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The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
HAGERMAN SENT BACK
THE MISSING RECORDS
The Boy Governor Got Cold Feet When Informed
That the Authorities Knew the Important and
Costly Territorial Documents Were in
His Possession

Ex-Governor Hagerman has re-
turned the missing expert reports
on Mr.. BurSum'S penitentiary ac-
counts To the proper authorities.
The following interesting special
dispatch from Santa Fe tn the
Albuquerque Citizen tells the
story:
II. j. Hagerman, late boy exc
cutive, has returned to the acting
governor, }. w. Reynolds, the
missing expert reports on the
territorial prison which he took
with aim when he left the exc
cutive Office after his removal
by President Roosevelt.
The documents, which cost the
territory something over thou
sand dollars. were returned to
the files in the executive office
where thev belonged in response
To summary demand contained
in letter which the acting gov
ernor wrote to Hagerman. The
letter informed the late executive
that he was known to have the
reports in question in his possess
sion and that he must return
them quickly or take the cOnSe-
quences.
INADVERTANTLY MIXED"
Hagerm1n promptly got cold feet
and sent the records by return
mail from the Upper PecoS,
where he is seeking Seclusion at
the ranch of Neill B. Field of
Albuquerque. 1t is said Hager-
man returned the records upon
the advice of Field.
He accompanied the experts
reports with formal letter in
which he attempted to excuse
himself by stating that in his
hurried leaving of the executive
Office the reports in question be-
came "inadvertantantly mixed"
with his private papers and were
taken away in that manner. 1t
is said that Hagerman has been
carrying the records about the
territory in hand grip and new
er leaving them out of his. sight.
ExPERT's REPORT NEEDED.
The report made by the So
called expert from Colorado
Springs, Mcmahon, to II. ]. Ha-
german, at that time governor,
are needed now in the account
ing which II. o. Bursum is seek
ing in court. According to these
co-called expert reports, II. O.
Bursum was declared to have
mis-appropriated prison funds.
A large number of errors have
been found in the copies of the
experts report aud the original
reports which are territorial
property are needed for compari-
son.
LOOKS RATHER QUEER.
1t was known that Hagerman
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
ALLEN HOTEL CHANGES HANDS
J. n. Allen Rstires From the Bust
ness and r. 4. Avery Takes
Charge.

The we'll known Allen Hotel
at Magdalena has changed
hands. j. NJ. Allen, who had
conducted the hotel business at
the stand for so many years. dis
posed of the business a few days
ago to X. A. Avery of this city.
The new proprietor has taken
charge. He is an experienced
and successful hotel man, and il
is safe to predict that the patron
age at the Allen Hotel will not
diminish under his proprietor
ship. 1t is reported that Mr..
Allen will continue in charge of
the saloon business in connection
with the hotel. This change
does not mean that Mr.. Avery
will go out of the hotel business
in Socorro. He will continue to
be proprietor of the Winkler
Hotel here and the business will
be undar the management of
Mrs.. Avery. who is abundantly y
capable of managing it success
fully.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
MAGDALENA IS THRIVING
Mr.. Maetavish, Cashier of the Bank
of Magdalsns, Tells Something
Of the Story.

j. s. Mctavish, cashier of the
Bank of Magdalena and mana
ger for the Becker-Blackwell
Company. was in Socorro Tues
day on business before the board
OF county commissioners and also
on his way to Albuquerque.
Mr.. MactaviSh was very entlIu-
siastic on the subject of the inn
provementS now in. progress at
Magdalena. He spoke espec-
ially of the satisfactory business
done by the new bank during
the first six months of it's career.
According to Mr.. Mactavish's
statement the new bank build
ing will begin to be occupied
today. The building and fix
lures have cost about ten thou
sand dollars and are up TO date
in every respect, even including
safety deposit boxes to rent.
Magdalena has had wonderful
growth in the past few months
and the end is not yet.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
TINE HAGERMAN PRECEDENT
Was Not Followed in Disposing of
Captain Arthus Trelford's Case.

