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The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Washington Letter.


Washington, D, G., Oct. II, 'O4.
l was old enough to vote when l
came to Washington and have lived
here thirty years. l have observed
and studied the government. machine
at close range. There are many
things connected with government ad-
ministration that efery citizen Of the
United States "c.xlnot know, and
much that is hard to believe even
when told by person of known dis
cernment and truthfulness.
There has been. since the days of
Grant and until three years ago,
scandalous looseness and recklessness
in the management of the civil, mill
tary and naval establishments of the
government. The world knows some-
thing of this by heresay, but there is
a difference in seeing things at first
hand and hearing about them.
The first eighteen months of my
stay in Washington, were spent as a
clerk in the Navy Department, and 1
then and there got impressions of the
idleness and inefficiency, the favorit-
ism and dishonesty pervading the rank
aud file of Bureaucracy and injecting
everybody from clerks to Cabinet Of
fcers. The successive presidents that
have come and gone from Grant to
Mckinley, inclusive, have seemed to
be powerless to change these condi.
| ltions-conditions that would have
ruined the best private or corporate
business in the world-conditions that
can be supported only by taxation and
exhaustless natural resources. For
thirty years, party platforms and ora
tors have Illuminated reform, but the
new president when he came in had
to take the machine as he found it,
and let it and himself be run very
much according to custom. The
term of a president is only four years
and it takes that long for an ordinary
president to become acquainted with
the rottenness of the differen. services
that make u government. and most of
them have been mere politicians too
mealy- mouthed to denounce it or too
nerveless to attack it.
But for three years we have had in
the White House au extraordinary
president. One who is neither mealy.
mouthed nor norveless and one who
came to the presidency fully, koenly,
Indignantly cognizant of the gangrene
permeating every department Of gov.
ernment and determined with mer-
CHESS strenuousness to cut it out.
What he has accomplished in three
years is marvellous and inspiring.
The Civil Service, the Postal Service,
the Army and the Navy have re-
sponded wonderfully to his Intelligent,
disinfeciing tonic Treatment. Not
only have the organization and the
equipment of all services been i'm.
proved, but the morale and esprit du
corps have been elevated and ener.
gized until it is not too much to say
that from clerk to Cabinet Officer,
from stoker to Admiral, and fir IN
army mule to Chief Of Staff new lie
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Int erior, !
Land Once Mt Del Norte, Colorado,

IUI1I VIlIVC Wt lJtI NNTtt NO1OrNUO,
September 18Th, 1901
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
and that said proof will be made before The
Clerk of the District Court of Conejos County
Colorado, ct Coneios. Colorado. on Oct ober ~,
1901 viz; James w. Haggard, who made Home
stead Entry No. 3t63 for the 81 NWh and
NEA Of SWii and Nwi Of sen OF Section "a,
Township 81 n. Range T.. n. NJ. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivate
of snid land viz: Joseph p. McIntirc, of La
Jare. Colo, John p. iIamil, of La Jara, Colo,
Joe A. Marquis. of Los Sauces, Colo, Juan
Marquis, of Los Sauces, Colo.
LEE FAIRBANKS,
Register.
First publication September %, 1901.
Last publication October q, 1904
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior, !
Land Office at Del Norte. Colo,

Land Office at Del Norte, Colo,
September, 10, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that tho following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make Anal proof IN support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court of Conejos county
Colorado, at Gonejos. Colorado, on october u.
1904, viz: Albion Haggard, who made Home
stead Entry No. sii2 for the MEX of sW Y
and Wa Of SEX and SEA of SEti Section y,
Twp. "a NJ, Range ) Z. n. NJ. P. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his con tinuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz; Joseph r. McIntire, of La
Jara, Colorado, John Z. Hamil, of In Jgrn.
Colorado, Jose A. Marquis. of Los Sauces.
Colorado, Juan Marquis, of Los Sauces. Colo
RADIO. LEE FAIRBANKS
Register.
First publication, September %, 1904.
Last publication, October II. 1904.
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You see and read these few lines, Rs small as
they are. Don't you think that an Hd in the
CHRoSIcLE set in big type and well dis play ed
would pay you! Try 1t.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Republican Ticket.

