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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18
ALAMOGORDO WEATHER.
While Other Sections Suffered
Greatly on Account Of the
Blizzard.
This Locality Kept in Comfortable OOndi-
tiOn and no One Suffered.

Special to the News.
Alamogordo, All the Week.
Again we have had a comparison
in the weather business with
other sections and again we are
ahead on the climatic conditions.
1t has been cold, very cold es-
pecially Monday morning, but
no one suffered as reported from
other sections.
On account Of our blessed loca-
ton near the foothills Of the
Sacramento mountains we never
catch the full force Of the biz
yards as they sweep across the
country carrying destruction be-
fore them and leaving suffering
in their paths.
From neighboring towns re-
ports came Of biting and intense
cold and zero was registered at
many points. Some places
didn't have such cold weather
yet the wind was SO strong as tC
make outdoor work impossible,
At Alamogordo and vicinity there
was no wind and up the La Luz
cafion the weather was compare
lively mild.
| This is the same story concern
ing every blizzard. We nevel
catch the worst. The weather
here is mild and when compared
with other sections we find il
very mild and every wintel
brings out this fact more anC
more.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18
THE FLEMING AND
JACKSON CASE.
The Gases Which Were Filed Last
October Heard BefOrd Judge
Mann Tuesday.
The Decision WIN be Given in Writing ani
win be Of Interest to the People o.
This County.

Board of County Commission
ers Of the County of Otero, Ter
ritory of New Mexico, VS.. 1. N.
jackson, treasurer and ex-OfficiO
collector, and the same VS.. I. F.
Fleming, assessor, was heard be-
fore Judge Mann Tuesday. F.
]. Weilep represented the coun-
ty and j. E. Wharton for Jack
son and Fleming. The cases
were argued upon the demurres
of defendants to the petitions Of
plaintiff. The court took both
cases under advisement and will
shortly hand down his written
decision. These suits question
commissions collected by jack
son and Fleming upon certain
taxes and licenses.
We are glad that this matter
is to be disposed of according to
law that the present officials and
the people of this county may
know where they are at.
We will take occasion again to
remark that we do not believe
nor have we ever believed that
Messrs. jackson or Fleming are
wilfully guilty of any illegal Of
fetal act. 1t is q question of
law and because these gentlemen
were advised by lawyers to a
certain course does not by any
means settle the question.
This paper will publish the de-
cision of Judge Mann when the
same has been made.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18

have come to realize that the
workmen on the system ARE
GIVING SATISFACTION in
every particular, or at least no
one knows anything to the con-
tary, and the most of us will be
much older than we are now be-
fore a change will be made, or
EVEN a COMMITTEE ENTER
TANNED who have for THEIR
PURPOSE the MUCH WANT
ED CHANGE.
The road is in much better
condition today than ever before
and the people who own the road
certainly would not willingly
take or cause to be taken a back
ward step in the roads progress.
Again we will remark that no
other man has ever had charge
of the roads operation who has
so admirably succeeded like Mr..
Sullivan. No other man has
ever managed railroad men and
has been SO agreeable with men
under him as has Mr.. Sullivan.
Mr.. Sullivan makes himself one
of the boys and the boys in re-
turn take pleasure in serving the
road, and as long as this happy
state of affairs continue you can
just bet your life that the men
who have sense enough to own
the road also have sense enough
to know when they have the right
man in the right place.
In the mean time, as citizens
and business people OF Alama-
gordo, let's DO BUSINESS and
the rumors will die natural
deaths.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18
Weather Il RauWsll.

Roswell, N. M., Fob. Il. Twsnty-nlne
degrees below zero was the Official re-
port Of United States Observer Wright
on the temperature this morning 81 !
O'Clock. That was the coolest point IN
the present freeze. This skaters ali re-
cords Ia Roswell and this part of the
PeeOs Valley. + was the greatest M
turaI s'aceidentr Of the age In this par,
Of the world. Il was something un.
Thought oi. something hard 10 believe
The nearest approach % shisiaIIin cen
peratuFe occurred just ten years ago.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18
Ben WiggintOn Dead.

