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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

The Christmas sunlight on the snow
the next day was so brilliant that the
city seemed dressed for a pageant
Weston was still uplifted with the ex
altation Of the night before, and he
looked abroad and boldly claimed the
sunshine as an omen. SO should it
be-
lie hunted the florists shop through
until he found the rosebuds of the sort
that pleased him-little joyous buds,
like her laugh. He filled basket with
them and took his way to Lafond
street And tucked in among the flow.
ers was a note He had written it from
the words that were singing in his
brain when he awoke that morning It
hardly seemed his own.
A stout woman opened the door at
/ No 1,265--a woman with large, good
natured face, sleeves rolled above the
elbow and with patches of -four that
showed the Christmas baking to be
still under way, dabbled on her arms
and on her dishevelled black hair
Does Miss Katie Lane live here|
| sure she does" the woman answer
ed, genially
"Will you give her these flowers
please?" he faltered.
Now, that's kind of you, and Katie
! will be that pleased I'd ask you tc
step in, but Katie's sick abed the day
with the cold she took over that Sal
walton Army collection, and the other
children-I'vc nine of them altogether
have got the house turned upside
down entirely There's a deal of in
huenzy about, and her standing on the
street corners day and night, and ther
to miss the dinner today after all! But
she'll like the flowers, that she will
and thank you hearty? What name
shall I say, sor?"
There's "a note among the flow
ers," he stammered and fed.
Yes, the note was among the flowers
and the vision of the night, he told
himself fercely, had not fed If il
seemed to waver that was the weak
ness OF the moment. 1t would be clear
when he heard her voice again-it
must. 1t must, He argued the point
so holly that he was almost late in
keeping his engagement at Cottle's.
{ Cottle welcomed him heartily and
presented him 70 Mrs. Cottle Ga lady
whose CHEEKY manner was really not
so very different from Mrs. Lane's)
and to his sisterin-law, Miss Archer, a
thin young woman who shivered near
the open fire and who barely ack
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scrap of thing. And it was Christ
mas eve"
There at least no one can chal.
lenge your statement"
You are making fun of mel"
Not the least in the world. l am
more interested than / can tell you. 20
well, then, what shall we dor"
There seemed to be, if that we're pos
sible, a trace of impotence in her
thrilling voice.
do? We've been done! / mean,
it's what the diplomats call a closed
incident, isn't it?"
She laughed-a light hearted, happy
laugh that gave him exactly the same
feeling that certain sort of little pink
rosebuds always did. 1t made him
think of the bouquet he had sent Mrs.
Cottle.
Not altogether. That is what I
wanted to say-the reason l asked you
to wait. That money
Yes he said encouragingly, as she
hesitated.
1T belonged to the army
YES, he chuckled.
why do you laugh?" she demanded
suspiciously
Merely at something thought Of
something that happened to me a
while ago. he said hastily. GO on.
That money, you were saying, belong.
ed to the army
And lost it for them"
! Through refusing the identity of
the boy, see Yes, suppose you are
an accomplice after the fact to that
extent"
/ 1T was partly your fault she fash
ed. You have no right to laugh You
put the temptation there"
- haven't forgotten-yet Do you
think that as consequence | am
morally bound to make restitution
81 am. And since you began it, you
might help me without making me feel
worse than | do about it.
MY dear young lady, I would dc
anything in the world to save you from
feeling unhappy over it,
"Will you lend me twenty dollars?'
! 81 am honored."
"A gold piece, please"
I'm sorry, but I haven't another
Won't a check do?"
81 suppose it Will have to. Please
make it payable to bearer"
81 d rather make it payable to you.
She shook her meek bonnet in a way
that was far from meek, "No, please
not"
AS you WILL" he conceded, hastily
fearful that she would withdraw her
request if he made difficulties. He
rested his check book against her tri
pod and filled in blank with his
fountain pen.
Thank you" she said And then
as though casually remembering a de
tail, she asked, Where can send thu
money to repay your
Wont you let me substitute thi'
check for the original contribution
which was lost in transit?"
She held the scrap of paper toward
him and turned her head away, will
the air of one dismissing an impor
tunate beggar. "Of course, if you tax,
that tone can't accept it at all"
Have it just as you like I'll cal
some time for the money"
Then l don't" he said promptly
Call? Where?"
Twelve sixty-five Lafond street
