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SOUTH COWANS NEWS

Mrs. w T Nordstrom who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. c. V.
Rankin. returned to her home in
Wichita. Kaus Tuesday.
The pie supper at Guy Fairick's
was well attended and a good time
reported The proceeds amounted to
Ss4o.
Three Of The schools in Lincoln
county. Disyri,, No Is. have new
buildings sand Ridge. J X. and
Shields schools Pond Greek school
is build.ac an adobe building and the
Pat-irk patrons have commenced to
gather a purse to build building for
~rho and community purposes.
The P~rdur girls leave for their
schools in Oklahoma this week The
K.ral4ud girls are teaching in West
e-a Colorado This community seems
well supplied with teachers
Nl- Hadlry the man who bought
ru- one of the Shadduck boys
.a:ne in this wDrk from Idaho Mr..
IIsGI.v brought several head OF stock
with him. including eleven horses; he
is going to DO his share building up
the mtry by fencing his whole place
and nu..tus up q good house and
barn
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:. II. Phillips Dies

5 Fl Phillips who has made his
home with his sen. F. r. Phillips,
near Ordway for tho past three years,
died on last Sunday evening at 7:4O
o'clock The funeral services were
conducted on Thursday afternoon Of
this week at the Methodist church end
iHtcrmcnt was made in the Ordway
cemetery. Rev. F. w. Pimlott. pas
tor of the Methodist church, preach
ed the funeral sermon.
Mr. Phillips was past eighty years
of age and his death was attributed
L.aiuly to this fact as his health
while good up until about three years
ago, has been growing poorer ever
since until death called him. He was
born in North Carolina, but lived in
Missouri most of his life. During
the past seventeen years he has been
in the west, making his home with his
three sons. F. X. Phillips of this
place. and H c. and p. Phillips. who
are residents of Idaho Falls. Idaho
His wife passed away more than thir
/ ty years ago.
. Mr. Phillips three sons, his onl!
children. were in attendance at tn,
funeral The two sons from Idah,
arrived here on Wednesday in re
sponse to the message announcing hi
death.
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Notice Of Sale OF Corporate Stock

Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day the 9th day of October, Nineteen
Sixteen. at the hour of eleven O'Clock,
in the forenoon of said day, at the
Office of the Ordway- Rocky Ford Mu-
tual Canal & Reservoir Co, in the
Colorado Savings & Trust Co. build
ing in La Junta. Colorado, the under
signed will offer for sale for cash to
the highest bidder, 453 shares of the
corporate stock of the rdway-Rocky
Ford Mutual Canal & Reservoir Co.,
the same being the property of Clay
ton Y. BOardman. Said stock will be
sold for nonpayment of assessments
levied and assessed against it by the
stockholders of said Co. The amount
of said assessment which is delin-
Quent and unpaid, being $453.O0 with
interest thereon at 10 per cent per
annum from July 10, 1916, and said
stock will be sold to raise money to
cover said delinquency. together with
the cost and expenses of sale.
Given by order of the Board of
Directors of the Ordway-Rocky Ford
Mutual Canal & Reservoir Co. this
18th day of September. 1916.
Gordon b. Grove, SeCy.
First publication, Sept. %. 1916.
Last publication, Oct. G, 1916.
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Good Program for
Association Meet

The Parent-Teachers' association
will have its next meeting on Friday
afternoon, October 6, and very in
teresting program has oeen prepared.
The members of the association are
desirous that all those who can VIII
attend this and other meetings to be
held thruout the winter. The pro-
gram will start at o'clock in the
afternoon, and is as follows:
Miscellaneous improvements.
Special music-Mrs. Fred Rohl and
Mrs. II. +. Mast.
Topics for discussion:
Fire Drills.
Drinking fountains.
Coming to school too early.
Hardness.
DOrmitory.
What shall the organization do
with its funds?
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BOX SPRINGS NEWS

