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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-03
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Special to the New Mexican.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, March
3.-William B. Childers, eX-
United States attorney for New
Mexico and one of the most
brilliant lawyers in the terri
tory, died at his home in this
city this morning at 9:30
o'clock after a brief illness
with pneumonia The announce
ment of his death came as
shock to his friends and family,
as last night he was reported
to be considerably improved, al
though for several days his
condition was known to be
grave. However, early this
morning Mr.. Childers became
suddenly worse and despite the
heroic efforts of the attending
physicians to stay the hand OF
death, he lapsed into incon-
sciousness and passed peace
fully away.
While in Washington several
weeks ago in attendance upon a
session of the United States
Supreme Court before which a
case in which he was interest
ed was pending, and also
lending his. efforts towards Sc
curing the passage of an enab-
ling act admitting New Mexico
to statehood, he contracted a
severe cold. He was forced to
return home sooner than he
had anticipated because of this.
A few days later pneumonia de-
veloped, forcing him to take to
his bed.
Pending the receipt of word
from distant relatives no funer-
al arrangements have as yet
been made.
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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-03
FATAL WRECK
ON TEXAS ROAD
One Killed and Several Seriously In
jured When Passenger Train Is
DeraiIed.

Alvord, Tex, March 5.-One man
was killed and several others badly in.
jured when passenger train No. 10,
on the Fort Worth and Denver railroad
was wrecked two miles from here
last night. The dead man is Bailey
Stevens Of Alvord. John G. Cunning.
ham of Ballinger, Texas, was fatally
injured. Several cars were derailed.
The wreck was due to spreading rails.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-03
EXECUTIVE REGRETS
Mr.. CHILDERS' DEATH
News Was First Received in Capital
BY the New Mexican-DeIegation
May Attend Funeral.

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Il am awfully sorry to hear
it. His death will be a great
loss to the territory. He was
one of our biggest and best
men. It's too bad"
Governor Curry's sentiments
expressed in the foregoing re-
marks in commenting on the
1 death of Hon. William B.
! Childers will be voiced by ey-
erybody in New Mexico who
: was personally acquainted with
Mr.. Childers.
The first news Of Mr.. Child.
er's demise received in the
: Capital came in q message to
) the New Mexican over the
lond distance telephone from
Albuquerque within half an
Governor Curry was then no
|, tilted By the New Mexican and
hour after his death occurred.
within half an hour The news
had spread throughout the Cap
ital.
) Mr. Childers had host of
warm friends in this city
where he was frequent visit
) or and he was a familiar figure
here during the sessions Of the
Legislature and Supreme Court
Expressions of sorrow and
sympathy were heard on all
sides.
It is expected that quite a
delegation of Santa Fe friends
Of the deceased will attend the
funeral.
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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-03
MEXICO AND GUATEMALA
REACH FRIENDLY AGREEMENT

City of Mexico, March 3.--Mexico
and Guatemala have reached a friend
ly settlement of their diplomatic diff
ficulties. Mexico will establish an in
dependent legation In Guatemala.
Consul Perra has already been ap.
pointed charge d'affalrs, pending the
selection Of q minister. Heretofore one
minister has been credited to all five
OF the Central American states. NJ
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-03
ARMY CAR MAKING
FAST TIME IN BIG RACE.

Carroll, Iowa, March 3.-The Amer
ican army car in New York to Paris
automobile race, arrived in Carroll. at
9:55 o'clock this morning and depart
ed one minute later. Driver Roberts
said the roads were improving.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-03
BILL CREATING NEW LAND
DISTRICT BECOMES LAW

Washington, March BY the pro-
visions of bill passed by the House
today a new land district Is created
In New Mexico to be known as the
Tucumcari land district.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-03

Headquarters for wedding cards and
at the New Mexican
Printing Company, Santa Fe,
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
Railroad Assessments.

