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La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

A teacher in one of the primary
schools in New York recently read
to her pupils The Old Oaken Buck
et." says Harper's Weekly
After explaining the song to them
very carefully. she asked the class
to copy the first stanza from the
blackboard. where she had written
il. and try to illustrate the verse by
drawings in the same way story is
Illustrated.
In short while one little girl
handed in her slate with several lit
tie dots between two lines, a circle.
half a dozen dots and three buckets.
Il do not quite understand this.
Mamie" said the teacher. kindly.
What is that circle9"
"Oh. that's the well." Mamie re-
piled.
And why do you have three buck
ets7" again asked the teacher.
'One. answered the child. lis the
oaken bucket. one is the iron-bOund
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
u.ss-sse..sAs ss.s . ess-.

Ahslt- tvo hundred sports from
La Junta. Rocky Ford. Newdale and
Swink filled the palatial opera house
Of the Swink metropolis last Thurs
day night to witness the ten-round
pugilistic bout between Kennie
Woods, Of this city. and Jimmie Nc
Donald. of the Denver metropolis
H. ID. Lee. of Rocky Ford. oficiated
as referee. and his draw" decision
seemed to meet with the approba-
ton of all present. Neither man
had a mark or scar after the
battle. although il was a hard
fought struggle throughout.
Mr.. Mcdonald has more or less
fame as a pugilistic star in the tistic
world, having the credit of a draw
with Rube Smith securely packed in
his canvasbaek telescope. and ex-
pected to have easy picking" with
our local man. He was disappoint-
ed however. and at the end of ten
rounds admitted that kennie Wood
was the toughest nut" he ever
met. The draw decision proved to
be very popular as neither contest
ant appeared to have very much the
best of it even in a single round.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

in holding all shooGess down and by
Winning the clock put up b. BOvGn.
tie tailor. he hecane champion No.
2 He had to shoot better than IS
per cent right along. In the shoot
yesterday he scored So per cent.
BOwen S5. Ritter -. Everhsrt 30.
The weather Was ideal and those
who could not come missed a mighty
enjoyable hour.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

Mr.. St. Clare Immediately became
very popular in abstract circles. the
main cheese Of the board Of trade
and the owner Of the only Morgan
thaler linotype machine in the
Arkansas Valley. All. each and sew
orally. were particularly strenuous
in their endeavors to entertain the
Rock Island promoter. for it looked
Is though there was a prospect Of
there being millions in it for
just a select few. Mr.. St. (lare
wanted about l6O acres of land to
build sheds on to house 800 head of
mules which he expected to arrive in
q very few days. He was taken out
in an automobile and shown every
foot Of land adjacent to In Junta,
including the sugar beet factory at
Swink. which is generally supposed
20 he an asse. If the county seat.
Mr.. St. Clare was pleased at the
prospect. and closed deal for the
purchase Of the land on the strength
Of the draft. or wind. he had deposit
ed n local bank.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
ssptist Church. Rev. 5. c. osyis.

Services tomorrow will occur as
follows: Public worship at II a. m.
and I:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9:45
q m. b. Y. p. u. at $50 p- m.
The pastors morning subject will
be The Persistence of Righteous
ness. and in the evening he will
speak on The First Sign of the Re-
generate Life"
All are cordially invited to wor-
ship with US.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

With the advent of glad rags came
the desire for Smore luxuries which
proved to be the downfall of the
Rock Island promoter. He wanted
. gold watch and chain and tackled
. local jewelry firm. He rendered .
check in payment on the strength of
the SIS, ,Sl3.71. The check was &C.
cepted. but when the firm ascertain
ed that the check would not be hon
ored unless the sight draft, or big
wind. was all right. they commenced
to entertain serious doubts and in
augurated an investigation. which
resulted in the undoing Of the Rock
Island promoter He wss trailed to
his lair, hiding cut in . box car prev
ioos to making his getaway in .
vufuihed cuach. Just - he w0
absut 10 v.0ouse ~ w1s discovered.
tie narllal taking him IN tsw snd
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
THE SWISS ARMY.
Always Resay Gss Was Service ss .
Asoess's NSssee.

