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anything about that Office. II you tried
to discover anything Machen would re-
sent it"
Mr.. Howley did not remember OBJ
tanning a list Of employees which showed
the number of stenographers to be sixty
five.
DANGEROUS TO Question
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At the County Jail.

Big Jack McMahan, who is one of
the guests at the Jail, is apparently
in good spirits. He thinks he will be
released when the grand jury meets.
He attributes his present plight to
whiskey, and says the time he is now
doing is as good as the Keely Cure.
Will Geaton, who is confined in
jail on the charge of numbering Henry
tones and throwing his body in North
Spring river, is taking his confine-
ment in a nonchalant manner, and
does not seem to realize hat he will
have many things to explain to save
his neck. He says: Yes, l am getting
use to staying here. l am treated
very well-this is a pretty good
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
A e BATTLE.

So far as the number of men en-
gagged, the great battle that is 10
in progress between the japanese
and the Russians, is without an equal
in modern history, and in all proba-
bility has no counterpart in ancient
history. Alexander, Darius and Caesar
of old led great armies, but in what
battle that these generals fought was
more than half a million men engag-
ed in a hand to hand conflict. At this
writing it seems that the bird of vic
tory has not yet alighted on the ban
ner of either contestant. 1t is only
a short time until the one great host
must give way, physical endurance
cannot last much longer. From our
| point of view it would seem that il
Kuropatkin meets with a crushing
defeat Russia may well sue for peace
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
COMPLIMENTS BALLARD.

The New Mexican violates no o n
fdence in giving the news that Chas.
L. Ballard of Roswell, who is the
Democratic candidate for the council
for the 9th councilmanic district
composed of the counties of Chavcs,
Eddy, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Otero, Dona
Ana, Luna and Grant. stands a remar-
kably good chance for election. in
deed it would not be astonishing
were he to come out of that meek
of the woods" with $500 majority. 1t
is always pleasant in politics to nav
a "sure thing" Leaving politics alone,
Mr.. Ballard, this paper believes, will
make a very good member of the
council. He is well acquainted with
the resources, conditions and needs
Of his district and will look out sin
cerely and effectively for the inter
ests of his constituents.-New Mexi-
car.
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HACERMAN. NEW MEXICO.

nEPAR FMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
DWash'ngton, d. c., July 10, 1904. Seal
ed proposals.. in duplicate, will be received at
the Office OF the United States Reclamation
Service, Roswell, New Mexico, until 2 O'Clock,
p. m, September 6. 1904, for the construction
of one earthen dam, retaining embankments,
s~pillways, gates, and pipe conduits. and 3R
miles of canal, for the purpose of conducting
the flow of water of the Hondo River to IA
reservoir at a point II miles southwest from
Roswell, New Mexico. Plans and specitica-
tons may be examined and forms of prOpo-
sal obtained by application to the chief En-
gineer of the Reclamation Service, Washing
ton, d. G., or to w. NJ. Reed, Oswell. New
Mexico. Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for 2 per cent of the amount of
The hid, payable to the Secretary OF the In
terror, as a guaranty that the bidders will,
If successful, promptly execute a satisfactory
contract and furnish bond in the sum OF 20
per cent of the contract price, for the faithful
performance of the work. The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids, to waive
technical defects, and to accept one part of
the bid and reject another, as the interest OF
the service may require. Bidders are invited
to be present at the opening of the bids. Pro-
posaIs must be marked proposals for Res
ervoir, Canals, etc, Hondo River, New Next
CO." Thos. Ryan, Acting Secretary.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
Sick Headache.

For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache of a very severe char
acter. She doctored with several EN-.
inent physicians and at a great ex
pense, only TO grow worse until she
was unable to do any kind of work.
About a year ago she began taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and today weighs more than
she ever did before and is real WE'LL
says Mr.. Geo. E. Wright of New Lon
don, New York. For sale by all drug
gists.
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FIVE CAR LOADS.
One Agent Sells That Many Fruit
Trees in the Pecos Valley.

