davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-24
WEATHER. FORECAST.

For San Francisco and vicin-
lty: Fair Sunday; fog in morn
ing; fresh west wind.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
SAIS CONVICTED,
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
He and Eliseo Wales Murdered John Bnlingslea and
William Mclaughlin in Manzano Mountains
Last September in Most Cold-Blooded Manner.
Jury Out an Hour and Forty-fve Minutes.

stealing. A searching party
then set out and soon sfoui.d the
missing prospectors, both dead
from rifle shots in the back of
the head. On that same day
young Sais was arrested at San
Juan and Wales at Ranches de
la Joya. They were brought to
Socorro by Sheriff Leandro Baca
October b and lodged in thecounty
Jail to await trial. After their
arrival here, Wales made a writ
ten confession of his participa-
tion in the crime, but accused
SaiS of firing the shots that kill
ed the prospectorS. The only
motive adduced for the commits
sion of the crime was that the
perpetrators wanted to get pos
session of Mrs. Billingslea. On
their return to the camp. how
ever, she was we'll armed and
their courage failed them.
Indictments were found aga inst
Sais and Wales by the grand
jury Monday. The case came to
trial Wednesday. A jury was
empaneled consisting of Gabriel
Baca, Geronimo Castillo, ]. b.
Romero, Donaciano Baca, Can
delario Chavez, Tirso Padilla,
Julian Luna, Juan Chavez, Trim
idad Trujillo, Florentino San
chez, J. M. Adelmann, Pelagio
Armijo. Attorneys Jas. c..
Fitch, Elfego Baca, and A. A.
Sedillo were appointed by the
court for the defense. During
the taking of the testimony it
appeared that Sais fired the shots
that killed both Billingslea and
Mclaughlin, and Wales was
therefore allowed to plead guilty
of murder in the second degree.
The case went to the jury Thurs
day evening at about 5 o'clock.
1t took but little over an hours
deliberation to reach a verdict of
murder in the first degree against
Sais. The fact that only three
days elapsed from the finding of
the indictment to the verdict of
the jury in this important case
speaks we'll for the neatness and
dispatch with which business is
transacted in Judge Parker's
court. Sentence will probably
not be pronounced upon Sais
until near the close of the pres
ent term of court. AS at least
twenty eight days must inter
vene between the dates of sen
tence and execution, if Sais suf
fers the extreme penalty of his
crime it will fall to the lot o
Sheriff-elect Aniceto c. Abeyti;
to conduct the execution.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
NO CHANCE FOR LARRAZOLO
Says a Press Dispatch From the
City Of Washington

The following special press
dispatch from Washington to the
Albuquerque Evening Citizen is
ineligible without comment:
Delegate Andrews was a
guest today at the white house.
THE circulated report that
thirty-one republicans will vote
with the democrats to seat Lar
razolo as delegate from New
Mexico was received with deris-
ion by the Pennsylvania delega-
tion and a number of other
friends of the delegate, from all
parts of the Union. The demo
cratic aspirant will get the grand
"skiddoo" promptly by the next
congress. Governor Hagerman
is in the city"
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
A BANK AT MAGDALENA
Has Last Been Organized and Is
Another Evidence of Republican
Prosperity.

Magdalena is to have bank.
Such an institution has just been
organized with capital of
$4,000. That the new bank
will be strong one is seen from
the following list of officers and
other organizers all of whom
are we'll known to be of the
strongest and best financial
standing: John Becker, presi-
dent, Gustav Becker, vice
president, J S. Mactavish
cashier, Solomon Luna, H. w.
Flourney, p. ]. Savage, H. M.
Dougherty, David Farr, Jose
Aragon, and ]. w. Medley. 1t
is understood that the institution
will be opened for business on
the 18th instant.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

