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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

Notice was served upon the
uroprietors of all places IN town
where the drink known as near
beer is sold Wednesday to the
Eject that the places would all
nave 10 close ON October 3lst.
There is about eighteen or twen-
~ places in town effected by the
lrder. The village has been real
ling $50 per month in revenue
rom this business, or a total
IF 5000 to $1,000 per month.
The improvements started by
he trustees will have to be cut
hort now on the account Of the
lack of funds. The water prob
Iem should now take care of it's
self. The sum of S2,5OO.OO
mas been spent during the last
three months for water mains,
.ank and tower. etc, and the
system will shortly be in very
good condition for supplying the
village with water.
IL is hard TO imagine the mo-
,ivc for putting the lid on so
light now. One of the reasons
riven in the order is that the
question of the removal of the
troops has arisen over the near
beer places. This is without q
doubt a mistake, unless a place
S desired where the real goods
can be purchased Columbus is
the only town on the border we
know Of that is supposed to be
Try except throughout the state
If Arizona. We have it from a
revenue man that there Is more
booze being sold in the towns
I'm Arizona where soldiers are
located than in many towns
where the business is legalized.
There is no kick in FL PaSo and
Deming. where there is open sa-
looms about the booze sold to
soldiers and the talk Of the re-
moval ON this account is all
bosh. 1t has only been "a short
time since Captain Van Schalck
romplimented the town and said
that there was less booze being
sold here than any place he had
ever seen under similar condl-
tions.
The idea that certain officers
in Deming are indirectly respon-
sible for the order. Whether
there is any truth in the report
is not kown by us,
u no doubt will bring about
some court decisions. If the
court says near beer is an in
toxicant the local officers never
had a right to legalize the bus
mess. If it is not an intoNlcat-
ing drink the places cannot be
closed any more than a soda
fountain or a grocery store.
II is a question for the courts
to decide, however, and the de-
cision will be awaited with a
considerable amount of interest
There is no question about the
town being much more quiet ano
orderly when the men can sat
lsfy their thirst with two pen
cent than when they depend OF
bootleg whiskey Columbus has
had enough experience in IN,
booze problem to know this. Il
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20
MISS COLUMBUS OFF
TO THE BIG BALI

Miss Frances Dabney in II
of Miss Columbus, ac-
companied by Miss Dora Bur
ton, left Wednesday on tie Col
den State for FL Paso, where
they will attend the ball given
by Miss FL Paso. Miss Burton
went as the attendant Of Miss
Columbus.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20


The chances for thorouq
test for oil in the Lower Min
bres are again looking good. TT
well started several months az
was discontinued and +. {
knitiiin, the promoter of tn
project, had almost decided {
leave the field. George Peter
finally persuaded him to drill 0
providing he could secure som
more leases, and Kniffin is a
this time busy signing up lease
for the property he desires.
Mr.. knifhn would not agre
to do any thing in the first plac
unless he could secure a certain
acreage in the vicinity of tn
Anderson well where oil wa
first found. The acreage desir
ed was promised very readily
but when the little matter
signing came up many absolute
ly refused to do the act. Mr.
knitiin had already been put to
an enormous expense so he de
cided to begin operations, think
ing those who had given hin
their word would come in later
This never did materalize, so h
finally gave up hopes and dis.
continued drilling and had prac.
tically completed arrangements
for making a test well in Texas
A meeting was called last Sat
urday of those who had not yet
signed a lease and they decided
to give in and keep Mr.. Kniffin
in the valley. It was easily seen
that if he left the field without
knowing what it contained after
spending about $4,000 the chan
ces of getting someone else to
undertake the Job would be very
slim.
Mr.. Kniffin has purchased a
we'll drilling rig that is said to
be the largest in the state of
Texas, and also a car load of
pipe The same has been loaded
and is ready to be sent forward
but the decision of the point to
which it vii be shipped has not
been fully decided. and will not
be until he learns definitely Just
how much land he will be able
to lease. If the leases are all
signed that he required he will
wire manufacturer to ship to
Columbus. If not the rig and
pipe will be left in the state OF
Texas. where he has a good pro
position offered him.
The matter will be decided al
once and if the decision is in ia.
yor Of Columbus it will be but
a short time until the new drill.
ing machinery will be set over
/ the old hole, which is now dowr
to a depth Of several hundred
feet. The exact depth has nevel
been published, due to the fac
that several land and claim hold
ors were endeavoring to spec
ulate on the promoters money
If he starts the drilling opera
tion again the depth of the hol,
will be published, and the pro
/ gress made each week.
Mr.. Knitiin evidently believe
the prospects for oil are good o
he would not risk the sum o
$4,000 or more to learn. Blu
as the matter stood before h
was really working for the in
terests of other people more thal
his own, and he had but littl
show to win even if he foun
oil, his acreage was so small.
1t will be but few days un
. til we will know whether or no
the test will be made, and tn
opinion of many of the peopl
is that the future of the vale
depends upon the matter of tn
test, thinking that there is bu
little doubt about finding oil j
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20
SEVERAL NEW BUILD
INGS UNDER WAY

