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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
Another Woman Victim.

La Porte.-The autopsy held Mon
day on the remains of the seven un-
identified dead eXhumed from Mrs.
Guinness private burial ground re-
vealed the fact that one of the seven
was female.
This mas aroused new interest in the
story of Emil Greening of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, who was employed by
Mrs. Guinness in the fall of 1904 Green
ing worked for Mrs. Guinness at the
time that Jennie Olson disappeared,
and his story was that on Friday in
September a man and woman came
to the house and that night Mrs. Gun
ness asked Grecning to sleep in the
barn, for the couple, who, she said,
were the professor and his wife from
the Los Angeles college which Jennie
was to attend, would spend the night
at the house and would require Green
ing's bedroom.
In the morning Greening saw
nothing of Jennie nor the man and
woman, and was informed by Mrs Gun
ness that they had left on an early
train, taking Jennie along
This body, which is now declared
to be that of a woman, was taken from
the same hole as was that of Jennie
Olsen, and in that hole also we're bod
les of Ole Budsberg of lola, Wisconsin,
and remains of a male person.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
RAILROAD and
power PROJECT
PROPOSED s15,OO0,oOo COMPANY
TO DEVELOP ARKANSAS
VALLEY.
ACTION AT LA JUNTA
TOWNS REPRESENTED FROM GAR.
DEN CITY, KAS., TO CANON
CITY, COLO.

La Junta. Colo.-At a meeting at
tended BY rearly 400 delegates from
Towns along the Arkansas valley from
Garden Cit, Kansas, to Canon City.
Colorado, Thursday. plans were
launched for the organization of a Sl5,-
100000 electrical power and railroad
company which will connect all the
important towns Of the valley by an
interurban line and will reclaim fully
100000 acres Of arid land.
A committee of thirteen was Sc
lected, which will meet here in a few
lays, perfect the organization and take
steps to Incorporate the company,
which will he known as the Kansas
Colorado Power & Railroad Company
The principal speaker was a. b.
Hulit, representative of the Northern
Electrical Manufacturing Company of
Madison. Wisconsin. which company
proposes to make the surveys, furnish
the equipment for the power plants,
etc. 1t is expected that those of the
Arkansas valley who will be benefited
by the hug" project will take a large
. share of The stock.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted strongly indOrsing the project.
The committee of thirteen appointed
to perfect the organization follows:
| Hon. Alva Adams, Pueblo; Andrew
Mcclellan. Pueblo; S. II. Atwater,
Canon City; f. ID. Pastorius, Colorado
Springs; j. y Beatty. ManZanola; J. A.
Lockhart, Rocky Ford: Robert w. Pat
terson, La Junta; Donald Mcintosh,
Las Aninas; W. c. Gould, Lamar; A.
II. Warner, Garden City, Kansas; Fred
Humphrcys. Syracuse Kansas; W. o.
Bourne. Scott City. Kansas, and An
drew Russell, Dodge City, Kansas.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

required for cultivation is drawn off
gradually from the reservoir until it
is entirely empty. This occurs usually
about the middle of July.
The original plan for the Assouan
dam was worked out by Sir William
Willcocks at the Egyptian ministry of
public works, under the superinten-
dence of Sir William Garstin, under
secretary of state. The carrying out
of the plans was intrusted to firm of
English contractors, Messrs. John Arid
G. Co Two months after the signing
of the contract the permanent works
were commenced, and soon thousands
of native laborers and hundreds of
Italian granite masons were hard at
work laying the foundations and pre-
pairing the bed of the river to receive
it's enormous weight of masonry. In
February, 1899, the cornerstone of the
dam was laid by the duke of Con.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

In reaching for the prize of fertile
fields, which mean present prosperity,
Egypt bids fair to wreck, if not com
pletely lose the priceless archaeological
treasures which have been her peculiar
possession through the centuries, for
the raising of the great Assouan dam
mas increased the height of the over
flow waters until many of the ancient
temples are completely submerged
while others are partly so. This an
nual encroachment of the mighty wa
ters of the Nile upon the sacred places
Of Egypt is undermining the vast piles
of stone and absolute ruin is newt.
able. Thus must Egypt take the bitter
with the sweet. Thus for her fruitful
fields she must pay the price of her
ancient monuments.
The Assouan dam, $50 miles above
Noiro, was only completed short
IpI.e ago, and row the height of the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
Woman Army Officer Dies.

