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The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
Police court BUSY

Police court in Monte Vista
has been a busy place this
week and some hundreds of
dollars have been brought in.
to the Golfers Of the city.
On Tuesday evening Dick
Dozier and Joe Martin Of Ala
mosa imbibed too freely of the
flowing bowl and when the
night MARSHALL expostulated,
they attempted to land on him.
They spent the night in custo-
dy and the following morning
listened to the Judge say "Ten
dollars and costs" Dozier
was up again later in the week
for fighting with the night
marshall's son and was given
another ten and costs.
Alexandra Sanches was also
brought to court on Wednes-
day, charged with beating up
MS wife. He was given
twenty-five and costs.
Joe Truiillo was given ten
and costs Wednesday for be-
ing drunk and disorderly.
W. R. McNeal and Dwight
Goff got into a heated argu-
ment over a water deal and
McNeal was given forty and
costs for beating up Goff.
Thursday Sheriff Harper
came down and he and Mar
shall Abenathv took a little
run thn out to Lariet where thev
found quite a number of Mex
leans M, engaged in "Monte"
lhey succeeded in nabbino
ABOUT one-third of them and
brought them before the JUS
tlce; The following were con-
victed and fined twenty-five
ana m costs each for gambling:
Damian Romero, Frank Bar
eia' Jose Rarela, Andres Val
1ez, Jose Manzanaras. Deoioo
Nortez, Alexandra Sanchez
and Ramon Romero.
rnslqua Diana was given
twenty-five and costs for car
lying concealed weapons, he
pens oeing caught on the grounds
with a razor in his possession.
Leafs Romero was arrested
aor gambling but was dis
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
YOUNG MEN CAUGHT
WITH STOLEN BUICK

Sheriff Harper and Mar
shal Alternately, after an excit-
ing chase. managed to catch
the two young men who stole
a Buick in Canon City Sunday
evening. Word reached here
Monday of the theft and the
culprits had left here about
an hour before the message
was received.
Marshall Abernathy states
that they followed the young
men towards Antonito and
phoned into that place and
had the marshall take them
into custody. When they ar
rived they found that their
near" prisoners had escaped
thirty minutes after being
locked up and had taken to
the hills. A crowd then fol-
lowed them all night and
caught them towards morning
They refused to give their
names.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
BIG DRAINAGE PROJECT

A meeting will be held next
Saturday to discuss plans for
a drainage system that will
drain the county around Gen.
ter. Moffat. Hooper, Mosca
and the lands north of Rio
Grand river north of Alamosa
in Rio Grande, Saguache and
Alamosa counties aggrega-
ting over 100000 acres.
The project is of immense
Importance to the Eastern part
of the valley lying north Of the
river and the plan as outlined
offers a feasible scheme for re-
claiming a great acreage of
potential farming land having
some of the best soil in the
valley.
There will also be a discus
sion Of further storage of ir-
rigation water.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20

an acre today. And do not hesitate to say
II You will sell these best farms at $500.
acre that you will find II nm utter impossbity
to go to any other farming section In the north.
south. east or west and find as good place for
the money
Why labor and spend for years in develop
ing and Improving your farm home and then
price il at a bargain and let some other fellow
reap the profits? Why sell n valuable farm
ing business before finding an opportunity to
better invest your funds? Why think that the
$500. price is inflated when land that produces
less brings this price in other farming sections?
It's simply matter Of evolution. A great
step forward is being taken. Nearly all the
good land in the United States Is now in use.
and the demand for farms is on the increase.
The prices will continue to advance-farms
will be divided into smaller holdings -popula-
tions will double and it is my prediction that
all good farms that are sold during the next
few years will be sold for less than they are
worth-no matter what the price may be.
So think seriously before pricing the
farm. For. comparatively speaking the good
irrigated land in this valley is yet far below
the prices asked in other farming sections for
their good land. So push your prices up.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20

the conversation after they
have got their breath. Why
Jim, they have even gone 80 far
as to call our little home paper
a cock-eyed liar and you know
me-I don't like to hear those
harsh words. ! try to tell
them that the potato referred
to was only a young one and
to wait until the later ones
were dug.
Now, Jim, I am ut last going
to do what I have been going
to do for several years past in
regard to this subject. have
always wanted to have half a
dozen potatoes of these larg-
est ones to convince these peO-
pie back here that we have
some potato country.
l wish you would send out
an S. O. S. for a few samples
of the largest potatoes you
could secure and send me half
a dozen or so, express charges
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
MONTE VISTA BOY
IN RERSHlNC'S GUARD

