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The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE.

The editor of the Durango Her
aid must be in all kinds of trouble.
In fact, he must be encom passed
about by his enemies, for he makes
the following prayer his leading
editorial in a recent issue:
Strive Thou, o Lord, with them
that strive with me; fight Thou
them that fight against me. y
Draw out also the spear and stop
the way against them that pursue
me. y Let them be ashamed
and brought to dishonor that seek
after my soul; let them be turned
back and brought to confusion
that devise my hurt. Let them be
as chaff before the wind and the
angel of the Lord driving them on.
= Let the angel of the Lord
pursue them. For without cause
they have hid for me their net in
a pit, which without cause they
have digged for my soul. Let de
struction come upon him unawares,
and let his net that he has hid
catch himself; into that very de-
struction let him fall And my
soul shall be joyfnl in the Lord.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
WILL NOT 90 BACK.

The FLORENCE DAILY TRIBUNE
of the 4th was a special edition,
containing many fine illustrations,
printed on heavy book paper, in
colored ink, and giving numerous
portraits and sketches of promi-
nent citizens Among these are
recognized the familiar features of
two or three former citizens of
Pueblo, and who, of course, will
drift back this way in due time
Pueblo Chleftain
Our former residents of Pueblo
may drift back to visit oldtime
friends, but they will hardly leave a
thriving, growing city like Flor
ence to locate again in Pueblo
While Pueblo is one of the best
cities of the state, it lacks some
thing of the enterprise that is SO
much in evidence in Florence, and
which is carrying our little city
forward to the front ranks of sue
cess.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

REPORTS that there is trouble in
the National Red Cross association
over the expenditures in connec-
ton with the Galveston disaster,
are positively denied, Since the
reorganization of the national
board soon after the Spanish wal, a
new system was introduced into
the administration of the Red
Cross, and the association is en-
deayoring to conduct its affairs on
practical business principles. No
reflection is intended OH Miss Bar
tons integrity or her devotion to
her life's work by calling upon
her to render detailed statement
of her accounts in connection with
the Galveston and other relief
funds.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

THE scheme to establish a civil
pension list for superannuated gov
ernment clerks will not be consid
cred by congress at the present ses-
sion. There are now about $50 EN-
ployes of the various departments
past 70 years of age whose intirm-
tiles unfit them for active duty.
Most of them have served in the
government faithfully for many
years, and it seems unjust to turn
them out without any provision
for their future welfare, but, at
the same time, they are drawing
full pay, and are doing no work,
thereby orippling the offices to
which they belong, Some remedy
for this state of things will have
to be found
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
Sale of Ditch Stock

That, whereas, notice according to law was
regularly served upon each and every one of the
subsequently named Stockholders in The FIRE.
mont County Irrigating Ditch company, APP
prising said stockholders of the number of
shares of stock that they and each of them
owned in said Ditch together with their annu-
al assessment and the amount due thereon:
That, Whereas said notices We're served ac-
cording to the bylaws of said Ditch company, at
least thirty days prior to the publication of
this notice of sale
That, whereas, none of the stockholders sub
sequently set forth have paid their said assess
ment according to said notice, at all;
That. whereas, the following named stock
holders in said Ditch are owing for their. and
each of their, assessments thereon, to-wit.
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That, whereas, said persons are owners of
stock in said Ditch company according to the
number of shares above set forth:
And, whereas the directors OF said Ditch COM
pany have ordered. in special meeting, called
by the president of said Ditch company on Jan
uary 26, 1901, that said above took should be
sold at public auction to the highest bidder
therefor, al the front door of the office j. A.
Condlt, ON February IL, 1901. unless sa d above
stockholders shall come in and pay said assess
ment on or before said date for the sale thereof
according to the several notices served upon
them. and each of them, by the secretary of said
Ditch company:
Now, therefore. take notice that on Februar,
II, 1901, at the hour of o'clock p. M. at the
front door of the office of j. Condit, which
said Office is situated in Daniels block, Room T.
Florence Colorado. At said time and place
said ab,vs shares of stock and each of them
will be sold to the highest bidder, unless said
assessments are paid in full before said
date and time.
By order of the board of directors.
J. A. CoSDIT. Pres.
THos. E. WALTERS, Sec'y. 27-s7
First pub. jan 81; last pub Feb. II, 1so1.l
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Or. Yard makes specially of
all kinds of dental work. 103.tf

