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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-06-04
REsUL Is ON Hi DIAMOND
Worlds Professional Record for Lone
n Baseball Games Broken.


Blooming ton. ILL.,. June Bloom
Fington and Decatur OF the Three
league broke the world prof essionaI
record for long baseball games In a
contest which went twenty-six innings
Decatur winning, 3 to 1. The game
started at y o'clock, 81 double header
being scheduled. and the first ten In
4nings were played In a steady drizzles
The grounds were muddy and slippery
but the fielding on both sides was sen;
sational and the pitching Of both
Burns and Clark was 4 phenomenal,
Decatur won In the twenty.sixth In
ming when Fisher was hit by pitched
ball and Purtell made a three Dagger
Bloomington protested the game
claiming Fisher cut second base. The
game was called for fifteen minutes
on account Of rain In the fifth inning
The sAitual playing time was 4 hours
and 30 minutes.
Other Three I League games result
ed as follows:
AT Rock island, 4; Davenport, I.
At Dubuque 3; Cedar Rapids, 3! sec
ond game Cedar Rapids, q; Dubuque.
8. IA ri 3
National League, 8.
At Boston. Il; Brooklyn, D. Secono
game -Bost ton, o; Brooklyn. 8.
At Pittsburg, s; st. Louis, 4. Sec,
ond game Pittsburg, VI; st. Louis, 2
At New York, 8; Philadelphia. q
Second gam New York, IS: Philadel:
phia, 4.
At Cincinnati, A; Chicago. 4. Sec,
ond game Cincinnati. 2: Chicago, g.
eleven innings.
American League.
At Washington, s.; New York, i.
AT Cleveland, 8; st. Louis, 6. Sec
ond game Cleveland, 5: st. Louis, q
At Philadelphia, 2; Boston, 5. Sec,
5ond game-P hilad elphia, i; Boston, 9
AT Chicago, 4; Detroit, S. Second
game Chicago, z; Detroit, 7eighi
innings; called to let teams catch
trains.
American Association.
At Toledo. o; Louisville, 1. Second
gRme-T oledo, 4 /; Louisville, 5.
At Minneapolis, 4; st. Paul, O.. Sec
ond game Minneapolis, o; st. Paul, II
At Kansas City, S; Milwaukee, 2
Second game Kansas City, 4, Afilwau
{ kee,
At Columbus. O.; indianapolis, s
Second game Columbus, 2; Indianap
oils, i i. & /.
Western League.
AZ Des N oines, s; Lincoln, 4.
AT Sioux City, 81; Omaha, S.
At Denver, 2; Wichita, .. Second
game Denver, 6 ]; Wichita, i i.
At Pueblo. Q; Topeka, 1. Second
game--7Pueblo, z; Topeka, 6seyer
Innings; called at dark. Z
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-06-04
Children Killed BY Train

XII byville. Tex. June III josephine
and lake pomsio, aged four and eight.
years, respectively fell under the
wheels Of q freight train. their bodies
being literally ground to pieces. Their
father had his arms badly lacerateds
Ia an endeayor to rescue them
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-06-04
. Auto lKtiIs ! Child.

Ravenna, Italy. June IN a,itomo-.
bile In which two Americans were:
driving Killed a child on the road from;
Venice to Rome. The chauffeur. 4
fred Dunno Of Boston Ma 5 arrested.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-06-04

Boys and girls, get into the satur-
day News Pony contest. Your chances
are Just as good as any other boy or
girl3if you are a live one.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-06-04

Boys and girls, get into the satur-
day News Pony contest. Your chances
are just as good as any other boy or
girl if you are live one.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-06-04

Boys and Girls, Get into the satur-
day News Pony contest. Your chances
are just as good as any other boy or
Girl if you are a live one.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-06-04
!, MilchuTt is painting iii
house now days.
HAPPY. IJCK

Boys and girls, get into the Satur.]
Gay News Pony contest. Your chances
are lust as good as any other Soy S.
girl if YOU are a live one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
CITY cha 4.


