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The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
County Correspondence
and Neighborhood News

prepared and their essential details
have already been approved. so
that contracts for the work can he
let within a few days. w. O..
Johnston, who is at the head of
the reorganized company owning
the dam, and water rights and
lands under it, announces that he
expects to have work on sugar
factory begun in July, so that next
season the farmers under the re-
constructed reservoir can begin
the cultivation of beets. The
company, he says. will build also
several small supplementary res
ervoirs along the line of its ditch.
He hopes to have the reconstruct
ion of tie dam sufficiently far
along by the time the season of
heavy storms on the divide begins,
that part of the water may be i'm
pounded in the reservoir for use
this season.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Dangerous II NegIected.

Burns, cuts and other wounds often
fail to heal properly IL neglected and
become troublesome sores. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve prevents such con-
sequences Even where delay has
aggravated the injury DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve effects cure. 81 had a
running sore on my leg thirty years, T"
says Fl. G. Hartly, Yankeetown, Ind
"After using many remedies / tried
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A few
boxes healed the sore" Cures all skin
diseases. Piles yield to it at once
Beware of counterfeits Jacob Epler.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Biiou Basin.
From Our Regular Correspondent.


May 5.-Mrs. j. O. Phillips
spent several days las. week in
Colorado Springs, visiting her sis
ter. who starts for Maine today.
Mrs. Watts and little daughter
from Omaha are visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Keller.
Mrs. Isabel Holden is visiting
at Gopher Holden's-
Mrs. Bowling and daughter
Cora spent several days last week
in Colorado Springs, shopping and
visiting relatives.
L. A. Keily's family have all
recovered from the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Johnston were
visiting at J. o. Phillips Monday.
Miss Myra Petefish is visiting
at home for few days.
Thomas Baldwin and family ex-
pect 10 start for Oregon on the
18th inst.
The rain Saturday night was
welcome here as moisture was
needed. Our farmers have about
finished seeding.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Broken Arm.

I. g. Bergman, who lives in
the southwest corner of the coun-
ty, was thrown from his wagon,
from which he was feeding stock,
Tuesday morning, by sudden
start of the horses, and Que of the
bones of his left forearm broken
by the fall Mr.. Bergman came
to Elbert where ths -ecessary sur
gicaI aid was rendered. This is a
serious injury to Il person of Mr..
Berryman's years and will inca.
pacitate him for active farm work
for some time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
The School Election.

The school election held Mon
dry did not create much interest
and only .hiity-three votes were
cast. Alex. Brazelton, for treas
urer. received the full number of
votes cast. For secretary, A. G.
Putnam received nineteen votes,
S. L. Barnes, thirteen, and Mrs.
B. Grebe, one. The school board
now consists of Jacob Epler.
president; Alex. Brazelton, treas
urer; A. Il. Putnam, secretary.
At meeting of the board held
Immediately after the polls closed.
j. Z. Mayer was elected principal
of the school for the 1902 -03 term
and Miss Elsa Chrysler of Denver
was appointed teacher of the lower
room. A special tax levy of 1
mills was made for school pur-
poses.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Prosperity Ridge.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
May IA. T. kunze was in
Denver on business one day re-
Gently.
Mrs. Bastian, who has been
taking care of scarlet fever pat
tents in Elizabeth, returned home
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Muller re-
turned from Denver Wednesday
of las. week.
George Coe was a business call
er at the Deep Water ranch Tues
day.
The Jewell boys brought cou-
pie of horses from Psrker Tues
day.
The bridge near the school house
is in bad condition and has been
for several months. The road
overseer should look after this
matter aud make the necessary
repairs before some one is injured.
From Once iu . while"
May 5--George Coe and fam
lily visited at W. Ia. Bass Sun
day.
Paul Jones of Kiowa visited
friends on Running Greek Sunday.
Lawrence Bass is in Colorado
Springs having dental work done.
4, l. R,p,a,,a JaI;va.o,t n rr,,,,I
sermon to a large congregation at
Bethel Sunday.
Mrs. F. S. Ramey and son Paul
have returned to Denver after an
extended visit here.
]. d. Grimes of Cripple Creek
has moved into one of j f. Mil
Ier's houses and is assisting Mr..
Miller with his farm work.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Floyd M. Jackson Assaults
F. N. LaVell With a Gun

