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The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
Dr. Lukens
Visits For
Home Society

That the Children's Home So
ciety OF Albuquerque has more calls
for little children than il can pos
sibly fiji, is the statement Of DR..
Chas. E. Lukens, the superinten-
dent, a most pleasant visitor in
this city the latter part Of the week
in the interest OF the home.
DR.. Lukens and q staff Of assis-
tants are kept busy at all times
placing children in homes where
they will be brought up along the
right lines, and ascertaining where
families are desirous Of rearing a
child that was lett homeless IN this
world.
The Children's Home soiety has
its field OF usefulness in New
Mexico and Arizona, and although
it is practically a new institution,
it is filling long felt necessity,
both to the children who are de-
prived of home and the families
where children have not blessed the
threshold. And in passing, it is also
we'll to bear in mind that the society
is not a financial institution but on
the contrary, it must depend upon
the kind hearted people Of these two
states wherein it carries on its work
of usefulness.
DR.. Lukens is taking an active
interest in the home, as only a man
can do who loves children, His
efforts are to give every child IN
New Mexico and Arizona a home
and to give every home a child. II
is christian duty and the people
OF these two states are responding
literally 10 support the institution
whenever necessary. Whatsoever
you do unto one ofthe least OF these
YOU do unto me" is a passage OF
the scripture that appeals to this
case and those who give home
less child a good home are casting
bread upon the waters.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
Riley
Breaks Leg
AT The MIL

Supt. Riley of Roberts mill 40
miles north OF Cimarron is suffer-
ing from a broken leg which he
sustained Monday at the mill when
a large log accidentally rolled on
to him while he was at work. He
was hauled in a wagon 6 miles to
the c. & N. Railroad and brought
to this city on the train from where
he was rushed 10 the Miners hos
pital in Ration With An auto.
The injured man had bis broken
limb set at the hospital, and al
though be is recovering rapidly
from his injuries he will not be in
position to return to his duties as
the mill for several weeks.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
H. Chandler
Will Build
New Home

Excavation was started this week
on the basement for the new home
Of II II. Chandler, one mile south
OF town on the Ute Pork road.
The house when completed will
have seven rooms and is to be con-
structed entirely Of stone taken
from the local quarry. It will be
modern throughout and conven-
iently arranged for comfort. The
stone work on the house will be
started as soon as the excavation
of the basement is completed, and
is to be done by local contractor.
This house will be in close prox-
unity TO this city and conveniently
located on the Chandler ranch.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
Triple Tragedy
In Meadow City;
Mother May Die

Las Vegas, November o.-Late
this afternoon the coroner's jury
viewed the bodies of the victims Of
the Clevinger tragedy and was
shown that the girl Madeline had
received three small bullet wounds
in the left breast and the boy, Lou
is, was shot twice near the heart.
The wounds are close together,
showing that the weapon had been
held close to the little bodies. It
is the opinion OF the doctors in
charge that Mrs. Clevinger will re-
recover.
Apparently while suffering from
sudden attack OF mental instabil-
ity, Mrs. J. R. clevinger early this
morning, shot and killed her
daughter Madeline. aged 9 years.
and her son Lonis, aged 2, after
which she turned the weapon upon
herself, INJECTING a wound that is
expected will prove fatal. The
tragedy occurred in the clevinger
home and il was not discovered un-
til after II o'clock this morning
when Mrs. s. Z. Trip, neighbor
went 70 the house to deliver a bot
tie Of milk who found the two vic.
Tins lying in bed Plastered with
blood.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12

