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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29

a string Of boxcars west Of the Ban
croft passenger depot, as the train
bearing the victim approached.
AS the train slackened; speed at the
platform, passengers crowding to the
doors to alight, Conductor AL Johnson
and Brakeman Chambers stepped to the
planking. Standing well back was a
crowd of villagers. with grave faces.
Net a sound save the kissing of steam
and the whirr of the air brakes broke
the silence as the train stopped. Inn
pending trouble was noticeable and the
passengers paused on the steps in Won
derment as rushing suddenly from be-
hind their barricade of box cars on the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
MERMAID HELD FAST
UNDER WATER BY HAIR

Atlantic City, Aug. 27.-Miss Grace
Penny. daughter OF a former life guard
and now engaged in a thrilling drama
on one of the piers, where she appears
as a mermaid and dives into a tank.
furnished a sensation today. when her
hair caught in splintered woodwork Of
the tank and held her head below the
surface.
When the girl failed to appear, Mis-.
May Gunlitfe. OF Philadelphia, also ar
itictpating In the spectacle. diyed to her
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
HOOSlER BREWERlES TO
QUIT SALOON BUSINESS

Indianapolis, Aug. 27.-Under an
agreement entered into by nearly ali
brewers of Indiana the brewery saloon
in Indiana will soon become a hin of
the past. According to the agreement.
the brewers will cease the esta blish-
state, and chose now in existence viii
be closed as soon as the licenses ex-
pire. Similar action is to be taken in
Missouri.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
MOVE MADE TO GUST
PLATT FROM COMPANY

New York, Aug. PA circular let
ter has been sent to every stakeholder
in the United States Express company
enclosing q blank to be filed out re-
Guesting q meeting. The request Is
accompanied by q letter saying there
has not been a meeting of the stock
holders in forty-ive years. The ob-
feet in the proposed meeting is to Dust
Senator Platt as head Of the corpora
ton.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
THREE THOUSAND
PANAMA LABORERS
LOSE QUARTER PAY

Panama. Aug. 2T.-Lumber men en-
ployed in municipal work have been re-
duced % per cent. because the appro-
priation is less this year than last
The reduction affects 5000.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
SEEKING INFORMATION.

Ex-Mayor Hinkle. being approach
ed upon the wafer bond proposition
said: 81 have no objections to being
interviewed. not that can give any
information, but because am seek
ing some As understand it, the pro-
posed SIZE, 900 bonds are about our
limit for sewer and water bonds, or
any other Indebtedness. as to that
The present sewer is used by approx
fmately one-fourtn of the people in
the district It covers. II all should use
1t that would overtax it's capacity.
Therefore. without an enlargement
and extension OF the sewer cannot
see how there cal be any sanitary
beneit from waterworlxs, or how the
people on the hills can nse the same
to any extent. # there is not some
way for the people to use the water,
ana ne it adxantaGe Geously TO large
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
COOLEY BOYS FUNERAL
HELD THIS AFTERNOON.

The funeral of the late Lowell Coo
ley, the little boy VINO committed sui
eide last Tuesday night, was held at
two O'Clock this afternoon from the
home Of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. E.
P. Cooley, of East Roswell. Elder Hen
ry Woodruff, of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church, conducted the service,
and burial was made in the South
Side cemetery. The boys father and
step-mother returned Saturday night
from FIT. Scott, where Mrs. Cooley
has been visiting and where Mr.. Coo
ley went after her the next day after
the tragedy. Mr. Cooley's sister, Miss
Sylvia Cooley, came down from Elida
Saturday night. Mrs. Cooley and chill
dren will leave tomorrow for Fort
Scott to continue their visit.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

irrigation than that, and so all united
in praise of the Governments new
policy for the reclamation of the arid
or semi-arit West.
The six projects in the Southwest
the one il Kansas, the three in New
Mexico, and the two in Arizona-com-
prise a group in themselves. With the
exception of the one in Kansas, they
are in the same latitudes and will re-
claim the same character of soil. The
same great transcoatinental railway
(the Santa Fe) links the entire six to-
gether, and the same class of people
are settling in the valleys which will
be given the water. These influences
will form a community of interest in
the Southwest, from the Upper Arkan-
sas valley to the lower Colorado. What
will help one locality will help ano-
tner, and ultimately, by the aid of the
railway and by the nourishing touch
of water in the irrigable valleys and
the hand of industry in the mines.
this vast region will blossom in field,
meadow, and orchard, and TEEN with a
prosperous and intelligent population.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

