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The newspaper., 1906-11-23
Societies.

= - PAoNIA LODGE No. ls2. !. o.
o. + meet-svery Thnr-day night
J. W. RoATcar. n. e.
W. J. AxroRp. Secretary.
PAoNiA REBEKA LODGE No; rs. !; o..
o. r. meet. every first and third Tuesday
ev.ninEr, In Odd. Fellows hall Visiting sis
tiers and brothers welcome.
MR-. VIOLET CLARK, Secretary.
ROBINHooD CAMP, NO. 736, W. q. W.
~ 500 y m. Drill practice every wedne--
Day evening. Visiting neigbor- fraternany
~olcomc WA. HorHtNs. e. g.
T.. 4. BALcH. Clerk.
WOMEN OF wOODCRAFT CIRCLE NO.
587. meets first and third Friday evenings OF
each month. Visiting neighbour and new
FRANK Asu e. y.
AIDA ASA, clerk.
pAoNGA POST NO. III. q. A. II. meets
hr-t and third saturday OF ench month at
Crook hall Visiting comrades are cordially
J. X. MoLLEn. Post Com.
J. ". REED. AdJutaut.
NOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS. 40. III G.
4. H.. meets first saturday night aud third
saturday afternoon Of each month.
Mus ASA EpLEu. Pres.
Miss ALICE HUI, Sec.
MODERN WuuDMEN OF AMERICA. PA
oNIA CAMP, No. pn"H meets the second
and fourth Friday of each month Visiting
wN HuMrmry. V.C.
W. II. OsnuLprroNr. clerk.
ROYAL NEIGuBoRS OF AMERICA.
WDODBINE CAMP NO. 31:4. meets the first
and third Wednesday ot each mouth Visit
INK nclghhors are cordially invited to he
present. MILDRED ANnERsoN, q.
MAUD SWAN, Recorder.
EINTAH TRIBE NO. 1o5. l. O. Il. NJ.
meets In Crook hall every Tuesdays sleep at
the eighth run.
j. 4. WAKEFIELD, Sachcm.
CLINTON OLIVER chief OF Records.
OCONEE COUNCIL. NO. ~, DAUGHTERS
or POCAHONrAS. meets second and fourth
Thursday of each month. Visiting Prince-scs
always welcome.
WINIFREp BENG. Pocnhontas.
ALICE HUI, Keeper of Records.
FIRE MOUNTAIN LODGE. NO. 1912, c.
NJ. A., meets first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month In Crook hall. Visit
ing brothers always welcome.
Roy DECkER. President.
HARVEY LANE, Secretary.
THos. HATCH, Captain [. Il.
n PAONIA LODGE L. D., A. 4. 4
~ A. NJ, regular communications the
SGX first and third Monday evenings Of
w each month At : O'Clock y. m, I'm
odd Fellows hall. Visiting broth
or cordially invited.
j. III. BAXTER, w. NJ.
RANDOLPH WILLIAMSON. Sec
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County Officers.

Clerk and Recorder, Dan S. Doughty,
Treasurer, James +. Beckley,
Sheriff. Chapman =. Gibbs,
Assessor, =. l.. Cockreham,
Judge, Fred y. Dickerson.
Superintendent, Miss Emma g. Myers,
Surveyor, John B. Curtis,
Coroner, DIR. e. II. Burgin,
Attorney. George Stephan,
Commissioner I'd Dist. X. o. wilmot.
Commissioner I'd Dist. Jos. Hogrefe.
commissioner 1st Dist, +. NJ. Getts.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Clarence Nelson moved into
his new residence the latter part
OF this week. He is now very
comfortably situated in one OF the
neatest and most commodious
residences in the city.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company, of Milwau-
kee, went through the recent in
vestigations and was declared
sound. CLINE & HUFry, Agts.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Roy Kennedy. the young man
who while working for the Fruit
Growers Association sustained a
broken arm. left Monday morning
for the Indian Territory.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

VIM. Rigney and wife from
Lake City. arrived on Wednesday
overland. to seek location tor
gardening. Billie is full flcdged
gardener, you bet
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

A new Colorado phone was
placed on the Chinn ranch this
week for the use of Mr.. Moutray.
The Paonia Drug store also in
stalled the Colorado phone.
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Have you seen one OF the turn
down lamps yet? If not come in
and ! will show you one
VERNE 7. RAwALT.
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Town Officers.

