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The Holt County sentinel., 1916-12-15
Holt county.

Holt county.
The seal for this year comes in
green and rcd and is very ornamental
and full of Christmas cheer. The
printed matter to be supplied 70
school children and for their distri-
button Is more attractive than ever
Seals will be sold by mail rs well as
by school children, but the schools
will be given full credit for the sales
by mail People buying seals by mail
will notify the teachers or superin-
tendent by q coupon, to be sent by q
school child or by mail.
A report of last years sale Of seals
and the announcement of awards Of
pennants and honors made TO schools
will be published next week.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-12-15
WOULD MAKE MISSOURI
THE "SHOW YOU" STATE
The Schools and Newspapers Work
Together TO That End.

DIR. w. Men. Miller, Secretary Of
the Missouri Association for the Re-
lief and Control of tuberculosis, at
the State Teachers Association meet
ing, at St Louis recently, made the
statement that the schools and the
editors of Missouri were showing the
world the way to eradicate tubercu-
%shsw SsS : sas %i hs sssd &'''a the
In 1915 there were l65 fewer
deaths from Tuberculosis In the state
than in 1914. This IL . diminution In
the death rate from tuberculosis In
Missouri Of two and . half per cent
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-12-15

We have just received our Bar
gain Day rates with the st. Joseph
Daily and Sunday Gazette. The Sem
tinel and Daily Gazette, without Sum-
day, 1915; The Sentinel and Daily
and Sunday Gazette, $3.50. Cash
must accompany all orders. See ad-
vertisement elsewhere.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-12-15
Zook & Rocker
BANKING COMPANY.
OREGON, MISSOURI
Established 1871.

The Oldest bank In the county.
Trsnsacts . general banking business.
Interest paid on time deposits. Drafts
sold ON al the principal cities Of the
country end Europe. Have made spe-
cial arrangements to collect money
due from estates In foreign countries,
The accounts OF farmers, merchsnts
and individuals respectfully solicited
Special care given to any business In
trusted to VI.
Telephone No. ~.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-12-15
The Ladies' Aid of New Point will serve lunch.

TerS $ :: ts: ; : ;%s: "
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-12-15

Forty acre farm fr sale, near
ron Bridge d. @. Spicsr, Fillmore No.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
New Mexico Hen Lays
OUeY ST., 600, 900 in Egg;
at Least 10000 Birds
Thirty-Six Million Eggs Laid in 1909 and No
Telling What Total Is Now; Hens and Eggs
Together Worth a Million anda Quarter

eggs will usually be greater than se-
cured from scrubs.
by necessity the great mass OF ex-
detrimental work win be conducted at
the college, although, as results are
obtained, p~oultrymen in different parts
Of the state will be asked to cooperate
by putting the results to practical
tests. Internationally the work viii be
conducted through College courses.
Extension lectures, Farmers institu-
ties, Boys and Girls Poultry Clubs,
State and County Fair exhibits and
demonstrations, and Farmers Week
Short Courses at the College. Another
phase Of the educational side is the
answering of queries sent to the col.
lege. Although just organized, the
poultry department has answered
many letters from perplexed farmers
on various poultry Questions.
Then in condensed form it may be
stated that the poultry work has been
instituted because improvement Of
farm poultry and poultry in general is
needed. Proper methods of feeding,
housing, incubation, broading, breed
ing and rearing are not commonly
known. The desire of the College is
promote the poultry industry in
any legitimate manner possible, to in
any and all who desire instruc-
ton and toward that end has adopted
the motto of Better chickens, better
eggs and ion OF Them
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
MAY HAVE
LOST JERSEY YOUTH

A band OF gypsies travelling
through NewMexico have with them
a small boy resembling James Doug
las Glass, the fouryearlold Jersey
City boy who disappeared from
Greenley, Penn, on May II, 1915, &C.
cording to a letter received today by
Governor Mcdonald from the boys
mother, Mrs. G. l.. GLASS, of IS Lie
nau Place, Jersey City, The search
for the missing boy has been in pro-
gress throughout the country for
months. The letter to the governor
says.
4 have received several commune
cations from residents Of your state,
telling me Of the presence Of a band
of gypsies travelling. through YOU
state, having with them a boy who re-
sembIes my missing son. MY object
in writing is to beg your aid by CIV
ing a notice to the press, asking ths
public to cooperate in locating the
band, and establishing the identity Of
the child"
A band of gypsies travelling in auto
mobiles was recently reported at Ala
mogordo-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
]. 0. STARR FOUND
, TO Be OSCAR GERDES
MAN CONVICTED or MURDER or
SHERIFF STEPHENS MEMBER
OF WELL KNOWN TEXAS
FAMILY

