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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
NOTED KANSAS CITY MAN DEAD
Col. D. B. Dyer, Former Indian Agent
in Kansas, Succumbs to
Pneumonia.

Kansas City.-Col. Daniel Burns
Dyer died at his summer home, Clar-
endon, the house of three worlds
fairs, which overlooks the Missouri
river from the high bluffs on indie
pendence road, near Beaumont. He
was a friend and associate of Will.
lam F. Cody (Buffalo Bid, former
United States Indian agent in Kansas
and giver of large collection Of
American Indian relics to Kansas City.
Colonel Dyer was 63 years old. Eight
years ago he practically retired from
business. A year ago he contracted
pneumonia, to which was attributed
his general breakdown. He had been
in bed the last five weeks.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
A NAVY GIFT TO MISS GOULD
Twenty Thousand Men Will Give rs
Cents for Wedding Present
to Heress.

New York.-A unique wedding gift
for Miss Helen Gould, whose engage
ment TO Finley J. Shepard was an
nounced recently, will come from the
more than 10000 men of the war;
ships Of the Atlantic fleet. 1t became
known that Rear Admiral Osterhaus
in letter which he wrote at the re-
quest of a number of chief petty of
ficers and signed simply with his
name and not with his rank as a
naval officer, suggested to the men
of the fleet that they unite in a sub
scriptiop for the buying of a gift
which would convey their apprecia-
ton of what Miss Gould has done for
the service" The limit of an indi-
vidual subscription was placed at %
cents.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
Editors Are PerpIexed.

Santa Fe.-The publication of the
delinquent tax list has aroused wave
Of inquiry all over the state owing
to the wording of Section 4, Chapter
40 of the laws Of 1912, passed by the
last Legislature. The law, as word
ed, requires che publication of the tax
list in papers in the various counties
on January 2, 1918. (That is on Thurs
day.. And editors OF weeklies who have
been accustomed for years to go to
press on Saturday or Monday are Won
dering what they must do. 1t is said
lhere is not a weekly in the state which
has picked Thursday for the impor-
tant function of going to press"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
WOULD ELECT POSTMASTERS
Senator Bristow Of Kansas introduces
Bill to Allow the People to
Choose Them.

Washington.-Sen Bristow OF
Kansas has introduced a bill provid-
ing for a preference primary for the
appointment of postmasters, which
would affect the appointment of every
postmaster in the United States who
receives $500 or more a year.
Senator Bristow's plan is to hold
nominating election for postmasters
hereafter where vacancies occur for
the purpose of filing the Office by the
voice of the people. The candidate
receiving the largest number of votes
cast in the nominating district would
be appointed by the postmaster gen.
eral and would serve for a term Of
five years. Only after full hearing on
written charges could a postmaster
be removed and in such a contln-
gency, the postmaster would not be
eligible for denomination.
The bill provides that the nominat-
ing election may be held at the time
of the county, state or municipal cleo
ton next preceding the expiration of
the term of the postmaster, at the
discretion of the postmaster general.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
SCHOOLS
~ ESr-5~f-
/EeiE SUPERINTENDENT GIVES
OUT INTERESTING STATISTICS
An Increase Of over 1900 Of School
Age Shown, Compared With
September, 1911.
5,CAOOLS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Santa Fe.-There are 101,64S per-
sons in the state of New Mexico of
school age-that is, from five to TWEEN.
ty-one ycars-which is an increase of
1903 over the number in September,
1911.
Statistics on New Mexico schools,
pupils, etc, were given out by Super
intendent OF Public instruction Avian
N. White, who has just completed the
school census and who is apportlon-
ing $33,543.S4, the current state school
fund. This will give thirty-three cents
to each pupil
Mr.. White is working on his report
and further interesting statistics"
will be given out for publication when
the report is finished, and submitted
to the governor.
General school conditions are show
ing marked improvements" said Mr..
White in commenting on the disclos-
ures made by the census. The fol-
lowing vii! be striking features of the
report: School districts IN state,
1000; school rooms, 1888; teachers
employed in public schools, 1888;
high schools, 40; average annual sal
airy for all teachers, $3S9.S5; total
salary paid teachers, for 1911-1912'
$622,9O2,1S0; total maintenance OF
common schools, over $1,OO0OOO; to-
tai valuation of school property
S1,250,00O; enrolment shows increase
being over 10000; enrolment in pri
vate and sectarian schools exceeds
5000; average daily attendance ex
ceeds $4,000; state educational insti
tutions number 8; value of property
estimated at $S75,OO0; annual expend
iture for state educational institu
tions, $2S6,OOO; number of teachers in
educational institutions, 1874; number
students, 1,746.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
HODGES MAKES APPOINTMENTS
Kansas Governor-Elect Names Three
Men to Important State
Positions.

