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The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11
MEETING OF THE TELEPHONE
COMMITTEE OF THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY COMMERCE
CLUB

Pursuant to call by the chair
man a meeting of the Telephone
committee of The San Luis Valley
Commerce club was held in the Of
flee of Albert l.. Moses on Wednes-
day evening, April 1S, 1914, to con-
suit as to the advisability of forming
an Independent Mutual Telephone
Company for The San Luis Valley.
The meeting was called to order
at SAB p. III. by Hon. Il. G. Brecken-
ridge, chairman of the committee.
Besides members OF the committee
there were present Mr.. Patterson
and Mr.. Best, representing the Noun
tain States Telephone company. After
stating the purpose of the meeting
the chairman asked the representa-
tlves OF the Telephone Company II
they had any statement to make to
the committee. Mr.. Patterson, rep
resenting the company, replied that
the company had no statement to
make but would be glad to confer
with the committee about the cost OF
construction OF telephone system
should tho committee desire this In.
formation.
The secretary was instructed to
read resolution passed by q mass
meeting In Monte Vista on the even.
fContinuad m fast p.u~l
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

New base ball uniforms for the
onte Vista team were received
is week. The uniform consists
gray suit with maroon cap and
Pckings and monogram. These
made of the same kind of ma
flals and workmanship as are
pployed in the regular league
'ltorms, and were purchased from
padding through Monroe & Mel
a. Monte Vista received some
od advertising by having the
galla on display in the Spalding
ndows at Denver, in which was
large plaoard stating that the
Plforms were to be worn by ou,
|amplonship team.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

}. ID. Slusher has six quarter
sections in the Terrace irrigation
district, 100 acres Of which he will
seed to alfalfa this season, and II
he makes a success of it will seed
more 10 alfalfa later.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

AT the Christian church Sunday
morning the choir will render gems
from an Easter cantata, and at the
evening service the male quartette
will furnish the music.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

Several cases of scarlet fever are
reported from the farming commu-
nifty east Of Monte Vista and the
school in that district has been
closed in consequence.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

tion by its citizens, there is no Sec
tion of the state that has anything
on the San Luis valley.
On Monday night at Alamosa
the San Luis Valley Commercial
club had occasion to show its quail
ity and the mass meeting called
upon its invitation was an event to
be recorded in the valleys history.
The purpose of the meeting was to
formulate a protest against the
proposed elimination of the dis
trict service by the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph CON-
pany, and in the presentation of
formal resolutions and discussion
of the situation speakers from va
rious parts of the valley declared
the position of themselves and the
citizens in plain and forceful terms,
asserting that "the people are
backed up against the wall and will
fight the octopus that threatens to
trample them"
Jesse Stephenson, who holds a
sort of tentative commission as
counsel for the Mountain States
company, is said to have made
light of the action of the CONNER
cial club by asserting that it was
all bluff.
A mass meeting of Monte Vista
citizens was held Tuesday night,
and the resolutions adopted in
clude the pledge that new con-
tracts of the telephone company
carrying the proposed raise in rates
and discontinuing the district SER
vice will not be signed and tele-
phones will be taken out
The changes in service are to be-
come effective May lst. The pro-
test is statewide and in many of
the localities the citizens agree to
take out their telephones rather
than submit to the raise in rates.
Secretary Seeley's reports OF the
meetings of the Commerce club
and the special committee follow:
Alamosa, Colorado, April 6, 1914.
A meeting of the citizens of the
Valley was called by the officers OF
The San Luis Valley Commerce Club
to discuss the propositions of District
Telephone Service and Telephone
rates in the San Luis Valley. This
meeting was held at the court house
in Alamosa, on Monday evening,
April 6, 1914, and was called to Or
der by the President at $3.50 p. m.
After stating the purpose of the
meeting the President recognized
Hon. r. G. Breckenridge. of Monte
Vista, who went over the telephone
situation in his part OF the Valley
which was to the effect that his com
munity was not at all satisfied with
the proposed change in the telephone
service which was offered by the
Telephone company He suggested
that the San Luis Valley was differ
ent from other sections OF the couh'
try. Phones in town without dis'
trict or country service would be oil
little use. and country phones would
be of little use to the farmers II
they had to pay to talk with theii
merchants in town. 1t looked to hin
as though the company was MAKING
good thing In the valley and could
afford to give better service than
they are offering.
Mr.. Patterson, representing th'
Telephone company, then made
statement of what the company IN
tends to do, stating that the Noun
tain States Telephone Company II
: going to standardize all its lines II
the state so that all subscribers VIII
fare alike in the service.
After much discussion OF th'
Telephone situation by Mr.. Veer
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

