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BOUND OVER TO DISTRICT
COURT IN sum OF $1,000

William Lloyd was bound over for
trial at the April term OF the district
court IN tie sum OF one thousand dol
lars by Justice Ed. S. Armstrong this
morning on the charge of criminally
assaulting a twelve year It'd girl on
Lincoln Park on the esth of Deeem-
Der. The defendant, who was arrested
on January 5th and has been confined
in the county Jail. waived examination
when taken before Justice Armstrong
this morning and was remanded .
that Institution in eesault of the bon
fixed for his release. Lloyd. who was
represented in court by Judge Sch
weigert as his attorney. is seventy
nine years of age. The case is ve-y
unusual one AMI the friends OF the
defendant hope tha, he will be able
to clear himself of the charge of
which he stands. accused.
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U. S. COURT HEARS
SUIT OVER WATER
OF Thee ARKANSAS

The suit of the United States Irri-
eating Ditch company VS.. the Graham
Ditch company came up in the federal
court in Denver on Tuesday on a mo-
ton of the United States Irrigation
company to dismiss for lack of juris-
diction.
John waldron. attorney for the de-
fendant. Kansas corporation, argued
against the dismissal.
The suit is over the rights to 5000
cubic feet of water in the Arkansas
river. which. Mr. waldron contends,
belongs to the Kansas people because
of prior rights acquired years ago.
Mr.. waldron says that the real COM
plainants are the United States Sugar
and Land Company. a Colorado cor
poration. and that that company or
ganized the United States Irrigating
company in 1906 for the purpose of
handling the property aad water
rights of the parent concern in Kan
sas.
"The contention of the complainant
is said Mr.. waldron. "that no di-
versity of citizenship is involved. which
would take the case out of the juris-
diction of the federal court, but wish
to say that two of the defendants in
this case-the Arkansas Valley Sugar,
Land and Beet company and the Colo
RADIO Southern Irrigation company
are foreign corporations and are en-
title to have their cases adjudicated IN
federal court"
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TEXTILE STRIKE LEADERS
ChkRGED WITH MURDER

Lawrence. Mass, Jan 3i--Joseph
Ettor. leader OF the textile strikers,
and Arturo Giovanni. his chief lieu
tenant. have been arrested on the
charge of being accessories to the
murder of Anna I.aPizza. striker.
who was killed Monday night by q
stray bullet. They were arraigned this
morning before Judge Chandler. and
he continued their case until Febru-
airy .. They are held withou, bail.
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highway.
"If. by our activity and organization
we have earned for ourselves a repu-
ta,ion and have established our char
aeter. MS earnest workers forestate-
wide highways. then it behooves us
now. today to show TO all Colorado
that we are broad minded. and are as
much Interested in the success OF a
comprehensive state movement, as any
community In Colorado. We, of Ere
mont county. are on trial, SO to speak
today The eyes OF the state are upon
us TO see whether we are ready and
willing to participate in the support
OF the state organization looking to
broad gauge work.
"wc should not forget ,hat We are
only part OF the centennlal state
and that the greatest success to the
commonwealth viii produce the mos'
benefits 70 our individual locality"
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OF the Rocky Mountain West Beaver
pelts during the early decades of the
century in this region took the place
OF money as a medium of exchange.
The beaver himself narrowly escaped
total extinction.
Under the protection of the law the
beaver is now multiplying'in his oil
ihaunts. In checking floods he can still
be OF use Furthermore. merely as Q
spectacle. one beaver colony today has
"a greater commercial yalae than hun
drsds OF them when they were sought
Tor their relts.
The beaver Is one OF the attrae-
tIons that takes tourists and sight
seers into the mountains. Every sum
mer afternoon toward dusk parties OF
watchers may be found in secluded
spots waiting to see the beaver a;
work
They all leave money in Colorado
The beaver. therefore, is source OF
revenue. Canon City will be fortunate
to have a beaver colony as well Is
scenery and good roads.-D Denver
J Times.
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Lisbon, Portugal. jan 31.-Royal-
lists have started general strike 20
put a monarch back on the throne
OF Portugal As result of bloody
riots in the capitol. martial law has
been proclaimed in the district. The
city has been handed over to the
keeping of General Carvalhal- Rein
forcements are constantly arriving
There are 5000 troops under arms
in Lisbon The strikers declare they
have 10000 bombs with which they
will be able to annihilate the soldiers.
Several bombs already have been
thrown with terrific effect
Government is Frightened.
The government is desirous to pre-
serving a moderate and prudent atti-
;ude. and offers to 'concede part of the
strikers demands. which include re-
lease OF all strikers arrested during
disturbances in the Evora district.
and the dismissal of the governor Of
Evora.
Eut the situation tonight was such
.ha; it was deemed expedient to pro-
claim martial law in the capital A
large number Of agitators already
have bee arrested.
Troops Charge into Nobs. =
Toward evening strikers assembled
in various quarters and bombs were
thrown at mounted Republican guards
in Roclo square. and in the suburb os
Acantra troops were Obliged to
charge the mob with drawn sabers
The government has now ascertain
ed that the strike was founded by
Royalists. who supplied the strikers
in Evora with ssoo.OOo. The intention
OF the Royalists was to send 1900
armed men across the frontier into
eastern Portugal. that region being
favorable to monarchy. and start \
general rising. but the governments
hurried reinforcements there.
1t is reported that strikers. bandits
and smngglers enticed column of
troops into the heart OF the mountains
near Evora. where the column was
in danger of being surrounded and
wiped oat. but was saved finally by re-
Inducements. which We're rushed up
TO its assistance.
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BAN6lT HOLDS up
FRISCO HOTEL GUESTS

