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The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
TAXES FOR THE NEW YEAR

Today County Assessor AdsmOnd
will turn over the tax roll for 1909
to County Treasurer Dawley. and the
collection of taxes will he on at the
court house bright and early next
Monday morning. Today Is New
Years and Il legal holiday, and the
county treasurer probably won't ac-
cept any tenders of taxes-unless they
come in sealed packages, by express.
The total amount OF taxes to be col
lectcd this year for the year 1909 Is
Sass. .994. 80, an increase over last year
OF $Gl, ,O32. .83.
Last year the total tax to he col
lected was S394, ,96l.57, and OF this
amount, up to Thursday night. Count y
Treasurer Dawley had collected 1890,
any good democrat has reason to be
proud. There are SO few, II any,
opportunities for democrats to be
proud of their official record that the
whole democratic bunch will probably
grab at this one, and all want Il little
OF the credit.
The total state tax in OterO county
for the year 1909 is S3S. $50 0l, and the
total for county purposes is sl3l, ,O42. "a.
This latter amount includes the taxes
for the court house and jail, district
court, county court, roads and bridges,
ETC., everything outside OF the salaries
OF the county officials which are paid
from the fees.
The total tax for school purposes In
the county is Sl59, ,626.64. which is
segregated as follows: School tax for
interest on bonds in the various
school districts OF the county, Sl4,-
800. 60: special tax for school purposes,
sl32, ,526.49; high school purposes,
sl2,27O.55. This latter tax is paid by
all the school districts In the county
that do not maintain high schools of
their own.
The total tax for municipal pur-
poses in the various cities and towns
OF the county is as follows: La Junta
s23, ,592.9s; Rocky Ford. $22, ,9s7. %;
Fowler, s3,337 81: Ordway, s2,932 so;
Sugar City, s2,93l.12; Manzanola,
81 ,53l ss; Swink, l,l6O. .0O.-La Junta
Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
BAND CONCERT GOOD

There we're indeed many surprised
people at the band concert New Years
night and 1t Is to be regretted that
more we're not present to enjoy the
program which lasted two hours and
afforded flrst.class entertainment
every minute of the time. The mem.
bers number fourteen and among
them may be found several musicians
of extraordinary ability, and these,
with the persistent practice through
the winter months and the splendid
leadership OF Mr.. Ernest F. Greene.
are responsible for the marked i'm
provement In the music furnished by
this worthy organization. On the
program furnished on this occasion
we're two vaudeville stunts that de-
serve special mention and reflected
credit on the local artists hitherto
unknown to fame. Kemble & Norris
In black face carried out their part to
perfection and the dancing OF Norris
was pronounced good. The closing
number, "Stars and Stripes Forever"
served as fitting climax for the
splendid entertainment and was es-
pecially we'll rendered amid the un-
rolling Of a large flag which covered
the back wall OF the stage and while
Miss Lille Edgar and Mrs. VIM.
Parks gracefully waved the stars and
stripes tprobably thinking 1t was for
ever which added much to this ever
new march. The boys deserved Il
crowded house and no doubt would
have had a better crowd had the
weather been pleasant. They will
surely meet with better success next
time. for many OF our people are not
yet aware that SO great change has
been made in the band 10 the past
few months and they will surely do
their part to support an organization
so worthy, and one which helps In the
up building OF the town more than
most OF us realize.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
Thanks, Brother Buck.

Miss Anna Gray, OF Ordway, was In
the city yesterday as the guest OF
friends and attended the Cowboys
dance last evening.
Harry Smith, who was arrested at
Ordway for shooting his wife, is still
confined in the OterO county Jail at
this place, having been unable tc
furnish the necessary bonds to obtain
his release. AT the preliminary hear.
ing before Justice of the Peace G. G.
Fernsel, he was bound over to await
trial in the district court under bonds
Of $1,000. 1t was thought advisable
by the authorities to get him away
from Ordway, as feeling was running
high against him at that place. .-Otero
County Democrat.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
WHAT THEY THIHK OF nm

