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La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05
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With an exceptionally large
cast. and q capable one. . wealth
Of special scenery, and = plot oI
engsossing human interest are
among the promises concesnine
the new story Of New England
life. "For Mothers Sake" which
will appear At the La Junta Thea.
tse, Saturday. November Izth.
The 6rst sct is laid at Lawren-
town on the shores Of Lake Ne
gantic. among the pines Of north.
esn Maine. and - set ia, ,adm,sable
taste. The second act is the
exterior of Ms. Pembestou's cot
tsGe and dooryard. forming . very
honselike picture The third aes
is . mining scene smong the
moastaias ot Colorado. giving a.
cellent opportunities iog iiae sces;c
display Of which the nanageoeaa
has sakea complete advaatage.
Tie acme q seags ssttiag i
seen is the Souseh ct. whes shs
saow seorn is ssss % saGs shsea9h
shs lattsced wiadow asd h1ow .
at ~ doog . the ehasnctsts esees.
Il nskes yea Sstl % sass asd
ceey wlbsa the doee = shirt snd
- - ~ cheesfsi esspaaes, The
liokssA chsiss.as ssss 80 de
villase soss singisg sheis Christ
- easoas ed aakiag aessy over
the resnss q sheis playfellow and
lavosies. Jo Psabsstoa.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05
c.~..s G....s.

November Sth-Roosevelt elected
president.
November Ioth-Black Patti
Troubadours.
November i7th-"Fos Mothers
Sake"
November I5,h-Sousa's Band.
November 7%th-Thanksgiying.
December Ist-World's Fair
closes.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05
PEABODY, pfAG AND PROSPERITY.
A Slltl fe fl9hed Tells Why He Heals ID
ffo1 Adams, A{itltiel ll( Alxdy.

on this subject ! confess Was
extremely sose-taking men from
their homes and families and &c.
moving them forcibly. without
rial or conviction to distant
points and among strangers-I
say this made me furious.
The best reason ! have heard
Tor this action was given by Gov
ernor Peabody himself. He said
II the men had been put under
arrest il would have been neces-
sary to keep them IN prison for an
indefinite time, thus not only
taking them away from their fami
lies but depr,ving them OF their
liberty and also depriving them OF
their earning power. and making
their families dependent upon the
county or charity. IL was done
for humane reasons, and those
only.
heard the governors reason as
stated. l thought over it. figured
on it. and pu, myself in the
place OF the prisoner. l asked
myself whether l would prefer
being in jail in the town with my
family. or have my freedom in
some other town. and-well.
came to the conclusion would
prefer freedom.
Now. reader. il you have felt
as l did. and IL you still feel that
way. do as did. reason on it.
figure il out. and see where you
"head in"
There is one proposition We
must all admit, viz: II q man
any man-does a thing-any thing
which we ourselves would do
under the same conditions and
circumstances. we can't blame
that man for doing that thing, and
be just with the man and ourselves.
Above all things we should be
just Personally. intend to be
just. and so far as ! know treat all
with justice.
| Naturally. after these deduc-
tions. I could not feel so antagon-
istic to Mr.. Peabody. But there
was one other thing that was
told was very wrong and very OPP
pressive-that was the cost Of this
movement-the vast sum that the
taxpayers would have to pay in
settlement OF this military debt.
Having little home Of my own
l felt that any increase in taxation
was direct blow at me and all
taxpayers. and l concluded to 60
into this matter and see how !
must get the worst Of it.
went to work at opce to"hgure
OUT" as is my habit. I secured
the figures, and now, reader. il you
will just help me we will figure it
out together. aud see .'where we
are at" am not good At Zig
gers" so you might better .'check
me up" and see il l "get my
tabes" right. LIS a hard "sum" to
do, but let's sharpen . pencil and
ego to it,"
The entire debt, as all agree, is
1850. 900, That's what it cost to
do the entire job in the state.
That is what the state must pay.
Otero county's share of this il
SI6. 900. or just about that. Nov
there are about 5000 people in
the county that pay taxes. II il
was divided up equally each per.
son would pay s.. 40. But as
undersand it, it is not divided that
way. Each person pays accord
ing to the amount Of property he
has. The Santa Fe railroad has q
million dollars in property in the
county and it has to pay Sac Of
this debt. The other corporations
in the county are worth another
million, and they pay togethes
Sz.666. making Ss.33a paid BY
corporations alone. The balance,
Sfo. 66S. must be paid by farmers,
business men. cattle men and
oAheer eonod r,w nl.r> ...>..
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05