Las Cruces, N. NJ, May SIT has
developed that j. o. Starr. one OF. the
prisoners who broke jail at Deming
and who was convicted of the murder
of Sheriff Stephens, of Luna county,
and sentenced by Judge Medler to be
banged, is in reality Oscar Gerdes,
member of q well known family of
Lalletsyille, Texas, and Leo Gerdes, a
brother, is a prominent Texas stock,
man. Attorney w. T. Bagley. Demo.
cratic floor leader of the house at the
last session of the Texas Legislature,
who is an old friend of the Gerdes
family, has interested himself in
young Gerdes' case. An appeal to the
state supreme court now is being per
fected.
Before going to Deming Gerdes
spent a yea in st. Louis breaking
horses for English army buyers. AT
the time of the jail,break at Deming
Gerdes was confined there for at
tempted robbery Of a. Deming saloon.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
ASKED TO
NAME THREE men 10
TRY At WEST POINT
WILL SELECT THREE ENLISTED
GUARDsMEN TO TAKE CON-
PETITIvE EXAMINATION

A telegram received today by Gov.
ernor Mcdonald from General Henry
P. Mccain, adiutant general Of the
United States, asks him 10 name three
enlisted men of the National Guard
of New Mexico who are willing to take
the competitive examination for ap-
pointment to West Point, under the
act OF congress approved May A.. The
mon selected are to report at Fort
Logan, Colo, on the morning of June
6, for mental and physical examina-
ton.
Applications from enlisted men who
desire to take the examination will be
requested by Governor Mcdonald in
a letter to be issued within the next
few days. His selections will be
made from the number who file appli-
cations.
General Mccain states that the act
approved May 4 provides appointment
to West Point for 90 enlisted men of
the National Guard of the United
States, those qualifying in the COM
petitive examinations to be admitted
TO the Military academy on July 10.
of this year. The examination will be
the same as provided for regular can
didates, and those taking ii must be
between the ages Of 10 and % years
OF age, unmarried and must have
served as enlisted men not less than
one year, on July 10.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
7w0 D~rowHingS in
Fast Fen Days; /
In San Juan and
Other Near SiLpe1

Pennington, N. NJ, May S.-Juan N.
Valleios, a native resident of Blanco,
was drowned while crossing the San
Juan river at Blanco. The ferry be-
came stuck on a sand bar and Val
lejos endeavored to putt it out with
horse and chain. The horse led him
into deep water and he lost control,
drowning before aid could reach him.
His body was recovered the next day.
BOY DROWNED WHEN
HIS SklFF IS UPSET
Silver City, N. M, May S.-Francisco
Martinez, aged II, a Mexican youth
employed in one of the stores at
Mogollon, was accidentally drowned
by the upsetting of a skiff on Lyons
lake, thirty miles west of Silver City.
The body was not found until six
days later.
The accident happened evidently
while young Martinez was endeavor-
ing to secure a wild goose he had shot
and which had fallen into the lake.
This is merely surmise, however, as
10 one witnessed the accident.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
REMARKABLE is
SURVIVAL OF
MAN BURIED
IN CAVE-IN

Silver City, May IA remarkable
survival of human life after being
buried two and one-half hours under
twenty or thirty tons Of rock, only in
the end to succumb to the terrible or
deal, was the experience of Pedro
Rios, a young Mexican workman, an
employee of the Chino Copper com
pany at Santa Rita, says the Enter
prise. Rios was powder man for
Steam Shovel No. 8 and had prepared
d blast ready for the explosion at 10
O'Clock in the morning. In some man
ner the blast went off before Rios mad
moved from under the cut. although
a signal is given for the men to move
away. Rios was caught under the
tons of rock and sand and although
desperate efforts were made by a
large force of workmen to get to the
unfortunate man, 1t was nearly two
and a half hours later when they re-
covered his unconscious form, His
head was partially protected by a
huge boulder which kept the sand
from suffocating him and when he
was taken out he was still breathing.
He was removed at onGe to the hos
pital where every effort was made to
revive him. but without avail. death
resulting several hours later. A large
number Of bones were broken and
his body otherwise badly mangled-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
Unscdting Union County
Democrats Disgrace to
American Citizenship
Republican Outrage in Last Legislature Has
Become Habit, Say Scorching Resolutions
Adopted by County Convention at
Clayton; San Juan for Primary Law

