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La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19


V1 but Alma Kent Was not one
TO resort to such q weapon
until all Others had failed
III is not that you object To Jack.
L. itYf she asked.
No" said her father. half angrily.
Jack 10 all right. He may not be ex-
sctly the husband would have chosen
for YOU. but after having two sons and
four daughters marry according 10
their own ~ishss. In spite OF anything
! might have 10 say In the matter. !
do not feel like making any objection
10 him.
more you know him." and heT eyes
shone with faith In the absent one.
No doubt I shall. little one. but
cannot let him take yen away from
he just yet. He must let me have you
for.at least another year"
hut we have been engaged . whols
three months" she persisted.
At this he laughed outright.
Why. your mother and were en-
gagged for thrre years bsfore we vers
married"
Il kno~.- ssid Alma. -but at that
time you wsss not Q successful young
business man. and poor mamma vas
not the daughter Of . wealthy mes-
rhsnt vho had retired freo bssissss
and vss getting . littts bit ssiAsh In
Ais later days"
Yea" ~ sdmitted. cit 10 ssl1sh on
my part. perhaps. but ] will - that
you have Q sod time II you wait ~
snssbsr year. rhers wlll bs psssty -
yachting. and perhaps even . trtO -
Europe could b. arranged"
Alma know what THE meant. bet
~ss too wiss 10 cay 90 She boved ~
father truly. hut she loved hansisoos
Jack Harsling more truly. ss Is the way
VI youth. she knew that In his heart
her father did NOT moan TO ,,e unfair to
her, but At the SANE time sise was not
prepared 10 sacrtacv for his saks ths
great Joy that she knew life had IN
store for her and 10 which che had ths
right She also felt SURE that In time
he would BE- better pleased TO see her
happy In her own home than to have
hsr frstting by his side. Al the same
time she would not for the world do
anything that would cause him pain.
and she trusted to her own ingenuity
10 win him to her view. After all. lie
was the dearest. kinde~t father In the
world. and II he did want to keep the
IRA of his ead. cid ase with him after
- wife had died aAd all his other chill
dren had gone out into the world he
was hardly 10 he blamed. She knew he
had no tangible objection. TO the lover
Of her choice. hut she also knew when
~ had mentioned a year as the time
that must elapse before the wedding
could take place that only the exercise
Of q woman's wit would te able to ef-
feet amy change. She was stlil puz-
cling her head over the matter when
Jack Harding was announced and
greeted with the afYectionate enthusi-
asm that befi;ted a fne young college
athlete who was rapidly making his
way In the busihess world.
''f3ut just think" she exclaimed pet
tishiy. ''papn won't think Of our Icing
married within n year.
That's \ whole eternity" he sx-
claimed.
rs IL not. dearY" and she nestled her
head on his shoulder. "Berisies. he
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

afing 500 silver sinners into the
treasury Ct the city Of Swink-
Jack Lee Was appointed night
marshal by the council al . salary Of
$50 per month.
After the transaction of routine
business the city dads adjourned.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
ceuoUerW "

Attorney Clyde Davis. of La Jun
"A. was a Swink visitor this week
Mr. and Mrs. s. W. Sinsheimer
were Denver visitors Wednesday
John Won Koehler. the popular
Santa Fe brakeman. Was . Pueblo
visitor this week.
W. r. Dye. Of Rocky Ford. has
begun the erection Of q new store
building on Main street
Mrs. SusanA Martinez Was . La
Junta visitor Thursday. the guest Of
her sister. Mrs Jose Garcia
Don Dean. who has been very Low
with inhammatory rheumatism and
pneumonia, is reported rs being
some better.
The Swink Athletic Club will give
q social dance every Friday night.
Good order will be maintained and
every one is invited.
Mr.. ard Mrs. John Bozart are the
proud parents Of nine pound girl
which put in an appearancs At their
home Saturday morning.
Chester Bowser has goae to L.
Animas for . viait vith fEieads.
after which be win lssvs far ths
sunny cline Of Calilsgnia-
Mrs. H. w. Potter and daughter
Ethel. we're La Junta viaitors Thurs
day. - b the eveniag ATTENDED
behe dance given BY the "Bachelors'
Club" to their luckier friends"
Joe Kroboth. Of Aguilar. and for
merly in the employ Of Joe PrinsteF
at L. Junta. Is now welding the aw
and eleaver for his old employer at
this place.
Jim Dye has purchased the build
ing and lot occupied by the Saddle
Rock restaurant. from Mrs. Cassidy.
Of Rocky Ford. the consideration
being 81 900.
oDr. r. L. Cram and o. B. Yeo-
man. who have been tranaacting
business in the capital city for the
past few days. returned home
Thursday morning.
J. v. Yeoman is erecting cement
block storeroom in Cheraw. and as
soon Is it is finished he will open .
drug store in that burg. but will
still retain his present store in this
city.
Forest Mayhem and Ray Carlisle.
Of the Mayhem House Furnishing
Company At La Junta. were in Swink
Thursday putting down the carpets
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
osAiaG csssssa-

