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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
PRIZE LIST FOR
OLD HOME WEEK
Carlisle Making Great Prepara-
tons for Event in August.
MARTINSBURG WILL BE
WELL REPRESENTED
Over $1,000 viii Be Given For Con.
tests--Executive Committee Hard at
Work Getting Ready For centen-
NAL and Fremen's Convention This
Summer at Carlisle.


Carlisle's Old Home Week and Cum
Lerland Fire Company Centennial,
which will be held during the week
OF August 20 to rs, inclusive, Is des-
tined to be q gratifying success, and
in connection with these events there
will be the annual convention OF the
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fire
mems Association.
Martinsburg's Are department will
be well represented at this big demon,
straticn. The newly organized hook
and ladder team will enter the races
and likewise couple OF the hose
companies Practice in team running
has already begun and by the time Of
the convention in August the boys
will be In fine condition. They feel
sure OF bringing some OF the prize
money along home with them.
The Executive Committee held a
netting last evening In the ONCE oil
Burgess Brown, and the reports OF
the various chairmen of snb-commit'
tees were most encouraging. The
principal business OF the evening was
the arrangement OF rules and regula
tons governing thevearious contests
for the Firemen's convention.
Prizes OF over $1,000 will be award.
ed, and the list as completed for the
various events is as follows:
Hose race, open to ALL $3.50 first
prize, s75 second, and $50 third
Hook and Ladder race. open to ALL
500 first. prize and $25 second
Company making finest appearance
In parade, SIS.
Company coming longest distance,
$50
Largest uniformed company In pa.
rade, including band and drum corps,
SIS.
Best equipped fire lighting appara-
tus in parade, $50
Drill contest. 500 first prize and
$50 second.
Darktown fire brigade, $50.
Tallest fireman. fine hat.
Smallest fireman (1S years. silk
umbrella.
Finest float in parade, $25, s10 S..
Comic float, $40 and IS.
Township float, $25 and $40.
Best six-horse, team, blue ribbon,
SIS.
Best aour horse team, blue ribbon,
SO.
Finest looking horseman and horse
in line, blue ribbon and crop.
The plans of the decorating com.
mittee have been approved and adopt.
ed, and as result the old town will
look treat during this gala week. The
four blocks on Hanover street from
Louther and Pomford, and Main street
from Pitt to Benford. will be court
Of honor. 1T each OF these four streets
intersections there will be big arch,
representing each OF the four fire
companies OF town. Betwene these
arches there will be pretty uprights
and pillars erected forty feet apart,
capped with large incandescent lights
and from pillar to pillar there will
be strung smaller electric lights,
which will give beautiful ilIunina-
ton
Monday will be the day for the re-
ception OF visitors, and Tuesday will
be an historical day.
All the committees are hard at
work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
servan. Arrested For Breaking Dishes

Beverly. N. j., June lit Is crime,
punishable by a fine. for servants to
break dishes by negligence. was the
ruling given by local justice when
Mrs. Edward Elliott had negro SER
want maid, Jean Jones. arrested for
breaking her best chinaware. AS there
was no one to pay the girls fine she
was sent to home for colored girls
at Trenton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
Bio Water Consumption.

superintendent Shaffer OF the City
Water Works reports that during the
month Of May he pumped thirty mil
lion gallons or water, an average OF .
million gallons day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
MISS WATSON
A June BRIDE
First June Wedding solemnized by
Rev. c. S. Trump at Mrs. Wat
sons Wednesday Evening.


Miss Bessie Stella Watson and Mr..
Joseph Edward Lord were married
Wednesday evening at $3.50 o'clock at
the brides home, on South Raleigh
street. by Rev. G. S. Trump, pastor
Of the contracting parties. 1t was a
quiet home wedding, there being no
attendants and few near relatives
the only witnesses. After the cere-
mony refreshments were served.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Watson, deceased, and
is a -sry amiable and popular young
lady. Mr.. Lord is from Texas where
his parents reside. He is clerk in
Mr. Anon WatSon's grocery store on
West King street and is very worthy
young man. The young couple will
go to housekeeping at once at 322
South Raleigh street.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
LIVELY DuckPIN GAME.
Y. M. c. A. Defeats Scrubs In Three
Game Contest.

