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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-11-25
CHICAGO SUBWAY
VAST UNDERGROUND SCHEME
Will Transfer all Freight Under the
Streets-3tarts with Fifty Mil
lions of Capital.

Chicago. Nov 22.-The Chicago Sub
way company. with a capital stock OF
$50. 900 900, and composed of men who
represent ninety per cent. of the rail-
roads having Chicago terminals, was
organized to-day and took over the
s30.000,000 capital here which has
built fifteen miles of freight tunnels
under the city streets.
The vast tonnage of the railroads
represented by the financiers in the
new corporation will be converted into
the company's tunnels, which are al
ready under every street of the busi-
ness district.
Apparently in connection with the
mammoth deal, Sir Ernest Cassell.
financial adviser of the King of Eng
land, was in Chicago to-day with ia
com Schiff. head of the international
banking house of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.,
which is heavily interested.
Men who will enter the directory
of the new corporation are Edward H..
Hartman. the principal factor in the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific;
James Stillman, president of the Ma
tional CITY Bank OF New YORK ana
factor in the control of a large num-
ber of great eastern and western rail-
ways, notably the Chicago & North
western and the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul; Jacob Schiff, member
of the Wall street firm of Kuhn, Loeb
& Co.. and a big factor in the Penn
sylvania system.
The deal is declared to mean the i'm
mediate diversion of traffic and freight
from the streets to the tunnels. the
transferring of all newspapers for out
of-town circulation to the early trains
through the tunnels; for transferring
of mail between the main postoffice
and the railroad stations and between
the stations; it provides a means for
the transportation of freight and of
handling it expeditiously without com
pellinE the railroads to absorb high
priced property in the center of the
city for freight purposes, and freight
yards can be moved out ten or fifteen
miles and the freight transferred. The
trains will run into the passenger sta
tions with electric locomotives and
do away with over eighty per cent. of
all smoke in the heart of the city.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-11-25
DENVER TO BOISE CITY.
Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho Railroad
Incorporated.

Denver, Nov. 21.-Articles of incor-
poration have been filed with the sec
retary of state for the new Colorado.
Wyoming & Idaho railroad. The cap
italization is given at $10.000.00O. and
on this basis the state gets fee OF
5000, one of the largest received by
the secretary of state for many years.
The directors named are: w. H.
West of Laramie, Wyoming; e. c.
Chenoweth, Mcpherson. Kansas; Ora
Haley, Laramie; Joseph Underwood,
Chicago; Frank Stuart, Boston; John
d. Milliken, Mcpherson, Kansas; G. M.
Huse, Boston; August Ruffner. Chi
cago: J. S. Christman, Danville, I'LL
nois.
According to the papers the road is
to run from Denver to Boise City, Ida
no. It will pass through the counties
of Jefferson, Adams, Weld and Larimer
in Colorado. thence northwesterly d.
rect to a point in Uinta county on the
boundary line between Wyoming and
Idaho, and from there southwest to
Boise City. The length of the road in
wyoming is to be $50 miles: Idaho.
$50 miles, and in Colorado 125 miles |;
total, S25 miles. Offices of the new
company will be in Laramie, Wyoming,
and Boise City.
There are to be 100000 shares is-
sued. Thirty thousand Of these are to
be preferred and the rest common.
Provision is made so that the preferred
stock will not realize more than nve
per cent. on the investment.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-11-25
Worlds Fair Guests Deported.

st. Louis, Nov. 1.-TWO hundred
and thirty-two Cinnamon who have
been connected with the Worlds fair
concession since the opening OF the
exposition departed Thursday night in
eight special cars over the Wabash on
their way to San Francisco. whence
they will sail for China.
The party is in charge OF United
States immigration inspectors, and the
Cinnamon will be closely guarded on
the trip, as many of them do not want
to return to their native country.
They were admitted under bond and
Bertillon measurements were taken OF
each one.
In one of the cars accommodations
were reserved for thirteen Geisha girls.
who had also been filling an engage
ment at the Worlds fair. The Japa.
nese girls were deported on orders re-
ceived from Washington, where the
papers had been sent after hearing
before the local authorities to prevent
the girls from being sent out Of the
United States.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-11-25
Missouri Building Burned.

