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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
HIGH PRICE PAID ron
STATE LANDS At SALE

Santa Fe. n. NJ, Jan. 22-Ae much
as si900 an acre was received IN
the state land sales held In Clovis
and Carlsbad last week. This fig
ure was bid by samuel n. Roberts
OF New York on 600 acres near Ar
tesla, in addition 10 improvements
appraised al 10000. 9. N. Jones
paid $500 an aore and $4,000 for
improvements on a tract Of 20 acres
west Of Carlsbad. n. L. HALEY paid
$1,000 an acre and 5000 for inn
provements on a 36O-acre tract
south OF Carlsbad. Allen Upton OF
Carlsbad paid so an acre and $3.50
for improvements on a tract Of 25o
acres below Carlsbad. John n,
Plowman paid sii.7O an acre and
s2,965O 90 for improvements ON q
|6iO-acre tract in Southern Eddy
county. John X. Dunlap bought
$50 acres aud improvements mp
praised at $4,000. r. C. vinyard
OF Texico bought $40 acres and Inn
provemenis worth s950Oo.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
BryTAL ASSAULT m
RATION LAST WEEK

With his throat slashed and $3.50
missing from his pockets, a man
whose identity was not learned, was
found unconscious late Saturday
night In Ration, advices received
by P. J. Murphy. local police chief,
stated. The victim Of the crime
did not regain consciousness until
|it:OO o'clock Sunday morning. Two
suspects. believed 10 have CON-
mitied the double crime, left Ration
on the Fargo mail and alighted
from II al Chappelle, 20 miles
south Of Las Vegas. where they
boarded train No. 1 for Albuqunr-
que. IL is believed. A description
Of The men implicated Is contained
In The communication 10 Chief Muir
ply from Abe Hixenbaugh Of Col
fax county. One Is said 10 be q
baker by trade aud the other Is d
flasher" n H. Hink. one Of the
suspects Is % years old. 8 feet. 3 or
Q inches in height. weighs about
go or i5S pounds and bears nu-
merous scars on his nose. HE eyes
are slightly crossed. lie wore n
white Fedora hat and a dark belt
ed overcoat r. c. Clark. whose
real name Is Jeffrey. Is described
as being about 20 years old. $50
10 100 pounds, IS o feet tall aud
has a sharp nos and sandy eolored
hair he wore a black mackinaw.
black soft hat tan shoes and soft
|ccltar. The story In detail forms
one Of The most brutal items IN.
Ration police annals. Las Vegas
|optic.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
HERE YOU CIR A GLANCE
OF THE nnIEF HAPPEN
NGs or TIE STATE

Silver C~ity~-eilver Spot mine
puts on two shifts,
Demine st0ekmen gel two cars
high bred stock.
Gallup Herald instails new ma
chlnery.
Des Moincs farmers have bright
prospects In dlsposing Of produce
at home market
Eiehty-six thousand dollars 10 be
expended in building storage res
ervoirs on Palo Blanco creek.
Mesilia Park cattle tested for the
scab and tuberculosis.
Albuquerque begins year In bet
Ter financial condition.
Albuquerque's big lumber mill is
running full capacity.
Fort Sumner farmer uses frosted
watcrmelons a. coyote bait sue
.cessfully.
Loving growing into promising
town.
motor hcense revenue brings the
state $4,000.
states school budget Is ss.7i8OOo
Fort Sumner-Loco weed again
becomes menace. resulting in live
stock loss.
cerrillos road now open TO lraf-
.fic.
Otero county will seek federal
aid on Alamogordo-New road.
hesa's new lumber yard 10 carry
immense stock Of lumber.
Portalos.-Mesa oil well down 600
feet and shows oil and gas.
Quay county soon 10 know " shs
has oil.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
PnstorlIers Discontinue.

Santa Fe, N. H. Jan. 23.-The fol-
lowing postoffices IN New Mexico
have been di%continued: Borica,
send mail to pastural; Box Lake,
lsend mail 10 Quemadal Corrum-
pa. tsend mail 10 Des Molnesl
Ferndale, lsend mail 20 San Ger
Forrest tsend mail 10 Mel
rose); Juan de Dios, send mail tn
Santa Rosa; Rosing, Csend mail Ia
Cedar HID; Walnut Wells. tsend
mail 10 Hachita). Three postoffices
have been establIshed-Bogle, stons
and waierilow.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23


National Exploration comnany
buys larss ncreast 10 Edddy ooun-
~
Alamogordoe- George Wnrnoch
mime lnstalls crushing and flolaiion
plants.
Big gravel quarry ncar Stems
opens with force Of 100 men.
Decrease In all metal production
except gold and silver due 10 low
prices and high cost OF labor.
Shipments OF gold bearing silicc-
Gus copper ores from Lordsburg
increased heavily during 1919.
Blue ribbon hogs IN state are
increasing.
OH firm buys 1900 acres Ros-
well land.
Albuquerque's new hospital for
women and children nears com
pletiOn.
Northern counties 10 be stocked
with quail.
Otero county ready for years
farming.
Coyotes doing more damoge than
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
To Sell Two schools.

