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La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
CRY ELECTION TICKETS.

Two tickets for the city election
spasm, which occurs only once IN
two years, have been filed in the
office of the city clerk, as follows:
Business Mems Ticket.
For Mayor-B. NJ. Spalding.
For City Clerk-Andy Mayors.
For City Treasurer. W. Fisher.
First Ward Aldermen-k- y. Kirk
patrick, II. S. Shrum.
Second Ward Aldermen-Matt Dan
iher. r. S. Anderson.
Third Ward Aldermen-W. r. Cart
wright. F. A. Brown.
Dry Ticket.
For Mayor. c. Inge.
For City Clerk-Andy Mayors.
For City Treasurer-J. W. Fisher
First Ward Aldermen--C. r. Mapes
G. b. Round.
Second Ward Aldermen-C. NJ. iar
rison, Walter Dubree.
Third Ward Aldermen-Rufus Phil
lips, John b. O'Neii.
The proposition "Shall the City OF
La Junta become anti-saloon terri
tory?" will also be submitted to the
voters.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
Oil Prospecting Party.

large delegation OF citizens from
La Junta. Rocky Ford, Manzanola an
Fowler leave tomorrow morning by
the auto route to visit the oil field
north of Ordway. which is TO be de-
ye.oped by the Breckinridge Basin
Oil Company. This new oil field is
located In the same basin as the oil
fields OF Florence and Boulder. and
as soon as the placer claims are To-
Gated the work of development viii
commence. The party is to be pi-
ioted by c. II. Mcvay. the well-know
artesian and oil well contractor. Who
knows more about the construction
OF the interior of the earth In this
section than any other man. The dele
cations will leave from the various
points In autos and meet at Ordway.
from which point the entire party
will make the journey to the nil
field, ten miles north of Ordway. The
party viii include the following:
La Junta--C. H. Mcvay. H. A. Daw
ley, H. p. Schuyler. NJ. E. Bradish.
J. p. Bradish. d. E. Lantz. George
Barr. A. b. Wallis. R. S. Anderson.
and Fred b. Mason.
Rocky Ford-G. N. Randall. G. w
Swink, Roy Gibbons. Charles Gov.
erau. H. Norris. H. Downing, c.
Maxwell. J. E. Gauger. Mark Den
son. George Egbert. John Stevenson.
r. A. Sawyer. J. NJ. Kinney. and II. !.
Maxwell.
swink-s. w. sinsheimer. Johi
Holly.
Manzanola-J. N. Beatty. H. R
Dye.
Fowler-C. s. Stubs.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
Election Notice.

State of Colorado. County of Otero,
City of La Junta. SIS.
Pursuant to the provisions of the
General Statutes of the State OF
Colorado, notice is herbey given that
General Election will be held in
the several election precincts in the
City Of La Junta. in the State afo-e'
said. on Tuesday succeeding the drs
Monday in the month Of April. A. d.
1909, to-wit on the sixth t6th) day
Of April. A. d. 1909.
That on said day the following of.
ficers are to be elected, to-wit:
One Mayor of the City of La Jun
tn.
One City Treasurer.
One City Clerk.
Two Aldermen for the First Ward
Two Aldermen for the Second
Ward
Two Aldermen for the Third
Ward.
That on said dag the following
question will be submitted to the
qualified electors OF said city OF Ii
Junta, Colorado, to-wit;
Shall this city OF La Junta. Colo
RADIO. become anti-saloon territory?
In witness whereof have hereun
to set my hand and official seal Al
La Junta. this 18th day Of March
A. D. 1908.
ANDY MAYERS.
City Clerk.
First publication March 20. 1909.
Last publication April 8. 1909.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
4 Real Fish story.

Mr.. Al G. Field. the manager and
owner Of the Field Greater Minstrels.
tells real fish story.
During his last tour Of the South
a strange experience befell him at
this visit. which he has not told to
living soul. not being given to un-
due boastfulness II really began
during the winter two years ago.
When out In boat fishing one day
he hooked very large and heavy
fish unexpectedly. He had become
reminiscent as he waited and held hi
line with one hand, while the other
was thrust into his pocket. The fish
struck suddenly. The fisher jerked
his hand from his pocket in haste
to try and handle the catch. In do
ing so he brought out a ten dollar
gold piece which fell out Of the
boat into the water. The fish made
dart at the bright falling coin with
open mouth. caught 1t and at he
same instant broke the line and went
ON its way. This was during the
winter Of 1867.
The following winter the minstrel
man made his usual visit to Florida
and again enjoyed the fishing and
the pleasures Of outdoor life The
day bs1pre leaving be was out in His
boat ana aDoag his captures vas
80 M. enuBaa1ly 1Args. Whsa tAia
- - tnhan osAsse anA areesea.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20