8. louis, Nov. 2U.-The MIssourl
state building was destroyed by fire
last night. resulting from the explosion
of a heater in the basement. Instantly
the flames shot up through the ro-
tunda and the north wing and cupola
were a mass of flames within ten min
utes after the explosion.
The principal loss is in the contents
of the building. The building cost
S145, 900 and in it were $4,000 worth
Of furnishings, the most valuable OF
these being portraits Of all former
Missouri governors and supreme
Judges. These cannot be replaced. One
brennan was killed, and another badly
injured in going to the firs.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-11-25
Oyama Advancing.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 21.-The Jap
anese around Man Ho are carefully
feeling their way forward. They are
pushing up reinforcement at Yinko.
There is every indication that Field
Marshal Oyama is gradually develop
ing a big forward movement with the
object IF occupying Mukden.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
CHRISTIAN HUMANITY.

There is always one blot upon the
spring landscape. and that the poor.
starved horses and cattle which can
barely drag themselves around in their
search for bite Of green grass. and
these miserable beasts. some having
to carry the burden Of maternity in
connection with starvation. are to be
found in communities which brag Of
their high order Of civilization. where
churches. schools and lecture courses
abound and which subscribe money to
send to heather lands for the regener
alton Of the barbarians. This cruelty
to dumb beasts finds some excuse.
though it is not entitled to it, on the
ranges Of the west, where the cattle
barons take the chance of starvation
for their stock rather than provide
food and shelter for unusual storm
periods, but in the settled sections no
man should undertake to winter stock
which he cannot properly feed. and if
found with such brutally starved ami
mails in his possession should be dealt
with by the law.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
GARDEN LUXURIEs.

There's a lot Of them when grown In
your own garden. There is the aspara-
gus bed, furnishing constant supply
Of one Of the most delicate and deli
cious spring vegetables from the last
Of April till June, when the first peas
are ready to pick; there is the straw
berry bed. the ne plus ultra Of horticul-
ture, the most luscious and satisfying
reward for well directed effort that the
old world affords; there is the early
radish and lettuce, the new potatoes.
young beets, sweet corn and tomatoes,
all crisp and fresh from your own gar
den, and the best of it is that while
one Is engaged in raising these things
he acquires an appetite for them and
combines healthful toll with pure air
and a good appetite. And the funny
thing is that no end Of people who
might have such garden never have
one.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
Beef Values Soar.

The extremely moderate cattle
runs in the face OF rapidly adj
vancing prices at the Chicago
market during the past week
forcibly evidences the increasing
scarcity Of native beeves, says
Rappal Bros 4 Co., of Chicago,
in a letter to the Independent:
Values of beef on the hoofhave
advanced 20 to 40 per cent since
the publication of our last letter
and this marked upturn has
generated a bullish sentiment
among traders in general in re-
gard to the coming Western
season. The slaughtering inter-
ests are certainly in sore straights
as the fact that they have been
forced to even compete with
country buyers for cattle not in
the category for good killers,
amply Affords best evidence.
Western cattlegrowers cali safely
be optimistic, for range beeves
are now regarded as more desir-
able personal propert." by the
trade than at any time during
the past two years.
A bumper corn crop will create
a lusty call for western feeders,
and We look for a particularly
good market for this species OF
cattle. Indications are that
summer cattle feeding in the
middle western states will be
light, and even ifreceipts of range
feeders are unusually heavy, they
will be bought readily at stiff
prices, if a bountifvl corn crop is
harvested.
We anticipate a run of4O0,0OO
grass cattle at Chicago, this year,
OF which Montana will contribute
100000, Wyoming 100000,
North and South Dakota 1OO,-
600, and if the cattle are only
fairly well fftished, they will find
a vigorous demand awaiting
them here. In this connection,
we would advise letting all finish
ed stock come forward during
the latter part of July or the first
part OF August. Those thatne
the aforesaid advice and ship
early, will escape the unprofit-
able effects of big runs, and will
receive better prices for their cat
ele than those who wait until
the range season is in full blast,
when receipts are liberal and the
price trend naturally not so
strong.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
ABOUT ROSES.

