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La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06
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La Junta Camp. No. 8, Woodman
of the World. will observe the an.
nual memorial day of the order on
Sunday afternoon. June 7th, Wood
man Hall. at l:30 o'clock.
The program for the occasion is
as follows:
Music. WonderIy's Orchestra
Prayer.
Ladies' Quartette
Mrs. Finney, Mrs. Haskell. Mrs.
Morrison. Mrs. BeerbOhm.
Memorial Day DIR. J. F. Kearns
c. c. of Camp.
Brief History of Women of Wood
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06
.ose MORE .oeA. sou.ss.

Rocky Ford will play baseball in
La Junta on the Fourth Of July.
The time has come to use ice and
the only ice to use is artificial ice.
Phone 522 red. La Junta Ice Com
pany.
Miss Ida Gwyn. who has been the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. l.. d. Camp
bell. during the past six weeks,
leaves today for her home in Reeds.
vile. N. c.
Mrs. F. T. Lewis and. two daugh-
ters. Mary and Hester. left few
days ago for Detroit. Mich. to spend
the summer with Mrs. Lewis
mother, Mrs. w. c. Wright.
At the state convention of the
Best People on Earth in Fort Col
lins next week. La Junta Lodge No
7Ol. will be represented by Champe
Jameyson. r. C. Todd. J. c. King
and w. E. Andrews.
HID. Garwoosl returned home last
Monday night from Denver. having
accompanied his family that far on
their journey to Tacoma. Wash.
Mrs. Garwood and daughter will re-
main in the Northwest until fall.
c. w. Wonderly. owing to his
multitudinous duties in other lines,
has decided to retire as manager of
the orchestra that made La Junta
famous. and will give Edwin q.
Condit an opportunity to achieve
notoriety and undying fame as his
successor.
A. E. Sandoval, who has had
about one hundred Mexicans in
camp in West La Junta waiting for
the beet thinning season. to open,
commenced deporting some of his
tribe last Monday morning. the first
shipment of about thirty being
made to Cheraw. where the season
is already on.
A. h. Cochrane. Of Pueblo. special
write-up artist for the Arkansas
Valley Items. who has been in La
Junta for a week gathering materi-
al for big write-up Of this burg.
returned to headquarters last Wed
nesday. His big spiel will appear in
this weeks issue of his great Arkan-
sas Valley journal.
W.. H. Irwin had a preliminary
examination before Judge Clark
on charge Of securing a
suit Of clothes from the Draper
Shoe and Clothing Company under
false pretenses. Irwin was proprie-
tor Of the chill cafe" on Colorado
avenue for very brief period. and
to wind up a short but
brilliant business career in . blaze
Of glory and leave numerous and
sundry Creditors in tbe lurch. After
his credit overtime for
few days he left town, but WAS later
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06


