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La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
"Teiephons Girl.

That smart comedy, "The Tele
phone Girl" will be the attraction
a, the La Junta Theatre, on Fn-
day. March 25th. The seventh
season of the favorite work OF
Hugh Morton and Gustave kerker
fnds it more popular than ever as
the generous patronage accorded
it in all large cities attests. The
production this season is new in
every detail New faces in the
cast, new girls in the chorus, new
costumes on the girls, and new
comedy situations. Max Bloom
will be seen as the irresistably
funny Hans Nix, inspector of
telephones, his partner in the
laughter making will be Mamie
keogh, charming soubrette,
graceful dancer and talented
singer. Variety will be introdnc
ed in the efforts OF l.. X. Smith, a
mimic who can simulate any sound
from dog fight to phonograPh;
Gladys Sears, a recruit from the
ranks OF the Bostonian Opera
Company, who has a mig,ifcent
soprano voice and the Misses
Kendall and Thompson whose
trade mark, "the Female Sousas,"
is a guarantee OF their musical
ability. The original "all giTly"
chorus will again come in for it's
share OF attention while Arthur
Conrad and Elizabeth Richie will
not be overlooked as Snuffles and
Toots, the infants terrible. Others
in the cast are Z iward Leahy,
Milton Dawson, Joseph Wilson.
Victoria Sawtelle and Vaughn
Sergeant.
La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
sisthdsy Party.

Miss Lon1 Nichols gave a birth
day party at the hc.ne of her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. {. Nichols,
last Saturday afternoon, receiving
many beautiful and useful pres
ents. A most enjoyable time was
spent in various games. after which
dainty refreshments were served.
Among those present We're: Misses
Iona Nichols, Pearl Nichols, N.l-
lie Page, Eleanor Caldwell, Lilly
Harris. Estella Chessman, Maud
Fiarity. Bessie Harris, Laura
Ross, Edna Ebarro, Flossie Eb
AFRO; Messers: James Harris,
Frank Amos. Harold WeAtherby,
Vernon Amtzen, Victor Nichols.
Harry Amos, Harold Amtzen.
They all departed to their homes
voting Miss Lena charming
hostess.
La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
R..o,..,en. Of Condolences.

Whereas, it has pleased our
Heavenly Father to call to Him
self. Herbert Zeal. brother of our
neighbor, Addie Andrews. there.
for, be it
Resolved. that we, the members
OF Circle 81. Women of Wood
craft. express our heartfelt sympa-
thy with our neighbor in her be-
reavement; that a copy oi these
resolutions be sent to our Neigh
bor Andrews, another be placed
on the records OF this circle and
the same be published in the La
junta papers.
MARY A. BANNING,
MINNIE BUCKEy,
ANNIE K. FISHER,
Committee.
La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
/. I.... s... s.,, soo..., As,e.s.

{ w. Wonderly. the La Iunta
baseball booster, was Lamar
visitor last week, "floated grace
fully into the Sparks sanctum and
unloaded large consignment OF
redhot baseball talk upon the un-
suspecting SCRIBE" as follows:
"I will have Vanderbilt with me
again as catcher and captain this
year." SAID Mr.. Wonderly, "but
the rest Of the club expect to
recuit from home talent. We
want a good club. but not one thai
will far outclsss everything else,
as the people do not care to see
one sided contests. ! would like
to see good clubs at Lamar. Las
Animss and Rocky ford, for then
we could have a very interesting
contest for the valley champion
ship. A good ball club is very
desirable advertisement for town,
because it shows that the place is
alive and up to date. ! get letters
from pAities in all parts OF the
United States, from players and
other parties who have heard that
La nnta was good ball town.
! hope we can have plenty OF close
and exciting games with our neigh
b DIS this year.
La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
e..,.,o.e. Ae,..e. TIL. season.

