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ROBERT c. CLOWRY.

naIlucination of an excited brain, and
probably is, but the fact remains that
samples from the field make a splen-
did showing, and with like stuff a
man can take a hammer and blow
pipe and make wages. No one has
yet been able to find anything but a
floating collection of quartz and the
mother vein has not been located.
When some one is fortunate enough
to find where all these signs come
from, then Artesia will nave gold
craze worth coming a long ways to
see. J. r. Neatherli1 and Ben Cham
pion have for some time been hard
at work trying to develop a lead on
a copper find adjoining the alleged
gold fields and have so far succeeded
to their mutual satisfaction-and, we
trust, TO their profit. Mr.. Neatherlin
went to Carlsbad yesterday to file pa
pers covering a ledge of copper. He
has been employed in copper mining
for some time, and there is 10 reason
why he should not know the metal
wnen ne comes across it.
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CIRCUS PLAYS TO
ANOTHER BIG CROWD.

Norris & Rowe's circus played to
another big crowd in their tent on E.
Eight street last night The crowd in
attendance was larger tnan they anti
cipated, for all the seats they had left
in the tent failed to hold the crowd.
Some of the minor features of the af-
ternoon performance were omitted at
night, but the best acts were all re
produced and the show seemed to give
good satisfaction. in spite of the fact
that the sshot roasted peanuts" were
entirely raw. From mere the circus
went to Portales.
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Lead. S. D., Oct. 16.-An attempt
to extort $4,000 from J. Grier, man
ager of the Homestake mine. made
under threat to demolish his home IN
less the money was placed in a desig-
Gated place, was frustrated last night
by the arrest of the alleged black
mailers. Mrs Anna Matzas, her hus-
band and Matt Semibola were arrest
ed as the guilty parties.
Grier received an anonymous letter
demanding $4,000, the threat being
made that Grier's home would be dy-
namited unless the money was put in
an envelope and d deposited in a GER
tain place. He reported to the police,
and money was left as directed. Mrs.
Matgaz was arrested as she took the
letter Her husband and the other
man were later taken into custody.
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PROBING FRAUDS
IDS
IN NEW MEXICO.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Oct 15.-The Uni
ted States grand jury has re-convened
after a recess of a month to investi-
gate coal land filings made in this
district in recent years, after which
it will investigate alleged territossll
land frauds ald diversion of perma-
nent Improvement funds for different
territorial institutions. Two jurors,
Cosme Alarid and Jose Amada Luce
TO, We're excused from further SER
vice and a new panel was drawn,
from which Charles w. Dudrow and
p. Sanchez were selected.
Governor George Curry mas formal
ly appointed Benjamin NJ. Read, of
Santa Fe, w. F. Childers of Albuquer-
que, H. Dougherty of Socorro, and
Louis Ilfeld of Las Vegas members
of the commission to revise the laws
of the Territory of which Attorney
General Fall is eX-officio member He
also made the formal appointment of
Captain John w. Green, of Gallup, to
be superintendent of the territorial
penitentiary to succeed Marion Lit
tre1I, resigned.
Governor Curry has issued a proc
lamation for a mass meeting of citi-
zens to discuss statehood. The meet
ing is to be held at the capitol today
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Lee Mohler Passes AWAY.

