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Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
Teufnnic Cnntinn.

When an actor smokes behind the
scenes in Germany, a stage employee
stands at his side with bucket or wa
ter. Consequently Germany doesn't
lose several fine theaters every year by
fire.-Denver Republican.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
what Rira. Destroy.

Birds do an immense amount of druds
cry for man. IL they do now and then re-
ward themselves by a dainty tidbit Of
ripening fruit. A pair of robins have
been watched while they carried thou
sand earthworms TO their brood Wood
peckers destroy eggs and Larvae which
would develop millions OF destructive
creatures in forests and orchards, and
one OF the most inevitable foes Of the
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
VETERINARIANS.

Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist.
All diseases of horses and cattle treated on
approved principles Surgical operations per
formed In a scientific manner. Dogs treated.
All calls promptly attended TO. once and
in1rmary, Frick & KautZs livery barn
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
q. A.s..~.' chris.m.s r,.e.

St. Andrews Sunda, School had
their Christmas tree Thursday
night. The exercises consisted Of
the singing Of carols. the collects
appropriate for the occasion. q
short address by the rector and
distribution Of the :reat-candies,
nuts and very beautiful Christ
mas card from the rector. The
fifteen chilcren who could not be
present will receive their treat
Sunday morning at Sunday school.
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
took to Your Eyes.

Prot. G. Sylvester, the expert
optician. Of Washington, d. c.,
who is well known in this locality,
having travelled in different parts
OF the state for the past fifteen
years, will be found in room No.
a. Sherman's new lodging house,
until December 7sth. Glasses
scientifically fitted and exan,ina-
tion free, Terms reasonable.
Special attention given to chill
dren. All work guaranteed.
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28

Total tax all property saa2,6sS Io
The state levy is Al mills and
the levy for the county purposes
IS rI.3 mills, as compared to 76
mills for the year previous. The
total tax levy in La Junta and
school district No. II will be 3s.7
mills as compared to SI.6 mills
for the year previous. As the
property valuation for the year
1901 was made on a basis OF
double that of the previous year
and the tax rate is less than one
half, taxes for the ordinary mortal
will be considerably less. The
corporations, however. will suffer.
paying about three times the
amount Of taxes paid last year.
The total property valuation in
La Junta, including corporations,
is S,.oSI, sag, as compared to
1886, ass for the year previous.
Without the corporations the La
Junta property valuation IS $780,
S65- The levy for city purposes
u 10 mills. which will yield . rev.
enue Of Sio.sIS- a9 with the cor
porations and 81, $3.50 without.
The total tax collected last pear
was tIo.8I4-6r, . few hundred dol
Iass more than the revenue that
will be derived fron the taxes for
de year 1905.
The property valuation Of Rocky
Fosd. without the corporations, =
|SsoA, $40, oves Sage, 900 les slsan
tlIas q La Junsa- The Roei3
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
Aessyssss ess u e.

While no of6cial statement has
been given out. il Is Understood
that the Santa Fe is soon to aban-
don the use Of gas in the lighting
of lts chair cars and coaches, and
70 replace the same with electric
isy. This decision. il u said, has
been reached sfter eonsidesable
expressive experiment with de gss
bssness. in which. By the explos-
ION q he tasks, numbes a
vnluable cars have been sosally
dsssroyed, oshess badly daaaae1
sd several eopioyes sevessay -
iesed -ls = - kseva when she
e1anos vii Be SD, ~ I = -ek.
pscaa ss - ess1y deys
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
ussssh-shos~e,,.

Mr.. John S. Walsh and Miss
Susie Shotwell were married at
the home Of the brides mother, in
this city, last Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock. in the presence of few
intimate friends and relatives,
Rev Robt. Coltman officiating At
the cere mony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walsh left on No. S Wednesday
morning for Denver and Cripple
Creek where they will spend their
honeymoon. aud will be n home
in La Junts after January Ist- The
TRisuNE joins their many friends
in congratulations and best wishes.
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
u. ss,s Rseeipts.

