid in spreading dis
sentionland arousing bad blood,
it will be much worse. The
great need most apparent to us
is the want of leaders and not the
would be dictators. The genuine
statesman and not politicians,
men selected;:fai and impartially
by t h e people rather than
made by modern tricks in politics.
IhisShass ever been true with the
Republicanslof this State and il
will be unfortunate for Kentucky
The Adair County news., 1906-08-22

The speech delivered by Gov.
Beckham at Lexington, present
ing his candidacy for United
States Senator and at the same
time defending the Democratic
administration of Kentucky, was
a strong document. The speech
was read from manuscript, and
no fair man can read it without
concluding that the States af-
fairs, under the present Govern
or, have been economically ad-
ministered. He scored Attorney
General Hays for the course he
is pursuing and made some salty
remarks about his opponent, Sen
ator ]. B. McCreary.
The Adair County news., 1906-08-22
WED, AUGUST 22 1906.

It hard for a slick dealer to
cover up his methods of oper-
atoms and enjoy the confidence
of those who admire old fashion
honesty, and while a man
may succeed in hiding his meth
DDS from many, yet in due course
of time his makeup will become
known. In every sphere of life
this is true, and in newspaper
work in particular. Any one
who writes for publication,
whether editor or contributor,
should not forget that he is plac-
ing himself before the intelli-
gence of the country, and that
the language and expressions of
others should not be used with
out giving due credit 1t is as
wrong and as foreign to justice
for a writer to seek to build a
reputation on the thoughts and
expressions of others. and even
more contemplate than the
methods employed by the slick
dealer to amass fortune. 1t is
a false position, and true man.
hood scorns such methods.
Those who contribute matter for
publicationunder their signature,
say to those who read, it, our
sentiment,:s our language, and
when so labeled, should be gen.
uine. Unfortunately, there are
some who claim the authorship
of articles, when in fact every
word is copied. The News ap-
preciates any good production
for publication, and especially
the product of those who desire
to better public conditions, but it
wantslstraight goods. It wants
genuine, contributors, and not
false exploiters,kthe real writer
and not one who seeks to build
reputation on false ground. The
News does notlget it's editorials
from an editorial bureau on the
banks of the Potomac and does
not desire to. aid in making any
man reputation on the efforts
of others.
The Adair County news., 1906-08-22

mess trip to Edmonton last week.
Mr.. Dulin is thinking of. going
into business at that place.
We hear great deal of talk
about the Columbia Fair, and sup
pose there will be a large attend
ance from this section. Don't
be surprised if the $40 premium
offered to those who will have
the conjugal knot tied in front
of the grand stand. don't come
down this way.
On last Thursday afternoon
our people were wonderfully sur
prised when J. McScott, formal
ly of the Spectator office of Col
umbia, made his appearance in
our town, and informed us that
he had been robbed of S26. so not
over two and one-half miles from
this place, by two men. Mr..
McScott was en- route for Column
bia, from J. M. Wilson's, who
live near this town. Mr.. SCOTS
statement in regard to this rob-
berry is published elsewhere in
the News.
K Mr.. Leslie Allen, of Birming-
ham, Alabama, was in our town
last Friday, visiting Robert Walk
er. Leslie informed us that he
had been stationed five years at
that place in a nice business.
He is looking we'll, and enjoying
good health.
+ There is one man living in
this part of Adair county, who is
seventy nine years old and he in
formed your reporter that he had
been married to three of the best
looking women in this county,
and that he was the father of fiji
teen children and grandfather
and great grandfather Of one
hundred and twenty two children.
He is a preacher of the C. P.
church and is opposed to the un.
ion of the Presbyterian church.
II. you were to see him stepping
around now you would take him
to be about fifty or sixty years
old. During the service, we
knowlhe made good soldier for
he is rewarded literally for his
service each day of his life. This
is no less a person, than Rev.
j. w. Sexton who is a citizen of
our community. May his declin-
ing days be strewn with many
overs.