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La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, !
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
PUEBLO, COLORADO, JUNE -, Ispp.

IA SUFFICIENT CONTEST AFFIDAVIT
a having been Med In this Office by Jane r.
Baker ct al. heirs OF Matthew III. Forrest, de-
ceased contestant, sxainst Timber Culture EN-
try No. e9ss. nude May Is. 1851 for the 80 TIL
west quarter section 81, township - south.
range - west. by joel q. Brothers, conte-tee
In which II Is alleged that: "a Contestec
failed during first four yeafs after entry. end
ing Nay II. 1891. TO plant, protect and cultivate
ten acres of said tract. or any portion thereof.
In trees. tree seeds or cuttings .gl That said
default continued each and every year
thereafter down To and including the date III
this amended affidavit of contest. t3l That
said tract, at date hereof. IN devoid of timber
culture Improvements. no part or parcel there
OF having been planted. protected or cuifivat-
cd tO Trees. tree seeds cuttings since date Of
entry. ard the requirements ~ the timber
culture law having been wholly neglected
fiom the beginning
Now, therefore. said PARTIES are hereby noti-
He'd to appear. respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation At 10 O'Clock A. m. on
September u. i-1s, before tile Register and
Receiver At the United States Land Once In
Pueblo. Colorado.
The said CONTESTANT having, in proper am
davii. fiied June ~, 1872. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence. personal ser
vice Of this notice canno; ba made. II IL here
By ordered and directed that such notice be
given by due aud proper publication.
J. u GORDON. Register.
First publication Jcsy s. Isgg
Last publication July -. 1879.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
sealed PROPOSALS 10, sr'ss..
STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE, /,
DEyyER- Com. Juiv II IsQ@ (


oRALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIv-
. ed by the state Engineer until Il O'Clock.
noou. Of July 9Th. 1879, for the construction
Of state bridge. under the provisions OF an
act OF the Twelfth General Assembly, entitled
An act for the construction of bridge
acroas the Arkansas river In Otero county.
uear the west line u range IS west, and to
appropriate money for the payment Of the
same." approved April 18th. 1879.
The 4eucrAi plans and specifications may be
seen q the once OF the state engineer on and
Hsch proposal shall be accompanied by .
ceFtined check In the sum Of $50,
apynhlG to the board OF construction
of thN statc bridge In Otero county. ~
guarantee that the successful bidder
will enter into contract TO commence
sCsunl construction within four weeks from
the date OF the awarding OF the contract.
Upun the proper execution of the contract ~
afoResatd, such check will be returned to the
coinacs and 70 give xafAcient bonds this Ger
ti0ed check shall be forfeited 10 the state of
C05ueo6o - itquidated damages. Tie oCoo-
tFope 01nll ~ secured by satisfactory bondg In
~ fn0 OF 5000, with two sureties for the
nF60Gg ooUpletS0n Of the work. ~
10 Dusx be for all work. including con-
se1uef1on Of approaches, and everything com
uaQea. tonf1y for travel. ~ II
- board Of construcfSon reserves the right
70 aeoope sncb proposals. ~ Il may deem Tor
o. beee igeerests Of tie ssate. or 70 reject any
sfs1Su1nls vtIl - narked ..Arkansas River
HSSlIsf nd - a1arssscd 70 tie esate m
111S6e. Qapeecl hulldtn9. 5s
n 16hfo0M =. MCGNE, state Eussnssr.
- esSiissssoe Jniyy =. Isss.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
conte.. Notice.

