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La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23
Sensational Skating Act.

Dare Devil Frank will appear In
sensational skating act at the Con-
ven,ion Hall Skating Rink on Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday of mex,
week Besides sixty different fan
cy steps, figure skating on one foot.
barrel jumping. he pulls off fea-
urc stunt that is called the Dip OF
Death. and 1t is said to be thrill
cr. An eastern exchange says:
One OF the most thrilling feats
that the people OF this city have
seen performed on roller skates In
many "A day was witnessed several
times this week when Dare Devil
Frank" made the dip OF death from
As a fancy skater. y. Frank is able
to entertain his audience In fine
style. as thriller. he is past
master OF his art The dip to death
was accomplished by the skater
climbing TO the TO beams on lad
der 40 feet long and then ~hizzins
through the air on a board chute on
ly 10 inches wide. and pitched a, an
angle OF so degrees. MIR. Frank has
been delighting large audiences all
We X by his cl .,er stunts ON roller
skates aud has SC red big hit"
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23
3Ny|tnOE ED9\Ln1N*
Trade at the Palace Drug Store.

Trade at the Palace Drug Store.
Livery and transfer; parr & Rose;
phone Jun,a 80.
: The ". S. Club will meet Monday
afternoon with Mrs. William Ffs-
Gus. so2 Colorado avenue.
+ The La junta Mil will put on a
night shift next Monday. ard run
night and day as long as the wheat
holds out
Herbert Crozier sold his silence
on Carson avenue this week to p.
Z. Kaler. The consideration was
So 200 spot cash.
Fred A. Sabin leaves the first Of
the week for Garden City, Kan. -
resume taking Testimony in the Kan
sas Colorado suit.
X. W. Patterson. who has an In
teresting letter In this issue of the
Tribune. was in Valparaiso. Chill.
when last heard from.
Mrs Elmer Cook is expected home
tonight. having stopped few DAYS
with friends In Dodge City EN- route
from a three mo tbs visit at diff
forent points in Iowa.
Mrs Joseph Mock and daughter,
Miss Bessie, returned this week from
yisi, to McClave. Colo. where her
son. n W. Mock. is station agent
on the Arka1sas Valley line.
Any one desiring comfortable steam
heated rooms for the winter will do
well to inquire OF J. b. Sherman.
room .. over Fulton Market, or at
residence No. 2o7 San Juan avenue,
+. NJ. Holcomb has rented th'
Buckley cottage at Il East Fourth
street Mrs. Holcomb is espected
home a week from today from an *.
tended visit in Denver.
w y. Stevenson sold his residence
property at $40 San Juan avenue To
T. C. Coltman one day last week.
and the latter will make his home
there In the future The considera-
tion was $500.
4. T. Anderson. general superin-
/ tendent OF the electric light com
pany. OF Laramie. Wyo.. called ON
Rev. Emmanuel Payne and family
Wednesday night Mr.. Anderson was
a parishoner OF Mr.. Payue's while
he was pastor AT Laramie,
The observance of Home Mission
I Week In the local churches will be
brought to close with the union
meeting at III. Met ist church TO-
morrow nj ht Tlere Will be- no
meeting tonight. The meetings have
grown In point Of attendance with
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23

each evenings meeting, the Thurs.
day night session at the Reformed
Presbyterian church being especial
ly we'll attended.
Louis Thie's and Walter Sporled.
er lsft Friday for Harry Weller,s
ranch in Mr.. Thiet's car. They were
joined by Mr.. Weller and made
trip to Hugo. and are expected home
tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Crczier letr
last Wednesday for Denver to re.
side permanently. Mr.. Crozier will
engage in the commission business
on his own account. and has arranged
with representatives CT this section
TO handle the products OF the Ar.
kansas Valley.
C. W. Moore. an old timer of the
Holbrook country. who has been
located in Papillial. Neb.. for sever.
al months, returned to La Junta the
first OF the week and will remain
for an indefinite period. Mrs Moore
and her sister. Miss Myra Palmer.
are at present visiting their old home
in Knoxville. III.
undersheriff Devine returned home
last Monday night from trip to
the White Earth Indian reservation.
abouut go mil's northwest OF St.
Paul. MINI. and brought back with
him James Bear. an Indian. who is
wanted In Rocky Ford for stealing a
watch, clothing and various other
articles from NJ. ID. Archiquette
Mrs c. w. Wi,terburn returned
Thursday nieht from months trip
during which t'me she visited o..
tives In D'dye CITY. Kansas, ChIca.
20 and Galesburg. III. and was the
,uest Ct Mr.. AID Mrs. c. II Brown.
former residents of this city.a their
home a. Lafayette. Ind. Mr.. Winter.
burn. who accompanied his wife to
Chicago. returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Rockwell left
last Wednesday right for Florence
Tavern. Jamaica. b. W. I. where
they will visit a son-in-'aw who is
a missionary in that distant cline
during the next three months They
expect TO eat Thanksgiving turkey
with their son, Dan. In Rochester. y.
Y. next week and will sail from New
York for Jamaica on November both.
The death Of John X Dillon oc.
CURED at an early hour "Wednesday
morning as result OF heart dis
ease. after three months Illness
The body WAS shipped to Colorado
Springs for burial the same day. by
Undertaken Cook Mr. and Mrs. Dil.
lon came to this city from Colorado
Springs a few months ago. and were
living at 3l7 Colorado avenue. The
deceased wss born May 30. 1857. In
Wayne county. New York. and was
4 carpenter by trade.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23

