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Denvsr's Population.

Denver.-The census figures on
Denver's population were received
from Washington Thursday and give
satisfaction generally. In round mum.
bers. $4,000 people. the population Of a
city four-fifths as big as Albany, Lave
made their homes in Denver since the
year 1900. The federal census emu.
merators. working for two weeks In
Denver. counted 213.3sl people. Ten
years ago the government census
gave Denver a population Of only 1885,.
$50. There Is an increase Of 1882.
practically co per cent. It is believed
by many that adjoining suburbs would
make the total nearly 250.000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Rain Assists Fire FIohters.

Seattle. wash.-Rain came to the
aid Of the tired fire fighters Saturday
night and II the showers continue,
danger from the forest fires that have
been raging in western Washington is
passed. Reports received in Seattle
indicate that the rain Is general
throughout the fire-swept districts of
the Cascade mountains
No attempt has been made to esti-
mate the losses from the fires in this
part OF the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Ranehmen Battle.

Aspen.-Louis Miller, q ranch hand.
Is dying at the local hospital from a
fractured skull resulting from a blow
on the head with an az. and John
SCHNEIDER. Thomasville rancher. was
bound over to the District Court and
reieased on $500 bond today. charged
with assaulting him. Schmider claims
to have used the Ak In self-defense.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Quiet Sunday for Roosevelt.

Cheyenne. Wyo.-Church in the
morning. a horseback ride In the af-
ternoon, supper at the Pole Creek
ranch Of Senator F. E. Warren and
the ride back to the city in an auto
mobile filled the programme Of the
last day for Cheyenne's guest of honor.
Theodore Roosevelt. 1t was a typical
Wyoming day in the matter OF wealth
er and the visitor enjoyed to the full
est its every feature.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN.

The town Of Flora, Ore. was burned
Thursday night and its 400 inhabitants
are homeless.
Mrs. Mary Powell of Philadelphia.
aged 70, walked to the top Of Pixies
Peak and back. returning to Manitou.
Forest Supervisor w. r. Weigle of
Spokane states that the loss OF men
employed by the Coeur d'Alene nation
al forest was "a. II
The entire Pixies Peak region was
shrouded in heavy smoke from the for
est fires In Montana and Idaho. more
than 800 miles away.
The Wyoming Liquor Dealers As
sociation was organized at Cheyenne
Tuesday to combat the effects Of the
work being done by the Wyoming An
ti-Saloon League.
William Saul. former soldier in the
Boer army, q scion of Irish nobility and
a soldier of fortune. is in jail in Butte.
Mont. charged with embezzlement Of
$1,000 from the Butte Carriage Com.
pany. Saul admitted shortage OF $3.-
600. He wasted the firms money by
speculating on the stock market.
The West gave ex-President Roose-
welt warm greeting. The people gath
cred in crowds at all places at which
he stopped. on his journey across Iowa.
and part OF Nebraska. rang bells. toot-
ed whistles. played bands and cheered.
Co. Roosevelt said that he was greatly
pleased by the way the people OF the
West had welcomed him back again.
W. B. Bottome OF New York. at the
Writer'S Association. broke the worlds
record established only year ago by
Miss Nellie Wood OF Boston for short
hand speed. Miss Woods record IL 264
2-5 words per minute. Bottome. in q 2S0-
words-a-minute test. wrote 269 words
minute-and his percentage Of per-
fection in the transcript was 1884.
Rumors that large eastern spinning
mills were shipping wool from Europe
at a higher price than paid for the
American product in order to lower the
price Of the same grades OF home wool.
has caused sheepmen of the Arkansas
valley in Colorado to hold their prod.
uct for higher prices. Eastern repre-
sentatives who hoped to obtain wool at
II cents are returning disappointed.
The conference Of Rocky mountain
end Pacific coast states governors at
Salt Lake City adopted a resolution re-
citing that inasmuch as assurances had
been given that full and free discus
sion Of the subject Of conservation
could be had. the Pacific coast and
Rocky mountain states would cordially
take part in the convention and dele
gates would be appointed Of such force
as would impress on the convention
the sincerity and justice of the de-
mands to be presented by the western
states. which were most affected by
the national conservation policies and
laws.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Good Fortune for Greeley Woman.

