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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
AnANpoNs CONTEST.
Defeated Republican Candidate issues
Circular. HsEr|
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Wythevillc, Va. December l.-John
r. Honaker. contestIng Republican
candidate for clerk of Wythe county,
has issued a circular abandoning the
contest. which Will be pleasing to both
political parties. as 1t will let the feel
ing engendcred by tho late election
die out and matters will assume nor
NAL conditions.
NJ. II. Hickey. the Republican con-
testant for commissioner of the reve-
nue. for the East End, is stiil prose-
cutting his contest
+. T.. Musscr, commissioner Of the
West End, and r. S. Davidson, sheriff,
are the only two Republican county
officers elected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
Engagement Announced.

tSpecia! to The rimes-Dispatch.
Bowling Green, Va, December l.-Mr,
and Mrs. Il. ]. Hart, of near Guincas,
nave announced the approaching mar.
rage of their daughter, Miss Helen
Mary Hart to George Miller Cosby.
which will be solemnized at Hopewell
Methodist Church Wednesday. Decem-
Der g, ut 1870 O'Clock p. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
Invitatlons Issued.

ESPECIAL TO The Times-Dispatch.l
Williamsburg. Va. December In
yitations have been received here TO
the marriage of Miss Clara Barnett to
DR., Cornelius Hampton Davis. of viii
liamsburg. The ceremony Will take
place in the home OF tho brides par
ents Mr., and Mrs, David T. Barnett.
l.aurens. S. c., on Thursday evening,
December "a. ut 6 o'clock. DR.. and
Mrs. Davis VIII reside on Henry street,
Williamsburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
WnIters-HnmhricIs.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
ChristiansburE, Va, December IL
The marriage OF Miss Maud Hambrick
10 James Walters was celebrated
quietly at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Columbus Hambrick. near Snowvilie,
at $3.50 o'clock on November go. Rev.
Showalter otticiated
The bride Is granddaughter of the
late Harvey p. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walters will live at
Childress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
[Special fo The I1mes.nisnntch !

-, IeHuclHI 10 Tie Tim e s-I)fspntch.l n
leathsville, Va, December i.-frar-
e o.. l. Lewis, or Reidvllle, and Miss
Corr l.. Webb, of Lancaster county,
we're married In Baltimore Wednes-
I, a. 7. Van Landing and Mrs Eta
fiudson were married at tho home Of
The bride, nenrs Lodge, last evening,
yts,mmett9 ttle, son of Frank Settle,
land. were married In 5vashingt on this
morntn q byA Reg Geo. 3eale, y. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Miss Wingo. principal of Trinity Col
lege. Washington, Is at tho. Jefferson
Hotel. She is chaperoning Misses
GaYn0r and HogG. of New York, and
Misses Clarke and Quinlan, Of ST Paul,
MINI.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
dresses Of presentation gnd reception
Dies In New York.

Leslie II. Eanes, aged twenty 1--WE
years and eldest son of the late Chief
OF Police w. II. Eanes, died this eve
nihS at LOOMS Sanatoriun. New York,
where nc was carried enr,y in October
for treatment. He is survived nv bis
mother, sister and brother
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

James Caskic has returned TO his
home in I.ynchburg, after short stay
In this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
Gray-Pott.

gtSpcclal to Tho Times ID ispatch.l
Douglas h. Gray and Miss MARY sp
Potts, both OF King George iFc5ilnty
Wore MARI ed 4 yesterday at d the irsst.
aence or: Rev, n! ! II, Zones: b " no p az
reside In flashing ton. a Z y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Miss Sarah Hamilton of Petersburg.
is spending several days In Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Mrs. Sallie r. Cook has returned to
Roanoke. after visit to friends in
this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Miss Elizabeth Lennon, who has
been visiting Miss Camilla Wexford
here. will leave next week for Balti-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Mrs. May Walton Kent, of Chicag go.
who has been visiting friends here.
will leave to-day for Wythcville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Robert Allen. of the University OF
Virginia, has been recent guest o1
friends in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Miss Emily Christian. OF Williams
burg. is visiting Judge anu Mrs. George
l.. Christian.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Captain and Mrs Richard Henry, of
this city have been recent guests OF
Or. and Mrs. Howard Fletcher, in Fair
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

Mrs. Rosalie e. Selden is the guest of
Mrs. Antrim at her home, S3l West
Grace Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
Protest Against tho snIoou.

