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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
.dCT OF RARE oCPORT WITH ROD AND LINEs..aaaaass

The next day a Conch speared tar
pom that was swimming g around on the
surface. apparently in dazed condi-
tion. near this place. Tt was taken
into Lemon City and found. 70 weigh
225 pounds. Ny reason for believing
that Il. may have Jeen tho Same nsn
that lost IS that at another dno
struck a tarpon on its second leap
when It was about a third out of W@<er
and must have broken;tt its neck OF
stunned 1t, because pulled Il Aks .
log with no fight init MI. 'oeorge
told me that be had a similar ezYo-
rssnce'.with his record nsh that wuignsd
stokes saw tns nzh thas time. HDd
was a. excited as was. for he yei1sd
like wild Indian Now or nleed
was up and we decided TO land ens 4 -
took all night.
'HaetI1y putting On another b@tA J
told Stokes That we sfmpiY had - kmnG
q taxpOn or no one would boktevo -.
It was no time before We had Ance0R
strike, and khis time hooked ehe n1Al
well. It shet into the air lfEo -
the finest ArewoFkS 91splGy yOu Su~Ee
saw; and if you are On the OTTER Gn4 %
the line you feel ~ Il some cns had
cropped q match IN Ghe box and gD4 OF,
the whole evenings display GE .on~l
time Il lashed the water inen eoaEA
and while IN mkd3lr shook te1ol& hl@ -
b0otfne broncho On . w1l6 gen1pe4A
"Aftsr tan minutes OF hard wUSG WOs
hAd Il we'll in hand and six te@Do 6On
81. IA another tan minutes. win fUrr5
lsera. ft wAs clese uD 20 ths be@& ana
we ehen discovered tAae We he'd MOI
eR6. 30 gtAFted to tow u AGA0RA hAeel
nailo away, % land e On tho haacos
but with only abont esn fese Of line
cut, NJ times it kept a. sptnnfng aD0una
fIeA a ton dravinR the HnA 10 f4wne
q % make it hum like . totogFADh
wire Ia cold vveathers bu4. - tn4s wno
rakhss strenuous work. Acsee anOe0@
twoney minutes. wo decided - bEenR
e ur and string e. psaSed &C. Ash-.
and 70 made In last leap, makkng elsvgn
IN. Rli--whfio Stokes made q gex4nUsr
Gron = piece ox the Aoett thsn bring
kng te Hp 70 Stokes. with q 'qn3ck move
snspe. he had . rope through teo neWlA
Nnd cut tAa wiIis and tha rope eie1 -
ne HoA2 J was afrGld Gha4 Q gnaE1e
EQqtA gse G. nak Enrwfng ssaa sAMs
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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
AKICE .STRING,e.% TARpoN. ).

We started back at oSc1ock. About
800 yards from the upper end of the
canal, while eating a sandwich. 1 nearly
had my rod Jerked out of my hand. by
a strike. I hastily took IN my line,
fixed the bait-which had only been
and circled over the same spot again,
my nerves tingling with anticipation
and excitement. In minute another
strike, and quick response on my part
brought a big fsh out of the water.
It's a tarpon,' 1 shouted. as 1T threw
the hook high in tho air. by a shake of
its massive head, but Stokes was skep
teal, not having seen the fish, as he
was looking the other way at the
time.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Walking on Its Tail

