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La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26
o'rthdsy Surprise Party.

Mrs. u. n. Norton was very agree.
ably surprised last Saturday evening
BY about twenty-five Of her most init.
mate friends calling upon her at 9
o'clock and bringing their lunch with
them. The evening wss fine and sup.
pr was served ON James McNccn's
lawn. The occasion was In honor Of
Mrs. Norton's cixhty.sccond birthday.
snd Il Was . very enjoyable one for
those present Mrs. Norton was the
recipients Of numerous presents and
vas remembered with many beautiful
boasets and cut flowers. The spry.
ness Of the genial hostess was par.
ticulariy In svt6ence. and there we're
maay commsats 70 The effect thst
sAs aigAt have bssa taken 1T tvsa.
u.tvo iastsal q slghty.tvo.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26
Want heners Thrust Upon Your

-
Mayor Kearns has been empowered
TO appoint five delegates from La
Junia to the Public Lands Conven.
tion. which meets In the Auditor.
ium In Denver, September 2Sth. 10Th
and Both. also the same number OF
delegates TO the Sixth International
Dry Farming Congress to be held In
Colorado Springs. October 10th. 18th.
18th. 18th aud goth. Our mayor wants
La Jnnta to be represented and any
one desiring To go. to the total mum.
ber of five In each Instance. will
have this honor thrust upon him by
simply making his wants and
wishes known to our chief magisrrat
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26
Daylight Burglary.

Three MeSicans walked into the
hardware store of BomgardIvr a
O'Neil early Thursday morning and
swiped "A leather case containing
about one hundred knives. which n
travelling salesman had displayed on
the counter with the intention OF
landing an order. All OF th. knives
were OF the pearlhandlcd variety and
valued from 81 to " each.
The only one Ia the stor. at the
time WAS Henry BomFardn.r. lie
notic' d the Menicans. but paid no
particular attention to them, being
busy at the time. From his brief de.
scription Marshal Nixon Identified
one OF the Mexicans--a man who has
achieved considerable local notori.ty
In the pilfcring line Marshal Nixon
located his man In the east end OF
town. with mai. companion, and
both were locked up.
Neither one OF them knew anything
of the knife episode. and thcr. was
nothing To show that either had
even u guilty knowledRc of the trans.
action. A third man was located at
swink. bu, the last seen OF him he
was headed south for Mexican
camp. There is no trace ss yet Of
the stolen goods.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26
Ia Junts Retains Trophy.

In n competition shoot with the
KUN clubs Of Dodge City and Pueblo
held In this city last Friday. La Jun,a
retained the handsome silver cup.
now on exhibition In the show
window OF n. $. Larsen. winning by
the narrow margin Of three birds.
Luther. Of Dodge City. had the hish
score Of the day. with 20 breaks ou,
Of u possible 100. The scores Of the
trophy meet were as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26
Myers lantz Frishtsuliy Burned.

While out hunting with Lyle Corn
well Thursday afternoon, Myers
Lantz was frishtfully burned by an
explosion Of gunpowder, and so badly
injured that little hope is entertained
Of his recovery. The boys were hunt.
ing near the Otero canal flume south
Of town. and stumbled upon fifty
pound keg OF powder that had been
left there by the men who built the
tunnel. Lantz poured some Of the
powder out OF the can on to the
ground. and procede ed to dig up =
match to set II off. Cornwell plead.
ed with him not to do ii and start
ed to run
There was a puff Of smoke and q
yell OF terror. and when Cornwell
turned he saw Lantz running north,
and away from him. with his cloth
ing all ablaze. Lantz was making
frantic efforts to tear off his cloth
ing but kept on running towards WIN
Stephens house. which was about =
half mile distant when he reached
the house there was hardly stitch
of clothing left on him. Lantz rap
ned nj h. door uf tnl ltny n
excuse for his appearance. asked the
lady of the house to bring something
to cover him up. put him to bed
and summon n doctor. DR.. Edwards
was called and took young Lantz to
the Valley Hospital. where every
thing was done to relieve his suffer
ings.
Although the trunk OF his body was
burned from top to bottom, and the
skin came off of his arms In great
sheets. Lantz did not appear to be
suffering much and talked about the
accident very calmly, even to relating
a dream which he says he had sew.
eral months ago. In his dream every
circumstance OF the accident was re-
produced. even to the boy companion.
Cornwell. who was with him In the
dream as well as the accident
Yesterday afternoon young Lantz
wnx resting easy. and IdhIns as wen
as could be expected under the cir.
cumstnnce. His burns are more Sc
we're than those of young Nelson. who
died In five weeks after being bad
ly burned from gasoline explo-
sion. and they are much worse than
those OF young Greek from Holly.
who recovered after being In the hos.
pital for several months.
Young Lantz Is about sixteen years
OF age. His mother and sisters
have been In Pennsylvania on a visit
to relatives all summer and have not
As yet been located.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26
School Opens Week From Tuesday.

