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La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
DrCuth in la Junta Busted.

The drouth in La Junta, and like
wise in the Arkansas Valley. was
busted wide open last Sunday 1t
rained and rained. and then rained
some more. and II all accounts are
true the entire Arkansas Valley as
well as western Kansas were delug-
ed. The North La Junta weather re-
porter says that II rained 2.25 inches
last Sunday. and siXty-one hun
During five days of the week pre-
eeding last Sunday we had l.97 inch
es OF rainfall, so we will have pret-
ty close to five inches of rainfall dur
ing the month OF August. For the
first seven months of August. For the
year we had SAT inches of rainfall.
and our record of last week. includ-
Ing Sunday and Monday OF this week.
was almost equal to the record for
sse~Sepss months period. - 4.S's
The rainfall west OF us on Monday
caused the Arkansas river to get on
a rampage, flooding the lowlands and
reaching a height such as has not
been known since the summer of
1903. No serious damage was done.
however. although there were many
fabulous tales told. Many OF the
bitches were put out of commission.
there being bad break on the Otero
canal in the Fairmount country that
did considerable damage to growing
crops. One Japanese cantaloupe
grower In the Fairmount country had
five acres of Honey Dew melons
washed away. and II the output av-
eraged $4,000 an acre. as some of
the growers claim that they will, his
loss will be at least $4,000. The
first thing that the Jap thought of
was to sue the Otero canal for dam
ages. as II was the break In the ditch
that caused the destruction OF his
crop. The last time the Jap was
seen he was on his way to the office
of the manager of the canal to find
out what he was going to do about 1t.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
Stamp Vending Machine.


J. W. Fisher has Just installed the
latest wrinkle in stamp vending ma
chimes. You place nickel In thu
slot. pull the lever twice. and the ma
chine instantly serves you with eth
er one or two cent stamps-two two
cent stamps or four one cent stamps
and the machine keeps the change.
There are two rolls OF stamps, one
provided with 500 two-cent stamps
and the other with 500 one-cent
stamps. The supply Of stamps costs
i5.oS. Uncle Sam charging . cents
for putting up each roll OF stamps.
The owner OF the machine gets u
rake-off OF one cent on each nickle's
worth OF stamps sold. but as the ma
chine loaded with stamps costs
5000. II Will be several years be-
fore the owner Of the machine VIII
get back In profits the money he has
invested. II is n great convenience
for the public. however. and It's
worth nickie to sec the machine
work without getting your money
back In stamps.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
New Real Estate Agent.

William chutkow has taken up the
sale and transfer OF real estate as a
pastime and side line. Yesterday
he effected the transfer of o double
store room and garage In Cheraw. he.
longing To Kehl a Young, for an
eighty acre farm. one mile west OF
chernw. and owned by Wllllm Fls-
Gus. OF Freedom. Ind. who has been
In town for n month making an ef-
fort to dispose OF his property. Mr..
fiscus has been thinking seriously OF
engaging In arming himself, proyid-
Ing he was unable TO dispose Of the
ranch. but will now probably decide
10 go back TO Indiana and live hap
ny ever nfter--jus' M happy as he
can be with the memory OF Colorado
still haunting him.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
HUNDRED TON ICE PLANT.
santa Fe VIII Build n Mammoth Ice
Plant In La Junta This Winter
TO Cost 100000.

La Junta has been selected by the
100000 Investment This time 1t
will be one hundred ton ice plant,
which is to be completed and ready
for operation not later than March
/, 1917. The Santa Fe has had this
project in view for some time. and
there were rumors IN circulation a
year ago that plans had been com
pleted and that the plant would be in
operation during the present year
This time. however, 1t is sure go.
and the contract has been let to the
Commonwealth Service Utility Com
pauy, OF Colorado Springs, who will
commence operations in the very
near future.
The plant will be located on the
compauy's grounds Just east of the
yiaduct and Immediately north OF
the fence that surrounds the Santa
Fe shops and rip track. The ice
plant proper will be about i0N6o feet
in dimensions, with a building for
storage purposes 95xl25 feet in di-
mensions, and a capacity for storing
12,O0O tons of ice. There will also
be a platform 1000 feet long for
icing cars with a track on either side
At the present time the Santa Fe
uses $4,000 tons of ice annually and
there have been occasions when the
problem of having an ample supply
OF ice on hand, especially during the
cantaloupe season has been very
serious one. The proposed plant
will have maximum capacity of
$4,000 tons annually, or about 100
tons daily. and II is thought that this
will be sufficient for the needs OF the
Santa Fe for years to come. The
Santa Fe, however. believes in pre-
paredness, and will build for future
as well as present needs.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
Law and Order League Rejuycnated.

