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little over $500. Today. eight years
later, its population is over 5000. 1t
will be over 10000 by the end Of the
first six months of the good year of
1908.
Grand Junction is at an elevation
of 1900 feet above the level of the
sea, making its climate advantages
numerous and desirable. 1t has pure.
dry mountain air. Its winterh are
mild and its summers are moderate.
1t is beautifully located In one of
the richest valleys in the world. 1t
is completely surrounded by noun
tains that break off the chilling blasts
III the winter and the scorching wind
in the summer.
Grand Junction is city of pref
ty homes and modern. up-to-date bu-
siness houses. 1t has a fine light
ing system. both gas and electric.
1t has a fine system of water works
and a modern sewerage system.
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stores and business houses to be
found here. They are of the high
est type. They are strictly metro
politan, truly up to date. A stranger
walking along Main or any of the
other business streets cannot fail to
be favorably impressed with the ap-
pearance Of the business houses.
Nearly every business house in the
city has modern fixtures and appoint
ments and is arranged along strict
ly modern lines.
The character of the show win
dow displays can be relied upon to
reflect the character of the store and
the window displays that are to be
seen in the business district of Grand
Junction on any day at any season
compare favorably with those seen
on the leading thoroughfares of re-
tail traffic in any of the great cities.
Grand Junction business men are
abreast with the times in their ideas
and they are always in touch with
the newest and latest things in the
market world. More complete. new
er, or more modern stocks than are
carried by our merchants cannot be
fouad in any of the smaller cities
of the country.
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The City Of Grand Junction
Great Present-Creater Future

Grand Junction, the city destined.
so many far seeing and conservative
men of affairs predict, to be the third
city in Colorado within a compara-
lively short period of years, stalds
today one of the most modern, most
enterprising, most important and one
of the mot beautiful cities in the in
termountain region.
Grand Junction is the largest town
between Pueblo on the east
and Salt Lake City on the
west and because of this splen-
did geographical location and the
railroad advantages it will always be
one of the great commercial centers
of this portion of the United States.
1t is growing. 1t is bound to grow.
Nothing can stop it.
In 1900 its population was only :,
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1t has one of the best telephone sys-
tens in the country.
A finer school system is not pos
sessed by any city twice the size in
tire west. There are twelve strong
and influential churches of as many
denominations.
The character of Grand Junction
citizenship and society is notably
good.
Grand Junction is noted for the
enterprise of it's citizens and their
determination to get what they &c
after
Grand Junction is division poir.t
on the main line of the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad. the terminus
of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow
guage and Montrose line, and the
terminus of the great Colorado Mid
land system.
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wisdom 1t introduced a number of
new features. With the prestage of
its board of officials, and its corps
of experienced agents it has accom-
plished in few years of life more
business than the big eastern COM
panies done in the first eighteen
years of their existence. With Col
orado blood and Colorado capital;
backed by Colorado brains, the Cap
itol Life has won first honors in the
Centennial state for volume of bust
hess. liberality of plans and the SOL
idlty of contract. Conservat;veness
reigns in all its actions and man
agerial expenses has been brought
down to a minimum. Born il the
west; having full confidence in the
people of the west, the Capitol Life
views Colorado as its own, and has
put in the field here some of its
ablest representatives.
In Grand Junction and the West
Charles Clark, an experienced man,
who came to Grand Junction, an en-
tire stranger, IL 1902, and immedi
ately began single handed a struggle
that resulted in bringing out the
| fiourishing agency he now controls,
For twenty years he was in the act
i've service of the Mutual Life of New
York; but seeing the advantage of
Identifying himself with western
company, doing business in the west,
where climatic conditions are more
favorable, and interest earning rates
in the same class of securities are
double that of eastern companies, he
entered into contract with the Capitol
Life, and began Immediately a STIR
ring campaign that brought out vol
ume of business unrivaled by any
competition.
In the offices located in the Cap
Clark is always pleased to see peo-
pie. whether to explain to them the
advantages of western company
over an eastern one, or to accept
their services as a prospective agent
for the company. Active men are
always in demand. Their new goth
Century policy recently introduced
has number of Lew features that
an explanation will show out it's ad-
vantages over others. The name and
age of any one mailed to Mr.. Clark
will produce all the information that
may be required on insurance III all
its phases.
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The County Officials

