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La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17

Frances Hart and Bonnie Howe
were visitors at school this week.
Our Boys Club team, minus Mr..
Porter. and plus Mr.. Wilbur p'ayed
the clerks at the rink Friday night
Friday afternoon our basketball
girls lsft for Las Animas to play
return game that night We are
sure Of a slight victory anyway. un-
less some OF those gentlemen OF Las
Animas interfere.
All plans have been thoroughly car.
ried out for our Athletic Carnival
at tho rink Saturday night. and
hope that 600 will be there. Enough
closely contested races Will be put
on to make everything interesting.
"Wednesday night our Boys Club
team again went to Rocky Ford TO
play basketball. Sweet revenge WIS
our share Of the score and another
blg smile covers our faces. A fast
and speedy game was played by both
teams but La Junta got the best OF
u score Of IS to 20.
Two more victories In baskctbsli
and one Of these from Rocky Ford.
i'ast Friday At our rink the girls
team played aEainst . team from Las
Animas. who played their first game
here. and needed quite . good deal
more OF coaching. Although one
sided the match showed how we'll
our girls can play. the final score
being - TO 8 In our favor. with q
"oech on the field for Las Animaa
ana substitutes on our side.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17
Hayr'ts a,s 0as.stbal,.

Last Saturday forty.fiye rrpr -s,n.
tahvcs Of the Lincoln school. incjud.
ING pupils and teachers ief, Ia Juuts
ABOUT ten O'Clock In the forenoon on
An enormous hay wagon drawn 81
souf horses. and proceeded 10 Cheraw
the reason for this exodus was
the football contcst that had been
planned To begin about : O'Clock
saturday afternoon. There were two
games. the Lincoln eighth grade girls
played the Cheraw eighth, and the
Lincoln eighth Grade boys contested
Win the Cheraw high school boys.
The result Of the days proceedinss
was some vsarinsss. iots q fus. cad
seoees Of - 70 IL In favor Of CAer,w
h'ea school boys. and Of II 70 Is fav.
os'as tAs Linco,n scAool gkis ne
esaysrs sot back 70 L. Junss shovt.
7:so 10 tAs svsning.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17
-N1X Az -
ABOUT y III
TOWN WN T

Mrs. Laura NJ. Howe, Of La Iuntn,
on Tuesday OF this week purchased
the home Of Mrs, Fred Cussy. 3ii
East san Rafael street. the consld.
Grafton being approximately 5000.
Mrs, Howe. who Intends maFinE this
city her home In tho future. Is the
mother Of ]. p Howe. Who has been
connected with the perkins-shcarcr
Company Tor some time Colorado
Springs Gazette.
Politics nov IL nothing more than
an annual game played In the news.
papers" said MIR Edlosn What the
country needs Is men who will serve
1t without taking office for personal
aims Men should be elected who
viii carry out the platforms on which
they were elected" Mr. Edison fs,.
ors Roosevelt. The greatest man Of
the day" he termed him. and said
that neither Governor Wilson nor any
on. else compared with him.
A. u. Corbin. chairman OF the tick.
q, selling committee for IN. boost.
ers' banquet had pretty good luck
this time. and had to b. called off
by the Ladies' Aid Society. as the
committee sold more tickets than nc.
commodations had been provided for.
A total Of :s5 tickets were sold. hui,
Only 2?s Of them showed up at the
dinner. 10 the committee had enough
money to pay for tho music and all
the other expenses and turn money
into the treasury Of tho La JuntA In.
dustriAi Association.
.
Tho people Of Colorado are going "a
bc given an opportunity 10 vote on
the state wide prohibition question
at the election ncxt fall On Thursday
Mrs. Hungcrford. president Of tho
State W. e. r. T.. fiicd . petition
With the secretary Of state carrying .
tav over $4,000 names asking for the
oubnisston Of an attached constitu.
t3oaal amendment which Win provide
eGats vide prohibition. The ". G.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17

