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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-13

\ assalllng the O-chard.

When the clamor OF the bells sub
sides. the brothers enact one other
ceremony before they enter the mon
astery orchard 10 perform the unique
rites OF wassailiHg the apple trees.
This is the melting OF wax which
forms into odd and picturesque figures
as It hardens, foretelling, SO the old
legend runs, the events OF the coming
year
This wasEsiling OF the apple trees Is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-13
The Monks of MeLrose.

The monks OF Mslrose made guide kail
On Fridays when they tasted.
Nor wanted they guide beef and ale,
AZ long their neighbours lasted.
Cited by r. T. Paigraye. introduction
10 Scotia Lay OF the Last Minstrel
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ENYRANGE STUNTS
NMKS@ H1M

an ancient rite. probably originating
in a pagan observance. as many Eu-
ropean feast rites do. The brothers
seize the table cloths from the mesas
and fastening 10 the apple orchard.
spread the cloths over the trees while
one sweet voiced tenor sings the solo
OF the apple wassail song;
Here's 70 thee Old apple tree.
Whence thou nayst bud Whence thou Eaayst
blow
AnG whence thou mayst bear apples enoW.
Apple tree apple tree
Bear apples for me.
Hats full caps fun,
bushels full sacks full
And nay pockets fun. TOO.
Then into the song break the voices
OF the other brothers. In German, OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-13
Back TO their Cells.

Then three other verses are sung and
the tired brethren wend their way 10
their na- row cells. the New Year Mt
gingly begun after the customs OF their
fatherlano. Soon the community Is
quiet Sleep is sovereign until s. when
the first mass Of the New Year Is sung
The Christmas octave is over and has
ended as II began. in song. prayer and
feasting.
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Feast of the Brothers.

spread and che brothers sit down. The
rule OF silence Is temporarily abro-
gated and the refectory rings with
the laughter. Jest. and mirth OF good
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How the Tardy Saint Sylves-
ter's Night Is Observed by
the Brothers at the Francis
can Monastery, Brookland.

REAL froic OF moRks-those
men OF prayer and penance
AS picturesque as any
moHastie revsl ever seen In
opera. is held yearly in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-13

We sing merrily. one and all
For cup and a glass o. ale.
God De here and God be here.
We wish you q Happy NeW Year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-13

ROBABLY no question has been
so gravely pondered by the av-
erage young man Of every age
as this. How shall / win hero
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course, a strange song indeed. for mid
night. but full OF the New Year.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
Tom Sheldon on s., o.,.nem.. :.

I. B. Sale. sheriff of Cleveland
county, Oklahoma, left last Satur-
day or the noon train for Norman.
Okla. having in charge Thomas
Sheldon, or rather Thomas Sheldon
Robinson, who is wanted in that
state for embezzling funds of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles. while
acting in the capacity of state or
ganizer.
Sheldon, as he was well known in
this city. had consented to return to
Oklahoma without requisition
papers, but the local officers refused
to turn the prisoner over unless the
reward of $50 offered by a detective
agency in Oklahoma City was paid.
Sheriff Sale then went to Denver
and secured the necessary requis-
ition papers. which happened to be
the first ever honored in Colorado
from the new state Of Oklahoma.
He returned to La Junta last Satur-
day morning. and left on the noon
train for Norman, Okla, accom-
panied by Sheldon. there of course
being no other way out than to turn
the prisoner over to him. Before
leaving Sheriff Sale made q solemn
promise to Jim Melvin that the $50
reward offered for the capture Of
Sheldon would be paid. In the
meanwhile. Jim. who is certainly en-
titled to the ransom. will hold his
sack wide open in the hope that
some lind Of . Christmas present
will + II into it.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
RE1sexty90EMT
. . .
os.ssss Fse~ y-As.ss
Esss -
y~s~y Sss.s 49,.

