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La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08

Mr. Thomas Jarvis died last Fri.
day aft rnoon. at ago O'Clock. AT
the home Of his son. Fred Jarvis. In
North La Junta. a.cd ~ years. II.
mad been III fIr out three weeks
Of maladies believed to b. the re-
suit Of age.
Mr., Jarvis was reared In Ohio
and came To La Junta eleven years
ago He first resided In South La
Junia. but after few years r.moy.
ed his family TO North La Junin.
he leaves wifi. Mrs. Ellen Jar,is,
three sons. Fred aud Walter Jarvis,
of North La Junta. and David Jar
is, OF Hutchinson. Kan. and tire.
daughters. Mrs. r.. J. smith. OF La
Junta. Mrs. Ella X. Mcl.ane. OF San
Juan. n. ~. and Mrs. Rebecca
Burke. u Mountain View. Mo,
4 short funeral service Was held
AZ Fred Jarvis r.sidcnc. Saturday
Afternoon. Rev J. Wesley Nicely IN
charge. and the body Was shipped
saturday evening TO be- Inferred al
hutchinson. Kan.
Mr. Jarvis. II viii be remembered
had lost both Of his arms In an ac'
cid'nt. Lut perhaps not everyone IN
our community knows that he WA.
firing a cannon In IN. gr,at ccl,
bnuon ceremonies that took plae.
throughout the north and west when
Lincoln WAS elected president In th'
fall of 1860. Mr.. Jarvis WAS manip
ulatiDg u cannon In oalloticc. Ohio
when the biz KUN exploded. blowing
OFF both of his arms
IN .pItc of his great mlsfortun.
Mr, Jarvis lived aud pursued the
purposes of u useful life, ~" was n
Kind. faithful husband and father
and his loved ones and friends VIII
miss him.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
They "Took to Drink"

II. Rider Hagsard. the famous nov
elist. has recently published a book
called Regeneration" which gives
some facts connected with the work
of the salvation Army in Great Brit
ain. Naturally II touches upon the
drink question. In New Zealand
the army has bought two islands, to
accommodate the inebriatcs, which
are there taken care OF. for the gov
ernmsnt. which contributes for their
support $3.50 per head per week.
Al one OF the Industrial Homes Of
the Army he hears such stories AS
these:
One man had been superintendent
of a sewing machine company. He
took TO liquor" left his wife and
found himself upon the streets"
Another was n grocer by profess
sion, all OF whose savings were stoi.
en-, after which he took To drink"
Another was an auctionoer. who
failed from want OF capital. took
To drink" and cmigratcd To Canada
La Junta no longer offers special
Inducements To the unfortunate TO
take Ia drink" but II Is otherwise
with our near neishbor. Swink. and
La Junia suffers from having such
n,ighbor 40 near by. Otero county
has. n burden To carry. because OF
the Swink saloons II is n pity
that the property owners OF that
little town cannot see how directly
responsible they are for the eyil
consequences r, sultng from the II.
quor traffic which they foster. and
all for IN. SAX. OF n little money.
IL Is safe to say that they will los.
more. In IN. long run. than they will
max. by their announcement OF III.
pcrnicious business
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
Shall Postoffie. Be Closed en- Sunday

Uncle Sam has probably heard Of
the wet prophecy that In the event
OF the town going dry the postofiice
would be closed on Sunday, and he
is evidently anxious TO make this
one prophecy come true. Postmas-
ter Dalton lis In receipt OF a letter
from c. p. Granfeld, first assistant
postmaster gen,r raj. In which he
says:
There is "A very strong sentiment
throu Shout the country In favor OF
closing postofflces on Sunday. AS
shown by petitions received from re-
ligious organizations aud commercial
bodies. by numt rous letters and pc
titions from the general public and
by comments of the press. In a
ment has authorized the discontinu-
ancc of Sunday service where the
sentiment was favorable and seemed
to Justify such action. II Is believ-
ed. therefore. that the discontinu-
ance of the Sunday delivery. through
the carriers windows at least. can
be- effected without Inconvenience to
the public and with great benefit To
the officers and employees OF the
postoffice."
Under the Sunday closing rule
there would be- no mail delivered
through III. carriers Windows The
general delivery window would be-
kept open sufficient length of tim.
to accommodate the travelling public
aud thos. patrons OF the offic. who
call f,r urgent personal mail. Malls
would be received and dispatched ms
usual and distributed To boxes. enough
clerks being detailed FOR duty on sun
day To carry this plan into effect,
but such clerks viii be allowed com
pensatory time off during the week,
Tn. postoffice department requests
MIR. Dalton's earnest coop, ration u
bring about Sunday closing. and "a
be- diligcni In his efforts to ascertain
tho aititud. OF the general public on
IN. subject and report to the depart
m"nt at one" whether Sunday clos
Ink OF th. postoffic. shall /. put
into effect In La Junia immediate
y. Sunday closing Of tn. posioffic'
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
Meeting Ct Modern Woodmen.

