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The Washington times., 1907-02-01
PACKING POSTAL
MUSEUM CURIOS
Exhibit fer Jamestown
Being Made Ready--One
Trainload Grated.

The Postohice museum is being packed
Up preparatory 10 scing out ou jus am
nUal sammer season starring engage
mcut. this year at the jamestown Ez-
position.
Until all the exhibits are shipped The
museum Wi. be closed 20 the puhlic-
Curator 5. Slack announces, hoHeE rr.
that "a large enough display or post
office attractions viii De retained here
TO intdes, tourists and sighrssers when
the museum re0pens.
A tramload of exhibits has already
been packed away iu crates
Curator slack viii Doe in charge of tEr
eNhi1lt, which with pc almost as large as
al 81 Louis
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OFFICERS AS SELECTED

HON. DANIEL n MORGAN, President.
G J. RIXEY, Vice President
CHARLES A. DOUGLAS, General Counsel
RICHARD Z. CLAUGHTON, Treasurer.
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URGING INCREASED PAY
FOR TREASURY WtTCHMEh

The men who watch Uncle sam s.
gold, silver. paper money. and other
valuables In the Treasury building will
soon have their claim 10 higher pay
presented 10 the attention Of members
Of Congress.
or these watchmeu there are about
nifty. They are paid 500 per annum.
They work sundays and holidays and
ara compelled. therefore 10 do about
sixty days more duty than any other
employees IN the Treasury Building. The
messengers get $3.50 in many cases.
On account Of this the watchmen feel
that thew are entitled 10 a raise IN
salary Their claims. IL Is understood.
Will be taken up by Representative
Davis of Minnesota. the champion of
higher pay for Government employees.
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Question Of Importance.

Au important question connected with
the conference BE- whether men are 10
bee appointed as district attorneys who
are opposed To- tile auti-corporati0n ana
antitrust policies of President Roosa-
Welt, OF whether selections are 90 he
made OF men iG harmony with The Pres
ident's IDEAS u these matters On this
point there is a square issue hetWetn
most of the mamaers. of the delegation
and Governor Cummius and his sup
porters WHO represent the progressive
wing OF ta- Republican party i'm Iowa,
The CumWils men are now in control
of the State and they are insisting that
their friends ought o. Zoe recognized in
making tine Federal appointments. They
also insist thar 10 is absard for the
delegation, or tile majority Of H. to
force on tae President app1iuteez vh5
are not Pa s.npate with the Roose-
Welt policies
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The Candidates Diseussed.

The two men whose proposed appoint
ment Is stirring up most feeling ia the
state among the Cummlns men are Col
NJ /. Temple. who comes from Repre-
sentative Eephurn's district and n j.
Tuain. from Representativ Cousins dis
lricr These are the probable nominees
of the delegation for the district attor-
uey=hirs. Temple has long been afiIi-
ated politically with j. ". Blythe, gen
CIal counsel for the Burlington road.
and the right-hand man of James j.
Hul
Ionin comes lrom q part OF the state
politically dominated by the Northwest
cru road, which is in close relations
with the Hartman interests T8hln's
friends and political hackers are
friendly 10 the Northwestern influence
I'm Iowa politics.
Cummius men in IORa are threaten
ing 20 carry the contest straight Ia the
White House with the intent of putting
u up 10 JG, President whether he wants
district attorneys who are friendly 10
his politics or who are OLA close political
terms with the big railroad interests
Iaal are busiiy engaged in lighting the
Administration.
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BENNlN6 ROAD WIDENING
MEETS WITH OPPOSITION

Capt JAY j. Morrow. Assistant EHgi-
l.a-r Commissioner. has made aa adverse
Teeomm-H3stIoa on the alN recently Inc
lr1Haeed ia Congress hy Representative
Allen OF Maine. for the widening Of
2.au.ug road from BIadens1ufg road
rr tl- Audcl=fil river.
Captain Morrow, Bon lis report, says
tHa. traffic conditions on Tails road are
met uy the present improvements.
Ills adverse recommendation Is based
upon lack az necessity ana excessive cost
oi The proposed work al Ihls time.
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BILL TO REWARD
SURGEON CARROLL

The Senate Committee CD Military Az
fairs ordered a favorable report on
the Dick bin for ths relief OF Dr.
james Carroll curator of The army
Medical Museum. The bul was amend
ed 20 as 10 provide that Dr. car
ron pc 8ut ca tha active list of the army
with the r.1k and 1av of major
Dr. Carroll lost Lla health Hy submit
ting 90 tile b.fes of. lle mosquito 20
Ezrgrlaiu LEe lFulh gl tic m1aqIIl5
lIeCry OF yellow fever lu Cuba Boz 1909.
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cALLs DIYORCE suns FARcEs.

