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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
MENNONITES WERE SWINDLED
MANY IN KANSAS AND OKLA
HoMA LOST FARMS.
Russian Real Estate Dealer Of Hills
boro Promoted Colony in
Colorado.

Topeka, Kansas.-An alleged swim
die perpetrated upon a considerable
number of Mennonite farmers in
Kansas and members of that faith in
Oklahoma has just now come to light
by the filing of suit here for the
collection of number of notes for
merly held by the Bank of Topeka
and later purchased by G. e. Gault.
Henry ]. Martins, a Russian, who
lived at Hillsboro, Kan, is a fugitive
from justice. At Hilsboro he con-
Quoted real estate Office until
about three years ago, when he con-
ceived the idea of establishing a
Mennonite colony in southern Cali
fornia. He told his plans to the
Mennonites, who trusted him the
more freely because he was of their
race and spoke their mother tongue.
Martins represented to the Mennon-
ties of Mcpherson county and also to
a Mennonite colony in Oklahoma
that he was the owner of a large
tract of land near Los Angeles. He
took large numbers of Mennonites to
California on excursions, conducted
by himself, to show them the land he
wanted them to settle upon. After
a brief visit to the land to which
he had no title or claim, he would
take his party to San Francisco and
Portland and back to Kansas.
Impressed by Martins scheme,
about 20 Mennonite families in Nc
Pherson and about 30 in Oklahoma
decided to move to California. They
traded their farms to Martins In ex-
change for tracts of land in Califor-
MIA, or so they supposed, and gave
him promissory notes for the balance
of the purchase price of the Cali
fornia property. He is said to have
defrauded Mennonites in Kansas and
Oklahoma out of $50 quarter sections
Of land, which were valued at from
$4,000 to $1,000 a quarter section. In
addition he obtained notes represent
ing large sums. The notes he de-
posted with banks as collateral for
loans and failed to redeem them,
while he disposed of the Mennonite
lands.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
KlMMEL CASE UP AGAIN IN MAY
Fourth Trial of Famous Insurance
Contest Necessary Because of
Disagreement.

st. Louis, Mo.-As the result of
the mistrial, the famous Kimmel
identity and insurance case will be
presented in the courts for the fourth
time in May.
"The man of mystery" will again
be the issue. The picturesque figure
of John Bonnie Swinney again will
appear before the jury and will re-
late the weird tale of the treasure
hunt and murder in the Oregon
woods.
The hearing in the circuit court
here will be based on two policies of
$4,000 each, payable to Mrs Edna
Bonslett, on the life of her missing
brother, George A. Kimmel, who dis
appeared from Arkansas City, Kan.
in 1898.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Killings Average Three Per Week.

Albuquerque.-In addition to the
killing of a deputy sheriff in Union
county. the murder of a negro in this
city and the fatal shooting of a ranch
man namedo Donaldson near Loving,
two more homicides were reported
and for the past three or four weeks
the killings in the state have averaged
nearly three week. One which hap
pened at Grants was not in the muir
der class, an unknown negro box car
robber being shot and killed by Depu-
ty Sheriff Simon Bibo when he resist
ed arrest.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15

Topeka, Kas.-Robert McGinnis,
Topeka's hermit, was found dead in
the little hut he called home here.
He had been dead for some time
when found. There was no evidence
of struggle and the coroner's physi-
clans said that death was a result of
heart disease. McGinnis was more
than 20 years old While his home
was in the heart of Topeka 1t is said
that no one had crossed his TIRES
hold in the twenty-eight years he HAD
lived there. McGinnis came to Kan.
sas about 1859 from Illinois. He
still owns the property he bought
at that time. and it is said that he is
worth about $4,000.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
ARRESTED THREE BARN BURNERS
Two White Men and Negro Taken
Destroyed Horses and Mules
Worth $500.

