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La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
MILK FACTORY COMING Up
Farmers Around Ia Junta Have Al.
ready Guaranteed Enough Cows
tO Insure = COAslrn~ary

Enough cows have already been
guaranteed by the farmers around La
Junta to Insure the location OF a
milk condensary In or near the city.
and the campaign to secure pledges
has JUS commenc" =. c. X. Buckley.
chairman OF the committee appoint
I'd by the La Junta Industrial AssO-
citation. to secure the necessary data
and required pledges. has received
over 100 replies to the circular letter
sent out asking for Information. As
to present conditions and what tn.
farmers would be willing to do In
ease a milk condcnsary was located
In La Junta. In nearly every In
stance the farmers have stxnifi.d
their willingness to enter into con
tract, II a satisfactory price Is paid.
and most of them are very enthusi-
asttc over the prospect and think
that an enterprise OF this character
"V"su Nv oSSSt iot kut
try surrounding La Junta and the
best thing that could possibly happen
to the town itself
The milk condensary at Lamar
was erected on guarantee OF only
700 cows for the first year. although
the capacity OF the plant Is sufficient
to take care OF the output from 5000
cows. or course. in time. Lamar cx-
poets to thave the plant working at
its greatest capacity. but 1t will prob
ably be several years before that Is
brought about According To the re
turns thus far received there are
already 1888 COWS available for a
milk condensary in La Junta-pres-
ent and prospective. The farmers
own 1Go cows and would be willing
to furnish 1913 more with their own
means, II "a satisfactory market was
assured, and 15s more II means were
provided for the purchase.
A milk condensary In La Junta is
already practically assured. and al
that Is necessary to do II for tn. . I'd
town to watc up and go after II ham
mer and tongs. A milk cond.nsary
In La Junta means that III. farmers
OF the surrounding country will have
ready cash the year arou'.d. and
ready cash Is what makes the farmer
and everybody else prosperous. Let's
go it-all OF us.
a list OF the farmers who have
thus lar sent In replies to the circular
ictter-and they are stlI coming In
at the rat. OF half dozen a days
as follows;
Column No. Number OF milk
COWS now kept
Column No. How many would
you Keep by your own means.
Column No. 3-Uow many would
you keep II means were provided"
Column No. Number OF acres of
alfalfa
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
Ligha Company Lands RIG Contract


q. W. Millik.n. local manager OF
the Arkansas Valley Railway, Light
and Power Company. closed CON
tract yesterday with III. Western TN
ion Telegraph Company to furnish
power for the motor generator acts
nov being installed In the relay off
lee of the Santa fc's new office
building. This viii do away with
the battery system which has hlthcr-
To been In use. Mr.. Milliken had \
force Of men st work yesterday ex.
tending the primary line and install
Ing \ bank of Transformers. This
work Ia u b~ completed inside of Ten
days.
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
som. o,cro County Record for ,o,s

The receipts OF cash fees In the
month OF December aggregated "A to-
tai of S533. During the year loo
instruments were recorded in the fee
book. and the total receipts for the
year were s6.552.oj.
The number of marriage licenses
issued during the year was I'll. the
banner month being November. when
thirty-one permits to WED were is
sued. The number Of hunting II
censex issued during the year 1913
WAS 65S This number Was not ~
closed season on deer.
During the year 1913 owners au-
tomobil. licenses tn the number OF
$50 We're issued. and nineteen deal
ers' licenses were issued SO far
this year only 80 automobile licenses
have been issued this being account
ed for from the fac, that very few
automobiles have been Ia us. during
tn. recent strenuous weather. Dur
Ing the present week a SO autonio-
bile license was isu.d, this being for
an Overland Model ut. forty-five
horse power. owned by r.. q. Hcinig.
Of Chcra~. IA recent arrival In Colo
RADIO. who brought his ear with him.
There ar. only two automobiles In
O,ero county that require $40 H.
ccnses.
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
POsTOFFICE PROSPECT
Delay In Awarding Contract Ma.
Mean That La Junta viii
Have xliNp.tbtNp Building

