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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
Notorious Mexican Bandit
Captured Yesterday by
American Troops
CHIEF AND FOLLOWERS
ON WAY TO Ell PASO
Whether Castillo Will Be Surrendered
to Mexican Rebels Has Not Been
Determined-He Is Not Charged
with Any Crime on American Side.

FL PASO. Tex. Feb. Maxim
imo Castillo, the Mexican bandit
charged with responsibility for the
tumbrc tunnel disaster, in which 10
Americans and I others LOST their
lives, was captured 80 miles south of
Hachita, \. NJ, yesterday by Ameri
can troops. The information was
conveyed to Gen. High l.. Scott. com
mandnnt Al Fort Bliss. in an official
telegram from capt White. 9th t. :.
Cavalry
With lbc bandit were six Of his
followers. according TO Capt White 5
brief despatch. they surrendered with
out n tight. They will be brought
here. 1t was. Incorrectly reported n
few days ago that Castillo had been
shot by Villa : men
Castillo 10 avoid range Of noun
tains on the Mexican side, made a de
tour which brought him into American
territory Capt White was on the
watch, having received information
Yesterday from Walter Mccormick.
American manager Of Las Palomas
ranch on the Mexican side. that tho
much wanted man was in the vicinity.
capt. White tclcgraphe.l by army
wireless 70 Gen. Scott for instructions
AMI was ordered - arrest the bandit
| should hc rGt foot on American soil
Whether The prisoner win he sur
rendered to the rebels is Il legal quee,
tTiou inch remains To bc settled If
this is tone there j. no doubt that liz
viii be executed for the Cumbrc dis.
aster lie - not charged with any
/ crime in mi. side
| Castillo eet fire 10 a freight train
I'm the Cunhrc tunnrl two weeks ago
/ The fire was StiIl burning when
| passenger train crashed INFO il and
/ everybody on board was lost The
tunnel j. still burning.
special despatch from Hachita
! \. NJ. says that the capture was made
/ ~ Lieut. Rothwcll OF Troop A. and
remarks that il was particularly graf
flying ~ coming On the heels Of the
/ theft OF Il horses belonging t. the
.fegimcut bv Mcyicons SUNDAY
The despatch continues The band
! Of outlaws unaer heavy guard, is now
/ marching overland 10 ILachita and
4 Mellow. prominent raneher. who
knows Castillo, identified him
capt White VIII ask that rstillo
and Capt Em5lio Garcia. a member OF
rlie band previously captured, hc trans
fcrred immediately to III pa>a. a7 the
number al soldiers ou duty here j.
limited
| Previous report, al CastiIlo's cap
tuIo. maae IL cen. Villa, proved an
true. The latter expressed las graft
tt,ation n the capture tonight. cen.
Scott WAS no les, iuhilant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
PRESENT CONDITION
OF SKATING FUND
Balance of 5000 On Hand-Weather
Conditions Decidedly Unfavorable
Detail of Expense Account.

In view Of the fact that n suhstan-
tial sum was subscribed towards flood
ing a skating rink and the fact that
ing has been possible only between
snow storms. il has been. decided that
the subscribers might be interested in
a financial statement Of the skating
fund.
Whether il will lie possible again
this year TO skate is problematical. 1T
seems hardly likely that il will be
worth while 10 attempt to scrape and
flood the rink again, but conditions
may he such sometime that this may
be done without excessive cost. In any
event it is probable that next wear
an attempt will be made to secure a
suitable piece Of land ami flood it
| early in the season. rather than 10
attempt TO harc the rink on Little
river
In all there was received for the
| fund. 20. and the expense account
TO datc is a. follows: Labor on dam,
| 50; canvas, soc: spikes, l2c: flooding
on Jan. Il, Sc; flooding on Jan. D. 81;
scraping on Jan. l., -; scraping on
| Jan. p and -, Sl2.25; scraping on
| Jan. -, $3.50; bills not rendered
! lumber, S~j6; coal for steamer, soc
| The balance on hand is $2o.22.
There was skating on the rink Jan
y, followed the next day by snow
and again on the 9th there was skat
ing, followed the next day by snow
and rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18