The Colorado Fnel d Iron com
pany and the Standard Oil com
pany are both rich companies, but
they did not get all the earth. You
can get some stock of E G.. Kin.
dred, whose office is in the An.
drews building, in companies with
prospects brighter than either of
the above companies started with
and your investment, whether large
or small, will be guaranteed by
bankable securities. You cannot
lose your money, and you have a
chance to make stake"
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

SMALLPOX or no smallpox, it is
safe to guess that Florence will
push right along toward metropol-
itan success With big machine
shop there. it can get a lot of work
from the mines that Pueblo ought
to have had if its manufacturers
would consume more beef and
Chill sauce.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
Call for School Bonds.

TO the holder or holders of School Bonds Nos
aud 5, of the Issue of September /, 1891. of
School District No. y County of Fremont and
state of Colorado:
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
treasurer OF said School District No 2. that on
the 2ud day of March, \. d. 1901, will pay the
above mentioned aud described School Bonds,
to-wit Bonds Nos, and 3, of the issue of Sep
tember |, 1891, of the denomination of One
t,onnty Treasurer in Csnon civ in The SAID
County OF Fremont and state of Colorado, and
that on and after the above date interest up
on the said bonds shall cease aud determine.
a. duILINGER,
Treasurer of
School District No. ., Fremont County, Colo.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
KeIso's Cash Department Store
Snaps
IN REAL ESTATE
AT
LUTES g. JACKS

IO ] Ed q ~ AVN =
1920 3 lots on front street with IL
story brick house, easy terms.
8 5OO-each; 4 houses on Union avenue:
terms, s75 cash, balance SIS per
month without interest
sl70O room brick on Frazer Lane, on
lot 42X265; mountain water in
house; $1,000 cash, balance in
monthly payments of S25, s per cent
interest.
s2500-2 brick room houses on two lots
close in on Main street, good bust
ness property: 1900 cash, balance
easy terms.
$780, room brick on W. Fifth street,
bet. p. Peak and Santa Fe avenue,
$500 cash, balance cas-
5 l50-Will buy an elegant lot in the
Fairview addition on the install
ment plan, monthly payments.
; 125-will buy beautiful lots on West
Fourth street with abundance of
irrigation water, on long time pay
ments. This is an opportunity to
8 400 to $3.50 per acre will buy choice
l-acre tracts in the Grand View
Place, with ample water rights from
the Fremont County Ditch. This
property is very desirable.
sll00-buys a well built 2story brick
home with fine cellar. on two lots
on Seventh street.
sl3oo-will buy beautiful 2-story brick
on West 9th street, fine shade and
good neighborhood, Look this
property over.
S175-Will buy elegant lots in the Or
chard Park addition. These lots
are the cheapest close in lots in the
city, and are very desirable. Ex-
anime them
s750-Will buy a well arranged three
room frame house and two lots on
West Second street.
S220o-Will buy one of the best built
10-room brick houses on Second
close in, with large grounds, rent
ing for $50 a month this is a
great bargain n-look it up.
5 $50 will buy an elegant four room
frame house and two lots on West
Second street: this is indeed great
bargain.
) So0-will ouy 100-foot business lot
on Union avenue. Very cheap.
3 T50-will buy beautiful 4-room frame
cottage and one lot on Bluff street.
Private money to loan in any sums to
suit.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
A Palatial Block.

