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The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Merchants lnaugurntc Boycott

The merchants OF Rawllns, Wyom-
Ing, unable otherwise to lessen or en-
tirely put Il stop to the practice of
farmers and others sending to mail
order houses for their supplies, have
hit upon scheme which they believe
vii! be effective in controlling the
situation.
The merchants have signed an agree
ment not to purchase produce or cx-
tend credit to any rauchman who
sends TO any mail order house for my
article which he can secure in his own
community, The experiment Will be
watched with interest by business
men OF all sections. as the mal order
business is one of the greatest obsta-
cleS with which they have to contend
-EXclahgc.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Justice Reich Measures Out


y
Last Monday morning Judgment for
$ll2.4O was obtained in Justice L. f..
Reich's court by Mrs. ]. B. Martin
against N. NJ. O Mally, manager Of the
Union Pacific coal chutes. Mrs. Mar
tins claim was for board and lodging
furnished men who have been working
in the Julcsburg coal chutes, the pay
ment Of which O'Mally is alleged to
have guaranteed.
oMally appeared in court with At
torney Dye, OF Cheyenne, and his tes-
timony was to the effect that he had
not guaratccd the payment OF board
bills for men working in the chutcs.
District Attorney Pound was Mrs.
Martins attorney and he established
by several witnesses the fact that
Mally had not only guaranteed the
payment OF board bills for the men.
but had held back the money from the
mems wages for the payment of these
bills.
Judgment wrs therefore rendered
by the court for the full amount claim
ed, and the costs of the suit were as
scssed against the defendant
o'Mally has ten days in which to
take an appeal from the courts decis-
lou, and it Is possible that lie may
take such appeal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
The Diamond (u,c

The latcat news from Paris. Is, that
they have discovered diamond cure
for consumption. Ii you fear con-
sumption ur pneumonia, it will, how
ever, be best for you To take that great
remedy mentioned by W. Il. McGee.
Of Vanleer, Tennessee. II had a cough
for fourteen years. Nothing helped
me until ! took DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, which gave instant relief, and
cffeo ted il permanent cure" Unequal
ed quick cure for throat and lung trou-
bles. AT the Julesburg Drug Conn
pany's store. Price so cents and 800.
GuAranteed. Trial bottles free.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Administrators A Notice

Estate OF Joseph b, Close. deceased
The undersigned having been appointed
administrator of the estate of Joseph Il. Close
late OF the County OF Scdgwirk and state OF
Colorado, deceased. hereby gives notice that
he Will appear before the county Court OF
SedGwick county. at the Court House In
Jutcsburg at he July term, ON Monday the
Nst day OF July next. at Which time all per-
SONS having claims against said estate are
notified and requested To attend for the pur-
pose OF having the same adjusted. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested TO
make immediate payment to the undcrsi,-n-
ed.
Dated June .ith a, u. 1905.
IoBS &. CLOSE. Administrator.
lst publication in The Grit Advocate June SN
l.N5 Last publication July y. 1895.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
TELEPHONE NO. 10.
Destructive Fire in Julcsburg

