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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
Short on Alfalfa.

You have heard the saying,
"he has the alfalfa, " when re-
ferring to some fellow with
plenty of money. But, this is a
time when we are actually out
of alfalfa-not a bale in town
for sale, and but little for feed.
This is Il great alfalfa country.
Hundreds and hundreds of tons
of alfalfa grown hereabouts ev-
cry year, and yet there is never
enough made to carry over till
new alfalfa is harvested. We
need more land planted in al
falfa and believe there is water
enough to irrigate more land.
When we learn that we use
about ten times too much water
there will be plenty fer more
land, and the land will be bet
ter if less saturated with water.
With the same water supply we
believe it is possible to raise at
least twice as much alfalfa.
We learn that new alfalfa will
be cut between the 18th and
May 1st. In the mean time our
COW and horse can go hungry on
salt grass.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06

people of the mountain districts
of Otero cOunty-nO more nor nc
less. Its defeat and the glory in
its defeat by such nom-skulIs as
the Advertiser may call for a
division of Otero county where.
by the summit of the Sacramento
range will be the line. When
the people of the northern end
of the Territory are enjoying the
building of scenic roads and the
people of OterO county are forced
to travel rugged and long danger
Gus roads in order to reach the
the county's court house then
something will be done.
And, had the Democratic
friends of the Governor and those
sore- back Republicans been as
strong supporters of that bill
as were Messrs. Holt and Beach,
Pierce and Walters, Prude and
others who have the best inter
est of this county at heart the
bill would not have been SC
quickly killed, but would nc
doubt have passed.
The arguments against the
bill do not hold water, and those
who argue against it are simply
beating the devil around the
stump, as they are playing dirty
politics at the cost of OterC
county.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
HighrOIIings.
Farmers are very busy.

Farmers are very busy.
The recent cold snap has, we fear,
injured the prospective peach crop.
Mrs. Minnie Kerr of Alamogordo
visited IN this vicinity last week.
Hurrah for Highrolls. A car load
of fruit trees has arrived from Stark
Bros, nursery, and will be planted
by Fresnal fruit growers. This
shipment of trees were for a num-
Der of people, each man got his
number. The fruit business in this
section will soon become a world
wonder, as thousands of trees will
soon begin bearing, with hundreds of
acres being put in fruit each year.
]. e. Roberts now has Il we'll un.
der way for the purpose of furnish
ing pure spring water for the sum-
mer tenters, who will live here on
the famous Highrolls hill. Mr..
Roberts will put up a number oI
tents for rent.
Already the summer visitors are
arriving. DR.. Mckinley and family
of the East have arrived and will
spend the summer here. Many more
Eastern people expected soon.
We are hoping the News advo-
cacy of a kraut factory for High
rolls will pan out, as there could be
no mistake about a factory of that
kind paying. With a kraut factory
we could realize ten times more
from our cabbage crops.
The veung folks OF the vicinity
had an Easter dinner in Box canyon,
and all enjoyed great time-just
like Highrollers on can. Only one
accident marred the pleasure OF the
day, OIL account of Ector Roberts
falling from a rock. He sustained
some bad bruises.
OLD NICK.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
w. E. WARREN 8 BRO.


der the commissioners got SO
badly mixed at their January
meeting!
Bob Courtney is a good man
and We trust will be satisfactory
to the business men and thus all
get along we'll. And hereafter,
when the commissioners want to
play politics with the night job
no matter what kind of poll
tics-the business men of this
place should promptly put their
veto to such and hire the man
they want for the place.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
New Night Waiehman.

