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La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22
sosl nose .oeA, sou,ss.
Trade with II, G. Todd.
Rugby Nut Coal at Crozier's.

I FOR SALE Fifty egg Hiawatha
incubator Inquire 600 Santa Fe.
For RENT Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping; close in. In
quire at this office.
:. For RENT Three furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Inquire at
4o2 Bellview avenue.
Mr. and Mrs George H. Near re-
/ turned home last Wednesday even
! ing from. ten days visit in Denver.
/ Engineer Will Hamilton, of Grip
4 Pile Greek, visited La Junta relatives
and friends several days this week.
C. f. Mcfarland, night car sealer.
left last Wednesday for Almena,
Kan. to visit his grandparents for a
brief season.
The Liebhart Produce Company.
of Pueblo. unloaded their third car
of oranges for the season in La Jun
ia yesterday.
Walter Dubree is drawing the
plans for the new $4,000 Carnegie
library to be erected in Rocky Ford
in the near future.
Buster Brown" with its wit and
songs and its inimitable Buster in
the person of Master Rice is among
the nearby bookings at the La Junta
Theatre.
Engineer E. j. Nudge has been
assigned to run between Syracuse
and Dodge City. Kan. and with his
family will move to the latter place
about March LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs A. b. Corbn went
to Denver last Wednesday for few
days visit Mr.. Corbin will attend
the meeting of the State Hardware
Dealers Association.
The next regular excursion for
Miami Ranch. Springer. n NJ,
leaves La Junta March Sd at 5 lock
a. m. Fare for the round trip.
SS.S5.
The Great Farland, the kubelik
of the banjo. the man who makes it
and plays it," will be the attraction
at the Santa Fe Reading Room and
Club House. Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 22d.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Finney were
Pueblo visitors last Wednesday and
in the evening were among those
who witnessed the production of
i; Madame Butterfly" at the Grand
Opera House.
For RENT-Four room house,
furnished for housekeeping; also
two rooms furnished for light house.
keeping. and furnished rooms In
) quire of Dad" Stephenson, the
} peanut merchant.
Buster Brown" will soon be here
and with it the Hughes Musical Trio.
Fine. Music hath charms; so have
the Hughes Musical Trio. Buster
and the Hughes should prove
strong attraction.
DR.. j. C. King left last Wednes-
day night for Kingston. Mich, to
visit relatives. being accompanied by
his father, who has been spending
the winter in La Junta. DR.. King
expects to be absent about two
weeks.
The dance given by the Rebekahs
last Tuesday evening in Commercial
College hall for the benefit of the
Odd Fellows building fund. was well
attended and great success socially
as well as financially. The ladies'
realized something over $50.
The fixtures of the Court House
Market were sold Thursday by C.
F. Helm, assignee, to K. +. Maffett
and the stock on hand to Lamb &
Theits. 1t is reported that the
owner of the building will refuse to
lease the storeroom for meat mar
ket.
c. S. Pellet. formerly manager
of the La Junta Lumber Company,
arrived in town yesterday morning
from Oklahoma and Kansas, where
he has been visiting during the past
month. Mr.. Pellet expects to leave
in few days for Tulare, Calf,
where he will locate.
The new high school building in
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22
Nav As0UT
Town

Passenger trains were still running
on the Santa Fe yesterday. and very
likely will be today. various and
sundry rumors to the contrary not
withstappdins, .--
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

The Santa Fe is becoming very
economical these days. even in the
use of steam. The long blasts of
the big whistle. morning. noon and
night, are now a thing of the past.
and have been superseded by one
short toot af about seconds dur
alton. You have to sit up and take
noticeAalong about the appointed
hour these days or:you will miss the
short "toot" altog sther.
Honest John" Vroman. of Man
zanola, was county seat visitor
last Wednesday He denied the soft
Impeachment that he was one of
the principal financial hackers of the
proposed independent sugar beet
factory at Manzanola. and says that
he has not at any time promised fl
nancial or any other kind of support.
Everybody and everything is ready
for factory at Manzanola except
the necessary capital.
A bunch of dagoes was up before
the district court one day this week
and made known their desire to be-
come naturalized citizens. They
were somewhat unfamiliar with the
United States language as it is writ
and spoken, and had to resort to the
/ sign language to make their wants
and wishes known. 1t is not such
an easy matter nowadays to become
a naturalized citizen as it used to
was. and the entire bunch. save one
fell down on the first few prelimin.
AIRY questions. the lone exception
only making good on one The in
( terrogatories and the responses were
as follows:
Who is the president of the
United States!'
Me no know
Who is the governor of Colora-
do?"
Search me: no kin sabe.
WHO is the mayor of La Junta?'
"Ah! Me know dis time George,
big George; me know him all right. "
I But the possession of even this
important knowledge did not avail,
and he was passed up-for cause.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

w. f. Piper. of the Piper Con-
struction Company. is now loca,ed
in Rocky Ford, experimenting the
construction of the Fargo ex-
press Office The building is 30x70
feet in dimensions and will cost
So. 900. Mr.. Piper also has the con-
tract to erect an Office building for
Wells-Fargo at Ration. and will re-
model a business block for Dodge
Hale in Rocky Ford. He is making
his home in Dodge Hale's residence
east of Rocky Ford. while the latter
and his family are spending the win.
ter in California.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

