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The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22
MOURN DEAD LOVED ONES.

+ brother-inlaw of Mrs. Nan +
+ cy Lewis, who was killed in the {
+ wreck. arrived in Glenwood yes 4
+ terday from Hazelton, Ind. He +
+ was surprised to find that the +
+ body of his sister-in-law had +
+ been shipped to her Wisconsin {
+ home upon orders of her bro +
+ ther. Charles Stein of Grand Z
+ Junction. Mr.. Stein had wired I.
+ Mr.. Lewis that he would attend +
+ to the matter; but it seems that +
+ the latter had left home before +
+ receiving the message. +
I. I. r + f. + + r + + + {.
Frank Dunn. formerly of Prince
ton, Ind, but recently of Delmars,
New, reached Glenwood yesterday.
He did not get there in time to see
his daughter alive. At the morgue
he gazed upon the bodies of his son,
Henry Dunn, his daughter. Mrs. Lii
liam Mahan, and her husband, George
Mahan, and last evening left for
Princeton, Ind, accompanying the
three bodies. He mourned the death
of his children and said George would
have been 81 had he lived until to-
day, this being his birthday His
daughter was but 10. The father
had gone to Nevada some time ago
to establish home and had looked
forward to the reunion with pleas
ure. as he expected George to cele-
brate his birthday with him in his
Western home. He expressed appre-
citation for the kindly interest taken
in his daughter by the ladies of Glen
wood.
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Ed Weckle of Fruita spent last
night with Charles Eskridge at his
home in this city.
number of young people held a
roller skating party at the Auditor
ium last night
Orvil Heron was passenger on
No. B this afternoon for Mack. where
he will be located for geveral weeks
Miss Daisy Mahanev and little
brother John leave tonight for Los
Angeles, where they will join their
parents and spend the remainder Of
the winter.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22
GRAND JUNCTION.

city of 10000 population
and already classctl as the lob
bing center and metropolis of the
Western Slope. Not possessed
OF any marked natural advant-
ages over other Western Slope
towns. its marvellous growth is u
manifestation of what man may
accomplish when he wills to do.
a man named Claiming once
said, "A man in earnest finds
means, or il he cannot find, Gre
ates them" That spirit of de-
termination intelligently appIi-
ed, has made Grand junction
what she is, and will most as
>uredly take the city ON to rank
with leading western cities,
That spirit sustains fine Chamber
of Commerce with salaried secre-
tary. it enables the real estate firms
to maintain an active local real es-
state exchange. 1t gives the Grand
valley the best and most effective
Fruit Growers association in this
country. II supports two splendid
daily newspapers that give their pa
irons liberal Associated Press ser
vice not to mention a number of
weeklies and other periodicals. 1t
mas conceived plan of a thorough
trolley car system to serve all resi-
dents of the valley and which will
be carried to completion 1t negotiat-
ed with Uncle Sam and procured
large appropriations for still another
mammoth ditch which, when COM
pleted will bring some 10000 more
acres of valley land under cultiva-
ton. II is ever on the search for
more and bigger enterprises for
Grand Junction and in sane way
goes after them. That spirit built
Kansas City and Chicago and Den
yer. The next will be Grand juno
tion; but they don't sit by and grieve
for lack of what nature does for
them nor for what she has done and
made a muss of. as for instance the
late frosts of the past year or two.
Grand Junction goes nature one bet
ter by flashing her masked battery"
the glowing smudge pots. to combat
Mister Jack Frost.-Rocky Mountain
resources, of Denver. January issue
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22

Winter rates VIA the Rio Grande
for Havana. Mobile, Jacksonville
New Orleans. Albuquerque, Eel Paso
Galveston, Mexico City and many
other points. Call at city office, III
South Fourth or phone Junction IL
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22
A Year in College.

$3.50 cash or year in college can
be easily earned by one young man
or lady in each county by September.
1909. Plan does not interfere with
other employment. and student can
select the school.
State name of institution you wish
to attend. No money required.
For particulars address Morton II.
Pemberton, Columbia Mo
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22
Lots of different prices
On lots of different lots
In lots of fine locations
On lots of kinds Of terms.