Last Fri DAY morning, a few moments
after midnight, the citizens OF Jules
burg were awakened from their slum-
bcrs by the prolonged whistling Of Il
locomotive engine. All who we're
thus aroused realized that the en-
ginc'S whistling was fire alarm, and
most of them lost no time in 1onning
whatever attire was closest to hand
and Fastening down town. Here it
was discovered tlAt the large building
occupied by Hilliams & Evey as a liv.
cry stable was in flames and doomed
To destruction. Within fifteen min
utes-after the first alarm was sounded
The building was mass of glowing
embers. The night was still and the
tire w.ls confined to the one building,
although the residence of l.. W. Bur
CERT across the street to the west
would probably have caught fire had it
not been for the protection afforded
by the trees which surround it. The
trees We're badly scorchcd by the
heat.
The fire started in the hay NOV OF
the barn and its origin is Il mystery.
1T could hardly have been started by u
tramp sleeping in the hay, for the
night was SO warm that barn loft
would not be necessary for the comfort
OF such an individual. The most ac-
ceptable theory is that it started from
the ignition in some manner of II
match carelcsSly dropped In the hay
by some person.
ID. II. Williams, one of the prophet.
ors, nnd George Hinklcy were sleep.
ing in the office. The latter was
awakened first and he at once aroused
his companion. The two together re.
leased the horses in the stable and also
succeeded in removing from the burn
Ing building some OF their wearing ap.
parel and II buggy belonging to r. p.
jeffrey. Three buggies, IL surrey, n
saddle and four sets OF harness, besides
IL considerable amount OF feed, were
burned.
The building belonged to G. NJ.
Harris; it wis Insured for 100000 in
the Insurance Company OF North
America, Of which w. II. Pound IL the
local agent The stock OF Williams a.
Evey WAS insured by the same com.
pany.
The state agent of the insurance
company, MIR. NJ. V. B. Benson, OF
Denver, WIS wired OF the loss Friday
morning by Mr.. Pound, and came t.
JulrSburE Monday To adjust IT. This
was easily done. and Mr.. Harris re.
ceivcd 4 check for $500 90. the full
amount, al his policy; Williams Il Evcy
were paid Sld3l3, their loss ON stock
being figured NJ that amount. Both
Mr.. Harris and Mrsscrs Williams Il
Evey are we'll satisfied with the promp,
manner in which their losses were
paddy the insurance company. There
WAS no haggling over terms, nor was
any disposition shown by the aajuster
~ avoid payment. lie simply deter.
mined the amount of loss in each ease
and gave his check in full settlement
OF It..
While Williams & Evcy received
the full amount OF their insurance
their loss is Still considerable. The
fire put them out OF business and il
will be quite while before they can
secure another building in which to
start up again, should they decide to
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Oh Ladies', Come
Runnin'!

We've just got in one hundred
pieces of handsome new dress
goods, calculated to stir up IA lit
tic sensation during the dull
months of July and August. Just
bring quarter or half dollar and
We'll give you change back at the
Julcsburg Buzanr.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Proceedings of the Town Board.

The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the town board was held in the office
of G. NJ. Harris, clerk of the district
court, last Monday evening. All
members excepting Il. j. Frederick
were present. Outside of allowing n
number of bills the principal business
transacted was that of deciding upon
the depth and thickness Of cement
curbing for the new sidewalks, and the
width and thickness OF the new street
crossings. The curbing will be five
and one'half inches thick by fourteen
inches deep. The crossings will be
six inches thick and three feet wide on
the top. Both c'lrbing and crossings
will be paid for by the town, and the
clerk of the board was instructed to
prepare and have published notice
for bids upon this work.
The following bills were allowed:
ID, R.'Wtlliams, marshal July IS 5 90
G. l.. Morgan, marshal July l.. S 90
}. W. Johnson. marshal July $ 90
j. L. Twomcy, 2 months salary SO 90
L. II, Flora, work on streets. 10 30
A. lolzn, work on streets 20 so
Thad Sowder, work on streets s 90
Harris \ Son, work on streets IS 50
A. S. Schutes, work on streets II 40
Dye n llurin, merchandise. III %
Norah B. Redford, rec'dg deeds 4 so
~,
u. M. BraXtan, printing - 6 90
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Reservation News.

Luther Roberts Is. on the sick list
this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Miller visited the
latter's parents last Sunday.
Misses Sadie and Mamie Kaufman
visited the Misses Troyer last Sun
day.
j. A. Dawson and wife visited at
+. Is. woodlands u couple of days last
week.
Rob Barclay is working for Antoine
Sorenson on the south side of the
river.
Jean Liddle departed Monday even.
ing for a visit with her aunt at Al
bany, Nebraska.
Sunny linn
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
A Guaranteed Cure For Pile.

Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Pro
truding Piles. Druggists refund mon
ey II PAZo OINTMENT fails to cure any
case. no matter OF how long standing,
in6N IA days. First application gives
ease and rest. SO cents. If your drug
gist hasn't it send 80 cents In stamps
and it will be forwarded postpaid by
Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Trouble for County Treasurcrs.

One OF the laws passed at the last
session OF the legislature pertaining to
the duties OF county treasurcrs, and
which has but recently become opcrn-
tive, is destined to be the source of
much annoyance and make a great
deal Of extra work for the Official
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Forced tO Stnrye

B. F. Lcck, OF Concord, Kentucky,
says: For twenty years l suffered
agonies, with terrible sore on nv
upper lip, SO painful, sometimes that
could not cat. After vainly trying
everything else, I cured it with Buck
lens Arnca Salvc." It's great for
burns, cuts and wounds. At the Jules
burg Drug Cumpany's store. Only 25
cents.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Fresh and Salt Meats.

