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Cañon City record., 1904-03-31
A Good Co1unn.

New comers frequently buy copies Of
THE RECORD to see the "for rent" ads
in the want column. When you have
vacant rooms or houses advertise it in
THE RECORD Want column.
Cañon City record., 1904-03-31

Sterom Kral, a public charge, died
at the county farm Wednesday night
of last week. Kral, who was an Aus
trian by birth, was q years OF age and
had lived in this county about two
months
Cañon City record., 1904-03-31
Ice Cream Social.

Next Saturday, at all the drug stores
is the beginning OF the season, and
Miller will dish up Easter eggs and ice
cream-fresh every hour.
Cañon City record., 1904-03-31

A RECORD want ad sold a place for
man last week. May sell one for you
Don't cost much.
Cañon City record., 1904-03-31

adquartersf for Garden, field
flowers and grass seeds. g. X. Tanner
& Co
Cañon City record., 1904-03-31
Grand Opening Saturday.

All drug stores begin serving ice
cream Saturday and Miller will serve
Easter eggs and ice cream.
Cañon City record., 1904-03-31

Guaranteed hose 1Oc per foot at 8. 8.
Worrell & 90. 718 Main st.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05

expenses. The new assessment in
creased the valuation of property
about 1870, but there ~as no re-
duction of the levy, and there can
be none unlLss there is reduction
in expenditures. Under a Demo
cratic (who is the present Demo
cratic nominee for Congressman
in the Fourth district) and a Dem
ocratic Council expenditures have
been reduced, and there has been
a considerable saving Of city
money, but not enough to reduce
the levy.
The statement that the Board of
Affairs had reduced the levy was
absolutely untrue and unfounded
and was made solely for campaign
purposes, to try and deceive the
people into thinking that a de-
crease in levies would follow the
increased assessment required un-
der the new tax laws enacted by
the Republican Legislature.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05
ONLY A CANARD.

The Parkersburg News started
a false report which has been ia
ken up by Republican papers gen.
orally and circulated broadcast
over the State by the Republican
State committee, to the effect
that the Board of Affairs of the
city of Parkerburg has reduced
the city levy from $1.15 to IS
cents on the 800. The Board of
Affairs has no more right to fix
the levy for the city of Parkers-
burg than the Sultan of Sulu has,
and it did not fix it. The Re-
publican State committee, which
spread the false report all over
the State, knew that it did not.
The statement that the Board of
Affairs had reduced the levy is
absolutely untrue and without
foundation, and was made for the
sole purpose of deceiving the peo-
pie into the belief that a reduc-
ton in levies sometimes follows
increased assessments
In 1903 the Legislature passed
a bill giving the city of Parkers-
burg a new charter, one of the
provisions of which was that the
city might make its own assess
ment irrespective of the State as
sessment. This was done to ena-
Bile the city to raise more taxes,
because under the old assessment
the revenues were not sufficient
to pay current expenses, and even
after the new assessment was
made bonds were issued in the
sum of 100000 to pay off old In
debtedness and to meet current
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05

1000. But there is another mat
ter Mr.. Sturgiss forgot to mention
and that is the additional burdens
the county has to assume under
the new tax laws. We now have
to pay for inmates of the Reform
school sent up from this county.
We have to pay for inmates in the
ayslum for incurables, for convey
ing prisoners to the penitentiary,
to pay the Sheriff's and jailor's
fees for misdemeanor and felony
cases-all of which were before
paid by the State. There may be
slight reduction in the county
levies, but they will not be re-
duced one-third, and land will be
assessed at least three times higher
than it is now.
Mr.. Sturgiss said he was not a
candidate for any office. He is
not, but it s no fault of his; he
tried hard enough to get an office
last spring and summer, but was
defeated by his own home people.
He says he is a corporation law
Yer and stakeholder in corpora
tons, and would dearly love to
have them all taxed. We have
no record, however, that he spent
many days at Charleston last July
trying to get his companies and
himself taxed; on the contrary he
was working just exactly the OPP
pOsite.
If Mr.. Sturgiss believes what
he preacneS ne OuSnt 10 Spellu d
little time trying to put it IN
practice. He can well afford to
spend his time in trying to get
farmers to elect Dawson, who has
had their land and personal prop
erty taxed to the limit, because
his clients escape, and so does Mr..
Sturgiss. Probably his own cor
porations are paying him now to
make speeches to jolly the poor
deluded farmer into voting to
keep Dawson in power who is
guaranteed and warranted not to
tax rich corporations Of any kind.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05
Nett Cd In His Modesty.

