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The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20

What was to have been match
game of baseball between Montrose
and Telluride Sunday afternoon for
a purse of $500 terminated i'm the
sixth inning in a controversy between
he players in regard to a question
able out on third base. The Telluride
pitcher had knocked the ball, making
third base on it. but the Montrose
catcher claimed II a foul ball. While
the umpire was investigating in or
der to make his decision, the left
fielder threw the ball to third and
the runner was put out. The UNI
pire not seeing the play, refused to
call the man out and. after consider
able controversy. the visitors declined
to finish the game. which stood TO 2
in favor of Montrose, and the UNI
pire decided the money should go to
the home team. The two teams had
played two former games this season,
Montrose winning both of them.
The handsomest and best gotten
up edition of the Colorado Fruit
Grower, published by the Herald Pub
fishing company. of this city, ever is
sued. has Just been put out. 1t is the
July number and is filled to over
flowing with interesting. timely art
icles and beautiful Illustrations.
Don't forget the Woodmen of the
World excursion over the Colorado
Midland to Denver. $11 round trip.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
RISE
IN THE RIVER

There was sudden and remark
able rise in the Gunnison river last
night. From late yesterday after
noon until an early hour this morning
the rise kept up at a terrific rate and
this morning at 4 o'clock the Gunni-
son river was about two feet higher
than il was yesterday afternoon at
4 O'Clock.
Superintendent Vcddcr of the city
water works, declares that the rise
was one of the most sudden and un-
expected that he has ever known.
Tremendous rains up the river
brought about the sudden rise. The
river was about at normal stage and
the water was clear and free from
drift wood when the sudden rise
swept down the stream and almost
in an hours time the water became
very muddy and thick with sticks
and larger pieces of drift wood. So
filled with mud and drift wood was
the river that about I o'clock this
morning Supt. Nedder found it neces-
sary to close down the pumps for IL
time, the work of pumping being
made very difficult owing tn the fact
that mud and drifting pieces of wood
and boughs of trees We're being con-
stantly drawn up by the suction
pipes.
After q o'clock this morning the
river began to fall again and has been
falling nearly all day. Ii will prob
ably clear up at rapid rate.
Supt. Vedder had just finished the
I work of flushing the sewers and fire
hydrants and cleaning them of the
mud and dirt that had accumulated
during the rise of several weeks ago
and now all of this work will prob
ably have to be done over.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20

During the morning services of the
Congregational church in Montrose
Sunday, DR.. John A. Shingler. who
has served as pastor for the last two
years, and who is we'll known in
Grand Junction. rendered his resig-
nation, giving for his reason that he
wished to enter business for the next
two years in order that he may be-
come better acquainted with the
methods of men. Ii is probable that
he will reside in Denver. Mr.. Shing-
Ter is considered one of the most elo-
Quent ministers of the Congregational
faith in Colorado.
Miss Eugenia Brooks has returned
from a delightful visit in Ouray.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20

The smallpox situation is in no
way dangerous. The only case is that
of Mr.. Heinline, reported last week.
There have been two other instances
of quarantine on suspicion. one in
town and one at Green River; but
they proved to be false alarms. The
Ward Sunday school and meeting
We're closed last Sunday. but it was
done by the Sunday school and the
church officers and not by the health
officials. Express
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
In yesterday mornings Denver

III yesterday morning Denver 80
publican there appeared leng
editorial attacking the building
terprises by the reclamation serv
of the government and declaring Il
private capital has done far md
toward developing the arid lands
the west than the reclamation serv
has ever dreamed of doing. The e.
torial is in line with long estN
lished policy of the Republican. OF
paragraph of the editorial reads Ii
this: The reclamation service hi
undertaken many enterprises, so1a
of great magnitude: but if all wei
in operation and all the land und,
them reclaimed. the aggregate acrl
age thus brought under irrigatid
through the effort of the governmey
would be trifling in comparison wit
the total amount reclaimed by privai
enterprise in the arid part of ID
West"
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
COOLEST DAY
OF THE MONTH

