Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-09-07

tary conditions, and to the good appear
ance of the town, instead of keeping
the money in the bank.
The man who said, "Public office is a
private snap" did not know that there
is such village as Deming, in the
world; and therefore he had no refer.
ence to the village trustees. He might
have known that there is a County Of
Luna, and that the county commission
ers would pay seventeen hundred dol
lars one sweet day for the ground upon
which to build a court house some other
day in the dim and mystic future, pro-
vided the proper fellow had the ground
for sale--no, I'll take that back, because
| don't believe the devil himself could
even have suspected that the county
commissioners would do such a thing;
and certainly the good people of Demlng
and of the county at large had no idea
that the county commissioners were
going to give up seventeen hundred dol
lars of the peoples money for those
lots; but | was talking about the village
trustees, and | don't want to cast any
reflections upon them because they are
each and every one just like Cesar's
wife" above suspicion, and like Bru-
tus they are "all honorable men"
Coming back now to the question: Is
public office private snap? Do the
good people Of the County of Luna know
who the county commissioners are? Do
the good, inno"ent people of the County
of Luna know whore the lots are located
that the county commissioners paid sew
enteen hundred dollars for? DO the in
nocent people OF the County Of Luna
know who had these lots to sell for sew
enteen hundred dollars, and who got the
seventeen hundred dollars? Do you
know how mach those lots could have
been purchased for had not the county
commissioners seen iit 10 pay seventeen
hundred dollars for them? Is it not true
that these very lots were offered for five
hundred dollars shortly before the said
commissioners fell into the hands of the
fellow who induced them to pay seven
teen hundred dollars for them? Was
there any notice given by the county
commissioners 20 the effect they want.
ed to buy land for court house purposes!
Did the public know anything about the
proposed purchase Of this particular
tract of land for court house purposes!
Were all. of the county commissioners
present when the deal or purchase was
perpetrated, and seventeen hundred
dollars of the money Of the county was
parted with? And, good people, don't
you know that several resident lanC
, owners of Deming would have donated
an equal amount of land better located
: for court house purposes than the lane
your county commissioners paid seven
teen hundred dollars for? Do you know
, who got the seventeen hundred dollars
, And, do you know where that seven
, teen hundred dollar land is located? d,
you know where your court house is I,
be, and have you any idea whenit is to b'
, built, and why your money was paid ou
- without any notice to the public?
. hereby notify the good people o
Luna County that seventeen hundre,
A dollars of their money has been pal,
( out for lots, ground, land, upon whicl
a to build court house IN the vicinity o
}. Deming. This is not so bad on tb'
$ country people as on the town people
$ the country people all ride, anyhow
g but the Demingite who wants to go Il
g the supposed court house must buy
g horse to ride. "a horse! A horse
$ My kingdom for a horse" Seventee
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