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La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
GENERAL PLAN or ouR NEW CITY rARK.

amount being 4.4Sl feet of twelve
inch pipe and 4.434 feet of ten-inch
pipe. From the new pump house to
the reservoir it is all ten and twelve
inch pipe. The supply of water is
derived from series of eight wells
sunk to a depth of twelve feet on
the low land north of the pump
house. These wells are connected
with suction pipe laid at right
angles to the flow of underground
water. The supply of water can
easily be increased by the sinking
of more wells and an extension of
the suction pipe towards the river.
and some people are Of the opinion
that a better quality of water can
be secured by sinking the wells
deeper. This is very important
feature. as there have been kicks
innumerable on the quality of water
at present being supplied by the
city, and the suggestion should re-
ceive the prayerful consideration
of the city council-providing they
have any regard for public opinion.
and have not as yet reached the
public be damned" stage Of ssis-
tence.
The report of Burns & Mcdonald,
at a special meeting of the city
council held last Friday evening. is
as follows:
In accordance with our contract
we have made final test and exam
ination of the water plant, and beg
to report as follows:
The pipe distribution system has
been subjected to several pressure
tests Of from 1876 to $50 pounds pres
sure as shown by the gauge in the
power house. The mains are tight
under this pressure with the excep-
ton of one leah. due,..to a cracked
pipe on First street, which has beer.
ordered repaired.
we have made a final measure
ment of all pipe lines, hydrants and
valves. and a record of these meas
urements is on file with your city
engineer. The chimney is built in
accordance with the plans and is
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
School Election.

The annual meeting of the direc-
tors of School District No. 13,will be
held on the first Monday in May, at
which time secretary for the term
of three years will be elected. j.
w. Powars.i the present secretary,
wants it distinctly understood that
he is not a candidate for reelection,
and very generously wants to get
out and give somebody else chance
who has desire for the position.
The ballot box will open at 2
o'clock and close at 5. Immediately
after the opening Of the election the
meeting will be organized for the
transaction of any business pertain
ing to school affairs.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
"A JunrA.s NEW WATER PLANT.

La Junta's new $4,000 water
plant is practically completed. K.
f. Mcdonald. of the firm Of Burns
4 Mcdonald, of Kansas City. Mo-.
hydraulic engineers, was in town
last week. and under his supervision
a duty test Of the new pump was
made. The pump filed all the re-
auirements. and Mr.. Mcdonald, in
his report TO the city council last
Friday night. expressed the opinion
that under favorable conditions the
guaranteed duty would be exceeded.
He recommended that the pump be
accepted by the city. and also that
the entire plant be accepted after
provision being made for the final
adjustment of disputed accounts
With A M. ,Qzbirn. the contractor.
personally" There is still abalance
on hand in the water bond fund of
81. .O99. 80, and there are number
Oh NlSphlSu Ri.aS y
to be adjusted before the plant is
accepted in its entirety.
The plan of the new water works
was submitted to the city council by
Burns & Mcdonald on December 30.
1905. Their estimate OF the cost OF
the plant was $47, POI. The plan
was adopted and the city council de-
cided to hold an election for the
purpose Of submitting to the tax
payers proposition authorizing a
$50. 600 bond issue. The election
was held March 6, 1905. the total
vote cast being l34 lis for the
bond issue and nineteen against 1t.
Work on the new water plant was
commenced almost Immediately and
over ~. 900 fee, of new water mains
were laid in the city during the
summer of 1905. included IN this
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
Obey.

School closed Friday, April 26th.
o. F. Comstock has new delivery
wagon.
Claude McCoyI went. to Pueblo
Wednesday. !.
i Mrs. A. E. Morton has been quite
i'll the past week.
Mrs. Salee and Miss Parrish went
to Salida Wednesday.
Miss Alice Hanen spent a few
days in Olney last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse and family
moved to Denver Wednesday.
Mrs. David Downer, of Rocky
Ford, was an Olney visitor last week.
Mrs. A. P. Smith has returned to
Olney after short visited in Rocky
Ford.
A dance was given Wednesday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Auckland.
Mrs. H. N. Mccoy went to Fowler
Wednesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Cless Scott.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
City Council.