Yesterday was the coolest day
Grand junction has experienced
during the month of July. The
highest temperature recorded
was 4. degrees. II was cloudy
most of the day. Rain was
threatened during the night but
did not materialize in the city
although showers fell in other
sections Of the western slope.
To-day has been cloudy and cool.
The weather report issued this
morning reads as follows:
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
Flathead Indian Reservation, Mont
Spokane Indian Reservation, Wash
Coeur Alene Indian Reservation. Ida

Register, July 15 to August 5. at
Kalispell or Missoula for the Flat
head lands. at Spokane for the
Spokane lands and at Coeur d'Alene
for the Coeur d'Alene lands. Con-
siderably more than half a million
acres of good agricultural land will
be opened for settlement under the
homestead laws. Drawing begins
August 9, 1909.
Write me
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20

Csc. soc and s1oo whips.-Fred
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
THE JUDITH BASIN COUNTRY

Between Billings and Great Falls
is an immense stretch of rich. level
land. II produces enormous yields
of all the cereals, vegetables and
many varieties of fruit.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
IS 6
Main Street

Grand Junction Milling company, is
home from weeks business trip
| among his customers along the line of
the Rio Grande and Colorado Mid
| land railways.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
Get Free Lands
While You Can
BIG HORN BASIN

The government has just opened
to homestead $1,000 acres more of
irrigated land surrounding the new
towns of Powell and Garland. wy
oming. This is absolutely one OF
the best chances in the country.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
SUN RIVER MONTANA PROJECT

2O4 farms of from 40 to 100 acres
each are now supplied with waite,
by the government and ready to
homestead
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20
NEW 32O-ACRE HOMESTEAD LAW

Three million acres OF free home.
stead land in eastern Wyoming
You simply pay the government
fling fees and get the land free
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20

Our garden hose prices beats all
competitors. See Mckenzie, b45
COLORADO avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20

We have kind ana gentle horses
suitable for ladies to drive. Call
Blue Barn, phone Junction o2S.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-20

When you have furniture to move
cali up the Blue Barn, Junction 22s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14
WALKER VS.. RECTOR,
Great Interest In Proposed Race
Between Great Sprinters.
PAIR MAY MEET IN JULY.

Wonderful Splinter Who Broke Worlds
Record For Hundred Yards In Lon
don Last Summer Due In England
May 22-Rector Anxious For Race.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested In the proposed visit of Regi-
nald Walker, the South African whfrl-
wind. holder Of the worlds record for
hundred yards and several other
marks, to this country the latter part
of July to run against any Of America 8
cracks, Jim Rector of Virginia pre-
ferred.
Walker is due in England on May %
and after staying until after the cham
pionships duly proposes to visit Can
ada and the United States. The little
Natal Splinter is yards faster than
when he landed in England last sum-
mer and is now a sound 9 40 seconds
man for the 100 and equal to IL SO
seconds for 100 yards. while he can
also run splendid go.
Like many other athletes, Walker
broke into prominence all at once. He
won the hundred meter dash handily
at the Olympic games in London last
year and broke all existing records for
the distance. Immediately after the
Olympic games Walker went to Wales,
where lie covered the century in rs
seconds. The performance simply was
an exhibition, but it set the athletic
fn n ha "nl
runner Of great ability. On this side
little attention was given the record
until recently, when the African re-
peated in the same time at Johannes
burg. South Africa.
Walker is a little fellow, light Of
build. weighing only 135 pounds. He
Is five feet seven inches in height and
is twenty years old He has long, mus
cular legs and is the embodiment Of
nervous energy He lights from the
crack Of the gun until he reaches the
tape and has that burst Of speed in
the last fifteen or twenty yards which
enables him to win his races.
In running hundred yards in 2-5
seconds Walker averages 10 BOAT
yards per second. His sprinting stride
is feet 6 inches, and when going at
top speed he thus takes at least five
strides a second, for in his final burst
his strides will shorten to about six
feet
Not long ago 10 seconds was con-
sidered fast time in 100 yard dash,
and any runner who could repeat in
that time was considered topnotcher
Many were credited with 8 4-5 seconds,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14
JOHNSON-O'BRIEN BATTLE.
Both Heavyweight Pugiists In Good
Shape For Contest May 19.