The johnson and Fritz block be-
ing erected on Main street between
the city hall and the Golden Rule
store by Judge George d. johnson
and j. F. Fritz, proprietor of the
Florence Packing q Provision
company, will typify one of the
most substantial business blocks
ever evolved from the brain of the
prominent architect, j. p. Julien.
And the building will be up-to-
date in all its appliances too.
Tenants may rest assured Of that
The joint ownership, as it were,
is in the nature of a novelty, em-
bracing as it does the owning of
half the building by either gentle
man instead of both owning the
block together This is explained
by the fact that Judge johnson
was not to be outdone by Mr..
Fritz who concluded last fall to
build. Each owned a lot 25x140.
extending from Main street to the
alley, and while the present build
ing will only extend to one-h half
the depth of the lot, l. e. seventy
feet, the Judge will in the near
future extend his one-i alf out to
the alley and probably Mr.. Fritz
will follow suit.
The block, which is of com
posite style of architecture, 50x70,
was commenced on January 22nd,
Judge Johnson's birthday by a
coincidence, and will be completed
by April lst if possible. 1t will
cost approximately $4,000, and
will be built of the Denver No.
press brick, the finest grade OBJ
tainable. The steel eyebeams
necessarily came from Chicago,
but the 6-inch iron pillars were
cast here by Mr., w. III. Runkle,
quite a mechanical feat for town
of this size. The ground floor will
take the form of two store rooms,
25x7O, as far as is known now
though these may be turned into
one if tenant can be secured to
take the floor. The division at
present can be fixed to suit either
purpose. Upstairs there are four
offices, each en- suite. The front
rooms are l2axl6a feet, and the re-
ception rooms 9axl3s feet. All
the office ceilings are amply high
insuring good ventilation. In the
center of the building is a huge
skylight 1lx23 feet and on either
side of the middle of the roof is an
open glass court. These afford a
perfect light for the two center
and two rear offices, which are all
provided with reception rooms like
those in front. There are two COM
modious toilet rooms in the rear.
Numerous iron truss rods help to
strengthen the building, rendering
it perfectly secure. The rear of
Judge Johnson's ground floor is
all glass under steel girder, SO
that if he extends the building
he can remove the glass with per-
feet safety. Meanwhile flood of
light is let into the rear of the
store through the large area of
glass. The girder runs across Mr.
Fritz's part so that he can likewise
extend his section if advisable
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

A FIGHT in the senate has been
begun against Senator-elect Sim
mons of North Carolina and will
be followed up by fierce assault
by some republican senators upon
the credentials of Senators-elect
Foster of Louisiana; McLauren of
Mississippi; and Tillman of South
Carolina, the four states in which
the negro is disfranchised by con-
stisutional amendment. Any eff
fort to reject these credentials will
certainly lead TO long and bitter
Eight.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

The contemplated building of a
line of railroad from Minturn to
Salt Lake City by the d & R. G
makes glad the hearts of investors
in Routt county. This will be
the means of opening up one OF
the richest sections OF the Western
SIopa
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
For Sale.

A modern, six-room house, close
in, on East Second street; fine
lawn fence, cellar etc. two lots; an
elegant house for $1,000; 81 100
cash. balance on time. Newkirk
q Hanger 32-lf.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

$1,000 worth of household goods
wanted by NJ A Blackmer Mt the
old stand 1S-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

Paints and oils at Jansen's.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
Classified Advertisements.

Advertisements viii be run IN this depart
ment at the rate of Is words in issues for 25
cents, payable in advance. advertisement
will be taken for less than % cents. Here is an
opportunity to adsertise al a minimum cost
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08
TO RENT

no RENr-One large store room or rooms fo
tlejohn block 1885,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-08

TOR SALE-H. NJ. Fox, the bricknaker. Is
prepared to furnish brick in any quantity
des red. 4tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07

