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Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21

RUNNING OVER THE BURNING TREsTLE.
lapse and the. ears RESTING. upon. 1t.
with their freight Of human lives. go
crashing ip. flames to the. bottom Of the
canyon. To remain on the bridge
meant death. Because Of the steep
grade he could not back the train out
Of peril. The only. chance to save the
foot trestle.
Smith released the brakes and threw
the throttle wide open. The engine
sprang forward and thrust its nose
into the aisle Of flames. At every turn
OF the wheels the trestle .swayed.
groaned and cracked. The engineer.
tying the sleeve Of a blouse about his
mouth and nose. leaned tensely from
his window. mindless Of singed hair
and scOrched flesh. Cutting a passage
through the fire and smoke. the train
raced across. The passengers scream
ed, covered and tainted.
lie Tank of Oil Near the Flame.
In the tender behind the engine were
5000 gallons Of oil. fuel for the loco
motive. Smith knew that loose valve
q tiny leak or an open pipe into which
jet Of fire might be sucked would
mean an explosion that would wreck
the trestle and send the entire train
in fragments to the bottom. However
as grim as Jim Bludso. he urged his
iron horse forward
Now the front trucks Of the engine
clattered off the bridge and now the
engine itself was free. With head out
Of the window. the engineer looked
back anxiOusly as coach after coach
all on fire. drew Off the trestle. When
the last had won free he brought the
train to standstill.
II just took a chance" said Smith as
the passengers surged admiringly about
him. II staked my chances on luck
and we went through"
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21

Riverside Press: Commercial Agent
Downs of the Southern Pacific has re
turned from his trip through the I'M
perial Valley with interesting impres-
sions of the country and its people.
The party of twelve prominent Cali
fornia railroad men, of which the Riv-
ersider was one, made thorough tour
of. the great productive region so re-
Gently reclaimed from the desert
0stensibly the purpose of Mr..
Downs trip was to witness the sights
OF the county fair held at Ell Centre.
In reality the railroad representatives
we're desirous of learning at first hand
the resources and development of the
country and the sentiment of the set
tiers toward their new homes and the
Transportation interests. Mr.. Downs
reports that the contentment of the
people with their situation is as deep
as the rapidly growing wealth is
great In fact, the valley has no kicks
Of any sort, and did not bring serl-
GUS indictment against the railroad
even when the opportunity offered
The Riversider says that the Ell
Centro fair was all that such an
event should be, the sporting features
being spirited and the display of 10
cal products marvellous The valleys
position as a stock raising commun-
ity was illustrated by the quality of
the horse races held with only local
talent competing. One of the horses
trotted mile in 2:10, and the show
ing of stock made ia the regular races
and the chariot races were highly
creditable
Cotton was king, however, and the
display was impressive testimony OF
the valleys coming position in this
wealth producing field OF agriculture.
Imperial has grcwn two and half
bales to the acre, and its exhibit at
the New York show won the prize from
the old cotton states of the south.
Rich soil, plenty Of water and hot
weather seem to promise that this
corner of California is destined to
win frem the gulf states their long
held supremacy in productiveness per
acre and in quality of cotton.
The cattle exhibit showed how the
ImpeFia4 Valley is forging ahead in
the, breeding, of tiigh class stock, her
bread alfalfa fields affording the en-
corragemeht. Ii addition to the vat-:
iey's extensive dairy, interests, 5000
head Of ,-caetle. frqp, Nevada. Arizona
and other districts are feeding in the
green pastures of this California rival
Of the .yaAey ..sf :the Nile; There: are
also, at. the present time, 5000 sheep
from outside communities being pas
tured there; ~: "'"s.,. - g.:
An interesting part OF the agricul
tural exhibit, to the Riverside visitors
was the oranges gtown' in the Valley
and already ripa: In the early date
Of their maturing the fruit is fully
abreast of the Arizona crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21
TOOK BIG CHANCE
| TO Save TRAIN
Engineer on Burning 7reStle
! Had to Think Quickly.
RISKED some TO SAVE ALL.