The city council met in regular
weekly session Monday with Mayor
Brown in the chair. and councilmen
Morris, Mccall. Dunlap. DeWeese
and EctoE in attendance.
The city dads put their ban on the
hitching posts which now adorn the
main street and ordered that they
be removed at once to the side
streets.
The street and alley committee
got busy at last and reported that
they had raised s225 for a much de-
sired improvement, that of shaling
main street and putting it in condi-
ton SO that every time it rains it will
not necessitate a boat to get on the
other side of the street. This money
was all raised by subscription, and
Just to show that their liberality
was appreciated. it was moved and
seconded that the city donate an
equal amount to the good cause and
put the main street in the best Of
! condition aud also grade and shale
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
lAIunrHs NEW CRY PARK.

La Junta's new $4,000 park will
soon be stern reality. During the
past week or two wonderful trans
formation has taken place. and from
now CT until the park is completed
the development will be so evident
and rapid that it will make even
the casual observer sit up and take
notice. The grading has been prac-
tically completed, excavations made
for the small lakelets. and in few
days the plowing and narrowing for
the grass plat will be completed.
Three gangs of men have been at
work during the past week. +. S.
Griswold, the florist, with gang of
nine men has been busy unpacking
the trees and shrubbery which ar
rived few days ago from Roches-
ter. n. Y: and Philadelphia. and a
large shipment of native stuff was
ert down from Boulder. All of the
rfees afni slarebipeefy~ havetemporari-
ly been placed in trenches to await
the arrival of w. W. Parce. Of Boul-
der, the landscape architect. under
whose supervision the planting is TO
be done. He is expected TO arrive
here early next week.
John johnson, who has the con-
tract for installing the smaller
water mains in the park. has had a
big gang of men excavating all
week, and this work will also be
completed in very few days. The
park will have sixty-eight hydrants.
located about one hundred feet
APART. The Bomgardner & O'Niel
Hardware Company expected to
complete the laying of the six inch
water mains on Colorado avenue
and Park avenue last night and the
city water will be turned in today.
As soon as Mr. Parce arrives the
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
school. cIe.. with p,e.ie.

The school picnic. which marked
the closing Of the Swink schools.
took place Wednesday in the grove
on the river north of town. All the
school kids were in attendance, as
well as some of the larger kids, who
took occasion to be on hand just as
the good things which delight the
inner man were being passed round.
Quite good time was had by all in
games etc. land the school popula-
ton voted it an ideal manner in
which to start their summer vaca-
ton.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
SUGAR CRY.

Harry Gull spent Wednesday in
Pueblo.
The Van Noy Hotel is ready for
business.
J. E. Williams went up to Pueblo
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caywood visited Pu-
eblo Sunday.
John Ballou spent most of the \
week in Pueblo.
Messrs Close and Lowe visited La
Junta Wednesday.
Mr.. Ingalls, and P. S. Woods visit
ed La Junta Wednesday.
DIR. John Elston. of Denver, is
visiting Edwin johnson.
P. H. O'Dara. of Tribune, Kan,
is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. P. j. Ingalls, and Mrs. T. E.
Post left for Greeley Wednesday.
Miss Monroe is the new stenog-
rapher at the Missouri Pacific Office.
Boyd Woods is recuperating on q
ranch near Colorado Springs. His
health is considerably improved.
The monthly tea of the Ladies Aid
was served Thursday by Mrs. Gross.
assisted by Mesdames Diggory and
Larsen.
Mrs. Wormouth left for Los
Angeles Thursday. She will spend
the summer there and at other
coast points.
Chris Mayer has sold his market
to two gentlemen from Denver.
Messrs. Neef and Dubler. They will
take charge the first.
Fred Bullen, of the Pueblo Bridge
Company. has seven or eight men in
town. ready to begin work on the
Horse Creek bridge.
"Bill" will carry the Sugar City
mail sack no more. We shall miss
his smile and CHEEKY hello when wei
call up Black 851 to inquire how latel
] the next train is. His resignatioD>
was accepted last Tuesday.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
NEWS OF 0Tulo COUNTY
oRsar FAnAy JouanAl RpaesEnIATNE4

all side streets. This certainly is
very commendable on the part of
the city dads and shows that the
spirit of progress is abroad in the
town. and when the work is finished.
all will rise up and call them
blessed.
After the approval and acceptance
of the bonds of w. A. Hansbrough
as police magistrate and c. A. Rey-
nolds as town treasurer. the council
adjourned.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

work of planting the trees and
shrubbery will be inaugurated and
pushed to completion, and before
the good old summer time is ended.
La Junta will have the ceuclus of a
park to which every citizen Of this
community can point with pride.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
Suvluk.

