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The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
Mexican Shot.

Antoine Navarro. a Mexican, was
shot by Frank Berherra, another
Mexican. at Ault last Saturday even
ing. The wounded man was taken
to st. Anthony's hospital in Denver,
where he has since then been re-
ported dead. Both of the principals
in the affair are young men and were
apparently good friends when they
left the town early in the evening
They met with other Mexicans at
the railroad tracks north of town
and were shooting at targets and into
the air with their revolvers. But
little could be learned of just how
the accident occurred, except that
Navarro was lying alongside of the
railroad track when he was shot.
The bullet entered the mans neck
and passing downward lodged in his
back.
Berherra was brought to the
county jail Sunday afternoon by
Marshal Woland of Ault.
According to the story from Ault
the wounded man and four other
Mexicans during the afternoon came
in from r. Jenson's ranch, where
they have been working, and on
their return in the evening, walking,
were firing their revolvers. During
the firing Nevaro fell to the ground
saying he was shot, and could not
get up. Securing conveyance at d
house nearby the man was brought
back to town where DR.. Anderson
examined the wound. 1t was found
that the ball had entered the right
shoulder and taken a downward
course and odged in the region Of
the heart. DR.. Anderson finding
the ball could not be extracted with
out an operation decided to send the
man to the Denver county hospital.
But little could be learned from the
men connected with the affair.
While Nevaro said one of the party
known as slim" had shot him, the
accused sternly denied it, and all
declared that the shooting was purely
accidental.
Since the above was put in type
word has been received from Denver
that the wounded man died Monday
morning.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
"Traveling Around. -

Arthur Saint Jacques and Joseph
Provost, two young French Cana
dians from Montreal, passed through
Greeley last Saturday on tour of
the world. The young men are 60
ing it on foot and like most of such
trips, it is being done on wager.
They are to work their way through,
and still have six years in which to
complete the journey. OF course,
they are trying to make money
enough in this country to carry them
over stretches where they can make
nothing.
They have already lost part of
the wager by reason of an accident
that befell Provost in Kansas City
some months ago. He had taken
employment in a paper mill there
and was caught in the machinery.
He was laid up in the hospital for
about four months. The young
men left Montreal on Nov. IA, 1904,
and were to have been in San Fran
cisco by March /, 1905. The acci-
dent lost them 5000 each.
The young men are now working
on the w. c. Lewis place, picking
potatoes.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
RECORDS SMASHED
Daily Average OF 5000 Acres OF
Homestead Entries

All records for the past eight years
were broken last week in the United
States land office in the number OF
land claims filed. An average OF
). 900 acres a day was applied for,
the great majority of it being So
called desert land.
One person is allowed TO take up
800 acres OF this land under the
desert land act at % cents an acre,
and the recent boom Of the Camp
bell system of dry farming, combined
with the disappointment of many
by the poor land in the Uintah re-
servation. has caused the great rush.
Not since the new land office dis
trict was created. taking great part
of the Colorado farming land from
the Jurisdiction of this Office, has
such rush for land been recorded in
Denver. The district used TO extend
to the Kansas line.
One day last week sixteen desert
land claims were filed and eight
homesteads. Some of those taking
up lands are filing for homestead,
and l60 acres OF desert land as Is al
lowed under the law.
The majority OF land taken up is
In Weld county, just north OF Gree
ley-one of the greatest farming dis
tricts in the world. The success OF
the dry farming will double the pro-
duction from this section and rank
1t with larger fields like Kansas and
Nebraska. Another favorite district
is near Longmont, in Larimer
county, where there are thousands OF
acres of what is known as arid land,
but which will prove as valuable as
that in river countries within few
years. Denver News.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
Gun Missed Fire.

