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The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

designation will probably be accept
ed. and a committee will be appoint
I'd to take up the matter of secur-
ing a new pastor to succeed Rev.
Becker after April 1. Rev. Becker
would have rounded out six years of
service here should he have served
until July 1.
Rev. Becker has not fully decided
upon his plans for the future. How
ever. he expects to spend the coming
summer on his fine fruit ranch near
the city with his family and "rest
up" from his active ministerial work
by devoting practically all of his time
to his ranch. His plans further than
the summer are not definite.
1t is generally known that Rev.
Becker, above all others, has been
series of high grade lyceum attrac-
tions that Grand Junction has en-
joyed each year for number of
years. He has been manager of the
local lyceum course. which he first
organized, and his success in build
ing up a most satisfactory support
and in bringing to this city each year
the finest group of lecturers and high
class entertainments that can be Sc
cured for a western city, is too well
known to call for comment. Through
his efforts Grand Junction today has
the most brilliant and the strongest
lecture course placed west of Chtca-
60
With Rev. Becker's retirement
from the local pastorate. change
will have been made in the pastor
ate of each of five of the leading
churches of the city within a period
of less than three years. the pastors
of these five churches forming the
Grand Junction Ministerial Alliance.
and the five pastors referred to be-
ing the most congenial of co-workers.
Rev. Eugene H. Smith of the Method
ist church was the first of the five
ministers to tender his resignation.
He was succeeded by Rev. Forsyth.
Later Rev. F. F. Walters gave up the
pastorate of the Christian church,
and Rev j. H. Mccartney Is now
pastor. Last summer Rev. II. A.
Miller resigned the pastorate of the
Baptist church, and the church has
no pastor at this time. This winter
Rev. j. E. Weir gave up the pastor
ate of the Presbyterian church, and
a new pastor has not yet been defi-
nitely decided upon. Now Rev. Beck
er tenders his resignation.
Never in the history of the city
have so many changes in such brief
length OF time been made in the five
strohg gest Protestant churches of the
city.
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no HEAR GOSPEL
= OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
(By Associated Press. }

Chicago. Jan. "A band of "a
Mormon missionaries, bound for Eu-
rope. where they will spread the gos-
pei of the Church of the Lated Day
Saints, are in the city inspecting the
city's famous slaughter houses and
cattle pens.
William Tarbet and Thomas Edg-
ley, In charge of the missionaries.
say they will make no attempt to
convert cow punchers and butchers.
The party. which is travelling on
special car. left Salt Lake City Sat-
urday. They will leave today for
Portland. Me-. whence they will sail
for Liverpool
There they will report to Apostle
Penroe. who will assign them to mis-
sions in foreign lands-Scotland.
Denmark and Sweden. No women
are in the band, although all except
four of the members of the expedi-
tion are married.
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PRIVATE CAPITAL TO
FINISH THE
WORK
Especial to The sentinei.)