F. Il. Zerbe has purchased a
carpenter shop at Colorado Springs
and expects to take possession in
u few days.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

olhers, MI. Wehrle offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, The San Luis Valley
mas suffered for years excessive tele-
phone rates at the hands of the
Mountain States Telephone Company
and its predecessor, The Colorado
Telephone Company, these com
plants and oppressive treatment be-
ing known to all our people and The
Mountain States Telephone Company
at this time are attempting to re-
pudiate their contracts with indie
pendent lines, and also the rate now
in effect and establish a schedule
which means higher rate to all the
users of the phones of the San Luis
Valley which cannot but be hard
ship on such users; and
Whereas, There are a number of
independent lines adjacent to practi-
cally all the towns of the Valley and
the additions and extensions of said
lines into the different towns where
they may establish switchboard
service of their own will give an
equally good if not better service
than is given at present and also at a
greatly reduced price to the subscrib-
er, therefore be it
Resolved, By the San Luis Valley
Commerce Club at its meeting this
sixth day of April, 1914, in the City
of Alamosa that they favor any feas-
ible plan that will lead to the organ
ization of The San Luis Valley Co.
operative Telephone Association
which will bring together all the
independent lines of the valley to tile
end that valley service may be
established at the lowest possible
cost compatible with good service,
operating and maintenance ex-
penses."
The question then arose as to
whether the resolution should be
voted on by the San Luis Valley
Commerce Club or by the mass
meeting. 1t finally came to a vote
as resolution by the mass meeting.
The Secretary was instructed to take
a count of the vote which was given
by the uplifted hand, all present be-
ing qualified to vote as mass meet
ing.
The vote resulted as follows:
For adoption of the resolution,
1O6.
Against adoption of the resolution,
The two negative voters desired
and were given chance to explain
their votes.
Mr.. Pilche, moved that a commit
tee CONSISTING of one member from
each town in the Valley be appointed
to form a Cooperative Telephone
Company for the entire valley.
Mr.. Corlett offered an amendment
to Mr.. Pitchers motion in effect that
this meeting rejects the Telephone
Company's proposition to cut out dis
trict service and thereby raise the
cost of service to the people and
that the committee be instructed tc
confer with the Telephone Company
should the latter express desire FOL
conference, and report back to the
meeting any offer OF sale that the
company may make. Amendment
to Mr.. Pitchers motion accepted
The motion as amended carried.
The committee was then selected
by nominations from each town II
the valley and is composed of thu
following members;
Monte Vlsta-TIon. r, G. Brecken
ridge.
La Jara-Hon. D. f. Newcomb.
Alamosa-J. d. Pitcher.
Antonito-D. r. Newcomb, Jr.
Manassa s. Christensen.
Romeo-C. s. Berkins.
Del Norte-J. C. Wiley.
Hooper-W. p. Pyke'
Mosca-A. b. Cooley.
Center-J. ID. Wehrle.
Saguaehe-M. N. Jordan.
sanford-Ira b. whitney.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11
NUMBER 1911
TO ERADICATE POTATO
DISEASES IN VALLEY

Prof. w. 81. Olin, "Commis-
sioner of Agriculture" employed
by the D. g. R. G.. railroad COM
pany to assist the farmers in the
agricultural sections reached by
their road, has been in the valley
this week and accompanied by
Agriculturist Cooley, visited Monte
Vista and vicinity Thursday.
1t is Mr.. Olin's purpose, primar-
lily, to eradicate the potato diseases
which have appeared in the valley,
believing that this is secondary
only to the eradication Of hog
cholera in Importance. His mis-
sion at this time was to secure the
consent of several potato growers
in this farming community each
to grow an acre of clean seed on
clean ground for 1915. He ex-
poets to have 20 or 25 of these
seed plots planted throughout the
valley, and the seed has been con-
tracted from the famous potato
grower, Lou. D. Sweet of Carbon
dale, who has generously offered
to supply car of bis clean select
seed at half price for this purpose
Prof. Olin suggests that
potato show" be held at some
point in the valley after harvest
this fall and samples grown from
the different localities be exhib-
tied, to the end that a full dis
cussion of the methods used and
the results may be beneficial to
potato growers in securing the best
marketable potatoes.
In his new work Prof. Olin will
cooperate with the U. 8. Depart
ment of Agriculture, the county
agricultural agents and all others
engaged in practical and scientific
agriculture, fruit growing and stock
raising. The Denver & Rio Grande
considers itself fortunate in hav-
ing secured the services of 80 ex-
perienced man, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the results of
his work will be mutually bene-
fetal to the farming communities
and the railroad.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

