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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
On County Records
MarTantY Deeds.

James n. Granthan and wife to
George Fielder, lot II, block 2
CORVALLIS LIST Woodlawn addition
Moline.
Eze Moroffkin and wife to Will
liam Magazine, undivided lots 1 and
2, W. H. Simpsons sub division
Rock Island, 81.
Charles H. Langman to Pauline
Meanor. lot 20, Case Park addition
Rock Island, 81.
Harold A. Weld to Francis A. and
Dora c. Kendall, lot IL, Atkinson S
sub division, Rock Island, 81.
Swan A. Larson and Arvid Strom
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14

Independent the name of Mrs. Spit ger was omitted from those compos- ing the executive committee of the Modern Health Crusade. Of course the omission was purely an error and Hot intentional, hence we are calling the attention of our readers to the fact that our county nurse is also numbered as one of the executive Committee of this important work.
 Will make deliveries of pure Jer- sey sweet milk to any part of the city every morning. Persons desiring milk may drop card in the postoffice and I will call on you. Satisfaction guaranteed Will deliver any amount 15 cents quart or soc per gallon. Lee MsGraw, Newport. 245d4t.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14


 H. A. McCallister has purchased the Newport Jewelry Company's store in this city from Mrs. R. B. Hooking and has taken charge. He is to have an expert matchmaker who will arrive from St. Louis tomorrow to take charge of the repairing, so that MT. McCallister can devote more of his time to the stock and looking after his customers. He has for a long time been connected with the business and is not new in the work. Mrs. Hocking's health has not been good in the past few months and she thought best to dispose of this part of the business.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14
WEATHER.

Tonight fair and colder; Saturday fair.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14

Keep your dollars at nome. Trade in Newport.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14

Mrs. I. D Price.
 At your service-Big Bens.--New port Jewelry Co. 244dtf.
 Prof. J. K. Rawlings of the Bale Knob public school has been elected superintendent of the Newark schoo for the next year.
 Mrs. J. L. Johnson and baby o1 Sulphur Rock were here yesterday going to D. .a4as, Texas, to visit rela- tives for some time.
 FJf Rent-A furnished room-4O5 T-.4zal street 243d6t
 Misses Lena Phillips and Fannie Hinkle went down to Weldon this af- ternoon to spend several days the guests of Mrs. Barr.
 Miss Rena Fraley of Batesville was l through here this week, going to St. Louis markets to buy for that depart ment of Jeffery Brothers. l Knox menos shoes cheap. III Wal. ,,,t s+roo4 dtf. Several of the good citizens of the Richwoods township were here on business today, including J. D. Ford and Ben Ford, J. R. Carter, Manuel Gilmore, J. A Evans and T. J, Ad- cox.
 H. D. Herring of St. Louis and Geo. J. Terry of Batesville were register ed at the Hazel hotel last night, go- ing to Batesville this morning from Little Rock, where they spent the day Thursday,
 Wanted-Cook. Apply to Mrs. N. B. Wishon, 1O4 Beech Street. 246d4
 MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Bevens expect to leave soon for Hot Springs for three or four weeks. Quite number of Newport people are intending to spend several weeks in the Vapor City within the next month.
 Miss Annie Jones went to Tucker man last night to attend the funeral of Wesley Shaver, which was held from the home at ten o'clock this morning, burial following at Hickory Grove in the Smith family lot
 The Newport Handle Works has plenty of good wood on hand. 249d6t
 Private Ernest Adkins, who has been in service in France for several months, was here yesterday, enroute to his home at Newark. He was wounded and gassed and had suffered severely from the effects of both, but is recovering nicely and expects to be entirely we'll before much longer.
 Drayage of all kinds handled ,romptly. Phone No. 10. Chester 1 Robinson 13-dtf MT. and Mrs. J. w. c. Gardner of Batesville have received notice from their son, Dr. Powell Gardner, that he and his wife and baby daughter had arrived in New York and were ready to sail for Jamaica to resume his work with the lnternational Health Commission, says the Guard
 Lost-S10 bill either at button fac tory or at Dee Finiey's stairway. Re 1 turn to Independent for reward. tf
 Dr. J. I. Norris, former pastor ot the Presbyterian church of this city but now of the church at Pine. Bluff has been given a leave for several months to go to France as Y. M c. A. war worker. Dr. Norris says after he is through his army work he intends to make tour through the Holy Land.
 Just received shipment of Big Ben' alarm clocks. Get one while they last. Price 3.O0-Newport Jew elry Company. 244dtf. Tn Wednesdays issue of the Daily
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14