this ''hgurng." II il was right
and necessary TO use the militia TO
restore osdes-and ! think il vas
the price should mot be consid
cred. NO msster what Il comes q.
That Is the object Of govessmeet.
TO preserve order. protect law-
abiding citizens and their proper
~. and il il requires the wealth ot
the state and the blood of its sold
iers to accomplish this the price Is
never too high
And onoe more put me- on
record - saying that any
person, enjoying tho fully
protected rights Of ctttson-
ship. and who objects 20 this
tax, II unpatriotic. and un.
worthy TO be called . citt1on
Of our Union and our State.
And l say. further. and ! say
emphaticaIIy. that the individual
who objects to the restoration Of
order by force under the eoodi-
tions then existing, and Who
abuses the governor for these acts,
does so without a basis of fact,
honor. common sense OF Lac to
sustain him, but IS Inspired by .
blind and unreasoning prejudice.
usually the result of Ignorance Of
the facts or OF misinform alton im-
parted for political effect.
Now. reader. II you have follow
ed me to this point you have OBJ
served that from violent opposition
to the governor have substantiai
ly turned and endorsed his acts.
This is true. but il was not the
case up to the time the governor
paid La Junta 4 visit. Al that
time l saw some things that forced
me to the conclusion that I did
not care to train with the opposi.
tion party. I'll tell you about il.
l went to the depot to witness the
arrival OF the governor. having
previously made up my mind that
l would hear both Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Peabody aud then "size up"
the situation for myself. When
the train with the governor and
party arrived there was q great
crowd OF people present and !
observed large number wearing
conspicuous adams" badges and
heard yells OF "Adams." This
was for the deliberate purpose Of
insulting our chief executive, and
was continued into the opera
house, where one ruffian. bolder
than the rest. yelled "Adams"
during tie meeting.
That settled it for me. My
parents lsbored patiently and long
to impress upon me the desirabili
~ OF being decent. aud l saw il
was impossible to retain 4 reputa-
ton for decency. and train with
those cattle. l cut 'em out.
1t was only necessary to attend
the Adams meeting on Saturday
evening. two days later. and note
the courteous treatment accorded
him by his opponents ss we'll as
friends. to confirm my resolution
to "get away" from the other
crowd. When Mr.. Adams occu.
pied his whole time in personal
abuse Of Governor Peabody, he
lost me for good and all.
After my figuring. and seeing the
things have just described. l
"sized up" the situation as follows:
First-The use Of the troops to
restore order in the disturbed dis
tricts was not only proper but abb
solutely necessary.
Second-The Western Fedora
tion of Miners is not an organiza-
tion that decent, conservative labor
unions can endorse or defend.
Third-The deportation Of strik--
ing miners and sgitators from the
scenes of trouble, was the most
humane and efficient manner 10
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05