Ben WIgginton is no more. Death re
lieved his sufferings, at few minutes
before eo'cIock Wednesday morning.
J.B. WigglntOn was p years ol age
and had lived here about one year. He
was on the streets ! few days ago fun Of
hope and looking iairIy well, but the
dread disease, consumption. Is no re-
spsctor Of persons. Dr. 3 b. Van Ars-
del Of this place is 1 cousin Of the dead
man. His parents, MI. and Mrs ,. 7.
WIggInton. we're with him when thelasl
came.
Tho bodf was shipped "Wednesday
night 70 Louisville, Ky., Ior burial. -
ecmpanIed 81 The heart broken father
land mother
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18
w. E. WARREN 3 BRO.
Druggistsl-l--s-son the Corner.
FRATERNAL SANTARIUM
COMMITTEE.
EnrOute to AlamogOrdO to Look
Over Proposed Sites for the
Great Sanitarium.
Committee Expected to Arrive Some Time
During the Coming Week.

Special to the News.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 13.-A
dozen representatives of the Ma
tional Fraternal Congress, left
here, via the Santa Fe, for Ala
mogordo, N. NJ, where they will
seek a location for the national
sanitarium for the treatment of
consumption.
Points on the Santa Fe will be
visited first and then on the
Rock Island and Southern Paci-
fic.
The sanitarium idea was con-
ceived by Mr.. H. A. Warner of
Topeka, and he is in charge of
the party, which includes repre-
sentatives of all leading frater-
nal insurance orders of the coun-
try.
Holders of fraternal insurance
policies who become invalids or
afflicted with consumption will
be cared for free at the sanitar-
ium, provided that their home
I
lodge recommends them as be-
ing unable to pay for treatment.
The committee of the Fratern-
tiles consists of the following
members of the board Of mana
gers; w. r. Edison, president Of
the Associated Fraternities Of
America; August Schlafy head
| of the Missouri-Iincoln Trust
company of st. Louis; III. p,
Moody, manager of the American
Baptist Publishing company |; DIR.
W. H. Mayfield, president of the
Mayfield Sanitarium Of st. Louis
and DR.. Fl. A. Warner, supreme
medical director Of the Knights
and Ladies of Security.
The management of the E. p
N. E. traffic department will see
to it that special care is taken oi
| the committee while on theil
line and the Alamogordo Board
of trade will have charge Of the
gentlemen while here and take
especial pride in informing the
committee as to our advantages
over other sections for the loca
tion of the sanitarium.
This particular vicinity fur
nishes the greatest inducements
over any other locality in tht
southwest for the care and treat
ment of consumption and it i
well that the committee vii
visit other places SO as to satisf!
them as to our advantages
Here any degree Of altitude cal
be had and we are eternall.
sheltered from the winter biz
yards, something no other sec
tion of the southwest can claim
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18
Milton Philips g Oarlsbad.

Milton Phillips Of Alamogordo, .
former resident Of Carlsbad. writes 70
friends here that be expects toFetnrn 70
Carlsbad ID the near future. He says q
valuable lead 81 copper has recently
been found near AIam0goFd0 and that
smeItefs are soon 10 De erected at that
place. Some Of Caflsbad's citizens have
extensive mining interest At Alamogor-
DO and win be glad 70 learn Of q smeIier's
going 10 be placed 1t that town. -Carls.
bad Current.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18
JUDGE BYRON
SHERRY DEAD
Has Been Dead Since Sometime in
the Early Part of the Year
1897.
This News was Received From Two Sour
oes and Must be True.