One of the most cold-blooded
and diabolical murders recorded
in all the criminal annals of So
corro county was that commit
ted in the Manzano mountains
on the 10Th day of last Septem-
ber by Carlos Sais and Eliseo
Wales. A significant scene in
the course of events connected
with the terrible tragedy was
enacted in the district court at
the court house in this city
Thursday evening when the jury
empaneled TO try Sais came in
after celebrating only an hour
and forty-five minutes and rem
dered verdict of murder in the
first degree. The verdict has
met with unqualified public APP
proval, for in all the circumstan-
ces connected with the commits
sion of the crime as depicted
during the progress of the trial
there was not one that tended to
palliate the Nervousness of the
murder, not one, in fact, that
did not make it clearer that the
bloody deed was absolutely un-
provoked except bv the criminal
inSticts of the perpetrators.
The circumstances Immediate
ly connected with the murder
were briefly as follows: John
Billingslea, a Colorado prospec-
tor, and wife and William Nc
Laughlin camped on the night
of Friday, September %, in the
Manzano mountains in the north
east corner of Socorro county.
Here they were joined by Sais
and Wales, who partook of their
hospitality that night and the
next morning and at about noon
lured the proSpectors away from
the camp under pretext of show
ing them where plenty of water
and good mineral prospects were
to be found. They had not been
gone long when Mrs. Billingslea,
who had remained in camp,
heard several rifle-shots. Her
suspicious were not aroused,
however, as she supposed that
the men were shooting wild
game. In about half an hour
Sais and Wales returned to the
camp, asked if the prospectors
had returned, were given food
and water, and rode away or
the horses belonging to Billings
lea and Mclaughlin. Mrs. Bill.
lingslea waited until Monday
morning for the return of the
prospectors, then walked -four
miles to the settlements of Sais
told her story, and swore out
warrants for the arrest of Sais
and Wales on a charge of horse
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
FEAST ON BOYS DEAD BODY
Nine Sheepherders Perish While
Tending New Mexico Flocks
During Storm

A special dispatch from Ros-
we'll to the Denver Republican,
dated Dec. 1, says:
Allie Dorriss, aged lS, who
had charge Of the sheep flocks
of Munroe Hall, sixty-fve miles
'orth, was found today frozen to
death. The boy had been dead
for weeks and coyotes had eaten
off his face and part of his body.
w. II. Long, a wealthy sheep
man, came in tonight from his
ranch on the ElyeSo, seventy
miles north, and reports that
one of his herders, Serapio Gra-
chita, had been missing with
1,275 sheep since the first day of
the storm. 1t is supposed that
sheep and herder are dead and
five searching parties are out.
The value of the sheep is SIS, 900.
So far nine herders that were
frozen to death have been locat-
ed.
Ramon Paralta, native herd
er, who was arrested on the
charge of deserting other sheep
herders and being responsible
for the death by freezing of Jose
Leon de Baca, last week was ac-
quilted in Judge Bailey's court.
The Chaves County Sheep
herders and Woolgrowers' asso-
citation is providing for the wild
ows of herders who froze to
death while performing their
duty in staying with the iiocks.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
SARLE-ALLAN
Member of Faculty of School of
Mines Joins Ranks of Benedicts

Doctor c. ]. Sarle, professor of
geology at the School of Mines
since last fall, was united in mar
riage at Albuquerque last Satur-
day evening with Miss Cat herine
Allan of Rochester, New York.
Doctor and Mrs. Sarle arrived in
Socorro Sunday morning and
will be at home on and after
Wednesday of next week at the
Boyce cottage in the western part
of the city. The Chieftain
unites with other friends of the
happy couple in wishing them a
world of happiness in their mat
rimonial career.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
NEW ENGLAND SUPPER
A Pleasant and Successful Affair,
Gross Receipts $3.50

The supper and bazaar given
by the ladies of the Presbyter-
ian Aid society in the opera
house Thursday evening proved
success beyond their most SAN
guine expectations, and when
it is considered that it
takes weeks. and very often
months, of hard work by those
in charge to prepare and manage
one of these affairs, it can justly
be said that the ladies richly
deserved the liberal patronage
their entertainment received.
The supper was of the old
fashioned New England varie-
ty, with baked beans, brown
bread, pumpkin pie, doughnuts
and coffee constituting the chief
features of the menue. The
fancy work and candy tables
proved attractive, and added a
generous sum to the gross re-
ceipts of the evening, which ag-
gregated $50, all of which will
be used for the repairing of the
present church or for the build
ing of a new one.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
SUICIDE OF GILA MONSTERS.
Hundreds of Their Bodies Found
Lying Around, Victims of Their
Own Venom.