San Francisco. Jan. 3i.-A lone
bandit this morning entered the Win
chester hotel. bound and sagsed the
elevator man. held the clerks and
guests at bay with two revoIvers and
rifled tho safes. He escaped with
eight hundred aud sesenty-nss dol
lars.
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DENVER LETTER

They are trying to claim that con
gress asked shafroth for this speech.
Nobody knows better that Governor
.shafroth and Ed Taylor how that
speech came to be inserted in the
Congressional Record. shafroth him
self asked Taylor 10 put it in ami
the house Of Representatives was cour-
teous enough to Taylor TO allow it in
serted. Congress did not ask Governor
shafroth for the speech. He simply il
grated it onto Taylor and into the
Record and grated its printing and
circulation OFF the federal and state
governments.
The Weld County Farmers club
that has taken charge of the PROPOSE
tion of raising the fund with which 10
conduct the experimental stations at
the state normal. desires it understood
that the % per cent payment to the
state Institutions which was made by
the authorities last week will in no
manner ease the financial situation 81
far as the experimental stations arc
concerned. In fact. the % per cent
will not pay the outstanding indebted
ness of the Institution that was al
ready contracted out of sheer neces-
sity. This simply means tina, the con-
tributions must continue and that the
work OF earring on the experimental
station must be continued by the pri-
vate citizens of the state. So much for
Democratic increased payrolls.
Only two more weeks until the har-
mony banquet and the general Repub-
lican rally. Reports continue to show
that this will be one OF the creates,
initial political meetings ever held Il
the state. The tickets are selling rap,
idly and prpnAise to be all sold b. sa.'
urday night preceding the banquet u
must be remembered that it is Meth u
dress-suit nor an invi;ational at.
fair.
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the designation OF our roads in q man
ner that VIII attract the attention %
the travelling public OF the United
States.
I'm behalf OF the Fremont County
Good Roads association. 1 wish to take
this public opportunity to express
our deep gratitude TO the commercial
organizations of Florence and Canon
City. for the help extended in making
our participation in the Pueblo con-
ventIon 30 creditable and successful,
and to our own commercial and road
organizations. wish to state that We
owe debt of gratitude, and to sim
liar associations In the Arkansas val
ley. and In the western part OF ,hc
state that We will never be able to re-
pay; and. In this correction. we ara
reminded Of the powerful help which
We received from the press OF our own
and all OF the communities along hs
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ROYAL ARMY
WAITS ON BORDER
SEVERAL BOMBS HAVE BEEN
THROWN WITH TERRIFIC
EFFECT
Rcyalists Supply Strikers With Funds
and Are Awaiting Opportunity
to Place Monarch on the
Throne
(By United Press.)