E. F. ("Foxy'') Goss. of Denver
came in Sunday morning and has
been employed by the Abbott
Goodding Drug Co. to take charge
of their soda fountain this sum-
mer. Mr.. Goss is an experienced
fountain man and is also promi-
nent in Denver as baseball
player, having been picked by
three sporting editors as the best
outfielder in the semi-pro teams Of
that city. He was one of the star
players with the Cubanolas, and
will be a strong addition to the
Monte Vista team.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

walter Hawman received a tele.
'm Wednesday evening from
sullivan, of Baker City, Idaho,
'nounclng the death OF his wife
10 sullivan had been in poor
a''n Tor some time and recently
uefWent surgical operation
'S'aes a husband, she is survived
Six children, all bows.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

', - U. Gilbreath and Mrs.
'''oFeath attended the grand
h.s season in Denver this week.
RilI.e' we're accompanied by Irving
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

|;,s a'''es from Thos. Hughes and
|ns,' announce that they will be in
LOT some time before leav.
I Tor Idaho.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

lug christian church male quar-
>" ana big orchestra have ar
usea an attractive program for
sn concert at the church next
"Ay night, April Is. For mel
q aud charm the old songs of
'ou'h are supreme and no one
N'a MISS this entertainment,
A'n lhese songs will ha ann,
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-04-11

Continued on Last Page.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-01

Portland, ore.-So determined is
Alice R.. Nugent of this city to have
clean. pure meat on the tables of
Portland homes that she and her wo-
men friends will virtually rae the
slaughter houses if an ordinance for
meat inspection is not passed by the
city commission.
She is now leading. a fight on the
slaughter houses to force them to
submit to- careful inspection of all
meat before it is sent out to the re-
tailers. ~,,
Conditions in our slaughter
houses are terrible" she states. eff
Portland does not adopt bill for in
spection of meats, and my friends
will start so hot fight against the
slaughter houses that nearly every
citizen in Portland will become a
vegetarian after we have told them
the conditions" ........
Many of the best dealers are with
Mrs. Nugent in her fight, but the big
companies are engaging the sharpest
attorneys in Oregon to fight practic-
ally Mrs. .Nugent alone. She has re-
ceiyed several offers already to for
get"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-01

1t takes brains and ingenuity and
untiring work to start and bring to
success a moving picture company.
This is what Thos. H. Ince has
done in a remarkably brief time. He
is the manager of the big producing
studios of the New York Motion Pic
ture Company on the western coast.
Kay Bee films and Broncho films are
among those which are put out at his
studios. 'a
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-07

q. PALERMO. = Abbiamo ricevuto
suoi saluti dali ramico Valenti Ii
contraccambiamo di vero cuore. ST
rlcordi qualche volta del suoi com
pagni di lavoro spedisca di tanto in
tanto qualche cartolina. Scommetto
rammentera' icon gran piacere,,
''molti,, divertimenti che ci siamo
presi insietne in questi ''ridenti,,
bel paesi, Affettuosi saluti da ,parte
mia da F. B. Be.
BEST = Too busy to write-I am
OK.
EvERHART - How is the ''De-
VIII, (?).
CLYDE. - We had some time here
on Halloween.
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Dale COIOnie
(CoNTINUAZIoNE DELLA PAGINA O.

compagno circa lie mosse piu' memo
strategici de; diversi Stati comba.tenti.
81 ritenne Offeso tratta di tasca ana
riviltella esplose un colpo che ando' a
colpire il Sabo perforandogli il cuore.
Successe una confusione indescri-
while fra i bevitori. ST mando' a
chiamare un dottore per prestare lie
prime cure al fento.
Lo Sheriffo col suo aiutante, infer
mato del fatto, 81 reco' sui posto ed
arresto' II persone compreso il feri.
tore.
| Anche Anna ed Helen Marseeni
furono tratte in arresto sotto raccusa
di aver venduto birra senza licenza
anche minorenni.
La cansa avra' luogo q dicembre.
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PICCOLA POSTA

G. GATTo, Johnstown. - Anche
moi abbiamo rotate rindecente cam
pagna che la ''Tribuna,, va facendo
contro gil italiani Sarebbe piu' op-
portuno usare quel sozzo foglio per
latrine pubbliche Grazie.
S. Penetenza, Jenners. = vi rim
ringraziamo per la fiducia che ci avete
dimostrata E meglio che vi rivol-
gete al Consolato di Altoona.
G. CoccIMIGLIo. = II giornale vi
viene sempre specific puntualmente
ALA box SOC. Fate reclamo ALA posta.
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Evening star., 1914-12-10
Quickest, Surest Cough
Remedy is Home
made
Easily Prepared in a Few Min
utes. Cheap hut Unequaled.

