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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-07
CONTESTS AT McKENDREE COLLEGE
j. w. Bornh Won First and z. Lon
Morgan Second HonOrs in oratory.

J. w. Bornh Won First and z. Lon
Morgan second HonOrs in oratory.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lebanon, ILL.,. June 6.-The Brown ora
torical contest was held in McKendree Col
lege chapel this evening. The judges on
composition and thought were the Reverend
Samuel I. Lindsay, Professor Charles NJ.
Harvey and w. A. KelsO. secretary Of the
Worlds Fair Publicity Bureau. all Of St.
Louis. The judges on delivery were J. NJ.
Chamberlin and the Reverend Doctor F. NJ.
Vantreese of this city. and Arthur Oehler
OF Trenton.
J.. W. Borah was awarded the first prize
and E Lon Morgan the second.
The programme was as follows: Grand
march, "De Concert" Miss Agnes Pfeffer:
grafton. "Our Nations Problem" ]. w.
Borah; Fragrant yiolets." Miss Fannie
Hershey; ora-iJn, PHILOSOPHY of Human
Origin" Hugo Burgard; Home, swee.
Home" Miss Cora Gedney; Grafton. Our
Country e. Foster Parent" Harold 2.
Barnes; song by the Plato Quartet; Grafton,
"Columbia's Curse" E. Lon Morgan; piano
solo. Flash and Crash" Miss Carrie
Dausman.
The semiannuaI exhibition Of the Clionian
Literary takes place Saturday evening.
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EXERCISES AT la GRANGE COLLEGE
Medals Were Won by Charles Marks,
David Robinson and Susie Nelson.

uAoo1AN 'oA ~ .
David b and Susie Nelson.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
LAGRANGE. Mo. June 6.-Commencement
exercises OF Lagrange College have been
held this week. The annual address was
delivered by President Muir Sunday morn
ing. Tuesday evening the intersociety liter
airy contests were held. The essay medal
was awarded to Charles Marks, the one
for Grafton TO David Robinson and the one
for recitation to Miss Susie Nelson The
successful contestants all live at La
Grange.
The baccalaureate sermon was delivered
Wednesday morning by the Reverend Ray
Palmer Of Chillicothe, Mo. John White
side OF kahoka. Mo-. delivered the annual
address Wednesday evening.
The graduating exercises were held this
morning. there being seven graduates in
the literary department and We In the mu-
sical. The graduates are Miss Ella Gullion
Of Marion County. salutatorian; Harmon
Gnuse, valedictoran; Leroy Lee. Elsberry:
Misses Mary and Martha Garnett, La
Grange; Miss Ella Shaw. Memphis. and
William Galloway, LAGRANGE. Misses
Maude Price and Bertha Radenz OF this
place graduated in the music department.
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Missourians in New York.

SPECIAL
New York, June 6.-Among the arrivals
at the hotels here to-day were the follow
Ing MissOurians:
ST. Louis-H. s. Priest. E. F. Beach, w. b
Carson, Mrs. W. II. Thornburg. Misses NJ. and
Z. Thornburgh, waldorf: e. w. 5. Cobb. c. II.
Cooke, Holland; 4. b. piFEins. J ". Mooney,
Herald Square: ". II. Greene and Mrs. Greene,
7. Mcouillan. Sturtevant; Mrs. A. Stewart. Mrs
r. Mycpck. Miss a. 5. Gray. Continental; s. II.
Eauman. Hoffman; L. Hirschl. Murray Hin; Z.
r. ODonn"ll. Astor.
Kansas Ctty-NrS J. Clark. Grand.
St Joseph. Shireman. Manhattan.
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Cairo High school commencement.

Cairo. H.. June 1.-THE closing exercises
of the Cairo High School were held to-
night at the Opera-house. The following
are the graduates: Lottis G. Jones. EIma
Mcneil, Fannie Klegan. Rose Bolam. John
Hurst. Hattie NJ. Eisenberg. John c. Far
rim. Efie Caudile. Katharine Mcknight.
Bertha Brown. Harry W. Becker. Leila
Thistlewood. Otto Lee. Alice NJ Wenger,
Reka Stewart. Blanch NJ. Baker. NJ. H.
Sadlcr. George Stark, Cornelia B. 'Jocelyn.
Pauline Nanderbers. Mildred d. Hinkle,
John Edward Redman. Selden Fisher. H.
Clyde Metzger. Professor Calvin Milton
Woodward Of st. Louis delivered an ad-
dress.
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Miss Minnie Bronson Here.

