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SIR BARTON TO GET
REAL TEST TO-DAY
vii Give Weight to Purchase,
Eternal and Other Good
Colts in Dwyer.

What promises to be the greatest
three-year-oid race OF the season is on
the card for this afternoon at the Aquc-
duct track. II is the Dwyer Stakes at
one mile and a furlong. Entered for Il
are six OF the best three ye ar-olds of the
year. including Commander Ross un-
beaten Sir Barton. which won the Ken
lucky Derby. the Preakness. the Wi.ners
and the Belmont
Opposing Sir Barton will be S. C. Hill
dreth's renowned colts Purchase and
Cirrus: J. w. McCielland's Eternal. Ed
ward Arlingtons QUESTIONABLE and J.
W. Stars Crystal Forr.
Sir Barton will carry top weight Of
l27 pounds and will be the favoritc.
He has not been doing as we'll In train
ing as Guy Bedeli. his trainer. desired,
but he has never boon good worL
morse and always raced better than he
worked. Johnny LOTUS, whose suspcn.
sion expires to-day. will ride aim.
Purchase probably will be SECOND
choice. He will shoulder lls pounds and
will be ridden by Lyke.
Eternal's weight Is 121. Andy Schut-
finger will be his pilot. QUESTIONABLE
will shoulder lis pounds and will be rid
den by Ted Rice. The distance suits him
we'll and he Is likely to run a Surprisingly
good race and press his more noted op-
ponents hard for stellar honors. Cirrus
and Crystal Ford will each carry 1Os
pounds. Ambrose probably will ride Cir
rus, and Davies is likely to have the les
up on Crystal Ford
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ROD AND GUN NEWS

