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The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
Stapp Succeeds
JOernS at Ration

Las Vegas, N. M.-Omcial no,
tice of his appointment as clerk OF
the court for the Fourth judicial
district has reached William b.
Stapp. Mr.. Stapp will take charge
OF the Office at once, though he
will devote short time to closing
his duties as assistant to Lorenzo
Delgado, clerk OF the probate court.
John Joerns, the retiring clerk is
getting the affairs of the Office in
shape to be turned over to Mr..
Stapp. Mr., Joerns will 90 in a
few days to Santa Fe to assume
his duties as territorial travelling
auditor.
Mr.. Stapp'has had a wide expert.
ence in clerical work. For sever
al wears he was deputy OF the
Fourth judicial district. When
he enters the office, hangs up his
coat and rolls UP his sleeves there
will be nothing for him to learn
about his new job and he will be
ready to transact business without
any preliminaries. Mr.. Stapp is
acquainted with every attorney in
the district. The affairs OF the Of
fee will be carried on in a business
like way that long familiarity with
its duties will make possible. In
appointing Mr.. Stapp Judge Clar-
ence J. Roberts picked out a man
well qualified for the place.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
Charged With Assault
With Intent to Kill

Owing to barroom fight at AL
buquerque, Frank A. Hubbell was
served with a warrant charging
him with assault with intent to
kill and gave 1000 bail for his
appearance in court. c. f. Spaed-
er, merchant OF Bernalillo, we'll
known in Santa Fe was seriously
injured in the fight, being stabbed
with small pocket knife. Hub
bell pleads self defence. Spaeder
is a large, powerful built man,
while Hubbell is slight of stature.
The fight, it is said, resulted over
throwing dice for drinks, pratice
that is prohibited according to late
court decisions.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
Saddle Stolen

Tuesday night Fred Whitney rode
horseback to the hill north of town
to view the display of fire works.
on the return home several of the
party stopped at the Athletic Hall
where the big ball was in progress
and Mrs. Whitney drove home with
the children of Mr.. Manning. On
the way across the river the horse
broke the bride reins with which
he was tied to the carriage and
was not found for some time. He
finally came home OF his own ac-
cord, but without the saddle and
bride. Some lover OF good riding
leather had relieved the horse OF
the necessity Of taking the saddle
home. MIR. Whitney has spent
some time hunting for his property
but TO date has found no trace OF
it.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
Getting Ready
For Business

The Matkin Shoe & Clothing
Company is having the vacant
store room next door to their place
OF business remodeIed in order to
use it as one department of their
store. The front has been taken
out, replaced with plate glass, also
an arched doorway will connect II
with their present clothing depart
ment. The building will be used
almost entirely for pieice goods.
with the exception OF rest room
which will be sumptuously furnish.
ed in the rear of the building.
Everything necessary for the com
fort OF the out-of-town customers
OF the company will be provided
in the room. The work is In charge
OF Roy Tosier.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
Chief of Police Killed
By RatOn Negro

Rocky Ford, Colo, July S.
Robert Harris, negro, shot and
Instantly killed Chief of Police A.
3. Craig and mortally wounded
Jacob Ripper, night marshal, here
last night, when the officers went
to Harris home to place him under
arrest Tor creating a disturbance.
The policemen entered Harris
home, the negro resisted arrest,
and during a scuffle, Harris seiz-
ed Chief Craigs pistol from its hol-
ster and fred upon the chief and
then shot Marshal Ripper. The
negro fled and the greater part OF
the night was spent in pursuit Of
the murderer.
Denver, July Ex-Governor
Shafroth today ordered out a com
panY of militia at La Junta, Colo,
to prevent the possible lynching
OF Bob Harris, the accused of kill
ing Chief OF Police Craig at Rocky
Ford Tuesday night. Harris was
this morning at Rocky
Ford and hurried to La Iunta in
an automobile. 1t is reported
that a mob is forming at Rocky
Ford to lynch him. Captain +.
d. Bartlett, OF Denver. was sent
to La Junta at IL o'clock to take
charge of the local company, and
Governor Shafroth has notified
there other compnies to be ready to
90 to the scene il required. Har-
ris was discovered in the parson-
age of the negro church at Rocky
Ford. He had two bullet wounds
n the head, indicating that the Of
icers had fired upon him at the
lime of attempting his arrest.
While hundreds of eager citizens
we're securing the country for
niies in every direction from
Rocky Ford the culprit was safe
n their midst Reports OF his
apture came from many different
POINTS, sent perhaps to cool the
cent until he could be taken to
.atety. 1t was not known that he
vas wounded until he was found in
he parsons home.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
Contract Let
For Church