Republican Ticket.
For President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
For yicc-President
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS.
For Congressman Second District
HERsCHEL 81. HOGG.
For Congrsssn an AT Large
FRANKLIN L. BROOKS.
For Governor
JAMES II. PEABODY.
For Lieutenant-G overnor
JESSE +. MCDONALD.
For Secretary of State
JAMES CowIE.
For State Treasurer
JOHN HoLMBERG.
For Attorney. .Goneral
NATHAN c. MILLER.
For Auditor
\. T.. BENT.
For Superintendent Public Instruction
KATHERINE CRAIG.
For District Attorney
JAMES d. PILCHER.
For RCgents State University
DIR. THOMAS BARD.
HAROLD ID. THOMPSON.
For Presidential Electors
DAVID II. MOFAT,
PERCY S RIDER,
PHILLIP q. STEWART
SIMON GUGGENHEIM,
JOHN O. osdooD.
COUNTY TICKET.
For County Clerk and Recorder
H. H. RUSSELL.
Of Conejos.
For Treasurer
CHAs. II. BRICKENSTEIS,
of Concjos.
For Sheriff
j. A. GARCIA.
OF 0Jnejos.
For Surveyor
O. n. SAMPSON,
Of Conejos.
For Coroner
F. W. SWANSON,
of AlBmosa.
For Assessor
J. J.LOBATO.
of Cenicero.
For County Judge
A. b. RUBY.
Of AlRmOsa.
For Superintendent of Schools
ERASTAS A. NELSON,
OF Sanford.
For County Commissioner District
JOSE MA. JARAMILLO.
70: County Commissioner Distric. ,
NJ. b. COLT,
OF Alamosa.
For Senator
W. II. ADAMS.
of Alamosa.
For Representative
CELESTINO GARCIA,
OF La 1sla.
For Float Representative
c. II. WILDER,
of La Jara.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13
WIRES TO ESOPUS.
Lots of kilograms Received in Little
New York! Town.

Esopus. n. Y. July. 12.-The tela-
grams received by Judge Parker to-
day included the following: =
From Bird s. Coler. New YorR "You
will have no more ardent Supporters
than the members of the Nav York
delegates VINO believe in astraight
declaration for the gold standard"
From Judge George Gray, Whining
ton, Del, Hearty congratulations OF
your nomination and on your brave
and manly telegram
From Mayor Carter II. Harrison o
Chicago: please accept my congratu-
lations on your nomination"
From ]. N. Sweet. Belair. Md: The
Democratic editors of Maryland
through their president congratulate
you on your nomination and telegram
From Edward l.. Merritt, Spring
field, Ills: illinois Democrats Ike
your brave message to the st. Louis
convention.
The return home of William F. Shee
han from the convention. yesterday III
tcrnoou. marks the opening OF TN
national Democratic campaign, wmcI
will be largely conducted from EsopuS
Actual plans have not been completet
but it II. probable that Judge farke'
will. regliin at Rosemont most OF .an'
summer and fall. His friends say ina
the judge will advise on all questions
of Importance which may come up dur
ing the campaign. =.
Judge Parker will answer personally
:, ::
all congratulations.
No date has beer fixed for the meetn'i
Of the national committee or for the no
tincation committee. but it will propap's
Lp in about two weeks. In view oil s"s
gestipns made that Mr.. Sheehan be Sc
lected for national chairman. 1t was san
today. that he is rot anxious for tha
position. believing that he can be OF NOR
yalue to Judge Parker in ether ways.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13
Boston Wool Market.

