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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-05-01
A Willing lnformer.

''What Is the Number" repeated cen.
trail.
Violet Park. eisht-seven- seven"
Violet Park. eight double sever"
Il reckon So"
And what number 60 you vant:"
"Elmdalc. two-naught fOur-seven.'
What Is your name
My name is John Henry MigS,es. |
live at 6o Blicken street. Violet Park.
My house phone is Violet Park. eight
seven seven or eight doubles even. as
you choose. | AIN married. have no
children. We keep dog and a cat and
perpetual palm and d Boston fern,
and
'All that is unnecessary. Sir. We
merely
And last summer VIC didn't have a
bit Of luck with our roses. tried to
have little garden. too. but the neigh
Dors' chickens got away with that. The
house Is green. with red gables. There
Is cement walk from the street.
am forty years old. My wife is young
er and looks it. We have piano. keep
a cook and an upstairs girl. Had the
front bedroom papered last week, and
| want
Did you want Elmdale two-nausht-
four-seven?'
Yes gasped Mr. Miggles.
well. the line is busy now. Shall
call yOu:'
But Mr.. Miggles wrote letter.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-05-01

and see the most beautiful city in
the west. Here is a better location.
here the natural resources arc great
er; bat it will not do it, itself. Man
must embrace the opportunity with
his own hands, but the means be
provided by some progressive people
and such persons, whoever they may
be, will be generously honored for
the good they have done.
CITIZEN.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-05-01
500 PERISH IN STORM
IN SOUTHERN STATES
DEATH ROLL GROWS STEADILY
MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS
IN MANY PLACES,
Storm Leaves Death and Destruction
in Its Wake-Many COmmuni.
ties Are Stricken.

New Orleans, La, April 81
Probably half thousand lives lost.
hundred or more persons fatally
injured and many times this number
painfully hurt, together with prop
erty loss running up in the millions
is the record so far of tornado that
originated in the West two days ago,
sweeping Texas, Arkansas. Louisiana.
Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia.
1t has left path of death, desola-
ton and want in its wake, seriously
interrupted all communication be-
tween cities in the South and brought
about chaotic conditions in many
smaller towns.
Mississippi, already a sufferer from
more than one tornado this year.
has again borne the brunt of the
winds and those who lost their lives
in that State place the death list
near 800, with a thousand or more
injured
In Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and
Georgia the death lists are also large.
with serious loss of life in Arkansas
and Tennessee. Authentic informa-
ton is in many instances lacking.
owing to the crippled facilities for
communication.
In half a dozen communities mar
tial law has been declared. SO ter
rible was the destruction, and 50
helpless were the stricken people
left by the disaster. Serious dis
orders have occurred in some places,
including Amite, La. Looting and
other crimes have been reported. but
those instances have on the whole
been rare
Sveral places have issued appeals
for aid, and in Mississippi Governor
Noel has been asked to provide tents
for the homeless.
The tornadoes lasted in all
period of nearly two days. 1t was
Thursday night that damage by
tOrnadoes travelled eastward was first
reported from points in Texas. This
was followed during the next twenty
four hours by similar reports from
Arkansas. Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee. Friday night Alabama
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-05-01
LAND SLIDE BCRIES HAMLET.
Avalanche Demolishes Quebec VII
lage-:3O Lives Sacrificed.

lage-:3O Lives Sacrificed.
Buckingham, Quebec, April 81
Half the little French hamlet of
NOtre Dame de Salette, 16 miles
from here on the Lievre River, dis
appeared yesterday under a sliding
mountain, and at least thirty of its
small population are known to have
persisted. The hamlet has no tele-
phone or telegraph facilities, nor is
it on a railroad.
At O'Clock in the morning part
of the mountain started to slide TO
ward the river. 1t tore a path of
death and destruction in its way and
those who were not killed when their
homes were engulfed were left buried
in the mass of rock and earth.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-05-01
LINER CRASHES INTO CRUISER

st. Paul Runs Down British WarShin
Gladiator.
Southampton, April 27-The AM
erican line steamer St. Paul, which
left Southampton on her regular
voyage bound for New York on Sat-
urday, In dense snow storm
rammed and destroyed the British
secOnd-class cruiser Gladiator Of, tho
Isle of Wight.
The total number OF victims in tho
disaster number "a.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

