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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

George Lescott had known hospital.
lty Of many brands and degrees, He
had been the lionized celebrity In
places OF fashion. He had been the
guest OF equally famous brother artists
in the cities Of two hemispheres, and,
since sincere painting had been his
pole star. he had gone where his arts
%wanderlust backoned. He had fol.
lowed the lure OF transitory beauty
to remote sections OF the world. The
present trip was only one Of many
like Il, which had brought him into
touch with varying peoples and dis.
tlnetive types Of life. He told himself
that never had he found men at once
so crude and 80 courteous as these
hosts who, facing personal perils, had
still time and willingness to regard his
comfort.
The coming OF the kinBmen. who
would stay until the present danger
passed. had filled the house. Tho four
beds IN the cabin proper we're full.
aud some slept on floor mattresses
Lescott, because a guest and wounded,
was glvon a small loom aside. Sam,
son, however, shared his quarters IN
order to perform any service that an
injured maD might require. II had
been a full and unusual day for the
painter and is incidents crowded IA
on him IN retrospect and droso on thu
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

wounds that would have taken a less
charmed life, And In grisly reminder
OF the terror which olouded the peace
OF his days stood the elght.foot log
stockade at the real OF the place.
which the proprietor had built to
shield his daily journeys between
house and store. But Jesse Purvy was
not deluded by his escapes. He knew
that he was marked down"
The years OF strain were telling on
him. The robust, ~gull-blooded face
was showing deep lines; his flesh was
esowing naccid: his glance tinged
with quick apprehension. He told HE
intlmates that he realised they'd get
him." yet he sought TO p%rolong his
term OF escape.
Yesterday morning Jesse Purvy had
risen early as usual, and. after a sat
lsfying breakfast, had gone 70 bis
store TO arrange for the days bust.
ness. One OF two Of his henchmen.
seeming loafers, but In reality a body,
guard, we're lounging within call. A
married daughter was chatting with
her father while her young baby
played among the barrels and cracker
boxes.
The daughter went 10 a ear win.
dow and gazed up at the mountain.
The cloudlesa skies were stlll IN hid
lngs behind a curtain Of mist The
woman was idly watching the vanish
ing fog wraltha. and her father came
over to her side. Then the baby cried
ana she stepped back. Purvy himself
remained al the window. Il was q
thing he did not often do. Il loft hin
exposed. but the most cautiously
guarded life has its moments OF ~
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

st. Geneyieve, the patron saint OF
Paris. was consecrated at che g Of
seven 10 the service Of religion by St.
Germanus, bishop Of Auxerre, who
CHANGED to pass through the village OF
Nanterre. where she lived, about four
miles from Paris. She acquired a
great reputation for sanotity. The
church Of 81. Genevieve, completed in
1864. was named In her honor. Dur
ing the revolutionary period Il was
Withdrawal from the service OF relig-
ion and called the Pantheon, but was
nfterward restored In name and to
ecclesiastical uses.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05
cHAPTER IN.

In days when the Indian held The
Dark and Bloody Grounds a iopeer.
Telling oak and poplar logs for the
home he meant to establish on the
banks Of a purllng -watercourse, let his
AZ slip, and the cutting edge eashed
his ankle. Since to the discovered be.
longs the christening. that R~atercourse
became Crippleshin. and so It Is today
set down on atlas pages. A few miles
away &c the CROW nies, but many
weary leagues az q man must travel.
a brother settler, rached with rheuma.
tiam. gave 70 his creek the name Of
Misery. The two pioneers had come
together from Virginia. az their ances.
tors had come before them from Scot.
land Together they had found one
Of the two gaps through the mountain
wall, which for more than a hundred
mlles has no other passablo lift To.
eethor, and as comrades. they had
made their homes and founded thelI
sac0. What original grievance had
apruns W between their descendants
nvne % the present generation knew
perhaps 4 was a farm line or disputed
side 70 . pc. The primary incident
Waa Lost ~ he limbo Dl the past: bul
1or Any gGsra. With occasional inter
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05


