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The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
ORGANIZATION OF
BOARD PERFECTED

The organization of the board of
directors of the Grand Valley Ditch
association was completed this morn
ing. F. +. Merritt was renamed
president. and T. II. Craven and A
o. Perry were chosen vice president
and secretary-treasurer respectively.
The construction committee this
year Will be composed of f.. +. Mer-
ritt, c. A. Brett and NJ. J. Sullivan.
A committee was appointed to have
charge of refunding the bonds of the
district. 1t will be composed of.
William Campbell, A. j. Lee and Fred
&. Holmes. Many of the bondhold-
ers have expressed their willingness
to renew the issue and the directors
foresee no difficulty in making the
refund.
William Weiser was reappointed
attorney for the board and Arthur J.
Lee was again selected as auditor.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
HANPSON|ST To
ESTABLISH
GROCERY
HERE
Popular Merchant Is 10 Open
Branch Of Old Firm In
This City Soon.
HAMPSON BROS. AND VALDEZ

The firm of Hampson Bros. & VAL
deZ, which has been operating for
many years in Rifle and Salida, will
open a modern grocery and market
in this city shortly after January /,
with 7. J. HampsoH, Jr., in charge.
This announcement was made this
morning by Mr.. Hampson. Instead of
associating himself in business with
his brothers in Rifle and Salida, as
announced last night, Mr.. Hampson
has always been allied with them.
Recently an old-established busi-
ness in Salida was taken over by the
firm of Hampson Bros. & Valdez, and
Mr.. Hampson will spend some time
in that city, assisting his brothers in
making the transfer.
He established the firm in Salida
10 years ago, and always has re-
tained an interest there and at the
younger store at Rifle.
Mr. Hampson has been associated
with the DOwrey Mercantile compa-
ny for four years and when w. T.
Dowrey first established himself in
this city, II years ago. Mr.. Hampson
vas with him and made p,any friends
here
The location OF the new grocery
firm has not yet been made public,
but Mr.. HampsOn authorizes the
statement that IL viii be situated cen-
trally and will become one of the
most up-to-date and thoroughly mod
ern establishments in Grand juno
ton
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
Mrs. Bro1holm on
Way to Fight for
Custody of Girl

While an absolute air of secrecy
hangs about her location. Mrs. Alice
Pauline Broxholm, who seeks the
custody of Marion Ethel Pcarse, is
somewhere between London and Col
orado and will arrive In Denver some
time this week In the meantime,
the hearing of the habeas corpus
case started in Denver at the instance
of Mrs. BroXholm. has been postpon-
ed until this afternoon when mo-
tion for change of venue will be ar
gued. John II. Fry, representing Mr..
and Mrs. Frank ID. Parks, will ask
for the hearing to be made in Rio
Blanco county, where Parks and
his wife reside. The motion is being
argued this afternoon and will be
decided late this eyegipg it is eX-
pected.- @s---'ss-s Z tt-l'''.'r' 1. -s'rs -7-----
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
COMMISSIONER
VEDDERSOUNDS
SHARP WARNING

Commissioner b. w. Vedder makes
the startling announcement that the
residents of Grand Junction who are
letting the hydrants run every night
to keep the pipes from freezing are
creating havoc by so doing. They are
helping contribute to mighty flood
that is filling the sewers to more than
their capacity and thereby backing
the water up, creating danger of dis
ease and numerous other disagreed
BILE happenings.
MIR. Vedder says the people will
have to wrap the pipes in exposed
places or burn more coal, but they
must cease letting the water run. The
sewers during the last week have
been acting badly and is due entire
ly to too great an amount of good
Hannah creek water going to waste
The commissioner sounds this
warning and says it must he needed
without fail and that if it is not dras-
tic measures will be necessary.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
YOUNG CHEMIST
To SERVE TERM
IN BUENA VISTA