v0o
C. C. Reynolds was in Las Animas
this week on business matters.
w. A. Hansbrough returned home
Wednesday from La Junta, where
he had been on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady Pearce drove
to La Junta Wednesday to spend the
day with friends.
H. E. Hand was called to Rocky
Ford this week on account Of the
serious illness of his father.
C. NJ. Harrison, of the Stark Fur
niture Company. at La Junta, was
in Swink Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Lee Dowdell and Mrs. Fred
Hansbrough went to Rocky Ford
Wednesday by the overland route.
Sam Grimsley left this week for
Trinidad. where he will spend about
ten days taking in the sights Of the
Peerless City"
j. Dye and j. w. Brown went
to Pueblo Wednesday morning to
invest little of their loose change
in Panama headgear.
Mr.. Louing, the craftsman at the
factory. with his wife and mother
in-law. have arrived in Swink and
taken up their residence at the Club
House.
DR.. Farthing. Jack Lee and Tom
Tubbs did a matinee dinner stunt at
the school picnic Wednesday, which
took place under the wide-spreading
boughs of the cottonwoods on the
banks of the river.
Miss Dora Webster has so far re-
covered from her recent illness as to
be able to again take charge of the
Sunday night religious services.
which will continue from now until
further notice. All are welcome to
these meetings.
Miss Daisy Blevins will be in
Swink. at the store of the Berger
man Clothing Company. April 26th,
9th, 10Th and goth. with an up-to-
date line:of millinery. The ladies of
Swink and vicinity are cordially in
vited to call.
The church trustees and building
committee met recently 10 consider
the bids for the new church. The
contract was let to w. E. Thatcher.
his bid being the lowest. The struc-
ture is to be frame building 24x40
feet. and is to cost $1400.
Mrs. William Kintner returned
home last week from Stansbury.
Mo-, where she was called by the
illness and death of her father.
She was accompanied home by her
sister. Mrs. George Holly. who was
i,er guest for a few day..
Ed. Russell. one of Contractor
Whitescarver's right hand men. was
in town this week and stated that
the work on the new railroad which
starts at Newdale and extends
southwest. would be under course
of construction this coming week.
The road will be pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as possible in order
to accommodate this years crop of
beets.
While looking over some old let
ters the other day. J. X. Dye found
one that had never been opened.
and upon breaking the seal was very
agreeably surprised to find check
from DR.. Fenton for s27. The
check was dated in 1902 and had re-
mained in the bunch of old letters
all these years. This was surely a
case of mot needing the money"
If you would guess that we would
ever do anything like that you
would have another bunch of guesses
coming.
City Council.
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New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
WON'T EJECT BRAYTON.
Rhode Island State House Commits
SiOner8 Haze No AuthOrity.

Providence. Jan. 30-The Introduction in the
Legislature to-day OF a bill ordering George n
kinSsbury, Rhode Island Commissioner 70 the
jamestown Exposition. to avoid all further
public association with so notorious character
as Boss Brayton" has raised the question OF
the right Of citizen OF the state 20 visit tho
state house. The resolution. which was intro
duced by Representative George F. Green OF
this city sets forth that for the maintenance OF
the dignity and honor OF the state in connection
with Its participation in the jamestown Exposl-
ton, the states executive commissioner is re-
quested 10 cease the carrying Of messages from,
Mr.. Brayton TO members of the General Assem-
bly,
General Charles II. Brayton, at whom the in
Vestigation is aimed, is a veteran of the Civil
War and for many years has been one OF The
most prominent figures in the legislative halls of
Rhode Island. His presence al the state house
was made an Issue last November in the cam
palgn which resulted in the defeat Of Ex-Governor
Utter by Governor Higgins.
General Brayton. who Is blind and unable TO
move about without the guidance Of his attend
ants, is not member of the Legislature but ne
has for many years occupied a chair in the
Office Of the county Sheriff in the state house
Governor Higgins. charging that General BRAY
ton is a paid lobbyist, and that he controls votes
in the Legislature, has demanded that the state
House Commissioners eject Brayton from the
capitol. but the commissioners assert that thev
are without authority to do this.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
SUICIDE WALLACK'S son.
Nan Kno7cn as Cannon Identified
as Son of the ActOr.

