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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09

Army oak school shoes for boys.
The best all around shoe for the rough and ready
American school boy-made to wear well and look
well. Selected materials insure excellent wearing
qualities Priced at $500 to s2.75
With every pair of Army Oak School shoes, we
will give free of charge a splendid jack knife.
Fine rosewood handle and large steel blade.
Splendid line of school shoes for misses and
children From $145 the pair up.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
SEVEN MILES OF
YARD TRACKS
Southwestern Will Build Seven
Miles of Ira cks Here.
TRACK TO SANTA ROSA LEASED BY
SOUTHWESTERN.

While it has not been officially
so stated by the railway companies
yet, nevertheless it is an accepted
fact the Southwestern has closed a
contract for the lease of the Rock
Island from Tucumcari to Santa
Rosa.
ID. Sherwood, the foreman of the
Dawson Yards, we are told, has in
his possession blue prints, in which
seven miles OF yard trackage are
laid off for this place. The build
ing OF this additional yard room will
begin right away and the deal be-
tweentheSouthwesternand the eRock
Island will be formally announc-
ed just as soon as motive power
now under repairs in the Baldwin
Locomotive works can be deliver
ed to the S. w. Company. They
have Is of the old Compound en-
gines that were discarded by the
+. p. G. N. E. at Alamogordo now
in the Baldwin shops for repair and
conversion into simple engines.
They will be ready early in March.
The contract for lepairs requires
an expenditure of $4,000. 90 to the
engine.
A ten stall round house will be
put in here to handle the business
OF engine repairing that will be
necessary here at the beginning OF
operations under the new rcgeme.
The five train crews now employed
on the Dawson will be increased
to ten.
This is going to give Tucumcari
a pretty decent sort OF n pay roll
and consequently will help bust
ness materially.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
The Virginia Company

The Virginia Company is a new
incorporation, a Quay County en-
terprise, whose articles Of incor-
poration are published in this issue
OF the News. The officers Of the
company are Frank p. Harman,
president; ID. N. Williams, vice
president, and Joseph Edwards,
SECRETARY. Mr.. Harman, the presi-
dent, lives at Lynchburg, Va, and
Mr.. Williams, the vice-president,
and Mr.. Edwards, the secretary,
are residents of this county and
have charge of h company's
sheep ranches at Revuelto. The
capital stock of the company is
500, 900, divided into 1000 shares
OF the par value of 500 each. The
time OF the existence of the incor-
poration is fifty years. The prin-
cipal Office OF the company is to
be Tucumcari, over the First Ma
tional Bank. The local agent in
charge of the company's business
is w. F. Buchanan, Cashier of the
First National Bank, and who
holds 10 shares of the company's
stock. While the sheep business
is the only enterprise in which these
people are now engaged, their ar
ticles OF incorporation embrace
manufacturing, roads, waterways,
dams, land speculations, oil, gas,
mineral, etc.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Creeps Killing Cattle

A disease resembling the well
known "creeps" or "crip" is caus-
ing pretty heavy loss to cattle Just
now in the section near Berino.
Sixteen dead cattle and eight hors-
es is the record for the past ten
days. The total loss will foot up
nearly double and the end is not
yet, as many more are sick. The
disease is caused by excessive al
kali in feed and is most noticeable
in stock that Craze entirely in the
valley in salt grass. Some loss is
looked for every year, but this
winter, being so wet, it has been
heaviest. A peculiar part of the
trouble is that stock affected can
not be moved, as driving them a
few hundred yards seems to ag-
gravate the ailment and they often
drop dead with hardly a struggle
upon being driven. So it must be
borne, but every cowman is hoping
for an early spring and green grass.
Roswell Register.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
DELEGATE Andrews Will
Send Seed TO Farmers

Delegate w. II. Andrews has
made arrangements with b. r.
Galloway, chief of the bureau OF
Plant Industry of the Department
Of Agriculture in Washington, to
send to New Mexico farmers, seed
as follows; Macaroni, wheat, al
falfa, sugar beets and kaflir corn,
for experimental purposes. Farm
ers throughout New Mexico, who
desire seeds from t h bureau,
should address Mr.. Galloway, OF
Delegate w. II. Andrews, an d
their request will be promptly com,
piled with.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Stock Sales.

