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The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Fl, 1905
HIS LIFE WORK

In an address before the Com
mercial photographers in New Y DIRK
Saturday night John Mitchell, ex-
president of the United Mine
Workers, said:
Il expect that all my life my
efforts will be devoted to the in
terests of the working man."
He let it be known that if the
Supreme Court sustained the rul-
ing of Judge Wright, who sem
fenced Mitchell, Samuel Gompers
and Frank Morrison to Jail, that
he expected to go to Jail and serve
his sentence
"My voice will reach farther
from the District of Columbia Jail
than it reaches here tonight" he
said. That sentence will arouse
American workingmen to the jeop-
ardy of their interests before our
laws as now interpreted by some
of our courts"
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
NOTICE

Mr. H. Icovc, Scientific Optician
of Denver, is here and will remain
over Sunday. Will be ut Sells
hotel, Center, Monday and Tues.
day.
Anyone subject to headaches or
nervousness caueed by eye. STRAIN
or weak eyes, and in need of
scientifically adjusted glasses
should see Mr.. lcovc while here.
He has been coming here regularly
for seven years and has some OF
the most prominent citizens for
his patrons.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
A COLD WAVE

Monday was raw, cold day in
the San Luis valley and Tuesday
was cloudy and disagreeable. The
oldest inhabitant" was heard to
say, II never knew such a cold
spell before in this valley, at this
time of the year" But while we
were shivering here there was a
blizzard east of the range which in
some respects was the worst of the
season.
Near Denver a suburban train
with soldiers from Fort Logan on
board was caught in a snowbank
about midnight Monday and
help had to be called from the fort
to rescue the blockaded people.
The railroads were again blocked
and only four trains came into the
union depot in six hours Tuesday.
The center Of the storm was in
southeastern Colorado with the
Thermometer below zero. The
storm moved east to the Missouri
river.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
Notice 81 A1plieatien to Lease
State Lanas.

Office Of the State Board Of Land Commits
sioners.
Denver. Colo, January 9th, 1919.
Notice il hereby given that ecksnridxc and
Chapman whose postoficc address il Monte
Vista, Colo, have made application No. sos to
lease the following described Internal Improve
mont Lands, situate in Rio Grande County.
Colorado, towit:
sen Of Sec. II and N " y OF Sec. 20, Twp. 70
north. Range east.
Sc y Of Sec. =, Twp. " north, Range 8 cast
No other application TO lease tho above do
scribed lands will be considered after February
9TH, 1900.
JoRx +. VIVIAN.
Register State Board Land Commissioner.
First Pub. Feb. 8, last Pub Feb q.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
cbarrb Services
Christian

Ghristisn-
n. u. NELSON, Pastor.
Bible school 10 a. NJ; preaching II q.
m. and 7:3 p. ~; Y P. s. G. f. 6:45 p.
IN. Bible study Wednesday evening.
Morning subject. Conversion Of the
World" Evening subject, 1.-THE Church"
Rev. VIM. Kerry will assist at the even.
ing service. These will be our last ser.
vices in the old building.
90
First Bspaast
IL. BLowxRs. Pastor.
Morning service at II q. m. Evening
service 1880. Sunday school 10 .. %.
b Y PU $40 p. m. Wednesday evening
meeting 7:3O
Methodist
E. N. EDoERroN, Pastor
The revival meetings under the direc-
ton Of kvangelists Carson and Cassel,
which have been in progress at the
Methodist church during the past two
weeks, will close with three great meet.
ings next Sunday.
Presbyterian
SAMUEL h MOORE. Pastor.
Sunday School $50 a. m.
Morning Service ll:oO a. III.
Evening Service 100 p. m.
eo~
Christiaa Science
Services are held every Sunday at
lO:45 a. m. in Boutwell's office, Town
Hall All are welcome.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
ANNUAL MEETING

Notice Is hereby gwen that the
regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Alamosa Greek
Canal Company will bc held at the
Town Hall in Monte Vista, Colo.
RADIO, at 10 II. m, Saturday, April
3, 1909, for the election of board
of directors and other officers and
for levying the assessment for the
year 1909 and for the transaction
Of any other business that may
legally come before such meeting.
l.. W. ARTHUR, President.
c. w. FOSTER, Secretary.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
HAY FOR SALE

l have 100 tons of FIRST. class
river hay for salc-loose or hailed
at my ranch Eve miles north west
of tOws.
PEDRO TRuJIi.Lo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
Ask Yeseeels the osesssss

