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La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
First Prize In Pan Motor Contest

C. ?. Helm. Who has been acting
a. the sales agent in Colorado for
the stock Of the Pan Motor Com
pany OF st Cloud MINI, was award
ed trt prize In a nation wide con
test for having sold the most stock
in that company The contest has
been on for several months. and Mr..
Helm has been unusually successful
In promoting the sale OF the stock
In la JuutA. Colorado Springs, and
many other towns In the state.
The first prize Was huge dlA
mond. Of unknown value. and the
second prize Vas Von by an agent
In Pueblo There sere nearly l58
sales agents in the contest. repre-
-eutiug nearly every state in the un-
ion, and the honor OF winning first
place ts quite an honor and very
high testimonial to Mr Helms abll-
ity a. a salesman
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
Our Mammoth Nlfslfa Crop

, ". Meyers, OF Pueblo. division
freight agent OF the Santa Fe. has
Just made tour OF the Arkansas
Valley, and reports excellent pros
poets for bumper crops in the irri-
gated section. The harvesting OF the
second crop OF alfalfa is nov on. and
IL promises TO be above the average
for the second crop
Jim Lewis. Who Is nov resting on
his lAurels as the wheat king Of
East Holbrook. after producing six
p-one bushels OF wheat per acre
from eighteen acres, and selling Il
for s. so per bushel. says that he
has one ten-aere field OF alfalfa
which he is quite confident will aY-
erage over two tons per acre from
the second cutting Some OF the al
falfa mills In the valley are paying
as high as SIS per ton for hay In
the WinroS, 20 Il looks as though
Jim will be Ia for another killing In
the agricultural line. a. the indica-
,ions are that $40 per ton Will be
the ruling price for alfalfa hefor.
IN. snoN lilies
There are $4,000 acres OF alfalfa
In the Arkansas Valley, according
10 Mr. Meyers. the Santa Fe frcigh,
agent. and II each acre produces
only ora ton Of has on the second
cutting. aud Is sold for SIS per ton,
this crop ~ill bring In the neighbor.
hood OF s2.5oO.oo0.
with millions and millions on top
of this for wheat. cantaloupcs and
sugar bc.ts. and also from our dairy
herds. the outlook for prosperous
conditions IN the Arkansas Valley il
indeed very promising
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
Ia Iunta Ho,, Win at Fort Rile,

Ten out of the eleven La Junta
boys shu have been members Of the
First Officers Reserve Corps Train
lug Camp at Fort Riley during the
past three months have been rec
nmmrnicd for probationary com
missions IN the army Ten Of the
boys slll either have been or viii
b" recommended for commissions.
probably a. second Iicutcnants. but
perhaps Tor first licutsuants. or even
higher posts There Werc $500
young men Ca the training camp.
and 1900 % them we're recon.
mendrd FOR commission.
pr 4 l. Stubs spent last Friday
and saturday at Fort Riley aud ca.
loved a brief visit with his son.
Maurice Stubs. Who has received
a commission In the regular army
as second lieutenant pr. Stubs
says the camp al Fort Riley viii
close on August iith, and that the
boys slll probably b. given fur
Tough and permitted 10 return home
Tor a brief visit before being A..
signed TO their regiments All Of
the boys viii be ordered back TO
Fort Riley on Angus, sfth to train
the 10000 troops from the drafted
army that all b. Modified there.
Amons the Ia Junta boys Who
siil receive commissions are Earl
E~ert, Maurice s,abh.. Lloyd lar.
sen. Robert Phillips. Russell Draper.
Lee Darlington. VIII wineh.li. Ma,
Ro,hois. They viii probably ar.
rive home the middle Of ne,, week
Tor = short vial, b-for. being a..
signed to their position. in the army.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
Fine CantalouT-c rro>p"ct

Tn" yantaloupe crop throughout
the Arkansas Valley promises 20 be
excellent this year. from the reports
o' shipper along the Santa Re rail-
way. The weather so Tar has been
ideal for rautsloupcs There are
about 5000 acres OF melons under
cultivation iu the valley and $50
acres OF Honey Dew melons Cauta-
louPes average about one carload 20
thrrr acres or aaa crates Witch viii
probably bring the prndugrrs about
u.et a cratic or sago per can. Then
Honey Dew melons will average one
carload per acre. and Nlll hrug tho
EroWrrs about $50 per crate or
f5t5 pnr car. making the entire
asn acres of Honey pevH worth
SiEtSn0.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09