Denver. Jan. 2.-New York capi-
talists have jumped into the fight of
the famous state canal, which heads
In the Royal gorge of the Arkansas
river. a few miles above Canon City.
ard corps of engineers and more
than 100 laborers are rushing the
work to completion.
The state of Colorado has expend-
ed hundreds of thousands of dollars
upon this project, which was intend
ed to furnish the water to irrigate
100000 acres of the most fertile
land in Colorado.
The canal was never completed by
the state, however. several appropri-
alton bills failing to pass in the var
ious legislatures since the Inaugural
tion of the project; and the New
York capitalists claim that they have
the legal right to take over the prop
erty.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Glenwood Avalanche: Very few
of us have much sympathy with the
cry of Guggenheim for more use of
silver In the currency. 1t was Guggy
and his henchmen who put up their
dough to defeat Mr.. Bryan in his
first campaign. Now that he has got
all the silver cornered, free coinage
would be all right for him. Perhaps
he can buy the republican national
convention to again stultify them
selves and put free coins ge of silver
in the platform as 1t used to be, and
as Mr. Mckinley used to preach. Any
end of the &. o. p. seems to be for
sale.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
COLORADo'S FEED PRODUCTS
Visitors 10 Big Western Stock Show
VIII See Splendid and Unique
Exhibition.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 2.-Feed and
forage products of Colorado will be
one of the chief feature exhibits of
the Western Live Stock exposition
to be held at Denver stock yards.
January 20 to 25. Prof William H.
Olin, of the State Agricultural col
lege, who has the matter In charge.
has practically completed his plans.
The feature will be unique in every
way. 1t will be an object lesson of
what Colorado can do III that partic-
ular line.
The exhibit will be made up in five
separate and distinct parts. First
will be 100 odd products of corn. all
of which are used by feeders and
growers to greater or less extent,
Then there will be modern mills ex-
hibit, showing the five or six differ
ent stages of the grinding of the
grain, whether it be wheat or corn
or oats.
The third section of the exhibit
will be composed of the various feeds
best suited for the raising and fat
teLing of the different animals. The
best combinations of field peas, bar
ley. corn and grasses, as compiled by
Prof. Carlyle and his pupils. will be
shown. In the fourth division of the
exhibit will be very comprehensive
exhibit of the so or 60 varieties of
forage native and cultivated grass
es of the state, threshed samples of
Colorado grown feed. forage roots
and a class for the exhibition of for
age foods in general form.
AS the annual convention of the
Colorado Grain Growers association
is set for January 23. the week of
the stock show, many prominent
grain growers of the country will be
in Denver to see the exhibit.
The eighth annual convention of
the Cattle and Horse Growers asso-
sication viii be held in convention
hall of the Albany hotel, January
90. the opening day of the Live Stock
exposition.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Jones on the
last day of 1907 packed their house
hold goods in Leadville preparatory
to having them shipped to Grand
Junction. where they expect to make
their home III the future. Five years
ago they left Grand Junction. which
had been their home since its first
settlement. aud for a year or more
made their abode in Denver later
removing to Leadville. In both cit
les Mr.. Jones was engaged in pho
Biography. A few months ago he Wis
tied Grand Junction for the first time
since leaving, and was met with SO
many hearty greetings by his host
of cld-times friends that he OF once
decided to come back here and i'm
mediately began to get his business
in shape to make the change. Both
Mr.. Jones and his excellent wife will
at once take their place in the circle
of friends which they relinquisheI
when they left, and which has never
been filled.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
MANY HURT:
RIOTS TODAY
Troops May Be Sent to Munice, Ind 10 Que the Labor
Disturbances Serious Fights This Morning. Thrill
ing Scenes-Stuation Grave.
(By Associated Press.)

Muncie. Ind. Jan. 2.-Rioting was
resumed today on the streets of this
city between the striking employees of
the Indiana Union Traction Com
pany. which owns the street railroads
and interurban lines, and the strike
breakers.
Shots were fred and stones and
other missiles thrown. Nine persons
have been injured. three of them
with bullets.
Several cars were started this
morning without interruption, each
protected by from seven to nine OF
the strike breakers.
At s O'Clock crowds began gather
ing at the interurban station, and
within 80 minutes 1000 persons sur
rounded the building. Cars were
stoned as they started out. III 9TH
er parts of the city the cars were
stopped and the strike breakers driv-
en- on.
Two cars collided as the result of
the inexperience of the motormen.
and several people had narrow es-
capes.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS.

The marriage of Mr.. T.. e. Muel-
Ter and Miss Winnifred Nichols. an
nounced in The Daily Sentinel yes
terday, was solemnized in most
ideal manner at the Nichols home
last evening at the hour of o'clock
Justice Joseph p. Sweeney performed
the ceremony.
The parlor of the home where the
marriage was solemnized and the din
Ing room In which an elegant we'd
ding dinner was served, were charm
ingly decorated for the happy occas-
ion. 1t was one of the prettiest home
weddings that has occurred in the
city this winter.
Mr.. Mueller and his pretty young
bride are receiving the congratula-
tions of their great host of friends
today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
MORE HOTELS TO
ALLOW WOMEN SMOKE
lBy AssocIated Press.) }

New York. Jan. $50 successful
was the plan of allowing women to
smoke in public dining rooms, intro
duced at one of the prominent res
taurants on Broadway for the first
time in New York on New Years eve,
that another of the famous Broadway
eating places has followed suit
1t is expected that several more
will fall into line Immediately. but
the big hotels and restaurants on
Fifth avenue will not follow suit. the
managers say, for the present at
least.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
THE SOCIALIST
INDICTED
TODAY
(By Associated Press }

st. Petersburg. Jan. 2.-Indict-
ments were returned today against
all the members of the executive
committee of the popular socialist
party and their trial before the court
of appeals for alleged attempts to
bring about a revolution will begin
shortly.
The accused men belong to the in
tellectual section of the social revo-
lutionists. They are mostly veterans
of the revolutionary struggle. who
withdrew from the social revolution
ary party in order to participate in
the elections to the third douma.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
men MURDERED
in COLD BLOOD
(By Associated Press.)

Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. "A tele-
gram from Sheriff McGee of Flor
ence says that A. j. Daggs of Phoe-
nix had been murdered near Super
ior. and George Hunter, who was in
his employ. is also supposed to be
murdered, but the body has not yet
been found. There is no clue to the
murderer.
For a year past Hunter had been
working on some mining property
which is owned by company of
which Daggs was the representative.
Daggs was well known in Arizona.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
BISHOP WARREN is
COMING TO THE CITY

Bishop Henry w. Warren of the
Methodist church, the distinguished
churchman who conducted the an
nual conference of the Colorado
Methodist church here last Septem-
ber, will be i'm Grand Junction all
day Sunday, January 20, as the guest
OF Rev. ID. ID. Forsyth. He will fill
the pulpit both morning and evening
at the local church.
The visit of Bishop Warren will
he notable event i'm local church
services. He will be greeted by inn
mense congregations.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
lBy Associated Press }

Baltimore. Md, Jan. Both
Williams and Wariield are bank
ers of this city. Mr.. Warfield,
who is director of the Seaboard, be-
ing chosen to represent the majority
interests. while Mr.. Williams will
look after the affairs of considera-
BILE minority.
The receivership will have far
reaching effect in Baltimore where
the securities of the company are
more largely dealt in and held than
in any other trading center. not ev-
en- excepting New York. 1t is esti-
mated that nearly $25,00O.000 of the
s34 100000 of bond issues placed on
the company since 1t was merged into
one system, are held here. The Bal
timore bankers declare. however.
that there is no necessity for nervous
ness on the part of the stockholders
over the receivership.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
(By Associated Press.l

New York, Jan. 2.-The placing of
the Seaboard Air Line In the hands
of receivers today follows a state
ment of the company's earnings
showing $3,132.S36 on hand with
which to meet fixed charges of $3.-
l75.43i. a deficit of s42 ,EaS.As rsF-'t
II had been known for several days
that steps would be necessary to pro-
tect the property in view of the ina
bility to meet the fixed charges. and
the receivership was agreed upon at
a conference had in Washington yes
terday.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
1000 OVENS START UP.
CIV Associated Press !

(By Associated Press)
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. at is ex-
pected that fully 1000 ovens of the
Fl. G. Frick Coke Company in the
Connellsville region will be put in
operation again within the next ten
days.
Several of the plants of the Frick
Company, which have beer operat-
ing two days of the week. are now
running five days each week.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
NO SESSION OF
THE TRIAL TODAY
lnv Associated Press.l !

Boise. Ida. Jan. 2.=Judge Wood
was not ready to furnish the attor-
neys with copies of his instructions
to the jury III the Pettibone case this
morning, and an adjournment was
ordered until tomorrow morning.
1t is announced that night sessions
will be held If necessary to get the
case to the jury this week.
The condition of Pettibone has i'm
proved, but he returned to the hos
pital after court adjourned.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
The men FOUGHT
FOR Is ROUNDS
(special to The sentInel.l }

Colma Arena, San Francisco. Jan.
Owen Moran, the champion feath-
erweight of England. made draw
fight of 25 rounds with Abe Attell
the champion of America. who was
thought to be invincible at weight.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
A DELIGHTFUL DINNER PARTY

The following were the guests at
a delightfully."- appointed dinner party
at the LaCourt hotel last evening"
Miss Halstead. Miss McElhenie, Miss
Mildred Clark, Miss Clotz, Miss
Scarce, and Messrs. John II. Fry.
Wilkes Dinwiddie. B. F. Rosenberg.
Winfield Hubbard and Mr.. Sherman.
Following the service of dinner,
900" was played. II was merry
event.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
(Bv Associated Press. J