The affairs of Mesa county are
very ably managed and administer
ed by the following officials elected
by the people OF the county:
Sheriff. Charles r. Schrader; Treas
urer, NJ. NJ. Shroes; Clerk and Re
corder, r.. e. Starr; County Judge.
W. S. sullivan; Assessor, n. n. Smith
Commissioners. John d. Secor, VIII
liam Dittmau, John Hynes; Supt. OF
Schools. Mrs. Breeze-Lucas; Coroner
DR.. II. S. Day; Surveyor. Frank
Schwalbach; Attorney, Straud NJ. Le-
gan.
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When men left the Grand Valley,
at the heighth of the Klondike boom,
looking for "acres of diamonds"
they might have found them right
here, had they examined little more
closely. In the lands surrounding
Clifton and Palisades many man
has found his 'acre of diamonds" in
the growth of his orchard lands. The
end of the rainbow perhaps is not
buried in a pot of gold any where
near Grand Junction, but the value
of the bow has been duplicated here
from the returns received by the or
chardists of the Grand Valley.
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Five to ten acres of good land in
the Grand valley will support an av-
erage family.
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Modern Business Houses

No Grand Junctionite need ever
make apology for the character of
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total valuation OF the county for the year of 1907
net valuation of 1s6s97 This s267o22
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Cherries produce from $500 to
$500 per acre.
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Mesa County's Worth

The following
II 1907 furnished
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S3S43 cultivated lands
223l valued
Value
improvements lots
improvements
6i12 horses
SS4 mules
o
o
1S1 bicycles
S76 musical instruments
1921 clocks watches
Jewery diamonds
Household
Furniture and fixtures
All other
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UP AGAINST THE Law.
Prince Helie and Anna Gould Can't
Hurry the Wedding.

London. June 23.-Prince Helie De
Sagan spent this morning in making
a tour of the registry offices in an en-
deavor to discover means by which his
marriage with Nine. Anna Gould
could be carried out without that de-
lay which under the law of England
usually accompanies such ceremonies.
At all the registry offices he got the
same response, namely, that the only
means recognized by the law to avoid
fortnights residence here before
marriage Is the special license that
can be issued only by the Archbishop
of Canterbury. AS Nine. Gould is di-
vorced it Is not believed that this
license can be obtained.
The couple were hopeful that the
wedding could take place at the end of
this week, but the authorities declare
that it is impossible without a spec
ial license. Prince Helie is reported to
have renounced Catholicism in order
to marry Nine. Gould. 1t is declared
that after the wedding the couple will
retire to the German estate of the
prince.
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TO BE MURDOCK's SECRETARY
Carl T. Cooper Resigns as City Editor
of Newton Republican.

The Newton Republican announces
the retirement of Carl L. Cooper from
the city editors desk on that news
paper to assume his new duties as
private secretary to Congressman Vic
tor Murdoch of the Eighth district. Mr..
Cooper's headquarters will hereafter be
at Wichita.
The Newton paper pays high tribute
to the worth and efficiency of it's retir-
ing city editor, who was a graduate of
the state university and school teacher
before taking up newspaper work, and
congratulates Mr.. Murdoch on his wise
choice of a good newspaper man for
private secretary in the following
language:
LAS to just who should be congrat-
ulated upon the new arrangement, Mr.
Murdoch or Mr.. Cooper, 1t is rather
difficult to determine, but one thing is
plain to the writer, and that is that
Mr.. Murdoch exhibited the same good
Judgment in the selection of his pri-
waite secretary that he has in all other
matters pertaining to his public ca
reer."
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TAX COMMISSIONERS ON VISIT.
They Will Call on County Commission
ers In Southeast.

