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La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24
SATURDAY, DECEMBER a. 1910

Our issue OF the Tribune OF Decem-
ber q, 1890, is missing from the
files and We will be unable to give
our usual twenty year ago history OF
La Junta in this issue of the great
family journal, The Tribune was es.
tablished in the summer OF 1881, but
the date Of the earliest issue in
our files is July 4. 1882. and this
issue was No. 81. j. c. Denny was
the editor and proprietor at this time.
There is then another long gap OF
missing numbers, until April 30.
1886, when George d. Phillips took
charge. and from this date our files
are almost complete, with the excep-
ton OF an occasional missing num-
Der, like that OF twenty years ago
this week. Next week We will re-
sumo our reminiscent column, com.
mencing with the first issue in Jan.
uary. 1891. which Is the first number
in the second volume of our bound
files.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24
Manzanola Woman Makes Hit.

Reports from Chicago indicate that
receptions OF every kind and nature
are being given In honor Of Mrs, Belle
d. Harbert, Of Manzanola, Colo, who
made one of the speeches OF the day
1t the land show In that city. Mrs.
Harbert made hit with the Chica-
60 women in the manner In which
she discussed woman's suffrage.
Since then she has received invita-
ttons from Ella Flagg Young, Mrs.
Potter, the Hull House. and many
more to allow them the honor Of en-.
tertainins her
A letter received In Denver recent
ly stated that Mrs. Harbert is still in
Chicago and is still being entertain.
ed by leaders OF progressive move
ments in that city.
Mrs Harbert went to Chicago as
Colorado representative horticultur.
list expecting, II honored with n
place on the land show program. to
give the people gathered at the.
Windy city first hand information
regardiug the phenomenal growth and
success OF the fruit industry In the
Arkansas Valley, and especially the
Manzanola district. The subject al
lotted, Equal Rights of Women in
Colorado was surprise to her, and
the manner in which she handled II
without preparation was rather sur
prise TO her Colorado friends. and ev-
identity appreciated by the Chicago
people.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24
Get the Right Man on the Job.

Our readers will probably remem-
ber that the great family journal has
always been an enthusiastic advocate
of having an expert on the job OF
secretary OF the La Junta Industrial
Association. The secretary is the
life. the chief animating spirit and
the whole works of a commercial as
sociation. and We doubt very much
whether 1t Is worth while TO attempt
TO keep up an association without
secretary Of this descr iption.
A live wire secretary. who devotes
his whole time To the affairs Of the
organization. can secure results-tan
gibie results. They have accomplish
ed results tn other communities and
they can do the same thing In La
Junta.
The Tribune is still ready and
willing to be- one Of fifty. or one hun.
dred. to contribute 500 per annum
To finance an active and up to the
minute boosting organization. with =
live wire secretary. We absolutely
refuse. however. TO be one Of six or
. half q dozen. to contribute this
amount Any number less than fifty
pledges would not raise sufficient
funds.
That live wire secretaries accom-.
plixh results 10 evidenced BY the
following: THE American Magazine
printed In Its November number \
brief sketch Of Frank virgins. secre-
tary Of the Los Angeles Chamber Of
Commerce. which shows what . won.
derful influence one man can exert
In the upbuilding ot q city. II he
chances TO lie the right man.
wtgKins.' says the writer. 'is per
petusl secretary Of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce. incsrnate
apothcosis Of the gentle art Of boost.
Ing. purycyor Of bottled California
sunshine. prosperity expert. champion
glad hand and hot air artist-onc Of
the most picturesque. popular and
aiipcrvadinx personalities of the Pa.
cific Coast Without him the Los
Angeles Chamber Of Commerce would
have been . resoluiinG body. Ike all
the rest lie has been secretary
since 1897. aud has thought out and
executed = multitude of ideas that
have contributed largely toward max.
Ing Los Angeles what u h."
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24
Munson Manufacturing Company.

