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La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
ASESINATO EN- TRAMPAS.
Juan B. TrullIlo 4 ! EmbudO eS Ia
ViCtima.

a Ia hora de II en- prensa nos 10.
lefonean de Penasco, este condado,
lie un barbara asesinato que otu-
rri6 en- la noche del microbes de
ssta semana, 4 resultas de IN bale
que tdvo lugar en- esa noche en- "a
e4uena poblacion De. Trampas,
este condado.
A segdn los reportes llegados
aqui, que comunican desde Peilas-
co, el asesinato vino i resultas de-
embriagu6z, que Sc dice que en-
ese bale mucho abundaban los
discipulos de Baco. La victima
10 IS un tai Juan B. Trniillo, de
Einbudo, N. Mex. quidn fu6 muer
to 4 garrotazos.
En- la manana de aver fueron
arrestados por las autoridades lo-
Gales de ese lugar, los Sres. Be
uito Lovato, Abel Lovato, Adam
Dominguez, Juan Lucero, Secun-
dino Lopez y Matias Vasquez, q
quienes 50 les acusa del crimen 3
de complicidad en- 81 mismo.
El Alguacil mayor de condado y
su diputsdo partieron aver para 81
lugar de Ia tragedia y Sc esperan
aquf de un momento 4 otro con los
acusados del crimeu,
En- 81 proximo ndnlero amplia
remos los datos dc este asesinato.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31

Iigne dar cabida en- sus apreciablei
olumnas d IL triste noticia dc Ia
muerte Dc Ia respectable sonora que
sn vida Sc llamaba Josetita S. de
Naranjo, esposa que fue de don
Juan B. Narapjo. Su muerte SUI
cedi6 q dia s del pr6ximo pasado
Noviembre, dejando en- profundo
dolor a su esposo va mencionado y
gran ndmero de hijos.
Que descanse en- paz son nues-
tros ruegos al Omnipotente.
Su seryidor y snscriptor.
Jose d. Naranio.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
OOTAYIANO EsPINOSA.
Cimarron, N. M. Die. 20, %

Cimarron, N. M. Die. 20, 90.
Sr Editor: Sirvase anunciar la
muerte de mi esposo Octaviano
Espinosa, quien falleci6 81 dia g
de este mismo mes 4 las 8 p. N. v
a la edad 81 amos, habiendo sido
residente de este lugar por los Ill
timos 81 amos. Dei6 81 fnado
para lamentar sn eterna separation,
a mi como su esposa y dos diios;
Malaquias y Juanito Espinosa con
un sin ndmero de amigos y parien-
ties. Sus ex6Quias fdnebres fue.
ron hechas bajo los auspicios de Ia
Fraternidad Piadosa de N p. Je.
slis, de Ia cual era un miembro 81
tinado, y fue atendido hasta deiaI
el cadaser deposItado en- 50 lugai
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
Soy su seryidor y suscripror.
Manuel NJ. Martinez.
MAXIMILIANO VIGIL.
GalIina, N. NJ. Die, 21, 1909
SR. EDITOR DE La REvIsTA

GalIina, N. NJ. Die. 21, 1909
SE. EDITOR DE La REv1sTA
Deseo anunciar 4 mis- parientes
Y amigos Ia triste noticia de- Ia
muerte de mi querido primo, Maxi.
miliano Vigil, de Abiquid, N. NJ.
quien dejo de existir a la edad de
AZ amos, 81 dia Is de- Diciembre.
Su muerte le sobrevino d. resnltas
de una fueFte pulmonis durando
solamente ocho dias.
Deja para lamentar su p6rdida
d su querida esposa, Elena Chavez
de Vigil y dos niiios, con IN her
mano y tres hermanas muieres "
IN sin ndmero de parientes y ami
gos.
Deseamos aquib senior Editor.
dar IN voto dc gracias hacia todas
aquellas personas que tan bondado
samente nos prcdigaron su ayuda
y acompanamiento.
Soy su alto. seryidor.
Juan @. Tafoya.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
CAsORIO.

