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New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
FIGHT FOR LIFE
AS BALLOON FALLS
p4g4RK4 ABLE Escape OF
4ERON4UTS.
r1o-r Uessrs. Fortes and Post, liner
;cqn Contestants IN International
Race. SaUed Their Necks.

.A,n the balloon Of A Holland Forbes and Az
= Post amateur seronauts representing
s. 81 the recent international races at Ber-
= h-,-S+ ess feet in the air. the two men shot
-s-d the earth as rcck islis = lefisA] AAoae
-. -r- nfe e1sued-
-. ,,sn fought 70 avoid the impending Death
,.,,, raethodically scientifically. They did tie
- ~ three things THAI could possibly save them
= did them as DEITY and correctly as you might
80 vou- watch at night or crank your autorno-
"a. before getting IN for 6 spin
=. .s--ssr stages o< the descent they were forced
axe chances that gave than one in twenty for
.,s,e vet they took these chances ano won N
- instance Next day when they called On the
--s-,r William, by invitation. they were uD-
e. snG uascrafched. and throughout Germany
rsev were hs-4eo -1e 4-eA@os A~ ~ ~ e A
.zr sesso1-
sov il al happened Is told py MI Forbes. who.
80 ssuuteo. has rsturned to this country
= -. -ecently been making sscensions with
-..-s q the signal corps al Washington
..v-s had got a good start on the day OF the
80 NJ Forbes in washington Every
-. u.s going cr smoothly. and IL was q gala
.-4s -zany thousands Of people gathered for
80 Jacques Faure, the French star ANA
- hssoor:s- had get away just ahead OF US
- F-asloh- representing Germany. followed
= --tn1r.es behind Us. and was just cutting loose
- A. accident happened
= "a sons immediately upward when our
- v-ss released, and n six minutes had at
=, elevation Of 2sOO feet, according TO
--.s.- q our Instruments We had gone
= ,es wind and travelled lougttudinaIly prOba-
sr rvo miles Tiers vas no Suspicion sa - o1 any
,7,,<-cng 6anger, when suooen4y me Dag OU
IT. a. gone said Pest
yes said
- hos had torn IN the bag near he
- middle as line would be drawn
- q rhe gas au escaped instantly. and the
- hecs-,e 10 more than q string nutfeTns In
.- X. dropped Ike shot down, down
- IS rr-h-okeu for fifteen hundred feet,
..s -,esn tine We we're working.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
ROTTEN EGGS AS MISSILES.

.--bA liberals we're as three and the Blues
we're crumpIsd Up and driven before Us Our ad-
vance vas irresistible; there vas no stand or nat
,,n4u they had retreatsd right into their rooms
In less than thirty seconds from the whistle We
we're in the Conservative doorway Bur thers "s
sro1ped for al their defence was opposed 20 Us
In that doorway there was tight GREATNESS jan
a severe an experience as ever want 20 nave
Our OWL men from the outside and the Tories from
+hs hack poured in 4 steady f1S1Ilads OF pease
,,aaI of which the doorway was the focus The
pease meal bag does fnjurs. but Il Il -xpioces
in the face it Sis mouth and lungs with
its nauseous choking dust Here there we're n1n-
dreds bursting within a few square feet The at
mosphere was uninagnable- WIKI eyes tghuy
sbut-one could not see an sighth Of inch R
thew were open-jarned e1 ones feet, and with a
roaring IN the ears. remained there UnaSse swan
20 think but possessed with iRsensats ices-
to shove shove shove. whenever could get
the slightest purchase And presently ths hoses
ware AZ II The enemy had brought then away fro7z
the loophoIes where they were useless. and taken
them back into the From there they played
reieutIessly on Jan IN the door. the solid 3scs
striking like rods OF iron
Things looking bad for the attacking rorce.
when one OF the Liberals got into the cellar AL.
regardless OF consequences. cut the water main
with an axe. Deprived OF their hose supply. tns
Conservatives surrendered. and their quarters
were promptly sacked All woodwork Including
the doors was up. the plaster Knocked ooS1
from the walls and rucn OF tire Srstsr piping ae-
stroyed Two hoses. supply OF pease neal and
steyrutnz platform taken 70 the L4oerai rooms
as spofs OF battle
ON election day bus loads OF hosctlss drew
through the city. and On meeting engaged m a-ya-
rn.nts with SCOT red and blue ochre and rotten
exxs IN cartons marked strictly fresh. Nh1ls chs
benevolent police held UP sH tranc 20 aEsie ne
results Of the encounters Harness and traces q
bus horses we-s cut A mob veltertng n eggs and
Dease meal storned the front q sAs university.
where polling was IN progress. AT last n wntss
boarded figure stood balcony ard arnounced
that the students had elected Mr. Asqutta Lord
Rector. whereupol al hands departed % zks .
bath and sleep twenty-toUr hourA
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
BOTH KILLED BY DRINKING.

