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The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14
Low Grade ore.

The returns for 1902 are nearly
all in for the mining states, says the
Mining and Scientific Press. The
result Is moderately satisfactory
Among the most noticeable features
Is that the base of the metal mining
industry is what is called the ''low
grade proposition Few indeed,
and noticeable because of their few
ness, are the high grade propo-
sltlons. 1t is the many thousand
of the low grade producers that
make up the bulky figures for 1902.
1t Is in them that lies the greater
profit. And it Is mining and sclcn-
titic progress that has made such
profit possible. 1t is only by close
economy and skillful operation that
the most of the low grade pro.
duccrs can afford employment or
reason for continuous operation
Cpon these rest the prosperity of
the mining industry. II base that is
dependent in ITS turn in large dc.
gree every year upon the knowl-
edge and ability of the miner and
metaIlurglst. What is required of
the mining engineer who is placed
in charge of most properties in
these days Is not that he shall know
how to make rich mine pay. but
how to make low grade mine
pay.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14
The Sunny south.

T0xas. The land of Cotton aud Mag
polias. The principal and most popular
rcssDrts in the Lone Star state. to which
very hw round trip rates are made. are
Han Antonio quaint and i~sutiful;
Rckport where the famous Silver
King" affords excellent sport for the
fisherman; Galveston the island city.
made more lrautifui since the storm Of
two y~arx sgo. Texas has most delight
fui winter climate.
TIE Southeast. Under this bead are
embsaced New Orleans, one of the quaint.
rse and most interesting cities, historic
ally. 10 tho country; Jacksonville. 81
Augustine. Ormond and al the other
fascinating rls1s in tropical Florida,
famous sor magnificent hotels: Mobile.
AIahsna. . picturesque port On the Cult;
Augusta. Thomasvillc and Savannah.
tssssRia. all popular plscrs af winter RES
idsocs. and Charleston. 4. e. of histnsic
iam~. Their src many n,orc resorts in
the 80vthcsst W. ran trll you of 10 thos''
sugsssssd alD,c do not strike your fancy.
Fus salrs aud train schedules ask thc
bocal agvat. " wrtt~
7. 4. FISHER. q. PA.
Colorado 4 Southern Ny.
Ooovss, Cuao.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

From the fact that n large mum.
ber Of handle have been laid oil a,
the Sanger mine all sorts of re-
ports have been set stlost, both
xoNl and bad. So far ~ We can
learn there IL nothing discouraging
There ix some experimental work
lI.ing done which will require q
few wseks 1t has been demon.
strated by the best experts in the
state tina; the Sanger mines have
pay ore Ia great quantities aud ~
soon "a it ia determined Whist 10
the he~t and cheapest process for
saving values the mill will start up
again with a full force.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14
Card OF Thanks.

Mrs. Johanne ID. Telinde and
family desire to express their
thanks to neighbors and friends
and especially TO the ladies' who SO
kindly assisted in the services at
the funeral of their husband aud
father.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14
Teachers association.

The second meeting of the san
Luis Valley Teachers association
for the current school year will hc
held IN Monte Vista on Saturday
Feb H. The program bcgluing
at 9:au II. m, is a- follows.
Music
'Duutrni- ut Children Nina, , Eiun roau
AN Understanding ~ the pupu' hate shaw
1alisih"nic drll Soruni grade. Monte vista
Teaching history i'rrf james wuo-is
'r"hohng rhiriutl.m' Elmer Underwood
Music.
Adip'--H''Ghe Land "i the Rising sun
Rev II MulurauI
Music
% What should bee tho Aim. carrie iiruu-ou
Manual Trimming in Primary Grnie.'
Jean s ltphsttsuu
"Tlr iihu9 in the intermediate Gn,i--
Mlhhvllr hnycr
"in Rural -c.p"l,' .Irlpha lmp-Dn
Do,olopmust 81 Plant T..u-s" O.. A. smith
Musir.
AlJrcs. ...... SHpt !. w. kontinF Pueblo
At Inst the time il NJ hnndl 4
improved farms for rent ON favor-
a. BAL \
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