Topeka.-Three appointments of
Governor-elect Hodges to important
state positions have been announced.
They are:
For bank commissioner, Charles
Sawyer of Norton.
For state oil inspector, Frank Co
miskey, Pittsburg.
For member of the board TO control,
w. E. Brooks, Fort Scott
The appointment of M. r. Seton as
some time ago, as was the fact that
Grant Harrington of Kansas City
would be private secretary.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
Tree Gone Mad.

Nature in the tropics, left to her
self, is harsh. aggressive, savage;
looks as though she wanted to hang
you with her dangling ropes or impale
you on her thorns, or engulf you in
her ranks of gigantic ferns. Her
mood is never as placid and sane as
in the north. There is a tree in the
Hawaiian woods that suggests tree
gone mad. It is called the hau-tree
It lies down, squirms and wriggles all
over the ground like a wounded
snake; It gets up, and then takes to
earth again. Now 1t wants to be a
vine, now II wants to be a tree. 1t
throws somersaults, 1t makes itself
into loops and rings, 1t rolls. 1t reach
es. It doubles upon itself. Altogether
Il y the crazieSt vegetable growth I
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
FIRE SWEPT MAYSVILLE, MO.
Started in Opera House and Commu.
nicated to Other Buildings
Three Were Injured.

st. Joseph, Mo.-One man was prob.
ably fatally burned and three per
sons, man and two girls, trampled
and injured in a panic which followed
a fire in the opera house at Maysville,
Mo-, county seat of DeKalb county,
during a moving picture performance.
The town, a place of about 900 popu-
lation, was without water with which
to fight the flames. The opera house,
a drug store, a hardware store, gro
Gerry store, livery stable and several
small buildings were burned, with a
loss of $4,000.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
EIrsmen Want Usual Fees.

santa Fe.-Shall the Santa F6 fire
department get $1,000 and the New
Mexico Association Of Firemen draw
$4,000 from the state treasury" That
was the question argued before Dis
trict Judge E. c. Abbott Judge Abb
bolt listened attentively to the pleas
of attorneys on both sides and then an
nounced he would take the case under
sdvisement.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
orushaa skull In Elaht.

Raton.-In an alteration over the
payment Of a debt. Antonio Costa was
struck in the back of the head with
a heavy billet by George Vicharelli
and is at the Miners hospital in dy-
ing condition with no hopes OF recov-
cry. His skull is crushed in. The
murderous attack was made in front
Of the Vicharelli store in East Ration.
vlcharelli. who has been frequent Of.
tsndOE before the law. 10 IN custody,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27

ever saw. Where you can get It W
off the ground and let 1t perform ita
antics on broad skeleton framework,
it makes cover that no sunbeam can
penetrate, and forms a living roof tG
the most charming verandas-oI
lanais, as they are called in the isE
ands-that one can wish to see.--
From Holidays in Hawaii" by JohH
Burroughs in the Century.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
Bank to Have Million capItaI.

Phoenix.-Announcement is made
that the Union Bank & Trust Com
pany, Of this city, at a special meet
ing of the stockholders, will increase
the authorized capital OF the institu-
ton to 100000, thus launching the
largest public-service corporation in
the southwest.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
Twenty.Two sailors Drowned.

st. Johns, N. F.-Twenty-two of the
twenty-seven members of the Furness
Line steamer Florence, from Halifax,
N. s., for st. Johns, lost their lives
in the wreck of the vessel on the
lodges west Of st. Shots In q north
east gale last Friday,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
THE NEW YEAR CHILD.