Esley NcCreery. Of Denver. and
kennie Wood. Of La Junta. have
signed articles for a glove contest
before the Swink Athletic Club TO
take place on the evening Of Feb
ruary sth-
The articles call for weighing in
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon on the
day Of the contest. the weight to -
las pounds. and for every half
pound over this. amount they have
agreed to pay ten per cent Of ths
receipts. Straight Marquis: q
Queensberry rules will be followed. i.
Both men have splendid regulations
Is boxers all over the state and .
lively bout is assured.
Arrangements have been made b.
the Athletic Club to accommodate 1T
least 500 people. and no pains are
being spared to take care Of The
crowd that will attend. Tickets are
now on sale At $2each. and it will BE-
worth the money to all who enjoy .
good boxing contest.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
oSessiss cosss-


Monday morning for the regulas
January term. with Judge J. e
Rizer. who had judicial honoss
thrust upon him at the recent e3ee-
ton. on the bench. Judge Risss
made . very favorable imprssiea
upon members Of the Otero county
bar. who have been very seneross
in their need Of praise Of Tie ssw
dispenser Of Otero county justios.
The present session will not be eoa.
cluded until the latter part Of next
week. and an adjOur ned session he's
already been announced for Febru-
ary 18th. The cases disposed of
during the present week are -
follows:
In the case Of the People ". Joe
Ekelbrett. charged with the larceny
Of . pocketbook belonging to En-
gineer McNurray. At the time Of the
ManzanOla wreck. q nolle PROSE- was
entered on motion Of the district
attorney.
People vs.. Fred Quance- Forgery
and uttering = forged check: jury
trial; verdict Of guilty.
People VS.. w. z. Clark Larceny
Of live stock: case set for trial on
February 18th.
People VS.. Fred Williams-Lar-
ceny from the person: defendant is
sick in Jail and unable to appear.
In the case Of the people VS.. A. II.
Griswold; charged with assault to do
bodily harm: trial at last term in
which jury disagreed: nolle pressed.
In the case Of the People VS.. c. c.
Opdyke. charged with busting coal
famine. nothing has been done. All
Of the witr sses have been discharg-
ed. and the case will probably meet
q similar fate eventually.
In the case of the People VS..
Phillip Lopez. charged with forging
the name Of Thomas Tate to q check
for 4 small amount, the district at
tOrney made . motion entering a
nOlle prosequi after the evidence for
the prosecution was all in. He then
changed his mind and filed . new
information.
The case Of the People vs. o. l..
Ward. Andrew Callahan, E. j..
O'Brien J. 7. Fite. all Santa Fe
switchmen. charged with robbing
boxcars in the local yards, has been
set for trial on Monday .January 2lst.
In the case Of Ella Speer vs.. City
Of La Junta. . suit to recover dam
ages in the sum Of S. 900 for injur-
ies sustained last December on the
streets Of La Junta, the plaintiff. on
. showing being made. Was allowed
to sue - . poor person. Miss Speer
was injured by being thrown from .
buggy, sustaining . broken ankle,
the contention being made that the
accident WAS caused bv her horse
sinking into the soft earth where .
water pipe had recently been laid.
The district court b still IN session
- We 70 20 preuD, aDd probably will
be until the latter pGFt 0f next week.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

Az VAo0D That VIII HOf vAR .
YRAh"
Wants to take ne to Europe. whesv ]
eouad not see you for months aD1
0oatha.-
He won't listen to reasonT
-OA. yes. he'll listen to Il. but he
.WOo't allow himself to BE- convinced
Then Why can't we eIope?- he sug-
Ossepd-
How can you say such . thinGT she
cried. 1T would break his heart TO
nave me do that
-Oh. no. I would not Lots OF cou-
pSes have eIoped and have been for
Owen sfteeward--
~Yes. yes. I know. hut I would not
- that TO papa Be-iIes. ! want 70
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

whelmed by the trick that had been
arranged for him. Il suppose you
have your bridal dress upstairs. I an
ticIpated there was something up with
all those millIners and dressmakers In
the house. Run along now and get it
on. and this year We will add brides
cake to the Thanksgiving dinner and
will make II the most wonderful occa-
sion ever known"
''rhe brides cake is ready, toe.~ SAID
Aims.
- don't doubt it, he retorted, ''asd
! don't suppose u will take much u Q
hunt TO md plenty Of rics and -
shoe> around. because you ere ~ -
to Iniss any Of the details."
Having thus yielded gracefully, ~
entered into the spirit ef the ercseoa
With the rest.
And Alma h still gisd that che VS.
married On Thanksgiving day. fer -
= constantly able to BE- thaakful BE-
eause she has the best husband h tAe
world.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