Greeley.-while looking over old
documents given her by her mother
years ago, Mrs. Anna E. Foster. wifi:
Of q farmer northeast OF here, has
lust found evidence sufficient, 1t is be-
lieyed, to establish her claim to 4
share OF the estate Of Nathan String
er, which includes valuable land in
the Shenandoah Valley Of Virginia,
and part OF the site Of the city Of Will
mington. Del. The document shows
that these properties were leased by
Nathan Stringer for ninety-nine
years at a nominal rent, and that the
lease Is about to expire. The prop
erty today covered by the lease is
now valued at ten million dollars and
Mrs. Foster, with other grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, hope to prove
their claim to the estate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
LATE
COLORADO
G v z n = 3

COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.
Aug. 30-Sept. 2-Arkansas Valley fair
at Rocky Ford: ~
eePaa mont -pAh Day at Long
Sept. 5-Labor Day celebrations at
Boulder. Canon City. Montrose. Ridg-
Sept. .s-s-Prohibition state convention
Sept. 3-ii-interstate fair at Denver.
Sept. 7-9-Hotchkiss fair at Hotchkisa
Sept. 7-10-Bent county fair at Las An
fmas.
Sept. 12-14-Delta county fair at Delta.
Sept. 14-16-Otero county farm festival
at La Junta. .
Sept. l4-le-Fremont county fair at
Canon City.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
CENSUs.

Denver. Colo. 213.3s1, an increase Of
1882, or 59.4 per cent.
Flint. Mich. $500. an increase Of
25.447. or 1912 per cent.
Jackson. Mich. 31.433. an increase
Of G.253. or PAS per cent.
Buffalo, N. Y. 423. IFS, an increase Of
71.32s. or POOP per cent.
The figures for Chicago. New York
End Philadelphia are expected to be
given out In few days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
GENE RAJ.

In st. Paul. Ina Tinder Of Denver IL
suing George Alonzo Abbott for $4,000
heart balm in q breach OF promise case.
Dividend and interest payments in
September can be estimated at $780,
100000. an increase Of $4,000. 900 over
the corresponding period OF last year.
Eight men attempted to rob the Iowa
Central passenger southbound from
Minneapolis. near Northwood. Friday
night. Members OF the train crew cap
tured five Of the eight men.
New York will soon have an aviation
school added to It's many other attrac-
tions. Glenn H. Curtiss In looking for
a place near New York where he can
establish q training school IN aviation.
Railroad circles are stirred by .
rumor that the Northern Pacific rail-
road had purchased the Chicago Great
Western. and that the formal transfer
would be made Sept. 1. The Northern
Pacific thus will have its own line into
Chicago.
Levi Sherwood has Just resigned his
position with the Erie railroad at Mon
sey. N. Y. after fifty-four years Of
service. Mr.. Sherwood and his wife
are each 90 years old and expect to eel.
ebrate their seventy-first wedding an
niversary next New Years day.
Eighteen bodies have been recovered
from the wreck Of Grand Trunk train
No. 4, Chicago to Montreal. which was
wrecked three miles east of Durand,
Mich. The wreck Immediately cought
fire and many of the bodies were
burned almost beyond recognition.
Theodore Roosevelt wound up the
first day OF his pilgrimage into tho
West by placing himself directly In op-
position to Vice President Sherman.
Speaking at Utica, New York. he
warmly indorsed State Senator Fred
erick Davenport, who Is a staunch
progressive and whom Mr.. Sherman
has said that he would not support.
Mr.. Sherman was out Of town. and did
not see Colonel Roosevelt.
W. E. Davy of Des Moines. Ia. was
elected president OF the Associated
Fraternities Of America at Atlantic
City. A. B. Talbot Of Nebraska. presi-
dent Of the Modern woodmen of Amer
lea, was made vice president; c. H.
Robinson of Chicago was reelected
secretary-treasure and E. W. Donovan
Of Detroit and W. A. Fraser of Dallas,
Tex, were elected to the executive
committee.
DIR. p. X. Gilman Of Oakland, profess
sor of surgery in the Philippine Medi.
cal School and surgeon-in-chief Of the
Philippine general hospital at Manila,
believes he has discovered a vaccine
which will stop the ravages OF cancer.
He has prepared an article for publica-
ton In the Journal of Science. a medi.
cal and scientific review published by
the bureau Of science OF the United
States. in which the details of the cure
will be made public.
When her grocer repeated the Of
fense Of delivering to her tanned"
and antiquated eggs. Mrs. Alton Kill
fosky OF Granite City. Ill. made him
sit down and dine with her; but he
couldn't cut the steak nor swallow the
eggs. so he refused to finish the meal
and promised to furnish better eat.
ables.
In New York, Frank Algier, Jr., Is
years old. son of hotel proprietor IN
Ridgewood, rushed into the room
where his family was at dinner and
shot his father twice. inflicting wounds
that probably will prove fatal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
CROP. p.m.a.d By Cold sn.p.

