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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22

JEFFERSON CITY State ureas
urer Gmeiiea chslrwan Of The state
hoard of prisoR Inspectors said shat
DE- Wouid cal a meotag az the ho4ra
next week % investigate tae chsrgc
that Dr. Chastalu the prison physlci
an was violating the Lava in acting as
surrcoa for che Missapri Pscif,c
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22

JOPLIN Mo-ludse Heury z Reed
has granted the demurrer 20 ire
evi3eace uotch was prosecuted hy the
defense Co ,he charge 90 conspiracy
in the beation M postQtfice s,s
acaina Charles T. RiaEton AZ ewr
paoyee og the Tressgry department
nra ths ccse ess dismissed
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22

INDEPENDENCE The Cliaiaa
bult.ug aud Jhe the e,ty bah o. iude
eaaaBce vere totally DESTROYED ~
ure The Briises buIi1ag adiolains
the Cllnten eua1us On ths uest was
tadly damase1 TIE entire loss O.
estimair3 WlI reaca betetsa slss
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22
Eleetrielar Disappears From Hom'

WEBB CITY. MOB Muad an
electrician of this city disappeared
from his hame "wednesday morning
and has not been heard Of since He
left the keys 70 hts store on g liable
al his home before leaving and a note
stating BE- wouid never return BIT.
Mo4d VAS a young married msn vita
one child about 2 years old No rea
son are given Tor his disappearance
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22
4 POWDER MlLL E1PLo0Es
Three Lives Lest IN Mary iniurss
Near Louisiana. 40

Near Louisiana. No-
LOUISIANA. MO-The most disas
trous explosion ia the history q the
Hercules Powder company occurred
az their plant. ten miles north ~ here
Three men. Booth. Wright and No-d
all OF Hannibal were Killed and
twenty girls were injured The e1-
plosion occurred in the punching
house. which IS equipped with ma
chinery.
The explosion vas so terrific that
the men were annihFated Only snail
pices Of their bodies could be found
The building was scattered 10 an
directions and torn into klndling
wood A great hole marks where IL
stood The damage IN loss o. bald.
ing and machinery Is about So coo
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22

fEf soA CITY ee cfnfeT es
the wsnusut Sam a sapa
hoail ose rtger wssael egi Fhes
cas- HNl D. nnleitte1 leraieeA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22

Two Cars Of Mail Buried ara Fss
Persons injured

Persons injured
ST. LOUIS-The Missours Pacific
fast mail train No. :. bound t9r Kan
sas City jumped the track Hhiis cross
ing the Gasconaus bridge elg1w
miles west Of ST LouEs the sce1e q
the -Gasconade horror % fifty years
ago.
Five men were injured two danger
.0usly; two mail cars burned and two
Were partly demolished in running Of
the ~opproach 10 the bridge
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22

HlGCINSNItfE $50 Teunle pa
"a hrssr vas kaied Tharsday bys
agus ygee
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-22

WERB CRY Mo-h yanaanr has
aeo ioFmed o. bal3 i sh story
huUtiuE
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18
TURNING the Forests Into Paper.
Erana -IinrnDrts Mcnauinn

If ono asked The man in the street"
vba, nanor vac nnadr of he would Al
wnst rertainlv saw rags and for the
fair white sheet upon which | write
,ris ,vo,,ld he tr,le but for paner in
no,9l me answer would be absurdiy
i,,ad,ni,atn for there EXISTS moi one.
tno,candth mart of rags, that would
he nannss,rv. Our civilization EXISTS
aro@ly on - papor oasis. and in Eng
Ina alone IL requires ESQ mills. pro
d,irinn some 10000 tons a week. TO full
IN ON. neals. TO feed these mills sci
ancc laid her hand on ccllu!ose. which
We cannot make. but can only take
from uIanfs In the plant the cellulose
of inc cell walls. with the exception of
cotton. which is unique. does not stand
nm nura and free and uncombined. hnt
Hrriet,s aiwavs incrusted cbnnicalIv
Win some other substance. The sub
stance a.. woody fiber is thus always
ce,l1,lose X. and the problem for SCI
onr@ vs,s either 10 manufaoture nanor
sirect Iv out of rellulose X uigno ralIu.
lose or wood dber,. or TO devise sone
nr.e,ir.l nsr,bod 81 extractiny tho <
inhstanre from The ccIlIlose' and tbns
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18