Among the many communications re-
etlved ty the Commissioners on the. sub
Ject OF proposed change OF divorce laws
was one yesterday from G.. j. Hemins-
way OF d-J Fourth street southeast. al
legtnE that tHe general powers Of courts
make many suits farces and uruVesties
or Justice, He demands radical changes.
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FIFTY WATER METERS
ARE INSTALLED DAILY

Fifteen hundred water metres have
been put in service In private residences
The force, as at present organized for
this work i'm the water department can
viii DE IN service before The end o. the
present fiscal year.
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of Washington, D. {.

announce the call for the pay
ment Of the first installment of
the subscriptions to the capital
stock Of the company, and that
the books will be open from the
1st to the 18th Of February, 1907,
for receiving the same.
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NEW SHOCK IN KINGSTON.

LONDON. Feb .l-GoverEor sWetten-
ham cables the colonial office from
Kingston that slight shocks OF earth
quake continue 10 be- felJ there. 4
slight and harmless earthquake shock
was felt at Dover.
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Members in Congress Will
Meet TO Discuss the
Situation.
Question of Patronage, Long
Complicated, Must Be
Solved.
Delegation to Agree on
Nominations to Be
Submitted.

Senators Allison and Deliver and
members OF the Iowa delegation planned
last evening TO hold a conference neN-
Tuesday morning IN the ONCE OF Sen
ator Allison Tor tie purpose OF agree
ing on the nominations they viii saomi,
10 President RooseVe1u Tor tlpertant
Federal Offices ia iowa The Fedora.
patronage situation iu iowa has become
d complicated oBe, Settlement ot IL has
been hanging fire for over year ana
the longer IL has been delayed the worse
IL has become
The principal offices 10 be hllsd are
those of district attorney and marshal
for the northern judicial district OF The
State. and district attorney and mar
shat for The southern Judicial district.
Before The matter Is settled, aae or two
collectorsIips ana bank examiner or
Two may become involved
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
CHICKEN SHOW FOR JUNCTION.

Grand Junction, Sept. ls.-Edgar A.
Aelton, secretary of the Western Slope
Poultry Breeders association is in re
celpt of letter from w. J. AFFORD of
faonia, who won first and second prizes
on Rhode Island poultry at the Delta
falr, asking if it would not be possible
to hold mid-winter poultry show in
Grand Junction.
lie claims there are a number of
breeders of fine poultry around that
part of the country who earnestly de
sire such show here, aud that great
crowds would attend.
Mr.. Yelton answered that the breed
ers here are just as anxious as those
at Delta for winter show and it is
probable that such arrangements will
soon be made.
Mr. Yelton feels proud of the win
nlng of the first and second prizes on
Rhode Island Reds by Mr.. AFFORD, in
asmnch as Mr.. AFFORD s start came
from Mr.. Yelton's pens in this city
A mid winter show would be great
attraction, as all poultry is then
through moulting and exhibits would
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GYPSUM.

DR.. Conway returned home Saturday
night from Fraser, where he had been
the past few weeks doing some medical
work. The change seems to have done
him great deal of good as he looks
so much better than when he left.
Mrs. Henry and children came in on
No. Sunday night from Denver and
will locate here again, as Mr.. Henry
will be agent here temporarily if not
permanently. Mrs. Henry went r.
Glenwood Monday to buy some furnl-
ture again as they had sold all their
other furniture about three months ago
when they went to Denver.
DIR. Ewing was doing some dental
work here Wednesday.
Mrs. Dan McGinly returned home
from Gilman Sunday night where she
had been visiting her sister in-law, Mrs
McDougall. Mrs. McGinly went up Sat
urday and accompanied her home.
Vet Hockett came down from Full
ford Tuesday where he had been pros
pecting some. He left for his home
at Montrose Wednesday on No. 4.
"Dick" Demorest came up on No. 4
Wednesday to see his friend, Ejnar
Norgaard.
l.. w. Spangler and family are now
enjoying town life, having moved to
Mr.. Hockett's s house by the creek.
Ed Slaughter returned from Denver
Tuesday and made business trip to
Wolcott Wednesday.
o. w. Doggett went to Rifle Sunday
night to see about the erecting of a
sugar beet dump and now there will be
one erected in short time. He came
home Monday.
Nellie and Lille Armour are up from
Shoshone attending school. They ara
staying with Mrs Andrew Gerard.
Sam Doll left for his home at New
Castle Wednesday night on No. 8.
Mrs. Schelm and baby departed on
No. Sunday for their home in Lead
lille.
w. A. Skiff took some tourists to
,weetwater lake Tuesday.
Ejnar Norgaard came down from Ed
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
WHITE PLAGUE CONFERENCE.

