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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Judge R. Maupin. of Shslbinas
was with friends in this cit4
Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Pritchett White and wife have
been with their relatives in Hume
well.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

From The Giant Trust of the
Future" by Earl Mayo, in the Feb
ruary Metropolitan Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

1928
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

build cities and conquer the desert
and elect presidents-with all our
hearts. So 1t Is just as well for us
with our temperament in our climate
to let 1t alone But the Italian is
happy-go-lucky, his climate Is mild.
his traditions are mellow, and his
heart light.
He never will become in his own
country, in his own wine. with his
own ways the sincere. devoted drink
er that the American is. and so he
does not understand prohibition. nor
can We appreciate his wide-open It
ally. Though respect is possible be-
tween US.
1t began TO grow hot In Venice late
in May. SO we hurried into Switzer-
land We left Venice in the early
morning. A gondola took us to our
station. We passed the water traffic
OF the early morning-the fishermen.
the truck gardeners. the fruit venders
with cherries and berries, the lumber
boats. the coal barges, the draying
crafts laden to the waters edge. the
hotel motor boats jammed with de-
parting tourists. the awakening street
steamers. all beginning long. hot.
busy day.
Even in the early morning no one
was idle in Venice. and our last i'm
preston OF Italy was like our first
that OF a busy. kindly. intelligent
people. frugal. thrifty and shrewd. 1t
was with a real sadness that We left
Italy. II was our first foreign con-
quest And for six weeks. while we
were making our conquest. everyone
had been courteous TO us. everyone
had treated us fairly and honorably:
we had dealt with all kinds OF people
without knowing a syllable OF their
language. except the words for thank
you" and how much" and there had
been no dispute about a penny with
any one in all that time.
We had been fed and housed. the
five OF US during the six weeks. with
all that goes with board and lodging
washing. hires. extra meals. ex-
ira service Of all kinds-nll for $500.
and had been more than satisfied. so
when we left the gondola in Venice
and took the train for Switzerland.
we went with a feeling that on our
journey We had eaten the pie first
and that the rest would not be so
delightful.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

that she would give him an evening
at her home when she would have
present some OF the best musicians
in the country who were to give a
final verdict on his abilities.
Il will never forget that night"
said Richards. speaking OF that mo-
mentous hour in his career. 1T was
when you consider that there were
present Emil Paur, Josef Hoffman,
Gerardy, Lambert, Daniel Frohman,
and a lot Of others whom I looked
upon as a jury deciding my fate. Ny
own mother. who had come from Grip
pie Creek for the occasion. was there
also. and she was Just about as ner-
vous as I was Well, got away with
II all right, and the next day II was
decided that l should go to Paris.
The determination was wired 10 my
father. who came on soon afterward.
carrying with him a couple OF leather
bags. the nuggets and dust from Grip
pie Creek mines that were to pay for
my education"
According to Richards story. his
good luck followed him 70 Paris.
where he studied for four years un-
der Sbriglia and other noted masters,
for in Paris he met Miss Freeman. a
well known American artist. who OBJ
tanned for him an entree into q num-
ber OF noted salons. Among his pa
irons there were the Princess Eulalia.
the Spanish infanta. Comte D'Eau. the
son of Louis PHILIPPE OF France, and
many other well known personages.
1t was there after his four years of
study. that he was engaged to sing
with the Savage grand opera COM
pany. and after a successful season
in New York in the standard operas
he came under the notice OF Tito Ric-
cordi, Puccini's agent and publisher.
who selected him to create the role
of Sharpless In Madame Butterfly"
with what success is known to music
lovers.
Richards voice is high lyric bar
itone of splendid quality. and 1t is
fair to assume that in the magnificent
music which Oscar Straus has written
in The Chocolate Soldier" the young
singer will give a good account OF
himself.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
TOM RICHARDS MAKING
A GREAT SUCCESS IN
new YORK AS SINGER