| have some good stock for sale.
Sales will be conducted at my livery
barn in Tucumcari on the first and
second Mondays of each month,
beginning with February 5th. 1t
will pay parties wishing to buy
good stock to attend these sales.
J. A. Street.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Brakeman Helms Killed

Brakeman Helms, of the Daw-
son line, was caught between two
cars at Campania Tuesday and
fatally crushed. He was carried
to the hospital at Alamogordo,
where he died Wednesday.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
WHAT A NEW COMER THINKS
ABOUT OUR COUNTRY



Albert Wilborn, who came here
recently from Mannsville, Indian
Territory, wr ties his home paper
about our people, town and county
in manner that makes us feel
like he is pretty good sort Of
ncighbor to have among us. He
has not exaggerated anything, but
has told straight and interesting
story about us that is calculated
to do much good among the read
ers OF the Mannsville News, many
of whom may, like Mr.. Wilborn,
seek homes in Quay County, where
as he says in his communication,
there are to be had thousands OF
acres OF as fine lands as are to be
found anywhere. We are going
to publish Mr.. Wilborn's letter in
full, as we are certain that the
readers of the News will appreciate
what other people think about our
country occasionally instead OF lis
,er;ro to ne On tb;s suh;ect every
week The letter 70 tbe Manns.
vile News is as follows:
Tucumcar; NJ M Feb +
Mannsv;,le News. vii, now
undertake to fell tbrouob tho col-
umns of the News something ot
,h;s no,t of New Mex;co &C coo
il left Mannsv;lle January ,6
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sd ,hsre III, the roth The, t;cr.
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over cha pocL Island ., m;,os 70
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The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

anywhere. The soil is a dark red
loan with just enough sand to make
it right for cultivation. The eli
mate is just splendid. The air is
so dry and pure that when one gets
out OF mornings he is glad he is
living.
The water is soft and as clear as
crystal and can be found in mex
haustible quantities from to I4o
feet, depending on the different To-
calities. In the locality in which
my claim is situated, water in an
inexhaustible supply is found at
depth OF from I6 to rs feet. My
claim is eight miles due east from
this city.
| came in last evening from a
three days trip in and around
Mesa Pinco mountains. The land
is being rapidly taken. Every train
from the east brings in crowds OF
homeseekers and not one in doz-
en- leaves without filing. Many
file one day, move out the next
and start a team to break out the
sod. Two small horses are suffi-
cient to No. 10 plow.
The outlook for agriculture is
all one could ask for. Farmers
who came here two years ago have
plenty and seem contented and
happy. Yet | could not advise
anyone to come here without some
means, as it takes some money to
begin farming. House to build,
land to fence, a living to be had
until a crop is made, yet some of
them tell me that they landed here
with less than five dollars and have
lived and now have a fair start.
Cedar posts for fencing can be had
in the mountains free of cost. Dry
goods, groceries, ETC., are as cheap
as anywhere.
In conclusion would not per-
suade anyone to come here on my
say If could; but will say, if you
are tired of living out OF doors and
paying rent, why, just come and
see for yourselves.
| send you a copy of the Tucum-
carl News, which will give you a
better idea of the agricultural re-
sources of the country than | could
give them. And in going over the
country find no cxaggeration OF
what is given, for | have seen a
better collection all grown on the
farm of Mr.. Kelsay than that given
in the News.
If this don't find it's way to the
waste basket, | will try again.
ALBERT WILBoRN
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

All persons knowing themselves
indebted to the City Meat Market
will please call at once and settle.
W. B. farrell Mngr II.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Finds Comfort in Baby.