The Kansas tax commission will
leave tonight on a special trip to Cher
okee and Crawford counties for a con-
ference with the county commission
ers, coal operators and farmers re-
garding the assessments of the min
eral reserves in those two counties.
There will be a meeting at Columbus
tomorrow and at Pittsburg Thursday.
There Is a great amount of coal prop
erty in the southeast part Of the state
that is not yet developed. It is the
question of taxing this mineral reserve
that is to be considered. The local as
SCISSORS in the two counties have adopt
ed a plan Of assessments which the
coal operators object to. When a coal
company owned the land and was TAX
ing out coal it was assessed on the
agricultural value of the land and also
on the mineral value. When another
person owned the land and a coal COM
pany was mining the coal the owner
was assessed on the agricultural value
rights. The coal company was asses
sed on its mineral lease. But when a
farmer owned the land and the coal
was not being mined but the fact that
there was coal on the land was proven
the farmer was assessed only on the
AGRICULTURAL value Of the land and not
on his mineral rights. The coal COM
panies object to this assessment and
maintain that the farmer should pay
taxes also on the mineral value.
The commission has instructed the
county commissioners to sit as spec
iaI meeting of the board of eQualiza-
ton and to have representatives OF
both sides of the controversy present
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CHICAGO WAS DRY.
Drinking Fountains Fail on Hottest
Day of the Year.

Chicago, June 23.-On the hottest day
OF the summer, when thousands Of per-
sons were sweltering under the burn
ing rays of the sun and the suffocating
atmosphere in the canyon-like streets
of towering skyscrapers, not a public
drinking fountain was to be found in
operation in the heart of Chicago.
Men. women and children painted
through the scorching thoroughfares.
There were cool, inviting saloons, there
were cafes where fountains splashed
gratefully. but in no place was water
to be had free except in the big de-
partment stores. There the women
and children crowded in rows seven
and eight deep waiting their turns at
the cups.
The Drake fountain at the city hall
was as dry as a bone. The bronze
statue Of Christopher Columbus glared
in the burning heat. The four drinking
basins were covered with the boards
that had protected them all through
the winter before.
At the Woman's temple, the bronze
figure of child held out q cup in
vitingly. but no water flowed.
This Is the fountain that In 1892 was
given by SOC, 900 children of the United
that the little children of Chicago might
never go thirsty on a hot day. 1t
was made by George Wade. a famous
London sculptor. u aye.. -s-
Another fountain is just inside the
north entrance of the temple. The
basin is surmounted by a little bronze
boy holding a trident, but the figure
guarded no precious water.
The only explanation obtainable fol
the lack of water at the fountains
was that the pipes had been neglect
ed.
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THEIR HEADS ON POLES
Cannibals Retaliate on Portuguese for
Cruelties Of Soldiery.

Lisbon, June 23.-News has been re-
ceived here of a serious condition of
affairs in Portuguese Cueneu. The ma
tives everywhere are reported to be In
revolt. Even on the island of Timor,
several interior posts have been driven
in, settlements have been destroyed
and Europeans have been killed or car
ried off into captivity. The Portuguese
troops have taken refuge at Risseau,
where they were surrounded. A French
warship has arrived for the protection
of French subjects.
The newspapers here attribute the
revolt to the cruelties practiced by the
troops, while collecting the hut" tax
1t is their custom frequently to levy
heavy sums, and if payment is refused
to fog the natives, burn the villages
and sometimes capture the wives and
children of rich chiefs and hold them
for ransom.
A chief of the Coulage tribes started
the revolt by seizing a sergeant and
seven Portuguese troopers. decapitatine
them and displaying their heads or
poles.
Anxiety is felt for the Europeans
captured, as the natives are cannibals
After a recent engagement the troops
observed the natives devouring one Of
their own dead.
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ONLY TWO DAYS MORE.
Time for Filing Nomination Petitions
Is Short.

