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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09

Hoods Pills are non.irritating. Price
20 cents. D
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VI MARRIAGE, paper for 10 cents, With
addresses cf advertisers, ladies person.
ala inserted free. The Special Club,
box 23l, Salem, Oregon. l2-i6-lmo'
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Three Weeks Ago

We bad lot Of roasted coffee that was
not good. We investigated the matter,
but could find no reason for IL. The
coffee ever since has been all right
Please remember these particulars.
aud when the coffee does not suit you,
report It.. This is all we ask. Our de.
sire is To- give satisfaction, freshness,
Quality and reasonable prices.
Freshness IL half of the battle. Will
give explanation Of fresh roasted coffee
in next adj; be sure and read 1t as it is
90 your benefit il YOU are fond oi good
coffee.
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WANTED--A boy OF good address. and
must furnish reference, 10 work in
store. Address JOURNAL office.
i2.20tf.
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LOST-Lady's purse with about $40
AMI papers, between i65 Winter and
Whales music store Finder leave at
this office. 3 30
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WANTED--To buy or rent Immediately
two roIler.top decks. Willamette
Hotel Y
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The order Of Nobility

The Order Of NOBILITY
Ex.GOy. Fletcher is boOkel for a lecture
Al 81 Joseph Hall tomorrow tThursday
evening. "The Order OF Nobility" is u
subject deserving Of study aud should
be- heard by all who have the time.
Admission rec.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09

FARM FOR sALE--2l7 acres with good
buildings and fences, over half under
cultivation, half mile west of Kaiser
school. house, Price and terms reason
able. Address +. A., care JOURNAL,
salem III lms
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FOR SALE-A saddle horse, saddle anil
bride. Broke to drive, Apply 10
10 Court st. l2.l.tf
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pREssMAKIkG

by the day in families, by competent
person. Inquire at J75 High street
l0lI.lms
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ROOMS TO RENT Furnished rooms
to rent within three block Of the State
House. 32l Mill st. A Olinger.
15tf
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09

FRENCH LEsSONS.--6iyen at homo
gIor to class in any part Of city, Born
and educated In France. Lydia Rich.
ID, Street Salem. II "a u
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09
Or. Grace Albright
Graduate Of AmeTleaa sehooll
~ Osteopaihy

Every day except sunday. oihee
hours 9 tO a. a. m; TO I p. m. ODD
Follow. Temple. Cor, Court and High
streets.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09
SALEM LODGES

FCRHSTHSS on AAdHRTI1~@
Court sherwood Forest No no. Meeta Friday
nights In Turner block. John N. Chase, Q. X.
l.. Brown seoy. lilfiVf
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09

Smoke Henry the Fourth.
Sam =. Goldsmith Cigar Co.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09

at same rate.
A RARE CHANCE Iass I.ss.' ''sss ~ Ii:' SIsA
street. four blocks south Of the court house viii
be sold AZ half rs value. Good house. fincs
view 10 the Guy. frIiIt trees. ete Apply
Journal office.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-09

is the only purely veg
etable blood purifier
known - contains no
poisonous minerals 20
ruin the digestion and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01
TALES OF
THE TOWN

A subscriber IN the country who
has been reading .faies OF the Town
has written to me that great deal
Of speculation is going on as to what
kind Of looking varmint | am and
suggesting that run my photograph
in the paper that people may know
how l lcok. He also thought it
would be splendid idea to give a
short biographical sketch.
As far as the picture is concerned
It's entirely out Of the question for
my artist friend Walton lost the COM
bination on his machine in catching
a fac smile OF Young Man-Afraid-of-
His-Horses ut Pawnee Bll's show the
other day. put the biography /
might give.
Well in the year Of 1867, just after
the smoke Of battle had cleared away
and the brooks Of sunny Tennessee had
ceased to run crimson with the prec-
ious blood of American sons; Just at
the middle of dog days in the month
Of August, squaking brat was born
that was me- Between Ma and the
old cow was nourished to strength
and grew like a PolandCnina shoat.
had a conspicuous nose. the same
one | now wer, and my head
sloped back like that Of babboon
from the Jungle The neighbors said
| would either make a fool or a poet
- made both-and as | grew up
was watched with much interest
When but small boy l would sit
bareheaded on the banks of Coal Creek
and hsh | took 50 much interest in
my work that Ma would bring my
dinner and hold the fishing rod while
ate. Il was while ! sat fishing on
the banks 81 the Tennessee brooklet
that discovered | was a poet.
made the discovery III allne and
since that dav my sun OF glory has
never even intimated that it wanted
to set. I was only ragged urchin
with large patches on my pantaloons.
with an extra growth of uncom bed
hair. but ! knew that | was a poet
and a. soon A. the inspiration struck
me. ! stuck my fish pole in the bank
and there In the kealstone ! carved
nv first efusjon which afterwards
gave me an illustriouS name.
just across the creek from where
! was fishing a family from Arkansas
was camped and had taken contract
10 cul wood. The ed man. the old
woman and the ooY would cut and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01
Cassville.

