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La Junta tribune., 1908-05-23
NEWS OF OTERO COUNTY
COMPILED By
GREAT FAMILY JoURxAL REPRESENTATIVES

still considerable feeling against the
Greeks and the old sore is liable to
break out in new spot most any
time.
Mrs. N. Z. Webster and children,
of Gladbrook Iowa, arrived in Swink
this morning and will make their
home in this city.
A Greek was arrested the other
day on charge Of using profane
language to some little girls on the
street. He was taken before Police
Magistrate Hansbrough. who after
hearing the evidence dismissed the
prisoner. as the complaining wit
nesses were only about SIX or seven
years of age, and it was somewhat
Of hard matter to tell whether the
prisoner was guilty or not.
The stock of dry goods recently
purchased from the Morris Gaines
Dry Good Company by the Beatty
Reynolds Trading Company. was
moved this week into the Bank
building. This store is now one of
the largest mercantile firms in the.
valley. and are handling hardware.
gents furnishings. ory goods gro
ceries. farm impliments, and lumber
and coal. The dry goods and gro-
Gerry departments are located in the
room formerly occupied by the hard
ware department. and the hardware
department has been moved into the
store room on the north side of the
building. Miss Dora Webster is in
charge Of the dry goods department
and Clarence Morris is looking after
the wants: of the people in the
grocery department.
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-23
z'seh-k'ner.

Alex Zisch and Miss Daisy E.
kiner were married last Satusday
evening at Z o'clock. at the houe It
William Hartman in the west part
Of town. The ceremony was per
formed by Justice Westfall in his
usual impressive manner made and
provided for such occasions, and
was witnessed BY large number Of
the young couples friends.
Mr.. Zisch has been employed 1t
the sugar factory for some time
where he is held in high esteem By
his fellow workers and employers.
The bride comes from Ness City,
Kan. where she has won host or
friends by her many admirable
traits of character.
After the ceremony was over The
guests were invited into the dining
room where an elegant weddinx
supper was served. The Young
couple have the best wishes u I
host Of friends that their journey u
life's ocean willbe free from tesu,-
pestuo0s seas and that the masxj
monial craft will always sail urlS|6r'
pleasant skies. IIss :
La Junta tribune., 1908-05-23
eny ce..e,,

The city council had meeting,
one Of those warm kind where things
were done, and all kinds Of business
transacted. All the city fathers
were present and Mayor Yoeman
presided.
The spirit of cleanliness stalked
through the meeting. with the result
that notice will be served on every.
body to clean up all the trash and
keep it cleaned up. from now, hence
forth and forevermore. The city
dads are going to make the burg a
"spotless" town in more ways than
one.
For reasons best known to them
selves. the Milwaukee restaurant
was ordered to close its doors, and
told to seek another location far re-
moved from the municipality 81
Swink.
It was also decided BY the city
fathers to make Swink too warm for
the people Of the half world. and to
see that none were in the city Or
Close to It.
The water question occupied the
council for some time. with the ~
suit that Mayor Yoeman appointed
: committee ccsnposed Of Afinter.
Morris asd sArthinE, y circulate !
petition And ii4d ont how - eiti-
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La Junta tribune., 1908-05-23
SWIMk.


