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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-02-25

at the Postoffice at Staunton,
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-02-25

urinary passage. II
cOrrecfc INABILITY RI
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

After having started Undersheriff
Wallis out after number of w.t.
nesses to appear before the COM
missioners in the Fruita water con-
demnation case on tomorrow, SatnT-
day. the attorneys in the case hap
pened TO think that tomorrow is q
holiday and that no sessions will be
held AS resrit yesterday after
noon Deputy Sheriff Jeff Watson was
started out to trail Undersheriff Wal
lis and to notify him to summon tn.
witnesses to appear next Tuesday in
stead of tomorrow. Undershericf
Wallis left the city night before last
for the Pinion Mesa country in quest
of the desired witnesses.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Let us fgure on your feed and feed
sunplies. We can sell you oats. hay,
bran or corn at surprisingly saving
prices. Let us sell you small sup
ply rs starter. Phone us your or
der to Junction SIS. Our number Is
556 Colorado avenue.-The Western
Slope Implement & Feed Company.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

We pre- making prices on farm i'm
nIoments that viii surprise YOU. We
want to clean out the stock on hand.
Cail on us Mt our new location. Our
phone is Junction 513 and our place
OF business 555 Colorado avenue
The Western Slope Implement & Feed
Company.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

made it an occasion of genuine en-
joyment. The guests were Misses
Edna Blaisdell, Anderson. Mabel
Hutchinson. Estelle Honecker, Anna
Martin, Evelyne Hosmer. Evelyne
Yeaton. Conzada Hampton and Nina
Caldwell.
The sale of seats for Beverly of
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

There have been no new develop
ments during the past few days in
the Gallagher case. which is still
pending in the county court. 1t is
understood that he defense is ready
for a second trial whenever the dep
uty district attorney is ready to ask
for a trial
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

This morning the board Of direct
ors of the Chamber of Commerce held
an informal meeting and discussed
plans for campaign for the purpose
Of securing one or two big state po-
litical conventions for Grand June
tion this summer.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Charles e. Noble. of the Grand
Junction and Grand River Valley
Railway company, wns before the
county commissioners this afternoon
on business pertaining TO. the inter-
urban line.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Craustarl;" Is moving along briskly
and a large audience on Monday ey-
ening will see the pretty production.
The company is playing TO large audi
ences at the Colonial theatre in Salt
Lake City this week
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Today was partly cloudy and gave
promise of change for the worse IN
the weather but this afternoon the
skies cleared up and the fair weather
that has prevailed for many days
promises to keep up for some time to
come.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

The city commissioners this week
are actively figuring on the cost of
asphalt paving. and 1t will not be
surprising If real work along this
line begins in a comparatively short
time.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Tonight large number Of young
people viii enjoy an evening Of skat-
ing at the Aud 10. ium. 1t being Fri
day night. many of the high school
students win be present
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

NoTICE-Save time and money by
having wall paper cleaned to look
good as new. All work guaranteed
to give satisfaction. Charges: Sc
per square yard.-B. w. Goodwin.
72l Main.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

pictures, selected by Secretary Ma
hony of the Chamber of Commerce.
Will be thrown on the screen ut the
Majestic theater. 1t will be the last
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

The Western Slope Implement &
Feed Company Will sell you oats, corn
or bran to make you money Call
their phone, junction 513.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Mayor Todd and Commissioner
Vedder left this morning for their
visit to eastern slope towns and cities
and they expect to be gone about a
week.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Miss Laura Brown. formerly Il pop
ular high school girl of this city. is
visiting her many friends In Grand
Junction this week from Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Geo. Smith, of the Orchard Mesa
Construction company, has been in
Denver the past several days and will
return home tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR SALE OR RENT-By owner 90
acre ranch Y miles N. w. of city.
New house, barn and cistern; . u
acre ranch 2 Y miles n. W. of city
Small house, cistern and "a five
year old apple trees; 2 houses and
2 lots corner Ninth and CLipeta. 6
lots on East White avenue; the
building and two lots at 901 Ouray
avenue known as the C. o. d.
Grocery or will rent building and
fixtures.-Inquire A. o. Arnold,
C. o. d. Store
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Make your preparations to so to
Paonia Wednesday on the get ac-
quainted excursion to be run under
the auspices of the Knights of Pyth-
las. $3.50 for the round trip.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

