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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
Defends American BOYS.

Mrs. Joseph Gazzam OF Philadelphia
says that when she was in Berlin and
Dresden she heard much criticism OF
tho way in which Americans coddls
their boys, and the Germans declared
that II ever the Americans expected TO
do any fighting they must change their
methods Of training boys. Mrs. Gaz.
zam replied that much as American
boys are 'coddled," no one ever heard
Or an American girl cleaning her
brothers boots. Our men may DO
spoiled, she said, but not at the ex-
pense of the girls,-Woman's National
Weekly.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
CHAPTER ~.

George LoscOtt had known hospital.
ity Of many brands and degrees. lie
had bccu the l]'ouIzed celebrity in
places OF fashion. lie had been the
guest Of equally famous brother artists
Ia the clues OF tWo hcmisphorcs, aud,
since sincere painting had been his
pole star, nc had gone where his arts
waudcrlust backoucd. lie had fol.
lowed the lure ~ transltory beauty
~ remote sections OF the world. The
present trip VAS only one OF many
like Il, which had brought him into
touch with varying peoples aud dis.
tlnctiyo types Of life, He told himself
that never had he found men al once
so crude and so courteous as these
hosts who, facing personal perils, had
sim tint and willingness to regard his
comfort.
The coming OF the klnsmen, who
would stay until the present danger
passed, had filled the house. The four
beds In the cabin proper were full.
and some slept on floor mattresses
Lescott, because a guest and wounded,
was given "A small room aside. Sam,
son, however, shared his quarters In
order to perform any service that an
injured nan might require. Il had
been a full and unusual day for the
painter, and it's incidents crowded In
on him In retrospect and drove on the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31

wounds that would have taken a less
charmed lie. And In grisly reminder
of the terror which clOudrd the peace
Of his days stood The cight.ioot log
stockadc at the rear Of the place
which the proprietor had built to
shield his daily Journeys between
house and store. But Jesse Puryy was
not doludod b. his escapes. lie knew
that he was marked down"
The years Of strain were telling on
him. The robust, full.bloodrd face
was showing deep lines; his rofh was
growing naccid his glance Hinged
with quick apprehension. he told his
Iptimates that he realized they'd get
him." yet he sought 10 proIoug his
term OF escape.
Yesterday morning Jesse puryy had
risen early as usual. and, after "A sat.
islyiug breakfast, had gone 10 his
store TO arrange for the days bust.
ness. one or two Of his henchmen,
seeming l%Oafors. but in reality a body.
guard, were lounging within call. A
married daughter was chatting with
her father while her young baby
played among the barrels and cracker
boxes.
Tho daughter went 10 a rear win.
dow and gazed up at the mountain
The ~cloudless skies were still In hid.
ing behind n curtain Of mist. The
woman was idly watching the vanish.
ing fog wraiths, and her father came
over to her side, Then the baby cried
and she stepped back, Puryy himself
remained at the window. II wac a
thing he did not often do. II left him
exposed, but the most cautiously
guarded life has It's moments of 70.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
CHAPTER ~.

In days when the Indian held tho
Dark aud Bloody Grounds n p,onear
Telling oak and poplar logs IN, rho
home he meant TO establish ON the
banks OF Il p%urling watercourse. 10, his
ak slip. and the cutting edge gasbed
his ankle. Since TO the discovered ne.
longs the christening, that w-atercourse
became Crippleshin. and so IL is todav
sci down on atlas pages A few miles
AWAY. as the crow flies. but many
weary leagues as a man must travel
a brother settler. racked with rheuma.
tism. gave TO his creek the name o,
Misery. The two pioneers had coma
together from Virginia. as their ances.
tors had come before them from Scot.
land. Together they had found one
OF the two gaps through che mountain
wall. which for more than a hundred
miles has no other passable rift. To.
gether. and as comrades. they had
made their homes and founded their
-ace. What original grievance had
sprung up between their descendant
ZONE OF the present generation knew
perhaps II was a farm line or disputed
tile o a pig. The primary incident
vas lost 10 thu limbo OF the past; but
or nfty years. with occasional inter
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
How Suckers Bite.

one Sunday morning, on his way
to church, II deacon observed a boy
iudustriously fishing. After the lad
had landed several, he approached and
said: My son, don't you know II is
very wrong 20 catch FISH on the Sab
bath day? And, besides. 1t Is very
cruel TO impale that poor, helpless
beetle upon that sharp hook Said
the boy: "Oh, say. mister, this is
only an imitation! 1t amt II real
bug" BLESS net" replied the dea.
son. "Wel, | thought 1t was a real
bug" The boy, lifting n fine string OF
fish out of the water, said; so did
these suckersl"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
CHAPTER Ii-continued.

