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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09
Why Not?

Down at Lamar whan a drunk hasn't
the necessary funds to liquidate fine,
the. Mayor takes his note bearing eight
per cent and turns him GO. II town
warrant, presented and not paid,
Mounds in the treasury" draws it's
interest why not the accepted note OF a
drunk who finds himself 10 the some
proverty stricken and awful conditicnt-
Sheldon Enterprise.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09
Where Have the Sparrows Gone?


"What has become VI the English
sparrows, that have been such pest in
this country for many yearsP" DR.. A.
B. Stone asked, Tuesday. 81 have seen
only few of them this year.
~ never will forget my first introduc.
ton to the pugnacious, wholesome little
pests. While was attending medical
college in St. Louis, Uucle Nose Isen.
hover wrote me, to ask if / wouldn't go
out to the fair grounds, get some Of
these birds and send them back to him.
He had an idea they would be great
birds to have upon farm.
II went out to the fair grounds, saw
the man in charge. and asked him if he
would catch some of the birds for me,
as / had an old friend back in Barton
county, who wanted some upon his
farm.
! ''He told me he thought he could
trap some of them for me, all right,
but you tell your old friend, down
there, he said, that he'll wish those
birds were al in He'll, before he has 'em
year. sat down and worts Uncle
Nose what he said about the birds, and
he wrote back that he guessed needn It
bother about sending them. Lamar
Democrat.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09

1t is estimated that at least three
hundred thousand turkeys will be ship
ped out OF Springfield this fall and win
ter. That place is the center of turkey
marketing for Southwest Missouri, and
each year thousands OF the birds are
driven overland from the towns in the
Ozark Mountain counties. A drove OF
turkeys 10 charge Of two or three men
can be driven to Springfield mnch
cheaper than they can be hauled in
wagons, unless they should stampede.
A turkey has less sense that hog and
II drove stampedes it is usually total
loss. They have to be hunted down
with guns-Pineville Democrat.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09

vivsl in that county. and he nnsIly 90.
up and said: "De1'frisnds, / feel ths
spirit moving 10 ine to talk and tell
what a bad man I've been, but | cau't
do 1t while theerspd jury is in session."
"The Lord will forgive" shouted the
minister. II guess that's right" cried
the penitent, "but He amt on the grand
jury "-Stockton journal.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09

The editor was dying, says an ex-
change, but when the doctor bent over,
placed his ear on his breast and said,
"Poor man, circulation almost gonep'
tho dyiag editor sat up aud shouted.
"l ou're liar, We have the lArssSb cir.
oulatioA Ia the county"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09
He Paid the $4,000.

A smooth game which Melted the in.
ventor neat sum was pulled off the
other day up in Vernon county accord
ing to the Nevada Mail.
Geo. Potter, substantial citizen Of
that county, took his gun and bagged
some game. About this time an I'M
known party appeared on the scene and
informed Potter that he had violated
the state game law, and that he would
have to 90 to Nevada with him. Mr..
Potter demurred, saying he had no time
to go to Nevada, but that he would pay
the S25 90 fine which the stranger alleg-
ed was due, and which Potter paid.
Later it developed that the party who
approached Mr.. Potter was not to be
found, aud that Mr.. Potter had been
held up for $25.00-a slick scheme play
ed, and that he was the victim. The
identity of the man who engineered the
deal has not been learned.
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Uarpop co-1pfy Tpop tho ctoru
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09
About Our Neighbors
Brief Bits of News Picked up Here and There

John Owenly; g, G Cunningham, A.
Keller. T. w. Ditty and Rev. g. E.
Greenlese.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-12-09

