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known as the farce with. a laugh in every line, also. incidentally introduce ing numerous musical numbers, so if musical fun appeals to you, then ~"The Girl in the Taxi' should prove of ex- hilarating entertainment for you. 4"The Girl in the Taxi is a lively show throughout its. three, acts, and it is all laughter and song, full of comic complications, absurdly funny situations, and activity. Miss Spooner as the Taxi girr'l will have part in which the clever little star will fairly dazzle, it being directly in line of her endeavor. t'The Girl in the Taxi" has been termed a forever laugh and thus far. has lived up to that slogan. It will undoubtedly be a great big Cecil Spooner laugh festival week at the Lyric, commencing Mon day night In addition to the regular cast of Cecil Spooner favorites, there will be numerous new faces added to this great merry-making musical farce-."The Girl in the Taxi'' has been rightly termed, the forever and everlasting laugh.
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Amusements
POLES

An evenly balanced vaudeville, with every offering real feature, and the choicest Of feature photoplays have been the medium that has drawn ca pacity to Polls, the past three days. Tonight affords a final opportunity to Bridgeporters to see this interesting entertainment which includes:
 The Sully Family. perennial vaude- vile favorftes in their comedy. skit with singing and dancing, called S.-The Information Bureau; Anthony and Mcclure, in their variety slxit intro- ducing their famous Italian character bits.
 Payne and Nesbit. in songs and dances; Helen Davis. in a delightful song repertoire; BeIford Trio, cycling sensations, and Mag1in. Eddy and Fay. comedy acrobats.
 The feature photoplay is Israel ZangwilPs Merely Mary Ann,,' filmed in five acts and featuring Vivian. Mar tin and a big company.
 Violet MacMillan. Lady Dainty of the Movies will appear in person as headline feature in the program for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Miss MacMilIan, formerly musical comedy star and later screen favorite. will give an interesting novelty called Tn and Out of the Movies,' in which she will appear both on the screen and in person A fine supporting bill has been arranged.
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EMPIRE

Charlotte Walker and an all star cast of leading Lasky Players appear in the five part Jesse L. Lasky Para mount masterpiece, ''The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,'' which is the featur- ed attraction at this theatre this even ing.
 An all feature program will also be shown in conjunction with this mas reproduction of the Paramount brand.
 Tomorrow evening an all feature special program headed by the latest Red Feather masterpiece will be shown
 On Monday and Tuesday, "He Fell in Love With His Wife,' the latest Paramount picture featuring Florence Rockwell, will be the featured at traction
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
ALL IN READINESS
 FOR SCHWABEN BALL

The committee of arrangements for the 30th annual masquerade ball of the Schwaben Sick Benefit Society, Inc, which is to be held in Eagles hall next Monday night announces that all is now in readiness for the affair. F. J. Abercrombie began work last night on the decorations, which will be of the most elaborate ever placed in the hall. The ceilings of the ball room will be hidden in groups and German flags will be grouped together. The grand march will be- gin at o'clock and $70 in gold prizes will be given for the best costumes. The committee of arrangements is George Feyrer, chairman; John Shramm, secretary; Christ Schick, first treasurer; John Brodbeck, Martin Rau, Jacob Bitzer, Michael Brodbeck, Christ Schick. third and Martin Schick.
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LYRIC

Next week at the Lyric, Cecil Spooner and her augmented company will present t'The Girl in the Taxi, D and that it will be a record smasher of the season is a foregone conclu- sion- This famous, furious1y funny farce has broken all records in the mstropolitan cities of both hemis- pheres Tor the last 10 years, and is still in the spring of youth for laugh compelling qualities, and is generally
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day to her home in Tashua.
 The family of MT. and Mrs Otto Walters are recovering from chicken pox. Among those afflicted are Mrs. Lake and her son.
 MT. and Mrs Wilson Sherman en- tertained their grandson, Kenneth Sherman, of Monroe, for a few days.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Judg Van Fleet, in the United States District Court at San Francisco, ruled that the Interstate 4Commerce Com mission has no right to examine cor respondence between shippers and railroad companies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Fire which caused the loss of 21 lives in the Pennsylvania mine of the Anaconda Copper Go. at Butte, Mont, is still burning. The damage is esti- mated at $1OO,OOO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