The unexpected snow aud
early blizzard which visited Ari-
zona and New Mexico a few days
ago has rid that country of thou
sands of Gila monsters aud other
poisonous lizards" said J. IL.
Alexander, OF Las Vegas, n. NJ,
"and the odd thing about it is
that they seem TO have commit
ted suicide. | saw hundreds of
their bodies lying around, turn
ed black as if stung by some
other poisonous reptile or the
victim of their own venom.
The Oldest inhabitants have
never seen anything of the sort
before, and it is the common
opinion down there that the dis
appointment of the unexpected
cold swept a wave of suicidal inn
pulse through the ranks of the
lizard population. There is no
apparent reason why they should
not have sought shelter and hi
bernated 1t is natural for the
species to become torpid when
the temperature is very hot and
hibernate when It is very cold.
Professor Givoni Maritelli, a
scientist, of Naples, ltaly, who
was witness of the phenome-
non, suggests that if the cause
of the suicidal passion can be
positively discovered it may be
utilized to eliminate the dread
ella monster entirely from the
region of the Gila river, where
the inhabitants live in terror of
it. | never but once before
heard of wholesale suicide among
reptiles. That was in Panama,
where tree snakes abound, the
most deadly of the reptiles liv-
ing entirely in trees. Going
through the forests one must al
ways be on the lookout for them.
They hang down from branches
and when struck by one of them
you begin at once to turn black
and death is inevitable.
"One day | was near small
forest fire which was making "A
good deal more smoke than blaze.
Well, sir, it would have done
your soul good to see how it af-
fected those snakes. The smoke
maddened them and they seemed
to forget everything but them
selves. Even a mile from the
fire you would find them eXcit-
edly fusSing each at himself.
One would keep up a whipping
a threshing for half hour or an
hour and then all at once dart
his fangs into himself. It's a
mystery why those big lizards
killed themselves, but there's no
doubt it was suicide"
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

The third of the series of en-
tertainments provided for the
founding of public school
library for Socorro was that given
in the opera house last night
by the Royal Male Quartette.
This proved to be one of the
most pleasing of the series. The
large audience present showed
its appreciation by encoring
every musical number on the
program once and some of them
twice. The Royal Male Quar-
tette came to Socorrd<none to
highly recommended.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
MACDALEN CHAPTER, No 9, 0. E. S.
Meets at Mrs. @. T. Browns and
Elects officers for Ensuing Year

Owing to the recent damages
to the Masonic building the
local chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star is now meeting at
the residences of the different
mem bers. The last regular
meeting was held at the home of
Mrs. c. II. Brown Monday even
ing. Officers were then elected
for the ensuing year as follows:
Worthy Matron, Mrs. Jennie f..
Cook; Assistant Worthy Matron,
Miss Anne w. Fitch; Conduct
rcss, Mrs. Phoebe Howell; Asso-
ciate Conductress, Mrs. Mary
Collins; Treasurer. j. p. Chase;
Secretary, DIR. c. G. Duncan.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

The ladies of the Presbyt terian
Aid Society desire to express
their thanks to all who so kindly
aided by donation, personal AS
sistance, or patronage, in
making their bazaar and sup
per on last Thursday evening
the success both socially and
financially that it was. They
are glad that all who attended
seemed to enjoy the social in
tercourse, and to relish the viands
and that the financial returns
were entirely satisfactory, We
tender thanks especially to Mr..
Matthews for courtesies in con-
nection with the use of the
opera house.
MARY PERKINS,
Acting Sec'y.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Attorney Elfego Baca of Albu-
querque has been in town this
week on professional business in
the district court. Mr.. Baca has
many old friends in Socorro to
bid him welcome whenever he
may come. He seems to be
winning recognition rapidly in the
practice of his profession in Albu-
querque. Among the important
cases in which he has recently
been retained is the contest case
brought by Modesto c. Ortiz
against Francisco Lucero y Mon
toya for a seat in the territorial
house of representatives from
Bernalillo county.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Services at Presbyterian church
tomorrow at 11:00 a. m. and 700
p. m. Baptism. reception and
communion service at the morn
ing hour. Preaching and praise
service at the evening hour. A
cordial welcome to all.
III. M. PERKINS,
Pastor.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
ID ARE DEAD AT CLIFTON
And Loss OF Property Amounts to
One Hundred Thousand
Dollars
THE CITY IS SWEPT BY FLOODS
May Be Removed and Rebuilt on
Higher Ground for Protoc-
ton