1t all reports from the various
Cantaloupe Associations are true,
the Valley will plant between II.
900 and IL, 900 acres While no
doubt the spirited contest for
acreage has swelied the report a
little, yet the different associations
report that their estimates are con
serative. Over 5000 acres report
ed for Rocky Ford alone. The
various firms budding for the pro-
duct have contracted for the acre
age as follows:
M. o. Coggins 34o7 acres.
This includes two Kansas Joints,
Deerheld and Lakin, which have
contracted 500 acres,
Z. r. Nickles, 27oo acres
Albert Travis, 800 acres,
Young & Matthews, 1856 acres.
Fish & Co, 500 acres.
Brockman Com. Co, no acres.
II. Woods, 3r59 acres.
This is double the acreage re
ported at this time last year and
the market can hardly adjust itself
to the increase, neither can the
railroad accommodate the bus
mess. This fact, however, has a
modifying effect upon the pros
poets. Last spring at this time
there was reported $500 acres to
be planted. The actual planting
was about 5000 acres; but even II
there would be proportionate
falling off from the amount report
ed and the amount that will oe
actually planted, the crop would
be more than double of that OF last
year.-Rocky Ford Tribune.
La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
Sunday School Association.

The annual convention OF the
Otero County Sunday School AS
sociation is being beid ~ this city
at the Christian church. the dele
gates assembling yesterday morn
ing for a two days session. The
work Of the convention yesterday
was carried out according to pro
gramme and included many inter
esting features. The programme
for to days session at the Christian
church is a, follows:
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
Praise and Prayer...........,R Rev. N. N. Nelson
Round Table Conferences, THE Sunday
School Superintendent" --................
...................... Leader. J. c. Carman
Hints for the Other Officers 8. II. Atwater
Paper, More and Better Teachers"
Observation-Disclosures o.. Rev. Conrad Bluhm
Grading the Sunday School''-ta) Graded
Orsanization;''
(bD Graded Teaching. "........... j. c. Carman
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Lecture SUNDAY School Music - with illus
trationsl ........-..............J j. G. Carman
Round Table Conference. 10. Primary Work"
Paper, Men in the Sunday School"
....-..................... ii. Atwater
Discussion.
Paper. "Orxanixed Glasses" s,"................
................. Leader. DIR. G. q. kimball
Discussion.
Teacher Conference, The Teaching Prob
lem D.. Leader. J. &. Carman
wEDNEspAY EVENING SESSION.
Praise Service.
Responsive BEADING and Prayer
Offering for Association.
Music e...................Pr Presbyterian Quartette
Address. In the Light Of Eternity" "........
........................... -. G. Carman
E1eetion and Installation Of Ofiicers.
La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
Bee. ss.s... s.m.- l.ss. s..~s.m

The Manzanola correspondent
Of the Pueblo Chiefts,n makes
some very truthful observations
concerning the light snowfall in
the mountains and the prospect of
shortage Of water for irrigation
this season. Past seasons have
demonstrated the fact that the
water supply IS not always depend
ent upon the amount Of snow IN
the mountains. There may be
prolific rains this season and there
is no occasion to feel blue over the
prospect. The correspondent
says:
There seems to be some hesi-
tstion in some quarters about
starting crops on account Of the
apparent shortage Of water for the
coming season IL should be re
membeSed, however, that the best
seasons We have ever had in the
Valley followed the winters of
light snow fall in the mountains
and plsios- As a general thing We
are dependent in = large measure
upon ssins, either on the plains or
in the hills, fos the greater part of
our irsigaasos, sad after the June
saise there IS little if any snow
water available fos use IN this part
Of the Valley. The chief value OF
the snow water lies IN the fact that
T. helps 0sintain the stage Of the
river dwsioe the isrigasi IN season
Os sccosst Of sSe open winter .
greet deal q issigssios hes been
0ooe sod sbe sssmess eeuessIIy are
N better shspe ios . dry spsine
sAss 6Os several yeass past and
ebese shossd be no hesitation
sboss she paessisg q esopA"
La Junta tribune., 1904-03-23
eIssa's esesses Miostss,s.

