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The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
Denver a Great Wool Center.

Denver-Dallas j. Osborne and
other Denver wool men are working
| to make Denver the largest wool cen
| ter west of Boston. The Denver Wool
Securing mills started here in 1904
with hardly any business at all, and
have worked up until this year they
will scour over 100000 pounds of
| wool. This shows what can be done.
The present capacity of the mill is B.
100000 pounds a ,ear. These mills
are the best west of Boston, equipped
with the latest and most improved ma
! chinery.
Denver as wool center, both for
the benefit of the buyer and the
grower, is the plan. Warehouses will
be built to store millions of pounds of
| wool shipped to these warehouses. At
| stated periods large auction sales at
tended by all the big buyers of wool
| will be held. Thus the buyers will be
saved the trouble and expense of trav-
cling through the country districts
/ buying the wool in little dabs. From
| the growers standpoint it has even
more advantages. The producer can
| ship wool to the warehouses and there
hold 1t until he gets favorable mar
ket. While there it can be insured and
protected from the sun and rain. The
| cost of storage and commission will be
| small. There is no better security
than wool and the grower can there
| fore borrow money from the local
| banks on the wool thus stored.
! The making of a wool center here
| will bring more securing mills and per-
haps woolen factories This being the
natural center of the wool-producing
district will bring the large woolen
mills here. Next year the first auction
sale, most likely in the month of July,
| is expected.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
Drainage System In San Luis.

Monte Vista, Colo.-Arthur e. Nor
gan and his assistant of the Geological
Survey are here making the prelimi-
nary survey for the extensive drainage
system which will be constructed in the
San Luis valley this summer for the
purpose Of reclaiming the alkali land.
1t is calculated that nearly 100000
acres Of land in the valley which had
hitherto been practically worthless for
farming purposes will be brought to a
high state of productiveness by this
means.
The drainage system will be con-
structed in such a manner that lands
may first be flooded and washed free
from alkali and then this water will BE-
taken by an extensive system OF
bitches to a large lake in the south.
ern end Of the valley.
According to the present calculations
1t may be year before the project can
be completed, but it is recognized as
one of the most important ever under
taken In the valley. The operation will
be carried on under the supervision of
the government, but the farmers and
landowners, who will receive the direct
benefit, will do the work.
The scheme will require an expendi-
ture Of nearly half q million dollarr.
The water to food the lands will be
taken from the Rio Grande river and
various irrigsting ditches.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
Steamer Strikes Rock in Fog.

New York.-The Long Island Soun,
steamer Shinnecock, from Greenport
l.. l., for this city, with 200 passen.
gers, ran ashore upon the northeast
end of Heart Island during a dense fog
on the morning of July 18th. The Shin.
necock is high and dry upon the shore
Tugs have gone to her assistance. Hei
passengers are not considered in any
danger. The wind is light and the wa
ter is smooth.
The pilot of the Shinnecock was try.
ing to pick his way through the fog
when the ship rammed her nose upon
the rocks. The passengers upon the
steamer hurried from their stateroomi
to the decks when the crash came, but
were told by the officers that there
was nothing to fear. A hurried exami
nation of the steamers hull showed
| that several seams In the Shinnecock'a
bow had started and she was leaking
slightly. Police from City Island sta
tion put off in launches. They volun
teered to take ashore any passengers
who wished to leave the steamer. The
passengers, seeing there was no dan
ger declined to leave. as the officers
informed them that a steamer would
be sent for them, to take them to New
York.
The Shinnecock's officers said they
hoped to get the steamer off at high
tide. Later the passengers were ia!
ken off the steamer and conveyed in
launches to City Island, where they
awaited the arrival of steamer to
take them to this city.
Some Of the passengers made the
trip to the city on trolley cars.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
co.orado's School Children.

Denver.-There are 200,359 school
children in Colorado. This is the cen
sus returned to the office of Miss Kath-
crime Craig, state superintendent Of
lublic instruction. and these figures
will form the basis for the making of
the semi-annual distribution of the
school fund, which amounts to $121.-
1874 This fund is now being appor-
toned to the different counties Of the
state, according to school population.
By Miss Emily Grifith, deputy superIn-
tendent. The distribution will be
ready to announce within few days.
Denver 10 credited with having co.
742 children of school age.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
Cuts wife's Throat and FIees.

