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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
Opportunity Knocks

E,rrNh body knows how rapidly
real estate in ia Rice Addition
has advanced ru price during the
past two years Tui~ is the res.
ident section "t Columbus aud
money Invested there j. safe rs
any bank and and \ invest.
tBt.nt W, irayest lpw lots lrft
which wc will sell on easy pay
ments For FURTHER information
see u NJ Reed ste
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
Notice


santa be, n. NJ, May 18th, lali
Nuticr j., hereby given that ON the
l2th day ul MAY, lal3, in accordance
with Section ~. Chapter ~, lrriga.
tiun Laws nf 1907, Mary T." Barringer,
al columbus, County 1T Luna, State
ol New Mexico, made formal appli-
cation to the State Engineer Of New
Mexico for Il permit Ia appropriate
the public waters ~ the State Of New
Mexico.
such appropriation il tu lee made
from , Draw AT u point whence the
NV corner of Section u. township ~
South, range : West, bears North
~ degrees II Fast. 22IG.2 feet dis
tant 10y mcaus ct diversion works and
80 cu. It. per sec. j. to he conveyed
Ia lands in section Il, twp. ~ : range
lateral, and tlair used for the irriga-
ton ul To- acre, aud domestic pur-
POSES.
Any person, firm, association al
corporation dccming that the granting
OF the above application would he
truly detrimental Ia their rights in the
water Of said stream system shall file
q complete statement at their uhjec-
ton, ,ubstantiatcd 10y afidavit> with
the State engineer and serve a copy
un applicant GA or before the ION day
oi Aug, 1913, the date sci tor the I'm
ginerr I" take this application up for
final consideration unless protested.
In casr of protested applications all
parties viii hr given u reasonable
length at time IN which to submit their
evidence in detail or arrange Il date
convenient tor Il hearing or appoint a
referee satisfactory to all to take teS-
timony Appearance is not necessary
miles, advised Officially b! letter fron
tn" State Engineer.
JAMES 4. FRENCH
state Engineer
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11

The men who knock the val.
ley the worst are those who
know the least about it. Take
for instance the men who lay
around the stores and post
Office. They are always ready
to advise you not to undertake
to farm this land if you do not
want to 60 broke. What do
they know about it? They
have never tried it and to tell
the truth they have never tried
much of anything except max.
ing otber people miserable
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
THEY RUN.

Mrs. flatbush john, this paper
SAYS New York city is said to have
more than fifty known lepcrs run
ming at large.
Mr.. Flatbu-h--ls that so:
Now, John. when You 20 to the
city and So" Il man running. look
out"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
Mr.. Farmer and Livestock Grower, the
Lubbock Sudan Grass Seed Association

Is calling to you TO quit buying feed and Luy Sudan grass
Seed, The Lubbock Sudan Grass Sreed Association was or.
ganized last year and Is composed of Lubbock county Farm
ers who are producers of pure Sudan Grass Seed. Every
crop handled hy this association, was inspected in the field
before harvested, by a conittee at five men. Mr.. V. l..
Cory, superintendent of Lubbock sub station No. ., "A
stat" experiment station, is chairman of said committee,
All crops found to be- pOSOed by obnoxious pests and
weeds were condemned aud not handled by this association.
Mr. Farmer, do not he misled by the inspection certificate
you have no way 10 connect the seed with the certificate
offered. sudan grass is a big hay producer rs q follow
crupattcr harvesting the wheat and oats. IL can be- planted
with good results up "a July /. Pare recleaned well ma
tured, officially inspected seed zoe per pound delivered.
Seed that will please YOU and produce satisfactory results
Free booklet on request, The Story of Sudan Grass"
LUBBOCK SUDAN GRASS SEED ASSOCIATION, Lubbock, Tea,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
M~INoRITY's POWER.

You believe in the will Of the
majority, of COURSE"
Well" replied Thrcc-iingcrcd
sam. cts all right, theoretical ;
but it won't always work out in
practice. I've seen two men hold
up "A whole trainload Of people"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11

doe, not perform
by force W h at
should be c O
plished by persua
sion is DR.. Miles
Laxative Tablets.
After using them,
Mr.. n. A. Naddell,
ais Washington
St, Waco, lex,
says
Almost all my
life have been
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
TWO EXTREMES.

