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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-19
WONDERFUL GROWTH
OF MESILLA VALLEY
Numa Raymond Reports Progress Of
Southern New Mexico AS
tonishing.

Numa Raymond the well known
capitalist and large property own
er In the Mesilla Valley, returned yes.
terday from a visit to Las Cruces. the
prosperous county seat Of Dona Anna
county Mr.. Raymond was resident
Of the fertile Mesilla Valley for forty
years and Is thoroughly acquainted
with conditions there. He Is very
agreeably astonished at the great
and satisfactory progress which Las
Cruces and the Mesila Valley in New
Mexico from Leasburg on the north
to the Texas line on the south are
making, Agricultural lands have rap,
idly advanced in value and when I'M
der irrigation and in alfalfa or grain
demand from 800 per acre and up
wards. Orchards and vegetable
lands are rated much higher,
Many land sales have been
made in the past two years
and very good class Of welltodo
people have been the purchasers
The town of Las Cruces is growing
rapidly and is becoming modernized
to very appreciate degree. The
two banks in the town. Bowman's and
the First National. have large depos-
it's. Much building is going on and
the erection of new, handsome and
large commercial hotel in the Com
mercial block will soon commence.
This block has been owned by Mr..
Raymond for many years and is in
the heart of the business section of
the town. Negotiations for its pur-
chase by corporation recently org
anized are now progressing and 1t
is believed will be satisfactory and
quickly adjusted
The Las Cruces public schools are
crowded to overflowing and more pub
lie school accommodations are abso-
lutely needed. This is also the case
with the College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts where additional DORM
tories are absolutely necessary and
where many applicants for admission
had to be turned away this year be-
cause OF lack Of adequate accommo-
dations The fruit crop this season
in the Mesilla valley was failure on
account of late frosts, but cereals and
alfalfa yielded heavy returns as there
was an ample supply of water for lr-
| rigation on account Of the high stage
Of water in the Rio Grande. A diver
sion dam at T.easbHrg now being
constructed by the u. S, Reclamation
| service could not be utilized this year,
but this will be completed in time
next year and will insure an ample
supply of water for irrigation purpos-
es for the thousands of fertile acres
in the valley and this means great
prosperity and much business for the
people.
In Mr.. Reymond's opinion should the
construction of the Elephant Butte
| reservoir at Engle, seventy-five miles
| north of the valley, be delayed for TWO
wears longer, then and by that time
Las Cruces will have secured such a
start and will have established ltself
SO firmly that it will be the largest
town between Albuquerque ana El
Paso, and one of the best business
towns in the entire Southwest.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-19
| MARRIAGE OF AN
ESTIMABLE COUPLE
Miss Teresita Martinez Of This City
Is Claimed as Bride BY William
Hesch of Palma.

Following the marriage yesterday of
Miss Teresita Martinez of this city
and William Hesch of Palma, which
was soomenized at 8 o'clock in the
morning at Guadalupe church by the
rector, Rev. Father Adrian Rabeyrolle,
a reception was held at the home of
the brides parents on Aqua Fria street
and the festivities were brought to
a close last night by a dance at the
opera house
The bride and groom are both well
and favorably known in this city and
vicinity and their friends are limited
only to their acquaintances. Mrs
Hesch, nee Martinez, is daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Cleto Martinez. who are
old and respected residents of Santa
Fe Mr.. Hesch who claimed her as
his bride yesterday is son of John
Hesch, prominent sheep man of Tor
rance county, and also postmaster at
Palma. He will engage in the mer-
camille business at Palma, where he
will take his bride in few days.
A large number of relatives and
friends attended the marriage cere-
| mony and the incident festivities,
bringing with them numerous tokens
of their esteem in the shape of we'd
ding presents. Miss Rosa Alarid and
| Benjamin Alarid were respectively
bridesmaid and best man.
John Hesch, the groom's father, who
was here for the wedding, left this
morning for San Ildefonso, where he
| visit relatives for few days.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-19
PIONEER MAKES
RE MARKABLE TRIP
Rugged Old Man Drives OK Team
From Oregon to New York in 81
Days Via Oregon Trail.

