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Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-10-18
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS

On November 9th the voters!of
the state will have the privilege
of voting on three proposed con-
stitutional amendments.
The proposed prohibition
amendment provides for state
wide prohibition from and after
October 1, 1918. The position of
the editor of the News-H Herald on
this question is we'll known. He
votes "dry" at every opportuni-
ty, and believes that the voters
of New Mexico will serve the
best interests of all the people of
the state by making it dry
state at the coming elction.
The proposed judicial amend
simply provides for another judi
cial district in the state-nine in
stead of eight as at present. Un-
der the provisions of this amend
ment the First, Second, Third,
(this district, Fourth, Sixth and
Seventh, remain as at present.
The Fifth District is changed by
adding the county of Lea (terri-
tory of which is now included in
the district and taking away
Roosevelt and Curry Quay
county is taken from the
Eighth, and Curry, Quay and
Roosevelt and the new county Of
DeBaca constitute the new ninth.
The constitution now provides
that in case new counties are
created they may be attached to
contiguous districts for judicial
purposes, so that in reality all
there is to this amendment is the
creation of an additional district.
The people of this district have
no direct interest in it except in
sofar as it provides for an addi-
tional district judge whose salary
will be paid by the taxpayers Of
the state at large. We believe
the other expenses of the judicial
machinery is apportioned among
the counties of the district.
The proposed tax amendment
is a much more knotty problem,
and we do not feel competent to
say what it means. 1t is even
possible that the trainers them
selves don't know what it means.
Such things have occurred in
New Mexico.
The voter might proceed upon
the theory that it would be i'm
possible to make it worse, and
therefore any change would nee
essarily be for the better.
On the other hand, he might
be impelled to ask himself, Can
good come out of NAZARETH"
If there is one among our read
ers who thinks he knows all
about this and can convey the
knowledge to others, we shall be
glad to print his explanation,
provided it isn't too long for our
space.
A member of the legislature,
= who probably did not expect to
be quoted, said that this amend
ment was submitted at the be-
hest of the railroads, to head off
and prevent heavy tax levies by
the school districts and munici.
palities. The railroads consti.
tute large share of the property
of the state and hence pay g
large share of the taxes, anC
they don't want to be stuck
for heavy taxes to build schoo
houses and make municipal i'm
provements.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-10-18
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

At the regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners
begun October End, action was
taken af follows:
Report of Chas. L. Burt, coun.
ty superintendent of schools
that after correction of schoo
(evies or estimates it is found
necessary to levy an additional Z
mills, received, and same was
approved and levy made as
recommended.
In the matter of appointment
of a probate Judge, Librado Val
encia made motion to the board
that all applicants withdraw in
favor of Antonio Gutierrez, but
all did not agree to it, and Mari
ano Vigil was appointed.
Feliciano Chavez y Salas pre-
sented oral petition for the. sur
vey of the Lo de Padilla Grant
for the purpose of ascertaining
the amount of timber land in said
Grant. The matter was taken
under advisement.
Petition for the reduction of
the taxes of the Torreon Grant
recommended.
Petition from the people Of
Willard for the incorporation of
the village granted, and Jose E.
CARA appointed as census enum-
orator. Surveyor ordered to sur
vey the proposed limits as de-
scribed and report. Bond Of $50
filed and approved.
In the matter of the petition
of the people of Varney for
new voting precinct filed at the
April meeting the same is grant
ed, and Varney Precinct No. 20
is created, to include all the land
in Varney school district.
Following persons were ap-
pointed boards of registration for
the various precincts of the coun
ty, for the election to be held
Nov. 9th:
Precinct No. 2, Torreon, Mari
ano Vigil, Adolfo Gallegos, Sol
ONION Archuleta.
Precinct No 3. Manzano, Juan
Jose Turrietta, Max Zamora,
Serafico Romero.
Precinct No. 4, Cienega, Jesus
Flores, Felipe Luna, Pedro Lu-
cero y Torrez.
Precinct No. 5, Punta, Greg
orio Sanchez, Pedro Jaramillo,
Juan B. Romero.
Precinct No. 6, Willard, G. B.
Salas, Jose Ma. Cisneros, l.. E.
Hanlon.
Precinct No. 7, Estancia, ]. N.
Bush, Manuel Sanchez y s.,
Ralph G. Robertson.
Precinct No. 8, Moriarty, Joe
Davis, j. F.. Coats, Pablo Baca.
Precinct No. 9, Palma, Jesus
Ma. Abeyta, Daniel Vigil, A. R.
Cecil.
Precinct No. 10, Duran, P. P.
Sanches, Castulo Marquee, j. A.
Will.
Precinct No II, Pinos Wells.
H. A. Mirabal, Manuel Ch y
Chavez, Eugenio Gonzales.
Precinct No II, Encino, Elias
Speare, Henrique Gutierrez, C..
M. Davenport.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-10-18

