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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-02-24
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER 1.-The story opens in q
tent OF the Confederate army at critical
stage OF the Civil War Gen. Lee
imparts TO, Captain Wayne. a secret
message TO Longstfect. upon this delivery
OF which depend great issues. Accom-
panied by Sergeant Craig, an old army
scout, Wayne starts out on his dangerous
mission.
CHAPTER 1.-THE two messengers
make wild ride. lodging squads OF sol
~ are within the lines OF the enemy, hav-
Ing penetrated the Gordon OF pickets un-
molested.
CHAPTER III ncounterlng a small
party OF soldiers I'm the darkness, Wayne
Is taken for "A federal officer who came
10 Keep an appointment Is accepted as
horseback IL given in his charge.
CHAPTER IV.-The female companion
OF the two southern scouts is a northern
Eirl, who. when she becomes aware OF
their army affiliations, siashes Wayne with
her riding whip and attempts 10 escape
but falls.
CHAPTER v.-one or the horses Civ
Ing out, Wayne orders Craig 20 get
through with the dispatches 10 Long
street. He and My Lady OF the North
are left alone near rocky gorge.
CHAPTER VI.-The Confederate officer
the woods. He discovers a lonely hut.
and entering II in the dark huge mas
tin attacks him. The girl shoots the brute
Just I'm time.
CHAPTER vu.-The owner OF the hut,
one Jed Bungay. appears and he and his
wife give the captain a welcome. Sud
denly party OF horsemen are observed
coming down the road.
CHAPTER VIII.-They are led by n
InWTlr
orders Mrs. Bungay 10 give them food.
and her husband 10 act as guide. The
woman discovers the man TO be a dis
gnised impostor, attacks the intruder and
there IS a general melee.
HAPPIER IX.--The disguised leader
] owes 20 be Major Brennan. a Federal
fcer whom tho Union girl recognizes.
tie orders the arrest or Wayne as a spy.
The girl protests and says she will appeal
90 General Sheridan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-02-24
CHAPTER xl.
In the presenee OF sherIdan.

IN the FFCaGnCc OF OneFlQan.
II had been dark for nearly an hour
before we entered what was from all
appearances a large and populous
camp. No sooner was / thrust into
the unknown darkness of hut by the
not unkindly sergeant than / threw
myself prone on the floor, and was
sound asleep before the door had fair
ly closed behind him.
My rest was not destined TO be a
long one. IL seemed had barely
closed my eyes when rough hand
shook me again into consciousness.
The flaming glare Of an uplifted pine
knot flung It's radiance over half-ar
dozen figures grouped in the open
doorway. A corporal. with white
chin beard. was bending over me.
Come. Johnny" he said tersely,
get up you're wanted"
The instinct OF soldierly obedience
IN which | had been so long trained
caused me 70 grope my way to my
feet.
What time Is Il, CorporGl?" asked
sleepiiy
After midnight"
Who wishes me?"
Headquarters. he returned brusque.
~. Come. move on. Fall In, men"
Our march was a short one, and We
soon turned abruptly in at wide.
open gateway High pillars OF brick
stood upon either hand, and the pas
sage was well lighted by a brightly
blazing fire OF logs. Two sentries
stood there. aud our party passed be-
tween them without uttering word.
As we moved beyond the radiance l
noted a little knot OF cayalrymen ST.
lently sitting their horses In the
shadow OF the high wall A wide
grayelled walk. bordered. | thought.
with flowers led toward the front door
OF commodious house built after the
colonial type. The lower story seemed
fairly ablaze with lights. and at the
head OF the steps rs we ascended "A
young officer came quickly forward.
rs this the prisoner brought in to-
nightg"
The corporal pushed me forward.
This is the man. sir"
Very we'll; hold your command
here until | send other orders"
lie rested one hand, not unkindly.
upon my arm. and his tone instantly
changed from that OF command TO gen.
erous courtesy.
You will accompany me, and per-
NIT me 10 advise you. for your own
.t..u In.
answers tonight for the old IAN 70
In one OF his tantrums."
We crossed the rather dimly lighted
hall. which had sentry posted at
either end OF II. and then my con-
ductor threw open a side door. and
silently motioned for me TO enter In
advance OF him. IL was as spacious
room. elegant in all it's appointments.
but my hasty glance revealed only
three occupants. Sitting az a hand,
somely polished mahogany writing.
table near the centre OF the apart
ment was a short, stoutly built man.
with straggly beard and fierce. stern
eyes recognized him az once al
though he wore neither uniform nor
other Insignia Of rank Close beside
him stood a colonel OF engineers. pos
s.bly his chief OF staff, while TO the
right. leaning negligently with one
arm on the mantelshelf above the fire
place. an6 smiling lnsolentIy az me.
was Brennan.
The sight OF him stiffened me like
a drirb OF brandy. and as the young
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
HORSE Thief ALARMED GEESE
UNUSUAL. NOISE AROUSED MIS-
SOURI, FARMERS.
Negro, Captured With Animal, Given
Preliminary Hearing at One
O'clock, A. M.

