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The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30
Deadly Dunnit.

A New York dispatch of Aug.
%. gives the following description
of a new powerful explosive, that
is closely guarded secret of the
United States government:
Experiments at the Sandy Hook
proving grounds with dunnit. the
high explosive invented by Major
Dunn of the ordnance corps. Uni
ted States army. have proved that
the United States possesses the
secret of an explosive more pow
erful and destructive than any
other ever invented.
Dunnite, army officers say, is
more powerful than shimose. the
explosive with which the Japanese
did such terrific execution in their
naval battles.
La the tests of dunnite at Sandy
Hook the best. six-inch armor
plates that could be obtained
we're smashed into thousands of
small pieces. Penetration is not
necessary, the impact being such
that the armor is shattered into
countless pieces.
The dropping of q dunnite shell
on the deck of battleship would
mean the immediate sinking of
that ship. not by penetration of
its vital parts, but simply by
the vessel until its seams
and the thrush of water
sent it to the bottom.
y
Marbury's Perfection Pills. the
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

Congressman Ransdell, of the
Fifth District has announced that
he will support a measure to
make Baton Rouge port OF
entry.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

The ladies of Many haye or
ganized a School Improvement
Association in order to promote
educational interests and beautify
the school house grounds.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

In the southern portion of the
State rains have been supera-
tundant. In the northern part
of the bailiwick dry weather
preponderates.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

Buxzards are <immunes in Loo
isiana but they cannot stand
lightning. During q recent elec-
tricai storm at Redwood, near
Baton Rouge, lightning struck .
tree in whirh buzzards we're
roosting and killed thlrty-ive Of
them.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

As the result of . competitive
gas war ia Shreveport the Caddo
Gas and Oil Company has an
n0unced that beginning Septem-
Der /. natural gas will be supplied
20 manufacturers free 0f charge.
The Louisiana 0as Company 6as
~ rePlied % thia ease Of hattle.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

Alexandria has the military
fever and a movement has been
inaugurated to form a militia
company in the near future.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

Some Of the Happenings in
Other Portions Of the
Pelican Domain.
Lake Providence is erecting a
$40, 900 school house.

Colfax has actively entered
the lists in the endeavor to
establish q system of waterworks.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

A new journal is soon to be
established in Baton Rouge under
the editorial management of Mrs.
Mary E. Leake.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

Very recently Al bales of cot
ton of the crop of 1906-07 were
sold in Bunkie for II l-2 cents
per pound.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

The Central Lumber Company
near Mansfield will establish an
ice factory in connection with its
lumber plant.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

A barbecue held in Marksville
was attended by 1000 people.
The sentiment of the people was
against gambling in futures.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

Marbury's Perfection Pills. the
b ,st liver pill on earth, for sale
by Smith & Grisham Drug Co
s28.
The southern sentinel., 1907-08-30

STATE EXCERPTS.
Some Of the Happenings in
Other Portions Of the
Pelican Domain.
Lake Providence is erecting q
$50. 900 school house.
Colfax has actively entered
the lists in the endeavor to
establish q system of waterworks.
Very recently Al bales of cot
ton of the crop of 1906-O7 were
sold in Bunkie for IL 1-2 cents
per pound.
A barbecue held in Marksville
was attended by 1000 people.
The sentiment of the people was
against gambling in futures.
The Central Lumber Company
near Mansfield will establish an
ice factory in connection with its
lumber plant.
A new journal is soon to be
established in Baton Rouge under
the editorial management of Mrs.
Mary Z. Leake.
Alexandria has the military
fever and a movement has been
inaugurated to form a militia
company in the near future.
The ladies of Many haye or
ganized q School Improvement
Association in order to promote
educational interests and beautify
the school house grounds.
The L. r. & N. Co. is making
extensive improvements at their
terminals in New Orleans. This
road is building large warehouses
in that city.
Congressman Ransdell, of the
Fifth District has announced that
he will support a measure to
make Baton Rouge a port OF
entry.
La the southern portion of the |
State rains have been supera-
tundant. In the northern part |
of the bailiwick dry weather |
preponderates.
The engine room and three
story building of the Baton
Rouge ice plant was destroyed by
fire last Saturday morning, en-
failing loss of $4,000 covered
by insurance.
Shreveport has a new sensa-
tion in its water supply. 1t
comes out of Cross Bayou which
is stagnant and filthy water. Itis
feared that it will breed typhoid
fever. Active measures are being
insugurated to remedy the evil.
Owing to trouble with the
officials of New Orleans in build.
ing his levee terminal President
Edenborne of the l.. 4. & N. Co. /
threatens to sell his whole line to
some big railroad corporation.
A highly important movement
has been inaugurated looking to
the drainage of the Louisiana
swamps. 1t is justly claimed that
such . system will vastly improve
the health record of the state.
Shreveport is in the throes of a Z
triple Smoking up-gas, electricity
md water-or in other words. {
composition in the supply of gas I
md electric car lines and new t
supply of pure water. i
Members Of the Caddo Rifles, :
If Shreveport, captured four out
If seven of the prizes offered for
craftsmanship at the Alexandria
military oncampmenk- SerOeant o
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
Miss ROBBERS Skirts Tangled
in Engine Wheel and Miss
Bradley Pulled From
Under Horse.
BUGGY SMASHED, HORSE
KILLED AT CROSSING