Potter and returned to the scene OF
his frenzied financiering. Judge
Clark decided that his case needed
the attention of the district court,
and in default of bonds to the
amount of $500. Irwin was con.
signed to the Otero county bastile.
City Engineer Lewis is at work on
q new map of La Junta. with all OF
the additions and adjacent territory.
including North La Junta. II will
be strictly up-to-date in every par
ticular, and one of the most com
plete maps. as to details, ever made.
He expects to have it completed at
IN early date. as the advance de-
mand has already assumed extensive
prooortions. Single maps will be
sold at $40 each.
TT. Woodruff, La Junta's Car
negie, was one Of the guests on the
Arkansas Valley excursion. and was
$, interested in our new library
building that he almost missed his
train. Mr.. Woodruff has always
been most liberal Hiver to his home
city and has just donated $4,000
for = new library building. He gave
the city q fine library years ago. He
was pleased with our fine building.
Lamar Register.
Frank West was arrested the first
of the week charged with assault to
do bodily harm upon the person of
W. ]. Zinsser. the latter suffering
scandalous beating. During the
melee West threw hammer at
Zinsser, which missed the intended
mark and struck Miss Paulina
Orlowske. causing the latter person
age to file a similar complaint against
West for assaultski The trial will
come up before Judge Clark today.
James McNeen arrived home last
Saturday from two weeks sojourn
in the east on business, during
which he visited various points in
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. He re-
ports crop conditions in those states
very discOuraging on account of too
much moisture, and very little corn
planted as yet in the great corn
state of Illinois. Conditions are
somewhat different in Colorado. as
most Of our readers have probably
noticed.
F. p. SnOwberger commenced
work last Monday morning on the
excavation for the new business
BLOCK on First street to be erected
by Matlock & Wonderly. 1t is to be
a one-story structure. 25x140 feet in
dimensions. the north half to be oc-
cupied by VIM. Chutkow with the
Palace Clothing Store and the south
half by a second edition of the Elec-
trio Theatre. which will have a cor
ner entrance on the alley. The
building will cost about 1850.
Marriage licenses were issued
from the county clerks marriage
license bazaar during the past week
to the following: Cecil J. Mclean
and Myrtle F. Cahill. both Of La
mar: Wesley A. Blank. of Amarillo.
Texas. and Mary Lulie Combs. Of
Rocky Ford; Charles 1. Kerr. of To-
pela, Kan. and Helena M. Hodges,
Of Il Junta; Ciaude Amos and
LAurt Lingeafeiter, both Of Rocky
Ford; William Eddy. Of La Junta,
and Lily Wagxoner. Of Swink.
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06
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r. w. Patterson owns a four hun
dred acre farm near Texarkana.
Texas. One day this week the First
National Bank received telegram
from the renter Of the place to the
effect that the entire farm was un-
der water and asking for instrnc-
tions rs to whether or not he shnuld
replant. Mr.. Patterson is on
his way to Europe and his renter
will probably have to reach him by
the water route. If al all.
There are sorne men in La Junta
who are of the opinion that print
ing can be produced here az cheaply
as in the 'sweatshop" printeries OF
the city, where work is produced on
entirely automatic machinery. fed
by child labor. We are not desir-
Gus Of competing with this class OF
work, but would rather maintain q
reasonable scale Of prices. so that
we can pay our employees fair wages.
These wages are. in turn. left in La
Junta. SO that the slightly higher
priced work is. after all. the
cheapest.
The Rev. S. c. Davis left on No. 5
Yesterday morning for Denver. to
attend meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the Baptist Summer
Assembly. Of which he is a member.
to make final arrangements for this
years assembly which meets at Cas-
cade Canon, eleven miles west Of
Colorado Springs. on the line of the
Colorado Midland railroad. July I'D
to August lst. inclusive. This as
sembly WAS launched last summer
and at its initial year registered
visitors from nineteen states and
territories and three foreign
countries. The Assembly Diree or
ate has, issued a .beautiful fourteen
page advertising pamphlet giving
engravings Of the hotels and the
tented field Of Camp Pine Ridge"
The headquarters Of the Assembly
will be the beautiful Hotel Ro-
mona" Registered visitors to the
Assembly have rate Of $3.50 for
the ten days.
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06

their stores quite generally. and .
feeling Of reverence and solemnity
seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
Those who took part in commemor-
ating the loved ones gone before.
went TO their homes feeling that the
day had been well spent.
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06

Decoration Day was observed in
La Junta this year with more than
usual interest and solemnity. The
day was ideal and many citizens par
ticipated in the exercises. The ex-
soldiers met in their new hall, just
back of the Baptist church. on Fifth
street and formed in line Preced
ed by the city band. and followed
by the Woman's Relief Corps and
many school children, they marched
through the principal streets, then
disbanded. and entering carriages
proceeded to the cemetery where
the regular G. A. r. ritual for
Decoration Day was carried out
under the direction Of Post Com
mander d. w. Rockwell. The dec
Grafton Of graves with flowers then
followed, citizens and ex-soldiers
participating alike--a most COM
mendsble custom. At noon free
dinner was given in Woodman Hall
TO the old boys and their families by
the Womsn's Relief Corps. At 2:30
O'Clock patriotic exercises were held
in the hall before : good sized audi-
ence. Address were made by Rev..
Ayres, Of the 1fethodist church and
O. G. Hen. Many school children
4.,<,lr u.rt psnsSnaaa men clOaed11
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06