1T was growing dark, and to get
our bearings Stokes hung a lantern on
a stake that marked the head of the
canal, while I put on another bait. In
five minutes / hooked another fish
which was monster; so large THAI
with all the drags / could put on tho
line IT was impossible to stop 1T. al
though IL made four Jumps before 1T
shook the hook. with about 400 feet
OF line out. It's first leap was the most
beautiful acrobatic feat I ever saw
ten feet in the air and a complete COM
mersault. The second time It came up
with about two-thirds Of its body
out Of water. and literally walked on
it's tail for thirty feet--the heavy strain
on my line probably helping It to keep
up as It moved IN circle.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

shouio be cut into pieces OF syn
metrical shape and hemmed These
cloths will prove invaluable IN the
storeroom for covering bread, cake and
similar foodstufrE.
Flannel garments that can be worn
no longer should be ripped apart,
washed clean, folded neatly and stored
where they are easily accessible for
use In sickness and other emergencisx,
when, as the improvident housewife
has realized more than onoe, a piece
OF flannel is practically worth its
weight in gold. A piece OF flannel
should always be kept in the storeroom
or silver closet for rubbing the silver
Another thing the forehanded house
wife does not fail to husband in the
way OF resources is her stock OF worn
sheets and other bed linen, for she
well knows that when sickness takes
UP its abode in her household. as It
does sooner or later I'm all homes, she
viii have great need OF them.
The works OF a clock made for the
French Cathedral OF ST. Gervais d'Av-
ranches weigh two tons; there are five
sets OF wheels, ana the hours are
struck on the bell weighing over six
tons by a clapper OF 220 pounds. For
the quarters and the carlton there are
twenty-five other bells the weight OF
the quarter bells ranging from thir-
teen hundredweight to two tons.
There are four faces to the clock,
which t. the largest In France.
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
The School Garden Idea.

The school garden idea Is steadily
growing. md in many OF the large
cities and towns the work has succeed
ed beyond the, expectations OF even the
most sanguine enthusiast, says the
Home Magazine In 1905. 3S9.9S5 one
cent packages OF seed were sold In
Cleveland to children living in all
parts OF the city. including those dis
tricts where beauty is almost unknown
and yards and vacant lots are most un.
attractive, and rs II result running
vines soon began to cover ugly FENCES
and outlouses, common flowers as well
as shrubs beautified the yards, and
potted plants decorated porches and
balconies. In one small city the work
began with stereopticon lectures, to
which the children sold tickets. The
proceeds were spent for flower seeds,
plants and hardy bulbs. which were
given to the children with the under
standing that the flower show would
be In the fall. The entire town be-
came Interested In flower culture. and
the 5000 aster beds became one Of the
sights to show strangers. while the ex-
hIbIts enlisted the interest and admira-
tion of the surrounding country.
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
MADE WASTE PLACES PAY.
How . Farm Girl Utilized Neglected
Strips of Ground.

Often some neglected spot that spoils
the appearance of II street may be
beautified at small expense and also
made to yield good income. Here Is
how Jennie Good of Rockingham coun-
ty, Va. made one waste place pay,
says American Agricnlturist:
In 1903 l had obtained my parents,
permission to utilize the neglected
strips of ground around the garden
fence to use and plant ms chose. the
proceeds to he my very own. A whole.
sale slaughter of weeds. brush, bricrs,
etc. which were numerous from lack
OF attention in many years. and tile
reclamation OF an old abandoned cor
ner. equally neglected. were the first
results obtained. OF course this re-
Iuired a lot OF hard work and a goodly
share OF pluck to put In shape.
have no correct account OF what
I renlixe4 tss firrt season. but In the
spring Of 1904 I again took charge.
spading the soil moderately deep. work
Ing barnyard manure well into the
soil and smoothing down the surface
nicely. planted early vegetables.
such as radkles. peas and lettuce.
From these little border strips one half
the distance around the kitchen gar
den fence. the other half being set to
berries and grapevines. and from the
old abandoned corner furnished lot
of vegetables for the home table and
sold over SIG worth besides. I wish I
could give the combined returns from
the start The great satisfaction to
myself lies not only in having realized
no much, but In having produced 10
pleasing an effect with so small an
amount OF effort shall continue my
work this year.
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
WOMEN TOOK A HAND.
Fair osn Showed the Men How -
Clean . rowu's Streets,

