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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
YIELD OF ESQ SACKS
POTATOES PER ACRE

Wonderfully big yields of potatoes
are not uncommon in the San Lnis
valley. This season has been excep-
tional in quantity of general yield
thruout this potato-growing section
The largest individual yield reported
to us is that of w. E. Kistler, whose
farm is about five miles north of
Monte Vista. Mr. Kistler had an
average of $50 sacks per acre on 80
acres, or a grahd average of 1856
sacks on so acres. The digging
crew dug and sacked 1912 sacks of
potatoes on Monday and 1884 sacks
on Tuesday of this week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
DEATH OF HARRY M'CORD

The many friends of Harry Nc
Cord will be grieved to hear of his
sudden death here Thursday morn
ing. A little after seven he went
down town to open the store and
from all appearances was feeling as
well as usual. Upon entering the
store he had hemorrhage of the
lungs and a few minutes later was
found by two school boys who had
gone in to buy some candy. On see
ing no one in the front of the store
they went to the back part and there
found Harry lying on the floor al
most dead. They rushed out and
told Mr.. Maddox of his condition
who in turn notified Harry's father,
S. j. McCord, and Mr.. Woods the un-
dertaker Mr.. McCord arrived Just
a few moments after his son died
Harry McCord was born July II ,
1886, and lived in Kansas until June
1909 when he came to Colorado to
live. He was well liked by all who
knew him. This is the second death
in the McCord family this year, an
other son, Samuel, having died about
three months ago.
The funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at the Christian
church.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
A NEW DISINFECTANT

AS result of experiments con-
uV'ea at the Hygienic Laboratory
" 'he United States Public Health
''''ce II is announced that a new
''"'ec'aht, possessing qualities SUI
'''or 10 ordinary disinfectants, has
recently been discovered. The an
'"'eheht is particularly import
mt at this time, coming as IT does
'Ae 'ace OF the shortage in coal
'''iVatlVes which has resulted
VII 'he European conflict.
new preparation is derived
A pine oil, a by-product in the
l'nutacture of turpentine. The cost
" preparation is remarkably low
'n De manufactured for less
Aan fifty cents gallon. solely from
''0ducts which are produced in this
ountry.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

The boys of the seventh and eighth
grades have fine display OF garden
products in one of the Stow Mercan-
tile show windows. All the things
shown were planted and cultivated
by the boys and there are some fine
specimens there OF cabbage, turnips,
cauliflower, pumpkins, onions, pota-
toes, carrots, etc.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
|OMMENDABLE SHOWING MADE BY BOYS
HARDENING CLUB in THEIR FIRST SEASON.

The boys of the Monte Vista Gar
|dening Club were treated by E. H.
Thomas, to an auto ride this (Fri-
|day) afternoon, to Center where
| they will have an opportunity of see
ling the fine display of the Boys Pig
Club and the Girls Sewing Club.
Boys of the Monte Vista gardening
club are under obligations to E. w.
Jackson, the Wallace State Bank
and the First National Bank for their
kindness in providing autos for the
trip to Center.
The vegetable products of the
Monte Vista club were judged by
committee consisting of Mayor Ben
Gibson, Chas. Edman, and H. C.
Hurd. The products will be on ex-
lDltlon Friday and Saturday, by
courtesy of Mr.. Stow, in the show
window of the Stow Mercantile Co.
Blue ribbons were awarded for the
Vs' exhibits and red ribbons for the
second best. The following are the
names of the prize winners:
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
PARENT-TEACHER ASSN.

A series of three meetings, one for
each of the school buildings. has
been arranged as follows:
AT the Marsh School Tuesday af-
ternoon, October 10; at the Central
Tuesday afternoon, October %; and
at the High School Friday afternoon,
October 22.
At the grade buildings the pro-
gram will be as follows: Parents
are invited to visit the rooms which
their children attend, where they
will be entertained with special ex-
ercises. interspersed with regular
school work This will be followed
by reception to the mothers at the
close of the school hour. A brief
business meeting will be held, at the
close of which refreshments will be
served.
AT the High School, the program
will be the exercises of the three lit
erary societies, to one of which each
student belongs. A short business
meeting, reception and refresh
ments will conclude the program.
1t is hoped that all parents will
| show their interest In the schools by
taking this opportunity of visiting
them and becoming better acquainted
with their teachers. Fathers as well
as mothers are invited.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Mrs. Oscar Mills (formerly Miss
Alice Chase of this place. and sister
Mrs. Lawrence came ever from Sa-
guache Monday for few days visit
with friends. MIS-. Mills home Is In
Brcwnvi!le, Oregon, and she has
been visiting her mother in Denver
and sister at Saguache for the past
month.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