After shooting six times at Fritz
Blumenthal and then swapping his
empty gun in the face Of City Mar
shal Homer Sims, Kirk Krank sub
mitted tamely to arrest in Peltier's
saloon at Evans at about 8 O'Clock
Friday evening. Krank, with a
companion named O'Neill, giving
his home as Springfield, H., came
into Evans at 10 O'Clock Friday
morning, and, it is said, went at
once to look for trouble. That even
ing they met Blumenthal in front of
the Jack O'Grady saloon, and after
but few words, Krank drew large
calibre revolver and started shooting
at Blumenthai at close range. The
first time the revolver missed fire
and Blumenthal started to run. He
was followed by five bullets fired
point blank at his back. None took
effect. Krank then went down the
street a few yards and entered the
Peltier saloon. Here Marshal Sims
followed him, and as he was placed
under arrest he snapped his gun in
the marshal's face. O'Neal was ar
rested at the O'Grady saloon without
any trouble. The men were neld
until Deputy Sheriff d. F. Camp
came over from Greeley and took
them to the county Jail. Blumen-
thai is young farm hand and works
on the Archibald ranch just north of
Evans.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
Farm for Sale

$40 acres, all under ditch, sit
uated three miles north OF Johns
town, Colorado. IN. E. 4, Sec.
20 and S. E. Il, Sec. 20, all in
Twp. 5 n, R. 67). One full
water right IN the Lake Love
land reservoir and one in the
Loveland & Greeley ditch. There
is also on place two reservoirs
with plenty OF seepage water to
fill them, which at little cost can
be made to cover the greater part
OF the place. A large and well
made barn, a grove and good
bearing orchard; two good dwell
ings houses and a never failing
soft water we'll that cost over
5000. A beet dump z mile
from place. Fine soil for pota-
toes or beets. Good school q
mile from house. The low
price of 500 is asked.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
Insomnia and Indigestion Cured.

Last year had very severe at E.
tack OF Indigestion. 1 could not
sleep at night and suffered most OK.
cruciating pains for three hours after
each meal. ] was troubled this wav
for about three months when I used
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets, and received immediate. re il.
lief" says John Dixon, TuIlamore
Ontanio, Canada. For sale by all
druggists.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
Pleasant and Most Effective.

T. ]. Chambers, editor Vindi-
Gator, Liberty, Texas, writes Dec.
25,, 1902: with pleasure and un-
solicited by you, / bear testimony to
the curative power of Ballard's
Horehound Sryup. l have used it
in my family and can cheerfully
affirm it is the most effective and
best remedy for coughs and colds l
have ever used.'
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
To Feeders of Sheep and
Cattle.

The Great Western Sugar Company
is now prepared to make contracts
with a limited number of feeders
for what pulp they may require dur
ing the coming feeding season.
Application should be made at once
at either the Eaton, Greeley or
Windsor Offices of the sugar com.
pany. C. A. Granger Nor
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
Horses and Mules for Sale.

We will have another car of horses
and mules at East Side barn next
Friday for sale. Will weigh from
1900 to 1900 hundred.
Arthur Strong.
"Billn Collins.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles

Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure any case no matter of how long
ease ard rest. SOC. II your druggist hasn't It
send 5Oc in stamps and it will be forwarded
by Paris Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
Greeley Potato Situation.

