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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
RIO CRANDE WATERSHED
FOR COMING SEASON

reports from the Forest officers
regarding the snow fall show that
conditions at this time promise am
pie water supply for the coming sea-
con on the Rio Grande watersheds.
On March 81 the following reports
were submitted from various places
in the forest and it will be noticed
that the snow fall is up to average
for this time of the year on the most
important watersheds.
Hermit-20 inches of snow. euuiy-
alent to 40 inches of water. Aver
age.
Wagon Wheel Gap-1S inches
snow, 3.42 water equivalent. Less
than average.
Rio Grande watershed-14 inches
snow, water equivalent 4.O6. Aver
age.
Willow Creek-32 inches snow,
water equivalent $50. Average.
Rock Creek-10 inches of snow,
water 200 inches. Average.
Pinos Creek-2 inches of snow,
Al water. Less than average.
Alder Creek-10 inches snow, 81
inches water. Less than average
Cumbres-36 inches snow, 8.83
inches water. Less than average.
Platoro-35 inches snow, 1852
inches water. Less than average.
Conejos watershed-39 inches
snow, 11.70 inches water. Less than
average.
On February %, the Platoro. Cum
bres and Conejos watersheds showed
a greater fall than average, but
wind has cut this to quite an extent.
On the Rio Grande, however, the
snow is holding up and the general
average is sustained.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17
NEW COUNCIL TAKES CHARGE
[t Finances in Fine Condition Following Biennial Period
Of Busines-ike and Constructive Administration

meeting of the outgoing city
council was held Thursday night to
.urn over the keys" to the newly
elected mayor and councilmen. New
faces on the board are C. N. SLakes
nesre and E. V. Busch, Mr.. Shakes
Oeare taking the place of Charles
|Akers, and Busch taking the place
made vacant by r. A Gibson, who
was promoted to the head o. the
liable.
Some of the business transacted
WAS the appointing of a committee
10 take up the matter. of installing
In ornamental entrance to Wallace
bark and to prepare an estimate of
(he cost of moving the grandstand
10 the new ball grounds. Abernathy
vas retained as marshal for the bal
|nce of this month, and j. P. Mitch
III was favorably mentioned as wa
Ter commissioner. These appoint
hents will probably be made perma-
lent at the next meeting of the
oard
The following committees were
ppointed:
Finance-Shakespeare, Haggard
md Hawkins.
Streets and Alleys-Clark, Hurd
md Busch.
Health Ofticer-Trueblook & Pol
bek.
Judge Hender was appointed spe-
ial sewer tax collector.
Superintendent of Sewers and In
pector of Plumbing-W. w. Reilly.
H. M Howard was elected city at
Prney for one year.
John Harris was awarded the con-
fact for street sprinkling at $50,
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

with a team of black mules. There
were nine bids in for the sprinkling
running from $50 to 500 ner
month.
On Thursday night April 90, the
r. e. o. society will meet with the
council to receive and discuss letters
from the government relative to the
public park on Rock creek. and Su-
pervisor Sweitzer will be present.
With the expiration of the terms
OF w. A. Bronaugh and Chas. Akers.
it is pleasing to comment upon the
splendid service which has been rem
dered by the city council of the mast
two years. The record of that board
stands as an economic and efficient
administration, and they have deliv-
cred to their successors a good finan-
clal condition and a great many i'm
provements. Taking office in Nav.
1913, the old board found it neces-
sary to register warrants amounting
to about $500 in order to clean up
the outstanding bills. One year la
ter they had taken up these war
rants and had cash balance on
hand of $56S.2S. On April Is CT
this year the treasury showed cash
on hand $6,126.70, and no warrants
outstanding. During the two years
great deal of street grading was
done. new fire equipment purchased,
city hall was remodeled, rest room
fitted up and many other permanent
improvements finished. A good deal
of credit is due Marshal Abernathy
for the street work, as he has col
lected an unusually large amount of
poll tax money.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17
WE-ACRE LAW IS
TO BENEFIT PEOPLE

