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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21
Settle immigrants on Land.
@ Home Journal continues:

The Home Journal continues:
Already the labor question has be-
come problem. The labor supply is
gradually becoming short. Farm wage
prices are already so extortiOnate and
competition over the lGbOrer so sharp
that it is almost impossible for the
farmer to make both ends meet under
the present system of farming.
The solution of this would seem to be
immigration. The lands need cultiva
ton and need workers. Land owners
are turning too much of their holdings
over to the idle, thriftless, lazy tenants
who do not improve the neighbOrhood
and who do not add to the land.
In last weeks issue of the Sparta
Ishmaelite it stated there arrived four
staIwart, sturdy German farmers who
Immediately settled down to build
homes for themselves on the Ogeechee
farm in Hancock county.
Mr.. Walker has a contract with a
German immigration agent to furnish
fifty families before Jan. 1St, 1908.
The expenses of these people is in
getting settled in permanent homes
and getting a years start will be con-
siderable, but there is no reason in the
world why they cannot make a success
and repay the money advanced.
immigration Association Needed.
The Hancock county scheme com
mends itself to Sumter county.
1t is what is needed here.
A large tract of land should be
secured, cut up into desirable small
farms, sold to immigrants on easy
terms, and forward tendency given to
the county.
Who will lead in such a work? All
that is needed is leaders.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21
SCiatiCa Cured After Twenty Year
of Torture.

For more than 20 years Mr., j. j. B.
Massey, of 1922 Clinton St., Minnea-
polls, Mimi, was tortured by sciatica.
The pain and suffering which he en-.
dured during this time is beyond COM
prehension. Nothing gave him any
permanent relief until he used Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. One application
of that liniment relieved the pain and
made sleep possible, and less than one
bottle has effected a permanent cure,
Mr.. Massey relates his experience for
the benefit of others who may be sim
ilarlv afflicted. If troubled with scia-
tica or rheumatism why not try 25c
bottle of Pain Balm and see for your
self how quickly it relieves the pain
For sale by Eldridge Drug Co., Ameri
Gus, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21
It Is Dangerous to Neglect a Cold.

How often do we hear it remarked
"It's only a cold, - and few days later
learn that the man is on his back with
pneumonia. This is of such common
occurrence that a cold, however; slight
should not be disregarded. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy counteracts
any tendency of cold to re-
suit in pneumonia, and has gained
its great popularity and extern
sive sale by its prompt cures OF
this most common ailment. 1t always
cures and is pleasant to take. For sale
by Eldridge Drug Co., Americus, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21
CONDITION is BUT-uTTLE CHANGED
Officer Redmond Still III at Home
Here.

Police officer p. III. Redmond is still
closely confined to his home here with
rheumatism, his condition showing but
slight Improvement. He has thus been
i'll for three or four weeks now and his
confinement is source of regret to 8
host of friends. His mother and brother
are now at his bedside, coming from
Macon Sunday evening.
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Reddick to the Rescue.

1t was then that Braddy Reddick, a
negro convict, loomed up as the real
hero of the situation. Reddick went
to the guards tent, is said, secured a
gun and went in pursuit of the fleeing
convicts, finally overhauling them.
Levellng his gun, Reddick forced ten
of the escapes to surrender and re-
turn to camp, where he confined them
again. This act of heroism certainly
should secure for that brave negro his
freedom.
This gang was the largest employed
by the county, Numbering from fifteen
to twenty cOnvicts.
But for the enormous money loss
sustained by the county the affair
would seem humorous in the extreme.
Again and again the convicts escape,
and each time the thousands of dollars
already lost is increased. 1t is not
known how many are still out.
But the commissioners are going to
reorganize the gang and institute re-
forms at once, for they have said so.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21
A LEADER is WANTED
HERE IN SUM TER.
10 Solve the Problem of
Filling Waste Lands.
HANCOCK SHOWS THE WAY CLEAR
Gets Large Tract of Good Land, Dr.
vide Into Small Desirable Farms, land
Sell too New Corners on EaSi-
est Terms POSSibIe--The
Way to Build Up
Sumter.
HANCOCK SHOWS THE WAY CLEAR

