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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-03-21
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office. Clayton, n. M,
Feb. nth, 1908.

Feb. 18th, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having filed
in this office by Charles Harmon, con-
testant. against homestead entry No. oS2o,
made August II, 1906. for ne4 Section 10,
Twp. 8n, Range soc, by Foster Taylor,
contestee, in which it is alleged. under date
OF May IS. 1907. ;hat the said Foster
Taylor has wholly abandoned said land,
that he has changed his residence there
from for more than six months since max
ing said entry, hat said tract is not settled
upon and cultivated by said party as
required by law, and that the alleged alb
sence still exists at this period of time,
and that said alleged absence from the
said land was not due TO his employment
in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps oil
the United States as a private soldier,
officer, seaman or marine during the war
with Spain or during any other war in
which the United States may be engaged.
Said parties are hereby notified TO appear,
respond and offer evidence touching SAID
allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on April a.
1908, before X. p. Donohoo, Propate
Clerk. at his office in Tucumcari
New Mexico and that final hearing will b,
held at 10 O'Clock a. m. on April II, 1905
before the Register and receiver at the
United States Land Office in Clayton
New Mexico.
The contestant having in proper affida'
Wit, filed February II, 1908, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence per
sonal service of this notice can not b,
made, it is hereby ordered and directed
that such notice be given by due and pro
per publication.
a-s9 EDWARD w. Fox, Register.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-03-21

Four room residence and three
lots on corner in MCGEE addition
Tor 5000. oo il taken soon. This is
the best bargain in the city.
lb-ti LANCE 4 Sisney.
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Moving pictures; have you seen
them2 24-tf
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-03-21
The Evans Realty
Office End Street, News Building

We sell city property, farms, ranches and ACCOMPLISHMENTS an'
5 per cent to the party selling.
We offer for sale the following, if not sold before you buy:
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-03-21

Lots /, 2 and 3 in Block 3 OF the Barnes adj
dition making I42xG5o feet on the corner OF end
and Gaynell Avenue. There is ample room for
four houses on these lots and being close in are
Lot 8 in block II Barnes addition ,... $500
y II ...... IFS
Lot 8 in block 10 with house and shed in
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
TWO SOUTH DAKOTA
towns SWEPT BY
Wind AND FLOOD
Destruction by Tornado, Flood
and Hail Reaches a Total
of $500, 900.

Beresford, S. D., July WITHOUT
breath of wind. a hail storm coVerlH!
a territory six miles wide and ~ mics
long devastated the crops on nearly
two townships of land of which Bereso
ford Is lust about in the center, ABOUT D
o'clock Sunday morning.
Rain fell for several hours at a rate
never observed here before u py
many IL is pronounced a
Brule creek and valley were oVernoWeu
20 such an extent that many houses
and outbuildings on what is considered
dry ground were surrounded and IN
some cases flooded. while the deluge of
hail peat the crops out OF sight n
the floods washed them away leaving
drifts of hail stones and crushed vege-
tation along the pathway OF the flood
in places many feet deep.
Sixty square miles of rich farming
land was practically denuded of grow
ing crops and in many places the grass
is beaten into the mud TO such an ex-
tent that it will furnish neither pastur-
age nor hay.
Corn which stood knee high on Sat-
urday and gave promise of a full crop
was cut off even with the ground over
a large part OF the hail stricken terri
tory, while small grain is totally de-
stroyed.
]. w. Reedy, Oscar Sundstrom and
Mr.. Deane, who have extensive holdings
in real estate, are among the heavy
losers. but there are at least 125 farm
ers damaged by the hail and flood. A
conservative estimate by those who
have visited the stricken territory
places the total noun of damage at
1926 900 to S150,000 confined wholly TO
growing crops and grass.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
NIGHT CYCLONE HORROR
WIPES OUT a TOWN