fSoSloU, July H.
The total receipts Of wool at :his port
during the past week comprise. S.lOf.21l
lbs domestic. and 1.A59S0 lbs. foreign.
against Z. 7.7J9.3 .3S6 lbs. domestic ana 433. 7,It
lbs, foreign for the same time last year.
REMARkS-The wool market is fully
as strong and about as active as noted a
week ago. Trade has been more general
and not confined to large buyers. While
there has not been any large blocks OF
wool sold. the aggregate of sales will still
foot up a very handsome figure. This
widening of the market applies both to
the customers and to the woods sold. The
market has shown unexpected activity,
and there is an apparent purpose on the
part of manufacturers to secure the de-
sired selections while the wool Is to be
had.
Ohio and Penn. Prices-Fine unwashed
23M 24c.: unmerch. 25M &c; Mich, un-
washed, fine, 21Gi22c: unmerch. 22n23c.
Pulled Wool. secured basis-ffne 4. i7d
Il super. 43If4c; C super. 333l,:slc.: Comb
ing. 426s44c. :Ifine combing, 49s.JOc.
Ohio and Penn. feeces-XX and above
34dt3fkc: X and above 3Gli3lc.; No. /. 32li
33c: No. 2. 24M25c.
Mich, Wis. etc.-Mich. X and above,
27M2Sc.: No j. 29aScc.; No. 2. 2S@2Jc.; fine
combing. 2sN &c.
Combing-Ky.. and Ind. x blood comb.
21MaSc; Y blood, 27G2Sc.; braid combing,
Deiaine flceces-Ohio, si7s5c.; Mich, :0a
sc
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13
Portland Market.

Portland, July L.
22c.; gilt edged Vermont. lSdIl9c.
EGGS-EasteBn, fresh, 2Oti2lc.; western,
fresh $4,000.
CHEEsE-Cheese. plain. s,s@loc.: sage.
1l@llAc.
FLOUR-Superfine and low grades. $3.50
M420, patent spring wheats, $5.Io06.W;
Mich. straight roller $5.3O6t5.5O; clear. do,
$a:aOi5.50; St. Louis straight roller. $n.Sou
$50: clear. do. $5.2Oq5.30; winter patents
wheat, $5.406f5.60.
EFiAIN-Corn. car lots. 59dfC0c. bags
PIC: meal, bags. 6lu62c-: oats. new, car
lots, 4SM50c.: bags, Sc; Mimi, sacked
bran. bag lots. $500; winter wheat bran.
car lots, $24.O0; do. bag lots, 5000; mixed
Iced, car lots. $24.50; do. bag lots. $500;
brown middlings. car lots. $24OO; do. bag
lots, SEQ; flour middlings, car lots. Seo.5O;
do bag lots. $27.OO.
LEMONS 5Odf5.00
ORANGES-Navels, boxes, $35Ol4.OO;
blnods. $l.75G,2OO
PRODUCE-Pea beans, S2GIIa.G5; vel
low eyes. $a.!Uu3.O; Red Kidneys. $3.25;
Sail1ornia Pea. $50: potatoe per bu.. tOu
toc. new, $2.7Jai2S5: onions, Bermudas
crates, u: :l5@2M; Egyptian. bags. wa;
fowl, 1lnl6c.: Turkeys, Western. aOI2ic.
vermont; 2@.2sc.: chickens. lGaIl.c.
IHOvlSiONS-Pork. heavy. sl6.5Odil7 90;
beef light, $3.50; heavy. 1880: lard, tcs.,
and half bbls.. pure. SGS4c.; tcs, and halt
DBL COM, G,a4GAc.; pals. pure, SlaMS.ic.
10isc ''S'
SuGAR-Standard. granulated. 5o9c
4.s5c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13
AMATUER COACHING
For Yale and Harvard Advocated in
the Harvard Bulletin.

