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The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22
WHY is MIR. sELIG ABSENT.

As the matter of the absence of
Hugo Selig, district attorney, from
the conduct of the famous Jaynes
case has been referred to in open
court by the attorneys for the de-
fense, it is not at all foreign to make
some comment upon the matter for
the enlightenment of the public.
The Montrose papers state that Mr..
selig is spending a few days in that
city at his home 1t does not state
that Mr.. Selig is attending at the
bedside of any sick member of his
family or that he was called to his
home on matters of vast Importance
affecting the public veal, but the
statement that he is enjoying him
self at his home.
His absence gives rise to the query
why is he not here in attendance up
ON the Mesa county district court, in
the conduct of case that is costing
the taxpayers large sum ofmoney?''
1t is true that he is represented in
the case by the assistant district at
torney, but from the fact that addi-
tional counsel in the person of Mr..
Carnahan was secured. It suggests
that the case was of more than ordin-
airy Importance.
Mr.. selig should give some reason
for his absence, as very ugly rumors
affecting his probity in the matter
are current on the public streets and
for his own self. If not for any other
reason he should advance some rea-
son for his apparent unconcern upon
the conduct of a case that is costing
the taxpayers such a considerable
sum of money.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22
THE DOG IN THE MANGER ACT

Glenwood Springs council and its
mayor have put themselves on rec
ord in telegram to Senator Taylor.
that, they want the normal school ap-
preparation for this city To he defeat
cd at all hazards. In the telegram
they say that the defeat of the ap-
preparation for a normal in this city.
will be half victory" and they
want il so understood.
If that is the feeling Glenwood
Springs entertains for us the sooner
it is fully understood the better. Ger
tainly Grand junction can get along
without the friendship of Glenwood
better than Glenwood Springs can
get along without our friendship or
at least equally as well.
In years to come when this city
has grown to its full size and import
ance Glenwood may need our support
for itself as summer resort. The
people of this city always responded
to Glenwood's invitation to consider
that place our play ground.
II II becomes necessary for Grand
Junction she can establish her own
resorts in the hills surrounding us
and refuse to pay tribute toward
Glenwood Springs. as we always have
No celebration of Strawberry day
or any other event has ever been
held that the people of this city
did not constitute the larger end of
the crowd in attendance.
We are pleased to know the atti-
tude of the mayor and the council of
Glenwood upon the matter. as ex-
pressed in their telegram to Senator
Taylor to stand pat for the appropria-
tion for Glenwood Springs. which
Is now playing the dog in the manser
act, by its own confession. as it SAYS
In substance; III we cannot get the
appropriation for ourselves, which
we know we cannot, for heavens
sake keep il from Grand Junction.
We cannot understand the position
taken by Glenwood Springs official
board. We have been under the i'm
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22
MAY ERECT BRANDYDIsTILLERy
Further Details of the New Industry
Which May BE Establish
ed Here.

\ few days ago the Sentinel made
an exclusive announcement to the eff
feet that Walter Wilhelmy and others
had, according to report. secured a
long time contract with the sugar
factory to handle all of its low grade
syrup.
Further details of this proposition
in connection with a well founded
probability that a distillery for the
manufacture of peach brandy will be
erected here, have been made pub
lie during the past two days.
II seems that the same parties in
terested in the manufacture of de-
naturated alcohol from the low grade
sugar syrup have in view the estab-
llshment of big peach brandy dis
tillery in this city. 1t is said that if
this distillery should come here it
would mean an investment of from
SIS, 10000 to s1OO,OOO.OO in the
plant.
1t is declared that conditions in
This great fruit raising section make
this city an admirable location for
a peach brandy distillery.
1t is stated that Walter Wilhelmy
for company in Leadville. has con-
tracted for a million gallons of low
grade syrup to be furnished by the
Western Sugar 6 Land company's
factory in this city, within n period
Of two or three years. This syrup
viii be converted into denaturated
alcohol. The factory has a large
sGpply on hand from the present sea
some run and this goes in on the
zig contract.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