Pukwana, S. D., July Saturday
night PukWana was a town Of about
800 inhabitants with comfortable homes
and good business buildings. sunday
morning practically every building in
the town was wrecked and many of
the people were homeless. A storm of
wind and hail laid waste a territory
three miles wide and Is miles long and
Pukwana was in the center of the cy-
clones path. The storm struck at
about II o'clock Saturday night and
the work of destruction was completed
almost before the people could make
escape from their beds and get out into
the fury of the storm.
The total loss will aggregate $500, 900.
The Carpenter-Sanhorn ranch is the
heaviest single loser, the damage there
being placed at $4,000. 1t was one of
the best equipped ranches in the state
with an outfit of buildings which were
modern, up to date N extensive.
Both the Reliance and Hunting ele-
vators were wrecked.
The Methodist and Catholic churches,
both fine structures, were destroyed.
The D.. M. Fell implement house, the
Will Holeran furniture stock. the M. A.
Glass general store ana building, the
Frank Powers store building and stock.
the opera house, the Mrs. Murray
house, were all wrecked inc there is
not a house left in the town without
serious damage.
The south side of the Reporter print
ing office was blown out, the Farmers
elevator was also seriously damaged.
The town was situated on a high site
and was one of the neateSt and most
pl )sperous in this part of the state
and today 1t is a mass of wreckage.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
HUSBAND NDNApS
BARNS FROM THE
DIVORCE COLONY
Shooting Attends Effort to
Take His Children From
Estranged Wife.

Sioux Falls, s. D.. July 3.--Spicy SEN
sation was provided for the divorce
colony In this city Monday afternoon
when three shots rang out on the air
in the vicinity of Ninth street and
Prairie avenue. followed by the racing
OF a hack. in which were three men
and two children. the latter the daugh-
tiers of Mrs. Harvey Fry, recently OF
New York city.
Mrs. Fry has been living in retire
ment since coming TO Sioux Falls and
working under an assumed name In
the Marinello parlors. h could not
live in harmony with Harvey Fry, who
is the son of wealthy parents at Rock
port, N. Y, and IL is said that a New
York Judge rave the custody OF the
children to the parents by alternate
years. There vas no divorce decree.
That Is expected to come later.
Mrs. Fry came TO South Dakota,
hoping to get out OF the jurisdiction or
the New York courts, and thus retain
permanent custody of her children, and
that accounts for the sensational shoot
ing which was performed by the house
keeper, Mrs. Haywood, when the father
in company with two other men, forci-
bly, took the children from the front
porch of the place where the family
was stopping.
The alleged kidnapers made a get
away and proceeded as far as Rock
Rapids by train. where they were ar
rested by Lyon county officials on Or
ders from the officers of Minnehaha
county. A requisition will be asked
from Governor Curhmins n Mrs.
Fry's attorneys will seek to bring the
trial in the South Dakota courts.
Mrs. Fry had lived so quietly in the
city that there were few who knew her
identity, or her real name until this
sensation was precipitated.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
TEMPERATURE REACHES
100 DEGREES AT OEIRICHS

Huron, y. D., July 3.-Weekly wealth
err bulletin for the week ending Mon
day, June 20, 1908:
The weather was for the most part
fair. The amount of sunshine was on
the whole ample. Rain occurred gen.
orally on Monday or Tuesday, the 81
Esd instant. and in some places on
Friday or Saturday, the aggregate
amount on the first named dates being
heavy In some eastern counties. Ex-
cept In several middle Missouri river
valley localities, where rain would be
beneficial, the soil is sufficiently moist.
In some Big Sioux and lower Missouri
river valley counties, low lands are
still too wet and in places covered
with water.
The mean temperature was slightly
below the normal. The maximum
temperatures were above so degrees I'm
all parts of the state, and in some
places reached or exceeded 80 degrees,
the highest recorded being 100 degrees,
at Oelrichs, Fall River county, on
Thursday. The minimum temperatures
were for the most part SO degrees, or
lower, the lowest recorded being 40
degrees, at Frederick, Brown county,
ON Thursday.
The rainfall was above the normal
In Dawson and McCook counties, and
also over parts of the middle and up
per portions of the Big Sioux river
valley; elsewhere IL was below the nor
NAL, In some middle James and Mis-
souri, river valley localities the pre-
cipitation was very light.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
$500 WANTED FOR
A HAIRLESS DOG WHO
is A LITTLE Tricky

