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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
SAN JUAN
School Wall Collapses.

The north foundation wall in the
new school building collapsed last
Tuesday afternoon while workmen
were remodeling the basement.
While the entire wall fell in. the up
per story was not damaged, the floor
settling only two inches.
There has been dissatisfaction with
the cement work eyer since it was
built, several parties having averred
that it would give way some day.
An Enterprise reporter inspected
the foundation Wednesday and found
the cncrete in the wall to be of very
inferior material, SO rotten that the
large chunks could be broken Of
with the hands. In the south wall
small apertures were pointed out
through which sand from the outside
was drifting. The working men al
so found a large sand pocket in the
north wall four feet long, tapering
from a half a foot on the outside OF
the wall to some two inches on the
inside.-Farmington Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
Rescue Efforts Vain

Three Mrxican children were
drowned and the mother came neal
drowning in the Ute creek Sunday
when a big wall of water evidentl,
from a cloudburst came suddenly
down the ceeck and washed a wag.
on in which they were waiting for
the husband and father to assist the
big Overland car of A. Paul Sicgel
through the quick sand.
Mr.. Siegel was on his way to San
ia Fe to attend the state republi :an
convention when he drove into the
Ute creek and struck quick sand
A native mexican, wife md three
children came along and stopped to
pull the car out. He took his team
loose from the wagon and left 1t
with the folks in the creek bed
which was dry. While they were
working with the car this big wall
of water came tearing down the
creek and before the children could
be rescued they were WASHED into
the torrent and carried down the
stream.
The father had a lasso rope and
succeeded in roping the nother ard
pulled her ashore. Then he lrssoed
one of the children and succeeded in
getting it near to the bank when the
rope slipped off and the child went
out of sight and never returned to
the surface again.
Mr.. Siegel's big car is covered with
sand and the front end S pointing
straight up and the man "1o repor--
ed this horrible tragedy saws i will
take a hosting derrick 10 pull it
from its resting place Tucumcari
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
This Car a Hot One.

, John Blackwell spent a couple oil
weeks transposing a Sedate touring
car into a racer. He wanted some
thing that would burn up the road"
He got it. Last Thursday he started
for Fl Paso with his highway incin-
orator and the speed he made down
the ridge road was something that
would put Barney Oldfield back to
the plow. He left a cloud of dust
and smoke that stretched behind him
for miles and made the settlers think
a comet had struck the earth at a
big slant. Presently, he not only
had dust and smoke behind. but a
flame as well. The friction of the
air had been too great-the car was
afire. Perhaps it caught from some
of the burning road. In anv event
John decided that the pace was too
hot for him and he walked the rest
of the way to Whitewater. 1t was
cooler walking. The car ran for
'teen miles and stretched itself out
a long black streak so that the
ridge road will assay traces of a big
roadster anywhere.-SiIyer
lily Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
EDDY
Burglar Captured

Early Tuesday morning, ten min
utes after four o'clock, Frank Kindle
who has sleeping room in the
People Mercantile building, direct
~ across the street from the Roberts
-Dearborne Hardware Compony's
store, was awakened by the noise
made by falling glass, and going
quickly down stairs, in his under
clothing only, he listened from the
stairway and could hear persons
moving around in the hardware store
Running to the Chinese restaurant.
Frank found officers Gordon and
Stilse drinking a cup of coffee, hav-
ing left the Canyon street corner
only a few minutes previous. Quick
1y telling them that burglars were
in the Roberts-D earborne store, the
three made their way back to the
main street, and Gordon ran to the
back part of the store and told
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
Caught In Flood

S. 2. Smith, OF near Snyder's Tex
as, accompanied by his wife, moth
er. in Alamogordo last Saturday
morning after a narrow escape from
cloud burst at Temporal. The party
left home a few days ago for San
Simon Arizona, travelling in a fine
new Buick car. They left Ros-
well last Friday for Alamogordo and
instead of taking the road to Mesca-
lero they strayed by way of Captain
and Carrizozo. When they got to
Temporal Friday afternoon they
stuck in an arroyo. While endeav-
oring to get out it began to rain
in torrents. Mr.. Smith went to the
temporal section house to secure
help and while he was gone the
folks piled the luggage back in the
auto from the bank fearing that it
would ger soaked, as 1t had been
taken out. They also got into the
car to get out of the rain, The wa
ter began to rise and one of the
party who had before seen the sud-
deness and fury Of floods insist
ed that they got out and to the
bank, They did SO wading through
the water seeral feet deep. They
were just in time, for a wall of wa
ter came down and began to roll the
car with it. The car turned over
several times and lodged against the
The section men could not
aid them as they had trouble OF
their own in repairing two washed
out pieces of track Alamogordo
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
OTERO
Flood Came Down