Read H. X Walkers want ads.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Closing out sale at David Don's.
Closing out sale at David Don's.
Closing out sale at David Don's.
All razors 80 cents. David Don's.
For bus and express, Spencer G Trefz.
Emig, the tailor, for high class tail
oring.
Malta blood oranges at II. r. Battles
& Co.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
25 per cent off on garbage cans at
David Don's.
Brass band at the roller rink Satur-
day afternoon.
Let Krell & Johnston do your tin
and furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
You will be correctly dressed if you
have your spring suit made at Emig',;
II. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave
nue..
w. C.. Maucker has removed his of
flee to rooms SOC and 5O7, Best build.
ing.
White Lily motor washers now
$13.25. Guaranteed five years. David
Don
Havana Buds, panatellas, three Sun
day smokes for cents. Young & Nc
Combs.
Potts sad non handles, regular 10
cent value, 10 cents. Young & Nc
Combs.
Rhubarb bulbs, large and fresh. 2 FOR
% cents. Basement, Young & Nc
Combs
Blue and white enamel pudding pans
20 cent values, 10 cents. Young K
McCombs.
p. n. Jacobsen's well known Brown
Beauties, special for 20 cents. Young
& McCombs
New peas, new asparagus, new pota-
toes, fresh water cress at II. r. Bat
ties & Co. tomorrow.
Special for tomorrow, bottles of
regular 10 cent olives for % cents st
II. r. Battles & Co.
Queens Crown. clear Havana cigars
Saturday Z for % cents. Young 6 Nc
Combs, first floor right.
Roman stripe couch covers, so in
ches wide, Saturday, Go cents, third
floor. Young e McCombs.
10 cent brass extension curtain rods
Saturday 5 cents. Drapery depart
ment. Young e McCombs.
Imported Japanese splashers, hand
some floral decorations, 10 cents each,
basement. Young & McComhs.
Uncle Dan cigars, guaranteed clear
havana, best smoke you ever had. for
for 20 cents. Young & McCombs.
It's the judgment of many smokers
that Lewis Single Binder cent cigar
equals in quality the best 10 cent cigar
A gentlemen's smoke-"Braishette
guaranteed imported tobacco, for -
cents Saturday at Young & McCombs
Line your trunks with cedared
paper. Insure your furs-5 cents per
sheet third floor. Young & McCombs.
The beauty parlors at Young C Nc
Combs are under the direction of Mrs
l.. A. Loring and not Madam Hatten
the ladies $50.
Mr. and Mrs. A. o. Gutzwiller, GA
Twelfth avenue, are the parents of IN
infant daughter which was born yes
terday morning.
Wayn cedared paper wardrobes pro-
tect your furs, moth and dust proof.
Save your dollars, just Go cents, third
floor. Young & McCombs.
J Call old phone G52-L. We do all
kinds of laundry-family washings
dried in sun, makes it sweet and nat
ural. Send trial. Home Laundry.
Emig, the tailor, is showing an ex-
ceptionally large line of fine fabrics for
spring and you'll make no mistake il
you order your spring suit or overcoa 1T
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
THE W EATH Err,
showers tonight or Saturday; slight
ly warmer.
y. NJ. SHERIER, Local FOrecaster.

Temperature mt n. M, 45; mt ID. M.
80. Maximum temperature In last "a
hours, 81; minimum, n. Velocity of
wind at a. m, miles per hour. Stage
of water, SD feet, rise of .O5 foot in
last "a hours. Precipitation, 90 inch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
RIVER BULLETIN.
April is In History.

