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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05

AT the Orion last evening the regis
ter bore this name, &C. y. Wire, Phila-
delphia." A Messenger representative
who was Iounging in the lobby at the
hotel met hat gentleman, and having
learned that he was interested in re-
viving the project to build a railroad
from Wilmington to Southport, asked
Mr.. Wire about the matter.
Mr.. Wire said he had come TO VIII
mington in that interest, n stated
that he was here to get affairs in shape
to go ahead with the enterprise. A
good many preliminary matters had to
be arranged as the first step, the most
important of them being the securing
Of the property along the deep water
front at Southport for the purpose of
establishing a terminal for the pro-
posed railroad. He said he spent yes
terday at Southport and a succeeded
in acquiring deeds for valuable proper
ty extending two miles along the water
front at that place.
What are the prospects for build
ing the road?" querried the reporter.
IF they were not good" replied Mr..
Wire, I'VE would not be spending our
time and money on the project. We
have spent a great deal of money, and
are getting in position to carry out our
plans"
a corporation known as the South
port, Wilmington and Western Rail
o Company is moving in the enter
prise, and Mr.. Wire informs US that
as vice president and general manager
of the company, he is here TO get the
company's plans in definite shape. He
said he could not say when work will
commence on the road just yet, but
he is confident that the undertaking
Will be carried to success.
Today Mr.. Wire will leave here and
go over the proposed route of the line
toward Southport, accompanied by Mr..
w. H. Pyke, of Southport, who is in
terested in the project n who will
come up to the city this morning to join
him. Their purpose is to meet the en-
gineer between here and Southport.
as he will leave that place, coming over
the route toward Wilmington. The
engineer is Mr.. Langstaff Johnson, of
Richmond, Va, who is here 10 prepare
for the preliminary survey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
H. L. Peterson VS.. City Of Whining
ton; j.. D. Sudbury VS.. w. T. Banner

H. L. Peterson VS.. City Of Whining
ton, j.. D. Sudbury VS.. w. T. Banner
man.
The cases of the City of Wilmington
against h following for back taxes,
Were non suited, viz: w. H. Moore,
Joseph Brown. Nathaniel Jarvis, s.
C. Fleet, Mrs. E. r. H. Daggett, q.
Alderman, Elizabeth Brown, Oracle
Ann Cause, Frank Boykin, Alice John
son w. w Hodges.
In the case of T. G.. Williams VS..
the Interstate Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. the plaintiff was al
lowed till December LIST TO file COM
plant and the defendant was allowed
till the x term of the court to file
his anSweT
In the cases OF Lloyd Mccoy against
the Carolina central railway, for hav-
ing damaged the plaintiffs timber
lands by fire from q locomotive, judg-
ments were entered up for $500 in one
case and $50 in another, and also the
costs in each action
In the case of Thomas Hooper VS..
Julia Hooper, a judgment of divorces
| was entered.
The court took a recess till $3.50
o'clock this morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Cotton Exported Yesterday to the
Value of S~I.22S.OOO.

Two steamships cleared yesterday
with cargoes of cotton valued at ST.
2 Q 5000.
The Austrian steamship Teresa, load
ed at the Wilmington Compress, was
cleared for Liverpool. England. by Mr..
J. II. Sloan, cotton exporter, with a
cargo of II, 765 bales weighing $780,
1913 pounds, valued at s67S,0 600.
Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, export
ers, cleared their fifth cargo Of cotton
for the season The British steamship
Alnwick. loaded at the Champion Com
press, cleared for Bremen, Germany,
with a cargo Of 10000 bales, Weighing
4, 9S0,666 pounds, valued at $3.50, 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Mayor waddell Returns

Tie Hon.. and Mrs. Alfred NJ. Waddell
returned to the city yesterday after an
absence of six weeks during which Col.
Waddell has canvaSsed a large portion
of Western North Carolina in the in
terest of his candidacy at the primary
election to be held on the 5th of No
vember to choose a candidate for the
United States senate
Colonel WaddelI - going to continue
in the canvass to b finish. and TO this
end will rest UP a day or so n then
go to Lumberton October 18th, where
he and Colonel Julian s. Carr will
speak to a large gathering Of Confed-
crate veterans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Death of Mrs. w. 5. Norment