The unseatRgs BY the Republican majority, of the two Union county
democrats legally elected 20 The last house, Of Representatives. was dedaE
county convention at Clayton The resolutions adopted by the convention
said,
In our last state Legislature. controlled by the old Republican gang,
g g Smith and Hon. serapio Mtera the duly and honestly elected rep.
resentattyes from this county, and the seating OF Q. T. Tombs and Candle
ARG, Vgp. q the purpose Of securing a twethirds majority in order to
e American citizenship and has the strong disapproyal and denunciation Of
this convention This sort of action has become a habit Of the Republ-
can party of New Mexico, and the people of Union county strongly resent
it, Democracy believes in the rule of the people through their suffrage,
and not through the rule of the politician through Jimmy and dshonar
able methods
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
MEN UNDER SHADOW
OF GALLONS SHOW
LITTLE INTEREST IN
FIGHT FOR LIVES
HIGHToWER RESIGNED TO FATE
AND WOULD RATHER GO THAN
NOT

M
Silver City, N. M May 8-7-Little in
terest in the fight that Is being made
to save them from the gallows is
manifested by Lucius G. Hightower
and Pedro Monies, the two men who
were to have been hanged here last
Friday, and who were granted a re-
prieve OF TO days by Governor Nc
Donald in order that the supreme
court might pass on applications for
appeals from the district court, which
were denied by Judge Neblett. Argu-
ments before the supreme court have
been set for May ~.
A visitor who called upon High
tower last week, asked him If he liked
cigars. mo one likes a good cigar
better than + do" The visitor then
told him he would send up a quantity.
We'll. you needn't send any great
amount said H%ightower; "as / won't
have time to smoke them.n The Wis
itor then asked Hightower If he liked
to read. Hightower replied he did.
The visitor then said he would send
him up some reading matter. 'sYou.
needn't mind" answered Hightower;
II have all | will have time TO read"
and thanked the visitor for the cour-
tesy. That H~ightower is absolutely
resigned to his fate and would rather
60 than not, seems to be the concen
sus Of opinion among those who have
talked with him, and have studied his
case.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
IN THE PEcOS VALLEY

Democratic primaries are being
held today in Chaves and Eddy eoun'
ties, and as the two counties are
overwhelmingly Democratic, today's
results, so far as the county and
legislative offices are concerned, will
be equivalent to election. The only
district office concerned in the pri'
maries is that of district attorney,
and as the district includes Roosevelt
and Curry In addition to Chaves and
Eddy counties, the candidates for
that office will also be voted on in
the two northern counties. The
democratic primary in Curry county
is set for June 10, and In Roosevelt
county for June IN.
The candidates for district attor.
ney of the Fifth judicial district are
X. X. Scott, of Roswell, the present
prosecutor; Robert g. Dow, of Carls-
bad, one Of the Eddy county repre-
sentatives In the last legislature; J.
C. Gilbert, also Of Roswell, and
Judge w. r McGill, of La Lande.
Roosevelt county, who was the Demo-
cratic candidate for attorney general
in the first state election. Several
Peeos valley Democrats who have
visited Santa re In the last few
weeks have, expressed the opinion
that Dow will be nominated.
In Eddy county, DR.. M. ?. Skeen,
OF Artesla, who represented that
county in the house at the last legis,
lative session, has no opposition fol
the nomination for state senator. The
Nlnwnr nnsxr.kmrI o~onI41ntnc For 4kO rAV
ate are ]. S. Lea and George w.
Losey. The candidates for state rep
resentative from Eddy county,. O..
Estlack and Carl B. Livingston-also
have no opposition, and will be form
ally nominated today. With three
representatives to nominate and elect,
Chaves county has four candidates
John H. Dills, j. l.. Gibbony, John w.
Hamm and +. +. Mehlhop.
The candidates ror the county Of
fees in Eddy and Chaves counties
follow:
Chaves County
For county clerk-R. F. Ballard and
Jas. W. Mullens.
For county treasurer-4M. L. Cot
tingham, Ben G. Dayission, d. P. Grei-
ner, W. W. Ogle and Norval l.. Ran
dolph.
For county assessor-Frank NJ.
Bechler, Ernest Best, Jas Z. Bor-
deaux and Henry d. johnson.
For sheriff.. w. Dudley, Jim w.
Johnson, f. NJ Poteet, G. A. Rector
and G. r. Young.
For county school superintendent
G. Clinton Hanna, Mrs. 7. w. Hayes
and G, G. Hill.
For county suryeyor-W R. Eccles
and w. A. Wilson.
For probate judge. 7. Evans ana
J. D. Nell.
For commissioner district No. L.
w. A. BerTyhill, w. II. Cooper, 70 4.
Lusk and Jas. G. Tatumy
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
WOOD CASE TAKEN
UNDER AMUSEMENT

