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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-05-08

ttip HyFSoFfcy oGA 11<8upeEf "
modern ssciety, worshipping the
God of their fathers, reyering the
Sabbath Days physieally, mor-
ally, and intellectually The equals
Of any people on Gods footstooDs
every woman queens evssy
man . king; bubbling over with
sturdy, robust manhood, ready
to fight and 10 die for bis family.
his honor, his religion. and his.
country; enjoying happiness in.
this world and assured Of happir-
ness in the world to come.
81 have read Of the wonder OF
the ancient world, the hanging
gardens Of Babylon, which Neb-.
uchadnezzar reared in graceful
terraces high above the brazsn
gates Of the city, to remind his
Median wife of her mountain
home, and have read in the.
Odyssey Of that land Of delight,
1.-THE islands Of the lotus eaters, Of
which Tennyson draws this
beautiful picture:
| How sweet i. were, hearing the
downward stream, with half-shut
eyes, to ever seem, falling 10
sleep in half dream. f'e
"But certainly the garden spot
Of the modern world is in the
Mississippi Valley, with lite sun-
kissed mountains and broad roll
ling prairies. The paradise Of
the twentieth century civilisa-
ton, there in our magnificent,
fertile, and majestic Missouri,
with her blue sky, her pellucid
streams, her balmy air, her gor-
Igeous sunsets, and her everlast-..
ing hills. We may visit the fans
ed galleries Of the world, and
feast our aesthetic tastes upon
J the masterpieces Of Raphael,
Renbrandt, and Angelo, Rey-
nolds. and Vsndyks, but no
painter's brush ever has, or ever
can, produce on canvas half the
!. glory and majesty and sablimity
OF an autumn sunset in the Ozark
hills, with the golden sunlight
gliding the tree tops and throw
ing over and about the varisgat-i
cd foliage its soft and mellow
radiance. GApplauss>]
Beethoven and Mozart, Msn>
dslsshon and Handel and Wag.
ner have poured forth q food Of,
melody and harmony which will
delight the ears OF mankind
while civilization lasta, but It can
never inspire thstfesling Of buoy
anoy and exhilaration, that
bubbling joy and gladnsss which
lie felt by the barefoot boy % he
listens to the morning cong Of the
hooking bird, the robin, and the
lark as they flit from limb to limb,
while the sunlight glistens on the
dew, and the very air he breathes
is full OF life and gladness.
l[Applauss.l
'lt 10 inspiring 10 know that
the great apostle of the Demo-
: CRATIC party, he whose name is
already inscribed in the hearts Of
his followers and will be inscrib-
cd on our banner In the coming
campaign, is an example Of all
these Christian witness is IN
apostle Of : pure life and the be-
- * = i. Is
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-05-08
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE


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ling that shs tract was undsrlaid
with large deposits Of copper.
lead, nickel and cobalt, pnrchas-
ed lt last week ct the option price
|of sic, 1000 Frederioktpwn
Democrat. News.
The acreage Of watsrmelons In
Mississippi county this year will
be more than twice as large as
that Of last year, and the season
90 far 10 very promising for .
large yield. Should the price Of
last year prevail, the farmers
living in the melon raising part
Of the county win be prosperous
~ well 90 hpppy. A. Abshier
sold $500 pounds Of watermelon
seeds last year TO the farmers Of
the Diehlstadt neighborhood and
about 1000 pounds to q st. Louis
seed house. K Charleston Courier.
Many farmers In this county
lose Q large part Of their crops
by failure to save the fertilizer
made on their farms. Decayed
leaves, rotten wood, piles Of straw
and sswdust sre all valuablss.
Some Of the best tarms Of twenty
years ago, are now considered
worn out. II ID doubtful II there
are any worn out lands in this
county but sama ars pretty badly
worn Of BY shallow plowing and
too little use Of fertilizers.
1 .ftt. 10 iafi lfffF
Holding Once is ! epod thing,
but holdlng ploshsndlss u bet,
ter, says the Clsrksvills Times
The man that sticks to his plov
10 bis own boss, can work when
he pleases and quit when hs
Ipleasee, end dosen't have ta asl
favors Of anyone. Moreover, nc
one can take his job away from
him at the end Of the SECOND
term. He has lifetime pinoh on
his job.
Gerald Kirk was killed recent.
lily, at Tyler. He, with q number
Of other boys, had been riding
from the leyee I'd the river on
hand car, and the boy jumped OF
fell from the oar and was caught
on the rail by the wheels. H,
was horribly crushed and man
lglsd and died Sunday night. Tn,
body was brought to this city
for burial. Pemiscot Argus.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-05-08