Miss Minnie Bronson. the first group SUI
perintendent OF the Department OF Educa-
ton, arrived yesterday to take up her work
under Chief Howard j. Rogers. In her
schools, including evening and vacation
schools, academies. manual training schools
and commercial high schools. Miss Bron-
son YVES graduated in the classical course al
Upper Iowa University ut Fayette, Ia
Bargins of one kind or another are of
fered in The Republics Want" pages
every day. Six hundred and sixty ads are
printed to-day.
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SPOKE.
Addressed a Thousand Members of
Negro Jefferson Club.

Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee aj-
dressed a meeting OF the Negro Jefferson
Club last night at the club headquarters.
No. 2629 Lawton avenue. The meeting was
attended by more than 1000 members of the
organization. r. F. Combs followed Lieu
tenant Governor Lee.
The meeting was under the auspices OF
the Ward Organization Committee. W. II.
Fields, chairman Of the committee, pre-
sided.
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JUDGE VIM. H. GREEN DEAD.
Pioneer Illinois Lawyer and Fa-
Their of Nominee for Congress.

Cairo. Ill, June s.-Judge William q.
Green died at his residence here to-day. aft
er a short sickness. incident to old age. He
was born In Danville. KY, seventy-three
years ago. He was educated in his native
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, where he taught school
and studied law.
He moved to Metropolis In 1853. In 1865
he was elected Judge of the Third judicial
District and served several terms In the
LEGISLATURE, both in the House and Senate.
He was a delegate to the Democratic Con-
yenticns OF lX0-6-sS. He was a member Of
the State Board OF Education for several
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Geo. 7. Dittman B. &
$. Co..
williams Shoe
Co.
Roberts. johnson &
Rand,
Nersteeg Shoe Co,
" rrtheimer-Swarts Co.
St Louis Shovel Co.,
Home Brewing Co.,
=. Geisel Mfg. Co,
American Type F. Co,
NJ. II. McKeen & Co,
Armstrong Cork Co.
. /. Bushnell e Co,
Graham Paper Co.
American Mfg. Co,
Bridge & Beach Mfg,
IA l. cnas. Bag
Sharp Commission Co.
=. e. Taylor q Co.
Morrison Tent & a.
y. Jost Supply Co,
7. GOebel 4 Som.
y. Harris & Co,
Hy. Hottie e. Sons,
". p. Gettys & Sons,
Moser e. & P. Box
Co.
Union Syrup Co.
Sultan Drug Co.
Peacock Chemical Co.,
Globe Shoe AZ Z. Co.,
The Famous,
Goodyear Rubber Co,
Walter \. Zelnicker,
Buxton g. Skinner s.
Co.
NorveIl-ShapleiGh H.
Co.,
White-D Branch
kin-ShetOn Hat Co,
I. Harris & Co.
A. Haas & Son.
Boogher-Forre & Good
bar Hat Co,
Torlicht, Duncker &
Renard Carpet Co.
J. kennard & Sons
Carpet Co..
Goddard Grocery Co,
Meyer-Schmid G. Co,
Adam Roth C. Co,
Scudder-Gale G. Co,
James NJ. Houston c.
J. W. Teasdele & Co.
J: II. Anderson d Co.,
H. W. Gildehaus &
Kingman St. Louis l.
+. D. Seward c. CO.,
Durham Mfg. Co.
st. Louis F. W. Co,
Columbia Can Co.
p. Hayden 6. II. Co,
Eddy & Eddy.
Standard Supply Co,
HYGIENE Chemical Co,
TraEk Fish Co.
BarnhATt Mercantile
Company,
Roth Homeyer c. Co,
VIM. c. johnson & Sons
NJ. Co,
Mayer Sign & Pig. Co,
St. Louis Paper Co,
j. c. Murphy Trunk
z. X. IeIber.
sieErist Luhricator Co,
Merry & Nicholson P.
Co,
Cleveland varnlsh Co.
Capen Betting & r.
]. E. Forsee & Son.
81. Louis c. & 6. Mills.
choelhorn-Albrecht
Pullen-R Richardson.
Krekcler Grocer Co.
W. u. Hartford & Sons.
Jas. i. Goodwin & Co,
Chas. A. Sweet Co,
c. z. Udeli & Co,
Menown & Gregory,
Libby & Williams.
A. c. l. Haase & Sons,
Standard Scale & =.
Co.
Jas. Clark Leather Co,
Hirschl & Bendheim.
Gerritzen Bros. & Co,
A. c. Clayton & Sons,
