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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
Alvin. c. White.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Non coal land.
No. 024iiI.

NO. O24ill,
Department of the Interior, u. s.
Land Office at Roswell, New Mexico,
December 20. 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Robert l..
Phipps of Ranger Lake. N. NJ, who. on Dec.
20, 1910 made homestead entry Ser. No. OsIni
for N. 4 S. y sec. 81. Twp. o-s. Range seE..
NM p, Meridian
has filed notice of intention to
make Final Communication Proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scnbed before Register Receiver U. S. Land
ONCE in their Office at Roswell, New Mexico.
on the 9TH day of February 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ernest C, Kimbrough, NJ. Harvey Kimbrougb.
and Reese p, Bowen, of Ranger Lake. N. NJ.
and John Beal, of PorlOles. N. NJ
T. C. TILLoTsoN,
Register.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
' WE KNOW IT.
(FROM LAS VEGAS OPTIC

Yes, we know the Optic is
OH the blink. We know it is the
poorest excuse for a newspaper
that was ever published. We
know, also, that it never gets
any thing right. In view of the
great help the paper receives,
its shortcomings are iaexcusa-
BILE. Everybody turns aside
from his daily task to telephone
MS "a item" Everybody talks
freely to TIE reporters. Every
body does his best to spread the
news. Everybody pays for his
paper There are no red" cir
culaiion marks on our books. or
at least the few that are there
are run by persons who praise
us most Oh, yes! These things
are all so true that, like the Kill
buck News, we apolog re for all
mistakes in former issues, and
say they were inexcusable: as
all an editor has 10 do is to hunt
news, clean the rollers and set
the type, sweep the floor and
pen short items, fold the papers
write wrappers and make the
paste, mail papers talk to visit
ors and distribute type, carry
water cut wood and read proofs.
hunt the shears 10 write editor
ials, dodge the bills ar Gun de.
linquents, take CT MS from
the whole force, a lei oul
subscribers we must have mon
ey. We say we have 10 bust
ness to make mistakes while at.
tending to those little matters
and making orr living on hop
per-tail soup favored with imag
nation, wearing no collar, ole
shoes, and patch on the sea-
of ourpanis. and being obliged
TO totr a merry smile for the Eel
low who tells us our paper ain
worth dollar anyhow. end tina
he could make a better one will
his eyes shut.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10

A new conundrum: If a goat.
SHOULD swallow a rabbit, What
would the X-ray reveal? Ans
A hare in the butter! This is
in line with the cat and canary
story A lady offered so cents
for the return Of her canary. \
small boy broughr her Il cat, and
claimed the reward. 81 do not
want cat" said the ledy, Il
Advertised the reward for the re-
turn Of my canary. Didn't you
underestimate Eyes. mu n,
please, said the boy, "but the
canary's inside the cat. :"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
TREATMENT DIFFERENT.

Things have changed in the
last quarter of a century. %
or 30 years ago the average boy
would so out OIL Sunday, climb
a tree and partake cf a few gal
Ions of mu!benies and TOP off
with a pocketful Of green APP
pies and salt. The next morn
ing the mother Diagnosed his
trouble as worms, and he was
made to swallow a half bottle of
Frey's Vermifuge, a quarter of
pound of epson salts, and was
turned loose in the COW pasture
until supper time, when he all
ways showed up, ready for a
square meal. Now, if a boy
complains of q "hitch" in the
side he has the appendicitis. "
and is hustled off to a hospital,
starved within an inch of his
life, halfa dozen surgeons each
take a whack at him with pearl
handled knives, and he is turn
ed over to the undertaken Thus
sayeth an article in an Eastern
exchange, and we arc a living
witness, IN so far as the article
relares 10 ye olden days. We'v,
eaten We green apples, and tax
ell We salts in big doses-anc
LIVED.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
500 Reward, sIOO.

TIE readers OF this paper VIII be pleased to learn
that there IS at least dreaod disease that srence
has been able to cure in all its stages and that Is
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires q consitu-
tlonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength BY building up the constitution and assist
ing nature IN doing It's work. The proprletors have
so much faith ia its curative powers that they offer
one Hundred Dollars for any case that IL faile 10
cure. Send for list OF Testimonials
Address +; J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family pills fer constipation
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
BEAR GRASS COMING TO THE FRONT.

