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The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

The Goldfish lays a million eggs,
while the helpful hen lays one: but the
Goldfish does not cackle to inform us
what she's done, and so we scorn the
Goldfish coy, but the helpful hen we
prize, which indicates to thoughtful
minds it pays to advertise.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

We have a rather eaustic let
ter from "A Reader" which, if
published would be a source of
qualification now, and regret
later, to the writer and would
start something which would
not be 50 easily stopped. We
appreciate the feelings of The
writer but experience has taHght
us that it is best to not always
tell the whole truth. Forget. it,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Mr.. Ames and family, son Of Dir.
H. B, Ames, of Alva, Okla, have ar
rived and will live on the Geo. N.
Ames farm east of Roy Mr.. Ames
and Rocq Reeder and family are just
recovering from a long siege of Flu
and Pneumonia and he will leave as
soon as they are able to go to their
new home in Ration.
The young Mr.. Ames, like the elder,
is a sure-enough republican.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

The Roy School Board called meet
ing Monday evening to consider regis
trations and appoint members to fill
the places until the regular election
next year, as provided by law.
The illness of Dr. Self prevented a
quorum and the meeting was post
poned until he is able to attend. 1t
is reported there will be three vacan-
cies to fill by appointment.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Rual Wade has a broken wrist
the result of crapking a Flivver
without tretarding the spark. He
ran into a guy-wire Of the city
well drill and broke it almost
Causing a serious accident to the
drill, then killed his engine back
ing out and then broke his arm
to cap it all.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

C. V. Coldiron writes for back
copies of the S-A. which he has miss
ed. He had them directed to Man
chester, Kentucky while he is at Hens
ley, Kentucky, is the probable reason
he is missing them.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

The 5th Sunday School Convention
which was to have been held at Roy
this year was abandoned because of
the many things occurring recently
to prevent. People did not want to
congregate and be exposed to flu in,
fectiOn, many were i'll and the presi-
dent was absent so the opportunity
for a UonvaDtial waV Passed BY "a !
more convenient and Safe season,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Rev. .Hearn is working strenuOusly
for the union of all church people in
active church work under one common
ideal. 1t might be a good idea to
help along with this commendable
work to get up a campaign to get the
pledges from people to attend church
a reasonable number of times this
year.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

t. f. Mitchell, Of Albert, Vice Pres.
Of the N. M. Cattle and Horse Grow.
ers Assn is taking a special interest
in the coming meeting at Roswell.
We note his picture in the Special is.
sue Of the Albuquerque papers along
with other "High-Lights" of the Live
stock business Of the state, -
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Jim Christman is drilling a we'll
with his old machine for Fayette Livt
ingston, on the old Jennings home>
stead north of Solano, Jim is look
ing for his big new well drill in any
day now. 1t is a thousand foot rig
and a dandy.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

TO MY FRIENDSHIPS is to adj
wise that on the 10th day G January
1920, decree Of absolute divorce was
granted between myself and M. B
Densmore, in the District Court at
Amarillo, Texas, Mr.. L. c. Barrett
Attorney, and l have resumed my fam
ilv name, LILLIAN BROWNING
March 1st, 1920 Roy, N. M
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends
for their kind sympathy and assist
ance during the illness and death Of
our Beloved Husband and Father and
for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. ]. N. Nutter
and family.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Nugen are
the prTud parents of a Glib baby
girl Feb. Oath She is said to be
the smariest girl Of he. age in
town.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Mrs. Martinez, died at her home
8 miles southwest of Roy, on the Red
River last Saturday from pneumc-
MIA. All the family were sick and
neighbors and friends from town car
ed for them till they were able to be
up. The rest are now convalescirig.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Chester Scott. who resigned his po-
sition with the Roy Trust and Savings
Bank recently to accept a position
with the Roberts & Oliver Lumber
Co. is ill with Flu this week.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

You will be exceedingly Interested
to know that Federal Board Repre-
sentative, Mr.. Jose Jordi, will be in
Roy Friday, March 18th, to. inter
view all the discharged, disabled men
in your County who are interested
in vocational training.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Fred Fluhman came in Sunday for
flu medicine for a young man from
Texas who is i'll at his home. He
came with Fred's uncle, John lshi,
from Georgetown, Texas.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06
Trustees Meet