Precinct No. 13, Abo, Juan
Serna, Jose A. Lopez, Prescilia-
no Carrillo.
Precinct No. IA, Lucy, E, A.
Mattingly, Jno. McGillivray,
Juan Gonzales.
| Precinct No. Is, Mountainair,
Delfino Barreras, G. L. Burt,
Lloyd Orme.
Precinct No. 16, Mcintosh,
Frank Laws, ]. A. Britain, w.
W. Wagner.
Precinct No. II, Jaramillo,
Jacobo Baca y Torrez, Jose Ma.
Torrez, Gil Perea.
Precinct No. 18, Cedarvale,
Louis W. DeWolf, Victor Lueras,
Alberto Chavez.
Precinct No. 49,, Lucero,
Lorenzo Barela, Bonifacio Bar
ella, Salvador Bachicha.
Precinct No. 20, Varney, John
7. Kimmons, G.. 7. Jones, A. w.
Shartzer.
The board appoints G. 7. Jones
as justice of the peace in and for
Precinct No. 20, Varney. and
certificate of appointment is Or
dered to be issued.
The board appoints A. J. I'm
hof as constable in and for Pre-
cinct No. 20, Varney, and certi-
ficate of appointment is ordered
to issue.
The report of Tomas Bachicha
as J. P. in and for Precinct No.
IL is presented and approved.
In the matter of petition here
tofore presented by the board of
education of Torrance county for
the purchase Of a suitable safe,
there is no report made as re-
quired, the board therefore takes
no action in the matter.
The report of Simon Atencio,
]. P. in and for Precinct No 5,
Punta. is presented and ap-
proved.
The report of county clerk for
the months of July, August and
September are presented and ap,
proved.
The reports of the sheriff for
the months of July, August and
September are presented and ap-
proved.
In the matter of complaint of
justice of the peace at Punta that
codification held by predecessor
has not been delivered to him,
the board orders that the bonds
men of the said predecessor be
notified and that the same be de-
livered forthwith to the acting
justice of the peace.
The resignation of David Gale
gos as constable in and for Pre-
cinct No. II, Pinos Wells, is pre-
sented and approved.
The board instructs the clerk
to order voting booths for all the
precincts of the county, which is
accordingly done.
The board appoints Otha M.
Butts as constable in and for
Cedarvale precinct in place of j.
H. Meyers. The report of ]. P.
Maloney. ]. P, in and for Pre-
cinct No. 4, is presented and ap-
proved.
In the matter of petition of j.
F. Lasater for permission to pay
the taxes for the years 1911, 1912,
1918 and 1914 on lot 8, block II
Estancia, the board does not
recommend it as it deems it to
ha mart of the matters under
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-10-18
Piano For Sale.

To avoid further storage or re.
shipping charges, will sell slight
ly used high grade piano which
we have stored at Estancia at a
sacrifice; liberal terms to any re-
sponsible party. It you are con-
templating the purchase of a
piano, write us at once for par
ticulars. F. A. Martin Piano
Co., Albuquerque, N. M. adv
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Black
burn of Malta Bend, Mo-, are
visiting at the ranch home of r..
N. Maxwell.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23

Miss N. H. Craig, a Boston beauty
specialist, will give free messages
from August Goth to 25th. Make
your appointments early with H. E.
Close & Co., Or telephone 100. 5t2
Saturday of last week-seven days
from the date of the examination of
Cavalier county men for the military
draft-was the last day for the filing
of affidavits by those making claim
before the examining board for ex.
emption from the draft.
, Banker and Mrs. B Prom and the
latter's sister, Miss Marie Aslekson,
where among the number from Milton
who autoed to Langdon Friday even
ing to hear the lecture of Baron de
Maulaussene on the "World's War;
under the auspices of the local Sc
eiety Of the Red Cross.
A party of four prospective land
buyers from Illinois arrived in the
city Saturday and have been spending
the greater part of the week looking
over farm lands listed for sale in
different parts of the county this week.
The party is composed of the follow
ing: Messrs. Frank Tappan, Arthur
Mccoy, Charles Smith and Dwight
Smith. Their homes are at Woodstock,
Ill.
Willard Merriam was visiting here
from Devils Lake several days last
week at the home of his brother.in-
law and sister, Sheriff and Mrs. Fred
A. Thompson. Mr.. Merriam is a
corporal in Co. D. of the First Regi-
ment and he came over here for a
farewell visit with his sister, Mrs.
Thompson before his company leaves
for the state training camp at Fort
Lincoln.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23

