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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-27
sllndfo,ded Dancer Make. III.

Bllndfoided Dancer Makes Hit.
London.-Mme. Meua, who is now
starring at the Palace theater In Lon
don, made great hit with her dane
Ing in Berlin. Hungarian by birth,
she was trained In the best OF all
schools now in existence. the Russian
ballet.
The novelty Of her performance lies
in her ability to dance blindfolded
among eggs placed at regular inter
walls IN rows on the stage without
breaking or even touching them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-27
Z on lee. \

"Yes," said Alkali Ike. "a couple Of
coynpunchers INDUCED in very pref
ty scientific scrap down at Bad
Buckles yesterday"
1T Is wonderful how cool those fell
lows keep under the circumstances :
remarked the eastern tourist.
"Yaas, they certainly have to be
ketp cool. stranger. believe for
some reason or other. their funerals
ain't to be for couple o. days YET
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-27
Want. Husband Declared Dead,

Wants Husband Declared Dead.
independence. Kan.-To have her
husband, who disappeared June II.
1904. declared legally dead. and to
compel fraternal order to pay her
$4,000 insurance on his life, is the OBJ
ject of suit brought in the district
court by Mrs. Aveline Steinaker Of
Caney.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-27
Life Worth STUDYING.

Guo "oEtH Skuoytn0.
Every employer Of labor might do
worse than to spend a part Of his day
of rest in studying the life Of Robert
Owen. born May IA. It'll. He kept
his wormen busy In dull times and
made money BY It
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-27
SEA SERPENT" INA CANAL

the Bloomfield plane to keep look
out for the fish. but 80 far 1t has not
been seen at that point. The alarm
reached Bloomfield and the several
bathing resorts on the canal were
soon deserted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-27
.AfALE or THE pLANS
BY RANDALL PARRISH.

AUTHOR Or Ny LADY Or The SOUTH. IA
\ wHE1 VIII ERhEso Was KIno frc.trc y,
lLlusraArions By DEARnossn MElvIlI.t/
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING

New York took the lead in the Ma
tional League pennant race by defeat
ing Chicago in the final game of the
series, to /.
Marcel Penot, the French aviator,
who fell from height of fifty feet
while giving an exhibition at San
Diego de Losa Banos, June list, died.
Battling Nelson, former lightweight
champion is scheduled to fight Bud"
Anderson on July at Vancouver,
Wash. Nelson will train at Portland.
A boxing circuit after the manner of
a vaudeville circuit, has been formed
with Milwaukee, Kansas City, Indian
apolis, Memphis and New Orleans in
cluded.
Announcement was made from Ma
tlonal league headquarters in New
York that Umpire Jack Doyle had
been temporarily relieved from duty
for not knowing the rules" the Off
cial announcement runs-and that
Robert Emslie, who has been acting
as extra umpire, would for the present
take his place.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Secures 100000 Gypsum Mil.

Hotchkiss.-A deal has been COM
pleted between George o. Harper, a
Milwaukee capitalist. and the ranchers
in this vicinity for the construction
OF $S5O,0OO railroad which will be
run from the Maher country to this
cit yfor the purpose Of opening up rich
gypsum claims along the Gunnison.
river in Red canon and starting in op-
GRAFTON new 100000 gypsum mill
here. The deal as 1t stands will mean
half a million dollars in new improve
ments for this section of which $125.
900 has been subscribed by the ranch
ers between this city and Crawford.
The richest field OF gypsum in the
state is located south Of here along
the Gunnison river in Red cailon.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
DISSOLUTION AND c RIMI N L
PROSECUTION OF INDlVlD-
UALS EXPECTED.
mr.. TAFT TO DECIDE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN ARE, LEFT
WITH PRESIDENT AND At
TORNEY GENERAL.