J. l.. Greenwood has started
the work on a large building
adjoining the postotiiCe on the
west which viii be used as a
theater. j. W. Blair has taken a
permit to build a garage Just
east of the old Sisco Building,
Carter and Parrish have let con-
tracts for two buildings on the
lot south of their store. One will
be used for business and the
other for a dwelling.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20
DEEP WELL TO
Be COMPLETED
IN NEAR FUTUR

Has purchased largest drilliI
rig in the state of Texas ar
expects to ship same TO &
lumbus if people come thrOuP
with leases as promised.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

Mr. and Mrs. Genero ryrzan
are rejoicing over the arrival OF
am eight pound baby glh at
their home. The baby was
born Wednesday night.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

S. c. Pierce and Ernst Engen-
dorf left Tuesday on a trip to
the northern part of the county
where they will spend a few days
in the interest of their candida
cv for representative and COM
missioner, respectively.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

The townsite company have
opened a new addition, Military
Heights, and are now selling
lots. The new addition lies Just
of the original town.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

Lieutenant Clyde f. Ely. of
the New Mexico Infantry, has
been detailed in the Quartermas-
ter Department and has been as
signed TO duty in the clothing
depot just west of Butt Bros.
drug store.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20
LOOMS MUST
ALL CLOSE ON
OCTOBER 81

Order ISSUED by the mayor to
effect that all near beer joints
must close with this month.
Means great reduction in the
village revenue.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

Boost Columbus by paUoniz-
ing her industries.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

Boost Columbus by patroaiz-
ing her industries.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-20

Boost Columbus by patroniz-
ing her industries.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
JAMESON BLAST
INQUIRY ENDED
Jury Finds That Cause Of
Explosion Is I'm
known.

Immediately after the testimony Of
Cndertakers Cunningham and Jones
at the county coroncr's inquest into
the cause Of the death of 10 men in
Il mine explosion at Jamison No :,
October 10, held at the office of the
coal company yesterday afternoon.
Coroner Lloyd after comforting with
attorneys of both sides decided to
turn the evidence as it stood over 10
the jury. The testimony OF the Tn.
dertakers was that Frank IIiggenboth,
am and Wilson Vance each were found
to have matches in their pockets when
their bodies We're brought from the
mine to be prepared for burial.
With this evidence in and the testi
mony Of about 10 employees who hold
official positions with the coal com
pany in the jury went to deliberate
1t was hut five minutes arriving at the
following verdict:
1--WE the jury find from the evidence
that the said Isaac Luzier and others,
came to their death on the 18th OF
October, 1916, from the effects Of a
gas explosion the cause of which is
unknown to the jury" 1t was signed
by County Coroner Frank a. Lloyd
and Sam B. Iseman, ]. H. Polling Clyde
S. Holt, T. I. Brett, II. P. Robinson
and r. @. Musgrove members Of the
coroner's jury.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
MESSENGER BOYS
WILL GET PRESENTS
Western Union Promises
Handsome Christmas
Gifts to Employees.

