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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST SO, 105. PAY FOR WORK IN ADVANCE Kormtl Boar! AdopU Bohema U BTt Building Appropriation. ALITOR WILL NOT ISSUE WARRANTS Mat Officers Have All Rftarnfd from Thrlr Vacation ana Air ol I.lfe Pcmdri the Capitol Bnlldlna. (From a BtafT Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. 29. (Special.) After holding Intermittent meetlns all day, agree Jptt on various plana, only to change them at the next sitting, the State Normal board finally, late thla afternoon, decided to ap prove voucher for the payment to the contractors of the remainder of appropria tions for permanent Improvements for work yet to be done on the normal schools at Peru and Kearney. Thin was upon the recommendation of Attorney General Nor rls Brown; who In a written opinion filed with the board held that It would not be contrary to the constitution or the statutes to "O. K."' these vouchers. He recom mended that the board protect Itself and the state's money by entering Into an agreement with the contractors that the warrants were to be held by the auditor intil the work was completed and the board ordered them turned over to the con tractors. Auditor Bearle announced to the board that he would refuse to Issue the warrants and suggested that the members bring mandamus proceedings npmfnst him In or der to get the matter before the courts. This will be done. Mr. Bearle said he would Issue no warrants unless the vouch ers specified that the work had been done. Btate Treasurer Mortensen refused to act with ,the finance cdmmlttee In making the recommendation In accordance with the attorney general's Ideas because he did not wnnt his future action In the matter ham pered by any action at present. i The vouchers which the board approved were as follows: George A. Berllnghof. $1,8B2.07; Joseph A. Sparks, M.1R2.65; Pussell & Son, J807.T6; Kuntzen ft Isdell, $6.2M.2. It Is presumed tho same action will be taken by the Board of Regents of the State university. Before noon the board rejected the sug Audltor Searle said he would not Issue gentlnn of the attorney . general because the warrant until the voucher showed the work had been done and decided to change the contracts, which provided that but 15 per cent of the contract price shall be held by the board until all work is completed. Attorney General Brown was called In to O. K." this proceeding after noon and told the board such a scheme was abso lutely foolish and the worse thing the board could possibly do. To change the contract, he said, would be to release the bondsmen of the contractors and to leave the state without any protection whatever. By paying the contractors the 16 per cent retained the board would have Just about wiped out the appropriation, as that Is practically the amount due the con tractors. State Officers Return. The state house has again assumed the appearance of a real state capltol, all of the state officers who have been away on their vacations having returned and set tled down to work. ' Governor Mickey and Secretary of Btate Galusha returned last night from Portland; Land Commissioner Eaton returned from Portland and H. Lindsay, clerk of the supreme court, re turned from Bpearfish this morning. Every one of them came back feeling robuBt and looking good. Those atate officers wh went to Portland were delighted with the exposition and Nebraska's part of It ahd especially were they pleased with the courtesies extended to them by the New Tork commissioners, who turned over their building and annex for the Nebraska day exercises. Secretary QaJusha said Governor Mickey, delivered a splendid address that took well. Enroute home Governor Mickey was taken til Just after leaving Seattle and at Spokane a physician was called to the train and soon straightened him out. The governor is teei Ing all right now though he shows that he hHS been through a strenuous experience, Adjutant General Culver returned late this evening from Sea Girt, N. J., where he has been with the National Guard team Want to Save Costs. Attorneys for the Bankers Union of the World, which has been refused a li cense by the Insurance department, and the Insurance department have been spar ring today over a proposition to submit their case to the court without trial and BABY'S IAD Little Ono's Terrible Suffering and Sleepless Nights of Mother Skin Now Fair as Lily with No Scar to Recall Awful Sore, WRITES MOTHER IN THANKS TO CUTICURA "I herewith write out in full the be ginnirig and end of that terrible disease ecsema." says Mrs. Win. Kyer, Ellt River, Minn., "which caused my babe untold suffering and myself many tloepltwa nights. My babe was born seemingly a fair, healthy