Sundays edition of the Denver News
contained an excellent picture OF Tom
Richards OF this city and the following
account of his success as a grand op-
era singer in Boston. New York. Chi
cago, and other musical centers. 1t
says:
Tom Richards, the Colorado boy
with the golden voice, has succeeded
TO the part OF ]. E Gardner, in the
role of Bumerli. in the great New
York success. The Chocolate Sol
der" and is making a decided hit.
Richards, who is as wellknown In Dem
yer. Colorado Springs. Pueblo and
Cripple Creek as he is In Canon City.
his home town. has had a decidedly
eventful career, and has steadily pro-
gressed in his profession until now he
is nearing the very top.
Ten years ago. Dave Richards. who
is known all over the west as a pros
pec;or and mining engineer. went to
Cripple Creek with the nrst BONANZA
boom. At that time his son, Tom. a
boy OF 16, had practically decided to
follow In his fathers footsteps and
devote his life to wringing wealth
from Mother Earth. but a simple 1T
tie church entertainment attended by
all the miners in the region. decided
young Richards future. II was as a
boy soprano that he attended and took
part in q cantata in Cripple Greek ten
years ago. and after the whirlwind
OF applause that greeted his first ap-
pearance had subsided the miners told
Dave Richards that they had decided
to make singer of his boy. no matter
what he or his wife had planned to
the contrary.
The next day there was a general
chipping in" and before young Rich
ards had even been able to grasp the
Importance OF the thing he had been
sent OF to Denver to take his first
musical instruction. After few
years here he went back to Cripple
Greek to give an account OF his stew
ardship. and then nothing would do
but he must go to New York and see
what the big fellows" there had to
say of his talent
Unwilling TO spend more of his life
hoard than was absolutely necessary.
young Richards. through his friend
ship for an Englishman. who was 60
Ing East on the private car Of the
late General Palmer. president OF the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, was
taken east on the car. and before II
reached New York he had met George
Foster Peabody of Denver. to whom
his talents had already been descrio-
ed. Tom carries today a nve-dollar
gold piece which Peabody gave him
as a tip, and which was the first one
he had ever received
After studying a year or more there
with Isidore Luchstone. during all of
which time Peabody's friendly inter
est in the boy was continued, young
Richards met Mrs. W. T. Bull. the
wife OF the famous surgeon. who died
there some months ago, and II was
through her influence and recognition
OF his abilities that his career was A.
nally settled.
His ambition to study abroad was
known to Mrs. Bull. and she told him
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
In the Old Brown Suit ca.e.-

Germany. Holland and Belgium
are in many respects the most SER
ious parts OF Europe. They are not
at all gay. as Italy is: nor festive.
as much as France is, They are mod
ern. enterprising. ambitious. and
exceedingly dignified and important
countries-countrIes worthy OF SER
ious consideration. OF deep study. OF
concentrated thought
So for Mother and Daddy to leave
Grandma and Bill and Mary at Law
renee. Switzerland. beside a green
lake with white-tipped green and
gray mountains reflected In II. to
leave Grandma and the children and
go away TO see Germany. Holland and
Belgium should in the nature of
erous expedition.
But II was no such thing. On the
contrary. II was done In the old
brown suit case with only such gar
ments as were absolutely required
by two people for two weeks. And
we were like the fello wwho was
given ten minutes TO leave town and
straddled a mule and left in five
minutes and told them to keep the
change. For we were back In eleven
days. having visited Munich. Dresden.
Berlin. The Hague. Antwerp. Brus-
sells. Cologne. Strassburg. and spent
day on the Rhine. In the eleven
days.
So those who are looking for a
serious consideration of these places
in this letter may as well get them to
an encyclopedia For II was essen
tally n frivolous adventure. aud the
best thing about II was that II was
undertaken for fun and as a joke.
and It was a success. We had been
loafing-dawdling is perhaps the best
word-for six weeks In Italy. and we
wished to see how 1t would be 20 have
the haunted look and dazed counte-
nance OF the tourist one sees In ho-
tells and on the streets. doing Europe
In three weeks. in
Do we got inpo ine oiu Drown suit
case. with no other baggage on earth.
and set out on our foolish journey.
We rode all the bright summer
morning through Switzerland-which
should have letter to itself-and
came about noon into Bavaria. II is
country Of broad fields and Will
ages. with few good towns, but es-
sentially 1t is rural. The farmers were
curing the first hay crop us we
passed They had 1t moved and II
was Hung on poies about three feet
high with a cross-bar on each pole
that supported two or three forks full
of hay.
Thus It dried while the new crop
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
How's Thisf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
word for any case OF catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. o.
We. The undersigned. have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him erfectly honorable pin all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
walding. Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure in taken intern
ally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system
Testimonials sent free. Price. 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