Mayor, Chas. Zaun.
Clerk, c. C. Hawkins,
Treasurer winifred Hammond,
Trustees II. +. Maxville C. II. Garfield. W.
4. Bross, Milton Spencer, Philip Eisenkramer
and W. II. Crook.
Attorney, I. ID. McFadden,
Marshal Il. X. Bross,
Water Supt., Bert Camp,
Police Magistrate, q. W. Hester.
The Board of Trustees meet the first and
fhird Tuesday of each month.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

AT the Peoples Meat Market
once a week you will find Oysters.
Fish. Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries,
CELERY and all the delicacies to
be found in a first class Meat
Market.
Phil EIsENKRAMER, Prop.
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The Peoples Meat Market will
deliver your goods on Thanksgiv-
ing for purchases of one dollar up,
free of charge. Leave your order.
PHIL EISENKRAMER.
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d. L. Beezley is clearing piece
of land just above his house on
Pitkin mesa and will put it in
alfalfa in the spring.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

THANKSGIVING SALE:-Hats and
Caps at Half price on Wedne ,day,
Nov. %. One day only.
HYER & WARD.
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Mrs. Mary Hawkey is having
her pear trees cut out and will re-
set the ground with what she
thinks is more profitable fruit
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Will Beezley is clearing some
land on his ranch.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

0. M. Michle vas Delta visitor
last Thursday.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Miss Margurite Schwartz left
for Denver Thursday morning
where she makes her home with
her brother and sister.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Frank Simmons has rented the
MCGEE building for a shoe shop.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

J. A. Hunt made trip to Delta
Thursday.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Mrs. James Memory went to
Somerset last Saturday and re
turned Wednesday morning.
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]. d. McFadden returned from
a trip to the Lilylands last Mon
day evening.
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PIcKLEsl Sweet, Sour and Dill.
also the best Sauer Kraut you ever
ate, at the Paonia Meat Market.
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Insure your property with me,
all old line companies, best is al
ways cheapest. See c. c. HAWKINS.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Mrs. Horning returned from
her Delta visit the last of the
week.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Mrs. Burton left for Grand
Junction last Tuesday where she
will visit her niece.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Chas. Sare went to Crawford
last Tuesday to work tor the
winter.
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USEFUL INFORMATION.

Trains and Mails.
Regular Passenger train arrives from east
at $40 p. m, departs for west at $40 a. m.
Nails close at 1:45 IA. m
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Mrs. r, (. Hadley came il
from Darlington, Iowa, Thursday
evening.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Jake Rovaart made a trip t.
Delta the last of the week.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

]. w. Cline is building an ad-
dition to his dwelling this week.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

The Berg sisters have moved
into Arthur Wade's house for the
winter.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

A. G. Rose returned from trip
to Hotchkiss Wednesday.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

John McDonough went to
Cedaredge this week on a duck
hunt.
The newspaper., 1906-11-23

Paonia Steam Laundry now
open. Leave orders at any barber
shop.
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- PAONIA LODGE No. l.t2. l. q. |
o. =. meets every Thursday night |
yvltp In Odd Fellows hall. Visiting |
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Insure your property with me,
all old line companies, best is al
ways cheapest. See c. c. HAWKINS.
Mrs James Memory went to
Somerset last Saturday and re
turned Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Burton left for Grand
Junction last Tuesday where she
will visit her niece.
Mrs. r, (. Hadley came in
from Darlington, Iowa, Thursday
evening.
The Berg sisters have moved
into Arthur Wade's house for the
winter.
Paonia Steam Laundry now
open. Leave orders at any barber
shop.
John McDonough went to
Cedaredge this week on a duck
hunt.
J. w. Cline is building an ad-
dition to his dwelling this week.
Jake Rovaart made a trip to
Delta the last of the week.
A. @. Rose returned from a trip
to Hotchkiss Wednesday,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22