81 halnt a.wantin' ter suspicion We,
Samson. but | know how yc feels
about yore pap. I heered tibet Bud
Spicer come by hyar yistiddy plumb
full OF liquor an lowed he'd seen
Jesse an Jim Asberry a-talkin' ter.
gethcr Jest afore yore pap was kilt.
lie broke OF abruptly. then added:
"Ye went away from hyar last night,
an didn't git IN twell after sunup-l
just heered the news. an come ter
look fer ye."
"Air you-all lowin' tibet | shot them
shoots from the laurel2" inquired Sam
son. quietly.
"Ef veal hain't lowin' hit. Sam.
son, we're plumb shore tibet Jesse
Puryy's folks will low hit. They re
Jest a.holdin' yore life like a hostage
fer Purvy's. anyhow. Ef he dies they'll
try ter git ye."
The boy flashed n challenge about
the group. which was now drawing
rein at Spicer South's yard fence. His
eyes were ~sullen. but ne made no an.
swer.
One OF the men who had listened In
silence now spoke:
I'm the fust place. Samson. we hain't
a-sayin' ye done hit. In the mex place.
ef ye did do hit we hain't a.blamin'
ye-much. But ! reckon them dawgs
don't lie. an. ef they trails In hyar
yell need US. Thet's why we've done
come"
The boy slipped down from his mule
n helped Lescott TO dismount. He.
deliberately unloaded the saddlebags
and kit and laid them on the top step
OF the stile. and. while he held his
peace. neither denying nor affirming.
his kinsmen sat their horses and
waited.
Even to Lescott II was palpable that
some OF them believed the young heir
to clan leadership responsible for the
shooting OF Jesse Purvy, and that
others believed him innocent. yet none
the less In danger of the enemy's ven.
geance. But. regardless Of divided
opinion. all we're alike ready 10 stand
at his back and all alike awaited his
final u%tterance.
Then, In the t~hickening gloom. Sam
son turned at the foot Of the stila
and faced the gathering. He stood
rigid. and his eyes flashed with dean
passion. His hands, hanging a, the
seams OF his jeans breaches. clinched
and his yolce came in a slow ut,ar.
ance through which t%hrobbed the ten.
sity OF n soul.absorbing bitterness
! knowed all bout Jesse puryv,s
belh shot. When ms pan law
h'dy!n over thar at his house wac
a little shaver ten years old
jesse Furvy hired somebody ter kin
him an Dromisad
that I'd find out who tibet man vas
an thet ia sit EN- both-some dav
80 help me, God Almighty. I'm a.poln
ter GIT EN- both-some day." Tho
boy paused and lifted one hind 40
though taking an oath.
I'm a-tellin' you.all the truth
But ! didn't shoot them shoots ,bis
morhln'. hain't no truce buster
gives We my hand on hit. 70
,hem dawgs come hyar theym find me
hyar' an Of they hain't liars they'll
so rlsht by hyar, | don't low ter nm
away an ! don't low ter hide our. rm
a'goin' ter stay right hyar. Thets All
I've got ter say ter ye."
For a moment there was mn rorI,.
Ihen the older man nodded with a
gesture Of relieved anxiety.
"Ihets all we wants ter know. Sam.
SON he said, slowly Light, men an
come in" '
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
Friend Of the Farmer.

DIR. Marion Dorset, bi.chemist OF the
federal bureau OF animal industry, Is
the scientist who first isolated the
germ responsible for that farm scourge
cholera In the hog. That accomplished.
he perfected "A serum TO combat IT,.
protected his processes by patents and
then turned II I'm owe 20 the lNtlic
to be used without charge.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31