INDECENT tubeTeulous persons at some
institution for the treatment of tuber-
culosis. The Vermont Sanatorium has
taken p patients so designated by his
exccllency Before admitting these pa
tients, however, they must 90 through
the routine examination by a local ex-
aminer just as private eases. and no
preference is given TO them The san
atorium has not found it practicable
to care for eases which promise no
hope of recovery so that they have not
been able to take care OF ali cases APP
plying. 1t is ia be regretted that there
is no state hospital for these hopeless
and chronic cases. \ present there
is absolutely no place for them o 90
in case they have no homes.
Financial Statement
The financial statement of the in
stitution for 1913 IS rs follows:
Rec 4. from patients board, $l3,l2l.l6
Income from endowments. 1904. 10
All other sources. 526.25
Total, $40. 68l 20
The running expenses for the year
1913 were:
Provisions. s S,3454 3
Salaries of Surt., Med. Dir,
Matron. Nurses and wages
of employees, S.295.21
Water. ice, electricity. laun-
dry and medical supplies 2,110.97
Fuel 2.92s. 90
r pairs. maintenance of
buildings ana equipment,
including insurance. l.3s5.12
All other expenses. g36.0S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
TANGO AT THE EMPIRE.

Prince and Lapolita, classy singers
and dancers are dancing the tango.
turkey trot, hesitation walt ami other
fancy society tanceS They are well
worth seeing especially during this
time II agitation ahont the danrcs All
high class photoplavs are shown here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
Sheep Lived on Wool.
THE GIRL WHO KNEADED

Bread dough with gloves on to pre-
vent her hands from losing their com
plexion had nothing on the manufac
turers of White Satin -four that we
make a speciality of. This flour is made
of the best wheat obtainable and made
under conditions that insure perfect
cleanliness and its many good quail
ties, with other ingredients, make the
best Of bread. +. Crosby & Co, flour
and grain merchants
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
EMPIRE THEATER.

DeRaron, comedy trickster, is the big
attraction At the Empire theater for
the rest OF this week. lie certainly
docs wonderfully clever stunts that
cause much establishment on the part of
his audiences. The latest song hit hy
Harry Won Tilzer, Don't stop, is be
ing sung and the photoplays shown are
Of the highest class.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
WE ARE ADDING

Constantly to our stock. just now we
have n large assortment of colored
photographs of interiors and of out of
door views that are admirable for
framing. They are all signed and
well worth the prices we offer them
for. St. Valentine S day homes this
week, and, if YOU haven t been in and
got what You want, there is yet
chance to get just what you would
like 70 send away. w. A. Adams,
Park building
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
FLOWER OF FLOURS.

Why do YOU waste your time and
money experimenting with questionable
brands Of flour When we assure you
beyond doubt that Queen of the
Kitchen Flour viii give YOU the most
pleasing results. 1t is the flour of
fours, made Of blend of choice
wheats. Cost little more than the
ordinary brands but it is worth all II
costs and then some. The Valley Grain
Co
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
SOME OF THE NEW RECORDS

Are what Won need To add 10 your col
lection. Not only have we the new rec
ordS but the new music itself aud theu
we have the re!ls for the piano play
crs. Resides we have the pianos. the
Victor NictroIas. the music boxes, the
PLAYER pianos aud everything in the
music line L. II. Barber, High 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
MEAT PRICES VARY

And so do prices There is one thing
about the prices we put on the meat
we sell and that IS they do not vary
from the very lowest notch that will
give Us reasonably fair profit. When
VIC can buy meat cheaper, We sell it
cheaper. Our margin Of profit is the
same always. We 30 cash business
and DO not have 70 stick on prices to
make up for poor accounts. Brattle-
boro Cash Market, The Abbott
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
WHEN SLIDING BY

slip into Sherry's restaurant on Main
street Hill and get cup of coffee to
improve your state of mind. We are
perfectly willing to discuss the weather
if you feel the need of that as well as
something good to eat at most any old
time, day or night. Cooking is what
makes things taste good and when it
comes to cooking there is no other place
in town that can produce better.
Sherry's restaurant on Main street
hill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18

selves alive by feeding upon the wool
of the others.
For 40 years after, the old people
dated events as so many years after
or before the great snow.
What Cotton Mather Wrote.
Cotton Mather. the celebrated divine.
wrote of this storm as follows:
q. it is incredible how much damage
is done TO We Orchards. For the Snow
freezing to a Crust as high as the
boughs of We trees anon split YIN TO
pieces.
The Cattel also walking on We
cruSted snow a dozen foot from We
ground, 50 fell upon We trees as very
much TO damnify them.
The odd accidents Detailing many
poor people, whose Cottages were to-
tally covered with We Snow and not
We tops of their chimnevs TO be seen.
would afford story - From a Dunn
mcrSton Scraphook.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
SNOWFALL IN 1717
GREATEST ON RECORD
New England Buried i'll Some Places
to Depth of IL Feet-SheCp Killed
and Fruit Trees Damaged.