How many thousands of acres of
idle lands are there in Sumter county?
How many thousands of acres are
there under poor cultivation?
How many thousands of acres are
there rented out to negroes who are
impovishing the soil, letting the build
ings go to wreck ,deteriorating values III
general.
Everybody knows that there are too
many thousands of acres of land in
Sumter under each of these headings,
too many for either the present good or
the future prosperity of the country.
Why Net Sell the Surplus?
The Greensboro Home Journal has a
very sensible article on the thousands
of idle acres of lying in that county.
1t asks the farmers why they do not
sell this surplus land to people on easy
terms? In this way they would gel
their land improved and realize their
money out of it.
They would make a citizen of some
poor man and the county would be
filled with homes and land owners.
The Home Journal thinks that toe
many men in Greene county are land
poor. There are men there who hold
from one to three thousand acres and
do not cultivate foot of it themselves.
These people permit great tracts Of
fertile land to remain idle.
Why not dispose of it to men who
are willing and eager to make a living
on it?
Many of these land owners rent their
land out to negroes, who allow it to
become impoverished, and the county
itself is the sufferer. White people will
not live IN the country with negro ten
ants and croppers as neighbors. So
the white family moves off to town.
The Home Journal demands that the
tenant add something to the land, and
this can only be done by leaving it in
the hands of competent, painstaking
white people.
And these people must come from
other parts of Georgia, of the country
or possibly from remote parts of the
world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21
Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids for the erection of Y. M.
C. A. Building will be opened June
18th, 1907 at IL o'clock a, m. at Bank
of South West Ga. Plans and specifca-
tions may be seen at said Bank. We
reserve the right to ireject any or al
bids. JNo. w. SILVER.
w. p. WALLIS.
G. M. ELDRIDGE.
d. If COMMITTEE.
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what, does not seem exactly clear to
the public just yet.
The conviots yelled at him as he fed,
and one of them, it is said, leveled a
gun at him.
Don't shoot him; he's doing the very
best he can" expOstulated another con-
Wet, and the gun was lowered, while
the bunch, armed with two guns, hiked
to the woods.
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Fifteen CONVICTS
MADE ESCAPE
Brilliant Fete Is Accomplished By
Negroes in Stripes
GUNS TAKEN FROM THE GUARDS
One Guard Reported to Have Run Off-Fifteen Negroes
Escaped But All Except Four Brought Back.

4 Five thousand dollars repr esents In
money loss sustained by Sumter coun-
ty, in addition to other thousands al
ready piled up, in the wholesale escape
of gang of fifteen conviets Sunday
evening at point north of Americusy =
This stupendous loss would haEe
been even greater had not ten or eleven
of the zebras returned later, only four
really escaping.
These were jim Bell, years; Will
Frazier, 3 years; Gus Nelson, 3 years,
and George Harris, years.
All of these convicUs had escaped
previously, and had been recaptured
within the past month at a cost of prob
ably $500 to the county in rewards, etc.
Their time represents eleven years
which, computed at 800, means total
of 81, 400 added to numerous other
losses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21

Lime; Lime:-sanltary lime at 75c
per barrel. Jno. w. Shiver. ct.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21

PHONE III. for barrel of sanitary
lime. rs cents. Jno. w. shiver. ct.
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Grabbed Gun From Guard.

This last wholesale escape occurred
Sunday at Braswells camp near
Andersonville. Whipping Boss Bras
well was off duty for the time, and
three guards had the men in charge.
Reports differ as to just how the first
right, and to good purpose.
One ofthe negroes, it is said, grabbed
gun from a guard and then disarmed
use the vernacular of the day. Just
what he was running after, his gun Or
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-21

just in from the hands of the makers and corse-
qnentiy expressive of all that is new and good In the
realm of swell taiIordom
Ihe range of fabrics consists of the ia ashionabIe
gray, brown and olive worsteds and cassimeres in
plaids stripes and checks fancy cheviots also black
W rsted>' thbsts and blue serges-snappy si1gIe
and double breasted styles that good tailor would
charge from SIS to $50 for here for your choosing at
$l0t0 S35.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
Sheldon vind,ested.

Thomas Sheldon. who was recently
arrested in this city on a charge of
embezzlement while officiating as a
state organizer for the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, and taken back to
Oklahoma. returned to La Junta
yesterday morning. He was tried
in Norman. Okla. and was acquitted,
the district attorney making mo-
tion for nolle prosequi on his own
volition. Mr.. Sheldon's vindication
was complete. and he showed that
instead of being indebted to the
Eagles in the sum of s9s.l5, the
order was indebted to him to the
amount of nearly $4OO.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
Musical Treat for Sssink.