Cambridge. Mass, July 1.-THE
recommendation that Yale should he
asked to return to amateur coaching
in the Harvard-Yale rowing races, fail.
ing to do which should discontinue the
annual races on the Thames, is dis
cussed in the leading editorial in the
Harvard Bulletin, the organ of the
Harvard graduates, the monthly edi-
ton of which has just appeared. The
paper is edited by John D. Merrill, a
prominent Harvard graduate, who is
also an authority on rowing matters.
The Bulletin says:
THE boat races at New London, last
week again showed the truth of the
statement made in the Bulletin year
ago, that if Harvard wants to beat
Yale on the water the Cambridge crews
must have professional coach or
neither college must have one.
Harvard was coached this year by
4 man who was paid for his services
in order that he might not suffer
financial loss on account of his stay in
Cambridge, but Mr.. Colson is not a
professional in the sense that Mr.. Ken
nedy, the Yale coach is one. The form
er does not make and never has made
his living by rowing or by teaching
rowing"
The Bulletin did not approve of the
selection of Mr. ColsOn as coach of the
Harvard crew but the distinction be-
tween him and Mr.. Kennedy is plain.
Nevertheless. Harvard is today a little
worse off than she was year ago be-
cause she has, in the meantime. taken
step toward the employment of a
professional coach, a step which did
not have the approval of majority of
the graduates and should never have
been sanctioned by the athletic COM
mittee.
'"rhe bulletin means to be frank
about the matter and in that spirit
suggests that there is one way for
Harvard to retain her graduate coach
ing and at the same time win her
share of the boat races: that way is
that Yale shall so back to amateur
coaching.
'"The Bulletin believes that it is time
for Harvard to say to Yale We will
continue to row with you if you will
have amateur coaching for your uni
versity crew: if you are to have pro-
fessional coach You must look else
where for an opponent"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13
Capsizing Of Boat in
Camden Harbor.
Bodies Have Not As Yet Been
Recovered.
Mamie Barker, Camden. and Roh.r+
Young, Waldoboro, Drowned--Ern...
Pickett, Camden, and Fannie Willis.
Rockland, Saved-The Particulars.

Rockland. Me-. July ia special n
harbor, Monday evening. A boat in
which a party of four was sailing cor.
sized off Sherman's Point and Mani.
Barker, aged %. of Camden, and Rob.
crt Young. aged - Of Waidoboro. were
drowned Their cOmpenion, were Fr.
nest Pickett of Camden, and Fannis
Willis of Rockland.
Being of fine physique and good
swimmer. Young Pickett saved his own
and Miss Willis life by swimming with
the girl to ledge near the shore. His
cries were heard by cottagers, but ow.
ing to heavy fog they were unable tc
locate him and word was sent to Cam.
den by telephone.
Three young men set out in a boa,
and reached the ledge before Pickett:
strength had become exhausted. TIL,
bodies of the two unfortunates hav,
not been recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13

For the convenience of those people
vino contemplate joining the French
Canadian excursion Ia Quebec, which
Will leave Augusta, next Monday MORN
ing, July Is. the Maine Central ticket
Office will he open, Sunday after
noon. from o'clock until 6. The eX-
cursion will leave on train A, at 6.37 A.
NJ, and as tickets will not be good on
any other train, excursiOnists should
secure their tickets and checks. Sunday
afternoon, and thus avoid the rush and
confusion which would ensue should
they wait until Monday morning. 1t
is expected that about $50 or more will
so from this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13
Boston Market.