Items Of Interest From Correspondent at
Princeton.
FATAL WRECK NEAR coRYDoN.
Engine 0vsrturns Killing Fireman and
Injuring Engineer.

Engine Gil backed on to a
broken rail at Wilson, near
Corydon, w Wednesday, overturn-
ing and badly scalding Engineer
Fred Mitchell and killing Fire
man Ben Thomas.
The engine and caboose in
charge of Conductor Bombaugh
were on the way to get through
bound freight train, No. 355,
whose engine had became dis
abled at Wilson and were run
ming at a rate of about rs miles
per hour when the accident oc.
Cured.
Fireman Thomas was caught
under the engine and lived until
2 O'Clock Wednesday night, while
Mitchell, who was badly scalded
over his entire body, will prob
ably recover. ~
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22

yardmaster here during the ill
ness of Yardmaster Cole. He
occupied the position of Asst.
Trdinmaster of the Paducah
district until that position was
abolished about two years ago
and now has charge of a train on
the Cairo district.
Conductor Bash, of the Cairo
district, attended court here
last week.
Operator w. w. Lee and fam
lily have returned home from a
visit to Nashville.
Conductor Ben Cullom is run
ming the Central City local again
after being on the St. Charles
mine run for sometime.
LIB. Tanner, of the water,
works department, a tt e d e d
court at Elizabethtown last
week.
Engineer Henry Frisz is i'll at
his home In Central City.
j. w. Rye has resigned his
position as agent at Mayfield
after twenty-three years. ser
vice.
j. Flaherty has succeeded VIM
DEWEY as chief train dispatcher
of the Nashville division.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS
Bic Bonhrs Of Coal Cars.

The Pennsylvania railroad has
decided to burn up all wooden
coal cars aud to discontinue the
construction of new ones. Costly
wrecks have been caused by the
use of old cars, which are
frequently crushed between the
heavier steel ones by sudden
stoppage of trains.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22

number ever handled by a single
engine and establishes a new re-
cord on the Henderson division
and is remarkable feat as the
yard is an up hill pull all the
way. The coal came from the
Victoria mines and those along
the Provi lence branch.
Engine $50, which overturned
at Nortonville several weeks ago
killing Engineer Wetzel, was in
collision at New Empire Sat-
urday night. Engineer Nolan
and Conductor Cortner were
coming to Darlington and col
lided with hill engine 541 at the
north switch, derailing the ten.
der of the hill engine and drivers
of engine $50. No one was in
jured and traffic was resumed in
a few hours.
Conductor Frank Gephart, of
Hopkinsvile, was in the city
Sunday.
Engineer Fleming and Yard
master Joe Fortner, of Hopkins
Vile, were here Sunday having
the boiler of switch engine 42S
washed out.
Steve Mothershead, OF Howell,
Ind, spent Sunday with home
folks.
Operator Pat Duffy, of day
force, has resigned aud will en-.
ter the insurance business.
Operator jus. Sanders, who
has been working on the north
end days, is transferred to the
south trick succeeding Pat Du fly.
The pay car passed over the
division Monday making the
boys happy.
Announcement Is made that
work will begin soon on new
freight depot at Guthrie. The
new structure will be 800 feet
long and 80 feet wide. 1t will
be built on the Henderson divis-
ion.
Switchman Walter Peyton has
returned from a visit TO relatives
IN Virginia.
Brakeman Daniels has resum-
ed work after several days alb
sence.
Conductors Mcdowell and Eu :
gene Carneal have changed runs.
Mr.. Carneal is in the chain gang
service on the south end and
Conductor Mcdowell takes his
place on the coal run on the
south end.
Operator Chesterfield is work
ing downstairs on the north end
during the day.
Operator Byrd, of the night
down stairs force. has resigned.
Hostler II. l.. Fenwick, who
for the past few weeks has been
on the sick list, is slightly inn
proved.
Operator Powell is working
the south trick down stairs sue
ceeding Operator Byrd.
Passenger service was inaugu-
rated on the Kentucky Valley
railroad yesterday morning and
regular passenger trains are now
running between Providence and
Blackboard, connecting at the
latter point with fast trains on
THE Illinois Central. The road
has been open for freight traffic
since March lst The construc-
tion Of this line was com menced
by the Wheatcroft Construction
! Co., composed OIL. HI. Wheat,
croft and j. b. Arnold, on july
lst. 1t gives the people of Prov
idence a connection with the
Illinois Central and opens up I;
lrich aoriei1lfural and minpra
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22
Home Made

