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Dexter G. Brown Dead.

1t is with deep sadness that we
note this week the passing to the
higher life of Dexter G. Brown,
brother of Briton S. Brown, fore
man Of the GRAPHIC. After spend
ing several months in Deming, dur
ing which time he was much bene-
fitted in health. he went to Colorado
Springs, expecting to remain during
the summer. but the high altitude
proved too much for his constitu-
ton and on Friday afternoon a tel
egram to his mother, Mrs. Kather-
inc G. Brown, announced his very
serious illness. His brother left i'm
mediately for his bedside, but before
his arrival the brave, courageous
spirit had winged its everlasting
flight, and all that could be done
was to give the body Christian burial,
the funeral taking place Monday
afternoon at Colorado Springs.
The deceased was a printer of very
superior ability. In fact the art had
fewer ADLER representatives in the
United States. In his everyday life
he was most exemplar, and his
death marks the close of a noble
career
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THIRTY NEW PUMPS
IN ONE NE|GHBORHOOD
These Wells To Be Operated
by a Central Electric
Power Plant
--A
WORK DAY AND NIGHT
Bunch of Prominent FL Paso-
ans Are Doing Things
Around lola
WORK DAY AND NIGHT

With over fifteen sections of fine
land, recently acquired through the
n-Pattberg Co. a bunch Of live
III Paso people, led by Peter E.
Kern, the well-known capitalist, are
preparing to do big things in the
lola district. They have purchased
well drilling outfit and will run it
with day and night shifts until thir-
ty big wells are completed on thirty
half sections of land. It is their
purpose to then install a central
electric power plant and connect all
pumps through transmission lines.
Manager Van Murick, of the So
nora News Co., another capitalist,
has become thoroughly interested in
tle project, and with Mr.. Kern and
the other live ones will be an enthu-
siastic booster.
In the meantime il might be well
to suggest to your friend to keep
his eye on the Mimbres valley.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-05-12
PROMINENT EDUCATOR
TO HEAD OUR SCHOOLS
Superintendent J. B. Taylor,
Of Oklahoma City, Comes
to Deming Schools
BOARD IS FORTUNATE
New Superintendent Comes
With High Endorsements
From Highest Sources

The progressive Board of Educa-
tion Of our prosperous city has been
fortunate in securing as superinten-
dent of schools, no less a parsonage
than j. B. Taylor. for the past five
years superintendent Of the Okla
homa City schools. under whose
reign four new school buildings have
been completed and who has success
fully held the reins while the city
grew from fifteen to sixty thousand
population.
Prominent educators all over the
Southwest say that Superintendent
Taylor Is one of the big men in the
profession and a commercial traveller
from Oklahoma City goes far enough
to say he is one of the best in the
United States, all OF which sounds
mighty good to Deming.
Miss Waddick. who has proven
her efficiency as an instructor has
been elected principal, and the other
teachers classified according to the
GRAPHIc's school story last week, all
of which will meet the sure approx
al Of the public.
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McCan is Making Good.

No one ever figured for a minute
that Geo. McCan wouldn't make
good anywhere, but since he has
got to be a solid Mimbres Valley
farmer, his friends are extending
congratulations and fraternal felici-
tations. He has one Of the excep-
tionally good wells In the valley and
will this year have fifty acres Of
crops, one half pink beans and the
other half feed crops.
It looked like progress Friday al
ternoon 10 see him driving out
with a wagon load Of Farm machin-
cry Of the modern type and couple
Of barrels Of gasoline.
This fall he will come In to the
Luna county fair with y big bunch
Of farm products that will make
'em sit up and take notice George
belongs to our army Of sure win
ners.
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Mr.. Pennington at Columbus.

Postmaster Edward Pennington,
of Deming. was a very welcome Wis
itor at the News yesterday. Mr..
Pennington is pioneer Of this grand
Southwest, having served in many
ways toward the promotion Of this
country for a good many years. He
is an old newspaper man. knowing
the business from the quad box to
the chair and still finds a fascina-
ton in the smell of printers ink.
Mr.. Pennington at one time pub
lished the Deming Headlight, or the
paper now published under that
name. Mr.. Pennington and his es-
timable wife will remain here for a
week or more the guests of their
children" F. II. Pennington and
wife. The Deming postoffice has
been promoted from the third to
the second class, which will in all
probability give Mr.. Pennington 9
little more time of his own, wher
we shall expect to see him fire.
quent visitor at Columbus and ar
always welcome visitor an the News
News.
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|24-FEET Or WATER
IN FIRST STRATUM
Enough to Furnish Over Two
Thousand Gallons Per
Minute in Well
OWNER MUCH PLEASED
Power VIII Be Furnished by
a 30-Horse Power Wag-
ner Electric Motor
OWNER MUCH PLEASED