Coal Land
Hearings On
December 3

A hearing that may mean mill
lions to New Mexico comes UP at
Washington, d. c., on December
3, according to a message received
from Assistant Secretary Of the In
terror A. A. Jones to Land Com
missioner K. P. Ervien al Santa
Fe. II is a test case involving a
section in Santa Fe county, thought
to be underlaid with coal lands and
virtually involved the question
whether the land office has the
right to determine whether certain
state lands are underIaid with min
eral aiterlthey have been selected or
whether it is a matter for the court.
The state maintains that, under
the compact Of the state constitu-
tion and the enabling act the courts
alone have jurisdiction, but the
land Office at Santa Fe and the gem
eral land Office at Washington have
overruled that contention. The
appeal will now be heard before
the secretary Of the interior. The
state of Utah has a similar contro-
versy pending, and if the decision
Of the secretary is adverse, the
case may be taken into the supreme
court Tor the District of Columbia.
Attorney M. J. McGuinness of the
state land Office has been fighting
the case bitterly and believes that
the state is destined to win. He
may 70 to Washington TO assist 10
presenting the matter,
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12

To Have Big
Jobs To Do

That the next session of the
state legislature is tc be one Of no
little Importance to the taxpayers
is now certain. Already three bill S
for a complete taxation and assess
ment code are being prepared. One
OF them embodies most Of the fea,
lures Of the old territorial law and
provides that the 5000 exemption
must be deducted from the final
net tax returns and not as al pres
ent from the gross returns.
Another bill provides for a tax
commission with powers much more
comprehensive than those possess
ed by the state board OF equaliza
tion. 1t provides for state ap
praisers who are to check up the
assessors in each county.
A third bill will seek to include
the main features OF the California
and PENNSYLVANIA taxation systems
which would mean home rule to the
counties and municipalities in IS
sessment and taxation matters and
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
CimarOn Road Is
In Bad Condition?
Las Vegas Feels Hurt When Tour
lists Are Directed To Take The
Canon Route and Loop.

Anent the tourist traffic that goes
through the cimarron Canon, and
relating to the highways the Las
Vegas Optic has the following to
say:
That the people Of Ration, CO.
operating with those Of Cimarron,
are endeavoring to mislead vest
bound transcontinental tourists IN
to taking route via Cimarron and
Taos instead of the highway lead
ing through Wagon Mound and
Las Vegas is the news brought
back by County Road Commission
er Robert j. TaUpert and George
H. Hunker, who made a trip to
the Collar county seat by automo-
bile Saturday.
Mr.. Taupert today told a repre-
sentative OF The Optic that the
Ration garage men always advise
tourists TO take the Cimarroh road,
in spite OF the fact that it is in bad
condition and it would be almost
impossible for machine to make
the complete loop to Santa Fe. At
. point about IS miles south Of RaS
ton, where the Cimarron road
bEnnrhes of, Ration people have
placed signs designating it as the
transcontinental highway, while
the Canine Real is marked in
small letters State Road" The
cimarrOn Road At this point is
nicely graded, giving it the appear
ance Of being the most travelled
highway. The grading goes but a
few miles, however, and the tho
roughlare deteriorases into a hard
road to travel, according to Mr..
Taupert. The road commissioner
says be has been informed by tour
rists that they have been induced
TO take the Cimarron road aud have
been induced to take the Cimarron
road unable to get back to good
highways for several days, having
lost their way in a maze of short
cuts back to the main route.
The road commission will issue
at once logs of the main highway
between here and Ration. These
will be available to autoists, who
thus will be protected against mis-
leading information. The distance
to Ration. according to the speed
ometer is II4.6 miles.
''Mr. Taupert says some excell-
ent work has been done At Wagon
Mound by the Mora county road
board. At Warous q temporary
bridge has been built across the
Sapello by entsrprisiuG citizens.
This makes it possible to cross
without the great difficulty that
formerly attended a crossing there
following rains. This bridge will
be replaced BY the new structure
for which the Mora county oommis-
sioners were 10 contract today.
Mr.. Taupsrt said the best piece
OF road between here and Ration ia
that connecting Las Vegas and
Watrous.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
Crop Increase
In State Is
Over 1913