"The book is a marvel" said IT,
publisher enthusiastically. "ie'
had better drop the nom de plume
and publish over your own name.
No.. replied the author; 'lt''
money l want. not fame"
But, my dear sir, you can have
tame and money both if you pub
lish over your own name"
Not much ! can't. 4ly wife
would know | had the money then
Catholic Standard and Times
Detested Il
Elderly Adviser am glad yo'
dislike slangy young men.
Miss Quickstep-Iou bet l do
That's why l had to shake Fatt,
Feathertop. l told him l WASH
going to stand for his hash counter
dialect any longer, if | knew my
self, and l rather guessed l did, al
right, all right.-Chicago Tribune.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05
SEEKER
AND TEST MEDIUM

Mrs. f. j. Demorest of New
York, spiritual seeker and test
medium, can be seen in the Jones
building, corner Diamond street,
city. Mrs. Demorest locates min
erals successfully, and has a wide
reputation for being a success in
locating oil. Her readings con-
vey only the higher good for the
human family. She can be con-
suited on all matters. Hours from
9 to II a. m. and 2 to 9 p. m.
10,5-6t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05

The editor of the Oil City Der
rick is publishing column after
column to show that Miss Ida NJ.
Tarbell's history of the Standard
Oil company, which was publish
ed in McClure's Magazine, is not
true. The same editor, however,
has nothing to say about Tom
Lawson s articles on "Frenzied FL
nance" which has caused such a
demand for Everybody's Maya
zine. The publishers of it can
hardly supply the trade. Miss
Tarbell is a woman and. Lawson
is very large man probably ex-
plains why the Derrick editor
jumps into Miss Tarbell so
fiercely and lets Lawson severely
alone. That is about the Der
rick's pace. Abuse anything that
is physically weak, but that is
mentally his superior about 1000
to l. The Derrick editor can
abuse Miss Tarbell as she is too
much Of a lady to notice cattle Of
the editor of the Derrick's kind,
but when a large, big, strong man
strong both mentally and physl-
cally-writes. things about the
Standard Oil company million
times worse, the Derrick is as
mum as an oyster. It's none OF
our business, but we dislike to see
a newspaper jump on to lady
and abuse her because she is not
physically able to help herself and
let a big, strong mans words a
thousand times worse pass by un-
noticed because he is able to de-
fend himself. The Derrick IS arti-
cles are contemplate. There was
nothing abusive in Miss Tar
bells articles. She backed all OF
her statements up with sworn
statements, and the only criticism
we have found to her articles in
McClure's among the oil men was
she did not half tell the history OF
this great monopoly.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05
REPUBLICAN LOVE FEAST.