An appeal for $225,OOO was issued in New York by the American Hos pita1 and Ambulance Society in Rus sia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Ten more groups under the Derby conscription scheme will be called to colors in Great Britain on March IS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

No more American horses for the British army will be purchased at Kansas City, Mo, for some time, Gen eral F. w. Benson of the British army, who is in charge of the purchas- ing of horses announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

r9art bound railroads from Chica go
 are refusing for transfer through their eletacors, corn containing excessive moisture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

The weekly statement of the I'm peria1 Bank of Germany shows an in crease of s1O.o00 marks in gold hold ings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Hans Schmidt, unfrocked New York priest, was electrocuted in the death chair at Sing Sing for the murder of Anna Amue11er.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Ohio Oil Go. declared the usual quarterly dividend of $125 a share, and extra dividend of SAYS a share.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

All Germans who escaped from Kamerun into Spanish Guinea will be sent to concentration camp near San Fernando Isle of Leon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

The Burton Powder Go. is reporte' to be planning for $1,ooo,ooO exten sion to it's plant at Covert's Station Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Damage of $45, 900 was caused wher the barrel factory of Proctor Bros. at Rochester. N. H.. was destroyed by fire!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

duced in the Reichstag, calls for ex- penditures of SIS, 1000 for the con- struction of new tracks, the building of branch lines, and the completion of several lines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

tenant Bernard cartoonist, $25O, for printing 8 cartoon showing an intoxi- cated British soldier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Proprietors of the London ''By- stander'' were fined $500, the former editor, Vivian Carter, $25O and Lieu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Four million dollars will be expend- ed by the Indianapolis Light & Heat Go. for new power plant in Indian apolis.
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FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
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ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
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Policeman John B. Creedon, aged 30, of the Utica, N. Y, police force, died of wounds received a week ago in a revolver battle with burglars. The burglars have not been caught.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Fearing that the prospective with drawal of British vessels will impede the movement of coffee to American ports, Brazil will use Governmen owned vessels to move the crop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Frances total imports. during Jan- uary were 610,93,O00 francs. an in crease of 277.532. 900 francs over Jan uary, 1915-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

The copper roof of the famous Rauthhaus in Vienna will be removed and turned over to the military au- thorities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

President MenocaI of Cuba has ap- pointed a commission to prepare plans for government ownership of Cubar railroads.
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pita1 and Ambulance Society in Rus sia.
 The weekly statement of the I'm perial Bank of Germany shows in crease of s1O.ooO marks in gold hold ings.
 Ten more groups under the Derby conscription scheme will be called to colors in Great Britain on March 1s-
 The Burton Powder Go. is reported to be planning for a $1,ooO,ooo exten- sion to it's plant at Coverts Station, Pa.
 Damage of $45, 900 was caused when the barrel factory of Proctor Bros, at Rochester, N. H., was destroyed by fire!
 Four million dollars will be expend- ed by the Indianapolis Light & Heat Go. for new power plant in Indian apolis.
 Frances total imports during Jan uary were 610,93O00 francs, an in crease of 277, 900 francs over Jan . uary, 1915.
 The copper roof of the famous Rauthhaus in Vienna will be removed e'AA0 thorities.
 President Menocal of Cuba has ap- pointed a commission to prepare plans for government ownership of Cuban railroads.
 1 Fearing that the prospective with drawa1 of British vessels will impede the movement of coffee to American ports, Brazil will use Government owned vessels to move the. crop. l Policeman John E. Creedon, aged 30 of the Utica, N. Y, police force, died of wounds received a week ago in a revolver battle with burglars The burglars have not been caught. The Prussian railroad bill intro duced in the Reichstag, calls for ex- l penditures of SIS, ,25O,OO0 for the con struction of new tracks. the building l of branch lines, and the completion l of several lines. Of London
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28

