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The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
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Fort Collins-After nearly eight
years. inoculated grasshoppers turned
out by Prof. C. Gillette. entomologist
Of the Agricultural College. are doing
deadly work and it is believed that in
short time the destructive grasshop-
pers infesting the entire state will be
wiped out The first signs of the de-
struction were found by l. W. Bennett
on his ranch ten miles east of here,
where millions of dead grasshoppers
are strewn over the field.
Prof. Gillette and those who have
followed his experiment had almost
given up hope Of success of his at
tempt to rid the state of the grass
hopper plague. but are now full of jub-
ilation.
The grasshoppers were inoculated
with a germ in the nature of cholera
and were strewn about the state with
o view to having them infect other
grasshoppers.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23

Found guilty of conspiracy, William
P. White, mayor of Lawrence, Mass.
has been sentenced to three years in
the house OF correction and fined ST.
600.
August Hermann of Cincinnati has
been elected grand exalted ruler at
the largest meeting of the grand lodge
of Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks ever held.
Indictments against thirteen persons
have been returned by a Rock Island
Qll0 grand jury which since May ard
has been probing alleged fraternal in
surance frauds.
Twenty thousand Elks marched in
the big parade at Detroit which was
witnessed by 100000 people. Three
hundred spectators were temporarily
incapacitated by the heat
President Woodrow Wilson Of
Princeton University has announced
that he would accept the Democratic
nomination for governor of this state
If he were convinced that majority
of the party desired him to run.
Theodore Roosevelt says with en-
phasis that he has taken no stand in
favor of either the insurgents or the
the regulars in the Republican party;
and he desires to correct any impress
sion that he is showing favoritism.
Judge Kelly. in the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn, enjoined the Supreme
Council of the Royal Arcanum from
raising the assessment rates of the
members of the organization higher
than they were when they joined the
order.
A bill making 1t a misdemeanor to
bet on an election has been passed by
the Georgia House Of Representatives.
| The bill is not aimed at freak bets, but
seeks to prevent the wager of money
OR articles of value. The measure still
has to be passed by the Senate
Theodore Roosevelt has given out
the itinerary Of his western trip as fol-
lows: Aug. rs, leave New York; Aug.
l27, arrive Cheyenne; Aug. 2s, Denver;
Aug. 81, Ossawatomie, Kas.; Sept. 2,
Omaha; Sept. 3. Sioux Falls, 8. D.;
Sept. s. Fargo, N. D.; Sept. 6, st.
Paul; Sept. Z, Milwaukee; Sept. 8,
Freeport. Ill. and Chicago; Sept 10,
Fittsburg: Sept. II, arrive New York.
There was increased excitement In
the cotton market Friday with every
indication that the long talked of July
squeeze was At last ON. owing to an
even more urgent demand from July
and August shorts. Prices had q fur.
ther sensational advance. with July
cotton selling At s1s.43. or 80 points
above the closing point the night be.
fore. and fully IS bale above the
price ruling before the covering move.
ment started.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Mlnor Mention.

Alamosa's new hotel is about com
pleted.
Montrose will issue s34 1900 refund
ing bonds.
A Christian church is being organ
ized at Montrose.
Five buildings at Deer Trail were
burned Thursday night.
Iowa residents of Palisade are ar.
ranging for an Iowa day August Sd.
The hotel at Copperfield was de-
stroyed by fire with loss of $4,000.
Dining cars on the Moffat road have
discontinued the custom of serving liq-
uors.
The roof of the Trinidad high school
burned off Friday with damage of
$1,000.
La Veta Methodists have Just or
dered plans for new church to cost
$4,000.
The dog poisoner has made away
with several valuable CANNES at
Romeo.
Longmont City Council has granted
a franchise for piping natural gas to
the city.
A quarter section of state land at
Ramah has been purchased for park
purposes.
Irrigation enterprises around Rifle
contemplate the watering of $4,000
acres Of land.
Crook, Logan county. has voted to
issue bonds for the building of a $1O,-
COO school house.
The two-year-old daughter of Wal
ter Barnett at Greeley crawled onto
a railroad track and was killed.
The new school building at Windsor
has been completed at a cost of $40,-
900. 1t is modern in every detail.
On the 26th Cheyenne Wells will
vote on the question of issuing $4,000
IL improve and enlarge the city water
system.
Trinidad business men have started
mine rescue station established in
that vicinity.
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Allen have just
celebrated their golden wedding ami
yersary at Boulder. They came to
Colorado in 1864.
Montrose Odd Fellows have secured
an option on a site for the state Odd
Fellows home, which they hope to
have located there.
One merchant at Greeley has sold
10000 pounds of paris green this year
to be used as breakfast food for potato
bugs and grasshoppers.
Palisade has started off well with
its early peaches. During the week
ending July 9th there were sent out
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Demand for capons.

