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The sun., 1908-03-08

lS BEGINNING 10 Ekn5 AOON0 gAlC BNOAuus
that architecturslly will fulfil the condi-
tions Of national theatre Though its seat
ing capacity, Zoo. may we'll cause appre-
hension for the fate OF modern. realistic
plays in so large an auditorium). and
that, by the terms Of It's financial basis
and the character OF the men who conf
pose the shareholders, should be to a con-
siderable extent above considerations Of
mere profit, in n position. at least in part.
alive to present a repertoire OF represen-
tative plays and to encourage the Ameri-
can drama Some OF the shareholders
in the New Theatre have already done
notable things to foster art and culture
in this country, Mr.. Morgan. for instance.
and Mr.. Huntington. IL would be silly
TO maintain. in the face OF that horseshoe
OF boxes in the New Theatre, that IL is in
a true sense public institution or national
theatre. A national theatre must be turned
over TO the public, administered by trls-
tees in some way publicly appointed. and
quite free Of further dictatorship by the
donor or donors. who should have no
more rights in Ii thereafter than the hum
blest spectator in the second balcony.
But the New Theatre will, in the nature
OF things. be looked upon by the public
as an experiment in the endowed theatre.
the theatre where art for arts sake Is the
rule. where commercialism is not sup
posed to enter. The public cannot be
expected TO draw the line sharply between
this e' pertinent and n true endowed theatre
Therefore the mismanagement OF failure OF
the New Theatre would be a severe blow
to the cause OF the endowed theatre In
this country. Its failure would leave
The sun., 1908-03-08

William Courtleigh and company In
George Hobart'S one act comedy, Peaches :
is the headline attraction at Keith A
Proctor's Fifty -eighth Street Theatre this
week George Evans, The Honey Bow
is another headliner. and the Fourteen BIacL
Howard Truesdale and company will pre.
sent the farce. Two Men and Bottle.
The sun., 1908-03-08

Claiming Pollock's dramatization OF "ln
the Bishops Carriage will be the Offering
Of the Edna May Spoonsr stock company At
the Lincoln Square Theatre this week.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26
show today when there will be new
picture on tap.

Leslie Jones left Thursday night TO
Poncha City, Okla, to join his family,
who are spending the holidays there
with Mrs. Gilbert's parents. Leslie
now pulls the throttle on passen.
ger engine between La Junta and
Denver, but twenty years ago he used
to fire" for John Morrow between
Arkansas City and Purcell, Okla, and
has not been down in that country
since. In those days there was not
town from one end of his run to
the other of much more pretentions
than water tank, and even Guth-
rie and Oklahoma City were mush-
room towns that were hardly out OF
the jerkwater class. There is prob
ably no section OF the country that
has witnessed greater growth than
Oklahoma during the past twenty
years. In that time 1t has developed
from practically nothing. Seattle.
Spokane, Portland and other towns in
the northwest may have greater
growth, but then all of those cities
were Municipalities of pretentious
even quarter of CEN
tury ago. ~
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26

There has been wonderful i'm
provement made during the past week
In the general appearance and ac-
commodations of the Electric Theater,
and 1t now has very artistic and
up-to-date interior. The walls have
been decorated with rich and hand
some design of velvet wall paper and
all OF the woodwork painted In a
color that harmonizes with the gener-
al effect, this feature being the ar
tistic handiwork OF the ex-village
policeman and next under-sheriff
Two hundred new opera chairs and
seventy additional electric lights have
also been installed. The most i'm.
portant Improvement, however, is
a new one-pin movement (what-
ever that Isl on the picture
machine. which will add one
hundred per cent to the effective re
production Of the films. The new
machine was manipulated for the first
time yesterday by operator Jack Al
len and worked to perfection. You
can be Missourified by taking in the
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26