New York, Sept. ia team of OK
en- drawing a prairie schooner, the
driver OF which was rugged old man,
wearing western garb, attracted great
crowds on Broadway yesterday. The
driver was Ezra Meeker, a pioneer Of
the Oregon trail who had returned
over the trail be followed to the
West half century ago. Meeker's
trip ended at the Battery He had
come from Puyallup, Washington, in
62 days. His object in making the
journey is to persuade the govern
ment to build national highway from
East to West.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-19
FAMOUS DIETZ DAM
DISPUTE IS SETTLED
Warning Lumber Factions in Wiscon-
sin Reach Agreement-Defendan
Made Bold Stand.

Winter, Wis, Sept. 19.-The famous
Dietz dam dispute has been settled. It
is stated an agreement has been made
between the contending parties and
millions of feet of logs held up by the
intrepid defendant of the Cameron
dam on Thernapple River, near here,
will be moved at once Trouble arose
over dispute as to the title to a
tract of land covering the Cameron
dam. Three sheriffs failed to capture
Dietz who gained national fame for
his bold act in defying the authorities.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-19

the support OF the public scnOolS ana
to pay interest on school bonds. The
special school levies in the various
county school districts range from
three to five mills. There is also a
special county levy of two mills for
the county flood fund together with
the specials for cattle indemnity and
sheep sanitary funds.
The following Is comparative alb
stract of property subject to taxation
in Bernalillo County for the years
1906 and 1907:
Agricultural lands, 1906, $233,260;
1907, $221,415, a decrease of s1l,S45.
Grazing lands, 1906, $lSO,24S; 1907,
$lG00S3, decrease of $20,1G5.
City or town lots, 1906, $2,l76,404;
1907, $2,40S,942, an increase of 1892
53S.
Timber lands, 1906, none; 1907;
$780, an increase Of $500.
Mineral lands other than coal, 1906,
$3.50; 1907, $3.50.
Electric light plants, 1906 $4,000;
1907, $4,000, an increase OF $4,000.
Water plants, 1906, $4,000; 1907,
$4S 900, an increase of $4,000.
Railroads, 1906, $342,330; 1907,s341,-
754 a decrease of $57G
FIGURING mills. 1906 $4,000; 1907,
$2,25O, decrease of $4,150.
Saw mills, 1906, $11,1O0; 1907, Sill
500 an increase of $4O0.
Horses, 1906. $27,32O; 1907, $34S5o,
an increase Of $1.51O
Mules, 1906 $685. 1907, 81 l,4o5, a
decrease Of S1,29O.
Cattle. 1906. $13270 1907, s2o,So5;
an increase of 1885.
Sheep, 1906, $40,225; 1907, sG7,91C,
an increase of $27,751
Goats, 1896, s2,375 1907 1886, an
Increase of $1,l61.
Swine, 1906 5000; 1907, $657, de-
crease Of $243.
Burros, 1906, SAILS; 1907, $G57, an
increase of $242.
Vehicles Of all kinds, 1906, $21 ,455;
| 1907. $22,75S, an increase of $l.3O3.
Sewing machines, 1906, S2,2'o;
1907, 1854, decrease of $576.
Saddles and harness, 1906, $4,o0o; +;
1907 $3,So1; a decrease of 1854
Merchandise, 1906 $3l4,1S5; 1907
1922, ,3o5, an increase Of $SS,l2o.
Watches and clocks, 1906, $2,525;
1907 ST .OG2, a decrease of $1,463.
Farming implements, 1906. $1,000;
1907. $2,406, a decrease OF S794.
Saloon and office fixtures, 1906, SIS,
$50; 1907, $24046, an increase OF So''
SIG.
Money 1906 $4,000; 1907, $5,5O5, az
increase of $2,sO5.
Law and medical books. 1916, %,
ATS; 1907, $685., an increase OF VI
$40.
Jewelry, 1906, s7,47o; 1907, s2,o40
a decrease Of $5,425.
Gold and silver plate, 1906, $l,l04;
1907. none, decrease of $l,l4o
Musical instruments, 1906, $3.50,
1907, $429O, a decrease OF S4o.
Hous sehold goods, 1906, $S4,93o; 1917
sSO.175. a decrease of $685.
Shares of stocks in banks, 1906
1901 O00. 1907. S2l2,595, decrease OF
$11S,405. 49,
Lumber number of feet, 1906, $o',
400; 1907 4l,40o, an increase OF -
900.
Mechanics tools, 1906, $1,275; 1907
1923. decrease of 1852.
Securing mills, 1906, $5,25o; 1907
s5,25o.
Street railways, 1906, $4,000; 1907
s22, 800 an increase OF $2,6'S. 80.
Gas plants, 1906, $1,000; lso'
js12 ooo an increase of $1,000.
Printing plants, 1906, $l3,SOo; l9o'
s15o $50 an increase of $1,25o.
Other property, 1906, $lo,2o2; 1907
s12 $50 an increase of $267S.
Total valuation, 1906, $4,olo'oas
1907. s4l57.64S. Exemptions, 1906
5000 800; 1907, $s26,765. Subject ! &c
taxation. 1906, s3,7oo,s49; 1907, So,
S3o.ss3. Net gain, $13O,234.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-19
Russia Deals Firmly
With Men Guilty
Of Treason
PARTICIPATED IN REVOLT
Wrested Control of Baltic
Provinces From Gear
in 1905.