Vienna, Sept. 19.-More than fifty del
egates from America were present to
day at the opening of the International
Congress for the Study and Suppression
of tuberculosis, which has already de
cided to hold its meeting next year in
Washington. The present congress will
remain in session about one week.
Among the subjects considered will be
the use of tubercular museums, the in
heritance of tuberculosis, the cost of
sanatoria, the propagation of interest
in the anti-tuberculosis movement, re-
covery in advanced stages of the dis
ease. tuberculosis in the army and the
Red Cross, and the tuberculosis cam
paign and the railway service.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
NEWCASTLE.

George Wolverton and Ada Connors
were married Sunday. Their friends
wish them joy and success in the flu.
ture.
lnez l.. Griffith spent Monday with
her friend, Lulu NJ. Vincent.
After spending Saturday and Sunday
with her brother in Leadville, Miss I'm
rie returned to her work Monday morn.
ing.
Mrs. James Duce and children left
Sunday night for Boulder where the
children will attend school.
Mrs. J. +. Kamm was taken to the
sanitarium Sunday night
C. C. Hadsall and Frank Newman
left New Castle the other day en- route
to Columbine Camp.
Messrs. Wendell, Newman ana Rod.
erick were Glenwood visitors Saturday.
Olive Cliff spent Saturday and Sun
day in Glenwood.
Mrs. Fred Hamm is visiting relatives
in Palisade.
Mrs. William Ulrey has gone East
on visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hood and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Graves are down from the
mill.
Walt Hood is seen once more on the
streets of New Castle.
Mrs. Will Vvoid has returned from
her visit to Glenwood.
Will Conney is not doing so well.
John Gale is employed at the Rocky
Mountain store.
The stork visited f. Weller's SUNDAY.
leaving boy. Mother and son are
doing nicely.
After the illness Of few weeks Har
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
FARMINGDELE,

Last Sunday the Rev Thomas. Rags.
dale of Oklahoma addressed the Sun
day school.
Chapman s thresher was at Mr..
O'Neil's the fore part of the week.
Wednesday evening the singers of
the neighborhood met with Mrs. Will
liam Gardner to practice music for the
picnic.
Last Sunday Mrs. John Hopkins Of
Spring Valley entertained a number of
small people and their parents in honor
of her son Raymond, tine day peing his
birthday. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott and little
son were guests.
Friday the Sunday school will have a
picnic in Mr.. Gardner's grove. Every.
body expects to be there and eat water
melon and fried chicken and have a
good time all the day.
Sunday as Miss Jessie Sumnicht was
driving from Sunday school her horse
became frightened, and horse, carriage
and occupant went over the bank at
Cattle creek. Miss Sumnicht had a load
of small girls with her. Fortunately
none was seriously hurt, but some
what bruised and grievously frightened
This piece of road is very dangerous
This is the third vehicle to go down
the bank with all occupants.
Lonnie Dorrell was sick and unable
to attend school last Monday.
Bee Mallery has recovered from hel
recent illness and is again in school
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t14-23

SALE OF TIMBER.-Washing ID. G.
Sept. 4, 1907. Sealed bias marked outside {, ,"Bid
Timber Sale Application, Aug. 10, 1907, Holy
Gross" and addressed to the Forester, Forest
Service, Washington, ID. O., will be received
up to and Including the 2lst day of October
1907, for all the understandable dead timber,
about 50 acres, to be designated by the Forest
officer approximately In unsurv eyed Sec 10,
TBS. r. Is w. 9th r. NJ, within the Holy Cross
National Forest, colorado; estimated to be
16o,0O0 IT,, b. NJ, of dead Engelmann spruce,
lodgepole pine, and balsam fir. No bid OF
less than SIPS per NJ. feet B: NJ, will be con.
to Geo. L: King Fiscal Agent, Forest Ser
Vice washington. D. c.. for each bid sub
claims is exempted from sale. The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved. For fur
ther Information and regulations govern.
ing sales address JOHN MCLARKN, Act.
ing Forest supervisor, Glenwocd Sprlngs.
Colorado. WIN. T. cox, Acting Forester.
9.2l 1913
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the town clerk and re,
corder in the town of Glenwood
Springs, Colorado, until 12 clock noon
on the 23rd day of September, 1907,
for constructing two sewers in said
town; one in the alley through block
IA; the other from Tenth street along
Palmer avenue to Eighth street and
down Eighth street to the intersection
with sewer between Palmer avenue and
Bennett avenue; the construction there.
of to be made according to the plans
and specifications now on file with the
town clerk, which are open for inspec-
tion.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for $3.50, as a guarantee
of the good faith of the bidder.
The Street and Alley committee of
the board of trustees, upon whom au-
thority to act has been conferred, re.
serve the right to reject any and all
bids.
Dated at Glenwood Springs, Colorado,
this 18th day of September, 1907.
C. M. KECK,
Town Clerk and Recorder.
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be more than double what they can be
at this time of the year.
COUNTRY TEACHERS WANTED.

