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RAILROADS..
Observation-Disclosures

ChesapeakeSOhiORailWay
,NOTE.-Published only as information and not
guaranteed.
400 P.M.-C. & o. LIMITED daiIy-Fast vesti.
bule train. Pullman sleepers to Louisville,
Cincinnati. Indianapolis. Chicago and st.
Louis. Connection for Virginia Hot Springs.
Pullman ears Louisville to Nashville Mem
phs and New Orleans. Dining cars a ia
carte service.
u:1O P.M.-F F. v. LIMITED. daily-Pullmau
sleepers to Cincinnati. Lexington and Louis.
vile. Compartment sleeping car to Virginia
Hot Springs week days. Dining car. 10
Chicago and st. Louis and louisville to Mem.
phis. Nashville and New Or,Ans,
Reservations and tickets at 5t3 Pennsylvania
avenue. GOO 18th street and Union Station.
Telephone Main 1880 for Washington Terminal Cab
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Office of the
Washington Gas Light Company.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. /. 1907
To the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker
of the House Of Representatives.
Sir: have the honor to transml. here
with a detailed statement of the business
of the Washington Gas Light Company,
with a list Of it's stockholders, for the
year ended December 81. 1.O6 Very re-
spectfully. JOHN R. MCLEAN,
President.
The actual cost to December 81, 1905. of
property used in the conduct of the bust
ness of the company and the present
value of such property are now the sub
ject of judicial investigation by proceed
ings under existing law in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia AS
soon as such cost and value shall have
been judlcially ascertained, the company
will file supplementary report stating
the same.
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West Indies s. Orient.

Special cruises by superb steamers, lasting from
1919 DAYS Cost from $I5- $500 and up.
NILE SERVICE
Bookings here for steamers Of Hamburg and
nglo-American Nile Co.
Tourist Dept. for General Information Travel
ers' Checks good all over the World.
COMPANIES OFFICE, 1881 BROADWAY, N. I.
E. F. DROoP 4 SONS. s25 Pa. ave.
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Amount of Paid-Up Stock.

VIII HIe d supplementary report stating
the same.
Amount Of Paid-Up Stock.
Amount mount Of Paiaup capital stock 50 GOO, 90
ness Of the company, 10000
shares Of capital stock. at $50 per
share, face value. ................ 2, 500 900 90
Dividend certificates Of Indebtedness. 6nO 900 90
Improvement bonds. ................ s9S, TOO. 90
Amount and cost Of materials used
81 81 g e sstS !sn:
Coal, steam... $3.50 tons
Total ..... 57,4l4 a51 .224o tons
oil, e.s4s.7ss gallons " 5s.s77ss
Lime and purifying ma
teriai .......-....... s,269l4
Amount Of gas manufactured. 1923:
237 600 cubic feet.
Amount Of gas sold, 1,72s,922,oao
cubic feet sold. 81 .0O9.
Revenue from the sale of all by
AmmoniacaI liquor. ......s4 .5Is.es
Coke ............. 5o,626 ~
Tar .................... ID, 43I59
Tot., - ~ eo3 az
Revenue from all other sources. 49,. 1850 IS
Actual cost Of extensions and i'm;
works, paid from earnings. 96.627.6S
Amount expended for labor. except ~, .,
terest ...... ..~ r. 17o,s4s.o
dends .. ...... r 100000. 90
Surplus-Without allowance for de-
probation losses h. IRE, other
than covered by current renewals
and repairs. Observation-Disclosures. l.O,SI9.S3
Fire Loss Not Carried.
Note-The item Of $4,000 charged
against the surplus in the statement sub
nitted last January as and for the eSti-
mated cost of completing and rebuilding
the east station. destroyed by fire in 1906.
is not carried here. for the reason that all
the expenditures thus far made on this
account have been paid for during tn.
current year and will be included in the
statement to be rendered by the company
as of the first day of February, 1905.
The following statement shows in de-
tail the expenditures for the year 1905:
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Continued on Twenty-first Pase.)
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