A. Fowler snd the other Low Preserves, 80 "
Is in one Of the most eH9 Hnzrr 'pgw n tine
Horse shoe, y. V. July o.
Time Near When Trout Go TO Bottom.
Ono day last week DR., Henning left Giens
Falls in the morning and drove up 10 the
and evening with files. He caught 20 trout
and the party so that afternoon ana eve
ming. Trouting should be done oe'~ zen
now and July 10 at the Chaticmae tluo
about that time Il. L. II.
Glens Fails, ". l., july s.
Long islander Asks for Jack Rabbits.
The woods near Medford should be stocked
ford Is an ideal place for wild life.
believe It would be good plan to sto oes
Long Island from Deer Park TO Riverheao
with Jack rabbits. That would give "
JOHN KoLTzAN.
Medford, l.. l., July g.
Protests Against Sire Of License Card
1 believe that we who. reside in otner
states and have obtained the New YORK
State fishing license have just complaints
to make. | refer TO the size OF the iden-
tineation card that is being issued. u 10
entirely too large to carry conVenientiy.
especially while fshins in swift t water for
I believe a small metal tag could be
substituted with far better u1, re sinlis
Hackensack, y. j.. July s.
Prevent Forest Fires.
II you are a camper, fisherman, hunter or
traveller: IT., -,
Never build camp fire without clean:
ing ground Ave or ten feet on all sides OF
where the FIRE is TO be built
Always extinguish your fire. Make no
mistake. Take no chances. Learn TO ne
careful of your smoking material and see
that it holds 10 fire when dropped TO the
ground
II you are good citizen
You will be careful and tell every one
else to be careful.
start no fires on dry. windy days, nor
near dry woodlands at any time.
Help educate your ncighbors. help secure
good laws and stand by those who insist GU
having them enforced.
Notify nearest fire warden in case OF FIRE
and do your best to help extinguish any
| fires you see or of which you know.
| PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF
! FORESTRY.
Harrisburg, Pa, July 6.
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OUTSIDER SURPRISES
IN GRAND CIRCUIT|
Brescia Takes the Ohio, Trot-
ting Feature at North
Randall.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July All atten-
dance records were broken at the North
Randall track at the Grand Circuit mar
ness race meeting to-day.
The feature, the Ohio stake, for 2:0S
class trotters. purse $4,000. was won BY
Brescis. a rank outsider In the betting.
Brescia took the last two heats after
Allie Lou, a fourth choice, had taken
tho first heat In 2:o4h, trottins the
fastest heat OF the year.
Charlie Penn. another outsider. TOOK
the FIRST division Of the az class trot-
ting. Fenesta, the favorite, took the
second division.
Goldie Todd, the favorite, took the
2:14 class pacing in straight heats.
Goldie Todd paced the fastest two
heats of the year by covering the nrst
two miles in 2.04&. The summaries:
2:12 CLASS, TRoTTING-PuRsE $1,000
FIRST DIVISION
Charlie Penn. b. G" by Royal :,
Msn snn 1o seery ", M; m, BY idordc;n
Mary ward. ;, m, by John =,
Ward (Teare) ........ ;..,...
Mint Mark. b. h., by Bingen
Dexter sym. b. h.. by symboler .
Edth n carter. DR.. Gilmore and carpathis
Time, 2:o7H. 2:oo4. 2:1on. e:1s.
a:la CLASS. TRoTTING-PyRsE $1,000
SECOND DIVISION.
rene.,n. blk. m. by San Fran E,
Hsrv, s,er tMepOnaidy. 80.
Ho1ane Moore. b. m, by oratorio :
Jess =, b. M. by wGiia.k Con. $ . 8
Jim Mac, bg by Tod Mac Reed GTsa, = Sixa,
Time. a;os1. 2:o7&. 2:o7a.
THE OHIO 2:os CLASS TRoTT1NG-
PURSE $4,000.
Brescia. br. m, by B,nsara =,
Alii s'' kSu. b. M. BY kinney Lou
HOLM Ws rood K.;: 70 M. by Joe
Mary cosurD, en- M. by Manrico a.,
osn Ho'e c.. CHI. h.. BY Gentry ii:
P.tTsx. Red bon, Del Jo!ia and Lord
s,oute also started.
2:IG CLASS. TRoTTING-PURsE n.2oo.
Peter Cooley. b. g., BY Peter the
Great (Naient!neD. ........ l !
Whey Bingen. b.. M. by King =,
B!ngei tSHnim) ......:.:..
Bin on. b.. m. b. Binjola =,
KerrIsan. .. h. BY iswofthy
Aiacsf B.. ). g. By Aiaasr
IMyersI ...,..... 70
Du;y Bound. Beilini. worthy V, Ameri-
csn Girl. Steiner Simpson, Lot;a Watts
and U. ". also started.
Time, 2:oIx, 2:oTA, 2:0s4. a:l3t.
2l4 CLASS. PACING-PURSE 1,2oO.
Code Todd. b. m. BY Tod Mac
tOterst ........... ...........,.
Miss Eagle, b. m, by Red Eagle =
Twister c.. CHI. IL. by Sam
TwIster tPa:!al ................
o Sa.dries, = 81 =.
Etne, knignt blk. m. BY Mid
nisht tMcpona!d) ..........,..: 10
Indie G., Abbe Bond. Ssi!y BY,
Iioll,rood Alice. Gold Quarts, The Druggist.
ADO, Anantas II. and Axt.ed also started.
Time. 2:O4S. a:04a, 2:O8H.
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TITULAR SWIMMING
EVENTS ALLOTTED
Metropolitan Clubs Are
Awarded Six National
Competitions.

