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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u. S. Land Of
flee at Las Cruces. N. NJ, Feb. Q. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Carl W.. Puschel.
of Gage, N. NJ, who, on February /, 1918, made
homestead entry. No. O7996. for NEh Sec. "a.
T. "a s., r. IA W., and on Sept. 8. 1915, made
additional homestead entry No. Oi22l4. for
SEK Section "a. Township "a s., Range IA
W., NJ. M. p. Meridian. has filed notice Of
intention to make final three year proof. TO
establish claim TO the land above described,
before Faris v. Bush. United States Commits
sioner, at Lordsburg, N. M, on the 25th
day Of March, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
F. S. Case, Of Gage. NJ. NJ. John Weems,
Clarence Williams. Of Separ. N. Nj D. M.
Parks, Of Gage. N. M.
Feb.18-Mar.l7 John L. Burnside, Register
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10
After -Four Years Of DiscOwaging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
UpinD Despair. Husband.
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, | could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, | would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but Twas
soon confined to my bed again. After
that. nothing seemed to do me any good.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10
NOTICE For PUBLICATION

department. of the Interior. u. S. Lane Of
flee at Las Cruces. N. NJ. Feb. 8. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Adolph II.
lirsch. of Playas. N. M, who on July l, 1915.
IEA Sec. 10. VIZ NWA Sec. 20, Township
II s., Range II w, N. NJ. p. Meridian, has
lade homestead entry No. 0ll912, for EM
lied notice Of intention to make final three
year proof. to establish claim TO the land
above described. before j. M. Trippe. u. S.
Commissioner. at Playas. N. M. on the 25th
day Of March. 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses
John A. Groom. William Adams. John W.
Walker, Guernsey Adams. all of Playas,
N. NJ.
Feb. John L.. Burnside, Register
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10
NOTICE For PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior. U. s. Land Office
at Las Cruces. N. NJ, February II, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Doran A. L. Wo-
gan. Of Animas, N. NJ, who, on June 10. 1909
made homestead entry No. 0sS26, for SWA.
Section 10, Township 2s s.. Range 10 w., N. NJ.
P. Meridian, has filed notice Of intention to
make final five year proof. TO establish claim
to the land above described, before Alfred B.
Ward. u. S. Commissioner. at Animas, N. NJ.
on the 2sth day Of March. 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses;
Taz w. Gallman, Charles Conner, Melvin A.
Wood. John Freeman. all of Animas. N. M.
Feb.25-Mar.24 John L. Burnside, Register.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

WORTH WHILE
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Don't jeer; it's a game two can play
at.
Many a man who is well on is well
on in years.
It doesn't take a good locker long to
find a husband.
The man who is always celebrating
Isn't necessarily celebrated.
Many a woman without brains is
able to fool a male highbrow.
No candidate is as radical in office
as he was during the campaign.
People would rather listen to a bank
account than a hard-luck story.
Anything that makes a noise like a
meal ticket attracts a lot of attention.
And many a man squanders so much
coin on his ideals that he can't af-
ford to marry.
A compound fracture Of the neck is
said to be the only sure cure for the
grumbling habit.
Nothing makes a man feel so impor-
tant as his ability to answer the ques-
lions Of a small boy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

And what has become of the old
fashioned subscriber who used IT,
oegm his communication, 81 take
ny pen in hand"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

When a woman isn't hearing
burglars in the dining room, she is
smelling something burning.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

Girls make fewer errors than
boys" Except when they are pick
ing out boys.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

One fears the approach of sum-
mer, as it may mean the r~ecrudes-
cence of the sport shirt.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

The Liberal ads bring results.
Read the LIBERAL ads this
week.
The best job printing at the
Liberal.
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Name


Ranch for Rent: For sheep or
goats. IL miles west of Lordsburg.
Water. improvements. Early rain.
Enquire at Liberal. 1-pd
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10
ELECTRIC SPARKS

If the world isn't sweet enough
for you put more sugar into it.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

Nothing makes a man feel so impor
tant as his ability to answer the ques
lions Of a small boy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10

A compound fracture Of the neck 1
said to be the only sure cure for tn,
grumbling habit.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-05-30
MINERAL APPLICATION NO. o2ss
L. S. Land Office, Nomo, Alaska,
 April 18th, 1916.