good policy to meet rather tnan com
bat his requirements. II was essen
tIal to his purposes that the officers
OF the law in his country should be In
sympathy with him. sympathy soon
became AFFECT subservience. when n
South had opposed Jesse purvy In the
primary as candidate for high sheriff
he was found one day lying on his
face with "A bullet.riddled body. II
may have been n coincidence which
pointed TO Jim Asberry. the judges
nephew, MS the assassin At all events.
the judges nephew was a poor boy.
and n charitable srand jury declined
to indlct him.
In the Nurse OF Ave years several
South adherents, who had crossed
Holman's path, became victims OF the
laurel ambuscade. The theory Of co.
Incidence was strained. Slowly the
rumor grew and persistently spread
though no man would admit having
fathcrcd II, that before each Of these
executions s~tar-chamber conferences
had been held in the rooms above
Micah Hollman's Mammoth Depart.
mcrt Store" II was said that these
exclusive sessions were attended by
Judge HOLMAN. sheriff Uurvy and Ger.
tain other gentlemen selected by roa.
son OF their craftsmanship. when
one OF these victims fell John South
had just returned from a law school
down below" wearing 'fotched.on"
clothing and thinking 'fotched.on"
thoughts. He had amazed the com.
munity by demanding the right TO as.
sist IN probing and prosecuting the
afair. He had then shocked the com
munity into complete paralysis by ro.
qucsting the grand jury to indict not
alone the alleged assassin. but also
his employers, whom he named as
Judge HOLMAN and Sheriff Purvy.
Then he. too. fell under a bolt from
the laurel
That was the first public accusation
against the bland capitalist. and II ear.
ried its own prompt warning against
repetition. The Judges high sheriff
and chief ally retired from Office and
abroad only with a bodyguard.
puryy had built his store at n
crossroads % miles from the rail.
road. Like HOLMAN, he had won n
for open.handed charity.
was liked-and hated. His friends
legion. His enemies were so nu.
merous that he apprehended violence
only from the Souths but also
from others who nursed grudges in
no way related to the line OF feud
cleavage. The Hollman.Purvy comb.
had retained enough OF its old
to escape the laws r%etribution
and L hold its dictatorship, but the
efforts OF John South had not been
bootless. He had ripped
two masks. and their e%rstwhile
could no longer hold their old
semblance OF law.abiding p%hilanthro.
pists. Jesse Puryy's home wac the
show place OF the countryside. Com.
modious ypraudas looked out over
pleasant orchards. and in the same
Enclosure stood the two frame build.
ings Of his storo-for he. too, com
binpd merchandise with barOnial
powers. But back Of the place rose
the mountain side. on which purvy
never looked without dread. Twice
its impenetrable thickets had spat az
him. Twice he had recovered from
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
~lcopyrish,. ,ois. By W. J. Wait & Coz
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek. az the foot Of a rock
from which he has fallen, sally Miller
hhds George lcsDutt, n landscape paint
or, unconscious. and after rowling hitu.
goes Tor assistance. Samson South dui
sally. taking iescott 10 Suusou's nome
are met by SplCcr South. head % tho
Family who tolls them that Jesse purvy
has been shot.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
Logical.

Nurse Goodness me. what ave you
been doing TO your dolls?
Joan Charley's killed them. lie said
they were made in Germany, and how
were We TO know they weren't spies?
Punch.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31

Many a candidate who imagines tho
eyes OF the whole world are upon him
isn't even known outside of his own
precinct.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-22

THE FOOLISH NAPOLEON
Napoleon, the Ounce, fought all Eu-
rope at once.
Said this CoTsican, "Cors-i-can win
When the battle was through it was
named Waterloo.
W'at-eT-IOo-natic he must have been!
New York Mail
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
FOR
BAR MEETING
JUDGE HANEY WILL DELIVER
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS AND
ROME BROWN THE AN
NUAL ADDRESS.

Pierre, s. D.4-The sixteenth annual
netting of the South Dakota Bar ass
ociation will be held at Pierre on
Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th
nd 18th days of January, 1915.
The Presidents address will be
delivered by the President of the
ss%sociation, Hon. Dick Haney, of
itehell.
The annual address before the as
lociation will be delivered by the
Ion. Rome G. Brown, of Minnea-
rolls, on the subject, 1.-The Judicial
7ecall-An Instrument of Social
sm"; and will be delivered on We'd
aesday, January 18th.
A paper will be read by the Hon.
rohn Howard Gates, of Sioux Falls,
IN the subject, THE Classification
If Municipal Corporations
a paper will be read by Mr.. P. G,
Morrison, of Mobridge, on the SUP
oct, Banking Legislation
A paper will be read by Mr.. Ho-
yard c. Fuller, Of Pierre, on the
-ubject, 1.-THE Responsibility of the
Dress for the Prevention of Impartial
Trials in Criminal Cases"
Reports OF the various standins
committees Of the Association and
discussions on such reports will be
made a prominent feature of the
injecting.
The annual dinner of the Associa
| ION will be given OH the evening o.
| Thursday, January 14th.
Not only r all of the member
If the Association who can attent
he meeting expected to do so Blu
! cordial Invitation is extended t.
hose members of the South Dakot;
Bar who have not yet Joined the AS
s~ociation to be present, attend thu
various sessions and join the Asso
iation.
The sessions of the association
viii be held in the supreme cour
| room.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
ROSEBUD A HELD
ON RUSTLING CATTLE

