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Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16
Minstrel Was Success

The minstrel pulled off lest Fri
day by the boys and girls of the
high school was a complete sue
cess in every way and both per-
formances-3 p. m. and 8p. m. -
enjoyed a liberal patronage.
Practically all the boys and girls
of the high school were in the
caste and without exception each
acquitted themselves in excellent
style. Professor Franklin acted
as interlocutor and a number of
good songs and jokes were serv-
ed to appreciative audiences. A
one-act comedy entitled "A
Suffrage Convention, IN black
face art was put on by the
girls and ELECTED no small
amount Of praise.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16
COUNCIL NARROWING
DOWN TO BASE OF
BUSINESS LINES
First Reading Toward Pas
sage of Ordinances Rec
commended is Made at
Monday Nights Session.
MAIN OBJECT is A
BETTER CARRIZOZO

The council met at the court
house Monday night in adjourned
session, roll call revealing the
presence of Trustees Sager, Zieg-
Ter, Campbell, Vega and Mayor
Lutz. Considerable business was
laid over until future dates on
account Of absence of legal advice
the council not wishing to pro-
ceed in any matters without first
knowing they were on the right
Bids for the village printing
were opened and read, the bid of
the Carrizozo Outlook being5 per
cent below the other bid submit
ted. On motion of Councilman
Campbell the matter of awarding
the contract was tabled until
next meeting.
The matter of electing a city
treasurer came before the body
and was discussed. Councilman
Ziegler stating that he did not
think there need be much worry
over this matter as he believed
either of the local banks would
gladly act as custodian of the
city's funds free of charge.
The matter of street lights was
referred to a committee compos-
ed of Councilmen Sager and
Campbell and Mayor Lutz. and
the committee directed to report
at next meeting as to cost of in
stallation and other matters per-
tanning thereto.
The first reading of ordinances
recommended was made by the
clerk. These numbered about
fifteen and covered the following.
Exhibition of shows, dog licenses
stray animals, tax levy, nuisan-
ces, sanitation, misdemeanors
and breaches of the public peace,
speed limit, curfew, riding bicy-
cles upon the sidewalk, splitting
in public places, occupation tax,
vagrancy and other necessary
prompt legislation. After the
reading of the proposed ordinan-
ces the council adjourned TO meet
again next Monday night
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
SHOWN. OVER HIGH
SCHOOL POSSIBILITY
Subject is Prominently Men
toned at Meeting of Par
emit Teachers Association
Last Monday Night.
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
GREATLY ENJOYED

The Carrizozo Parent-Teachers
Association, or Patronss' Club of
the local schools. held their
monthly meeting at the Crystal
theatre Monday night at which
time considerable discussion and
favorable mention was made of
the Wetmore bill which would
enable Carrizozo to get a full and
accredited high school in the near
future.
One feature of the evening was
a paper by Principal Mrs. Ethel
V. Jewett of the high school in
which she plainly set forth the
existing conditions Of the local
high school department. This
was followed by an able address
by County Superintendent j. f.
Koonce. Attorney w. c. Mer-
chant led a general discussion
and several interesting impromp-
tu talks were made by different
members of the audience.
Vocal duets by Mrs. Stanley
Squier and Hiss Garvin, accom-
panied by Mrs. McCurdy, were
excellently rendered and highly
enjoyed. Selections by the male
quartet, composed of Rev. Arth.
ur Marston, r. T. Cribb, II. c.
Franklin and Professor McCurdy,
and a very commendable piano
solo by George Ferguson COM
pleted the musical program for
the evening. The attendance.
although not of large proper
tions, was very enthusiastic.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16
Farley Delivers Address

r. E. Farley, of the State
Temperance League came down
from Albuquerque last Sunday
and delivered lectures upon the
subject Of prohibition at the
Methodist church at II n. m. and
3 D. M, and at the Baptist church
at 7:30 p. m. Mr.. Fafley's talks
We're said to be very interesting
and were enjoyed by a fair sized
audience.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16
Wetmores Return

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira 0. Wetmore
returned Monday night from
Santa Fe where they had been
during the past two months. Mr..
Wetmore, who is the representa-
tive from Lincoln county, being
there to attend the regular ses-
sion of the state legislature which
adjourned Saturday.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16

