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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Candidates Announce Themselves

The race for the office of tax
collector of Luna county promis
es to be a warm one. The entries
are six: Edgar Hepp, j. B.
Hodgdon, Charles Hubbard, S.
D. Swope, George Watkins and
w. j. Berry, all of whom seek
the democratic nomination.
Edgar Hepp is the present dep
uty. While Charles Hubbard
has rendered the county excel
lent service as county commits
sioner.
For sheriff, George Mccain,
sue cessful farmer of Mountain
View, has announced his candid
acy. For Superintendent OF
county schools, Prof. J. +. bod
erer is a candidate. Professor
Doderer was superintendent: OF
the Deming city schools from
1905 1911, and is an educator OF
high rank. For district attorney
} s. Vaught has thrown his hat
in the ring MIR. Vaught is
rising young attorney and has a
large practice in state and feder-
al courts.
Luna county has a large demo
cratic majority and the party
expects to put mp a full ticket.
The date for the primary has
not been fixed Al journal
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Got O-Church Day

Would it not be a good idea
to make March jth nm Every
body. 70. to church" Sunday?
Other towns have been trying II
and such crowds as turned out
were never seen in the
churches before. Columbus is
a live town and wants to De up
to date in all secular matters,
why not in church matters? Lets
try il. everybody, and have a
glorious turn out the first Sun
day in March. There will be
especially good singing prepared
for the occasion. Always good
preaching.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Diversified Crops

Diversified crops, together
with the hog, COW and hen. are
the salvation of dry farm ers in
New Mexico. This belief was
subscribed to by agricultural
experts and practical farmers,
gathered together at the Farm
ers' Congress held at the Agri.
cultural College during the first
week in January. 1t is conceded
that the value of diversified
crops. and the hog, COW and hen
as mortgage lilters and dividend
payers, is generally realized by
the people of the dry farming
sections of the state. 1t is pos
sible, however, that it is not
generally known that the service
of the entire staff of teachers
and experts of the Agricultural
College and Experiment Station
are always at the disposal of the
farmers, who are invited to ask
by mail at any time for informa
tion. instruction and advice
regarding any dithculty in con.
nechon with farm management,
crops, livestock, poultry, or any
disease affecting grains, fruit or
livestock. Extensive expert
ments have been made on dry
farming problems. with a view
to plS cling the Agricultural Col
lege in a position to offer dehnate
helpful advice to those who need
lii. II is the lin of George f.
ladd, president of the college,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Notice

TO those water users who
swear at the city clerk when he
calls on them for WAGER tax: The
city clerk is not a practicing
physician who can cure the
chronic ailment of the old rheu.
matte engine and pumping
apparatus without sufficient
funds TO buy the remedies need
ed Instead of making com.
plants to the collector, get. 10
gether all you chronic kickers
and devise ways and means 10
put in O good reliable plant on
the new town well. The sooner
you do il, the sooner your water
troubles viii be over Village
Clerk.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Oil Situation More Interesting

That at least two deep wells
are to be- started NJ once seems
to be the opinion of those who
have property interests in the
prospective oil field here.
Niftin, of Arizona is here and
getting down to business His
plans are tO sink "A deep hole and
as he has some very good pro
perty Giacpnt to the Anderson
we'll the outcome Of the drilling
will be awaited with interest.
There is a probability of a deep
boring in another part of the
valley and the work is liable 10
be started at any time,
The Wilson company has not
returned yet, but according to
Il NJ, Reed, who returned from
III Paso Thursday, Wilson will
be out first of next week. He
has only sixty days more in
which to begin work or forfeit
his leases. He has been put to
a lot of Expense in securing the
leases and il is not probable that
he will forfeit them.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Start Prohibition Campaign

The temperance forces of Al.
buquerque last week started the
ball rolling in the campaign for
state wide prohibition. The
campaign will be made for the
signatures of voters of all part
les demanding the submission of
Il plank in all the party platforms
submitting the question of pro
hibition to the people of the
state.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Lumber Company Re-Buildin