The members of che AL. q.
Field Greater Minstrel company
travel in their own special, pala
tial, cars and are therefore in con
dition to give the public their best
efforts. This was not SO when the
organization was compelled to
travel in the regular coaches and
sieepers. But in line with his
progressive ideas in all things AL.
G. Field has provided a special
train fos his troupe, and they have
the best and most comfortable
transportation possible. The FIRST
sleeping car was devised by Theo
dose T. Woodruff in 1854 and the
6sss patent was issued two years
later. Since that time a tremen
do1s sdva ICE has taken place in
the saiIway cars in use in this
cossssy, and the elegant and com
fosssbse sleeping coaches used by
this company represent the high
81 type Of the evolution Under
he circumstances the tours are
s-asoss Of real pleasure The AL
G. FieBd's Greater Minsssels will
sppess ss the La J~sta Theatre.
Mosdsv evesisg. March zSsh-
Seoss sow % sale ss the City
HesDsey-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
Some nuae Locomotives.

Last week two en0rmas freight en-
gines for the Southern Pacific road
passed here hauled over the q. & O..
and destined for Sacramento, Callfor-
mia. The locomotives weighed-with-
out tenders-22O, 900 lbs, or 10 tons
each, the largest ever seen here and
attracted much attention and com-
ment. They were oil burners and pos
sessed many new features in eonstruc-
tion. The smoke stack Tor e1haust)
was only about 10 inches high and bell
shaped at the top, while the tenders
were cy lindical, or tank shaped.
These steel tanks carry 1000 gallons Of
oil, and will fire an engine more than
twice the distance that tender of
coal will. The flow of oil from the
tank to the f1rebox is easily controlled
by a valve in the cab convenient to the
engineer 3 hand, and is besides econo
my, great labor saver. The driving
wheels are of the usual Mogul size
and are four on a side. led by a pony
truck. Should the oil at any time be-
come exhausted and prove unsatisfac-
tory, the engines can readily use coal,
being fifteen to carry and burn coal as
we'll as oil. Texas and California oil
fields are the sources of supply through
which the Southern Pacific passes.
Nearly all of their engines are now fit.
ted for oil burning and are reported to
be giving best satisfaction.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
Fortieth Anniversary.
tFrom our REGULAR correspondent,

The Valley Virginian of Waynes
boro last week contained the follow
ing account Of the celebration of the
fortieth anniversary of the marriage
of Hon. and Mrs. Elijah Conner:
Our valued supervisor, Hon. Elijah
Coiner. on Wednesday celebrated the
fortieth anniversary of his
marriage to his estimable
wife, who was Miss Bette Reed, Of
Shenandoah county. OF this happy
union there are five children-Rsv. f.
T. Conner, of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Han.
nah Kreinheder, of St. Paul, Mimi. ::
Casper and Harry and Mrs. Winnie
Freed, OF this county, the last three
of whom were present at the celebra
ton OF the pleasant event. There
were also present the brothers of the
Observation-Disclosures. John Nick. Phillip
M. and CELSIUS Coiner and their u ives,
and his sister, Mrs. Marion Koiner,
and her husband; and Rev Kugele
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Freed,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Calvin Coiner.
A sumptuOus dinner was served in the
old Virginia style and the time passed
In pleasant rscollections and reminis-
cences Of days gone by.
At the close of the evening a party
of young folks came to the hospitabls
home and made merry until a late
hour. The popular couple were the
recipients OF hearty congratulations
from friends at home and abroad.
1t will be noted that As the marriage
took place in '64, that the hon.
'Lige" surrendered before no reached
AppomattOx.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
LOST LIBERTY,

1t is reported that South Carolina
State MALTA company recently sang
We'll hang Teddy on a sour apple
apple tree" and as a result they are
to be tried by court martial for
grave violation OF military dicipline.
This is but fore runner of what we
knew must follow whenever the States
allowed their militia to fall under
Federal control. 1t was very tempt
ing to have the government contribute
money and arms, and equipment for
State militia, but in accepting this,
those who formed the companies, and
in fact the States themselves, sold their
oirthright, and sold it for a mess of
pottage. 1t is only long step on the
road to Imperialism, and once taken
caR never be retraced. By this sur
render the militia of the States becomes
the national army, they must abide
all rules of dicipline, and be subject
to the call of the President on any and
all occasions, they must demean them
selves as do the armies of Monarchies
in the East, where the men are serfs
and slaves. They can participate In
no political parades opposed to the
party in power, they cannot show en-
rhusiasm over any candidate opposed
to the then president, they are shorn
OF independence, and many of the lib
critics of free citizens. We saw the
danger that lurked IN the proposition
at the time it was made, we saw it
was stealthy movement In the direc.
tion OF strong centralized govern
ment. which in time would destroy
the Republic and substitute therefor
a monarchy. 1t is fast coming to that
now, 1t will soon be an accomplished
fact.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
HamITn-Cenrad.

