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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13
English Highway Policy.

Two points IN the recently proposed
British bill to provide for the economic
development of the United Kingdom
and the Improvement of the roads
therein are worthy of notice in the
United States. The program of the
bill provides for special motor roads to
be exclusively or chiefly for the use Of
motorcars, the road board having au-
thority to improve existing roads or to
construct new roads for that purpose.
The board may acquire land for this;
purpose by right of eminent domain
and may also acquire land adjacent
thereto for width 300 yards distant
from the middle of the road. which
land they may sell. lease or control. the
Increment therefrom being used for
the maintenance or construction of this
class OF highways.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13
THE euNNlsoN TUNNEL.

The first as well as the most remark
able of the great irrigation projects
undertaken by the United States rec
lamation service under terms Of the
Carey irrigation act is the Gunnison
tunnel. which carries the turbulent
waters Of the lower Gunnison river by
a bore II by 10 feet through six miles
OF solid mountains. The work was
started several years ago. following
a survey of the river by a courageous
engineer who made the trip down the
raging stream on a rubber raft. But
many months preceding were con-
sumed in building wagon road
on which necessary machinery and
supplies could be transported to the
scene Of the work. In constructing
the tunnel through the mountains
variety of rock and earth formations
was encountered, besides natural gas.
hot mineral waters and underground
lakes The tunnel Is lined throughout
with cement and is practically indie
structible. The main canal, which re-
ceives the water from the tunnel, is
thirty feet wide at the bottom, eighty
three feet wide at the top, and the
average depth of water is ten feet
the capacity being 1900 cubic feet of
water per second. The tunnel was
formally opened Sept % at Montrose.
Colo, on the occasion of President
Tafts visit. The cost of the tunnel
and distributing canals will be $1,000
600. The government will be REIN
bursed by the sale of perpetual water
rights TO actual settlers at about $50
per acre, ten years time being allowed
for payment without interest The
system will redeem and give q value
Of from $50 to $500 per acre to 10000
acres Of land that without water
would not be worth $40 an acre. The
the water which the system will pro-
vide will blossom like garden.
II may be viewed as truism, yet II
is worth remembering. that one Is hard
ly justified in pulling up stakes and
going to a new locality unless the pros
poets are good that one can do better
financially and get more enjoyment
out of life in the new than under the
old conditions, and yet a lot of folks
are doing this thing every day-selling
acres whose output they know and
can count on for rosy prospects. but
untried returns in the new country to
which their wanderlust carries them.
No young man of physical strength,
intelligence and enterprise need view
with alarm being left on the tender
mercies of the cold world If he can
rent or buy five acres of land near a
good market and owns or can borrow
enough money to secure equipment for
raising fruits, vegetables and poultry.
Some farseeing students of our ma
tional economics are looking ahead and
contemplating the time when we shall
not as a country be able to raise all
the foodstuffs which we consume. The
plan suggested would therefore seem
to help not only the individual, but be
a service to society.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

tory. She was married to John Jacob
Aston on Feb II. 1891. She is typ
teal American woman. but exceptional
in beauty. Tall, regal and willowy,
her movements are very graceful.
Seen at a ball in one Of the wonder
full Paris creations which she is said
never to wear twice. she is a figure
never TO be forgotten. The soft brown
of her hair is sprinkled with silver
nova curious contrast to the fresh.
rosy. oval face that still seems glow
ing with youth.
John Jacob Aston. the greatgra
son of the first famous man of that
name, was born at Rhinebeck in 1864
He graduated from Harvard in the
class of 1888. In 1893 he assumed the
grave responsibilities involved in the
management of the vast estate belong
Ing to the Aston family.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

Municipal ownership of public util
tiles Is receiving some hard jolts in
Topeka. which has during the last two
months suffered fire losses to the ex-
tent of a third of a million because of
inadequate water pressure If pri-
vately owned plant in Topeka had
given such poor service the people at
the capital would have run the man.
ayers out Of town. AS the matter now
stands they have to take the blame
themselves. Leavenworth Kan.)
Times
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

The women folk should not overlook
the matter of tastiness and neatness in
their house dresses, for the reason that
they are seen in these more than in
their street or company gowns. II the
kitchen dress looks like meal sack or
worse, with a string at the middle,
John can hardly be blamed II he thinks
Mary is not quite as careful as she
used to be. 1t might be added, how
ever, that this shoe fits the former as
well as the latter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13
HOWARD A MORAL HERO.
Fought Intemperance When Drinking
Was Popular.