1t WAS rumored Monday that
John =. johnson had closed deal
by which he gets 100000 for n
half interest in six claims adjo,n
ing the Sanger property.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Tom HcslIp, II mining man of
Victor, Is slated to he here today
on business connected with late
developments in the Summitvillc
district. -Prospcctor.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The following Jasper minors
have gone TO other camps to find
work: James Gilmore and ". W.
Crooks left for Cripple Greek Mon
day night; Rod McCloud and Mike
Motfat started for Old Mexico last
Friday and Wm. uran went to
Creele Tuesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The bill to prevent Christian
science treatment has been killed
by the New Hampshire legislature.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Colorado proposes 10 build a
house of pure gold taken from her
mines for the ST. Louis exposi-
ton. The house is to cost S10.-
100000.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

A call has been issued for a
meeting of the Populist state
central committee At the Albany
hotel Denver ON March rs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

DigD. Saturday. February 7th.
NJ his r.s,dcncc ,wo miles east Of
the Soldiers Home. Tony T-lindc,
aged Gs years. Mr. T-lindc WAS
an old settler in the valley having
first op-ncd up n farm south oi
Monte Vista lie MAS born nt
Dioxbsrlo, 0sllsrlsnd Holland.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14
Water Storage.

pany has been incorporated by Hal
Sayre and ". f. Broad, of Den
yer, and Chas. Gslbreath, of South
Fork. The company is capitalized
at 100000.
The project is to construct a
series of twelve or more dams and
reservoirs on the South fork of the
Rio Grande, and it is believed by
the projectors that enough water
can be impounded to irrigate half
the state of Colorado
Work will be begun Immediately
The first dam will be finished
within two months, IN time to
catch the spring floods, which this
year will reach "A tide almost un-
precedented, owing to the large
snowfall.
There is an appropriation of
100000, 900 available for the re-
claimation of tho arid lands of the
west and head quarters are TO be
opened in Denver. Professor
Newell, chief of the division of
photography of the United States
geological survey, says it is the
hope of his bureau to have all the
data on feasible points for con-
structing irrigation systems be-
fore the secretary of the interior
by the end of February. These
localities in Colorado where gov.
ernment irrigation works are feas.
ible and desirable will be recon-
mended to the secretary of the
interior. These are known rs the
Pawnee Butte, the Gunnisou tun-
mel aud the Grand river projects.
Since the location of the Sold
icrs' Home ut Monte Vista one
member of the commission has
been resident of the valley. The
dcsirabillty of having local man
is obyious. There are often qucS
tons coming up when the com.
mandcr wishes 10 have some mem.
bcr of the commission whom he
can consul, without expense 10 the
state for travel or other expenses.
Special meetings of the board can
often be avoided by having local
man on the board.
The Peterson show held forth
at the Opera house all last week
and succeeded in drawing large
attendance, They gave prizes TO
the best walters at the dance
Friday night which were won 10y
Miss Grace DORIS aud Carl
MARTINEZ. Miss May Sanders
secured the dmmond ring in the
popular lady contest
The La lara Milling aud Elcvn.
Tor Go. have their elevator run
ming and in q very shor, time will
have the mill proper. running and
will he grinding out Hour from
san Luis Valley wheat -Chroni-
Gle.
Mark Woodruff of Crecdc. the
newly appointed register of the
state land board. went Ia Denver
Sunday night ,o get acquainted
with the business Of the new office
The Frntornnl Aid will giyc n
ball and supper Friday night, Feb
10Th at Woodmcn Temple, a
general invitation is extended.
+. NJ. Alexander and Lem Lock
ell hnulcd 1000 bushels nf Kansas
corn from this station 10 Sagnnchp
this week.
Editor BiSlcr. Of the Center
Dispatch. was IN town the fore
nurl of Tho week IN hnsinls.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The district court at Creede
Monday adjourned until February
the 25th. There is some prospect
that the Sulphur case may be
settled.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The .Joslin Dry Goods company
was the first to adopt the eight
hour day. The store opens at
$50 a. M. aud closes at $50 .. m.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The Sanger people are putting
in a roasting process for their ore.
This will require three or four
weeks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

June Hyatt of Alamo-a was
doing business in Monte Vista
Wednesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The water court will he held at
San Luis March 2nd when Referee
Moses will file his report.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Warren Timmons has been ont
OF tn" store several days on nc.
count Of having bad cold.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

J. +. TIbitts of Boston one of the
stockholders of the Sanger who had
been in the camp Il week returned
home Monday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