On February 22d Manager S. H.
Southard of the Potato Growers and
Dealers Association issued a state
ment to the farmers on the produce
situation. urging them to hold out for
a price of 80 or 80 cents a hundred for
potatoes. He estimates that of the
1904 potato crop G,500 cars have al
ready been marketed.
Five hundred cars will be fed to
stock. another 500 cars will go to the
starch factory. and still another 800
cars will be used fcr seed in the spring.
I he natural loss by shrinkage will take
800 cars more. This disposes of g..
800 cars of the 1901 crop. OF the 1905
crop. all told. g. 300 cars We're marketed
out of an estimated crop of ll.000 cars.
Basing his presumption on this esti
mate there should be in the district g.
500 carloads of marketable potatoes &c
be disposed of between now and July
LIST. Southard's statement also says
that owing to the early potatoes in the
South being nipped by frost and hav
ing to be largely replanted, the outlook
for the potatoes remaining in the dis
trict is mlsh brighter.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
JAPANESE AGAIN WIN.
Reports Of Battle In Progress on Rus.
sian Left Flank.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 81, 1875 a. H.
An action of no mean proportions is in
progress on the Russian left flank. The
advantage thus far is on the side OF the
japanese, though at heavy cost, From.
advices from the front 1t is difficult to
say how severe the losses have been
Or how decisive the reverse, and
whether the japanese are likely TO at
tempt to dl1ve in the Russian left
much further.
General kuropatkin evidently has
been trying to establish his left tnak
far in advance. to command the cross
ingS of the Taitse river, the operation
being counterpart of General Grip.
penberg's movement on the right flank
to secure the fords of the Hun river
preparatory to the breaking up of the
ice in the spring.
The scene of the operations is fifty
miles southeast of Mukden beyond Da
pass. an important detile commanding
the road to Fushun. both armies occu-
pying apparently impregnable POSITIONS
on the centers. General kuropatkin
evidently planned to inaugurate widely
sweeping operations on both TANKS,
but the japanese countered hard.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
Great New Orleans Fire.

New Orleans. Feb. 27.-Fire !nvolv-
ing millions of collars loss in physical
property and that strikes a serious if
temporary blow at the immense export
trade in New Orleans. swept the river
front last night and wiped out the vast
freight terminals of the Illinois Cen
tral, known as the Stuyvesant docks.
Nearly a dozen squares Of modern
wharves and freight sheds. two mag
nificent grain elevators. hundreds Of
tloaded cars and vast quantities Of
freight. including 10000 bales OF cot
ton. were destroyed. together with a
large number of small residences. The
fire was still raging furiously at mid
night. at which time it had almost
reached the upper end of the Illinois
Central property.
II has not been determined whether
there has been any loss Of life. The
!. ocean going shipping seems to have es-
caped serious damage. A number of
fremen and employees of the docks
we're injured. Actual estimates of the
losses are impossible yet. though they
may exceed s5,000,0o0.
The Stuyvesant docks extend from
Iouisiana avenue almost TO Napoleon
avenue. a distance OF twelve squares.
The wharyes between these two points
we're covered with miles OF trackage
and steel and iron shed ran the whole
distance.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
Government Experiment Work.

The secretary of agriculture has out
lined a plan in which his department
and the Interior Department are TO CO.
operate for the establishment of eX-
detrimental and demonstration 1arma
under various irrigation projects beng
constructed in the West by the govern
ment. Secretary Wilson has submitted
plan to Congress and has requested
an appropriation of $4,000 TO put II
into operation.
1t is proposed that the Interior De
partment put aside one farm unit lor
experimental uses on each reclamation
project under way, namely:
Gunnison, Colorado; Pathfinder ana
Shoshone. Wyoming; Yuma, Arizona,
Minidoka, Idaho. and Truckee. Nevada
Work on the farms will be performed
bv employees of the Department OF AS-
| riculture, in connection with the state
experimental stations, and the reclama-
| ton service will furnish permanent
water supply for irrigation.
State experimental stations Will De
| expected to construct farm buildings
and make other permanent improve
ments and supply necessary live stock,
The Department of Agriculture Will
pay running expenses, furnish seeds,
trees and plants, the products will be
i sold to create fund for payment OF
tls cost of buildings, live stock and
| other expenditures.
| If necessary to discontinue the work
the state experimental stations will
have the option of taking over all
rights of the Department of Agricul
ture. and if not wishing TO do this the
property shall revert to the recfama
tlon service and be sold for the benefit
of the irrigation fund.
1t is proposed by the secretary OF
agriculture that the experimental
farms shall be conducted with view
to assisting settlers under various irri
CATION projects by conducting expert
ments with seeds. plants and trees 81
as to determine the best varieties fo
use in the respective localities. These
farms will be object lessons to pros
pective settlers and il is the intention
20 make them selfsupporting.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
sjMPlON TUNNEL FINISHED.
One Of the Greatest Engineering Works
the World Has Ever Known.