Was Popular.
In his green old age the late Major
General Oliver Otis Howard, who was
the last of ths ranking Union com
manders in The civil war. was literally
"last leaf upon a historic tree, as
a curious incident shows. Visiting the
public library at Maiden, Mass, few
years ago. Bicknelfs great painting,
Lincoln at Gettysburg" which hangs
there. was shown to him. 1t was then
discovered that of the whole group of
twenty-one figures, the leading actors
Of the great drama Of 1929, General
Howard was the only survivor.
General Howard was always noted
for his moral as well as physical cour-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

Some experiments in the thinning Of
apples have been conducted at the
Connecticut experiment station. In
one of these the young fruit on two
Baldwin trees was thinned, giving an
increase In crop value Of 771a cents and
$1S3 respectively. Just another in
stance of where intensive care paid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

OF all cheap things that fellow
should keep shy of are serums for the
treatment Of animal diseases. The
federal government has a force of
men who do little else than hunt down
frauds Of this character, but findings
are published too late to be Of help to
fellows who have already taken the
bait.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

An advantage of early fall blowing
that is often overlooked lies in the fact
that the greener the weeds and trash
on the land when turned under the
larger is the number of seeds which
will be killed, while the decomposition
of the growth turned under will be
more complete. Weeds that do germi-
nate and show head above ground will
be nipped by the frost
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13
SUB-GRADE MAKING,
Treatment of This important
Factor In Road Building.
KIND OF MATERIAL TO USE.
Nothing but the Best Obtainable,
Says Highway commissioner-Sur
facing Is Also a Prominent Feature
That Demands Strict Attention.

A well built roads chief Characters
tic is not unlike we'll constructed
house, at least in one respect. Both
will have a similarity-namely, tight
roof and a dry cellar. Such road
must have the ability TO sustain and
hold up into position it should occupy
the wearing surface of the road,
whether 1t be two inches or two feet
In depth. Any yielding of the sub-grade
viii be fatal to the road. The whole
question of dust laying and road pre-
servative requirements Of the hour Is
simply relegaied to a secondary posi-
ton when compared with this very i'm
portant feature of the construction.
and the remarkable aspect of this i'm
portant part of road building is that it
Is not so much the expense, for the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

In the building Of the new big barn
the specifications could call for an up
to date and adequate system of ventila-
ton, by means of which. even In cold
est weather. when the barn is kept
tightly closed. the animals may be sup
piled with an abundance of fresh air
This matter of ventilation is not some
college professors fad, but question
of animal health. profits and good
horse sense.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

If that row Of celery cannot be suf-
f1ciently protected from the cold by
covering it with straw or other litter
where it is, it should be dug up with
good roots and packed In earth in a
box in the cellar. After being placed
on thin layer of soil In the bottom
of the box the roots should be mois-
tened and enough earth sprinkled in
between the stalks to prevent drying
out and to complete the bleaching
process.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

The continued difficulty found in Sc
curing sufficient help to properly han
die quarter section farms and larger
is pointing inevitably to reduction in
farm areas as about the only effective
way out of the difficulty. When this
comes it will mean more thorough
cultivation of the remaining acres,
more satisfaction in doing the work
and as large a net income when the
books are balanced at the end Of the
year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

If the cold storage egg fellows clean
up profit next spring on eggs which
have been laid by at from Is to %
cents per dozen during the past six
months. the consumer will be entitled
to public sympathy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

There is seldom a cat so black but
some tiny white spot may be found In
its coat and rarely person so deprav-
ed but the divine spark Of moral sense
and capacity TO do better exists In him
somewhere II one but look closely.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