child, but when she was three weeks old a swell ing appeared on the bark of her head, and In eours of time broke. It did not heal but crew worse, and the sore spread from the size of a dime to that of a dollar. I used all kinds of reme dies that I eouM think of, but nothing seemed to help; In fact, it grew woite. Her hair fell out where the sore was, and I feared it would never grow again. It contimied until my aged father came on a visit, and when he saw the baly ho told ma to get Cuticura Soap and Ointment right away. "To pleate him I did so, and to my tur prise by their use the sore began to heal over, the hair grew over it, and today the has a nice head of hair, her skin is as fair as a lily, and she has no scar left to recall that awful sore, and it is over eight months and no sign of its returning." CURE PERMANENT "Your letter of the lth Inst, re ceived, asking in regard to the cure of my baby some six years ago. Well, the disease has never returned to her head, which at that timo was solid sore on top and down the back." Mai. Wm. Rita, Elk River, Minn. Feb. 25, 1903. Hwr. SrM t SaaaAit, trmm InMac? I 4, rt1 fli Cu!caft So, -, ou,unM. -, 1WU tcm, K. (U km Cioul. tau4 HIU, ita. Bat I of J), M, ft.4 aJ! 4roclt.ll. A lu.4 Ml mAmm vrv ih 11 it ntrf ruw. .11 ctkt wu-diaa, M khraUiua teM. ou lint a Ckwa, urawtb.tli.a.t Lu Out uaiw SlrlMa1 OL SHE save the cost of taking testimony before a referee. The Insurance department Is willing to allow the case to go to the courts on the showing It has made without going Into the evidence, provided the order will strike out of Its petition the words "malicious," etc., which words It uses to express the way in which the Insurance department has been going after the Bankers Union. This probably will be done. Officials Are at Oats. A fight between Mayor Brown and Water Commissioner Deffenbach over the ap pointment of a city electrician to take charge of the mun.clpal lighting plant soon to be completed threatens to end with Commissioner Deffenbach having hs office filled with unfriendly empjoyes, appointed by the mayor. The city ordinances pro vide that the mayor must appoint the electrician upon the recommendation of the water commissioner and with the ap proval of the council. Many months have passed since the ordinance was enacted and until last night Deffenbach failed to make a recommendation. During this time he and Mayor Brown frequently dis cussed the matter and finally the water commissioner, having failed to find a sulta able man. the mayor suggested a Mr. Cornelius of Creaton, I-v The latter .came to Lincoln and It seemed settled he would be the appointee. Last night at the coun cil meeting, however, Deffenbach sprung the name of Mr. Marks of 8eward. Mayor Brown, who was taken by surprise, asked that the matter be laid over ' for a week and by a vote of S to 3 the request was granted. This morning Mayor Brown sent word to the water commissioner that he would shortly ask for the resignation of all his employes and that he himself would name the employes of the water commissioner Just to show him a thing or two. Heretofore Mayor Brown had not Interfered with the appointees In this office, allowing Deffenbach to make his own appointments. 'Call for Bank Statement. Secretary Royce of the State Banking board has sent out a call for bank reports for August 25. . I State Fair Notes. Twenty-six of the counties of the state will have collective exhibits at the fair. Of course all the other counties will be rep resented and on the fair grounds will be a great place for people to see the state without traveling very far to see It. The best of everything In the state will be there. The fair opens on the first day of the month and that and the two following days will be taken up In the placing of the ex hibits. Everything must be on the grounds and in place by the evening of the third so that the fair will be In full blast on tho morning of the fourth. - Cute, the famous trotter that goes with out driver and has a record o 2:04, will trot an exhibition race each afternoon. Get Into the grand stand and see him go. He knows more about the racing game than most men. There will be racing every day and more money will be paid the winners than ever before at tho fair. Many of the speediest horses in the country are entered and lovers of this kind of sport will have an opportunity to see the best. Allen Endorses Mickey. The state officers who were with Governor Mickey In Portland are very anxious to know whether the governor Intends to be an avowed candidate for United States senator. This because ex-Senator W. V. Allen in a speech at a banquet at Portland announced the candidacy of the governor for tho higher position. The officers say Mr. Allen said in