G. II. Mathis has been about
sick several days with cold but
has managed to attend to business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Capt. |. ". Rice made n busi
ness trip to Denver the first of tho
week and returned home Wcdncs-
day evening.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

I. NJ. Alexander and Lem Lock
ell hauled 1000 bushels Of Kansas
corn from tins station 10 Sagnnchc
Thu. week
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

A new dynamo WAS recently in
stalled IN the Del Norte plant and
it is reported the armature was
burned out Tuesday of this week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Rcprc-cnl,vc breckenridge has
introduced IA hill for the bnilding
of n state bridge ncross the Rho
Grand- river on the line between
Costllln, Concjo, and RIO Grnndc
cOMniics.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Editor BiSIcr. Of the Center
Dispatch. was IN town the fore
part Of the week on business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14
NUMBER 1888

Judge Ilolbrook was in town
Wednesday hearing some cases
pending in his court.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

". q. Station and family left
for Los Angles, California sunday
night. Mr.. Station will bs away
three or four weeks, bu, his family
will probably remain longer.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

j. J.. Smallcy returned Wcdncs
day from n tiip east where he has
been on II six weeks visit To rcls-
tivc- whom he has not seen for 20
wears
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

There will be an old fashioned
spelling bee in the lecture room of
the NJ. E. church on Friday night
Feb. 90. Admission, 10 cents.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The frnlcrnnl Aid will give II
ball and supper Friday night, Feb
10Th nt Woodmcn Temple. a
general invitation il extended
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Abe Chase has been shipping II
good many hogs tins week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

On Wednesday III. funeral
services of the week old babe of
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence vinchcll
was conducted by Rev. Eugene
Smith nj the home near Center.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Mark WoodrulI of Crecdc. the
newly appointed register of the
state land board, went 10 Denver
Sunday night Ia get acquainted
with the business of the new office
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Charles Grafton has left the lst.
avenue meat market.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

Del Norte is making prepara-
tons for crack base ball team
tins year and are trying 10 secure
b. J. BockwIth who made such IL
good record as "A pitcher in the val
lev last season.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

There was an alarm of fire
w cdncsday morning and in lcss'n
a mintuc the whole fire brigade of
of the city was lined mp in front of
Chapman's block ready for action.
But there was nothing but little
smoke in the adjoining building.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The lecture committee have
about completed arrangements for
another lecture 10y l.. Il. Wicker
sham. He was the star lecturer
of the course and every one will
be Glad to hear him again.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14
COM E
MONTE VISTA NEWS.

x. II. Wallace made II business
trip t3 Crccdc Wednesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

The La .Inra Milling aud Elcvn-
tor Go. have their elevator run
ming and in a very short time will
have the mill proper. running and
will he grinding out flour from
san Luis Valley wheat -Chroni-
Gle
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-02-14

At last the time il NJ hRndl 1
improved farms for rent ON favor
able terms. 4 VI lsnELL.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Many Creek Leases
are Declared Illegal
An Important and Far-Reaching Decision Of Judge
Raymond in Indan Territory

Muskogee, 1. T.: A decision was
handed down Tuesday by Judge G. w.
Raymond, United States Judge fOr
the Western District Of the Indian Ter
ritory, which will invalidate leases on
100000 acres Of Creek Indian lands,
and will bring dismay to spectators
and land-leasing companies. It is diff
ficult to appreciate the sweeping effect
Of the courts holding. Judge Ray
mond has held that the parent of an
Indian has no right to lease the land
Of his minor children unless he has by
due course of legal procedure been
made the legal guardian. Cases where
the parent has been made the legal
guardian Of his children are few in
the extreme, hence the thousands Of
acres allotted to minors that have
been leased by their parents have been
let irregularly, and the leases will not
stand
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Pone slta un in Chain.

