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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

This year of 1910 is drawing to a
close The records of population ana
harves's. which are the index OF pre-,
greas. show vigorous national grown
and the health and prosperous Wen
beiug of our communities throuShouS
this land and Ia our possessions De :
yoHd the seas. These blessings nave
not descended upon Us in restricted
measure. hut overflow and abound
They are the blessings and bounty OF
God.
we continue to be at peace with the
rest OF the world. In all essential mat
ters our relations with other peoples
are harmonious with an ever growing
reality of friendliness and depth oil rec
ognition Of mutual dependence ~ IS
especially to be noted that during the
last year great progress has been
achieved in the cause of arbitration and
the peaceful settlement Of international
disputes.
Now, therefore, l. william Howard
Taft, President of the United States OF
America, In accordance with the wise
custom of the civil ma gistrate since the
first settlements in this land and with
the rule established from the founda- :
tion of this government, do appoint
Thursday. November -, 1910. as a day
OF national Thanksgiving and prayer.
enjoining the peopIe to meet In their
churches for the praise of Almighty
God and to return heartfelt thanks to
Him for all His goodness and loving
Kindness.
In witness whereof. / have hereunto
set M. hand and caused the seal of the
United states to be affixed.
Done at Washington this. the fifth
day Of November, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
ten, and of the Independence of the
thirty-flfth.
(Signed) WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
By the President, Alvee A. Adee. act
ing secretary of state.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
To Exterminate Grasshoppers.

Greeley-To devise ways and means
to exterminate grasshoppers, conven-
ton has been called to meet here Jan.
5. which farmers from all alfalfa grow
ing regions OF the state will attend.
The convention will be held under the
auspices OF the Weld County Farm
ers' Club, and delegates from Lar
mer, Morgan, Boulder and Denver
counties and from the Arkansas valley
will be present. President Lory c.
Gillette and S. A. Johnson OF the Agri-
cultural college will take part in the
discussion. H. w. Cooper of Fort
Morgan. will present paper outlinin g
the manner in which the governmen.
controls the grasshopper pest in
British colonies. District Attcrney
Carlson will tell how to secure leg s
Iaticn to assist farmers in tine mat.
ter
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
COLORADO STATE NEWS

Dr. C. H. Graves has been appointed
pension surgeon at Canon City. Colo.
One man was killed and two serious
" injured when a scaffold upon which
they were at work repairing blast
furnace at the MinneQua steel works
In Pueblo, collapsed and hurled them
distance of sixty feet to the ground.
P. A. Lofgren of Greeley claims a
beet crop, having the highest percent
age of sugar, in the district. His field
of twenty acres tested 2o.6 per cent
sugar and brought $6.75 to 81 per ton,
with an average Of about twenty tons
per acre.
With its railroad business increased
far more than anticipated, the Union
Pacific Railroad Company must en-
large its roundhouse, recently finished
at La Sale, it says by the addition of
four more stalls. The motor cars on
the new La Salle-Denver road are kept
there.
Charles Monford Robinson, an ex.
pert in civic beauty. will pass on the
parking and paving plans for Colorado
Springs. The council has decided to
engage him as a consulting authority
in the plans now being prepared and
copies of the plans will be sent to Rob
inson in New York.
The frat" problem is again agitat-
ing the Colorado Springs high school
authorities and the periodical war
against secret societies among the
students is to be waged by the new
principal, r. C. Hill At least three
fraternities are said to be flourishing
among the boys. in direct violation OF
the school laws.
If conditions warrant. the schools OF
northeastern Weld county, in the re-
gion tapped by the new branch line
of the Union Pacific, may be central
lied in a few large schools and the
children transported to these centers
by wagon or by motor cars over the
Union Pacific This includes the Lin
coin, S. L. & w, Olive Branch, Foss-
ton, Camfield, Briggsdale and Gill dis
tricts.
AS the convicts were blasting in
their quarry at Canon City a stone
weighing about ten pounds was
thrown with terrific force the distance
of about a quarter Of mile and was
hurled through the roof of Mr.. C. A.
Perry's home at 222 Harrison avenue.
The stone not only went through the
roof but also tore large hole in the
ceiling of Mr.. Perry's bed room. Mr..
Perry, who is a night guard at the
penitentiary was asleep at the time.
He was not hurt but the interruption of
his dalliance with Morpheus was
startlingly abrupt.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Big Irrigation Scheme.

