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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12
LUNA COUNTY ABSTRACT
AND INSURANCE co

For all owners Of real estate, for all
people who buy and sell houses and
lots and farms and tracts OF land-es-
pecially for the man who buys home,
the abstract company Is one of the
most important organizations in the
public service. 1t is equally important
that the company drawing up the ap
stract of title should be known TO he
an expert, accurate and financially re-
sponsible.
such company is the Luna county
Abstract and 1surance Company of Dem
ing, n. NJ 1t has complete record of
all the real estate transfers that have
been made In the county from the gov
eminent grant, down to the last tran
saction. which means the latest filing
OF today Lee o. Lester Is the manager
of the company and Roy NJ. Perry is
secretary. They are also agents for
the Following fire insurance companies:
The Northern Assurance Co.. the Lon
don Assurance Co, the Queen Insurance
Co., the Connecticut Fire Insurance Co..
the New York Underwriters Agency
Germania Fire Insurance Co., Continental
FIRE Insurance Co.. Northwestern Ma
tional Insurance Co, American Central
Insurance Co
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12
soUTHwEsTERN IMMIGRATION co

There are so many places where the
climate is described as the best i'm the
world" that homeseekcrs prone to dts
credit any statements concerning CHI
matte conditions, or at least they take
K with grain or two Of salt. New Mex
leo has climate with $50 days Of sun
shine and one can use blankets every
night. with an elevation of 1900 feet
above sea level the intense heat Of sum-
mer Is mitigated by cool, ozone-laden
breezes from the surrounding mountain
SUBMITS, while in winter the beautiful
Mimbres valley basks in sunshine. while
more northern sections are locked in
frost and snow. Ice seldom forms more
than fraction of an inch on still water
and snow seldom covers the ground for
more than a few hours
The Southwestern immigration COM .
pany Is one OF the leading real estate
operators of Demlng and that section.
They have 1000 acres of excellent irri-
gable potato, alfalfa and orchard lands
for sale in small tracts. The officers
OF the company are j. NJ. Williams pres
ident; John NJ. McTeer, secretary and
treasurer both of whom are experienced
real estate men, we'll acquainted with
all conditions and values and each en-
joys reputation for reliability and in
tegrity.
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are capably taken care of by attorney
"A. w. Pollard He came to Deming
abount ten years ago from Wisconsin,
where he had been successful I'm the
practice of his profession. MIR. Pollard
is a gentleman OF sound judgment and
splendid legal training, specially quail
Tying him for the position he holds.
He has fine suite of offices and
library i'm the Mahoney block and Is
Known as a learned counsellor in the
law and a successful and active ad-
Vocate before the bench
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12
j. a. MAHONEY.

The large furniture and hardware
STORE of j. A. Mahoney In Demlng is
one of the most attractive places of it's
Kind in southern New Mexico. Mahoney
has been in business for nearly 80
years and is wholesale dealer in furn-
ture or all kinds, hardware, queensware
stoves ana ranges, carpets, wall paper
and houes furnishings, barbed wire
windmills, farm Implements wagons and
buggies gasoline pumping outfits, cor
rugated iron, iron tanks cylinder
pumps, oils, paints, varnishes, etc.
Mr.. Mahoney is one Of Demlng's most
foremost citizens
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Rich Farm Lands Surround the Citv.
Renewed Mining Activity.

with a surplus and undivided profits of
$15,54O.72 and on January l.. 1909 they
mad $2SO,O00 on deposit. The Officers
and directors OF this solid institution
are conservative, honorable business
men with reputation of possessing
integrity of the highest standard and
are among the pioneers of the com
munity. They are: President. John
Corbett; vice president, Joseph A. Ma
hony cashier, Arthur c. Raithel: as
slstant cashier, IL. G. Brown; and A. c.
Brown Is the other director.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12
j. A. KINNEAR & CO.

Though Deming is noted for its
healthful climate and the sanitary well
fare of It's people. 1t Is well supplied
with drug stores, and the leading among
them Is that conducted by j. A. Kinnear.
Mr.. Kinnear established in Deming
about 20 years ago and his store Is
we'll appointed with an extraordinary
neat arrangement Of goods His shelves
and cases are at all times we'll stocked
with fresh drugs and medicines. chem
icals, patent medicines. proprietary COM
pounds and preparations. toilet articles,
perfumery. soap, stationery. cigars. etc.
Mr.. Kinnear is an accomplished chemist
and pharmacist and a careful and re-
liable perscriptionist He employs none
but first class registered pharmacists.
He Is one Of the representative business
men OF Demng
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A. A. TEMI<E-ATTORNE AT LAW