Riga, Russia, Septic Twenty-Five
out of fifty-eight men tried by court
martial here on charge Of participa-
tion in the revolt in the Baltic provinc-
es in 1905 by which the control Of
this section was wrested from the
Russian government for several
months, have been condemned to
death. Several hundred men have
heretofore been executed for their
connection with this uprising.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-19
ROSWELL DEFEATS
WATER WORKS BONDS

Roswell, N. NJ, Sept, 19.-The prop
osition to vote $125,OO0 in bonds for
a municipal system of waterworks for
this city, was defeated by vote Of
233 to ia.
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Butchers shipping certificates. such
as are required by law, printed in
blank form by the New Mexicsa i
Printing Comran.'.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
SHOES RIPPED By THE LIGHTNING
Queer Stunts of the Bolts Out Near
AmeriCuS.

Several freaks of lightning have
been reported in and about Americus
recently, including the stroke re-
ceived by a woman here which came
near proving fatal. Up at Anderson
vile a day or two ago during heavy
thunder storm two large trees in
front of the residence of Mr.. Charles
Wright, were struck by lightning and
destroyed. The lightning entered
the house, tearing a shoe off the foot
of Mrs. Wright and cut a cash about
3-4 of an inch in length between the
large and second toe. A shoe was
also torn from the foot of one of
Mrs. Wright's daughters, doing her
no other damage, however, except
badly frightening her. A physician
was procured as quickly as possible
and the injured foot of Mrs. Wright
attended to.
1t is considered marvellous that
no lives were lost or any considerable
damage done to the house. Mr.
Wright, his wife and three daughters
were seated in the room watching
the storm through an open doel
when the lightning struck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
To Care for Militia.
DOCTORS WIN IN LONG FIGHT
Insurance Companies Are Defeated in Effort to Gut
the Fees.
the Fees.

Americus insurance agents, those
representing the big insurance COM
panies in New York, have received
official notice of the fact that, dat
ing from August 1st, last Thursday,
said companies will pay S. for medi-
cal examinations.
And thus the doctors of Americus
and OF the State, in fact, win out in
a long drawn battle with the insur-
ance companies.
The medicos stood pat for a full
fee of S. instead of the cut rate
prescribed by the companies, and
while it required a year to whip
the fight, they have won out
A little more than a year ago the
Big Sponges up north decided that
the medicos down here were being
paid literally for their services, and
in the interest of economy and big
ger dividends for themselves, they
whacked the price.
The fees for medical examination
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
WILL ENFORCE LAWS IN ATLANTA
cap" JOyner Says MarthaSyiIIt
Must Take Her Medicine.