nor Connected with politics. but
plead guilty Of being interested in
politics and the political outcome.
as really think all citizens should
be.
l have found plenty to keep m.
politically this year.
OF course no one is surprised at
in national Affairs, and
l have heard little OF an optimistic
nature regarding the Democratic
candidate the most sanguine
followers OF his standard do not
indulge in hopeful forecasts As to
his success, and am afraid
Teddy" is "it" once more.
But it is ia the state political
situation that l have found the
most excitement. and most OF us
can say the same, think. Being
a strong union man, and member
OF what I regard as the best labor
organization on earth, ] naturally
felt the greatest resentment when
Mr.. Peabody was named for gov.
ernor, and then and there I deter
mined and resolved to leave no
stone untuGned to insure his
defeat This feeling was very
general among union men all over
the state, arising from the COM
mon belief that Governor Peabody
had abused the union miners oi
Telluride and Cripple Creek by
calling out the militia to suppress
the Western Federation Of Miners.
Ihave always made it a rule to
figure up" all the evidence on all
sides Of case before rendering u
verdict. While l considered the
evidence most damnatory against
the governor, and nothing to be
said in his defense, | thought it
proper and right that l should
carefully look over the principal
features in the case and determine
what / would have done had I
been governor.
First, l took up the history OF
the Western Federation of Miners
"A brother labor organization, l
regarded it. l went into its
record carefully, and with my
prejudices entirely in its favor.
l found-what2 A record OF bloody
deeds, unjust demands, and crimi.
nal acts that had run for years
without any attempt to check it
by the authorities. found, in
short, that no self.respecting labor
organization could afford to es-
pouse their cause or call them
brother.
And / go on record mere
and now with tho statement
that no labor union having
the good Of the labor cause
at heart can AFFORD to anil
ate with or defend the
Western Federation Of
Miners. :.
This organization had instituted
a reign OF terror at Telluride and
Cripple Creek. in one case defying
the local officers, and in the other
having the county officials in its
membership. thus preventing the
administration Of justice. at least
SO far as concerned their men,
bers. Under these intolerable
conditions the governor interposed
and sent in the state troops,
which, in q short time, restored
order.
Every act IS right or wrong.
Does any one say the act Of calling
out the troops was wsonge Even
the most ardent union labor man,
who is couversant with the facts
and situation Of this period. says
emphatically that SOMETHING HAD
TO BE DONE. Even the party now
Governor Peabody says
this was right. We are forced to
admit, then. that 30 Tar ~ calling
out the troops IS concerned NO
fault can be found with the COVER
nor.
The .et of restoring order vas
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05


Second-The Western Fedora
ton of Miners is not an organiza.
tion that decent, conservative labor
unions can endorse or defend.
Third-The deportation Of strik-
ing miners and sgitators from the
scenes Of trouble, was the most
humane and efficient manner iu
which to meet the emergency and
to restore order.
Fourth-The injudicious talk in.
dulged in by officers. and the wan
ton aud almost criminal acts by
the militia in . few instances.
should not be held asse6ectine od
the Official acts Of Governor Pea.
body. - armed bodies are notori-
ously careless snd insulting IN
theis treatment Of the citizeas.
To nosiee these things is li,sls
short OF foolish.
Fifth-The nsttes Of the extra
tax that must b INST aad The eiIost
Of Mr.. Peabody's y'soppoeesep to make
this tsx seea lasee aadoppressive,
. disposed Of 20 The best advaa-
laGe By caIlsng up The fact that she,
people Who will pay the largest
past Of this tax are The ones moee|
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05
opsa Lsss.v ~. ~