Rome. July 1T cannot say the
Pope is better, but he is no worse"
In these words Doctor Lapponi sum-
med, up this evening the Pontifr's
condition at the end of the second
week of his illness. In the morning,
after a night during which stimulants
and nursing restored him to a fairly
good condition, the Pope complained
Of soreness, due to the many days he
had passed in bed. To relieve this,
and to humor him. the patient was al
lowed to sit in his armchair for a
short time, with apparently good eff
feet The celebration Of q mass in
honor Of st. Leo and the Pope's con-
Versation with Mgr. Pifferi were the
only other incidents which today re-
lieved the tedium Of the sick chamber
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23

defile in the mountains. They we're
chained together and placed under
strong guard, but during the night
German got away He was followed
to Shell Creek and captured Saturday
after hard fight, and returned to the
County Jail.
Price, the dead officer, was Deputy
County Clerk, and one Of the best
known men In Big Horn County. His
father and uncle are prominent cattle
men, and every effort possible will be
made to punish the lynchers for the
murder.
German killed HIS brother, Thomas
German, on Broken Back Creek ayear
ago last April After he had hacked
hts brothers body with a Ratchet and
attempted to burn it, the dead mans
wife sold the ranch and fed with the
murderer toward Canada, They we're
captured at Cody. German was con-
victed and sentenced to be hanged on
June 26.
]. P. Walters shot and killed Mrs.
Agnes L. Hoover, widow woman at
Thermopolis, because she would not
marry him. He had also been convict
ed of murder, and had been sentenced
to be hanged.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Falls Dead When
Her Son Is Slain
John Rhodus Shot by His Half
Brother Near Union, Mo.

Union, Mo-: Joe Smith, a farmer,
living near Leslie, small station is
miles west of here, was placed in Jail
at this place at 5 o'clock Tuesday
morning, charged with killing his half
brother, John Rhodus.
The family consisted of the aged
mother, who was blind and almost
helpless with cancer, and her two
sons, Joe Smith, who is well along in
the 40s, and John Rhodus, aged %.
Smith is in the habit of getting
drunk frequently, and is always quar-
relsome when drunk. He visited Les.
lie Monday, got drunk, and some one
gave him a sound thrashing. Upon
his return he began a quarrel with his
half.brother, accusing him of being too
familiar with the man who licked him.
When Smith left the room Rhodus
supposed the trouble was over. Sud
denly Smith returned with a shotgun
and discharged a load of shot into his
brothers abdomen at a distance Of
only six feet, inflicting a wound which
caused Rhodus' death. When neigh.
bors arrived, Smith was found walk
ing around the yard and his mother
was lying across her chair on the
porch, dead.
Deputy Sheriff John c. Keller, who
was in the neighborhood summoning
jurors in the Collins case, arrested
Smith about midnight, and he was
brought TO Jail to await the action of
the Grand Jury, which meets here
next Monday.
The Coroner's Jury decided that the
mother died from a nervous shock,
caused by excitement. Smith claims
that he knows nothing about the
shooting of his brother and the death
of his mother.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Prisoners Shot In Their
Cells By Cowboy Mob
Two Murders Who Had Been Granted Respites
Were the Victims

Cheyenne, wyo.; At Basin, the
county seat Of Big Horn County early
Sunday morning, ]. P. Walters and
James German, murderers, who had
been sentenced to death, but who had
been granted respites pending the
hearing Of the case in the Supreme
Court, were shot to death by mob OF
rs cowboys, Deputy Sheriff c. r. Price
was killed and Deputy Sheriff George
s. Mead wounded.
The lynchers rode into town on
horses and, before demanding the
murderers, fired a volley of shots
through the doors and windows OF the
Jail Price and Mead were sitting in
the Sheriff's ONCE in the dark, and
both fell at the first fire. The mob
battered down the doors, but could
not open the dollhouse. German ana
Walters were in cells facing the en-
trance, however, and 1t was an easy
matter to fill them full of lead. Wal
tiers died instantly, but German lived
five hours.
Nearly a week ago the authorities
got word that a mob was coming to
lynch Walters and German, and We'd
nesday night they were removed to a
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Mrs. James q. Blaine Dead.

Augusta, Me-: Mrs James G.
Blaine, widow OF the statesman, died
here early Wednesday. Her demise
vas expected a week ago, when the
illness of which she suffered took a
grave turn. She had been only semi
conscious for some days. and appar-
emily did not recognize those about
her. Most Of her near relatives were
present when she expired Mrs.
Blaine was 76 years old. and she
WAS a native Of Augusta, her maiden
name being Harriet stanwood. Her
long life here during Mr. Blaine's mo-
table career made her one OF the most
prominent women OF the city, She
leaves one son. James g. Blaine, and
two daughters, Mrs. HARRIET Beale
and Mrs. Walter Damrosch
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Electric Chair
for Wife Slayer
Verdict of Murder in Fret De-
gree Against Alfred Knapp