Philadelphia.-Mrs. Emily f. Wood.
ley, who has the distinction, 1t is said,
of being the only woman ever regular
ly commissioned an officer In the
United States army and the last OF
thirty-fve young women from this city
who enlisted as nurses in the Civil
War. died at her home here Friday,
aged seventv-three years. For her
bravery and heroic services President
Lincoln conferred upon her a commits.
sion OF captain in the army. She was
also decorated with a gold medal by
Secretary OF War Stanton.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

naught. Immediately after, the work
was fairly started. At times there was
great pressure to get a section com
plete before the inevitable rise of the
Nile, and as much as 1900 tons of
masonry were executed per day.
On December 10, 1902, the dam was
formally declared complete, though so
many were the unseen and unexpected
difficulties encountered that at one
time Sir Benjamin Baker, under whose
advice the plans were accepted, stated
to Lord Cromer that he could form no
estimate of the actual cost or time that
might be involved. All that he said
when the rotten rock" in the bed of
the river was discovered was that,
though conditions were bad, the job
could be done" To which Lord Gro.
mer replied that, whatever the cost in
time or money. the dam must be fin
ished.
This shows the spirit In which this
gigantic enterprise was conceived and
accomplished. On December 10, 1902,
after three years OF prodigious labor,
lue udlll was lol ucCldItu cOul-
plete in the presence Of the duke and
duchess of Connaught and Lord Gro
mer.
The quantity Of water now stored
Is more than 2h times that contained
by the reservoir and affords sufficient
irrigation for 95O,00O acres of land for
merly lying waste in the southern
districts Of Egypt. The cost OF this
extension is estimated at G1,50O,O00
English money, or S7,5OO,0OO American
coin.
One unfortunate feature about this
vast dam at Assouan is that the tenn
pies of Philae and many others In
lower Nuba will be completely COW
cred by the damned up water. thus
causing undue saturation of the sandy
soil. which will probably undermine
the foundations OF tie temples and
ultimately cause thet destruction II
not removed HowsL ;, the idea of
placing them OR other sites has al
ready been under ser, IL considera.
ton.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
"Our Barbarous Fourth. "

Mrs. Isaac l.. Rice, founder and pres
idcnt of the New York Society for tho
Suppression of Cnn"CC ssary Noise, de-
clarcs-Dasing her claim on reliable, II
grim, figures-that our Fourth's statis-
tics "prUbably furnish a sadIcr com
mcntary on human folly than that af-
fordcd by any other celebration in the
world.' The June Century will pub
lish her condemnation Of our Barbar-
Gus Fourth with her SUGGESTIONS for
Il sanor ana safer Hbscrvauc" Of the
national holiday. DR.. Il. O. Beard, OF
the University Of Minnesota. will have
an article in the same number on the
pathu!ogicaI aspects of Noise" and an
editorial article will treat Of "Offcnses
10 Ear lnl Evn."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