CONTINUED from First Page
here shows that We have one OF the
finest stock countries in the world.
This being true, Il Is very easy
understand why We have an ideal
dairy section. Il IS nay opinion. TAX
ing everything Into account. that this
valley cannot he eNgelled as a dairy
section. and already the landscape
begins 10 take on such an appear
ance \ good many silos have been
built during the past few years, and
one firm nov operating here has so
many orders that he cannot possibly
fill them all this year out In the
country a little way one sees them
looming up against the horizon In
every direction, standing out like a
fortress a. they are.
4 think II likely that the people
OF this community do not realize all
that a milk condcnsary means in the
Way Of Advancement and progress
II has been pointed out that the
dairy business Is very important
adjunct 10 the beet sugar industry
Any farmer knows that he cannot
grow brets very long without fer
tiliTing his land. and II he gives the
matter much thought, he viii find
that there Is no possible way in
which he can get a fertilizer any
cheaper. and with greater profit to
himself, than by means OF a small
dairy herd OF course. Ia Junta Is
proud OF having the eondensary. but
this Is a narrow view TO take OF the
matter. for Il is the entire section
OF the country. from which the sup.
ply OF milk IL drawn that Is TO be
congratulated
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
lundrc,l ,crr Corn ficld Near Town


J a HushonE. accompanied by
his Nifc. left yesterday for Albany.
ore. where they viii visit their son.
Ray RushonE, Who is the manager
OF a packing plant there and doing
veil Mr. Rushong viii probably re-
main tar year and u he likes q
may decide 60 locate permanently.
which his son l. very enNlous for
him TO do
Mr. Bushong has been working on
the farm Of jim HisEins. two miles
southwest OF la Jun,a during the
past year, and says tha, Mr. Iir
gins has loo acres OF corn that Is
equal to any he ever .a~ grown In
Kansas or Illinois The corn stalks
are fully t~clvc feet hlsh. With two
ears on a good many OF the stalks
and Mr. Bushons predicts that /, viii
produce no, less than 5000 bushels
when the crop IL harvested. With
corn selling q, t<ts per c~,.. ho~
would you like to have . prospect
Of harvessias 5000 bushels'
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
BOYS IN MID-OCEAN
u"ontinued from First Page

with people. ! also saw the police
ANA fire boats which were quite
novelty to me. The fire boats
have about twenty-five nozzels on
them which ars mounted on sort
OF motor, and can be played or
turned on when you want them.
Both the fire and police boats are
sure speedy. They hike up and down
the harbor Ike a streak
As we come out little way far
ther, We went by Battery Park, and
Governors Island, which looked very
beautiful from the boat SIN farther
on We came to Ellis Island, where all
immigrants are detained. II Is quite
large island and has several fine
looking buildings. About the last
thing We passed OF interest was the
Statute OF Liberty. There II was
standing upright, as big as life. wav-
ing US a farewell and sodspeed. II
Is sure very fine piece OF work
The people OF Chicago are not
very patriotic In regard to their coun-
try. but after We left there. until
We go, clear out OF the harbor at
New York. they sure stand by their
country and their soldiers. The peo-
pie OF every little hamlet were at
the train TO meet US. and when We
We got to Hobokeu, about fifty en-
gines, with whistles tied down. gave
us a welcome and everybody came
out waving both hands and dancing
on both feet. 1t sure was encourag-
ing
All the boys from home are feel
ing fine. Some OF them say they
don't like the way the boat rocks
Now, mother. how are you and the
bo.s. hope we'll. and what is the
news from home? must close and
40 TO dinner
With best love TO all.
Your son and brother,
WALTER BURROWS
Private. Co. F, 18th Engineers. Ex-
peditionary Forces. Somewhere In
France, care OF Adiutant General.
Washington. d. c.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
New iIanI Director

Al the monthly meeting OF the
directors Of the Colorado Savings
and Trus, Company. held las, Mon.
day. Mr.. ". :. Morrison was elect.
ed a director Of that Institution TO
succeed ,h. late II. ~ spaldinr. Mr
Morrison has been a residen, OF this
city for nearly n quarter Of cen.
,ury. and for many years has been
In the employ OF the Henkel.puke
Mercantile Company. OF Pueblo. a.
a travelling salesman In the Arkan.
~. Valley. He IL one OF the sub.
.tantiai citizens of this community.
and will bring added prestige to the
Institution with which he IL no~ con.
secsed In - official capacity.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
otcro Reservoir Run of Water

The Oirro canal will have a five
days run Of reservoir water. which
ts expected 10 arrive at the head
gate Of the canal next Saturday
morning The crops under the Otero
aro very much iu need OF water.
and 70 will be- lifcsayer to many
Of the farmers Who are growing
crops under that canal The Otrro
canal however has not as yet suf-
fcrrd for a water supply during the
present season. and fun months
steady run ot water during June and
July was one ot the blessing en-
ioycd by the farmers under that
canal
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09