A telegram received by DR.. w. w.
Harriss, of this city, conveyed the sad
intelligence of the death of his sister,
Monday evening. The Lumberton Ar
gus of yesterday says:
Passed away, at her home in Lum-
berton, yesterday evening about s
o'clock, Mrs. Emma Norment, beloved
| wife of Capt. w. S. Norment, aged
62 years, having died on her birthday.
She leaves a husband and four children
and a large circle of friends to mourn
their loss. Mrs. Norment united with
the church when young, and was a
loyal Christian until her death. She
was devoted to the Presbyterian faith,
and dearly owed the house of God. She
was a devoted wife, a loving mother,
an affectionate sister, and sincere friend.
She was a great sufferer for several
months, but bore it with submission
and patience. To her dying was but
going home" Our hearts go out in
tenderest sympathy to her four chill
| dren, ali of whom nave met with an ir-
reparable loss. for the mothers place
can never be filled"
Mrs. Norment was Miss Emma Doug
las Harriss, daughter of the late DR..
William j. Harriss, and was born in
Wilmington. October l, 1888. She was
| a sister of DR.. w. w. HarriSs, Mrs.
Eliza NJ. Bellamy, Mrs. a. J.. Howell
and Miss Mittie Harriss, Of this city.
all of whom survive her. Mrs. Bella
my and her two daughters and Mrs.
Howell left yesterday for Lumberton.
Miss Mittie Harriss was there with her
sister when she passed away. The de-
ceased leaves one son and three daugh-
ters-Mr. Douglas Norment II Misses
Nellie, Emma and aura Norment. The
bereaved husband and family have the
deep sympathy of their numerous
friends and acquaintance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
MARKE.S BY TELEGRAPH,


New York, October S.-Money on call
frmer at 2A@21a per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 5@512 per cent. Sterling
exchange weak with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S4A for demand and
at 4.S1k@4.S1A for sixty days; posted
rates 4.S2@4.S21A and 4.S604. S6h; com
mercial bills 4.S0h@4.S1; silver certifi-
Gates 63ZQ65. Bar silver 63A:
can dollars SOS. Government bonds
steady; state bonds inactive; railroad
bonds irregular.
COTTON.
Liverpool, October 3, 4 p. motion:
Spot moderate business; prices barely
steady; American middling 6k. The
sales of the day We're 5000 bales, OF
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and included $500 American. Re-
ceipts 1000 bales, including 6,00(
American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet
but steady. American middling l.. M.
c.: October 5 5S-64d@5 59-64d sellers;
October and November 5 42-64d@5 AZ
Cad sellers; November and December
5 36-64d buyers; December and Janu-
airy 5 32-64d@5 33-64d sellers; January
and February 5 29-64d@5 30-64d buyers
February and March 5 27-64d@5 ze-64d
buyers; March and April 5 25-64d@5 e.
64d buyers; April and May 3 24-64d buy
S4S, way III III - LO-O1d bdyClS
June and July 5 21-64d@5 22-64d buy
ers; July and August 5 20-64d buyers.
SORT ACCEPTS.
Galveston firm at 1Oc; net receipts T.
Norfolk steady at 1OAc; net receipts
3,940 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 10Ac.
Boston dull at 10Bc; net receipts LIE
bales.
Wilmington firm at 10Ac; net re-
ceipts 1888 bales.
Philadelphia quiet at 11Ac.
Savannah easy at 10 1-16c; net re-
ceipts 1858 bales.
New Orleans quiet at 10Ac; net re-
ceipts 20 61 bales.
Mobile quiet at 10c; net receipts 9Ss
bales.
Memphis steady at 10 Size; net re-
ceipts 3,507 bales.
Augusta quiet at 10hc; net receipts
1853 bales.
Charleston steady at 10c; net re-
ce1pts 9O4 bales.
Cincinnati steady at 1OAc; net re-
ceipts 1.204 bales.
Louisville firm at 10Tc.
st. Louis steady at 10Kc; net receipts
1,O69 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New York, October 3.-Cotton quie,
at 10Ac; gross receipts 5000 bales; sales
50 bales; stock 26,153 bales.
Total today-Net receipts 47,751 bales
exports to Great Britain 1922 bales;
continent 2,849 bales; stock 419. $50 bales
Consolidated - Net receipts 209. 914
bales; exports to Great Britain IS, 56s
bales; france 21,837 bales; continent
105, 499 bales.
Total since September Met re-
ceipts 771,757 bales; exports to Great
Britain 14S.093 bales; France 1885
bales; continent 1S6, sos bales.
Futures closed steady; October II .29;
November 1000; December 9.s7; Jan
uary 9.86; February $50; March 9.S7;
April $50; May 9.S7; June 9.S6; July
9.S6; August 9.77.
Spot cotton closed steady; middline
uplands 10Hc; middling gulf 11hc,
sales 50 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET
Chicago, October 3.-The leading fu.
lures ranged as follows:
Open High. low. .I.~
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Ship Carpenters Strike