Dinner
With Extras
Q, nina MAaIuuR

Copyrigh,. ms. By Peter Macarthur
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La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

Dyke-As tbe boat Ieft he deek I
waved my handkerchief. aDa thsa
most curious thing happened. Rsg1a1
What was itf Dyke m eeuon
waved back.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
NJ rssssA-

Kenny" SAID Mr.. Dsssasopss. ''M
CeofHe Washingtoo b tbe 0rBt h IT,
hearts Of bic coustsy, whs csoes -
O0d!"
Fl doe't know about that rspl1o1
Denny. but lndepeooesce day h IT,
fourth
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
BURGLAR HAD A HEART
He Wouldn't Rob House Of Death,
But Went Elsewhere.

W. W. Waitneight, Of Bellevue,
Pa. whose baby died early SUNDAY
night. was awakened by a sllght
noise made by a burglar, and think
ing the nurse who was attending ms
sick wife was in the room sat up ana
INQUIRED what was wrong.
The burglar, turning up on MN
pulled a revolver and told him to ne
down and keep quiet" Instead
Waftneight asked the intruder II ne
knew that he had made mistake se
and that he had entered house
in which death had just recently oc-
Cured. -...,,,
The burglar, impressed. withdrew
the revolver and asked Watneign'
to tell him about it. This was done
and at the close the. burglar express
ed sympathy and regret for the IN
trusion, and returning watch ne
had stolen left the house. Inc nlsn'
nrowler made up for this loss, now,
ever, by making heavy thefts IN OH
or nearby houses.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
RELEASED PRISONERS.
Moonshiners in the Dark Corner
Hold Up Officers.

Moonshiners gave a party Of Off
GERS big surprise in the dark cor
ner section Of Greenville county Fri
day by surrounding a distillery
which the raiding squad had captur-
ed and at the point Of Winchester
rifles demanded and efecting the re-
lease Of three prisoners. 1t was a
daring piece of work even for block
aders and rather out Of the ordinary
for these times.
Since the Carey-Cothran law went
into effect Magistrate Rector of High
land township, has been active In
destroying illicit distilleries. Wed
nesday night he started raid near
the North Carolina line and early
Thursday morning a big distillery
was located. The magistrate was ac-
companied by two constables.
One was sent off to Tryon to not
ify the deputy revenue COLLECTION at
Greenyille while the magistrate and
his constable hold the still. Just at
daylight, presumably to start oper-
alton. Two were captured, but one
escaped. Half an hour later the dis
ttllery was surrounded by mountain
eers who covered the officers with
their rifles and effected the release
of the prisoners.
The mountaineers then DESTROYED
the distillery and 10 gallons OF IL
oror in order to prevent the prop
ertv from falling into the hands OF
the Federal government, several Wo-
men assisting in the work. Magls-
trate Rector and his constables were
told to clear out and they lost no
time in getting away. A number or
warrants will be sworn out lot tne
arrest Of the guilty parties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
MERRYMAKER KILLED.
Attacked by Men Who Sought TO
ssBreak Up" Party.

Five Men are under arrest al
Mount Holly, N. j., charged with the
crime Of killing William Beeoe,
farmer. of Red Lion. The murder
was the result of determination 10
break up'' a merrymaking party at
chairyille. The men under arrest
are Howard Reeves, Theodore Wells'
Caleb Rogers, Harry Reeves and Har-
~ Hammell. They appear to nave
mad no motive for killing Beebe, ex-
cent that they we're looking for
Sight and met him first.
The five men accused, were at
racted to the house in which the fes,
ivities were going on, by lights and
dancing. AS they approached the
place they stumbled upon BeeDe IN
:.rk nace and dubbed him 70
death. The merrymakers were at
tracted to the doors by the nn'se o,
u without and managed 10
hold the murderers until they could
he placed into custody. The nVe
men declared they were looking ior
a fight and could clean out the
"whole bunch" 1t is understood
that Rogers was the instigator OF the
attack. ,,+ad
a wife and three children aWaateo
tho HOMECOMING of Mr.. Beebe, as
they thought he had gone TO to"n
On business. The five men are oelne
held awaiting the result OF the COT
oner's inquest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
CUT OFF THEIR EARS.
Act Of Robber Struck Terror to The
Hearts Of Women.

