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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
EXIT Of tn. Team.

The base ball season in La Junta
Is closed. That is, SO far as La Jun.
ta's salaried team is concerned. The
ball team has disbandcd. and the
members have scattered to the four
winds. Shea and Lehr lef, this week
for Goldfield. New. Mikel departed
Wednesday noon for his home In
Missouri. Tom Clark went TO Pueblo
Tuesday. and from there expected to
90 to Ration. Pat Viehman, third
base man. Lyons and kinsel are also
reported as having gone to Ration to
finish the season.
The team did a good work, as the
record book will bear witness. Fifty
games were played. and OF this num-
credit. and lost eighteen. In the
games played prior to the last trip
made. La Junta had sent 25i men
across the plate, while her opponents
only succeeded In getting a total Of
l06 runs.
The team has been remar rka BILE
good advertisement for La Junta. and
today there are thousands of people
over the country who know La Jun.
Ia as a wide-awake enterprising city
In the Arkansas valley who heretofore
had not known such place was on
the map. On the last trip the team
made they were especially success
ful In doing a good work for La Jun.
Ia as a city. The members state
that at every place visited there were
numbers who manifested marked In
terest In the town that could support
a salarled tall team. Their first ques-
tion invariably was How large a
place is La Junta. and what have you
there?" On this trip the teeam Wis.
tied Glenwood Springs, Montrose. Sa-
Ida, Alamosa. Monte Vista. Fort Col.
Inns. Boulder. Louisville and Pine
Crest, and report II the most enjoy
able trip they had ever taken.
Said an enthusiastic supporter OF
base ball this morning. La Junta
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Big Wheat Yield.

sis.302 55 was paid the farmers OF
this county last week for wheat alone
by the La Jun,a Mill. Monday and
Tuesday Of this week they received
e,373.5l additional for wheat This
included not only what was brought
In wagon loads, but carload lots from
Cheraw. The La Junta mill is not
tuying any Kansas wheat. and will
not so long as they can secure such
an abundance as otero county pro
duced this year, the quality OF which
was better than the standard. Week
before la1 the Reynolds ranch alone
sold to this firm S6.37i.45 of wheat.
besides distributing an additional
quantity TO several other dealers.
They have also retained something
like 5000 TO 1000 bushels. The mar
ket price has been sl.so. Las year
II will be remembered, there was
little or no wheat raised In otero
county, owing to excessive drought.
While the farmers claim this has bee
the dryest season for year. yet the
abundance OF snow In the mountains
Inst winter afforded an ample supply
OF ditch water. and assured a good
crop. and even in the face Of last
years failure. the wheat Yield In
otero county this year has been the
best ever known. The yield Is being
moved Just little slowly. on account
OF a lack Of threshers. When the
crop failed last year many farmers
moved their machines away. and the
number now in use In the county Is
not equal to the demand.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
BASE BALL DOPE.

Fort Collins defeated Grand juno
ton Sunday, 2 TO /. at Grand June
tion.
With Toner in the box for Grand
Junction, that team defeated Fort
Collins Monday by a score OF 3 to !.
Toner held Fort Collins down to thre
scattered singles.
Sudduth, OF Las Animas, who ac.
companied the La Junta team on their
recent trip, left for Terry, Black
Hills. South Dakota. Wednesday morn
Ing. He win play ball for sport and
run an engine for money.
The Swink Sugar Tramps sent the
star base ball aggregation from Roc
ky Ford down 10 defeat Sunday TO
the tune OF . to o. The game was
pulled off at Rocky Ford Dennison
pitched for Swink and allowed but
three hits. Rocky Ford used two
men in the box during the game.
changed catchers once. and switched
their team around promiscuously in
vain attempt to win out.
The promoters OF the Grand June
tion base ball team who have already
contributed liberally TO the support
OF the organization are ready to put
up enough money to buy the Pueblo
franchise OF the Western league. pro-
yiding the plan recently launched IN
Salt Lake TO have the latter city ge,
into the league goes through. The
proposal has been received with en-.
thuslasm at Grand Junction.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
eioeraph Picture Of Merit.