Practically everything is in readi-
ness for the opening OF the La Junta
schools on Tuesday, September 9TH,
J. +. Treasure. our new superinten.
dent OF schools. has been hard at
work for several weeks, in arranging
details and perfecting plans for the
coming school year. which II Is
hoped will be one Of the best In ed.
ucational lines that La Junta has
ever known. Work is progressing
rapidly on our new $4,000 school
building, but 1t will probably be
late In the fall before It is ready for
for the coming year is as follows:
/ J. F. Treasure. NJ. A.. graduate OF
Park College and Missouri uniyer-
sity; superintendent; methods OF
teaching.
NJ n. Porter. y. A.. graduate OF
Colgate University; principal of Hi,h
School and Director OF Boys Club:
assistant In Latin.
Alinda Montgomery, b. A. gradu'
ate OF Colorado University; head de-
partments OF Latin and German.
Reba Poison. II. $. graduate of
Missouri's Teachers College; head of
department OF English
James w. Haynes. b. A.. graduate
Iowa Teachers College: head depart
ment OF History and director Lyce-
um and debating work.
A J. Wilbur. Il. A.. graduate OF
Iowa State Teachers College; head
department OF science, and trainer in
high school athletics.
Frances O'Rourke. u. A.. graduate
of Colorado University; head depart.
ment OF mathematics.
r. o. Trueblood. b. S. graduate OF
Perdue University: director manual
training and shop work
Edrie Cohoon. graduate Iowa State
Teachers College; supervisor OF
music.
Marie Kellogg, d. s. graduate Of
Chicago University; supervisor OF
dom, site science
instructors ia the Commercisl
School for the coming year are:
n. ID. Fades. A. b.. graduate South
ern Normal School. Bowling Green.
Ky. Business University: principal:
advanced English grammar. CORE.
spondencc. bookkeeping. shorthand.
typewriting.
Curtis McCombs. graduate OF Den.
yer Central Business College: first
assistant: arithmetic. commercial
law. bookkeeping. penmanship. spell
ing.
Gertrude Ballard. graduate OF Gem
City Business College: second assist.
ant: beginning shorthand. ypewrit.
ing. correspondence. spelling.
Grace =. Spiesel. NJ. A.. graduate
Cincinnati University: instructor In
night school; Spanish.
Lecturers-W. II. Mitchell. agent
Underwood Typewriter Company.
Qualifications of Stenographers:" r..
s. Hewett. agent l.. &. Smith Broth.
ers Typewriter Company. CONNER.
ciai Demands" J. =. Treasure. super.
intendent. topics suited to occasions:
q. NJ. Damcron. attorney. topic to
be selected; q. A. kilgore. attorney.
real estate dealer. Commercial Ed
ucation.'
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26

The Dodge City Globe this week
says: THE Dodge City men who
made up the team have said many
complimentary things about the mem.
bcrs oe the IL Junta club. and the
numsrous courtesles received at
thsir haa1s durtns the visit st L.
Junta. Thsy have been invited 10
sAoot In sbout thirty days aal expect
b o."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
KIDNAPPED TWENTY-SEvEN
YEARS AGO, FINDS FATHER
Life Since Childhood Has Been One
OF. Hard Top-News Item Brings
About the Reunion.

BOSTON, May William Bee,
kidnapped from his home in Boston
I'm 1884, has found his father at
Lawrence, this state. In the years that
have passed Bee lived as waif in a
public home, was given in trust to a
miner for $3.50 car fare, knocked down
TO a farmer for the same price, be-
came chopper in a logging camp in
Pennsylvania, a miner in Scranton and
rancher, also man OF all work.
Just before being kidnapped his pa
rents moved to Boston from Honolulu,
so that during his wanderings the boy
remembered practically nothing about
Boston.
The 10y of his home coming Is tine
tured with sadness. His elder broth
er, Timothy, who was stolen with him.
is still wanderer from the family
hearthstone.
II found him one day working as a
jockey for the Fort Erie Jockey club.
He soon went south with the horses,
promising to keep In touch with me,
but failed, and that is the last I ever
heard OF him." said Bee.
Bee lived for years at Comiskey,
Pa, after he was kidnapped. Since he
was nineteen he has been hunting for
traces Of his parents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
ARE
ONLY TRESPAsSERs
This Is Attitude of Auto Scorchers
Who Tear Along Woodward
Old People in Danger.

