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La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
whi,comb. Of La Junts. Colorado,

J. Whitcomb. OF La Junts, Colorado,
who. on July 8. 1907. made des.
ert land application No. 1858. for the
northeast quarter. section 35. town
ship % south. range "a west, 9Th
principal meridian. has filed notice
Of intention to make final proof to
establish claim to the land above
described. before clerk OF the dis
trlct court At La Junta. Colorado.
on the first day OF September.
1909.
Claimant names a. witnesses: Roy.
al H Finney. Ambrose R. Edgerton.
Ambrose II. Edgerton, Charles v.
Porterfield, all Of La Junta, Colora-
do.
8. A. ABBEY.
Register.
First publication July 81. 1909.
Last publication. September 4, 1909.
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
Summons.

State OF Colorado. County OF Otero.
S.. In the District Court.
George b. Round. plaintiff. vs. Anita
Grieyo and Manuel Tomato, defend.
ants.
The people OF the State Of Colorado.
To Anita Griego and Manuel Lonat9
the defendants above named, greet
Ing:
You are hereby required To appear
In An action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff In the Dis.
trict Court Of Otcro County. State Of
Colorado. and answer the complaint
therein within twenty days after the
service hereof. II served within this
county. or. II served out OF this coun.
ty. or by publication. within thirty
days after the service hereof. cxelus.
i've OF the day Of service: or judx.
ment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer OF the
complaint. And II copy Of the
SOeoHeSak sa ehN oCS'N SassAs@A ~
ton be not served with this summons
or the service hereof be made out
Of this state. then ten days additional
10 the timc hcrcinbcforc specified for
appearance and answer will be aliowe
before the taking Of Judgment BY de-
fault - Aforesaid.
L. kR.nsks -..ts
the title to tho following described
lands. to-~it: the sis Of the Nwk
Of the Swh and the swh OF the
ewk Of Section - and the Nwk
& tAs Nwk oe Section Is and the
Bh q he NEk q Section -. TovA.
sAip ss South Of Range 81 West Of
The 9Th r. ~. - will more fully ~
psar from the compliant IL aaid
action 70 which reference V here
made. . copy OF which Il hereto at.
tachsd.
And you arc hereby notified that
u you fall 70 appear. and u answer
Tie said complaint ~ above required,
he plaintiff will take Judgment q
Deayed II said complaint.
Given under my hand and seal a
sai1 eourt at Ia Junta. In said couaty
this thlrtisth day Of July A. D. I'M
SHERMAN TARn. Clssk.
| (oeal) DlaAcAs = Brown. Dspuay
Esue hssgt3sa Angset n. I'M.
! ~ lne9gliaa n11lR41ae "a m
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
Notice In Bankruptcy.

In the District Court OF the United
States for the Dis,ric, OF Colora.
do:
In the matter OF Henry Reinhari. =
bankrupt. In bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF Henry Reinhart.
Of ordway. In the county OF otero.
district aforesaid. = bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given tha, on
the 3oth day Of August. 1909. the aid
Henry Reinhart WAS duty AdIudlca,ed
bankrupt and that the first meeting
Of creditors viii be held at Room
No. sol In the federal building In
the city OF Pueblo. district Aforesaid,
on September II. 1909. at 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon. u wAich time ,hs
said creditors may attend. prove theis
claims. appoint . trustee. caamins
the BANKRUPT. consider and determine
the time and manner Of any pro
posed sale Of sah bankrup,'s prop
crty. and transact such other busi
ness - may properly come bcfor,
said meeting.
Dated at Pueblo, Colorado. Angus
81. 1909.
SAMUEL d. TRiMBLE.
Referee In Bsnkruptcy
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
Optimistic over Hansas-coiorado Line

General Agent skinner OF the San.
Ia Fe railroad at Pueblo. is optimistic
over the Kansas Colorado road being
built to the stone quarries west OF
Pueblo. He states that he has con.
firmation OF the order for 3.025 tons
OF seventy-pound steel to construct
the line twenty-five miles, but beyond
this point Mr. Skinner Is not advised
OF the plans OF the company.
A large order for ties has also
been placed with Texas firm. The
ties are to be OF the treated variety
and are to be delivered immediat.
H.
The original order for the steel
rails was placed with the Pueblo
steel plant. but when II was learn.
ed that this company was unable to
make the delivery within the next
thirty days the order WAS placed Else
where.
Under the terms OF the charter
the road Is to be completed to the
Quarries not later than the last Of
June. next year. and into the Fre-
mont coal fields by the last OF 1910
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
Notice Of Adjustment Day.

