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La Junta tribune., 1915-04-03

due in 1916. $500 of the school
bonds in 1918. and $4,000 more of
the school bonds will be due in 1921.
Our mortgage debt future Is not very
alluring, in fact, II looks rather dis
couraging to those who have a desire
to own or acquire a home OF their
own.
.
Cantaloupe growers in the vicini-
in knights OF Pythias Hall next
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose
OF comforting with Mr. Ermling, a
commission man OF Chicago. who has
a proposition to submit to them for
the handling OF the cantaloupe crop
this year One of the provisions OF
his contract is a liberal advance on
each crate of cantaloupes. Everyone
Interested Is invited to attend.
.
Once upon a time we had a cost
store in La Junta. That was a CO.
operative enterprise that is about on
a par with a municipality owned cleo
trio light plant. Are any of the
stockholders OF the cost store boost
ing for the municipal light plant
and the bond issue? Probably.
Some people never learn even from
costly or cost store" experience
They believe In the rule that IL at
first you don't succeed, try. try
again.
Let everybody rejoice and be eS-
ceeding glad for "Poilyanna has
come back" The second Pollyanna
glad book. the story that delighted
readers OF the Tribune a few months
ago. known under the title of pol
lyanna Grows Up" ana sequel to
"Pollyanna. the Glad Book" Is out.
according to the announcement OF
the Page Company. or Boston. the
publishers. The first two printings
is 100000 copies, and you can Sc
cure one for $40. carriage paid.
.
J. +. Cook. formerly OF the Cook
Brandt Laundry, writes to forward
his great family journal to Powell.
Wyo.. where he has purchased a
farm and expects to lead the siren
Gus life for a time. Mr.. Cook
says: This II booming place.
with building on all sides. and new
comers arriving on every train.
have seen carload of household
goods piled up on the corner Of a
lot. In the open. with not even a
tent To move In To. purchased two
business lots In one block from the
government. in which only one lot
had been sold. and inside OF two days
every lot on both sides of tn. street
had been taken. aud one pair had
been sold for double the amount that
was paid for them The climate is
fin" 80 far. and men and teams are
working everywhere In the fields.
The days are longer here in spring
and summer than In la Junta." The
days in La Junta are long enough TO
suit most OF us, but II we really
wanted longer days and more Of
them We would cmigrat. 10 Alaska.
where they hay" daylight TO burn. ''
slN months In the year. continuouE-
ly. n We really wanted longer days
Idaho would not suit us at all at al.
At present We ar. welded 20 La Jun
IA. and longer days would have 10
La Junta tribune., 1915-04-03

with a S75, 900 bond issue for a
municipal light plant the total bond
ed Indebtedness Of La Junta. In
Guiding school district No. II. would
BE- s2s7.50O. or nearly sis for every
man. woman and child in La Junta
Isn't It about time to call halt on
piling up bonded debt? Our taxes
are high enough now without an@
more bonds or interest to pay.
3
The first Inventory Of La Iunta's
water plant is presented In this is
sue Of tn" great family journal II
cost lot of money and We are seri-
ously thinking Of putting Ia a bill to
the city council to share in the eS-
pense II ought 10 be Of some value
Ia the city council and give them
some idea of where they are at. They
never had the rcmotest idea before.
$:
There WAS great excitement nt the
city Hall this week all over the dis.
aupoaranc" Of the "meow-nicypic
cat" and although Marshal wieuckc
offered fabulous reward for the
lost strayod or stolen city hall mas
cot. the cat finally came back of Its
own accord and everything Is quiet
and peaceful once more IN meow nj
'yplr" circles except among the
La Junta tribune., 1915-04-03

The water plant incidental fund
Is about on par with the good
roads fund" OF OterO county Both
have a multitude OF sins to answer
for.
La Junta tribune., 1915-04-03

Success is not luck, nor a pull, nor
a soft snap. but the longest, steadiest
toughest job you ever tackled. Are
you game?
La Junta tribune., 1915-04-03