Greeley.-Frost In August. the first
In that month for forty years, did
damage generally over Weld county
Thursday night to potatoes and gar.
den crops and will result in heavy
losses In districts affected. Ice an
eighth Of an inch thick was found over
watering troughs and the minimum
temperature varied from 2s to 4S
above zero in different localities.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
EIks at Boulder.

Boulder.-Boulder was turned over
to the Colorado Association Of Elks
Thursday to use as they pleased for
afternoon of the annual convention
closed with registration Of more than
1000 out-of-town brethren. They were
accompanied by hundreds Of women
and children.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Pipe Gives Cadet Typhoid.

Midshipman Smith, who was strick-
en- with typhoid fever on the Indiana
At Plymouth. England. contracted the
disease. 1t In said. from smoking .
briar used nearly . year ago by his
roommate at Annapolis who had bad
case of typhoid. This theory is taken
a. proof that concentrated nicotine
canpot destroy q typhoid germ. Tho
medical department Of the navy will
examine into the theory with the re-
suit that midshipmen Of the future
may conhne themselves to their own
pioes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Center Of Political Interest.

Boston-The political attention Of
the country gradually is being focused
on New England. where. early in Sep
tember, the first measuring Of
strength between the Republican and
Democratic parties in the state cleo
tions of 1910 is to take place. Yer
mont on Sept. and Maine on Sept.
IL will select state officers and Con-
gressmen.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
New Time for Mile Run.

New York.-Abel Kiviat OF the Irish
American A. c., ran the fastest mile
ever travelled by a runner on the Gel
tic Park track Saturday at the games
OF the New York County Ancient Or
der OF Hibernians. The young athlete
covered the mile In 4:20 2-5.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Street Car Kills Girl.

Denver.-Less than twenty-four
hours before she had planned to cele-
brate her twelfth birthday. Mabel
Maws was killed by q street car at the
corner Of Delaware street and Cort-
land Place Tuesday morning. Death
was nearly instantaneous. The girls
skull was crushed to bits.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
How Lightning Splits Trees.

Lightning makes trees explode. like
overcharged boilers. The fame Of the
lightning does not burn them up. nor
docs the electric fash split them like
an AZ. The bolt flows through into all
the damp interstices Of the trunk and
into tho hollows under It's bark. All
the moisture at once is turned into
steam. which by Its immediate explo-
sion rips open the tree. For centuries
this simple theory puzzled scientists.
but they have got It right At last.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Good Crops.

Montrose.-I. N. Pepper has har-
vested a portion of his immense acre
age OF potatoes, and had yield O.
$275 an acre net. Pepper has eighty
acres OF onions Just ready to pull.
which he says will make a carload to
the acre. Other farmers report crops
equally as good.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
National Holiness campmee.ina.

Evans.-With members present
from every quarter Of the United
States the National Holiness associa-
lion opened its first sessions Of pro-
tracted camp meeting here Friday
night. The big assembly tent was
silled to the doors. A noticeable fea-
ture OF the gathering was the fact that
the old oil lamp and pine knots have
given way to the brilliant glare Of arc
lights.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
corensr's Jury AeauIts ounnavan.

Denver.-James c. Dunnavan. pro-
prietor Of the Holland drug store At
the corner OF Eighteenth avenue and
Pennsylvania street. who shot and
killde Charles Dare. holdup. last
Sunday morning. was acquitted by the
coroner's Jury in the inquest held over
the body Of the dead bandit. The Jury
after listening to the evidence brought
In . verdict Of justifiable homicide.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
The wItchlno Hour.

The Wltehine Hour.
Claire-Jack told me he wanted to
$50 you the worst possible way.
Ethyl-And what did you sayI
Claire-I told him to come to break
fast some morning.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Frost In Denver,

Denver-A frost occurred here
Thursday night and Friday morning.
he second to visit Denver in August
in thirty-nine years. No damage.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
croo Of New Lawyers.

Denver.-The Supreme Court has
announced a list Of forty-four success
full candidates for the bar who took
the recent examination.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Mayor Gaynor Leaves Hospital.