The triennial meeting Of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America OF Otero
county was held Wednesday after
noon at Fowler, all but three of
the camps being represented. The
most important business CT the ses-
to represent Otero county ut the
meeting of the state camp. which will
be held at Delta ON Wednesday. May
I'd. w. A. Johnson. of La Junta
camp, No, 1851. was chosen AS
such delegate. with II. a. Baker, of
the same camp. AS alternate.
The invitation OF Rocky Ford to
hold the next meeting AT that place
was accepted after number of | al
lots had been taken. Sugar City
being strong contender for the
honor.
A strong effort will be made to
bring the next meeting OF the state
camp to La Junta. The delegate Will
present resolutions from every camp
In this section OF the state asking
that La Junta be selected, beside $
an invitation from the local industri-
al club. The state camp is compos'
ed of delegates from each county In
the state, and these attending the
sessions, delegates and visitors, num-
Der between two and three hundrod d.
The delegates from the local camp
To the meeting at Fowler were as
follows: II. A. Baker. W. \. John
son. G. A. Kenton, VIM. Burkes. J..
W. Kirke and Leo Arton.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
IA JuMTA GOES DRY BY 2ss
J. T. kearns Elected Dry Mayor,
Along with Three Dry Aldermen
and Three Vet Aldermen Bonds
for Water Works Carry.

by an overwhelming vote. ma
jority three times greater than that
OF two years ago. La Junta voted to
continue the dry policy. and 1t seems
to be the concensus of both wet and
dry opinion. that the question has
been settled for all time. The major
ity for a dry town. with a vote OF
6ss. was 23S. every ward in the
city returning a dry majority. the
third ward leading with such tre-
mendous majority as TO almost dis
tance the other two.
The dear people. however. decided
that they did not want TO make the
victory unanimous. and so elected
three wet aldermen and three dry al
dermen. with a dry mayor. the lat
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
NUMBER Ia
See. Planting Season Approaching.

AS the planting season is approach
ing the following suggestions on beet
planting are appropriate:
Early in the season the grower
should thoroughly examine his beet
drill to see that II is In perfect work
ing order when the planting time ar
rives, The time to plant depends
upon the season as well as the nature
OF the soil
Not less than twenty pounds OF
beet seed to the acre should be plant
ed In order to secure a good and prof
table stand under all conditions. be-
cause should dry weather prevail
later, enough seed will gorminate to
make a satisfactory stand Further
more should IA crust be formed on "a
field after heavy rain. one plant
will help its neighbor break through.
Therefore SOW at least twenty pounds
per acre, as "A good stand is the foun-
dation of good yields.
The most advisable distance to
plant has been shown by experience
to be eighteen inches. unless the
field is very flat. In such case II
might be necessary to plant twenty
inches In order to secure large
enough furrows fer irrigation.
In irrigating up the seed the eigh.
teen inch rows viii be found that
seed will wet more thoroughly, with
less water. further increasing, also,
the number OF plants per acre by
nearly 5000 which should increase
the tonnage.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
ossdles.F Fischer Needing.