A. A, Temke is one of the leading
attorneys OF Deming and a prominent
and we'll known member of the bar of
New Mexico, who has long since proven
his learning Of the law and his abil-
ity as practioneer. His offices are In
the city hall where he carries on n
general practice in the territory, and
all the courts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12

all of the courts OF the territory, and is
an effective advocate and a safe coun-
sellor He gives special attention to rail
road and corporation law cases. In these
branches OF the law he Is thoroughly
versed by study and experience.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12
II. L. HAMILTON. ATTORNEY AT LAW

The profession of law as well as the
pusuit of business has it's leaders and
Il. F. Hamilton is among those in the
front rank Of the legal profession. Mr.
Hamilton conducts general practice in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12

A. w. POLLARD-COUNTY ATTORNEY
Luna county. New Mexico is well rep
resented and the county's legal affairs
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P Mt
IN LIFE EoRI
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-06-16

son, returned Monday to her home at
Stockton, Kan.
Mrs. Tucker and daughter of But
Ter attended Children's Day at Vir-
ginia Sabbath, also Flecth Orear and
son Arthur of Butler.
Edgar Smizer has received an ap-
pointment as First Lieutenant of Co. B
OF the End Reg. of the National Guard
of Missouri.
Remember the Hayseed Band sup
per at Mulberry June 9th.
Miss Sala Maddy of near Elkhart
has been employed to teach the
winter school in the Crook district.
Mrs. James Cuzick and daughter,
Mrs. Ben Parker, and Mrs. William
son entertained a number of friends
in the interest Of the Virginia ceme-
terry Thursday afternoon of last week.
Ten dollars was raised for the pur-
pose Of ofkeeping the cemetery trimmed
up. All who were present report
that they enjoyed the entertainment.
Fred Drysdale of Amoret is spend
ing this week in Park town blowing
corn for his uncle, Young Aaron.
Ben Cumiford of Amsterdam was
the guest of j. W. Smith Monday
night.
Miss Lillia Towers of st. Louis,
who is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Towers, who lives northwest of
Virginia, attended Children's Day at
the M. E. church Sabbath.
Mrs. Joe T. Winery and daughter
Mary moved to Amoret Monday.
The cold, wet weather gave most
of the people the blues, which caused
them to be glum. But when candi-
date comes round he is all sunshine
and smiles and he is so good to you
that you commence to feel good your
self.
w. A. McElroy visited in the coun-
try with his children the latter part
of last week.
w. M. Hardinger was on the jury
in Butler last week.
Fred Stroeber took fat hogs to But
ler Monday.
Earle and Robt. Osborne visited
their uncle, Perry Cowgirl and fami-
ly, near Altoona the latter part of last
week.
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pointment at the NJ. E. Church al
Spruce Sunday.
Walter Little and wife, of near
Peru, visited their mother and broth
erS Saturday and Sunday.
Aunt Fannie Beatty is visiting her
niece, Mrs. Dan Smith, of South But
ler.
Uncle Philip Carroll and wife and
W. H, Charters and family attended
church at Butler Sunday.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the NJ. f. Church at Spruce Satur-
day night, June 25th.
Rev. Gather and wife spent Sum
day at Walnut Grove, where Rev.
Gather filled his regular appointment.
Carl Ludwick is preparing to go to
Butler to carry the mail as substitute
for Fred Williams, who was seriously
hurt sometime ago.
Mr.. Barrickman had six teams in
his fields Monday, cultivating corn at
$500 per day.
Several of the Spruce people at
tended the children's exercises at
Pleasant Ridge church Sunday night
Mr., and Mrs. Cal Furgeson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Young.
Miss Bessie Wigger, who was TAX
en- sick at Appleton City last week,
came home Sunday evening.
A large crowd attended the leo, .e
at Spruce Saturday night by Prof.
Morris and his daughter entertained
with her excellent singing.
Grandpa Rich has been very sick,
and Doctor Fletcher was called twice,
but is better at this writing,
Bert Radford and family spent Sum
day with 0. j. Radford and family.
Mrs. Guy Barrickman took her
mother to Butler Monday, who will
return to her home in Iowa.
Master Paul Winans has been very
sick with whooping cough, but is
some better at present.
Mrs. Sallie Beaman joined the Chris
tian Church at Chapel Sunday, and
will be baptized at Mr.. Newton S
Tuesday by Bro. Mayfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. NJ. Kretzinger visit
ed Mrs. Eliza Beard Sunday.
FARMER JOHN.
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Orchard Grove.