Tn Wednesdays issue of the Daily
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14

Just received shipment of Big Ben" alarm clocks. Get one while they last. Price S.OO-Newport Jew elry Company. 244dtf.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-14
HERE AND THERE

Miss Elizabeth Gregg is able to b. up from an illness of several days.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
STATE OIL LEASES
BRING NEAT INCOME

Practically all applications for oil
leases on state land have now been
approved, announces Capt. Fred
Muller, assistant state land commits
sioner. Not all the state land has
been applied for, however, but SO
far the figures of the total acreage
leased for oil exploration have not
been compiled. The total receipts
from oil leases exceed Sl25,OOOO0
which is a neat little extra income
for the public schools and state ms
titutions. This has come with but
little extra expense as no clerks were
hired to take care OF this extra
work. But the regular force has
been exceedingly busy since in
March and long hours have been
much the rule.
The last land leased was in Taos
County, where the state has about
10000 acres. There has been no oil
excitement in this county so far.
The land office officials are keep
ing in close touch with the pro-
gress of oil exploration in the state
Should commercial oil be developed
it is likely that the state will reap
a substantial benefit as state land is
located in nearly every section now
being explored for oil
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
RESTRICTS EXPENDITURES

The U. s. Railroad Administration
early in its existence issued general
order No. 10, which provided that
no Improvement costing Sl0,0O0W or
over could be contracted for or COM
menced by any railroad unless speci-
tic authority therefor had been given
by the director of the division Of
capital expenditure The state cor
poration commission has Just re-
ceived supplement No. ? to this order
which now limits the improvement
to a cost OF $1,000 or over. In
other words the manager OF anv
railroad will not be permitted TO
undertake any improvement. even
II IN the approved budget cost.ul
81 10000 or over without authority
from the director OF the division II
capital expenditures, ne cost 10 be
charged to the administration. The
order provides, however. that i'm
provements may be made without
authority OF the director in case the
railroad corporation will furnish the
money. This proyiso in quite inter
esting when il is remembered that
the government took over the funds
of the railroads as well a. the prop
erty.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
OFFICIAL BANDlTRY
DURING THE WAR

President Wilson, in his address to
Congress on the high cost OF living
made a statement which 1t quite apt
made statement which is quite apt
II 1t Is seized upon and made the
basis OF litigation. The statement is
as follows May | not call at
tention to the fact, also, that, al
though the present act prohibits pro-
fiteering, the prohibition is accom-
panied by no penalty" and he sug-
gests that "a penalty should be pro-
vlded which is persuasive" The
present act" to which the Pre- sident
refers is the food con nservation act
passed August 10, 1917, which does
not cease to be in effect" until the
existing state OF war between the
United States and Germany shall
have terminated, and the fact and
date Of such termination shall be
ascertaned and proclaimed by the
President"
It IS TACT not generally known
that the enforcement division OF the
Food Administration, in the course
OF its brief but busy career, levied
fines on what it was pleased to call
protlteers aggregating not less thaa
s. $4,000. This money was turned
into the L. 5. Treasury, and it ae-
counts in large part for the fact that
the Food Administration was nearly
The methods adopt
ed by the enforcement division
smacked something of star cham
ber' proceedings and could not have
been justified under normal condi-
lions, The culprit was hauled be-
fore two or three officials seated in
a small room. grilled to a turn, and
separated from a good healthy fine
and discharged with an admontion
No doubt in most instances the pro-
'iteer was getting his just deserts,
out the fact remains that it was done
without warrant of law There was
10 spike in the club held over him.
put he seems not to have known it,
n fearful of making a legal test Of
lls case.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
SUSPENDED FOR 1919

