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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03
TOWN FIGHTS FIRE.
Edmore Wonen and Children jain
Bucket Brigade to Check
Blaze.

Edmors, Mich, Feb. 3.-With the
water mains frozen and the FIRE de-
partncnt powerless. this tcwn was
threatened with destruction by fire to.
day The are started in the store cf
the Edmore Mercantile company ana
destroyed half a score of buildings in
he business section. Bucket brl
gades, in which Re-e 500 men women
and children. worked for hours and
confne! the fire - an area Of two
blocks. The loss win reach $4,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03
HEARING NEAR CLOSE.
state Rests it's Case Against Alleged
slayers Of Teacher.

Bedford, Ind, Feb. 3.-Tho state
closed it's case today in the p'e'imin-
AIRY murder hearing against Frank
Evans and Elmer Downing. charged
with having killed Sarah Schafer, q
teacher, Jan. 2l 1894 Dude" Cook.
divorced wife OF Browning resisted
efforts TO break her testimony. Mo
lions TO dlsmIsa the case were over
ruled By Judge Mel ahlan II is ex-
peaJoi the defense w.ll close ITS case
tomorrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

Tho ancient ar Of scnEliag exists.
eN en- AT this late dav, n Hobart Boz
Eas er had finished g-indine a butch
er knife when Harry" Smith iabbel
The smuity end of slick at him.
hobby threw mp his hand 90 warn
of lhe blcw anc received a cut two
inches long that severed two arteries
and required the sers ice OF a sureeoa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

The ma erial for bridge 200 feet
long with 32-foot piers, TO he built
across Cache creek at Apache, has
beea unloaded al its destination.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

It was then proved thu, no such woa.-
an had ever lived. The names Of thp
thirteen children were stricken from
the rolls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

TO CURE A ccio IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's All druggists refund the money
Il Il fails to cure f. w. Groves sig
nature Ia Oh each box. csc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03
That TiekIIng in The Throat.

Hat IIlhTINg " IHF UFVat'
One minute after taking One Minute
Cough Cure that ticking in the throat
is gone lt acts I'm the throat-not
the stomach Harmless-good for
childrcn. Sold Nv C. r. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03
oasl ca.

The best for light The best for
mel Il Is great enterprise for
Guthrie ana should he literally patron
f..4
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

A committee appointed 10 !nvestl
gate the reason for high taxes in the
city has reported and 'Frenzled Fin
ance" has "come home" TO Hobart wifi
a sicNening "toO true"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

rwo telephone companies at Apach3
have been consulidated aud quiet has
lCen restored on the Cache
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03
lsAngRETTEs.
.osal Happenings Of City and Terri
tory Briefly Told.

saltwater has acquired an aerie oi
Eagles since Japvarv T.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

Importers of stations have Their
headquarters at Glencoe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

a baaquat. TO bring closer together
the meA in the two Methodist
churches at Norman. was attended by
sNeuty-fvo epests. A .ocal newspa-
per saws that the price Of yellow leg.
ged chickens EmpeG laoO rer cent
rcxt day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

The members Of the Braman brass
band, eighteen ia number, stage 1
Joe the Waif; or. the Pet Of ths
camp" last saturdav night, and turne !
poope away The earnings will be
usol IN huya low uniforms and next
summer the Raman band boys will
le the pride Of the ChiKaslua
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

Vinita Chienain: The Fort Gibson
Pos; has discovered mountain Of
limestone near the led barracks and
asks what o do with it. The Chief ain
offers the suggestion that It be made
into relics and planted about tho old
fort.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