Robt. Courtney was appointed
by Mondays commissioners
court as night watchman, or
night policeman. At the first
commissioners meeting of the
year Capt. A. Wilkerson was ap-
pointed. Capt. Wilkerson was
then hardly out of bed, in fact
he took his bed again after the
appointment, and the night job
was filed by two or three at diff
ferent times since and up to the
time Mr.. Courtney took the job.
We are not SO ALFRED particular
who holds that job, but we are
going to say that in the first
place the commissioners made a
mistake by putting out Chas.
Mcclure by the appointment of
Capt. Wilkerson even before
Capt. Wilkerson was physically
able to take care of the job.
Especially did the commission
ers make a mistake because nc
one, at least precious few, had
any objections to MIR. McClure's
services as night policeman.
What has politics to do with
the night job, especially since
the business men and individuals
of Alamogordo help largely i'll
the payment of the night mans
wages?
Politics has no moral right fol-
consideration in county affairs.
When politics has to be consid-
cred in such a small matter as
night police in Alamogordo then
we are suffering from an over
dose of one-ideaed politicians.
We know Capt. WilkersOn to
be a good officer, whether police
officer or as a Texas Ranger (as
he was for a number of years,
but Chas. Mcclure should have
been retained if he wanted the
place and the people of Alamo.
gordo were satisfied with him.
Again, those who signed two
petitions to the commissioner.
have no kick coming, makes ne
difference who got the appoint.
ment. When d man signs two
petitions just to keep on friend
ly terms with both parties ht
isn't very choice about who doe,
the night job, aud lie SHOULD
ever afterwards keep his moutl
closed. How does il look to til,
commissioners with your name
on two petitions praying thu
commissioners to appoint TIVE
men for the same job? No won
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
StraWs Show Which Way the
Wind Blows, etc.

The Sacramento scenic high
way was killed by the governors
veto. The house promptly pass
ed the measure over his veto but
the bill stuck in the council by
a vote of eight to two sustaining
the veto. Thus was the project
put to sleep and information is
probably around to the Office OF
the AlamogordO News by this
time. If it isn't will some of
the EDITORS friends go break the
news to him?-Otero County Ad-
vertiser.
1t has been known all the
while that the Advertiser and
its ilk would be ''tickled to
DEATH if that OterO county
scenic road would be killed, and
because this paper, in the in.
terest of the people of this coun-
ty, had supported this road
scheme so enthusiastically the
Advertiser would sarcasticly call
our attention to the bill being
killed by the Governor. The
Advertiser, for a purely selfish
political motive, is glad of the
bill being killed because it was
supported by our representatives
who are Republicans and who
are disfavored by a Republican
Governor. Anything with the
Advertiser just so it spells dis.
cord among New Mexico Re.
publicans no matter what it costs
the people Of Otero county. II
the Advertiser wasn't so narrow
IN Its political prejudice it would
nave remembered that Hon. Jas
W. Prude who was candidate
on the Democratic ticket for rep
resehtative, was, and is today Q
supporter of that road scheme
'Mr. Prude knows the condition,
OF this county, in fact there are
out few men living who are bet
ter acquainted with this county
than Mr.. Prude. He is very
much disappointed that the roaC
Dill was killed, and is O broad
minded Democrat too far above
petty political seIiishness tx
glory in the defeat of the roat
measure simply because it shows
= a divided feeling among certain
new Mexico Republicans. Thii
Dill was supported by, not only
such Democrats as Mr.. Prude
Out rrof. Edwin Walters. Re
publican, and r. ii. Pierce, al
U,u u fashion Cleveland Democrat
nut' the measure was never con
s'uered by anybody who had the
ora'n Of gnat to be political. II
"~ u measure to benefit tht
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
Lost Horses Found.

In the month of June, last year,
Alf Q. Watson had two horses
stolen in the broad open day
light from u hitch post in front
of the Fitchett Livery stable.
He immediately began q search
for the horses but not one hair
of them could he find nor one
single trace of their whereabouts.
He spent as much as the horses
are worth looking for them and
finally gave them up as lost.
Monday Of this week Mr.. Jim
Gould drove the horses in to Mr..
Watson's place and as there was
a reward of $20 Mr.. Gould re-
ceived the reward.
Connected with the stealing
of these horses, their where
abouts all this time, and the
fact thatthe brands were changed,
there is a mystery, and it is now
believed trace has been estab-
lished that will lead to the ar
rest of the thief.
Mr.. Gould found the horses OH
the range many miles below
AlamogOrdo, and knowing the
description of the Watson stolen
horses was able to identify them.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
A Show in Town.

Alamogordo is no longer a
country burg. Thursday night
our opera. house was opened by
the Nat High Players in three
acts. Again last night the
house was well filled for another
show by the same company, and
today, Saturday, we will have u
matinee for the children in the
afternoon, and again tonight an
other play. The players are
clever actors and bound to please
MessFs. Kellogg Il Thulemeyer,
tue opera house managers, are
doing all they can to accomodatc
the people.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
CHICAGO
REPUBLICANS
Downs Dune and Socialists.