Lamar-The contract has been let
for building the Bent-Prowers irriga-
ton system, project to cost about
81 900 .00o, and irrigate about 1000
acres in the southern part Of Bent
county. 1t includes a reservoir win
OF water on the Purgatoire river
twenty miles south of Las Animas
The main canal will be about 12o miles
long and run nearly parallel to thu
Arkansas river. beginning at the Pur-
gatoire river on the west and extend
ing to Wolf creek, twenty miles ca
of Lamar.
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Is GREATLY PLEASED WITH THE
PROGRESS WHICH is BE-
ING MADE
TO Be FINISHED IN 1913
FORMAL AND OFFICIAL OPENING
NOT BEFORE NINETEEN
FIFTEEN

Panama.-The Panama canal will be
completed December l. 1913. within
the 1875, 900, 900 already authorized.
This information was given to Presi'
dent Taft while inspecting the famous
Gatun dam. The official date OF the
opening remains January i. 1915, Lieu
tenant Colonel Goethals desiring one
year in which to get the machinery
working smoothly.
Ships meantime will be granted
the privilege Of the canal but at their
own risk OF delay.
IN addition it was announced by the
colonel that the report that President
Tafts visit was the forerunner OF re-
quest for another 100000, 900 from
Congress was unfounded
The canal will be completed in 1913,
he said. within the s375,0O0, 600 al
ready authorized.
The President was pleased at the
outlook for the early completion and
congratulated Colonel GoethaIs He
expressed amazement at the work ac-
complished since his visit in February.
1903. He displayed a knowledge Of
the technical details that surprised the
officials. his familiarity dating back to
the time he was Secretary OF War.
when he advocated lock canal as
against a sea level system. He was
greatly surprised at the immensity Of
the dam, some idea OF which can be
gained from the fact that the train
was under way nearly three hours on
4hr ali D.,
fill.
The visit Of President Taft has ut
terly dispelled any fears gained from
sensationalists respecting the stability
OF the dam base. which is half mile
wide and so gradually sloped that it
could never be recognized as dam.
Colonel Goethals explained that in
formal opening of the canal in 1919
necessitated immediate action on the
part of Congress relative to toll rates
because eighteen months would be re
quired by shipping interests to adjust
their rates to the new routing.
The President expressed himself as
delighted to find the efficiency Of the
workers increasing daily. The canal
Is beginning to take the form OF a wa
terway, and this acceIerates the inter
est of the employees, thus fastening
completion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Minor Mention.


Work on the new $4,000 Episcopal
church began Monday at Greeley.
The new motor cars between Den
yer and Greeley will be put in opera
ton about December 1st.
Gilcrest is about to establish an al
falfa mill. the site having been do
mated and guarantee fund raised.
Four women will sit in the
eighteenth general assembly OF Colo
RADIO as a result OF recent elections.
An addition to the Union Printers
home heating plant at Colorado
Springs. to cost $4,000, win be started
soon.
Census returns issued from Wash
ington show the population OF Pue-
bio. Colo, to be 1895. as compared
with 2s,157 in 1900.
John O'Neill, boilermaker at the
Colorado Southern shops at Trinidad,
was fatally mangled by being drawn
into cog wheels and died later.
Ore cars colliding in the Pike
view coal mines, five miles north OF
Colorado Springs, injured three min
ers, one of them probably fatally.
The annual convention OF the brick
layers, stone masons and plasterers'
union of Colorado was held in Mont
rose. There were thirty-fiye delegates
present
The Fort Collins sugar factory has
made its first payment for beets in
that district of s305.00O. All beets
have been harvested, and the last have
been delivered
A. NJ. Patten, commissioner for dis
trict three Of Adams county, has for
warded his resignation to Governor
Shafroth, with the request that it take
effect Immediately.
A hen belonging to John H. Gibson
of Kersey has laid an egg measuring
seven inches around and seven and
one-half inches long. Her eggs aver.
age four by five inches.
At a meeting of the city council
of Pueblo, held recently. the contract
for erecting the new bridge across the
Arkansas river on South Union avenue
was let at the stipulated price OF
$39, 200.
Entering through the rear door.
burglars robbed the jewelry store OF
A. w. Root. Grand Junction. OF $500
worth of watch cases, movements and
rings. Their attempts to blow open
the safe were futile.
The Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Harvey.
who have lived In Colorado Springs
for two years, will leave for Bombay.
India, next week. to resume mission
any work they carried on before com
ing to the Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Many Ducks are Dying.