The Foxworth. Galbraith Co,
who were completely burned out
three weeks ago, now have scv
rrHl men at work re- binding
4 better class of buildings are
being constructed and the com
pany are TO be congratulated
upon their rapid recuperation
from the effects of the expensive
confagration. They are now
prepared to serve their trade as
well as ever and such enterpris
ing people deserve your
patronage.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
SOLDIERS HAD fire
THURSDAY EVENING
Fire in Hay Corral does bur
Liffle damage. Prepared
ness SdDed SeOerGI fhouS-
and dollars Worfh of grain

The fact that the troops were
prepared to fight fire saved the
government an expensive one
about 1890 Thursday evening
The tire started in u stack Of
baled hay just east oi the troops
stables. The sentry only a
short distance away discovered
il II lmost as soon as IL started
and gave the alarm by firing his
rifle. Fire call was sounded
by all trumpeters in camp and
in three minutes several hundred
men had arrived and made a
dangerous fire of little conse
Quence. They attacted vigorous Y
with wet sacks and "a bucket line
was quickly formed ana in less
than an hour the flames we're
completely checked.
If this fire had occurred be
fore the troops prepared for fire
the result would have been far
different. The loss probably
did not amount to over Sl0O.
The origin is supposed to be
hoboes. There wree hosts of
them around the stock yards at
the time of the fire and IL is very
probable that some of them had
been sleeping in the hay.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
The Twelve Trumps

The Twelve Trump Whist Club
was most delightfully."- enter.
tained ON last Friday at the
residence of Mrs Greenwood in
honor OF Miss Otis, one Ct the
original mem bers of the club,
now 4 resident of Dundee New
York and vino, on her way to
California, stopp, d OIL fora short
time
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04

G. X Rogers was called TO
Deming Thursday, the doctors
having decided to perform an
operation ON Mrs, Rogers The
doctors decided to wait until
next Tuesday. Mrs, Greenwood
also made the trip and remained
in Deming with Mrs Rogers
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
COLUMBUS WANTS
GRADE LEFT OPEN
Large Delegation calls on
Road Board 10 protest
fhe mo0emenf 70 build the
road around mountains

trip by autos to Deming Tuesday
To hold a consultation with the
Luna county road com mmissiOners
to protest against the proposed
road from Deming 10 Columbus.
The old Grade road, as IL is
commonly known, is straight as
the crow flies from one town 10
the other. 1t was graded for a
railroad at large expense and
has been used as public high
way for the last thirty years
During all this time there has
been practically no work done on
it and in many places it is still a
good road. OF course there has
been numbers of washouts and
in the gap a part of the Grade is
past using at ali With the eX
ception of this one place, which
would have TO be brldged, thisold
road could be put in good condi
tion with small amount of work
and some culverts.
There is a state highway which
runs from Deming to Il point
twelve miles due south. What
is needed is "a good road from the
county seat to Columbus. The
Grade would be practical
but it is learned that from the
gap north there Is but one or
two settlers living on the road
until a point is reached up near
Deming, and at this place there
is section line roads TO accOmmo
date those people. In opening
this road very few people north
of the gap would be served ex.
cept the direct travel between
Deming and Columbus.
The Colum bus idea is a good
road to Deming but build it in
the place where it will serve the
greatest mum Der of settlers and
can be built at the least possible
expense. Those things taken
into consideration the practical
solution of the question seems to
be to join the Grade and the
state highway, either by going
west from Mayfields place to
Waterloo thence north, or by
keeping on the Grade to a point
due east of the south end of the
state road thence west The
Columbus people favor the form
er route because there is more
people tributary to il, although
it is about two miles the longer.
One or the other of these
routes seem TO be the only sensi
bles ones between the two
towns, Mr. Kelly, secretary
and treasurer Of the road board
favors the Colum bus IDEA. The
other member has an entirely
different idea.
As we understand his plan it is
a continuation of the state road
south TO a point in the Tres Her
lnanas mountains, keepin 6
around the east side of the noun
tains and coming into the Grade
a short distance out from town
This route would he a very OK
lpenSive ono for the county il
the building and also maiaten
ance. and would he Of no benefi
whatsoever 70 the large number
Of settlers in the gap IL woulC
probably cost twice as much a,
the other road and excluding
the direct travel would beneti
no one except a very few mininl
mon in the Mountains. amor,
whom IS DR. s. ID. Swope. chair
m n Of the Luna county roa,
board. and the member who ia
vors this route.
This route is bitterly opposes
hy Columbus II would be
waste Of funds and rather thal
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04
Luna COunty's Progress