Buy your fresh meats, sa,lsages, lard
and such other provisions at the Jules
burg Meat Market The best of every
thing in meats. fish and vegetables,
can be had ut this place. Prices reas-
enable.
w 4. Bower, Prop
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Reservoir on The Lodge Pole.


Kimba!l is agltating u proposition
to impound the surplus waters Of the
Lodge Pole in big reservoir and by
this means bring lot Of dry land un-
der irrigation. This plan might also
be tried near home with great benefit
to the country. AS 1t is now only a
narrow strip Of land is irrigated and
the second bottom gets no water at
all. Instead of irrigating strip pos
sibly averaging half d mile wide as at
present. there is water enough going
TO waste every year to irrigate the Ell
tire valley from side to side ii it was
properly stored to be used when re-
quired. The idea is not new but the
trouble is that such work is expen-
sive and individual land owners can
not afford to do the work as it should
be done. A company or an irrigation
district could be formed, however,
aud reservoir, or several OF them
for that matter, constructed in which
to store the water that now runs to
waste nine months in the year. The
Scdgwick reservoir, now being built
Il few miles south of us. is'to be filled
by bringing the water many miles
from the South Platte river, while
here small reservoirs could be built
at intervals OF five or six miles and
bring all the country below them un-
der irrigation. The plan Is practical
and there is no reason why 1t should
not succeed. Lodge Pole Express.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
4 Surprise purty

A pleasant surprise party may be
given to your stomach and liver by
taking medicine which will relieve
their pain and discomfort, viz: Or.
Kings New Life Pills. They are Il
most wonderful remedy. affording sure
relief and cure. for headache ..dix,l-
ness and constipation. 2jcents at the
Julesburg Drug Company's store.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21

Not cent wanted unless you are
cured lf YOU are sick and ailinv,
take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
\ great blessing tu the human family.
Makes you we'll aud keeps you we'll
~ cents. Tea or tablets. &. La
Nrl!r.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21

Where are you sick? Headache,
foul tongue, no appetite, lack OF en-
ergy, pain in your stomach, constipa-
tion. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will make you we'll and keep you well.
35 cenis. G. Lavelle,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21

Beautify your complexion with little
cost. II you wish a smooth, clear,
creamy-like completion, rosy cheeks,
laughing eyes, take HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. Greatest Bcautitier
known. 81 cents. G.. Lavellc.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
GOOD OLD SUMNER TIME

We have passed through two very import
ant cycle. of the season, "Preparing the Soil"
and Sowing the Seed" We are now ap-
preaching the third, aud perhaps most i'm
portant, epoch, and the question naturally
arises what Shall the Harvest Be?"
We are all interested in this vital question.
We are all "Reapers Of Lies Harvest and
never more happy than when "garnering the
gram
We have been Sowing ard Reaping" down
here at Uncle Bens place for many months.
and considering the unfavorable seasons have
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21

Mr.. Harris has not yet fully DECIDED,
but probably will not rebuild.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
Money.

Money to loan on farm lands In the
Irrigation district.
L. +. LOyeland.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-21
TnCurrul.I,liu

To Curea Cold in Ono Day.
rake Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets
AZ druggists refund the money If it,
lalls to cure. +. w. Groves sigma
turc Is on each box. % cents,
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29
CITY OF Ia JUNTA
COUNTY OF OTERo
STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO

extended To Fl Moro, and in 1878
the Kansas Pacific branch from Kit
Carson was abandoned and the rails
taken up. When the Santa Fe was
extended south most If the town
went with il. as was customary in
those days La Junta was left
stranded and nearly forsaken. In
1879 it barely existed. and it is said
said that real estate dealer Of
Trinidad Offered the entire town site
for $50. and did not think it worth
the money. james N. Rice was
newspaper man. He died in Trini-
dad December ;. 1879. leaving an
extensive estate, including property
in Illinois. Iowa and Colorado. Liti-
cation over his estate is still in
progress. and the case il now in the
supreme court.
The Santa Fe, however recognized
the future Importance of La Junta,
and the needs of the railroad COM
pany led to their purchase of l25
acres of land north of the track,
including a considerable portion of
he townsite. They paid for this at
the rate of $50 per acre. The Santa
Fe shops were established in small
way in 1879. and the town began 10
revive and expand. The expanding
process has continued without inter-
mission until the present day. The
Santa F'e shops of to-day are second
largest on the system, and are pro-
nounced b. experts 10 be the most
complete and up-to-date in the
whole country.
La Junta was organized and in
corpordted as a town under the
general laws of the state. May 10.
1881. J. c. Denny was the first
mayor. n was also the founder of
the TRIBUNE, and the original boost
er of the town. The first school
house was erected where the Catho-
lie church nov stands. In lsS3 a
donation of block of land was
made for a schoolhouse on Grenada
street. known as School Building
No. One, and later half bloc6 on
Colorado avenue for the Columbian
school building. which was erected
in 1892. In 1888 the Young Folks
Library" of 75J volumes was estab-
lished b. +. T. Woodruff. 'one wac
believes that property Is trust,
and VINO takes this way to return to
the people a part Of the gain tha-
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29

r. A JUNTA is a city of 5000
population. the county seat
Of Otero county ltis lOeat-
ed at the junction of three
divisions of the Santa Fc railway,
Sal miles ives, of Kansas City. Isl
miles southeast of Denver, 63 miles
east Of Pueblo, and 81 miles north
and east of Trinidad. The Santa Fe
Railroad Company expended 500. 900
in 1904 for permanent construction
work, consisting of machine shops,
storehouse, addition TO roundhouse.
foundry and extensive carshops.
The altitude is 4,0i5 feet, and the
climate. taken the year round. IL
unsurpassed Almost constant sun
shine characterizes the winters and
a wholly cloudy day is rarity. La
Junta has all the metropolitan con-
veniencej needed by city of y, 600
population, including many miles of
brick sidewalks. perfect system of
sanitary sewerage, an electric light
plant which supplies AN all-day and
all-night service. waterworks owned
by the city. plant for the manu-
facture of artificial ice. three rural
free delivery routes, fire depart
rnent. telephone system with 1000
subscribers, free exchange with
Rocky Ford. and long distance con-
nections with any part of the state;
a school system employing twenty
seven teachers in twenty-five rooms.
I'ten churches. fifteen secret and fra
ternal orders. two banks, So, 900 cap
ital and $500. .0oo deposits: three news
papers, opera house of $50 seating ca
pacity. brick plant Of 5000 daily
capacity, manufacturing best quail
" of vitrified brick: flour mill Of
, 25o barrels daily capacity; Utopian
} Cement Block Plant, employing
twenty-five men; canning factory
second largest in the state. In fact.
La ,Iunta is one of the best towns of
its size in the state If CJloraio.
La Junta was founded twenty
nine years ago this spring by james
NJ. Rice. of Trinidad. formerly OF
Quincy. H.. in conjunction with
Edward c. Smith. whose homestead
vas used in part in laying off the
town. In the spring of 1876 La
, Junta was the terminus of the Santa
Fe railroad and also the terminus oi
branch Of the Kansas Pacific from
Kit Carson. In 1877 the Santa fs
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29
Total .s7l7, ,6Jo

The principal building improve
ment in La Junta during the pas
year was the construction of the new
Santa Fe shops, which are the sec
ond largest on the system, involving
an expenditure Of nearly 500, 900.
The equipm ant is mo1ern and up
to-date. and all of the machinery is
of the very latest and most ap-
proved pattern. The new shops are
of brick. stone and cement, with
steel fran .. l52xI02 feet in dimen-
sions; transfer table, 4OxiO0 feet
operated by an electric trolley sys-
TEN; boiler room, 4Ox5o feet,
equipped with three 300 horse power
water tube boilers; engine room.
40x7O feet. equipped with a 81 J,o1D
electric plant, which supplies power
for the machinery in the shops, al
of which is operated by electricity
and light for the shops, yards,
offices and hospital. Other build
ings completed are an eight-stall
addition TO the round house. which
is now "A three-quarter circle with
capacity sufficient to take care of
thirty-two engines; new storehouse.
60xls0 feet. with platform 200 feet
long and sixty feet wide for STORM!
material: blacksmith shop, s0xlio
feet. employing thirty-three men;
lavatory. 26xS2 feet, and many
minor buildings. Nearly 800 men
are at present employed in the
shops. and this number is being in
creased as rapidly as possible, and
will be until the full complement
of 900 men. necessary to operate
the shoys at their greatest capacity.
is employed. The Santa Fe pay rod
at the present time in La Junta
averages about $4,000 per month
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29

