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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
WESTERN.

M. c. Barlow. who il nationally
famous by his pen name, Bill Barlow.
under which he edited SageDrush
Philosophy. died suddenly from heart
failure.
Seventeen of the twenty or more
who lost their lives in the explosion
which wrecked the Times newspaper
plant at Los Angeles eight days ago.
were laid to rest Sunday in graves
side by side in Hollywood cemetery.
James B. Lawson, concessionaire
at local amusement park in Oakland,
CAL. sent bullet through the brain
of Harry Coogan, an attendant at a
neighboring concession Sunday. Coo
gan died. Lawson didn't know 1t was
loaded"
]. L. Meredith of Mason City, Iowa.
was killed and ]. Wallace, an employe
OF the Sears Automobile Company OF
Des Moines, was perhaps fatally in
jured when the cars they were driv-
irg in the fifteen mile race ut the Des
Moines fair grounds collided.
Four hundred children escaped in
their night clothes from the fire which
destroyed the Mount. st. Joseph Or
phan Asylum, San Francisco. The
eighteen Sisters quickly aroused the
children and despite the excitement
and confusion marched them through
smoke-filled halls, out of the building
without injury to anyone.
Funds fop the relief of families left
dependent by the Los Angeles Times
explosion displayed sign Of mounting
W. to figures which may soon bear
c'mparison with the amounts appro-
priated for the capture and conviction
Of the conspirators. Banks have
Joined with the newspapers in collect
Ing funds, and it is announce! that the
total so far collected is more than
$4,000.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
LITTLE TOO PRIMITIVE
ohewsr Dath Arrangement ee~ssehiao
- Q Shock - the
paetlclpant.

August Belmont, at Q dinnAe IN Sara
toga praised the seaside towns e
New England.
But some Of them" he aAdsd, -aeo
. little too primitive. I esmssnbse .
story about the primitive town a
Rockford. Rockford had . rough ba&A-
ing establishment, with 0showor bath.
You stood in your bathhouss and
pulled rope and delugs Of cool VI,
tsr descended from the ceiling.
well. . lady visitor stood one day
in her bathhouse. ready for the show.
o.. She pulled the rope and braeea
hefself. but NO shower followed. she
gave the rope another tug, when the
gfu6 voice Of the sailor proprietor Of
the establishment sounded from aloft
Stand Q Pint more to nor-east
num- It said. II - want to get the
full force
"And the horrified lady, looking IN.
saw the old sailor frowning impa-
tiently through . hole in the ceiling
and fitting . barrel Of sea water for
The shower"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
GEN ERAL.

Six convicts have made q sensation.
al escape from Sing Sing prison, over
coming their keepers.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, on the
way from Atlanta to Hot Springs
Ark, made fifty speeches.
VIM. McAbee, believed to be the old
es veteran of the Civil War, died at
the age Of 107 years at the United
States naval home.
A case Of cholera developed in the
steerage of the Hamburg American
liner Moltke, which has been detained
at quarantine Z. a possible cholera
carrier.
The South gave Theodore Roose.
velt a hearty welcome on his trip.
Throughout the first day, which took
him across Virginia and part Of
Tennessee. he received many honors.
The furry of uneasiness over the
possibility Of the entrance of cholera
at New York was abated with reas-
suring statements from both state and
federal health officers and the release
to the 615 cabin passengers detained
at quarantine.
Harvard scientists who have been
experimenting with rubber plants at
! the Arnold arborteum believe 1t will
be possible to grow rubber on the
abandoned farms Of New England.
They have had trees brought from
China growing since last spring and
90 far they are thoroughly satisfied
with the results.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13