good policy 70 meet rather than COM
bat bis requirements. Il was essen
tlAl 10 his purposes GLat the 0ineers
Of the law IN his country should be In
sympathy with him. Sympathy soon
became abiect ~BubsorVience. when a
South had opposed Jesse Purvy IN the
primary as candidate for high shoriH
he was found one day lying on his
face with a b~uilet-riddled body. II
may have been a coincidence which
pointed 20 Jim Asberry. the judges
nephew, as the assassin. Al all events.
the judges nephew was a poor boy.
and a charitable grand Jury declined
to indict him.
In the cours 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
rrmor grew and persistentiy spread,
though no man would admit having
fathered II, that before each Of these
executions star-chamber conferences
had been held In the rooms abtse
Micah Hollman's Mammoth Depart
ment Store" II was said that these
exclusive sessions were attended by
Judge HOLMAN, Sheriff Purvy and cor
tain other gentlemen selected by rea.
son OF their Workmanship. 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
affair. He had then shocked the com.
munity into complete paralysis by re-
questing the grand fury to lndict not
alone the alleged assassin. but also
his employers, whom he named as
Judge Holman and Sheriff Purvy.
Then he. too. fell under g BOLT from
the laurel.
That was the first public accusation
against the bland capitalist, and It car.
Tied its own prompt warning against
repetition. The judges high sheriff
and chief ally retired from ONCE and
went abroad only with a bodyguard.
Jesse PurYy had built his store at a
crossroads 20 miles from the rail
road. Like Holman, he had won a
reputation for open-handeA charity,
was liked-and hated. His friends
were legion. HIS enemies we're so nu-
merous that he apprehended violence
not only from the Souths but also
from others who nursed grudges 10
no way related TO the line Of feud
cleavage. The Holiman-PurVy combi'
nation had retained enough Of its old
power to escape the laws r~etribution
and to hold its Dictatorship. but the
efforts Of John South had not been
altogether bootless. He had ripped
away two masks. and their erstwhile
wearers could no longer hold their old
semblance OF l%aw-abiding philanthro'
pists. Jesse Purvy's home was the
show place OF the countryside. Com
modious verandas looked out oveI
pleasant orchards. and in the same
Enclosure stood the two frame build,
ings Of his store-for he, too. com
bined merchandise with baronial
powers. But back OF the place rose
the mountain side. on which Purvy
never looked without dread. Twice
its lmpenetrabie thickets had spat al
him. Twice he had recovered from
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05
oAAprER M-oontInuea.

Il haint a-wantin' ter suspicion ye,
Samson. but I know how ye feels
about yore pap. l heered thet Bud
Spicer come by hyar yistiddy plumb
full OF liquor an lowed he'd seen
Jesse an Jim Asberry a-taldn' ter
gether Jest afore yore pap was kilt"
He broke on abruptly. then added:
"Ye went away from hyar last night.
an didn't git in twell after sunup-I
just heered the news. an come ter
look fer ye."
Air you-ail lowin' tibet | shot them
shoots from the laurel7" inquired Sam
son. quietly.
'Ef VEAL haint lowin' hit. Sam
son. we're plumb ahore thet Jesse
PurvyH folks will low hit. They're
Jest R-hOldin' yore life like a hostage
fer Purvy's, anyhow. Es he dies they'll
try ter git ye."
The boy flashed a challenge about
the group. which was now drawing
rein at spicer south's yard fence. His
eyes were sullen, but he made no In
awer.
One Of the men who had listened in
silence now spoke;
in the fust place. Samson. we hain't
a-sayin' ye done hit. In the mex place.
Of ye did do hit we hain't a.blRmin'
ye-much. But / reckon them dawgs
don't lie. an. Of they trails In hyar
yen need US. Thet's why we've done
come"
The boy slipped down from his mule
and helped Leseott 10 dismount. He
deliberately unloaded the saddlebags
and XII and laid them on the top step
OF the stlle, and. while he held his
peace. neither denying nor affirming,
his kinsmen sat their horses and
waited.
Even to Leseott II was palpable that
some OF them believed the young heir
10 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
Eeance. But. regardless OF divided
opinion. all were alike ready 10 stand
at his back and all alike awaited his
nnal u~tteranee.
Then, In the t%hiokening gloom. Sam
son turned at the foot OF the stile
and faced the gathering. He stood
rigid, and his eyes flashed with deep
passion. His hands, hanging at the
seams Of his jeans breeches, cllnched.
and his voice came In a slow utter.
anoe through which throbbed the ten.
aity Of a so~ul-absorbing bitterness.
y knowed all bout Jesse Puryy's
6ein' shot. When my pap lay
a-dyin' over thar at his house I was
a little shaver e years old
Jesse Puryy hired somebody ter xiii
him an I promised my par
that I'd find out who tibet man wac
an tibet I'D git 'em both-some dav
So help me, God Almighty, I'm a.Eoin.
ter sit EN- ~both-some dayl" The
boy paused and lifted one hand a,
though taking an oath.
I'm a-tellin' you-all the truth
But | didn't shoot them shoots thi,
mornin', | hain't no truce buster
gives ye my hand on hit. El
them dawgs come hyar they'll find me
hyar, en- Of they hain't liars thev1
40 right by hyar. don't low ter rur
away, an ] don't low ter hide out. I'm
n-goin' ter stay right hyar. Thets al
I've got ter say ter ye."
For a moment there was no reply
Then the older man nodded with -,
gesture Of relieved anxiety.
"rhet's all We wants ter know. Sam
son." he said, slowly. Light. men an
come H."
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