New York.-Mayor Gaynor has left
St. Mary's hospital in Hoboken and Is
now at Deep Wells" his country
place at St. James, l.. /.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Human Mature.

Human Nature.
"A fool and his money are soon
parted"
"Yes. but you never call him .
fool till the money IL gone."-Cleve-
land Leader.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12
tFrom The Herald of this date, 1896,
Y ars Ago
NEW COUNTY DISTRICTS
ARE ESTABLISHED TO-DAY

At last the city of Ell Paso is TO be
represented in the commissioners coun-
" court by securing the appointment
of commissioner from the city to rep
resent the city alone, which is created
as district number one. The other pre-
cincts are Ysleta, Socorro and precinct
No 4, the remainder of the county
Mayor Campbell has received word
that the artesian well drilling machin-
cry was shipped two days ago from
Aurora, Ill.
The Bon Ton theater was closed last
night Frank Hickerson, who did the
contracting work secured an attach
ment.
A man named James Borden was
thrown on the town this morning from
Chihuahua and sent to the county jail
temporarily
Deputy marshals Walters and Chan
man arrived this morning with two
Cinnamon from San Antonio. Walters
stopped off here and deputy Majors ac-
companied Chapman and the two pris-
oners to San Francisco.
The weather turned cold last night.
AT o'clock this morning there was a
rainstorm and at ] o'clock snow
storm paid half hour visit.
L. Fl. Davis has been appointed sub
stitute trustee for the Texas Land
Mortgage bank by c. H. Sillman, Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12
"All Together For FL Paso'
IL together, nOwl Pull for Ell, PasO!


well its and Ell PasO and the Rio Ianoe
4 fact city the
With
and work with but one
The news should
spread attend to
and E Paso VIII grow ana pros
per shell never grown prOpeed before.
old being demolished Tor
STILL all indications point to the greatest
year improvements community the
size OF o
Beginning today begins campaign and its
real of the city and community
campaign half This
publicity FL
sound the Of the city into the
e. PaO; bring them here to
will The visitor
all FL Paso will benefit
msrepresen the facts to attract
the sufficient
other
that is being made
FL Pas0s
The
large will with
FL Paso the
throughout the 1870
friends
them;
tOgether-for
they going box, just they
gerOus enough.
W. A boarding
evenings surroundings
prices City paper just
finds that Mexican cattle been marketed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12

day

fort Worth, to sell the Satterthwaite
aoditlon on March to satisfy $780,
600 mortgage.
On March 4, the anniversary of the
olrth Of Robert Emmett will be OBJ
served In Dallas and it is expected that
number Of Ell Pasoans will attend the
| celebration.
The commissioners court has adj
Journed until next Monday.
Dr. Plunkett, of New York. who is
stopping at Mrs. Kneeland's, had about
sIoO worth Of clothing stolen from his
room last night.
me suit of Helen NJ. Rose VS.. j. l.
T" hltmore in the district court, for pos
session OF the Hardin manuscript, was
dismissed today.
A Raymond & Whitcomb excursion Of
40 persons arrived on the G. H. at noon
They are occupying six cars and after
visiting Ell Paso and Juarez will go
west tonight
Father Ramon, of Juarez, is seriously
III with cancer. He is over 80 years
old and it is feared he may not re-
cover
The McGinties held their blowout
last night and 1t was one of the best
they have ever given
Metal market silver, 81 3-Sc; lead,
SO; copper, 9 3-4c; Mexican pesos, sac.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12
17vhe

Has the reform wave struck the
courthouse with the force of a HALEY
comet or is it just rumor? It may be
the first END if so there will be some
sad old men who are wont to haunt the
corridors Of the building DER which the
scales of justice hang heavily on HIM
scales Of justice hang evenly balanced.
If the latter, then somebody is mis-
taken, but that is not an unusual thing
in FL Paso
The rumor is that the professional
jurors. men who have served the county
and state on divers occasions, in suits
both civil and criminal in the role of
good men and true are no longer to
be selected for this service.
If true the report is sad, very sad
for some, because there are among these
tried veterans men who helped to blaze
the trail and, being less fortunate than
some of their brothers, have been COM
PEELED to exc out an existence by sun
dry jobs about town and occasional sit
tings IN the jury box. It is sorrowful
to see these old timers. some Of them
crippled by the labors of their early
life, wandering away from their places
under the big clock where their hours
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12