There Is market for capons in all
large cities, where they find sale at
much higher prices than common
fowls. The season for them is from
the holidays till young broilers come
in early summer. The commission men
are anxious to get them, because they
are ready sale and move quickly
Every farmer and poultryman could
add much to his income from poultry
each year by caponizing all Of the
male birds and feeding and holding
them for the winters trade The same
method Is always used with hogs and
beef cattle. which sell for only hve
to eight cents pound. while capons
sell at from ten to twenty cents q
pound, which 10 very large profit on
even high priced grain.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
TAFT president,
NOT DICTATOR
NJ EMPHASIZES HIS VIEWS WITH
REGARD TO REPUBLICAN
PARTY PLATFORMS.
TEDDY the DIPLOMAT
IN SPITE OF INSURGENTS, CON-
sERvATIoN CONGRESS FINDS
PlNcHoT ON DECK.

Beverly, Mass. President Taft Sun
day stated with striking emphasis
the position he is taking with regard
to Republican state platforms and
candidates. The President does not
think he should be called upon to
write the party declarations in the diff
ferent commonweakhs or to name men
for any of the elective offices. A
President, it was intimated, has a
pretty big job on his hands when he
undertakes to fulfill all the pledges in
the national platform and to bring
Congress around to the same way of
thinking.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
GEN e RAJ.

The American Institute of HON.
eopathy elected DR.. J. G. Jones Of
Cleveland, Ohio, president.
A sheet of window glass fell five
stories in New York and killed Miss
Lena Phillips. She was almost de-
capitated.
Five hundred New York cloak and
skirt manufacturers have organized a
united resistance against the strike Of
their employees.
John Struble. chief Of police Of Clin.
ton, ILL.,. was shot and fatally wounded
Shile graphing with = criminal and
his death II expected.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23

St. Paul, Minn.-Reaching across
the continent. Theodore Roosevelt has
quieted the trouble-makers who were
trying to disrupt the National Conserv-
alton Congress because they were con-
vinced that the insurgents" were 60
ing to capture the convention and
make things uncomfortable for the
Taft administration. Harmony has
been restored. and Clifford Pinchot,
whom the stalwarts believed they had
dethroned, still is master of the stu
alton.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23

years I was glad to make both ends
meet. There is something more than
luck in raising chickens for the mar
ket, as any person who makes the at
tempt will soon find out.
Il had had experience in raising
chickens for home consumption when
1 decided to go into it for profit. in
vested $500 in buildings and stock
with the expectation of doubling my
capital in the first year. My profit,
deducting wages for myself and my
daughter at the usual rates, was less
than IS. The second year it was soRl
thing over SIS. Since then it.
been steadily increasing until now ~
count 1t blythe thousand.
"As to breed, any variety of the
Wyandotte or the Plymouth Rock fam
lily is desirable as a market breed be-
cause of their yellow skin and legs
and their ideal market shape. I pre-
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23

fer the bluffs because of their entire
absence Of colored pin feathers at all
stages Of their growth.
SQUAD broilers hatch from Novem-
ber to March inclusive and are ready
for market from February to the mid
die of May. For pair $1.20 is aG
much as l have ever received and
cents pair is the lowest price. SUI
broilers weigh from IN pounds to two
pounds.
Il have heard of people who raised
birds Of this size in eight weeks, but
1t takes me nine weeks to raise the
smaller birds and IL to raise the two
Founders. The smaller bird is most
popular in February"
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Fears Typhoid Epleemic.