Great preparations are being made
for a big wolf hunt in the Holbrook
country on New Years day, and every
mothers son in Otero county is
invited to be present. The clans
from East Holbrook will gather in
the territory toward the rising sun,
and the tribes from West Holbrook
near the big water which floods the
earth In the region towards Pixies
Peak There will then be general
advance and circumvention Of all the
territory intervening with the Center,
schoolhouse for goal and the
coyotes and wolves which are said
abound in great numbers there
this year will be driven to general
slaughter. Shotguns only will be al
lowed during the hunt, and all pros
pective participants are especially
waHned against using rifles.
Buster" Hubbard, three-year-old
son Of Mrs. w. w. Hubbard, was the
hero Of the greatest lost boy SEN
sation in La Junta last Sunday that
has happened since Charley Ross
was a kid. Buster" Is built some
what on the order of his famous pro-
totype of comic supplement notorie-
ty. and is rather fond Of keeping
people on edge and being the inno-
cent source OF a perpetual surprise
party. Last Sunday, however, he
reached the limit, and for eight or
nine hours had the whole town look
home about nine O'Clock in the morn
ing, and his mother after vain inquiry
among the neighbors and over the
telephone failed to locate him. About
noon Mrs. Hubbard became serious
ly alarmed and notified Marshal
Wienke, who at once searched the
whole town over In his one-horse shay
but without result. At 3 o'clock the
fire alarm was sounded and over 500
people gathered In front of the city
hall. Searching parties were then or
ganized and details of two and three
were sent out in every direction max
ing a house to house canvas Tor the
lost Buster Finally a man was
found who saw the youngster climb
aboard No. z during the morning
hours, and q telegram sent west lo- /
Gated Buster on board the train be-
tween Ration and Las Vegas. He
made himself . favorite with the
and was having . high
old-time. while his mother was pros
trated With grief and the whole town
looking for him here In L. Jnnta- |
Buster went on TO Las Vegas and In !.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26
Real Estate Bargain.

We have six five and six room
modern residences, worth from
$500 to $500 each, well located in
Colorado Springs, to sell or trade
for sheep or alfalfa land in the Ark
ansas Valley. Address j. w. Scott
& Son, Manzanola, Colo.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the friends and neighbors
who rendered kindly aid and sym
pathy during the Illness and subse-
quent death of Mr.. John Mackin.
Mrs. John Mackin,
NJ. Stephens and family.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26
and be Convinced

Nanny avenues Of advancement are
dosed to the average man, but the
'oil will reward his efforts and hurry
I'm on the road to affIuence.
The wage Garner and saIaried man
q woman should begin to acquire at
hast a small tract Of Colorado irri-
sated land, because In that direction
les freedom from toll that otherwise
las no end in sight.
Just east Of La Junta lies a tract
{ land with incomparably rich ioany
pil, sub-divided into small tracts
within the reach Of any working man
'eeause they can be bought for a
mall payment down and on easy
erms, at low rates of interest.
The acreage to be sold In this
manner next to La Junta Is small and
viii within two years,many will won
Sc bought by persons living in dis
;ant parts Of the country, and when
The land has doubled In value, as Il
viii within twoyears, many will won
Ter why they did not have the fore
sight to buy some Of II.
Colorado irrigated land pays the
very highest reward for zeal and
study, and irrigated garden tracts
near cities earn SO much that eastern
people refuse to believe the records.
A resident Of otero county has just
sold 10 acre tract Of land at
profit Of 700 per cent. The purchaser
will realize over 100 per cent advance
within twelve months.
All cultivated land under the Otere
canal will double " value withy
twelve months.
Land under the Bob Creek canal
was very low in price until that canal
secured the Twin l,kes Reservoir.
Within year after beginning to e*-
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26
Read these