The La Junta Derrick. demo-
cratic organ. made its initial ap-
pearance twenty years ago today.
The TRIBUNE dope. twenty years
ago. was to the effect that the C. b.
& @. would be extended west to La
Junta early next spring"
Preston Day. for several years
station agent at La Junta was trans
ferred to Castle Rock. B. M.
Tharp. of Topeka, was his successor.
A new Knowles compound duplex
pump for the water works arrived
and was installed. 1t had a pump
ing capacity of 100000 gallons per
day, which was enough for all pur-
poses at that time.
Seven grading camps and ditch
ing machine were located in the
vicinity of Horse Creek working on
an extension Of the Henry ditch.
now known as the Fort Lyon canal.
The ditch was to be completed by
March Is. 1888. increasing its total
length TO forty miles.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14

The Heir to the Hoorah." an
American comedy by Paul Arm
strong. staged and produced by the
late Kirke La Shelle, kept New York
laughing for seven months and won
all the favor that critical Boston
had to bestow, comes to the La Jun
ia Theater. Monday December 18th.
The fun in the new comedy is
plentiful and lively. and according
to the report Of qualified experts,
the fabric lacks little Of becoming
pure farce at times. But the touches
of pathos are deftly and aptly inter
woven. so that the classification of
The Heir to the Hoorah" in the
more dignifed column has never
been questioned by the best judges.
The scenes represent various
apartments in Joe Lacy's house and
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
sn.rir. Sale.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. THAT
BY virtue Of II special execution and order
OF sale, issued to me on the eth day of Noysm.
ber, A. ID. 1897, out of the district court Of the
Tenth Judicial District. sitting in and for the
County OF Otero and State OF Colorado in q
certain cause wherein the Union National
Bank of Colnmbus. Ohio. ~as plaintid. and
John williamson was defendant. wherein I am
ordered to proceed to sell the follow ing de-
quarter Of the northeast quarter of section
numherrd rwenty-one t2i) OF township num-
6ered Twenty-Five t2sl OF range numbered
Fifty-nine so containing forty acres u,oro or
less. Also all water rights and privileges be-
longing to the above described land nnd need
upon the same: all in Otero County In the
state OF Colorado or 50 much thereof ns may
be neccs<ary to make the sum Of Ten Hnndr rcd
and fo9r Dollars and Fifty cents dam aEos, ard
4 being jmdgment recovered By the said Union
National Bank against the said John " ;llian,-
son IN said district court, ON the 2Ist dav q
OctO6er 1907, and interest thereon fro.,, sai6
date. ] will on the 18th day OF Decemfsr iSf.
At the hour Of two o'clock in the oiternSs,n 4 {
the north front door ofthe court honse N tho
City q La Junta. in said county and stafe. ex.
pose for sale at public vepdue and ancfss,s, the
foregoing, described real estate, and water
right. and privileges, or so much thereof 8
may be necessary to satisfy said execution and
order OF salc. to the highest aud hest 6i6der
therefor for cash. Given under my hand this
Soth day OF November, 1907.
sheriff Of Otero County. in the State of Colo
BY ADD. FROST. upder.h.riH.
First publication. December I. 1907.
Last publication, Deccmber ., 1907
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14

ing. Mr.. Williams is engaged in the
real estate business in the Springs.
but will retain his bank here. Mr..
G. Z. Letter will have charge Of the
institution as assistant cashier
Sugar City Gazette.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Fort Lyon Canal COM
pany which should have been held at
Las Animas this month. has been
postponed indefinitely owing to the
quarantine regulations now in force
in Las Animas to prevent the spread
of scarlet fsssr r~S~s .,otice will be
given stockholders of the dme "
meeting when date is finally agreed
upon.
Last winter there were nearly one
hundred and forty thousand sheep
and lambs on feed in Bent county.
This winter only about half that
number are on feed at this time.
High prices for feeders in the early
fall and failure to make prompt de-
livery by the railroads is one reason
given for this difference in numbers.
Bent County Democrat.
The grading on the change of line
over Hilton Hill. on the Santa Fe,
has been completed. and only the
finishing work on the concrete
arches is delaying the placing OF
steel. This change reduces the
grade over the hill from twenty-five
feet per mile to eleven feet. and
means great saving to the COM
pany in operating expenses as well
as time. Las Animas Leader.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
Notice q 1ssi.essien.

rxirxp 6rA1Is Lsxp OYyIcx
PUEBLO. Colo. D-cember :. 1901:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ Clara II. y~iser, fogmerIy ClAAM, walk.
80 e sdGs e; l3s1se - ~ ~. ss1:St sss
ise-yeAr proof in support Of her clalu, viz
| Homestead Entry No. 1l.tss, made Februar,
%, 1901, for the east half northeast quarter
section u, east half southeass quarter. section
.. township - south. ranee - west. and thai
said prnpf will be msdc before clerk district
conrs. at La Junta, Colorado, on January
81, I2os.
She names the follo~ Ing witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, .the land. viz: John J. Jewell, Hertis
Jewell, Fred A. vcllignctte, Of Higbee. Colo
RADIO, aud John Nackin. Of Yeis~r, Colorado.
s. A. Ab0IY, Reeister.
First publication. Deccmbnr II. l.SI
La Il publication, January IL, no..
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
osteeesshy.