The Nashville American, conclu0lng
q we'll considered editorial on the func-
tions of the newspaper, says:
The paper that really exerts an inhu'
ence does not merely cater to partisan
ship. except in battles where the best
public interests seem to require 1t. II
has the courage to speak its opinions
and is often two or three or five years
or longer ahead of prevailing opinion,
but it is sowing seed that will find
Judgment in the public mind and pro
duce worthy fruit. 1t may be unpopu-
lar while It is doing this. but 1t IS hav-
ing more influence than il 1t merely
drifted with the tide. The newspaper
should seek to suggest and to argue
for what it believes to be wisest and
best for the public welfare regardless
of whether it for the moment be popu'
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

She boarded a train at Huntington
street. on the Reading railway, for
the terminal. accompanied by large
water spaniel that weighed about for
ty pounds. After taking a seat she
was accosted by the conductor. who
collected her fare and then told the
lady that no dogs but lapdogs were
allowed in the car; that she would
have to remove the animal into the
baggage car and pay 10 cents for trans
portation. ''Why. it is only cents
fare to the terminal" she replied.
yes" was the reioinder, ''it is .
cents for passengers, but 10 cents for
dogs" "How much is it for lap
dogs?7 she asked. Nothing. madam"
was the reply; "only you must hold
the dog on your lap" "All right" re-
torted milady. Get up here. Fido;
I'll hold you" And she carried the
animal 10 the terminal and saved her
dime.-Pbpadelnd. Record
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

Twenty Ruthenian peasants belong
ing to Ispas, in Galicia. have been SEN
fenced to various terms Of imprison-
ment from a week to a month for kiss
ing each other in church. A feud had
arisen between two parties in the
town, and the priest preached a ser
mon in which he urged the peasants
to make friends before they came to
church again. They took him at his
word. and on the following Sunday the
two hostile parties marched up the
church side by side and kissed the al
tar. They then solemnly shook hands
and kissed one another on both cheeks
in the Polish fashion to seal the recon-
Citation. The kissing scene excited
loud laughter among the members Of
the congregation, and the priest prose-
cuted the peasants for unseemly con-
duct in church. The court held that a
church is no place for kissing and
found the peasants guilty. - Vienna
Cor. London Express.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

New Jersey-Local option law.
New Yorktown and township
option; 500 towns dry.
North Carolina - Few saloons
Campaign for s'ate prohibition, with
Governor leading in fight.
Ohio-One thousand one hundred
and forty out of 1876 townships dry
Sixty per cent, of municipalitie;
drv and $4,000 people living III
drv residence districts in wet cities
County prohibition assured prob
ably next session.
Oregon Twelve dry counties and
10 dry municipalities in other
counties.
Oklahoma-Only 535 saloons in
state. Part formerly Indian Ter
ritorv has had prohibition for twen-
tv-one years, and constitutional
convention adopted similar provis-
ion, which will apply to entire state
if so declared by popular vote Sep
EN- Der II, 1907.
Pennsylvania-License, with priv
itege of remOnstrance.
Rhode Island-SiXteen dry mu-
inequalities out of thirty-eight.
South Carolina-Recently passed
county local option and repealed
dispensary law. Move for state
prohibition, following Georgia VIC
tory.
South Dakota-Large sections Of
state dry. -,
Tennessee Saloons excluded
from all but three municipalities in
the state. State prohibition pre-
dicted within three years.
Texas-Two-thirds Of state dry by
local option, State prohibition cam
paign under way.
Utah-License.
Vermont-Dry, save for twenty
four municipalities. Entire state
and every county in the state shows
a majority against license. State
prohibition expected shortly.
Virginia-Much dry territory,
Washington License, with but
fifty dry towns.
West Virginia-Thirty dry coun-
ties out of ffty-fve. Governor
opposes the liquor traffic.
Wisconsin-Local option, with
$50 dry communities.
Arizona-License.
District of Columbia-Ratio Of sa-
looms to population reduced more
than half during the last fifteen
years.
New Mexico-License.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20
Prohibitions SWEEP
Over Country Has Thrown Liz
uor Men Into Panic.