One Agent Sells That Many Fruit
Trees in the Pecos Valley.
E. C. Minton, who has been in the
city for some months representing
the Oregon Nursery Company uf
Portland, Oregon, will leave for his
home this week. During his stay here
he has sold five carloads of fruit
trees to be shipped here next sum-
mer. In the lots are all varieties of
fruit trees. Mr.. Minton will return
next summer. He thinks the Pecos
Valley will make the greatest fruit
growing section in the United States,
and that in a few year the Valley
will be dotted with orchards from
n end to the other.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
The Live Stock Markets.

Kansas City. Sept. Cattle SLOW
to steady. Native steers. 3.75 q 500,
southern steers. $50 q 3.75; south
ern cows. $50 q 800; native COW:
and heifers. 1.50 q $50; stockers
and feeders. 2.25 @ 400; bulls. zoo
q 3.25; calves. 2.25 q $50; western
steers, 800 q $50: western cows.
1.50 q $50
Sheep steady. Muttons. s.25 q 400;
lambs. $50 q ABS: range wethers,
$50 q 400; ewes. 2.75 q $50
st. Louis, Sept. 1.-Wool steady,
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
A New Jewelry Establishment.

L. B. Boellner, of Ell Dorado, Kan
sas, is in the city, and is preparing
to open an up-to-date jewelry estab-
lishment In the Ingersoll book store
Hamilton Bros, who have been occa.
plying one side of the building in
front and the entire building in the
ear will move to the rear to make
room for the jewelry store. The fur
niture for the store is being Installed
today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
Penderarass Bound Over.

Sheriff Fred Higgins returned yes
terday from Alamogordo with Will
P~endergrasS, who was captured there
Saturday on the charge of stealing q
horse in this county. He was taken
before Judge Bailey last evening ami
waived preliminary examination and
was bound over to the grand jury
in the sum of $1,000. He has not yet
furnished the bond.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
Joe J. Jaffa is Here.

Joe j. Jaffa, merchant and banker
of his brothers Harry Jaffa of the
Jaffa-Prager Co., and Nathan Jaffa,
cashier of the Citizens National
Bank. MI. Jaffa is well known in this
city and has many friends here.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01

Items of Interest From the En-
terprising City Down the
Valley.

Frank Rabb. of Hagerman S in
town.
Miss Lena billiard and H. L. Gill,
of Roswell are visiting Mrs. Davidson
Mrs. L. Eddleman, of Roswell. is
here to take in one of the land bar
gains.
The Public schools of Artesia will
open on September 12-one week
from next Monday.
E.. l.. Higginbotham. representing
| Oklahoma Wholesale Grocery Com
pany is interviewing our merchants.
County Superintendent Kerr, who
has been in Artesia on school bust
mess, returned yesterday to Carlsbad.
Hon. L. T. Sholars sold to Grundy
Hedgecoxe, of Roswell, 480 acres, and
to Wilson Reinis 100 acres yesterday.
Artesia has a very progressive Ii
brary Association. The lady board
of managers meet at Mrs. Blair's to-
day.
Mrs. Bryant, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Gage, has gone to Carlsbad
to visit her sister. Little Miss Irene
Gage accompanied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Braeme, of Ros-
well, came in yesterday evening and
are at the Hotel Gibson. Mr.. Braeme
is a contractor and will be associated
with Joe Clayton.
Mrs. R. l.. Williams, of Amarillo,
who has been in the city for several
Chiles, left this morning for her home
accompanied by Mrs. Chiles who will
visit her in Amarillo for some weeks.
B. Fl. Tallmadge is in Artesia, with
him are John H. McKinstry, manage"
for Tallmadge Bros. in the Pecos Val
ley. and C. A. Overholt of Burlington,
Iowa associated with the Talmadge
Bros. and general agent for Iowa.
They are figuring on land lea Artesia
and Lake Arthur. They have nearly
sold u their land interests around
Dexter.
At public auction Tuesday the fol-
lowing real estate was sold: to John
R. Schrock, two lots fronting on Nam
an east of Hotel Gibson, for $3.50,
This is $3.50 per foot and consider
ing the location is cheap at that price
| The two lots Immediately back of
these were bought by S. w. Gilbert
for 1920. The two lots and frame
building of the Clark Bros. store were
| sold to E. F. Hardwick for $1,000. The
| stock of goods was bought by L. II.
Scholars.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01