Key West, Fla, October ga strike
has been declared against the Curry
Sons by h ship carpenters who have
been working on the lighthouse tender
Laurel. When work commenced on the
Laurel the price OF wages was 81 a
day for nine hours work, but the men
demanded 81 a day for eight hours
work, as it was a government con-
tract. This was refused and the men
went out. The firm sent to Jackson
vile for men and six Of them have ar
rived and started to work, getting
40 cents an hour for all work done.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
The Youtsey-Goebel Murder Case

Georgetown, KY, October 3.-Judge
Cantril today extended until Friday
the time of the defense to state wherh-
er or not it is ready to proceed in the
case OF Henry Youtsey, charged with
being a principal in the shooting of
Governor Goebel. Tt was stated by
the defense that a number of sum
monses for witnesses sent out on Sep
TENDER 18th have not been returned.
Judge Cantrill decided to draw six
teen more names from the jury wheel
in place of sixteen excused today and
then if no juror is secured, to issue a
special venire.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Accident TO Colonel Cantwell

Last night 1t the Masonic Temple
where Colonel Cantwell went to attend
a communication of st. Johns Lodge,
No. 1, A. F. and A. NJ, he met with a
painful though not serious accident.
He stumbled and fell, hurting his col
lar bone. DR.. w. D. Mcmillan gave
him attention, and The Messenger
hopes to see Colonel Cantwell out gain
today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
A Railroad Promotion

The many friends of Capt. Newell
will be pleased to learn of his further
promotion, as the following from the
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot of yesterday
explains:
"a circular has been issued by the
Atlantic Coast Line extending the Juris-
diction of Mr.. w. II. Newell, assistant
superintendent of that line, to the
Kinston, Washington and Plymouth
branihes of the road, the same to go
into effect October LIST, 1900"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05

The Chinese non-commissioned ofi-
Ger accused OF the murder of Baron
Won Ketteler says to the court: ON
Tune q, I and my pee eceived or
ders from a prince to 1t foreigners
wherever we came cross them" he
declared himself unable to SAL which
prince gave the order.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Twelve Cent Cotton.