Rapid City S. D.-Word from the
Rosebud tells of the arrest by Sher-
off Pierce and deputies of Gregory
county of Earl Duncan of Gregory
and Ray Kobe and Theron Sheib of
Dixon for alleged cattle rustling. The
men are accused Of being connected
with the disappearance of 81 head of
cattle belonging to August Lenser of
Dixon.
The officers have been trying to
trace the gang for some time and a
number of the Eenser cattle were
traced to the Sioux City markets but
none recovered. Other ranchers in
the same. sections also lost heav-
lily and evidences were numerous of
a well organized gang of rustlers.
Kobe and Sheib were taken to Fair
fax and will have a hearing next
week. Duncan, arraigned at Gregory,
waived examination and was releas-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
DEFECTIVE RAIL
CAUSE OF WRECK
DERAILMENT or OMAHA RAIL
ROAD PASSENGER TRAIN
WINTER EXPLAINED BY =.
GOVERNMENT.

Washington, ID. C.-The derail-
ment of a passenger train on the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad, near Bigelow, Min
~nesota, February 8, 1914, resulting
in the death of one passenger and
one express messenger and the in
curry of eleven passengers, two mail
clerks, two conductors and two por-
ters, "a caused by q broken rail,
according to the findings of the in
terstate commerce commission, an
nounced here today. The examination
Of fragments of a broken rail by the
government bureau of standards dis
closed a fissure about twenty feet
long in the interior of rail. from the
exterior examination the fissure was
not d~iscoverable except through care
full measurements. w. III. Belnap,
chief of the division of safety says
in his report to the commission:
Assurance that inherent and hid
den defects do not exist in rails can
be furnished only as a result of a
thorough investigation of ingot and
mill conditions. Rigorous and vigil
ant track inspection is the only safe
guard which can at present be re-
lied upon for the detection of rail
defects of this type"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
ODD FELLOWS
HERE IN MAY
DATES CHOSEN FOR GRAND EN-.
CAMPMENT, BIGGEST MEET
ING IN STATE NEXT YEAR.

AaH
Along about the middle of next
May, three golden links are going
o be a mighty familiar sight in the
,ity of Mitchell. The occasion will
We the annual grand encampment OF
he Odd Fellows lodges Of South Da-
gSota. The meeting will be the larg-
sst convention to be held in the state
n 1915.
The dates fixed by the grand lodge
'or the encampment are May IL,
Is, 10 and 20. During these dates
he yearly meetings of the grand
'cdge, the camps, the Rcbekah as
semblies and the cantons will be
seld. The theaters, churches and
,ity hall auditorium will be pressed
into service to handle the encamp-
ment.
over 800 subordinate lodges OF
he triple-linked fraternity will be
represented at the sessions in Nit
hell. 1t is estimated that there are
between 10000 and $4,000 members
If the I. @. o. f. and the women's
in the state and many OF
them will come to Mitchell because
Of it's central location.
This year, the grand encampment
vas held at Watertown. About 1900
delegates were present, but this num-
yer will be increased with the meet
ng in Mitchell,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
THIEF
is BOUND OVER
YOUTH CHARGED WITH BREAK
ING INTO MT. VERNON STORE
HELD FOR TRIAL.

Harry Wilson, the young man
charged with burglarizing the hard
ware store of Asmussen E Olsen at
Mt. Vernon on the evening of Sun
day, December 20, in municipal court
this morning was bound over by
Judge w. NJ. Herbert to the April
term of circuit coutr under bonds of
$500. In default of bonds he was
held in the county jail.
1t is charged that Wilson. who is
a little over 20 years old, entered
the store at Mt. Vernon and stole
enough of the goods to constitute a
charge of grand larceny. He was ar
rested at Emery, S. D., and detained
there on &C barge of intoxication. 1t
is said that suspicion was directed
AGAINST him when a razor stolen in
thes.Mt. Vernon store was found in
his possession.
When Wilson was arrested at
Emery, his wrist was bleeding from
a cut. Prior to the time he, was TAX
en- in custody. a5store at that place
hid been broken into and it was be-
lieved that hezcut himself on the
glass from a window.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
TALKS
OF PEACE TERMS
PROF. WEBB SAYS GERMANS
SHOULD NOT BE INUNDATED
AND THUS MADE LAST
ING ENEMIES.

