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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Report Of Harmony school.
Following is the report OF the a bove
school Tor the month ending Oct. IL:
EIGHTH GRADE.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
The Bridge Their Only Hope

ALrHOUGH the ram had ceased, the wood0.->
"A OF the bridge would be IN condition tG cat, !
hrc easily. So they started a blaze on the moor '
the foremost car. ShaVIngS bits ot board ana
finally the red hot brands from under the n'iei'
shoveed upon the tirc, until the "hGie '"i
in flames With speed greatly SL'cNTnei tHVF
plunged into the opening ot The covered bIiHSe.
dropped the car with brakes set, and slowly Itc"
across the river out INTO the open country. theF
saw the smoke rise instantly from the root VI tHc
bridge and watched with praying hearts the flames
and destruction 10 follow. Smoke began 70 pour
up in increasing volume. At the same time they
beheld their pr~SuerS swiftly moving toward the
crucial place
Those Contc,., .ateS never stopped, but drove
straight into the mass of fire from which, alas they
emerged pushing the burning car IN front Every
one OF the RAIDERS instantly knew that this meant
ruin to their scheme They jumped from the engine
and tender and scattered for their lives
Every man WAS captured Eight including the
leader, were hanged ~ Atlanta The rest were mn
prisoned as spies Afterward some OF these men
made bold and successful dash past their guards,
and escaped To the Union lines. The other sur
vivorS were exchanged IN the course OF time After
the event, and after the eight had been hanged.
nineteen names appeared on the roll of the Medal
of Honor legion, with the simple explanation.
Special service under General Mitchell
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

emerged two figures tearing over the track bent
almost double as II with the effort catch them by
sheer running
We'll give them run!" they thought with ex-
ultant Joy.
Now for the Chckamauga and Oostanaula bridges!
According to the schedule IN the possession of An
drewS, there was a freight To be met and passed at
point thirty miles up the line After this was ac-
compllShed they could crowd steam and stuff
the fire box; but for the present ii was necessary
only to keep the schedule of the captured tram
Once they stopped to cut the telegraph wires and
again 10 pull up section of the rails behind them
1t was all very strange and very pleasant They
felt now that they destined to succeed As the.
tram ghded on at a steady pace past station and
settlement IN the very center of the Confederacv
they felt like bursting into laughter or ieering AT
the soldiers they saw.
Why you running wd?" The tank tender
asked the question they stopped for water
Powder for Beauregard
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
Starting on Their Mission

TT was a morning of unusual gloom. In silence the
men stared at the rainy windows After a
momentary pause there being reply To his words
the leader completed his Instructions, and all left
Tor the tram, which pulled out of the city a few
minutes later IN the direction of kencSaw Mountai
AT the foot of the mountain Big Shantv now
kcnesaw station The train would delay there some
minutes Tor breakfast They rapidly ncared this
station. There We're the white tents of an encamu-
ment, the soldiers moving about the sentinel with
ms musket walking the platform The cars olted
together then stopped, and the passengers went
INTO the restaurant followed by the conductor and
luckily by The engineer also
Then, IN sight of all, not dozen feet from the,
sentry on the PLATFORM Andrews and his men swiftly
executed their design Three who had been engine
drivers IN time OF peace sprang with the leader into
the cab OF the locomotive; others uncoupled the
section of the tram, leaving three empty bag
gage cars attached 10 the engine, and leaped into
one of the cars closing the door behind them
Andrews swung out from his place on the step Of
the engine, and looked back See if all was ready
Al the same moment of the soldiers seemed TO
comprehend that something unusual was taking
place, and he called out questioninglv Quickly he
was answered. The drivers of the locomotive spun
iurousy for second and then the light train
abruptly forged ahead and soon left the station far
behind. GIancing back the men on the engine
saw the cOmmotIOn they had caused, from which
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
An Awkward Situation

At Kingston they moved to the side track and
n waited impatienty The freight passed; but
1t was followed by passenger train.
Andrews instantly INTO a fit of rage. both
pretended and real. why he stormed = is the
road not clear' | have orders to rush this powder
to General Beauregard"
ust then the last car of the train went by; and
hanging from the platform a red flag,
which showed that extra train was following.
This was too muChi The agent explained that
there a Commotion all along the line that day.
Mitchell moving his forces Chattanooga.
The Conederates were getting everything out of
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