County Treasurer Beerbohn has
been very busy during the past
week finishing up the business o,
the delinquent sale which took
place last Saturday. The total
amount received was $2.oS4 80,
and not dollars worth Of proper
~ had to be bid in by the county.
This is the third year in succession
that all the property offered has
deem disposed Of, and Otero is
probably the only county in the
state that has been thus fortunate.
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
0oy.' Choir.

want half dozen more BOYS
for the choir. Parents will hnd il
great advantage to have their
boys receive the training Apply
at the Club room opposite the
church. Thursday afternoon or at
the church Friday 3 p. m.
w. n. HAUPr
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
rAxss eoa .,o..
SENS F'g.sss rsss VIII y es ,.ts,sst
to rsxesyses.

to Tssesyers.
Assessor Adsmond has finished
ths work ot extending the taxes OF
Otero county, and is now ready TO
turn lis "blg book" over TO county
| Treasurer Beerbohm so that OF
ficiai will be prepared on January
ist 10 commenc. the COLLECTION OF
taxes tor the year 1891. Tue cor
porAtion tax muddle has not bee n
decided yet b. the supreme court,
and whether or not the various
counties OF the state are to be de-
prived OF the taxes due from cor
poralion property is still an un
known quantity.
A schedule OF the corporation
property assessed 10 Otero county
was received by the county clerk
from the state board OF assessors
and tie same was certified to
, Assessor Adsnond. Although
the supreme court decided that
the state board OF assessors, in
sending OUT the corporation sched
ul.s to the various counties was
in contempt oi court, and instruct
ed the clerk OF the board to re-
call them, Assessor Adsn,ond has
not been officially notified OF such
action, aud SO lar as he is concern
ed the corporation assessment IS
legal and binding When he turns
the assessment roll over to the
county treasurer, and receives his
receipt therefore, the assessor is
relieved OF all further responsi
bility IN the matter. In order to
avoid complications, however, the
county attorney has instructed
Assessor Adsmond not to turn the
assessment roll over to the county
treasurer until the supreme couri
passes upon the validity OF the new
revenue law.
The total property valuation OF
the county for the year 1901, in.
cluding corporation property. is
81, 500. 726. Without the corpora
ton property the total valuation is
s.. 354.o7o. The valuation for the
year 1900, including corporation
property. was S2.S1o. 993. The
valuation has been increased
S.. .o63,233 under the operation at
the new revenue law. The total
tax to be collected for the year
1901. on all property, is S222.-
65S. Io. as compared to s. so, ,o4 81
for the year previous. and SiI6,-
l7a355 for the year 1899. The
1901 taxes to be collected next
year. including the corporation
tax. are segregated as follows;
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28
orspes In Meur.ing.

The a., 900 Offices OF the Wells
Fargo express company will be
draped in black for thirty days on
account of the death of J. j. Val
entine. president OF the company.
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28

Ford property valuation. including
corporations, is S64S,3+4. The
levy for city purposes !, IS mills,
which will yield revenue OF
So. $50. 80. with the corporation
valuation. and 81. .674 81 without.
Four towns were incorporated
in Otero county in Iooo-Msnzan-
ola, Fowler, Ordway and S ugsr
CITY Next year they will pay for
the luxury OF putting on metropol-
itan airs, the property valuation in
the two cities Of the second class
and the four incorporated towns IN
the county being as follows:
La nnta valuation 81. o5t. sag. 90
Rocky Ford . = 645. 3+4.o
Mspzanola '' oo.724 90
Fowler 63,722. 90
Ordway 7o.73o. 90
Sugar City = 1885 90
Total .Sz. oS5. 394. 90
La Junta tribune., 1901-12-28

you buy a
Derby, soft
ielt hat. or
cap. OF US you
will hsvethe
newest shape
designed by
the most ex-
elusive New
York hatters;
but we don't
cnarge extra
for our name
and you will
therefore save
from soc to
$I.oo on each
purchase, &C.
cording to the
grade.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
Artificial Legs.