Estate Of Sylvanus B. Walton. de-
ceased.
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed Administrator OF the estate
OF Sylvanus B. Walton. late Of the
county OF Somerset, In the state OF
Maine. deceased. hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the coun.
ty court Of said Otero county, at the
court house in La Jun,a. In said coun
ty. on Monday. the 18th day OF Sep
tember. A. d. 1909, at the hour OF 10
o'clock a. m. Of said day. at which
time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and
requested to attend for the purpose
OF having the same adjusted. All per
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
TO the undersigned.
Dated at La Junta. Colorado. this
9th day OF August, A. ID. 1909.
HENRY w. ALLEN.
Administrator OF the estate OF Syl-
vanus D. Walton. deceased.
First publication. August II, 1909.
Last publication. September II, 1909
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
Colorado Fairs.

Colorado State Fair. Pueblo. sept
20 20 20.
Interstate Fair. Denver. Sept IL
TO Is.
Fremont County Fair. Canon City
Sept. s. . and 10.
Ben, County Fair. Las Anlmas. sept
s. 3 and 10.
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
Nss'es ssr Pvbllessisr.

Department os Tie lstsrtor. Tinted
etaess Laa1 olfiss q Pusblo. coie.
sa1e. Ju1v ~. looA
Neetee = heee>4 Rlvea that or
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
MaKj.,i GOLD LEAF.
The Metal is Eeaten For Hours BY
Men, Then Finished bv Cir,s

The Metal Is Eeaten For Hours bv
Men, Then Finished by Girls.
In one Of the downtown business
streets may he seen sticking from one
81 the upper windows u massive arm
and hand. the hand grasping a huge
hammer anG the whole sign gilded. It
is tile sign of the gold beaters' estab-
i1shment. where thousands of the gold
sheets are turned out after having
been packed by girls.
Cod leaf is packed more by the aid
OF the breath than by the hands. The
operation of transferring a sheet Of
almost transparent gold leaf from one
place to another is so delicate that It
IS possible to do 1t only by a light
pun OF the breath. 1t takes most girls
SIN weeks TO acquire this knack. and
some girls are never able to acquire II.
The gold reaches the beaters first
IN wide bars or nuggets and has to he
weighed, melted and made into inch
VIC ribbons before anything else is
done. The ribbon is then cut into inch
squares and beaten with a hammer
welded by a man. When each leaf
mas been beaten thin it Is transferred
to a mold, where 1t is beaten four
hours more. The beating is done with
a wooden hammer weighing from
' to eighteen pounds, on a sheen.
SKIN cushion. which rests on a granite
block. The gold used for beating ia
usually % 81 % carats fine. A little
alloy Of copper or silver is added tn
make 1t spread. 1t would be limos.
Side, the bcaters say. to handle per.
fectly pure gold.
After the gold has been beaten r.
Is handed yer to the girls, who lift
the unshaped leaf from the mold with
a pair OF, wooden pinchers, flatten II out
on a s%heepskin cushion by gently blow.
Ing on 1t, cut 1t to a perfect square.
replace 1t between the leaves Of til.
book and fatten it out with the breath
There are twenty-five leaves in n
book, and a skilled girl can pack sew
enty books In a day. for which she
gets from 2h to 3 cents a book.-New
York Times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
Lisbon township. 2-Henry