Bill-llnw was the show?
ill-N cry tame.
And the audience? z"
"Wild!"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
VERY LIKELY.

Patlence-Peggy SAYS hc ALWAYS
brings sunshine when he calls.
Patrice-ls that the reason she al
WAYS turns down the gas?
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
FILLING THE sILL.

II want TO give n swell luncheon.
What would YOU suggest a. the first
article on the meuui"
Dried apples
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
FAULTY TECHNIQUE.

That singer has "a catch in her
voice"
1T is hccause she pitches it so
high"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11
LIKE MEETS LIKE.

Il had a queer adventure the other
day. went ont m a citbOat.
"Well?"
Eve got caught in a sra pu,s"
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"Clean Up the Bowels and
Keep Them Clean"

There arc many remedies to be
had Tor constipation, but the diff
Guilty Is to procure one that acts
without violence. A remedy that
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-11

MIR. Noisybug-Ger, but I'm lucky
to have two pairs Of arms. III get Il
job in the Bugyille brass band to
play the drum aud cymhuls.
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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-27
CHAPTER Xxx.


EfNfNF
But by this stage Ia his history Mr.
Law had arrived at state Of mind
immune TO surprise At the discovery
that he had once moro failed 60 eluds
the vigilance and pertlnaciiy % the
woman Who sought hl. life
lie viewed the schooner with no
more display OF emotion than resided
ia narrowing eyelids and Tightening
of the muscles about bis mouth.
Much farther 10 Eo'- be inquired
pFesently. IN a culoriess voice.
al our present pacc-say. two
hours.-
-And win that enable US TO hold
our swnf-
"Juat about" Barcus allowed. squlnt.
ing critically at the chase. she's
some foo,er. that schooner. and this
10 just the sind she likes best"
How much lead have We g0tf-
a mile or so-nonc too much"
Anything 10 be done 90 mead ma.-
terst~
Nothing pray. II you remeHi-
Der how"
In the end they made It b. a narrow
margin The face OF Judith Trino was
distinctly revealed BY the ch.ll gray
light OF early dawn 10 those aboard
The power cruiser a. she swept up
through the reaches % New Bedford
hArbor and aimed Tor the hrst wharf
that promised fair landing on the
main waterfront Of the city
There vas neither a policeman nor
u watehman Of any sort in o.sh,.
Nor Was there. for all his hopes and
prayers. based on tie telegram to
Dsgby. a align Of a motor car
Still. not much Of the street was
revealed. The docks on either hand
were walled and rooted. cutting of tho
view.
II they ran for Il. they must surely
be oyerhAaled. Something must DO
done 10 hinder the crew OF tho
schooner from landing.
"Herel" he cried sharply TO Bareus.
You take Rose and hurry TO tho
street and End that mo,orcar. Il
know she's there. Digby never failed
me yetlT
But you"
Don't waste time worrying abou,
me. I'll be with you in three shakes.
I'm only going TO put a spoke In Ju. !
aith's wheel. I've got a scheme."
As for his Bcheme--he had none |
other than TO give them battle. 10 sac
rines himself n need be. 10 make sure
Ihe escape Of Rose.
Sheer luck smiled on him 20 this
'xtsnt. that In turning bis eye lighted
'n . four-foot length OF stout. three
neh scAntiins. an sKeellently for.
nidable club.
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pening he had gone over the stern
and had inyoluntarily disarmed hlni.
self ~ well
The other two men made a sad bust
ness OF attempting TO overpower Mr..
Barcus In lcas than q minute they
were both overheard
-And Just for this" Alan said before
getting out Of earshot---i'm going to
treat my party TO n ioy.ride In your
pretty powerboat"
He concluded this speech abruptly
as Bareus brought them up under tho
quarter OF tho power cruiser.
Within two minutes the motor was
spinning conteBtediy. the mooring had
been slipped. and the mOt0rboat was
heading out OF the harbor
Within ave minutes she had left Il
well sstern and was shooting rapidly
westward. making nothing OF the buf.