senator John F. Shafroth is quot
as follows: Thousands of east
ners will be induced to build sum-
Ter homes in the mountains as a re-
VII OF the new fiVe-acre homestead
~, They could not take up this
Au under homestead acts and other
alutes prevent out and ont owner-
4'p' ailhough that is what | favor
cause 1t means revenue to the
NC throughout taxes. Thirty years
10 'ohs as anyone would ordinar-
demand to hold such land I be-
"' IL 1t is found otherwise later
eA II Will be possible to amend
.eS'riction' The pet bill of the
'erlor department, known az the
As measure which provides for
renting of water power sites
anus and scores of other re-
YVES OIL the state by the federal
,ernment, is destined to defeat,
fundamentally Objectionable be-
attacks the sovereignty of
% Ihese resources are with
boundaries of the states and
~. state must look after them
n" 'hey are owned privately
,a;, oy the government. The state
them." VIC iish' "
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Representative Charles Daley
spent the fore part OF the week in
Monte Vista visiting his mother,
Mrs. Lydia Fulton. Mr.. Daley is
editor of the Aspen Daily Times and
has been representative to the legis-
lature for the past two terms. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Daley were former res
idents of Monte Vista.
DR.. and Mrs. Pollock and Eliza
beth left Wednesday night for Cali
fornia, where they will visit the ex-
position. Upon their return trip
they will come by way Of Portland
Seattle and Vancouver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Barnett ar
rived In Monte Vista Thursday from
Vandalia, Mo.

Some Of the newcomers In Monte
Vista are surprised at SO much rain.
saying they thought this was a dry
country. VIM. Kerry, who keeps a
chronological record OF the different
seasons, says this is almost a par
railel OF the season a number of
years ago when we had a snow fall
OF IL inches on the 23d of April.
During that year we had banner
crops.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Saturday the high school received
an invitation to participate in the
track meet held by Colorado College.
This gives the team hardly time to
get ready to enter the contest, but
Coach Hunt says that If the boys
show any ability they can enter this
meet and the state contest to be held
at Boulder.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

bd 'hearer had two mules
\ ,ana, Nurse Killed by lightning at
%. .aach u near Hooper one dav last
kima,s ne The heavy rain. The
T.S n, were being driven to a rid
h them ana the bolt of lightning
s,rn", i all dead in a row without
kll 1 1e'' The driver, Mr.. Turn
|me ,i. o stunned and dazed for
|herwiso ana his arms numbed,
'e he was uninjured.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17
Petty Policy of Pueblo Paper

There are those who in every move to save
something, sinister motive; and the Star-Journal
joining the ranks of the tmid in it's issue of the
18th, politics in the naming of Denver law
firm counsel for the receiver of the Mercantile
National bank.
1t is claimed that there are no fewer than 900
depostors of the bank. Is there anyone in Pueblo
outside the employ Of the Star-Journal who W ,ud
undertake to choose law firm or receiver who
would be satisfactory to all these depositors?
1t is charged by that newspaper that Colo;a
senators have shown poor judgment in their choice
of Denver law firm, claiming that Pueblo holds
talent which ought to have been employed
The Star-Journa assumed there are big fees
and lucrative plums in settling the affairs of de-
ceiver and legal advisor brought to the atten-
ton of our senators they suggested names of men
whom they could vouch for, who would handle
the affairs of the bank in the interests of the 5000
depositors and not for personal gain. The motives
of the senators were commendable.
An indignation meeting is in the interest of
somebody who wants rake-off
Commerce-the interchange of the products of
labor and of the SOILS the great civizer of the
world and means most for prosperity. 1t follows
that the freer the trade between and nations
the greater the business activity of any country or
state involved.
In addition to San Luis Valley Neutral" the
longsufering citizens have to contend with the
poorly -fostered Tribune-and one small grave could
hold them both.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Harland Darr died Monday at his
home in east Monte Vista of tuhercu
losis The body was shippe thd.
evening to Parmayla, Mo-, for bur 81.
Mr.. Darr came to this place about a
month ago and his wife recently
came with their furniture, the
couple expecting to reside here.
They had been keeping house just
a week when death came suddenly
to shatter the plans for the future.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

DR.. Shippey, of Saguache brought
Mrs. Gallegos to the Monte vista
hospital last Sunday and she was
operated for appendicitis by Drs
Trueblood and Pollock. The pa
tient is getting along nicely.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Mrs. II. l.. Ricketts, and children
left for Kansas Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ricketts, suffered nervous
break down recently and is taking
the trip as a rest.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