L. E. Mccullough of this city
received card from his
nephew, Clifford E. McOll-
ough, that he had arrived in
New York.
Clifford was a member of
Company D, Composite regi-
ment of Pershing's honor
guard and spent one year in
France, where he was at the
finish of the big fight,
In order to be eligible to the
guard a man had to be six feet
tall and of perfect build.
Mr.. Mccullough has gone to
Camp Mills to be mustered out
and his Monte Vista friends
hope to zee him soon.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
By CARL B. STOW

Just recently = farm located few miles
north OF Monte Vista sold for 5000 90. The
established a new and higher valuation on San
Luis Valley land. And the transfer of this
property at these maximum figures created n
real sensation In the lard business in the Monte
Vista agricultural district and land owners nnd
land buyers now begin to realize as never be-
fore the real true worth of their good farms.
This farm sale at the advance and higher
to push their prices up to the real value of their
property. 1t will also be warning to ali dc.
string to purchase to make their purchases
early.
The sound. substantial and interesting
part of this $4,000. deal was that the buyer
is man who thoroughly understands farming
conditions. In the valley. he having successfully
farmed in the Monte Vista district for num-
ber of years and he no doubt made this pur.
chase having fully in mind the wonderful fu.
ture possibilities Of this farming section.
This price for San Luis Valley land may
seem high to one who has not visited other ag-
ricultural districts during the past years but in
my judgement this price is yet far below the
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20

collect with any charges at
tendant. with the growers
name. These will be display
ed to people who are unable
to believe your paper items.
Well. Jim after getting
the above Off my chest it is
only natural that l should in
quire into your health and say
how we'll your paper is ap-
preciated.
l am still keeping the Gen.
eral Electric company together
in the capacity Of Commercial
Engineer. handling Navy equi-
pment and large radio sta
tions.
l guess the remainder of
the Watrous family are now re-
sidents of Colorado and GER
tainly wish l WITS myself.
Well Jim, here is hoping
you can sent me the evidence.
Yours very truly,
Wallace E. Watrous
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
w. p. LOVE DIES
IN COLORADO SPRINGS

Last Friday in Colorado
Springs occurred the death of
w. P. Love, a former Monte
Vista man and well known and
respected in this city.
Mr.. Love was at one time an
employe of Fassett's store but
left here several years ago. He
had been i'll for the past two
or three years.
All his children were with
him at the time of his death
except his youngest son, Ray
who is in Washington.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
S.. o. S. FROM EAST
FOR FINAL PROOF

Will some farmer in this
section please take pity on
those easterners who have
never seen any real potatoes
and send feW samples of the
San Luis product to the
Office. so that the Doubt
ing Thomases may be convin-
ced. Potatoes that weigh
three pounds? Pshaw,
that's nothing! They ought
to see some of the really big
ones that are raised here.
Schenectady, N. Y.
Sept 10, 1919
NJ. James Conant:
Editor Monte Vista Journal:
Monte Vista. Colo.
Your last issue of the paper
had among the Bowen news
items a statement to the effect
that the Rio Grande Hardware
campany had on display a po-
tato weighing three pounds
raised by Mr.. O. L. Sanderson.
Now Jim. I do not know whe-
ther you have ever lived in the
Eastern part of this skeptical
country of ours or not but if
so, you can imagine the num-
ber of sets of false teeth l
have been allowed to gaze up-
on when displaying that little
slip Of paper. Well, I don't
mind gazing upon false teeth
~ 4 rule, but I do hate to hear
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
l.
ALL RED CROSS MEMBERS

ALL RED CROSS MEMBERS
Important Meeting:
We have just recently been notified by the
Mountain Division Office of the American Red Cro,,
mat a Conference would be held at Monte Vista on
sunday September, twenty.6rst in the interest Of
gram Of all future Red Cros. work. pro-
..., The Mountain Division Office will be repre-.
Home Service Supervisor and Mr. Wo,.. ,'.""' r..1"
se:ntlns s:rs the Mountain Division Manager. Mis-.
Slsson will outline program for Home serv;c.
work IN this county and Mr. Willows will .pe.k of
the future program of the American Red Cro,.
:.... Wa:hnston Office, is sending Mr. E. W. Corn
just recently returned from abroad where be saw
service with the Belgian Relief cor,m;.... Nc ~"
Corn will tell US what the Red Gross !. now dom,
abroad in the way Of relief work. Hi. lecture. wv
are sure will prove very interesting to evervo,.
This Conferences will be held at ID. Pr..bv.
ter'sn Church beginning promptly at 2 o'ciocL y
Membership. - '"e Snspter
MONTE VISTA CHAPTER A. R. C.
BY Executive Committee
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20