Rev. q. 0. Taylor, d. D., of Boston
Mass, field secretary and special scion
tine lecturer OF the National Temper
ance Society. of New York. ma the
Scientific Temperance Federation, Of
Boston. will preach a one or more OF
the churches In this city on Sunday.
In the afternoon. in High Street NJ L:
Church. he will lecture in scientific
protest against the leEalized saloon
with chemical demonstrations of facts
regarding alcohol.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

his home on West Street. He is sur
viyed by his wife. He Was {. member
OF west Street Methodist Episcopal
Cnurch, from which his funeral will
take place on Sunday morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
Death of Mrs. Parrish.

Mrs. Annie l.. Parrish, widow of
Walter Il. Parrish, died last evening
shorty before o'clock at her home on
Pearl Street. She had been In declining
health for five months. She was a good
woman, and the sick and needy OF her
neishborhood will greatly miss her
She is survived by eight children. all
of this city: Leonard A.. Grover f.,
Howard l., Violet T., Clifford A. Ora
Gle Co., Gladys G. and Raymond L. Par
IRISH
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Interesting Personal Intelligence.

Last evening at $50 O'clock, at the
residence OF Rev +. w Moore the Off
ciating minister, Miss Connie Payne,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs w. 3. Payne,
was married to William Leigh Eanes.
Miss Elizabeth Tasker attended az
bridesmaid, and a. NJ. McCauley as best
man.
Miss Blanche L. Spain and John w.
l'ivesay. well-known young couple
OF this city. were married in Richmond
on Wednesday,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02

III HU Uut OF Town.
Miss Rose Hayward. who has been a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ~
Smyth, on Monument Avenue, left yes
terday for Roanoke
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

nous crops a. lespedea, coWpeas. pea
nuts. SOY beans. velvet beans. and the
most available concentrate. c~ottonseed
meal. by good stock and the appiica
ton Of all the manure obtained from
the stock to the soil Will place as
much nitrogen In the soil as Is neces-
sary TO produce maximum crops
We are told In n bulletin Issued BY
the Louisiana station that n acre
Of Spanish peanuts grown on compar
atiye'y poor pine land contained lY2
pounds Of nitrogen. worth at commer
cial fertilizers value at least $50 An
ncre OF velvet beans contained lyl
pounds and an acre OF coVpeas iOs
pounds. These crops made from two
to three and q half tons ot fecdEturs
richer IN food elements than wheat
bran When such nitrogen gathering
plants can be grown on comparatively
poor pine land and Ted 10 good STOCK
without serious loss In fcrtlliing value,
II there any excuse Tor poor land. ami
let me add for not raising all Kinds u
good stock2 No country on earth mas
such advantages Tor growing nitrogen
gathering plants and ycl no country
makes 80 little use Of them
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

have as yet hot yielded 10 the piow.
they are a pre- requisite that cannot
be done without
The farmer who purchases n or
more Of the biggest. best. and most
suitable individuals OF the western
grade mares. and breeds them TO one
ar other Of the great imported stsl.
lions Of the Clydcsdale, Shire. SUFFOLK.
Perchcron or Belgian breeds. viii IN
three years from the time Of ioaling
have a youugster that Is worth ircm
$500 to $500. or " more mares have
been bred. pairs that are worth from
$500 20 $500. and which he would nave
no difficulty. whatever. In selling
BEING able TO work bis mares up TO
within a short time OF then foaiirg.
he Is making good and certain money
nj both ends. tor the young STOCK cost
him comraratiyely little 10 keep, and
N he has been careful In his selections
and wise In bis breeding. there Is no
telling what he might not produce In
valuable heavy traught horses Luok
for instance al the geldings that so 20
make the great sIN.hurse teams at the
country. fho uursOs thar constitute the
teams at the great packers These
UuiWa'3 fetch great prices The hcay
Ter. tho stronger the better bnncd. and
more active they are. the better they
are for such work and the more
money viii they fetch 10 the market.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

