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The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02

on water bonds the sum of Is
mills on the dollar. Interest on
Elecuic Light bonds the sum OF
IL mills on the dollar.
An Ordinance entitled. "An Or
dinance Levying Frontage Tax
on All Lots or Parcels of Land
Within the Corporate Limits OF
the Town of Paonia, and provid
ing fer the Collecting of the
Same" was read. 1t was moved
and seconded that the ordinance
be accepted and ordered pub
'lished.
An Ordinance entitled, IAN Or
dinance Amending Section Five
of An Ordinance Licensing and
Regulating Pool Halls. Billiard
Halls and the Game of Pool and
Billiards" was read. 1t was moved
and seconded that it be adopted
and ordered publish ed.
1t was moved and seconded
that the matter of cutting down
help and expense at the light
plant be left with the electric
light committee with power to
act.
1t was moved and seconded
thas the following salaries be not
allowed after Nov. l, 1911; that OF
street commissioner. town engi-
neer and the town team and that
the night marshals salary be re-
duced to $50 a month. On roll
call all voted AYE"
No further business appearing
council adjourned until next regu
lar meeting night. Attest:
WM. WoorToS. Mayor.
MYRTLE HuFry. Recorder.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02
Are You Going
To the Apple Show

Paonia is going to the Apple
Show on their own Special Car.
Leaving Paonia on the regular
morning train Nov. IL, by way of
Grand Junction. Arriving in Den
yer Sunday afternoon. If you
are going to the Apple Show
you are going with the "Paonia
Bunch" All Advertising is from
Paonia standpoint. Paonia Dis
trict Display is one of the many
features. The Paonia band is not
engaged by any other organiZa-
tion and will be on the Paonia
Special. The rate is a good one;
Sl5.65 straight rate by way of
Grand Junction. 81 rs extra for
a tourist berth, So 25 for a stand
ard pullman berth. This rate for
round trip. The big Bunch will
leave Denver on Saturday or Sun
day, Nov. is or 10. You can go
on the Paonia Special aud return
at any time on regular train. Pa
onia will have its own Fruit Ex-
press Car. Are you going? Will
you helpf-Art Graham.
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1900 people may view the big

|
| circus.
Monday night, November 13,
will be society night and the main
attractions will be genuine Rus
sian ballet in which society girls
OF Denver will take part, and an
Athletic tournament put on by
the three tnrvereins and the Den
yer Athletic club. Prominent
society women will be patronesses
of this nights program.
A grand military tournament
and review will be given Tuesday
night. Army officers from Fort
Russell and Fort Logan will be
guests of honor with Governor
John F, Shafroth and his staff.
The commerce and resource pa
rade will take place Tuesday
morning and many counties have
announced their intention OF hsv-
ing floats in the parade. Wednes-
day night will witness the superb
horse show. The Gentlemen's
Driving and Riding club have
this exhibition in charge and will
give a show that will rival any
thing of its kind ever seen in
Madison Square Garden in New
York The automobile parade
will be given Thursday night. and
after travelling over the principal
streets will pass in and out of the
Auditorium before the view of
thousands OF spectators. Judging
of the decorated machines will be
done in the Auditorium and every
body who owns a machine in Col
orado may enter for the prizes.
The grand state and military
ball and crowning of the queen of
the apple domain will take place
Friday night. and the grand mask
ball and Adam and Eve wedding
is scheduled for Saturday night.
Saturday afternoon there will be
a mask parade and promiscuous
masking on the streets.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02
Council Proceedings

Paonia. Colorado. Oct. y 1911.
Council met in adjourned ses-
sion on the above date.
Roll was called and the follow
ing trustees responded, DeWoody,
Conine, Hufty. Morgan and Van
derbeck. Emry came IN later.
Minutes of the last meeting
read and approved,
Petition of J.. l.. Miller for Ii
cense. to operate his pool room
for another three months was
read and on motion duly seconded,
granted.
The petition accompanied by
plat Of the Ira J. Nelson addition
was read and on roll call all voted
AVE" The Plat was filed.
The following resolution was
read and its adoption moved;
Be it resolved by the Board OF
Trustees OF the Town of Paonia,
Colorado that there be and it is
hereby levied on each and every
dollar Of the assessed valuation oi
all property within the corporate
limits of the Town of Paonia,
Delta County, Colorado. as follows
to wit:
For general purposes the sum
ofSH mills on the dollar. lnteres,
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02
School Notes