tleship Maine. which has been at
the bottom OF the harbor for thirteen
years. but at the time OF his visit
had not yet been floated. He SAYS
that II vas plainly discerniblc that
the wreck Of the Maine was caused
from an exterior and not an Interior
explosion,
John English. who Is In tho en-.
ploy Of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company at sumas. Wash. In renew.
Ing his subscription 10 the great
family Journal says: Il have seen
many days Of sunshine In Colorado.
and what ! would call perfec, DAYS
as far as the weather Is concerned
but the weather have seen here dur
Ing the past twowecks has any Colo.
rado weather skinned city block
We have had two weeks OF cop,inu.
Gus sunshine. and one would think IL
was the middle OF May Instead OF the
first OF February" Wen, John. we
have been wondering what had be
come OF our regular brand OF CoIora
do weather. L, must have moved up
to Washington. We have not had a
whole day Of sunshine here In In
Junta for such n long time-four or
five days-that We almost forget wha,
II feels like.
II In given out by those who were
In attendance At the recent session
OF the republican state central com.
mittee that the endorsement Of Taft
By that body vas . frams>up. enxi.
necred by John Vivian. a former
chairman Of the stat. committee
There vas = secret preliminary meet.
ing Of the country members Of the
state central committee. many Of
whom were postmasterr and fed raj
off,cc-hoid-rs. At the Brown Palace
Hotel on Sunday nixht. and they
vees sdvsed ~ thi. august repr-s~n.
s.ss'S ~ sss' tSWWuU tu8t u IQC
Inner circles Of the republican party.
that Il would br advisable for them
to stand pat and endorse Tam. State
Chairman Mcdonald was opposed In
this procedure and advised ass,pst
Il. being Of the opinion that Il
vas not tho province of the state cen.
trsl committee 10 endorse anybody.
Ne was overruled. however. and this
was how the sang secured an IN.
dorsement of TAFT. He has prob.
ably secured endorsements from Other
states In the sans manner. Any ~.
psblican has the unbeatable risAt 10
personal choice IN naming Q can.
ltlate for peesident. and NO other
rspubaicaa has any night te stigma.
tiss BE braaA q rsDutaicaaisn just
6scauoe ~ oSlniaa b not II bar.
Dsay wteh those Dessssesl ~ es1sr.
d eeslce AoS1ses. Il was ~ ~
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17

7. L. people have been quietly circu-
lating this petition and 1t was not
known that II was ready To be- filed
until II was presented. This Is the
first initiated constitutional amend.
ment that has been filed with the
secretary Of state.
Mrs. Mark c. Crosby. OF Hart. Mich
who was formerly well known In La
Junta as Miss Lulu Sears. In renew.
ing her subscription TO the great fam.
ily Journal. writes: Plenty OF
snow here being four feat on the
lovol.and on main roads Is drif,cd 80
badly that travelling Is Impossible
This has been one OF the worst win.
t"rs ever known here Lake Michigan
Is frozen over for the third tim. In
It's history. and Lake Superior is now
frozen over for the frs, time. II
sure makes one think Of sunny Colo.
rado.' Now. viii some OF you local
weather Knockers please be good7
=
Notwithstanding the rather unfav.
orabie report made by Mayor k.arns
on the municipal auditorium. the Tri.
bune In still In favor OF tn. project.
although not on such AN extensive
seal. AS the reported plans cont.tn.
plate. Competent men In III. build.
Ing trades say that a very creditsbi.
structure. such as would be ample for
La Junta's needs for several years
to come. can be- erected and furnish.
cd complct. for $4,000. An opera
hous" A. an Investment IL not u pay,
Ing institution. This has been dem.
onstratsd not only In La Junta. but
In Rocky Ford. Stock In the Rocky
Ford opcrn house WAS recently sold
for A. low ~ seven per cent Of It's
original value. and stock In this In.
nutution never did pay dividends a,
any time. A municipal project 10 our
only opportunity for this year The
estimated expense Of conducting a
municipal auditorium. a. shown by
the figures In another column os this
1ssue. can b. cut In two. according to
those Who are competent To have an
opinion In the matter. During the
summer months there viii b. pracsi.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17