According to Kansas Sheriff Judge
Byron Sherry is dead.
During the last week Judge Sherry
has received the news OF his death from
two sources. one from an attorney in
Missouri and the other from an old friend
in Kansas.
The Missouri lawyer writes as follows:
"In February, 1897, Reuben H. Shot
well executed deed Of trust to you as
trustee to secure q certain note to
Eugene Richards. Default was made
in this note and the property was after
wards sold by the sheriff and purchased
by Mr.. Richards. The sherIff's deed re-
cites: Whereas. Byron Sherry, trustee
as aforesaid Is dead and unable TO act
as such trustee, etc. ="
Then after asking Judge Sherry "a
answer over his own signature so as tC
clear up the little to the property In
question the letter closes by saying:
Trusting that you may yet spend
many years performing the valuable
services for which you were created.
remain yours truly.
a H -
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-18

The Kansas side Of the Judges death
was from and old friend who thought
him dead many years ago. This was
from Frank A. Root. author Of the very
interesting book entitled 1.-THE Over
land Stage to California" Mr.. Root
kindly sent Judge Sherry 8 copy Of the
book under the seal Of his own auto
graph. Judge Sherry and Mr.. Roo,
were together on the first trips made
BY stage from Kansas TO California.
In conclusion we viii state that Judge
Sherry though past 10 years Of age Il
still very much alive and Ia this eity
practIelng law and 10 recognized BY tht
bar Of she southwest as one Of It's lead
Ing attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

and this. it was alleged by the Crown, YVES from the tab of the coat which the prisoner was wearing.
 An important link in the chain of cir cumstantial evidence was a black whisky bottle.
 This, 1t was stated, was sold to Gardi- ner at Lsnaskea during the day pre- ceding the night on which he met his death. and it was not seen again until produced and opened by the accused at time subsequent to that at which the murder was stated to have taken place
 The medical evidence showed that Gar diner was not dead when he was thrown into the river
 Only one of the injuries on his body was proved to be wound made before death which might have been inflicted by a blow from full bottle, but could not have been caused by an empty one.
 Prof Barlsle, analyst, stated that on the trousers. the shirt front and the tie of the prisoner he discovered small blood stains, which, however. he could not de- termine to be human.
 For the defense. evidence was produced to prove that rowdy scenes had occurred at Ballyindarragh bridge at a time after the appearance of Criggan at the house
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
REMARKABLE TRIAL.
Haircut on Bridge Saved Man Ac-
 cused of Murder.
From the London Leader.

Prom the London Leader.
 Literally speaking, the life of Hugh Criggan, of Inniscreenery, charged at Bel fast Assizes with the murder of farmer named Jorn Gardiner, hung upon thread The police based their case upon a human hair a thread and whisky bottle.
 The two men had attended a sports meeting at Lisnaskea and were supposed to have started together for them. Gardi- ner was never seen again alive; but there was evidence of 8 struggle having taken place at Ballyindarragh bridge, over which they would have passed.
 At this spot Gardner's broken um- brella was picked up the following day, and his dead body. with number of wounds, was recovered from the river 1123 yards below the bridge
 The police Investigations succeeded in discovering hair on the parapet of the bridge, which, from Its appearance. was stated to have been from the mustache of the victim.
 They also found thread near the hair,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

of friend, where he brought out the whisky bottle. About this time cries of distress were heard by those there, coming from the dl- rection of the bridge. So far as the thread was concerned, it was shown that it was from a coat similar to those worn in this part of the county by numerous people.
 In reference to the hair found-four days after the murder-a number of wit nesses declared that the inhabitants, in stead of going to a barber shop. obliged each other by cutting one another's hair at the bridge
 Only the day before the tragedy the de- ceased cut the hair of neighbor at this spot.
 After three quarters of an hours delb- erations the jury found the prisoner not guilty and he was discharged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
Willing to Please.

From the "Familie Journal.'
 Customer-How do you sell your milk? Dairyman-Ten cents quart, madame But I understand you charged only 6 cents.''
 "Oh, you want some at 6 cents @ quart l can make 1t that for you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
TO MERCHANTS.

EffectlVe Wednesday, Nov. 18th, lO:25 a. m. Bessemer freight train will % to Bes- semer via South Bessemer line and return via Nol th Bessemer line.
 Birmingham Railway, Light
 & Power Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
Men chambermaIds In Japan.