Miss Bradley and Miss Rober,
teachers, attending the County
Institute, had a close call to eter-
nifty Saturday evening. They were
en- route home and attempted to
pass in front of the switch engine
at the coal chute crossing. The
engine hit them demolishing the
vehicle, killing one horse and
wounding Miss Bradley and in
flicting many bruises on Miss
Rober. The buggy was scattered
about the scene for sixty feet in
every direction, and the wounded
gi.ls, one Of them was dragged
from under horse and the other
released from a wheel of the engine
in which her skirts had become
entangled. The young women
narrowly escaped with their lives,
but it is reported that their injuries
are fortunately not very serious.
These crossings have been a
source OF annoyance and danger
Tor two years and hardly a week
passes but more or less serious
accidents occur. The city should
provide crossings, and the law
should be strenuously enforced
against the railroad company al
these crossings until the relieI
necessary may be had.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
Accident Occurred Between
Logan and Tucumcari.
DIED IN DEPOT HERE
A few HOURS LATER

J. Valdez, a resident OF Logan,
was struck by No. Monday even
ing at a crossing near that place
and so badly hurt that he died in n
few minutes after reaching the
Rock Island depot. He leaves a
wife and several children. The body
was turned over to relatives who
took it back to Logan for burial.
The News has not learned the de-
tails, but it is supposed that Valdez
was attempting to cross in front OF
the moving train and was caught
before he could clear.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
Quadruple Ceremony.

Judge II. l.. Patterson married
tour couples with one ceremony
last Wednesday;
Walter Story and Ardie Pierce,
John Pool and Mary Hawkins,
William Weeks and Lille Pool
and William Billings and Adelia
Combs.
All were from Byzantine, New
Mexico except Miss Pierce who
was from Logan. They came
down on No. Tuesday evening.
married Wednesday morning and
returned Wednesday afternoon.
I. +. Hawkins and wife were
with them.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
ENTERTAINMENT A SUCCESS

The musical and recital given by
Miss Steinhagen, pianist, and
Miss Brewer, elocutionist, at the
court house Monday night was a
decided success. These young
ladies are talented and their effort
was greatly appreciated by Tucum-
carl people and there was a good
house present. The solo, MY Ba-
by's Kiss" by Eula Street, was a
feature OF the entertainment, and
baby Street Joined i'll the chorus
and made a protest that her sister
take her before the song was ended
Eula finished like little lady and
was splendidly enoored. Miss Edna
Koch in violin solo was good and
Miss Brewers best effort was the
recital of "Old Ace" l.. p. Gam
bic is sweet singer from Israel
and delighted the audience with
several choice selections. The en-
tertainment as whole was great
~ appreciated.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
WATER WORKS SYSTEM

This paper is informed that the
water works well is finished at a
depth of 35I feet with $50 feet Of
water. a standpipe is being erect
ed and a Downie force pump
installed. The capacity of the
pump is seventy-two gallons a
minute. Several cars OF pipe for
mains, etc, are here on the track
to be unloaded and the prospects
are that the city will have plenty
OF good, pure water in very short
time.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
BAR ASSOCIATION
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