A nice ram fell Saturday night and
Sunday which settled the dust.
refreshed vegetation and cooled the
air to the delight of every one.
George Lucky of Richland Center
called on friends in Cassville on
Wednesday last.
Ernest Alexander of Mt. Hope visit
ed his sister Miss Pearl, on SUNDAY.
He was accompanied by Miss Birdie
Ball of Bloomington.
JAS. L. Sherman is at home for a
much needed rest. His health has
not been the best for some time and
he will remain at home until better.
Lance Engler was overcome with
the heat one day last week and as a
result had to take few days rest.
The c. J. Scharfenstein family and
K .. Caldwell and family have been
camping across the river.
Miss Dorphia Brown returned
Wednesday from an extended visit
with her aunt Mrs. s. A. Huffman Of
St. Croix Falls.
The people of Cassvllle had quite
scare Friday afternoon. The fire bell
rang an alarm and every one ran. 1t
seems that passing train set fire u
to the dead grass on land north of
Geo. Barrows' brickyard. A timely
alarm and the quick action Of the
hremeu prevented what might rave
been 4 serious fire
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01
Glen Haven.

Last night Saturday God blessed
Us with a copious rain saturating the
earth giving US thousands of dollars
worth of good. We can expect a
half a crop of corn now.
The threshing machines started
last week and are cleaning off tie
fields rapidly. Thelssa Bros. last
week threshed $50 acres and set
twelve times. The grain is running
from 10 to p bushels per acre.
Fred Neubauer of Alden, Iowa, was
here last week. He reports crops
looking rather good out there
Fred has sold his farm and expects 10
settle in the Ozark Mountains.
Mrs. Ella Reed and son of SPRING
held, H., are visiting with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Way.
The schoolmarms wanting schools
here might address for the yellow
school. Bert Bennett; town school,
10. Kaiser; Rock school, Horace Wood.
Francis Or accompanied Lester
Orr to his home at Mt. Hope.
Theissa Bros. 90 to central Iowa
next week with their threshing cut
lit. FEED Theissa and Jim skinner 90
this Monday to contract work.
c ement Grinther and John Vogt
each had a housewarming some time
since
The drouth and the long striped
beetle have about brought our potato
crop down to minus quantity.
You should be one of the bathers,
enjoying yourself OF an evening on
our roc6y beach.
The clam fishers have shipped a
couple of ears of shells from our sta
ton. Some pearls have been found.
The river is falling. You can see
the fish play among the pond lilies.
The sheri + served papers on Kaiser
Bros & Co. and VIM. cortland for
trespassing on strip Of ground
claimed by Frank Kidd.
VIII Barr is living at present in the
house lately occupied by John
Theissa.
Mrs Grandrath's daughter, Amelia.
of McGregor is here.
The town nine PLAYED the Prairie
nine today Score. Z TO - in favor
Of the latter. Following is the line
mp:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01
BY J. y y
GETCHER :.
QUINN. = =

saw wood from morning until night
and the boy was an extra good wood
chopper as well as an expert with the
saw, and being inspired by his will
ingness to work, staked out my fish
pole and found literary fame by writ
ing the following:
A boy who came from Arkansaw
Could saw more wood than his Ma could saw
And give him an AK, With u very few whacks
lie could chop more wood than his Pa could
saw
just as finished my poem Ma
came with a barrel staye and was
about to administer it when | read
the lines to her. She was so taken
with the effort that escaped the
thrashing and Ma said she knew all
the time that would be a great man.
As grew older grew brighter and
my beautiful Roman nose expanded
to an enormous size giving me a very
prominent feature. But We moved
away from Tennessee Just rs | was
learning to love and drifted west.
Here l struck out across the table
lands of life looking for place where
my talent could have more scope.
Nly brain became so fertile that it
made me mp-shouldered to carry
the great ideas contained therein. and
my raven locks began to fall away
and vanished alike a snowflake on
the river until became as bald as
any hen egg. Being bald only add
ed to my beauty; my. but how the
girls once admired my poems and
how prominent became in circles
where none but the genius Of the age
could sit. I wrote to Ma and told
her Of my good fortune and also said
that if she would send me a ticket
wonld come home on visit. Ma was
anxious to see her boy with the beau
tiful cowick in mis- hair and she sent
me a ..tie pass which | took for
home on the next day Since then !
have written many good things bat
the one little effort made on the moss
covered banks Of the Tennessee
brooklet placed my name immortal
among the hards. and all have TO do
now i % write enough to pay my
board and lodging and enjoy Tie fame
which | earned while boy lshing
for mud cat" in the brooks Of san
ny Tennessee
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

