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The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

5000 per acre and the farmers are
realizing from 500 to 5000 per acre
in raising beets, cantaloupes, onions,
fruit, alfalfa, etc.
A million dollar sugar factory is
being erected at Garden City, Kan,
and one will be built at Deerfield by
1908. There are a number of large
sugar factories now in operation at
Sugar City, Rocky Ford, Lamar and
Holly. The one at Holly is gigan-
tic mass of concrete, steel and iron,
with capacity of $40 tons, employ
ing 500 men and erected at cost of
$1,500,000
All who travel the valley are
amazed at its vast resources and un
limited possibilities, but many often
ask if the water supply will last.
After seeing the lavish display of
wealth throughout the valley, one is
forced to admit that these millions
would not have been blindly thrown
away. These men considered care
fully the possibilities of the future,
as they were men Of judgment, sa-
gacity and common sense, having
confidence in the country and know
ledge Of the water supply.
There is any amount of water.
II every foot of ground in the valley
WAS irrigated the supply would not
be exhausted The Amity Canal
Company has five large reservoirs
which cover 1000 acres of land and
are 80 feet deep. Should the rivers
go dry these reservoirs could supply
all the water needed for five years.
The famous Y. Y. ranch at Ora
NADIA, Colorado, contains 5000 acres,
worth from 500 to $500 per acre.
1t was formerly owned by Fred
Harvey, founder of the Harvey sys-
tenn of eating houses along the San
ia Fe, bat is now owned by Mr.. d.
Fl. Bane.
The sugar beet d oes exceptionally
we'll here and 30 and 40 tons to the
acre cause no comment whatever.
Here and at Holly the famous Rocky
Ford melons have a flavor that is
more delicious than Rocky Ford it
self can produce. Melons bring
from $3.50 to 5000 per acre
Orchards, sugar beets, alfalfa and
melons are the staple crops of the
entire valley, though wheat, corn,
potatoes, berries, oats and onions do
remarkably we'll.
Lamar, La Junta and Rocky Ford
are live towns and are surrounded by
one of the richest districts in the
world. Swink is a new town mid
way between La Junta and Rocky
Ford, on the Santa Fe, aud is the
terminus of the Holly and Swink
railroi d
Twelve miles west of Rock Ford,
in sight of the mountains, is Man
zanola, the cozy corner of the valley,
nesting modestly among tall trees
and being rocked in the lap of lux
ury. 1t is an ideal place to rest
after long journey, having fine
churches, schools. business blocks,
and the finest hotel in the valley.
Here the climate is ideal. The all
coming down from the mountains
joins with the zephers which watt
over the plains of Kansas aud pro-
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
County Notos.

rFron the Holly Chieftaini
Leon Butler of Lamar came in
Sunday on No. 8 to visit his broth
er and family, N. E. Butler.
Chas. Maxwell, the newly elected
mayor of Lamar, was visitor in
Holly Sunday. We had the pleas
ure of a nice little chat with him
while here and hope that he may
find his way clear to come down
often, as he is very affable gentle
man.
The Arkansas river bridge south
of town has been completed during
the past week and the people who
live down toward Coolidge are all
ordering their mail delivered thru
the postoffice at Holly. This will
likely prove one of the best business
getters this town has had given to 1t
and now our business men should go
after this trade, using every means
that is at their command. This
opens up large territory for us to
draw from.
[Erom tho Grenada rimes.I
Mi,s Dena Peterson was in Ora
NADIA the first of the week looking
after her interests in this vicinity.
She left for Lamar Tuesday, but
says she will soon return aud start a
bakery here.
The business done by the Santa
Fe depot at this point during the
month just passed exceeds the busi-
ness done by them during the cor
responding month in 1905 by 81, 900.
This certainly speaks we'll for Grans
da.
A number of young men of Ora
NADIA and vicinity held a meeting
Tuesday evening for the purpose of
organizing baseball club. ]. L.
May field WAS elected manager, Geo.
r. Momysr captain and d. Ivan
Glove, treasurer. A membership
list was taken and each member as
sessed $1.OO to start q fund to defray
the expenses Of the club. A COM
mittes was appointed to buy mits,
bats, balls, etc. 1t was voted that no
games be matched to be played on
Sundays. This good move aud
should be encouraged by the busi-
ness men and citizens of Granada.
The boys are to have their first prac
tice Friday evening and expect to
have a game in the near future.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