Chicago, April 3.-ChicagO's
postmaster, Fred A. Busse the
Republican candidate, was elect
ed mayor of the city by q plural
ity of, 1921 votes over mayor
Edward f. Dunno. The total
number of votes cast for Mr..
Busse was 1854, ,839, and for MIR.
Dunno 15l71S.
The prohibition candidate
polled 1916 votes and the social
ist Ii, 459.
Two years ago when mayor
Dunno was elected to office, he
polled 1870 votes, and John
NJ. Harlan, the Republican can
didate, 1851.
The socialist vote this same
year was over 10000 and today's
vote was great disappointment
to the leaders of that party.
The new mayor will have the
city council with him, but it is
very close. The makeup Of this
body shows 30. Republicans, 81
Democrats and one independent
Democrat. The ordinances set
tling the street car question were
carried by a good majority. The
total vote of this question was
1854 for and 1872, ,720 against.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-06
For Rent.

Two furnished rooms for light
house keeping. Sth street. Mrs. D.
A. Calbrcth. 2-23tf
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
MOVER RELEASED ON BAIL
PETI|BONE TO STAND trial
President Of the Western Feoerataon
Of Miners Released on s2o'o0o
Bail. and October Is Date ses
for Pettibone's Trial.

po,se Idabo.-Charles II. Meyer.
nresident of the Western Federauon
of Miners and co-defendant with VIII
liam d. Haywood, acquitted on sun
dav of the murder OF former Governor
steunenberg, was ordered released On
s2s 900 hail on Monday by Judge
wood. who presided at the Haywood
trial
No application for bail was made N
the case Of George A. PettiDohe' INC
third of the alleged conspirators, Dut
a morton was made for a speedy trial
and his case was ordered set down
tor Tuesday. October /. Counsel In
timated that they might Apply ior
bond for Pettbone later, but IL IL
NOT believed that the states attorneys
will consent Ii has been geneiaiiy
claimed that the state has more IN
terminating evidence against Petti-
hone than any of the others, whie IL
has been generally conceded tnat the
case against Meyer is the weakest
of the three The defense In the hay
wood case admitted that there were
a number of things for Mr.. Pettibone
m exnlain as TO his association with
Harry Orchard and the sending OF
money to him, but they said IL wouid
he time enough TO deal with these
matters when Pettibone himself was
placed on trial.
Mover and Pettibone were brought
into court at 2 O'Clock, The latter's
wife was present and broke down. ana
cried when the order was MADE re-
leasing Mover and holding her hus-
hand. Ii was said Monday night that
pettibcue may be taken back to the
Canyon county Jail at Caldwell until
the time for his trial arrives. The
case and the prisoners were brought
TO Boise six months ago on change
of venue from Canyon to Ada county.
Bond for Meyer was given i'll a
UNIQUE way, suggested by Attorney
Peter Breen of Butte. Mont, who has
been associated with the defense. The
Butte local of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners is the richest In the
organization and Mr.. Breen said car
ries a deposit of from 100000 to $l4O,-
900 constantly in the bank. Arrange
ments were made by wire by MI.
Breen to have the Butte union make
$25, 900 subject to draft by the First
National bank Of Boise.
I'VE were offered personal bond In
several times the amount desired here
in Boise" said Mr.. Breen, but we
preferred not to impose upon any OF
our friends to that extent when the
Butte union has such a large surplus
and was anxious for the honor OF
showing it's allegiance and confidence
| in the president of the federation.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
FIGHT BEING MADE
ON POWDER TRUST
Government Files Petitions
Against Corporations Manu-
featuring Explosives.
Unlawful Combination to Ressr'c'
Trade is Charged and Court 70
Asked to Determine II Re
ceivers Shall Take Pos
session Of Property.

Washington The government on
Tuesday filed in the United States cir
cult court at Wilmington. Del. pc
tition against Il l. Dupont De Ne
mours & Co, the +. l. Dupont De Ne
mours Powder company, OF New Jer-
sey and twenty.four other corporations
and seventeen individuals connected
with the twenty-six corporations which
are made defendants in the petition.
The petition relates that all Of the
defendants are engaged in interstate
trade and commerce in gun powder and
other high explosives, and are violat-
ing the act OF July 2. 1890, known as
the Sherman antitrust act. II seeks
to prevent and restrain the unlawful
existing agreements, contracts, combln-
ations. and conspiracies in restraint OF
such trade and commerce; to prevent
and restrain the attempts upon the
part of the defendants to monopolize
such trade and commerce, and to dis
solve the existing monopolies therein
The court is asked to determine
whether public interest will be better
subserved by the appointment of re
ceivers to take possession OF the prop
ETY. OF the alleged trusts, with view
to bringing about conditions in trade
and commerce that will be harmonious
with the law The prayer in this re
spect is identical with that in the so
called tobacco trust petition.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
So'df'eld Miner Fatally Burned In a
Tent Fire.