Nobody realized that this man was
going to be head and shoulders above
any orator ever In Joliet. But he was
putians. And Joliet has had some
big men come from afar to anoint her
head with facts from silver tongues.
Wherever Mr.. Lybarger has been
heard-and he has put in two seasons
on the Chautauqua platform-he has
proven to be an attraction OF the first
magnitude. But known or unknown.
this man is great. His magnificent
mind is trained and scholarly. and he
has tremendous grasp OF truth. He
sees the fundamental principles OF
things and can make his hearers see
and understand them. He has
splendidly magnetic presence, voice
that is so deep and rich and resonant
that It's harmonies compel attention
to his words, while his simple logic.
his ready facts and his absolute fair
ness do the rest. Prof. Lybarger's
exposition Of the natural laws govern
ing the production and distribution
OF wealth was fascinating. There is
nothing spectacular about his oratory
or revolutionary in the principles he
advocates. His answers satisfy. His
explanations are lucid and his explain
ations practicable. As an orator Mr..
Lybarger combines the qualities Of Il
wonderfully profound mind with such
brilliancy OF expression and such sim
plicity OF diction that the science OF
economics takes on the charm Of Il
novel. He Is Socrates and Demos
themes In one.-Joliet (Ill.) News.
A rare treat for Ordway. Mr..
Lybargcr lectures In the opera house
Saturday night, January 18th.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

Good morning. sir; Mr.. Editor, how
are the folks today? l owe you for
next years paper and l thought I'd
come In and pay. And Jones Is gotn
to take 1t. and this Is his money here.
shut down lendin' it tt him and
then coaxcd him to try II u year.
And here is few little items that
happened last week out our way, !
thought they'd look good in the paper
and so just jottcd 'em down. And
here is Il basket OF apples my wife
picked expressly for you; and here is a
pumpkin from Jcnnie-she thought
she must send something too. You're
gettin' out a mighty good paper, as
all of our family agree; just keep your
Old goose quill a-ilapping and give
bad men good one for me. And now
you are chock full Of business, and l
won't be takin' your time: I've things
OF my own to attend tO-goOd day, sir,
| believe l will climb-Exchange.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
TAKING OF THE CENSUS

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 2, 1910.
"The simple test which candidates
for enumerat0rs' places will undergo
February 5th does not take away the
supervisors right under the census
law to designate suitable persons foI
such positions" said the Supervisor
Of Census at his office today.
1T Is designed to aid the super.
vsors In the exercise OF that discre tion
and to enable the Census Director In
telligently to use the power OF approx.
al Of the supervisors designations
conferred upon him ny law.
st Is very we'll understood that
President Taft, Secretary Nagel. and
Census Director Durand all hold the
supervisors responsible for the enum.
GRAFTON. There Is no doubt, therefore,
that our first and most important
duty Is the selection OF honest, capa-
BILE and active persons to make the
count.
''The Census will be taken, not by
the Census Bureau officers or the
supervisors. but by the enumerators.
They are the ones who come iu con.
tact with the people and get the facts.
Unless every single enumerator does
his whole and proper duty there can
not be correct census. There can
not be anything Of greater scientific
value TO this country than accurate
statistics as the basis OF study OF the
existing conditions regarding our
population, agriculture, manufactures
and mines and quarrics.
"All persons, unless specifically dis
qualified. are entitled to apply to take
the test. Only those under lS years
OF age and over 10, and those who
have not become citizens Of the United
States, are barred. Otherwise, all
persons, regardless OF sex and political
affiliations, are eligible. 1t is left TO
my judgment whether it Is wise to
appoint women 10 my district. They
can do the work. l have no doubt.
especially In certain parts of the dis
trict. There we're q good many en-
ployed all over the country In the
Twelfth Census.
The time for closing the consider
alton OF applications is January 25th.
Those received after that date will
have to be ignored. Applications
should be addressed to me at this
Office and not to the Census Director.
l will send inquirers the necessary
form and Instructions concerning 1t.
Afterward will send those on the
list, prior to the test, set OF direc-
tions for iilling out the test papers.
This will enable everyone to come we'll
prepared. Nothing could be fairer or
better calculated to insure a satisfac-
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
Milo For Fattening Beef Cattle