Mrs. Scholar commenced legal
action to recover the insurance
money. In this sui, an attach
ment was levied on the mercan-
tile firm of Tungstel & McSwain
and upon all the cattle on the
ranch owned by Tungstel on the
Felix river in Lincoln county.
when the deputy sheriff and
his posse arrived at the ranch to
serve the writ they found there
John II. Tungstel, Richard Brew
er his foreman and William II.
Bonney, later famous as Billy the
Kid. Mr.. Coe states that the
parties were friendly while at
the ranch and that after levying
the attachment on the cattle the
deputy sheriff permitted Tungs-
tel, Brewer and Bonney to set off
for town with all the ranch
horses. When about twenty
miles from the ranch the latter
party discovered a bunch of tur-
keys in what is now known as
Tungstel canyon and stopped to
hunt them. While hunting the
sheriff's force came upon them.
According to the statement of
Brewer and Bonney, Tungstel
rode toward the possee. Arriv-
ing within Is to 20 feet they or
dered him to throw up his hands
which he did, dropping his gun
and everything, and they shot
him while his hands were over
his head. Continued next week.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16
LINCOLN COUNTY
SCENE OF EXCITING
EARLY DAY EVENTS
BY MRS. BENZ. +. NABoURs.
albuquerque Herald.)

The historic old courthouse at
the now peaceful little town of
Lincoln, which is about sixty
miles west of Roswell is perhaps
better known and more widely
celebrated as the center of stir
ring events and bloody battles
and the spot where more bad
men lost their lives with their
boots on than any other part of
New Mexico.
The first of these important
events was the Harold War"
the principal scenes of which
were enacted in or about Lincoln.
1t was in general q fued based
upon race hatred. The story Of
the war in brief is as follows:
In 1873 a family Of five brothers,
named Harold, came from Lam
pasas county, Texas, bringing
their families and stock with
them, and settled on the Ruidoso
about 10 miles from Lincoln.
One day while on a trip to
Lincoln one of the boys, Ben,
with two other white men got to
drinking and brandishing their
guns, which some Mexican depu-
ties took away from them. This
so angered the -hite men that
they procured more guns and in
the fight which followed the 3
Americans and one Mexican were
killed. When Ben's brothers
heard of this, they came to Lin
coin and tried TO have the Mex
leans prosecuted, but as the Mex
leans had only done their duty,
they failed in that way, so took
out their revenge on them by
killing every Mexican they met.
The Mexicans gave back the
same thing, and many murders
were committed until finally the
Harold brothers returned to
Texas, where they all met violent
ends.
This ended what was known
as the Harold war, but the i'll
feeling still slumbered for a per-
iod of about two years, when
what was termed the Lincoln
county war" broke out afresh,
and between the years of 1875
and 1882, Lincoln county was
probably the bloodiest spot in
the United States, considering
its population.
Here it was that the bloody
fued between the two parties of
cattlemen began in the spring of
1876. Tho two parties were
headed, one by John S. Chisum,
whose attorney, Alex McSwain,
was really the fighting head of
this faction, and the other by
Doan and Riley. These two
firms were bitter rivals to secure
the contracts to furnish both
cattle and other supplies TO Fort
Stanton, then a military post,
now government hospital for
marine consumptives, 8 miles
southwest of Lincoln. Each of
these factions accused the other
of stealing the others cattle
with which to furnish Fort STAN
ton with beef. Naturally the
majority of the residents of the
whole county were drawn to de-
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16
VIII Stock Streams