WE BUY AND SELL everything
Uncle Sans Loan Office, $50 Main
Guns, suit cases, violins. kodaks
field glasses, diamonds. watches
jewelry.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Architect j. r. Wilson returned
last evening from Montrose where he
has been on business the past several
days and went to Clifton today to
oversee project at that place
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ballard re-
turned this morning from Thomp-
sons, Utah. where they spent the
past week. Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard
will remove TO Thompson's for the
summer about March l.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

There promises to he great at
tendance OF ladies and children out at
the Majestic matinee tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Gertrude A. Masser today sold to
w. H., Dodds a tract of land for
$1,000.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

d. G. Pollock, of Detroit, is bust
ness visitor in the city today.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

MONEY-Always on hand to loan on
the monthly payment plan on i'm
proved business and residence
property anywhere in county. You
pay so cents monthly interest on
each hundred borrowed and can
repay the loan in even hundreds
any month without penalty. We
challenge comparison.- Mutual
Savings & Building Association.
VIM. A. Marsh. Secretary, 357
Main street
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Mrs. Jack Austin is entertaining
very informally this afternoon at
little sewing bee.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

The East End Whist club which
usually meets on Saturday night will
meet this week ttonight) with Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Piatt.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
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A number of private parties for
st. Valentines day and evening are
scheduled
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR RENT-Pleasant room or rooms
with or without board. Private
family. Apply 335 North Spruce-st.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

There was good attendance last
evening at the sacred concert and
literary entertainment at the A. NJ.
u. church. The program proved very
enjoyable indeed
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Call up the Suitorium for the best
cleaning. pressing and repairing in
town. Telephone Black 662. Goods
called for and delivered.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR RENT-Three furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. 242 Rood.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

]. A. McLuen left today for the
Plateau valley where he will conduct
a big auction sale tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms 10,
light housekeeping. lat White.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR SALE-23 acres High Line land
joining the Grand Valley canal;
Il miles northeast of city. A bar
gain. Apply 533 Teller.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Front rooms, single or
ensuite. Modern. Terms reason
able. 230 Ute
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR SALE--Good paying business
on Main street. Small investment
Staple stock. See Milne & Milne
527 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Tonight the famous Grand Valley
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
FOR SAIL.

FOR SALE-Splendid manure deiiv-
cred; very suitable for lawns and
orchards. Apply 319 Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR SALE-An invalid's wheel
chair. Apply at Elite laundry.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR SALE at a bargain-40 acres
unimproved land on Grand avenue.
under the Grand Valley canal, with
water right, miles east of Grand
Junction. Address Bargain, care
Sentinel.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

very informally this afternoon at
little sewing bee.
The East End Whist club which
usually meets on Saturday night will
meet this week ttonighD with Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Piatt.
There was good attendance last
evening at the sacred concert and
literary entertainment at the A. NJ.
II. church. The program proved very
enjoyable indeed.
Mrs. Morris. mother of Rae Morris,
of this city. and niece Miss Wroe. who
have been visiting friends in the city
the past several days, left last even
Ing for their home In Denver.
Friends in this city have received
letters from the Arthur's stating that
they had abandoned their trip to
Paris for the time being and would go
to Egypt, going down the Nile great
distance while in that country
cake sale will be held at Quist's
drug store, tomorrow, Saturday after
noon by class No. of st. Matthew'S
Sunday school.
Last evening large number of
guests enjoyed the hospitality of the
Ladies Auxiliary TO the brotherhood
of Locomotive Flremen and Engine
men at the dance given by the ladies'
at Gains Academy. The dance was
well appointed and very delightfully."-
carried out. The merrymaking con-
unued until very late hour. The
ladies of the auxiliary always plan
enjoyable affairs and therefore they
are always successful.
Miss Helen Smith delightfully."- en-
tertained at dinner party at her
home in Fruitvale last evening at
which We're invited number of
young ladies' of this city. The young
ladies drove out together and the ev-
ening was one of pleasure. The dec
orations were Valentines and this
idea was profusely carried out in the
menu The appointments were novel
and pretty and many original features
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