The Albuquerque Citizen puts
the matter in exactly the proper
light in the following EDITORIAL:
1t is laughable to- see the
late prison bully asking the at
tornev general to allow him to
take his case into court on quo
warranto in order to get a fair
hearing" II is not yet ancient
history that II. o. Bursum asked
for the same thing and that he
received about as much consid-
Grafton at the hands of the Ha-
german regime as though he
did not exist. Mr.. Bursum had
to wait until the Legislature met
and bill was passed giving
him the right to go into court in
in order to get hearing of any
kind whatsoever. Perhaps Trel-
ford might do the same. 1t
looks as though the late Hager-
man regime was getting a dose
OF its own medicine in this par
ticular instance. The only fault
to find with the acting governor
and the attorney general is that
they did not act fully up to
Hagerman precedent and refuse
Trelford hearing of any kind.
He got more consideration than
he deserved"
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
the BOARD OF EDUCATION
Held an Important Regular Meet
ing Monday Evening. Professor
TwiniRg Elected.

The city board ol education
held an important regular meet
ing Monday evening, when sever
al vital matters were taken up
and disposed of wisely The mat
ter of the choice of Superinten-
dent of the city schools was taken
up and the board was unanimous
in the election of Prof. X. w.
Twining to the position. 1t is
understood that Professor Twin
ing will have charge of the
eighth and ninth grades, and the
board guaranteed him a term of
nine months. In order to be able
TO make this guarantee good and
also to- make UP for the anticipa-
ed shortage in the school fund
resulting from the enforcement
of the anti-gambling law, the
board agreed upon a school levy
of l214 mills. This levy was APP
proved by the board of county
commissioners at their meeting
the first of the week, as is re-
quired by law, and the assessor
was instructed To make the levy.
Ed. s. Stapleton was appointed
10 fill the vacancy on the board
caused by the removal of A. A.
SedillO. The members of the
board present were Messrs,
Griffith, Savage. Stackpole, Gal
legOs, and Lopez, and Clerk
Conrado A. Baca.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
MRS.. ANICETO ABEYTIA DEAD
suceumbs to the Inhrmitiss of Old
Age. Leaves Large Family.
Funeral Wednesday.

Mrs. Clara n. de Abeytia, wife
of Aniceto Abeviia, Sr.. who died
Sunday afternoon at the family
residence on lower San Francisco
street, had been in critical
condition for several weeks
past and the end was not unex-
pected. lnhrmities of old age
were responsible for her death.
Mrs. Abevtia was seventy-Seven
wears old and was born in Mexi-
co. However, she had spent
most of her life time in Santa Fe
and she enjoyed wide acquain-
tance in the Capital. She was
held in high esteem bv all who
knew her aud those of the family.
who survive her have the sympa-
thy of all their friends in their
bereavement.
Left to mourn her death are
the husband. six daughters and
three sons. The daughters are
Mrs. Pillar Apodaca. Mrs. Sim
plica Torres, Mrs. JoSefa Her
nandez, Mrs. Esperanza Martin
ez, and Mrs. Lola Baca, all OF
Santa Fe; Mrs. Juanita Sanchez
of Tucumcari, and the sons are
Carmel Abeytia of Albuquerque,
Francisco Abeytia and Aniceto
Abeytia, Jr.. of SocorrO, the lat
ter is sheriff of SOcOrro county. -
Santa Fe New Mexican.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
Over . PrOmissOry Mote.

James G.. Fitch, as guardian of
Mary Fitch, and Neil h. Field as
trustee are named as plaintiffs in
a civil suit against George Hill
Howard aud others, which has
been filed in the district court OF
Rio Arriba county. The action
is brought TO recover the amount
alleged 10 be due on a promissory
note of $1,000 together with
interest at 10 per cent. A deed
of trust was given to secure the
note on two tracts of land con-
tanning together about 10000
acres embraced in the Juan Jose
Lovato land grant.-Santa Fe
New Mexican.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06

Hermene G. Baca returned
Yesterday from a visit of a few
days with relatives and friends
at Frisco. Mr.. Baca spent the
Fourth at Magtlalena on his way
nome. He says that the people
up on the hill had a very lively
Fourth Of il. including a game
of ball between Magdalena and
Kelly, at which the team from
the latter place was the victor.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06

Doctor Edwin Swisher. at one
time a practicing physician in
Socorro and later in Magdalena,
was in the city Monday on his
way to seek permanent loca-
tion in Mexico. Doctor Swisher
spoke of the wonderful progress
that has recently been made in
Magdalena and of the great adj
vantages the place offers as busi-
ness location. The doctor
made a large circle of friends in
Socorro county during the years
of his successful practice here
and his professional services will
be greatly missed.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06