Some people are constantly an
noyed from one years end to the
{ other with q persistent bronchial
cough. which is wholly unneces-
{ sary Here is homemade remedy
that gets right at the cause and
will make you wonder what be-
, came of it.
Get ~ ounces Pinex $50 cents
WORTH from any druggist. pour
( INTO d pint bottle and NIL the bot
tie with plain granulated sugar
syrup. Start taking it at once.
This PineX and Sugar Syrup
mixture makes a full pint-enough
to last family long time-at a
J cost OF only 81 cents. Keeps per-
! iectly and tastes pleasant. Easily
} prepared.
| Pinex IS special and highly
( concentrated compound OF genu-
( inc Norway pine extract. rich in
guaiacol. and is famous the world
over for its ease. certainty and
promptness in overcoming bad
coughs, chest and throat colds.
Get the genuine. Ask your drug
gist Tor "21z ounces Pinex," and
do not accept anything else. A
guarantee of absolute satisfac-
tion, or money promptly re-
funded, goes with this preparation.
The Pinex Co, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Evening star., 1914-12-10
DEBUTANTES TAKE UP
THE TRANSPARENT FROCK

/ Spe ial Correspondence Of The star
| NEW YORK, December 9-Youth
must be served in clothes as we'll as in
| emotions-play. The debutante is a
most important person in American
life, for, like all new countries, we
serve youth more readily than we do
age.
No other and older country can ac-
count for the way in which we put
youth forward in both sexes and give
to the girl of eighteen the homage
which older civilizations pay only to
mellowed age. The matron, not the
debutante. the statesman, not the col
legian, is the recipient of admiration,
social and otherwise, in all countries
except America; here we worship
youth.
Our young girls play a part that is
impossible except here in these United
States. All society bends to them the
instant they make their bow to the
world. and the various social seq
ments do them honor. 1t is a strange
custom to older civilizations. who in
sist that we are more appreciative of
immaturity than of wisdom, of mere
prettiness than finish. Leaving that to
the historian of our customs, the fact
stares us in the face every day. Pos
sibly, by worshiping youth we remain
young; possibly by putting high pre-
mium upon youthfulness we aim for it
and achieve 1t.
Grandma So Young.
1t is the one country. our critics say,
where the grandmother wishes to dress
like the debutante. and we might add
that in this country the grandmother is
so astonishingly like the debutante
Evening star., 1914-12-10
Gifts for Travellers.

For the friend who is going to the
Panama exposition make little trav-
cling convenience for a Christmas gift
One is meek purse" of linen lined
with chamois. in the form of large
envelope, to suspend by ribbons around
the neck This is for holding extra
money or gems.
Another is a yard of dark denim
turned over a third of it's length and
stitched into fiat pockets. She will
hang this in her compartment of the
sleeper by means of thumb-tacks, for
holding handkerchiefs, vfnaigrette,
knitted slippers and other small neces-
stiles that must be handy.
Still another is a tiny workbag of
Dresden or Scotch plaid ribbon, filled
with sewing materials, to carry in her
handbag.
Several towels. of the guest towel
size, marked with initials in cross
stitch, make a good present for a
traveller.
Evening star., 1914-12-10
SEASONABLE CAKES.

