The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14

the stock that hc can show that he
has bought. His losses have been
much smaller than those NJ the
cowmen who have had larger herds.
simply because he has watched
Them closely. and whenever one of
his cows began Ia show signs of
losing flesh he has gone Ia the cX-
pense NJ feeding them.
he has recently put down addi-
tonal wells, has planted an orchard
farms considerably. and at the pres
cnt time he has bects, radishcs,
onions. lettuce. beans aud other
garden stuns for home consumption
irum his own garden.
n Vas stated above. the idea uf.
Parry stealing cattle under the
present condition Is absurd. Every
cattleman In the country Is losing
his stock. The COW proposition for
the past year has not been profit
able. The stock now on hand b
being kept alive at a large expense,
aud unless there Is rain soon there
will be- hut few cattle left IN the
valley.
The indications point that Parry
d, also being accused of branding
with other peoples brands the cat
tle running nj large over the valley.
Anyone acquainted with the amount
of work that Is being done on the
AIRY ranch knows that this also Is
uut of the question.
There can be- hut one solution of
this problem someone Is doing this
for malicious purposes, trying Ia
got the blame placed upon another
party. THIS matter can easily b.
cleared up II some reliable man Is
employed Ia watch the actions of
certain parties who make a business
at riding around over the range
with apparently ma object In view.
The cOwman sees his downfall In
the near future II the homcstcader
Is not put Out Of business. II would
be- easy 10 name many who have
left the LAWYER Mimhres ON this
account. Parry shows ore iudica-
lions than anyone else of sticking.
and he must be- gotten rid Of. Most
all the laws in the statutes at New
Mexico are dictated by the cowmcn
aud unless We want to see the state
remain as Il always has beeu-an
almost ideal cattleman's country
We have got 10 get on the job; stand
by the homcstcader and encourage
him, elect men 10 make our laws
who will enact measures that will
be fair 10 the little man as we'll as
the big cattle owner.
II Parry is guilty ~ stealing eat
Tie. there is no one more DESTROYS
Of seeing him punished than the
writer. New Mexico has enough
political crooks without breeding
ordinary cattle thieves. When the
preliminary hearing Of the charge
he Is now indicted under was given,
there were n large number of spec
tatOrs present, and not one have We
ever heard say that they believed
him guilty. The evidence did not
show that he was guilty Jack
Thomas. as did District Attorney
D.. 5. Vaught, admitted that II was
a frame-up; that II was necessary
10 frame up m him IN order TO catch
him.
Only recently Jack Thomas was a
party to another frame-uF, this he
ing against jess Fuller. There was
not a chance for a conviction be-
AUS there was no case. Jack had
an object IN view. Mr.. Vaught said;
This was the most 'nimsy' frame
mp he had ever heard Of. and that
the party responsible for II ought
10 have IN pay the costs Of the
prosecution" Those who heard the
case were most all Of the same opin-
ion. This frame-up Against W. u.
Parry runs Il a close second for
"Eimsiness."