Importers Of sta lions nave ther
headquarters at Glencoe.
Two telephone COMPANIES at Apach5
have been consolidated aud quiet has
lcen restored ON the Cache.
"a new produce house opened for
business thic week at Woodward. The
proprie.ors come FROM Award.
Newspaper DISPATCHES report that
quiet reigns IN Moscow but fail to
say how things are gcing at Musko-
gee.
Ex-senator ~. X. Harris ot Kansas
win address The Oklahoma shc-,horn
breeders association at sullwater
aeNt week
More than q million dollars OF the
Sulphur Springs fund has becn dis
rursod ara money still Cows from
the barrel
Payne county farmers get more for
their cream at the Agricultural col
lege than for their butter at sull-
watoc stores.
Some cae has been stealing tl.c
preachers coal at Granite. GRANTEES
thieves seem to be very unscrlpu Gus
fellows
Mountain View last week turned It's
attention from St. Petersburg aul
Guthrie long enough to watch hal
4 loor ascension.
Tho Canadian county court house
couldn't held the crowds that turne!
out 10 hear Carrie Nation at Ell Reno
3 the cher night
Farmers Of Greer county are holding
meetings to discuss ways and means
for curtailing the Gotten acreage for
the coming season.
TIE Oklahoma City T:mes-Journai
favors an investigation of legislative
Doodle stories. and the punishment oi
al persons guilty OF corruption
Twelve car loads OF broom corn arc
teing taken to the Chicago market
from Mountain View under the super
vision of one Of the growers.
A second irstalnent of OIL well
subscription has been taker.up a.
! shllwatcr In this case, it is feared
,he third will dispel the cha-m
Wilson Poth. a fulblood Choctaw
is ;he champion hear hUu'cr OF m.
<iaw,tie mountains lac has uilei
more than Eve hears in the last ten
years
The salt water has been bailod on.
Of the saltwater prospect hole. ans
the drilling goes on. However riof
The strike now. it cannot be deaie
that nc well was "salted."
Fl Reno Democrat Carrie Natoy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03
Guthrie TO Enid

Shortest, most direct and most de-
sirable line from Guthrie to all points
on the Frisco line south including Ho-
bart aad Okeene, and all points on
the Rock Island ncrth and south OF
Enid
Lowest through rates in effect with
all connecting nnes both at Guthrie
and Enid
Quickest Time.
Best Service.
Finest Equipment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03
TRIyE;L7 E;L7EEw EwHs cJTV0E
AAEAVNkAA rs cENTB
LAX IS9ADAMS SLCHlCAEn
DE. & &G.R.R.CO
"Alfalfa Route"
Start Gut the New Year Right

Travel via the line over winch yot,
get the hest service and whore yoa
can thoroughly enjoy your trip by rid.
ing in the brand new parlor car which
We now have in service ITS a Win
ner"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

Newspaper disf9tches report that
quiet reigns IN Moscow. but fail to
say how things are gcine at Musko-
gee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

c. H. Scrutchfeld has bought the
eecCld hand store which he formerly
owned from NJ. =. Bnklcy lie viii
continue TO handle wood in connecGcn
with the business. Bell phone 50. l0e
L. Harrison.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

The Gram Enterprise maa seems
% have doubled the dose in trying to
mre his gin. This came from his
stick last week Statehood BIZ is
having a worse tlnc Of it than Bun,alo
Bin ever had"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

Ex-senator W. r. Harris OK Kansas
viii address The Oklahoma shc-ihorn
breeders association at Stillwater
neNt week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-03

Fl Reno Deincc-at Carrie Nation
and the grand jury We're tco strong 4
combination FOR the saloonkeepers t.
20 against Yesterday, and the saocn
doors were closed tighter thar bank
safe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
U c RAIDER. Get sunny.
New Knox hats, Rooseyelt's

U c RAIDER. Get sunny.
New Knox hats, Roosevelts.
$3.50 ladies' Gloria shoes at Roose-
velt's.
The big shoe sale now on at
Teutsch's.
Agents wanted. See classified ad-
vertisements on cage seven.
1t is difficult for the average wo-
man to say what she means.
Any actress without a history can
easily obtain one at a book store.
Many young mans wealth is due
to his wisdom in selecting a father.
Social Progress" by Josiah Strong,
the author of "Our Country" at
Nolfs.
A company of marines from the
United States navy will give daily
drills and maintain a model camp at
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
An exhibit showing the method and
extent of the flax-growing in Marion
county, Ore, will form part of that
eounty's exhibit at the Lewis and
Clark centennial.
A comprehensive exhibit of Ore
gon grasses, which won the grand
prize at st. Louis, in competition with
the world, will be shown at the
Lewis and Clark centennial.
BY stopping a runaway team on
Main street this morning. Dan
Smythe made himself the hero OF the
occasion, and was chsered by the
40 or so bystanders who had col
lected.
Lost-Note book containing note
belonging to Tom Hinton, also certi-
ficate of stock in Western Cedar Co.,
of Rainier Or, and some receipts.
Reward will be paid if returned to
this office. o..
Rewards are being offered in the
classified columns for the return to
the East Oregonian office of two
breast pins. For full particulars and
description of pins read the classifieS
ads on page seven.
Work on the Oregon building for
the Lewis and CLARK exposition has
been begun, and the building will be
completed by March Is. The struc-
ture will be of handsome appearance
| 45xg0 feet. and will cost S9275.
Ada NJ Berg, principal Empire
Business College, Walla Walla, Wash,
formerly of Nebraska Business Col
lege at Omaha. graduate of Gregg
School of Shorthand, Chicago, will be
in Pendleton Saturday, Feb. IL, al
Hotel Bickers, for the purpose OF or
ganizing a. class in shorthand anc
typewriting. Individual instruction
For particulars. apply to Mrs, Victor
Houston, Bickers Hotel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM.
Practicing for Organization of a
Strong Club.