Powell Engineers 8.
Co.
Rosenthal P. & S. Co,
?. 3. Chamberlain Co,
Ballard Snow l. Co,
Northrop L. OIL Co,
Chattanooga Medicine
Co.
ell.
L Landau 4 Co.,
Avis Cider & Vinegar
Benz. W. Clark Gro
Gerry Co..
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years: in fact, he was a very busy and
useful citizen. laboring for the public good.
He was considered one OF the foremost law
yers in the State.
He practiced law here since 1865. and was
until recently an attorney for the Illinois
Central Railroad. He was n type OF a gem
tleman Of the old school, disnihed, polite
and urhaned. He is survived by his son,
Reed Green. The burial will take place at
Metropolis next Sunday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-07
FORT SMITH HIGH SCHOOL.
Glass of Thfrty-Two Graduated n
Close of the Term.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Fort Smith, Ark, June 6.-The commence
ment exercises at Fort Smith High School
took place tonight. The class numbered
thirty-one. Tn salutatorian was Miss
Myrtle Clifton, and Miss Elizabeth Eberle
was the vaiedictorian. The diplomas were
presented by Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Younlans. The graduates
are: Maud Duncan Alexander. Christine An
derson, Elizabeth Vincent Brennan Myrtle
Clifton. Myrtle Alfredo Conner, Lille Dan
ner. Elizabeth Eberle, Helen Ellis, Julia
Irwin. Malsie Pittmann, Amy Theurer, Inn
ogene Wick, Starr Weaver, Ida Estelle Will
liams. Angle Earl Young, Madison H. Bar
~, Jim Bourland, Otway Breedloye. George
Bourne Johnson, Leigh Kelley, Norris Nor
ton. Philip Ball Moss. James c. Pierce,
Wyatt NJ. Stevenson. G. C. Taylor, Con-
slant P. Wilson, Jr.. Herbert Wolf.
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American Brewing Co.
WI ]. Lemp Brewing
Co..
Ch.sIcpher & Simpson
-R
Co.
Louis Obert b. Co..
Aaheuser-B Busch.
Beacon Paper Co.
W r. colcord Mach.
Co.
Bedding Bros. & Co,
levis-Zukoski.
Wife Hardware Co.
N~ane-CGivert Co.
Jos. NJ. HAYES w. Co
Monarch Rubber Co.
Basr-Oliver-Singe c.
j. 5. MerrelI Drug Co.
St Louis Brewing
Assn
Dewey q Feuerborn.
Hutrg Sash L Door
Co.
ChriFty Fire CLAW Co.
St Louis Steel Il. Co,
J. kennard < Sons.
K I. Co.
Hanley & Kinsella,
Co..
C ?. Blanke Tea s: C.
Never Bros. Drug Co.
Columbia Transfer Co
Columbia Warehouse
O..
Chas. Rebstock & Co.
Hcrriett Bros. & Co.
Mound City Ice & Cold
Storage Co,
Steele & Hibard,
AQr--Jones Brass &
Metal Co.
Bucks Stove & Range
Co..
Mallinckrodt Cnemica1
Co..
~KnappStout & Co.
Somners Bros. Mfg.
Co,
Peter H. Mellon Mfg.
Heller & Hoffman C.
Pickal Marble & C.
Han & Brown Mach.
sidney Pole & Shaft
Co.
Sessi lghaus Milling
Co.
PleIEer & HerGr Co.
American Insulating
Co.
schnene & QuerI L.
Co,
Hermann Leather Co.,
J. W. Moon Buggy
Co.
Nom Bros. Carriage
Co..
William Waltke & Co,
Mississippi Glass Co,
John Rohan & Son Co,
ST. Louis Strip Co,
st. Louis r. c. S. Co.,
Lued!nChaus-Espen-
schied.
z. Z. Souther Iron Co,
Union Carriage Co,
Druha Hardwood l.
Co..
Mississippi Valley E.
& G. Co,
Schultz & Niemeier
Henry Gaus g. Sons.
F. H. Logeman Chair
Jackes-Evans Mfg. Co.
J. H. Comrades c. & p.
F. Co..
C. H. Diederich F. Co.
American Brake Co.,
Charter Oak S. & r
H, J. Heinz Co.
Standard Pulley & F.
Nc ibe-B Ierman W.
Graham Paper CO.,
Fulton Iron Works,
l. B. Joslin Shoe Co.,
Becker-Moore Paint
Co,
Goodyear F. & r. Co.,
Bernet s. Craft,
St. Louis F. & P. EXC.
Fisher & Davis.
L n. Rumsey Mfg.
Co,
Broderick & Bascon,
American Supply Co.
Christian PEPPER ToS.
Co.
Jas. w Byrnes B. 8
H. Co.
Western I. & 8. Co..
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Doctors viii Meet at Red Bud.