iueIe HAS Uceu COuStueTNOle AIN
tety on the part OF numerous peo-
Pile In La Junta as to the prospect OF
our new federal building being erect
cd this year. and some have been so
pessinlistic that they doubt very seri-
ously whether the building will be
erected at all This was on account
OF the fact that all of the bids sub
mitted on December 18th. as adver-
tised for. exceeded the appropria-
ton. Three firms submitted bids aud
Postmaster Dalton has been advised
that all of them were rejected. The
lowest bid was that OF J. II. Wiese.
OF Omaha. Neb.. the amount being
$7s.ss5 for limestone. The r. Kirck-
hof Lumber Sompany. of Denver.
submitted a bid OF $s5.779. for lime
stone and s5.s.. tor sandstone. The
ohss otuSh "aS NuuN VI IL
Cowell, of Denver. who bid $S8,AlO
for sandstone. with no bid for lime
stone.
In order to learn something def
mite In the matter, from some au-
thpritative source, and to dispel
some OF the numerous rumors that
have been In circulation. the Tribune
sent letter OF inquiry few days
ago to John A. Martin. of Pueblo. our
former congressman. In an endeayor
to find out something definite as to
the present status Of the building.
Here is his reply under date of Jan
uary 9TH:
Pueblo, Colo. Jan. Z. 1914
Dear Mr. Mason: | am in receipt
of your letter OF January 9Th. en-
closing statemen, of the bids sub
uitted for the La Junta postoffice
building and stating that II Is report
ed that all bids we're rejected be-
cause they were too high. You ask me
What my opinion II a. to this status
Of the matter now. Frankly. Tnn
not know. but ! can find out and
viii proceed to do so at once. The
usual rule In all cases where the bids
are too high. IL to re-advcriise and
know OF no reason why IL should not
be don. In this case. While IL means
delay. ! see no cause for discourage
men,, To my mind. It means that La
Junta viii get a better building. |
La Junta building should and would
COS, about 100000 and think II
Will II II not too late to get add
tionai relief from Congress and
will take the matter up today with
one or two OF the delegation and have
them take II up with the architect.
and II necessary. with the Secretary
OF the Treasury. md viii also broach
the matter OF additional legislative
action. The delays heretofore have
Injured to the bcnel, or the building.
II enabled me 10 get tn. authorization
increased from $4,000 to $4,000
before plans had been drawn for a
t50.ooo building and I am entirely
hopeful that the present hitch viii
not be entirely Instantaneous. In
conclusion | want to assure you of my
continuing deep interest IN the La
Junia building and that nothing VIII
be left undons for hs successful and
satisfactory completion. Uncle Sam
moves In n popd.rous way. his CON
tracts TO perform. but We viii see
that he gets there.
Very truly yours,
JOHN 4. MARTIN
La Junia has reason to congrat-
ulai. herself on having 80 valiant a
champion as John 4. Martin. even II
h. IL democrat There nre Just a
few good democrats. and John A..
Martin and Woodrow Wilson are two
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
Very truly yours.
JOHN 4. MARTIN

ulal. herself on having 80 valiant a
champion as John A, Martin. even II
h. IL a democrat. Their" nre Just a
few good democrats. and John A.
Martin and Woodrow Wilson are two
of them Woodrow is doing fine. or
John A. Martin II doing equally NJ
we'll. nj least so far NJ La Junia In
concerned. II would be a fine thing
for La Jnnta To have 100000
pos,offie. building. aud We can be
assured of John A. Martin doing his
hest TO bring II about.
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
in NO WAY 4 SONG BIRD
GIFT Of Melody Had Been Denied Ele.
vator Boy, and He Was Wise
Enough to Know Il.

Something went wrong with the
mechanism OF the elevator in an old
fashioned southern hotel, and the pas.
sengers, six men. were imprisoned be.
tween two floors for three4hours. They
made themselves as comfortable as
they could while they waited. Each
one told his choicest story, and finally
some one suggested that they sing a
song to help pass the time away.
You can sing, can't you, SAM"
said a salesman to the negro elevator
boy. Just lead of with Dixie and
We will all Join in.,"'
But Sam did not lead OF, as expect
ed. "Ah can't sing. boss" he explained.
Deed All can't. I know most men
of my color can sing, but L couldn't
carry a tune,t no, indeedy. l couldn't
carry q tune II some one should give
me n all tied up In q bag!"--Youth's
Companion. + s.LE +
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
RUINED COMPLEXION

1924 E. N. Ave.. Olney. M:-::cWhen
my trouble first began ! noticed little
,pimples coming, on, myssfAce They
:itched and burned 50 badly that ! had
to scratch them and that only made
them worse. About q week later my
face was SO badly covered with
pimples and blackheads that I was
ashamed. My complexion was ruined.
The pimples would sometimes bleed
and tester.
II bought a box Of complexion cream
and used it but without effect, One
day l heard Of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and I decided to- give them
a trial. So I got a cake of C%uticura
Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment,
washed my face with the Soap and APP
piled the Ointment and in two weeks
! a completely WELL" (signed)
Chas. e. McGinn, May s. 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card ""Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.""-Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
Annual Crop Of oats.