Roswell, n. NJ, Aug. a. The
New Mexico Bar Association held
its business meeting today and ell
ected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: A. B. McMillen, Of
Albuquerque, president; Kenneth
Scott, city attorney, Of Roswell, !,
secretary and treasurer; Paul AT.
Walter, of Santa Fe, vice presi-
dent for the First judicial District.
The members of the association
present were entertained by Charles
J .Bremond at his beautiful country
home three miles from Rowell du-
ring the forenoon and this after
noon there was a barbecue at the
Roswell Country Club, which was
very enjoyably affair. The club
has beautiful grounds, fourteen
acres in extent, three miles from
Roswell and is reached over a
beautiful boulevard.
This evening Hon. and Mrs. G..
A. Richardson will entertain the
visiting lawyers at lawn party.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
WRECK ON THE
CLoUDCROFr

Engineer Frank N. Welby was
instantly killed in wreck on the
Sacramento Mountain Railroad on
Tuesday night OF last week, when
engine No. r84 jumped the track.
The wrecked engine was running
down the mountain from Cloudcrott
light, carrying only caboose. AS
the grade is very steep and the
track was soft owing to the heavy
rains of the past few days, the big
mountain climber toppled off the
track at the first curve.
Engineer Welby was caught be-
meath the cab and crushed to death.
His fireman jumped and escaped
uninjured. 1t was necessary to
raise the pondrous locomotive to
recover the body of the victim.
Engineer Welby has only been
running OH the Alamogordo and
the Sacramento Mountain line for
the past tour weeks, having come
from the Mexican Central at Aguas
Calientes, where he had been run
ming an engine for the past seven
years. He was about forty-six
wears old and was one OF the best
railroad men in Mexico. He leaves
a widow, who is now in FL Paso,
Texas, having been recently dis
charged from a hospital in that
city.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31
LIST OF TEACHERS
ATTENDING INSTITUTE
The Greatest County Institute
Ever Held Here.
FIFTY DISTRICTS IN COUNTY

Quay county's teachers institute
just closing, has been r e or d.
breaker for northeast New Mexico
and a great dea! Of good has been
accomplished. Prof. Doderer of
Deming, is an able instructor and
has won the esteem Of our teach
ers in toto. The prospects for a
great Improvement in our public
schools this year are very hatter-
ing. The teachers are unit for
good schools. An association has
been organized and will hold it's
first session on Thanksgiving. The
public school is the bulwark of the
nation and now is the time to be-
gin laying the foundation for our
future greatness in this line in
Quay county and our teachers are
entitled to the support and encour-
agement of the whole people. The
News hopes TO see the day when
teachers are paid a salary in pro-
portion to what they are expected
to do.
The roster Of teachers attending
the institute is as follows:
Lillian A. Howser, Hattie Ayles-
worth, Alice Chairman, Mrs. O. II.
Mundell, Mrs. Dan Christopher,
William Riggs, Ruth Drake, Eliz-
abeth Young, Luke Bradley, Clara
Gerhardt, Lillian Hilliper, Mrs.
Lena Hooper, Prof. c. +. Ware,
Grace Harper, J. A Conway, Su-
sic Huff, ID. G. Frazier, w. ID.
Starcher, May Scarborough, Lula
c. Bryan, {. s. Cramer, Merl
Koch, Efie b. Campbell, Mrs. Nj.
Capps, Lula Ridings, Clarice
Woodard, III. l.. Portland, p. p.
Parsons, Lanson Mitchell, A. T.
Henderson, Clara Kennedy, Anna
M. Freeman, II. b. Mitchell, X. ].
Upchurch, Ruby Sharps, Anna
Springer, Lucie L. Mcclure, Ira
Stemple, Margie Sheriff., w. M.
Anderson, Maggie Albertson, T.
A. Winson, II. +. Galloway.
TEACHERS FOR TUCUMCARI
Lucie +. Mcclure, Luke Brad
ley, Elizabeth Young, Lillian Hill
leken, Mrs. Lillian Howser, Pearl
Barker, and G. Ware.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31

Fred Walther and Fred Max
well were Tucumcari visitors Thu
rsday. Mr.. Walther is the merch-
ant at Puerto and informs this pa
per his community has splendid
crops. Mr.. Maxwell is a relative OF
Walther and lives at Las Palomas
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31

DR.. John Hobbs of St. Louis
Mo-, will preach at the Baptist
Church Sunday evening. Text; The
"Bible"; Theme; Gods Revealed
viii To Man" Everybody invited.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31

La Mar, the contractor, is NOV
ing his residence on the corner OF
Center and Second to Fourth
street. The corner will soon be oC-
cupied by a business block,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31