Las Animas. Celo.-After playing
leading part in notable shooting af-
fray here in 1877. in which one man
was killed and six wounded, Mrs. Sa-
bina Cordova is dying at her home
from knife wounds in the throat, in
fiicted by her husband, Sabina Cor
dova, in drunken frenzy The wo-
mans throat is cut from ear to ear
and her windpipe severed. The man
fed after the cutting and the woman,
with blood pouring from her wounds.
walked two blocks to a physicians of
flee and had them dressed, and then
returned home. Little hope is held out
for her recovery as she is over sixty
years old.
The ARRAY in the early days was
precipitated by the long black hair
of which the then Senorita Sandoval
was yxery proud. AS the reigning
belle among the Mexican's she at
tended a ball in Las Animas. A num-
ber of gamblers and cowboys. headed
by one "Antepole Jack" notorious
character, entered the hall to break up
the dance. To precipitate hostilities,
the unchivalrous "Antepole Jack"
caught the Senorita Sandoval by her
long Dlack ndlr anu JeTheu neT W tHe
floor. At this swathy suitor OF the
girl stabbed her assailant in the neck
and promiscuous shooting began.
When the smoke cleared away Ante
lope Jack" was found dead on the floor
with six wounded members of his gang
grouped about him.
The affray resulted in a general
cleaning up by the vigilance committee
and gambling was stopped for num-
ber of years.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
A Genuine Fish story.

Steamboat Springs. Colo-W. j.
Breckel, superintendent of the Steam
boat Springs fish hatchery, has re-
turned from Trapper's Lake with 640,-
600 trout eggs, which will be Matched
here, after which, when the young fish
are able to rustic for themselves they
will be placed in the streams in this
vicinity. The trip to Trapper's Lake
was harder than usual this year and
the party which started from here,
consisting of w. F. Russell and Glenn
Smith of this place, s. G. McClelland
Of Waterloo, Iowa. Fred Baker of Den
YER and Clyde Perkins, forest guide,
experienced several hardships before
they succeeded in crossing the Flat
Top range, where the snow was from
eight to fifteen feet deep.
In some of the worst places near
the top of the range it was found nee
essary to cut notches in the snow in
order that the saddle and pack horses
could secure a foothold to make the
ascent, while at the top of the range
the animals and packs had to be pulled
up 80 feet by rope, it being impos-
sible for them to get up unaided, the
snow being from twelve to fifteen feet
deep and packed solid. The descent
on the west OF Trapper's lake side was
fully as difficult and hazardous, owing
to tornado having devastated the
Forest, making it necessary for the
party to remove the down timber from
the trail before it could proceed, and
in many places the men had to lit
orally hew their way through.
While engaged in clearing the trail,
tree which had been held upright by
its branches becoming entangled with
those of another, fell upon Mr.. Breckel
and pinned him to the ground, the
trunk resting across his legs When
he was released it was found that no
bones were broken, although he had
many severe bruises. An idea of the
difficulties encountered may be had by
the statement of Mr.. Breckel that the
party was able to make but eight miles
on one day.
When Trapper's Lake was reached
the party was joined by superintendent
of Hatcheries Kincaid, 8. A. Gordon,
game warden of the Glenwood district;
E. 8. Land, former superintendent of
the Gunnison hatchery, and Joe Hill of
Huerfano county, who reached the
lake from the west after many hard
ships. The supply of eggs secured is
estimated at 100000, of which $780,
900 will be sent to the Glenwood hatch
cry and 64O,O00 are now being placed
in the troughs at the hatchery here.
Another trip will be made to Trap
per's lake, the party having left here
this morning, with instructions to pro-
cure about 100000 more eggs, whicn
are to be distributed as follows:
Sulphur Springs. 100000, Estes Park
800, 900, and an additional $4,000 for
the Glenwood hatchery. This spawn
must be carried on pack animals for
fourteen miles from the lake to where
1t is possible to get wagon, and in
addition to this the horses must swim
the White river near its mouth,
through swift current.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
jAPs LANDING SOLDIERS HERE.
They Are Sent Into Mexico Under
Guise Of Laborers.