Y Ms % ~ 0CTCdtU SIFuUS III THFVu
Game Contest.
From The World OF Wednesday:
The Y. NJ. c. A. bowling alley was
the scene OF lively gameof duckpina
last night between the Ys M. G. A.
and the Scrubs in which the former
won out by Az pins, totals being 147a
pins against 1882 in three straight
games.
". M. C. A.-Graichen. Myers, Wynd-
ham, Smith and Siler.
Scrubs--Snapp, Houssworth, Dunn.
Clohan and Keller
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
Fights VIE. win; Let. All 70 Friend.

FtqhtS wires VIII, LEX All 70 FFicuo-
New York, June ga contest over
the will of Mrs. Margaret Kane, Of
Long Island City, who died last April
leaving all of her estate Of $1,000, ex-
cept $3.50 life insurance policy, to
"my friend, Patrick j. Gallagher was
begun here. Gallagher was boarder
In the Kane household. The husband
of the woman. Edward Kane. was dis
inherited and the son left only the life
insurance policy,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
FOR MIGHT SESSIONS

Senate Votes to Hold Them For Tsrfn
Debate.
washington, June 3. - The senate
took up and promptly passed without
objection the Hale resolution proyid-
ing for night sessions Of the senate to
facilitate the consideration of the tariff
hill
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
coal in West Virginia.

%West Virginia produced last year
over 100000 tons of coal, valued at
the mouth of the mine at about s40,-
100000; transportation on same to
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31

NJ. ]. Mayes of the Postofiice boois
store has ordered another of the cele
brated Victrolas, mention of which was
made in our last issue. This is one Of
the handsomest of the automatic play
ing and talking machines. He has also
ordered new line of records, having
secured the exclusive agency for the
Columbia non-destructible cylinder rec
ords. These records will fit on anv
Columbia or Edison cylinder machine
and can be safely handled with niue h
less care than is necessary in using the
ordinary cylinder records.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31

good condition to cut about the lst
of August.
We have had several fine rains dur
ing the past week and now everything
is growing rapidly.
Windsor Weld took the stallion into
Rifle Tuesday to be shod. While there
he was quite an attraction.
Mrs. Gus Wetzel has SYMPTOMS of ty-
phoid, but is trying hard TO ward off
the disease.
Mrs. Dora Palmers went to Glenwood
on LOG Wednesday to transact some
important business.
Several of the ranchers are figuring
on a ditch out of Grand river. They
are doing the surveying now.
Lynns Graves came near drowning
in the bayou Tuesday evening while
wading into the deep water with his
clothes on. His father jumped in after
him just as he went under and fortn.
natey brought him safely to shore.
Sherman Evans is writing a book of
poems which he hopes to have publish.
ed shortly.
Chas. Bohr and John Dicky are busy
cutting their grain.
Jerry Emelik and X. l.. d 'Arcy are
going TO dig early potatoes about the
first of August.
Jesse Gates is shipping two ears of
baled hay. David Howell is assisting
in hauling.
Sherman Evans has sold all of his
first cutting of hay for $1,000 per ton
to the Grand Valley Lumber x Supply
Co. He will shortly build a house for
his mother on land she recently took
up.
Roy Ut. of Rifle is making his head
quarters at the Wctzel ranch, while
soliciting orders in the surroundin!
country.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
-FOUR OFFICERS COWED
Continued from Page ~

Bray is a regular visitor to Glenwoot
and it is said the "boys' all greet
him with the open hand and "come on
up, we have a game going
The attention of Mayor Drach was
called to the affair and in response 10
queries. said; alt seems that the
sheriff was going to take the initiativ"
in the matter. but he failed to do so.
1t seems that Weidenhammer said he
would kick the doors down if the sheriff
would enter. but rhe sheriff would not
do so. We hold that it is the duty of
the district attorney and the sheriff 5
office to stop gambling and we are not
taking the initiative in the matter. |
suppose there has been an occasional
game of poker and stuff in Glenwood
during the past few months as they
will always play these games, but
stand for a liberal policy At this
stage in the interview, Mayor Draeh
sprung that old gag, "Glenwood is
tourist town. He was asked if lie
had received a notice of an order from
the district Judge and said he had. Con
tinuing he said: 81 have lived in this
county about twenty-five years and the
people have always seemed to want a
liberal policy. The election of last
spring was certainly decisive enough for
anyone but there are some kickers
here. " He was asked if he meant TO
class all tho7e who demand that laws
be obeyed as kickers, and said, No.
He was then asked if he considered
Judge Shumate, who issued the gam
bling order to him. a kicker, and he
said he did not. He was then reminded
that the gamblers could not be classed
as kickcrs. but could not say who the
kickers were, at least he did not say.
The mayor was then asked if any ar
rests would be made for the men fight
ing, and said, 81 do not know
As a matter of fact, Mr.. Drach was
not positive about anything except
that he did not care how much the Post
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
Administrators A Notice