Alvays Resay Ges Was service ss .
0soese's Noesee.
The total population Of Switzerland
10 rather Iess than half the populations
Of Londsn alone. ye: the plucky little
republic can throw into the neld at .
moments notice four completely equip
Inany's and Frances twenty and Eng
hsai's nominal eight In proportiou ts
hsr population - compared with Swift
serland. England should possess nfty.
Every ablsbodie,i 9wiss b. ipso facto,
Q member Of the army from eighteen
- forty -four. yet never does one bear
the least compiAlnt made by Swiss
Of whatever social class 1T the trifins
sacrifice of time that bis military
cuties demand. To watch Swiss bat
TALON On its way to mansuver~ In
contentesi. servicesbIe and cheerful .
lot Of men as one could wish to meet.
The only serious tax upon the time
Of the soldiers In the fir-t two months
Of hard training as . recruit. After
ward sixteen days In camp every other
year Is all that is required OF him
Between wiiles he shoots with his
conrades-every little village has its
ahooting range-becausc he ioves II.
and devotes a certain amount Of time
voluntarily 10 the physical exercises
he Is taught at school to keep hlmsc.:
Mt. On first Joining he is carefully
examined ms regards his suitability for
this or that branch OF the service and II
drafted into that for which lie Is lest
fittel. and he invariably takes as great
u pride in his regiment. battery or
squadron rs could any voluntarily en-
listed man In our smartcst corps nj
home
The Swiss army comprises 100 bat
talions OF Infantry and twenty -four
sQuadron~ OF cavalry. with the heces
sary ordnance and departmental corps.
while the artillery includes forty
eight field batteries. ten batteries Of
position and two excellent mountain
batteries.-raii Mall Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
Tir.a Thesasaeses.

lScf by a Dutch physicist named Cor
neiius Van Drebbeli and consisted OF
. tube allied with air closed at its ny
I<r ed and Dipping at its other Gx-
trcmity. which was oyDen. In . bottle Of
nitric acid diluted with water. As the
Temperature rose or fell the air In the
tube increasci o. grew Iess IN volume
and consequently the liquid de~ceD1ed
90 rose. This instrument h now known
ne an air Thermometer. but as Its meas
uremcats were based on no fixed p.in
efDSe IL was Of little uee.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

landing him behind iron hass = II
city hastile- Up 70 tie pressat -
there hos been no charge plscs1
against him. and some are ineliaao
TO think that there had not ought -
he. believing that il would be bettse
to award him = leather medal an6
let HIM depart upon his way. ~
joicing in the fact that he is tie
hugest joke that ever visited In
Junta or any other burg.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
MA AsoN
TowN

'.Sh, The Rock Island is coming
TO La Junta," That was the bunch
handed to the editor Of the great
family Journal in a sequestered nook
At the court house last Monday
morning by our ex-county treasurer.
This is not for publication. but it
is fact. nevertheless. The con-
tractor is here. and this afternoon |
am going to take him out in an auto
mobile 10 select a site for housing
800 mules. which are expected to
arrive here in a day or two" And
thereby hangs a tale
Last Monday morning a common
ordinary bridge carpenter from San
Marcial. n. NJ. drifted into town.
He had the appearance Of a common
ordinary hoto. but had gift of CAB
that inspired confidence with some
of our best business men. He Was
in hard luck. and while musing over
a small bottle heard someone make =
casual remark concerning the pros
pect Of the Rock Island heading this
way. This suggestion seemed to
appeal to him and he Immediately
proceeded to get busy. His first
step was to tackle the president of
the board Of trade. through which
all good things come to La JuntR.
He PEung . sight d aft for Sl62. :
sls. II on tie First National Bank Of
Kankakee. ILL.,. with the reques.
that he be recommended to some
first-class institution where business
relations would be pleasant and
profitable. He received the right
steer. and the draft was duly de-
posted. He inspired more conf
dence by declaring that he was not
in any immediate need Of cash funds.
and that it would probably be three
weeks or more before he would be-
plenty Of time TO realize on the
draft. The..draft was signed by -.
A. St. Clare" principal contractor
for the Rock Island in extending its
lines into the Arkansas Valley.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

b0cket. and the tie othsr i TIE maas
|esvered bucket that hung in tie
well."
But. Mamie. what are all the lit
tie dots for."
Why. those are the spots which
NY infancy knew" earnestly re-
piled Mamie.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
0iaistss oeoSiaSA-

Rev. s. c. Davis went to Holly on
No. $ Friday to assist in the ordina-
tion Of Charles H. Blohm to the gos-
pei ministry. While there he is the
guest of Mr.. F. ID. Stackhouse. audi
tor of the Holly construction Com
pany. He will return on No. $50
to-day.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
ool l0N coas0ssaAYsosoA
- ~ Wsse 0ssssav - -
8DDasaa0 . Uso0A