almost torn from their feet.-Rocky
Ford Gazette.
The Sugar City factory has secur
ell over 5000 acres of bsets for this
season, the largest acreage in the
history of the factory.
The Rocky Ford Tribune has
changed hands again. DR.. MeDon-
aid, the owner, has found there is
more money in feeding physic than
taffy to his victims, and has turned
the paper over to Mr.. Seller. The
DR.. edited newsy paper, but in the
smaller towns, no one but. printers
have vet succeeded in keeping
print shop out of the hands of the
sheriff, and they don't always sue
ceed.
The advice, so freely distributed
from Rocky Ford the past few
months with regard to the advisa-
bility of cutting down the csnta'
loupe acreage of the valley, was evil
IDENTIFY intended for outside con
sumption as their home people have
planted 1900 more acres than usual.
La Junta has an attempted poison
ing case in its chinese quarter to
deal with The slant eyed washee
man was right up to date, AS he
tried to feed the disdainful maiden
some poisoned candy. They soon
each on to the latest fads of white
folks when they come under our civ
ilizing influence.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

$40, 900 just received for farm loans
No delays.
L. WRIT MARKHAM.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
Try Carley's Cough Cure

$40, 900 just received for farm loans
No delays.
L. WRIT MARKHAM.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

For rent-Fort Lyon water rights at
Stony Point. Inquire Of c. NJ. Lee, La
mar, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

almost torn from their feet.-Rocky
Ford Gazette.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
COURT DECLINES TO TAX
STATEF0R SLOANE EXPERTS

Attorney Robertson late yester-
day made three demands upon the
court on behalf of Sidney Sloane,
all Of which were refused Robert
son demanded that DR.. Semple and
himself have permission to visit
Sidney in private at the jail for
the purpose OF ascertaining the adj
visibility Of putting him upon the
the witness stand; that the court
order a transcript Of the proceed
ings filed for perusal by counsel
for the defense, and that both the
insanity experts for the state and
the defense be paid by the state.
Robertson predicated his appeal
by stating that he would show that
Sidney Sloane was without funds
for his own defense: his mother
an invalid, and Floyd, the younger
son, a cripple on account of having
lost a foot In street car acct
dent. He said 1t was costing 500
a day for them to have a transcript
prepared and physicians would not
give expert testimony In the case
unless paid $25 a day. Robertson
except to the courts ruling refus-
ing all his demands.
Mrs. John Stone was the first
witness called in the afternoon
and said she knew the Sloanes for
Is years.
She said at the time Of Sidney's
birth Mrs. Sloane was very emo
tional and was laying out plat Of
an addition and studying religion
at the same time. Sidney told her
when he was 10 years of age that
he was going to marry Mrs. Matte
Choats. actress with the Bittner
company. who was old enough to
be his mother.
william Spear told how Sidney
Sloane had worked for him on his
cattle ranch In Wyoming. Young
Sloane acted queerly at times. One
time when driving bunch Of cat.
tie across bridge he tried to
crowd some Of them off into the
gulch below.
Miss Vera Luderman. young
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29

The trouble between the local
printers union and the Review
Publishing Co. assumed unique
and complicated aspect today. Its
outcome may be an application for
Injunction to prevent the interna-
tional executive board removing
the Spokane unions charter, filed
on behalf of other members not
concerned in the Review trouble.
The dispute Is expected to come
to a head at meeting called for
o'clock this afternoon at which
President Lynch, of the 1 nterna-
tional organization, will be repre-
scented by Daniel Cartano, Of this
city.
Late yesterday afternoon Presi-
dent Lynch wired an ultimatum
that the Spokane unions charter
would be revoked unless the men,
bers who quit work returned to-
day. Mr.. Cartano was delegated a
personal representative Of the
president to carry out the condi-
lions imposed.
President Lynch has telegraphed
to Butte and Anaconda and other
western towns to send all idle
printers to this city. Cartano met
the men who have left their posi-
lions on the Spokesman-Review
and Chronicle and advised them
OF obey the orders of the interna-
tional and return to work pending
arbitration of the present trouble.
None of the men, however have re-
turned to their places and none
show a disposition to do so. They
have no objection to other union
men coming in and have so mott
fed Mr. Cartano. They simply
don't want the Jobs.
The prospective situation Inn
piled by the presidents action af-
fects the balance of the union in
this city, who are not involved in
the existing trouble, to this ex-
tent: II the charter is revoked
4 they find themselves without union
standing. All other newspapers,
printing shops and trades allied in
the printing business find them
selves deprived of the union label.
This Is the view of 1t taken by
many union members, and a
strong sentiment of remonstrance
has developed.
The outcome depends on the re-
suits of this afternoons meeting.
The men who quit say they will
not return. Lynch says they
must.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
BUNCOEOTHE
bUNCO MAN

