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, 1907-10-24
ANTS
4 ROAD
Countless Wealth in
Farms, Stock,
Mines.
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Hears Scheme with Great
Promise.

To open new territory for com
mercial conquest by Denver's bus
mess men, is the purpose of an ex-
tensive scheme which has import
ant hackers, both in and out of
Denver. Last night at a meeting
of the Denver chamber of COM
merce the scheme was outlined in
a speech delivered by j. b. Has
sett, secretary of the board of trade
of Saratoga, Wyo. What he wants,
and what he points the way to-
ward achieving, is a better system
of transportation between Denver
and the great North Platte valley
in northern Colorado and southern
Wyoming. Vast riches in mines,
in agriculture and in stock-raising
possibilities lie barely touched in
that beautiful country, he says,
largely through lack of proper
transportation. He wants Denver
capitalists to build a road into
that country. And the route he
would select would be built either
along the Cache la Poudre river
from Fort Collins, or else as an
extedsion or side shoot from the
Motfat road. This latter he con-
elders most feasible.
From both ends of the line the
scheme is being promoted. A
large number of the most substan-
tial business men in Denver are
keeply interested, and at the
other end, up in North Park, the
topic is the vital one of the hour.
AS evidence Of interest on the part
of Denver, it may be mentioned
that the chamber of commerce
last night referred Mr.. Hassett's
speech to it's committee on rail
road building, of which Gen. lrv-
ing Hale is chairman, for further
investigation and report. Also
there has been Incorporated in
Denver a company with leading
Denver citizens on the roll for the
purpose of develo ing Saratoga,
Wyo., as a first GLASS resort.
Mr.. Hassett opened his speech
with the plain statement that the
shortest way to a greater Denver
is via direct railway connection
with the North Platte valley. In
every way, he said, Denver is the
logical center to which all the
traffic from this rich field ought to
flow, and the fact that it has not
yet been developed he attributes
to the reason that it has not been
realized how rich the country is
and how much it would help Den
yer to tap it.
The traffic, he said, would he in
both directions, Denver sending
factory made articles into the new
field, and receiving the natural
weath of the valley in return. So
-
great5e the wealth, said Mr., Has
sett, elat Denver citizens could
afford to- go ahead on their own
responsibility, and build the sug-
gestedaroad, and reap the profits
from It.
Let Denver capitalists form an
Octopus" he said, with far reach
ing tentacles to grasp this wealth,
and the profit will be not only to
the of the railroads, but
also to Denver as a city, to Colo.
RADIO as a state, and to the own
ers of the land to be tapped, Many
mines there are in that territory
, 1907-10-24
PRICE FIVE CENTS

office. While there remains the
possibility that the commissioner
of the general land Office may re-
quire this kind of a showing The
Republican does not share in the
belief. The most recent regula-
tions in the matter of water rights
promulgated by the commissioner
reads as follows:
"That the regulationf governing
final proofs in desert land entries
be modified to require the eutry-
man to show in final proof that
he has a right to the use of sufi-
cient water to properly irrigate
the irrigable land in his entry;
that he has done all that the laws
of the state or territory require
him TODD for the maintenance of
that right, and that he has actual
ly used the water for the irrigation
of the land embraced in his entry"
1t is the rule of the land depart
ment in all the agricultural land
cases to accept the testimony of
claimant and two witnesses in all
matters that do not require record
evidence. After desert claimants
have secured from the office of the
state engineer a copy of their per-
n.its with the notation thereon
that report of completion vas filed
upon a certain date it would APP
pear that evidencerelating to the
diversion of the water, the dams,
bitches, irrigation, ETC., could just
as readily be furnished by the
claimant and witnesses as by d
water commissioner acting thru
the Office of the state engineer, and
it is believed that such proof
would be accepted by the land de-
partmeut. In case of doubt the
interior department has it's own
agents to whom cases may be re-
ferred for investigation.
The only objection to having a
report from the water commission
and a certificate from the Office
of the state engineer based upon
that report, is the delay, expense
and Inconvenience often caused
by such report. 1t frequently
happens that the water commits
sioners cannot make reports at the
time they are wanted and much
delay is oocasioned thereby.
In taking final proofs upon des-
ert land entries, clerks of court
and United States commissioners
should exercise care in taking the
evidence of claimants and Witness
es in the matter of water rights.
The testimony should be as full
and complete as it is possible to
get it, covering in detail all the
points mentioned in the foregoing
equirements Laramie Republi-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
PHONES HOTEL FOR "NIeHTIE"
Man at Union League Appeals to Great
Northern for Slumber Robe.