of focus with life elsewhere. There
is this, however, to be said about
Munich in connection with the beer:
The cooking is splendid. Germany
has developed a cooking Of its own
kind; heavier than the Italian, Swiss
and French cooking; greasler and
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

more meaty-but good OF its kind. If
one likes plenty. All over Germany
we found this same heavy, meaty
feeding-entirely different from the
meals of the South, where fruit and
vegetables have large place in every
meal.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

came up under 1t. Only In Bavarian
fields did we see this process of cur
ing hay. As we went further into
Bavaria we saw the hop vine grad
ually overcome the fields. Miles and
miles of hops flew past the car win
dow.
And as the afternoon grew old, the
ruddy, slender. nervous. blonde Swiss
people who filled the train earlier
in the day, began to disappear. and
their places taken in the car by big,
brown, brusque. burly Bavarians-
masterful people. with big chests
and bigger abdomens. who were of
another race from the gentle people
of Italy with whom we had been living
for six weeks.
These Bavarlans-except for their
absured little soft hats with feathers
stuck in the back of the hatbands-
are extremely advanced. They are up
to-date.
Munich, their capital city, is the
latest novelty in municipalities. The
city does things and owns things and
controls things that Emporia will not
think of taking over for fifty years
more And in this modernism, in this
new paternalism, Munich is only the
the type OF the German city OF this
country.
Directly and Indirectly 1t is Social
ism. and II is pretty well at work all
over Europe. Muncih is no different
from Berlin or London or Paris or
Rome in its modernism One has to
get used to city telephones, city street
cars. city art galleries, city concert
hall. city tennis courts. city golf links.
city markets and city band concerts
in Europe. Just as one has to get
used TO state railroads. official lot
teries and government breweries and
slaughter houses.
And in coming north out of Italy
into Germany. Munich is as good a
place as any other to become aware
that all these activities are having
the realm OF private ownership and
control In Europe and entering the
realm OF public ownership.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

A Daily Record want ed does the
cork. Only &c HIS.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
An Eye For Business.

The people of Eschweg think Sven
Hedin good business man. The mer
chants association of that place in
vited him to deliver lecture there
and In reply received letter from the
explorer in which he said he would
be delighted to comply with the re
quest, but expected to receive in re
turn $500 marks. The secretary OF
the organization answered that the
price was not in keeping with their
modest means and that the explorer
probably fancied that the invitation
emanated from n colony of American
gold mine owners.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Bible School, 9:i5 Il. III. every Sunday
morning.
Morning service at II o'clock. Sub
Iect, "Thc Essential Elements in
Progress"
Evening Subject, "Thc Fight OF
Life"
Prayer meeting wednesday evening
at $ o'clock, followed by choir practice.
Bible School Teachers meeting at
s O'Clock Friday evening. Officers
and teachers requested to be present.
Others invited.
Next Wednesday evening the ques-
tions on Biblical subjects will be an.
swered. Other questions will be an
swered II handed in at this meeting.
The evening sermon will be es-
pecially to the young people.
S. NJ. BEDFORD, Pastor.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
Climate
is Ideal

Mercury rarely gets below
zero. There is but little wind,
and rarely damage by frost
A hail storm was never
known. A beautiful valley,
surrounded BY timbered
mountains. To the east and
south lies Mesa Verda, the
home of the ancient Cliff
Dwcllers.
Perpetual water rights, first
and only ditch from Dolores
River. Water in canal every
day from opening of season
until closing, and headgate is
never locked.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
Want Column.
For Sale, Lost, Strayed, Stolen,
Found, Etc, will be found here.

FOR SALE-Saddle pony. Weight
about 700 pounds. Inquire of NJ. N.
Ross at Montgomery Mere. Co.
Cuchara Camps, La Veta, Colo.
Elevation, 5000 feet. Cabins for rent
to summer tourists. tfI4
TAKEN UP.-A stray hog at my
place. Owner can have same by pay
ing for this ad.
BIG f. f. FLOYD.
LOST-Small leather pocket case
containing b. p. O. f. card and check
on New York Bank for $25. Finder
leave at this ollie and get reward.
FOR SALE-Six thoroughbred :, reg
istered Duroc-Jerscy boars, at half
price. Call, or address, W. L. Bur
nett, on the Dearing ranch, one mile
south Of Ordway. 4L-lG
LOST-Two jackets, silk lined, one
light drab, one tan. Lost either two
mile east or two mile west of town.
Leave at Gallavan's store aud get re-
ward. Bills
LOST OR STOLEN-Whitc bull
dog, brown spot over right eye. Crop
ped ears, answers to the name OF Don.
IS reward for information leading to
his recovery.
Phone 95ll j. w. Nash,
2t Olncy Springs, Colo.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