Osteopathy is new and growing
practice of treating diseases without
the use of drugs. the principle Of
which is to put all structures Of the
body in normal position and condi-
ton. thus correcting nerve and blood
supply to the affected parts.
Consultation. and examination free
by graduate Of American School of
Osteopathy. under founder, DR.. A.
T. Still. Kirksville. No.
JOHN Mcneil. D. O.
Room 36, Sherman House.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14

in a hotel, both situated in little
town in the mining country Just
East Of the Divide. " The HER
to the Hoorah" mine is the key to
the various complications in which
Mr.. Armstrong involves his charac-
tiers. The Heir" is a baby sup
posed to be born during the pro-
gress of the second act. whose mis-
sion in life appears to be to reumte
his papa and mamma, who have been
separated in the first act. A coter'e
of miners and COW punchers. real
Japanese valet. pompous British
butler. finicky mother-in-law. a
dashing widow. and some nice young
people from The east are the guam
titles utilized by Mr. Armstrong in
the making up Of his new comedy.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
Notice for Hubilestion.
UNITED STATES LAND OPEIcK
prHBiD. Cola hrcsmh,r7 1Mys (

UNITED STATES LAND OryIcK I
PUEBLO. Colo, Decemb.r Z, 1907.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAI
~ Adam X. Yeiser, Of Seisef. Colorado, has
filed notice of his intention to make final i've.
year proof in support of his claim, viz: Home
stead Entry No. l.sA. made April I, 1904. fos
the south half southeast quarter, section Ia
east quarter northwest quarter. section =,
township S south. range 81 west. and that
court, at La Junta, Colorado, ou January
Il. 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiya-
tion OF, the land. viz; Lutte $. Gee, of La Jun.
tn, Colorado. John J. Jewell. Of Hirbee, Colo
rado. Erskine Galben, Of feisrr, Colorado,
Levi E. Williams, of La Junta. Colorado.
s. 4. ABBEY, Register.
First publication, December IL. 1901
Last publication, January Il, lHA.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14

Notice Of Application - lesss sss.s
lSO0o.
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
Notice Of eubl,estlen.
UNITED srArx. L.s

UNITED SrArxs LAND OSTIcR
PuEBLo. Colo. November 20 l9Ds.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAI
y Charley Goodrich. Of Yeiser, Colorado
has filed notice of his intention TO make hual
hye-year proof in support OF his claim, viz !:
Homestead Entry No. M,ll made February
1901, for the north half, northwest quarter
southwest quarter. northwest quarter, north
west quarter northeast quarter. SecfSDn %
township - south, range s. west. and that said
proof will be made before clerk district court,
at La Juuta, Colorado on January II. 1904
his continuous upon. and cultivation of the
land. viz; Lucns :. Gee, of La Junta, Colo
Lorenzo Roy and Osavio Pablo. OF S~ink,
Colorado.
S. A. ABBEY Register.
First publication, December :, 1907.
Last publication. January IL, l.ss
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14
W Aso oowa TINE VALLEY.


