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Gilpin observer., 1909-10-14
A Good Game,

'I can't understand Brown at all.
Hes not bit like other men,"
"Is that so?"
Yes. He actually said II was o
good game Of baseball. and the home
tenn lost"
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-14
UNGALlANT.

Marks-I say, old man. did l ever
tell you about the awful fright l got
on my wedding day?
Parks-S-s-s-h. No man should
speak like that about his wife.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-11-16
Railway Commissioners.

Washington, Nov .16.-The Nation
al Association of Railway Con.nis-
sioners convened here today in rel
ty-first annua session, for what pro-
misses to be he most important meet
ing ever held by the organization.
In the early years Of the associa-
ton and prior to the passage of the
Hepburn amendment, the convention
amounted to little more than reunions
with a long junket at the expense of
the railroads thrown IN Since the
passage of the Hepburn amendment
which galvanized the Interstate Com
merce Commission into forceful life,
and since the passage of many State
laws giving State commissioners a
greater regulating power, the nation
al organization a assumed an In
portant place in the railway life.
The reports which its committees
make are awaited with considerable
interest by the railroad arrangements
and by legislators, 10th State and ma
tional- This year the association has
a most vital list of problems before
il: and its reports are being careful
ly prepared with the view to giving
them the force and the influence they
should exert. Among the subjects
which are to be carefully considered
are the following: Powers. Duties
anu WOIh Oh the state halfway 1Oiil-
Missions: Legislation, Amendment
of the Act to Regulate Commerce.:
uniform Classification; Rate and
Rate-Making"; and many others.
the Committee OF Grade Crossings
has prepared an exhaustive report
which is signed by William J. Wood,
commissioner of Indiana, as chairman
The committee strongly advocates
the abolition of all grade crossings in
the United States and urges all the
State commissions to take the matter
up at once. Interesting statistics are
given relative to the slaughter and
manning of human beings on grade
crossings, and 1t is declared to be the
disgrace of the present z
The committee, however, does moi ad-
oca mandatory legislation. women
compel the railroads to eliminate
all their grade crossings at once, ir-
respective of the expense. On the
hand, II is urged that each State
commission take the matter up with
a view to working 1t out as 1t seems
in view of the conditions which
in each particular State.
Strangely enough. tae committee
oes not advocate the railroads pay
ing all expenses. but it is believed
TO be equitable that the municipal
ties, the State and county orgaliZa-
should bear a portion of the ex-
penSes.
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welcome there, and are often con
strained to seek points where they
find themselves more at home.
Occasionally in such mossback
community, some little ~red-neadej
fellow. brimful of energy and vitality
wanders. The newcomer is quick TO
grasp the possibilities within reach in
that community, n his enthusiasm
affects others. New life Is injected
into the booster club, new enterprises
are invited to town and actually To-
Gated, and the whole town within a
few months assumes new life.
But while the Is thus
making himself felt as most val
liable citizen the town can boast of,
he is regarded with scant courtesy by
the old timers, who begin TO criticize
any N everything he does. His be-
ing i'm The lime light is making them
feel their utter in~significance, ami
gnay feel in duty bound to knock him.
First they knock silently, hen finding
that there are other people who have
a grievance because the hustler has
been making too much money to sui.
them, their mutterings grow louder,
and the first thing they know The pub
lie benefactor becomes disguised with
such people. and he leaves.
And considering how the world has
always treated reformers, discoveries,
and its other best friends the way
this mossback community repaid the
man Who built ii up, is but an old
story repeated.
What fools these mortals be.
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The new Democratic paper at Albu-
querque ~ecently complained because
of the unjust n in which n
school funds of the Territory are dis
tributed, but at the same tine not
blaming the Territorial school autho-
rites, but the system which is respon-
sible for IL. Now comes an organ of
the Gang" and accuses the Tribune
Citizen of advocating that the rich
counties and districts shall receive
large amounts and the poor districts
small amount from the Territorial
school funds. OF course this is merely
twisting the argument around TO suit
the case. WHAT the Democrats really
object 20 is not that h school funds
are distributed according to popula-
ton, but that h densely Republican
sections do not pay their PROPER pro
portion of taxes. In other words they
swear on their taxes. When the Re-
publican party is kicked out of office.
as II will be some day. then the Demo
Gratis will insist on a complete
lating of the system of levying and
paying taxes. The trouble today is
not that some sections are poorer
than others. but that some sections.
the ignorant Republican sections. do
not pay taxes in proportion to the
other more intelligent sections, the
Democratic sections.
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JEFFERsoN's FORESIGHT.