Mrs Eliza Park. o' Gre.nsbush.
III. Who hA, been on an extended
visit ~ith relative. In Sampa. idaho.
has been In La jun,a for several
days. ,h. sues, o, Mrs. J. W. Moor.
Fourteen operator. on tn. line Of
the Santa fe between La Jun,a and
Dodge City have been enrolled on
the selecsi's draft list. and III. San.
Ia Fe ~ili BE- up sssins, Il for op.
orators II many Of them sre drafted.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
VEST POCKET ESSAYS
BY George Fitch
FARMERS

The farmer tills the soil and rails
es crops and whIskers and future
captains OF Industry. He is a hard
working man and has few Joys. Very
early In the morning he must get up
to see that the hired men do not
oversleep, He cannot sit down on a
high stool and order coffee and
doughnuts with careless air. He
must wait until his wife has got
ten up. and has lighted the gasoline
stove. and has cooked bacon and
ham and eggs and corn bread and
hash and potatoes and gravy. and
has warmed up some beans and
chicken and roast beef. and stewed
corn and has mixed up four gallons
of cake batter Many farmers al
most starye to death waiting for
breakfast
The farmer cannot sit down In a
comfortable chair after breakfast.
and talk to pretty stenographer
all morning either. He must harness
his team and ride Ill times around
l60-acre field on hard iron seat.
The farmer has whole barn full
OF red. white, blue and green and
yellow implements. all with iron
seats. and his is indeed hard life.
Many a farmer has TO half sole his
oyeralls with leather three times
during the long summer.
when the farmer has finished his
field. he cannot rush off to the NOV
Ing picture show and stay until /
o'clock He has got to go in and read
his paper. Farmers do not get their
morning papers untii 10 O'Clock. And
ye, We murmur sometimes at our
lot In the city.
Tue farmer cannot go to a base
ball game in the afternoon. either.
A. soon as he has finished digest
Ing his dinner on the lounge. he
must mend leak in his acetylene
lighting plant, and put new pipe
in the pianola. and repair a tire on
his touring car. so that he can drive
into town and get potatoes and ice
cream FOR supper. And after supper.
h. cannot spend a peaceful evening
on the front porch watching the cars
90 by. He must drive his family in
TO town TO the church social. and
he must get hushel OF graphophone
records, and must hunt up the stock
buyer and trade him a fat pig for
a new sidebcard. and a patent wash
ing machine And likewise he will
have TO get out OF his automobile
md 40 home on the interurban. be
cause his daughter best young
Ran T. home from college and wants
To come cut and spend the evening
teaching her how TO play billiards
II IL were not for the farmer We
would all siaiNc SO let Us drop a
tear for him srh rity him as he
tolls FAR out in the country. where
the fire engines ever pass.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09

tontlnucd from First Page
ported ten cases In his court dur.
ing the month Of July. wiih fines az.
srcFatinF total OF sigis5 There
~as one ten day sentence and on.
twenty DAY scutenc. for bo0tlersing.
and also reported that the ninety.
four quarts Of whiskey eonfiseated
from the hootleEEcrs had been Dc.
lircred TO the various hospitals In
the city for use as they saw ~,
After allowing the usual Erisi OF
bills, several hundred dollar. o.
which we're for cutting weeds in the
streets and ALLEYS Of Ia Junta. the
council adjourned
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-09
FIRST DRAFT SUMMONED

Continued from First Parsr
Sc lo7 Corthido, c. Rocky
Ford
gT-i546 waddell. c. /, Rocky
Ford.
3s-i5e3 Bright u c. Rocky
Ford
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
GREAT iron DEPOSITS Will BE
DEVELOPED in ORMSBY COUNTY

SEM to the Rudgear Steel company
of San Francisco for treatment and
analysis showed that it contained 90
per cent of magnetic, of which az
per cent is pure. The metallic con-
ten of the ore is, however, 81 per
cent, something almost phenomenal
and of such consequence that with
out reduction it is used for rough
castings and building purposes.
Within the past few days the
ground has been visited and examln
ed by Rolla Clapp, a prominent a
Lake mining engineer, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that the prop
erty was one of great merit and
that if the ledge carried to the depth
of the present lower tunnel, main
tanning it's present width and ex-
tended 400 feet either way from the
workings now exposed it would be
capable of producing not less tbs
100000 tons Of ore. What l
e can best be expressed by say
ing that the ore, carrying its present
percentage, finds ready sale in San
Francisco at a price not less than
SIS per ton.-Carson Appeal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
Nav Have Murderer