uOA Will A4bO dul(s
Prohibitions sweep over the
country, says a special despatch in
the Philadelphia North American,
of last Monday, has thrown liquor
producers and dealers into panic in
many places, is the assertion at the
headquarters Of the great temper
ance movement.
With four states "dry" by stat
ute, and local option prevailing in
many others, it is said that more
than half the nation is under pro
hibition law. To show the alarm
prevailing among liquor interests,
the Prohibition Associated Press
calls attention to a significant edi-
torial in Beverages, the national
organ of the Liquor League.
TOO LATE" SAYS LIQUOR
ORGAN.
In its issue Of August and this
paper says:
The result in Georgia presents no
pleasant outlook for any section Of
the business. That state, in its
Judgment, has treated all alike, and
no false notion that beer is a tenn
perance beverage and should be al
lowed to hold on has been enter
tanned or brought forward.
We dislike to acknowledge it,
but we really believe the entire bus
mess all over has overstayed its OPP
portunity to protect itself against
the onward march of Prohibition,
which in some sections of the coun-
try is advancing like prairie fire,
with not a hand raised to stop its
progress.
For years we have sounded the
warning of the impending storm.
For years we have argued for or
ganization, and for years we have,
in season and out of season, pleaded
for unity, harmony and co-opera-
ton among all branches of the bust
mes, but all effort on our part and
on the part of others has resulted
in no good.
Five years ago a united industry
might have kept back the situation
that now confronts us, but today it
is too late.
Might as we'll try to keep out the
Hudson river with a whisk broom.
DEALERS PLANA CAMPAIGN
With Georgia added to the ranks
of prohibition states, Mississippi to
fall in line and nearly all of Ken
lucky "dry through local option,
the liquor dealers have organized
fight against the temperance move
ment in the South. 1t is planned to
raise half-million-dollar fund for
''self-defense. "
Maine, North Dakota, Kansas
and Georgia are the states where
statutory prohibition rules. More
than half the territory in seventeen
other states, say the temperance
leaders here, is "dry, and in large
sections OF the remaining twenty
three states little Intoxicating liquor
is sold.
The four prohibition states now
have a population in excess of S,
500, 900, and it is estimated that
$4,000, 900 others live in the local
prohibition territory of thirty-three
other states.
STATE MOVEMENT SPREADS
The state prohibition movements
now spreading rapidly in at least
eleven states, especially where local
option has already driven out the
open dram shop in large sections.
These states include I, OklohOma,
where the prohibition constitutional
amendment is voted on September
II. 2. Delaware, the four politi
cal divisions of which vote separ
ately on license or no license No
vember S. 3. North Carolina,
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

Florida and Mississippi, where state
prohibition campaigns are under
way, led or warmly Endorsed by the
Governors themselves. 4. Popular
movements for statutory or consti-
tutional state prohibition in Ala
bama, Tennessee, South Carolina,
Texas, Iowa, Nebraska.
In addition to this, it is said that
Arkansas, Kentucky, Nebraska,
South Dakota, New Hampshire and
Vermont may state prohibition pol
icy within the near future.
A significant straw from Ohio
comes in the shape of a dispatch
from Cedar Point, where, at a re-
cent gathering of political leaders,
seventy-two out of eighty-siX men
of the Ohio Legislature there pres
ent, declared informally for ultimate
state prohibition and immediate
county option.
LOCAL OPTIONS STRENGTH
The following statement OF the
present facts regarding the states
where license and local prohibition
exist in varying degree, complied
by temperance advocates, is ofpub-
lie interest:
Alabama. Majority of counties
dry, part of Others also. A county
option law has just been passed,
moving for state prohibition within
next two or three years.
Arkansas.-Sixty out ofseventy-
five counties dry. Much dry terri
tory in other counties.
California, -Four dry counties
and much dry territory in other
counties. Il
Colorado. Local Option law, 'o7 |
Connecticut.-Town local option
Ninety-six no-license to seventy
two license towns.
Delaware-Half dozen dry towns.
State no-license campaign on, vote,
November 3, 1907.
Florida-Thirty dry counties out
of forty-fve. Few saloons in the
state. Move for state prohibition,
led by Governor Broward.
Idaho License. Sunday law
only passed in 1905.
Enthusiastically 200 dry towns
Local option law recently passed.
Two dry counties.
Indiana-Three dry counties;71O
dry townships out of 1916. Half
of population in dry territory. j.
fowa-Sixty-fve out of ninety
nine counties dry. Eleven other
counties have only one saloon town.
Move for state prohibition again
under way.
acknowledgement out of
119 counties dry. Only four counties
wholly wet. Saloons closed on
Sundays.
misunderstanding of, the
state dry. Orders may not be So
licited or received in dry territory.
Maryland-Fourteen out of TWEEN
ty-three counties dry.
Massachusetts option by
cities and towns, $50 being dry and
100 wet. Laws strict and well en-
forced.
Michigan-County option, with a
few dry counties. No chance to
vote by smaller units. If county
votes wet, it reverses dry vote in
small unit.
Minnessota-License, with village
local option; 1913 dry municipalities
Sunday closing in entire state.
Mississippi-Sixty-eight out of
seventy-fve counties dry. State pro-
hibition campaign actively under
way.
Missouri-Forty out of 115 coun-
ties dry. Sunday closing rigidly
enforced by Governor Folk.
Montana-License.
Nebraska-Village and city option
400 dry and 600 wet towns.
Nevada-License, with little re-
striction. No chance to vote on
the question of license.
New Hampshire-Nominall pro-
hibition, modified by local senti-
ment. Trend is toward prohibition
81 per cent of population in dry
territory.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20
Farmers
FaVOTito
DTill.

