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LSIIDD I II MM 1NOTE The type used in this heading is from the old plant of the Cimarron News and Press and was Used for a.heading for the paper in the seventies.

Estab. 1872 New Vol, I. CIMARRON, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1907 NO. 21

THE NATION'S HEROES.JOSEPHINE FOSTER,

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CONSTRUCTION WORK

IS BEING PUSHED

Curves and Grades Will be Eliminated in

A VERSATILE

ENGINEER A. Q. ALLAN

Railroad Work in all Parts of the Globe HasBeen His Lot Varied Experiences

With Indians..A Ascent Up Ponil Canon 1400 Feet Climb

in Twenty-Tw- o Miles.-

river many times. In fact, in thetwenty-tw- o miles of the road it willrequire fifty-on- e bridges, in additionto a number of channel changes,.. i,..-- ., .!, ...-- c ..f n.;i ,.,.ii i.

been in the employ of the HudsonBay company for two hundred years.The packers, runners and guides aremen of wonderful physique. The or-

dinary load for a packer is five hun-dred pounds, and these men carryeasily an amount which would crush

Mr. A. G. Allan, engineer 11 chargeof the construction of the Cimarron& Northwestern, is an engineer of un-

questioned ability and a man of inter-esting personality. He was born inMadras, East India, in 1866, andcomes of a family of engineers. Hisfather was in the service as an en-gineer, to which branch he and alsohis brothers were attached at the com-pletion of th cir education. Mr. Allenwas educated at Clifton College, Glou-cestershire, England.. ' He came toAmerica in 1883, and for the ensuingnine year? was engaged in hydraulicengineering in the states of Colorado,Nebraska and Idaho, where he wasemployed on some important irrigat-ing systems. Mr. Allan then engag-ed with the Santa Fe as engineer incharge of bridge masonry, and laterbecame a division engineer of con-struction. He was in charge of thenorthern division of the EasternOklahoma railroad. In 1893, Mr. Al- -

The graves we decorate in love todayHold more 'han dead they colli u much of hope,And love and sweet anticipation lie iu them;Cradled beneath the god mid must aud moldLies many a fond ambition from whofce dustThe roots of promise spring to blossomIn the glorious freedom thus blood-bough- t for us.The stars that shine alike on mounds and menAre symboled on our banner 'neatb which liesThe forms beloved that gave a nation life,They shine on love that makes immortal the great sacrificeLove that keeps green the oval tombs of war,Love that plucks blossoms for the heroes' gravesAnd flings them in the living paths of men;That loves the living as it loves the deadAnd honors feeble hands and tottering feetThat once walked in war's ways.They who lie buried. missed the greater strifeThat ye who weep above them bravely face,Aud we who honor manhood offer you the homage of our fouls,We give the due of heioes to you soldiers living-dead- ,

Our freedom is the honor of your diys.

About the busiest place in Colfaxcounty just n.jw, is up in Ponil Canon,along the right of way of the newCimarron & Northwestern railway.In this canon, so rich in historic in

terest, abounding in the beauties of

mountain and valley, forest andstream, so close to the heart of na-

ture, is just now being enacted one ofthe most important chapters in thehistory of the great southwest..Within a stone's throw of the an-

cient dwelling-plac- e of Kit Carson, isbeing stored the bridge material f rhalf a hundred bridges which the rail-

road will require, to eliminate asmuch as possible curves and grades,in 'the ascent up Ponil Canon. Alongthrough the famous French and Chaseranches are camps of railroad graders,and further up the canon are corps ofengine ers and camps of lumbermenthe former completing the surveysand placing the grade stakes and thelatter getting out the ties and build- -

ing materials for the road, out ot thetvirgin forests of the upper canon.

Tl... rimn-r.- m :,n.1 Yortrailvvay leaves the St. Louis, RockyMountain & Pacific railway at theeastern edge of the Cimarron tnvn-sit- e,

where tliey have more thantwenty-fiv- e acres of station grounds.Here is already built a large ware-

house. 50x100 feet, for the storage ofgrain, provisions, etc., .for the various

. , ,camps, and Here are tieing granenmore than a mile and a half of sidetracks. These tracks are tdaced iustthe nroner distance anart so that adouble pile of lumber may be placedbetween, and here will be located the

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lan left the Santa Fe in connection of unknown wilds, ami were to remainwith Engineer J. R. Stevens, who had with him to the end. In return hebeen engineer in charge of construe- was to provide their supplies, was totion with the Santa Fe, and engaged care for them in their sickness, andwith the Grand Trunk Railway Sys- - at the end of their journey, or in casetern, for new work in laying out and of incapacity was to return them tobuilding a route. He, the bench on which they were sitting,was placed in charge of an explora- - j and to pay the agent of the Hudsontion party with instructions to ex-- j Bay company their full wage for allplore, compile maps and make csti-- 1 the time they were in his service,mates for the building of a railroad This compact sealed, the party setthrough a block of five hundred miles out the next day on the anions trip,of hitherto unexplored swamp and Only the necessary supplies, provis-fore- st

land, in the Hudson Bay conn- - ions and medicines were taken, to-tr-

'tt'1pr with ope t rant-i- t ami tio.cAsaryvw,-- v j:-' Mr. Allans story of his varied ex--j swpplie fr maps, diaries, etc. The

periences in the pioneering on this !y tent was a small piece of can-gre-

country are interesting in the vas- - Mr. Allan's instructions were to

extreme. Leaving civilization behind tilke '' certain course through the for-h- e

proceeded to White Hog, an t- Taking latitude and longitude

dian trading post of the 'Hudson Bay ir"m the sun, each twenty-fiv- e miles,

5company, where he procured guide.:, the party navigated the forest as a

Indian packers and supplies for his s.'n'lor sails the sea, covering the five

long journey. The Hudson Hay limiflri'tl miles in a little less than five

company is an immense trading or- - months, cutting their way through

AN UNPLEASANT TALC

PE A DRESS SUIT

"Speaking of Social Functions and DressSuits," Said Engineer A. G. Allan to the

News Man the Other Day.storage yards of the Continental Tie expense is incurred

and Lumber company. The station maintaining messenger service. Thegrounds and lumber yards are on a Cimarron & Northwestern engineers

slight elevation, and constitute a most1;"11' surveyors may communicate with

handsome site for the purpose. The t'acli other and with the general

for the yards is well along t.ices of the road, in Trinidad, by tele-:.- nd

will be virtually completed ere phone, at any time, and graders,

the average untrained , man. Whenthe services of any of these Indiansis desired in that country it is neces-sary to visit the agent of the Huds-- n

Bay company, who will supply thenecessary men. On his explorationtrip, Mr. Allan required the servicesof two guides and six packers. Forthese he applied to the agent at WhiteDog, and the next day found himselffacing nine of the tribe of Ojibiwas,who were sitting on a bench in thecompany store. With these men hemade a compact, the agent acting asinterpreter walking up and down be-

fore the men. These men were toaccompany him and serve him faith-fully through the five hundred miles

forests it tunes with axes, from laketo lake and then using canoes acrossthe lakes. sever.il months o: tins tripwere made without meeting a humanbeing Moose meat served as thechief ration practically all the lime.A map was completed of the entirestretch of country, approximately fivemiles in width, and the route laid outfor the railroad. Mr. Allan was after-

ward employed as locating engineeron this line, and served with theGrand Trunk until early in 007, whenhe was compelled to leave the Canad-

ian country on account of his health.He took charge of th( building of theCimarron & Northwestern railroadon account of the exceptional condi-

tions of the climate here, and is high-

ly pleased with the locality.

found at the Palace holel, togetherwith his bride. Mr. Young wastakeuto the county jail, where he will lieheld pending the arrival of necessarypapers from Las Vegas

Young's attorney from Rocky Fordarrived in the city this morning tolook after his client's interests.

LUMBER AND MATERIALFOR BUILDING AT KOEHLER

verted from the old course and therailroad built in their place. The en-

gineering work in the building of theCimarron & Northwestern is what istermed light mountain work, amiwhen the road is completed willstand as mie of the neatest achiev-meiit- s

in railroml building in thesouthwest, in the. twenty-tw- o milesof mad there is a climb of one thos-an- d

four hundred feet, and the máxi-

mum grade is two per cent. Theheavy traffic, of course, will all bedown hill, and the capacity of the

.roa(, w; ()l)y ,K. M)iu.j ,)y thcty of the engine to hold the loadback on the down run. One enginecan safely handle forty loaded cars.The bridges are all designed for loo-to-n

engines, ami the rolling stock androad bed will bt- - thi best ever usedn Ms cl;iracr ()f w)rk

In the management of the railroad:ire am"K l,K" ,,,,,st progressive Imsi- -ncss men of the southwest, and theirmethod of building r;;ilroads is sime- -what of an innovation. For instance,Mr. T..V Scliomberg, who is in chargeof the road, has ordered the con-

struction of a telephone line, notonly. to the construction camps alongthe line, but also to the camps of th;lili':itillii ..Ili'i mti- in olvl-

v:l,u't' "' tMcrs. Ordinarily,1,u'Sl' l';''l,s ,,:,V1' " communication

t';lt'11 '"ht or with the gradingl':"l' :IM(1 liead.iiarter and as a,

consequence much valuable time

bridge men, construction men. and allmay be directed either from the gen-

eral offices or from the office of theengineer in charge.