The worlds annual crop Of oats. in
cludings the. total OF the II counties
which are the chief producers, is g..
426, 200, 900 bushels a year. The United
States raised 1923, 100000 bushels,
which places her In q position to ex-
port large quantities without feeling
the loss. Avery large part Of the corn
crop is raised by nine countries; the
United States raises 1878. 900, 900 bush:
els. 1t is surprising to find that Hun.
gary produced upward Of 200, 600, 900
bushels and Italy 10o,0 O0.0 900 bushels.
The worlds crop OF barley grown In II
countries was last year 1,225, 100000
bushels OF which only 173. 900. 900 was
raised in America. I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
MERELY A MATTER OF FORM
colored Maid Somewhat Late In Ask
Ing Permission of Mistress to
S5}& ~ ~. Attend Ball. . q

Cleopatra Belle was maid Of all work
In the home of the Bensons. One day
she came to her mistress and asked;
rs yo' got any 'jections to me gwine
ter a ball?"
Not II you come home, at a reason
able hour and get breakfast on time
the next morning" said Mrs Benson.
when do you want to go?"
Law. ma'am. I is already went.
went las night an TUX tlinto my haid
for to ak you could l go as a kind Of
q mattah OF fo'm. Some ladies is
mighty partickler. when it comes ter
bein' axed by .colored folks what kin
they do, an I reckoned mebbe yo' vas
dat kind. 80 I axed you"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
JgsNIS - fSAr /,
Activities Of Women.

Women are forbidden to enter the
town Of Miawatchi, Russia.
Queen Alexandra is president Of the
British Red Cross. society.
In Japan girls can attend the very.
best OF schools for $6O-asyear.s
England has several nursery col
leges presided over by trained women.
Two daughters Of General, Tomiov-
sky, q commander In the Russian,
army, have gained permission to wear
the uniform Of a regular soldier and
will go to the front with the regular:
troops. g,xg. ss#$,
In Servia. when, q lover has made up
his mind that the girl sis ready to mar
ry him, he and his friends arm them
selves with rifles. 60 up to the girls
house, seize <and carry her of to q.
church and get married on the spot.
The New York public library ems.
ploys a woman whose sole duty it is
to guard and look w the rare old
editions in order to ward on the book
worms and other insects which infest
libraries. r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
SAYS BELGiANS SHELLED
THEIR OWN CATHEDRAL

neutrality-suspicious. for damage
suffered by the cathedral at Malines
was placed upon the Belgians in an
official statement issued here.
mo important works of art at Ma
lines suffered severely from u bonn
bardment," the statement said. The
houses destroyed were devoid of ar
tistic value.
"'The cathedral was hit by several
shells, this being attributed to bonn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
LIGHT BOOZE.
Do You Drink it1

A ministers wife had quite . tus.
Gle with coffee and her experience 10
Interesting. She says:
), During the two years Of my train
ing as q nurse, while on night duty.
I became addicted to coffee drinking.
Between midnight and four in the
morning, when the patients were
asleep. there was little to do except
make the rounds, and it was quite
natural that / should want a hot cup
Of coffee about that time. I could
keep awake better.
AFTER three of four years Of COT
fee drinking, I became a nervous wreck
and thought that I simply cosld not
live without my coffee. All this time
4 was subject to frequent bilious at
tacks, sometimes so severe as to
keep me in bed for several days.
After being married, Husband
begged me to leave of coffee for he
feared that 1t had already hurt me
almost beyond repair, SO l resolved to
make an effort to release myself from
the hurtful habit. .
II began taking Postum, and for a
few days felt the languid. tired feel.
ing from the lack OF the coffee drug,
but I liked the taste of Postum, and
that answered for the breakfast bev-
erage all right. -
Finally l began to feel clearer.
headed apd had steadier nerves. Aft
or q years use of Postum I now feel
Ike a new woman-have not had any
bilious attacks since 7 left of coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
Wellville,' in pkgs. s
: Postum comes In two forms: <..
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is~ soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup OF hot water, and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever-
age Instantly. soc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds Is
about the same. /,
There's 4 Reason for Postum.
sold BY Grocerl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
TRAP 500 AND
WIPE Them ALL OUT