f. NJ. jackson made an assault
on +. N. LaVelI Saturday, in the
latter's Office, knocked him down
with a forty-one calibre Colts re-
volver and had the revolver point
ed directly at LaVell when S. l..
Barnes, who had been attracted
to the scene by tho noise of the
alteration, entered the office,
whereupon Jackson lowered his
gun and put it into his pocket.
Coroner I. Green hnppeped along
about this time and deputized A.
Carnahan, who arrested jackson
and relieved him of his gun. MIR.
LaVell, who was suffering from a
wound on the back of the head,
where il is claimed Jackson struck
him, and also from the shock to
the nervous system, swore to u
complaint in the afternoon, chnrg-
ing jackson with attempt to com
init murder, having entered the
Plaintiffs place of business, ms
saulted him with a deadly weapon
and Threatened his life. jackson
was given hearing before Justice
Cole, who, after hearing the testi-
mony of several witnesses, held
defendant without bail to appear
at the District court, and Sheriff
Putnam took him to the Arapahoe
county Jail Sunday.
At the preliminary hearing
Jackson testified that he did not
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Sidney siftings.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
May AT the school election
held Monday Frank Neely was
elected president, j. A. Gear,
treasurer, and &. II. Clark, secre-
tary. At the Bluff school w. H..
Plum was elected president.
Mrs. Alfred Peterson was a
passenger on Monday evenings
train to Colorado Springs for a
few days visit.
There was quite forest fire in
Stevens and Barrett's pasture last
Thursday. For awhile the honse
and barn on the Barrett ranch
We're threatened, but fortunately
the wind changed just in time to
save them.
The fine rain Saturday night re-
freshed the earth and caused the
tillers of the soil to feel happy.
Eli Knowles has been ON the
sick list for a few days.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
An Elegant Map

covering the lines of the Colorado
& Southern and connections, from
Galveston, Texas, to Ogden, Utah,
has just been issued by the Passen-
ger Department of the G. g. S.
Ry. This is one Of the most CON-
plete and up-to-date maps gotten
out for this territory and can be
secured by sending ten cents to
cover postage to I. +. Fisher,
General Passenger Agent, Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Church Notes.
Communicated

Communicated.
K. w. Moulton has been ap-
pointed clerk and collector for the
Presbyterian church. He will call
Saturday TO collect salary for the
month of April.
John F. Epler has been ap-
pointed church treasurer, to re-
ceive all money and pay same to
the pastor on salary. Please re-
member this. All help will be
thankfully received.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08

Ihe following letter from Joe
Wheeler, an Elbeit county hoy in
the service of Uncle Sans navy,
addressed to his mother ut Elbert,
will be read with interest by many:
U. S. Ship Mohican, (,
Pago Pago, Samoa, March 0. I
Dear Mother: As | said in INV
last letter that would write again
before leaving here. | will now 10
so. We ere going to coal ship to-
morrow and will probably leive
some time next week. Whether
to Guam or Honolulu we don't
know, but will know as soon rs
the steamer arrives.
Well, molher, will Try and
tell you little about Pago Pago.
1t is small town of about 500
people. 1t contains six houses
like they have in the states; the
rest are huts. The people are
brown, not black. Most of the
whites are English. and SO is the
money. / will send you three
pence piece worth in our money
six cents.
The people here would just MS
soon knock u man in the head as
not. There is one thing, however,
they are afraid of, and that is IL
sailor. II you ask them how they
like an American they will say
awe like American lnm good |;
fight boom! boomr and that is all
you can get out of them.
And the king and queen, they
are about as nice as could lie
They came over and entertained
us one afternoon. They gave us
the native dance and sang native
songs. They caused great deal
of laughter. OF all the movements
they go through they make one
think of Il jumping jack. and their
singing sounds more like lor OF
people hummiDg. All they eat is
fruit and fish, and they seldom
drink any water. When they got
thirsty they knock cocoanut
down from the tree, break it open
and drink the milk.
Will close for this time, hoping
to hear from you soon.
remain ever your loving son,
JOE.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Wants others 70 Know.

Il have used DeWit.'s Little Early
Risers for constipation and torpid
liver and they are all right | am
glad to indorse them for | think when
we find good thing we ought To let
others know it, writes Alfred Heinze,
Quincy, ILL., They never aripe or dis
tress. Sure, safe pills. Jacob Epler.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
coMANcHE DISTRICT.

