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The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
TO FIGHT
TRANSFER
OF WATER
WELD COUNTY bitches TO OP-
POSE THE SUIT
RECORD TRANSFER ASKED
Want to Take 25 Feet From Hodg-
son and Highland bitches 100
Miles Further Down the
Platte River

A suit has been filed in the dis
est to farmers in the vicinity OF
Greeley In that 1t seeks to transfer
near Is second feet Of water from
this district to q point 100 miles
down the Platte river It is believed
to be the longest transfer ever
sought In Colorado.
The Lower Platte and Beaver
Canal company are the plaintiffs.
They ask that 1882 feet from the
Hodgson ditch and 12 feet from the
Highland ditch. having their head
gates near Platteville, be allowed
them for transfer down the river.
All of the bitches in this section
will oppose the transfer. The Lower
Latham Ditch company, the Godfrey
Ditch company, the Union Ditch COM
pany and the Farmers Independent
Ditch company. three OF them among
the largest in Weld county. have
combined to fight the case. retain
ing Joseph C. Ewing OF Greeley as
special counsel. The water is valued
at approximately $4,000.
The Weld county ditch owners will
contend that this water taken from
the river at the present headgates
reaches the river again before the
transfer point IN reached. but that n
not taken out here anc allowed to
run down the river 1t is irrevocably
lost SO far as benefit to Weld county
is concerned.
II Is expected that the case will
come up for hearing the latter part
of next week.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
COUNTY FAIR
STOCKHOLDERS
HOLD MEETING
Plan Great Show for Next Year
-Old Debts Wiped Out

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Weld County Fair
association was held Tuesday after
noon in the city hall and the direc-
tors for the coming year elected.
At the close of the meeting the
directors held a short session and
elected the following officers:
Chester Blunt. president: l.
Rothschi1d. vice president: C. T
Nefll. treasurer: u. J. March. secre-
tary Other members OF the board
are w. A. Insinger. D. II. Barber !
d. Dtckey. A. l.. Camp. F. r. Rliss.
George Emerson and J. F.. McC-ery.
An auditing committee consisting
or o. o. Russell. I .Rothschild and
l.. l.. Haines was elected to audit the
books of the company.
1t Is the plan OF the directors to
nave a better and greater fair this
year than last.
something moro than $1,000 was
cleared bv the association from the
Iair held last fail The indebtedness
tFom the previous veer was settled
snd sum still remains.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
WILL HELP
FARMERS OF
THE COUNTY
HYDROGRAPHICAL SURVEY MAY
BE HAD THIS SUMMER
SENDING IN PETITIONS
Good Progress Being Made in Secur-
ing Signatures Necessary to
Have Government Take Nee
essary Action

From the manner in which the
various petitions are being signed
and sent to Washington it seems
probable that Weld county may get
the greatly desired hydrographical
survey this summer. There were 10
petitions started in circulation few
weeks ago and third of these have
already come back and have been
1t is expected that the rest of the
names will come in rapidly and be
sent on in ample time to have the
department consider the matter be-
fore the summer surveying crews
are sent into the field.
1t is believed that great many
more than the actual number of
names required will be had. The
work will cost the county nothing
and will be the means of saving
the farmers thousands of dollars an
nually in well-sinking. The survey
will locate and map out the under
ground flow in the entire county,
showing the direction, volume, quail
ity and quantity of water.
In the past it has been shown
that in guessing at where water may
be found the farmers have often
been compelled to sink several wells
before the required now was struck,
entailing heavy additional expense
that would not have to be borne II
there had been photographed map
to guide them.
other counties that have had the
benefit of the survey pronounce 1t
valuable asset for the homeseeker
in that he can tell without cost how
much, the character and expense OF
the water he wants.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
MUST
NAME The TICKET

: There is liable to be trouble :.
= for the tax payers petition that :
: has been circulated in Greeley ::
= for the past ten days and which, ::
: 1t Is said. will be passed around !
= at the tax payers meeting to be ::
\ held in the district court room ::
+ on Thurcday night. ::
e" According to the ordinance :.
= bearing on the subject as inter ::
:: preted by leading attorneys of ::
:: the city, IT is necessary to have ::
:: the names of the candidates ap- ::
:: pear on the petition before it is ::
:: signed. These names do not ::
= appear on one, and so far as ::
= known. the only petition that :.
:: has been circulated. hence, it is ::
:. said, the signatures already ap- :.
:: pended will be null and void in :.
= the eyes of the law. ::
:. !. = = :. :. !. :: = :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
FORT COLLINS
RECORD BROKEN
BY SNOW STORM
Three Times the Normal PreCipita-
ton for February lnsures Good
Supply of Water This Year