First publication June II, lse9.
Last publication July -, fsYs.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22

Mrs. c. F. Collins left for Chi
cago on No. s Thursday night for
an extended visit
c. L. Seeley has been appointed
local agent OF the Interstate Saw
ings and Investment Company, of
Denver.
Mrs. !. L. Walker returned to
her home in Denver yesterday
morning after visit OF several
weeks with La unta friends.
E. J. Westgate, editor OF the
Garden City Sentinel was in town
Thursday. He is manager of the
crack baseball team OF that city.
Asa T. Haines has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Timpas and
was in town Thursday morning Sc
curing the necessary snreties for
his bond.
Z. F. Blake, who has been Wis
iting his brotheI-in-law, w X.
Liebler, for several weeks, returned
to his home in Middleville. Mich,
on No. last "Wednesday night.
B. S. Jones is the new Santa Fe
travelling freight auditor between
Ell Paso and La Junta. A. L.
Conrad, formerly auditor, has been
appointed agent at Albuquerque
Rev. Charles NJ. Sharpe, of
Lawrence, Kansas. arrived in La
Junta on No. yesterday morning,
and will preach at the Christian
church tomorrow both morning
and evening.
Judge NJ. F. Miller is enjoying
few days vacation with G. B.
Round on the latter's sheep ranch,
helping round up the ninety and
nine and looking after the delin-
quents Of the fold.
Sam Jones, the gospel josher,
preached 70 the Garden City sin
ners last Sunday. His elevating
sentiment that ''only women who
are big at the bottom and small at
the top love to dance" will prob
ably cause many to forsake the
! paths Of sin and lay hold on right
eousness. Nit.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
sss.. Boy Hem. FROM tn. war.

Frank c. Fisher, chief trumpeter
Of the engineers battalion raised in
Colorado and Utah, was IN town
for few hours Thursday morning
on his way to Las Animas, where
he will locate. Mr.. Fisher was
stationed at Honololu for several
months and was recently mustered
ou, in San Francisco. He is a
nephew of Frank May, of Las Ami
mas, with whom he will engage in
business in that city.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
SATURDAY, JULY aa, 1899.

Southern manufactures are re-
ported to have increased 90 per
cent faster than in the correspond :
ing quarter of last year. Many
southerners who voted for silver
begin to see the error OF the state
ment that the hum of industry
would come only with free coinage.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
Aun.si Meeting.

NOTICE Is HEREBy GIVEN THAT THE
~ cgulnr annual meeting OF the shareholders
OF the Oteru County Building and Loan Asso-
cation will lie held nj the efhcc OF Buckcy 4
Hart July 5Ist, lss9. for the purpose of clectinx
a board OF directors for the ensuing year. and
trsnsactingsuch other business ~ may pro-
periy be presented II. PHILLIPS. Secretary.
First publication Juiy l. lsYQ.
last publication July -, l&g.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
OVER THE HILLS

And far away from care and worry
you can take pleasurable and
healthful recreation in horseback
riding when you have good sad
die horse and comfortable, easy
riding, handsome and reliable sad
die, such as you will find in our
superb stock of saddles, for both
ladies and gentlemen.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
no.Ie. Tor p.s,le..,e..
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
PUEBLO, COLORADO, JUNE II, i.ssp

+, HARRY J. FRANKLIN, or COLORADO
Springs, Colorado, who made timber culture
application No. s567 on the 7th day of April,
lsGD. for Swk Section q. Township 70 $. of
Ranwe S. West. hereby give notice Of my in
tention to make final proof To establish my
claim to th.. land above described before
Clerk " the District Court al La Junta. Colo
RADIO, on the ID day of August. IsY9. by two of
the following vitnerssss Charles l.. SeeIey.
Kfrus n Kirkpatrick. of La Junfa. Colo.
J. II. GORDON.
Register.
First publication June u, lsv9.
Last nu bIfcutfou July b. fsv9
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
GEN. LAWTON'S FUNERAL.
Private Services ut His Manila Res
iucucc.-pubIi,, Services Later.