In February, ILL, occurred the
greatest fan Of snow recorded in the
annals of New England, almost bury
ing under the frozen mass the small
log houses Of the new plantation.
so effectually were even the most
travelled roads blocked that the magis
trates and ministers OF Boston. who
had come out of the town on the first
day of the storm to attend the funeral
cf Rev. Mr.. Brattle at Cambridge were
unable to return for some days.
Deepest Known to Indians.
The storm began on the Goth ana
ended on the oath of February. Old
Indians, of hundred wears, said their
fathers never told them OF such snow.
1t was six feet deep in the streets of
Boston, 10 feet at Dnnstable. l. feet
81 Deerheld, on the Connecticut.
Al Exeter and Dover, cottages and
cabins OF one story were entirely buried
so the people dug paths from one house
TO another under the SNOW.
Many Farm Animals Lost.
Many farmers lost their sheep, and
in some instances sheep ana swine,
which they saved. lived from one 10
two weeks without food, One man had
some hens buried near his barn which
were dug out alive | days after.
During the snow great number Of
deer came from the woods for food,
and were followed by wolves, which
killed many. Others were shot by the
people 1t is related that some deer
He'd, TO Nahant, and, chased by. the
, wolves leaped into the sea and We're
drowned.
Great damage was done TO the fruit
trees in the latter part of the storm by
the freezing of the damp snow 70 the
branches, which were broken by the
weight
The mail from Boston was 10 DAYS
in reaching Portsmouth and seven ~
returning.
Sheep Lived on Wool
Hon. John Winthrop said in an ac
count of the storm: - We had on tn,
island and farms loo sheep. beside.
some horses and cattle. II was very
strange that % days after the storm
the people of Fishers Island in digginl
out the remains of 100 sheep found TIVE
OF them alive, which had kept them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
ONCE IN A WHILE

Someone in the family derides that
one room must have new wall paper.
an help those who DO make it in a
further decision as to what wall paper
We do not have the chance to make
that decision hnt aita- il is made we
shall lie put on. Furthermore We can
and do pat It on and put il on right.
Hertzherg Bros. High street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
State Hospital Needed.

One interesting feature Of the report
is that concerning the appropriation
made recently by the legislature. The
Governor Is empowered to designate
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18
M0THER AM N
ctITtR Of I1ul
c. ID Martin Has Fme Loss. buI
Block OF Frame Buildings
South Escapes

Our townspeople piled oui mighty
lively Tuesday morning. ~hen tine siren
AT the water works blew a fire alarm IN
district No. l. The ERE Was on Man
Street too. IN the eca.ral merchandise
store conducted by G. u. Martin. just
how 1t had started, no one seems 10
knew, bat first corners found a good
sized blaze cracking IN the back of the
store and struggling 10 get air enough
to spread.
Owners of the block Of frame build
ings south were uneasy until the hose
couplings We're made, when IL was a
matter Of tssf few minutes TO check the
flames
However, The building was consider
ably damaged inside and Mr. Martin 5
stock post IN bad shape by the water.
1t Is probable that the FIRE and water
loss viii be $500 to s70o, Insurance was
carried for 81 900 on the bui ding which
is owned by the Gunnisoa Bank q Trust
Co, and ~. 500 on the stock, so that the
loss is covered so far as monetary dam
age is concerned, but the interference
to Mr.. Martin business is considerable
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18
sun never FAILS TO
SHINE N CUnM|sOn
Weather for Last Year Shows Re
markable Record of Clear Days.

During the year 1914 Gunnison has
certainly maintained her record for
Colorado sunshine The proprietor of
| the La Veta hotel who has standing
offer of free dinner to all of his guests
for every day that the sun does not shine
IN Gunnison, has not given away any
dinners on that score thus far. Al
though the year 1914 has been an IN
usual one for Gunnison county, in that
there has been far more than average
amount of precipitation and hence
cloudy days, nevertheless, there appears
from the records of the Gunnison wealth
er observer, Clarence Adams, the fact
that there have been to up this date lss
clear days, l2s partly cloudy. and only
81 cloudy days,
The winter of 1914 was one of the
most severe ever felt in this locality,
and the weather report clearly indi-
Gates that fact. The precipitation for
the winter months was nearly twice as
great as the average winter. and the
mercury at the same time fell far below
zero weather for many days during the
winter. The Thermometer showed thar
43 was the warmest during January.
and the lowest figure showed 35 below
zero. February weather made nearly
the same figure for hot and cold. the
hottest being IS and the coidest IS be
low zero. But these low thermometer
figures are deceiving to those who are
used TO these climates where there is
considerable moisture in the air. The
still dry air plays tricks on the mercury
TO such an extent that 35 below is not
felt more than To- below in Denver or
other cities where the climatic ,ondi-
tions are similar.
During June, July, August and Sep
tember the hottest weather ranged aza
70 90. and the coolest from ~ To p
The warmest in October was y and
the coolest Is. In November the hot
test was 80 and the coolest & below
zero. The clear days Of the sumner
and the fall with these Temperatures
make Guunison weather the ideal for
these months.
There was an unusual amount Of pre-
cipitstion during the year During Jan
uary the precipitation Was 2Iq. and
tht re were 2 inches Of unrnelted snow
fan In March there were a. inches Of
Gnmelted snow and the precipitation
was "a The precipitation for other
months was a. follows: AuriI g.
July l3l. August Isl, and November
IL
There Was practically no foggv
weather here, and very little wind
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18
MANY SUITS FILED N ALLEGED
CATTLE RUsTuMC CASES HERE