appointed to proceed to the journal
office forthwith 10 determine which
of the editors was entitled to the
credit. As it happened R. G.
Huntington was at the office and when
the question was put TO him very
promptly replied: Why, ladies. l
am surprised that YOU are in a guam
Diary over this matter. You certain
" are doing me an injustice in giving
B. F. Huntington any credit at all,
for you know he is not religiouslv
inclined in the least. while | am, aud
you should have known that | wrote
the story to De sure The commit
tee thanked him and returned TO the
meeting where a score of anxious ones
were waiting in suspense the answer.
Then the II told you sos were
spoken and their minds relieved. All
went well until a few days later one
OF the ladies noticed the little tell
tale line in the head BY c. NJ. Shell
don, then special indignation
meeting of the society was called and
the same committee delegated with
the authority to proceed to the Jour
nal office, tell Il. &. what an internal
liar he was and demand an explana-
ton. The associate editor stood the
assault bravely and informed the
ladies that the pun was so good he
could not resist and was forced to
prevaricate little to please them,
but that he had since reformed and
would never, never deceive them
again,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

Ny friend b. Johnson Of Mont
fort came 10 town Friday, not on pur-
pose TO see the show but to transact
matters Of business. He was not
prepared to depart on the regular
tram at p M. but took advantage
of the special at and got aboard
for Montfort. When the train
reached Lancaster junction number
of passengers alighted and among
them our friend johnson who pre-
ferred waiting on the platform there
TO remaining on board while the
train backed into Fennimore. thus
escaping the oppressiveness OF the
cars for time His plans were all
right but the train failed to make
connections with him ON its wav out
from Fennimore and Went whizzinr
past the junction Al the rate of about
90 miles an hour. The situation was
but pleasant indeed and j.
b. was in quandary as 10 whether
he should take stroll TO Fennimore
TO remain over night or to foot it on
nome but concluded to wait develop
m-nts for while. Conductor Les
Ter returned TO Lancaster with the
train an hour LATER aud when be ar
rived q, the junction took our friend
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

on and returned him here. Mr.. John
son endeavored to keep the joke
hushed up but twas too good to keep
and many a jest was thrown in his di-
rection upon his friends learning of
the incident.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

Giles and who is most seriously con-
templeting giftermal. which in the
Swedl language means marriage
A friend left him in charge OF his
baby for few moments while the
family were here attending the circus
last Friday. He accepted the task
gladly but was as indiscleet as to let
his thoughts have voice in the follow
ing heartfelt manner.
Rock-a-bye baby your dad is away.
Unloading schponers is the cause Of his stay;
over your SAUNDERS my watch viii keep.
tor y ; tlme l was knowing how TO rock
He thinks m sueker-he played me for
one,
But you are the sucker and before am done
Many facts for tue future will surely have
won
20 lie still, my dear baby. and don't make a
yeep,
For il you get funny III slap you to sleep.
Many, AL many. are the times that Thought
Inat my future WAS settled but ii Is all
come 10 naught.
But this time I am cert lin her promise she'll
keep.
Though m dealing in futures, yet IN rock
You to sleep.
Baby dear baby the years have been long
since e.er thought of a lullaby song,
80 PACK To the past let my memories fly
While ma soothing your slumbers with a
sweet lullaby.
But into my mind such queer thoughts will
creep,
A. with foot on the cradle rock You to
sleep.
III rock Won e sleep. baby, because / should
know
Ere hrets over head IN this business 20.
And before the whole matter Is out ii my
hands
l viii learn how much Of the work can
stand
And before its eternally too late to retreat
II keep thnking aud thinking while / rock
you to sleep.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

Wm. Finn Of Lima. O.. obtained az
eelient results from the use Of FoIav's
hlchey Cure. 1t relieved nv back
q. anu severe pain over the HRS
1. toueti my system and gave me new
YIN an ana energy L Is an honest and
s. remedy. a sure cure for all
+ e me- diseases Hatch Bros. aud
Bennett's Pharmacy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