Ferguson, Missouri.-A flock Of
geese, which may be descendants of
those that saved Rome, set up such an
alarming bowling on Alfred Mueller's
farm near here that Mueller and half
a dozen neighbors we're awakened.
Mueller seized a shotgun and clad in
a nightdress and slippers, ran into the
yard. Several neighbors, similarly
armed and dressed, Joined him. From
the barn they saw emerge the figure
of a man, leading Mueller's horse. AS
the intruder placed his hand on the
horses shoulder preparatory to
mounting, he caught sight of the white
clad band of farmers and sprinted
into Mueller's cornfield.
The farmers set out in pursuit and
several shots brought him to a halt
The neighbors held him in a circle of
guns while the owner of the horse
telephoned to a constable, John Muel-
Ter. On his arrival the party marched
in a body to the home of A. L. Cham
blin, justice of the peace. 1t was 1
a. m. when Chamblin convened court
in his parlor to conduct a preliminary
hearing. The witnesses, still in night
dress, stepped forward in turn and
gave their testimony. At the conclu-
sion, the prisoner, negro, who said
he was Ed Thomas of Memphis, was
ordered held for the grand jury. He
pleaded not guilty and said he had
entered the barn to sleep. He is held
in default of bail at Clayton.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
TRAIN ROBBED NEAR POTEAU
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN Elk
PRESS SAFES BLOWN OPEN.
Three Men Looted Mail Sacks Also
and Fled to Northumberland
gers Undisturbed.

Poteau, Oklahoma.-Kansas City
Southern passenger train No. was
held up at $3.50 p. m. by three or more
bandits on Tarby Prairie, three miles
north of here.
Two safes in the express car were
blown with nitroglycerin and the mail
sacks containing a large quantity of
registered mail were rifed.
The bandits boarded the train at the
Frisco crossing, mile northeast Of
Poteau.
When Tarby Prairie was reached,
the train was brought to a standstill
by the bandits who themselves opened
the air. The robbers did not modest
the engineer or fireman, who remained
in the cab under cover when they dis
covered the bandits aboard.
/. S. Kerr, an express messenger,
and J. L. Williams, baggageman, were
in the express car Two bandits forced
them behind a pile of trunks as they
prepared to blow the safe containing
local packages. The bandits took.
refuge behind the trunks also.
Part of one safe went through the
roof of the car.
AS the three bandits disappeared in
to the darkness toward Kavanaugh
mountains, they fired three shots in
the air.
There are various reports as to the
amount of loot. Is is said a bahN at
Havener had $1,000 aboard the train.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
BRITISH SUBMARINE WRECKED
Big Liner Struck Tiny Craft While
Heavy Fog obscured
View.

Dover, England.-Run down by the
Hamburg-American liner Amerika,
bound for New York, the British sub
marine, b. went to the bottom with
Ia of its crew of Is men.
Lieut., Richard Pulleyne, the subma-
rine's second in command, was the
sole survivor
A thick haze hung over the water
and in the mist the Amerika failed to
see the tiny craft,
The Amerika stood by after the col
lision and threw the lifebuoys over
board while a number of torpedo
boats, after being informed of the ae1
cident by wireless, searched the sea
for hours. None of the other members
of the crew, however, was found and
no sign of wreckage was discovered.
This is the sixth disaster to British
submarines, each of them involving
the loss of from IL to Is lives.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
EX-SUITOR KILLS YOUNG BRIDE?
Daylight Murder in ST. Paul Believed
to be Work of Rejected Lover
Suspect Captured.