Estate of Catharine Lynch, deceased
The undersigned, having been ap
pointed Administrators of the estate
of Catharine Lynch late of the County
of Garfield in the State of Colorado
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before tho County Court
OF said Garfield County, at the Court
House in Glenwood Springs in said
County, at the June Term, 1909, on the
10th day of August, next, at which
time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested
to attend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted All persons indebted 10
said estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated at Glenwood Springs, Colo,
this 9th day of July A. D. 1909.
ELLEN T. WEIGH,
7-1O-31 Administrative.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
Correspondence
SWEETWATER NEWS

Heavy rains have delayed the farm
ers with their hay.
Mrs. William Maxfeld is visiting
with Mrs. Charlie Clauson for two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Gean Reap have leased
the Menea and Tobin place.
Homer Davenport and Maud Stuart
were visitors at the Box NJ ranch Sun
day evening.
The managers of the Sweet Water
hotel have been very busy this summer.
Alfred Stephens has crowd of tour
lists from Glenwood
Mr.. John Gilmore has his hay all up.
Mrs Oliver Rule who has been on
the sick list is improving rapidly.
John Root has the finest crop of
potatoes in the valley.
Oliver Rule is putting up hay on the
Maxfield ranch.
A. McGlochlin has a fine lot of cher
ries this year.
William Gregg has his hay nearly
up.
Geo. d. Machin and Charlie Renshaw
are very busy moving hay.
Frank Mahoney has the finest crop
of hay on the creek.
II. A. Machin expects to depart soon.
Miss Agnes Quinlan and friend spent
Saturday at the lake.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
Won't Slight Good Friend

If ever l need a good cough mel
icine again, l know what to get" de
elares Mrs. A. l.. Alley, of Beals, NJ,
Tor, after using ten bottle of Dr..
h'ng's New Discovery, and seeing its
excellent results in my own family and
Others, | am convinced that it is the
best medicine made for Coughs, Colds,
and lung trouble" Everyone who
tries it feels just that way. Relief is
felt at once, and its quick cure sur.
prises You. For Bronchitis, Asthma,
Hemorrhage, Group, LaGrippe, SAe
Throat, pain in chest or lungs, is
supreme. SOC and 81. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by all druggists.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
Grand Valley

W II. Pritchard has moved his ram
ily into his new house Just finished IN
Bainter's Addition.
Homer Hagan, who was here with
Carl Organ in his evangelistic meetings
has returned from Glenwood Springs
much benefited in health. He will
visit relatives in Palisade while he Is
giving his throat a rest but eventually
will accept a position with the CHRIST
ian church at Grand Junction to lead
their choir.
The city is repairing the crossing
at Ellion's corner.
They keep enlarging the force on
the water main. and 1t looks as Al
we might reasonably expect to be sup
piled with city water soon.
The stork visited the NJ. f. Parson-
AGE Wednesday and left a little baby
girl to make her home with heN'
Gebhardt and wife.
Bob" Coddington has returned
from Denver and says that Grand
Valley is the whole subject of conver-
sation there, so perhaps we may enter
tain many Denverites. Grand Valley
Day Sept 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Watson and their
cousin Mrs. Carrie Miller departed for
the fair at Seattle, Wash. They will
visit relatives in California during
their trip.
Still more building, a. L. Banter
has contracted to build two room
houses in BANTER Addition.
Mrs. Koch has taken up her abode
in their new bungalow just completed.
The large plate glass window in
Hollenbaugh & Keck's store was
broken Tuesday evening by couple
of bows scuffling. n. B. There's lots
more room to scutfe in the street boys
The Produce Association Building is
an assured thing now. Hope they VIII
huild one that will not decay 50 quick
ly as the last one did
Mr.. w. T. Clayton. has opened
meat market in order to dispose oil
his cattle. He will soon leave us to
On tn Idaho, which he says looks
good to him.
Charlie Cutshall is attending to the
town herd now.
Mrs. II. l.. Roberts of Cripple Creek
has engaged the store buildingg OF /.
f. Bailey recently vacated by heck
Hollenbaugh, and will put In ne"
stock of millinery goods.
Mrs. Hollenbaugh has gone to speha
few weeks with her parents nj Red
| Cliff
Pearl Connor and Bessie Chaplin are
attending the institute at Glenwood
| Springs.
from a short stay with her mother,
Mrs. Maude Clayton is back home
Mrs Cox on Parachute creek where
Maude has been nursing scalded
| foot.
Haying for the first crop is about
over but the fruit picking will soon
make plenty work.
"Doc' Wilson and family are pre-
pairing to take their annual trip over
in the White river district.
M. II. STREET was Grand Junction
visitor for the greater part of last
week and this.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
Take The
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE
COLORADO SPECIAL TRAIN"