Cats, like rats and guinea pigs, are
said to contract tuberculosis readily,
provided they drink milk which con-
tains tuberculosis bacilli, and frequent
ing dwelling houses as they so often
do they may become ready vehicles
for spreading the disease.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

The colt may be taught to walk fast
by being broken with older horses that
are fast rather than poky walkers. The
habit early formed VIII persist in later
rpars
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

Apple butter Is licking good Ii the
juice Is removed to make jelly, but it's
$50 per cent better IL the juice Is left
In
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

Victoria (B. c. fruit growers are
suspecting contamination to their or
chards through fungous and insect
pests from the small gardens of house
holders in the suburban districts, and
a house to house canvass is to be made
with a view to cleaning things up.
Were the conditions appreciated, just
such a campaign as this might be
started in good many other fruit
growing sections.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

Kerosene poured through the drains
will not only cut accumulated grease
and filth, but make 1t ha q shedding for
the bugs and bacteria that may be in
them. It's cheap too.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

1t has been found as a result of ex-
periments and tests which have been
lately made with a view to utilizing
the scrub or Jersey pine that grows
on abandoned farm and cut over lands
I'm eastern states that the pulp of this
species of pine is valuable for the man
ufaeture of bag. news and wrapping
paper. This is good news and will
help along the governments forest
conservation policy by making possible
the substitution of this for other more
valuable coniferS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

In the new type of agriculture which
Is being made use of to degenerate
rundown cotton farms In many Of the
southern states the growing of alfalfa,
cowpeas and soy beans is the chief
factor II dairying or stock raising
can be added, the work of rebuilding
is the more quickly and completely
effected. There are one or two farms
north of Mason and Dixon's line that
need this same kind Of medicine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

It's no use to talk ''bein' president of
the United States" to boys who are
careless about their habits, shiftless,
Indifferent or lazy, for lads Of this de-
scription never have been and never
will be elevated to this important Of
fee. A boy should rustic and do the
best for himself, whatever the object
held before him. If he has in him and
develops the presidential stuff he is so
much the gamer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13

Georgia has 100000 peach trees.
and 100000 Of them are said to have
been in bearing the past season.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
RAILROAD NEWS
Locally and Up and Down the Line

country and did considerable damage
to the Santa Fe right of way. Engi.
neer o. b. Jewett and Fireman T. b.
McCauley, pulling No. 3. engine 1910,
after viewing the situation, believed
they could get by the flood and start
ed ahead. While barely creeping alon
and when at a point about midway OF
the flooded district, their engine sud.
denly began TO sink. Engineer Jew
ett shut off steam and with his fire.
man jumped, just as the big greyhoun
toppled over into the ditch. Although
the engine turned over. the tender
and the remainder OF the train re-
manned on the track Word was tel.
egraphed to La Junta of the accident
and an engine was sent from here
which pulled the limited back to this
city. In the meantime wrecking
crew had been dispatched to the
wreck with force OF men to repair tie
washout. that traffic might be re-
sumed. Engineer Jewett and Fireman
Mccauley escaped with only slight
scratches and bruises.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
To Operate Trains BY Telephone.

The construction Of over 10000
miles OF telephone wires for the oper.
ating of the entire Santa Fe Railway
system by telephone begins in Den.
yer within the next few days. The
general operating officials OF the San
ia Fe system were in Denver a few
days ago and completed arrangements
whereby the building of the system
between Denver and Pueblo will be.
gin at once. The material has been or
dered and the first trains In the west
to be handled by telephone will be
operated out of Denver within the
next six weeks.
In the Santa Fe party were General
Manager c. W. Kouns, General Super
intendent r. j. Parker. and an engin.
eering corps. Two big copper wires
will be stretched from Denver to Pu.
eblo and stations installed at every
block signal station. Block signal op
orators will also serve as telephone
operators and will assist In the hand
ling of the trains.
The use of telephones has recently
been thoroughly tested out by the
system between Emporia and Kansas
City and found entirely successful anC
was the cause OF the decision to us,
phones over the entire system. II /,
claimed that II Will double the per
centage OF safety In operating trains
as operators will be constantly In
touch with each other over the tele
phones. backed up by the automatic
block signals.
One OF the Zig wires will be used
exclusively for trains In one direc
ton and the other for trains going In
the opposite direction. The compan,
expects to have 1000 miles of road
covered by the system within 81,
months.
The new system will not In any
way displace the telegraph system bu
will be supplementary to II and viii
permit Of more time for the handling
Of the commercial business over the
telegraph wires. The Santa Fe Il
the first railroad In the west to ad0pl
this new and improved system ol
handling trains.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

