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La Junta tribune., 1900-09-12
popuIi.ts En- Mass.

a mass convent on, with the
accent on the 'mass," of the
populists Of Otero county was held
in La Junta last Saturday, as a
sort OF a second hand side show
to the hordes of democracy who
met in this city on that date. Six
delegates to the state convention,
which assembled in Denver Mon
day, were elected, as follows: w.
B. O'Neil, ]. H. Crowley, w.
Matthews, l.. Melton, G. r..
Woolf, and G. S. Thompson. w.
b. O'Neil was the only delegate
who attended the convention from
this county, and he left this city
Sunday afternoon carrying in his
inside vest pocket the credentials
OF the entire delegation, with in
struction to adopt the unit rule in
voting upon any proposition.
n. w. Terry, of Rocky Ford,
was elected chairman Of the county
central committee, and William
Matthews secretary. They were
instructed to call delegate con-
vention to meet at Rocky Ford on
the 22d, when mighty effort will
be made to effect fusion with the
democrats in nominating candi-
dates for county Offices. The pros
pect OF fusion is dubious-decid-
edly SO. The democrats and
populists will find it very difficult
tosagree upon principles. Some
poet says, "a rose by any other
name looks inst alike to me,
which lie about the size of the dem
ocratic-populistic bluff.
La Junta tribune., 1900-09-12
Progressive Nations.

The progressive nations of the
world are the great food consuming
nations. Good food well digested
gives strength. If you cannot di-
gest all you eat, you need Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests wha,
you eat. You need not diet your
self. 1t will even digest all classes
of food in bottle. No other prepa-
ration will do this. 1t instantly
relieves and quickly cures all
stomach trouble. Miller & An
drews, Walter J. Kemper.
La Junta tribune., 1900-09-12
Cut. and srui... quickly A..,.a.

Chamberlain's Pam Balm ap'
piled to cut, bruise, burn, scald,
or like injury will instantly allay
the pain and will heal the parts in
less time than any other treatment.
Unless the injury is very severe il
will not leave scar. Pain Balm
also cures rheumatism, sprains,
swellings and lameness. For sale
by Walter j. Kemper.
La Junta tribune., 1900-09-12
Library Contest.

The following is the record OF
the votes cast in the Merchants
Gift Library Contest up to 6
o'clock Friday evening. The
standing of the fifteen leading con-
testants is given below:
La Junta tribune., 1900-09-12

and the suit will not be forced
until some summer in which there
is drought.
La Junta tribune., 1900-09-12
counrv AND VALLEY.
The News Cleaned with Pen and Sells
sen From Our Valley Exchanges.