Why oot w. Chsmbssiain's tAnimsot
whom you have rhsumatlsmy We fssl
ssrs that TIE result Will b prompt and
satisfactory. Il has csrsd oehsrs, Why
not youi Tsy Il. Il costs but Q tribe.
Psscs = osets; lafBs sire 10 cents. For
sals b ~ dsn0gis>A
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

8ooA Potatoes Per Sale
l75 sacks Of good Seed Potatoes
for sale. For particulars address
r. y. box 49,, or enquire at
Journal Office.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

The Fraternal Aid annual bal
was well attended and those pres
ent report the usual good time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
Estray advertisement

Notice is hereby given to whom it may con
Germ that tho following described estray animals
we're taken up near Monte Vista, Colorado, on or
about Fsby o. 1909. Towit one sorrel horse
about years old, branded left thigh.
right hind leg branded left hip
Said animals being unknown to this Board
unless claimed BY owner before March
q. 1909, said ostrays will DO sold by this Board,
for the benefit OF the owner whom found.
STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPECTION CoMNIs.
noNERs, Denver, Colo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

Notice u hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Billing Ditch
company will he held at the site Of
Baptist church, township 80, range
0. Costilla county. Colorado, ON
Saturday. March 9, 1909. at l
O'Clock p. m, for the election Of
officers ani the transaction of such
other business - may properly
como before the meeting.
wy. s. PIN, President.
EUGENE L. SrRour. Secretary.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
G. W. FOSTER, Secretary.

The Reading Standard Motor
Cycles are Americas best. Sin
gle and twin cylinders 3 to Z b. p.
They are economical. powerful snd
simple. They were conceded to be
the best at the Denver show. The
only motor cycle that ever climbed
Pixies Peak. Nv line Of bicyc les
IN complete and have the best the
market can produce.
G. b. STUrsMAN.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

Land for Rent-Enqu,re of }.
Alfred Smith or W. Z. White.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

Ny l4.room dwelling near
depot. Modern, private water.
works. Terms reasonable.
d. j. Elliott.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

STArE OF COLORADO, [ as.
County Of Rio 0rande.
Ruth E. Bish, |
versus
Morris o. Bish.
Defendant.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

Having cold my blacksmith shop
! desire oil who arc indebted to me
to call at the shop and settle nj
ones. Nv books arc 1t tho shop
and parties can settle With NJ.
6chcrcr 10 nv sbssocc.
@. B. MATINEE.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

One team W. 400 lbs.; psice
>060. ! mile easl Of towo.
CuAA & ADoon.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27
ANNUAL MEETING

Pedro TRuJIiLo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

One bay horse about
right hind leg, branded
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

r. old, wire cut
left hip.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-02-27

Services are held every Sunday al
lo:45 a. m. in Boutwelrs office, Town
Hall All are welcome.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19
BRYAN is WILLIN,

Mr.. Bryan is assuming a good deal
when he insinuates that any Demo
crat is likely to be elected United
States senator from Nebraska next
year. With a good big Republican
majority in Nebraska normally, and
with that majority increased next
year as a result of the farce that has
been rendered by the Democratic legis-
lature this year, there is little likeli-
hood of any but an old time Republi-
can victory when the senatorial cleo
tion comes along a year from next
fall.
1t was typical of Mr.. Bryan, though,
that he should at this early date an
nounce his willingness to make the
race. With usual ''modesty," he side
steps the forthcoming internal Demo
cratic dissension and would prefer
not to be a candidate if any other
Democrat has better chance of being
elected" But people who know Mr..
Bryan know well enough that he
added, mentally, that he didn't know
of any Democrat who could do that
stunt and that the man he had in mind
was no other than the peerless leader,
himself
Governor Shallenberger and Con-
gressman Hitchcock, who are both to
be candidates for the Democratic sena-
torial nomination, may convince Mr..
Bryan that their chances are better
than his for election, but he'll be con-
vinced against his will, if at all
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