TIL. B.adics.fischcr revival meet
inss at the Methodist church are In
croasins In interest and attendance,
Mr. Bcadlcs is an accomplished gen
u.man. and u fine orator. His mes
sag.s ar. unique aud powerful. To
hear him one. IN 10 com. ever
after. Mr., Fischer IN great lead
or II song Win his large chorus
choir the song service Ia n Er'a, In
spiraiIon. On Sunday morning Mr.
Bcadlos will talk on Luminous
Christians" and IN the evening or
THE Second Death"
lie will addrcps a mothers and
daughters meeting Sunday Afternoon
~ . o'clock. Subject. "Thc Prodiwa
Daughter"
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08

the land wagon when It's the popular
thing 10 do.
Among the freak ballots east In
the first ward WAS on. In which the
voter placed n cross mark after every
name ON the ballot and also In all
the ilank spaces he could lind. II
was thrown out Of course.
The total vote east In all three
wards Was i.6ss- first ward. t9s
second ward. Sag. third ward. Ssi.
Two years ago the total vote MAS
i.5i3. or 1863 less than this year
Andy Mayors carried two wards.
having u majority Of ~ In th. first
ward aud II In the second ward.
Brown. however. had a majority oi
~ In his home precinct. and was
elected city clerk ny a majority Of
III.
The new city officials will be In.
Quoted into Office nj the next reg.
ular meeting of the city council
Monday. April 18th. There are quite
n number Of asplrants for seats nj
the pie counter. and there are also
quite a number Of jobs that will be
adorned with new faces.
J. W. Fisher. who Was on both
tickets. and who says he Ia dry IN
the daytime and wet when he ID
asleep. had n total Of i.576 votes. OF
IL: short of the total vote. Ills
total vote WAS also - short Of the
total vote for MAJOR. according IA
tho unofficial election returns. and
u there II any politically wise one
Who can figure oft bow this hap
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
Eiks Install Officers.

Al the regular meeting Of La
Jun'a Lodge. No. 7oi. u, +. q. H..
last Wednesday night. the officers
elected at the first meeting IN March
were duly Installed with impressive
ceremonies. grand distric, deputy. W.
l.. Bertrand. officiating aud deliver.
ine III. charg. To each officer.
tn. new Officers Installed ar. a.
follows; Exalted ruler. champc Jam.
.ysoD. esteemed leading knight.
John Fisher. esteemed loyal knight.
Henry Lagu". Jr.. esteemed iecturins
knight. l., y. Th.its; Til.r. I'D Me.
Dadc. Secretary. W. \. sporlcder.
treasurer. u. a s,"cn.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
ELECTION ECHOES.

kcarns had majority OF i7s In
the Third ward. and the ward went
dry by n majority Of i1s.
Forty voters who could neither
read or write had to be- assisted In
voting In the first ward.
Montrosc wen, dry again by 900
votes but elected wet city council
from top TO bottom. Poor old Mon.
trose.
kcsrns carried all thrc. wards. and
was only three short of having Ms
big u majority as the W., and dry
proposition.
Twcnty.sevcn people were register.
ed on the day before election five
In the first ward. fourteen In the
second ward. and eight In the third
ward
The Anti.ssloon ticket was elect.
I'd In Lamar, e. n. Lee succeeding
himself aa mayor. TIL" wet and dry
Issue WAS disposed Of last fall for
two years.
Well. Pat. the dam town didn't go
wci after all. 40 w. wont have 10
move to Swink We will continue
to acquire Our pork chops In La
Juhta. Shake,
The regular meetin. II the Anti.
Saloon League Was on In full swing
at dry headquarters last Tuesday
nixht. and We noticed several among
those present who showed up for the
first time at this meeting. Nothing
like climbing on 10 . front scat In
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08

ter's majority being only three short
OF that given for dry town. This
will give the drys control. however,
and will enable them To carry out
almost any policy that may be de-
cided upon to bring about absolute
ly dry conditions in La Junta. The
people have spoken in most emphat-
ic terms OF their approval OF the
dry policy. and dry public sentiment
will approve almost any measures
that may be utilized TO make La
Junta AS dry as the proverbial chip.
The people have voted for dry
town by very substantial majority
and the city official who fails to
carry out the will OF the people is
not only negligent OF his duties but
violates his oath of office as well.
1t will lie impossible to make La
Junta any too dry to suit majority
of her citizens.
There never was such an election
day In La Junta as that of last
Tuesday Voters were In line at
the polls before o'clock in the
morning. from fifty to 200 strong, and
the voting was at the rate of nearly
one minute throughout the day.
The registration and the total vote
cast was the largest In the history OF
the city. There were automobiles
galore. on both sides, over half a
dozen having been imported from
Rocky Ford. but the walking was
good. and whether 1t was or not the
women had agr, ed to walk anyway,
most all of the club women deciding
upon that method of locomoton sew
eral days previous to election Their
keen interest In the r. suit brought
about the handsome majority. one
that will probably settle the question
for all time
The vote in detail In the various
wards. upon the candidates, the wet
and dry proposition and the propos-
cd tond issue. is given In the table
Immediately following.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08

