The Marshall republican., 1910-01-21
Sam Ruff Turns Cowboy!
Jan. II, 1910.

add a few words how we are far
ing here. The past year has been
a good crop year, with the excep-
ton of Indian corn which was bad
ly damaged by worms. Yet, il,
what older residents here state that
this will not occur again next year
We experienced some severe win
ter weather the first two weeks in
December. 1t was as low as five
degrees below zero one morning
before sunrise. This is something
unsual for New Mexico. The
weather is warm again and / have
been blowing for the past week.
Our city is putting UP quite a
few buildings this winter. Sever
al modern built residences were
built the past fall a $4,000 Baptist
Church is about half finished now.
A $1,000 school house will be built
here in the spring. When the bal
lot was submitted to the residents
of the district to vote on the issue
OF the bonds the ballot resulted in
Do "for" with only 2 "againstn
showing the progressive spirit of
n public. This building will be
built OF native stone, and will have
four large class rooms, in addition
10 several small rooms, such as
cloak rooms, and principals private
study etc. There will be one fea-
ture OF this building that will be
a new wrinkle in architectural
structure. Between the two low
er class rooms will 'be a double
walled partition, while between
the two upper rooms the partition
Will be a single wall, SO construct
ed that the upper partition wall
can be lowered down between the
TWO lower walls by means of
weight pullys. Also a stage will
be constructed in the upper story
with private dressing rooms in the
wings. This feature is added to
encourage "home-tallent" enter
tainments.
AS the editor has asked for "nar-
row escape" experiences, 1 will en-
deavor ITO relate one that l ex-
~perienced lately, only I fear the
the cigars are ON me.
One day I "swapped" two calves
for a milk COW, but said Gov was
not "broke" but I felt confident
that l could teach her to submit
to be MIXED as we broke some vi
cious cows in our time. But no
fence would hold her, what she
could not jump over, she managed
to crawl through. So finally /
secured a good COW pony and with
lariat gave chase. On the second
throw OF the lariat I caught her
securely about the horns and Civ
ing a quick cinch about the steel
Saddle horn, I held her secure.
But when the COW, Il will call her
COW, but l. think she was more
devil than cow found she could
no longer get away, she began vi
ciously to charge the horse. In
the fracas that followed, the horse
got one OF his forelegs entangled
in the rope, and for fear his leg
would be broke / hastily dismount-
ed to remove the rope, when the
COW again charged and the horse
in endeavoring to get Yut of the
way, ierked the reins from my
hand and left me alone to finish
the circus. Talk about wild Indian
dancesi I'm positive / executed
some queer antics In the next
few minutes that followed that
would have turned any fanatic REQ
skin green with envy. It was mos,
ly tsidestepping that would have
done credit to any political SHARP
at Washington, D. c., only / die
not think sol then, being toe
much occupied. At last in sheer
desperation I grasped the infurat.
ed brute by the horns and with al
my strength gave a quick SHARP
wrench nearly breaking her mech
causing her to fall with my knees
on her neck I managed to hold hei
until a neighbor whose attention
was attracted by the loud below,
ing came to my assistance. Tying
her feet together we let her lay
there and begun to take accoun,
OF ourself. We simply looked Xix,
a fright to say the least, My clotl
ing hung in shreds and I was bleed
ing from several severe scratcheI
one scratch being just to the lef
OF Nthe heart whore the brut,
caught me with one Of her SHARP
horns. Also my right foot wa
sprained SO that l could not wall
for three days. One of our cit,
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