The contract for the erection OF
the new Methodist church building
was awarded Wednesday to Con-
tractor ]. E. Chesworth. The new
building will be on the site OF the
one that was destroyed last Febru-
airy by the wind. 1t will be thirty
two feet by sixty and will seat
about two hundred people. II
will be worth in the neighborhood
Of three thousand dollars when
completed. Work was commenced
Immediately and will he rushed
through to completions
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
Roswell Gambling
Den Raided

A skillfully wired gambling den
was raided at Roswell on Saturday
and the proprietor, Theodore DIET
fenbacher, and his guests Lon
Holland, Samuel Mitchell, Marcus
Jones and V. w. Cranor who were
playing poker were fined $50 and
costs each under the territorial
statute.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08

The Special Edition" of the
Rio Grande Republica, OF Las
Cruces, edited by the Fosters, was
a dandy last week. There was one
thing lacking and for which we
looked in vain. II did not contain
a single roast Of Coliax county,
neither was there anything said
about the way we run things here
without consulting the Fosters.
For all such blessings we are truly
thankful.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
THE FOURTH CELEBRATED
IN APPROPRIATE MANNER

The fourth at Cimarron was
spent in the most pleasant manner
possible. The day was an ideal
one Tor celebrating the natal day Of
the nation and everybody took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to have
a good time. The new sporting
grounds recently fixed up by the
Cimarron Athletic Club was the
mecca OF all who wished to see
good, clean sports Tuesday.
The first on the program was race
between a horse owned by II. H.
Chandler, rode by Brown, and one
rode by John Bracket. The race
was for one-fourth mile and was
won by Bracket. The next was
pony race between ponies owned
by Stanley Chase, Bill Whiteman
and Harve Chandler; this race was
won by Chandler. The third race
was for one-half mile, between
horses owned by Fred Narciso
Billy Howard and Narciso Valdez
Fred Narciso being the winner.
The fourth race was a pony race
Tor three hundred yards on horses
owned by Harve Chandler, left
England and two Mexicans. the
horse owned by by England being
the winner in this race. Then
came a relay race for one and one
halt miles between Billy White
man and Stanley Chase, White
man winning easily.
The bucking contest was the
next on program, but on account
OF the scarcity of outlaw horses in
the wild and woody west, there
were only two on the grounds.
hey were ridden easily by Mar
else Valdez and Wallace. They
both did good riding and the con-
test was declared by the Judges to
be adraw. Later Mat Dormer rode
an outlaw from the Chase ranch
doing the stunt in approved wild
vest style.
Alter the races a polo game was
pulled off and some good and fancy
work was done with the sticks.
But the main event of the dav
vas a ball game between Maxwell
'ity and Cimarron, which was call.
ID at 2:3o. The Cimarron nine
laving been strengthened by the
addition of pitcher and catcher
ook the Maxwell boys down the
inc and got revenge for the defeats
hat they have sustained in the
'ast' Some pretty work was done
~ members OF both teams. The
CORE "a to4 in lavor OF Cimarron.
In the evening there was a fine
Iisplay OF fireworks on the hill
Iorth of town. There are no fires.
ccldents or casualties 10 renort
his year, although young America
n the city had all the fireworks,
oy pistols and cannon crackers he
onld coax out OF the head of the
amily.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08
STATEHOOD Is REPORTED
TO THE SENATE