Have your cake, mullins, and tea bis
cult homemade. They will be fresher.
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, buildings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22
L. an. improvements.

The Louisville Il Nashville
road has resumed active work on
the Henderson division and is
working all the men it can get
between Edgefield Junction and
Henderson. This work was
stopped for while in the winter
in order TO send the work gangs
to the Cincinnati. Atlantic Line
The men have returned rein
forced and from now until the
middle of the summer there will
be many extra gangs at work on
this division Nearly all the
line from Edgefield Junction
will be rebuilt and several new
bridges will have to be put in.
When this work is completed
the st. Louis line of the l.. d N.
will be one of the best on the
Louisville d Nashville system -
Nashville American.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22

A force of l.. q N. engineers
is now engaged in surveying the
steep grade in Hopkinsville be.
ginning at Fourteenth street and
extending beyond the Clarks-
vile pike crossing. When all
details are completed the work
Of reducing this hill will be
commenced.
Determined to stop flirtations
at the stations with its passen
gers and the use of the stations
for general meeting places, the
Delaware and Hudson railroad
company has ordered its station.
masters to prevent any lettering
about the stations aud to allow
only those who buy tickets and
are waiting for trains to remain
In the stations. 1t has been
found that young boys and girls
gather at the stations to firt
with passengers who come on
the trains and that the stations
are the rendezvous for those
who arrange to meet each other.
The work of reducing grades
and Strengthening curves on the
Henderson division will begin
soon. In reducing these grades
traffic will not be delayed ia the
least. All the grading will be
done with view to double
tracking the division at some
future date, and with this end
in view the space graded will be
Just twice as wide as at present.
Under this plan half OF the space
will be graded while the track
remains on the other half, and
when this is completed the track
will be moved to the graded parl
and the other portion will re-
ceive attention..
Brakeman Edwards spent Sun
day evening with relatives al
Adams, Tenn.
Three sections each of Nos. 81
53 and 54 were run on the st
Louis division Sunday on &C
count of the heavy travel.
Engineer Elmo Shaver, of The
north eud coal run, handled 81
! loaded cars Of coal in the north
erp part Of the yard ONE nigh
last week This is the larges
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-22