Portland, Ore, Jan. "A special
from Vancouver B. c.. says. that
feeling runs high in that city as the
result of the attack by band of Jap
anese upon three firemen last night.
Only the stormy weather, which is
keeping the people off the streets,
has perhaps prevented demonstra-
tions of serious proportions.
The danger lies in the fact that
there are hundreds of unemployed in
the city.
Five Japanese have been arrested
as result of the ARRAY.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
WILL HARTMAN
SYSTEM Be DISSOLVED?
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. 2.-Attorney
General Bonaparte. when questioned
today as to the truth of the state
ment that a suit would soon be
brought to dissolve the relationship
between the Union Pacific and South
erh Pacific railroads. known as the
Hartman system, would only say
that the matter was under considera-
ton, but that he was not prepared
to either affirm or deny the report.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
BANK LOWERS THE RATE.
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 2.-The directors of
the Bank of England today lowered
the minimum rate of discount to 6
from I per cent. which latter rate
was established as a result of the re-
cent American financial panic.
Improved financial conditions in
America, coupled with better mon
etary situation in Germany led to
this action.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
MURDEROUS JAPS
KILL YOUNG
MEN
(By Associated Press. }

Portland. Ore, Jan. "A special
to the Oregonian from Vancouver,
B. c., says:
Allan Anderson. fireman. is dy-
ing, and two other young men. men,
bers of the fire department, are bad
ly wounded. as the result of a fight
yesterday in the Japanese quarter
with an overwhelming number of the
subjects of the mikado.
The fight was the worst in the his
tory of the city since the September
riots.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
RECEIVER
HAS CHARGE
'SEABOARD AIR Line
Today Given Over to Re-
ceivers by United States
Judge-Unable to Meet
the Fixed Charges.-No
Loss to Stockholders Ex-
pected.
lRy AssocIated Press. }

Richmond, Va, Jan. 2.-Judge
Pritchard in the United States circuit
court today entered decree naming
S. Davies Warfield of Baltimore and
r. Lancaster Williams of Richmond
as receivers to take immediate pos
session of the property of the Sea-
board Air Line railroad
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
FAMOUS SURGEON
PASSED AWAY TODAY
(By AssocIated Press. }

Chicago, Jan. DIR. Nicholas
Sem, one of the most widely known
surgeons of the United States. died
here to-day.
During the Spanish war he was
chief of the operating STAFF of the ar
my in the field. He was a native of
Switzerland.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
PIONEER DENVER
LAWYER Is DEAD
Especial to The Sentinel. }

Denver. Jan. 2.-Chas. w. Tank
erster. one OF Colorado's ablest law
yers. who had resided in Denver
since the early sos, di6d of paralysis
at 2:30 O'Clock this morning at his
home on York street
The funeral will be held next Sat
urday.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
EDITOR MURDOCH
DIED In WICHITA
Especial to The sentinel-l

wichita, Kans.. jan 2.--Colonei
NJ. NJ Murdoch, postmaster of this
city and editor of the Eagle. died
yesterday morning. after an illness
OF two weeks OF catarrhal trouble.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
WOMAN DIES AT
AGE OF ll9 YEARS
(By Associated Press.)

Sillsboro, Ore. Jan. Mrs. Mary
Ramsey Wood. 119 years old and the
oldest white woman in Oregon, died
yesterday at the home of her daugh-
ter in this city.
Mrs. Wood was hative of Ten
nessee and later lived in Missouri,
coming from there TO Oregon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
LAcKAwANNA WORKS REOPEN
(By Associated Press. !

Buffalo. n. Y, Jan. 2.-The Lack
awanna Steel Company will relighs
the fires in its open hearth furnaces
next week. Several mills will also
resume service. This will cause the
unemployment of several hundred
men.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
ASSASSIN STILL
TtRRORIZES RUSSIA
(By Associated Press.