Albert Weir, bunco man, thought
he had an easy thing yesterday af-
ternoon when he took c. H. Ting
ley, who looks like a country boy,
up on Cannon hill "to look at
some property" Weir met Ting
ley at the Mechanics hotel, where
Tingley came out of the saloon
rolling up bundle Of money. Weir
approached him with some remark
about the weather and with that
opening for acquaintanceship, pro-
posed that they look over the city
bit. Tingley was aware from
the first that he was up 400 INST a
bunco-steerer, but went along to
see how far Weir would go and
just how he operated.
On the hill Weir's pal met
them. Pal was a poor actor and
didn't succeed in his endeavors to
have Tingley believe him the
greenest article that ever came
from the country. The third man
flashed pocketbook full Of
money. and after telling about the
hard time he had getting along in
the city finally announced that he
had become quite a sport" since
his arrival the day before and had
learned to match coins. At about
this stage Of the game Tingley an
nounced that 1t was time he was
back downtown. He left the bunco
men and notified Patrolman Hage,
who went towards the hill and
caught Weir, but the pal had dis
appeared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
RAILROAD PRESIDENT AND
OFFICIALS DIE IN WRECK

BALTIMORE, Nov. ga wreck
on the Southern railway near
Chatham, Va, is reported this
morning. Several were killed and
many injured.
1t is reported that Samuel
Spencer, president of the road,
died of injuries.
Error of block signals is said to
have caused the wreck.
The Southern Railway Co. is
sued the following statement of
the wreck in which President
Samuel Spencer was killed this
morning:
Passenger No. 80 left Washing
ton last night late on account of
holiday traffic. At $50 this morn
ing it stopped for light repairs to
a coupling. Passenger No. 81, fol
lowing, was given a clear block
and ran into the rear of No. 33,
causing a serious wreck.
president Spencer was killed
and others of his party injured
at is also reported that d. W.
David, manager of telegraph fol-
the Southern road, was instantly
killed. 1t is said number of
officers and prominent capitalists
met death"
1t is now known that nine were
killed and 10 seriously injured.
Among the dead is Phillip Schuy-
Ter, director of the Baltimore &
Ohio, and several other promin-
ent men.
President Spencer's body was
burned to ashes in the fire follow
ing the collision. Spencer was
Morgan's right hand man and the
great railway magnate of the
South.
Following is the official list of
killed, missing and injured issued
by the road at 11:40: Killed
Samuel Spencer, of Washington; ;
Phillip Schuyler, New York; w. d.
Davis, Washington.
One unidentified and Charles D.
Fisher, of Baltimore. missing.
Injured-E. A. Merrill, of New
York, Spencer's secretary; Sam
uel Cox, two colored porters.
Rescuers were forced to ex-
tinguish the flames before they
could enter the burning private
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SPOKANE RETURNS THANKS
is being observed

Thanksgiving is being observed
today; business houses and county
and city offices are closed. Appro-
pirate services were held this
morning in practically all churches
in the city. The churches of the
south side held union services in
the Central Christian church. DR..
Henry Rasmus, Of the First Meth
odist church, lead the exercises
and selected for his theme, The
Grace of Gratitude"
Churches of the north side west
Of Monroe held services this morn
ing at the Grace Baptist church,
Rev. H. Edward Mills using as his
subject THE Blessing or the
Blight of Abundance"
Church that did not hold SER
vices this morning will do so this
afternoon and evening. The Sal
walton Army, Volunteers of Amer
lea and various missioners are
busy with their charitable observ-
ances Of the day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
WOES Of LOVE
LORN SISTERS