SsSSU owns StrooSo.
All honor TO the women of Brush.
Colo! They have made Of their pretty
little city, nesting OH the plains ut the
foot Of the Rockies, as close a counter.
part OF the "Spotless Town" OF story
and rhyme as the lack of the paving
will permit. And they have done this
In the face of the soothing and mocking
men. says the Duluth Herald.
The foul condition OF all the street
crosslngs. ON which mud was permit
ted to accumulate untouched from be-
ginning to end OF the winter. and the
congregating of Doors at the worst.
corners to jeer ut women trying to
cross the misty streets without becom.
ing betlraEgled aroused the members
Of the fair sex TO action. They have
the full voting franchise. but there wns
no election pending and none In sight
for fifteen months mt least. Dauntless
and Determined. they met and organ
Ted for wnr under the banner OF the
Brush Woman's club.
In body the women served notice
on the town council that v the street
crossings were not cleaned thoroughly
within twentyfour hours the fair sex
Of the place would undertake the work
and shame the men. The latter still
proved obstinate, and regiment of
women In short skirts AMI rubber boots
and armed with shovels and hoes AMI
brooms began the onslaught
In less than half day the worst
crossings Were SO clean that II lady In
ball dress could almost go from cor
ncr to corner without soiling the train.
Then the abaslied men were aroused.
and now every crossing in the town Is
Glenn and will he kept so.
The heroic example Of the good wom-
en- OF Brush might well be followed
with profit by the women OF ninety
nine out of every hundred cities Of
America. And the remiss and slothful
city fathers would awaken to instant
activity. to the vast benefit OF all of
these places.
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
Civic clubs In School.

The educational committee Of the
Lebanon (Pa.) Woman's club has start
ed movement to organize all the
school children into civic societies..
when organized. the societies will be
merged into league and then made
auxiliary to thr state league. says tho
Philadelphia Press. The school direct
ors approve Of the movement and have
granted part Of the last Friday In
each mouth for meetings Of the socie-
ties. At theE, meetings the little folks
Will be ad1ressed on good citizenship
and other ci,'ic subjects BY lecturers
provided By the Woman's club. Mrs.
J. L. Rockey, Nrs: Cyrus Rauch. Mrs.
n. ]. Haydsn, Miss At.na Matthes.
Mrs. Harry smith and othcrs have al
ready Organised several societies in -
many school buiIdlnss. The children
ara deeply lntafested. ~ each member
Win wear 4 badee. and those elsctsd -
salcs On. veox sppelal had0sa
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
sone MORE LOCAL ,rg.s.
Trade with H. G. Todd.