Largest line of dolls Ia town
at Pitts.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Effective same date. standard sleep
ing car now being operated between
Denver and Glenwood Springs, trains
3 and 6. will be discontinued on
those trains and operated through
between Denver and Grand Junction
on trains IS and 10. space assign
ment being as follows:
West t-bound-Pueblo union depot
section l; Colorado Springs city Of
fee, sections and 5; Denver union
depot. section 4 Denver city office,
balance of space.
East t-bound-Grand Junction city
office, sections ], and 3; Grand
Junction depot, section A.; Glenwood
Springs, balance of space.
This service win be in addition to
the standard sleeping cars between
Denver and Salida, and Denver and
Leadville, which will be continued as
at present.
The above service becomes effective
Sunday. July 25, between Leadville
and Grand Junction; that is, train
No. 10, leaving Denver Saturday y
night, the 24th, will run through tc
Grand junction, and No. 16. of Sun
day, July %, will start from Grand
Junction instead of Leadville.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Leon j. Chapman, Frank Lee and
Arthur Foster returned last evening
from Cottonwood lakes where they
have been fishing the past two or
three days. They stated that the
mosquitoes were 50 thick that you
had to blow them off your coffee be-
fore drinking at meal times, sleep
under mosquito bar with your over
coat wrapped around your head and
take turns brushing them off from
each others hands while they took
turns fishing The luck was good
and they brought home as many fish
as the law would allow.
Reports published here today that
Colorado may send a woman as one
of its representatives to the Sixty
second congress are attracting great
attention and comment The car
toonist of the Evening Star, under
the caption Catching the Speakers
Eye in the Future" pictures the Colo
RADIO lady representative in the front
row of the house. She wears a COM
posite mushroom and and peach bas-
ket effect hat. behind which anxious
members vainly try 10 catch the eye
of the speaker some saying: Hats
off in 'front.'" others. "Aw, what's
the use. - Washington Dispatch
A number of undesirable citizens
are leaving town these days and
nights. Notice was served upon quite
a number a week ago that their room
was better than their company and
those who ignored the same are being
personally interviewed by the offic-
ials. The outgoers are those who
have no visible means of support 9TH
er than living off fallen women tin
horns and such. Telluride Journal.
Miss Sela Lloyd was an arrival in
the city this morning from Canton.
N. j.. for visit of couple of weeks
with her sister Mrs. A b. Caldwell.
wife Of the well known Fruitvale
rancher.
The charter convention will meet
this evening.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23
TAFTS DATE IS
YET UNCERTAIN

II is still uncertain as 10 what date
President Taft will visit Grand juno
tion or Montrose. Dispatches sent TO
officials in Montrose, Glenwood and
Grand Junction yesterday by Con-
gresham Taylor made the somewhat
indefinite announcement that the
president would be at Montrose on or
about September 23. Day before yes
terday President Taft advised Sena-
tor Guggenheim that he expected TO
reach Colorado on his proposed west
tern trip about September 20 or 21.
He told the senator that he would
attend the opening of the Gunnison
tunnel Irrigation project. but could
not say at this time what other func-
tions he could attend.
The presidents private secretary,
MIR. Carpenter, is working on the
itinerary of the western trip and il is
expected definite announcement may
be made within a week of the presi-
dents plans.
President Taft has stated that he
hopes TO be in Denver about Septem-
ber %
The date of the celebration of the
opening of the Gunnison tunnel will
be made to conform with the presi-
dents visit
If President Taft visits Grand
Junction the Chamber of Commerce
will see that he is properly enter
tanned here and will have charge of
all the local arrangements.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23
ADOPTED THE LIQUOR CLAUSE.

Last night at IA session of the
charter convention the modified and
amended clause for the charter, reg
ulating the use of liquor in Grand
Junction, was adopted by practic-
ally unanimous vote after u brief dis
cussion. A few unimportant changes
were made in the wording of the
clause but ii passed practically in the
form published by The Sentinel yes
teriay.
The initiative and referendum fea-
ture of the charter was discussed at
considerable length last night.
The convention meets again this
evening.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

A 4-year-old peach tree that has
been well grown should under favor
able conditions mature from three to
four boxes of fruit, rs per cent Of
which should grade extra. After the
fourth year the yield of Colorado
peach orchard, well pruned and cared
for should increase approximately
two boxes the tree annually. Unless
specially cared for. the average peach
orchard will little more than hold its
own after the tenth year. BY al
lowing 75 to so peaches to the box,
the thinner may estimate how many
to leave.-Denver Field and Farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. McMullin
leave today for their former home in
Nevada on a short business trip.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23
LOCAL HORSE
GOT THE $500

