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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

eral interesting items may be found
among legislative proceedings. Among
these is an act passed by the legisla-
ture in 1889, in which is found the
following: thereafter, in this terri
tory, no person who cannot read
write sufficiently well " 10
keep his own record shah
be eligible to : " the position
of school teacher" etc. Previous 10
that time, several religious denomlna-
lions had, for many years, in Differ
n parts o. the territory, sustained
good schools, chiefly of a missionary
character. Great credit is due these
people, and their schools, no doubt,
eXerted much influence in arouslnS
educational spirit n creating a de-
sire for the education of the masses
But NO matter what had been put on
paper. advance began not carrier than
1887 or 1888.
Previous to this time, in 1882, Silver
City had obtained from the Legislature
a special charter constituting said city
an independent school district. TINS
act of far sightedness gave that CITY
an advantage in start that nay be
easily recognized In many ways, not
only in Silver City, but throughout
Grant county.
In the summer of 1888 a few citi-
zens organized and incorporated un'
der the tile of Las Cruces College, but
the etire capital stock was less than
$1,000. This school was opened IN
September, 1888, and was maintained
by private enterprise, forming the
nucleus of the present Agricultural
College. When the latter was opened
in the spring of 1890. Las Cruces Col
lege was discontinued, and its pupils
became the entering class of the Ag-
ricultural College.
Territorial institutions.
BY act Of the legislature, signed III
1889, the University of New Mexico
the College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts. and the School of Mines
were created. The first was opened
in June, 1892: the second in 1890. and
the third in 1895.
In 1899, the New Mexico Normal
school at Silver City, the Normal
school at Las Vegas, and the New
Mexico Military Institute at Roswell
were created. The first was opened
for students in 1894 in temporary
quarters; and the second and third, IN
1898.
The Common Schools.
In 1889, the common schools or the
territory we're so nearly nothing, tha'
in a sketch of the progress OF edu-
cation, they may, at that date, be en-,
tireiy d~isregarded. For instance
have on file reports Of which tht
following are samples: IN 1890
Chaves county had one school district
practically n~inety-four miles square
one school building, and not 20 eX'
coed 100 pupils.
On Lincoln county, no records pre-
Vious 10 1890. White Oaks. the lead
ing district, had no building, but rent.
ed rooms for what public school /
had" Albuquerque, in 1890, had alb
solutely no public school property
whatever"
Advance in Common Schools.
The legislature of 1S90-9l over
hauled the existing school law an.
enacted one containing many feature
new in New Mexico. This bin pro
yided for a Territorial Board of Edu
cation created the office of super
intendent Of public instruction, pro
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
ALBUQUEI

Not waiting or asking for a Car
negie donation, the people of Albu-
querque, through a %one-fourth Of a
cent tax, established and maintain an
up-to-date, well equipped library. In
the year 1901. Joshua S. Reynolds,
president of the First National Bank
of Albuquerque, and one of the most
prominent and public spirited citi-
zens Of the city, donated to the
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
Administration

Administration.
The Territorial Board of Education
is a working body. 1t holds regular
quarterly meetings, at which ques-
tons vital to educational interests are
discussed, and, within its power, these
questions are settled. TOhe last leg
islature empowered II to grant terri
torial teachers certificates, and at
each meeting, several applications are
passed upon. This is decidedly an
advance movement.
Many county superintendent are
manifesting genuine interest in their
schools, and visiting them and work
ing for their welfare. Few people
can realize the amount of travel q
county superintendent has in vista
ton. Many counties are very large
and the schools are scattered,
The annual teachers institute has
become an established factor In oul
educational system. Its purpose is &c
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
ONE OF UNCLE SANS INDUSTRIAL
AND TRAINING SCHOOLS NEAR CITY
Educates Three Hundred Little Red Men and Women From
the Various Tribes Of the
Southwest.

The Albuquerque Indian School
was opened in August. 1884, and has
a capacity for, 300 pupils, the average
attendance last year being 344. fhe
pupils sfe collected from New Mexico,
and consist principally Of Navajos
and Pueblos. About 125 Navajos are
in attendance this year. The pupils
are secured from Acoma, Laguna,
Isleta and Santa Ana Pueblos and
Navajos In New Mexico.
Thirty-one persons are employed at
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

president Of library commission.
Vice President--W. r. Metcalf.
Treasurer-Dr. J. w. Elder.
Secretary-Miss Ethel Hickey.
Library COMMISSIONERS Ward,
Miss Ethel Hickey. A. b. Mcmillan;
2nd Ward. Mrs. II. Is. Ray, John IL.
Single; 3rd Ward, Mrs. Jay Hubbs.
DR.. J. w, Elder; ith Ward, Mrs.
Fank Alderman, w. p. Metcalf.
Librariau-Nell Nj. Wetter,
Assistant-Mrs j. II. Single.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

inhabitants of Albuquerque, property
on East Railroad avenue, for the pur-
pose OF having established thereon, a
library. Funds necessary for the cree
ton OF a building were solicited and
secured. and a handsome, ~three-story
brick structure a erected upon the
property, books were secured, and
the library thrown open to the pub
lie. At present there are about 1897
volumes IA the library, ten daily
papers on file, and forty-fiYe differ
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

