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Cubans Are Interested

Pueblo. Colo, May From far-ol
Cuba, which was seeking information
concerning irrigation and the Arkan.
sas Valley, and which received 1t
through the secretary OF the board OF
control OF the Eighteenth National
Irrigation congress recently, comes u
note OF good cheer and felicitation.
L. J. Canova, chief OF the bureau OF
information OF the Cuban department
OF agriculture, and editor Of La Lucha,
(rhe LIght) who recently wrote TO r.
II. Faxon, for a history of irrigation
and its results In the Valley OF Con-
tent, says. in acknowledging the re-
ceipt of the very full letter sent him:
"YOu have given me splendid line
OF information In your very compre-
hensive letter for which thank you
very much indeed. 1t Is possible that
later on shall call on you again for
further information, but l think l am
pretty we'll fortified with facts.
''ln regard to your expressed wish
tion Congress, the idea strikes me
quite favorably, and will write you
further about it,"
Mr.. Canova refers to the valley rs
the Valley OF Content, thus giving 1t
its new and proper name.
1t was proposed to MIR. Canova that
he have his government send him rs
one OF the foreign delegates to the
Eighteenth National Irrigation con-
gress, Pueblo. September 26-30, so that
he could not only see the famous Val.
ley OF Content and its great accom-
plishments, but could get In touch
with Western development and the
forces that annually meet in this
great forum. Porto Rica has in the
past sent representatives to the an
nual sessions OF the congress, but
Cuba has not yet done so. Mr.. Canova
intimatcs that he will try to do this.
1t will be remembered, too, that DR..
Mcqueen Gray, foreign secretary OF
the congress, in his remarks At the
recent dinner of the board Of control
here, said that the Arkansas Valley
embraced every known kind and con-
dition OF irrigation that the world at
large knew, and that in a compact
territory too. He said he thought 1t
would be pleasure to the foreign
delegates, including their engineers.
to travel up and down the valley at
the time Of the congress, and see
what is being done In development
way.
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Prophets of Evil

The prophet comes to my humble
door, and his eyes are sad and his
head is sore. He says, Gee Whiz ~
and he says, "By Hex The worlds
a-going straight down to wreck The
wheat Is dead and the corn won't
grow, and the rain won't fall and the
hot winds will blow The worst old
drouth that was ever known will hit
this country and make it groan Then
the mills will close and the banks
will fail, and we'll all rear up In the
air and vail" Then the prophet goes
and 1 am depressed, with Il sinking
feeling inside my vest, till the plain
horse sense that l near forgot, re-
sumes its sway In my dome Of
thought. These jaundiced seers with
their gloomy views, and their awful
dreams and their bugaboos, can know
nc more Of the futures plans than a
mermaid knows Of the Highland clans.
The sun will shine and the rain will
fall, and the vine will grow on the
garden wall; the trees will bend
meath their load OF fruit; all things
will come to the wise. galoot who puts
his faith where his faith belongs, and
I'LL the air with his CHEEKY SONGS
Walt Mason In Denver News.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-13
Thursday Afternoon CLUB

The Thursday afternoon club met
on May 9TH with Mrs. Thomas Gala
van. Mrs. William Edgar gave an
interesting paper On The Cltf Dwell
lers. Mrs. Steen read an article on
The Indian, followed by The Story Of
Hiawatha, by the hostess. An article
on the Hudson-Fulton celebration
was read by Mrs. r. l.. Thompson.
The roll call was answered with
short current events by the twelve
members present. The meeting was
adjourned until next Thursday after
noon when Mrs. e. p. johnson enter
tains.
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Photo mounting board at this office

On Saturday night at midnight the
Lamar saloons closed up business and
went out OF commission. The close
was as quiet and peaceful and decor
Gus as the close of school or class meet
ing. The best of good humor pre-
vailed and the new officials will have
the best wishes of all citizens for their
success. Let 1t be a fair test and in
the end the best policy will win, what
ever it may bc.-Registcr.
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7. MaTon Crawford, Impersonator