Nj. Sanford left last night to ac-
cept a position in Bisbee.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-31

Lucie +. Mcclure, Luke Brad
ley, Elizabeth Young, Lillian Hill
leken, Mrs. Lillian Howser, Pearl
Barker, and G. Ware.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
WAS A NOTED SLEUTH.
Thie's Remarkably Successful Works
 on World-Famous Cases.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
 Gustavus |. Thiel. president and foun- der of the Thlel Detective Service com pany, whose name was as much dreaded by the denizens of the underworld as that of any recent protector of large cor porate interests, oied at his home, 2166 Sheridan road yesterday morning of apo plexy.
 MT. Thiel's life had been long enough he died at 65-to include a preliminary training in his profession as secretary of the United States secret service, under Allan Pinkerton during the Civil war and to bring him into contact with the des- perate maraudering bands of train rob bers which infested the southwest dur ing the reconstruction period. Much of the romance that clusters about the build ing of the transcontinental lines passed under his eye. The detection of crime netted him q fortune reputed to be in the neighborhood of $200.000
 Even after he became the head of his own agency, Mr. Thie1s detective instinct led him to participate personally in th9 arrest of notorious criminals. He had faced death many times and was lamed for life eighteen years ago, al the arrest of "Ol" Truman's gang after the Oli- plant train robbery.
 A train on the Iron Mountain road had been held up in Arkansas. the conductor killed, and several of the other trainmer shot It was known that "Or' Truman, a notorious border ruffian. with six com panions, were guilty of the crime
 Thiel assembled a band of western deputy sheriffs and took up the trail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

Deeds of conveyance were filed in the office of the probate court yesterday in the following transactions of 5000 and upwards:
 Trotwood Park Land company to Her bert Levy and Carl Steiner, lots 1 to 24 inclusive, in block 3. and lots 1 to 12 inclusive, in block 4. In Trotwood Place, East Lake: consideration, $1S00.
 H. K. Milner to Edward Hitler, lot in block S46, being no feet front on the south side of Highland avenue and 200 feet on Sycamore street. consideration, S22, 800
 R. II. Reed to Mrs. Ida M. Huffman, part of lots and in block 159, Besse- mer; consideration, $2500.
 H. Mcdowell and E.. B. Pennington to Tony Romano and others, a six-sevenths interest in lots 2S to 52. inclusive in block IA, Sessions Land companys survey in Tuxedo Park; consideration, 5000.
 Brownie Realty company to w. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
GOOD FARMING IN
 PICKENS COUNTY Story of How One Man Made
 a Success AN OFFICIALS CONSERVATION J. L. Burgess, In Charge of Soil Util- ization In cixth District, Writes
 of the Work of J. R.
 Strickland.
AN OFFICIApSOBStRVATIO TON
BY J. L. BURGESS.

Tuscaloosa, August 3-(Special.) .)-This is a non-assuming man and, at first, you do not think there is anything extraordi- nary in his makeup. But come, let us examine his farm and see how he man. ages his soils and crops. We will go down into the bottom land.
 First you are impressed with the clean ness of his fields. Although this has been unusually wet season, so far, and his farm is located on low, moist land, there is not even one blade of grass to be seen in his fields, and his cotton and corn are doing splenddly. You are surprised, perhaps. not to see ridges thrown up around the plants. The land is already well drained, though he says he Is going to place short tile drain under that low spot over next the hill And why 1oos he not ridge his land in this damp soil? Because he finds, by using light running cultivators, he can get closer to his plants without the ridge and can also thus dis pense with large part of the roeing which adds so much to the cost of a cot ton crop. He is unable to find any use for ridges on land that is well drained Moreover, when his fields permit, he checks his cotton and so does away with most all the expensive hoeing, thus great ly increasing his net income in the fall
 Will Sow Oats.
 This fall he is going to SOW oats and vetch in this bottom land field and cut it for hay next spring, then blow the land and put 1t in corn. He will thus get two good crops the same year off the same land and the land will be stronger at the end of the year than it was at the begin ming. l will tell you an interesting story about this man. Some years ago the crop growing season was excessively wet. Now there Is one thing that this man will not do and that is to blow his land too wet. He will do all he can to have well drain ed land but when the rains are excessive he ceases to cultivate till the land gets in condition. Well, this year the grasses lit orally possessed the fields and no crop production was possible that year. Things looked hopeless for men and teams. It was not long, however, till he decided that since the rains had converted his cotton and corn fields into grass and weed patches, he would turn these grass and weed patches into meadows, and did so, He gathered ton after ton of good nutri- tious hay from these fields and as a re- suit, he was able to keep his mules in good condition all the year and bought only about $50 worth of corn.
 On the Hill Land.
 Now come with me and we will go up out of this bottom and see somthing on the hill land This Is a splendid example of soil management. Only few years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14