accommodate them. II the Board
Of Trade would get busy La Junta
could secure federal building next
wear. and could have had it this
year if concerted effort had been
made. An offer of site has al
ready been made. Immediately south
of the Presbyterian church. which
will be donated to Uncle Sam. if
acceptable. and this fact alone will
cut considerable ice in securing the
necessary appropriation from con-
greSs for building. A federal
building is worth working for. and
we can hav. it. free of charge, pro-
viding an enthusiastic campaign is
insugurated by the Board of Trade
u secure it. Uncle Sam will not even
ask for donation of 5000 to incor-
porate and make preliminary sur
vey.
1t is not generally known that La
Junta's chief citizen. T. T. Wood
ruff is an ex-soldier of the civil war.
but such is the fact. When quite
young man he enlisted in cavalry
regiment from Illinois. and for three
months he stood guard and per-
formed all the other duties of
private soldier. 1t was then dis
covered by his superior officers that
he was good bookkeeper and
correct accountant. He was de-
tached from his company. by orders.
and made a clerk to AN army pay
master. He held this position till
the close of the war. During this
time, for two or three months, he
acted rs clerk to General U. 5.
Grant, beng detailed on account of
the absence of one OF Grants
clerks, and was brought into daily
contact with that great man. MIR.
Woodruff has always taken an in
terest in the G. A. K. Post in La
Junta. He has erected neat little
hall, just back of the Baptist church,
TO. their exclusive use. free Of cost
to them. On Decoration Day he
surprised some of the old soldiers
by most liberal contribution to-
ward Decoration Day expenses.
Others said they were not surpris-
ed, that it was just like him."
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06

rl
Mrs. Levina Dali. the heroine Of
the kiss me Gus. just once again
episode, tried to get funny with
Night Marshal Daimler last Monday
night, and the latter being fearful
that he was about to suffer the
ordeal experienced BY his brother
officer. promptly caused the fair
co.ored damsel to be incarce-ated
within the confines Of the municipal
bastile. Her tears. idle tears. from
the depths of some divine despair.
and vociferous walls Of distress. caus-
ed a large crowd to conRregate in the
vicinity of the city hall about eight
o'clock, making sweet music for the
city dads who were in session in the
council room. when Joined with the
tuneful La Paloma" efforts Of
several booze infected Mexicans.
On the morning after the night be-
fore Mrs. Dali appeared before
Judge Clark and was assessed $40
for boisterous conduct. She at
tempted to get gay with his honor
and was promptly fined IS for con-
tempt Of court. After reposing in
the city bastile for two mortal days
Mrs. Dail finally succeeded in induc-
ing q near and dear friend to fur
nish the necessary funds to secure
her release and she was allowed to
depart hence on Wednesday.
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06

At a meeting held by the Board I
Trustees Of the First Baptist church
last Monday evening. Architect II.
c. Chivers was instructed to draft
plans and specifications for = new
house Of worship for this church to
be located on the site Of the old
house at the corner Of Colorado
avenue and Fifth street. The build
ing is to be fifty-thrce feet front on
Fifth street by seventy-five. feet on
Colorado avenue and the material
will. in the main. be pressed brick.
The plan Of the building calls for y
full basement for the Sunday school
and soical purposes. the upper story
being occupied with nm auditorium
6Ox5O and a prayer meeting room
and large room for the pastor. dress
ing rooms for baptismal occasions
and choir room.
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06