Mrs. Spear this week sold her
property on the corner of Davis and
o'eond Avenue to A. r. Spencer or
'ns Buick Auto CO.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14

paid salary OF S3bOO a year.
"R' Walton "R" being the Kansas City poll book all
brcyiaon for Republican, is member Of the board Of city
commissioners He and his friends spending thousands
Of dollars order that he may change chairs on the city
commission. If he is elected he would migrate from the
chair of commissioner to the chair OF mayor, with am
advance Of four hundred dollars year in salary.
Is the difference in positions sticking to clean. honest
Interpretation the city charter sufficient any
that campaign is worth spending thousands Of dol
lars on?
"R" Waltons show at the Auditorium last night cost
him at conservative estimate-S400 The rental Of the
meeting place $3.50. big band hired for the
parade and speaking. Hired in khaki used in
the parade Horses and wagons with elaborate signs
which rode hired men in khaki beating the drum for R."
Walton paraded the streets all day The city circular
zed with color printing flyer left in every home
This all costs real money.
Who pays?
For two months "R" Walton has devoted his entire
time to his campaign. He has had assisting him the
ory Of the men in his department and representation from
the department misguided by the absent Mark Keser.
If the records of the "R Walton for mayor club could
be presented il is safe bet that the of paving
something to sell the city would be writ large thereon.
Who pays?
Why did Walton tell Kesler to fight the citizens com
mttee through last fall when Kesler proven ncom-
petent in the face OF the influenza epidemic?
Who pays?
If Walton is the competent engineer that he admits
hmsf to be. if he is such lifelong Democrat" why does
he attend to the work of his department and wish
stay there? Or why not resign to make the race? Why
if he dreams of Thomas Jefferson night should he
to be elected which berth he would vote
the yesman Kesef and dictate the appointment of his sue
the commission. Can except giddings
and charley ruth anything Democratic in taking the
decision as to who will be members of the commission
of the hands of the voters and slipping the power silver
platter to "R" Walton?
Who pays?
Will some good Democrat who received a beautiful
souvenir pocketbook from R Walton a Christmas pres
please forward and voluntarily tell the people in
the interests of clean potics-WHO PAYS?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Girl Inmates to Mourn
As Anna Hoouer's Body
Is Lowered Into Grave

Little Auna Hoover, thirteen-year-
old plaything OF fate, received no
flowers while she lived She has
received none since she died ycster-
day afternoon at 2:j0 o'clock in
Emergency hospital as reSul, OF
swallowing pins.
The irail body OF Anna Hoover lay
this morning in the chapel OF Mar
shall S-Hlrper waiting for the fun
cral which IS TO take place this aft
crnoon a, $40 o'clock in Fairlawn
cemetery
|, lay i'm a plain little oaske, and
no, a single flower was on It 10 in
ilcate that IN all the world which
had treated tho child so badly lived a
,lngle person who cared enough Tor
her to show her tins last sign OF re
,pcct
At the funeral this afternoon, how
ever. associates ot Anna when she
lived in the State Industrial Home
ior girls will each drop one flower
upon the caSket as it is lowered into
the grave
The sole mouruerS viii I've Peggy
Sexton, Edith Southworlh, Nora
Heaton. Ruth Wallace, Ruth Wood
ward, Beulah Litchield, Lea Weldon
Syhil Osborne, Lille Eek and Bcr.
nice Ragin together with Mrs. NJ. b
(onkling. matrnn of the state school
The girls will bear the casket &c
the grave and stand by while tn,
clods ,hump upon the box holding al
that remains OF their former com,
flnlon Each girl will minglc a
flower with the clods-aud then g
back again to the home from
which Anna escaped only by the des
pclate adventure OF death
Perhaps the most sincere mourne'
1t the little funeral will be Bernie,
Raglin, 10 years old. who was "ios
ter mother" to Anna at the home.
Bcrnice strove to protect the It'll,
girl S much as possible from tn,
teasing OF others and gave her near
| y all the love that her little lii,
held
Anna never dll anything wrong.
said Mrs Conkling today in the wa,
OF eulogy Girls who tried TO ius,
with her were turned away by ,hi
pi,iul remark; oh DON'T DON'T
] tcon,InSd on Page q, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
SCHOOL AWARDS
ANNOUNCED At
MEET TONIGHT
Assembly at High School 10
SaIk Bond Issue,