Industrial training consists of carpen-
try, blacksmithing, shoe and harness
making, engineering, printing. farm
ing and gardening. for the boys;
sewing, laundering, cooking, and
other kindred omestic work for the
girls. It Is proposed to improve, by
washing, the alkali lands of the
school farm. so as to render them
suitable for producing crops. Special
care will be given to training the In
dian boys in gardening and the cuf-
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

the salaries they receive and the con-
ditions under which they work are
Of the districts own their school
houses, and IN the other districts
rooms are rented in which TO hold
school, Practically all the houses are
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
FEW FACTS ABOUT NEW MEXICO.

much greater. reaching in the highest
peak, about $4,000 feet. The Rocky
mountain range trayerses the terri
tory from north 90 south, but it's gen
eral heighth is considerably less than
In this territory.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF
RICH BERNALlLLO COUNTY

In the county OF Bernalillo there
are twenty-six school districts, out
side of the city Of Albuquerque, dis
trict No 8 having been divided, re-
Gently. There are employed in these
districts thirty-siX teachers. The
work done by them is excellent, if
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

The surface of New Mexico Is Of
great altitude running from $500 feet
at the southern border 20 5000 feet
at Albuquerque and 1000 at Santa Fe
and Las Vegas. In the mountain
ranges, of course, the altitude IS
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

ment worth about $1,000 Our two.
Normal schools, the School of Mines,
the Military Institute, have been sim
ilarly developed. These higher insti-
tutions, each, along its special line,
are doing excellent work. and their
graduates are r~eflecting great credit
on their alma matters.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

the school, at salaries ranging from
$500 to 1900 per annum. The total
support fund for the school this year
is $51 900, which does not include
special improvements, such as repairs
and new buildings. Usually about
$4,000 is appropriated annually for
the General Repair Fund. At the
present time the appropriation for
permanent improvements is large,
which will be used for the construc-
ton of a large dining room and kitch-
en- for the pupils, a large dormitory
for small boys, for the purchase OF
land to enlarge the grounds, and for
the installation OF an irrigating sys-
TEN, that the farm may be used for
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

ia 49,
poses in pro-
and for train
cultivation OF
The corps
as follows:
assistant sup
one physician
cipal teacher
one k%indegar,
stress, one al
COOK, one ass
one assistant
one assistant
THAN, one bl
teacher, one
baker, one S
one %laundres!
assistant mat
The school
dian schools,
tions. One E
airy school on
section is en-
domestic VIC
each half da.
carried on as
which cores
grades of tn,
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

mical pur-
bles, etc,
nth in the
re divided
ndent. one
70 clerks,
one prin-
t teachers,
ne seam
stress, n
e ingineer,
carpenter,
discipiin-
Industrial
man, one
ess maker
and tive
printer.
'nment In
0 two sec
the liter
the other
lstrial and
reversed
~ work is
nth grade
the same
ools. The
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

The legislature OF lS9O-9l over
hauled the existing school law and
enacted one containing many features
new i'm New Mexico. This bin pro-
yided for a Territorial Board of Edu-
cation created the office of super
ntendent Of public instruction, pro-
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04
BERKELEY'S FATE IS
HELD in ABEYANCE

After a protracted hearing Justice
of the Peace w. B. Piper has taken
under advisement the case OF Thorn
ton Berkeley, who shot ?. ?. Nelson,
another negro, three times. He will
not render decision until he shall
have secured the advice of County
Attorney Pray on number Of techni-
cal law questions. In TIE meantime
Berkeley is at liberty under $1,000
bonds. Nelson was able to attend
Berkeleys preliminary hearing.
Berkeley declared that he found
Nelson providing about his home after
being warned away. He pleaded prov
ecation and self-defense. He said
Nelson always carried and sometimes
displayed a razor and that he made a
move to draw the favorite racial
weapon before resort was made TO
defense by using a rifle.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04
HAVRE CLUB IS
OPENED WITH POMP