Another feature which will facilitatethe building of the road is the easewith which material is procured. Thesecuring of material and especia!!timber, has usually been one of thegreatest drawbacks 111 modern rail-

road building. The material for theCimarron & Northwestern was allpurchased before even the gradingcontracts were let, and as a conse-quence immense iiiantities of it arearriving daily, now, and by the ti'-i-

(Continued on Last Page.)

States laud department. He was overthe age of enlistment at the outbreakof the Civil War.

Lor a number of years he lived inthe old San Andres settlement, sevenmiles west of this city, and when theMaxwell Land (ir.iut Company,through the courts, instituted ousterproceedings against thosc settlers, hewas the last one to leave.

In his day lie was fearless, kind andof cheerful disposition, lie wauledwhat was his and would fight for it,and in the same way ho would assista friend or neighbor. A typical West-

erner he was, he contained all thosetrue traits of a noble Western char-

acter. Considering his long life,spent with t lio jolts of an old pion-

eer's existence, the oft-tini- e expressedtheory that too much out door life isnot healthy, does not hold good. Asa rule, the very old peop0 in NewMex-c- (and there is an army of thembetween Ho and too years of age) havelived the rural life with its simpleexistence, and this almost alone ac-

counts for their long life.

Few of the early pioneers are leftnow, and those that remain are pat-

iently awaiting the final summons.Springer Stockman.

the end of this week, ready for track-

ing. Leaving the station grounds the

new road will enter the famous

French ranch by a slight grade, cross-

ing the French irrigating ditch sys-

tem by a two-spa- n bridge. In mile

two. occurs the heaviest fill on the

entire line, a fill of four thousandyards, prom this point the railroad

enters the Chase ranch, cutting off a

corner of the famous Chase orchard,where it was necessary to cut downabout thirty elegant bearing apple

trees, about seventeen years old.

After passing the Chase orchard theroad hugs the sides of the canon,avoiding the rich agricultural lands,

and crossing and the Ponil

ganization which has been in exist- -

encc ever since the white man tookpossession of the wilds of the countrydrained by the Hudson Bay tribu-taries, and is one of the strongest or-

ganizations in the commercial world.Their trading in the more remoteportions of the country is practicallyall with thc Idians, and ev-

ery Indian within a radius of

fifty or one hundred miles of the postis in the employ of the companyeither as a guide, packer r trapper.The Indians of the Hudson Hay coun-

try are of the Ojibiway nation, andare in direct contrast with the Indiansknown to the American people. TheOjibiwas are a truthful, industrious,temperate people, inured to the hard-

ships of the north, and as a tribe have

swell aitire attracted the attention andthe heels of one of them iu myflight through space my coat caughton a nail and tore off half the tail.

However that was the least of allmy troubles, so 1 jogged along withone tail 'till spring.

But alas in chasing a hog through a

barb wire tense, something behindcaught, and with a sickening rip, I

left the lone survivor of the swallowtail hanging on the top wire.

I wore that beloved coat now anI'.lon jacket 'till the summer sunshad tinged it a beautiful pea green,the collar had split and frayed, andthere was neither buttons or buttonholes left.

One day while heated in theof shocking wheat, 1 left my

surplus clothing in the corner of thefield, and later on was horrified tofind that the idiot driving thj hinderhad used my twelve pound ten shill-ing and sixpenny coat in mistake fora bunch of rags to wipe his machinery

OLDEST RESIDENT OF

COLFAX COUNTY DEADDETERMINED TO WEDDESPITE AGE OF BRIDE

"1 had a dress suit once, but it was

a long time ago. I brought a mag

nificent outfit, including dancing

shoes, from England to a South Da-

kota ranch, and for a short time cut a

wide swarth attending country dances

at lonely school and ranchhouses.But I'ride got a great fall. One

night at a dance one or the countrygentlemen there handed me a full

bottle of the malted article which"made Milwaukee famous" in such a

way that it broke on the back of myneck. I don't object to being handedbeer, but like it in smaller doses, andnot hurled through the air in wads.

This unfortunate occurence damp-

ened my dancing ardour, and spoiltmy famous white shirt with the 3x3bosom. It also slightly put my fourbutton waistcoat "hors de combat."

Several summers failed away andwinters came, and still my dress suit,or rather what was left of it, still waatreasured. But one day when pov-

erty stricken for raiment, the fatestempted me to wear the coat roundthe ranch.

My duty at the time was ChiefValet to about fourteen teams ofmules, and it was not long before my

FREIGHT TRAFFIC ONROCKY MOUNTAIN ROAD

The freight traffic of the Rocky

Mountain route iu :nd out of the

Cimarron country is a surprise toewery one who is familliar with the... ti,.. i.;i.i;.,., .1,..

...1 si,;,,,,:,,,, f.,eiliti, ... While th.. rail- -

road of course will profit by the busi-ni-s- s

in the country, and every parti-

cle of property will be advantage-ously affected. During the month ofMarch the railroad did a very satis- -

f:lctorv misiiu.ss j this locality. ' Diir- -

k, Aprif thi.i business was nearlydoubled, and May will show a veryflattering increase. More than oneother freight matter are handledthrough Cimarron each month, Alarge portion of this goes to Ute Park,where it' is freighted to Klizabethtownand Taos, and surrounding ranches

The Rocky Mountain yards here n.ls KV1. ., mliarkable stimulus tocontain a large amount of lumber and.,,)e i,llsiiu.ss f tu. coll,ry wl,ch' ittimber which are being shipped to t.avt.rses. ami every industry repre-Koclil-

for use in the building of the U-ntc- has made wonderful advance-immviis- c

new washer and the various , llu,llt incc the ;lvent of the incrcas- -

with.So now in the language of the fa-

mous soap advertisement I can truth-fully say "I used a dress suit severalyears ago, and have never used anyother since."

and mining camps. The increasedfreight traffic is one of the best evi-

dences of (lie prosperity of the com-

munity.

Base Ball.

I'Voin the Raton Range.

Raton won a very much one-side-

game from Cimarron on the Eaf Sidegrounds last Sunday . afternoon by ascore of 25 to 1. The weather wasdisagreeable, clouds of dust blowing,much to the discomfiture of playersanil spectators alike. The Cimarronteam was accompanied by a largecrowd of rooters, who were somewhatdiscouraged by the setback their play-

ers received. The line-u- was as fo!

lows: ,

Raton Brooks, c: Crabtree, f:Butz, ss: Fisher, p: Leuson, lb; Errington, :ib; Broughton, rf; Weimer,If; Cordova, 2b. . ,

Cimarron - Duckworth, c; Barr, If;Livingston, ss; Cole, p; Guly, lb;''h'dwick, 3b; Snyder, rf; Griebe,1 '; Batz, 2b.

Jose A. Zamora, said to be thc

oldest man in Colfa county, died at

his home on the Sweetwater, Tues-

day, May 21, at the ripe old age of 'ADeceased had lived for forty years

in the home where he died, and in ailr

ditioii to a widow, leaves three chil-

dren.

In the forepart of the last centurythe deceased encountered many thrill-

ing experiences with the Indians, whowere then in their wild state. Withlarge parties in those days he wouldgo over once and twice a year intothe north-wester- n part of the terri-

tory, Arizona, Utah ami Colorado, ona trading expedition with the ApacheIndians, and in this way obtained .1

living, trading grain for stock. Torseveral years in his early life he en-

gaged almost exclusively in buffalo-huntin-

selling the hides to easterntrailers, lie had never used his home-

stead right until two yearsago, at theage of ninety-six- , he filed on a home-

stead in the southern part of Colfaxcounty, and had he lived to make finalproof on it he would have been 101

years of age. His filing, at his age,was probably one made by Ihc oldestman in the records of the United

From the Raton Range.

J. O. Young, of Rocky Ford, Colo.,was placed under arrest by Deputy

Sheriff Gali yesterday afternoon on a

charge of unlawfully contracting mar-

riage with Bessie Haines, a sixteen-ypa- r

old miss, also from Rocky Ford,

and hereby hangs a tale.Young, who is all of 30 years of age,

and Miss Haines appeared at thecourthouse here last Saturday after-noon aud applied for a nmiTiigelicense, but were refused on account ofthe young lady being under the req-

uisite age. The couple then wentSouth to Las Vegas and claim theywere married in that city. They re-

turned to Raton Monday and were de- -

tained here on account of word bav-- !

ing been received from the stepparentsof the gill protesting against the mar-

riage and asking that the coliple bekept here until their arrival.

Tuesday the stepparents arrived onthe scene, went before Judge Bav neand swore out a warrant for Young's j

airestjun the above grounds. II9 was

trams which iire being constructedin the development of the big RockyMountain camp iu the Old CrowCreek locality. This material is fur-

nished to the Rocky Mountain com-pany here by the Continental Tie amiLumber company from their big millup Dean canon, ami is the very bestgrade of dimension material. Thetimber of the Cimarron country aloneis a wealth, and the lumber industryemploys a large number of men allat good wages, This industry is add-ing daily to thc prosperity of thecountry.

THE CIMARRON NEWS AND PRESS

Published every Thursday at Cimarron. New Mexico

By the CIMARRON PUBLISHING COMPANY

Entered MHwoud-elMim.tte- r January 10, IW7, at the pojt om at Cimarron, New Mexico,

under the act oí Congrei of March i, 1ST.