This is the best drill,
skill and brains can
produce, and the cost
is no greater than for
an inferior machine.
Come in and let us
prove this to you.
Have you begun to
think of the nancy
advantages gained in
the gang and sulky
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
fierce Electric Storm.

Tom Wood returned home last
Monday from the Jones ranch north
of Las Animas, where he had been
for ten days previous assisting in the
work of putting up the hay crop.
Tom says there was a terrific cleo
trio storm north of Las Animas last
Sunday night. the peals of thunder
rivaling Dewey's bombardment at
Manila. A haystack was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground,
despite the downpour of rain. T~o
valuable mules that were standing
near the haystack trying to shelter
themselves from the storm were
instantly killed.
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
Colorado Game Laws.

II shall be lawful to pursue. take
or kill. during the open season there
for, in the manner. of the kind, for
the purpose and to the number
and extent in this section provided,
the following game and fish. and the
open seasons therefore in each year
shall begin and end as follows:
The open season for deer. with or
without horns, shall begin October
lst and end October Goth of each
year.
For mountain sheep and antelope
having horns shall begin on October
18th and end the 25th of the same
month. commencing with the year
1911.
The open season for doves shall
begin August 18th and end Septem-
Der 5th.
The open season for wild ducks,
geese, snipes. brants, swans and
other water fouls and shore birds
shall begin September 10th and end
April 18th next ensuing, excepting
in attitudes exceeding 1000 feet above
sea level, where the season shall be-
gin September 18th and end May 1st;
the open season for curlews and
plovers shall begin August lst and
end October 30th.
The open season for prairie chick
ems and grouse shall begin August
10th and end October lst, next ensu-
ing. The open season for sage chick
ems shall begin August lst and end
October lst.
The open season for crested quails
shall begin November 1st and end
the Both of the same month. COM
mencing with the year 1920: and for
! Bob White quails shall begin October
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
o..,s Of Adam Ais.n e.e,s.,,.

Adam Albert Everhart died il
North La Junta last Saturday at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. D. W.
Doty. from erysipelas. after an ILL.,
ness of eleven wekks. His wife died
of the same malady eleven weeks
ago. Mr.. Eyerhart being taken sick
on the day that his wife was buried.
He was a native Of Ohio. and had
been a resident of La Junta for sew
eral years. At the time Of his death
he was little over sixty-two years
of age.
The funeral took place from the
Methodist church last Tuesday af-
ternooa at 2:30 o'clock, services be:
ing conducted by the Rev. ". G.
Barron.
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
Stat. s.nt Increase. e.ei,., s,ee..