Mrs. D. T. Grosh, of Del Rio, Tex,
who has been visiting her brother, J.
K. Pierce, left Sunday night for AL
pine Tex. Miss Ellen Green, of San
Antonio, Tex, cousin of Mr.. Pierce,
left last night for her home. They
were here about three weeks. At the
time of their arrival it was reported
to the Record that Mr.. Pierce had not
seen mis- relatives for nineteen years.
He saw them about a year ago but
before that time had not visited with
them for about eighteen years.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
Visitor Pleased With Valley.

A. ]. Poteet, a prosperous stock
farmer of Verde, Tex, left for his
home today, after a two weeks stay
in Roswell, mixing business with
pleasure. While here he closed a deal
with Poteet & Peck for a shipment
of horses. When seen by a Record re-
porter Mr.. Poteet said: q was sur
prised when l reached Roswell to see
the amount of business and number
of substantial business houses, and
viii say that see nothing but a bright
future for Roswell. If l were going
to invest in dirt 1 would rather make
the venture here than almost any
wnere. OF course think we have the
only country over at Verde, but there
are some things lacking there that
you have here, and our consolation is
that we can come over to New Mexi-
co when we are lacking
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

For the fourth time within the past
year the Cash Grocery, opposite the
Grand Central Hotel was burgIarized
last night. The burglars have enter
ed the store on each occasion by
breaking out window in the rear, or
by breaking the glass in the door and
unfastening the door itself. Last night
the glass in the top sash of a rear
window, and stole five or six dollars
from the casn drawer. Nothing else
has been missed from the store. The
robbery was not discovered until this
morning, and as nothing but money
was stolen the chances of catching
the guilty parties are slim.
The Jewett pool room and bowling
alley was burglarized Saturday night.
The evidence discovered Sunday morn
ing shows that the burglar climbed
the bars at the rear windows to
height where nothing but a screen
separated him from the glass. There
ne tore off the screening and raised
the window, crawling on to the gal
lery that circles the upper part of
the rear room. Lowering himself to
the first floor he made for the cash
register and cigar case, taking a big
. supply of cigars and relieving the reg
lister of all its cash, which was about
five dollars. A check for So was left,
the burglar evidently being too shrewd
to get mixed up in cashing such pa
per To open the register requires a
knowledge of its mechanism, and this
he evidently had. After collaring the
swag the burglar lowered the swing
ing stairway that leads to the gallery
and escaped through the nole he made
in making his entry. There is no clew
for the officers to work on.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
The Latest.