c. c. Titus and family attended
church at Orchard Grove Sunday.
Miss Effie Rains returned home
from Kansas City Tuesday.
A house on VIII Kisner's farm was
struck by lightning in the storm early
Friday morning. The house was oc-
cupied by Ed Adams and family.
The bolt struck the flue and passed
down through the room in which
they were sleeping, knocking a load
ed gun from rack across the bed.
Fortunately ii wasn't discharged.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Orchard Grove Saturday night,
the 18th, for the benefit of the Bap-
tist church. Everybody invited.
Bring your families and friends and
help worthy cause. We will make
it pleasant for you.
A. w. Beech and family and Mrs.
|. +. Ellington and children visited
with Milton Hall, of near Appleton
City Sunday.
Quite crowd from this communi-
ty attended "Children's Exercises"
at Pleasant Ridge Sunday night. Re-
port pleasant time.
The click of the corn planter can
still be heard. Farmers are glad to
see the sunshine once more. II
seems as though corn blowing, wheat
oats and hay harvest will be on hand
all at once again this summer.
Ed Moore and family visited Mr..
and Mrs. Jud lSley Sunday.
f. NJ. Woods, of Adrian, candidate
for Recorder, was around seeing the
voters.
We notice that Pleasant Gap has a
candidate for presiding Judge. Mr..
Campbell is a hustler and a good
man for the position.
Ed Moore's barn burned one night
last week with lot of corn, harness,
spring wagon, chickens and other
things.
Uncle Joe Ellington is spending a
few days with his son, }. p, of near
Butler.
Bob Adams says he is planting
corn for Christmas roasting ears.
Len Turpin and family spent Sun
day with Henry Winters and wife.
FLAG.
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YOUNG AARON
West Deepwater.

Farmers have not been in their
fields to plow since the third of the
month until the 18th. If few sun
shine days continue, there will be a
great change in the condition of the
crops.
7. D. Day, David Dickey and |. E.
Beard were. Buffers business callers
Saturday.
Several of this neighborhood deliv-
cred hogs at Butler Saturday at &c
per Id.
Uncle Zeph Smith, who has been
quite poorly for sometime, is up and
around again.
A large crowd attended the chill
-dren,s exercises at Pleasant Ridge
church last Sunday night. An inter-
esting program was rendered.
Candidates are very numerous here.
The farmers are so busy. They
haven't time to look at candidate.
Wheat, oats and flax look fine and
will soon be ready to harvest.
Misses Alta, Ora and Myrtle Beard
will visit relatives of this community,
while their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
F. Beard, will visit in Colorado.
Mrs. w. C. Turpin is still improv-
ing.
Rev. Hargiss filled his regular ap-
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Nlerwin.

Otto Lewis came down from
Drexel Saturday to visit with home
folks.
Grandma Harris visited friends in
DreXel last week.
Grandma WilkerSon who has been
in Kansas City for several weeks re-
turned home Friday.
Mrs. j. V. Thornbrugh and daugh-
ter are visiting old friends here this
week.
MIR. and Mrs. q. w. Boyer and son
Garland spent Sunday with Grandma
Wilkerson.
Will Chambers had fine horse
killed by lightning Friday night.
Mr.. Bean has his household goods
loaded ready to ship to North Mo.
Will Harris and family visited the
Bagby home in the Burdett neighbor-
hood Sunday.
Rev. Guy preached at the Christian
Church Sunday morning and evening.
OPHELIA.
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The Culver Furniture company de-
livered furniture to j. C. Crosswhite
Friday. GOO
Mr.. Leonard lost another fine lamb
one night last week.
Albert Leonard Sheared sheep for
Mcfarland & Sons, east of Butler,
last Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day.
Mt Carmel Sunday School dis
missed and attended the Children S
Day exercises at Virginia Sunday.
Mrs. Hill, who spent the winter at
Columbia, is home for the summeS
She came Saturday.
Mrs. Everett Drysdale was on the
sick list Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mosby, of northwest
of Butler, visited Sunday at Mr..
Stroeber's.
YOUNG AARON.
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West Star Items.