SPECIAL.
Red Bud, Ill, June 6-The Randolph
County Medical Society met at Evansville
to-day with a full ATTENDANCE The next
convention will be held at Red Bud next
October.
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Prohthitinn I4cket I'm okIahoma-

Guthrie, Ok, June 1.-THE first Oklahoma
Prohibition Convention to-day nominated L.
7. Van Cleve for Delegate to Congress.
Resolutions were adopted ~denouncing the
prohibition and woman's suffrage.
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Summer Institute Completes Work.


Nashville, Ill, June 6.-The annual sum-
mer institute Of the Washington County
Teachers Association, which was held in
under the direction OF Professor J. T. Gibbs,
County Superintendent Of Schools, ad-
1ourned this afternoon. The election Of Of
fcers resulted as follows: President. Ray
nond Courtney OF Richview; vice presid ant,
Miss Cora Sawyer of Nashville; secretary,
Miss Hattie Anderson OF Nashville: treas
urer. Miss Abide Woodson of Ashley.
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fered in. The Republics Want pages
every day. Six hundred and sixty ads are
printed TODAY.
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Help Wanted ads to secure work cannot
be found. One hundred and sixty-tour posi-
lions advertised to-day. Read them.
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ornrien Fini.bed Nell i'm Third

Chicago. June LACK O'Br!en. the Philadelphia
middle weight. knocked out Al Nell Of San Fran
cisco IN the third round Of a scheduled six-round
contest here Tonight. Neil was outclassed IN
every way. and was bleeding freely ToFn the nose
and mouth before the fight had progressed half a
minute.
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Don't miss advertising in The Sunday Re-
public's Want Pages" See that your az
Is sent in before $50 tonight, to be proper
ly classified.
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St. Louis Bank Designated.

Washington, June 6-The designation OF
the National Bank of Commerce of ST.
Louis as reserve agent for the following
Texas banks has been approved by the
Comptroller OF the Currency:
Austin National Bank. Austin: First National
Bank, Belleville: First National Bank, Blossom;
Colorado National Bank. Colorado: Denton coun-
~ National Bank. Denton; Galveston National
Bank. Galveston; Lavaca County National Bank,
Hallettsville: Farmers National Bank. HiIlsboro;
Planters and Mechanics National Bank. HoIs-
ton; Angelina County National Bank, Lufkin, and
First National Bank. Stephenville.
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A better way thar reading Republic
Help Wanted" ads to secure work cannot
be found. One hundred and sixty-four posi-
lions advertised to-day. Read them.
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Bargins OF one kind or another are Of
fered in The Republics Want" pages
every day. Six hundred and sixty ads are
printed to-day.
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FILE PETITION TO SAVE
WEST END RESIDENCE LOTS.