The first number of the lecture
course, given at the Christian church
Monday night was the Kellogg
Haines Singing Party and their en-
tertainment was most pleasing and
quartet work of the troupe worthy
Rosary" and folk songs. being
very fine. The accompanist is a
musician of rare excellence.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
Judges Award


Second Best Onion, Dee Myers.
Best Commercial Onion, Lloyd
Haggard.
First on quality of General Display
Harvey Matthias
First on variety of General Dis
play, and canned vegetables. 1st on
celery and sunflower. 1st on best
quality pumpkin Arthur Hubbard.
First on Caulifower, Lloyd Nc
Clure.
First on threshed Beans and Mixed
Pickles, Roscoe Mcclure.
Best Commercial Cabbage and 1st
on Citron, Norman Murphy.
Best shaped Flat head Cabbage,
Wilbur Warren.
Second on variety of General Dis
play, Lester Ellwood.
Largest head of Cabbage, Fred
Chavez.
First on Sweet Corn, Frank Gray.
Second on largest Turnip, Willie
Roberts.
Largest Pumpkin and Squash, AL
bert Timson.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Mrs. NJ. M. Cullens returned Fri
day morning from Glenwood Springs
where she has been working in the
offices of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. She has resumed her po-
sition with the w. U. here. Her son
Frank is attending East Denver High
School this year.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
CATTLEMAN FATALLY HlJRT
WHEN DRAGGED BY HIS HORSE

While roping calves at the Upton
.,rcb last Wednesday afternoon in
,ompanv with Frank Whitney and
po,e Bruns, Robert Mcneil met with
an accident that cost him his life.
ur Mcneil was running after calf
rben the horse he was riding STUN
Med and fell, and rolled over him.
The horse got up and started to run
and Mr. McNeil's right wrist became
caught in the lariat rope and he was
dragged along the ground about 100
Yards before the horse could be
roped and stopped.
While he was being dragged Mr..
McNei's head struck a large rock
causing fracture of the back of the
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
LA JARA BANK IS LOOTED BY
YECCMEN, SUSPECTS CAUGHT

Last Sunday night robbers blew
open the safe of the La lara State
Bank and stole between $1,000 and
Sc, 900 making their escape with a
horse and buggy which they had
stolen from Robert Guymon of La
after four o'clock in the morning
w. W. Seyfer, druggist across the
street from the bank, heard the ex-
plosion, but owing to the fact that
the lights that usually burn in the
front of the bank were out he could
see nothing.
AS soon as the blowing job
was discovered in the morning, Pres
ident B. L. Van Vechten of the bank,
with H. C Hall the cashier, and two
other La lara men, started after the
robbers. They were in an automobile
and found the trail where the robbers
had left the road two miles from
Alamosa and unhitched the horse
and driven it away. The wheels had
been removed from the buggy and It
was lowered in the sage brush 80 1t
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Mrs. f. II. Lauer returned Monday
from five weeks visit in eastern
Iowa. The weather there was cold
and disagreeable requiring fire in the
furnaces most of the time. Crops In
Iowa are a partial failure on account
of the wet season.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Misses Clarice Hogate and Hattie
Bruins and Messrs. Walter DIETRICH
and Lester Hawkins were among
those who attended the dance at Cen
ter last Saturday night,
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

skull and nearly severing one of his
ears. He was rushed to the Monte
vista hospital and Drs. Trueblood
and Pollock called to attend him
Thursday afternoon they performed
an operation on his skull to relieve
the pressure on the brain in the hone
that 1t might save his life, but owing
to his weakened condition and the
extent of his injuries the operation
proved of no avail. He died Friday
morning at o'clock without having
regained consciousness. His mother
Mrs. Mary Mcneil arrived here from
Walsenburg, and his sister Mrs. Will
Smith of Koehier, New Mexico. Fri
day morning
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Mrs. c. T.. Cole, who has been
visiting Mrs. Frank Goff, returned to
her home in Colorado Springs We'd
nesday evening. Mr.. Cole, who had
his shoulder broken in the run away
at Sumner, will remain couple OF
doctor.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