Percy Smith has Withdrawn
from school to assist his father
IN the ranch.
The freshmen class had meet
ing this week. They organized
and elected the following officers:
Pres. Harry Bunker; Vice Pres.
Raymond Edwards; Sec, Helen
Kranes; Treas. Grace Mckenzie.
The Sophomores celebrated
Halloween with party in Bruce
Hall. The Juniors and seniors
joined forces and repaired to the
hills west of town for a grand
barbecue.
The Montrose County H. S. was
not IN session last week. The
pupils were needed to assist in
gathering fruit. For this reason
their foot ball team did not come
to Paonia for a game last Satur-
day. They will be here Nov. IL.
Remember the date.
AT the teachers meeting Tues.
day evening the teachers decide d
to take up the study of the state
Reading Circle book. They will
have meeting every other week
for this purpose. There are three
books in the course and they no
doubt will prove both interesting
and profitable
Paonia will no doubt be well
represented at the County Teach
ers meeting in Hotchkiss next
Friday evening and Saturday.
Two members OF our teaching
torce occupy prominent positions
on the program. and the rest will
assist in furnishing enthusiasm.
Arrangements are being made
to secure the loan of an exhibit
of pictures from one of the art
companies in the east. A similar
collection was on exhibition in
Delta and Hotchkiss this fall and
was pronounced excellent. This
will give everybody chance to
see and study copies of great
masterpiece.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02
County Purchases Tract
For a Poor Farm

Tie board OF county commits
sioners this week closed a deal
for the L. c. Jones ranch IL
mics south OF town for the use OF
the county as poor farm. The
tract comprises 20 acres and the
price paid was $3.50 per acre. The
land is most all in cultivation and
has produced excellent crops oi
alfalfa, sugar beets. oats and pc.
tatoes and will grow most any
thing. For year the board has
been inspecting various places
with a view to purchasing The
time has arrived when a poor
farm IS an absolute necessity. De
mands are made upon the board
each year for an Increase in ex-
pcascs in charity work. and so
long as our population continues
to increase just so long will the
expense of caring for the poor
and unfortunate increase. With a
poor farm properly conducted the
institution in few years can be
made almost self sustaining. Ii
will furnish a place of employ
mt mt for those able to work anc
home for thuse incapacitated
We believe that the price paic
was very reasonable and we are
sure that the ranch is a good one
with an excellent water right
Delta Tribune.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02
Biggest Show Ever
Held in State Capitol

Denver, Colo.-Every subject
of importance to the apple in
dustry in America will be dis
cussed at-the American Apple
Congress. which will be held in
Denver November IA, Is and 16,
three days of apple carnival week.
Delegates have been named from
Massachusetts, Vermont, New
York, Ohio, Wisconsin. Iowa,
Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and
many other states of the East and
South, as well as from all OF the
apple producing states of the
West.
That the Congress will be the
largest gathering of apple men
ever held seems assured at this
time. according to information re-
ceived by Secretary Clinton L.
Oliver. The apple exposition
with its high class carnival tea
lures no doubt is attracting nation
wide attention and will have much
to do with the large attendance.
Apple men all over the United
States understand that Denver is
making a special effort to enter
tain the visitors and they want to
come.
However, there are grave mat
tiers relative to the apple industry
that require attention and this
session of the Congress is expect
ed to take up these questions and
make some definite plans to settle
them.
The uniform grading and pack
ing law. known as the Lafean bill.
which is before the federal con
gress, is one OF these important
questions. Others are the distri-
button xuestion. cost OF produc-
ton and marketing and the sub.
jectof scientific culture. There will
bc few set addresses and every
member and delegate will have
the privilege of introducing any
subject from ths floor for discus
sion. In other words the meet
ing is intended to be real get
together session for the purpose
of accomplishing real benefits for
the apple industry.
Rivalry between the East and
the West over the next place OF
meeting OF Congress is increasing.
There is growing convic ion
that the next session should be
held in the East for the best in-
teresis of the industry. There
fore. lively fight is expected in
the Congress before this question
is settled.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02
Precious Stones
Found in Colorado