The bureau Of crop estimates for
New Mexico has issued a bulletin
relative to the production of crops
in this state for the years of 1913
and 1914. A notable increase is
reported for the present year in ali
cereal and other crops chiefly in
the production OF corn. The re-
port follows;
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12

A turkey shoot is to be pulled of
next Sunday near the Jail in old
town and il Is expected that a great
number Of local sportsmen will
participate in the event. The
shoot will be held both in the lore
noon and aisernoon. A large num-
Der Of turkeys will be involved.
M Pollock OF Miami was vis-
itor ia cimarron the first Of the
week.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
Pueblo Indians
Closely Guard
Their Archives

An effort will be made to classify
compile and publish, the archives
still in the custody of the Pueblo
Indians at Santa Clara. 1t was
Prof. A. F. Bandelar, the eminent
arehaeologist, while employed by
the Archaeological Institute Of
America. who first called attention
to the value and interest Of these
archives which are closely guarded
with jealous care by the Pueblos.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12

Though New Mexico is as yet
far from what can be termed an
agricultural state, the increase in
the production Of crops is an i'm
portant adjunct 10 the growth and
prosperity OF the commonwealth.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12

will provide for state revenues
from other sources than taxing the
real estate and personal property
Of individuals and business firms.
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12
Entertainment AT
High School Friday
Debate On The Programme; School
News OF The Past Week In A
Condensed Form; More.

AS the school work is now in full
progress. school news will appear
in the News from time to time, as
things OF Importance take place in
the school. But the method OF
publishing the news items will be
greatly changed insofar as this pa
per is concerned, and although it
may appear that we are too exact
ing in onf demand it viii be Of
more to the students and especially.
those who are to have charge oil
the reportorial work.
To eliminate essays and stories
written by children who have not
passed the eighth grade is by no
means an easy task for this paper,
but it is necessary TO make the lit
erary work a greater success in the
future. Organization and team
work are necessary Tor a live news
column and this is the end in view.
The high school students must
elect a corps OF editors and assist
ants to bring out the best that is in
them, for the school year, and this
can only be accomplished by team
work and perfect Organization.
Editor
The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12

A little entertainment was given
in the high school room Friday aft
ernoou, Nov. o. Some Of the num-
bers on the program were taken
from the regular work OF the differ
ent classes and were very interest
ing. a debate given By the boys
was the main part of the program.
having taken almost a week to pre-
pare it. The entire program was
as follows
Song. New Mexico High School
Recitation, Mean Little Torment,
Kate Riggan
Reading. Sandalpbon,
Virginia Alcort
Song, Juanita,
Maude Scott and Pearl Riggan
Reading, Ghosts Christmas Visit,
lCriginall Evangelina Barela
Recitation, Uncle Ebenezer' S school
Venice Lewis
Debate
Resolved, that strikes help the
cause OF labor.
Grin Chandler and Robert Cart
wright were for affirmative and AL
fred Masten and Elmo Upton were
on the negative.
The Judges were Maude Scott,
Venice Lewis and Pearl Riggau,
Both sides OF the question we're de.
bated we'll and some fine points
were brought out.
After some controversy the iudg-
es decided in favor Of the afirma-
tive. The program lasted about
forty minutes and was very much
enjoyed by the other pupils.
Pearl Riggan,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-02-03
POcAHoNTAS HALL OPENS.
Many Girls Attend Dance That In
augurates Recreation Rooms.