That Jack Bagley, a 2~0-year-old
hold-up man who is in the Reno
Jail, is one of the men who muir
dered v. Pilipenko, a university
student, is the opinion of Chief of
Police Hillhouse, based or ~investi-
cations he has made of various
movements of BaglIy oil the night
of the crime. The prisoner is un-
able to give "a satisfactory explana-
ton of his movements prior to the
time he held up and robbed a Greek
laborer. He has a criminal record
in California, having been convicted
of robbery and of burglary. both
crimes having been committed in
Sacramento. At the present time
he is wanted at the Preston reform
school at lone, Cal, from where he
escaped on July 2.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
MRS. TT. POTTHOFf
DIES At LONG BEACH
WE'LL KNOWN GOLDF!ELD WO-
MAN PASSES AWAY AFTER
LINGERING ILLNESS

A telegram was received this
morning in GOldfield announcing
the death of Mrs. Theodore F. Pott-
hoff, at Long Beach, California. Mrs.
Potthoff, on account of failing health
has been in Long Beach since last
winter and last week her husband,
who is foreman of the Tribune
pressroom, was called to her bed
side by a sudden change in her con-
uition which had led her friends
to believe that recovery could no
longer be hoped for. Mr.. Potthoff
started Tor Long Beach at once and
reached there several days before
the end came. The step-son, Ed
ward Potthoff, had just left Long
3each a few days before and was
on his way to Ann Arbor, Michigan,
to enter the Michigan university.
Mrs. Potthoff lived, when a girl,
IL Iowa, and vas then Miss Clara
Place. Later she lived in Colorado
and moved thence to California,
Iare she was married to Mr.. Pot
iioff at Riverside in 1909. Mr.. Pot
llot! was already a resident of Gold
FIELD and the family have contin-
IU to reside lere, where they have
many friends. At this writing moth
ing is known of the funeral ar
rangements.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
RECE|vERSH|P
PAYS DIVIDEND
COURT ORDERS p PER CENT
PAID ON FLORENCE IN
DEBTEDNE SS

This morning in the district court
Judge j. Emmett Walsh declared a
25 per cen dividend on the indebt-
edness of the Florence Goldfield
Mining company and directed the
receiver to pay forthwith $11,637.22
on the present Indebtedness of Sac
54S.SS.
Receiver H. B. Clapp and his at
torney, John F. Kunz, were each
allowed $500 as part payment for
their services.
Exclusive of ore shipments 10Y
en- route to reduction plant, the
total cash today were
shown by the received to be $15.-
S04.60, which, after payment of the
dividend, will leave over $4,000 in
bank. OF this $4,000, a proportion
will be set aside to make payment
in case the receiver is compelled
to return about $4,000 to the West
err Ore Purchasing company under
the petition filed as a result of an
alleged shipment of ''salted" ore
from the Arnold lease.
In reducing the total Indebtedness
to $~46,54S.SS, the receiver has paid
all labor claims under 5000 and
made a number of collections.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
YELLOW PINE OUTPUT
IS WELL MAINTAINED

In spite of the fact that August
is the vacation month" in this Sec
ton, many of the miners and oper-
ators leaving for the annual hike to
the sea shore during that month,
the Yellow Pine district experien-
ced but little falling off in produc-
ton.
The comparatively low price of
zinc has been also a factor in the
situation, many of the producers
Withholding their zinc ores from ship
ment at the present time. On the
other hand the high price of silver,
lead and copper has been a stimu-
lus to the production of those ores
and this has in a measure compen-
stated for the low price of zinc. The
damage to the roads caused by the
very severe local rains also had
some effect in diminishing ship
ments, some of the roads for a time
being almost impossible.
The total shipments reported for
the district for August amounted
to 211 cars.-Goodsprings Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
LUN|NG DISTRICT
NOW MORE ACTIVE
PRODUCTION OF PAY ORE Is
REPORTED GROWING
RAPIDLY