Theodore Rounault, Jr., of Las
Cruces, recently appointed state
game warden, is planning to
to stock all New Mexico mountain
streams this year with trout and
place a large supply of perch,
black bass, and croppies in the
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16

nlreu 10 40 lne gun Work lOf
these two factions.
Following is a short extract
from "The History Of New Mex
ico," which explains in brief the
cause of the Lincoln county war.
Alexander McSwain, who head
ed the faction of which Mr.. Coe
was a partisan. came to Lincoln
about 1870, practiced law for
several years and in 1873 estab-
lished a partnership with John
H. Tungstel in the mercantile,
banking and ranch business at
Lincoln, in the building now oc-
cupied by j. j. Jaffa & Co. Nc
Swain also became attorney for
John S. Chisum, the cattle king
of the Pecos river, who, at this
time had about 10000 head of
cattle on the range.
Colonel Emil Fritz and Major
L. G. Murphy had been post
traders at Fort Stanton until the
government turned out the ira
ders and then about 1867 or '68
they came to Lincoln and con-
tinued their mercantile partner
ship in the building later used as
a courthouse. While on a trip to
Germany, Colonel Fritz died and
a short time afterward, j. j.
Dolan and John Riley succeeded
to the firm of l.. G. Murphy q
Co., tho Murphy remained in the
firm as silent partner.
'"These two firms were bitter
rivals for the contracts to sup
| ply the government posts with
cattle and other supplies. The
rivalry was carried on both above
and below board and doubtless
both sides resorted to question
able means of obtaining advant-
age, but it became rather gener-
ally understood that a great
many of the cattle that were be-
ing turned in by the firm of Do
Ian & Riley were stolen cattle
picked out from the - brand
herds then owned and run by
John Chisum. The latter, with
his attorney, McSwain, prosecu-
ted a number of persons for the
larceny of these cattle.
This is thought to have been
the entering wedge which sepa-
rated the people of Lincoln coun-
ty into two contending factions.
about a year before the first
act of hostility in the war Nc
Swain, acting as attorney for
Mrs. Scholar, sister of Colonel
Emil Fritz, collected an insur-
ance policy on the life of her de-
ceased brother. Mes vain, so it
is alleged, had previously agreed
with the sister to collect the pol
icy at his own expense and was
then to retain a certain percent
of the proceeds.
He went to New York at his
own expense and compromised
the case with the insurance com.
pany which had Heretofore re-
fused to pay a dollar On his re-
turn he offered to turn over to
Mrs. Scholar, as substantiated
by several witnesses, the entire
amount collected by him less his
percentage as attorney.
Mrs. Sholan, acting under
advice of Murphy, Dolan and
Riley, refused TO accept this
money and demanded the entire
collection less the personal ex-
penses. McSwain refused and
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-03-16

Rev. j. M. Gardner will preach
at Captain Tuesday, March goth;
Lincoln Wednesday, March 21st;
Ft. Stanton Thursday, Marcl ".
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26

Eiahty-three Year Old Labor Leader
Will Have Say In Garment
Workers Strike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Oflcials an.
ticipated activities of Mother
Jones. eighty three year old labor
leader. When she arrived here to
participate in the garment workers
strike she was served with a copy
of the Injunction prohibiting picket
ing.
What lot Of rot" she said.
Imagine an old Judge issuing thing
like that In the twentieth century"
/ II chall speak In Chicago II am
asked and attend meetings, too she
declared" All strikes are alike;
they are a protest against charity.
ignorance. misery. hunger. Industrial
slavery and jails."
She came from New York where
she saw the food riots in City Hall
square last week.
Miss Gertrude Barnum, who with
Theodore Roosevelt helped settle the
kimona workers strike In 1913, has
also arrived to help the strikers. Her
first word was q protest against the
injunction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause Take Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead Of
taking tones, or trying to patch UP :
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailmeut clo2Zed ivef
and disordered bowels.
D.. Edwards Olive Tablets afouse
the liver in soothing. healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per-
forming their natural functions. away
goes indigestion and stomach troubles
If You have . bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor.
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested foods
you should take Olive Tablets. the sub
stitute for calomel
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets are =
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You win know them BY their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain
Take one or two at bedtime Tor quick
relief. 50 you can eat what yor Nike
Al l0c and 25c per box. All druggists
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
There are some people to whom it is al
ways somewhat of disappointment to find
that anyone is not as black as their fancy
painted him. Nesbit.
CANNOT EAT PROSPERITY.