could not be seen from the road. Mr..
Van vechten and his party drove to
Alamosa where they formed a posse
and started to search for the robbers.
They found them hidden in a fume
near the place where they had alb
andoned the buggy. They offered no
resistance and were arrested and
taken to Alamosa. Sheriff Baumas-
ter of Alamosa said they got about
$4,000. He recovered a 800 bill.
some twenties and some gold They
had a currency sack belonging to the
bank that had been burned by the
explosion and one of the men was
burned about the face. Both men re-
fused to give their names or talk.
One of the men Is a mulatto and the
other a white man. The white man
has been seen around La lara for the
past month
1t is thought that there were two
other men on the job and that they
headed for Taos, New Mexico Posses
were formed and are searching that
part of the country.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

A special train will be run by the
San Luis Central for the football
game at Center this Saturday az
ternoon between the Monte Vista
and Center high school teams.
rate OF soc round trip will be made.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES

Mrs Laura Tompkins, Department
for Colorado and Wyoming. left on
Friday for Alamosa after a couple of
days spent at the Home, during
which she took note of the lack of
various comforts and necessities
which may later be supplied through
the generosity of the Relief Corps.
Mrs. Seckner entertained the
Home Embroidery club on Friday.
The boys enthusiastically wei
coined Mrs. Hogle In the picture show
program on Thursday night Her
beautiful voice has been sadly missed
during her recent absences from the
Home.
Mrs. Lehow spent Sunday in Monte
Vista as the guest of Dr. and Mrs.
Moninger.
Mrs. C. j. Klein is spending the
week with her sister at La lara.
A party of Saguache people mot
ored up from that town and made
call upon Mr.. and Mrs. seckner.
Col and Mrs. Hogle were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Lauer for din
ner on Wednesday night.
New paint and curtains, etc, are
being applied to the dispensary of the
hospital, and Mr.. Klein. steward. is
beaming appreciation of the changes.
Thursday afternoon Mrs Hogle as
sisted in the program of the day at
the Priscilla meeting OF the M. e.
church. She took as her guest Mrs.
Lehow, matron of the Home.
/ Mrs Godat had the pleasure of
call from her son and wife during
the week
Messrs. Hood, Knight, |. Hoggart
went hunting and brought home
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Ephriam Clark, Roy Hickman.
and Charles Campbell returned We'd
nesday from Durango where they had
been attending the Durango fair.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

The friends of Fred Gulzozw will
be pleased to learn that he is able to
be out of bed now, and is rapidly re-
gaining his strength.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Charles Grafton who was quite i'll
for about two weeks, is reported as
being on the road to recovery
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

e T. Kurrle will undergo an oper-
alton for gall stones this Saturday
morning at the Burlington, Iowa,
hospital.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

=" hubbard, who was formerly
|. e' IN Monte Vista but who has
" arizona for some time re-
b.. mere this week and has ac-
.Nu position with the Tracy
40, at Center.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

II. Wallace made a business trip
to Denver Wednesday night.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

The funeral services OF Jas r. Me
Neil will be held Sunday. Oct. IT,
at the Presbyterian church at IL a. m.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Attorney j. P. Neerkamp was a
business visitor at Center Thursday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

a, ''sishment of $4,000 trout fry
(loD n, ,e''ea at the Monte Vista sta
|ho morning for distribution in
(ans ."eJos river. Twenty-seven
t' [sas of trout were ON the train for
l,so 'eek and 40 cans for Clear
k,o, ihese are from the Leadville
's and are the brook variety.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Bledsoe, q girl.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Messrs. Hood. Knight, |. Hoggart
went hunting and brought home a
goodly number of ducks and cotton
tails.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

Mrs. Godat had the pleasure of a
call from her son and wife during
the week
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The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13
FROM SATUDRAY'S DAILY. GERMANS TORPEDO LUSITANIA MANY AMERICANS DROWN