New York.-The New York World
says: Nine thousand veteran Japanese
soldiers are now in northwestern Mex
leo. They are stationed at points in
the states Of Sonora, Sinaloa and Chi
huahua. Each group is officered by
skilled commanders who saw service
in the Russian-Japanese war.
Thirty thousand Japanese, the ma
jority of whom are veterans of the
Russian campaign, are in the south
western section of the United States
and lower California
Three Japanese generals who held
hige rank in the Russo-Japanese war
have been in Mexico for three months,
They dress like Mexican ranchers and
are ostensibly buying land for the
Transoceanic Migration Company.
whose vice president, E. Hiteni is a
member Of the Japanese Parliament
This company is subsidized by the
Japanese government to bring the
Japanese soldiers to Mexico. They
have been coming into Mexico at the
rate of 500 month, landing at Santa
Cruz, Manzanillo and other Pacific
ports.
In case of war the plan is for the
Japanese fleet to sail up the Gulf of
California and capture the port of
Guaymas and use the state of Sonora
as the base of operations in a cam
paign against the United States. This
plan will practically duplicate the op-
erations against Russia, when Japan
seized Korea at the outbreak of the
Russo-Japanese war. Japan in her
war against the United States will de-
spoil Mexico, which has no navy, Just
as she did that of Korea in the war
with Russia.
One Japanese emigration company
tlone has brought 1000 emigrants to
Mexico within six months. Sixty per
cent. of these have jumped their con-
tracts in central and southern and
northwestern Mexico and gone
straight to Sonora, Sinaloa and Chi
huahua. Others are leaving by hun
dreds, all bound for northwestern
Mexico. The Japanese here promptly
advise all emigrants on arrival that
contracts made in Japan are not bind
ing, and warn them not to sign con-
tracts in Mexico embodying identical
terms as those made in Japan.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
Frontier Day at Hand.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-With a few more
days to pass before the opening ui
the 1907 Frontier Days celebration,
July 25th, 26th and 9th, which will
be the eleventh annual and greatest
wild West show ever held here, the
entry lists for the wild western events
involving championships are practi-
cally filed. Entries In these events
will be received until they are actually
started, but the late comers will have
to depend on some early bird dropping
out for their chance to compete. The
entry lists to date contain the names
of many cowboys who have gained
fame in previous shows and of the
best riders and ropers of half dozen
states. including Colorado, Idaho. Mon
lana, Arizona, Wyoming and Ne.
braska.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
Refuses to Answer Grand Jury.

San Francisco, Cal-The first seri-
Gus blow to the bribery-graft prosecu-
tion was struck by the Louis Glass
defense in open court through Emile
]. thinner, second vice president and
director of the Pacific States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, who
first refused to be sworn, afterward ac-
Cepted the oath and took the stand, an
swered two or three unimportant ques-
tion put by Assistant District Attorney
Heney, then refused to testify further
He was committed by Judge Lawlor
for contempt to the county Jail "for a
term of five days and until the question
is answered"
Under the law. as interpreted by tho
court, this means that thinner must
stay in jail throughout the progress OF
the Glass trial, or until he signifies his
willingness to testify.
On thinner the prosecution relied as
.ts most important witness against
vice president Glass, accused of brib-
cry. At the time this crime is alleged
to have been committed. March, 1907,
Glass was acting as president and gen.
eral manager of the Pacific States
company owing to the death of Presi-
cent John l. Sabin. Before the grand
jury thinner testified that Glass drew
checks for the bribery money claimed
10 have been paid the supervisors.
caused thinner to cash them, and then
instructed him to give the money 10
Agent Halsey. and required from Hal.
sey no voucher. merely carrying these
thousands Of dollars on the current ex.
pense account.
| Zimmer's refusal to testify was
based on this statement by him:
"The grand jury has seen at to In
cict several gentlemen on evidence
that seems insufficient. Therefore,
have decided to take this stand in Or.
der to protect myself"
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
AN INSANE UNCLE.
ORCHARD ADMITS INSANITY IN
HIS FAMILY TREE.
MAY HAVE GREAT WEIGHT
Other Charges Of Perjury Made
Against Witnesses for Defense
In Haywood Trial.