Who comes dancing over the snow,
His soft little feet all bare and rosyf
Open the door, though the wild vino
blow
Take the child in and make him conoy.
Take him in and make him dear;
He Il the wonderful New Year.
-ptnah &ulook cTafh
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27


1iiS;SSy ~
I,I -, -.
a69ss54 If 5., &c ] 1]e $751;, GndA.r
The sal pds that count the year are lou uOithin I
They Sip aoqy. these little years. s.Oatb
They fit like SHADOWS TO and fro the longer
But az f nsy take as. no more '" US sss n
They take the song mayhap, but EsGUo the "@esofss
echoes that hum
The year us dying but there is another year
come.
Chen uORu sass.Gs The the tricAlins sand Nth
@H AheaVy Sc. and fOwn?
Turn it dOOn! Turn il dOwn!
There are smiles and laughter waiting wherc
the other joys FROM a
Turn it doOn! Turn it do~n!
Another year is cOringnouU it's haiEng call
With golden smiles to pay us for each jeOeE
With cEoUer nOSding he rain and euOu upon
With silUer store of moonlight and Nth
Ivory of Snous,
With lifting laughter for the lips that long
time have been dumb -
The year is dying, but there is another year
Why hold the glass and uOach the sand uOith
gloomy sigh and froUOn?
Turn it douUn! Turn it down!
The melodies of joys to be already thrOb and
thrun-
Turn it dOuUn! Turn it downl -
There's another to come. = ~
II is the Twilight of the yeGr-the sands
But turn the glass and Uait the glory
of the dawn,
And Oait to hear the meHOU chord that
pulses with each Word
That UOW build up the coming Song-the sony
you Ue heard
Why brood abOUe the days gone, and
seek to find the sunl ,
OF bitterness and happiness? Another years
to
So the glass and the current
golden 6rown-
Turn it doDn! Turn it dOwn!
There ar light and laughter lurking Uhers
the other joys from.
Turn it dOwn! Turn it down!
There's another year o
hNA (
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
WANTED TO FINISH THE JOB
Pride In His Work, Not Tender Heart,
Was What Induced the Chauffeur
to Return.
FosTER.MLBURN CO.. Buffalo. New Yor

They were going along the public
highway at a leisurely rate OF forty
miles per hour, when a decrepit hen
and rooster started to do the chicken
special--cross the road.
The front and hind wheels on the
right side struck the poor, old, stiff
jointed rooster amidships, and with
one squawk he succumbed.
Immediately the man at the steering
wheel started to slow down and to
look about for place to turn.
His solicitous wife turned to her
seatmate and said:
Isn't that just like his tender heart?
He won't be satisfied unless he goes
back and settles for that rooster. He
Just can't bear to feel he has injured
anyone or anything"
Then louder. to her husband, she
said: George. remember that ap-
pointment. We haven't any time to
go back for anything"
CHANGING at the clock near his feet
and at the speedometer near by, he
sighed and said:
You're right, Jennie; but l Just
know II / had turned back ! could
have killed that old hen just as easy
Az | did the rooster. Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
OVERRIDING II.

Elberton l.. Winthrop, at the end OF
one of the meetings Of the board Of
eductlon in New York, said. apropos
OF severity In the schoolroom
These overseyere teachers always
remind me OF an oversevere parson.
He. at dinner party during Lent,
said to one OF the guests. famous
raconteur:
my dear sir, as 1t Is Lent--and
Friday to 5oot-would you mind II
asked you to confipe your Efforts e7
clusiyely to fish storiesY"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
Gender.

A woman teacher was explaining
gender to 4 grade Of young children
as visitors entered. They begged her
to continue, as they would be de-
lighted to hear the children's replies.
Children" she asked. what il
girl woman MANI"
One little hand was so eager. she
appealed to the owner proudly.
We'll, Artie?"
Girls Is females. woman Is male
md mans a human bean."-Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
cIogeed Sewing Machine.

When sewing machine will not
work, stand 1t near the fire SO that
the oil may melt, and then clean with
pure paraffln, putting 1t into every
oil hole. Work the machine well, and
then wipe every part with clean
cloth. When perfectly clean, lubri-
cate with machine oil.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
Nc. 20 Be Cauoht

Farmer (on one side of the hedge
to boy on the other side)-Now, then,
ny lad, didn't tell you not to let me
catch you here again?
Boz preparing to run)-All right,
ion't make a fuss. You amt caught
me yet!-Weekly Telegraph.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
Wise Prccautlon.