Pocahontas hall opened auspicious-
ly last night with about 200 young
women in attendance at the dance
given as formal opening of the
evening recreation rooms for work
ing girls. Music was by Frederick
Schraudenbachs orchestra and the
dancing was enjoyed by all who could
trip the light fantastic. Miss Viola
Schnarendorf is in charge of the
rooms which have been prettily
painted and decorated and furnished
with comfortable chairs, a piano,
books, games, etc.
A victrola, a ping pong table and a
sewing machine are included in the
list of gifts to the rooms. Maga-
zines and newspapers are on file for
the perusal of the young women.
The rooms are to be open every
night but Sunday. On Wednesday
and Saturday nights the young wom-
en- may bring their escorts, a dance
and games being the special features
Clubs are to be organized and dane
ing and other classes formed as re-
quested by the young women. Al
most all of the committee OF the
Women's Town Improvement COM
mittee were on hand at the opening
The members of the committee are
Mrs. Frederick r. Kellogg, chairman;
Mrs. Henry K. Morgan, Miss Waller,
Mrs. Edwin p Ford, Mrs. James L..
Dexter, Mrs. William Russell Ben
nett, Mrs. William e. Wheelock, Miss
Elizabeth Farrelly, Miss Sophie Poor,
Mrs. Ridley Watts, Mrs. George c..
Fraser, Mrs. Philemon F. Sturges
and Dr. Grace Flanders Wilson.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-02-03
ELMER w. ROMlNE GETS
COMMITTEE cLERKSHlP
Morristcwn Man Wins Out over Sew.
eral Other Cand dates fer
j. c. Whites Place.

AT a meeting of the road commit
Tee OF the Norris county boald of
ffeeholders Elmer w Romine, re-
publican, was elected clerk of the
committee TO succeed Jeremiah G..
White, democrat, who has held the
place for about ten years past. The
salary is S75 per month and the place
Is at the pleasure of the committee
Ihe clerk is to be in daily attend
ance at the office of the roadcom-
mittee at the court house and has
charge OF the profiles and specifiea-
tions. of all road contracts as well as
keeping minutes of the committee
meetings and assisting the county
engineer.
There were three other candidates
for the place, Raymond c. Matthews,
OF Morristown; Lewis Stilwel, of
Pequannock, and Milton Black, of
Rockaway. Mr.. Romine had three
members of the committee for him
and won out. Mr.. White had held
the place through several republican
administrations. Mr.. Romine assumes
his new duties on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 11th, when Mr. Whites month
is up.
Mr. Romine was appointed deputy
county clerk by County Clerk e.
Bertram Mott when Mr.. Mott first
assumed the office, but resigned to
devote himself to the law. He has
an office in Morristown and one in
Boonton and is the counsel for sew
eral important associations includ-
cluding the Mountain Lakes Improve
ment association.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-02-03
ENDEAvoRERs HOLD SOCIAL.
First Baptist Society Enjoys Pleas
ing Entertainment.

Continuing the celebration of Chris
tian Endeavor Week" members of the
Christian Endeavor society OF the
First Baptist church held business
meeting and social in the church last
night. The session was well attended
and was presided over by President
Arthur Lane. The program included
a piano duet by Miss Ella Leonard
and Miss Cora Ayers, vocal solos by
George H. Sherman and Frederick F..
Boniface; readings by Miss Agnes
Leonard and Mrs. Jacob G. VanGilder.
and selections on the Victrola manip-
ulated by Mr.. Boniface. After the
program refreshments were served.
The entertainment was under the
direction of the prayer meeting and
lookout committees, the members of
the former being Miss Agnes Leonard
chairman; Cyrus 7. Loree, Mrs. A.
V. Pierson, Miss Mae Leonard, Miss
Edna Jones, John Yawger and Miss
Elizabeth Jones, and of the latter
Miss Genevieye Jones, chairman
Arthur McVey, Miss Josephine T.
Lane, Miss Ella Leonard, Miss Mabel
Sturges, Russell Brown and Clarence
Egbert
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-02-03
DAMPER NEEDED IN SCHOOL
VENTILATION SYSTEMS DUCT
Cold Air Comes Down Pipe In Maple
Avenue Building, Chilling
the Rooms.