Fort Collins. March 1.-The snow
which now covers the ground is the
greatest, both from the standpoints
of depth and precipitation, that has
visited this community since the
government experimental station
started to keep records in 1886. IL
is. of course impossible to have .
storm which will equai those describ-
ed by the old tifers and which occur
red before records were taken.
From Z O'Clock yesterday morning
until 7 O'Clock this morning the
depth of the snow was increased, ac-
cording to the government figures.
by an inch and half, the extra fall
amounting to OF of an inch mois-
ture. This brings the tatols up to
1SIa inches snowfall and .9S OF an
inch moisture; but there are many
who dispute the first measurement
and claim that in amny places in the
city there is an even two feet OF
snow.
The total recipitation for the
month is l.52 inches, nearly three
times the normal precipitation and
considerably better than the record
of any previous February. The mimi
mum temperature last night was i've
degrees above zero.
Reports indicate that the snow.
although statewide, was by no means
as heavy in other localities as II was
here. In Denver the snowfall
amounted to about eight inches.
Boulder got foot and Lonsmont
little more. Loveland and Fort Col
lins are the favored communities and
Larimer county seemed to fare bet
ter than her sister counties in the
distribution of the moisture.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
GAS COMPANY IS
IN new BUILDING

The Greeley Gas and Electric COM
pany has moved into their fine new
quarters on the corner Of Ninth
avenue and Tenth street. The move
was made Tuesday night and today
has been spent putting things to
rights. The building. which has
been under the course of construc-
tion for several months, is OF red
pressed brick, trimmed with white
brick. The offices will be on the first
floor. In the basement there are
store rooms and work room has
also been fitted up in the basement
The gas office has been located on
Eighth avenue between Ninth and
Tenth streets.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
DISTRICT
WANTED IN COUNTY

wishing . new school district
created the parents of twenty chill
dren OF district No. 40, north OF
Briggsdale. have sent signed petit
ton to County Superintendent w. c.
Thomas It 10 the desire OF the resi-
dents to form a new district. con-
sisting of two townships. one from
No. "a and one from No. 49, No
further action has been taken in the
matter.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
Begins Work Soon on u. p.

LaSalle, March lone mile day
is the amount of trackage it has been
stated viii be laid on the new line
of the Union Pacific to Fort Collins,
Work will begin on the track laying
March "a large crew of Japs. are
here ready to begin work. 1t is ex-
pected that the line will be complet-
ed ready for traffic by May l.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
TAX PAYERS Meeting

to committee appointed
last arranged another
In the district court
he Mayor Houston
A. county asessor William May
from The city r. W. DeVinncy Of the
rtunty 'r general discussion
he The al the
public subjects OF valuation and
al Of Gree
lev. ytcd
T. MARTIN Chairman
A. y. STRICKLAND.
H. RUSSELL.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
| TALK
MEMBERS OF
|(|7Y COUNCIL
esting Market Place for
@ng Ordered Printed
6eds for City Jail

OF the city council last
~ neaEed DR.. Curtis, the
expert tell of conditions
. .ad other eastern cities
playground has received
.upport' The speaker
.ne decrease in juvenile
aOsed clearly the better
'ned by the supervised
!, HIS address was list
great interest by the
=. .no extended him a
1, ,nes hanging the ward
~ The city was placed on
as 'as. This probably will
i. (aa ordered printed at the
k',.i v IN ample time for yot.
Y. l,"a,lze themselves with
Us before the city elec.
H. nance creating a market
|Ie ,,., city, designed to con.
o,s' ssa'ng to certain SER
E,sss v,asFed printed. '''
I'm ,.1 'or furnishing the
=" !, b., beds was awarded to
C. eon,s n's price being as low w
,u,ia1 1yr,d do the work. ~"
wei Of the session 'p'e'
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
Grassle RahY Dies

LaSalle. March Melvin Grass
le, the six weeks old son o. Mr. ana
Mrs. James Grassle. died Nere Tues
day of bronchial pneumonia
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
Theatre for Windsor

