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La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

The beet growers inothe vicinity
of Rocky Fsrd haye organized the
"B-et Growers. Protective Asso.
citation OF Otero County" The
business of pc association 10 syn
Quoted by sSboard OF fiftesHNdirec
tors, and theiE duties lare as fol
lows: To execute the will oftthc
association. to-guard ns interests,
to provide tgainst a shortage OF
labor, to circulate Information
promising the highest net results
20 beet growers to ehcoorage good
farming. to hear. digest and act
upon grievances from any cause.
and to such other things as are
secssssry ,.4d, e.psdisq. foI!s she
promotion of the beet sSass1A IN
terests.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
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.oC. r. Hedges. iSho wsa shot BY
Frank c. Chspnsn last Mondsy
evening about $500 O'Clock. died
At $3.50 o'cIackl ths.s folleNi1e
Wsanssdsys = eyspisGk. IA. NJ
eepsc,ous At Tires during Tees
day apd Wednesday,and uss able
TO recognize friends. and death
was -pssbably ras lweleome. reelisf
iron the sgonies he -suidssed ~
more than fosty-sisbs hours. s,ur
y A poss,moseem examinaaioa suas
held Thursday mpspipg, coadusted
by Drs. Ragsdale and Stnhbp.
The ball entered the left side.
breaking the the twelfth rib. pass-
bed through the spleen and pelvis
OF the kidney, aud down and back
to the eleventh dorsal yeTtebsae.
One side Of the spinal column vas
shattered. a portion OF the bone
pressing against the spinal cord
and causing paralysis OF the
lower extIemities- The gun used
by Chapman was thirty-twc cali
bre on forty five frame, the bull.
let, broken into half dozen
pieces. being extracted by the
physicians.
c. K. Hedges was a native OF
Ohio, and has lived in Oteso
feonnty for the past nine yeats
He was aged iorty-four yesrs,
eight months and twenty-six days,
and leaves widow and eight
children. He was an industsious
and, hard working man OF strict
integritys and made the declara.
ton few days before bis death
that he was in.betfer shape finsn-
cially than he ever bad been in his
life and would soon be in posi-
ton to enjoy the fruits OF his
labor. The tragedy is indeed a
sad and unfortunate affair. resul,
ing in the death Of one man in the
prime OF life. and probably worse
than death to young Chapman.
The funeral took place yester
day afternoon at. the Methods,
church. under the auspices of the
the Woodmen of the World. the
services being conducted by DR..
c. 0. kimball, and the interment
taking place at Riverview Gene
terry. 1888
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
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NOTICE or APPLICATION OF GUAR
~ dian for an order Of tbe eoustS court to
sell real estate. $50
Notice Is hereby given that Esra W. New
berry, guardian Of Harry u. Newberry, .
s.isOr. will apply to she county court ol
gtcro county Colorsdo.. on the iSsh day Of
Hebru.ry A. j. lSts. askin9 for an order oe
guardian, To ssli the intgrest of aid minor.
Sn and to ths eaas y. southeass I 0f north
50 Se.s, In Otero county, Colorado. and one-
Fourth Of one water right from the Catlin
'c'''o''d.'sd c~'si szkx zSkIxTER-,Sk r. ,SkwarRxy
sGuardiau Of HAIRY q. Se~ksrry a minor.
". X 6rneoS. AftosoeS for Guardian.
ftryf publication. January .. 1sui
Last publication. February !. 1904
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
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IN THE NArTIR O1 TaE ESTATE ~ l. L
j King dessassd. koetes y h.rsby sises,
sh.s - N0odng, ske m day d March A. ID.
M. hsin~ o. a shs regular aay. e ~
Fsbras ~ is9h of - sosnay eseFs Of Hessu
cSusty, In tie ssaee q Coaor.do. l. yrann
spr~ar hsfors d. 5sdGe u SD souft; prs-
ssss ay AnAl sstassneet = saacA adaisis.r 9.
tor. pray ths eppeossi @ IT, sAmS. as4 ~
{rasor. Al wkieh sins SD piaeo any persoQ
i. intere.a may sPpe.r - PrsAAf oosse-
DATED At Ia Junta. CososxSo, Hshsuars
ssh iSln-
Adminissr.tor o. " = = :" :, - =. -
Fir.s in.~rsioa. February !, tSo1.
Last insertion. March ]. iSxA r' ~ - - :.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