Lisbon, Jan. 31.-Tea thousand
royalists are reported marching
today with strikers Mt Moita, Ev-
arca and Oparto. Martial law
has been declared here Troops
surround the headquarters Of the
Federation Of Labor and hun
dreds Of unionists have been i'm
prisoned.
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The Beaver and the Tourist

Down at Canon City the beaver is
again taking possession of the
streams. HIS original habitat. more
over. does not appear to satisfy him.
WITH n lack Of hae discrimination that
IS annoying to the farmers he gets In
TO the irrigating bitches and carries
% wocd-cutting operations in the or
ehards.
ssst these eneroaehmen,s. according
to dispatches to the Times, the beaver
qa.cIly abandons on the advent Of a
trapper. for II not nmendable to rea-
son. he at least ha sa keea nose for
danger
Rs-n Tor wha, be has accomplished
q nthe past. enA tos the service he Is
sun capable OF rendering. the case OF
The beaver demands consideration.
IN making the earth habitabie %
man. the work OF the beaver has been
stupendous. 1t ranks with that OF the
earthworm. He built the FIRST storage
reservoirs to regulate the flow of tse
! streams. he pat fertile meadows in:o
barren canons aud valleys.
Beaver trappers were the explorers
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Denver. january 30. 1872
state Treasurer Kenehan called
Governor shafroth double crosser."
He did this because shafroth notiiel
a special railroad value man not to
come to the state and estimate the
value of the Santa Fe railroad after
the state board of equalization had
voted 10 employ him. The Santa Fe
has refused 10 pay its taxes of the
valuation placed by the equalization
boarL The board voted to employ a
maa from St. Louis who is supposed
TO be an authority on railroad values.
wiihort letting Renehan know any
thing about it shairoth notified the
man not 10 come. When Keaehsn
heard OF this move on the part of the
governor. he lost his temper and de-
ciared that the governor had double
crossed him and that the governor
was under the control Of the Santa Fl
railroad. else he would prosecute the
suit by securing expert testimony
against the railroad 1t appears that
the railroad tax agent and attorneys
had offered a compromise with the
governor. and the governor. without
notifying the rest OF the board. began
consideration of the compromise and
dismissed the special value man.
There has always been a breach be-
tween the governor and Kenehsn and
this incident has only served to widen
it
Some OF the Democrats papers II
the state are trying TO defend Cover
nor shafroth's action In grating off
the federal government. Ed. Taylor's
.ranking privilege and the state Of
Colorado to get his speech. bidding
for the senatorial nomination printed
aud circulated. They claim that con-
gress has often inserted outside
speeches in the Congressional Records
and ordered their distribution.
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Park Allison, who has an excellent
posi,ion In Denver. apcnt Sunday With
home folks here.
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SUCCESSFUL
GOOD ROADS
= GATHERING
Annual Meeting of fremont
County Good Roads
Association.

The annual convention OF the Ere
mont County Good Roads association
in the district court room here lasi
Saturday afternoon was the largest
and most enthusiastic gathering Of the
&ind ever held here and proclaimed
in no uncertain way the public inter
est In highway Improvement All parts
Of the county e.represented at the
meeting; Florence. especially. being
mpss in evidence by big delegation
OF boosters and good roads enthus-
lasts.
!, The Florence. Pueblo and Denver
sS.kors we're escorted 70 the court
house uader the leadership of the
high school cadet band and the busi-
meas which had inspired the meeting
was at once taken mp Tor eoasideFs-
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seLaIn Reelected President.