The Majestic Theatre management
mas had the good fortune to secure
one of the very latest life motion pic
ture films that has been put on the
market 1t is the Thaw-White Tage
dy. 1t required a good deal of hard
work to get this film, but these peo
pie intend to give the public the very
latest and best pictures that can be
gotten. Every one should see this
great picture. 1t is the chance of a
lifetime. They have several other beau
tif1ll pictures, the Sleeping Beauty,
being one of those hald-colored French
films that must be seen to be appre-
ciated. The first performance begins
at 7:45 and the second at $50. Notice
change in hours.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
THE BIG TERRITORIAL
FAIR AT ALBUQUERQUE.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Aug. 1S.-One
of the big features of the Territorial
Fair at Albuquerque, October 7-I2, is
by Mr.. Jos. Blondin, member of the
Areo Club of America, one of the fore
most aeronauts of the world. Mr.
Blondin has secured the largest hydro
gen gas balloon in the United States.
Every day during the fair week, ne
will operate this gas bag as a captive
balloon, carrying passengers to an al
titude of fifteen hundred feet, and Civ
ing all who care to try it a taste of
what real iballooning means. 1t will
be the first captive balloon to be op-
Grated in New Mexico, and all the peo-
pie who care for exciting sports will
have ample opportunity to try it.
The operation of the captive bal
loon, however, is but a preliminary to
the daring feat which Mr.. Blondin is
to attempt in going against the worlds
international record. This record is
now held by Lieutenant Lahm, U. S.
Army and Military attache at the
American legation at Paris. Lieuten-
ant Lanm established his record in
1906, in the James Gordon Bennett
balloon race, by sailing from Paris
across the English Channel into the
north of England.
The Areo Club of America, which
meets in St Louis the latter part of
October, has offered a magnificent
trophy to the one of its members who
shall beat the international record.
Mr.. Blondin is a member of the Areo
Club of America. and purposes to
make ar attempt to defeat the rec
ord, leaving Albuquerque in the even
ing of the final day of the fair. Mr.
Blondin is a scientist who has made
careful study of ballooning. He has
concluded that the air currents lead
ing from the Rockies down to the
Rio Grande and along the Mexican
border to the Gulf of Mexico, afford
the most favorable opportunity for
the balloon record. His attempt has
already attracted international atten-
ton, and a large number of the most
famous aero1auts of America are ex-
pected to be in Albuquerque to wit
ness the start.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
GATHERING DATA
ABOUT STREAMS

From Santa Fe New Mexican.
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sui
livan has enlisted the cooperation of
the United States Geological Survey
in gathering data concerning the flow
of the various rivers in New Mexico.
furnish all of the instruments and 9th
er paraphernalia for the work, as well
as paying the salary of observers,
providing Mr. Sullivan will take
charge of the several guaging stations
established throughout the Territory.
The Territorial engineer has already
initiated the work of securing hydro
graphic measurements of the princi-
pal rivers in New Mexico for the pur-
pose of determining the per second
Twelve Of these stations have already
been established and more may be
installed later. Mr.. Sullivan is deeply
interested in this work and believes
the data thus secured will prove valu-
able, as it will be given publicity thru
the medium of the United States Geo
logical Survey and the free advertising
thus obtained will be of inestimable
benefit Mr.. Sullivan has not yet de
cided what course he will pursue in
this work Owing to the routine duties
of his Office, which require his pres
ence, ne is thinking seriously of hav-
ing an assistant appointed.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

extent, the city will not be able to
keep up the expense and interest on
bonds.
The council seems to be just put
ting this up to the people and no one
seems to champion it or to be very
much interested. am in favor of wa
terworks, but want to see it right and
on a firm basis. If $125, 900 is our
limit, then part of this money should
be for sewers, and the water plant
be made to conform thereto. If the
$125,0OO carries, then there must be
some way found to extend the sew
ers. OF course it is all right for fire
protection. Everybody understands
that. But if that is all we are going
to get, a much cheaper plant will an
swer. l think it time for the people
to speak out. and let's have an under
standing of this thing before election
day"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
Keeping the Loq.

On certain ship the mate was too
tain did his utmost to break him of
this habit, and, everything else fail
ing, told him that the next time he
was drunk he would write it in the
log. For a long time after that the
mate stopped drinking, but one day he
fell into his old nabit. Thereupon the
captain wrote the following entry in
the log:
August u, 10; 60 deg. north Ion
gitude, 20 deg. west latitude. Mate
Jones is drunk today"
The mate begged him to take this
off, saying that it would spoil his
chances of ever being made captain
of ship But the captain said, Its
true, isn't it?'
Eyes; but replied the mate.
''Well, said the captain, 1.-The record
stands
A few days later the mate had to
write the entry. On looking over the
log the amazed captain saw this entry:
"Aug. Is. 19-; 80 deg. north longi
tude, 81 deg. west latitude. Captain
Smith is sober today"
He sent for the mate and demanded
of him to take it off.
ttWell,'' said the mate, ITS true
isn't it?''
tHOf course it's true,' roared the cap
tain
"Then the record stands" replied
the mate-Judge.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