New York, May S-This city was shocked by the news flashed under the Atlantic last night, that over fifteen hundred people, many of them prominent Americans had met death when the German tropedo sent the steamer Lusitania to the bottom in the sunshine of yesterday afternoon. The first reports that everybody had been able to take to the steamer s boats was absolutely erroneous, for less than one third of those on board were able to escape.
 According to the eablegram, 1902 people were drowned and but GUS were saved. Capt. Turner of the Lusitania, was among the saved, hay, ing been hurled into the water when the ship sank in which he remained for over three hours before being picked up by the steamers which went to the relief of the survivors.
 He states that the greater number of the passengers were at luncheon at the time, but as the ship sank in less than fifteen minutes there wasn t time to get them into the boats, owing to the fact that the vessel list ed so badly. Four torpedoes were fired. Of these two were lodged, but the other two struck their mark, one in the bow, the other amidships in the engine room. Dozens of yes sells arrived at the scene few hours after the catastrophe, and picked up hundreds of dead bodies in addition to those who escaped alive.
 Everything was orderly as the ship sank, but it was dreadful sight to see the huge structure with it's hundreds of human beings on board disappear beneath the waves. But ten or twelve life boats were launched, and these were filled mostly with women and children, the men and the ships officers and crew being on the decks as she foundered.
 A partial list of the survivors re ceived here this morning does not con. tain the names of either Vanderbilt, Frohman of Ebert Hubbard, and it is supposed that they are all among the drowned Of the latter it is said that he was warned of the possibility of disaster before he sailed, and laugh. ingly made the statement that if the ship sank, he would go down with it, and have his name entered in the hall of fame, as that would be the only way he could get it there.
 The naval charts show that the total depth of water at the point where the Lusitania sank is between one hundred and fifty and two hun. dred feet.
 Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has been requested by President Wilson to secure a direct statement of the occurrence from the German officials
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13
TRANSFERS CANNERY PLANT

The steamer Redondo, which was in port this morning to clear for the south has just returned from a trip to Quadra, whither she took a consign- ment of cannery machinery from the Santa Ana cannery. The run of fish has been so small of late in the region of the Santa Ana cannery, while there has been plenty of same around Quadra, so the Northwestern Fisher ies company, which operates both can neries, decided to shift one line of machinery.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13
FROM FRIDAYS RALLY

Liverpool, May 7-The huge steam ,r Lusitania, one of the biggest and finest vessels flying the British flag, was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine while about ten miles off Kinsdale, Ireland, at two thirty this afternoon. The Lusitania was on her way from New York to Liverpool at tne time with over thirteen hundred l.cople on board. many of whom are ..mericans It is understood that there was no loss of life, as the weather was clear and calm at the time, and the ifeboats were manned and lowered at once, as the vessel be- gan to fill. The first report had it that an internal machine had explod- cd and caused the accident, but this was denied later, and the fact es- tablished that she was sunk by tor pedo. 8 II ,s.,as s.. issso lH.
 The Lusitania sailed from New York last Saturday. It is said that the report was circulated before she sailed from the, American. port that she would be attacked en route In spite of this fact, many Americans were among her passengers, of whom are noted Alfred Vanderbilt, Ebert Hubbard, Charles Frohman the cele- brated theatrical manager and Charles Klein, the playwright. g About twenty vessels ofa.varying sizes are reported by wireless to be rushing to the res. cue. of the passengers and crew of the stricken vessel, and the belief is that all of them will bc safely res cued. Capt.D.W IT. Rurner,. of the Royal Naval Reserve was In com mand of the Lusitania.~
 The Lusitania was one of the larg. est ships of tho famous Cunard Line, having a length of over 7S0 feet and a beam of more than 80 feet. She was capable of making close to thir- ty miles an hour, and was one of the finest and most popular vessels cross ing the Atlantic.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