Boise, Idaho-A lunacy commission
to inquire into the mental condition o,
Harry Orchard, the sensational wit
ness of the prosecution in the Hay
wood trial. is being seriously consid
cred. The defense has become coE
vinced that the letter from Pensyl
vania telling of the streak of insanity
running in the blood of Orchard, aliat
Horsley, told nothing but the conserva
tive truth.
Orchard admitted that his materna.
uncle, after being unbalanced foi
years had hanged himself. The sta:
assassin was paler, more nervous
more nearly at the point of collopsi
when he made this admission than al
any time since he has been on the
stand telling his wonderful story Of
bloodshed. Messengers in the employ
of the defense are hurrying to Canad.
and Pennsylvania, the former homes oi
Orchards people, to collect evidences
along this new, startling and very i'm,
portant line of defense. The reports
they will make may not reach Boisa
before the present trial closes, but II
there is second trial the results OF
these investigations will be of tremer
dous import.
The prosecution has entered upon
systematic campaign to have placed
snder arrest on charges of perjury the
witnesses for Haywood's side.
Several warrants had already been
sworn out charging perjury against
the witnesses for the defense, and .
similar charge was made against c. w
Aller, formerly an operator at Flor
ence and Cripple Creek, who testified
that Detective D. c. Scott and Or.
chard had been together three times
to his knowledge; and his arrest is be
cause of this testimony. Bond has
been fixed in this case at $1,000, and
the prosecution is allowing it to be
noised abroad that other arrests OF
the same charge will be made. The
defense announces that every case o.
this kind will be defended by the
same lawyers, Clarence Darrow and E
F. Richardson, who are leading in the
fight for Haywood
Cross-examining Detective d. C
Scott, Darrow asked him.
You knew that the first time Or
chard went to see Meyer and Haywood
you gave him railroad pass anG
money!
Scott admitted that such was the
case, and Furthermore, admitted thai
Orchard had been with him sever
times. and that on one occasion he
gave him $45. BY the time Darrow fin
ished with this witness, the impression
was created that Orchard had been as
sociated with him for the purpose OF
spying on miners and trying to get al
Meyer, Haywood and others.
DR.. /. L. MCGEE will give bond or
the charge Of perjury against him AS
witness for the defense he told of Or
chard having been IN gambling game
miles away, when Orchard swore he
was at the Bunker Hill mine at the
time of the explosion there.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION KILLS ..
Accident on Battleship Georgia of
ProvineetoWn.

Accident on Battleship Georgia of
Provincetown.
Boston.-With eight OF her ofiicers
and crew dead and thirteen others
either dying or suffering from terrible
burns received in an explosion of pow
der In the after superimposed turret,
the battleship Georgia steamed slowly
Ip Boston Harbor from the target
practice grounds in Cape Cod bay July
Is, and landed the dead and injured at
the Charlestown navy yard. With tha
arrival Of the Georgia there became
known the details of the most terrible
naval catastrophe that has ever taken
place along the coast of New England.
The accident occurred shortly before
room, while the Georgia's crew was at
target practice of Barnstable, in Cape
Cod bay. In some manner as vet un.
explained two bags of powder became
lgnited, and In the terrible flash that
followed the entire turret crew, consist
Ing CT three officers and eighteen men.
was enveloped In fire and received hor-
rlble Eurns, one officer and five men
dying before the ship reached port.
The explosion occurred in the after
superimposed turret, where the men,
under command of Lieutenant Casper
Goodrich, son Of Rear Admiral Good
rich, commandant of the New York
Navy yard, and Midshipmen Faulkner,
Goldthwaite and James T. Cruise, were
operating the eight-inch guns.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
PRESIDENT APPROVES OF RIFLE
PRACTICE.
rrs'ned- Marksmen- Prove Additional
Strength to Country.