Albert Ernst, prominent Ken
tucky farmer, who recently came to
the Mimbres valley, is a thoroughly
pleased man, and we are at q loss to
understand why he shouldn't be.
The s. j. Smith Co. has just finished
for him a 72-foot, 26-inch well, with
"a feet Of our proverbial never-fail-
ing water in the first stratum, suf-
ficient for 1000 gallons per minute,
although Albert will require only
half that amount.
Mr.. Ernst has ordered a 30-h. p.
motor Of the Wagner type and will
install a p. X. Wood pump, one
similar to his neighbor Bumpus. He
will put in SO acres of pink beans
and feed stuffs this season.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-05-12
THEY ALL TALK
THE SAME WAY
People From Every State are
Of the Same Opinion
About this Region
They See Here Greatest Az
ricuItural Possibilities in
the Southwest.

One very good reason why the
GRAPHIC Is a persistent, consistent
booster Is that every man who ever
visits the Mimbres Valley pro-
nounces II better than any of the
good things that are said about II.
This Is true Of the great influx Of
settlers and visitors who are coming
every day.
They find Deming one of the
most progressive, hustling. modern
American cities Of the Greater
Southwest and when they go out on
to our beautiful farms that are ir-
rigated from our inexhaustibls un-
derhow Of the purest water on
earth, they capitulate because they
cant help It. A bunch of multi
millionaires were driven to a half
dozen wells the other day and what
they said would make awful good
booster literature. They predicted
a great future for the valley and
city and will from henceforth say
kind things about US.
Il is safe to say that during the
past six months people have come
here from practically every state in
the union and the bunch of them
are what form our grand boosters
chorus. They see our combination
Of land and water and marvellous
growth Of everything growable, ex-
cept citrus fruits requiring humid
air. And speaking about air re-
minds us that the quality we have
here IL good enough to eat. Calf
ornia Is advertised the world over
for climate and here is what for.
mer Deming man writes the GRAPH
IC:
Il will say this. that Deming's
climate is far ahead Of Los Angeles
weather in every way. The fog'
are still hanging on and anyone
needs a raincoat at times TO keel
dry" We have no desire TO slam
the cosst country, but can hardl,
refrain from calling attention to oul
very superior atmospheric product
A few days ago the southwestern
representative Of a big Chicag'
house said TO the editor:
1--WE just got back from tn
north and am right here to stay
The Southwest is the place for me
Was gone four weeks and never go
a look at the sun once. Made M
lonesome.
And that's the way the boys al
figure Il.
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News.

Curt Rambo has his Farm Pump"
engine in operation and Is greatly
pleased with II.
Robert Thompson is back from the
Mogollons and is making things hum
around his place.
Harrison a Trexler-- the two Will
liams- are digging a well on the Henry
Baldwin desert north Of this townsite.
Four two horse loads of homeseekers
were shown the land west and south
west Of the townsite in one single day
lately, and number decided TO locate.
The unfenced area is rapidly dwindling.
We are all glad to see Grandpa
Fletcher back among US. He is eighty
years young and can beat lot Of
younger men in days work or days
travel. His visit to the east seems to
have agreed with him.
Shanafelt Is drilling a well on the
Taylor place. formerly the Warren
place. He struck strong flow Of wa
ter at s5 feet which rose to the so foot
level. This is evidently the same vein
Ms was struck In the Yates well.
Great enthusiasm prevails among the
school population over the joint enter
tainment TO be held on Decoration day.
The children are learning their lnes In
a manner that Is most gratifying to ev'
cry one concerned. The musical pro
gram is particularly appropriate to The
occasion, and thoroughly adapted L
bring out the latent patriotism Of botl
performers and audience, consisting O
Yankee Doodle, Dixie. The Star Span
gled Banner. The Good Old U. s. A.
The Stars and Stripes Forever. Tn
Blue and the Gray, He Wanted Some
one to Play With, God be With YoI
Till We meet Again, Old Hundred.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-05-12
MAHONEY BUILDING
A BIG PROPOSITION
Four Thousand Wagon Loads
of Dirt Taken out of the
Cellar
$4,000 FIT. FLOOR SPACE
Will Have Largest Plate Glass
Save One, in this Whole
Region.
$4,000 FT. FLOOR SPACE