II was discovered yesterday that the man
known as Charles Cannon who was found dead
from asphyxiation Tuesday night at No 43S
Fourth avenue Brooklyn. Charles E. Wal
lack a son Of the late Lester Wallack. tine actor
and manager. Walack lived under the name
OF Cannon in Fourth avenue. in company with
woman known as Mrs. Mary Cannon. whose
Iody was found with his The police say the
case is one of double suicide.
The couple had been served with dispossess
warrant returnahle to-day. because OF their
quarrelling and drinking. WallaCk was last seen
alive in a saloon near his home on last Friday
night Tae couple were heard Quarrelling the
next morning. Saturday night the other tenants
of tho house were annoyed by the odor of gas.
nut paid no attention to 1t, as plumbers had been
making repairs.
On Tuesday evening. Charles Vavetta. the
agent for the building who occupied one of the
apartments. determined to discover why moth
ing had been seen or heard OF the Cannons, In
company with policeman. he broke into their
fiat The woman was found sitting in the
kitchen, her face as black as a Negroes. Ths
man was found partly dressed I'm his bedroom,
his hands gripping the bedpost. An ambulance
surgeon from Seney Hospital said both had
been dead since Sunday.
Yesterday George w. Washburn. OF No 549
Bergen street. identified the body of the man.
He said that Wallack associated with him
in the office of Edward ri. Belts & Co. insur-
ance brokers. of No. Al Pine street Wallack
had, he said, been suffering from recent at
tack of gastritis. He had never known him
under the name of Cannon. Wallack fifty
five years old. At time he was a member
OF the firm of Ward Pell & Wallack brokers.
In his best days he earned $4,000 a year. He
leaves his mother, a son. ]. Lester Walack. and
a brother Arthur.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
SAY BOY SHOT HIS FATHER

Alfred Llewellyn jr.. nineteen years old. Of No
1898 Second avenue. Will be arragned in the York
willie police court this morning ch1rged with shoot
ing his father. Alfred i.Iew, lh "a. who is i'm the
Flower Hospital. ~ the point OF death.
II couldn't help Il. Tie killing nv mother -
the boy is said co have told tire police
As the police gathered the story. the father went
out early yesterday afternoon with several friends
and returned early in the evening. lie TO sleep
in chair and when mis- wife awakened MIN ne
seized her about the waist threw her to the floor
and choked her into Inconsistencies. The son was
unable 10 pull his father away from his mother
and getting his revolver. fired the bullet takine
effect I'm the elder Llewellyns back The SON
realizing what he had done. mplored hfs father 20
forgive him.
IT'S all right the father is said to have re-
piled. II did wrong"
on the operating table in the hospital the father
not shoot me- he said. ''The gun was in a drawer
and took It out to hang IL a hook. 1t was ac-
cidentally dropped the floor the bullet
struck me-
Mrs. Llewellyn. the police say. supported the
som afO
New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
CAR BLAZE BLOCKS :"
CROWDS STORM STATIONS.
Train Runs Abla2e from esd Street
to Franklin Street.

A shoe on the rear Of southbound Sixth
avenue elevated train was broken near 23d
street late yesterday afternoon Just at the be-
ginning of the evening rush hour. When the
car reached Franklin street iremen were called
and the line was tied UP for half an hour. AS
the smoke poured from under the car hundreds
Of passengers made a rush to the platform.
After the power had been shut of, the firemen
easily put the fire out
During the block. passengers on stalled trains
in the rear walked to the nearest stations. brav-
ing the dangers Of the slippery boards and the
third rail. The delay hampered the entire sys-
tenn greatly, and when the trains started again
thousands Of passengers. who had waited on the
platforms, made rush for the
All the way downtown. from 23d street. the
flames grew brighter and brighter. When the
Grand street station had been passed the motor
man put on full power and started 10 blow
his whistle for help. Crowds in the streets saw
the fire. and ran after the train to Franklin
street, where 1t stopped. and the passengers, who
had gone into the front cars hurriedly made
their way TO the platform
In the mean time the flames had communi-
Gated TO the flooring Of the car and were blaz-
ing rapidly. Scores OF trains became stalled in
the rear Of the blazing car. the block reaching
as far north as 2Sth street on the southbound
track. When the trains had been standing still
for about fifteen minutes, the passengers
climbed down onto the tracks and made their
way to the nearest stations.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
EDMUND E. PRICE DIES SUDDENLY
Pugilist Who Became Successful Lawyer
Succumbs in Cab.