The heating and yentLatng system
put in the Maple avenue school build
ing a year ago and about which the
board of education has been complain
ing ever since its installation, was
roasted" once more when the board
Friday night discussed the installa-
ton of a door or damper in the ex-
haust pipe. 1t was reported by Com
missioner Todd that when the exhaust
fan is not running cold air comes
down the huge air duct from the
roof to the cellar, passes through
the fan and emerges into the school
rooms through the various exhaust
vents. This causes the rooms to be-
come cold and makes cold drafts
across the floors, Mr.. Todd declared
He reported that Engineer Gilbert,
in charge of the school plant, had
suggested that huge damper or
door be placed in this exhaust duet
to be closed when the fan for ven
tilating the building is not in use.
Mr.. Gilbert asserted that because of
this cold air coming in the rooms
are cooled off every night making 1t
hard to warm. them enough for the
use of pupils the following morning
The operation and maintenance COM
mittee was authorized to take the
matter up
The matter of an increase in the
salary of Engineer Gilbert was
brought up and was referred to the
committee on operation and main
tenance. His present salary is S75
per month
The receipt from State Commission
er Calvin Kendall of the approval by
the state authorities of the manual
training course adopted =. the local
schools was reported.
The board will meet next week for
reorganization, the first year of the
board having expired with last nights
session. The member re-appointed
to full term, w. Parsons Todd, will
be sworn in and officers elected
The resignation of Harold S. Bid
die as a teacher in the high school
was received and accepted to take
effect February 9Th. Mr.. Biddle has
secured position in the Plainfield
high school,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-02-03
MRS. cHlSOLM SOLE LEGATEE.
Miss Aenew Leaves All to Friend
and Nothing to Family.

In a will drawn two days before
her death by District Attorney Whit
man and Robert w. DeForest, Miss
Eleanor Agnew, who died January
10th, at No 26 West Sixty-first street
New York, left her estate of at least
$4,000 to Mrs. Edith L. Chisolm, her
lifelong friend, omitting her mother,
a brother, five sisters and a nephew.
Mr.. Whitman said that Miss Agnew
lived in the same apartment house as
he, at Madison avenue and Twenty
sixth street Late in the evening of
January 18th he was called as the
only lawyer in the house to draw
Miss Agnew's will.
Mrs. Chisolm is the wife of George
E. Chisolm and lives at No. 290 South
street, Morristown Mrs Mary w
Agnew, the mother, four of her daugh-
ters and her sen live at Palisades,
N. Y. 1t is said that there was no
estrangement in the family, the will
meeting the approval of ALL
Mrs. Chisolm said that before Miss
Agnew's death she received from her
instructions concerning the distribu-
tion of the property She asserted
that she would not profit by the be-
quest except to receive asfew frink-
cts as remembrances, as she expects,
If the will is probated, to follow out
the instructions of Miss Agnew, and
divide the property accordingly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-02-03
OLIVER C. BILLINGS ON
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Normandy Park Man Appointed &c,
Fill the Late Willis II. Dut
toms Term of Office.

Oliver c. Billings has been ap-
pointed a member of the Morris town
ship committe to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Willis H.
button. Mr.. Billings has been sworn
in as member of the committee and
should prove a valuable addition to
that body. He is aSresident OF Nor
mandy Park, representing a section
of the township that pays nearly one
half of the township taxes. He will
represent the third election district
OF the township, district that has
never previously been represented on
the committee. Watson A. Bartron
of Morris Plains, halls from the sec
ond district and Lewis Clark, who re-
sides in Hillside, is of the first dis
trict
Mr.. Billings is commuter, con-
Quoting a Wall street brokerage bus,-
ness. He is a son-in-law of the late
Benjamin F. Evans He is a men,
iber of the township board of educa-
tion and is one of its most efficient
members, laboring continually for the
advancement of the township schools.
IA republican, he is member of the
party's county committee and of the
party executive committee. His great
interest in township affairs should
make him pay particular attention to
the detail work of the committee, a
feature of his years of membership
in the township school board. Mr..
Billings has an automobile and tra-
verses the township roads consider
ably SO that he will be looked to for
oversight of the townships road sys-
tenn, said to be of the best in the
state.