day had been well spent.
The proposed sugar factory at
Manzanola in Otero county is an as
sured fact. This week bonds To
the amount of $4OO. 600 were placed
in Chicago and this with the $780,
900 already subscribed by the
farmers OF the Arkansas Valley.
guarantees the construction Of a
60O-ton plant. Four contracting
firms are figuring on the job and
work will probably begin September
lst. Field and Farm.
J. W. Bireley returned home q
few days ago from Sloan Springs.
Ark. where he went to investigate
the prospect for engaging in fruit
raising and farming. He found
most Of the fruit farms. advertised
as yielding from $500 to $1,000 per
annum per acre. under water. and
decided that he did not want to take
chance IN that section this year of
grace. the country being all toge.h
er too wet to suit him. The boun-
ties of nature seem to be distributed
somewhat unevenly this year. II
we had some of that surplus water
in Colorado what world of good it
would do.
Mrs. Rose Cohen. who was taken
from Santa Fe train two weeks
ago in demented condition. and
and has since been All inmate of the
county jail. was shipped to her des-
tination in San Francisco Thursday
morning. her condition having i'm
proved to such an extent as to be
able to safely continue her journey.
The woman was on her way to join
her husband in San Francisco. had
about $50 in her possession and was
perfectly sane when she left New
York. As she was not able.to speak
word Of English. her dementet1
condition caused her to be very
difficult subject to care for.
La Junta tribune., 1908-06-06

VI pOStOfnceS OF the preSiuentlai
class in Colorado. the salaries of the
postmasters Of which will he chang
ed July LIST. through readjustment
by the postal department. based
upon postal receipts for the past
year, only seven were found to have
suffered . loss. thirty-seven showing
marked increases. in nearly all in
stances the increase amounting to
the addition Of 500 to the salary Of
the postmaster. although some
Offices show greater gains. notably
our sister town Of Las Animas,
where the salary Of the postmaster
was increased $500, or from $17OO
to 81. 900. owing to the establish
ment of a sugar factory in that
burg during the past year. Such
well known towns as Cripple Creek.
Victor. and Central City showed de-
creases. and Rocky Ford remained
stationary The salary of the post
master in La Junta will be increased
July LIST from $240O to $500; Lamar.
$2lOO TO 5000: Las Animas. $l70O
to $2OOO: Holly. $500 to $l7OO;
Ordway, 1920 to $500; Fowler.
$500 to $500. The receipts for the
year ending March 81. 1908. in the La
Junta postofiice were nearly SIS. 900.
an increase over the year previous
Of twenty-three and two-tnirds per
cent. During the six years that
MIR. Dalton has held the position of
postmaster the business has increas-
ed over 100 per cent. and the re-
ceipts during April and May of this
year have not fallen below those of
the same months Of the year prev
ious. The local postoffice at the
present time is handicapped for
lack Of room, and larger quarters
must be secured at q very early
date. The ofice is entitled to two
additional carsers right now-one
rural and one on the city delivery,
but thece b net su6cieat room to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-28
SEVENTEEN LOST.
CONTINUED from Page One.)
feet drausht It was learned today that
most of her crew We're from Boston.

Halifax, n. s., May I'D. f. Crun-
rim of Philadelphia arrived in Halifax
on the Dominion Atlantic Railway ex-
press from Yarmouth tonight. He was
passenger on the steamer Boston
when she ran down the Inflated fishing
schooner Fame on Tuesday night. He
was an eye witness of the calamity
and the thinks that more lives would
have been saved had the accident not
occurred to the first boat that was
launched from the Boston. The cries
Of the men as they We're buffeted
around by the disturbed waters where
the schooner went down were heart
reDdins. The passengers, though will
ing, We're unable to lend any assist
ance. The unfortunate victims could
be plainly seen struggling in the sea
and some of them might have been
pulled on board had long boat hook
been available. The survivors told the
passengers that the Fame was cruis-
ing in the vicinity at the time of the
collision in the hopes of finding two
men who had got astray in their dory
in the dense fog that prevailed. 1t is
thought that six and probably eight
of the Fame'S crew We're instantly kill
ed in the cabin as the Boston ploughed
her way through the sailing vessel.
Clarke and Pitts. the two survivors of
the flames crew. We're sent to Boston
tonight from Yarmouth by United
States Consul Flemming.
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BRYAN MEN DELEGATES
But No instructions Given BY New
Hampshire Democrats.