ing mad yet, and the only thing that
viii appease him is one OF Wiswells
best chocolate drops.
We are under obligations to Chas-
Farley for very pleasureable auto
trip through the Holbrook country
on that day of all days-iast sun
day. This weather and Chariey's
brand new Overland auto are hard
70 beat
There is one postoffice IN Okla
hOma that no Democra, will ever
I'm T. ". Num-. postmaster at
Lucille. Ok. and owner of the town
OF Lucille. has since the election Of
Woodrow Wilson. resigned his Of
flee and asked that the postoffice at
that place be discontinued. Num-.
who is a staunch Republican. says
that he doesn't wait to be succeed
el Ia office by Democrat and rath-
er than have It happen will have
the postoffice dis ontiuued.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23
MAN
ABOUT


or total of sixteen million votes
IN the United States. Mr. Taft re
ceiyei approx al ly thirteen mil
lion votes for the Office Of eS-presi-
dent II may srahfy his associates
to know that this Is IS far ue lar
est vote ever received BY anyone
for this office.
This WIS happy 81 ct!on. says
an optimistic eS halse Democrats
are happy becau,e Wilson was elect
I'D. Rooseycltl,ts are happy because
Taft WAS defeated. ald Taftltes are
happy b.caus. Roosevelt was defeat
I'd SO 4, seems to have been
very happy affair al around
Fowler already has four candidates
for postmaster One Of the candi'
published boli.face announcement
In the Fowler Tribune TO the effect
that she wished It distinctly under.
stood by her fri. DIS and sNery b3dl
else tina, she had not Withdrawn
from the rae" The present postmas
ter's time does not expire until
March. lyti
Colorado now has practically "N-
.ry essential elemegt Of direct pop
uiar self government iuoluding IN,
headles- ballot. ,ie dir ct primary
the Initiative ard refer ndum. the
recall Of public officials. lnclGdint
judges. the recall Of judicial deci
sions that attempt 10 limit th- Law
making power Of the people. uriyers-
al suffrage without distinction Of
ser, and civil service law that IL
calculated to make the spolls Of OF.
fic. no longer worth nLhtins for.
have always noticed lat the
best statesmen. u. best fish rmcn
the best bah PLAYERS ard the bcs
farmers can be 4 und sitting on
dry goods box on TIE corner What
they don't know about IN" things
mentioned wouldn't make much of
volume. Wh"i a real farmer hurr!-s
by, the corner farmer will say. Look
at Jake hustle He is working him
self to death for few dollars" Go
back To your town twenty year Ia.
ter aud YOU viii find tn sam. gr,at
men on IN. sam" corner How some
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23
Public Sale Of hoosehoid Geods.

On Wednesday afternoon. al ,
o'cl5ck. at N! home. $40 San Juan
avenue. | will offer At public auction
some OF my household goods: also a
span of driving ponies. buggy and
harness. and light spring ~ason. Sc.
ha1dbills for further particulars.
". n. STEVENSON.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23