N7ITH the army ol East Tennessee
w IN the spring OF IHt2 was clever
SPY named Andrews. He went
cvtrN~ here IN the Confederate camps, dis
Guised as quaok medicine man. lie was a
talkcr. and the soldiers talked To HIM, and
he seldom returned without an interesting
budget OF news. he present enterprise
was the conception OF Andrews. he spy,
knowing that hN commanders wished L.
take possession ol the city OF Chattanooga,
which had become point "t strategic mn
T"rtancc, and that the only nsurm"untahe
obstacle was the railroad from Chattanooga
10 the south, by means OF which the Con
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

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New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

chase with the same SwiftneSS aS before
The bridge WAS close IN front. huNcrg- "-.
they have the luck 70 burn II: The rr> ...
mentS would decide their fate and ,ae .... ,.
whole brave undertaking.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

W|ITH the army oi e. Easy TcnnGsece
spy named Andrews He went
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

Andrews said, If anyone wants to withdraw
he IS free to do 50. For my part | say we can sue
Cced, and | Will do il or de!
Cañon City record., 1907-05-09
nate of Lead
Spray Outfits

It is said when a Canon woman
starts out to buy hat she visits every
millinery store in town and tries on
everything in the stores except the
mourning bonnets.
Fifty people came up from Florence
Hanford's presentation of the play of
Julius Caesar" at the opera house.
The Denver & Rio Grande made a spe-
cial rate of 40 cents for the round trip.
The visitors expressed themselves as
delighted with the entertainment
W. B. Reiter has sold his fruit ranch
on Cottonwood avenue and has pur-
chased the residence of G. W. Orme,
1929 Macon avenue. which he will oc-
cupy as a home about June 1st. On
| its completion Mr.. Orme will move
| into the house at 1882 Macon avenue.
Mr. Orme has. within the last few
years. built all of the houses fronting
on Macon avenue between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets.
| Miss Bessie Visscher came over from
| Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon
to attend the Daughters of Rebekah
banquet and, incidentally. to renew
| her Canon City acquaintance She
will remain for a week or ten days
as the guest of relatives and friends
| Fred Putnam. wife and baby. came
down from Victor last Saturday to
spend a few days with their parents
Mr. and Mrs c. Putnam, of DelRey
avenue. Mrs. Fred Putnam is now il
| Florence visiting her mother
Cañon City record., 1907-05-09
We Handle
Strawberry Crates
Seeds

Mrs o M Bennett and little son
of Berkeley. Cal, are visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles W. Talbot, of 1874
Park avenue, Lincoln Park, for a week
and will then go on to Lacrosse, Kans-
to make an extended visit with her
mother. Mrs Bennett will make a
stop at Canon City on her return to
the coast
Rev. J. B. McCuish, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Leadville. ac-
companied by his wife and family, are
visitors in town this week. Mrs. Nc
cuish and children have come here on
account of the lower altitude and are
located at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Mayhem. on Greenwood
avenue, with the intention of remain
ing here for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. B. NJ. English of Cen
tralia. ILL.,. who have been here for a
couple of weeks visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. Blair, left for home at noon to-
day. In spite of the disagreeable
weather which prevailed most of the
time they We're here. they We're great
! ly pleased with Canon City and sur
roundinss. Mr., English and Mrs. Blair
are brother and sister.
/ f. G. BettiS came home Thursday
/ night after couple of weeks busi-
ness trip to Chicago. Toledo, Cleve-
land. Buffalo. and other eastern cities.
tisagreeable back there, but says that
business OF all kinds is unusually good
{ for the season OF the year.
Cañon City record., 1907-05-09
Sooia, and Personal
RAgSdale's
Real Estate
Bargains.