Washington = The United States
Steel Corporation is to put upon the
antitrust grill at last.
Not only will the government move
to dissolve it as an illegal combination,
but its principal officers are in danger
of criminal prosecution.
In view of the decisions of the Unit
ed States Supreme Court in the Stand
ard Oil and Tobacco trust cases, the
officials of the administration are con-
fident the proposed proceedings will
be attended with success.
Within a comparatively short time
Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the board
of directors of the United States Steel
Corporation, will have direct and posi-
tive information as to whether the
Sherman antitrust law is archaic
as he contends, and will know whether
the policy of cooperation" among the
steel interests, for which he is respon-
sible, is legal
Within about ten days the results
of investigation by the bureau of cor
porations into the organization and the
conduct of the United States Steel Cor
poration will be placed on the desk of
President Taft
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
FOREIGN.

In Cuba movement to put an end
to the national lottery is under way.
Rumors have reached London from
Paris that Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria had died suddenly. -. -
Cloudbursts, accompanied by heavy
hail. caused great damage in South
Germany. Many lives were lost.
One hundred residents of Leon,
Mex, are dead as the result of riot
in that city, according to messages re-
ceived.
General Porfirio Diaz, who arrived
at Havana on the steamer Ypiranga
from Vera Cruz. resumed his voyage
for Havre.
Lawrence Hargrave, box kite in
ventor of Sydney, N. S. W., claims to
have constructed an aeroplane which
he calls fool proof"
Twenty-eight Mexican liberals" ="
who were opposed to Madero were
shot at sunrise on Saturday and Sun.
day in the Altar district, near Com
pania and Altar, Mexico.
King Georges imperial crown and
the new crown which has been de-
signed for Queen Mary for the cor
onation are being exhibited by Gar
rards, the crown jewellers. The value
of the crowns is s7,500,OO0.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
NEWS TO. DATE.
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
REC ORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE,. f.
w ESTERN.

AS a result of a street shooting in
Sioux Falls, S.sD., two persons are
dead.
A. G. Rushlight, regular Republican,
has been chosen mayor of Portland,
Oregon.
AT Oklahoma City storage house OF
the Oklahoma Cotton Oil mills burned.
Loss, $1SU.0OO. ...., .
A freight engine on the Union Pa
cific, six miles west of North Platte,
Neb., blew up, killing three persons.
w. R. Greene of Audubon, Iowa, has
been elected congressman of the
Ninth Iowa district to succeed Wal
ter l. Smith.
Mrs. Maria Martinez Rodriguez of
Bakersfield, Cal, is said to be the old
est person in the United States, being
1913 years old.
Reports from the bedside of former
Gov. Haskell, at Muskogee, Okla, say
he is much improved and is considered
out of danger.
Congressman Alexander c. Mitchell
of the Second Kansas district of Law
renee, can live but few days, his
relatives believe.
A gold strike is reported to have
been made on Indian creek, 800 miles
from Fairbanks, Alaska. Pay ore has
been struck in two places. A large
area is being prospected. Gold has
alsa been struck on Long creek, on the
south side of the Yukon.
Six persons were drowned in Utah
lake at Salt Lake City, when the
launch Galilee, in which sixteen Ieo-
pie were attending party given in
honor of the approaching marriage of
Miss Vera Brown and Edward B.
Holmes, capsized. Among those
drowned were the engaged young cou-
pie.
After floating on log in flooded
stream for nearly twenty hours Mrs.
Sallie Tripp, who with her mother
and two sisters was swept into the
Canadian river by freshet, near Nc
Allester, OKLA, was found in Gaines
creek, two miles above where that
stream empties into the Canadian.
Mrs. Trip was unconscious.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Huqqinq a Lamb"

Parson Johnson had been caught
hugging one of the finest "ewe" lambs
of the congregation who happened to
be very popular young lady and 1t
created quite a stir in the church. So
"Brudder Johnson" was brought for
trial.
"You have seen these great pic
lures, / suppose. SO you know dat de
great Sheperd am always pictured
wild lamb in his arms" said "Brud-
der" Johnson.
yes, sab, pahson, dat am So" ad-
mitted Deacon Jones.
Den, Brudder Jones, what am
wrong in de sheperd Of this flock
having a lamb in his arms?"
This was too much for Brudder
Jones, so he proposed that the people
have called meeting that afternoon.
After the point was discussed at the
afternoon meeting the following reso-
luton was made:
Resolved, Dat for the future peace
of this congregation, dat de next
time Brudder Johnson feels called on
to take lamb OBJ de flock in his
arms. that he pick out ram-lamb."
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
WASHINGTON.