Mrs. Elizabeth Howard left last
week for Wellington. Kan, for an
visit.
G. S. Thompson. undertaken and
embalmer. Day phone. black 1852:
night phone. red 3s5,
NJ. c. Drury returned home last
week from three weeks visit with
his parents in Ada. Ohio.
For RENr-One large nicely
furnished room; gentlemen only.
Inquire at $50 Ration avenue.
Gem" flour. best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded.-La Junta Milling Co.
Arthur Cole. of Lamar. and Miss
True Scoles. of La Junta. were mar
ried in Las Animas recently by Judge
Shoemaker.
Mrs. Tressa Nichols left on No. s
last Monday morning for Oak Grove.
Mo-. where she will make her home
in the future.
Best improved ten acre home in
North La Junta for sale or rent. or
will trade for city property. Inquire
Of Ed Marshall.
Miss Lizzie Needham arrived home
this week from Denver, where she
has been during the past three
months visiting her sister.
Go to H. H. Clark for fire insur-
ance, surety bonds or burglary in
surance. He is agent for the
National Surety Company.
LOST Plain half round gold band
ring; somewhere between Taylor's
lake and 800 Cimarron; S. reward
for its return. Advise this Office.
For SALE-Or will trade for La
Junta property, fine improved farm,
100 acres. near Las Animas; under
good ditch. Inquire of Kilgore E.
Helm.
Mrs. w. M. Crawford writes to
change the address Of her TRIBUNE
to Floris. Iowa, for which place she
recently left to make her home in
the future.
For SALE One slightly used REQ,
two cylinder touring automobile;
will sell cheap if taken at once.
Write or phone. c. Handy, Auto
Co.. La Junta. Colo.
B. M. Spalding. Of the La Junta
Mill and Elevator Company. arrived
home last Sunday morning from a
two weeks business trip, during
which he visited Kansas City. Topeka
and several other points.
George Cooper who has been liv-
ing at La Junta for several years.
where he is engaged in the bee busi-
ness. stopped off here Tuesday to
see his old friends. He was on his
way to Illinois to make visit
Garden City Herald.
The Las Animas Plumbing Com
pany have started business in the
Crawford building. 1t is a branch
of the La Junta house. and the busi-
ness grew on. them SO rapidly here
and at Fort Lyon that they conclud-
ed to open an establishment here.
Las Animas Leader.
Try the great family journal for a
brief season. If you already take it
subscribe for relatives and friends
in the east, west, south or north.
All the home news all the time. Only
IS cents from the present date until
January 1st. Now is the time to
subscribe.
WANTED Local representative for
La Junta and vicinity to look after
renewals and increase subscription
list Of prominent monthly maga-
zine. on a salary and commission
basis. Experience desirable. but not
necessary. Good opportunity for
right person. Address Publisher,
Box SO, Station o. New York.
Mrs. J. p. Handy and daughter.
Lorena. left last Sunday afternoon
on an eastern trip. They will visit
in Chicago and Topeka. returning
home by way Of Nebraska. making
several stops in that state. Miss
Lorena has not been well since school
began. and has been granted =
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
CITY OF LA JUNTA.

La unta xpendng 600 this for city park and
Recreation grounds.
The Juna for the 1907 onehd
basis. will be 100000
La Junta expended buildings
will exceed amount this
The nearly 600 La unta and
monthly Ss5 OOO-over million dollars
The has $4,000 tubecuar sanaru
now in course five miles of La Junta
The building $4,000 extension to the depot and
erecting which will cost $50 600
There and notwithstanding the fact that
new houses constantly built the demand far from beng
supplied -
The plant Mill and Elevator Company out 800
day and expends nearly $4,000 tor operating
penss each year.
The q junta Company employs seveny6ve
- out SIPS per day while its product amounts
$4,000 year
L Juta just completed high school building cost Of
o0O Il i built pressed brick with white and
ss veritabe paace Of education
Assoai0n will erect City Hospital
%h;. be which viii shortly be increased to
sentyfve hospital viii involve expenditure Of IS 000
~ Juna M CO. delivery of city mails tres
rurul rout asetsie patd AZ
s;e - ut cod stofaie three b1s rail-
~ b = modern uptsd ei ~ t.s
sfssttpMs - - - = -
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT Colorado
fats AIat IL Stat. Its nlsoH(eS Ml PlotKtS Whl WIN
b Interest Be(l Here u fIQMtde
STATE OF COLORADO.