The following act which explain
itself is of interest to mining men
Resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the provision of sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States which requires on
each mining claim located, and until
patent has been issued therefor
not less than 500 worth of labor
to be performed or improvements
aggregating sudh amount to be made
during each year, be, and the same
is hereby, suspended during the
calendar year 1919: Provided, That
no such suspension shall be granted
to any one claimant for more than
five claims Provided, That every
claimant of any such mining claim
in order to obtain the benefits of
this resolution shall file or cause
to be filed in the office where the
location notice or certificate is rec
orded, on or before December 81,
1919, a notice of his desire to hold
said mining claim under this reso-
luton.
Sec. 2. That this resolution shall
not be construed to alter, modify
amend, or repeal the public resolu-
tion entitled Joint resolution to re-
lieve the owners of mining claims
who have been mustered into the
or naval service of the Unit
ed States as officers or enlisted men
from performing assessment work
during the term of such service"
approved July II, 1917
Approved, August IS, 1910.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
COMMISSION ADJUSTS
STATION CONDITIONS

Orders have already been issued
to improve freight handling condi-
tions at Taos Junction, announces
Hugh Ii. Williams, chairman of the
state corporation commission. He
went over the situation there with
( X. +. Ray, assistant to the assistant
general manager of the ID. & X. G..
! l.. w. Bowen, general superinten-
dent; and Z. w. Duell, division sup
erntendent, on Thursday
/ Freight for Taos and other points
off the railroad is unloaded at this
point The agent has had so little
help that freighters have been un-
able to load out freight in reason
able time and often have had to
return without load. After looking
the situation Mr.. Ray ordered an as
siStant to the agent be appointed at
once. to relieve the freight conges-
ton there
The next complaint investigated
was at Tres Piedras. There has been
no agent at this station for eight
years, it being claimed that the bust
ness there was too small to even
warrant caretaker of prepaid
freight unloaded. After investiga-
tion it is recommended that for the
present a caretaker be employed At
Denver Mr.. Williams later saw the
officials of the American Railway
Express Company and it was agreed
to appoint a man to handle express
business on a commission basis. This
viii relieve the situation both as to
freight and express at Tres Piedras.
After investigating conditions on
the ground. at Taos Junction and
Tres Piedras, Mr.. Williams went on
to Denver to confer with R Russell,
general manager of the d. & X. G.
He assured Mr., Williams that the
conditions complained of would be
adjusted
While in Denver Mr., Williams also
conferred with w NJ hampton, gem
eral freight agent OF the d. & X. G.
regarding rates on mica from La
MADEIRA to eastern points At the
present time the rate is excessively
high as compared with rates from
other mica producing points NJ.
Hampton assured Mr.. Williams that
the rates would be adjusted at an
early day.
Mr.. Williams while in Denver also
called on the officials OF the Colo
RADIO and Southern regarding pass
enger train service in the northeast
ern part OF the state There is only
one train each way a day between
Trinidad and Amarillo, at present
generally run in two sections. The
told Mr.. Williams that prop
er bulletins would be issued that
the people might know which Sec
ton carried local travel 1t was also
arranged that three sections in the .
Pullmans should be reserved for
passengers out of CLAYTON
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
CROP CONDITIONS
WEEK ENDING AUGUST AUG. zs

The week was warm, mostly clear
and favorable for the completion of
harvest, threshing, and maturity of
corn, beans and fodder crops, also
the curing of range grasses. A few
light thunderstorms occurred, most
ly at the beginning of the week, and
the last was hazy and smoky, due to
the forest fires of Idaho, and Mon
tana. Corn is largely in roasting car
in northern counties and is matur-
ing rapidly; some beans have been
harvested. Much native hay is be-
ing cut. and range is generally ex-
cellent. with stock in rine condition.
and a Considerable surplus of feed
indicated for fall and winter. Ship
ment of fall apples is under way from
the lower Pecos; and generally fail
fruits and vegetables are abundant
and good.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
ABOLISH THE LOCAL
LAND OFFICES