Pueblo.-During the past few weeks
many reports have reached the office
sioner to the effect that ducks were
dying by the hundreds in several sec
tons Of the state. particularly in Sed-
wick county at Riverside. The disease
that was causing the death of the
ducks was mystery, and in order to
determine the nature OF the malady
Game Commissioner Holland sent q
couple OF the dead birds to the state
agricultural college for investigation
A report just received gives the cause
as liberated intestines, due to certain
feed and drink.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19

According to indications retail
prices OF meats in Chicago and sur
rounding territory will suffer a
marked decrease.
Charged with writing a threatening
letter to John D. Rockefeller, demand
ing $4,000. Peter Lillijohn. Hun
garian. aged %. is held in New York.
After an illness of several months.
following minor operation performed
in New York last spring, John La
Fargo, the famous artist, died at the
Butler hospital in Providence, R. l.
A negro named Walker, who killed
Marshal Charles X. Bush of Montezu.
ma, Ca, two weeks ago, was taken
from the Macon Jail by mob and
lynched.
A "$10,000,O0o melon" has been de
cided on by the directors of Sears
Roebuck & Co., OF Chicago, the stock
of which is listed on the New York
and Chicago exchanges. The di-
rectors voted to recommend a stock
dividend of 33h per cent on the COM
mon stock ($3o.ooo. .oOO to holders of
record April /, 1911.
Six persons are dead and twenty-six
injured. four Of whom it is though.
will die, as the result Of a street car
on the Kalamazoo city lines of the
Michigan United Railways Company
being run down by q westbound ex-
press train on the Michigan Centra'
railroad in Kalamazoo. ALI the dead
and injured were passengers on the
street car.
Governor Campbell Of Texas has re-
ceived a long-distance call from the
sheriff OF Edwards county. saying he
had received a telegram from Del Rio
to the effect that armed Mexicans
are marching to Rock Springs be-
cause of the recent lynching. Gov
ernor Campbell ordered the sheriff to
have all the sheriffs and deputies
from surrounding counties, report to
him at once. The governor is in COM
munication with the State Rangers. II
need be, he will order out the State
Militia.
Aerial navigation has proven that
1t is factor which must be dealt with
in the naval tactics Of the future, II
the successful flight made BY Eugene
B. Ely in . Curtiss biplane from the
deck Of the cruiser Birmingham at
Fort Monroe. Va. can be taken as .
criterion. From Hampton Roads, the
scene forty-five years ago Of another
epoch in the history Of naval warfare.
when an ironclad proved it, superior
ity over the former type Of fighting
vessel. the aviator flew across the
lower end Of Chesapeake bay, landing
on the shore opposite from Fort Mon
ros.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Easy Marks.

Talk erbout yore easy marks" said
Uncle Silas Geehaw, who had been
passing week in the city. "us rubes
amt in 1t with them air teown
chaps"
did yew sell 'em emmy gold bricks.
Silas?" queried old Daddy Squash
neck.
Nav, I didn't" answered Uncle
Silas, but seed feller peddin' arti-
fetal ice-hed tn sign right on his
wagon-an' blamed ef tn chumps
didn't buy it fer tn real thing. by
grass!"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Birdman Flies in Denver.

Denver.-Neither the snow, wind,
cold, darkness nor the altitude inter
fered with the trial flight made by
Ralph Johnstone, aviator. a few min
utes before 3 o'clock Tuesday evening.
at Overland park. Before only a
score of spectators the daring bird
man made a beautiful flight. remain
ing in the air nearly five minutes, sail
ing twice around the park and com
ing down at almost the same spot
from which he had started.
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Somewhat Indianant.