ATLANTA, Aug. Mayor W. X.
Joyner declares that prohibition wild
not interfere with a single public i'm
provement now under way in At
lanta or being contemplated.
Every projected improvement will
be completed and others will be
projected and completed. The prohi-
bition law will be enforced in Allan
ia, said the mayor.
81 intend" he continued, ito be
one ofathose to help show the world
just how big and great and prosper
Gus a city can become under a prohi'
bition law.
"My position regarding the bill
while it was up is well known.
a was opposed to it. Now tha
it has been passed and will soon be
come law 1 wish only to say that
shall uphold the law, and / expec
every good citizen to do the same"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
CONDUCTOR ". B. GRAY
KILLED ON SEABOARD
AmeriCuS Man is Victim of
Accident
KNOCKED FROM A FREIGHT TRAIN
Supposed to Have Struck Bridge
Timber and Knocked Off Car
Remains May Be Sent
Here.
KNOCKED FROM A FREIGHT TRAIN

Mr.. w. B. DelD Gray of Ameri
Gus, a conductor on the Seaboart
board Railway, was killed yesterday
morning in the discharge of duty
while his train was running between
Savannah and Jacksonville.
Only brief particulars of the fatal
accident were received here.
Conductor Gray, it was said, was
knocked from his train while it was
in motion and, besides, fell beneath
the wheel of a car
The train was passing over a
bridge, where gang of employees
were working, and it is supposed that
a projecting timber or beam struck
him, knocking him from the train
and beneath the wheels.
He was carried on to Savannah
where he died in three or four hours
after the accident.
Conductor Gray was reared in Am
ericus He is the eldest son of Mr.
W. c. Gray of this city, and brother
of Mrs. S. r. Sims, and Mr.. Hugh
Gray. His friends here were greatly
distressed over the fatality.
His father and sister left for Say
annah last night, and the remains
will probably be brought to Ameri-
Gus for interment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
BRIEF PERIOD FOR BUSINESS
LEGISLATURE Has Frittered Away Greater Part of the
Session.
Session.

ATLANTA, Aug. with but
thirteen working days before them
until the session closes, on the night
of Aug. H. the public measures which
have been passed by the House of
representatives and the Senate can
be counted on the fingers of one
hand, not using all the fingers of one
The senate first passed the prohi-
bition bill, which was number one
on the calendar; the Fielder auto
mobile bill, and the Williams-Felder
negro disfranchisement bill, which
was passed this week
The reason and the sole reason
which can be assigned for this un-
paralleled waste of time is> the pro-
hibition bill overshadowed every
other piece of proposed legislation
from the very first day of the ses-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03

of applicants was cut from S., the
old fee, to SO.
This, it was figured, would save
the companies whole pile of coin,
and the little docs" would gladly
accept So fee.
But the medicos got their backs
up and very flatly refused to ex-
anime applicants for insurance at
the excursion rate prescribed. The
companies were piling up millions
ain profits annually. and the boys
who helped, wanted a part
The physicians, in their unions and
associations, refused to work at the
SO stake. The companies steadily
lost business here as they could not
accept a risk without a medical ex-
animation of the applicant for the
policy
The result was a complete sur
hender, and from this date the doc"
will receive his usual IS fee as here
tofore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
FIREMEN HAVE PICNIC
NO ALARMS CAME IN DURING THE
ENTIRE MONTH
AmeriCuS Department is on Easy
Street from the Standpoint of
Strenuous Effort.

Runetically, there is nothing doing
for the Americus fire department
and the men in blue feel blue indeed
at this period of enforced leisure.
The month of July went upon the
records without an alarm to disturb
their slumbers or cause them to
take a dash by daylight, while the
man who plays with the whistle cord
at the pumping station is debarred
from giving vent to needless ear
splitting shrieks as is the custom
there. And August begins as pro-
,pitiously as July ended. Six weeks
without an alarm of fire is something
unusual and points to another good
years record for the department.
This fact is appreciated by citizens
of Americus, whether or not the In
surance Trust appreciates the eff
cheney of the department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
HUNDREDS ATTEND
FUNERAL EXERCISES.
ObSequieS Held at MethO-
dist Church.
AND INTERMENT AT 0AKGROVt.
Goodwin Brothers are Laid Away To-
gether---ExerCiSeS at Church and
at Cemetery are Deeply
Impressive.