S. j. Bush, of Rocky Ford. was in
Swink Wednesday.
Fresh home made bread daily at
Miller's Cafe.
c. A. Reynolds was Denver
visitor this week on business
Mrs. Powars is visiting in Colorado
Springs. the guest of relatives.
Jim Dye returned from Denver
Tuesday where he had been on a
business trip. y
Bill Warren has been appointed
night marshal and street commits
sioner at salary of $50 month.
w. E. Gaines and Clai elce Morris
went to Pueblo Sunday to purchase
goods for the grocery department
of the Beatty Reynolds TRAILING Co.
DR.. J. w. Brown left yesterday
for La Juuta where he went to take
charge Of DR.. Ragsdale's office while
the latter is taking a post graduate
course in New York.
The team attached to the water
wagon ran away this week and broke
things up. Arthur Reynolds, the
driver. was thrown from his lofty
perch. but escaped without any
serious injuries.
Travelling Auditor Durham. of the
Santa Fe. was in town Wednesday
and checked up Agent Bixler at this
place. Everything was found all
right and the travelling auditor pro-
ceeded on his way.
Passenger train service through
Swink was rather rushing all day
Wednesday. All south bound trains
and trains from the south were run
through this town on account Of a
bridge being burned out between
La Junta and Trinidad.
On last Saturday a deal was closed
whereby the Beatty Reynolds Trad
ing Company came into the possess
sion of the stock of grcel les formerly
owned by shorty" Dye. and the
goods were moved into the new
store the first Of the week.
At a meeting of the Sunday School
held last Sunday. officers were
elected as follows: Miss Dora Web
ster. superintendent; j. S. Vest
fall, assistant superintendent; Marie
Clink. secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
Shepherd. torganist: Della Bussey,
librarian; Fay Franklin. cradle roll.
F. H. Bullen and wife. Of Pueblo,
were in Swink this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bullen were on their way to
Holly via the automobile route and
stopped in this city for short time
to look after business interests. Mr..
Bullen being one Of the firm Of the
Beaty- Reynolds Trading Company !.
The charges brought BY Geo.
Skliris. the Greek boss. sgainst sew
esnl Of our citizens for threatening
his NE, breaking his bones. md
giving his diaphram gsneral over-
hanlin. X ~ did III Isave town.
was l STORE J0sties Wsstfall
I lsst ~ pnorning. Tlhe case
!. ~ 4 \ i1i|| u Y ~ & g cput ~ ~ spefs
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La Junta tribune., 1908-05-23

another. The licenses Of bosh thirst
emporiums were revoked. which
came as sudden shock to the
people when it was learned. Ever
since the Club was ordered by the
Town Site Company To move from
IN. ir building, which by the way, is.
according to a clause in the deeds Of
all lots in Swink. the only place
where liquor can be sold. t-ere has
seen more or less talk BY the citi-
zens in regard to what they consider
was an action to place the sale Of
intoxicants in the hands Of one firm.
After notice WAS served on the
Club to move, the prOprietors I'M
meoi .tely Id the Town Site Com
pany that they would rent another
building and fight the liquor clause
in the deeds. The matter stood
thus until the action Of the council
at their last meeting. when both
LICENCES were revoked. without any
reason whatever being given by the
council. as no charges nad been pre-
ferred against the saloons. Mayor
Yeoman then advised the council
against revoking the licenses as he
thought they were over-stepping
their authority in revoking licenses
without reason being given. II
seems to be the opinion of a major
portion of the citizens that the idea
was to revoke the licenses Of both
saloons. let them again apply for
license. issue one to the Lobby and
refuse one to the Club, thus making
one saloon in the town, instead of
making the town dry which appears
to be the impression that the council
is trying TO leave at present.
1t looks to US as though there was
"nigger in the woodpile" some
where. The action OF the Town Site
Company in the first place. then the
action Of the council. looks queer to
US. Ii it is plan to make the town
dry it is all right. If it is a plan to
place the sale of liquor in the hands
of one saloon, it is all wrong. II
isn't justice. 1t isn't fair. and any
man who believes in fair play, and
that all men have equal rights,
would heartily disapprove of any
thing of the kind. 1t isn't right to
force a man out of business, even If
it is the saloon business, so long as
ne has obeyed the laws. and no
reason given for doing so. We
heard that one of the councilmen
said in the meeting. when thiy aues-
ton was being discussed, that he
had it in for a certain man. who had
handed him the worst of it. and now
that he was in position to hand l.:
back to him. he was going to do SO.
That is not right. either. 1t doesn't
do to mix personal grudge into
municipal affairs. The thing is
badly mixed. 1t makes no differ
ence to US personally what is done
with the saloons in Swink or else-
where. We do like to see fair play
Is everybody does. II the idea ID to
give one firm the worst of it from
personal motives, or any other kind.
it is wrong. We don't believe that
the council is composed of men as
whole. who would sanction such =
thing. We believe as do the major,-
ty Of Swink residents. in a square
deal for all. regardless of race,
color. or previous condition of servi-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01

