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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13

native Of a warm climate. and the
possibilities are that someone having
sand With a southern slope and pro-
tected by hills on the north ami
west. viii raise melons and t0ma.
toes, We have such land. and some
time we viii try raising them for
our satisfaction IL nothing more.
The dairyman Of the future will
learn that he can use carrots, beets
and other vegetables for feeding 10
advantage, Crimson clover. sower
corn. sorghum. COS peas for his
slices. enabling him TO feed nj a far
less expense. besides having less loss
Of stock. Under the present manner
Of feeding. his Eows are literally be-
ing burned up by high. grain feeding.
but perhaps the brightest prospect
In the vegetable line 10 the sugar
beet. That immense crops will be
grown on our lands soon 10 be put
under government ditch. Ia unques'
TONED, but we believe beets Of
much. better quality will be grown on
our dry lands" The past season a
native farmer evidently had some
sugar beet seed given him for trial,
hut not knowing how 10 plant them
he did the best he could according
TO the light he had; he plowed his
ground very late In the spring.,
should have been done In the fall
sowed tho seed broadcast and har
rowed II In. There was no thinning
or cultivation Of any kind following
yet we saw some fine specimens
from his patch. His manner oil
farming would almost insure a fall
ure. Yet as everyone knows who
was out on the mesa near the Camp
bell farm, he had n fine crop al
beans. With an ordinary season an
uptndate farming. We believe paying
crops Of sugar beets a be grown
Most, II not all the tame grasses
can be successfully grown. We are
, well aware that many will take Issue
, with US here, but just tho same the
, time Ia In the very near future whei
i. we will see q better grade OF sheer
aud cattle and horses feeding on GU
' Canada blue grass. and brown. era!
= pastures, and We will see meadows
I of alfalfa, timothy. and redtop oil
+ every farm. Yes. farms for th'
= ranch. will he a thing Of the past
Right here we fear many who vii
I be successful In grain raising will
p fall down. they will be 50 impatien
for quick returns they will not TAKE
I the time necessary 10 success. o
prepare their ground properly. TIL
y result-failure.
' We will make no effort at gras
!, culture this season. not until VI
have raised a crop of grain and tn
ground replowed In the fall. givinl
it all the winter tillago possible
and should 1t prove to be a dry win
ter. then VIC will give 1t anothe
years tillage without cropping. thu
storing q whole seasons rainfall, II
, the following spring. drill In tn
j, seed. Drill. mind you. not broadcast
= for we want everything put In deep
and we will not he led astray by an!
, four pound of seed to the acre proc
~ositlon. Either We believe In liberia
o seeding to get n good stand; II |
, comes tee thick. We can weed 1t out
p This way of preparing the groun'
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land o.
flee at Santa Fe, N. NJ. February 4,
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Leon
Nelson CT Anton Chico, N. NJ. has filed
notice OF his intention to make final
five year proof in support of his claim.
viz: Homestead Entry No. $3.50, made
June %. 1900. for the S IL. S E IA.
and e 10, s W IA. Section &c, Town.
ship 10 N. Range Is f, and that said
proof will be made before r. L. ".
Ross, United States Court Commits
sfoner at Las Vegas. N. NJ. on March
Is. 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upoa,
and cultivation of. the land. win.
Trinidad Sanchez, Of Anton Chico. n.
NJ. Benito A. Nelson. OF Anton Chico,
N. NJ. Ansstacio Rael Y Amanda. OF
Anton Chico, N. NJ, C~rescencio Man.
zanarea. of villanueva. N. NJ.
MANUEL r. oTERO.
2-27 Regist ar
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COLLEGE RoYs WIN

In a hard fought game. the base
hall team 81 81. Michael's college
ltrimmcd. the team Of the 4. s. Indian
Training School for the second time
this season on the college grounds AT
Santa Fe last Saturday afternoon by
the close score of : 10 Z, The Indians
showed n great Improvement over
their work of a week r and seemed
10 hav" the college boys heatcn up
10 the seventh inning when the score
stood I Ia | In their favor. However.
In the last half OF this inning. the col
lcge boys hcgan a batting rally and
touched Abe" the Indian pitcher, up
for five clean hits. which coupled with
two errors. ncttled six runs and tied
the score.
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CAPTURES

