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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02

Whereas the 18th day OF March 4. u. IAf.
Robert ". Chapman made. executed. sckowl.
edged and delivered I" the public trustee oil
Mo Grand~ County. Colorado. ~ trustee. hts
certain trust deed which ON the 18th day OF
March. A. ID. 1876. wH- duly recorded In the
Office Of the County Clerk and Recorder of Rio
'rnndc County, Colorado. In book 81, NJ page
IL whereby he conveyed To the said public
trustee. Ms 1 u-icc, the following described
land situate, lying and being IN the County Of
Rio Grandc and State of Colorado. to~it: The
East half Of section T.. in tow nship 81, north
OF range :. u. y. VI. II. Mn all bitches. tume.
hesdxaf... water and water right. thcrrunto
belonging. and particularly an undivided four.
tenths interest Ia the extension OF the jose Mn
VALDEZ ditch in Water h'crc No. - In the
stat" ot Colorado. aud an undivided four
tenth, OF the water carried by said ditch and
also an undiv idcd fourteenth. of the water
decr.. Il To- said ditch by the District Court of
the sixth Judicixl District. now III. Twrlfth
judicial District of the state 81 Colorado. for
III. purpose Of securing III" ymcnt of three
certain promi--ory note. and interest on aid
not"- provided la III" sum of s,aO.N executed
on the same day and date trust deed above
described and pw, able to the order - Henry
schcfrr and Susan Jessie tchercr. aud
Whereas tho aid note. ana intetrs, have
not hcn paid aud whereas II is pfovid~.i In
said trust deed that Ia Case of default In pay
nicni of -aid note. OF amy oi them. or amy part
ihsrro'. ar In the payment Of III. interest
th"r,s,n. tn. said Trustee after having a.ivrr.
ti.rd The land In -aid irnst deed described for
sale Tor four weeks In some nr~. vrr 1T vcn.
etai circulation IN the county where said land
is situated. Of the time and place at sale may
.cli said premise. n, public sale 81 the North
Grana- county. State at Colorado. FOR the pur.
iso.s OF psyins III" principal and intrrc.i ~.
mNininu due on said note. and the ts,., ii
executing said trust.
Now. therefore. I. Erwin j Adams public
trustee In and Tor the County ~ Kto Grmuds,
state at Colorado do hereby give notice. that ~
the rs.Iu".s of the legal holders at said notss,
and by virtue at IN" powers at .a,d trust decd
to me granted ~ public trustee gill oa Nat.
us'iay. Jan, AIRY u. tsl3. 81 the hour ~ o'clock
In the afternoon ~ saki day y, tie North froas
door of the Court Housr Ia the town os D~l
Softs. County at kso 0ran.ie. ksa,c Of Colo
rsdo. .~il sssd land At public sale 10 the high.
zee snd bsss bsddcs 70 cssh for the purpose NJ
paying eatd n0ses and Insrr~,, and the c,.s os
executing thi. trust. the iands herein above
described.
hated ~ bel Norss. Colorado, this isth a.,
~ lberrmiser A. u tSa.
ERWIN J. ADAMS.
| putAtc Trustee
| Sssss Put. Dsr. ~ ~ pub Jsm. ~
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02
REFORMS UNPOPULAR

William Lloyd Garrison deliv-
cred an address before the stud
ents of the Michigan university AT
Ann Arbor, November ~. 1905.
in which he espoused the doctrine
Of Henry George. lie said:
"Reformers are idealists. dis
trustful Of temporary cxpcdien,s
and full Of faith in principles and
human progress. They know that
compromises simply postpone the
settlement which must finally be-
met with added cost aud usurious
interest. He who demands an i'm =.
mediate rectiiication Of wrongs is
the fanatic Of today. but the con.
sentative Of tomorrow. SO rapidly
do estimates Of character change.
that in single lifetime. men bc.
hold heroes in bronze or marble
whom they remember as the sport
II mobs and inmates OF prison
cells. The process is continuous.
~ new and vital questions con-
front each generation.
Vested privilege has more TO
fear from the application Of the
single tax than from any other
device proposed for its destruction
Though differing in name
there u no serious reform, whsthe,
pertaining " psece, tari6s, racs
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02

Every grumbler who is against
any innovations always is some
thing of 'what-has-been'' as if pre-
cedents were infallible guides to
be followed. John NJ. Waldron,
in his criticism of the policy of
the federal government, regarding
the forest service, quotes prece-
dent at great length We have no
patience with has -beens. Give us
men who can look to the future
and not always to the past
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02
Notice Of Application to Lease
State Lands.