BY the middle of the month Roswell
expects to have a United States sig
nal service station in full operation.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01

The matter of getting together aid
doing something on the railroad ques-
ton is being talked of today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01
The summer months have passed.

albuquerque, too, wants a a load
of Roswell exhibits at its fair.
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]. M. Hervey and H. J. Hagerman
will represent the Republicans of
Chaves county at the Albuquerque
convention.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01

A car load of Roswell fruit and
farm products at the Worlds Fair
will be a great advertisement for the
Pecos Valley.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01

To the buying PUBLIC
Our FACE we present
Not because of our FAME
Nor because We think we are 1T,
But because of our business IN
TENT.
And we wish you to know our
NAME.
To associate both with the
goods we SELL
We sincerely hope and ASK
If this you will kindly DO,
Your footsteps will surely LEAD
To the place SO easy to TELL
By the sign and the No.-aTASK
SO easy you'll grieve to KNOW
You've carried SO HIGH your
head,
And ignored-Yours Resp t.,
A. k. MOTT.
300 Main. Phone 267.
p. S.-We think we ma We a very
nice line of cOnfectioners goods.
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In It's convention notes the Albu-
querque Advertiser says: Farmer
Jerry may not carry socks in his
grip, but he always has a big lot OF
brains along. Jerry Simpson is a
brainy man and made many friends"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-01

The RECORD Is THE OFFICIAL
PAPER or THE COUNTY OF
cAAvEs AND THE CITY OF
ROSWELL
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The Republican newspapers tried
very hard to make Jerry Simpson he
deve that he had aus to complain
against the Democrats of this valley,
but they failed. It is believed that
IL MI. Simpson had been acquainted
in this part Of the Territory, he would
have the support of many Of the lead
ing Democrats, and probably would
have received the nomination As
il Is. the Democrats OF New Mexico.
regardless OF locality. recognize the
ability and energy Of Mr.. Simpson,
and they are glad 70 have him with
them. They know he q c~ongression-
Il timber. too.-Industrial Advertiser.
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For Rent.

One neat and well finished three
DON cottage. Good neIghborhood. Ap
ply Record Office.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15
y THEKANSASOn FIELDS
No Known Reason Why Deposits Might Not Be Found From
the Quadrangle
Only MrkstExpeted Establishment of
TankFa Relieve Situation

No one can tell why the territory
around Kansas City should not be-
come productive. The general geologic
conditions are precisely the same here
as they are within the lola quadrangle
and it need not be much of surprise
should good gas or oil wells be found
in near proximity to Kansas City,"
In some places, the gas or oil is
found between the Erie limstone and
of limestone is found in one mass
the Pawnee and Usage limestones, but
this condition is rare. At Paola and
Greeley, the gas is found in the shall
low ordinary shale. DR.. Haworth
said:
"At lola the gas sand is reached at
a depth of about 900 feet. At Hum
boldt and Chanute, oil is reached at
from $50 to 800 feet. The drill passes
through the various beds of limestone,
shale and sandstone before reaching
the oil bearing sands. In general about
one foot of limestone is found to two
feet of shale and sand combined, yet
in some places, from thirty to fifty feet
The sands are very unevenly dis
tributed, which accounts mainly for
the unequal distribution of oil and
gas. Occasionally little coal is
found, but not enough to have any spe-
cial value. Further to the southwest,
in the vicinity of Independence, a few
drillers have reported heavy beds of
coal. No other substances of value
occur here, except the materials for
producing brick and Portland cement,
which are abundant
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15