Senator Clayton, who speaks by
The card for the present state normal
school at Greeley says that there is
no demand for school elsewhere in
the state. which suggestion simply
proves that Senator Clayton is serv-
mg his constituents and not the peo'
pie as a whole. Perhaps Senator
Clayton could not be made to believe
that Grand Junction even is larger
IN population than Greeley There
are whole lot of things that Sena-
for Clayton could see. if he would
permit himself to look, but it is sell
fish self interest that makes him
oppose a normal school at Grand
Junction.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

Easter novelties at the 8 and 1C
cent store.
Try the Excelsior butter. For sale
by Cassells & Co.
The Joe Moon buggy is an adver.
tisement on wheels.
Charles S. Newton left the city yes
terday for Nevada. to look after hi.
interests.
The exponent of style will be dis
played next Tuesday, March 26th al
the Grand"
State university glee and mando.
lin club at the Congregational church
Saturday night March 23rd. auspices
of Young Mems club of church.
This morning the Home Nursery
company received two more car loads
of fine fruit trees and the work OF
unloading the trees is in progress.
1t is reported that Guy Bedwell
the Grand Junction horseman, has
cleaned up over $4,000 on his hors.
es at Los Angeles during the past
three months.
The Baptist people are still in
doubt as to the site of their new
church building. A committee to Sc
lect the site has been appointed and
is expected to report in few DAYS.
This morning City Marshall o.
Neil arrested for the third time in a
month n woman who is addicted to
the liquor habit. She has several
children and the officials are at a loss
to know what to do with her.
There was only one case in police
court this morning. f. C. Downs.
arrested last night and who spent
the night behind the bars of the city
Jail, was arraigned on the drunk and
disorderly charge. He was given the
usual fine and costs. He paid up.
The candidates of the various tick
cts are out seeing the people most
every day but still the interest in
the election is by no means as pro-
nounced as it was two years ago
There seems TO be n general apathv
prevailing in both the leading parties
and one would think that very lit
tie local interest was being taken in
the result. The election is less than
two weeks off.
Last week the Sentinel made an
nouncement of the arrival of a big
consignment of electrical machinery
to be used in the big power plant of
the Redlands Irrigation company.
This week several additional cars of
machinery have come in and all are
now being unloaded. The power
plant will be installed as soon as pos
sible. 1t is reported that the com
pany will furnish power for its big
irrigation system. will take a num-
ber of outside power contracts among
which may be a contract to supply
the power for an electric lighting
plant at Fruita. The power plant
will be one of the largest in this por-
tion of the state.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22
TOO NARROW TO UNDERSTAND

It was not TO be anticipated that
the editor of the Republicans heet,
could conceive that a man might be
mistaken and at the same time hon
est. His mind is not sufficiently
broad for such proposition to find
Iodgment in it.
In very Iabored effort last night,
inspired by some two-cent political
rounher, he endeavored to prove that,
because we made the statement that
we believed Alderman Davies was
thoroughly honest in everything that
I hc did in connection with the effort 70
begin construction of the mountain
water system, that either Davies was
right and the mayor wrong or that
I the opposite condition was true.
Now so far as this statement con-
Germs ourselves we care little. We
[ told the public our reasons for not
I signing the contract, but we did not
reflect upon the council whatever. In
fact, we said that we believed that
they were honest in voting TO award
D
came apparent that the man TO whom
| the contract was awarded, was en-
dcavoring to get the better of the
deal that, they We're glad that the
contract remained unsigned.
The struggle to secure "A contract
that was first class and to sell the
bonds for par for cash was most
wearing trial and in desire to serve
the public and in their zeal to hate
the work commence under the pres
emf administration, they awarded the
contract. believing that il was the
best that had been presented to coun-I
Gil and the only way in which the
work the work could be begun.
If every man who sits in the coun-
Gil of this city in the years to come
are as honest in their intentions as
was MIR. Davies throughout the whole
work for the construction of the
mountain water system, this city will
bc well served. We know to our
own knowledge that the work done
by MIR. Davies for the people, cost
him considerable sum of money in
his business. He was ever anxious
to be of benefit to the whole people
and especially to the people of his
ward. He is of an entirely unselfish
disposition and works hard for the
public.
| II is not to be wondered though,
that ii is hard to get men in business
10 consent to permit their names TO
be used to serve the public in an al
dermnnic capacity, when such sense
less attacks as have been made in
the past by the other sheet are ut all
times being made, without founda-
tion to warrant them. Men at all
timid and who do not desire to have
themselves Villified and their acts
questioned by men, simply TO serve
political ends, will refuse and con-
time TO refuse to permit their nnm-
cs 10 go before the public.
The spirit of such attacks though
are too apparent To fool the public
Instead of MIR. Davies seeking the of
flee, the public may feel itself for
tunate that Mr.. Davies has permitted
his name TO be used again for alder
manic honors.. If elected the lInowl-
edge he possesses of the work TO Sc
cure Mountain water will be inval-
uablc To the succeeding council
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