The American Manufacturing
Co., of St. Louis, has made a
test of beargrass in the manu-
facture of rope, paper, mating
and rugs, and found it SO salts
factory shat contracts are Icing
given out for train loads of it.
One shipper, at Midland, Texas.
has an order for so cars of the
dry leaves, one at Tucumcarl,
N. NJ, an order for 10 cars, and
another, at Mari Visa, n. NJ !,
has q 10-car order. $3.50 per
ton, baled, is the price paid. If
it can be profitably gathered and
baled at this price some enter
prising party ought to secure a
contract for this section of the
country, and make a home mar
llet. We have lots of the COM
modity-and to spare. Possibly
other factories will take up lis
use soon, and the demand make
it leading crop. If this should
be so the pains country of New
Mexico would become "some
pumpkins" We can grow bear
grass more easily than weeds.
Rain or shine, wet or dry, Mr..
Beargrass can be counted on to
deliver the goods. Now find us
good market for our Mesquite
beans and Prairie dog hides and
we'll defy drouths and build big
mansions. "Nothing was made
in vain. not even beargrass.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
No. O4422

No. O4422
Department of the Interior, T. S.
Land office at Fort Sumner, New
Mexico, January 10, 1911
Notice is hereby given that William
Keller, of Kenna, New Mexico,
who, on August "a, 1907, made Home
stead Entry Serial No O4422, for Lots | *
,, and y n. f. Il Sec. Twp. SIS j,
R PIE, N. Mp. Meridian, has filed notice
of intention TO make (Soldier's) Five
year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before w. d.
Chancey, U. s. Commissioner, at his
office in Kenna, New Mexico, on the
10Th day of March, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John ]. Keller, George T. Little6eld, Pc
ter T Simpson and Ernest Paddock, all of
Kenna, New Mexico.
ARTHUR e. CURREN,
Register.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10

There are two why's of getting
into a newspaper-purchasing
an interview, or buying an in
terest. And there is still, also,
another way-pulling the wool
oven the EDITORS eyes and get
ting in for nothing. The latter
is the most popular plan.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10

TEACHER: I 81 all rot keep
you after school, JOHNNIE, you
may so home now" Il don't
want to so home" SAID john
ME, there's a baby just come
to our house." "AVen, then, I"
the teacher began, you ought to
be so glad to see The little baby
thai" 80 Glad nothing" broke
in johnnie, II amt glad. Pail
blame me. He blames me for
everything. lip incotC's.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10

Real success is purely ideal.
No one ever gets SO high that he
does not care to go higher. IF
you are a one-story man, build
another and another. There is
no limit to the space above you.
and no law against intellectual
sky-scrapers. Build up.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10

The other day a medicine ped
der, (or faker,) wanted to sell
us a cartoon OF medicine to cure
fits-and offered to take his pay
in advertising. Nothing doing.
We didn't need the dope. We
never had & fit in our life-not
even in clothes.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10

PARABLE He LIKED. (which
Of the parallels do you like the
bestF' said the preacher to the
boy whom his mother had hired
to read the testament. 81 like
the one" said the boy. "whNt'
somebody loafs and fishes. "
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10

Nowadays when a man falls
in love with another mans wife
it's affinity" but when anoth-
er man falls in love with your
wife, that's-b-r-r r.. If you
stand on the corner and make
ugly remarks about anoth e.
man S daughter-,hat's fun; but
when it happens to be your girl
who is spoken of in the same
way-that's dirty and scandal
Gus. And so it is all along the
line. 1t makes a let Of differ
ence Which way the bark is
peeled. Ever think of it?
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
Tortured For is Years

by cue-d,fying stomach troub
lie that baffied doctors, and re.
sisted all remedies tried, John
w. Modders, Of Moddersvile'
Mich, seemed doomed. He had
to Sell his farm and give up
work. lis neighbols said Gle
can't 1--we much longer
Whatever l ate distressed me,
he wrote, "till l tried Electric
Bltters, which worked such won
ders for me that can now eat
things could not take for years.
us surely grand remedy fol
stomach trouble. " Just as good
for the liver and kidneys Every
bottle guaranteed Only so cts
at all druggists.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-02-10
Wv. 0. w.

