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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-08-27

rf4 a:Cments to the University have been
continually increased. AS a result. in
order that they may meet these higher
standards, corresponding development
and growth has taken place in the high
schools OF the state, for high schools are
the feeders of the University. They are
It's only preparatory school, since the
ordinary preparatory department, with
which most institutions OF higher learn
ing are still encumbered, was abolished
at the University more than fifteen wears
ago.
lhe growth in attendance has not been
the only mark of progress. Tomeet the
increasing demand which these young
men and women have been making there
has necessarily taken place an increase
in the equipment and in the teaching
force. Today the University has at its
disposal thirty four splendid buildings
OF brick and and stone, we'll furnished
tor the work which the University has
to do. These magnificent structurers
are grouped around central quadrangle
IN the center of which stand six stately
columns, the only momentos still remain
ing OF the old University, which burned
to the ground in d terrible conflagaration
nearly twenty years ago. The grounds,
buildings and equipment are valued at
more than 50 100000. Nearly two hun
dred teachers Professors, Assistant
Professors, Instructors, and Assistants)
are engaged in the instruction of the
student body The income of the Uni
verslty is equivalent to the interest on
ar endowment of more than S12, ,0OO, 900.
Whatever may be the ambition of the
young man or woman, whether it be for
success in the business world or for a
professional career, Missouri opens to
HIM the door of opportunity in this great
public school. Here in what Secretary
OF Agriculture James Wilson has term
ed Sin some respects the best College of
Agriculture in America" he NAV secure
that knowledge of scientific farming
which the successful farmer of the future
must necessarily possess. Here also he
may prepare for the practice of law in
one OF the best law schools in the entire
country. And here he NAV prepare for
medicine, for engineering, for journal
ism, or for teaching. Or if he aspires
for general culture only, or desires to
precede his professional specialization
by general college training, then he
may attend the College OF Arts and
Science which here, as in other great
universities, is the center Of university
life around which are grouped the various
professional schools. In this department
nearly 1000 students, including 500
young ladies, were enrolled last wear.
1t is 1his department that gives the
historic degree of Bachelor of Arts and
the higher degrees of Master of Arts
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-08-27
Southeast News.

In the eleven counties Of South
east Missouri, containing swamp or
overhowed lands, thirty-one drain
age bitches or canals have been con-
structed, with total length Of about
$50 miles. These bitches have re-
claimed 255 900 acres of land.
Delta cor. Cape Girardeau Progress.
Four buns who were hanging
around the union depot Wednesday
afternoon broke into car of water
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-08-27

melons standing on Il side track and
ate and wasted II large number.
Mayor Harry Galecner was sent for
and he marched the buns into the
depot aud made them buy tickets
for some other place.
Delta cor. Cape Girardeau Progress.
The citizens Of Delta are gong to
do little drainage work on their
own account. 1t is planned to DIG
a ditch from the pond which stands
under the bridge at Craig's Gap to
the trestle Ofthe Frisco railroad. 1t
is claimed this will prevent the back
water from getting over the town
so much during high water.
Shan Lewis, who resides in the
south part Of Butler county, WAS
pro babIy fatally injured recently by
an explosion Of dynamite. He was
DIGGING well on the Ben Covington
farm and had in charge of dyna-
mite. The dynamite did not explode
soon enough for Davis, who went
down into the we'll to examine the
shot. 1t went off ust about the
time Davis reached the bottom and
he was thrown out Of the top of the
we'll y distance 32 feet.
Delta cor. Cape Girardeau Progress.
Ieggmen or postot1ice thieves
broke into the postotfice here one
night recently. They stole some
tools from the Iron Mountain sec
ton house and pried open the door.
They did not find any money. All
they took away was some tobacco.
No clue as to the identity of the
thieves was found. This postoftice
has been robbed several tunes. The
town being a railroad center, plenty
of this brand Of "cattle" pass thru.
Essex Leader.
Two women were hurt and a
third is held on Il charge Of assault
to kill as the result of 4 fight over
the ownership of Frenchman Spring,
a puddle on a strip OF land, the
boundary between the farms of two
families near here. Mrs. Lille
Hudson, bride, was stabbed and
slashed with pocketknife by Miss
Maude France, 10 years old. Miss
Frances mother was beaten over
the head with club, and is in a
serious condition ut her home, three
miles south of Dexter. The France
family recently bought a farm ad-
Joining that of the Hndson's and
asserted that the spring was on their
property. The Hudson,s, who had
been using the spring, contended it
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-08-27
MiSSOurii'S Greatest Public School
Standing of the State University. Its
Recent Growth and Progress What
1t Means to Missouri.
HIGHER LEARNING IN THE UNITED
STATES.