1t may prehaps be surprising to
many people to learn that the
United States produces almost
every variety of precious stones
from diamonds down. The pre-
cious stones produced in this
country last year had a value OF
s295, ,797, against 1924 $50 in 1902
according to an advance chapter
from Mineral Resource OF the
United State" on the production
of gems and precious stones in
1910, by Douglas b Sterrett, Just
published by the United States
Geological Survey. The large
decrease in the output of few OF
the more important gem minerals
-tourmaline. turquoise, ohryso-
prase. etc.-says Mr.. Sterrett.
readily accounted tor the fall in
the value of production. AS an
instance of this decrease in pro
duction, about~SH tons OF rough
turquoise were produced in 1910.
as compared with more than IL
tons in 1909.
All the diamonds produced in
this country in 1910 came from
Arkansas and California, the out
put OF Arkansas amounting to
about 200 stones. Several dia-
monds were found in California
last year. one of which weighs
about half a carat and another be-
tween Ia and . cara,s. The lat
ter is brilliant. clear. hawless
stone. with tinge of yellow.
Colorado yields some very
pretty agate and some are being
successfully handled in the tour
trade, bu, a number OF these
stones sold each year at the sum-
mer resorts of the State are i'm
ported from Germany. where they
have been polished. Others are
native stones polished abroad.
although some are polished in the
United States.
In Montana a sapphire weigh
ing Az carats has been found.
This stone when discovered had
very much the shape OF a rough
diamond crystal, on account OF
which i, had very great reiractive
power.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02
uiasterpie

Mrs. c. a. Frederick and chill.
dren of Lodi, California, passed
through here last evening on their
way to Bowie, where they will
visit at the home of Mrs. Freder-
ick's sister. Mrs. Charles Foreman
and family, before going to Cortez
to join Mr.. Frederick.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-02

The Paonia Alumni Associatio n
will give Joe The Wait" or The
Pet of the Camp" at the Opera
house. Nov. 9-l0 This is west
crn comedy draml in FIVE acts by
Mr.. +. l.. Cutter. full of thrilling
situations and splendid comedy.
The cast is strong one, and un.
der the directions of w. ]. AFFORD
it will undoubtedly prove one OF
the best home talent productions
ever given in Paonia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
To Fight for Express Rates.

Chicago, July 2S.-Leading rail-
roads throughout the country are
preparing to combat the widespread
demand for general slash in the ex-
press rates. The position of the rail-
roads, which heretofore has been a
subject of speculation, was made
clear this afternoon. P. S. Eustis,
passenger traffic manager of the Chi
,cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad,
said his company would resist all at
fempts to force lower scale of prices
on the express carriers. Representa-
tiyes of other roads also said they
would fight the attempt to cut the
rates.
Reports were read to show that the
great Northern Express made profit
OF 80 per cent. during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1909.
The Investigating committee ad-
journed and will continue it's hear
fngs in Chicago August Us.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
COMMISSION DOING LITTLE.
According to Statement There Il
Nothing for Publication.

Nothing doing" was the an
nouncement made by the dispensary
commission yesterday, following a
Hong executive session. The commits
sion has ben in session for two days,
but no announcement as to the work
accomplished has been made. All
members of the commission are pres
: ent except Chairman Stackhouse.
1t is understood that the expert
employed has made report to the
commission, following an examina-
tion of the vouchers of the old cona-
mission. 1t is rumored that the ques-
ton of the Fielder requisition was
discussed
s. The commission was appointed sew
seral months ago by the governor to
take up the work of the old commits
sion of investigating the affairs of the
old State dispensary. Nearly $4,000
has been expended by the commission
ON expenses since appointment, and
SO far as public announcements by
the members of the commission are
concerned nothing of a material ma
ture has been accomplished.-The
State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
Women Who Should Not Wed.

The woman who buys for the mere
pleasure of buying.
The woman who expects to have
"a good easy time
So The woman who thinks that cooks
and nurses can keep house.
70 The woman who would die rather
fhan wear last seasons hat.
The woman who expects declara-
,tion of love three times day.
| The woman who marries in order
TO have some one to pay her bills.
2 Fhe woman who reads novels and
dreams of being a duchess or count
ess.
q The woman who thinks she can
get $4,000 worth of style out of ST.
/ 900 income.
~ The woman who does not know
how many pennies, nickels and dimes
go to make a dollar.
The woman who proudly declares
that she can not even hem pocket
handkerchief and never made up a
bed in her life.
The woman who cares more for
the style of her spring suit than she
cares for the health and comfort OF
her children.-Polly Paget.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
Whistling for His Money.