Hamilton, o.: Alfred A. Knapp was
convicted in the first degree for the
murder Of his wife, Hannah Goddard
Knapp, by a jury in Judge Belden's
court Thursday.
The verdict was reached at 1880
o'clock, the jury having been out since
8 o'clock Wednesday night.
To the surprise OF everybody there
was no recommendation of mercy, and
Knapp must go to the electric chair
The jury stood ten for conviction
without mercy and two for conviction
with mercy, being unanimously for
guilt Repeated ballots were taken
and at 1880 o'clock it was found that
an agreement had been reached.
Judge Belden was sent for and
Knapp was brought into court by
Sheriff Bisdorff. There were few
spectators present, and there was no
excitement.
Knapp took his seat quietly, and
when the verdict was returned he did
not show any sign Of emotion or make
any comment. He seemed to have
steeled himself for the ordeal.
Knapp was taken back to jail at
once and Sheriff Bisdorf will allow
no one not connected with the prison
err to see him.
The verdict is received with great
satisfaction by the people. Knapp's
sister and mother were very much af-
fected when they heard the verdict,
The case will be carried higher on the
usual appeals, but it is generally be-
lieved that Knapp will now be electro
cuted.
Knapp's relatives visited him Thurs
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23

In the Greek nation there are 3.072,-
S13 acres of land. OF this 100000
acres have been leased TO outsiders.
1t is roughly estimated that only about
100000 acres have been leased legally,
and that the remainder is now held by
persons who can be removed by min
ors going before the Indian agent and
demanding possession Of their allot-
ments. The specific case that came up
before Judge Raymond was an injunc-
ton suit, entitled w. w. Wltten and
Morris Black against Shoenieldt, In
dian Agent. The agent had instructed
an Indian policeman to- put a man on
land allotted to three minors and
leased by their father, who was the
natural. but not the legal guardian. An
injunction was asked from the United
States Court by Witten and Black to
resrain the policeman The injunction
was denied, and the land win be re-
stored to the three minors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
collIna Eaesn a Jury.

Union, Mo-; After two days work.
a jury has at last been selected in the
case of George Collins, the Union
bank robber, charged with the murder
OF Detective Schumacher, who was
trying to effect the arrest of the ac-
cused together with his partner, Biil
Rudolph. for the robbery Of the local
bank. About 1875 men were examined
before the 90 men competent to serve
on the jury were found. At o'clock
Thursday the last one was found. In
point OF intelligence the jury is re-
garded as being. as a whole, far above
the average body selected to try Grim
inal cases.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Robbers Ate MldnIaht lunch.

Richview, ILL.,: AT an early hour
Tuesday morning robbers broke into
the Post Office and grocery store Of
w. P. Cooper. They procured little
reward. In the Post Office they got
only a small quantity of change that
was left in the TILL After footing the
Post Office they supplied themselves
well with cigars. tobacco and eatables
of the canned nature. No clew has
been found. The robbers entered by
using an iron bar and showing the
doors in.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-23
Hampton Home May
Be Abandoned
Board of Managers Object to the
Increased Rental Demanded

Washington: The National Sol.
diers' Home, located at Hampton, Va,
overlooking Hampton Roads, may be
abolished and its inmates, several
thousand in number, removed to other
homes. The home is situated on AZ
acres Of land belonging to the Hamp-
ton Normal and Agricultural Institute.
The Government leased the property
for a period Of 20 years on July /,
1888, agreeing to pay as rental for use
5 per cent yearly upon the valuation
Of $500 per acre. At the expiration OF
the term It was agreed that either
party to the lease could call for a re-
valuation of the land, and that the an
nual rent for the next twenty years
be per cent upon the new valuation.
When the lease expired this year, on
July 1, the institute designated Frank
w. Darling to suggest to the board OF
managers that the revaluation on AZ
acres would be $4,000 per acre. The
board Of managers argued that the
figure was exorbitant, and It was re-
duced to S2,325. Even this was not
satisfactory, the board maintaining
that $1,000 per acre was sufficient.
The water expense has been in
creased from $500 to $4,000. This
is also furnished by the institute, and
owing to the situation Of the land it
is impossible to secure water else
where.
The board of managers has adopted
resolutions recommending that COM
mittee be sent to the home to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of abandoning the
home. The citizens of Hampton, anx-