was thrown out OF court on account
OF |, being brought by the Swlnk
Baseball Association and there is no
such organization on record.
Business Is picking up In the JUS
tice OF the Peace court. Monday a
man by the name OF VIM. Rucker was
taken into court charged with robbing
a colored man. When the case was
aired In court II was found that the
colored man had been assaulted.
but no money was taken. whereupon
Mr.. Rucker was fined for assault and
battery and being unable to pay his
fine was committed TO the county
jail.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
rImeAs ITEMS.

Professor Ramsey was a, pleasant
visitor In Timpas Sunday.
Mrs. c. Blevens has gone out to
spend a week on her ranch.
Mrs. II. ID. Cochran and children
were visiting Mrs. II. d. White this
week.
l.. w. Brooks, Of La Junta. was Wis
iting II. d. Cochran and family on
Sunday.
Miss Nellie vanmeter left Wedncs
day for Lynn. New Mexico, for a few
days visit.
II. b. White. II. d. Cochran aud
Rex Cochran are building Mr.. Whites
house this week.
Walter Patterson. Of Haines' ranch
was In Timpas Tuesday looking after
his interests here.
Don't forget the big dance al
Timpas Saturday night. August 2ist
Everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Roger. Emmett
Blevins and w. s. Lawrence made Z
business trip 10 La Junts Saturday.
Mr.. II. d. Cochran made u business
trip to Trinidad Sunday In regard to
tho Santa Fe reservoir and ditch Ant
expects to begin work on II soon.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Thinks They Were Not Satisfied.

Judge Mcdaniel has turned over
tho business OF the county court OF
Pueblo county to Judge Mirick. Judge
Mcdaniel was secured by Judge Mi.
rick 10 conduct the court during Judge
Mirtck's absence In Europe. During the
time he presided over the court Judge
Mcdaniel made many friends In
Pueblo. His conduct Of the business
was ever courteous and fair to all.
lie u county Judge At La Junta and
during the past sixty days has con.
Quoted the business Of both county
courts.
Asked II the business Of both courts
was not = severe strain on one Judge.
Judge Mcdaniel said: Il always tell
both plaintiff and defendant that II
they do not like my decisions they
can appeal to = higher court. As
most OF the important cases I have
tried have been appealed. l guess
they were not satisfied" Judge Nc.
Daniel smiled as he made the re-
marx, as well he could. for he has
not. yst had . decision reversed BY
the higher courts Pueblo Star.
Journal.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
vssr isos Making Coed Finish.

The country 10 about to be flooded
with . great wave Of prosperity. This
IL the deliberate Judgment Of men
who make . deep study Of commercial
conditions. They have examined the
crop reports and say that seldom has
there been such = productive year M
this one h proving to le. The unccr-
iainty that lowered over manufactur-
Ing interests prior to the passage Of
the tsriff blu has disappearcd. There
has been . steady but natural rscov.
~ eFoa The so-calIsd panic aad ell
things ere combinlng 10 make 1903 =
most satisfactory one In the business
world With sxtremely bright prospects
for 1919. Il Therefore behoovcs every
man. no matter what his trade or pre-
fesssoa. 10 prepare himself TO secure
BILE share Of the good things In sight.
Don't b. caught mapping when oppor.
tunity passes your way.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
News Notes From Swink
Miss Esther Bremen is helping