NeLain Reelected President.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
we're: c. II. McIAln. president; W. b.
Rowland. Canon City. and J. V. Nc
Candies. Florence. vice presidents;
Up. Newell. Florence. secretary. and
" +. Maddox. Canon City. treasurer
The president in bis opening ad-
dress reviewed the wonderful pro-
sress made in road and bridge build
Sing in practically every part OF Free
mont county foT the past year.
Fremont county now has 1000 miles
Of public roads and is traversed by IS
miles OF the Arkansas river sPanned
By seventeen bridges. In the easterri
part OF the county hfiy-ioot span
steel and concrete bridge has been
built over Beaver creek while is miles
mn F5ur Mlle creek It's exact duplicate
has been built. Fifteen miles Of new
.1pad has been coasirasisd lnio Bcav-
" park ana great and extensive i'm
proyements made In the vicinity Z
Portland. Concrete and Hardscrabblo
districts. A new road Twelve miles In
length has been constructed through
Salt Canon 10 the III paso county line
with steel and concrete bridge
hcross Beaver creek. This marvellous
ly constructed road Is expected 10
bring to this county within the nex'
twelve months 10000 strangers second
oniv 10 the number that Will come Via
Eueblo over the new Santa Fc trail.
Mr.. McIain spoke OF the new Royal
Gorge road dedicated with impressive
ceremonies on May IL last as work
that has brought more attention q
road building In. Colorado than all tho
work done In the entire state for ten
\ years previous. He also spoke of the
concrete built roads along Sand creek
Current creek and Cottonwood creek
that during the year had brought tbs
-ssrmers of those regions In touch viii
pthe county seat by splcndidly buil'
, roads.
"Few, he said, "have ahy conception
OF the improvements TO the Rainbow
route within the year from cotopaxi Y
saiida which has been Transformed ts
one ofthe most delightful highways OF
the American continent" He attribute
slss wonderful progress OF road build
lux the past year not only to the effi
cheney Of the county commissioner
but also ~ the splendid orgsni..ss''
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State onIcer, Present.

chas. H. McLaln. presideat OF the
association. occupied the chair and
addresses we're delivered by Robt. u.
Asegins of Pueblo. president. and W.
II. Emmons OF Denver. secretary Of
the State Good Roads association. B.
p. serlbner. of Pueblo. president OF
thc Arkansas Valley Commercial as
sezaiion: J. II. jenkins. secretary Of
,hS Pueblo Commerce club; ex-sena-
tor Stewart OF Pueblo. Representatives
Alfred Durfce OF Florence. D +. Foor
oftsprsnce. aad A. II. sici-ain Of caa-
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I'D cooperation OF the forces that
Re behind the movement in Fremont
county.
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sto-y of the Man Who Always Tried
to Be Funny, Especially Be-
fore Guests.

In a story by Mary Stewart Cut
ting in. the Woman's Home Compan-
ion appears the following characteriz-
alton OF a man who made himself
nuisance by always trying to be
funny:
Mr.. Brentwood was well born, well
educated and successful in affairs. He
had. in the eyes of his family. one
fault-he had a masculine sense of
humor of homely, almost rural type,
at which his family WINGED uncon-
trollably. Mrs. Brentwood. even from
the earliest days of their marriage.
had been wont to implore her Theo-
dore when they were expecting COM
pany, not to be funny"
Certain jokes or mannerisms OF
his at the table were of daily occur
renee. Hardly noticed any more when
they were alone, they sprang into
startling prominence when there were
guests. He always said, People come
from miles around to hear us drink
soup He iovially inquired If he might
borrow the butter or If Ellen. the
waitress could spare him another
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Nuisance at the Table

slice of bread He made puns on the
vegetables and he had habit of look
ing with sudden suspicion at any dish
handed to him, no matter how famil-
iar, and asking disgustedly, What is
this, anyway Strangers always in
spired him particularly to their enter
tainment. Certain ancient, inherited
anecdotes could be endured by his
wife and children, even IL with ach.
Ing strain. but there was a bathtub
story (Mr. Brentwood had in his early
boyhood migrated with his parents to
what was then the edge of the prai.
ries) beginning mendaciously, You
know, we never took baths when 1
was boy that though 1t was anus.
ing, nearly went beyond the pale of
refinement, and an awful toothbrush
story which positively did. If people
laughed at his stories, Mr.. Brent.
wood became practically untram-
meled.
Another common table remark by
Mr. Brentwood was that he never
had any use for potato salad. because
cold potatoes always reminded him
of cold feet. 1t was also his habit to
admonish people to eat slowly and
distinctly. He got this from the old
saying. Read slowly and distinctly "
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swHAr ON EARTH HAVE you BE EN- EA1lNea"