The most life-like and serYiceable
artificial legs in the world are manu-
featured IN America. Great quantities
of these limbs are shipped to- Europe
every year. The first great boom in
artificial leg business was brought
about BY the civil war. Since that time
railroad and trolley car accidents have
kept up an Ver-increaslng demand.
Another factor has been the general
use OF antiseptics. The mortality among
those who have their legs amputated Is
far less than formerly, and q large pro-
portion OF the survivors become pa
irons Of the wooden leg factories. The
old fashioned peg-leg is now a thing Of
the past. The modern artificial leg
shows great advance over the old
forms. Utica Globe. s3
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
Trade in Jack Rabbits.

A notable and growing industry in
Nebraska is the trade in jack rabbits,
which are frozen for shipment to the
east, where they are sold at fancy
prices as Belgian hares. Farmers
boys in the state earn many dollars
during the winter in pursuing this
game, which they sell to the packers
for abolt $3.50 a dozen. The price is
small, but the supply is ample, and the
farmers do themselves a double service
by Kidding their lands Of what often
becomes a pest. The extent of the IN
.dustry is indicated by the shipments,
which are in carload lots.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
FASCINATED sY ELEPHANTS.

lHunters Watch 5000 OF Them WhMo
TIaoy Tskes Driak.
Our tents were barely pitched when
we saw an enormous bull elephant
emerge from the papyrus and come
gliding across the open country to
reach the welcome shade OF the trees
in gorge to our right. Then two more
big elephants appeared and followed
majestically in his wake. They had
not gone far when the fall of papyrus
behind them shuddered, staggered and
collapsed, while ceaseless stream of
Elephants big and little, stately and
skittish, burst upon our astonished
gaze. On they came, herd of fully
200, the bulls in front struggling along
in tWos and three. then solid pIla-
lanx of cows, out of which from time
to time little fellows not more than
three feet high ran bewildered, then,
steadied by the shrill trumpet of their
mammas, scurried back. The mass
seemed to glide over the country like
an avalanche, raising a great trailing
cloud of red dust that dimmed the OUT
lines and gave the impression of some
hateful tide soaking up the land. Great
clumps of bushes, acres of elephant
grass, doomed up in front, swayed and
were no more. On it swept, this won-
drous mass of life, nearer and nearer,
till great worries glinted white in the
red-gray wave; and yet never sound
except the screech OF cireling kite,
and the occasional ludicrous trumpet
ing of an anxious mamma. Our camp
was too high, and the motion of the
elephant is peculiarly noiseless. AS
we watched, another herd of thirty
emerged from the papyrus, then an
other herd, and yet another 100 strong,
till the whole valley seemed to be
streaked with elephants. Ye gods! it
was wonderful sight, and, to us, re-
Ginning at ease in our chairs and puff
fling at our pipes, it seemed somehow
unreal. ALI my life I had longed to
see the Africa of Gordon, Cumming and
Oswell, and there it was! I was calm
ly lounging on a chair and watching
something between 1000 and $500 ele-
plants strolling about at my feet The
whole herd passed to water at a small
swamp; then, just as they emerged
from their sitting struggle with the
vegetation, streamed out once more
across the plain.--Every body's Maga-
zine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
France Plays at war.

& Extensive operations have been con-
Quoted in the department Of Aube,
in France, under the supervision Of
the military and prefectorial authori-
ties with a view Of rehearsing the
steps which would be taken to reYictu-
al the army in the event Of mobilize
ton, says q Paris corresp ondent. The
whole country was laid under tribute,
and $50 vehicles conveyed 800 sacks
OF corn to the railway station Of No
gent, The experiments, which were
attended with g gratifying amount OF
success. were ordered to be repeated
in the centers Of Bethune and itry-
en-Artois
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
No Love In Heather Homes.

In all stories and sketches Of life
in heather and non-C Christian lands
there is no feature more dark and des-
pressing than the testimony given to
the lack Of love and joy in the homes
of the people. Whether it be in the
@harems Of the Turks, the rule huts Of
the African sayages or the houses of
the Hindus and the Chinese it is much
the same women are met with q curse
at their birth as inferior and unWel-
come things and doomed to life Of
slavery and deso1ation. Leslis's
Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
WILLS ARE EASILY BROKEN.
Few lawyers Gan Draw ODa That WaI
Stand q Legal Contest.