Pedestrians VINO cross the paved
streets in the downtown section, are
regarded as trespassers by some Of
the auto speeders who have forced the
uprising in favor OF the Littlefield
ordinance. One has only TO stop 10
minutes at John R.-st. and Woodward
ave. TO be convinced OF this. Wood
ward-ave. is a wide street at this
point, and there Is also clear stretch
where automobiles can be seen COM
ing down the asphalt from above the
Grand Circus park. 1t takes an ordi-
nary person possibly 10 seconds to
walk across the street.
An active person. by watching his
chance, can pick out a time when
there are few machines coming from
up Woodward-ave., and make his way
across without endangering his neck.
A timid woman with a child, or an
old or feeble person. has a harder
time. There Is large percentage Of
drivers who appear 10 take no heed
of the pedestrians, their manner max
ing one believe that they leave the
foot passenger to clear the track or
be hurt Some are more careful, but
the pedestrian, with his nerves shaken
by hair-breadth escapes. is not much
assured by the small sprinkling OF
lords OF the road who are willing u
check their speed at the crossings.
One driver, Wednesday afternoon
came at speed better than 20 miles
an hour down by the crossing. Al
elderly couple crossed the street, and
the driver didn't alter his course til
he was within a few feet OF them
when. seeing that they were not stop
ping, he took quick turn. This threw
him In line with two girls who would
otherwise have been out of danger
They sprang aside in fright. and by
another twist of the steering wheel
the driver just missed them and al
the same time narrowly missed a
trolley car. This was only one Of q
half-dozen cases of recklessness. That
no accidents happened, seemed due to
the fact that Detroiters have become
"auto-broke," as a horse-trainer would
say. and are quick on their feet.
DR., Harold Wilson, NO. 80 Adams
ave. west, contributes. an incident.
An elderly couple were crossing
Gratiot-ave., pushing an empty baby
carriage, with which they were evil
IDENTIFY starting for the market. The
old people had gotten well started
across the street when a man In big
touring car sped down the street. He
seemed at first to expect that the old
people would jump aside and let him
go by at top speed, and when he was
obliged TO slow up and turn out, he
gave vent to remarks that had moth
ing to do with respect for gray hairs.
Looking at the matter from the
standpoint Of the man who walks, "
said DR.. Wilson, 1T is evident that
the automobile drivers have altogeth-
er too high notion Of their rights in
the streets"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
CLEAN ALLEYS UP
To HOUsEHOLDERS
-ALD. VIM. GUTMAN.
Problem Would Be Solved if Loose
Rubbish Were Not Thrown About,
Says Acting Mayor.
AID. VIM. GUTMAN.

Aid. William Gutman, president OF
the common council, assumed his
duties as acting mayor, Wednesday,
In the absence OF Mayor Thompson.
Because he would be called upon TO
pass upon the council proceedings,
President Gutman took no part In the
council meeting. Tuesday night.
The people OF Detroit could solve
the alley problem by retraining from
throwing loose rubbish In the alleys"
says the acting mayor. There is no
housekeeper In Detroit who could
keep her rooms looking neat II every
one were permitted TO throw things
on the floor at will. II the people
would only have receptacles for rub
bish in their yards. and set these In
the alleys on the day the alley gangs
come along. and those who have no
yards would build little bins In the al
ley close to the building, and would
throw stun only in these, II would
make It much easier.
Another thing that would be good,
would be for the city to buy lot OF
cheap bags and distribute them to
residents and ask them to put their
scraps In these and set them In the
alley, instead of throwing waste pa
pers and such stun out to the winds.
Il don't like the plan of receptacle
at each corner for the use OF all the
abutters on the alley. II lived In
the corner house. ] would get out an
Injunction. But the question OF clean
alleys Is all a matter of cooperation .
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
WOMAN IS SHOT
DOWN IN RESORT
Mrs. Minnie Holmes Gets Bullet in
Head-Police Think They Have
Assailant.

