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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-19
The Family Jar.

"The body of the late Major Jinks
was cremated."
"What they goin' to do with it?"
"His widow has him corked up In
fruit jar. Says It's the last of the
family jars."-Atlanta Constitution.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-19

When a girl with an angel food taste
marries a man with a ginger bread
income It's a sign that she doesn't
know on which side her bread Ii but
tered.-Dallas News.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department TO HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-19

Know something about the dairies In
your neighborhood so as to be able TO
buy heifer calves of merit when you
need them.
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Xaaue.

Vague.
'My husband is really very atten-
tive. Yesterday he bought me Il dozen
s."-Meggendorfer Blatter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-19
Farming in a Big Way.

WHEAT GROWING IN THE NORTHWEST
FIELDS MEASURED BY THE MILE.
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A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm

- quickly dDSofoeo.
6iYes Relief al Once.
1t eleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-19
CATARRh

Taste and Smell. Full size 80 cts, at Drug
gsts or by mail. In liquid form, 10 cents
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, New York.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-09-06
Five cent beer at Seyfer's Club

saloon.
Will sell shoes at reduced prices
to October LIST at Rippeys.
Judge McCunniff was business
visitor in Las Sauses, Tuesday.
Fresh fruits of all kinds can be
had daily at the G.. g. Oliver g.
Co. store.
A standard phonograph free
at Wilson's when your cash pur-
chases amount to $500.
Mrs. VIM. Nef departed last
night for Iowa, to be absent for
several weeks visiting relatives.
DIR. Gilmer has been absent
from town for several days, going
up the Durango way on BUSINESS
trip.
Misses Mollie Dorcey and Ber-
tina Eskridge left for Monte Vista,
Monday, to visit the family of
Dacre Dunn.
Home rendered lard, like moth
er used to make, the best in the
world, can be found at the G.. G.
Oliver & Co. store.
Mrs. Aldrich came over from
Monte Vista, Monday, for sever
al days visit with her daughter,
Mrs. d. E. Newcomb, jr.
l want all the eggs ana young
chickens you have for which / will
pay the highest price in exchange
for goods at the lowest prices.-
Leroy Wilson.
June Hyatt's smiling face beamed
out among the south bound pass
engers, Wednesday morning. He
was on fishing jaunt and re-
turned to Alamosa the same even
ing.
Mr.. Weaver, of Telluride, was
here this week, the guest of Dug.
Bernard. The visitor came here
with the intention of looking over
the valley with view of purchas-
ing land.
Mrs. d. E. Newcomb, jr., enter
tanned, elaborately, the popular
Eight A. M. club, Wednesday. A
social time followed luncheon
and all present are unanimous in
complimenting the event.
Mesdames Dulmage and ID. w.
King were here from Denver this
week, and were entertained at the
Blake home. The ladies have
opened up a bonnet shop and
dressmaking establishment in Ala
mosa.
Roscoe LaRue has moved his
family in from the Morgan dis
trict SO that his children can have
school advantages. The little folk
of Joe Fredd are also staying at
the La Rue home and attending
school.
1t is not strange sight to see,
as you drive through the country,
fields of wheat which will surely
yield from forty to sixty bushels
to the acre, and peas, oats and
barley are all locking as good as
the wheat.
Mr.. Cate, brother to DR.. w. A. |
Cate, who will be remembered as
having purchased the G. E. Rip
pey ranch some time ago, arrived
here, the first of the week, in
charge of shipment of live stock,
farm implements and household
goods, preparatory to residing up
ON the newly purchased property.
The gentlemen who are from Mel
son, Neb., feel confident of glor-
ious future for this valley.
While dad" Hedges was driv-
ing double team up near the res
ervoir Sunday. with his favorite !
horse, Tex" as one of the leaders,
IL part of the harness broke and
frightened the animals. The
horse. Tex" which WAS very fiery.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-09-06