Office Of the State Board OF Land Commits.
sioners.
Denver. Colo, Dec. 18th. l.Gs.
Notice i hereby given that j. W. Lincoln
whose po.tofiice address il Monte Vista, Colo
has made application No. $3.50 u lease the fol
lowing described Internal improvement Lands,
situate in Rio Grande County. Colorado towit
z = Of Sec. II, Twp. 20 \ RTE
No other application to lease the above de
-cribod lands will be considered after January
18th, 1909.
JoHN y. VIVIAN.
Register State Board Land Commissioners.
First Pub. Dec ". last Pub. Jan. IL.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02
SATURDAY, JANUARY ?, 1909
THE MONEY INTERESTS.

Charles Russell says politics
has drifted into barter. The in
terests watch every movement
made by all parties and govern
themselves accordingly He says
$50 far as national politics was
concerned. the Democratic Party
was corrupted chiefly as posi-
bility. 1t was not in power, but
it might be. Therefore the Inter
ests corrupted it also. In some
States and many localities the
Democrats were IN control of local
affairs. In some states and places
the Interests were Democratic.
They kept careful watch of politi-
cal drift and veered accordingly
For instance. in 1883 there began
in Iowa widespread popular re-
volt against Republican rule. |
remember sitting in the gallery of
the Democratic State Convention
that year, and General Weaver.
who sat next to me. pointed out on
the floor beneath fourteen railroad
attorneys and lobbyists that had
never before taken the least inter
est in any Democratic convention,
and who were now among the
most active delegates.
in 1896 Mark Hanna shook
down practically every corpora
ton and money institution in the
country. The money was piled
knee deep around the polling
places. and where there were not
enough votes that could be legally
cast others were manufactured
From 1896 TO 1900 the country
continued to grow in population,
and vet the records show that the
number of votes alleged to have
been cast in 1896 exceed by more
than one million the number OF
votes cast in 1900.
This was probably the summit
of political corruption IN this
country, 1t had cost SO much tina,
in 1904 the Interests had recourse
To the cheaper methods of 1854
They secured control of the Demo
cratic Convention. nominated q
candidate whose defeat was abso.
lutely assured, and were able tc
get along with largely reduced
contributions in the campaign"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02

The precious documentary evil
dencc in the Kelly Campbell con-
test under the jealous and watch
full care Of a special messenger
was speeded on its way to the EN-
balming committee in Denver, on
Thursday night.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02

A general fight between the
state of Colorado and the federal
government, involving practically
all of the water in the state, is
predicted in the annual report of
State Engineer T. w. .Jaycox, who
urges a special appropriation for
the establishment of a bureau to
gather data in support of the
states side of the fight.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02
SheriN's Sale

By virtue of an execution Issued out the
Clerks once OF the District Court of kio
Grands County, and State of Colorado, and 10
me directed, Whereby l am commanded to ma kc
the sum Of Three Hundred and Seventy three
and lSiO Dollar, ,ks73.isi and costr Of suit.
the amount Of a certain judgment recently
Obtained against Erne-t 4. Scrogin In favor of
y. q. Carpenter ont Of the lands. tensments.
goods and ehattel- ~ the said Ernest 4. ScrnSin
have levied 90 tho following propcIty, to~it
100 shares Of tho eapitsl stock Of The Asiatic
Tunnel Mining and Milling Company. entered
On said company. hooks A. evidenced by Ger
uecats No. =: for ~ Shares. and by Certificate
~ for - share~.
Therefore. according to said command.
shall s1pose for sale, at Public Auction. all the
right. title aud interest Of tho above named
Ernest A. Scroxin 10 and to the above described
property: on the Twenty nth day Of January
ieN at 10 O'Clock A. " at the North door Of
the United State Post Once in Monte Vista.
Rio Grands County. Colorado.
Dated at Del Nort- this 10Th day Of December
i!se
AuousT J. WEISS.
sheriff Of Rio Grande County
First Pub. Dec. N, last Pub. Jan. u.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02

land monopoly, suffrage, brother
pressing questions, that is not an
offshoot of privilege. The attempt
of men to prosper at the expense
of their fellows, through process
of law, explains them all
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-02
First Baptist Church
REv. ?. L. BLOWERS. Pastor.

