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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-09
LAND cos.
GOOD WORK

The Pecos Valley Land and Develop
ment Company is doing work in set
Ting up the Valley that 1t material
aid to the future prosperity and
greatness of the best valley in New
Mexico, or for that matter in the en-
tire Southwest.
Last week they brought in two car
loads of prospectors, forty-one in mum
ber, and sold to almost the entire lot.
These men were brought from Iowa,
Tennessee, Illinois and neighboring
states, and are farmers of the practi-
cal kind, the right sort of men to aid
in developing the wonderful farm land
Of New Mexico.
These, men it is understood, will
come, to the valley, bringing with
them their families and settle down
on the lands they have purchased.
With the climate we have here, the
rich soil and abundant water sources
awaiting only the hand of the develop
er. they should be able to do as others
have, convert the bare lands into a
fertile landscape of great beauty and
productivity.
This company has it's own special
cars and thus is enabled to hantile the
people with great ease and comfort.
After their arrival in the valley they
are taken by auto and shown what
has been done and thus given an in
sight OF what they can do, with the
proper care and effort. Last week
they used nine autos to care for the
prospectors they had brought in.
This company has Offices In the nor
thern central states, and run their ex-
| eursions leaving Des Moines, Iowa ev
cry first and third Tuesdays in the
month.
Attached to the company is corps
of land and soil experts, who give
| the visitors their services and explain
/ to them in careful and thorough
| manner the various soils of the val
ley and what can be done with them.
The company is an incorporated con
Germ, under the laws of the Territory
| and the people connected with it are
l well known and prominent residents
| of the valley. The president of the
| Company is D. w. Coons, formerly sec
retary of the Commercial Club of Pa
ducah, KY, w. C. Lawrence the Vice
President is one Of the prominent and
sterling men of the valley, and is also
connected with the Lake Arthur Lum.
Der and Hardware Company; The
Secretary and Treasurer, ]. l.. Howell
is a director in the First National
Bank of Lake Arthur; NJ. w. Evans
and ]. A. Edwards are the soil experts
the former being President of the
First National Bank of Lake Arthur.
The company has Offices as fol
lows: ST. Louis, suite 81 Liggetf
| Bldg, d. w. Coons, Mgr; Des Moines
Iowa. Fleming Bldg, with H. Graham
in charge, Mr.. Graham being a mem.
Der of the firm of Graham Co., Ros
well, N. NJ, w. C. Lawrence Mgr, and
Lake Arthur. the headquarters of the
company, which Is Incorporated for
100000.
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Reports from southern and south
western Arkansas say a heavy wind
storm passed over those sections of
the state last night doing considerable
damage to small buildings, but no loss
of life is reported.
Snow and Thunder.
Wichita, March 9.-Southern and
central Kansas is covered with twelve
inches of snow today The rain fall
last evening early, changed to snow
during the night and under a high nor
therly wind began drifting badly to-
day. The city is without street car
service up to noon and all the railroad
trains are behind time. While the
snow storm was at it's height during
the might. the city experienced the un-
usual sight of a thunderstorm.
Topeka, Kansas, March 9.-The
heaviest snow storm of the year pre-
walls here and reports from the rail
roads indicate that the storm is gen.
era1. The temperature is about freez-
ing and the snow is wet and heavy
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BILE that was brewing in the early part
OF the morning. H. l.. Girard, q clerk
In the Independent Hardware Co., tes
titled that within thirty seconds after
the shooting Mr.. Wells came into the
store and said: Telephone for doc
tor. j have hurt some one" He de
scribed the revolver, stating that he
put it in drawer in the Office OF the
store.
The evidence was given almost en-
tirely by the Iaborers, both union and
non-union, who were assembled about
the "job" this morning. 1t was dis
connected to such an extent that re-
port of each witness evidence could
hardly be given. The substance of
the evidence was as follows:
The Wells building job had been a
union job, with the exception OF one
man, whom, the union men state, talk
ed to the other workmen against the
union. This caused the union men TO
demand that he be fired. This was
not done, Mr.. Wells holding that he
could hire whom he pleased. Eight
union men quit their work this morn
ing and arrangements were being
made to fill their places with non-un-
ion men. 1t seems that the knowledge
that there was going to be labor
trouble was known yesterday evening
|
that they could get work on the Job
this morning, and appeared to get
their places. Shirley and other union
men circulated among the negroes
this morning and told them that II
they went to work there would be
trouble.
AT about the time of going to work
eight o'clock, Mr.. Wells appeared and
met Shirley and w. A. Freeland the
two men, it seems, had been most ac-
tive in the union cause. Shirley and
Wells entered into conversation on
the labor question, Mr.. Wells telling
Shirley that the latter had worked
for the former and had been paid for
it. and that was the end of it. Wells
told Shirley to leave the premises, and