Washington, d. c., July 8.
The Committee of the Senate hav.
ing in charge the hearings fol
statehood in Arizona and New
Mexico, have by a vote OF six tc
three recommended concurrence in
the Flood resolution which came
over from the House, and which
previous to its passage in that
body, had the o. X. of the Demo-
cratic caucus. Just at the present
time Canadian reciprocity has the
right OF way, while the farmers
free list and the wool tariff meas
ure are securing the principal at
tention of the law-makers of the
Senate, and therefore there is lit
tie to be added to the story involv-
ing patient waiting on the part of
the people of Arizona and New
Mexico. Recent expressions on
the part of the President and At
torney General Wickersham ap-
pear to confirm, beyond all doubt,
the fears Of Republican leaders
who have interested themselves
mostly in this subject, that the pas
sage Of the statehood measure will
draw a vote from the President.
The New Mexico and Arizona citI-
zens who have been here have
found that their suggestions for
different amendments desired by
them, have proven of no avail, and
the only solace or crumb of COM
fort that has been gathered by any
one have been the amendments
made by the Democratic Commit
tee OF the House at the suggestion
of members OF their party in New
Mexico. There is reason to be-
lieve that the Democratic law-mak-
ers in control OF the situation, aid
ed by the progressives, are at
tempting to get whatever they can
OF party advantage our OF the sit
uation.
In opposition to the proposal to-
reduce the duties on wools and
and manufactures of wool, Dele
gate Cameron OF Arizona pointed
out in the course OF his speech the
fact that Arizona possessed a sheep
population Of about one million.
He called attention to the fact that
there are approximately sixty-seven
million sheep in the United States
and upon that basis the due pro-
portion was contained in the Ter
ritory which he represents. How
ever, he directed attention to the
fact that there were more sheep
than people in Arizona, while in
the rest of the country the condi-
ton was reversed. Mr.. Cameron
said that the sheep business is not
one of the monstrous industries in
which Arizona surpasses the world
but he carefully impressed its i'm
upon his fellow members !
Of Congress, and declared that the
Democratic position in reference
to the wool tariffs contained a lot
Of buncombe, which he pointed
out in the progress OF his speech.
Mr.. Cameron declared;
1T is no mean industry that is
thus being stihed. For every |
sheep that is raised in this country
the grower pays an average OF 81
in wages alone, and the aggregate
Of labor employed directly in the
OF growing sheep amounts
10 500, 600, 900 a year. There are
/ so, 600 people in the United States
engaged directly in the care of
sheep. There are 700 900 people
Ia the country who year after year
CONTINUED on fifth Pagel
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08

Joe Montoya has taken charge
OF the Oxford restaurant and will
be ready to serve meals at all hours
to customers.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08

Iron and steel manufacturers are
to meet in Belgium and discuss a
world wide agreement Tor making
prices stable, but not necessarily
lower,
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08

7. A. Brooks, who has been
working at the d. II. Wood saw
mill for some time. left the first of
the week for Colorado. His fam
lily will remaid in Cimarron for
awhile.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08

The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bud Boyd died this morning at
Bonito and will be buried 10 the
Cimarron cemetery tomorrow.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-08

Keep on the showery side OF the
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
CANOE TRIP
ENDS FATALLY
Professor in High School and Young
Lady Do Not Return From
Evening Outing.

+ PETERSBURG, H., March 16-Mys-
terry surrounds the drowning of Prof
Baty Price and Miss Emma Hanson
of Petersburg in the Sangamon river
Tuesday night. Price, in company
with Miss Hanson, started on a trip
in canoe about o'clock. Neither
returned.
Whether the little skiff was whirled
over the dam just below Petersburg
by the strong current, or was engulfed
in one of the treacherous suck
holes" that are an ever-present dang
er. is unknown. A hundred men have
searched and dragged the river for the
bodies but no vestige of the boat or
its occupants have been found.
Price. who is professor of science
at the High school, also is master OF
the Boy Scouts of the Christian
church. He recently bought canoe,
as the nucleus of a canoe squadron
which the Scouts were Organizing for
the coming summer The boat was
received a few days ago. and Price
has been taking his friends out on
little excursions on the river.
After taking several of his friends
canoeing, he invited Miss Hanson
AS the hours passed and the couple
did not return, their friends grew
alarmed and notified the authorities
A searching party was Aormed and
worked all night and all day, with
out result
Price is we'll known and bears al
enviable reputation as a progressive
man. Miss Hansen has resided II
Petersburg but short time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
CRAZY MOTHERS
HORRIBLE CRIME
Wrung Her chiId's Neck and Then
Made Two Attempts at
Suicide.