XIV. +. L. BLOWEks, Pastor.
Morning service at II u. m. Evening
service 7:O. Sunday school 10 q. m.
b Y PU $40 p. m. Wednesday evening
meeting 7:3O
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04

Park, is this: 1t may not be known
to all the comrades that every Re-
union we have must be attended by
some expense if it is to be success
full. We must have conveniences in
the way of tables, chairs and shell
ter. We must advertise literally
and get up and send out posters
and circulars to the seventy odd
Posts that constitute our associa-
tion. We must have some music.
We must have good speakers and
there are many other incidental eX-
penses which must be taken care of.
If the weather should be good, we
must even then have shelter from
the sun. If we should chance upon
stormy day, we must also have
shelter. The tables, chairs, tents,
ETC., would have to be provided by
us if we should hold the Reunion
in Nay Aug Park and the expense
would be considerable. Our Com
mittee have received the following
concessions from the management
of Luna Park: Free admission to
the Park for all veterans of the
Civil War, their wives and children,
for all Sons of Veterans, for all
members of the Women's Relief
Corps, Ladies of the G. A. r. Circle
and Ladies' Auxiliary, the liberal
advertising of the Reunion through
out Northeastern Pennsylvania, the
use of the splendid Band of the
Park for the opening of the after
noon meeting, and the free use of
the tables, seats and pavilions of
the picnic ground and all the con-
veniences of the Park, affording
ample shelter against sun or stormy
weather.
A word as to the refreshments.
All who desire to do so can bring
their refreshments with them, and
enjoy a basket picnic under the
trees or in the pavilion with their
| families. The Auxiliary Societies
of the G. A. r. will provide a good
substantial lunch at very reason
able price for those who would pre-
fer to get their lunch in that way.
This is not for the purpose of max
ing anything, but only as matter
of accommodation.
An effort will be made to get
Gen. Thomas J. Stewart, Past Ma
tional Commander, to deliver the
annual address. If we succeed, we
can assure you all of a great treat
in store for you, as no more gifted
orator exists to-day in the member
ship of the G.. A. r. Our esteemed
| Department Commander, T. NJ
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
"DECENTLY HANGED"
DE Mario Was Lackawanna's Fourth
to Swing,

Promptly at 1905 o'clock, Thurs
day morning last, Nicholas De
Marco, who, about year since,
killed his young wife, was jerked
into eternity by the hangman's rope.
He preserved a calm and fearless
demeanor to the last-was ready
to die, he said. All the previous
night was spent with priest in
preparation for his journey to the
other world. The mass was cele-
brated in his cell at 8 O'Clock, at
which he received holy communion,
and after which extreme JUNCTION was
administered by the priest. The
two faithful Italian sisters from st.
Lucy's convent attended at the
mass.
IF l wanted to commit suicide
l could do it a week ago." he said,
as he handed the Rev. VIM. Gislon
a rusty knife, but I do not want
to die that way 1 am sorry for my
crime and prepared to meet my God
in the way the law says l should go.
Here, you can take it,"
The trap was sprung at five min
utes after 10 o'clock; he was pro-
nounced dead at 10:14, nine min
utes later and officially dead at 1924
and lowered into the coffin at 1925,
the quickest execution in that coun-
ty, and the quickest, according to
James Van Hise, the New Jersey
hangman, who conducted the job,
that he ever had on his hands.
The trap was sprung before the
onlookers had time to realize it,
the body gave few convulsive
twitches and presently stopped
swaying, and the deed was done.
The body was lowered into the
coffin by Undertaken Regan, of Belle
vue, and taken Immediately in a
hearse to the home of his brother,
John De Mario, of Old Forge. A
funeral mass was celebrated Friday
morning in the Old Forge Italian
Catholic church, and interment
made in the Italian cemetery there.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
"LOWER DUTIES"
Says President Taft and He Wins.