Beginning April Goth and continuing
until April 25th, the State Board OF
Equalization will sit to assess the val
uation of all railroad, telephone, tele-
graph, express, sleeping and other car
line properties in Colorado The board
last year assessed against these COM
panies S52,977 .527, of which the rail
road assessment amounted to $4S,57O,-
$40; telephone companies, S2,7l6,S5l;
telegraph companies, S753.921; express
companies. $344,303; Pullman COM
pany, $3l2 ,4S3; private car lines, $E79,-
$50.
The total taxes paid by these COM
panies during 1907 for 1905 and as
sessed in 1906 was 81 1872 ,491.04. 1t is
claimed there will be no reduction in
the assessments this year, but on the
contrary there may be slight increase
due TO the numerous improvements
completed during 1907. The report OF
the board for 1907 shows the railroad
mileage il Colorado December 81
1906. wag; Standard gauge, 5,5Si.S2
miles: narrow gauge. l,7O5.4; total
1.290.22 miles.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
A Denver centenarian,

The Denver Republican is response.
Bile for the following:
Pm only Ia years old, but I'll bet
a dollar ! can jump farther than any
of YOU" said Eli Jackson of North
Carolina to registration officers who
had called to enroll his granddaughter,
Mrs. Ida Whitaker, of 22 Zuni street.
No one offered to call the bet, for Eli
Jackson, born in Surrey county. North
Carolina, when George Washington
was president, is far from looking the
part.
Almost blind. This is the only indica-
ton of his extreme age, for he is
straighter than most men of the pres
ent day are at forty.
81 would have been in better condi-
ton" he said, ''if had only taken care
of myself"
Not deviating from the usual old age
story, Eli has always smoked and
chewed tobacco and drinks strong
black coffee. Born in the "moonshine"
country, old Eli also likes his "moun-
tain dew" he says.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23

care Of her Lockhart. There's Moth
er White beckoning to supper you'll
eat before you go? No. l won't take
any supper now, thank you. mother.
will stay with Mary"
And he did stay with her all through
the long watches OF that long night.
He never closed his eyes in sleep.
Sometimes Mary would drop on into
uneasy slumber-always OF short du-
ration. When she awakened suddenly
in wide-eyed fright. he soothed her
with all tenderness. Sometimes when
he thought she was sleeping, she
would clutch his arm desperately ana
cry out that there was some one be-
hind the big cottonwood. Again it
would be to ask him in terrified
whisper II he did not hear hoof-beats,
galloping, galloping, galloping, and
begged him to listen. He could al
WAYS quiet her, and she tried hard to
keep from wandering; but after a
short, broken rest, she would cry out
again in endless repetition Of the ter
rors of that awful night.
Mrs. White and several Of her small
progeny breathed loudly from an ad-
Joining room. A lamp burned dimly
on the table. 1t grew late-12 o'clock
and after AT last she rested. She
passed from light, broken slumber to
deep sleep without crying out and
thus awakening herself. Gordon was
tired and sad. Now that the flush of
fever was gone, he saw how white and
miserable she really looked. The cir
cles under her eyes were so dark
they were like bruises. The mantle
of his misfortune was spreading to
bring others besides himself into it's
somber folds.
The men were coming back. But
they were coming quietly, in grim ST
lence. He dared not awaken Mary
for the news he knew they must carry
He stepped noiselessly to the door to
warn them to yet greater stiffness
and met Langford on the threshold
The two surveyed each other grave
ly with clasped hands.
"You tell her. Dick. IL can't" said
Langford His big shoulders dropped
as under a heavy burden.
Must II" asked Gordon.
"Dick, II can't" said Langford,
brokenly. Don't you see?-if | had
been just minute sooner-and
promised"
Yes, / see, Paul. said Gordon.
quietly. Il will tell her."
You need not" said a sweet clear
voice from across the room. Il know.
| heard. | think l knew all the time
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23