The twenty-five million acres com.
prising the Plains OF Eastern Colorado
will become great beef-fattening
center Whenever the dry land farmers
Of that section generally raise milo as
one OF their chief crops.
One hundred pounds OF milo has a
fatteniug value equal to ninety pounds
OF corn. and milo is the surest grain
crop grown under dry land farming In
eastern Colorado, yielding twice as
much grain as corn.
For fattening cattle, when first put
on feed, milo may be cut with corn
binder. shocked until cured, and the
stalks and heads fed together.
Usually after thirty days OF such
feeding the waste becomes too great
and 1t will pay to snap the heads from
the stalks and feed them In grain
boxes the same rs ear corn.
For the final feeding a fter the steers
have become fairly fat, it will pay to
grind the min.
The heads may be ground without
threshing, the small stems to which
the seed are attached forming n
ground roughage which mixes with
the meal, or the heads may be thresh-
ed and then ground, making a clear
meal.
Milo is constipating feed and the
best results are always obtained by
feeding some laxative or succulent
feed with 1t.
The best feed for this purpose is
alfalfa hay, carefully cured, to retain
most Of the leaves. Sorghum cut in
the bloom. stock beets and stock
melons may also be fed for this pur-
pose, careful watch OF the cattle be-
ing made to see that they get just the
right amount.
Milo is like corn. rich In starch and
poor In protein, and during the last
half OF the fattening period when It ID
fed, cattle should have some alfalfa
hay, linsccd, or cottonsced meal.
II. NJ. CoTTREEL,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

tory applicant passing the test.
"The test itself need not deter any
one. Any person with common sense
and common.schOOl education can
pass 1t. All 1t consists Of Is giving
the candidates sample population and
agricultural schedules, upon which
are to be written in the proper COL
umns the required details, which are
found in printed descriptions. In mar
rative form, OF typical families and
farms supposed to be In district.
There will be some instances requir-
ing the exercise Of Judgment to decide
whether a given entry should be made
under one column heading or another.
You can see how simple and elemen-
tary it Is. .s'-
"The test will be held all over the
country and in every supervisors dis
trict February 5th. There will be
several places In each district for TAX
ing 1t. One place would be insut1lci-
ent. 1t would not hold all the candl-
dates. As supervisor, shall have
VuC ObCCUIOh VI ouu OuO OCou Ca
animation at each, no matter under
what Official agency 1t Is held, will be
that sole and simple one prescribed
by the Census Director.
II am given until February 22nd to
rate the papers in very simple way.
and to gain an idea OF the qualifca-
tions OF those rated rs having passed.
Next will forward the papers OF the
successful candidates, with my recom-
mendations or designations, to the
Census Director. He will. II satisfied
that suitable persons have been Sc
lected. give his consent to their ap-
pointment. and they will be commits
stoned. The middle or latter part OF
March should see everything settled,
and the selected and commissioned
enumerators will be sent more circu-
lars and hooks OF Instructions relative
to the Interpretation or meaning OF
the questions on the two schedules.
"AprIl 18th the Census Army will
move forward In the enumeration.
Certainly the Federal Census.tak-
Ing is as necessary and as honorable
as jury duty, and, rs all good and USE
ful citizens do not hesitate to respond
to the call for such duty. therefore
ask the same high-Rrade citizenship
to come forward and help me have the
census taken accurately and expedi-
tiously.
"As President Taft has said, the
pay Is not large but the work is worth
doing we'll, and some day we shall all
feel proud In the consciousness that
we had a part, however humble, Ia
taking this Census"
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
FORD-AUCKLAKD

On January l, 1910, in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Bald in the pres
ence OF few relatives and friends.
Miss Isabella Auckland was married
to Mr.. G.. l.. Ford. Rev. c. S. Stein
metz, pastor OF the Evangelical church,
performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford have many
friends who all join In wishing them
joy and prosperity.
They at once went to their newly
furnished home near Manzanola,
where they have charge Of a farm and
where they will welcome all who shall
call to see them.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

The directors Of the Rocky Ford
Melon Growers Association met last
Friday, December 3lst. to perfect
complete arrangements for the hand
ling OF their cantaloupe crop for the
coming season. They unanimously
appointed Cru,chfeld s. Voolfolk, OF
Pittsburg, sole distributors and mar.
keting agents for the 1910 crop OF
cantaloupes. The Rocky Ford canta.
sioupcr crop hrs been marketed the
past three years by this firm with
highly satisfactory results.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
WILL HELP SOME

"The Ordway New Era certainly
that caused all the other papers In
this neck OF the woods to sit up and
look around some. The Christmas
plumber of this all.the-time newSy
cover in colors, and the contents OF a
high class nature. One uf the leading
features was number of interesting
stories appropriate to Yuletide, writ.
ten by home talent. Brother johnson,
We have our hat of to you."-Fowlcr
Tribune.
Thanks, Brother Buck.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