OF the eighteen national men and
women's swimming championships
awarded yesterday at meeting OF rhe
championship committee OF the Amateur
Athletic Union SIX were distributed to
clubs in and around New York. The
Rye Beach Club OF Rye came in for
three OF the titular events, the Wom-
ems Swimming Association OF New York
for one, the Rlverton Yacht Club OF
Riverton, y. J., was awarded one and
the Alamac Athletic Club OF Lake Hopat-
cong. New Jersey. the other. The re-
mainder OF the events were awarded
to clubs throughout the West The
schedule follows:
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Mems Senior.
100 Yard neutrality-suspicious. Park
n 20 YARD swimHIAncoln Park Boa; Club.
$50 YARD swim-Uni,.d Labor League,
One Nile swim-Mutnomsh A. A. C..
Portland. Aug. 2.
Long DISTANCE swimwR.!CCerton Yacht
High Dive--Rye Beach Club Rye N T.
Aug so.
.o Yards--Buckeye Lake Y, c.. Colum
bus Ohio July 81.
One Mile-Alamae A. C. Lake Hopat-
'0 High piveHsoutS SHORE Country Club.
Chicago. III. Aug. ?.
Women's Senior.
100 Yard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Club.
San Francisco, Oct ~.
i4o Yard swim-women's Swimming As
$50 Yard sw!m-Rys Beach Club, Rye,
N. Y, Aug. so.
One Mile Swim--I,os Angeles A. c.
Long Distance Swim-South Shore Coun-
try Club, Chicago, Aug. so.
High Dive-ChicRgo A. A., Lincoln Park
Lagoon, Chicago. Aug. Q.
Women's Junior.
40 Yards-South Shore Country Club
Chicago. Aug. 2.
one Miie-Middis Atlantic Association
High Dive--Rye Beach Club. Rye. N. Y.
July 10.
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Men
100 Yard svim-U. 8. Volunteer Life
Saving Corps. Bridgeport. Conn. Aug. g.
$40 Yard Swim-Rye Beach Club, July
10.
| Mile Swim.
Long Distance Swim.
High Dive.
| Women.
! 100 Yard Swim--U. 8. Volunteer LII.
| Saving Corps. Bridgeport. Conn, Aug. s
40 Yard swim--Women's Swimming As
| ISOLATION.
$40 Yard swim--Laks Hopsteong. n. ].
| Alamac A. @, July is.
| Long Distance Swim.
| High Dive-U. s. Volunteer Life SAvinI
| Corps. Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 3.
Canadian Indoor championships at Mon
treal Oct. Is and 20.
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oUIMET GETS AN 80.
CIaNin. with Ia, Leads In Bay
state Qualifying Round.

WINCHESTER. Mass. July e.-Thomas
NJ. Clanln OF the Brookline Country
Club. with a card of 81, 3s-73, hal
the low gross score to-day In the
qualifying round for the Massachusetts,
an,ateuS golf championship over the
Winchester Country Club course. There
we're ninety EIGHT starters.
Parker w. Whittemore OF the Brook
line Country Club was second with Is.
Francis Ouimet qualified with an so
and Jesse Gullford. present champion.
with a 10. Thirty-two qualified for
match play for the title. the highest
score to get In being So.
The Brookline Country Club FIVE man
team won the Windeler shield, with
Winchester second and Woodland third.
The sun., 1919-07-10
NEW YORK CRICKETERs WIN.
Beat Philadelphia-kor tlanE Is
the Star.

PHILADELPHIA. July 9.-Sew Yora's
representative team OF cricketers made
further Roadway In the Halifax Cup
competition to-day by defeating the
Philadelphia Cricket Club on the grounds
Of the latter at ST. Martins. B. Kor;-
lang. who contributed a century. the
third in the serieR this season. and car
ried out his bat for total of io2. not
out. was New York's star.
Philadelphia, New York responded with
lS6 for the loss OF seven wickets. thereby
maintaining second place IN the compe-
tition. below Germantown. which club
will be encountered In the return match
at Mannheim tomorrow.
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Sport Events To-day

Hf ri. s';e = T. Es :.
vs.. Brooklyn at Ebbets Field, $3.50
=. MI Reading In Jersey City.
p. NJ. Beltlmore In Newark, 4 r. VI.
TENSIs-Eastsrn Now York state
championship tournament ut Pleas
antVi1e. N. v.
GoLEIMs.ropolitAn open sh.%Pione-
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COOPERSTOWN POLO
FOUR is VICTORIOUS
Defeats Bryn Mawr in Semi
Finals for Blizzard Cups
at ROckaway.