Every Western Union messenger
boy in Ftairmont who has been in the
employ Of the company year. will
receive a present Of SIS in money
from his company as Christmas pres.
ent. Each employee receiving less
than $1,000 q year will receive Z per
cent of his annual wage and employees
receiving more than $1,000 and up to
$4,000 will receive per cent Of their
annual wage.
The above is the substance of let.
ter received by W. T McWho=ter.
manager of the local Western Union
office. The decision to make these
special payments was arrived at at n
regular meeting of the board OF direc.
tors Of the Western Union company
few days ago. and was granted. &C.
Cording to their letter to Mr.. Nc
Whorter, because of the very excep.
tional conditions now prevailing"
The boys at the Fairmont office
have not received their special checks
yet but are looking for them every
day since in the announcement 1t was
said such payments will be made as
soon as possible after December l."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
MINERS VOTING FOR
U. N. ". OFFICERS
Keen Contest between White
and Walker for the
Presidency.

PITTSBURGH. Dec. l2-lrtema.
ttonaI. state and sub.district official
OF the United Mine Workers of Am,
erica were voted on today by miners
In all parts Of this country and Canada
Interest in the election in West vir.
sinia. Ohio and West err Pcnnsylvnn.
"a ceniered in the contest between
John =. White and John II, Walker
for the International presidency. The
opinion was expressed here that MIR
Walker would receive a heavy vote in
this district while Mr.. White, the pres.
ent incumbent. would be fayurite
in the Indiana ana Illinois districts.
The count Of votes cast in the cleo
ton today will being on December IL.
In District II IN West Virginia. which
is under the administ ration of the in.
ternational organization since the cleo.
tive officials were removed during tho
progress Of labor trouble in the dis.
trict. tpllcrs were appointed by Pres.
ident White These officials, who will
make the Coun; at Charleston. are
John Zimmerman Of Illinois; W Il,
Van Horn, OF Indiana. and George
Baker. Of Kentucky.
As 80 percent Of the vote in the
Pittsburgh district when the nomina.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
Close Of Lake Trade
Helps Local Operators
USUAL CRlMP IN BUSINESS HERE
NOT FELT, SAYS C. H.
JENKINS

THE Fairmont coal field never knew
when the lake trade stopped" said
c. Fl. Jenkins, of the Coal Operators
Association. today. The Fairmont dis.
tr1ct has for a, number CT MRS been
rather extensively Interested in the
lake trade, and its closing with the
closing of the lakes TO traffic in the
early winter, has usually resulted in
Crtmping of operations locally.
This year. however. there has not
been a single moments cessation or
curtailment of the local operators. The
closing of the lakes has resulted in
advantages to them, for it means that
many of the cars formerly used in
hauling to the great lakes can be used
for shorter hauls and correspondents
quick returns. This, it is hoped. will
make for a slight relief OF the pres
ent shortage.
Another thing that is expected to
help the local car shortage, is the clos.
ing of the sugar beet season. While
the movement of the sugar bet crop is
on. practically all the cars OF the Peyc
Marquette railroad are thus engaged
Now this movement is over and the
cars are released for coal trade.
The closing of the lake trade and
the releasing of the Pere Marquette
cars. causing Il slight relief in the car
situation, has resulted in slight brcak
of the market, but not enough to effect
the coal operators to an appreciable
extent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
How to Get Rid Of Catarrh,
Catarrhal Deafness or
Head Noises

II you have Catarrh. catarrhal deaf.
ness or head noises caused by Cutarrh
or If phlegm drops in your throat and
has caused Catnr:h of the stomach or
bowels you will be glad to know that
these distressing symptoms can be ell
tirc!y overcome in many instances by
tho following treatment which YOU
can easily prepare in YOUR own home
at little cost. Secure from your drug.
gist ounce Of Parmint double
strength. This will not cost you more
than 75c. Take this home and add to
1t Il pint Of hot water and 4 ounces
Of graduated sugar; stir until dissolv.
ed Take one tablespoonful four
times day. A decided Improvement
is sometimes noted after the first
days treatment. Breathing becomes
easy, while the distressing head nois-
es, headache, dullness, cloudy think
Ing, ETC., gradually disappear under
the tonic action of the treatment. Loss
of smell, taste. defective hearing and
mucous dropping in the back of the
throat are other symptoms which sug-
gest the presence OF catarrh and
which are often overcome by this eff
dacious treatment. Nearly ninety
per cent of all ear troubles are said
to be directly caused by catarrh there
fore, there must be many people whose
hearing can be restored by the SIM
pie home treatment. Holt Drug Co.
can supply you.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
HOY CHnISTNER
CONTINUED from page ID