Postal savings bank service will be
established at Denver July 1st.
President Taft cabled his congratu-
lations to King George V. of Grea,
Britain and King Frederick VIII. of
Denmark. The English monarch is
46 years old and the ruler of Den
mark 6S.
President Taft rebuked Colonel JOS
eph Garrard, commanding the cavalry
post at Fort Myer, Va, for disap-
proving Private Frank Blooms effort
for promotion because of Bloom g
Jewish parentage.
Senators Dillingham;, Gamble, Jones
and Kenyon, Republicans, and Fletch.
er. Johnston. Kern and Lea, Demo.
Gratis, will constitute the sub-commit-
tee to conduct the new investigation
into the bribery charges against Sen
ator Lorimer.
Investigation by the Geological Sur
vey of the erosion of numerous drain
age basins show the surface of the
country is being removed at the aver
age rate of about an inch in 76O years.
Though trivial when spread over the
United States, it becomes stupendous
as total.
Present indications point to this
years cotton crop as the largest the
country ever has produced, according
to government experts. The crop will
be greater by about 100000 bales
than the average and larger by nearly
100000 bales than the biggest crop
the country ever raised-that of 1904.
The Finance committees report OF
the reciprocity bill''t the Senate will
feature the beginning of the third
month of the extra session. The hear.
ings, which have continued almost a
month, will close and the committee
. will go into executive session to de-
termine the disposition Of the meas.
ure.
A move that is strongly suggestive
of railroad operations on the scale of
the Northern Securities Company Of
st. Paul. was outlined by ]. ]. Hill,
chairman of the Great Northern Rail.
way Company. when in a statement he
announced the execution. of a $780,.
100000 first and refunding mortgage
to secure bonds for the Great North.
ern and Chicago. Burlington & Quin.
cy railroad.
President Taft is positively opposed
to legislative claims in regard to the
wool tariff during the special session
of Congress and before the tariff
board renders report covering its
investigation of the woolgrowing
business of the country.
Not less than $4,000 miles of road
were improved throughout the South
from 1904 to 1909. according to Logan
Walter Page, director of the United
States office Of public roads. This
makes total OF improved mileage of
42,2S0, or 6.C7 per cent Of all roads In
the South.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
GEN ERAl.

The Kansas City Electric Light and
Railway Company has been placed in
hands of receivers.
A Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste
Marie passenger train was wrecked at
Verges, Mimi, and two persons killed.
The new Chicago & Northwestern
passenger station has been formally
opened. The cost of the building was
s23,750,O00.
At Kirksville, Mo-, the temperature
reached 1O5 in the shade The SAINT
degree of heat was recorded at Phil
lipsburg, Kans.
Jack Johnson, the worlds cham
pion heavyweight. will take all his
jewels along when he and his wife
sail for England for the coronation.
Fire destroyed the two nine-story
grain elevators and large mailing
house of the Schrier Brewing Compa-
ny, at Sheboygan, Wis. Eoss. $4,000
After July no passenger steamer car
rying fifty or more passengers to sail
as far as 200 miles, will be permitted
to leave uort unless equipped with
wireless apparatus.
A government investigation of con-
ditions in the lumber industry, look
ing toward the prosecution of the So
called lumber trust" has begun be-
fore a special grand jury in the fed.
eral District Court in Chicago
]. ID. Bren, cashier of the University
of Minnesota, who reported that he
had ben robbed by three men of $14,-
900 near the campus, has been arrest
ed and charged with embezzlement.
C!,al War veterans, 1000 strong,
sang John Browns Body" Marching
Through Georgia" and other wartime
songs as they led the great Memorial
Day parade in Chicago up to the poin.
of review.
Resolutions which were adopted at
the weekly meeting of the Methodist
Minister'S Association of Cincinnati
concemning the courts for allowing
George B. Cox to escape prosecution,
may result in the arrest and punish
ment of those ministers for contempt
of court.
Heat records for.the year have been
broken In the southwest, highest tem-
perature was reached at Pittsburg,
Kans.. where 1t was 1O5. Other high
marks were Joplin and Topeka. 81;
Oklahoma City, 95, and Wichita, "a.
Excessive heat was also reported from
northern Arkansas.
The 1911 Glidden tour which was to
have started at Washington on June
21st, has been postponed by the com
test board of the Automobile Associa-
ton OF America to an indefinite date
in the early fall.
Eunning at fifty miles an hour.
westbound train No. o and eastbound
tran No 12 OF the Burlington colllded
heaG-on two miles west OF Indianola,
Neb Dispatches from the wreck give
fourteen people killed and a score or
more injured. Passengers of the train
declare that the list Of dead will run
higher than this.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Work Progressing on STANDBY Lake

