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The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Mrs. Arthur Wilson and daughter,
Grace. came down Monday night
from Aspen and went out to the ranch
with Mrs. Wilson's 8 mother, Mrs.
Thomas Latta. where they will visit
for q short time.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Cheap rates to the Tonopah, Gold
field and Bullfrog mining districts will
soon be on Ask the agent of
The Midland Route.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Judge Dollison spent several days
in Aspen this week on legal business.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

J. F. Myser of Rifle went to Denver
Sunday night to attend the Stockgrow
ers convention and the Trans Nilsson
ri Dry Farming congress, to the lat
ter of which he is delegate.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Card were called
to Rife Wednesday by the death of
Mr.. Cards brother, in-law, Milliard
Walker.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

W. P. Stephenson left Thursday
night for Denver where Mrs. Stephen
son has spent the week.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

If you want your tailoring done
we'll, go to ]. g. Silver's opposite the
postoffice, Everett block
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Miss Evelyn Murray made her
weekly trip to Aspen yesterday to
take orders for the Gavin Commission
house.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Mrs. W. P. Stephenson departed
Sunday night for Denver to visit with
her brother who is spending several
weeks in that city.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

q. w. Peugh of Grand junction
was looking up the telephone business
in Glenwood Tuesday
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Mrs. Jennie Viewig came down
from Glenwood Monday to visit rela-
tiyes. Grand Valley News.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Progressive people all Use the pro-
gressive style of stationery and they
come to the Post Printery for it.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Mrs. J. R. Walsh went TO Aspen
Saturday to attend the Stewart funeral
and remained several days to visit
friends.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

James Mangnall of Basalt made a
business trip to Glenwood Monday of
this week.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

L. E Brown, manager Of the Clark
hotel at Rifle, was business visitor
in Glenwood Wednesday.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Joe Luxen passed through Glenwood
Sunday night on Midland No. bound
for Denver to be with the Stockgrow
ers in their meeting the first of the
week
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Miss Kate Walsh, who has been in
Glenwood for some time, left Tuesday
for Denver where she expects to re
main.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Nicoll johnson, of the Santa F.
road, was in town Monday making
friends for his road.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Fred Morrell of the forest service
made a trip to Norrie Wednesday.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

II. J. Holmes went down to Denver
Sunday night on Midland No. 6.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

H. r. Kamm went to Denver Sun
day night on Midland No. g.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Mrs. Martha G. Rhodes of Basalt
was down Tuesday ON shopping ex-
petition.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

A. S. Baxter this week sold his
Canon creek ranch to Elmer Lucas.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Cheap rates to the coast will be on
soon. Ask the Midland man for rates
and dates of sale
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

F. A. Gordon left Tuesday morning
for Denver for visit of several days.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Mrs Alice Clark visited the schoo
on lower Cattle creek Wednesday.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Page Munro of Rife spent Sunday
visiting in Glenwood Springs.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Cheap money and plenty Of it.
DeLan q Co.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Fine Mexican drawn work 900 Colo
rado avenue. 1117.tf
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Ollie Thorson departed Thursday
night for business trip to the capital
city.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

P. c. Coryell of New Castle was
Glenwood visitor Sunday.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26
LOCAL NEWS OF GLfNWO0D

Wanted: Some good ranch loans at
low interest. DeLan u Co.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Miss Pearl Strouse spent Sunday
with her parents in Rifle.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

Ask the Midland man for cheap rates
to Pacific coast points and to the
Northwest. They will be on sale
soon.
The Midland Route
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26
I w. DOLLISON

According to an Iowa editor GER
tain church wanted some wine for
communion purposes but could get
nothing but persimmon wine. After
partaking of this the congregation at
tempted to sing the Doxology, but
they could do was to whistle it.
The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

The Midland Route.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Best Work of the Day in New York
Factory When Band Plays.