SomeWHdt indignant.
The two extra specialists had pound
ed and sounded him, and felt of his
pulse and tapped his frame till he
could only lie in cold perspiration Of
fear.
Undoubtedly it's a case Of appen-
dicitis!" said specialist No. l. grave
ly.
Undoubtedly" assented specialist
No. 2.
But would he be able to stand an
operation?" pondered No. l.
'Ah, would he?" echoed No. 2.
They dug him in the ribs again, and
he squealed.
'Ah," remarked No. 1, II think We
ought to let him get bit stronger be-
fore We cut into him"
"Confound your palaver!" gasped
the patient. starting up. What do
you take me fora cheese?"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving on coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform. day
after day. have found q better capaci-
ty and greater endurance by using
Postum instead Of ordinary coffee. An
Illinois woman writes:
II had drank coffee for about twen-
" years. and finally had what tho
doctor called coffee heart was
nervous and extremely despondent;
had little mental or physical strength
left. had kidney trouble and constipa-
ton.
THE first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Postum
was the natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my heart
action was greatly improved and my
nerves steady.
Then I became less respondent,
and the desire to be active again
showed proof Of renewed physical and
mental strength.
II am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. formerly
did mental work and had to give It up
on account Of cofIse, but since using
Postum afh doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever before"
Read the little book, ''The Road to
Wellvtlle. in pigs. There's . Reason"
nvsr rseA - assve lsessrs 4 eew
srs esss1.@ I'll - am e Asas
entoSo0t. ~
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
WASHINGTON.

Through unofficial sources q re-
port has reached the state department
that Antonio Rodriguez. the alleged
Mexican who was burned at the stake
at Rock Springs. Texas, by q mob,
was really born in New Mexico.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
joins Charles W. Armour in the pre-
diction that falling prices soon will
give the American consumer cheaper
foodstuffs. I'VE have had bumped
crops and meat prices should come
down." says Secretary Wilson.
With both governments in perfect
accord in regard to the Texas lynch
ing and the anti-American riots in
Mexico there is no sign Of q war-cloui
between the United States and Mexi.
co. Mexico promises to punish rioters
who have desecrated the American
flag and damaged property Of Ameri-
cans in Mexico. Texas Ii fnvestigat-
ing the lynching Of . Mexican and,
with the federal government, will sat
isfy Mexican demands. It IL reported
that the American consulate at Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz, Mexico. was wrecked By
. mob. but no one was injured. Ameri-
can citizens In Mexico. have been eau.
TONED by United States Ambassador
Wilson to refrain from acts Of vio-
lence. ~ he IL convinced that the
Mexican government IL exercising its
beat efforts to suppress the anti.
American riots.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Proxers County Represented.

Lamar-W. B. O'Neill, representing
Prowers county, and l.. Writ Mark
ham, premier booster Of Prowers
county, have gone to the Chicago land
show. They carry a large supply OF
literature advertising Prowers county
and will participate in the handling OF
the Arkansas valley exhibit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Cattle Wreck Train; One Killed.

Grand Junction-Westbou freight
No. 81 was wrecked near Silt and
Brakeman Frank Mclaughlin Of Grand
Junction was crushed to death. The
wreck was the result of the train run
ming into a herd of cattle which ran
ahead of it until they reached a
bridge which they attempted to cross
Several fell through the ties and de-
rallied the engine and five cars.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Poor Guess at His Fortune.

New York.-Before the death OF AL
exander Mcdonald, a vice president
OF the Standard Oil Company, he told
his friends that he estimated his
wealth to be between SIS 100000 ana
$50 900 900 and that he could not give
more accurate figures because he
never kept any books. An inventory
showed his riches to be $5,000,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Supreme Test.