Nearly everybody likes roses, but
few, very few, people are successful in
raising them, saveea few Of the very
hardest and poorest sorts, which 1--WE
in spite Of want Of proper care. There
is type Of rose, the hybrid perpetu-
a. which Is hardy in our northern
climate when given proper winter pro-
tection-a rose which for fragrance and
beauty is hard to beat even In Cali
fornia. whose blooming season. with
proper pruning, may be extended all
through the season and which Is well
worth growing by all lovers OF Deauti.
full flowers. We give the names Of II
few varieties: American Beauty. Vic.
toria, Jacqueminot, Magma Charta.
Marshal Wilder, Anna de Diesbnch.
Fisher Holmes and Mabel Nor
rison. We have made our own roe"
beds as follows: We have sandy
loan soil which is not tie best for
the rose. being too loose. We have
mixed with this soil load OF
clay and well rotted COW manure
The bushes are pruned within ten
inches Of the ground root when set
out, and by vigorous pruning during
the summer, frequent spraying with
the garden hose and sharp lookou,
for slugs and aphis there will be rose
on the table from June to October,
While there are thousand other. VA
rieties Of roses, those above named arr.
reliable and satisfactory and give allow,
all the range Of tint and color in th'
longer list.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
GOLD AND GOOD TIMES.

During the past eight years there
has been going on in this countr:
quietly and almost imperceptibly. bu,
none the less surely, a great economic
change touching the value of all labor
and commodities. The general level of
prices has been permanently raised ut
least rs per cent as compared with nor
NAL prices of the previous decade. The
days OF six cent cotton, twenty cent
corn and oats, three cent beef and po'.';
and the dollar day labor are things VI
the past. Coupled with this has been II
lowering of interest rates and marked
increase In the per capita money cireu
lation. these things all brought abou.
by the increasing production of gold
In other words, as money has become
plentiful the things which money will
buy have correspondingly increased in
value. This explains largely what we
term the good times" and the nateri-
ally bettered condition of the people
This supply Of gold gives every pros
pect Of increasing still more and more
owing to the improved methods of ex-
tracing the metal from low grade ores,
and the interesting question is raised
as to what effect it will have on future
prices Of commodities and labor. We
recall the time when an inflated cur
rency put wheat up to $2.40 per busheI
and hogs to SIS per hundred weight
but this is the first experience II the
country with a gold imitation Of the
currency of the country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
A True Fable.

A big bear sat on an icon bold,
He kicked the cobwebs from the cold,
And he growled, and growled, and
growled:
He showed his teeth at pismire's nest
He did all things, but small things best
AS he growled, and growled, and
growled:
He had no will but the will Of his own,
And felt the best when he chewed q
bone,
And he growled, and growled, and
growled
He scared the nations by his blow
From old Stockholm to Chemulpo,
With his growl, and growl, and growl.
One day he visioned hornets nest,
o, what's the use, you know the rest,
And he howled and howled, and howled;
He'd crush the imp with an icon bold,
He crossed Siberia in the cold,
And he howled, and howled, and
howled;
He jumpedavitch with growlesky,
And thought the "yellow peril" would fly,
For he howled, and howled, and howled
A pitf, bang, and it hit his hat,
A ping pong ball went through his hat
And he whined, and whined, and
whined;
He wasn't ready and that is why
He wished for wings that he could fly
To keep the hornets from his glutei,
And he whined, and whined, and
whined;
But hornets stung him on the tail,
He was too black to turn real pale,
So he whined, and whined, and whined
He jumped the Yalu with switch,
And shouted back "No monkeyvitch'
And he whined, and whined, and
whined;
My tale is told, but the trouble grows
For him who growls and him who blows,
And whines, and whines, and whines.
The iconed bear is on the 60
Before the iconlees imp of Toxic
It's not so slow
His little CO.
Before the imp of Toxic.
The KATIE.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
A CURE FOR PILES.