Lee MohIer, VINO came here about
a month ago from Berea. Ohio, seek
ing cure for lung trouble, died this
on South Hill. He was ac-
companied here by one of his sisters,
and she has telebraphed the wife and
other members of mis- family. The re-
mains are being held to await in
from the relatives. Deceas-
ed was % years old and leaves a wife
mother and father, four brothers and
four sisters.
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tain peaks, it is absolutely pure. No
pollution of the water is possible.
In Denver, the water company
takes the water out of the Platte riv-
er at the mouth of the canon, after
the stream has passed for nearly a
hundred miles through a populated
country and received all the pollution
incident thereto. 1t will be seen that
the Boulder water supply owned by
the city is much superior to that of
Denver, owned by a private corpora
ton. In addition, Boulder has a gravi-
ty system that gives abundant pres
sure, while in Denver the pressure is
an aggravation and an abomination.-
You would naturally expect that il
a small town like Boulder, which has
gone to the expense of owning such a
splendid plant, the water rates would
be higher than in the great city of
Denver, where the water is taken
from the river close at hand. On the
contrary, WATER RATES ARE FROM
107 PER CENT TO 636 PER CENT
HIGHER IN DENVER THAN THEY
ARE IN BOULDER.
The receipts of the Boulder water
plant are $4,000 per year, of which
amount $4,000 is applied on interest
on bonds, $4,000 on payment for the
plant and ONLY So 1000 is REQUIRED
TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE
PLANT. Certainly there is not any
graft in municipal ownership in
Boulder
II will be noted that $4,000 of the
$4,000 paid each year by Boulder wa
ter consumers, or 37h per cent goes
toward paying for the plant; in Den
yer not one cent of what the cOnsum
er pays goes toward the people own
ing the plant Therefore in a compar
ison of water rates, it is only fair to
charge but 621a per cent of the Boul-
der schedule rates to the item of SER
vice, since the other 371a per cent
goes to the payment for the plant,
which he owns and which he thus
pays for. But when the Denver consum
er pays 81 for bath he pays it all for
service, and not one cent goes into |
the property he owns; it all goes into
the water company's Golfers and the |
consumer gets none of it applied on
the purchase price of a plant.
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WORK PROGRESSING
ON NEW RESERVOIR.

From Artesia Advocate.
Mr.. George Frisk, who has general
charge and supervision of the co1struc
ton work on the Cat Claw Reservoir
work, was in town Thursday, and
when questioned by the Advocate
man said the work was progressing G
in a most satisfactory manner all
along the line.
The main canal taken from the Pc
nasco at Hope was completed some
time ago as far as the reservoir site,
five miles east, and that now about
ten feet of the embankment is com
pleted, and the same is now being
riprapped A head of water was turn
ed into the reservoir a few days ago,
and the new embankment held it
perfectly. A little more work will be
done now and then the water will be
turned in for a few weeks. The work
of extending the laterals on down
this week through to completion.
This cannot possibly be accomplish
ed for some months. The line as stalk
ed out covers some of the very choic-
est land in the Pecos Valley. There
is hardly any question but that there
will be plenty of water for next
years crops, and farmers under the
system are getting in readi-
ness to utilize the first flood that
There are twenty-five home
steads under the ditch that will be
watered. These are scattered at in
tervaIs from Hope to Artesia, the
nearest to town being the Grant SCOT
er land, one mile northwest.
Land under the new reservoir is
rapidly advancing il price. A tract
sold this week for $25 per acre and
other tracts are neld as high as $50.
At these rates the land is very cheap.
as the quality is fine and the water
will be abundant.
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FISH CONFIDENT OF WINNING
ILLINOIS CENTRAL ELECTION

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 16.- Mr.. Fish ex-
pressed himself as confident of the
outcome of the election of directors
for the Illinois Central road, but said
that the changes in holding of stock
had been so numerous no man could
state exactly the number of votes ne
controlled. 1t was possible, he said,
that the work of determining the right
of the various proxies TO vote may
consume two or three days, and that
the election of directors consequently
may not be reached. Today at the
meeting of directors which preceded
the meeting of stockholders, it was
decided upon motion of Fish that the
meeting of stockholders should be
open to the press. Heretofore none
but stockholders have been admitted.
When Fish entered the stockholders
meeting shortly before noon he walk
ed to the table where President Har-
riman sat as presiding officer, placed
his hand on Harriman's shoulder and
said a few words to him. Hartman
shrugged his shoulder and touched
his arm impatiently, implying that ne
did not care to talk with Fish The
latter turned away with a smile and
took his seat among the stockholders
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STREET CAR JUMPS
DOWN EMBANk MENT
R. F. CRUISE.