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IS. viua i"@, AMI huadr ds pf NE
csans :. esfecjs never fd's TO an ,usc
ID greatest tuthuuRm lcdc )
= 10 as job ,nHus Gugs nhImrr
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

Teacher. lsternly. addressing a
little girl sitting with her feet in
the7 aisle chewing gum) Jennie,
take that gum out of your mouth
and put your feet in at once,"
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

Notwithstanding the panicky
times il is reported from reliable
sources that the Santa Fe ran more
trains over the western division in
December and January than it did
during the same months year ago.
1t is further reported that the Santa
Fe paid out 100000 less. on the one
lone western division, for over time.
during the month of January. 1908,
than it did for the same month of
the year previous. One year ago
engine crews spent more time on
sidetrackS than they did on the
main line. but at the present time
the Santa Fe is getting more trains
over the road than they did then,
and ought to be prospering. When
machinistS, under the bonus system,
draw down monthly stipend of
S236, and train crews spend more
than half their time on sidetracks, it
is not much wonder that the rail-
road corporation is suffering from
the effects of mismanagement and
has about decided to go out of bust
ness altogether.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

So great is the probability of Judge
Taft's nomination for president by
the Chip9o convention that we are
almost. If not quite. justified in re.
garding it as foregone conclusion.
There is also great probability
that the nomination will be made on
the first ballot. The one element of
serious doubt as to the outcome lies
in the possibility of an upheaval for
President Roosevelt for a second
elective term. Fairly full and ac-
curate information as to the politi-
cal situation in all parts of the
country. secured during my recent
western tour and since returning to
Washington. strengthens the belief
formed two months ago that Taft is
to win. but that if Taft for any
reason is not nominated the presi
dent will be. Ignoring for the pres
ent the latter as one of those vague
possibilities which it is impossible to
measure. the situation as it has de-
veloped and as rapidly as it is devel-
oping along certain lines, points un-
mistakabIy to the nomination of
Judge Taft. Walte- Welman.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

Kiss me, Gus! Kiss me. just
once,' We're the wild and passionate
words that emanted from female
woman last Saturday night near the
court house park while party of
dancers were vending their weary
way hOmewards from terpsichor-
can soiree. The officers Of the law
had in tow a lady who was much the
worse from too frequent libatjons at
the flowing bowl, and they were en-
gagged in a herculean effort to land
the fair damsel behind the bars.
When the lady was first approached
by the officers with request to take
little walk down the street she
fatly and Indignantly refused to
bulge and by way of emphasis sat
down upon the sidewalk with moth
ing but the cold, wet snow for a
cushion. As the lady weighed in
the neighborbood of two hundred
pounds it looked as though she
would make her bluff stick about not
moving. She was finally persuaded,
however, and with much reluctance.
began to move with an officer on
each side of her. In the vicinity of
the park she broke out with the pas
sionate appeal with which this ar
ticle starts out, and which so shock
ed the merry throng of dancers on
their way home. 1t is related that
the officer took to his heels and was
given merry chase by the lady with
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

tae eseet re OH t;eaIn4n vert' =.
hos a "a, tha, fi'~ MS fun y e
nality Ike a giovr Wehb's toIi-
cal verses, loctii7lns. and extempor-
arroils ses{rgS made niiu nt Of the
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

a surplus of avoirdupois, He may
be running yet deponent sayeth
not.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

Francisco Opera Company at the La
Junta Theatre. Monday. February
oath. is full of good fun and as u
spectacle, nothing approaching Y
has been seen in the west for some
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

keep MS audience on the qui vive of
eXpe ctancy.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-22