A railroad section foreman bought
eight years ago, and in that time has
earned over SIC, 1000 from truck farm.
Ing. The little patch was just at the
out skirts Of a city then not near so
large as la Junta Is now. At the time
Of purchase tbs railroad man had
barely enough money to buy seed and
he bought the land on instailnents.
The garden patch has increased to 40
acres, OF which only 20 acres Is good
land. II could not be bought for $4,000
an acre for the 20 acres because II
pays over $500 per annum per acre in
net profits. In the main the profits
are derived from raising celery, as.
parasus, lettuce, onions, tomatoes and
berries.
This man started eight years ago
industry and attention to business
has amassed a snug fortune-land
worth oversee, and in cash and other
assets, more than $4,000.
Similar opportunities await industri
Gus men who will set about gardening
at La Junta. $500 people eat three
meals a day in this city, and what
they cat is shipped in or hauled into
the city from remote parts Of the
valley.
Men who might be earning for
tune as Independent owners Of
tract Of irristed land are shaving
over desk in an office or working
in shop.
Outdoor work Of this kind improves
both mind and body. Physical exercise
In the open air brings visor and pro-
longs life. Far beyond financial con-
siderations, however, is the sweet
sense Of Independence one has who
works his own land, who plants seed
and makes them grow.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26

die TIME was shipped back again
arriving on No. Monday morning.
and to say, there was a delighted
mother who greeted him is putting
the case very mildly.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26

cry NhIudllOu- FOTu lTlDuue
The old man received a letter from
Tom Handy one day this week from
Long Beach. Calf, where the latter
is now located. Tom is already in
fatuated with the glorious climate
of California, and thinks there Is no
place like it. He has all the work
he can attend to in the bricklaying
line, and of course that helps some
in the infatuation line. 1t most al
ways does. The editor OF the great
family journal used to think the same
thing years ago when he had a good
job in Los Angeles, but at present
there is no place like La Junta, Colo.
A good story is told on Earl Moore,
one of the artistic razor weilders and
shear manipulators at Dillon &
Moore's tonsorial emporium. The
other day he went into a restaurant,
drew himself up to the table. stuck
his feet under and looked satisfied.
Waiter, little beefsteak and on
ions, please"
"Yes, sir. Have some nice ham
and cabbage, also?"
NO"
"How about some prime roast
beef?"
Don't want, any,
- oil trtr
do you good.'
Hey, there" called the proprietor.
what dye mean by annoying GUS
toner like that?"
Gust trying to make him feel at
home, sir. He's barber"
Surveyors of the Colorado-Kansas
Railway reached La Junta last Mon
day afternoon and without any fuss
and very few feathers made a pre-
liminary survey of the road down
First street. The survey crosses the
arroya west of town In direct line
with First street. crosses the santa
Fe "Yv near the section house, and
then parallels the county road west
as Tar as the road leading south to
Ee.N. Berry's place. From this point
1t runs straight west, passing Swink
at a point about one mile and quar-
ter south of that place. The outlet
on the east is from point. near the
new slaughter house Of Lamb Z
Theits. and then northeast across the
arroya. the Santa Fe tracks and the
Arkansas river. The surveyors would
not give out anything definite = to
their plans, but we understand It y
the intention Of the company mot 20
utilixe the county roads under myl
circumstances. but to secure an IN
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26
Nav AR0UT
Town

Manager A. B. Hulit of the Kan
sas-COlorado Power and transmits
sion Company expects the road to
be completed from Pueblo to the top
Of the Royal Gorge by May 1st next.
The Lamar Register says the en-
gineer of the new ice plant sent
samples of water to Chicago and Kan
sas City for analysis and received re-
plies stating that the water was too
good to be used In making ice, The
Register don't say 80, but 1t is in
ferred the plant may now be moved
out to Mud creek.
Lola from Berlin" is big-heart-
ed German girl who has travelled
alone from Berlin to establish her
claim as heir to wealthy relative
deceased in America. She has made
the journey as the result of an ad-
.vertisement placed in the papers by
corporation lawyers wife. causes
Dhhe resultant confusion regarding the
purpose Of Lola's call. ahd the COM
plications make the story. Corinne.
who scored big hit in George NJ.
Cohan's AS Minutes from Broadway
win present this Lola at the La Jun
ia Theater, Thursday evening, Decem-
Der 31st. supported by strong cast
and big beauty chorus.
Over on the north side they are be-
ginning an agitation looking toward
the establishment Of new county.
The plan is to take slice off the
north end of Otero county. running
line straight across the county about
six miles south Of Sugar City, also
taking q corner of Ordway, Sugar
City and Abingdon in the new county.
The moving spirits in the new en-
terprise live at Ordway and 1t is NOR
than likely that the promoters. II
the plan proves q success, will see
that that fiourishtng burg becomes
the county seat. It Is argued that
the people Of that vicinity have be-
come tired Of the many inconvenien-
CO incident to trip to La Junta.
the present county seat. They are
compelled to drive from sixteen to
twenty miles across = rough country
70 Rocky Ford. stable their teams
40 take The train fbr the remain
def e ~ distance. and this b not
= Al e their hiking. Besides. they
el1iA thaf sone elgAt q tsa counties
s.er = ezistsace have less area
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26
Worth knowing