fets Of very ,olerable sea kicked up
BY the freshenlng southwesterly wind.
MY friend" ob7crved Alan. AS
our acquaintance ripcus ! am more
and more Impressed that neither Of us
was born 10 die a natural death.
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Bat now. though hs was ell uneon-
lcioas Of the fact. he went no more
alone.
His shadow In the moonlight kept
him company upon the sands; and
above. on the edge OF tho bluffs. an.
other shadow moved on parallel
course and at pace seduiously pat
termed after his.
lie found his sweetheart and his
friend much as he had left them. with
this difference that Mr. BaFcus now
lay nat on his back and snoring
Justify.
He was wakcncd quickly enough.
however. by Alans news.
But when Il was the turn OF Rose
they faltered She lay so stlll. be-
frayed her exhaustion so patiently In
every line OF her unconscious posture.
80 well as In tho sharp p0llor Of her
face upturued to the moon. that II
seemed scarcely less than downright
lnhumanity to disturb her
None the less. II had to be done.
Alan hardened hts heart with the re-
minder of their urgent necessity. and
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character OF the road that lay before
him a. the car sped IKE drason-ny
down q slight grade
From the bottom of the grade II
swung away IN q wide. graceful curve.
bordersd for come distance By railroad
tracks on Q slightly lover level.
He had guessed toe nendish plan OF
the other driver only too truly.
As they approached at express
speed the stretch where the road par
allsled the tracks Alan sought 70 hug
the left-hand side Of the road. but In
vain.
Roaring. with its mufiier cut out. the
parsuing car swept uD and baffied him.
bringing It's right forward wheel up
beside the left rear wheel Of his car.
shen more slowly forging up until.
with its weight. bulk and superior
power. Il forced him inch BY inch TO
the right. toward the tracks. until bis
right-hand wheels left the road and
ran on uneven turf. until the lef,.hand
wheels a. we'll lost grip on the road
metal. Until the car began 20 dip on
the slope 10 the tracks
He heard the far hoot.toot Of Q
freight locomotive
There followed q maniac moment,
when the world was upside down.
Alan's car slipped and skidded. swung
sideways with frightful momentum
toward the railroad tracks. caught lts
wheels against the ties. and d.
The sun swung In the heavens Ike q
ball on q string There was = crash. Q
roar There was nothing
iiVion
Tho car had turned turtle. pinning
Rose and Alan beneath IT,
"Alanl- she gasped you are not
killedr
-No-nOt even much hurt. fancy
be replied And your"
Not much
TIE deep-throated roar Of the loco
motive bsliowinG danger siienced hira.
He closed his eyes
Then abruptly the weight was lifted
from his chest He saw a man drag.
Eing Rose from under the machine.
and saw that the man was MArrophat.
And almost Immediately someone iift,
ed his head and shoulder. caught him
with two hands beneath hts arm plta
and drew him clear OF the machine.
And the face OF bis rescuer was the
face Of Judith Trtne.
The crash he had expected OF the
car being erumpled up By the oneom-
Ing locomotive. did not follow.
As he scrambled to his feet. his nrst
glance vas Up the track. and diacov.
cred the train slowing 10 a halt
His nert vas one OF wonder for the
eountenAnee Of Judith Trine a. shs
stood. at q little distance. regarding
him; her look almost illegible. = curt.
Gus compound Of passions eoloring it.
relief. regret. hatred. love
His third glance deserted beyond
her the figures OF Msrrophai carrying
Rose In his arms. stumbling as be ran
toward bis car on the highroad.
lie moved precipitAteIy TO pursue,
bat found bis way barred BY Judith.
Not" abe cried violently. mo. you
shall not"
Her hand sought the grip Of a re-
volver that protruded from her pocket
With q short. hys,ericai gasp. be BE-
ran 10 laugh.
What" be tAunted her--axaiut
Think what you nke'" she cried IN
, frenzy. you saved me onee-now
pare you. We're quits. Ba, next
time"
-o-rot'" be interiscied ~You ulll I
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CHAPTER XXI.
Anueiimax.