Rock Island Road Requested Not to Build Permanent Railroad Yards
Near Forest Park-Strong List of Signes-COnSidera-
ton Asked by Prominent Realty Owners.
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Monticello Seminary Commencement.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Godfrey. ILL.,. June The sixty-fourth
annual commencement exercises at Month
clio Seminary will begin Tuesday. An adj
dress will be delivered by the Reverend
Eugene D. Updike Of Madison, wy.
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CAMPAIGN PLANS DISCUSSED - The
Democratic Municipal Ownership party met
at the Lindell Hotel last night and dis
cussed plans for the coming campaign.
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A better way than reading Republic
Help Wanted" ads to secure work cannot
be found. One hundred and sixty-four posi-
tons advertised to-day. Read them
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-24
Deputy Clerk.

Tom Ben,ly, late cannidate for circuit clerk, will go to work to-
 morrow as deputy for County Clerk A. D. Gardner. MT. Gardner's eyes are giving him serious trouble and oo account of his occl lar 6 fiction he is unable 10 do the work. He wa S twice under treatment of an occulist this year, but his trouble is stlll serious and he may be forced to go to Dr. Edwards at Union City. Mr. Bently's term as deputy will depend upon Mir. Gardner's $ condition. Al can do the work Of the cffice him self when be is able to work, but in his present condition h, is compelled to have an assistant and in choosing Tom Bently he has made a popular selection
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-24
To Correspondents.

We have repeatedly requested ou' county correspondents who are kine though 10 send the Soiiphone news items from their respective localities to write their names at the close oi sleir letters, so we can know Whe they gre. Some of them, we are sorry to say, igpore this instruction We have new spondent al Brighton, aud good one, but he tails to sign his name and we don | know who he is. We do not use a nom-de- plume for correspondents, except when they write on some public question, nor do We under 9bber circumstances publish their real names. Hereafter we will have to enforce the genera rule, which is n3t to publish communication of any kind unless we know who the writer is.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-24
Shot in His Left Leg

For all kinds ot sores, burns, bruises, or other wounds DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is a sure cure. Skin diseases yield to it at once. Never fails in eases of piles. Cooling and healing. None genuinel but DeWitt's. Beware countelfeits. 1T suffered for many years from a sore caused by gun shot wound in my left leg," says A. s. Full Ter, English, Ind. ''It would not heal and gavessme much trouble. used all kinds of remedies to no purpose until tried DeWitt's Witch H 2ei Salve. A few boxes completely cured me-" The Globe Drug Store.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-24
Anti.leak shingles S1..7O per thousand,

i. Anti-leak shingles S1.70 per thousand.
 d3b JAS. A. HAYS.
 Call on tho Soliphone and examin. our now 1902 model Hammond type writer. 5ti
 Most women with female weakness suffer dreadfully from piles in addition to their other pains, They may be cured bv using Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint- nent. Price, 50 cents in bottles, tubes 75 cents. R. c. GrizZard.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-24
Perfect digestion in the only founda-

Perfect digestion in the only founda- tion for perfect health. The food we eat makes all the blood we have, which in turn feeds every nerve, muscle and tissue in the body. Heroine quickens the ap- petite, aids digestion, gives tone and vigor to all the functions and ensures good health. Price 50 cents. R. O. Gcizzard.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-29