The following press dispatch
from Morenci. Arizona, under
date of December tells a sad tale
OF loss of life and property at
Clifton:
All first reports are confirmed
about the Clifton flood and the
death list increases. Fourteen
lives are known to have been
lost.
The Gila Valley bank was
seriously damaged and many
stores on the east side of the
river were wrecked.
The Casino bowling alleys
and club are ruined.
The people are camped on the
mountain side.
a hundred thousand dollars
were lost. This is the conserva-
tive estimate
The flood may force the
moving of the town to higher
ground.
Repeated floods, almost of
annual occurauce, have taught
the people the danger of re-
naming in their present location.
There is really no site on high
land suitable for a town, how
ever, and it is difficult question
that confronts the people of
Clifton. They selected what
seemed to be the most available
site when they started the town,
and have continued to build it
up and battle against the
elements heroically.
Clifton, like all other mining
towns, sprung up i'll close proxi-
nifty to the mines and smelters
and the people whose business
is mining camped and built
where they would be close TO
their work. From these camps
grew the city of Clifton, and
although each year there is
a battle against the floods, and
great property loss, the people
hold to their original site and
keep up the fght-and Clifton
grows all the time. There
has been loss of life before this
as result of floods and still
Clifton is in the same place.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Henry GoeSling, an enterpris-
ing and prosperous sheep grow
er from the extreme western
part of Socorro county, was
among the visitors III the city
the first of the week. Mr.. Goes
ling had just made a shipment
of sheep from Magdalena.
He said that considerable snow
was falling out near the Arizona
line when he left there three
weeks ago, but that the ranges
we're in quite good condition.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08
in THE DISTRICT COURT
Many Important Cases Disposed of
during First Week Of the
Term.
A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS
As Indicated on the Civil mr.
Criminal Dockets of the
Court.

The regular December term of
the district court for Socorro
county convened in the court
house in this city Monday morn
ing, Hon. Frank w. Parker,
Associate Justice nf The Supreme
Court of the Territory of New
Mexico and Presiding Judge of
the Third Judicial District
presiding, and the following
court officials in attendance: Hon.
w. +. Martin, District Clerk;
Misais Baca, Sheriff; H. A.
Wolford, District Attorney; Miss
Minnie McGlinchy, Stenograph-
er; Nestor p. Eaton, Interpreter;
Cole Railston, Foreman of the
Grand Jury; Manuel A. Vigil,
Interpreter to the Grand Jury;
Elias f.. Baca, Court Crier;
Rob't II. Collins and Amadeo
Chavez, Bailiffs.
Cases have been finally dis
posed of during the week as
follows:
CIVIL DOCKET.
Bailey VS.. Bailey, divorce; on
decree for alimonv, plaintiff left
jurisdiction.
Friedman Bros. Shoe Co. VS.
the American Valley Co., ac-
count; dismissed at plaintiffs
cost.
George B. Peck Dry Goods Co.
VS. the American Valley Co., on
account; dismissed at plaintiffs
costs.
James o. Nabours VS. the Ethel
Cattle Co.; dismissed at plain
tiff's costs. ~
Corona VS. Corona, divorce; dis
missed at plaintiffs costs.
Meyers & Co. VS. Hart ct al;
dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Fitch and Brown VS. Bverts;
judgment for plaintiffs.
Territory VS. Oliver, contempt;
fine of 500 and costs.
H. o. BurSum VS. Ethel Ranch
and Cattle Company ct al, trus-
tee; dismissed at cost of plaintiff,
receiver and bondsmen dis
charged.
Leandro Baca VS. Leopoldo
Madrid; dismissed at cost of
plaintiff.
CRIMINAL DOCKET
Territory VS. Irwin Wallace,
assault with intent to kill; nolle.
Territory VS. Chas. Russell,
carrying deadly weapon; nolle.
Territory VS. Sam Hilliard;
nolle. Two cases.
Territory VS. Constancio Miera,
perjury; nolle.
Territory VS. Jose Domingo
Garcia, perjury; nolle.
Territory VS. Felipe Bourgui.
non, subordination of perjury
nolle.
Territory VS. Victoriano Tru
jillo, assault with intent to kill
nolle.
Territory VS. Victoriana Vigil
carrying a deadly weapon; pie;
of guilty, fine of $50 and costs.
Territory VS. Jas. o. Nabours
larceny of neat cattle; nolle OF
payment of costs.
Territory VS. Luz Rascon, ef
facing, defacing, and obliteratinl
a brand; nolle.
Territory Us Patrocino Serna
peace proceedings; bond dis
charged at costs of prosecuting
witness.
Territory VS.. Richard Queen
assault to kill and assault to rob
plea OF guilty.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Simmons
have removed to Kelly, where
Mr.. Simmons holds a lucrative
position with one of the mining
companies of that thriving camp.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

