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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-28
CONSTRUCTION PLANS
CALLS ron NEW HOSPITAL

The new buildings IN Camp Fur
long are 10 include a hospital that
will accommodate $50 patients. The
plans have already been drawn for
the buildings and work will be-
started soon. The hospital al Cody
having been done away with, u be-
comes necessary for a large hospital
here.
The building Of the new quarters
for The Twenty fourth Infantry and
Twelfth Cavalry Is being continued
AZ rapidly rs possible. II is thought
that this job will be finished within
eight weeks.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-28

The railroad company has had
workmcn building a new pumping
plant here this week. The new
plant Is located q few yards east OF
the old one and is 10 be on the same
order. The we'll was drilled several
months ago. which is thought 10 hc
~ good ~ the wells now IN use.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-28

WANTED-Solicitors In your COM
munity for subscriptions 10 state
wide Democratic Paper - Liberal
Commissions. Write. naming local
reference, 10 Daily Democratic Pub
Co, albuquerque. y. N.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-28

Captain H. q. Bush NJ Dcminp was
q visitor here last sunday. Mr.. Bush
has business interests here. being q
member 81 the Foxworth- Galhraiih
Company, which owns the lumber
yard here.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-28

J. A. Prcwitt sold the G.. \. Onslad
property this week 10 n. r.. Rascon.
Onstad is a corporal In The Twelfth
Cavalry Band.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-28
COLUMBUS THEATRE

The Following Program win be Presented Al The Columbus
Theatre For The Week Beginning
SATURDAY. MARCH /
saturday Six Acts An Comedy Program
TWO ACT FON COMrIDY
Two AL KEYSTONE COMEDY
TNO-ACI JUDGE BROWN STORY
sunday-fNe Acts Niagrsph Production
DAWN on UNDEHsT iNDTNG"
Monday six Reels Peralts Production
Bessic Harrtscale
"MND on TIIE STORM"
iursday-FNe Acts Metro Production
Francis rushman
THE BRisS CHECK"
NcdncsdaS-fNc Acts Triangle Production
Douglas Fairbanks
AMERICAN AIsTOCR,CN"
Thursday-fiyc Acts William Fox Production
"BLUE-ESED MARY"
~ Alice BRADY
THE TRAP"
Friday live Acts Wohd Film
PROGRAM SHEET 10 CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
SANTA CLAUS WATTS DOES
BIG LICENSE BUSINESS

Christmas gifts in the form of we'd
ding licenses were issued from Santa
Claus Watts office during the past
ten days to the following couples:
Il. F. Pittsinger and Amy Doyle, both
of Read; w. A Potorff and Blanche
Holdredge. both of Paonia; Leonard
G.. Daniels of Delta and Thelma Il.
Lischke of Naturita; Frank w. McAll-
lister of Delta and Florence Holdredge
of Iona, Colorado; Trusten C. McAll-
lister of Delta and Iva Holdredge Of
Iona, Colorado; Christian A. Strasser
of Lazear and Miss Mary Towers of
Lancashire, England; Alvin G. Beatty
and Miss Olive Pelham. both OF Delta;
Herman D. Petre and Pearl L. Park,
both OF Delta: Otis Mullins and Ber
tina Withrow. both Of Montrose; Jas.
A. Williams. OF Buffalo Springs,
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
AMERICAN LEGION TO ORGANIZE
POST IN DELTA IMMEDIATELY