Alva Moore to the scene. Moore ar
rested Chrlstner and turned him over
to Constable Bill FindIay who brought
him to Jail
Shaver was found to have been shot
through the lett collar bone, the bull.
lets severlng the treaChea and the
aorta. death resulting instantly. The
body was brought to the Cunningham
undertaking establishment here and
prepared for burial. 1t was returned
to Monongah this afternoon at four
o'clock where 1t was taken to SHAY
er's home. There q wife and three
children. two girls. aged ~ and ., and
n boy about two years await the re
mains.
A coroner's jury impancled last ev-
ening consisting OF Charles Bartha-
low, }. S. Price, p. @. Musgrove. c. II.
less. j. r. Sharp and George Rich
ardson viewed the remains at the Gun
ningham morgue. An autopsy was held
by DR.. II. II. Carr. The CorOner'S jury
will hold the inquest next week.
Christner in his cell is receiving at
tention Of physician who states that
the prisoners head is in bad shape,
so many cuts ana pumps resulting
from the kicking that it can no: be
determined whether the skull has been
fractured.
Christner claims that he and King,
who is Pittsburgh National league
baseball player. had fought the day
previous TO the killing and that yestet.
day king secured the assistance OF
Shaver and waylaid him. King Of
course, does not tell this story the
same way. he stating that ChrisiuCr
ieded him to come and fight and tna
instead OF Shaver and King starting
The fist it was Christner himself.
1t is understood Chrlstner's plea will
be self-defensc. AS soon as word
reached Fairmont that the killing had
taken place County Coroner Frank
Lloyd who was reached at Barrack'
vile rushed to the scerG in hN car.
Shaver was found covered with mud
and crimson. The body was brought
here on the same car that the prison
er was.
Dozenes OF witnesses will be sum.
moned to the trial. mostly women who
happened to sec the trouble from their
homes. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12

In three weeks or less watch the
magic transformation. See how the
old. hardened coarse, rough skin turns
into new, fresh, soft, youthful.lookine
skin almost before your very eyes, ALI
due to simple skin omosis produced
solely by warm water and roseated
cream. But be sure to Use only pure
roscatcd cream as it is an entirely DIFF
ferent thing from ordinary face
creams and must not be confoundedi
with them. personally prefer Creme
TOkalon Roseatcdl but any good
brand will do. If you have wrinkles
get box of japanese Ice Pencils and
use them in connection with the
cream and you can get quick action
on the deepest wrinkles no matter Of
low long standing, in one nights tiuiei
and awaken on tic morrow to witness
most astonishing results Also the
use of a little S"htoncx tSold by drug
Gistsl on tn: face each morning viii!
almost Immediately suppress the an
pearanCe o. all smaller wrinkles and
marks of age and make you look ali
laos years younger. 1t gives an! I'M
describably beautiful effect to the
neck and arms for evening dress.
I personally guarantee success in
every case, in any of my newspaper
articles relating to beauty. OF viii
refund the amount paid for any pro-.
ducts recommend, provided you take
your dealers receipt at the time yod
make your purchase. My American
address is Sim0ne Mareix, 20 West
22nd Street New York.
NOTE-The manufacturers OF Creme
Tokalon, Roseated, have such iin.
bounded confidence in their particular
brand that they offer to forfeit $4,000
to any charitable institution II It can
be shown that it will not Danish eg-
cry complexion blemish and give most
astonishing new beauty to wrinkled,
careworn, aged women in three days.
time in many instances. 1t can be OBJ
tanned absolutely fresh and guaranteed
from the South Side Pharmacy or
most any good druggist or department
store in this city
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
NEW NINE TO Be
OPENED At WYATT
Jewish Capitalists are Back
of New Venture in This
Region.