Bank checks have been In use so
long that no one ever thinks OF their
origin or what particular need called
them forth, but French writer In the
London Globe tells what called them
forth. "It is well known" he said,
that the fog is frequently so dense In
London that everything is blottcd out.
This is the opportunity for the mau.
rauder and highway man and he is not
slow in turning 1t to his profit At the
beginning of the last century the at
tacks made upon bank messengers
and others became SO frequent that
tradcsmen and manufacturers began to
think seriously of some means of pro.
tecting themselves, and invented the
check which enables man to 20
about with little money and rendered
useless the riiling of pocket.books.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19
AN UNGRATEFUL TASK.

Greatly desired as is the office of
president of the United States, 1t is
in many ways a thankless job. A
man like Roosevelt, of a combative
disposition and great pertinacity, may
enjoy himself but even he was made
to feel at the end how ungracious is
the work. The last session of con
gress has been devoted to little else
than plans to make him uncomfort
able. No pains have been spared tC
obstruct or defeat measures which
were known to enjoy his especial
favor; and 1t has required the eXer
else of great tact and considerable
pressure to prevent an open rupture
during the last weeks between the ex
ecutive and the legislature.
This situation may have been ag
gravated by Mr.. Roosevelts impulsive
disposition and his readiness for a
fight, but it does not originate there
1t is chronic. No president goes out
of office without more or less hos
tility expressed by congress. Every
president for over thirty years has
felt it, except the two who died in of
flee. Talk with any senator or repre-
sentative of Harrison's time. and you
would get wholly unjust impression
of the man. The virulence with which
Cleveland was assailed was due as
much to this general rule of un
popularity as to his opposition to his
party. The man at the White House
is obliged, by the very logic of the
situation, to quit his office amidst g
storm of criticism; and, as a rule the
better president he has been the
severer is the blame that he receives
One can see why this must be. Nc
human being could satisfy the de
mands of senators and congressman
combined. They must be continually
! disappointed. Even the most reason
able of them ask, in the aggregate
more patronage than the government
has to bestow. The unreasonable
want the president not to oppose
many of them ask him actively to sup
port their pet measures. Mere officia
courtesy costs him enemies every day
Courtesy is construed into a promise
all comes back upon his head. Per
sonally there is no more ungratefu
business than to serve as president o.
the United States.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19
LIKE MICE IN A CHEESE.

One cannot look at the things which
the American people permit, which
they even occasionally boast of and
eXult in as progress" without making
an undignified comparison. Are We
not, as far as our material wealth is
concerned very much like mice in a
cheese or rats in a granary? The
trouble with these vermin is not the
miller or merchant would be willing to
set aside, in bin, all that the rats and
mice in his district could eat in year,
if he could get rid of them in that
way. He could afford to maintain them
luXuriously in private establishments
of their own. 1t is what they waste,
not what they consume, that counts.
A single little beast will gnaw, defile,
make unfit for use one way or another,
in one day, what would maintain a hui
man being for year. That is why
these creatures are such pests. And it
is also why, little as we may enjoy the
comparison, we are very much like
them.
Let us see how it works. A short
time ago the announcement was made
that one of the great lumber syndi-
Gates was about to attack the last con-
siderable body of standing timber in
Wisconsin. 1t had built railroad, es-
tablished a big mill, employed its men
and calculated that, before the end
of ten years, it would completely de-
stroy a most valuable natural re-
source: one that is getting very scarce
and that might, with decent treatment,
be made to supply mems wants for
ever. Is this like intelligent human
beings, or is it the way of the mice
with a cheese? The greatness of our
industry rests upon our coal and iron
supply. The latter is now largely in
is mining the ore, reducing it to iron
and steel, forcing it upon all the mar
kets of the world, not with reference
to our present or future needs, but
solely with view to the largest pos
sibe dividends for the next forty
years. After that, the deluge. Who
cares whether there shall be a pound
of iron left in the United States or
not? And again, is this the way of in
telligent human beings, or of rats in a
granary? OF all our national short
comings, none is so amazing as this
glorification of sheer waste.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19
KNOCKS OUT ELKINs LAW.