Best shoes and hosiery in the
valley for the money at Rippeys.
w. A. Farnham, the groceryman,
was calling upon local trade, We'd
nesday.
We keep the best machine oil.
The B. l.. VanVechten Hard
ware Co.
Oakley La Rue is expected here
from Chama, this week, to remain
indefinitely.
DIR. Gale was down from Anton
ito, yesterday, guest at the DR..
Schenck home.
Entertain your friends. Do
your cash trading at Wilson's and
get phonograph free.
Mrs. Kent Mount departed for
Monte Vista, last night, to remain
with her parents for time.
If you are looking for the best
southern lead to be had, call over
at the Magnes lumber office.
The sewing circle will meet with
Mrs. Chas. Weist on the after
noon of the 18th inst, at the usual
hour.
You want your boy to look nice
Take him to Wilson's and get him
new suit and he will look like
little gent.
Joe Rippey, who has been spend
ing the summer at the G. E. Rip
pey home, will leave this week for
Winterset, Iowa.
Mrs. Abner Black is making
preparations to depart for Win
terset, at which place she will
spend several weeks with her
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fredd
were here from the La Jara mead
ows, the first of the week. They
state that the weather up that way
is somewhat frosty.
w. II. Mallett. cashier of the
Alamosa National bank, was in
town, Wednesday. He had been
to the county seat and drove back
to La Jara to make business
call.
WANTED-To trade new 81 Mo-
line Mountain wagon, with med
ium wheels, wide tire, for 1000
or 100 pound well broken horse
for work or driving. w. ID. Car
roll, Antonito, Colorado.
The county commissioners re-
ceived the new elevator road grad
er, yesterday. The machine cost
$1,000. The commissioners are
determined to make the Conejos
county roads equal to any in the
state.
D One fare for the round trip over
the Denver and Rio Grande to Pu-
eblo and return, account Pueblo
state fair, Sept. 9th-l3th 1907.
Tickets on sale Sept. 9th, 10th and
11th. Call on the ID. q. R. G.
agent for particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Braiden
and family departed for Clarke
Springs, near Pueblo, Monday
evening. They went for the bene-
fit of Mrs. Braiden's health. She
is recovering slowly from her re-
ent hard illness of many weeks
past.
The infant child belonging to
Juan Vigil and wife, residing near
the Blake hotel, died from Sc
we're attack of whooping cough,
Wednesday, and the remains were
inferred yesterday. The mother
was alone with the little one when
it passed away.
Mr.. Lee Burke and Miss Sena
Hansen, two of Sanford's popular
young people, were joined in we'd
lock by Bishop Crowther, Wednes-
day. The wedding occurred at the
La.... zr .l,o I,,;,la., ,,arant, u-itb
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-09-06

Coor's Golden beer at the Club
saloon at five cents per glass.
Master Gordon Oliver has been
ill but is now himself once more.
Take your boy to Wilson's and
select him a nice suit from his up
to-date stock.
The duck season opens up on
the 10Th inst, and our sportsmen
are putting cross on the calen-
dar as the days go by.
Mrs. Cole, of Tres Piedras, n.
NJ, arrived here, Tuesday night,
to enjoy visit with her brother,
Chas. Barber, for short time.
Chas. Magnes has, by the aid of
paint brush, converted his dwell
ing into one of the best looking
houses on his street. A porch has
been added, also.
We learn that Frank Palmer,
formerly of La Jara, later of Den
yer, has purchased fruit farm
in California and has gone there
with his family to reside.
w. +. Martin has sold 100 head
of hogs to a gentleman who will
ship them to the San Luis valley
to be fed on peas, Mr.. Martin re-
ceived SS per head.-Lamar News.
Mrs. G. w. Sheafor, who has
been spending several weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dug.
Bernard, returned to her home in
Cripple Greek, Tuesday evening.
E. w. Leavett, of Bethany,
Neb., has been here the greater
part of the week, at the home of
his sister, Mrs. M. M Malone.
He came out here as a prospec-
tive land buyer.
l.. D. Eskridge and family are
preparing to remove to Denver
next week, for the winter. james
Eskrldge, who has been attending
school in Kansas, will enter school
in the capital city.
On account of Pawnee Bills
show at Alamosa, Sept. 10Th,
special train will leave La Jara at
8 a. IN. and leave Alamosa on the
return trip at 1O:45 p. M. Fare for
round trip, rs cents.
One fare round trip over Denver
g. r. q. to Pennington, n NJ,
and return account fall fair and
fruit carnival, Sept. 18th to Goth.
Tickets on sale Sept 18th and 18th.
Call on ID. &. r. agents for par
ticulars.
Four cans of native trout were
shipped to this point, Wednesday,
and later taken by Will Murrell to
the La lara river and dumped in.
The fish were beauties and will
afford much pleasure to the sports
men next year.
The following is said to have
been proved an excellent. treat
ment for barb wire cuts. Wash
the cut thoroughly with CASTLE
soap, using tepid water. After
washing it, spray the wound with
weak solution of carbolic acid
and then dust over it all the fresh
air Stacked lime that will adhere.
This treatment should be given
every day. No wrapping or cover
ing is needed.-Ex.
The ladies' aid society of the
M. E. church, was delightfully."- en-
tertained by Mrs. Lem. Pemberton
at her cosy home, Wednesday, by
picnic dinner. Quite number
were present and all voted to have
one of those dinners every month.
The ladies of the aid know how to
cook as well as work for the
church. They have been doing
good work for the church for sew
eral months past, but it has been
done in such quiet way that the
people at large have hardly known
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-09-06