Forgive mel couldn't help hearing.
q prefer you should not call" sh,
said coldly. "Tll send it to you
bank"
But l should very much like t.
call" he urged eagerly. There wa'
something in his voice that surprised
himself. Perhaps it surprised the girl
for she turned toward him with an at
tentive and questioning air.
"Why?" she asked tersely.
Because don't want this to bC
the last"--he stumbled.
as it your idea that We could be
friends2" she asked bluntly.
"Why not?'
She TOUGHER her uniform 81 SHOULD
thing it would be quite obvious why
not. You are a gentleman"
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voice held him Bound lie was pc
culiarly sensitive to voices, and hers
had quality that pierced him like
magic, Her face Cor as much of it as
he could see within the scoop bon
net of the Army was nice enough, but
any woman's face would look sweet
within that demure frame. 1t was her
voice, not her face, that held him like
a spell. Quite apart from the words
she said it seemed to be a call to
something mysterious and unknown
within himself that made him forget
full of time and space. Now, when the
officer glanced inquiringly at him, he
became suddenly aware of himself and
moved to depart, but the girl checked
him with a low spoken word,
"Wait."
The policeman still fingered. How
long will you be here, sis?'
Major Herriott is to take my place
in half an hour"
An right know him And III
get the right boy yet" He departed
and the girl turned swiftly to Weston
ut was all because of that gold
piece you put in" she said eXcitedly
I'm sorry really | had no in
tention" said Weston, with more
( truth than eXplicitness
"No one could expect a street boy
to resist an overwhelming temptation
like that when grown people stea
whole railroads and things"
I'm not expecting him to. Don't
blame me" Weston said. He knew il
was idiotic, but her voice made him
so happy that he couldn't help being
foolish. Then he tried to recover him
self Anyhow, since the boy who took
: it got safely away
She said nothing, but somehow
across the silence her thought flashed
to him and he checked a whistle.
81 see. 1t was the boy. And you
let him off,
Gle was such a wretched little
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Weston caught the word, and when
the policeman, looking like a very
large man-of-war escorting very
small filibuster, marched his prisoner
back to the corner where the Salvation
lassie stood beside her tripod Weston
followed He felt that he had a finan-
cial interest in the matter in contro-
yersy.
rs this the kid?" demanded the Of
! ficer, thrusting the boy before him
, into the full blaze Of the gas lamp.
Il -- -- 1t was so sudden" the
girl hesitated.
"All you got to do is to identify him.
| didn't see him snatch, but | seen him
running away all right"
81 never did" gasped the boy, twist
ing his neck to stare into the face of
his captor. q never"
You seen him, didn't you?" urged
the officer This was the boy, wasn't
it?"
81 never did the boy reiterated. He
was not crying, but his face was twist
ed with soundlesss terror that was like
the terror of a defenceless animal
caught in a trap.
What made you cut out like that,
them"
Il wasn't dom nuthin' | didn't want
to get pinched."
J The officer shook the boy by the
collar 1t was more gesture of i'm
patience than anything else, but the
victim was so thin that his arms and
legs ratified disiointedly as his equil-
librium was upsest.
"Oh, don't" the girl cried out.
Cant you say if he is the kid?' the
officer asked his Impotence turning
upon her.
He isn't" she said, quickly, "He
was bigger-quite a good deal bigger,
And he ran down that street" She
waved her hand somewhat indefinitely
in the opposite direction to that the
boy had taken.
TOO bad you couldn't talk before,
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safed to every man as a test of the
singleness of his inner vision. The
test comes to different men in differ
ent ways and at different times. The
question is, can he judge the fact
simply from his own nature, or will he
let the world, which demands all and
gives nothing, Judge his needs for him?
This was the Grail for him He had
wandered too long athirst to doubt
when the water sparkled at his lip.
He would claim his own!
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nowledged the introduction by frosty
bow. She evidently did not share her
brother-in-law's philanthropic impulses
toward casual strangers.
IF | had known last night, Weston,
that your extravaganza was addressed
, in this direction" Cottle said .ovially,
II should have thought twice before
aiding and abetting you. Did l tell
you, Ellen, that if it hadn't been for
me you wouldn't have had those
rOses?"
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Conductor sre~n oiss ss Injuries.