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and I do not understand their change Of
front"
Judge Longshore of Shelby said that in
1907 the corporation took everything from
his county at $40 a month, but that this
year they had cut it down to s12. There
is only one feasible plan and that is to
organize just as the corporations do, and
If the whole state will take part in the
movement we can accomplish something
Il have been considering the idea of
leasing coal mines and working the con-
victs ourselves, and l believe the coun-
ties could do this successfully If they
went at it together. l have been consld-
erlng working them on the roads, but
from all reports 1 find this costs entire
ly too much L hope to see some definite
plan adopted"
All of the judges told of conditions in
their counties. One told of the enthusi-
asm of Judge Edmondson of Etowah
county on working them on the roads.
Attorney Weaver reported that Judge
Kelton of Blount is very strongly in favor
of putting them to work on the roads,
claiming that the cost of maintaining
will be only 80 cents per day and that their
labor will be much more valuable than
free labor His idea was that the coun-
ties neighboring each other enter into
combination among themselves and use
their convicts in gangs on the roads.
He assured Judge Longshore that his
county would be glad to work its con-
victs in Shelby county's mines, if that
county opened business of it's own.
Judge Reynolds of Chiffon told him if
men are worked on the roads in his coun-
ty. Il went out to the camp last Sun
day while the overseer was off at church,
and the negroes were sitting around camp
picking a banjo and having a good time
We have no barracks and no chains and
the negroes never escape. l believe that
any county can work its convicts on the
roads If it goes about the matter correct
ly. The corporation bid just means losing
all, while on the roads only few would
get away
Mr.. Brown of Tuscaloosa and Mr.. Coop
err, the hard labor agent, told of the
Pratt company's proposition, but said
the Pratt people needed more convicts
than the 40 which Tuscaloosa could give.
This suggestion resulted in the later
conference with Mr.. Mccormick.
Judge Foreman of st. Clair insisted upon
the Importance of organization to care
for the future on broad basis. Judge
Camp of Taladega was lucky enough to
have a contract for 1909 at $27. so per head
all round. I'VE tried the convicts on the
roads in 1900 and almost put the county
into bankruptcy" he said.
Judge Skeggs of Morgan thought that
the state board should lease the con-
victs for the counties and thought the
legislature should have left that pro-
vision in the code.
After considerable discussion, it was
found that the gathering represented ten
counties with an average of AS eonvicts,
but only 70 now available, and that the
counties had been receiving an average
price of about $40.
After adjournment the visitors were
taken for an hours spin over some of
Jefferson county's fine roads, and ex-
pressed great delight with conditions here.
They though that nothing better could
have been done for the county,
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Marriaqe Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
office of the probate court yesterday as
follows:
Bryce Hicks Kelley of Birmingham to
Miss Lucy Amelia Carr.
J. l.. Cross of Cherokee to Miss Mary
e. Hurst.
Augustus H. Pearce of Carbon Hill to
Miss Margaret Moran.
J. w. McCorkle OF Jonesboro to Miss
Lulu Baxley.
William Doss of Morris to Miss Ada
Smith.
w. A. Nation of Warrior to Miss Ethel
Patterson.
Lou Hassell of Avondale to Miss Mo-
DANA Parson.
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BROWN MARX-ANNEX

Ready for occupancy April
LIST. Largest and best planned
Office building south of Pitts
burg. Every modern conven-
fence and Improvement for the
comfort of tenants, all outside
rooms, southern and eastern
exposures, ten fast elevators,
absolutely proof against fire
and wind, rooms single and in
suites to suit tenants, plans
may be seen and space engaged
now at Office of Brown Bros. 8
Co.
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FuIqhum Charges Heard Tonight

The charges of Bribery preferred
against Alderman Fred A. Fulghum some
time ago by Henry w. Eggler. will be
Investigated tonight. Alderman Walter
Moore chairman of the council commit
tee appointed to investigate the charges
has set the date. The following will be
summoned as witnesses: Henry w. Egg
Ter, R. N. Rhodes, Police Commissioner
Thomas F. Parker, Alderman G. H. Estes,
Chief Wier and Mayor Ward.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

E. b. Norton-FrieDds of the late T..
3. Norton and his family are requested to
attend the funeral services which will be
held this afternoon at O'clock at the
residence 202s Thirteenth avenue, south
Ipterment will be at Elmwood cemetery
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CAPT, O'BRIEN HAS
ANSWER FOR PERCY
Ne Such Officer As "0fciaI
Receiver"
RAGLAND AS RECEIVER
Says Judge HundIey Has Never APP
pointed W.sR. Farley Receiver
save in One Instance More
Than a Year Ago.
.RAGLAND AS RECEIVER

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
regret TO intrude myself upon the pub
loo again, but the reply by Mr.. Walker
Percy to my letter brings in new matter. In
regard to which my silence might be con-
strued as assent by me to the statements
made by him.
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Blood Poison 6ur6d