referring to Governor Mickey: "He Is the best governor tho state of Nebraska ever had and In a very short time we of Nebraska Intend to call upon him to go up higher." When Senator Allen was told that the candidacy of the governor had not been announced around the state house, Mr. Allen replied that friends of the governor around Madison had been running him for two weeks. Mrs. Bentley Commits Suicide. Mrs. Gertrude Bentley, niece of Governor Durbln of Indiana and wife of W. A. Bent ley, a Lincoln detective, ended her own life this evening by taking chloroform. A fear of contracting consumption, of which her sister recently died. Is supposed to have been the incentive. Just before taking the poison Mrs. Bentley telephoned her hus band that he would find her money and keys In a dresser drawer. When he In quired what was the matter Mrs. Bentley hung up he receiver and did not reply. Bentley at once went to the house from his office and found his wife barely con scious. Physicians were called, but could not save her. Mrs. Bentley was 27 years old and was the daughter of a minister residing at Blue Springs. She had been married five years. The couple had no children. Valley County Republican Ticket. ORD, Neb., Aug. 29. (Special.) Every township but one was represented In the republican county convention held at this place today. The convention was a har monious one and the ticket selected Is generally conceded a strong one. The nomi nees are: For county clerk. Kit Carson; for treasurer, S. J. W. Brown; for sheriff, Alonso Sutton; for superintendent, W. A. Anderson; for surveyor, C. J. Nelson; for coroner, Dr. C. A. Brink; delegates to the state convention, A. M. Robblns, John Wall, S. A. 6tacy, E. P. Clements, A. E. Ilartoo, E. Smallwood, EX J. Babcock, Samuel Perkins and Walter Rood. All of the candidates are new men with the ex ception of the county clerk, who Is at present occupying the office by reason of appointment to till out the unexpired term oC the recently resigned county clerk. Baker Does Sot Pear Charae. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 29.-(Spe-clal.) This morning Sheriff Shrader ar rested Q. H. Baker, who is charged with being a fugitive from two counties In Ne braska, where, it is alleged, he is guilty of horse stealing. Baker was arrested at the home of Thomas Houks, eleven miles south of this city, where he was working as a farm hand. It is claimed that Baker stole a horse and buggy In Fillmore county and sold the outfit in Geneva. He made his escape and went to Beatrice, where he stole three horses, . two of which he sold near Lincoln a few days ago, but retained the other, which was In his possession when arrested. Baker will be turned over to the sheriff of Fillmore county to le tried for the first offence. He is about 26 years old and makes no denial of the charges alleged against him. Fillmore Republicans Nominate. GENEVA, Neb.. Aug. 28. (Special.) At a republican convention today the following nominations were made: For treasurer, J. C. Wilson of Exeter; for clerk. Bam Spelde of Ohlowa; for Judge. J. R. Patterson of Grafton; for sherlfT, William Gear heart of Fairmont; for superintendent of schools, M. P. Ames of Geneva; for coroner, Dr. Wells of Strang; delegates to state con vention, William Ramadell and E. D. Beach of Exeter, Sam Logsdon of Shlckley, R. H. Marks of Ohlowa, George Leonard. C. H. Sloan and Peter Youngcrs of Geneva, George Perkins of Fairmont, 8. B. Merrl man and L. J. Moats of Grafton, George Porter of Sawyer, A. Btinton of Exeter, Charles Slmacek of Millttfau. John Muir of Mortland, Charles Peterson and J. A. Johnson of 8'ilcklcy. Maaoala Home Improvements. PLATT8MOUTH. Neb., Aug. I3.-(Spe-clal.) The proposed Improvements on the Masonic home In this city, which have been ctnleniplalrd for some time, will be com meuued is tne cvuis of Ine yexl ( weeks. The contract for the work will be let Wednesday. The improvements consist of the erection of an addition to the main building, the dimensions of which will be 75x40, two stories high and basement, and equipped with all modern improvements, such as electric llehts, gas and steam heat. The present building has been found In adequate to accommodate she number of putlents who are sent here from time to time from all parts of the state to be cared for. BEPIHUCAJU NAMING TICKETS County Conventions Well Attended and Harmonious. LOUP CITY, Neb., Aug. 29 (Special.) The republican county convention was held here today with every township repre sented and every delegation complete. The convention was full of Interest and the nominations made were as follows: For county treasurer, Carsten Truelsen of Loup City; clerk, John Mathewson of Clay; sheriff, L. A. Williams of Ashton; Judge, G. W. Hunter of Loup City; superin tendent, M. H. Mead of Loup City; coroner, A. S. Main of Loup City; delegates to stats convention, A. Wall, R. J. Nightingale, R. P. Btarf, J. W. Burleigh, Theodore OJondyk, John Cressler and A. H. Gray. For chairman of the county central com mittee, W. R. Mellor was re-elected unani mously. AURORA. Neb., Aug. 29.