Miss Katherine Brooke Conrad,
daughter Of Major and Mrs. Holmes
Conrad. became the bride Of Mr.. Ed
ward Hamlin, prominent business
man and club man Of Boston, Mass :,
Saturday. The ceremony took place at
high noon. at the palatial home of the
Conrads, in Winchester, and was attend
ed by the leading society people of that
section, together with quito num-
Der from a distance.
It was both beautiful and distin-
guished assembly. The house was q
veritable bower of evergreens and flow
ers. Rev. Nelson P. Dame, rector Of
Christ Church, officiated, assisted by
Rev. DR., John z. Peters. rector Of st.
Michael's Church, Of New York. Mrs.
81. Douglas Fuller, organist of Christ
Church. and an intimate friend of tho
bride, presided at the piano, playing
Lohepgrins Wedding March and Lob
engrin's Spring Songs.
Among the guests present from a
distance were Hon. and Mrs. Harry
st. Geo. Tucker aud Miss Rosa Tucker
of Washington.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
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The readers of this paper will be pleas
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
THE LADIES favor painting

THE LADIES favor painting
their churches, and therefore We urge
every Minister to rome mber we give a
liberal quantity Of the Lougman &
Martinez Paint toward the painting.
Wears and covers like gold.
Don't pay $3.50 . gallon for Linseed
Oil (worth go cents) which you do when
you buy other paints in can With a
paint label on 1t.
So make IA, therefore when you
want fourteen gallons of paint, buy
only eight of L. & NJ, and mix six gal
Ions pure Linseed Oil with 1t, and
thus get paint at less than $1.2o per
gallon.
Many houses are we'll painted with
four gallons of L. & NJ. and three gal
Ions of Linseed Oil mixed Herewith.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
B. F. Hughes, Staunton, Foster Bros.
Mt. Meridian, G. Il. Cohron. Stuart's
Draft, J. B. Roden, Waynesboro, N.
l. Kagey, Cave Station, Augusta Mill
ing & Mercantile Co.. Mossv Creek.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
Friday, January %, 1904.
HOLDING THE HOT END OF THE POKER

Mr.. German has become holly en-
gagged In the Maryland Senatorial
campaign. Mr.. German is for Mr..
Bernard Carter for the U. s. Senate,
and is therefore opposed to Mr.. Ray.
ner. That the fight is a hot one is
conceded on all sides. 1t is said to be
q fight of the people against the ma
chine. and Mr.. German turns the crank
OF the machine. How this may be we
are not advised. but We know that
neither Mr.. Rayner nor MIR. Carter
holds any very strong grip upon our
sympathies. To eject either is 80 near
like electing a Republican that We
have no heart in the fight. Both were
for Mckinley and both are back
whining at the Democratic door ask
ing for bone.
Mr.. Rayner when he saw fit went
the way of all independent flesh. He
threw party loyalty to the winds and
in that impressive manner adopted
by the saviors of their country gener
ally, protested a superior knowledge
on monetary questions, and walked up
and with his club felled the Demo-
cratice presidential nominee.
Mr.. Garter has always prOfessed to
be Democrat, but he has been of that
kind which had no place in that party.
In name he was amongst US, in senti
ment, in TT aiming and in action, his
heart seemed far from us. He has been
a corporation lawyer, he is of the Jno.
K. Cowen stripe who Ibid as be darned
pleased in politics, but hung on to
the name of Democrat, the name being
tae only claim be had to the distinc-
tion. When an opportunity presents
itself to be elected to such a position
as the U. s. Senate, then Mr.. Carter
is Democrat, but should be be elected
he would be of little service to the
party, as his interests are entirely OPP
posed to all that Democracy stands for
1t is claimed that his position as cOun
sci for the Pennsylvania Ry., and the
b. & q. Ry.. would cause him to block
by every possible move the entrance
of the Wabash into Baltimore. This
claim seems absolutely without denial
as there is fight to the death between
the B. & o. and Wabash. Certainly
Maryland has fallen to a low degree
when she must suffer in her public in
terest by the forcing into her employ
such unfaithful stewards. But to whaI
degree has the Democratic party fall
en- there? The question is unans
werable.
But there is a question which may
be answered and answered soon. What
can Mr.. German gain by taking suct
an active part in the fight No matter
what happens he will have the Raynol
advocates against him. He is looking
to the Presidential nomination. Car
he afford to stir up strife in his OWL
State, where the majority-thanks to
himself, as well as Mr.. Rayner and
Mr.. Carter-has dwindled until only q
microscope can determin it, and where
even that instrument has failed or
several occasions to reveal it's pres.
ence because it was not there. Can
Mr.. German afford to stir up strife
and widen factional fights? The ans
wer is easy. He cannot if he wants the
Presidential nomination. He may if
he does not.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22