! Springs. shows an Increase Of ol.toe
over the corresponding quarter Of 1909.
being e37.sss this year and ess.l7a
last year.
The sugar beet crop for the state
will involve the distribution Of $780,
600. according to careful estimates.
About eA.l2s.O00 will be distributed
aDoag the farmers between Nov. Is
and the middle Of JaAuary.
A Denver nan. Andrew Brott. Just
~ . flyer. has designed and built and
successfully made two flights in an
aeroDlaas isdulging In all the dips.
turns. spurs and angles common to 0
miniag section.
A bulldog killed q psrcupine 1t Col.
oraAo Springs the other day; MOI. how.
ever. until enough Of the victim out.
er covering had been transferred 10
make 1t . question ~ to which was
porcupine and which was dog.
The Mutual Light and Power Com
pany will ask for . franchise in Pail.
sade. and announces that the wires
will be extended to include Clifton.
In this event, many ranchers NO doubt
will be able to secure the same serv.
Ice.
While driving his automobile across
the railroad tracks into Fort Collins.
Dow Law. . wealthy farmer of this
district. was struck by q freight train
and his little daughter badly hurt. Mr..
Law escape with minor injurier. The
child will recover.
With the grade of the Dent-Fort
Collins railroad entirely completed
through western Weld county into
Fort Collins all men and teams have
been pulled off Of the new line and
the railroad company il making its
final settlements on the twenty-five
miles Of grade costing $175.0O0. =
The Salvation Army Fall Congress
win meet In Denver Friday, October
1l-1S. This congress 10 in the inter-
ests Of the work in Colorado, Utah,
Idaho. Wyoming, Montana. Arizona
and New Mexico. Commissioner Thorn.
~ Estiol Of Chicago will preside. Ha
ID territorial commander for the West
ern department.
Al the result of report received
from Pathologist B. F. Kaupp of the
Agricultural college at Fort Collins,
ON the condition Of . dog sent there
from Greeley four persons will depart
for Pasteur institute. Chicago. within
forty-eight hours.
Owing to the large number of big
timber wolves infesting western Mont
rose county the stockmen Of the Para
dox valley have formed an association
to rid the country Of them. The wolves
have killed many calves and young
stock and stockmeni offer $50 for each
wolf SCALP taken.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
FOREIGN.

The expulsion of the monks from
Portugal has begun. Several hundred
nuns have been assembled and will be
deported out of the country.
The overflow of Manuel, the de-
posed King Of Portugal, is certain to
spoil the marriage between the young
ruler and niece of King George Of
England.
King Alfonso of Spain, is trembling
ON his throne. With the fear tugging
at his heart, that his people will fol-
low in Portugal's footsteps. he has
strengthened every military garrison in
Madrid with troops Of whose loyalty
he has not the slightest suspicion.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Women In Control.

Aurora, Ill.-Nine women are now
owners Of the Western Wheeled
scraper Company Of Aurora, a million
dollar corporation. The company en-
ploys more than 500 men and is one
of Aurora's biggest industries. The
women are left in control Of the COM
pany by the death of the late Captain
Charles H. Smith. its president, who
bequeathed all his stock to his widow
and three daughters. Stella. Edna and
Genevieve Smith.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Last Hone Abandoned

Starkville.-The rescue parties who
have penetrated further and further
into the fated mine, in spite of pois-
onous gases and after-damp, find no
encouraging indications Of any of the
miners having been able to shut them
selves off from hte deathly atmos-
sphere. Rescuers have reached a dis
tance Of three miles underground and
have nearly reached the tomb of the
miners.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13

Through ounhlson Tunnel On . Rsst.
DeltaI-A ride through the Gunnison
tunnel was the experience of Paul Phip.
peny. employed on the project. Phip-
peny secured q raft and made the trip
in good shape. and encountered NO diff
ficulty until he reached the drops out
side the tunnel. Here his raft was
smashed and he would have drowned
but for the timely assistance Of Q
farmer named McCullom. who offered
assistance in the form of . long pole
on which Phippeny climbed to safety.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Weeks News from All Over Colorado
Msass Asss,sa.

