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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

A Nation Of Bridge Builders.
The United States is notably In ad
vance Of all other nations In tho
science and practice OF bridge build.
ing. Tho Increasing demands OF com.
mcrcc Justified longer aud longer
spans, the weight Of locomotives and
trains doubled and troblcd, the single
bridge members increased 10 one hun.
dred feet In length and one hundred
tons weight, wonderful steam. by
draullc, pneumatic and electric ma.
chine tools were made to fashion them
with. and costly special shops were
built In this country aud operated by
thousands Of men The methods and
facilities Of erection have kept pace
with these developments. Enormous
dorrlcks, travelling towers and steel
rope tackles operated eight az time
by single steam or electric holstlng
engine, with many other costly spec.
ial appliances have been provided for
assembling the great members quick.
~. chcaply and safely into the finished
span. America stands to-day far In
advance Of all the world In the dar.
ing designs. high quality and cconom.
zeal and rapid construction Of many
great brldgos.-F. W. skinner In iIar.
per's Weekly.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

takes care Of large herd Of oxct
every winter. which he fnttena: h,
.mllks FiX or eight COWS. grooms i've
horses. keeps their stables In tiptot
shape. Ereasos the harness and does
% hundred other odd things about tn,
barn
A. n machinist his noighbors, with
an their good sight. can hardly exec.
the blind man. lie has n large gaso
line engine and steam thrcshing ma
chine on his farm. and when he and
hs father 20 TO n nelghbor's farm &c
ihrcsh grain stephen either handles
The sheaves. putting them upon the
platform ready for the feeder. or at.
tends to the grain bags.
on one occasion some accident hap
poned and the engine would not work
The father looked at every valve anc
toll. hut a. wha no use. Then the,
called Stephen. lie crawled under IN,
engine, and with his fingers began "a
feel and with n hammer ho kept on
tapping on the various parts Sudden
ly his fingers felt something and his
ears told him by the sound that he
had the part that was defective. Five
minutes later the engine was opcrat
Ing the throshing machine and Stoph
en- was carrying away grain bagi
again
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

These two items appeared in the
same column Of a local paper; LILLE
Sutton Of Ocean Springs. Miss, an or.
phan. who had the care Of an invalid
brother. was arrested for stealing Ave
eggs and a half pound Of butter. and
was sent to prison for term OF seven
years" william KevelwIch Of Bal.
timore, n chauffeur, who ran down aud
killed Albert Prizes, a little boy. In Buf.
falo. last July, pleaded guilty to the
charge OF mnnslnughter In the second
degree. and was placed on probation
for ten days upon the condition that
he would within that time pay to the
boys father $1,000" 80 New York
Tribune.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION IN Mine
Explosion In Colorado Coal Mine
Brings Death to at Least One
Hundred Workmen

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,ccnrrn5 ir nc prIm,r, ,,l,. Of mo
y.,.5- y...i 80, -. -. =.
40 n.riocp ,t,nday af,,r,,n,,
oycr am, bn,,,rod ,,o,, aro h,t,o,oA
d., boy. hoo, tul,d s.y,p,y.,i,o
bodioe have b,,n r,,n,.r,t ,vbcr tpo
.ypiosiop occprro1 ,bc rc, ,yiJon,iv
made rusb IN Oman, ,br,r,t an. ,i-
.bof, ,r5 ,,cr, .,g,,,,,5 ~. -,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
swoPg WAS POISONED.
Were Millionaire and Nephew Victim
Of Foul Play7

Chicago. Strychninc was found
throughout the vlsccra OF the late
Col. Thomas II. Swope. the Kansas
city millionaire, according to a re-
port made by Drs Walter s. Haynes.
Ludwig Hoktoon and Victor G Vaughn
10 John q. Paxton, executor OF tho
swope estate. here on Monday. The
same poison Is also believed TO havo
been found In the liver OF Chrisman
Swope. a nephew OF Col. Swope, but II
was announced that the examination
OF his organs had not been completed
to the the satisfaction OF the toxioolo-
gists and would be continued.
Although Virgil Conklng, the prose-
cutting attorney OF Kansas City. re-
fused 20 make any statement. MIR. Pax
ton said that criminal prosecution
would follow their return home.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
Large Hairy Worm In Enormous Num-
bers 10 Destroying Pasturage
over Large Areas.