The largest flood came dow she
La Luz creek Tuesday forenoon
that had been known for about fif-
tccn years. 1t tore out a large pnr-
tor Of the take-out dam that seniS
the water to the dividing weir. It
is anticipated that with a force If
men and teams water can be d.
vcttcd by Wednesday evening or
today
The most OF the water came Town
tn. La Luz branch and r,sniccd
from 4 heavy cloud that hung over
tina; section and DISCHARGED IN tcr-
rerts Tuesday morn;u4 about ten
O'Clock
It is recalled that in 1911 or 1912
a heavy flood came down the Fres-
nal branch of the creek and brought
large saw logs clear from Tobog-
gan and discharged them on the
flats about La Luz.
Tuesday all Of the country west
OF La Luz was flooded and the crops
were wet up clear to the meadow
lands west.-Alamogordo News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

Two Old Mexico mexicans were ar
rested last Saturday at the stock
pens charged with threatening the
life and property of II Tco Nor
tinez, who lives west NJ Tucumca:i
about four miles. They were ar
rving a gun on Martinez's place and
threatened to do many things. They
said they were looking FOR a comradc
and wished to cut fences that they
could go where they pleased
Martinez objected and later pre-
pared for any emergency that might
occur. He sent his family to one of
the neighbor's and succeeded in keep
ing the men off his place, but they
threatened him and he came to town
and had them arrested.
They were tried before Judge Nc
.lroy and he bound them over to
wait the action OF the grand ju'v-
Tucumcari American,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

An offer has been made here for
one car of new crop beans, to be
shipped not later than September
18th, Of 4 IL as they come from
the thresher. We understand the
Willard Mercantile company is Of
fcring I IL and information straight
from some of the native people in
the foothills is to the effect tina,
some of them have contracted their
crop at 4 IL and 4 81. 1t is said
that offers of Sc. have been made
but we are unable to verify this. The
government report August l4th gave
the condition of the bean crop for
the United States as IS per cent
Ectancia News-Herald
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
The Way To Raise EN-

One of poor Richards sayings
was that "The Lord helps him who
helps himself" This is not always
literally true. brit it is true to the
extent that the man who helps him
self is always ready to profit by
what Providence does for him. E.
U. Brown is one that helps himself
and This year he is rcaping the full
reward Of me fa~ors of Providence.
He has had plenty of rain and was
in position to get tn efuil benefit
a consequence he has $50 acres
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
Postoffice Robbed

A robbery that bears all the marks
OF having been the work Of profess
ional yeggmen, was committed some
time between midnight and daylight
Tuesday at Pinos Altos, nine miles
north of Silver City.
The general merchandise store of
w. f. Watson, In which the post
office is located, Mr.. Watson being
the postmaster, Vas entered and the
safe looted OF $500 in money and in
stamps.
A large safe, containing both the
cash OF the store, some post office
funds and a quantity OF stamps, was
blown open by the use of dynamite
nitro-glycerine. The job was
neatly done, the yeggmen using sew
cral old comforts and blankets to
dcaden the detonation of the explos-
ion.-Lodsburg Liberal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
TORRANCE
Nearly Fatal Accident

Madge Barron met with a horrible
accident a few days ago. She was re-
turning home with her brother witt
a load of water and as they were
descending a steep hill neal homo
she was thrown out and both wheels
passing over her breast and the
other over her ankle, DR., Amble
was summoned at once and has her
under his care. The injuries were
not as bad as was at first feared
and she is getting along fine and
is able to sit up a little now.-Cedar
Grove Cor. Estancia News-Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
Take Over Child.

Harry Stansel and Virgil Worth
ington were arrested on Saturday on
the complaint of Sam Hodgdon, who
charged them with assault with dead
ly weapons upon him at his home
the night before. According to his
statement Stansel and Worthington
came to his house on Friday night
and demanded possession of the
child of the defendant Stansel and
his wife, who is a step daughter of
Hodgdon. They enforced the de-
mand with six shooters, bht Hodg-
don refused to give up the child.
Justice c. c. Rogers bound both the
men over to the grand jury in the
sum of $500 each.--Deming Head
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

Miss Gladys SprouIl went TO katon
the last OF the week and bought a
car, which she has already learned
10 handle nicely. Her father was
going to learn to run it, but after he
had scratched the seat leather with
his spur, trying t o make il 90 faster
Gladys made him get out and walk.
A~fterward, Ed lett Ajs quirt and
spurs in the barn and took another
lesson in driving with better uccesS.
He has got so now he a stop it
without saying "whoa"r Maxwell
Mail
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
GRANT
Will Sink Shaft at Octo.