A post of the American Legion is
to be organized in Delta. Fifteen of
the local soldier boys have signed an
application for charter.
The charter members are Will
Jacobs, Luke Meyer, Kean Griffith,
Frank Trechter, Theodore Wilcox, Lee
Jacobs, Cecil Carton, DR.. w. S. Clel-
land, Hugh Adams, Will Seicrest, Al
vim Beatty, w. B. Merchant. Edgar
Gale and Major Charlesworth.
Luke Meyer has been chosen as
temporary chairman.
The local post will be branch of
the American Legion of the United
States. This Legion is an organiza-
ton of American veterans of the
World War. 1t is non-partisan and
non-political. 1t is civilian organiza-
tion-not military or militaristic
Nearly all of it's members are men
who were civilians before the war
and are now again civilians. 1t makes
no distinctions of rank and no dis
tinctions between overseas men and
men who did not get overseas.
1t was organized in Paris, March
Is to II. 1919, by thousand officers
and men, delegates from all units of
the American Expeditionary Forces
to an organization meeting which
adopted a declaration of principles
and selected the name American
Legion"
The purpose of the Legion is ex-
planned in the preamble adopted
which follows: For God and Coun-
try we associate ourselves together
for the following purposes: To up
hold and defend the Constitution of
the United States of America; to
maintain law and order; to foster and
perpetuate d one hundred. per cent
Ahericanism; to preserve the men,
ories and incidents of our, association
in the Great War: to sinculcate a
sense of individual obligations to the
community state and nation; to make
right the master OF might; to promote
peace and good will on earth; to safe
guard and transmit to posterity the
principles Of Justice, freedom and
Democracy: to consecrate and sancti-
fly our comradeship by our devotion
to mutual helpfulness."
Further announcement will be made
as soon as the charter is received.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
NEW TYPE OF
METAL RAILROAD TIE HERE

Captain Earl E. Jensen, recently
returned from France. and his BROTH
er, Keith r. Jensen, Salt Lake City
attorney, have been visitors for the
past few days in Delta. Captain Jen-
sen spent seventeen months at the
fighting front with the famous 26th
(Yankee) Division. Since his return
he has been associated with his
brother in financing the Metal Safety
Railroad Tie company which plans to
erect a factory for the manufacture
of the steel railway tie.
During their stay in Delta Messrs.
Jensen have interested some of our
leading men in the enterprise. Mr..
Keith r. Jensen states that the lead
ing railroads have endorsed t n e
Metal Safety Railway tie and he pre-
diets that type of railway ties be In
use throughout the United States be-
fore this time next year.
Mr.. Jensen says he thinks this Is a
wonderful country with unlimited re
sources.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
BUSINESS MEN HAVE RoUsINc
MEETING MONDAY EVENING

| The Delta County Business Mems
| association had a banquet and, busi-
ness meeting Monday evening" The
event took place at the New Perkins
| restaurant, and it was the first meet
ing since the election of the new Off
I'cers. Mortimer Stone, president, pre-
| sided and there was real business
transacted not exempting those who
came in time for the spread.
Professore Foster spoke regarding
facts as they existed in our schools
and said that if we want to keep pace
with the rest of the country our new
school bonds must carry. He told aus
many things about our. schools that
the ordinary person did not know.
1t is doubtful if there will be a dis
senting vote against the bonds for
new school that will be voted the last
of the month, among any man who
was present.
DR.. Miller explained the plan of the
newly formed bureau with headuuar.
ters at Salida. He said that by "get-
ting next" to the tourist on the other
side of range there would be greater
possibility of attracting him to our
county, and lastly to cover Grand
Mesa lakes by the travelling tourist
PROCESS in regard to perfecting that
tourist bureau had been accomplished
Mr.. Miller told the audience.
Many other matters were taken up
including the new hospital, but space
prevents us from giving a more de-
tailed writeup.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
Sixteen Pages Again This Week.

Independent is again compelled to
print sixteen pages this week. The
big paper is necessary to accommo-
date the advertiser and to chronicle
the news events of this locality. Even
with 16 pages much news matter was
corwded out and many items condens-
ed as much possible. The many new
additions to our subscription list is
most gratifying to us as well as the
most liberal advertiser. Advertising
pays in the Independent, and it pays
the reader. too, for he can rely upon
the statements made the advertiser.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19

building, with up-to-date equipment
where the best of attention can be
given to suffering humanity.
II. e. Perkins has offered to con.
tribute the first $4,000 providing the
people will raise at least 100000 and
other substantial business men have
pledged their moral and financial sup
port. But the people must also do
their share in the great work. It is
expected that an active campaign for
funds will be conducted sometime
during the next two months.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION MAX
ING PROGRESS WITH WORK

The Delta County hospital now
seems assured, and this Ia step in
the right direction. It Is matter
which should receive the hearty CO.
operation and support of every man.
woman and child in Delta county and
the entire Western slope.
Upon the physical health Of com,
munity depends in a large measure
It's growth and development. At this
time our hospital facilities are seri-
ously limited, while adjoining towns
are equally handicapped, so 1t is up
to the people Of this community to
get together and put up modern
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
Come Here to Live.