note Samuel annointed Saul king, when
all the people exclaimed "Long live the
king! Samuel again assembled the
people at Shiloh and once more before
all tne people proclaimed Saul king by
divine right. From this elevation we
see to the east the Dead Sea, beyond,
the mountains of Moab, the home of
Hittites. While looking westward is
the land of the Gideons, and further on
the plain of Esdrelom, where Joshua
got into about as hard place as Gen.
Grant did when he met Gen. Johnson at
Shiloh in April, 1862. Joshua had to
win out. 1t was hard task to take
the country of the five kings, therefore
speaking to the force of nature, he
said: Thou sun in Gideon and Thou
moon in Esdrelom, stop a few hours
till finish this battle. The sun and
the moon halted and Joshua won more
cities, more sheep, more cattle, and a
place for more of his tribe. We turn to
the south and there we behold Jerusa-
lem, Within and without the walls.
We go to our hotel, kept by an English
Inn keeper, and rest after two DAYS
Jaunt over the historic grounds of much
interest to me. In my next we will go to
Bethlehem and enter the tomb of Abra-
ham, sixteen miles south at Hebron. If
you will read Genesis and find the deal
made by Abraham for resting place for
Leah, then | will meet you there in my
nxet. Il, M. ROGERS.
Jerusalem, January 81.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
HAVE nEEN MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
A Golden Wedding anniversary Cele.
breted in viroqua.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Oswald celebrat-
ed their goiden wedding here or Mon
day. Chris Oswald was married to
Eline Erickson in Bergen, Norway,
fifty years ago ana Iour years later
came to this country. They first resid-
ed at Sparta, later at Cashton and
Bloomingdale and about twenty-four
years since came TO Viroqua, where
they have since resided. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oswald have six daughters, Mrs. Anna
Black of Lacrosse, Alma Oswald, Mrs.
Mary Kraabel, Mrs. Clara Peterson,
and Mrs. Emma Nelson, all of Clifford,
North Dakota, Mrs. Effie Hall of La
Fargo, and two sons, Mannel living at
Viroqua and Nordahl living at Denver,
Colorado.
Several of the children were home to
assist the parents in the observation
of the day and also Rev. II. Smeby and
sister Valla and Mr. and Mrs. Stevling-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald were re-
ciplents of several presents in gold and
were presented with a nice rocking
chair by Messrs. and Mesdames F'lad-
den and Hendrickson.
The ladies' of the w. c. T. u, of
which Mrs. Oswald is member, had
intended to give her surprise in the
evening but owing to the unfavorable
weather they postponed their gathering
until Tuesday evening
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
To The Building Public.

There is a great deal said and written
about Mail Order houses and buying
from first hands. Now we wish to say
that we are not objects of charity nor
do we expect your business unless we
can sell as cheap as anybody and deliver
the goods.
We wish to say TO one and all that
we can do both. We buy in large guam.
titles for cash, as cheap as any of them
and can sell you just as cheap if you
will do business with us on the same
terms they ask you. Figure with whom
you please, but just give us chance tC
sell TO you and we will save you money,
time and trouble, and will add you tC
our list of friends and customers.
Yours for business,
JOHN T.. NUZUM,
The Lumberman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
Some Suearins OF.

Everyone is talking aoout maple
sugar these days and at least looking
coveteously at the display of sweets in
store windows. This year is said to be
an exceptionally good season both as to
quality and quantity of sugar. Hobe
Groves says it is the best for maple
sugar for twenty years. The season
started early and so the color is light
and the flavor delicious When the
season is late, in April as it was last
year. color grows dark and the taste is
bitter or smoky. 1t is too early to
give the yields Of the different camps
as the sap is still flowing. Some of the
owners of the sugar camps are Hobe
Groves, VIM. Oliver, with 200 trees, S.
D. Ames, David Buchanan, Perry Nc
Auley, Tom Davis, Fred Kellicut with
1886 trees, and last, but not least, the
H. ID. Williams camp with 800 trees
tapped, all located in Webster and
Liberty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
BUSINESS FAILURE AT READSrOwN.
Higgins Brothers Make Assignment in
Favor Of Creditors.