tory in the West, which has been run
ming many years, and a second one no"
in operation. There are numerous
brick factories in lola, Humboldt, Cha
mute and many other lesser concerns
which in the aggregate bring millions
of dollars into this part of the state
annually. The gas fields were devel-
oped earlier than the oil fields, par
ticularly in lola. 1t has been eight or
ten years since it was known that lola
had such large quantities of gas, but
the oil development is recent. TWO
years ago you could count on your
fingers all of the drilling rigs that
were in operation; now we have 1000
wells within the lola quadrangle alone
and are drilling new ones at the rate
of more than fifty month"
The geological formations and con-
ditions along the eastern part OF the
state are practically the same from
Kansas City to below the south bor'
der of the lola quadrangle, and why
gas and oil have been so abundantly
found around lola and not around Kan
sas City, where the geological condi-
tions are the same, is question that
DR.. Haworth says is hard to answer
The oil and gas are found in what Is
known as the oil or gas sands. Ac-
cording to Dr. Haworth about nine
teen twentieths of the gas and oil so
far found comes from what is known
as the Cherokee shales In Chanute the
Cherokee shales occupy the interven-
ing space from 500 to 700 feet Deep
In Kansas City the formation OF Sim.
liar shale is at about the same depth,
as measured from the bottoms, or lies
at a depth of 700 feet from the top OF
the bluffs. 1t extends, as in the other
cases, a distance of about 200 feet.
The strata Immediately below the
Cherokee shales is the Mississippian
limestone, beneath which neither oil
nor gas has yet been found. When
asked regarding the similar conditions
of the lola quadrangle and Kansas
CITY. Prof Haworth said:
"By way of comparison, 1t may be
interesting to add that the formations
are practically identical, with the zone
trending northeast and southwest and
reaching as far north as Kansas City.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15
Free to Twenty-Five Ladies'.

The Defiance Starch Co. will give
rs ladies' round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies'
in each of the following states: Illi-
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from ten
cent, 16-ounce package of Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any.
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed to
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September
LIST, 1904. October and November will
be the best months to visit the Elk.
position. Remember that Defiance is
the only starch put up 16 OF. Ia full
pound) to the package. You get one
third more starch for the same money
than of any other kind, and Defiance
never sticks to the iron. The tickets
to the Exposition will be sent by regis
tered mail September 9Th. Starch Tor
sale by all dealers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15

HUMBOLDT.-(Special.) The Hum
boldt district makes up the north enc
of the Kansas oil field as recognized
by oil operators. In other words 1t is
regarded as the upper end OF the
proven field. There has been some
oil discovered up in Miami county, but
oil men do not pay much attention tc
that section at the present time. A
trend also angles to the northeast to
wards Moran and they have little
oil there, but it is not being marketed
so operators are not giving that 10
cality any attention. Another trend
veers to the northwest towards Neoshc
Falls, but it is not yet defined and but
little development is going on there
Some oil is being hauled from there
to this place in tank cars and then
piped to Neodesha. Immediately north
of the Humboldt oil district lies the
big lola gas field. There is an abund
ance of gas in this territory also
Some of the largest wells in the state
are here. One was brought in last
week whose production cannot ue
measured It exceeds the limit of the
instruments.
Oil was discovered in this district
about eight years ago by Guffy and
Galley, auxiliaries to the Standard oil
Company. They bored thirty wells
found oil, but shut in the wells and
left, just as they did at other places
south of here. For six years the ground
remained undisturbed. Two years age
a local company drilled for gas. They
wanted to start brick plant. They
not only found gas, but also rich de-
post of oil. Since then things have
been humming in Humboldt. Most OF
the land was leased up, some by oper'
ators who began development, and the
rest by spectators. To-day there are
perhaps $50 oil wells in this district
This takes in the oil section of Allen
county. 1t includes probably 100 wells
owned by companies headquartered al
Chanute. The Humboldt and Chanute
districts overlap each other. They are
on the same trend and the dividing
line is the county line. Oil is found
here at from 700 to 1000 feet. Gas is
also found at the same depth. Some
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15