Swink residents will be treated to
a are musical performance in this
city on Thursday, December 26th.
when the original Blind Boone will
give one Of his famous recitals in the
opera house. This companyrshAs
been on the road for twenty-seven
years and has national reputation.
The following clipping from the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat speaks well
for the performance:
''In the character of the perform
ance and large attendance the con-
cert at the Central Christian church
given by the Blind Boone Concert
Company was pronounced success.
Blind Boone is the negro musical
prodigy and differs from Blind Tom
in that, except his blindness, he has
the use of all his faculties, including
the mental. His power over the
pianoforte is remarkable, and his
whole muscular and nervous system
seems set to music. Miss Stella May
also rendered several darky songs
artistically. HIS imitation of vari-
GUS instruments and the incoming
train was perfect.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
s~lnk Fis.,e Fiesta.

There was fistic fiesta at the
sportiest little town in the United
States Thursday night, which was
attended by half-frozen crowd of
a hundred or more. The prelimin-
AIRY and the main event partook
somewhat of the atmospheric con-
ditions, both being decided "frosts. :"
The preliminary was one-round go
between Gus Peterson, of Swink,
and Gene Hilton. a senegambian
from La Junta. The Swink cham
pion had the muscles of Sandow
and a yellow streak down his back
that caused him to take the count
after one lone punch on the point
of the nose.
The main event between Bob
Watkins. of Denver. and Bob Bell,
of Cripple Creek. lasted three
rounds. The ding dong artist from
the mountain districts was a noun
tain Of flesh and muscle, but three
rounds was enough to put him to
the bad, and as he refused to toe the
scratch on the call of time in the
fourth round, Referee George Gross
awarded he decision to Watkins.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
kennie Wood Matched.

Kenny Wood is matched for a
fight with Clarence English. of
Omaha. before the Pueblo Athletic
Club. The bout is to be a twenty
round contest and will take place
during the week of January lSt
Jim Dye, the special train artist,
has already made arrangements for a
train. and it is needless to say that
the crowd from the Arkansas Val
ley will be large, as kennie is the
pride of this Valley and they are
willing to go the limit, as they know
that he will make the boy from the
pork packing burg get busy. Eng
lish also has many friends. and with
out doubt will make a formidable
antagonist. The fight will be a
stem winder and will be worth GO
ing to see. If you want to be in
the push make arrangements to go.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
Called BY tn. Grim Reaper.

Mike keleher returned home last
Friday from Kansas where he was
called by the death of his mother.
The following obituary appeared in
the johnson County (Kansas) Jour
nal:
Mrs. Norah Keleher died at a
hospital in Kansas City last Monday
at o'clock p. M, after being in
poor health for some time. The
lady was aged sixty-two years.
Norah Nestor was born in County
Clare, Ireland. and when but twelve
years of age came to America with
her parents. locating in Utica. New
York. She was married to Patrick
Keleher, at Springfield. Ills. some
forty-three years ago and after liv-
ing in that state for about two years
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21

moved to Utah. Later, and at
very early date in this states his
tory, Mr.. and Mrs. Keleher located
at Tecumseh. and for years they
conducted the Caledonia Hotel.
which then stood on Clay street and
which was the second hostelry TO be
esta blished in this town. the Sher-
man House being the first. Seven
of the children born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Keleher are living and all were
present at the funeral. In the or
der of their ages they are Mrs. NJ.
c. Kelly of Greenwood. Neb.; Daniel
Kelleher of Ration. New Mexico;
Michael keleher. of Swink, Colo;
Mrs. Elmer Nelson of Tecumseh.
Morgan Keleher, Miss Anna keIeher
and William Keleher Of Garden City.
Kan. The deceased was sister of
the late Martin Nestor of this
county. Some twenty-three years
ago the Keleher family left this
country and located at Garden City,
Kan, which place has been their
home since. MIR. keleher has been
deceased for two and one-half years
Mrs. Keleher was a lovely woman.
She was devoted wife and kind
and patient mother. She will be
sadly missed by these children, who
have the sympathy of their friends
in their afiliction.
The remains were brought to
Tecumseh. Wednesday afternoon.
and the funeral was held at ST.
Andrews Catholic church Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock, conducted by
Father Thomas Barden. Interment
was in the family lot in the ceme-
terry north of the city.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
Public trustees Sale.