Byron w. King, President Of Kings
School of Oratory, Plttsburg, Pa,
says: l sincerely recommend Mr.. L.
Marion Crawford as a reader aud en-
tertainer. Mr.. Crawford Is a gradu-
ate of my school, and his work has
been we'll received in all roles that he
has essayed. He is clever in dialect
and character sketches, and will
never fail to please his audience.
Mr.. Crawford will impersonate
Peaceful Valley at the NJ. f. church
tomorrow night.
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Grated to beauty. No horse, mule or
other quadruped is permitted here.
Your means of locomOtiOn other than
shanks is the chair mobile or negro
mobile for one or two persons, a very
comfortable bamboo chair on wheels,
propelled from the rear by the ubiqui.
tOus darkcy mounted on an attached
bicycle. AS you wind through the
narrow lanes OF the jungle" or broad
avenues overarched with the natural
vegetation, one is sure he has reached
Aladin's land, or some other dream
land OF beauty. Among these en-
chanted bowers stroll the two or three
thousand guests OF the Royal POinci-
ana from January to about March l.
shall have to omit notice Of the
dozen other resorts along this coast.
as Daytona and not least In impOr-
tancc and grandeur is st. Angus.
tine.
Our next morning finds US in the
soOt-bcgrimed business world at Birm-
ingham, Ala. From the play grounds
we have come to work shops. The
smoke from Thousand furnaces Is
lowering over US. You can scarcely
realize that this Is In the South. l
have only seen two live cities In Dixie
this one and Atlanta, both busy and
growing with all our western speed.
, Nestled among the decidous oaks
on the surrounding hills are many
luxurious homes, showing that the
smoke and hammers din are result
Ing In accumulating fortunes. I can
but think that the Southern question
is being settled by these means. The
iron band OF business will eventually
tie both North and South indiissol-
ubly together.
A day is spent here In the home Of
DR.. Ballard and wife, adorned by their
accomplished and attractive daugh-
ters. A day full OF "reminiscences. as
Mrs. Ballard was one of bevy Of
s5hool children with whom the writer
played aud quarrcled, made up and
studied, in those old school grounds
in Ohio tifty years ago.
Another night on wheels and we
are walking on old familiar ground at
Kansas City, and still another slun-
ber when We awake with our nOstrils
filled with Colorado air-thc pure
genuine article with enough ozone
mixed with 1t to cause one, rs JOa-
quin Miller says. "tO swing his hat in
air and just yell !"
Be IL ever so humble, etc.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-13

One Of the big enterprises OF this
section Of the country is the Great
Horse Creek and La Junta pipe line
that starts about twenty miles north
of here on Horse creek near the Ste
phens and Dye ranch and will pass
Ordway on the way to Rocky Ford
and La Junta. Tons OF tiling Is being
hauled out daily from this point up
Ho rse creek where the company Is at
work under the supervision OF Epgi-
neer r. A. Sawyer. The Custer Bros.
here are hiring hands almost daily
and sending out to work on the pipe
line.
The old Twin Lakes elevator that
You can see for miles around Ordway
and that towers so high in air that
Halley's comet Is likely to brush the
flies of as 1t goes by on the 18th inst. i,
is now owned and controlled and Op.
Grated by II. G. Tiedemaun. Grain
is now handled and all kinds of chop
feed ground by this valuable institu-
tion and Mr.. Tiedemann is proving
himself to be the '.man OF the hour. :"
He has lately put In Us an addition
to his business large coal bin and is
selling it at Il fair and living price.
He has surrounded the elevator and
grounds with great fence and when
he gets the Missouri Pacific to put In
spur to the elevator he will be in
good shape to do business.
The way that Jim Brown, Henry
Humiston. Chris Miller and J. r.
Bouldin are hauling out provisions to
their sheep ranches the business must
be a profitable one. They have just
lately started into this enterprise
which Is certainly the most profitable
on the table today. The lambing
season is now on and the way the
Mexicans are coming into this section
means something to the sheepmen as
they seem more expressly fitted for
the business and superior to the pale
face tribe OF Americans.
Our Alfalfa mill which recently
closed its winter campaign has GER
tainly proved itself a public benefac-
tor to the farmers of Ordway and COM
munity. There is now home mar
ket and foreign market for hay and
each in direct line Of competition with
each other and as direct result the
farmer is getting the best price for
hay that was ever knOwn.-Ordway
Items In Pueblo Chieftain.
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Devotional Season