st. Paul, Minn.-Mrs Anna Blazich,
80 years old and bride of only one
week, was murdered as she was enter
ing her home in South st. Paul.
Mrs Blazich was returning home
from an errand about 1 o'clock and as
she reached the house man stepped
from the side of the porch and fired a
bullet into her head. Mrs. Blazich
died a few hours later. The shooting
was witnessed by several persons on
the street.
Late at night man, supposed to be
the murderer and alleged to have been
identified as Ivan Wiskic, a former
sutton of Mrs. Blazich, was arrested in
clump of woods near the bank Of
the Mississippi river, several miles
from the city. He was placed in jail.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
HIGH SPEED CAUSED DISASTER
Fast Connecticut Express Train
Jumps Track, Killing Seven
Wreckage Burns.

Westport, Conn-Seven persons,
five of them women, were killed late
in the day when the Springfield ex-
press, second section, running from
Hartford to New York over the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
was wrecked west of this station.
The engine, driven at high speed,
failed to take a crossover from one
track to another. The. train went in
to the ditch alongside the tracks, and
the four Pullmans, which followed the
mail and baggage cars, were demol-
ished. The wreckage took fire, add
ing to the horror of the scene.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Has Ancient Coin

Columbus W. F. King is In pos
session of rare curiosity in the form
Of an old Spanish dollar. The coin
Is much thicker than the Mexican dol
lar and is three cornered shape On
one side is an image OF the Spanish
crown, while the reverse shows a Nal.
tese cross and the date, 1908. The
coin was found in an old mine in the
southwestern part of Chihuahua few
years ago by a friend of Mr. Kings,
who at the same time discovered eight
human mummies and three mumified
burros, together with q number Of
other valuable articles.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
CUTS STUDENTS COST OF LIVING
Missouri University Establishes Cafe
terra to Compete With Columbia
Boarding Houses.

Columbia, Missouri.-With a view Of
reducing as far as possible the cost OF
living for students at the University
of Missouri, the university has estab-
lished in connection with the Univer-
sity Dining club, cafeteria. Nearly
700 students are getting good meals at
a lower cost than they have been able
to get them in Columbia in ten years.
On the other hand the prices of meals
in many Columbia boarding houses
were raised this fall so cents a week.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
TRIED TO "CUT" HIS BOARD BILL
Paroled kansan Stabbed In Fight
With Father-in-law over
Settlement.

Denver, Colorado-Charles Ronald
son, 55 years old, and Joseph Volker,
p years old, his son-in-law, fought in
a darkened room with knives here
while the wives of the two men
screamed for help.
AS a. result of the fight, Volker is in
a hospital with two dangerous stab
wounds, and has slight chance for re-
covery. Ronaldson was stabbed in
the leg.
The fight started over a board bill
Volker is said to have owed his father
in-law. Volker, the police say, recent
ly was paroled from the Kansas state
reformatory at Hutchinson.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
MEDICINE MADE CHILDREN SICK
Ohio School Pupils Ate Tablets Scat.
tered by Train Wreck
Doctors All Busy.

Mount Vernon, Ohio.-Several hun.
dred children in this city are i'll as the
indirect result of Baltimore & Ohio
freight train wreck.
A large shipment of medicine in
tablet form was scattered from one of
the cars and children from all parts
of the city filled their pockets.
The tablets found their way into the
hands Of nearly every child in the city
by the time school was out in the af-
ternoon. Very soon practically every
physician in the city was kept busy
treating the children. Several of the
cases are said to be critical.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Mayor cauaht Las AssaIIant.

Frankfort, Kentucky.-When Pat
rick Haley drew a revolver and be-
gan firing at Mayor James H. Polls
grove of Frankfort the mayor charged
him, knocked him down twice and
thoroughly subdued him. Haley was
arrested. One bullet lodged in the
mayors leg and another passed
through his hat. He had represented
Haley's wife in a divorce suit.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Martial Law at NEGRO Trial.

Atlanta, Georgia.-Four companies
OF militia will go to Cumming, Ca,
Immediately to impose martial law
upon the whole of Forsyth county un-
til such time as the trials of six ne
groes, accused of the murder of two
white women, shall have been finished.
That was the effect of a proclamation
issued by Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Bonds Wont to John D.

New York, N. Y-Efforts of coun.
sci for the Waters-Pierce Oil company
TO trace the ownership of the bonds of
the indicted Magnolia Petroleum COM
pany of Texas were successful when
it was testified that $2.4O4,OOO worth
of the bonds were purchased by John
ID. Rockefeller.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
propped bal Unannounced.