dlebourne yesterday was a success,
and it could not be very well 9TH
erwise. The great orator, Senator
Thurston of Nebraska, was there,
and also George G. Sturgiss OF
Morgantown, who, while not an
orator, makes a good speech, and
there were free hacks for all who
would ride, free roast OK, four
brass bands and for days the Re-
publicans have been urged and i'm.
portuned to attend this great love
feast. Our exDemocratic friend,
Patrick Henry Anderson, called
the meeting to order at 2 o'clock.
A Republican meeting that starts
out with a Democrat at it's head
is bound to be a success-could
not be otherwise--because it has
a good start-off. O. w. 0. Hard
man was presiding officer and
made one of his speeches which,
we are informed. could be heard
by all on the grounds and by q
great many who were not within
mile or two of the grounds.
Mr.. Sturgiss was then intro
duced and spoke for an hour and
fifteen minutes by the watch. The
audience - who wanted to hear
Thurston - unanimously decided
he talked about one hour too long.
He devoted most Of his speech to
the tax questions. AS usual with
all Republican orators and news
papers this year he did not read a
single line Of the new tax laws,
but told the people what the laws
are without reading them and, OF
course, what he told was all fav-
orable to his side Of the issue. He
would be fool and rank idiot
to say anything else. He frankly
admits that personal property and
real estate will be valued next
year at it's actual value, but says
the higher the assessment the less
will be the amount of the levy for
county taxes. In theory this is
true, in actual practice it has so
far proven to be a dismal failure.
If this theory was true in actual
practice why do the railroad com,
panies, the oil and gas and coal
owners spend time and money to
prevent their property from being
taxedY If the railroads, the oil,
gas and coal were assessed at their
actual value the amount of assess
able property in this State would
be increased by millions of dollars
and, according to Mr.. Sturgiss
argument the levy would be so
much less, the railroad, the oil, gas
and coal men would pay no more
taxes than they now have to pay.
But these sharp, shrewd business
men spend thousands and thous-
ands of dollars to lobbyists to
keep from having their property
taxed at it's actual value and yet,
according to Sturgiss, they save
not farthing. This is true, and
these oil, gas and coal owners
must be set down as gigantic
idiots or else Sturgiss is mistaken
i'm his theory.
But we can prove right at home
he is mistaken. In 1890 the real
estate was assessed in this county
and again in 1900 when the last
assessment was made the value of
the real estate in our county was
;increased nearly double what 1t
had been under the 1890 assess
ment, but if there has been a re-
.duction in the levy we cannot re-
call it now. Last year the levy
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-05
Weather Report.

Pittsburg, Oct. Clearing and
colder tonight; Thursday fair and
colder.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
Nearly Drowned In Flood wstss.

b. A. Tunnel, painter in the
employ of Jack Devine, had a mar
row escape from being drowned
last Saturday evening during the
storm. MIR. Tunnel had been
working during the day at Las
Animss, and about SIX o'clock
started ior La Junta with Devine's
horse and wagon. When in the
vicinity OF Robinson ,he rain came
pouring down, and every gully in
the Immediate vicinity soon became
a "get water quick" river. MIR.
Tunnel encountered one OF these
raging torrents about six miles OF
east La unta. His wagon was
overturned, and the horse in his
struggles wrecked the harness, got
away from the general entangle.
ment, and started to swim for
terra firma. Tunnel grabbed the
hoIses's tail and in that way
escaped being carried down stream
with the wagon. He says the water
was at least ten feet deep, and
don't see how he could have escap
ed being drowned save for his
luck in grading the caudal append
age OF the horse in time, which
proved to be his last chance Mr..
Tunnel mounted the horse and
wandered around on the prairie
until daylight, it being SO dark
that he could not locate the road.
He reached La unta about six
o'clock in the morning, after a
somewhat strenuous night Of
Il. The wagon in somewhat
dela pidsted condition, was found
next day anchored against the
piles OF Santa Fe railway bridge,
west OF Robinson.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
did no, advise Office seeking as q

did not advise Office seeking as a
profession or an occupation, and
the logic OF his reasoning is appar
ent on its face, as is also the com
mon sense Of his further statement
that practical politics is largely
taught by experience, observation,
and absorption" No man is bet
ter qualified to speak on this sub
ject than Senator Depew, who for
wellnigh half century, almost
from the day that he left college,
has been conspicuous in public life,
not as an Office seeker or holder.
but as an eloquent expounder OF
party principles and an advocate
of higher standards in the public
service. We agree with his con
clusion that .'politics is cleaner
and puTer now than in what are
known as the good old times.
And if this is so it is because men
OF Senator Depew's high character
and atainments have diligently
sought to make it so.-Leslie's S
Weekly.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
No. 30 vie. 4. n. Tho .sn,.