PITy the sorr6ws Of saispoof OLD
Missourian. Does not this para.
grsph sound like paraphrase oi
hask from. the tombse "From
noss until further notice the sun
will shine every fifth day There
is such a demand for sunshine
everywhere that Consumers wilI
have TO put up with limited ser
vice until next July. when the
management hopes. to more than
supply every depAnd. Just. think
of a person Hvihs and dying in "a
place like that when there are a
dozen trains that would bring
them to Color&fo ?"
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

AT the sscent session bf the
county eommissioSers$ sbe' board
decided to vithdrawthe mahdsmus
suit against County" fseasufet
Beesbohm, instigated for the pus-
pose Of oniPelling MN to seeepl
she teoder Of S36. 900 tbsde.by the
Ssnsa Fe in full paymeas ofi III
taxes due fog the year 1891. They
vese IL doubt ~ to the. outcome
q The nandsmas suieis ~ eassas.
. these 10 no lau 70 iaefiiy .ehen
= thsis edorta ~ eoopells ~
esessy sreasareg g eoopso"ise the
eoeposaeioo ta86a The eoaeey
~ 1ssss On psu6sbiyb bs ed0peB'
- Seo1eh eDoe II IL sUo11ag
- = - slsus beisg ee6nD9 Q
6.aG iiaiag ss1es fsc9 - Used
GouonD eeaes, Which wouoa AaSs -
= iicfAsd bsssss 49, Ltkxes ees6
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
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&esssmsnts VIII De lower Nest vsssl
4 Assessor H. w. Adsmond re-
tnrned home last Wednesday night
fGom Denver, where he had been
attending the annual meeting Of the
County Assessors Association.
The. meeting was. not a very hsr.
iponious one, = great many Of .the
3easures discussed that il N the
Intention to have incorporated into
laws being in favor Of Arapahoe
county and to the detriment OF the
olher Scoonties of the state.
Mr. AdsmoD6 says that the as
sessment of property for the year
Iqe3 will be considerably lower
than for thsspsaI.psevious, the ass
SCISSORS Of the state hxying practi {.
cally agreed to mSkv the assessment
fifty per cent OF tn. valuation this
year. >as coApared to. two. thirds
for the year 1904. TIT assessors
were bamboozled last year by the
statahsard Of equalization. AT a,
meeting of the assessors OF the. !.
state held in DeoverI in August of.
last year the state board solemnly,
promised they would mot reduce.
tte'assessmeht Interpolation prop.
erty, provsdisg the assessors would
~ the assessment Of two thirds.
valuation stab bdi lnNosember the
state board practically cut the cor Z
Poia,ion tax 10 two. X being re-
duesd in some Of the counties as
Pueh Is ninety. per cent.
The state board Of equalization
has always assessed she railroad
ana cofporsfon ptopery in Colo:
r.so adj isb responsible for all the
MS that sflict our iiev<nue system.
Not antil there is one assessing
power established in each county
will the revenue muddle be remel
did. "a biu has heed introduced
IN he legislatuse which provided
shae. The powes Of assessing corr
oratioa psppstty shdil be takel
IAwAE iron thesssse board Of equal;
izaeieA and vssaed With the assess, \
Gs. = eaeh county, Under such Z
Law the corporations would be eoo,'
pelled 10 pay their juse share -
PHx1stoos ssd=w0aId iussss 60 th1'
0sople o.sshaaaatisl xDdsseioo ~
DE taxD ol ehe isdividml 4Ihess
isat ouch Rpspses -Aovs<ks. s(|
~ 0easuse becomisg . leo. so)
sit dbspesstjoas will 6Ghs the h1lD|
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