Chicago gowns evidently
were scarce the other night at the
Union League club. Shortly after ten
O'Clock the Great Northern hotel was
called by telephone.
Have you any night gowns over
there that are not working" asked
n voice at the other end of the wire.
No" shouted the indignant clerk
who held the receiver at his ear. do
you think his is a haberdashery or a
department store? This is the Great
Northern hotel
II know that, all right the voice
answered, "but I'm over at the Union
League. | haven't any nightie here,
and can't sleep without one"
A bellboy was sent at once to the
linen room to get one of several night
robes which guests had left in their
rooms through forgetfulness when
leaving the hotel A moment later a
bellboy from the Union League club
arrived at the hotel to get the gar
ment.
81 ant sayin' who it's for" he said,
"but IL you had heard the noise he
made Say,I got to skiddoo."
And out he went.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
MOSQUITOES HOLD UP TRAIN.
Millions Of Pest Swarm Into Coaches
Near BadgIey, la.

Des Moines, IA swarm Of mos
quitoes, millions in number, literally
stalled a Minnesota & st. Louis rail-
road train at Badgley the other night.
For two hours the heavily loaded
train was tied up by its fight with the
pests and the 120 passengers were al
most crazed before they escaped.
The attack was made early in the
evening, just as the train started TO
pull out of Badgley.
Because of the hot weather the win
dows in the passenger coaches had
been left open and the mosquitoes,
driven from the marshes by the rain,
swarmed into the cars, attacking the
passengeie, For a while the pas
sengers attempted to fight the pests
with handkerchiefs and hands, but as
they increased in number and ferocity
the conductor was finally appealed to
and stopped the train.
For two hours the train was stalled,
while the passengers, driven from the
coaches, built fires along the right of
way making a dense smudge which
afforded them a little relief. The
smudge was then carried into the
coaches and the mosquitoes finally
driven out. Many of the passengers
had hands and faces almost eaten raw
by the attacks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
KISSES FoR HEB REscuERs.
Miss Bush Rewards Modest Heroes
Who Saved Her from Drowning.

New York.--The foot of West Twen.
ty-ffth street, Coney Island, was the
scene Of a gallant rescue of a girl from
drowning in the surf, the heroes of the
affair dragging the lmperied bather
ashore after hard struggle. and then
lodging modestly into a tent when
cheered by the crowd on the beach
The rescued one was Miss Edna
Bush, daughter of Joseph Bush, a re.
tired merchant OF Binghamton, n. Y.
With her mother and brother, Harri-
son Bush, Miss Bush was visiting the
island While in the surf she got be-
yond her depth, and, being a poor
swimmer, cried for help. In the water
near her were Edward Walsh of Brook.
lyn, and Corp. G. Montmorency Caro-
Ian, of the Third battery, Brooklyn.
Walsh and Carolan, with several
friends, are camping out on the beach
in a tent. Walsh, who is an expert
swimmer, swan to the side of Miss
Bush and kept her afoat while he
tried to get into shallow water with
her. The struggles of the frightened
girl hampered the rescuer, but ne
pluckily stuck TO the task. He was
having a hard time of It when Carolan
swan up on the other side of the
girl and assisted him. The two
finally succeeded in getting Miss Bush
ashore. Both We're exhausted by their
efforts. The girl was none the worse
for her experience. The mother Of the
girl rushed forward to thank the res
cuers, but the two ran to their tent
and modestly took refuge in it. Mrs.
Bush and her daughter, however, went
to them later and expressed their graf.
itude.
"Oh, 1t was nothing" returned
Walsh I'VE only did our duty"
We'll, you'll have to take this slight
reward. anyhow" declared Miss Bush
impulslvely, as she kissed each Of
them squarely on the lips.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
FORTUNE IN GROUND
FoRTY.NlNER BuRIEs WEALTH
THEN DIES.
ohloan Who Had No Faith In the s.,
eurty Of Banks Makes His Farm
a Place Of Mystery and
Treasure.