A large delegation from La Junta
attended a meeting of the Otero
County Law and Order League held
in the rooms of the Agricultural
Club in Rocky Ford Thursday even
ing. Delegations were present from
every town in the county. and it was
decided to inaugurate vigorous
campaign against the proposed beer
amendment for the purpose of in
suring its defeat by large majori-
ty in Otero county
Various committees were appoint
ed, including one that will interview
every candidate for office at the COM
ing election and secure an express
sion from him regarding his position
on the beer amendment. The COM
mittee will also make an effort to Sc
cure from each candidate pledge
that If elected he will do all in his
power to enforce the prohibitory law
OF the state of Colorado and suppress
the traffic in intoxicating liquors.
New officers of the league were
elected as follows: President, NJ. +.
Miller, vice president, 5. B. Warner;
secretary p. J. Reifel.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
Wasisout On the Santa Ec.

High water washed out six feet OF
the east end OF railroad bridge No.
$50 A. between Benton. Colo. and
Rene. Colo. about midnight last
Monday night. Water also washed
10 within one foot Of the ends OF the
ties on the west end OF the bridge.
The engineer Of train No. . noticed
the washout and stopped east Of the
bridge. and after Investigation. back.
ed into La Junta at 3:l6 .. m. and
made Q report. The Ia Junta bridge
sans with . train Of material went
70 The tridgs Aad had Il repaired st
S:3s o'cioek Tuseooy 0ornins.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
Death of Mrs. 4. G. BattsE

Mrs. ALVIN u. Battey ansWeEtu the
death summons Tuesday evening and
passed away at the Valley Hospital
at 5:25 O'Clock, after two weeks OF
intense suffering.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Battey was
taken suddenly i'll and was immedi-
ntely removed to the hospital for
treatment. She improved so readily
that she returned to her home In Just
a few days However. she had q re-
lapse the following day. after her re
turn home, suffering from what her
relatives and physicians believed to
resort to relieve her sufferings, she
submitted to an operation on Mon
day afternoon of last week. A spec
ialist was called from Pueblo and the
operation proved to be much more
serious than the physicians expected
as they found the abscess in the brain
In spite OF the seriousness of the op-
Grafton. Mrs. Battey rallied and
seemed to be conyalescing nicely
having improved so much that sh
was planning to return home soon
Saturday evening, however, she hkd
a serious relapse and brain fever Ne
vcloped, which caused her death
Tuesday evening.
Nellie Myrtle Schulze was born nj
Pontoosa. ILL.,. November %. 1880.
and died in La Junta. Colo, August
%, 1916, being 35 years, months
and % days OF age.
A part of her early life was spent
In Iowa and she afterward went TO
Las Vegas. ~ NJ, where she lived un
I'll coming to La Junta In January.
1912. She was married on Decem-
ber Is. 1912, to Mr.. Alvin G. Battey.
and they have since made their home
In this city. She was a most devot-
ed and loving wife. always placing
her husband and her home before
any other pleasures In life. She was
an hulidDi' 'HiiStldH Noiidn, anu uct
friends were numbered by those who
were fortunate In having made her
acquaintance.
" She united with the Christian
church when quite young and mas
ever since been active In all depart
ments of church work. being In at
tendance at all services when her
health would permit. Mrs. Batteys
parents died many years ago. leaving
her without brothers or sisters.
She leaves to mourn her untimely
death, her bereaved husband, Alvin
G.. Battey, of this city. and three
aunts, Mrs. Hattie Avise, OF Moline,
H.. Mrs. X. V. Brown, OF Salt Lake
City. Utah, and Mrs. vina Enrlc-
hard, OF North Dakota. a number OF
cousins and a host of friends.
The funeral was held yesterday ai-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
Christian church. Rev. J. +. Findley
conducting the services. The floral
tributes were many and beautiful,
coming from various church auN,li-
aries and personal friends OF the de-
ceased and her husband. Interment
was made In Fairview cemetery.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
Brought the Rain With Them.