New York, May 10-The corrected ia as published by the Cunard line, gives the total number of those sav- ed at 764, of this number 462 were passengers, the balance being members of the ships boats crew and others picked up by the rescue steamers. Steamers returning from the scene of the catastrophe yesterday report that there are no moro live people or dead bodies to be found within miles of the place. Among the bodies brought in was that of Daniel Froh- man.
 Queenstown, May 10-This city has been turned into morgue as body after body of Lusitania victims are brought in and prepared for identi- fication. Survivors state that there was no panic when the big ship went down, and that many of the first cabin passengers refused to believe She ship was going to sink before as- sistance arrived. The ships siren and wireless kept sending forth calls for help up to the moment she disa- peared.
 Copenhagen, May 10-It is stated by Germans in this city that the German government was under tho impression that the Lusitania was l armed.
 London. May 10--A signed state ment by Winston Churchill, first Lord of the Admiralty, states that that neither the Lusitania nor an. other of the larger passenger boats had been armed by the government. They are all in the naval reserve and fitted for guns, but as long as they had passengers On board the world knew that they were not armed. Washington, May 0-President Wilson spent all day yesterday study I ing over the situation with regard to the sinking of the Lusitania, and will make no announcement of his opinion until he has received complete re- ports of the facts from American rep resentatives in Europe.
 Bowling Green, May 1o-speaker of the House, Champ Clark says there will be no extra session of Congress as the result of the sinking of the Lusitania, and states that the less the people of the United States talk of the matter the better it will be for the country.
 Rome, May 1o-The Pope is deeply grieved over the sinking of the Lusi- tania and the loss of life attending the disaster, and has sent out a strong plea to the different countries to pay more respect to the life and prop erty of non-combatants.
 ] Berlin, May 10-Yesterday s papers in this city lament the loss of life at the time of the sinking of the l Lusitania, but declare that Great Britian alone is responsible and Ger many devoid of blame.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13

Tokio, May, Minister Hioki has been notified to leave Pekin tonight unless China accepts Japan's ulti- matum in full. In the event that China does not accept by Sunday night, the army and navy of Japan will be called upon to enforce the government 8 demands. The army corps at Okayama and Hiroshima are each reported to be ready to board their transports.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13

London, May 7--The German left wing in the eastern theate1 supported by light squadron, is trying to force it's way to Libau and Riga northeast of East Prussia. They are meeting with some success, but art not consid cred to be in sufficient strength to be more than strategic party sent out to try to compell the Russians to withdraw men from some other point to confront them.
 In central Poland, the situation is unchanged except that the Russians are attacking the German line, thus far apparently with little result.
 Austro-Gcrman leaders claim to have taken Dukla pass from the Russians, but the latter state that they are still in possession of their old positions
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13
JEFFERSON WAS Foa-BoUND

About twenty hours behind her schedule owing to fog, the steamer Jefferson made port shortly after one. O. clock this morning. Capt. Nord reports that the fog was probably the worst he has ever experienced In all of the years he has navigated the waters of the North. For eight hours the ship had to lay at anchor at Hidden Inlet to which place she went with cannery supplies. The Jefferson ketehikan passengers in cluded G. II. Garrison, s. Hirsh, B. r. Hubbard, Harry Leopold, Toyo Key and Margaret Potter. She got away for northern points about four 'clock after discharging 35 tons of freight
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13

Capt. Gregory, commander of the lighthouse tender Kukui, was host to many visitors yesterday, who call ed to look over the new ship. The visitors found her very fine vessel and well-worth seeing. She is TT feet in length, 31 feet beam, and has draft of 14 feet. Her gross tonnage is 667 tons, net 300.
 She is of steel construction, built in 1908. Her engines are triple expan- sion, twin screw, and are capable of driving the vessel at thirteen knots per hour. In addition to Capt. Greg ory, her officers are w. II. Stanford, first officer, and w. H. Barton, sec
 ond Harry Thomas is chief engineer, J. D. Pritchard, first assistant and Robert Mcclure second. E. s. Lamb is electrician and wireless operator,
 the ship being equipped with two kilowat Telefunkcn instrument. Walter Gladsell is at the head of tho
 steward s department. The ship is
 wonderfully convenient and nicely fitted up. Hot and cold running water is On tap in every stateroom.
 and individual bathrooms arc provid-
 cd in several. The Inspector s quar-
 ters especially, with it's cozy office
 and fireplact, called forth the admir-
 ation of the visitors yesterday.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-05-13

Washington, May 7-Breaking the silence that has existed or over four months, during which time negotia tions have been pending between Japan and China, a statement was is. sued today signed by President Will son and Secretary of State Bryan, ref terating the United States adherance to the open door policy in China, and pledging the territorial integrity of that country.