The countess was not happy-but
then Boni was born and came to com.
fort her. Her husband continued his
wild extravagances until even Paris
marTeled Millions seemed to have
turned his head. The nursery for his
heir in Petit Trianon was furnished
at the expense of more than the ordi-
nary man makes in a lifetime.
In June Of 1897 the income for the
year was spent. Boni still was buy.
ing. He bought from Asher Wertheim.
OF London, curios for which he could
not pay. This bill later proved one of
the direct means of his downfall.
Among other things that he wanted
was an Italian palace. He bought one
at verona at a stupendous price. In
1t were II ceilings by Tiepolo, and
the count wanted them transferred to
Paris. 1t was done and then-they
were sold at enormous loss.
The year 1898 was marked by Cas-.
tellane's duel with Henri Turot and
his blackballing in the Jockey club.
But still, with her two sons. the lit.
Tie countess was busy and found
soiace in them, even when the ex.
tfavagances of her husband and his
WIG actions caused doubt as to his
sanity. His eccentrlcities and his half
insane desire for notoriety amazed
even Paris. He planned a riot direct.
ea against the president of France at
tne races at Auteuil, and he and his
Wlfe were among the chief actors in
the comedy-drama which cost them a
fortune.
Boni was becoming ridiculous He
proved himself skillful at fencing
wounding one adversary. Even his
title was attacked; he was rldiculed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
impressive appearance revealed a

impressive appearance revealed a
change.
Still the money went furiously. The
king of Portugal was their guest and
nearly a quarter of million dollars
was spent on him during his visit
The countess had stood much. But
finally, in 1905, the break came. Gees
danes" were one thing-but woman
OF her own class was another. The
name Of the Duchess Dues was cou.
pied with that of Castellane. The
duchess, in her way, is as eccentric
as Castellane The countess suffered
in silence no longer. She separated
from her husband and then brought
suit for divorce.
The suit was the signal for the cred.
itors to pounce down upon Boni, In
France the wife is responsible for
certain debts jointly with her husband
and the creditors feared the Gould
millions would escape. The Goulds
having lavished nearly s1O,OOO,OOO on
the count, refused to pay more. Boni,
the man who had refused to pay debts
of honor, calmly offered to make
terms.
And now-unless the creditors are
satisfied, he will use the children as
his last weapon and force a settle
ment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

One of the many cures" favored by
fashionable people weary of London,
is the caravan cure" This simple
and enjoyable method of renewing
ones strength consists in travelling
about Britain in cart, such as the
Gypsies have, and camping out at
night wherever a haven can be found.
Lord and Lady Arthur Grosvenor
have spent the summer jOurneying in
this fashion through EXmoor, a wild
and mountainous country, made
famous by the great romance, Lorna
Doonc. One night they encamped on
the farm of John Ridd, Of the novel
The difficulties in hill climbing have
been enormous, but the pleasure of
the trip has made it worth while.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Children May Prefer Father.

The attitude Of the children them
selves toward the warning parents is
rather inclined toward the father.
They are more Preach than American,
having been raised in France and in
such luxury and extravaganza that
they scarcely know the meaning of
money, the thing that has caused all
or almost all-the woes of the
American girl who allied her millions
to a doubtful French title.
Their loyalty to their mother is I'M
doubted, but between America and
France they choose France, because
the older ones have been trained in
French schools, and, deeper than that,
because they have been reared in the
religion Of their father. If the choice
lies with them it will be France and
the Roman Catholic church on one
side. and the love of their mother
and money-on the other. The coun.
tess herself has become almost
French.
] The 100000 children are hand.
some and clever youngsters, and the
youngest, who bears the name Of the
great and piratical pioneer million.
aire, Is declared TO be the handsom.
est child in Paris. His portrait has
been painted by the most famous art
fists of France, and as baby his beau
ty attracted attention everywhere.
The physical perfection of the chill.
dren is marVeled at by sociologists
because the mother is understood, sal.
low and irregular of feature, while the
father is small, effeminate, and yet
handsome in his way. He might be
called pretty rather than handsome.
1t isn't the Anna Gould of Ii years
ago who is fighting for freedom and
her children and willing, perhaps, to
pay the remainder Of her magnificent
fortune for the privilege of returning
10 America with her children. It is
lot the Countess de Castellane, leader
# the royaiists in Paris, the proud.
st Of the proudest society set in the |
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