V. 2. Barrick is working as I
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-23

sons program included Vegetable dance,
everybody being garbed like those queer niue
vegetable freaks given tayors Tor hailo"e GU
parties. The idea of "a gentlcmanly cucumber
of dignfed meu, addressing cool remarks 10
blushng lady tomato was Thought TO oe
screcchingly funny. Another EXQUISITE W,''leisrh
was that the squash had got an awful mash
on the beet" The 'jovial and rotund pumpkin
was desperately smitten on tender peach
There seems to be unmstaEen element oi
appropriateness about these and other eh'ef-
tanments and fads, because they typity the
state OF mind OF the social set during the'r
pleasure seeking holidays.
..EYEOLOGY" AND THE NEW HANDSHAhE
Mr. J. p. Brown. of New York. is the orig
;,,tor and promotor of late lad that seems
TO have captivated the smart set.
1t is considered the smart caper to exchange
"eveopraphs" with friends. Installing them in a
l;ttla album The game is 10 guess the correct
gunner and though it seems at first thought a
imn,c thing to do it is really quite puzzling. All
,,o,ncn ore exchanging these strange little photo.
,ranhs the openings in the album being Just large
enough TO show the eyes.
Tho low handshake is now acknowledged the
correct form a member of the cottage colony
/ whose word is accepted without question enter
| al tbo casino one morning after her return from
soiourn abroad and greeted her friends with
the low handshake. Women who raised their
/ hands were compelled TO lower them The hand
;s extended in straight line from the waist
EXTRAvAGANT VAGARIEs.
To mingIe with brilliant and representa-
tive gathering at Newport at the Casino
tournaments garden parties, dinners or balls
assures the observer that Cleopatra was surely
never more gorgeously arrayed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-23
EEzZzREYQZ2E ZUZIW
IZOZOEZI2G CHI

\ matron OF the Newport set does not regard
herself properly garbed unless she has at least
100000 worth OF pearls Five hundred yards
OF lace arc easily employed one lingerie
gown, the whole being ethereal and fmy as
butterfys wing The for whole lace gowns
and long coats has become passion and easily
cost anywhere from $500 to $1,000. Jeweed
corsets costing $3.50 are considered minor lux
ures
The pcek-a boo waist has caused much trouble
and proportionate amount OF sensation The
model OF all-over lace and embroidery relieved by
even bolder lace garntures. seems but very
weak apology for garment.
LOVE ME, LOVE MY DOG"
The wardrobes of doggS dear are no less
remarkable than their mistress, and so far os
personal comfort and luxurious attire is CON
cerned the fashionable youngster receives no bet
ter attention from his or dotinp parents
Wardrobes include such essential things ,s or
mine boas, sable blankets, jeweled collars com.
pete motoring outfits. even goggles and oilskjn
motor caps, 1t seems almost a Sin to make the
dumb helpless creatures grotesque in appear.
whether bowling along Bellevue avenue in ber
Victoria on the beach, at Casino or d,nne-
parties. this precious bit OF dog flesh will SNORT
n ribbon bow about his neck, matching her Gown
or its accessories, Mrs. o. Belmont. who he
il said is an ardent supporter of the ncw anti,
fat league, was seen regularly every morning
al quite an early hour accompanied by her snlen
did French bulls, one head in leash and the other
free at heel
This tandem fashion is the result of the dailv
sduabbles and controversies that arose between
the artistic CANNES that used TO gather with
their misttesses at the Casino
MARJORIE.
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Rc LEZNzG221D Z10SS N
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EXPORT of today is fast becoming the
II playground of Americas smart set.
A,iad or innovation, no matter how
inbeciic, that has its origin within the
phen portals OF this celebrated resort
" Ind its echo on the other side of the
Y hundred OF the richest families in
Nfegathcr at this great social Mecca
~ NTH nothing more interesting to do
TTlse means OF spending money and
P''at'ely few avenues open for its dis.
salor who rubs elbows with the social
ana yet is not one of them soon
Z pnss1ous OF their heroic attempts to
80 oread cnnui which, to say the least,
ieauy nothing new in life for these
~ people-no untasted joys, no ambi-
selres untitled, no luxury or extrav
seond their beck and call.
,.ploly mouotonous!
t.n & frh has called Newport Stupid. ("
we Is accomplished save to eat. drink
4 ana parade in new clothes. All
rs very material impetus in empty.
,J'' bags, process which distrib-
q s 9i thousands OF dollars every year,
u Que time, let it be said. the stock
'esntuslly returns '''- '''> u
pend hvishly because the mad nacs
.I TO- and because, well-it brings
4 '%,' crsn winch stir the envy and ad-
|s1a1p0se lew rounds lower on the
!. W " nopes to have and to hold social
~ se"port dare be stingy with any.
q AZ openly, or the powers that be
sneet their octracism.
slzARRE ENTERTAINERS.
-. distinctive note in the annals oi
.i,r,sin. > : lhe pet hobby OF every hostess
b ,msl a Willy means by which a mum.
IN - 'ne coveted approval of the so.
|f.s :" entire to the gildcd little world
. r,a now silly or frcakish the idea how
stA ,nd 'he scheme offered. so much
NJ, c,sa;, s"I another peg is added to the
|r.n, ''s up, smiles and applouds
% l,va ~ sIotesquc and clownisb stun,.
N MAJ reached an acute stage tbis sen,
4 r,sr,I pe characterized by an ntter al
A A. humor, wit and artistic ima,;no
'nrt \. he''icncc how bare the ,musnrnen,
.rlr IN - ., Is shown by the BABY Dance
1 r,rs sne season. The guests men anc
Fss v;,t tn'antIle garments and idont;f;e,
',.tr ,." sn nursing bottles, rattle dnn,
,,,s e''or'es of the nursery. ~
~'s FIsH's $500 DINNER
Wv wy, 's ea Of how this hostess in particular
d. ,a,.' ~ general goes in single pn's, niabt fn
H,e s''S'oment is shown by tho fnirov, w.
ID as @ .nl' dinner, conservative os.;
hsp ,no oo,' OF entertaining her ono bnn ,,
A,,h, tSa tlSsplhoalmated hsi,ate is as follows. ' nun
h 'Ae Baritone, from the Metro.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-23