Children at home crying for food, mothers in
the streets cursing the hucksters, mob storm
ing the city hall-all this in New York City,
metropolis of free and prosperous America.
"Prosperity!' There are people in Ameri-
ca today who hate the word.
Prosperity prices and prosperity wages don t
meet; they pass each other like the parallel
lines of geometry-which never can meet.
poor man with a large family can't eat a
millionaire prosperity. America is prosper
GUS indeed with the greatest trade in its his
tory, with the highest wages and the highest
prices, everything is turning to gold; but we
can't eat gold, we can't eat this kind Of pros
perity.
Not all wages have been increased. As a
matter Of fact, probably not five per cent. of
the so-called working people have gained any
thing in wages this last year. And even the
fortunate five per cent find that prices have
increased tenfold the increase in wage. A ten
per cent. boost on the payroll looks big; the
whole country exclaims at the iberality of the
wage. But the commonest food has increased
not ten per cent. but one hundred, two hundred,
three hundred per cent.
Tens of millions Of dollars are made by the
food spectators. That's prosperity Tens of
millions flow into the treasures of the great
producing industries That's prosperity. But
quarters worth of food has to fill dollars
worth of space.
The United States of America has survived
many panic, has lived to laugh at many a
black prediction against it's galopng affluence.
But if food prices rise higher or if they remain
where they are today, there is going to be a
panic that will leave scars, and the affluence is
going into ditch
1t is impossible to reason with a hungry
man; mother of hungry child cannot be CON
WINGED that the cost of living is higher because
she is living better than she did ten years ago.
Hungry people will declare that things cost
twice and thrice as much as they used to cost
and that there isn't twice or thrice as rnuch
money to spend for them. They want to know
where the money goes, and why.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
LOUDEST SHOUTS
FROM PACIFISTS
Have Been Making Themselves Heard
Out Of Proposition to Their
Small Numbers.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The pae'-
fists OF the nation have been making
themselves heard out Of proportion
10 their numbers -therefore. 1t be-
I,ooves the vast majority OF Ameri-
cans who favor vigorous policy,
but who have heretofore kept silent
because OF fear OF embarrassing the
president, strongly to- make tneE
views known at present.
Such an explanation was voucn.
safed today by group OF nearly hall
a hundred prominent men for an ap-
peal issued throughout the country.
Among the signers were former
President Taft, Joseph n. Choate.
EIihu Root, James II. Garfield. Henry
b.. Stimson, Alton b. Parker, VIM.
jay Schieffelin. John B. Stanchfield
and julius Sachs.
"The call" urges that the need OF
the hour is to take effectual measures
to safeguard our citizens and our
shipping rather than to wait for
Americans to be murdered and then
60 to war to punish the offender
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
WATER FREEZES
IN GAS MAINS
Local Gas Service Has Been Affected
by Depth Of This Winters
Frost.

A number of Keokuk residents
have had trouble with their gas ser
vice this winter. This has been due
TO an unusual state Of affairs The
gas mains are laid at depth OF
about three feet under the ground
and in previous winters the frost has
only entered the ground to the depth
of about eighteen inches. not touch
ing the pipes.
This winter, however, due to some
severe cold spells and because there
has been no snow to protect the
ground, the frost has gone down from
three to four feet Consequently
water III the gas pipes, which Is ordi-
narily pumped out after it has reach
ed the lowest point in the pipe, has
frozen in the mains. in some IN
stances totally stopping up the pipe.
AS it is almost impossible to tell
where the stoppage is and also be-
cause the frosty ground can only
with difficulty be broken, the Keo-
kuk Electric company has been hard
put to remedy the defects in the
gas service, and although all efforts
have not met with success neverthe-
less the company has been doing and
win do everything possible to correct
the situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
HOW GOOD THAT.
MuSTEROLE FEELS!
Il Gets to That Sore Spot
Like Magic

A.a-hi That's delicious relief for
those sore muscles, those stiff joints
that lame back.
Musterole is q clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard and
other home simples.
1t does the work Of the old
fashioned mustard plaster, minus the
plaster and minus the biisteri
You simply rub Mustero1e on the
spot where the pain is-rub it on
briskly-and usually the pain is gone.
No muss, no bother. Just comfort
Ing, soothing relief-frst gentle
glow, then q delightful sense of cool
ness. And best of all, no blisters like
the old-fashioned mustard plaster used
to make.
Use Musteroie for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges-
ton, pleurisy, rheumatism, 1umbago,
pains and aches of the back or. joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill
blains, frosted feet and colds of the
chest Gt often prevents pneumonia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
M1L1TARIsTIC FINANCE.