The Munsoa a Sons Manufacturing
COMPANY nncorporated) is the name
OF newly organized enterprise with
the home office in Fowler. Organlza-
ton was effected this week. with a
capital stock Of 100000. Following
are the officers elected:
Sweeney Munson. president and gen.
eral manager.
Leslie l.. Munson, vice president.
Arthur Munson, secretary treasurer
Arthur oliver, mechanical engineer
Bcsidcs the officers. additional di'
rectoSs are: II. T.. Ciucas and J. +,
The Munsons hold controlling por
tion Of the stock
The object OF the organization Is
TO manufacture and place on the mar
kot Various machines and appliances
for which Sweeney Munson holds pat.
enls. Among them is a patent apply
Ing 10 tubular locomotive boilers, one
pertaining 70 valves for compound en-
gines; . graduating reducing valve: u
machine for loading and unloading
steel rails: super. heaters for locomo.
tive boilers.
\ patent 10 pending on a beet har'
yestins machine. Other patents ap
piled for are: A foot guard and q
guard rail- clamp for switches; i'm
proyements on the rail loading and
unloading machine: an appliance for
wells and irrigating purposes: and a
safety boiler check for steam boilers.
Where the manufacturing plant
will be located has not yet been de.
cidcd.
The machine for leading and unload.
iny stcel rails IL now In usc on the
Denver division Of the Santa fe.
More than eighty miles Of rails have
been handled by this one machine
since the middle Of March. The cost
OF handling these heavy rails by hand
Is i1i per mile. BY the use OF the
machine tho cost In reduced to &t5
per mIle.-Fowier Tribune.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24
Santa Fs Arkansas Valley Folder.

Mr. ?. d. vandcErift. editor Of the
Earth. pablished In Chicago. was In
Holly Iass Monday In the interest Of
new descriptive folder which the
Santa re will shortly issue.
It - peoDosed In this pamphlet to
cover only the territory included In
the Jurisdiction OF the Arkansas Val.
ley Commercial Association. namely
the Valley ffon Canon City 10 Holly.
Mr vas1egrtft has returned to
Kansas CITY. but viii shortly make =
tour of ooca county. and u ID ex.
pce,ed thas when the publication 10
off the Dress Il Will be tho most
comprcheaslve treatise on this dc.
,rict hat has yet been hsucd BY the
Santa ~.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24

M anywhere near as large crops az
II might.
But the valley is rapidly coming
into It's own. That the largest In.
crease in freight receipts at most Of
the towns is in building material
speaks eloquenuy OF the manner In
which the valley is being settled.
This is a mi shty fine section In which
TO live and make money, and more
and more people are realizing that
hct and coming here to help develop
the great resources OF this rich val
ley.-Pueblo Chieftain.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24
Ar.s"sss Valley ors~a"s esss.

The Arkansas Valley nslniains the
psc. set for the past sev y~ars. Each
aonth's freight sAipoests exceed
those Of The sane DostA In previous
years. Nove0bsr wss 10 exception.
Tue mouth saw Increases over the
Month os Novenbes. ises. Ii prae,L
cally every tows In the valley. Pu'
sblo. The capital Of The valley. led In
the percentage Of iacrease. but al.
most all the other cities and towns
followed closely.
There 10 nothing the matter with
the ArkAnsAs Valley. Il h the fast.
cat growing and richest section Of
the state. wnhin ten years freight
shipmcn,s will have trebled or quad.
rupicsi. Less thaA ham the land cap
able Of development y nov uader cul
tivasion. and ol that h cultivation =,
the present tine oueA = ~ Deoduc.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-24
eassshslssrs' Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the share.
holders q the FIRST National Bank
of la jsnta. Colo. will he held \,
the bank oA Wednesday, January II,
1911. Al J o'clock p. M. TO elect a
board OF directors and 10 transact an,
other bAsinsss that may be lawful.
aeb't W. Patterson. President
firs, pubDtcation. December !. 1910.
Las, pub1saeion. Dsesabsf 81. 1910.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
Opportunity of Suffraoist.

Baroness Aletta Korff tells in one
Of the magazines how the women Of
Finland came to vote. The fact Is
that women had to show that they
could meet an emergency before the
vote came to them. They have not
had many opportunities to take the
initiative in the worlds history and
they have not always responded when
the opportunity came, but when a
crisis, such as that in 1904, when the
strike and the revolutionary outbreak
in Russia took place at the same time,
occurred, they proved they could
make peace by doing it. Not until
England and the United States find
the women helping them to bear some
great trouble will they give them the
right to vote.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
FIVE NEGROES LYNCHED
Georgia Mob Avenged-Attempts to
Kill White Family.

