Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-17
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Interesting Story Of WetmOre
and the Indian Agent;
Farmers Association Dis
tributing Carload Of Oil.


fsDssiai Cerrsspvnassss - ths ueFala1
Demlug. ". NJ. April ia good
instance OF how chickens come home
TO roOst In motoriand was told by IRA
.. Wettnore upon his arrival In Dem
ing yesterday from Phoenix IN his
Studebaker SO. About two years ago
an Indian agent, Laussie, by name.
arrived just az dusk Ia Tuiarosa, N.
NJ. IN 4 Stanley steamer accompan-
led by his son. II was very important
that he get to Carrlzozo before court
opened the next morning. The road
IN Of the deadly kind, impossible az
night, except by a man familiar with
every crook and turn In H. Ira Wet
more was the one man IN Tularoxa
who knew the road perfectly and
could travel u by night
Realizing che urgency OF the mat
ter. Wetmofc climbed into hts car
and pilotcd the Indian agent across
the mountains and got him into CARR
zozo al o'clock In the morning. lie
refused pay for the service ana
thought nothing more Of the matter
until he pulled 49, 60 the Indian
agents office near ne San Carlos
crossing on the ella Just few days
ugo. The agent who greeted him
was none other than the LauSsio
whom NJ had plotted across the
mountains two years ago. As the
san Carlos crossing on the ocean to
ocean highway n very treachcrous,
l.aussie appointed five Indian police
men to see that Wetmore and party
got across safely. Upon second
thought. Mr., i.auHsle decided To go
himself
The river was high. and Mrs Wet
more and Miss Fay Mckcyes we're
taken across in "a wagon aud rope
was attached to the car occupied by
Wetmore aud young taUssie. The
rope broka In mld-streasn, and Slowed
out Of the right track into quick-sand
The two men swan out, and the car
commenced slowly 20 disappear. Wat
er was over the seats when the cable
was once more attached, and with
the aid of about fifty Indians. II was
pulled from the stream. II took two
days To- clean the car up and get u
into running order, during which time
the Woimore party were the guests
of MIR. Iaussic.
MIR. Wetmorc declares that the
next man NJ finds stranded In an nu-
20 ana In search of pilot shall have
his services again free Of charge.
Farmers Association Receives GnT-
load oY OH.
The Mimbres Valley Farmers ass0-
citation h now distributing It's first
carload of oil The oil II known TO
the trade as No. 2 kellogg tops and N
purchased from the kellogg OH com
pany Los Angeles. Cal II " guar
nntccd 10 test TO % distiliate. and
according TO the company's hydro
Inetrr the prescn, car tested 80. This
oil Is being rctailcd I'm any size lots
from gallon up AT liz cents DER
gallon. a saving of about Z cents over
the current price. car of cheaper
oil ~ expected IN any day now. run
ming from IS 10 80 degree gravity,
which viii he sold by the association
~ about cent cheaper. This cheap
er oil has been tested out and found
satisfactory I'm the following engines
j. y. pieudonuc. ~ d. y. StoNer;
Hugh Ramsay 10 h. p. Master Work
man; G. l.. Hubbard. h. w. Fair
hanks Morse. and +. J. Case, 80 h. y.
Western gas engine. II is evident
that almost Nny engine Ia the valley
can burn this cheaper grade az an ina
mcnso saving Luther Stevenson,
secretary of the association. predicts
that the $3.50 distillate will bo used
more than the higher grade oil Tho
directors of the association are; John
Humid. Hugh Ramsay. Earl Van Sir.
klc. Geo. W McCun and s. !. Smith
They are tu bc congratulated ON the
great saving which viii bee effected
for the farmers of the valley IN the
purchase of oil. one hundred bar
rcis will arrive In a day or two In
which members of the association VIII
haul their oil from the tanks To their
farms The company has Just com
plcted the erection of a l2XlG office
aud loading platform.
The big rabbit drive h. scheduled
To take place Friday the 18TH. Tween
ty-fve autos win leave Doming al
\ o'clock. conveying school children
and anyone else who wishes 10 p1i
tlcipnte ln the drive. The first drive
VIII he made before noon at the a. l..
| Taylor farm eight miles southwest
of Deming. and two more drives WI
I be made IN the afternoon.