equipped with an artificial ice
plant.
Rose A. Boggess becomes edi-
tor of the Fowler News. F. A.
Boggess retiring to enter school
work.
/ DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
prompt. palatable, pleasant, pow
erful. purifying little pills.-Miller
& Andrews, Walter ]. Kemper.
| Toprevent consumption, quickly
cure throat and lung troubles with
One Minute Cough Cure.-Miller
& Andrews, Walter ]. Kemper.
The annual meeting of the Ok
ford Farmers Ditch Company will
be held at Fowler next Saturday to
elect board of directors for the
ensuing year.
1 According to record kept by a
Prowers county farmer, 735
covered wagons passed the state
line from May 10th to August 3Ist
this year, 4SI going west and asa
going east.
Cattle in Fremont, Chaffee,
Lake and Park counties are dying
of thirst. The mountain streams
are all dry, and although there is
plenty OF food for the thousands of
cattle, there is no water for them
to drink.
Rev. Warren Mayo, who has
been pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Rocky Ford, for the
past eight years, resigned last
week. Mr.. Mayo is IS years of
age, and has had AZ years of ex-
perience in the ministry.
| Thirty cars of cantaloupes had
been shipped by the Holly Asso-
citation up to Wednesday of last
week. Seven OF these have been
reported, netting the Association
an average of $I.I3 for standard
crates and II cents for ponies.
A certificate of incorporation Of
the town Of Ordway was filed with
the secretary of state last Friday.
The population is given as 222,
and the commissioners are Alex
Gray, G. w. Dennis, Grant A.
Mulford, H. G. Haxby and II. /.
Olmstead.
| The first marriage in Sugar City
was solemnized last week, the
contracting parties being Miss
Amy Brewer, OF Sugar City, and
Eugene Taylor, OF Sandusky,
Ohio. The latter is an employe
OF the contractors who are erect
ing the sugar beet factory.
The school board at Sugar City
have elected corps of teachers
for the coming year, and the fall
term OF school will open next
week. Prof. Black, of Rocky
Ford, and Miss Bell, of Pueblo,
and Miss Schumate, of Rocky
Ford, will be the teachers.
/
| A special meeting of the stock
holders of the Fort Lyon Canal
Company will be held in Las Ami
mas on October lst for the pur-
pose of considering the develop
ment of a system Of reservoirs in
connection with the Fort Lyon
Canal, and the levying Of special
assessment to start the work.
Last week was not satisfactory
one to growers of cantaloupes at
Rocky Ford The amount of
goods thrown on the eastern mar
ket, owing to unwise and unbusi-
ness like distribution, resulted in
low prices and meeting was held
to remedy the situation, but the
method could not be agreed upon.
Large sun spots. astronomers
say, caused the extreme heat this
summer, and doctors declare
nearly all the prostrations were in
duced by disorders OF the stomach.
Good health follows good diges-
La Junta tribune., 1900-09-12

Tickets for the library contest
may be secured from the following
firms:
r. 6. Dalton, drugs.
Valley Livery Stabes.
Lamb Bros, meat market.
Grew & Crellin, hardware, etc.
F. F. Turley, fancy groceries.
Hodges & Crockett, Millinery.
Carlton Bradley Mercantile Co., /,
groceries.
S. X. Mendelson, dry goods,
shoes, etc.
McCarty & Anthem, gents fur
nishers, etc.
J. E. Blair. confectionery. cigars
and tobacco.
c. M. Tucker, restaurant and
lunch counter.
St. Charles Hotel. regular and
board.
j. w. Fisher, books, stationery
and periodicals..
The Jameson House Furnishing
Co., furniture. carpets. etc
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-02
MILLIONS OF MOTHERS


obtained the which
sand
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-02

sufferer for eight years from that distressing
all diseases Eczema physicians in the
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-02

Hands and Limbs Covered with Blisters and
Great Red Blotches. Scratched Until Almost
Wild. Burned Like Fire. Sleep Impossible.
CUTIcURA Remedies Bring Speedy Relief
and Permanent Cure at Cost of Only 81.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
EMILY HORNER JACKSON.

After alingering illness, the sub
ject of this notice died at the home
of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lou
Jackson of this place last Thurs
day. Mrs. Jackson was born ON
the 1lth day of February 1927,
consequently had turned upon
her seventy-fourth year. On the
fifteenth day of July 1852 she was
married to Joel Jackson and to
them were born three children
james W., Hanson, and Robert
James is u painter and resides
in Jersey City. Hanson was II
telegraph lineman and was among
the number who perished in the
"Johnstown Flood" i'm 1889:
Robert is printer, somewhere
IN the west, perhaps, if living.
His mother had not heard from
him for several years.
Mrs. Jackson was a woman of
excellent character, and a devoted
member of the Presbyterian
church. She possessed refine
ment of manner aud natural cul.
ture that won her the esteem Of
a large circle of friends. Since
the death of her husband some
thing over eleven years ago, she
has had her home with her
daughter-in-law aforesaid. She
was inferred at the Presbyterian
church last Saturday evening
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
CAPTAIN SKINNER APPOINTED