Very evidently, taking the recent de-
cision in the Standard Oil rebate case
as a basis, one of the most important
problems confronting the Taft admins
tration will be the enactment of law
that will make it punishable crime
for railroads to give, or shippers to
accept, rebates or secretly low and
discriminative rates.
In the opinion of high official of
the government law department at
Washington, the Anderson ruling rem
ders the Elkins rebate law practically
null and void.
Under the new rulings, no shipper
can be punished unless it can be
proven that he knew that he was ac-
cepting a secret rate.
Since the only people on earth who
could testify of such knowledge on the
part of the shipper, would be the rail
road agent granting it and the ship
per receiving it, and since such testi-
mony would incriminate both, it is
easily seen that there is practically no
chance in the world of ever convicting
either a railroad for rebating or a ship
per for accepting rebates.
II this opinion is upheld by the
United States supreme court. there
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19
TAFT WRITES OF ROOSEVELT
New President Tells of High Regard
for His Predecessor.

By w. II. Taft in Golfers Weekly
Mr.. Roosevelt and | came to know
each other when he was chairman of
the civil service commission and | was
solicitor general, in 1890 and 1892, in
Washington. We were both subordi-
mates in the Harrison administration.
We lived in the same part of Wash
ington, he on Nineteenth street, near
the British embassy, and | on Dupont
circle, Our wives knew each other
well, and some of our children were
born about ...e same time.
We found, after discussion, that we
agreed in quite a marked way in our
views of proper political ideals and
proper political methods. We were as
emphatic in the judgment that the po-
litical reformer who was not willing
to accept conditions as they were as
the basis for his action, and to work
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

Good roads are just as essential to
successful farming as modern machin-
cry. If the roads are improved so
that a farmer can haul fifty bushels
of grain to market where before he
would haul but twenty-five, he has
made a definite gain just as much as
though he had received five cents more
per bushel for his grain in the mur-
ket. Many farmers think because they
do not get the money as an actual re-
bate thai it does not exist but this is
the sort of financiering that is respon-
sible for the failure of many farmers
to gain a competence. 1t is the farmer
who saves time and labor both for him
self, his teams and his machinery, who
does everything in a business-like and
economical way, that has the cash bal
ance at the end of the year
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

The railroads are not placing large
orders as was generally predicted
when the price of steel dropped some
what. The Burlington officials make
the statement that before the Bur
lington contributes to the cause of in
dustrial prosperity by ordering ac-
cording to its real needs and future re-
uuirements it must have surcease of
legal nagging. The eleven states
through which the Burlington runs
have passed 500 laws dealing with rail
ways within the past two years while
in those states 272 such laws are still
pending. The predicament of the Bur
lington is matched by that of other sys-
tems-all are merely engaged in mark
ing time until the cessation of PERM
ciOus legislative hostilities will permit
them to advance. Meanwhile general
business prosperity halts. In Canada
and Mexico great railroad activity is
in progress and much American CAPT
tai is employed Many people begin
to concede that it looks as though the
people were themselves carrying theil
legislative restrictions too far and
holding back their own business pros
perty thereby. Are Canada and
than the United States after all?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19
COMMERCIAL CLUB CONVENTION

Norfolk feels it an honor and privi
lege to entertain the state convention
of Nebraska Commercial clubs, and the
city of Norfolk hopes that as much
pleasure and benefit may come to her
guests as Norfolk, itself, will derive
from this assembly.
The convention of state commercial
clubs, with the program that had been
arranged, means the coming together
here of many of Nebraska's brightest
men. They are a constructive type of
men who have been factor in the
upbuilding of this commonwealth.
That Norfolk will gain new ideas OF
practical use from this association
goes without argument. The conven
ticn is one of the genuinely valuable
, gatherings of men that Nebraska pro
duces. And the meeting will go down
as one of the real events of the year
in Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19
ATTEND THE BANQUET.