]. N. Anderson, Irrigation Agent
for the Missouri Pacific, spent Tues
day in Ordway mingling with our
business men. His headquarters are
In St. Louis and on his trip west he
has found the crops fitting into the
bumper class, those In this vicinity
being especially worthy OF mention.
The amount OF business handled at
the local station was a revelation to
to him and his comments on our pros
perous town were most favorable.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

E.F. Greene, of the Twin Lakes
Co., is superintending the building OF
a cook shack, or more properly speak.
ing, palace kitchen on wheels. for
use on the Colorado Canal. 1t is con-
structed along substantial and Gle.
CANT lines, having maple floor, COM
position roof, iron trucks and is fitted
with Majestic range, hot water
boiler, porcelain sink, cupboards, bins,
shelves and drawers without number.
Fred Rohl is doing the work.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday. July 18th, 1909.

Sunday, July 18th, 1909.
Sunday School, 1000 a. M. J. j.
Duncan, Supt. Subject of Lesson,
"Paul's Second Missionary Journey,
"Thessalonica and Bcrca" Acts. l7:l.
10,
Morning worship ll:00 a. IN.
Evening service at 500 o'clock. The
Epworth League having charge the
first half hour followed by sermon by
the pastor.
Mid.wcek service Wednesday even.
ing ut 500 o'clock.
A cordial welcome awaits you to all
these services.
A. w. RICE, Pastor.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
0Iney Springs Items.

Joseph Ricf was Pueblo visitor on
Sunday.
Miss Josie Mauchcr visited n few
days In this town last week.
Bert Tabor was in Fowler Sunday.
John Cowden went to La Junta on
Wednesday.
Dick Moore was Fowler visitor
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Cowdcn was in Fowler
Wednesday.
Miss Gladys johnson is visiting In
Ordway with friends this week.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
Japanese Girl. College Honors.

With the degree of bachelor of di
vinity Japanese, Miss Ochima Oku
bo, was graduated from the Pacific
Theological seminary with six othe.
students when the commencement ex
ercises Of the seminary were held al
the First Congregational church.
Miss Okubo is also registered II
sophomore work at the University o
California and lives In Oakland.-Sai.
Francisco Chronicle.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

ebert" Francis writes to have MS
paper sent TO Radiant, over In frc'
mont county, where he Is acting as
spperiptepdent OF a coal mine. lie
promises to send us enough coal 10
cook a beefsteak II we can rustic the
steak. We don't care to make any
rash promises so will be compelled 10
ro,uso his kind offer with thanks.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Charles Sewers writes from Silver
Lake, Kansas, that he is feeling fine
and requests the New Era sent TO the
new address. His many friends here
will be glad to hear that the rheuma-
tsm Is looscning its hold on him.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
A NItht Riders Raid

The worst night riders are calomel,
croton oil or aloes pills. They raid
YOUR bed to rob you OF rest. Not so
with DR.. Kings New Life pills. They
never distress or Inconvenience, but
always cleanse the system, curing
Colds, Headache, Constipation, Mslar-
Ia, 25c ut Edgar Bros. drug store.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

The Montezuma Valley is
in the Southwestern part Of
Colorado. the best and sureSt
fruit section Of the State.
But one fruit failure in IS
years. AS a fruit section the
Valley equals Palisades,
Paonia and Delta. where land
sells from $1,000 to $4,000
an acre. This land can be
bought for s25 to SIS. and
has water rights as good as
the best bitches in the Arkan-
sas Valley.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Mrs. Chas. A. Bell, who has been
visiting r. l.. Martin and wife, left
on Thursday Of last week for Manitou
where she will remain several months.
Change Of climate has benefited her
baby boy who was quite sick upon
their arrival here. Mr.. Martin ac-
companicd them to Pueblo.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
Products