-(Speclal.)-At the republican convention held In Aurora on August 2fi the following delegates were elected to the state convention: Hon. J. A. Whltmore. C. S. Hull, Hon. J. M .Cox, A. O. Hartqulst, E. D. Snider, Irving For sythc, Hon. Charles, Anderson, B. F. An derson, Bert Foss, C. W. Fye, L. T. Cud ney, William Hagemelster, W. W. Shen berger, M. Pressler and Hon. J. B. Cain. STOCKMEVS DAY AT CARNIVAL Make a Great Display of the Product of Red Willow County. McCOOK, Neb., Aug. 29. (Special Tele gramsThe McCook street fair and carni val Is now 1 nfull swing with attendance Increasing dally. The stockmen had their day today and their display and parade this afternoon was one of the most satis factory features of the week so far, show ing magnificent progress on the part of the fine stotk interests of southwestern Ne braska and especially surprising the visit ors from other parts of the state and from eastern states. The agricultural possibilities of this coun try were solendldly set forth In the hall prepared fo rthat purpose. Such wheat and other small grain, grasses, vegetables, etc., cannot be beaten anywhere. The carnival Is destined to be a grand success In every respect. Speedily Locates Mlsslna Man. YORK, Neb., Aug. 29. (Special.) Tele grams have been sent here by Charles Smith, a lawyer and postmaster of Wash ington, Kan., asking the authorities to look up his brother, Mr. Hendrlck L. Smith; who had recently left Boston, Mass. With a description of the brother, Sheriff Brott commenced to look around and noticing a man resting underneath tho Burlington water tank, he brought him down and placed him In the county Jail, believing this party to be the loBt brother. On being Interviewed in Jail Henry Smith admitted his identity saylnt?, "I left Boston about the eighth of August last with about $300 for here and after my arrival, I got the notion in my head, that they were following me, so I went to Grand Island where I re mained a short time. Apparently Henry Smith at times must be Insane. When he alluded to "they" he admitted he did not know who "they" were who were following him. Mr. Smith is a highly respected cltl sen and comes from a .well-to-do family and is comfortably fixed In his own right. Smith will stay here until word Is received from his relatives in Boston and Kansas. Woman Has a Close Call. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Aug. 29. (Special.) Mrs. O. A. Cooper, wife of the miller and grain buyer of this city, met with what came near being a fatal accident this morning. Her clothing caught lire while she was using some gasoline to burn worm's nests In the orchard. When she discovered her condition Bhe started for the house, but the flames gained such headway she dropped in the grass and rolled over and over. Her screams attracted other mem bers of the family who came with a blanket and extinguished the flames, but not until practically all her clothing had been burned from her body. Her physician does not consider the burns necessarily dangerous, as they were confined mostly to her body and limbs, not reaching her face. Promising; 1'ouna" Man Drowns. BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 29 (Special Tel egram.) William Cook, son of D. W. Cook, vice president of the Beatrice National bank here, was drowned lnthe Blue river, near the pontoon bridge, three miles north west of this city, this afternoon. Mr. Cook, In company with several companions, w In bathing when he was seized with cramps and went down. The body was recovered soon afterwards. Mr. Cook was a member of this year's graduating class of the Beatrice High school and was pre paring to enter the state university this fall. He also represented the Beatrice High school at the inaugural ceremonies at Washington. He was 19 years of ago, Demand for Furnas Lands. CAMBRIDGE, Neb., Aug. 29. (Special.) By reason of the splendid crops In Furnas county the last few seasons has been the occasion of numerous land seekers being In evidence lately. A large number of farms have changed hands the last six months and Indications are that the tldo Is Just Btarting. The Republican valley has become famous for good crops at all seasons. Lands have and are selling be low their actual value as compared with the lands a short distance east of this lo cality. People are becoming aroused to the great opportunities here now. Japanese Juaaler Drowned. FAIRBURY, Neb., Aug. 29. (Speclal.)