Findlay, O.--lt is reported here that
there is approximately $4,000 hidden
somewhere on farm in Putnam coun
ty, near Ottawa. William Nemeyer,
who owned the farm, died one month
ago, and those in charge of his estate,
so 1t Is reported, are unable to find
any money of consequence, although
II was known he had snug fortune.
Mr.. Nemeyer came from Muskingum
county to Putnam county in the early
'30s and settled In the wilderness.
When gold was discovered in Califor.
mia in 1S49 he made the overland
journey in a prairie schooner. Al.
though man of little education, he
was shrewd and by his careful man.
agement was able to return In a few
years with enough to give him start
in life. He purchased land and con.
yerted 1t from wilderness into one
of the finest farms I'm the county.
II is said that Mr.. Nemeyer never
believed in banks, ana consequently
kept his money In his own possession.
Under these conditions he naturally
was secretive, and the members OF
his own family never knew how much
he had
Twenty years ago his relatives dis.
covered that he was hiding his money
at various places on the farm. Mr.
Nemeyer one day went TO the woods
near his home and returned very
much worried and gave up his secret.
He had gone to his safe, which con.
sisted of two sugar troughs placed to.
gether and buried several feet under.
ground, and found the contents of the
safe thoroughly soaked.
This condition had existed so long
that the paper money was badly mold
ed, some of IL so badly that II could
hardly be restored 10 its original con
iition. When the money was thorough
~ dried there was found to be over
81, 900 in the roll
Friends could not induce Mr.. Ne.
meyer to put his money in the banks
II disappeared again as quickly as II
had been found and no one knew
where il had gone.
During the last 90 years Mr.. Ne
meyer was quite successful In bust
lefs, and those who claim TO know
say he had at least $4,000 at the time
1f his death. There never was any
extravaganza In the family, it is said
+; and where the money is hidden is a
profound mystery to all concerned
Some fear it is hidden somewhere
under unfayorabe conditions and will
! be ruined before found.
1t is reported that the adminlstra
'or win have nothing to distribute but
he proceeds from the real and per
sonal property.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
Queer Athens eeaaar.

Modern Athens has recently lost
/ twentieth century Diogencs. He
vas a beggar named Sacoules and
displayed good deal of the spirit
Il the ancient Cynic.
lie could not exactly place his tub
IN the streets, but he found out a
3ort of grotto in the side of the
lcropolis, the identical one which the
anCients tabled to be haunted by
hc Furles, and here he lived for
ears. He was beggar who had
iis brice, and he fixed il at one penny,
ess than which sum he disdalned to
SIX. II Il was refused he only shrug.
ed his shoulders with contempt.
He would penetrate the cafes and
t the company ignored his presence
70 would eXclalm: What! 100000
work, and wretch like me can't
Dc assisted" Then would follow "A
Ound rating He had become an In.
titution and his death is commented
IN with regret.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
MODERN VALET A WONDER.
Must Be Able to Turn His Hand to
Almost Anything.

"a good valet must understand mas
sage, hair cutting and shaving, mend
ing, darning, plain cooking and plain
washing and ironing"
The speaker, a young millionaire,
smiled thoughtfully.
ut is not eXtrayagant," he said, "for
4 bachelor TO employ a valet. The
valet takes so many places-the bar
hers place. the laundress place, the
ihoeblack's place, the cooks place,
he nasseurs place, the tailor's
lace
My valet darns my socks well.
Every morning he gives me a vel.
et shave, and once a week he cuts
ny hair trinity. You should taste
lis souflies and his salads.
When I am travelling and there Is
20 time to send my linen to laun.
Try, he will do up a shirt and half
=, iozen collars--we always carry an
ron with us-in an exquisite way.
. furthermore, he Is ambitious and Is
earning stenography, in order that
re may typewrite from my dictation
II my correspondence.
, Cooking, mendlng, ironing hair
utting and massaging, the modern
alet earns his pay. 1t is impossible,
yithout him, to dress eXquisltely."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
CONFIDENCE IN THE HOME.
Relations That Should Exist Between
Parent and Child.

There can be no true understanding
between parent and child without per
feet confidence. Confidence Is the
basic of all beneficial human rela-
toins. Those whom we suspect we
do not admit to the inner courts OF
our trust If the child suspects that
you are hiding something or are ask
ing for more than you are willing to
do, complete confidence cannot exist
in the home.
The best proof Of complete conf
dence between parent and child Is
furnished when the child tells the
parent its troubles and asks for ad.
vice on matters which most children
dread to mention to father and moth
err Then is the great opportunity
to bind the child's heart TO yours
with hooks of steel. As the child
approaches the years of early youth,
ertain matters OF health, morals and
onduct must be explained The
parent must do il or some one else
will. The some one else" may do It
in such a way that the child's moral
nature will be dwarfed and endan.
,ered. That period Is the crucial pc
'iod Of the child's llfe A kind word
hen; in season. will do more to make
he child your own for life than any
Alng else you can do But the way
aust be prepared by long years Of
erfect trust and soul communion be.
ween parent and child The informa.
on must be given calmly, sympathet.
.cally and clearly Binghamton Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
Gun Loaded 40 Years.