Windsor. March The Lyric
theatre will be opened this week IN
the Dowding building Th- theatre
was sold and taken to Fort C"i"ns
and was taken back BY j. pe''
kins.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
W0ODMEN
TO HAVE
BIG CAMP
GOING AFTER NORTHERN COLO.
RADO RECORD
TO INITIATE Big CLASS
Head Officers From Denver Will BE
Here Friday Night to Put on
Work-Eighty New Mem.
bers to Be Taken in

After next Friday night Greeley
will have the largest Camp of the
Woodmen of the World in the six
teenth district, which comprises all
Colorado north of Denver. Boulder
enjoys that distinction now, but on
next Friday night in Odd Fellows
hall there will be 80 new members
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02

initiated into the Greeley Camp.
bringing the total to $40. which will
be the high water mark for northern
Colorado.
The occasion will be in the form
of celebration for the local Camp.
fContinued nm Pave q
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02
h1c ~
RIED IN
GREELEY
BARBER SELECTED
8 A VICTIM
PRISONER WRITES
En,rling Daughter" Is
l,tic for Mr.. Barber,
kused to Bite on the
kperable Bait

Barber. harness manu-
,reeIey, has been initia-
ancient Spanish prison
wing heard of this ven
HI TO secure money from
ALLY inclined but unsus-
Ficans, Mr.. Barber Is not
up 100000 from a
of cash required to
pautiful maiden and her
kr supposedly being con
whence he is directing
Der clipping is enclosed
b be an account of the
jall getting away with
Is Of dollars. The name
baper is not given. nor
the publication of the
an appeal has been sent
kery city in the United
khe author of them still
|ystery,
received by Mr.. Barber
Madrid, 90-1-1911.
| know you only from
ices Of your honesty, my
J compels me to reveal
ftant affair in which you
a modest fortune, saw
same time that of my
|hter.
Fng imprisoned here. ]
(ed as a banker In Rus
ill see by the enclosed
Inc, Of many English
hkA have published my
)sdcn.
you to help me to OBJ
OF AS0,000 I have in
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02

| Msrch "nses Location
being r.n, The Perkins
for tho se'nodeled TO-. and put
b will no Windsor Drug
.u'ns this week. ''''
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02

Born. February 2S. to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l.. Camp. daughter.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02

n S.ss, ss New Arnor,
.r ,,n Won, l.,-pespite tn.
IL. e,', Is Progressing
N. The building VIII ,Hl tn, N.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02

)vsl sa stops Revivnls
shich ,,'vlces at the S. l..
| the we were discontinued
|.a,b.Ts week on account Of
(reninr viii be resumed
and nov, ana will Continue
|ecndns. neS', The services
Pastor r'en s by Rev. J. F.
Fsr. assisted by c. E.
The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-02

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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26

:ago recomme nding the measure. It
was pointed out that several sessions
ago the Legislature was convin ced OF
the brutalizng effect of public execu-
tions and made it imperative that
such punishments could only be in
ficted at the state penltentiary and
in the presence of only such officials
as were necessary. An effort to in
definitely postpone the bill was lost
and there is every prospect that it
will go through with flying colors.
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little stone room to sit in sinister
wooden chair equipped with stout
straps and electric wires.
The warden was in his customary
pessimistic mood. Good reason for it
this time, too, for Chicago Whitley"
a trusty, doing ''bit' of seven years.
had got through the guards and drop
ped over the wall on to the top of a
car Of an ''up bound" freight train the
evening before. Not a trace of him
yet. Handlers pride in his record as
pen master was at stake. and he
blamed himself and the whole universe
for the official explanations which
must soon be Forthcoming. His dark
eyes cleaned vengefully; his short
cropped black hair fairly bristled with
the rage that sarged In the thick skull
beneath it; his strong, square jaws
were grimly set, though now and
again his upper lip would curl slightly
back as he gritted his teeth. revealing
a row of tobacco stained incisors. Yes.
Warden Handler was disturbed.
/. He fingered glistening letter opener
impatiently, and his lips seemed to
move.
SERVES me right for maxim a 'trusty'
out of a bloomin' yegg." he muttered.
might have known one of them
wouldn't stay put in one place any
length Of time. not even in a coffin"
The door at Handlers right opened.
He half turned and glowered at
trIlSty who shuffled in carryino a hot
tie Of drinking water.
Its pretty soft for you around here.
eh?' grunted the warden.
The convict FASTENED to place the
bottle in the holder at the sound Of the
officials voice. He then hurried to-
ward the door, mumbling a faint "Yes.
SIR" as he went
Suppose he'll be tryin' the west wall
next" commented Handler, pounding
his fist on the desk. But I'll trim 'em
all yet. III
"A visitor for you" announced his
secretary. Smith. entering. His name
Is like roll call in the German navy"
He handed Handler card.
The warden took the pasteboard.
"Blick -en-dol-f en-bach." he read SLOW
". "A man with name like that has
no right on the outside Of a prison.
whats his graft?"
HE has letter from the state board
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of prisons. He has invented lock,
halin1n fhn ~