To the Grand Army of the Republic
National Encampment
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AUG. 7TH
Ample accommodations for all. Stand
ard Sleepers-Tourist Sleepers
Reclining Chair Cars-First Glass
Coaches
Dining Car (Service la Carte
Write the undersigned at once ae-
commodation needed and where to be
taken
$. K. HOOPER, G. P. & 7. A,
Denver, Colo.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31

s1345 to Salt Lake and return Aug.
9Th, eth and sth, via the Rio Grande.
Wanted at once, several good saddle
ponies.
7-24 limo HAWLEY' LIVERY
1925 to Cripple Creek and return
via the Rio Grande August sth and
tn. Return limit August 18th.
$3.50 to Leadville and return Sept.
9th and 9TH via the Rio Grande.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Long and four
children of near Eagle were down yes.
terday for the big show. 1t was the
children s first ride on train and they
were more than delighted with the e1.
perience.
George W. Ristine, formerly in
charge of the Colorado Midland railway
in the days when that road was in re
ceivership, has been celebrating his re.
tirement from active business life with
fortnight's S visit here.
Nv. and Mrs. James B. Herrick &C
Chicago are here for few weeks. Mr..
Herrick is heavily interested in power
projects in this state, among them be
ing the Central Colorado plant at Sho-
shone.
Forty three of the teachers who are
attending the institute joined in pic
mic climb to Fairy caves on Mondav,
and after seeing the caves, partook of
weiner wurst, green wienies and coffee
cooked over campfire.
The Post is pleased to note that
Mrs. s. j. Delan, whose illness in Den
vcr we have previously chronicled,
has so far improved that she is expect
ed to return to her home in Glenwood
| early next week.
Mrs. John W Brock of Philadelphia,
Miss Louise Brock and Norman and
| Arthur Brock arrived on Tuesday for
their annual visit. Mr.. Brock, who is
president of the Tonopah & Goldfeid
railway, will join them later on.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
New Train Service via The Rio Grande

Commencing Sunday, July 25th, AM
continuing daily thereafter the service
on trains 10 and 16 will be extended
through to Grand Junction. Train NH.
10 westbound will leave Glenwood at
1901 p. m. and No. l6 will leave ut
5:25 p. m. These trains will carry the
Denver Glenwood sleeper instead of
trains 3 and 6 as heretofore.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
ronsted bim. and that he knew Ma. 4