newspapers, and on two or three occasions
he seemed to hold the summer resort adj
Vertising pages before him IN a dclibcr-
ate way that Mrs. Jobson easily was
meant for her. However, she didn't let
on
One evening during that torrid spell MIR.
Jobson came home, looking pretty well
tagged out.
"Blistering hot. isn't it?' he said to Mrs.
Jobson In the hall. She looked and felt
pretty cool in her kimono.
do you find 1t 500" she asked him
sweetly. why. " found the day de-
lightful."
Mr.. Jobson. Sitting around in darkened
room all day, with a palm leaf fan. and
just about enough clothing on to-er-well,
If you had to get out and hustle, like a
man does, on a day like this, you wouldn't
look and feel so Internally cool, l can tell
you that"
seashore hotel booklets that Mrs. Jobson
had certainly not written for began to ar
rive at the house with every mail during
that torrid spell in mid-June, and MIR. job
son spent a considerable portion of every
evening scanning them and looking at the
pictures, while he regarded Mrs. Jobson
furtively to observe whether she was taxi
ing in his condition. But Mrs. Jsbson
didn't appear to notice what he was do
ing.
on one OF these evenings MIR. Jobson got
into his paiamas Immediately after dinner,
and puifed around the house like a polar
bear in a small cage in a city zoo.
do YOU feel warm?' Mrs. Jobson asked
him. sympathetically, yet with an under
current of motive in her sympathy.
MIR. Jobson glared at her.
"Warm?' he snapped. No. I'm just
painting around here for fun. I've got
nothing else to do, so / just thought I'd
pant and pcrspire for n WHILE
The mex morning at breakfast Mr.. job
son observed, exporimentally:
Mus have been some kind of a change
in my blood or something this last year.
that causes me to be horribly affected by
the heat. Can't seem to stand it at all this
year. Puts me right out of business. And
the hot weather's only beginning. at that
Mrs. Jooson didn't even let out Il cheep
about resorts"
That same evening Mr.. Johson clomped
in about two hours ahead of time.
Got the packing started yet" he in
quirod of Mrs. Jobson. briefly and some
what brusquely.
%"Packing?" she repeated, innocently.
"Why. where are We
"Seashore, tomorrow morning." cut in
Mr.. lobson. very sparse of words.
"ISut l thought you said.' began Mrs.
Jobson. who had all of her clothes ready
for the seashore, that we weren't"
"Thatl be about all of that. II you
please, madam" broke in Mr.. Jobson with
great rudeness. IF YOU think you're go
ing to keep me hanging around this bis
r tering town till my shoes sink ankle-deer
into the asphalt, just because you're too
lazy to make n little seashore trip and tee
: stingy to see me spend the money, you've
got another dream a-coming, Mrs. JohSon.
The mans going to be here for the runks
i, at a quarter past 9 in the morning., and
you might just as well have the baggage
, ready on time. for once in your life"
a But Mrs. Jobson didn't have much pack
ing to do. She had done the packing fol
the seashore about a month before.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18
The Wife's Method.
From Tit-Rits-


The other evening as a muscular person
the gate called out to him:
Sir, l appeal to you for protcction,'
"What's the mat.cr?' he asked, as he
stopped short.
There's a man in the house. and he
wouldn't so out of doors when i ordered
him to-
He wouldn't. eh2 Wei SEQ about that
Thereupon the man gave The woman his
coat to hold and rushed into the house.
He found u man at the supper table and
took him by tbs neck. and remarked.
Nice style of n gentleman you are, oh?
Come out O this or I'll break every bone
in your body"
The man fought, and it was not until a
chain had been broken aud the table upset
that he was hauled out by The legs and
given n fling through the gates.
Now, then. You brass-faced old tramp,
you move ON. or IN finish You"
Tramp. Tramp" shouted the victim,
as he got up. I'm no tramp, l " this
property and live In this house.
You do
Yes. and that's my wife holding your
coat"
"%Thundor,' whispered the muscular
man, as he gazed from one TO the other,
and realized hat it was the wifc's method
Of finishing a row she had been having
with her husband. And then he made ::
grab for his coat and disappeared into the
darkness.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18