Washington. Larger and more
hairy than the army worm and ap.
pearing In enormous numbers, entire
" destroying the pastures over large
areas In the west, a new caterpillar
pest Is being fought by the govern.
ment. Chief Entomologlst Howard
says the new insect alarmlst has been
known before simply TO collectors, but
never as a crop pest or forage pest,
hat It has appeared for two years in
succession and that while there is a
,hance that II will go away. I'VE
have discovered no parasites and no
disease 80 far" Its chosen territory
Is northwestern New Mexico. south.
,astern Colorado. extreme western
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

Mrs. Brennans ten children had
gathered ut the old home for the first
time In years She surveyed pe group
proudly. From Capt. Tom OF 90 to
Mary Of II, she believed they were
equally dear 10 her.
Mother lovcs all OF u.s." said little
Mary. Wsdltatively. but she loves
Tom ~st because he's Oldest"
Mas. Brennan protested that she
cared for all alike, then appealed to
her second son.
"Dick, you grew up with Tom, and
can Judge better than Mary, Did |
ever treat him better than your"
only In one way. mother" said
the big fellow. a twinkle In his eye
ION cold nights you used to come In
and pull the covers on me onto Tom q"
Youths Companion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

Periodically there are published the
names OF celebrities who were famous
before they were 30. But genius Is
exceptional. The great mass Of pco.
pie might enjoy the facts about some
desirable model whom they may hope
TO equal some time II they live and
learn. For their consideration. there
fore. we here set down the achieve.
ments Of n certain man. Al 90 our
hero had learned to battle properly
and TO sleep with the window open:
at 90 he had loved n wholesome girl
and married her; at 30 he had mas.
tered his temper and learned to re.
serve judgment; at 80 his children
were proud OF him: at 60 he had
achieved kindness. moderation. and
the respect Of his neighbors.-Collier's
Weekly.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
Moses First Great Editor

the woman In black. who sat by the
roadside.
The best reporter with whose work
] am acquainted was Luke. Ills story
has the characteristics Of the best r.
pprting-cloarness. ylyldnoss. truthful
ness. facts In due proportion. human
interest His Christmas story has
lust now been read the world around
The whole bible Is indeed a mode.
OF good journalism. II lnterprcts the
facts Of everyday life. How full II Is
OF the details Of biography, the per
sonal gossip. II you please confess
to fascination for tho details Of bi
ography. the news about people"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
Eastern Countries Entitled to Lower
Tariff Rate.

Notwithstanding president has is
sued u proclamation In which It ia
stated that lnasmuch as Denmark. Tho
Netherlands, Norway, sweden, Belg-
lum, Egypt Persia and Portugal do
not unduly discriminate In their tar.
lffs against goods imported from the
United States, those countries are
entitled to the minimum rate estab.
llshed by the Payne.Aldrlch law. In
all other respects the proclamation is
identical to that issued some days ago
In the case OF Italy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
BANQUET Without Ment.

New York-sx hundred represon.
tatiyo manufacturers, mostly men OF
wealth, ate dinner on Saturday at
the Machinery club OF nothing but
vegetables and fruit There were no
speeches, but an informal discussion
o. the advanced cost OF living indi.
Gated that the universal protest Of tho
nation has the support Of business
men as well as OF laborng men.
Wholesalers are agltatlng for u repeal
OF the duty on Canadian, Argentine
and Mexican beef
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

DR.. David Starr Jordan. discussing
at a dinner In Washington certain
rulings OF the international fisheries
commission, said:
"The FISH there get no chance. They
have as hard time of II as the whites
in the interior of China.
"A Chinese druggist said to his
clerk
"Dld | see foreign devil come
out OF here as came down the
street,
eyes, sir, the clerk answered. lie
wanted a permanent cure for head.
ache. and | sold him a bottle OF rat
poison.'"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Congress to Investigate Causes for
High Cost OF Living.

washington.-Pros Taft and
Republican leaders In the house IN,
vor a thorough Investigation or mo
high cost OF living, and Il was deter
mined ON Monday that the ways and
means committee should make a full
inquiry Into the matter. Chairman
Payne nnd Minority Leader Clark OF
Missouri were designated to draft a
resolution regulating the scope OF the
inquiry. From members II was learned
that II the house authorizes the ways
and means committee TO proceed with
the investigation, various sub commit.
tees may be named to go to different
parts OF the country TO take testimony.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
could Not Esonpe nIaokmaIIer.