Part Of Passengers and Ensinemsn
Wore Ssfe When Driver lmperiIed
Their Lives For Others-He Won Out
and 10 Called Hero.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21
1nSect Tones.

An investigator given to the collec-
ton of curious data has observed that
there are at least three different tones
emitted by insects-a low one during
/. flight, higher one when the wings
ARE held in. such manner that they dc
not vibrate and yet higher tone
when the insect is held so that none OF
Its limbs can be moved. This last, il
lis pointed cat. is the voice proper" Of
the insect. In some cases it Is pro
.duced by the stigmata Of the thopax.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21

"HlI.OSOPHE might find a
nice problem Of ethics In this
emergency: A man is confront
ed with a situation In which he
can with certainty save his own life
and the lives Of a hundred others by
abandoning another hundred persons
to deadly peril or by risking his own
life and the lives in security take a
desperate chance Of saving all or none.
Such a crisis recently leaped up on
sudden before George A. Smith OF Los
Angeles, who has been for nearly thir-
ty years q locomotive engineer for the
Southern Pacific railroad. In an in
slant he decided to stake everything
upon one throw-to rescue all or none.
AS he succeeded in preserving the
lives which were in his keeping, he Is
now being acclaimed as a hero. says
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Mountain mogul engine No. 307. with
Smith at the throttle. straining against
the leash Of it's brakes. was grinding
and slipping down the steep side OF
the coast range in Soledad canyon. one
Of the worst stretches on the Fresno
Los Angeles division of the railroad.
Behind it was the momentum Of Its
own weight and of seven coaches well
filed with passengers. 1t was grow
ing dark, and Smith and his fireman,
Lemuel Watson. were keeping sharp
lookout on either side of the cab as
the huge engine leaped around sharp
curves, thundered through deep cuts
and hugged the mountain side.
~ Smell smokel"
Suddenly Smith, with distended nos
trils, drew back into the cab. II think
l smell smoke" he shouted above the
shrek Of metal abrading metal. A
moment later as the fianges Of the
wheels screeched around curve the
fireman yelled warning In another
moment the engine shot out. over the
big trestler over Santa Clara creek.
The bridge was in flames. ga.
The air brakes brought the mogul to
a halt, it's wheels showering sparks q
third Of the way across the blazing
structure Half of the coaches re-
mained out of danger on terra f1rma.
and Smith and his fireman. by running
back over the roofs of the cars, could
reach safety in a few minutes. ::.:-.,.
Their Only Chance. :.'..
But in an instant there flashed
through the engineers. imagination "a
fearful picture. He saw the trestle col
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21
Thoughtful Painter.

: II see you are paying the hospital
expenses Of that painter who fell off
the roof"
!: l'Yes. He's too good man to lose.
:As he went down he touched mp two
or three places which would have been
very hard to reach."-Louisville Cou-
r:rier-J Journal.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21
r.Where. It; Hurts.

=: ~ tell you. said sinnick. !"men are
getting so deceitful these days that
you cant trust your best friends"
s: land. what's worse" interrupted
;;RorFyighs. gloomify. you can't yet
your best friends to trust you:'';-Cath'
:ouc Standard and Tines. *: ~. I.e.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21
;: 1t: Certainly Did,

t'J6hnny." said the Sunday school
teac her. 'ran you tell me what caused
the food:"
:'l"s, ma'am." answered the, little
fellow: ,"it raiped."-Chicago News. 4,
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21

,YoAr friends are expecting a fine
photo Of yourself for Christmas. Get
them made at Metz's Studio. II
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-21

Wear. Grover shoes for tender fee,
1t Salomons
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
ONE FROM
EVERY FORTY