Goldheld, Nev.-Con McMichaels, q
miner, died at the Miners union hos
pitai at O'Clock Monday morning
from burns received in a fire which
destroyed his tent house Sunday night
Deputy Sheriff Grant, who first discov-
cred the fire, says McMichaels came
out OF the tent and then went back
INTO the blazing domicile. When he
attempted to rescue the man the flesh
came on MeMichaels' hands. He was
taken to the hospital suffering agony
ana opiates administered.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
MIGHT Fit Both Cases.

Boise. ldaho.-D. NJ. Delmas, the at.
torney who is defending Glass and
others at San Francisco. charged with
bribing the SUPERVISORS of that city.
Monday night wired the county clerk
here to send him by wire copy OF
the instructions given the jury in the
Haywood case by Judge Wood. 1t was
sent and the telegraph tolls amounted
to $500, The laws of Idaho and Cali
fornia are the same relative TO con.
spiracy and no doubt Delmas thought
there would be something in the in.
struetions that he could use in behalf
OF his clients.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
The phIllppIee lssl,la,urs.

Washingtoa,--The new assembly or
legislature will consist of two houses
To be known as the Philippine commits
sion and the Philippine assembly. The
latter body will have eighty-oae menu
eers, each one representative a pop.
alation Of so.o6e. The assembly viii
make it's own rules and elect a speak.
er and recorder. The general election
law provides for a constitution and On.
vides the islands into eighty districts.
the Moro and non-Christian provinces
excepted Subsequent elections for
the assembly are 10 be held on the
fll,sf Tt..assiax A. No.. -.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
HAYWOOD FREED
BY JURY'S VERDICT
Twelve Men Declare Labor
Leader Is Not Guilty oil
Crime Charged.
Prisoner 10 Released and Jury Dis-
charged. But Meyer and Petitions
Must Face Triaiy---orehsrd
insists Ne Told the Truth
and 10 Ready FOR
Punishment.

Boise, idaho William b. Haywood
defendant In one Of the most noted
trials of the age. involving conspiracy
and murder. Is free man. the jury
having reported an agreement early
Sunday morning. their verdict being
Not guilty
II was after being out for twenty.
one hours that the jury. which al
first had been divided eight to -four
aud then seemed deadlocked at ten
10 Two. finally came to an agreement
shortly after the first faint streaks Of
tho coming day showed gray above
the giant hills which wall Boise 10
the north and east. Judge Wood was
notified that the jury had reached All
agreement and convened court TO re
ceiye the verdict. When the verdic,
was read that meant freedom for
Haywood. tears yelled to the eyes oil
the man who. during the eighty days
OF HIS trial had sat with stolid indif
ference written upon his every fea
iurc--at last tho ley armor he had
thrown about himself with the firs,
day Of jury selection had been picrcet
and whatever Of peutup feeling hat
been contained within was loosed
Haywood's attorneys were fairly liftee
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
Accused Of sruuoIlna.

Fl Paso. rsx-lmplicated in the
Wholesale smuggling operations re.
Gently uncovered by the Mexican Gus
tons authorities. an American engin-
Ger and three switehmen employed on
the Mexican Central railroad were ar.
rested and are in Jail in Juarex. Il is
said that IL has been discovered that
large quantities Of goods were Snug.
gled into Mexico on switch engines.
Three prominent business mea of IN.
area were arrested and jailed Sunday.
makins six Of the most prominent ner
chants Of that town now in is,.
charged vita smuggling.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
Attempt to perail Dukes Train. .