CEpARHuRsr, L. l., July e.-Particu-
larly fast and. aggressive polo was seen
at the Rockaway Hunting Club this eve
ming when Cooperstown defeated Bryn
Mawr In the semi-hnais for the Blizzard
cups by a net score OF to IA goals.
Bryn Mawr received one goal allow
ance.
Major r. f. Strawbr1dge. five goal
man, and his son, II. z. Strawbrtdge,
Jr.. with a rating of two goals, played
we'll for the Quaker team.
Some hasty riding IN the first and sec
ond periods resulted foul crosses be-
ing declared against Major Straworidge,
and the same penalty against Rodman
Wanamaker in the last chukker. Had
these penalties been avoided the match
would have been lied IN the last period.
FOR Cooperstown +. $. Won Stade and
F. H. Pest divided honors.
Bryn Mawr scored the opening goal
in the second period after Major straw
bridge and his son had made rapid
passes Strawbridge. Jr., performed
equally as rapid play in the next chuk-
ker, scoring handily. Prince ended the
period with a well placed goal. Clarke,
prince and Post scored the next three
goals for their respective teams. In the
seventh chukker Strawbridge made the
best placed goal Of the game with Post
ending W matters by a clever angle
shot lust before time sounded.
Won Stadc came a nasty cropper IN
the seventh chukker. but apparently es-
capped with only a shaking up. The lineup
and summary:
BRY'S MAwR. CooPERSToWN..
A. D. Powell. No. l.....:F. A, Clarke
R. Wanamaker....N No. Fred II. Pos
n, T. StrawbridGs. No ST. s. Won Stad,
r. +. Strawb'e. Jr..Back. IF H. Prince. Jr
seors-coopsrstown by goals scored
Bryn Mayr BY allowed handicap. I. BryI
ties. ~ goals. For 5 fouls net. ~ goals
Goals scored by Bryn Mawr wanamaker
.: strawbriese. g. coopsrstown. Post, 2
minute periods. Referee. Capt Harry II
Holmes.
The sun., 1919-07-10
AMATEURS AT NEW york A. c.

The last amateur boxing tournament
of the New York Athletic Club season
will be held on Monday night, July 81.
Entry blanks for the three classes, u.s.
1875 and 145 pounds we're out yester-
day.
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TILDEN DEFEATS
RICHARDS IN FINAL
Philadeiphian Scores for
Western Pennsylvania Title.
Special p,spa,ch 10 THx sus.

PITrsBuRG. Pa, July e.-Vlncent Rich
ards gave William T. Tilden I'd a hard
battle to-day in the final for the West
ern Pennsylvania tennis championship,
but went down to defeat. The score was
ca, 6-3. Is. "a.
Richards made a strong rally in the
third set. but evidently gave all he had
in reserve as his play was ragged In the
last set.
Mrs. r. B. Snowden OF Plttsburg. for
merly Miss Martha Guthrie, won the
women's championship, defeating Miss
Mabel Miller OF Blairsville in the Anal at
6-l, g..
In the mems doubles Tilden and Leon
ard Reed defeated w. s. McElroy and
y. W. Lloyd in the semi-finals AT IS,
g., but In turn were defeated in the
Anal by T. Cleman Ward and Percy D.
Siverd. both of P!ttsburg, at 60, 6-4.
The sun., 1919-07-10
sTATIoNERs GOLF TOURNEY.

The Stationers Golf Club OF New
York Is expecting a big days sport at
tho Mount Tom Country Club the coming
week. II has been invited by W. II.
Wyckoff of the frm OF White & Wyckofr
at Holyoke. 10 stage two days tourna-
ment at the above club, and about a
hundred have accepted the invitation
The sun., 1919-07-10
THE SUMS RACING CHART.
AauEDuCr RAcErRACk. y.ly o-Clear, track fast.