Notice is hereby given that the Plume Dredge Company, corpora tion organized under the laws of the State of California, with its principal place of business and post office address, Mills Building, San Francisco, California, has through Jas. M. Streeten, it's authorized agent, whose post office address Is Nome, Alaska, made application for United States patent for No. 14 Above Discovery placer mining claim, situated on Melsing Creek, in the Council City Recording Di- strict, Territory of Alaska, and de- sigpated as Mineral Survey No. 1172, which said placer mining claim is described according to the plat and field notes now on file in the U. s. Land Office at Nome, Alaska, with a magnetic variation of 2l deg. 38 min. B. as follows:
 Beginning at Corner No. 1, a spruce post it. long, 6 ins. dia- meter, in earth mound, scribed II Alb 1 1172 on N face, whel ce U. s. l.. M. No. 1172 bears s 59 deg. 34 min. w. 3SO3 it. Thence N. 35 deg. 35 min. w. 544.4 it. to Cor. 1 Mo- 2; thence N. 56 deg. 27 min. E. 1376.6 it. to Cor. No. 3; thence s. 37 deg. 56 min. F. 526.4 it. to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 55 deg. 37 min. w. 1397.6 it, to Cor. No. l, place of beginning, containing an area of 17.025 acres.
 This claim is situated on Melsins Creek about four miles north of Council City, Council City Re- cording Precinct, Alaska. Lo- eaton monur,ert No. 1172 IS a schist stone 37x20x5 ins. IS ins. in the ground, with mound of earth 4 it. high, fit. base, situa- ted about 30 it. above the bed ')r Melsing Creek, on the south side thereof, in latitude GA deg. 55 min. N, longitude 163 deg. 39 mn. w.
 The location notice is recorded in Vol. 10, page 132, of the records Council City Recording District, Al aska.
 The adjoining claims are as fol lows: On the northeast No. 15 Above Discovery on Melsing Creek; Z; on the southwest, No. 13 Above Dis covery on Melsing Creek; claimants unknown; on the northwest and southeast, claims unknown; all un- ] surveyed.
 G. A. ADAMS. l Register.
 Date of first publ, April 20, 1916. Date of last publ, June 21, 1916.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-05-30
NOW IS THE TIME.

As the bright sunny days gre com ing on, have your clothes cleaned, pressed and repaired. We make them look like new.
 cIean hats.
 We make alterations. We make suits to order. We guarantee first class workman, ship.
 We guarantee modern methods. We guarantee prompt service. We appreciate your patronage. Come in and see us.
 NOME TAILORING co. Between Segerstrom x Hagen ant
 Zehners Jewelry Stores.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-05-30

and politics and finance. And when this Is mentioned it must be insist ed that it also means the commerci- al, financial and political supremacy of just very small fraction of the American people. the rest will serve in the great plan of modern indus trial, financial and commercial evo- lution involved in discussions of Greater America.
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BetWixt and Between.

MFRS. PHILIP sNoWDEN. the English
Av1 peace propaganda. was talking
at a tea on her recent visit to New
York. about the war.
"Our Scottish soldiers" said Mrs
Snowden, who were sent to France in
the beginning Of the war. attracted SO
much attention on account of their ma
tional costume, that for time their
lives were made miserable for them
The short killed skirt Of gay plaid
reaching only to the bare knees of
the Scottish regiments made sen
sation among the French who saw this
odd costume for the first time"
Mrs Snowden smiled.
There is a story apropos. she said.
"A certain very pretty and very smart
French countess had allowed herself
to be persuaded by her Rue de la
Paix dressmaker to have one of the ex-
tremely short skirts of the 1915 fash
ion made for her new walking suit.
Putting it on fearfully one morning. for
her husbands inspection. she said ner-
vously:
".How do you like my skirt, dearie?'
The count answered good-naturedly
enough:
"'Well. my pet. suppose it's all right;
but ISM 1t bit too long for kilt"
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over the front shoulders | tried deer
riding myself l would prefer d rail
fence, because it, at least, is station
airy.
"A Russian steamer, which I char
tered for three months on the payne Mt
of $4,000. coal for steaming purposes
being extra, took the deer to Alaska.
We loaded 42S animals, some having
died and others having been found I'M
fit for travelling. The weather turned
rough soon after leaving Ola and four
teen deer died and were thrown over
board the first day. After that We lost
as many as twenty-five a day. I left
St. Petersburg February "a for the
Okhotsk sea and arrived at Port Clar-
ence. Alaska, August 20, with 254 REIN
deer. 1 was gone a long time and the
deer cost a large sum of money-their
transportation alone amounted 10
about $50 apiece-but Uncle Sam is
never stingy when he thinks he is do
ing good to his heather dependents
Copyright. 1915. by James B. Morrowl
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Tricky.
, SENATOR was talking about ma
u tional preparedness.