 From E. W. Howe's Tokio Letter to the Atchison Globe.
 I have encountered another novelty in Japan; tea and toast In my room at o'clock D. m. and dinner at 7:3o o'clock. The chambermaids at the ho- tel are all men; haven't seen woman about the place. The women are prob ably out gathering rice and wading in mud up to their knees. The women are not only ornamental here; they are useful as well. American women who visit Japan are apt to attract so little attention that they will feel insnlted. Our American notion that woman is an angel, and the bulwark of our great nation, and the homemaker, although she often does her own homemaking through the hired girl, is unknown here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
BESSEMER DEPOT { WILL BE ENLARGED Alabama Great Southern to lm-
 prove Facilities CITY COUNCIL TO MEET City Engineer Parkes Will Begin the Construction of Storm Sewer
 as Soon as Material
 Arrives.

Bessemer, December 30.-(Special. 1.-The contract for the enlargement of the Ala bama Great Southern depot at this place has been let and the work will begin at once. The depot is to be extended one hundred feet, which will add considerably to the convenience of the officers and the general public.
 The ticket office and telegraph depart ment will remain where t"ey are but a separate department will be arranged for the clerical force and the passenger and freight departments are to be separated. Considerable room will be added for the handling of freight, which has become an absolute necessity on account of the great increase in the local traffic of the road.
 All the railroads leading into this city. and there are seven of them. are do- ing an immense freight business and this traffic is increasing every month.
 Indeed, the business of all the roads is becoming so great that all of them have had to increase their storage ca pacities.
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, which handles a large been compelled to build new depot which has just been completed and 1t is now being occupied at Nineteenth street and First avenue.
 The passenger department hss also been completed and will be occupied next Mon day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

be chicken until it chanced that a student discovered a peculiarly shaped bone Twirling 1t between his thumb and finger, he approached his host and asked if there was anything, save snake, that could make use of that bone, Being assured there was not, the combany were soon discussing the merits of the blue racer they had been eating. From one snake thirty-five sardwiches had been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
Notes and Personals.

State Deputy Grand President Jerry Fountain of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, will visit the different aeries over the state during the coming week to assist in the Installation of officers and look after other matters of interest to the local aeries.
 Ira Martin of Fayette, has moved his family to Jonesboro, where they Wa. reside in the future. The Martin Furniture company Is nov ing into the new building on Third ave- nue that has just ueen completed. In their new quarters the concern has more room and one of the handsomest and most con- veniently appointed business houses in the city.
 The Bessemer public schools which were dismissed ten days ago for the holidays,
 will reopen next Monday. Beaver Dam No. last night met and elected the following officers: E. F. Hig- gnbotham, past president; r. A. Moore, president: John l.. Love, vice president; T. A. Hines. Jr, chaplain; w. P. Gum, secretary; Henry Hurd, treasurer; R. C.. Borders, guardian: George w. Jones, mu- sician, and Thomas Benton, trustee for three years.
 Thomas 1T. Holt encampment of Odd Fellows met last night and elected the following officers for the coming year: T. T. Kendrlck, chief patriarch John L.. owen, 1lSn pTlesl, NhiiS Ls iioustoi'' senior warden; F. E. 1Iill. junior warden; F. U Winter, scribe; T. B. Wallace. treasurer; representatives to the grand encampment, G. F. Bains, and T. B. Wal lace.
 Lewis Meyer of Demopolis president of the Bnai BRith, of Alabama, will lecture at Temple Bethel tomorrow after noon at o'clock. Rabbi M. Newfed, James Beatman and James Oberdorfer will assist.
 The "Tom Thumb Wedding" will be presented at Library hall in this city Monday night. The proceeds will go for the benefit of the First Baptist church building fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
To Our Patrons and the Public