Strange TO say, sherry killed ont Partner-he
drank It from a water cumberland whtskey de-
stroyed the other. I 10 receive no pay during
the first year. but at Christmas 70 my surprise I
received $50. 1 became the best salesman IN the
store and got 500 the second year There was a
change OF partners the third year, and I was
promised $1,000
My father A contractor. was then building the
Southern Central Railroad. now a part Of the
Lehigh Valley system. His health broke down
and so [ quit nv employment in Canada and
coming 10 the United states. took his place on
the work. I was 19 years old We were paying our
chief engineer $1,000 a year I discharged him
and hired the engineers OF the railroad from time
70 time as wanted them at considerable saw
ing Next. I bought out my fathers partner
paying him with the money already made on ths
contract.
7 had come to The United States with the IN
derstandng that I should receive certain per-
centase Of nv fathers profits After he ceased to
haye a partner his profits naturally were doubled
When the road was built he owed me Eeoo
gave him my bill He refused payment. saying
my contract with him did include any share
of the money made the interest he bought from
his partner.
The bin is just / said, and I go into
court and compel its payment. But you are my
father III leave the7 matter 70 YOU However.
you owe $4,000
In a day or two he gave me $1,000 saying. That
is a lot OF money to put in the hands Of boy not
,
structing the best buildings IN Toronto but he
could get no stone suit him He heard OF some
little quarries in northern Ohio. and after per
sonal inspection bought them He hauled the
stone to the shore of Lake Erie in wagons and
shipped II in vessels TO Canada Indeed, northern
Ohio stone was used in Toronto long time be-
fore it was used in Cleveland. which only 10
miles distant from the Of supply. / invest
ed my $4,000 in the business becoming the
partner of my father and brother. and giving
them a promisory note for the difference"
you have not followed the rule Of putting all
of your eggs in one basketT .
II have never been foolish enough 70 practise
tina narrow doctrine"
And everything you ever touched has turned TO
goId?''
"Oh. I have had my disappointments. but they
were never serious. No single investment OF mine
was ever enough to trouble ad lost
IT"
Have you any personal wesknesses?
Yes; yachting I cruise all over the Great
Lakes taking a secretary along and having my
letters different ports. where / call for
them. l go aboard my yacht carry ths summer
and live on II until autumn. II Is comfort
able as my house, and / stay on Il when IL Is
anchored In the harbor near my home- I couldn't
DO business wthou. it,
Copyright sOs, sy sa<ass \ xauvva
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
woRTHINGToN, HEAD OF TRUSTS.

The interview having been adequately introduced
George Heber worthngton now has the right Of
vsy 10 the end OF the story. Gum with him has
been Incidental but immensely profitable. He IS
Sresident OF the largest stone company on earth
il owns fifty quarries in the Central West and
manufactures grtndstones varying In size from six
,nches in diameter TO six tons IL weight Further
more he has a zinc and lead mine In Missouri. out
of which he says zone can fairly see the money
tumble" No shares are for sale Also, he is presa-
dent the big national bank that was established
nv the late Marcus 4. Hanna Forty other enter
prises in which he is Interested are making money
Indeed II would seem II when his magic finger
is laid on a business IL Immediately becomes JOY
GUS and solid investment He lives In an Amos
phere Of sef-Tspression and reserved force-a sraFs
modest low voiced. conservative man, with tas
re.cuinx sense OF A1mas and q quick. narrew
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
Hon Secretary, G. Z. LIBERAL
SCENE OF HE BATTLE.