CLINTON, KY. March 16.-The mys-
terry surrounding the burning of the
home Of Albert Feltdrapie in Killing
worth and the disappearance of his
wife and 3-year-old daughter has been
cleared up by the finding OF Mrs.
Feltdrapie end her confession to the
medical examiner that she had ''wrung
the neck OF lser daughter and had
locked her in the house"
After killing her child, she says,
she attempted to kill herself BY
pounding her head with hammer.
and then tried to cut her throat, but
the knife was tao dull. Later she
went to the Hammonasett river and
jumped in, but could not stay in the
cold water. She says she does not
remember setting fire to the house.
According to the opinion of the
medical examiner, the woman is in
sane. Her body is terribly bruised by
her attempts at suicide, and physic-
ians say her condition is serious
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.

Until { p. m. Friday
For keokul1 and Vicinity--Increas
ing cloudiness tonight Friday prob
ably unsettled. Warmer
For Illinois and Missouri--Tncreas
ing cloudiness and warmer tonight.
Friday probably unsettled with warm
er i'll east portion.
Weather Conditions.
The northeastern storm center has
moved but little, and there has been
rain or snow in portions of the Lake
Region and Northeastern States.
The western field of high pressure,
with its low temperature. has moved
to the Central Valleys, causing much
colder weather oves the eastern half
of the country, with a cold wave in
the northern districts, and freezing
temperature southwark to Arkansas
and Tennessee.
West of the Mississippi the pres
sure is decreasing rapidly, with ris,
ing temperature, and greatest depres-
sions in Montana and Arizona
Conditions indicate. cloudy weather
for this section tonight. with rising
temperature. and probably becoming
unsettled Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
DRYS WIN IN
FIRST ENGAGEMENT
No Saloons Allowed Within Hailina
Distance of Quincy Old Sol
diers' Home.

SPRINGFIELD, H., March 10
There was suppressed excitement in
the house when the members went on
record for the first time this session
on test vote involving the wet and
dry issue. The drys were victorious in
obtaining passage of the bill fathered
by Representative G. Fl. Wilson of
Quincy prohibiting saloons near sol
diers and sailors homes.
Though the measure affects
Quincy, where the home is situated.
the vets, led by Minority Leader AL
schuler and Lee O'Neil Browne. fear
ed the Interpretation of victory which
the drys would place uron the passage
of the measure, despite the explana-
ton of Representative Wilson that it
should not be deemed wet and dry
contest. Representative Wilson said
the prohibition of saloons in that ter
ritory was necessary for the protec-
tion of the old soldiers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
MAGAZINE BY
WATER POWER co.
Booklet to be Issued From Time to
Time Showing the Progress
Made

Electrical power from the Mis-
sissippi River" is the name OF book
let that viii be published every few
months by the Water Power Com
pany, and sent to people and firms in
terested in power development, IS
we'll as to limited number of keo-
kuk people. The first issue viii an
pear about March % and will contain
a wealth of matter about the constrnc-
tion work now going on, as we'll as =
description of the dam and its pur-
pose. The cover design is a beauty
The color scheme is green, and in the
center is an excellent photograph OF
an engineers drawing of the dam
and power house. 1t will be thirty
two pages and illustrated with the
--latest pictures that have been taken,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
ANYBODY SEEN
HER FALSE TEETH?
Postoffice Department is Making
Search For Lost Molars Of Jer-
sey Woman.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-If any
body anywhere finds a set of upper
false teeth, Postmaster General Hitch
cock will be glad to know it. Mr.,
Hitchcock does not use store" teeth.
But lone woman in Jersey has lost
set. She writes to the postmaster
general as follows:
Il suppose you have received notice
from the postmaster of my loss
of an upper plate of teeth through
the mails. Should like very much to
hear from you, for if you are unfor-
tunate enough to have store teeth,
you know how inconvenient it is to
be without them. And, further, | had
not had them one year, and paid S25
for the set, and can not afford to buy
any more just now. So please dc
what you can for me as quickly as
possible, and oblige-."
The chief postoff1ce inspector and
his force are looking for those lost
teeth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
GALE Sweeps
LAKE ERIE
Seven Men Drowned When .,>Fish
ing Tug, Silver Spray Ont
Down Near Gle
land. S
2
:
THREE Tr MISSING
Total Death List Will Not be Known
Until All Boats Have
Been Accounted
THREE TJ MISSING

