Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-21

commonwealth. Land v.s acquired |
rHlT tho peniioutiarv uu WHICH the !
! cupui,is engaged IN hcuHH'1 uut of /
door work raising the t, a.I. ana I
. fruit used in the penitentN. Nu In /
f,.r.t was acquired in ,.al auhs TO /
furnish the raw maiC ul 'Hr the i
bIiok making machinery emo OBJ. many |
thrilling Incidents WIS The sIuUnlng ol ]
"a mugny Of convlcts, iu which Mr.
ilursum played the part u. hero and
ainglohnndcd fought on lnI utcrcame
the desperate mutiaccrs Huf his lfe
lns been full Of incidDus thai &C..
unired Initiative. quick and trim action
aud oar of which he cam. % victor
Attempt 20 Discreet Hursum.
Then came the uagvruun regime
Holm OLAF Hursun had boon elected
/ chairman OF The Republican party IN
New MoNico llagcrmnn had vision
OF political machine OF h's own. liur
sum stood IN the way %. tno Bader
man self aggrnndizomcnt Then fol
lowed tho dlsgraccful attempt to dis
credit Holm Olaf Bursuu q was O
desperate attempt to railroad an hon
cost AND worthy man into Dee uouiien
ilary because he stood .n the way oI
selfish political ambition \ Colorado
Sprines expert was hircl to go over
DC penitcniiary books This expert
hired local expert 10 du th" job io,
him This so.callel export who was
almost con stautly undcr Dee iniiu.
nee OF dope ana whisky made the at.
1 iompt Holm q liursum who Ia The
seven years as superintendent of the
| lent.ary, had handled noout a mi
/ lion dullart and who Was given NO
! representative iu the audit Was al
! legged to bD iuuutcd tu the pcnitcu
! bar, for unpaid brick furnished others
| and similar items. 10 tho uuOaui az
| several thousand dollar The morn
ing after 'Hc report wHs made u wac
J On SUNDAY. the eXpou of the expert
/ accounting Hrm was round dead drunk
/ iu tho Plaza whether from shamr ui
| from dlukine up his reward. b. no.
Unowu. bui the so-callci expert dis.
appeared soon after lcn,irs his Fam
iis iu destitute oircumsianr
indicated In the Courts.
800, rxuer roport vaf published
.ud uaeeman gloatcd over .lc vie
/ .ort be- thought he hal non lir go.
roctvd hia district attorupy tu indict
| Holm O Blrsum but 'ho grand furry
lIpmsod 90 br party tu -Irh proceed.
inss aud thr diatrici auutn, h1d
|iDs chnrr,s thoroughly iuyU-tigtI nd
and found 900 his accounts aud records
intact Nuf Holm q Uu.sun was
uut satisfied he Waived .Ur statute
y o lmltation which would UIfu pro-
acfod him aad soush 70 lHdieldl 800
D.. uuiIt open tu an who Had au> claim
sou Tong CHARGE against HIm. Suih'.'ui
lo .at. that shis judicial Inquiry al 'oi
iN months uf open h,Ilihs-. after an
expert Investigation and accounting
- TO which an Interested PARTIES and
the territory through lis auoruc,
. general. and even the special agents
! ~ The United states and the expert
90 Hascrman we're summoned cor pub
Hcly invited was cleared of al
charges Both the expert and the cN
r"tt 20 the expert refused t0 testify
% As a Constitution Maker.
- The splendid yictorios 600 the Re
' publican part, won by Holm o bur
= uu. chairman of the Republican cen
D irul committee 81 New Mexico undo
q .up most adverse cirCums, anccs, an
l. 90 rccrnt 10 need review The china,
! came when the constitution. bitter
iiy fought uy the Democratic organizn
p ion. was adopted hy moro tnau ! nNN
majority Mr. Bursum himself was
d member OF the constitutional conycn
10 tiuu tie there fully demonstrated hu
( ability az "a CouW ructiyc Statesman
+ The clause on the corporation CON
% mission uud Other progressive article
IS came from his hands he rc-traiuo.
NJ he react ionaHcs and recoucilcd fn
% radicals lie cWorsd rom she con
III Ncntion as the hrarHt figure IN 80,
tl Mexico politics Hls nomination lo
b governor at Las Vegas followed as
' matter of course. as a recognition %
/ service well done and character iirnr
q established
D. A Businessman. Miner S.oekman
Bui Mr. Bufsuu life In these Dat
ar wears. a. in the yoars OF his youtl
was not altogether politics, He en-
gagged IN various business enterprise
q tic organized the Is O. b Minin
q company in the MUgollons after dt
. Velopinp the Deep Down mine he d
y az present deyolGplug the Trilhy minl
u n The MOgollOns llt Is most pOpula
in The mining camps He is extensive
, ly engaged n the sheep industry i
y eastern as well as western New Mes
' leo. lie spent many weary days 0l
\ the range lie is interested Ina meI
camille business iu SOcorro The Gen
g City has honorpd him by clectng hil
2 MAJ or Ind hc g. doing much To restOr
p the wasted fortune. ~ that hcautilu
lefty he has beitciad rs water suppl
iand Is constantly rneagcd Ia mabin
b public improvement with the yer
q limited municipal INCOME.
r He Speaks spanish.
Mt Bursum o. 90 man OF family Ill
, has a lovely wife. vino Is iayoril
e. nor only In social DrcleR. bui in th
, homes Of the poor There are thrc
r small children % Happy home circi
: in modest Cottag. IN the Gem CO,
y Mr Bursum. who started life IN a fan
% rs where nothing Hlt Norwegian wa
spoken acquired NOT only the Englis
language. la which Dee has become