hey show svidences Of being In sym-
.athy with ssch disorder OF insurrec-
ION.
Do you thiak he II right about this?
LIST ~ suDpose that $50 armed strik-
,rs shouA charge upon the Ton Boy
nine. IN which yoa have been the prin-
ipal 0wnsf. and capture Il. after kill
ng one o. two of your e0ployes.
would y0u oend . Telegram to the
governor. - was done b. the rspre-
sentative q tie last Democfs1ic nv
es1es. OrDan, Aytng so0ething IKE
tbs:
'.DvssytAns an risAt- l1iae 1. peaes
80 1osssss.ss q the strihsn- No
o. vssA ~ sesd hin soasthi.s
s1aIllf1a sAssA be more decorative
tAaa nsafnl': h b really infsaaea ~
6loao Doe14e 0oly and shOaN ~ ~
porD1e1o1= b take sides' n III 60
net
Anl Asss y esotAsr foen eeaanssias
q t1e veees q . former Desst1sl9 -
teo Wegoefn Hodsfat5na = 1flDosB.
vo1eo oO0eago1 b . feAegu11so pa1ai
e143o0 - t1aAo inDodsatoa4 afHoP the
Waronoe lnouSoet1oo. How OouA Oils
Do:
"nsat ssaA 80 trosD4 h = son.
u0eo 1oeooDosy - toeW - . nine o,
. KIN . - - two - eoe1fs rseoeni
IN - - u11n.s
Og veue1 ~ ssaA - Me this:
-c1So on41ogol11o hoso tne3eA % prr
ct ~ DseDerN ao1 e0pSoyes fruis
~ 49, 6o0aDl peoeectjoa frur
~ een14 ~ tspoDs - slvo Ne DO
ee-toA q ~ peuperty.~
u - q t1eoo le1aUsans suit W.
Suat 20 pjenoe TN de peorle vhs
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05

What brave sts. eoman!
Now Many crire7 Nsesssasyf
More th-n this. you vent 20 far in
your Lenver speech - to say that you
did not believe that the pnblished
charges against this orE1stssetoo we-s
truo You doubtIeso Deant thoa yoa
did not regard theQ - Ill svue-
How 0auy m. .doss ana ea9eo 0t dy
nAmitlng. hOw uony distances a A.
osnlt md d6oortat.oa vould - neces-
nary "a eunvfnce voa Of the cgimina!
eAaRaceer - 49, organization?
Mane IT, liEit and then send some
90 - vh0D you have confidence to
seosrh the records OF the Cripple Greek
an1 Telluride districts. and ses II you
d not nnd enough foel murde: 4 aad
othar crimes comn i.teed BY this ns9an-
tooftoa OF III menbe. 20 meet yoar re-
Qu1rements.
You have st last und -rtaken to nln-
imise and condone the criaes a The
Western Federa. ion Of Aaine1s. and II
the same time to exaege. ate aol rag
rify the alleged eSrcrs of the Aspobli-
caa administration while ensased In
5re9ktng the power Ct tbs 1uFderous
organfzatfon. Yer hsvs n1v ed1ed 70
ocr list q vote-set iae - desise& sbs
1.acfice d sueei1rg 1t an1 r161eallng
he military arm n he stAieS - ~
-.nafinG that yoa Wf1l sQuner 1he nd
tn .seaes uhea - eeese eovsr-
Cont you rsaiiy think shst you eve
he people an1 ~ m1l1fia of C0Io-e -
I, public apulcU1 H9a kesw lt =
-Fc- &c lat. S dc .'s:it. i:r- ...s-ss
Ours trnly.
r 4 RlrfESnou1k
The Coconino sun., 1904-04-23
ARIZONA RAINFALL.
Excessive and Destructive Rs,nfslls ln the Territory What May Be Expected
 ln That Wsy-effeet on Stera1e