Antielimax.
Alan came 10 himself supported b.
Barcus-his senses SIN reeling from
the conclusion Of that thunderholi
y hieh hs had % unwittinsiy lcossd-
the cloud OF suiphprous smoke and ye'
dissipatsd By the wind.
Judith lay al his feet, stunned; and
round about ether figures OF men In,
sensible. II not. Tor all be could sAy
dead.
And then BArcus Vas hastiins him
gneeremonioasly down the wharf
-Comei Comet he rallied Alan
Pun yourself together and keep q
stiF upper lip. Rose is waiting In
the car. and II you donr want to be
arrested yoa1i stir your stumps. my
soui That eIplosioa 10 going to bring
tho worthy burghsss of New Bedford
/ burning round our ears like q swarm
| os hornetsl'
Hls prediction WAS justified evsn
before Il Vas made. already the near
BY dwellings we're vomiting half
clothed humanity: already Q seore OF
people were sAlloplns down toward
the head Of tho wharf: and In their
number . policeman appeared As n By
magic.
And while the man hesitated Alan
grabbed him By the shoulder. threw
him bodily from the car. dropped into
his seat, cried . warning 10 Ross, and
threw In the clutch. The machine re-
sponded without . jar: they we're .
hundred feet distant from the seens
Of the accident before Alan vas fairly
settled In his place.
A he grew more and more calm. he
congratulated himself on having drawn
an excellent car In the lottery Of
chance II was light. but the motor
ran famously. and 10 not capable OF
a racing pace u would serve his ends
as speedily az was consistent with
reasonable care for the life Of the
woman he loved.
Yet his congratulations we're prema.
ture. they were not ten minutes out
Of the environs OF the city when Rose
left her seat and knelt behind bis, TO
communicate the intelligence that
they we're already being pursued.
A heavy touring car. she said Il was.
driven By q man. a woman In the
seat BY his side-Judith the latter. the
man al old employs Of her fathers
By the name Of MArrophAt
MarTophAil
Alan remembered that one.
Hs could only trust In his SKIN an
q driver. and skill 10 the Lesser factor
In such . race.
They could oyertake tho fusitives
practically when they you'd.
But for some weird. incom prshen-
sible reason they ehose 10 hang a Ger
tain distance IN the rear. q distance
that could readily bs bridsed By two
minutes Of furious driving.
Whyf
In the succeeding quATtey-hour the |
eAimness Of fatAlism beeane AlAn's.
They were biding their time for some |
secret and fatal purpose The blow
was predestined to fAil. but cruelty de-
ierTed
For his own part. be drove like an
exceptionally cunning mailman.
And then. Quits clearly. he rseos.
aiIed The time aad ths place and the
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never have the courage to pail tha;
trigger vhen I'm helpless In your
hAnda!"
The hot blood mAn;lsd her exquisite
face like rcd IRE. She caught her
breath with . sob. then dung wildly
AZ him:
Well. II you must kn0w-it's true.
l can't bring myself 10 kill you. |
would to God ! could. But / can't.
For all that. you shall die-I could no,
save you II vouldi And this prom.
tse you-you shall never see Rose
again before you diet
And Shile be stood gaping. she
swung from him and nan. quickly cor.
srtns the little distance between him
and the car.
As she Jumped into this and dropped
down upon the seat beside her half.
conscious sister. AArrophat swung the
car away.
IL vanished In a dus,-eloud As q
shronE OF railroad employees surround.
cd and assailsd him with elamorous
questions.
10 be eontiuued)
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But soen. dIsAfmsa. his eass wa
despsrate--and there were two ~
ready safe upon the dock and Others
madiy serambling up TO rsinfofes
them.
Wildly he east about for some sub
stiluts weapon. he lsaped toward Z
small pyramid Of little bat heavy kegs.
and ssirins one. swung Il overhead
and cast u full force into the midrifi
OF hIs nearest ensmy; 20 that this one
doubled up convulsively. with q sick
ish grunt, and vanished In turn over
the end Of the wharf
His fellow followed with lees injury.
But Alan had no time to wonder
whether the man had bipped and
thrown himself in his effort 10 escaDe
a second hartling keg. OF had tuFnsd
coward and ned. Il was enough that
ho had returned. prscipitaisly and
heavily. 20 the schooner.
The hes. meeting with no resistanee.
pursued him even 10 the deck. vhere
the force OF its impact split sts seams.
None of the eombatsnts, however,
Alan least OF all. noticed that the pow
der that filtered out was black and
coarse. Alan. indeed. had only the
hRxieat notion that they we're Dovdsr-
kegs he used es ammunition- That
they wero heavy and hurt when thsy
collided with human nesh and bone
was all that interested him
In tho same breath be heard q
friendly voice shout warning far up
tho dock. and knew that Barcus vas
coming to his aid
A glance over-shoulder. too. diseov-
cred the cause OF tho warning: two
men who had thus far escaped his
attentions we're mansuverinE 10 fall
upon him from behind. The bound
required TO evade them brought him
face to face with Judith as she landed
on tho dock.
oh" she cried. 4 hate you. hate
you
so you've said. my dear. but
Hts final words were not audible
eyea TO himself. Ia his confidence
tnow that Barcus vas taking care OF
the othersl and his inpaiisnes with
the woman. and In his perhaps an.
worthy wish TO denonstrHts eonela-
sively how cheap he held her. Alan
had tossed the p.stol over tho end Of
tho wharf
1, vas an old-fashionsd weapon. and
tho force with which t struck the
deck released the hammer.
Instantly the ~ cartridge biased
INTO the open head Of broken powder
keK
And with . roar like the trump Of
ioom and a mighty sust Of Game and
imoke tho decks Of the schooner were
-tven and shattered: her raAsts tot
iered and fell :.
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR HAIR.
NEY COUNTY