New York-An industrial manufac-
troduced music as an incentive to &C
tive labor among its employees. 1t
was observed that between $3.50 and
five o'clock every afternoon the spirit
of labor departed from the factory
leaving languor, fatigue, listlessness
and that tired feeling" Work seemed
to become drain, drudge and a
curse. Bart Arkell was stricken by
the thrush of happy thought. He
has long been a member of the Sym
phony society. Why not symphonic
the establishment? Done! The band
was hired. 1t begins to play at $3.50
and deluges the factory and its con-
tents with varied harmony, The en-
ployes awaken, resume work with the
vigor of the, morning and actually
hate to knock off at five. The hour for
the music to begin is pleasantly antic-
ipated and the tedium of monotonous
toll is wonderfully relieved.
This innovation of music in a north
ern factory to get more work out of
employees was copied from the COM
mon practice in the south before and
shortly after the war. Any gang OF
pick and shovel men would become in
active without leader of the singing.
If in close ranks they would seriously
interfere with each other. Nothing
would move in unison. Much time
was wasted and very little could be
accomplished. But with bright, ac-
tive leader to set the pace, as the
precentor does in sleepy old church,
all picks were raised and lowered
simultaneously, all shovels scooped up
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
PECULIAR PLANT DISCOVERED.
Vine Found In Old Mexico Will Affect
Rubber Industry.

Washington.-A vine has been dis
covered in Mexico, according to re
ports, which contains more rubber
than any other known plant. There
Is so much rubber in the stems that
it holds together even after the fiber
of the wood is broken.
Should a method be discovered of
extracting the rubber, it is believed
that the discovery of the vine will
greatly affect the rubber industry.
The characteristic of the vine was
first noticed on cocoa plantation.
Chinese laborers observed the won
derful elasticity of the vines and
wove them into hammocks. The drier
the. stems became the more elastic
they grew.
Upon investigation the vine was
found to contain 20 to % per cent.
of rubber. There was total absence
of essential oil and rosin. The vine
Is said to grow extensively in many
parts of Mexico.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
NO MONEY MADE IN ASHES.
cobbIer Falls In Promoting Fuel
Secret and Returns to Bench.

Altoona, Pa.-Having exhausted his
slender savings, John Gilmore, "the
poor Altoona cobbler," who discov-
cred the secret of burning ashes, must
either sell his secret at great sacri-
fee, go back to his bench or starve.
Not very enhancing outlook to
man who for some months has been
thinking of millions.
When Ellmores discovery was first
announced to the world offers to buy
1t came to him thick and fast. At that
time he was In position to sell out
for enough money to keep the wolf
from the door for the remainder of
his days.
Friends, however, persuaded him to
decline the offers and form company
of his own to manufacture and market
his formula. Accordingly 1t was de-
cided to capitalize the concern at $20,-
100000. but when the time came no
one would buy the stock and the COM
pany proved a fizzle.
Gilmore was poor promoter. ELL
more had closed his humble cobbler's
shop, but now, with his money all
gone,~he must return to 1t to make a
living for himself and family.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
SHOWS STAR CHANGES.

taneously from one plate to the other,
alternating at regular intervals as
long as the operator cares to observe.
In this case the bodies which are the
same on the two plates remain sta
tionary to the eye, while those whose
position Is changed appear to jump
with each shift.
Hitherto the astronomers at the OBJ
servatory have not been able to secure
complete results from their observa-
tions, for lack of time or trained as
sistants to study and compare the
plates that heretofore required hours
OF. painstaking labor with miscroscope
and micrometer.
The stereo-comparator Is the inven-
ton of G. Pulfrich, who is employed
In the famous instrument making
works Of Carl Zeiss at Jena, Germany.
Not more than dozen have been
made, as yet, and of these two are in
use in the United States, one at the
observatory here and one at the solar
observatory at Mount Wilson. Cali
fornia.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
GERMANY'S NEW CANAL.
The Telton, 20 Miles Long, Dlverts an
Enormous Traffic.


Berlin.-The greatest recent canal
project in Germany is the Telton
canal, near Berlin. The immense riv-
err traffic on the. Havel and the Spree
has been much hampered by being
obliged to follow these streams
through the city. The Telton canal
permits this traffic to be diverted.
The canal is only 20 miles long, and
there Is saving in distance of only
20 miles in the main river route. But
the gain is in the time formerly nec-
essary to get through the city, The
total expense of construction, includ-
ing buildings, harbors and electric
works, was about 81, 100000
The channel is 20 meters broad at
the bottom and from two to $50 me.
tiers deep, with towpath two meters
broad.
There is only one lock with fall
of water Of 2.7 meters. In its construc-
ton the latest and most improved
system has been employed. It's gates,
ETC., are worked by electricity sup
piled by the canals own electric
works, the towing also being mainly
done by electric locomotives. Fifty
five bridges had to be built, but the
expenditure is fully justified by the
enormous traffic through Berlin, which
amounted in 1905 to nearly 10000, 900
tons.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
NOVEL INSTRUMENT INSTALLED
AT YERkEs OBSERVATORY.
With the Aid OF Photography II Makes
Easier the Measurement OF Dis
tances Between Heav.
emily Bodies.