Deming will soon have a business
block that will make them turn
around and look twice. The new
Mahoney building, corner Gold and
Spruce. Is now under course Of con-
struction and when completed will
be an ornament to the livest city
in this country.
II. II. 0smer, excavating con-
tractor. has. just concluded the
drawing out Of better than 1900
loads of dirt from the basement,
which Is twelve feet deep. and will
extend under the sidewalk both
ways.
There will be used in the con-
struction 100 barrels Of cement,
700 loads of gravel. $50 loads Of
sand and all other materials in the
same proportion. and when it comes
to a plate glass front there will be
but one larger in FL Paso and that
is in the American National Bank.
The business floor space will be
better than fourteen thousand
square feet. exclusive Of the side
walk extensions and every modern
convenience will be supplied.
Other cities please sit up and
watch Deming 90 by.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-05-12

Miss Bennie Lou Blackwell,
daughter of Mrs. Hugh Ramsay, is
now Mrs. Hugh NJ. Taylor of Jack
sonville, Fla, the marriage recently
taking place at San Antonio. They
have been spending a few days with
friends at Fl Paso, where Mrs. Ram
say went to visit them last week. 1t
is possible that they may decide to
locate in the Southwest, as they are
very much impressed with the coun-
try.
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SANITARY SEWER BONDS INTEREST AND
SINKING FUND
Ala. Received of Mccoy &
n 4 -. f,.o..,

SANITARY SEWER BONDS INTEREST AND
SINKING FUND
Ala, Received of Mccoy 4
Co., accrued interest from
February lst, 1911, TO
April 18th, 1911 $SSO.OO
Upon motion duly seconded and car
risd, the Clerk is ordered to draw war
rants upon the Sanitary sewer fund,
for $l76.94, in favor of the General
Fund. for disbursements on account OF
the Sewer system, and for 81, ,966. 25, in
favor Of The Home Plot Co.. for land
necessary for sewage disposal.
The term Of office Of the Board
of Trustees elected April 9th,
1909. and of all the officers of the Vii
lage of Deming expiring this day, and
there being no further unfinished busi-
ness. the Board adjourned sine die.
Immediately following said adjourn.
ment, the members Of the Board of
Trustees of said Village, elected at the
regular election held in said Village on
the 4th day Of April, A. d. 1911, as
shown by the certificate Of A. A. Tenn.
ke. clerk, ON file in the Office Of said
Board, to-wit: John Corbett, II. ID.
Green, C. ]. Kelly, S. Lindauer and
julius Rosch, took the oath of office be.
fore A. A. Temke, notary public, and
met in regular session for the purpose
of organizing and for the transaction OF
such business as is regularly before
said Board.
Upon motion by Trustee Lindauer,
duly seconded. temporary organiza'
ton Is dispensed with and John Corbeti
is unanimously elected Chairman.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-05-12

Upon motion by Trustee Lindauer,
duly seconded, A. A. Temke Is reap
pointed Village Clerk and Village Attor-
ney; VIM. Howard, Village Marshal,
and w. II. Mcdonald, Night Policeman.
of the Village Of Deming.
Upon motion by Trustee Lindauer,
duly seconded, the Village Treasurer is
required TO furnish an additional per-
sonal bond, in the sum Of Forty Thous-
and Dollars, for the safe keeping Of the
funds derived from the sale Of Sanitary
Sewer Bonds.
Upon motion by Trustee Kelly, duly
seconded, the Village Marshal and Night
Policeman are each required TO furnish
a personal bond in the sum of Five Hun
dred Dollars, for the faithful perform
ance of the duties of their respective
offices.
Mr.. c. j. Laughren, President and
Manager of the Deming Real Estate &
Improvement Company, appeared be-
fore the Board and stated that il is his
intention to increase the minimum
rate" per month for water used by con-
sumers in the Village Of Deming from
81. 90 per month TO s.. 80 per month. IL
being the sense Of the Board that there
is no proposition before them upon
which il is necessary for them TO take
action at this time. no action was taken.
Upon motion by Trustee Kelly. duly
seconded, John Corbett and Julius Rosch
are appointed members Of the Street
Committee.
There being no further business, the
Board upon motion. duly seconded and
carried, adjourned subject to call of the
Chairman.
Approved:
(Signed) JOHN CoRBETT,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
Attest.
(SignedD A. A. TEMKE,
Village Clerk.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-05-12