Cnoinnau.-"MrsJ Jeanette stewart
Ford blackmalled me repeatedly"
Thus declared Charles L. Warmer,
defauting treasurer OF the Big Four
railway, IN testifying on Monday at
Mrs. Fords trial on a charge Of black
mail, Warmer, who Is serving a Ave
year sentence for embezzlement, said
he paid the woman so much money he
lost all track OF It. Warmer testified
that Mrs. Ford learned of his short.
age as treasurer at the Big Four and
repeatedly extorted money from him
on threats to expose him.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
Another Farm Pest in West

Oklahoma. northwestern Texas. and
probably southwestern Kansas.
The department Of agriculture Is
urging an appropriation for investi
eating another forage pest. a weeyll,
that has come up within the past year.
apparently imported from Europe, no
one knows how, It Ia said, which de.
stroys the alfalfa crops In Utah.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
Coughs Up Needle.

Plttsburg, Pa.-surgeons at Kittan.
ming Pa, had placed Norman Barnett,
the little son Of George Barnett, on the
operating table the other day 10 cut
out his appendix but Just as the knife
was ready the lad was seized with a NJ
Of coughing, which cured him. lie
coughed up a needle. which is believed
to have caused his illness. He is rap.
idly recovering.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

New York-For failing 10 cut the
weeds. brush and grass along the right
Of way In Smithtown. l. l.. a Jury has
given a verdict Of $4,000 against the
Long Island railroad. The damagei
asked totaled $4,000, covering two
years. The suit was tho first brought
under the forest, fish. and game laws
enacted In 1900
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
The Natural question.

Follower Of Eyents-A Harvard pro
lessor favors revision Of the ten
commandments.
Ultimate Consumer-Gee whlz! Up.
ward or downward?
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04
rHlRsrHp FOR BLOOD.
Aged Woman Fined for Challenging
Another Woman TO Fight pueL

Abbeyylllo lh.-Mrs. Mary Schex-
nader, aged 60 years. recently chal.
longod woman Of about the same age
10 duel near here. The challenger
stipulated shotguns M weapons sat.
urday Mrs, shoemaker was called he.
fore the district court and fined for
assault my challenge was not ac-
copied" she protested. The court
held, however. that a challenge to q
duel constituted an assault.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

II men would stand up for their re.
llglon like they do for their politics,
how soon the lion and the lamb would
lie down together.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-04

Love does not spring up and grow
great and become perfect all at once.
but requires time and nourlshment OF
thought.-Dante.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04
SHOW YOUR HAND

Judge Mclean should have the moral and active
support of the law abiding people of his district in
his efforts tie run his courts on business methods
and to enforce the law. Too many people are neg
ative along these lines. They will whisper around
about what should be done" but never by word or
deed attempt to do anything to aad the courts or
officers in bringing offenders to The bar of justice.
Grenada county is in a far better condition than a
great many others in Mississippi. But ours is bad
enough. When we contemplate the great number
of homicides in our commonwealth the conclusion
must dawn on any coEtemplative mand that We are
drifting into dangerous waters. Think of fourteen
people dying at the hands of their fellows i'm this
county du5ng the past year. 1t is charming. There
is a remedy The people have it Will they ap-
ply it? Ae are %gratifed that so neny of our good
citizens are turning aside from, the chought off bust
ness and other cares long enough to consider con-
ditions, and at least, wish for remedies. We have
heard no hess than several dozen OF ahe best men in
the county, and in Grenada, express themselves
within the past fortnight as to the ssravity of the
with almost cny voice the doom of the
pistol totcr As pronounced. Let more of our peo-
pie get out IN the open and talk law enforcement.
1t is not suFacient to pat the editor CT your county
paper on the back and tell him you endorse what
he says. LOW your own hand
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04