STATE OF COLORADO.
The area of the state miles
land IS 900 square miles
Of IS 56OO 600 acres
The ares of the arabic lands in acres
placed under irrigation
actual cultivation
have been granted to the state for
the support Of common schools acres
support agricultural College 80 600
support buildings 600
support of the State University Oso acres
ducts for exceeded the value of the mineral
products Of the state aggregatng SllaOoOOl
Enumerated as follows
Agricuturs dairy. s72 600 1000
Wool .................... 100000
Hiaes ........................... 10000
e Stock 100000
Irrigation main canals bitches already miles
Irrigation dches laterals already constructed OO miles
Cost of bitches already constructed sso ooOoo
Average to the farmer az cents
smeer output for 5sOOOOOO
wages factory 15OooooO
Number Mum ef of of,raas rnidoaas trs.k 57oo
of railroad employees sl2OOOOOO
output of Colorado for 1906 26s95567
silver output of Colorado
Lead output for 1905 6.2es 1893
Copper output for 1906 1919
Zinc and tailngs 5,545OOO
Manganiferous iron 100000
have produced Dec 81 1906
produced Dec 81 1906 400 2 800
lead have produced to Dee 81 1906 135O
Colorado mines have produced up to Dec d. 1906 sIo
Colorado mining dividends n.lsoe T7s47s4
Number of employed mining, smelling and reduc
tion of all kinds OF metals a9oo
wages paid for labor in mining smelling and re-
of all kinds of metals 3oVOo0oo
the 700 square miles
actual .0S. .421
coal ls5uOUU
1906 1858 tons
Value output for 1906 ls5OOOOO
of employed in coal mines IT, 4OO
Annual wages paid coal 100000
Population of state estimated .slOOO
nbar of cities and towns
Wealth ner capta Of population 7s0
School nonulaton Of state
School teachers 800
c.hoo districts
cohool houses
va,ue ~ school houses
J;oh actool nnns
Number Of churches in the state ll25
COUNTY OF OTERO.
Farmers average 500 per planting
Oter county profit stand ST.
Otero county townships and total of 2052
La Junta tribune., 1907-11-02
COUNTY OF oTER0.

average raising seed for planting
tero county profit stand $3.50
)tero county townships of 2052
square miles.
There agricultural land Oero county and 2l
of grazing land
Some of $50 for canaupes
last wear, and $3.50 per acre for sugar beets
There are bees planted in the Arkansas Valley
this year which will yield 100000
IS assessed
onethird basis collected for the 1906
sS3l5, ,057 96
Otero population 25 0 What the needs
people snder the pleasant
conditions
The six caten the Arkansas Valley will the
in nearly 0O0000 The farmer will
nearly $500 and the sugar factories for labor
. CITY OF La JUNTA.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-08
CASE GOES TO THE JURY
Sewage Suit Against B|a|oCk CON-
pany Is Ended

Testimony in the damage suit
against the Balock Fruit company
and the city of Walla Walla has been
taken and the case went to the jury
about noon today.
According to the story of about 80
witnesses the odor arising from tn
sewage irrigation used on the fruit
farm is extremely unpleasant during
the hot summer months
Testimony given by the defense goes
to show that the work, if properly
handled, would cause no unpleasant
ness from the sewage. tn, testimony
of B. S. Woodruff. who &c plaintiff in
a similar suit which viii he brought.
showed Mr.. Woodruff rurcha sed 10
acres of ground near one of the sup
pOsedly worst places for the purpose
of making it his home. The purchase
was made during the summer at the
most critical time. A. Jensen, who
| sold the tract to Mr.. Woodruff, testi-
fed he had sold the property for the
exact price asked.
Several doctors yesterday testified tC
the unhealthfu!ness of the system
used.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-08
DECARIE TAINTED MONEY.

In another column is given an ac-
count of the smooth attempt made
yesterday evening to buy up" The
Statesman for the Decarie crematOrY
conlnany by the Decarie agent, J. w.
Chute
This Chute is the man wnO in a
statement printed in this paper yester-
dav. said with mock devOutneSS. God.
forbid that I should do anything to
iniure the good name of anyone
With that delightful mOrsel of Snug.
sleek hypocrisy still rolling about in
his mouth this same Chute attempts
the use of money in order to do some
thing which would iniure the good
name of an honest neWSDa per. In
other words he attempts indirect
bribery of The Statesman in order to
again bring about the sale of his incin-
orator to the city. This is the kind of
man who has been sent by the De-
carrie company to handle the council
men and persuade them to buy a De-
carrie crematOry
If this man. Chute. has the temerity
to make such an offer to The States
man. do you think he would hesitate
to make an offer of a good figure" to
an irdividual?
No self respecting councilman-nO
city official jealous of his good name
can afford to have anything further to
do with such an agent. or receive let
| tiers of any sort from him.
Readers of The Statesman know full
we'll. in the event this newspaper stood
not upon guard against such crooked
deals as the crematOry purchase. the
sale would undoubtedly be made again
under cover of some legal pretense
which. without publicity. could be
| made apparently satisfactory.
! That is why this man Chute wanted
to contract for "writeups" in The
Statesman at a good figure
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-08