than the one proposed and fully as
many have less population and prop
erty yaluation.-Rocky Ford Tribune.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26

dependent right-of-way one hundred
OF the Arkansas Valley.
La Junta tribune., 1908-12-26

Manager A. B. Hulit of the Kan
as-COlorado Power and transmits
sion Company expects the road to
be completed from Pueblo to the top
Of the Royal Gorge by May 1st next.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
USES WIFE FOR HORSE.
A Junk Dealer Makes Her Pull Great
Loads through the streets.

Chicago, May S.-Harnessed between
the shafts of wagon heavily laden with
old iron. bottles and rags. Mrs. Frank
Mulcaski, - years old wife of an Evans
ton junk dealer, has taken up the task
left off by the family horse at it's deat tn
two weeks ago. Supplied with especially
fitted harness, she has made it possible
for her husband. who pleads that he is
too poor to replace the dead horse, to
continue in business.
Daily she draws the wagon through
the streets of Evanston, Wilmette, and
its suburban territory, responding with
alacrity TO her husbands cries of whoa
and "giddap'. Gee" and "HaW" have
been added to tho vocabulary with which
she is addressed. indignant residents say.
They arc puzzled as to how to stop the
spectacle.
Although Mrs. Mulcaski had been dom
substitute duty for the horse for tw,
weeks, general knowledge of the fact
did not come to the residents al
Evanston until yesterday when she APP
peaNd in one of the principal streets
drawing the wagon. which was loaded
| with half ton of iron. Heretofore her
efforts had been confined to the out.
skirts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
DENTISTS CONVENTION.
Program for 32nd Annual Mceting May
20-22 mt Montpelier.


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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
Little Progress in Farm Work or
Marketing Old Crops Past
Week.
FROS7S HURT IN SOUTH
winter Wheat Turning yellow In Some
misunderstanding Indust"ics Are
sim very Quiet-Cotton Goods
Mon Think They HIVE
Reached Botton, prices.

New York. May S.--Bradstrcots state
of trade tomorrow will say
Weather. trade and industrial Cond-
tions are little changed from last week
and farm work. retail and jobbing bust
ness and the movement of old crops to
market has been restricted by heavy
rains. low temperatures or bad roHuS.
The only notable exceptions To TINS are
found in the Pacific coast and at few
southwestern centcrs. Tho crop Situa-
ton is less uniformly favorable, excess
sivc rains. flooding some crops prevent
ing corn blowing and planting and rcduc-
ing the oats area, while similar condi-
lions followed by frostS have unfavor-
ably affected much young corn, cotton
and fruit in the South. Spring wheat IS
not affected. hut some winter wheat in
Missouri and the ohio valley is turning
yellow Late reports are, however, of
clcarin. weather and the conditions may
be rightcd as the season is still young.
The movement of prices has been irrcgu-
lar. Reports from the leading Industries
are still of great quot. Thu textile trad as
are dull and on short time but cotton
goods men are more confident that bottom
prices have been reached. The iron and
steel industry show little change. Col
| lections are still backward as whole,
| Failures in April exceeded those of the
| Sd me month "A year ago by 10" week.
| an excess fully maintained for four
| hs past. There were LILO reported to
| Bradstrect's for the month an increase
OF - per cent. over the same month oil
| 1907
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
WAITING FOR LOWER PRICES
Little Business In Some Indust ries-
Crop situation.