n,oTIcE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT,
IN Whereas. Bert W. Arp and Kate u. Arp.
isos, and recorded September 18th, iso5; . i,
Book 10, at page a. Of the records In the omce
of the County Clerk and Recorder OF ote.o
the Public Trustee in and for o.rro county,
Colorado, the following described renI estate
situate and being in the County OF otefo' an"
Lot. Fifteen Isl and sixteen tlsl in Block
No. Eighteen CIsl in the Bradi>h Addition to
tbe recorded plat Of said Addition: which
said deed Of trust was made TO secure tue
payment of their one promis.ory note OF even
date with said deed of trust. for the principui
sum Of Nine Hundred Dollars $4,000 pay
able to the order Of The National Building
and LerT 81 Thil,sen biiars and Fifty Gent.
due and payable the last days OF each and
every month commencing with the month OF
Whsr.as, The said Bert W. Arp and Kate NJ.
Arp did on September 18th. iai, make a pay
mcnt Of $1,000 on the principal % SAID as na,s. a,,,
and payable In the amounts OF Twelve Dollars
(S1a or per month on the last days Of each
whereas, the said Bert W. Arp and Kate y.
Arp having defaulted in the monthly payms
Of 3l20O due on the last day Of October. isC.
aas ans on nats .ss lasa aas q
holder Of said note having elected ON account
Of said default TO declare said note unpaid.
Now. therefore, at the written request Of the
authority vested in me By said decd Of trust
and my olicc n Public Trustee aforesaid.
l hereby give notice that on
MONDAY. the .Oth day Of JANUARY. lN0s
at ten o'clock a. m. Mt the front door of the
court house in the City OF La Junfa. County
Of Otero. aud state Of colorado. will o9cr
for sale and sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash. the premises described in said deed
q es .ns .sf .ns sn
and will deliver to the purchaser certificate
Of purchase as the Law provides.
g. H. DOwNER,
Public Trustee for Otcro County. Colorado.
First publication, December q. 1907.
Last publication. January IL. 1905
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
Suffer. . s,ro.. OF e.r.,y.,.. /.

H. r. Holbrook, one of the oldest
and wealthiest citizens of Pueblo,
and president of the Laguna Canal
Company Of the Holbrook country.
was found unconscious at his home
in Pueblo last Wednesday morning,
and at the present writing is not
expected to live. He suffered i
severe stroke of paralysis, and the
physicians who are attending him
admit that his chances for recovery
are anything but bright.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
NEWS OF OTERo COUNTY
COMPILED by
GRsAT FAMILY JOURNAL REPREsEHIATvEs

a cement floor in the barn. He has
also added several new buggies to
his livery and is now in better shape
than ever to take care of his grow
ing business. The new frame resi-
dence recently erected By him on
the corner near the blacksmith shop
is now occupied by T, J. Harper and
family.
Joe Kroboth is treating himself to
fine Christmas present in the way
of new office in his meat empori-
um. He got busy this week and
called in the furniture man. who
proceeded to cover the Office floor
with linoleum and make other
changes. which when completed will
give Joe one of the finest little Of
fees to be found in the town.
| 1t looks rather funny and also
very good to see the beet train max
| ing its way on the new spur that
leads out to Grand Valley. This
spur has been in operation for some
time. and is six and one half miles
long. The terminal is Hauck, which
boasts of big general merchan-
disc store. and promises to soon be
on the map as result of the beet
growing industry in the Valley.
Jim Rose, Swink's artistic manip-
ulator of the gloves. is back in his
old haunts in Missouri. visiting the
scenes of his first experience in the
ring. where he used to fight in the
open woods with the young huskies
of that state. He expects to arrive
here on the 26th of this month, and
will start active training with kennie
( Wood as his sparring partner and
trainer.
{ This issue of the TRIBUNE is the
Christmas number. which we hope
will meet with your approval both
( geographically and otherwise. We
, have been trying TO give our read
ers in .Swink the news of the town
/ for several months past. and hope
to for some time to come. and on
this festive occasion we wish to
thank Swink residents for the many
courtesies shown US. and also to
wish them a Merry Christmas and
/, Happy New Year.
The first statement of the Banf of
Swink was issued this week in the
form of four page folder. This
institution was established in 1906,
and at the close of business Decem-
ber 3, 1907, showed loans and dis
counts amounting to $40, ,709.SS; an
overdraft of AZ cents; furniture and
fixtures amounting to S66S.25. and
due from other banks $50. .205. .79.
The capital is SIC. 600 and the surplus
is $500, while the individual respon-
sibility amounts to sl00, 600. and the
amount of deposits is $40, 7O0.39.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-21
Viscsvds tor Sale.