he found inside Of 1t ten dollar
coin, which, while he could not posi-
lively identity, he felt assured was
the one he had lost overheard near
ly a year before. But that was not
the strangest part Of the story. With
the ten dollar gold coin there were
silver and copper coins to the value
OF 81 cents. the exact amount of
legal interest from the day he had
dropped the gold coin overheard.
What is universally conceded to
be the most original minstrel show
presented for the entertainment of
the public is the new production
which has been made this year by
Mr.. Al G. Fields and his Greater
Minstrel organization, and which will
be seen at the La Junta Theater,
Friday evening. March 26th.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
Carr-Swearinsen.

4 pretty marriage ceremony, unit
ing the lives OF popular young
couple. was solemnized Thursday nish
at the home OF the brides mother
Mrs. Alice Carr. 1901 Cheyenne ave
rfue. Pueblo, when Miss Grace Is
Carr became the wife Of William f
Swearingen.
The wedding Is the elimination OF
a very pretty romance which had Its
beginning at the local offices OF the
Colorado Telephone Company. wher
both of the young people were EN-
ployed- The groom has been
charge OF the supplies department
and Miss Carr has beeen employed
in the capacity OF record clerk Both
are widely known in this city. and
are busy now receiving the congratu
lations and best wishes Of their host
of friends.
They will be at home to theiI
friends at Sl7 West Eighth street
where the groom has prepared cozs
little home for his bride.-Pueblc
Chieftain.
The bride Is a sister OF Mrs. c. A.
Lowe. of this city. and is quite well
known in La Junta. Mr.. and Mrs
Lowe were among those present d
the wedding.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
sunday Afternoon Concert.

The eighth of the series OF Sunday
afternoon concerts will take piac
at the Presbyterian church to-mor
row afternoon. in which Wonderiy' S
Orchestra will be assisted by J. W.
Vivian Dickie as soloist. The pro
gramme for the afternoon is as fol
lows:
Marguerite Waltz from Faust -.
..-..-...... ..--.--..---.. Como
Introduction and Prayer from RIenzi
...--,-.-.-. --.-..-.-.-- wagner
Violin Duet. Dream of the shsp-
herdess ........-. .-..-- LabitzKy
Messrs. Richards and Wilson
Organ Solo. Festival March. Read
Mr.. Condit
First Heart Throbs ..... Eilenb-rg
Vocal Solo. ..The Endless Day.
.....-.. ....... johnson
Mr.. Dickie
Prelude, Siciliana and Intermezzo
from Cavalleria Rnsticana ...,..
..........-. ............ Mascayn
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
Nav AB0UT
Town

The editor OF country paper re-
ceived the following queryf Can you
tell me what the weather will he
next month";" In reply he wrote:
1t is my belief that the weather
next month will be very much like
your subscription" The inquirer
wondered for an hour what the editor
was driving at, when he happened
to think Of the word unsettled" He
went In the next day and squared the
account.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire at this time to express
our deep and heartfelt gratitude to
the many friends who assisted US in
so many ways during our recent zrea
aff1iction. and endeavored to tighten
our burden with their expressions of
sympathy. assuring them of odr sin
cere appreciation.
]. p. BRADrsH AND FAMILY. \
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
NEWS OF swINk.