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. G.. Drury, OF Bir-
mingham. Ala. arrived in La Junta
last Sunday morning with great
surprise In store for their children,
Mrs. Victor Hogg and Charles Drury.
who had not been apprised OF their
coming and had not the least suspi-
cion of II. Mr. Drury evidently
brought some rain clouds with him,
as We have had more ra:n since his
arrival than for six months previous
ly. He is used to wet weather, how
ever. and says that in some states OF
the south II has rained at least four
feet since the first of the year He
tells OF one storm where II rained
22.22 inches In twenty-four hours
more moisture than Colorado ever
had In a whole year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drury visited their
daughter. Mrs. George r. Nelson In
Chicago. while en- route to La Junta,
and found the weather warmer there
than they experienced In the south
during the whole summer. In the
south the thermometer has seldom
registered above 80 degrees during
the past summer. while In Chicago II
was ranging around the 100 degree
mark.
La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
Death os I'to.r~r schooi Teacher.

Il. W. Patterson and W. A. Hart
left last Tuesday nfght for Bloom.
inEton. Ill.,. where they were sum.
moned on account Of the death Of
their brother. Harvey Hart. Deceas.
ed WAS one Of the pioneer school
teachers In Ia Junta. ana with Mrs.
r. Phillips taught the only school In
Ia Junts something like thirty yesrs
ago. No particulars Of bic death srs
AVAILABLE. -.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-22
CONCORD.

Mrs. T. Christie returned We'd
neaday from Stratford Hollow
where she has been on visit to
her father L. d. Bass.
The funeral of Edward P. Sort
well, who passed away at St,
Johnsbury hospital after a long
illness, was held from the Metho-
dist church Wednesday at pm,
Rev. E. E. Grant of East St.
Johnsbury officiated and appro
pirate music was sung by Miss
Lila Hicks, Mrs. c. F. Cutting
and J. K. Hovey. The interment
was in the village cemetery. He
is survived by his wife, one son
and three daughters, five sisters
and eleven grandchildren.
Schools in town close Friday for
the Christmas vacation and will
reopen Jan. end.
F. M. Cobleigh was in St.
Johnsbury the past week. His
friends will be glad to learn that
he is improving in health.
Mrs. Luette M. Lewis has re-
turned from Lewiston, Me-, where
she has been visiting her son, c.
E. Lewis.
Mrs. Jennie Barnett returned
Monday from St. JohnsburY,
where she was called by the crit.
cal illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Harvey Graves, who is out of
danger and gaining.
Miss Marian Burbank is home
from Johnson Normal for the holi
day recess and will return Jan. 1.
Mrs. James Bailey is in Sugar
Hill, N. H., a guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. l. Wilson.
Principal E. w. Bradley con.
ducts a service at the school build.
ing Sunday evening at 5:45.
Mrs. Minnie lSeavey returned
from St. Johnsbury, Sunday, where
she had been at work for L. w.
Hastings.
Philip Woodbury. is confined tc
the house by illness.
Red Clover Lodge, D. of R. No.
27, entertained Mrs. Emma l.
Rand of Saxtons River, vice pres.
ident of the State assembly, at a
special meeting Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 10. After the exempt.
fcation refreshments and a social
hour were enjoyed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-22


loft and from twenty to thirty feet in
length. Some breeders make the fly
high enough so that it will extend over
part of the roof of the pigeon house,
in order that the birds may sit in the
sun. This is not only injurious to the
roof, but encourages the birds to lazy
habits, whereas to get successful re-
suits in breeding they must be kept
working, or at least not encouraged to
idleness.
The estimated cost of feeding a pair
of pigeons varies from 81 to $1.50 a
year. Reports from a number of
pigeon farms give an average cost of
$1.32.
Clear drinking water, grit, broken
oyster shell and charcoal should be
kept before the pigeons all the time.
Squads are ready for market usually
from 31a to Az weeks of age, and
up to this time they are fed by their
parents. They must be sent to market
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-22
No Higher Price for This

While food and clothing have ad-
vanced in cost; it is we'll for the sick
that prices of such reliable family
as Foley's Kidney Pills are
not increased. Foley's Kidney Pills
cost little and relieve backache,
pains in sides and loins, sore muscles,
stiff joints, rheumatic pains and
bladder trouble. JOHN w. THURS
TON, Druggist. adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-22
SQUADS RETURN PROFIT
Much Depends Upon Kind Of
Treatment Given to Birds.
Forty Pairs Can Be Kept Together
Quite SuccessfuIIy-Birds Should
Not Be Encouraged to Idle
ness-Cost of Feed.