Santa Re. n. NJ, Jan. e2.-Two
abandoned sohoolhouses in Taos
county will be sold under author
ization given yesterday by the de-
partment Of education. The build
ings have been replaced with a
modern consolidated district struc-
ture.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
TIRE COMPANY WANTS
TO ENTER NEW MEXICO

The American Tire and Rubber
Company OF Oklahoma writes the
corporation commission that II
wants 10 enter New Mexico aud pro-
poses TO build a distributing ware
house, appoint a state manager,
and sell tires and inner tubes. In
structions have been sent as n
the requirements for getting au-
thority 10 do business in the state
Of New Mexico.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
PANKEY BUYS $4,000 ACRES
or LAND WEST on SANTA ~

Santa Re, n NJ. Jan. 22-rweniy-
four thousand acres Of land have
been purchased from the Ia Ma
iada grant by Lieut-Gov. b. y.
pankey for approximately 5000.
This new property, with the ad-
joining Gals del Rio grant, acquir-
ed by Mr.. Pankey some time ago.
gives him a oi.00O-acre tract Just
west Of Santa Re.
Mr.. pankey has leased The grant
10 Kansas City oil men for deyel-
opment
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23

East Las Vegas. n. NJ. Jan. "a
Beef cattle al 10 cents a pound
on the hoof is the price paid by
McNierny brothers 10 Thomas
Greer for twenty-six steers. The
animals lolaled 10000 pounds. This
is the highest price paid for beef
steers here in many years.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
HELD ON CHARGE or
WRONGING A GIRL

Cesario S. Pedregon Of Las
Cruces, va held TO the grand jury
after a hearing before c. NJ. Conk-
lin, justice Of the peace, this after.
noon, on the charge Of q statutory
.offense. the complainant being Q
2O-year-old Santa Re native girl
and the alleged crime having oc-
last February.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior. q. s.
Land Office al Las Cruces. n.
No.. January 6, 1870.


Notice Is hereby given that Bes-
sic u. White Of Waterloo, n. NJ.
who. on April 10. 1918, made desert
land entry No. Oi27eL for SW 80
Sw IA. section 4, N i-2 wv "a
section ~, township "a &. range .,
", N NJ ? meridian, has filed notice
Of intention 10 make final proof, 10
establish claim 30 the land above
described. before I. J.. Cole. u. s,
commissioner, al Columbus. " ~.
on the 10Th day or February. 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses.
n. 8 Carter OF Columbus, N. N.
j. NJ. Holloway OF Columbus. n.
NJ.
George 7. Peters Of Columbus n.
NJ.
]. L. Harris Of Columbus, N. N.
JOHN T.. BURNSIDE
Register
Jan. s~-ie-2s-SO-Fsb. I.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
Envnr Short Seaolnn.

Santa Fe. n. NJ. Jan. 22.-Replies
received by the taxpayers associa-
ton % rs QUESTIONABLE on the
special session. indicate that oiti-
Iens generally do not favor a pro-
longed session or the taking up
Of any other legislation except the
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
Confer ThIrtY-ThIrd nrarrr.

santa Re. n. NJ Jan. 93-Formcr
Chief Justice r. II. Hanna returned
TO Albuquerque today with A. A.
Keen and DR.. C. A. wheelon. who
conferred for the first time in the
state the thirty-ihird Masonic de-
gree upon DR.. James A. Rolls OF
santa Fe.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23
G ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior. q. \,
Land Office, al Las Cruces n.
"a, January g. 1920.