The Ft. Sumner Review suggestions
are quite to the point when ii says.
If the Federal government should
eede the public lands in New Mexico
to the state, II would save large
sum annually by abolishing the use
less land offices. This should be
done in any event One land office
and the many United States COM
missloners could attend to the pub
lie land business as well as il is
done now and cut out an annual eX-
penSe OF several thousand dollars
The excuse that Uncle Sam is rich
and that political heelers OF the
party in power must be provided
Tor, is not received agreeably by
those who supply the wherewith to
pay the bills, and as an object les
son the system has a tendency to
foster the growth OF socialism aud
bolsheyism.
1t IS an affront 10 a people urg-
ing them TO practice self denial
down to spoonful OF sugar, and at
the same time paying individual in
in a land office big
salaries for political preferment
A government, to maintain its
stability. must exercise common.
everyday business sense. The aver
age citizen is tired of the express
sion: The people be d-d
The State should own all the pub
lie lands within its borders. The
objection that some political party.
officials of clique's might get ad-
vantages while handling the lands
is fallacy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
CURRY
Work on Building Progressing

Excavation for the new theatre
building of f. F Hardwick & Sons,
has started, and work is progressing
rapidly.
The building will be 50xl40 feet and
two stories in height.
According to f. X. Hardwick, man
ager of the Lyceum Theatre, the
new show house will be one Of the
most beautiful in the state. Its seat
ing capacity will be $50 4 heavy
excavation is being made to provide
for the very latest in inclined floor
ing. A large stage that will accom-
modate most any show equipment
IS provided for in the architecture.
The building will be ready for oc-
cupancy not later than February |.
Clovis Journal
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
100 Miles of industrial track with

100 Miles of industrial track with
ties.
20 Industrial locomotives.
800 Industrial dump cars.
1000 Lin. ft. of rubber hose "a inch
to | inch.
20 Electric motors alternating
2-l5 II. P.
$50 Half inch to ~ inch double
and triple pulley blocks.
$50 Road drags.
800 Wheelbarrows.
80 Ditching machines.
500 Lin. it. "a inch to | inch air
hose.
20 Complete outfits OF mess and
kitchen equipment for IS men.
10 Complete outfits of mess and
kitchen equipment for 25 men.
Is Field ranges.
50 Sibley stoves.
Is Heating stoves for tents.
50 Medicine chests complete.
10 Carborundum grinders.
20 Grindstones.
so Machinists' hammers.
100 Carpenters hammers.
20 RNeting hammers.
so Striking hammers, 8 to 10 ID,
50 Hatchets.
80 Acetyline camp lights.
200 Paint brushes.
so High speed traiers. 3 yards.
50 Contrete buggies.
10 Miles, telephone wire, wire
fence-all available.
50 Sets steel forms for road con-
struotion; bituminuos binders.
all avilable; expansion Joints,
all available.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
TO ACT PROMPTLY

Now comes on the season Tor alb
is. excuses and explanations. How
fully the various district attorneys
are going to carry out the orders OF
the Attorney General to go on the
trail OF the profiteers cannot vet
be fully answered.
II is obvious that IL the existing
law is enforced with as little alacri-v
by the district attorneys as the De
partment Of Justice exercised in is
suing orders for its vigorous enforce
ment. il will be some time before
the public gets relief.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
TO TEST VALIDITY OF
OIL LEASING LAW

The validity of the act, approved
March IL, 1919 authorizing the
leasing of state land for oil and gas
exploration, will be tested in court.
The American Trust and Saw
mgs Bank of Albuquerque as
trustee for purchasers OF about
4Z,Oo acres OF state land
under contract has begun a suit
in equity in the district court of
Otero County against the oil and
gas lessees, asking the court to de-
clare void oil and gas leases issued
by the state for these lands. The
leases were issued under the act,
approved March II, 1919 The ques-
tion as to the validity OF the act with
respec! to lands sold under con-
tract IS directly involved
1t is expected that the state land
commissioner will intervenue in the
case and present the states side OF
the question and in defense OF the
policy Of the state land department
for issuing oil and gas leases. The
lessees will also employ counsel to
defend their case. No announcement
has been made as to who will appear
tor the lessces. But as the lands
involved lie in territory that is re-
garded as promising oil field, 1t
IS very probable that the case will
be ably defended The land COM
missioner may also find it advisable
to employ special counsel to assist
the attorney general in defense OF
HE policy OF the state land depart
nent Marion & Wood are the
attorneys for the plaintiff.
The case will attract general at
ention, not only among oil men. but
y the people OF the state as a whole. .
lHe taxpayers OF the state are
directly interested in the outcome
1f the case, as the income from oil .
eases has already become important,
md directly benefitting the taxpayers
If the state.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
ROSWELL PEOPLE WILL
WELCOME GOOD ROADERS