One Of K. \. Trentzsch's Poland
China pigships escaped from confine-
ment the other day and caused his
owner all sorts Of trouble. One Of
my farmer friends informed me that
Reut. caught up with the pig about
two miles this side Of Platteville and
that both We're exhausted. Six mea
and eight boys assisted in making the
capture and the prisoner was brought
home in market basket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

To Nix. J. q GuNN-Over near
Moutfort there j. certain Young
man who stands high in society cir
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

During the winter and spring tie
Platteyille journal reproduced in
plate form Chas w. Sheldon's story
I'm ms Steps. The story was read
by many and literary society or
woman's club OF some Kind over there
made it the topic for discussion one
day Now the Journal is run bv b.
F. Huntington while r. {. Hunting
ton Is associate editor and business
manager. The ladies in reading each
successive installment failed 10 note
the little nonpareil line at the head
giving the authorship and were in a
quandary as to whether b. f. or Il. c.
wrote the story The matter RIM
along a few davs when another meet.
ing was held and the curiosity OF the
ladies had fairly come to bursting
point. \; any rate other subjects
were dropped sn3 s committee was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

THE fame of this store is spreading be-
cause it gives bargains, not inferior, but
superior ones. cts. saving on some articles
and Csc, Soc $l.OO and 200 on others which
amounts to considerable after trading here six
months or a year. Trade here for while and
see if what we say is not true.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01
Mems Felt Hats.

94-Every shape and color imagin-
able, some worth as much a3 S1.75,
your choice during this sale only SIC
21-Black and Brown Stiff Hats,
former price $500, $50 on sale now
for $3.50
La Junta tribune., 1901-09-07

Bob Cnsfi-r had a round up at
Rocky Ford on Watermelon Day
with two Canon CRY pngiiis,s, and
landed on both OF Them several
times IN different spots. Bob made
It very interesting for one Of them
until ms side partner stepped in to
neip hitn opt The officers inter
tered before much damage had
beer done. The fracas took place
over one OF the rubber balls. with
elastic attachment, that were much
IN evidence on the grounds.
La Junta tribune., 1901-09-07
Watermelon Day.

Nine hundred aud twenty five
tickets we're sold at the local sta
iion on Watermelon Day for Rocky
Ford. and probably bvtveen 500
and 600 people drove up to the
melon metropolis IN private con-
veyauces. The crowd in attend
anre was the largest in uh- history
OF Watermelon Das, and number
ed on this occasion fully IS. 600.
Both graudstands were crowded
early in the day, and in the alter
noon II was impossible To secure a
seat Tor love or money. he
..fixed races" which are an anuual
event, came off as usual, the horses
playing the roles assigned them like
humans. The town was wide open
from center 10 circumference. and
every device known u the gam
bling fraternity, .incsading faro.
roulette. craps, stud poker and
wheels OF fortune were allowed iuii
sway in fleeing wiling suckers.
The town fully sustained rs "hold-
up" reputation, exborhi'ant prices
for meals being charged 10 every
''beanery" in sne hnrg fifty cents
for m cal OF fried liver and tried
potatoes b-ing an or iin,sy KIP :
sition Of the hoid mp process
There were tu ~ 1870, people IN
attendance from La Jlita. who
probably averaged an expenditure
of 81 each. or i total oi $1,000 tot
the days testiyiries
La Junta tribune., 1901-09-07
Fort Lyon Reservoir.