The Wright brothers OF Bisbee,
Ariz., have been awarded a contract
by the Octo Mining & Milling Com
pany for the sinking Of a 500 foot
shaft a THE Octo Mine at Lees
Peak. They will begin active work
in aboht ten days and will give en-
ploymcnt to twenty-five or thirty
men. Much new equipment has
been ordered for the work and all
cxpcdicncc will he made in getting
the shaft down to the 500 foot level
The Octo mine is under the man
agcment of William Davis, who pur-
chased the property some years ago,
Forming the Octo Mining and Mill
ing Company.-Lordsburg Liberal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
ROOSEVELT

Perhaps you have all heard of the
man who was "afraid to go home in
the dark" but Jim Law is the man
list now, who is afraid to go home
at any time. Some weeks ago Mrs,
Law went to Texas on a visit and
since then Jim has been coming home
at very irregular intervals and al
ways finding a lonesome though undis
puted welcome until the other day
when he came dashine up OH his De-
troit Grease Hound he found his
home ! npossession and well guarded
by Judging from Jim's remarks
about it) one of the biggest and the
most determined watchdogs, that ev-
err came to this country before, and
after considerable argument and coax
ing him concluded the dog has pos
session and suddenly thot of business
he had to attend to further on. In
short if the dog is lost lin would be
would be very glad ii the owner
would come and get him at once and
if anyone who reads this wants a
real good watch dog Jim will very
relinqhish his right and, all
title and claim to the dog if he can
only get peaceable possession of his
home again. Jim certainly feels the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
WHERE TO SPEND
YOUR VACATION

LISTEN TO THE CALL OF OLD
OCEAN, where the Joy of living, the
charm of health, and the pleasures of
recreation are all combined. Pack
your Grip and come to the Coast for
a few weeks, during the hot summer
months, where you can enjoy the fine
bracing and invigorating air of the
seashore. The HOTEL NORTHERN.
of Los Angeles, a new modern fire
lproof building, elegantly furnished,
moderate priced, is situated just two
blocks from the electric railway eta
'tioh where trains leave every few
Minutes for the fnany por r:.: sea-
shore resorts surrounding this city.
and close 70 all large department:
stores, theatres, cafes. etc, which'
makes it a very idea! place to stay
during your vacation. Tie guests at
the Hotel Northern are amongst the
most delightful people m could
meet, and the huge Lobby Offers =
common meeting place for con9eufss
people, and by its social pleasureN.
one forgets the cares and worries of
business back home.
Our Auto Bus meets all trains,
taking you from and to the station
without charge. Free Garage and
Parking accommodations for your
Automobiles.
Write for Folders. Rates, Reserva.
NORTHERN HOTEL co,
Los Angeles, Cal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
Corn And Beans

w. l., Comton, who lives south
west of Estsntia, is one of the farm
ers who never fail to raise a cron
and OF course he has a good cror
this year. He has f~ifty-fhree acres
of fine beans and forty acres OF good
corn some of it the best he ever
raised. asst August Mr.. Compton
plowed some grohnd intending to
sow wheat, but it was too dry in the
fall and he planted the ground to
corh and beans, and he say the
crops on this ground are decidedly
better than on the ground p1owed in
the spring.-Estancia News-Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
with her parents at Stamford
)Tucumcari American.
Real Badger Fight

The other day Mr.. and Mrs. Adair
were coming in from a trip to the
Plains and a badger showed up in
the road ahead of the car. Adair got
out and gave the gentleman a chase
and caught him by the hind legs inst
when he was about to disappear il
to the earth. Here is where the long
pull came: Charlie says the badger
didn't take the matter very seriously
for a time and was apparently
amused at his efforts to pull thc
hind legs off him, but finally thc
earth gave way and out Mr.. BADGER
came, Adair throwing him as far
from the hole as possible; but he
made it back and was caught again
in the same way before he got so
far into the ground Mrs. Adair
now came to the rescue with the
automobile chains and beat the ami
NAL into insensibiIity while Charles
held it. They had driven several
miles when the badger walked uD
and had to be killed again. The
American has heard Of badger fights
but never before heard of an inli-
vidual putting on steam enough to
pull one oht of the ground.-Tucum-
carl American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
NARROW Escape.