$40 FIRST RcE-F olds Selling Six and half furlons
s PSs on @ 4. s soSa Non n'Ss
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Sea all % won
Pfur
o'o a s%S on go wnnsr B. By Prime
The sun., 1919-07-10

,71 SECOND RACE-For iour.year- oldl

1S n Tss Ss" .ssisess scotch but % ss: and 0s'm
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o
coming around tho tremendous
67I
''f e,s EsI ,s Tyne I"l6 a. 90 Winner.
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behind
Purse
~ a1osT Time LOS p5n ~ on ss '@ne
The sun., 1919-07-10
Beam TRAVELLING in Local Waters.

Beam trawlers are ripping away the
leeding grounds and scooping UP all the
nsh al! along the Long Island shores.
Where are the fish protectors?
Many people who see these things tell
the writer that the violations are increas-
ing; AS matter OF fact. you may sec
meet OF trawlers tied up to the bulk
mead at Manhattan Beach any day.
Can anything be done or have we got TO
Iet them work their own sweet will
SEVENTEEN FATHOMS
The sun., 1919-07-10

Next Saturday afternoon the CASTING
team OF the Anglers Club OF New York
WI! meet team from the Newark Bait
ana Fly Casters Club at the big lake
Central Park The events inc!ude: One.
quarter distance bait, one-quarter accuracy
oalt. salmon fly, accuracy wet fly,
ounce rod and accuracy dry ny. ounce
rod. This Is the second of the tourna
The sun., 1919-07-10

The most enjoyable summer trip is to
Journey with one who knows about the
greatest vacation waters on earth, those OF
New York.
All are invited to enjoy such a trip by
bearing the address Of Capt. John Klein.
OF Bergen Beach. fisherman an dguide, at
the meeting on Thursday. July 10, of the
United Anglers League in World Auditor
The sun., 1919-07-10

hternnn helu Tace sAfe all the way, was e1
strong. Light Wine outrun early. clossd fast.
The sun., 1919-07-10
TNDExED AQUEDUcT ENTRIES
FIRST RACE-sellinsi two-ycsr-olds; sI1

THIRD RACE-Ine Voter Handicap: selling:
for three 'year.olds and upward; slx and a
hall furio
The sun., 1919-07-10
RACE--cond' lions; three.yesr-olds
ard. ana ,1affa.

sApprentice allowance claimed.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
CmIMBI AFTER BETTER
FREIGHT SERVICE

The following letter frum the
rncral freight agent of the y. T.. a
:. ". n. n II self explanatory:
" Pasu, Texas. May 70. 1919
Mr. willard y. Holt. Secretary.
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Columbus. New Mexico.
Drar so Referring Ia your letter
in Mr.. Garnclt King. under date of
the 10Th. relative to complaint
among the husinc,, interests uf
Columbus. regRrdinf freight service
from W Pas:
We now da,e this matter ~ with
nir operating department and will
write you further a. soon ~ nvrs-
legation Is completed.
Yours truly.
W e.. BARNES.
Gen 'Fgi Agent
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
CHARLES v. ONENFORD PICKS
COLI MBUS ~ 4 WINNER

Former Lieutenant Charles v.
uNcnford. isth Cavalry. who for
'irhl years IN civil life was reg
stored optician and expert wairh-
maker aud iewcler. operating IN
Wisconsin Montana and Minnesota.
Hs been investigating some very
attractive propositions m Wyoming.
Montana, Idaho, Colorado and
lrNns, and has wisely passed them
n up for Columbus, where ON
lunr ~. lee viii open m the CLARK
hotel building q nrst-rluss icwclry
nd optical store.
The first wise ihing this proRrrs
ave young business man did was
- join the Columbus Chamber of
commerce. thus getting right m
"a the ground ilnor of success.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
PROF.G.W.SPENCER
new SCHOOL SUpT.
Was Educaicd al University oi
Tesas Texas state Normal
and New Mexico Normal
wHE IssJE NEW CATALOGUE
rrof. spencer Has Had Fight Years
Epcriencc In school Work and
j. lIighl, Recommended