In the Comanche district, M. Z,
Mrs. J. H. Lundy was elected
treasurer for term of two years
and Mrs. George Elsner. secre-
tary, for three years, both Indies
succeeding their husbands in office.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After
Fourteen Years of Suffering.

II have been afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism for fourteen years, says
Josh Edgar, of Germantown, Cal.
Il was able to be around but con-
stanily suffered. i tried everything
/ could near Of and at last was told
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which l did and was Immediately re-
lieved and in short time cured. and
i am happy to say il has not since
rsturned." Why not use this linl-
ment and get well? 1t is for sale by
H. H. Denney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
SIDNEY DISTRICT.

In the Sidney district Frank
Neely was elected president for IA
term of one year, j. A. Gear,
treasurer, for a term of two years,
and G. ii. Clark, secretary, for
three wears.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08

The administrators notice of Olof
Olson is published in the legal col
umn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08

When wanting painting, calcimin-
ing, gypcening or paper-hanging,
call on Il. b. Childs, who guarantees
all work to he frst-class. Fine line
of wall paper samples to select from.
Carriage and wagon painting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
Repairing castlewood Dam.

The plans for the reconstruction
of the Castlewood dam are being
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
In the Samoan Islands.

The following letter from Joe
Wheeler, an Elheit county hoy in
the service of Uncle Sans navy,
addressed to his mother ut Elbert,
will be read with interest by many:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

Nine. Duse may be expected in New
York next month
Mrs. Langtry will appear at the Gar
rick theatre in the course of the pres
ent season.
Andrew Carnegie's secretary says that
during July, August and September Mr.
Carnegie received from 400 to 500 applica-
tions for assistance in the establishment
of free libraries.
Negotiations are under way to bring
"Corianton," the play founded upon the
Book of Mormon, to New York, to get
the verdict of the metropolis upon this
peculiar work.
David II. Thompson of Lincoln. Neb.
who has been named by the President as
the next minister of Brazil, started a new
evening paper, called THE STAR" in his
home city this month.
Mrs. Walter Ferrier of Orange, N. j.,
has been appointed president of the, d.
vision of Illinois of the International Sun
shine Society and will shortly go to Chi
cago to assume her duties.
Prof. Jerome x. Schneider, the Oldest
member of the Tufts College faculty, has
just celebrated his 18th anniversary and
is still in active service at the head of the
Greek department
Miss Mary Andrews, a daughter of ex-
Sheriff Robert n. Andrews of Hamilton,
Ohio, has been elected pastor of the Uni
versalist Church at Kansas City, Mo-. the
first woman pastor the city has ever had.
The new theological institution founded
by the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Foo chow, China, Is to be called the
Baldwin Theological school. in honor of
the late Rev. DR.. Samuel L. Baldwin.
who for 20 years was a missionary in Foo
chow.
Surgeon Willard Fl. Crawford, who has
been in the service of the navy depart
ment for quarter of n century, and
stands well toward the top of the medi-
cal corps list. has rendered his resigna-
ton because leave of absence was denied
him.
w. A. Brady will continue to make a
star of his wife, Grace George. He an
nounces that she will soon appear in n
five-act comedy by Frances Aymar Mat
thews, which is called Pretty Peggy"
and which deals with the youthful love
affairs of Peg Wellington and David Gar
rick
Prince Hugo Won Hohenlohe, a mem
Der OF very prominent German family
and relative of the Emperor is anus
ing himself helping Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell rehearse Sudermanns play, The
JOY of Living" The prince came to Am
erica several months ago. and last sum
mer he was prominent in society at New
port.
Martin Harvey the English actor, who
comes to make a professional tour of
America, arrived in NeAv York yester-
day morning on the steamship Cymric
Mr. Harvey will first appear in the Rev.
Freeman Wills's THE Only Way" a
dramatizatlon of "A Tale of Two Cities"
which has already been played in this
country by Henry Miller. Mr. Harvey's
first appearance will be next Monday
evening at the Herald Square theatre,
where he is booked for Il run of seven
weeks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
STRANGE EUROPEAN LAWS.