Ell microbes de esta semana 4
las 2 p. m. contraleron matrimo-
MO en- la iglesia Presbiteriana de
esta plaza, q apreciable j6ven Joe
COIN con Ia Srita. Beatrfz Labelle
Young hija del sr- Jack Young
de Questa, este condado.
Actuaron como testigos en- la ST.
remonia nupcIal 81 hon. Donaciapo
Grahm y esposa, Do este Ipgar
Deseamos 4 Ia nueva pareia
eterna felicidad en- q uueyo hogaT
que acaban de inlciar
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
SubiO al CleIO.

Benito Flores. es el nombre de
IN angelito que remonto su vuelo
al cielo a la /. D. III. del martes dc
esta semana, en- esta, hijo de los
esposos Zazarias Flores y Eleonor
Gomez de Flores, residences de
Roy, N. Mex. pero que Sc hallaban
aqui de vista 4 sus parientes, la
fanilia Gomez, cuando el nino Be
nito SO enferm6 de terrible febre
que le ocasion6 la muerte en- el
dia y hora indicado.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
PROXIMO ENLACE.

La Sauces, Colo. Die. 26, 09
Sr. Editor de La Revista.
seglin elegantes inyitaciones, q
pr6ximo dia 5 do Enero 1910, Sc
uniran en- los disolubles lazos del
matrimonio el iovencito Abel Ma
ranjo con la modesto Srita. ADge
lica Valdez, hija de don Hilario
Valdez, de Capulin, Colo. Am
bas dos fanilias perteneceu a ia.
milias respetables de este vale.
AntIcipamos a la pr6xima nueva
pareja eterna felicidad en- q nuevo
hogar que van a iniciar.
Soy su servidor-
Tn suscriptor.
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Juan A. Argiiello.

De Mantoya, n. NJ. tambien nos
comunican 81 Sr. ArgueIlo de "a
muerte de su conpadre Prudencio
Flores, quien murio a la edad de
siete amos, ocho meses y II dias,
deiando 4 lanentar su separation
a sus padres y abuelitos Y cuatro
hermanitas y un hermano.
@. E. p. d.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
JOSE SANTOS GONZALES.

Wagon Mound, N. NJ. Die. %,
1909.
ST.. Editor: sirvase publican 81
fallecimiento de mi sobrino Q hija
do Jose Santos Gonzales, quien
sucumbi6 al sepulcro 81 dia 20 del
presente mes a ESQ de las 4.30 a.
nj. Contaba 81 fnado Ia edad dc
l23 amos, seis meses y cinco dias y
deia a lamentar su muerte a sus
ancianos padres, don Sabine Con
zales, y Manuelita M. de Gonzales
con dos hermanos hombres y tres
hermanas muleres Juntamente con
un gran ndmero de parientes y
amistades.
Deseamos aqui, senior editor, dar
nuestras sinceras gracias todas
las personas que tan bondadosa-
mente nos prOdigaron su aYuda,
tanto en- su enfermedad como EN-
q velorio y funeral.
r. r r.
Sow an servidor y snscrSnro,.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
Tn suscriptor
PARA ]. r. LARA, DE CERRO
Limon, Colo. Die. 20. 1909
Sr. Editor de La Reyista.

Sr. Editor de La Reyista.
Deseo por medic de sus apre-
ciables columns anunciar que el
dia 10 de este mismo mes recibi
una carta fechada en- Cerro. N. M.
que me escribio un hombre llama
do j. R. Lara, cuya persona me
trata demasiadamente muy NAL Y
10 cual yo no he escrito tan seme-
lante carta a esa persona, porque
nj tansiquiera su nombre habia
dido mentar y esta muy NAL equi-
vocado y plenso que tai yez estaba
sonando y no halo mas con quien
desquitarse que conmigo, pero que
SO Guide de tratarme de esta name
ra y de maltratar a mi madre, que
NADIA le ha hecho, porque 81 no su-
jeta su boca algdn dia nos veremos,
y qniza no tarde, para ponerle las
peras a cuarto y como neeesita IN
bruto do esa clase. DE momentc
va he tornado las diligencias nece-
sarias, con Ell inspector dc correos.
para yer 81 el departamento puede
consentir leque tai cartas y tai
language asqueroso pasen por los
correos para insultar q un hombre
tan brutamente.
Soy su suscriptor
I ID D4
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
MATRIMONIO.