Miss C. E. Mcmillan accompanied
her brother, c.. B. Mcmillan, and
wife on the auto trip from St. Paul
to the home at Hannah last week and
is lengthening her stay with Cavalier
county friends for a few days before
returning to her home in California.
George Sturm, of the real estate
firm of Sturm & Price, was an arrival
Tuesday from his home in California
to look after the harvesting and
threshing of the firms crop acreage
in this county. MIR. Sturm's stay in
Langdon will extend through the
greater part Of the fall season.
Herb Schulke, who has been maxi
ing use of his school vacation by hold.
ing down a position with one of the
large firms of wholesalers and jobbers
in the Twin Cities, is expected home
during the week. He will assist with
the fall business rush il handling
trade at the A. Schulke department.
store.
POSITIONS Waiting for every
young man and oma who takes
Bookkeeping, Shorthand, and Type
writing, or Auto, Gass, Steam En-
genering at the Crookston College.
Board and room in private family
So so to 81. SO per week. Write to
j. c Satire, Crookston, MINI. ste COW
Sunday. September 10th, is the
opening day of the chicken shooting
season in North Dakota. The state
game law only provides for one
months open season for chickens.
Licenses for hunters are %obtainable al
the county auditors office the fees
for residents and non residents of the
state being the same as last year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23
ToWey ( Kirkham|
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
Langdon, N. Oak,

John Reid was here Saturday from
his farm lying between Olga and
Walhalla to attend an executive meet
ing of the county fair association
officials. Cutting practically ended
last week through the eastern part of
the county and some had started
threshing.
Miss Annie Koehmstedt, who &C.
%companied her father, Lawrence
Koehmstedt here from the home at
Danzil, Sask., at the time of her
mothers interment at Mt. Carmel
about a month since, visited part of
last week with Langdon relatives of
the family.
R. Arnold, the civil engineer fro
Great Falls, Mont, returned to the
city Monday, bringing his surveying
instruments with him. This week he
has started. work on plans and specif-
cations which he has undertaken to
furnish the city of it's proposed munc
ipal waterworks and sewage system.
James Mirehouse went north on
Saturdays loon train to- Sarles &C.
companying the remains of William
o. Dillabough. a brother of the late
Mrs. Mirehouse, whose death in a
Grand Forks hospital occurred last
Friday, following an operation for
goitre, that had reached quite an ad-
lvateed stage before the patient I'M
derwents pecial medical treatment.
Deceased for many years had been
a highly respected resident Of the
family community adjacent to Sarles.
In the list of eleven dentists, who
were successfuia IN 3passingl the exam
ination Of the state dental board at
its July meeting held in Devils Lake
is the name ofsDr.. James ". Hamil.
ton, of Langdon. "Doc." is among
the dental surgeons Of North Dakota,
who offered their services to the gov
eminent in the medical corps immedi-
ately upon the completion Of their
college course. At present he is TAX
ing a vacation trip owe the state
looking up a suitable location in
which to settle down to the practice
of his profession.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23

Don't forget the closing out sale
of all summer goods at half price
Schulke's Dept. Store.
The oldest boy of Rev. and Mrs.
George C.. Lee has been seriously ill
under a Doctors care at the M. E.
Parsonage for several days.
Mrs. John Mahon and daughter,
Miss Ruth, are spending. the week in
Crookston, MINI, at the home of
Mrs. Merriam Stephens.
S. O. Tollefson, the veteran g rain
buyer at Milton in charge of the Far.
4mer's elevator, was a business visi-
tor to the county seat Saturday.
Mrs. William Sackett left Friday
for Kent, Mimi, where her husband
has secured a position as a druggist
since leaving Langdon a few weeks
ago.
Mrs. Charles Mcnamara was an ar.
rival during the week from Manitou,
Man., and is visiting at the Mrs. C.
Orion home while in the city.
Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil. For burns,
scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell it 3Oc and 6Oc.
Threshing started on the j. F. Ra.
mage farm adjoining town Tuesday
afternoon. Both of Mr.. Ramage's
outfits will be in operation next
week.
DR.. and Mrs. Gustafson, of Milton,
were guests of DR.. and Mrs. w. w.
Mcqueen while here Friday evening
to attend the war lecture at the Audi
forum.
William Herricks and wife return.
ed on Thursday last week from a
visit since the early part of the
month with Mr.. and Mrs. Todd Shan.
Aey, who since leaving Langdon last
spring have been located at VOLTS
Point, Mont.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23
+ Local Happenings &
~ q
Today's wheat-$1. 81.