Both Jack Johnson, the colored
heavyweight champion, and Jack
O'Brien are in splendid condition for
their coming six round bout in Phila-
delphia May 10. This contest should
result in one of the cleverest boxing
exhibitions ever held in Quakertown
Although O'Brien is many pounds
lighter than his opponent, he can put
up a mastery exhibition Of pugilistic
cleverness in short bout.
OF course he can't knock out the col
ored man, but he will make Johnson
go some to even matters up. In fact,
it would not be a surprise to see
O'Brien outpoint the colored man for
the six rounds. no matter what John
son might be able to accomplish in a
long fight, with plenty of time on his
hands. Johnson deliberate and always
willing to wait little longer for his
chance, is gated for long battle.
In talking of the coming contest
O'Brien said
"My chances with Johnson? Well, l
will fool some of these wise ones who
say l haven't a chance. The big fell
low has not tackled clever boxer
who can show a good stiff left or
feint him into false lead, and l figure
that l am clever enough to more than
hold my own with Johnson
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14

PITCHER RUBE wADDELL OF THE ST.
LOUIS AMERICANS.
knight played grand game at short,
while Elberfeld has done very we'll at
third. Ball, too, seems to be a greatly
improved player.
Boston is coming fairly we'll, but
the Red Sox pitchers do not seem to
be going as we'll as those of New York
outside of Chech who started out by
winning a few games
The Nationals have proved a great
disappointment to the Washington
fans, who are saying, Its the same
old story, tail end team"
The New Yorks have been at or
near the top since the opening of the
season. This is not a new trick for
the Yankees in the spring, but the re-
mark has been made several times,
wait until the Yankees come west
and go against the western pitchers
and the western batters.''
A year ago it was the same way.
The Yankees looked like sure pennant
winners as long as they had the three
other eastern clubs as opponents. but
when the western clubs invaded the
east and the New Yorks went against
some real classy teams there was a
huge explosion. At that, the Yankees
have been playing a much classier
game than the three other teams In
the east.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14
SCOTCH GOLFER COMING.
George Duncan, Professional, to Com.
pete In American Tournaments.

8SOf9e 1uUCdTI, TTOI6SStOUdit 70 SOfU.
pete In American Tournaments.
Arrangements have been made for
an attraction that will make the year
1909 memorable in the history Of
American golf The latest item of
news is of international flavor and has
to 90 with an exhibition tour of that
rising Scotch professional, George Dun
can, who has been engaged to visit
this country during the coming season.
1t is long time since America has
been favored by visit from cry lead
ing British player, and the chisAces are
that the foreigner will be in great de-
mand while here That golfers Of this
country are in a receptive mood for
matches between great players Is
shown by the fact that already Dun
can has been booked for fifteen APP
pearances. Duncan will play in the
open championship of Great Britain
early in June and then sail Immediate
~ for America, so as to arrive in time
to compete in the national open here
at Englewood. n. j.. June "a and %.
At present Duncan is professional at
the Hanger Hill Golf club. near Lon
don. He was born at Aberdeen in
September, 1883. and is twenty-six
years old. Although he has been in
the money in several of the open cham
pionships, Duncan's forte is at match
play. He is an exceptionally long
driver and generally regarded as the
most brilliant golfer of the younger
school on the other side.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14

the start. Bowerman's Bostonians
have administered many defeats to the
leading teams in the east, but how his
team will make out when it stacks up
against the weSterners is a matter Of
conjecture. The team is mostly COM
posed of veterans who are going, not
coming, and it is hard to figure how
the Doves are to finish in the first d.
vision.
Cincinnati has fairly good team.
The work of the pitching staff shows
that this department has been
former ST. LOuisians Karger and
Fromme The infield is good one,
and the outfield compares favorably
with several of the leading clubs.
Catchers Mclean and Roth have both
done good work behind the bat. Man
ager Clarke Griffith may be able to ac-
complish what his predecessors were
unable to do-whip together a good
first division. The Brooklyns have
shown flashes of championship form,
but the lack of good team work has
cost the club many victories The team
has two weak spots, one in the infield
and the other in the outfield. Alper-
man, playing at second sack, has been
very poor. Burch, in left, is an in and
outer
New York, Philadelphia and Pitts
burg will fight it out with Chicago for
the flag New York will probably beat
the Cubs with Mike Donlin in line.
Donlin is great sticker, base runner
and run getter.
Philadelphia got bad start. Man.
ager Murray has one Of the best pitch
ing stats in the National league.
There is not weak spot In the Phila-
delphia club. All the team needs is an
energetic, resourceful leader, and IT
Murray can inspire the men with
championship ambitions the Phillies
are bound to cut an important figure
In the pennant fight.
Abstein's work is the most marked
feature of the Pittsburg teams early
games Abstein covered first base foI
the Providence team in the Eastern
league last season and was a mighty
swatter His big bat beat the Cubs in
the first clash of the year between
Pittsburg and Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers Showing the Most
Class In Early Games.
YANKEES SURPRISING CRITICS