Rev. Miller leaves this week for
Japan where he will 90 as a mission
a-y. Our sunday school greatly re
srets his departure as he has been a
faithful helper in our religious ser
vices for the past few years Mrs
Mcclure will take his place as super
:utandeut Of the Sunday school.
Miss Augusta Trayers was delight
fully entertained by the J. O. Carter
family Sunday.
q Y. Burrell is repairing his wells
on his north farm.
Miss Edna Vineyard spent Saturday
and sunday in Ordway with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G Wandling, Syl-
via Wandling. Mrs. Will Newberry
and daughter, Dorothy Mae. took
Sunday dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
VIII Colbert
Mr.. Clyde and Carl Barber lef
last week for Calhan where they ex
peCt to work for few months.
Mr. Davis moved his family t.
. Rocky Ford last Wednesday expect
ing to work in the beet factory thi
winter.
Mr. and Mrs Gambol and son Q
Sand Arroyo visited Saturday an
Sunday with J. NJ Johnson and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure entertalne
the three ministers, Miller, William
and Allen at dinner Sunday.
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New Era Want Ads Bring Results
PuHLIC TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas. James II. Scott and Mae |
r. Scott, his wife. whose address is |
Olncy, Crowley County, Colorado. |
grantors by their Trust Deed, dated |
September !, 1915, and recorded |
September l. 1915, in the Office of the
Clerk and Recorder of Crowley Coun-
ty, Colorado. in Book Two at Page
All of the records of said County,
conveyed to the Public Trustee of
said County the following land in said
County, to-wit: The Northeast quar-
ter of Section Three tNE Il of Sec. 81
in TWP. twenty-five (22) S. of Range
tifty-eight (5S) West. together with
one eighty acre water right in the
Colorado Canal, being water right No.
SAC, together with eighty (SO) shares
/ of the capital stock of The Twin
Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company
and eighty (SO) shares of the capital
stock of The Lake Meredith Reservoir
| Company and the water rights repre-
scnted by all said stock. and which
water rights attach to the west half
| CIV " of the Northeast quarter On
EA of said Section three, in trust
to secure the payment of their prin-
cipal notes of even date with said
Trust Deed for $2,O534O, payable to
the order of The Twin Lakes Land
and Water Co on or before l 2, 3,
and 5 years after date with interest
thereon from date at the rate of Six
per cent per annum payable annually;
and with per cent interest after ma
turty If not paid when due. One note
, being for $453.40, due in one year
, after date, and four notes for $500,
each due on or before two. three
four and five years after date.
And Whereas, Default has been
| made by the said grantors in said
Trust Deed in the performance of the
- covenants and conditions imposed up.
, on them by the terms of said Trust
+ Deed in this, to-wit: That said gran.
3 tors have failed to pay said principal
+ note of S453.40 when due and have
+ failed to pay the first years Interest
g due on said five principal notes ant
!. have also failed to pay the taxes OF
+ said property and the water assess
q ments on said water rights; all O
7 which defaults still exist.
+ And Whereas, The legal holder O
Z the Indebtedness represented by sale
i note has filed with said Public Trus
+ tee notice and demand in writing, de
Z claring said default and electing t,
! declare the whole debt represented
+ by said notes and interest thereon t,
T date of sale due and payable, and de
! manding the sale of said land unde
+ said Trust Deed
Z Now, Therefore, Public Notice Il
J hereby given that, pursuant to sal,
+ notice, election and demand, and un
y der and by virtue of the authorit,
! vested in me by said Trust Deed ant
+ the law, l, William Broadbent, Pub
Z lie Trustee of said Crowley County
Z will sell the above described land TO
Z cash. at public auction, to the highes
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Notice OF Sale of Corporate Stock

Notice OF Sale Of Corporate STOCK
Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day, the 9th day OF October. Nineteen
Sixteen, at the hour OF eleven O'CLOCK
in the forenoon of said day. at the
office of the Ordway-Rocky Ford NH
tuaI Canal & Reservoir Co, in the
Colorado Savings & Trust Co. build
ing In La Junta, Colorado, the under
signed will offer for sale for cash to
the highest and best bidder, 455
shares of the corporate stock OF the
Ordway- Rocky Ford Mutual Canal IL
Reservoir Co, the same being the
property of Grant Carpenter SAID
stock will be sold for nonpayment or
assessments levied and assessed
againsht IL by the stockholders of said
Co. The amount of said assessment
which is delinquent and unpaid being
$453.OO with interest thereon at 10
per cent per annum from July 15.
1916, and said stock will be sold to
raise money to cover said delinquency
together with the costs and expenses
of sale.
Given by order of the Board of Di-
rcctors of the Ordway Rocky Ford
Mutual Canal & Reservoir Co, this
/ Sth day of September, 1916.
Gordon b. Grove, Secy.
First publication, Sept. %, 1916.
Last publication, oct. 6, 1916.
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l WORD FOR MOTHERS