Today's wheat-$1. 81.
See the A.. o. Void Co. sho win.
dow for appropriate gifts for our sol.
dier boys.
In spite of the dry season the
potato crop promises to be good this
fall.
Mrs. Thos. Cregan and little son
were Olga visitors in the city y%ester-
day.
]. R. Barry was in Grand Forks a
part of the week giving business mat
tiers attention.
Don't forget the closing out sale
of all summer goods at half price
Schulke's Dept. Store
To make appointments with Miss
Craig, our beauty specialist, tele-
phone 100. 5t2
County Commissioner R. B. Laing
was here on Monday from Milton CIV
ing official matters his attention.
Baron de Malaussene was the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. Tom Smith while
in Langdon from Friday until Sunday
For any itchiness of the skin, for
skin rashes, chaps, pimples, etc., try
Doan's Ointment. Coo at all drug
stores.
Rev. C. P. Drew, of Lakota, was
here and at Hannah on Sunday and
Monday conducting Episcopal church
services.
You cannot afford to oversleep.
Get a guaranteed alar m clock at A.
O.. Void Co. 5t3
Mrs. w. A. Farrell and the child
e enjoyed a week end visit at the
home in Iona of M erchant and Mrs.
Dan Shelley.
Miss Jennie Kelland took Mondays
afternoon train to Milton intending
to spend the balance of the week
there with friends.
Postmaster Sam Cross, who has a
growing arm machinery business over
the eastern part of the county, was a
visitor in town yesterday.
Miss Pearl Carson and Miss Myrtle
Baldson were passengers north tc
Hannah last Thursday for a visit of
a few days with friends.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23

w. j. Storie, postmaster at Osna-
brock and editor of the Independent,
was here Tuesday accompanied by his
little daughter, between trains Civ.
Ing attention to business matters.
Manager R. 7. Burke, of the
Langdon Telephone Co., SEM his son,
Dick, up to Dresden to install new
phones and give needed attention to
the company's service in that to wn
Monday.
Chas. Damode is holding down a
job in the E. C. Dedrick corner hard
ware store while D. E. Docksteader
Is looking after the harvesting of his
crop acreage near Mowbrav for a
couple of weeks.
Peter C. Olson was in town from
his farm at Elkwood on Monday.
His opinion is that much of the crop
in that part of the county will fully
average up to what the farmers
threshed last fall
Miss Anna Hoffarth, a da lighter
OF F. x. Hoffarth and wife, of Mt.
Carmel, left Monday for Mankato,
Mimi, where she this fall becomes a
student at the Catholic school of the
Sisters of Notre Dame.
E. R. Pratt and family autoed
over here Monday from Cavalier be-
ing guests at the Nugent home
while calling on a number of their
many old friends among Langdon peo-
pie.
N. D. Dixon, wife and little son,
Robert, came down from Hannah on
Monday for a visit of a part of the
week with old Langdon friends and
also autoed over to Munich to visit
the ?. j. Antony family before re.
turning to their home in MINNEAPOLIS,
Mrs, Anton Clodt is making a sat.
isfactory progress toward recovery
from her illness of typhoid fever
which friends will be gratiied to
learn was only of a mild type and her
recovery practically assured.
Mrs. Emily Hawley is making a
visit in Langdon this week while
here from her home at Darlington,
Ill, to look after the harvesting and
threshing of the crop on a farm in
which she invested a few years ago
in Perry township.
Rev. j. A. Kinnerk, assistant
priest of st. A%lphonsus church, re.
turned Monday from a three weeks
vacation trip during which he visited
points east, including Cleveland and
Chicago where he has a number of
relatives and friends.
A. Berthaiume spent several days
of last week in Langdon and at Olga
with former friends and old acquaint-
ance5. He is prospecting in the life
insurance business at Bottineau and
each summer finds time to enjoy a
trip east into Cavalier county, where
he resided for a number of years.
Merchant w. A. Scott's home on
Sixth street was given an appreciated
visit by the stork at an early hour
on Saturday morning. The new arri.
val is a baby girl who will share the
attention bestowed upon the son and
heir who has been a steady boarder
for over a year past.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23