On the spot where Peter Swanson
the sheep herder. was so brutally
murdered last summer by band of
horsemen riding under the cover OF
night. away up on Indian creek In
this county. that strange and formid-
able army of sheepmen in charge of
the great flocks of sheep. whose pres
ence In and march through Mesa
county was announced exclusively by
The Sentinel yesterday. campei on
Saturday night and many a member
of that grim army wished that the
murderers of the lonely sheepherder
would ride again that might and Wis.,
II again the scene of the horrible
crime that these sheepmen and the
friends of the dead Swanson might
mete out a swift and justly deserved
vengeance.
Erected a Monument.
Saturday night as the "sheep ar
my" camped on that wild spot on
Hannah creek it was determined to
erect a monument marking the place.
Several dozen of the sheepmen car
ried load after load of stones from
the surrounding country and in a lit
tie while large stone monument had
son was shot down. Then on the
top of this crude monument was fixed
a board and on each side of this
board was fastened securely "A cloth
sheet bearing the announcement that
the Western Slope Wool Growers
Association will pay a reward of $10,-
900 for the capture of or Information
leading to the capture of the muir
derers of Peter Swanson.
How Long to Remain.
How long that monument. with its
solemn meaning and Its equally SOL
emn message to the world, will stand
unmolested by enemies of the men
who placed 1t there is hard to tell.
Not long, we venture.
Increased the Reward.
Months ago or soon after the mur-
der had been committed. the sheep
men offered reward of 5000 for
the capture of the murderers; but 1t
seems that never clew to the iden-
tlty of the criminals has been Sc
cured. Therefore. determined to en-
ploy every effort to run down the
guilty parties. the sheepmen have in
creased the reward to $4,000. 1t
is rumored that several detectives
have been at work ON the case dur
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At Scene OF Murder
A Monument Raised
e Sheep Army Campd Spot Where Peter Swanson Was Slain and Crude
Memorial Notice Of $4,000 Reward naced-Is Morning the Mighty
Fk Under Care Of the Armed Escort Passed Through This Gy-Tok
-Four Hours to Pass Given Pomt-Ten Days More
On the Road

commissions by Sheriff Gibbs of Del
ia county; but. as announced yester-
day, were refused commissions by
Sheriff Schrader Of Mesa county. who
did not believe 1t would be wise to
grant such.
Left Ranges Ten Days Ago.
The 10000 sheep. which forms one
of the biggest fiocks that ever passed
through this county, left the summer
ranges in Montrose county Friday a
week ago. They will be travelling
about ten days yet before the winter
ranges in Utah are reached.
Some Trouble Getting Hay.
At some points in the cattle coun-
try the men had some trouble secur-
ing hay for their horses, as many
cattlemen, OF course. would not sell
them hay. and other ranchmen so
disposed to sell them hay were afraid
to do so in most cases for fear of
gaining the enmity Of the cattlemen.
However. the sheepmen were able to
buy sufficient hay for all their needs.
Over &125,OOO Invested.
The great flock OF sheep represents
value of at least s125.o00. Every
one is in fine condition.
Attract Great Attention.
Quite a large number of people
visited the sheep army" camp on
Orchard mesa last night. This morn
ing early camp was broken and divid-
ed into three divisions again the i'm
mense flock of woody quadrupeds be-
gan to move across the Fifth street
bridge. Each flock as 1t moved ex-
tended distance of over ten blocks
and was, indeed. an interesting sight.
The sheep were moved up Fifth streer
to South avenue. then east on South
avenue to Twelfth street, thence
north and around the city to the
Fruita road. Each fiocx was accom-
panied by a large number OF herders.
The armed escort had gone ON be-
fore. There Is but little danger of
Interference anywhere near this city.
Hundreds OF people gathered at the
street intersections to watch the great
flocks pass. 1t took several hours
for the fiocks to get through the
city.
In the lower valley. before getting
to their destination. the sheepmen
will again enter strictly hostile coun-
try.
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1 ing the past six months. but the gull.
,, ty men have covered up their tracks
in a most successful manner
Camped on the Mesa.
1t was about o'clock last night
that the 10000 sheep and their
armed escort of nearly 100 men came
upon Orchard mesa. just across the
river from the city. There camp was
established for the night. The sheep
army" carries about thirty tents and
complete camping outfit. Camp
fires were lighted the sheep corraled
and the pickets put on duty.
Typical Western Men.
During the evening a number OF
the leaders among the men came into
the city and five of the gentlemen
called at The Sentinel office. They
were fine looking, orderly fellows,
typically western and truly Ameri-
can
1t was learned that the owners of
the mighty hocks were E. E. Shinn.
II. NJ. Rowe. d. NJ. Kelly, Bert La
throp and David Graham. Only one
or two of the owners were with the
fiocks. The men in charge of the
flocks and the armed escorts were re-
sponsible and worthy men.
Many Were Volunteers.
The armed escort was made up
mainly of well known sheepmen OF
surrounding counties. Many of the
men in the army" were not directly
Interested in the sheep in the flock or
in the regular employ of the owners.
but had volunteered their services to
their fellow sheepmen at this import.
ant time.
Had Strict Orders.
The leaders informed The Senti.
mel that the organization of the men
was perfect and that every man had
his orders to molest no one unless
interfering without reason with the
passage OF the sheep. Every care
was taken to prevent the sheep from
damaging any ranch property alons
the roads. The leaders declared tha
they only wanted protection In theil
rights, and that all they asked fol
was an unmolested passage of theil
sheep to and from the winter ranges
and which passage is made over pub
lie highways.
Had Commissions in Delta.
The Sentinel was informed las
night that the leaders in the armed
escort were granted deputy sherif
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14
IN LUMsDEN'S NEW MACHINE
RAILROAD MAN GOES SONIE