Chas. Magnes.
Read The Chronicle-the val
leys' newest paper.
Take your cash to Wilson's and
get good phonograph free.
Mrs. Locke and children have
returned from their Kansas visit.
Wyman Knight WAS here from
Chama, Sunday, the guest of his
sister, Mrs. l.. FL. Angevine.
Rev. Mr.. Harrison will hold ser
vices in the Episcopal church on
Wednesday evening, the 11th
inst.
We have some Elwood chicken
fence in the car we just got in.
Better get what you need at once
B. l.. Van Vechten Hardware
Co.
f. b. Hatfield is remodeling and
otherwise repairing his dwelling
on Poplar street. When complet-
ed, it will be a most commodious
structure.
Mrs. Cunningham, of Sanford,
was in town, yesterday, and in
formed us that her daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Rich will leave Estancia, n.
NJ, and return to Sanford in a
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peterson,
of Council Bluffs, Ia, arrived here
on Wednesday mornings train to
spend several weeks with the lady's
aunt, Mrs. S. G. Berthelson and
family, of Sanford.
Miss Nellie Jones, of Alamosa,
who is teaching the young idea
how to shoot in the Newcomb
school, is living on the fat of the
land at the McCunniff home, going
to and fro in the saddle.
A woman peddler struck town,
this week, and displayed a number
of articles of jewelry which she
claimed were of her own manufac-
ture, of solid gold and sold at the
exceedingly small prices of fifty
cents and one dollar. Several bit.
Several cases of whooping cough
are reported to be among the
youngsters in La Jara. While it
is expected that children will have,
sooner or later, every child's dis
ease on the calendar, yet it is fool
hardy to pull them into the face
of disease.
Alamosa is to have a big fair on
the 25th, 26th and 27hth of this
month. There will be agricultur-
al exhibits, live stock show and
races of all kinds. Lack of space
forbids us to dwell extensively up
on all the good things they will
have, but next week we will tell
our readers all about it.
Boys and girls who attend school
have no business on the streets at
night. The time should be spent
in study. No student who does
not apply himself to earnest study,
can expect to keep abreast with the
school work. There is a time for
work and time for play, but the
greater part should be given to
good, solid work. The student is,
day by day, building the founda-
ton for his future; build it firm
and lasting that hopes may not
collapse in the stern realities of
life. Begin now.
1t won't be great while until
Jack Frost is nosing around and
will, in his wake, blight the flow
ers which now make attractive the
resident properties. 1t seems but
short time ago since the spring
blossoms burst forth from their
hiding place and now it is but a
question of few weeks until the
earth is enveloped in mantel of
grey. But life must come and
life must 60" and whether it be in
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
BOARD ORDERS
/. STREET PAVING
SYCAMORE AND POPLAR STREETS
WILL BE DRESSED WITH
6Rlck-TIME TO BEGIN WORK
o. BIG SEWER EXTENDED TO
JULY %.

A nee ing Of the Board of Local
irg oyements was held yesterday
afternoon for important business.
There were present HIS Honor Mayor
Parsons, and Aldermen Scullin,
Thomas, Nellis. Snyder Koehler and
Bourgeois.
The resolution ordering the paving
of Sycamore and Poplar streets. and
the presentation to the city council
of an ordinance providing for same,
was adopted. The estimates for these
Improvements were prepared by the
city engineer some time ago. in
obedience to resolution by the
beard Both these streets will be
paved from curb to curb with brick.
The board granted a petition from
Mr.. c. r Schilling. Of the Rich Con-
stTuction company. asking tina the
time for beginning work on the big
sewer be extended 80 DAYS. The time
fixed for beginning work was the
twenty-eigith inst. which is found TO
be impracticable. as the river is still
too high TO permit it. The date fixed
BY the board was July Is.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
FREE LOVE COLONY
Broken Up BY Order Of Court and
Property Sold-Colony Pros
pered for a Time.