Williams Bay, Wis.-There has
been added to the equipment of the
Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay
one OF the most important of recent
inventions in the line of mechanical
optics. The instrument is known as
the stereo-comparator, and applies the
principles of the ordinary stereoscope
in the comparison of similar objects,
or two different photographs of the
same object.
The instrument in use at the Yerkes
Observatory Is one of the largest of
its kind as well as one of the most
delicate and complex. 1t Is used In
the study and comparison of stellar
and solar photographs taken with the
40-inch Yerkes telescope and the
Snow Photographic telescope.
One object is the detection of the
proper motion of stars, planets or
comets. For this purpose two pho
tographs of the same region of the
sky, taken at carefully noted inter
val, are placed In the instrument,
where, as in the stereoscope, the i'm
age of one is superimposed upon the
other to form one combined image for
the eyes looking through the double
eye-piece.
Those stars which occupy the same
relative position on the two plates will
appear in the combined image the
same as II but one plate was used.
The instant the operator looks at the
combined photographs he will note
which of the stars have moved, and
from the amount of displacement may
measure the distance moved. OF
course, If the distance Is very great, a
double image will be seen. Delicate
hairlines in the eye-piece and measur.
ing scales with adjusting screws for
moving the plates provide for measur-
ing the change in position of the body
under observation, so as to compute
the rate of motion.
In another method of making COM
parison single eye-piece is used, y and
by an automatic. device operated by.
electricity the vision is shifted instan-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
RICHEST VALE SENIOR LATEST,
Son Of Lackawanna Railroad Presi.
dent Is Awarded That Honor.

New Haven, Conn.-Calvin Trues-
dale, the richest member of the Yale
class of 1907, has been awarded the
vote of the class as it's LATEST mem
Der. He is son of the multi-million-
aire president ofathe Lackawanna rail-
road.
George Harold Wiess, of Schuylkill
Haven, Pa. was voted the nerviest
and also the windiest member of the
class. Charles Pomeroy Otis, of An
dover, Mass, was voted the greatest
grind in the class. Sammy" Morse,
the football captain, was voted the
most popular member, and Edward
Hart, of Brooklyn, the best debater
In the class-the member most likely
to succeed.
Professor William Lyon Phelps got
the vote as the favorite and the bright
est professor When 1t came to vot-
ing for the university the class liked
next to Yale, Harvard received jolt,
for 178 votes went to Princeton and
only 81 to Harvard, which has usually
been awarded that honor. Williams
college came third with % votes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
President Always Armed.

Washington.-Pre Roosevelt
goes heavily armed. He is prepared
to take care of himself in any emer
gency. 1t was disclosed the other day
during the ceremonies incident to the
laying of the cornerstone of Masonic
temple, that the president carries q
heavy army revolver, which he knows
how to use. When the president ar
rived at the stand erected for the oc
casion he was warmly welcomed and
Masonic apron was produced for
him to wear, he being a member OF
the order In tying the apron it was
necessary to disarrange his coat, and
when 1t was pushed back to permit
the tying of the apron strings a huge
army revolver came into view, project
ing from the presidents hip pocket.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
VESSELS BUILT DURING MAY.
Total Gross Tonnage Is 27,161-Atlan
tic Shlpyards Lead.