st. Petersburg.-One of the ''acci-
dents" that occur frequently while
members OF the imperial family are
travelling happened on Monday. while
Grand Duke Peter Nicholaievitch,
cousin of the emperor and one of the
leaders of the reactionary group at the
court, was en- route to st. Petersburg
from Peterhof AS his train was
within ten miles of ST. Petersburg, a
petard, which had been placed on the
rail. exploded. The force of the ex.
plosion, however, was not great
enough to derail the train, and no
one was hurt.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
MAYOR WAS A sMuGeLER.
Men High in Civic and Social Life Of
Juarez Involved in Scandal.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Silvano Montema-
yor, mayor of the city of Juarez, and
one of the most influential citizens OF
the state Of Chihuahua, has disap
peared. Juarez has been in fever
of excitement since the capture of a
party of smugglers and the arrest OF
over thirty persons, including six Of the
most prominent business men of the
town. Tuesday night the federal au
thorities seized fourteen cars con
signed as coal to Mayor Montemayor
and found that five of the cars were
loaded with dry goods, clothing. shoes
etc. A thin layer of coal covered
the merchandise in each case Monte
mayors warehouses, goods and pa
pers were seized also, as was the
large mercantile establishment OF Ket
teson 4 Degetau.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
r.nsmsr, HOUSE Horror.

Ne~ hoFk.--An explosion. accom-.
panied by Ore, shattered an east side
tenement late sunday night, and With
tae cTamhllng walls many persons
went down to death. while twice as
many were probably fatally Injured
Fourteen bodies have been recovered
The explosion, yet unaccounted for,
tore oas tao tglnt Of the building. and
the tise thar followed eanght the tween.
y families. numbering about le0 per.
sens. most Of whom were sound asleep.
OF The injured many jumped from the
windows. ethers wese caugnt BY falling
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08

who. In spite OF the fact that he is
wasted to a skeleton by consumption.
has almost daily occupied place at
the defense table throughout the trial,
was unable to be present at the clos
ing argument or scenes. He is now
dying In a hospital here. Haywood
called on him early Sunday and the
scene between the two Is said to have
been most affecting. Haywood lifted
the slight form of the dying man in
his arms and Murphy is quoted as say
ing. between stified gasps: bill. in
this hour OF your great triumph be
humble and thankful" Murphy is not
expected TO live many days.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
THE PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS.
The Indepe ndent Factions viii Control
the First Assembly.

Manila.-The independence factions
who united in the campaign under the
name OF Nationalist, appear to have
won the general election of delegates
to the first Philippine assembly, held
throughout the islands Tuesrday. In.
complete returns from fifty out of so
districts show that 81 Nationalist
were elected, 10 Progressives, s in.
dependent candidates and Catholic
In Manila the Nationalists won by a
large majority in both districts. Dom
inador Gomez claims the election In
the First district in the city, while
Justo Lakban contests the election of
both Independence candidates.
1t probably will be ten days to two
weeks before the complete returns are
received.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
HUNG Jury in Glass rrlal.

san Francisco. The jury in the
ease OF Louis Glass, vice president
and general manager OF the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph com.
pany, accused Of having hribed chas.
A. Roston, u member OF the board OF
city supervisors, through the agency OF
Theodore A, Hasssy. To withheld a
franchise from rival corporation. was
unable se agree 90 a verdict. aud was
dlscharxe1 at sS0 O'clock Sunday al
ternoois. alter being cut toFty-eigh,
hours. The tary stood seven for con,
viction aud Ave for acquittal
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
Turks Stay lnsuraent Greeks.

Athens There has been pitched
battle between Turkish troops, sup
ported by Bashi-BaEouks, and a small
band of Greek insurgents, who had in.
trenched themselves in house in the
outskirts OF Sores, European Turkey.
NIFTY miles northeast of Salonika. The
band was captured and wiped out hnt
thirty men were killed before the sol
diers' aided by artillery. succeeded In
capturing the miniature fortress. Dur
ing the fighting the Bashi,Bazouks
piiiaged over 100 houses and burned a
number of Greek buildings in Sores
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
Bryan is Pleased.

Chicago.-William ], Bryan is
quoted as saying, regarding the YER
dict in the Haywood trial: Il am
glad to learn of the verdict, and that
it was not guilty. l watched the trial.
and did not see how any one could
be found guilty on Orchards testi-
money. Every crime he charged was
one he himself suggested, and it was
shown he was in communication with
the mine owners and attempting to
induce the defendants to engage in
crime, The manner in which the pris-
oners were taken from Colorado was
hardly in keeping with a fair prose
cutiOn."