Mrs. Minnie Holmes, alias Clara
Bond. was shot down In the resort a:
No. 80 Champlain-st., early Thursday
morning Four men, all OF whom
were in the place at the time OF the
shooting, are under arrest Officers
found the revolver that was used. II
is the property OF James Clinton, one
OF the men who was In the house,
and 1t was found In the alley, right
where Clinton was captured by Patrol
men Hutton and Monroe.
Clinton admitted to Detective Eli
Baker that he owns the revolver. but
he denies shooting the woman. The
victim Is In st. Mary's hospital with
bullet wound In her head. She
may recover.
The shooting was cold-bloded af-
fair. Clinton was In the place with
j. s. Johnson. who gives his address
as No. 1925 Second-ave. The Bond
woman asked Johnson to put nickle
In the pianola.
Inmates OF the place say, Johnson
slapped the woman across the face.
At the same time there was report
of a revolver and the woman fell.
Clinton fed, but Johnson and other
male visitors remained and were
placed under arrest.
Clinton was caught later In the al
ley between Fort and Champlain-sts.,
Brush and Beaubien-sts. A search
of the alley brought to light the re.
volver, long-barreled weapon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18

ing the government over In Katalla
(our next door neighbor), the other
night. a mass meeting was held and
Pinchot and Roosevelt were burned In
effigy Here the coal fields are with
In a stones throw OF their back door,
still the people must pay $21.75 ton
for coal. This coal is merely slack.
and when we must poke and poke In
coal all the time, you can well
imagine what a fuel bill will amount
TO each month, TO say nothing OF the
lovely temper the housewife has cul-
tivated.
During the past couple OF weeks.
mass meetings have been held here
and elsewhere In the territory. Dis
content Is heard everywhere on our
streets today. We appealed TO the
government as a whole. then the
Chamber OF Commerce made an APP
peal. Hundreds of personal messages
were sent, costing our citizens several
hundred dollars. demanding that some
immediate action be taken In regard
10 our legitimate claims. Then our
'Cordova Coal Party.
business here In Cordova Is dead
as door nail. Our very livelihood is
being taken away from US. Buildings
In which thousands and thousands of
dollars are invested are standing
vacant. Recently a number OF mer'
chants have closed their doors, and
many others will follow In the next
80 days unless relief comes.
poor Alaska. She seems To be
the bone OF contention in that great
national game. politics"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
NEGRO MOURNS
DEAD POLICEMAN
Pleads for Last Look at Face of Lieut.
Walpole, de Bes' Friend All
He'd on Earth"

Into police headquarters, Thursday
morning, there came Negro. Tears
were coursing down his cheeks.
"Ah wants to see Mistah Walpole,
-befoh dey puts him in de groun'," he
said.
He was asked why he took such a
deep interest In the officer, who lost
his life in the explosion that wrecked
the building at No. 1877 Bates-st., early
Wednesday morning.
He was de bes' friend All he'd on
EARTH" the Negro explained 1T wus
20 years ago since All fust knew him
All wuz wild young buck, but Mistah
Walpole took me under his wing an
he got me to save the fust dollah Al
evan saved. Now All got $500 anC
All can lay 1t all to him.
Arthur Johnson is the Negro anC
he is a porter in the barber shop acros.
from police headquarters, where Lieut.
Walpole was accustomed TO go for his
daily shave. Arthur was the proud
man who gave him his daily shoe
shine.
Arthur Johnson's sorrow over the
officers death is only one instance OF
the regard in which he was held by
members of the lower strata. John
son is only one OF hundreds to whom
the big-souled officer pointed the right
way.
Capt Alphonse Baker has charge OF
the funeral arrangements. The burial
will be Friday morning from the home
of Barney Quinn. No. 455 Fifteenth, a
cousin of the lieutenant. Six police
lieutenants will act as pallbearers and
seven platoons of police, under com
mand OF Capt. Baker, will escort the
body to the cemetery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
DRINK RUINS ACTOR.
Better Send Me to Asylum" Archie
Hughes Says TO court.

Archie Hughes, broken-down actor,
was In police court again, Thursday
morning, the second time this week.
81 guess you'd better send me 10 an
insane asylum, Judge" he said. There
must be something wrong with me.
haven't a cent, not even enough to
buy drink"
Judge Jeffries has tried his utmost
to bring Hughes into the straight and
narrow path, but his efforts seem to
be unavailing. The Thespian Is pa
thetic example of the vitiating effects
OF liquor. At one time, he was a
strong, healthy man and a capable
actor
Now he Is thin-voiced and decrepit.
Judge Jeffries sent him to the county
jail for a week, and will see what can
be done toward strengthening him up.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18

referred to more
confidentially a s
Ham, because he
already has the
most brilliant hued
whiskers imagin-
able. Poets might
even go so far as
to call them the
sun-kissed autumn
foliage b e h 1 n d
which the colonei's
face reposes. j.
Ham reversed the
usual order OF
things, d e serting
the West, Seattle,
II was, after hav-
ing acquired some
choice ical
offices, for the east,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
DO Ghosts Haunt swamps1