Miss Phillips, of Manzanola, spent
the week with Mrs. Tarbox.
Alfalfa seed, IA cents per pound.
Beatty Reynolds Trading Company.
Order your Easter suit now. Let
Beatty reynolds take your measure.
G. W. Morgan, from Greeley, is
here, spending few days with Mr..
Gaines.
A complete stock of John Deere
implements at Beaty-Reynolds Trad
ing Company.
Rev. Smothers, J. v. Yeoman and
VIM. kintner were business visitors Z
In La Junta Thursday.
Chas. Hartman. who is here visit
ing his brother. has begun work for
Everett Reynolds.
J. B. Wall and w. 8. Atterberry
returned from Canon City. where
they have been prospecting the last
week
Mrs. Jane Petre entertained few
friends At q chicken dinner, Wednes-
day, ut her home. one mile east Of
town.
The dance given by Fred Quasi
Wednesday night was well attended
and was carried through with the
best of order.
B. Nakoa, the Japanese foreman,
Is erecting new building by the
side of several old ones which he
moved into the northwest part of
town.
Mrs. Ernest Clark shipped eleven
carloads OF cattle Saturday to Kan
sas City. Mr.. Gibhard went through
with the cattle, which numbered
25S head.
The registration board. composed
of Mrs. H. A. Mccall. J. w. Lee and
F. w. Louster, held the first regis
tration day Tuesday Of this week. and
about 80 names were registered.
The political pot is Just about to
boil over in our little burg, and not
only is the fight on now betwee
the vets and the drys, but there n
going to be two tickets in the field.
1t is hard to conjecture how the
two tickets will affect the wet and
dry proposition, but 1t seems to be
the general supposition that the vets
are gaining ground every day, and
there is little doubt but what The
saloons will remain in Swink.
petition with about sixty-five
signers was secured Thursday. ask
ing the town clerk to place the Peo-
pies ticket on the ballots at -he
coming election, with w. E. Gaines
as mayor and A. Tovatt, Chas. Gam
BILE. John Shuth and J. B. Wall as
trustees. This ticket Is composed of
real estate owners. busineess men ens
factory men, and will certainly poll
heavy vote.
Rev. Smothers was very busy
Thursday afternoon. Having found
out that his ticket was not legal. he
got notary public up from La Jun
ta and with . carriage proceeded to
haul all the ladies to the town hall,
where petition was being signed.
putting his ticket in the field BY petit
tion. The required number Of sign
ers was obtained and Il IL supposed
that his ticket u alright now. II IL
The same ticket hat vas put out
Moaday aisAt, aal = called he In
1eDeadsat tieAet.
/ = :
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20

+. +. Turley & Sons sold their gro
cery store on Santa Fe avenue last
Saturday TO Lamb x Theits, OF the
Fulton Market, and will give posses
sion on April LIST. Lamb 4 Theits
have leased the quarters adjoining
their place OF business. now occupied
by Mr.. Turley. and will cut an arch
way through the wall, thus combin-
ing the three storerooms. The In
terror of the three storerooms will
be rearranged and given an up-to-
date and metropolitan appearance.
Mr. Turley has been in the grocery
business in La Junta for seyent.e,.
years and thinks he Is entitled to a
vacation for awhile at least. He has
not as yet made any definite ar
rangements for the future.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20

The great family Journal is indebts
ed to f. T. Lewis and Harold r.
Thompson for a copy of plat OF
La Junta compiled and published BY
them several months ago. 1t is the
only complete and up-to-date map
ever made OF La Junta and Its en-
virons. and In its elaborate detail
embraces every feature that could be
conceived or desired. II Is not only
a map, but also complete bureau
of information of the topography of
La Junta and the territory immedi-
ately adjacent. On the north side
of the river are shown the lots
and blocks in North La Junta. and
also of Riverside Place, McCreery's $
Gardens, Jachim Settlement. East ad-
dition and McBride's addition. On
the south side of the river is shown
a complete map of the shops, yards
and station grounds OF the Santa
Fe, with all of its numerous side
tracks and spurs. The lots and
blocks of La Junta are then given
In detail, with the alleys and names
Of the streets. and this detail Is car
ried out In the surrounding additions
which are as follows: Wickham.
Ohio. westside. Lofland. Inge. Chown
Morgan. Parkdale. Mountain View.
Highland, Otero. Parkdale. West End
subdivision. Woodruff's subdivision.
Ingram. Santa Fe First addition.
Bradish, Home Place. East La Junta.
Rockwelrs subdivision. Bickle's sub
division and Gillen addition--twenty-
one in all II the corporate limits
were extended 20 ~ to include all
oe the territory embraced within the
nap. Ia JuntA would have . popa-
natioa e ie.toe DsoDss. Owing
10 ~ innssse Ansuss = hsss r.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20


tween the devil and deep yeil.
and the city fathers are undecided
as yet as TO just where they are at.
Several months ago the dads OF
Swink bought tract OF land from IN
town company for the purpose Of drill
ing an artesian well to furnish that
municipality with a water supply
They made n contract for deed.
and e. H. McVay was employed 10
put down the we'll The well proved
to be one OF the best In the Val.
ley, having a flow OF thirty gallons
to the minute. After the well was
completed the dads of Swink made
a demand for a deed. and the town
company refused to turn over he
coveted document unless a clause
was inserted in the contract giving
a license to the saloon now located
there for the coming year. by
refusing to do so. the tract OF
land upon which the city
well was located was To revert to
the original owners. The municipal
ity of Swink seems 10 be In bad
way. II the town goes dry At the
election In April the municipal sell
will have to be forfeited. and II 1t
goes wet the people Of Swink won't
need any well.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20