Arrivals yesterday morning were
Mrs. V. C. Marchbank and children,
from Kuna. Idaho. They are relatives
of the Jesse Marchbank family of
Delta and have purchased the l.. W..
Scott ranch on California mesa. Mr..
Marchbank will join them in few
days.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19
Pandolfo ls Sentenced

Pandolfo Is Sentenced
In the Federal court Mt Chicago.
Judge Lands on Tuesday sentenced
Samuel G. Pandoifo. organizer and
head OF the Pan Motor company. OF
St Cloud. Minnesota, convicted of
using the mails to defraud. to serve
term in the federal penitentiary. OF
ten years. and imposed fine OF
$4,000. He denied the motion for
new trial Pandolfo's attorneys ut
once gave notice of appeal to the
U. S. Circuit court OF appeals.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19

Texas, and Lottie G. Place OF Delta;
Arter M. d. Wyatt of Hotchkiss and
Amy Amelia Flynn of Crawford Lii
cense No. 24s8 suppressed by request.
The Delta independent., 1919-12-19

You could not give him anything that
would be more acceptable, more ap
propriate, more useful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
Women Threaten to DiD County Agent in the Vat
 Prepared for the Cattle

Walter K. McAdory. federal explosives examiner for Alabama. returned yester- day from trip to Cherokee and Eto- wah counties, where explosives have re- gently been used to destroy dipping vats.
 While l was in Cherokee county he said yesterday "I was told that the women had raised a purse to be given to the woman who will head commit tee of women to dip the county dip ping agent next week. Dipping day is Friday of next week and, according to my information, the women have planned to capture the county agent and dip him in the vat prepared for the cattle.
 The women seem to be more an tagonistic.to to the dipping law than the men, and when the men suggested tha. they be permitted to handle the agent, the women would not listen to the proposition"
 Mr. McAdory stated that he had sworn out warrants for six men in Cherokee and one in Etowah chargiiis them with violating the federal explo- sives act. and that he would swear out warrants for six in Calhoun county and four in Bibb county this week.
 The warrants for the Cherokee and Etowah county men have been placed in the hands of the federal marshal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
VESSELS ASSIGNED
 ID LUMBER TRADE
 FROM TIE SOUTH
Steps Taken by Shipping Board Toward Expansion of Facilities of South
 Atlantic Ports
By Assooiated Fress

Washington, May 11.-Steps toward material expansion of the shipping fa- cilities of south Atlantic and gulf ports were taken today by the shipping board, in assigning 12 large steamers to the lum Der trade from the south. Other yes sels will be allocated to southern ports as rapidly as the export business just fies. Six ships have been assigned to the five south Atlantic ports-W lining ton, Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick and sonville-represented by the South Atlantic Maritime corporation, four of which will be 7500 tons or over for the Argentine trade and the other two smaller vessels for the Cuban sugar trade.
 The Sodth Atlantic Maritime corpora tion originally requested the assignment of at least IA ships to the five ports represented by it. Matthew Hale, di- rector of the corporation, after a confer enee today with the Senators from North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida and Senator Smith of Georgia, said the corporation would press it's request for the allocation of the eight steamers not vet assigned to it. They would be put into the trade with Brazil, Caribbean rorts and the West Indies.
 Tn the carly days of the development of the new American merchant marine the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
GOT LIGHT SENTENCE

Several months ago, while the wcvad war was fiercest, a negro preacher was arrested and jailed here as a stacker. He stated that it was against his re- ligion to fight, and positively refused to join the army. He was sent to jail, having refused to give bond in any sur'p and there he has remained until this terms of federal court. When his case was called he pleaded guilty, gave his reasons and was sentenced to one day
 ill jail. That was in view of the fact that he had already been in jail sew eral months He has now been released
 and has gone on his way rejoicing, but there are nearly 100 others charged with
 being slaclSers that are being rounded up on demand of Provost Marshal Gen eral Crowder. and they. may not be let Off with so light punishment. though it is understood that the majority of them failed to show up when drafted because of their ignorance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
THE OLD MEMS HOME