Don't you think, Mr.. Taxpayer. II
YOU were managing the water plant
and were buying several carloads OF
coal every month that you would
install your own scales? What?
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

mon the executors to appoint me guar
dian. Rachel, dearest Rachel, l offer
you my modest home. Come to Lon
don by the next train. love, and share
it with mo-"
MIR. Bruff said nothing. Rachel look
cd ut me with Il cruel astonishment
which she made no effort to conceal.
You are very kind. Drnsilla." she
said. 81 shall hope to visit YOU when
ever / happen to be i'll London, But I
have accepted Mr.. Bruff's invitation.
end l think il will be best for the pres
ent if l remain under Mr.. Bruff's care"
"Oh. Rachel. Rachel" l burst out.
"Haven't YOU seer vet that my heart
yearns to make Il Christian Of You?
Has no inner voice told you that l am
trying to do for YOU what l WAS try
ing to do for Your dear mother when
death snatched her our of my hanls::'
Rachel started back from me. I blush
to write it, with a scream of horror.
"Come away" she said to Mr.. Bruff.
"Come away. for Gods sake. before
that woman can say any more! Oh,
think of my poor mothers harmless,
useful. beautiful Zee. You were at the
funeral, Mr.. Buff. You SAW how ev-
erybody le7ed her; you saw the poor
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

helpless people crying at her grave
owe the loss Of their best friend. And
that wretch stands there and tries to
make me doubt that my mother, who
was an angel on earth, is an angel IN
heaven now! Don't stop to talk about
It! Come away. 1t stiles me to
breathe the same air with her! 1t
frightens me to feel that we are in the
same room together"
Deaf to all remonstrancc, she ran to
the door.
At the anne moment her maid en-
tered with her bonnet and shawl. She
hudtilcd them OH anyhow. Pack my
things she said, and bring them to
Mr.. Bruff'S."
From that day forth l never saw
Rachel Nerinder again. She had my
forgiveness at the time when she In
suited me. She has had my prayerful
good wishes ever since. And when l
die-to complete the return on my part
of good for ,evil-she will have the life,
letters and labor Of Miss Jane Ann
Stamper left her as Il legacy by my
will.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
PROLOGUE.

The mOonstone had first reposed in
the forehead of al Indian idol. AS cen
turtles Went by, i'll luck following it,
1t passed into Molhammelan hands, but
always through the ages three Brah-
man priests kept secret watch over it.
John Herncastle, an English officer,
during the storming of S~eringapatam,
stole the stone, killing it's guardians.
Gabriel Bctterclgc, house steward for
Julia lady Eerindcr) explains how the
stone came into the house in which he
serves. Master Franklin Blake. Il
nephew of Lady Verinder, had been
sent abroad to he educated. On the
day he was expected home Penelope,
Eetteredge's daughter, observes three
Indian jugglers acting suspictOusly.
Franklin arrives earlier than expected,
having eluded Il dark stranger follow
ing him in London. Franklin has the
diamond, which has been willed to his
cousin Rachel as a birthday gift by
Colonel Herncastle. He puts the stone
In a bank. The jugglers make a secret
visit to the house. Rachel receives the
moonstone on her birthday. Among
the guests is Mr.. Murthwaite, an In
dian traveller. The next morning the
diamond is missing. Superintendent Of
Police Seegrave is called in to investi-
gate, and the three Indians are impris-
Oned. Suspicion also falls on Rosanna
Spearman, a servant, and others. Ser
Uorn$ I,,fP q Yn,1n,, I1nfoofiy-n &c RI
tanned and begins his work. He is
checked, however. when Rosanna. who
Lady Verinder admits has had a prison
record, refuses to have her room search
ed. 1t develops that Rosanna has Wis
tied a neighbor, Mrs. GOlland, and bor-
rowed a tin case. This Sergeant Cuff
suspects she has buried in the swamp
secured by two dog chains. also bor-
rowcd. Rosanna shows signs Of nerv-
BUSINESS. Sergeant Cuff asks that Miss
Rachel be kept at home. He later Wis
its l'riZinghall to interview the three
Indians. On returning he sees a note
in which Rosanna tells that the quick
sand has become her grave. Sergeant
Cuff suspects that Miss Verinder and
l%sosanna had a secret between them
relating to the moonstone. lie wants
to question her, but Lady Verinder OBJ.
jects, Offering to do the questioning
herself. She writes to the sergeant
that her daughter and Rosanna had
had nothing between them, at the same
time Diminishing him. Mr.. Septimus
I.uker, dealer in gems, and Mr.. God
frey Ablewhite are victims of an out
rage. Both had been bound and gag
sed by evident thieves. Rachel admits
she knows who took the diamond.
Rachel becomes engaged to Godfrey
and at the sudden death Of Lady Verin-
der inhcrits the Verinder fortune. She
apparent reason.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