Pendleton high school will be rep
resented this year by a very speedy
aggregation. This is the first year
that baseball has been agitated at the
high school. In view of the fact that
there are several good players who
take no part in the track work, the
ball team was organized. Manager
Eyre has received a challenge from
Walla Walla high school for two
games, one to be played at each place.
The squad is out every evening
after school practicing faithfully on
their improvised diamond in one COR
ner of the campus. Each position is
being closely contested for by the
members of the large squad.
The candidates are Captain Pen
land, Strand, Bollermann, Storie. Tur-
ner. Anderson. Skiles, Hoover Leon
ard, johnson. Dickson, Means, Baker
and Gesslings. Penland is captain,
and Leonard is secretary and. treas
urer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
wanted. ReliobIe Men TO Travel.

$50 per week and expenses. In
auire at Hotel Bickers before noon
Monday. L. w. Day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04

The less advice a man hands out
the more listeners he will have.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
FOR THE GYMNASIUM FUND.
Commercial Association Arranges for
u High Glass Literary and Dramatic
Entertainment on February IS.

Arrangements were closed last eve-
ming by the house committee of the
Commercial, for a dramatic recital
and literary entertainment to be given
at the Frazer ON Friday evening, Feb
ruary 16, by Prof. J. Frank Fouche,
a performer of national repute. the
proceeds of the entertainment to go
to the gymnasium fund of the asso-
citation.
Especial arrangements will be made
for the benefit of the public school
and academy students and the enter
tainment promises to be the chief
event of the month. AS the funds are
to be given to the gymnasium, every
one interested in the promotion Of the
Commercial Association will be glad
to help this entertainment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
Enormous Rural Mail.

The five rural mail carriers OF
Walla Walla handled total of 1880
pieces of mail during the month OF
December. OF this large amount
27,545 pieces were delivered to pa
irons along the various routes and
1915 pieces were collected to be for
warded. The total number Of let
ters delivered was 516S'-Wai'a
Walla Statesman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
school board of district No. 16. Pen
dleton. Ore. until Tuesday. p. m.'
February IA. 1905, for the plumbing
in two eight-room school buildings
now in course of erection. Each bid
must be accompanied by certified
check payable to John HALEY, Jr.,
clerk, for per cent of the amount
of bid. Plans and specifications can
be had at the architects office, room
12, Judd building. Pendleton, Ore.
The right reserved to reject any and
all bids.
JOHN HALEY, JR..
Clerk.
c. E. TRoUTMAN.
Architect
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
|rY BREVITIES