tanned are far better thar they can lc
ON too lare, tract of land
Cities ard Towns.
Ration. the county scat. the Gate
city OF New Mexico. has population
of Bliss. according To the 1900 census
il being u, fourth city I'm size iu tine
territory I'm 1880 h had 1855 iuhault.
ants lts increase iu ON yo1rs has h.pn
200 per cent or mofr thau that of any
other Citv in New Mexico II snug
giles under the Ration mountain. occu-
pyiug a beautiful natural ucatiou ami
8, in every sense "A typical u2 20 date
western city. pruplcd by FIN, ella
OF citizrus. who are ever ON the aIprt
for the advancement and upbuIdug
OF their adopted nome This is shown
in Ratnns superior school system the
churches and the beautiful homes .
person dropping into the town from Tho
east through the Atchisou Topeka a.
santa Pc raj way tunnel and noting
the great number OF new houses i'm
course of construction would naturally
conc udc that some .0rt of a boom was
on mere. but such is not the case az am.
IL BIS simply Ratou's ordinary growth
which has been steady and substantial
for the past decade. and still tho build.
ings ana improvements in general have
not kcnt pace with the business de-
maud of the place Ration is ruatyd iu
/ thc midst of an immense coal belt, is
surrounded by great cattle ranches and
productive farms. is In commercial
touch with the principal mining camps
OF northern New Mexico. and Is "a
prominent railway and industrial point
What more could hc required Tor thr
making of a ilourishlug western city,
Tho AtchisOn. Topeka 4 Santa Fo
railway maintains extensive shops az
this point and its shopmcn ana other
employees constitute an important r'e'
mont of its population over $4,000
monthly are disbursed hy the comrony
at that point All the trade of Gardi
ner and Blossburg Is also transacted at
Ration. for these towns are practically
outlying suburbs of the city. Tho pcu
pie are public spirited ana wide awake
The commercial lines are all well rep
resented In the way of retail business
and a considerable wholesale trade Is
carried on with the mining and hum
Der camps. The town has an excellent
gravity water system, The water being
soft. pure mountain spring water. pip
ed from reservoir of - 500 00O gal
Ions capacity, 500 feet above the city
Ration has "A good fire department II,
public schools are the pride ot it's citi
Zens two of the finest school build
inga of the territory being located her,
and fourteen rooms being taught nln'
, months every year by teachers who arr
chosen for their educational qualifca
tions. It's streets are well graded anr
, lighted by electricity and the recent
| ly constructed court house is one o
the handsomest buildings in the terri
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-29

Ehzahethtowu Is an important min
ing center in northwestern ColtaN
county. near the Taos county line II
JnrthtoWn is q typical mining town
that has seen ts boom days, uut stils
has a greet future ON account of the
vast mineral deposits around about H..
other important settlements oi the
county ar, 1atakiU with G3N uhaui.
tauts. CmaTuu. with 3C3 people. Mas.
WcE City N.tu 27l inhabitants aud
Coimor With -32 people That The
county Is rapidly settling mp is shown
by the fact that many ut the precincts
have doubled aud triplod th,ir popula
tiou the past ten years. For instance
u 1880 Black axes precinct lad ~
Inhabitants, Ia 1900 II had 2lG, in $50
chico Springs had ll2 inhabitants and
IN 1900 il had 2S9; Maxwell city in
$3.50 had l5l people Ia 1890 II had 2Il,
Mesa had / I inhabitants In 1890 and in
1900 Il had iS7 Dorsey had 81 people
in 1880 and i'm 1900 it had 2l1 Eliza
hothtown increased from 33N 20 5tl I'm.
hahitants The population of the other
precincts Is as follows. Baldy lllt
Cimarron, 1868, Rayado, 1875; Elkins.
go Truchera. lSi. Pcna Flor, 1925
Punil Park. SO; Cimilario. loo Mar
tinez. 32S Ponil 81; Colmor, 232, and
Johnson Park. us.
Some Resources.
Gold and copper are the chief prod
uCts ot the mountains about Elizabeth
town and Badly Mountain. The Moreno
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-29
RATION NOTES.

Ration Ga tined to be- the second
H.Epat ,'. 30 New Mexico. COlfaN
county hus tbrco railroads and is
uro 10 got more tu the near future.
Ration needs commercial club and
plhU. library.
CllaN county has more Wndovrloped
resources tnau any other portion Of
Nyu N,Nro
Ration hes an electric light and pow
on plant with % capacity Of ] 2oO incan-
descent end hftv are lirhts.
\ local huildus and loan associa-
ton which has been OF material as
sist9uoc in building mp the city.
Two sohd banking iustitutons-the
First National. with a paid MP capital
of s15.uuN. and the citizens bank with
81 Iuid up capital Of $4,000
ThCcD aNcollCng w"cklyp wspapors--.
two democratic and one republican,
An opera house and 1rst class ho-
tc'8
Mercantile establishments that
would bc credit to city OF $4,000
peopla
\ t25 900 court house and MANY bus.
iuoss blocks costing from $4,000 to
100000 each 60 build.
Long distance telephone line reach.
ing all the principal towns and mining
camps Of tho country
Tho cost Of living ls very reason.
able. day board M the hotels being
FROM 81 To- 81 per day with special
rates by the week or month
Coal sells AT aRton for SPA 10 s.. 80
per ton
Native lumber rotaiIs for SIS and
brick sells for SIS per thousand