Denver Sept. 1.-The state super
lntendent of public instruction is hav-
ing difficult time in obtaining capable
teachers for many of the rural schools
ABOUT the state. Two positions are
open at the present time, which, al
though they do not warrant large sala-
RES, do nevertheless pay cough so that
'he teacher may live most comfortably
ana save money. The rural schools do
not pay as well as do those of the city
ana most of the teachers prefer to wait
nhtil an opening comes in municipal
schools. TIE demand for efficient teach.
ers was never greater than at the pres
ent time.
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COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE
Items of Interest from Neighboring Towns
Gathered By Our Corps of Special Reporters

nor train nor stream is not familiar to
him, and after an absence of more than
a year he too admits that there is no
place better than right here in Colorado
and right here in beautiful. clean com
Portable Eagle.
Anyone who doubts Eagle or Brush
Creek for successful farming, would do
well to take "A kodak view of Mr.. Wm.
Mayors oat field looking southeast.
Mrs. Chas. Lumley is packing hcr
household goods preparatory to moving
to Glenwood where Mr.. Lumley is en-
gagged in business. Mrs. Lumley has
spent the greater part of her life right
in and near Eagle and she and her hus
band will be missed.
Mrs. Nette Peterson spent Monday
in Eagle.
The people of Eagle were somewhat
surprised to learn of the marriage of
Walter Whipple, operator at Eage, to
Bernce Kleckner Peterson at Leadville
Sunday last. Mrs. Whipple is niece of
our most estimable "Central,' Miss
Halloven, and had responded to "Hel
lo'' herself as assistant in Miss Halo
ven s office. She is most estimablc
and pleasant girl, while the groom
Turing his short stay in Eagle, has wor
many friends all of whom wish Their
unbounded happiness.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
KOREANS UNDER THE ROD.

Toxic, Japan, Sept. 19.-Possibilities
that Japan will annex Korea are in
creasing every day, Marquis Ito is
quoted as having stated that Japan
will have to change her policy toward
Korea, and that if the Koreans persist
in their attitude of unfriendliness, it
will be "all day with them. Eight
hundred insurgents are gathering about
Seoul, and several bands have been
killing japanese officials and Japanese
troops. Marquis Ito will leave for Sc
oul Sept. 23 and his new system of re
form will be vigorously pushed.
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wards to visit with his mother, sister
and brothers Tuesday.
SWEETwATER.

Miss Pearl Yost returned home Tues.
day from weeks visit with her cous
in. Maud Stewart, Aspen Glen ranch
R. Stone was a Gypsum caller Fri.
day and Saturday.
Maud Stewart and Pearl Post re.
turned from Coffee Pot with a bunch of
cattle Wednesday.
Claude and Maud Stewart and Pearl
Yost were over to Deep lake Saturday
Chas. and Henry Randall have fin
ished Jack Stewart s new derrick.
Will Maxfield' was riding on Coffee Pot
last week.
Homer Davenport was a caller at the
Stewart ranch Friday.
Luran McGlochlin and Miss Bessie
Cary left for Gypsum last week. Miss
Cary left for her home in Ohio and
Miss McGlochlin is attending high
school.
Pearl Yost, Maud Stewart and Willie
Schum spent Wednesday at Deep lake.
VIII Canton was visitor at the
Stewart ranch last Saturday.
Charles Randall spent Friday and
Saturday with Homer Davenport at his
summer camp.
Mrs. Belle Stewart is on the sick li|
While going to her home on Sweet
water from Dotsero with load, Maud
Stewart had what might have been a
serious accident. While riding up a
steep hill the wagon broke in two,
throwing her out, but she did not re-
ceive any serious injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. S. lemon returned to
their Dotsero ranch from a month 8
stay at Claud Stewards ranch on
Sweetwater during the hot weather.
Frank Maloney and Dick and Charlie
Renshaw are very busy putting up their
hay.
Chas. Gustavason is helping J. W.
Stewart put up his hay.
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THIRD TRIAL FOR
ALLEGED MURDER