London, acknowledgements
mt of The Associated Press)-That
he return of peace may prove even
nor calamitous to industry than
a the outbreak of war, was sug-
sested by Prof. Sidney Webb in a
lecture on ".The Terms of Peace" at
he opening of the London School
If Economics.
1--WE have survived the outbreak
of the war; he said, with amazingly
title economic distress. The lues-
lion now is whether, at the coming
Of peace, we shall be able to take
he steps necessary to prevent the
erms OF peace working out in mis-
Try and distress in hundreds of
thousands households. II we do so,
he first Of the terms of peace, from
he economic point of view, must be-:
No disarmament of the army. If
nen have jobs to go to, or are will
ng to take the risks, let them go;
tut there must be nobody turned out
Until they are likely to be absorbed
n industry"
AS to these terms of peace, Prof.
Webb Sonnselled moderation. Eng
and would do well", he urged. mot
to look for any indemnify. for in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
MITCHELL CITY
LEWIS LOW
'TOTALtO OF 1914 MILLS COMPARES
FAVORABLY WITH THAT OF
OTHER STATE CITIES.

According to the municipal statis-
ties concerning the ten leading cities
of South Dakota that have, just been
compiled by S. s. Oviott, city audi
tor of Huron, and which take into
ment, the total appropriation, the
amount of levy and the amount of
school and city bonded indebtedness,
In total property value which in
cludes real estate, personal railroads
and telephones, Sioux Falls has
S23,164,5 G8; Aberdeen STA, 409,541;
Lead has ~$9,274,791; Watertown has
$~s,541.044; Mitchell $7,846, sci,
while Huron, Rapid City, Pierre,
Brookings and Redfield follow in
order.
In the amount of appropriations
or the present fiscal year, Sioux
Falls has S315,o00; Aberdeen $780,
D04, and Mitchell sol, 240.
Pierre has the highest mill levy
or all purposes. 1t is 27.2 mills,
Sioux Falls has PAT mills, Brookings
s6.6T mills. Rapid City 22.34 mills;
aberdeen 20.7 mills, Mitchell 1914
Mills; Watertown 1911 mills; Red
ED 17.9 mills, and Lead 1865 mills.
In schools bonded indebtedness
Pierre has outstanding 1925, 900,
cad $4,000, Mitchell $S4, 900 and
sioux Falls $4,000.
Sioux Falls has a municipal bond
d Indebtedness of 1891, 600; Aber-
deem $4,000; Huron $279,SO7;
Pierre $%253,490, and Mitchell $780,
s19T,500.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31
IRENE BLIND
PIGS RAIDED
ANTI-sALooN LEAGUE sUPERlN-
TENDENT ACTIVE AMONG
BOOELEGGERS.

Il = rN
Irene, S. D.-Following a raid with
a search warrant, sworn out y~ester-
day by r. n. Holsaple. Of Mitchell,
superintendent Of the state Anti-Sa-
loon league, P. L.. Hansen, pool hall
proprietor. Herman Peterson, prop
rietor of the Palace hotel, and J.. w.
Hintz,j his cook, were arrested for
selling Intoxicating liquor without q
license.
One hundred and twenty-five bot
ties of near beer containing al
cohoE were seized in the raid and a
John Doe" examination OF witness
es vas held by Mr.. Holsaple and the
states attorneys Of. Clay and Turner
counties. All three of the men ar
rested pleaded guilty land will re-
ceive their sentences today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-31

REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION-on
the sealed bid plan. Bids opened at
our office every Saturday at 1890
p. m. Appraised prices are
as follows NEA 23-104-64@ $40
per acre; NEA 21-1O5-73, $40; W
" NV II, 11-101-62, $40; Eh NV
", 1%1-101-62, $40 NV NWA, Sc
1O2-61 $70; NWA, NWA, 14-102-6O
$40; SM SW. 20 $40; NE, NV
300 s44; SM, 8~4-113-65, $35; SIS.
LIST ave. west s1400; 404 4th Ave
west $4,000 619 Duff st. N. S. 800
No reservation made except right to
reject any bids not up to prices nam
ed. Terms u cash, u each year for
three years at 6 per cent from Oct
1st. Bid what you regard the prop
erty worth, whether below, at OF
above prices named. Buy now. wnen
cash Is dear and property is cheap
All this land will be 500 and owe,
some day. Weller Land Co. Mitchell
$. y.