8sOas1a0 . VsooA
In . laree factory in vhirh wefe -
Disy~a several Asaaarsa pesssas oas a
earele<sly allowed n 10 slip from his
hand II Aev halfway acroas tise ro-so
and struck q fellow workman in the
ieft eye The man afterward aver.ed
that his eye WAS blinded by the hlou.
although q earef-l examination failed
TO reveal any injury. there being n0t
scratch visible.
He brought . suit In the courts for
compensation for the loss Of half Of
his eye>lShf aud refused all oners Of
compromise. Under the Law the owner
of the factory was responsible for an
injury resulting T. an accident Of
this kind
The day OF the trial arrived. and In
open court an eminent oculisf. retained
by tie defense. examined the alleged
injured member ard gave IL as his
opinion that it WAS as good as the right
eye.
Iron the plaintiffs loud protest Of
his Inability 10 see with his left eye
the oculist proved him a perjurer aud
satisfied the court and jury Of the fal-
sity OF his claim He did IL simply BY
knowing that the eolors green and red
combined make black.
He prepared black card. on which
q few words were written in green ink
Then the plaintiff was ordered to put
on u pair of spcctscies with two differ
ent glasses, the one for the right eye
t.e,nS red. aud the cne for the left eye
consisting Of ordinary glass Then tue
card was banded TO him. and be vas
ordered TO read the writing on II
through the .iasses-
This he did without hesitat tico. and
ths cheat was at once sxposed- OWNS
10 the effect which The colored glass
must have had upon the green writing
the sound right eye ftted with the red
glass could not possibly dhtioguish
'he writing on the black surface Of the
card, while the left eye. which lie pre-
isaded was sightiess. was the one with
which the reading had to be done.-
London Standard.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
=. nensss,~ - Nh.

Duncan. aged two and q half. had
been naughty. To punish him he
motAe1 tied him In his high chair an1
kept lin there for one hour. By tbs
rfock- His father got home before ths
hour wss quite up and asked tbs
,oungster Why he was tied up.
Father replied Duncan. pointing
an Accusing Singer at his mother. IL
~o0pSeteiy rurpsised At that lady"
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

With Sl62. .S43. II in the bank Mr..
st. Clare became somewhat puffed
up with his own importance and de-
cided to spend a few dollars riotous-
ly. As a pres aution he announced
that he had been robbed by his pri-
vate secretary a few days ago in
Kansas City. Of his suit case. con-
taining his dress suit. silk under
wear. and other minor trifies. The
biggest store in the Arkansas
Valley was only too eager to suTpy
these Deficiencies. and Mr.. st. Clare
was logged out from the sole Of his
foot to his:sky piece with the best
that money could procure. The
change was so pronounced that the
wife Of his'bosom would hardly have
known.him.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
NJ esses-r $780,.

Frofesissal Hypnotist-Can I sef
permiss:on 10 buFy old Joe soaker alive
and dig him up after thirty daysS
Mayor ef LoneiyviIIe-Nc. ding ye. Ys
Kin bury him alive II ye want te. buf Y
ye ever dig him up agin In jug yes-
New York P-rsal
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
Gun Civb Shoot

Old Bill Crooley Harr came in
from the gun club shoot yesterday
about steen feet tall. He succeeded
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09
A. Arssss-

Sbe-fou said you were going -
marry m astist. and ssw you's- g.
gneed - . den1ist r1o-WeIl. kat -
a. artist He araWs from raj Iffe-
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-09

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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
INSURANCE COMPANIES LOST
EVERY DOLLAR MADE
SINCE 1860
Not Only Lost Profits But II Cost
Them Over $7o,ooo 900 Besides
Total Loss to Companies Through
out World Was Over 500, 900, 900.

New York, N. Y, lafay 1O.T The
San Francisco conflagration OF April,
1906, swept away not only every dol
lar Of profit previously made by the
insurance companies out OF under
writing since 1850 hut cost them
$79,708,174 besides, according to a
statement made by President George
w. Burchell Of the National Board
Of Underwriters In the annual meet
ing of that organization here yes
terday. President Bnrchell said that
carefully complied figures showed the
total loss by the catastrophe to have
been in round numbers $35O,00O,-
900. The loss to 243 insurance com
panies was s175,50s,530 and In ad-
dition, to this there MIas q large
amount Of reinsurance in foreign
companies which would make the to-
tai loss to the insurance Companies
throughout the world between 1920
100000 and 1925, 100000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
GLORIfIER WINS
THE METROPOLITAN

Belmont Park, L. l., May 1o.-On
a track fetlock deep in mud Glori-
fer a 20 to i shot, won the Metro
politan Handicap yesterday In a
hard drive from Okonite an added
starter, with the favorite, Roseben,
third.
With the exception of Sewell run
ming out at the head Of the stretch
the race was truly run and the best
horse, considering tho condition Of
the track, won. Roseben, the heav-
lily played favorite was off in good
position and after following the pace
to the stretch, he took the lead
but lost it. the mile being little too
far for him. Glorifler won by one
and one-half lengths.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
B BURNS 'BRIEN GO
ADMITTED A IA AKEI
Burns Agreed to q Fake Fight And
Then Tried to Double Gross u
O'Brien \