1914 - Eugene Beauharnais, marshal
ard viccroy. signed i convention
with tie allies in Italy. and the
Napoleonic wars We're ended till
the Waterloo campaign.
1S62-France declared war against
Mexico \ French army was al
ready In Mexico when war was
declared. Hostilities began at once.
19OG-The United states supreme court
decided that Il marriage bond made
in one ctate cannot be sundered in
another state except for causes
valid in both states.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets G:3j, rises 5:14; moon rises
Ala &. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16

MODEL CzThis might be called
staple model We always show gar
ment of this kind. 1t is always safe
and satisfactory The lines are mod
est, the cuff is neat. and the lapel only
moderately long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets G:3j, rises 5:14; moon rises
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

with La Junfs as the county seat.
pending the first gen, raj election.
which occurred the following fill de.
Gliding by vote OF the people In favor
OF La Jun,a. November 10th re-.
cords the sentencing OF Isom Ander
son. the bank robber. within f5r,y
or fifty feet OF the scene OF the rob.
berry.
On February ?2. 1890. Mr.. Phillips
again became sol. editor and propri.
etor. Mr English's name disappear.
Ing. On oc,o ,r 9TH Of the same
year appears the name OF T.. 4. John.
son and ". $. English. In the fol.
lowing January the name OF Phillips
appears again. and on March 7,h ho
again retired. this time In favor OF
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

and with It's equipment. The floor
Is clean and the various articles com
prising It's equipment are carefully
arranged and kept In their proper
places. which at once appeals TO the
customer and the stranger alike.
For country office. the Tribune
contains more and better machinery
than the average office In n city OF
much larger proportions. 4 cranston
cylinder. one jobber. folder. individual
electric motors. electric glucpo'. junior
linotype. large smooth stones .stitchcr,
paper cutter. perforator, Southvorth
punching machine. electric lights. ic"
water tank. typewriter Ton which all
copy IL written and which X equipped
with a keyboard similar to that on
the lino,ypel. dustproof cases In sub.
siantlai cabinets. all brass galleys.
roller cabinet. ink cabinet. stock cab.
incts. library cabinet. and hundred
other smaller aud useful articles 40
TO make up the equipment OF this
little country shop. making II easy
to publish the weekly and do copious
quantities OF job work without con.
fusion or Interference.
Not only Ia the machinery new and
np.to.date. but II IL kept well cleaned
and rubbed up. Every tool. every
article. has It's proper place and ia
kept there. thus avoiding much loss
OF time looking for something which
the man who used II last carelcssly
laid down most any place. or threw
into some box Of junk. Dead type Is
rot allowed 10 remain on the dump
many hours after it, demise. and the
stones are kept free from pied forms
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

ryinE Of the election by trickery. the
Injunction suit and It's failure. IA.
burning Of the old court house and
county records. and finally tn. dlyi.
sion OF the county.
Editing . country newspaper In u
comparatively new settlement IL not
quite - allurins as mining or taking
second mortgages. ."and there seems
70 have been IN inclination on the
part Of tho Tribune's editors TO seek
more congsnisi cllmcs or occupations.
In fact there were times when they
can and went with a facility almost
sQvAilins some Of the western boom
towns"
II the Tribune over had any par.
ticular hobby outside Of alfalfa aud
irrigation. II was on the subject Of
Law and order In La Jun,a. aud pos.
sibly tho lives Of some OF the editors
were made irksome keeping tally on
the bullet holes In the front Of the
Tribune building. II this does not
explain the vicIssi,udcs In the editor.
ship. perhaps the alkali water will
servo ~ an excuse. for that was be-.
fore We had artesian wells.
On July Z. 1857. Mr.. Phillips re-.
tired In favor Of A. J. johnson and
w. 3. English. In this connection II
h we'll 10 state that Mr.. English WAS
with the Tribune constantly from Ap.
ri. 1855, TO December. 1894. either
- . printer upon . salary or ~ one
q The pfoprictors. having charge dur.
iaS ~ whole time Of the mechanical
1eDast0sat Thls. iss7.es. was dur.
~ ~ nsse Deespeeous ssa. nnaact.
~. q ~ TsibsaSs sxissssos. 10
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27
George Phillips of the Pioneer Editors Tells of Early
Trials and Trbuations Of the Tribune "An Up-toDate
Country Shop"
Country Shop"