city Marshal n. l.. Wright Of Dem.
Ing received a telegram Thursday Of
last week from Fort Bayard apprais-
ing him Of the desertion ~ Private
Roy f, Ellis from the fort and giving
him a description Of the soldier. The
next day Marshal Wright captured
Ellis about fifteen miles north of
Deming. The fleeing soldier was evi.
IDENTIFY headed for Mexico. He Offered
no resistance and the officer turned
the prisoner over to the commandant
at the fort.
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s " u. Section 30. Township 10 y.
Range 16 Il. and that said proof viii
be made before r. l.. NJ. Ross, United
States Court Commissioner at Las We.
gas. N. NJ, on March IS. 1907.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence up
n, and cultivation OF. the land. viz :
Leon Nelson. Trinidad Sanchez.
George Mondragon, Anastacio Rael Y
Amanda, all Of Anton Chico, N. Nj.
MANUEL r. OTERO,
ZZ6 Register.
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viii give the little rootlets plenty Of
time to get established before a pos
Eible dry spell comes. This digres-
sion from our subject will give you "a
hint as 20 how the bumper crops
% winter wheat aud other grains
arc 10 bo raised In the future: 1t h
In this way that We shalt prepare for
the future orchard. We have turned
several tree agents down. because
We are not ready.
But facts count far more than
words. II We had the means. We
would demonstrate the fact that all
We have written. rat be accomplish.
cd. In conclusion. We believe this
community Is ON the eve OF un.
thought Of prosperity. There are
men who are perseverIngiy delving
and digging In the hills TO the north
and west of us for the hidden wealth
that some day will be found there.
There are others who are risking
their all In demonstrating the posi-
bilities OF farming without irrigation
on the mesa I the east Of u. but We
need the united effort OF every citi
zen In this community.
Friends, We appeal to YOU person
ally. VIII you. as n man. let the
past be forgotten. looking only to the
future good Of all: be assured. with
the emigration that will be secured
by your united effort. present diff
culties will adjust themselves. VIII
you, hoping all things. believing al
things. enduring all things. proving
all thsass, hold fast to That which Ii
good.
THE PRAC TICAL FARM MAN
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LEFT HIS FATHER HANG

William Mitchell. alias Henry Rus
sell, was arrested Monday by Sheriff
II. NJ. Denny. OF Otero county, at Es'
toy city, y. NJ, brought II Alamogor
do and lodged In m" county jail to
the story told Of Mitchell he true he
the story told 81 Mitchell he true he
the arrival Of Texas officers. II
natural criminals alive. In that he al,
lowed his venerable father 90 he hang
ed at the age Of eighty. four years for
a crime which Mitchell himself com
mittci. The murder with which Nit.
Ichcll II nov charged Is said 10 have
been committed thirty-thrce years
ago In Hood county, Texas. Mitch6 ll'1
father was accused Of the crime.
Through the evidence Of a preacher
who was a witness In the case. the
old man vas convicted. although he
and he was hanged In Hood county
In 1874. without sign or protest from
his son, On his drathbed the minister
who sent Mitchell senior to the scat
fold, confessed that the old man was
innocent and mat he testified against
him to crafty personal revenge. The
death he'd confession Implicated the
younger Mitchell. who has been living
for many Years as a stocknan under
the alias Of Henry Russell. The lat
ter has led. as far az can he learned,
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on the Erb and Westerman farm the
past year without irrigation, and by
q native farmer nj that.
Peas. string beans. sweet corn.
asparagus. all come too late for the
early market. but the amount OF
these vegetables sold In cans In this
town alone would keep a fair sized
factory busy. To these may be ad
ded, currants. gouscherries and
cherries. all Of which are grown In
the city 10 a limited extent We
have seen the finest OF apples,
peaches, pears and plums growing
six miles north of the city. with par,
tial irrigation, however, but II good
results can be obtained In other 10
caiities with only from twelve 10
sixteen inches "f rainfall. We can
do II here with eighteen TO twenty
three inches. All vegetables not
semi-tronic, such a. tomatoes, melons.
egg plant, do well here. We have
had fine success with cucumber, O
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13
Small Holding Claim No. 1888.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior. United
States Land Office, Santa Fe, N. NJ.
February 5, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that the fol.
Iowing-named claimant has filed notice
OF his intention to make final proof In
support Of his claim under sections
ID n II OF the act of March 3. 1891
t26 Stats, S54), as amended by the
act of February 81, 1898 (27 Stats.
400. and that said proof will be made
before the Register and Receiver M
santa Fe. N. NJ. on March Is, 1907.
viz: Todosio Lobato. of Santa Fe. n,
NJ for the tracts in Secs. 10 and 90.
T IL N. r II E, N NJ P NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his actual continuous adverse
possession of said tract for wentv
years next preceding the survey Of
the township, viz: Adelaide MARQUEE.
Mareial Urioste, Luis Urioste. Tibursio
Leeato. all Of sena, N. NJ.
Amy person who desires to protest
against the allowance Of said proof.
or who knows Of any substantial ca
son under the laws and regulations Of
the Interior Department why such
proof should not be allowed vii, he
given an opportunity at the above
mentioned time and place to crosse
examine the witnesses of said claim
ant. and to offer evidence In rebutsa,
OF that submitted by claimant.
MANUEL R. oTERO.
]-1s Register.
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Enthusiastic Over Pro
gress Already Made on
the Mesa Lands.
SOIL ideal AND OTHER
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
sxys That Finer Piece 81 Winter
Wheat In seldom Seen az This
Tine cf year Thar On the
canstoek Farm.