The trustees of the Old Mems rome are asking the people of the state to raise a fund of $100,000 for the buliu- ing, support and maintenance or ths : proposed institution. tract or iana comprising 80 acres near Jackson has been donated but there are no funcs sufficient to build the cottages planned. That the fund will be raised there IS eF- cry reason to believe. The citizens or the state know what has been done TOT the Old Ladies Home, >magnlncen brick home in which 60 old and heipless women are cared for at all times. This institution is supported entirely by vol untary subscriptions, unless the ol, ferent counties donate to it's support because of representativ therein It has never been permitted to suffer and never will be. Tn same will be true of the Old Mems Home once it is estao- lshed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK FROM
 THE CAPITAL OF MISSISSIPPI

Jackson, Miss, May 17.-(Special) Candidates for state office in Missis- sippi are very much interested .n knowing what the several counties are going to charge them for placing tneir names on the tickets to be voted in the August primary. This is a matter that is in the hands of the county execu- tive committee. Neither the state nor counties bear the expense of printing the tickets-they do not even pay the men who serve as judges and clerks or the primary election. though they do. pay the expenses of all other elections.
 It has always been the custom e2r the county committees to meet and hN these charges against each candidate the average being s10 for state cand.- dates, s for district and county cand.- dates and about 250 for beat candi- dates-but it is reported this time that at least one county has assessed tie state candidates S25 each for their name on the ticket. In the event ali counties were that greedy it would cost the candidates for state office $2O5O, or as much as the salary for the officc amounts for one year. However, the average is s10 or sS2o for the state. and that is more than a great many cand dates are able to pay. and keels 5 many good men from entering the lists
 That accounts in a large measure tor the scarcity of sfandidates-there be- ing no opposition for several state candidates Here in Uinds county the candidates for state office were not assessed anythin g-the county and dis trict candidates bearing the entire eX- penses of the primary election, but should all counties do that the expenses of d state campaign lasting five or SIX months would still be, or are, s much as inc office is worth for half of the four-year term
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
SALVATION ARMY FUND

Governor Bilbo has isued proclamd- tion asking the people of Mississippi 10 subscribe every penny the SaiNd- tion Army may want on it's drlve Tor several millions in the United states and it is confidently believed it VIII De done promptly-just as all other SUD- scriptions wanted of Mississippi nave been raised on time The recent Vio- tory Loan was more than subscribed within inc time linait-about $1,000,000 coming from the city of Jackson. Gov ernor Bilbo tells in his proclamation of the great work that is being donc by the Salvation Army. eplains that 1t does work the other church and re- ligious organizations do not seem able to reach, and hopes his state will 20 all that is asked of her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18

shipping board was confronted with tre- mendous congestion at eastern ports ana comparative likeness at southerW ports. X policy then was formulated 10 ship all southern products at least rom soutn- ern ports and it was suggested also grain from the middle west for Europe could be exported more economically from Calves ion or New Orleans than from the crowded ports north of Norfolk. It was said today the board has seen no reason to doubt the wisdom of that policy and the allocation of steamers to southern ports is being made to carry it out. It issexpected eventually the great bulk or the trade of the United States with the other American republics will be handled through south Atlantic and gulf ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville. May 17.-(Special)-A new species of fly which travels in great swarms in slow but straight flight like swarms of birds has made it's appearance here during the last two days and has attracted much curious attention because i. is so different from the ordinary house fly, although being about the same size. The new insect flies with head extended like snipe and stings painfully when it strikes the face or hands. The species has never been seen here before, it is claimed
 Cotton and corn have made good prog ress in northern Alabama during the last
 few days, which have been generally sunshiny and warm. Previous to the last week growth had been retarded by un- seasonably cool nights
 It is estimated now that fully half of the peach crop was killed by the late freeze and frost of April 26 in this sec tion. Young peaches are falling off the will be satisfied now if they get half crop.
 1 Mrs. Mary Ramey, widow of we'll known confederate veteran died yester-
 day after long illness, aged 74 years.
 She is survived by the following sons
 and daughters: T. NJ. Ramey, Mrs S.
 M. Goode and Mrs. Elzina Ramey, of
 Huntsville. and F. Nj. Ramey. of Bir- minsham.
 1 The girls canning clubs are unusual /, Iy we'll organized in Madison county this season and if there is a good crop of ] Vegetables and fruits it is likely that more canning will be done than ever
 before. The work Is being directed by
 Miss Evelyn Peyton. N Circuit court disposed of consider
 able number of minor cases during tho week and beginning Monday will try g mixed docket of civil and criminal case: k without juries.
 Prof R. K. Morgan of Fayetteville. fol long time head q the Morgan school |1 has let a contract to Baxter Brother: lof Huntsville for the erection of . schoo building and dorinitory to cost ss5.03o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
BANKERS HELP FARMERS