SUBSCRIPTION TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR

DISPLAY ADVERTISING 15 CENTS PER INCH

Millions for Damages.The various (street car) companies

of Greater New York reported for 190S

a total of $2,098,009.50 paid out indamages. Two' million dollars In a

Jingle year! But this was not all, re-

marks John P. Fox, In Everybody's.

The same companies reported for legal

expenses In connection with accidentsthe further item of $1,005,892.81, mak-

ing the total amount of damagesThis is equivalent to

fares a year! The total amount

paid out by all the tram companies ol

the Unite J Kingdom, lnclddlng Great

Britain and Ireland, for the year 1903-1904- ,

was only $591,000! Or, take II

by cities. The amount paid out by

the municipal system of Liverpool foi1905 was $53,800. The amount paidout by the Boston Elevated, operatingthe surface systems of Boston, foi1906, was $603,576! The traffic of thechief Berlin company is greater by

half than that of the Brooklyn RapidTransit company. The amount paidout' in 1905 br this Berlin companywas $65,500. The amount paid out by

the Brooklyn company In 1905 was$648,038.10!

Another Canal Project.Another caanl project is to be men-

tioned. Germany In tbe Keil channelhas a waterway by which she canshift her warships from the North seato the Baltic or vice versa at will, andshe Is also developing her Interior sys-

tem, showing she is giving attentionto the needs of peace and commerceas well as those of war and nationaldefense. High officials in Englandhave suggested the advisability of

constructing a canal from the Clydeto the Forth for the use of battleships.It appears, saya Troy Times, there isa feasible channel of about 30 miles,and all that Is needed Is dredging thebottom, which is of soft sand. It is

asserted that the canal can be so contrlved that the tides will scour it andthus prevent it from being filled ufagain, wherein a great advantage will

be scored over many other similarcanals, Including the Suez, wherethere has to be constant fighting tomaintain a proper depth of waterWhat England will do is not announced, but this multiplicity of canaundertakings, must impress the observer. The United States Is In thelead in such matters, and It Is typicalof its spirit that all of the works now

under way are intended primarily foi

purposes of peace and to facilitatecommerce.

v EDITORIAL V

POTATOES WITHOUTCULTIVATION

The other day a couple of pioneerswere discussing the opening of thenew country at the nead of the Ponil,and to illustrate the well-know- n pro-ductiveness of the soil of these vastparks, one of them told the following:

"Some years ago I took dinner withone of the ranch families up at thehead of one of these canons, and no-

ticing the excellence of the potatoeswhich formed a very substantial por-tion of ithe meal, I asked the hostwhere they were raised. He told methat they were raised just a shortdistance from the ranch house, byhimself and neighbors. I asked himhow they went about it to raise suchpotatoes as these, and he said:

' "Well, you see, along in the spring,one of us ranchers goes into town andgets a sack of potatoes for seed. Thenwe set a day when we will get togeth-er, several families of us, and load upthe woman and children and a lot oflunch and a plow and the potatoesinto wagons and drive up the canon toa suitable spot for planting potatoes.We start in and plow a furrow alongin the sod, and the women and child-

ren follow and drop the potatoes.Then we plow another furrow tocover them up, and so on as long asthe potatoes last.' "

'"And then what?' I asked."' "Oh, then we eat our lunch and

visit 'till it is time to go home,' " saidhe.

'"But, what about the potatoes?'" Iinterrogated.

' "Oh, said my host, in the fall afterother work is done we all go togetherand plow them out and the womenand children pick them up and dividethem around for the winter's supply' "

' "But during the summer, how doyou cultivate them? I asked.'"

'"He looked at me blankly. 'Cul-

tivate?' he asked in surprise, 'Whatthe hell do you mean by cultivate?'"

Before the advent of railroad trans-portation, it is a fact, that grain, gar-.de- n

stuff, etc., was raised in sufficientquantities for home consumptionwithout difficulty and very little la-

bor all over the Cimarron country bythe ranchers, whose principal sourceof revenue was the raising of cattle.Now that the railroads have openedup this vast garden spot, and therewill be ample market for every sortof product, scientific . farming will

take the place of some of the older in-

dustries, and the thousands of acresof arable lands will be made to pro-

duce farm products of all kinds.

Littrell Bros.

Harnessand

Saddlery

'Bits, Spurs, Quirts, NavajoSaddle Blankets, an assortmentof Flynn Saddles always on

hand ranging in price Trom $35

to $60.00. Also a new and up-to-d-

line of Hand-mad- e andSilver mounted Bits and Spurs

RepairingNeatly Done

Cimarron, New Mexico

Live StockAND

Real EstateBOUGHT SOLD

On CommissionParties wishing to buy or sell either

Live Stock or Real Estate, willdo well to call on or list their

property or stock with me

Proprietor of the Hartlev Meat MarketMeats for sale by the quarter

at all times

C. E. HARTLEYSpringer, N. M.

Folsom Notes.

Miss Alice Rope is visiting Miss

Anna Brown on the mesa.

Mrs. Kent is visiting friends andrelatives iu Texas.

School closed Friday and everyonespeaks very highly of the work doneby both teachers and pupils duringthe past year.

James Kent purchased a monkey of

a travelirg man, for which he paidJ.'Í5, and the people on Main streetare highly entertained both day aodnight.

M. R. Belisle ome down from themesa Wednesday and took the tiainfor Oklahoma, and will also visit Mis-

souri and spend a few months inhopes of regaining his health, whichis very poor.

Mrs. Barry Thompson and childrenare spending a few weeks with herparents, Mr. and Mrs. "G. W. Guyer.

Mr. Hill was in Clayton a few daysthis week on business.

Mrs. Murray has some fine thorough-bred Plymouth Rock hens.

ELIZABETHTOWN NEWSMr. I Schwartz of La Belle was a

visitor in town, Monday.A grand ball will be giren at Gar-ric- k

Hall next Saturday evening.

John Pearson left for Raton, Mon-dn-

to attend the Elk's lodge at thatplace.

Miss Nellie Pritchard has been stay-

ing with Mrs. Grainey on their ranchthe past week while Mr. Grainey wasaway.

F. J. Rush and family, from EastLas Vegas, arrived in camp lastThursday. Mr. Bush is the managertor the Alma mining company.

Mr. Kahn, from Dallas, Texas, pass-

ed through camp last Thursday, onhis way to Twilling where he will be-

gin work on his mining property.J. W. Fulton, whose saw mill in

Cimarron canyon near Ute Park,burned down some time ago, has re-

built and is again ready to start up themill.

Merlin Hudson who has been work-ing at the Deep Tunnel for the pastwinter, left Wednesday morning forthe Black Lakes where he will havecharge of the saw mill at that place.

Mrs. J. A. Knowland and son Terrywere over from their ranch on RedRiver the first of the week. B. I.Young. Dr. C. R. Bass , and JasperSouther made a trip to Ute Park lastFriday. Red River Prospector.

Real Estate Transfers.The following real estate transfers

have been recorded in the office of thecounty clerk since the last issue:

May 23-- 0. H. B. Turner to GreenMcAbee, portions of lots 4 aud 5 inblock 4, Maxwell West addition toRaton. Consideration, $!30C.

May 21 Ralph Aird to ThomasCade, lots 7 aod 8, block .'59, originaltownsite of Raton. Consideration,S250.

February Leahy toThomas Cade, lots 9 and 10, block 39,original townsite of Raton. Considera t ion, $200.

May 20-J- ohn T. Hill to HiramWriggles worth, lots 12, 13 and 14 inblock 10. and lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 inblock 17 North sido addition toRaton. C usideration, 1489.

April 18 C. H. Colgrove et al., toS. Q. Kingry. lo:s 13, 14 and 15, block7, Willow Springs addition. Consid-eration, $255.

October 20, 1906-J- ohn Wilson toCharles Content, lots 11 aud 12, blockD, Maxwell North addition to Raton.Consideration, $1,325.

May IS Jeremiah Leahy to J. A.Mclntueb, lots 13 to 18 inclusive,block 39, original townsite of Raton.Consideration, $'300.

CUTTING ALFALFANEAR CARLSBAD

Carlsbad, N. M., May 24. The firstalfalfa to be cut this season wasbrought to town from the Valley andwas the finest hay that has been soldin the town this season.

New hay has been shipped in fromthe upper valley for the past week ortwo, but it is equalled in fiber andfoliage of the local product.

THE NATION MOURNS.

In the death of Mrs. William Mc-

Kinley, widow of the late martyred

president, who died at her home in

Oanton. ()., Sunday afterooou, the na-

tion has suffered the loss of one of the

sweetest and noblest of women whose

death it has ever been our duty to

chronicle.Mrs. McKinley has been an invalid

for some years, the immediate causeof death being a slight stroke of

paralysis which, owing to Lbr weak-sue- d

condition, she was not able toovercome.