Mr.. Otis Bass, manager here for the
branch house of Messrs. Murphy & Co.,
Of New York, permits us to copy the
following from a letter which he re-
ceived Tuesday from his house:
w are particularly bullish on cot
ton and expect to see it sell at IL cents
in the not distant future"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
A Sad

The Messenger deeply sympathizes
with Captain and Mrs. Thomas Tay-
lor in the death of their infant daugh-
ter May Louise, aged 8 years N 8
DAYS. She died yesterday morning al
4:S0 o'clock and h funeral TOOK place
Yesterday afternoon at the family res
jdence los Grace street. The Rev.
Father Dennen oficiated and the in
terment was made at Oakdale GENE
tery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
.ssDelays are Daneerous.,,

A small pimple on your face may
seem Of little consequence, but it shows
your blood is impure, and impure blood
is what causes most Of the diseases
from which people suffer. Better heed
the warning given by the pimple and
purify your blood at once by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medicine
cures all diseases due to bad blood,
including scrofula and salt rheum.
The non-irritating cathartic-Hood's
Pills
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05

wANTED TWO RELIABLE TRAVELIN G
Statesmen in each State; permanent posi-
ton: salary and expenses; experience not
absolutely essential Address Piedmont
Tobacco Works, Greensboro. &c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05

Youtsey's case was called yesterday.
Only nine of the defendants witnesses
answered and he was given until today
to say whether he was ready for trial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Wilmington Markets.
WILMINGTON, October 8.

Wilmington, October 3.
Receipts Of cotton today 4,sSS bales.
Receipts same day last year 2,2Ss
bales
This seasons receipts TO date-sl,1Ss
bales
Receipts TO same date last year
The quotations posted at = o'ri"cs
today at he exchange:
CoTToN-Firm-
Ordinary 49,. ........--.... ! 1915
GOOD ordinary .-.----.---.-- S-Io
Low middiing .---------- 1880 = 1910
:- :.
GoOd mlddiitfg $40
same day last year|esc.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Firm;
machine barrels SIC; country barrels
36hc.
ROSLN-Steady at sI.15 and sI.2a.
TAR-Ffrm at $l.4o.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Quiet at
s1.10G2.10.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentine nothing doing; rosin soc
and 35c; tar $50: crude t~urpentine
Receipts today-S casks OF spirits
turpentine, 500 barrels rcsin. 90 barrels
tar, AZ barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts anne day asst ycar-79 casks
of spirits turpentine, $40 barrels rosin,
1872 barrels tar. II barrels crude turpen-
tine.
PRODUCE.
SALT.-l00's. 49,: I25's. 5SLsc: tscs :.
SIC: zoos. 99c; zoos. F. F.. $3.50: In less
than car load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-SR TO S5sc.
BUFFERS 10 &c.
COFFEE-l0 TO 1lhc.
BAGGING.-2 10. basis. s4 ~ SO
COTTON TIES.-S1.4O to Sl.50.
FLOUR7Straights $500: End patents
s4.25: full $3.50.
MOLASSES.--S. House, 15c: New
Orleans B~rights. % 10 25c; Porto Rico.
80 to 35c; Cuba, % TO 315.
SUGAR-Granulated $3.50: W. Y. c..
No. 5 s5.S5; No. 9 s5.55; No. IL $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS.-North Caroi;Sa. :arcy.
so to 90c; prime 60 to soc; Virginia 45c
to soc; Spanish so to S5c.
CORN-61h to 62hc.
CORN MEAL-57hc.
n X. BACON.-Hams. 12c. shoulders
S1zc: sides. 10c.
CHICKENS-Firm; spring 10c to zoe.
hers. 221a to &c: BOOSTERS 2Uc.
EGGS-Steady at lie.
SHINGLES Per loo. 5 inch sap<.
$1.60; 8 inch hearts, s2.25: 8. inch saps.
$3.50; 8 inch hearts $3.50.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping .sS.O 0Q 800
Mill, prime ................. 6.5G0 $50
Mill, fair 5000 500
Common Mill .............. 1000 500
Inferior u ordinary -. $500 $50
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Improvement at the Wilmington Cot.
ton Mills

ton Mills
Mr.. job Reagan, Of Worcester,
Mass, representing the Crompton and
Knowles Loom Company, has arrived
here to put attachments on the looms
at the Wilmington Cotton Mills by
which cloth will be produced more per-
fectly and the production increased and
cheaDened.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
tue SOUTHPORT RAILROAD