The new Board Of Educaiion. n
W. Elliott, president; Mrs. Geo. T.
Peters. Secretary. Mrs. a.. W. Far
rar. J. ". Holloway and n. =. Car
ter. has been fortunate to secure
NJ superintendent of the Columbus
schools for the ensuing year. Prof
q. W spencer. whose education has
been obtained al the University oi
Texas. Texas state Normal and
New Mexico Normal College. he
has had eight years successful ex-
pcricnre iu reaching. the last year
being IN the Grant county schools
Prof spencer Will come here for
pcrmanent residence about August
first and will arrange for the pub
liration of n nnc school catalogue,
which viii BE- of material interest
to our hnr school system.
The first official act that Prof
Spencer did was t1 ioin the co
lumhus Chamber uf Commerce.
which hr believes IN be- nnc of The
strongest assets 1T our thriving
community
without good schools We have
nj Fui anything, said President
Elliott, which reflects the senti
menl of the whole BOARD of Edu-
cation.
Miss McGec, al present The very
efficient head of the schoois. be-
cause Of her fathers illness. will
not consider any school work for
the ensuing year.
!. White q as understood that q
number of the present teaching
force will remain. there Is mo- Of
ilcial announcement. according IA
Mr. Elliott
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
ELECTRICAL POWER
TO BURN VERY soon

T. q. Schcrer. expert engineer
aud rrccinr Tor the Fairbanks
Morse Company, arrived tn, week
aud Is installing Mr.. frrdrrirksun's s
new iOO H. p engine. known as the
type ~ oil, which will he direct
connected to 10 n. y \. altcrnai
ing current generator, whirh will
give sufficient electric current for
q town three times the size oi
Columbus, Ia say nothing Of sup
plying lights ior Camp Furlong
which Is sure io be- SOM military
post
THE new plant will rim 81 nice
and smooth m about ten days.
Columbus eau soon forget all her
light troubles" said Mr. Shcrer Ia
the Courier.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
WELCOME HOME ron SOLDIERS

Columbus returned soldiers have
been invited Ia attend welcome
home party by The Rcd Gross and
the War Camp Community scryic"
al the Deming Armory. FRIDAY
evening. May 10
Mrs. !. q. Moir heads the well
come home party committee, and
on the reception committee there
will be- Mrs. y. l.. Foulks, clairman.
Mr. Folks. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Ma
honey Mayor and Mrs. H. 2. Ham
illon Mr. and Mrs. NJ A. Nordhau-
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. n. Holt. Dr. aud
Mrs. NJ. ! Moran and Prof and
Mrs. NJ. 5. Mahan. WIN win well
come the soldiers ~ They arrive
ai the arnlory.
There will be plenty Of Toud eats.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
CAMP CONSTRUCTION
NOW SETTLED UPON

To SET AT rest all rumors regard
ing Camp construction. The Courier
obtained the following statement
from Captain W. J.. Rowland. con-
siruciing quarlermaster, and Fred
l.. Hill. superintendent of con
slructiOn:
The camp will br built of wood
and the lumber Is now on thc
way"
The list Of buildings thus far
determined upon aud their dimen-
sious are as follows.
80 barracks 2OXii0
20 mess halls, 2OXlaG.
i5 lalrines, 30x35.
headquarters ca. stable. 2ixlGf
I stable, 2ix6O.
s supply company stables, 2iNloO
Administrators building sOSsi (.
I administration laVoratory, iiNli
exchange 32x0i.
I Medical building. 30Nl05.
/ Guard house. 20X56.
I Guard house lavaiory, sOXii.
20 Officers quarters, 2iNi0
bachelor quarters lone group
27x3s.
5 field officers quarters. WxlS
. rcgimcntal siorehouses, 2oyge
Utilities.
superintendent Ilill says there d
M employment for additional ear.
peniers right NOW, and there vii
moi be- until the new material ar
rives.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
E.P. RAILWAY
OFFICIALS IN TOWN
Came by Special Train and Were
Met by Mayor md Chnmbcr
of Commerce Men
MINI oFFICIMs N TIM PART Y
General Manager Hawks Promised
Co-opcratlon In Bciter Freight
Scr,ice and side Tracks