Montoya, n. N. Die. Is, 1909
Sr. Editor: El dia ID del que
rige So verified en- 6sta 81 enlace
matrimonial del distlnguido joven
Juan Gonzalez con la virtuosa
Srita Camilla Argiiello, hija de
dona Uasinira Argtisilo. ri no.
vic es hijo de don Matias Coma.
les y Juanita Montoya. La cere.
monia Sc verified a las 10 a. m.
asistido por 81 cura pasroco J. H.
Molinio del Puerto de Luna Y On
presencia de un gran numero de
parientes de ambos contrayentes.
Sus padrinos 10 fueron don Pablo
Gomez y su distinguida eaposa
Versabe Garduno.
Soy su amigo J snscriptor.
Juan A. ArgielIo.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
PARA ARRENTAR.

DE monte Vista, Colo. nos 81
cribe puestro cnmplido suscriptoF,
senor Teoflo Lopez, que liene en-
Po1uaque, n. NJ. una hermosa ca.
So para arrentar " pFopla para.
cualQuier neguel0 como saloon etc.
la arrenta en- buenaa eondieiones
Dirijanse 4 Teoflo Lopez Box 2S|
en Monte Visla. Colo.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31
UNA CARTA lMPORTANTE.
Para los PObIadOreS que ReSlden
en- Ia MerCed de Ranches
de Rio Grande.

Ell Sr. J. D. MARTINEZ Jr. nos
ha sugerido Ia publication Dc ests
carta, on referencia al asunto de le
ia en- los terrenos dc Ia dicha mer.
ced y Ia que publlcamos para int.
ligencia dc 4 quienes pnede I'M
cumbir.
Albuquerque, N. NJ. Die. 23, %
Mr.. j. d. Martinez Jr.
Taos N. Mex.
Caro- senior
He recibido su carta del Is, cor
respecto a remover MADEIRA muerts
de la Merced de los Ranches de-
Rio Grande.
70 instruf al Superintendent
Drake dc informar 4 Ud.de mi de.
cision reciente, y probablemente
el habra ylsto a I'd. antes de este.
No obstante, yo declarar6 que ye
he decidido permitir 1 Ia gente del
vale de Taos, Ia remoci6n de ma
dera muerta de la Merced para
uso domesticc, proycido, que su
comision asegure para nosotros
ciertos derechos de paso, que nece-
sitaremos caando comiencemos
Hoperaciones en- aquella seccion del
pals. Necssitaremos derechos de
paso para un cano (hume) desde
Ia Inca de Ia merced hasta algin
punto del rio de Taos y podremos
necesitar otras concesiones. Las
concesiones que pedirenos en- min
guna manera perjudicaran q t.
rreno sobre el cual pasen.
70 estoy informado que alga-
nos de su gente tienen Ia costum.
bre de cortar arboles grandes sim.
plemente para quitarles los brazos
para lena y las cimas para que Sc
alimenten las cabras. Yo suger
a Mr.. Drake que seria bi6n que 81
gente de I'd. nomhrara una conf
sion de entire ellos mismos pars
que encargara de YER que nuestra'
restricciones Sc cumplan. 81 ha
llamos que ellos continuan en- cor
tar MADEIRA verde . parada estare
mos compelldos de retirar todoi
nuestros permisos, I'd. entiendt
que estamos permiti6ndoles sola
mente MADEIRA para su propio uso.
Cualesquiera que saque maderf
para vender SO le cargard a razor
dc 25 cts. por carga. Yo le ase
guro que nosotros no qneremos i'm
poner ninguna OPPRESSION sobre 81
gente y queremos ser buenos ve
cinos con ustedes. 81 dnico mo
do que esto Sc puede conseguir ei
que cada uno dc nosotFos cumpli
sus promesas.
Los sres, Drake y Mulligan tic
nen plenas instrucciones de mi,
ellos los visltaran en- el cercano fu
turo y llegardn 4 IN entendimien
to dehnido,
Cuando estemos istos para ope
rar en- aquel lado de la sierra, EN-
plearemoa 4 IN gran ndmero d
honbpes y por supuesto que 4 4
genie del lugar le daremos la pre-
ferencla.
Con gratos recuerdos para uste'
y para 81 comision quedo respe
tuosamente do I'd.
A. B. McGoffey
Presidente.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1909-12-31