The smoke stack at the sugar FAC
tory was struck by lightning during
the storm Tuesday, the top being
Clipped and scalloped to some ex-
tent
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Mrs. Whittacre arrived in Monte
Vista Saturday morning and will
spend the summer with her daughter
Mrs. l.. Il. Price.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

DR.. Maurice McNutt left Wednes-
day night for FIT. Morgan to visit his
mother. He intends seing Denver
on his return.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17
Tariff for Republican Campaign Cry

The Republican leaders who have used the
shibboleth, Protection" successfully for many
years. at for issue for 1916 and disposed
to make the tariff paramount
The following from the Marion (Ind.) Leader:
Horrible to relate, the number of commercial
failures is greater than it last year becaus. tine
tariff has been changed. AS the tariff of today
the tariff of year ago. that train of reasoning has
slipped cog The truth is that the has serious
ly crippled many wholesale and retail dealers in i'm
porting goods and of the importing houses
have unfortunately gone to the wall because they
could not get merchandise to fill their contracts.
The tariff has nothing to do with that"
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Mr.. Jack Woods went to Alamosa
Thursday evening to do some piano
tuning in that city.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

herah,n hL,"',ersity ,y Glee club had con-
Enter 10 I,nicuity in getting from
Ecoup, =" y, sasuache last Friday on
brtsa s1' =, Of the bad roads. It i. ra. M
|acbed aa' . only part of the club
''"e' their destination. w ''
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Irons from
Center spent Wednesday in Monte
Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17
Where Talent is Recognized

Rejecting the purpose and inspiration of
community, is found the chosen teachers and
preachers who carry out the ideas and ideals of the
people Almost invariably the will and character
of the people may be read in the scientific and re-
ligious servants whom they have retained for a
long time
The citizens of Monte Vista demand talent; they
demand that their public servants shall not only be
good, but that they shall be good for something
They don't to much who their
newspapers, but they do want the best school
teachers more than ordinary preachers, and repre-
sentative men of character to manage their city.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Eleuto Medina died Wednesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

with acclure's little boy is quite
'"n Pneumonia. s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
POSTMASTER INDICTED
Sylvester Smith Charged with En-
bIezzllna Government Funds.

Rutland, Oct 2l.-Charged with
violation of his duties as postmaster
OF the village of Hubbardton by em-
hezzling the sum of 5000, Sylvester
Smith was arrested today by Deputy
United States Marshal Whitaker and
brought to Rutland. where he was ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner James A. Merrill. Bail
was set at 5000, this amount being
furnished by the respondents attor-
ney, h. II. O'Brien. The arrest. was
on a capias issued as result of an in
dictment returned by the federal
grand jury in. this city two weeks
age.
Some weeks since a postofiice in
spector dropped into llubbardton
postoifice and found the Office funds
to be short 5000 Mr.. Smith acknow-
lodged to the inspector he had used
some of the money in connection
with his own business but with no
idea of stealing from the government.
The money was paid back and Mr..
Smith supposed the matter had been
dropped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Saturday, October %, 1915.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Harry Middleton is visiting his faith
er, Malcolm Middleton of Main street
for week
$4,000 for a suggestion, THE Dia-
mond from the Sky, opera house
coming, Adv
Dexter NJ Gleason of Woodford is
spending few days in Worcester.
Mass, on business.
Mems Gun Metal shoes, button or
blucher, oak soles, special $3.50 at
the New York store. Adv.
Frank Gallagher of Grandview
street took a party of friends to the
Troy automobile show Friday after
noon.
Clam chowder supper, Parish
house Thursday evening, Oct. 2S at
6 o'clock, tickets 25c Mrs. Paulson
will prepare chowder. Adv.
Mrs. Frank Moore of Adams street
entertained 20 friends at a private
dancing party Thursday evening.
Light refreshments were served.
A special meeting of Bennington
Aerie, Fraternal order Eagles is call
ed for this evening at $50 Several
candidates will be initiated.
A sale of preserves, etc, will be held
at the Parish house Thursday after
noon Oct. 20. Come and then re-
main to the chowder supper at 6 o.
clock. Adv
John Nash of the real estate firm
OF Nash & Hutchns has returned
from a business trip in western
Massachusetts and southern New
Hampshire.
The cold snap which arrived last
night, should impress the residents of
Bennington that the after harvest
sale at the Joe Levin store, corner Of
North and River streets, affords some
grand opportunities to purchase sea
sonable goods for the approaching
winter Such needfuls as heavy un-
derwear, sweaters, mackinaws, mems
and boys clothing. ladies' suits and
coats are included in the big price
reductions Then there are the
shoes, the best in quality and latest
in style, which are also listed at
prices that have not prevailed in Ben
nington in years The sale is the,
biggest opportunity Of the season and
the store is the place to visit tonight
when making your weekend pur-
chases. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
Childr6n Cry
FOR ElETCHER's
g - 6 R I ~
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Harry J. Reynolds