London.-A Daily Mail correspond
ent in France writes: ,
Three days ago 500 Germans were
caught in some fiat fields with slopes
on every side. The French artillery
took up positions secretly and when
the moment came to open fire the Of
ncer in command said. Make me a
cemetery down there His order was
obeyed, the guns accounting for the
greater part of the 500 and rifle fire
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
Government Il OF
BELGIUM |. LEAVES
CITY OF ANTWERP
German Demand for Surrender
Of the Temporary Capital
Was Refused.
CIVILIANS FLEE. TO HOLLAND
French oticiaI Dispatches Claim the
/, Allies Have Retaken Ground Lost -
Few Days Ago-kalser's Forces on
East Frontier Have Assumed Z
Strategic Defensive Movement.

London, Oct. 8.---The heavy guns of
the kaiser''s troops were trained on
Antwerp after the garrison had refused
Q demand that it be surrendered. The
commander OF the German troops sent
an oficer under a white flag into the
city to announce thatsSthe lombard.
ment would begin unless the city was
given up. The request was refused.
Immediately after the decision Of
the Belgians was announced the tenn
porary capital OF the nation was re
moved to Ostend, and an exodus of
the people began. @. $j&E
The permanent capital. Brussels. is
held by the Germans.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

mote blockhouses were assaulted and
defended. Men gave their lives gladly
in these obscure engagements beyond
the outer fringe of civilization.
Succeeding generations Of Ameri-
cans have accorded considerable i'm
portance to these fights. But they
were not decisive, even in determining
the future ownership of America. The
issue was decided in the great battle
of Europe, and the backwoods heroism
was largely wasted.
Little fights of this kind are nov
being fought in the remotest regions
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

roads to the frontier and Ire now
holding in check superior Russian
forces from heavily intrenched posi-.
tons near Drostken.
German Guns Turn Scale.
The fighting at Augustowo and Su-
walki was most s%anguinary. The Ger
can machine guns finally turned the
scale OF battle in favor Of the Ger
mans, but the slaughter Of the Ger
man artillerymen was terrific.
The Russians have gained In often
sive strength. Their artillery, which
included two naval pieces, inflicted
heavy losses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
Germans Capture $500 Russ.

- 5Ns'tE~~s Wv @t&f
Washington, Oct :10.-Details OF
German victories in suwalh and Pc
land against Russian rifle guards and
cavalry we're given ina wireless dis
patch from the Berlin foreign once TO
the German embassy hera- The mes
E1ge u rs follows:
%OmGA headquarters report the ID
~1noe Ruasian fuEres crossing the Me
man in the Suwalh, and a battle near
Angustowo. The Germans ON the first
and second Of October completely do,
1s9ted two Russian army corps, taking
$500 unwounded prisoners and 20
guns. including a heavy battery and .
number Of mchneguns. 18TH
"Elsevhare the moving OF German
troops tor str.tegical causes has 70
dnoed the fighting. Near Marse the
German forces on October 4 drove
three Russian rife guard brigadss
from a fortified position between Ops
tow and Ostrowez, in Russian Poland.
They made 5000 prisoners and took
numerous guns and machine guns.
I'm France we are gaining ground
slowly but surely. The situation con-
tinues favorable. The battle front on
III right wing has been extended
northward to Arras, where our van
guard came in touch with the enemy's
cavalry, and Lille, on the west. @
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

Of Africa. AS in old America, the
French and British. called the savages
to their aid, SO now the British and
Germans are bringing their native
troops to fight each other. There are
European officers, but very few Eu.
ropean soldiers.
Such contests are utterly without
Importance. If Germany is beaten In
Europe she will be stripped of her
colonies, regardless of victories won
in the jungle or on tha veldt. If the
allies are beaten Germany will take
most of their possessions
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
FIGHTS THAT MEAN NOTHING
Contests In Remote Regions Of the
World Can Have No Bearing on
the Result Of the War.