Bargains.
Notary Public-W. B. Rowland. s2S
Main st.. Record office.
Arsenate Of lead. Paris green.
Spray pumps. Strawberry and cherry
crates. r. P. Smith.
n. Z. Hazard has leased the st.
James Hotel and has renovated and
rsmodeled It 1t will be run on the
European plan.
Use Medicated SulphuriLed Salt to
keep your stock healthy. For sale BY
Holman Mercantile Co.
Open q savings account in the saw
inss department OF the Citizens State
Bank and acquire the habit OF saving.
Use Medicated sulphurized Salt to
keep your stock healthy. For sale by
Holman Mercantile Co.
r. NJ. Harding left Wednesday aft
ernoon for Cincinnati. O.. on business.
He will be gone ten days or two
weeks.
]. Walter Rex OF Marietta. O.. until
lately engaged In the mercantile busi-
ness In that city. has come to Canon
with tho intention Of making his home
here.
The Misses Short, who have been in
Lincoln. Neb.. for about two months,
are expected home the last of this
week. Miss Leona. who has been In
the xanitarium there. mas not received
the benefit she expected.
Mr. and Mrs John Barry. who have
Cañon City record., 1907-05-09

Fred G. Thede was called to his old
home at Aledo. ILL.,, few days ago
by the death of his niece Mr.. Thede
was contemplating business trip to
Chicago, but the unexpected occur
renee at Aledo hastened his departure.
~ NJ. VanFleet returned home Sat
urday night from Denver, where he
went several days previously to look
after consignment of copper ore
made by the Red Gulch Copper Min
ing company TO the Argo smelter in
that city. The result was highly graft
v:ns and indicates that the company
tics II the state
Cañon City record., 1907-05-09

w. J. O'Brien OF Pueblo is in the
city He expects to interview the
Canon housewives in the interest of
the gas company.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Chapman OF
Cleveland. O.. VINO have been visiting
here for short time. will leave in a
few days for their home in the east.
They remained in Canon City longer
than they originally intended. for the
purpose of awaiting a favorable op-
portunity fol- picnicking at the top Of
the Royal Gorge Mr and Mrs. Chap
man are friends of Mr.. and Mrs. B. A.
Lamb and Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Pettus
of 419 Pike avenue.
Cañon City record., 1907-05-09

been visiting DR.. and Mrs. Graves for
| the past three weeks. returned to Chi
cago Monday.
Mis- Linnie Rundahl OF 622 River
street Is the victim of an attack of
typhoid fever.
Spend Sunday above the clouds in
the greatest gold camp on earth Train
leaves depot at S O'Clock. 31.50 round
trip.
c. J. Adams. until lately employed
at G. r. Tanner & Co.'S grocery store,
has gone to Leadville. where he has
accepted a position. Mr.. Adams will
move his family there at the close OF
the school year.
8 D. Nil. who recently purchased
the fruit ranch OF J. d. Gay on Rey-
nolds avenue, East Canon. has taken
possession OF the property. Mr.. Mil,
who was engaged in the drug trade be-
fore coming to Colorado. arrived here
from the east a short time ago. He
has a wife and family. Mr.. Gay has
gone to Flora Vista, N. NJ, where he
has bought a large tract of land.
Miss Nottingham left Monday for
Chicago. where she expects to spend
the summer She came here four
years ago for the benefit OF her health
and having completely recovered II
decided to return to her old home in
the east.
| Mrs. +. G. Bettis has returned home
| from Pueblo, where she has been TAX
ing treatment at a private sanitarium
for two or three weeks on account OF
rheumatism. II will be gratifying TO
her friends to learn that she is con
siderably improved.
Mr.. and Mrs c. f Ward. who have
been visiting on the Pacific coast for
several months. stopped OF in Canon
Monday for short visit with Mr..
and Mrs. z. X. Broughton. on Lincoln
Park. while eproute home to Iowa
from San Francisco.
We always want little items Of local
| interest, Persons who have guests or
know OF Canon People visiting else
where are invited to send the item in
! Call up phone Canon Ill.
| !. S. Morgan. who has been in Ne
! braska for several months. has re-
turned to Canon City and repur-
! chased his interest in the East End
barber shop.
! Use Medicated Sulphur!zed Salt to
keep your stock healthy For sale b,
: Holman Mercantile Co.
Use Medicated SulphurlZed Salt tc
keep your stock healthy. For sale b,
/ Holman Mercantile Co.
Major J. Willis of San Francisco Is
spending a short time in Canon City
on behalf of the Salvation Army. He
Ia here in the interest of the children S
work OF that organization and will
conduct special service at the army
hall. Oh West Main street. Thursday
night. The children are going TO take
part in the service by singing, speak
Ing and drilling.
W. L. Patton of Fairpoint. O.. is
spending few days here as the guest
of his nephew, c, c. Patton, and fam
ily, while on his way to the Pacific
coast MIR. Patton will visit Portland
Seattle. San Francisco, Los Angeles
and other places of interest. and ex'
poets to be gone Ave or six months.
w. J. Wilson. formerly manager oi
the Canon City mills. who went tc
Horton. Kans.. year ago and pur'
chased a drug store, was burned out
last Sunday night. A local paper re-
ferring to his place designated 1t as
saving station, which had gained
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-04-13
A Family Fved.
Continued from Page One.