Athens, Ga.-Caught in an attempt to
commit arson and murder, five ne.
grOes were lynched in an isolated part
of Clarke county by Infatuated neigh.
bors Of the family against whom the
blacks had plotted. The plot was I'm.
covered shortly after midnight, when
j. w. Huff, a prominent planter of the
county, discovered a negro in his
room, and made him a prisoner. An
alarm was given and neighbors ar.
rived. After putting the negro through
the third degree he confessed that
four other negroes had planned with
him to enter the home Of the Huffs,
then kill Mr.. Huff and all the men,
bers of the family, rob the house and
set it on fire.
A posse was Immediately formed,
and started in pursuit Of the other
negroes. When the posse overlook the
negroes they refused to surrender and
a running fight followed, in the course
of which the negroes were shot down
and killed. Several members of the
posse were slightly wounded in the
pistol battle.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered BY Our Special
Correspondent 1t Jackson.
JACKSON.
MAY COMPROMISE BIG SUIT.
Settlement Of Case Against Lumber
Company In Prospect.

Settlement Of Case Against Lumber
Company In Prospect.
While no official statement has been
issued on the subject indications seem
good for a compromise Of the litiga-
ton between the state of Mississippi
and the Edward Kinds Lumber COM
pany, that will be satisfactory to all
concerned.
The corporation is charged with a
holding clause of the Mississippi
statutes, which prohibits the holding
of more than two million dollars
worth of lands.
1t is understood that compromise
terms have been proposed by the COM
pany that are viewed with much favor
by the state authorities, who say that
they have no disposition to be unjust
with the lumber company, or to take
any action that will retard the growth
and development Of the state.
The Edward Hines Lumber Com
pany has made surveys for a new rail
road to be built from Poplarville to
Gulfport, and also for the construction
Of steel piers and wharves at Gulfport
that will involve an expenditure of
more than two million dollars. 1t is
also proposed to build one of the lar
gest lumber manufacturing plants in
the world, and to launch a plan for
the colonization of cut-over lands in
volving an outlay of over $1,000, 900,
and which will bring several thousand
Industrious white settlers to the state
to engage in agricultural and indus
trial pursuits.
Negotiations for the settlement are
still in progress, and it is believed
they will be consummated within the
next thirty days.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
NOEL BUYS A FARM.
Property Of Mrs. J. S. Allen Adjoining
Parchman Place,

Governor Noel borrowed the neces.
sary amount to pay for the additional
80 acres of land, the property of Mrs.
j. S. Allen, adjoining the principal
state farm at Parchman, under au.
thority of chapters 101 and 166 of the
acts Of 1910. The first mentioned act
authorized the executive to borrow
not exceeding $4,000, at a rate not
exceeding 6 per cent interest, for the
purchase Of additional lands, while
the latter authorizes the board of
trustees to purchase not exceeding
1000 acres, anywhere within the
state for cultivation by the state con-
victs." AS to the main body of the
land required by the trustees, that
matter is still in an indefinite stage,
and is now pending before the board,
which it is believed will reach a con
clusion shortly. The act specified also
that such land as acquired must not
cost the state more than $25 per acre,
at an average price, but there was a
tract, known as the j. s. Allen tract,
adjoining the Parchman place, which
abutted onto and into the state prop
erty in such way as to destroy the
even configuration of the state prop
erty line. AS to this particular piece
of land the act (chapter 1861 says:
Provided, that should said board
of trustees of the Mississippi state
penitentiary deem it advisable tt pur-
chase the J. S. Allen tract, adjoining
the Parchman farm, in Sunfower
county, consisting of" describing the
lot in formal terms) that they may
purchase said tract as a part of said
1000 acres. provided for in this act,
at a maximum price Of not exceeding
$3.50 per acre"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
GOVERNOR SHUTS OUT BILBO.
Declares He ViIIifies the State Gov
eminent.

That Gov. Noel does not believe Mr..
Bilbo to be entitled to the use of
any state property in or upon which
to take his stand for the delivery of
his speeches, is indicated in the fol-
lowing statement, which he left with
Private Secretary Buck, to be given
to the press:
LAS Bilbo ~villiies each of the three
departments of government, the legis-
lature, the governor and the supreme
court, including the supreme judge
whose appointment he Endorsed the
day before it was made, it is not
right that the property of the state
should be used as a place Tor the
vi~llification Of those entrusted by the
people of the state with it's highest
offices. Especially is this true as to
Bilbo, who escaped Impeachment by
but one vote, and was denounced by
that department of the government
of which he is a member, and with
but one dissenting vote, as an I'M
fit associate for decent people and
as an unworthy occupant Of the office
he holds. Of course, this does not pre-
vent Bilbo's speaking in Jackson OF
elsewhere on property not in the GUS
tody of those whom he villifes."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
Here's a Good Farmer.