the Board. and the Marshal is author
lied 10 hire said hauling done during
the month as he deefps necessary.
The reports Of the Village Treasurer
and Clerk for the month ending April
3Oth. A. ID. 1911, were severally read
by the Clerk, and upon motion, duly
seconded and carried received. APPROX
ed and ordered filed, as follows:
Balance on hand, April LIST,
General Fnnd 4 ; l,AT.H
Licenses and permits collected
by the clerk 5l3.W
Street sprinkling subscrip- 80
tions collected 64.W
Fines for March f9ll, col
lected by the Justice A.65
Taxes collected by the Treas
urer during April A.43
Total cash $2,OS3. SO
s2,OSS.s SO
Paid out on warrants No.
1904 to 1920, incl. l,O26.5
Clerks balance, April
10Th, 1911 A'VOo.'i
Warrants outstanding andun-
paid 3.oO
Treasurer balance, April
Seth, 1911 Sl,O6O.lI
SANITARY SEWER FUND CASH
Ala, Received of Mccoy 4
Co., amount of Bonds
and Prem. $50, Il3.OO
Paid out on Warrants Nos.
to 3, inclusive l,O25.OO
Balance on hand. April
30th, 1911 $3S,6SS.OC
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
A Mean ADVANTAGE.

In a breach of promise case the bar
rister who held the brief for injured
beauty arranged that his fair client
should be so placed that her charms
should be well under the observation
of the jury. He began most pathetic
appeal by directing their attention to
her beauty and calling for justice upon
the head of him who could wound the
heart and betray the confidence of one
so fair, concluding with peroratiOn
of such pathos as to melt the court
to tears. The counsel for the de
PENDANT then rose, and after paying
the lady the compliment of admitting
that it was impossible not to assent
to the encomiums lavished upon her
face he added that nevertheless he
felt bound to ask the jury not to for
get that she wore wooden leg. Then
he sat down. The important fact of
which the fair plaintiffs counsel was
unaware was presently established,
and the jury. feeling rather sheepish
at their tears, assessed damages at
the smallest amount
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
Women on Warships.

In the British navy of Nelson's day
Il was not uncommon for wives to live
aboard men-o'-war with their sailor
husbands. Scarce one of Englands
"walls of oak" in Nelson's time but
had some woman aboard who braved
the perils and hardships of the sea in
order to be with her husband In
nearly every one of the twenty-seven
line of battleships under Nelson's
rommand in the great battle of Traf-
algar was one or more women, wives
of sailors. Surprise may be expressed
that English men-of-war's men were
permitted to have their wives aboard.
1t was only by special permission of
the admiralty that this could he done
and then permission was granted
somewhat in the light of a penance for
sanctioning the press gang system,
which was largely in vogue at that
time. Men were seized in the streets
and other public places and compelled
to serve in British warships because
the king needed men" Some of the
men thus seized had political influence
and. being unjustly compelled to serve
in the navy were permitted to have
their wives share their involuntary
servitude
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
Tho Race With the Ram.

In Morocco the strange season of the
Mohammedan new year, beginning
March Q is generally called "Ait-el-
Hanwela." the rain feast. The people
Of Morocco pay more elaborate atten-
ton to the item of sacrifice than any
other Moslems. In every town a SD
preme Offering of a ram or he goat
takes place at the door of the princi-
pal mosque. Immediately after it Is
struck by the official imam in pres
ence OF the multitude it is flung on the
shoulders of stalwart Moor, who, ex-
erting his utmost strength, runs like
deer through the narrow streets, pur-
sued by n rabble. The poor animal Is
pelted with stones by boys and is
jeered mt with execrations from every
house. as II Is reputed to be carrying
the sins of the people. The man
rushes along with his burden till he
reaches the door of the cadi's palace.
II the animal Is still breathing the
augury is excellent. for good luck is
10 he expected all through the year.
But If the ram is dead all sorts of evil
representations are muttered.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
The Bible as a Detective.