Hammond, Indianas-A 265-pound
woman fell through the skylight Of
the Indiana Harbor State bank and
landed on top of a gathering of bank
directors who were holding their an
nual meeting. Mrs. Mary Bopa, liv-
ing in an adjacent fiat, uses the roof
of the building as a place to dry her
laundry. She tripped and fell over a
basket, crashed through the skylight
and fell 80 feet escaping with a few
bruises.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Rebel Leader is Prlsone, .

Tucson.-After a chase through
northern Sonora by federal troops, fol-
lowing his raid on mining camps and
the lines of the Southern Pacific rail
road, Emilio P. Campo, the rebel lead
er, and his staff crossed the Ameri-
can lines south of here and they are
now prisoners of the United States
authorities.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Klliad In a Duel

Sweetwater, Oklahoma-Paul Bo-
dine, living near here, was shot and
instantly killed by W. A. Givens,. a
neighboring farmer, who then went to
the nearest telephone, notified the
sherlff's office and returned home to
await arrest He pleads selfdefense.
The men met in the road in front Of
Bodine's house and both opened fire.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Thronas at Ration Fair.

Mountaineering trains brought
throngs to Ration to attend the north
srn New Mexico fair The attendance
was large, and the agricultural, horti-
cultural, livestock, art, textile and fab
rio displays excellent. A notable fea
lure was the automobile and motorcy-
Gle races. Balloon ascensions were
made daily.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Building Mutual Telegraph Line.

Cloudcroft-What may prove to be
quite a telephone system has been
started in this section. Several farm
ers living in Cox canon and the merch.
ants in Cloudcroft have joined togeth
er and are now constructing a system
of farm line telephones out of Cloud
croft down Cox canon.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Man Accused Of murder cauah,

Albuquerque.-Demecio Dcigadillo,
alias Agapito Delgadillo, an Old Mex
leo Mexican, who is accused Of shoot
ing to death Solidad Zarrazino, of Old
Albuquerque, in the womans nome
near the Summer Garden, was cap
tured at Los Lunas and brought back
to Albuquerque.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Organize to Look After Drainage Work

Roswell-The committee named at
a meeting of number of farmers in
the court house to look after the mat
ter of securing the organization of
drainage district in this section of the
valley has organized and is ready to
begin the work required of it
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Duke Turns strIke breaker.

Madrid, Spain.-Spain has a ducal
strike breaker. The Duke of Saragos-
sa telegraphed the government offer-
ing to run daily express train from
Madrid. The offer was accepted. The
duke is an expert engineer.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
ArehboId Was peflant.

New York, N. Y.-John D. Arch.
bold, head of the Standard Oil, disre-
garded a subpoena served on him to
testify before a special master in the
suit of the Waters-Pierce company
against the Standard. The special
master ordered him entered as in de-
fault and said that he would be called
upon for an explanation.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
clprianO Baoa Indicted for Murder

Socorro.-After examining a num-
Der of witnesses, the grand jury re-
turned an indictment against Cipriano
Baca, charging him with the crime OF
murder in the first degree for the al
legged killing of Red Simmons, cat
tleman, at Mogollon.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Merry Rescue from Death in Rapids.

Albuquerque.-After spending nine
hours clinging to a slippery rock in
the middle of the dangerous rapids of
the Colorado river, Emory Kolb, was
rescued with ropes and life preservers,
after his rescuers had done sixteen
miles of climbing to get near him.
Kolb was fishing in boat when swept
into a whirlpool, where his boat was
smashed. He was nearly dead from
exhaustion when hauled out.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Boy SERIOUSLY Hurt Ry Auto.

AlbuqHerque.-Wallace Bacon, IA
year-old son of Mrs. w. w. Bacon,
sustained a severe injury while at.
tempting to avoid an automobile driv-
en- by Frank Stortz and lay all day
in an unconscious condition as a re-
suit of concussion of the brain.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
LoeomotIve Boiler ExpIoded.

Reno, Nevada.-N. L. Robinson, en-
gineer, and C. C. Cool, fireman, both
of Sparks, New, were Killed when the
boiler Of the locomotive on a west
bound freight train exploded, 10 miles
east of Inlay. Sixteen cars were piled
Up In the wreck.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Police chief Admlta Araon.