=" ed for four years
and vas IN a Y state and very
much depressed. The doctors medi-
cine didn't help me, 80 ! decided to
try pedds Kidney Pills, and ! cannot
say enough to express my relief and
t%hankfulness, as they cured me. Dia-
mond Dinner Pills cured me Of Con-
stipation."
podds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or podds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music OF National Anthem
(English and German words) and &C.
ipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

one Sunday morning. on his way
20 church, a deacon observed a boy
indubtrlousiy fishing. After the lad
had landed several, he approached and
said, my son, don't you know Il ia
very wrong to catch lHh OF the Sab.
bath day7 And. besides, II IL very
cruel to impale that poor. helpless
beetle upon that sharp hook" Said
the boy; "Oh, say mister, this 10
only an imitati0nl II amt a real
bug" Bless mel" replied the dea.
SON. well, thought It was a real
bugi" The boy. lifting a hne string Of
nsh u OF the water, said; 80 did
these a~uckersl"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

DIT. Marion Dorset. ki-cbomist Of the
federal bureau OF animal industry. Il
the scientist who nrst isolated the
germ responsible for that farm scourge
cholera IN the hos. That accomplished,
be perfected a serum 4, combat Il.
protected his processes BY patents and
then turned them over 20 the public.
70 be- pSod without charge
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05
NlVTITNINII VI y - 7 ="
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek. nj tho foot u a rock
from which he has fallen. Sally Miller
hnds George Lcacott, n landscape paint
or. unconscious. and after reviving him,
Eues for assistance. Samson South
Sally, taking Lcscott 20 Snmson'u home.
are met by spicer South. head Of the
family. who tells them that Jesse Purvy
has been shot.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

Jane Is so very romantic. She says
she's going right down on her knees
to beg her father to let her marry
Bobby"
What's she waiting fort"
For the styles TO change
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

Inflammation OF
the bladder. La
ter | became so
much worse that
l consulted a
doctor. who said
that | had Dia
betes and that
my heart was az
feeted. suffer
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05
SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS.

Mr.. ]. NJ. Sinclair OF olivehill.
Tenn, writes; Il strained my back.
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad backache and
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

Il have been TO consult a beauty
doctor about my complexion"
Does he hold out any hope?"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05
Whan Your EYes Need care

Use Murine Eye Medieiue. Noemnriinr-Fceis
Euc-Acta Quickly. Ivy N for Red, Weak,
Sore Eyes aud Ornnuiatrd Eycllda, Murine 10
compounded by our oculiata~uot y Hfntcnt
Mtticino"-but used Ia Hucceaaiul Physicians
Practice for many years. Now dedicated 20
tie Public and sold BY Druagiata az yc per
Bottle Murine Eye halVc ia Aacpiic Tubes
sc and bnc. Write Tor Book Of the Eye Free.
Murine Eye Remedy COMPANY, chicags. Adv.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-05