Trains over the eastern division OF
the Santa Fe between EmpOria and
Holiday are being dispatched by tele-
phone While the new system has
not been formally adopted. It has
been completed, and all OF the trains
are now being handled by telephone.
The Santa Fe is planning to equip
the entire road with telephones Cor
dispatching. The first link in the
system was made between here and
Newton. and the work OF installing
the system over the double track
cutoff between here and Kansas City
by the way OF Ottawa. will be rushed
and the system will be extended tc
Chicago. The telegraph keys in the
dispatcher's office will be kept only
for emergency. The trains can be
handled more easily and more expe
ditiously by telephone than by the
Acknowledgements Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20

the young man meulthtton isHiy
turns to thoughts OF love. and II
is usually during the same period
that the thoughts OF some OF our
leading merchants turn TO thoughts
of building railroads into La Junta
and take to entertaining railroad
promoters on \ lavish scale. We
desire to give them = pointer. There
is new railroad headed this way.
and now Is the time to get busy. A
recent issue of the Railway Age Ca
zette says: An officer OF the Beav-
er Valley and Northwestern railway
writes that this company was or
ganized to build a line from Okla
homa City. okla. northwest to La
Junta. Colo. q distance OF 500 miles.
Surveys have been made and a line
located from Gage, Okla. where con
nection Is made with the A. T. 4
8. F. west via Beaver City to Hook
er, where connection Is to be made
with the Rock Island. distance OF
about fo5 miles. Right Of way has
been secured for eighty per cent Of
the distance. and contract for con.
Istruction let to T. E. Luttgerding. OF
Wichita. Kan. Work Is to be begun
In May J. W. Webb. president,
Beaver City. Okla; C. H. Gage. ,ec.
retary. Gage. Okla
Mrs Martha J. Noble and Miss Lii
lian Thatcher. representing the Pu
e, 10 Daughters of the American Rev
olution. were La Junta visitors Thurs
day. for the purpose OF selecting q
site for the Santa Fe trail marker
which is to be located at some prom
inent point near La Junta The state
has appropriated $4,000 for the pur
pose of marking the Santa Fe trail
through the state of Colorado. and
the stones are to be placed every
five miles under the supervision OF
the state engineer. At all OF the
Important places on the old trail
the Daughters Of the American Rev
olution erect more prominent and
elaborate monument. and La Junta
has been honored by being designat
ed as the location for one Of them
Kings Ferry" which crossed the
Arkansas river At = point about
three miles east Of La Junta, was
the site selected for this stone. but
- this h an out Of the way place.
where the stone would rarely be seen
The visiting ladies' decided that the
eosst besss park woeld - . npra
|aS0seDeiats sitA In eass tAls Ieen-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-01
GUARANTY Law IN
NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Neb., July AL of the
state banks of Nebraska today come
under the requirements of the new
so-called guaranty of deposit law,
passed by the last legislature. The
law has met with considerable oppo-
sitiOn not only from the national
banks, who are prevented by the fed
eral banking laws from sharing in its
provisions, but also from number
of state banks. The opponents of the
law have taken the matter into the
courts with a view to restraining the
state banking board from enforcing
the measure.
The Nebraska law is a limited guar
anty as distinguished fro mthe Okla
homa law, where all the assets of all
the state banks are back of the guar
anty Under the law in this state
only small portion is to be utilized.
Four semi-annual assessments, Of
One-IOurln Oh per ceHl edcn, die "
be levied by the banking board upon
the deposits of the banks, and after
| the accumulation of this fund it
shall be maintained by an assessment
every six months Of one-twentieth of
| per cent.
If an emergency arises assessments
not exceeding l per cent year may
be made If this is insufficient to
pay losses depositors in failed. banks
must await the accumulation of the
money necessary to pay them off. re-
ceiving certificate as evidence OF
claims.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-01
USE PIPES INSTEAD
Of bitches