AT the conclusion of arguments in
connection with the application of an
alternative writ of mandamus to com
pei Judge Herbert +. Reynolds to
show cause why his order ~suspending
Attorney Francis e. Wood, OF Albu.
querque, should not be set aside, the
supreme court, late Saturday after
noon, took the case under advisement.
An early decision is expected. Mr..
Wood was represented by Judge q. r.
Wright and Judge Reynolds by At
torney Francis G. Wilson knd Reed
Holloman.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
Aged and Deaf
Native Run Down
and Killed By Train
Near Montoya

Montoya, N. NJ, May S.-Narciso
Ortega, an aged native, was run down
and killed BY a freight train here
The deceased was eighty odd years
old and had lived in this vicinity all
his life. He had grown deal, and on
account OF his deafness was unabla
to hear the approaching train or the
warning whistle to get off the track,
and was struck by the engine and
hurled against a box car on q siding,
killing him instantly. Both legs were
broken and his head badly bruised.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11

For commissioner district No. D.
w. M. Atkinson and Jno. T. Stone
For commissioners district No. 3D.
c. w. Curry, N. J.. Fritz. G. N. Moore
and B. H. Wixom. :
Eddy County
For sheriff--John N. Hewitt and M
g. Stewart.
For county clerk--A. r. O'Quinn,
For assessor<-M. g. Howard, Roy S.
Walker, j.. O. Richards and John o.
McKeen.
For county treasurer d. Walker
and Whit Wright.
For county school superintendent
w. A. PoOre.
For suryeyor--John w. Lewis, B.
A. Nymeyer and N. ". Cook.
For probate judge-W B. Robinson.
For commissioners district No. 1.-
L. A. Swigart and Scott litter.
For commissioner district No. p
@. e. Mann, Thos. F. Blackmore and
%. IN. Teel.
For commissioner district No 81
w. T. Watkins.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
Monument For Those
Slain at Columbus

Columbus. N. NJ, May IA nov
ment has been started by the ladies
of Columbus for the erection of a
monument in memory of those who
lost their lives in the VilIista raid.
The idea is to buy a small ttact OF
land somewhere in the central part
OF the town, making a small park,
using all the funds that can be raised
in making at attractive and erecting a
small monument. A mass meeting 10
to be called in the near future for the
purpose of deciding upon some plan,
and also the most feasible means OF
raising the necessary funds. An OPP
~portunity will be given the citizens OF
the state of New Mexico to subscribe
to the fund if they so desire, and It
Is possible that subscriptions will be
acceptable from any part Of the ma
ton.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
DEMOCRATS FOR
/ JONES FOR SENATOR

Union county Democrats have fol
lowed the lead of those OF Eddy coun-
ty IN endorsing A. A. Jones for the
enatorial nomination on the Demo.
cratic ticket Resolutions adopted at
the recent Democratic county conyen
tion at Clayton declare that Tin the
light OF present conditions Mr., Jones
is the logical candidate of the Democ-
racy and the people Of New Mexico
or United States senator, and if nom,
mated, Union county pledges him a
substantial majority"
The resolutions adopted by the I'M
ion county convention also endorse
the administration of Governor Nc,
Donald, and his administration like
wise is endorsed in resolutions adopt
ed by the county conventions of San
Juan and Luna counties.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
for "A
Hours as Result
of Poker BIow;
Tailor is Stabbed

Clovis, N. NJ, May S.--An injury
to Joe Boris which came near proving
fatal resulted when-he was hit with
a heavy poker by Joe Terrell as a re-
suit of a disagreement between the
two. Both are employees Of the Har-
yey House. Boris was unconscious
for over "a hours. Terrell will face
a charge of assault with a deadly weo-
pom.
Mody Rainbolt. proprietor Of a To-
cal tailor shop, was stabbed at a
dance north of Texico by Ohio Muir
ply, of Texico, who is well known in
Clovis. R%ainbolt's injuries are not
considered serious.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
To Advertise Mining
of Stat,

Silver City, N. M, May g~-E. o,
Woloott assistant secretary Of the
American z Mining Congress, with
headquarters in Denver, is in the
city for the purpose of securing a
more united and cooperative action
on the part of local mining men with
regard to bringing their various prop
critics 10 the attention Of outside IN
Yesting capital. Mr.. Wolcott is en-
thusiastic over the prospects Of this
section aud says that with the con
tipued rise in the price OF silver
there are hundreds OF prospects with
IN a radius Of 20 miles of Silver Cits
that can be working at a profit. Tbs
gentleman asserts with some author
ity that silver viii 90 to 81 an ouuce
and this within the near future.
o."
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
Murdered Mans
Body Found in
RiU6r;T Tortured
Before Death