'rs'heu Hafkemen- frove .Aooitionai
Strength to Country
Oyster BaysPresident Roosevelt
has put his hearty approval on public
school rifle practice. In letter Of
congratulations to Ambrose Scharfen-
berg. of Brooklyn, winner of the shoot
ing trophy of the public school athletic
league, he takes occasion to encourage
the system or rifle practice inaugu-
rated by General George B. Wingate,
retired. That the letter to young
Scharfenbergmay have as far reach
ing influence as possible. it was made
public at the Presidents direction to-
day. In part the letter says:
Your skill is a credit to you and
also to your principal, your teachers
and to all connected with the manual
training school which you attend and
l congratulate them all. Practice in
rife shooting is of value in developing
not only muscles, but nerves, steadi-
ness, and judgment under excitement
1t is therefore of value to every man
throughout his life.
THE public schools athletic league
has done fine work for the city and for
the country in introducing and promot-
ing athletics and love for manly
sports in the public schools of New
York, especially as the league most
wisely allows no one to compete who
is not up to the passing mark, both in
studies and department l am espe-
cially glad Of what it has done in es-
tablishing instruction in rifle shooting.
The United States has very small
standing army. In time of war 1t must
depend upon hasty leyies of volunteers
and it is a prime necessity that the
volunteer should already know how to
shoot If he is to be of value as
soldier.
.'In no modern war would it be pos
sible effectively to train men to shoot
during the brief period of preparation
before the army takes to the aeld. The
training must come in in advance anC
the graduates from our schools and
colleges should be thus trained so as
to be good shots with the military ri..e.
When so trained they constitute
great addition to our national strength
and great assurance for the peace OF
the country"
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Red Cloud, the famous Sioux chief,
is now very old, and, realizing that he
must soon depart for the happy hunt
ing grounds, he has issued pathetic
appeal to the white people to be good
to the poor indian. Once fierce war
Tior and foe to the whites, Red Cloud
long ago became peaceable. He still
retains the old style garb OF his race,
but he appreciates the yalue of civili-
cation.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

The popularly accepted idea that
women like to 10 most of the talking
is successfully controverted in the
petition of ST. Louis woman who
asks divorce. She asserts that she
cant live with that man. Why, he's
a regular sphinx
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

The highest tree in the world is
said to be an Australian gum tree of
the species eucalyptus regnans, which
tsands in the Cape Otway range. 1t
is no less than 415 feet high. Gum
trees grow rapidly. There is one in
Florida which is reported to have
shot up 40 feet in four years, and an
other in Guatemala which grew 120
feet in ~ years.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

The public is henceforth to be
barred from the grounds of John d.
Rockefeler's home, Forest Hill, in the
suburbs Of Cleveland, because visitors
presumed upon their privileges and
peeped through the dining room win
dows to watch Mr.. Rockefeller eat
This made the old gentleman angry,
and he ordered the gates closed. He
might have pulled down the blinds.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

The worlds rice crop in 1905 aggre-
gated 100000, 100000 pounds. The
great bulk OF this enormous yield was
produced and consumed by the people
of Asia, the Chinese taking the lead
both in production and consumption.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20
81 am perfectly certain" writes an

Il am perfectly certain" writes an
Englishman to the London World,
that half our ills are due to the fact
that we do not laugh enough. A good
sincere smile is somewhat rare in
these times, laughing face is scarce,
and it is seldom indeed that one hears
good ringing laugh" The obvious
thing for this gentleman to Go is to
subscribe for London Punch.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

II the gifted persons who write those
wonderful detective stories would win
lasting renown and become benefac
tors to their fellow beings, lat them &c
out and do a little real detecting
There are plenty of desperate Grim
inals at large whon the regularly or
dained sleuths are unable to capture.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

DR.. Wiley's condemnation of pie will
have no effect. The brain food of
New England has been tested beyond
the power of any mere government
chemist to discredit it
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

The American Press Humorists, as
such, have undertaken to raise funds
for monument in memory of the late
Bill Nye. All serious minded people
can join them in this effort
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Joaquin Miller has found mining
more profitable than poetry, for which
reason he desires to be a United
States senator. This shows the de-
moralizing influence of wealth.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

The sperm whale could swallow an
automobile according to one scientist,
but we should think it would give him
indigestion.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Chicago complains that women talk
too much over the telephone. "Over
the telephone" would seem to be a
superfiuous clause.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Even if it were not dangerous to
kiss the baby it would still be cruel
in most cases, as the poor babies are
generally too feeble to put up any
kind of defense.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

A Detroit man has invented a nozzle
which spreads water like rain, or in
other words as effectively as it is dis
tributed among the stocks.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Tunis used to depend upon its wines,
olives, cereals and cattle. Now there
are a number of profitable mines and
railways are being built to exploit
them.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Now if the weather should calm
down and be decent for the summer
the croakers would feel themselves
Disseminated against.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Joaquin Miller wants to go to the
United States senate. On his merits
as poet? Oh, dear, no. He has
money now
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

The late shah of persia had col
lection of stones valued at $5O,OO0, 900.
But death parted him from all except
one-his tombstone.