DR.. Creighton FERGUSON of
Massachusetts arrived in SOcorro
this morning and is the guest OF
DIR. Coulson. DIR. FERGUSON may
locate somewhere in New Mexico.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06

George Cook says that the
game between the SOcorro and
San Marcial teams at San Mar
cial on the Fourth was as good
a game of baseball as he ever
saw in New Mexico between
amateur teams, II was hard,
clean ball playing from start to
finish and but for Socorro'S re-
markable punching of runs in
the second inning the runs were
few and far between. The score
was as follows:
Innings 4 ? 3 4 5 7S9
SocOrro. 20 5 900 | 90 -
San Marcial0 900 900 2-S
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06

Total .............S S2S, 405 p
AS these expenditures have
been incurred in seven months it
is clear that at this rate the ex-
penditures for the year would
aggregate $50, 900, while the APP
preparation itself is but S35, 200,
and since the recent management
of the penitentiary has spent $685.
900 out of this fund in seven
months, the incoming superinten-
dent is confronted with the prob
lem of continuing the mainten-
ance for five months with less
than $1,000 available in the
fuud
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
AN AUTOMOBILE ROUTE
From Mogollon by Way of Alma,
Reserve, and Datil to Magda-
lena Is the Thing.

Montague Stevens was in town
Tuesday from his Sawmill near
Reserve. Mr.. Stevens has an
idea that it would be an excellent
thing for Socorro county il the
automobile line from Silver City
to Mogollon were extended by
way of Alma, Reserve. and Datil
to Magdalena. Mr.. Stevens is
right. The plan is a perfectly
feasible one and but little con-
sideration of il is necessary to see
that it would result in great ad-
vantage to Socorro county. Why
should not the enterprise be taken
up by the business men of the
county and pushed to a success
ful issue to their own great
profit?
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
TRELFORD A BAD MANAGER
As Is Shown by the Financial Con-
ditiOn of the Psnitsntiary at His
Retirement

The Chieftain is in receipt of
a copy of letter, under date of
July /, addressed by Acting Gov
ernor Reynolds to the board of
penitentiary commissioners. Ii
is impossible to publish the let
ter in The Chieftain until next
week, but enough of it is given
below to add to the evidence of
the utter hollownesS and hypoc-
riSy of the pretenses of reform
proclaimed by the late Hager-
man administration.
After calling attention to some
glaring inaccuracies in Mr.. Trel-
fOrd'S report of December in
regard to the financial condition
of the penitentiary, Governor
Reynolds adds:
Much more serious, however, is
the present state of affairs, as an
examination of the official records
in the Office of the Territorial
treasurer shows that the finances
of the penitentiary are in a very
unsatisfactory condition, this be-
ing true particularly with refer
ence to the maintenance fund.
1t appears that payments for this
fiscal year have been made out
of this fund as follows:
First quarter ........$l3,034 ~
Second quarter. ..... $3.50 IS
June ........... 2,484 IS
Total ...........$22, 405 67
Unpaid bills on hand
more than. ...... So, 900 90
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06

William Gardiner and w. =.
Sanders and family were visitors
in Socorro the middle of the
week.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-07-06
sOCoRRo, NEW MEXICO. SATURDAY, ,JULY6 1907

corro by far the worst of it. but
at the end was willing to forgive
and forget. Following is the
score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
THE COUNTRY HOUSE GARDEN.
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Since bouquets showing masses of one
color are the desideratum of the moment
the advance precaution is taken of sowing
assorted seeds. Their cost is naturally
more than that of seeds which have not
been assorted. but considerable saving
of time is gained in the later picking of
their flowers. White pansies now all open
their heads in patch of themselves. and
therefore the labor of picking a bowlful of
them is minimized The yellow ones are
all sown together and the purple and violet
ones are kept In another place. The more
the blossoms are picked from these plants
the more abundantly they yield.
In some houses one of the maids is depu-
tized to do the pansy picking, since IT is
something that should be attended to eyery
day and takes more time than a gardener
can spare from his other work. They
should always be arranged In low round
bowls, the individual colors being kent to-
gether. bowl of the white ones Is per-
chance taken to the white bedroom. the
yellow ones go to the room of that color.
while the purple ones often find place on
the library desk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
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DRY WEATHER TONICS.