Shirley said he would leave but added
that he wanted Wells to understand
that he would not leave before he was
ready. Wells then told him that he
had been bothering about there long
enough and for him to leave at once,
calling him two names which men
generally resent. This Shirley did re-
sent, evidently, for according to the
witnesses, he raised his arm and
struck with his fist at Wells, the lat
ter lodging and drawing his revolver
and firing. After the shot Shirley
sank to the sidewalk, several work
men going to his assistance. Wells
went in to send for a doctor, and af
terward went into the custody of the
sheriff. The body OF the dead man
was taken to the Ullery 1norgue,
where it. was afterward viewed by the
coroneris jury.
Shirley was about 35 years old. He
was unmarried and has brother,
Frank Shirley. of this city The came
I,a1
from Southern Texas and has been
working at various kinds of labor
since his arrival He was working in
the concrete gang when the trouble
came up. In his pocket, when picked
up, were a membership card in the
American Federation of Labor and
gold medal from the same organiza-
tion. His brother lives in South Ros-
we'll and he made his home with him.
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st. Louis, March "a special to
the iPost-Dispatch from Brinkley, Ark
ansas, hays that thirty persons were
killed and from fifteen to forty injur-
ed, and more than million of dollars
in property damage caused by the tor
nado. The wind swept this city of B.
900 population last night, causing a
total loss of the city. The tornado pas
sed over at seven O'Clock and when
daylight revealed it's work this morn
ing, it was found that the business
section was in ruins and that nine out
of ten residences had been destroyed.
Fatal Tornado in Arkansas.
Wheatley, Ark, March 9.-Resid-
entS of Brinkley, Arkansas, which was
devastated by tornado last night,
have arrived here. Ten white people
injured. The dead are:
Porter Foot,
J. l.. Starrett,
Henry Stovall, jr.
Henry Hovall, jr.,
Mrs. Phillips,
Mrs. Belle Darden
ChaS F'renze
Miss Clara Rose
Mrs. Hood
One unidentified man.
Brinkley is a town of about 5000
Inhabitants and the refugees say the
entire business section was dernolish-
ed and about eighty per cent. of the
residences razed Or rendered unin-
habitable. Relief trains have arrived
at the scene but all wire communica-
ton is interrupted.
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and died in less than five minutes OF
a hemorrhage. Wells turned over his
gun to J. s. Massie and was soon at
ter arrested by Sheriff C. l.. Ballard
and taken out of town in an automo-
bile for safe keeping. This action
was taken as a preventative there
having been no unlawful demonstra-
tions. Wells is under the guard of
Deputy Sheriff o. q. Finley.
The coroner's inquest was opened
by Justice A. j. Welter and a jury of
six at ten O'Clock, and at this hear
ing the causes that led up to the
shooting were brought out, as well as
the manner in which the play came up
The jurors were Ed s. Seay, AL Gar
rett, James Forstad, Pat H. Boone,
Ross Malone and M. F. Lovelace.
DIR. C. NJ. Yater was the first wit
ness and he told of the wound and
cause of death, being summoned after
the shooting
Albert McFie, Tim Miles, Joe Gay
and w. c. Bell, all negroes, told that
they had gone down to the new build
ing to go to work this morning but
upon their arrival were told by Mr..
Wells that he was not quite ready for
them, but that they would be put on
work soon. to remain around, as their
wages would start at eight O'Clock,
and that they would be protected. The
negroes also testified that Shirley mad
told them that IL they attempted to
go to work there would be trouble.
and the words used were stronger
than that, according to the evidence.
Thomas Woodhouse, white laborer,
testified as to the brewing Of trouble
about the building and of the shoot
ing. r. c. Graves was called, but
was not close enough to the shooting
to give an accurate statement of it.
w. A. Freeland. union laborer, had
been with Shirley much of the early
morning and was closer to Wells than
Shirley when the shot was fired. J.
w. Robinson, a white man, heard part
of the remarks that led up to the
shooting and testified as to the trou-
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The coro4er's jury verdict was a
formaa statement that deceased came
to his death from a bullet wound pro-
duced by shot from an automatic
Colts revolver, fred by w. T. Wells.
1t went no further in the case Mr.
Wells will be in the custody of the
sheriff until his preliminary hearing
which will be set at the time of his
And the arraignment
Will be either this evening or tomor-
u'ow morning before Justice Welter
The preliminary hearing will decide
whether it is a bailable case.
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Ollie 8. Shirley, laborer and labor
union worker, was shot and almost
instantly killed shortly after eight
O'Clock this morning by w. T. Wells,
one of the wealthiest and most pro-
minent citizens of Roswell. The shoot
ing occurred on the sidewalk in front
of the site of the new Wells building,
which adjoins the Wells Flats on
South Main street and was brought
about by union labor differences, in
which Shirley took an active interest.
Shirley was shot in the left lung with
an automatic 80 caliber Colts pistol
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CENTRAL AMERICA CON-
FERENCE TO BE HELD.