Few lawyers Can Draw Gina That WIN
stand . Legal Contest.
Among the legal fraternity there ID
consid erable admiration for piece al
verse entitled The jolly Testator who
Makes His Own WILL To them tia
hum mo Of the lines is perfectly appa-
rent, but they seemingly forget that
will drawn by a skilled practitioner
is often equally defective. It il pro-
verbal that will made by lawyer
seeking to devise his own property will
not stand in the courts provided the
property is worth dragging into liti-
CATION. Nor is the will Of a rich man
drawn by the most skilled attorneys
any more valuable. Six years ago
James G. Fair died. leaving a will that
had been drawn with the utmost care
to meet his wishes. The estate is still
IN litigation, and 1t is still an open
question whether the will is to be held
good or not. The most important part
OF the deed is what has become famous
as the trust clause" passing the prop
erty into the hands of trustees until
the death OF the three children. In the
meantime the three were to share the
income amounting now to $45, 900 a
month, equally between them Charles
q. Fair has only a life interest in this
income, the two daughters and their
heirs being made residuary legatees..
Upon the death Of Charles his wife and
children are to- receive nothing under
the trust clause. The validity OF this
clause is now under consideration by
the supreme court, and until it is de-
cided none Of the children will accept
any OF the income, because such ac-
ceptance would be equivalent to an ac-
acknowledgement of the validity of the
trust. The accumulated income now
amounts to more than $2,000,000, one
third Of which belongs to Charles.
Should the trust clause be declared
valid by the supreme court he will re-
ceive only one-third of the income
during his lifetime. There is an op-
portunity for him to realize more than
this amount INN diately, however It
is reported that certain insurance COM
panies are prepared to pay him be-
tween 100000 and s5,0OO,000 in cash
for his interest in the estate.-San
Francisco Argonaut. ..4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
Treat Oats for smut.

communication from the Illinois
Experiment Station says that the av-
serage per cent Of smut in Illinois cat
fields as determined by several care
ful counts in over sixty counties OF
the state last year, was Ia per cent.
Illinois produces the largest amount
OF oats OF any state in the union or
about 164, 000, 900 bushels for 1900. Max
ing liberal allowances for variation
in estimates OF yield and per cent of
smut the loss to the farmers of our
state from smut was not far from
$4,000, 900 or about S45 for every forty
acre oat field. This loss can be en-
tlrely prevented at very slight ex-
pense by the hot water or formaIin
treatment OF the seed
Hot Water Treatment The appar-
atus needed for this treatment consists
OF an ordinary scalding kettle or any
a. arrangement for heating water, bar
rel, several gunny sacks and an ac-
curate thermometer.
The kettle should be partly filed
with S5 to go gallons OF water and
heated until the temperature of the
water reaches 1877 degrees f. The
gunny sacks should be about half flled
with one bushel Of seed oats after they
nave been, famed and cleaned. Dip
the sack Of oats into the hot water,
taking care to keep the sack complete
~ under water and stirring it gently
to keep the water circulating through
every part of the sack Treat for i've
minutes at from between 1872 and 1877
degrees F. After treating dip imne-
dlately into the barrel filled with cold
water. This will cool the oats off
quickly and prevent over heating in
the center Of the sack g.I -
About two pecks. by measure of the
wet oats should be added to the
amount desired to be sowed per acre,
to make up for the swollen seed. The
wet oats cannot be dried and should
be sown Immediately after treating, by
hand or with a force seed drill. The
treating process quiekens termination
and makes a more vigorous plant, thus
increasing the yield independent of the
destruction Of the smut. It is advis-
able to treat a part Of the seed this
year, sow it apart from the general
crop, thresh separately and save this
seed for the general seeding the fol-
lowing year. The treatment need not
be repeated oftener than once in three
years at most.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
Cultivating the Orchard.

