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La Junta tribune., 1902-02-22
Rocky Ford OIL Company.

The Rocky Ford Oil Develop
ment company was organized one
day this week Committees hav-
ing been at work Tor some time
securing leases and stock subscrip-
tons, and the report of the com
mittee on organization showed
that about $40, 900 had been raised
in few days. This is not case
of oil fever, for the matter of test
ing for oil has been talked OF in
Rocky Fcrd for some title. The
Boulder excitement has made it
easier to form a company. {. II.
McNay, the oil expert now IN the
Boulder field, lives at Rocky Ford,
and has drilled all the artesian
wells here and has for years con-
tended that this is an oil field.
The organization committee and
the directors for this company is
composed of the following promi-
nent Rocky Ford men: John E.
Godding. president OF the Rocky
Ford State Bank; II. A. Dawley,
president OF the Dawley Hard
ware company; Colonel James A.
Lockhart, president of the Lock
hart Live Stock company; Fred
erick WietZer, manager OF the
American Beet Sugar company,
and A. c. Conner. a prominent
stock man.
La Junta tribune., 1902-02-22
Bear Story.

G. H. Willis, the mayor OF
Newdale, was in town Wednesday,
rubbernecking the minstrel pa
rade, and incidently told bear
story that would have made Kip
ling or Seton Thompson feel like
three dimes on string One Of
them ran as follows: "The last
time was out in the Red Canyon
country was with an old partner
of mine, ST Long, and we were
looking for bear. While going up
a ravine we suddenly ran onto enc
of the biggest bears | ever saw
aud he was so close tha; we didn't
have time to get our guns ready to
shoot. so ST says Go for tree.
ST got up tree all right, but he
took the only tree that could be
climbed and left me standing on
the ground with Bruin coming
strait at me. hustled for big
tree and started to dodge around
it, old Mr.. Bear right after me. l
was going pretty fair clip and
after running around that tree
for about an hour and half !
managed to get close enough to
Bruin TO grab him by the tail and
he took me around in great style.
The load was too heavy, however.
and after about seventy-fve turns
The keeled over dead and as ST slid
down the tree he exclaimed. Say,
~ killed him al right. didn't
twe7'
La Junta tribune., 1902-02-22
Government. Ownership Opposed.

The minority report on the Pa
cific cable bill was filed in the
house this week, desserts from the
view that the government should
build the cable, and states that a
private organization, the CONNER
cial Cable company, already has
contracted to lay cable to Ha-
waii by November Ist next, in
tending to extend the line to the
Philippines within two years there
after. The minority report adds:
"We believe the government
can obtain all the advantages Of
governmental ownership and avoid
the risks and disadvantages of
governmental ownership by al
lowing private corporation to lay
and operate this cable. Moreover.
we do not think il right for the
government to lay this cable after
a private corporation has started
to lay such cable"
The report also sets forth that
the private company will sell to
the government at an appraised
value of the cable, and it is urged
that this gives the government
ample assurance that its interests
will be protected. There is added
to the minority report the con-
tract which has recently bsen filed
with the attorney general by the
Commercial Gable company. This
contract makes as "basis OF con
sideralion" the government lease
to the cable company OF an Office
in the general postoffice building
at Honolulu.
The cable company binds itself
to charge the public so cents a
word between California and Hen
olulu for the first two years, with
a reduction to IS cents a word
thereafter; to charge not exceedin g
81 word between California and
Manila or China; to accept such
rates for government messages as
the postmaster general shall an
nually fix; to give priority to gov
eminent messages; to sell the
cable to the government At an aP-
praised value il ever the govern
ment sho lid desire to own the
cable; to submit to government cen
sorship whenever the government
thinks such censorship necessary,
and to carry out all requirements
J desired.
La Junta tribune., 1902-02-22
Card Of Ihsnks.

We desire to express our sincere
appreciation OF many acts of kind
ness rendered by neighbors and
friends during the illness and
death OF our son, and tender our
heartfelt thanks.
MR. AND Mrs. j. H. BncGs.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
FESTIVAL CHORUS
 GIVES GREAT PROMISE
Next to Last Rehearsal Makes Leader Guckenberger Enthusiastic.
 Seats Going Fast.