but you were all so good to make ME
hope. Don't worry about me any
more. dear friends. l am all right
now. 1t is much better to know.
hope they didn't hang him. You think
they shot him, don't you?"
Little girl. little girl" cried Lang
ford, on his knees beside her. 1T is not
that! 1t is only that we have not
found him. But no news is good news.
That we have found no trace proves
that they have to guard him well be-
cause he is alive. We are going on a
new track tomorrow. Believe me.
little girl, and go to bed now, won't
you, and rest?"
Yes" she said. YEARLY. as one in
whom no hope was left, Il will go. l
will mind-the boss"
AS he laid her gently on the bed,
while Mrs. White, aroused from sleep,
fluttered aimlessly and drowsily about,
he whispered, his breath carressing
her cheek:
You will go to sleep right away,
won't you?"
Il will try. You are the boss"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
Grass Widow Defined.

Presiding Elder G.. A. Lennon OF tho
Macon district. says the Macon Herald.
tells this story of the late Bishop w
W. Duncan of the Methodist Episcopal
church:
When Bishop Duncan first went to
Texas to preside at state conference
there he was suffering severely with
hay fever He was of a nervous dis
position and referred to his malady
with such frequency that it became =
bit tlresome to the preachers. A
brother got up to make report and
in the course of it he used the term
grass widow"
Grass widow" cried the bishop.
1--WE heard that expression used half
a dozen Dimes since I've been here. |
never heard it before. VIII you please
tell me, sir, what a grass widow Isl
The offending brother looked as calm
and as serious as an undertaken dur
ing the storm of laughter which the
bishops speech had developed. When
things quieted down he said, very
gently:
"A grass widow. bishop is woman
whose husband has died with hay
fever!"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
Trend Of Civilization.

had thought that civilization
meant the attainment of peace and
order and freedom. Of good will be.
tween man and man, of the love OF
truth, and the hatred of injustice. and
by consequence the attainment of the
good life which these things breed, a
life free from craven fear, but full of
incident; that was what l thought it
meant. not more stuffed chairs and
more cushions. and more carpets and
gas. and more dainty meat and drink
and therewithal more and sharper
difference between class and class
William l.orris.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
CHAPTER XII.

The man found dead the night the
Lazy was burned out was not east
ly identified. He was half-breed,
but half-breeds were many west of the
river, and the places where they laid
their heads at night were as shifting
as the sands of that rapid, ominous.
changing stream of theirs, which ever
cut them off from the world Of their
fathers and kept them bound. but rest
less, chatting, in that same land where
their mothers had stared stolidly at a
strange little boatload tugging up the
river that was the forerunner Of the
ultimate destiny of this broad north
west country, but which brought in
incidentally-as do all big destinies in
the great scheme bring sorrow to
some one-wrong, misunderstanding.
forgetfulness, to a once proud. free
people now in subsection.
At last the authorities found trace
of him far away at Standing Rock
through the agent there, who knew
him as OF an ugly reputation--a dis
sipated. rowing protligate, who had
long since squandered his government
patrimony. He had been mixed Up in
sundry bad affairs in the past, and
had been an inveterate gambler. So
much only we're the Kemah county
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
SYNOPSIS.