& Los Angeles, Cal. May 10 1he
statement issued BY '''I omms Burns
yesterday that he had To agree tosI
q fake light" n order 10 get Hack
o'Brien into the ring Wed ednesday
night. has been fully confirmed ~
Manager Mt,garey of the Athletic
Club who 81 an interview yesterday
said Burns had told him Of his ar.
and that OsBrien also had
informed him Of It. O'Briens how
ever. was not aware that Burns in-
tended to double cross. him ana
when Burns went after him We'd
Inesday nigh ne simply ran ANay tS|
avoid being beaten to q pulp. q 'Brienf
Is keeping his room and refuses tn
see the newspaper men.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10

any assemblages under pain of se.
we're punishment.
In addition the lieutenant govern
or has struck at the root Of the rev
olutionary movement by causing the
arrest yesterday afternoon OF prom
5inent lawyer, Lajpatrai, who prac-
ticed in the chief court OF Punjab
and who was the leader, flnancier
and organizer Of most of the sed!-
tious demonstrations and revolution
ary riots in the Punjab. Immedi-
ately after being taken into custody
Lajpatrai was deported to another
province. His arrest caused a pro-
found sensation among the Hindus
who hitherto had believed that the
authorities would not dare to take
such drastic action.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
FL YER IS WRECKED
IN CITY OF CHIC AGO

working families. Other interesting
features included the cost Of the
cooking apparatus, 315 per pauper,
while the annual cost Of electricity Is
also SIS per individual.
The local government board. Of
which John Burns is the head, seems
determined to sift this matter down
and prevent such extravaganza and
there is q growing agitation to abol-
ish the boards Of poor law guardi-
ans and turn over the control Of the
workhouses to the borough authori-
ties.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
'PEDLAR' PALMER TO
BE TRIED FOR MURDER.

london, May TO-. verdict Of
murder was returned In the Eroy-
don police court yesterday against
Pedlar" Palmer, the English pug
Hist who killed man named Rob-
err Choat, April 24th, beating hins
while they were returning from the
races in railroad car.
When Palmer heard the decision
he uttered a loud Shrek and fell
down in faint in the dock. His
wife and sister were present in court
and also created q scene. They were
carried shrieking from the room.
After the testimony in the case
had been taken the prisoner was
formally committed for trial at the
central communal court.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
FLOWERS AND CAKE
TO STRIKE BREAKERS
STROMBOLl ERUPTION
WORST in HISTORY

Messina, Sicily. May 10.-The err
uption of Mount Stromboli was more
violent yesterday and apprehension
is growing. The violence of the pres
ent disturbance is declared to be
without precedent, even the oldest
inhabitant of the Lipari Islands not
remembering such a threatening con-
dition. Almost all the people of the
Stromholi islands have made their
escape. Ashes from the volcano have
destroyed everything on the island.
At the same time the activity of
Mount Etna, on the eastern coast
of Sicily, has increased.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
48 LOST LIVES IN
WRECK OF POITOU

Marseilles, May 10s-The latest
reports here concerning the loss of
the French steamer Poitou, wrecked
off San Jose Ignacio, Uruguay, are
to the effect that forty passengers
and eight members of the crew lost
their lives.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
SERIOUS RIOTlNG
OCCURS in BENGAL

Calcutta, May 10. Serious rioting.
has broken out in eastern Bengal. A
band ofttwo thousand Dacoits looted
the Bazaar at Dewanganj, burned
down some adjacent villages and also
set fire to the town Of Tarakanda,
ten miles from Nasirabad, the capital
OF the Mymunsingh district A large
number o frioters were arrested.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
'TWOSUSP Pee rs TAKEN
FOR TRAIN ROBBERS

Missoula, Mont. May 10.Two
men believed to be the Northern Pa
ctfic train robbers have been ar
rested at Arlee, ~ miles west OF this
place. Sheriff Non and a posse have
left for that city.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
ROSES AND POS|[&
REPLACE BRIG. BATS
WOMEN ARE GOOD TO R1KE
BREAKERS IN So
FRANCISCO
Stirred to Admiration of Bravery of
Men in Operating Cars They
Shower Flowers and Dainties Upon
Them-Later, However, the strik-
ers Become Demonstrative And
Hurl Stones and Threats at the
Crews of the Cars.