Cincinnati, o., Oct. 16.-One man
was killed, six persons dangerously
injured and probably 25 others slight
Iy hurt today, when an Elberson ave
nue. car crowded with passengers
jumped the track and went over %
foot embankment at Mount Hope in
the western end of the city. Attorney
Henry H. Bausch was taken from the
wreckage badly injured and died be-
fore ne could be taken to a hospital.
1t is feared that some of the others
injured may also die. While coming
down hill the motorman lost control
of the car, which jumped the track,
apparently striking a bad rail, going
clear across the street and over the
bank. 1t landed upside down, the hea-
Wy trucks crashing through the car.
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A BIG RUSH TO THE
ARTESIA GOLD FIELD

From Artesia Advocate.
When the word went out last week
that two of Artesia's physicians had
Pecos, it was deemed of but small
consequence outside of the city, but
the average citizen of this live burg,
who always mas his eyes peeled for
the main chance, did not see the ne
cessity of procrastinating while some
other fellow came in and swiped the
cheese. Dozens of people who never
had any clearly defined notion about
getting rich before in their lives,
were suddenly seized with feverish
desire to get TO the hills in the next
minute or two. No one has. so far,
profited so much from the boom as
the livery stables and the county
clerk, who gets a nice little fee for
filing location notices. Dozens of lay
men-and maybe some others-spent
the Sabbath tramping up and down
the eternal bumps last Sunday and
as a result the landscape for miles
around the find is plastered DER with
location notices, each one proclaim
ing the holders right to dig. Every
returning party brings a bushel or
two of ore-bearing quartz and some
of it undoubtedly shows a fine grade
of stuff 1t is asserted by some who
have located mining claims this week
that there are hundreds of acres. of
land carrying the mineral and all that
is. needed is a gigantic crusher and
reducer to prepare the stun ready for
the mint. This may be but the hazy
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HEAVY WEIGHT PUGIL-
ISTS SIGN ARTICJ ES

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 16.-The
heavyweight pugilists, Jack Johnson
and Jim Flynn, have signed articles
for a forty-five round glove contest
to be held in this city on the afternoon
of November ,. They are to receive
half the gross receipts, so per cent
to the winner and 45 to the loser.
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uohn A. Bush in Denver News.)

a.
The beautiful little city of Boulder.
less than thirty miles to the north of
us, is one of the most prosperous
towns in Colorado. with population
of $4,000 high-class, progressive citi-
zens. | was in Boulder last Monday
and learned a few causes of its pros
perity and few results of its pro-
gressive spirit.
Since 1875 Boulder has owned its
water plant. and today it has splea-
did supply of pure water brought from
the Seven Lakes, which lie at the
foot OF the Arapahoe peaks, ON THE
VERY BACKBONE OF THE CoNTI-
NENT. This water is FLUMED SEW
EN- MILES AND THEN PIPED SIX
TEEN MILES INTO BOULDER, so
tnat, coming directly from the noun
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sorbing interest. The program is as
follows:
Program.
Vocal Solo (Selected) Capt. w. S.
Barlow
Reading, christmas in the Quarters .
(Irwin RusselD Miss Inez F'unchess
Piano Solo, Fantasia Minor Soma
ta.' (MozarD Mrs. NJ. H. Brasher.
Lecture, Philosophy and Experience"
Rev. Jonn Wesley Smith.
Vocal Solo (Selected) Mrs. Edward
Ellis
Violin Solo, The Son of the Ruszta'
(Keler Bela) Miss Eva Nelson.
Vocal Solo, Summer" (Chaminade)
Mrs. Stella Ritter.
All those not already provided with
tickets will find them on sale at the
door, Or they may be had at the Pc
cos Valley Drug Company, IngersolIs
Book Store or the Payton Pharmacy.
Single admission tickets are only 25
cents; doubles, season $500, and sin
gle season, $500
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Grand Jury BUSY at PortaIes

The grand jury of Roosevelt coun-
ty, in session at Portales, is making
a record for itself. It's first batch of
findings consisted of % indictments
and four no bills With a shortage in
funds that prevented a trial of i'm
portant cases that were pending
months before the present term of
court, Roosevelt county will have to
make a special effort to keep up with
the present grand jury.
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The NEW YORK STORE will
be open every night until 900
O'Clock from now until the en-
tire stock is sold.
THE FIRST LECTURE.
Arrangements are Complete for the
Opening Number of the Lyceun
Course Friday NIGHT.