Chanute, Kansas.-John Hardness
and Wesley Neiley, white men, and
George Miller, a negro, were arrested
by the police Immediately following
the destruction of horse barn by
fire at 1880 a. m. The barn was
owned by ]. Hawkins of Kansas City
and the horses and mules which were
burned by Charles Hardness of
Chanute, whose loss will be at least
$1,000. The police had been warned
that the barn would be burned The
three men arrested had been drink
ing and had been watched by the
police earlier in the night.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
PAROLED PRISONER SHOT SHERIFF
Sought by Officers on Charge of For
gerry, Convict Fired Through Trap
Door in Garrett.

Kirksville, Mo.-Lewis Hughes,
deputy sheriff of Novinger, was shot
through the head and probably fatally
wounded at Novinger while attempt
ing to capture Landon Campbell, who
was wanted on charge of forgery,
Campbell was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary a year ago for
forgery, but was paroled. Hughes
had deputized three men and had
posted them at the front and back
of Campbells house when he went
inside. Campbell was in the garrett
and fired at the officer through a
trap door. Campbell escaped.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
COAL is IN HEAVY DEMAND
New York Fears Strike of 10000
Miners-EVerybody Rushes to
Secure a Supply.

New York, New York-Fear of
strike of the one hundred and eighty
thousand anthracite coal miners April
has caused a general rush on the
part OF consumers for coal to carry
them over a strike period. This sud
den demand became widespread when
it was reported that the railroads in
stead of having a large amount of
coal in storage in preparation for a
possible strike, were really running
short and were making every effort
to increase their depleted reserve.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
PUT DYNAMITE CAP IN HIS PIPE
Kansas Man Has Marrow Escape
From Death When Explosion
Occurs.

Pittsburg, Kas.-Joseph Jinc OF
Cherokee was smoking his old pipe
peacefully when he took particu-
larly long puff and there was ter
rife explosion under his nose. lis
teeth were Jared, his face was cut in
several places and a piece or two of
metal had been imbedded in his
chest. Someone had put a dynamite
cap in the pipe and Mr.. Jinc had
a close call for his life.
Frank Farnallo, a relative, was ar
raigned in justice court here
charged with an attempt to kill Zinc.
1t is said that the two had quarreled.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
PHONE MERGERAT LfAVENwORTH
Home Company in This Case, Re-
verses Usual Order and Absorbs
Bell Plant.

Leavenworth, Kansas-That the
peoples Home Telephone company
and the Missouri and Kansas Tele-
phone company here have merged
became known at a meeting between
representatives of the former COM
pany and the city commissioners. The
Home will absorb the Missouri and
Kansas.
The new company will apply for a
franchise next week. The repre-
sentatives of1the Home, who will
control the new company, have
reached a tentative agreement with
the commissioners as to the teSAs
Of the franchise.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Man and Team Frozen to Death.

Wagon Mound.-The body of a nan
whose identity has not been learned
was found in Carrizozo canon near
here. The body was sitting upright in
4 wagon, to which the horses, both
frozen to death, we're still attached.
It Is believed that the man, a freight
or or farmer. was overtaken by a
storm and persisted while attempting
10 find shelter. A handcar was ssnt
to take the body to Wagon Mound.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
COLORADO Man Falls to Death.

Albuquerque Bleibler, aged
twenty-five, of Empire, Colo, died at
Socorro as the result, it is believed, of
a fall from Santa Fe train, A
tramp found his unconscious and bat
tered body beside the track at Ala
milo. and he was taken to Socorro,
where he died without regaining con-
seriousness.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
New Board of Education.

Santa Fe.-Gov. Mcdonald has APP
pointed an entirely new State Board
of Education, as follows: DR.. F. H. H.
Roberts of East Las Vegas, president
of the Normal university; DR.. C. NJ.
Light of Silver City, president of the
State Normal school; Bonifacio Mon
toya of Bernalillo, Rev. C. C. Hill of
Roswell and NJ d. Taylor of Aztec.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15

Washington-Of of the war
department state that the joint ma
neuvers scheduled for Fort Riley may
not take place until late in Septem-
Der. The understanding has been
that they would be arranged for July.
The decision to postpone them until
the fall is said to be due to the de-
sire of government officials to pre-
vent large expenditures for loss OF
crops.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
sprInner Bank Reduces Capital.