- Toney Oyania, a young Japanese Juggler with Campbell Bros.' circus, was drowned at Ness City, Kan.; where the show was exhibiting. Torrey, with other members of the troupe, made his home at Falrbury when not on the road.' The remains will be brought to Falrbury for Interment. News of Nebraska. BEATRICE The canning factory Is run ping full time at present with a large num ber of hands. YORK L. D. Brakeman, a pioneer and most highly respected citizen, passed away yesterday at his home in south York. BEATRICE Reports from northeastern Gage county are to the effect that pinkeye has caused the death of several head of cattle. FAIRBl'RY The Baptists raised $700 at their services last Sunday, which makes a total of liao raised to pay for their par sonage, now nearly completed. BEATRICE Roy Hefflennger. who was lodged In Jail Saturday night on the charge of resisting an officer, was fined II and costs in police court yesterday. PAPII.L10N B venteen head of cattle were killed last night on the Rock Island railroad, near Papilllon. The stock be longed to Howard Clarke of Gretna. BEATRICE The work of changing and rebuilding the switches in the Burlington yards was commenced yesterday prepara tory to beginninu work on the new Burling ton slatiou. BEATRICE The Board of Education met last night and elected Miss Carrie etetler of Pawnee CUy as teacher ln the Beatrice public schools to succeed Miss Laura Thomas, resigned. BEATRICE The work of laying steel rails between Lincoln and Beatrice on the Union Pacinc, which has long been de layed, has been resumed. About luu men ate employed on the Job. NEBRASKA CITY During a heavy elec tric sturm Sunday morning the barn of Charles (k hr' iier in Wyoming preclm i wjl suuca ly lJUuiiua au4 al ou tie. Xii barn burned to the ground. Two mules, a lars-e quantity of feed and several farm Implements were destroved. The loss will amount to more than $4,(X. P A PILLION A son of P.. Knokle, 14 years old, had his font cut off by a mow Inn machine. Ills older brother was driv ing the machine and did not see the boy until too late to avoid the accident. TKKAMAH-The three tramps arrested here yesterday by Sheriff Fhlpps were turned loose this afternoon. Instructions rrnm the rallrosd company saying that the evidence was not sufficient to convict them was the cause. WOOD RIVER The Methodist Sunday school Is holding a picnic today In the grove rf P. W. Francis, north r town. There Is a large attendance and the children and big folks are nil having a good time. A nice program was rendered. GKNEVA Sheriff Page captured George Baker near Nebraska City yesterday and brought him here today and placed him in Jail. Baker is charged with - stealing four horses and two buggies. Page has been on his track for three weeks. FLATTSMOUTH Henry Snyder. 78 years of age, passed away this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alice White, Int his city. Mr. Snyder fell from the top of a flight of stairs a few days ago. sustaining injuries which resulted in his death. HUMBOLDT Superintendent Hoff of the city schools has finally consented to have his name used as an aspirant for the place of county superintendent of schools on the republican ticket In place of Superlnted ent Crocker, who. It is understood, will not stand for re-election. TABLE ROCK Mr. Bert Layman of this place, accompanied by Miss Ncliie Harri son of Dawson, drove over to the office of the county Judge at Pawnee City last evening and the Judge spoke the words uniting the young couple In marriage. They will make their home in Table Rock. BEATRICE B. N. Smith of this city, traveling representative for Marshal Field & Co. of Chicago, yesterday received a telegram from Sllverton. Colo., to the effect that ore valued at 11,700 per ton was being taken out of the mine in which he was interested. Naturally Mr. Smith is feeling pretty good over this piece of news. ORD Extensive preparations are being made for the third annual exhibition of the Loup Valley Agricultural association which Is to be held In this cltv from Sep tember 12 to 15, Inclusive. New buildings are to be erected on the grounds of the society and many Improvements added to better aid In the care for and amusement of the patrons of this annual show. BEATRICE Mrs. H. W. L. Jackson last night received a telephone message from Culbertson, Neb., stating that her sister, Mrs Josephine Troutman, had been badly Injured In a gas explosion. She lost the sight of one eye. but it Is thought the sight of the other can be saved. She will be taken to Omaha at once for h-nntmcnt Mrs. Jackson will meet her Bister at Lin coln and accompany her on the trip. ORD The teachers of Vallev countv as. sembled In Ord this morning for their