During the summer We always have one
or more dry spells when it seems II
vegetation would scorch. Then we do our
best with hose and water can. but it is
laborious work at best.
A little tonic at this time will do the
plants a world of good. Get a good COM
plete plant food-Bowker's Food for Flow
ers. or Bonora or plain nitrate of soda. A
teaspoonful or tablespoonful of these put
into a gallon of water will act like magic
on the poor wilted growth.
II the drought is prolonged, give this
food once a week with plain water in be-
tween.
II you have window boxes this food
should be given once a month all summer
Tong The boxes hold so little earth that
the plants very soon use all the food
there is and must then live on what they
get from air and water Hanging baskets
require the same care.
Manure water is as good as any of the
fertilizers and may be made by suspending
bag OF manure in a barrel OF water.
This, of course. has an unpleasant odor,
whereas the fertilizers do not have any.
When watering your plants soak them.
giving them much every two or three days
rather than a little each day. By just
wetting the surface you merely make the
roots come up for the water, where the
sun of the following day will burn them;
If you give much water the roots will go
down after it. good soaking can be
given with perfect safety in the hottest
sunlight: but a sprinkling in sunlight will
burn the foliage because the evaporation
is so rapid.
II you cannot soak your plants, 1t may
be well just to wash the leaves down at
eventide. especially II they are covered
with dust. A plant breathes through its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
THE RIGHT SOIL.

For roses, clay soil is the best. Where it
is not present it should be supplied and
added to each year. as the heavy manuring
which roses require constantly reduces the
relative proportion of clay. For the pansy
bed nothing better than the leaf mold
from, the woods can be procured. For this
bed remove six eight inches of earth.
spade in a good supply of old. well-rotted
manure from the COW stable.
For the saliva, Gamma, ricinus, caladium
and other strong-growing plants no soil
is better than the muck or peat of swamps
soil composed of partly carbonized veg
etable matter decomposed by the action
of water. Leaf-mold consists of vegetable
matter which has decayed without being
submerged, and it usually contains lib
eral quantity of sharp. white sand, to
which it owes it's friable. non adhesive
character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15

big stalks and great leaves beautifully cut
and supported by large stems. On almost
any kind Of fair ground 1t will go up ten
feet and more in one season, and send out
Hover stems which are quickly followed
by curious seed pods with peculiar bug
like, striped seeds.
The bronze variety is handsome. 1t does
not grow quite SO tall. but has larger stalk
and leaves and spreads much wider The
bronze effect Is caused by pinkish tint on
stalks and leaves
. In general characteristics and growth the
two varieties are sufficiently similar so that
the dinerences. as rule. are not remarked
by the majority of persons; hence they can
be grown together.
Where handsome clusters or rows of such
plants are desired for any Of the purposes
mentioned, and where an immediate efYec,
Is wanted. this plant will fill the purpose
while more permanent hedges are growing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
Automobile VS.. Horse.
From Harper =.

From Harper
While horse suits our family at present
much better than an automobile would suit
st. i am going 10 be tolerant OF automo-
biles. even though they abrade the nerves
OF our horse when he meets them on the
road and make it unsafe for Blandlna to
drive him. / guess they are just a part of
the Wis medicatriX naturae: phenomena
gradually developed from the disease called
city life. and adapted to mitigate its severi-
ties IL not to cure IL. They certainly do
help people to get out OF cities. and though
they may seem TO make 1t somewhat too
easy for them to get back. that is not real
defect Anything that takes city people to
the country is good thing. 1t is good for
them. and good for the true country-dwell-
ing people. who make money of of them.
Moreover. anything that makes country life
attractive to successful moneymakers and
Induces them 10 retire from business and
let some one else have a chance Is very
helpful indeed. In far as automobiles
serve that use it Is pretty certain that they
do useful service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
THE USE OF FLOWERS.