Luna county heads the list on
school terms with an average of
9.3 months. Dona Ana county
has S.S7, which is second. Bern.
allilo is third with SG3; Colfax is
next with : 81 and then McKin.
ley with s.l7; Eddy is fifth with
8 -. Santa Fe county has III,
which is IA marSed Increase over
former years.
Luna codnty heads the list al
so on average annual : salaries,
for il paid S70l0l ON an average
To its teachers Next comes
Mckinley with Sis t6
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04

County assessor, J A. Stump,
was here this week assessing
property in Columbus and
vicinity.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04

Bread baked every day. Get
il fresh from the Columbus
Bakery, at Il e per loaf. It
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04

For Sale; young horses.
win sell cheap. Information at
Courier Office. II Castlcman.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04

IA render service To the people
of the state and assurance is
given that the College and Ex
pertinent Station is ready at any
time will gladly co operate in
every way possible with those
who submit farm troubles by
CORE SpOndcnce.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-12
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The supper came first. I hadn't
eaten such a supper since grandmother
died. There were brown bread Joes-
only rival of Rhode Island Johnnycake
for the title Of the lost ambrosla Of
Olympus. They were SO hot that the
butter melted over them instantly, and
crisp outside, with delicious, runny in
sides.
MRS. Temple" said I. II haven't
eaten brown bread Joes since I was a
boy. I didn't know the secret existed
any more"
Mrs. Temple beamed over her ample
and calico-covered bosom. you
must hev come from Essex or Middle
sex countless" she said. 'ff you've ct
brown bread Joes before"
After supper Bert took me in hand.
"First thing fer you to dos to git a
farmer and carpenter" he said. II
kin git yer both, IL yer want l should.
an not sting yer. Most moo folks tibet
come here gifts stung Seems like Bent
ford thinks thet's why they Gomez
"I'm clay in your hands," said I.
"Wall, yer don't exactly know me
Intimately" said Bert with a laugh.
80 yer'd better git bit O. granite
The Dolores star., 1916-05-12
CHAPTER ~.
Joy In an Old Orchard.

Joy SUO SFCUATOs
The following morning was balmy
and exquisite first Of May and Bert
hustled me of Immediately after break
fast to meet Hard Cider Howard,
whom. by some rural wireless, he had
already summoned.
As we walked down the road, I
glanced toward my lone pine, and saw
my horse and Mikes hitched to the
pillow. with Joe driving and Mike hold
ing the handles. Across the green pas
ture, between the road and the hay
field, already four rich brown burrows
were shining up to the sun.
At the house we found awaiting a
strengthening man. small, wrinkled,
unkempt. with a discouraged mustache
and a nose OF decidedly brighter hue
than the rest Of his countenance. He
was tapping at the stills of the house.
How about it. Hart? Cement?'
said Bert.
Hard Cider nodded to me, with a
keen glance from his little, bloodshot
eyes.
Yep" he said. "Stucco over it.
Brick underpinnin's be ez good ez moo.
Go inside"
We stepped upon the side porch,
Bert handing me the key and I open
ing the door Of my new dwelling with
secret thrill. Hard Cider at once
began on the kitchen floor, ripping up
plank to examine the timbers be-
meath.
We crossed the hall to the south side.
nh %rr,n n ,>rp
rooms. Here, as on the other side. the
chimney and fireplaces were on the in
side walls. and the mantels were of a
simple out very good colonial pattern,
though they had been Drowned by
smoke and time to a dirt color
"Now l want these two rooms made
into one" said 1. II want one Of the
doors into the hall closed up, and a
glass door cut out of the south side to
pergola veranda. Can you do itf"
Hard examined the partition. He
climbed on box which we dragged in,
and ripped away plaster and wood
work ruthlessly, both at the top and at
places on the sides, all without speak
ing a word.
Yep" he said finally. 'ef yer don't
mind big cross-beam shown. She's
solid oak. Yer door, though, II have
to be double, with beam in the
middle"
Fine" I cried. Zone to go in by,
one to go out. Guests please keep to
the rightw
'Hev. ter alter yer chimney" he
added. cor yer'll hev two fireplaces."
The Dolores star., 1916-05-12