A SENATOR was talking about ma
~ tional preparedness.
The man who would make political
capital out of such an important ques-
tion as preparedness he said. lis az
selfish and tricky as the chap in tho
station bar
"A chap hustled into a station bar.
He had only a minute or SO to catch
his train. But the bartender was busy.
and the chap saw that he stood to lose
out on being served.
Two gentlemen, each with whisky
and soda before him. were conversing
pleasantly before the bar. Well. what
does this chap do but reach over, grab
one of the WHISTLES and toss it Off.
THE owner started back.
How dare you" he spluttered. The
idea! Why, that wasn't your whisky
Wasn't it?' said the chap. Then I
guess this one must be mine, eh?'
And he tossed of the other gentle
mans drink and dashed out and caught
his train just as it was moving off,"
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A Compliment.

WHAT John C. Johnson. Philadel-
w phia lawyer. regards as the
highest compliment ever paid to his
legal skill was recounted at a lawyers
dinner in the Quaker city.
An engineering case in Pittsburgh,
relative to certain defective boiler
work. reused great interest among the
local boilermakers, who crowded the
court every day.
When Mr.. johnson, on the last day,
was addressing the court for the plain
tins. q foreman boilermaker came in
and sat down beside the principal of
the plaintiff Arm, whom he knew well.
After Mr.. Johnson had dealt very
acutely and exhaust4vely with abb
struse technical details and with all
manner of odd shop customs, the fore
man turned to his neighbor and whis-
pered:
Who's that Teller talkin' to the
judge?"
That's John c. johnson, our coun-
SELL" was the reply.
WHAT roared the foreman do you
mean to tell me that feller's only a
lawyer? Get out with you! He knows
too much for that" Here his voice
mounted SO high that the judge heard
him and looked up. Il tell 70 that fell
ler's boilermaker!"
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Junction. Along the northerly base of
the ridge runs the Sheriff road.