rOdSItu hlnif anu Aht't ~ "'''' A''''H Nv
great majority of the people of Glen
wood wanted the administration to be
repeated another year In other words,
the Honorable Mayor said that tn.
good people of the town, who las
spring voted for him because ther
thought the water and light question
the main one at issue, wanted gambling
and Iawbreaking to continue.
But actual gambling has been forci
bly, brought to the attention of the city
council and the mayor and the sheriff 5
Office. and we will now see whether the
order of District Judge Shumate is to
be ignored forever by friends of indc
cency and corruption
When Marshal Weidenhammer was
asked regarding the farce of Wednes-
dav night, he said: Wilmoth was to
take the lead and told him that Bax
ter and / would do all that we could to
hclp him. We were over there by the
silver Club and O'Neil had agreed TO
let Bray examine the wheel upstairs.
BRAY had asked to take one man with
him and called for Jess Owens. Owens
came up and O'Neil made lunge at
him and both fell to the walk | pulled
Pat off Owens and set him down ne
chair Later Pat told Wilmoth that
he would have to get warrant to see he
wheel or to arrest him and passed into
the stairway and sat down and said he
would shoot the first man that started
in. Wilmoth Just stood there for few
moments. | guess he thought l would
90 in and get shot and he would be
there ready to pull me out. Wilmoth
| left us and Baxter said he had gone to
see Judge Shumate. We waited there
/ awhile and Pat kept wanting to hight
/ Owens. but 1would not let him. j goT
tired of waiting for Wilmoth and Wen
TO the court house and heard judge
( Shumate read the section of law thai
saws an officer can break down the
doors in his search for gambling de
vices. We went back up town ami
again I told Wilmoth that Baxter and l
were ready to help him, but there is Il
screw loose somewhere, for Wilmoth
would not do a thug and kept saving
we had better get n warrant
, "Baxter tells me that when went
home tho Silver Club people closed MP
and pulled down the blinds and that h'
heard loud racket in the basement
ms if someone were breaking furnitur".
think they were moving the whee.
from upstairs. I don't know whether
there will be any arrests made or no,
hut I tell YOU this that the next time
there is anything doing it will be
WEIDENHAMMER alone There wi.
be no partnership business. iuTS
| what ] would do aud ! would loT
quick. would revoke the license of
/ O'Neil & Richardson at once OF
| course. there are only few days unit.
license is due, but ! don t know what
the city will do in the matter. w
| hold that it is the duty of the district
attorney and district court to do some
thing. The Judge knows about this
1 gambling and why does he not bring
that man Bray in and have a hearing
1t was the duty of the district court and
sheriff to take the ease in hand and not
the city. But ! would not lie surprisel
if the city stopped everything or closed
up everything now that this has hap
pened -
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
Cache Creek

Mrs. VIM. Dunn is down wlth U
phoid fever.
Rosa Howell was taken to the Rifle
sanitarium Saturday She was taken
sick over week ago with typhoid.
Mrs. f. Perham of Rifle was the
guest for several days of Mrs. j. g.
Palmers.
Our second crop of hay will be in
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31
TORTURED ON A HORSE

"For ten years | couldn't ride a
horse without being in torture from
piles,' writes l.. s. Napier, of Rugless,
medies failed, Bucklen s Arnica Salya
cured me" F" Infallible sor Piles, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Boils. Fever Sores, Ec-
zema, Salt Rheum, Corns 2jc. Guaran.
teed by all druggists.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-31

]. F. Squire returned Tuesday from
a short trip to Denver.
For Sale-One secondhand covered
buggy Inquire WM DOUGAN.
Mrs. Chester Williams and family of
San Francisco are here for the summer
Rev. E. A Berry will preach at thu
Methodist church on next Sunday
morning.
A. s Thomson of Carbondale drove
to Glenwood Wednesday to attend to
some business matters.
Fred w Morrell of the Denver office
of the national forest service spent
few days here this week.
Ole Thorson spent Tuesday in
Leadville, where he went to purchase
safe for the new postoffiee.
Mrs. w. J. Pings and her sister, Miss
Irene Bennett of Carbondale were
Glenwood visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Fannie Ware and son Willie,
returned Wednesday morning from a
two weeks visit near Paonia.
Herr Otto Schedt, of Galveston.
Texas, German consul at that city, is
here with his wife for a month $ vaca
ton.
j. H. Devereux of New York City
arrived on Wednesday to join his broth
er, w. B. Devereux, who is here for the
summer.
H. C. Jessup,. N NJ Hubbard and
Dave Smith drove down from Carbon
dale Thursday to look after some bust
uess matters.
attack of blood poisoning and was
able to leave the Glenwood sanitarium
early this week.
C.E. Cory of Peru, Ind, who is here
for the summer, gave dinner party
for party of twenty at Hotel Col
orado Thursday night.
party of Virginia beauties from
Richmond arrived Thursday. They are
Misses Mollie Wallace, Lucie Wallace.
Anna s. Briggs and Fannie T Summer
vile
The four Cowles boys from Chicago
are on ii fishing trip at Trappers lake,
and a report received from their camp
this week indicates that they are get.
ting big catches.
George Hawley and Harry Logan 4x.
pect to start about August for Meek
er and other towns around the circle
coming ont at Woleot. They may take
on another passenger or two
Dixie night has become an annual
event at the Colorado. 1t will occur
this year on Saturday night, when the
musical program by the Colorado or.
chestra will consist entirely of south
ern airs.