Waterfowl, S. D., July 1.-The death
of a diminutive brown dog without any
hair will probably be the subject of a
suit in circuit court. The Parker shows
will be the plaintiff and l.. B.. Grant
will be the defendant.
While the dog was cavorting in the
street near the tent of the Parker ami
NAL zoo, an automobile drove by and
ran over the dog, killing it. There
doesn't seem to be much question about
the death Of the dog. but there is a big
Interrogation point connected with the
driver OF the machine.
The management of the shows in
sist that Mr.. Grant was the chauffeur.
and claim that they will be able to
prove 1t. Mr.. Grant says that he did
not run over any dog, and does not
know anything about the death Of the
canine in question.
The Parker people claim that the
dead dog was a highly trained hairless
Mexican, worth about $500. The little
fellow, they say, was an understudy to
the dog who climbs the high ladder and
dives into a net, il being his business
TO do this stunt at any time the white
performer is indisposed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
ASSAY OFFICE
WILL RESEMBLE
A PENITENTIARl

Dcadwood, S. D., July 2.-Therc is a
universal howl going up against the
iron bars which the government au-
thorities have ordered placed on the
windows Of the federal building con-
nected with the United States assay
Office. j. C. O'Donnell has the contract
for making The south end OF the build
ing look like a penitentiary. He has
completed the manufacture of the graf
ing and yesterday started putting them
I'm place. The bars are made OF inch
steel and will cover all the windows on
the ground floor of the United States
assay office.
The government people doubtlessly
think that the bullion which is from
time to time stored In the vault of that
department, requires this additional
protection, but in any event ii cannot
but make that end of the building re-
semble a well guarded Jail. Some Of
the office force expect that visitors TO
the city who arrive on the Northwest
ern will lind their first stunt in the
way OF sight seeing in crossing the
street and gazing through the bars at
what they will be led to believe are
noted desperate criminals. In order
to heighten the illusion and add to the
realism OF the affair, it has been sug-
gested that the United States assay Of
flee force array themselves in striped
suits.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
OCCURS IN
vERMILLION RIVER

vermillion, s. D.. July 3.-Yesterday
afternoon while out bathing in the
Vermillion river, Burdette Olson was
drowned. He was IL years old and was
the oldest son of o. S. Olson, Of this
city. Together with his uncle, he
started early in the morning for a place
about IA miles out in the country. He
came back early In the afternoon and
feeling tired and dusty, he thought ii
would be nice to take a bath. In COM
pany with one of his playmates he
walked down to the air line bridge,
where he thought it would be a suit
able place TO go in bathing. His com
panion did not care 10 go in, so Bur-
dette had to battle alone. AS soon as
he got into the water he sank and did
not come up again. Word was sent up
town Immediately and in a few minutes
several persons were searching for his
body. This happened about $50, but
his body was not found until 9 o'clock.
1t is only Ia months ago since the YER
million river claimed its last victim at
this place.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
ABERDEEN GETS
COURT OF ISIS

Aberdeen. S. D., June 30.-No event
in the Masonic world could better dem
onstrate the up to dateness or the Aoer-
deem Masons than the installation of
the Court Of Isis in this city yester-
day. The Court of Isis is an adjunct
of the Shrine and While not a new in
stitution exactly, 1t exists In only one
other city In the United States, New
York. Aberdeen thus has the disttnc-
ton of having the first Court in the
West. Only wives. mothers and sis
tiers of members of the Shrine are
eligible to membership in the Court.
+. A. Brown and w. G.. Jacobs were
largely instrumental in securing this
Court for Aberdeen.
The Court of Isis in this city began
its existence with a large and enthus-
iastic member While the majority
of those who Joined yesterday i've In
Aberdeen, 1T is safe to saw that every
town of consequence in the field oc-
cunied by Yelduz Temple is repre-
scented.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
RUNAWAY WOMAN
MAY FORFEIT $1,000
APPEARANCE BOND

Sioux Falls. S. D., June SO,-Miss
Grace Ellingwood, who was arrested at
Ell Paso, Tex, on a statutory charge
upon complaint of Mrs. w. j. Alexander
of this city, gave bonds In the sum
of 81 900 pending "a hearing upon an
application for a writ of habeas corpus
and now it Is learned that she has
fed to Mexico just across the line, and
with her is the husband OF the woman
she has wronged.
When besought in this city by Mrs.
Alexander to leave Alexander to his
wife, Mrs. Ellingwood is said to have
declared that If they couldn't secure
divorces and marry they could live to-
gether anyway and are seemingly keep
ing the unholy pledge SO far.
1t is not learned whether she will
forfeit the bond at Ell Paso or return
there at the time of the hearing and
make a fight for liberty. She evidently
has access to funds some place, as it
Is known that Alexander had none, and
Mrs. Ellingwood Is undoubtedly sup
plying the trimmings for the tragic
cscapade.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE
WAYLAID AT NIGHT