Captain Geo. w. Skinner, of
this county, who, for over eleven
years, has been a member of the
Soldiers Orphan School Commi
sion, and for over three years the
Treasurer of the Board, was on
last Friday unanimously elected
to the position of Superintendent
Of the Industrial School at Scot
land, to take effect ON July 1st
next. AS he received the sup
port of al the members of the
Board, some of whom are well
known anti-Quayites, no political
significance can be attached to
his election. 1t has long been
well understood in the Soldiers
Orphan School Commission that
politics of all kinds shall have no
place in the deliberations of that
body, so far as appointments or
the general policy of the Board is
concerned; and that those who
accept positions in any of the
schools, shall leave their politics
outside. From this policy of the
Board of Managers, we may in
fer that Captain Skinner during
the time he shall remain in this
position will take no part in poll
tics here or elsewhere.
The Captain left Big Cove Tan
merry Monday for Harrisburg
and Chester Springs to close up
his accounts as Treasurer of the
Board; and while he will take for
NAL charge at ScotlandneXt week,
he expects to spend part of July
at his home in this county closing
up some business matters. 1t
might be added that he does not
expect, at least for the present,
to give up his legal residence in
this county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
JOSHUA MELLOTT.

At noon last Saturday at his
home about a mile west of Nc
Connellsburg, Mr.. Joshua Mel
loot, a highly respected citizen of
this county, passed to his final
reward. Mr. Mellott was sixty
five years of age on the 9th of
last February.
About two years ago he was
stricken with paralysis, since
which time he has been confined
to his home. Two weeks ago he
grew much worse until the end
came. Mr.. Mellott was born on
the farm now owned by Mr.. Mil
ton Mellott of Belfast township,
and in 1859 was married to Miss
Barbara TruaX.
OF the six children born to
them, three are yet living. New
ton, Tod township; Jane, at home
with her mother, and Richard, at
Milestone, Md.
Four brothers survive him.
Thomas, Belfast township; Jacob
b., Clearfield; William, Findley,
Ohio, and Nathaniel, Big Cove
Tannery.
During the past sixteen years
he has been member of the Nj.
E. church at Ebenezer. The de
ceased was member of an old
and highly respected family. His
funeral took place on Sunday,
Rev. j. L. Grove, of this place
conducting services at the home
after which his remains were
conveyed by undertaken VIM. Il
Truax, of Pleasant Ridge, to the
cemetery at Siding Hill Baptist
church for interment. A sermon
was preached at the latter place
to large number of friends anc
former neighbors of the deceas
ed by Elder G. l.. Funk.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
THE BOTTOM DROPS OUT.

About a week ago the Cham
bersburg and Bedford turnpike
company brought suit against the
drivers. of the McConnellsburg
Mail Line-John p. Conrad and
David E. Little-for evading the
toll gatejust above town. Instead
of driving up the turnpike to the
forks of the road they turned in,
went up the new street running
through Magsam's Extension
and then crossed the G. & b.
turnpike onto the Mercersburg
turnpike. On Friday last the
drivers with their attorneys and
witnesses made their appearance
at the Office of Esquire Van Il.
kaufman, Chambersburg. 1t be-
came evident that the manager of
the turnpike company had "bit off
more than he could chew" as he
abandoned the case and paid the
costs, but made direful threats
as to the future.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
FORTLITTLETON.
SPECTATOR

Misses Frances andMargarette
Cromer have been visiting friends
at Mercersburg for the past
week.
Mr.. Harry b. Gordon returned
to Johnstown Monday after a
weeks visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Gordon.
Mrs. Alexander Mayne left last
week for visit to Hollidaysburg,
where her three sons, George,
Thomas and Samuel are located.
Mr.. Emanuel Locke and wife of
Locke's Valley were the guests of
David Bare's family, last Satur-
day evening and Sabbath.
Miss Minnie Woollet spent last
week with the family of David
Ashton at Maddensville.
Mrs, Daniel Cromer and son
Fred spent a couple of days last
week with Mr.. Covalt and family
of Covalt, Pa,
Hon. Peter Gordon returned
last Friday, from weeks visit
with his daughter, Mrs. Hamil at
Fort Loudon.
Mr.. David Bare, who has been
confined to his room the past ten
days is some better.
Miss Alice Fraker has gone t.
make her home in the family OF
Charles McGehee of BurntCabins
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
>. =. CONVENTION.