There is more catarrh in this
section of the country than all
other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced ii
incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional
disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio, is the only conStitut ional
cure on the market 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops
to teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address:
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
+ stipation.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

II. Bonem, merchant at San
Marcial, passed through the city
this morning en- route to Trini-
dad, Colo, where he is called by
the death of his uncle, Simon
Sanders. Mr.. Sanders died i'll
Chicago, but his body has been
shipped to his home at Trinidad
for burial. al.-Albuquerque Citizen.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Leo Loewenstein Of the firm of
Loewenstein Bros. received a
telegram from New York yester-
day announcing the fact that he
had Just become the father of a
fine girl baby, also that the
mother and child were doing ex-
tremely we'll.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

The Christian Herald of
November IL contains the fol-
lowing from Lansing, Michigan:
Friends of Mrs. c. l.. Herrick
will be panied to learn of the
critical illness of her daughter,
Miss Laura, at present at the
Battle Creek Sanitarium." Mrs.
Herrick has many friends in
Socorro who will sympathize with
her keenlY in her trouble.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Max B. Fitch has returned
from Los Angeles, where he went
a few days ago to accompany his
family. The family will remain
in Los Angeles for some time as
the guests of relatives and
friends.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Hon. Jas. X. Waddill, who
recently came from Missouri and
entered upon the practice of law
at Deming. has had professional
business in the district court in
this city this week. Mr.. Wad-
dill was at one time one of the
leading politicians of the state of
Missouri. He is now building
up a wide and lucrative profess
sional business in this territory.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Call at the new gallery and
ask to be shown our choice col
lection of local views.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-12-08

Furnished rooms at winkler's.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
ating the peoples money to a
cause no longer desired, and
one that should be discontinued
instanter, and forever.
d. M. H.
"TEMsE" AND "TAAMEs."
origin Of the Saying About setting
the River on Fire.

Origin of the Saying About setting
the River on Fire.
Sometimes when person wants to
make an unpleasant remark In II pleas
ant sort OF way about II dull boy he
will say, THAT boy Will never set the
river on fire" Now, that is all very
true. for even the smartcst man In the
world could never set IL stream of wa
ter on fire, and SO perhaps many Of
you who have heard this expression
have wondered what is meant by set
ting IT,, liver on fire.
In England many. many years ago.
before the millers had machinery for
sitting flour. each family was obliged
to s!ft It's own flour. For doing this
1t was necessary to use n sieve called
Il tense. which was so fixed that 1t
could be turned round and round in
the top Of n barrel. IL 1t was turned
% fast the friction would sometimes
eause 1t to catch fire, and as it was
only the smart. Woodworking boys who
could make 1t 80 80 fast the people
ut into the way of pointing out lazy
10Y by saving that he would never set
lie tense OH fire. After awhile these
!sN.'s Went out Of use but as there
Mei~ still plenty OF stupid boys in the
world people kept Oh saying that they
would never set the tense OH fire
\ -. the name of the river Thames
onounced exactly like the word
en- 70. and so after many years those
,erso..s who had never seen or heard
If the old fashioned sieve thought that
Settling the tense on fire" meant set
ting the river Thames on fire. This
expression became very popular and
Travelled fur and wide until the people
living near other streams did not see
why it was any harder for slothful
boy to set the Thames on fire than any
other river, and so the name of tho
river WINS dropped. and everybody after
that simply said ''the river" meaning
the river of his particular city or town,
and that is how 1t is that people today
talk of setting the river on fire.