The scioDl bond mas,mccuug at
the high school auditorium a, o'clock
tonight viii mark the climax oi the
campaign inaugura,ed hy the Cham
Der NJ Commerce committee. OF which
K A. kleinschmid, IS the chairman,
To win the Sl,0O0OOO bond issue on
election day. Hundreds OF children
and their parents are expected 10 be
present.
The winner OF the first prize OF SiS
and the second prize OF $40 for the
school which makes the beS, showing
in this afternoons parade and the
prize OF SO offered by Roger $. Coates
for the best composition by a child ~
an annex or basement room. written
on the school bond issue. will be an
nounoed at the meeting
All compositions were 10 be in the
hands vt the committee which Is TO
Judge them at the Chamber oi Com
merce BY noon today The winning
paper will be selected this noon and
with several other good ones will be
read tonight.
n II Wood, chairman OF the sub.
committee on meetings. i> IN charge
OF the arrangements for the meeting
Rev ! Frank Roach will give tn,
principal address. Other speakers
will be Rev / L Ma,Iock. !. \
Whi,ciord, C. 7 Walker. and a stu
den, from the high school
/, is expected that the entire pro.
gram will be over by go o'clock.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Aviator, Recommended for
Heroism, Must Face Court
COurt-MartIal TO Determine Whether Documents Of Cap
tain Chamberlain Of San Antonio Were Forged

al Of honor. IN, highest awards for
bravery of Grea, britain and the
United States, Aug 81, 1918, for an
exploit on the preceding July 20 over
the British front in a battle with
twelve German machines. Chamber.
lain, il is reported, destroyed five
enemy planes and damaget two others,
His plane also was damaged, but he
landed successfully, wl.crcupon he
captured a German prisoner. Then
keeping his captive, Chamberlain was
reported have found wounded
French officer and 10 have carried him
back TO safety into the British line,
under heavy German fire
American, naval headquarters il
London announced February s that
for the heneii, oi Captain Chamber,
lain AZ well as for The good Of IN,
naval service i, has beer decided tc
make complete investigation,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Approximation Cut.
VOTERS LETnARelC
As TO BOARD RACE

No individual Endorsements ot can
dates for the. board OF education re-
suited from the straw" ballo, taken
by members OF the Voters league. A
count OF the ballots showed tina, there
was but little margin between the num-
Der OF votes received by all candidates.
Candidates for the board, league Of
ilcials said, apparently were unfamiliar
TO the majority Of voters and little in
,ereN in this phase OF voting was man
Tested. Voters chose any name in the
list and voted Just to I'LL out the bal
J LOT. Il was stated
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14

LONDON, March lI.--1hc invcsti-
cation of the stories of the remark
able air exploits OF Capt Edmund g.
Chamberlain OF San Antonio Texas,
an officer in the United States marine
corps, which has been in progress for
several weeks, has developed to an ex-
tent that the American naval auihori-
ties consid>r courtmartial necessary
The court has been called to sit in
London March ~ The cour,mar,ial
It is announced, will investigate chiefly
whether Captain Chamberlain's recon-.
mcndations for decorations were all
forgeries and whether there was any
truth whatever IN his story OF destroy
ing an extraordinary number OF ma.
chimes in a short time.
Captain Chamberlain, then a lieu
tenant, was recommended for the Vie
ioria cross and the congressional med
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
INJURED
IN CRASH NEAR
LUTHER DEPOT
Frisco Passengers Meet il
Head-on Collision,

Eight persons were more cr less
seriously bruised and the engine and
equipment OF Frisco passenger train
No. lSl was badly damaged when No
1871, an eas,-bound train, crashed into
No. 4ls. west-bound Frisco passenger,
near the depot at Luther. Oklahoma
county a, about o o'clock this morn
ing
The injured
W ". Wolf. conductor an No 1871,
Oklahoma City
W. T.. Bi,,ncr.
!. h. Hill. Nashville. Ak.
Mrs. William Schaui, QUINCY ILL.,
Miss Lizzie Jones. Sapulpa. Okla
Miss Bernie Mcdaniel Sapulpa
Okla.
Mrs. a \ Williams Elgin Okla.
golma Monu. Nclls,on Okla
According to stories Of members ot
the train crews. the eaSt-bound pas
senger was waiting on the main linz
track for the cncomng west-bound
due to arrive here at J o'clock The
weS-bound was 20 have taken The
siding at Luther
The fog and mist which ohseuret
the light, however. led the engineer o
the wes,-bound train to nun past thu
switch, members OF the crew say, al
though he had whis,led to notify ,ht
east.bound crew Of his approach
The wes,-bound was running com
paratively slow, apd the impact die
most OF its damage TO that train, Tn,
engineer is said to have thought h,
was further away from the depot thar
he actually was.
Passengers in both trains were badl,
shaken up, hut no one was seriously
hurt. Wolf, who had his head ont o
window at the time OF the collision
suffered a strained neck All the in
jured were able TO walk, although
Wolf was taken to local hospital TO
| treatment.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
SCHOOL PARADE
AIDED WHEN sun
p|ERCES CLOUDS
Eighteen Thousand Children
to Be in Pageant,