Conductor George s. Brown. who
WAS horribly injured In nm explosion
Of Santa Fe engine No. s33 last FRI
day at Earl. died at the Santa Fee
hospital last Friday evening. The
other three victims. Engineer George
Wooster. Fireman Adolph Zeuch and
Brakeman John Dale. badly scalded
and burned. are stili at the hospital
and getting along nicely.
Conductor Brown WAS 81 years old
and n native Of Black Mountain. NC.
where the body was sent for burial.
He had been with the Santa Fe nine
years with = run out Of Ration. where
he was universally popular. This WAS
proved by his election last fall M u
member Of the New Mexico constitu.
tional convention from Collar coun.
~. In this convention he ably repre-
scented the interests 0f the railroad
employees Of the territory.
Further details Of the horrible sccL
dent show that Conductor Brown WAS
sitting In the engine cab when the
explosion occurred. He sustained the
loss VI both eyes by the explosion.
Engineer Wooster. Fireman zcuch and
Brakeman Dale were quite seriously
burned aud scaIded. The locomotive
Was tAdiy demolished. Pieces Of hot
steel with burning coal and red hot
iron were thrown high into the
air. failing on either side Of the track
Brown Was blown from the engine cab
The demolished engine II now vi the
round house In La Junta and will BE-
sent To Topeka for = new fire boz.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Let Joy Be Unconfined - Oh,
You Next Week---March
Is. l6. IL and ls

quickly exhausted. and on this ac-
count the committee In charge
placed a special order with the i'm
porter, months In advance and the
stetnS received certainly show the
exquisite taste OF the importer
choosing them for they are the high
est type OF the German potter's art
Stetns have become very popular
for dining room and den decoration
and you can secure one or several OF
these German beauties by attending
the fair. and II you have any particu.
lar style that you admire you might
make an advance selection from some
Of the samples now displayed in Max.
wells store window.
The fancy work department will
undoubtedly b. one OF the most beau
ttful exhibits Of dainty and wonder
ful creations that has ever been
shown In this part Of the country as
the ladies In charge Of this work
have spent weeks both In La Junta
and up and down the valley. securing
the choicest pieces Of embroidery
lace. and dainty and beautiful fabrics
that could lie procured from the best
homes In this part Of the state.
ADong the attractions during the
week will be- the country store. fish
poaA. Japanese tea garden. Dutch
room. doll show and many minor AT.
trastions for the amusement OF young
and old
Wonderiy's orchestra will play con-
tinuously during each evening and a
part Of the big ball room will BE- re-
served for dancing every night Of the
fat.
Doa't forget tie Astes- aeSt Wed.
nesday Tapsa.v. Sss1ay aHA sasus
dsy IT. tAe big event Of The year
and you can't afford to miss . single
night.
Don't fall 10 place yourself In u po.
sitha TO secure the Chalmers auto
mobile. Any Elk win be- only too
glad to assist you.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Christian Church Revival.