The Electric Theaier will produce a
biograph picture OF unusual merit at
the matinee this afternoon and also
at the evening show. The story is
OF the village doctor. who is happy
with his wife and little daughter. Sud
denly q cloud appears on life's hori.
zon TO darken the happiness Of their
home. The little daughter Is taken
seriously H. The father gives II
every medical attention. but At the
critical moment 4 hurried call comes
from the home OF q poor woman In
the village to come at once to the
bedside OF her only child whom she
thinks ID dying. The doctor hesitates
Family love and fatherly instinct bid
him stay. while duty calls him away.
He listens to duty. Finds the child
dangerously ILL., While he 10 there
word comes that his own daughter II
taken suddenly worse. He stays TIL
he sees the poor woman's child safe.
" out Of danger. then hurries home
only 70 find his little one cold In
death. the mother pros rate. and his
happy home wrecked. Such are the
temporal deeds that will find reward
eternal.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Use Of the City Library.

The local city library Is one Of the
most generously patronized Of Ia
Junta's institutions. Even during
these warm summer days. there u q
STEADY call for books and literature.
although the demand Is not 20 great
At present on account OF so many Of
the citizens being away on vacations.
Last Saturday the library Issued sew.
enty.five books--twenty-nine 10 juve.
niles and for,y-six TO adults: while on
Wednesday sixty.four were issued
thirty-four TO juveniles and thirty-ons
to adults. There Is = marked patron.
age from the school children. and ak
from members Of the various clubs.
who seek reference books. Niong the
line Of fiction the two books that are
In creates, demand At proseut ars
John Fox. Jr.'n THE Tran Of the
Lonesome Pine" and Harold Bell
wrtghts shepherd Of the Hiils." The
library 10 open on wednesdayp sn6
Saturdays. The reading room = epss
every day from . =. m. Till -. -,
except Sunday. when Il Is opsa froa
, to and from 7 to 3 p. IN.
Mas Hattie Broadbent. who has offs
c'sted - librarian for the psse few
months. will leave the flrs, q ns1t
week for her home In ordsay. vAsrs
she will vtsi, home folks tsu tAs
opening of school. when shs vt)l
teach at oinsy. Miss Broadcast vil1
bs succeeded At the local library b
Aiss Agnes westbrook.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
ms STORM.

La Junta and the country south and
southwest OF this city was visited by
one Of the hardest downpours Thurs
day afternoon that the country has
known for many u month. In fact, 1t
was the first rain OF any moment
that has visited this section OF the
state this year. While the storm did
not last long, II certainly made good
use OF the time allotted, and as a re-.
suit the city received q drenching and
cleaning such as she receives only
occasionally. The river raised to
such an extent that boys sat on the
bridge and washed their feet In the
swift current. All the irrigation
bitches were thrown open and have
been running full TO the banks since.
The Otero directors sent word TO the
reservoir to stop their f1ow until
further notice, and instead Of taking
water out they turned more into the
reservoir.
-Four miles west Of the city IL did
not rain drop. Swink streets were
dusty and the territory west Of swink
was likewise dry. The rainman prob
ably thought Swink was wet enough
already. Right, she Is.
The storm was not local By any
means. Heavy rains fell throughout
the country southwest for miles.
Much damage was done to the rail-
ways and trains have been running
wild ever since. No serious accidents
have occurred, the worst being the
oyerturning OF engine 1910. pulling
No. 3. Wednesday night, occasioned
by washout near Bloom. the result
OF Wednesdays storm.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Souls With But Single Thought
and Hearts That Beat as One

pressive ceremony was pronounced
by Rev. C. h. Morley. pastor Of the
Presbyterian church. the ring service
being used. Only the immediate rel
ati'es OF the bride and groom were
present. the wedding being a very
quiet one. owing to the Illness of the
brides father. Both of these young
people are well and favorabiy known
In La Junta. the groom being clerk
recently with the Coitman drug store
Their many friends extend most hear,
~ congratulations. For the present
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson will reside
In this city. The newly married
couple left Thursday for Pueblo to
spend few days.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Some More Local Items