The following persons were by
the late convention at Fort Little
ton, elected officers of the Fulton
County Sundays Associa-
ton for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, b. w. Peck; Vice Presi-
dent, George w. Hayes; Record
ing Secretary, Miss Alice Wish
art; Permanent Secretary, M. r.
Shaffner; Treasurer, Or. j. w
MOsser.
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS.
Ayr-Mrs. S. M. Cook.
Belfast-Mrs. Rose Swartzwel-
der
Bethel-Reuben Wartield.
Brush Creek b. Hanks.
Dubliu-S. L. Buckley.
Licking Greek - Miss Anna
Speer.
McConnellsburg Mrs. S. W.
Kirk
Taylor Mrs. Glen Chestnut
Thompson-Joe Lake.
Tod d-David Kelso.
Union-Miss Jessie Geinger
Wells James LOckard.
Executive Committee; S. l.,
Buckley, A. u. Mace, Mrs. S. M.
Cook.
McConnellsburg was named as
the place for holding the Conven
tion Of 1901 by Il vote of If, Wells
Valley having received 10, and
Brush Creek, ). The time will
be fixed by the executive commit
tee.
TREASURER' REPORT.
Account of l.. II. While, Treasurer OF
the Fulton County S. S. Association
DR..
TO bal. at last settlement, .Sll 81
" amt received ut the last
convention ...,,........ 81 90
Junel5, 1899. Amt received
from Secretary Shalfner 90
/ Sep. /, 1899. Amt received
from S. II. Martin, Cross
Roads school, ,......... 60
i6 #
CIR.
BY printing programs, b.
w. Peck, .....,.,...... u
! Balance IN hands of Treas S43 "
We, the undersigned, having exam
| ined the accounts of the Treasurer
! find them correct as stated.
A. U. MACE,
ANNA b. COVALT,
l.. Eta POLK,
Auditors.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28

A. A. Richards, Esq, proprie,
tor of the Sumner County Star,
Kansas, was one of the assistant
secretaries of the Republican
National Convention last week.
Mr.. Richards is a son of Hon. j.
II. Richards Of Buck Valley. He
was former Fulton county teach
er, a graduate Of Lafayette Col
lege. He went West several years
ago, studied law, went into the
newspaper business and is now q
leading Republican politician OF
Sumner county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
Fulton Captures Another Prize.

Miss Mary Hazel Skinner,
youngest daughter Of Captain
and Mrs. George w. Skinner, re-
turned to her home at Big Cove
Tannery on Saturday last, having
graduated at St Joseph's acad-
envy, Emmittsburg, Maryland,
with the highest honors of her
class.
She received the Jenkins Gold
Medal, valued at fifty dollars,
which is given each year by a
wealthy Baltimore gentleman tc
the young lady graduating witt
the highest honors at that insti
tuition. We congratulate oui
young friend, and feel proudel
than ever of Fulton's young peo
pie
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
FIRE AT CHAMBERSBURG.