The weather is fine again. We are
sure that most every one is glad.
Mrs. L. G. Thomas and family re-
turned from Oklahoma, where she
has been visiting the past month.
She reports everything awfully dry
in Oklahoma, but in Horace, Kansas,
there were several good rains fell
while she was there.
Charley Laurance has a fine new
barn going up mighty fast.
James Marstellar has also complet-
ed a new hay shed.
Quite an accident happened to some
of the workman last Saturday when
working at the barn. Jack Frazee
jumped down on a seattle where
quite number of men were working.
1t broke, letting them all fall except
Rome Daniels and Jack Frazee.
Charley was pretty badly hurt.
Eulalia Daniels and May Daniels
visited Willie Floyd Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neff Blough were the
guests of L. G. Thomas Sunday.
Quite a number of young folks at
tended Children's Day exercises at
Butler Sunday night. The program
was excellent.
Laverne Silvers visited with Rome
Daniels until four o'clock Sunday,
then they turned in different direc-
tons.
Miss Wells OF Butler and Miss
Close Of Butler attended Sunday
School at Star Sunday.
AUNT SALLY.
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Circuit Court.

Peter Kegerreis VS. Geo. Kegerreis
ct al, set aside deed, motion for new
trial.
o. D. Austin VS. Chas. Burge,
motion for new trial overruled.
Farmers Elevator Supply & Mfg
Co. VS. Mo. Pac. Ry. Co. damage,
continued by agreement to next term.
VIM. Porter VS. w. w. Westover,
labor, verdict for plaintiff 1851.
Deva May Holloway vsFloyd Hol-
loway, partition, deeds ordered and
acknowledged. Attorney for plaintiff
allowed 500.
James Hedges VS. Frank Page,
deed, petition filed and decree grant.
ed.
0. Spencer VS. L. Colberton ct al
appeal from justice court change Of
venue to Cedar Co.
Silas w. Dooley VS. Nellie E. Welch
and Daisy Stanley, admrs. Of Ryan
estate, continued to next term.
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Ballard.

Work has begun in earnest on the
concrete bridge over Soap Creek one
half mile east of Ballard.
Mrs. Jake Kedigh and daughter
visited relatives in Appleton City
last week.
Charles Warford and Miss Cora
Price Of Butler visited relatives in
this vicinity and attended Children's
exercises at Fairview Sunday.
The Chapel and Ballard ball teams
played on the local grounds Saturday.
The game resulted in a victory for
Ballard.
Jess Coleman and wife of Johns
town visited at w. D. Keirsey's Sum-
day.
Mrs. Bernie Sargent and children
from near Montrose visited her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Christie last
week.
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VIRGINIA.

Some people wed in April
And some tie up in May
Or June that is warm and gay.
Still others wed in August
And in October, too,
But if the signs do not fail,
The 4th of July for some will do.
Miss Edith Dark of Rich Hill spent
last week with her aunt, Mrs. Judge
Paddock.
Lewis Dudley and Emanuel Nestle
rode, Jr., of Amoret, are painting the
Marvel bridge this week.
Jasper Bowman, who has been
down with the rheumatism for three
weeks, is just able to be out.
W. j. Bard has moved into his new
house.
Last Sabbath was a great day in
Virginia. Two miles of road, com.
mencing a half mile east of Parktown
and ending one mile west of Virginia,
was nicely dragged Saturday. Sab
bath morning about 8 O'Clock the
people commenced to come to Vir.
ginia from every direction. When
the hour came for the Children's Day
exercises to commence at the M. E.
church the house could not hold more
than two-thirds of the people. The
little folks acted their part well and
talked earnestly for Jesus. The
larger ones sang with a spirit for
Jesus and if the church voters will
vote for Jesus with the same spirit,
election day next November will be
the greatest day ever known in Vir-
ginia.
Ed Bolling's friends surprised him
Saturday night with an ice cream
supper, it being his 28th birthday.
Those present were L. L. Dickerson
and family, Baily Beckett and family,
Charley Vermillion and family, Char
ley Heckadon and family and Henry
Smith and his sister Minnie.
Roe Burk and wife returned from
Lynn county, Kansas, last week,
where they had been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Morton jackson.
Seth Nightwine and w. j. Bard
were glad to see so many of the peo-
pie out to Sunday School Sabbath.
Miss Edith Smith, who has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Geo. Thomp-
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SEED CORN.-Boone Co. white
grown from pure bred seed; choice
seed that will grow. Address, A. S.
Millhorn, Butler, Mo. l2-tf
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East Lone Oak.