There are so many ways Of giving pleas
ure with flowers that one need never be
embarrassed with surplus: The sick,
the young girl who will enjoy them for
her party, the young matron. for her pretty
luncheon. and the church service A beau
tiful tact may be shown by a choice in
harmony with the taste of the recipient
and the occasion for which they are in
tended. Do not send all white flowers or
flowers with a heavy perfume, to the sick
room. Bright flowers are better. Notice
the cheer in pot of golden daffodils or
bunch of hepaticas. A charming thing is
handful of Japanese morning glory buds
picked and sent the night before, that the
invalid may watch their unfolding in the
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
THE CASTOR OIL PLANT.

To cut OF the too open view from the
street: to separate garden from lawn; to
push the neighbors a trifie into perspective
and do 1t promptly, are oftentimes difficult
problems to solve, and especially so in
small places.
The castor oil bean is one Of the most
valuable aids in this direction. and land
scape gardeners value it highly. Yet it Is
seen but little except on the larger and
finer estates, which is the more surprising,
as 1t is extremely cheap, exceptionally
beautiful, highly striking and pleasantly
rapid In growth.
There are practically only two great va
rieties. The more common variety is green
In stalk and leaf. grows very rapidly with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
CORN ALWAYS GARDENABLE.

Whenever. for any one of the hundreds
of reasons that arise to perplex gardeners,
1t happens that it is irexpedent or inadvis-
able to bother about planting flowers along
the back of a garden. plant corn. 1t is easy
TO put in, and is distinctly "gardenable,"' for
It has a decided ornamental quality of it's
own In addition, 1t forms a very satisfac-
tory screen for the back yard, is a pleasi
provider of table luxury, and in the fall its
stems and husks make splendid fertilizer
for the rest of the garden. When in doubt,
therefore, plant corn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
FADS OF COLLECTORS.
Cigars and Pipes, Cards and Death
Notices Deibler's Grim Relics.

From the Gaulois
An odd collection is to be sold at auction
soon In Paris. 1t is a collection of cigars
including several hundred brands and all
varieties Of shapes qualities and prices.
There are cigars In it from cents to $.
and ranging In size from tiny cigars to be
smoked between the courses of dinner to
some big as mans arm. made for
show purposes. The specimens are kept in
alright glass cases. and the total value is
appraised at several thousand dollars.
The announcement of the sale has led to
a general discussion of queer collections in
Paris One man has collection of trou-
sers buttons representing every noted tai
lOring establishment in every great city In
the world.
Another collector makes speciality Of
announcements of deaths-the circulars
which in continental countries are sent by
mail to the friends of the deceased His
collection embraces many departed celebri-
ties and many varieties of form In express
sion and in typographical s'yle. To COM
p!ete the array he has his own death notice
in proof ready for the dates to be filled In,
Collections of visiting cards are not un-
common. An Italian nobleman Is said to
have one of 20.O00 pieces. including practi-
cally every celebrity of the last century.
Railway tickets. theater coupons and
street car transfers also preserved by
many Playbils are. of course. kept in
France by enthusiasts for the stage.
they are elsewhere.
A CHASTITY collection was that of Deibler.
the last executioner of Paris. He kept the
coats thrown over the shoulders of his vic
Tins they took their last short walk to
the guillotine. All were neatly labeled in
red ink. with a brief account of the crime
and any characteristic incident of the exc
Cution.
Some Germans collect the smaller de-
nominations of paper money. not with refer
ence to the rarity of the issue, but to varia-
ttOns In the tint of the impression. There
are rooms papered with fractional currency
AS well as with postage stamps. used and
unused arranged in patterns according to
color.
The French poet Georges Courteline col
lects pictures. That does not sound IN
usual but his collection is. His whimsical
fancy Is to gather all that he can fnd that
IS worst in painting, etching and engraving.
He takes great joy in his treasures as the
most remarkable display Of human bad
taste and iueptitude in the entire world
Baron Oscar de VAUDEVILLE also plays a
variation common air. He collects
pipes. but not from the smokers point OF
view, since he smokes only cigars.
His pipes are either relies of celebrities
or else they have some historic or anthropo-
logic suggestion. He has pipes taken from
graves pipes dug up on battlehelds and
pipes of all countries and races. as we'll as
in every conceivable material. Some are
ornamented deliberately. but that is a mere
incident; a common clay pipe is as precious
TO him as a silver-mounted meerschaum.
provided there Is something characteristic
about 1t.