The troubles of the Healy Sis
tiers, chambermaids, were aired in
police court yesterday afternoon
before Justice Hinkle. Last Satur-
day night one of the sisters took
shot at the other and missed her
very ladylike. However, her face
was powder marked, showing that
she hadn't been missed very far.
The shooting affray took place at
12b Main av. Such an affair is
usually attributed to lover trou-
bles and this was the cause of the
Healy sisters mixup. T. w. Mays
was the man both girls loved. The
police didn't know it at the time
they arrested the girls, but it
came out in police court.
Mays was in the prisoners
dock, arrested for vagrancy. He
looks more like a tramp than any
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car to attempt to save officials.
The capitalists were pinned under
wreckage and helpers were unable
to do more than check the flames
Two rear cars burned. Wrecking
and relief trains were rushed to
the scene from Lynchburg and
othe near cities.
Spencer was born March 2, 1947,
and graduated from the University
of Virginia as civil engineer. He
began railroad service as rod
man, raising through the grades
rapidly. He was president of a
number of Southern roads and di-
rector in many transportation
companies and the Western Union.
He leaves a widow and two sons,
one of whom, Henry, is sixth vice
president of the Southern.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
BLOWN To PULP
BY DYNAMITE

HOVER, Wash, Nov. 29.-One
man reduced to pulp and another
blown away entirely, was the re-
suit of premature explosion Of
dynamite in Wren & Greenough's
camp No. yesterday, in which
William Lightfoot and Henry VIII
son, drillers, were killed.
Lightfoot and Wilson had just
finished drilling a hole and placed
a stick of dynamite in the opening.
In some mysterious manner the
dynamite was touched off and In
the explosion Lightfoot was
crushed to a pulp. His dead body
was found about 30 feet away. So
far no trace Of Wilson has been
found. 1t is surmised that his
body was literally blown to atoms
or else he was hurled into the Co
lumbia river, 80 feet away from
the scene of the explosion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
RECORD MAKES.
HIM A MORMON

The records in the county audi
tors office show that license
was issued to E. s. Forney Of
Addy, Wash, to wed two women.
OF course 1t is all a mistake, but
1t suggests the advisability of fu-
ture care In the records. Forney
only applied for license to marry
Miss Edith Johnson, of Addy. AT.
ter he had left the court house,
Fred Peasley, OF this city, applied
for license to wed Ella Bartells,
but the clerk IN making the entry
in the marriage record mated For
ney with Peasley's girl.
Other licenses were issued to
Fred Buchow and Matilda Tack
man, bobth of Hillyard; j. Ben1a.
min Hays to Elizabeth Hutchinson.
both of Spokane.
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g 900 1000 o 90 o 90 oooo c
THANKSGIVING

No city in the country faithful observ
of the annual Thanksgiving festival today than Spo
kane The has been period of magnificent business
and industrial future still brighter
. than the brilliant aftergow of the past Morally and
mentally Spokane citizenship has advanced to correspond
. ing degree.
record of splendid achievement in the finer lines of
human effort well material things unroled for
specton. the it all is the heritage of
Spokanes citizenship The tells of something
3 points the path still greater accomplishment
in the prospect contributing his portion
. glorious is good to be in
good country countryside best country-to be in
3
But all that not forget that heer we'll
where misfortune her heavy hand individuals and
families Children suffer from the hard fate Of
parents lands, these undeservng little victims
consideration the
. fortunate is inspired by the spirit of charity.
For unfortunate of all degree the is
> condemnation rebuke Neither is 1t time
The spirit of the day should be Illuminated by the golden
gorfed
mellow remembrance the brother who lesser
bear the extreme burden of complete failure
. day the occasion retrimming the
altar lights of and another
the erection of stately mansions in in
lives well lived; hopes they
. worthy of reward
= a 81 a n a a n a a O O n
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN
IN SHOOTING SCRAP

A. e. Davidson, formerly coun-
Gilman of Spokane, yesterday
morning shot Swede named
Swenson 20 miles from Newport,
Wash. DR.. Phillips, of Newport,
arrived this morning with the in
jured man and took him to Sacred
Heart hospital. where efforts are
being made to extract one of the
bullets, which is believed to be in
the stomach.
The row started over a school
teacher who has taken up a timber
claim. The Swede had been work
ing for her, but claiming she had
not paid him garnisheed her
school wages. Davidson ID school
trustee. He was served with the
garnishment but owing to its IL
legal form refused to recognize II
and paid the school ma'am.
Swenson then vowed vengeance
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saying he would kill Davidson,
They met on the highway, where
Davidson was hauling lumber. The
Swede attacked Davidson and as
he was trying to pull a six-shooter
from his pocket Davidson shot
him In the arm. The Swede then
ran a short distance and turning
leveled his revolver at the trustee.
Davidson shot first, bringing Sven
son down. The sheriff last night
arrested Davidson, who was allow
ed his freedom until noon today so
he could get some one to take
care Of the ranch. ..-... ....
While here Davidson was known
as "freeater." One time a street
car was held up. Davidson was a
passenger, but instead of obeying
the highwayman's commands to
hold up his hands attacked him
with his umbrella and put him TO
flight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29