Kansas City, July 27.-A man who
said his name was Mortland and that
he was one of two iowa farmers who
mortgaged their homes for $4,000
and sent the money to Chicago to u.
B. Haggins,'' who was to bet it on
horse race and "clean up a small
fortune, came here to-day to get $S,-
900, the amount he put up and his
share of the winnings. He has failed
to find ''Mr. Haggins.
According to the story told by Mr..
Mortland, 81. B. Haggins," of Chi
cago, several months ago visited his
section of Iowa and made friends OF
many of the farmers. He especially
interested Mortland and his neigh
Dor and when he returned to Chi
cago the two often sent him small
amounts of money which "Haggins"
would bet on horse races. The farm
ers won many times the amount OF
the money they bet. A short time
ago, Mortland said, "Haggins" wrote
to him, advising him and his neigh
bor to raise all the money they could,
saying he had inside information on
a big race and would win fortune
for each. The farmers mortgaged
their homes for $4,000 each and for
warded the money to "Haggins."
A short time later he wrote them
he had won. Then he wrote to Mort
land to meet him in Kansas City and
get the money. This brought Mort
land to this city to-day. He still is
here trying to locate his friend, the
$4,000 and the winnings.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
A Horrible Example.

s When the Hon. Champ Clark last
visited Georgia he was much amused
by the sad case of an aged colored
man as set forth by the negro's wife.
1t appears that Mr.. Clark was
walking along the main street of a
town. in that State when he came
upon an old couple. The man was
staggering and the woman was berat-
ing him soundly.
"You are evidently of the opinion
that liquor is not good for your hus-
band,' the representative ventured
to remark to the old negress.
ssAin't good for him?' retorted
the old woman. "Of co'se it aim
good for him. 1t amt good for no
body. Why, sub, old Joe heah he's
80 years old, an done drink liquor
all his life. Now look at him! Eff
he had let dat stuff alone he mighter
been a hundred by dis time!"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
May Have Escaped.

Mt. Crogan, July 2S.-While the
people of this place are still excited
over the attempt at a brutal crime
last Monday, the case is not as bad
as has been reported.
The young woman who lives in the
edge of town, was in the orchard
early Monday morning gathering
fruit when she saw the negro, Bright
Crowder, advancing toward her. The
negro being between her and the
house she ran in another direction
toward neighbor's home. She was
followed by the brute until she came
within sight of the neighbor's house,
whereupon the negro turned back and
made his escape.
The published statement to the, ef-
feet that the young woman's clothing
was torn is incorrect, as the negro
never got near enough to her to get
hold of her.
Sheriff Douglass of Chesterfield
was Immediately summoned and was
soon on the ground. The negro was
chased into North Carolina, to his
home, within seven miles of Wades-
boro, where he was very nearly
caught by a posse of perhaps 200
men, but he made his escape. Active
search was kept up until Tuesday
morning, but without success.
Sheriff Lowry, of Arson county, as
we'll as Sheriff Douglass of this coun-
ty, was in the search in North Caro-
lima. Owing to the fact that the land
was exceedingly dry and the wind
unusually high, it was impossible for
the hounds to trail the negro.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
SHE COULD SHOUT, SAYS
Mrs. John w.. Pitchford, of Aspen,
= NC. =


I will always use Hunts Cure for
itching trouble, and tell all L see
about. I could shout now to know
that We are all we'll of that dreadful
trouble. The first of last fall my lit
tie boy broke out with some kind OF
itching trouble. Thinking his blood
was bad l gave him a blood tonic,
but he got worse, and could not
sleep at night. Some said he had
itch, and told me what was good for
it. l used what people said would
cure it, but nothing did any good.
My other two children and myself
took the disease from him in Janu
ary, 1911. 1 saw Hunts Cure adver-
tised and l. purchased G soc. box. 1t
helped my little boy so much I got
a box for each of the family, and
now we are all we'll Of that awful
trouble. Hunts Cure will cure itch
in a short time if you will go by
directions. We had it in it's worst
FORM and used Hunts Cure, and we
are now all we'll. ..', 40,
Thanks to A. B. Richards Medicine
Co. of Sherman, Texas, manufactu-
rers of such healing medicine.
-. MRS. JOHN W. PITCHFORD,
.. .s.....f .....=- -. Aspen, N. c..
For sale by a:-s -
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
Cuts Many Employees OFF.