rev months ago young English man
was sentenced to d fortnights imprisou-
ment for kissing his tiancee in the sire, ia
OF Odessa. 1t is strictly illegal for lovers
to osoulate in public in South Russia. ana
IL was only after considerable trouble on
the part or the consul that the too amor
Gus youth was liberated a the expiratIo.
Of three days captivity, and even then his
sentence was committed to a fine.
III you take your family with you on a
monday TO France you should be very
carerul how you feed the baby during Your
soJourn, The French have made it a pun
lshable onense for any one to give solid
iood 10 an infant under year old, une IS
IL mas been prescribed by a medical man,
ana hundreds of people are prosecuted for
breaking the law every year, while it is
equally illegal for nurses to feed their
charges from bottles having II rubber
tube attached
You must he very cautious how YOU
treat your neighbor In the island of Jer-
sey, for he can have you arrested on tho
sh@hteSt preteNt, and If he has grudg
against you can bring about such q calam-
ity by simply giving IA hctional account G;
your misconduct to the nearest lawNV'
The latter will demand n fine, and shuuI
you decline to pay it, he will cause you L
be thrown into prison to await trial. Tie
even II YOU are acquitted on the grCuu.
that the charge is unfounded you hlN0
absolutely no claim against your pros e..
tor, though you may have sufercl a
couple of months imprisonment for .oth-
ing Similarly in Germany you must rot
insult your neghbor through the tcn-
phone, or he will legally claim DANA. -
for libel because your uncomplmentary
remarks may have reached other ears, :,
the detriment of his chara cter-New Yo.'i
News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
PRONOUNCE IT ST. LENV-lSS."

Many inquiries have been received as to
the proper pronunciation of ST. Louis. The
matter has been submitted to Prof. r.
Louis Soldan the superintendent of public
schools of st. Louis. who is considered an
authority on the subject. Professor Sedan
says: In answer to your question in re-
gard to the pronunciation of the name of
our city. l will say that l prefer the pro-
nunclation, st. Lew-iss. My individual
opinion Is based on the following facts
The French pronunciation of course is
st Loo-i,' with the final s. not sounded
and somewhat of an accent on the last
syllable. In the leading authorties-Web-
ster, the Century. Lippincotts gazetteer
both pronunciations are given as alowa
Bile, with the pronunciation st. Lew-iss
placed first which usually indicates that
the pronunciation placed first is preferred
Hence, the weight of authority, as far as
it goes, seems to be in favor of St Lew
ISIS Second, the common usage in this
city, among the people that have lived
here for a long time, seems to be st
Lewiss' Third, it is a general tendency
of the English language, and especially
as used in America, to assimilate the pro-
nunclat,on of words derived from foreign
languages. l remember that DR.. McCosh
of Princeton university, one of the great
representatiN rs of an older generation of
scholars, pronounced the word 'oblige' as
If it were spelled 'obleege. 1t was evil
dent that in his day the French pronun.
citation Of the word prevailed 1t has been
superseded by the pronunciation now ex-
listing. The word tomato has passed
through the successive stages Of usage
of to-mah to-, to matte and 'to-ma to.
In short, the tendency seems to b. to pro
nounce a foreign word or name. when
first introduced i'll accordance with the
original pronunciation, and to change ii
gradually to pronunciation which is
more idiomatic."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
WORLDS PRODUCTION OF Goa
IN 1qn1