well. I'm q sort q Q literary fl.
ler," I confessed. But it's you I want
to be the real literary Teller, Mike.
You must write me poem in pota.
toes"
Mike put back his head and roared.
"Ifs pome yer want, Ia lit" he cried.
"Sure, it's an grafton I'll give re. I'll
grow ye the real home rule pertaters. J."
"Well." said I. rising. do you be-
gin tomorrow morning, and win your
son help for a few weeksT'
THE mornin' 1t u.s." said Mike. land
Joe along"
paused by the side Of the girl. "AIl
Gaul is divided into three parts" I
laughed.
She looked UP with q pretty smile,
but Mike spoke: "Sure, but they give
all three parts to Nora" he said, $50
what was the use o. dividin' II? She
thinks she's me mither instead o. me
daughterw
"I'll put you to bed in 4 minute, I"
said Nora. while Mike grinned proudly
at her.
I'm going to like Mike" said I to
Bert, as we walked back up the road.
Il knoo yer would soon ez, seen
yer" Bert replied. THE only folks
tibet don't like Mike is the folks tibet
can't see joke. Mike has a tolera BILE
number O. dislikers."
"Well, I've got my farmer. said l.,
land now I suppose I've got to find
a housekeeper, as soon as the house is
ready to live in. Nora would suit me. Z"
~ reckon she would, "but she
wouldn't suit Bentford."
I'm other words, want an oldish
woman, very plain. and preferably q
widow"
with a young son old enough ter
help on the farm" Bert added with q
grin.
81 don't suppose you know of just
such combination"
Reckon I dew. You leave 1t to my
old lady"
'Mr. Temple" said I, seems to me
I'm leaving everything to you"
"Wal. meow, yer might do q heap
sight worser' said Bert.
went up to my chamber when we
Sot odSh, anu sat uOWu OGGlOP MY
little glass lamp and did some figuring.
Added to my alleged salary as a man
uscript reader. along with what I
hoped could pick up writing, I reck-
lessly calculated my annual income as
4 possible $1,000. Out of this I sub
tracted 5000 for Mikes wages, $500
for housekeeper. $500 for additional
labor, $75 for taxes. and $500 for addi-
lions to my plant" as began to call
my farm.
Then 1t occurred to me that ought.
Of course. to sell my farm produce for
a handsome profit. Bert had gone to
bed, 80 I couldn't ask him how much
I would be likely to realize. But with
all due conservatism I decided that I
could safely join the golf club. So I
did, then and there. Whereupon felt
better. and. picking out the manuscript
Of novel from my bag. went brave.
ly at the task Of earning my living.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-12

A patent has been granted for q
handcuff that cannot be accidentally
locked, therefore always is ready for
use.
The tower Of a tall church in Swift.
zerland has been equipped to receive
the time signals sent out by wireless
telegraphy from the Eiffel tower in
Paris.
An induction balance has been de-
vised for the purpose OF finding bu
ried shells in the soil of former
battlefield, so that the farmer may &c
over 1t safely with the pillow.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-12
GATHERED FACTS

In times of peace London contains
i6 embassies and legations represent
alive of foreign countries.
The stilted plover is SO named be-
cause of it's long. stiltlike legs. Only
one species is found in England.
In the calendar year 1915, in which
the United States made such marked
advances industrially and in trade.
the trade of the territory of Alaska
showed an increase of more than $12.-
sO0, 900 over the preceding year.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-12