The Rev. j. NJ. Hanson, of Butler,
preached at Peru last Sunday morn
ing. He was accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. t. j. Duncan, also of
Butler. He used to live in this vicin-
ity about thirty-two years ago.
Rev, Stille will preach at Peru
next Sunday night.
c. NJ. Thomas and family and q.
w. Thomas and family spent Sunday
at I. j. Booths.
Mrs, Visa Cough and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Evilsizer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. McGinnis in
vited several of the little folks to
their home in honor of their little
girls birthday. Ice cream was serv-
ed in the afternoon.
Mrs. Alice Rogers, of Rich Hill,
spent a few days with her father,
Henry Cough, and other relatives and
friends of this neighborhood.
Ernest Cough began painting their
new house the first of the week.
Mrs, Dollie Ghere visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Hattie Requa, last Sunday
night.
Several young people from this
neighborhood attended the Children S
Day exercises at the Black school
house last Sunday night.
The farmers are glad for the sun
shine for the last few days. They
are very busy now re-planting and
blowing their corn.
The Misses Gladys Rupard and
Grace lsley, of Rich Hill, are visiting
Myrtle Walker this week.
Messrs. James, George and Arthur
Requa, of Fort Scott, Kansas, were
here the first of last week to attend
the funeral of Austin Requa. Mr.,
Requa was very old and highly re-
spected citizen, and had been a men,
Der of the Presbyterian Church. Two
sons and two daughters survive him.
His death was unexpected as he was
as well as usual until a few minutes
before he died. The family will be
very lonely without father, but their
loss is his eternal gain.
The Misses Ladine and Fay Harper
are visiting Will Harper and wife,
formerly of this place, but now OF
Ottawa, Kan. They expect to stay
about two weeks.
Mrs. Alice Thomas Benedict and
daughter, Vera, of Richards, Mo-,
are visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity.
|. w. Hart and family were trying
their new automobile last Sunday.
A little daughter came to bless the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Slyter one
day last week.
r. A. Belt, who had been sick for
about four months, died at his home
last Sunday morning. The funeral
was preached by Rev. Whitsett, of
Butler, Monday morning, after which
the remains were taken to Butler and
shipped to Illinois for burial. De-
ceased was about 81 years of age and
leaves wife, one son and three
daughters to mourn their loss. He
was Christian man and member of
the Presbyterian Church at this place.
Mrs. Belt accompanied the remains,
but will return home in few days.
Their friends and neighbors extend
sympathy in this their sad bereave-
meut. PUSSY WILLOW.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
TAFTS AUTO CLIMBS
NEW ENGLAND HILLS
President Reaches Highest Town
with Machine Speeding at
Thirty-MiIe Clip

DUBLIN, N. H, Aug. 27.-Presidenr
Taft motored today from the sea level
to the highest town in New Hampshire
through an invigorating atmosphere
that had a touch of autumn in it and
at a speed that covered the S5 miles
from Beverly to Dublin in 1928.
The greater part of the SPEEDING was
done among the foothills of New
Hampshire. There the speedometer
often registered between thirty and
thirty-flve miles an hour. The speed
was sufficient to shake off all pursu-
ers. including the secret service men,
who limped into Dublin an hour later,
President Taft is a. guest at the sum-
mer home of Secretary MacVeagh to-
night.
The president was accompanied by
Mrs. Taft, his daughter. Miss Helen,
his sister-in- law, Mrs. Lewis r. Moore
and Capt Archibald Butt. 1t is ex-
pected the Tafts will pass Sunday
morning in Dublin and motor leisurely
down the long slope to Beverly in the
afternoon.
Soon after the president arrived at
Dublin, Ambassador James Bryce
called upon him and presented an Of
ficial letter from King George V. an
nouncing formally the death of King
Edward and his ascendancy to the
throne. Mr.. Bryce also presented his
new letters of credence as ambassador
of King George to the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
FIRE FIGHTERS EXPECT
WAR DEPARTMENTS AID

SEATTLE, Aug. 27.-Timbermen'
conservation advocates and forestry
officials are bending every effort to
stay the fires which are working
through the FIR districts in western
Washington, hoping within the next
tWenty-four hours President Taft will
have instructed the war department
TO cooperate with the navy in firing a
salute to the rain god and bring on a
storm that will thoroughly drench the
blazing mountain sides.
-lready one life has been lost in
the country east of Seattle An un-
identified workman was killed yester-
day near North Bend by the prema-
ture explosion of a charge of dyn-
mite being placed to throw up earth
works to block the progress of the
fire.
Reports are constantly being re-
ceiVed Of the destruction of settlers
cabins and buildings on the outskirts
of the mountain towns. The fire fight
ers fear that unless rain falls soon
they will be unable to prevent the
destruction of some of the finest bod
les of standing timber in the state.
Railroad communication on the
Northern Pacific branch between
Barnstown and Keyston is impossible
because Of three burned bridges and
giant trees which have been toppled
by the fires across the tracks.