N% N@<$8SS Wttt tAtt8 p R1Sst40
school house to take the place Of
the s6. 700 building recently de-
stroyed BY iire.
New Hamburg, ssmsll town in
Scott county, has one Of the fin-
est Catholic church buildings in
Southeast Missouri. L
At the district conference Of
Fredericktowp q Chinese student
1t Marvin College. obg 8. Nong,
was licensed as o local preacher.
He 10 from Canton. China.
The pneumatic cotton picking
machine, invented by Mr.. Ham
ilton, Of New Madrid, is nov on
the market. The machine is spull-
cd by q team and picks 5000
pounds Of cotton day.
The wife Of one Of our well
known and prosperous farmers
called at the circuit clerks office
at Pennington recently with o
sorawl OF 9 note like this; "Won't
you please let our daughter Kate
got married TO Johnp She Is only
sixteen years old and we hereby
give our consent because she
won't mind and keeps her pa and
me awake until midnight almost
every night by sparkling SO loud. "
Gazette.
Near Campbell Sunday morn
ing, April 18th, after an all nigh
debauch Marion Bridges and
Ephriam Bridgman were sho'
and killed by VIM. r. Bell. The
latter was not drinking and had
no part in the debauch which oc.
CURED at the home Of Mrs. Clara
johnson. Bell claimed he had
to kill the men in defense Of Mrs
johnson and himself. Bridges
aud Bridgman had not the bes
OF reputation, 1t Is said. A gal
lon Of Cairo whisky added much
to the tragedy.
Two well known popular young
women Of the vscinity OF Billingi
were drowned almost aimultans.
ously, but q quarter Of q mile
apart. Miss Audred French wal
drowned when o skiff on hel
fathers pond capsized. and Miss
Mary Mathews fell into q well or
her fathers farm and was drown.
ed. Both accidents occurred 81
about the same time. The sim
ultaneous drowning Of the two
women Ia o remarkable occurancs
and caused considerable com.
ment In the vacinity Of Billings
Willow Springs. Index.
Howard, son Of W. E. Hobbs
a prominent farmer living neaI
Gray's Point, while hoeing corr
last July lost from his poke
q very fine gold hunting cas-
watch. The members Of the fam
lily searched long and diligentl!
for the lost treasure, but finally
gave Il up as lost forever. Las
Wednesday morning while Mr.
Hobbs employees were at work Il
the field, 10 his Joy and amaze
ment, discovered the shining
treasure almost buried In tn
earth. No damage 10 percsptibl
IotheF than . slight rust in th
|movsmspt.
Conersssman Robert Lamar
who represents the 10th distric
lof this stats. N 4 recent speecl
on ssThs old Landmarks," Will
lshe house wss IN the cemmitts
lof the whole, closed his remark
with the following beautiful Ian
lguaes, though the entire speec|
Iwss ; Iine piece Of word painting
lRsfsrsine 10 old time customs an
loonditions n contrsdistinetion :
those prevailing now, be ssid
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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-05-08