pulent fanatic into the house? Did
you?"
Before Aunt Ablewhite could say Il
word Rachel answered for her:
Miss Clack is here she said, "as
my guest"
"Oh," he said, "Miss Clack is here us
your sEest-in my house,"
1t was Rachel's turn to lose her tenn
per at that. Her color rose, and her
eyes frightened tiercely. She turned
to the lawyer and, pointing at Mr..
Ablewhite, asked haughtily. What
does he mean:"
Mr.. Bruff interfered for the third
time.
You appear to forget he said, adj
dressing Mr.. Ablewhite. that you took
this house as Miss Nerinder's guardian
for Miss Verinder's use"
Not quite SO FAST interposcd Mr..
Ablewhite. Il have a last word to
say, which l should have said some
time since if this l beg to inform
you, sir, that if my son is not good
enough to be Miss Nerintler's husband
l cannot presume to consider his ia
Their good enough to be Miss Verin-
der's guardian. Understand, if you
please, that l refuse to accept the po-
sition which is offered to me by Lady
Eerinder's will. This house has neces-
sarily been hired in my name. l take
the entire responsibility of it on my
shoulders. 1t is my house, can keen
1t or let it, just as l please. l have no
wish to hurry Miss Nerinder. On the
contrary, l beg her to remove her
guest and her luggage at her w en-
tire convenience" He made a low bow
and walked out of the room.
That was MI. A%blewhite's revenge
on Rachel for refusing to marry his
son.
stop" I said. "Stop: I must be
heard. Mr.. Brltf, you are not related
to her, and l am. l invite her, l sum-
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81" KNOW your motive, Miss Verin-
der, for breaking your PROMISE"
continued Mr.. AbleWhite. Il
know it as certainly as If you
had confessed it. Your cursed family
pride is insulting Godfrey, as it insult
cd me when l married your aunt. ua,
Ha. l wasn't good enough for the
lIerncastles when | married. And. now
it comes to the pinch, my o isn't good
enough for you. l suspected it all
along. You have got the uerncastle
blood in you, my young lady"
"A very unworthy suspicion,'' re-
marked Mr.. Bruff. Il am astonished
that you have the courage to acknowl-
edge it,"
Before Mr.. Ablewhite could find
words to answer, Rachel spoke in the
tone Of the most exasperating con-
tempt.
Surely" she said to the lawyer, this
is beneath notice. If he can think in
lie pleases."
Dear Mr.. Ablewhite," l said, lone
word.."
When l first attracted the attention
of the company by rising l could see
that he was on the point of saying
something rude to me. My sisterly
form Of address checked him. He
stared in heather establishment.
LAS an affectionate wellwisller and
friend" l proceeded. land as one long
accustomed to arouse, convince. pre-
pare. enlighten and fortify others. per
all liberties-the liberty of composing
your mind"
But no. it was not to be. His wife
was the next person whom he adj
dressed. "Who-who-who." he said,
stammering with rage, asked this i'm
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Dictated To,

Dictated To.
Yeast-You've got the word dictated
at the bottom Of this letter?
Crimsonbeak-Yes, l know It.
"But it's in your own handwriting."
Yes; my wife made me write it,
Yonkers Statesman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Real Swift

Real Swift.
Haven't you forgotten something?" i
asked the maid, with a blush.
"Oh, that's all right" replied the
swain as he opened the door to go out.
"You can keep the rest Of the candy!!"
Exchange.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

PA, what is an interesting CONVERSE
tionalist?"
zone who knows all about what's In
the books that you've been too lazy or
too Indifferent to read for yourself, my
boy."-Detroit Free Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Kent His Youth.

Kept His Youth.
How old are you, Wombat?"
"Im ffty-two."
You don't look it."
Been married thirty-three years."
You don't look that, either. "-Kan..
sas City Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
The Romantic Touch.

George. father objects to my mar
rying you"
HE does?"
Eyes. I'm so glad. Now, how ro-
mantle our marriage will be!'-Detrolt
Free Press.
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Enough to Make
Anybody Laugh
He Was Covered All Riaht.

no was covered All Right.
AS lie crawled out Of the wreck Of,
his auto q solicitous friend asked:
Are you covered?"
EYES," he said sadly; with mud,
blood. chagrin and insurance. Is that
enough?-Detroit Free Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Avoiding Temptation.