There are only two more days for
filing nomination petitions and the
candidates are sending them into the
office of the secretary of state In large
bundles. The majority of the petitions
are those of the Democratic candl-
. dates for Judges and senators, prac-
tically all of the Republican candl-
dates having filed their petitions.
Neither w. r. Stubs or Cyrus Lee
land have filed their petitions, Dut
both are expected to send their petit
tions over this afternoon or tomor-
row, Both of these are the largest
netitions to be filed. Both nave ABOUT
eight thousand names which may be
r l.. Bristow filed his petition yes
terday. He has the required number
of signatures in twenty counties OF the
state. w. c. Austin OF Cotronwood
Falls filed his petitions for the Repup-
lican nomination for state printer to-
day. Albert T. Reid and 7. A. Nc
Neal, who are seeking the same noml-
nation, filed their petitions some time
ago. A. L. Williams OF Cherokee
county, who is after the Republican
nomination for attorney general, Is on
his way to Topeka with his petition
and it probably will be filed this AFTER
noon.
first Democratic candidate for con-
gress to file his petitions. He will
fight it out with the Republican nomi-
nee in the Sixth district w. A
Reeder and w. B. Ham, the Republi-
can candidates, have filed their petit
tons. J. H. Gresham of Cottonwood
Falls, who is the Democratic candi-
date for congress in the Fourth dis
trict, has his petitions ready to file and
they will be checked over today. A
B. Jones filed his petitions today for
the Republican nomination for state
senator in the Thirty-seventh district
The employees in the office of the
secretary of state are working night
and day to check up the petitions and
make the abstracts. The abstracts are
filed with the petitions and 1t will save
the board of canvassers a great deal
of work as the abstract shows the
number of names on each petition, the
number necessary in each precinct and
any defects which appear in the petit
tons. The secretary of state notifies
all OF the candidates whose petitions
are defective so that corrections may
be made at once.
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DITTO MARKS ARE o. X.
May Be Used Legally on the Primary
Petitions.

John S. Dawson, assistant attorney
general, says that the use of ditto
marks in primary petitions is legal
and that no petitions can be thrown
out for this reason. Some of the
county clerks objected to the use of
ditto marks. claiming that the adj
dress of each signer should be written
out in full. In an opinion on the sub
ject Mr.. Dawson says:
You say there is doubt about the
legality of the use of ditto marks on
primary nomination papers. L think
the county clerks of the state have
been thoroughly advised that nomina-
ton papers in which ditto marks are
used to designate the postoffice adj
dresses and dates of signatures are
valid. If any county clerk is in
doubt about the matter, the county
attorney is the legal adviser of the
county clerk and he will tell him
so. If the county attorney is in doubt,
it is my duty to advise him and 1 will
tell him so. The use of the ditto
mark Is well and thoroughly under
stood among all intelligent men every
where, and it's use in legal documents
is sanctioned by the highest judicial
authorities"
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WORTH $4,000, 900.
w. b. Leeds Was About to Come
Home When He Died.

Paris, June 23.-william B. Leeds,
who died here today, came abroad for
the benefit of his health, which had
been failing for several years past. He
had improved considerably of late,
however, and he was stopping at the
Hotel Ritz, making preparations to sail
for America tomorrow. He was taken
with a sudden sinking spell during the
night and gradually lost consciousness.
He could not be revived and died this
morning with his wife and son at his
bedside. The body will be forwarded
to New York June q.
1t is said here that Mr.. Leeds leaves
a larger fortune than was generally
supposed. Estimates in Paris place his
wealth at $35, 000, 900.
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w. @. AUSTIN IN TOPEKA.
Candidate for State Printer Files His
Nomination Papers.