Lincoln, Nebraska. -Charles Marks,
chief of police of Havelock, arrested
early in the week on a charge of arson,
has confessed to the county attorney
that he started the fire that burned
his home.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
Roswell Poultry Show in November.

Roswell.-Interest in the Pecos Val
ley Poultry Show, to be held in this
city November 20, 81 and %, is begin
ming to take on big proportions and
present indications point to one of the
most successful bird exhibitions in the
state of New Mexico. About 500 birds
are expected to be put on exhibition
and among these will be some of the
finest ever seen in the Southwest.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
AIIeaed sIaYer In Jan.

Clovis.-J. w. Cowthorn, who is
charged with having shot and killed
]. F. Eblin at Grady, was brought to
Clovis by a deputy sheriff and is be-
ing held without bail in the county
Jail, pending the action of the grand
jury. Cowthorn waived a preliminary
examination.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
: Cannot pafine nReer. .

Washington, d. CATER mulling
over the question. what is beer?"
more than two years, the department
of agriculture has decided that 1t does
not know and will pass the matter up
70 congress.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-11
HAPPE NINGS
N w NJ EXICO


November 1S-20-Meeting OF Scottish
Rite Consistory. at Santa Fe.
November 20-22-Pecos Valley Poul-
try ShOW-Rosweu
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-09
FOR RENT.

FOR SALE Half interest in good roomL
 Ing house. cheap rent, good location; middle-a aged lady preferred Address Snap care Sentfiei-Record S-9- sii
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-09
coMMIssIoNER,s SALE

Notice is hereby given that in pursu- ance Of the authority and directions con- tained in the decretal order of the Chan cery Court of Garland county, made and entered on the Sth day of July, A. D. 1912, in certain cause (No. 5099) then pending therein between Mrs Bettie Mo- Collum, complainant, against l.. A. Bar ker and Laura Barker defendants, the undersigned as Commissioner of said court will offer for sale at public ven due to the highest bidder. at the north west front door or entrance of the coun- ty courthouse, in which said court Is held, in the county of Garland, within the hours prescribed by law for Judicial sales, on Wednesday, the 14th day of August, A. D. 1912, the following de- scribed real estate, to-wit: Lot ten (10) in block one hundred and forty-four(14) of the Hot Springs Reservation as sur veyed, mapped and pidtted by the Unit ed States Hot Springs Commissioners, said lot being situated in the city of Hot Springs, in the county of Garland, and state of Arkausas.
 Terms of Saie--on a credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute n bond as required by law and the order and decree of said court in said cause, with approved security. bear Ing interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and lien being retained on the prem ises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money
 Given under my hand this 18th day of July, A. D. 1912
 H. A. WHITTINGTON.
 Commissioner in Chancery
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POULTRY.
LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that in pursu- ance of the authority and directions con- tained in the decretal order of the Chan cery court of Garland county. made and entered on the 29th day Of May A. D. 1912, in certain cause No 4s5d), then pending therein between H. MeCafferty. complaiaant, and w. D. Mitchell Lewis Hays Adam Hays, Edwin Daniel, James Hays and Hays Brothers Immigration. Improvement and Real Estate Company, defendants, the undersigned as commits soner of said court win offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder. at the N. w. front door or entrance of the county courthouse in which said court is held. in the county of Garland within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales. on Tuesday, the 20th day of August, A. D. 1912, the following described real estate, towit; The northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section two CD Township three t3) south, range nineteen west, the same being known as the Ell dorado subdivision to the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. being situated in Car land county. Arkansas, except the fol- lowing descriped lots in said subdivision. viz Lots l. ?, 3. in block No. and lot No. in block t2; lots l, 2. 3. 1, and r in block IA, lots l 2, s. and 1o in block i5, lots il and 13 in block No. II; lots 2i and 25 in block 15 lots 22 and 23 in block 15: lots l, 2 22 g and A block 9, lots 21 22. 25 and 24 in block l and lots and in block 1, in Garland
 Terms of sale: On credit of three months. the purchaser being required to execute bond as required by law and the order and decree of said court in said cause, with approved security bear ing interest at the rate of per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and a lien being retained on the premises chase money.
 Given under my hand this 2ath day of July, A. D. 1912
 II. A. WIfITTINGTON.
 Commissioner in Chancery.