1t is an ideal fruit country.
Unsurpassed for small grains,
wheat yielding 60 to 70 bu.
per acre. Vegetables of all
kinds grown in abundance
Alialfa-three crops per sea-
son. average yield S to 7 tons
per acre. Potatoes beat the
ureeley's both in quality and
yield.
Ot 100 exhibits at the State
Fair, Pueblo, 1906, Monte
yuma fruits took 81 prizes.
Fifty people have gone
from Rocky Ford to the
Montezuma Valley, and all
are well pleased and speak in
'iie highest terms OF praise OF
the Valley.
We expect to have an ex-
IutSlon party leaving here on
July 27. Low rates on the
railroad, and free transporta-
oon over the land. A repre-
sentative Of our firm will be
a' the Ordway Hotel in Ord
way Colo, on Wednesday,
Ju'y FL, prepared to give any
KIND of information on the
valley and with literature
giving detailed description.
.all upon him, or address us
'0r further particulars.
bowman ( lats0n
neal Estate. Loans, Insurance
Rocky Ford, Colo.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
Notice Formers!

l have a new binder and am now
ready to take contracts for harvesting
all kinds OF small grain at Il reasonable
price. Call at my residence at 7:3O
O'Clock p. II. and | will make con-
tracts with you. Get in early and be
first served.
2t A. X. FRYE.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

A heavy hail storm did an immense
amount of damage to growing crops
northeast Of here last Tuesday after
noon. Ioslcr Bros, who are farming
twelve miles north Of Sugar City, suf-
fercd heavy loss, all their corn being
stripped Of its blades, cantaloupc
vines badly damaged and other crops
slightly injured.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Prof. T.. n. Freeman attended the
National Teachers meeting in Den
yer last week and reports n splendid
trip and good time-in fact, the
time was SO strenuous that IL took
him several days to recover after
reaching home.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

A. X. Carroll, formerly proprietor
OF the CarrOllton House, but now
farming an 500 acre tract near Wal
scnburg, writes that prospects are not
the best for crop rs the water supply
is inadequate at present.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Farm notes appear again after an
enforced vacation. The contributor
Mr.. ID, C. Roberts is still very busy,
being in the midst of cherry picking
but found time to furnish his regular
quota of interesting reading TINS
week.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Agent Pcarce accompanied his wife
and son as far rs Pueblo Sunday on
their way TO different points in New
Mexico. Mrs. Pcarce will be gone for
several weeks and will visit with
friends and relatives.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Merit Gayetty and L. Nevcns hit the
trail with their pack outfit for Il two
months outing in Routt county, Colo.
for llshing and sightseeing trip and
to have general good time.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16
Thank Offering.

The Regular Monthly Tea OF the
NJ n I,udles' Aid will be at the home
Of Mrs. O. @. Ransom Thursday after
mon July 22nd at 23O p. M THOSE
wishing to 20 out will find convey
ances at the Hotel Berendo. BrinR
your mite boxes.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Misses Sigma WickstrOm and Esther
Kelley were In Sugar City last Friday
making the '.ghost walk" among the
patrons of the Colorado Telephone Co.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Art Trotter returned from the Paci'
ilc coast last Wednesday after vain
endeavor to pull loose from home ties
and the best country the sun shines
on
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Mrs. Geo. +. Beaver returned from
Denver last Sunday accompanied by
her daughter, who will make an cX-
tended visit in Ordway.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Saturday, (tomorrow) afternoon, at
2:3o, the Women's Relief Corps meets
in the old post Office building. A full
attendance is desired.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

We are indebted to o. :. Mitchell
for a choice lot OF cherries this week.
He must have known our falling for
this delicious pie fruit.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

L. A. Landorf, the baker, Is having
trouble this week, the bake oven
having fallen in, causing temporary
suspension of the baking on the
premises.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

"What are they moving the church
for?"
"Wcll, stranger, Pm mayor OF these
djpgins, an I'm for law enforcement
We've got an ordinance what says no
saloon shall be nearer than 300 feet
from church. give 'cm thrce Gays
to move the church.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Fred Bass received word from Arm
strong, Illinois, last week that his
father, now in his seth year, was fail
ing rapidly and lie took the afternoon
train Saturday to be with him.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Implement dealers are busy these
days setting up and delivering bind
ers, mowers and all kinds OF tools for
taking care OF the heavy crop OF hay
and small grain.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Mrs. Hattie GroiI, Of Swcdesborn, n.
j., is in the city visiting in the ID. C..
Roberts home. She is a cousin OF Mrs.
Roberts.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-16

Rev. A. NJ. Craven, who resigned as
pastor of the Baptist church some
weeks ago, expects to leave soon to
take 10 charge at Fruita, Colo.