Thomas Jefferson may almost be
set down as a prophet In his inaugu-
raj address he sat down a few cardi-
nal principles. which. If they had been
followed. would have saved the people
of this country muc trouble and
greatly Increased individual happi-
ness Here IL is:
Let us then. with courage n con-
fidence, pursue our own federal and
republican principles, our attachment
TO our union and representative gov
ernnent. Kindly separated by nature
and a wide ocean from an externina-
ting havoc of one quarter of the globe
TO high-minded to endure the depre-
dations of others: possessing a chos-
en- country with room enough for our
descendants to the hundredths and
thousandth generation: entertaining a
due sense Of our equal right to the
use OF our own faculties to the acqui-
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sitions of our industry: to honor n
confidence from our fellow citizens,
resulting not from birth but from our
actions, and their sense of them; en-
lightened by a benign religion. pro-
fessed, indeed. and practiced in va
rious forms, yet all of them inculcas-
ing honesty, truth, temperance, graf
itude, and the love of man; acknowl-
edging and adoring and overruling
Providence, which, by all of its dis
~pensations. proves That il delights in
he happiness of man here. and his
greater happiness hereafter; with all
these blessings h more Is neces-
sary TO make US a happy N prosper
Gus people? Still, one thing more,
fellow citiZens-A WISE and FRU-
GAL GOVERUM 0NT, which shall
RESTRAIN MEN FROM INJURING
ONE ANOTHER, which leaves them
otherwise free to regulate their own
pursuits of industry and Improvement.
and shall not take from the mout of
labor the bread it has earned This Is
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The DAYTON OIL WELL.

A new oil well was struck in the
Dayton country last Saturday, which
promises TO reate considerable ex-
citamelt in that vicinity. The we'll Is
two and a half miles northeast of
Dayton, on the Hammond place.
We II in receipt of a letter from
the head driller of the Gesler well
rig. in which he states hat the well
is ga feet deep. and there is an inch
and a half flow of water. The oil pas
through about three hundred feet
of dead water. and about GA feet of
flowing water. The drilfer says he
had only penetrated the oil sand sew
feet when the oil was struck, and
he thinks 1t Is now flowing about Is
barrels of oil per day.
The drilling has been stopped and
a packer ordered and an effort will
be made to shut the water on as soon
as the packer arrives.-Lakewood
Progress.
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the bonds in the immediate future.
but the directors wish il to be in a
position to raise one for double
tracking and otherwise improving the
system.
The new bonds will carry interest
at the rate of 4 per cent. Included
IN the general purpose of the pro-
posed issue is the retirement by ex-
change of the company's certificates
of Indebtedness, but in respect to this
particular obligation 1t is proposed to
provide an alternative method of re-
tirement in the form of 4 per cent.
debentIre bonds. The latter it is
proposed to make convertible into
the c~o-npany's stock, and for this pur-
pose the stockholders will act on a
proposal to increase the outstanding
stock of the company by such amount
as may be necessary to provide for
the conversion of any such bonds in
TO stock.
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The p-arsimonious democratic ad-
m~inistration of Governor Thorton paid
S125.40 for printing ahe governor
message in Spanish and the progress
sive administration of Governor Otero
paid $2,661-37. The liberal republi-
can administration paid something
over $500 more for printing the gov
ernor's message in Spanish than the
economical democratic administration
did This is one OF the ways thai the
public has benefited" by republican
administrations. For the purpose of
disbursing the public money rapidly
and effectively there Is nothing like
he splendid financial management
of the republican administration of
he territory" A republican admins
tration mas disbursed 81 times as
much money for the printing of a gov
ernor's message In Spanish as a dem
ocratic administration. There is a f.
nancial ability for you.-Santa Fee Ea-
gle.
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ANOTHER EFFORT TO
GET A RECEIVER.

Guthrie, Okla, Charging Edward
Kennedy, organizer and promoter of
the road, with maintaining a dummy
organization, Enismanaging the pro-
perty and ~wrongfully taking to aim-
self $4,000. 900 of the toe at l cent
a share, the McCulley Construction
Co., of St. Louis today applied to the
federal court here for a receiver for
the Altus, Roswell & Ell Pas railroad,
a line building from Altus to Hollis
and westward.
The construction company in its
petition states tina IL had the on
tract to build $4,000 of bridges. and
that IL has finished two-thirds of the
work. but has not, been paid according
TO stipulations. !rhe outstanding OBJ
legations of the road are alleged 10
be $4,000 and the assets $4,000. The
plaintiffs further state that Kennady's
mismanagement eaused the loss of
$4,000 of bonus notes by reason thai
the O a was not completed in time.
October 80, 1909. 1t is represented
that parties are ready to buy the road
as soon as title can be perfected and
will pay all the obligations in full.
The Altus. Roswell & Ell aso pass
es through the counties of Jackson
and Harmon in the extreme south
western part of the tate. 1t is CAPT
talized at 50, 900, 900.
The McCulley Construction Com
pany failed last week to obtain ap-
pointment of a receiver on application
TO the state court at Lawton and the
appeal to the Federal Court follows.
District Judge j. #. Johnson of the
state courts refused to appoint the re-
ceiver asked at Lawtol on the ground
that the lens filed by the construction
company on the railroads property
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zenship and when they relapse into a
comotose state the balance of the pop
ulation follows suit. When the men
VINO own the stores haven't enterprise
enough to protect their own rad ter
ritory by staying awake in business
hours, rival towns will seize the all
vantoge and capture the business
Galveston News.
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Biq Bond Issue.