ness enterprises. schools and churche
come in for their respective shares
in the general growth and develop
ment. all faithfully recorded by the
Tribune.
In the issue of April 2sth appears
the roll OF honor for the La Jun,a
public schools. with F. E. Irwin in
charge Of the principals department
and NJ. E. Norton. now Mrs. Rufus
Phillips. Of the primary department.
In July the Tribune bore witness
to the organization OF the La Junta
Town Company, with Division Super.
intendent Chas. NJ. Rathburn. presi.
dent, and DR.. G. W. Mel, l.. A. Ben.
ton, r. A. Steen. Geo A. Kilgore.
Samuel Strauss. J, S. Kerr. A. c.
Stiles. H. H. Allen and G.. ID. Phil.
lips. members.
About this time appears local
Item referring to Ex-Mayor Denny.
the founder OF the Tribune, and his
prediction for pioneer stories with
= slight Munchausen flavor. when he
was mayor, postmaster. editor. tele-
graph operator and ticket agent. Mr..
Denny always took especial delight
In regaling "tenderfoot" with his
experiences as postmaster when the
wild and woody cowboy demanded
q letter of blood, and In which event
he turned the office over to the
knight Of the spurs until the latter
was satisfied.
The Tribune was frequently called
upon to oppose measures which were
considered contrary to public inter.
est. The limits of this sketch will
hardly admit OF following the inner
details OF the voting OF bonds for the
court house at Las Animas. the car.
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27
lean Printer.

use somewhat eXa asgerated express
sion in those days there were only
two classes Of people. viz: Those
who sold town lots and those who
bought them. La Junta had real
estate firm in nearly every business
block and advertising was above
par"
On June Z. 1855. Mr. Philips re
purchased MIR Joh sens interest I'D
the names Of Phillips 4 En-lish ap-
peared al the head 4 the itarlll
column. In tn, following mon h y,
editor and reporter combined was call
ed upon to record very daring bank
robbery which occurred In July
The issue cf March q, 1883, an.
nounces the creation OF Otero county
by the Seventh General Assembly.
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

Geo. 5 Thompson Later Mr.. Thomp
son and Mr English formed a part
nership until 1892. when Mr.. Thomp.
son was succeeded by J, F, Thomp-
son. This year the Columbian school
house was built. In November Mr.
Thompson name disappeared and
the paper Was conducted by Phillips
x English until December s. 1894,
when 1t was turned over to A. r.
Hunt. who had purchased the plant.
tr.m 1885 10 1859 or 1890, the Tri-
bune was published in the old Ma
sonic building on Santa Fe avenue.
now occupied ty Gel. $. Thompson.
At The latter late 1t was removed to
a new uiId.us on Colorado avenue.
erected by Philips a English.now oc-
cupled by Mills cotfection,ry store.
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

They came into permanent existence
at about the same time, La Junta be.
ing incorporated in 1881, and have
developed together. They still stand
in reciprocal relationship, which the
present proprietor hopes may happily
continue undisturbed for an indefin.
lite period.
The more recent history OF the Tri.
bune Is familiar to most of its read
ers, and We shall omit any further
detailed account except to say that
MIR. Hunt, in January, 1896, traded
locations with Mr.. c. d. Parks, of
jnionyille, Missouri. On October i
1897, the present proprietor purchased
halfinterest in the Tribune and
The paper was conducted under the
firm name OF Parks & Mason until
March, 1898, MIR. Parks becoming
postmaster on that date, and II. l..
Brown becoming his successor on the
Tribune. The paper was conducted
by Brown. a. Mason until January |,
1900, when Mr.. Brown retired, and
since that date by the present editor
and proprietor.
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27
An up-to-date Country Shop.