Charles Comfort. a young man who
has resided In La Junta for the past
few years. died nj an early hour
Tuesday morning AT his home. go
West Sixth street Funeral services
wer. held at the home Tuesday ey.
ening NJ \ o'clock. Rev, ". r, Davis.
of the baptist church. being In
charge.
The Modern woodmen OF America
attended In a body. and also gave
their impressive funeral service. The
renains were taken 10 Las Animas
Wednesday morning for burial. A
young wife and baby are bercft of
their support BY the death Of the
HUSBAND aad father.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-08
Trying ssshs for Rhssumssism.

Mr. W. NJ. Mullen and wife left
recently for Gl.n~ood Springs that
Mr. Mullen nigh, have the benefit
Of the vnpor baths which are given
there for rheumatism. After re-
manning n week they found that the
baths were too strong aud proceed.
cd 10 Pueblo where they will test
the curative quality Of the mineral
baths given In saint Mary's Hospit.
AL
Mr.. Mullen developed rheumat tisn,
very scriousiy about three weeks
ago He considers that bis condi.
'ion II improving. however. and hope,
10 be fairly recovered aud II hons
In Z few weeks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-05

Stoughton. New York. George H. Doran
Company. si.35 net. ~
This book is invested with special
Significance. it being the last written
by an italian modernist in the Italian
school of fiction. and one which in :
terprets the meaning of everything else
he has ever written.
La Stampa says OF the relation borne
by Leila" to It's authors life that:
Having an affection for few per-
sons, for q few old lima ges. for few
rare types of humanity, he collects
them round his table FOR a pa riarchal
supper. in order to have a conversation
full of intimacy and forgetfulnessl The
windows arc closed; the lamp Is burn
Ing. Except for the gray-haired friends
of childhood, the witty and good-nat-
ured priest. the gossipy and faithful
servant and the unforgettable young
and beautiful woman, mysteriousi and
ardent. the world no longer exists. His
novels are like evening meetings in
the house OF an old man, entirely
buried in his affections and reminis-
cences. One feels that he must con
slider anybody who begins to analyze
his personages. his stories, his style,
as an Intruder, who. unlimited. would
take seat at his table and then
make unpleasant remarks about his
guests" G l
"A paragraph from review on this
novel by Coningsby Dawson char
acterizes Leila" thus: III
Leila has a cleerness OF perspec-
tive, kindness of Judgment and ap-
preciatiye respect. for such things as
the years have held sacred. which only
comes with old age 1t gathers together
between the covers of one hook all-the
Fogazzaro types OF character and
shows them cropping their way out OF
youthful intolerance and spiritual
doubt and strife, into mature and quiet
faith
The Saint was story of mems
consciences in difficulty; Leila is the
story of a woman's heart in triumph.
1t Is In reality review of all Fogaz-
zaro's intellectual journeys. and JUS
him back to the religion OF his child :
hood Without it his record would
nave been imperfect" M
Jane OElander.n tH
BY Mrs. Belloc- Lowndes.i Charles
scribner's Sons, of New York. through
the Bell Book and Stationery Com
pany, of Richmond, sl.25. net
This novel makes plain what an
irresistible weapon for evil great
beauty is. possessed by woman with
out any conscience at ALL
Jane Oglander Is the heroine of the
novel but she is not a remarkable
beauty. nor is she devoid of conscience
Betrothed to n distinguished hero OF
the British army, she IS on the eve Of
paying an annual VISIT to her friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maule, OF Rede
Place, near Selford junction, England,
when the book opens. Jane has had a.
hard life. with much sorrow In It,
Happiness seems to have Just come to
IL tch tkoe
preaching marriage with General Lin
gard.
Jane has always been equally fond
OF Richard Maule and his lovely wife
Athena, Greek by nativity. who had
been brought TO the English home OF
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IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
HELD AT SOUTH BOSTON
lsnenial M The ,rinna-n,sna.eh !,