W., Summary " iJxO,
Notice is hereby given that Victor
L. Piepmeier Of Columbus. n. NJ
who. on December ~, 1909. made
desert land entry No. O3s23, for sW
ia, section IS, township "a s.
range 8, W. n N p meridian. has
filed notice Of intention 10 make
final proof, 10 establish claim 10
the land above described. before
I. ]. Cole. U. S. commissioner. al
Columbus, N. NJ, on the 27th day
Of February. 1890.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John A. Piepmeier OF Columbus.
n. N.
J, N. Burns Of Columbus. n. ~.
W. 4. Dixon of Columbus, n. NJ.
Jesse Lee OF Columbus, n. N.
JOHN L. BURNSIDE.
Register.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-23

ratification Of TIE women's suf-
frage amendment. The sueges-
|tion is made that . one-dny ses-
sion without tho hiring Of employ
'ees would suffice 10 transact all the
necessary business.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

Governor, he made two speeches and won
the plaudits of several hundred railway
hands by defending the Government
administration of the transportation sys-
tens.
IN HOSTILE GERMAN CAMrs.
The governor ran into hostile at
mosphere at every stop in Auglaize county,
which contains heavy German popula-
ton. The Democratic local leaders said
''there had been a change for the better,
but the prospects are still very bad. .
Catholic and Lsthsran ministers in the
small communities were reported as OPEN
" opposing the Democratic candidate.
Sidney in the American belt" turned
out an unfricndly audience of 5000 The
candidates inquiry developed the fact
that ot per cent of his audience had read
the League of Nations Covenant. They
all promised to do So A boy, parad-
ing Harding Autograph under the eyes
of the Governor told the governor that
"his mother told him TO do it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

has been something given to every one
of these groups. Necessarily, the addresses
have contiicted at times, more especially
] when the candidate has sought to recon-
| Gle the special interests with the simon
pure Americanism which he affects Go
represent. But each party has been as
] sured that the word to 1t IL exclusive and
controlling and all in conflict with each
special message, public or private. is to be
| dlsregarded.
| As Governor Cox designated each OF the
| groups which be asserted is opposing his
| election his audiences hissedits disapproval
| The storm of "boos" was particularly pro-
nounced when he named the GermanNegro
| groups.
Several times during the day, while
he paused at a half dozen Ohio towns
| on his way to the State Capitol from
Indiana, he made reference to the group
opposing him and the responses were quite
as encouraging as those at the meeting
here. While en- route from Indiana,
where he received much encouragement,
in spite of one or two unfriendly audiences
which heckled and attempted to break
up his meetings (notably at Fort Wayne),
the candidate conferred with local leaders
of his party
These men told him there has been
marked change for the better in the
State. due to dissatisfaction with the
''wobblng" of Senator Harding on the
League of Nations issue. All of them
agreed that the chief menace TO Demo
cratic chances was the apparent success
of the Republican plan to recruit the full
force of the Negro men and women vote,
which is estimated at $50, 900 and is almost
wholly Republican.
ARE WATCHING rCR FRAUD.
The Democratic leaders told their
candidate that they were keeping an eye
on the "hnancicring" of the vote and
already had uncovered unmistakablc
evidences Of fraud.
At Vanwert a crowd Of 5000 greeted
him and gave him the decision in q
verbal bout with q man who wanted to
know how the United States was going
to enforce its mandates, How docs the
United States enforce the Monroe Doc
trine?" asked Governor Cox President
Monroe told the world to keep off the
grass n Central and South America. We
have had the Monroe Doctrine for 100
wears. Have we ever fired shot to en-
force it? We never have. 1t will be the
same with the League of Nations
At Delphos, where there was an old
fashioned rally, the Presidential candidate
was informed by the local leaders that
pro-German influences were openly work
ing against the Democratic ticket Father
Rupert, Catholic priest was credited
with urging his COMMITMENTS to vote
against Mr. Cox. The reception of the
Presidential candidate was never the less
extremely cordial in DelphoS, where the
local leaders were celebrating the victory
in primary contest for Bronson, Tight
wines and beer candidate for Congress.
At Lima, where 10000 greeted the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
Hod Carriers Want More.

An increase in their wnge scale from
75 cents per hour To one dollar will be
asked by the Union Hod-carriers after
January |. Increased living costs are
given as the reason, and prevailing rates
in other cities are quoted as the precedent
for such an increase.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
Captain Goodwin at Port Penn

Captain II. o. Goodwin, Qnartermastcr
Corps, u. ). A., will assumed his duties
as constructing quartermastcr for the
quarantine station at Reedy Island. near
Port Penn. As far as is known, thcro
is no construction workof any large ams.mt
to be done at that place
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