Denver.-Of the 100000 supplied
by the Banque Franco.Americaine for
the rejuvenation and completion of
the STANDBY lake and allied projects
of the Denver Reservoir Irrigation
Company. over 100000 has been ex-
pended since March 18th. the date on
which the funds became available.
Estimates of the future cost OF the
work. which will be completed Octo-
ber 1st, contemplate the expenditure
OF 100000 per month, according to
Receiver Arthur Day.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08

The fastening of the report is the
result of directions issued by the
President himself to Secretary of Com
the information gathered by the bu-
reau will be turned over to the House
committee now conducting a steel
trust inquiry.
The alleged activity of the admin
istration since the House committee
instituted its inquiry drew from Chair
man Stanley statement in which he
said:
Senator Culberson, myself and
others who have studied this question.
have long harbored the suspicion that
somewhere in the archives of the gov
ernment there was evidence that
would throw a flood ofSiight upon the
acts and doings of the United States
Steel corporation.
THE judiciary committee Of the
Senate made the most strenuous ef-
forts to ascertain these facts at time
when the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron Company by the Steel
corporation could hardly have been
called consummated.
"One year ago / was advised by
Representative Parker of New Jersey,
then chairman of the House judiciary
committee, that neither the President
nor the attorney general favored a
resolution of inquiry into the United
States Steel corporation. When the
resolution to have the department of
justice advise Congress as to the con.
ditions into which we are now inquir-
ing was favorably reported, the attor-
ney general. with the advice and ap-
proval of the President. so | am in.
formed, fatty refused to furnish this
information on the ground that 1t was
not compatible with public policy.
1T was well known that this reso.
luton, although heartily approved by
the people and the press, was. over
my repeated protests, pigeon-holed in
the rules committee in the last Con-
gress.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Rio erande to Add Another Train

Denver.-Announce is made by
the Denver and Rio Grande of an ad-
ditional train between Denver and
Salt Lake City and San Francisco. to
be inaugurated June 18th. On that
date a new fast train will be added
to the present service. and the run
ming time will be reduced two hours.
On the same date the Western Pa
cific will add to its service second
daily train over it's line between Salt
Lake City and San Francisco, with
through Standard and tourist sleeping
cars on both trains between San Fran
cisco and Chicago in connection with
the Denver and Rio Grande.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
erasshoppers Getting Busy.

Merino.-Grasshopp are begin
ming to get active in the Atwood and
Merino districts. While they are not
yet noticeable around Sterling, there
is no doubt that unless preventive
measures are taken at once the whole
Sterling district will be infested as
were the Greeley. Fort Collins and
other upper districts last year.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Union Pacific to Build.

Greeley.-That the Union Pacific
intends to carry out plan which it
has had under consideration for two
years, to build from Fort Collins up
the Poudre canon by way of Bellvue
Junction, through North Park, to a
connection at some point on the main
line, probably Wamsutter, Wyo., is the
opinion expressed by officials Of that
road
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
seulser, Soldier Of Fortune, Alive.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Captain Bulger.
soldier of fortune, Mexican insurrecto,
farmer, ranchman and town builder of
Denver and Fort Collins, who sought
the dangers of the battlefield and the
glories of soldiers death, is not dead
According to the story brought here
by his colonel, Antonio Villareal, Bull
ger, although wounded, will live, un-
less complications arise.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Expect Big Berry Crop.