All the irrigation bitches have an
abundance OF water.
For rent-Five room house. X. c.
lnge. 502 San Juan avenue
The picnic OF the Reformed Pres.
byterian Sabbath School was held II Z
miles west OF town Tuesday.
Prof. X. ID. McClintock, OF Hauston,
Illinois. who has been secured for the
principalship Of the Columbia school.
arrived this morning.
Judge Shoemaker. OF Las Animas.
held . brief session Of court In La
Junta Wednesday. In the absence Of
Judge Mcdaniel. who IL In Utah.
". Fnity returned Thursday night
from bis trip to the @. A. r. cncamp.
ment 1t Salt Lake City. He reports
large attendance and an abun.
dance Of hot veather-weather that
shsied and caused many Of the COM
rades 70 fali In the ranks.
Ar. and Nrs. Frank Rosa. Of Breck.
enridge. Mich. are visiting the fami.
lies Of q. b. and c. X. Napes. They
have been touring the Pacific coast
and taking In the sights Of the west
for the past eight weeks and are stop.
ping Q few days In Ia Junta ON their
return home. Mrs. Rosa 10 . cousin
Of c. R. Napes.
Nrs. J. W. Fisher and Miss Edna
Fisher returned rhursday night from
Dsnvsf and Boulder. where they
went The first Of the week. They
sta'e that John w. received The tel.
sGsaa IN risAt. which tAs heal ~
lisrs ssat. and was well pleased 70
know hs was remembered. though far
mon hone. evea In The face Of the
fact that The telesran cost him IL
Tie neishborhood oe . collar.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Hs"s ers~~ss :" A~.ys.

4 peculiar accidsst occuersd last
oetsr1Ay east Il tAs e1ty. II which &
heess vas lsovAs1 b - arroyo, IL
eueU vas svsDt avay, ssl he o.
cupaat rsesivs1 . luckiss. The VIZ.
In vas Rssssll Noessa. . earpsssss,
vAs llvss n NeetA Il Juats. Mr.
Morgan vas rseusniag mon ~ Oar.
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Married In wichita.

The marriage OF Sir. Rotert Thorn.
OF this city, and Miss Enoua Bradley,
OF Wichita. Kan. occurred Wednes.
day last at the noon hour. The GER
emony was performed by Rev. W. s.
Cam. pastor OF the Episcopal church
IN Wichita. The groom is well known
In La Junta, and holds a responsible
position In the office OF the master
mechanic Of the Santa fe. while the
bride. formerly Of this city. also has
many friends here. They returned
TO La Junta Thursday. and are now
receiving the hearty congratulations
OF their many admirers. They viii re
side Mt SIS Ration avenue.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
1872 I Great American Game
La Jun.a's Team Disbands

can hardly estimate the good the team
has done for this city this season.
and we should get in the game ear.
ly next spring. In fact. We ought to
begin right now 10 make arrange
ments for next summers salaried
team. We should be able, starting
early. to secure an even better team
than We had this season. Me for a
good ball team as the best adyer.
tisement"
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Civil Service Gxamlnstie~.

he Unitsd States Civil service
commisstoa announce that In Ia Jun.
u on Saturday. Beptemhes lstA. IN
examination viii Be held for the 20
sitieas ot cisek an1 CARRIER u the
possoeSice sesvics. Married women
viii not b pernitted to. take this
exsminatioa. except that the prohibl.
tioa does not apsly 10 divorced voa-
-. o. 70 voosn who are separated
from their husban1s and support
themselves. TAs sxaniaatioa 10 opea
10 Ill citisens Of the Unksl States
vho comply With the rsauirsosats.
Fos appilcatton blasks. tnstsuctions "a
applicants. and fursAes insoenattsa.
aDD,icatiea shesld b nads y Joha q
waIsh. at tAs L. Justa elfscs. q 10
v. ". caapbsli. seerstary sssvsstA
civil sssvtes district. Dsavss. 4 ~
csat 81 q eeagrsss peevt1ss thAt
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
es'srsss FsIrs.

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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
osvis.Wilder.