Private Services at His Manila Res.
idcnce.-Pubiic Services Later.
Manila, Dee. 23.-General Lawton's
remains were placed i'm the chapel in
Paco cemetery this morning. Private
services were held at the residence and
the body carried to the cemetery by
members of the generals staff and es-
cortcd by Troop i, of the Fourth cav.
airy. Public services will be held
later.
The details OF General Lawton's
death are that ut o'clock Tuesday
morning, when Captain breckenridge
was shot, General Lawton assisted in
taking him into Il small protected de-
preston The bullets rained about
him as his tall form was exposed
above the embankment.,
The officers about him called his at
tCntion to the fact that they were
shooting AT him and begged him 10 be
careful. General Lawton said he must
see what was going on at the firing
line and started away. He had gone
but fifty feet when he met his aids,
King and Fuller, returning. Suddenly
he paled and clinchcd his hands. King
asked what was the matter and Gen
cral LawtOn replied: 81 am shot
through the lungs He then pitched
forward, the blood gushing from his
mouth. lie did not speak again.
General IawCon's staff is grief
stricken and cannot talk. Manley,
Lawtonts l2-year-old son, who accom-.
panied his father during the entire
northern campaign, as he stood out
side the gate last night awaiting the
arrival Of his fathers body, said: "Oh,
how | bate TO see him come i'm this
.'aN." lie was overcome with griel
" hen the ambulance and big cavalry
escort thundcrCd down the street.
Mrs. Lawton is packing up in dazed
way TO go home with the deceased
Everyone is fearful of the result when
she breaks down. General Otis says
he feels that in General Lawton's
death he has lost his right arm.
When General Lawton left his wife,
at their home in Manila at midnight
on Monday, in the pouring rain, he re.
marked To her that when he got
through fighting in the Philippines he
would volunteer for service in the
Transyaal, where he could get some
zeal fighting TO do. His wife an
swercd: NO, honey, YOU will go
home with me TO California and raise
oranges YOU have done all you can
for your country" Mrs. Lawton does
Gut seem To understand yet that it is
possible for her husband to he dead
so soon after she saw him and talked
with him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
MANY PERISH IN ITALY
Landslide Near Amaff Destroys a
Hotel, Ancient Monastery and
SeveraI Dwellings,

Rome, Dee. 25.-A terrible disaster
took place yesterday afternoon at Am
alf, the popular tourist resort on the
Gulf of Salouo. About = o'clock an
enormous rock, upon which stood the
Cappuccni hotel, slid bodily into the
sea with a deafcning roar and without
a moments warning, carrying with 1t
the hotel, the Capuchin monastery be-
low, the Hotel Santa Carolina and sew
craI dwellings. Many people were bur
led in the debris, which crushed four
vessels TO the bottom OF the sea, de-
stroying their crews. The mass of
earth which slipped was about $4,000
cubic yards. The population is in a
state of terror, fearing fresh calam-
tiles.
1t is believed the loss of life is
heavy. including number of monks
and occupants of the hotel AS yet it
is impossible to ascertain the exact
number Amalfi is a small but lively
town Of 1000 inhabitants, situated at
the entrance of deep ravine, sur
rounded by imposing mountains and
rocks of the most picturesque forms.
The Capuchin monastery was founded
i'm 1912 by Cardinal Pictro Capuana for
the Cisterians, but came into possess
sion of the Capuchins in 75s3. The
building, which stood in the hollow of
the great rock that rose abruptly
from the sea to Il height Of 230 feet
contained fine cloisters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30

Chicago Times-Herald: In Spain, as
well as in Portugal, the luxury to
which a pretty woman devotes the
most care and attention is the lace
used in the fashioning of her fan and,
above all, of her mantila. Few men
have any idea until they attempt to
make New Years offering of this
kind of the amount of money that can
be lavished on even the tiniest piece of
lace, particularly if it happens to be
old Italian or Spanish point, dating
from the sixteenth or seventeenth CEN
tury. Ignorant as the Spanish woman
is on most subjects, she is conspicuous
for her profound and extensive knowl-
edge of the different kinds of lace, and
her talent for distinguishing point
d'alencon from point d'argentan, and
point de yenise from that old Italian
point known by the name of Greek
lace, is only equaled by the grace with
! which she wears the national mantilla
aud maneuvers her fan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
NEW YEARS VOWS.
Good Advice for those Who WoWd
Lead Better Lives.