Thus at the first election, SO
congressional, judicial and state
executive and administrative Of
ficers are to be elected, and each
voter will vote for at least 18
candidates in addition to the ten
county officers in each of the 26
counties, making 260 county Of
fcers altogether. This makes
359 elective officers to be chosen
at the first state election, and
precinct, school, municipal and
irrigation officials. With four
parties making nominations that
would mean 1886 candidates in
the field within the next few
weeks rustling for dear life to be
elected. Counting 10000 voters,
this would assure that some hon
or or other is awaiting one out
of every forty voters. Santa Fe
New Mexican.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
CONEESSED
TO MURDER

JeffersonvilIe, Ind, Aug 27-
William Lee, the confessed mur
derer Of his father, mother anC
brother at Bonneville, Ind, is ir
solitary confinement in the In
diana Reformatory tonight. He
reached the prison today from
Princeton, where officers took
him following the publication OF
his confession last night,
He made a supplementary con
fession last night. This is large
ly a reiteration Of details Of that
given at Evansville. In addition,
however, he said he killed his
parents because he believed they
had planned to kill him.
| thought I would beat the
old man to it, +" was the way he
concluded his third acknowledge
ment of the butchery.
The prisoner maintains a cheer
fuldemeanor, on the journey from
Princeton to Jeffersonville ne was
lighthearted and annoyed the Of
ficers in his efforts to engage
them in small talks.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
L,EAVE, OF
HBSENCF NOT
NEEDED

An important measure put over
by congress was the bill for the
relief OF homesteaders once be-
fore discussed in these columns.
When Senator Warren introduced
this bill he included New Mexico
and Arizona in it. In the senate
committee, it developed that
there was no distress in either of
these territories that had been
brought to the notice of the SEN
ators. So the territories were
stricken out and the amended
bill passed by the senate. When
it got to the public lands COM
mittee of the house, it was again
rewritten and in addition to
other sections of the west, the
following in Arizona and New
Mexico was added as an amend
ment: In the Clayton, Fort
Sumner, Las Cruces, TucumcaSi,
Roswell and Santa Fe land dis
tricts in New Mexico, and in the
Phoenix land districtin Arizona
Senator Clark of Wyoming NOV
ed that the house amendments
be concurred in when the bills
again reached the senate and
this was done. The president
then signed the bill, 50 that now
if a homesteader in New Mexico
or the Phoenix district Of Ari-
IONA wants to take a leave of alb
sence until next spring, or April
18th to be more exact, all he has
to do is to notify the land office,
and get up and go. The time he
is absent from his claim, how
ever, does not subtract from the
total length of time he must live
on it. Albuquerque Journal.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
WILL Put BHOK
THE RE6RLL,

Stafford, Ariz., August 28-A
mass meeting Of the Democrats
of Graham county was held at
Brier'g opera house in Stafford,
Saturday afternoon to decide on
party action on the question Of
accepting statehood, and elirni-
mating the recall Of the judiciary
It was unanimously decided to
vote for statehood and the 8trik-
ing out Of the recall measure and
to pledge all candidates for every
Office, and especially for the !agis-
Iature, to provide for the i'm
mediate replacement Of the
after admission to the
union has been cOnsumated.
New precinct chairmen were al
80 named to act until the next
election.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
eJ01td Tor
Governor

Roswell, N. M, Aug. 28-Th
republican central committee on
Chaves county on Saturday adop
ted a resolution submitting to the
people Of New Mexico the name
of Nathan Jaffa, territorial sec
retary,- ,-as candidate for COVER
nor. Mo action was taken as to
a primary convention. At a
meeting of the. chairman of the
democratic central committees of
the four counties of this judicial
district at Portales this after
noon, September % was agreed
upon as the date for democratic
primaries.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
ROUd| NeIghOOr

The Royal Neighbo1s of
America met ut the home of
Mrs, A. A. Hine, Saturday,
August 26, with the following
members present: Mesdames
Roberts, Rousseau, Souders,
Tuttle, Roe, Preston. Collier,
Mason. Goldsmith, Bainum,
Terry, Gutterman and Hine.
A pleasant as well as prohta
bic afternoon was spent. 4
ter the usual order of bnsines
was transacted, the hostess
served ice cream and cake.
The r. N. A. is the banner so,
ciety of the town and is in,
creasing its membership at
each meeting,
Mrs. Goldsmith will enter
tain the society on Saturday
afternoon, September 9Th md
all members are requested to
be present.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
Special meeting August 29th, 1911