Thursday evening. at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. C. X. orahood. occurred
. quiet wedding. The contracting
parties were II. ". Davis and Miss
Vestine Wilder. both OF Wellington.
Kansas. Miss Davis IL n sister OF
Mrs. orahood. and Mr.. Davis is n
prominent business man OF welling.
ton. They have host OF friends who
viii be glad to learn Of this happy
consumation OF long courtship. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. r.
H. Ayres In the presence Of \ few
intimate friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Da.
Wis viii leave for Colorado Springs and
other points on their wedding trip.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Psdsrmss Gfs.ei.os servIee - Nv,

Al the Methodist parsonage In this
city last Saturday evening occurred
the marriage Of Mr Conrad kindstrom
and Miss fredo Erickson. Mr. Kind.
strom has been In the employ Of the
Santa Fe here for some time. while
Miss Erickson halls from Topeka. Kan
A little over Z week ago Mr.. Kind.
strem WAS taken severely III and ~.
moved TO the Santa ~ hospital. On
hearing Of be iilnsss. Ais Erickson
came st oace to help nurss him bach
70 health. This was done 20 quickly
and efficIeatly that Mr. Kindstrou
decided 10 retain her - . life nurse.
This she gladly consentsd to 70. ard
The wedding ceremony followed close.
" sftsr the consent. Mr.. and Mrs.
kinlstrom viii make L. Juata thsis
psenassat hous. vfissds sxtss1
Asasty ceagTatulAtloas.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
At the Churches Tomorrow
The Park Meeting.

The public have already expressed
their appreciation OF the open air
meetings. both by their attendance
and BY their respectful attention.
TOMORROW night will close the series
Rev. X. II. Ayres will preach from
the subject. Gods Ceaseless Search
For Men" This will be 4 sermon
especially for men, but all will be
welcome. Should the evening be un.
III Tor an open air service, the meet
Ing Will be held In the Methodist
church.
erssbytsrisn Church.
Sunday school at 0:ls Z. n.
IN 0s morning u II O'Clock, SER
mon By the pastor. Rev. q. z. Nor
ley. "PastssssAip win Christ"
Christian Esdeavor nissting at Z
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NO svsains services during August
Hsssemst Prssby-sr.sn Church. 4
Sunday scheol q 10 q =. -
Preaching q II Q. =. b. IL Jks-
TOR. Subject. Stability Of . Divine.
" Ordered Life"
Christian Dalsavoe q "a. n.
1os ars earnestly invited 70 these
services.
kA. CROOKS. Pastor.
Msthst'ss geisssesl.
ssaday seAoe, u s:ls q u, Geo.
L He's. supssiatseAeae
PFsaeAias q II q. n. by he psstor
@ ths subject. "Ths Rsvslasioas Of
ne Home"
HpsestA Lsasss meeting q Z ..
,. Leader. May white.
HrsaeAins x . ,. =. h ~ pask
y paseee. Sermon. ''0ol's Ceass,sss
search Eee Msas
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Married In Texas.

Miss Rosa White. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. F. N. White. OF this city,
lef' for FL Paso. Texas. Saturday. On
Sunday a thigh noon the marriage
ceremony took place which united the
lives and fortunes OF Miss White and
Civil Engineer Irwin c. Mcbride. on
Tuesday the newly. married couple Ief,
Tor point near the City OF Mex.
leo. where Mr.. Mcbride is At present
engaged on = contract In the con,
struction OF = large power plant. The
contract will require about two year,
to complete IL. and during this time
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride will make theiI
residence In that section. Later they
Will return to Colorado Springs "a
reside. Mr.. Mcbride is = graduate
OF the Colorado Springs College. .whil.
his cstimablc bride IL one OF Ia Jun
ta's popular young ladies'. who hs,
for some tins been matron at the CT
Hospital.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Mek'nnsy.Psssrsen Nupslsls.

Last week at Las AnimAs occurred
the marriage Of Fred A. Mckinney
and Mias Emma ~. Pstervon. OF this
City. The ceremony WAS performed
By Rev. q. T. Savage. IN the presence
q few friends. Mr. Mckinney came
here from Los Angeles several months
ago. and was . member Of the firm
Of W. A. Jcffrics 4 Co.. Who issued
the Ia Junta City Directory. Later
they issucd = directory At Rocky
Ford. after which the partnership Of
Jcffrics 4 Company Was dissolved. ~
Jcffrtcs going to visit his home folks
IN n. Louis. while Mr. Mckinney vent
70 Las Animss. where he 10 installing
. systsm Of street signs and house
sumberias. NJ. Mckinney. however.
1idn't take kindly 10 life without Q
partner. and chose one Of Ia JuatA's
vsll known yoans haies 70 share with
hin LIES Joys. Mics Petsrson was
. no1ists. With roons q ssi Cinar.
foa avenue. rAs Tribunc joins With
sAelS 0aay frisals In L. Junts II
sgtsalias ceasFatulattsas.
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-04-10
PHONE MAIN 1905.