A Washington dispatch, dated
Thursday last, says: The Payne
Aldrich tariff bill tonight stands
completed. An agreement on all
disputed points was reached this af-
ternoon and at 4:55 p. m. the con-
ferees' report was signed by the
Republican conferees. 1t will go to
the House tomorrow and be voted
on by that body on Saturday. The
Senate will begin consideration of
the measure as agreed to by the
conferees on Monday.
Halted by the mandate of Presi-
dent Taft, the tariff conferees were
compelled to turn back and revise
their rates on lumber and gloves.
In a communication to Senator AL
drich and Representative Payne the
president demanded that the high
rates on gloves as fixed by the house
and the high rates on lumber as
fixed by the senate should not be
made a part of the conference re-
port.
After struggling over these ques-
tions throughout the entire day the
conferees surrendered to the presi-
dents view and signed the report.
The report will go to the house to-
morrow at noon and will be ordered
printed. Probably a week will be
required to dispose of the conference
report in the senate.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04

Mahon, and Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral, Suydam, are confidently ex-
pected to be with us and we hope
to make their coming a memorable
event. You have now ample time
to make your arrangements for COM
ing and see to it that you let no
little trife interfere with your COM
ing. Mark down Thursday, Aug.
19, 1909, Seven County Reunion at
Scranton, Pa, and sidetrack every
other engagement for that day.
We are looking for you, we want
you; do not fail to come.
The Committee further beg to
inform you that comrades of Post
No. 1879 will be detailed in uniform
to be present all day at both the
entrances to Luna Park, for the
purpose of distributing tickets of
admission. The Park can be reach
ed directly by the Nay Aug line OF
Street Cars or by the Laurel Line
(Dunmore branch).
The program of the day will be:
1880 a. IN. Business meeting,
election OF officers for ensuing year
and deciding on place of meeting
next year.
10 m. Recess for lunch.
p. m. Camp fire. To continue
at will of the comrades.
Yours in F. c. and L.,
Ezra H. Ripple, Pres.
Marshall Preston, Sec'y.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
Seven-County Veteran Association.


Dear Comrades:
At the annual reunion last year,
it was your pleasure to elect me
President for this year. l desire to
merit your confidence and l have
assumed the position with the in
tention of doing what 1 can to make
the Seven County Reunion a nota-
BILE success. OF course this means
that l must have your support and
sympathy or my efforts will be in
vain.
Assuming that you will second
my efforts, | will inform you of
what has already been done in the
way of preparation, what we expect
to do further and what we may
hope for if everything works out as
we have planned. Recognizing the
fact that in union there is strength,
l have called to my assistance a
Committee of seven members OF
1t. Ezra S. Griffin Post, which
have named an Executive Commit
tee, and upon whom l depend to do
a great deal of the work, to sug-
gest ideas, and to work up interest
in the Reunion. This Committee
consists of Comrades S. N. Callen-
der, S. B. Mott, d. S. Beemer, Mar
shall Preston, John w. Bayley,
George NJ. Clark, and Fred F.
Adams. This Committee has had
one meeting, as a result of which
we have made arrangements with
the Luna Park management to hold
our Reunion on their grounds on
August 18th, 1909, arranged with
the Auxiliary Societies of Post 139
to provide refreshments, and have
inaugurated a movement to get
speakers and notable men here
who will add greatly to the interest
and pleasure of the meeting.
The explanation of why we have
changed the place of meeting from
Nay Aug Park, the place decided
on at the last meeting, to Luna
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04

chicken raising commuter flourishes,
is responsible for the death of many
fowl.
The oil is washed by the rains into
the cutters, where it is imbibed by
the thirsty chickens. When the
chickens were first observed drink
ing the oil tainted water, some of the
poultry raisers among the commuters
were of the opinion that this form
of diet would be fattening, but the
evil results of the stuff are now
becoming painfully evident.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
oPTIMIST VS.. PESSIMIST.