The cIubroorns or lighting headquarters. ve-s
two large shops each other IN q street not
far from the university Ihey we're prepared for
the campaign by the removal OF al partitions
and fittings even TO the fire CRATES Ne win
dows were taken out and replaced with heavy
barricades containing IOOphOies. while hydTants
and fire hose Installed and the cellar stocked
with q ton OF so OF ammunirtOn-pease meal Ia
paper packages SkirInishes. minor engagements.
raids and painting the eneEny's quarters with
coIors opposed his own wheJted the Sighting
spirits until the day OF the first scheduled battle
Says the narrator in The Wide World
'-On the evening OF the first battle students
rived in the Oldest rags they could lay hands on
4 great crowd OF spectators also turned Up. the
time Of the engagement having Leaked out IHs
crowd was kept back by force OF policeman
Inside the busy preparations were gong On
Boxes OF pease meal bags were hauled Up I0AA
the cellar and served TO ali hands; II you
were clever you might manage 10 carry ten q
these most effective missiles The hoses were
fixed Nd and tested while men who we're not
willing to submit the worst clothes th-y AaU
TO the combined effect Of pease meal and "aier
stripped until they were clad only ia the sperses5
cf underwear 4 few minutes before the hour the
attacking forces lined up opposite their coorS'
facing one another. They looked queer oe' Ii
most grotesque attire. the first peAse Hieal DAG
ready in each mans right hand tner nsuIeS
bulging with the remainder IN the rooms 1ls
defending forces were uassed at the open DOOR
while each lOopnOle were INo l111- ~N--e'
the nozzle OF hose
The good natured and even sympathe1Ic poi-e'
inspector in charge capped the oFcla4 SANCTION 0s
cosenting to blow his whistle 70 start Us he stood
,ra+ch IN hand with the whistle between Dis Fps
and his eyes on the minute hand Dead silence pre-
vailed all around Suddenly the whistle snrt1sd
out the crowd shouted, and the two forces rushed
a. ona another the narrowing space between them
narred with the parabolas OF pease meal bags.
,.hf,b hurst ike shells where they struck Ths
concussfon OF the adversaries took Slacs some
where In the midst OF dense cloud of fine yellow
dust But out OF that cloud. IN the direction OF
tho Blue rooms there merged q writing buik
- nan II was body 70 body now; there ~
throwing only on the outskirts
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
hIS REASON.

The Artist want you to pose for ny pseszr~.
The Prcdig2l Son"
TIE Tramp-Can't 10 q
Ths Arrist-why notf
Ths rramD-vs.i sSesas asrss v1a nA-2ue
ssaas3 1nv
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-13
WANTED TO BUY.

D-Secondhand set OF work
harness G. l.. Ackley, Clarkston'
Phone Red 531.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-13

Best meat in town. East End res
taurant.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-13

HELP WANTED.

boys that want to
make some money in East Lewis
ton to call at The Evening Teller
office between 2 and 4 p. IN.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14
. .Mndsworth-Rice NuptiaIs.

To be married in Denver Tuesday,
November 19. at the Logan Avenue
cathedral. Mrs. Lillian V. Rice to
Arthur p Wadsworth, both of Grand
junction.
Mrs Rice has just returned from
Europe. where she has been for the
last four months. Mrs. Pearse. and
also Miss Inglis of London, accom-
panied Mrs. Rice to America to at
tend the ceremony. They are now
stopping at the Shirley hotel, Den
yer. at which place the wedding
breakfast will be served at high
noon, the best caterer and decorator
of Denver being called in for the oc-
casion.
Mrs Rice's trosseau was all pur-
chased in Paris. The wedding gown
is of light blue velvet, with ermine
furs. and cream hat.
Mrs. Pearse will wear brown vel
vet and sable, and Miss Inglis pink
voile and chinchilli.
Little Miss Marion Pearse, who has
lust learned to walk, will carry the
brides bouquet.
Mr.. f. NJ. Holbrook of the Mon
arch Coal Company will act as best
men, and Miss Rice will be attend
ed by Miss Eugenia Kelly of Grand
Junction.
Mr.. Pearse. who is now in Alaska
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14
SOCIETY NOTES.
Next weeks Busy whirI.