CLEVELAND, 0. March 16.-Eight
men We're drowned as the result of Il
gale on Lake Erie last night and
three tugs are still unaccounted for.
Seven men were drowned when the
fishing tug Silver Spray founder
ed off this port.
The three missing tugs are the Ger
aldine, Monarch and the Swan.
The Silver Spray which left the
Cleveland harbor yesterday after
noon, endeavored to put back when
the gale came but could make no
headway Three hours the distress
signals were given and the life saving
station watched the boat but was un
able to offer any aid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
Mabray Associates Throw Them
selves on the Mercy of the
Court Before Judge
Mcpherson.
KID FORTY SECOND BALLOT.
One Of the Four Men Holds Back and
Denies That He Was
Member of the
Gang.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. March
lo.7-fhree out of the four alleged as
soclates of John G. Mabray, all of
them charged with fraudulent use of
the United States mails in the pro-
motion OF fake sporting events. plead
ed guilty and threw themselves on the
mercy OF the court Those who thus
pleaded We're Thomas Davries. Fred
Ryan, and John C. Smith. The only
other member of the gang to be ar
ralgned was L. B, Hindman, known
as Honey Grove Kid" brought here
from New York. For Hindman it was
stated that his plea was made with a
view of securing a continuance.
Judge Smith Mcpherson. before call
ing upon the prisoners to plead said
that street talk of leniency for any
one who might plead guilty. should
not. be relied upon bv them and de-
clared emphatically that the court had
given no such assurance,
Several times ,iudge Mcpherson took
occasion to admonish attorneys and
prisoners about their declarations re.
lating to their understanding of what
they might expect from the court and
intimated he would run down some
Of the rumors.
When sickness was given as an ex-
cuse for the absence of Benjamin
Marks, a wealthy Council Bluffs man
also under Indictment, Judge Nc
Pherson declared 'it was apparent,
q strange maiady that affected Marks
and one which incapacitated hin
whenever court is in session. He in
timated Marks would be brought tc
trial during the present term. j. B
Wright, in Jail at San Antonio, it was
stated, would be here March 90.
Sentences will be pronounced OF
some of the convicted men today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
Mark Twain Monument.

JEFFERSON CITY, March 16.-The
providing for the appropriation OF
[oooo for the erection, at Hannibal,
monument in honor of Mark
yam, passed the house. Representa-
|e Frank H. Sosey, of Marion coun-
is greatly elated over the success
this bill. for which he worked SO
rd. and much credit for its passage
epe toI his efforts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
The steel Trust.

WASHINGTON. March 16.--In a
complaint filed today with the inter-
state commerce committee the Alpha
Portland Cement Co., OF Easton, Pa,
delivered fierce attack on the steel
trust charging that its ramifications
reached railroads. cement companies
and almost all industries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16

Another Slump Toward the Judge and
He VIII be Senator From iowa
to Succeed DOL
liver.

DEs MONIES, Maarch 1s.-Judge
Kenyon came within thirteen votes of
being elected United States senator
from Iowa to succeed the late Senator
Dolliver today, and he may win to.
morrow.
Sixteen men who have been voting
for Deemer changed their votes today
for Kenyon.
The result of today's joint ballot at
noon, was as follows:
Kenyon, 65.
sDeemer, 81.
O'Conner, 81.
Porter l.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
TILLMAN SAYS
HE is DYING
Southern Senator Will Never Recover
From the Collapse at
Washington.

AUGUSTA, Ga. March 16.--Senator
Tillman of South Carolina admits his
illness will prove fatal and that he is
only waiting for the end
The senator was in Augusta yester-
day and said he never would recover
when he was told he was looking bet
ter.
Il am weak he said and not able
to do much | shall nemF recover
from the stroke which caused my col
lapse at Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
Canned Peas Fatal.

DES MONIES, Iowa, March 10
Mrs. Mabel Mann is in precarious
condition; her daughter, Louise. five
years old, is dead. while Andrew Mann
and w. Y. Jones, boarders at the
Mann home, are suffering intense
agony as the result OF eating canned
meas supposed to have contained
ptomaine poisoning,