direction Of the ranch, they saw
the smoke from Hern's winchester,
Horizons team running, and his
PROSTATE body lying on the prairie
and young Hern galloping away.
Briscoe did not anticipate such a
conclusion of his mission to the
Hern ranch. Horton had told him
when he served the papers that he
did not want to meet the Hern's
enroute to Tucumcari. Briscoe
suggested that he go the road east
OF the Hern ranch, which he agreed
to do, but afterwards evidently
made up his mind to travel the
nearest way to town via the Hern
ranch, hence the result mortal
enemies met.
Deputy Briscoe sent a courier
to town to inform the sheriff of the
tragedy, and he himself went home
for arms. Gle did not even have a
gun with HIM, and in the mean
time young Hern escaped.
Wednesday morning S h e r i fl
Street and posse went out to the
Hern ranch and arrested the father,
]. w. Hern and sent him in to Jail,
and then surrounded the ranch
house and waited for young Hern
to return.
The latest reports we have are
that young Hern was discovered
Thursday evening on the plains
near the Cap Rock of the plains
riding in the direction of the
ranch. Tom Horton, a nephew
of w. w. Horton, haulted him at
a distance of one hundred and
fifty yards. He dismounted and
opened fire on the posse, retreat
ing into the rocks and cedar
brakes. Some fifteen to twenty
shots were exchanged. 1t was
getting dark and Hern made his
escape. The posse is still after
him.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-04-13

LATER:-Just as we go to- press,
Deputy Sheriff James Bell, brings
the news hat he and his posse had
a pitched battle with Hern and his
confederates this Friday morn
ing), and that Williams, a confed-
crate of lIern's is shot in the stom-
ach and will die, and Bell got II
5000 bullet through the coat
sleeve of the left arm, just grazing
the skin. Sheriff Street and Depu.
ty Frank Baker left Immediately
for the Hern ranch, and it is the
opinion of everybody that unless
Hern surrenders there will he
more bloodshed today, Hern and
Bell talked together at a distance
of 100 yards before shots were
exchanged yesterday morning,
and he was vehement in his dec
laration hat he would not be
taken alive.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-04-13
Gallegos aud Meechen.
Continued from Page Two

Quay county should be very CRATE
tul Tor having had a nan like Mr..
Gallegos to represent them in the
37th Legislative assembly,. He
had several cousins and uncles in
the legislature, about four
IN the house, seventeen of whom
were with him all the time and
sometimes as manly as wentv-one.
(applause.) The people OF this
district were surprised and also the
people OF the Territory when his
third bill was passed by the House.
This bill for Quay county extern
sion passed the House eighteen to
three in about thirty-six hours.
The Union county representative
make a noble fight to defeat it, but
the odds were against him, owing
to the shrewd diplomacy of Mr..
Gallegos in organizing his forces
for the passage of the bill. Now,
many of you do not know how diff.
icult it vas for Mr.. Gallegos tc
put this measure through as the
opposition was organized and very
determined.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-04-13

ed as a compromise, that they
we're entitled to consideration in
the event Quay should acquire this
valuable territory. An agreement
was reached that an equitable con-
clusion would be to take this Ter
ritory and return issue bonds 2
Union for the sum of $4,000.
This was done, and IN Justice to
Mr.. Gallegos the people OF Quay
county should be grateful to him
for what he has done.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-04-13