on the move continuously. nakins
high speed unnecessary. Mr.. Busch
was accompanied by members of his
family and intimate friendsL Great
is Anheuser- Busch. and when we
read OF the magnificent xpiendor In
which some OF the favored onts Of
the birds OF creation travel is II any
woader that some OF US are near.
Socialists.
They are sure having SON. pay.
days nowadays up around ROCKY
Ford. and some Of the prorle up that
way must have money TO bJrd--ur 90
donate for Santa Fe office si'es
Abou, week ago the American Beet
Sugar Company dist-ibuted $3.50. 900
among the farmers that surround the
sugar beet metropolis. and !, 4 said
to have boen the largest sinsi. pay
ment ever made to the soil tiliers
all in bunch. This week the
b. company distributed $4,000
mere among III. employees Of tine .
factory Everybody in Rocky Ford .
ought to be riding in automobiles and
wearing diamonds by this time.
-
Mr. Taft saws tha, he WAS astor.sh
81 at Mr. Rooseyclt's strength iu .
th. election. and then proceeds 10 .
insult four million progressive by
saying that they do not deseryo TO .
figure In any more honorable lizht
than quaeks do In the practice Of
medicine MIR Taft is out OF tune .
with the ,imes-except Ia s,andpat t
Utah aud Vermont. -Four year a % L
ha received 32i electoral votes and ,
this year grand total cf s. but /
he refuses TO take a tumble even T.
when that kind Of a brick hour. falls f.
on him. The day OF the republican .
paiAs tlu It's ihFti u's'ipi' u uN"f
done brown for all time
.
Tn. great family journal had q
hurry.up visitor last Monday about
the noon hour. Our visitor came
through the back door unannouncrd T
and waived the formality of opening
the door. The visitor was runa.
way team that cane down tn cry
Hall alley. all the way from Fourth
street. swerying neither to the risht
nor the left When the broncs bump
ed against IA. brick wall Of the Tri.
bun. office they came to a full stop.
but the tonEu. Of the wagon came
through the close d back door Tor
distance OF six feet. without even
breaking the glass In the door, and
the only damage done on tn. inter
ior of the offic. Was to disturb the
peaceful slumbcrs of the nkhfing .ii.
tor. famillarly known In th.s col
umns as IN. dam dog He T. ngh'-
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23

OF them live the Lord only knows.
ou; they always have a plug of to-
ba co In tleir pocket and their pipe
rar, IS goes cut They toll not nel
ther do they spin. but Solomon in
all his glory. bal not half their
kuowled But taey arr happy and
contentsd. aud why worry about
thrm--D Deacon Walker.
The naked hills lie wanton 10 tn.
breeze.
The fields are nude. the groves
unfrockod.
Bare are the limbs OF shameless
trees
No wonder that the corn is shock.
ed
Every precinct In Lamar voted
against thc repeal OF the local op-
ton Law In that city. and the major
ity against reversing the vote OF two
years ago making dry territory OF
that burg Vas l92. ProNers county
gave majority for state vide prohi-
bition OF 800.
Since the reCe unpleasantness
Mr. Taft seems to be disposed to
make an effort TO get close to the
peOple. He never seemed TO b" much
iuclined that way uutil just recently
His last pronouncem.nt IL to the Fl
feet that b. H. IN favor OF one term
for president About thirteen null.
Hon po pis out Of sixteen million de
cidcd that one term Was enough for
raf' aiy way. and that may have b a
tn cans. of his arriving a. his post
election decision.
Ad1lphus Busch will spend this
winter In Ia adcna For many Year,
il has been mis- custom to go 60 his
winter home vhtr. he
can avoid the SNOW. slcct aud high
winds of tn. mildl. w.st This
year Mr. Busch Travelled over the
santa Fe in a special train compos-
I'D of ba ggago car. dining ear. Pull
man sleeper and his handsom. pri-
satr car "Adolphu- Tn. special
train passed through La Junta last
Wednesday evening about $50
O'Clock. arriving IN Pasadena about
m. no1n hour y .,.rday. short
bu; not fast ride. a. tn. train was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-28
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE
CLUB FOR CAMPAIGN