Especial to The Times Dispatch
South Boston. Va. June 4:-The Sons
OF Veterans. Daughters of the Com
federacy and Halifax Camp Confeder-
ate Veterans united In celebrating the
birth of Jefferson Davis at Oakrldge
Cemetery yesterday. A large crowd
was present. despite extremely warm
weather. and appropriate exercises
were carried out. The meeting was
called to order BY E. NJ. Hardy. com
mander of the John NJ. Jordan Camp,
Sons of Confederate Veterans. Scrip
turc reading and prayer by Rev ]. r.
Doan. pastor of the Baptist Church.
was followed by R Hunter Beazley,
the orator of the occasion, who made
an able address on the life and char
acter of Jefferson Davis.
recitation was rendered by Mrs.
z. c. James. The music was furnish
ed by a well-trained quartet. under
the leadership of W. T. Reeves
"A Tribute to the Christian Soldier
was the theme selected by DR.. John
Harmon. of the Methodist Church, and
his address was very impressive. He
was followed by ]. E. Ragland. H. b.
Melvin. Colonel Henry Easley. Saml.
J.. Adams and others with brief ad :
dresses. after which the Daughters of
the Confederacy delivered crosses or
honor. The Sons OF Veterans deco
rated the graves OF the Confederate
dead, assisted by the Daughters The
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
c. W. Maxwell. OF tho Presbyterian
Church n
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which the high school and college
graduate owes to his alma mater, and
declared that that debt could only be
paid by service to others. DR.. For
rest came out strongly for the co-or-
dinate education of men and women
at the university. advocating the cree
tion OF college for tho higher edu-
cation OF women in conjunction with
the university.
AT the close of DR.. Forests adj
dress. diplomas were delivered to the
graduates by Rev. Herbert Yeuell, OF
Washington, d. c.. the we'll known
evane alist. The class this year was
composed of Misses Kathleen Eliza
beth Sparrow. Catherine Sheffield
Thomas and Messrs.. Paul GraveIy and
Kennon Caithness White. The grad
yates were overwhelmed with dow
ers and presents from friends ana re-
latives. Several delightful songs were
sung by the high school chorus led by
Miss Annette Fuller. "Americas was
sung by the audience at the opening
OF the program. and AUD Lang Syne''
at It's close.
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Social and
]. Personal
WTHE time has come" the walrus
~ ~ said. and IL bag n a nd

WTTHE time has come" the walrus
' said. and SO 1t has, to see and
to hear all the fascinating
things about "Alice In Wonderland"
the story book SO dear to every child's
heart. and grown-ups as we'll in our
land. The clever women OF Richmond
have great plans under way to give a
charming portrayal here next fall OF
Alice and all the mysterious friends one
can never forget In story book do
mains Alice. with her quaint frock
and straight locks. Just like the pic
turs," VIII be here and with her
the walrus and the caterpillar the
snail and the porpoise-all the hosts Of
funny things and funny people that
she found In Wonderland. And tor one
whole afternoon and night we. too, may
go to the place Of beautiful nonsense
and sec the folks that have been such
favorites on our. book shelves walk and
talk and make us see things" delight
fully foolish and clever. The "Hsh''
has sent q message to back us, saying,
This is what wish"-in Richmond.
The play has been given successfully
IN Rochester and Washing ton, and
many times over has Lewis CARROTS
charming story been given at schools.
society here will look forward ~ a good
thing and great fun in the early fall.
when the performance Is given in this
city.
sycnver--Lnmbcrt- .
A wedding OF Virginia interest which
took place last Thursday in Atlanta,
Ca. wac that of Miss Martha Weir
Lambert. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Graham Lambert. TO Benjamin
Slount Weaver, Hon of Mrs Virginia
Blonnt Weaver. Rev W. Memminser
omciattng. The home. in which she
was married., Yves decorated in Easter
lilien, palms. smila1 and shaded lights.
Miss Cara Hutchin. maid OF honor. and
Miss May Weaver, bridesmaid were
dressed In white embroidered marqui-
sette and carried shower bouquets Of
pink sweet peas and lilies OF the valley.
The beat man was Alvah p Weaver.
The bride wore en- embroidered white
satin gown. with undersk!rt Of real
lace and court train held in place
with pearl trimmings. Her tulle veil
was banded across the hair and caught
with tiny rosettes of orange blossoms.
Her flowers were lilies Of the valley.
and she wore a diamond brooch be-
longing TO her grandmother
reception followed the ceremony.
after which Mr.. and Mrs Weaver left
TO spend their honeymoon in the East.