The Stern.Fairmont Coal company,
recently Incorporated for 100000. will
start work III few weeks on q mine
opening near Wyatt, where the com.
pany will mine a 30O.acre tract at the
rate of 700 or 500 tons a day. ship.
ping out over the new lines Of the
Western Maryland.
The men who are behind tho new
company are Jews of Parkersburg and
tniOntOwn, of the strictest business
integrity and great wealth. They own
the 300-acre tract which is to be open.
cd at Wyatt. and in company with a
few other men, tract OF approximate.
ly 5000 of the finest gas coal further
up the creek.
The new mine as it is built will like.
~ be electrified with power from the
Traction company lines, and will be
modern in every particular. Tho Wyatt
openings will be the first venture Of
the men into the coal operating field,
and should they make good on the first
opening, there is a probability that
one or more openings will be started
on their 5.000.cre tract.
Approximately 100 men will he en-.
ployed in the operation whSn it is
going full blast, and will probably
mean that another little mining town
will be built near the site of the mine.
The Sterns.Fairmont holdings are
in the midst OF the Consolidation Coal
holdings, and have for a long time
been looked upon as very valuable.
The incorporates of the new company
are: Joseph Stern and George Z.
Johnson, OF Petersburg; Lee Stern,
Bertha Stern and Rose Stern, of In.
ioutuwn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
City Hall Notes

Mayor Bowen wishes 10 hear suggcs.
tons from the local poultry associa.
ton and from the leading poultry fan.
ciers OF the city as to the regulations
that should be embodied in the pro.
posed ordinance for keeping Of chick.
ems in the city and stated today that
the Health Department did not con.
template any unreasonable or drastic
rules on the new ordinance and that
it would be thoroughly worked out be.
fore final action is taken.
The Board of Affairs yesterday even.
ing completed the canvass of the bal.
lots of the recent $7G0,0OO city i'm.
provement bond election and found no
change in the result, the vote stu
standing as was uno'ilCially reported
the evening Of the election. The date
for the receiving of the bids from
bonding and banking houses for the
bonds has not yet been fixed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
SOUTH LEADS WORLD
IN USE OF COTTON
Soon Whole American Crop
Will Be Consumed at
Home.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. l2.-Practical.
~ the whole OF the great American
cotton crop will be converted into the
finished fabric in American mills
twenty years from now If the present
annual ratio OF increase continues de.
clarcd Col. Iiarvie Jordon, president
OF the Southern Cotton Growers Asso.
citation, today IN an address before the
Southern Commercial Congress. Ii
this prediction should be fulfilled, he
said. the ultimate annual value OF each
crop would reach the enormous total OF
O0000.00O.
The south now occupies the lead.
ing position in cotton mill consumption
throughout the world" said Col. Jor.
don. 1T consumes annually more lint
cotton than all of the textile mills OF
Great Britain. more than all those OF
New England and the balance of tho
United States combined and more than
I'll the combined countries of Europe.
A few years ago. he asserted, - per
cent. Of the raw cotton had TO be OK.
ported while now foreign mills under
peace conditions could not expect
more than so per cent.
fOlntlnS out tndt II was ule country
or section which manufactures the
raw material into the finished fabric
that secures the maximum OF value
from such product, Col. Jordon de.
clarcI that the present medium yield
of the south's cotton crop, sold for its
full value for the first item since the
Civil war, would bring growers ST..
80, 100000. He said present high
prices of the staple was due largely to
the Federal Reserve banking system
and the cotton futures law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
Farmers Will Meet
Here SATURDAY.

The County Farm Bureau will meet
al Fairmont Saturday. December 1e.
at 1880 p, nj in the county court room.
Plans for securing good attendance
at Farmers Week and other business
matters viii he taken UP. Each local
club in the county should be repre-.
sented At this meeting The annual
report OF the county agent will be read.
More new members are need to sc:
cure the prize for the largest members
ship increase during the year A
During this week meetings win be
held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs.
day nights at Montana school, Phn,
raoh's Run school and IloOdsville, The
former will be community Meeting
and latter two are regular meetings
IF the respective clubs at these places