4 party of prominent officials Of
The ~ paso a southwestern Rail
ruad system came 10 Columbus
Monday morning by special train
and We're met ai the station by
Mayor J. n. Hiair aud Trustee Fred
erickson. of the city council. and
Mr. llcllbcrg and W y. Holt Of
ihr Chamber Of Commerce. all driV-
iup m the Mayors ear.
Thr secretary called the General
Managers attention Ia the corrc-
.pondence of the Chamber Of Com
mrrcc regarding better freight SER
VIE between ~ Paso and Colum-
bus and received assurance that
The matter was under adviseucnl
Of tn, Time.
Z ought 10 be- able io lot YOU
bnnW IN Wrch or so. said Mr.
Hawks.
The question of q ,idrirack 10 the
irr and electric plant to accomno-
dalr the rnurmou, business of The
plant whirh includes the landing
nt large amount uf meat for
ianp furlOng. was discussed nj
some length. and Mr.. Hawks gave
assurance that the sidrirack would
be- laid ~ snuu ~ details could
lir completed
The official, were all Interested
IN Columbus growth and develop
mcul. and with NJ. are looking
for something startling In oil.
Members of the distinguished
,ariy Included: iiencrpl Maneerr
Hawks. l.. T. Morris. general super
iulrndrul. Z. Il. hing, ,upri1nten-
drnl: j. l.. Campbell. chief cngi-
nrrr: 4. Paxton. superintendent ul
motive power: r. l.. Hunter, mana
pcr NJ purchasing supply depot; :.
T.. Guy resident engineer. !. II. De-
Bnrl. general foreman oi build
inp, and bridges and !, Mclrh.
road master.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
Exps.OgION on pop B0TTLE
DESTROYS JAY OIOANE's EYE

The explosion OF pop bottle
caused our popular townsman, Jay
OLoane the loss Of bis good right
eye, saturday evening.
tie was about 10 serve a bottle oi
cold pop from the Ices box In his
drink emporium, when the hottie
exploded, a piece OF glass culling
into his right eye, completely de
stroying the sight
Dr.. Robert N. Marshall and one
Of the camp surgeons eave tho case
immediate attention. Mr.. OLoane
going 10 Hotel Dieu. VI paso. the
next morning. where Dr. sparks
performed nm operation. removing
the eye from the socket ile re-
turned home the same day and has
10 go back soon that piece ol
flesh may be- grated from his
body 10 make a stump" for the
missing eye.
IN few weeks Jay will come
oul with a bran now artificial eye
that yuu cant tell from the other
nuc.
The best part of the unfortunate
accident Is that Jay never lost his
optimistic spirit or smile. which b.
about Two -thirds NJ the hattie.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
school ChIIdrrn EnIoy Outing

Last Tuesday morning the chill
dr1n of the Columbus schools en-
ioyed an all-day picnic at "ihe
grove at Hermanas They were
taken 10 the spot m trucks and au-
lomohilcs, and all declared the ride
there aud back was half Of the fun.
Tie children were we'll chaperuncd
mad came home without am acct
dent
The grove ai llrrmanas Il an
id'al place for picnic. both for
the shade and safety. and II Is
hoped 10y the children that ihis
outing will become an annual at
fair.