Springer.-The Bank of Springer
filed amended articles of incorpora-
tion reducing its capital from 100000
to $4,000, and the character of its
business from a bank of discount and
deposit to one of trust association
and savings bank.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Thirteen Murders in February.

Santa Fe.-Thirteen murders were
committed in New Mexico during Feb
ruary, according to the official Stats
tics kept by the mounted police. This
is one killing for every 1000 inhabi-
tants in one year, or five times the
average for the United States. The
authorities are being aroused to more
stringent measures in an effort to
stem the epidemic of killings.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
clark HDawg" Buttons Out.

Washington.-Champ Clark but
tons as big as dinner plates and
bearing the picture of a detected
hound surrounded by the admonition.
you've got to quit kickin' my dawg
around" appeared on the floor of the
house, worn by several members.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Forest Income plstrlbuted.

Santa Fe.-The income from the for
est reserves in New Mexico have been
distributed by o. N. Marion, state
treasurer, among the counties having
national forests in their boundaries as
follows: Bernalillo, $12766; Chaves,
Sis; Colfax, $2S.66; Eddy, $36.43.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
owen rakes Oath Of office.

Santa Fec. l.. owen of Clovis re-
Gently took his oath Of office before
Secretary of State Lucero. He mad
just succeeded. in ousting, through
court proceedings, George H. Van
Stone, Progressive Republican, as a
member of the state Corporation Com
mission, and takes his place.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Joerns, Reclamation Accented.

Santa Fe.-After hearings extending
over two days of the charges pre-
ferred against Travelling Auditor and
Bank Examiner John Joerns, Gov. Nc
Donald exonerated that official, ac-
cepted his resignation to go into eff
feet Immediately, and appointed How
ell Ernest of Clayton to the place.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Winnipeg Fire Killed seven.

Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Seyen per
sons are dead, one is probably fatally
injured and number suffered
severe injuries as the result of an
explosion in a fire in the rear Of the
Radford-Wright company, limited,
Wholesale sash and door factory.
The factory is a total loss, $4,000
fully insured.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15

Ell Pas0, Texas.-Shipments Of
arms and ammunition to the rebels
at Juarez, alleged to be in violation
of the neutrality laws, were. OBJ
structed here by Col E. 2. Steever,
commanding the United States troops
on duty along the Mexican border.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
HAPPE NlNGS
N EW NJ EXICO

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Passes Worthless Checks; Gets year.
Santa Fell. G. Vaughn of Pecos
was sentenced to one year in the peni-
Tertiary by Judge Abbott upon his
pleading guilty to passing worthless
checks.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Sank Reeelver Appolnted.

Santa Fe-The travelling auditor
and bank examiner has appointed Jean
Baird of Alamogordo receiver of the
State Citizens Bank of Tularosa,
which was closed when the cashier
committed suicide.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15

Guthrie, Ok,-Arickaree Tom,
widely known Pawnee Indian. died
in Pawnee City. He was a scout un-
der Generals Custer and Miles and as
war chief for his tribe he led an
Indian advance in the Battle Of the
AFiokagee.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Quarrel over Cigar checks; Dead.

Quartet over Cigar Checksi I Dead
AlbuquerQue.-A quarrel over two
cigar checks in a pool game resulted
In a deliberate murder, when Sam
Lyle, a blacksmith, put a buhet
through the heart of Harry Carr, a
tailor. Both are negroes.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15
Wifeheater Pave s25.