+. f. Buchanan and Jack Arnold
the Buchanan garage had a narrow
escape from serious injury Thursday
morning when a gasolene blow-torch
exploded scattering burning gasolenc
on their clothes, arms and hands
Both we're burned about the hands
and arms and Mr., B~uchanan's cloth
ing WAS on fire, He stepped cody
to the water faucet, directing the flow
OF water with his hand and soon cx-
tingu,,hed the flames before they
had burned him seriously Silver
City Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
M'KfNLEY


A good automobile road from Gal
lup to Denber is the slogan of c. A
Let's, city editor of the Pueblo Chief.
ton, r. Fl. Higgins county commiss.
Toner of Pueblo County Colorado and
John ?. Dodds. editr OF the Auto.
mobile Blue Book, VIII arrived in
Gallup Thursday from Pueblo. The
party made the trip for the purpose
Of logging the road with the intent
OF securing date for the use Of tour
lists who want to make tours
through this part of the west.
The party attended the celebra-
ton Monday at the opening of the
Wolf Creek pass. The opning of
this pass connects by a good au-
tomobile road St. Louis Colo. and
the San Juan basin. it also opens a
road through from Gallup to Pueblo
and Denver.
This highway with he exception
of the strip across the Navajo re-
servation. is the finest in the west,
of California. From Pueblo
to Shiprock there is plenty of wa
Ter near he road and it is possible
low to make the trip from Gallup
Pueblo in three days.-Gallup
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

of as fine beans as are to be found
anywhere in the country, with fifty
acres of other crops that are just
as good One man has guessed his
beans at twelve to fourteen hundred
pounds to the acre Mr. Brown him
self doesn't guess qhite so high. He
says he has learned one thing this
season, which is that it pays to turn
the ground. One-half of his land
he disced twice, and it has taken far
more work to keep the weeds down
on this land than on that which was
turned.-Estancia News-Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

While Mr.. 7. n. Bradley's child
rem were burning some trash in the
yard Thursday there happened to be
a dynamite cap in the trash and eN-
ploded and a piece OF the cap went
through one Of the girls shoe and
into her foot she was taken to Mel
rose and had the doctor take it
out. We hope it don't prove TO be
serious-Rock Lake Cor. Melrose
Dairy-Farmcr.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

Watson Cook was accusing II,
yesterday OF permitting too mach
RAIN At one time. He said he had
between twenty and thirty tons Of
Dcnia onions on the ground and
while they were not at all injured
yet, some Of them were liable to
spoil If we did not have the weather
man slow up on the rain, Wen
do our be>t-I.akewood Progress.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
QUAY
Horse Falls And Kills Rider

Bel Ranch cowboy med here in
hospital as the rsult of injuries re-
ceived by horse falling with him. The
horse stepped into a hole made by a
prairie dog. and Charles Donohoo.
the rider. was caught under the fall
ling animal. the saddle horn crush
ing into his body. His wife and
baby boy four years old came in
with him and took the remains home
to Stamford. Texas, for burial. Mrs.
and the little boy will live
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
Dry Farm Crops Sure.

One OF the best and most oppor-
tune rains ever experienced in this
locality fell last Saturday night and
Sunday. The rain was general ov-
err this section of the country, fall
ing slowly and every drop soaking
into parched fields. 1t has been fol.
lowed by numerous showers during
the week, with cloudy days and low
err temperature. This insures the
dry farm crops and good grass on
the rangcs.-Fort Sumner Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

Lewis Howell started to the Gel
cbratioin at Lovingon, stopping the
first night out with his cousin, viii
g. Howell at the TX ranch, but I'M
fortunately a rattlcSnakc bit his
horse which rendered him unable
to continue the trip. He left the
horse, which was recovering from
the bite, at Millmon's ranch, secured
another horse and returned home.
Lakewood Progress.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
MORA
Irrigation From Sprin,