With the promise OF the weather
man for little sunshine at , sc
o'clock all signs are propitious for the
Victory march Of 1900 school chill
dten who parade downtown sections
OF the city this afternoon in the in.
,erest OF the proposed $1,000 600
school bonds for better schools Led
by trumpels and drums of the hiph
school Jazz band. eight abreast head,
aloit and banners streaming. they will
be a living argument to citizens on the
cause for which they are fighting
First will come 1000 high school
students led by Harold IIalsen and
tiity aides, students OF the high school
marching behind two decorated floats
bearing the Jasr band and engineering
class Banners for every club will be
carried by the stud,n, body Behind
them viii be 1900 little children
Mckinley. Eugene Field, Culber,.
son Heights, Lowell, Jefferson, IT.
wing. Walnut Grove, and Edge
mere viii be represented Away
down the line the wiw wag
ging BOYS OF Lee school will sig
nal citizens: vote FOR the school
bonds" Emerson school children, 50C
hundred in line, viii bear s,reamers
posters flags, banners and pennan,s
Other schools will be Garfield, Frank.
lin, Riverside. Only the little kin.
dergartners unable to return homt
after the parade alone, will be denied
participation in this great glorious
demonstration for school bonds.
Children will gather a, 2 o'clock il
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German Name
is Handicap;
ChangeAsked


luV Rudolph Wrrnr.,r l. % 81. l
citizen ard property Owner Df Dta.
hura county bu' VI. name D.. @ great
handicap. h.,h because % B. long u..
easily understood and hard u pro.
ruun,e ard because d sound, G..
wD'gu,ly IN American IrrIcfirk Hart
r much better nlvc. according -
thc petition 81 Wchmccf flied 800 'Hc
district court 'hI' informing asking
authority 10 change Zoo, name
Nchmc,rf assert, that hc was born
At tarlsha'en. Germany. in issj and
came 10 the United states 100 lyr
lie has been a citizen OF the United
states i1t several years. according t0
his plea Tor change oi name,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
NATIONS LEAGUE
lND0RsED MERE

Alta called meeting Of the Oklahoma
branch OF the League to Enforce Peace
held this noon a, the Lee Huckins
hotel, Judge c. II. Ames presiding, in
dorsemen, of the Les -ue OF Nations
was expressed and unanimous ap-
proval OF statewide campaign
through schools, churches, pres, and
women's cubs was advocated, Rev
Phil c. Baird Offered the resolution
DR.. Charles Evans added an amend
ment to hold Rally day in all state
higt, schools. Details Of the campaign
will be worked out later.
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TO talk
bN LEAGUE PLAN
bngreSSman TO Address Ad
Club on Wednesday,

Scott Ferris, congressman from Ok
oma, who arrived in Oklahoma
y yesterday 10 remain In the state
ing the congressional recess, will
Ike his first speech in the city on
league Of nations before the Ad
b at its meeting Wednesday noon
the Skirvin
Because Of the public interest in the
gue OF nations discussion, and the
lily Of Ferris to explain the cove
Vt and the ideals Of President Will
the members OF the board Of di-
tors Of the Advertising club are
,,idcring making the luncheon a
,lic affair and inviting all of the
siness men OF the city to hear Fer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Support for Labor
Bureaus Is Asked

WASHINGTON, March lA--Dircc
tor General Densmore Of the United
States employment service, today is.
sued a statement requesting business
labor and public welfare interests tc
keep the soldiers and war, workers
employment activities in operation
after March p, when the force OF III,
employment, service is to be reduce,
W percent.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
SPARTACANS RETAIN
PORTION OF SUBURB

LONDON. March Il Spar'acan
forces ,till retain part OF tho Berlin
suburb of llth,cnherg and are stub
bornly resisting the government
forces, an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen says Fight
ing is continuing IN Lichtcnberg and
also ~ the kdrlshorN.