Ed Barringer and Larry
Strouer are buying machinery
for a steam laundry, which they
will establish at the Barringer
ranch at Sunnyside. Their idea
for putting the laundry so far
out of town is to be where there
is an abundant supply of water.
Only two more days in which
to pay your poll tax. The books
will be turned in May LIST, and
those who do not pay their tax
will not be eligible to vote in the
presidential election this fall,
The new city officials will be.
come effective May 1st. Mr..
Osborne, no at first refused to
accept the office has later decid
ed to accept. The new board is
composed of DR.. T. H. Dabney,
j. l.. Walker, J f. White, R, W.
Elliott, and J r. Osborne.
Judge Peach has been sum
moned to appear as junior at the
Federal court at Santa Fe on
May lst. He left today and will
stop off in FL Paso ia
attend to business matters
leaving there for the state capitol
Sunday,
Lee Thomas, who has been
out in Arizona for the past few
months developing some mining
property he holds, returned to
Columbus last Saturday, and is
now making preparations for
his summer farming on the
ranch two miles northeast
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Completes New Residence

l.. j. Peach has completed his
new dwelling house to the rear
of the Peach restaurant, and is
now occupying the same. The
building, he says cost him little
less than 5000 and when finished
he refused an offer of $25 per
month rent. 1t contains only
two rooms and cellar, though
it is very nicely finished and is
we'll fortified against heat or
cold. 1t is an attractive home,
and the offer that he had for the
rental of the house should en-.
courage the building of more
desirable houses for rent,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Two Men Accidently Shot

d. l.. Gage, of Deming and a
man by the name Of Smell are
both at the point of death as a
result of an automatic pistol
being accidently discharged.
Smell was sitting at a table in
Kohlberg Bros. store Thursday
afternoon with his pistol in his
hand trying to explain how it
was impossible Tor the pistol to
be discharged while the safety
was on. Evidently the safety
ketch dropped down and the
gun fired, the bail taking affect
in the lower part of the abdomen
and passing through his body,
striking Gage, who was standing
short distance behind him, in
the right side. Smell is IN a
very dangerous condition and it
not thought that he will survive.
1t is not yet known how serious
Mr.. Cages wound is, AS the ball
lodged in his body and the doc
tors have been unable to locate
it. DR.. I. H Dabney and the
doctors of the camp are doing
everything possible for the
wounded men.
Mr. Gage is IA married man
and has two small children. \
report of the accident was
phoned his wife, and she and a
brother OF the wounded man
arrived here as soon as they
could make the trip. We have
been uuable to learn anything
about Mr., Smell. Both men
were employed by the govern.
ment as truck drivers.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Rig Moved To Anderson Place

The Elliott we'll rig was moved
to the Anderson claim fret OF
this week TO start the drilling Of
a ueep test well for oil. The
new we'll will be located about one
hundred feet from the we'll in
which oil was found over two
years ago, and the drilling will
be started at once. Mr.. Kniffin,
the promoter says he expects To
sink the hole 1000 feet at least
and that possibly the work can
be done within four months.
Mr.. Elliott did not go down
with his well as deep as he ex
pected but will move the rig
back later and 90 deeper. He
discontinued the We'll for the
preset that work could be start.
ed on the oil well. 1t seems chat
he has a good pumping PROPOSE.
tiOn, the water standing within
fourteen feet of the surface,
though it has not been tested.
The hole was drilled a few feet
deeper than the 400 foot level
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Moves Family Here

Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Blair and
daughter Miss Treya, have
moved to Columbus and will
reside here. They are temper.
arily living in the Columbus
Townsite office until one of their
residence houses is vacated
On account of the large and in.
creasing amount of business of
the Townsite Company, of which
Mr.. Blair is senior member, his
presence here becomes necessa-
ry. The Blair family are a
valuable addition to the city, and
we are pleased to have them
among US.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
In Memory Of the Slain