Jtis a grave mistake for mothersto neg
1ect their aches and pains and suffer In
silence-this only leads to chronic sick
Ifyour work Is tiring; if your nerves are
excitable; II you feel languid, weary or
depressed, you should know that Scott's
Emulsion overcomes just such conditions.
It possesses in concentrated form the
very elements to invigorate the blood,
strengthen the tissues, nourish the nerves
and build strength.
Scott's is strengthening thousands OF
Dothers-and will help you. No alcohol.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. N. ].
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Notice of Application to Lease
State Lands

Office of the State Board of Land
Commissioners.
Denver, Colo. September IA, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Krum
Epler whose postoffice address is Pu-
ebIO, Colorado. has made application
No. A637S to lease the following de-
scribed Indemnity School Lands, sit
uate in Crowley County, Colorado,
to-wit:
SEA Sec. IA, Twp. 10 s., Range
sc w.
E1a of NEA Sec. "a, TWP. 10 S.,
Range Sc w.
| Notice is further hereby given that
all other persons desiring to file ar
application to lease this tract of LAND
must file the same in this office priol
to October 20, 1916, as no other ap
plication to lease the above described
lands will be considered after sait
date.
John F. Vivian,
Register State Board Land Com
missioners.
First publication, Sept. %, 1916.
Last publication, Oct. 13, 1916.
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La .Junta Wins

La Junta and Ordway played a
game of ball here Sunday and the
visitors took home the victory by a
score of to 6.
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bidder at the front door of the County
Treasurcr's Office at Ordway, in the
County of Crowley and State of Colo
RADIO. on Saturday the 7th day or
October A. ID. 1916, at 10 O'Clock In
the forenoon for the purpose of pay
ing said note. interest to date of sale
taxes and assessments advanced and
the expenses of this sale, and will give
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This for the Women

Women readers will be interested
in our regular feature department, on
page five of this issue, headed On
Woman's Realm" and Training the
Boys and Girls"
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-29

to the purchaser thereof a certise,,,
of purchase therefor as provided i,
law.
Dated September 5, 1916.
VIM. BrOadbent,
Public Trustee of Crowley Covptv
Colorado.
First publication, Sept. s, 1916
Last publication, Sept. 20, 1915
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Apples

Now ready at VIM. Kersten's orch
ard, half mile east and half mile
north of Olney Springs. Prices 25c
per box and up
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Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses issued the past
week by County Clerk Ira b. COY
are as follows:
Carey Ingram of Ordway and Mil
dred Barcloegh of North Platte, Nep'
Holland c. Bennett OF Springfield
Mo, and Mildred X. Shive OF Ordway.
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Read the want ads. They contain
news as well as something you may
want.
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Use a want ad to sell that animal
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w. H. BAKER

Office over Citizens State Bank
Phone Ordway 159 Ordway, Colo,
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fexreyer be preserved inviolate and un.
diminished; and the income arising
from the lease or sale Of said school
ferent townships throughout the state,
IN proportion to the number Of schol-
ers in each township. between the ages
be fsithfaliy applied to tie sn spe saft'
objects Of the original grants or APP
preparations. Suitable laws shall De
investment Of the principal Of ali funds
which have heretofore arisen or which
may hereafter arise from the sale or
pther disposition Of such lands, or the
hny way before the sale or disposition
United STATES, or Of The D s!ate Of Of
@innesota issued after the year 1850,
ture may by law from time to time d.
rect: Al swamp lands now held by
ne IT. 1heet: :ts or that may hereafter eccrue
bold in the same manner and by the
bame officers, and the minimum price
shall be the same less one-third, as is
Ind sale Of the school lands under the
h ERSisty;sis6t Of the Se9srsi ststStss
from sales Of swamp w land de' a, ds srore1
iate and andimin,sSed fe' one"ha tRv' Of
as It t. s he shall
fund Of the state; the remaining one
half shall be appropriated to the edu-
cattonal and charitable institutions OF
khe state in the relative ratio Of cost
to support said institutions"
The paragraph which 1t 10 proposed
to add to said Section Two reads "a
lollowss
"A revolving fund Of not over
two hundred fifty thousand dol
lars ($25O,0 may be set apart
from the fund derived from the
sale of school and swamp lands,
t TO- be used In constructing roads.
and around unsold school and
swamp lands and in clearing such
lands, such fund to be replenished
as long as needed from the en-.
HANGED value realized from the sale
4, Under Section Two as it now stand,
the proceeds Of the sale Of school and
swamp lands constitute the principal
OF trust fund, the income Of which
10 used for the support Of the schools
OF the state. Section Two as it nov
stands provides that the principal Of
such fund "shall forever be preserved
inviolate and undiminished."
THE EFFECT Of the proposed
amendment, If adopted, will be to mod,
ify the provision last quoted to the
extent of permitting' the legislature t.
set aside not to exceed $3.50, 1000 of the
principal of the trust fund as a revolv.
Ing fund to be used for the purposes
stated In the amendment proposed.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1.