Placards are for sale at the
TRIBUNE office. at the rate OF hve
cents each, which read as follows:
For Sale
For Rent.
Boarding.
Lodging.
No Credit
Bill of Sale.
No Smoking.
Dressmaking.
Rooms for Rent.
No Minors Allowed.
Hunting Not Allowed.
Don't Spit on the floor.
Cigarette Smoking. Not Allowed.
Extracts from the laws required
10 be posted By @boardinx ahepse
keepers if they would protect them
selves against dishonest patrons.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-30
Ilsrer lor I.lalnlla.

To CURH A Cot.D N oNE nay.
Take LAXATIVE BRoNo oulniae
'fahlesa nFuEgisis refund moacy n
q fails 20 care. 4. ". GROVES
signature % zach boH sts
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-30
rur TAX MIDDLE.

rh ,aop have been about 200 per cent
snareot 40 everybody understand the difference between
nnc nuons IN andtw twonty-cght millions In 1906
increased In that proportion was uh'
d w the assessor would be so much low
er THAT PEOPLE WOULD PAY NO MORE THAN BEFORE
A there seems the eyes lower the people
viii have pay ana make their minds to proceed In some
the future
n be had been large court made
ia ees THAT HAVE REDUCED THE LENIEs' and
might not have undertaken the improvements did
and all public
houd wish they and lower
ywouldh hay resulted from timely protest
Az the relief All will have pay
The will be heshed out more In de-
tail WHOLE MASS OF THE PEOPLE
despe the OF the people, and DO not
considered consulted The disposition
20 one-man power $ growing very fast in this country
ntgafng element the Salem school
clear statement OF WHAT
WAS DONE THE DISTRICT.
They district paid of debts and provided for
future That makes them
the model OF administration n local Affairs.
their and without dissent
the that asked for The
fully understand WHAT ~
THEIR PUBLIC SERVANTS.
committee Of the Business Mems
Of Marion delegation
county after explained TO them by
the county court.
before the made there might have
have st
WHAT THEY CONSIDER An EN0BITANT TAX
Tho Capital Journal believes in the e expression fullest
the be hoard In al matters and
believe public sentiment matter
business admin
told
THAT VALUATIONS WERE REMEDY
ting the direct a the only solution that will prevent
conf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-30
MUTUAL
CANNERY
SUCCESS
Statement From Of
ficiaIS Shows Good
Results
Seven Per Cent Dividend Far
Investors and a Good
Market For Fruit

The business OF the Salem Mutual
Canning company the past year mus
have been very successful Judging
from the way the company is circu-
iating It's money among the stock
holders I'm the way OF dividends. The
report at the annual meeting showed
that nearly $4,000 had been expend-
ed In our city In the way of pur-
chasing fruit, paying for labor and
erecting buildings. This was the re-
suit OF the first years work and must
be gratifying not only to the fruit
growers, but also to the Salem busl-
ness men. who united in making this
enterprise possible. The results are
a good Illustration OF how well II
pays the business people and the pro-
ducers 10 cooperate in such under
taklngs. It not only made a good
market for fruit and gave employ
ment for labor by the hundreds, but
the result has been to circulate near
ly every dollar thus distributed
among the business people OF our
city.
A dividend OF seven per cent was
declared at the annual meeting. and
Is now being paid out. with the
checks for this dividend the follow
Ing circular letter Is being sent out
by the cannery officials which con-
yeys interesting reading matter and
will bear reading closely, especially
by fruit growers:
Dear Strive take pleasure I'm
handing YOU herewith check for the
amount OF the dividend due on your
stock ms per resolution passed tho
day OF the stockholders meeting
We think the stockholders and the
fruit growers both are TO be con
graduated upon the size OF the pack
and the showing made for the first
year of the company's operations.
And the management have every con
hdonco In their ability 10 increase the
business year by year. to the mutual
advantage OF all parties interested.
This certainly will be the case II the
oannery has the cooperation OF the
stockholders aud the fruit growers
In this vicinity one item OF vital
Importance TO the cannery, that per.
haps Is not so well appreciated by the
fruit growers, is the economy affected
In packing and additional advantages
In marketing the finished product by
the company knowing in advance the
approximate amount OF fruit they
can safely figure on being delivered
u Us Tor the reasons above stated