The following from the Progress
Magazine is worth your perusal:
1.-The optimist lives under clear
sky; the pessimist lives in fog.
The pessimist is confused; he hardly
knows where to go, what to do or
how to act; the optimist is in tune
discerns distinctly the onward pain
with the harmonies of nature and
that lies before him. The pessimist
hesitates, and loses both time and
opportunity; the optimist makes the
best use of everything now, and
builds himself up, steadily and sure
ly, until all adversely is overcome
and the object in view realized.
The pessimist curbs his enegies and
concentrates his whole attention
upon failure; the optimist gives all
his thought and power to the attain
ment of success, and arouses his
faculties and forces to the highest
point of efficiency. The pesslmlst
waits for better times, and expects
to keep on waiting; the optimist
goes to work with the best that is
at hand now, and proceeds to create
better times. The optimist is an
inspiration to everybody; the pessi-
mist is a wet blanket. The pessi-
mist pours cold water on the fires
of his own ability; the optimist adds
fuel to those fires. The pessimist
links his mind to everything that is
losing ground; the optimist lives,
thinks and works with everything
that is determined to press on. The
pessimist places a damper on every
thing; the optimist gives life, fire
and go to everything. The pessi-
mist repels everything; the optimist
attracts everything. The pessimist
fights the wrong; the optimist works
to increase the power of the right.
The optimist is a building force; the
pessimist is always an obstacle in
the way of progress. The pessimist
lives in a dark, soggy, unproductive
world, the optimist lives in that
mental sunshine that makes all
things grow"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
SCRANTON MAN FIRST VICTIM.
Noble johnson Killed in McAdoo
Tube-Was Crushed to Death.

IuDe-NaS CruSneu 10 DedCn'
Noble Johnson until a few years
ago a resident of 1882 Lafayette
street, West Scranton, later a switch
man for the Hudson and Manhattan
Railroad Company, N. Y, and liv-
ing at COS East 13S street, New
York, was struck and instantly killed
ed by a train at Church and Cort-
landt streets, New York, on We'd
nesday last.
The official photographer of the
company was taking flashlight of
construction work in the tunnel
when the flash and smoke gave john
son the idea that there had been a
short circuit and he jumped to the
track to discover what was wrong.
Before he could get into one of the
recesses provided along the track
for the switchmen he was caught by
an incoming train from Jersey City
and crushed to death. He was
found by train dispatcher at the
Cortlandt street entrance.
Mr.. johnson was married and was
81 years of age. He had no chill
dren. He was the first person to be
killed in the new McAdoo tunnel.
While a resident of Scranton he was
employed on the Lackawanna rail-
road
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
OILED ROADS FATAL TO CHICKS.

Petroleum Allays the Dust, but It's
Deadly as a Beverage.
A Tribune special from Montclair,
says:
Jersey commuters who go in for
chicken raising are seeking some
antidote for a new danger to their
success in raising pullets for do
mestic use. Recent developments
have shown that the crude oil
which is being used to allay the dust
raised by automobiles in the streets
of Montclair, East Orange, Caldwell,
Verona and other towns where the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-04
Modern woodmen VS.. Tuberculosis

1t will interest many people in
this locality to learn that the Mod
ern Woodman society has decided
to conduct an extensive sanatorium
at Colorado Springs, for the treat
ment of members afflicted with tub
erculosis, free of all charge to men,
bers. The last official Woodmen re-
ports show that during the years
1S91-1907, inclusive, 14.5 per cent.
of the total insurance losses in those
years, or $9,065,000, resulted from
this cause. AS the mortality expert
ence of the Woodmen society has
been unusually favorable being but
20 per cent. of the expected at all
ages under the National Fraternal
congress table, a death rate of but
629 per 1,000-or but 4.9S per
1000, if the experience OF the first
five membership years be included
the heavier insurance losses in
f1icted upon other societies expert
encing a higher mortality may be
conservatively appropriated.
If the Woodmen society, with it's
exceptionally favorably mortality,
finds it to be Good business" to
fight consumption in this way, why
should not other fraternal societies.,
life insurance companies, labor Or
ganizations. the national and inter-
national church bodies, ETC., find it
profitable, from the viewpoint of
business or benevolence, or both, to
take such action? Each life saved
to the Woodmen society, by means
of this sanatorium, will, it is stated,
represent a saving of $1,700-the
average amount of the Woodmen
policies in force-at an expense for
treatment of approximately one
twentieth of that sum. In the broad
err sense, each life saved means the
preservation to the family of its
head and bread-winner, and to the
state of useful, self-sustaining
citizen.