Mexico City, March 9.-According g
to private advices. President Zelaya.
of Nicaragua, has called another con-
ference between his own country and
Honduras, Guatemala. Costa Rico and
Salvador, with view to the arrang-
ing of permanent peace for Central
America. The conference, according
to these advices, is to be held aboard
one of the warships of the United
States squadron now at Amalpa. No
official advices of such a conference
have been received.
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The Kansas City Stock Market.

The Kansas City Stock Market.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 9.-Cattle
receipts, 5000; market strong to I0c
higher. Southern steers, 4.50@6s40;
southern COWS, 3.00@5.25; native COWS
and hedfers. 2.50@6.25; stockers and
feeders, 3.55@4.50; bulls, 3.25@4.SO;
calves, 4.50Q7.25; western steers, f..
t60@6.5O; western cows, 3.25@5.OO.
Hog receipts, 1000; market steady
Bulk. 6.30@6.40; heavy, 6.55@6.7O;
packers and butchers, 6.40@6.65; light
.6.25@6.50; pigs, 5.25@5.85.
Sheep receipts, 1000; market stea-
dy. Muttons. 4.75@5.80; lambs, 5000
.7.55; range wethers, 5.25@7.15; fed
ewes, 3.0O@5.50.
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U. s. WEATHER BUREAU.
Local Report Observation Taken Z

Roswell, N NJ, Mar 9.-Tempera-
ture. max. AZ; min. 10; mean 80. Pre-
cipitation in inches and hundredths,
trace. Wind, dir. SW; veloc. 2. Wea-
ther, partly cloudy.
Forecast for Roswell and Vicinity:
Tonight partly cloudy and warmer
Wednesday fair.
Mar. 9.-Comparative Temperature
data, Roswell. Extremes this date
last year, max. 56; min 32 Extremes
this date Is years record, max "a,
1899; min 25, 1903.
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A TOUGH OLD BIRD; is
1000 600 WEARS OLD

New York, March 9.-The complete
skeleton of a prehistoric duck. esti-
mated by DR.. H. c. Bumpus. OF the
American Museum of Natural History
to be three million years old, has just
specimen was found near Nance
Creek, Wyoming. and is so well pre-
served that the greater part OF the
skin OF the head, body and legs may
be seen
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Revival Services.

NJ. e. Church, South, every day and
night this week. Hours of services, )
Q. M; 4:i0, Young People; 1880, Pray
er meeting; 500, preaching.
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UNION Man
Is KILLED
TROUBLE OVER LABoRERs ON
NEW WELLS BUILDING RE
SUITS IN DEATH.
: WELLS SHOOTS SHIRLEY

Evidence at Coroners Jury Goes to
Show That Shirley Had Been In
terfering With Employees on the
BuiIding.-WeIls Used Abusive Ian
guage and When, Shirley Resented,
Owner Drew Gun and Fired.
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Revival Continues at
Christian Church
Special Music. Come
The railroads are greatly hampered.
and suburban car traffic is tied up.