Up to the hour of going to Iress
the strike of the telegraph operators
had not been settled, and this section
of the southwest is cut off from tele-
graphic communication with the great
outside world. The Record has not re-
ceived a single dispatch from the AS
sociated Press since the strike be-
gan, ten days ago, nor has there been
a single message of any description
sent into or out of the Pecos Valley,
except railroad business.
All indications are that the strike
will be prolonged, and it may yet in
volve other labor organizations. Both
sides are making claims, but the truth
of the matter seems to be that the
strike is only in its beginning. One
thing is sure, and that is that Ros-
well is completely tied up.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
IRRIGATION IN SOUTHWEST.

From The Earth (Chfcago)
The Territory of New Mexico, on
the Fourth of July celebrated the
completion of the Carlsbad and the
Hondo reclamation projects by the
Government of the United States
These are Pecos Valley projects, but
the celebration. partly paid for by a
legislative appropriation, was by the
whole people and under the direction
of the Territorial government.
The two projects were the first in
the Reclamation Services list of TWEEN
ty-nine in the entire country to be
completed, although the project at
Deerfield, in the Arkansas Valley, fol
lowed closely behind, and the Arizona
projects are fast coming on. However
it was a New Mexico event, and a sto-
ry elsewhere in this issue of The
Earth tells how well it was done.
While the celebration was designed
to point out the local significance OF
the two projects. the orators of the
occasion spoke for the entire south
west Their first duty of course was
to the Pecos Valley, where. by the
completion OF the two projects, are
examples OF the feasibility and the
value of irrigation by government aid
to the Rio Grande Valley, where the
biggest project in the country is under
way, and to other valleys of the Ter
ritory where projects are contempiat
ed. But the occasion compelled 8
broader discussion OF the subject ol
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
Funeral of j. C. Hill.

The funeral of the late ]. c. Hill,
whose death at Elida was reported in
the Record Saturday, was held from
the home on North Pennsylvania ave
nue. at 4:3O Sunday afternoon. The
remains had been brought to Roswell
Saturday afternoon and were taken
in charge by the Roswell Camp w. O.
W., of which the deceased was Sow
ereign. The same order was in charge
of ceremonies at the funeral Sunday
afternoon and at the burial which oc-
CURED at South Side cemetery Rev
]. W. Smith preached the sermon and
conducted the religious portion of the
ceremony There was quite a crowd
OF Woodmen, relatives and friends in
attendance.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
A CUTTING AFFRAY

Returning from Elida, Roswell citi-
zens report a cutting affray at that
place last Friday surveyor named
L. Fourd and a real estate man whose
name was not known to the inform
ant, mad a fight in a saloon over po-
ker game, the real estate man knock
ing Fourd down. When the latter got
up he drew knife and cut a cash four
inches long in his antagonists neck,
barely missing the juglllar vein. Then
Fourd ran to the country north of Eli
da, and, meeting another man later,
asked how the man was getting along.
Thinking ne meant ]. c. Hill. who was
found dead, the man told him he was
dead. Then Fourd sprinted about II
miles farther north deputy sheriff
overlook him, however, brought him
back and had him arraigned for as
sault. He was fined $25 and costs.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
TELEGRAPH STRIKE MAY BE
SETTLED BY ARBITRATION
From Denver News.

From Denver News.
Chicago, Aug. 16.-No progress was
made today by certain labor leaders
who intervened to bring about a set
tlement of the telegraphers' strike by
arbitration. President Small, of the
photographers organization, met Sam
uel Gompers, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and Labor Commission
er Neill during the day, but tonight
said that it was only in a social way.
and that it was too early in the fight
to talk of arbitration.
The officials of the telegraphers' un-
ion late today changed front on the
proposition to arbitrate, and announc-
ed that they would accept the offices
of the general board of arbitrators of
the American Federation of Labor in
settling their differences with the com
pa7ies This board consists of John
Mitchell of the Mine Workers, Daniel
J. Keefe of the Longsaoremen and
President Samuel Gompers. It was
Mr.. Gompers who made the above an
nouncement.
| Despite the general strike order sent
tout early today. both telegraph COM
paaies By actual test were able to hap
| die business with greater promptnesz
than at any time heretofore since the
inauguration of the strike Small
towns which have been almost cut
lon from telegraphic communication
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

in various parts of the middle and far
West, were heard from tonight in reg
ular order. The officials of both com
panies tonight declared that instead
of desertions in response to the strike
order, the reverse was true.
On the other hand, the union Off
cials declare that there was an enthu-
siastic response to the strike order
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
The Garden of Eden.