ing showers of pink petals down on
couple who were wandering through
the orchard.
Her hair was a golden tangle, and
the soft folds of her gown fell with
studied carelessness from her ivory
throat. His manner was the manner
OF young man deeply, devotedly in
love with the dearest girl in the world.
From his high, shining collar to his
polished shoes, all was immaculate.
irreproachable. Not hair on his
glossy head was out of place.
They were silent. He, because his
tongue refused to speak the words
that We're clamoring for utterance.
She, because she was sorry for him.
1t was not maiden shyness that lurked
behind ler demure face and down
cast lids, but pure perplexity. No
master of diplomacy ever faced a more
delicate issue than that which con-
fronted her.
Its exactly eight years since Uncle
John asked Aunt Lucy to marry him, :"
she said at length. 'It was in apple
blossom time, and the hooking bird
was singing in the moonlight. The
odor and the song always bring it
back to me-"
BY Jove! Eight years" He
was struck speeches. by the contem-
plation OF SO much bliss
DO you remember how we laughed
over the proposal? By the way, you
never showed me the one that you
talked of writing"
Il never wrote it, he said, with a
grin that was almost a grimace. Then
with a tremendous effort, "I-d-don't
you think I-er, that is, w-we could
d-dispense with anything of that sort,
Lucy?"
The situation for the next several
moments did not admit of connected
conversation, but as they strolled to-
wards the house a little later, she
said, with an arch look, We've grown
up quite as commonplace as the rest
of the world, after all, haven't WEI"
Commonplace" he calculated, fer
vently. "Well. if this is common
place. L"
Another pause, a lengthy one.
DO you remember wondering why
the hooking bird rioted among the
apple blossoms and sang like a mad
thing?" he asked, solemnly, after a
little. II know now. If I could do
the same it wouldn't begin to express
my feelings"
When, after several pauses, they
finally reached the lilac hedge, the
young man startled the nesting rob-
ms with sudden guffaw of laughter
With his minds eye he saw lanky
boy on his knees in the grass beyond
the hedge.
"a half-grown cub Of boy is sew.
eral kinds of an idiot" he said.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07

A Veteran Trades Unionist


One OF the oldest active trades
unionists in the country is Maj. Sam
L. Letfingwell of Indianapolis Typo
graphical Union No. 1. He was born
in Chillicothe, o., in 1880. He was a
newspaper apprentice in 1874, a soldier
in the Mexican war, 1878, and became
member OF Cincinnati Typographical
Union in 1850. For the next ten years
he shifted around the country working
at his trade. Mr.. Lefingwell was major
of the Thirty-frst Ohio, also of the
Eighty-seventh Ohio, and private of
Company H, First Ohio Volunteer Cav
airy, in the civil war of 1865. He or
gained the Trades Assembly, now
Central Union, Indianapolis, July,
1881; was it's president five terms; del
egate, Pittsburg, 1881, present Ameri-
can Federation, drafted original plat
form of that body; again delegate
American Federation of Labor, 1882,
Cleveland, and presided at that ses-
sion; organized Indiana State Fedora
ton of Labor, 1888; was it's president
two years; organized Alpha Assembly
1,712, at Indianapolis, 1882, then Dis
triet Assembly, with "a locals; also
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07
Hunting for Pearls.

Pearl-diving may be classed among
the most perilous occupations known
to breadwinners. The simplest acci-
dents bring fatal consequences. The
lifeline and the alr-pipe are the means
of fouling, and carelessness on the part
of the diver or boatman is always pos
sible. 1t must be remembered that
the boat is not stationary, but drifts
with the tide. for an anchor would
catch in the heavy coral growths. The
diver must Keep UP with the boat, but
is Obliged to run from side to side on
the rough bottom so that no pearl
bearing shell may escape him. My
first accident, says H. Phelps Whit
marsh, who at one time dived for his
living off the Australian coast, hap
pened before | had been diving three
weeks. 1 had been working in about
ten fathoms of water all the morning,
and as my bag was full, I gave the
signal to ascend. The lifeline taut-
ened. was lifted from my feet, and
drawn upward When within ten feet
of the boats bottom, suddenly felt
Tightening under my left arm, and
my inward progress stopped. Before
| realized that anything was wrong,
he check. which held the air-pipe UNI
der my arm, parted, and was pulled
'ack head downward. Instantly all
the air in the dress went into the legs,
which swelled like two immense sau-.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07
Two Points Of View.
nv MARY MARSHALL p,prc

BY NARY MARSHALL PARKS.
Copyright 1901: by Daily Story Pub. Coz
A moclling bird, drunk with sun
shine and the scent of apple blossoms
was fling from tree to tree and carol
Wig e cstatically-an animated spring
song gone mad.
From the door OF the little brown
house at the head Of the orchard
onerged wee, rosy maiden, herself
as dainty and sweet as an apple bios
som. Her hair was primly brushed
back and tightly plated, and her ging-
ham dress was a miracle of crisp
starchiness.
She ran down the steps, across the
yard, and peered through the lilac
hedge. A lanky, slovenly boy of four
teen was stretched upon the grass,
deep in book.
Rob-" she said. in stage whis-
per, come here"
"What do you want?" drawled the
boy, without moving.
Come here! I've something to tell
you"
ne arose SLOWLY, sHdhlnS Dach MS
unkempt hair, shutting his unlaced
shoes into place, and slouched across
the yard.
MIR. Ames proposed to Aunt Lucy
last night, and l heard him"
"Oh, go 'way."
"He truly did"
'What'd he say?"
"You see, 1 was in the hammock in
the grape arbor. and they didn't know
l was there"
"Listening!" said the boy. scorn-
fully.
81 was not! I was listening to the
hooking bird. 1t was spinning among
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07