'rThen there is the pro-Gcrman party
whose members opposed our successful
prosecution of the war.
The Italian party. whose members
place futile Italian imperialism over the
interests of this nation.
THE Low-wAGE PART.
'"The low-wage party, an organization
with definite understanding that wages
must come down.
''The suppression party, whose mem
hers frankly say or secretly believe every
hit of progressive thought is to be choked
The Greek party and the Bulgarian
party with diverse aims but common
purpose to punish those who considered
the welfare of the world as rising superior
10 the claims of nationalstic ambitions
'rThe bayonet party, which believes
martial law is a solvent for all industrial
disputes.
exconomic fantasy that the foreigner
pays the tax.
The national isolation party, whose OBJ
iect is to secure autocratic position In the
world and whose creed is selfshness. This
party would prevent the hearing of the
cases of oppressed peoples OF the world.
''The Liberty bond speculators' party,
now arranging a sudden coup in these
securities through some plan of reissue,
which viii work TO the prejudice of the
taxpayer.
THE anti Federal Reserve Act Party,
whose real purpose rs to destroy the great
est piece of legislation adopted by the
Congress in half century.
The profiteer party, whose gratitude
is expressed for past immunity from
effective Legislative action and which
flames with anger when it contemplates
the profits denied it by the gradual reduc-
ticu of prices under this Administration
This party seeks to escape payment OF tax
ON incomes swollen by war profits
ANr-pEAcE CROWD IN LINE.
The snti-Beagle of Nations psrtv,
possessing perfect understanding with
Senator Harding that he is TO scuttlc
every plan looking to international peace.
/ invite attention to the obvious fact
that this dual leadership. Senators Johnson
and Borah. cannot say a word IN behlaf
OF Senators Harding's reactionary brand
OF Republicanism.
The munitions-making party, an organ
nation with q vast propaganda fund at Its
disposal. ready and eager to embroll
the world in fresh wars. 1t has a branch
known as the Mexican intervention party.
THE Afro american party, whose
hvphenated activity has attempted to
STIR up troubles among the Negroes upon
the false claims that IT can bring social
equality. thereby sublectIng the unsus-
pecting colored people to the counter
attacks Of those fomcntlng race prejudice
and endangering them to the bloody race
riots which distinguished cities like Chi
cago, citadel of William Hale Thompson,
one of the supporters Of Senator Harding :"
Governor Cox asserted that twenty So
called patriotic organizations. like the
American Defense Society, are sponsored
deceitfully rs agencies for the election
a. reactionary candidates He charged
~ part of the huge campaign fund
raised by the Republicans was used to en-
pIoy propagandists and infQsnce social
organizations.
IRrDICTS RFBUKF FROM PFOpLR
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
BANKERS Club Dance.

Tho first Of series Of dances planned
for the winter by the Bankers and Brokers
Club took place last night at New Cen
tury Club. The various novelty features
Of such affairs vrro introduced with more
than the us,Ial eclnt. Nearly hundred
couples were ON the floor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
Gave Majority Party,

Miss Evelyn Picrson entertained a
party Of friends at her home in Elkton,
Md, on October 3, in honor of her DIST
birthday anniversary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
GRrnICrs RrnrKE rRnM PrOpLn.

Il believe" he said, that the American
people Will take stock OF the parties sup
porting Senator Harding and give them a
rebuke richly deserved. 1t Is interesting
to observe that from the front porch there
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
cox GIVES LIST
Continued from page l

'Then there is the pro-Gcrman party,
whose members opposed our successful
prosecution Of the war.
The Italian party. whose members
place a futile Italian Imperialism over the
su<c~cuts Of {hic nation
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
Smallest Race OF Bees.

In some of the East Indian islands
and on the mainland of Hindustan, are
to be found the smallest race of honey
bees in the world. These dwarf honey
collectors are known to entomologists
as apis florca. Their honeycombs are
no larger than a child's hand, and the
cells are about the size of a small pin
head. This honey is excellent, as is
the wax. The little creatures build the
combs on the branch of low tree, and
as they have not to provide for winter,
they work all the year through, rails
ing broods like themselves. In the
same land there is a race of giant
bees, apis dorsata, as large as field
cricket. These monsters of the bee
world build honeycombs that are from
six to seven feet in length, four or
more in width, and that weigh from
800 to 400 pounds each.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
GOOD CHEESE SPLENDID FOOD
Excellent Reasons Why Its Popularity
Is Growing in All Parts
of the Country.