BOSTON, july L.
F!CUR-Market quiet with prices firm
spring patents and shipments are quiet
az $1.3Nt31O: spring choice. $4.l0dI.f0; mill
shipment, $e.aOa34o: winter patents. 5.5,M
, tTSoRNMMEAL@M e M - Market is firm Mt 81. l@f
lated and bOlted. $29Odr3.25.
Nc coRN-Corn Corn, Is quiet ana steady; Spot
sweet 5Sd,5>.4c.: No. 3. yellow. Goc.; kiln
dried. GOc.; lake and rail. 1c. below above
prices.
RYE FLOUR-steady at s375m45o
GkAHAM-$i $50 80 per barrel.
OATMEAI-Quiet. We quote rolled at
HS:@'.2' per bbl.; cut and ground, S'.3'dt
OATs-Oats are plenty without change
IN price; Track, No 2, White, 49c,;
4l%4@c: Tor for shipment. ali RAN -: % : to ,' 81
lbs. i1lzscs; "a to 81 lbs. 47i4c; 36 to IS lbs.
Sc; IS to 90 lbs. 4s4c.; 40 to AZ lbs, 49isc.
PRovIslONs-Pork provision are low
Short cuts and heavy backs. sI65O:
long cuts sl7 80: medium. $500; lean ends.
shoulders, SIC; fresh shoulders use;
smoked shoulders. 97sc.: lard. Sssc.; pals,
9ssM9sSc.; hams. 12ffl314c.: skinned hams,
hm4Ag hamx iSc saSssge. Ssese ,siec nrsslea nol!e
hams, saiMl2Ac.; leaf lard. S3Sc.: rendered
leaf lard, Gsc.; pork tongues $50: loose
salt rork, 9Gc: briskets. 1CSc.; country
BEEF-t'resh beef is quiet. Extra
sac; light. 1C'auIIc; extra hinds. Ii "a.
fores, GEf1eAc.; heavy. 6hdc,hc; light,
5@iGc:; backs, SasM9c.; rattles. 574Gt6c.
chucks; 1@E4c.; snort ribs l0al2c.; rounds,
1Mi10lHc.: ruInps. 12m1ic.: rumps and loins,
12%m1flGc.; loins. l2ai15c.
l.AMB-WestCrn, spring lambs li015c.
fall lambs. 1.Ml1Hc.
MUr1UN-Mutton at case; yearlings,
9Gtl0c.
VEAL-Steady, Sd19c.
PoULTRY-There is a quiet demand for
poultry, and prices are easy. Frozen
western turkeys 1Sdi19c: northern chick
ems. broilers. 23Mosc.; Western broilers. is
G9e;: fowls. northern. 14@l5c.; Western,
| 120i13c.
BltTTER,,M Market is firm. Creamery.
| 16Gt 1Sc.
CHEEsE-Cheese is firm with the de-
mand good. Round lots. old. ShsM9c; new
| Sdt9c.; Vermont Twins, SdrSilc; jobblng,
a.M1c. higher.
ECGs-Eggs are quiet with prices, fair
~ STEADY; ta1 choice nearby saa.ic east
| BEANS-Market is quiet with prices
| steady. Pea marrow N. Y. and Vermont,
per bushel. sl.9!dr2 oo; medium N. Y. and
/ eyes. $2.75tl2.SO; Red Kidneys. g. lOdt3 70
per bushel: California small whites. $500
2.&.
| APPLES-A few choice russet apples
are still offering at s25O1350; New Vir-
ginia apples ar" plenty, but the quality
is still poor and prices are easy at 7Jc.M
H.25 per basket.
| HAY AND STRAW-IIay Is quiet and
Hay No. /, s17.5Od1S.50; lower grades. 81 .Od
| M1700 rye straw, S24.O0d2i5O; oat straw.
| so. .O0fi11.O0
| POTATOES-New potatoes ara firm,
with Rose quOtable Mt 81 2Jlt2. 75 per Dbl.
| white and red Bliss, 81 75G2.25.
| SUGAR-Refined sugar. steady. cut loaf
| and crushed. 5.9Oc.; powdered, 53oc.
| granulated, 5.10c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13