San Francisco, Cal, May TO-
Roses and carnations instead Of
brick bats and cobblestones were the
features of yesterdays run Of two
cars of the United Railways, man
ned by twenty strike-breakers, from
the carbarns at Oakland and Brod-
erick streets for a distance of three
or four miles through the business
and residence streets of the western
addition. Stirred to admiration by
the courage of the unarmed strike
breakers in operating two cars in a
mob-crowded thoroughfare women
all along the route stood on the
door steps or leaned from the win
dows and waved handkerchiefs,
clapped their hands, cneered anu
threw kisses to the non-unionists as
the police protected cars ran. slowly
by. On the return trip. young
girl ran out from florists shop
and tossed q handful of bright red,
1ong stemmed carnations to the plat
form on one Of the cars. Lifting
their caps and smiling, several of the
men leaned far out and saught the
flowers. The cars were halted then,
while young women brought clus-
fers of carnations and roses from the
shop and offered them to the men.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10

Was Proceeding At Rats d 10 Niles
an Hour When Engine, Tender ma
First Coach Lett Rails and Plung..
ed Down Bank All Other Cars
Left Rails But Did Not 1o Down
Bank Not ! Passengsr Ii Hint
Coach Escaped Injury. A
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
Haywood Unnaoy

Haywood was brought to the court
room sharp at 10 In Che mnorninx. He
found his family n q line of chairs
70 the right of MS seat, ana ii front
were AL of his counsel. ne paid
more attention to- his youngest
dangh hter than to anyone eiss, ana
thoruehosit the day took practically
no part IN tie selection of ths Jnr-
on. Many men IN similar jeopardy
49, rule. anake = close study ~ their
|Droapecti jurori ana frequentiy
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
HAYWOOD PLACED
ON Trial FOR UF'[. |.
FIRST DAY OCCUPIED WITH Elk.
AMININu PROSPECTIVE
JURORS
Striking Feature Of Trial Was En-
tire Absence Of Crowds or Dem
onstration- Eleven Men Under
Examination Neither Rejected Nor
Accepted But Are Kept Under
Guard adjournment to Monday
as Panel Was Exhausted.

Boise, Idaho, May 10.-William d.
Haywood, the first of the alleged
participants in. the avenging con-
spiracy by which it Is averred the as
sassination Of former Governor
Frank Steunenberg was plotted and
executed, was placed on trial for his
life yesterday. Counsel for the state
and prisoner entered at once In a
5business-lke way on the examina-
ton Of prospective jurors, and kept
steadily at the task for five hours.
No juror was finally accepted, but
substantial progress was made, and
the indications at the close of the
session We're that Jury could be
obtained by the end Of next week.
Peace Prevails
The opening day Of the trial went
through to its conclusion In harmony
unmarked by unusual incident. Ut
was earnest and business like. Its
striking feature was the entire alb
sence of crowds or demonstration in
any form. AZ no time, morning or
afternoon, was the courtroom more
than half filled, and the streets form
the court house square contained not
q single loiterer.
The case was halted shortly be-
Tore 5 o'clock by the exhaustion Of
tfle jury panel and an adjournment
was taken until Monday morning.
Meantime the sheriff will summon a
special Yenire Of q 90 men. The el-
even men under examsaatissn but rot
yet finally accepted or rejected ssare
as locked mp and will be closely guard
~ Il. iiSssss
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-10
Are Given Cake

Soon every strikebreaker had a
flower in his coat. The extra ones
they tossed to Assistant President
Mullaly, Superintendent Chapman,
Chief Surgeon Coffey, Assistant Pur-.
chasing Agent Fnnigan and other
officials Of the company, who were
keeping pace in. an automobile with
the cars. From a bakery shop in
the neighborhood a stout woman
came hurrying lbreathlessly, with
her hands full Of small cakes hot
from the oven. They were devoured
in a twinkling by the uniformed re-
cipients and she ran back to her!
shop and brought more. But the at
ternoon's trip was not all cakes and
flowers. A taunting, jeering, howl
ing mob of more than 1000 strik-
ers and strike sympathizers logged
for blocks along the sidewalks, re-
Wiling the car-men, yelling sfrenzied
thrsats to get them yet crying
smurderers, towards and scabs.''l
Now and then a stone or brick was
thrown but the guilty person hid In
the recesses Of the mob and es-
capped detection. Though no shoot
Ing was witnessed by the police or
company officials or newspapermen
who accompanied the cars on their
run. one Of the motormen. declared,
after the return to the barn that.
q shot was fred from the sidewalk
on Deyisidero street. In proof of2
his statement he pointed to q clean
hole In one Of the ventilator windows
Of ,hia car. ls3