Fire that badly damaged the
furniture establishment of II.
Sierer & Co. Cham bersburg, rem
dered worthless a great amount
of valuable furniture and placed
in peril adjacent property occur
red last Friday night shortly af-
ter II o'clock. A lighted balloon
is said to have caused the fire.
Before the alarm was sounded
people who had not yet retired
saw the balloon sailing from the
southern section of town toward
the Sierer property. When the
balloon got directly over the fur
niture establishment the lighted
sponge dropped onto the north
ern end of the roof, setting the
shingles atire. The paper por-
ton of the balloon dropped onto
the southern end of the roof.
The building, a two-story struc-
ture on East Queen street, west
of south Main, presented a true
picture of a nightfirein the morn
ing. The northern portion of it,
charred and blackened by flame
and smoke, is badly damaged and
will have to be rebuilt. On the
scond floor much furniture was
burned and a large portion made
completely worthless by the
streams of water placed on the
burning building by the tiremen.
Couches, chairs, bedsteads, bu-
reaus, stands, bed springs, book
cases, smoked and water soaked,
thrown about in confusion, tell of
the midnight fire and of the eff
forts of the tiremen to extinguish
the flames. Luckily, the fire was
confined to the upper story of the
building, otherwise the damage
would have been much greater.
AS it is the loss will amount to
between SS000andS10,000. There
is an insurance of $4,000 on the
building and furniture.
A new building will be erected
at once on the site of the one
damaged. During the fire Mr..
Henry Sierer, the senior member
of the firm, was overcome in the
building but was promptly taken
to place of safety. Fortunately
many people among the tiremen
were on their way home from a
Royal Arcanum celebration and
could respond quickly to the
alarm, and succeeded in saving
much furniture and other prop
erty, which was promptly stored
away in the neighboring houses.
The tiremen were also prompt to
arrive on the scene, and by their
efforts prevented spread of the
fire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
COMMUNICATED.

MIR. EDITOR, Dear Sir:-It af-
forded me pleasure to be invited
to the barn raising at the home of
the Hon Peter Morton, where
the laity and profession were
well represented, and all seem
ingly to vie with each other in the
effort to make the raising a sue
cess. The barn is forty-two by
seventy-tive feet, and eighteen
feet to the square, the frame alone
containing twenty-five thousand
feet of timber. 1t is to be fitted
with all modern appliances, and
will be one of the finest barns in
the county.
While there was much hard
lifting, the men were equal to the
occasion, which partook much
of II social gathering. Old and
young, of both sexes, enjoying it
alike, and the merry laughter of
youth with their innocent sport,
and the number of ladies present,
who always lend dignity and
grace, making home pleasant and
places like this so agreeable, has
left an impression on the writer $
mind that hope will never be eff
faced.
Many parts of the county was
represented. Those from a dis
tance were VIM. Wink, G.. w.
Morton, DAVID Bishop, d. II,
Mellott and VIM. Wink, of Bel
fast; Candidate S. w. Kirk, ESD,
Esquires G.. b. Daniels, John p,
Sipes, Hon. w. S. Alexander, Dr..
Il. K. Stevens and others, of Nc
Connellsburg Ayr and Tod
were fully represented; Union
by DR.. w. l.. McKibbin.
The carpenters, Messrs Ma
than Henry and son Cab, with
their able corps of co-workers,
are deserving of much praise and
more than passing notice; they
are master mechanics with mark
ed executive ability, for there was
not a misfit, II jar, or an accident.
The day was beautiful and the
entertainment more than the
heart could wish, the tables load
ed with good things, bespeaking
much for Mrs. Morton and her
able assistants.
Last but not least, was Mr.. d.
r. Fields, the "whoop 'em up" Of
the occasion first and longest at
the table, and last at the lift and
as Il first-class right and left hand
feeder, took the cake, and nearly
everything else within reach. He
led us to believe that he had saw
ed up for the occasion, or had
been keeping lent all winter.
But laying jest aside, as we go
forth laden with the cares of life,
let us carry with us that fraternal
feeling that illumes the pathway,
and grows brighter as the years
glide by, and like the arctic light,
linger long in the coming light of
the next returning day.
SPECTATOR.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
MRS. MINNIE DODSON.