If You are thinking of building in
the spring, and you surely are. some
of these locations will undoubtedly
suit you;
Between Eighth and Ninth on Ou-
ray.
Corner Fourth and Hin
Corner Sixth and Hill.
Corner Eighth and Hill
Between Sixth and Seventh on Hin
North Seventh, opposite business
College.
Between Eighth and Ninth on Gun
nison.
Between Twelfth and Thirteenth
on Rood.
Between Thirteenth and Four
teenth on Rood.
Corner Sixth and White.
We also have several new o and
Groom houses in excellent locations
for sale on liberal terms.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22

Tonight the board of directors of
the Chamber of Commerce will meet
In regular session and much business
of Importance will be given attention.
The meeting will be called to order
at 1880 o'clock.
The County Fair Association is
moving its office this morning to a
permanent location in the Schiess-
wohl building on South Sixth street.
which VIII he occupied Jointly by
this association. the city treasurer
and the city engineer.
The Presbyterian ministers who
are visiting in Grand junction We're
delightfully."- entertained by Mrs E
E. Udlock at her home at dinner yes
terday The following We're present:
Rev. Edwards. Rev. LeClere, p A.
Rice. S. Johnson, DR.. Kirkwood. DR.
Johnston, Dr. Mcleod and DR.. Baird
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22

Sale or trade residence in city to
trade for good city lots.-Ollie E.
Bannister. 424 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22

r. b. Blackburn came in last night
on No. from Colorado Springs, to
be in the valley a couple of weeks
looking over land and to attend to
other matters. He may engage in
the real estate business here
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22
SHALL COUNTY BE DIVIDED, ,

+ Mesa county is one of the +
+ largest counties in Colorado. +
+ The distance from the extreme Z.
+ upper end of Plateau valley to +
I. the state line is about 80 miles. +
+ The territory covered by the 4.
+ county is about three times as 4.
+ long as it is wide. Three good 4.
+ counties could be made out of 4.
+ it, each of which. in wealth and +
+ county government. +
+ + +f+ ++4+ 4
1t is an imposition on people who
have business at the county seat to
be forced to go from the country
about Mack and other points in the
western end, to Grand junction when
ever some little official business
needs attention. If anything, it is a
greater burden for the Plateau valley
man TO make drive of 40 or so
miles to reach the county seat Why
not divide the county into three parts.
making DeBeque the seat of govern
ment of the eastern part and Fruita
of the western? OF course, there
would be opposition to this. The
good people of Grand junction, es-
pecially those who are Interested in
centralizing business at that point.
would object to this kind of an
a agreement.
Other counties have been subdi-
vided under just such conditions and
with Just as much opposition as there
would be dividing this.
We believe that the time has ar
rived when such move would meet
with popular approval. 1t is at least
worth trial.-Mesa County Mail
Bert Wilson left this morning on
No. 316 for Telluride, where he has
secured position in one of the large
mines of that vicinity
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22

Get him blanket. Fred Mantle,
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22

Bert Wilson left this morning on
No. 316 for Telluride. where he has
secured position in one of the large
mines of that vicinity.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-22

A hath installed by me is a dali,
pleasure and constant joy. j. E
Mckenzie. the plumber.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

sonspirators that nothing worse could happd
~ ue substitutes than being reported fof
-, .i'u'es absence, which meant nothing %"
Utah few demerit marks
"hehce and sleep reigned through the "
s'ohe quarters. Far away up the Huds'
speeoeu the steam launch bearing the pss
'ie-seeKlng cadets, in whose hunks. with 'nuI
neaus Well covered with blankets, lay thnI
selisacrihcing comrades. There was an n
specton that night 1t was made by tnc|
onicers-Leverett NJ. Walker, Benjamin XII
aolph and E. J. McClernand. Randolph ~
walker found two empty hunks and ordelc
'ne ohcer of the day to inspect for the VI
sen'ees every 10 minutes. He did this dae
anu FOUND the empty hunks filled. Two OF y
vaue's dancing way up where the NewouH
iieh's twlnkled were safe
MeOiernand found in his division OF W.
RACKS one empty bunk. 1t was that OF ~
.aA montague. McClernand knew thing =
Two ana was disciplinarian. After hnols
montague absent he turned every cadet o's
III ms punk, threw the light of the lantern ~.
IN MS face and then looked at the name o's :
the alcove to see if face and name concds
mcdonald and Northumberland on y
printed alcove slip and Montague in the QUIZ
did not agree
Inc Virginian was ordered back to %
euar'ers In arrest, and Mcdonald. wa''.
away all unconscious under the shadow '
'ne nag pole at Washington's headauaie"'
was inspected for every Is minutes unu
eaoneu MS quarters six hours later ne y.
saseu from the extreme penalty for MS
ense Out ne had six months confinement
i"eAs IN which to think over his ps''
al escapade that brought about nightly ..
sp1ouoh OF barracks for years thereafter. :.
s'oly McClernand when In the philippines
meeting Mcdonald was glad that for ON
military discipline miscarried.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
The Bill, Toppers.