Arrie T., the popular local horse,
owned by Lee Hall, pulled down a
$500 purse in a race between horses
of the 2::s0 trotting class, at the great
summer meeting of the Wichita and
Southwestern association, held in
Wichita, Kansas. July 20-22.
There were fourteen horses started,
all well known animals but the Grand
junction horse took the three heats,
first in every one. Time. 2:1D4.
The many friends OF Mr. Hall and
ihe many admirers of his classy little
animal will be delighted tn hear OF
his splendid victory.
MIR. Hall has several horses with
which he is making tour of the
meets in Kansas, Nebraska and neigh
boring states.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Among other amusements at Glen
wood Springs Sunday, August |. will
be something novel in the shape of
water fight between the hose COM
panies who are to be pitted against
each other in water fight with fire
hose. This event will take place on
Grand avenue about $3.50 p. m. Don't
miss it. See the Midland agent for
further information.
The old Silver Bell mine near Red
Mountain has resumed operations on
La considerable scale after twelve
years of idleness. Similar announce
ments come from every mining dis
trict of southwestern Colorado. indi-
eatiVe of rejuvenated interest in
mining in the San Juan section
Telluride Journal
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23
ENJoINED GROWERS CONFIDENT

That the injunction proceedings
started by the board of directors of
the Palisade irrigation district
against large number of the proni-
nent orchardists of the district, as
detailed by The Daily Sentinel yes
terday, has caused "a big sensation
and that there is IA decided division
of opinion as to the merits of the
case, there can be no doubt. The
hearing of the petition for a perma-
nent injunction will he waited with
keen interest. A number of attorneys
will be employed on each side and a
most spirited fight in the court is
expected. a number of the orchard
lists enioined from taking water from
the ditch other than in obeyance of
the regulations established by the
board of directors, declare that they
have no fear of the outcome, that
/ they are in the right and can so
establish. Sensational charges and
counter charges are being made.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

The ball game between Grand
Junction and Glenwood Springs team
at Glenwood on road race day, Aug.
|, will be hummer. Remember
these are two of the strongest teams
in the state of Colorado and the game
viii be hotly contested. See the Mid
land man for rates and other partic-
ulars.
The Grand Junction Trades and
Labor Assembly meets tonight in
their hall on Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23
THE SCHEDULE OF NEW TRAINS
Continued from First rage. }

the sleeping ear arrangements.
There is no question but what the
new trains will prove immensely
popular
In an official circular to the agents
of the road Major S. X. Hooper. the
general passenger agent of the Dem
Yer & Rio Grande, announces the
new schedule as follows:
Beginning Sunday, July %, and
continuing daily thereafter, the SER
vice on trains ) and 16 will be ex-
tended through to Grand Junction,
Colo. via Leadville, the schedule be-
ing as follows;
NO. 15.
Same as at nrpsent from Denver IN
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

You are sure you get the very best
when You get Marvel or Herman
furnace Sold and installed only by
the G. ]. c. & IL. Co, 724 Main
Phone Junction 2SS.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Shelled corn, cracked corn, bran.
wheat, oats. fancy timothy. wild and
alfalfa hay, none cheaper-The
G. j. F. G. Association Seed Store.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Here's your chance to get a fine
pair of oxfords or ties very cheap
See Mcconnell q loves advertise
ment.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

The music and singing at the Crys.
tai theatre are of the best in the
city.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23
TODAY Is YEARS AGO
FROM DAILY SENTINEL
duly Dbl

duly 23.
B. w. Tingley, of Leadville, is in
the city today.
w. E. Schoolfield came in on the
noon train today. 70
Robert A. Wallace, of Parachute,
has returned to his home after a
brief visit with friends in this city. ]
Steve Scovill and Tom Rose return
ed yesterday from Plateau. I.
Geo. E. Haskell and C. E. Mitchell
went to Fruita on businss trip to-.
day. Il,
Ihe Republican meeting at De-
Beque yesterday was splendid suc-
cess.
ReV. j. l.. Vallow and j. C. Buckley
are out ON hunt in the Plateas
country.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Blame yourself If you don't get a
pair of lots in Slocomb's addition.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Sanitary plumbing cemmends It,
self to everybody See Z. Nc
kenzie. the plumber.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

The American Order of Protection
VIII serve ice cream and cake on j
NJ Graham's lawn at 349 Grand aver
nue., Friday evening, July %. The
public is invited.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

Fine rigs, single or double, at all
times, at Blue Barn.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

25c, soc and s1.oo WHISPERED
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-23

lhe funeral of F. M. Carrick win
be held under the direction of Under
taker Hattie G. Pearson tomorrow al
O'Clock from the Christian church
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10
And He Did.
Unhappy Lot of Chinese Doctors.