When France and Great Britain were
struggling for possession Of the North
American continent, the greatest hero.
ism was displayed in o than one
engagement in which a mere handful
of men participated on either side.
Battles, SO called, were fought in the
midst Of the forest wilderness. Re-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

heavy artillery is British-manned, a
field division consists of mixed units
totaling 3,708 British and .9,168 natives.
long accustomed to fighting side by
side. D%educting garrisons and details,
the field army is 100000 men. About
half of this is probably in France. say
10000 British and $4,000 native troops.
And what an army! Its native con.
tingent belongs mainly to a civiliza-
ton that was old when Germany was
a forest and the early Britons stained
their naked bodies blue with woad.
The Sanskrit elements of their speech
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

Is the parent tongue Of Aryan Eu-
rope. There are no better cold-weath-
er troops than the northern Indian
army. with its many veterans of Chit
raj and high Tibet. The keen little
Ghurkas, and the Sikhs and the beard
ed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., caste marks,
brilliant costumes, dark, fierce faces,
as if they had just stepped out of a
Kipling story-tread the soil of Europe
for the first time in the cause of the
British raj" and its allies. 1t is a
precedent not likely to be forgotten
in Europe or India.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
MINOR WAR NEWS
Sink German Destroyer.

|T4r-.F r. ~ ~ 49, .P rh
London, Oct. Submarine E-9 of
the British navy made another raid
into German waters off the mouth OF
the River Ems and succeeded in sink
ing a German torpedo boat destroyer.
This same submarine made q similar
dash and sank the German cruiser
Hela off Helgoland on September 10.
As on the former occasion, the E-9
has safely returned to it's home port.
Many More German Losses.
Berlin, Oct. THE forty-third Ger
man casualty list has been made pub
lie. It contains 10000 names in dead,
wounded and missing. 1t is headed by
the name Of Major General Won Wal
ter, who was wounded at; TarnovkA,
Russian Poland, September 9.
Can Send 100000 TO War.
New York, Oct. 7.-Canada is will
ling and able to furnish 100000 picked
men to fight against Germany If the
British government needs them. ac-
.cording to Col. Sam Hughes. the Ca
madam minister of militia, who sailed
for England today on the steamer
Cedric.
Cholera Outbreak in GalIcIa.
London, Oct. GA dispatch from
Rome to the Exchange Telegraph
company says: "a message from
Vienna the sudden out
break of Asiatic cholera. in a most
violent form at TarnoW, in Galicia.
Forty cases, the message says, were
reported on Tuesday"
Japs Occupy German Island.
3e Picking, Oct. 7.-According to q
German news agency dispatch, Jap
anese forces have occupied the Island
of zap, the most important island in
the Caroline group, or New Philip
pines, in the Pacific cean.
Washington, Oct. 7.-Secretary Bryan.
has been informed officially that the
occupation by the. Japanese naval.
forces Of the German Pacific islands
is only temporary and solely for mill
tary purposes. The assurance came.
from the Japanese foreign Office
from the Japanese embassy in Wash
ington. : ".o.%. ?
War Hits British Colleges.
London, Oct. 7.-English and Scotch
universities opened their fall terms
today with greatly reduced attend
ance. Cambridge university had only
1900 students as against $500 last
year, many Of those at the institution
last year having Joined the army. The
other seats of learning have lost stu
dents in about the same proportion.
Government to Return to Paris.
London, Oct. 1.-THE French gov
eminent will return to Paris at once.
according to the Paris correspondent
of the Express, who makes this an
.nouncement on high authority. The
visit of President Poincare to army
headquarters is considered a good
sign. r. Il
BeIglans Flock to England.
Folkestone, via London, Oct. 6.-The
number of Belgian refugees arriving
here is steadily increasing, more than
thousand landing today. Many
of these refugees came from Malines
and Alost. About six hundred came
from Antwerp.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
oermans Lose 10000 More.

Berlin, via London. Oct 10.-Ma1.
Gen. Augustus Zelman was killed In
action on September &c. says the
fortythird German casualty list, which
contains 10000 names in dead, wound
ed and missing, and is headed by the
Of Major General Won Walter.
who was wounded at Tarnovka, Rus
sian Poland. Two new knights Of the
Order Of the Iron Cross have been Gre
ated. One is Rudolph Ullstein, pub
Usher. The other is DIR. Adolph Won
F1osckner, former attache at the en-
hassy In Washington. &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
German Gain in the East.

Berlin, via The Hague and London,
Oct. 8.-The German forces on the
frontier of East Prussia have assumed
a strategic defensive movement. They
abandoned the bombardment Of Osso-
wetz fortress, in Russian Poland.
After setting the city Of Ossowetz
on fire with shells they were able to
retire with their siege guns and a pom
toon train. They destroyed the rail.