A movement has been started
by the ladies of Columbus for
the erection of a monument in
memory Of those who lost their
lives in the Columbus raid The
idea is to buy a small tract of
land somewhere in the central
part of town, making a small
park, using all the funds that
can be raised in making it at.
tractiye and erecting a small
monument. A mass meeting is
TO be called sometime in the near
future for the purpose of decid
ing upon some plan, and also
the most feasable means of
raising tbs necessary funds. An
opportunity will be given the
citizens Of the state of New
Mexico to subscribe to the fund
If they so desire, and it is posi-.
BILE that subscriptions will be
acceptable from any part of the
nation. Watch for the announce.
ment of the date for the mass
meeting and be sure to attend
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Many New Business Establishments

Columbus now has very
different appearance from the
Columbus Villa left here. A
large number of new buildings
have gone up and others under
way. Restaurants, cold drink
stands, shooting gallery, grocery
stores and other places have
been opened at every spot where
there was space To be found in
the main part of town, and all
seem to be doing a rushing
business. The streets are at
times crowded with the people,
soldiers, civilian government
employees and visitors, and the
listle town that was, now has the
din and hustle of a large city.
There are a dozen or more eat
houses that feed hundreds and
hundreds of people every day
several new business buildings
are being completed and if the
present growth continues, it will
only be a short time until Col
um bus will become city of
some Importance.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
School Children Get Half-hOliday

Last Thursday afternoon the
school children of Columbus
were given a halliday holiday and
some of them a pleasure trip to
Deming.
The Deming Chamber of Com.
merce had made arrangements
with the Princess Theatre there
to give free tickets on that
afternoon to the pupils of the
Deming schools and To a limited
mum ber Of the pupils of Luna
county. The picture shown was
Cabiria, a play founded on the
history of Rome and Corthage
during the time of the Second
and Third Punic wars. 262-202
b. G.
The Columbus pupils won their
tickets by contests of scholar
ship.
In the 5th, 9Th, and 7th grades
the pupils wrote Compositions
on the subject presented in the
play, not signing their names,
but giving a number instead.
Mr.. Stiyison was the Judge.
The prizes were awarded as
follows: 18th grade, Linguin
Burkhead; 9th grade, Lois
McCullah and Florence Bour.
geois; 5th, Alton Brazil and
Elliott Means. In the 2nd, Bird,
and 18th grades, a spelling con
test was given. In the 4th the
prize winners were Glen Dean
Evans and Ethel Reed. 3rd,
Coda Lennon and Ethel Balm.
End, Mary Means and Hugh
Poole.
Mesdames Greenwood and
Walker, aud Dr.. Marshall kindly
donated the cars.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
The Battle Cry Of Peace

The Crystal Theatre last Sun.
day night put on the Battle Cry
of Peace, one of the greatest
feature pictures ever shown on
the screen. The people had
been reading of the plea for
preparedness" for several
months, and a large number of
our citizens dvailed themselves
of the opportunity of seeing it
for themselves. The story is
principally taken from Hudson
Maxim's book "Defenceless
America" but there is a sub
staneial view of romance and a
strong human interest story
running through it. 1t is a
great plea for Preparedness
against war and everyone who
has an opportunity to see this
picture should not let it go by
Music was furnished by
the Thirteenth Cavalry band
during the entire performance,
which lasted two and one half
hours.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Mr.. DOderer a Candidate

j +. Doderer, of Deming, was
visitor to Columbus Tuesday
of this week. He is a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for the Office of County Suprien
tendent of schools and was down
getting acquainted with our citi.
zens. Mrs. Doderer, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Q. Peterson and Mrs. S
j. Breese acc ompanied Mr..
Doderer on the trip.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Not An Ice Wagon

The gasoline wagon license
that A Fredrickson applied for
a few days ago was not for the
ice wagon, as many thought, but
for a new Ford, which he pur.
chased from A. j. Evans, the
local agent. Mr.. Evans also
sold car to John Kaltenmayer
short time ago, which he uses
a. a truck as well as Joy wagon.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Statement Of Ownership