Devotional Season .............
.................Ki King Center Union
Roll Call and Pledges for the New
Year
A New Question Conference Zone SEN
tencc answers)-Leadcr, J. A. Moon
What are Some Right Motives for
Teaching Sunday School Glass?
La Junta Reformed Presbyterian
What is Sure Cure for Sunday
School Blues ?. ..... .Chcraw NJ. f.
What are Some Good Ways OF Getting
Teachers ?........ Rocky Ford NJ. L.
What Good Thing do You See in Your
Sunday School. ol..............E Eureka
What is Your School Doing for the
Missionary Cause ?....... .....
-. ........... .Manzanola Christian
Has Your School Il Teachers Meet
ing? HOw?. Sugar City
What Is Good way to Secure At
tendance at a Country School
Observation-Disclosures. Bob Creek Union
Address, A Workman is Known BY
His--?.. 80. Rev. J. G. Carman
TUESDAY EVENING
6O'clock p. m.
Banquet at Hotel for Newly Elected
Officers
7:30 O'clock
Praise Service. .Olncy Union
Installation of officers and other
business.
Offerings for county work.
Special music.
Address. 1.-The Almighty God looking
for Man. ...... Rev. J. G. Carman
The ladies' of the Christian and
Methodist churches served dinner and
supper for the delegates in the base.
ment of the church on Tuesday.
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HasweH Happenings

The ball game here Sunday between
Ordway and the home team drew an
extra large crowd. The game ended
with a score OF 5 to 3 in favor OF the
Haswcll ball boys.
Mr.. Davenport is commencing his
new store building this week.
Several from lIaswell attended the
Sunday School convention at EadS
Sunday.
Mrs. Will CastIcdinc of Ncpcstn,
but formerly nf this place, vino has
been very low, is reported rs impruv-
ing.
The ball club will give another
dance on Friday, the 18th.
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Happy Hour.

He-Do you remember the night ]
proposed to you?
She-Yes, dear.
He-We sat for an hour and you
never opened your mouth.
She-Yes, remember. dear.
He-Ah. that was the happiest hour
Of my life!
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A Precious Pair.

IT don5t like Jagsby and his wife.
They are always running other people
down"
mot Jagsby. She, know. is a great
gossip, but he seldom talks"
"He owns an auto, though"
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-13
Nice Fellow

Nice Fellow.
Gee, but Jones has sweet disposi
toni"
why do you think so?"
He let's his wife do the theorizins
for the family"
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-13
Misunderstood.

THE hired girl ate the pie made
for you"
Never mind, we will advertise for
another"
who ever heard of advertising for
pie!"
II meant another girl, not another
pie"
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An Jnkind Note.

THAT wom"n's face is perfect
vaudeville shCw."
Eyes, in which the wrinkles arc
headliners."
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-13
The Retort Courteous,

He-I detest liar above every
thing.
She-Well, you're certainly not ego
ustical.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-13

peaceful Valley" is story of sim
pie. New England life, dealing with
the struggles OF Il poor boy to obtain
an education and his efforts to find
his sister. The story contains ten
characters. Prof Crawford at the NJ.
T.. church tomorrow night.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-13

The crcamicst ice cream and the
coolest cold drinks at MARTINS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
THAT ALBANY BUNCH
MAKES 1T 3 STRAIGHTS
- ASH
Takes Last Three Games
of Original Series.
Yester days Game Was
Last of the Original
Twelve--The Next to
Be Played on Dudley
Field.
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Albany, Ga, August 10.-With two
unknown quantities occupying box
seats and Americus doped out to win,
the largest assemblage of fans ever
gathered together on the local dia-
mond saw Albany take the third
straight game from their keenest RI
vals.
The game was replete with excit-
ing features, and heavy batting mark
ed the playin, throughout, each of
the slabmen being generous in this
respect. Walker, who did the send
ing for Americus, allowed eight hits,
several these doubles, and Taylor
wLio performed for the locals parted
with seven safeties.
In the first the visitors got
start early and squeezed Vibert over
the rubber on two singles and the lit
tie keystone guardians nifty base-rur-
ming, and Donaldson followed him
on double and single, but after this
Taylor laid his "drap" aside and the
run-getting ceased
Ia tie last half of the first Albany
got busy and after Wofford was given
pass Newl1irk sacrificed him to
second, Colby's double bringing in the
first tally. Holden then laid down a
neat bunt to pitcher, but Walker threw
wild to Heath, Colby scoring on the
error, Holden going to second. Lokev
tapped an easy chance to second that
Peddy threw over the grandstand AMI
Holden completed the circuit. Lokey
gong to second West followed and
flew out to second, and the side was
retired by Swink's bngle to short
In the second Taylor was safe at
first on somebody's failure to cover
first and went to third on two sue
cessive wild pitches by Walker, scor-
ing on WOfford's single Newkirk fol-
lowed and was out from second to
hrst, this play being considered one
of the most sensational ever put On
here. and Colby was passed. Holden
then retired the side by hitting to sec
ond, forcing Colby
Two more tallies were garnered bv
the locals in the fifth on three bunchea
hits and Wild pitch by Walker, ana
after this they were unable to score.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
HOUSE AND SENATE
BUSY With BILLS.
Several Bills of interest
Are Passed.
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Atlanta, Ga, August 10-In the
house Of representative today. the
Dill providing for the creation of
county and state boards of tax asses
sors was killed, a motion to indef-
nitely postpone action thereon pre-
yailing.
In the senate the day was a Lively
one, the house bill appropriating $35 :
coo to the Georgia School of Tee. =
nology provided $4,000 is raised
by popular subscription being passed
without opposition, as was the measure
authorizing the governor to give i
strip of 20 feet off the front of the
mansion lot in order that Peacktree
street may be widened at that point.
The bill providing for a joint COM
mission from the senItc and house
receive offers 10 the purchase Of
tae governors m9l,iou was adopted
and twenty-one scn&t3rs signed a
protest against tie fili5uster. led py
Senator Julian T. McCurry and CtL-
ers, by which tn anti-lobbying bin
Was defeated on TIes1ay
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
One Mag
Overcome