Mr.. ]. ]. Lumsden. accompanied by
General Agent vickery of the Colo
rado Midland, made the initial trip
in Mr.. Lumsden's 57-horsepower
Thomas automobile to Palisade this
morning.
They made the trip from the Mesa
County National Bank to Bowers
blacksmith shop in Palisade in the
remarkably fast time OF &c minutes.
On account of the bad condition of
the roads. the. maximum speed was
but Al miles per hour.
''Vick" says he is accustomed to
fast riding ON the Midland's O'Clock
limited; but the trip to Palisade this
morning. going at the rate of 40
miles per hour in the white Flyer
with Mr.. Lumsden at the throttle was
of a most sensational nature.
Don't miss the snow at the Majes-
tic
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The Annna, Meeting. /.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders will be held at the court
house In Grand Junction. January
IS. at 10 am.
We have arranged for a special
train on the D. & R. G. which will
leave Palisade at 9 am. Of the 18th.
returning leave Grand Junction at s
pm. The train will stop at Clifton
and Brides Crossing. both ways.
Fifty cents (5oc) for the round trip.
Everybody come
THE GRAND JUNCTION FRUIT
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Grand Junction. Colo. January ..
1908.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

The swellest AFFAIR this season will
be the leap year ball given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the B. of L. =
& e. at the Auditorium, Wednesday
January %.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Big auction sale of nice furniture.
carpets and household goods at 1o1s
Colorado avenue on Wednesday. jan
uary 10.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

The ladies will run things Except
supper) to suit themselves at the
leap year ball. Wednesday. January
22.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

FINE BUSINESS CHANCE-will
sell all or part interest in a good
paying business In Grand Junction
stock about $4,000. Address F,
care Daily Sentinel.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

H. d. Coe & Son are again pre-
pared to LOAN MONEY ON good
ranch property.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Don't your clothes need some at
tention? Better let US know. We
call for and deliver them. Work
guaranteed. Telephone Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

ELI Mahannah. the well known
Whitewater merchant. is in town to-
day.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Historic San Antonio. Very low
tourist rate to this charming winter
resort; via Colorado & Southern. 7,
L. Fisher. G. P. A. Denver. will fur
nish full Information.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Clinton Gable OF Guthrie Center
Ia. is new arrival in Grand juno
ton.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Harry HATS norsesnoeing is Sec
md to none In this country. A
horse is shod when Harry Hiatt IL
through with It. Try him.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14
= = = = 2 . = 2 = ? = . .
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.