After one has stacked up against"
the average country printshop, with
Its Uttered floors, rickety stones and
beauteous assortment of half-pied
cases of well.worn type whose faces
have greeted the delinquent subscrib.
ers hese many years-after witness.
ing the usual hullabaloo and confu.
sion incident to the weekly publica.
tion of the country sheet, with its
frantic search for misplaced wrenches
and the familiar clatchety-clatch OF
the old press-it is indeed refresh.
ing to step into well regulated
country office of modern equipment.
Such an office is that Of the La Junta
tColo.) Tribune. A comparison of
this office with that of the average
country printery, brings out a few
interesting facts worthy OF note, and
If they inspire some careless editor
and publisher to better things this
article viii not have been written In
vain.
\ stranger entering the office of
the Tribune is at once impressed with
the general appearance of cleanliness,
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

and litter. This makes 1t convenient
to the man setting job or an adver-
tisement-the type is in the cases.
and 1t isn't necessary to have to
stop and pull" letters and sorts.
Several old cases, neatly partition
ed, make a fine pace In which to
keep serted the cuts of the different
advertisers, and these are placed In
their respective departments as soon
as the advertisement is dead. The
stock cuts and miscellaneous half
tones belonging to the office are
numbered on the base and paced In
neat piles in a cabinet. An alpha
betical list cf the names Of these cuts
with the number of same, is pasted
on the uoor of he met, aud one
can accomOaa e many GUS IN re-
markabiy small space, and at the
same tine Lnu the Il sireu cut at a
moments notice
The editor in his country print
shop believes 1t is good policy to in
stall the best of LABOR saving machin-
cry, and whatever is necessary to
better give the customer up-to-date
satisfaction, and the public a clean,
well-prlnted paper. all home print.
Usually 1t is eight pa ses-sometimes
twelve and sixteen Plates seldom
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27
:. :. !. :. !. :: :. = :. = : I. I. !.

They usually come across" alright.
because the paper Is wen worth the
money. aud they can't afford to be
without II, Il contains the nrws-all
the news and not iufrcquenuy Is
some foreign paid advertisement left
out In order to make place for
good. live news Feature stories,
photographs OF the leading buildings
and institutions Of the city. etc. add
value TO the paper Occasionally
cartoon. Baseball writeups are Illus.
trated with cartoons. adding ginger
to an already spicy account OF the
game
With this equipment one man can
set the paper on the junior in from
two and one.half to three days and
then help out on the job work the
rest OF the time one other man on
Jobs and advertisements II all that
IL necessary besides the editor. TO Is.
sue good weekly and to do from
three to four hundred dollars OF job
work month No devil" around
the Tribune offlcc-th'y are In the
way and do more dana yc than good.
Sample copies Of the Tribune viii
be mailed 10 anyone desiring them.
The paper is not for sale. neither IL
the editor looking for n partner
American Printer. November.
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

IN sy5 the Tribune moved TO the
Leroy building on Trinidad Plaza.
and on October /. 1904. TO It's own
home In the old Bank Of Commerce
building on Trinidad Plaza. the scene
O.: he famous tank robbery of 1855.
where 1t will proln ly remain for all
time to come.
la Junta. or Junta. and Tribune
ar" almost interchangeable terms.
The former. a Spanish word. signifies
tribunal. congress, union. junction,
etc The latter. from the Latin trib.
Us tribel was used 10 designate one
Of iody OF magistrates. chosen by
the pcopl. TO defend the liberties OF
the masses. The histories Of La junta
and the Tribune are lnseparablc
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27