j. Fl. L. Dean OF Illinois says: CON-
slider good and thorough culture of the
utmost Importance in growing fruits
successfully. First getting your
ground in the best possible condition
before setting out your plants or vines
and then frequently stirring and
loosening the ground during the grow
ing season. Now this is not only nec-
essary during the growing season be-
fore your trees and vines come into
bearing but especially is it true that
during their fruiting the ground must
be frequently stirred and kept pulyer-
lied, in order to have the best results
when gathering your fruits. By thus
keeping your ground in a loose, pill
able condition you counteract, in a
measure, the effect of drouths and en-
able your fruit to keep on growing and
to some extent prevent their dropping
Another condition also noticed, be-
tween orchards cultivated and those
not cultivated the last few years, and
one think the fruit grower will fully
appreciate is this; the orchards that
have been down to grass for number
OF years and have been bearing fairly
good crops OF fruit as their owners
say, without any cultivation, are rum
ming down noticeably while those
which have been thoroughly cultivated
are Improving every year. This is
gratifying to the orchardist and look
ing at his orchard he knows he has
been well repaid for all work put Oil
1t. The fruit grower must watch his
trees and ought to be able to tell
whether his trees or vines are thrlV-
ing as well as the stock man who goes
around amongst his stock, can tell how
his stock is growing. IL your trees
are not doing as well as you think
they ought you can improve their con-
sdition by judicious ertilizing, and es-.S
pecially will It do wonders on young
trees.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
some Glover Facts.

Cloyers are among our most valu-i
able forage plants, but they will not
withstand the extremes Of drouth and
heat that prevail over large sections
of the west every year and in other
sections Of the same region some
years. Being soil renovators they can
be grown in rotation with other crops
TO advantage. On account of the large
amount of protein they contain they
have high feeding value. There are
several varieties Of clovers grown in
this country, among which are the fol-
lowing:
Red clover Curriculum pratense) 80.
This is the most common variety, and
is grown successfully in the north
wherever the supply Of moisture is suf-
acient In dry sections it becomes IN
certain. Some call it a perennial but
It is scarcely more than biennial its
perennial character being often as
sumed by new plants springing up
from seeds dropped by the plants each
year. It makes good hay, but is un-
suited for permanent pasture. When
It is desired to use 1t for pasture, as
a single plant, it is necessary to ro-s
tate, keeping the clover pasture in one.
place for not more than two years
Mammoth clover (trifolium medium)
resembles red clover, but has no
spots on the leaves. It is adapted to-
more moist land than is red clover.
and under favorable conditions will
give a larger yield.
Alsike clover is perennial clover
whose appearance suggests a hybrid
between red and white clover. but it is
not a hybrid. It will thrive on soil too
wet for red clover. but on ordinary
soil IS probably not to be SO highly
recommended. a writer says that 1t
should be soWn with grasses to get
the best results
White clover (trifolinm repens) is Al
low growing perennial, spreading by
creeping stems. The flowers are white
the older ones more or less purplish
tinged. It is sof little value for hay
ewing to It's small growth, but IS very
useful for beautifyin lawns, and has
some value as pasture plant. Some
farmers SOW white clover seed with
bluegrass and consider It an assist
ant to the bluegrass pasture. It stands
drouth fairly well. and will grow on
soil too poor to give good yields OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
Another Cause for wonder.

a Connecticut journal accepts with
becoming gratitude what was meant to
be comp imentary a1lusion to itself
by q State contempo rary which spoke
of one of its e editorials as wonder
fully fair, but it somewhat plain
lively adds: We have no desire or
ambition to be anything but fair, and
would prefer to have our contemp
do its Wond ering when It thinks this
journal unfair. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
saome oster pasture plants. III Irsland

saome other pasture plants In Ireland
IT fs called the shamrock. ss
Crimson clover hum incarna-
lf'u l1 Is an erect annual d foot or two
high. Il bears scarlet flowers In OBJ
long heads. 1t was sighIy spoken Of
some years ago as a soil renoyator. but
OF recent years has been quite gener-
ally ignored In the north In the
south it is proving valuable in some
localities.