Leniency seldom extended to self
confessed law-breakers was shown bv
District Judge Sprigg Shackleford
this morning when J. Il. Richards,
young English mineralogist. was
given an indeterminate sentence in
the state reformatory. Richards con-
fessed to three charges of misusinE
the checking privilege. He raised
check from 81 to Sl4, forged anoth-
er for $3.50 and a third for So He
had been employed in the orchards
during the harvest at Palisade. His
health had failed since severe at
tack of yellow fever contracted in
jamaica and an earthquake in same
island destroyed all his property. He
came to America some IS months
ago, and, falling to get employment
in his profession as an analyst of
soils and minerals, drifted in any
sort of labor he could secure. Mrs.
Richards remained In Denver and
when he issued the bad checks. re-
turned to Denver and was arrested.
Mrs. Richards came back with him
and repaid all the money to the men
whom Richards defrauded.
Attorney Walker made brief but
earnest plea for his client on the
ground that he had shown no crimi-
nal tendencies and his education and
training fitted him to be a valuable
member of society If the stress Of
poverty was relieved from him and
his house
District Attorney Charlesworth
seconded the remarks of Mr.. Walker
and recommended the mercy of the
court for the defendant Judge
Shackleford, after discussing briefly
the inEi1innG n1tura al thR nriT NF
forgery, pronounced an indetermi-
nate sentence in Buena Vista upon
Richards. The latter thanked the
court his own counsellor and the
public prosecutor.
He Will be taken to the reformato-
ry with other convicted prisoners af-
!, ter the close of-the .court term
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10

The Hartman lines must dis
solve, according to the decision of the
United States supreme court. Within
three months the Southern Pacific
and the Union Pacific, combined by
that railroad wizard, Edward H. Har-
riman, must cease to be operated as
one system and must be conducted
as separate and complete railroads.
The Union Pacific will be allotted
20 one or the other after negotiations
between the government attorneys,
and those representing the railroads.
Frank b. Kellog made the principal
argument for the government in the
suit to dissolve the big railroad mer-
ger. In the accompanying map the
dashes represent the mileage to be
| retained by the Union Pacific, the
crossed lines show what the South
| ern Pacific will control, while tht
dots represent the Central Pacific
which will probably be allotted t.
the Union Pacific.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
24-H0UR ENDURANCE
CONTEST BY SPEAKERS
TO PROTEST HANGING
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
San Francisco. Deec. 1O.-Repre-
sentatives of the California Anti
Capital Punishment League have an
nounced that plans have been COM
pleted for q 24-hour street-speaking
session to protest against the hang
ing OF Manuel BombaIla at San Quen-
tin prison on December 13. The
speaking will begin at pm Tues
day on downtown street and will
continue throughout the night and
until 6 the next evening. Fifty
speakers will appear, including At
torney Clarence Darrow; Har Dyul.
a Hindu writer, and Mrs. Fremont
Older, the wife of newspaper pub
Usher.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
GOOD FELLOWS JOIN SENT|NEL'S
CLUB IN LARGE NUMBERS TODAY
Over Forty Dollars Worth Of Cash and Vauabes Subscribed and
List Still Growing Lodges and Unions Swell
Fund TO Big Proportions.

All records for Christmas dona-
tions have been shattered by the gen.
erosity of the people of Grand June
tion is responding to The Sentinels
call for members in the Good Fellows
Club. A large sum in money and
many articles of usefulness and lux
ury have been donated, and before
the week is out high mark in pub
lie giving will have been set.
The ball was started rolling by the
Trades & Labor Assembly. which do
mated $40 to The SentinePs fund
which was in turn given to the AS
ISOLATED Charities to distribute
among the poor children of the city.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10

Young Peoples societies respectively.
1t is remarkable to note the
amount of interest being shown in
the contest Regular campaigns are
being conducted and the candidates
are asking the support of their
friends, and in many cases older
friends of the young people are de-
voting many hours in their behalf
1t is impossible to tell who is lead
ing at the present time, as all of the
votes are being deposited in an Off
cial ballot box AT the Y. NJ. c. A The
box was loaned by County Clerk
Jones. sSxssM
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
ACCUSED DENIES HIS GUILT.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 10.-Ac-
cused as an active promoter of eX-
plosions in eastern cities, Michael
Young of Boston testified in his own
behalf today, at the dynamite con-
spiracy trial. that he never partici-
pated in the Mcnamara plots.
As n member of the executive
board Young was charged with ap-
propriating $1,000 a month to John
j. Mcnamara for dynamiting pur-
poses.
Numerous letters between Young
and Mcnamara were produced for eN-
animation by the witness.
Young was named by McManigal
as personally having pointed out sew
eral non-union jobs.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
CONTEST FOR WORLD'SFAIR
QUEEN IS GROWING WARM