The regular meeting of the Village
Trustees Monday evening was made
the occasion for clearing the slate
of all business possible as this is the
last regular meeting before election
of a new Mayor and Board. An
bills were paid, provisions Tor going
on with the town well as soon as MI.
Bagwell is able to "Hit the ball''
arrangements for an audit of the ac-
counts, and other details of village
government were disposed of.
Investigation developed the fact
that Roy has population of well
over five hundred people and is entitl-
ed to be advanced to the class of EN-
corporated Towns" and our attorney
was directed to arrange the detail
for taking the census and getting
promoted to "Town" instead of "ViI-
lage,"
t. A. Smith was allowed 81 day
for services as Marshall during the
quarantine qeriod and employed for
the month of March at a salary of
$50. and instructed to stop auto speed
ing on the streets or make 1t pay
ing pastime fer the town, also to col
leet deg tax or exteTminate the horde
| Of dogs that infest the streets, The
report Of the treasurer, 0, W, Hearn,
was accepted for pecu Jan, and Feb.
! and the Roy Cemetery was turned
over to VIM. &. Johnson as manage.
with authority to pay out the pur-
chase price of the 40 acres to the state
have the cemetery surveyed and palt,
ted and erect a substantial 6-wire
fence on the line of the survey, build
q tool house and otherwise equip it as
a cemetery ought to be equipped and
estAbllsh and collect reasonable price
for burial lots therein.
Informally, after the business waS
finished the Mayor and Trustees dis
cussed the future prospects for Row
and agreed that, as they had worked
jim harmony during the past year and
had managed the affairs Of the town
and the water works activities to the
best Of their ability and in perfect
unity, that, they would consent to be-
ing candidates to reelection on con-
ditiOns that all were placed on the
ticket and no one of them would con-
sent to being made candidate on
afly other ticket.
In other words, they would go to-
gether before the people of Roy on
their past record and let it be the only
issue in the election.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Ben Hoskins has left Colfax and
returned to Dawson where he will get
his S-A. in future. ss--.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

w. P. Eichenlaub, of Spencer, In
diana, sends his dues to the S-A. and
threatens to return here if he doesn't
get his news from Roy regularly.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

The Roy Village election draws nigh
and the mayors proclamation for the
same will be published next week. The
day of Election is April 2.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

The Odd Fellows of Roy initi-
ated seven candidates Wednes-
DAY evening and had a swell two
course banquet. They will take
the same class thru the I'd degre
next Wednesday night. so mem
bers present.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Sylvan Floersheim, editor of the
Springer Times, has been visiting his
folks at the FlOersheim home.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

Miss Ruth DePew is home from her
school work in Oklahoma, visiting her
parents and friends.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

The death list for this mesa now
numbers 1S with several cases still in
grave doubt.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06
Obituaries