At called meeting of the stock
holders of the La Junta State Bank.
held in this city last Wednesday. at
which $50 of the 800 shares in force
were represented. it wa inanimous sly
decided to increase the capital stock
from $50, 900 to $4,000. Amended
articles of incorporation have been
filed in the Office of the secretary of
state and the new conditions are al
ready in effect.
For some time past the officials
have had in contemplation change
of some kind. and there We're ru-
mors afloat that the institution would
be Incorporated as national bank
These -umors were well founded. as
the officials admit that plan of this
nature was considered. 1t was final
ly decided, however, 10 continue do
ing business under the state banking
law enacted by the last legislature.
with an increased capital stock. it
being the opinion of the stockholders
that the interests of the depositors
would be safeguarded fully as much
under the new state law as under
the federal banking law. Under the
new law all state banks are required
to publish statement of their con-
dition three times year. the un-
known dates being the same as for
the first. third and fifth statements
required to be published by all ma
tional banks.
The La Junta State Bank was or
ganized in January, 1893, and during
the fourteen years of its existence.
has had phenomenal growth. Ii aloe
has had merited reputation as ons
of the strong financial institutions
of Otero county, and it has been the
aim of its management always to be
on the safe and conservative side in
all business dealings. That the bank
has prospered is evidenced by the
fact that during the fourteen years
of its existence it has paid to its
stockholders lT6A per cent of the
capital stock. which means that the
original investment of $50 900 is
now worth S52. $40.
r. A. Steen. president of the bank
from its incipiency. will continue in
that capacity. with G. II. Winchell
as cashier. which insures the same
safe and sound mana2e EN- ant as here
tofore. The board of directors is
composed of the following: r. A.
Steen, A. c. Draper. j. johnson. A.
u. Best. G. II. Near, J. K. Gauger /
and H. Best.
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
Man Of lo,e,eri.. "sho~es'. Some.

A Rocky Ford clothier has rented
the store room at 30S South Union
avenue and will put in a large stock
of clothing and mems furnishings
Mr. Rowe is the manager and he has
the reputation of doing a few things
in the way of enterprise that will
wake up the Southside. Bessemer
Indicator. Two officials of Otero
county showed Mr.. Rowe few
things in the way of enterprise last
week that caused Mr.. Rowe to wake
up. This is the firm that made a
deposit of 1898 for taxes in the Otero
county jackpot for 1907.
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
"cn.ros.. s,,.. o., o, Prison.

W. NJ. Smith, better known, as
Cherokee Bill. is out of prison and
now located at Trinidad. AN out
law since 1871" to use his own ex-
preston, Smith has come back to
the scene of his early adventures to
live the life of an honest man and
win the esteem of his old acquaint-
ances. He is seeking employment
as night watchman at some of the
neighboring mines and hopes to soon
find employment.
Cherokee Bill" is just out of the
Federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan, where he was sent up for five
years for the robbery of postoffice
near Lamar. He says:
Il have served three years and
eight months of my term. one year
and four months being deducted for
good behavior. am tired Of a
wayward life and know the fate
which awaits all offenders of the law.
am going to work at once and lead
a straightforward. honest life, and
hold no i'll feeling toward any one.
| did wrong, and have paid the pen
atty
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
Semi-Arnusi Staten <nt.

County Clerk Garwood has just
completed his semi-annual statement
Of the expenditures of O.ero county
for the six months ending June 3Oth.
The total expenditures for that
period were S63. .999 SO, of which
amount over .one-half, or S34 .659. 10
was for roads and bridges. The
total amount expended for bridges
and repairs was sd SAG. IS. for
material and supplies, s3.60l.2 20, and
work. 81, ,569.6
The expense Of maintaining the
various county offices were as fol-
Inr,s.
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27
piscatds Tor Sale.

Placards are for sale at the
TRIBUNE office, at the rate of five
cents each. which read as follows:
For Sale1
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 boarding house
keepers if they would protect them
selves against dishonest patrons.
La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27

Total l............... Sll .69l SO
A recapitulation of the total
amount expended during the six
months is as follows:
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-11-22
W. z. JACKSON
| II T.
INSURANCE
FORT PIERCE.

! represent some Of the bcs'
companies in the world in thi,
section. and your business vii
Je carefully looked after ano
promptly attended to.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-11-22
Short Items from
all Sections
OF the State

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a brother OF Senator lIINpHr''.' '
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The NagahoudM the handsome ana
elegant nous" Boat oi ". /" M'"'''' Oh
pittsbuug and PAMttu, and commanded
by Capt A. ]. Cmo,u Of West Palm
Beach. wa, sunk In the Savannah river
last week Monday by striking sunkcu
pile. She Is valued at $io.o0o isot TO-
IONS huE""h an" i r''"giI'E'" "S one ~
the fines, pleasure vessels plying SOUTH
rrn waters. She will hc raised q, once
and will again hc on the Indian River
''i'S winter
The weekly report u 1ampa's cigar
output up to last Saturday shows g.
l1j,ooO shipped for the six days max
ing the totti output from the first oi
January, l9o7 up 10 and including Sat-
urday al $3.50, OOl this being over H.