Good Advice for those Who Woud
Lead Better Lives.
Rev. Barton .. Aylesworth: Young
man. would you swear off indeed?'
Think of your mother, her white hair
and deathless words. Think of your
stalwart father, stern, but just, and
prouder of you than any earthly fame
or maine, Think of the men your sins
damn. Think of the men your good
life would redeem. You can't save the
race, a single city even, but take some
life tomorrow and make it your con-
Germ. Say to your neighboT at your
desk:
tom, old boy, you are in trouble:
have known it for some time. wanf
TO help you. Don't be afraid of me.
Don't laugh at me. Tell me what isi
wrong. III help you bear it. | am
no saint myself, but / mean to be "a
better man." You will get him If he
is worth saving Take single fam
ily of poor ones, smitten sorely this
hard winter. 1t. is too late now for
Christmas dinner, but coal and cloth
ing and common food and an hours
chat now and then will tide them over
and save you.
You may "swear off, with oaths
unioue and varied until you totter
into your grave, still swearing on
against death and hell, but every VOW
will be broken unless you learn t~
think of God and your fellow men.
Don't nope; don't go away. alone and
think of Yourself, your craving nerves,
your past sins, your blasted hopes,
your forgetful friends, your isolatedi
and defeated life. That is smcldai.
Don't, on the other hand, be sanctl-
nomious: don't pretend; don't even
tell your friends that you have turned
over n new leaf, don't undertake too
much. You can best think OF God
and men in company with those who
are thinking as you want to thlhk.
For this end our Logd established ms
kingdom on EARTH.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
ROMAN NEW YEARS.
Various Dates Celebrated at Diner-
ent Periods.

Various Dates Celebrated at Diher-'
ent Periods.
Brooklyn Citizen: The good Old
Romans, who had some hard common
sense i'm spite of their self concert, pc
lieved thoroughly in New Years day
They were characteristically careless
as TO when it should be celebrated"
and sometimes it was held at various
dates of the year by communities ny
ing at no greater distance from each
other than railroad train would take
But so long as they got the full num-
Der of high days and holidays into the
twelve months the good old Romans
cared little whetheY they adhered
strictly to the almanac ~ not.
Even when Christianity became an
established institution in the iano
and the Christian leaders S6gan. 10
svstematize the days for celeSfAlohs
in which the church particspsned
there was still difference of opinssa
az 10 the day on which New Year 81
could properly be celebrated. 1t is
even on record that New Years day
tbemain these days in few hours.
has been kept on the date set apart
for Christmas, while it got so mixed
up with the other divisions of time at
| another period that it was kept on
Easter day one year and on the lst
of March on another. 1t is necessary
to trace the cele tration of the first
New Years day cleac, down to the six
| teenth century before '9ny definite. I'M
| derstanding of the proper day for I'M
! celebration can be found.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
LAWTOA'S REMAINS
TAKEN TO MANILA
Generals Body Brought From San
Mateo by His Staff and
Cavalry Escort,
FIGHT IN WHICH HE WAS SLAIN
Thirteen Americans Wounded Ia
the Engagcnient---Insurgents
I,ctreated Northward---
Grief in Manila