Samara. Russia. Jan. 2.--Colonel
Bobroff. chief of the provincial gem
darmie. was shot and instantly killed
Ia crowded street here today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
PiLLSBURY GETS
The BIG POSITION
(By AsaocIated Press. }

Washington. Jan. after con-
ference with the president today Sec
retary Of the Navy Metcalf announced
that Captain J. 3. Pillsbury had been
selected as chief OF the navigation bu-
reau Of the navy department.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
GREAT HOTEL
HAS BEEN DESTROYED

(By Associated Press.)
Gloucester, Mass, Jan. 2.-The
Colonial Arms, the largest summer
hotel on the north shore, was burned
last night. Loss 100000.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
VERDICT MAY Be
RENDERED TODAY
(py Associated Press y

Georgetown, Ky, Jan. 2.-The ju-
ry in the trial of Caleb Powers, for
mer secretary of state. for completely
in the murder of Senator Goebel. be-
gan their consideration of the YER
dict today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
(By Associated Press. }


Muncie, Ind. Jan. 2.-Five per-
sons were injured and two street
cars were riddled with stones here
late yesterday afternoon liz riot
that followed an attempt of the In
diana Union Traction Company to
run cars manned by strike breakers.
The strike followed the refusal of
the company to resign the wage
agreement that had been In effect
for five years.
Realizing that the local police was
unable to cope with the situation.
Mayor Guther last evening appealed
to Governor Hanley to send troops
10 Muncie; but the governor replied
that he would send Colonel Harry
B. Smith to look over the situation
and he would act as the latter's re-
port guided him.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
DANGER IS
FADING
Results Of the Financial Panic Are Gradually Being Over
come.-Bank Of England Lowers Rate Of DISCOUNT
Industrial Plants Throughout the Country Resume Work
and Thousands Of Men Go Back to Work. Confidence
is sRapidly Returning.
by Associated Press. }

pany has resumed operations, work.
ing day and night. From 1900 to
1000 men are employed.
No. works. employing 1900 men.
will resume operations in a few days.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Mr.. A. A. Miller returned home on
Tuesday from his extended sojourn
at Fairplay, Colo. where he has been
doing assessment work on some OF
his mining claims in that camp.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Rev. James A. Becker will deliver
lecture at Aspen, on the Aspen lee
ture course, next Tuesday evening.
He will also deliver lectures at Coll
bran ard Mesa next week.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Winfield Hubbard will leave in
couple of weeks to resume his studies
at Ann Arbor, Mich. The many pat
rons at the Sturtevant-Quist drug
store will miss his pleasant smile dur
ing his absence.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
wOOLEN MILLS OPENED.
lBx Associated Press. 4

my AsSocldteu GTeSs.D
Dover, Me-, Jan. 2.-Work, which
was discontinued In December for
the purpose OF curtailment of the
product of the Maine wollen mills.
was resumed yesterday with a full
force.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

The w. C. T. o. will meet Friday
afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Hamp-
ton, corner of Fifth and White.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

A marriage license was issued to-
day to George Libsak and Miss Maria
Catherine Wagner, both of Grand
Junction.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Today a decree of court was filed
with the county clerk and recorder in
the estate of Frank d. Worcester. in
sane.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

We will unload a car of Joe Moon
buggies and surries about January
15.-Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Today John d. Secor transferred
to H. d. Sayles three lots in Della
plains addition to Palisade for $4.-
900.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Miss Edith l.. Fenner will return
home tonight or tomorrow from
holiday visit to Fort Collins and
Loveland.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
5000 MEN BACK TO WORK.

(By Associated Press.)
Ford City, Pa. Jan. 2.-The No.
works of the Pittsburg Glass Com
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Hear the beautiful song, when
Vacation Days Are Over" by little
Blanch, at the Majestic tonight.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
YOUNG MAN KILLED
BY PROMINENT CITIZEN
lspecial to The Sentinel. }

Especial to The SentineI.)
Butte, Mont, Jan. "A. e. Law
renee, aged % years. of this city,
was shot and killed at Dillon by Fred
Baker. prominent resident of Dill
lon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

We still have some plumbing left
J. Il. Mckenzie. Phone Red 151
545 Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

This afternoon son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Archie NJ. Weir. The
mother and little one are doing hice-
ly.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

We are going to push Joe Moon
buggies SOME during 190s.-Fred
Marley.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Our soc rawhide whips fill the bill.
Fred Mantoy.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

Complete change of program to-
night az the Majestic theater. Beau
tiful songs. fine. new moving pic
lures.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

So far no one has been fatally in
jured.
1t is expected that troops. which
are now being held in readiness in
indianapolis, will be brought here.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02
BECKER
RESIGNED

The Popular Pastor Of the Congregational Church, After
Nearly Six Years Service will Retire. Resignation
Will Cause Much Surprise and Will Be Accepted With
Regret Five Leading Churches Change Pastors in
Short Period
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-02

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