With thousands of votes pouring
in daily the Worlds Fair Queen con-
test is drawing to a close and the
votes must all be in by 10 O'Clock to-
morrow night. All of the voters are
choosing their favorites and casting
their votes in a hurry on account of
the short time remaining and it is
there will probably be many who
will overlook voting.
The four candidates the Misses
Laura Lee, Lillian Sawyer, HelCa
Langland and Jennie Andrus, repre-
senting the Methodist, Episcopal,
Congregational and Presbyterian
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
SAFE BLOWER KILLED
BY POLICE IN RAID
Associated Press.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. lO.-Einney
Bergen, who is believed to be the
widely known safe blower. was killed
today in a police raid on a house on
the outskirts of the city. Frank Hol-
loway, who is credited with a holice
record in many cities. two other men
and a woman We're arrested.
Bergen was killed after he had
made a spectacular escape from the
house. He drove the detectives back
with a steady fire from his revolver,
jumped 50 feet from i garret window
and got away amid a hail of lead.
Later he returned to the house after
the others We're captured. the build
ing was surrounded and in the en-
suing pistol battle he was killed.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE DEAD
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Portland, Ore. Dec. 1O.-Colonel
G. b. Montague, a soldier of fortune
in Europe and America, pioneer of
the west and the first mayor of Sit
ka, Alaska. died at his home here
today at the age OF SO. As an army
officer he was ordered to Alaska af-
ter the close of the Civil war. While
there he retired from the army.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
BLUE-EYED HUSBANDS VERY
UNRELIABLE, SAY FIGURES
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
:, iSansRs Cny. Mo- Dec. 10.--~Men
with blue eyes make the most un-
reliable husbands. according to sta
tistics just announced by E. j. Flcm-
ing. superintendent OF the free legal
aid bureau. During the last year."
he said, I'VE have had 1928 cases of
wife abandonment and nOn-support,
and in nearly every instance the man
had hlme ewes"
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
BODIES OF MAN AND WIFE
ARE FOUND IN THE RIVER
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Hudson. Wis. Dec 1O.-The bod
les of a. l.. Tilseth and his wife were
found in the St. CroiX river last
night. They left here Sunday night,
after a visit to Mrs. Tilseth's par
ents, intending to cross the river on
skates on their way TO their home at
Lakeland
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
KANSAS COUPLE
FOUND DEAD; IS
SUICIDE PACT?

Associated Press.
Denver, Dec. 1O.-Mr. and Mrs. d.
C. Johnson of Hutchinson. Kans.,
were found dead in a hotel here to-
day, each with bullet hole through
the head. They had apparently been
dead for three days.
The police believe that the man
killed his wife and then himself.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10

Today the fund has been swelled
by donations from various orders as
follows:
Mt Garfield Lodge No. 349,
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Trainmen ------------------s1 $1,000
United Association of Journey
men Plumbers------ 800
Musicians, Union 500
Typographical Union--. $50
Cameo Coal Company--Two tons coal
T. j. Hampson, Jr.-- 500
Mr.. Osgood- 100
Carl 100
Geo. Toupaine------Two boxes apples
Watch this list grow.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
BRITISH STEAMER LOST?

Associated Press.
Louisburg, Cape Breton, Dec. 10
The British steamer MOrien and her
crew Of 20 men is thought TO have
been lost in the recent storms. No
news has been received from the
steamer since she left Louisburg No
vember 6 with a cargo OF coal. bound
for PlaCenlia, New FOundland
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
PAY HONOR TO MRS, WELLES
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Denver. Dec. lO.-The body of
Mrs. Julia Welles, the prominent
club woman and philanthropist. will
lay in state today from II to |
o'clock in the rotunda of the state
capitol. The body will he surround
ed by n guard of women.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
FORTUNE IN UNCUT STONES
FOUND IN BURGLARS JEANS
Associated Press.

San Francisco, Dec. 1910, 1000
worth of uncut diamonds were taken
from the pockets of an alleged bur-
slar. who was captured after an eX-
citing chase. He gave his name as
Otto Cart. and said he was a sailor.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10

Flirting with girls who pass the
college will hereafter be a cause for
instant dismissal at the Medico-Chir-
urgical hospital, Philadelphia, ac-
cording to a faculty order recently
promulgated.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-10
UNTITLED TONNAGE INCREASES
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 1O.-The untitled
tonnage of the United States Steel
Corporation on November 80 totalled
7,So2.SS2 tons, an increase of 25S,-
500 tons over the previous month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
FOR RENT-HOUsEs.


FOR RENT-Modern nine-room house
Inquire sol Third avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
Picking Tea Leaves.