An extraordinary novel Of the vau-
teville stage is 1.-The BIN Toppers,"
by Andre Castalgne, the artist. 1t Is
the life story OF a girl who, trained
by her father, who believes In blows
rather than kindness. succeeds in be-
coming trick bicycle rider OF such
merit that she becomes one OF the
great bill toppers," or head-liners. 1t
is faithful story Of her training her
temptations and her triumphs, of
Trampy Wheel-Pad and Jimmy, the
most wonderful of all the bill toppers,
who loved her each In his own way
Of how she learned the meaning OF sin,
and how she proved above SHINING.
1t is not only human interest story
Of merit, but one with a moral and
with all Its realism, clean and whole
some, showing the hand Of true
artist in its construction. Published
by the Bobbs-Merrill company, India
naDOliS.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Halt a Chance.

In Half Chance" Frederick
1aham's latest novel, the hero
Is falsely accused Of murder, after
he has wasted his talents In carous-
ing, and is sentenced to penal servi-
tude for life In the colonies. Cast
away upon deserted isle by freak
of fortune. he opens box which floats
ashore. thinking he will come upon
rum, the only thing he desires. The
box proves to contain bOOks-law
boOks-and after several years de-
voted to the study OF law, he
Is rescued from his solitude and
startles England with his knowl-
edge and successful practice OF
criminal law OF course, he finds
the real murdered. after some thrilling
adventures, and wins the love of a
beautiful belle, and all ends happily.
But 1t Is the manner In which this
really clever story Is told that attracts
and finally fascinates the reader, max
ing 1t one OF the best stories Mr.. Isll~
am has ever written, and one which
should prove good seller. Published
by the Bobbs-Merrill company, Indian
apOlis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

and entered by the one door which had been
left unbarred. The cadets in barracks had
fastened every other door and every window
on the ground floor, effectually barring the
officers from entering. Within three minutes
of the first crash from Battery Knox officers
began to swarm out of their quarters to head
for the area of barracks where they found the
officer of the day lodging the fiery balls of
score of Roman candles.
Gen. Schofield, reused from his slumbers,
hastily dressed and trotted across the parade
ground in the wake of his juniors. The gen.
eral howed an order at the officer in charge:
Sound the long roll"
The officer in charge replied: Cant do 1t:
they've stolen the drums"
All this while the night was full of noise
and the air was full of fire. Finally every
thing burnable was burned up and the cadets
had tired OF the task of carrying round shot
up the stairs only to roll them down again
The enlisted drummer boys found their in
struments and 1t may do no harm at this late
day to say that they had known where they
were all the time Long roll was sounded. the
barracks doors were thrown open and the
cadets fell into line and answered to their
names
Every privilege was taken away from the
cadets for three months, but not one was dis
missed, for II the guilty had been punished
not boy would have been left to the service
OF the corps Of cadets
Maj. Lyman Watson We're Kennon of the
infantry who is the man who built the Ben
guet road In the Philippine islands, one of
the most remarkable examples of engineering
skill and OF quick construction performance
of recent times
Col. kennon The Is major of regulars. but
was colonel in the volunteer forces) went to
the Philippines early in the war game and he
ala not leave until he had played his hand
Ior SIX years. and there are few officers Of the
united States army who have a like record to
tnelr credit. Kennon was an aid ON Gen.
Crooks stan In all his western campaigns and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