into yer system. Meow. ez to farmer
there's Mike Finn. He lives bout
a quarter Of a mile from your corner.
He'll come an his son'll help out with
the heavy work. Wen walk deown
an see him meow, eff yer like"
liked. and in the soft, spring eve
ming we set of down the road.
wal. then. ez to carpenters" Bert
went on, "thar's good carpenters, an
bad carpenters, an Hard Cider How
ard. Hard elders forgotten more
about carpent'rin' then most O. the rest
ever knoo. and he amt forgot much,
neither. But he amt handsome, and
he looks upon the apple juice when it's
yaller. Maybe yer don't mind looks,
an I kin keep Hard Cider sober while
he's on your job. He'll treat yer fair,
an see tibet the plumbers do"
We walked on, turned the corner at
my brook. and followed the other road
along past my pines till we came to a
small settlement Of white cottages. At
one Of these Bert knocked. We were
admitted by pretty, blue-eyed Irish
girl. who had copy of Caesars Com
mentaries" in her hand, into tiny par
Tor, where an "airtight" stove stood
below a colored chrome Of the Virgin
and Child. and a middle-aged Irish
man sat in his shirtsleeves, smoking a
pipe.
Hello, Nike" said Bert. this is Mr..
John Upton, who's bought Milt Mobiles
place, an wants a farmer and gar
dener. I told him you wuz the man."
"Sit down, sor, sit down." said Mike,
offering a chair with an expansive and
hospitable gesture "Sure, let's talk it
over"
The pretty daughter had gone back
to her Caesar by the nickel oil lamp.
caught a corner Of her eye, too-an
extremely attractive. not to say provo
cative eye.
swell, now" Mike was saying, "sure
1 can run a farm, but what do I be
gettin' fer it?''
Fifty a MONTH" said l, (which in
cludes milking the cows and tending
furnace in winter"
Sure. I got more than that on me
last PioSe anu ho So"S Ut all.
"Ye're a liar, Mike" said Bert.
THAT'S fightin' word in the ould,
country" said Mike.
This amt the old country, and yer
got forty-five dollars" Bert grinned.
Besides, yell be close to yer work.
You wuz a mile an half frum the
sideways. Tibet makes up fer the
Dilkin'."
True, true" Mike replied. medita-
lively. But what be yer runnin' the
place for, Mr.. Upton? Is it a real
farmer ye'd be?"
"A real farmer" answered. "why?"
swell, didn't know. I've heard
say yer wuz literary Teller, too, Mr..
Upton, and I have me doubts"
The Dolores star., 1916-05-12
EX-GzzeET ~2ZES

In whole punches, and he was suspect
ed at once. He had gathered around
him a bunch of old cowboys whose
regulations were as unsavory as his
own. They were Bobby Shorthandle.
Babe Ellis. Poker Jim" Roberts. and
Garfield Mccoy.
Two deputy sheriffs, after skulking
about among the hills and brush near
the McCracken ranch. by the use of
strong spy glasses. saw McCracken
take q bunch of horses from a pasture
and drive them to a corral that was
hid in washout. The officers fol-
lowed and just as McCracken was
about to run the brand on a horse
which he had Just roped from the
bunch and thrown. they rode up and
covered him with their guns.
The outlaw hesitated a little when
ordered to put his hands up. as II
he was measuring chances. but As
both guns were leveled at him. he
! him. and as he seemed to be perfectly
willing to go with them, they did not
handcuff him or resl:ain him in any
way.
AS 1t was almost night the officers
decided to 60 to the McCracken
ranch and remain until morning On
their arrival Mrs. McCracken, who
kept perfectly cool and seemed not
at all worried over her husbands ar.
rest. cooked bountiful supper and all
sat down In apparent friendship to
eat
The officers skulking about In the
hills SO long on short rations had left
them half famished. they ate prodig-
iously, after which they moved their
chairs. back from the table and lit
their pipes That was the last they
awoke. rubbed their eyes and looked
about stupidity. Their prisoner was
gone. They looked at Mrs. McCracken
inquiringly and that lady laughingly
told them that she had placed some
sleep medicine in their coffee SO that
her husband might make his escape
without having to resort to shooting.
The officers had to acknowledge them
selves beaten and went away empty
handed
Soon after this word was received
that McCracken was still around in
the Thompson creek country, and
staying with his family most Of the
time. Then Sheriffs John Thorn, of
Crook county. Wyoming. and Hy
Hance, of Butte county. South Dakota,
rode out to investigate.
They kept watch on the place for
several days by means OF spy glasses
when they saw, one morning. Nc
Cracker come out, walk around. and
then re-enter the house. They then
rode up. to the place and the little
boy came out to speak with them.
Say. sonny" said Thorn. Go tell
your dad to come out here and give
himself up We know he is in there
and have come to take him. dead or
alive"
Thorn then rode to the top of q
hill Just in front of the house. while
Hance rode to the rear and took up
his position between the house and
barn.
The officers had hardly reached
their positions after sending the little
boy in with their message when the
door opened directly in front of Thorn.
Mrs McCracken stood in the door
way. while behind her was her hus-
band, with a Winchester rifle laid
across her shoulder.