Condo. Switzerland, Feb. 2G.-Pierc-
ing of the Simplon tunnel through the
Alps was completed at I:2U O'Clock FIJI
dav morning The work was com
menced in 1898.
Many unexpected obstacles were en-
countered, the most serious being hot
springs, which theatened to wreck the
whole enterprise and a temperature
which at one time rose to 131 degrees
Fahrenheit, making a continuance of
the work impossible until the engi-
neers found means Of cooling the at
mosphere.
Now that the borers have met. it
will enable the water accumulated in
the north gallery to be drawn of.
The work Of preparing the tunnel
for a permanent railway will be rushed
as rapidly as possible and 1t is hoped
to inauguratc the tunnel about March
Goth.
The piercing of the Simplon is re-
garded as being on OF the greatest en-
sineering achievements of the age.
Iany difficulties were encountered
md overcome.
The length Of the tunnel from Briga
in Switzerland, TO Iselle, on the ltal
ian side of the mountain. is about
twelve miles. Work was begun over
seven years ago. and according to con
tract the tunne, must be ready for traf
f. May 18th next. The Swiss and Ital
ian governments Jointly financed the
undertaking. share and share alike. a,
the cost of $l5,OOO.000.
AS soon as the boring is thoroughly
completed and the track laid. smaller
tunnel Is to be constructed, parallel tC
the large one, which will be increased
in size so as to permit Of traffic both
ways at the same time.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
Believes in Old Men.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-President James
B. Angel of the University of Michi-
gan does not subscribe to the state
ment that men lose their usefulness
when they reach the age OF sixty years.
He has replied to DR.. William Osler,
formerly Of Johns Hopkins University
who recently declared that men when
they reach the age Of sixty years
should be chloroformed. DR.. Angel, in
an address at the annual banquet OF
the Chicago Alumni Association of the
University OF Michigan. said:
Il would like to extend the time of d
mans life, instead OF shortening it. The
experiment of killing off old men has
been tried in Africa for centuries, and
| would suggest to the distinguished
physician that civilization has not ad.
vanced very rapidly there"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
THE FARM AND RANGE
Stock Growers Statement.

Immense interest is being taken in
the American Stock Growers Associa,
ton and the prime question Of corpora
ton control of this great industry ot
the West The convention of the asso-
citation, which was formed at the ma
tional gathering held in January, Will
meet in Denver May 9Th. The fol
lowing statement has been issued to
the stock interests of the country.
AT the National Live Stock Asso-
citation convention it was stated by the
stockmen that at the present time
great effort was being made in con-
gress to secure legislation to protect
the producers both in failroad rates
and in the manner of governing the in
terstate transactions of the packers
and other great corporations; and mat
AT this time should the stock growers
Join in an association with, these cor
porations. the public. or the csnsum-
crs would be led TO believe that
combination of the stock growers, the
packers, railways, etc. had been made,
that there was no necessity for legis-
lation: and that all the talk by the peo-
pie of the West. and their demands Tor
relief were groundless; for their com
bination together would look like there
was no issue.
After much debate and long confer
ences in committees the matter was
finally brought before the convention,
and facing the defeat of their plans III
the event of all stockmen present Vot-
ing the officers of the National Live
Stock Association ruled that only the
members of the association could vote.
based on roll call; this regardless OF
the invitations and strong solicitations
asking others to come and participate.
when the stockmen who formed
this. the American Stock Growers AS
sociation. say the trend of affairs, ana
what was to take place. they Withdrew
and left the convention. feeling that
they as producers could not consist
emily continue in body in which the
packers. railways and other corpora
ton interests had so much voice on
the board of control.
"'The Stockmen who have formed
this new association recognize that
lneIG are certain Fltlil'h'S 'ohii'N','
with the live stock business in which
the railways. the packers and the
stock growers have mutual interests
but they believe that the live stock
producer stands absolutely alone in his
relations with the packers. railways,
stock yards and commission men IN
the matter of marketing his product.
I'VE feel that the country is with us
in our stand; we have not organized 10
fight any other association nor any par
ticular interest. but to protect our
selves on every hand where it is nee
essary so to do: and to cooperate with
every one wherever there is mutual in
terest.
"All stockmen who agree to the
stand taken By this new ASSOCIATION
will find it to their interest to CORE
spond with the American Stock GROW
ers' Association at its Headquarters
Union Stock Yards. Denver
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
Thinks the Old Are Useless.