by Chapter 379, Laws 1915, the legis.
cure proposed for adoption by thu
.5 Of Article Eight of the Constitu.
!. On, by adding to said Section Two
Jew paragraph.
~ Section Two a. it now stands reads
I33s follows'
Section. 2. SCHOOL AND SWAMI
W 1NDs-sCHOOL FUNDS FROM sALR
4 che proceeds Of such lands as are
yreafter may be granted by the
~ id States for the use Of SCHOOL,
I'm each township in this. stat4
al remain perpetual school fund
Nh ira OF said lands may be sold in two
N ars, one-third in five years, and one:
M frd in ten years: but the lands Of
IA. u greatest valuation shall be sold
Pr9yided that d no portion +S Of satd
lIsnbiic sale The principal Of all funds
Missing from sales or other disposition
I Rrueted to this state In each town.
10 for educational purposes shaw
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PROPOSED AmnNn,srrr NJ 4

nature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of section
eleven 1a1) OF Article -Four 90 Of the
Said section now reads ~ followsI
"seetien Il; APPROVAL Of BILLS
67ery bili f! TSios shall haSe passed M 1.-THE the
aR3 f 10 e. Of IN
hal, before: II becomes = law. be Pre-:
ssnt $1,000 to tho soySS.19i9r . Of the state +
It In the ONCE Of the secretary Of state
!or preservetion. and notify the house
.e t. 0 s sstat Of the x, fSc IT,, B eS
1ections, to the house in which It shall
Ihall be entered at large on the Jour:
proceed to reconsider the Bill. Il,
after such reconsideration, two-thirds
Ct that house shall agree to pass the
sbjsctiens. to ths Other house, BY Wh iicS
i & b. approved BY two-fhisds Of that
such the Sots. Of 18th R ts
ma the he as@ss Of tss persons aao ve eans;
S5 es e shs Be
turned by the governor within three
days (Sundays excepted) after it shall
have been presented to him, the same
had e ssned Unless iesis,s ss
vents its return; in which case it shall
not be law. The governor may ap-
prove, sign and hlo in the Office Of the
Secretary Of state, within three days
after the adjournment of the legisla-
ture. any act passed during the last
three days Of the session, and the same
to tae sew
he may object to one or more of such
items. while approving Of the other
portion of the bill. In such case, he
ehall append to the bill, at the time
Of signing it, q statement Of the items
20 which he objects, and the appropria-
feet. II the Legislature be in session,
he shall transmit to the house in which
the bill originated copy Of such state.
ment, and the items objected to shall
be separately reconsidered. II, on re-.
consideration, one or more Of such
members elected to each house. the
same shall be part Of the law, not.
withstanding the objections Of the gov-
ernor. All the provisions Of this sec.
ton, in relation to bills not approved
IN which he shall withhold his approval
from any item or items contained In q
Pill appropriating money"
1t 10 proposed to amend that section
- that It shall read a. followss
ssDsotion II. Every bill which
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one receiving the highest number
OF affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions.

Of =: atfirmatiys votes shall prevail
Is. The style Of al Legislative meas
Il ures and amendments to the con.
stitution initiated by the people
1ndsr this section shall be: Pc
State Of Ginn.sots." oS4o - 'A
The provisions Of this section
but eae .a sRPfis sSsisl..
shall 30 b :sif IL executing. 'A' ''''''A
THn PURPOSE AND nEFBCT q
his amendment, IL adopted, viii 10
hree-1old.
(a) 1t viii permit the vstszs to Pre-
Jose amendments to the state eonstitu-
don, for adoption, without action by
he legislature. UaAer the constitution
% 1T now stands constitutional amend
nents can DO proposed only By the leg
stature.
(b) SO. too, IL adopted, the amend.
nent will permit electors to propose
laws for enactment and II not enacted
~ the legislatures, the voters may by
sumcient petition, require the question
sf the enactment Of the proposed law
to be submitted to the voters. II a..
proved By q majority Of the electors
voting, thereon, provided the vote In
tavoF OF the proposed law is not less
than thirty.thFee per cent of the total
number of votes cast ut such election.
the same becomes q law with the same
torce and effect N though passed b.
the legislature. The governor viii
have NO power to veto q law 30 passed.
but the people cannot 90 pass any law
which, IL prohibited By the COR
ptitutlon.
(c) So too, II adopted, the amend.
nent will permit the voters By proper
petition to require 4 vete On che 4ues-
hon of whether or not any law or part
thereof, Of certain classes Of laws.
passed BY tho legislature shall DO re-
pealed. If the petition asking for the
referendum IL aligned BY nfteen Der
cent Of the voters of the state, the NUM-
Der Of whom 10 to be determined By
the number Of votes cast for Governor
ut the preceding election, the law 20
referred to the voters will not take
effect pending the referendum vote
thereon. The vote required to repeal q
law passed BY the legislature and the
classes Of laws which cannot be 20
repealed are specified In Subdivisio.
70" of the proposed amendment a
above printed.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.