course Fri0ay NiQnt-
The managing committee of the
School Lyceum Course have complet-
ed all of the arrangements for the
lecture of Rev. ]. w. Smith on Phi
losophy and Experience" to be given
at the Methodist Church South Fri
day evening. Oct. IS. 1t had been in
tended to have the lecture in the Cen
tral School building, but the immense
sale of tickets warned the manage
ment that there would not be enough
room there. and by the kind permis-
sion of the church people arrange
ments were perfected for the use of
their auditorium. repairs upon which
have been completed, giving it a seat
ing capacity of more than 700.
The program as completed is a
good one. and viii give royal support
to the lecture itself. which may be
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Mrs r. H. McCune returned last ev-
ening from Hugnesvflle, No. where
she has been spending the summer
at her old home Her visit there was
heightened by an attack of typhoid
fever. from which she is now entirely
recovered. She was accompanied to
this city by aer father. B. E. Priest.
who will spend the winter in Roswell.
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CALIFORNIA PIONEER
DIES IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-Jesse Holiday,
aged 50, a pioneer of California, but
of late years resident of Chicago,
died yesterday at the Lexington 40
tel. He was associated with his bro
ther Benjamin in the operation of the
Pony Express, for many years the
only means of carrying mail across
the western plains. They also owned
stage coach lines prior to the advent
of railroads.
factors in the development of Califor-
mia, owning for many years a steam
ship line plying between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu.
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Mrs. Patterson Entertains.

The Monday Afternoon Card Club
was entertained by Mrs. J. F. Patter-
son, who decorated her home at the
corner of Kentucky avenue and Third
street with roses ald chrysanthe-
NUNS and planned a pleasant after
noon for her guests. Five Hundred
was the game of the afternoon, four
tables being filed with the players.
Refreshments were served.
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Ten Dollars Reward.

Ten dollars reward will be paid for
the return of horse which strayed
from my place two miles north OF
Dexter. Description: Gray, 6 yrs. old,
weight 900tb, brand, y. H. r." con
nected on left hip.-F. L. Mehlnop,
Dexter, N. NJ. 95t3
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OHIO BANK FAILS ON AC-
COUNT OF BAD LOANS

Washington, D. c., Oct. 15.-The
Comptroller of the Currency today
announced the failure of the First Ma
tional Bank at Dresden, Ohio, which
was caused by loans to local wooden
manufacturers, who it is said had
failed to meet the obligations.
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On Wednesday night the Modern
Brotherhood of America will nave
their regular meeting at the X. of P.
Hall. Prof. Hinshaw of Oklahoma,
will deliver a lecture, and a full at
tendance is requested. Other business
of Importance will also come before
the meeting.-W. Q. Fawcett, Sec. 3t*
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Councilman ". E. Wiseley, who has
been in Old Mexico on prospecting
and sight seeing visit for the past two
weeks, returned this morning. Frank
Mcdaniel, who was with him, will re-
turn tomorrow or the next day. They
went to hunt partly, but found that
find any big game and spent their
time in the mines.
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New Gases in District Court.

The following suits have been filed
in the district court of Chaves coun-
ty:
The Roswell Hardware Co. against
Timoteo Analla = Sedillo, on an al
legged note for $12S9O, costs etc, R.
Lund is plaintiffs attorney.
Leila NJ. Croft against Virgil s. Croft
for divorce. J. T. Evans is attorney
for plaintiff
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PoultrEJsuppIies.

Are your hens! not laying? Try Egg
Maker.
Are your chickens lousy? Try Lice
Killer.
Do your chickens have roup? Try
Germozone.
Do you want ln incubator? We
have them. m&S4t
ROSWELL PRO. & SEED co.
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SHOE FACTORIES
RESUME OPERATION.

ST. Louis. Mo-, Oct 16-Twenty-two
shoe factories which have been clos
ed for several weeks because of the
strike of shoe workers, re-opened To-
day. Many of the strikers returned
a1d the factories resumed work, tho
no effort will be made to run fun
handed
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NUMBER l95
that they might hurry to the scene
of the accident.
council at Eour o,cIock TODAY.

The city council will meet at four
O'Clock this afternoon to take up the
ordinance that is to give the water
works commission its legal authority.
The council also plans to take up an
ordinance for more new sidewalks,
and possibly others matters.
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Douthftt waves preliminary.