I Monica. I believe you are a braveI
girl. Call up all your pride now
Laurence. what is it?" 4,
He looked around hastily. 1t was butt
a short distance to the rocks on the
beach and the place was deserted.
Let us go down there. cannot
talk to you here"
She followed him submissively. I'd
vas Laurence that she loved, but she
! must be faithful to Allen.
Monica" said Laurence, II would
give my life to spare you this. Allen Is
Il s~coundrel."
He drew the letter from his pocketA
opening 1t slowly. and Monica said,
with II touch of impcriousncss in her
voice:
Let me read it,"
He gave it to her and she read. She
passed hastily over the preliminary
lines. But what was this?"
II shal wait until later Laurence. old
boy, to give you the details of all thesa
years. Briefly. the enterprise on which
| came out here failed. l kept on try
ing others. hoping to achieve soma
measure of success before returning
home. but one failure succeeded am
other. Finally l was taken i'll with
rheumatic fever. The woman ut whose
house l was staying nursed me through
it. and her daughter. one of the sweet
est girls in the state. helped her. CAN
me all the hard names you wish. Laur.
ence: I'll not try to excuse myself, but
l fell in love with her and we were mar.
ried. / was a coward, ! know, but she
loved me to distraction, and we ara
very happy.
Believe me. / nave not been easy
when 1 thought of my mother and
Monica. But / met Melton last week
out here. He told me that you all be.
lieved me dead, and that Monica was
reported to be engaged to you. so she
is consoled and will forgive me. That
is why / am writing to disclose my
whereabouts. l am fairly prosperous
and shall have mother out here imme-
diately. / know she will forgive me.
and she will find the sweetest little
daughter-in-law in the country. You
will suit Monica far better than L
should have done. You have the same
high deals of duty and all that sort
of thing. i confess to living on a lower
plane"
Dare stood looking at her sadly. re-
Wiling Allen in his heart.
My darling, If 1 could nave spared
you this he said.
Presently Monica looked up at him
and said tremulously:
Laurence. ] tried all along to be
faithful Ia Allen, but"
But what Monica?"
She stood up and looked into his
eyes. a fleeing glance, butt was
enough for Dare.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18
DOCTORS OATH YEARS AGO.
Practitioners Swore by Apollo and
Aescuiapius and All the Gods.

From the Augusta Chronicle.
Secretary Goodrich Of the board OF
health has recently received a copy of the
oath that a physician had to take In tn"
olden days, and he has 1t exhibited In the
office of the board of health. The oath is
a very strict one, and If a physician abided
by it he had to be a perfect gentleman IN
every respect.
There is no physician in Augusta now
! who had to take this oath. as 1t has been
abandoned for more than seventy-fve
years. The oath Is as follows:
II swear by Apollo, the physician, and
Aesculapius and lIcalth and Aliheal and
all the gods and goddesscs that according
to my ability ana judgment:
II will keep tbs oath, this stipulation
TO reckon him who taught me TINS art
equally dear to mo a my parents, to share
my substance with him and relieve his ne
cc~ssities if required. to look upon his Of
fcIing9 in the game footing as my own
brothers and to teach them this art. II they
wish to learn it.
without fee or stipulation either by
precept. lecture and every other mode of
instruction, / viii impart a knowledge OF
the art to my own son and those of my
teachers and to disciples bound by a stipu-
lation and oath.
according to the law of Medicine. but
to none others will ] follow the system OF
regimen which according to my ability and
judgment l consider.
For the bontfit Of my parents and alb
stain from whatever is deletcr!ous and
lnischicvous. j viii give no deadly medi-
enc to any one If asked not to suggest
any such counsel.
with purity and holiness I will pass
my life and practice my art. l will not
cut persons laboring under the stone but
Will leave this to he done by men who arc
practitioners of his work. into whatever
houses | enter / will 20 into them for the
benefit of the sick and VII abstain from
every voluntary mischief and corruption.
And further from the seduction of fe-
males or males OF freshmen and slaves.
whatever in connection with my profess
sional practice or not in connection with It
/ see or hear in life of men winch ought
not to be spoken of abroad | will not di-
vulse as %ckoni that all such should be
kept secret. While ! continue TO keep this
oath unviolated may il; be granted to me
to enjoy life and the practice Of the art
respected by all men In all times.
But should L trespass and violate this
oath may the reverse be ,ay lo:-"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18
MIR. JOBSON "HET UP
From tho w,sb;rrto, S.ar