The opening of the Havre Club over
the First National Bank last evening
was an event in which the elite OF
this city participated to the tune OF
nearly 200 ladies and gentlemen. The
guests were cordially greeted by men,
bers of the club and passed the early
part of the evening in making new
acquaintances and genuine sociability,
interspersed with music.
Bright lights shown upon beautiful
weathered oak furniture, and the
handsome buffet was an inviting ad-
dition to the pool and billiard parlor.
Julep, cordial, lemonade and other
refreshments were served, besides a
dainty lunch and coffee. Not single
incident was overlooked for the enter
tainment Of every individual, and all
were of one mind, that the Havre
Club is an ideal place TO pass the
leisure hours.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04
MCCARTHY SURPRISES
VILLAGES hackers

Hayre fight enthusiasts have got
another guess coming. Tuesday they
were all Tommy Wallace men. Wee
nesday Jerry Mccarthy came to town
from Butte, and when they looked
over his bulk and saw him do a few
stunts with the bag, they weren't so
ALFRED sure about the Philadelphia
lad being able to do him In the twen-
ty round contest scheduled to occur
in the Montana Concert hall next
Tuesday night. Mccarthy was in
road training at Boulder hot springs
before he came to Havre, and since
his arrival has kept up steady gym
nasium course, boxing, besides, two
hours day.
Wallace is a prime favorite here
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04
HAVRE'S BAND ASKED
TO THE STATE FAIR

The Citizens Band OF Havre, always
recognized as one of tbs leading must
cal organizations of the state, was to-
day given added honors by invitation
to attend the state fair at Helena,
October 3 to inclusive. Havre's
band lays down to no band in the
state, unless it be the Boston & Mon
tana band of Battle. Gordon, direc-
tor, says that If it is possible to mus
ter his players from their business
and industrial pursuits the band will
be on hand at the state capital to re-
fleet due credit on the range metrop-
oils. At the state fair the band will
doubtless meet It's old riyal-the
Black Eagle band of Great Falls-and
then, what a peal of trumpets and
sound Of horns there will be!
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04
SKILL OF DESERTER
GETS HIM CAPTURED

Edward Sanders, sometime Of G..
troop, Twenty infantry, U. S.
army, may lay all his troubles, his
guardhouse isolation and his future
term in prison to his experiences. He
was toe good man and he couldn't
help showing it.
Last Sunday the Twenty-fonrth
infantry baseball club went to Great
Falls to play picked nine. Sanders
is what fans call crack-a-jack and
he Just couldn't possibly keep out Of
the game. He didn't do anything all
through but lambaste the ball for
base hits every time, field like f'end
and run bases like the devil.
The infantry boys were beaten by
score of 3 to 2. They named no names
but when they got back they csuldn't
keep from conversation about the
phsnom.
"Humph!" said Lieutenant Jess
MAYS. one evening after listening to
the talk OF members of his company.
"That's the fellow sure. There isn't
another like him.
Then the lieutenant had some cor
resnondencs with Sheriff Frank Nc
Donald, and, as result, the fancy
ballplayer is landedin the guard house
at Fort Assinniboine today, to answer
TO a charge of having deserted in 1908.
Regular review of the L. o. L. M.
will, be held at Chsstnut's hall Iues-
day evening, August 8. All members
are requested to be present.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04

since his draw with Kid Lee, the ring
idol of Havre. In that fight he exem-
plified marvellous footwork, but did
not Indicate punching quality. Nc
Carthy is distinctlyAa walloper and
owing to this difference of method be-
tween the fighters it is difficult for
the betters to line them up. Consfd-
cradle even money is being placed and
each day brings orders for seats from
Montana, Idaho and Washington
cities. A large party from Minot, n.
D., also, has reserved special boxes.
The men will fight at catch weights.
Mccarthy looks the heavier and his
money is in evidence. The referee
will be chosen at ringside. !,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04

The 6-year-old son of William Nc
Kinnon, freight conductor, was Mon
day kicked by horse and seriously
injured. 1t is not believed that any
bones were broken but the boy may
have suffered internal injuries.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-04

J. III. French, Of Anaconda, was
visiting his brother, Thomas French,
Of blacksmith fame, yesterday. The
members of his family are guests at
the home Of Mrs. French's sister, Mrs.
p. K. Lyon, at Lloyd for few days.
Charles Grayler, the young man a G.
cused of having stolen horse at
Chinook and arrested in North Dako-
ia by Deputy Sheriff Kehoe of Havre,
Wednesday pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court. Sente nee is deferred.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-08

woman was arrested by Inspector
Shippy in Chicago, but she declared
that she was innocent of killing
Swanson and later made confession
in which she admitted that she had
come to Kenosha and had forged the
name of Carrie Swanson to the deed.
She claimed that she had known
Swanson for some time and that he
had promised to lift her from a life of
shame and that she was to have &C
companied him to California where
they we're planning to make their
home. She was held in Chicago for
several days but the Kenosha police
refused to take any steps to bring her
to Kenosha and the Chicago authori-
ties released her.
The coroner's jury in this county
which investigated the case returned
verdict of suicide. The remains of
Swanson were taken to Elgin and
buried. There was always some rea-
son to believe that the man was
murdered, and it is possible that the
tip to the Chicago police may result
in the parties responsible for the
mans death being brought to justice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-08
Police of Chicago Get Mysterious
Message in Regard to MUIR
der of Andrew Swanson
WAS FOUND NEAR KENOSHA
Twin Lakes and Who was Buried as
a Suicide May Have Been Muir
dered-No Arrests are Made