Shopper want TO buy necktie
suitable for my husband Salesman
Sorry, madam, but we are not per.
mltted to sell neoktics to women who
ara unaceompanled by msn---Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12

What happens" shouted the can.
didate, when YOU put the almighty
collar before the man?" "rhe man
goes after IT," answered the old far.
ryer In the front row.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12

PA, why do you always insist on
me singing when Mr. Spoozleton comes
here?"
Well, ! don't like that fellow, and
yet ! hate to come right out and tell
him to go."-Tit.bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
Lots Of EN- Are That Way.

Have you ever heard him talk?
Yes, frequently"
.Is he very deep?"
You would not imagine 80 to hear
him talk, but you would to see him
drink"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12

PA, what does It mean when you
say that man hasn't the courage OF
his convictions?" THAT he has opia.
ions. but isn't willing to bet money Oh
them - Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
Nest Thoughtful Man.

Hes the most thoughtful man
know"
So"
Yes. though he doesn't smoke him.
self no always carries matches for the
convenience OF those who do"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
A Splendid Concession.

How do you like the way the cleo
ton resulted"
First rate"
did you win any bets?"
mo, but a coal dealer promised to
sell me five tons of coal at the mar
ket price II things turned out as
they've done"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
Its Cause.

why, do they want corporal pun
ishment restored in the schools"
ITO whip the young idea into
shape
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
Just Refnrc the Raftin

Would you marry him II he were
me?" I'D marry any one that asked
me, II were you. Houston Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
PoIIfIca.

BY plac. 1g the proper number OF
coins in the slot the palitical machine
may pc operated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12

It's a genuine surprise party II any
)ne has a good time at 1t.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12

Some OF the charity that begins at
home isn't worth making a fuss about.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
EXECUTING work of Col. Goethals be.

executive work Of Col. Cocktails be-
comes more conspicuous in the eyes of
the country and of the world, 1t seems
to me wise and proper to make pro-
vision by law for such reward to him
service that he has rendered to his
country | suggest that this reward
take the form Of an appointment of
Col. Goethals as major general In
the army Of the United States. and
that the law authorizing such appoint
ment be accompanied with provision
permitting his designation as chief OF
engineers upon the retirement Of the
present incumbent Of that office.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-16
he WAS SOMEWHAT PEEVED
Attendant at spIrituaIistic Seance
Considered Himself Aggrieved
and Said so.

Charles NJ. Cross of Indianapolis
thinks variety adds spice to life, so he
went to a spiritualtstic service.
1t was a lively affair with sepulchrai
voices sounding through trumpets.
tambourines playing mysteriously In
mid air, and cold, clammy hands OF
partially materialized men and women
making free In the dusky with
those who were in the flesh. In the
midst of il something dealt Mr.. Cross
l vicious whack on the nose and he
called for lights In a tone not to be
~iisobeyed. With the light the circle
rs disclosed was all natural and hui
man again. The most human member
Of it was Mr.. Cross, with a bloody
nose, spelling for a fight and all the
madden" because he did not know
whom to fight.
"Who did that" he demanded OF
The medium.
The medium said the gay spirit was
that of st. Peter.
But even this explanation did not
satisfy Mr.. Cross.
We'll, all ! ask of st. Peter" he
said. lis to materialiZe for just one
minute and If | don't make a vacancy
for a new gatekeeper l won't ask to
get in."-Indianapolis News.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-16
NEW SOCIETY BEING FORM Ed
Branch Of Swedish Alliance Formed
in Sioux Falls, with Benefit
Attachment.