Neutrality-suspicious. May 107 ves-
sells of 27,161 gross tons were built In
the shipyards of the United States
and officially registered with the COM
missioner of navigation. OF these ves-
sells 30 of 1923 gross tons were con-
structed on the Atlantic and gulf
coasts and 29 of 1908 gross tons on
the Pacific coast. The feet of vessels
on the great lakes was increased dur
ing the month of May by the addition
of eight vessels of an aggregate ton
mage of 1914.
The largest steam vessels included
in these statistics were the Henry
Phipps, of 1910 gross tons. built at
West Bay City, Mich, and owned by
the Pittsburg Steamship company.
The City Of Cleveland. of 1868 gross
tons, built at Wyandotte. Mich. for
the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation
company. and. the William b. brock.
of 4.468 gross tons, built at st. Clair.
Mich, and owned by the Great Lakes
Engineering Works.
The total, sail steam and unrigged
vessels registered with the commits
sioner of navigation during the IL
months ending May 81 had tonnage
of 439,S2S, as compared with tom
mage of 380,400 in the same period
last year,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Forces Air Through Ducts In Floor of
the Dry Rooms.

Boston.-The equipment for an in
teresting soap-drying plant was re-
Gently shipped from Boston for install
lation in Havana, Cuba. The apparatus
consisted of steel-plate fan arranged
to be driven by motor, and steam
pipe heater through which the air is
drawn by the positive action of the
fan. From the fan outlet 1t is forced
through ducts beneath the floor of the
dry rooms and admitted thereto
through which the air is drawn by the
positive action of the fan. From the
fan outlet 1t is forced through ducts
beneath the floor of the dry rooms
and admitted thereto through open.
ings, Each room has capacity for
1000 pounds of laundry soap in ten
ounce cakes.
The air thus admitted circulates
freely around the cakes of soap, which
are carried on racks, and finally es-
capes through the outlets. Thence
the return ducts convey 1t to the heat
er room. The positive pressure main
tanned within the dry rooms and the
partial vacuum in the heater room
make this circulation continuous and
absolute. The apparatus is so pro-
portioned as to dry the total quantity
of soap about 1-16-inch deep in five or
six hours.
When the air thus becomes over
saturated, flesh air from out of doors
may be admitted to the heater, there
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
STEALS SOAP WORTH 2 CENTS.
Widow Sent to Jail by Express Com
pany az Result.

New York.-Charged with stealing
from Senator I. C. Platt's express
company cake of soap, the highest
reasonable valuation of which is two
cents. Mrs. Hannah Polski was sent
TO Jail to be held for trial by Magls.
trate Moss In the Tombs court.
Mrs. Polski, who is a poor widow,
was arrested at the instance of
Charles Il. Jeffries, superintendent of
the United States Express company
building, on Rector street. She Is en-
ployed there as a scrub woman JEFF.
fries aid found her with the soap in
her possession.
Profoundly indignant at the discov-
cry, Jeffries fastened to the Church
street station and demanded that the
woman be arrested.
Policeman Murphy accompanied JEFF
fries back to the building and took
the woman into custody. He also
gathered up exhibit A, battered cake
of soap.
This woman had the soap felon-
iously In her possession" declared SUI
perintendent Jeffries ponderously.
II admit that, your honor" said the
prisoner. II intended to wash my
hands with 1t. After working on my
knees scrubbing floors for four hours
l thought l was entitled at least to
wash my hands"
Don't you think this Is a pretty
small matter to make criminal
charge OFF," asked Magistrate Moss.
Il desire to make an example of
her." returned Jeffries. There has
been altogether too much pilfering in
the building lately. Why, feel sure
that thousands of dollars worth of ar
ticles have been stolen from the build.
ing l will not withdraw the com
plant, as this woman may be con
cerned in the other thefts, though
admit have no proof of it.
"Then there is no alternative but
to hold the prisoner" announced the
court. II must hold her on charge
of petty larceny for special sessions.
Thereupon the widow was led away
to the Tombs.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
STATUE TO A WOMAN
WAS FIRST TO CROSS THE ALLIE.
GHENY MOUNTAINS.
Handsome Shaft to Be Unveiled to
Memory Of Mrs. Charity Prick
EFT at Fairmont, w. Va, In
Near Future.