Let France have good mothers. and
she viii have good sons-Raboleon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29
Mrs. Winona Coulter. formerly

Mrs. Winona Coulter, formerly
a resident of the Agency, writes
as follows to the "Royal Neigh
Dor, " from Culbertsop, Mont. Hel
friends outside of the camp will be
pleased to read her letter:
''It is several years since we
have joined the campfire neigh
bors, not because we do not enjoy
the visits with other camps but
because we have been so busy try
ing to hold our charter with our
members gradually slipping away,
moving to other towns. This
spring the district deputy, Erna
Weed, of Circle, Mont, came and
secured several new members for
us and since that time our camp
has been growing steadily. We
have two regular meetings each
month. one for business, the other
social, and we feel both encourag-
ed and enthused. Aug. II was a
a gala day for our camp, for on
that day Neighbor Marie Curran
of Brockton entertained us right
royalty. Several auto loads made
the trip, distant % miles, and
jolly trip it was. First on the
program after our ARRIVAL was a
bounteous dinner served under the
trees at Charley creek, half mile
from the home. Then Oracle Myr-
tie Donaldson called us together
for a meeting and after all busi-
ness had been transacted, our host
served hight refreshments, and at
four thirty we started for home
more than pleased with the sue
cess of the first social meeting of
the season."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29
FOREST CITY POTTER CO.. so DAKOTA SEPT % 1918
Alco- Tenn

Mr. Levy declared that 323 out OF
every 500 persons in houses of deten-
tion are alcoholics.
NJ Colson's report concludes that
private distillation of brandy by fruit
growers from their own crop is
worse than the public use of alcohol,
since it introduces it directly into the
family to children as we'll as women
The law which permits this also al
lows the consumption in the family
of the equivalent of five gallons of
pure alcohol year without tax. The
rest is supposed to be taxed, but rigid
supervision is impossible and prac-
tically all the product of private dis
tillation escapes taxation and is sold
illicitly or consumed in families.
In addition to the suppression of
this privilege of private distillation
the report recommends, and the Acad-
emy adopted a resolution to that ef-
feet, that the licenses be raised from
the present average of 45 francs to
100 francs minimum, that tobacco
shops be prohibited from selling liq-
uor and that no new licenses be
granted.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29


The universities of South Dako-
ia and Montana have scheduled a
football game to be played in Alb
erdeen on Fri. Oct. sth. This will
be good news to the football en-
thusiasts of northern So. Oak. as
they will have an opportunity to
see two of the best teams in the
entire country in action. The
game will be played on the new
athletic field of the Nor. Normal
and Ind. School. which is being
built at the present time, and is
one Of the best athletic fields in
northwest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29
the RESULT OF
ALCOHOL SHOWN
French Scientist Makes Start
ling Assertions.

Paris, France, June 19.-After two
generations the posterity of alcoholics
becomes extinct. This is the start.
ling assertion. backed up by statis-
tics. made by M. Raphael George
Levy in a discussion of a report on
alcoholism made by Professor G. Col
son before the Academy of Science.
NJ. Levy gave the statistics of twen-
ty-four families chosen at random,
twelve Of them alcoholic and twelve
temperate. The showing was as fol-
lowing:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29


1t is reliably reported now that
Grant Orsborn has really bought
a new automobile. Later: Grant
was in town with it this( Wed) am.
accompanied by Mrs Orsborne and
two of their new children. 1t is
'sdandy" self starting Overland.
Now we have another first class
argument in favor of Good road
to the country south of town. AS
matters now stand Grant can 90 to
Gettysburg, 20 miles. with less
trouble than it takes to come to
Forest City-cr very nearly so!!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29
NOT ICE

Notice is hereby given that seal
ed bids will be received by the
board of County Commissioners of
Potter county until two o'clock pm
Tuesday Oct. 5 1915 for one car of
Pocahontas Mine Run Coal, to be
delivered at the courthouse inject
tysburg s. d. Said coal to be
weighed in oyer the scales desig-
mated by the board at their meet
ing Oct. 5th 1915.
Ed. b. Toomey, Co. Aud.
BY order of the board of Co.
Com'rs of Potter county.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29
DRINK CAUSES SIXTY PER
CENT OF DESTITUTION.