aasass 0esesea.
Montrose viu have Q poultry shos
in February.
An electric light plaat for Aoatess-
ma is being planned.
Colorado Springs will eatertain ths
1911 Dry Farming Coagress.
Canon City Elks are about to build .
100000 clubhouse. fAsy have 500
members.
Magpies are killing of Chinese
pheasants around Greeley. TAs
Chinese must 90.
Ten cars OF potatoes were seat out
of Greeley by one firm Wednesday a.
so cents . hundred.
There ID NO longer doubt Of Colors-
dos ample representation at the big
Pittsburg land show. Oct. l7-3s.
Several deer have been bagEed n.sr
Canon City although the dry. warm
weather 10 detrimental to hunting.
La Sale has substituted . chaia
gang in place of the proverbial latch
string for impecunious visitors Of the
hobo variety.
Denver automobiles must not 40
proach closer than four feet to street
cars. and stern and forward lights
must be provided.
The President has signed . procla-
nation eliminating 1851 acres from
the Arapahoe national forest In the
state Of Colorado.
The community kitchen" and din
ing room to accommodate about fifty
families planned BY the women of
Greeley IL progressing
Colorado Springs physicians are
active in making arrangements for the
annual convention Of the State Medi.
cal Society in this city October 11.13.
A Denver man has leased the Ok.
elusive privilege Of hunting frogs ON
several large reservoirs In Weld coun-
ty. believing there u fortune In It
from the Jump.
The Pueblo Canning Company has
made one shipment Of II carloads of
Pueblo county picked cucumbers to
Tacoma. WASH. the largest cucumber
shipment on record from this county.
Larkspur. aeoaite, loco weed and
other poisonous growths. common to
some sections Of Colorado are being
With 0y government sx-
perts with the primal object Of saving
stock.
The enormous crop Of fall and win
ter apples which the Manxanola dis.
trict has raised this year. which ex.
ceeds by 100 per cent any crop ever
before produced in this district, IL
moving.
Local postoffice receipts for the
quarter ending Sept. 30. at Colorado
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Crushed to Death.

Aspen.-.While tightening . set nut
on q compressor in the Smuggler Min.
ing Company plant, Dick Pierce. fore
man Of the compressor department.
was instantly killed by being crushed
in the five-foot fly wheel Of the ma
chine. His head was severed.
Pierce noticed the lose nut while in
specting the machine and had the com.
pressor stopped. To tighten the nut
properly 1t was necessary for him to
put his head and shoulders through
the spokes Of the wheel. which sud
denly turned backward, crushing
Pierce against the machine and sever
ing his head.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
OGvGRAl TOWNS IN NORTHERN
NiMMEsorA DOOMED ov
THE FIRE kINo.
1000 UNACC0UN1EO
WILD OGASTo AND HUMAN Dc.
iNos FLEEING; vANDALS
LOOT AND RoD DEAD.

Winnipeg, Man.-With forest fires
0till raging and famed by q gale Of
their own creation several towns In
northern Minnesota are in grave dan
ger and late r.ports add to the horror
q the situation.
Estimates Of the number who have
psrished range from $50 to 1000. the
latter figure being given by calm. con-
ssrvative men who have been close to
he line Of fire.
Besides those known to be dead,
hundreds are missing and. 1t Is feared.
lost In the smoke and flame-filled
woods.
At present the officials of railroads
and public minded men are bending
every energy to the rescue and relief
Of the thousands of fugitives from the
Burning district-helpless. homeless
end destitute men. women and chill.
1ren.
2 Vandals. armed and desperate are
a& work robbing the dead and the help
less and looting homes deserted be-
tore the flames reached them.
Stories of wild animals. fleeing for
safety side by side with human be-
ings; Of mothers burned to death with
babies ON their breasts and Of men
eremated while endeavoring to shield
their children we're among the tales
Of horror brought in.
The Duluth express. when It arrived
brought many refugees from the scene
Of the conflagration.
The engineer of the train thus de-
scribed the situation:
IF the fire keeps ON the way it 10
going there il going to be mighty lit.
tie left Of the population Of that part
Of Minnesota. For miles around Bau-
dette and Spooner, Wisconsin,, where
there were large tracts Of bush. 1t Is
now Al level as the prairie. There
have been forests in that part Of the
country for such long time that the
earth is practically peat and when q
tree falls 1t sets fire even to the roots
and the earth around the roots. Ev-
sryone in Warroad who had a revolver
10 carrying it. The survivors are des-
perate and great deal of vandalism
10 abroad. Men are robbing women OF
their Jewels"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Hotel Responsible ser 0sssses.

Hotel Rsspensible for osesaee,
When . Colorado hotel accepts the
check for . guests baggage. respon-
sibility for the safe delivery Of the
baggage il shifted to the shoulders
of the hostelry. II the luggage hap
pens to have met with disaster In
railroad wreck. miles from the hotel,
it makes NO difference. That IL q
score to be settled between the rail.
road and the hotel MANAGEMENT. This
10 . ruling Of the Supreme Court Just
handed down. Justice Hill wrote the
opinion In the case of James L. Keith
VS.. w. W. and G. r. Atkinson, pro-
prietors Of an Fl Paso county hotel. 1.
is . reversal Of the judgment OF the
District Court Of that district.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
POLITICAL.