Two hearses drove at the front OF
one of the largest funeral process
sions yesterday witnessed here in a
long while as the Goodwin brothers
Arnold and R. B. Goodwin, were car
ried to their last resting place in
Oakgroye cemetery.
Hundreds of sorrowing friends
thus united in this sad tribute.
The funeral cortege arrived in the
city from the Goodwin home three
miles distant and went direct to
First Methodist church, where the
impressive service was held.
The deep-toned organ sounded a
requiem as the caskets, covered over
with a profusion of floral emblems,
was borne to the chancel. The SER
vices were conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. ]. P. Wardlaw, and Rev.
McMichaeI of Plains.
Hundreds of people filled the au-
ditorium and listened to the deeply
impressive exercises.
At Oakgrove Cemetery the obse-
quies were concluded and the cask-
cts lowered into the new made graves.
The attendant circumstances in the
death of these brothers rendered the
funeral one of more than usual sad
ness.
And an entire community mourns
the loss of these worthy and repre-
sentative citizens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03

sion.
Since the very first day of the
session, it has been the paramount
issue, and now that the senate con-
ours in the house amendments, en-
courages belief in the thought that
other public business will now be
transacted, and that more will be
accomplished in the remaining thir-
teen working days of the fifty-day
session than has been accomplished
the whole of the term up to the pres
ent time.
The record of the house is even
worse than that of the senate in the
matter of having frittered time
away. 1t has passed but two i'm
portant public measures. One OF
these was the. Wright anti-lobbying
bill The other was the prohibition
bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
THIS JUDGE THE STUFF
WILL ENFORCE PROHIBITION LAWS
IN ATLANTA.
Says ViOIatOrS of the State Law May
Expect No Mercy When Hauled
Before Him.

ATLANTA, Aug. Judge A. e.
Calhoun of the criminal branch of
the City Court of Atlanta gave out
a statement today in which he says
that no person within his jurisdic-
ton who violates the state prohibition
law need expect mercy at the hands
of his court. He appeals to the citi-
zens of Atlanta to aid in the enforce
ment of the law and declares that
as judge of the City Court he will
use every effort to see that all vio-
lators are properly punished. He
says he believes the law abiding peo-
pie of Atlanta will insist on the en-
forcement of the law, and through
their aid the courts will be able to
make it effective.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
AMERICUS MAID CONSIDERED BEST
Popularity of This Brand Rapidly In
CrnaSnS.

Some time since the Americas Ci-
gar Co., put upon the market here
a choice Havana cigar, the "Ameri-
Gus Maid which excels in populari-
ty any other. 1t is pure, straight
goods, well made and of the choicest
selected tobacco. All leading deal
ers in the city have the "Americus
Maid" distinguished by a handsome
picture of a beautiful Americus young
lady upon the box cover, who Is
readily recognized by many. Be
sides being the best cigar in Ameri-
Gus, it is a home manufacture, made
in home factory, and smokers will
make no mistake in giving 1t pre-.
ference over all other brands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
BIG CANVAS IS STRETCHED
And Meetings of the Business League Will Begin Sun
DAY Evening"
DAY Evening.

The series of tent meetings to be
conducted here all of next week
under the auspices of the Business
Mems Christian League will begin
tomorrow evening. The program
for the opening meeting and the
daily sessions has not yet been made
up, but announcement of same will
doubtless be made tomorrow morn
ing through the Times Recorder and
in the several churches Members of
the League were busily engaged yes
terday stretching the canvas, and
arranging seats for the multitude
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03
GIVES UP BEAUTY FOR SISTER
Submits to Severe Skin-Grafting Or.
NGa.4@sat Latter nay Live.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 2. Miss Belle
Rhodes, one of the beautiful young
ladies of the fashionable Oakland
district, today submitted to the re-
moval of several inches of the skin
from one forearm in order that her
sister, Mrs. Eleanor Frey would be
able to survive a severe street car
accident in which she was some
time ago The physicians decided
that skin grating must be done, and
the young sister offered herself to
the surgeons. 1t was decided to
cut from her arm, which will make
it embarrassing for the young lady
to appear in short-sleeved dresses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-03

who will attend the evening sessions
each day. The tent is quite large
one, with seating capacity of probab-
ly 1900 or 1900. The location, near
the artesian well, is a centra one,
and as the meetings will be union
in nature, people of all 2enomina-
tions attending, the capacity of the
tent will be taxed every night. Min
listers of the Americus churches will
assist in conduci ng the meetings,
while others from abroad will be
secured during tha progress Of tie
revival, which will probably con-
tinue through a week or ten days.