tempt were one Hewitt of New York, one
John Breckenridge, a junior member of that
famous family, one Fairfax Montague, whose
name savors of Virginia, and one other cadet,
whom modesty requires shall be nameless
The penalty at West Point for going "off
limits" is dismissal and the same dose is CIV
en- to the unlucky cadet who is found to be
absent from his quarters for more than 80
minutes between taps and reveille. young
woman living in Newburgh one of West Points
summer girls knowing these rules and pen-
alt1es, loosely asked several first classmen
TO be present at a party to be given at her
home, IL miles up the river, on THANKSGIVING
evening They resolved to accept They sue
ceeded in getting hold of some money and in
prloing steam launch captain to agree tn
take them to Newburgh after taps. when there
was an inspection, and to get them back in
time for reveille roll call
Many cadet from the period of Lee had
oeen to Benny Ravens, a mile awav from tho
post, time after time, but such a trim aS tho
one proposed was daring beyond all nreca-
oent. me chief danger lay in the possihil
ny vi dark-lantern inspection of quarters
wnie tne runaways were absent. There had
not been such an inspection for some ,itt,e
time and this fact made the plotters ho,d
McDonaid nnally evolved brilliant
Az was " get certain other cadets tn
sleep IN the absentees' hunks and to nass f,r
them in the necessarily hurried lantern -,
spectlon. This plan would, of course involve
the substitutes being found absent from their
own quarters, but 1t was arranged thro,h
means unnecessary to state, to have than,
awakened at once in case an insnectior -
place, and hurried back to their hunks whon
cadet is found absent he is inspected for
every 10 minutes until he returns.
Under the arrangement made. q, cor~u.
the runaways would be supposed to be sound
asleep and their substitutes absent ~ =.
was for the latter that the later insnact,o,,
would be made. 1t was figured out bv tho
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

s soon as the ordinance is signed " ~
:; ;u"yor and the required publication is n'' ~
!. VIII De unlawful for any adult to be IN 4
,a;se OF Paragould between the hour a..
80 en. ana a. M, punishable with
good excuse is not given.
.ron. 'uiiew law for children already - III
enect, the youngsters scamperine home Wv
.ne ringing OF the nine O'Clock bell. The =.
lor adults, however. ia an innoyation.--Ps''
gould correspondence Arkansas Gazette
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

An old physician OF the last gener'
alton was noted for his brusque man
ner and old-fashioned methods. One
time lady called him In to treat
her baby, who was slightly ailing
The doctor prescribed castor oil.
But, DOCTOR" protested the young
mother, castor oil Is such an old
fashioned remedy"
Madame replied the doctor, "ba'
bies are old-fashioned things, "-Philn
0elphia Ledger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Winners.

District Visitor-Lve just had let
ter from my son Arthur, saying he
has won a scholarship. can't tell
you how pleased am.
Rustic Party-I can understand yer
feelins, mum. felt just the same
when our pig won medal at the
agricultural fair show.-Philadelphi
Record
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
up-to-Date Romance.

"At last we are alone" he MUIR
INJURED. as the airship rose above the
city.
"Wait a minute" she exclaimed.
There's somebody rubbertng through
that skylight!"-Puck
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Al the Summer Resort.

He asked me to marry him."
-Oh. III bet he's said the same
thing to dozen girls this summer"
mo. He just arrived last night.
I'm sure that I'm the first. Detroit
Free Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Maistrate: WAS his motor going
20 very fast?"
Cop: "Your honor, 1t was going so
fast that the bulldog on the seat be-
side him looked like = daschund."-
Kansas City Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
What She Was Doing.

Il was mimtcking Professor Bore
yesterday. and he caught me-"
What did,he say?"
Told me to stop making fool OF
myself."-Wasp.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

She: BE sure and come. You'll
meet quite number Of pretty wo-
men,"
He: Eyes, but 1t will not be for the
pretty women that l shall come, but
Tor you."-Illustrated Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

The man who Ia on top can afford
to look below and lend helping
hand.-Florida Times-UniOn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Cross.

I'm sure" sobbed the bride, that
George only married me for my
money"
why, daughter, what makes you
think SOP"
He brought company home for din
ner last night and refused to wipe
the dishes for me."-Detroit Free
Press
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

to-day he is a seasoned, expert
enced soldier, If the country holds
one.
Col. Kennon is an example OF
the class of men who develop
gravity and solidity Of character
after they have expended fund
of mischief and animal spirits
greater several times than that
which is allotted to the average
boy. 1t is doubtful il one of this
staid soldiers subordinates could
today, by the widest flight of his
imagination, picture to himself his
commanding officer holding on like.
grim death with six other cadets
to the edge of a blanket while
from its center "plebe" was
soaring skyward. Yet for this Of
Tense Kennon was once suspended
from the military academy.
Somewhere out in the northwest
is Maj. John D. Mcdonald, whose
service has brought him fame and
who looks as though he couldn't
break a military rule with sledge
hammer. Not long ago Maj. Nc
Donald was serving in the Philip
pines as a near neighbor to Col.
e. J. McClernand, who was mill
tary governor of one of the prov
inces.
Probably Mcdonald never went
across the Philippine fields to call
upon McClernand without think
ing of the six months confinement
he underwent as a cadet because
he had an idea that he could hood
wink the man who rose to the no.
sition of an officer presiding over
a Filipino province.
With Mcdonald were several
a + h er cadets who
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