HIGHER LEARNING IN THE UNITED
STATES.
Probably no state in the union can
boast of a better public school system
than can Missouri. Comprising pro-
vision forevery degree of education from
the kindergarten through the grade
schools, high schools and Normals to
institutions organized for the most ad-
vanced intellectual training, this system
stands to-day with hardly an equal any
where in the entire country. At the
very top is the State University. OF
this institution every Missourian has a
right to be proud Time was when one
who would seek a higher education was
compelled to search for it in distant
states and to secure it, if at all, only
after having overcome obstacles almost
insurmountable to any save those who
were blest with much Of this worlds
goods. That day is past. And now,
thanks to the foresight of the pioneer
settlers of the state, any young man or
woman, in any Missouri community, who
is ambitious to secure an education of
the highest type can get it in his own
state. This is true whether they be
possessed of means Or not. Every wear
hundreds of worthy young men and
women, endowed with pluck and energy,
are making their way at the University
of Missouri and at the same time pur-
suing courses of study in the various de-
partments of the institution, with
eminent success.
One Of the things about the University
of Missouri which should excite the pride
of NEissourians everywhere is its recent
rapid growth. Less than half a dozen
years ago the entire enrolment of the
institution had not yet reached one
thousand students. But in the session
which has just closed the enrolment
passed the $500 mark. Indeed the rate
Of growth has exceeded that of any other
American institution OF similar charac-
ter. 1t is confidently predicted by those
who are best informed that the next
school year will see almost 1000 of the
young men and women of Missouri
gathered in the halls of the various col
leges and departments of ihe University.
During all the time that this rapid
growth has been in progress the entrance
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-08-27
Campaign Contribution Pub
HCifV.

National Treasurer Sheldon has
Just come out with u statement which !
is calculated to do nothing except |
deceive the public. In an interview
given the other day he stated that !;
the republican national committee
had received number Of checks !
which had been returned to the SEN /
ders because the funds received were |
not from q source that was dcSlra bic |
or from Il source that could be used |
for the benefit Of the republican /
party. In other words, he intends
that the public shall believe that
these contributions were from the |
trusts and corporations, and that the
national committee would not re-
reive financial assistance from these
robbers of the people.
But the significant part Of this |
interview was the statement that |
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS RE |
CEINED AND ACCEPTED WILL
BIZ GIVEN BLICITI IN
MEDIATELN AFT + Il 7 II +
ELECTION" and is where the
Iamcncss Of his interview is most
apparent.
No thinking person believes for Il
single instant that the national re
publican committee will turn down
contributions made rs trusts and
combines. On the other hand. they
will welcome them with smiling
faces and open arms and the money
will he put in the proper channel Of
dcbauchery and for the purpose Of
purchasing the floating vote. Then
again there is the reiterated promise
that all campaign contributions will
hc made public Immediately
AFTER THE ELECTION. Now.
ifthc republican national committee
Will not accept campaign contrIbn-
tionS from the trusts and combines
which they have f"stercd and per
petuatcd, why is it that they will
not make public their contributions
received BEFORE ELECTION, as
the democratic party stands pledged
10 and will doZ 1t is strikingly
strange that they must wait until
after election to make this showing
when the opposing party is willing
and ready and will make their con-
tributions public before the time of
the battle Of ballots. The public has
the right to know what is done and
from what source these enormous
Ievies Of money arc made and used
and no party which is honest or
makes even a pretcnSe OF beng
honest, can afford to rest under the
suspicion Of receiving money from
illegitimatc or illegal sources. For
example. when the steel trust and
its allies, the tin plate trust, the
sugar trust, the lumber trust and the
rest Of the predatory monopolies
pour out these inordinate sums of
money for the election OF Taft and
Sherman, and to secure republican
ma aiority III congress, the people
should have the opportunity of
knowing whether these cOntribu-
tions are gifts or gratuities or
whether they are made for the pure
purpose of patriotism or for the base
purpose Of influencing legislation in
favor Of the donors. If publicity
comes as it should, then the people
can draw their own conclusions,
and it is a safe proposition that they
will not draw them in favor Of the
republican party. The republican
party does not want publicity. 1t
wants darkness in Ordcr that its
managers may hide the shells.-St.
Joseph Observer.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-08-27
An invitation!