Road specialists of national repu-
tation will discuss vital problems and
answer questions at the annual con-
vention of the Ozark Trails asso-
citation. which will be held at Ros-
well October !. 2 and 3. Roads
through the southwest where dis
tances are greater and means of
maintenance different from those IN
the thickly settled districts will re-
ceive special attention.
Roswell people will constitute one
big reception committee whose only
business will be TO look after the
comfort and entertainment of the
visitors. Roswelrs public camping
ground. just opened. will sccommo-
date those who wish to camp while
here.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
MILLERS WANT WHEAT
RATE ADJUSTED

\ committee OF the mlllers OF the
Rio Grande valley that met at Al
buquerque last Friday has filed a
statement with the state corporation
commission regarding the necessity
of importing wheat 10 keep their
mills running and requesting the
help of the commission to adjust the
intrastate freight rates on wheat,
from stations in New Mexico into
the Rio Grande valley
The millers want to ship in wheat
from the east part of the state, but
find under the regulation of prices
by the u. ). Grain corporation and
the freight rates now in effect that
they are at serious disadvantage
The present price of wheat is fixed
for primary markets like Chicago,
Kansas City, and Galveston. he
local price of wheat is based on the
price at primary markets less
creasing as the distance from the
primary markets increases.
The rate on wheat from Clovis to
Galveston, 800 miles away, is % cents
hundred, while the rate into the
Rio Grande valley IS 3lH cents. This
makes the cost of wheat shipped in
from Clovis higher than the local
price of wheat under government
regulation of wheat prices.
The committee therefore asks that
the rate from Clovis to Las Vegas
and Las Cruces and Intermediate
points be fixed at Is cents a hum
dred and from Roy and Mills to the
same territory p cents a hundred
pounds. They also ask that rates
into territory in New Mex,co. Ari-
zuna. and west Texas. where the
mills in the Rio Grande Valley mark
ct their flour and bran. be properly
adjusted under milling in transit re-
gulations.
The real difficulty seems TO be that
the government price on wheat is
fixed with the understanding that all
wheat in New Mexico will move east
and south TO primary markets No !
provision is made for the possibility /
Of wheat being shiDped in the op- |
nosife direction. The millers OF the /.
Rio Grande valley desire that wheat
NAV move in both direction on rea-
sonable FREIGHT rates
The commission Is takirr The mat /
ter no with the II. { Grain Corpora
ion as well as the Railroad admins
fration
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
SAW MILLS AT ALBUQUER-
QUE AGAIN RUNNING

The saw mills OF the American
Lumber Company idle for many
wears have been thoroughly over
iaulcd by the Mckinley Land ami
Lumber Company and set in motion
TO try out the MACHINERY On Sep
tember lst the mills will begin rum
ning full capacity employing 300
men The timber comes from the
Luni mountains in Valencia county
and from Mckinley county where
the company owns much fine timber
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
OONA ANA
State College Notes

State College Notes
The New Mexico Agricultural Col.
lege is preparing for the biggest year
in its history, and so great is the
number of new students expecle |,
together with old students, that some
of the military barracks erected by
the Government will probably have
to be used to house the students.
Extensive repairs and additions
have been made to the boys dorn,i-
tory, increasing its capacity from %
to 90 rooms. Ii is now a two story
building.
DIR. A. ID. Grille President OF the
College is still at Roswell. caring
for the $25.0D0 peach crop on his
ranch, the biggest crop of peaches
the ranch has ever produced.-Las
Cruces Republic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-29
Factory Makes Fine Record

The Roswell Canning factory has
canned 5000 bushels of peaches and
now has 500 cases packed and ready
for sale and shipment.
This Is considered a remarkable
record for the first year OF the fac
tory.
The major portion of these peach
es will be shipped to Kansas CITY
Chicago. and to points in Texas and
New Mexico
The past week 5000 gallons OF
beans have been canned daily This
week tomatoes are being canned
Beets and apples viii follow MP the
canning of tomatoes and viii take
number OF weeks The factory
has now ready five power peelinr
and pairing machines and will be
able TO take care of a very large
quantity Of apples when they are
ready.