MRS. THULKE RUN
DOWN AT FERN|E

Mrs. Julia Thulke, wanted in
this city for buncoing Charles De
Neff, a German farmer, out of
$4,000 under promise Of marriage,
was arrested at Fernie, B. c., late
last night by Detective Enright,
of the Great Northern railroad.
Mrs. Thulke and her son were en-
route to their old home in Pitts
burg, Pa. She went to Fernie be-
before De Neff reported the affair
to the police. Detective McDer
mott then kept her son under sur
veillance. Tuesday morning he
bought a ticket for Nelson, B. c.,
when when he reached Hillyard
he got off the train and waited for
the east bound Great Northern,
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lady with blond hair and big con-
fiding blue eyes, was next called
to the chair. She proved very
tallative. Frequently her words
would trip over each other and
she would be obliged to stop to
take breath. She stated that she
had gone with Young Sloane sew
eral times during the past summer,
and her descriptions of these occa-
sions all but caused the audience
to risk being excluded from the
court room again. Once when she
and the defendant weer occupying
box at the Auditorium theater
Sidney was telling her about his
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experience In Wyoming, when all
at once he went in a trance. She
grabbed him by the shoulder and
finally brought him out of 1t. Soon
after this they left the theater. She
her company at restaurants, would
tip the walters to an unusual ex-
tent and order food which he
would never touch.
Court is adjourned today on ac-
count of Thanksgiving. The jury
will be allowed to walk for exer-
else In the vicinity of the court
house. They were treated to a
turkey dinner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
STRUCK
ON TEDDY

NEWPORT NEWS, Nov. 90
Between so and 60 stokers on the
cruiser Tennessee refused to obey
orders on Monday, en- route from
Porto Rico while consorting the
president, when Roosevelt gave
order for a four hours run under
forced draft. The men were con-
fined to the brig on arrival here
and will likely be court martialed.
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thing else. The girls told of how
one time Mays got a friend of his
to engage a buggy to take one Of
the sisters while he was to take
the other. They weer to meet in
some secluded spot and the girls
were to fight 1t out, the winner to
be entitled to the possession Of
Mays. Further hearing was post
poned until Saturday.
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~
HIGH SCHOOL
GAME THIS Pm,

The high school and Lewiston,
Idaho. football teams will meet at
3 o'clock this afternoon at Nata-
torium park. Both teams are de-
termined to win. Lewiston Ia
here with a band Of AZ pieces and
about 100 rooters. The high school
boys this morning spent the time
showing the visitors the sights Of
the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
SKATERS
LOSE LIVES

HARRISON, Idaho, Nov. %
At Medimont, IL miles from this
place, four persons lost there lives
while skating on Lake Occur
d'Alene. The following are dead:
Phillip Blessing, age IS; Bessie
Blessing, 10; John Blessing, 13;
Leigh Kellom, 16. The Blessing
children are sons and daughter of
Titus Blessing, merchant.
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DARING
ROBBERY

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-One of
the most daring robberies in this
city in many years was committed
this morning. Michael Connolly,
a produce merchant, was slugged
and robbed on the platform of a
Broadway car. Three men got
$36, a watch and jewelry. They
left the victim unconscious and es-
capped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-29
SWIPED HER WASHING

The meanest person in town
isn't so mean as some one who
last night stole Mrs. Mary Ann
Monroe's washing. Mrs. Monroe
lives at South Hillyard. Her wash
ing was all laid nicely in a basket
last night when she went into the
house. When she came out again
the washing was not to be found.
She reported to the police.
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FIRST half
NO SCORE

Spokane Amateur Athletic club
and the Seattle Athletic club foot
ball teams met with a heavy thud
on the gridiron today at Recrea-
ton park. The game started slow,
as the field was covered with
snow, which was soon trampled
into mud and slush through which
the teams wallowed. Neither
scored in the first half.