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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
FORMER NEW MEXICAN DIES.

John Philip Dieter, formerly of Santa
Fe, n. NJ, butlately of FL Paso, Texas,
died in the latter city last week. follow
ing brief Illness.
A number of years ago Mr.. Dieter dis
posed of his business in Santa Fe,
journeyed to El Paso and entered into a
partnership with A. L. Houck, engaging
in the liquor business in which they
were very successful
Mr.. Dieter was well known and re-
spected throughout the territory, and
had large number Of friends in Alamo
gord1 who mourn his death.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
BAPTIST SERVICES.

Pastor 5. B, Callaway will preach
IL IA. IN. and 7:3O P. m. Sub
iect of the morning sermon, "Christ'S
Compassion for the World" Subject
of the evening sermon, "Hindrances to
Obeyiug the Truth" Sunday school,
10 Il. m; c. V. Jackson, superintendent.
We cordially invite all to attend these
services and worship with US. Services
lust one hour The members of the
church will please keep in mind the
regular church conference on next We'd
nesday, October at 1870 p. m. Much
and very important business demands
the attention of every member.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05

cost as or SI.Sn per acre, and
selling the crop at - per ton or
$500 for the ten acres gives a
net return of $500 per acre.
Even this favorable return on
the acreage could be materially
increased as Mr.. Major was too
busy down town to give the mat
ter his personal attention, hav-
ing been obliged to leave the
entire experiment in the hands
of unintellegent laborers who
naturally did not exercise prop
er Judgment about planting or
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
SANITARY RULES
FOR HOUSEKEEPERS

4 recent article in an eastern medical
magazine on Household Sanitation"
contained number OF statements of
more than passing interest to the house.
Keeper who would keep a sanitary home
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05

It will be seen from the above
table of cost of production that
the ten acres of sorghum cane
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
ENJOYABLE DANCE.

The Red Men gave dance at Alamo
opera house, "Wednesday evening, which
was attended by large number of cou-
piles and proved to be very enjoyable
affair. A quartet from the Alamo band
playing brass instruments, dispensed
music, of which the dancers showed
their appreciation by repeated encores.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
FOUNTAIN FUND IS GROWING
aWs Appreciate IOur Efforts" Writes a
Contributor -Four Niles Away.
HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED TO FUND ?

While slow to appreciate and
almost as slow to act, the real /
bpuelits of the public fountain +
seem now to have occurred to
tbe public at large and the sub
srrjptiens are coming in nicely.
Two subscribers who live four
miles out of town have sent in
their subscriptions and the letter
accompanying their checks is
nrinted below as showing their
appreciation of a movement that
will really benefit the ranchmen
as much as the residents of Ala
mogordo.
The subscription list shows Il
GOOD increase over last week and
by the end of next week, October
Five hope to be bic to announce
that the fund has been completed
and arrangements made. for I'M
mediately building the fountain.
Some wise owl made the state
ment that representation was
the greatest invention of the
age" and in some cases it might
he true, but in the case of the
building of the public fountain,
We must all get together and act
Immediately, as delay will find
us with hundreds of homeseek-
ers and visitors in our city and
still no fountain.
We make an especial and ur-
gent appeal to the public at
large to fill out the subscription
blank which is published here
with, and mail to the News i'm
mediately.
You need not mind about send
ing a check with the subscrip-
ton, as the actual funds will not
be needed until about Novem-
ber / to Is, so sign up the blank
and send it in and the matter of
collecting the funds will be taken
care Of later on.
"Aamogordo, n. NJ, Oct, ,, 1907.
Editor of the News: We appreciate
y0ur efforts to establish drinking foun-
tain and to install Improvements In the
town. We are from western New York
where we had trough on nearly every
road, and water to throw away. Since
coming here in June we have missed
that luxury. We live four miles south
of town, but send you checks for two
dollars One dollar for c. NJ. Carne'
and Que for myself. Yours truly,
rs T.. FISK
SUBSCRIPTION LIST
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05