1t is rather curious that a northern
farmer, one who has lived here but a
few years, should be the first to mar
ket a bale of this years cotton, raised
in Kinds county, at Jackson, but that
is what NJ. w. Curry did a day or two
since. The bale weighed 55S pounds
and sold for 15c. Mr.. Curry came to
Jackson 10 or II years ago and pur-
chased an old WORKOUT farm 8 miles
west Of town. On this he went to
work with a determination to make it
sustaining, and he has managed to do
better than that. One of the first
things he did was to set out a few
thousand peach trees, and from these
he has since sold thousands of bush
els at good prices. He has raised cot
ton and corn successfully, rotating
his crops with peas so that his land
has improved year by year instead of
deteriorating. He has planted largely
of oats, and this year threshed more
than 5000 bushels, for which he found
ready sale on the local market.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
CALLS ROOSEVELT LIAR
SOCIALIST CLIMBS UPON SPEAK.
Frs PLATFORM.
In Speaking of Education, the Former
President Says Higher Education
Is Turning Out q Man.

Fargo, N. D.-A man who fought his
way to eX-President Roosevelt and
called him a liar gave a bad car to-
day to the crowd a. Island Park, in
this city. Col. Roosevelt seized the
man and helped eject him from the
platform.
1--WE cannot afford to be without the
great leaders," said the colonel. 1--WE
must have men like Emerson, Haw-
thOrne and Poe, like the scientific
leaders, the great historians, in short,
all the men who because of excep-
tiOnal ability do exceptional work,
which when done is of the utmost
value to us all and which makes one
of the most important assets a nation
can have. While keeping popular ed
ucation in mind, We must never lose
sight of the need of higher educa-
ton. Above all, let us work to have
the colleges turn out men, men whose
character and good works will influ-
ence the life of the nation"
The colonel had just finished his
Labor Day speech before one of the
largest crowds of his Western trip
AS he spoke the last sentence the
crowd cheered, and then there was a
rush for the speakers stand of thou
sands of people who sought to get
near enough to see Col. Roosevelt at
short range and shake his hand.
1t was a ~good-natured, laughing as
semblage, and the colonel shook hands
with every one who could get near
enough to him.
A small, poorly dressed man then
pushed his way through the mass of
people, until he could make himself
heard by the colonel. He wore a bat
tered hat and was unshaven.
Il have a question to ask you,
Roosevelt" he said.
Il want to know who is paying the
expenses of this trip of yours about
the country?"
The question angered Col. Roosevelt
and his face showed it. He advanced
a step toward his interrogation and
shot back his answer:
81 consider that to be an imperti-
nent question:" he said. However. l
have no objection to telling you," he
added, that the expenses of the party
are being paid by the magazine of
which l am one of the editors"
You 1ie," the man shouted so loud.
ly that hundreds Of persons in the
crowd could hear him.
AS he spoke the words Col. Roose-
welt stepped forward quickly and
seized his arm just below the elbow.
His vigorous action did not deter
the man from finishing what he had
to say, for he shouted out:
Your expenses are being paid by
the people of the United States"
Although Col. Roosevelt was the
first to act, others rushed quickly to
assist him, md even before the man
had finished his remark two men had
seized him.
The colonel did not release his grip
until the stranger was moving rapidly
from the stand. He was elected from
the platform and was swallowed up
in the excited crowd.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
Three Counties Show Decrease.