Neesine 1t DisD0tanta b lntereot q
Canpalgns Of NEsoa, MaRshaH
snA Wsssss.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Disputanta Va, October 27.-The
Democrats Of Prince George County
held an enthusiastic meeting in the
auditorium Of the high school at this
place Friday and organized a Will
SON. Marshall Watson club. The meet
ing was the result Of a cali issued oy
the county chairman, \. R H1bes.
wh3 presided
A. n. Cocks was elected president,
d. A. Harrison. Jr., secretary; J. o.
Faison. treasurer II was then decided
on motion to have five vice-presidents,
one from each Of the five districts o.
the county. and the following were
elected: J. +. Kolor. for Ternpleton.
Thomas Temple. for Blackwater. K e.
Burrsw. for Brandon: Frank Kvas-
nsska for Rives. and X 3. Bct:c-
for Bland.
a viy.lant committee Of zen from
each district was appointed to WORK
with the vice-presidcnts of their re-
syrctive districts in arousing enthu-
siasm and interest in the election and
getting tn. voters ont e IN. polls
The committees are as follows:
GemSssScs Dt<tF1Nt-o. -
r. 2 Rs-6song Dr. r. r. Hawkes., :. >.
Webb. Dr. w. n. Dainie. c. " Saun-
d~rs. -. Lee. Fred Iorasc. W. W.
Siadc ard c. II. L~ath-
FOR Rieves Dis,ric;-Jes Wagner.
Tho>. Birch.s.- Anton Ea;t. Allen
Temple. Jos. Bausl:k. J. w. McCann. +.
T. McNesson. Grant Chase. Jos Wood
ard Geo. Edwards.
Dreaswater District. u Frfcn. j.
c. Fem. Eaas. r. Hsrris"n. p. A. Epps.
Jr. Geo. e. Rufsn. Jr-. Rev. Paul jana
RI. Jas W. Moore. J. =. webb. +. =.
smith ard Dr. >. -. williams.
Eranson Dsstricf-0ec. T. Hatch.
Jno. H. Williams. Joa Harrison, DIR.
W. c. webb. W. r. Fsgx. J. e. Anery.
Alex Livepay. Dr. ,. u Hargrove. Jos.
r. Burvew snd q. ". Williams.
Bsawd psssrics-Bent Turner. ". =.
ai,l Paul Pullism. q J. Bossseau. 70.
Iyucaa, ,. r williams. >. n 'Zebooee.
rrsnk Cbsvot Jr- ,. p. james sns
Thcs. ~ Bureu.
The fsysswssg revolution vas cRered
~ chslrWsn a. u. 0etSs, aea unaa5-
0ouOay s1oVeea ~ the e>abs
a reoUoUsDoa s4evee ~ es0osss
0oooo Wuo sRaNoW0uoay oeeveo~ 60
0pu0eug GpeasB Dyr0 fsp IT, go
Wunour - wnoeo - - eoueUeee9 ~
VUUDs spapoegn - WtU1eeA
~ - GxDoeoD - sDugUoDo - -
49, - - - GUeov0 sDUuu1o1
- - - OUuuxs - -.
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Who viii Sit in the Seats Of the Mighty
The Money Proxies or tho Peoples Men?

This Is entirely Of Uetda0 asmes
the Oh
sources
their money him
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October 10. and but little campaign
literature is being circulated by any OF
the three parties.
Local politicians are OF opinion that
the situation does not Indicate lack OF
interest, but that tie voters are think
ing for themselves. and will turn out
on election day. A prediction state
ment would justify no material change
in relative strength as compared with
other years The two old parties poll
nearly the same number Of votes. and
but three or four known bull moosers
are to be found.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-28
POWERFRAhCh|SE
Up AGAIN TONIGHT
Committee Has Four Possible
Courses of Action Under
Present Conditions.
AFTER DELAYED CONTRACTS
I. J. Smith & Co. Must Explain
Why Mayo Bridge Is Not
Ready for Use.
AFTER DELAYED CONTRACTS