Mrs. McKinley's life was one ofsublime devotion. She was the oneupon ber husband lavished the ten-

derness of a great soul. The tender-

ness which Mr. McKinley displayedlor his helpmeet throughout their as-

sociation has now become famous. Inthe strife for a living, in the midst of

the turmoil i f politics and all duringlhe cares of Btate-mtnshi- p he kept her

alwajs iu his protecting presence.Funeial services were held today iu

Canton, attended by P.esi leut Roose-

velt, Vice President Fairbanks, mem-

bers of tbe cabinet aud uiauy otherprominent people. The lema.us were

kid beside those of her late hi sb-m-

iiutil the national mausoleum n Mc-

Kinley hill, Canton, is completed,when loth caskets will be transferredto receptacles in that place.

"Requiscat in peace."

The acting governor of New Mexi

co, Hon. J. W. Raynolds has had

thrust upon him at this time a most

unpleasant duty, the decision thatshall save or cause to be- taken thelives of two human beings. Pressureiv being bright to hear upon him toivmmutc the sentence of death onJune 7 of one Valentina Madrid, agedIIs. convicted of murdering her luis-fnti- d

by KivitiK him poison, and a

Alma Lyons, ae I, for beingan accessory to the crime.

Both iris are illiterate, ignorantand low horn, both have shadowedreputations ami neither of theser eatures realize the ciMrniity of their

crime for which there is noextenuation. Heing less than intelli--- .

ntly human, yet human, there is as ber iKstion as to the justice ofhanging such degenerates. This is

s t said in any spirit of lesseningfir guilt or the grade of their crime;'or it was murder. Cut shall we,

who know their half-witte- and weakB ntal condition, permit this.

If our petition to Acting GovernorReynolds will assist in marking this

as a sp t where the spirit ofi;.!rness toward the weak and ignorantis clearly developed, and where thef.ut that they are women is an argu-

ment when all else has failed, theyti.ould be puni-die- d and confined for

le and taught the laws of moralityar.d decency and in sonic measurel,..vc made up to tlirm the fatal no-fle-

of their unguidid and untutoredchildhood. They should labor andirn their way, but should never again

Ic permitted their libert this moref r the protection of others than thepunishment of themselves.

In pronouncing the death sentencethe judge iu the ca-- c did his boundeni.-t- as the law and evidence placedit itpnn him to do and in exerc: nilis prerogative of clemency. ActingGovernor Raynolds will yield to the

islies of the people he grit ems and"uhtlcss also to his own spirit of

and charity toward the weakand crimed stained women the lawlij placed within his charge

Let every interested woman writethe governor upon this matter and letrich add her mitc to the glory of NewMexico in shielding the territory ashr a may be from the blot of takingthe life of any woman even in themajestic name of the law.

Bet ween the taking of human lifeij the wilful blasting of human hope

and happiness there is a vast differ-ence in the eyes of humanity, but itmill remain for eternity to unfold thejn-a- difference in the eyes of God.

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A farmer who has just driven intoyermlllon,- - Saskatchewan, in a dog

sled brings word that he Is runningthe most northerly wheat-raisin- g

ranch in the world, and he submitsspecimens of fine grain to prove thestatement. As his farm is 1,500 milesabove the International boundary line

It certainly is pretty well north, butthe farmer Is 'enthusiastic over the

conditions. All the region needs, haaffirms, is the opening up of communi-cation, as travel by dog conveyance

and without roads or trails Is a littlealow? He admits that the winters area trifle severe up there, but says thesummers are great for grain raising.No doubt Canada will hail this as a

fresh boom for her wonderful north-

west, but it ts quite likely that theaverage farmer would prefer a sectionwhich does not require a combinationof agriculture with arctic exploration

The toll roads once so numerous allover the country are gradually biitsurely becoming free public highways.The toll system was recognized as a

necessity of earlier times, but themodern spirit will not submit to therestrictions Involved in being com-

pelled to pay tribute to private own-

ership. Yet the toll road has by nomeans entirely disappeared, and It isfound even in close proximity to bigand prosperous cities. Cleveland, O.,

one of the foremost towns in thestate, Is moving to secure the aboli-

tion of 19 miles of toll roads In Cuya-

hoga county, in which Cleveland Islocated. Rensselaer county some yearsago threw open its tollgates, and canlay claim to rank among the mostprogressive communities in the Em-

pire state.

There is an enormous number ofsmall landholders in Egypt, 5,000,000

acres being cultivated by over 1,000,-00- 0

landowners, of whom 6,000 areEuropeans, owning, on an average, alittle over 100 acres. Nine hundredand forty peasants hold under fiveacres each, or 23 per cent, of thewhole cultivated land, while 12,000

men of means have holdings above 50

acres, their total being over 2,250,000

acres, or 44 per cent, of the whole;proprietors of between five and twen-

ty acres having 21 per cent

That village innkeeper at Winston,Eng., must have been amazed whenhe discovered that the portrait ofShakespeare, which had been valuedIn his family only because of its an-

tiquity, was worth about $20,000 con-

siderably more than all his otherproperty.

A tower which will be 700 feet highIs being erected at Coney Island. Thisshould not be permitted. People whogo to Coney Island ought always toremain as near the ground as posslble.

There Is in Pitsburg a magistratewho thinks mince pie is likely tomake people commit crimes. Why

ins hn nvflrlnnk the crlme-breedln- s

I properties of the Welsh rarebit?

A Japanese was Btruck by a Southern Pacific train the other day andhurled 40 feet, but got up unhurt Nowonder the Russians couldn't whipthose people.

A female suffragist says that women can vote as easily as they canput on a new bat. Yes; but will theytake equal care that the ballot Is onstraight?

"I write," saya Marie Corelll, "be-

cause ' am Impelled by a force that Icannot resist" Needs the money? ormerely "scribbler's Itch?"

A j'xkrabbit with five horns bast

been seen out in Pratt county, Kaa.And Kansas, ar everybody knowa, tsa prohibition s te.

Last yea th British bicycle fac-

tory output. e eded that for any pre-

vious year. orta are aporta, notfads, with Jul BuU.

The official figures, just fcrthcoming. show that leather takes an important place in the commerce of the

United States, the aggregate havingamounted to $150,000,000 in 1906. Thlirepresents a rapid growth, our leathetdealings ten years ago having beenbut $55,000,000, Our Imports are mainly hides and skins, which are the

crude material fot our leather-wor- k

ing industries, while foreign countrleiare taking our manufactures of leatheiin many forms and in increasingquantities. In 1906 we sold abroad$9,500,000 worth of boots and shoeiand $25,000,000 worth of sole leatherThe biggest item in Imports of thischaracter was $32,500,000 worth of

goatskins, to be made up Into thehigh-clas- s American shoes which aresteadily walking into favor the worloover. .

Instead of being the fabulousljrich man generally reported, poor Mr.

Rockefeller has a beggarly income ol

only twenty paltry millions. And he is

being hounded on all sides, envy seek'ing to deprive him, in the sere andyellow leaf of his days, even of thismiserable pittance. The fact simplygoes to prove how envy and malicewill snatch at the few millions rakedand scraped together In a life of indus-try, hard rebating and honest toll.

Prof. Sidney L. Wrlghtson, presi-

dent, director and the owner of theWashington College of Music; músicadirector of the Washington Choral society, and conductor of the Washington concert choir, has been unanlmously elected by the board of governors of the Jamestown exposition aimusical director of the exposition.

The aggregate value of the clocks,watches and scientific instruments inv

ported into Great Britain during 1906

was $10,885,536, an increase of $541,809 over 1905. Of this amount theUnited States supplied $276,344 worthof clocks and $1,942,775 worth of

instruments, the value oi

watches not being stated.

Why wouldn't it be an excellentidea for the rhetoric professors in thecolleges to give the students in theirclasses weekly exercise in translatingthe slang of their everyday conversatlon into English?

A New York soprano has recovered$10,000 from a street car company fot

the loss of her voice. It she finds hervoice again, will she return the moneyto the street car company?

A physician states that, by hangingonions in the house sickness can be

prevented. The occupancy of thehouse can also be prevented at thesame time.

Albert Molden, the minister with 13

wives, is certainly In luck to be sentto the penitentiary for six years justbefore the Easter bonnet seasonopens.

The fashion writers who are tryingto revive tho hoopskirt are wastingtheir energies. Hoopskirts and auto-

mobiles were never made to go to-

gether.

The Standard Oil company's divi-

dends do not seem to take any notice

whatever of the extra expense It issupposed to incur by litigation.

Mr. Rockefeller's gift of $32,000,000

in one lump Is still the record, butMrs. Russell Sage could dtmble it ifpee wanted to.

"Do we need more money?" asks a

writer In Harper's Weekly. Afte con-

sulting with our creditor we reply w

no.

Suspicion la the first broken Lak lalb chain of triendahie.

The theory that In California peopie don't die, bnt dry up and blowaway, receives confirmation from theadvertisement of a Morovla man whowants to sell his cemetery lot andmonument.

"Grandma" Early, believed to bethe earliest settler In Kansas, Is liv-

ing in Atchison. Mrs. Early arrivedat the famous old Shawnee mission,In what is now Johnson county. In1829.

Charles M. Schwab proposes togive his Ulster $2,000,000 as a weddingpresent. This should put at rest allthe stories about his having tried tobreak the bank at Monte Carlo.

According to the latest circulation.Dine per cent, of all kisses are ladenwith germs. So long as it is not 99per cent, nearly everybody will con-

tinue to take chances.

The spot on the sun is 1,000 timesas big as the United States. Swet-tenha-

will decline to regard that aaworth talking about.