Legislative conditions we're tur-
bulent for weeks after the convein-
ing of the session, the cause for
which it is useless to explain AS the
facts are generally known until
fifty days or eight weeks of the
session had gone only three or
maybe four bills whatever charact-
er had passed the House. The
House would pass a bill which
would be protested by the council;
the council would pass a bill
which would be protested by the
House etc.
Information was had that Gov
ernor Hagerman was going to op-
pose in the passage Of the extern
sion bill. was asked to see him,
when he informed me why he was
against the passage of this meas
ure. The reason was that we pro-
posed to take away a valuable por-
ton Of Union county just at the
time when it was becoming a val
liable asset in defraying the ex-
penses of county government.
The bill gives us thirty-four miles
of railway, the fourishing towns
of Nara Visa and Logan, with
nearly four hundred thousand
acres of the choicest agricultural
lands of Northwest New Mexico
which is rapidly settling and de-
veloping, and when next year the
Rock Island Railroad, which IN
der Territorial Statute was exempt
ed for six years becomes taxable
will add to assessed valuation
at the lowest estimate 81 ,ooo,o 900;
then too, we have three miles of
the Southwestern's Dawson line
which crosses the country of val
liable homes and farms OF recent
and thrifty settlers who will also
contribute much to our assessed
valuation next year. Now, you
see the force of the argument just
as the time when this Territory was
going to be taxable property and
full of resources for the county of
Union. Quay sought to take it
from her. 1t is also a fact that
Union is a rich county with many
people and that their political
leaders put up five thousand or
more dollars to fight this bill, and
! when the battle grew hot and VIC
tory was now with the one and now
with the other it being a question
who should win it, Union demand
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-04-13

J. E. Wright, the real estate man
of the firm of Wright & Lee, in
forms the editor that he is conduct
ing an agricultural experiment
station on the Reynolds farm two
miles east of town, and that the
government is furnishing him with
seeds of various kinds for that
purpose. There are only six var
ieties of alfalfa, and he has some
FIVE of them on a hve-acre tract on
sub-irrigated land with water at a
depth of twenty feet under the sur-
face. He has also sown spring
wheat, which is now up three to
four inches and thrifty is car be,
as.well as other cereals, all OF
which are doing we'll. Mr.. Wright
believes this is going to be a wheat
country and that the close land
will produce we'll. He has also on
the Reynolds farm two miles OF
locust trees, set sixteen feet apart,
which are strong and thrifty trees.
On his homestead six miles from
town, he has FIVE or six acres set
in black locust trees, a small park,
which is a beauty. This is an en-
terprise which we should appreciate
and should be emmulated.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-04-13

The closing exercie e OF the
District Skule at the kourt House
Wednesday evening the 18TH under
thy auspicies of thy Baptist Ladys.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-11-15
TAMPA FAIR TO BE
SPLENDID SUCCESS

Realizing the great good done the en-
tire State through the holding of form
er fairs at Tampa, many counties that
have hitherto not been represented in
the various departments Of exhibition
have made liberal appropriations and
appointed energetic fair commissioners
with view of having a magnificent
general exhibit at the greatest OF all
the Florida State fairs, which will be
held at Tampa from February 8 to ~
In addition practically every county
represented at the fairs in former years
are falling in line, and the number OF
counties represented at the coming
fair will toe ut least one-third more
than have appeared heretofore The
holding Of the February fair at the
height of the tourist season only
appeals to counties and producers gem
orally. but the fact that nothing can
prevent tnc lalr lIoHl "c''S " 7
and unqualified success has also brought
about great deal Of enthusiasm. Inc
fairs held in November in former years
have been superior to any State talrS
held in the South, but that of February
will eclipse those in every department
M rounty in Florida can afford to be
without representation at the FAIR ana
tho same is the case with individual
Determined to aid the Florida state
fair in every way possible, the Sea-
hoard Coast Line and other flor'o'
railroads have already taken up the
matter Of promptly handling products
for exhibition, and will be shipped 10
Tampa free OF charge, The roads are
determined that no delay Whatever
shall be experienced in shipping eM,
bibits to and from Tampa, ana VIII
have their local agents force lalr COM
missonors to pomptly notify tne"'
when ears are needed for shipment
Do rticu,ar attention will be paid in TINS
reaard TO live stock and fowls, when
viii not necessarily be sent to the 'a'f
before February 18TH