Throughout tho week the Interest
Ia hc meeting conducted BY Dr. J.
,. vindicy. Of the csntrsi Christian
Church. Of Pueblo. has mAnifested u.
SELF BY the good siscd audicnces. On
rhurHoay evening the church was
packed. people even sitiing In the
aisies. Up 10 date there have been
nine additions.
u. ris1tsy 10 usiag very effective.
" the utcreopticoa. charts aad black.
board ~ helps In hh sermons. His
simplicity II manner. ciearness Of
dicsion and bic dssp earnestness are
WANING the hearts oe The psopls. He
10 sowias N . luist but effective
oAaaee The ses1 u tsuth that 10
eeunl - bsas ffut seeosr e. iatss.
wltAeue sseltsasae. vttheut ualus
DesaDsrs. ~ 0esDs1 g Jesus Cheise
= Deeslains1 ~ ~ 0aa q uel h
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11


Junta Lodge. No. 70l. b. p.
~" o. Elks will hold their sec
~ ond annual fair next Wed.
nesday, Thursday. Friday and Satur.
day. But possibly you don't know
that It's to be the most sensational
event Of the kind ever attempted In
the Arkansas Valley. Well. take 1t
from us folks" that's just what it's
going TO be.
The purpose Of the fair is the
raising OF funds for the new home Of
the lodge. but other things will be
raised during the four days mem
tioned-hence the words, Let JOY be
unconfined." for It's going to be.
The big star attraction OF the
week will be the presentation to
some fortunate individual of the
beautiful five passenger 1911 model
Chalmers touring car.
The name "Chalmers' to discrimi.
mating automobile experts Is synony-
nous with everything that goes To
make = strictly first class. high grade
automobile. and the recipient OF this
car may know that he has a machine
OF which he may be Justly proud In
any locality or In comparison with
any automO. lie on the American mar.
ket today.
The car IL finished In dark blue,
with cream wheels. and is now on
exhibition at the garage Of the Ia
Junta Auto and Machine Company.
but will next week be placed In the
ball room Of the present Eaks' Home.
In the Dougherty block. together with
hundreds Of smaller articles which
are 70 bs pressstsd to the public
during the wee3ssosse big sstr =
I Among the other prtses sre 500
stelas which we're Imported from Ger
many by . Milwaukee pottery In
porter on 4 special order from the
La Junta Elks.
II will be remembered that durinG
che last fair. the supply Of stems was
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11

touching tho souls Of men and caus.
Ing them 70 think seriously OF the
life that 10 to come.
Tonight. Dr. Findley viii preach
on the subject. THE Commands Of
God versus the Opinions OF Men" On
Sunday morning nj the Bible school
hour. Brother rindley will talk to
the school on the Power OF Habits"
AN Interesting object lesson. Al II
O'Clock ho will deliver u sermon ON.
THE Value Of the Kingdom OF Hcsv.
en-" at $3.50 o'clock on The lnflu.
ence and Effect Of Sln.' and at 1880.
"The Lost Coin" The Lost Sheep"
THE Lost Boy
A, all ol these services there will
De- good music by the chorus. under
the leadership Of Mrs. Mcmillan and
J. S. wiraS. The Stereopticon will
be- used u Introduce and illustrate
these sermons.
On Monday night Rev. Findlcy's
trip from Jerusalem to Jericho will b
illustrated. tueiudinx the Parable Of
the Good Samaritan" A special invi.
tation % !. o. .. y. lodge members.
Meetings wili close with DIR. Findley'a q
lecture on "The Passion Play" Thurs
day night. The speaker has been TO
the oberao@ersua passion play in
1900 and In 1910 and many Of the
views were taken BY the speaker In
and arous1 the village.
To one and all these services. We
Invite the public. Come and bring
your friends.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Deputy Asssssees Appointed.

Al the regular monthly meeting Of
the hoard Of county commissioners
which has been In session all Of this
week. Assessor J. A. Gaugcr submit.
ted = list Of men who are to 49,.
sist him In making the assessment
of Otero county for the year 1911.
The appointments. which were Ap.
proved BY the board. are ~ follows:
City Of Ia Junta. Estey Oakley:
Ia Junia. outside II corporate lin.
Its. u. A. valiow: Swink and New.
dale. y. u. Rose; Paramount. Benton
and Timpas. e. e. FULLER: city Of
Rocky Ford. q. n. weybright and
&. G. Buchanan: Rocky Ford. outside
Of city limits. J. G. Fleming: Mama.
nola. J. .. Morehsad: Fowler. Dr. W.
). AcDeaaA; Olssy. W. n. Hack.
wssth: Orlway. Alsx Gray; Dusas
City. nobest Phimips; lselbresa. =.
?. DssaAss; nisbss. JsAa Cse.A.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Extra Dry" Banquet.