The brick work on the new Santa
Fe depot at Las Animas is complet-
ed.
John F. Marlman. of Las Animas,
has just returned from Utah with
5000 sheep.
The Woman's Club of Rocky Ford
has raised 1850 for the proposed
Carnegie library in that city.
The Rocky Ford Methodlsts dedi-
Gated their new pipe organ one day
last week with a public recital.
The new Carnegie library at La
mar will be completed and turned
over to the directors about the first
of the year.
Mayor Lubers, of Las Animas,
who was imprisoned for two weeks
on account of typhoid fever. broke
out one day last week and was able
to be down town.
The Ordway Era discarded the
last Washington handpress in use in
Otero county last week and installed
a new Diamond cylinder. The world
and Otero county do move.
The Garden City postoffice was
robbed recently and $500 secured.
$3.50 of which belonged to the post
mistress. who had taken the money
from the bank because she felt that
the postoifice safe was more secure.
The d. Olier Engineering Com
pany. of New York City. received
the contract for putting in a power
plant. heating system and garbage
creamatory at Fort Lyon near Las
Animas. The contract price is
S72, 900.
At last the balance of the electric
light machinery has arrived, the
boiler and engine are being set, and
in a short time we'll hear the whistle
and see the CLEAN of the many bulbs
aglow with the harnessed lightning.
-Ordway Era.
Ordway is getting into the rabbit
hunting practice. which reminds us
that Lamar used to be the celebrat-
ed jackrabbit town but seems to be
losing its reputation. If Ordway
can raise long cared bunnies as sue
cessfully as it raises sugar beets it
will get up reputation. .-Bessemer
Indicator.
The Otero County Teachers As
sociation organized in Rocky Ford
recently with the following officers:
President. Prof. F. B. Bolles. Of
Rocky Ford; vice president, Prof.
Brown, of Swink; treasurer, Prof.
w. T. Anderson, of Rocky Ford.
The first meeting will be held in La
Junta in February.
J. E. Williams and family left this
week for Colorado Springs. where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Williams is one of the "pion-
eers' of Sugar City, establishing
business here in 1901. The bank has
kept pace with the growth Of the
town and community. and has re-
Gently moved into his own new build
La Junta tribune., 1907-12-14

osrIcE OF THE STATE BoAnD or LANE CoM'
.It4t.s y:'ssnns is PEE olS a;i{nssss nss 2i a2
is urS.n., IN. .h:s ID ssplles lisa M: 81
to lease the following described Inde m atty
SchoolLAnds. situate is Oseso Coonfy Color sdo
towit: West half Of northwcss quarter OF &C.
tion 10 township = south. raaGs - vest
No other application tn lease the above de
scrii-i lands will be considerrd after Janu.
ary I, IAH.
JOHN y. VIVIAN
Register State Hoard Land nmis.ioner-,
First publication, December ~, lsU7.
Last publication, January Z, ltos.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-09
JoHNN1E,s DISCOURSE ON WATER.

"Water is found most everywhere,
especially when it rains, as it did the
other day till our cellar was half full.
lane had to wear fathers rubber
boots to get the onions for dinner.
Onions make our eyes water ; and so
does horseradish, when you eat too
much. There is a good many kinds
of water in the world. Soda water,
we'll water, boiling water and brine.
There is girl in our school named
Waterman. All the boys say, Water
man you are, and then she gets mad.
/ don't think girls look good when
they are mad. Water is used for a
good many things. Sailors use it to
90 to sea on. If there wasn't any
ocean there ships couldn't float, and
they would have to stay ashore.
Water is a good thing to make dams
in. and to swim in, and to fire at boys
with squirt, and to catch fishes in.
My father caught big one the other
day, and when he hauled it up it was
an eel. Nobody could be saved from
drowning it there wasn't any water
to pull them out of. Water is first
rate to put fires out with. I love to
go to fires and see the men work at
the engines. This is all can think
about water-except the flood"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-09
HE LIKED TIE FAMILY.

Governor Claiborne F. Jackson, of
Missouri, married FIVE sisters. After
one wife had been lost and appropri-
ately mourned he espoused anot her,
and he kept his courting within a
narrow circle of his own relatives,
for he rather liked the family.
The venerable father of these girls
was almost deaf, and when the gov
ernor went to the octogenarian to
ask for his surviving daughter the
following conversation ensued:
I want Lizzie !''
"Eh p
81 want you to let me have Eliza
beth |"
ooh, you want Lizzie, do you |!
What for?"
For my wife p
For life 7"
Il want-to-marry-her ]"
"Oh, yes Just so, I hear you,
boy"
"I'm glad you do !" roared the
governor.
"Well," slowly responded the
veteran, "you needn't yell SO that
the whole neighborhood knows it |!
Yes, you can have her. You've
got 'em all now, my lad, but for
goodness sake, if anything happens
to that ere poor little gal don't come
and ask me for the old womans!"
Jackson solemnly promised that he
never would.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-09
DONKEY FOUND A MINE.