The Prussian imperial government IS ralsln Y
Its sixth loan which is expected to add TWO q,
lion dollars worth of bonds TO the tweise -;
lions already afloat. Nearly third OF this
new loan will be needed to pay the interest,"
charges on the loans already made; Tor = nas
not been the Prussian policy, as it has been
the British, to provide by taxation for the N
terest on every dollar borrowed
The militarists did not consider it necessary
to do this, expecting as they did an early VIC
tory and an enormous indemnity from France y :.
Now that this prospect has vanished and It Is
evident that the people viii either nave %
shoulder their war cost OF repudlate It, the gov
eminent is said to contemplate a partial con-
fscation'' of individual fortunes.
The outlook is dark for debtor, lndlvlduai
or national, who is forced to give new mort
cages to pay the interest on the old ones. ne
kaiser's people have not been asked to pay
war taxes vet. but begin to realize the stagger-
ing burden they must take up at the end OF the
war or go through national bankruptcy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
SENDING MEN
TO BORDERS
Germany Withdrawing Troops From
France to Guard Against Hol-
land and Sweden.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The
great German retirement before
Haig's armies in the west front, was
in part a result of call for more
men and materials for the Holland
front, allied diplomats here declared
today.
Military attaches OF the allies en-
bassies said they would be "far from
surprised" If the present German re-
tirement continues. These diplomats
said that with the Dutch government
ineensed over recent vast destruction
OF her merchant ships, more belliger-
emily inclined than at any time since
the war began, presents a big prob
lem for the German land forces.
They believe also that the Swedish
menace added to that seen Gin Hol-
land is contributory reason why
the German general stan Is willing
TO fall back in the west, thereby
slightly shortening the lines she
must defend against Haig's batter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
FIGHT for Relief.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s-sn1
Borah today introduced a bill pm
Ing an appropriation OF $6,OW.os|
be spent Il the direction of the \
dent to relieve the present 1000 y
-tion.
A last stand against approprli1
$400, 900 for a food price prove
the federal trade commission WV
.be made today in the house oy VI u
man Fitz Gerald OF the appropna1
committee. ~
ON the ground that the vote q
|nrday night giving the money, y,
scented only about two-tniras ..
house, Fitz Gerald had piahnso
fisat for another today-ard sns
a record roll call vote.
Whether Fitz Gerald succs.u.
fails he viii press also throusn0s -
remaining six days for passase =
resolution which would emoas0
foodstuffs - warning nations. !.
Coincidentally administering, :, =
ers VIII press passage OF on
would give the federal Shipping ,,s
power to take over all ships Oau.
in American yards. put them ~ y
coast-wise trade and thereo! ~ =,
relieve congestion at seaooara az, =,
mails. In the meantime the depa'I
Of agriculture, the inters,a.s :,
merce commission and fedeIa :
commission continued tnei
tendin~ toward relief.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-26
TODAY.s BIT OF VERSE
THE WAY HOME.

Whichever way the feet may tread.
However far the place,
We find Loves holy fountatnhead,
And know its tender grace
Our footsteps always lead us home
Cur hearts are guiding. too;
And voices sound from all around
All Home is calling you!
Man s.rays to foreign lands and fair:
His missions bid him 60
And We must wander everywhere
II duty wills ii So
But through this pilgrimage OF years
Some fate has planed 1t thus:
Our hearts keep track OF safe trails back
And Home Is calling US!
Youth sets bold foot outside the gate.
And faces westward no!
The Little Mother hegs him wait,
But Youth is bound to 30.
And there are many lonely years.
And there eyes made dim.
TIL Loves sweet way shall fix the day
When Home WIN cali to Kim
The pathway back is red with rose;
The birds sttI have song;
The sane clear Childhood river flows
That same green wood along
Ard en- L II good 10 feel
That old sweet ecstasy,
It's poignant grief, its great relief.
Al Home is calling me!
-w. livingston Larned. In Christian Herald.