All good cheeses are pure, healthful
foods, the high flavors being due to
natural ripening processes.
Cheeses figure most attractively on
the printed club or church menu. AS
they are generally named for the town
or district from which they come they
give an interesting foreign suggestion.
American cheese is the name used for
that form of the English cheddar gen.
orally liked in this country. Brie,
Camembert, Coulommier, Neufchatel
and Roquefort are French cheeses
from different parts of France, and
differing in some cases very much in
favor anG appearance. Edam and
Gonda cheese are of Holland origin.
Gruyere, the cheese Of many holes, is
from Switzerland, and the strongly
smelling Limburger comes from Bel
GUM and not from Germany, as is
often supposed.
Parmesan is the name given to the
very hard cheese of Italy, which, how
ever. in it's own country is called
Grama. Many Of these foreign-named
cheeses, however, are now made in
this country, and the demand for these
is growing among the natives as well
as the foreign-born population.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
re of Wisconsin. Circuit Court.
Rusk County

State of Wisconsin. Circuit Court
Rusk County
Thornapple Land Company, a Corpora
ton, Plaintiff, VS.. Clarence T.. Erlan-
son, ID. l.. Dobie, Fred A. Russell,
Thomas B. Mills, Sam Wander Weide.
John Crawford, G. L. Erlanson, Ray
J. Nye, Edward McKinnOn, Joel
Gates, Robert n. Nye, Fred j. Seguin,
Edwin J. Olsen, Floyd d. Priest, D.
L. Dobie and j. HI. Erbelding, CO.
partners under the firm name of Do
bic & Erbelding, Defendants.
By virtue Of judgment of fore
closure and sale made in the above en-
titled action on the 22nd day of May,
1919, the undersigned sheriff Of Rusz
county. state of Wisconsin. will sell at
the front or south door of the court
house in the city of Ladysmith in said
county on the 10th day of July, 1920,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day,
the real estate and mortgaged prem
Uses directed by said judgment to be
soh and therein described as follows:
The Southwest Quarter (SWA) of
the Northeast Quarter (NEH) of Sec
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04

eyes Of a fanatic. They held him.
"Mr. Snyder, as a detective, you
will be interested in curious affair
which happened in this house a few
| days ago. One of my hoarders, Cap
tain Gunner. was found dead in his
room-thc room which he shared with
Captain Muller.
II am very proud Of the reputation
Of my house, Mr.. Snyder, and it was
a blow to me that this should have
happened.
II applied to an agency for a de-
tective, and they sent me stupid boy,
with nothing to recommend him ex-
cept his belief in himself. He said
that Captain Gunner had died by ac-
cident, killed by q snake which had
come out of crate Of bananas. I
knew better.
81 knew that Captain Gunner had
been murdered.
"Are you listening, Captain Muller?
This will interest you, as you were
such a friend of his"
The German did not answer. He
was staring straight before him, as if
he saw something invisible to other
eyes.
Yesterday we found the body of
a dog. 1t had been killed, as Captain
Gunner had been, by the poison of a
snake.
'"Fhe boy from the detective agency
said that this was conclusive-that
the snake had escaped from the room
after killing Captain Gunner and kill
ed the dog. knew that was impossible,
for, if there had been a snake in that
room it could not have got out.
ut was not a snake that killed Cap
tain Gunner; it was a cat.
Captain Gunner had friend. This
man hated him. One day, in opening
crate Of bananas, the friend found
snake and killed it. He took out the
poison.
'He knew Captain Gunner's habits;
he knew that he played a harmonica.
"This man had cat. He knew that
cats hated the sound of the har-
monica. He had often seen this par
ticular cat fly at Captain Gunner and
scratch him when he played.
HE took the cat and covered its
claws with the poison. And then he
left it in the room with Captain Gun
ner. He knew what would happen
Cakes and Mr.. Snyder were on their
feet. The German had not moved. He
sat there, his fingers gripping the
cloth.
Mrs. Pickett rose and went to
closet. She unlocked the door.
kitty" she called. kitty Kitty"
A black cat ran swiftly out into the
room.
With a clatter of crockery and a
ringing of glass the table heaved,
rocked, and overturned as the German
staggered to his feet He threw up his
hands as if to ward something off. A
choking cry came from his lips.
"Gott! Colt"
Mrs. Pickett's voice rang through the
room, cold and biting:
Captain Muller, you murdered Cap
tain Gunner!'
The German shuddered. Then me-
chanically he replied:
scott! Yes. killed him.''
"You heard Mr.. Snyder" said Mrs.
Pickett. "He has confessed before
witnesses. Take him away"
The German allowed himself to be
moved toward the door. His arm in
Mr.. Snyder's grip felt limp and life
less.
Mrs. Pickett stopped and took some
thing from the debris on the floor. She
rose, holding the harmonica.
"You are forgetting your souvenir,
Captain Muller" she said.
(THE END.)