With great deal of heartness wish the people Birmingham and the suburban cities and towns Happy New Year.
 Never relations with the public of more pleasing than they present and have to believe that they will be still cordial in the future.
 The realize that the furnished to them by this supply the United States that them the best possible, and that always ready hear complaints and to adjust them spirit of equity and good will.
 Therefore, their cooperation in reducing the waste of which have shown be and unustlabe this ways-by notifying the telephone bursts nfrequened portion of the city sububs by stopping leaks their homes and by turning off the water nights instead of allowing to These not unreason compliance with them will benefit consumers well ourselves.
 people of Birmingham progressive those o predict that within short time they will ask tor general installation They know that meters all of the suburbs where they giving unqualified satisfaction them that the allowance of water minimum payment less than 13 than great many famies and that the correctly but tends the improvement o sanitary the household Hence the ezenso Birmingham should prepared the the embodiment of and useful and willing friend.
 company interests nseparaby connected with the growth of Bmngam and the Birmingham District we congratulate public the bright outlook for 9Oo and earnestly hope that the prosperity which the New Year certain to bring will have wide and distribution.
 Birmingham Water Works Company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
Council to Meet.

The city council of Bessemer will meet next Tuesday night at the city hall and will have several matters of importance to consider, the most important of which possibly, will be that of the coal-weigh- ing ordinance passed at the last meet ing
 The coal dealers announce that when the ordinance goes into effect forcing them to drive each load of coal by the city hall to be weighed, by city weigh CT, for which service they must pay, they will advance the price of coal 90 cents on the load. This has created consid- erabe dissatisfaction among the con sumers of coal and 1t is understood that the council will be asked to reconsider the ordinance and amend 1t in some way so as not to work a hardship on all parties concerned.
 Other matters of street and sidewalk Improvements will come up for consld- eration. City Engineer Parkes has an n ounced that work will begin on the build ing of the Second avenue storm sewer as soon as the material arrives which will likely be within R few days.
 At the last meeting the city council au- thorized the mayor to borrow sl5,Ooo from one of the banks of Bessemer for this and other Improvements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
Pilot Snake as Companion.

For some years large pilot snake, picked up on a Michigan prairie and nam- ed Daisy, was almost constantly with this man, who, to know snakes. made companions of them. Often 1t wound itself about his arm and it seemed to like be- ing there.
 The dainties that snakes love he pro- yided, and he constantly bestowed on Daisy such care and attention as was cal culated to win a snakes affections. The only result was that Daisy grew quite unafraid; seemed to prefer to take food from his hand, and made no effort to es- cape. which was all that could be ex- pected from creature who has no affec- tion for it's young. Many snakes spurn their offspring from the first, others keep about with them for week giving them pointers as to how to get on in the world. and then leave them to shift for them selves.
 Daisy. when left to her own diversions. followed the instincts which gives its kind the name of pilot snake and would make excursions up the supports of porehes and the sides of a house or room but was quite willing to be captured and carried about In the fall 1t descended to the cellar and winding itself into tight coil. hibernated, without food from about the 18th of September until the 18th of April, coming out in the spring, seeming glad in it's way to be alive.
 Tn discussing snakes and their peculiar ities, attention was called to their beau- tiful colorng and markings, which, 1t is asserted, are finer than those of any other creature living on land in this part of the world; to their graceful movement in symmetrical curves, and to the fact that they never make surperfuous mo- tion Observation also shows that they serve a useful purpose in ridding the land of grasshoppers and other pasts in- imical to agriculturists.
 Particular About Food.
 Most particular as to their food, snakes eat only that which they kill, and they fudge of the fitness of their food by it's motion, taking nothing which does not move swiftly. Field mice and birds are dainties they especially covet. and In hunting and capturing them they display the guile and cunning which the Script ures attribute to them.
 That they charm their prey is another popular belief which Is quite unsupported by fact. The creatures they hunt fear them, as a hungry snake has way of getting what it goes for. and. seeming to understand this. q bird is so filled with terror when it sees a snake that often it is unable to fly. and falls an easv victim to it's enemy. It is this condition that leads to the generally accepted conclu- sion that a snake has the power to charm.
 As an article of diet, the blue racer, of all snakes. is said to be the most delicate in flavor. as it is very cleanly in It's hab- its. and particular. as to it's food. The flesh of the rattler is also perfectly whole some and toothsome. having a flavor, like the flesh of most snakes, like chicken.
 At an evening entertainment given at the home of this investigator. lettuce edged sandwiches of finely minced snake meat were served. and were supposed to