constipation permanently by proper
personal cooperation with the bene.
fetal effects of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, when required. The
forming of regular habits is most i'm
portant and while endeavoring to
form them the assistance of Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is most val
liable, as it is the only laxative which
acts without disturbing the natural
functions and without debilitating and
it is the one laxative which leaves the
internal organs in naturally healthy
condition, thereby really aiding one in
that way. To get its beneficial effects,
buy the genuine manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for
sale by ali leading druggists, Syrup
of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is never
classed by the wellinformed with
medicines which make extravagant
and unfounded claims to cure habitual
constipation without personal coop
Grafton
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
OUR TOM WILL BE
IN TIE NEXT RACE
Will Run for Congress in
Next Go Round.
Atlanta Politicians Ac-
cept That AS One of
the Fixed Facts of the
Political Future In
Georgia.
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y
Atlanta, Ga, August 10.-Thie al
iournment of the legislature has turn.
ed loose a lot of hardworking Dol:
ticians for the next twelve days. Brow
legislators and Smith legislators vii
all shell the woods for the next few
days, eXerting their personal influ
ence in their respective localities i,
behalf of their favorite gubernatora'
candidates. Some of the legislators
who are candidates themselves fol
reelection, may dodge the guberna-
,orial issue as much as possible. bu,
there are many who are so warm in
their advocacy Of the present governor
or of his opponent, that they can b.
relied upon to add to the din and hur-
rah that is regarded as assured for the
closing days of the campaign.
1t is generally recognized in poli+i-
cal gossip about TIE capitol that the
senatorship is the real objective aim OF
ex-Gov. Smith and thai in his third
gubernatorial fight he is not over
looking the Importance of eIectine
legislators favorable to his senator
ial ambition. In every county, almost
Smith men are running for the house,
and it is probable that there is hard
ly a senatorial district where some
candidate is not in tie field who can
be relied upon, if elected, to further
the candidacy of Gov Smith for the
next vacancy in the senate chahbe,
at Washington While comparatively
little attention las been given to this
by the general public it is one of the
deep undercurrents of the presen,
campaign, the Importance of which is
mo- to be overlooked.
Among the side notes on state poii-
tics, it can be stated that it is re-
earded here as an assured fact that
Commissioner Of Agriculture Tom
Hudson will be a candidate for con
gress from the Third district two
: NS'i0 hCIlCC' IL - SGuGIdIIy GeCO2-
nized that the commissioner would
make a strong gubernatorial candidate
in 1912, but his aspirations are not in
that direction. and it is now accepted
as one Of the fixed facts of future pol
tics in Georgia tLat he will be a
candidate fer Hughes seat two years
hence, with every prospect of winning
the coveted prize. It has been a
matter of current gossip here that
HlCson could have made the seat this
time, but yielded to the persuasion
of friends not to make the race, but to
continue for another term as the head
of the important agricultural depart
ment of the state government. NJ
state officer Las as strong {. personal
following throughout the state as Hud-
son, and Included in his following
are men who are strongly for Smith
as well as other WHO are equally de-
termined in their support of Brown.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
THREE HAVE TAKEN UP
THE COUNTY PLAN
Will Join Forces With it in
Road Work.
Believed the Plan Will
Speedily Appeal to
Public and Lead to
Much Improvement of
Neighborhood Roads