WHITE CAkE.-Take three cups of
-four. two cups OF sugar. two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder: TO this add ore
cap of fresh butter. one OF sweet milk
and the whites of FIVE eggs mix we'll
and b:. Ike III a loaf Line the ian with
buttered paper to prevent bUrnIus
ALMOND CREAM CAkE-Heat tne
whites OF ten eggs. and onto this sift
one and Il half cups OF powdered sugar
and one cup OF hour into which is
stirred IA large teaspoonful of cream o:
tartar: stir gently and ha ke in Jelly
pans. For cream. take half pint Of
sweet cream. the yolks of three eggs.
a tablespoonful of powdered sugar. =
teaspoonful of cornstar,n which has
been dissolved smoothly in little
milk. Beat the yoll5s and sugar TO-
ge;her with this, boil the cream. and
stir these ingredients III. for any
cream iilling. only make 4 little thick
eT: into this mix = hall pound of
blanched almonds which have been
chopped very. fine: put together like
jelly cake. and over the top stick the
remaining half pound OF nuts.
MARBLE CAKE:--IIalf :: cup OF bat
! ter. one and half cups sugar. one cup
water. three cups lour. two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. four eggs, juice
and rind of one lemon Beat butter and
sugar to cream: add beaten yolks, then
the water. then lemon. then flour in
which baking powder is mixed; beat a
long time till smooth. and lastly add
beaten whites of eggs. Divide in two
parts. Color with ounce of melted choco-
late. Pour mixture into tin, alternat-
ing the colors. Ice with chocolate
icing.
NUT CAKE.-One cup sugar. half cup
butter. half cup milk. two cups pastry
flour. two eggs. one cup raisins. one of
wanuts or hickory nuts. one and half
teaspoonfuls baking powder: cream
butter and sugar. then add eggs we'll
beaten. then. milk and -four in which
baking powder has been thoroughly
mixed: add raisins and nuts. Bake a
little over half an hour in moderate
oven.
DOUGHNUTS-Two eggs, one tea
spoonful salt, one cup of sugar. one
cup of milk, four tablespoonfuls melt
ed lard, flour. enough to make a soft
dough. Roll the dough about an inch
thick. Cut into small rings strips
Twist them. Fry in hot lard to light
brown. Drain and roll in powdered
sugar.
Evening star., 1914-12-10
UNLOCKED CANDY.
French Vanilla Cream.

TO make French vanilla cream. a fon-
dant that is the base of many candies.
break into u bowl the whites of ivo
eggs. add to this an equal quantity of
ice water and Il few drops of vanilla
then stir in enough good confectioner.s
sugar to make n paste stir enough ro
mold With the fingers. Form into balls
and lay them on waAed paper
Fruit Creams.
Seeded raisins. Ags and citron chop-
ped fine and mixed well with French
cream before all the sugar has been
and cut into cakes about an inch long.
Cream Cherries.
Make 4 small ball of the French
cream. put a slender strip of citron in
one end for the stem, and then take a
g1ace cherry. cut it in half and put Z
half on each side of the cream ball.
Cream walnuts are made by putting
perfect half Of a walnut on top of a
cream ball. omitting citron.
Cocoanut creams are made by adding
fresh grated cocoanut into some French
cream while it is still soft and before
all the sugar has been added.
Spiced Chocolate Creams.
Flavor finely grated or powdered
chocolate with cloves and cinnamon to
taste and mix it well in some French
cream. Mold into small cubes or OBJ
long shapes.
Evening star., 1914-12-10

! that she is the envy and despair of al
! those who have foolishiy let old age
! overtake them.
1t is quite certain that the debutante
has lost her taste for the gorgeous col
ors OF the bazaars of Delhi and is well
content with the traditional colors that
were laid down for her long ago. when
she was much younger than she is
now In wisdom and in sophistication.
She has shown her preference by her
costumery this season. Everywhere
one sees her she is arrayed in blue, i'll
pink, In white, in canary yellow and
sometimes in a judicious mingling OF
two or three of them.
She wears blue satin to the theater
and to dances, but tulle to the opera,
blue teasowns at o'clock in her
home-glorified teagowns. these, that
often cost as much as q dance frock.
Now she has taken to wearing light
blue velvet for any smart afternoon
occasion that is given in the house.
For instance, there was new kind
of frock that young girl wore at a
recent afternoon musical which fol-
lowed a box party at the play. 1t had
the novel feature of being quite trans
parent in the bodice and closed up at
the neck by a white fur collar.
The material of the skirt was that
new corded velvet which, at distance,
gives the appearance of a stripe. The
bodice was of white tulle or rather
silk net with half short sleeves and a
had touches of this peltry on them.
Roses Everywhere.
A most fanciful touch which makes
the frock ready for the evening as we'll
as the afternoon is the bunch of pink
roses that holds up the drapery of the
skirt. Roses, roses, everywhere with
fur. In that trimming fact you have
the keynote of the season. Wherever
you can add both garnitures, you feel
yourself quite in accord with the mod
ern movement.
The debutante who has many social
opportunities. or, rather, demands" as
they turn out to be after the novelty of