my CAPTAIN 4. ~. wApDELt.l
Never In the history Of this country,
or any other. for that matter. has the
heavy draught horse been In such de.
mand or 50 valuable as he IN today
Indeed. he In the most valuable asset
the farmer has who breeds him right
No mechanical contriyauce or motor
vehicle has been discovered that viii
hll the place OF this magnificent. ant
mate creature Of nosh and blood. or
viii any continuance OF any KIND be
perfected Tor many a long day. that
will accomplish what he can. ana do
the work as well and so thoroughly.
as we'll as. as cheaply rs he can
Motor trucks have failed not only
TO cope with the heavy loads imposed
upon the brewers dray for instance.
aud the hauling Of Cumberuus aud
heavy machinery. but have been IN.
able TO handle them Ia the narrow
and ]corgcsted thorouEhfares OF the
great cities. where backing and twist.
ing and turning Is absolutely neces
sary Besides the great service aud
imperative use 81 these mighty ant.
mails In the large towns and cities OF
the couutr, where their demand and
value Is increasing day by day iSey
are a power that cannot possibly be
done without In the agriculture dis.
tricts whore the farm prudurc re
quiros great hauling power, and 10
those sections OF the country which
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

twice It's diameter. and In strong
enough To- withstand the natural pres.
sure OF It's contents when full THIS
pressure In greatest from two TO nix
days after llling The silngc ~ this
time begins 20 heat and settle. and. II
the walls are not sufficiently rigid TO
prevent any bulging. q considerable
loss OF siinge will result, The walls
should be- as nearly perpendicular IN
possible. and the diameter should be
the same from the bottom 10 the TOP
4 mistake sometimes made vas In
building me silo OF too large q diam.
Ctor Tor the size OF the herd 20 That
tho silHgo spoiled by too long cv.
rcsurc Of The surface IN one case a
man with o small herd built % sI'p
To his barn rs feet square and 10
rrct high After TWO years trial he
gave up The use u' the si'u 10 disgust
because the si',Ec diI not. keep
A year ar so later be- sod his farm
10 q moro progressive man. who built
partitions across the same si'o. MAX.
ing four small gllos our Of th" large
one. and had no difficulty iu obtain.
INK good silagc for his stock The slln
should be deep The deeper the si'o
me better the silage
The diameter should conform 10 tho
size of the herd ard &! two inches ~
sllagc are led each day there viii be
no loss from surface exposure
II is desirable TO prevent sllage
from freezing The double wal con.
crete ri'p and those burt of r]cn'angu.
lar building tile ACCOMPLISH this oh.
icct as well as any Stou" si'us pre-.
vent freezing but many owners u
stone silos DO not IKE them because
moisture collects on the inside NJ
the walls ard rots Stage along the
edge a root heirs TO keep out the
frost. snow and rain
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
gH NN<Q
CH!CoRY IS DELICIOUS SALAD
Plant Should Oecupy Place In Every
Garden-ls In Coed Demand and
10 Easily Grown.

Chicory II a delicious salad and
should Uccupy a place iG every garden
Il thrivcs upon an soils where root
crops can be grown. except clays. very
light sandy soils and mucks. II does
not require a soil very rich ia nitro
gen
The soil must be open and we'll
Grained. rs Il will not thrive In soggy
land. Tho soil should be fertilized
rather freely with phosphorus and
very little nitrogen, and these fertl.
llzers should be applied 10 crops
grown on the sround the year before,
and upon which small grain In grown.
Soil on which clover has been turned
Is not good for chicory because II con.
tains TO much nitrogen.
Tho seed must be sown rather
thickly. but covered very thinly In
drills about 20 inches apart Chicory
is IN great demand In all markets and
brings good prices As under good
management It will produce from SIT
~ ten tons per acre. and brings In the
open market from S. to SO per ton,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

Experience has proved that no
stock 10 equal TO a willow when dur.
aule baskets are demanded The
hlrh.class basket has made a place
Tor Itself in the market even under
present circumstances. and the entire
decline In lhe trade has been In the
Tow priced basket which completes
with the foreign willow product or the
An orIcuu made wooden basket
To put % low priced basket on the
market with raw willow al rs present
uriCc The wagos AUST be cut tower
than The normal standard 10 America.
For this reason the trade n almost
entirely Ia the hands OF immigrant
basket makers who know no other
rrUdo aud who are seldom or never
reinforced by native workmeu.
The remedy lies IN q reduction In
he cost OF The raN material The
Dhoarer the willow twhcn sood IN
GuUliN lhc better the wages which
can be- paid 90 produce q low priced
basket. aud O. low priced basket NJ
good 1ugliy VIII md an almost IN.
United market on this point the en-.
urs trade agrees
Great care should be taken In the
HrIcrtlon uf rho willow bed Rich,
permanently moist sandy loan gives
best returns, though ordinary moist.
ANDY land often yields profitable
crops OF willow
pIpU M pr 10 tp,b.g do..
faiI. prior TO planting the following
spring ms turns the top layer OF
The soil 50 deep that weed seeds can.
not spring up
Returns depend very largely upon
the method Of culture. but more upon
the variety Of willow planted. because
he shool9 Of even the best varieties
and In the o suitrble soil grow
brittle after the stools become old
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