The mystery surrounding the death
of Andrew Swanson, former Twin
Lakes man whose body was found
partially buried in the snow and hang
ing to limb of a tree on the French
farm in the town Of Pleasant Prairie
in March of last year, has been
brought up again by telephone mes
sage received by the Chicago police
on Friday afternoon.
The message was from woman and
the police were notified that this
woman, who did not give her name,
could give them evidence of the
identity of woman and four men
who had murdered Swanson for the
purpose of robbing him. The woman
stated that the body had afterward
been hanged to limb of a tree near
Kenosha in order to give the idea that
the man had committed suicide. The
police have not as yet made any ar
rests nor have they been able to
trace the sender of the mysterious
message.
The story of the death of Swanson
will be recalled by many Kenosha
people. Swanson had formerly been
a prosperous farmer near Twin Lakes
but he had trouble with his wife and
she and her daughter left him and
went to Elgin, Ill, to live.
On Feb. 20 of last year Swanson
came tojsKenosha in company with
Anna Riley, Chicago woman, and
the woman acting as his wife signed
deeds for the transfer of the Kenosha
property to Charles Swanson. The
former owner of the property secured
small sum of money in cash and two
mortgages for the remainder Of the
purchase price. The fraud was dis
covered short time later and the
real Mrs. Swanson came up from
E1gin and signed the deed after Swan
son had transferred the mortgages to
her.
This was the last heard of the case
until the 1ifeless body Of Swanson was
found hanging to tree on the French
farm. On thesfol1owing day the Riley
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-08
SEE GRAVE DANGER
Chicago Police Driving Thieves
From That City Out Into
the Country Districts
THEY MAY INVADE KEN0SHA

The chief of police of Chicago has
sent out orders to his large body of
policemen that the city must be
purged of criminals and crime. Every
known criminal will be chased out of
the city or placed under arrest, and
gambling holes closed. This action
is taken because it is said that crime
has increased 20 per cent in six
months and statements made that it is
possible to get any man killed and
disposed of in that city for small
sum of money.
The driving out of criminals means
that they will seek smaller cities.
Kenosha is only fifty miles away and
it is natural to presume that we will
catch number of them. This being
true, attention is called to the small
police force to take care of a popu1a-
ton of more than $1,000 people. With
the present handful of officers it is not
possible to take care of the city prop
er1y.
Thereof are localities in the city
where an officer rarely travels, and
some nightsR large territories and dis
tricts are utterly at the mercy Of Grim
inals did'Gthey desire to operate.
While the salary of policeman is
larger thansthe average mechanic and
work steadyithe year round, applica-
tions for sthe places are very few.
Young nlen.dolnot appear to care for
the position and the members of the
fire and o1iceScommission are not re-
celving the applications expected. !.
At least fourkmore good men are
needed on the force to make it
valuable.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-08
TO HAVE TROUBLES
Hunters Outfits or Tents VIII
Not be Carried Free
by the Railroads
ROADS ISSUE A NEW RULE

New surprises are being sprung con-
tinua1ly by the railroads of Wisconsin
upon the people of the state, as to
what the roads operating IN Wiscon-
sin will and will not be able to do in
the future in the way of accommoda-
tons for the travelling public under
the recent railroad legislation.
The latest announcement is that
tents and camp equipments, used by
hunting, fishing and camping parties,
can no longer be carried by the rail-
roads as baggage. The general bag
gage agents of the Wisconsin roads
have just issued positive instructions
to all agents, to the effect that under
the Wisconsin laws no railway en-
ploye will ia the future accept, for
transportation as baggage, any tents,
camp equipage, or any other article
not authorized to be carried as ordin-
airy baggage, belonging to any resi-
dent of the state of Wisconsin"
To make this point plain beyond a
doubt the circulars declare that
'sagents will not check free any ex-
cess baggage above the legal free
allowance of $50 pounds for each full
ticket, or IS pounds for each half
ticket, and no other articles can be
checked as baggage; these rules will
be strictly enforced to avoid discrim-
ination, which is prohibited by law"
In the past every road in Wisconsin
has extended special courtesies to
parties going on hunting, fishing or
camping trips by carrying their camp
outfits as baggage, either as excess
baggage at excess rates, or free.
Hereafter all will have to be sent by
express or freight.
And at this Wisconsin sportsmen
will doubtless be wroth.