Concord, n. H. May 27.-The Demo-
Gratis Of New Hampshire met here to-
day in state convention, adopted plat
form of party principles and elected
four deIegates-a large to the national
convention in Denver. No alternates
at large were elected, the convention
voting that the delegates at large be
authorized to name their own alter
mates. The delegates elected are:
Mayor Eugene F.. Reed Of Manchester,
John B. Nash of Conway; John Sheri-
dan, of Berlin and James E. Shepard
Of New London.
The platform calls for an immediate
revision of the tariff, and demands that
the currency laws BE so amended that
there shall be at all times enough
money OF undoubted security in cir
culation to meet all Legitimate demands
at reasonable rates" The platform
also favors the election of United
States senators by popular vote, pub
LEFTY of campaign contributions gov
eminent control of corporations and
the protection of labor against the UNI
due issuance Of iniunctions.
An attempt was made to insert in
the platform a resolution favoring 1he
Presidential candidacy of William Jen-
nings Bryan but this was defeated by
a most pronounced majority. The
Bryan supporters. however. were VIC
torious in electing as delegates-at-
large the men of their own ticket. True
l.. Norris Of Portsmouth, national COM
mitteeman from New Hampshire,
headed the defeated delegation
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THE PAPERS SERVED
In N. ", N. II. G. n. Case on Pres
futile of Boston E. Maine.

Boston, May 27.-President Lucius
futile Of the Boston & Maine Railroad
today received service of the sub
poenas issued by the Federal govern
ment in connection with the bill in
equity filed in the United States cir
cult court here Friday. OF restrain the
proposed merger of the Boston & Maine
with the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad
The papers We're served by the chief
United States deputy marshal, Morse
at the office of President futile at the
North station.
In accepting service President Tut
tie remarked that he did not see how
the Boston & Maine was a party in
the case. In his opinion stakeholder
could sell his shares to whomever he
wished, the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad of anyone else.
Attorney General Malone and ]. II
Benton, Jr., the counsel for the New
York. New Haven & Hartford, will be
given a hearing in the lobby of the SUI
preme court tomorrow over the form OF
decree to be issued in conformity with
the recent decision of the supreme
court forbidding the holding of the
stock of trolley companies by the New
Haven.
When issued the decree will act as an
injunction against the New Haven,
preventing that company from exer-
cising its present rights in Massachu-
sets street railways, including those
in the western part of the state and
will necessitate the return of the stock
to the original holders.
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is Judgment in having a hearing

his Judgment in having a hearing OF
this character.
Il know that an apology is due to
you. sir, for having dealt with it in
that way, but bear in mind, sir, that
when you fight for 16 years to do the
right thing in community; when you
have made the best years of your life
a sacrifice to serving the public; when
all of your opportunities of progress
and advancement in life from the Off
cial side have been laid aside simply
because you are working at a political
job and you have hung onto it when
you wanted to let go; when the day
has long passed when it was any honor
or pleasure to you and nothing ut your
obligations to those that put you there
required you to remain there and do
certain things, when pack of yelping
hounds came down the path after you;
when you see lying back of the whole
thing the egotism of a broken old man
on the one hand, the unfaithfulness of
your former assistant, Osborne, and the
antagnism of Shearn and the New
York World people; when you see all
of the miserable backbiting and I'M
foreground dirty work that is being
done to a reputation, reputation that
has staid spotless, man and boy for
40 years in the city of New York, l
could hardly have dared to have treat
cd this thing seriously because of my
own standing here.
by making a defence I consider
that l have, demeaned myself person.
ally and perhaps the bitterest thing
that has come to me in my whole life
has been to stand up and make de-
fence-make defence to such mate
rails, to such changes, after the life
have lived there and the work 1 have
done there, and l have only done it
because of those who worked for me
and voted for me and whose love and
respect I had and have today"
Immediately after the close of the
hearing District Attorney Jerome left
in an automobile for New York City.