Charles E. Hughes has filed
with the secretary of state his res,s-
nation as governor Of New York. He
will soon take up his duties as associ-
ate justice of the supreme court of the
United States.
The Independence League, which
nominated John Hooper of New York
for governor and William K. Hearst
for lieutenant governor, met in con.
vention again. and completed a
straight Independence League ticket.
Precedent ruled the Massachusetts,
Republican state convention and Gov.
Eben 8. Draper was named by accla.
nation for a third term. 1t has been
many years since Republican gov.
ernor has been refused third nomf-
nation in the state.
United States Senator Robert l..
Taylor, three times governor of Ten.
nessee. whose term in the United
States senate does not expire until
1912. has been nominated for governor
by the regular Democratic convention.
Hoke Smith was Wednesday elected
to serve a second term as governo.
Of Georgia Gov. Joseph M. Brown.
who defeated Smith two years ago and
whose name was placed before the
voters as an independent Democratic
candidate. did not receive q maiorit,
in single county.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
A Miis-and,a-s4an Dam.

Greeley. Colo.-A map and state.
ments of Farmers reservoir No. S
were filed with the county recorder
Wednesday BY p. d. Jones of Greeley.
The proposed reservoir will have .
dam q mile and q half long and IS
feet high and is to cost $725.000. The
water supply will be through the tun.
mel and bitches Of the Greeley Poudre
system and the reservoir will have \
capacity Of $500. .000. 900 feet. The land
to be irrigated lies north and east Of
Greeley.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
ss"s r@'ssss es~ss ASssasss -,

Greeley.-Although CoatFaetor Nell
wee. Who has charge OF the boring of
the Laramie-Poudre tunnel throsga
Green mountain failed to better his
own-Sorld's record fos . .oath h Sep
tember. excellent pr6gress vas made
on the tunnel and the bore u now 7s1
feet nearer completion than o. the
last day Of August. It 10 completed
for over . mile.
During September the eastern bore
was advanced 4S6 feet. SGT beiag the
record for August. which sets q new
world mark in tunnel boring. The eoa-
tract calls for completion in Decsn-
ber. 1911.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Av,atlen Exhibit At Pueblo.

Pueblo.-The Commerce club has
practically completed arrangements
for . big aviation meet here next
month. when exhibitions will be given
with three or four Of Wright brothers.
machines. The aviators will be on
their way from st. Louis to meet in
Los Angeles. and the plans are to have
them stop off here for q day.
The plans to secure the aviators
we're turned over to . COMMITTEES OF
business men.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
10 This the Parting?

Hot Springs, Ark.-Theodore Roose-
velt took issue with President Taft on
the subject Of reclamation OF the
swamp lands in speech which he
delivered here at the Arkansas State
fair. Col. Roosevelt declared that the
national government should do all 1t
legitimately could do to assist in drain.
ing these lands.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Mayors Vote May Decide.

Ordway.-District Judge Rizer rem
dered his deferred decision In the
ease Of Brenaman vs.. Olmstead. hold
ing that it was legal for the mayor to
cast the deciding vote In the case Of a
tie In meeting Of the town board. that
It the membership Of the board was not
complete that 1t could be filled in this
manner. and that the actions of the
board 10 constituted would be legal.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
To Store Coal Creek Waters.

Greeley.-Work is well under way
on the big Hereford system Of bitches
and reservoirs which cOntemplates
the storing of the flood waters of
Coal creek. in northeastern Weld
county. fifty miles from here. into a
chain of reservoirs and spreading the
water over 1900 acres Of level land
adjoining Hereford.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Inspee.irs p,e,ss Coal ospeS,

Inspecting pieree Coal ospeots.,
Pierce.-To inspect the coal depos-
Its on the Boulter farm c. r. Welsh.
c. H. Clammer and T. H. Jones Of
Fort Collins will pay . visit to this
town In the near future. II the de-
pOsits are found sufficiently thick.
outside capital will be invested to de-
vel0p the veins.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Simple Gspsdlent,