A despatch in the Pueblo Chief
tain OF "Wednesday SAYS: 1.-The
Fort Lyon Ditch aud Reservoir
company held an important meet
ing at Las Animss Tuesday OF
the SO, 900 shares of stock issued
1000 shares were represented,
and 80. 600 shares of this stock
voted TO begin suit at once against
the Amity Canal Company OF La
mar for the priority to 3S+ feet OF
water which the Fort Lyon peo-
pie claim the Aniity canal folks
euchered them our OF several years
ago when questions o; priorItivs
were being proved up. The For,
Lyon canal, ii Is stated, was built
first, but when the scramble came
to prove mp on priorities the Amity
people were more active than the
Fort Lyon folks, and they man
aged to secure 1854 feet OF water
which the Fort Lyon people claim
belonged TO them by right OF pri-
ority. Charles Z. Cast. OF Pueblo,
and Senator j. w McCreery, OF
Greeley, viii represent the Fort
Lyon people in the suit, and Hon.
Platt Rogers. OF Denver, and
Henry A Dubbs, OF Pueblo, will
appear for the Amity people.
A. E. Reynolds, OF Denver, one
OF the big stockholders in the Fort
Lyon COMPANY, IS said to have
offered representative OF the
Amity company compromise,
which was 10 divide the amount OF
water in controversy between the
two companies. II this is done
OF course the suit will be dropped.
AT their meeting Tuesday the
Fort Lyon people also voted to
construct reservoir near La jun
ia. to COST $50, 600. and 10 have !
capacity Of over 100, 900 acre-feet.
Work on this reservoir is TO be
commenced at once and pushed to
completion as quickly as .possi-
bic =
The reservoir site is located
'fourfeen miles north and six miles
east of La Junta. on the line be-
tween O.ero aud Bent counties.
Ii is now known as Timber lake,
and has an area Of 400 acres.
TIE sntIrt will be Through Horse
creek u the Fort Lyon canal.
La Junta tribune., 1901-09-07
counsy Court Jurors.

The September term OF the
county cour, will convene on the
a3d. The jurors summoned ,foI
the term are as follows:
A. b. Ward, S L Gockiey, w.
X. Dye, G. II. Branscomb. NJ. ].
Baldwin, Henry Miller, j. w.
Dou,hi,t, A. u. Best, Dan Coyie,
r. NJ Newbry, Michael Devine,
W. f. Gibbons. ]. a Pediso. +.
(. Hamilton.
La Junta tribune., 1901-09-07
SOME MORE LOCAL nEns.

Notice the advertisement OF X.
{. Graves on the .ditoria. page o
tins issue.
"Gem Flour" best lu tire market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded La lunta Milling Co.
Lawrence Dougherty leaves to-
night with Ed Gavagsn Tor South
/ Bend, Ind, where both viii enter
the University oil Notre Dame ior
thu comiEg year
The La Junta base ball team
nil go TO Las Animas next We'd
nesday to play drnEg the iair Tor
purse OF $50. The boys intend
TO bring the purse home with
them. too.
4. X. Klein left yesterday tor
Sugar City TO locate permE nentiy-
He ~Iil open a nea' marke, IN the
beet metropolis earl, next week
Mr. Kicin's family will remain in
La Jun,a Tor the present
Miss Ora Adams. OF the local
telephone Office, lett Yesterday
afternoon for Colorado Springs for
two weeks visit with relatives
Miss Maud Stone. OF Trinidad,
will be on duty during her alb
sence.
Prof. and Mrs ID. ID Dodds
have leased the storeroom in the
Plaza block on Trinidad plaza,
and mex, Monday morning the
Commercial College will open
there TOR the ensuing year The
rooms immedistei, above the
s;or-room have also been leased
and will be -'tiIized BY the musical
department OF the college
Mrs NJ J. Houston returned
"Wednesday morning from Kansas
City and Chicago, where she has
been inspecting the latest styles in
the millinery art during the past
month MIS- Houston purchased
an up 10 date stock and a, an early
date will have grand millinery
opening In the new Woodruff
block south of the court lfouse,
Preaching at the Baptist church
tomorrow al IL a m. and 7:45 p
m, by the pastor, Rey. S. X.
Wood Yonng peoples society,
6.45 p. m Bible School, 10 a. T.
The Southern Colorado Baptist
Association will meet with the
church on "Wednesday evening,
September nth, and continue the
sessions through Thursday and
FRIDAY, September i2th and 18th,
Dogs are to be checked as bag
gage on the western roads at the
same rate as bicycles and baby
carriages Instructions to this ef-
feet have been given by the exc
cutive committee of the western
passenger association to the gen
eral baggage agents Of all lines
who have been meeting in Chicago
for several days for the purpose OF
adopting uniform rules regarding
baggage.
No preach iug services at the
Methodist church to morrow on
account of the pastors abs
from the city. Sunday school as
usual in the morning. The Ep
worth League will hold their usual
devotional meeting in the evening
and will occupy the evening
preaching hour with literary and
musical programme. a profitable
and interesting service is assured
All are cordially invited.
Holy communion at ST Andrews
church 1890 m. every Sunday
and II a. IN. the first Sunday Of
the month; Sunday school 10 a.
M; morning prayer and sermon
II a. m evening prayer and ser
mon 1890 p. III. FRIDAY, evening
prayer, litany 7.3o p. m. Ever, :
body cordially invited to all the
services. and strangers are reouest-