Diamond Miller, the little son OF
T. II. Miller of Magan, Ky, while hunt.
ng in Slate Rifle hill near that place,
uund a gun which Is thought was
ost there during the civil war 1t is
4 double.barrel shotgun, and both bar.
els were loaded each with nine bul.
let's and seven buckshot. The gun is
4 mu2zlo loader and bits Of newspa.
per were used for padding The pa.
per Is dlscolored by rust, but few
Of the words are ineligible, and
confirm the belief that the gun was
loaded at some time during the war
between the states. Some of the
words are Captain" Company 49,"
Sergeant" Commander"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
DROPS FIRE IN U. 8. MAIL BOX.
Small Boy Sets Fire TO Letters In the
Nations Capital.

Washington the citizens in the
vicinity Of Eleventh and c streets
northeast fail to get receipts for
checks they mailed, or in case they
10 not receive answers to certain let
:ers, let them not say thief or blame
the post office department, for the
contents Of mail box In that locality
we're burned.
About 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon
splendidly bad little boy in that
neighborhood. who is not known, eX.
tracted a handful Of matches from his
mothers kitchen. He had great sport
scratching them on the wall for a
while, but that palled on him. Then
he tried lighting them with his teeth
but the sulphur was found to be in
digestible, and he began burning pa
per. but he was chased away by good
little boys.
Al last lmpelled by some strange
freak, he lighted several of the
matches in true Irish fashion, and
after giving the flames a good start
within his hands, dropped them In a
letter box. He waited a moment,
then dropped some more, and after a
while a few more. AS the first curls
of smoke issued forth the mlschievous
youngster ran away.
The smoke attracted the attention
of Guy Neelee, druggist at Eleventh
and C streets, who extinguished the
fire, but not until 20 letters had been
destroyed No arrests have been made
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
Naval soheme PAYS MeIl.

A young Philadelphia woman of
good family but reduced means, who
has retained an extensive acquaint-
ance among her arlstocratic associates,
has hit upon novel and original
means of earning a livelihood by the
use of her voice and excellent reading
ability. She has combined some Of
her wealthy friends of advanced years
into reading circle, who listen to her
over their telephones for about an
hour day and pay her generously by
the week for her entertainment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
New Iron smelter a SUCCESS.

Redding, Cal,-A ton OF high-grade
piglron. part of the first seven tons
turned out by the new electric smell
ter on the Pitt river, is on exhibition
here. The smelter, which uses the
Herault process and operates entirely
without coke, ran few days, but was
forced to shut down because the
power company could not furnish the
necessary 2OO0'horse power, Next
week the plant will turn out 25 tons a
day The iron is close texture and
will make fine steal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19

dent McK!nley's second administra.
tion. She Is a gifted linguist an aca
cOmplished musician, and is devoted
to outdoor sports. She is an expert
horsewoman, and her smart trap Ia
familiar In all the uptown sections OF
Washington.
Lieut. Grant has served as mllitary|
aid at the White House during the
last two seasons. acting with Capt.
Fitzhugh Lee, j., and Lieut.. Philip
Sheridan. His father Is Mai Gen. Fred
erick Dent Grant, now in command of
the military department of the east.
He is a nephew of Mrs. Potter Palmer,
Of Chicago, his mother being Miss
Louise Honore sister OF Mrs. Palmer.
He is brother Of Princess Cantacu.
2ene Of Russia, who was Miss Julia
Dent Grant, and the only child OF theI
Grant family born in the White House.
Lieut.. Grants early education wasl
obtained in Europe while his father|
was minister TO Austria-Hungary andI
he then spent four years In a stateI
military school founded by Empressl
Maria Theresa He entered Coumbia|
college in New York on his return toI
the United States and was graduated
IN 1898, when he at once Joined hisl
father in Porto Rico, where he had|
his first experience In warfare. Att
the end Of year he entered WestI
Point, graduating sixth in his class OF
1902. He was ordered at once to the
Philippines, where he did good service
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
Has Alhlno Cathlrd