The proposition made by the couu-
ty commissioners some time ago, Of
fering to cooperate with the citizens
of any section of the county who de-
sired their neighb0rhood roads work
ed and improved, to the extent of fur
nishing a workman and a team for
every workman and team that tle
neighborhood would furnish, is be-
ginning to bear fruit and there is
every likelihood that from now GU
there will be hearty spirit of cc-op-
Grafton between the county and citi-
zens along tLis line. BY this method
he working force is doubled for tAe
particular work that is undertaken.
and a spirit of interest and direct as
5istance is engendered in the public
that must promote the good roads
movement greatly hereafter.
In three neighb0rkoods the commits
sioners' suggestion has been accepted
and arrangements are being made to
work under it. Mr.. Sam McGarrah
mas Offered to put on a certain num-
Der OF men and teams for the Friend
ship road and the county will put an
DUAL number to work and have the
Job done under its superintendency
Mr.. Bob Williams, down in the lower
edge of the county, has also acceps-
I'd the county's proposition and win
ave a number Ct teams ready to CO.
operate with the county force in put
ting in effective work On the roads
around lis home.
up in ehe Andersonville district,
too, parties are arranging to furnis
a number of men and teams and when
the county adds an equal number the
force will he adequate to do some
very good work in a short space Of
time.
The county commissioners are we'll
pleased with these acceptances of tueir
proposition. Once the benefits to IT,,
Immediately derived by a neighbor-
.iCCti / Ot4l Ill1o O-OptI dllOil vi lOICr1S
become better known it is quite prop
able that there will be an even more
general response. In fact It would
lot be surprising if from this time on
1 part of the county forces were al
ways engaged in cooperative work OF
this character. This will tend mate
rally to the betterment of roads that
might otherwise not be handled in
some time.
This neigLborhood and county CO.
operative plan is being worked very
successfully in some other states ami
is regarded as one of the finest de-
velopments of the good roads prop
aganda. In some states large num-
bers of men and teams have been put
to work in conjunction with the regu-
lar forces, under skilled superinten-
dence, and the results have been
highly gratifying, Sumter is proba-
bly, the first Georgia county to in
troduce the system, and the resulta
here may lead to it's general adop-
ton, at least throughout the south
western part of the state
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
THIS QUIlMAN BOY
TRIES SUICIDE
lie is Saved By Strenuous
Efforts.
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(SpeClal to lmeS-ReCOTder.)
Quitman, Ga, August 1o.-Lesta1
Williams, a youth Of eighteen, attempt
ed suicide last night at the City
drug sore and was saved only bv
the most strenuous efforts After
swallowing five grains of strychnin
he lost his nerve and told what h.
had done. The fact that he did and
that the doctors got to work with
twenty minutes after he had taken
this drug, was all that saved his
life.
He was a student of pharmacy and
had worked at the City drug store ana
McMuller's several years He left Nc
Muller's for solle reason several days
ago and his associates said he was III
a fit of dependency, presumably
about being out of a job, as I've was
heard to say he had no job and nc
friends"
He went to the City drug store about
Z o'clock and helped himself to the
strycLnine. Coming out he met Mr.
Jelks, the proprietor, and told him ne
had job in Savannah, Then X
said:
MIR Jelks, I ave just taken fiy2
grains of strychnine."
Mr. Jelks took him in the store and
administered a an antidote. Convul-
sions began and the young mans col,-
dition was critical until the morn
ing, when he was pronounced out o.
danger He had been taken to tht
Lotel and was this morning removed
to the home of his father, L. A. VIII
liams,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
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Atlanta, Ga, August 10.-The house
this afternoon rescinded its action
of Tuesday and c3ncurred with the
senate in adopting an amendment to
increase the salaries of judges of the
Court of Appeals from four thousand
dollars TO five THOUSAND dollars per
year.
The senate bill to increase the sal
airy OF Supreme Court judges from
G5ur to five thousand dollars failed in
OH house for lack of constitu.
tional majority, the vote being sixty
eight to sixty-two
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
QUAY FORTNEY STABBED:
WAS 1T ACCIDENTAL?
DOthan Lad Met Death at the Hands Oi
His Friend.
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Dothan Ala, August 10-Piercad
through the heart by mattress needle
in the hand of his friend, Quay Fort
ney lies dead at his home here. Jane
Pointeveet, who did the stabbing, in
sists the killing was accidental. Ey-
erything points that way.