New York. May 1.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
say:
Weather conditions have exercised
much influence this week on retail trade
in seasonable merchandise and dealings
at the leading commodity exchanges.
Low temperature checked demand for
light weight wearing apparel in market
that was already backward and heavy
crops, vet there was no evidence of "A
serious injury. As a rue .'.2 agricultural
sections had an early start. and some
delay to planting may be viewed with
cuuinamity but prices Of grain and cot
hton readily responded because OF the
strong statistical position, visible" sup
plies being low. Manufacturing conditions
show little change, much machinery be-
ing idle and new business coming for
i still disposition to wait for low
prices although restricted demand Of dur
ing tho past six months must render
reimbursement Of stocks almost impcra-
tive Financial sentiment improves as
restrictions are removed from COM
mcrcial credits and rates of bonds provide
| funds for structural work.
Commercial failures this week in tn"
United states are 3n5 against 800 last
| week 30S the previous week and 1M the
, CORE spending week year ago. Failures
| in Canada number IS against &c last week,
% the preceding week and 20 last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
INDEPENDENTS FOR HISGEN
Massachusetts Delegates Instructed I,
Cast Complimentary Vote for Him.

Boston. May 10-Aftor somewhat Of a
lively discussion tho lndept ndcnce League
convention IN FancHl hail yesterday
afternoon decided TO instruct the dele
gates from this State to- cast
complimentary vote for Thomas l.. Hisgen
Of West Springfield AZ the party candi.
date for III, presidency at its national
convention which is to he held at Chica-:
late in Julv. After that tho delegates
are froo "a ,,, Gas thov doom hes, in the
interests Of the party"
rbf. action vas tal<on inst before
Two adfourrmen+ Of the convention.
roriior IN tho proceedings tho oonven-
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| .h, do,oc,tos for ttispon on tho ground
| .bo, H., u,,e ,,eod.d at ho,n. ia dofcat
Lion, Gov or,,ar This fau
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tan ,t.,,o, would bo misunderstood
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
TAFT HAS SETTLED.
Accomplished the Work He Was Sent
to DO at Panama.

Panama, May 10 Ever since his arrival
here Secretary Taft has been busy hold
ing Conferences with President Amador.
Foreign Secretary Arias, Senior Arrange.
the Panama minister to the United
States, Mr. Souiers. the American
minister to Panama and William Nelson
Cromwell the legal adviser of the
Panama Canal company. The conferences
were concluded to-day. They covered
numerous topics relating to tho treaties
which il is desired 20 negotiate between
Colombia the United states and Panama.
While "details are lacking, it it stated
that A tentative accord has been reached
upon important points and that decision
with reference to tho others only awaits
special inquiry now in progress The
result Of the conferences II Is announced
is satisfactory to all parties concerned
Secretary Taft expects 10 NncIude his
business relative to tho canal administra-
ton and inspection Tomorrow and will
sail for the United States Tuesday morn
| ing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
Fertilizer

Farmers. who have not bought
their fertilizer for this spring will
do well to investigate the merits
of the Burlington Animal Brands
manufactured by The Burlington
Rendering Co., North Ave, Bur
lington. Vt.
70 those who have already
bought and find they have not
quite enough for the spring plant
ing. a trial Of the Burlington
Brands in comparison with other
makes is especially desired. At
tention is called to report on
these goods in Vermont Agricul-
tural Experiment Station Bulle-
tin No. 134.
Any home can be made an at
tractivc place this summer if sur
rounded by nice vclvcty green
lawn. This can be assured by "A
small amount expended with us
for lawn dressing.
Orders given prompt attention
Burlington Rendering Co.
North Ave-, burlington
| g. wSt.