W.. c. Austin. editor of the Chase
County Leader and candidate for the
nomination for the office of state print
err, was in Topeka today to file his
nomination papers with the secretary
of state.
Austin is making the campaign with
the view that the printing plant should
make all of the blank books and rec
ords used by the various county off,
GERS. This would save to the taxpayers
the immense profits now paid private
concerns he says.
Mr.. Austin has been over consider
able of the state and thinks that in
the three-cornered fight between Nc
Neal, Reid and himself that his
chances are favorable.
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increase in it's membership. and as the
only resource to draw from is fast
passing away post commanders, ad-
jufants and comrades throughout the
department are urged to go after those
members who have never joined. out
who are eligible to membership. There
are many in every neighborhood.
Make a special effort to find these
comrades and impress upon them the
fact that for several reasons IL is LOT
their good to become members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic Genera
tions TO come will search the records OF
the a A: r. posts for the facts regard
| ing their ancestors; let US have Just
nride in these records and have them
Complete. Honorable service in the
civil war will be made more complete
by faithful work with comrades In Ins
| ranks of the Grand Army OF the IKE.
nI,hiic and when called to the last
great bivouac they can be lald 10 resi-
| Under the flag they fought for py the
loving hands of comrades.
| Additional appointments under the
state department are anhouiiceo a.
lows: u,,+ar
Patriotic inspector-w. H. Irwin
| Lawrence. ,,;. Mavo.
The general orders also announce
49, foliowing dates for reunions dur
| ing this summer:
| douglass. July 20 to "a
Pittsburg. July q to August l.
Ell Dorado, July % to 81.
Havensville, July 20 to 81:
Dodge City, August II to IA:
| Charrvyale. August II to ~.
Vinfield August 81 to September D.
| Arkansas City. September TO IL.
sedan, September 15 to IL.
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PAY FOR FEEDING PRISONERS.
Cost VIII Be Adjudicated by tn
Supreme Court.

How much does it cost to keep a
prisoner in a county jail In Kansas Is
the question which the supreme court
will have to decide in the suit brought
by the board of county commissioners
of Atchison county against James A.
Smith. The legal rate for feeding
prisoners is fifty cents day but the
county commissioners refused to pay
moro than forty cents q day and Smith
brought suit for $702.e0, the amount
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RoBBING TELEPHONE BOXES.
Independent Company Again Being
Made Prey of Thieves.

Rif1ing the boxes of the Indepen-
dent Telephone company's pay sta
tions is again becoming popular. Last
night the pay boxes at the Santa Fe,
Rock Island and Union Pacific depots
were removed from the booths and
the thieves made their escape. The
loss was not noticed until this morn
ing. 1t is supposed that the work was
done by hobos who are swarming in
Topeka in large numbers j. F. Ros-
sitter, special secret service man for
the Rock Island this morning located
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MORGAN ISSUES ORDERS.
Wants Every Old Soldier and Sailor
I'm the G. A. II.

w. A. Morgan department COM
mander of the G. A. r.. is anxious to
see the department grow in numbers
under his leadership and in the gen.
eral orders issued today he urges that
the Officers of the different posts try
to get every old soldier and sailor to
become a members of the different
posts. The general orders has the fol-
lowing:
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Bryan Addresses College Sorority.

Lincoln, Neb., June ga hundred
delegates to the national convention
OF the Delta Tau Delta Sorority in
session here today visited the farm of
William J. Bryan. They were shown
about the place and Mr.. Bryan de-
.livered a short address urging the
higher ideals in college life and COM
mending student organizations.
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srUBBs IN LEAvENwORTH.
viii Invade Encny's Territory q
Soldiers Home.

Soldiers Home.
Leavenworth, Kan. June 23.-W. r.
Stubs, who is campaigning for the
Repubfican nomination for governor,
is coming to Leavenworth to see the
condition Of his political fences and.
incidentally, try to strengthen them.
on the afternoon OF July 1 he will
be at the Soldiers home and Lansing
to get acquainted with the state Off
Gals and country people. On July 2
he will spend the day in the city and
in the evening will make a speech at
one of the halls. While Stubs has a
good many friends In this section he
viii md It rather uphill work In this
territory.
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HEAPED WITH C0RPSES
Capital of Persia Bombarded by Gov
eminent Artillery.

Berlin, June 23.-News has just
been received here that the troops Of
the shah Of Persia have captured the
parliament buildings in Teheran.
The city is now being bombarded
by artillery.
The square in front of the parlia-
ment buildings is said to be heaped
with cOrpSes.
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one of the missing boxes in a box car
in the Rock Island yards The con-
tents had been removed Just what
the loss to the telephone company is
is not known
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due at ten cents per prisoner. The
district court held that Smith was en-
titled to the additional ten cents per
day per prisoner and the commissions
ers appealed the case