The last full rehearsal of the festival chorus without the orchestra, except one, took place last night. All three of the chorus works Skeleton in Armour Fair Ellen" and Flora Novissima" were rehearsed thoroughly, and MT. Gucken- berger, the director. expressed himself with great enthusiasm. This chorus, he says, is the best that he has ever train ed. The orchestration for Skeleton" Is wonderfully rich and the brass choir will have plenty to do.
 Miss Electa Clifford, the prima dona, will appear three times on the Monday night programme. She will be in both of the choral numbers and will sing as an independent solo the beautiful Bell Song from Lakme.
 There has been a large sale of tickets The box sheet Is well marked for both nights, but there are many good seats left. The reserving of seats will take place at Parker's drug store until Mon day.
 The festival Is guaranteed by public spirited business men, but Mir. Gucken- berger says that unless all signs fail the receipts will be sufficient to meet the expense. There was no deficit last year when the expenses were the same as now. The festival has been well advertised throughout the state.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
Charging Ens|ey Six Dollars for What Birmingham is
 Paying Eight
GAN ALSO RETURN $6O,OOO
 CONSCIENCE FUND
MT. London Charges Mayor Prevented Reduction In Rates and Thus Lost This Amount to the
 Poorer Classes.

M E AYOR W. M. DRENNEN last EWH night dictated a reply to the \ VI charges of MT. A T. London in the Age-Herald yesterday that four years ago the Mayor had prevented a decrease in the rates on water.
 Mayor Drennen promises to give per- mission, whenever MT. London asks it, for the Birmingham Water Works Company to refund the s6OO0O "conscience fund.- which MT. London claims the Mayor took from the pockets of the poorer classes of consumers by refusing to accept the of fers made by MT. London in behalf of the Water Works Company. Mayor Drennen says:
 'I will issue as Mayor of this city, when called for by MT. London, a permit as follows:
 !" Permission Is hereby granted E-r. Alex T. London, as attorney for the Bir- mingham Water Works Company, or to the Birmingham Water Works Company. to reduce the rates charged on three-room houses for water from $S to s6 per annum, as I understand this company is now charging the citizens of Ensley, Ala.
 "''Permission is also granted Mir. A. T. London, the attorney, or the Birmingham Water Works Company, to refund to the city of Birmingham $6O, 900 conscience fund which MT. London asserts that I com pelled the poorer classes of consumers to pay to his company, said $6O,000 when re- funded to be used for making tuition in the public schools as far as possible. free"
 That part of MT. London's card to which Mayor Drennen replies is as fol- lows
 The most casual investigation would have disclosed to you that am neither a director nor stockholder in the Water Works Company, nor have I been for four years, and you know I never con- trolled the company; and you might have added, If you had been candid, that when l was director I induced those in con- trol to make the committee of Aldermen. of which you were chairman, a proposi- ton to reduce the water rates on small consumers to s6 per year on a three-room house, which meant a saving to them of $15,00O per annum, and that you refused to consider 1t, and attempted by ordi- nance to violate the contract which the city had made, and thereby drove the Water Works Company to resort to the courts to prevent the confiscation of it's property; and thus, by your own action you compelled the poorer class of con- sumers to pay this $15,OOo yearly for the past four years, or s6O00O in all, which the water company had voluntarily of- fered to give up and instead, gave your services as Mayor.
 And having imposed this unnecessary and burdensome tax of s15OOO year upon the poor for the past four years. you now boast of having given the rich some sop by an ordinance to prohibit charge for sprinkling lawns, and undertake to deny the right of the Water Works Company to test the validity of your ordinance in the courts"
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
. PRESS COMMITTEE.
Meeting to Arrange Details to Be Held
 Today.

The executive committee of the Ala Lama Press Association will meet today at noon in the office of the Dixie Manu- facturer, l9121A Second avenue, to formu- late plans for the meeting of the associa tion to be held in Mobile.
 President D. w. Yerby arrived last night to attend the meeting. and MT. Ja- cob Pepperman and Mir. H. B. Nenners of Greensboro are also here. The annual meeting will be held in May. Prepara tions are being made for the reception of the association. as is showh by tho fol- lowing special from Mobile:
 '"The newspaper men of this city held a meeting last night for the purpose of taking steps for the proper reception and entertainment of the Alabama Press As- sociation, which will meet in this city for the first time in May. MT. Erwin Craig head, managing editor of the Register. was elected chairman and J. W. Tharp secretary. A committee on programme of entertainment was appointed and will re- port at an adjourned meeting Friday night. Other committees will then be ap- pointed and steps taken to give the mem- bers of tho State press a rousing welcome to Mobile
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
PRICE OF BEEF IS HALF CENT HIGHER One Palker Gives Scarcity of
 Cattle as Cause MORE ADVANCES EXPECTED Prices of Other Foods as Compared With Those Prevailing Last
 Year Also Show an In.
 craese.
MORE ADVANCES EXPECTED