cally no expense at all. In the city
and OF this number only 262 pay
taxes on an assessed valuation OF
81 900 or more. Unless you pas taxes
on an assessed valuation Of 81 900
or more your taxes would be- iHcreas-
ed less than 81 per annum. and there
are i.ss7 taxpayers In this city
whose taxes would BE- increased less
than 81 per annum on account OF a
municipal auditorium. In case a one
mill levy was made for its support.
which Is all that would be nee ssary.
wouldn't an opera house be worth 81
per year To the most OF us as a con
yenienoe. a source Of pleasure and
Just cause for pride In our municipal
adyantagesG Think II over.
.
J, r Wiswell keeps pretty busy
these days supplying the local trade
with chocolate drops. and has built
up quite an extensive trade which
Is at present confined strictly to
local dealers La Junta =. MS 10
have some swee, tooth. Mr. Wis.
well uses six hundred pounds OF
sugar week In manufacturing his
brand Of up.toda,c chocolates. which
are greatly superior 10 anything IN
the Imported line. and since last No
Nembcr has used over a ton of choc-
ola'e. He has sold over 5000
boxes Of chocolates sine. No
,.mb.r last. besides those sold
In bulk. and finds tina, the local
trade Is sufficient to keep him
quite busy with his present force.
His goods have sold strictly on their
merits. and II he could be prevailed
upon TO inorcas. the capacity Of his
plant II would probably dcyelop into
an extensive small industry''-just
one OF the kind that la Jun,a needs
to Increase Its population and in.
sure the final destiny tina, is await.
inH IL.
X. Sterling has Just recently re-
turned from two months soJousn In
Cuba and At the Panama canal. where
he has two ncphews who arc employ.
cd In the engineering department. M.
t"'iinx says that the canal 10 one
OF III" most immense projects ever
tackled by mortal man. aud astee
viewing the present stage Of the work
10 quite sure that Il viii bc con.
p'cscd by July. 1919. as announced.
There are three locks on the Pacific
end Of the canal. one at the iaks Ia
the Interior. and three iocks a the
Atlantic end. The locks are bvnt Of
steel and concrete and ar. 80 M
high and 100 feet wide. The csaal
nfies In width from 200 fest y
eight miics. While In Havana NJ.
sterling saw the wreck Of - ~.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Harold Oimiek.

, ++++ 80 = .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01

purer sweeter and better than life
of sin; a time when the brute nature
has destroyed the angel of the soul.
Then the acceptable time is before
sin has set upon the soul with its des-
troying power. When the fountain
of the soul sends forth a current of
pure desires; when the aspirations
are in, harmony with the spiritual
forces of Gods Kingdom. Before the
imps of darkneEs. has polluted the
to God thy soul longing in this thy
acceptable time.
This text comes to you who have
never prayed. Speak to God. He will
hear you. To you who are struggling
to reach a higher life. He will help
you. To you who are trembling with
fear and uncertainty, He will pre-
serve you"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
THE BIG RACE MEET
Program Completed for 0skaloosa
Events August 20 to d.

The program for the big race meet
in Oskaloosa August 20 to % inclusive
has been completed, and big events
are scheduled for each day. Band
concerts will be given daily and Miss
McKenney and troupe with the two
guideless wonders will appear against
the great race horse, Daily American.
There viii also be Four-hourse Ro-
man standing races; three-horse Ro-
man standing races; royal Roman
chariot races and interesting attrac.
tions.
The racing events of the three days
are scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, August 20th:-2:17 Pace;
3.year-old Pace; y Mile Dash; Char
lot and Hippodrome Races.
Wednesday. August 21st:- 2:13
Trot; 2:27 Trot; 2:27 Pace; * Mile
Dash; Chariot and Hippodrome Races.
Thursday, August 22nd:-Free for
All Pace: 3-year-old Srot; x Mile
Dash; Chariot and Hippodrome Races.
The races will be held in the Fair
Grounds, where there Is fine track,
good shade and plenty of pure water.
The grand stand will accommodate
about 1900 people. This will be a
good time to bring your family, renew
old acqualntances and have a good
time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
Notice Of Renewal OF Articles Of
INCORPORATION, q 20

Notice is hereby given that the
stockholders of Green & Bentley Drug
Company at a meeting Of the stock
holders of said Green G. Bentley Drug
Company legally called for the goth
day of June, 1912, for the purpose Of
renewing the Articles of Incorpora,
ton of said Green & Bentley Drug
company, did renew said Articles OF
Incorporation. '--'+ }
AT said meeting the entire issue of
the capital stock of said corporation
was represented, and all of said stock,
holders voted to renew the Articles
of Incorporation of said Green &
Bentley Drug Co. for a period OF 20
years from April 4th, 1912. II"
The general nature of business of
said Green & Bentley Drug Company
is the purchase, sale and manufac-
ture of Drugs, Medicine, and such
other articles of merchandise as are
usually connected herewith. The
authorized capital stock of said cor.
poration is Fifty Thousand Dollars
$3.50, 000.00), to be paid at such time or
times as the Board of Directors may
determine, but the corporation may
commence business whenever Thir.
teen Thousand Dollars 3,OO0.OO) is
paid in to the corporation in money
or property equivalent thereto. I'm.
der the renewal of said Articles of
Incorporation, the said company com,
mences business on the 4th day OF
April, 1912, and will continue in bust,
ness for 20 years thereafter.
The affairs of the corporation are
to be conducted by a President, Vice.
President, Secretary and Treasurer
subject to the control of a Board OF
four Directors.
The highest amount of indebted
ness to which the corporation is at
any time to subject itself is two
thirds (2-3) of its capital stock. The
private property of the stockholders
is exempt from corporate debts.
F. e. GREEN.
q. S. ELLIS.
silva d. w. ECKENBOM.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01