The latest exploit Of the hooligans
of Marseilles has struck terror into
the hearts Of every woman in that
city. A few nights ago a woman on
her way home was suddenly ap-
preached on the DUAL du Vieux Port
by a stranger and asked to hand
over her gold earrings. She started
back in alarm, and a minute later
screamed and fell fainting to the
pavement. When she was picked
up by policeman it was found that
the lobe in her left ear had been cut
off, and the earrings with it.
A lady wearing pair Of pearl ear
rings was accosted by well dressed
man in a quiet street and asked TO
give up her earrings. She offered
resistance and screamed. In an in
slant her left ear was cut entirely
off. and the thief ran away with the
ear. Another woman lost both ears
Quite a number of women have been
similarly robbed during the past
few days.
Several ears have been found, and
NJ Cavalier, the Marseilles judge in
struction, has had them preserved IN
alcohol. IN one case the assaliant
has beer captured, and is to be tried
before the assizes at AK, when the
ear will be produced as evidence.
One resulet of the crimes Is that the
women Of Marseilles have now begun
to discard earrings altogether.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
Sheriff Captures Man From Window
of Flying Engine.

One Of the most sensational cap
lures Of an escaped jail breaker ever
effected occurred early Thursday
morning alont the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad. near
Mi.2on, Pa, when Chief of Police
Mincemover, Of Danville, leaning far
out of a speeding locomotive, seized
Charles Sutton by the CO lar and
swung him on board, prisoner.
Sutton had broken out Of the Mon
tour county jail several hours be-
fore and believing that he would try
to escape along the railroad, Sheriff
Williams and the chief of police got
a locomotive crew together and start
ed in pursuit. While running about
20 miles an hour they suddenly es-
pied in the glare Of the headlight
Sutton leaning back against box
car on the adjoining track to let the
locomotive pass him. He did not
suspect such speedy pursuit, and dld
not realize his danger until Mince-
moyer's strong arm shot out and
seized him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
EIGHT FOR a SQUAW
Indian Brave and White Man Both
Claim Right to Woman.

Even the indians are up to date
and air their love affairs in court.
Such Is the case Of Jack Wilcox, a
Quiniault brave, who lives on the
reservation at Aberdeen, Wash, and
who has instituted proceedings to re-
cover his wife, against Billy Smell, a
white man. The woman in question
is an Indian and for II years she
was the faithful wife Of Smell, bring
ing him up a family Of six children.
Then the dashing young brave ap-
peared and his stories turned her
head. She eloped with him, after he
pursuaded her that the first marriage
was not legal.
It was not long before the brave
and his bride returned to the Teser-
vation and Billy Smell won her back
again, much to the chagrin Of Jack
Wilcox. The first marriage was per-
formed by an Indian agent. If the
contracting parties thought the first
ceremony legal it would be binding.
If the woman did not thing it legal
when she eloped with Wilcox che
would not be guilty of bigamy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
TERRIBLE PICTURE
Drawn of the Conditions Of the
Upper Congo
By Preacher Who Had Just Re-
turned from That Unhappy and
Much Abused Country.

The Rev. Charles Padfeld, Of the
Congo Balolo Mission, who has just
returned from the upper Congo, has
made the following interesting state
nent to a representative Of Reuter-
Agency at London.
Il have been three and half
years on the Congo, mainly in what
are known as the Abr and Lulango
territories, which were visited two
years ago by the Congo commission
Of inquiry.
"The Congo administration has
now taken the territories of the Abr
Company under direct control, and
if you must know what in practical
sense this means. will answer that
question in the language of native
chief to me; If you call a. leopard
something else, does he become some
thing else?"
Ordinary commercial methods
are unknown and the native coun-
try, or regular soldiers Of the Force
Publique, takes the place Of the
trader in more favored parts Of Afri-
ca. Some of my colleagues found
villages living under the shadow Of
the sentry rife. Their reports were
forwarded, I believe, to the foreign
office. Owing to various causes /
have been unable to travel to any
extent lately; but heavy fighting in
the Upper Lopori and Upper Marin
ga has been admittedly taking place
for several months past.
Il do not like to think Of what is
going on there. Just before left
whole crop of rumors reached Bar
inga. OF course, am not in posi-
ton to guarantee their accuracy, but
from what we have seen ourselves
at Baringa before the advent Of the
commission, there is but too much
reason to believe in their substantial
truth. Fighting and massacre, pris-
oners shot, misery and outrage
is the burden of the story. A pa
thetic message reached me by devi-
Gus ways from long distance inland
as I was preparing to leave. Why do
not missionaries come up into our
country to save us from being killed
for rubber?
when sheer robbery is the basis
of everything what can the outlook
be? Atrocities are only one aspect
of the question. The system itself is
simply dibclical, resting. as 1t does,
upon forcihle appropriation Of every
thing.
"On my return home / made
point of visiting Duala, in the Ger
man Camerons, and New Calabar, in
the Niger protectorate, to see for
myself how the administration works
in those colonies, and more than ever
did I realize, as I saw and noted the
extraordinary and profound differ
ence between the principles Of rule in
those places, that everything on the
Congo is a nightmare Of brutal de-
spotism and cruelty"
The interview with Mr.. Padfeld
was submitted by Reuter- to a high
Iy-placed official in Brussels, who
gave the state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
MANNING S. C.. WEDNESDAY, MAY g. 1907.
FIFTY MEN CRUSHED
10 the Wreck of a Dam at Chi
'1uahau, Mexico,
The Disaster is Only One Of the Many
Which Have Happened in Same
Mexican State.