Henry Sparks stumbled over two
trunks. his daughters bicycle. barked
his shin, bruised his toes and finally
reached the door. There in the hall
stood a yocng woman, comely ard
strong looking. "Is this the place you
want a girl?" she asked.
A sudden joy leaped int Henry
Sparks heart. Yes" he said. Come
in. We have just moved; we're all up
side down here. Look /out for TIE
boxes,"
Then Mr.. Sparks led the way into
the dlning-room and turned the caller
over to his wife. Yes. we want a
girl" said Mrs. Sparks; we've just
moved in, and it may be you won't
want to stay now; you see how things
are and what cleaning is to be done"
girl.
I'm not afraid to work." said the
girl.
At this answer. Henry Sparks, who
stood in corner. almost tainted. The
girl produced a letter from a Luther
an clergyman in a little country vii
lage. 1t happened thar Henry Sparks
knew the man. The girl was taken on
tne spot, ds suc ueCldItu .bue was
ready to go to work then and there
and would have her things sent right
over from her cousins.
During the whole conversation Mrs.
Sparks face had worn rather a puz-
zled expression. When the girl had
volunteered to stay Mrs. Sparks said:
How did you happen to know we
wanted a girl?"
81 saw your advertisement" was
the answer. Here 1t is" and the girl
pulled out a copy of the morning pa
per. Mrs. Sparks took tt Mercy"
she exclaimed. that's the advertise
-ment of Mrs. Smithkins. who lives in
the fat underneath this. You came to
the wrong apartment"
well. like the looks of this place
anyway. and I'll stay"
| Henry" said Mrs. Sparks. won't
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IL be case of false pretense If we

It be a case of false pretense If we
keep herr"
Not by a jugful. I'll send Mrs
Smithkins the price of her advertise
ment in an anonymous letter. To
have and to hold is good motto in
a case like this"
That girl Rose. who stumbled into
the Sparks fiat that moving day night,
was a dream. She cooked things to
a turn; she was willing; she didn't
nave cross word in her vocabulary;
she didn't care to go to balls on Sat.
urday night. and she was plump and
good-looking. The Sparks family life
was ideal.
One morning as Mr.. Sparks was
leaving the building to go to the office
up from the basement leading a child
with each hand. Mr.. Sparks had bare
ly noticed the janitor before. This
morning something in the mans bear
ing struck him and turning. he said
William, you've been in the service" "
"Yes, SIR" said William, II put in
five years in the Fourth cavalry"
81 can tell regular the minute
clap eyes on him." said Mr.. Sparks.
81 put in good many years myself.
You have two fine children here, Will
lam"
Yes" said William assentingly, and
then Mr.. Sparks said Goodbye"
That night when Mr.. Sparks reach
ed home his wife said: THE janitor
came up today and washed the win
dows. / didn't think it was a part of
his work, but he said 1t was all right
and insisted. He told me that he used
to be in the regular army and that he
knew you had been in the service,
too"
That's 1t, Eliza" said Henry, "an
old soldier likes to do things fox an
other old soldier. He washed our win
dows because we had both done hard
duty on the plains. He must be a
good. steady fellow, for he has wife
and two children. They have q fiat in
the basement"
Mr.. Sparks met William quite fire.
quently after this. William always
saluted. If he happened to be stand
ing still as Mr.. Sparks passed he
would come to Attention. clicking
his heels together the while aud salut-
ing hike the old campaigner he was
Almost every night when he reached
home Mrs. Sparks would tell Henry of
some new act of attention OIL the part
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Danger In "shuttIe kissIna..

shuttle kissing" as vehicle for
the transmission of diseases from one
person to another employed in Eng
lish weaving sheds. is the subject of
recent report which has been issued
as parliamentary paper. The kiss
ing" referred to takes place when the
operator puts the thread through an
eye in the shuttle. This is done by
placing the shuttle in the mouth and
sucking the thread through the little
opening. The report says that while
the investigation has shown the pres
ent method to be uncleanly land may
even be possible means of spreading
Infection" the committee does not
think the time is yet ripe for insisting
either by act of parliament or by reg
ulations on the abolition of the exist.
ing form of shuttle.
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OF the janitor. "He came up and
went all over the plumbing today"
she said one night He said he
wanted to make sure that there
wasn't any sewer gas in the place"
There, it is just as told you.
Eliza" said Mr.. Sparks; this janitor
doesn't want to see the family of an
old soldier suffer. I'll give him a box
of cigars tonight Eliza. this is the
finest kind of life. Never talk to me