Manila Dec. 22.--Major General
Lawton's body was brought from SaE
Mateo TO Manila yesterday afternoon,
his staff and a body of cavalry acting
as escort. 1t was found necessary IS
bridge the river.
The funeral will take place from
his late residence here, mansion
formerly occupied by Spanish gen
efal.
The body has been placed temporar.
ily in a vault IN FL Paco cemetery
where many of the Amefctn soltlit.ra
have been inferred, and a guard 9"
honor VIII be maintain ed.
When Mrs. Lawton and her .fo "
children have completed their ar.
rangements, for returning TO the Unit.
ed States the remains will BE taken
on u transport with in escort of of.
ficcrs for final interment, as is
thought probable here, in Arlington
cemetery.
General Lawton's death has caused
universal sorrow in Manila. No Amer
lean officer had greater popularity
among all ranks and in his dealing
with the natives he commanded their
respect and confidence to a remarka.
bic degree. The mayors whom he in
stalled in the neighboring towns are
arranging to attend the funeral in Il
body.
TO his executive ability and person.
al leadership is chiefly due the bril-
liant execution of the plan Of cam
paign in north Luzon, which has scat.
tered the insurrectionary forces from
San Isidro to the Gulf of Lingayen,
That section Of the island which had
to be traversed during the very worst
season OF the year presented difficult
ties considered by all acquainted with
It to be almost insurmountable, but
General Lawton thoroughly covered
the program assigned him:
When he reached Tayug and found
that the other division had not ar.
rived he went through to Dagupan on
his own responsibility. Although he
imposed great hardships on his men
he invariably shared their lot cheer
fully.
Thirteen Americans, including three
officers, were wounded In the engage.
nent at San Mateo, where General
Lawton was killed. Captain Breck.
tnridge's wound is not considered
dangerous, although the bullet pene
trated his arm and side.
1t is estimated that the insurgents
numbered 500 and half of them werc
armed with rifles. The Americans
numbered 1900, but the command
had been much depleted by sickness
The wagon train found the roads
impossible and was obliged to return
The insurgents retreated TO the north
east, leaving six dead.
They have other forces near Taytay
This region. although close to Manill
has proved the most difficult from
which TO dislodge the enemy. 1t is
now reported that the insurgents in
tend TO concentrate at Santa Cruz
Laguna province. and in the district
east of taguna de Bay.
The American secret service report
that Aguinaldo has joined the Mari
quina force.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
CHINESE JUSTICE.
Story Of III Hung Chang and NE"
Who Tried 10 Poison Him,

Story Of III Hung Chang and NE"
Who Tried TO Poison Him,
OF Ii Hung Chang numberless sto--
ries are told in Chinese society. opl
one occasion, says the Literary Digest,
when the premier was having bitter
fight with some of the more conserya-
tive members of the tsung-li-yamen he
received as present magnlncenb
cake which he had reason to suspect
contained poison. He put the SSite
aside and set all his powerful ma
chinery to work to find out who was at
the bottom of the plot. The investiga-
ton was partly successful, the crime
being traced to three men, OF Whom
one at least was absolutely guilty. LR
had the trio arrested and brought To-
his yamen. When they arrived, they
were ushered into his presence and
were received in his courtliest manner.
| The cake was produced with the re-
mark that "politeness forbade his
tasting it until the three generous
donors had had an opportunity to en-
ioy it's excellence" Ii cut the cake
and one of his servitors handed It, to
the unwilling guests. Each took. u
piece and ate or pretended to eat III.
One crumbled the pieces and let them
fall upon the floor, but the other two
ate calmly, without manifesting any
emotion. Ten minutes and the two
men began to show symptoms OF SUI
fering. Ii smiled benignantly and
said to the man who had not eaten,
Your wisdom is so great that L am
compelled to preserve your head as u
souvenir to transcendent genius.
The.man was removed and promptly
decapitated. To the other two the pre-
mier remarked: 'The cake that you
are eating is not the one you sent, but
one which had my cook initiate. The
poison from which you are suffering
exists only in your imagination. l
know of no way to cure your present
pain except by letting you share 'the
same fate as your friend who has just
left the room"
AS they were led away the states
man said to his retinue, 1T is pity
that a man who can eat deadly cor
rosive poison with an unmoved coun-
tenance should SO misapply the talent
wherewith heaven has endowed him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
LUzON CASUALTIES.
List of Soldiers Killed or Wounded
i'm Recent Fights.