Junction. Along the northerly base of
the ridge runs the Sheriff road.
The country on both sides of the
ridge is subdivided into building lots,
and hundreds of small frame houses,
mostly new, and a large number of
real estate signs are scattered over
the landscape. There are some streets
more less unimproved and many
streets that exist only in the surveyors
office, but here and there one of these
survey streets or paper streets is mark
ed by a footpath. There are some close
ly built villages. and among the towns.
hamlets and subdivisions are Dean
wood. East Deanwood. Deanwood Park.
Lincoln. Burrville. Fairmont, Capitol
Heights, Cedar Heights, Hampton Park,
Hampton Heights, Pleasant View
Heights. Hillbrook. Manning Heights.
Glendale, Central Heights. Grant Park
and probably others.
AS you travel east up the valley of
Watts branch you may note old
house on the highland on the left. See
ing this. the Rambler turned north
along a roadway marked "50th street.,
and, coming to the end of this road at
the base of the ridge, began the ascent
of the slope over narrow footpath
leading through that kind of scrub gem
orally called second growth oak but
in this case that growth is probably
twenty-second growth, so long and per-
sistently has the timber on those ridge
slopes been cut back. After a breath
less climb the Rambler came to the top
of the ridge. along which was a little
old road leading to the house near the
a large acreage on the ridge there was
only the venerable house seen from
the valley and the ruin of a stone sta
BILE or barn. The Rambler paused at
the top to get his breath and take in
the view. stalwart colored man was
coming toward him along a path
through the scrub.
Who lives in the old house," the
Rambler asked.
II does, SIR was the answer.
The Rambler asked who lived there
before. but the man did not know. But
he said: THE folks what used to own
the place is buried thar" and the black
man looked toward a place where
tangle under a few small trees-cedars,
sassafras and a wild cherry sapling. A
large shrub of bridal wreath, of course
without trace of green or white, was
standing there. There were a number
of graves. "mounded up" and covered
with mat of honeysuckle. Large
fragments of several tombstones were
scattered in the poor little thicket
There were signs that loving care Of
the place had not been relinquished
tombstones represented vandalism of
no remote date. On one of these broken
stones the Rambler read this:
ITO our Mother. Matilda Sheriff and
her children, Langdon. Virginia and
On another prone and broken stone
was this:
Our Father, Levi Sheriff.
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onto the stage and was after Booth i'm
mediately.
There was no panic such as a fire
would have caused. The entire audi
ence was stunned. the real Significance
of the tragedy coming only after sew
eral minutes. The theater people
sWarmed upon the stage. An oficer in
military uniform managed to get to
the President by climbing up from the
stage into the box. the door having
been barred. Laura keene came quick
ly through the gallery with a pitcher
of water. lending an odd note to the
scene with her costume and makeup.
The door of the box by this time was
opened and she entered
Intense excitement reigned. yet no
lack of self-control. There seemed to
be desire to lend whatever assist
ance was possible. while the air was
electrical with spirit of vengeance
against Booth for the crime just COM
mitted. Several people climbed over
seats. 1 myself helping one lady thus in
making her exit. Some seats were
theater slowly and quietly. 1t was
about ten minutes before the President
was removed. followed by Mrs. Lin
coin supported by two gentlemen. A
crowd of people filled 10th street.
AT that time l was a member of the
military telegraph corps of the War
Department. being a cipher operator.
] rushed to the office. Persons / met on
the way were ignorant of the tragedy.
At the office the news had been learn
ed. but no details, and d. H. Bates
manager of the office. asked for par
ticulars.
"a full force of telegraphers spent
the night in the Office. sending out re-
ports of the Presidents condition. 1t
was 8 o'clock on the following morn
walked along G street. The morning
18th and 14th streets, almost in front
of Epiphany Church. I met a small
squad of cavalry, accompanied by few
military officers and civilians on foot
The band was proceeding quietly and
with an evident desire to avoid public
notice. They were escorting the Pres
idents body to the White House.
There is one other memory of that
time of sorrow which l retain wildly.
On the morning the Presidents body
began the journey to Springfield 1t was
warm. bright and altogether a day
best suited to rejoicing. yet all Wash
fngton had come down town to see the
funeral procession. PROFESSIONS, nor
mally. are stretched out, but this one
was made as compact as possible. In
the front went a detachment Of cavalry,
wedge shaped. Very slowly they pro-
ceeded. making their way steadily into
the crowds which swarmed the streets,
forcing them silently back to the curb
Carriages containing officials, instead
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the land now covered by numerous viii
lagos The Sheriff road is named after
this man, but that road up to 1858, and
probably later, was called the Mari
boro road. BY consulting Boschke's
map of the District Of Columbia, made
in the years 1856, 1857, 1858 and 1859.
one can see a house on this ridge r.
few hundred yards east of the house
which is there today, and the map tells
that the owner and occupant of that
house was Mrs. E. Sheriff. What re-
lation Mrs. E. Sheriff was to Levi
Sheriff the Rambler does not know.
Sheriff. widow of Levi. In the burial
ground there is no monument to her.
but next to the stone inscribed, Our