The attention of our readers is directed to the
two communications in this issue, one by "Cnl9oN-
err and one by "Citizen," both discussing the man
agcment of the water and hight plant IN the city or
Grenada. Our readers we'll know that we have
repeatedly urged a commission to hands this Valu-
able piece of city property We have 80 criticism
to make of anyoody. The plant is perhaps doing
as we'll. if not better, from a revenue earning view
point, than ever- Our position is, that there are
too many that have to do with directing ats affairs.
A divided re: possibility is rarely able to give a
satisfactory account of stewardship. There are
FIVE members Of the city council and the mayor, no
one, no two or taTee of whora are directly charged
with the supervision of the affairs at the power
house. 1t is trre that there rs a committee consist
ing of three members of the board. but what they
do is subject to a review or revocation by the coun-
Gil. A water ana light commission consisting OF
three men could map out a business policy and ad-
here to it.
The city has some thing over 100000 anvcsted
in this property. No sane business man would
think of applying the methods TO the management
of that much private property that the city applies
to the power plant 1t is 4 veil known TACT THAT it
has been necessary.to issue watnz and light bonds
twice sirce the plant was installed. 1t IS perhaps
true that a part of fke money fsaaa these hond IS
sues was put in additions. yet it is nevertheless
true that bat for the bond issues the plant would
now be at a standstili- If we are correctly adsised,
a "condenser" was purchased for the plant some
thing over SIX months ago at a cost OF perhaps
800 that has never beea used. Tins but illustrates
some of the business fatalities that have marked
the management of this property fco~A its iastaea-'
ton no to ncx. Special attention IS called to what
"Ci.izcn" says should be the earning power of the
plant for water and lights. based upon the quantity
Of coal consumed. He figures that the coal co.,
sumed should produce Siz,,S36.oo worth of watesl
and lights while the plast IL only credited With
Welding t4S,o4,.z4. We are unprepared to voueha
for the accuracy Of .Citizen's" figures. We repeata
ne have no criticism to make Of theA
naanseement::of the plant-with the present system,
the administration has no doubt done its best. Wei
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04

and Of course could not serve, in order
to discomfort the democrats. Many
Democrats thought they he'd been foul
iy dealt With BY the "insE9ent" Re-
|pubEcans, and there was ~cestpsion, un-
certainty and anger aoaeng' dem. and
the situation NJ sqsearnssh e say the
least To commit . buadeT n this
serious juncture would have meant q
serious handicap to the party. Rash
or i'll advised action would have meant
a serious handicap to the party. Rash
or i'll advised sction would have affect
ed the approaching congressional cam
paigns. A dilemma confronted the
Democrats and q saving suggestion
was imperative. This suggestion came
from representative Sisson of Mississ-
ippi, who moved that the chairman of
the caucus, Representative Clayton of
Alabama, appoint a committee of sev
en- to consider the whole matter and
report back to the caucus at a future
time to be agreed upon. After a good
deal of wrangling Mr.. S~isson's motion
prevailed and the caucus adjourned.
Chairma Clayton appointed Mr.. Sisson
chairman of the committee and he then
called the members together. 5
After long elaboration the commit
tee decided upon a course and arranged
with the Republicans to. permit MI.
Lloyd to resign, which he subsequently
did. The committee instructed Mr..
Sisson to prepare the report and when
the caucus met that evening he presen-
ted it and it was almost unanimously
adopted.
Champ Clark declared afterward that
it was the best caucus that had been
held since his entrance to the house.
For bringing harmony out Of chaos
the Sisson resolution has been widely
and warmly recommended.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04
THE GRAND JURYDID WELL