Richmond. VT, Nov. 16.-At the an
nual meeting OF the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad here today, the stock
holders were asked TO approve a pro-
position for authorizing h issue of
gold bonds not to exceed 0.00O,-
0O0
II Is understood that nj company
Toes not contemplate issuing any of
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BLACK
STORES

JAFFA, Prayer & CO.-Dry Goods
clothing. groceries and ranch sup
/. plies.
JOYCE-PRUIT CO.-Dry goods, cloth
ing, groceries,, etc. The largest sup
ply house in he Southwest. Whole
a ! and Retail.
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MAKING DAY BONES RATTLE.

Every community. whether largo
or small. periodically finds itself in a
rut- Many individuals are lazy. and
when they once drift into certain hab-
its. IL is hard 20 break them. hence
after they have been living in a GER
tain spot a long time they become en-
tirely too conservative, and do not
welcome changes. even II they should
be decided improvements Such
town Is the favorite abode Of the
k~n0cler. In strangers who want to
inauEurate new business find . scanty
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The Santa Fe New Mexican asserts
taat the railroads of New Mexico a
one-quarter OF the taxes. 1t may be
also worth while noticing that while
tne railroads are assessed on a valua-
ton of fifteen millions, the Bureau of
the Census of the United States
places the real value of the railroads
in New Mexico ar one andres mil
lions. Quite a little difference. isn't
there?
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A new three-room modern Bunga-
low. good location, close in for $1,000,
Will finish to suit purchaser; easy
teT-ns.-Roswell Title & Trust Co.
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A live town is one of live mer-
chants. A lead town is where the
storekeepers go TO sleep. IL is the
merchants who are h most inpor-
tant element OF any community's citi-
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were a sufficient security for creditors
without forcing the o into bank
ruptcy to collect its claiGns.-Altus
Times.
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GRAIN. FUEL & HIDE DEALERS
US furnish you with your grain. coal
and wood, we buy hides, phone 80.
ROSWELL TRADING CO.-Coal, hay
and grain. Always the best. East
Second St, Phone 1885,.
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PIANO TUNING.

POS.-Expert tuner, 25
years experience in Europe and Am
erica. Reference, Jesse French
Baldwin. Chickering Bros, and Kim
ball factories. Address at Artesla.
N. NJ. and he will call and see you
W. 5. MURRELL, PIANO TUNING
and Repairing. Graduate Chicago
Conservatory of Piano Tuning. Am
PIE experience. Work is guaran
teed and is my best advertisement
34S e. 5th St, Phone 500. SSIm-
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TAILORS-

F. A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tailor
All work guaranteed. Also does
cleaning and pressing.-11S South
Main Street. Phone d.
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LUM YARDS.

LUMBER YARDS.
ECO LUMBER CO.-Lum
Der, shingles, doors, lime. cement
paints. varnish and glass.
ROSWELL LUMBER CO. The Old
est lumber yard in Roswell. See US
FOR all kinds of building materials
and paints.
FOR STANDARD APPLE BOXES
See us.-Kemp Lumber Co.
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the sum of good government and this
is necessary to close the circles OF
our felicities.
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HOUSE ~FURNIsHERs.

& DUNN-Furniture, hardware
stoves, rugs, etc. new and second
hand Sewing machine needles, bob
bins. and shuttles OF all kinds. 100
n. Main Phone 69.
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DRUG STORES.

ROSWELL DRUG IL JEWELRY CO.
Oldest drug store in Roswell. All
things up-to-date.
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REApY-To-WEAR APPAREL.

THE MORRISON BROS STORE
Outfitters in ready-to-wear apparel
for men. women N children. And
Millinery a specially.
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REAL ESTATE.

CHOICE SELECTION of both city
and farm property at good figures
to buyer.-Phone S6.-Miss Nell r..
Moore.
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RACKET STORE.