Denver-Colorado is in danger Of a
typhoid epidemic this fall, in the opin-
ion of Commissioner Cannon of the
state pure food department. He bases
his view on the prevalence Of flies.
which, according to reports received.
are four times as bad in all parts Of
the state as in previous years. This
condition is thought 10 be owing to
the dry spring and summer.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Clonmel Sold.

Denver.-Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh,
widow of the late Thomas F. Walsh,
reconsidered her recent refusal to ac-
cept the $150.000 offer for Clonmel,
the beautiful summer home of the
Washes few miles south of Denver,
and has sold the place to Horace w.
Bennett and Jerome |. Richie.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Tot Drowned In Ditch.

Greeley.-While his parents sat on
the porch reading, Harold. the two
year-old babe of ]. s. Clague, fell into
a small irrigation ditch Thursday
night and was drowned His eleven
year-old brother found the body few
minutes later. but life was extinct.
The parents did not know water had
been turned into the ditch.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Some WAGES,

Denver.-It is estimated from Off
cial sources that two Colorado cor
porations. the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad and the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company. have paid nearly $780,
100000 in wages during the past year,
ending June Both.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Electric Road Opened,

Grand Junction.-Electric interur-
ban communication was established
Thursday between Grand Junction and
Fruita, and in honor of the event n
celebration more elaborate than any
ever held in this section was given
Jointly by the two cities. Over 1000
people from all WESTERN Colorado
Joined to make the celebration sue
cess.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Graft Investigation In New YorI

New York-Actual work of investi-
eating the charges of graft in the New
York legislature will begin in this city
July 26th. according to a decision
reached at special meeting of the leg
islative commission at the Murray Hill
hotel
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
This Week viii Be Warm.

Washington = According to the
weather bureau forecast, in the plains
states and the Northwest. this week
viii open with high temperature and
there Will be warmer weather during
the middle Of the week in the Missis-
sippi valley.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Christian Unity Movement.

New York-Twelve clergymen and
twelve laymen of the Episcopal church
have just Incorporated the Christian
Unity Foundation, which hopes, by
the operation of the spirit of God, the
various Christian bodies may be knit
together in more evident unity in the
essentials of faith and practice and in
one organic life'
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Eradicate Lice and Mltes.

II the lice and mites have gained
strong foothold, washing the inte-
rior with hot soapsuds. with q good
mixture Of carbolic acid. will do the
work. Apply 1t scalAiug hot with an
old broom or hand sprayer. Boiling
hot water alone will Hill most Of them
and the soap and acid will get.
rest.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
No Carolina piIatoriness. Here.

Seattle-Gov. M. E. Hay has invited
the governors OF Oregon. Idaho, Mon
tana and North Eakota to come to
Washington as his guests during the
army maneuvers at American lake.
August Is to 26.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

two-thirds of the voters In Precinct
"a voted to make it dry. The saloons
died hard and 1t took decision of the
Supreme Court to shut them up. Real
estate in North Longmont has already
taken jump. although the saloons
have been closed only three or four
days.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Prize.Winnina Aeronaut..

Bournemouth, England-Leon Nor
ane, the French aviator, has been Of
ficially awarded the first prizes at the
sea flight and general merit. ]. Arm
strong Drexel, son of Anthony Drexel,
comes next as the highest prize win
ner, while Graham White, the English
aviator, takes third place.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Eiqht in the Runnino,

Sacramento-With five Republicans,
one Democrat, one Prohibitionist and
one Socialist in tie race for nomina-
ton for governor. the entries for Cal
ifornia's first election under the di-
rect primary law has closed
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
burlington to Improve.

Denver.-Jmprovem that will
cost In the neighborhood of $1,000,0 900
to enlarge freight terminals. and build
a new freight depot will soon be
started by the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy railroad in Denver.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
North Lonsmont Saloon. Closed.

Longmont are closed at last, after sew
eral years Of hard work by the anti
saloon people of this city. 1t was the
local option law which accomplished
the desired result, as last fall over
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Christian seiene. ~n.uroents."