WANTED-At once, buyer for
Mesa County National Bank stock
What will you give? Write P. o.
Box SO.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR SALE-Trackage; a fine piece
of railroad trackage, 10Ox125 feet,
good location,-for sale at bar
Observation-Disclosures Co., AIS
Main.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

A cake sale will be held at Quist's
drug store, tomorrow, Saturday after
noon by class No. 3 OF st. Matthew'S
Sunday school.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

Mrs. Morris. mother of Rae Morris,
OF this city. and niece Miss Wroe. who
have been visiting friends in the city
the past several days, left last even
ing for their home In Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, mod
ern. $40 Grand.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
The Sentinel Want Ads
80 Department -
N q&ssSssseD N
STRICTLY RELIABLE

WANTED-Man and wife to work on
ranch no children. Apply to Mesa
County National Bank between 10
and . o'clock
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

housework. Mrs. V. c. Talbert,
604 North Seventh street.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. j. NJ. Sam
pliner. sos North Seventh.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

WANTED-Clean cotton rags at The
Sentinel office.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11

WANTED-Four room furnished
house. Apply Sentinel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
Latest Vice In france.

Paris. Compared to the new vice
which has broken out in France. that
of taking ether, drinking absinthe apd
injecting morphine are virtues. This
most modern vice has already as
sumed abnormal proportions. probably
because the sale of ether is free.
Consumers Of ether begin by breath
ing its vapor. Soon this pleasing ef-
feet wears on, then they drink It. The
consumption of ether is not confined
to any special class of society. 1t is
asserted that 40 per cent. of the poor
er classes who go to the dispensary OF
the project of police are ether fiends.
Physicians say that a pint and three
quarters is as much as anyone can
safely take in day. However. drug
gists say that they have customers
who use about four times that amount
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21

q day or two before closing the shop
old age pensioner. A big white apron
enveloped his bent form and he
peered suspiciously at the questioner
who asked him how he Jared.
Gradually, however, he thawed and
admitted that he was eighty-four years
old. Certainly, have had good
business. This used to be a good
street for trade. Lawyers used to use
it as route to the courts, but all
these changes are taking the life out
of London. Folks now get under.
ground like moles when they want to
move about the city. And every mes
senger boy who wants to, sports a
cheap tall hat.
What sort Of customers? Most re-
spectacle customers have always
had. If a silk hat was wanted for
some special occasion l would supply
good one for shilling day--a hat
no man could fail to be proud to go
out in.
"a shilling day, mark you" (the
OAA AAA0AA AOVAA9AJ POAAoAASU 9 oAAAAAAh9
specimen Of his head gear with his
sleeve), land the hat to be returned
to me in the condition In which 1t left
the shop. Should a client require q
hat for more than day reduction
would be made. There was no fixed
charge. There were times when a
man positively had to have silk hat
and-well, was not too hard on the
man whose fortune was small"
No. trade latterly has not been al
ways brisk. It has sometimes hap
pened that more than month has
passed before client has come in
here to hire hat, though sometimes
might have as many as four in day.
1t used to be very different. Not even
q funeral is conducted decently now
Adays Everything is rush and tear"
And the old man sighed as he thought
of the former days, when times were
good and Londoners logged comfor-
tably along, with the silk hat as their
badge of responsibility on special oc-
casions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
LEFT TO Al WORSE FATE
pynan1Iter, Himself Married Man,
Knew What Awaited For0etfui
Husband.