The gang was overtaken in a clump of woods in Indian Territory pitched battle ensued with the desperadoes in- trenched behind powders In the fight. Thiel received a bullet wound in one knee. Elmer one of the pursuing party, finally executed a flank movement and shot Truman. His companions finally surrendered or were killed. Four of them met their death at the end of a cattle mans moose.
 Another famous case which Thiel solved. this time from an office chair in Chicago, was that of the Novak murder which reached from a little Iowa town to Alaska, 12 years ago. An old violin served as the single clue.
 The Travellers Insurance company had reported to Mir Thiels company that chent of theirs holding a $l0,000 policy, of whicA a man named Novak was made beneficiary, had died under circumstan- ces warranting investigation. A preliml- nary review of the facts convinced Theil that Novax had committed murder. He had left town almost immediately, car
 rying an old violin with him. Agents of
 the company traced the violin to Council Bluffs and thence through a ticket brok- CTS office to Seat-ee.
 Thiel decided that his man heade for Alaska One agent he stationed at the mouth of the river and another he sent around by the way of the White
 Pass After a long sled journey and !
 river trip of 1000 miles the latter came
 upon his man scraping his fiddle in
 prospector's camp on the present site of Dawson City.
 Another incident of his early career
 which presented unusual features was the affair of the Roman armor. Following 1 the attempted robbery of a Vandalia train in the southern part of Illinois in 1876 | Thel discovered near the tracks several | complete sets of steel armor. These he l traced to the maker at Terre Hsute. and i discovered that band of local roughs | had represented to the armorer that they l desired costumes for play set in Roman | times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
FOR SALE

s875o-55x16O; 10th avenue, between 18th
 and 17th. s7250-12th avenue. Norwood; elegant res- S0,000-New residence; modern; block of
 Highland avenue. s275o-56xl4o Avenue "H," near 20th St. s6J0O-60x19O; steam heat; modern res. s1gO0-Ayenue "E," between 15th and 18th i;
 improved
 t50OO-12th avenue, south; rooms; fur
 mace.
 s3000- Modern home; 100 feet; Smthheld. S5750-R Residence, 18th street. south; 57x2Oo, S240O-Beautiful lot; 29th street. Norwood. s12000-Near Highland avenue and 10th St. S13500-Modern home; Highland avenue S12000-1O0x100; 18th street; corner; rents
 $l200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14

Twiddle, lot Il and south half of lot 1S in block ?, in Birchenough's subdivision of the southeast quarter of section 20, township II, range ? west; consideration, 5000.
 c. w Mills to Mrs. Josephine Nowlin and Mrs Nell Mae Clark, lot 15 block f, Princeton; consideration, s32O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.

FUN SALE. 200-acre farm miles west of Cullman; one groom house one Broom house; 275 fruit trees; good section; $l0 per acre; easy terms.
 26O acre farm, with 2-story mill house. corn and wheat rocks capacity 300 bush els per day; Groom residence and D. room tenant house painted and three other teant houses; 14O acres in culti- vation or cleared; 40 acres in original timber; + mile of railroad station. Terms. S1OO0 cash. balance 1, 2, 8, and 5 years with interest.
 L. G. fETTYJOHN. Phones 1101 and 465 1S261s 3d Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
w. B. LEEDY & co

FOR SALE CHEAP. $750-Two lots. one corner, one block from Rising station, others are asking this much for one lot.
 s750-Two lots. making IF feet front; Fairvlew park, two blocks from Ann Street station, South Ensley line. S25O0-Only $500 cash. balance monthly, Groom cottage, one block from car line. 10th street, Woodlawn, can move right i. city water, electric lights, stone walks. bath room, etc.. call quick.
 S. E. THOMPSON, Agent. Bell Phone 24. 223 Fist Street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
Losr STRAYEp oa sTolEN.

tan purse, about depot or Terminal car, 5 o'clock D. m.. Monday. Return to 2012 Tenth avenue and get reward