Mis- Esther Bremen Il helping Ia
the bank while Mr. Norris IL away
Mr.. and Mrs. =. r. Morris left Tues
day for . two weeks fishing trip Al
Ounnison.
A new barber has drifted into town
and opened up = shop In Kirby Estes
pool hall.
Mrs. Phillips. Of MsnEanoia. spcn,
Saturday and Sunday In Swink with
her daughter. Louise.
Mrs. VIM. vanwinkie and daughter
0ertie. spent = few days with Mr.vsn
whkls In Pueblo this week.
Mis- Louise Wood. Of Topeka, Kan.
70 spending the week In swink u
the guest a Miss Louise Phillips.
Passenger irains sre delayed her,
five 10 ten mlnutss on account Of ths
caatajoupes bsias sAipps1 each way
J. v. Yosnan Aas hsss % ths sicl
liss Gor several 1Ays aa1 Tie 1oetol
hAs Dessesibsd . TIP y Tie nosn
tains ~ M. We ~ ~ vnl sses
reeuDssass vhsa ~ rsasAss tAs hl1ls
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office At Pueblo. Colo.
rado. July ~. 1909.
Notice II hereby given that Orin
J. Whitcomb. Of La Junta. Colorado.
who. on July 9. 1907. made dcs-
ert land application No. 1853. for the
northeast quarter. section IS. town
ship 23 south. range u 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.
trict court At La Junts. Colorado.
on tho first day Of September.
1909.
Claimant names - Witnesses: Roy.
al II. Finncy. Ambrose r. Edgsrton.
Ambrose II. Edgerton. Charles v.
Postsrfisld. oil oe L. Junta. Coiora-
do.
8. A. ABBEY. ,
Register.
First publication July 81. 1909.
Last publication. September I. 1909.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
In . Wsrshy cssss.

There are about . dosen young men
and women In Otero county who have
signihs1 . desire 70 acquire . high
seAee, sdscatIoa. snd to that end
have wrlttsa The Docal school super.
iatselsst Askiag ~ assistance. There
yosag MA aa1 yousg women must Of
scsssssty 6sesay thsls sxpsssss while
tashg tAs higA seheol course. ssl are
wetae - - aay kial ef honeeable
wesk 1aesaO ~ ~ hesss. Ths youas
- seu11 toao easo g fugnoees, asl
pesoos0 soeA otAee Vesa . eeu1l -
o)veo ~ vAlDe ~ yooag Ial,ss
voa1o - vG1lAo - - heuesAsol
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
AMONG THE RAILROAD MEN.

Superintendent ". J. Drury was in
Las Vegas Wednesday.
Day.csller John d. Bickel u spend.
Ing his vacation In California.
Eugene r. Hacklcy has been trans
ferred from Amarillo to La Junta.
Superintendent Of Tests Thomas IL
preparing engine S23 for fuel and 9th.
er tests.
Head supply man T. o. Hayden has
been transferred from La Junta 10
Wellington. Kansas.
Engine tst has been thoroughly ov.
erhauled and assigned To local ser.
Vice out Of Ia Junta east.
! X. r. German II again roundhouss
foreman. vice c. 4. Mack. Who has
been assigned 70 other duties.
Engine s3i paused through the city
this week from the Topeka shops for
service on the Mexico division.
Engineers Bert Scott and Seth Kirk.
patrick have been Transferred 10
Newton during . rush Of business.
Fireman Q. c. Pearls returned
Wednesday from . trip TO Seattle and
other points Of interest h the north.
west.
Engineer Hcirgood returned this
week from California. where he has
besn on . thirty days leave Of sb-
ssncs.
Charles Prsvard. from Oklahona.
was taksn 70 the Msnnonits Saaitas.
I'm. vsst q ths city. Thufsday Tor
tfoas0sae
A lsiay q tsaffie sast ef Il Juata
M easssl TAsfs1ay ~ ~ 1sreil
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La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21
ton to give out work Of this nature,

ton TO give out work Of this nature.
or who desire to assist these young
people in acquiring the better educa-
ton they covet. TO notify him. II is
a worthy cause. and one the people
OF La Junta should not overlook. Take
the matter up Immediately. SO these
young people can be ready to start
With the opening OF the term.