The people of this community will
learn with regret that Higgins Brothers
have made voluntary assignment of
T. cir assets in favor of creditors. Their
liabilities will be in the neighborhood
of $40, 600 and the assets not far from
the same figure. Their insolvency is a
climax which every man will deplore
and we understand that they had done
a considerable amount of credit bust
ness, and every man who is indebted to
them, who has the faintest glimmer of
manhood in his makeup viii not fail to
see that the boys get every penny of
the account. The losses which they
sustained in their live stock operations
is probably in great measure respOn-
sible for the failure. These boys are
fine young men and highly esteemed
by all who know them. -Readstown
Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
Lightning. April 9-and toothpick

Lightning. April 9-and toothpicks.
New spring caps at the Blue Front
Store.
Mrs. VIM. Anderson fell and broke
an arm last Saturday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Ole Olson OF
Liberty Pole, a son, on the 25th.
Mrs. J. L. Chase entertained the
bridge whist club Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Alva Loucks Of Liberty Pole
has been critically i'll is now improving.
The Vernon County Land Go. re-
ports the sale of the Schlottman l6C
acre farm at Red Mound to F. Cox Of
the same place.
Mrs. VIM. Wallace of La Crosse,
was summoned to Viroqua by the death
of her mother, Mrs. George PascOe,
Monday afternoon.
DO not fail to get one Of those new
stylish, strictly up-to-date suits for
Easter. Hand made, new colors, new
styles. They are going fast. The
Blue Front Store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
OUR UNCLE EXTENDS DAY OF GRACE
Says Publishers May Haze More Time

POSTAL authorities give notice that where news
paper publishers and their subscribers are max
ing dilgent effort to comply with the regulation
for cash payment of subscriptions, postmasters may
give ee-way and grant them reasonable time to ac-
complish what is sought
Therefore, for a brief period, CENSOR patrons
may continue their payments and feel assured that
their papers viii not be discontinued 1t behooves all
delnquents then, to renew efforts to clean up the
lists and we hope the good purpose to comply with the
postal order will be sincere and determined A few
more days of movement like the past fortnight will
make orr cleanup complete. If YOU CAN'T FAY
WRITE USl If you CAN, DO 1T Now!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
CHURCH MOTHS.

The Mems Sunday Evening club will
meet at the home of l.. c. Boyle,
Thursday evening, April 2, at $50.
Election of officers and other impor-
tant business.
"What Makes a Clean City" is the
subject for the address at the Congre-
gational church, Sunday evening.
Rev. Chas. Z. Buffers will preach on
no license next Sunday evening.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
Big LOT OF BOOSTERS
he CENSOR HOME-tcoMERS ARE A
MIGHTY HOST
They Rally in Solid PhaIsns and Keep
Faith With is- n!3 Parent and
Uncle Sam.

Our best bow is made in compliment
tO.the loyal members of the big CEN
soR family for their remittanees and
rememberances of the past few days.
1t is showing that viii not be dupli-
Gated by any other newspaper constit-
uency in the land. Many letters of re-
gret are received of inability to attend
the reunion, with assurances that all
will be delighted to join the procession
homeward at the earliest opportunity.
We will await their coming and keep
open house till the latest and last wan
derer is received into the fold. The
guiding light will be kept in the win
dow.
Witness what your brothers, sisters,
uncles, aunts and cousins have been do
ing from near and far:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
Local Tobacco Pool Formed,

Last Saturday the local branch of the
American Society of Equity or twenty
and upwards of its leading members,
formed a pool for handling their crops.
The tobacco is to be sor, = and cased
at the warehouse Of o =. Kalvestran
in this city. Fully J IS acres were
pledged and it is expected more than
double that number will he volun-
teered. Mr.. Holmes, state representa-
tive was present and assisted in engi-
neering the pool.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01