SiouA Falls. Several days ago men
tioa was made in these columns that
prominent sons and daughters of Swe-
den were planning for the organiza.
ton of a branch of Svenska Forbun-
Diet (The Swedish Alliance). This or.
ganization has for it's purpose the
forming of closer bonds of friendship
and fellowship among the Swedes Of
this city and vicinity. 1t is hoped
that through such IN organization
that the sons and daughters of Swe-
den Of this community al be brought
In closer relation community. and to
occasionally enjoy social gatherings,
which will include musical and lit
erary programs, and also to discuss
questions of mutual interest.
Another feature will be a benefit
fund to help members in sickness and
distress, a part of the dues and mem
bership fees being set aside for this
purpose.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-16
TuruInu the Tables,

Having done his best, by every fair
and unfair means, during the last cleo
ton to catch the candidate tripping
the heckler grew extensively personal.
rs 1t true that your mother
washes" he began, but before he
could add the word Clothes" the wit
ty candidate called out smartly:
"Of course she does. Why, don't
your"
This raised a loud laugh at the heck
ler's expense; but. still undaunted, he
returned to the attack.
You can't deny" he said, that your
father was a r~ag-and-bone man |
bought some clothes OF him thirty
years ago"
And / see you're still wearing
them" was the candidates lightning
retort.
There was no more heckling that
night.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-16
FIND MANY RELICS
Amherst Men Make Many Dis
coveries in Patagonia.
Biological Expedition Now on Its Way
Homo With Many Scientific Treas
ures and After Finding a Col.
ony of Prosperous Boers.

New York.-After having passed six
months devoted to scientific explora-
ton in the wilds of interior Patagonia,
the members of the Amherst college
biological expedition are homeward
bound from Buenos Ayres to New
York by way of London, bringing with
them many important contributions to
science and a fund Of interesting ex-
periences.
The expedition, which left for Pata-
gonia on July 3 last, is in charge OF
Prof. F. B. Loomis Of the chair OF
biology in Amherst college. His asso-
ciates are Waldo Shumway, Amherst,
1911; Layton Turner, Amherst, 1912,
and William Stein.
Letters recently received from Pro-
fessor LOOMS by his associates In
Amherst and from Mr.. Turner by his
mother report that the expedition has
discovered some entirely new biolog-
ical specimens and gathered much val
liable geological data. 1t has shipped
to the college four more or less COM
plete prehistoric skeletons, Is skulls
and a large number of jaws, which In
clude fine specimens of the Eocene-
horse, elephant, rodent, primate,
no~tostylopus and a large variety or
other specimens taken from the bone
beds discovered by the party.
Some of the most valuable additions
to geological knowledge are the rich
marine deposits which the Amherst
men discovered, in some instances at
levels a thousand feet above the sea.
Amongs these are specimens of petri-
fed trees, some six feet in diameter,
which are supposed to have been
driven in by Atlantic storms of the
prehistoric ages. In one spot they
found what appeared like an entire
raft of these huge trees. Members
of the party also collected the fossil
remains of marine life, such as
sharks teeth, alligators and turtles,
from beds hundreds of feet above the
present sea level. Shells Of bivalves
similar to the oyster, but a foot or
more in diameter, were found in the
same locality.
The present expedition is the third
of a series which has been financed
by the Amherst class Of 1896.
Striking inland from Rawson, a
small town on the Chubut coast, the
little party, with its tents, a specially
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-16
Good Marksmen.

A Yankee entered a hotel In the
Highlands when he overheard a party
Of gentlemen speaking about shoot
ing.
Gentlemen" he said, Il guess
have seen some good shooting in my
time. | have seen q fly killed on a
fiagpole at 800 yards"
An irishman, who was one OF the
party, said: "Begorra, it's purity good,
but l believe I've seen better. When
| was in the army the major used to
roll an empty beer barrel down the
hill and every time the bunghole
turned up we put a bullet In. Any
man who couldn't do 1t was dismissed.
l was in that corps for fifteen years
and never saw a man dismissed"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-16
TO KEEP THE SKIN CLEAR

For more than a generation, Cuti-
.ura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have
done more for pimples, blackheads
and other unsightly conditions Of the
complexion, red. rough, chapped
hands, dandruff, itching, scaly scalpo.
and dry, thin and falling hair than any
other method. They do ever more for
skin.tortured and disfigured infants
and children. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers throughout the world, q
liberal sample Of each, with 32-page
book on the care Of the skin and hair
will be sent post-free, on application
to "Cuticura," Dept. l., Boston.