Three out of four South Mississippi
counties which have filed their per-
sOnal assessment rolls with State
Auditor Smith, show a slight decrease,
as compared with last year. Marion
is the exception, and this county
shows a slight gain.
The counties that show a decrease
are Lincoln, Lawrence and Greene.
In Lincoln, the reduction is due to
the removal of the Fernwood Lumber
Company's plant, though the differ
ence is but slight. The assessment
this year is $2,201, 1888, against ST.
679,814 in 1909.
Lawrence county shows $737,950, as
against $746,024 last year..
Greene county, for this year, Is
$4O2, OOS, against $641,214 last year.
But the decrease in Greene county is
due to the fact that part of that
county was cut off to create the coun-
ty of George. Jackson county, a part
Of which was taken for the new coun-
ty, has not been received, and this
county may also show a slight de-
crease.
Marion county shows a gain which
amounts to almost as much as the
three other counties lost. The per.
sonal assessment this year Is 1884,
400, as compared with $S74,115.
Lincoln county shows a decrease OF
$685. 41 Lawrence, $S,074; Greene,
1898, 206.
Marion's increase is S120,205, while
the loss of the other three counties
is $316,221, leaving a total loss OF
$195, 961, most of which will be re-
gained when George county's assess
ment is received.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
mo FRlLLS"
Just Sensible Food Cured Him.

Sometimes a good, healthy CONNER.
cial traveller suffers from poorly Sc
lected food and is lucky if he learns
that Grape-Nuts food will put him
right.
A Cincinnati traveller says: About
a year ago my stomach got in a bad
way. had a headache most of the
time and suffered misery. For several
months I ran down until l lost about
10 pounds in weight and finally had to
give up a good position and go home.
Any food that 1 might use seemed to
nauseate me.
"My wife, hardly knowing what to
do, one day brought home a package
of Grape-Nuts food and coaxed me to
try it. I told her it was no use but
finally to humor her I tried a little,
and they just struck my taste It
was the first food I had eaten in near
ly a year that did not cause any suffer
ing.
"Well, to make a long story short, I
began to improve and stuck to Grape
Nuts. 1 went up from 135 pounds in
December to 1914 pounds the following
October.
my brain is clear, blood all
right and appetite too much for any
mans pocketbook. In fact, 1 am thor
oughly made over, and owe 1t all to
Grape-Nuts. talk SO much about what
Grape-Nuts will do that some of the
men on the road have nicknamed me
'Grape-Nuts,' but I stand today q
healthy, rosy-cheeked mana pretty
good example Of what the right kind
Of food will do.
"You car publish this If you want to.
It Is a true statement without any
frills."
Read the little book. "The-Road to
Wellville," In pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09

A rich California lawyer has hired
a $4,000 private car to transport his
net dog across the continent. And
probably the dog, gazing from his
luxurious quarters, envies the freedom
and privileges of the street cur he
sees exercising his muscles in a free
for-all fight or l~uxuriously lunching
on a ragged bone picked out of a
casual garbage can For dogs are
much like humans in the way of non.
appreciation of luxuries forced upon
them or procured without a struggle.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09

The census returns now coming in
steadily leave no doubt that the coun.
try is growing in population at a
rapid rate. The gains in some of the
cities are very notable, several of the
little places having made remarkable
advancement in the last ten years.
This growth is really more significant
In various ways than the increases in
the larger cities, for it shows local
thrift and prosperity. Study OF. the
latest nsu returns must help to
dissipate any pessimistic ideas as to
the condition of the country.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
Low Wages BIamed

New York.-Mayor Gaynor's con.
gestion commission declares that low
wages is the chief cause of the tene-
ment house congestion. The commit.
tee says that $3.50 a year is the mini.
mum upon which a man, his wife and
three children can live. But the av-
erage wage paid in Greater New York
is about $3.50 a year.
Even government employees do not
in many cases receive what the COM
mittee considers sufficient to keep
body and soul together.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
$4,000 in Line.

New York.-Fully $4,000 paraders,
representing practically every labor
organization in Greater New York,
participated in the Labor Day parade.
The members of the Cloak Makers
Union, the settlement of whose strike
last week is looked upon by organ
lied labor as a great moral victory,
were given a noisy ovation all along
the line Of march. Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, telegraphed his inability
to be present, owing to engagements
In the Weet
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
Colleges Are Ready.

Down in historic old Adams county,
the home of Prentiss, of Jefferson Da-
Wis, of Gen. Will T. Martin, Gen. Nat
Harris and those of a later peroid,
the sea- of the territorial capitol, two
OF the most successful collegiate In.
situations in the state are getting
ready for the work of the approaching
scholastic year. These are the ven.
cradle Jefferson Military Academy at
Washington, another historic spot on
the map of Mississippi, and Stanton
College for young women at Natclez.