We4&1@E AtA N<sS~ AtS8>-&1f 49, - ~
. loss to account for the species
OF the monster. Enos sebree,
near the state line. says that he
has also seen the monster, and
John Bsrdy confirms the story Of
Its sxistance. There are thoes
who say it % the evil spirit Of Jsn
Davis working its way north out
Of Arkansas. -0ptimist.
Walter Brannock. going
through the country, saw a drove
Of hogs, large but pretty lean,
and noticed that they would all
at once run 10 another side Of the
field. stay there Q few minutes,
then hump themselves to . diff
ferent place. They kept this up
for some time. The buyer called
on the farmer, said he had been
looking at his hogs. and they
were about what he wanted, ex-
cept that they were light in
weight, and then he mentioned
there peculiar nervousness. The
farmer, in hoarse whisper, ex.
planned that he had always call,
ed tine hogs to feed them, but
that he took cold and lost his
voice, and then got in the habit
of pounding on the fence with q
stick--and now since the wealth.
er is getting warm "the darned
woodpecksrs are running those
hogs to death. Pheasant Hill
Times.
+, Mr.. and Mrs. Strasssmeyer.
who lived on a farm near this
place, buried there daughter last
Tuesday. Her death was csus-
ed by injuries suffered during
her first day at school by coll
Hiding with another girl while at
play. Yesterday afternoon,
when Mr.. strassmeyer went out
10 feed his hogs his three year
lold son started to follow him. He
told the child he had better return
TO the house as the geese might
get him. When the geese saw
the boy they started after him.
One gander caught hold Of his
clothing, and with one stroke OF
his wing killed the child.--New
| Madrid Southeast Missourian.
| The supreme court recently de-
oided in the case Of state against
6killman that the omission of the
word "ths" in an information
fled In Q criminal case, was suf-
Ificient ground for remanding the
case and ordering q new trial
The state constitution provides
article 8, section IS, that ell in
formations shall conclude with
the words: Against the peace
and dignity Of the state" The
.'the" before estate" had beer
omitted and the court held the
omission fatal.
The closing exercises OF the
Maiden public school we're quite
| extensive, There are ten enter.
les in an orstorical contest for .
gold medal for the winning boy
/ and another for the winning girl
/ Baocalaureate sermon by tn,
lIpastor OF the Presbyterian churcl
Hin the Methodist church on lsa
Sunday, May srd. Dexter vii
lhays D declamatory contest also
1.-THE winners from each schoo
'lwill represent the schools st tha
ICspe.
a Forty,six instructors are beini
! ltzsinsd ct ths gymnesium It th'
! State Unisstsity y Columbia ;
take charge of the several sum
liner training schools Of the stat
tlwhich have adopted the summs
Iechool. There will be about ,
!. ..Ivarieties Of Ganzes Tor children
and thirty eAt schools sro :
: take part n these spmine
6 schools.
&. r. Yhomason, Of Popla
BluH, has bsen appointed rsfers
b hear ths teetimony q the VI
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-05-08