George williston. a poor ranchman:
high-minded and cultured. searche..., for o.,
B." On a wooded spot in the rivers bed bed
that would have been an island had the
oSs S Sss Of h hss tsvs.
in working over brands on cattle. He
creeps near enough to note the chang
steer to the u. r." brand. Paul Lang: Lang,
ford the rich owner of the Three
Bars" is informed OF the operations OF
outlaws headed by Jesse Black. VINO
long have defed the law and authori-
Langford is struck with the beauty of
Mary. commonly known as "Willistons
little girl" Louise pale wa an ,o; expert
her uncle. Judge Hammond Dale, from
the east to the Dak9ta M;nd a Gitv whs 10
1.oue s,nS w BY h the at county ate S
Richard Gordon, to come to Kemah and
take st ssss BLACK the him
waiting at the train for Louise. looks
At herd of cattle being shipped by
B Brown nj. and there e,srS detects stesr 6 Sea
longing to his employer Of the Three
Bars" ranch. Munson and Louise start
for Kemah. Crowds assemble In Justice
James r. McAllisters court for the
preliminary hearing. Jesse Black springs
the first OF many great surprises ,o waivihs
learned that the steer Mag" had been re
covered and thus saw the uselessness OF
hghting against being bound over. County
Attorney Gordon accompanies Louise
Dale on her return to Wind City. While
Williston stands in the light in his door
at night shot is fired at him. the mousse
Is attacked and n battle ensues between
williston and his daughter. on one side.
and the outlaws on the other. The house
IL set on fire AS an outlaw raises his rifle
20 shoot wiliston shot from an I'M
known source pierces his arms and the
rife falls to the ground. Aid has come 10
williston, but he and his daughter are
captured and borne away by the outlaws
discovered the attack on williston's house.
hurried to the Three Bars ranch and suEi-
moned Langford and his brave men to the
rescue 1t was I.angford who fired the shot
which saved Willistons life Langford
reSSues Mary from her captor. Langford
ia IL Mary to the home OF Mrs. Whlte
Her arm has been broken by shot. She
grows delirious and receives medical at
tention.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
Our Agricultural Advantages.

Through Secretary w +. r. Mills OF
the Denver Chamber of Commerce the
Colorado Agricultural College has ar
ranged for series of papers to be
prepared by the experts of the college.
These papers will cover every field
of agriculture adapted to Colorado.
The status of each agricultural line
will be shown, together with the spe-
cial advantages Colorado has for each
particular branch of farming and the
probable future developments. Among
the subjects to be discussed are the
following.
irrigation in Colorado" Raising
Horses Beet Producing" Fruit
Growing" Grain Growing" Forage
Crops" Dry Land Farming" Hogs,
'Dairying," Poultry" sheep Indus
try" Potatoes" "Cantaloupes" and
Sugar Beets."
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23

The following Colorado postmasters
have been appointed: Redstone, Pit
kin county. Joseph H. Wilson, vic,
Joseph j. Smith. resigned; Cameron
Teller county. Helen Rhodes, vice b
Chadomy. resigned
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
CHAPTER xI.-contInued.

The long day wore along. Mother
White was baking. The men would
be ravenous when they came back.
Many would stop there for something
to eat before going on to their homes.
IL might be tonight, it might be to-
morrow. it might not be until the day
after. but whenever the time did come.
knowing the men of the range coun-
try, she must have something by
her"
At last came the doctor and Gordon,
driving up in the doctors top-buggy.
weather-stained. mud bedaubed with
the mud of last spring, of many
springs. The doctor was a badly
dressed. pleasant-eyed man, past mid
die age, with fringe of gray whisk-
ers. He was sort of journeyman
doctor. and he had drifted hither one
day two summers ago from the Lake
Andes country in this self-same trav-
.el-worn conveyance with its same
bony sorrel He had found good
picking, he had often jovially remark
cd since, chewing serenely away on
. brand OF vile plug the while. He
and parcel Of the cattle country now.
He was an established condition. Peo-
pie had learned to accept him as he
was and be grateful. Haste was a
Sental and physical impossibility to
He took his own time. All must
perforce acquiesce.
You have worked yourself into d
high fever. Miss Williston, that's what
you've DONE" he said, with profession
al mournfulness.
II know it," she smiled wanly. 81
couldn't help it. I'm sorry"
Gordon drew up chair and sat
down by her. saying with grave kind
ness, You are fretting. We must not
let you. l am going to stay with you
all night and shoe the COLLINS away"
You are kind" said Mary, grateful
ly. May tell you when they come?
II some one speaks to me they go
away"
Indeed you may. dear child" he
exclaimed, heartily. He had been half
Joking when he spoke of keeping
things away. He now perceived that
these things were more serious than
he knew.
The doctor administered medicine to
reduce the fever, dressed the wounded
arm, with Gordon's ready assistance,
and then called in Mother White to
prepare the bed for his patient; but
he paused nonplussed before the
weight of entreaty in Mary's eyes and
voice.
Please don't" she cried out, in &C.
tual terror. "Oh, Mr.. Gordon. don't
let him! see such awful things when
lie down. Pleased Please! And
Mr.. Langford said l might sit up till
he came. Mr.. Gordon. you will not
let him put me to bed. will you?"
~ think 1t would be better to let her
have her way. Lockhart." said Gordon
iAa low voice.
Maybe 1t would, Dick" said the
doctor, with surprising meekness.
III stay all night aud I'll take good
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23