The Project Again Revised for a Rail-
road From Wilmington TO Deep
Water at the Mouth of the Cape Fear.
Deeds Secured To the Water Front at
Southport.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05

the plaintiff, made a motion Tor d ne"
first issue no 50 it was not necessary
erred in its charge to the jury. Judge
Moore announced that he would later
hear argument from counsel on the
motion and it is probable that the
mrsson will be argued TO-DAY.
According to the verdict OF the jury
the defendants, Wallersteln q klee'
had no ground for taking out the at
tachment against Mr.. FiShblate In 1884,
ond the Inference follows that he was
solvent and able to pay his DEBTS at
the time the attachment was LEVIED.
However, under the Judges charge 10
the Jury, as he understood the law uie
defendants were not Responsible Ior
any damage if they swore out the
writ of attachment by advice or coun-
sci.
The court then proceeded with the
calendar and was in session till 4:4o:
The most important case disposed Oh
was that of w. IT. Mercer vs. ID. III.
woebSe, for false arrest N az
The plaintiff alleged that the defend-
ant. who was a policeman had arrest
ed him wrongfully and unlawfully, and
his cause was argued by L. v. Grady,
ESQ. Iredell Meares, Esq, and Herbert
NcCgammy, Esq, appeared for the de-
dan After heaing the testimony
and argument, Judge Moorehs charge
was delivered to the jury, and 1T re-
tired to consider n following ISSUES.
/. Did the defendant w~rongfuhy
and unIawfully arrest and detain the
plaintiff as alleged in h complaint"
2 What damage N any Is the
plaintiff entitled TO receive
The iury returned and n
first issue mo, so it was not necessary
to answer the second issue the jury
was as follows: Ct. ]. Boney' >. =
Walton, ]. f. McInnis, c. ID. Rooir-
son. w. C. Hewlett, NJ Mcintosh, i
II. Payne, b. F. Keith, w. II. IA
Slocumb, w. w. Gather.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16
Notice Of Forfeiture,

To J. l.. SOREY and j. q. SHIFFER:
You arc hereby notified that we have cx-
pended Two Hundred Dollars In labor and
improvements upon tho Florence lode, and the
Victor lodc, sitnate near Sumner in Decatur
mining district, Concjos county, Colorado, the
location certificates of which aro recorded in
the Office OF the county clerk OF Concjos county,
in Book y nt Page lSs; in order to hold said
promises under the provision of Section a.S2l
Revised Statutes of the United States being
the amount required Ia hold tho same for tho
year ending December ~, ls,p. And il within
ninety days from the first publication Of this
notice you fail or refuse 10 contribute your
proportion ot such expenditure a- co-owncrs,
your interest in said claim will become the
property uf the subscribrrs under tho said
Section 232i.
\, W, MCCoSNELL.
NH FAULKNER.
Florence, April p. 1900.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16
Sale to Enforce Lien.

Notice is hereby given that | claim n
lien upon the following described horses
mares and colts, tho property of w. b,
Moss; 9 mares, l horse colt two years
old, for pasture and feed. That said
horses, mares and colts have been duly
appraised and will be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder at my
ranch three miles northeast of Monte
Vista, on Thursday. june 30, 1900 at 10
o'clock A. NJ. for'the purpose of cnforc.
ing lien. ii. q. BIAcKMoRR.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16
Notice for Publication.
DEPAGTMENr OF THE INTERIOR,
LAND OFFICE AT DIL. NoRTE, toto,

Notice is hereby given that the fnlluwin,
named settler has flied notice of his intention
to make final proof ia support Of his claim, and
ter and Receiver ot the Y. :. Land Ollicc at
Del Noftc, Colorado. on the Sd day of July, 1900
viz:
Rafc b. Dixon, who madc homestead entry
No, snli for the y. u. 4 ot :. L. y, Soc. ), Twp
3s, n. 9, l.. n. NJ. =. NJ.
He name the following witnesses to provo
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land. viz:
John q. Vaughn. Alya T. Vaughn, George c.
Midman, Of Monte Vista. Colo. aud Herman
Wnrnkc, of Namosn, Colo.
JAS, II. BANTER
Register
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16
According to the Alamosa Jour.