A revival of bicycling is predicted.Well, It used to be sore trial for per-

sons who were uot athletic but had totie fashlouable.

Reatly Bitter End.A teacher had been reading to her

Hills a story whlrh contained the'ords "bitter end." A child asked.'hat It meant, and the teacher In

urn asked if any child could use theords In a sentence. One little girl

alsed her hand and gave her Idea asollows: "I had a little kitty, and alog chased her, and when she wastinning under the porch the dog bitler end."

A Testimonial.The following testimonial was given

'o a servant girl: "This is to certifyhat the bearer has been In my serv-

ice one year less 11 months. During

hat time I found her to be diligent atlie back door, temperate at her work,

prompt at excuses, amiable towardyoung gentlemen, faithful to hersweethearts, and honest when every-

thing was safe under lock and key."

Fores of Habit."Dear me!" exclaimed Mrs. Stubb.

as she dropped the paper. "An earth-quake must be a terrible catastrophe.I wonder what would be my first ex-

clamation if I should be walking alongand the street began to sway and thebuildings to topple?"

"I can tell," laughed Mr. Stubb, frombehind bla sporting paper.

"What, dear?"" 'la my bat on itralgbtr " Chicar

go Dally News.

J. S. WILSON

General Black-smithin- g.

Wag-on and CarriageRepairing Neat-ly Executed NewRigs Built to Or-

der. Horseshoe-ing. Plow Work

Cimarron, - N. M.

LeonardAND--

HaywardGeneral MerchandiseFine Wines, Liquors

and Cigars.

First St E'town

H. T. LANDSl

40 miles east of Springer,Ü500 acres for sale. Theselands are part of an estateand must be sold. Alsomany other small tracts

C. E. HARTLEYSPRINGER, N. M.

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S. MEYER

Attorney at-La- w

Rooms e aad 7, Roth Block. Raton

Brilliant.

The Grist of Life's MillNICHOLS.

CimarronLUMBER

Wholesale and RetailLumber and BuildingMaterial of Every De-

scription and Build-ers' Hardware

CIMARRONLUMBER Co.CIMARRON, N. M.

J. MARVIN

Just keep on smiling.A merry heart is a great microbe

killer.Keep what" you have and reach out

for more.The wings from slander are bor-

rowed from demons.What you are today you will be to-

morrow only more so.Only your enemies will say things

that will injure you.The moment human lips imprison

truth it becomes a lie.Mankind has been on the bum ever

srince Eve ate that apple.Weakness in character grow faster

than the strong points.When love goes out stagnation, suf-

fering and death come in.

Riches are of far less importanceto a man than character. '

One of the greatest powers in theworld is patience. It is sublime.

Sorrowing is a sure way of sacri-

ficing the, futureon the altar of thepresent.' , r V. ,

They call the pathway of life "arocky road," yet the most ,of us wantto travel it.

That man is regal who can controlhis appetite, his passions, his tongueand his temper.

If the epitaphs were said over andover again in the homes there wouldbe fewer tombstones.

A child is an almost perfect reve-

lation of the home. If you could seesome homes you would not wonderfrom. I know homes whose atmos-phere reeks with deadly microbes.In a certain city, within an hour's runfrom my desk tonight, a little u'rehensaid to his mother: "I jes knows allde kindergarten teachers areto heaven, fur I've bin wid em a weeknow and they's never cussed me noreach udder nary time." There it is.

In the proportion that the rotten-ness and Sodomitic lyiture of present-da- y

social life come to the serface, in

that same proportion are we remindedthat "Man's greatest happiness can

be found only in a peaceful and con-

tented home, where virtue and moral-

ity sit enthroned, where no man can

enter except he has the passport, thesign and grip of a gentleman, andashamed of the acquaintance of prof-

ligate fools who bring disgrace andmortification."

" We' cannot forget our lovers, andyou can't love without being dignified

by it. When somebody loves you,

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New Mexico

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Was a Business Visitor.From the Raton Range.

Charles L. Mackenzie, of Denver,superintendent of the Colorado andNew Mexico division of the Wells- -

Fargo Express company, was in townThursday and Friday looking up bus-

iness for his company. He alsolooked into the bettering of the ex-

press service on the Rocky Mountainroad, especially at Vermejo, and paidparticular attention to express matters here, as well as inspecting thelines of his company generally.

Another County Boarder.Deputy Sheriff O'Sullivan, of Cim

arron, brought John McHenry undercharge of drunkenness and disorderlyconduct on the streets of Cimarron,to Raton on Thursday and turned himover to Sheriff Littrell. McHenrywas fined $15 and costs and sentencedto ten days in jail.

Underwent an Operation.O. H. B. Turner, chief engineer of

the Rocky Mountain railway com-

pany, was called to Kansas City lastweek to attend his aged father duringa surgical operation in which gravefears were entertained for his life.Mr. Turner returned Wednesdayleaving his father in a fair way for re- -

coveryund he has since been informedthat the patient continues to improveand will soon be removed to his homeat Carthage, Mo.

Civil and Consulting Engineer

CIMARRON,Plans, Specifications, Surveys, Estimates, In-

spection, Superintendence, for Sewerage

systems, Water worL , Dams, Reservoirs,

Canals. Landscape work for Farks, MunicipalExamination and Reports made of

Coal, Mineral and Timber Properties

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Curran worevisiting Mrs. E. U. Jones, of RatonThursday.

Mrs. Roy Rinehart, of Gardiner,was in Raton on a shopping trioWednesday.

P. H. Smith, of Brilliant, spentThursday in Raton getting seed for

his ranch. He speaks most encouragingly of crop prospects.

The road supervisors are makingmany improvements on the road between Raton and Blossburg, whichwere needed, the road being in badcondition in several places.

Richard Sutcliffe, of Raton spentThursday in Blotsburg.

A son was born to Mr. and MrsJohn Haddon, of Blossburg, onWednesday. Mother and child aredoing well.

Miss Katharine Smith, ol Brilliantand Mrs. Kenny, of , Dawson, who isvisiting, the Smith family, spentThursday in Raton.

Mine Superintendent Phipps andForeman Jolly, of Brilliant, spentseveral days in Trinidad the earlypart of the week, returning homeThursday.

Mrs. James Burkholder, of Garditier, was a Raton visitor Thursday.

Real Estate Transfers.The following real estate transfers

have beeD recorded in the office of thecounty clerk since the last issue:'

May 18 Newton L. Jackson tó HL. Bickley, lots 13 to 23, inclusive, inblock E, Covey addition to RatonConsideration, $700.

May 20 Arthur D. Hurst to A. C,

Price, west 83 feet of lots 23 and 24,block 3, Maxwell North addition tooriginal townsite of Raton. Consideratiun, $1,050.

May 13 Fulghum & Co. to RatonBoard of Education, tract of land,part of blocks 68 and 70, in NewMexico Town company's second subdivision. Consideration, $160.

Jan. 6, 1905 Carnelio Sernn to Mrs.M. M. Jacqtiat, 160 acres of land intownship 24, north of range 20 east.Consideration, $1,000.

Oct. 2, 1905- -J. B. Middlelon toMrs. M. M. Jactjuat, lots 3, 4, 5 and 6,

township 24, embracing 126 acres,north of range 20 east. Consideration, $1.

April 24 T. A.Schomburg to JohnT.Hill, lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 in block 17,

and lots 12 and 14, block 10, Northeast addition to Raton, Consideration, 5139.

CARLSBAD WIL CELEBRATE

The enterprising town of Carlsbad,in the southern part of the territory,is rapidly forging to the front. Agrand celebration will be held in thatplace July 3, 4 and 5 next and will beknown as the Xew Mexico Irrigationcelebration, to which everyone is invited.

In a unique advertisement of theiffair, it is announced that the affairwill be the first of its kind that hasoccurred since Xoah and his familyheld high jinks on Mt. Arrarat. Itwill be held under authority of JointResolution No. 7, passed by the Thir

Legislative assembly, approved March 17, 1907. It will com-

memorate the first delivery of waterin Xew Mexico under the Rio Hondoproject at Roswell, the Carlsbad pro-

ject at Carlsbad, and the work ofconstruction on the Elephant Butteproject on the Rio Grande.

It is further stated that the peopleof the territory will be given an op-

portunity to show their appreciationof the benefits resulting from the Recantation Act, approved by Congress

June 17, KJ02.

Further announcements concerningthe celebration will be announcedater.

Gardiner Hospital Remodeled.

The Gardiner hospital of the StLouis, Rocky Mountain & Pacific--

company has been recently remodeledand many improvements made. It i

a large stone building, has sixteenwards and a large operating room andis replete with modern equipment.

Dr. Hrbbs is the phsician in chargeunder Dr. Dryden, chief surgeon ofthe company, and the nurses areMisses Smith and Houghton.

ROBBERY AT DAWSONSometime Hast Tuesday night a bur-

glar entered the home of T. C. Hill,superintendent of the SouthwesternMercantile company at Dawson, andin the absence of Mr. Hill, stole apair of pants belonging to him andmade off with $235 that was in one ofthe pockets.

A hobo was arrested the next morn-ing on suspicion of being the guiltyparty, but no proof of his guilt hasyet been obtained.