BY Chapter 3S1, Laws 1915. the legis
lature proposed for adoption by thu
electors, an amendment of Article MIN
90 of the Constitution by addinl
thereto a new section, which reads a.
follows:
section IT. The legislator Is
hereby authorized to provide by
law for the mining and sale of .asY
iron ore or other minerals which
the state owns, in it's sovereign ca
pacity, and as trustee for the peo-
pie Of the state, which are situate
under the waters or bed of any
meandered public lake or river,
and for that purpose may provide
for the drainage of any such lake
or river. or the diversion of the
waters thereof to new bed or
channel provided. however, that
the vested riparian rights Of pr1.
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Addressed TO
lu|iiuS A. SC|11la1|
Secretary of State
Il OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, ST. PAUL.

.tOTFJCE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
INV ERAL, ST. PAUL.
XII y April Z, 1915.
Honorable julius A. Schmahl,
n Secretary Of State,
sM, Capitol.
III DEAR SIR: Pursuant to your re-.
3IAuest and In accordance with the pro.
Missions of Section 46, Statutes 1913, ]
Herewith hand you statement Of thu
SRurposes and effect of all amendments
10 the Constitution proposed by thu
Saegislature Of 1915 and to be submit.
Ted to the electors at the next general
such statement also shows the
feading of the existing sections and
8he way the same will read If thu
amendments are adopted.
Yours truly,
n LYNDON 4. SMITH,
Attorney General
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.

;By Chapter sss. Laws 1915. the lsgts-
electors an amendment Of Section Z,
Article 9, Of the constitution.
The section now reads a. follows.
a b. e saaS g.
SQUIRT, which shall be = court q rec:
ora, and be held at such times and
f shall be held BY one Judge. Who
shall be elected by the. voters Of the
shall be resident Of such county al
the time Of his election, and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
MS aT s b
own clerk where none has been elect
ed; but the legislature may authorize
K: Of Ct
duties. term of Office and compensstion
eK e oR:9 It,
estates of deceased persons and per.
sons under guardianship, but no other
}Sia AZ prescribed BY
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute. the word "four: for the
word 1.-TWO" 80 that the sentence pre.
scribing the duration of the term Of
ONCE will, If the amendment IL adopt.
3D. read a. follows,
1T shall be held by ono Judge,
who shall be elected by the voters
OF the county for the term Of four
years"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, The
amendment. If adopted will make the
term Of once of the Judge Of Probate
four years instead Of two.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Q.
By Chapter 1884, Laws 1915, the legis-
l4ture proposed an amendment of SEQ
tton Thirteen (13). Of Article One (l)
Of the Constitution.
The section a. it now stands reads
." fo IL, <...-.s .:.... -. .
Section 10, PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC USE - Private property
snail not be taken, destroyed or dam
aged Tor public use, without Just CONF
pensation therefor first paid or So.
If the amendment IL adopted the ses-
ton Will read ~ follows.
Section IS. Private property
fOs paSis a a:s %yisho ct
Just Compensation therefor first
paid or secured, and such private
property may be taken, destroyed
or damaged for the purpose Of pri-
vate as well as public drainage
upon Just compensation therefor
being first paid or secured"
THE PURPOSE Of the proposed
amendment II to permit the taking Of
private lands for the purpose Of drain-
age purposes where the drain or ditch
viii be Of NO public benefit, but On the
contrary viii only beae1t the land OF
1ands OF the Derson or persons COM
ptzustin1 the drainage ditch.