Spokane. Wash. June 26.-JObn
Peth's accepted bid II $1,000 at a
forced sale for q tract Of land on ska
cit river. worth $4,000. closes the in
cident Of fee love colony estab-
llshed al Bow. Wash. a small town
west Of Spkane The sale has been
cnfirmed BY Superior Judge Joiner Of
Skagit. who ordered the community
dissolved a short time ago. when he
also issued a writ to sell the property
and divide the proceeds among the
members Of the Utopian society. The
colony prospere4 for time. but dis
sensions followed the practice Of the
teachings Of the sect. and quarreis.
thefts and burnings became so FREE
quent that the court was asked 70
step in. The minority faction fought
the suits vigorously. but the court
named a receiver. with The foregoing
result.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
ECHOES OF HUsTLERS

P. A. Doud. the Walnut street gro
scer has dozen cans Of red raspberry
jam that cost him about one dollar
| per can. He bought large quantities
OF red raspberries expecting that
there would be a great demand for
them. How he got the idea that the
Hustlers were fond of red raspberries
nobody knows and PAT won't tell. But
| il is fine quality Of Jam he has
homemade, rich, red, juicy and all
that sort of thing. Mrs. Doud made 1t
herself
Mattingly & Co have their interior
decorations still in place. They are all
right for July 4 and for the presi
dents visit.
j. s Aisthorpe chairman of the
boat race committee, says the boat
races were not at all satisfactory to
the general public. partly because all
tho boats entered for the races were
not here Almost on the last day dis
patches were received from the
owners of fast boats in Nashville.
GRANVILLE and at Memphis explaining
hey could not be here Those that
were here were being tested when the
rain Of Thursday interfered and the
test had 10 be made Friday morning.
IA was Mr. Aisthorpe's purpose to
issue cards o. hand bills for distribu-
ton among The people. giving names
classification, handieaps and times of
boats and races. but this was not
possible. as the tests were not CON
cluded till after noon of Friday. The
result was that no one on shore knew
just what was going on; and there
was much disappointment. As a mat
ter Of fact two good races. one of
three boats and one of. seven boats.
were run. the finishes Of the latter
being very close. If we should have
another river event like this Mr.. Ais
thorpe favors ancaoring a string Of
barges on the Kentucky side from
which people can see it at close
range
The Pathe. Nsekelo1eon, Thea
forum and opera house shows added
to the fun for the visitors and helped
to fll the air with music.
The wholesale houses on Ohio
street. Wood & Bennett. Scudder-Gale-
Vearen. Mcknight Keaton, Lewis
Mercantile Co. Psrham Matthews Hat
Co. and Cotter Bros. pat up some At
tractive decorations for the occasion
The PaTham-Matthews Hat Co. had
two strings Of banners stretched from
the roof Of their house to the stand
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27

| The Illinois Central Company IL
about to increase its facilities for
handling lumber at this point The
company has two inclines at present,
located above the stone depot which
are almost exclusively devoted TO
| transferring lumber from he river 10
lcars. Under ordinary circumstances,
and with adeC ate car service this
would meet the needs q the situation
ana it would not be difficult to trans
| fer all the lumber that might come in
to por from barge to cars, But
! Cairus lumber business is about ~
be greatly increased All least three
| 81 the biggest concerns in the coun+
Try are moving TO concentrate their
shipping interests here and it will be
necessary to greatly Increase the IA.
cilities for handling the lumber if this
Immense Increase is to be properly
taken care Oh A third incline built
Especially for and devoted exclusively
to the handling Of lumber from barges
to cars is greatly needed and the
Illinois Central has made an allow
ance for this improvement and the
work Of building will begin in he near
future.
The Big Four railroad also handles
lumber II has an incline at the lower
end Of the city where transfers can
be made Bat its facilities are in this
respect far from what they should be
TO meet the demands of the lumber
men
The chief cause of complaint
seems to be lack OF cars. and in this
respect the G. & e. |. is offering lum-
Der dealers special inducements 10
bring their business TO Joppa. The
G. K E. |. has invested a pile Of money
lat Joppa 10 handle this business,
building two huge transfer barges
with incline, and maintaining steam
boa there to take lumber to Joppa
and bring the barges back again.
Furthermore, the company is said to
be offering inducements in freight
rates. which might bring it under the
eye of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. All any rate the c. & e. !.
has long been making a desperate eff
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
CENTRAL TO BUILD
ANOTHER LUMBER INCLINE
Great Need of Increased Facilities For Shipment
at Cairo TO Hold Trade at This Point