The Bible was used until quite re-
cent years .or the detection of thieves.
DR.. Jessopp told in 1882 how there
were still persons living who had wit
messed the ordeal to which an East
Anglican parson subjected his servants
when his cash box was missing. He
ordered them all into his bedroom and
ranged them around the walls. From
the center of the ceiling hung the rope
used to lower collins into the church
yard graves. wound round Bible,
from the leaves of which projected
the church door key. This was sent
spinning round, and the one at whom
the key pointed when 1t stopped was
proclaimed as the thief. Happily the
man thus marked out was able to
prove an alibi But this did not con
vince the servants that the test was a
bad one They only concluded that the
thief was not there.-London Chron-
icle
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
Twain,s Most Quoted Witticism.

OF all the witty things said or writ
ten by Mark Twain no phrase has
been quoted oftener than his reply to an
alarmist report, "Rumor of my death
greatly exaggerated" think the his
tory of this bonmot, says a CORE
spondent, may interest Mark Twain
was on visit to London some years
ago and had been secured as the chief
guest Of a dinner to be given by lit
erary club. On the morning of the day
when the dinner was to take place the
secretary was shocked to hear a ru-
NOR that Mark Twain had died sud
denly At his wits end, he sought to
verify 1t by diplomatic note to Mrs.
Clemens. in which he mentioned the
rumor Mark Twain got hold Of the
note and telegraphed the now famous
reply, "RumOr of my death greatly ex'
aggerated"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
Fearful Fate of RavailIac,

In these days when executions, II
held at all. are mostly carried out in
private, it is difficult for us to under
stand the feelings of savagery with
which IN old time mob witnessed n
popular execution. Here is Bloundelle
Burton's account-from The Fate or
Henry of Navarre"-of the scene when
Ravaillac, the assassin of the king,
had after shocking fortunes, been torn
asunder by wild horses: THE eXecu-
toner had begun to dismember hirn
and was about TO cast his remains into
the second caldron when the vast
crowd prevented him from doing so
They each required portion of the
body Of the kings assassin. and most
of them obtained one. That night
many bonfires blazed in and around
Paris. and in their midst were con-.
sumed pieces Of Ravaillac's frame; on
barn doors ~ other places were nailed
similar scraps of his body. us hawks
and owls and carri0n crows were nail
ed as warning TO others of their
breed
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
The ShiIlalah.

The shillolah is no raw limb OF .
tree. II is almost as much a work of
art as well balanced cricket bat.
The old shillalahs were rs carefully
looked after by their loving owners as
Is Il rife in the wilds, Cut from the
sturdiest Of young blackthorns and
showing as little taper rs an ebony
ruler. il was weighed with lead or iron
at The end nearest the grip so that Ito
center of gravity was about four-tifths
of the way from the hitting end
When properly seasoned by being
kept in the neighborhood of the farm
oven for few months II became n
thing of supple steel And the proper
pronunciation of the name OF this fear
some weapon is the melodious one OF
"shill-aily." with the accent ON the
"ail."-London Chronicle.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
TOMORROW is ST.
ANToNTs DAY
Many Visitors Here and Great Prep
arations are Being Made for
Annual Celebration.

Tomorrow is st. Antony's day, and
will be celebrated at st. Antony
Catholic church in this city. The
members of the church, led by their
pastor, Father A. De Simone, are
making great preparations for the
annual celebration. Many visitors are
here and more are arriving on every
train. Tomorrow high mass will be
held led by Bishop Gallagher, of Gal
weston, who arrived in the city today
Professor Alessandro's brass band has
come to play for the occasion; also
to give concert at the church to-
morrow night A class was confirmed
at the church yesterday by Bishop
Gallagher.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-12
The Young Mans Tact.

The man who was having his pie
ture taken in the photograph gallery
was an innocent listener to the CONVEX
,sation between two young ladies on
the other side of the screen:
''You know, Kate. i sometimes wear
long curl hanging down the back OF
my neck?'
"Yes"
well. when Phil was calling on me
the other evening he asked me II he
might have that curl, and jokingly
said yes. Before knew what he was
about he had taken "A little pair OF
scissors out of his pocket and clipped
it off close to my head"
"Why. the idea. Didn't that make
you furious?"
mot for the smallest fraction of q
second thought it was splendid oil
him that he didn't seize and pull II
Off"