|uuuy. U C RAIDER.
n stetson hats at Roosevelt's.
Is and Hanan shoes at Roose-
| Failing, agent for steinway
|a,s get satisfaction at How
|tumerly Rees' cigar store.
.Dsse cook wants a job. Wages
month. Address P. o. box "a.
81 George restaurant, open
n night. Mrs, Cooper, proprie-
hairs ladies' fine party slippers,
[gsO, 50. $3.50 and 81. on
E, ,l.65 at Teutsch's.
ey and misses jackets are go
Eardless of cost; all sizes now
Teutsch's department store.
tu have secondhand furniture
kind that you wish to sell. ad-
Il in the classified columns
d buyer.
2las H. Soule, professional
tuner, of Soule Bros. Piano
y, Portland, is in the city.
leave orders at Tallman 4 Co. IS
lore.
ward is offered for the return
ole book containing note and
certificate. Under head of
N classified columns will be
hll PARTICULARS.
Day and Night Express gives
reliable service" Covered
on street from Z a. m. to IL
Phone Main 2S11, or leave or
Gritman's cigar store. Billy
3 proprietor.
as heChesney, a farmer liv-
HattOn, Wash, was struck
North Coast Limited at Hat
a the train was going about
an hour, BY some unknown
be was thrown to one side
aped with few broken bones
lssments are being made tC
horse training school in Col
nh- Prof. William Haw. 'ot
Dn' Will open a school in the
Army hal! Monday, February
lice lectures will be given or
ana Tuesday in an effort tC
class.
larsen. Thomas L. Green
a4ties Sweeny, ID. c. Corbin
"OOerts' John Twohy ant
T. Wren, all of Spokane
"'porated the Pacific Pow.
" company with $1,000, O,0O(
alSlded into 10000 shares
pany is authorized to man,
and deal in all kinds of ex
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
LAND THIEF KNOWN HERE.
A. p. Caylor, Who Has Disappeared
From Portland, an o. II. & N. Fire

A. P. Caylor, one of the land con-
spirators who disappeared from
Portland yesterday, is well known
here. having fired an engine on the
o. r. G. N, between La Grande and
Umatilla for 10 years. He failed to
pass the mechanical examinations for
promotion after 10 years service as
fireman. and was discharged.
He was a professional gambler and
devoted his time to that occupation,
and neglected his duties.
Four years ago he left La Grande.
after his wife died. and has been iden-
titled with some of the toughest joints
in the north end of Portland.
1t was not known by his acquaint-
ances here that he was connected
with the land frauds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04

B. f. Beck is seriously Ill with
heart trouble and is being kept awe
by hypodermic injections of strych-
nine. His daughter, Miss M. E. Beck,
who is a trained nurse, has arrived
from walla walla to help attend her
father.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04

|unny. U C RAIDER.
IL stetson hats at ROosevelts'
,as and Hanan shoes at Roose-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
Operation Upon b. S. Waffle.

Yesterday afternoon an operation
was performed upon b. s. Waffle at
st. Anthony's hospital by Drs. Dick,
Ringo and Henderson. Since the OPP
Grafton he has been resting well and
will be able to be out again in a
short time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04

C. E. TRoUTMAN.
Architect.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-04
Marriage Licenses.

A marriage license was issued TO-
day by County Clerk Sailing to Geo
Blair Gillette and Miss Nellie Jay
both of this city.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
Laid to Rest.

son. the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. E. Mason, was held Monday MORN
ing at ten O'Clock from the home of
his parents on North Richardson ave-
nue.. DIR. C. E. Lukens, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, was in charge,
and gave a brief address full of feel
ing and comfort for the bereaved. At
ter prayers. the sermon and lullabies
by Misses Farris and Barrett, the re-
mains were taken to South Side cem-
Ietery for interment. Many friends of
the family were in attendance
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16

Toxic May 16.-It is reported that
Germany has dispatched a force of
troops and occupied Hal Chou in thu
southern portion of the province of
Shan Tung, where they raised and
saluted the German flag. Germany's s
object is not clear, but it is sugges-
ted that she is seeking an extension
of her interests in China by taking
advantage of the present lolitica!
conditions. 1t is feared that any chan
ges in the existing status quo of Chi
ma, coupled with the recent Indc-Chi-
ma incident, may seriously complicate
the war situation.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
Special Notice.