The story of how a donkey was
declared by learned judge of the
supreme court to have discovered the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine, now
worth $4,000, 900, and thereby
caused the court to award his master
a third interest in the mine, was re-
called recently by the death of O. O.
Peck, owner of the donkey, at his
magnificent home in Philadelphia.
Though the story is stranger than
fiction, it is literally true, and the
facts are familiar, not only to all
miners and business men in this terri
tory, but can be substantiated by the
court records.
Peck and w. M. Kellogg were
prospecting together through the
Occur d'Alene mountains, in central
Idaho, when the famous mine was
discovered. Two weeks prior to the
actual discovery they dissolved part
nership. But Kellogg retained a
donkey that belonged to Peck. Kel-
logg appropriated the donkey, used
it as pack animal and they were to-
gether when the great mineral de-
posit was found. According to the
supreme court, the donkey's participa-
ton in the discovery entitled Peck
to an interest. Harry Baer and Jacob
Goetz, of this city, who had grub
staked Kellogg, shared the latter's
interest, and he thus Jared more poor
ly than Peck. Goetz and Baer sub
sequently sold their fractional inter-
est for 100000.
THE COURTS RECOGNITION.
Judge Herman Buck of the Idaho
court rendered his famous opinion.
He held:
"From the evidence of witnesses,
this court is of the opinion that the
Bunker Hill mine was discovered by
Phil O'Rourke, w. M. Kellogg and
a iackass belonging to o. O. Peck.
AS plaintiff owns the jackass, plain
tiff is entitled to one-third interest
in the Bunker Hill claim, and quar-
ter interest in the Sullivan claim"
Kellogg had originally been erahsl,
staked by Copper and Peck and had
shown them some ore which he found
in the vicinity of the great mine which
he subsequently discovered. They
pronounced it worthless and the dis
solution of partnership followed.
Kellogg and O'Rourke then formed
team, O'Rourke being of the
opinion that the ore was valuable.
Goetz and Baer grub -staked the pair
on this trip, and had it not been that
they inadvertently happened on
Peck's burro and appropriated its
services, Peck would have had no
share in the great discovery ST.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-09
AN $4,000 cow.

Eight thousand dollars, recently
paid by Daniel w. Field, Brocton
Shoe manufacturer and farmer, for a
meek-eyed, pale-faced, but indus
trious COW, makes this acquisition to
Mr.. Fields herd of full -blooded stock
the highest priced bovine in the
United States.
And Pontiac Rag Apple, this eu-
phoniously dubbed Holstein-F -Friesian,
although she has been in the hands
of her present owner only month,
has already returned $4,000, or one,
half of the price paid for her, sum
agreed for her next calf, which has
already been sold to a New York
breeder of fancy stock.
In addition to having Immediately
halved her cost, this wonderful ami
NAL holds the second highest record
for the amount of milk and butter
produced by any one cow in the
world.
1t is expected by her present own
er that she will reach the champion
producing mark during the next
wear. She is at present less than
five years old.-Boston Dispatch.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-09
cows PAID FOR THE FARM.

Example is better than precept, It
is said. am quite sure it is moIe
effective, and l expect much from it.
/ have a factory, the patrons of which
are all trying to excel each other IN
the quantity and the quality OF the
milk they send to it. I use the Bab-
cock test in this factory, and to its
use / attribute the great improve
ment in the quantity and in the quail
ity of the milk which has taken place
since first adopted it.
About six years ago, a farmer
moved from rented farm on to one
in the district where this factory IS
situated. When he was on the first
farm he thought he was doing ex-
ceedingly well if he drew from the
factory $35 month. After he had
been sending his milk to our factory
for about couple of months, he
came to me and said, "Mr. Eager, |
want you to send me some money"
said, Every we'll do you mind
telling me what you want 1t tor E
He replied, 'I want to buy some
COWS. 1 see the other patrons TAX
ing three or four cans of milk to the
factory every morning, and there l
am with my one can and that not al
ways full. 1 can't stand the sight
any longer I am going to catch up
with those fellows-that is, # you
will lend me the money to buy cows. "
/ was very glad to do SO.
AS / have already said, that farmer
before he moved was content to re-
ceive from the. factory $35 month |;
in two years from the time he first
came to me he was drawing over 500.
He enlarged his herd he improved
it, aud to get the best results from
the test, he sent his milk to the fac
tory in a condition such as he had
never sent it before. At the end of
six years he had farm of his own.
william Eager, IN Anser1can CwltS-
| 1,0f0T