the soil of Alamogordo and Vi
cinity,and the acreage included is
suhicientto preclude the idea of
special attention or unusual con-
ditions. The picture represents
a sorghum cane field on the ranch
of H. II. Major, just northwest
Of the town limits. On July |,
Of this year, Mr.. Major prepared
ten acres of ground and planted
it in sorghum cane, using go
pounds Of seed to the acre. One
irrigation was given the field
Immediately after the planting
and a second irrigation was Civ
en- on August 10. The cane was
cut, beginning September p.
The yield was without doubt as
heavy and as uniform as can be
obtained in any locality in the
county, averaging easily seven
tons to the acre for the ten acres
harvested. The average height of
the cane in the field was about
ten feet, hut in some locations
stalks were cut and measured
/ showing fourteen feet. Several
of these longest stalks are shown
in the picture. The growth was
so dense and uniform that one
could scarcely penetrate the field.
The cane was harvested with
an ordinary reaper shown in the
photograph, the only difficulty
being that the cane was SO dense
that after each round it was
found necessary to remove by
hand the previous cutting tC
clear a way for the machine and
the knives.
With cane selling on the mar
ket at IS per ton this gives re.
turn of $3.50 for the ten acres
planted,all of which was accom-.
: plished in ninety days.
A recapitulation Of the cost
and profits Oh this ten acres will
show as follows:
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
AS OTHERS SEE us.

Alamogordo wants lime kiln and
brick works. FL Paso is now furnish
ing the lime and brick, but freight
rates are high, and profit is seen in
local manufacture. The only reason AL
amogordo has not gone into this husi-
ness before is that she is too busy to
work out the details. Paso Herald
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
BETTER FREIGHT SERVICE
E.P.6 S. ". IBauAurates DSuble Local
Frelaht Service.
DAILY BETWEEN ALAMO AND EL PASO

The rapidly increasing import
ance of AlamogordO as a freight
center has brought matters to a
point where the FL PasO d South
western railway has made ar
rangements to take care of the
tremendous freight business by
making radical changes and
great Improvements in its freight
service.
A double daily local freight
service between Alamogordo and
FL Paso will be established, u
freight local leaving FL Paso
each morning and doing all local
work up to Alamogordo, includ-
ing the switching work at Oro-
grande. This train will reach
Alamogordo each evening in
time for delivery of freight the
same day it left FL PasO. The
crew will lay over all night in
Alamogordo, making the return
trip the following day. This
service will require two full
crews, who will be in Alamo
gordo alternate nights.
In addition to this splendid
service another local freight will
be put on between Alamogordo
and CarriZozo, this train max
ing the round trip each day, re-
turning to Alamogordo at night.
To properly handle this in
creased service it has been de-
cided to establish local freight
Office, over the depot at Alamo
gordO, and W. &. Roe, with a
force of clerks, will be the gem
eral superintendent in charge.
The transportation department
of the Alamogordo and Sacra-
mento mountain railway has been
consolidated with the 4. 2. d
5. W., Mr.. Roe having charge of
both.
Roadmaster z. Lynch will also
have offices in Alamogordo in
connection with his transfer to
this point.
General Freight Agent Brown
of the Z. z. d S. W. Ry. made
the statement to a business man
of Alamogordo, that the railroad
company had decided to make
greatly reduced freight rates to
Alamogordo, and it was glad to
be able to do so voluntarily, as
| an appreciation of the large
freight business that Alamogordo
, had worked up.
: Few are aware of the fact that
2 Alamogordo does larger freight
business in dollars and cents,
: each month, than any other point
on the eastern division of the Z.
= 2. d S. w., and this continued
volume of business with its
steady increase, has brought
o about the greatly increased
h freight service and reduced rates
+ which Alamogordo will have.
All this will be a wonderful
d assistance to our merchants and
d to the public generally and
we predict that the generou,
treatment accorded US by the
a K. Z. Il S. W. will be returned
;, to them a thousand fold in in
. creased returns from Alamo
gordo.
Rurrrrd n-r,
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05

irrigating. In spite of the ap-
parent neglect of the crop the
returns were certainly sufficient
to induce others to try sorghum
cane crops under More favorable
and scientific conditions, and
with greatly increased acreage.
And there are some persons
who still claim that crops can't
be raised in New Mexico.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-05
RECORD BREAEINGCANE FIELD
Cane Three Months Old AttaInS Height
Of Fourteen Feet.
CROP SHOWS S48.2O AN ACRE NET

The photograph printed on this
page shows the remarkable re-
suits that can be obtained from
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
o essssssssssssss
WATER VALLEY
D sssssesseeeesose