The business man was sitting In his
once. thinking Of starting for home.
when suspicious looking person
came In with leather bag in his
hand.
IL you don't give me $25,' said the
visitor, coming at once to the point,
Il will drop this on the fioor,"
The business man was cool. What
Is In it," he asked.
Dynamite" was the brief reply.
What will 1t do il you drop it?"
Blow you up"
Drop I'll" was the instant COM
mand. MY wife told me when l left
home this morning to be sure and
send up q bag Of -four, and forgot
it. guess 1t Will take just about as
much dynamite as you have there to
prepare me for the blowing up I'll get
when she sees mel"
He threw himself back in his chair
and waited for the explosion, but It
did not cone.
'x'm married man myself" said
the dynamiter. and quietly slipped out
illustrated Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
OF KOREA
Hoosier Farmer Boy Becomes
Millionaire IN Hermit Kingdom.
FInancier Born In Indiana, Whole Ca
reer Reads Like . Modern Ara
blan Nights Tale--Man With
Midas Touch.

Columbia City, Ind. AT irregular In
tervals throughout the year private
car pulls into the little station at Co
lumbia City, disgorges solitary pas
senger and is shunted onto the siding
to await its owners pleasure. The
passenger, having shaken hands with
the ticket agent, greeted the telegraph
operator with q quiet salutation and
nodded nonchalant recognition tt
the drivers of the two or three cabs
lined up in waiting. steps into the ton
neau Of Columbia City's one public
automobile and is whisked out Of the
town and along q country roadway t.
a farmhouse some thirteen milef
north Of the little burg
The passenger in question is the
Korean mining magnate, Leigh Hunt
and the farmhouse which Is his desti
nation is the homestead where wal
born about fifty-four years ago the
financier whose career reads like {
modern Arabian Nights tale.
Hunt, after his schooling, became
the principal Of the village high school
His tastes were expensive and he go
into debt. Then he departed sudden
ly. He became lecturer on Lincoln
superintendent of schools In a Ten
nessee town, later he got a similar pc
sition at Ames, Ia, after that the
principalship OF a school at Des
. Moines and then the presidency o.
the Iowa agricultural college. Again
his salary proved too small for hii
needs and he cut loose and went wesi
with only $500 in his pocket. Here
his first step was to seek an interview
with the proprietor Of the Seattle
Post. Was the publication for sale?
The proprietor intimated that
was. upon the proper terms.
''And those are 2" delicately hint
ed Mr.. Hunt.
Eighteen thousand dollars replied
the newspaper man. ION time" he
added, with what must have been oc
cult precedence of that lone $500 re
posing in his callers inside pocket
"Tll take it." promptly responded
Mr. Hunt, and forthwith handed over
his 5000 to bind the bargain.
Things now began to come Leigh
Hunts way. The latest Midas touch
developed with surprising celebrity
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21

The Post proved paying investment
from the start. Later Mr.. Hunt purs
chased the Intelligencer.
Mr.. Hunts first financial coup was
in connection with the prospected
navy yards at Seattle. Learning about
four Of a certain afternoon the govern
ment's probable choice of site for
these yards, Mr.. Hunt hurried OF and
before nightfall had secured an op
ton on the land. He cleared 5000, 0OC
on the deal.
And now one day there came to So
attic and to the ONCE of the Post-In.
telligencer a young civil engineer
from the middle west He was bub
bling with project which he proceed.
ed enthusiastically to lay before the
owner of the publication. His propo
sition was the purchase in conjunc
ton with Mr.. Hunt Of lands adjoining
the city. and the inauguration Of q
boom which should net each of the
promoters an independent fortune
The rest is the history OF Seattle's
boom Of the early nineties, which net
eCO A@CA6A -AuhS q Coo4 nA4alOu-
Then came the panic OF 1893, and
the proprietor Of the Post-Intelligencer
came out Of the crisis worsted to the
extent Of that same million and then
some.
Again he cut loose. This time
Korea was his ultimate refuge, and
here 1t was that fortune perched
again. and finally. upon his banner
and he now has fortune beside
which the shorter lived one swal
lowed by the panic in Seattle was .
mere bagateIle.
On the old homestead near Colum
bia City and in the comfortable dwell
ing Of hewn logs in which her famous
SON was born, lives the widowed
mother of Leigh Hunt.
Upon large and well conducted
farms near by reside two brothers On
the multimillionaire. prosperous farm
ers and content thus to remain. A
third brother is located in Chicago
and a fourth, after some years In the
Korean mines, now lives with his
mother on the old home place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
BANKERS KNEW THEIR MAN
III HIS Customary Condition, and No
Further identification Was
Necessary.