Cholly Quick! This way! Here
comes my tailor! Algy-1 never knew
you to dodge your tailor before. Chol-
ly-Yaas, but this time l have money
and might be tempted to pay him.
New York Weekly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Much Ado About NOTHING.

"VS'S V0V V00Ue VN0sTI5u0s
Those two women fen out about,
nothing"
Are you sure?"
"Yes. They quarreled over their So
cial standing. and neither one has any,
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Straight 1ip,

St!atEn< TIP.
New Man on the Road-What is the
best time for me to see the head Of
this firm I'm working for, boy? Office
Poy-Between the time he gets your
sales account and the time be gets your
expense account.-Puck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Ready to Grasp.

Ready to Grasp.
The Fair One-I suppose you win
marry, though, when the golden oppor-
tunity offers. won't you? The Cautious
One-1t will depend upon how much
gold there is in the opportunity.-Ex-
change.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

"E1e's usually Oh his high horse"
Eyes. He is a sort Of equestrian
statue of himself."-St. Louis Globe,
Democrat.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
Too Angry to Sleep.

Too Angry to Sleep.
do you ever wake up your wife
getting in late nights"
Never"
"How the deuce do you manage it,"
"She is never asleep."-Boston Tran.
script.
Very Different.
Wife-You're a different man from
my first husband. Husband-Yes. I am,
thank goodness! I'm alive; he's dead.
The Result.
Il got a tip how to bant."
what was it"
"Only Observation-Disclosures American.
Convicted.
First Lawyer-Did his speech carry
conviction? Second Lawyer-lt did!
His client got five y~ears.-Judge.
Good Excuse.
Governess-Why don't you use your
brains, Douglas? because I want
them to last."-Loldon Punch.
On tho Farm.
Stella-You have been running.
Bella-Yes. the milk condenser chas.
ed me.-New York Sun.
Sound Investment.
Il bought a monograph yesterday"
''That's a good sound Investments
Boston Transcript
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
End of First Narrative.

KNOW your motive, Miss Verin.
der, for breaking your PROMISE
continued Mr.. AbleWhite. 81
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27
SECOND NARRATIVE.
Contributed by Mathew Bruif, Solicitor,
of Gray's Inn Square.

n fair friend. Miss Clack, hav-
VA ing laid down the pen, there
are two reasons for my TAX
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

The Resu1t.
II got a tip how to bant."
what was it"
"Onlv Observation-Disclosures American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

On the Farm.
Stella-You have been running.
Bella-Yes. the milk condenser chas'
ed me.-New York Sun.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

Sound Investment.
II bought n monograph yesterday"
"That's q good sound investment
Boston Transcript
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-27

Governess-Why don't you use you
brains, Douglas? Because l wan
them to last."-London Punch.
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10y NNiA cAAtAAAe LN+Al W AAI. A1tL III IllC.
IF l am not mistaken, Mr.. Murtll-
waite" l began. you were acquainted
with the late Lady Verinder, and you
took some interest in the strange sue
cession Of events which ended in the
loss of the moonstone:'
The eminent traveller did me the
honor of waking up in an instant and
asking me who l was.
Informed him of my professional
connection with the Herncastle family,
Mr.. Murthwaite shifted round in his
chair so as to put the rest of the com
pany behind him and concentrated his
whole attention on plain Mr.. Bruff of
Gray's Inn square,.
"Have>you heard anything lately of
the Indians?" he asked.
II have every reason to believe"
answered, that one of them had an
interview with me in my office yester,
day" l described what had happened
to Mr.. Luker and what had happened
to myself exactly as l have described
it here. at is clear that the Indians
parting inquiry had an object" l add
ed. "Why should he be so anxious to
know the time at which Il borrower Of
money is usually privileged to pay the
money back?"
Let me ask you II question:" he
said. '1n what position does the o II
spiracy to seize the moonstone now
stand?"
II can't say" l answered. "The In
dian plot is a mystery to me-"
Ito be continued
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-24
Has to Be Restrained From Taking
Part In Action = Addresses His
Soldiers and Bitterly Criticizes
Russians for Their Senseless Des-
tructi0n of Property