From the Washington Star.
1t was during that strangely %unseason-
able balmy spell last winter. when the
trees began to bud prematurely and men
were seen walking through the Washing
ton parks tanning their faces with their
hats. that Mr.. Jobson put himself firmly
on record as to the Washington climate
and likewise sought 10 establish his fu.
ture position az to kcms vacations.
1T makes me ~laugh--just laugh-to read
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18
70 RnE

DO you think that curio dealer car
get me sons Indian arrcwheads?"
"Oh, yes. yes. He'll, set them for YOU
II he has to make them himself"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-18
POINT OE VIEW.

The Dear Girl-Life IN camp must b,
truly grand.
The Rough Rider-Ies. indeed. Il.
simply in-tents.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
-. CAPULlN ~.

From Our Special Correspondent.
w. A. Braiden. of La Jara. was
a business visitor to Capulin, this
week.
DIR. Schenck. of La Jara, was
visiting his patients at Capulin,
this week.
A new telephone was installed at
the house of Fermin Gomez, on
the Alamosa.
Mrs. Geo. Brumbly and Mrs.
Ball, of La Jara, were on visit
to Capulin, this week.
J. A. Gomez has returned home,
after being away for some time,
working at the mines.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Lujan went
to Alamosa on visit to their son,
who is attending school there.
Manuel Gomez and Misses Mon
toya and Gomez went to Conejos
on visit to relatives and friends.
Fermin Gomez and Teofilo Ia
foya were transacting business at
Capulin, last Wednesday morning.
Continued on page A.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Granting to
Druggists a Permit to Sell
Spirituous, Vinous or Malt
Liquors.

Be it ordained by tne Town Council of the
Town of La Jara:
Section l. That the town Council of the
Town of La Jara may on application of any
regular druggist grant permit to sell liquor
in quantities of not less than one quart each,
for medicinal, mechanical, sacramental and
chemical purposes only; provided, said drug
gist may sell in less quantities than one quart
for medicinal purposes only prescription
from regular practicing physician, said pre-
scrirtion being only good for quantity speci-
hed therein and for one purchase only; and
said permit shall not be issued for n greater
period than twelve months nor Il period less
than six month hs from the date of issue; pro-
vided further that the town council may re-
woke such permit whenever in their opinion
the public welfare shall require it. Every
druggist applying for permit under this or
dinance shall, before such permit is issued,
pay into the treasury of the town a sum of
$1,000 for twelve months. 5000 for six
months for the privilege of selling spirituous,
vinous, or malt liquors in quantities and in
manner prescribed by section one of this or
dinance and in less than one gallon.
Section2. All ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with section of this or
dinance. passed and approved the twenty
seventh day of May, 1902, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section j. Any druggist selling or giving
away spirituous. vinous or malt liquor within
the corporate limits or within one mile there
of, without first complying with section one of
this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined
a sum of not less than 5000 more than
500 o. and costs for each offense.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its pas.
sage and publication required by law.
Adopted and approved this - day of -
1906.
W. A. .BRAIDEN,
B. l.. VAN vECHTEN, Mayor
Clerk and Recorder Pro Tenn.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
SHERlFF'S SALE.