One day big city bank received
the following message from one Of its
country correspondents: PAY $25 to
John Smith who win call today" The
cashiers curiousity became suspicion
when q cabman assisted into the bank
drunken fare" who shouted that he
was John Smith and wanted some
money. Two clerks pushed. pulled
and piloted the boisterous individual
into q private room away from the
sight and hearing Of regular depos-
itors. The cashier wired the country
bank:
Man claiming to be John Smith is
here. Highly intoxicated. Shall we
await Identification?
The answer read: Identification
complete. Pay the money. Success
Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
The WORLDS Coal output.

misunderstanding to an English
parliamentary report the output Of
coal In Germany and in France In
1909 was greater than in any previous
year. In the United Kingdom. Bel
GUM and the United States the pro
duction in 1909. though greater than
in 1908. fell. short OF the year 1907.
The whole output In 1909 OF the Ave
countries named was s60.000.000 tons.
or an increase Of $4,000, 900 tons on
the output of 1908. but less by 36.
100000 tons than that of 1907. The
total known coal output of the world
In 1908 was s50.OO0.OO0 tons. OF which
the United Kingdom produced more
than one-fourth. In 1908 the number
OF persons employed in coal mining
In Great Britain was 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
SILK HATS FOR HIRE


London Among the landmarks Of
London that have disappeared OF late
are some old shops in Houghton
street. Kingsway. a district that Dick
ems loved. The Eruption of the house
breaker into this little thoroughfare
has done more to disturb old build
ings to make way for modern Office
blocks-it has displaced an old world
little man, Christopher Clark, whose
business for years has been one OF
the queerest In all London.
Till the London county council laid
reforming hands on the dim little
shop it bore in the window the no
tice:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21

May Sell 1oo,oooooo Red Cross Seals.
Twenty-Five million Red Cross
Christmas Seals have been printed
and are being distributed by the Amer.
lean Red Cross, and arrangements
have been made to print 1OO,000,00O
II necessary. It Is expected that this
number will be needed. While the
sticker is perforated like those used
last year, it is intended for use only
as seal on the back OF letters. The
seal Is one inch square with the con-
sventionaI Red Cross in the center
and the words, Merry Christmas.
Happy New Year. American Red
Cross in circle about 1t. The col
ors are red and green. The design is
By Mrs. Guion Thompson Of Water
bury, Conn.,, who received 500 as q
prize for her sketch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
Like the Other Kind.

It was in down east village that
the young man met his sweetheart. a
charming country beauty. When he
returned to the city he sent her q jar
Of cold cream to keep her cheeks as
fresh as the budding rose
On his next visit he asked her how
she liked his little gift.
THE taste was very NICE" she
said. with a rather sickly smile, 'sbut
! think that / like the other kind Of
cream best. dear. "-Lippincott's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
Ne Knew.

A small boy brought up by fire.
eating father to hate anything con-
nected with England or the English
was consigned recently to eat dinner
with the nurse while the family enter
tanned a genuine English lord In the
dining room. The grown-ups' meal had
come to that twenty minutes past
stage where conversation halts direct
", when childish treble fell upon
the dumb-waiter shaft from the
kitchen. This is what the astonished
nobleman heard:
s "Fe, Il. 70, FUN,
Il smell the blood Of an English
mum. Wasp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
Tit for Tat.

Lloyd G. Griscom, in an interview
In New York. said of party dissen-
sions:
They are animated by nasty spir.
It. tit-for-tat spirit; and they 60
from bad to worse.
IT'S like the case Of the engaged
couple at the seaside dance. The
young man. little jealous, said cold
" to his fiancee at supper:
Let me seewa it you kissed
In the conservatory" ~
About what timer the young girl
answered. with little laugh" IN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
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