II had bad case of piles, says G. +
Carter, of Atlanta, Ga, land consulted q
physician who advised me to try box
OF DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. pur-
chased a box and was entirely cured
1t is splendid for piles, giving relief in
stantly, and l heartily recommend 1t to
all suffers" DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
is necualled for its healing qualities
Eczema and other skin diseases, also
sores, cuts, burns and wounds Of every
kind are quickly cured BY it. Sold by
Paul V. Mccoy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
NIAGARA AND THE vANDALs.

Little by little the commercial spirit
Of the age is accomplishing the despoil
ment and ruin of the greatest natural
wonder on the continent. The great
.tver is being diverted from It's giant
leap to canals and tunnels which IRE
honeycombing each side Of it, to wear
its energy out in turning great wheels
$50 feet down underground, to gener-
ate power to run mills and dynamos-
prosttuted to aid In the mad race for
wealth and help on the rush Of bust
ness and commercialism which we mis-
name progress. Unless prevented by
proper legislation 1t will not be many
years until, like the temples Of Luxor
or the Parthenon or the great sphinx,
It will be a mere mutilation, reminder
of once glorious past.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

There is supposed to be a rigid in.
spection made Of all veal carcasses Of
fered for sale on the Chicago market.
but this inspection has been so lax
Of late that it is surmised some calves
which will make fine canned chicken
for picnics never drew one live breath
in this world.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

Rape not only Is a good thing for u
hog pasture, but it is one of the best
Of smother crops-a crop to SOW on
foul land to rid it Of quack grass. net
ties, thistles. for IL not pastured it will
allow no other plant to grow where it
does.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

Texas farmers are astonishcd to find
out that they can grow something be-
sides cotton; that on the same lands
which will one year with another pro-
duce them SIS worth Of cotton they
can grow cabbage, cantaloupes and OH
ions. which will bring them from 5000
to $500 per acre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

Farmers were in great luck In the
spring in some parts Of the west. April
eggs brought Is cents. and two dozen
California oranges sold for 5 cents.
while II they had any potatoes to sell
they could about name their own price
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

A New York poultry breeder shipped
nineteen fowls to Germany in March
last, for which he received the large
SUN Of $500. The fowls were rose
combed Minorcas, breed originated
by himself. One Of the cockerels
brought $1,000, or Sill per pound.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

l(lxsd breeds Of any sort Of domestic
0Ql0als are usually Improbable
6oo1A Il u With the animal as with
IN, the mongrel races are the inferior
sIels wherever they are found. With
81 oommending any particular breed
. 6ssh. fowl or plant we would do
0aB-0e3ect some one breed and by
qlQfinued reinforcement Of new blood
Sp6 careful selection try to raise the
oDse of that kind. II you have breed
Which you wish to get rid Of for some
elhaR bstter kind sell the stock on hand
1gA out and buy what you want rath.
. than to tn the unsatisfactory proc.
- q bessdins the old type out and
tho 1eW one In.
a2hls seed corn problem is puzzle, .
Gaid . neighbor to 10 lately. II Sc
Iected Q lot Of choice corn last Sep
tpmbs1 and after drying It under cover
hung Il In q wood house for the win
~; and only 65 per cent OF it will
QsRmlnate this spring. I later, In No.
vembsr, when husking the crop picked
ct several bushels more and simply
0eow Il On the door Of an unused cham
~ h the house. OF this lot 81 per
slot gesmiuatsa Why IL this thus -
H. answer 4 that frost destroyed the
vseanty of The nrst lot, and It may be
- 1own % Q general proposition
lUehlng the care OF seed corn that It
chean asvsr b kept during the win
~ whGs e VIII freesa Unless kiln
lSooA + = almost impossible to 10 dry
- cob aAd kernel that expssarp ito
9sse w1u NJ ipjnrs t..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

Good, well cured alfalfa hay ground
up into fine meal has been on the
market the past winter and met with
q good demand, especially from poul-
trymen. There is no question that
this is good ration, but the price
asked for it suggests q soft snap for
the men who do the grinding.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