(By Karl II. Won Wiegand with Ger
man army at Sulwaki Russia, Feb. -,
by courier to lnteroerg, via Berlin
and London.)
The Kaiser was on the actual firing
line when General Won Hindenbecg
swept the Russians from Prussia
and sped on to Lyck thirty minutes
after the Germans with heavy loss,
stormed the city. While the Russian
houses were still being searched, he
addressed the soldiers on Market
Square. bitterly criticizing the sense
less destruction OF property by the
Russians. He was with his men when
they took Woszczellen and officers
could hardly restrain him from taking
part i'll the fighting. 1t is impossible
to keep him out of the way OF immed-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-24
General File and Third Reading

Assembly bill No. 43, by White
Pine delegation, An act enabling the
county commissioners OF White Pine
dele CATION. An act enabling the coun-
ty commissioners of White Pine
county to fix the salaries and appoint
deputies for county officials" passed
y cas-, 22
Senate substitute for assembly bill
No p, by Committee on Agriculture,
An act relating to drainage bitches
and other matters relating thereto;'
passed.
Assembly bill No. As, by Gilbert,
An act amending an act creating
the office Of Mineral Land commits
sioner and fixing compensation:
passed-Y cas-, II; nays, 10.
Senate bill No. II. by White Pine
delegation, "An act making an appro-
priation for repairing the high scnool
at Ely passed.
Senate bill No II, by Ways and
J Means committee, amending an act
, creating the state police, providing
that warden of state prison shall be
'ex-officio captain of the state police
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-24
Tax Commission Bill
Before the Senate

Under the head of special order
the Tax commission bill was called
in the senate this afternoon and made
a subject Of action in Committee OF
the Whole. Governor Boyle was
asked to be present and give his
views. He took a decided stand
against the substitute which had been
offered for the original bill and stat
ed that it was full of jokers and worse
than no bill at all.
Motions TO substitute the original
bill for the new one and all amend
ments suggested to the latter were
repeatedly defeated by a vote of II
to g From the developments of the
afternoon it appears that the forces
seeking the destruction or emascula-
ton OF the powers of the Tax COM
mission are in the saddle, and, the
divorce measure out of the way,
they are in position to now dictate
legislation.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-24
Figures Show Effectual Saving
by the Railroad Commission

The following statement, which is
the second OF a series Of statements
being issued by the Railroad commits
sion and Public Service commission
oi Nevada, shows the commodity
rates in effect on few OF the more
important commodities moving from
Reno TO various other points in Ne
vada AT the time the Railroad COM
mission was organized IN 1907 as COM
pared with the rates in effect on the
same commodities at the present
time.
The ub-heading shows the points
OF origin and destination the first
column the commodity; the second
column the rate per hundredweight
in effect on the lst OF April, 1907;
the third column the rate per hun
dredwcight in effect at the present
time; the fourth column the reduc-
tion per hundred weight; and the
fifth column the savings per minimum
nil
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-24
Social Events for
Next Ten Days

For the next ten days pleasure low
ers of Carson City are promised their
I'LL in the way of amusement and it
will be OF such diversified character
that it will appeal to the inclinations
Of ALL
Friday night OF this week the Car
son band will give d grand ball at
the opera house and for it's positive
success every arrangement has been
made.
tuesday Of next week the Univer-
sity Glee club will visit Carson and
during the afternoon will render
program at the penitentiary for the
entertainment of the prisoners. In
the evening, at the opera house, they
will appear and present some of their
best musical selections, and at its fin
ish the floor will be cleared and the
balance OF the evening devoted to
dancing
Wednesday evening the ladies of
the Leisure Hour club are going to
give one of their delectaDle card par
ties and are making preparations to
entertain a large crowd.
The night following, Thursday, the
ball extraordinary" of Washoe Ty-
geographical Union will be pulled #
and it is promised that this will be
the great social event of the season.
Everybody will attend and it is going
to be an affair long to be remem-
bered.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-24
Introduction and First Reading

Senate bill No. 81, by Kendall,
An act relating to referendum vot-
ing in this state.
Senate bill, No. SO, by Committee
on Claims, AN aT for the relief OF
the Southern Pacific railroad for
transportation for state officer re-
ferred to Ways and Means committee.
Senate bill No. 80, by Committee
on Claims, An act for the relief OF
the Publicity commission" referred
to Ways and Means committee.
\ communication from the Parents
and Teachers association of Carson
City, Relative to the state lforary
asking that the same be kept open
evenings, was read.