WE have placed in
Stock Il line of Furniture.
QueenSWal.e and other
House Furnishings with
which we are very much
pleased and most cOrdi-
ally invite YOU to visit us
and examine these goods.
There are some very
pretty deSi gnS in Bed
Room Suits. extra Dress
ers. Dining and Center
Tables. Rockers that are
we'll built and comfort
able. Kitchen Cabinets of
oak that are pretty and
venien t. Kite h en-
Safes. Tables and other.
items. The quality and
finish on the Furniture is
GOOD. Iron Beds of
several patterns that are
pretty and with the best
rail fastening we know Of.
QueensWare and Glass
ware of pretty patterns
at Low Prices.
We are sure YOU will be
pleased with the Quality.
Finish and Prices on all
these Goods and desire
vou'should know what We
are offering. Come and
visit us whether YOU de-
sire to purchase at this
time or not. We will take
pleasure in showing YOU
over the Store.
You know we have long
been the county Head
quarters FOR Cooking
Stoves. Ranges, Tin and
Enameled Ware. Table
Cutlery, Etc. and we
want to be so considered
in this new venture also.
Yours truly,
Clark's Hardware,
LUTESNILLE. MO.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13

birthday.
The fair grounds has been secured
for the day, and there many of the
features and events will take place.
p At the meeting this morning the
following committees were appoint
ed:
Finance-E. M. Slocomb. chair
man; w. H. Buthorn: c. e. Cher
rington; Thomas A. Dimes, and Dan
I. HILL
Advertising ommittee-R. l.. Ma
gill, chairman: Walter Walker; Wal
T. Holmberg.
Program-will A. House, chair
man.
Grounds - w. R. Haines. chair
man.
Privileges - Leon j. Chapman,
chairman.
Athletics-Fred Coe, chairman.
Games and sports-Roy McClin-
tock. chairman.
Fireworks - C. VanHoorebeke,
chairman.
Executive committee - VIII A.
House, chairman, and all chairmen
of other committees are members.
The various committees will meet
probably on Monday evening, and
every phase of the celebration will
be started under way and the plans
will be closed up rapidly. 1t is gen
orally realized that the time is short
in which to prepare for the celebra-
tion, but every day will be made TO
count.
There was much enthusiasm to
mark the meeting this morning.
There is no question but what the
celebration planned will meet with
general approval.
The finance committee will call up
on the business men and public-spir-
tied citizens for contributions. No
body will be asked for big contri-
button but every business man and
all other citizens who can do so
should make reasonable contribu-
tions.
All civic societies will be asked to
take part in the program for the day.
The celebration is sure to bring
hundreds and hundreds of visitors to
the city from all parts of the valley
and from many outside points on the
western slope.
Let the people give the movement
most hearty and enthusiastic support
and let everybody do all he or she
can to make the celebration the big
gest and best of its kind ever held on
the western slope.
All boost for the Fourth of July
celebration in Grand Junction.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
A FIGHT IS NOW ON
OVER VICE PRESIDENCY
Congressman Sherman, Of New York, May Get Second
Place--Deegaton Pouring in Chicago,
Enthusiasm is High
(By Associated Press }