JASPER NEWTON NUTTER, born
in Glenville, West Virginia, March 12
1851, departed this life at Roy, New
Mexico, February 10, 1920. Was the
Youngest child of Christopher and
Marie Nutter, member Of family
of seven, all Of whom have preceded
him except one brother, Preston Nut
ter of Salt Lake City, Utah, who was
unable to be here. The deceased was
left an orphan when mere child, his
father passing away when he was
four years of age and his mother de-
parting this life when ne was only
eleven years Of age.
Mr.. Nutter was married Dec. 2,
1879 to Sallie f. Hairless and unto this
union eight children were born, name-
ly, Paul H. Nutter, Cimmarron, New
Mexico, Mira B, Nutter, Dawson, New
Mexico, Jasper P. G. Nutter, Price,
Utah, 7. Cleveland Nutter, Price,
Utah, Shirley S. N6bter, Albuquer,
que, New Mexico, D. Stein Nutter,
Willard, New Mexico, c. Lillian Nut
ter departed this life July %, 1896,
John R. Nutter, Roy, New Mexico,
He was tender and loving husband
and father and his death is deeply
mourned by all his loved ones.
Fer number of years Mr.. Nutter
was almost a cripple from Rheuma-
tism but he lived above his disability
and was not deferred from homestead
ing farm and making it pay.
He was great reader and thought
much of what he read so that he
was able to converse intelligently on
a variety Of subjects
Those who were well acquainted
with Mr.. Nutter, held his word as in
violate and knew he was honest to
the last cent. If he left no more for
his posterity, these things in them
selves are a rich inheritance for his
children and proud memory to his
life companion.
The funeral service was conducted
at the home by o. w. Hearn, after
which the body was laid to rest in
the Roy Cemetery.
~ -
Armenia Rebecca Blunk wife Of
Oscar Bunk and daughter Of Samuel
and Sarah Jane Tower, was born De-
cember 3, 1889 at Levenworth, IndA
ana, and departed this life February
19, 1920. The cause of her untimely
decease being due to influenza and
pneumonia. She aged 80 years, 2
months and Is days.
Her father preceded her to the
other world. Her mother and brothers
George and Raymond live near Roy,
Wilmer and Theodore, two other
brothers live at Birdseye, Indiana,
There are two Gistcrs remaining, Mrs.
Mary Undcrhill Of Doolittlecm;ll, In
diana, and Mrs. Jack Hardw.cls cf
Los Angeles, California.
Mrs. Bunk was a member of the
United Brethren Church having give
herself to Christ when twelve years
of age.
She was united in marriage to Os-
car Bunk at Jasper, Indiana, Decem-
Der ,, 1906, to which union two chill
dr.n woro born: Blanche Blunk now
GGod 10 years and Amos Bunk aged
wears.
The funeral esrvices were conducted
at the Roy Cemetery by 0. W. Hearn,
Dastor of the Christian Church, on
Friday, February 20, 1920 and her
remains laid to rest to wait the COM
ing of the Lord.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-06

In other words, they would go to-
gether before the people of Roy on
their past record and let it be the only
issue in the election.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09
weather Predictions in 1ndia.

London. Jan. 22-The masses in In
dia. especially the ignorant villagers
were greatly agitated as the result of
the prediction made by Professor Porta
Of America that Dec u would see the
beginning Of exceptional storms and
earthquakes. saws the Calcutta CORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail By the
time the prediction reached India II
had grown into declaration that the
world was coming To an end The cor
respondent saws OF these frightened
people.
They invoked their gods. made vows
and offerings. hathed in the sacred
streams. shaved their heads. and sat
clothed practically ~ saCkcloth and
ashes iit is quite a common sight 20
see religious mcndirants smeared 81
over with ashes awaiting the crack Of
doom
III was rumored that khuda 1.-THE
Deity was going 70 descend on the
OrhterlUnY monument IN Calcutta A..
the police courts -rorc~ 81 self consti-
tinted sstroloaers argued. some Tor and
others against the prophecy. 4 soon
- the weather got cloudy an AGED
,foslera. who was the complainant 10
= ease ~ petty a-sau't ltft the court
ard 81 his ra-e take care 81 itself lie
rTas % -ai5. going honc 90 die Nith
- family
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09
Death Toll Taken by a Fire
in San Fran
cisco
APARTMENT HOTEL
BERKSHIRE BURNED
Thirty or More Injured,
Some Seriously-Search
for Bodies Continues