Thomas J. Douthitt was arraigned
before Justice A. J. Welter today on
the charge of Illegal branding of cat
tie and waived preliminary hearing.
He was held under a bond of $500 to
await the action OF the grand jury.
He furnished the required bond.
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Rebekahs, Attention.

Samaritan Rebekah Lodge No. IA L.
o. o. F. Friday evening at 1880. I'm
portant business to come before the
meeting. 95t2
IDA L. MUELLER, G. G.
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s5OO.0OO TO loan on irrigated farms,
long time loans, interest payable an
nually with privilege to pay off loan
before due.-J. B. Herbst, Financial
Agent. 3O3 N. Main, opp. P. o.
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U. S. WEATHER BUREAU.
local Report.)

NEOCdI FtCPOft.J
Roswell, N. NJ. Oct. 16.-Tempera-
tnre.-Max.. 65: min. 50; mean. SO.
Precipitation, 90; wind s. E.. veloc-
ity miles. weather cloudy.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and THURS
day. with local rain; stationary tenn
perature-
M. WRIGHT,
offieIaI In Charge
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Notice of Bids.

Bids will be received at once to
move 10000 yds. of mud out of the
mead of South Spring River, work to
commence Nov. 1st.-R. P. Bean, City
95t3*
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Edgar Harrall. the boy who was
hurt at a roundup at Four Lakes five
weeks ago, was able to leave st. Ma
rvs hospital today a1d viii go to his
home in Kenna tomorrow. His power
of speech is gradually returning and
the effects of mis- temporary paralysis
are wearing off.
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Nursery Stock.

| am now prepared to sell all kinds
of trees and roses at a close price.
Large orders my specially. Only first
class trees sold | don't sell on COM
mission. soft
r F CRUISE
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G. w. Harris, assistant general
manager of the Santa Fe railroad. left
this morning for Amarillo after con-
tracing with the Roswell Granitoid
and Construction Co. for 1000 yards
of crushed rock to be used for ballast
on the railroad
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DIR. A. E. O'Flaherty returned on the
auto today from Santa Fe, wnere he
took the Territorial examination pre-.
paratory to opening an office in Ros-
well
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Dr. Pate of Lake Arthur. returned
via the auto route today from Santa
Fe, where he went to take the medi-
cal examination before the Territorial
board.
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from Corona, having been driven ov-
er by their son. R E. Jump, Of Coro-
ma, whom they had been visiting for
several months. They viii leave to-
morrow morning accompanied by
their son, Councilman F. NJ. Jump, for
a visit at Lexington, o. T.
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Nose Schloss came up from Dexter
today on business.
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FOR SALE $4,000 roller, top office
desk for half price, good as new
Inquire at Record office. 95tf
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F. L. Bode and V. T. Combs were
passenge out on the auto today.
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A DEMAND
FOR $4,000
RESULTS IN BLACkMAILERS BE-
ING CAPTURED.-STRO
CASE AGAINST WOMAN.
CAUGHT HER IN THE ACT

Unsigned Letter Tells Manager of
kota, to Deposit Twenty Thousand
Dollars in a Hiding Place or Have
His Residence Dynamited.
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STOVE PIPE, 1Oc per ioint.-W. P.
Lewis Hardware Co. 85tf
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FOR SALE Horse, good roadster,
or will trade for family driving
horse.-W c. Reid. 95t2
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Railroad Operators May Strike.

Denver. Colo, Oct. photographic
ers all over the Denver & Rio Grande
system are voting today on the prop
osition to strike because of a dispute
over the discharge of a member of
the Order of Railway TeIegraphers
at, Grand Junction who refused to test
the Western Union wires when ord
cred to do so by the chief dispatcher
of the railroad company 1t is report
ed that the vote so far received is
unanimous to go out, although the re-
suit of the majority vote will not be
known before tomorrow.
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THE TELEGRAPH
STRIKE SITUATION

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 16.-Sup-
erintendent Miller of the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company, reports that
seven striking telegraph operators ap-
piled for their old positions in this
city today, and that five of them We're
given employment.
George Frank, financial secretary
of the local union stated that about
one per cent of the $4,000 strikers in
the United States had returned to
work.