the purchase Of a site in the famous
Avenue Malakoff and to order work
men to reproduce LIE Petite Trainon,
the retreat of Louis XIV, home of
the famous Nine. de Maintenon, to
copy the most infamous, licentious
court Of history. Millions poured into
the building. One bed alone cost al
most a million dollars. Art treasures
were purchased.
One fete given by Boni de Castel-
lane swept away a ninth of the yearly
income of his wife, which was 5000, OOO
Millions were spent before they
were earned. The girl with an income
OF nearly a million dollars a year was
in debt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
;HE: HOUSE THAT BAKER BUILT.
CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER V.
More than fifty years ago, when the
first industrial eXpCsitions were given
in which prizes were awarded to
tLoge making the best exhibit Of
manufactures in their line, the Walter
3aker Company entered their cocoa
and chocolate preparations and re-
ceiVed the highest prizes. One of the
first was from the venerable Frank.
In Institute in Philadelphia in 1852.
Then came the highest award from
the exhibition of the Industry OF All
Nations" Il New York in 1854
very great affair for those days.
Since then they have received awards
from all the great international and
local eXpositions in Europe and Amer.
ica-46 in number-covering the ex.
positions at Paris In 1868, 1878 and
1900; Vienna, 1873; the Worlds Co.
Exposition in Chicago, 1893:
Pan American Exposition, Buffalo,
1901, and the Louisiana Purchase Elk.
position, st. Louis, 19O4-at which the
Grand Prize was awarded. Such an
array OF awards would be sufficient in
itself to give the products of the Wal
ter Baker Company the superiority
over all others in their line.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Story Is Tragic.

Story Is Tragic.
The story best can be told by years
the story Of the little girl overbur.
dened with the wealth that Jay Gould
had won by fair and foul means in
the railroad world and the stock job
bIng market, who married a French
near-nObleman. noble in name and ig-
noble i'll almost everything else ex-
cept his ability to fight with others
Of his type.
On March 4. 1898. ROni de CaStel-
lane, alleged nobIeman of France, mar
ried Anna Gould She had met the
pink and white, dapper Frenchman by
special arrangement of his own-of
which she knew nothing-and perhaps
she had loved him. in way. Perhaps
she dreamed he was her Prince
Charming. The FrenChman came to
America He lived in a back room
over a dreSSmaker'S establishment,
He had come to America (, marry
money. He said it himself. hAnd be-
fore he married he asked foc a mar
riage portion of $5,000,000 and got &c.
100000. He hadn't even met Miss
Gould when he privately announced
that he would marry her. He had lit
tie money, but he was determined to
wed. He Went to a hotelkeeper and
explained. Then he moved to one of
the greatest hotels in the world and
gave little dinner, and a friend"
asked Miss Gould to attend. Within
4 month the wedding was arranged. A
month later the engagement was an
nOmced. The day Of the announce
ment Castellane moved TO the Wal
dorf-Astoria and began buying on
credit.
The day after the wedding the bills
began to pour in.
They went to Paris and Boni de
CaSteliane began spending Jay Goulds
millions. His first great exploit was
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Boni Unfaithful.

Boni set up a bachelor establish
ment and the countess began to hear
of ices danes the count entertained,
actresses, models, midinettes - the
women he could not invite to his
home. The countess could do nothing.
Paris would laugh if she paid any at.
tention to them. They were beneath
her. But at last the American woman
was cropping out. Her renewed devo.
ton to the children and her more
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

have preyed off him for years, is be-
Ileyed by their friends and by coun-
sci in the case. If the GouIds remain
firm, Count Roni will ask the court to
forbid the mother to take her children
beyond the jurisdiction of the French
courts. He will plead that if the chill
'dren are given into the custody of the
mother they may be taken beyond the
reach Of the courts, and if the court
upholds his contention, as the law
yers believe it will, the count may
win.
The children for whom the countess
may pay SI666,666 each are;
Boni de Castellane, aged ten years.
George Gould de Castellane, aged
nine.
Jay de Castellane, aged four years
and six months.
Perhaps every mother in the world
has said she would not take a million
dollars for her baby, and now the
American girl who became the best
known, if not the most famous, noble.
woman in Europe through the lavish
misuse of money, has the opportunity
of buying her children at a price little
In excess Of what she paid, only a few
years ago, for bed.
IL the final payment Of 100000 is
made, Anna Could will have paid ST.
6S919 a day for her husband and her
title-and her children-which even
now she may lose,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Countess Castellane Must Give Up
Millions to Retain Her Children
Has Choice of Paying Counts Debts or ANowine
Him to Keep the Boys-Tragic Ending of
Sordid International MARRIAGE