Preparations have been made by
the Anti-Saloon League for a ban
quet at Woodman hall, Saturday ev.
ening. March 1lth. to which every
voter who will vote for dry La
Junta Is invited. AS 1t is intended
to present the report Of the commit
tee on nominations and to nominate
q ticket, and as the capacity OF the
hall is limited. 1t Is desired that
only voters shall attend and no one
under voting age will be admitted.
To secure the attendance OF a
representative body invitations have
been issued, which the committee
have designed to reach every dry
voter. II any voter who desires to
cooperate In keeping La Junta dry.
has been missed In this distribution,
he or she is requested to procure an
invitation at the stores OF Harrison
4 Co. or T. c. Colman. or at the
door on Saturday evening. We want
every dry voter present at this ban.
Quet.
The festivities OF the evening will
commence promptly at 1880 O'Clock
and the menu and the program fol.
lows:
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Mormon ssldIsrs On way 70 Mssies

One thousand troops Of the FIJI
tecnth Infantry. L. s. A.. passed
through Ia Junta early Thursday
morning on their way from Fort Doug
las. near Salt Lake City. Utah. to
San Antonio. Texas. where 10000
troops OF Uncle Sans army are being
mobiiixed for an invasion Of Mexico
NO the newspapers say. The SOL
diers did not know what they were
going down to the Mexico line for
Three trainlosds OF soldiers were
turned over To the Santa Fe nj Pu.
ebio Thursday morning by the Den.
yer 4 Rio Irande. aud the hast Of
the trains arrived In la Junta about
= O'Clock. There were two trains Of
eleven passenger coaches each. and
one train Of "boxs. stocks and flats"
consisting oe nineteen cars.
The United States government has
tesn preparing for an Invasion Of
Mexico Tor the psst SIX months. &C.
cordiny to information given out BY
IN officer Ut the department Of the
lakes at Chicago.
The reason for the invasion u sn
alleged secret treaty between japan
and the Mexican insurgents. whereby
the former Will Be given NagdalenA
bay. ON the lower coast Of Mexico. for
= naval cosiing station In the event
the insursents Win.
The Chicago officer IL quoted -
saying thxt the United States will
occupy the City Of Mexico before July
eth.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
oeath u Frank campbsil.

Mr. Frank Campbell. who died In
Pueblo u 1880 o'clock "Wednesday. Of
diabetes. 10 we'll known In Ia Junta.
having once been = resident here. He
iA brother Of Mrs. Frank Wis.
dom. Of this city.
His funsral and intcrmcnt will b.
at s:30 O'Clock. Saturday afternoon.
In Lakin, Kan. the old home Of the
family.
The body passed through la Junts
on No. 8 this morning.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
City Council.