Meets every Dad and 4th SAT
urday evenings in each month
All members are expected tt
come ont, And all visiting
Sovereigns are cordially inyiIcc
j T.. Brogdon, con. com.
j. A. Kimmons, clerk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
ALDERMEN ADOPT
WHARF ORDINANCE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Fage.)
additional letters and communications
In an effort to prove h a a wharf ex-
tending forty-nve feet out into the
river, a. proposed In the tentative plans
drawn by City Engineer Boiling, wouin
materially retard river traffic. He. too.
wanted a municipal wharf,. but he
wanted caution and discretion first. He
dwelt particularly on the opinions Of
Captain John A. Curtis. barber master,
and of the Old Dominion Steamship
oficials and captains. who declare that
the present plans are frausht with
much danger. particularly to this spe-
cial line,
Wants Rates Kept Down.
Mr.. Rennolds argued for h wharf
to the extent Of intimatin@ that the
money would not be unwisely expended.
even though the wharf were later
blown up with dynamite. He wanted
railroad rates kept down at all hazards
and he also wanted deeper waterways
convention which has Just assembled
here.
CITY Engineer Boiling addressed the
body briefly, explaining h plans ana
urging adoption Of the measure.
The ordinance will now 70 to Mayor
Richardson for his approval. Then,
the matter will be turned over to the
James River COMMITTEES which will d.
rect construction Of the wharf with
the aid and cooperation OF the city
enGtneexs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
CHASE CITY PLANT
r TO GROUN

tSuecial to The Richmond Virginian)
CHASE CITY, VA. Oct. 1.-THE
large building owned and operated by
the Cotton Ginning and leo Company's
plant vas entirely destroyed by fire
about one O'Clock last night. 1t was
an Incorporated company, and had Just
completed the installation of the new
est and most modern machinery. A
considera BILE quantity OF raw and haled
cotton was consumed.
The night was calm ana clear and
the illumination extended for miles
around and was witnessed by an i'm
mense crowd Tho Are company rem
dered valuable service in preventing
the spread Of the connasrAticn and
saved h town electric plant and Wal
lace Tobacco Prizery.
The loss is estimated at SIC. 900, and
insurance about $4,000.
The origin OF FIRE 10 not known, but
Suspicious exist and arrests may be
made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
TO HAVE
AMUSEMENT A

There viii be a meeting Of the la
dies representing the churches and
mothers clubs OF Highland Park this
afternoon 10 make plans for some
form OF amusement for the young
people OF that part of the suburbs.
For IN time the matter has been
discussed. About twenty or twenty
ave ladies Of the neighborhood have
brought the matter To a partial con
ciuaion by arranging for the meet
ing to-day. The gathering will as
semble at the home Of Mrs. NJ. c.
Doubles, OF 100 Fourth avenue,
Highland Park. where the ideas OF
the ladies' present will be exchanged
ana some organization perfected.
Numerous suggestions have been
made, but as yet. II Is not deter
mined whether the mothers and
church wofnen will favor n gyrnna-
SUM, 4 club and reading room. or
some other form OF innocent pleas
ure for the youth OF their section.
A large attendance Is urged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
GEORGE {. CARY
SERIOUSLY ILL
FIRE COMMISSIONER STRICKEN
WITH APOPLExY WHILE IN :
HfS OFFICE.

The condition of George E. Gary.
ll0s Porter street, fire commissioned
from Washington Ward, who wal
stricken with apopiexy yesterday, IL
reported serious by the attending ply
sicans.
Mr.. Gary. who 10 fifty-slx years o.
age, had begun his daily work in his
place Of business. when complaining
OF feeling Ill. left for hts home. When
opposite the home of his sister. Mrs
n. e. DuVaI, Of Porter street, he
began to feel that he was getting
worse and managed to get to the door
and knock. When opened by his
niece. he was unable to speak.
He was assisted t q couch and
Drs. Lawrence Ingram and Hugh NJ.
Taylor were called.
Mr.. Gary. who 10 IN the real estate
and Insurance business at Tenth and
Hull streets. In one of the most popu-
lar and honored citizens of the South
side.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
BODY Or BISHOP,
LYING IN STATE,
VIEWED BY many
CONTINUED from First Pare,