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then you think you count one. And totell the truth you never do count oneuntil somebody does love you. Whenyou are loved then you are dignified,Do you think that Lancelot, in the"Idyls of the King," ever got to wherehe could by the Attrition of illicitlove, forget that Elaine had lovedhim? Do you think that he couldever close his eyes to the sublimememory of the woman that lovedhim? We are somebody when somebody loves us.

A flower. ,will not grow apart fromlight.' The sun's warm rays paint thebeauty of the flower. They transmitethemselves into the rich juices of thefruit. There's an alchemy in lightwhose secret no chemist knows. Norcan a human heart unfold apart froman' environment that is warm andnourishing. The drooping heart isan infallible sign of a soil that's frigidand a shadow that's deep.

The most dangerous power in theworld is the ravishing eye the caressing voice of an elfish woman whosebeauty is like a fairy dream... Many a

poor fellow is held responsible forthe spectacular career of "a pic girl"who deliberately chose her way longbefore she ever saw him. I have readsomewhere that it is always the queenof spiders that spins the silken web.

Here to my mind is the one boldparadox in nature. There are thosewhose mighty genius makes themcapable of eagle-fligh- t; yet, becausethe blood of beasts is in their veinsthey wallow in stench and muck of

the fathermost bogs. The marvel is

that one can live in both these extremes at one and the same time hishead in the clouds, his hands in thedirt.

This is a queer old world. A manmay endure the hatred and scoffs ofa whole community. His erstwhilefriends for he has neverbeen a real friend who forsakes in a

dark hour) may deliberately set himadrift. But the man who sees thedistant goal, and whose whole beingthrobs with resistless energy, is sure"to come again." And when he does,the whole push crawls up in the band-

wagon once more. The world ad-

mires a man like that there's some-

thing resistless about the fellow that"gets up." Success is the atonementprice that purchases back every cow-

ardly heart that dares to forsake in

misfortune's hour.

Dawson theater and will l)e under themanagement of E. R. Byers, who hasbeen business manager for The Dimemoving picture show in this city sinceits opening two months ago. He isan old theatrical man and for sevenyears managed theaters in Winfieldand Arkansas City, Kan.

Mr. Byers states that the first perforuiance in the new playhouse will begiven July 4, and that the stage is bigenough to accommodate the largestattractions. He will leave Raton forthat place about June 15, and has al-

ready begun booking attractions forthe new house.

fields will be increased from 90,000tons per month to 300,000 tons permonth and the force of miners willbe increased.

The above move will mean a gooddeal for. the prosperity and increasein business and population of Tucum-cari and the people there are jubilant.The shops will employ several hun-

dred people and the increase in theoutput of the Dawson coal fields willmean a great increase in the businessof the El Paso & Southwestern road,as the coal mined at Dawson is allhauled to the extensive properties ofthe Phelps-Dodg- e company, who con-

trol the latter railway, at Bisbee andDouglas, Arizona.

tion. Buy everything you can atHOME, put your money in the homebank, get your lumber, machinery,groceries, shoes and real estate ofyour home men. Individual growthmakes for the general good. Nara- -

Visa Register,

THE ANTLERS SALOONJohn Livingston, Proprietor

DAWSON'S HANDSOME NEW THEATER

Structure Nearing Completion Will be UnderManagement of E. R. Byers Building Cost

About $40,000 and Will Open July 4.

NKAR ROCKY MOUNTAIN DKl'OT

Fine Liquors and Cigars5

Cimarron,

A new theater is nearing comple-

tion in Dawson and is expected tocost about $40,000 when complete.The building is constructed of wood

with stucco exterior and covers a lot1 10x75 fflet and is at least 60 feet in

height. The auditorium will have aseating capacity of 600 persons, andhaa a large stage 42 feet bigh, 38 feetdeep and 50 feet wide.

In addition to the theater the build-

ing contains bowling allejs, ice creamand soda parlors, pool and billiardrooms and a large dance ball 60x00

feet.The structure will be known as the

NEW OWNERS FOR EL PASO & S. W.

Phelps-Dodg- e Interests Secure Road and WillBuild Extensive Shops at Tucumcari Will

Mearr Better Outlet for Dawson Mines

CliVl ARRONCONSRTUCTION

COMPANYGeneral Contractors

Operates in all the Towns in theTerritory

S. E. PELPHREYGen'l Manager Cimarron, N. M.

A deal has been effected betweenthe El Paso & Southwestern Rail-

road company and the Rock Islandpeople, whereby the former road takescharge of the fifty-nin- e miles of trackbetween Santa Rosa and Tucumcari,former.'y the property of the Chicago,Rock Island & New Mexico Railroadand opcritcd by the latter system.The real estate and railroad buildingsare included in the deal.

The El Paso & Southwestern peo-

ple will locate extensive shops atTucumcari and work on them will be-

gin at once. This w;ll give the latterroad a through line between EI Pasoand the Dawson coal fields in Colfaxcounty, and the output from these

ADVERTISE! TALKNEW MEXICO.

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nating feature of every new town.In order to build up our little cityevery business interest should do business with every other locál institu- - j

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Colfax County, New Mexico, lies alogn theCIMARRON, of a gently sloping Pinon Hill at the edge of theley on similar lands so irrigated, the Pueblo Indians have raisedgood crops of wheat without rotation of crops and without the use

heavier timbered foot hills on the Southern Slope of the of any fertilizer other than water, for over 300 years and this samewheat was pronounced the best in quality of any exhibited at theWorld's Fair at St, Louis.

Rocky Mountains and is protected from storms and blizzards by aspur of the Main Range.

The Water

Supply oi Cimarron and vicinity is unlimited and

the quality (or all uses is unsurpassed by any local-

ity in the world. Following is an analysis of water

from Cimarron by R. W. Hunt & Company:Cimarron boasts of a climate unequalled elsewhere in To the West of Cimarron the mountains rise to an altitude of

America. The summers are never too hot and the winters, whilecrisp and cold at times, are full of sunshine. Hunting and fishingin the hills, streams and lakes nearby is good. It is a beautiful and

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from 9,000 to 14,000 feet and from these mountains flow never failingstreams of pure water, at once suggestive of cheap power and ofirrigation. Cimaron lies midway between the sources of thesestreams and these rich lands so well adapted to the culture of thesugar beet, fruit, alfalfa, grain and vegetables.

healthful country to live in. The scenery in the moun'a'ns ismagnificient and the country offers every attraction to the loverof outdoor life.

INCRU3TINOHOL1DS

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Cale i uní ChlorideMagnesium CarbonateMagnesium SulphateMagnesium ChlorideIron and AluminaSilicaSuspended Matter

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towns, upon the completion of the Cimarron & NorthwestTot8l .... &890Í UJJJJJJjJJJJJ KJJJyjjJ BJaMUf Jin K 1 Hj-'- j piaa nmém s Lsmaj strategically located at the entrance to the last great pass through

the Rocky Mountains and, as if in confirmation of the old sayingthat "the last is always the best,", the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain &Pacific Railway Company, in acquiring this pass, has secured the

ern Railroad the entire Southwest will draw in great measureits supply of timber products from Cimarron.

To the Southwest are enormous deposits of the finest8UMUS

Sodium SulphateSodium ChlorideSodium CarbonateSodium Nitrate

best and shortest line of all to the Pacific Coast and this railroad cement rock. To the Northwest, a mountain of Iron. Every-where along the Cimarron River sharp sand and gravel, assur-ing a never failing supply of re-infor- ced concrete the build

has shown its appreciation of the advantages and possibilities ofCimarron and its confidence in the future of the place by selectingit for its General Headquarters and for the location of its shopsand they have been wise for Cimarron is the center of a region thathas every resource one could ask.

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Following are a few good reasons why Cimarron is likely tobecome a good business point:

Cimarron is the head-quarte- rs and has the shops of the St.Louis, Rocky Mountain & Pacific Railway Company and is to bethe head-quarte- rs and have the shops of the Cimarron & Northwestern Railroad now building. Either would make of it a largesized town.

Cimarron is the head-quarte- rs and the seat of operation ofthe most important lumber business of New Mexico. Tributaryto the town are the finest and most extensive tracts of Pine Timber in the Southwest and the products come to Cimarron forhandling, treatment and distribution. In view of the ever increasing demand for lumber, the country over, had Cimarron no otherresources this business would make of it a city.

ing material of the future. An unlimited supply of buildingstone is easily quarried along the line of the railroad within afew miles of the town and there is clay for brick and lime-

stone for lime. Fuel is abundant and cheap.This then is the situation: One railroad in operation

intersecting three other important systems, which are ten,thirty and seventy miles distant respectively from Cimarron.Another railroad building. Ore coming down hill from onedirection and coal and coke coming down hill from another,sugar beet, alfalfa and wheat lands on one side and an unlim-ited supply of water on the other. Placer beds that it willtake years to work out. Timber of the finest quality in suchquantities that a railroad is being built especially to bring it into Cimarron.

Fruit lands, the products of which took the first prize atthe World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Fuel in abun-

dance. Cement Rock, Iron, Brick Clay, Building Stone, Lime,Sand, Gravel, etc., all within easy reach; cattle by the thou-sands on every side grazing the finest ranges in the world.