has come To him through the in
crease in value of and in La Junta.
The library nov contains l0,oU
volumes. and experts pronounce it
the best selection of books that
could have been made.
The first church. the Presbyterian.
was organized January 30. 1882. with
a membership of twenty-three. and
the church building recently re
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29

pleted and dedicated in 1872. The
Catholic, Reformed Presbyterian, st.
Andrews Episcopal. Mennonite and
A. VI +. church all have church
home and an active membership.
Ia Junta has experienced a phe-
nomenal growth during the past
six sars. and during the past year
the building boom" has been at its
height. At present there are more
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29

new buildings in process of con-
struction in La Junta than at any
previous time in its history. The
court house was erected during the
summer of 1897. at cost of sl5. 900,
and the city hall in 1892. at a cost
of $4,000. The La Junta Theatre.
a m1derl and strictly up-to-date
Temple Of Tn h,spius. with seating
capacity of 100. was erected during
the year 1901, at a cost of S20. 900. the
opening event occurring on Septem-
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29

moved from the site south of the
court house to make way for new
$1,000 structure to be erected dur
ing the course of the next few
months, was dedicated January Z,
1888. The Methodist church was
organized early in 1887, the First
Baptist church November. Il. 1897
i1d the Christian church in 1892.
The latter church is now occupying
A connections brick structure on
santa Fe avenue. which was com
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29

ber 10, 1901. The Jones' block. on the
corner of Colorado avenue and Trim
idad plaza, was the first modern
business block erected in this city,
being completed in 1881. The Cen
tral block was built in 1890 and the
Masonic Tempe in 1892. the Fin
ney block, occIpie | b. the Rlmsly
Mercantile Company, was erected in
1898, and the Woodruff block and
Dougherty block during the follow
Ing yzar. Tn Smoltoi D.ock .'as
completed in 1902 at a cost of
$1,000. During the past fifteen
months there has been a steady and
substantial growth. A list of the
improvements male during that
period and now in progress, so far
as we have been able to secure
them, is as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1905-04-29

n A JUNTA is a city of ; 900
population. the county seat
n of Otero county. ltis loeat-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
The q Spider.

The giant Of the whole spider family
Is the hound" or dog spider of Mad
aEascar. Its body weighs almost u
pound, anu each of its eight legs Is
longer and larger in diameter than tho
common cedar pencil. Each Of its
mandibleS is ~three-fourths of an inch i'll
length and very strong. The dog spider
does not spread Il net and lie in wait
for its prey. as do the gigantic bird
spiders of Ceylon. but follows the
trail" in exact imitation of a hound.
It will follow n faint scent to and fro
through the weeds and underbrush un-
til the course is a~sccrtained and then
suddenly dart off in a bee line and
quickly overtake the lizard, rat. mole
or other animal Of which it Is in pur-
suit. 1t has been known to capture
and kill lizards a foot or more in length,
and Professor Barnaby tells of one
which pounced upon and killed a full
grown rat. The dog spider is said to
be the only variety among the larger
species Of spiders which is absolutely
nonvenomous, there being no more dan
ger in its bite than there is in that of a
squirrel or a rabbit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07

MISSOCLA, June .. - Since the
Northern Pacific holdup at Bearmouth
considerable speculation has been in.
dulged in here as to the punishment it
will be possible TO indict on the rob.
Der. Young, under the Montana codes.
Last year there was no law providing
for holdups, and therefore it became
necessary to charge Hammond and
Christie, the fellows who held up the
North Coast limited, with burglary
and then grand larceny. They received
10 years under the first count. They
have not yet answered to the charge
of grand larceny, but for this they
may be given IA years, giving them a
total of % years each. Owing to the
large number of crimes that had been
perpetrated against the railroad com.
pany in recent years, the Legislature
found that q law for the punishment
OF such acts was necessary. A law
was therefore enacted at the last SEES.
sion providing that a train holdup
may receive life sentence.