Apropos OF the presence in this
city recently OF President A. A.
Robinson Of the Mexican Central,
the following story will be OF con
siderable interest.
When A. A. Robinson of the
Mexican Central railroad, was the
inspecting genius OF the Santa Fe,
he often visited the big shops at
Topeka. One day while on a tour
OF inspection he watched a ma.
chinist execute a piece Of work.
Now Mr.. Robinson prides himself
on his knowledge OF every branch
Of the railroad service. Upon this
occasion, it struck him that the
machinist was not doing his work
correctly.
"My friend," he said, "that IS
wrong"
The machinist, who did not
recognize the railroad magnate,
replied:
"Suppose it is; what business is
it Of yours7"
IL am A. A. Robinson" the
railroad manager answered sternly.
The machinist turned white.
81 beg a thousand pardons, he
said, 81 hope my impertinence
will not cost me my job. l have
wife and FIVE children, and to
loose my place would mean pow
erty to them. am sorry l said
it, but you see we have so many
visitors here who give US advice
about our work that we can't tell
one damn fool from another" =
Mr.. Robinson, who is full Of
humor, laughed heartily and assur.
ed the machinist that his job
would not be interfered with.
Investigation revealed that the
machinist WAS executing the work
correctly and that Mr.. Robinson
was wrong.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15

$50, and the next six crates S72.
the latter price bein. an average
OF Sra per crate. The highest
Price ever received for the first
crate of cantaloupes shipped from
the Arkansas Valley was $40. paid
by Mr.. Woods in Chicago last
year.
Coachells is located on the Great
American Desert in California.
ninety feet below sea level. MIR.
Woods has 1900 acres planted in
eantaloupes this year, and MIR.
Hale estimates that the total ship
ments will aggregate I4o carloads.
Last year only fifty carloads were
shipped. the greatest number
since the Inauguration of canta
louPe growing in that section FIVE
years ago. With such prices pre-
ssiiing, how would you like to be
the cantaloupe grower in the Great
American DeseIt-or the iceman,
eyether, with the thermometer II2
in the shaded
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
Gone from Us.
E Hireen has been appointed

E Hireen has been appointed
station agent for the Santa Fe at
Larned, Kan. and lett Monday
night on No. 6 for that place to
assume the duties OF his new posi-.
tion. Johnnie" Hireen, as he is
familiarly known by almost every
resident OF La Junta, has been in
the employ OF the Santa Fe at this
point for the pas: fourteen years,
starting in as call boy, and hold
ing various positions during that
time For the past eight years he
has held the responsible position
of cashier at the local freight
house, which brought him into
intimate relations with business
men aud shippers, the courteous
treatment accorded them winning
him many stsunch friends. May
he live long and prosper and ad-
vance still higher in railroad cir
cles is the wish of every La unra-
ite.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
o...~'. Aa.,e. to Young s.".

In his decidedly interesting and
practical talk on politics before the
Yale law school students recently,
that eminent and eloquent type Of
the best American citizenship,
Senator Depew, advised his hear
ers not to seek public Office until
they had acquired competency
or started a self sustaining bust
ness. The senator said that the
greatest misfortune that can hap
pen to a young man with only
character and education and no
capital is to accept Office, and he
added that some of his saddest
experiences had been to try and
find places for men Of great ability
who had been thrown out Of Office
by changes of politics at time Of
life when they could find nothing
else to do. "No money!" said Mr..
Depew, can iegitimately be made
in public employment and there
fore no competence can be laid
up" While advising the stud. nis
to engage in practical politics and
TO interest themselves in the cor
rec,ion Of public evils, the senator
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
District Court.

The district court convened
Monday morning for the regular
June term, with Judge Dixon on
the bench. A synopsis OF the pro-
ceedinss up to the nour of going
to press is as follows:
At the Monday morning session
Eva Milburn was granted divorce
from Frank Milburn on the ground
OF extreme cruelty.
II. Wolf, charged with the
larceny OF brass from the Santa
Fe Of the value Of S27 10, and a
signal value of the value of $40,
entered plea of guilty, and was
sentenced by Judge Dixon to a
term in the penitentiary of not
less than eighteen months nor
more than three years.
The case Of the People VS.. H..
Needham came up Tuesday. Need
ham is a gentleman OF color and
accused Of swiping suit case from
the depot platform, the property
Of travelling man. The jury re.
turned verdict Of guilty as charg
ed, Needham being sentenced to q
term of not less than five nor more
than eight years in the peniten-
tiarv.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
Santa Fe G.e.'s'e" esses.