Mexican State.
A special from Chihuahua, Mex
ico, says:
Without an instant warning the
great walls Of the Chivuscar dam
gave way Friday engulfing nearly
forty men under the enormous
weight of masonry and water, be-
tween fifteen and twenty Of whom
are dead, thirteen injured and others
unaccounted for.
Some of the injured will die.
The disaster is only the last of a
large number which have recently
claimed nearly 200 victims in that
State, and mostly in the neighbor-
hood Of chihuahua.
The authorities are making thor
ough investigation into the present
catastrophe and will severely punish
those upon whom they place the
blame.
According the version Of the affair
which reached here, the men were
working on a foundation close to the
foot of the main ramparts Of the
dam, which had already been con-
structed.
The main wall was weak and gave
way under the water pressure. The
dam was being put in for irrigation
and stock watering purposes and was
a large enterprise.
The loss will be heavy. All of
the victims are MeXicans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
Fast Train Left the Track and Two
Passengers Fatally Hurt

A fast passenger train on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad on the OHIO
River division, was wrecked forty
FIVE miles below Parkersbury, W..
Va Thursday afternoon injurlng ~
nersons and two fatally. 1t was
rnnning at the rate of sixty niles
an hour. The baggage car left the
track. causing the engine and nVe
cars to follow and the rear coaches
IN turn over the embankment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
FATAL FALL.
Hurled to His Death From Top Of
High Building.

At Atlanta Alber ]. Stevens, an
Enelfshman, was hurled to death and
three other workmen narrowly escap-
ed being killed by the fall Of a sec
ton Of coping on the new Andrews
building on Marietta street Thurs
day morning. Stevans fell a distance
of seventy feet and was horribly
crushed. He died at the Grady Hos
pital an hour later. The three other
workmen who were working with
Stevens saved themselves by Jumping
backward when the coping gase
away. The exact cause OF the accl.
dent is not known. Stevens was a.
ornafental brick mason, and was
years old. He had been IN Atlan'"
only about two months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
CARRIED OFF A RAILROAD.
Nothing But Roadbed Remains OF an
Old Line in Ireland.

A railroad between Birr and Part
umna, Ireland, has been stolen and
nothing remains of it save the road
bed and one lonely bridge. One after
the other the telegraph wires and
noles then the rails and ties, and
finally, the buildings have been car
ried off by the neighboring popula-
tion. A man did intend taking the
remaining bridge, but was prevented
from doing SO by an officer, who
happened to catch him in the act:
In 1868, a line was built between
the two places. 1t was worked by
the Great Southern and Western line
until 1876, when it failed to renew
the lease. The road was deserted
and the people living in its vicinity
gradually took possession OF It's nx-
tures
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
FORTELLs EARTHQUAKE
American in Mexico Was Warned by
Parrots Screaming.

1t has been advised that the Met
eorologicaI bureau Of Mexico ought
to supply its stations with parrots,
since the recent earthquake shocks.
l.. C. Crutcher. an American conduct
or on the Mexican Central railroad
says he was warned an hour in ad-
vance that there would be an earth
quake by the screaming Of parrots:
Mr.. Crutcher arose when he heard
The PARROTS in the house giving forth
their yells of distress, and. dressing,
went out on the street. When the
tuemors came the PARROTS yelled
louder than ever and never ceased
until the last quake was over. He
said he never knew parrots to fail
to give warning of an approaching
earthquake.