4 can be made a we'll paying
crop Rut small plots Tor home use
will become very profitable aud sat
istyiuE
When the roots are young and ten
der. Il Is eaten raw as a salad Il Is
sometimes boiled, bu, few people like
II In this way.
The plants are due In October. all
unnecessary roots trimmed on ANA an
OF the crop except about an inch. they
are then laid horizontally lu tiers In
moist earth. leaving the crown stick
rg out about an inch
Placed Ia "a warm vegetable cellar.
the roots VIII produce BOO about four
weeks beautiful white leaves uf deli
ate texture which are cut on as
needed for salad
u requires 90 special cultivation
except TO keep tie ground clean and
lriaulc and wiIl wen repay the small
amount Of labor upon IT,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
LABOR SAVING
FARM MACHINE
Portable GaGoIine Engine Can be
UGcd for Shrcddin2 Corn,
Saving Wood and
Other Jobo.

Those who have never used n gasu.
line eLg ne can hardly realize What Il
labor SAVING and profitable machine
II Is On the farm
To do any and all kinds OF work
the farmer wants at least Il tcn.horsc
power as the purchase price aud the
cost of running one Is but very little
more than the cost OF a smaller one
aud with the larger engine you can
do q great deal more work than with
the smaller me
with NY engine can drive q corn
shredder Just as easily as u steam en-
cine would and with much less cost
as the engineers wages are saved
besides the cost Of fuel for steam
Iower. which Is greater than The cost
OF gasoline Tor the same power
For ten hours running OF my IN
CINE. which Is ten horse power. II
takes ten gallons ol oil rer day This
at eleven cents per gallon, makes the
cost of running for ten hours $40
that In when running up to It's fun
capacity
This same engine may be used for
driving a wood saw. All YOU need Is
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

Some OF the failures OF silos have
been due to carclcssncss w nllinR,
but more ottea TO faulty construction
Of the silo
Formerly mary sllos we're made by
%TheathinR one OF the bays IN the barn
With these silos and other forms OF
wooden square silos a lining must be
built across the corners and the siiaEp
well tramred down Tong the edges
or there will be con- dcrablc loss OF
what would otherwise be valuable
stock feed This style Of silo how
ever. has become less common. and
but few squarn sIl1s NJ any Kind are
built AZ the present time Even when
silos are built inside ~ n barn they
are often circular Tie lCtHEOn siI0
II an Improvement over the square
form. but as a rule the walls Of this
form Of si'o have not been made
rigid enough
Too often the wallis 81 gilos ere not
made airtight Du'Css ihc walls uf
wooden si'os are made ai;'ighl. with
tar PAPER felt pads or clay worked
into the Joints much sllage Will be
wasted NInc'y Ter cent OF stavc slios
are not airtlght ~ the foundation
The shrlnkngr and swelling Of stavos
breaks the cement. which must h..
frequently weudod Some losses have
occurred because the ends Of the
stavCs have been decaycd
The ron bands Of q staye sIlo must
b. examined frequently ar they will
fall down as the slaves shrink Some
times the iron spices rust Unless u
staVc silo ls vol anchored II may b.
moved from It's foundations or even
blown down
The walls Of q si'o must be rigid
or they cannot stand the pressure
When the Sides hor.n % bulge. air
can get between the silpgc and the
walls
Brick silos without reinforcement
have been failures because OF IN,
pressure from the inside
The modern si'o is a structure win
airtight walls and q height usually
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

As for the moultlng hens, we never
crowd them into laying Feed them
light and allow little exercise ill they
begin 20 moulI. then let them have
plenty Of green bone mash and grains
of all kinds to build up and strength
en- the whole system and get the egg'
producing apparatus In prime working
order.
lust let tho moultlng hens rest,
says a writer in an exchange. This
is their regular and natural season
for enjoying a lay.or, and II we will
nllow them 10 take life easy while
this charge la going on they viii be
ready for better work after they do
begin laying.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
INDIAN HAS EARS TRIMMED
He Undersoss Operation to Win .
Bride VINO Disliked style Of Ria
AurieuIar A~Ependaaea.