Edmund E Price one of the oldest practising
lawyers OF this city. known in and about the
old and new Tombs. died suddenly last night
while friends were about 10 help him out Of
carriage and take him into the New York Hos
pital.
Mr.. Price was his way 10 dinner with a
younger friend when he became i'll. and was
taken into a store n restaurant, where his
physician happened 10 be The doctor accom-
panied him on the trip 70 the hospital. but when
the carriage stopped at the entrance Mr.. Price
dead
Price was born IN England seventy-hve years
ago. He studied T. public schools abroad.
and on arriving in O. country got into athletics
and developed into a pUgilist OF note. He
fought the stars of that day and was frequently
defeated. going down before The Australian
Tiger who came over TO meet Price. and also
man named Kelly. who outmatched him.
Price always had talent for the stage, but kept
away from it a life work He studied law
while making name for himself in the puGilis-
was John l.. Sullivans first play.
After entering upon the practice Of law Mr..
Price acquired good practice. Much of the
theatrical work i'm the courts for the period COW
erinS thirty years during which time Mr..
Price had an office In the cid New York Clipper
Building i'm Centre street, went to him. He
became rich and bought comfortable home in
Lexington avenue.
Mr. Price will have a Masonic funeral He
a member of many societies and was Past
Master of Mum Lodge. No. lg2 He was also a
member of The Players, Lambs and ArkwPight
and Of the New York Athletic club.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
SHIPS EXCITING VOYAGE.
Ercept for "BlOomin' Lack." " Mate
Says, YeddO You'd Hare Sunk.

With a pinnacle gone. set OF shattered dead
lights and battered bulwarlzs resembling to-
mato can that had been thrown under an ex~
press train, the steamer YeddO. Captain COwieys
came into port yesterday after a stormy passsse
OF twenty-three days from Algiers. She had been
through hurricane strong enough to send the
best craft 10 the bottom OF the Atlantic, but by
"blOOmin good luck as the second officer put
IT, she got off with the damages told and ksps
afoat.
The Yeddo. after clearing dozen ports IN the
Orient and the Levant. sailed from Algiers on
January Z. She was loaded to the waterline.
and to this fact she owed her ability to with
stand the hurricane.
At p. m January 20 squal came up
and the thirty-hve Chinese constituting the
crew ran about the deck as if mad. and when
the squall developed into a gale they sought
their quarters in the forecastle and renaineS
there for two days.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
THE MUTUAL's SUIT DISMISSED.
British Court Renders Judgment in Favor of
D. c. Haldeman.

London, Jan. S0.-Justice Sir Charles Swinfen
Eady IN the Chancery Division Of the High
Court Of Justice. to-day pronounced Judgment
in favor OF D. c. Haldeman, former London man
ager Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
New York and the North British and Mercantile
Insurance Company. in the suit of the Mutual
company asking for injunction and indem-
mites. Justice Eady said the plaintiffs case
had wholly failed against both defendants, and
II was therefore dismissed with costs against
the Mutual company,
Justice Eady added that he quite satisfied
that Mr.. Haldeman had not done anything in
consistent with his duty. The circular alleged
to have been sent out by Mr.. HaIdeman was
really sent by the committee Of the policyhold-
ers.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company asked for an
injunction and indemnities against Mr.. Haldeman
and the North British Company, alleging that while
the former still in their employ he sug-
gested to the North British Company a scheme
transfer the British policyhoders of the Mutual
TO the North British, and that the day OF the
termination or his engagement with the Mutual
Mr.. Haldeman sent out a circular TO all the Brit
ish pOllcyholders. inviting them surrender their
North British 1t further contended by the
Mutual that Mr.. Haldoman wrongfully used in
formation which he obtained London manager
for the Mutual.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
PRISON WARDEN KILLED.
Governor Shot on Basil Island
Murderer Escapes.

ST Petersburg. Jan. BON. Guidema. gov
ernor Of the political prison on Vasii Ostro"
BasIl Island), a suburb Of this city, was shot
in the main street of the island to-day, and died
almost Immediately.
The assassin a bow Of eighteen, dressed as
workman, went out from a teahouse as NJ.
Guidema was passing. and shot him twice in the
stomach. The terrorist also shot and mortally
wounded prison warden who accompanied NJ
Guldema. The murderer disappeared and the
police have been unable to find any trace Of him.
owing to the fact that the population of the
island generally sympathize with the revolu-
tionists.
NJ. Guidema was sentenced 10 death by the
local group Of terroriss for the merciless use Of
the lash in suppressing the hunger strike which
the prisoners on Basil Island declared fort
night ago as a protest against the killing of a
prisoner who was leaning out Of window.
Guidema caused the prisoners 10 be fosged in
order TO force them to eat.