One of the big problems for this
city 10 solve is better streets. Intel
l'eent direction and time to devote
t' tho study of the best means to
eif' ct such changes as are necessary
to make them better, is what is need
ed badly in the city. With the pro-
posal that is placed before the voters
of this city to unite the offices of
mayor and street commissioner
whereby the city will secure the en-
tire time of the candidate placed in
the field by the Democratic party of
this city. is the best solution of the
problem.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

preston right along that the spirit
Of amity between this city and our
sister town was of the warmest kind,
out ii appears that we have Inisunder-
stood the situation.
We shall hereafter realize that
Glenwood does not want any reeip-
rocal relations at all between the two
cities.
Being well informed in the matter.
g-e can act accordingly in the future.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

Mr.. ]. r. Wentworth, candidate for
mayor on the Democratic ticket is
a gentleman who has had large ex-
perienee in the direction of public
works For many years he was gen.
eral superintendent of the st. Louns
and San Francisco railroad and in
that capacity was brought into con-
tact with men and measures that re-
quired knowledge and ability. He is
one of the most logical candidates TO
fill the Office OF mayor that has ever
been presented to the people. He is
not self seeking and is of retiring
nature, but that only speaks well
for his qualities as a man among men
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

In the Third ward of the city it is
pretty generally conceded that in the
two men who have been nominated
ior aidermaa;c honors Democracy
-i"ee most wise selections. ]. r.
Ma thews is man Of affairs. busi.
hess man of Judgment and conserya-
I'VE ability, who will bring to the
S"ties OF alderman wide experience.
siis iunnng mate is too well kuow n
to need extended notice. He is one
OF the eity's greatest bosters More
men have been brought to Grand
junction and to Mesa county through
ms individual efforts perhaps, than
the efforts of any other man in the
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22
THE GUNNIsoN RISING TOO

This morning Water Superintend-
ent, b. w. vedder informed the SEN
tinel that during the night the Gun
nison river rose four inches and is
still rising today. The water is in
an awfully muddy condition and as a
result the water drawn from the hy-
drants is very cloudy today.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

1t is generally agreed by the bust
ness interests of the city that Grand
Junction needs the services of its
mayor all the time. The rapid in
crease in the city's population makes
this almost imperative. BY giving
Mr.. Wentworth your vote you will
secure an arrangement whereby the
city will be the great beneficiary.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

Clerk Conley has found out one
thing in his campaign that he is
making for reelection, that the peo-
pie don't have to be told when an of
fetal performs his work honestly and
well. He is surprised that so many
people know that it has been his first
principle while holding office TO he
ever Mt his post of duty.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

1t is a well founded theory in pub
lie life that a man that constantly
scents dishonesty, has an abnormal
prediction in that direction himself
and that it is well to let such an indi-
vidual alone. in the conduct of pub
lc affairs.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

There is not much excitement over
the coming election. The public
seem to believe that the ticket pre-
sented to them by the Democratic
party fulhlls their idea of what a
ticket ought to be and that the tick
ct will be elected without any ques-
ton whatever.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

city. He is always working for the
'upbuilding of Grand Junction NO
mistake can possibly be made in cast
ing your vote for both of the alder
manic candidates of the Democracy
in the Third ward.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

According to the philosophy of the
other sheet men may not differ upon
matters of public moment, without
raising the charge that either the one
or the other is dishonest.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

Let us secure all the time of the
good citizen who is democracy's can
didate for mayor. for entire period
of his length of term and secure the
great benefits that must come from
this arrangement
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-22

Business Office, 115 south Fourth st.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03
Mus, Give Five Days Notice.