1t is now stated that Colorado apple
growers will realize S., 500, 600 from
the sale OF the 1909 crop. according to
figures compiled by Mrs. Martha A.
Shute, deputy secretary OF the state
board OF horticulture. While the re.
turns from the counties are not com.
plete, Mrs. Shute has received sutli-
cient figures to make the foregoing
estimate. Reports already received
indicate u marked increase oyer last
year.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
ALL OLKEY HERE IN A BUNCH

Nearly all the denizens of Olney
were here Tuesday as witnesses in II
case venued to Fowler from that
place. The case was suit on notes
T. +. Spindle was piaiutiH and J. D..
Conard and J. N. Bishop defendants.
The case was tried before Justice
Devine. and a verdict rendered In
favor OF the defendants, who were
represented by Perry Behymer, OF
Ordway.-FOwler Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
FROM SUGAR CITY

The juice line from Ordway was
completed into town today dec. 81
and the first light turned on at 1901
O'Clock January lst, 1910. The Born
schein Brothers are certainly hustlers
and made good with their contract In
spite of the weather conditions.
Quite Il number Of Ordway young
people came over Monday night to
attend the dance at the ID. y. II. hall.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
MALTBY'S FIRE DRILL

"On one cordi, on. and that Is that
we occupy their "oous. and they have
these" OF course. there WAS nothing
else to do but comply. with two girls
IN such hysterical condition"
Maltby held ur his hands.
But | won't sleep a wink all sum-
mer!" he exclaimed.
of course yor won't" replied Mrs.
Maltby. But | know that your supe-
rior mind has al lady considered that
contingency. Besides. think Of what
comforting thought 1t would hs to
know that you can slide down tho ban
listers In a minute and a half After
Bridget has called 'Fire!' !'"-IIfa
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
AN UHSVNC HERO

He Is called Dutch" He Is only q
foreign Farmland, SO insig iticant that
his employer does not know his name
aud for want OF better his comrades
In the field have dlgnified his most
prominent attribute as title. He Is
Il rover, here today, there tomorrow.
with no ties nor affections that are
known; utterly careless, utterly tndif-
fcrent, utterly selfish, caring not a
thing for anything In the world but
the whim Of the moment. But he
stands as an example Of the great
unsung heroes OF the world, the men
who without thought that anything
else is possible risk their lives and
sometimes lose them to save some one
else.
Buried under n one-line head the
story was told In last weeks Tribune,
An ex.convict had been arrested 10
Ordway on complaint Of his wife whom
he had threatened to kill. Terrified
at her danger. the wife sought refuge
at the Lundahl ranch, six miles from
town. The next night the conyict
broke Jail. He traced his wife to the
ranch, broke into the house and stole
revolver and shotgun. He waited
until morning and when he heard his
wife and Mrs. Lundahl talking in the
kitchen, he kicked the door in and
began shooting. A neighbor rushed
to the door and backed out with hands
raised before leveled pistol.
"Dutch" was in an upstairs room
He knew, ut the first shot, that the
ex-convict had found his wife. He
knew what an unthinkable criminal
he was And he dashed down stairs.
throwing the hand.raised neIghbor 70
the floor In the rush. He saw Mrs
Lundahl lying on the floor 10 a faint
supposedly dead. He saw the wife
covered with blood, twitching with
agony, huddled, drawn and twisted,
in a corner. He saw the cooked re
volver Ieveled at his own head will
the hand Of q maniacal criminal on
the trigger. And he rushed in.
1t took but an instant-tlIe big bur
ly ex-convlct was no match for under
sized Dutch" He wrested the plsl
tol from his hand. He smashed thi
ex-con vict oves the head with tt-.ttsd
the neighbOrs came In. ~
There was great excitement. physi-
clans were called. the neighbor told
the story over and over again. And
"Datch" went out and did the chores
In the East he would be given 4
Carnegie medal for heroism and CO.
umn- OF space in the papers. In
Colorado he is still knownas Dutch"
for no one has bothered to ask his
rnul M mn -Rn.kv Enrd ,Erihunn
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
DR.. WHiTTLES LECTURES

DR.. Whittle will not be in town
next Sunday, hence his lecture will
not be delivered until Sunday night.
January 18th. On that date he will
lecture on "A Camel Ride of Five
Hundred Miles Through the Far East"
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