Hopewell, N. b., Sept. 1.-THE case
of Thomas f. Collins, a young English
sailor accused of murder, was called for
trial today. Collins is accused of the
murder of Miss Mary Ann McAuley at
New Ireland, Albert county, last Sep
tember. This is the third trial of the
case. The first trial resulted in yer
dict of guilty and sentence of death
At the second trial last July the jury
was unable to agree.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
EAGLE.

Mrs. T. Dice and Mrs. Chas. Forsythc
visited up Brush creek Sunday.
Miss Louise Stein, teacher of the
Brush Creek school, spent Sunday at
her home in Eagle.
Quite jolly fishing party, headed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Long, spent Sun
day up West Brush creek and did not
return home empty handed
Mrs. Ralph Wolverton visited at the
home of her parent, F. Waldo, Monday.
A change in the time of the church
services is contemplate, to take effect
in two weeks.
The Reading club of Eagle is to be-
gin active work again and meet this
week with Mrs. DIR. Green.
Mrs. Arthur Rule is in South Canon
for n few weeks.
Mrs. Chas. Zortman and children Wis
tied at the Schrack ranch Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Whipple returned from
Leadville Tuesday.
Burt Wolverton has ordered new
thrcshing machine engine which will be
here in ten days, and will soon start
work under the proficient management
of Henry Ginter, who is threshing
machine man of large experience.
Mrs. Hans Oleson is happy over 2
beautiful new piano, gift from her
husband.
Schracks of Brush Greek also have n
beautiful new piano.
Mrs. r. A. Howcs and Mrs. Anarew
Christensen, who have been attending
the fair at Pueblo and visiting Mrs
Christensen s mother and brother were
expected home last night, but as no
trains passed through, have not yet
arrived.
Mrs. Wilkinson and Mrs. DR.. Wiley
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Mckenzie
All the farmers are busy at grain
cutting and second haying, and surely
drive up either valley would convince
one that with the excellent prices now
promised the ranchman, prosperity is
theirs.
Albert Fulford has not yet returned
from Burns where he is engaged at tel
ephone work. His mother returned
returned about two weeks ago from
Mountain Home, Idaho, and declar 's
Colorado "good enough -
Mrs. Joe Harris visited Mrs. Duff
last Sunday.
kinson and family spent Sunday at A.
D. McKenzie's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Mckenzie, Mr..
and Mrs. DR.. Wiley and Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Lumey and daughter, Marguerite,
had a great outing Saturday hunting
bees in the rain in the led hills up
Brush creek.
Koonce and Redmond finished load
ing their fourth ear of hay Monday.
These two enterprising young men have
every reason to be proud of their most
excellent crop this year, and when oats
are named, both as by one impulse
show signs of needing larger hats.
Painters are about to take possession
of the White ranch for an illustration
of transformation scene.
Leo Beecholz, wife and baby, who ar
rived about ten days ago, are the
guests of Mr.. Beecholz's brother, John.
Leo was raised among these beautiful .
towering hills, and not peak nor gulch
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
JAPS BLOWN UP.

Toxic, Japan, Sept. l7.-Forty Of the
crew of the warship, Kashima, includ
ing lieutenant and two cadets, were
killed by an explosion aboard the ship
which occurred at Kureat September 8.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
BUBoN1c PLAGUE IN FRISCO.

san Francisco, Sept. 1S.--There are
"2 eases of the plague in this city to-
oay ana there were 10 deaths. Nine
Teen suspects are being watched by Of
hcers of the board Of health,
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more.
The orchestra will give their dance
Saturday night. All are invited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-11-01
Chas. Fenno,
Secretary-Treasurer.

J. W. Soderstrom is continuing
to improve, and is DOW able to sit
up a little while each day. He
says he gets mighty lonesome
though. He certainly has been
sick for quite a while.
Jim Baker has resigned mis- pos
ition here as agent and will 90 to
White City as soon as he is re-
lived where be will take his
brother Berts position in the
Bank. Bert is interested in a
road grading machine that was
patented by a blacksmith at White
City and the business has grown
so that they decided to move their
headquarters to Chicago. .-Hois.
lngton Dispatch.