San Francisco, Feb. at least .
dead, with some persons still missing
and 30 injured, some seriously, was the
| toll taken by fire which early to-day
swept through the tivestory Berkshire
apartment hotel here.
Three bodies had been taken ont ard
firemen who searched the upper floors
said there were - more there.
Most of those taken to hospitals were
women. Some suffered from severe
burns, while others had been injured
by lcaping from windows and fire
escape balconies.
The fire started in a hall on the third
floor. The cause has not yet been de-
ternined by the police.
The first alarm was turned IN shortly
after midnight aud three others IN rap.
| id succession called out almost the GU
tire fire fighting force. Policemen said
! that when they arrived those OF the
1 $50 persons who lived on the lower
| floors were streaming into the street,
many clad only in night clothes, while
more than score OF persons ON the
upper floors were cliuging 10 window
lodges, trapped by the rapid spread Of
| flames.
The fire departments ladders would
reach only TO the fourth floor windows,
and from these number Of person
were taken.
An explosion apparently m the
fourth floor blew out part OF the up
per wall, handicapping the fire fighting
and rescuing work.
Within half an hour after the first
alarm the fire had pierced the root and
its glare lighted the streets for blocks
Shortly aftcrward the roof collapsed.
Firemen began searching the lower
floors, while others continued to drenoh
the upper section where the flames per
sisted
The fremen penetrated to the third
floor and brought down one body and q
report that at least - bodies were
pinned under wrcckage or for other rea
sons could not be removed at once.
Preparations for more extensive
search were underway when the flames
broke out afre-h. forcing a suspension
Of rescue work for more than half an
hour. when the tiremcn made another
entry TO the upper floors and brought
ont two more bodies and two persons
still alive.
After that the wrecked building filed
with smoke through which early TO
day no more rescue parties had been
able to 20 after bodies,
Discussing the origin of the FIRE Fire
Chief Layden said; There are many
peculiar angles connected with il that
remain to be explained The entire
rear part of the building was ATTAIN
when the frcmen arrived. That was
believed TO have caused many deaths
The Berkshire was fivestory brick
building containing - apartments. Il
was in u section devoted almost entire
II to exclusive apartment houses and /
hotels
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09
WOMAN FORCES
NEW BERRY LINK
Testifes Regarding the Senator's Mail
from Campaign Head
quarters

Grand Rapids, Feb 2. Truman Il.
Newberry received letters concerning
the 1918 senatorial campaign from lts
Detroit headquarters, and the manager
of the campaign used Newbcrry's letter
box when in New York. according to
testimony given at the election consplr-
acv trial here Saturday. The testl-
mony came from Mrs Annabelle Ham
ilton. one of the chiefs of the steno-
graphic force of the NewberrS campaign
committee.
The evidence was considered by the
prosecution as one of the strongest
links it has thus far forged in the chain
by which is sought the binding of the
l23 defendants into a common purpose
to violate the federal election laws. II
went unchallenged on cross examina-
ton. although other portions Of Mrs.
Hamilton's testimony were subjected
TO a heavy cross fire from Martin w.
Littleton, one of the chief counsel for
the defense
Mrs Hamilton was on the stand a
goodly portion of the session. She
gave the jury an inside glimpse into
the Detroit headquarters. touched on
its finances and told of a brown tin
box" in the vault in which she saw
punches of wrapped-up bills"
The witness said she had organized
the night force of stenographers when
the girls on day duty could not care
for work that was piling up. She said
she asked b. Frank Emery how much
to pay these girls and was told mot
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09
THE PRESENT-DAY
iHDDLE-CLfSS Girl
She Is Lazy, Restless, Pleasure-Seeking
ard Egotistical; Has Better Time
Than Any Other Woman, But
Never Satisfied.

London. Jan. 23. "Thc present day
middle class girl has been spoiled, she
is lazy, restless, pleasure seeking and
egOtistical, has better time than any
other woman in the world. but she is
never satisfied. accuses woman writ
ing to the London Daily News over the
signature "Victorian.'
The young married woman OF to-
day appears to think that she is the
only woman who has ever had any do
mestic difficulties, or had to do any
work" she writes "The fact is of
course, that she has a far easier time
than women had in my day
In those days we didn't grumblc, or
look upon ourselves as victims We
didn't talk about any revolt Of house
wives. or worry our husbands to death
with demands for a better time We
worked hard and cheerfully, did with.
out luxuries and expensive holidays.
and brought up large families without
considering ourselves martyrs.
The trouble is that the present -day
middle class girl is 'spoilt'. Usually.
she dislikes children, and resents hav-
ing to give up any time to looking after
them. She would rather play bridge
than hear a child's prayers.
The more / see of the young mar
ried woman Of to-day. and the more |
hear of her constant grumbling, the
more proud | am of being an old Vic
torian.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09
ADMIRAL PEARY IMPROVING.
Has Been Sufferer in Hospital for Some
Time.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 9-Rear Ad-
miral Robert f. PeaEy, famous Arctic
explorer and discoverer Of the North
pole. who is patient at the naval
hospital here suffering from pernicious
anaemia. and who underwent a success
full TRANSMISSION of blood Saturday, was
said last night to be much improved.
Although Admiral Peary has been
sufferer from the disease for the past
two wears. it was not until several
DAYS ago,1hat his condition became so
serious as to necessitate TRANSMISSION
of blood An attendant at the hospital
supplied the blood and it was said last
night that the admiral was 50 far inn
proved as to permit him leaving the
hospital probably tomorrow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09