There was a full attendance at the
regular meeting Of the city council
las, Monday. the mayor and the en-.
tire bunch OF aldermen being among
those present. A synopsis OF the
proceedings Of that august body is as
follows:
On behalf OF the North La Jun,a
Boosters Association Z. A. vallow ad-
dressed the board of aldermen and
made complaint that the aroma
which permeated the atmosphere at
the outlet of the Santa Fe hospital
sewer was waited northward by the
breezes of heaven and contaminated
the pure air which hovers over our
progressive suburb. The aroma is ex-
ceedingly obnoxious TO North La Jun.
taites. and makes life burden TO
them instead of Joy forever. as Il
naturally would where every other
prospect pleases. They also object to
the aroma which arises from the
slaughter house of j. +. Prinster. and
as yet they have been unable to de-
termine which of the two smells Is
the strongest-that from the hospital
sewer or the slaughter house. The
Santa Fe will be notified to extend
the outlet Of the hospital sewer fur
ther down the river and Prlnster has
been notified to clean up.
X. Z. Boyd appeared before the
city council and asked for permission
10 erect a dyke near the city water
works. south Of the pump house. from
which to load sand.
On motion Of Alderman Shrum an
electric light was ordered installed
at the southwest corner Of Third
street and Lewis avenue ~ a substi.
tute for the one asked and petitioned
for at the corner OF Fourth street and
Lewis avenue. .-ie.a
The aenual GDosojsssiiia ordinance
providing NJ ths musiciDal expenses
for the sssuins yesr. Va placed on
It's first ssa1ias.
In the matter Of providing for
places Of registratioa and sppoiating
election judges for the ensuing city
election Alderman Harbour submitted
. list os vets aud drys TO officiate In
this capacity. Mayor Spaldins also
submitted 4 list Of drys that had
been recommended by the Anti.Sa-
loon League for appointment on the
registration board and ~ judges Of
election. The mayors list Was rele.
gated 10 the waste basket In much
the same manner as Was the two
per cent ordinance introduced by him
several weeks ago. The election
Judges sx decided upon aud appoint
ed by the wet city council. two Of
which In each ward are supposed TO
be wet aud one dry, follows. Ration
and San Juan avenue divide the
city into three wards. The first ward
Is all the territory east Of Raton ave-
nue.. the second ward the territory be-
tween Ration avenue and San Juan
avenue and the third ward all the ter
ritory west Of San Juan avenue.
Places Of registration and judges of
election are thusly:
First ward-Residence Of K n.
Kirkpatrick. at 3i7 Ration avenue:
Judges. J. c. Mills. T.. &. Porter and
A. {. Norton.
second wsrd-Ci'y Hal: judges. I'd
McDade. "a Chestsut and ". u.
Biebes.
Third ward--Residence Of J. b. o..
Nell. 50i Carson svenue: judges.
Frank Day. Mabel Cartwright and 8.
". Brown.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Ms1srn Wse1msn.

All members Of L. Junta camp. No
1851. Modern woodn~u Of America.
arc urgsatly requested 70 b. pres.
snt at ~ regular meeting Tuesday
evening. March iltA. lnportsst bvsi.
ness Win oons ~ fos ceasl1ssatioa
visitinS nslgAi ees ass alss coedtaily
tavited. ". A. JOHNDON,
veossaoee Cooeul.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
Ws~tsriy's rkseess.

We have arranged = special pro.
rrsm for Saturday as1 wul 0aks .
special effort to please the good
people Of La JuntA on that cay. II
you have not heard wosdsriy's a..
chestrs lately. come. They are 6ssas
some great stunts these days b The
way oe mskins the notsoa pscssrss
effective, aa1 ere nakias every q.
foes 70 rut NJ y ~ chow ~ ~
NJ v h tbse sAses b ~ . ~
nisvss. watch ~ slvsesoss0sas ~
~ sseausss TT ~ seasaG
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
New Seeks ss evs''s l'besey.

History OF the Grand Army of the
Republic. Robt. Heath. Gall Hamil.
tons Life In Letters. edited By n.
Augusta Dodge. two volumss; The
New New York. John &. Van Dyke:
The Two First Centuries Of riorcn.
tine History. Pasquais viliari; cstho-
llc Encyclopedia. tenth volume: Pro.
cccdings Of the Thirsy.s-vcnth An.
nuai Session of the National Confer.
~nce Of Charities and Correction: His
tory ot the National Library of Mex.
leo. l.. q. Obrcson. gift from =. r.
l.ewis.
La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11
MENU
Pickles

Pickles
Roast Pork with Apple Sauce
Baked Beans
Mashed Potatoes. Brown Gravy
Ice Cream Cake
Coffee