Tea leaf picking" was a Gambler
well industry ia the early nineteenth
century. On May -, 1893. when two
boys were charged with gambling on
Sunday, one Of them explained that he
got the shillings found upon him,
mot by gambling. your worship, but
by picking tea leaves" The tea plant
does not happen to grow in this coun-
try. my lad" replied the magistrate;
therefore you are adding a faIsehood
10 the offense for which you were
brought here, and that ofense is al
ways sure to lead to crimes Of more
magnitude"
But the boy explained: 81 am EN-.
ployed by a cowkeeper at Gambler.
well, who sends me into the fields to
gather sloe leaves and black and white
thorn leaves. and he pays me 50 much
a pound for all pick" And the 20
lice traced the connection between that
cowkeeper and city tea dealers.-Lon.
don Opinion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
THE FIRST WATCHES.
They Had Weights, Not Springs, and
Were as Big as Plates.

They Had Weights, Not Springs, and
Were as Big as Plates.
At first the watch was about the size
of a dessert plate. 1t had weights and
was used as pocket clock" The ear
lest known use of the modern name
occurs in the record of 1852, which
mentions that Edward VI. had one
larum or watch of iron, the case being
likewise of iron gilt. with two plum
NETS Of lead"
The first watches may readily be
supposed to have been Of rude execu-
ton. The first great improvement. the
substitution of springs for weights, was
in 1850. The earliest springs were not
coiled, but only straight pieces of steel.
Early watches had only one hand
and, being wound up twice a day, they
could not be expected to keep time
nearer than fifteen or twenty minutes
in the twelve hours. The dials were of
silver or brass. The cases had no crys-
tails, but opened at the back and front
and were four or Ave inches in diam
eter.
A plain watch cost the equivalent OF
81 500 in our currency, and after one
was ordered 1t took year to make it.
Exchange. II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
MAKING Campaign Banners.

The services of twelve men are re-
quired to produce one of the big cam
paign banners. Two men prepare the
strips on which the lettering is done.
Two more look after the lettering of
these strips. the painting of the names
of clubs or associations ordering the
banners, the captions for the portraits
and the offices for which the nominees
are to contend. Two men work on the
centerpieces, generally consisting of an
eagle and shield. One man devotes
himself to the special portraits, and
the others assemble the various parts,
sew the strips together and give the
finishing touches to the banner. The
portrait man" scorns to do any other
work than the main portrait The rest
he calls filling in" By working on
the same faces day after day this art
list becomes so skilful and so rapid in
execution that he can paint the ppr-
trait of a candidate in the dark. and
paint it as true to life as the standard
! of the campaign banner industry re-
quires.-Harper's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
Exaspersting.

A suffering salesman called on a
New York buyer with an excellent
proposition. In well turned sentences
he proceeded to lay before the buyer
his superb argument. But, alas, in
every well turned sentence there were
''bs' and rms" and over these the
salesman suffered pitiably.
The buyer before whom he was
pleading was caustic, nasty sort OF
chap, and after five minutes of stutter-
ing at point where the salesman was
fioundering most dreadfuIly, the buyer
held up his hand and said:
I'm afraid / can't understand you.
Call again when you're sober"
The salesman turned scarlet with
modification and rage.
"B-b-b-but"-
NO" said the buyer, waving him
resolutely toward the door, mot now
when you're sober"
And the Infatuated salesman depart
ed.-Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
Argus Branch Offices

For the accommodation OF its patrons
IN various parts OF the city. The Argus
has esta blished q system Of branch Of
hces where subscriptions and want ad-
vertising may be received and any in
formation left that may pertain to any
department OF the paper, news or bust
ess II Is also planned to have at each
OF these branch Offices every evening q
supply OF copies OF The Argus OF the
day so that any subscriber who may
have failed under any circumstances TO
receive his paper. will be supplied free
OF charge.
The Argus chain OF branch of1ces
Includes the following:
j. j. Kipps notion store. 450S Fifth
avenue.
II. z. Rowe's pharmacy. ais Four
teeHth avenue.
Riess' drug store Twenty-seventh
street Seventh avenue
Ullemsyer's drug store. Eleventh ave-
nue.. Fifteenth street.
George w. Millhouse. confectionery.
SOC Fourth avenue.
Mrs. LondOn's notion store Seventh
street. Fourteenth avenue.
Heimbeck's pharmacy. 922 Third ave-
nue.
ssnEer's grocery. s25 Eleventh
street
Robert drug store. Thirtieth street
and Fifth avenue.
College pharmacy, Seventh avenue
and Thirty eighth street.
olson grocery, Thirteenth avenue and
Thirtieth street
Steiner drug store. corner Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-sS:
In the Circuit Court of Rock Island
County. nl.-January Term. 1913. In
Attachment Demand, $l.65120
Smith Bros. & Burdick Company VS..
Fred W Larson, ct al
Notice is hereby given TO you. the said
Fred ". Larson, that a writ OF attach
ment has been sued cut Of the Office OF
the clerk OF the circuit court OF said
county OF Rock Island, at the suit of
the said Smith Bros tkBUrdick company.
and against the estate OF you. the said
Fred ". Larson. for sixteen hundred and
sixty-one dollars and twenty cent?. be-
sides interest, directed TO the sheriff OF
said county to execu
Now, unless you. the said Fred ". Lar
son. shall personally be and appear be-
fore the circuit court of said county, on
the first day Of the next term thereof
TO be holden at Rock Island, in said
county. on the first Monday II the month
q January next. give special bail and
olead 10 said action, judgment will be
entered against you iii favor of the said
plaintiff. and the property attached sold
70 satisfy the same, with costs.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE. Clerk
Rock Island, III, Nov 30. 1912
ALDER: Huber. plaintiffs attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
LEGAf..
-~'~'-~>~-~-~~~~~-~~
Notice of Final Settlement