It would seem then as though Cimarron would grow.Other towns have sprung up and have prospered with per-haps nothing more than the payroll of some railroad shop todraw on and with many natural disadvantages to contendwith, such as the scarcity of water, fuel, building material,etc. Other towns have only the impetous arising from themining and shipping of coal. Others have agricultural re-

sources, but nothing more. Cities arise through the nightand contend with every draw back imaginable and yet pros-

per with nothing but ore and less of it than lies within( wenty-fiv- e miles of Cimarron.

Timber and cattle industries alone make towns butCimarron has around it not one, alone, but every resourcethat one could ask. Coal, coke, gold, silver, copper, iron,farming lands, not one uncertain stream but several never

Cimarron lies in the center of the best cattle range in all theworld. Here the cattle escape the killing effects Northers of Texasand the drouths of the far Southwest and in contrast with the greatRanges of the Northwhere every animal must be fed from $5.00

to $10.00 worth of hay during the cold monthsthey winter hereand keep fat without any feed other than the natural grasses, andwith the shipping facilities now afforded by the railroad, had it noother industries to draw on, it would be a cattle town of severalthousand inhabitants.

Cimarron lies midway between the greatest Coal fields inAmerica and vast deposits of Iron, Copper, Silver and Gold. Thecoke and the mineral both come down hill to Cimarron, a distanceof twenty-fiv- e miles or less, making it the natural location for smelters which will mean rich returns from the ore that wjth the facil

ties for shipping now afforded by the railroad, will bring good re

turns even when shipped to distant smelters.To the East and South are thousands of acres of rich alluv- -

failing streams, grazing lands, cattle, timber and building material of every kind and description, fuel, railroad shops, etc

al lands that only need the application of water or the skill of thedry farmer to make them one vast garden spot. The soil is a deepsandy loam, with a clay sub-so- il and needs no fertilizing other Enterprising men to push it and a climate unequalled any

than that furnished by the waterfrom the mountain streams where else in America. The town is in its infancy as yet butthe outlook is doubly attractive to both capital and labor bePomacious fruit grown on these same lands took the First Prize atcause development has only just begun.the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. In the iaos Val

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went into its makeup. The variety of

Ghe SANTA FE TRAIL firearms was as great, ranging fromthe rifle of the backwoodsman to theknives of the Mexican, and the double

a common teamster when by laborone could command the caravan?

We are pioneers in the true senseof the word, about to set out on ajourney into a country which we havenever seen and known of only by hear-say, and into which we have no guidebut the narrow trail left by our prede

barreled fowling piece of the tenderfoot. 'Oration Delivered by Miss Zoe Davis at the

Eighteenth Annual Commencement Ex-

ercises of Raton High School.......For days the monotony of the jour

ney would be almost unendurable. Inthose days the great plains were soli- - cessors.

Though even this may be sometimes obscured by the sand and snowThe oration delivered by Miss Zoe

.í íj tary an(j ,jesoate beyond description.

What a change has since taken On every side interminable sand hillsplace! In 1825 the traffic with New or rolling prairie stretched away forMexico was carried on by a train of hundreds of miles -

storms of trouble, we will not Ipsecourage, but set our course by the

i j " - - " -"Prairie Schooners." Today four stars and push steadily on.ing to the mountains. On these no

Who knows but that we may dis

Davis at the graduating exercises of

the Raton high school in the Coliseum

Jast Friday night on "The Santa FeTrail" was ably written and recieved

M many favorable not es that we

reproduce it herewith for the benefitof oar readers. It is as follows:

cover a path even superior to that orgreat railroads penetrate the moun-

tains and carry more freight in oneday than was then taken in one year.

The Mexicans first insisted uponunreasonable toll, which the freight

our predecessors.We may be harrassed by lurking

J. R. Charette & Bro.General Merchandise

Our Motto; "Live and Let Live"

SEASONABLE GOODSMen's fine ribbed underwear, good warm goods, the kindusually sold for 1.25 a suit, will go the rest of the season at

85cMEN'S BOOTS

$6,00 grades in cowboys' and miners' boots, the best wearersand good styles, we are selling for

$4.50MEN'S OVERALLS

Best heavy drill, without bibs, Heavy drill bib overalls, worththe 75c grade , we want $1.25, we are selling peryou to wear 'em per pr. 50c pair at 75c

FINE GROCERIES & CANNED.GOODSOur line of groceries is well Belected, and the prices are lower thanmanv towns farther east. In canned goods and fancy groceriesour line is unexcelled. Fresh ranch eggs, at low prices. TopekaCreamery Butter at 35c per pound...... Our warehouse is full offeed, hay and grain, ana the prices are very low.

J, R. Charette & Bro.Cimarron, New Mexico

signs of life were visible but the in-

numerable herds of Buffalo and ante-lope, which blackened the prairie formiles, and wearied the eye with theirextent. But occasionally the verybirds seemed to have abandoned thecountry in its awful silence and deso-lation, which was magnified by the

foes and attacked by undreamed ofdangers, but, grasping that weaponAccustomed as we are to think ofof the courageous nluck, we willthe vast steppes of Russia and Siberia

ers were often obliged to pay butwhich Yankee ingenuity generallymanaged to evade. The tax upon for-

eign trade was removed, however,soon after the Mexican rebellion and

fight our way through.as alike strange and boundless, andto deal with the interior of Africa as

clearness of the air distorting dis-

tances and objects, and that wierd

Though temerity may restrain usand pleasure lure us away, ambitionleads us-on-

, and we are determinedto gain our Santa Fe. ' -

the Santa Fe Trail for untold ages , landscape painter the miraee.only a simple trace across the conti- - Then the trail, lying like a brownnent" became the highway of a reía- - ribbotr-o- n the plain, would ascend

great commerce, and, after the to h grand and imposing scenery ofdiscovery of gold in California, the' the mountains, where with difficultypath of an enormous pilgrimage.' r the animals found and kept their foot-Pac- k

mules were employed by the, ing among the precipitous cliffs and

an impenetrable mystery, we losesight of a locality in our own coun-try that once surpassed these in vir-gin grandeur, in majestoic solitude,in all the attributes of a tremendouswilderness.

This locality, still known to mostpeople as the "West" a term onceappropriate but hardly applicable inthese days of easy rail communica-tion was connected from the Miss

A Growing City. ,

Among the many towns in the ter-

ritory that are growing rapidly is theearly traders and emigrants and the yavvni . 5 'canons.mules thus became an important fac- - In theTn'imnier the vast sea rf areen

thriving mining camp of Dawson,which already claims a population oftor in the trade. As their value in6,000, and also that it will not be longwas varied by the brown shaggy

herd of Buffalo in winter, nothingmarred the snowy face of frozen plain

before it attains a population of 10,-00-

and that it will rival Albuquerque

creased, whole droves were frequent-ly captured by the Indians while be-

ing transported.These "Bandits of the trail" had

and mountain.in size and numlx;r of industries.

issippi to the blue Pacific by a famoushighway, known as the "Santa FeTrail."

Although the old trail has outlivedits usefulness, it still possesses for us

When halting in Indian territory itThe purchase of the El Paso &soon learned that it was very easy to was customary for the freighters to

Southwestern railroad by the Phelpsingnten tlie timid mule, by shaking form a circle of the wagons, which Schroeder's Drug storeRaton, New Mexico

Dodge people and the great increasecamping quarterstheir liutlalo robes and giving their served as a coral,blood-curdlin- g yells. Stampedes were and fortress. that will be made in the monthly coaloften serious affairs particularly with pioduction, and the increased namFew caravans or stage coaches es

ber of miners that will be given ema largedifficult

mule train, as it was veryto restrain or to recover

a more common interest, and, to us,its history is a most thrilling one.

Its age dates from bofore 1500, forbeyond question Cabeca de Vaca, aSpanish explorer of the 16th century,traveled the old trail for many miles.

His expedition was followed bythose of La Salle, De Soto, Narvaez,and Coronada, most of which failed

For anything you need in Drugs, Medicines or Toilet Arti-cles, etc. Our Stock is complete and our Prices are rightployment, will all prove a stimulus to

caped the eyes of the wily "Childrenof the Desert," and it was only afterhard-foug- and bloody battles that the growth of the place.they were allowed to proceed on their

them.As the trade grew, the Comanches,

Pawnees, and the Arapahoes becameworse in their depredations and manv

According to the school census ofjourney or resume their positionaround the camp fire, from where

Dawson, C00 children attend the publie schools there out of a school pop

Special attention given to Optical Work, and SatifsactionAlways Given. Spanish Spoken

illation of 800. A superintendent andseven teachers are employed in the Dr. Geo. C. Roberts Managerschools.

they could hear the wierd death songof the Indians, far into the night asthey buried their dead warriors be-

neath the prairie sod.But too frequently no white sur-

vivor would emerge from the. bloody

In addition to the above, the gen

and left the bones of leaders and fol- - j freighters believed that they werelowers to whiten upon the soil they urged on ly the Mexicans who werehad come to conquer. These also Jealous of "Los Americanos." It istraveled near the trail. true that the Mexicans often joined

At one extremity of this route was: the Indians in their raids and theFt. Leavenworth which was the de- - freighters were obliged to take everypot of supplies at the other was precaution against their combinedSanta lc. Both are now flourishing forces.cities and it would be hard to imag- - Very rarely did a caravan, great orine them in the role of trading small, escape the eyes of these

eral offices of the Dawson Fuel comST. LOUS, ROCKY MOUNTAIN & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANYpany have been moved from El Paso

to Dawson, causing an increase inpopulation of thirty people. The ítoJJSwfuel company has just completed alarge and handsome office buildingwhich has been fitted up for general SchedulePassengeroffice purposes and the force has al

"Prairie Highwaymen."In 1829 the plains Indians became

such a terror that the governmentconsented to send detachments ofsoldiers with the caravans.