Prof ". II. Campbell. father Of ths
Campbell System Scientific Soil cul
ture. ID visiting the Panhandle OF
Texas. where for pasa tao years he
I'M hal two experimental farms. a.
tsv making a flying trip Of inspee'
lion al the grant lands lying east Of
the GaIIimas river,
He vas sen here by the Industrial
department of the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa re Railroad company 10
look over the situation Tor seientific
rutf culture. and states that he WA
very much pleased by what he saw.
Tie says that the soil In Ideal, the
rainfall better than he expected and
ths, there In apparently nothing lack.
Inn but education. He said that Il
had been his experience during the
mast twenty years. that the possibiil
" of dry farming was hard to incui'
cate In the average mind.
Mr.. Campbell drove ont over the
mesa while here with N y Belden.
H. r, Hosklns. r. wesserman. and he
was enthusiastic over what had been
done already towards producinF
crops. He said that a finer piece oi
winter wheat Is seldom seen at this
time of rear than that on the w. II
tomstnrk farm. and he aid
cred wonderful the ease with which
water 10 found at every place al
which an effort has been made on the
great tract % land.
After a short visit st hts Texas
farms. Mr.. Campbell will make a fiy
ing trip to San Francisco on business
hu. Informed his friends In fAs Vega
that he win be back here snon ant
make further observations. Tie say
that no IL going to try TO arrange I
30 that be can make frequent visits
here ~w3M
In an interview. the pioneer farmer
Of western arid lands. told some IN
teresting stories Of his experience
which may help 10 cheer up the man,
doubters who continue TO croak tina
this or that cannot be done,
lilo said tbs, his first attempt a
scientific soil culture was undertaken
IN 1900 In western Kansas, That por
ton az the state In which he locates
haa once been entirely settled. bu
was again depopuiated as farmer
from the east could not make II &C
Good looking land was selling at from
fifty cents 10 a dollar an acre. HI
located IN n farm which was said I.
be the poorest In the country. II hal
been operated for fourteen years an,
the owner had never cut but on
crop during that time. He has raise
since taking hold or n, six consecu
tive crops. and has never harvested
less than N5 bushels OF white
wheat up to as high as 81 bushels, +
the acre. @Ses
In the year ~ 1904 the wheat GRO
In western Nebraska was almost q
entire failure and out OF upwards Il
10000 acres sown in Hitchcock cour
u. only ten per cent was cut. 9TH
largest yield outside ~ our farms,
said Mr. Campbell, was ten hushel
to the acre. We got fortvone husl
ella that same season. which tcste
sixty pounds. The fact Is that an II
usually dry season cuts no figu'
when n man prepares FOR f."
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior. Land OF
flee at Santa Fee, N. NJ, February 4.
1907.
Notice Is hereby given that Benito
A Nelson of Anton Chico, N. NJ, has
filed notice OF his intention to make
final five year proof In support Of his
claim. viz: Homestead Entry No. 5Sl3,
made June 6. 1900, for the 8 10. s e
IA, Sec. Is, T 10 N, r Is e, and 8 ID,
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loose, porous character. II Is dry and
warm. II is estimated a dry soil Is
ten degrees warmer than a wet one,
Al "A given temperature II Ia warmer
than the air In contact with IT, while
a wet soil Is colder. II Is this differ
tnce in temperature which influences
health. Currents OF cold moist air.
arising from a wet soil. increase the
tendency TO f0gs. increase the mois,
tnre In night air. and so increase the
tendency 10 certain diseases. In AMI
about Las Vegas fogs are rare, and
night air is unusually dry.
Climate IL OF paramount cnnsiddera-
ton In the life Of the individual. II
may lengthen or shorten his exist.
ence: 1t may Increase or diminish his
resistance 10 disease. There Is every
graaatton, from the standpoint Of
health. from one that is uninhabita.
BE 10 one that is healthy. That most
rsejuciclal to life is located In low
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an exemplary life since The crime. and
has accumulated considerable money.
He has many friends who have offer,
ed him any assistance he may need
during the trial.
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William Baldwin. the negro who
was Saturday convicted Of the murder
of Mrs. Harvey Morse and her five
year old daughter at Roseville. Calf.
January II. has been sentenced tc
hang at Salomonvflle May 6.
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1. o. o, r.. LAS VEGAS LODGE M
4. meets every Monday evening a
their hall on Sixth street. All Wis
iting brethren cordially invited 10
attend. r. o. Williams. N. G.,
A, 8. Coke. V. @: A. ]. wertz.
secretary: ". Z, Critics. treasurer:
c. V. Hedgcock. cemetery trustee.
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OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL
No. S04 meets every second and
fourth Tuesday at Fraternai Broth.
erhood hall. Visiting members arc
Cordially invited. Jas. O'Dyrne. q.
X, Frank strass, r. ).
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MEET IN IRATERN+.
Brotherhood Hall every second and
fourth Monday. slice? a. the etg'st1
run, Visiting brothers al~a>s vel
"hle 20 the wtgwam, T T.. hta4
welt. sarhem: c, r. O'Mallcy. easel
II records. F. u. Fries. collector oi
wampum
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FRATEENAl. BROTHERHOOD,