Attend the Elks concert Wednesday
evening, presenting G. w. Oles, the
great viohnist supported by good pro
gram.
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A TORNADO
KILLS THIRTY
THE TOWN OF RRfNKLEY, ARK.
ALMOST WIPED OUT BY BAD
TORNADO.
SNOW STORM IN NORTH

Severe Wind and Snow Storm Strikes
Kansas and Oklahoma doing Much
Damge.-Trains Delayed and Street
Car Lines Put Out of Business
Twelve inches of Snow.
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Attend the Elks Concert Wednes-
day evening, presenting G. w. Oles.
the great violinist supported by good
program.
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Legal Blanks at Record once.
NEW WOOL BEGINS TO
ARRIVE ON THE MAR

Boston, March 9.-The supply of
desirable domestic wool has been
slightly increased by the arrival of
the new clip from Arizona Old lines
are dull and firmly held, with very
light supply. The new Arizona wool
is quoted at 62@65, cleaned. Old ter
ritory has sold for "a cents for three
eights, and a lot of fine Nevada has
been transferred at 10 cents. Other
woods are firm with but few sales.
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Mr.. G. w. Oles. the great American
Violinist will appear Wednesday ev-
Iening at the Elks Club. Do not fail
to hear him.
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Spray Machines For Sale

Spray Machines For Sale.
Three Wallace Wheel Power Spray
ers, in good condition at reasonable
price. Can be seen at our orchard
Souths spring Ranch & Cattle Co. 1tf.
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We Offer:

35c Package Quaker Oats,
with China :. . . . 30
zoe Can Quaker Oats Is
15c Package Mothers Oats 10
DIR. Prices Wheat Flake Food for 25
KelIog's Corn Flakes, . =. for .25
Quaker Wheat Berries, - =. for %
Quaker Pulled Rice, =. - =. 3 for rs
Pettijohn Rolled Wheat Food, 2 for .25
Bulk Flaked Hominy, ms for .25
Cream of Wheat, per peg. only IL
Grape Nuts, >. .. =. -. =. 2 for .25
Shredded Wheat, :. =. =. for .25
Ralston's Food. -. 2Oc peg. for Is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-14
PRESENT INDIAN DRAMA
AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

Forest Grove, Or.-The dramatic
department of the university present
ed "The Bridge of the Gods" before
a large crowd on the college campus
Wednesday night The play was given
under the direction of Professor e
Wesley Orr, head Of the department
of drama and public speaking. and
made decided hit. Thirty students
were in the cast.
The dramatiZation was made from
the famous novel by f. H. Balch by
the class of 1908. 1t relates to the
passing of the Indian tribes that
lived along the banks of the Wanna,
Columbia river, bringing in the leg
ends concerning the bridge of the
gods, which is supposed to have been
suspended across the river at The
Dalles- There are several large coun-
ell scenes requiring 25 warriors and
runners. The costumes were very
artistic and the natural setting on the
campus did much to suggest the wild
life and rowing spirit of the Indian,
which is brought out in the play.
This production will be given in the
large ampitheater at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition by the stu
dents the coming summer. The play
will also be presented in the Hillsboro
opera house.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-14
OFFICERS HAVE FIGHT
ON THE MASSACHUSETTS

Navy Yard, Puget Sound.-A fight,
in which a revolver and an empty
bottle were brought into play, is re-
ported to have occurred yesterday
morning on the steamship Massachu-
setts, discharging coal at this yard.
Chief Officer Jack Larsen and Fifth
Officer j. Busselles are said to have
been the participants. An officer of
that ship states that the chief and
fifth officers and others engaged in
a game of poker and a drinking bout
night before last, and early yesterday
morning Larsen and Busselles had an
alteration over the cards. Larsen
is said to have hurled an empty bottle
at Busselles, and the latter retaliated
by drawing revolver and firing sew
eral shots at the chief officer, none
of which took effect. Captain John
Findlay, the master of the big steam
ship, is sick in a Seattle hospital, and
reports of frequent brawls among the
officers and the crew are heard about
the navy yard almost daily.
Chief Officer Larsen was recently
tried before the marine inspectors in
Seattle on the charge of assaulting
Second Officer A. Hedlund. Hedlund
was beaten almost into insensibility
about a month ago by the chief off,
Ger, who is said to have started the
fracas last night. Fifth Officer Bus
selles, who was struck by a bottle
thrown by Larsen yesterday morn.
ing, was the principal witness for
Larsen at his recent trial.
The marine inspectors will prob
ably be asked to make an investiga-
ton Of affairs on board the Massa,
chusetts, as officials of the yard have
decided to attempt to prevent any
further disorder on that ship while il
Is at this yard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-14
ECHO NEWS NOTES.
WILL ATTEMPT TO STOCK
COUNTRY WITH PHEASANTS
Gun Club Purchases China Pheasant
Eggs and Farmers VIII Set the
Eggs Under Their Hens-Thought
That the Country Will Be Well
Stocked During the Four Years
That They Are PrOtected-Small
Blaze Brings Out the Hose Cart.
fspeclal Correspondence.l