Special meeting August 28th, 1911
At Special Meeting Of the Board Of
County Commissioners held at Estanc.a
Torrance County, New Mexico on The
28th day of August, A D. 1911, at 10
o'clock a. M, present the Honorable
Commissioners Jesus CandeIar.a and
Julian R. Romero, the Sheriff Julius
Meyer and the Clerk by hi Deputy j.
A. Chavez.
The proceedings of the previousmess-
ing were read and left to be approved at
its Regular Term of the Board
Now comes Allen Barrett, Editor of
'The Daily Herald" and "The Estancia
Herald" respectively and presents g
sworn affidavit, stating that he has 'ul
filled his duties as County Printer AMI
the Board after being fully advised in
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
Resolutions

Whereas, The home Of Neigh
Dor D. T. Heal has been sunken
in sorrow by visit from the
angel Of death, thereby casting
gloom over our entire Estancia
Camp, Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lea, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the mem
0ers Of Estancia Camp No. 1927,
NJ. w A., do hereby express our
sympathy and brotherly love to
Noihgbor Heal and his family,
and commend them to the keep
ing Of the Supreme Ruler in their
bereavement. May He who rules
the storms, guide and keep each
NeighDor of Estancia Camp
against the time when He shall
call each Of us, as he did Isabel
Heal.
Committee
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

q, H. Van Stone, of Hughes
Mercantile Company, has re
ceiyed from President Burns,
of the Dry Farming Congress,
a lot of advertising matter re
gar5ing the work of the Dry
Farming Congress and the
meeting to be held at Colorado
IN October. Any one
interested in this work may
secure literature by calling on
MIR. Van Stone
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Mrs, Il G Boyd came in yes
5erday noon or a visit, from
her homein Ludlow, Illinois.
The Boyds we're formally resi-
dents Of Estancia, the Doctor
having enjoyed nice practice
here,
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

w G. Hunt and family are
in town, having arrived in
their Photo Cars from the
north. They will spend some
weeks here. doing photo work
of all kinds. Their samples of
work, both scenes and post
cards are of the best. They
will be pleased to meet anyone
desiring work of ANY kind in
their line at the car.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Mrs, b l. Garvin brought in
some nice cauIifower yester
day, tho first home grown we
have seen on the local market
this year
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Jas. B. WeIch, representing
the Great Western OIL Com
pany Of EI Paso, Texas, was
calling on the local trade yes
terday
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Miss Maude Hancock came
in on yesterdays train to visit
her homestead southeast of
town.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

J A. Thomas returned home
yesterday from a trip through
Colorado.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Max KahD, with the Cnlora
do Bedding Company, of Pue
bio, Colorado, spent yesterday
in Estancia interviewing the
local merchants.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

The Hughes Mercantile Com
pany was unpacking a lot of
new dry goods at their store
yesterday, d part 0 the winter
supplies.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs, Will EIgin,
daughters and sister, Miss Esth
er Pence, have been spending
several days with their mother
and grandmother, Mrs, J..
Pence, south of town
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Mrs. Will EIgin and mother,
Mrs J Pence, spent yesterday
at the home of Mrs Harvey
Jackson, northwest of town
They report her dinner prime
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Rev J r Carver left last
night for Fort Sumner, where
he will be for several weeks on
churchW0rk
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

W. j. Clark, representing the
Western Newspaper Union of
Denver, Colorado, left on the
northbound train yesterday,
after having looked after com
pauy business here.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Rev w G Grant left last
night for Portales on church
work He will be away sew
eraI days
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
P. a. SPECKMANN,
Publisher Morning News