Money values In the tenth century
were very low. according to our ideas,
but as the purchasing power OF money
then equaled from eight to twenty
times what 1t is today, one must not
hasten a comparison. In Atheistane's
time a horse was worth 100 shillings,
an OK 80 pence, a COW 20 pence,
sheep pence. a hog pence, slave
20 shillings, making a slave worth
eight oxen, and these prices, except
In times of famine, appear to have
changed little under the Norman. In
1856 wheat sold at Is pence the quar-.
ter Of eight bushels, and in 124S it
brought only "a pence. but In 1924
seed wheat sold at shillings a bush
81, barley at shillings and oats at
1 shilling q bushel--National Magar
un0. -uslt y 1rl basr ....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
Nm. cursory oIapc.s.

Aunt Caroline and the partner Of
her woes evidently found connubial
bliss a misnomer. for the sounds of
war were often heard down in the lit.
tie cabin In the hollow. Finally the
pair were hailed into court, and the
dusky lady entered charge of abus.
i've language against her spouse. The
Judge, who had known them both all
his life. endeayored to pour Oil on
the troubled waters. What did he say
to you. Gardiner" he asked. why.
jedge, jes' CANT tell you ali dat man
do say TO me Does he ever use
hard language?f Does yo' mean
cussin', Vas, sub; not wifi bis, mouf.
tut he's always givin me, dem cussory
slances. '--Lippincotl's ...
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
Economy In EpItaphs.

In a certain town Of Nebraska lives
man who has been so unfortunate
as to lose three wives, who were bur
led side by side. For long time the
economical Nebraskan delibsrated as
to whether he should erect separate
headstone for each, concentrating
her virtues, but the expense deferred
him. Finally a happy solution Of the
difficulty presented Itself.
Ee had the Christian name Of each
engraved on a small stone-'Mary,"
Elizabeth" Matilda hand cut on
each stone pointing to a large stone in
the center Of the lot. and under each
hand the words: FRS H" ' f~.s.. p
j For epitaph see large stone. Lip
pincott's. Sos. 49,.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
IOWA CROP BULLETIN
Official Observations of Conditions
Throughout the State.
For week ending July %, 1912.

Des Moines, Iowa.
The conditions during the past
week were almost ideal for growing
crops, and for haying, harvesting and
thrashing The temperature was
about normal, and while the rainfall
was generally deficient, nearly all
parts of the state received light to
copious showers. Some localities il
the southern districts, however, need
rain badly for corn, potatoes and pas
crops are in excellent condition. Hay
ing is nearly finished AID the crop
has been put up in fine shape. The
yield of hay is better than anticipated
and the quality is extra good. The
small grain harvest has progressed
rapidly and the bulk of it will be
completed by the end of the coming
week. Eearly reports show some ex-
ceptiOnally large yields and fine quail
ity of grain. The yield of winter
wheat ranges from twenty-five to fifty
bushels per acre; oats thirty to sixty
five, and barley, twenty-five to thirty
bushels. No timothy has yet been
thrashed, but a large acreage has
been cut for seed. Cora has made
rapid growth and the early fields are
shooting nicely, but the crop as a
whole is not yet quite up to the nor
NAL in size and development although
the prospects are good for better
than an average yield if favorable
weather continues. Potatoes are gen.
orally in good condition and give
promise of a large crop.
GEORGE NJ. CHAPEL.
Section Director
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
LOOKING For Water,

The state of Iowa is looking for
water again. The state institution at
NttChellvi!le is thirsty. The pump at
the deep well fell to the bottom and
became valueless. and this week work
men have been trying to fix 1t so that
water can be bad for the institution.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
Beet Factory Talk.

The immense yield of beets in the
locality of Clear Lake has again re-
vited the talk of securing a beet SUI
gar factory for that city, or at least
a factory for that locality. without
the shipment of all the raw product
to the factory at Waverly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
labor DAY Plans.

Preparations for Labor Day are
rounding into shape. Funds for the
expenses are being collected. the de
tails Of the program arranged and spe-
cial committees are a; work In all
directions. oskaloqsa win have a
celebration worth hearing about.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
nRlnM II OUT

Little c. G., two years old. was play
ing In the south room and gradually
the sun came through the window and
shone in his eyes He blinked and
showed that he did not like the glare
and he said to the man playing with
him: II don't like IT," What shall
we do?" asked the man. and the re.
ply came, BLOW II out; blow II out
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01

Mahaska county farmers are sell
ing more dairy products than ever be.
fore. The amount of cream required
for frozen products alone makes big
figure,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
Union Services.