de etsrno drscanso, por 70 que *
tiendo a dicha offadiA mis- nlas
sinceros agradecinlentoa por 81
bondad tan prodigiosa.
@. 3. P. D.
DE I'd, senior Editor soy una
seryIdora.
Antonita de Espinosa z hiioa.
DEFUNCION.
Por otra correspondence que
recibimos do Cimarron, sabemos
que dOna Reyes Montoya, madre
de dona Antonita de Eapiuosa,
tambi6n sucumbi6 al aepulcro 81
dia 10 de Diciembre y Ia edad de
86 amos. @. E. Z. ID.
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Los Sauces, Colo. Die o.
sr. Editor suplico Dc ud Sc
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

We have a dandy Is size, Z jewel
movement, in a nickel case, which we
will sell you for 800. 1t is a1ar.
gain at $1,000, -r.~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
PIANOS

We are in the piano bu ,iness and we want
anyone who is going to get a piano to see
some OF ours before you buy.
The "Schulz" isthe one we sell, and it stands
in elias, by itself in the piano liue. The
Schulz Piano Co. is one OF the oldest in America
and they have got a reputation for turning
out pianos that-for tone fnish workmanship
throughout, and quality of material used
beat any piano made at far higher price.
They are the biggest house in America to-
day and it i, because Of the above facts. We
can sell you cue for $1,000 down and $1,000
a month"; very reasonable terms, and it will
get any piano we sell. Prices OF pianos run
from $4,000 to $4,000, and every ooe car
RES lO-year written guarantee. Wecan save
you 5000 to $4,000 on any piano you wish
to buy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Hot ..
Water Bottles

% you know that
our stock Of hot water
bottles, AEeinRsS
c0mbtnAplQn bottle
aud syringe IL the
m os { complete in
town, and do, you
know they are Of the
hest qualify :. Every
h0t.Yat6f bOtMs. y.
rr4Rs. etc, that we
sellcarries oar writ
toEEuarAn.e6 i0ftwo
yeafs. Doesn't that
10 to show that We
have faith In tn 8
quality Of our goods.
Syrlngee $3.50 At d
up. Hot Water Bot
ties 81 90 up. Com
binatton Hot Water
R,ttles 32 IS up to
$3.50 ~.
Every one ca rries q
twO-year WRIT IN
guarantee. We allow
you SOC credit yonr
old syringe or bottle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Jewelrry,y

When you buy jewelry you should use
good deal of judgment ia the place from
which you buy. Owr buyer uses good judg-
ment in the selection OF this stock aud you
will save money by coming here. a.-..,. H.
We have just received fine stock of ster-
ling tablespoons, tablespoons, soup la,
dies, cheese scoops, knives and forks; in fact,
anything you want in this line. We have an
elegant new pattern in teaspoons, and they
are extra heavy weight sterling. They sell at
Sc 90 a set You can not beat our prices
anywhere.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Razor >trops

Atter years OF experience in buying strnps
think am fully apable OF Judging GOOD stro y
when I see them and handle them That.
why I want you to call q look over our line
quality and finish and are x:.aranteed.
For people who shave themselves, . good
strop is necessity as well rs a pleasah.. and
easy W az to keep your ra2 " IN good SHAPE.
We soil strops anywhere from acc to - 90.
and we guarantee every one to be hrstclass
strOp. Look them oyer any time sgs1ss
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Rexa1l
Kidney il Remedy

We are established right
here, where you live, and
We would not dare promise
your money back if Rexan
Kidney Remedy fails to
satisfy YOU, except we are
certain it will do as We
claim. If your back aches
or if you have kidney
trouble try a bottle at our
risk. SOC and $l.oo.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Celery ,at ksa Tonic