Chicago, June 13. Republican
delegations arrived today from sew
eral of the most Important states,
accompanied by bands and bearing
flags and "favorite son" banners, and
are giving to Chicago picturesque
touches of color and noisy enthusi-
asm that are an essential part of ev-
cry national political gathering.
The delegations that are in today
are from New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio.
The confident enthusiasm of the
Ohioans is no greater than the de-
monstrative loyalty of the Pennsyl-
vanians.
The Ohio visitors are naturally in
the happiest frame of mind and seem
confident in their expressed belief
that nothing can now prevent the
nomination of Secretary Taft on the
first ballot.
Governor Hughes declaration of
yesterday that under no circumstan-
ces would he accept the nomination
for the vice presidency had the effect
of focusing the particular attention
of the New York delegation with
reference to the attitude to be taxi
en- in regard to the vice presidency.
Representative Sherman of New
York, one of the men generally mem
toned in connection with the second
place on the ticket, was among to-
days arrivals, and his presence is
expected to lend an impetus to the
movement in his behalf.
Many of the leaders who are here
believe that the vice presidency
should go to some eastern state. and,
as New York is regarded as debata-
Bile ground, it is believed that the
delegation from that state can WELD
considerable influence in the choice
of the second place candidate.
Nearly all of the state delegations
are expected to hold caucuses next
Monday.
The convention will be called to
order at noon Tuesday by National
Chairman Harry S. New.
AS the delegates arrived today,
the interest in the vice presidential
situation grew, and propositions to
throw the prize into the arena of the
convention, to be fought for and won
by the strongest bidder. Is gaining
many enthusiastic supporters. There
are so many candidates mentioned
that a popular open vote seems TO
offer the most satisfactory solution of
the problem.
Late yesterday afternoon the re-
publican national committee COM
pleted the hearing of all the contests
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13

submitted to it, and turned its at
tention to other matters.
In the committees seven days of
work 219 contests were passed upon
and Taft won in all by 6 contested
seats. The contested seats decided
for Taft are as follows: Alabama.
90; Arkansas, 2; Florida, s; Geor-
gia, 16; Kentucky. 8; Louisiana. s.;
Mississippi, 16 Missouri. 6; North
Carolina. IS; Ohio, Z; Oklahoma. 10:
Pennsylvania, L: South Carolina. s.;
Tennessee, Is; Texas, SO; Virginia,
is; Alaska, 2; Arizona. 2. Total,
PIG
For Foraker-Virginia, 2; Ohio,
1. Total, 8.
AS raft had 3S7 instructed dele
gates before the national committee
began hearing the contests, he viii
have now total of sos delegates on
the temporary roll call. without TAX
ing into consideration any that have
either endorsed him or declared for
him in any other manner.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
THEY WILL DEFY
GOVERNOR BUCHTEL
(specinl to The Sentinei.) }

Denver. June 13.-The hackers of
the Overland race track announce
that they are going to run the races
today and have betting, and they
have made an arrangement with a
local bonding company to go on the
bond of every man arrested for bet
ting on the horse races.
Just what the final outcome will
be is problematical. Report has it
that the Overland race track owners
have agreed to discontinue the race
track betting after today, but they
wish to allow the people to bet to-
day, which is known us Derby day.
which day always draws the sport
ing element.
The management knows that with
this element in the majority or rath-
er comprising practically the entire
crowd. the money to be made out of
them cannot be lost.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
GRAND JUNCTION
WILL CELEBRATE
Plans Formulated for Biggest Fourth Of July Observance
in the History Of the Western Slope
World Of Features

Grand Junction is to have the big
gest Fourth of July celebration it
has had in many years.
Following week of quiet but eff
fective work in the way of getting
the sentiment of the business men
and leading citizens regarding the
matter, it was definitely announced
this afternoon that a great and ideal
commemoration of the natal day of
the republic will be carried out here,
and not only the people of Grand
Junction but the people of the val
ley and of the entire western slope
will be invited to take part. Every
town and rural community in this
section of the state will be asked to
participate in the pleasures of the
day.
This morning in the offices of Hor-
ace T. DeLong there was a meeting
of a number of the prominent busi-
ness men. and it was definitely de-
cided to have the big celebrations.
and committees were appointed to
perfect the details and arrangements
Will A. House, general secretary
of the Y. NJ. C. A. has been working
on the matter for some days, and he
presided at the meeting this morn
ing.
1t has been found that the great
majority of the business men and
citizens are right in for a Fourth of
July celebration. The city has not
had one in several years.
Grand Junction, the metropolis of
the western slope, the capital city of
the little empire of western Colorado.
is the ideal point for a general cele-
bration for western Colorado.
Efforts will be made to get reduced
railway rates from all surrounding
towns.
The celebration will be an all-day
affair. There will be something do
ing from sun-up until late in the
night. There will be clean sport.
jolly fun and world of pleasure for
every man woman and child. If the
plans carry. and as the right men are
behind these plans, the day will be
one long to be remembered.
Among the big features of the day
will be an extended program of
games and sports. ball game. ath-
letic events and races, a patriotic
gathering to listen to program of
music, and addresses, the principal
address to be delivered by distin-
guished speaker and public man
from another city. parade and in
the evening magnificent display of
fireworks. Many other features will
be announced later. 1t is certain to
be an ideal celebrationsof the nations
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
OLD COUPLE ELOPED
AND WERE MARRIED
IRy Associated Press i