Fulton, S. D., June 29.-The license
question has taken on an acute phase
here, where the town went wet by
three votes at the spring election and
the trustees were enjoined from issu-
ing licenses on the ground that 1t was
not a clear majority of the total vote
cast.
One of the leading temperance work
ers was B. G. Basham, who was called
put of his house a few nights ago by a
disturbance near the station when
he had gon but a short distance was
struck by a couple Of missiles, which
proved to be beer bottles, one hitting
him In the neck and the other on the
side of the head.
The following day a young man was
arrested and charged with the crime
and bound over. Following this a law
and order meeting was held to remon-
strate against the township officers.
granting license The women of the
town raised over 800 to defray the ex-
penses OF pushing he case.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
GREAT NORTHERN
MUST SHOW CAUSE
Served With Order to Compel
Re-establishment of Pass
enger Service.

Huron, S. D., July 2.-Sheriff Young,
of his city, has served an alternative
writ upon the Great Northern railway,
in the matter of re-establishing passen-
ger train service between this city and
WATERFOWL. AS set forth in the writ,
the railway company has absolutely
neglected and refused to comply with
a certain order made by the railway
commissioners of South Dakota. re-
curing the company to furnish addi-
tional facilities In the way of passenger
train service on their line of railway
between WATERFOWL and Huron, by
operating one passenger train each way
daily, together with baggage, mail and
express cars. The writ commands that
Immediately after it's service the Great
Northern company furnish additional
facilities as above set forth and II 1t
fails to do so Il will be required 10 show
cause before Judge Whiting, at Red
field, July Is.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
WHAT! BETSY ROSS
STORY A FAKE?

Philadelphia, Pa. une 29.--In a list
of 300 places of interest in Philadel-
phia prepared by the historical sites
committee for the coming Founders
week celebration, there is no mention
of the Betsy Ross Playhouse at 2S9s
Arch ST., and not a few historical So
cieties are agog over the omission.
THE Betsy Ross story is a fake be-
yond question:" declared William j.
Campbell, who presided at the meeting
of the committee. Mr.. Campbell per-
sonally investigated the flag house. His
report on the building to the committee
reads:
Betsy Ross did not design the Amer
lean flag. The story is a fake and
there is positively no evidence In it's
favor. This school book story Is MOTH
ing but a foolish tradition" Mr.. Camp
bell further explained. Betsy Ross;
never la any interview with George
Washington. She was no more than
an ordinary seamstress, and no doubt
glad TO get a days work sewing on any
flag, five stars or otherwise"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
CHILD DISAPPEARS
FROM MOTHERS SIDE:
N N BE FOUND

WATERFOWL. s.. D., July 4.-Little
Willie Zerbus, aged 6, mysteriously
disappeared from his mothers side as
that lady was shopping in one of the
stores early his afternoon. and al
though the police were az once noti-
fed their combined efforts supple
mented by those of the parents and
friends of the child have failed TO dis
cover the whereabouts of the little
fellow. Every building. street and AL
ley I'm the Gown town district has been
searched and an alarm spread through
the residential districts, but TO no
avail. Kidnapping seems incredible. as
there were no suspicious looking char
acterS around at the time. and the
family has no enemies. The missing
boy was an attractive child, and at
the time OF his disappearance was
dressed all in white. The mother is
nearly frantic with grief. while the sus-
pense is telling on all those engaged In
the search.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
ROBERT MCDOWELL,
CANDLES PRIVATE
SECRETARY, DEAD
Robert Mcdowell Dies at FOX
Lake, Wis, After Siege
With Typhoid Fever.