G. A. JONES & SON.-Oueensware
graniteware. notions. stationery etc
etc.. Always for less. 324 ". Main.
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Trade Directory


A6oTaACT8.
CHAvES COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
F.. p. Gayle, manager. Reliable and
Prompt.
TILE BONDED ABSTRACT AND SEr
CURITY CO,-Capital $4,000. Alb
stracts and titles guaranteed. loans.
Oklahoma Block. Phone 81.
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BUTCHER SHOPS.
u. 8. MEAT MARKET.-Keeps moth
ing but the best. Quality Ia our
motto.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
INJUNCTION DENIED
TO CONTINUE REORGANIZATION
 OF SOUTHERN STEEL co.
Mr. Schuler Granted Right to Instt- ute Such Proceedings Tn Ala
 bama District Court as He Might Deem Expedient.

New York, Feb. 25.--An application for a preliminary injunction restrain. ang the reorganization committee Of the Southern Steel Company from carrying out its plan for the reor- 'xanization of that company was de- nied to-day by Judge Moves Of the United States Circuit Court.
 George H. Schuler, a minority stock holder of the company. had applied for the injunction on the ground of in- equality.
 The Southern Steel Company has properties in Alabama and other Southern States. It's affstrs have been in process of liquidation for some time and recently 1t was announced that the reorganization committee has completed plans to take over the properties at a sale to be had with in a few weeks.
 Judge Hayes in his decision said that as the properties of the South- ern Steel Company were to be put up at a public sale by the trustees in bankruptcy, 1t must be purchased that the bankruptcy court will take steps to obtain fair price and dls- tribute the proceeds among the cred itors and stockholders. He added that fraud was not indicated by the fac' that the stockholders who advance new funds will receive far more In new securities than those who advance nothing
 The court ruled that Mir. Schuler should have the right to renew his application If the reorganization com mittee should not carry out its pres- ent intention to purchase the proper ties at a judicial sale.
 MT. Schuler also was granted the right to institute such proceedings In the district court of Alabama as he might deem expedient.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
LAFAYETTE SOCIAL NEWS.

Lafayette, Feb. 25.-(Special. IA delightful affair of the past week was the chahng dish party given by Miss Annie Love Dowdell in honor of Miss lone Mathis of Memphis. Tenn. The grand old colonial home was exquis- itely decorated throughout with palms. ferns. daffodils and violets.
 After playing an interesting game of "42" the guests were invited Mto the spacious dining room where a most delightful hour was spent cooking many dainty dishes.
 Miss Mathis, who Is very talented musician, added much to the pleasure of the evening with several instru- mental solos.
 Miss Marie Brock, who Is a most charming little hostess. entertained the sewing circle last week. delicious salad course was served.
 The circle will meet next week with the Misses Walton.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Driver have re- turned from visit to Atlanta.
 MT. Claud Burden celebrated his 21st birthday with a stag dinner. The guest of honor was his college friend. pr. A. NJ. Durham of Atlanta. The home was made attractive with spring flowers, ferns and quantities of shaded tapers.
 Mir. John Ben Darden, a former res ident of our city. has returned to his home in Oklahoma after a protracted visit to relatives here.
 The Lyric Club will hold its regular meeting with Mrs. Waiter Lowe Sat urday.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. B. Cowper were the genial host and hostess at very informal chafing dish supper last week The dec cations were snow white fre- sias ana calla lilies artistically ar ranged.
 Delightful music was one of the chief pleasures of the evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
STORM AT ALICEvILLE.
Resfdence of J. D. Cunningham
 Struck by Lightning.

Resfdence of J. B. Cunningham 1s
 Struck by Lightning.
 Aliceville. Feb. 25.-(Special.)-As se- were wind and rain storm passed over this section Wednesday night. No damage was done other than a pecu- liar freak of the lightning. which struck the residence of J. B. Cum ningham at the top of chimney, passed down the same. tearing the wall about badly and scattered brick over the floor, passing out into the yard and demolishing a stump not far from the house.
 The family was sleeping in the room but no one was injured. However they were all severely shocked for an instant. A loaded gun was near the bed and was knocked against the bed barely missing the head of the young est child. There was a melted portion noticed on the gun, which indicated that the lightning had come in direct contact with it.
 Miss Nunnie Ball has returned from Nashville. where she has been attend Ing a millinery school.
 Miss Emmie Gardner, of Columbus has visited relatives here this week.
 Edwin Moody, of Columbus. Miss, visited his father Sunday.
 Rev. A. F. Grover is preparing to remove his family to North Carolina where he will have a pastorate sta tion.
 Mrs. Annie Cheny, of Ohio. visited Mrs B. B. Salmon Friday and Sat urday, leaving Monday to spend a few days in Montgomery before her return home.