II thought you said this bathing
suit was in fast colors," said Binks.
Indignantly. to the bathing master Of
whom he had bought his dollar suit
that morning.
"Yes. that's what I said" returned
the bathing master.
well, every blessed stripe on the
blooming thing has come OF on my
back" retorted Binks.
"Ah, but wait until you try to get
'em off your back" smiled the bath
ing master, suavely. Then you'll
see"-Harper's Weekly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Son Of Scientist Dead

Colorado Springs.-George B. Ro-
names, son Of the late eminent British
scientist, George John Romanes, orig
inator of the Romanes lecture deiiy-
cred annually at oxford, died here of
tuberculosis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
WOMAN TELLS STORY
OF INTENSE SUFFERING

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tackled with hemorrhage of the kidneys or
bladder which continued for several years
without check. I finally took advantage
Of your generous offer and procured =
sample bottle of SwamP-Root. Believing
1t helped me, purchased ffty-cent bot
tie, which convinced me that it was help
ing me. Three other bottles cured me. In
two or three years, over-work brought my
ailment back, but one bottle stopped it.
feel as if owe my life to you for the
great blessing Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
has been to me. I recommend it to all hu-
man beings suffering as was. You have
my permission to publish this letter and
If any person doubts it, if they will write
me, enclosing stamp. will give full par
ticulars. Yours very truly,
MRS. T. B. PHELPS,
Rocky, Ark.
Personally appeared before me this 3lss
day of August, 1909, Mrs. T. B. Phelps
who subscribed tho above statement and
made oath that the same is true in sub
etance and in fact.
;...--..1 L. P. PURVIS, j. P.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Mcerew Reservoir Nears Completion

Greeley-Construct of the Nc
Grew reservoir, east of Num-, one OF
the main reservoirs of the Greeley
Poudre system, is nearly completed.
and were it necessary the reservoir
could now be filled TO depth OF thirty
feet. When completed it will have a
capacity of $4,000. 900 cubic feet OF
water and be one of the principal links
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19

DIR. Leslie Franklin. a wealthy ply
Mary's hospital. Pueblo. few hours
after his removal from train on
which he was going to Ell Paso. Texas,
for his health. Death was due to tu.
berculosis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
SPORT.

Fielder Jones OF Portland, former
manager Of the Chicago White sox,
has again denied that he will endeavor
to come back"
1t will not be long before Jack John
son. worlds heavyweight champion,
sign articles to meet any of the ffsht.
ers who are clamoring for chances to
step into the ring with him.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Mine Operator Loses Arm.

Ouray.-Nartin l. Thistle. promi-
nent mine operator and manager for
the Thlstledown Mining & Milling
Company, had his right arm so badly
injured by the accidental discharge of
a gun that il had to be ampuIareo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Immigrant Killed in Wreck.

Sterling. Colo.-ln a wreck on the
High Line division Of the Burlington
Monday one man was killed. Several
carloads Of horses we're thrown into
the ditch, also a car obtaining an
Immigrant with his hc hold goods.
The man 49, killed aer bis name
nor his aes ~ Nno 81 II here
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Announced for Speaker.

Montrose-Hon. o. c. Skinner, re-
elected TO the legislature on the Demo
cratic ticket, has announced his can
didacy for speaker of the house.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Colorado Pioneer Dead.

Denger.-Fitzjanes Mccarthy, iden-
titled as "Fitzmac" with newspaper
work and political life in Denver and
the West for the past quarter OF cen
tury, and at one time considered the
cleyerest political writer in this sec
ton OF the country, died suddenly OF
apoplexy in Phoenix. Ariz.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19

The marriage of Prince Victor Ma
poleon Bonaparte, cousin Of King Vic
tor Emmanuel, and pretender to the
throne OF France, and Princess Glenn
entime, daughter Of the late King
Leopold Of Belgium. which has been
looked forward to with so much inter
est, was celebrated at Turin, Italy.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY

for Red, Weak. Weary, Watery Eyes
and GranulatedE Eyelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy. Liquid. Csc.
Soc, s1.00. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes. 25c. $1.0O. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Pie.

You Americans" said the London
man, ARE very fond of what you call
pie. But properly speaking a pie
should have meat in It,"
Perhaps. But the beef packers
compel us to economize."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
Good Bank Showing.

Colorado Springs.-The six national
banks of this city report total de-
posits OF $11,1Ss, ,5Is.79.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-19
The Number.

The Number.
II hear your new auto made a good
record on its trip" T
Yes: ran over in about an hour"
"How many7"
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Latter -
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in the chain of reservoirs for waters
of the Greeley-Poudre system to cover
I25 900 acres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-06

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