in Recent rights.
Washington, Dec. 25.-General Otis has
Sfefa Red ihs In aeton at Tadpala Lunon
December 7-Thirty-third infantry-Hen-
ry +. Hin, Company @; John w. Joiner,
Wounded I'M action near San Mateo, De.
cember lg-Seventh infantry-Second
Lieutenant EtheDert l.. ID. Breckenridge,
chest, slight Eleventh cayalrX-W, "
Cotchett, first lieutenant, leg, slight; Jos.
&. Kesslnger, Company ID, Jaw, severei
Patrick Burke, Company /, shoulder,
moderate; Frank j.. Clark, Company &,
John Peters, corporal. Company A, foot,
severe; Charles A. Littleteld, Company G,
ips moderate. Twenty-ninth Infantry
frank Clark. Company ", hand, slight.
Wounded, AZ Tiladpaza, Euz3n, De.
cember 7---Seventy-third infantry-Com-
pan q, Marvin T.. Hughes, sergeant, foot,
moderate; Chester l.. Fitzpatrick, abdo-
men, severe Paine Crawford, eye, severe;
William r. Bethea, abdomen, severe;
Richard X. sibley. leg; moderate; Harry
men, severe; james A. Lang, Company Ia,
thigh, moderate
Wounded, at Tangadan mountain, Lu-
zon. December 4--Thirty-fourth infantry
Oscar e. Dolan, Company G., pelvis,
Wounded. at Cabaroon, December IL
Seventh infantry-Second Lieutenant
Jewellyn Bushfeld, arm, slight.
Wounded. near Delicarmen. December
j-Thirty-hfth infantry-Company i,
Harry Il. Beaty, quartermaster sergeant
hose, slight: Robert s. Clark, cook. fore
arm, slight; Lorenzo ID. Hubbard, hand,
slight. ~
Wounded, on northern expedition In
mountains; December l2-Third cavalry
John Dillingcr, Company A, breast, mod
crate.
Wounded, near Dingros, December 10
Thirty-fourth infantry B. Ileg-
Ter, Company +, forearm slight.
Wounded, near Nigan, December A.
Thirty-fourth infantry-Samuel Faust,
Company 81, hip, slight.
Wounded, at Alfonso, December Al
Third artillery-Company J., Edward
Mlcom, sergeant leg, severe; William
Meyer, leg, severe; Hubert Elwin, neck,
slight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
HIRING GERMAN VETERANS.
British Agents Discovered In the
Fathcrland.

Fathcrlanu.
Berlin, Dec 22.-~Despite repeated
British denials ii seems to be fact
that British agents are busy In many
of the rural districts of Germany hir-
ing veterans for service in South AZ
rica. Several well authenticated cases
have been reported this week, but the
following incident seems conclusive:
The district court Of Hamburg has
iust issued an order for the arrest OF
a British agent named York for hiring
a number of German peasants in the
reighborhood for military service.
which, under the imperial law, is a
criminal offense.
There is nothing, however, to inter.
fcre with Herr Krupp in the manufac
ture of steel shells for the British
army. An Essen local paper an
nounces that 25,OOO such shells are
being made on rush" order and
men are working night and day on the
order.
The German Turner societies will
address petition to the reichstag
asking an amendment to the law so as
to compel the one-year volunteers be-
fore their admission to the army tc
produce proofs of reasonable pro-
ficiency in atheletics.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-30
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER


Queen Wilhelmina goes TO bed at IL
and Is up very early. She makes u
rapid toilet and at once rushes out for
exercise in the park. She wears for
these morning excursions rough
Dutch "mante" in wool. cut like those
of her peasants i'm Friesland. She has
a cup of chocolate brought TO her
room and then proceeds to very
elaborate toilet, helped by two maids.
Dr. Charles i. ii. Willoghs of
Doylestown, o., who is the oldest
practicing physician in the buckeye
state, celebrated his ninety-sixth
birthday last week and is still so well
preserved that he has good reason to
hope for the completion of century.
Very few of the male members Of his
family have died before attaining the
age OF 90 and his grandfather lived
until he was 106.