New Yorks Under StalIings' Guidance
Playing Good Ball--CieVeland Not
Coming UP to Expectations--ho"
the Other Teams Size Up.
With the American league race just
q trifle over three weeks old the fans
can get some idea of the strength of
the eight teams. TO be sure, some of
the clubs have not really shown their
true form, but nevertheless the dope
sters are able to tell which teams show
class at present Just as was predict
ed. Detroit is the most dangerous claim
ant for the pennant.
The Tigers appear to be 100 per cent
stronger than they were at the start
of last season. ST. Louis looks to be
just as strong as they were then, and
when the season warns up McAleerS
club will be able to show even greater
strength. Dineen and Howell are not
ready yet, and Waddell has not struck
his gait This leaves Powell, Petty,
Graham and Bailey TO care for the
bulk of the pitching, but thus far they
have shown themselves capable OF do
ing it all right, Powell being in grand
form.
Chicago seems to be playing its
same old game-strong at home, but
rather weak when on the road. With
out Fielder Jones the team is not to be
feared AS for Cleveland. the Maps
have been disappointment thus far,
but this is probably largely due TO
the injuries to Turner and Bradley,
which upset the infield right at the
outset of the campaign. However,
Perring and Hinchman have done
well enough, and the Maps would be
farther up in the race had it not been
that the other regulars have not bat
ted consistently. Then too, Lajoie's
errors have proved very costly.
OF the eastern clubs New York,
which finished a poor tail ender last
year, has been playing splendid ball
under the guidance of George Stall
ings. Their squirt shows that either
the Yankees are much stronger than
the critics throughout the league be-
lieved or the Philadelphia and Wash
ington teams are much weaker than
was thought. At any rate, the New
Yorks have shown much more class
than either Washington or Philadel,
phia And it should also be remem-
/ bered that Hal Chase, New YOrk's
best player, was out of the game for
several weeks. while Hemphill was
missing from a few. The young out
fielders, Eagle and Cree. however. per-
formed well in the field and batted
very strong. Pitchers Manning and
Lake have shown better than last year
Brockett does not look like the same
pitcher that Griffith once tried out,
while Quinn is proving a veritable
phenom. AS was expected Jack
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14
RETURN CIVIL WAR TROPHY
Ohio Veterans Testify to Era of Good
Feeling.

Huntsville, Ala, May 12-Bearing
testimony to the kindly feelings that
have arisen between the North and
South since the close of the Civil war
the welcome of Alabama to the North
ern veterans who came here to return
captured Confederate battlefiag was
warm and heartfelt.
The ten men who came here to re-
turn today in peace the flag taken in
war forty-four years ago are veterans
of the Fourth Ohio cavalry, which
won the trophy from an Alabama regi-
ment. They We're greeted by the
members of the local camp of the
United Confederate Veterans, the
Daughters of the Confederacy and
other bodies
The flag returned today was cap
t,lred in spirited engagement at
Selma, Ala, in April, 1865, almost
the last fight of the war Since then
1T has rested in the Ohio capital as a
memento of the war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14