structure has been raised so that the
waters of the Nile spread out over a
larger area of country. This dam is of
solid masonry and is penetrated by
$50 gates intended for regulating the
flow of water. Constructed from gran
Nplocks brought from the old quar-
rfes at Assouan, it runs directly
BKoss the river for distance of 2.150
yAds Rising 130 feet above the
foundation, the thickness of the dam
varies from 23 feet at the top to 9S
feet at the bottom. The additional
masonry on the dam has raised it nine
feet so that the stored water may
reach a height of 23 feet above its old
level. The $50 sluice gates include 14o
lower sluices 90 times 61a feet for the
distribution of water and 40 upper
sluices 61A times II feet to permit the
escape of surplus water. The iron
gates of the sluices are regulated by
the help OF electrical winches stand
ing on top of the dam. The total
length of the immense dam is IA
miles; the height from foundation
about 1870 feet; the difference of level
water above and below 67 feet and the
total weight of masonry over l.o00,ooo
tons.
To the west OF the dam has been
constructed a navigation canal by
means Of which boats are locked up
and down stream The same length
as the big dam, 1t is provided with
four locks each $50 feet long and three
feet wide. The two upper gates OF the
locks are 63 feet high, and the others
~, 80 and Sc feet high.
When the Nile begins to rise. usual
Iy at the beginning of July, all the lSo
sluices are opened. After December
1, when all the suspended mud has
passed through and the water has be-
come comparatively clear, the gates
are gradually closed, one after the
other in regular order. The lake upon
the dam becomes quite full about
Fekv l.
Wien the want Of water In Egypt
begins to be quite noticeable which Is
about the end Of April, the quantity
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
EIdorado Springs Is Open.

The Colorado & Southern announces
that the charming resort, Eldorado
Springs. is open far the season. The
usual low rates and convenient ser
vice win prevail. It's grand, rugged
mountains. prccipitous canous, iIar
man Falls. crazy stairways, and, great.
est Of all, its warm swimming pools
make it truly the mountain and sea
shore resort Of The West The New
Eldarado. an excellent hotel, is ready
for pu SITS. Take your Sunday dinner
at EliuTadO.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
An Interested Question.

The Young wife OF a prominent New
York physician teaches Sunday
schgul class of small boys One Sun.
day, not long ago, after she had fin
ish.d telling them the story OF Joseph
and his coat Of many CulOrs. she said:
rs there any question you would like
TO ask me before we 80 on with the
catcchism?'
"YCs'm.' answered little Sammy
Eastwood.
We'll what is ii, sammy
"Will YOU give me a ride in your au-
tOmobile?'
The question WAS not answered then,
but as a matter of record, Sammy got
the rid New York Times.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
Just Like a Bee.

WHY doesn't that lazy PhiIo Phil
ander find something TO do"
Find something to do? Why, he's
busy as bee
But he hasn't done thing this
winter bU, loaf"
well, that's what a bee docs in win
ter, isn't it?"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
q Ell ct k'en,orN-

Mrs De Breeze tcf Chicas Nov"
that am divorced again, don't know
whether to resume the name Of my
last husband. or the one before the
last, or the Cnc before him, or the
one
Frcnd-"Why not resume your
maiden nnme?'
Mrs. De That's a good idea
believe will, if | can remember 1t"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
The PhilosoDher.

"Pa, what is philosopher
"a philosopher. Tommy, is a man
who doesn't Worry any about financial
stringcnCies, because he never has any
money. y."-Somerville journal
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
Jumping At a Conclusion.

q have just swallowed a couple Of
of-what are these things that work
while YOU sleep,
Gas mctcrs' Great Scott, you've
never swallowed couple OF those"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

Dycr-What do you call your ma
chine. an automobile or a mo! OrcaT2
liartiey-l call it either when 1t
runs. When il doesn't. | call il other
things - Sumcrville Journal
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

"You have three pairs OF glasses.
professor"
YES; | use one to read with one to
see at distance, and the third to find
the other two"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
Denver Directory
THE COLORADO Tent & Awning Co. i b"sss = e

tfNUN- TIOW-W N Inc WW8l. UTt. NiCkH, TIIfPr
tIu.ns, Camp anh Lam Furniture. Hainmocks,
Blankets aud Comforts lil Lawrence st.
I.obi. =. Gut.htil pr,-.. Denver. Colo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28

1t is hard to keep some Democrats
from being mean. The platform adopt,
ed last night has a number of state
ments for which broad minded Dem
ocrat won't stand and some that are
so false that the most bitter partisan
can't endorse them. The reference to
certain loans made to "nembers of the
council or to their relatives upon what
Is deemed inadequate security" is n
case in point. No such thing has been
done and no one knows It better than
the man who wrote that scurrflous
platform. We don't blame man for
being a Democrat but We do believe
in being at least half way decent and
truthful in politics as well as in bust
ness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28
HOUSE BILL NO 81.