Shawnee, Oklahoma.--When Louis
Mettfger pleaded guilty to wife beat
ing Judge Flowers hned him IS for
each blow that he struck. He paid
S25 fine.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-17

sand years. The senator expressed the opinion that the same might b, true of the Alaska coal fields.
 Governor Walter E. Clark appeared before the senate committee and urg ed many Alaska reforms. the principa ones being the enactment into law oi the bill introduced in the house by Wiekersham to partially restrict the power of attorney In stalking mining claims in Alaska. and the passage of q measure providing for a greater increase in the tax on salmon can neries and the repeal Of the law which enables the salmon canners 10 swear off their taxes by filing affidavits that they have released certain number of salmon fry.
 A rduction of the telegraph tolls from Seattle to Alaska reasonably may be expected before the session is closed The brief filed by Senator Wilson left the signal corpse service without q leg to stand on in their statement that the system has been conducted at loss to the general gov ernment General Allen ls agreeable to 70 per cent reduction In tolls. provided that the secretary of war will concur
 Richard s. Ryan. owner of large front and paper railroad showed up in Washington a day or two ago Ryan looks prosperous and with much ostentation makes trip every few minutes to examine the news conveyed by the ticker in the lobby of the Willard hotel It is pretty hard to say how things are coming with Dick for he is difficult man 10 interview when in affuent circum stances.
 4. J. Cody. formerly United States marshal at Nome. accompanied by Mrs. Cody. passed through here the other day en route to Seattle from Europe Albert Cody. jr. who has been taking voice culture in Italy for the past seven years. recently made his debut at Milan in grand opera and scored tremendous hit. He Is now playing grand opera circuit in 
 J J. UNDERWOOD.
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Visiting Cards at Nusse. Office.
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Classified Ads. All Classified Ads .mu. 8. Paid
 Advance
FOUND.

FOUND-Three keys on s piece of hemp; owner can have same by paying for this ad Inquire of Mug se office.
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NEWSY WEEKLY LETTER
 FROM WASHINGTON

likely get by the house unless some
 thing unforeseen occurs.
 senator Knute Nelson. tried and true friend of the North. who some time ago got by with a bill for the establishment of a lighthouse on i Cape St Elias. succeeded in getting through the senate a bill to provide relief for the indigents of Alaska. Senator Nelson's bill took per cent out of the portion of the Alaska fund used for school purposes and direct cd that it be used for the purpose of relieving the indigents. Delegate Wickersham, however. evidently fear ing that Nelson would get the credit for this, immediately introduced a substitute in the house which provides that 10 per cent of the road fund shall be turned over quarterly. to the Chi ted States marshals to be expended for the relief of persons incapa cltsted thorugh age. si :kness or accident By stiking out the enacting clause of Senator Nelson's bill. it will now be necessary to put the bill through the senate again and 1t is quite likely that the delegates action will cause the measure to be defeated. Wickersham's bill. drawn after his usual slipshod method. if enacted into a law. would arbitrarily place about s5.00o in tho hands of each of the United States marshals. this money being taken out of the road fund. whether 1t is needed or not. and there Is no provision by which 1t may be returned in case 1t should not be needed.
 Before the senate territorial com resentative of Pacific Coast Chambers of Commerce. stated that one of the easiest ways out of the controversy out of the Alaska coal lands would be for the government to open up and develop coal mine in the Mat inuska coal fields for the benefit of llit oNoN'o navy dAAo !" contract with private railroad en terprIse to haul this coal from the mines to the coast- If a contract of that kind is entered into. the senator contended. there would be no need for th construction of railroad by the government as the Alaska Northern Railroad Company would be more than willing to complete It's railroad if the coal fields are opened He pointed out to the committee that the government could make a saving of a million dol lars year shipping its coal from Alaska rather than from the West Virginia fields. Senator Wilson also informed the committee that an area of arable land larger than the thir- teen original states had been dedi- l cated 10 solitude In the West through the so-called conservatlons law.
 Senator Smith, chairman of the ter ritorial committee. informed his con frerees that a few years ago there had been much talk of the early exhaus- ton of the iron fields and that since that time they had discovered that in one country in Michigan there Hes enough iron to supply the people of the United States at the present rate |
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LOST.