Father. Levi Sheriff." is one inscribed
would indicate that the wife of Levi
Sheriff was Matilda. The house of Mrs.
Sheriff is not on the site indicated by
Boschke's map. 1t was bought good
who moved it to a new site on the
Sheriff road at the foot of the ridge,
and it is there today, but has been re-
modelled out of all resemblance to the
house in which Emiline Sheriff lived.
The house on the ridge today is
marked on Boschke's map as the home
of j. Dean. He was John Dean, who
married daughter of Levi Sheriff. The
the Rev. Randolph n. Lowrie. an Epis-
copal clergyman. There is a great deal
of information which the Rambler
needs concerning the Sheriffs. Deans
and DR.. Lowrie. In a neighborhood
whence all the old-timers seem to have
vanished and in which only newcom-
ers live it is difficult to get a COM
plete account of the old landholders.
In quest of facts the Rambler visited
the Office of the District surveyor, and
Mr.. Hazen and Jack Armstrong brought
out from their wonderful archives all
the matter bearing on the property in
question. There is a plat dated 1875
of "the Sheriff estate in the District of
by their mutual consent" The survey
was made by A. c. Taber. and the plat
is signed by r. N. Lowrie as attorney
for the heirs of Levi Sheriff." Accord
ing to that plat the old house on the
ridge with eighty-three acres of land
was apportioned to Margaret E. Lowrie.
On the south side of Watts branch and
extending to the highland south of
Margaret E. Lowrie's land, ffty-seven
acres were set aside to Mary G. Dean.
204 acres set aside to Emiline Sheriff.
North of the Sheriff road and. of
course. north of the ridge on which the
Dean-Lowrie house stands. a tract of
Mary G. Dean and one Of thirty-four
acres to Margaret F. Lowre.
Soon after the division of the estate
the town of Lincoln was laid out on
the land of Mary G. Dean. south of
Watts branch. The plat of that sub
division shows that Bell street has be-
come 50th street. Adams street has
had its name changed to Lowrie
place: Maple street is now Cloud street;
Jefferson street is Hit place; Poplar
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Leaving the little burial ground the
Rambler followed the road along the
fiat. narrow top of the ridge to the old
house, passing on the way ruined
barn. That structure was built of red.
brown and yellow Iron stone,' which,
though it does not abound in that
neighborhood, is found in many places.
Parts of the walls of the old stone barn
standing.
The house is in grounds which at one
time were beautiful. There is drive
winding up the hill from the west and
north, and this drive is bordered by
trees that have had man" of their
branches and some OF their tops broken
by the winds. There are seedy and
neglected boxbushes. holly trees and
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drivers got away with ten big tum-
blerfuls at single sitting.
Il had learned of two rich herdsmen
who owned 10000 reindeer of the best
breed, and determined to visit them be-
fore seeing any one else. They lived
on the shore Of the Okhotsk sea and,
travelling behind deer and dogs, over
narrow trails that were banked on each
side with snow. We reached the village
of Ola, our destination, after seventy
seven days on the sleds.
"a messenger brought the two rich
herders in and negotiations were i'm
mediately begun. No large transactions
in deer had ever occurred up to that
time. and l had great difficulty in per-
suadfng the owners to SELL At last
they agreed to let me have 500 head
each. l also paid them s1S7 for extra
herders and gave them rifles and a sup
ply Of ammunition.
The purchase having been made a
town meeting was called to discuss
the work of building a corral and Of
gathering moss with which to feed the
deer while they were on the way to
Alaska. A starosta, or headman, is over
every Siberian village. He receives no
salary, but is permitted to wear a
medal around his neck on all occasions.
When any government business is done
in a village. such, for instance, as un-
around. but does no work. though he
gets the same pay as the rest.
"All local questions are decided by the
members of the community. the head
man presiding. but having no more
voice or influence than the humblest
man present. The inhabitants of Ola,
duly assembled. agreed to build the
corral. Then they took up the moss
proposition. They would gather 5000
bags of moss, SO the starosta was
authorized to inform me. at the rate OF
so kopecks, or 25 cents a bag. I Of
fered them 10 cents and they accepted
the contract.
After filing 800 bags. which they
left on the shore of the sea five miles
from Ola. they refused to gather any
more, saying the work was too hard.
Then the natives from the country.
coming in to do their summers fishing.
gladly took the job. pulling the moss
by hand and bringing it on the backs
of their deer.
1.-TWO deer in winter will haul a load
of from $40 to 720 pounds. In summer
they are used as pack animals and can
carry from $50 to 200 pounds. Fami-
lies travel and even move. on deerback.
Men ride reindeer, as men in this coun-
try ride horses. The saddle, however.
Is placed SO that the weight Is directly
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TOM BowLEs IN THE sHER1FF-DEAN BuRY1NG GROUND.

construction was added. The Rambler
has no means of determining the ages
of the three parts of the house. but he
has heard it said that the oldest part
was built about 1850. and the next old
est part was built evidently not long
after the first part. The third part of
the house was built some time before
the civil war. There is conjecture in
this because. though the spirits of the
old jewellers there may have been
around, they communicated no in
formation.
Levi Sheriff was farmer who owned
an extensive tract. With the labor of
his slaves he grew corn and wheat on