A good stitutioual rene.
dy nerve food and tonic.
Celery is famous as a nerve
food, ron famous as q blood
builder. Then, in addition,
there are Ingredients that aid
digestion, act as alternatives,
which restores healthy coDdi-
tisns, giving restfrl sleep and
overcoming all weakness. 1t
develops the appetite also.
Sold onlv bv US in pint
bottles for Sl.oo.
Every Rexall preparation
carries a guarantee: If it
don't help you, bring it back
and get your money.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
EYES TESTED
GLASSES FITTED

exrertly. carefully and satisfactorily. without
any Delay, WI hout any cost t" you. We will
tell you If you need glasses. but ii you DO not
need glasses we viii tell you II instead OF try
ING to sell you a pair IN ORDER TO make SALE
Our 'pt icihn is ex erie"ced, capable and we'll
educated i" his special work and we cheerfully
guarantee his work in eu-ry instance Expert
Prices: $3.50 for the STEEL frame and lens;
$500 tor g',lflled Jobs and lenses, and
$500 for solid gold lbs aud lens.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

We have some size watches in all
the latest patterns. The cases are gold.
filled and the movement is American.
made, Is jewels, and you will find this
watch to be winner at $4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

anything
you and We are always glad extend
We
Eg Of the gra1e Every watch
McC
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
SOAPS

Soap for any pose You Want-toilet, bath,
laundry. shampoo Shave-no matter what. Come
to US and we can give you jusu tho kind you
want. Some specially good soap bargains tho.
are the following:
Jergen's Violet iycerine Soap fine toilet soap
for the money, lOc cake, 3 for 25e..
Palmolive, everybody knows what this soap is
We sell it LOG a cake, 3 for Csc.
Then there's Howard's Flesh Soap. Csc cake,
6Oc the box
But the best of them all is our Almond Soap
a box OF cakes.
Lee Egg Tar Shampoo 25c cake.
Packers Tar Shampoo Csc cake
If you want soap r. skin blemishes our Rexnu
Blemish Soap should fiji the want at Csc cake r''
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
The Perfected
Fountain Pen

be ap-to.date. Don't use Z
fotntain pen requiring an old
fashioned dropper to fill it. Get
4 Conklin Self Filling + ountain
Pen. Fills and cleans itself by
4 mere touch of thumb to
Crescent-filler. Saves I
time, trouble and an.
nQYance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Prescriptions
Be sure Of
Your MsdIelass

Good medicine is
often more necessary
than good food. When
you arc strong and
we'll a little poor food
may not d.. you any
harm, but whom you
arc wo1k and sick
one spoonful of poor
mediHtne can do you
untold injury. You
will dnd .itsaio tbAl,
Ways depend 90 u to
NIL yOlr pe0scrip.
ton. BE SURE OF
YOUR MEDICINES.
Our p ices ore con.
sistsnt with good
quality druss-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
REXALL REMEDIES
Rexall Cold Cream

kexan Ced cream
.Fhis is the very purest
Cold Cream that it is pos.
sible to produce. It is a
good skin food and is tho
only thing for sunburn and
sore, chapped skin. If you
have been out in the wind
all day driving, hunting,
etc., you can get nothing
better to whiten and soften
the skin. 1t is perfectly
safe and not greasy. Sells
in 35c and SOC jars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

Why not get Phonograph to entertain you with
pleasant up date music songs, bands etc., We
place in your home for dollar One dollar down
and dollar week will do it. and you will miss
it. Our new Fresde Model is the inest thing in the
monograph line yet made that sells for amount within
the reach of all It plays both minute minute
ords too The price S22 SO and it will only take 81
to get it, and dozen either minute minute
Photographs are $1,000, $780, ssOo0 $4,000 and
$4,000 The last play both records Let us put in
your home
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-10-29
Dress Hints.