a was '' ,o o. the townspeople that every.
q New eeded Tor this affair was pur.
'''-everything but the bari
0'sAly exciting frolic on this sea-
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-18
JUDGE HARKENsTEIx's STAND.

Il hold that every branch of our
state government has limitations
placed upon 1t by the constitution and
that no executive. judicial or legis-
lative officer can deprive a citizen OF
life. liberty or property without due
process of law and under an orderly
administration of the courts.
THE military has no place in our
system of government, save under
exceptional conditions and in extraor.
dinary cases. when it may be called
upon to aid the civil authorities. 1t
can never rise above the civil author
tiles except in case OF war and invas-
ion, and when the civil authorities
are powerless to perform the duties
assigned to them by the constitu-
lion. George X. Harkensteln, Dem
ocratic candidate for the Supreme
bench.
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-18

Six or eight carriages were out to-
day hauling the unregistered voters
to the court house. Both parties are
doing their best to get in the unregls-
tered voters.
]. N Gordon. of Loveland. secre-
tary of the Loveland Chamber of
Commerce, is visitor to Grand june
ton today and has been shown
through some of the orchards by
Secretary Aupperle of the local
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Gordon
states that personal observances
prove to him that the fruit industry
and the quality of fruit raised in this
section. have not been advertised BY
exaggeration. He left the city this
afternoon for his home carrying with
him most favorable impression of
the city and valley. He was accom-
panied by his son, Dean,
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-18
NO ONE WAS MURDERED.

Shortly after eleven o'clock this
morning when everything was unusu-
ally quiet on Fourth and Main streets
a report as If from the mouth of a
big revolver rang out on the clear
morning air. startling the business
men near Fourth and Main streets
and many people on the streets.
Was somebody shot?" was the
question asked by many within few
seconds following the mysterious re-
port and a search for the source of
the report was started. No wild cry
followed the report and there was no
thing to indicate that murder had
been done. The crowd attracted by
the noise grew to large proportions
and suddenly mar discovered that
the tire on the bicycle used by the
Western Union telegraph messenger
which was standing in front of the
telegraph Office had bursted and thus
the momentary sensation died in In
fancy. Then the laugh was on the
crowd