know absolutely and Internationally that
THE OBBAC SYSTEM will cure BLOOD Poison
In any stage-nO matter II the disease came
through infection or heredity.
L mean that the Obbac medicines will
drive every atom of the poisonous virus out
of the BLOOD, BRAIN, TISSUES, GLANDS,
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Coal Output slump-Assistant State
Mine Inspector Flynn estimates the
amount of coal produced in Alabama
this year will be about 100000 tons
less than that of last year. There
were about 100000 tons mined last
year
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College Satire Pub1ished-The stud
ents of the Louisiana State university
have publ satire, 1.-THE Charger"
in which Tulane, which recently pre-
ferred charges against Louisiana, is
held up to ridicule. Copies have reached
Birmingham.
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, December 29.-Foreeast for
Alabama: Rain Wednesday and probably
Thursday; colder Thursday; fresh south
winds.
Mississippi: Rain Wednesday; Thursday
partly cloudy and much colder; moderate
south winds becoming variable.
weather report for "a hours ending
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President Kavanaugh Here. B..
Kavanaugh, president of the Barney
Coal company, is In the city, regis
tered at the Hillman. He is making
an inspection of the property of the
company. He is accompanied by T. H.
Kochler.
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FOR SALE, AUTO
Insurance-Fire and liability
MOORE & REYNOLDS.
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Another Wild Shot-As a result of a
wild blasting shot in the excavation
for the Chamber of Commerce build
ing several windows of the Morris
hotel were broken yesterday and
Mrs. Webb was struck in the back, her
injuries being slight.
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A. B. Won KAMP.
Merchants Sign Agreements.


The general opposition to the trad
ing stamp scheme may be seen from
a reading of the names of some of the
merchants in the various lines who hav
ing been seen have expressed them
selves as unalterably opposed to the
scheme, regarding it bad both for the
business and the customer as well.
The piano people are all opposed
to it, as are the druggists, furniture
people and many businesses whose
names have not been listed for lack of
time.
The list reads as follows:
Jewellers.
We, the undersigned, agree amongst
ourselves that we will not adopt or
go into any trading stamp, joint gift
or lottery scheme:
f. M. Lynch, /. Lowinsohn, H. c.
Abbott s. Brother. Jobe-Rose Jewelry
Co. by J. Rose, secretary; M. Jaffe,
P. H. Linnehan, F. w. Bromberg, Burn
Jewelry company, A. S. Smith, /. r.
Rubenstein, Reeves-Brown Jewelry
company, Max Robinson, M. D. Brandes,
Myer & Shelton.
Gents Furnishing Goods.
We, the undersigned, agree amongst
ourselves that we will not adopt or
go into any trading stamp, joint
gift or lottery scheme
Yeatman- Reynolds company by John
r. Yeatman, Armstrong Hat company
by Ira L. Armstrong, w. o. Snyder,
Davis & Ritcher by L. G. PITCHER.
Statoners and Hardware.
We the undersigned. agree amongst
ourselves that we will not adopt or
go into any trading stamp, Joint
gift or lottery scheme:
Morris Bowen Hardware company,
Roberts &c Son by r. w. Ewing, man
ager; Dewberry- Mont gomery Station
cry company by William G. Montgom-
cry, Fac Smith Stationery company by
w. T. Smith, Webb Brothers by John
W. Webb, Roberts Printing company
by Charles Roberts. John w. O'Neill
company by John w. O'Neill, Robert
Prowell Stove company by r. ]. Brown,
Birmingham Arms and Cycle company
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Taxpayers Behind-City Treasurer
and Tax Collector Eustfs stated yes
terday that it was indicated that by
January l about 100000 in delinquent
taxes will be recorded on his books.
He stated that this was the usual
amount on the first of the year.
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Care of Restaurants-Chief Sanitary
Inspector Burson is planning to see
that the sanitary conditions around
the restaurants of the city are as near
perfect as possible. He intends re-
questing the city council to aid him
in this respect by the appointment of
an assistant.
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Lieutenant Johnston Hl-Lieut. ]. S.
Johnston of the police department, who
has been indisposed for several days,
was unable to be down town last night.
While Lieutenant Johnston is confined
to his home his illness Is not consid
cred serious. Police Officer Moore is
the acting lieutenant.
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Motto Meeting-The. prayer service
at the First Methodist church tonight
at 7.45 will be motto meeting" AS
many as will are requested to choose
a scriptural motto for the new year.
A good attendance is expected and a
most helpful service Is anticipated. A
cordial welcome will be given stran-
gers and friends by the members
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Job for McManus-It was reported
yesterday that p. L. McManu for
merly assistant to the general man
ager of the Southern railway, will be
made secretary and treasurer of the
Barney Coal company and that he will
maintain offices in Birmingham. This
rumor was not confirmed yesterday,
although it is generally considered as
true.
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Warden Tuck Soon. M. Tuck will
assume charge as warden of the city
jail January /. He announces that
he will make no changes In his as
sistants. 1t is not known whether or
not Tom Williamson will remain an
assistant alth ough Mr.. Cummings, the
other assistant, stated last night that
he had made other arrangements.
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City Auditors Repeatedly Auditor
Petersen is preparing his annual re-
port. The report will show that the
city ran behind in the matter of both
receipts and disbursements as com
pared to the report of last year. The
change in the date for the payment
of city taxes and the loss of the rev.
enue from saloons is considered the
chief causes for the slump