The Clerk is hereby instructed to no.
tify the Editor Of the Daily Herald to
give account Of his doings as County
Printer and to show cause as 70 his fail
ure in compliance of his duties, and to
answer by the 28th day Of August ~t.n
a sworn statement as to his regular
publications Of his Dasly ard Weekly
papers, and in case the sworn state
ment does not show that papers have
been published regularly, the Clerl, is
hereby ordered to give the official pub.
lications to the Morning News to be
published in Sp nish in the Weekly ana
English in the Daily.
Now comes g petition Of the citizens
of Moriarty praying fol the appoint
ment of Lee Longino as Justice Of the
Peace of Precinct No. g, Moriarly, to
fill the vacancy caused by the removal
from the Territory of the former JUS
tice George M. Fleming, now deceased;
and the Board after due consideration
granted the petition and the said Lon
gino is hereby required to execute d
bond of $4,000 for his qualification.
Now being no more business the Board
ordered to bo adjourned until the 18th
day of August, A. D. 1911.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
0FFiCIhL Pro-
CEEDINGS or
COUNTY B0nRD

Special meeting convened August 81,
1911.
At special meeting Of the Board Of
County Commissioner5 held at Estanca,
Torrance County, New Mexico on the
21st day of August, A. D. 1911, at
O'Clock p. m, present the Honorable
Commissioner Jesus Candelaria Juan
de Dios Sanchez and Julian r. Romero,
the Sheriff Julius Meyer and the Clerk
by his Deputy T. A Chavez.
Now comes Dixie C. Howell, County
Assessor and presents the Assessment
Tax Rolls for the County of Torrance
for the year 1911, and the Board after
careful investigation and full exam
ination to the abstract and recapitula-
tion contained in said Rolls it was re
solved in open Court to De approved,
and it is so ordered.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Read the News and you get all
the county news.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

Robert Taylor aud B c Miller
have purchased the blacksmith
shop Of M T Baker and viii
take charge the first Of Septem
Der Both Bob and Burt are
experienced smiths ana viii no
doubt be successful IN heir
undertaking Here's wishing
YOU success
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30
PETITION

Estancia, N. M. Aug. q, 29I1
Board of County Commissioner
| hereby propose to publish the min.
utes of your honorable body and any
other legal notices required to be pub
lished by your body or The Clark in the
Morning News, a daily paper published
in Estancia, N. NJ, according to law and
at legal rates.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-30

J a. Thomas returned hOm
yesterday from trip througl
Colorado.
Miss Maude Hancock cam,
in on yesterdays train to vlsi
her homestead southeast O
town.
Rev w 9 Grant left last
night for Portales on church
work He will be away sew
oraI days
Rev J r Carver left last
night for Fort Sumner, where
he will be for several weeks on
churchWork
The Hughes Mercantile Com
pany was unpacking a lot of
new dry goods at their store
yesterday, q part 0 the winter
supplies
Jas. B. Welch, representing
the Great Western OIL Com
pauy Of EI Paso, Texas, was
calling on the local trade yes
terday
Mrs, b. L. Garvin brought in
some nice cauIiAoWer yester
day, tho first home grown we
have seen on the local market
this year
Max KahO, with the Cnlora
do Bedding Company, of Pue
bio, Colorado, spent yesterday
in Estancia interviewing the
local merchants.
Mrs, Will Elgin and mother,
Mrs J Pence, spent yesterday
at the home of Mrs Harvey
Jackson, northwest of town
They report her dinner prime
w. j. Clark, representing the
Western Newspaper Union of
Denver, Colorado, left on the
lorthbound train yesterday,
after having looked after com
}auy business here.
MIR. and Mrs, Will EIgin,
daughters and sister, Miss Esth
pr Pence, have been spending
several days with their mother
md grandmother, Mrs. J.
Pence, south of town
Mrs. &. G Boyd came in yes
erday noon or a visit, from
ler homejn Ludlow, Illinois.
The Boyds we're formally resi-
jauts of Estancia, the Doctor
enjoyed a nice practice
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