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR HAR.
NEY COUNTY.
In the matter Of the Estate
OF CITATION
r. Crews CroIton, Decd
To W. T. CroIton. Mary l.. croxton.
Robert CroxtOn and Natalie Croxtou.
GREETING:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, you are hereby cited and
required TO appear in the County Court Of
the State Of Oregon. for Harney Coun,v
at the Court Room there Of AT Burn. Ia
the County Of Harvey on Monday. the
18th day Of Marsh. 1915. at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon Of that day, then and
there to show cause, II any e1ist. rhv
tho keal property, to-wit. Els NWL,
aud Lots ! and 2 OF Sec. Is, Twp. 81
3, X. 80 L. w. NJ, belonging 10 saii
estate should not be sold.
WITNESS: The Hon. n. {. Leyrns
Judge OF the County Court Of the state
OF Oregon, for the County Of HaFpev
With the Seal Of said Court atbIr1
II, this 18th day Of Feb. A. d 1915.
r. T. Hughet, Clerk.
ny walter t. Struck, Deputy Clerk |
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
..oLAIEp IRAcr. rrnLIc LAN

ISOLATED TRACT. PUBLIC LAND SALE.
ustrEn sTATEs LAEb Oggrca. !
Buns, oregon. February ~. 1915 I
Notice 10 hereby given that. a. dlreaaed by
he Com m oner Of the 0guefal Land ONCE
Inder prNislOn 0f Act Og Congress approved
June n. 1905 l3t ntAta-, StTl puF1usnt tS the a.
ylieation Of COREY y. smyth. serial No O-glg
~e will Offer At public sale, 10 the hiKhest
Dtdder, but AZ not Iesa thAn a. % per acre Al
10 O'Clock A. " on the lHh day Of April, i5ll.
at this Office, the following tract " land.
Is, T.aD b. n. sfE., v. NJ.
''Tbs uaet 10 ordered Into the maFket on
shoSins thar the greater portion thrfc0l 10
mountainous OF too Fough for cultivation
The sale will not b. kgpt dten, hut will he
declared closed y hen those present al The hour
named have ceased bidding. The person ma6
Ing the Highest bid will BE- refgifod " imMe-
dlately pay TO the receiver the amount thereof
Any persous claiming adversely the above
described land are advised 20 die their elAims
or oblsetlOua. on " before the time desienated
fof tale.
M FaERE. Register.
san NyrnaEshAAb Receiver.