During the past four or five months the bankers of Laurel, Jones county. have furnished the farmers of that vicin- ity the money with which to buy six carloads of registered Jersey cows, and stand ready to advance as much more as may be needed by men who want to engage in the dairy business. The i'm vestment has proven fine one, and some of the farmers have already paid their loans from the milk furnished by the cows thus acquired. The dairy at Laurel is said to be doing a great business, ship ping it's products to the several points of the compass and getting the highest market price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
THREE MISSISSIPPI BEAUTIES

Governor Bilbo has named three oI the prettiest girls in Mississippi to rep resent the state at the Memphis cen tennial At least the governor was re- quested by the management or the cen tennia1 to name three of the prettiest, or "the three prettiest." and he se- lected Miss Carol Rosenbaum of Me ridian. daughter of a prominent busA- ness man of that city; Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald of Vicksburg, daughter or Ed Fitzgerald of the Vicksburg Her aid. and Miss Adelle Day, secretary or the state tax commission at Jackson, These three are hard to beat, and the coneensus of opinion is that GoVernof Ri1ho came as near doing as request ed as possible. Mayor Scott Of Jackson is now asked to name the prettiest girl in town to represent the city or Jack son at the centennial, and being can didate for re- e-election, he is up tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18

than 5000 feet, and taking the poSltlo1
 that no auger has yet gone deep enou6;
 by about 300 feet to strike the oil- bear
 ing strata that tips down under the
 Mississippi river from the great ol!
 helds of Louisiana. In some of these
 lS wells signs of oil were discovered,
 in others gas was strong enough to burn-all of which Dr. Lowe believes
 point to great and valuable discoveries
 here in course of time.,
 REPORTERS ARE ENCOURAGING
 J. Ed Ruff, district agent in farm
 demonstration work for south Missis-
 sippi. feels very greatly encouraged at
 some of the reports coming in from his
 county agents, and sees old Mississippi
 lining up with Iowa, Missouri, Illinois
 and other great livestock states in very
 few more years. He finds that in seV-
 eral counties many thousands of hogs are being fattened for market, and that
 the farmers have already had a good taste of the profits in the business. Tn counties where before last year
 I've hog never was sold or shipped out
 the industry has come into prominence by leaps and bounds. The same is true of cattle. and small flocks of sheep are
 now to be found on hundreds of farms where sheep was never before seen. County Agent Bradshaw of Greene coun- ty. way down in the cut-over pine re- g,on. reports that since the first of Jan uary he has placed IFS thoroughbred reg istered pigs, and orders are still coming in, He also states that in the next 30 days he will ship out 10 carloads of fat cattle and has on hand ready to ship four carloads of wool collected from the small farmers of his county. All ship ments are on the cooperative plan and results have been found very satisfac-
 tory.
 Great interest is being manifested in the sweet potato crop. and Agent Flowers of Copiah county reports that between now and frost next fall he will have built more than 100 potato drying houses. There has never been any trouble pro- ducing from POO to 400 bushels of vel low yam potatoes per acre in the piney woods section of Mississippi. but the loss has been hc~~1 and the drying houses are known from experience to prevent | that. They are being built in all sec tions, and Governor Bilbo has one on his | farm in Pearl River county that takes | care of 10000 bushels at one time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
RELIEVES OIL IS HERE

Dr F. N. Lowe, state geologlst. nag recently issued a report on the eHorts to find oil and gas in Misslsslpp,, showing that IS wells have been sunk