of service were licked out when the
clock was running, and they gaze back
with fearful eyes upon the timepiece
which will click for them but seldom in
the future. if the report is true that
the professional" has seen his best
days.
And they have made good jurors.
some of them; they are known to all
the legal fraternity, some as standpat-
tiers no matter what happens. others
hard TO please and i'll at ease when
called upon to do something they are
not used TO.
Yet, II it be true, it is well, for long
Jury service hardens a man; he is in
chned to think too much the same way
al every trial, lawyers say, and. strange
though 1t may seem, indications are
that there may be some truth in the
report, that Is going the rounds, for
several OF the old professionals. as they
are termed by the lawyers, have done
out little service during the January
term or court, some of them have
served once or twice and others not at
all But the end is not yet. for there
Is another term of court in March and
the panels will have to be filled. VIII
the professionals be given chance?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12
DICK FERRIS TO HELP
PROMOTE PAULHAN EXHIBITION

Dick Ferris. general manager or the
Los Angeles aviation meeting, will ar
rive here Monday from New Orleans
and will confer with the local promoters
about the plans for holding the Paulhan
aerial entertainment. Edwin Clearv.
manager for NJ Paulhan, has tele-
graphed that the French aviator will
guarantee three days OF flying In his
air craft here on February %. 26. and
81.
Arrangements are being made by adj
vertise the event throughout the
southwest
Mayor sweeney will be asked to de-
clare the opening day of the meeting
a holiday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12
'TR AIGHT TALKS
WITH BOYS AND MEN
PERPETUAL PUSHING
BY DR.. MADISON c. PETl

Carlyle said: Every noble work at
first seemed impossible" And the
story of successful men is literally true
that getting there depends on know
Ing how long it takes TO win out.
Dlf1iculties have yielded to per
petual pushing ever since the world
began. Invincible determination puts
every difficulty out of countenance and
makes seeming Representatives, stepping
stones to success
Carlyle also said: Know ny vor,-
and do It, Work at it like a HercnIae
One monster there is in The world
an idle man
Turner. the painter said: ~ have
no secret, but hard wOik
Beethoven, the master musician
said; The barriers have not hen
erected which can say to asoir;no >.
genius, Thus far shalt thou go and
no farther"
Dickens, one of the worlds greatast
writers, said: Whatever invention or
imagination 1 may have been blessed
with. it would never have served NJ
as It has. but for my habit of doiI-'
toiiing, drudging attention"
perseverance,
Perseverance built the pyraD,i5s
Egypts plains, enclosed in ada1.n.
the Chinese empire, scaled the sror-1,.
Alps, opened a gateya|,
through the watery wilderness OF a.
Atlantic, levelled the forests Of a ne,,.
world and reared in their stead H.
peerless American republic
s. Perseverance has wrought from H.
marble block the exquisite creation nf
genius and painted on canvas ~
glories of nature. 1t has put in M
ton millions of spindles, winged -.
many flying shuttles, harnaSsa,7
thousand Of flying steeds to as man,
freighted cars. set them flying as ~
the wings of the wind, tunneled mo,,y
tains of granite and annihilated snaoo
with the lightning speed, whitened tbe
waters of the world with the sails Of
the nations, nayigated every sea and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-12

What's that? You think that woman
kind
Should all stay home indoors and mind
The household duties, win the clock,
And cook, and mend each worn out
sock!
Humph. That belongs to yesteryear-
Today we have a larger sphere.
And 1t will soon be larger yet"
Says Trivia-she's a Suffragette.
"Just tell me. o Superior Man.
Aern't you happy when you can
Chat to a woman of today.
Who talks in an enlightened way
On the big, vital things of life2
She's sure to make a better wife.
The wider knowledge she can get"
Says Trivia-she's a Suffragette-
of old. when women's tongues would
wag,
OF our accomplishments we'd brag:
But we've improved that nowadays
What we've accomplished that we
praise.
We go to college. and return
To help poor mothers, glad to learn
To do things we'll, and not to fret"
Says Trivia-she's a Suffragette.
20 Noble Man. don't feel perturbed.
Your ancient reign won't be disturbed,
Wen get the franchise. and you'll see
How sweet and womanly Wen be.
Wen be as winsome when you WOO
Wen make good wives and mothers.
too
The laws of life won't be upset"
Says Trivia, by the Suffragette."
Copyright. 1910. by the New York
Evening Telegram New York Herald
company. All rights reserved.