1t is a debatable question with
SQUAD breeders today whether birds
should be kept in small or large flocks.
While one will advocate keeping not
over 80 pairs in a loft, another will ad-
vocate keeping %, and a third will
claim that there is no harm in keeping
200 pairs together. Observations have
led to the belief that 40 pairs can be
kept together quite successfully. These
should have about so square feet of
floor space and the lofts should be at
least six feet high.
There should also be fly from six
to eight feet high, the width Of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-22
House and Flying Pen.

part of the roof of the mouth and
piercing the brain, but If sent to mar
ket without plucking they are usually
killed by wringing or breaking the
neck.
Squads should be graded according
to size and quality, as dark-colored
and small squads tend to lower the
price paid for an entire shipment Of
mixed squads. They are usually
packed for shipment in a good supply
of cracked ice, breasts up, with par
ATTN paper between each layer of Ice
and squads. Some express companies
have special rate for squad ship
ments, which should be secured wher-
ever possible.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-22
Nest With Movable Front and Parti-
tons.

promptly as the period during which
they are in best condition rarely ex-
ceeds one week. Squads are in good
market condition when fully feathered
under the wings, which is usually
about the time they begin to leave the
nest. If they are not killed at this
time they soon lose their baby fat and
their flesh begins to harden.
Catch the squads to be marketed
in the morning before they are fed
by their parents, so that their crops
will be empty. Squads are usually
killed in the same manner as poultry
by cutting the arteries in the back
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
GOVERNMENT SUES
 NEW LONDON MEN
R. R. Morgan and Bondsmen
 Failed to Keep Contract

Hartford, Jan. 17.-United States District Attorney. Thomas J. Spellacy has brought suit for the govern ment asking $500 damages from Ri cardo R. Morgan of New London and the sureties on his bond, George C.. Morgan and the estate of Elias F. Morgan of New London alleging breach of contract with Col. J. B. Bal finger to furnish coal and wood to the forts near New London.
 Papers were served in the case a few days ago by Deputy United States Marshal Timothy F.. Hawley who be- sides serving on the principal also served on c. Curtis Morgan, E. Frank Morgan and Constance Chappell, trus- tees under the will of Elias F. Nor gan.
 The complaint says that Ricardo R. Morgan as principal and George c. and Elias F. Morgan as Ilreties, executed a bond Aug. 10, 1914 for the perform ance of a contract signed by Ricardo R. Morgan to the United States rep resented by Colonel J. B. Ballinger, ouartermaster corps, U. S. A., for furnishing coal to Fort Michie and wood to Forts Adams, Creole, Ham, ilton, SlOcum, TOtten, Wood and 1T. G. Wright during 1915.
 It is alleged the coal and wood was never delivered, though demanded, and the colonel had to buy coaN and wood in the open market which cost $4S7.25 in excess of the price stipulat- ed in Morgans contract
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
OUT AGAIN, IN AGAIN.
Bite Higgins Enjoys Short Liberty
 After Release From Jail

Released from the Seyms street county jail this morning and return ing at once to this city, John Bite Higgins fell into the clutches of the law a few minutes after his arrival in the Hardware city.
 John sauntered along Main street renewing acquaintances until he reached Lafayette street, where his eyes became focused on a pile of sweaters outside Birnbaums clothing store. The sweaters had an inviting look about them, so Bite became better acquainted with them and the articles became so chummy that they left their resting place and round their way under his arm. Talk ink his new friends out for walk. Bite wound up in a saloon next door to the clothing store. The proprietor Tn the mean time had been appraised of the disappearance of the articles, and notified Officer Cosgrove who started out in pursuit of the thief In the saloon the officer found Bite explaining the merits of the sweaters ana as a result, Bite and the sweaters were escorted to the police station.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17