He patches health by contract Each
family from whom he receives a year
ly stipend can command his services
at will Hence his interest is to keep
down sickness among subs c"ibars
especially since every day of Hines
means to him not only loss of time
but the deduction of a days pay from
his honorarium.
Comparatively secure is the lot Of
the ordinary Chinese practitioners for
whom the utmost penalty for a mis-
chance is loss of income as comoa@
with that of the imperial court ply
clan. To this high functionary VINO
attends the high officials also, inabil-
ity to cure a patie"t is a matter of
graver moment. Thus in November
last the deaths of the empress dow
ager and the young emperor resulted
in the degradation by two classes of
five doctors, while the president of the
Imperial hospital and two assis ants
were prohibited altogether from fol.
lowing their ofessicn.-Harpers
Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10
Smuggling Chinese.

Australia is perturbed by the dis
coveries of Mr. Bachelor. the com
monwealth minister for external af-
fairs, who has been inquring into the
Illegal influx of Chinese There is a
wealthy organization in China with
agencies in all the principal Australian
ports and with the corslivance of
ships officers the systematic snug
Cling of Chinese into Australia has
been carried on for long time.
The ships trading between Hong
kong and the Australian ports have
been SO cunningly supplied with false
bulkheads, walls and floors that hid
ing room has been provided for 80
Chinese stowaways on a single voy-
age Ship cooks have been secretly
paid to supply the stowaways with
food.
The trade is very profitable, as Aus
tralia is only a few days steaming
from China and many thousands of
Mongolians are always ready to pay
la1ge sums and run all sorts of risks
to get to the land of gold.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10

'rtist. can YOU paint a picture of a
little maid I knew?
Paint picture of a sweetheart with
her laughter lifting through?
can YOU fashion love and mischief
and thousand winning ways
That Were practised by charmer
in the dear old boyhood days?
md YOU Venus, queen of beauty,
can you add "a dInple IN re
To the dimples of the sweetheart
that | loved in days of yore?
Can YOU tnge her check With color
richer, purer than the glow
In tie cheek of one | worst. ped in
the days of long ago?
CEcrn of courts, can you. decorous,
add new beauty TO her grace
" by artful touch or teaching mold
new glory in her face?
can YOU gild the CLINT of Autumn
hat was blended in her Il n
or enhance the blush of cherries on
her lips beyond compare?
Can YOU. poet. in your dream ns
with your rhythm, rote and /
rJ'le
s." Il vision half so charming as my
little maid from school?
can yor Please us with your faa"'es
and your turquoise eyes for
sOoth.
WeaNiag picture half so dainty as
the sweetheart of my youth?
H. YOU slaves of necroman"y. fly
away to realms Of art.
Let me fashion here my p'c IRE from
the throbbing of my heart
let ne; dream my dream of sweet
ness that no other eye can see
Let me pt'nt the picture. lac'leys. of
"A maid that used to be.
Hair of Autumn s:lhouetted on the
srn-' ssed rivers tide.
Lips of rUddX. harvest apples on the
cherry tinted side
Eyes Of liquid dew unfathomcd
chcA' that shamcd the haw-
trees glow,
to the maid of long ago
over all. difuse the glory of the
simmer on the wave
At the quiet hour of sunset when
the colCrs pause to lave,
Blend with this the June of morn
ing and the hallowed touch of
Tine
And hrhnhl-my little sweetheart, ia
the petals of a rhyme
BYRON WILLIAMS.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10

It is a lazy mans trait to say he
will do tomorrow what he knows
should be dore today.
=
A young man who cannot grow "A
mus ache is almost as ashamed of it
as girl who can.
Z I 4
One way to make the world glad is
to practice it on Yourself first.
O . q
And He Did.
y Young man named Du Bose invited
his sweet heart to tai e buggy ride Will
him The voting woman lad Ner
feI, hing lisp. When they reached YER.
loarSCme bit of road the young man an
nCunced: This is where you have t.
n. - The toll is either Il kiss or
squc ze.'
Ir Du Both" eXcla med his com
pau.. -. SrsSored.
EEKON WILLIAMS:
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10
o O o
BY the WAY.

In the summer time every dog has
his flea, and every dog Owner his own
flea remedy,
< Z
The world moves but STILL a sucker
think. there are two, for quite fire.
quently am the other one.
Just because the landlaoy keeps
chickens is no sign that she feeds
them 10 her boarders. In fact, that
she keeps them is sufficient evidence
that she-well. that she keeps them!
Nt"trlia. Il-Iames Smith. living
h"@: l. re. has two-hcaded Albino
piS. It is hairless and doing well.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10
Just a Few.