Statement of the ownership,
management, circulation, etc,
required by the act of August "a,
1912, of The Columbus Courier
published weekly at Columbus,
New Mexico, for April 1st 1916.
Editor G. f. Parks.
Managing Editor, G. L. Parks.
Business Manager, G f. Parks.
Publisher G. r. Parks.
Owners:
If corporation, give its name
and the names and addresses of
of stockholders holding / per
cent or more of total amount of
stock. If not a corporation,
give names and addresses of
individual owlers.) G. Z. Parks
Known bondholders, mort.
gagees, and other security hold.
ers, holding per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mort,
cages or other securities: (If
there are none, so state.)
w. @. Hoover
Average number of copies of
each issue of this publication
sold or distributed, through the
mails or otherwise, to paid suo
scrlbeas during the six months
preceding the date shown above,
CThis information is required
from daily newspapers only)
G.. r. PARKS.
Sworn to and subscribed be
fore me this 10 day of April
| 1915.
W. 9 HOOVER,
lSeal Notary Public
My commission expires Janu
ary Is, 1917.
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Must Clean Up

Notice to citizens of Columbus
N. M. You are respectfully
notified that any person dumping
garbage or committing any other
unsanitary offences inside OF
corporation will be prosecuted.
Get busy and clean up your back
yards and alleys for your own
protection as we'll as the general
public. April 9th, 1916.
j. r. OSBORNE,
Village Clerk.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Party For The Walkers

A party is teing arranged for
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Walker at
the Columbus hotel Friday even.
ing. The people of Columbus
are prepariog to show their
esteem for the newlyweds and
the affair will be public, invita-
tins having been extended to all.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Former Resident Dead

News was received here Sun
day announsing the death OF
Clifford Moody at the home of
his father, w. l.. Moody, at San
Simon, Arizona. Clifford was a
resident of Columbus several
years, having been engaged in
the cattle business in the Valley,
and had a host of friends here.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-28
Villistas Will Hang May 10

The seven condemned Niilstas
are now safely behind the stone
walls of the Santa Fee penitenti.
ary awaiting their execution on
May ~, unless "a new trial is
granted them. The men were
ordered to be taken TO Santa fe
by Judge Medler, who declared
that the Luna County Jail was
neither safe nor sanitary. The
Seven Villistas, all of whom were
Wounded during the Columbus
Paid, were in charge of deputies
kealy, Dieudonne, Faulkner,
and Snodgrass.
Judge Medler also ordered all
otber prisoners in the county
bail, who were confined for longer
than ten days to be taken TO San.
ta Fe, as the condition of the Jail
WAS such that he did not cUnsid.
er it advisable to leave them
there. This included Francisco
Acosta, who was sentenced To 20
years in prison on second de.
gree murder charge in cOnnec'
ton with the killing Of another
Mexican in a fight at Spaulding,
He was one of the jail breakers,
but was acquitted OF being implI.
Gated IN the death Of Sheriff ID.
b Stephens.
Others sentenced 10 prison and
taken to Santa Fe were; Richard
Dais, charged with larceny and
sentenced to one year in prison;
Roland Robinson, charged with
larceny and sentenced to one
year; Jose Carasco larceny, three
TO four years; Ramon EspinOs,
concealing stolen property, fined
$500 and three to five years in
prison.
Pablo Sanches, who was cap
tured at Columbus after the raid
with pair of field glasses and a
uniform under his peOn garb,
was taken To Santa Fe 10 await
trial on Il charge OF being impii
Gated IN the raid, his case having
been postponed until the next
term of court.
The county commissioners
who refused to pay the doctor
bill OF Buck Sewer, who was
Wounded during the fight with
the Jail breakers, have been or.
dered to pay this bill by Judge
Medler. The commissioners
held that the medical attention
should have been given by the
county physician, but the judge
declared that the deputy was
risking his life in the best inter.
ests of the county and ordered
that Sewers time while. he was
away from his work be paid for
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Reward

81 reward for the return of
one large red milch COW branded
with an arrowhead on left shoul.
der.-Ira Haight. ltC