The alleged discovery Of cattle rust
ing oR ONO Greek the latter part Of
last moBth has brought about many
interesting discoveries since that
time. Lee Lehman, a cattlemsn xho
is an old resident Of that locality. and
his son Clarence were the fsrst TO be i'm
phcated and against whom charges we're
first taken IN the courts. Complaints
against these two men we're flied N the
justice of the peace coart. and the de
PENDANTS arrested They waived pre-
hminsry examination and have been re
leased On a 1--WE hundred dollar bond IN
each case.
Ii is said that A. H Judy, neighbor
of the Lehman family, made the first
complaint, and made his complaint to
the effect that unbranded calves had
been taken from their mothers, and
shut ~ IN conrals with other calves
These calves, 1t is alleged, belonged to
cows owned by Judy, and when the cows
were taken to the corral where the
cslyes we're held they claimed eheir
yeana
But the most startling developments
have come from the imphcsting Of an
other prominent ranchman. Gail Moore.
in the affair. A complaint was sworn
out against Moore and warrant issued,
but it was found that Moore was gone.
Ii is said that he left Gunnison about
November 80 and it was supposed that
he was going to Colorado Springs Since
he left here, his whereabouts have not
been determined. His family supposed
he went away to buy cattle, but have
not heard from him since he left Gunni-
son. He left a wife and two small
children.
Shortly before gong away Moore
shipped about 81, TOO worth of cattle,
and it is said he expended all of this
amount in settling certain accounts in
Gunnison. but since his departure it has
beer found that he left = whole trail ot
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18

large debts. An investigation u his sf-
fairs BY certain creditors disclosed the
fact that he Was indebted 30 nearly
every one with whom he did business "a
Gannison. A. a result ali II his prop
erty has been attached Three eases
have already been flied against hIm and
IT h said that saotber cass involving a
large amount viii be filed soon.
One Of the cases against Meore IN the
district court makes a claim for 81. 2sl "
and there are eleven plaintiffs or claim
ants In the second case there Is one
plaintiff. and demand is made for
ss2 90. The third case makes claim for
about l5oo and there are many creditors
involved II is said that the fourth case
which is to be filed will involve large
amount of money
Ii is said by some who have had occa.
sion to hook into the Meore situation
rather carefully that his property -
worth about So. 900 and that his debts
will aggregate about SIS, 600. Most of
the value Of his property was in cattle.
He leased and operated the ranch own
ed by George Lightley
1t seems that after leaving Gunnison,
Moore first went to Denver, at any rate
he WAS in Denver for day or two about
the time of his disappearance and while
there he cashed his check at the Stan
dish hotel for $500. This check was re
turned to the hotel with the notation
that there were not sufficient funds to
pay it. 1t is explained by the hotel
man that he had known Moore for some
time, and believed that he was safe in
cashing his check But he took the pre-
caution of calling up the Denver bank
where Moore did business and was in
formed that he was good for the amount
of the check
Lee Lehman and his son have retain
ed +. N. Nourse rs their attorney. and
their cases will undoubtedly be tried
during the spring term Of the district
''ess k-sns
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18
COUNTY COURT MILL
TRY DOOTlEGCtRs
Marble Again Struggling to Down
the Illicit Sale OF Liquor.