Messrs. Ansley and Brown have
purchased Of T. ]. Cress and S. f.
Pelphrey a tract of ground in the
south part of town on which the
long known as Mestino
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01

need of his wife now so that he can
come home. 1t never happened
that way when she was mistress
there.-La Lande Enterprise.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-14

told mat smother hd Is making ~ AZ
pfafaaea that b. bouquet ~ noNsFs
A. lhe FarT The skirts are such nos
tbat a HtHa SYST OF vtad Eegy saaily
thaaa ihh akHae. gasnE"
Aaoissf mode lhat / a. approve % i
the mststhr N ihs color II teols,
uaatiuaa ant tta uaiBK ~ tha SKIRT
tat tha la motsfaglan,
rhs hawesi tFass Aals msllaa ta pl1
taJssaaa hfima al q asE gFoHh TbaY
sfe In mat aa.ta ths ahtllhesla - lhe %
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tl1efe. lsFhaFn. is&AL fflh iaen Aha
Milan age the sFrass isvafet A tuFlaas
t0mhMailaa q sBawh Ia a Mllah aAilafl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-14

which has the crown and upper hriui
made Of gray worated, The worstsd Is
laid 10 strips, without any attempt a. .
fancy design. and there Il a pompom Of
the same posed directly In front There
are other hats MAIDS ot atFaw with an an
cora rutfasa noahlleas these vlil b
very soQd feF earlY ApfinK
Another strange contribution % the
aprihk list il has wada q blae iaaetA
combined wilh a braid made ef oofk n lis
natuni cellar The uss of patent leather
tfalas8 In basket eeavs is aot nas Va iris
tsssaa although "a y 4 candidate iaF Fs
hasea taFnf fAsh theirs aru ihs r0nietti
hstt Nalsls eg lhls aert are ~ mH8lam
salHr gaape ana have fha tFawH llheraliY
abnasisd WilR iiHF dnFt af tuihan' Faiaf
rs e1Nietii aHekettlpn
talaf - u Efeat importance TIA &C.
tad loses are la eytdaufu ever Mhgge,
ASH eYelamea riak i hikhN favored
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-14
By Lady Duff Gordon
C"LuclLE")

Ut was to be expected that the
war would have its effect on
4 fashions. and, indeed, for two
years the war has, sometimes
subtiy, sometimes strongly, laid It's
impress upon me styles.
have not in any OF my dresses
carried on this note of disharmony
! do not believe In war. and would
not under any circumstances carry
ia vibrations into the held OF dreas,
have tried 70 keep all my creations as
far away a. possible from any suEges'
ton OF battle.
However there Is no doubt that ths
steel helmet OF the French soldier IL cue
rioualy ornamental and suggestive, Il
il. also. not an article designed ioF TAX
lnE life, but Tor protecting life, therefore
this hat which you see today IL created
Tor lie charm and carries no sinister sag
gestlon.
am told that these other bats villa
The hish and startling plumss have been
called the Explosion and ailand uren
ades hats rhls IL because | mpPcse.
% the suggestion IA The lall feathers ~
the plume 81 smoke that follows en- "a
plosioa. de nal approve Of thu 20
mshelaure rIelutp a an. tui supgeAe
n Is tomewhal ave
Aad, Nj tha wav. he Short sklft -
certainly creating aumhgf 81 The
nrsasest nbs shoes and silpPgfs aat
Mesklaw ara decorations thereto
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mash siatanaoa ai abeeiaRi act Hesk
nFt
Pine iHfanss / hage lHst teaa nAme
samR.sa et neH style af taaitaa ih
eaaaa These Eite shat cas- te vailed
Ina afiahata itat TIE aha8s ga bali
fsr6ls has, 3 .HFie ef aftaaial haNsfs
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-14

In connection with uport hats. and the
baby blues and plaka are noted IN pifeo
tolrs pakes ioF wear via watteaa froeka.
ufay promises 10 have considerable
yoras II IL heing uhpwn In combination
with color. bat mostly wllh black ~ the
Dat Il entirely 81 Sruy Yer The woman
Who does uas care iof the althiask has
ana % whom intense cellar ia SET hsoaaaT
les. ihe rray ehaRsaa slll be ioand hlas
lae lhink
apaft bals hAvs received aaasaal atlsn
iion a. thb hsnda n tha designers nae
haf a well Nksh heFaase ~ lta aktfvma
HahiNras ~ aelKkt kHa Ns shape resai
hliitlts q u made "a MVKlaaa afAan, and
in aaseFai taatantea q ieaks liAe a soft
pHaH uditlan az iha sHmhFap0. WeFstea
halls er embroidered maitia arr VISUAL
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