Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-06-25

"A AeiiON Iileu IL once. lie must nave
beer nutty. He died. l found his
whole plant put away in the back room
of the store when l bought out Moreno.
The Mexican took the works for 4
small debt-an old army press, some
type. ink
Where is that stuff ncw?" demand
ed Kilbourne.
on. it's down there yet" said Parks
easily. II never bothered with it. and
there amt any market for junk closer
than Durango"
Nilbourne looked at Meegan, and to-
gether they looked at Parks.
Right here, on this very spot" said
kilbourne impressively. I'VE found,
create. institute, organize, and incor-
porate the San Miguel Messenger. l
speak to be owner and publisher be-
Il all any owner ever has to do is
furnish the money. That lets him
out"
Me for the editorial department."
said Meegan. And I'll show these
folks around here what Il real sporting
page looks like, believe me"
THAT being the case" said Parks
solemnly. "Ili print it. You amt got
a thing on me. I'm as game as you
are. And as much of a blamed fool
he added softly.
Pop EriSbee had several good friends
among the newspaper men. and when
ever he was in Chicago he made it a
point to drop in on Charlie Hough.
Charlie was an old timer and had IA
record which reached back to the DAYS
of the brotherhood. Pop had known
him for nearly twenty years.
The big league pennant races were
drawing to a close when Pop dropped
into Chicago Oh his way west. While
he did not mention the fact, he was
headed for Albuquerque. BY slow
stages he intended to reach the princi-
pal city Of New Mexico in time for the
great annual baseball tournament
which takes place in the fall after the
close of the big league season. This
tournament is the great attraction of
the state fair. and the cities of the
southwest often hire the best pitchers
in the country to represent them in
the annual struggle for glory and the
$1,000 purse. Pop Frisbee never miss
ed that Albuquerque tournament. for
there he knew he would find the flow
er of the southwestern diamonds.
Charlie Hough was glad to see Pop
and chatted with him for several min
utes. Then he was called to the man
| opino a1ifc,,. 0fS oD op1 Jof% Do, ,,o-.
beside the roll top desk.
A pile Of papers lay upon the top Of
the desk, and Pop ran through them,
glancing at the sporting pages. Half
way down the pile he came upon Il
stranger-the San Miguel Messenger.
1t was a queer looking sheet. and
when Pop saw that it was published
in San Miguel. Rio Arriba county, n.
NJ, he slipped it into his pocket.
There might be some news of the com
ing tournament.
That night at his hotel Pop remem-
bered the Messenger and drew it forth.
1t was not much of a newspaper, as it
contained only four small sheets, and
under the title line appeared a peculiar
motto:
Vim. vinegar and vitriol; ~frijoles not re-
sarded as legal tender.
Pop glanced at the front page. Lead
ing the paper was an amazing news
item:
We regret that we must once more call
public attention to the habits of our es-
teemed fellow townsman Senior Juan de
la Cruz. Juan was over at Tony's again
last night, bathing his vitals in LIQUID tu-
multi. After he was pretty thoroughly
ported he proceeded up Tin Can boulevard
until he reached his bungalow, where he
was greeted by the charming and popular
Sonora de la Cruz, the beautiful and tai
ented society matron and leader of San
Miguel's -Four Hundred. In the excess of
his alcoholic eNuberation, the ebulition of
his spirits. Senior de la. Cruz settled a
right haymaker upon the delicate smeller
of his queen consort. Sonora de la Cruz
did not quit under punishment. She i'm
mediately retaliated by biting her lord
and master between the eyes with a cop
per kettle. Senior de la Cruz took the long
count and is around town this morning
with his lamps trimmed low.
We have frequently deplored the prev
alence of such occurrences in our best
circles, and it would seem that alcoholic
excuses are undermining the foundations
of our social fabric. The fundamental
principles of our social structure are
threatened.
We intended to print in this number a
great blank verse poem entitled 1.-The De-
mon Rum" but our staff poet sought his
inspiration in the subject of his lofty lines
and found so much inspiration that he
is now confined in the bastile until such
time as he ceases to see herds of red.
white and blue elephants. pink mice and
other peculiar animals
This gem appeared under the head.
ing "Soaked!'
On the same page there was another
startling item:
APACHE UPRIS1NG!
1t was rumored that upon Wednesday
last there was an uprising among the
Jacarillas. This we wish to deny in the
strongest terms. We were on the inside
Of the instruction, SO to speak. or at
least we had some dope on the inside of
the uprising, and we now explain the
whole sad affair.
Our late printers devil, whom we christ
ened Sockalexis p. Bender, better known
as
Observation-Disclosures. was an aood