Lisbon township. 2-Henry Rig
CERT and Fred Cropsey.
Union township, q. F. Lange
and A. G. Cooper.
Baker township, 2-Wm. Reicke
and John Breer.
Tobin township, 2-J. j. Showal-
ter and Matt Holm.
Rome township. 3-John Peutz,
Steven Holm and Fred Drake.
Ethan township, l. William
Grady.
First ward, city OF Mitchell, g.
Sampson Nicks G. W.. Austin, Henry
j. Boyts, Ernest Washburn and John
Dobson.
Third ward, city of Mitchell, g.
Gust Bergquist, w. II. Bacon, W. H.
Conyes, H. d. Butterfield and G. A.
Anderson.
Second ward, city of Mitchell, g.
j.. B. Doty, c. w. Adams. Peter
Bailey, Chas. A. Alexandria and John
G.. Bately.
Fourth ward, city of Mitchell, g.
Bert Morgan, Thomas Morgans, Geo.
Like, Martin Dudley and Dee Brooks.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to s O'Clock p. m.
Friday evening board called to or
der at S O'Clock.
Members present: VIM. Nash, 7. B.
Haynes, A. j. Annis and j. r. Allison.
Mo.icn made and carried to pay
Geo. w. Austin $25O.OO on boiler
contract.
A petition was presented by d. II.
Strothers and others of Beulah and
Mitchell township, asking the county
to aid them with $4,000, to help to
drain public highway in Beulah and
Mitchell townships, asking the county
between sections - and .13 in Beu-
lah township, section Z and Is In
Mitchell townships, said road being
Beulah township and section z in
Mitchell township.
On motion the board voted to
grant petition and to aid them with
$25O.OO when drainage is completed.
The committee that met with the
Hanson county board reported that
they had agreed to build a AZ foot
steel bridge on county line across
Enemy creek, east of section 10 in
Prosper township and auditor was in
%structed to advertise for bids to be
opened at September meeting.
Motion made and carried to abate
the personal assessment of r. Wiki
inson in city of Mitchell for the year
1908, he not being resident of county.
T. B. Haynes, salary county
commissioners ........$ 41.2O
A. j. Annis, salary county
commissioner ......... $3.50
E. D. Watkins, salary coun-
ty commissioner ....... 45.3O
j. R. Allison, salary county
commissioner ......... $500
VIM. Nash, salary county
commissioner ......... 5000
Motion made and carried to adj
journ sine die.
State of South dakota
SIS.
County of Dawson
I, H. B. Anderson, county auditor
of said county and state, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing
is a true and correct report Of the
board of equalization and county
commissioners session, held July 6,
Z, 8, 8, 10, 13, IA, IS, 16, 1909.
Dated at Mitchell, So. OAK, this
18th, day of July, 1909.
H. B. ANDERSON.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22

uty county treasurer,
May and June, 1909 .... 10000
IS. Cattrell. clerk of courts 90
j. G. Hamlet, sod ........ 500
Cnas Swanson, labor 32.6y
John Johnson, labor court
house 500
L. w. Plotner, boarding
prisoners, May and June.
I9u9 1890
H. G. Cook, jailer and jani-
tor for May and June,
1909 10000
o. e. Browne, postage and
express E,SU
o. -. salary SUPER
intendent of schools, May
and June, 1909 ....... 1886
w. Abbey, salary county
judge for May and June
1909 1882
o. =. Stearns, salary dep
uty county auditor for
May and June, 1909 . 100. 90
H. B. Anderson, salary
county auditor for May
and June, 1909 ....... $4,000
Geo. H. Miner, postage -. $3.50
Motion made and carried to pur-
chase IL typewriter for clerk G.
courts and one for auditors office.
Motion made and carried to pur-
chase a book typewriter for register
of deeds.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 p.
m.
Members all present.
The following business was trans
acted:
w. A. Branch, county print
ing 1915
L. w. Plotner, care of in
sane 1910
j. r. Allison, R. R. fare and
cash transient ......... $50
H. S. Moir Livery Co.,. 500
Board then proceeded to settle
with county auditor.
Motion made and carried 10 adj
journ to 9 o'clock Saturday morning,
July 10.
Saturday Morning, July 10.
Board called to order at 8 o'clock
a. m.
Members all present.
Continued settlement with county
auditor.
Board having gone over all the
vouchers in hands of county and
found them to correspond with re-
ceipts issued to treasurer for same,
and found all o. K.
Board then began settling up with
county treasurer.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to 1880 p. M.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 D..
m.
Members all present.
Settling with county treasurer.
Motion made and carried to girdle
the rest of cottonwood trees at court
house grounds.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to 9 o'clock Monday morning,
July 18th.
Monday Morning, July 18th.
Board called to order at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
Members all present.
Continued settlement with county
treasurer.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 p.
Members all present.
Continued settlement with county
treasurer.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to 9 O'Clock Tuesday morning
July 18th.
Tuesday Morning, July 18th.
Board called to order at 9 o'clock
as a board of equalization.
On recommendation of the asses
sor of the city of Mitchell. the follow
ing changes were made on blocks 10
and 10, original plat OF city of Mitch
ell; lots z, 8, 8, 10, II, -, IS, a.,
block IL were reduced $4,000 each,
except lot z, which was reduced
$1,000 and lot 6 in block 10 raise
Lots z. 8, 9, and 10, block 1s,
were raised 100000 each. This was
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
kssssssn actions % and "a of Tosin.