SENATOR FARwELL introduced a
bill in the senate last Wedne sday
to raise Otero county from the
third q, rhe SECOND class IN the fee
and salary classification. also z
bill 70 appropriate $4,000 tor =
bridge over the Arkansas river
near La Junta.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

Fos abe 6Fss aHssa ~ @ths hi5s esy
Of the Minnequa Steel WosAs fbi
Pueblo the earnines ofhempioyes
for a single month exceeded 5000.
ooos agsseea,ing a total Of S33I.-
1895. an increase Of nearly $780,
600 ia tise payroll 6ver the'sams
month Of the preceding year.
fThis il certainly a gooA start fol-
the tirst month OF the new yeats (
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

The Railroad Gazette reports
the building. of 1910 locomotives
last year, against 1884 in 1901.
and 'E4,67- cars,f exclusive oi
those built in railroad shops-an
increase Of 75, s42 over the numbe'
built last year. The new railway
mileage was over 5000 miles,
against i, 900 last yeaf.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

The Las Ao,mas newspapers
report that a beet sugar factory IN
that burg is an assured fact, as
soon sas the necessity prelimi-
narieS are concluded. II won't be
long now until beet sugar factories
are a. common as sunshine and
prosperity in the Arkansas Valley.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
Asmia,sssssss's uesies.

ESTATE OF ROBERT Lon KIR DECEASED
= The upder.iFnesi. having b~en appointed
n4sninistrosor of The eseass Of Rotpert iS,ck,>l
late Of the county Of Calhoun. Ia the state. oi
Io. dsceesed. hessby gives notice that he
will nppenr before the couSty court Oe Otero
county, Colorado. ~ ahs sss,sst Asss.s IN i,.
Ju1ta. In .aid county, ~ the February term.
1Nrt. ON the first Monday In u srch aexs ~
hich time all per.ons having claims against
tend Tor the puspose % having the same al.
jYsrd, All person, indebted to- aid e,tsts
tqthe enDslervigped- = = -
k.ssd1aa L. Jsnsa; coIotxda, txis ..,h dsy,
y t@ssa' = IsasrjxriiLha,iR5io
~ sAl,-ai,ss;s ) iisuss, 4. SSai;ssf'.e'ensf ~ st
4 = YsaeSessss'- Fssrs..sH, s.A .; zuii
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
A"~ssi nsssiss.

/ ! Home improvements Sorlety a. the AornS
Of Mrs Ella Gordon, Tuesday, rebruary
-. fx9i. at y. n.. for the purpose OF siectinG
of18cers for the ensuIng year.
L Mffs. L. o. EVANS, Prssidsn,. ,
Y. N. WHITE. secretary.
fif.t publication. January ~, 1919 p.
Last puhlicatiop. February q, tslp.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
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"a q Roo. g; a - 6sass8 n.1t.
;s.,jsss.. ;s ssss.sis e. q! - III q &f:&s Z q
:l.i... % snso.s 80 = L. 80 y
s..sIcRs z S...F..a r. - ls s.s.a.ss e.y 49,
,'h,.- saESEE 81 Z + 6B:4essas3zf E:saLJs Jis-'
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07

b paid. Ths tIe.suFer. ho~evSs.
has Dot dseided.as Vt .ssto he
|n,etBSd III, ~iir be atnisM iaHs
tempting TO enforce the paymens
Of the taxes due.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
SATURDAY, FEB. T. 1908

OuR distinguished Oteros repre-
sentative. Billy G.. "who seen his
duty and done it," has introduced
a bill in the house TO regulate the
practice of osteopathy. a curative
science Of which j, is said he has, a
very exalted opinion.