Carlisle, Pa.-An Albine catbird is
the prize possession of Abram Eek
man, a farmer living near here. Last
spring a pair of catblrds nested in a
tree in Eckman's yard. One of the
young was white. The little bird
could not fly and member of the
family picked it up, when it was dis.
covered to be an albino. pure white,
with pink eyes, 1t is now placed in a
large cage hung in the yard, where 1t
is fed daily by one of the parents
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
LOREN E. RHOADS
Is BADLY INJURED
Thrown From Wagon by.
Axle Breaking.
Slight Internal Injuries Exist, Gu
and Bruised About Head
and Chest.

Loren Il. Rhoads, driver of
wagon No. ] for the American
Express company met with a
painful accident about ten O'Clock
this morning, while enroute from
the Office to the depot.
Mr.. Rhoads was hurrying to the
west end TO meet the ten O'Clock
trains, when an axle on the wagon
broke and the wheel came off 3.
Rhoads was hurled violently to the
pavement and consequently badly
bruised He was taken to the Office
of DR.. ID. o. Weeks on West
Center street, where he received
surgical attention. At noon he
was removed TO his home on Olney
avenue.
It was found that he had receiv.
ed slight internal injuries. He was
also badly bruised and cut about
the breast and head by the fall.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
AS to Memorial Resolutions.

Memorial resolutions. all superla,
lively laudatory, fall equally upon the
Just and the unjust, and signify moth,
ing Some stereotyped forms of me.
mortal resolutions. the names being
changed to fit the occasion, are used
hundreds of times and applied indis.
crimipately to persons as various In
character as Judge and prize
fighter, soldier and clergyman.
They are like the undertaker's Grape
on the door. which serves multitude
af tina dead. .--.-.---.--
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
Historic EIaa Exhibited.

Washington,-The historic national
banner of stars and stripes, which
inspired Francis Scott Key to com
pose "The Star Spangled Banner"
and which floated over Fort McHenry,
Chesapeake bay, during its lombard
ment by the British ON the night of
September 1S, 1914, has been placed
on exhibition at the Smithsonian in
stitution in this city. The flag is the
property of Eben Appleton, of New
York, who has loaned it to the gov.
ernment, The banner Is 2S by 30
feet and will be draped on the wall
In the hall of history OF the institu-
ton.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
SAVES CHILD FROM SNAKE.
Mother ls Chased by Nlne.Foot Rather
After slashlng II with Knife.

Mt. Holly, N. From Beverly, a
farming village several miles from
this place. comes snake story, and
they have the dead snake, nine feet
long, to back up the story. Minnie
Jackson, four years old, was wander.
ing about the farm Of her father, VII.
liam Jackson, on the swamp road, near
Beverly, not far from the marshes.
The child's mother was at work near
the house. The mother was attracted
by the child's cries and grabbed mp a
large knife with which she had been
working and ran to the child. She
found the child standing perfectly still,
except for her screams. gazing at the
big rattler which was coiled, with
head raised, ready to strike; but, as
the child kept Just far enough away,
he remained ready, but unmoying.
Mrs. JacksOn's approach alarmed
the snake, and Just as she grabbed the
away the snake lunged and missed.
Instantly It coiled again, and as 1t did
Mrs. Jackson swung with her knife
and cut it along the back. The snake
struck again the instant Il had coiled,
but Mrs. Jackson was running then
and carrying the child, and the blow
fell short. The snake wriggled for.
ward, coiled again and was in the act
of striking a third time when John
Jackson, a son of the woman, arrived
with bale stick and broke the rep.
tiles back with a blow as its coils
were unwinding in the strike.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-19
LINK NOTED FAMILIES
U. 8. GRANT, THIRD, AND MISS
ROOT TO WE'D.
Engagement Of Famous Generals
Grandson TO Daughter Of Secretary
OF state Is Announced at
Washington.

Washington.-The engagement Of
Lieut. Ulysses s. Grant, engineer
corps, L. s. A., nephew Of Mrs Pot.
ter Palmer, Of Chicago, now on duty
a Washington barracks, to Miss Edith
Root daughter of the secretary Of
state, has been announced.
Miss Root made her debut in New
York several seasons ago and has
twice been a cabinet girl, although
she was extremely young when her
father was secretary Of war in Presi.