LOST-Third avenue near Steadman small mink neck fur. Finder please return to Alaska Printing co. LOST-A pearl stick pin with smsll emerald settings. Finder return came 10 Nugget and receive reward.
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F, 6, HENSHAW
 4 SUICIDE
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 SEATTLE. April l6.-F. C. Hen shaw owner of the Atin Panama committed suicide yesterday by shoot ing himself at his apartments in Q local hotel.
 According to a note left by the de- erased the suicide was caused by strained relationship between himself and wife. and there being no way to patch up the same he took the aui- eide route.
 The deceased is well known both here in the city and in Alaska where he owned lots of property
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-17

WASHINGTON-Cnli the United States Mexico has solved the problem
 What shall we do with our ex-pra si
 dents? At the national capI, the question among the politicians ts nu' so much what shah We do with our ex-presidents. as 1t is What Shal Ne do to them. Theodore's rscsnt dc,ll
 ration principals has caused shock in the ranks of the sociolis It is regarded here as having rnass Victor Bergeer look like @ standpattt1 yf he most hopeless and reactionary clutr- aoter. It would be far from tn- trdta to say that Roosevelt's spe.;h was greeted with unbounded enthusiasm at the capital by either republicans or democrats, progressives Or ,nsu u.. gents I have seen but one man who expressed approval of Roosave... u;- terences. This man Is an uplifter nf the most pronounced type and his bounded mission in life is t1 save the country from it's despoiiers.
 Just at present this gentleman .s very much worried because some malignant emissaries of the money trust have stolen or are stealing all of the water in tho United States. I understand from what he tells me, and his information is authentic-lacking only in the unimportant matter Of corroboration--that nearly all of the water in the Mississippi and great lakes and other sources of the aque- ous fluid alreadyk have been gobbled up by somebody or other He doesn't
 make 1t plain just who did this gob bling. but he hints that Morgan Is be- hind it In burst of confidence the other day, this savior of our coun try's resources told me with sorrow in his voice, thet after spending five weeks here he was forced 10 the al- most unthinkablc conclusion that many of the statesmen are more in- terested In securing their reelection to congress than in conserving the natural resources for our children's children.
 Pfnchot. of courso will support Roosevelt, no matter whether he runs at the head of new party Jor as the representative of the republican par ". but unfortunately for Theodore, many of the insurgents are losing their faith in Pinchot This is Irticulariy true of those insurgents who were supporting LaFollette. They say that Pinchot double crossed them. and some of them appear quite peeved about 1t. Washington. however. is about the worst place in the world to s.t correct political information. The only certain thing about national poli- tics just now Is that both nominations are in a very chaotic condition. and while everybody is indulging in a large amount of guess work. that is about all that 1t will amount to
 Several bills for the relief of con ditions in Alaska have been introduc- d from time to time Senator Jones has introduced a couple of bills for compulsory education and for the in- auguration of a sanitary system nj tho territory. Both of these bills were passed the senate committee and will -
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-17
FOR SALE.

%cN S5udebasef' tellvory w4gor received on lat keat. never been un- crated. will sell less than landed eos, a bargain for any ore that needs d wagon.
 Two Rasolenc engines in fine condi- ton. ono i5 h. D. one oo n. D. Fnir- hanks Morse make.
 PACIFIC COLD STORAGE CO.
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PRIVATE DANCING LESSONS,

Private isssons in dancing will es given during the winter by Mrs- James A. Gibson st her rssidsnes Ne. ta ese. ond avenue west. Adults and Chli- o,en. Monday evening fourth houss west Of Tsiephons office, 8 o'clock.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-17
WEATHER RECORD
APRIL t6, 1912

Temperature-Max 2s above minimum. 2s above. Blr1metcr-2g inches Weather--Cloudy. Wind NE. 10 miles Der hour
 AttgHIR GIBSON pbSerNet
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Remember W. are 4,tsi!crs s- we'll as wholesalers Special bottle safe Sew ard Commercial Cu
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-17

People. LaVodsy s. making %. eisity Of rough dry laundry Give us . trial
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The home paper is the Nome osIiy Nugget.
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GOVERNMENT STAMP

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 GOODS AT TAE EAGLE For government stamped goods In liquors of al dsseri ptions, 100 proof, inquire ss ths Eagle saloon or cell up Main f6A
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co TO rAE NoRTn POLE
Bakery for the best bread and pastry. The only coffss Mouse in town.

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