Colorado is giving the world les
son in irrigation that will be needed.
Instead of running the water in
open canals and bitches in loose soil,
it is beginning to concrete it's canals
and to use pipes in the laterals, says
an exchange. This cement is made ON
the ground and all hauling and costs
from distance are thus avoided. The
factory produces eight. twelve and
eighteen inch pipe at the rate of 1900
feet every day that is laid and COW
cred as soon as made.
Larger pipes, for the main canals,
are made up to AZ inches in diameter,
the latter size carrying 70 cubic feet
of water per second, than can irrigate
10000 acres, and it costs $347 per
foot covered in the ground.
With this system the average loss
|of 80 to 35 per cent of water by
ev operation and seepage is avoided,
al d less land is wasted, as, there be-
lii g no danger of breakage, the
ground over it can be plowed and cnl-
tivated This pipe is constructed of
Oregon fir, two inches in thickness,
with iron bands every four to six
inches
The saving in land is much greater
| than would be supposed. On one
project near Canon City, for instance,
where $4,000 feet of 42-inch pipe an
swers the purpose, dirt canal IS
miles long would have been required
to reach the lands. The saving in lat
erals is also great.
1t is not unlikely that state laws
will be passed requiring all irriga-
ton to be done through pipes wher-
ever practicable, as the open ditch
method is criminally wasteful and
unnecessarily expensive to maintain
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-01
ALL OVER THE GREAT STATE

Alex Dean shot and perhaps fatal
" wounded Ed. Bertrand, proprietor
of the Olequa hotel at Chehalis. Tues
day. Dean, who is a logger, insists
that Bertrand was drunk and pro-
voked the quarrel The shooting oc-
Cured 90 miles south of Chehalis,
and Bertrand can remember nothing
of the affair. hTe doctor says the
wound in Bertrand's stomach will
prove fatal.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-01
IN
SESSION

Seattle, July with an attend
ance representing every state of the
Union and under conditions that pro-
mise a highly successful gathering,
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association met in Seattle today
for it's forty-first annual convention.
The opening took place in Plymouth
Congregational church, with Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw presiding. The
sessions are to continue an entire
week. A fine array of talent has been
obtained to address the various meet
ings. consisting of prominent men
and women who have become famous
for their devotion and labor along
different lines of human activities.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-01
PLAYS AND PLAYERS

Daniel Frohman is inspecting new
plays in Paris.
Raymond Hitchcock revived King
Dodo" in ST. Louis
Carter De Haven is playing in
vaudeville in Chicago.
Eugene Walter is to write a play
for Nine. 'Nazimoya.
Katherine De Barry has joined a
stock company in Pittsburg.
Edgar Selwyn is in Italy gather
ing ideas for new play just now.
Now it is denied that Lulu CHASER
intends to retire from the stage.
Emma Janvier is to have prom
inent part next season in AN Amer
lean Widow"
George Arlss of The Devil fame,
is to be starred in w. j. Locke's
"Septimus.
Conan Doyle has written a morality
play which he calls THE Fires Of
Fate"
A new musical comedy entitled
THE Dancer of Cairo" by Paul Pot
ter, is to be produced.
When David Belasco produces The
Open Door" Frank keenan, will be
entrusted with the principal role.
George II. Primrose has arranged
| to open hts minstrel season at AS
bury Park about the middle of the
month.
William Gillette is working on q
new play which will very likely
have its first production during the
coming season.
Sir Charles Wyndham has secured
the English rights to Clyde Fitch''
latest successful play. entitled "Th'
Happy Marriage"
H Henry B. Harris is making prepare
tons to produce Claiming Pollock
play, Such a Little Queen" in New
York next month.
/, Mrs. Fiske will appear in a new
J play early in the coming season. /
is reported that she will open wit
Salvation Nell" in October.
After the close of her present Lon
don engagement Rose StaM will be
gin her fourth year in "The Choru
Lady" which Is a perennial success
Helen Redmund has been engage
by Joe Weber to play the role @
Sonia in his popular and successful
burlesque of "The Marry Widow an
the Devil"
A new musical play. entitled 9TH
Manicure Girl" the book by Harol
Atteridge and the music by Williar
Frederick Peters, will be given it
opening performance at Sandusky
Ohio. September 6.
/ Cohan and Harris are negOtiatin
for the rights Of play by prom
inent Rabbi of Philadelphia name
Isaac Landman. The play is calle
"a Man of Honor" and relates t
family life. A trial of the play proves
highly successful.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-01
Church Assignments.

The Twenty-fourth Annual Walla
Walla conference of the United
Brethren in Christ adjourned Tues
day night at Hudson Bay, near Free
water, Ore. The conferenI vas well
attended, and over $1,000 was raised
on the floor. The following assign
ments were made for the ensuing
year: Presiding elder, Rev. J. M.
Marlatt, Freewater, Ore. Hudson
Bay. Ore, j. E. Pershall; Umatilla,
Oreb ]. M. Davidson; Dayton, Wash,