Estate of Mayer Rosenfeld. Deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Clara K. Snberman and
Joseph NJ. Rosenfield executors of the
last viii and testament OF Mayer Rosen-
Held, deceased, have this day fled their
nnal report and settlement as such in
the probate court OF Rock Island coun-
ty, and hearing on said report has been
set for Jan. 9, 1913, at s o'clock a. m, al
which time persons interested may ap-
pear and make objections thereto, and
If no objections are filed, said report
viii be approved at that time, and the
undersi gned will ask for an order OF
distribution, and viii also ask to be dis
charged
Rock Island. Ill, Dec. II, 1912
CLARA z. SILBERMAN,
JOSEPH N. ROSENFIELD
Executors Of the Last VIII and Tesla
ment Of Mayer Rosenheld, deceased
Hugh Z. Curtis. attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
Conquest OF THE AIR.
First Public Flight of an AeropIane In
This Country.

This Country.
In THE Curtiss Aviation Book
Glenn Curtiss describes the first public
aerop!ane flight in America, in the days
before any one had ever heard of the
young Yankee inventor, and he was ex-
perimenting with Alexander Graham
Bell and others:
Baldwin climbed into the seat. took
the control in hand, and we cranked
the motor. When we released our hold
of the machine it sped over the ice like
a scared rabbit for two or three hum
bred feet and then, much to our joy, it
jumped into the air. This was what we
had worked for through many long
months, and naturally we watched the
brief and uncertain course of Baldwin
with good deal of emotion.
'Rising to a height OF six or seven
feet. Baldwin few the unheard of dis
lance Of 31S feet II inches! Then he
came down ingloriously on one wing.
AS we learned afterward. the frail
framework of the tail had bent and the
machine had Topped over on its side
and dropped on the wing, which gave
way and caused the machine to turn
completely around.
at had taken just seven weeks to
build the machine and get it ready for
the trial; it had taken just about twen-
" seconds to smash 1t. But great
thing had been accomplished. We had
achieved the first public fight of a
heavier than air machine i'll American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30

FOR SALE-Houses, lots. Fine five
acre suburban property, twelve-roo
tage, three-fourths acre land. 81 900
Five room cottage, three ourths
acre land, $500. Terms on part if
wanted. Bargains. c. II. Dibbern &
Son, Milan, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
MacauIaY as a TaIker.

Where Macaulays talk failed IS
clearly shown by GreviIle. "If he could
tread less heavily on the ground, if he
could touch the subjects he handles
with lighter hand, II he knew when
to stop as well as he knows what to
say, his talk would be as attractive as
1t is wonderful" 1t is all summed up
In the sentence, He gave society moro
than it required and not exactly Of the
kind" Macaulay. in fact suffered
from excess Of the first requisite Of
talk, according 10 Johnson-"materi-
ais" As Sir Henry Taylor said. His
memory had swamped his mind E"
Flashes Of ignorance as well as OF 81
lence are necessary TO the perfect talk
er. And so, as has been said. Macaulay
often exhausted his audiences before
he exhausted the subject. = London
Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
A Juvenile Critic.

small girl of FIVE was walking re-
Gently with her mother through the
public garden in Boston. The Wash
ington monument attracted her atten-
ton. and she inquired what it was.
That" replied her mother, ''is q
statue OF George Washington"
The little lady regarded 1t critically
for some moments, and then she said.
washington didn't take q very good
statue, did he, Everybody'g.