fort to take the lumber business away
from Cairo, and anchor ii at 1oppa
and has succeeded in Interesting some
cf the big lumber men in that port as
as against Cairo. in spite of the fact
that Cairo offers hem in every way
at one very great advantage~-th one
exception being in the matter OF car
service. The G. & e, l. guarantees
the shipper cars at Joppa promptly
and for all the lumber he may have
depriving others of service all along
It's line In order TO serve the Joppa
Timber trade; while a Cairo with 50
many reads to draw from and depend
upon shippers have been seriously
hampered in their business because
cars We're not forthcoming for weeks
at a time This is a serious condition
ana has been the sole reason why
some OF the big lumber firms which
look upon Cairo as the ideal point for
establishing themselves, have been
constrained to consider Joppa as d
competing point for their business.
That none OF them has as yet de-
cided to 50 to Joppa Il due to Gairo's
very superior general advantages, and
they assume as matter Of course.
as they have a perfect right to do I'M
der the circumstances that Ii they
locate here the railroads centering
here will cerainly arrange to take
care of their enormous business at
least as well as one single railroad
could do at Joppa. The Illinois Cen
trail seems to be moving in this diree-
ton, and a similar movement is looked
for from the Big Four.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
TO PROTECT U. S. INTERESTS.

San Francisco. June 26-The
cruiser Milwaukee sailed This after
noon for La Union, Salvador.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27

on which The public wedding took
place.
They say taat Sam Seward of The
Halliday. is the champion chicken
picker In four days he killed and
cleaned 500 chickens for that estab.
rshment, besides doing his other
work, "as though nothing had hap
pened'
The electric arches ia St. Mary's
Park were a great attraction TO thai
place. II would be highly desirable
to retain them there permanently for
use in lighting the park during sum
mer evenings The same is true Of
the street wires. which would be Of
value to The city for years ON public
occasions. A feg hundred dollars
would buy the outfit
Many private residences on Twenty
eighth street and Twentieth street.
lower Washington avenue and Wal
nut street. Tenth street and else
where we're beautifully draped.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27

Special To Tho Bulletin.
Charleston, Mo-, June ga terri
Bile tragedy took place about 1880 this
afternoon, at Henson, Mo, small
town located about eight miles so~th
Of this city, Two well known and
reputable citizens Of the county |. b
FortAey and Lon Falott,, engaged in a
pistol duel, which ended in the fatal
wounding of the former The difficulty
between the Aen came from mis-
understanding between Mrs. FortneY
and a female cook employed by Falott
in which the cook struck Mrs. Fort
ney, whose husband demanded the dts
charge Of the cook Falott refused
and hard words were passed. Seven
shcts were fired By the two men.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY DUEL
ONE RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
And Will Die--Mrs. Fortney Tries to Save Her
Husband From Leaden Hail and is Also
Wounded-Seven Shots Fired

IFortney firing one and Falott six,
Fortney's pistol refused TO explode
after he FIRST shot and he was nj the
mercy OF his Antagonist. who con
timed to shoot till his weapon was
empty. Mrs. Fortney sought to TaHc
her husband from the deadly hail rom
Falotts pistol, throwing herself IN
front Oh him. and She received bul
lei in her hand All but ono on Fa
lofts bullets took effect in Fortney's
body and while he is still alive tonight
the attending physician, Or Reid OF
this city, declares there is no hope fos
him.
Falott came to Charleston after the
tragedy and surrendered to the an
.thorities, claiming self defense as his
excuse.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
GOES 1900 MILES
WHILE DEMENTED
BREWERY CASHIER AWAY FROM
HOME FOR EIGHT DAYS
TRAVELLED WITH HIS MIND
CLOUDED BY FEVER.

ST Louis, Mo- June 26-Albert
Woltemade. cashier of the Alton. H.,
branch Of the AnheuserBu Brew
ing Association. who has been missing
eight DAYS, returned home today after
having Travelled $500 miles without a
purpose for making the pilgrimage.
1t was apparent from his appear
ance that he had suffered from a
fever. He said he suddenly became
worried and departed without know
ing why or where he was going. He
went to Texas and after travelling
around in that state engaged at Fort
Worth TO accompany a shipment of
cattle TO Chicago. In Chicago yester-
day his brain became clear and he at
once departed for his home in Alton.
arriving today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
A Memorable pay.

One Of The DAYS w remember with
pleasure IS wen as with profit to orr
health. is the one on which We became
acquainted with Or Kings New Life
Pills. the painless purifiers hat cure
headaches and biiiousness and keep
the bowels right - cents at all drug
stores.