1t would noI be surprising - ~sol:i;'
one shorll start a ghost story, over i'll
the vicinity of Hospital street, after
tho experience which befell one of the
families in that neichbOrhod, Monday
night, Cor stories of that sort have
been started before, where the fOunda :
ton was not half rs tangible. The
cause Of the excitement, for thae was
really what it was. was three young
and vigorous Plymouth Rock chickens.
of several months growth. The chick
ems are the property Of a housewife
in that neighborhood and are
TO her rs choice as the apple
of her eye, as thescame from distant
part OF .he State, and are supposed to
be the bluest Of blue bloods in the
poultry line. They are kept in nice
pen, having ar bund it a fence Of wire
netting five feet high, to keep out
marauders, andl incidentally to keep
the chickens irt. Monday night. the
tead of the hou Sc came home from the
city council meeting, and being pretty
tired. went directly to bed. Everyone
in the house. including his better half,
hal long been asleep. and he was just
getting dozy, wheA his attention was
called to an uproar) in the chicken pen.
1t did not take hin& long to get out OF
bed, but his wife Was even quicker.
ard before he had n rfachni ,he door OF
their room, she had passed him. on the
way to the reseue. They al
ways keep revolvay in the house.
oad the wife had secured this
N starting. Then she got small brass
lantern. and thus armed with search
light and a rapid fire gun. and in light
marching order, she opened the outside
door, and made for the Schicken pen,
with her husband bringing up the rear.
When the two reached the pen. all was
quiet, hut one of the chickens was miss
ing, and though a search was made
around the pen for it. it was not forth
coming. until in looking over the wire
netting. it was found hanging, nearly
at the top of the fence. The chicken
was not injured, except that it had lost
a good percentage of feathers. off one
side, and on heing returned to the pen
was soon as cheerful as ever. but if
anyone had been abroad in that local.
ity at that time, and had seen that res
cuing party clad in their snowy
ihabiliments of the night, people over
on the east side of the river would have
been seeing ghosts for the next six
months to come.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

A. f. Could of Presque Isle, IS n the
city on business.
C. w. Hussey, Esq. of WaterviIle.
was in the city, yesterday.
Frank blanchard of Waterviyle, was
in Augusta, Monday and Tue3d4y, on
business.
Mrs. J. III. Glidden of this city, is
spending a few days with Mrs{ L. A.
Staples of West Hampden.
Mrs. Carl Cotton, who has hef fn visit
ing friends in this city left, Yesterday
morning. for her home in Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fremont Dearborn.
who have been enjoying vacation days
ut Boston Island, arrived home, last
evening.
Lila Fish, who has been th9 guest of
Mrs. f. f. Eddy of Oaktl Mi for the
past week. has returned tdt3er home in
Augusta.
Officer Geo. Fletcher retufped. Mon7
day evening, on the steamer) Gardiner.
from Ocean Point, where he had been
the guest of City Marshal Breen.
HaYry T.. Pratt and Il. A. Kane We're
in the city, yesterday, on fhelr way 10
Waterville. Mfr. Pratt hasia position
for next fall as principal Of the Fairfield
High school.
City Marshal and Mrs. II. NJ. Breen,
who have been at Ocean Point Tor 1ew
weeks past, arrived home on the Car
diner, last evening. Marshal Breen
said that he was feeling well and was
as brown as sailor. 1t is hoped tnat
his Improvement in health may contin-
ue.
Mrs. s. T.. Piper and Mrs. a. p.
wadswortH of Augusta, the latter's S
daughter, Mrs. E. F. Storer OF Brock
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-13

Levi Cyr met with Il serious accident,
MONDAY morning. hile ut work on the
logs above the KenneDcc dam. Mr.. Cy'
is employed by the Cushnoc Paper Co..
and was working on the pulp logs.
W her he received an accidental blow
from an axe in the hands of fellow
workman. The axe struck Mr.. Cyr in
the right arm, just above the elbow
making - deep flcsh wound fully -four
inches long. which bled profuscly. The
injured man was brought to Dr. Iin
coins office, where the wound Waa
dressed. about six stitches berg taken
IN order - close il. Mr.. Cyr will be
disabled Tor Sorre time.