 United States Weather Bureau re ports, and is furnished the SUN b, James A. Barwick, U. s. official il charge of the Weather Bureau ofiic in this city,:
 The question as to how rain comes whether slowly and steadily in quie showers or violently in large amounts is not only important from the gen eral standpoint of irrigation, but alst from the practical question of stor age by reservoir. In Arizona iron 30 to 40 per cent of the entire precipi tation occurs in heavy showers, where the rainfall is upwards of .75 of ar inch during day of precipitation and frequently more than an incl falls in a single shower. At For Grant 3l per cent of the rainfall oc CUTS in heavy showers; at Fort Apache 29 per cent; at Fort Thomas 30 peI cent; at Fort Verde, 3S per cent. and at Prescott fl per cent.
 It is also important to consider a, what season of the year the very heav. fest rainfalls occur, and as to whether the water is in such quantities as to render it possible to reserve it by storage for use during the dry DOT tiOns of the year. It is evident, for instance, that the value of waste water stored for irrigation depends very largely upon the season of the year in which it is caught, since in the arid regions, where evaporation is so extremely rapid and constant, water which is caught and stored immed- lately after the ripening and harvest ing of the important crops must be held for many months, subject to enormous loss in various ways, while on the other hand, rainfall caught just before or at the beginning of the agricultural year will furnish to the irrigated land a much larger per- centage of water originally stored.
 Again, is the storage water to be gathered from gradual rains or from violent thunderstorms and cloud bursts? In this letter extracts from the U. s. Monthly Review show what may be expected in the way of violent floods and the possible damage re- sultant therefrom. This date for Arizona is as follows, and covers a period of about eleven years, from 1879 to 1890. and shows that the water caught for storage in Arizona comes from heavy and sudden downpours, thunderstorms and cloudbursts.
 Excessive and destructive rainfalls in Arizona from December, 1879, to October, 1890:
 December, 1S79-At Phoenix, on the 29th, an unusually heavy rainstorm caused the river to rise ten feet in two days.
 August, 188l-Near Wickenburg a cloud burst caused the Hsasayampa river, from being perfectly dry at sun set August 6 to be stream a mile wide at Il p. m., and from to l5 feet deep; in IS hours the river was again dry. On the 18th flood interrupted communication and did much damage in the Salt River valley near Phoenix.
 August, lSs2-Serious washouts oc. cured on the 24th between Casa Gran6e and Yuma.
 December, lSS3-The Hassay ampa at Wickenburg, which had been dry for several months, suddenly rose on the 22nd beyond the fording stage;
The Coconino sun., 1904-04-23
through it's levees and flooded Yuma.

| June, 1S84-At Yuma the Colorado
 was in flood on the 9th, and seriously
 washed the railway west of the town.
 Yuma itself received no damage be- cause levees had been reconstructed
 since the Gila flood of March. July, 1SS4--The flooded Colorado
 washed away parts of the railway
 bridge at Yuma on the 1st and 3rd.
 September, lSS5-A freshet occurred
 at Pantano on the 9th. The railroad track was covered to depth of sev- eral feet and damaged.
 August, 1SS8-This was a month of floods at Yuma. On the 1st, light rainfall during the greater part of the day. Seventy-fve miles west of Yuma the rain was heavy, causing wash out on the railway and delaying trains. On the 18th there was a thunder storm measuring 1.57 inches, of which 80 of an inch fell in 20 min- utes. The railway was washed out both east and west of Yuma, causing complete suspension of traffic for several days. On the 27th heavy rain in the mountains washed out the track east of Yuma and delayed trains.
 July, lSS7-On the 7th remarkably heavy rain fell at Nogales, flooding streets, destroying bridges and wash ing away railroad tracks. During the prevalence of thunder storm on the afternoon of the Sth cloud burst occurred on the east fork of the White River, in the mountains east of Fort Apache. A volume of water three feet deep came down the canyon, which subsided in two hours. On the after noon of the 18th another heavy rain occurred at Nogales, in connection with which there was reported cloud burst in the mountains southeast of Sonora. Railway traffic was stopped for nearly month.
 August, 1SS7-During the month there were numerous freshets in the Santa Cruz and Rillito rivers.
 September, lS87-Heavy freshets came down from the Santa Cruz and Rillito on the 9th, destroying several miles of track and some bridges near Pantano. On the 12th five miles of track and three bridges were washed away on the Sonora railroad. Near Dragoon railway embankment fifty feet high was washed out for dis tance of eight miles.
 October, l8SS-On the 18th violent down pour of rain, causing extensive washOuts along the railway between Yuma and Texas Hill.
 December, lSS9--On the 9th the Verde and Salt rivers rose very rap idly, and at Fort Mcdowell the Verde overflowed its banks. On the 9th the Verde overaowed at Camp Verde.
 February, 1S9O-At Camp Verde the river reached it's highest flood mark on the Fist, and washed out irrig ating ditches. A large area of the Gila val ley was flooded during the latter part of the month, and irrigating canals were severely damaged. On the 22nd a sudden flood on the upper Hassay- ampa destroyed the Walnut Grove reservoir, with great loss of life and 
 August, 1890-The Gila was impas- sible for 10 days at Eagle Pass, and ditches were destroyed.
 October, 1890-Heavy thunder show
The Coconino sun., 1904-04-23
ser,ous Stomach Trouble Cured.