WATER VALLEY, July 30-The
protracted meeting at Goshen church
will commence on the third Sunday
morning in~August at II O'Clock. \.
Mr., Bliss Cook and sister, Misc
Mary, OF West Tennessee, are visiting
relatives on Turkey creek
Mrs. James Kinzer and daughter,
Miss Lillian, will go down to Primm's
this week.
Mr.. r. d. Jarratt and wife, OF Theta,
we're visiting on our creek recently.
Miss Sadie Williams has returned
from visit to Nashville friends.
Misses Esther Prowell, of Frank
lin, and Lena Mai Prowell. of Lick
Creek, are the guests OF relatives near
Goshen.
Will Gidcomb, of Bigbyville, Is the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. r, d. Black
burn.
Mr.. Matt Hight and family, OF Santa
Re. was visiting on our creek last
week.
Mrs. Mollie Plckard, OF Mt Pleas
ant, was visiting in our midst last
week.
Master Howard Baird, of Nashville,
Is the guest OF relatives here.
oREsTRA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
ISLAND is GIVEN
TO A KING
SPLENDID PRESENT FROM SPAN
lSH PEOPLE TO ALPHoNSo.

At the time when the king of Spain
married an English princess there
were rumors that a British syndicate
had bought the picturesque island of
palaces; one for Edward VII, the 9th
er for Alphonso. In reality, says the
New York Evening Post, the island
has been bought for the Spanish king
alone, and given to him as a present
by the Galician communities of Villa
garcia, Carrill, Villapian, Cambadoes
Fififianes and Santo Tome--communi-
ties which have often profited greatly
by the presence of the English feet
in Spanish waters during maneuver-
ing time. The island, Cortegade, sit
uated in Arosa Bay, is densely wooded
and mountainous. 1t has been in
hablted hitherto by eighteen families
of about 100 individuals, all of whom
will leave, having received proper
compensation. The only condition
they made was that the chapel OF the |
on the highest point of
the island. be left intact The island
Is TO be connected with the main
land by bridge about 100 metres /
long. The king Is much pleased with
The present, and intends to build
within the next three years a palace
which will cost about 100000 pc
setas, and the plans for which have
already been sketched by the court
architect, Senior Ripolles. The cor
lerstone is to be laid this month.
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LAND ROLLERS
Disc Harrows, Smoothing Harrows
at 3. A. satterfield g. Cos.
24wed&fri-w2t
THE IRISH FACE.

II asked Where are the prettiest
girls in the world?" | would immedi-
ately reply, I'm Limerick, Ireland
says one who knows. There is a
freshness of face, lustrousness of
eyes, healthfulness of color and com
plexion about the Limerick girls that
carry off the sweepstakes trophy.
The Limerick face is the perfection
of female beauty--a human ceramic
without blemish.--Liverpool Daily
Post.
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LANToN.

LANTON, July 30.-Mr. ]. w. Tn
derwood got bitten by a dog fey
days past, which has caused hin
much pain.
Messrs. Gene Derryberry, Docl
Jones and G. W. Kelley have returned
from business trip to Nashville.
Miss Annie Blair entertained a few
of her friends one night last week
Miss Alice Matthews, of Bear Creek
is visiting Misses Ophelia and Annie
Blackburn.
Felix Holcomb, of Columbia, spent
few days last week with us.
w. s. Crawford and family, of Co
lumbia, spent one night last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Green.
Miss Maud Logan, of Rally Hill, is
visiting Mrs. Will Fitzgerald
Miss Nell Dowell, of Columbia, is
the guest of Miss Write Holcomb.
Little Miss Lizzie Bell Price, who
has been with her sister in Nashville,
for some time, has returned home.
Mrs. Sallie Price is on the sick list.
Messrs. Green and Pillington are
doing some good business in the mill
here now. Mr. ]. K. Bell is their
miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Sowell visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Bunch, of Carter's Greek,
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Andrews are re-
joicing over the arrival of a little girl
at their home.
Mrs. Ernest Coleman and children,
Of Nashville, are visiting Mr.. Berry |
Coleman and family.
Mrs. VIII Powell and daughter,
Lucille Mankin, of Columbia, visited
Mrs. Guy Parks last week.
Miss Maud Logan, Of Rally Hill. will
each the school at this place.
Mrs. Lark Gunter and two children,
VI Nashville, are visiting Mrs. Balen
1unter and wife.
Nlloo I4Ou <alliOAA, VI 4SaoOds HOE DCCu
he guest of her sister, Mrs. Maud
Several from here attended meeting
t Neapolis last week.
Mr. Johnson, of Kardison Mill, was
ere last week.
Mr.. R. NJ Green is having his dwell.
lg repaired.
Mr.. Murray Johnson has moved in
> our midst
Miss Vester Richardson, of Left
itch, is visiting Miss Beulah Alsup.
Ben Mckee, of McCain's, is visiting !
t our home. r
Miss Matties Glenn. of Port Royal,
the guest of Miss Cleave Harmon.
Messrs. Wiley and Kelly Anderson, \
Knob Creek, was here last Sunday. h
RAVEN LOCKS.
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methods it can be done. 1t will cost
but little more, and the results will
be very much larger profits.
C. p. Hartley's subject was, Large
Yields Per Acre Without Increased
Labor"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02