St. Louis and return, account
Worlds Fair, season tickets,
S3s. 90; sixty day ticket, s37.I5;
fifteen day tickets, S7S.es.
Sunday excursions, every Sum
day, good going and returning,
Sunday only-Pueblo, 100; Col
orado Springs, 81 go; Manitou,
S3.o5; Summit Of Pixies Peak,
sos.
Chicago and return, special
summer excursions, June Ist to
September goth, limit October
3Ist, one way via ST. Louis, if
desired, rate $3.50.
Or June nth and a5th the
Santa Fe will sell special coach
excursion tickets to St. Louis and
return, and Kansas City and re
turn at rate cf SI7.Is. Good re.
turning within fifteen days.
Chicago and return. account
National Republican Convention,
June IS 70 40 inclusive, return
limit June ao. Rate Sag s..
Kansas City and return, Special
Coach excursion June a5th, tickets
good returning fifteen days, 81. IS.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15

H. D. Garwood received letter
Monday from Dodge Hale, who is
experimenting the marketing Of
cantaloupes At Coachella, Calf. !,
for H. Woods, the Chicago CON-
mission man. Mr.. Hale says that
the FIRST csate Of cantaloupes ship
ped from Coacheilla and sold in
Chicago about Juoe Ist brought
S7S. The next three crates brought
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15
pisessos for Sale.

Placards are for SAFE at the
TRIBUNE Office, at the rate OF FIVE
cents each. which read as follows:
For Sale.
Lodging.
For Rent.
Boarding.
No Credit.
No Smoking.
Dressmaking.
No Admittance.
Cigarette Smoking Not Allowed.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15

Nigh ns,ess sss csats,ewees.
La Junta tribune., 1904-06-15

Cigarette Smoking Not Allowed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-12
REPUDIATE CONTRACT

At the meeting of the wireless tele-
graph company stockholders yesterday
afternoon, F. ]. Cross controlling a
majority Of the stock refused to ratify
the agreement made by the directors
of whom he was one, with the Henry
Waterhouse Trust Company by which
the latter was to finance the company.
The company owes the trust companp
over $500. The agreement which
Cross and his associates refused to
Tatify gives the trust company a mort
gage on the property of the wireless
as security. Cross carried a motion to
recall delinquent stock from sale and
to issue paid up stock to holders for
such a proportion of their stock as the
assessments they had paid would
equal, The meeting then adjourned
ITO Tuesday at 3. 80 o'clock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-12
IMPORTANT ORDER.

The following important post office
order has been issued by the depart
ment.
The classification, rates and condi-
tions applicable to articles circulating
in the domestic mails of the United
States shall apply equally to articles
mailed at the United States Postal
Agency at Shanghai China, addressed
for delivery at amp place in the United
States or its island possessions.
also to articles mailed in the United
States or it's island possessions ad-
dressed for delivery in Shanghai,
China, or in the cities served through
the United States Postal Agency at
Shanghai; except that the Postal Union
postage rates and conditions shall be
applicable to letters, postal cards and
printed matter destined for said cities
other than Shanghai viz: Letters, /
cents half ounce or fraction of halt
ounce, postal cards, single 2 cents
double, 4 centsi printed matter of all
kinds Including periodicals from pub
fishers for regular subscribers, 1 cent
for each two ounces of fraction of two
ounces"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-12
SUGAR GOING UP

BY Gable to the Planters Association,
From Williams, Dimond & Co,
The price of sugar has gone up stead
ily for the past several, days and the
New York price is now trife over
seventy dollars a ton. The following
dispatches shows the course of the
market.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.-The
New York price of SO degree test cen
tribugals this day is S.51 cents per
pound. The last previous quotation
was March II, 349 cents per pound.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
New York price Of SO degrees centri-
fugals this day is 3.49 cents a pound.
The last previous quotation was March
s, 3.474 cents.
The London price of IS analysis beets
this day is shillings, 2. pence. The
last previous quotation was March 10,
8 shllings, pence.