Next week promises much in a
social way for this city. There seems
to be no let up this year over former
years i'll the great number of enter
tainments provided for the pleasure
and entertainment of the people of
this city. 4
No city in Colorado attempts to
keep pace with Grand junction in a
social way. and it is generally been
accepted that the city is one of the
very foremost in the character of its
social life.
Peer Gynt' will be seen at the
Park Monday. Already there is a
great demand for seats to see James
in this play.
In the afternoon Mrs. James H.
Smith and Mrs. l. n. Bunting enter
tain informally al bridge whist
party, at the home of Mrs Smith,
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. j. NJ. Sam
piner will entertain at cards. with
her sister-in-law Mrs. Herman Click,
as the guest of honor.
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Price entertain quite large party
at dinner
A one O'Clock luncheon Wednes-
day by Mrs. William Smith on North
Seventh avenue, is the only affair
that is scheduled so far for that day,
although there are quite a few lodge
meetings both in the afternoon and
the evening and a number of other
informal affairs.
Quite an elaborate luncheon will
be given by Mrs. Heman r, Bull and
Mrs. H. S. Barkuloo, at the home OF
Mrs. Bull on Thursday at one o'clock
Friday afternoon between the
hours of three and six Mrs. John G
| Mckinney will entertain at an Al
| Home, in honor of her sister Mrs
Wilson and Mrs. Van Hoorebeke.
3 AT the country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Newton on Saturday might
there will be entertained quite &
large party at dinner In the even
ing big party will take straw ride
/ to the Newton home to join thost
who were guests at the dinner in {
| big house warming.
Altogether the week is well filled
with social matters and it will un
doubtedly keep up until the holidays
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14
The Dance Last Evening.

The second semi-weekly dance of
the season, was given last night by
the Bachelors, and it was credit to
the organization, which has a royal
reputation as entertainers. About
fifty couples We're present and the
music furnished by Boyer's orchestra.
was up to its usual high standard.
Punch was served as is the custom,
at these functions and all conditions
combined to make it one of the pleas
anest events of the social season. Mr..
and Mrs. " A. Garms, Mr.. and Mrs.
John II. Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard
Welsh and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clark
were the chaperones for the evening
and Mr.. Lynn Kennedy was the mas
ter of ceremonies. Sixteen dances
and two extras were on the program
and all were carried out. dancing
lasting until about 1890. During
the ten minute intermission the clut
and its guests were favored with two
selections by the Bachelor SeXtette
which made a great hit with all. The
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14
NO INQUEST WAS HELD.

The body of w. II. Kious. the man
who was injured at the sugar fac
tory, was buried in Orchard Mesa
cemetery, yesterday, from the Bannis-
ter undertaking parlors. The funeral
was set for, two previous dates but
was postponed, the first time in re-
sponse to a telegram received. from
sister of the deceased and the second
time by an order from the coroner.
Yesterday Coroner Day made an
extensive investigation of the cir
cumstances of his death and found
that they did not warrant an inquest,
consequently the body was allowed
to be buried.
G.. I. Kious. eldest son of the de-
ceased, who was here to attend the
funeral and oversee the arrange
ments, left on the morning train for
Montrose.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14
SOME SNAPS IN CITY PRoPERT,
w. S. WALLACE,
$50 Main Street.

offers the following city property,
which ought to appeal to ain invest
or:
Two lots on Grand avenue for
$3.50.
Two lots on Tenth and Colorado
avenue for $500.
Two lots and nice 5-room house,
well located ON White avenue, for
$2,75O.
Three lots and a good barn, CEN
trally located on Belford, for $1,10O.
All of these proposition are well
worth the money. and, if any one of
them appeals to you as being about
what you are looking for, don't fail
to let us show these to you.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

For he third time since the pro-
duction has been touring the country
"Parsifal," Wagner's sublime music
festival as presented in English by
splendid company under the direction
of Martin and Emery, was offered
at the Park opera house last even
ing. The audience was of large pro-
portions, the house being well filled,
indicating the continued popularity
and the high worth of the great per-
formance. The company was well
balanced and very capable and the
stage settings and spectacular effects
were magnificent as usual. Winifred
Burke as 'Kundry," fairest of all
fair women, was exceedingly sweet
and ideal in the part. Ralph Evans
Smith was very satisfactory as
"Parsifal." the shepherd. Mr.. Kel-
vim made a splendid "Klinschor," the
black knight of necromancy. All the
other characters We're well deiineat-
ed. The performance was hugely en-
joyed and keenly appreciated. Mon
day night comes Louis James in
Peer Gynt."
What promises to be one of the
most interesting dancing events of
the season is the First Annual Ball
of the Grand Junction Police Force
which will take place at the audi
torium on Wednesday evening, Nov.
Is. Chairman Halligan. of the com
mittee ON arrangements, and his CO.
workers, are planning to entertain
their guests in u royal manner. The
lvarious committees are made up as
follows: Arrangements, A. l.. Halli-
gan. C. C. O'Neil. NJ. r. Mckinney
y. NJ
Mckinney. William A. Lynch, c. G.
ONeil, George Toupain and A. l.,
| Halligan. Reception, r. j. Patter-
son. Homer Barnard, ]. j. Allison
c. b. Welch, ], Watson and c. H
Wallis. All of these gentlemen are
either present or former members OF
the police force.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Try our quick delivery system il
you experience difficulty in getting
your goods promptly. Leader Grec-
cry and Market.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Fruit lands in the vicinity of
where they have never had a failure
in the fruit crop. at $40 per acre and
up. with water right. See Gray. 337
Main street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Fruit lands. Fruit lands. Look
at this! Raw lands. with water
rights. in 5-acre tracts and up, at
$40 per acre. See Gray, 337 Main
street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