Thawing a water pipe: When 1t Is
not safe or convenient to apply heat
to frozen pipes to thaw them. spread
a cloth thickly with unslaked lime,
fasten it around the pipe and throw
water On it. The heat produced as
the lime slakes Is great enough to
thaw the ice.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
FOR SALE

Kitchen Range, Kitchen Cabinet,
Dining Table. Chairs, Cooking Utcn-
sils and other articles Inquire OF
A. L. SALE. tf44
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

Exclusive sale OF the Stickney line
including the "1nvincible" and La
Preferencia." Olmstead & Roberts.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07
FOR TRADE

Canon City Fruit Ranches to trade
for Ordway Farms.
4t44 PECK g. JOHNSON.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

FOR SALE-Rambler 20 Fl. P. auto
nearly new. Will trade for horses or
cattle. Inquire at New Era office.
The Ordway new era., 1910-01-07

Mounting board at the New Era
)flice.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-08
A Cotton Fire

Fire Chief Walter Wilkerson and
his department did a piece of clever
work last night.
About six o'clock the department
was called to the F. O. & B. railroad
yards, where they found burning
carload of cotton from the Frank
Warehouse. The car was red hot
inside, with the flames just eating
thru the doors. With the chemical
the blaze was subdued sufficiently
to hook out a bale of the burning
cotton. With a stream of water the
cotton was flooded as fast as it
could be pulled from the car and
after a stubborn fight every bale of
the cotton was saved with the dam
age less than the worth of one bale
of the carload of twenty-five bales.
But for the prompt action of the
well equipped department, the car
and its entire contents would have
been in ashes in less time than it
required the department to put out
the fire.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-08
Civil Service Examinations.

There will be in the city on the
18th day of October, Clerk Carrier
Examination, beginning at 9 o'clock
in the morning.
There will also be held Forest
Clerk (Male) Examination on the
23rd day Of November. Full par
ticulars of both of these examina-
tons, and application blanks may
be had by calling at the post office.
All applications must be in the
Office of George S. Donnell, Secreta-
ry Civil Service Board, Atlanta, Ca,
for the first examination, by 4:3O D.
m, Oct. 18th. and for the second,
4::30 p. m. Nov. 5th.
NINA F. EMERY, Local Secy. Fitz-
gerald, Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-08
Receivers Property.

Mrs. S. E. Fields has recovered all
of the property she decided to the
North Atlanta Land Co., except the
building on Central Ave, sold by
them to J. G. Knapp before suit was
entered.
The property recovered by her
attorney, Judge E. Wall, amounts to
several thousand dollars.
The Magnolia street residence
about ST 800; two tracts about ST 900
house and four lots $1,000; property
in ThomasviIle, value about $1,000;
property in Ocilla valued at about
$1,000; and 100 acres in Florida
valued at about $1,000.
The Atlanta Land Company prov
ed to be one of the greatest of
frauds.
The editor of this paper was COM
pIetely misled as to the character OF
the company on account of DR.. Longs
connection with it.
We are glad Mrs. Fields has re-
covered her property, due to the
clever work of Judge Wall.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-08
The Ocilla Southern Exten.
sion

The surveying corps Of the Ocilla
Southern win commence the 18th,
Monday week, the survey Of the ex-
tension to this city. That of course
does not insure the road without
assistance from Fitzgerald. Rail-
roads do not build into cities with
out substantial encouragement.
They never did do much Of that
kind of business. There are plenty
of instances where cities and cOmu-
mites have slept over their rights for
lack of interest or Enterprise.
Fitzgerald wants and needs the
Ocilla Southern and there is one
way to get it, and that is give Mr.
Henderson and his associates the
encouragement they deserve and the
assistance they are entitled to.
Mr.. Henderson has his heart set
on a route through the fourth ward
Personally we oppose the deface-
ment of that residence section of
this city but we must have the rail-
road and it is up to us to find and
to furnish a satisfactory route.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-08
Central Christian Church.

The services for tomorrow will be
as follows: $50 a. m, Bible School
1O:45, Lords supper, little sermon
for children, and sermon, Faith.
The sermon theme at niget will be
The Vanishing Wages" the tenth
in the series of Messages from the
Minor prophets" Good music as
usual.
The Bible Study Class meets on
Tuesday at 800 p. m. The lesson
will be on The Feasts of the Mosaic
Dispensation."
The subject for the Wednesday
evening prayer meeting, at 7:3O, viii
be The Persistence of Temptation.
Everybody welcome at all services
only once a stranger here.