Owing to some misunderstanding
among the. various young peoples So
cietieS of the city, a union service of
the young people was announced in
some of the churches, as taking place
at 700 o'clock at the auditorium and
as a consequence quite number gath
cred at the time, but the service was
not held. The public service at 500
o'clock was largely attended. fully as
well as the Sunday previous, if not
more so.
The choir of the Christian church
was in attendance and the music
was led by Miss Verda Minkler and
during the evening a fine anthem was
rendered, Miss .Letha Peckham TAX
ing the solo part most acceptably. A
musical selection was also given by
a mixed quartette, comprising Miss
Minkler and Miss Peckham, and Mr..
Dwight and Mr.. Allen Rodgers.
A special reading was given by
Miss Bertha Anderson. of Clarinda,
delineating AN Old Mans Vision"
of the new heaven and the new earth
as described in Revelation. The SER
mon of the evening was delivered by
Rev. Clement Davidson Loehr, the
new pastor of the First Reform
church. His subject was The
Young Mans Vision,55 and depicted
the story of Jacib and his vision of
the ladder.
The discourse was along original
lines, was full Of good thought and
research and was given the closest
attention by all. Rev. j. A. Verberg,
of the Holland Reform church. will
speak next Sunday evening at the
auditorium.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items of Interest Cleaned From
Pulpit and Sanctuary.
Christian Church.

/ The chapel of the church is In, the
hands of the decorators and will be
for some days yet. They are giving
the walls a new dress which will add
much to its fitness as a place of wor-
ship. The roof and other parts have
also undergone needed repairs. The
church is preparing in every way for
the reception and entertainment of
the Iowa Christian convention which
meets here Sept 8 to Is. Oskaloosa
people generally count it blessing
to entertain such meetings. Both the
Bible school and the church service
were confined to Bible school room
proper. There was a good school
present and everything possible is
being set in motion to help make a
great rally day Aug. 7. Mr.. Deadman
and family just returned Saturday
from a few weeks vacation spent
with his parents on a Kansas farm :.
He spoke from the well known text,
Give Me thy heart" This pleading
request could only consistently be
made by the Father of us all. He
has withheld nothing from His Great.
ures to make them happy and asks
the best that is within us in return
Self surrender is the only sure path.
way to soul satisfying JOY in both
worlds. Mr.. Deadman and the Off
cial board have planned some outside
work to awaken interest in the com
ing state gathering and for that pur-
pose went to Union Mills Sunday
might.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
First Presbyterian Church.

The weather conditions prevented
the usual large attendance at the
morning services. In the absence of
Miss Porter, Mr.. John Ribbe presided
at the organ in most acceptable
manner. The sermon was strong an
'forcible and received the closest at
tention. Mr. McFerran based his
theme on st. John 3:16: For God
so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish
but have everlasting lift" There
world about us. Changes in our so
cial way of living: in the political
realm; in the field of business; in
the religious world. Religion itself
has not changed but our interpreta.
ton of it has changed Our under
standing of Gods love and His will.
ingness to forgive, is clearer and bet
ter today than ever before. Now we
recognize the fact that eternal life
means eternal living. That our belief
in the virtues extends only SO far as
we practice them. That is, man
believes in honesty just so far as he
himself Is honest in his dealings with
men. We show by our attitude to the
church, and by our relations to each
other, just how much we really do
accept of Jesus and His teachings.
Great intelligence is not required to
interpret Gods gift to us. But from
the heart comes our faith and trust in
Him, Who gave His Son that the
world might know and understand
how great and abiding is His love for
all mankind.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01
United Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Malone took for his text Isai-
all 49-S, "In an acceptable time have
heard thee and in a day of salvation
have helped thee and will preserve
thee" This is simple statement
of Gods part in mans salvation and
spiritual development. There is an
appeal going up from the depths of
Mans soul for something better THAI
a mere worldly life. II is the divine
element which God implanted in us
in our creation. his divine element
in the soul may be smothered by pas
sion drowned by appetite and crushed
by sin until u becomes extinct and
the soul irretrievably lost Then there
will never come again that divine
longing 70 get away from the lower
animal nature into things that are
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-01

Our old town is growing better all
the time and the sales OF Eight Hours
cigars are increasing daily.