Steamboat Springs.-An indication
of the Importance that the strawberry
industry is assuming in the vicinity of
Steamboat Springs is the fact that
Manager Houston of the Produce AS
sociation is now negotiating for the
purchase of two carloads of boxes and
crates for the use of local growers.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Clifton Gets interurhan.

Clifton.-The Grand Junction &
Grand River Railway Company have
announced that the interurban line
would be extended from Grand juno
tion to this city at once. Later the
company expects to extend the line to
Palisade and into the Plateau valley.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Electric Line for otero County.

La Junta.-A representative of the
Pueblo Light Power & Traction Com
pany has appeared before the commits
sioners of Otero county asking for
franchise for power line down the
valley from the western edge of the
county to La Junta. The commission
ers have taken the matter under ad-
viSement.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
COLORADO NEWS
Gathered From
All Parts of the State
COMING EVENTS.

June 13, IA, .l5-State Sunday School
Convention, Pueblo.
June 15-1S.-Convention Christian - En-,
deavor Society. Grand Junction.
June 2O-3O.-Western General Confer
ance Women's Christian Association.
Cascade. Colo
June 2S.-Colorado Association of Let
ter Carriers convention. Boulder.
June 20-21.-National Association Tor
study and Prevention of tuberculosis.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
Boat upsets: Two Drown.

Glenwood Springs.-While Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Lewis, with two friends
were boating on the big reservoir of
the Antlers Orchard Development
Company near Silt, the small boat
capsized and all were thrown into the
water. The Lewises were drowned
and their bodies have not yet been re-
covered.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
100000 Hospital Completed.

Grand Junction.-The new 100000
st. Mary's hospital in this city, built
by the Sisters of Charity of Leaven-
worth, who also erected st. Joseph's
hospital in Denver, is now complete.
1t is the most up-to-date hospital be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake City.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08

Washington.-The wool tariff revi.
sion bill has been introduced in the
House by Chairman Underwood of the
ways and means committee and debate
on II begun. The measure was accom-.
panied by report from the Demo
Gratis Of the committee in its favor.
while Republicans unanimously report.
ed against t - 49,
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
He Was Innocent.

Johnny Williams had been bad"
again.
"Ah, me, Johnny" sighed his Sum
day school teacher. Il am afraid we
shall never meet in heaven"
What have you been doin'?" asked
Johnny, with a grin.-Harper's Month
w.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
WILLIAM e. LORIMER.

United States Senator from Illinois.
In Connection With Whose Election
Bribery Has Been Charged. A Com.
mittee Is Now Conducting an Inves.
ton.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-08
The Real Reason.

II am going to send you my little
kitten to keep you company"
How good of you"
Don't mention it. Besides. we are
moving"
New-York tribune., 1911-09-10

Contest Nc I aviation Puzzle).-Choice
OF a sterling silver Tribune badge. a set
Of battleship postcards. German silver
purse with chain. an interesting book
gold filed belt pin. a box ot water color
paints or a gold filed tie clasp for the
neatest and best three answers.
Contest No. CThings to Think About
You may solve any two OF the four puz-
zl.s that YOU like. and for the neatest and
best two answers we offer the choice or
the same prizes as in Contest No. l.
Contest No (Our Letter BONA prize
OF 81 is given for every letter printed un-
der this heading. The letter may contain
incidents in your life, anecdotes Of pets,
novel school experiences. things seen In
travel or made up stories. These stories
must be original and must be written on
one side OF the paper. Letters entitled 10
the prize OF 81 are often crowded out for
lack of space in the week in which they
are received, but IL such is the case they
always appear in the page later.
Contest No. (Honor LisD.-A set Of four
little books, containing stories Of adven-
ture in Bugville. with illustrations like
those shown to-day will be given 10 every
little man or woman whose name appears