Reno. Nev -protruding ears with
square corners are not considered
necessary pcrQuisites 10 me ueauty OF
the Shoshone indians IN TINS state. as
Was proved when a tut blooded DucK
al that tribe INVOKED the use oi surg.
cry m order that ms COX might DO
improved
Johnny joyce. a s%hoshone indian.
visited the office OF q locai physician
and asked that MS square and pro.
trudlne ears be reduced IN sire IN
explanation ne stated mat the Indian
maiden of his choice refused 20 marry
him on account OF the name IN
witch his organ Of hearing lac
grown.
rhe operat'si was performed rue.
e%essiuily aud Joyce. with MS nearing
%appendages trimmed on the blas. com.
peusaied the physician Tor Inc labor
and prepared to return TO MS noma
ana hts bride
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
THOMAS H. CARTER is DEAD
Former Montana Senator, Prominent
In National Politics. Passed
Away IN Washington.

Washington. u C-Former United
States Senator Thomas Henry j'arter
OF Montana. tor many years a noiabiO
and picturesque figure IN naiiUnai
pontics. once head OF the Republican
national committee n since mst
March chairmRa Of the American sec
ton OF the international Joint com
ms sion. died at his tome m wash
ington recently at the age Of MY
seven yoars
Mr. Carter represented Montana IN
the senate tor ~ years tie nrst sat
IN the senate IN 1895 and stayed there
until 1901 lie came back m 1919.
lie FIRST came into national politics
IN ISa2 when ne was made chairman
OF President iiarrison's |Repnbican
national committee. and ~ that tme
It Was written OF him he 10 a ZONE.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
ANIMALS
IN BIG DEMAND
Every Farmer Should Have Mum.
Der OF Horsea Growing and
Coming a for Uso
and Sale.
my J. BAlLEY HRuCEJ

In spite OF the electric ear. the auto
mobile and other motive power.
horses have increased IN price com
menslrnte with other farm animals
tanner should have a number
o. yuuns horses growing and coming
on tor home use and tor saie
A colt can be grown as easily and
cheaply as n calf, and NJ the anne
time the mare which mothers Il wa
work The writer mas a team OF
yGuLg mares OF nearly the same size
an. nee During the past season one
Of them has raised a col, now worm
at feast $40 while the other mare
workins by hef3side has raised none
rue marc With the colt has done ex
ictiy the same work az the mare
which has no colt and now at the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
Prevent Crop Failure.

Tho best preventive OF crop failure
Ia dry seasons or Wet seasons Is 20
have the son BOO the proper condition
as to drainage. depth vegetable mat
ter. plant FOOD preparation ana 20
forth The fertile soil, fun OF yogr
table matter and thoroughly pulyor.
lied for several inches deep seldom
sunCrs tor lack OF rain or from too
much rain.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
The Ls,e Thomas \. Carter.

what underslzco Montana man. D
looks ike Uncle sam lust out OF a
ready nude clothing store
rhc tate senator mad irish parents.
whose uir,hplaces were within q lew
nj cs OF each other m the o,d country.
9ul they DAD not meet unu1 they mad
migrated 70 Virginia tie Is survived
BY hjs widow Mrs. Ellen Gaien Car.
ter. and two sons
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

lose o. b summers work b Is
m as good condition as her mate.
with both an the same feed aud care.
A cot, o. course. Is some bother
AID e. M some iced The same
II true In growing any domestic
apimnls. But with a little patience
In the hauoIng OF the mare ana ioal.
a mare doing general farm WORK
should raise two colts every three
years T. do about ms well as win
none. rho col, will represent AZ least
'eU rer en- rpoit ON the money q
labor Invested In II.
Ia tact, 50 little extra care n feed
are required that the young animal
cnn be grown without noticing the
tced u consumes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
GEN. HERKIMER's MONUMENT
imposing Shaft on the oio ~nomesteaa
Which Marks the Sturdy
hero'a oravs.

Albany. N Y-Kenewed efforts are
nov under way tor the preasrvins of
the General Herkimer nomestesd IN
the picturesque MobawE Whitley o, ire
stste The brick house n stu In very
good condition. although remains
practically Tho same AZ when occupied
as a home by the sturdy Old nero OF
the battle OF Oriskany
Only a few rods from the house ",
the burial place Of the general and
this Is marked by an imposing ,snaft.
erected by the state OF New YORK.
The present movement TO purchase