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sent to jail for taking Q walk. II
was . section Of . neighbor's
sidswalk that he Stole.
An Auxvasss man 10 reported
10 have found . make In his mo.
lssses. Suspicious point 70 bic
uncovsring the wrong jug. X
Centsalia does not pose % .
Filipino village, but dogs do
come high there. II paid out sS1
for killing dogs there last year.
The siksston Enterprise says
there ere 90 many rats in that
town that It suggests having q
rat day and killing 90 many IS
possible.
The Senate Committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds has
authorized Q favorable report on
the bill ior q postofice site OF
Poplar RlpH to cost s10, 900.
The Dalton Adder, manufac-
tured In Poplar Bluff has attract.
ed sufficient attention in WASH
|ington for an order Of 126 TO
be placed last week for use by
Uncle Sam.
The license for boat shows at
the Cape is $4,000. 'The Won
derland" lodged the payment by
selling tickets promising to pay
the license before showing in the
Cape. They were towed to the
Illinois side and the ferry carried
the whole audience over the riv-
or for ten dollars.
An inquisitive woman Of
Marble Hill consulted . fortune
teller recently and was horrihed
when told that her husband was
an honest, hard working man,
who shoveled coal and tended
fsss ics . living. u wasn't that
she objected to honest toll, but
that her husband had been dead
for more than q year. The very
ideal
Col. Sam Davis Of the Butler
Democrsa says that II women
would now, in addition to the
"Merry Widow" hats, adopt the
hoop skirts in style thirty OF
forty years ago there would b
naught left for the mere man bui
the middle Of the road. Be 4
little careful, or You will pul
some Of your admirers next tc
your age.
Cape qirsrdeau, which likes tc
be called the Athens OF South
east Missouri, voted down 9 high
school proposition on April 7th,
about three to one. Public
schools provide all education
necessary fos some skiniints il
Iths Cape, who hope to get thsil
children educated ct State ex.
psnss at the Normal later-by
doing some tall lying. Charles
ton Courier.
In their excitement to dsfeaI
at the polls IN the city election
whst they considered . "dry'
ticket, the draFnshop element Ii
the, Cape, voted down the snnua
school levy of 90 cents. We a
not rnsaa p oast my rsnsctiop'
on the Cape. but Ill likely ths
|if they wsfs oallsd upon dow
} there 10 vots On the QUESTION
whether o. not they wers 70 clos
the ssloors Or The schools, phsl
Ire vosss ~sfe cunntsd Il vonl|
\ Ae ssea hat he schools you'll
|lhsys % eo.J Jsekson cash Rooh
4 Abevs she railroad bridge !
J HorpersvIlle ssndsy last 8. N
coungr ~, a : drift, some kin
of . fllh enlmal o. reptile whic|
be ssys Vl9 fFpn 70 % 80 t.
long. = Ilzyt around - : bas
|, rsl, vitt s he1d ard tail iks
horst. He Ippeht \ ~
droxnIns hoEae nd xeat 3 ]
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-05-08

Ahcve he railroad bridge =
HornersvIlle, Sunday last 8. N.
coansF ~, a : drift, some lind
Of : al, enlmal o. reptile which
he ssys VA fFpn 70 % 80 fest
long, = Iezge around - : bar-
rel. VII s hea8 afd tail liks :
|horee. He pueht 4 ~ )
droxnlps horss IA vent p +
pnd eeeol1l s - ths tssd, 4h>n
8 dI6ocP11lol, ana q a. ~.
8 ~ 1rn6 in><1nk = mnds !
rxoaf >1ll1 I1n 8 ~ drffl
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,.'y-f J. = $500 Il. j, /. II
Il 4 {, Y, !. ~.
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sherims sale.

sheriff's Sale.
State OF North Dakota. County OF
Ward.-ss.
NJ. J. Barnett, Plaintiff, vs.. Dennis
Fairy, Defendant.
Notice Is hereby given. that by
virtue Of an execution to me directed
ami delivered, and now in my hands.
issued out OF the Clerks ONCE Of the
Judicial Court. State Of North Da,
kota, in and for the county Of Ward.
upon q Judgment rendered In said
court in favor Of NJ. ]. Barrett.
Plaintiff. and against Dennis FAIRY.
Defendant have levied upon the
following described real property Of
said defendant. to-wit Lot six t6)
block three (3) Powers addit'oa "
Dmny brook, N. D.. according - the
! rsccrded plat thereof. and whi:t ",
heretofore attached under AMI ~
virtue Of a writ Of attachm mt IN
said action. And I shall. on F;;dny
TIT 18th day OF December A. d. 1908.
at the hour Of two O'Clock .. M. Of
said day. at the front door Of the
court house in the city OF Minot, In
said county and state proceed to sch
the right. title ami interest Of The
above namtd Dennis FAIRY, in ard
to the above described properly. TO
satisfy said judgment ana costs.
amounting to two hundred AMI twen-
ty-nine and $500 dollars together
with all accrued costs AMI ac.ru!ns
costs Of sale, and interest en- to
same from the 10th day Of August
1908. ct the rate ofseven osr e-Dt.
per annum. It public suction To the
highest bidder for cash.
John ]. Lcs,
Sheriff Of Ward County, N. u.
John i. Tahey, PlaantiRb Attorney.
Datsd Minot, n. D. Notsabsr q.
-. HI 1s.lS
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Not,ce Of sale.