Fairmont, w. Va.--Mrs. Charity
Prickett was the first white woman
to cross the western slope of the AL
legheny mountains and to brave the
unknown terrors of what was then an
unexplored wilderness; a place where
savages and wild beasts roamed and
where the appearance of white face
was the signal for blood splitting. 1t
has long been considered fitting that
the memory of this brave woman
should be honored, and, after many
months of effort. arrangements have
been completed by which expression
will be given to popular appreciation
of her courage.
On or about the Fourth Of July a
monument will be unveiled and APP
propriate exercises will be held In
memory of Mrs. Prickett by the citi'
zens of Marion county, who are proud
of the fact that this county holds her
remains.
Mrs. Charity Prickett, accompanied
by her husband, a brother-in-law and
one or two other sturdy pioneers,
crossed the Allegheny mountains
about 1888. Avoiding the roaming
bands of Indians as best they could
they made their way westward until
they reached the Monongahela valley
Traversing this unknown section for
some distance they finally located
near the mouth of large creek, which
has since been known as Prickett
creek.
Other white settlers began to arrive
in this territory, and in few years q
small settlement of whites had been
established. The growth of the little
community was watched with jealous
eyes by the Indians, who roamed un
hindered through those wilds, and
finally they held council of war, and
the determination Of the white set
tiers was agreed upon.
A lone Indian, whose friendship had
been won through some act of kind
| ness shown him by the whites, crep'
into the little settlement and warned
them ofSthe impending danger.
Gathering up their small belongings
as quickly as possible, the Pricket'
family, together with the other set
tiers, hastily retreated into the for
est. Their fight, however, was socr
discovered, and the savages followed
their trail and overlook them. A
bloody battle followed, the sturdy set
tiers fighting with great desperation
and the Indians were finally beaten
of, many of their number being killed
Several of the little group of pioneers
also lost their lives, among them be
ing Isaac Prickett. the brother-in-law
of Mrs. Charity Prickett A noted In
dian chief, Fighting Wolf, was killed
in this battle, which occurred in 1894
Having administered crushing de
feat to the Indians, the little party re-
turned to their homes and, with the
exception of few attacks of minor
nature, suffered no serious trouble
from the Indians.
Mrs. Prickett lived to be 95 years
of age and many of her descendants
now live in this community, and will
take part in the memorial exercises
to be held in her honor. She died In
1888.
The monument which is to perpetu.
ate her memory Is a handsome shaft
costing about $1,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Hauana's Model Soap Plant.

by keeping the humidity low enough
to accomplish sufficiently rapid dry.
ing. All of the heating surface is en-.
closed in steel-plate casing in con.
nection with the fan, thereby avoiding
all the inconvenience of scattering
piping in the dry rooms and permit.
ting of their being kept clean, and
avoiding all risk of fire.
The prevailing temperature in Ha'
vana was considered in the design of
this apparatus, the operation of which
may be readily controlled by means
of hampers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
FORMER WooDsMAN NOW LEAD
ING ACTOR IN NORWAY.
Rasmus Rasmussen Revisits Home of
Woman Who Recognized His Gen.
ius When He Was an igno-
rant Laborer.

Chicago.-From lumberjack in the
Wisconsin woods to one of the leading
character actors of the Norwegian
stage is the remarkable career of Ras.
mus Rasmussen, who now, after 20
years of success, is revisiting the
United States on mission of graft
tude.
Rasmussen has an American woman
to thank for getting a start in his ca
reer as an actor and singer of folk
songs. The woman Is Mrs. N. H.
Withee, of La Crosse. Wis, widow of
'one of the largest timber land owners
in the Badger state. Recognizing
Rasmussen's genius at the time he
was a lumberjack, Mrs. Withee took
him up" and paid for his musical edu-
cation.
Many times the actor has offered to
pay back with interest the sum Mrs.
Withee advanced for him, but she
steadfastly has refused to accept any
thing in return.
A few weeks ago Rasmussen unex-
pectedly arrived in La Crosse and
called on his benefactor, to whom he
expressed his heartfelt gratitude for
all she had done for him. She will
visit this summer at his villa in Ber-
gen.
Rasmussen first came to the United
States a poor peasant lad in 1882.
Born in the province of Romsdal, one
of the most picturesque parts of Nor
way, Rasmussen had the poetry and
music of his native valley in his soul
and he always had a strong desire to
go ON the stage. When in La Crosse
It was always Rasmussen who took
the lead among his fellow Norwegians
in arranging amateur theatrical per-
formances, music tests, and other en-
tertainments.
1t was at one of these little enter
tainments that Mrs. Withee was at
tracted to the young Norwegian by his
wonderful singing of the folk songs
of his native land. He was invited to