of prisons. He has invented lock,
believe, that
Lets have him."
The secretary ushered in an earnes
looking man with long, wavy blacl
hair. He was short and thin.
Il am Gustave Blickendolfenbacll
the great inventor" said the visitor t
the warden. II have a lock for you L
lnkeep the prisoners nit" He bowe'
to the warden and rubbed his hand
complacently.
$50 l hear. Your lock can't b,
picked, eh?'
The inventor raised his hands in hor
ror at the suggestion.
picked! Pickedv he calculated
"My lock picked? The whole world i
half tried it-Germany. France, Eng
land-and even the cleverest thieves II
Naples, The whole vide world 1t all il
half not open without they the key
haff."
$50 I've heard. but still it might be
picked at that"
ut is maybe I don't understand
picked-you mean open NIT not my
key?''
''Yes; with wire orr
"a wire" exclaimed the inventor
"My lock open-that half spend four
teen years to perfect? Nein. 1t is
laughter, vas, but
Handler was growing impatient.
1T will be accepted only on the con
dition that it cannot be opened with.
out a Key" he pronounced.
The inventor drew himself up proud.
ly. "Yaw, und challenge the world, "
he cried confidently.
"Well, all the worlds champions are
in America. you know" answered the
warden. land when it comes to genius
in mechanics most of them are in jail.
Well have it tried before noon"
The visitor took his precious lock
from his pocket and laid it on the
table in front of the warden. saying;
Il keep the key. Now the world can
not my lock Open"
at looks good" commented Han.
der. IF you care to wait I'll have 1t
tested"
81 wait. l lofe to see the expert
frown und smile und give 1t up. 1t is
my joy.'
AS the inventor went out to await
the test George Doyle. a defective
credited with Il long list Of important
hn off nd col
ed Handler.
isn't Bill Avery to be let loose to
day." queried the newcomer.
Don't know. Is he?" returned the
warden indifferently.
Doyle gazed at the other s.gnif.
cantly.
"Yes," he said. 81 hear he's very
friendly with Jimmy Valentine. The
way Valentines lawyer is going after
new trial makes things look danger
ous''
"What about the man you had make
him to talk about himself-t0 give
himself away? the warden asked
shrewdly.
Doyle shrugged.
Nothing to it. Valentine wouldn't
get confidential with him. but if |
could get Avery on my staff to work
for me and squeal on Valentine I'd
get him. Id be able to keep him FROM
getting a new trial.
Thus did the detective describe in|
his conversation small part of the|
system which his fellow man hunters|
find of utility in serving their partic
ular ends, whatever they may be-the
stool pigeon" system. which consists
Of forcing or persuading released Grim
inals to spy on their companions andI
to convey to the police the informationI
they procure.
Sometimes the detective uses thel
knowledge so gained for the purposeI
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barred windows looked out into the
prison yard, where at prescribed in
tervals gangs of convicts were allowed
to take a brief outing to breathe in
the air from the hills that Knocked
them. thus to prolong the lives of
those who hoped to live as well as Of
those who hoped to die. thus to
strengthen the nerves of the unfortu-
mates whom justice had decreed must
some day at sunrise go to shadowy
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26

I" HE warden's Office in Sing Sing
prison is not Il pleasant spot in
which to lin2er, whether you
may be innocent or whether
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26
CHAPTER II.