The city fathers ratified the recon-
mendation of chief of police. Jerry
Brown, for the appointment of Ben T.
Allen as a member of the police force
to fill a vacancy. Aliens duties began
May 1.
City Engineer Wilson filed with the
council the assessment rolls for the
Improvement of Chestnut street from
Ninth to Eleventh street, and for Ninth
street from Chestnut to Emma street
Tuesday. May 81, was set as the date
for hearing remonstranmces
Applications for liquor licenses for
j. H. Kelly A. Niebergal and j. E.
Williams were granted.
The street committee was given
charge of the petition of a number of
property owners on North Fourth
street asking that appraisers be ap-
pointed for the condemnation of GER
tain lands belonging to Mr.. and Mrs
John Mills to be used for street pur-
poses.
A petition asking for the extension
of the water main from Bryant avenue
to Cay street on Park was referred to
the water committee.
A petition asking for the extension
of the water main from Bryant avenue
J to Cay street on Park, was referred
! to the water committee.
Residents in the eastern portion of
| the city notified the council that Di-
vision street from Whitman to Bryant
! avenue was in bad condition. and
| a CkQ6 that tho fhnro11Uhfaro no ! "a
The street committee was given charge
of the communication.
| A petition asking that people on
Fourth street between Maple and Will
ard be allowed to do the grading OF
said street as ordered by the council
was granted.
The report of the viewers in the
East street opening matter was sub
mitted and read. The viewers esti-
mated the damages to property own
ers as follows: L. McMorris. $500: NJ
E. church. 5000; Ward estate. 800. AS
the figures did not prove satisfactory
to the church people and the eXecu-
| tors of the Ward estate. the report was
referred back to the appraisers.
The water department was granted
permission to purchase such supplies
as are needed to carry on the work OF
| the city in that department.
| J. B. Wilson filed his monthly re-
port showing that he had turned into
the city treasury s4S received from
work done for private parties
| Plats filed by the city surveyor for
the improvement of Poplar street from
East to Palouse, and the improvement
of Mill creek from Clinton street to
Green street were referred to the
| street committee.
| r. L. Britain was granted a rebate
of $3.50 for erroneous assessment by
the report of the finance committee.
City Attorney Blandford was in
structed to look into the matter of the
abatement of the junk shops on East
Main street, as they are considere1
| by many residents of that part of the
city, a nuisance, and frequent COM
plants are received at the health
Office.
The judiciary committee was in
structed to take up the matter of IL
censing housemovers, clairvoyants and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-08
ADJUSTMENTS
NAT GOODWIN TONIGHT.

The announcement OF the engage
ment of Nat c. Goodwin for tonight
is most interesting to the better class
of theatergoers, in fact all classes of
theatergoers will be delighted, for Mr..
Goodwin has the peculiar quality OF
being an actor that is as acceptable to
the audiences who look for high ideals
as he is to those who want good en-
tertainment without bothering about
ideals of any kind. His comedy "A
Gilded FOOL fits his personality, and
he has made good in it to an extent
surprising any of his efforts of recent
years The company and equipment
is fully to the Goodwin standard, and
that is saying all that is necessary. In
any event, the admirers Of Mr.. Good
win will be glad to see him again in
comedy farce. No one can or will dis
pute his genius in serious work, for he
has the ability to move an audience
to tears as easily as to laughter, but
there is no gainsaying the pubic pre-
ferS the latter.