An American student at q German
university tells Of q professor who
was reading aloud in . classroom pa-
pers on = celebrated living German
novelist, who had been written By
the members Of the class. After read.
ing one he commented upon its e.
cellenco. you show an exact com.
prehension of the matter" he said,
addressing the student who had writ
ten the paper: tell us what method
you used"
'"Oh," replied the student. II Just
wrote to K. stating what 1 wanted
to know. and that was what he sent
back"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13

Philadelphia Wins Championship.
After . season, In which the De.
troits, three times winners of the
American league championship, were
ousted from first place, the American
league season ended Sunday, with
Philadelphia In first place.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13

Breaks 36-Year Long. s.Distance Throw.
Cincinnati Sheldon Lejeune. of tho
Evansville club Of the Central league,
threw. a base ball 426 feet Ga inches,
.of 25 feet 10& inches over the old
record, which has stood for SO years.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
COMING EVENTS

Oct. l7-Streets of all nations. ASAi-
torium. Denver.
Oct. l7-20-State convention Disciples
of Christ at Rocky Ford.
Nov. s-State election.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Lucky John Strike. Two Wells.

Galveston.-"Lucky" John O'Neill,
the well known oil operator. brought
in two wells. flowing 1000 and 200
barrels, respectively, on his latest
find, four miles from the Humble field
on the San Jacinto river In Harris
county
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13

A Kansas woman wants . divoro,
because her husband throws bricks 1t
her. No man has a right to throw
anything at his wife but bouquets and
hot air.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13

But the pure food laws do not make
any provision for love that ID adul.
terated with filthy lucre.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-13
Taft's Enoineers BUSY,

Albuquerque, N. M.-The, Board of
United States Army Engineers are In
vestigating New Mexico and Arizona
projects.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-29
BYNAMITED HOUSE
OF GIRL HE LOVED
Washington Man Then Killed Himself
and Town Marshal.

Spokane, Wash, March 2S.-After
holding the town of Northport, Wash,
in panic for three hours today. dyna-
hitting the home of the girl with
whom he was infatuated and killing
the town marshal, who sought to ar
rest him, Martin Kloose ended his
own life with bullet when he aban-
doned hope of escaping.
Kloose, who was AZ years old. went
TO the home of Mrs. Jellisson, for
whose 19-year-old daughter he had
conceived an attachment. When he
was repulsed he ignited a charge Of
dynamite under the building and then
ran the mother, daughter and invalid
son out of the house when the blast
failed to injure them.
The townspeople gathered and pur-
sued him to his own house. He barri-
caded the doors. John Deitrick broke
in and was killed. Kloose fire again
ending his own life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-29
GEORGIA BANKS ALL
MAKING BIG MONEY
Average Net Profit For Past Year is
Given at Is 1-5 Per Cent.

Atlanta, Ca, March 28.-CompIete
reports from the state banks on the
business done during 1909 ars now in
the hands of State Treasurer Pope
Brown, and they show net profit
of Is 1-5 per cert. on the capital in
vested. This IS probably The finest
showing ever made for ore years blsi-
ness.
There was net profit on capital
and surplus of 10 2-3 pei. cent. Re-
ports to the treasurer show that there
are now 500 state banks in operation.
The year 1909 closed with 4S7, but
score or more Of new banks have
been chartered since the opening of
the current year.
There are four counties in Georgia
which had no banks at all, either state
or national. These are Camden, Dade,
Dawson and Eehols Two other coun-
ties, Miller and Whitfield, have no
state banks, although they have ma
tional and private banks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-29
THE ONLY NEGRO RHODES
SCHOLAR COMES HOME
Alain Leroy Locks, COlored Student
Back From Oxford.

Philadelphia, March 28.-Alain Le-
Roy Locke, who came into prominence
three years ago as the first colored
student to be elected to a Rhodes
scholarship, is now in Philadelphia for
the Oxford spring recess. He is a
graduate of the Central High School
and the School of Pedagogy, and holds
his Bachelors degree from Harvard
University. After entering upon his
studies at Oxford, he devoted some
time to the investigation of the status
of American students at the English
university, the outcome of which was
an article in the Independent" (July
$4,000, entitled Oxford Contrasts"
Locke is enrolled as a member Of
Hartford College, Oxford, and has tax
en- an active part in the transactions
of the Cosmopolitan Club. At the con-
clusion of his university career in
June Locke is planning to travel in
British East Africa, where he Will
study the educational needs of the
native races.