Within 80 days another shipper
will be added TO the list of Luning
producers. when the r. b. T. Minius
company starts production. This
company controls a group of claims
adjoining the Luning-Idaho mine
and has opened a large tonnage of
high-grade~ gold-silver ore.
Connections between the Edith
shaft and Meyer tunnel will be made
before the end CT September, and all
ore will then be handled b. way o.
the Meyer tunnel, from which point
ore bins will load directly into the
ore cars. Formerly the ore had to
be handled eight times. The Edith
shaft has beer sunk on a gold ledge
from which $4,000 has already
been shipped.
In the older workings of the prop
erty exists a huge tonnage of ore
running high in silver, which can
now be worked at an excellent profit.
Accompanying the richer ore is a
low grade product that can be
ipPCu PioiildDlJ II IN WiitC
metal at its present price. AS the
company is capitalized at only ESQ.,
600 shares, of which 125, 900 have
been issued, the management pro-
nounces the outlook for early sub
stantial dividends excellent.
With a large tonnage of oXidized
shipping ore in sight and extensive
bodies of sulphide ore ready for eX-
traction, the Luning-Idaho company
will start heavy shipments to the
Thompson smelter of the Mason Val
ley company as DOR rs the second
furnace goes into action.
The Hahn, Erickson and other
laterals are developing splendid ore
and in the vicinity of the McDavitt
shaft a vast tonnage of shipping ore
has been exposed. Much of the
work now going on is for the pur
pose of developing the deposits tt
greater depth. The site for thu
main working shaft has been select
ed and sinking will soon start. New
York and Connecticut people are
heavily interested.-Tonopah Miner
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
LIBRARIES FOR
THE SAMM|ES
BOOKS FOR CANTONMENTS,
TRAINING STATIONS AND
THE FRONTS

The Nevada State Library has
Joined in the effort to secure books
and provide libraries for the sold
iers and sailors in the several can
tonments and naval training sta
tions throughout the United States.
The Secretary of War recently
appointed the American Library
Association to take charge of the
campaign under the leadership of
men prominent in such movements
throughout the country. The cam
raign was started with the object
OF raising one million dollars for
books for the cantonments and
training stations; these books to be
later transferred to the camps in
France and at the end of the war
to be placed in the permanent bar
racks and forts in the United
States. The Carnegie Endowment
Fund donated $35O,000 to build 30
library buildings, each to be 1OOx4O
feet, these library buildings to be
placed at the several environments.
The American Library Association
and the big libraries in the east
have donated the services of train
ed librarians to catalogue and take
care of the books and the federal
government will clothe, feed and
provide sleeping quarters for these
assistants.
Governor Boyle has issued a pro-
clamation designating the week
beginning Sept. oath as Library
War Fund Campaign Week and the
amount apportioned for Nevada is
/ 1000. 90. Nevada has sen to the
different cantonments something
over 1900 men and this would
mean less than seventy-five cents
for each enlisted a
Already over 100000 books have
been purchased, most of them at a
great discount allowed by the pub
fishers. These books have been
carefully selected by expert librar-
ians with a view to the uses n
purposes they will serve, and every
young man entering the army can
keep up with his studies while serv-
ing his country in the military and
naval service.
Frank j. Pyne, State Librarian
is in charge of this work in Nevada,
Goldfield subscriptions may be given
to Mrs. Helen Rosenthal, pOstmas-
ter.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-29
C0MSTOCK Mines MAINTAINING
GOOD RESULTS in DEEP WORK

and taken directly to the shaft
without expensive detours through
wines, which means economical
working with the milling plant ready
and in a high point of efficiency.
The company has only recently
been able to extend its cross-cuts
into the country where it is expected
to get ore, after months OF preiimi-
nary preparations, and most sab
stantial results are apparently al
ready in sight.
The Con. Virginia comp3ny IS
pushing forward the work of cutting
out the station on the 300 level
of the 250O-2S0G winze, preparatorv
to prosecuting for the east and
Comstock lodges. Advancing the
southwest drift on the 200 level
continues to expose strong vein for
nation, and some ore is being ex-
tracted above the level this week
for shipment to the Mexican mill.
The Ophir is raising On the 210O
level through low grade ore, but a
higher grade is expected after this
week. Conditions in this section of
the mine are most encouraging.
Sierra Nevada continues to reopen
the old main north drift on the $500
level to reach a favorable section of
the mine, and on the 27O0 level the
formation is most favorable.
The Mexican on che 1900 leevl Is
prosecuting to the west in a fine
piece of ground, with the formation
continuing about as last week.
Andes is mining and milling low
grade ore from the 350-foot level
stope, and last week 120 cars gave
an average value or $50 per ton.
The Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher
in Gold Hill continues de-
velopment work and ore extraction at
the Jacket surface tunnel. Work
continues on the new cyanide plant,
and operation of Hardinge mill and
concentrating department.
Joint east cross-cut on line be-
tween Alpha and Exchequer proper
ties continues to show clay.
Caledonia advancing surface tun-
mel through porphyry.
The Comstock-Phoenix is making
further progress in it's work in the
east Comstock district.
The Comstock Leasing company
operations continue on the Chollar
and Potosi.-Virginia Chronicle.