Las Cruces, NJ. M May S.-rhe
body Of William Brown, the vado
rauehman who disappeared some
days ago. was found In the Rio
Grande river at Berin0. Brown had
been murdered and his body
thrown ia the river. The wound
which caused death was a stab IN
the breast. His face had been
crushed by a blow from some blunt
instrument. That robbery was the
intent OF the murders was evident
from the fact that Brown had been
tortured before being killed, one
hand having been literally burned
Oft and bruises aud cuts oyer tho
body, showed that he had been
beaten.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11

l.. K|fN| KNNfA - W Y ~ L F
The Democrats of San Juar
county, at their recent convention
condemned the Republican majority
in the last legislature for the passage
Of the present county salary law;
condemned Senators Catron and Fall
for failing to accomplish a single
measure of general state benefit
and resolved to instruct the next rep
resentative to the state legislature to
endeavor to secure the passage Of a
general primary law. The resolutions
adopted, in part, follow:
I'VE approve the administration OF
Governor w. G. Mcdonald, and main
tain that his pledge to serve as the
peoples governor has been kept in
every particular.
1--WE condemn the Republican mem,
bers Of the last legislature for the vio-
lati0n of the plain provisions of the
constitution; the passage over the
governors veto of an ~extravagant
county salary measure and the I'M
warranted waste of public funds for
needless appropriation which has
been one of the most important
causes of our ever increasing taxa
ton in this state.
I'VE congratulate the citizens of
New Mexico on the splendid record
made by Hon, A. A. Jones. as assist
ant secretary of the interior, and give
him our heartiest approval"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
anuER clrY NORMAL

Silver City, N. ~, May 9f-Th1
summer school Of the New Mexico
state Normal, which opens May 20
and closes July 2frs viii offer q va
riety Of courses for teachers and stu
dents who attend, A new course has
been added this year, that of iournai-
ism. and the teacher inscharge viii
be Miss Rose Henderson, Of New
YORK City, who for several years past
has been literary critic on the New
York Evening Sun. The enrolment
IN this course IL expected to be I'M
usually large. Arrangements are be-
ing madh to care for 500 SUMMED
school students.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
OTERO COUNTY APPLE
GROWERS ARE LOSERS
FROST DOES THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE
AT MOUNTAIN PARK

Alamogordo, N. NJ, May S.--By the
low temperature Of 2S degrees last
Monday morning and the still lower
temperature of 26 degrees on Tues.
day morning, thousands Of dollars
we're lost to the apple growers Of
Mountain Park. Previous to that time
the prospects for a fine crop were rs
good as they had ever been. It Is
now reasonably certain that there
will be no fruit in that section, ex-
cept a few cherries.
DR.. J. r. Gilbert estimates the losH
on the Gilbert & Walker orchards at
$4,000. Others will lose in like pro-
portion, depending upon the sizes II
their orchards.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
pepartment d the Interlor.

U. S. Land Office at Santa Fe, n. NJ
April 21l 1916
NOTICE is hereby given that
Stephen E~astou, of Coyote, N. NJ
who, on March %, 1911. made home
stead entry No. 015077, for SW IL
SW IA, Sec. A. N IL NV II and NV
Id NE IA, Section g., Township q
North, Range 3 East. New Mexico
principal meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make five year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de
scrihed, before. register and receiver,
Y. s. land office, at Santa re, n. NJ
on the 9Th day Of June, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Samuel Wayman. Juan Luis Rodri'
guez, Emiterio Marinez and Florenciu
Vigil, all of Coyote, M. NJ.
FRANCISCO DIsLGADO.
Register.
First Publication Ma 4, 1916
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
Boys Train Dog
to Steal Chickens;
Six Are Arrested

Clovis, n. M, May S.--Six boys,
ranging in age from 6 to IL years,
members Of prominent Clovis
families were arrested here, charg-
ed with stealing chickens, the
property Of w. W. Fry, who le-
sides in the northeast section Ut
the town, The system adopted py
the boys was to have a dog catch
the chickens for theln and in this
manner they obtained possession
of.a dozen or more which they said
they expected to sell. They were
taken before Judge j.. p, Noble
and given a good lecture and re-
leased.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
NoTARlEs PUBLIC

Commissions as notaries public
have been issued by Governor McDon-
aid to the following: j. A. Britton,
Mcintosh, Torrance county: Charles
y. Thomas, Queen, Eddy county;
George Joseph, Des Moines, Union
county; Treya Gladys Blair, Colums
bus. Luna county; GustaVe Weiss, La
guna, Valencia county.