! Five bootlegging cases from Marble
were filed in the county court on We'd
nesday of this week. Warrants were
issued for the arrest of the alleged
offenders and Sheriff Hanlon left that
day and will return the latter part Of
this week with the prisoners: It is
thought that the cases will be tried i'm
mediately. Those against whom infor-
nations were filed are: Romeo Coaccia,
Joseph Bosco, Antoine Fiore, and Mrs.
Ratti. Two cases were filed against
Mrs. Ratti Romeo Coaccia will be in
court the second time for the same
offense.
On Saturday the three men who were
arrested for violence against coal
miners at Baldwin were brought before
Judge Stone Albert Webber plead
guilty while the other two, JOS. Pastori,
and Bob Cicici plead not guilty. Upon
the request of the deputy district at
torney the case against Pastori and
cieici was dismissed. Webber was
given five days in the county Jail at
hard labor by the court
Application has been made to the
court TO settle the estate Of Morris r,
Bowie.
On Friday Of last week a divorce was
granted to Horace G. Mcmillan. His
former wife lives in Kansas.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18
0nn W SIT
Ut MuouIu4
CM a Flssr from Vesssa SlaQa
To~as On Way to ReLeSe
Su6essag.

Gannsson has coueributed 20 ~ 0ok
gium relief fund 70 the sas~nt a
eT2 65. This money wss sent - Chssiss
Adsms, sassss Of the haasrssr Prssa.
and was ssed there to psrcAase aour.
In the fsaewing letter Mr. Adams ac-
knews~Aees the reee'pt ef xhe msaes
and easnnds sAasks to sA< cstizens ef
Gunsson, and Csnnison c&nty:
''DeceusAr. ls. lSll
'TAs News-C -ChAmpioa.
Gunnison. ColeraAa.
"A wish to a0kss~,iedee publcly
ehrosGA the coiumas - of your valuek1D
Vater the receipt Il - sam Of o73.A
81 Of which csase enough the c.
soa Bsak and fssst Co. ssd 80
through the First kssisasl bond. NJ
amount helped - s~eli the Belgian -
lief fund to tA< amount Of e56o. -
Olsshe csntribssaV es5 s6 cents of -
the remainder enusine from Meeesssn,
This entise emount was spsue ~
hour st the mswerose -four MIN, -
chasing Y, ~ S,suRds Of Chief Os6uv'
-four II wss easied and sesled = -
pFesence Of . committee u our etetnsgD
and shspped Monday.
Il desire - shank the good peaeb =
Gunnison for having permitted the funds
they subseritsd to be used in purahas-
ing. -four here and assisting US in osk-
ing up the car Iosd 10 60 direct = ths
Belgian suRersrs.
Yours sincerely,
&C. e. ADAMS.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18

Bob in dsaGsssse. THIS disclosure, wssh
IL sequel thot sAese never had bsen ANY
jsUols - - stGt.a. esercoRes the un.
1ursunote trsvsaers. who bmmedssteiy
sspsnt of sAssr cruel sctsons and hasty
Ussd< In touching song Pleading. T"
- varM -Assrted Rosslie pcrsgades her
uacse Bob to forgive his osArsr relstivss.
He in tusa, sanouaces thss he will take
the real gem, Rosslie, to Europe with
him for . year The tiaal chorus shows
the Oi8r,ens W their familiar country
castusses. reconcisso with tine good
ssiGheors and custsas that they so alb
Aarvsd on their ressrp.
Not q hesitation on the part of any
psrformer was evident. ali appearing
with q manner Of assurance that they
ksew every kae snd act for which they
vsse respoaas6A,
Miss GlaAvs 0srtin rs Mrs Gats6ts
wss one II ~ ttar perferners. nss
snimated msnner and never-tsssaQ
tongue pseveked much laughter end sF-
plause. nn. Gsbble's fsvorite ~
mark, Il for one can say" wss
sroughf in at every opportunity with
the characteristic actions of . bustlinG
|Assybedy.
The slow sarcasm Of Mr.. Green, whe
Sook ste part of Mr.. Gabble, directed
tOwsrds his wife. was very humorous.
Lou Liehtiey had made a thSrougt
stssAy Of the part of Mrs. o Brien, and
acted yell in the stately manner re-
qnired.
Eva Zoellner and Margaret Sanford
As the naughty daughters of Mrs.
O'Drien interpreted their roles in q
fsultless manner
The patient Rosslie with her sweet
voice wss impersonsted in . charming
nsbner by Daisy Samsel, Who ives .
general fsvorite with the sudisnce.
Mr.. Jencks rs Uncle Joe and Uncle
- provided much amasem@t for
Martha and Nick, Elinor Dixon and
Orville French, brought down the house
in their impersonation of these two mis-
chievous young people.
The solos were all very well sung,
many of them being enriched by violin
obligato by Prof. Damson Not word
of the entire operetta was lost to the
large audience. This alone speaks for
the evenings success.
The choruses were especially catchy
and attractive.
The stage setting could not have been
improved for the style Of play pre-
sented The background of landscape
scenery painted by Mr.. Richter, the
porch and screen door of the OBrian
home, the old fashioned well covered