S. Totzek received paper yester
day which was sent from the central
part of the United States and address
ed, s. Totzek. Garden of Eden" II
came directly to the Pecos Valley OF
New Mexico, and the mail clerks had
no trouble in finding its addressee
Everybody seems to know where the
Garden of Eden is located.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

The Record was favored today with
some fine specimens of genuine
Rocky Ford ca1taloupes raised by Mr..
Stockton, who recently came to this
country and bought a small tract of
orchard land from J. ]. Hagerman.
AS a farmer Mr. Stockton is only an
amateur, but he has well demonstrated
that it does not require much expe-
rience to raise things in the Pecos
Valley There are also a few apples
on his trees, but he takes no credit
for that.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Ballard and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Duke and children,
Mrs. R. F. Gayle and Miss Clark re-
turned last night from a two weeks
camping trip in the White and Capt.
tan mountains.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

A fire alarm was sounded at $3.50
this morning on account of a blaze
in a pile of old crates back of the
Roswell Gas Company's office on Main
street. The fire was put out in a few
minutes by individuals already on the
ground, although the department
made quick run to the scene.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

The Chaves County Teachers Insti-
tute for 1907 opened at the Central
school building in this city at eight
o'clock this morning for a two weeks
session, and the attendance was the
largest in the history of the county,
there being fifty teachers present for
the opening session. This is a splen-
did Indication, and gives reason for
the prediction that this years meet
ing will be the most successful ever
held
This mornings session was taken
up entirely with preparatory and pre-
limilary work. Rev. John H. Murray,
of the M. E. church, delivered a splen-
did address. Lessons were assigned
and classes organized. The regular
work will be tarted tomorrow. The
sessions will be neld daily from eight
to twelve in the morning.
The last two days of next week will
be taken up with Territorial examina-
tio1s instead of the regular class
room work. At the same time city ex-
aminations for those of the city teach
ers must be examined will be conduct
ed by Prof. M. H. Brasher, superin-
tendent of the city schools.
All preparations for the institute
were made by County Superintendent
Mark Howell, but Prof. j. H. Vaughan,
of Roswell, is it's conductor. assisted
by Prof. B. F. Brown, of Artesia who
closed a two weeks institute at Por-
tales last week
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

R. F. Barnett has bought a fine new
auto, of the Northern type. The new
car arrived Sunday night from Amaril-
10. 1t runs with very little noise and
has the appearance of being a power
full machine
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

Never have the citizens of Roswell
had an opportunity to buy such fine
cry afternoon and evening-Zink the
Jeweler. tt
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19
FIRE. FIRE.

Yes, we had fire in the kindling
But you should not have a fire in your
kitchen. but cook with gas. which is
cooler.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

Nathan Jaffa has sold his touring
car to DR.. J. W. Kinsinger. The doc
tor was driving his auto about town
today the same as an old and exper-
fenced chauffeur.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

Miss Pauline Shelley and Miss
Grace Wetherald arrived this morning
from Hagerman for the Institute Miss
Wetherald is a teacher in the Ros-
well city schools
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

John Cummins, former Roswell
boy, is working in New York City
where he has a job as chauffeur. Ht
is a nephew of J. @. Cummins, of Ros
well.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

l need a lot of money this week
and will push the goods at auction
harder than ever. You cannot afford
to miss one day.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-19

Don Finley left Sunday night for
Valentine, Tex, where he is working
on a rancn. He had been here four
weeks visiting with his wife, home
folks and friends.