Governor Hughes OF New York
inns signed the marriage llcenss
'bill which was passed by the leglsla-
turo In the closing day of the ses-
slon, and the new law Is hailed with
satisfaction. II goes into effect at
the expiration OF thirty days.
The Tribune says concerning Il;
"At last New York state IL to he
rid of secret marriages and their at
tondant evils. In signing the Cobb
marriage license bill. Governor
Hughes has taken final step In
aong delayed legislation against
young fools and old scoundrels
Juvenile elopers and battle-scarred
divorces In this state have always
been able TO find some INSCRIPTIONS
man TO help out their plans"
The Telegraph makes the follow
InE remarks: The private restaur
ANT dining-room as Gretna Green
win never more be popular In New
York. A parson cannot be ordered
between the courses like an extra
bottle of wine or hanson cab. and
st as well"
other papers also express graft
richtion and mention Rev. Harry
Marsh Warrcns exploits In the mat
rimonial line The bill provides
that ave days notice must be givoo
by applicant before marriage H.
cense can be issued.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03
TRIED
TO WIN
HIS BET
Hanged Himself With a ShOestring TO
Prove He Was Not Afraid

Ernest Ilsberg, German, sc years
old, who told the police he has no
home, had nearly succeeded in hang
ing himself with a shoe string to
satisfy bet, when Patrolman Ehm-
sen cut him down just In time this
morning from a limb of tree near
the river bank In Sellwood. Ilsberg
reproached the officer for saving him.
He was taken to the police station
with the shoe string as evidence.
Ehmsen was patrolIng his beat in
Sellwood at s o'clock when a little
girl, in great excitement, sent him 10
Spokane avenue and the river. There
the policeman saw Ilsberg hanging
by his neck. lie had looped two
leather shoe strings together, hitched
one end over the limb, then inserted
his head into the lower end and
thrown his weight on It.
At the station, Ilsberg told the po-
lice he met man in saloon last
night who wanted TO bet him he was
afraid to commit suicide. The old
man swore he was not. After forti-
flying himself with what courage
liquor engenders, he tried to fulfill
his part OF the bargain.
my head was coming Off, so
tied the string about II to keep II in
place." he told Captain Moore. lis
berg Is n former soldier in the Ger
man army. and has n wooden leg.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03
A TRUE
GHOST
STORY

(From Lisi Cipriani's "Stories OF
a Girl in Italy" in the midsummer
holiday Century,
My great-grandparents lived at
Leghorn, and my mother was their
eldest and favorite grandchlld. From
all she told me herself / deduce that
they spoiled her. never knew
either Of my grandmothers, and /
have always regretted 1t deeply, be.
cause ! think that, had they lived,
there would have been some one in
the world to pet and spoil me.
My great-grandparents were
wealthy, though they lived in simple
style. My great-grandmothe was an
unusually economical woman, for
Italians are not as rule model
housekeepers; but she was as thrifty
as New Englander farmers wife.
Part of the year they spent on
large estate, where my mother would
remain with them for months. That
was the happiest time of her life.
Her grandmother excused in her what
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03