sages and held me suspended, heels up.
For the first few moments Of my sur
prise and terror. kicked, struggled
and yelled like mailman. The boys
pulled with might and main at the
lifeline round my waist, but my he'll
met seemed to be anchored to the bot
tom. After had kicked myself into
state of exhaustion, I reasoned out
the cause of my dilemma. It was evil
dent that the air-pipe was fast below.
began at once to try to make the
boys understand that wanted them to
lower me. All my signal shakes and
jerks were Intellectual. They held the
line taut, and every few moments
made violent effort to pull me in
halves. At last. however, they had
sense enough to signal for help, and
after I had hung betwixt top and bot
tom for about half an hour, my air
pipe was released and I was pulled up
half-dead to the surface.-Youth's
Companion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07
His Tender Heart.

Boys are sometimes tempted to think
that to be tender hearted is to be weak
and unmanly. Yet the tenderest heart
may be associated with the strongest
will. Take, for example, the story
told of him to whom we owe our won
derful railway system. George Steph-
enson went one day into an upper
room of his house and closed the win,
dow. 1t had been open long time
because Of the great heat, but now the
weather was cooler, and so Mr.. Steph-
enson thought it would be well to shut
it. He little knew what he was doing.
Two or three days afterward, however,
he CHANGED to observe a bird flying
against the same window and beating
against it with his might again and
again as if trying to break it. His SYM
pathy and curiosity were aroused
What could the little thing want? He
went at once to the room and opened
the window to see. The window open.
the bird flew straight to one partic7
ular spot in the room, where Steph-
enson saw nest. The poor bird
looked at it, took in the situation at
a glance and futtered to the floor.
broken hearted, almost dead. Steph-
enson, drawing near to look, was filled
with unspeakable sorrow There sat
the mother bird, ana under it four lit-
tie tiny ones-mother and young-all
apparently dead. Stephenson cried
aloud. He tenderly lifted the ex-
hausted bird from the floor, the worm
it had so long and so brayely strug-
gled to bring to it's home and young
still in it's beak, and carefully tried to
revive it, but all his efforts proved in
vain. 1t speedily died and the great
man mourned for many a day. At the
same time the force of George Steph-
enson's mind was changing the face
of the earth, yet he wept at the sight
of this little family, and was deeply
grieved because he himself had un-
consciously been the cause of the
death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07
ALL GIRLS CAN GET MARRIED
Matrimonial Prizes Have Made Business
I.ivclv 4, Sar,i,

Matrimonial Prizes Have Made Business
Lively Ia Servia.
A remarkable state of affairs exists
just now in Servia, and especially in
the capital, Belgrade. For the past
year or SO what are called marriage
societies" have been springing up like
mushrooms. These societies undertake
to pay each member of six months
standing, who has punctually paid all
monthly dues, a sum of from 5000 to
$500 on the production of satisfactory
proof of his or her legal marriage.
These glittering promises caused the
membership of the societies to increase
with astonishing rapidity. A good
many persons Joined several societies,
and in some cases the claims of the
newly married pair amount to $4,000
or $4,000, as both bride and groom be-
long to eight or ten societies. Recent
ly the rush to the altar has been es-
pecially large. From 100 to $50 we'd
dings occur every Sunday in Belgrade.
The supply of manageable girls is
now running short. In little while it
seems that there will be no girls, or
widows either. Hence a feminine ira
migration is to be expected. There
are plenty of men left. for all through
the Balkan states the male births
greatly outnumber the female. Just
now the priests have their hands full,
and are reaping rich harvest of wed.
ding fees. But the days Of the mar
riage societies are apparently mum.
bered, for they cannot long stand the
drain made upon them.