= january 13. pm. =
= Temperature, 20. Z
= Relative humidity. 40. Z
= Direction of wind. west. Z
= Velocity of wind. miles. Z
= Precipitation, o.
= Weather. clear. =
= January II, am.
+ Temperature, &c. =
= Relative humidity. 54. =
+ Direction of wind, east. =
= Velocity of wind. 2 miles. =
= Precipitation, 0.
= Weather, cloudy. =
= Maximum temperature. Al; =
= minimum. 90; mean. 80: de- =
= parture from the normal. plus =
= Z. =
= Forecast for Grand Junction Z
= and vicinity (issued at Denver): =
= Rain or snow tonight and to- =
= morrow; slight temperature =
= changes. Z
= LEON J. GUTHRIE. =
= Observer. Z
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

A big oyster supper will be served
on the evening Of the leap year ball
at the Auditorium ON Wednesday.
January 22.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

We will unload a car of Joe Moor
buggies and surries ABOUT JanuArl
15.-Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

WANTED-One or two unfurnished
rooms. Call at 4s3 White. Phone
Red 1446.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

See H. D. coe 6 Son about getting
a FARM LOAN.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Remember the El Socorro Is cleai
Havana. A trial will convinre you
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Juanita and Palfsade coal burns
best, last longest Prompt delivery.
Phone Junction 4O.-The Grand
Junction Electric. Gas & Mfg. Go.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Newcomer: What is the best
wagon on the market in Colorado?"
Neighbor; The Winona, because It
has stood the test."-Harry L. Hiatt
sells 1t.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Reservations on the Midland's 4
O'Clock train should be made early.
Phone or call on the city ticket agent.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

Don't miss the snow at the Maies-
-ic.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

FOR SALE-Fine White Rock cock
erels; thoroughbred. Phone Red
414, or address L. X. Byers, 1869
Main.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Fine room
iLg house; elegant location; rooms
well rented and always full. VIII
sell or trade on improved ranch
property. Addres Rooming House.
Sentinel Office
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

wANTED-ro trade 40 acres f,ns
tree land under Grand Valley ca
nal for city property or ON i'm
proved ranch. Address "a" Ser
Hnel omcA
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Any part
of 40 acres of full bearing or
chard. with or without improve
ments. VIII take good home in
city or High Line land. Phone
Red 344.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-14

CALL at s01 South and phone Red
2161 and ]. G. Gigax will send
you nice beef and pork on short
notice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
BY PETER POWER.

1t turns out that the model
mine at Mariana, Pa, in which
the lives of upward of $50 workmen
were blotted out, was just about as
model as the model mines in
West Virginia and Alabama that re-
Gently Mortified civilization by the
immensely of their death tolls. The
coroner at Mariana has learned
that several small explosions oc-
CURED in the mine recently, but the
facts were hushed up, and that the
men regarded the colliery as dam
gerous place to work, but being UNI
organized they were disinclined to
complain for fear of losing their
jobs.
Just week before the explosion
occurred the men formed a union
and sent for a charter to the head
quarters of the United Mine Work
ers of America at Indianapolis, in
tending to demand that the COM
pany introduce safety appliances
and make other improvements.
That is the information that | re-
ceive from one of the national Off
GERS. Furthermore the records show
that nearly every explosion in
which men were killed wholesale
during the past few years occurred
in nonunion mines.
Do you know that the number of
miners killed in 1907 was 4.S6 for
every 1000 employed? This fact is
revealed in the 1907 report of the
United States geological survey. In
bulletin No. IS, United States bu-
reau of labor, just issued, it is stat
ed that the number of deaths from
accident in the mines of Great Brit
ain are only 1929 per 1000. So the
fatalities among the mine workers
in this country are nearly four
times larger than in Great Britain.
The geological survey report
proudly calls attention to an I'M
precedented increase in the number
VI tojo VI oval plouuSSa, W ShS eN
vance of the market value of coal
at the mines, to year of unequaled
prosperity as to regularity of EN-.
! ployment, and the profits and
wages, etc, but against all this
there loom like spectres the forms
of SAL killed and wounded sol
diers in the mining division of the
industrial army.
John Mitchell has divided the
coal producing states into three
groups, classified as thoroughly
unionized, partially unionized, ant
practically unorganized. Thus II
the organized states, including
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and Iowa
the number of miners killed PEI
1000 averages Eat, which is still
almost double the British fatal
ties. In the partially organized
states of Pennsylvania and Wash
ington the number killed per 100
totals 5.O7. In the unorgnnizet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28