The Charity Organization Society OF
New York and the New York Asso-
citation for Improving the Condition
of the Poor maintain what they term
"Joint Application Bureau through
which both societies look after home
less men and women. The offices OF
the bureau are at 1O5 East Twenty
second street and are in charge OF
Charles K. Blatchly as superintendent.
During the two. periods, October,
1909, to June, 1910, and from October,
1911, to June, 1912, the social secre-
tary of the bureaurInok records OF
1866 destitute persons who went
through the municipal lodging house
of New York The report of the sec
retary has not been printed in full but
excerpts from it are given in both
the reports of the Charity Organiza-
ton society and of the Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor.
Superintendent Blatchly of the Joint
Application bureau furnishes the New
Republic with the results of these two
inquiries into the causes of destitu-
tion. II shows that go per cent of the
cases of destitution we're caused di-
rectly by intemperance. The follow
ing are the statistics:
Statistics compiled from the records
of 1906 men interviewed at the New
York municipal lodging house:
Age.
Per cent.
Under thirty years .............. AZ
Between thirty and fifty years.. 46
Over fifty years ................. IL
Nativity.
New York city OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a
United States, outside city. ...... 80
Other foreign countries .......... q
Time in New York City.
One week or less. Observation-Disclosures. is
One week less than two months. 10
Two months not all life. ......... al
Life ................... %
Occupation.
Unskilled ..................... 66
|. Time on Last Job.
Two Weeks-less ................ 80
Two weeks or less than two months 21
Two months or more ........ "a
Time Out Of Work.
One week or less .............. 20
One week less than one month. AZ
One month or more .... SO
Causes of Cestitution.
Intemperance Observation-Disclosures. 60
Sickness and injuries ...... z
Laid off, slack work, quit, old age,
etc. $50. 3s
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29

With successful canning factor
les running at Pierre and Mobridg
it does not look like the Old Muddy
can't be developed into a CONNER
cial highway, according to our
notion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29

The next regular examination
for second, third and primary cer-
tifcates will be held in. the court
room, at Gettysburg, Oct. Z and Sth
Margaret Briscoe
Co. Supt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29
Every Home Needs Faithful Cough and
Cold Remedy.

When seasons change and colds
appear-when you first detect
cold after sitting next to one who
has sneezed, then it is that tried
and tested remedy should be faith
fully used. II never wrote testi.
monial before. hut | know posi-
tiyely that, for myself and family,
DR.. Kings New Discovery is the
best cough remedy we ever used.
and we have tried them ALL" SOC
and ST..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-29

1t looks as if "uncle Sam,
among his other new accomplish
ments, was now trying to he q
temperance reformer. The Mo-
bridge Bulletin gives us the fol-
lowing information:
''Blank pledges are being circu-
lated among all the Indian Aeen-
cies. asking the Indians to forego
King Alcohol. The pledge, which
has been issued from the office of
Cato Sells, Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, reads: 81 hereby
promise that l will not use intoxi-
eating liquors as beverage and
that I will do everything l can to
free and protect my people from
this great evil" The pledge is be-
ing presented to all Indians-men.
women and school children-for
signature"
Now if s'Uncle Sam" would be
consistent, he would give his white
people the same ''dope''-especial-
ly his officials who administer bus
mess for him on Indian and other
government reservations.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-02

Vincent Ozga, Timothy Shea, Marcus DriscolL Louis Masse. Adam Sajewicz. John A. Hourigan. John F. Hennon. Horace Maillotte and Frank Derda-
 Personals.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Larcher and son. Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson of Springfield returned to their home on Sunday. They were accompanied by Mrs. w. T. Crumb and daughter Rose, who will remain for visit.
 Mrs Patrick Shea and son Richard of Central Falls are at John E1tzger- aids.
 Charles counell of Bridgeport Is wis., iting relatives in town.
 Mrs. p. J. Davau of Brooklyn, N. r., is a guest at her daughters, Mrs. E. J. Jodotn's. Mir. Davau Is spending several weeks in the west
 Miss Mary Campbell spent Sunday in Westerly. Col. Charles w. Gale of Norwich was in town on Saturday. Dr. Downing of Moosup was in town on Sunday.