During the past two days the price of beef in Birmingham has increased one half cent per pound upon instructions received from Chicago, where the in crease was agreed upon Tuesday. The result puts the price at wholesale by the side at 95h cents per pound.
 MT. R. A. Lewis, local manager of Swift & Co.,, of Chicago, was asked the cause of this advance. His reply was:
 '"rhe advance is due to scarcity of good cattle. Last summer when a drouth took possession of the lands of the West many cattle raisers sold their animals at any kind of a price rather than feed them. The result was we had cheaper meat then than In years. The result also is told in the high prices now. Cat tlemen who did feed their animals are getting any kind of price asked. Another thing Is the high prices oi feedstuff. They have an effect almost equal to the scarcity of stock. It may be stated that further advances are al most certain to follow, and no relief will come until the grass-fed cattle of this season begin to reach the market. This will not take place until some time ir June or later.
 These same reasons are applicable tc all meats and products thereof.
 An investigation of the advances oi other foods brought out the fact that hardly an article Is on sale that has not increased in price. The following table is made up of last September and today s prices:
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
CITIZENS WANT
 THE DUST LAID
MANY CALL ON/THE MAYOR TO APPROVE STREET sPRlNkLING. WILL COST $500 PER MONTH FOR THE BUSINESS SECTION.

Many persons who are opposed to the dust devil holding full sway in Birming- ham called on Mayor Drennen yesterday to express themselves as being in favor of his representations made to the City Council Wednesday night as to the cost of sprinkling streets.
 The Mayor reported that the necessary outfit for sprinklng. including sprinkling carts, sweepers and teams would be about 5000 and that 1t would cost about $500 month to operate them, including drivers. feed for mules and cost of water.
 In speaking of the matter yesterday the Mayor said that after Investigating the cost of street sprinkling he did not sec how the city could afford not to sprinkle the streets.
 If this sum of $500 per month will keep the dust laid in the business portion of the city as 1t is estimated it will do the cost seems comparatively small as the amount of merchandise and clothes ruin ed by dust during the summer must run into the thousands
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
MUCH BUSINESS FOR
 COMMERCIAL CLUB
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL RESOLUTION, CLOSER TRADE RELATIONS WITH CUBA AND MANY OTHER MATTERS TO COME UP.

The meeting of the Commercial Club this afternoon at o'clock will be of more than usual importance. About fif- teen committees are out and reports are expected f,o nearly all of them. Sec retary Gibson has a number of interest ing matters to bring up.
 The legislation committee, of which Judge J. J. Banks is chairman, will re port on the ship subsidy question, which is that the club endorse the bill now pending in Congress, provided it is based on tonnage and not speed.
 The committee on wholesale and ex- made at the last meeting that the club endorse a bill in Congress for closer trade relations with Cuba. It has a similar resolution regarding relations with Canada.
 The resolution offered at the last meet ing that the club ask the Congressman and Representatives from Alabama to vote in favor of the Trans-Pacific cable bill will be reported on by the railroads and transportation committee.
 A proposition has been made the club
 
 a page daily to the commercial and in- dustrial South" provided a certain num- Der of columns of advertising can be se- cured in return. The advertising and information committee will report on this.
 The locating of the plant for building wagons and cars will be reported on by the mining and manufacturing commit tee. A proposition was made the club to furnish ground for the plant and for fifty residences.
 A report will be made by the special committee appointed to revise the by- laws and constitution, which will re- commend the club devote some time to social features, which will be a move in a new direction.
 Secretary Gibson will make a report in reference to the sewer pipe plant which MT. S. L. Russell intends build- ing in the Birmingham district. MT. Russell is in the city and will probably be present at the meeting.
 The proposition of Connally & Ritter of Chattanooga to publish the next edi- ton of the city directory, provided the Comemrcial Club and similar organiza- lions will support them will be taken up.
 An effort is being made by a number of Chambers of Commerce in Illinois to have the consular service reorgan- ized and placed on a civil service basis. The club has been requested to take the matter up and adopt resolutions regard ing 1t,
 The Civil Federation, which has been formed to make more uniform taxation all over the United States, has request ed the Commercial Club to take action in the matter and send delegates to the convention.
 Officers for the ensuing year may be nominated at the meeting. The election Is the second Monday in May.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
NEW ACCOMMODATIONS.