We tender congratulations to the grand jury
fou their persistent, painssaking AND efficient work.
They did well. 1t has been d long while since the
county had q better lot of honest, faithful men .on
the grand jury. The true bills reportszl show that
they had{duc regard for their oaths and that they
did not waste atheir energies and their time looking
after petty offenders, but that their BEST efforts
we're directedz so trailing grave offenders. ~
Gentlemen at.the grand Jury, the fatuTe will show
that you wrought we'll. Now that you have initia-
ted the proceedings, may there be petit juries that
will properly follow up your good work.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04
Water and Light Plaslt.


one, who will see that the city gets
paid for every particle of current that
goes out of the plant, except necessary
lines and transformer loss, and pad for
every drop of water that goes out in
the pipe lines, or see that ali the water
actually consumed by the people is paid
for, and that used in flushing hydrants
and sewers, sprinkling streets, fighting
fires, etc, is accounted for; that every
piece of material going out,nf the plant
is accounted for; that absolute records
are kept and detailed reports made reg
ularly and in a businesslike way. This
man can mary times overssave his sal
airy to the city
Appoint one commissioner for one
year, n for two years ard one for
three years, 9hen appoint or reap
point one each year, and in that way
have on that commission at all times
two men who have had two full years
experience I'm tine management of the
plant. Let the mechanical and clerical
force report once a month TO the COM
mission and report in minute detail, let
the commission report svery three
months or six uorths, at the longest,
to the board IF aldermen, and let all
reports be published vEr batim, not
abbreviated and condensaa beyond the
ordinary nan:s understanding. Select
one commissioner who-is a mechanical
man, one wins is a clerical man and one
who a see e dollar through a brick
wall and wiz go after thst dollar for
the city as ss- would for himself. Have
every one thyyoughlyS bonded and their
records regularly and thoroughly
checked.
When this is done, and not until then
will we, the taxpayers, know where
OUR plant Stands, and arntil that is
done, we Think another bond issue''
will come along or schedule time,
higher will go the taxes, and then
some of us wild have to move outside
the city limits to escape.
Such arrangements have been made,
and proftably SO, in other towns. Such
men as mentioned above can be found
in Grenada. WILL WE;HO 1T?
~LOOKER.
Mrs. Scott Krull. accompanied by her
little daughter Louise, Of Greenwood, is
the guest of Mrs. Pearl Hutton.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04

Mrs. Scott Krull, accompanied by her
little daughter Louise, of Greenwood, is
the guest of Mrs. Pearl Hutton.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04

Do not think for q moment shat the
cross Of Jesus meant only the wooden
beam and the three hours OF, dying.
His whole life of s~uftering was his
Remember you must bear the cross
anyhow. The world will place the
cross upon you It is Tor you to cay
whether Jesus shall help you carry it
:. t:s' -:
! have found in my ministry that the
most miserable people are .they!who;try
sAbrarry the cross alone, without Jesus
sha1in- But when it 10 Jesus and me it
issAp3y half as heavy.
Yeu are right in praying that Jour
Sress may be lifted If it be, Code will.
,asaus prsyed dhstin 4Gethseinsne.
. ...,"'
Nfhen yeu pay sAof reijek; do your,
Asat Dsa'tm Gedtt % it ;aal Be
4 ,oo-wsl4>r NJ Nm, that's rse way to
do i. Work and pray. 81
- ~
J1eas Ga ''Take my yoke upon .yop
ana 3ears'of me. Nqw.a yoke is
nade for Aga Ydke y. With Jesus.
YOU will find it easier He sasdk:Eearn
lat.,t Ask him to teach you how 81
carry il Il
When you get discouraged, remem-
Der that it won't be long; Y0uswill iag
your cross down some day. Won't i'll
be fine when you lay your cross down
at Jesus feet and look up into his low
face and say: Here it is Lord, II
brought it all the way, it was heavy
and ! was weary often, but
brought it. You know how it is your
self Lord. Here it is, give me now the
crown.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-02-04

dare say that the mayor and his co-labofers would
be glad to be relieved of this vexing problem.
Many of our best citizens and largest tax-pay-
ers have endorsed the commission plan heretofore
outlined in these columns and our only purpose in
again bringing the matter to the attention Of our
readers in this city is the coed Of the community.
A proper discussion of any matter cannot be detri-
mental and is calculated to bring light. Let us
hear from others.