The forthcoming volume of mineral re-
sources of the United States for the cal
endar year 1901 United States geological
survey, estimates the worlds production
of coal in 1901 at $50 Is, J40 short tons. The
three great coal producing countries Of the
world are the United States, Great Britain
and Germany. The output of these three
countries combined makes up A6l per
cent of the worlds total. Austria Hun
gary comes fourth, France is fifth. Bel
GUM sixth and Russia seventh. The las
country, Notwithstanding its vast area
produces only about per cent as mucl
coal as the United States. The three coun-
tries that lead in industrial development.
Prior to 1899, Great Britain led among the
worlds coal producers, but during 1899
1900 and 1871 the United States has mad
such remarka bile increases in coal produc-
ton, due principally to the unprecedented
activity in the iron and steel and in othe
metal trades, that We now stand far In
the lead of all competitors. with produc-
ton In 1901 exceeding that of Great Brit
ain by 47,96t.93S short tons. or 10 per cent
Up to the close of 1900 the coal production
Of Great Britain and her colonies. if taken
together, still exceeded that of the Unite
States. the excess in 1900 being 1855, S25
short tons; but the enormous output of
the coal mines of this country last year
exceeded by about 26.0OO,0OO short tons the
entire output Of Great Britain and her
dependencies. including India and the
Transvaal.
OF the output OF coal in 1901. the United
States produced 1856 per cent, Great Brit
ain and her dependencies 30. Sc per cent and
Germany 1912 per cent, or combined
H.4 per cent of the total production.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Never monkey with buzz-saw when i,
is busy.
Might may not make right. but 1t sci
dom gets left.
If beauty is skin deep the rhinoceros 1.
entitled to first prize.
When "A man resigns himself to fate his
resignation is usually accepted.
After marriage man quits buying can,
dy and squanders his money on beef
steak
one trouble with white lies is that they
require too much whitewashing.
People who are gifted with second sigh,
are seldom troubled with love at first
sight.
The world has little use for man who
does his best only when engaged in do
ing others.
Many mans haste to get ahead in the
world results only in his getting IA head
stone before it Is due
Don't worry If your associates push you
to the wall. You will find the wall handy
as brace when you get ready to push
back.
Patience is a virtue found chiefly in
lazy people.
Consistency is jewel that is often
snapped for success.
Kissing may be unhealthy, but nothing
risked nothing gained,
Any woman who admits that her shoes
are too tight is inclined to be masculine,
1t doesn't matter If a woman isn't pref
ty ii she doesn't know she is ugly.
What pity 1t is that law preventing
the birth of fools Is impracticable.
A man usually has to go after things
several times before they begin to come
his way.
Money that q man doesn't save by re-
naming bachelor would probably sup
port wife and 10 children.
Nothing pleases spinister when she
has occasion to stop at a hotel like being
assigned to suite To-"
When the receipts of church fair arc
less than the expenses there Is something
wrong with the feminine attractions
Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
THE UNITED STATES RECORD AND
pVNGTnN

The annual report of the chief of the
record and pension office Brgadier Gem
eral Ainsworth, Y. s. A., formerly of the
Fourth Vermont volunteers, shows how
great an Improvement there has been in
the matter of disposing of pensions az
compared with the days before General
Ainsworth perfected his system of card
records OF the 162 O22 cases received dur
ing the year not one was on hand June 30
1902. 93 per cent being disposed of within
"a hours OF their receipt The number of
applications for the removal of the charge
Of assertion, under various acts Of Con-
gress, is diminishing. Three hundred and
two claims from eN-Confederates for
losses OF personal property were disposed
81 during the four months from the date
OF the act providing for their payment.
or applications for duplicate certificate
OF discharge S7.261 have been received
6'loS of them during the fiscal year. No
medals of honor were awarded during the
year.
During the last fiscal year the carding
of the Spanish War records and the medi-
cal records Of the Philippine instruction
was completed. and the reproduction was
begun and prosecuted with such success
that the work Is now rapidly approaching
completion.
The indcx-rccord card work of the last
fiscal year included the preparation OF
f02C7 military cards and 2l5 ~ medical
cards, making, with the number prepared
IN previous years, n total OF 1909, IA of
the former and 7,776926 of the latter class,
aggregating O,S36. 1903 index-record carc.A
prepared up to and including June 30 1874
AS result of the adoption of the in
dcx-record card system to the military
and medical records the clerical force Of
the record and pension office has been
greatly reduced since the organization of
the office as a bureau of the war depart
ment. reduction of 300 having been made
In 1874. so in 1885, % in 1897. 81 in 1900, and ~
Tor the present fiscal year. The total re-
auctions In the clerical force have result
ed in an annual saving of sol $40 in saar-
les alone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
MILITARY RESERVATION AT MA
Mia.

Secretary Roots order setting aside an
l,SG0-acre tract of land within i've miles of
Manila, as IA military reservation, is the
first step in a project to establish sys-
tenn of modern brigade posts extending
throughout the Philippine islands. With
the gradual reduction of the army in tn.
archipelago, considerations of economy
and proper regard for the physical and
moral welfare of the troops retained in the
islands require that the men shall be es-
toblished in permanent quarters where the
hardships Of service in trying climate
may be reduced to the minimum. With
modern buildings including ample hospi-
tai accommodations and amusement halls,
together with an abundant supply of pure
water, these posts will undoubtedly do
much to safeguard the health of the troops
and relieve the monotony of garrison life
In isolated regons.-Army and Navy Jour-
nal.