Boston-Sixteen of the practitioners
who were identified with and support
ed Mrs Augusta Stetson in her con
troversy with the first Church of
Christ, Scientist, in New York City,
have been dropped from membership
by the board of directors of the mother
church in Boston.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
"uneIe Joe" viii Not Down

"UneIe Joe" viii Not Down.
Winfield, Kan.-Despite the fact
that he was overcome by the heat
while delivering Chautauqua address
here Saturday. Joseph G.. Cannon,
speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives, said Sunday he was feeling as
vigorous as ever. and continues his
speeches.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
salvation Army Quits trinidad,

Trinidad.-In a signed statement al
leging non-srpport and saying there
is no more to be done here. Capt. VIM
H. Pollgreen and Envoy William Dix
on Of the Salvation Army declare they
are about to withdraw from Trinidad.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
To Divert Canadian Grain.

Washington-Chicag is to have a
railroad connection with Winnipeg
which will divert to it large part of
the wheat traffic of the Canadian
Northwest. Grand Trunk back Of
plan.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
rreaties to Terminate.

foAiorNotices of the termination of
commercial treaties one year hence
have been dispatched to European
countries, including Great Britain.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
Alaskan Gold Arrives

Seattle-The steamship Jefferson,
from Skagway Sunday night, brought
100000 in Nome gold dust.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25
SHARP WANTS
SUBWAY TO PRISON

Salt Lake. Aug. 25.-Sherif Sharp
will urge the county commissioners
to fix up the subway. leading from
point close TO his office in the city and
county building to the building heat
ing plant on the east side of Second
East street. midway between Fourth
and Fifth South streets, to give the
new county Jail an underground con.
nection with the sehrlcs Office in the
joint building.
The subway. which would he close
to seven feet In height arr about four
feet in width. would cost the county
probably less than $4,000. Sherig
Sharp says, lnasmuch as prisoners in
the county Jail could he employed to
remove the dirt from the tunnel, and
It's lighting would require about the
only outlay Of actual money on the
county's part, the sheriff thinks.
we have number OF what might
be termed bad men in the county
jal all the time" said Sheriff Sharp,
and the subway would help to defeat
possible mob vengeance as well as TO
lessen the chances OF escape on the
part Of the prisoners. Just one such
Incident would return the cost of the
tunnel TO the county"
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25
first REGULAR
TRAIN ARRIVES

SALT LAKE, Aug 24.-Just one
minute before eight o'clock this
morning the large crowd of people
who had gotten up early and Journey
ed down to the new Rio Grandes
Western Pacific passenger station
saw a screaming locomotive decorat-
ed with flags and bunting and ban
ners poke it's nose around the curve
and swing into the depot Behind
were shining new passenger coaches
and sleepers. all gayly decorated
1t was the first regular passenger
train over the new Western Pacific.
and she was just one minute ahead
OF tlme. Not mishap had occurred
on the long pull from the Pacific
coast. Every schedule stopped had
been made on the dot
There were over 100 passengers on
the new train and they expressed
themselves very favorably regarding
the service they had met with on
the trip The sleepers were we'll
filled with travellers going east. Tho
scenery on the new route wos also
praised by the passengers. The op.
posite train on the way to San Fran
cisco that was due there this morn.
ing has also had a perfect trip and
was running right on time at an
curly hour this morning.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25
OGDEN THURSDAY 25 1910

reached Mr.. Mulyey moved that the
committee report be fled and the
resolution adopted, On the vote Mr..
Mu.vey g. God alone In favor OF MS
motion. President Ferry and MIR.
Wood and NIr Lyme were absent
Mr.. Mckinney and Mr.. Ferpstrom
ond the city attorney said that no
action OF the council could legalige
an Illegal proposition, as horse rae.
log with poolselIing and bookmaking
is gambling under common law. ex.
pla ned MI Dininny Tho courts of
practically ali states are united on
this. said the city attorney The CITY
hasn't any power to license or regu.
late gambling The only thing II
can do is to suppress and prevent
gambling. said the city attorney.
Mr Mulyey said that he had no de
sire to 20 against the law IN the
matter, but that no thought The per-
sons back OF the racing deserved con
sidcratlOn, In View OF the fact that
they proposed TO spend a large sum
of money here. and he voted by him
self against fling the resolution.
The consensus Of opinion was that
while the races might benefit tho ho-
tel and restaurant men It would hurt
other business and that tho senti-
ment OF the general public Is against
racing.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25