-NcIt Thursday lightning and
toothpicks.
The remains Of Mrs. John Hawkins,
mother of Mrs. w. NJ. Crume Of this
place. were sent from Brooklyn, New
York, to Ferryyille for interment,
Rev. Chas f. Buffers lectured on
no Iicen5e TO a large audience at Reads
town last Sunday night. Also at the
armory in Tomah on Tuesday night and
will speak at a rally in West Salem on
the Monday night before election.
Mrs. Martha s. Blowers died at the
home Of her son +. G. Blowers at
Olathe, Col, on March oath, 1903, after
an illness Of many week duration, and
was buried on March 2Gth at Canon
City, Colorado. by the side Of her hus-
band, the late Cornelius J. Blowers.
Mrs. George II. Pasco a former
resident Of VirOqua and the mother Of
Mrs. Clara Nelson ard Geo. Mc Kenney,
died on Monday afternoon after linger-
ing illness Of some two o 9nths. She
had been spending the wiL,er with her
laughter, Mrs. Edith Wingate (nee
Pascol IN San Marco, Texas.
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NOTICE TO PATRONS.

On and after May 1st, our business
will be run on cash basis, and on that
date all accounts unpaid will be due and
subject to a cash settlement in full
All parties owing us will call and ar.
range settlement previous to that date.
CALDWELL L. KELLCUTT,
Ross. Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01

Members of Liberty Pole Cemetery
association will meet at the cemetery
Saturday, ApiI 4, for the appointment
of officers and transaction of other bus
mess. SIDNEY HIGGINS, Secretary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
cANpIpATE FoR AsSEssoR

am a candidate for election to the
office of city assessor and will appre-
ciate the support Of voters, promising
my best work and judgment in the work
if elected N. II. NELSON.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01

Three hundred sacks of Golden West
-four at 81 25 per sack was omitted from
our ad by error. Remember we only
have three hundred sacks at this price.
w. +. LINDEMANN Co.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01

The public is hereby notified not to
use Tibbits-C Cameron i lumber yard az
hitching ground. 1t has been inn
possible for us 70 get 10 our lumber for
the teams. We DO not wish to offend
our customers, but VIZ must have the
room. K. j. ARNOLD, Manager
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
Bits of Local News
LEI IN THE SUNSHINE.

LII IN IhE SUNSHINE
When bit of sunshine hits ye.
After passing of a cloud
When a fit of laughter gifts ye
Anger spine is feelin' proud,
Don't forgit to up and fling it
At a soul that's feelin' blue.
For the mint that ye sling it
It's a boomerang to you
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CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE)
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08

A LTHOUGH Ben Watlington, the
"a star swimmer of the Los Angeles
- Athletic club, was beaten July 4
by a scant twenty yards by w. A.
Abegg, the champion swimmer of
Switzerland, Watlington's followers at
the athletic club have not lost faith
in him and are willing to offer all kinds
Of odds that he will beat Abegg in the
next 500-yard match swimming race
which is to be pulled off during the
latter part of July.
Ben holds the Southern California
indoor swimming record from so yards
up to and including the 500-yard dis
tance. He entered the race at San
Pedro much against his own wishes
and only after friends had persuaded
him. He had just recovered from an
attack of the mumps and was In no
condition for the distance test Abegg
claims that he was in the best of con-
dition, and when asked about previous
races at Bimini wherein Warrington
had beaten him he said he was not in
condition in any of those races.
Abegg also has been beaten by Wat
lington In the 500-yard distance, when
the two met to decide which should
ern California in the tryouts for the
Olympic races. Watlington went to
the northern town, but on account of
poor financial backing was not able
to join the American team and make
the journey across the pond. Ben
rightly has been called the Daniels of
the west. He is not much older than
the eastern wonder and has style of
propelling equally as speedy as the
New York Athletic club water rat.
Ben first came into prominence when
he defeated Kyle, the San Diego crack,
in a 500-yard match swimming race at
San Diego. Kyle claimed he lost the
race because he was sick when he
entered the water, so Ben arranged
for another meet, which was held at
the Bimini baths in this city, and he
again defeated Kyle, who finally ad-
mitted he was fairly beaten by better
man.
Ben is at Catalina at the present
time training for his next race with
Abegg, who says he is in the best of
condition now and promises to give
Warrington the race Of his life.