Continued from First PAGe.)
grief being manifest in every Walk In
life among the people of that faith.
Priesthood to Come Hsrt.
From the various cities OF the State,
where the church has been organized
and Is represented. there came mes
eaxes and announcements. The priest
hood OF the entire State will be large
~ represented here on Friday. AL
ready the incoming trains are bringing
visitors to the city who are to take
part In the last rites in one way or
another or who will attend as simple
observers Of tho funeral service.
The ritual Of The Catholic church at
the burial Of q bishop Is OF unusual
dignity, very impressive. based on
the time honored customs OF fanny
decades.
Bishop McGill was buried In this CITY
years ago. when the church was not
so well - ganized as 1t 10 to-day. His
body IL In tho cryst Of st. Peters
church on Grace street. The burfAi
Of Bishop Van de Vyver II the Sec
ond burial OF a bishop in the history
OF Richmond.
Especial preparations are being made
for the entertainment Of the cardinal
and his excellency. Monsignor Falconi,
who will likely arrive Thursday night,
These ohicfals Of the church as well
as the bishops who will attend the fun
eral services viii be provided for by
the committees in charge OF he fun
eral. They will be met at h various
depots on arrival and will be escorted
TO their respective places of abode,
while In Richmond.
The body OF &he late bishop Of Rich
mond will not be removed from the
residence Of the cathedral until Thurs
day at noon. At that time 1t will be
placed in the cathedral. where it will
be publicly honored.
Solemn Watch 10 Kept.
All day yesterday a solemn watch
was kept over the body Of the dead
prelate. The guard. representing four
men from each parish, remained on
duty four hours at q time. relieving
one another. During the time the guard
was on duty It remained constantly
standing.
Friday morning, has been set for the
beginning Of the burial service. The
local priests who have charge Of the
ritual are busy outlining the program,
and selecting the parts In the cere-
mony which the visiting churchmen
will be asked 10 take.
AS he lies In his robes OF ONCE the
bishop looks as natural as when In
life. There ID the quiet smile OF peace
on his lips. As.shis left side 10 thu
croder, while his head IL bsdecked
With the mitfa instsnias Of hts high
1e0cA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
BONOS ARE SOLD
To SINKING FUND
u --
DEVELOPS THAT NO BIDS ON BIG
ISSUE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED.

Four hundred thousand dollars worth
OF the new four per thirty-four
yea bonds in connection with munich
pal projects included in the $1.400, 900
appropriation passed by Council ON
weeks & were sold by the Council
Finance Committee yesterday after
o TO the Sinking Fund at par.
This amount. 1t was stated. VIII be
SUFFICIENT Ia carry on the proposed
work up to the first of the year. Then
another effort win be made to sell some
of the bonds on the market.
Ii developed that no bids we're re-
ceived from the recent advertisements
for purchasers of the bonds, This
a explained by the fact that a mum
her of Other municipal bond issues
are or the market offering a higher
rate OF Interest than that Offered by
Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
OFFICERS AFTER
NEGRO SLAYER
WILLIE COLE WANTED AT GAYTON
FOR KILLING FELLOW
WORKMAN
ESCAPES FROM GUARD
FOLLOWING HOMICIDE, AssAILANT
DISAPPEARS, AFTERWARD CAP
TURED AND AGAIN GAINS
HIS FREEDOM

+ Richmond and Henrico police are
looking In every hole n corner of
the city and county for Willie Cole.
Willie ID alleged to have killed an
other z workman at the Clayton
| coal mines, during q brawl Monday
night. He ran away at the time, but
was later captured, and yesterday az
ternoon was being brought to Rich
mond by special Oficer w. O. Sad
Ter, Of the Old Dominion Improve
ment Company. now operating the
mines. when the negro jumped from
the car and escaped.
The city police were Immediately
notified OF the escape, n r search
ing for the man.
Tho description given indicates that
tho negro Is about six feet tall, weighs
about 1856 pounds. is OF light COM
| plexion, with a mustache. and wore
a felt hat, dark coat, dark striped
pants under overalls. with tan low
shoes.
Guard Was "Nodtang.'
The details OF the affair as gath
cred last night we're rneager. one re-
port ri that the guard. who was
bringing the prisoner to the county
Jail. was %"nodding" on the car. when
the negro escaped. The other was
that the negro gave a sudden lunge
and was arnong the missing before
the guard knew what had happened.
It was certain that he had escaped.
however, and the police are now
searching for him. Nothing definite
could be learned about the row in
In which the killing occurred.
Clayton Is but a few miles from
Richmond. It was the scene recently
Of some labor trouble. in which La
| Dor Agent Franklin. Of Birmingham.
was arrested on the charge OF en-
ticing laborers away for the purpose
OF going to birmingham to help out
In securing laborers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
FARMER KILLED
BY SHOT IN BACK