KELLY.
and Jem DriscoH for long distance
bout to come off on Thanksgiving day.
Every one of the top notchers is
about TO get a chance except Sam
Langford Of Boston. Nobody wants
anything to do with Sammy. Perhaps
it's fortunate for a lot of the others
that Sammy was born black, as this
gives them a chance to draw the color
line. Otherwise the black demon might
jump into a championship title HIM
self
Coffroth will pull them all off in his
Mission street arena. James calls 1t
the Sunshine club. His fight club has
always been referred to as being To-
Gated in Colma, Cal, ever since the
memorable Britt-Nelson fight Sept 9,
1905. The new arena. however, is
some miles closer to San Francisco than
the one at Colma. In fact, it Is just
twenty feet over the San Francisco
county line. 1t Is located in the ad-
Joining county of San Mateo. but the
San Francisco city street cars run
right past the doors of the Sunshine
club. At the present time it looks as
If Coffroth had the fight game pretty
we'll sewed up in California. There
Is one thing about his big show that
the California promoter cannot under
stand. and neither can any one else
That is the position taken by Jack
Johnson In his match with Ketchel,
The colored champion absolutely re-
fused to sign up for more than twenty
rounds. COffroth and Britt both ar
gued that if the men went into the
ring for forty-fve rounds it would
mean several thousand dollars more
In the way of gate receipts All argu-
ments failed to bulge the black
The question now uppermOst I'm the
minds Of the fans in connection with
this match Is whether Johnson is not
q bit shy of the hard hitting middle
weight champion. The colored man
will have to show a much better fight
than he put up with Tommy Burns If
he gets away with this fellow in the
twenty round limit. CoffrOth is of the
opinion that Johnson can beat Ketchel,
but If he wanted to back his opinion
with hard cash he could find plenty Of
takers.
Coffroth is still looking for attrac-
tions to fill in the dates between July
and October. One of the matches Cof
froth has in view is bout between AL
Kaufman and Jack O'Brien. The pro-
moter also thinks that he will have
Jim Corbett and Jack Johnson in the
ring before the end Of the year-that
Is, If Johnson defeats Ketchcl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14
.THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
How the Teams In Older 0rgani-
cation Size Up at Present.
CUBS WEAK WITHOUT Killing.
Work of Great Catcher Missed In
Many Games-Cincinnat and Boston
Make Good showing-sresnahan' St.
Louis Cardinals.

j Louis Cardinals.
! The most significant features Of the
few weeks play of the National league
teams can be summarized as follows:
The Chicago Cubs without the services
Of their star catcher, Johnny Killing,
stand very poor chance OF cap
turing the banner for the fourth time.
New York. Pittsburg and Philadelphia
will all land ahead of the Cubs unless
King can be coaXed back in the game.
Judging by their early good showing
Cincinnati, Boston and Brooklyn are
much stronger thar they were last
season. The st. Louis Cardinals, un-
der Bresnahan's guidance, are putting
up a far better article than they did
at any time last year.
Does Chicago miss Catcher Killing?
Ask Manager Chance. Pat Moran is
a good mechanic and an excellent
substitute, but Killing is one of the
brainiest ball players in the game, and
brainy players are hard to replace.
| The return of Evers was hailed with
delight by the fans, and his great play
ing will strengthen the team, but still
they need King.
Barring Chance himself, King and
Evers were the most valuable members
of the Chicago team in 1906, 1907 and
1908. Chance could have spared any
two other men on the team without
handicapping his great club to any con-
siderable extent. Not so with King
and Evers.
King is worth his weight in gold to
any ball club Nobody knows this bet
ter than Chance. Just let the Cubs
lose many more games and Murphy
will bring him on at his own terms.
One of the biggest surprises of the
year in the National league is the i'm
proyement of the st. Louis Cardinals
under Bresnahan. Roger is sure
enough live wire. He has injected
pepper and ginger into his men and
has them on their toes all the time.
Both Boston and Cincinnati have
been playing championship bali since
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-14
ALLEGED DUKE DISAPPEARS
vanishes as Suddenly as He Came
Into Public Notice,

gainesville, o., May 12.-As sudden
ly as he came into public notice, when
he proclaimed himself the missing
Archduke Johann Salvador of Austria,
John Salvador, machinist who has
been working here in foundry for
the past five weeks, disappeared.
Finding upon his return to his board
ing house the published story of his
alleged noble birth, his remuneration
OF his imperial title for the love of
Ludmilla Stubel, the opera singer,
and his subsequent fall into poverty
and obscurity, Salvador, supperless
and dressed in his working clothes,
hurried away Fellow workmen OF
the alleged nobleman said that Sal
vator told them just before quitting
work that he intended to leave here
at once for some Western state.