CHAIRMAN appointed "A. j. AIMS
and T. B. Hayes to view these diff
iferent locations and report to board
at next meeting.
Chris Footit, mdse. for Co.'S 1858
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to 9 o'clock Thursday morning,
Thursday Morning, July 8th.
Board called to order at 9 o'clock.
Members all present.
Following bills were allowed:
L. w. Plotner. sherin's fees 1925
H. D. Butterfield, mdse., for
county 1888
A. T. McGovern & Son,
mdse. for county $3.50. 4.29
G. G. Rathbun, mdse. for
county ........... 1885
G. G. Rathbun, mdse. for
county poor .......... 1853
Mckinley & Eddy, mdse. for
Couuty S.SV
j. w. Broadbent & Co.,
mdse. for county ...... $50
Diehl & Brown, book 80. 200
A petition was presented from Per-
ry township, signed by S. Weber anu
others, asking the county to put in a
steel tube between sections 3 and 4
in Perry township.
Motion made to buy a steel tube
1 9 81 1or~ 81 To- lio-,aa. ~
ton lost.
Board then voted to help the
township and agreed to appropriate
$4,000 for that purpose.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session
The board called to order at 1880
p. m.
Members all present.
The following business was trans
acted:
E. D. Watkins, salary coun-
ty Commissioner, April
and May meetings .....$ 1921
Motion made and carried to abate
personal tax of Boulton & Stephens
for 1887.
Motion made and carried to abate
the personal tax of G. G. Healey in
Mt. Vernon township for the year
1908, he having paid taxes on the
same property for the same year in
Boon county, Iowa.
A. F. Sodergren was granted abate-
ment of personal tax for the year
1908 in city of Mitchell on account OF
double assessments.
M. Olson was granted refund of
$1.O0 dog tax for the year 1908.
Motion made and carried to grant
a refund covering tax sale certificate
on lots 8 and II, block 3, Applegate's
addition to city of Mitchell for the
year 1905, these lots being the prop
erty of state.
A communication from county
auditor Of Hanson county, S. D., ask
ing that a committee Of Dawson coun-
ty commissioners meet a like commit
tee from Hanson county to select a
location where a bridge is wanted on
county line, east of section 10 in
Prosper township, Dawson county.
The following committee was APP
pointed T. B. Haynes, A. j. Annis
and VIM. Nash, and to meet the COM
missioners of Hanson county on the
ground at 10 O'Clock a. M, July 10Th,
1909.
Motion made and carried to make
an agricultural exhibit at Mitchell
Corn Palace for 1909 and $3.50 was
appropriated for that purpose.
j. R. Allison was appointed to have
charge of collecting and arranging
the exhibit.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to 9 o'clock Friday morning,
July 9th.
Friday Morning, July 9th.
Board called to order at 9 O'Clock.
Members all present.
Superintendent of the Hospital of
Insane made his report for the quar-
ter ending June 80, 1909, as follows,
to-wit:
j. F. Barlow .............$ $500
Anna Brown AZ 90
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Motion made and carried to ad-

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s Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 D.
IN.
Continued settlement with county
treasurer.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to 8 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing, July 14th.
Wednesday Morning, July 18th.
Board called to order at 9 O'Clock.
Members all present.
Continued settlement with county
treasurer.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 p. m.
Members all present.
Continued settlement with county
treasurer.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to s O'Clock Thursday morning,
July 18th.
Thursday Morning, July 10.
Board called to order at s o'clock.
Members all present.
Continued settlement with county
9trer.
The county commissioners having
gone over the books and vouchers of
county treasurer, Geo. ii. Miner, and
counted all the money on hand and
found the required amount on hand,
and all O. X.
Motion made and carried to accept
the report of County Treasurer Geo.
II. Miner, the same being correct.
The following bills were then al
allowed:
Nels j. Scott for putting
down flowing we'll at poor
farm ......2 1l4.oS
Credit by old pipe ..... STA
Total amount allowed. 205.SS
Scallin Bros. Co., mdse for
county 1920
Guy IL. Smith, county print
ing 1919
Brown & saenger, blanks
county OIL
H. noble & Son, burial Ma
ria .oynton .......... 4O.Ov
E. X. Mathers, surveying
the Geo. w. Downs drain. 217.5O
Nels Jensen presented his bond as
county cattle inspector and on mo-
ton the bond was approved.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 p.
Members all present.
|C. e. Brady, recording
bonds 1.50
Motion made aud carried TO abate
school poll of Frank Klotz at Ethan
for the year 1908.
Motion made and carried to abate
taxes on lot q, block 20, university
addition to Mitchell on a valuation of
100000.
VIM. M. Smith was granted abate-
ment of school poll for the year 1908
double assessment.
Motion made and carried to pur-
chase 2 Underwood typewriters. One
14-inch wide carrier for clerk of
courts and inc common size for audi
tors office, price to be paid for both
machines, $4,000.
Motion made and carried to defer
buying a book typewriter until next
meeting Of the board.
j. d. Doan, mdse. county
poor 400
Motion made and carried that
county auditor advertise for bids for
coal for county and county poor, bids
to be opened at September meeting.
Motion made and carried to sell
all the old timber at the Jones
bridge in Prosper township between
sections 13 and IA, and j. R. Allison
was appointed to sell at auction to
highest bidder for cash.
Motion made and carried to adj
journ to Friday afternoon, July 16th.
Board going to meet commissioners
of Hanson county line east of Pros
per township in the forenoon and in
the afternoon to inspect the Kibbee
and Smith drainage route southwest
and south OF Mitchell.
Friday afternoon the board re-
turned at $3.50 p. m.
Members all present.
The clerk of courts handed in a
requisition for SO names to be drawn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22