Several declarations of incorporation were filed yesterday and one company in. creased its capital stock. The latter was the Birmingham and Steel Cities Railway and Power Company, whose stock was increased from s500OOO to s1.OOO,OO0. This was authorised by a stockholders meet ing held March 31, which had been adver- tised for thirty days previous in an Ems ley paper.
 The Ensley Development Company filed a declaration setting forth that it's ehpi- tai stock was $1Oo.OOO and its incorpora- tors Mir Douglass H. Gordon of Balti- more Mir. H. M. Horton of Birmingham, Mir. Thomas P. Grasty of Baltimore and Mir. Eugene F. Enslen of Birmingham. The company will buy, sell and improve land. It's office will be at Ensley.
 The Donelson Construction Company filed a declaration of incorporation. It's incorporators are MT. John E. Donelson, MT. J. H. Donelson and MT. w. I. Grubb. Its capital stock Is s1S.000, and 1t will con struct railroads, highways and other like enterprises.
 The Valley Creek Mining Company. with a capital stock of s50.000, has filed a declaration of incorporation. The incor- porators are MT. Tom Hudson, Mr. Jack Simmons and MT. Boyd Underwood. The company will carry on a general mining business. with its principal office at Bes- semer.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
CLoWDER WANTS DAMAGES.
Claims Mule Fell With Him Through
 Bridge.

Because one of the bridges in Jefferson County was not strong enough to sustain tho combined weight of Mr. Rufus P. Clowders and his mule, the county has been sued for $1O,OS7 damages,
 MT. Clowders has brought his suit in the City Court, and he will ask jury in that court to award him a substantial sum for the injuries to his person, caused, as he alleged, by his mule falling through a bridge between Brookside and Cardiff, which the county has allowed to become unsafe. This happened the first day of May 1901. The mule was not hurt, but the plaintiff alleges that he is permanently injured, and has beer put to much ex- pense for medicines.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
HIS LEG INFATUATED.
Three AmbuIances at Train to Meet
 Injured Man.

Henry Wiggins, a white miner, was carried to St. Vincents Hospital yester- day morning, where his leg was ampu- tated. It had been crushed by freight train on the Central of Georgia at Henry Ellen.
 The old adage of riding a free horse to death' was demonstrated at the sta- ton when the injured man came in. Ar engagements had been made by Gaudin & Loy's ambulance to carry the man to the hospital. When the train arrived three ambulances were at the station.
 Some one had telephoned each of the undertakers to send his ambulance. As the service Is gratis the undertakers think 1t is rather hard to have all called out for one man. especially as they get no appreciation, as usual, thing, for the work.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
DRENNEN WITH TOUGH OF IRONY GIVES WATER co.
 PERMIT TO REDUCE RATES
HIS MOTHER -IN-LAW
 SETS HIM FREE
HAMP BRYANT RELEASED FROM THE COUNTY JAIL AND REJOINS HIS WIFE OF ONLY A FEW DAYS.