.ptton 8 D.. June 30.--Re5ert Ia
ua6n~en nephew and private secre.
tary to United States Senator Rooefs
az EGam is dead at the home OF ms
S.,ativas at Fox Lake, Wis. MI. NC
nowau was taken sick at Washington
near the close of the session n nus
iiInass finally developed into a case OF
who'd fever. He left the city ant
started for his home In pus
found 1t necessary 10 stop OH d.
Lake because Of his increasing NUS
position. known
that his condition was dangerous, put
tbe announcement of a fatal termiha-
ton came as q shock to his many
friends here, among whom he a iiVeo
for q number of years.
Mr.. Mcdowell leaves a wire put io
childl en-.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
VIRGINS IMAGE ON
HAIL; MIRACLE Is
ATTESTED BY LOT

Refinement, France, July "a
diocesan commission has been conduct
ing an investigation at Remiremont OF
q reported miracle, and after having
heard i01 witnesses, affirmed the real
tty OF the supernatural event.
During a violent hailstorm in May
haiistones were picked up, it Is alleged.
bearing images of the Virgin on their
surface. Contact with the earth had
eplit them In half. and on the smooth
inner surface We're the miraculous pie
lures.
Local Catholics consider this phe-
nonlena a divine response and rebuke to
the action OF the municipal council in
vetoing a proposed procession IN honor
Of the Virgin.
The secretary or tn Academy of
Sciences attributes h phenomena TO
archaeological or vaporo-graphic I'M
pressions of certain medals struck In
honor OF the Virgin.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
new LAND OFFICE
OPENS AT LENNON
Coleman, of Flandreau, and
Carpenter, of Sisseton, Will
Represent Government.

Washington. June 30.-A new land
district to include certain lands In
North Dakota and South Dakota, with
offices at Lennon, 8. d., will be
established on August 1 next. With a
view to having the boundaries follow
out township section lines. the new
district is taken fl om the Dickinson
and Bismarck districts In North Da-
kota and the Rapid City district in
South Dakota.
Edwin G.. Coleman. OF Flandreau, S.
D., has been appointed by the presi-
dent to be receiver, n Cyrus G. Car
penter, of S~isseton, S. D., as register
os the new office.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
RIDES ON A TURTLES
BACK IN THE SURF

New York, July captain Gabe
Edwards, the veteran whaleman, had
a fierce battle off Amagansett, L. H.,
with a monster sea turtle, which tool
two hours TO subdue.
When the captain hauled In his net,
which had about rs pounds OF mackerel
I'm 1t, he also found the turtle snap
ping at the meshes, and a hole three
feet square where the net had been
chewed.
Captain Gabe jumped on the turtles
back, but was unable to hold him, and
as the turtle was making for the surf
Clifton Babcock and Frank Edwards
came to the rescue. After a long battle
they had the reptile wired up. They
shipped him by express to Fulton Fish
Market.
Captain Edwards thinks 'Sheridan's
Ride no comparison to his ride on a
UNDERGROUND turtle.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
TEACHERS CANNOT BE
FOUND FOR SCHOOLS

Pierre, S. D., July 1.-THE problem
Of teachers for the rural schools in the
country is beginning to assume a very
serious aspect so far as Hughes county
is concerned There are so schools to
be supplied with teachers I'm his coun-
~, and up to the present time, the
county superintendent has been able to
fill but two of these positions. Poor
salaries and inability to pass the state
examinations are assigned as the chief
aus for the shortage in supply of
teachers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
COLI CAUSES BOY
TO BITE TONGUE OFF

Chancellor, S. D., June 29.-The 13-
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Randi. who reside on a farm south of
Chancellor, was the victim Of a pc
culiar accident. While playing with a,
young colt the animal suddenly raised
it's head and struck the boy under the
Jaw, nearly severing his tongue. The
boy was Immediately brought to town,
when 1t was found that his tongue was
hanging only by a shred. A physi-
clan was able to draw the severed
parts of the tongue together by taking
a number of stitches.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
DOUGLAS SUFFERS $15o,00o
LOSS FROM HAIL STORM

hrmaNu, S. D., July "A hail
storm completely devastated growing
crops in the townships of Berlin and
Garfield in the north part of Douglas
county Sunday morning at / o'clock,
entailing a loss of $50, 600.
At the town of Stickney, where the
Milwaukee company a no round
house. the train stood in the open and
when ii passed through Armour 60
ing east there was not a whole light
of glass in the entire train. Stock
which was unprotected suffered Sc
verely and some of the smaller ami
mails were killed.
When the storm was owe hail stones
were picked up weighing over a
pound.