By virtue oi Writ of Execution issued out
| of the clerks Office of the District Court OF
Costilla county and state of Colorado, and to
me directed. whereby / am commanded to
make the sum of three hundred and sixteen
and thirty one-hundredths hs dollars tf3l6.30) and
costs of suit, the amount of certain judg-
ment recently obtained against Henry Wall
man in favor Of @. f. MetcaR out of the lands,
tenements, goods and chattels of the said
Henry Wallmau. have levied on the follow
ing property to-wit:
Commencing at the center of the east end OF
Second Street on the east line of the town of
La lara, running east and slightly south and
intersecting section fourteen. (l4l in township
thirty-h'e (31l north of range nine C9l east,
thence south to Il point where the line of Main
street, of the town of La Jara, would inter-
sect thence west to the center OF the east
end of Main street; thence north along the
east line of the town of La Jara to the point
OF beginning. Subject to all rights of way of
the Richfield Ditch and laterals, all of said
property lying and being in Conejos county.
Colorado
Also one warehouse, known the Henry
wallman warehouse, situate on the Denver
a Rio Grande Railroad right of way wi hin
the limits of the town of La Jara. Ooneios
county, Colorado, and being more particularly
described follows: Said warehouse being
the first warehouse north of the La Jara mill
and elevator on said Denver IL Rio Grande
Railroad right of way.
Therefore. according to said command, 1
shall expose for sale, at public ton, all he
right title and interest of the above named
Henry Mailman in and to the above described
property. on Saturday, the srd day Of March
1906, at two o'clock p. NJ. OF said day, at the
front door of the town hall, in the town of
La Jara, county of Conejos and state of Colo
RADIO.
Dated at La Jara Colorado, this sth day
of February, 1896.
JOSE A. GARCIA.
Sheriff Conejos County Colo,
By L. HEDGES,
Deputy Sheriff.
Date of ii st publication, Feb. o, 1906.
Date of last publication, March ., 1906.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
NEWS NOTES ABOUT ALL
OUR NEAR NEIGHBORS

Ii. Mortensen attended the Valley
Teachers Association at Monte
Vista, last Saturday.
5 p. Ellibee has removed the
brush adjoining his premises. We
need more Just like Mr.. Ellibee.
r. f. Mortensen went to Jasper
yesterday, where he will engage in
hauling lumber to the Terrace
reservoir.
Poulson and Christensen will
open their place of business about
March 5th. We predict success
for the new firm.
c. NJ. Bailey, n. Hostetter and
James Reed started Wednesday
with several loads of equipment for
the Terrace reservoir.
r. NJ. Cunningham is suffering
with badly broken hand, which
he received some time ago while
working at saw-mill at Wagon
Wheel Gap.
b. S. Reynolds came near de-
stroying several tons of hay by
leaving fire near hay corral,
where he was engaged in branding
cattle.
Mr.. Rasmussen. the road man,
was improving the La Jara road.
Tuesday. Enough has been said
regarding this road to fill several
volumes. Next!
The organization of a Board of
Trade, Chamber of Commerce, or
something to promote public enter
prise would be good thing for our
town, Who'll start it?
Orson Crowther. son of Thos. A.
Crowther. arrived home Wednes-
day morning from Virginia, where
he has been engaged in preaching
the gospel for the past two years.
Among those who attended the
rousing creamery meeting Satur-
day. at La Jara. were: l.. A Smith,
j. p. Jensen. c. c. Frederickson.
w. O. Crowther. Andrew Poulson.
F. Christensen, K. Mickleson and
J S. Valentine. Our people now
need to provide themselves with a
system of conveying their product
to the factory
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
~. SANFORD -.
l..y,k.,l..i,..,y,x.x.e.y.!sk..ys,y,y..k,x.y.si,

From Our Special Correspondent.
Mrs. j. r. Mullins was trading
in La Jara Wednesday.
J Pres. Helm and B. H. Harrison,
of Manassa, attended services here
Sunday.
Misses May and Leah Block are
both suffering with an attack of
la grippe.
The stereoscope and picture men
are this week making their semi
annual visit.
Hugh Jones received an incu-
bator. Monday, and will enlarge his
chicken business.
We are pleased to learn that the
La Jara Creamery will be started
in the near future.
Mrs. JAS. L. Hutchins was call
ing on her friends at Bountiful,
the first of the week.
A. Haggard arrived Monday
from Chicago, where he went some
time ago, with sheep.
The infant baby of Mrs. Bates
was buried last Friday. Mr.. Bates
is at present in Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Irwin en-
tertained some of their friends at
their home, Monday evening.
G. NJ. Bailey and r. E. Morten-
ssen were hunting on the Rio
Grande, several days last week.
Professors E. A. Nelson and L.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of The Los Sauces
Ditch Company will be held in the school
house at La Sauses, Conejos county. Colorado,
on Monday, the 5th day Of March, A. d. 1906, at
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day. for the
purpose Of electing board of directors for
the ensuing year and the transaction of such
other business a may properly come before
said meeting
Dated at La Sauses. Colo February 10Th,
1906.
j. b. NARASJo,
Secretary.
First publication February 81 1906
Last publication, March 2nd, 1906.