easily garnered in Manchuria, and
| thousands of the class of financial
adventures you call boomers
| fiocked into the country shortly
after the Japanese occupation.
These people were entirely mis-
informed concerning the country,
and were but meagerly supplied
with money. There could be but
one result-failure.
In their disappointment, for
which their own thoughtlessness
and recklessness were alone re-
sponsible, they blamed their trou-
bles on the government and circu-
lated all manner Of malicious re-
ports concerning the attitude of
the Japanese administration to-
ward foreigners.
1t is at least suggestive that
among all the stories circulated
not one specific charge was made,
but their authors were content to
restrict themselves to vague gen.
eralities.
The real fact is that these peo-
pie had come into Manchuria ex-
pecting tot find ripe financial fruit
but awaiting the plucker. When
they learned through costly expe-
rience that Manchuria was almost
a wilderness and that success
would come only to those possess
ed of the patience and hardihood
of the pioneer, they vented their
disappointment on the government.
AS a matter of fact every induce
ment has been offered Americans
and Europeans to come to Man.
churia and assist in the develop
ment of this great territory.
Manchuria cannot be developed
without American and European
capital and it would be suicidal
policy which would drive out the
investors of other peoples. There
is not town in Manchuria where
the government has not erected a
European hotel for the conven-
fence of the foreign investors, and
sanatariums have been built in all
the larger centers especially to
care for any foreigners who might
be taken i'll. American capital and
energy are especially necessary for
the development of the great re-
sources of this country and every
assistance will be rendered Ameri-
can investors by the Japanese gov
eminent.
In conclusion | will answer
every charge of discrimination in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
NO NEED TO
REPEAL Law
so-cALLED Joker" IN cREM-
ATORY ORDINANCE Is NO
JOKER. TO =. p. WEYMOUTH,
WHO QUALIFIED THIS MORN
ING BY PASSING ExAMINA-
-. TON FOR ENGINEER.

While Euperintendent A. w.
Merritt OF. the crematory depart
ment was raising all the fuss about
F. P. Weymouth, newly appointed
superintendent not being able to
qualify for the position on account
of the joker in the ordinance
which required the superintendent
to be licensed engineer, Wey-
mouth was laughing in his sleeve.
Now Weymouth is a versatile
sort of fellow, and during his
many years of active work, usually
at the head of something or other,
he has grasped the minor details
of engineering, both stationary and
civil. Mr. Merritt determined not
to be ousted from his position until
someone holding a license secured
appointment. He had taken a tight
grip on things and braced himself
for another fight to hold the job.
His previous fight to retain his
position was memorable one, and
those friends Of Weymouth were
some disconnected at Merritt's at
titude. But Weymouth himself
was not. He watched things Sc
renely. Saturday he announced he
was going to work today. Yet he
had no license.
Just before noon he walked into
Mayor Moore's Office and announc-
ed he was ready to 60 to work
Now the mayor was among those
who had doubts that Mr.. Wey-
mouth would qualify before the
ordinance could be repealed and
said so. Weymouth then quietly
handed over his license. 1t seems
that while Merritt was still voic-
ing his position in the matter,
Weymouth went before Charles
Vedder, examiner of engineers,
and passed examination for a third
grade license with an average of
more than Sc per cent. When Mer-
rift was informed of the fact he
subsidized, and Mr.. Weymouth. now
has charge of the department.
Just what changes the new SUI
perintendent will make he is not
prepared to say. The council when
it removed Merritt recommended
removal of Assistant Superintend-
ent ]. L. Lockhart also, but Lock
hart will probably be retained I'M
til Mr.. Weymouth has grasped the
details of his new employment.