Chiffon velvet IS most excellent
thing for brushing a felt hat. whether
q mans or a wOman's.
After removing your veil roll 1t care
fully and pin. This prevents mussy'
strincy veil when next you use it.
one Of the first rules TO be observed
in the proper treatment Of silk dresses
or silk material is that silk must never
be folded.
The woman who always continues
to look smart on nothing a year makes
a point Of buying a couple more yards
of material than she needs for her
frocks Then when the sleeves 20 ont
of fashion. rs they are sure TO do long
before the rest Of the gown, she can
have them altered.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-10-29
U, S, SUES The
READING FOR so CENTS
Filing Of Suit Costs More Than
the RGparatiOl Demanded.

Washington. Oct 27-"Uncle Sam
does not overlook the pennies. all
though it may cost him dollars to col
lect them. A complaint was fled with
the Interstate commerce commission
involving reparation to the United
States i'm the sum of 80 cents.
The typewriting of the complaint
cost the government more than the
amount of the reparation demanded
The complaint was that of the Unit
ed States OF America against the Phil
adolphia & Reading Railway company
and the New England Navigation com
pany. on account of an alleged over
charge Of passenger fare from Phila-
delphia 10 Newport, r. T., and return
The regular fare for the round trip,
according to the published tariffs, is
$3.50. The fare collected was 80.
The government through w. p. Pot
ter acting secretary Of the navy de-
mands a refund of so cents and the
chances are that It will get it.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-10-29
Last Of Unions Civil War Com
manders Passes Away.
HAD LONG MILITARY RECORD
eerved Throughout the Civil War and
Saw Action at AntIetan, Gettysburg
and chsttsnooga-RetIred In 1894.

Burlington, Vt, Oct. 27-Major Cen
eral oliver Otis Howard, U. s. A, re
tired, died suddenly at his home in
this city OF angina pectoris. He was
the last of the Union commanders OF
the Civil War.
Major General Howard was born in
Maine in 1880. He graduated from
Bowdoin college at the age of twenty
and received an appointment at the
military academy at West Point. Upon
graduating in 1854 he was made sec
ond lieutenant in the ordnance depart
ment. During the next year he accept
ed the position as professor of mathe-
matics at West Point with The rank Of
first lieutenant
When the Civil War broke out Gen
eral Howard resigned from the chair
of mathematics. saying. when leave
was refused him at the academy: My
country needs me-" He went TO the
war as colonel of the Third Maine vol
unteers. At the first battle of Bull
Run he commanded a brigade and was
made a brigadier general soon after.
He lost an arm at the battle Of Fair
Oaks on June l, 1862. but he resumed
his command the next month and saw
action at Antietam Gettysburg and
Chattanooga For his services during
Shermans march 10 the sea he was
made a brigadier general in the regu
lar army. It was at this time that
sherman wrote TO Grant concerning
Howard: 81 find him a polished and
Christian gentleman. exhibiting the
highest and most chivalrous traits of
character"
At the close of the war he was aD-
pointed head of the Freedmen's Blu
reau and held this position for nine
years In 1877 General Howard en-
gagged in Indian fighting commanding
an expedition against the Nez Perces.
lie afterward commanded the depart
mout Of the Platte at Omaha. the de-
partmont of the Pacific and finally
came to Governors island rs com
mander of the department of the east
In 1894 he was retired with the rank
of major general. and In 1908 the sen
ate passed a bin placing General How
ard on the retired list as lieutenant
general
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-10-29
Train and Track.

German railroads are experimenting
extensively with cars operated by cleo
trio storage batteries
For handling heavy rails an eastern
railroad has equipped a fat car with
pneumatic hoists operated from the air
brake system.
Nearly all the railroads in Argentina
are planning or already have under way
extensive improvements and enlarge
ments TO their systems.
A new type of electric locomotive OF
which the New York Central railroad
will soon have twenty is capable of
1000 horsepower at high speed, the
armaures being mounted on the driy-
fnu avlos
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-10-29

Reading, Pa. Oct. o. - Stanley
Green, thirteen years old, died here
several days ago and was buried at
local cemetery. His brown dog lay I'M
der his bed during his illness. and IN
der his coffin before he was buried. A
day after the funeral the animal dis
appeared and was found crouching
upon his former masters grave In a
half famished condition.