On Thursday of last week, in
Hancock, Md, after a lingering
illness, Mrs. Minnie Dodson, aged
thirty three. The deceased is
well and pleasantly remembered
by many of our townspeople, who
recall her visits here during her
girlhood days to her sister Mrs.
George w. Seylar. A husband
and five children mourn the loss
of a loving wife and affectionate
mother. Her disease was con
sumption-the result of severe
attack of pneumonia, from which
she suffered two years ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28

Watson Lynch went over to
Crystal Springs yesterday, to
clerk in his Uncle George O.
Lynch's store. Watson is a mum
ber one young man, and has been
in j. Kendall Johnston's st,1re in
this place for a long time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28

While j. Kendall Johnston was
IN the cellar of his mercantile es.
tablishment on Monday assisting
in opening some boxes containing
goods for the tore, he accident
ally ran nail into his wrist, MAX
ing an ugly puncture and a pain
full wound.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28

We will be glad to send sample
copies of the News toyour friends,
if you send us their names and
addresses.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28

Mrs. e. d. Crosby of Lowville,
N. Y, is visiting her sister Miss
Rebeccl Pott Of this place,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
and Ends From the Reporters
Note Book.

ss Belle Stouteagle, of this
has been elected teacher
mptair Home school, Peters
L,bip. Franklin county.
,ry A. Thompson, Editor of
.TUone Times, accompanied
d /, sister Minnie, spent last
,day and Sabbath in Phila-
Z ha
A. ]. Irwin's residence
q been greatly improved in APP
8,nce and convenience, by the
eation of fresh paint and a
porch.
8,srs. Doyle and Sinner are
10 much to the appearance
x Johnston's residence and
building by putting on a
Of fresh paint.
cancer which was removed
he breast of Mrs. Rhoda
ya few years ago seems to
aking It's appearance again,
ug Mrs. TruaX a good deal
fqring. 1t is hoped that in
way its growth may be ar
d and her health fully re-
Nm Reisner, of the firm of
Der & Father, of this place,
Mighty good looking boy, but
ther evening he had an at
Of toothache, earache and
sgia, and the liberal poultice
I'd made his head look like
hglish Christmas plum pud-
His numerous lady friends
a strong protest against
EDg such a handsome coun-
= bee in this manner.
Robert S. Stouteagle, of
pace, has been elected to the
AngtOn school in Washing
bwnship, Franklin county,
ithe most desirable schools
eof the large towns in that
" He was also requested
aCandidate for the school
} successfully taught the
Two years near Upton. Mr..
Egle is a great favorite
our friends over the noun
NSaturday as John w. Lai-
alaylor township, was com
Niot the gate from George
IS, his horse, instead of
ng while Mr.. Laidig shut
pie, started off at Il rapid
sth Mr.. Laidig's buggy and
bad torn the shafts away
NE buggy. The'buggy was
ar Mac Kerlin's, while the
look the shafts, or what re.
Nol them up to Laidig post
Daniel Mock got an ugly
On his hand last Friday
pug while attempting tC
sheep. He grabbed the
by the ear, and to resent
'nlllarity of Mr.. Mock, the
plunged Mr.. Mock's hanC
a sharp edged piece o
Only about a week before
Mr. Mock nearly crushed
his thumbs with a two
hammer while driving
D0st agreeable surprise was
aperlenced in the home o
'pu Mrs. Michael Knautf las
aay afternoon when thei.
lerS Miss Nettie and Mrs
Mcintyre, of New Yorl
,uiueXpectedly stepped in
'e''le who has been in poo
Or some time did not fee
',Se for her journey; and
1ly, enjoyed the ride in tn
aug conveyance from Mel
'0rg
Republican County Con
met on Tuesday last an
"a Nomination the followin
4, assembly, Samuel A. Ne'
''ccConnellsburg Associat
lnomas b. Stevens,
District Attorney, M. 1
w.t. of McConnellsburg
OOmmissioner, G, H. |
er, Of Wells. Congress
'ulon was endorsed for r,
lation a.