A contributor to this paper last
week is of the opinion that the citizen
rights of the Negro are not secure.
His logic and his illustrations are in
deed calculated to startle us out OF
our complacency. This writer asks,
Can the Negro, deprived of the ballot,
maintain himself among unfriendly
neighbors? In other words, with no
assistance from the national govern
ment, can we be assured that our
property rights will not be taken away
Just as our political rights have been?
Such fate would have overtaken the
Japanese. in California if their home
government had not through fear Of
war or commercial reprisal, enlisted
our federal government in the cause
of it's subjects. In California as in
Mississippi the legislators have made
no claim of doing justice in passing
laws to hamper the dark races. They
have simply claimed that the suprem-
acy of the white race must be main
tanned at any cost, and have stopped
at nothing to accomplish their pur-
pose.
BUT NOTE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE REASONS GIVEN
FOR FORCING A DISTINCTION Be
TWEEN RACES BY MEANS OF
THE LAW: Negroes are criminal,
shiftless, a child race" and coercive
legislation is for their good as mucn
as for the protection of the whites.
For the Japanese it was claimed that
their moral standards were different,
that their scale of living was too
cheap for American labor to compete,
and that their commercial ideas would
in time give them supremacy here in
this country, tc the injury OF the
white race. The one race must be
legislated against because 1t was in
ferior and mixture of blood or of in
dividuals would lower the white stand
ard. The other could make more Of a
given opportunity, and the law must
be used to put sufficient handicap
upon it to permit the whites to win. A
game Of heads we win, tails you lose.
This discussion Of our future is
brought up by the reception accorded
the presidents avowed intention to
appoint no Negroes to Office in the
South over the opposition Of the rul-
ing classes there. At the time Of the
publication Of the presidents views,
we, believed In his good intentions,
and do yet. But his views seem to
have been received both by the whites
Of the South and by our people there
as the expression Of the intention OF
the federal government to give up
even the pretence Of the enforcement
Of the war amendments 1t is the
same as the famous speech OF Booker
7. Washington at the Atlantic Exposi-
tion. Whatever Mr.. Washington may
have meant, his statement that Ne
groes and whites might be divided as
the fingers on the hand, but united
in that they work together for one
purpose, has been interpreted to mean
that Negroes are willing to be led
wherever whites see fit, and has fur
nisheG the te1t for the enactment Of
disfranchisepaent laws in the various
states. We do not believe that any
such outcome was foreseen by Mr..
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-04-10

Washington of his industrial idea, but
it is condition and not a theory that
confronts us. 1t was the wisdom of
the North at the close of the war that
the Negro could not maintain himself
without the ballot, and however ILL
fitted We are now to exercise this
privilege and safeguard of citizenship,
We were far less then. However
severe our competition with whites
then gave cause for legislative handi-
caps, it certainly gives more now. In
short, the future of the race Is darker
because of its material progress un-
less we are safeguarded. Unlike the
Japanese we are not aliens WIN a
home government to speak or fight for
US, but we are Americans in the full
est sense of the word, and II the
powerful arm of our own government
does not protect us in the enjoyment
of lives and property, racial strife and
determination await u.s.
1t is for the federal government to
speak or fight for us, but We are Am
ericans in the fullest sense vi the
word, and if the powerful arm Of our
own government does not protect us
in the enjoyment of lives and prop
erty, racial strife and determination
await u.s.
1t is for the federal government to
put the means of protection in our
own hands, for no class of citizens are
so altruistic that they may be trusted
to legislate fairly for their neignDors.
If the president tries to Offset his acts
in the South by too much representa-
ton in the North he will overleap
himself. And SO it appears that II
the future of the race is to be sa1e-
guarded. the nation will have to re-
turn to justice and equality. The fed
eral government will have to see tnat
the evasive election laws OF the South
are fairly applied or the evil will grow.
There was no compromise for ,siav-
cry, and there can be none for serf-
dom.