Chicago, June ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Madison, Wis,
says:
Rudolph Ploetz, aged 10. veal
thy widower of the village of Prair-
lie du Sac, eloped Thursday with Miss
Ursula Hunges. aged so, his sweet
heart of childhood days.
Unknown to his six sons, who had
bitterly opposed his marriage, the
aged bridegroom and his bride had
slipped into Madison, and were mar
ried by a justice of the peace. The
system of espionage on the old man
established by the sons had failed
to prevent him carrying out his de-
sire.
The couple were sweethearts in
youth. and had parted after a petty
quarrel. Miss Hunges had never
married, waiting lifetime for her
first love.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
over 600 TAFT VOTES
MAKES NOMINATION SURE
MURDERED FAMILY
THEN KILLED
HERSELF
(By Associated Press.)

Cadillac, Mich, June 13.-Mrs.
Daniel Cooper last night shot and
killed her husband, five of her six
children and herself i'm there home
here. The sixth child was fatally
wounded.
Mrs. Cooper is said to have been
subject to spells of dementia.
When Mrs. Kealy, Mrs. CoOper's
mother, went into the Cooper home
this morning she found the bodies of
her daughter and Mr.. Cooper lying
on the floor. A revolver lay beside
Mrs. Cooper.
Mrs. Kealy rushed into an adjOin-
ing room and there found five chill
dren laying in IA pool of blood, with
the sixth child badly wounded close
by.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13

1908, and is steadily rising at the
rate of one foot an hour.
In Pike township a strip of coun-
try miles wide has been inundat-
ed.
The Neosho river is out of its
banks at Neosho Rapids. where it is
Joined by the Cottonwood river.
BY tonight the Santa Fee railway
will be shut off to the west. This
will also stop the Union Pacific and
Rock Island roads. which have been
using the Santa Fe tracks.
Miss Cody, a young lady who re-
Gently came out to the valley from
Iowa seeking relief from tuberculos-
is. died yesterday at Palisade. I'm
dertakers Gourley & Pearson pre-
pared the remains for burial. and
they were shipped east today to the
old home for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Barnard of
Hotchkiss are the guests of friends
in Grand Junction.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
OVER l40 BLOCKS UNDER
WATER In TOPEKA TODAY
MUST RESIGN TODAY
OR GET KICKED
OUT SOON
IRy Associated Press.l

=
Washington, June f:S. - Ruel
Rounds, United States marshal for
the district of Idaho, mas been given
until today to send in his resignation,
and, if he fails to do so, Will be re-
moved.
1t is stated that the charges against
MIR. Rounds are to the effect that his
administration has been unsabisfac-
tory in many respects, the charges
against him being similar to those
preferred against District Attorney
Riuck, who was removed yesterday.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13

Last evening, in honor of Miss
Jesse Sawyer, who leaves soon for
Washington to make her home, Miss
Ethel Blackwell delightfully."- enter
tanned a party of young people. Mu-
sic, cards and other features made
up the amusement program and de-
licious refreshments were served.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13

James Thornton, who was convict
ed of killing valuable collie dog
owned by Alderman j. Dorman of
Victor, was fined 500 and costs and
GO days in jail. In this case the jail
sentence was suspended until June
80.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
IBy Associated Press. ]

Kansas City, Mo-. June 1S.-This
city today is confronted with the
gloomy prospects that tomorrow the
food situation will be worse than
that which prevailed Thursday. when
it was thought that the crest of the
flood had been reached
Another extremely heavy rain fell
last night in eastern Kansas and in
western Missouri and the Kaw river
is again rising.
The residents of the food-stricken
districts have been warned that the
new flood waters will take the Kaw
river to a higher point than on last
Thursday, and the movement of the
people back to their homes has been
stopped.