equally comfortable. In the basement of the building are the kitchens, din- ing rooms, schoolroom and dispen- sary. The officers who are paid a few cents more than a dollar a day con- duct their own commisariat, which costs them about fifty cents daily. The resulting menu provided by a typical looking German chef is var jed, and sustaining.
 Within the wire enclosure the prisoners are left alone, for except on occasional visits of inspection, no British uniforms are ever seen within the gates. Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Gladstone, commandant of the camp, has made as few rules as possible and left their enforcement to the Germans themselves. These rules are of the type to which military forces on active service are usually subject, and except that no liberty is ever given beyond the bounds of the prison the officers suffer no greater restrictions than their captors in charge of the camp
 125 Officers There
 The prisoners, who number one hundred and twenty-five army and 1avy officers with fifty-two enlisted men as servant orderlies. are under the command of their senic- officer, Commander Bochamer, who was second in command of the cruiser Greisenau, which went down in the Falkland Islands battle. Sharp and ceaseless guard, however, is kept over the prisoners, for at the end of the war every German officer prisoner must make a statement of what efforts he made to escape, and the British captors do their prisoners the honor of believing that no chance will be overlooked by them to get away. Not q single prisoner has succeeded in doing so thus far, but the guards discovered a tunnel which had pro- gressed eleven feet of the sixty yards necessary to reach underneath the arb wire fence. Outside of this fence armed guards are on constant watch, and, apparently careless of the Zeppelin peril, the place is brilliantly Illuminated at night.
 The visitors were permitted to talk 10 a number of the prisoners and among them The Associated Press cor respondent found several who call America home. Among these was Victor Von Borosini, a well known social worker of Chicago who has long been connected with Hull House. Like most of his colleagues who live m the United States Won Borosini was eager to hear the latest news from his home city. Among other residents of America among the prisoners were Dl. Arnold Kohlshutter, astronomer of Mt. Wilson observatory, California, who finds much leisure in the prison for astronomical research work; pr. T'riedensberg of New York, who was connected with the Panama Canal at enc time in an engineering capacity; Captain Kurt Beser of Los Angeles: Millington Hermann, son of the
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
City Hen1s

Mrs. Maria McGrail of East street it ill at her home with the grin Rev. J. T. Winters of St Mary s i church was unable to officiate a t mass yesterday owing to an attack of grip.
 A marriage license was granted to- 1 day to Antonio POlumbo of Kensing- ton and Miss Rosie Rosa of Mill i street
 Miss Rose Churchill will give a re- ceptlon Friday, January 21. from to . 0 O o'clock, at her home on Franklin ; square in honor of Miss Julie Herne, : leading lady with the Lyceum Stock company.
 The Working Girls club will hold a public whist tomorrow evening at the rooms in the Judd block. Suit able prizes will be offered and a so- cial will follow
 = Fred Monsees has recovered from an attack of the grip and has resumed his studies at Niagara University.
 During the absence of Rev. pr. G.. w. c. Hill pastor of the South Con- gregationa church, Rev. Fl. $. Fox, as- sistant pastor will be in charge Dr. Hill will return in a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. George Wells of Hart street are receiving congratulations on the arrival of son yesterday morning. The boy weighed ten pounds Both mother and child are doing we'll
 An anniversary requiem mass will be sung at St. Josephs church on Wednesday morning at ' o'clock for Thomas O'DeH.
 Miss Anna Malcy will address a gathering of socialists at Calumet hall this evening.
 Owing to the illness of Rev. J. l.. Sullivan, assistant pastor of St. Joscph's church, the Bible History classes have been suspended tempor- arily.
 The newly elected officers of St. Joseph's Holy Name society were in stalled at a meeting held last night.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
MCKINLEY TO SPEAK
Representative From Illinois 10
 in New Haven.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Represe tive Tilson has secured the conser Representative William Mckinley Illinois, to attend and speak at Mckinley dinner at New Haven Mckinley day, January 29.
 Representative Mckinley is op. the so-called "comebacks" not Ina been a member of the 63rd congl For several years he was the cf man of the republican congressi committee. He is a good spe; and one of the most popular mel the house.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
NEED OF MORE FIRENIEN.
Ihlcf Dame and Department Hamp- cred by Illness and Lack of Substitute.

The raNaSes of the grip have crcpt into the ranks of the fire department. and as result the department is in chaotic condition due to the alm ost 1mpossibility to secure substitutes to take the places of the men indisposed.
 Chief Dame said this afternoon thai due to the busy season in the fac tories and the lack of permanent men. is causing some concern as to wbat will be the results if any more of the regular men arc taken ill. Another bad feature of having an inadeouGto permanent force is that the acuuisi- ton of the motor driven apparatus: and the Quickness in which it responds to calls often times leaves the few permanent men without sufficient aS- sistance until the other apparatus ar riVeS at the fire.
 In his annual report the chief will recommend the addition of a number of permanent men to meet emergen : cieS of this nature.