Washington, July 28.-Sad-eyed
women and poorly dressed men
some of the $50 census bureau en-
ployes who have received notices that
with the close of the current month
their places will be abolished-to-
day are besieging Clifford Hastings,
appointment clerk, with stories of
destitution and dependency.
They are hoping against hope that
they may be permitted to remain in
the government service a little long
er. In some cases the dismissal is
withheld 80 days to give the employe
a chance to secure another place.
Reductions at the rate of at least
$50 month are to continue from
now until June, 1912, when all of the
temporary force, which numbered
5000 last September, will have been
dismissed. More than one-third of
the temporary employees are now at
work at the bureau. Of the $50 who
are to be dismissed the last day of
this month, one-third are from the
State of Maryland, one-fifth from
Virginia and the remainder from Del
aware, South Carolina, Vermont, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Maine,
West Virginia, Kentucky and Indi-
ana
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
BODY FOUND IN PICKLE VAT.
Discovered at Medical College Re-
served for Dssecting Purposes.

Richmond, Va, July 19.-The
body of Ola Thaxton, the Raleigh
girl who died in the city home here
March 80. was located to-day in a
pickle vat in local medical college.
The corpse was received by the COL
lege May IL, according to the rec
ords and, as the session was then
practically over, it was decided to
keep it for dissection purposes in
the fall. Though badly blackened
by preserving acids, the body is in
an excellent state of preservation. 1t
is not known at this time whether
or not the body will be shipped to
Raleigh for burial, as Lee Thaxton,
the girls brother, who came here
yesterday to make an investigation,
has made no application for it and
has not been seen by the police au-
thorities since yesterday afternoon.
It develops that Robert Riley,
who, it is alleged, induced the girl
to leave home an come to Rich
mond six months ago, dropped dead
in his home here several days ago.
He was formerly employed by the
girls, father, John Thaxton, in Ra-
leigh.
According to the story of the girl
told shortly before her death, Riley
and she came to Richmond together
last winter. She soon found en-
ployment, but the wages were small
and in few weeks she lost her posi-
ton. Riley soon grew tired of her,
she said, and cast her off. She tried
to find work again, but this time
there was no work for her. March
20 she was arrested as vagrant
and was sentenced to serve 80 days
in Jail. A week later she was taken
ill with pneumonia and died three
days afterward at the city home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
Carries Secret to Cell.

New Orleans, July Rather
than divulge that which l know
would cast stigma of dishonor upon
my children, I would serve the rest
of my life in the penitentiary."
These were the words of Anthony
Valliere, aged so, just before being
sentenced to serve two years in the
penitentiary for shooting his wife.
After living here for years, Valliere
and his wife recently separated and
several weeks ago he met Mrs. VAL
liere and one of his daughters on
the street and took several shots at
the former, slightly wounding her.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
Wants Pension for Each Husband.

Atlanta, Ca, July 26.-Claming
that she is a widow of five husbands
all of whom fought in the civil war,
a Walton county woman applied for
five pensions aggregating $50 month
ly.
The applicant stated that she was
Miss Malcolm and declared her first
husband was killed during the first
of the war, the second met a like
fate toward the close of the war.
She asserts that the three men she
has married since the war were Con.
federate veterans.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
SHERIFF SERVES NOTICE.
Barnwell Officer Declares He Will
Seize Shipments of Near Beer.

Barnwell, July 26.-Sheriff Creech
seems determined to stop the illegal
sale of "wet goods in BarnWell
county. He has served notice on all
sellers of near beer that after July
81 all shipments of the ''prohibltlon
drink" would be seized in accordance
with the Cary-Cothran law, eff it
takes a constable at every depot IN
the county"
Those who have been selling near
beer in Barnwell county seem to have
been under the impression that they
had right to do so, so Sherln
Creech decided to give them fair no
tice before taking action in the mat
ter.