Don't forget the closing out sale
of all summer goods at half price
Schulke's Dept. Store.
When you present the soldier boys
with something as a token of your es-
TEEN, let it be something appropriate
A. o. Void Co.
Threshers time books, account
books, also liens and stationery sup.
plies of all kinds for thr eshers-at
the Democrat Office.
Miss Dorothy Price returned Satur.
day from Pingree, N. OAK, having
made a visit of a week there with
friends of the family.
Joseph Godfrey returned yesterday
from Grand Rapids, Mimi. where he
has been making a visit of a week at
the home of his sister, Mrs. FIR ank
Jutras.
Monday evening the birth of a lit
tie son is reported as having occurred
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
La Ruette, whose home is in the vi
cinity of Easby..
Miss Nellie Springer arrived on
yesterdays train from Far go and
during a couple of weeks stay will
have charge as trained nurse of DR..
Towey's out of town patients.
Remember the boys that are going
to fight your battles while they are
still with you. and get them n of
those ideal soldiers steel mirrors, and
it will reflect your kind thoughtful
ness. For sale at A. o. Void Co.
Miss Lucy A. Gordon, accompanied
by her father, w. B. Gordon, left
last Thursday by way of Nekoma for
a vacation visit of a couple of weeks
with friends in the western part of
the state and Willow City, N. D..
w. A. Farrell was in Fargo Civ
ing insurance and other business mat.
tiers attention while making an over
Sunday visit with his mother, Mrs.
E. A. Farrell, and his brother, Ed.
ward A. Farrell.
With a new grandstand and an ad-
ditional ground space of five acres
added to the old fair grounds it looks
as if the Cavalier county fair associa.
tion was doing its best to keep pace
with the increasing number of county
fair visitors from year to year.
Hon. John Baldson was in the city
Saturday from his farm north Of Osna.
brock to attend the meeting of the
officials of the fair association calico
to wind-up business details connec-
ted with the fair held a month ago.
Miss Mary O'Reilly is filling a po-
sition as cashier and bookkeeper with
the Boyd department store, taking
the place of Miss Elyda Docksteader,
who resigned lately and is now hold.
Fling a similar job with the Cavalier
County National Bank.
DR.. c. A. Porter, the Calvin den
tai practitioner, was here the early
part of the week a couple of days
taking Tuesdays afternoon train fol
Grand Forks, where he will meet Mr.!
Porter, who has been spending a
month visiting in Chicago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-23

A. O. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.
The Washington times., 1917-08-29
CROSSING POLICE
WIN SICK LEAVE
PAY ARGUMENT

The District Commissioners today
received from W. W. Warwick, Comp
trolIer of the Treasury, a ruling es-
tablishing the right Of crossing po-
Iicemen to. more than thirty DAYS
sick leave provided their illness is in
consequence Of injury received or ma
lignant disease contracted in the line
Of duty.
The ruling follows a protest filed
by the Capital Traction Company
against granting unlimited sick leave
with pay TO crossing policemen in ad-
dition to twenty days annual leave.
The Comptroller rules that the law
OF September !, 1916, gives to the
crossing policemen all the rights.
benefits, privileges and immunitieS
now possessed or which may hereafter
be possessed by other members of the
metropolitan police force" The right
to sick leave with pay, he says, is I'M
Questionably a right. benefit or privil-
eye within the meaning OF the law,
and II other members of the police
force are entitled to more than thirty
DAYS sick leave within any one year,
II must be held that the crossing po-
licemen likewise are entitled there
to.
The rules and regulations OF the
Police Department provide that mo
member OF the force shall be allowed
sick leave for more than thirty days
in any one calendar year except when
the same is in consequence OF injury
received or a malignant disease con-
tracted in line of duty, and then not
until the Board Of Police and Fire Sur
shall have rRCnnnnendRd that
such excess be allowed, anu the same
shall have been approved by the Com
missioners"
The Comptroller advises the Com
missioners that under these rules and
regulations, which have the force and
'Tect of law, crossing policemen are
Low entitled to leave with pay for
more than thirty days in a calendar
year under the same circumstances'