Nebraska commercial clubs will con
vene in Norfolk Monday for their an
nual state convention. Norfolk should
put on holiday attire and stretch out
the glad hand in honor of the visitors
who will include many of the bright
est men of the state and some of the
nations eminent public citizens and
officials.
Norfolk is fortunate In getting this
convention. 1t will bring here set
of men from whom ideas of untold
value may be gained. along the line OF
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

Winside Tribune: Conductor Adair
did a very cOmmendable act Monday
morning when he stopped his train, at
the request of DR.. Cherry, wlcnin a few
rods of the William Witte home and
allowed Mrs. Witte to be placed on
the cars to be taken to Omaha for
an operation for gall stones. The fam
lily live few miles southwest of Win
side, very close to the railroad track.
Mrs. Witte has been sick for some
time, but for the past few days has
been much worse and an operation
was necessary to save her life. How
to get her to the train was hard prob
lem to solve ,as the roads are so rough
that an attempt to take her by wagon
would probably have proved fatal, but
at the solicitation of the doctor the
train stopped as above stated and the
sick woman was carried on a cot from
the house and placed on the cars. 1t
is TO be hoped that the operation will
prove successful and tnat this mother
of several children will soon be re-
stored II health.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

city building.
Every business man In Norfolk
should buy ticket and attend the
banquet Tuesday night. No citizen OF
he community with Norfolk's interest,
or with his own progressiveness at
heart, should stay away. The price of
banquet tickets is placed low at 81,
and II should be thoroughly repre-
sensitive body of Norfolk business
men gathered around the banquet
board to do honor to the visitors and
to listen to the addresses of the four
distinguished and worthwhile speak.
ers.
Norfolk never before has had oppor-
tunity to listen to an address by an
interstate commerce commissioner;
never has a railroad manager of Mr..
Mohlers caliber addressed the people
of this city; and Governor Shallcnber-
gers speech should attract attention.
The program that has been arranged
for the entire meeting, beginning Mon
day, is a superb one-one of much
higher type than is usually found at
ordinary state conventions.
There will be unquestioned instruc-
tion along interesting commercial lines
for every man i'm Norfolk And the
event should be taken advantage of.
There should be no grudging spirit
in helping to make this convention
one of the most potentially beneficial
that Norfolk has ever entertained
a complete success. These men will
gain impressions of Norfolk and those
impressions will result in good or bad
advertising.
There should be concentrated eff
fort to make that advertising the best
possible.
Not only the banquet but the day
sessions of the convention should, as
well, be attended by Norfolk business
men in body.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

Here is something from Robert
Louis Stevens we'll worth your read
ing: pleasures are more beneficial
than duties, because, like the quality OF
mercy, they are not strained, and they
are thrice blessed. There must always
be two TO a kiss, and there may be a
score in a jest; but wherever there is
an element of sacrifice, the favor is
conferred with pain and received with
confusion. There is no duty we SO
much underrate as the duty of being
happy. BY being happy, we shower
anonymous benefits upon the world
A happy man or a happy woman is a
better thing to find than a five pound
note. He or she is a radiating focus
OF good will; and their entrance into
a room is as though another candle
had been lighted"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

No previous mistress of the White
House has been such world wide
traveller as has Mrs. Taft. On prac-
tically all his missions as a popular
peace envoy Mrs. Taft has accom-
panied her husband. In matter of dis
tance this would mean more miles
than one cares to figure, for no Ameri.
can outside the navy has ever covered
so much of the earth's surface in be-
half of the government as the new
president.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

Oranges are said to be particularly
good for you, but they are nasty
thing to eat, Stick spoon into one,
and the juice will fly all over you.
Why not squeeze the juice out as YOU
DO in making lemonade, and drink IT,?
An Atchison man, who recently visited
al one or the incest houses he ever
did visit, was given his breakfast
oranges in this manner; that is, only
the orange juice was on the table, and
you could eat it with spoon If you
wanted to, although it is quicker to
drink ii.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

A man who ate three pieces of mince
pie before retiring dreamed the man
he was gambling with cheated him
and got his revolver to shoot him. No
gambler being present he shot his
wife under the hallucination that she
was the gambler. If his wife made
the mince pie she certainly got her
punishment promptly and all that was
coming
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-19

will be no safeguard against rebating
until new law that is constitutional
can be passed.
The ruling that each settlement in
stead OF each car lot constitutes a
unit of offense is almost equally fatal
to the intent of the Elkins law, since
settlement could be postponed for
years If necessary and then Jumped in.
to one