vs..
Sadie Reynolds
Bennington County Court
WHEREAS. Harry J. Reynolds, of
Manchester, in the County, of Ben
nington in the State of Vermont, has
this day filed in the Office of the
Clerk OF the County Court for said
County OF Bennington, his libel for di
yorce against Sadie Reynolds, setting
forth in substance that he was, on
the Bird day of July 1909, lawfully
married to the said Sadie Reynolds;
that following said marriage he and
the said libellee lived together as
husband and wife at Manchester, in
said County OF Bennington, for a
period of about two and one-half
years, and that he has always, since
the date OF said marriage lived in
said Manchester: that during all of
said time he has lived in strict and
careful observance, on his part, of
the duties and obligations OF the mar
riage covenant; but that the said Ii
belize her marriage VOWS has not
kent in this:--That in December
1911, the said libellee, without cause
Of provocation, wiliully deserted said
libellant and has continued such de
sertion ever since for more than
three years,
And praying that the bonds of mat
rimony between him and the said H.
belize may be dissolved and that a
Bill of Divorce may be granted unto
him
And whereas. it having been made
to appear by affidavit of the libellant
that the said libellee is in parts UNI
known to said libellant and that he
has made diligent inquiry and does
not know where the libellee resides.
IT is THEREUPON ORDERED that
the libelant notify the libellee of the
tendency of said petition and sum-
mon him to appear at the term of the
County Court, next to be held at Ben
nington, within and for the County
of Bennington, on the first Tuesday in
December A. d. 1915, on the first day
thereof, and answer to the same by
causing the substance of said petit
ton and this order to be published
three weeks successfully in the Ben
nington Evening Banner, newspap-
err printed at Bennington, in said
County, the last publication to be at
least six weeks previous to the COM
mencoment of said term of Court.
And the said libellee is further re-
CURED to cause his appearance in
said cause, in person or by attorney
to be entered with the Clerk of said
Court on or before the first day Of
said December Term 1915.
Dated at Bennington, Vermont, this
Sth day of October 1918.
Jacob j. Stakeholder, Clerk.
r. G, Archibald,
Atty for Petitioner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
Minister Gives Testimony.

The Rev. C. ". rnlsnton, HAVANA,
Fla. writes For three months I
suffered intense pain in kidneys and
back, which at times laid me up en-
tirely | read of Foley Kidney Pills
and after trying various remedies
without result decided to try the
Foley treatment l was relieved al
most with the first dose and it is a
fact that ! used only 1-2 bottles
when all of the pains disappeared. |
am 55 years OF age and now feel like
young man again Sold every
where
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
Get Rid Of Those Poisons in Your
System!

You will find Dr. Kings New Life
Pills most satisfactory laxative in re-
leasing the poisons from your sys-
TEN. Accumulated waste and poisons
cause manifold ailments unless releas
ed. Dizziness, spots before the eyes,
blackness and a miserable feeling
generally are indications that you
need Or. Kings New Life Pills. Take
a dose tonight and you will expert
ence grateful relief by morning,
25c Sold everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
Coughs That are stoppedl

Careful people see that they are
stopped. DR. Kings New Discovery
is a remedy of tried merit, 1t has
held its own on the market for 46
years. Youth and old age testify to
its soothing and healing qualities.
Pneumonia and lung troubles, are of
ten caused by delay of treatment. Dr.
Kings new Discovery stops those
hacking coughs and relieves la grippe
tendencies. Money back if it fails
soc. and $1.00.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
aust the Thing"