log meets every Friday night =
their hai! In the Schmidt building.
west Of Fountain Square. at eight
o'clock. Visiting members are cor.
daily welcome. James n. Cook,
president: Mss Kate Burcheli. sec
rotary.
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EASTERN STAR. REGULAR COW
munication second aud fourth
Thursday evenings OF each m0nth
All visiting brothers and sisters arr
cordially invited. Mrs. Ida l.. $tt
linger. worthy matron: Miss Nay
Howell. secretary.
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n P. o T.. MEETS sECCAD AM.
fourth Tuesday evenings eac.
month. at knights Of Pytnlas Hall
Visiting brothers are cordially In
vited. Hall"tt Ra, nolds, exalted
ruler: r. l.. Blauvelt. secretary.
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Mrs. Ferguson of onava was tho
guest OF Rev. Billiard and family
over Sunday.
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THE METEOROLOGY
OF LAS VEGAS

Continued From Page rfvel
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THE MESA NEEDS
NO IRRIGATION

tContinucd From Page Fiyel
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-08
CITY COURT CASES.

In the city court yesterday morning Samuel Coburn, colored, charged with the theft of a whip fro mFred Potter, a Charles street liveryman, was fined $1, though he denied his guilt.
 John L. Cannon was fined $2 for as- saulting Raffaele Ariastasia.
 Philip Walter Johnson, a colored waiter, charged with breach of the peace, was remanded until February S.
 Raffaele Dicenzo, charged with fail ure to support his family, was given the ultimatum of paying them $5 a week or going to jail for sixty days.
 Samuel Merriam, charged with breach of the peace against Abe Co., hen, was fined $1.
 < Thomas J. Miskill, fifteen years old, charged with robbing two prepaid gas meters, was remanded in the care of the probation officer until February B.
 Charles Dickter, the young man wht was brought back here from Philadel- phia by Sergeant Dennehy. charged with stealing SIP in money and a lot of barber tools, amounting to $102, be- longing to Samuel J. Bowman, whose barber shop is on Lafayette street, had his case continued until Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-08
-----------s---------------- - SUBSTITUTE FIREMEN.
Civil Service Board Gives Out Names
 of Successful Candidates.