LAWRENCE, KAN. - Especial
Prof. E. Haworth, head of the depart
ment. of geology, of the University OF
Kansas, is completing some manu-
script for the United States geological
survey descriptive of certain parts OF
Kansas and especially the oil and gas
region. The manuscript is accom-
panied by numerous maps illustrating
the geological conditions. What is
known as the lola quadrangle is dis
cussed more fully in DR.. Haworth's
report than any other section. the
United States geological survey is
making a map to cover the entire area
of the United States. The unit OF size
is one-half degree of longitude to
one-half a degree Of latitude. The
maps are issued ordinarily on the
scale of half an inch to the mile 1t
requires much time and hard work to
make a complete map of one OF these
quadrangles
In speaking of the report. and the
geology of the lola quadrangle, DR..
Haworth said:
1.-The area included in the lola quad
rangle is without doubt the most pro-
ductive area of equal size in the state,
so far as developments have shown.
It includes all the gas of the lola pool
and the oil and gas of Humboldt,
Chanute, Erie and adjacent places.
Probably as great a profit is derived
from gas as from oil. We have enor-
nous zinc smelters which smelt three
fifths of all the metallic zinc in Amer
lea, the largest Portland cement fac
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15

do not take a small payment down
and a mortgage for the rest.

do not take small payment down
and a mortgage for the rest.
Notwithstanding the depression in
the business on account of the inabil-
ity of the Standard to take the full
production, development is going on
in every direction. Wells are being
drilled and capped. They are not
being shot. This will be done when
the market opens up again. The courts
have recently decided an important
case to oil men. A farmer here sold
his farm to another farmer. 1t had a
lease on 1t. The original owner tried
to hold the royalties. The court held
that the lease was part of the l1r0
and its ownership went with the land
and that the purchaser was entitled
to the royalties. Oil wells knock out
farm for crop purposes. The two
don't go we'll together. Most of the
oil lands are converted into pastures.
Humboldt has All Independent refill
cry. 1t is the only one in the Kansas
field. 1t is owned by G. D. Webster,
of Philadelphia, and is called the
Webster refinery. 1t has a capacity
of $50 barrels day now. Within
thirty days it will be increased to 500
barrels and Mr. Webster promises to
make it 1000 barrel plant by No.
vember. It was only started in Janu-
airy. Mr.. Webster has eight oil wells
of his own and he gets the rest of the
oil from local operators. He has es-
tablished tank car line, and ships
oil in all directions. He owns couple
of other refineries in the East. He
has been fighting the Standard for
twenty years, and is acquainted with
its methods. He says the railroads
give his competitor the best of 1t in
freight rates, but still he is able to
carry on a profitable business. One
time he said his freight rates were 81
tank higher than the Standard to
the same points and the railroads had
to give the Standard 80 cents out of
each 50 which he paid them. The
Standard has also tried to run him out
of business by reducing the price OF
oil in his territory. The merchants
would stay by him, however. He Is
now having such fight at Emporia
and lola and says his trade Is increas-
ing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15
ARMY TRIALS.
An Infantryman's Long Siege.

An Infantryman's Long Siege.
This soldiers tale of food is interest.
ing.
During his term of service in 18th
Infantry in Cuba and Philippines, an
Ohio soldier boy contracted disease
Of the stomach and bowels which all
army doctors who treated him pro-
nounced incurable, but which Grape.
Nuts food alone cured:
in October, 1899, when my enlist.
ment expired, l was discharged from
the army at Calulute, Philippines, and
returned to the States on the first
available steamer that left Manila.
When l got home was total wreck
physically and my doctor put me to
bed saying he considered me the worst
broken-down man Of my age he ever
saw and after treating me months
he considered my case beyond medical
aid.
During the fall and winter of 1900
and '01 l was admitted to the Barnes
Hospital in Washington, D. e., for
treatment for chronic inflammation Of
the stomach and bowels but after s
months returned home as bad as ever.
Il continued taking medicine until
February, 1902, when reading news
paper one day read about Grape-Nuts
and was so impressed l sent out for
package right away.
1.-The result is quickly told for
have used Grape-Nuts continually ever
since with the best results, my health
is so can do a fair days hard work,
stomach and bowels are in good con.
dition, have gained 40 pounds in
weight and feel like new man alto.
gether.
II owe my present good health to
Grape-Nuts beyond all doubt for medi.
cal science was exhausted" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Had he consulted any one of sew
eral thousand physicians we know Of
they would have prescribed Grape
Nuts Immediately.
( Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. THE Road to MELVILLE"