first numbers from an old Army
press set up in the Santa Fe freight
depot. which at that time occupied
quarters in a side door Pullman. The
first copy was purchased by Judge
John - Russell. who moved from
Rocky Ford to La Junta about the
same time, and resided here until his
death. The first copy has been lost.
About the only permanent residents
at that time were Judge Russell and
family. George Spane and family and
James Monroe Powell. familiarly
known as Roe" the latter remain.
ing In La Junta until his death. Frank
Nixon. We are informed. was in Las
Animas NJ that time, but he Is en-
titled. We believe. to the claim Of
being the oldest resident of La Junta.
After a few months Mr.. Denny sus.
pended. but in the fall Of 1882 the
paper was revived short time by
some party whose name seems to
have been forgotten. On September
l3, 1883. Mr.. Nelson II Bowman took
charge, as he frankly informs us, at
the instance OF T. ]. Hickman and
J. c. Jones. holders of the property
by mortgage, and for the purpose OF
boosting the former gentleman and
his friends into office. This year
the first stone school house Was
built In March. 1854, Mr.. Bowman
purchased and added to what then
composed the Tribune plant. and con-
tinued its publication through the
years iss5-ss. During these years
several additional company houses
were built. a railroad library and
reading room. Santa Fe hospital, and
the La Junta and Lamar canal from
Point OF Rocks to Horse Greek. fol-
living partly the route OF the old
government reservation canal
Mr.. Bowman sold out TO q. d.
Phillips about April /. 1886, the latter
purchasing the paper. material and
subscription list for $1,000 with money
borrowed. temporarily. from NJ. c.
Stephens. The first of the files ac-
cessible at the present time begins
with April Is. 1856 This office con.
tains complete bound files Of the
Tribune since that date
on April 22d. G. d. Phillips pub.
lished his salutatory and MIR y. II.
Bowman. his "Adios" Mr. Bowman's
private advice 10 his successor was
10 boom" the bitches and the agri.
cultural resources OF tbs valley. This
advice was quite In accordance with
the Views and inclinations OF the new
proprietor and was faithfully followed
as the files bear ample testimony.
In fact he never missed an opportun.
ity to set forth the natural zdvsn.
tages Of the Arkansas Valley. its fer.
tile soil. irrigating resources. abun.
dant sunshine and pure air tcondi.
tions so favorable TO health and Its
comparative freedom from destructive
storms and cyclones. The first II.
sue with Mr.. Phillips at the helm
acknowledged a call from Mr.. A. N.
! Hill. formerly OF Pittsburg. Pa. but
more recently OF Colorado Springs.
lDAsho was looking up farm Localities
for himself and friends. The same
Issue. In commenting upon some cy.
clone visitations In Nebraska. which
had necesSitatcd the frequent using
Of storm caves. remarked that at
the present rate the people OF Ne
braska will have TO burrow like the
prairie dogs" A pcrussl Of the col.
umns Of the Tritune files affords .
Trustworthy account of the advance
ment OF the lower Arkansas Valley In
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

find their way into its columns. FIJI
II up with home news and plenty OF
it-thats what the local people want.
and they don't get It In miscellaneous
plate matter As result the mail.
ing-list proves what the people think
of such paper Seldom is there a
name dropped from the list-and
more than three.fourths of them are
paid in advance. No matter who
the subscriber Is, when his time has
expired the paper is stamped with a
rubber stamp reading:
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-27

'CORDING to the
best information
obtainable.the Tri-
bune was founded
about the middle
OF the year 1880,
by James c. Den.
nv. who issued the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-13

'Topped off at Br!nAIey. Nr Haney saSs that the town 1Is; nave asked t9r q suppression of tb. acts of the actual dama"c done, IS th. devasta- doi k complete and c1en today the horrible stencil arising from decom- posing bodies is nauseatine to d de gree. He has contracted tor a com plet" set Of pictures of The ruined town and these will 3e shown and
 described at tho .rn.aturi.lnl Satur- daF night. in ease he pictures do 4ot get here today th"y will bp given II connection with the new program Monday. Those pictures will .how jhe 'etfiaIe have nrcu3;ht 5y the s'ortn ami should increase tlpe doaa- tens to tite sufferers from this cit1.