0 t h er cadets who
thought that they
could Guido previous
academy deeds of dar-
ing. Some of them got
caught, and some of
them didn't. Among
those who were will
ing to make the at
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

ASHINGTON.-At both ar
my and navy headquar-
ters In Washington the be-
lief is that hazing is a
thing of the past, both at
the military and naval
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-21
UNIVERSITY BEGINS
ITS SUMMER TERM
Noted Professors Arrive al
Berkeley to Instruct Visit
ing School Teachers

BERKELEY, June 2o.-Professor
Otto Jesperson. head of the depart
ment of English literature at the Uni
versity of Copenhagen, Sweden. arrived
this evening to give two courses at the
summer session of the University of
California He was met at the Six
teenth street station by a delegation
from the faculty 1t is understood that
while in Berkeley Professor Jesperson
VIII make his home at Cloyne court,
where several other visiting instructors
are living.
Jesperson is to give a course in in
ternational languages and phonetics at
the summer term. This will take up
the points of similarity in all languages
and the differences.
The Summer Session Daily News will
be published for the first time at the
opening of the term tomorrow. This
paper will be to the summer session
what the Daily Californian is 10 the
regular classes. 1t is managed by H.
W. McSwanson, an old university man,
and edited by William J. Hayes, last
terms editor of the Daily Californian.
The staff is composed of students at
the summer session, and includes sew
ersl old workers on college papers.
The paper has the official approval of
the faculty. and one of its features will
be a campus guide for the many
eachers visiting the session for the
first time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-21
UNKNOWN ENEMIES
RFVILE OFFICIALS
ScurriIOus Circulars Scattered
Broadcast in Berkeley
Cause Indign

BERKELEY. June 2o.-Anonymous
circulars were distributed broadcast in
this city under cover OF darkness last
night attacking CHIEF Of Police Vol
lner. Fire chief James Kenney. Mayor
Ferrier. Friend ". Richardson and the
Schmidt family The circular. the VIZ
est which has appeared here. is headed
Clean out the Cans" and is signed
By the Berkeley Civic Improvement
League" TO which is appended. Keep
UP the good work and pass it along.
The names of the city officials and
prominent citizens here are used Incl
dentauy. as the main trend of the circu-
lar IS a vicious attack on Nollmer'
which will probably cause an inVesu-
cation by the grand jury.
Nollmer laughed today at the pub
LEGATION and declared that the work
was that Of some Of his enemies. who
had used more indecency than discre-
tion in their attack. He refused TO give
the names of these enemies, but his
friends who were indignant. said that
they intended TO take up the investiga-
ton even if Vollmer refused to do so.
Nollmer is highly regarded as con-
scientious official. He has been select
ed by the new municipal commission
as chief Of police under the new char
ter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-21

CURL-In this city. June IS. 1909. Roy Otto.
beloved son Of Asa and Angie Curl and
brother Of Mrs. Roy Brimm and Linol Curl a
native Of Colorado aged % years and 4
months.
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral today Mon
dsrl. June 81 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m
from the morfuarT chapel of the Golden
Gate undertaking company. PAYS Mission street
near Twenty FIRST. Interment Colorado Springs,
Colo
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-21
SWINBURNE PLAYS JOKE
ON WOMAN FLATTERER
She Wants to Hear Poetry and
He Reads All Night

The following story of Swinburne is
told in the new number of Book Auc-
zion Records from the personal recol-
lections of the editor. Frank Karslake.
A certain distinguished lady had asked
the poet TO her house one evening to
read his poems to her He did so, and
having made himself quite comfortable
on a couch he read and read and read.
Presently his hostess became fidgety.
but still he read on till dawn. The
lady was kept up all night She never
2 gain asked me to read my poems to
her" said Swinburne in conclusion