For fresh and salt meats, fruits.
fish and oysters, and all
kinds of bakery goods. see Goldswor-
thy Bros, 800 Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

A telephone to Junction 235 will
bring drugs from the Van Horn Drug
Company. SOL Main.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

We have go: the robes and blank
cts and are going to sell them. Fred
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Your home lacks health, comfort
and selling value without a modern
bath room. See ]. E. Mckenzie for
estimate. Phone Red ISL.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

The Van Horn Drug Company is
building up big stationery trade on
the high quality and low price plan.
551 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

For heavy haurns OF any Kind.
phone the Blue Barn. Phone June
Ciou 22S.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Cameo coal. best by test. 527 Main
Phone Junction 2S7.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Ladies' and gents c-stnes cleaned
and pressed. All work guaranteed
strictly first class. Phone Black 662
1875 South Fifth street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Van Horns is a drug store you
can come to in confidence and get
exactly what you order. 551 Main
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Insure your fruit crop with Cameo
coal, 527 Main. Phone Junction 2S7-
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Call us up on that rush job. J. E.
Mckenzie, the plumber. Phone Red
ISL.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

The best coal on the local market
is Cameo. 527 Main. Phone Junction
2ST.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Srurtevant and Quisti sell Toby
hanna cigars. Every one smokes
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Be sure your plumbing is in every
way sanitary. ]. E, Mckenzie, the
plumber.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Mrs. Henry r. Rhone very pleas
antly entertained the ladies of the
Christian church yesterday afternoon
at her home
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

A telephone to Junction 235 will
bring drugs from the Van Horn Drug
Company. sal Main.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Horse blankets and lap robes sold
right. Fred Mantey
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

The gathering at the Lumsden
home last night of the members of
the Reviewers Club and other guests
to discuss Ibsen's great play. Peer
Gynt." was a most delightful occas-
ion. The chief feature of the even
ing was the story of the play and
clear Interpretation of many of its
parts by X. f. Turpin, who has made
a close study of Ibsen and his works.
The musical selections and other
features We're very enjoyable. 1t
was an evening filed with mental
profit and keen pleasure for all who
were present.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

Mrs. Patterson entertained a few
of her friends last night at her home
at l15S Grand avenue, at cards.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

next dance of the series will be on
Thanksgiving night.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

We carry a full line of Western
Wheel Scrapers: Rhineheart.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

See me for that new hose.-J. Z
Mckenzie. 545 Colorado avenue
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-14

will be present TO give the bride
away.
Mrs Emma and Miss Ida Wads-
worth will leave Monday night. to be
present at the ceremony. Mrs. Mann
will leave Tuesday.
The bride-to-be is young woman
OF lovely personality and amiable
manners. Grand junction has been
her home for a long period.
The bridegroom is so well known
that he needs no introduction in
either Denver or Grand Junction.
The happy couple will take up
their residence in Grand Junction
Immediately after November %.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-13
A WASH TWICE A YEAR.

A charming Hungarian countess once
said to me: .<What is so nice about
men from England is that they look so
clean, as if they had just come from a
swim" OF course, we pride ourselves
on our morning tubs. splash and splut-
ter and shiver and polish up with
rough towels. With dirty people
those English are, remarked an
Italian, s'when they find il necessary
TO wash all over every day. Why, /
only wash twice year.. ! have met
Chinese who regarded washing all over
as proceeding decidedly improper. A
Chinese is washed when be Is born.
and he has no other altogether wash
tin he is dead. But we British people
have adopted cleanliness only az recent
wears. Small houses have their bath
reoms. hut very few houses bnilt over
half q century ago were provided with
bathrooms. ! suppose those must have
been the DAYS of the Saturday night
wash in the kitchen. Certainly cur
cav cavalier ancestors in silks and ruf-
ffes must have been dirty gang.
Hanakerehiefs were not invented. and
the velvet eloaks must often have been
greasy. The rollieking old times were
very dirty old times.--Londoa paper.