DANvILLE. VA. Oct. 17.-Isaac
Banks, a negro. aged forty-ive is in
Jail with a prospect Of the death chair
facing him as q result of the shoot
ing OF viii Burks. a white farmer,
about a mile from <this city, last
night.
Burks had taken UP Banks stray
mule. Last night Banks, armed with
Ia shotgun, approached Burks' dwell
ing and opening the door fired q load
Of shot INTO Burks' back, just below
the shoulder. causing almost tnstan-
taneous death.
Banks fed, but vas later arrested
at his home. He claimed that when
he approached the house he saw
the muzzle OF a gun protruding from
from the door and heard curses and
became alarmed and fired. Burks
wife, who was a witness to the shoot.
ing, wholly refutes this claim.
DANvILLE, VA. Oct 17.-Charlie
Powell. a negro youth, aged sixteen
years. was caught in the shafting OF
a sawmill on the suburbs to-day and
hurled around until his neck was
broken, death ensuing Immediately
His coat became e~ntangled in the belt
and before he could be rescued he
had been dashed to his death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
VETERANS MEET
n NEWPORT NEWS
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF VIR.
GINA DIVISION Is LARGE
LY ATTENDED.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Oct. IL
The annual reunion Of the Confed-
crate veterans OF the Virginia diHt-
sion began here this morning. with
a large number of delegates in at
tendance from various parts OF the
State. Richmond WAS represented
with large delegations from r.. r.
Lee and Pickett Camps. Petersburg
was also largely represented by A.
r. Hi Camp.
In addition 10 the many delegates
here from ali over Virginia there are
q number Of ladies representing the
sponsors and maids OF honor. The
ladies are being Well entertained.
The Sons of Veterans began their
session tonight with a largely at
tended meeting ia the Academy Of
Music.
Governor Mann was mon the
principal visitors, though he did not
take an active part in the program.
Tonight he occupied q box at the
Academy of Music and apparently
greatly enjoyed the ceremonies there.
He was also in attendance part OF
the day at the meeting Of the vet
erans.
Clarence j. owens, Of Washington,
past commander in chief OF the Sons
Of Veterans. was the chief speaker
at the night session of the Sons OF
Veterans.
The feature of the morning session
WAS an address by Past Commander
w. II. Stewart, of the Virginia pi-
vision. United Confederate Veterans,
In which he severely criticised Wood
row Wilson for his statement in his
History of American People, that
the United States battleship Monitor
worsted the Confederate States iron
clad Virginia tknown also as the Mer-
rirnAc} In tina 14snees engagement IN
Hampton Roads.
1T Is bad enough for Northern
writers to eriticise us." said the speak
err. but God help las when men of
the South do IL"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
RALEIGH FAIR
STARTS OFF WE'LL

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
RALEIGH. n. c., Oct. 17~-Ra-
leigh's fine new auditorium IN the
new City Hall. just completed. wan
formally opened tonight In the nrst
OF a series OF events to take place
there this week. concluding with the
State Fair and marshals ball FRI
day night.
torium 10 five thousand, and 1t liz
SO arranged that II can be cut of TO
accommodate theater crowds, and the
IKE. II 10 me OF the finest Of any
city In the South.
Governor Harmon, Of Ohio, arrived
to-day and Tomorrow will deliver an
address 1t the State Fair, which began
to-day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
CLAIM GIRL WAS
TRAIN
HER People FURNISH BON
AND SHE rs RELEASED FOR
..
FUTURE TRIAD.

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian
BRISTOL, VA, Oct. 17.-Miss i
sic Matthewson. member Of q W.
known family OF johnson count
Tenn. was to-day arrested on
charge Of attempted train wreckin
The arres caused a sensation. n
girl, who Is scarcely seventeen yea
old, was arraigned before Aagtstrs
White and bound over to await 4
action OF the grand jury. Her rel
tives promptly gave bond and d
wal released. The alleged attsrn
occurred October !. when Z log ~
rollAd on the main line Of the va
GINA and Southwestern. Tho trA
struck and 4 serious wreck was Nd
rowly ayerted. No motive for 4
crime has been assigned
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
PAL MOORE GETS DECISION
OVER BATTLING NELSON

BOSTON. Oct. 11.-Battling Nelson,
the former lightweight champion. had
his come back" progress severely jolt
ed tonight at the Armory A. A. by Pal
Moore. OF Philadelphia. who easily
earned the decision yer him at the end
Of twelve eruelling rounds.
Moore was o fast ana too clever
tor the Batter and during the early
part OF the bout It looked a. though
he would p~Nelson by a knockout,
but Nelson proved that he was still the
Durable Dane"