. 4 . 5
Notice is hereby given. that by
virtue of q judgment and decree In
foreclosure. rendered and given BY
the district court OF the eighth
judicial district, in and for the coun-
" of Ward and state Of North Dar
kota. and enle.eu aud docketed IN
the. office OF the clerk Of said court
in and for said county. on the 31st
day OF October. 1908. in an action
wherein The First State Bank Of
Bowbells plaintiff and Maggie
Beimier and Michael Beimler de-
PENDANTS in favor Of the
said plaintiff and against the saii
defendants for the sum Of four hund-
red and eighty-hve AMI. $1,000 cents.
which Judgment and decree. among
other things. directed the sale by
me OF the real estate hereinafter
described. to satisfy the amount OF
said judgment, with interest thereon
and the costs and expenses Of such
sale, or 80 much thereof as the pro
ceeds Of such sale applicable thereto
will satisfy. And by virtue Of q
writ to me issued out Of the ONCE
Of the clerk OF said court in and
for said county Of Ward aid under
the seal Of said court. directing me-
to sell said real property pursuant
TO said judgment aud decree. I.
John ]. Lee. sheriff Of said county.
and person appointed by said court
to make said sale. will sell the here
matter described real estate 70 the
highest bidder. for cash. Of public
auction, at the front door Of che
court house in the city Of Minot in
he county Of Ward and state Of
Norh Dakota. N the 18th lay Of
December A. D. 1905. al 2 o'clock
/ o. M. OF that day. to satisfy said
! Judgment. with interest and costs
thereon. ami the costs and expenses
OF such sale, or so much thereof as
4 . K 5 a u +
the proceeds Of such sale applicable
thereto will satisfy. The premises
10 be sold as aforesaid pursuant to
said judgment and decree and to
said writ. and to this notice. are de-
scribe in said judgment decree and
writ. as follows. to-wit: Lot number
nine (9) OF block number two (2) Of
the Original township Of Bowbeils,
: in Ward county. North Dakota. and
lots thirteen (13) fourteen (14) AMI
i fifteen (15) in block number twenty
eight (2s) Of shippam's plat Of
Bowbelis Ward county. N. D., and
the Northeast quarter Of the North
east quarter Of Sec. eleven and the
4 north half Of the northwest. quarter
: ana the northwest quarter Of the
northeast quarter Of isecti0 twelve
! In township one hunired and sixty
J north Of range ninetyone In Ward
: county. North Dakota.
John ]. Lee.
; Sheriff Of Ward County. N. Dak
G. E. Pearson, Attorney for Plain
til. Bowbe;ls. N. D.
4 .1l.3 1910
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"A desirable suburban home Of 8
large rooms with closets, bath. pan,
try, china closet. pcrches. Furnace
heated, cellar 1922, 100 barrel Els.
tern. Fine frame barn 1924 and 4
large lots in Summit Park addition
10 Minot. Price for quick sale
$4,000. $1,000 cash. Balance to suit.
P. Q. Box 1856. Phone e27 Or call.
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2. p. HAGEN.
Hurd. Bottineau. N. y.

P. s. Any one Interested IN auction,
sales viii either write or wire me q
my expense. Ny charges viii not bs
- much = your local auttoineef and
my many years time spent In auction
schools and in the actual work ought
to help you realise good prices.
FRANK n. HYkAND.
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Hurd, N. D. July IS. lyos
This ID 70 Certify That:

Frank H: Hyland u Devils Laas
North Dakota lid sun hs 9Th das
~ MArcn 's''A 3s:ouducla > mos, sa1ls
fac''r, ancrnp'a Sal. hr i,i.. .lnOu.nss
ing % anon, ss,5O',. ol farm ,mpae
n,ru'> $50 sl"ck and did No, s..
>,ar,4n ,n't nearly two o'clock and
.nlnSned before O'Clock and ! was
very much pleased with the result
and number Of the oysters rsmaTt-
ing while the sale was going On. thas
he was the best auctionssf that had
ever been up II this par' Of the cO.ln
try. can highly recommend nfm
to any one who oontdmplates HAVING
an auction.
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See Grant S. Youmans for a
farm loan at lowest rates. Of-
fee in new Optic bldg. Y
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FOR SALE-12 horse gasoline en-
CINE In good condition, been run
about "a hours. Inquire at Balerud'a
coal ONCE. Mtnot. N. D. 11-26ld
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We make a speciality Of farm loans.
Renwald land Age ncy, Minot, N. D.
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EsTRAYED-Abo ut Thursday. Nov.
s q blind bay mare star IN forehead.
weight about. 400 lbs. Notify J. a.
EParriott. Norwich. N. D, R. F. p. NO.
" sfor ss,. 81 ard. t2p
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Wanted to buy, "A limited number
Of county or school warrants. Inquire
1t the1nde pendent flee.
Horseshoeins. general blackssnith-
,nE and pillow work done By specialists
al, Hunt Z Bsrlow's shop opposite
5coreld's livery, barn. We guarantees
1rs, clas, work and want q have you
give 10 the next Job. Il
Money to loan on farm mortgage.
See Leo. j. Hartnett, Minot n. d
MONEY 70 LOAN.
FOR FARM LOANS. Trirs, or sec,,n.
mortgage, ORD mortgage. call
on Grant s. Ycumans. manage
Mtnot. " D. tt
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Money 70 Loan.
First mortgage loans on farm pEop
erty Z. n. scodeA
9-10ff
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Money to loan on Farms y
Grant YOumans. 2-2ltt
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-09-19
NEWS FROM THE
DISTRICT COURT ROOM

In the case of the Territory
against Catarino Ramirez, charg-
ed with murder at Orogrande
the defendant plead guilty to
second degree murder and was
sentenced to 20 years in the pen.
Ramon Guerra who was charg-
ed with being accessory to the
crime of murder in the above
case was tried and found not
guilty. In the case of Territory
VS.. Frank Martison, for larceny
of horse, the case was dropped
by the territory. Domingo Mon
toya was charged with larceny
from the person and plead guilty.
He was sentenced to one year in
the pen but the sentence was
suspended daring good behavior.
In the case of Domingo Montoya
and Pamphlio Romero, charged
with assault and battery, both
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-09-19
THE OWL CLUB
NOW ORGANIZED

A social organization was
formed this week with a mem
bership of % among the best
young men of the city. The
organization will be known as
the Owl Club and head quarters
will be in a couple of rooms in
the Opera house block. These
rooms will be furnished, equip
ped with reading tables and
late papers and magazines. The
boys will give a dance tonight
FRIDAY the 18th to which the
public is cordially invited. The
officers of the club are Dick
Sloan Pres, Chas. Hickman V.
Pres. and Victor Haggquist,
Sect'y. and Treas.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-09-19

The committee appointed by
the foreman to examine the
books and records of the assess
ors's office recommends that
screens be placed in the windows
of the said office.
We do hereby recommend
that the county commissioners
do at once proceed to audit, or
have audited, the books of all
the county officers for the county
of Otero and their sworn report
published.
We wish to acknowledge the
courtesies extended to us by the
court and also the officers ap-
pointed to serve us.
Having completed the work
placed before us, we respectfully
ask to be discharged.
T. r. BOYNToN,
Foreman.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-09-19
B. F. BASS SELLS
FOR $4,000

This week B. +. Bass whose
place on 10Th street has helped
very much in making Alamo
gordo famous, sold to a Mr..
Bernstsen of La lara, Colo, and
has already given possession.
We are informed that the con-
sideration for the five acres was
$4,000 and while that may seem
to some that 1t is a good round
price we are not at all timid
about saying that this man got a
very cheap place. He simply
bought a couple or three acres of
good young orchard and the rest
of the land and the improve
ments were thrown in. Mr..
Bass has already fitted up his
moving outfit, a mule team and
a good covered wagon and will
leave at once for Roswell where
his wife will visit her brothers
and father and other friends.
From there they will go to Okla
homa and then to their old home
in Texas.