Echo, Ore, June 13.-The Echo
Gun club has purchased China pleas
ant eggs and the farmers along the
river will donate hens to hatch the
eggs, and then care for the young
pheasants until their natural wild in
stincts cause them to leave. In this
way it is thought this part Of the
county can be well stocked with
pheasants in the next four years. The
game law is that no pheasants can be
killed until 1913.
Children's day was observed by the
NJ. E. church at this place. A good
program was rendered.
L. w. Keeler and C. A. Gilbert each
bought small tract of land in the
Halstead addition on Friday. They
intend to build residences on same.
Quite a little excitement was caused
here yesterday when the fire alarm
was turned in. 1t proved to be a
slight blaze at A. Longwelrs resi-
dence. Mr.. Longwell was endeavor-
ing to smoke out some bees when the
wall paper caught fire. The blaze was
readily extinguished. That the fire
department does good work is shown
by the time made, for two minutes
after the first tap of the bell hose
cart No. was at the scene of the fire
and had the hose attached to the hy-
drant ready for action.
Thomas Ross and wife went to
Portland on Wednesday to attend the
rose carnival and returned home to-
day.
The Echo Reds and the Umatilla
nine played ball on the Echo diamond
today. There was good playing on
both sides, the result being 10 to in
favor of Umatilla.
w. E. Beydler will open a meat
market tomorrow on Bridge street.
Jake Bumgardner of Pendleton is
visiting friends here.
Clay Branstetter of Pendleton is in
town making arrangements to COM
rlete his street improvements.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-14

whether or not we continue our Pa
mama service" declared Schwerin,
who has just returned from New York
and Washington. "If the terms OF
the agreement are not altered we will
have to abandon 1t and the govern
ment will either be compelled to char
ter its own ships or find some other
sucker to handle the business.
II use sucker advisedly, for that
is what anyone would be who would
try It,"
The steamship manager said his
company had intended to abandon the
service August ~, but had given the
government 60 days longer in which
to adjust the matter.
81 do not want to embarrass the
government" said Schwerin.
The people of San Francisco came
in for several hard raps from the
official. He was very bitter because,
as he said, the newspapers appeared
t. be anxious to have the Pacific Mail
abandon the Panama service, and
scornfully exclaimed: Helpful San
Francisco"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-14
ROMANCE FEATURES IN
IDAHO COMMENCEMENT

Moscow, Idaho.-Ernest Noble, a
student at the University of Idaho
from Boise, who graduated from the
preparatory department last Saturday,
and Miss Reta Harrington, prepara-
tory student from this city, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Harring-
ton, furnished commencement weeks
sensation by suddenly disappearing
yesterday at noon, taking the electric
train to Palouse, where they were
married, and then went to Spokane
While his brother, Thomas Noble,
was graduating from the University
of Idaho yesterday, Ernest, the
groom, and Miss Harrington obtained
a license at the court house and left
town while all their college associ-
ates were engrossed in commence
ment exercises.
The prolonged absence OF Ernest
from the fraternity house where he
lived caused his elder brother much
anxiety over his whereabouts until
informed this evening of the mar
riage.
Robert Noble, the father, is a well
known sheepman and banking capt.
tallst of Boise. Miss Harrington's
parents opposed her marriage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-14
JACK JOHNSON ISSUES
A BOASTFUL CHALLENGE

Boston.-Jack Johnson, champion
heavyweight fighter, tonight issued
the following: 'It is now conceded
on every hand that Jeffries has been
bluffing the public about meeting me.
I am carded to box every week in the
year if 1 am given my price for my
services. l bar no man who has any
right to challenge. I am ready to
box Jeffries, Ketchel, Kaufman,
Hart or anyone else who challenges
me. If Jeffries is looking for a match,
why don't he come forward and say
so? want Jeffries to come out man
fully and agree to cut out the exhibit
tions and get down to business.
will ignore all others if he will sign
to meet me, for 1 regard a match
with Jeffries as the surest way of
proving that I am in truth the worlds
champion"