an nual weea or institute work. County Su perintendent Jones predicts that the at tendance at the Institute this vear will exceed that of any former year. The in structors are the best that could be se- curea, ana, aside from regular Institute work, several lectures will he riVllvern.l In the evening by prominent lecturers. NEBRASKA CITY Satnriln v nfinrnrvnn Street Commissioner J. T. Wright swore out warrants against J. A. Schoonover and Alex Hart, charging them with violating city ordinances. Schoonover Is charged wiiu nui Keeping ine alley in tne rear or his grocery store clean and Hart Is charsred with permitting the rank growth of weeds on lots owned by him. Both men allege personal prejudice of the street commis sioner. Schoonover plead guilty, refusing io until me catae, anu nis line was remitted by the mayor. The case against Hart was continued. YORK The shoe store of Dennis Meehan for a time yesterday mornlnir seemerl doomed to destruction by fire. While clean ing gasoline lamps used In the store the cap to one of the lamps became unfastened and gasoline was thrown over the room ana near snoe Doxes. in an Instant flames shot to the ceiling and spread over a large part of the store. Mr. Meehan severely burned his hand In carrying out a gaso line can and putting out the fire before tho fire department arrived. There will be some loss by fire, smoke and water to his stock of shoes. WOOD RIVER The ramnmcnilnir o.i Bible conference of the Platte Valley Evan gelical church Is In session at Cameron, a few miles north of Wood River this wees. ine camping grounds, which are the finest in this nnrt nf tho unr. .... thickly dotted with tents, and more visitors are coming every day. The attendance and Interest is larger and better than on iBiilliinni any of the preceding years. The Bible conference began Mondsv morning and will continue until Saturday evening. It is In charge of Hev. R. H Nlehel of Le Mars. la. Bishop W. F. Hlel of Chicago Is also present and Is pleasing the large audiences by excellent discourses. The at tendance from Wood River and neighbor ing towns is aiso quite large, especially in the evening. YORK Yesterday while James Orant was tying his horse to a post near Lloyd's lum ber yard an automobile came down the street, pnstnn the horse, scaring the spirited animal so that he Jumped In the air and fell, breaking his neck. Mr. Grant thinks he knows the owner of the machine and who was running It and claims that he will collect the price of the horse for the reason that the machine was not stopped when the driver saw the animal was scared. Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by On Dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Choi era and Diarrhoea Remedy. I was so weak from an attack of diarrhoea that I could scarcely attend to my duties, when I took a dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It oured me entirely and I hod been taking other medicine for nine days without relief. I heartily recommend this remedy as being the best to my knowledge for bowel com plaints. R. a. Stewart, of the firm of Stewart Bro., Greenville, Ala. Firemen at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 29 The National Firemen's association onened Its annual convention here today with delegates and visiting firemen present from all parts of the country. United States Senator-elect William Warnei of Kansas City delivered one of the welcoming addresses, to which responses were made tv James D. Mc Neill of Fayette. N. C. the national nrKl- dent, and other officers of the association. The convention will be In session for three day a Fatal Wreck In l.os Ana-elea. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Aug. 28 A run away electric car on the Los Angeles Pa cific railroad left the rails at the top of a steep grade early today, turning com pletely over and crashed Into the stone curbing. One passenger was killed and eleven Injured. SCHOOLS AKD COLLEGES. WENTW0RTH jjj' MILITARY ACADEMY --""Hr "" Oldart and larswt In litddls WMt. & It 4.1 LSXINtlTON, M. . sV it 4Tils WWW it f42JX2j if oujff Wm Made in til styles for men I who seek the maximum of I wearatthemirdmumof cost, J, 1 FAST COLOR FABRICS ih Dealers hav them f tj ll t $1.00 or 11.25 Hi A OLUETT.PEABODVftOO. j Teov, N. v. IJj lualT bhikts Iff ANttOlUNtlNTMl f 7 The Lowest Rate This Season. Dates of Sale August 30 to September 4, inclusive. Destinations Derwei Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Final Return Limit September 12, but extension to October 7 may be secured on payment of fifty cents to Joint Agent. Stopovers These are allowed at all Colorado points on going trip and aand west of Denver on return trip. 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