A tailor's work is sedentary. That
is why most tailors suffer from con-
stipation. G.. w. Robertson, Wichita
Falls, Tex, says: 81 find Foley Ca
thartic Tablets the most delightful,
cleansing cathartic | have ever taken
They are Just the thing" They keep
the stomach sweet and the liver ac-
tive, drive away headache, dullness,
tired feeling, bilousness, bloat and
other results of clogged bowels.
Prompt and effective, without grippe
or pain. Stout people praise them
for the light, free feeling they give.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-23
GERMAN LOAN MOSTLY IN
Total of s2,o67 .25o,o or 6s Per Cent
RecsMed on First Call

Berlin, oct. 81, (by wireless to
Sayille, L. lnstallments paid in
cash on the third German war loan
up to oct. is amounted to S,269oOO,-
000 marks, 2,0G725o,0o0) or 6S per
cent OF the total
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-26
The Buzznrd Speaks to the War Aero
plane,

The Buzznrd Speaks to the War Aero
plane.
Circle and circle and circle and swing
Great white brother with great white
wing!
Circle for circle my own wings black
Following your spiralling, airy track.
Over the city watch your stoop,
Where shivering man things huddle and
cling
Like frightened chicks at the gray
hawks swoop.
Quick. From your steely talons
fling
The scattering death in the crowd
ed coop,
For my craw is empty and hungering.
Circle and circle and circle and swing,
Great white brother with great white
wing!
Circle and circle and circle and swing.
Great white brother with great white
wing!
From what weird nest, from what
strange egg broke.
Do you mount through the simmer
ing drifts of smoke?
And what is the flaming seed YOU
SUM-
AS over the packed field you
soar.
That blooms in death on the earth
below;
That strews the soil that you hover
DER
With richer feast than my bea k
might know
In many a weary year before?
10 ptr n1a nd rir
Great white brother with great white
wing!
Circle and circle and circle and swing
Man hatched brother with tireless
wing!
Circle for circle with wings out
spread
/ follow, hovering overhead.
You are the pilot bird for me
Guiding to richer gorging still;
| l circle and wait here hungrlly
And whet my beak as | wait youv
kill;
/ wait till the red feast lies foi
| me
To settle and perch and gulp my fill
| Circle and circle and circle and swing
| Giver of food and guide to the feast.
| You are god, and l your priest,
Man-hatched brother with tireles;
wing,
Dean Collins, in Portland Oregonian
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-26
Better Drainage of Barnyards

greatly improved with little work and
at little cost.
The surface should not only shed
the water to the proper places, where
1t may be taken into tile catch basins
or onto the soil, which will permit
the water to filter through to the tile
underneath, but should also prevent
any flow OF surface water onto the
barnyard. Often the latter point is
one which is neglected, yet is so
easily provided against. There is
no need, whatever, in any case, of
allowing surface water to flow into
the yards from the outside.
Adjoining Land.
The thorough drainage of the ad-
joining land has marked effect upon
the condition of the barnyard. If the
barnyard is not too big 1t cannot get
into very bad condition If the sur
rounding land is thoroughly drained.
Although the surface Of the soil
may become puddled 1t is hardly pos
sible that it will become perfectly
waterproof and there will be some
filtration through. If the soil is in
clined to be open, one need not hes
itate to put in tile lines through the
lot proper for such lines will give
good results.
The water from the barns and
other buildings should not be al
lowed to flow onto the surface of
the yards, but 1t should be led di-
rectly into the tile lines. The build
ings, therefore, must be provided
with cave spouts.
There are those who maintain that
thorough drainage of barnyard per-
mits loss OF fertility in the manure
washed away. The objection is not
well founded, however. 1t is rea-
sonable that with good. firm and
dry barnyard, less manure will be
lost than where the mud is knee
deep.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-26
A SNAP

270 acres Willamette river bottom
land, steamboat landing on the place:
all under wovenwire fence and cross
fence; extra large barn and good house
This place is worth $4,000. but can be
purchased IL taken at once for $4,000.
5000 cash. balance easy terms. Full
particulars on application.
John E. Howard
800 Chamber Of Commerce,
Portland, Oregon.