A statement appeared in prominent
western paper few days ago to the
effect that analysis showed that skim
milk possessed but little. II any. nutri-
tive value. This was bud error. for
skim milk is really the most valua Die
thing produced on any farm. The
trouble is that there is not half enough
Of it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

The outlook for prices Of all farm
products for 1904 is good. Nothing
will have to be sold at a price below
the cost of production.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

The bean crop Of Michigan. one OF
the great bean growing states. aver
aged 1913 bushels per acre last year,
not very paying crop. but then we
must have beans.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

The officers of the treasury depart
ment had a great time few years ago
trying to settle for revenue purposes
the tomato was vegetable or
q fruit, and lately they have had an
other problem. and that Is to classify
frogs. the legs Of this batrachian be-
ing imported 40 an edible delicacy.
The existing law did not recognize this
commodity, and 20 the department
gravely announces that frogs legs are
chicken meat and dutiable under that
head. It thus follows that the bull
frog with the big bass croak IL an old
rooster and that tadpoles are little
chickens. The department should start
school IN natural science.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08
New potatoes are on the market, but
there 10 blush on their cheeks at the
prices asked for them.

The steel barn is coming into vogue,
claimed to cost less than the wooden
barn and be lightning proof.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

The famous Burmuda onion Is now
being grown with great success in Tex
as and is proving very profitable
crop, returns per acre obtained by
growers on choice fields running as
high as $500.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

4 friend Of ours raised most ex-
QooFdinary crop Of potatoes last year
u Ayfng the seed potatoes on the top
q ~ ground and covering them with
911W 20 q depth Of foot or more.
When ripe the ground was almost Gov.
GPsd With large and clean potatoes 100
~ cent better than were raised by
env Of bis neighbors. Then there was
- bother eultivating the crop. Just
tAnt and the job Ii done. This Is an
~ Irish method and Is worth trying
6AGeo enc has the straw. We intend
O experiment with small patch this
yooe.,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

We Ind that It 10 quite often the
eoos that the prices asked for nursery
Geock by tree peddlers IL double that
witch the firms for which they solicit
Q0otD IN thedr catalogues.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

The sheep shearers Of Montana have
. formidable union and have forced
the price Of shearing up to IL cents
per head, equivalent to about one-tifth
Of the value Of the fleece for the tax
ing it of.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

We nd the harrow to be the best
UDsd destroyer on corn and potato
4epA The constant use of it when
% ground u dry and until the crop
loeomes too large will practically set
- the weed problem for the season.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

~ agricultural department has re.
G10e1 issued date palm bulletin CIV
~ lhe result Of the experiments Of
q department In growing this valua-
Z , 66e In Arizona, where conditions
edge. vsfy similar to those Of interior
k01ca. it, native home. Photographs
610W these Arizona trees to be grow
IL we'll and already fruiting.
Will this suggestion is old as the
01lh Il viii still bear repeating over
~ over, Ike the Ten Commandments
@ H. Declaration of Independence
Q1Ways turn down that commission
Duss which quotes you prices for your
lpQuos st higher figures than the gen.
Qe1l market. II you bite and ship to
orb house you may find when you
O3o ths city 10 see why you do not
~ returns that there is only an old
Oh and Two chairs left as evidence
ut TIE Arm was ever In business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

The marvellous development Of the
trolley SYSTEM is greatly extending the
range Of suburban dwelling. 1t is not
easy to conceive of more inviting loca-
tons for home than may be found
out in the country on such lines Of
road. In such locations are possible the
keeping Of cow and poultry and the
good garden, while pure air. abundant
room and country environment make
such a home the best in the world
wherein to bring up family Of chill
dren.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-08

n back yard Of the home is quite
e1eDn he best index to the refinement
(n6 culture Of the people who live in it.
QpQe hack yards are to some homes
what dirty hose are covered by the
01osgy Of Z silk dress. Clean up in
1onk Of course, but clean up the back
Iolo - q Christian duty.