Baltimore. Feb. 27.-Dr. William Os.
Ter OF the Johns Hopkins university.
whose age limit address at the com
memorative exercises of the university
last "Wednesday. has been the subject
of widespread comment. to-day gave
out the following statement:
Il have been so misquoteI in the
papers that would like to make the
following statement:
First | did not say that men at sixty
should be chloroformed. That was the
point in the novel to which l referred
and on which the plot hinged.
Second. nothing in the criticisms
have shaken my conviction that the
telling work of the world has been
done and is being done by men under
forty years of age. The exceptions
which have been given only illustrate
the rule.
Third it would be for the general
good if men at sixty were relieved from
active work. We should miss the en-.
ergies of some young old men, but ON
the whole it would be of the grea, est
service to tina sexagenary to them
selves"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
KANSAS vs.. COLORADO
TESTIMONY AT WASHINGTON
Use of Water for Irrigation as Opposed
10 the Old Common Law Doc
trine Of Riparian Rights.

washington. Feb. 26.-Hearings in
III. case OF Kansas versus Colorado
were commenced yesterday.
Attorney General Miller. Judge Hayt
and c. C. Dawson were present On be-
hall OF Colorado. S. H. Ashbaugh rep
resented Kansas, and A. c. Campbell!
represented the government.
The following witnesses testified: :
Delegate Rodey. Representative Bell OF
California and Jones of Washington.
and George n. Maxwell of the National
Irrigation association.
Delegate Rodey testified in effect
that there had been reclaimed by irri-
CATION in New Mexico about 1900 ,00C
acres, and that about 100000 acres
could be added by impounding and us
ing flood and other waters which now
go 10 waste. That this land, if re-
claimed would support several mil
lions of population. and that if the
contention Of Kansas was sustained.
large parts OF the already irrigated
area would be rendered arid and unin-
habltable. and there would be practi-
CtllN uo luluIt utNVlopIlltAl III NC"
Mexico along agricultural or horticul.
tural lines.
Representative Jones stated that
while it was true tnat the supreme
court of his state had decided that the
doctrine of riparian rights prevailed
there. yet that such doctrine was not
enforced in the arid sections of the
state. and il enforced the result would
be that lands which are now irrigated
would be greatly damaged, if not de-
srroyed and that several hundred
thousand acres of land in the arid sec
ton. which are capable of irrigation
would forever remain unproductive and
uniuhabitable. and that under such
doctrine the reclamation act could not
be enforced in his state. Further, that
the legislature of Washington was now
considering bill which would in ef-
feet make the reclamation act oper.
ative.
Representative Bell stated. among
other things. that from l2.o0o, 900 to
] ) 600 600 acres could be added to the
irrigated area in California. thus in
creasing its wealth many millions of
dollars and adding to its population
ulduN but iuat bo ih'tiN w
yelopment could be made if the doc.
trine of riparian rights. as contended
for by Kansas, was sustained and ap-
piled in his state.
Mr.. Maxwell stated that under the
reclamation act and under the doctrine
OF appropriation of water OF streams
for beneficial uses. about 150.o00,OOO
acres of lands now arid and unproduct-
i've in the arid region, could be made
productive and profitable. and placed
in a high state of cultivation. but that
no future development could be had in
the arid regions. nor could the policy
OF the government as seen in the re-
clamation act be enforced, if the con-
tention of Kansas was sustained.