Hamp Bryant, the young white man from Avondale, who was married satur. day, and arrested and placed in the county jail Wednesday on a warrant sworn out by his wife's mother charging him with perjury, was yesterday released from jail, and this rude Interruption to his brief honeymoon became a closed incident.
 The mother-in-law relented and the warrant which charged that he had sworn falsely to his wife's age in order to obtain a marriage license, was dismissed. The law requires that a bride must be IS years of age before she can marry without her parents consent Bryant s wife, nee Miss Stella Sandlen, was not she told her husband she was IS and that he was not to blame for m aking this statement in the application for H. cense.
 The warrant was served on Bryant Wednesday and he spent that night and yesterday morning in jail. He was re- leased about 12 o'clock and departed with a friend. Neither his wife nor his wife s mother. Mrs. Sallie Sandlen, were at the jail to see him come out. Mrs. sandlen at the time of the arrest seemed disposed to push the matter to Its fullest extent, as she was opposed to the marriage and very much irritated when she returned home last Saturday from visit to Birm- ingham and learned that 1t had taken place. However. she relented finally and has now forgiven the young people and given them her blessing
 The groom has one arm in a sling. About three weeks ago he was with Char lie Sentell when the latter was shot and mortally wounded by Peter Dirrett, col ored, In the Avondale Mill quarters.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
WILL PAY FOR BOYS.
Women Offer to Keep Two In Indus
 trial School.

Mrs. Ida Adams and hrs. W. J. Adams have notified Judge Feagin that they would pay the expenses of two boys at the Industrial School at East Lake. They ask the judge to use his discretion in se- lecting the boys.
 ' He has a number before 'him who are too young to send to the chain gang and as Jefferson county has already sent it's pro rata number to the Home, only those whose expenses are paid can now enter.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
pr. Glenn Will Go to Athens.

The Rev. pr. E. M. Glenn. now presi- dent of the North Alabama Conference College at owenton. will resign his posi- ton and accept the presidency of the Athens Female College recently rendered him. His resignation will be effective in May. His successor will be elected during this month.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
HE WANTED CANDY,
Prisoner in City Jail Gets Fastidous
 In His Tastes.

Five cents worth of candy was wanted yesterday morning by Bob Hyde, a negro prisoner in the big cage in Judge Feagin's court. to help him divert his mind from the awful ordeal of facing the judge.
 The negro startled Bailif Curran by the request for candy, and before he re- covered friend had been dispatched to buy the sweets.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

The following deeds have been placed on record:
 J. w. Barclay and wife to R. Jemison, Jr, lots ', 8. 9 and 1o block 263, Birming- ham, s2750.
 F. M. Hosking and husband to J. R. Vail, lot 5, block 60, Birmingham, s565O.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
REPORT IS READY.
Special Engineer Gray Wires That
 Matter Will Soon Be Mailed.

Special Engineer Gray, who has been at work for several weeks going over and examining the plans for the Jeffer- son county trunk sewers, telegraphed the commission yesterday that his report would be mailed today or tomorrow
 The commission at its last meeting in- structed the secretary to write MT. Gray and ask when his report would be forth coming. His telegram Is in reply to this inquiry,
The age-herald., 1902-04-04

PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY. = Pe- titions In bankruptcy were filed yesterday by Lon Nobles of Pratt City. J. Fred Hicks of Anniston and William c. Walsh of Woodlawn.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04

FOR STEALING wATcH-will zack- ley. a negro, was yesterday fined s9O and 1s0 days by Judge Feagin on a charge of stealing a watch. He was arrested by Detective Cody.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04

SKATES FOR CHURCH FUND. At the skating rink of the South Highland Presbyterian church skates are being rented. They are furnished by various dealers, the profits going to the church fund v
The age-herald., 1902-04-04

MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Marriage H. censes were issued yesterday to MT. Mat Williams and Miss Maud Cook; MT. Thos. W. Davis and Miss Mary Busby Mir. Theodore S. Gay and Miss Sudie Hagood; MT. P. A. Hickman and Miss May wor- rell.
 NEGROES GET HEAVY FINES.-Ru- fus and Charles Evans, negroes, were each fined $50 and 90 days by Judge Fea- gin yesterday on a charge of petty lar ceny. The negroes were arrested by Po- Iicemen Baker and Patton and Lieuten- ant Johnston.
 WANT LABORERS.-Energeti efforts on the part of several local industrial companies are being made to bring to the Birmingham district 4Oo0 or more common laborers. Since March 1 the number im- ported has reached 1275. Agents are at work in various places and more are ex- pected during the next few weeks.
 DIED OF BLOOD POISON.-R. Sitton, a miner, who was brought to St. Vim cents Hospital several days ago suffering with blood poison, died yesterday and the remains were carried ro Warner-Smiley' g undertaking establishment Sitton had a small sore on his arm from which blood poisoning set in and spread rapidly.
The age-herald., 1902-04-04
CITY

 sale dealers on Morris avenue.