WASHINGTON. July 31.-Tennes-
scans in Washington, in connection
with Others at home, are in conspiracy
to make Edward Ward Carmack Vice
President Of the United States. The
Times people are reticent about the
source of their information, but there
is no doubt about the general desire
here to see Mr.. Carmack return to Ma
tional life, although it is held by some
that for Carmack the Vice Presidency
would be stopping OF everything that
would engage the talents of so virile
a person.
But that is what the Times carried
this afternoon, along with a picture OF
the subject A boom has been started
to place the name of Senator Edward
Ward Carmack, of Tennessee. on the
Democratic ticket as Vice President.
and within the next few weeks plans
will have been completed for launch
ing Mr., Carmack on the sea of politi-
N0A CAAdNuFOl lhtChuCu 10 ISdu ulUl 10
the second place on the National tick
ct, with Bryan as the Presidential
candidate.
Senator Carmack has just closed
contracts for a long lecture tour,
which win begin early in October and
which will lead him through all the
territory available to further his NOM
ination, and before Congress con-
venes the name of Carmack will have
figured conspicuously in Democratic
Negotiations are now
under way between party leaders in
Tennessee and natives of the State In
Washington for conference which
will be held in this city in September,
at which definite plans will be laid
Tor sending Senator Carmack out and
'or keeping him prominently before
he public.
Senator Carmack gained his most
'ecent distinction through his success
n killing the ship subsidy bill in the
asst Congress. The fight was one of
he most memorable in many years,
md was one which excited interna-
ional interest through the principles
involved. Carmack went to the front
nd never faltered throughout the long
nd memorable fight on the bill. He
rganiZed his forces and demonstra.
ed remarkable generalship, with the
esult that the bin went down in de-
eat
Senator Carmack was born in Sum-
er County, Tenn, and is forty-nine
ears old. He studied law and began
s practice in Columbia, Tenn. He
as elected to the State Legislature
] a Democrat in 1884 and two years
ter Joined the editorial staff OF the
American In 1888 he
unded the Nashville Democrat, and
became editory-in-chief
the Nashville American when the
emocrat was merged into the older
per. In 1892 he became editor Of
e Memphis Commercial
Mr.. Carmack was married in 1890
Miss Elizabeth Cooley Huntington,
Columbia, Tenn. He was dele
tie for the State at large to the DEM
ratio National Convention in 1895,
d served his first term in the Ma
nal Legislature in the Fifty-ffth
ngress. He was elected to the
'tysixth Congress for the term
itch began in March, 1901. His term
Dired last March, at which time he
$ succeeded by Gov. Taylor.-H. H.
atkins, In Nashville American.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02

Never can tell when you'll mash
finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn or
scald BE prepared. Or. Thomas
Electric Oil instantly relieves the
pain-quickly cures the wound.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
.DLEVINS AT
BRUSHY MOUNTAIN
HAWKINS COUNTY MAN WILL TO
DAY SUCCEED CAPT. JACK
NELSON.
Appointment Recalls Famous Murray.
5leVins Row.