Y Nth an agility surprisingly
w s q ;s;s s'' .sa:s 1 Il. ' ;ss,
and raised it threateningly over his
head. The two officers halted. Doyle
tegaining a calm demeanor. through
the excellent self control which had
become one Of his valuable assets IN
his business. spoke easily.
80 you don't want a friend, OLD
fellowT
Avery lowered the chair.
No." he snorted. mot any FRIENDS
that are coppers. Thieves are bad
enough"
The point of the reply did not escape
Doyle.
WELL" he responded angrily. you
have got me for an enemy all the rest
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PROLOGUE.

You're not so sure about Jim
my Valentine as you might be-
not until the very last chapter,
when he finds himself" in a
scene that is as cleperly con-
ceived as anything ever present
ed in American fiction or drama.
What you are SIRE of as you
read-pery, very sure, in fact
is that you are following the
story of a most interesting char
acter, one whose doings on the
stage have held the interest of
many thousands. Jimmy Valen-
tine becomes crook" with
most of the failines and weak
nesses of man who doesn't
recognise the difference between
mine and thine, but he winds up
as a-weH, read the story and
find out for yourself how he
vinds up. 1t will be worth your
while, for this absorbing, thrill
ing romance of both the under
world and the upper world as
we'll proves that a man has nev-
er sunk so low but that he may
again regain the honor he has
thrust aside when the true spirit
of manhood hrobs within him.
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CHAPTER /.

SI1.tl
"HE wardens Office in Sing Sing
prison is not Il pleasant spot in
which to linser. whether you
may be innocent or whether
guilty of crime. And no more reas-
surfing could be termed the abrupt,
dominating parsonage who presided
over the dismal destinies of the office
and institution when occurred the
events chroni, led in this narrative.
That man faxed by his choice of
occupation to daily associate intimate
" with criminals of high and low de-
gree and to come constantly in per-
sOnal contact with all the misery and
depravity going to form the life of
states prison-that man so fated
should find exquisite enjoyment In ac-
centuating these depressing conditions
Is surely IA contradiction of what ordi'
narily would be expected. Humans of
normal mold are generally occupied i'll
ameliOrating the evils and annoyances
OF CuelT SuIIOuuulilSH. nat 10 hbtuiS .
way. Not so with Warden Handler.
That which is bad can be made to be
worse. Innocence can be shown to be
guilt-with the aid of trained wit
nesses. Repentance is always insin-
cere. and if it is not it can be made
so. A murderer should be made to re-
member always his lgnomlny. a thief
should be reminded of his amuteurish
clumsiness which led him into the
clutches of the central Office men,
That was Handlers philosophy. That
was Handlers way.
And underlying all his petty oppres-
sion and gross inhumanity was
cause, deep rooted in system OF his
own and of race of Jail keepers that
went before him. Exposure? Re
moval? Bah! He had considered all
that. And, if worse came to worse.
had he not friends in the state senate?
Was there not a governor who would
need his assistance in the state con-
yention when it came to a question Of
delegates? Clearly the possibility Of
removal was the least of his worries.
Warden Handler sat at his polished
oak desk in the middle of his office.
At his left was another desk used by
Smith. his secretary. At his back the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26

OF arresting fugitive. again for Sc
curing division of Ill gotten spoils,
again for the purpose of obtaining
witnesses who will find it policy to
commit perjury at trial. and so the
underworld grows suspicious Of Its
neighbors and finds danger lurking
where friendships smile is sought.
The warden resumed the converse
ton.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26

1.-THE Armstrong drama, of which the
following is the noveli1sd version, Is based
on o. Henry's story, "a Retrieved Refor-
mation.l
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26

Ito be continued.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-22
LIFE NOT WORTH LIVING

IS the way Miss Alta Abel OF West
Baden, Ind, summed up her existence
after having sought In vain for health.
She writes: II was a complete wreck
always tired, worn out and nervous.
I had to spend about one-third of my
time in bed.
'Vinol, your delicious cod liver and
iron tonic, was recommended, and /
can truly say 1t has done me more
good than all the medicine l ave- took
In my life. That ervou and tired
feeling Is all gone. I have gained In
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like another person" 1--WE guarantee
this testimonial to be genuinely
What vinol did for Miss Abel, we
know it will do for every nervous,
rundown. overworked, tired, thin. and
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Try a bottle Of ,Mn61s&HthstkesT np
4S4t DOS ssSt sAstRsspA ~
& W.T. " 81 T. fS 3 :Se Il.
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