According to the Alamosa jour
nal that popular aiIment. appen-
dicitis, is prevalent in that town.
Senator W. H. Adams has been
assured that a we'll developed
appendix is now part of his snat.
omy. Billy" is going to consult
the best medical talent in Denver,
and il be is positively convinced
that such 10 the case, will have
the 18th century discovery taken
ont HE many friends in the val
ley hope that the operation. if per
formed, will be successful one.
Another appendicitis subject is
Johnny Tompson. young man
employed at the shops at this
place. accompanied by DIR. Orr
he will 60 to the hospital today
and be operated on. The head
physician at tn. Salida hospital
has an excellent reputation for
handling appendicitis patients.
Active work will commence on
July first on the railroad, which
will be standard gauge to Creede.
The company is waiting for the
close OF the fiscal year, which
ends on June 30, so that the ex.
pense Of the improvements will he
paid out OF next years receipts.
It 10 the intention to push the
work along as rapidly as possible
It is expected that the line TO
Antonito will also be broadened as
we'll a. To Moffat to connect with
, broad gauge line to Crestoue.
More or less preliminary work
will be done before July first, such
as distributing and putting in ties,
but there will be no great activity
until after the end of this month.
Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia.
Persons with indigestion are already half
starved. They need plenty of Wholesome
food. kodol Dyspepsia Cure diges.s
what you eat 90 the body can be nour.
iahAd vhilA tho worp ont nr,,ns ,ro
being rsoonstructed. 1t is the only
known that will instantly
relisve and completely cure all stomach
Try it il you are suffering
from indignation. 1t will certainly do
you good. Rice Drug Store.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16
Notice OF Forfeiture.
ToJ, {. sHIFFER, T. II. BEDwELL and j.

SOREN:
You are hereby notified that have expended
One Hundred Dollars IN labor and improve
mcnts upon tho Orinoco lode, situate in Fury
dice Gulcl, Decatur mining district, toncjos
county, Colorado, the location certificate oi
which i recorded in the records of toncjoS
county, In Book - at Page ibl In order to hold
said premises under the provisions Of Section
2a2i Revised Statutes Of tho United states {;
tho year ending December n, ls.si. And IL
within ninety days from the service of this
notice you fail refuse to contribut. yuur
proportion of such expenditure u. co-uwncr-.
your interest in said claim will become the
property 81 the subscriber under tho said
Section 2;,ei. H. Il. CEoCK.
Sumner, April ~, lfSO.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16
For Sale.

A full blooded Short-horn Bull. Will
be 4 years old this summer. Price, 800
Apply to Geo. L. Blackmore on the ranch
or mt Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16
Water Rights,

have five shares in the Excelsior
Ditch company for sale. Each share is
supposed to water 160 acres,
Ira j. Bloomfield.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16

Howard Winchcll and fnmily re-
turned Wednesday from u throe
weeks trip east.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16

II. H. Chase, who formerly
worked at the printers trade in
Monte Vista, is now employed on
the Field and Farm at Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16

Ole Hanson has decided to go to
Silverton where he will do some
work on the Schiller properties.
The work on his properties at
Summitvills will stop. We regret
TO lose Ar. Hanson, and wish him
good luck IN Silverton. He is a
miner and will add to the lustre Of
Silv erton's brilliancy.-Prospector
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16

James o. Abrams returned Mon.
day morning from a few weeks
visit to Kansas and Oklahoma.
He says it wss fearfully hot in
central Kansas; the southern hot
winds were beginning to blow.
In Oklahoma it is not SO hot and
wheat harvest had commenced.
Mr.. Abrams says he don't care To
spend the summer months in Kan.
eHs,
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-16

The Nonconformist says: 'Har-
vcy's new hook Is Il wonderful
hook. 1t is going to make n shak-
ing among the dry bones. II will
make people think who never
thought before. 1t will create n
revolution IN American politics"