to spare expense She gave them 50
cents an hour.
Mrs. Hamilton also brought the
Heme candidacy on the Democratic
primary ticket into the ease again. She
said William j. Nickel. a Democratic
defendant, told her he would put up
a sufficiently weak opponent for New
berry, IF he had 10 run himself
Frank Whitney, former schoolmate
Of Clifford Sibben, secretary to Paul
King, manager Of the Newberry cam
paign, related that Sibben told him that
Newberrv would be elected regardless
Of the money" and that "Newberry and
mis- family" were financing the cam
paign.
Charles Potts and c. X. Higbee, mem
bers of the grand jury, underwent cross
examination Saturday and several mi
nor witnesses testified as to stray ends
of the case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09

age person takes daily from three to
i've times As much salt a. he requires.
OF pepper. DR. Rose saws: Pepper
+ not only not needed by the system,
II /. an irritant which iuhameS tie
stomach We all know that, smtfed
up the nose il causes uS to -neeze
Violently. and a suceze is nature at
tempt to get rid OF an irritating sub.
stance. IN other words, the nose re-.
-euty pepper Now the membrane q
the stomach Is moi nearly 81 sensitive
Is pepper a. that % the nose, hut Just
a. surely the stomach rescnts il, cen.
tainly too much Of it, oniy the Stom-
ach has no ,neczc with which 20 reg
i-tcr its protest He explains that
he does not mean that pepper should
never be used on food but that h,
use should not be continuous, a the
constant irritation Of the stomach lin
ing cannot but be injurious
Mustard, too. he classes with pep
per. and says. "Nou know what hap
pens when YOU put a mustard plaster
on your back; Vol, remember that
The membrane Of the stomach Is many
times more sensitive than the skin Of
the back. And the same thing holds
good with regard to many spices, gin
ger. horse radish, 9unEent cheeses and
the various hot sauses.
DR.. Rose asserts what most OF us
will not care TO DENY that people eat
too much With eating becoming .
much a social function, aud peple re-
manning long at the table while talk
much a social function, and people re-
ing and also teating more food Is con.
than is really needed.
Things do not stand still. not even
Indigestion: YOU will either gei bet
ter or worse. The mild and infrequent
symptoms NAV become more severe and
more frequent, and turn into more Sc
rious symptoms pain, for instance.
which is a red lantern waved across
the track OF your life. Ahead may lie
ulcer Of the stomach and ahead Of that
the fatal enemy, cancer.
Il am not an alarmist and the stom
ach i tolerant; il will overlook many
abuses; but constant dripping wears
away a stone. and constant abuse and
"a ftlt~- ness IU lNlr UldlAFI hA tdAih-
j. ap TO injure even the stoutest
stomach.
And unfortunately. indigestion does
not always warn YOU that you are
eating too much. Every physician i
familiar with the type Of man who at
middle age or below that point comes
into The Office for an examination the
stout. ruddy. hearty man who was
never sick dav 10 bis life and who
doesn't krroW what digestion Is. but
y hro 81 late has been feeling an down
and ont
Quest ions sometimes reveal Tie fact
nat an hi. Ute such man has eaten
like rouruaud steak for breakfast
aud- big enc a. that. aud smothered
iu ohious. a heavy lunch containing
more meat. and an enormous lunra 81
rich and highly seasoned foods.
And examination of THIS type Of
man tso frequently shows hgh blood
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09
Sins Of Indigestion.

One OF the chief causes Of indigo.
ton Is the use OF too much season
ing in the food, says pr Robert X.
Rose in very readable article n the
American Magazine. And the writer
thinks that the high seasoning and rich
makeup OF Thanksgiving, Christmas
and other holiday dinners Is the only
cause Of the Indigestion which follows.
Dr. Rose goes on 20 say that salt
/. the only seasoning required by the
body THAT il Is essential to health
we all know he says. "and yet the
nse Of salt IS so abused that ] do not
exaggerate when | say that the aver.