Paris.-Anna Gould, the countess of
Castellane. probably will pay $1,000
900 for her three sons.
Count Boni de Castelane, father
OF the children. demands possession
or the children and gives the daughter
OF the first great American million
aire her choice between paying his
debts and giving up her children. Tn
less she pays the debts the French
court probably will hold that she can
not take them from France without
the consent of the SDendthrilt noble.
man who, since March 1, 1899, when
he married her, has sQuandered over
$9.OO0,OOO Of Jay Goulds fortune and
now seeks to make it Sl4,000,0O0 be-
fore he will release her.
That the GOuldS will pay the $4,000
600. settle the debts of BOni de Cas-.
teIIane, even those of the usurers who
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
A Good Record.

Out Of all the external remedies on
the market We doubt if there is one
that has the record of that world
renowned porous plaster-Allcock's
1t has now been in use for sixty years,
and still continues to be as popular as
ever in doing its great work of re-
lievins our pains and aches. 1t is
the remedy We all need when suffer.
ing from any ache or pain resulting
from taking cold or overstrain.
Allcock's Plasters are sold by Drug.
gists all over the world.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Millions to Save Name.


In 1900 financial troubles were at a
climax Castellane had openly slurred
the Goulds, especially Helen Gould.
His family openly charged that Anna
Gould was "bOurgeoise." Boni was as
reckless as ever. Petit Trianon was
incomplete. 'Boni came to America
again TO get money and failed The
countess chateau at Dumarais was
ordered sold for debt and only an ap-
peal to her family saved it. Trades.
men openly insulted the Castellanes
and dunned them in public. George
and Edwin Gould gave 100000 to
save the family pride. Boni had spent
100000, besides his wife's income,
and owed over 100000.
In 1901 the courts took hand to
save the fortune of the little Ameri.
can. A receiver was appointed in the
person Of her brother George. The
family paid $4,7O0000 of Boni's debts
and held the countess fortune to pro.
tect her and themselves. By order of
the court the income of the Castel.
lanes was reduced from 100000 to
100000, but they fought in court and
got the entire income.
In that year Boni fought Henri de
Roday and shot him in the leg. Also
he gave a boar hunt that cost 100000
for the Grand Duke Boris. He enter.
tanned the king Of Portugal.
Early in 1903, when Jay. the young.
est baby, was a few months old, the
countess suddenly left the count. 1t
was reported that they were es.
tranged but Boni came to America
and denied this report. Also he was
with refusing to pay debts of
honor.
Debts were piling up again and the
GouldS were stubborn, refusing to
hand out more millions to be thrown
away.
With her three children to comfort
her and keep her busy, the countess
did not care. But in 1904 the real't
trouble began, the trouble that changed
the countess and made her a woman
and a mother, instead of the reckless
follower of a more reckless husband.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Honey yire15r,

One Of the latest food products com.
ing from Holland, that tani Of agri-
cultural industry, is honey vinegar
which is now manufactured there on
= commercial scale. The particular
characteristics of vinegar made from
honey are its agreeable aroma and
pleasant taste.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Artistic Marriage Certificates.

The smart wedding invitation or
announcement is engraved as simply
as possible nowadays, but If the bride
wants elaborate treatment OF ner
marriage certificate she can have it.
These may be done by hand and beau
tifully illuminated on parchment or
Japanese vellum, and some brides are
having theirs framed and hung in the
boud0ir.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
Chinese Postal Service Improves.

Postal facilities in China are re-
ported to be improving through the
service on fast trains between Picking
and HankoW. These are expected to
make the run in Sc hours.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Jacob Stadfeldt, for more than so
years in the employ Of the San Fran
cisco mint, has resigned. He received
the highest salary of any mint EN-.
pioy in the government service.