Miss Jaokson-Mr. Johnsing. All
have fn'lly decided TO be yo' wife II
70 wants me!
Mr.. Johnson (unaffectedly) am
DO unsuspicious time to impose yo'self
10 me. All understand yo' just lost yo'
lobl
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
Didn't Marry Him.

Howell-When | began counting the
girl who Is now my wife she said that
she wouldn't marry the best man who
svef lived
Powell-It isn't every woman who
keeps her word like that.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-10
The Cane Crop.
Louisiana Planter.

Louisiana Planter.
A week of splendid weather
has been had by our sugar plan
tiers and they have been most
successful in taking advantage
of il and progress has been made
all along the line in the planting
Of care. A large percentage of
this work is now through with
and the seed cane has been gen
orally found in good condition,
the reports of bad seed being
only from a few localities.
With a continuation of good
weather for a short while longer
The 1908 crop viii have all been
planted under favorable con-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-10
TUESDAY MARCH 10, 1908.
ANTI GAMBLING ORDINANCE.

At the special meeting Of the
Council held last Friday morn
ing to consider an additional APP
preparation for the schools, a pc.
tition, signed by the saloon men
of this city, with two exceptions,
was submitted, asking the Coun-
Gil to postpone the operation of
the recent gambling ordinance
enacted by that body, until De-
cember 31st next.
The Council could not act on
the matter because the meet
ing was called for one spec
ial purpose, but some dis
cussiOn was had which showed
the determination of the COun-
Gil to take no back step in
the matter.
In fact, the Council is in a po-
sitiOn that they cannot defer the
operation of the ordinance in
compliance with the request of
the saloon men; for if they should,
it would be an official sanction
and license to unrestricted gam.
bling in this city. and this, of
course, the Council cannot afford
to do, and the ordinance, there.
fore, as a matter Of necessity.
must stand as passed.
The Council has further an
nounced their determination to
vigorously enforce the ordinance.
In SO doing they need and should
have the moral support, assist
ance and cooperation of the pub
lie. Judging from the numerous
concentrations of citizens of the
Council for passing the ordi-
nance. we believe they will have
such assistance and support.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-10
IMPROVEMENT OF VERMlLION
BAYOU.

Secretary Mouton of the Pro.
gressive League received a letter
from Congressman r. F. Brous-
sard Friday, saying that he will
do all possible to have the recon.
mendations of Maj. McIndoe as
to improving VermiliOn bayou
carried out. and that he had al.
ready made application to the
Board of Engineers for a hear
ing. He requested Sec. Mouton
to prepare any additional facts
as to the commercial Importance
Of the bayou which might be
available. and have them ready
in case he should find it neces.
sary to wire for more data.
The possibilities of advantage
to Lafayette through the i'm
provement of Bayou Vermilion
are large. With a six foot chan
mel from the railroad bridge to
the gulf it will at once open a
new and valuable highway for
trade to this city, and as soon as
the intercoastal canal is com
pleted, will put US in water com
munication with New Orleans
thus giving US better freight
rates.
This matter of improving Yer.
million bayou is a very important
one and Secretary Mouton and
the Progressive League are serv'
ing the city and parish we'll in
this effort to have Vermilior
bayou made a navigable stream
all the year round.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-10
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Improvement Co.,
Ltd. will be held Wednesday. April
s, at 4 p. m., at the First National
Bank. for the purpose of ~electing a
Board of Directors.
c. NJ. PARKERSON,
Secretary.