J. B. Peden, witness ..... 1.1U
l.. B. Peden, witness So. LILO
Thos. Cunningham, witness Ito
w. B. Harbert, freight and
TdydS6 o.V4
Mitchell Steam Laundry,
washing county 5000. 4.20
Badger township, repairing
Tyler bridge $S39.41;
sownship's share $4,000;
balance allowed township 779.41
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 p.
m.
Members all present.
Following bills were then allowed:
A. E. Porteous, coal for
county and county poor. 51.50
Pearl Corker, 2 days eighth
grade examination $3.50. 400
w. =. Champion, 2 days
eighth grade examination 400
Minnie Lewis, 2 days eighth
grade examination ..... 400
Dakota Central Telephone
Co., phones for May -. $50
Mitchell Power Co., lights
for May .......... 6.S4
St .1osenh,s Hospital. care
of Emma Albright $3.50. 5000
st. :Joseph's Hospital, care
of F. Morgans ......... 700
st. Joseph's Hospital, care
Of Mrs. Chas Gould -. 600
Mitchell Gazette Printing
Co., teachers notices.. 3.45
LIE Mars Printing Co. mdse.
for county ............ 22.19
Educator School Supply Co.,
blanks ............... s6.46
w. M. Herbert, postage -. 600
Will A. Beach Printing Co.
4 tax list and blanks -. 96.45
Nels Jensen Com. OH r. r.
crossing ............ ZOO
Fred Bjodstrup, com. on R.
r. crossing ......... 2.OO
John Nelson, com. on r. r.
crossing z.OO
Hess, Rau & Co., mdse. Co. 1855
Mitchell Printing Co., print
ing and stationary 500. 96.05
Germo Manufacturing Co.,
mdse. county ......... 1O7.50
Dakota Central Telephone
Co., phones for May 80. 9.45
Chas A. Bower, coroner, made his
report n the inquest of j. G. Logs
don and onllmotion the roprt was ac-
and following fees allowed:
3. Mckinley, coroner's Juror LILO
j.. HI. Creighton Ito
"A. H. Doyle Ito
E. H. Babcock, witness lilo
F. w. Freyberg Ito
e. e. King 10
r. g. Warne ITO
G. A. Bower, coroner $3.50. $50
Chas. A. Bower made his report
in the inquest of w. G. Gray and
Edith Gray. On motion the report
was accepted and fees were allowed:
g. v. Wilson, coroner's juror ITO
F. S. Turney Ito
Fred White liz
l.. Plotner, witness ......1.1O
Tom Cunningham LILO
II. G. Cook ITO
seiger ITO
Stewart Sharp Ito
.has. A. Bower, coroner -. 1870
JIG. Markham. police Justice, made
his report for the quarter ending
June 80, 1909. On motion the report
was accepted and the following fees
we're allowed:
b. w. Plotner, witness 1,1Ol
Gus Keriakades 1.1OI
J. Purdy, police fee 80. 4.20
rhos. Cunningham, police
ACO"es - . . ). . . . . 80 . . . - 3.AV |
Groeber, witness l.10|
edith Tess 1.10I
Mrs. j. o. Kies 1.10I
}. H. Wilson 1.1OI
'herin's bills allowed in sherif's bill.
A petition was presented from
Rome township signed by H. N. Lewis
md others asking for a bridge be-
ween sections 80 and 81, in Rome
ownship.
A petition was presented from To-
lin township signed by John Schoen-
elder and others asking for a bridge
'etween sections Is and 16. In To-
'inStownship.
A petition was presented from To-
in township, signed by John HI
John and others, asking for a bridge