important meetings OF the Counc"
Committee on Streets are scheduled
both for s O'Clock this afternoon sno
s o'clock tonight The meeting To-
night is to continue the hearing on
the proposed lighting and power fran
ohise. At the last meeting the COM
nittse heard from Henry w. AMER
son. vice-president OF the SHS'n..
Railway aud Power Company. aSalns.
the granting OF a competing iFahSnAss
and especially against the terms o.
the pending paper. To-naSht' tns
order adopted At the beginning oA t"e
hearing 10 adhered 70. the coihn''Ie7
will near first from Judge George l.
cnr,st,a,,. representing Arthur iAppef
e. Co. Of New York. which concern mas
bid $4,000 for the proposed franchise.
Charles v. Meredith and Samuel l.
Kelley will follow for the Richmond
and Henrico Railway Company. wnicn
bid $40. and at whose Initiative the
proposed franchise was prepared.
Has EOar Alternatives.
Assistant City Attorney Seosee
Wayne Anderson has ruled mat tae
committees mas before II four possible
courses OK dCtfOu IA sSOS~~ ~
a. may repors 20 tne Council. II may
recommend that The franchise be sold
10 Arthur Upper & Co. a. the Highest
bidder: IL may recommend that II be
eold TO the kIcnmond and henr1co
Railway Company. the lower oaoosS.
but in that case the statute requires
that the committee state its reasons
for Recommending the lower fatnsf
than the high BID; il may RECOMMENDS
that both bids be rejected On the
ground that the community already
Las adequate service at rates lower
than most cities similarly situated. ana
that therefore no public benent &ccrues
from the granting of such francnise:
or, finally. I, may report that the ioin'
OF advertisement on which these p'os
were received was unsatisfactory. ana
that therefore these bios be rejected
and a new franchise, more fully pro-
tecting the interest Of the city and
guaranteeing the actual use OK the
rights granted, be advertised for sale
Gnd new bids invited.
VIII Hear Bridge Contrnefof.
At the meeting of the Street Conn
xnittee this afternoon report VIII
be received on the progress OF sew
e.ai delayed contracts l. J. Smith Z
Co. contractors for the new Mayo
Bridge who failed to appear at the
last meeting of the committee, have
been formally notified to be present
to state why the bridge work - not
progressing more satisfactorily The
bridge IL not yet half done, yet the
contract period. with the extensions
slready allowed for bad weather. ex-
pires on November IL. and the City
Engineer has stated that at the pres
ent rate OF progress the bridge VIII
not be completed for another year. It
was reported to the committee that q
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some parks and vacant FIELDS TO play
in. I wish that our yard was large
enough to play tennis or croqueI
think that the city of Richmond ought
to have Fairgrounds"
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(Specia1 to The Times-Dispatch.1
Pulaski, Va, October 27.-Ths mar
raage Of Miss Mary Terrell. Of Radford'
and Lawrence Roberts. Of this place
was quietly solemnized this afterno IN
at the home Of the brides parents, at
Radford. at o'clock The ceremony
was performed by DR.. John n. Grove
pastor Of the Methodist Church Of this
place. After q Northern wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. RobActs will reside at
Radford. where he is connected with
the Norfolk and Western Railwafs'
Company.
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much larger force and moro equip
ment could be used In prosecuting the
work, and that under proper manage
ment several gangs could be working
on different parts Of the bridge at the
same time. At present practically ths
only work is on the pier foundations
in the south channel. the contractor
making an effort to get up out OF the
water before freezing weather.
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some parks and vacant fields TO play
in. wish that our yard was large
enough to play tennis or croQuet. I
think that the city of Richmond ought
to have Fairgrounds"
Cent Always Play.
Boosters for Richmond are always
glad to see new buildings going mp.
The effect OF new buildings ON ne
chaIdren's play IL told by the following
from n boy OF thirteen: when We
were in the midst OF our sport . foul
waa knocked into Mr. M-'s large
window pane. NO one could determine
whose fault IL was-the ba6ter's or the
pitchers. TO decide II. each put In a
nickel apiece and paid FOR H. Tne
owner was much surprised and pleased.
but Informed us that . foundation OF
a house was going TO Be built ON our
Fairgrounds the next day"
Some Of the educational experts IN
that il is little woader that children
have the distinction between right ana
wrong broken down In their minds
w1,en 4, "a necessary for them to be
forbidden by the police 70 do things
thar are not really wrong, only incon-
venient under modern city conditions.
The large place which II occupied
nv the streets as play space 10 shown
by some of the following quotations
from school children's essays:
From a boy Of thirteen: II 80 out
on the corner and play different games
with my boy frienda"
From a boy OF fourteen: II was on
the corner playing until 10 O'Clock IN
the evening"
From a boy Of fifteen: Last S49ur-
day night I was on the corner until
o'clock"
From q boy Of fourteen: Nights We
play games on our corner
From a girl of twelve: Last week
during my spare lime I was playing
on the street.
From a girl o: twelve: spend
most OF my spare time on the street.
Worse than playing In the street Is
Ioafing around. with all the atfendent
dangers.
A boy of twelve wrote: THAT night
went uptown and stayed a long
time
A boy of fourteen wrote: Last week
we played some ball and laid around"
Diff AS~Gs Generally.
A boy Of twelve: II went over TO
the drug store and stayed" this appa-
rentIy being the informal recreation
.ss es % BROAD .s.s during til. month
of May. and a, tina, time the m9 OWNS.
picture shows 6fd not occupy A i&skr
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PUBLIC SPEAKING DATES


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