soon grow big, and then what will
you do?"
The child evaded the question. She
knew she would gain her point If she
only kept on coaxing.
please, grandpa, let me have the
lambl Please, grandpa, let me have
the lamb! Please, grandpa, let me
have the lamb"
Her good grandfather gave in at
last, and they drove home with a lit
tie lamb nesting in my mothers
lap.
But as they neared the villa her
began to have qualms OK
He was afraid OF what
might be said when they reached the
house with a new pet, after 1t had
been distinctly understood that such
a thing would never happen again.
He tried to gain time, and persuaded
my mother not to take the lamb In
at once, but to let him take It down
10 the vault, where he was to deposit
some money several peasants had
paid for rent.
My great-grandfather villa was
very old; in fact, 1t came near being
/ castle. There were substerranean
passages and vaults, and in one of
hese my great-grandfather had
jafe in which he used to keep the
money paid by the tenants. Some
lines considerable sums were locked
lway there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03

she never excused In any one else.
and her grandfather granted her
every wish. Sometimes he got into
trouble by doing so, for my mothe.
was as fond OF animals as she was
OF dolls. and pets introduce into a
household an element OF disorder OF
which my great-grandmother sincere
ly disapproyed. But though she
would reproaeh my great-grand-
father for having allowed some stray
cat or dos to be brought home, still
she did not deprive her little grand
daughter OF the newly acquired treas
ure.
Once her grandfather took my
mother with him on visit TO one OF
the peasant houses that belonged to
him. The shepherds had just come
down from the mountains with large
nocks OF sheep. and the natural re-
suit OF this was that my mother asked
for a little lamb.
"oh. Harriet" said her grand
father, what will your grandmama
say9 Youll want to have the lamb
in the house. aud You know that she
viii scQld, Besides. the lamb will
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03

You cannot, of course, have an old
house with vaults and subterranean
passages without having a ghost; and
ia fact, a well-deyeloped ghost was
said 10 inhabit these premises. The
story connected with II was duly
narrowing. They said that many
years ago a woman and her baby had
been buried alive there, and that on
certain night the moaning OF the
mother and the wailing OF the child
could be distinctly heard. OF course
the family did not believe ii, but the
peasants did.
My. mother and her grandfather
arrived at the villa az night, and.
with the excuse OF taking down the
money, they took the lamb to one OF
the vaults. waiting till morning to
introduce IL TO my great-grandmoth-
er. and hoping that by that time some
way might be found TO mitigate her
wrath. My mother took down a soft
piece OF cloth and a saucer with
bread and milk. She fed the lamb
as best she could with a spoon, then
covered II up carefully. and reluctant
" left 1t for the night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03

II was we'll known that my great
grandfather kept money In the
vaults, and the sums which he was
said to keep there were grossly ex-
laeeerated. This served to tempt
some unfortunate peasants to break
into the vaults and to rob the safe.
In the middle of the night they
came to the villa, thanks to a care
fully elaborated plan, actually sue
ceeded in reaching the place where
the safe was kept.
But they had hardly begun to
break open the door when they drop
ped their tools and ran away, for
they distinctly heard the moaning OF
the mother and the wailing of the
child whose spirits they knew haunt
ed the spot.
After a little while their courage
returned, and they went back. AS
their steps neared the door, the wall
ing of the child could be heard again,
and they went away. Yet even this
time the braver ones thought 1t
mere nonsense.
But when they tried 1t the third
time. and again began working on
the door, the weird waillng was heard
so distinctly that the men dropped
4Loi. tno1s ond nad
Next morning, when my great
grandfather came to get the lamb, he
found the tools of the robbers, and
a Jacket which one Of them had
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-03

dropped in his flight. II served to
Identity the criminals, who were not
professionals, but poor, misguided
peasants living on the estate. They
confessed at once, saying that the
shost had warned them to give up
their undertaking, and they describ-
ed minutely how they had been able
70 distinguish between the moaning
OF the mother and the wailing of the
child.
Now, my great-grandfather was a
very astute man. He never told that
they had heard only the lamb bleat-
ing when 1t heard their footsteps.
yearning perhaps for the shepherd
who would put 1t back into the fold.
The well-established fact that the
ghost had been heard (and after a
WHILE Of course, il was said that Il
was actually seen by the men who
attempted TO break IND proved a DOW
erful safeguard. II also made Il
easier for my great-grandfather 10
tell his wife how the lamb had saved
them from being robbed.
My great.grandmother, who was
very thrifty-in fact. so thrifty that