was wounded by StnthalSos in the
shooting. is reported as resting cas-,
az St Marks hospital StathakOs
who Is In the city Jail, when told ot
the death OF Poulas. said:
Il am sorry. | had TO do it TO pro-
tect myself We have lot Of bad
people In Greektown Some OF them
live OF women and gamble. Poulas
and Meritsas are OF that class. They
had n row among themselves and in
attempting TO pacify them | had to
shoot In self-defenge. There are many
who saw the shooting and who Will
say that | had 10 do IT,
The Greeks In Greektown formed
themselves into factions Immediate
ly following the shooting and the po-
lice fear that there VIII be more trou-
BILE. The force OF patrolmen in Greek
town has been strengthened by Chief
OF Police Barlow, with a View Of pre-
venting any further shooting. If pos
sible Two factions have been form
ed among the Greeks one side main
talning that Stathakos was in the
wrong and the other side upholding
his action
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25
.IRRIGAT ION CENSUS
TO Be TAKEN SOON

State Engineer Caleb S Tanner re-
ceiyed word Wednesday that X. p.
Teele Of the division OF irrigation. de-
partment of agriculture. will begin
work about September on the thir-
teenth irrigation census of Utah. Mr.
TeeIe Will make the Office OF the
state engineer his headquarters while
taking the Utah census.
In taking the census an irrigation
survey will be made OF every stream
In the state and statistics will be com
piled showing the discharge of streams
and the number OF acres irrigated
The reservoirs Will also be consider
ed giving the capacity and number
of acres under each. with a descrip-
ton OF the construction and cost.
Artesian wells Will be considered
also in taking inc census, and the
discharge in gallons per minute and
the depth will be given. This work
will include all Irrigation projects,
whether under the SKATE or federal
control. with the object OF giving COM
plete statistics concerning irrigation
In the state
1t is probable that It Will take Mr
Teele and his assistants six or eight
months to obtain this Information
The state. most likely, Will be divld
ed into districts. so thsR 1t may be
easily handled.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25
WORK ON BIG STREET
PAVING EXTENSION

Salt Lake, Aug. 25-Work on the
largest street paving extension In
the history Of Salt Lake City was be-
gun Wednesday morning by Contrac
tor P J. Moran. when his crew start
ed on the paving of Second West
street from Third South to the Warm
Springs. For several days the water
works department of the city has had
men at work lowering the water ser
vice pipes along that street in prep
aratlon for the paving,
On Wednesday morning the stoam
shovel started in on the work OF cy-
oavatIng at First North and Second
West, and is working northward from
that point About fifty teams are
kept busy hauling away the dirt dug
out by the shovel and the street pre-
sents a very busy scene. The Utah
Light G Railway company has Its
men at work taking up the tracks.
which VIII have To be lowered
The contract involves about $751;
coo and includes a mile and hall
OF street Mr.. Moran has one year
within which TO complete the job, and
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25

and after dinner decided on a life on
the frontier
While riding south they passed the
Wctwash laundry on lower Main
street, where the made an exchange
Of one OF the horses they had rented
for one in the stable Of the laundry.
They then rode toward Modena At
Lynn Junction they sold the horses.
The following morning Sheriff Sharp,
who had been advised OF he theft OF
the horses. sent descriptions of the
two youths broadcast Word was later
received from Lynn Junction that the
two youths had passed through that
place armed 10 the teeth with re
yolvers belonging to the National
Guard Then their trail was lost.
Footsore and weary. Grow returned
TO tho city Wednesday morning and
was promptly arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Schettler. When Heckner.
who had also lost interest In frontier
life returned TO the city, his father
promptly took him by tho collar and
led him to the county jail
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25
CONFIDENTIAL FRIENDS

Just finished a two-days session. dur
Ing which time thlrty-ono applicants
We're examined. Twenty.one Of these
successfully passed the examinations.
The other ten will be continued until
the next examination only one ex-
animation fee OF s. is charged. ths
applicants being allowed to take each
subsequent examination until they
quality. While most Of those exam
ined were from Salt Lake. there were
some from Mauu, Moab and Cedar
City. The examination was conduct
ed by W NJ. Plggott president Of the
board, d. ]. Watts, secretary, and Dr.
c. NJ Benedict