The export OF cotton this year ran
up to the enormous sum of about 376
million dollars. Is there any part of
the country which on one product did
half 80 well? What must be the
amount of home consumption if this
was the amount exported? 1t is hard
to tell which should receive the more
credit for this item in our export trade
protection, or the gold standard. OF
course it was all due to the wise policy
of the Republican party, on general
principles.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22


Gen. James Longstreet and Geo. Jno.
B. Gordon departed this life within a
brief space of each other. Any one
who takes the trouble to read of the
funerals of each will learn useful les.
son. They laid down their arms with
equal glory. or If their fame was un-
equal, the advantage at the close OF
the war was in favor of Gen. Long
street. A little later Gen. Longstreet
deserted the white people of the south.
he joined the Republican party when
his old comrades in arms needed his
services as much as when the war was
raging at Its most fervent heat.
Gen. Gordon remained true to them,
he stood shoulder to shoulder with
them in the dark and trying hours of
reconstruction, and rejoiced with them
in the unsullied glory of their deliver
ance. To his graveside they focked.
and to his memory will they rear an
eternal shaft. In these two funerals
has the line been drawn, and in them
have the heroic ideas and the uncon-
querable spirit of the Southern people
been made to shine with an intensity
no earthly power can dim. Let the
youth of the land hearken, for here is
a lesson of loyalty, here are tribut
and rebuke that will never be for
gotten.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22

Hon. A. G. Gordon of this city
whilst attending the Peace Conference
in Washington last week, met and
had a most agreeable talk with Mr..
Andrew Carnegie. During that con-
versation Mr.. Gordon told Mr.. Carne-
gle that he ought to visit Virginia,
and especially the University of Vir-
ginia, and to his surprise that great
philanthropist expressed qualification
at the prospect, and promised to do so
at some time in the near future.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22
SIS Verdict.

W. A. Aylor of the county, who
brought suit against James Campbell
of Gresnville, for 500 damages on an
alleged guarantee that certain horse
sold by Campbell to Aylor for $55 was
sound. It was claimed by Aylor that
the horse was far from being sound.
hence the suit. Last week jury in
the corporation court returned YER
dict In favorsnf tae plaintiff for $50,
the amount paid for the animal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22

Our representative, Hon. John W
Churchman, has introduced a bill in
the Legislature requiring corporations
to pay taxes in cities and towns where
their property is, and not where the
principal office is. This would give
Staunton chance, as it is Richmond
gets all of the tax on RAILROAD rolling
stock. The change does not affect the
railroads, but does affect the cities and
towns.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22


urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
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Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, swamp BOO, Dr. Kjlmer's
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ton, n. Y, on every bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-01-22

The constituents of Congressm' n
Littaur attended the primaries last
week clad in snow shoes, the weather
In New York being of the zero varie.
ty. 1t was NOTICEABLE, too, that they
all wore gloves.