Civil Service Board Gives Out Names
 of Successful Candidates. The civil service board last night fin- ished the reading of the papers of those who recently took the examinations for substitutes in the fire service. The fol- lowing passed successfully;
 w, A, McGrath, 197 James street. Francis T. Higgins, 70 Chapel street. w. J. O'ConnelI, 41 Haven street. Owen J. McMahon, 220 Pine street. James F. Kelleher, POI Pine street. Henry B. Lewis, 69 Edwards street. Joseph Driscoll POS Dover street. Ridgeway M. Fenton 405 Elm street. Joseph M Green, 112 Chapel street. Richard o. Newman, 1212 State street. Frank o, Blatchley, 127 Davenport avenue.
 Charles c. Sherman, 47 Monroe street. James Finnerty, S67 Grand avenue Patrick J. Lynch 45O Chapel street. Frank Gilday, 274 Hamilton street. Frank B. McManus, P Leonard street.
 John c. Flannigan, 71 Ivy street. John H. Kelly, 23S Poplar street. Frederick Bissell, 146 Grand avenue James Mackenzie, 169 Thompson street.
 Thomas Waugh, 314 George street. J J. Kennedy, 327 James street.
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dered his ammunition at Fort Reno in- stead of at Fort Brown. He said he had noticed his error in newspaper report of the proceedings. Senator War ner pressed the witness closely as to the paper which carried the report and Senator Scott acting chairman, declar- ed that Senator Warner was unfair. Senator Warner replied that he was not prepared to take a lecture, especially an unjust lecture, and there followed a general discussion as to the manner of examining witnesses. It was generally agreed that the senators should pros. ceed as they pleased.
 The next witness called for by Sena- tor Foraker was Winter Washington, and Senator Overman asked if he had seen Booker washington. ''No," said MT. Foraker; Booker Washington is too busy attending to his senatorial duties to come here." He referred to the interest of Booker T. Washington in the question of having a pegro ap- pointed to a federal position in Ohio, patronage which had been regarded as belonging to the senators from Ohio. There was nothing unusual in Winter Washington's testimony.
 He was a member of Co. D and his story was not unlike those told by his former comrades. His idea of the Brownsville affray, however, was that Mexican greasers'' and Texas cow boys'' had done the shooting in order to make trouble for the negro soldiers. terday by saying that he had surren-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-08

was addicted to the use of morphine, and third declared that he had tied girls to bedposts and beaten them
 He looked very sad she said, land told me they had been making a fool of me. He said he understood why it was done I afterwards got so many conflicting accounts from the persons who had told the stories, and I heard their regulations were so bad, that I finally told Mir. Thaw did not believe the stories. He said, You know l have never lied to you, and he never has. ,"
 The girl paid other tributes to her husband to save whose life she braved all
 When told him the storyn Paris. '' she said, The came to me and picked up the hem of my skirt, and kissed it. and said he would always love me. He nearly always called me hls angel. We sat together that night until daylight talking the matter over, The effect on Harry was terrible.
 Stanford White sent me to school in New Jersey in October, 1902, and early in 1903 became ill The doctors came, and said an operation was necessary. They told me I was vory sick, but did not say what was the matter Mir. Thaw came to see me, and was the last person, except the doctors, whom sa wbefore being placed under the in- huence of an anaesthetic. He had been told 1t was dangerous for me to talk. So he came in quietly and kneeled down by the bed and kissed my hand, and looked at me for moment, and went out.
 When I recovered l found he had made arrangements with my mother to take me abroad tosrecuperate, It was while we were in Paris on this trip that he proposed to me. While the jury was on its way to court this morning a snow shoveller l in the street shouted, Vote for Thaw.' l He was promptly arrested, and taken before Justice Fitzgerald in chambers, and allowed to go after a severe repri, | mand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-08
EMBEzzL L1EMENT CASE.

As ex-Judge Hobart L. Hotchkiss, counsel for Mortimer E. Smith, the former Benton Armstrong bookkeeper, held for embezzlement from the firm, was held up in New York yesterday on business, Smiths case was put over in the police court to-day until this morning.
 City Attorney Simpson said yesterday that Smith would be arraigned on probably seven or eight counts of shortages on specific dates, and that as cinvietion on these would result in his being bound over to the superior court, the exact total of his shortages would not be claimed against him in the po- lice court. The trial of Frank c. Lewis, held with Smith on the same charge, is to come tlp Saturday.