No. Never. It's foolish to fear fancied
evil, when there are real and deadly
perils to guard against In swamps and
marshes, bayous, and lowlands. These
are the malaria germs that cause
ague, chills and fever, weakness. aches
in the bones and muscles and may
induce deadly typhoid. But Electric
Bitters destroys and casts out these
vicious germs from the blood. Three
bottles drove all the malaria from my
system" wrote VIM. Fretwell. Of
I,ucama. ". c., "and I've had fine
health ever since" Use this safe
sure remedy only. so at r. {. Kin
sci, Gray q Worcester. Central Drue
Co. and Standard Drug Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18

Mrs. II. E. Dyres died Wednesday I'm
her home, No. 100 Adsms-ave. east,
after a brief Illness Her husband
died Just six weeks ago. She was 81
years old and is survived by SON.
Fred e Dynes. Funeral services VIII
be held in the home Friday after
noon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
OTTO sLUTKA's BODY FOUND.
Man Was Drowned From Water
Works Dock Month Ago.

The body of Otto Slutka, No. $50
Erskine-st., who fell from the water
works dock, while fishing, about \
month ago, was found in the river at
the foot of Bates-st., Thursday morn
ing, by Thomas LeMay, marine re-
porter. Coroner Burgess ordered the
body removed to the county morgue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18

birthday Wednesdny D pIeadIhat
guilty in Police Justice STEMS court
YounRs. aged rs, he was charged
with stealing 400 pounds OF copper.
Both boys were held to the record
er's court.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
CARS CRASH-TWO HURT.
Accident Occurs on Switch at Jeffer
son-aXe. Barns.

An east-bound Jefferson-ave. car
ran into an open switch at the JEFF
ferson-ave. car barns. Wednesday
night and collided with another car
that stood on the siding. Mrs. NJ.
Lodewyk, No, 225 Jos. Campau-ave.
was bruised and shaken and H. APP
plebaum suffered injury to one shout
der. Both cars were damaged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
PHYSICIAN INJURED.
Dr.. e. M. Mather's Auto Struck BY
Street Car.

DR.. E. M. Mather, No. lie High-st.
west, was painfully injured, Thursday
morning, when his automobile was
struck by Fourteenth car at Forest
and Cass-aves. The machine was
wrecked and the physician was taken
home
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18

Job Printing Done Right Time.
prI,,ioa Co., No. Is John R-st. Call
Main 1895. or City $3.50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
ToDAY's BIRTHDAY PARTY.

To dye or not to dye has never
worried ]. Hamilton Lewis, hereafter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18

offices, for the east, Chicago being his
present habitant.
Forty-four today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-19
ODD FELLOWS GATHERED
FOR GREAT ENCAMPMENT
Thousands Are at Indianapolis
to Attend Meeting of Sow
erign Grand Lodge
tsy Associated pr.s..)

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Sept. 1s.-Thou-
sands of Odd Fellows from ali over the
United States and Canada are here to-
day for the opening OF me grand sover-
eisn lodge encampment Arrangements
have been made for 100000 visitors during
the week.
Among the matters to come before the
grand lodge is the ratification of the
merger of the jurisdiction in Oklahoma.
Under the old regime the lodge was or
ganized separately in Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. but since they have been
Joined in statehood. the two jurisdictions
have been consolidated.
Another question to come up Is 1.-The
proposed merger of the Patriarch Mill
'tant, the military branch of the order.
with the Encampment branch. as a
means Of curtailfng expenses. 1t is said
the Patriarchs are strongly opposed to
the merger. T.
Throughout the decorations of the city.
the British flag is displayed prominent
'ly in honor of the many Canadian dele
gates and in the musical programs
s'God Save the King Is to be sung with
America.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-19
WOMAN ASSAULTED;
ESCORT IS KILLED
Negro Met Couple at End of
Car Line and Shot Man
Death


JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Sept 1S-Cicero
Thompson; a carpenter, aged As, was
killed. and a woman companion, whom
he was accompanying home. was GRIM
inRlly assaulted by an unknown negro
at Ortego, a suburb of this city. early
this morning.
The couple had taken the last car
home and were accosted by the negro
about half a mile from the car line.
Without preliminaries the negro fired
point blank at Thompson, killing him
instantly, one bullet going through the
brain and the second near the heart.
The woman stood terror stricken and
was next attacked by the negro, who
choked her TO Inconsistencies before
accomplishing his hendish deed.
The locality where the deed was COM
mitted is sparsely settled and no one
heard the shots or the screams at the
time. The woman finally regained con-
sciousness and sought out some neigh
bors. when the alarm was turned in.
Immediately a posse was formed and
the woods in the vicinity have been
secured without result