One of the most important bills
pissed by the Legislature in many
years is House Bill No. 81. which pass
cd the Senate without dissenting
voice yesterday and now awaits the
Governors signature to become a law.
It is the omnibus education bill by the
Committee on Education and is the
result of much study and hard work
by many of the best school men OF
the state. 1t is a complete revision
OF chapter As Of the code. on Educa-
ton, and embraces number Of things
that the school people have been work
Ing for these many years. We believe
we are not overstatlng the case to say
that the passage OF this one measure
Is worth the entire cost OF the extra
session and the people will realize this
fact when they see how much Of good
1t contains for the general advance
ment OF education in the State, The
Bill consists of 1877 pages and has been
carefully prepared, A special commits
sion consisting Of recognized educa-
tors was appointed by the Governor
before the last regular session Of the
Legislature 70 make q complete re-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28

CabelT.- Lincoln, Logan, Wayne and
Mngo, being one of the most laborious
and difficult circuits in the State. For
the last three years he has been Judge
OF the new sixth circuit. During these
eleven years he has acquired expert
ence Invaluable toa Judge of the Court
OF Appeals. His occasional written
opinions and contributions to Law peri
odIcals show him to be a ready and
versatile writer His style in writ
Ing is always forceful and attractive.
A legal opinion dealing only with the
dry logic OF the law, without figure
Of rhetoric, an apt quotation from
something other than a law book. or
a particlesgg wit or humor to enliven
the text is. as a general thing. monot-
onous reading. and makes even the
lawyer plod YEARLY along while read
Ing the opinion and makes him screw
his courage 10 the sticking place in
ORDER for him to hold out to the end.
Judge Doolittle's article on "Charg-
Ing the Trial jury" written few
years ago for the American Law Re-
view. is fair type of his style. in
this respect, and is an able vIndica-
ton OF the manner of instructlng or
charging trial iuries in the courts of
the two virginias as compared to the
license allowed judges of the federal
courts and the courts of a few of the
other States.
Another contribution entitled ION
tho Circuit In Southern West Vir-
glnia." written for The Green Bag,
Is still more attractive to the general
reader: both OF these articles have
received much favorable comment
from lawyers and law journals
throughout the country.
Judge Doollttles experience as cir
cult Judge and his ability as a law
writer would make him a valuable
acquisition to our highest court
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28

I'm sorry aday that licked winyun
torl s'i Tin ,vus Rops fer i. rsrer, !
But Both of Us couldn't be Captain. by
Ana nathln' but I,,un' wood settle Tie
the nsln Of our . Is the white Stocking
I'm captain and Pitch and The Empire IS
ast wiilypm White Ke,eh but he
he woodnt b notmn' cxecpdn' the Head
Hank Barnes seq 'Irs wlnyun. er else I
wont Sign
had 9 HEX Hank sist 2 keep him IN
and then Finite sed that HE knew the
heu pitched fer year in . weigh out
west.
hate this here nun4 IFS Bad fer yer
But Fatue must learn Who is Who ia
this place.
then wlllyum White dared me : knock
on his chip
did 1t. by George, and he hit me knpl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28
VERY GOOD TICKETS.