/ have decided to devote my time
exclusively to carriage painting and
upholstering for the next so days.
All single buggies painted for SO.
Other work accordingly.
/ will continue to use the high
grade materials and labor l have
always used, finishing with two (2)
coats of finishing varnish.
All work turned out in 10 days.
All rigs to be numbered as they
enter the shop and divided and fin
ished in sets of twelve.
There will be a drawing for each
set and the person drawing the lucky
number will have his job free, all 9th
er jobs to be paid for when they
leave the shop.
This offer is good on and after May
%. 1905, at 311 N. Penn ave.
LEWIS S. CASS.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
Small Fire at Judge Evans

There was a great blowing Of wais-
ties. firing of guns and ringing of
bells at ten O'Clock last night on ac-
count of a small fire at the home CT
Judge ]. T. Evans, on Richardson
avenue. A newly papered room that
had not been occupied was the scene
of the fire. In passing through the
room one of many persons is thought
to have accidentally dropped match
in a roll of old carpet that lay ON
the floor. This and hole in the floor
were burned before the blaze was dis
covered and extinguished by F. Guy
Newell. a nearby boarder who came
to Judge Evans well for bucket of
water. The fire was SO small. the de-
partment did not locate it until it
was put out The damage was not
over five dollars.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16

Press dispatches bring the news
that Nate Hendricks. fthis city was
one of five men hurt in Santa Fe
wreck at Emporia, Kan, yesterday.
Two of the injured are not expected
to live, and the Roswell man receiy-
ed injuries in the back and hips and
scalp wounds. His condition is pro-
nounced serious. The wreck was caus-
ed by vandals. who drew the spikes
from some of the rails. The wreckers
have been at work for four months
but this was their first success. Five
cars went into the ditch. but the Pull
mans remained on the track.
Mr.. Hendricks is well known here,
being employed in the cattle business
by Frank Divers. He left ten days
ago for visit at Fort Scott, Kan,
and is thought to have been on his
way home.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
New Well in Orchard Park.

A new we'll has just been completed
at Orchard Park. 1t is on the place
of Mr. White, one mile west of that
Sherman. The well is 933 feet deep,
has a nine inch flow above ground
and the casing is 6 inches in diameter
From the day the machine was moved
off was Just thirty-seven days, Sun
days included The best rate made
during that time was $50 feet in nine
hours.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
Twenty Acres for Twelve Hundred.

Twenty Acres for Twelve Hundred.
Charles T. McClane and wife and
Jean E. McClane and wife have sold
to George T. Miser, for $1,000, tract
CT twenty acres in section s, township
Roswell together with a one-fourth
interest in an artesian we'll. The deed
indicating this transfer was filed Sat
urday in the office Of Probate Clerk
and Recorder. F. p Gayle.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
: Strawberries and Cream 2,3O till 10,

trip to Albuquerque, Santa Fe and
other points in the western part of
the Territory, on sight seeing trim
He will return in about ten days by
way of Ell Paso. 1t will be remember
ed than Prof Stilwell refused reap
nointment as superintendent of the
City Schools of Roswell when the
board of education decided that they
were not able to grant the raise in
salary Since then he has not decided
upon a business location
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
BIG DEAL IN CATTLE.
Siauqhters Sell TWO Large 5unches
to Northern Parties.

to Northern Parties.
George NJ. Slaughter has just COM
pleted two large deals in the Slaugh-
ter cattle interests Both sales were
made through T. d. Andrews, of FIT
Worth, who has been here for the
past few days and left this morning
for his home. To Oscar Keeling, of
Council Bluffs, Iowa. he sold $500
two-year-olds for his ranch in Wyo-
ming. and to F. H. Evans, of Garden
City, Kan, he sold 1000 head of
"rwos" from the Slaughter Running
Water ranch. Mr.. Slaughter went to
Hereford this morning to deliver the
1000 head to Mr.. Evans. Mr.. Keeling
is one of the largest ranchers of Wy
oming. and for years he has been one
of the heaviest buyers of cattle in
Texas and this section of New Mexi-
co. He has one of the best outfits
in the West. He left Roswell today
for Amarillo.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
Germany Says Report is Wrong.

Berlin, May 16.-The foreign Office
replying to the inquiry of the Associa-
ted Press regarding the excitement
at Toxic over the report that German
troops had occupied Hal Chou in the
southern part of Shan Tung Penins,l-
la, says the report Is wholly incorrect.
The German government is doing no.
thing in Shan Tung outside of full
filling the treaty agreement with Chi
ma, which fact has been com mmunic:,-
ted to both Toxic and Washington.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16

sident of the lowlands are patrolling
the levees along the Des Moines riv-
er to forestall any break of the rap
idly rising river, which showed a. rise
of nearly two feet last night. The ter
ritory threatened was submerged two
years ago and thousands of families
were driven out.