l was troubled with distress in my stomach, sour stomach and vomiting spells, and can truthfully say that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me.--Mrs. T. V. Will jams, Laingsburg, Mich. These tab lets are guaranteed to cure any case of stomach trouble of this character. For sale by all druggists.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14
Why Left the Farm.

You ask me why / left the farm.
/ will tell you. left because an
other fellow owned the farm, and
his notions and mine lid not coin
eide. There was a shade tree on
the lawn and we sought its cooling
shadows so often that a conflict
was unavoidable. When he was
in the hammock | was mad, and
when lay curled up therein, he
was furious. The prospect for a So
luton of this difficulty was not
flattering so l left.
Again, ! left because the older ]
grew the less attractions the farm
seemed to have. The flowers did
not smell so sweet, the grass did
not appear so green, the air was
not so cool aud bracing, the water
from the we'll no longer sparkled
and danced as it Stacked my boy
ish thirst, the feas in the barn
yard became more numerous and
aggressive, the plow handles seem
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14
ROAD-DRAGGING.
George B. Ellis, of the State
Board of Agriculture,
Writes.
EDITOR MESSAGE:

EDITOR MESSAGE:
In the agitation for better roads
in Missouri | am sure we have no
better friends than the country
press. l am sending you under
separate cover copy of the third re-
vised edition of the bulletin on
road dragging.
The plan of road dragging re-
commended by the Board of Agri-
culture is so simple that in places
where it has not yet been tried it
may not meet with the approval of
the farmers, but wherever we can
get stretch of road dragging ac-
cOrding to the plan recommended
in the bulletin it speaks for it.
self, and after that it is an easy
matter to extend the work. We do
not claim that dragging the road
will make a perfect road, but it
will make an Improvement from
100 to 1000 per cent on our pres
ent roads and give us a first class
road for at least ten months in the
year, and a passable road for the
entire year. And, further than
this twill be an object lesson in
better roads and lead up to the
general improvement of roads
generally. We will be glad to
have your corporation in extend
ing this system, and will be pleas
ed to forward bulletins to anyone
who is interested.
Yours truly,
Geo. B. Ellis, Secretary.
Columbia, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

The Republicans have put full
ticket in the field in Audrain coun-
ty, from Representative to survey
or. This is the first instance in
years, that we recall, where they
have been able to fill every place
on the ticket. Audr6rn Republi-
cans, tho greatly in the minority
over the Democrats, are stayers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

The MESSAGE was pleased to
make the acquaintance of Mr.. f p.
Davis, of southwest of Martins
burg, last Saturday. Mr.. Davis
was born and raised in Alabama
and can tell you many good things
about the good people of the
South. He says the white people
of the South will settle the race
question if the North will let them
alone, and they will do it in JUS
tice, equity and peace too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Did you ever notice the rubber
necks that hang around on the
street corners or rOost on the rail
ings at the depots and rubber at
the ladies who happen to pass by'
OF course you have seen them for
they are very much in evidence in
other places if not in Mexico. Rub
bering is beneath the dignity Of a
gentleman and only the loungers
and street corner loafers are guilty
Of the practice, which is so detest-
able to the ladies who are unfor-
tunately the objects rubbered at 50
frequently
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

A Butler county man sold 1000
bushels of old corn the other day
for 81 900, which netted him $25
for each acre on which the corn
grew. AS the land cost him only
So an acre he feels that he is do
ing fairly well on the original in
vestment, especially as he has the
ground yet, to say nothing of future
crops that he viii have as the sea
son come and 60 And an this IS
10 grand old Missouri, again, too.