The girl who fiirts always takes
chances On NEE, ing some fnllow who
can b at her at the game
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10

Save your ci~ar bands. 1t is sc
much easiei to save these than TO save
youl Ilcney. There no trust in COZ
trol o. Al banCs The tobacco trust
is satisfied merely TO control the to-
bacco.
Il want the wors box of cigars
you have in the store. for an enc ny
of mi e. said customer to cigar
sal man. Emo. wait minute
Le continued Il recall tina. my wifi
get me bCx last Christmas | guess
those will do" And the man wen,
away happy.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-10
A Special Message Of tn {
Gre atest Importance

AS you appear, you are, the
world believes you be- Discriminate
in Dress eliminate the "ifs" "and"
and "buts of STYLE fit and quality by
making your selection of a HART
SCHAFFNER & MARX suit and
you will be rated generously.
There is lot of Satisfaction in that
This that you shall receive
everything in quality, material, style
and workmanship that you expected, :,
which you ought to have and to which
entitled
Babbitt Brothers Mercantile Co.
Gents Furnishing Dept Arthur c. Smith
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-03
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= What Our Neighbors Are Doing, Reported Nv -
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Miss Shyrle Nicholson is home
from MOnttort.
The Royal Neighbors organized a
lodge here last Thursday night with
over 20 n embers.
DR.. Carter was a professional caller
at Rewey Tuesday.
o. White and family visited at
Bourette's on Monday.
Mrs. Ethel Brown and Stella left
Monday for their home in Milwaukee.
F. W. Stephens was an over Sunday
guest with his parents at Platteville.
G. H Durley is visiting at the Al
colt home.
VIM. Kennedy of Moutfort is plas-
tering Sam Mero's house.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank kirkpatrick of
Dodgeville are here on visit with
relatives.
Assemblyman Wells was home from
Madison.
Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson has re-
turned TO her home in Platteville af-
ter pleasant visit with her friend
Miss Nellie Allen.
Mrs. J. Fl. Livingston was called
to Parker, S. Oak by the serious
illness of her father. Fl. Howdle, a
former resident of this place. Later
reports convey the sad news that it is
entirely improbable Mr.. Howdle will
recover.
Clarence Fawcett has gone to Cali.
fornia to visit brother who is sick.
Miss Gertrude Weber having COM
pleted the English Scientific Course at
the Platteville Normal, arrived home
Saturday.
Bishop Pearce of New York is here
to assist in the Holiness Convention
, being held at the F. NJ. church this
week.
Mrs. Will Hill of Platteville has
been visiting her sister, Mrs Lloyd
Rundell.
Joe Livingston is home from Chi
cago.
Mrs. F. W. Stephens returned on
Tuesday evening from a visit with
relatives atsBarneveld and Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-03
ARCHIE R. HAMPToN.s SALE.

The undersigned, residing 9 miles
southwest of Lancaster and A miles
southeast of Hurricane Corners. on
the Thomas Taylor farm, will offer
for sale at auction, commencing at 1
O'CLOCK p m. sharp on
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 1909
the following described property:
10 Head Cattle-five good milch
cows, four fresh in the spring; one
fat COW; one yearling heifer coming
fresh in the spring; five calves, two
steers and three heifers.
Seven Head Hogs-Two brood sows
five fall shoats.
Machinery Etc. One seeder, nearly
new; one 3-horse disc; one Gretchen
corn planter; one 16-inch walking
plow one IA inch walking pillow; two
wood racks; 1 hay rack; hog rack;
two 2xSx14 fl. three pieces 2x6x8 TT. !;
one set wagon springs; one buggy /;
one set sleigh runners for buggy at
tachment, one single harness; milk
cans, milk pals; one 90-gallon feed
cooker; one log chain and numerous
other articles
Hay and Grain. About 10 tons hay
100 bushels oats; 80 bushels corn 10
to 20 bushels barley about tons
straw, etc.
Terms All sums Of $40 and under
cash On all sums over this amount
a credit of one year will be given on
approved bankable notes bearing
per cent interest.
ARCHIE r. HAMPTON.
r. N. Hosklns, Auctioneer.
q. G. Hampton, Clerk.