The Democrats and Prohlbttionists
selected very nice men last night as
their. standard bearers In the coming
eity campaign. we can see no reason
Why any Democrat should scratch
Captain Nelly or any of the candidates
for council in the different wards,
neither could we imagine a ProhlbI-
ZIONIST not loyal enough to vote for
Mr.. Clayton and the men named for
,ounciI on his ticket. On the other
hand we can't see any reason why any
Republican should scratch his own
ticket for any of the men named by
The other parties. The Republicans
will name good men at the primary on
Saturday and there IS no thought on
the part Of any man in the race that
ne or his friends will not support the
nominees for mayor and council,
hence with the Democrats and Prohi-
5itionists each padding their own
canoes Republican success Is assured.
Big scare crows hoIsted at the end OF
the corn rows were never known to
srighten sensible birds and the howl
raised by the Democrats in regard to
Fairmonts going to the bow-wows
won't prove half as big bugaboo as
some overweight imagInations have
led q few Democratic leaders to be.
lleve. The general run of people have
pretty good idea of how things are
going and they are not likely to be
fooled seriously by Democratic noise
at election time. That has been tried
before and didn't work and i Will not
work this time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28
Among the Editors
Iudae Ira e. Roblnson.


Although no formal announcement
OF the fact has been made, Grafton
has a candidate for State Office in the
person Of Judge Ira E. Robinson, of
the Supreme Court, who was appoint
ed to fll out the unexpired term of
Judge Sanders, and who is candidate
for nomination and election Ito the
eight year term. Judge Sanders was
elected for the long term, twelve
years. Judge Robinson was appointed
by Governor Dawson to the position
on the bench made vacant when Judge
Sanders resigned, the appointment be-
ing good however. only until the next
election, when Judge Sanders success
sor will be elected by vote Of the peo'
pie. The remainder of the regular
term is for eight years. When Judge
Robinson accepted the appointment
rendered him by Governor Dawson, It
was with the understanding that he
would be a candidate for the eight
year term which begins next March.
Judge Robinson is a native of Taylor
county. and in the convention at Par
kersburg, April 29th, when Supreme
Court Judges will be nominated, he
viii have the support of the entire del
egation from his home county. Not
withstandlng that there are already
ave other avowed candidates for three
judgeships, Judge Robinson is the only
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28

vision Of Inc chapter On Edncssion a1d
the i'm vas PRESENTED bnt iailed 81
passaee 1t The regniar session win.
some notification Tie bin Nas -
lgised IL ths special session and has
pissed both houses in very satisfac-
tory shape. 1t WIN take q little time
for the value Of this measure to be-
come known but the school people
OF the State realize that 1t Is a long
stride IN the direction of better school
conditions in the state The legisla-
tors are to be commended for their
goodness in passing this very excel
lent measure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28
People'sF
J. o. MeNeeIy for Mayor.

J. o. MeNeely Tor Mayor.
Editor West virginian:
on the eve OF the primary election
1t looks like DR.. J. o. McNeely will
be the next standard bearer of the Re-
publican party in Fairmont- Having
served as mayor few years ago in
a very capable manner. his friends now
want him elected again to that Office.
He is familiar with every detail
connected with the Office to which he
aspircs and his constituents feel that
he is the right man in the right place.
The coning year is likely to be very
ar.luous one and the clty's chief ex-
ecutlve should be broad-gauged. &C
tive and yet conservative business
man, able to meet the demands made
upon him and to successfully cope with
the financial problems that might
arise during his administration. Dr..
j. o. McNeely is such a man.
He has a strong personality, is con-
genial to every one and possesses that
degree OF Grmness necessary In deal
ing with the people.
The writer intends to cast his vote
for McNeely tomorrow and feels that
in doing SO he viii be voting for the
next mayor of Fairmont.
FIRST WARD VOTER.
subscribe for the West vlrkInlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28

candidate for the second Compression.
al district. and as he is highly thought
of in every county Of the district, he
will in all probability be rendered the
fun support of those counties in the
Parkersburg convention. Judge Rob.
inson is an able man and is making
good on the Supreme Bench. He ia
entitled to the highest honors that can
be conferred upon him by his party in
West virginia, and We earnestly hope
that 1t will be the will of the Parkers.
burg convention to nominate him to
the place he now holds on the Supreme
bench.-Grafton Republican.