X. l. Blevins, of Hawkins county
was yesterday appointed warden O
the branch prison at Brushy Noun
tain by Governor Patterson. This an
pointment has been predicted for som
time by The Tennessean. In fact onl,
two names have been seriously consid
cred for the place, those being tina
of the app0intee and Flournoy Eng
lish, former Sheriff OF Giles county
IL is announced that Blevins' appoint
ment is only temporary but there Il
really little doubt that it will be fol-
the full term of two years.
Due to the fact that W. H. (Jack)
Nelson, the efficient warden at Brushy
Mountain, has accepted a position
with the Brushy Mountain Coal and
Coke Company, and will enter upon
the discharge of his duties today, it
was necessary that there should be
no longer any delay in making this
appointment and for that reason Blew
ms was temporarily named.
Warden Blevins will not be new to
the duties of his position having had
many years experience as an official
of the Tennessee penitentiary. He
was warden at Brushy Mountain dur
ing the four years of Governor McMil-
Inns administration. During his term
there arose sharp differences between
he and Prison Commissioner Murray,
then in charge of the mines, which re-
suited in charges being filed by Muir
ray against Blevins and by the latter
against Murray.
These charges were the basis for a
long and searching investigation by
the legislative committee of 1903. The
report while not by any means sus-
tanning, all the charges against Blew
ms did not hold him altogether blame
less, and he was severely criticised
with respect to certain features of his
While exonerated
from personal responsibility for cruel
" to the convicts he was found to be
lot without responsibility, in part at
east, for treatment of the unfortu-
lates.
Capt. Jack Nelson, whom Blevins
ucceeds, is a veteran official of the
'rison, having been in the employ of
he state for more than twelve years.
lie entered the service as an ordinary
uard at $40 per month, and was stead
" promoted until year ago, when
e was named by Governor Cox as
yarden to fill out the unexpired term
Warden Cannon, resigned The
tate has never had a better prison
ffcial. His management of the insti-
ltion was such that the legislative !
which last winter made an
lvestigation of the prison, made a
ost complimentary mention of Cap a
lin Nelson, although a majority of :,
lie members of that committe did :
ot belong to the political faction u
hose cause the warden espoused. :
e will retire to private life with the :
,st wishes of hundreds of friends =
rer the state.-Nashville Tonnes =
an! y
fc "a
other of Mr.. John G. Nelson of En- "
rprise and is held in high esteem .
ro w
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BOOM STARTED
FOR CARMACK
VICE PRESIDENCY FOR RILLlANr
TEkNEssEAN-coNFERENcE
rs ARRAlGNEp.

Between Party Leaders at Home and
Natives Of Volunteer State at Ma
tionai Capitol, According to PubIi-
cation.
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Capt Nelson is a Maury countian, a
brother of Mr.. John G. Nelson of En-
terprise and is held in high esteem
here.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-06-21
FAILED IN SMALL THINGS.
Congressman Evidently Was No Hero
to His Wife.

There is certain congressman
who. whatever authority he may hold
In the councils Of state, is of compare.
lively minor Importance in his own
household. Indeed, it has been I'M
kindly intimated that his wife is "the
whole thing" in their establishment.
Representative and Mrs. Blank
had been to Baltimore one afternoon.
When they left the train at Washing
ton, on their return, Mrs. Blank dis
covered that her umbrella, which had
been intrusted to the care of her hus-
band, was missing.
Where's my umbrella?" she de-
maRded.
I'm afraid I've forgotten It, my
dear" meekly answered the congress
man. ut must still be in the train"
''In the train!" snorted the lady.
"And to think that the affairs of the
nation are intrusted to a man who
doesn't know enough to take care of a
womans umbrella! Success Maya
zine
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-06-21
PURIFIED LIFE INSURANCE.
Benefits from New Law, Which Re-
mains Substantially Unchanged.

Through the influence of Gov.
Hughes, the New York Legislature de-
cided to make no radical changes in
the new insurance law. 1t was pointed
out by Gov. Hughes that the New York
law has already accomplished wide
spread reforms, with proportionate
benefits to policyholders, and that it
should be given a thorough trial be-
fore any amendments were seriously
considered. 1t is estimated that the
cost of the mismanagement of the past
did not average more than 20 cents to
each policyholder, while the benefits
to present and future policyholders
will amount to many times more and
be cumulative besides. The speed
craze of the big companies and the eX-
cessive cost of securing new business
was the most eXtravagant evil of the
old arrangements. Under the new
regime the cost of new business has
already been greatly reduced, along
with other economies.
The showing made by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society in its report
for 1906 was a strong argument
against meddling with the new law.
In the Equitable alone there was a
saving of over 100000 in expenses,
besides an increase in the income
from the Society's assets amounting
TO as much more. The ratios of the
Equitable's total expenses to its total
income was 1929 in 1904, 1880 in
1905, and only 14.4Sgo in 1906. The
dividends paid to Equitable policy
holders in 1906 amounted to $7,2S9, 734,
which was an increase Of more than
go over 1905.
While the Equitable made a better
showing than any other big company,
all reported radical economies and un-
der such conditions the Legislature
wisely decided to leave the law SUBJ
stantially as it stands.