The early morning was the favoritehour with the Indians for making anattack, and during these hours most

ready moved into the new quarters.

Stations.Santa Fe of today is in especial

contrast to the Santa Fe of purelyMexican inhabitants. The opinion ofa traveler of the early thirties isliardly complimentary. Me said, "Todignify such a collection of mud hov-

els with the name of 'city' is keen

Wells Fargo ExpressClaims $3,000 to Be Due Him.A hearing in the case of Albert

irony, but the appelation, "Hoi)' diligent watch had to be kept. After Wallis vs The Raton Coal and Coke

struggle, while the redskin would re-

turn to his lodge with the booty andthe scalps of the paleface.. And thenext caravan would find the .battle-field strewn with such weapons,wreckage and mutilated bodies as hadescaped the eye of the savage and thatghoul of the desert, the gray w"olf.

But jn the end the white race con-

quered and the redskin, the desert andthe mountains were forced "to ac-

knowledge defeat. -

Where then stood vast wastes ofdesert or precipitous bluffs, now re-

pose quiet farms. Where then waswar, now is peace. The type of thepioneer has vanished forever.

The grassy mound, whose tomb-stone is the great circle of sky, coversthe resting place of the last of hisclass. There will be no successor,for the border is now a thing of mem-

ory ami imagination.Among the fearless hearted men

vho won fame in the west, are: Tim

company was held in the ltaton office of Charles A. Speiss, Esq., Friday afternoon. W. E. Gortner, as

having traveled, several hundred milesover a trackless waste of prairie andnvcr mountains, whose summit seem-

ed to touch the sky, without seeing ahuman being or the trace of one, itwas almost impossible to imaginethemselves surrounded and watched

Faith,' with which its padres have en-

dowed it is a venial sin and deserv-ing of purgatory."

The beginning of the commerce ofthe prairies had no definite origin andwas the result of accident rather thanii any organized plan. The two first

referee, took testimony on part of thedefendant.

T'ftlu .No. 31 l)i stance Train No 30Mod., Wed. Train No. 1 from STATIONS. Train No. 2 Mod.. Wed.Friday Ziny Raton Dally Friday

" OÓaiu 4 (ID pin Leaves RATON Arrives 12 15 pra 6 35 pra7 25am 4 23pm 7 Lv.CLlFToN HOUSK JCr....Lv 1157 am 15 pm7 Mam 4 48 pm 13 Leaves i'KKSTON Leaves 1140 am 5 45 pmSS"am 20 vr "K0EHLER JCr - 5P5 20 pm

5 l"pm 23 Arr KOEHLER Arr 11 10 am IZTTm(I 10 am t 5 50pm ; Arr. VKKMEJO Arr"j lO I5m 405 pmII 53 am 15im 41 Lv CERK080SO Lt 53 am 8 45 pin

1020am asopm 47 Arr InMAsnnv v 35 am 3 15 pra11 Wain W

Lv fUMAKKOJi Arr 2 40pm12 20 pm Arr... T'TEPARK Lt 140 pm

Trains Nos. JJistttuce Trains NoaT17 and 20 from STATIONS 1 n1 1

TueThurs. Des Tno., Thur,Saturday Moines , Saturday

7 00 am 48 Leaves RATON Arrive 2 20 pm7 80 am 42 Leave CLIFTON HOUSE JUNCTION Leave 2 00 pm8 05 am 31 LcaTe CUNNINGHAM Leaie 115 pm8 30 am 25 LeaTe . ; THOMPSON Leave 12 40 pm8 45 am 22 Leave VIUIL Leave 12 25 pmIt 25 am 11 Leave CAPULIN VEGAS Leave 1140 am

10 00 am Arrive 1IE8 MOINEH Leave 11 on am

Wallis was a contractor and in 1895had a contract with the Raton Coaland Coke company to construct aportion of the grade leading to the

explorers of this region neglected to by lurking foes. But when the cr

an account of their mission, j dians would suddenly rush from theTo Captain Zchtihm Pike is due the long grass, yelling, rattling their Buf-prai-

of so stirring up interest after j falo robes and swinging their warhis return from this region, that the clubs, doubt as to the existence of foestrade increased immensely, and al-- ; would soon vanish.

mines at Willow. He claims that hedid extra- work, amounting to some$',000, at the request of the defendCridger, Lucien B. Maxwell, Old Bill

Williams, Win. F. Cody or "Buffalo ant company, for which he was notpnid. t Connects witli F.I Paso A Boutwestern Ry. train 124, arriving; In Uawson, N.M., at 0 10 p.m,

I oniiei'Ui Willi r.i raso x southwestern Ky, train no. leuvipg uawsou, It. M at 10:05 aa oiaae lor van uouien meets iraní ai rresion, i. m

most of creating the trail, as it is to j The most remarkable event in thethis trade that the Old Trail owes history of the Trail was the intro-it- s

prominence. duction of wagons. There were fromIn thoe days it was the only con-'sev- to fifty of these "Frairie

necting link between the Fast and the Schooners" in a caravan, the largerWest. As one old trapper expressed ones drawn by ten or twelve mules,

Bill," Kit Carson, "Uncle" DickWooton, and impetuous Custer, theIndian tamer

The Indian rides on his raids no

W. A. GORMAN, Gen. Pa's. Agt,Raton, New Mexico

The plaintiff was represerted atthe hearing by Robert C. Gortner, ofthe firm of Catron & Gortner, ofSanta Fe, and, the defendant by Hon.C. A. Spiess. Mr. Wallis is a residentof El Paso and came to this city yes-terday to attend the hearing.

it, "There warn't nothin' in them days more but dwells lazily or sullenly onthe land allotted him by his white Subscribe for theNews and Pressiant the Santa Fe trail, injins and var

the smaller ones by eight.In the morning the signal for de-

parture would be given by the head brother. It must be said in his demints.fence, however, that the Indian was

I he beginning 01 tiic trade was not wagoner, and immediately the raceat first friendly to the whites and itwas only -- until he had been tricketvand ill treated that he took the war-

path against them.

direct to Santa Fe but by the circuit-- 1 would ensue, each teamster trying toous trail from Taos. As the growing get rea'dy before his comrade. Soontrade demanded a shorter route the "ALL'S SLT," cried the teamsters,road was changed, running along the j "Stretch Out," orders the captain andArkansas until the stream, turned finally "Fall In" and with creaking, Where once the Old Trail stretchnorth, when it crossed that river, con-

tinued south through the Raton Passaud thence to Santa Fe, where thetieavily rolling wagons and the

teamsters were received bythe Indians and Mexicans with greatexcitement.

rumbling and cracking of whips thetrain would start on its way.

The caravans certainly had a wildand motley appearance. The city merchant, the farmer, the buckskin-cla- d

backwoodsman, the scout and thewagoner with his flannel sleeved vest

ed its length over a land of mountainand plain, ridges and bluffs, depres-sions and ravines, now winds one ofthe greatest railroads of moderntimes, the one sometimes serving as a

tooMria- -' otoarqdo ue&s araboo fackfroadbed for the other.

In the first railroad was the begin-ning of the end. It was this ironusurper that drove from his hauntsboth the redskin and the 'trapper.

BUILDr

With them has gone thc life of theOld Trail, thc arena of their bloodystruggles. ""

Could it speak it would tell of thehardy pioneers, whose lives, made the

First National BankRaton. New Mexico

BE32Capital Paid Up $100.000

Surplus and Profits (Ewrned) JtJO.000

Deposits .800.000

civilization of the west possible,"whose daring compelled its develop-ment, whose hardships gave birth tothc American homestead and whosedetermined will was the factor of pos-sible achievements."

Truly they have left their footprintson the sands of time not the leastof which is, "The Old Santa FeTrail."

We, the class of 1007, are now atour Leavenworth. We have beenequipped by our parents, teachers,and the many friends who have en

A residence or businesshouseiirf Cimarron to rentor sell, and make 20 percent on an investment offrom $1.000' to $5,000.There are twenty appli-cants to rent every build-ing that is erected. Forparticulars, address

ímwImprovement

Cimarron, N. M.

couraged and urged us on. Whether

Co..

Oldest aud Largest BaiA Iu Northern New Mesice.Safety Dhposis Box-)si- Connection.

Depositary for the A, T. k S. F, lly., St. Louis. RockyMountain A; Pacific? Ky., and Owl Companies, Territoryof New Mexico, and County of Colfax.

Accounts from Merchants, Corperations, Individuals, andRanchmen received on fiwrl)'e terms. Tut; rot paidnn time pepomts. If any chango is contemplated inpresent hanking arrangements please correspond with us.

C. N. BLACK WELL, Cashier

we will complete our journey withpack mules or with "Prairie Schoon-ers," depends entirely upon ourselves.We must earn our own honors.

The beginning of our journey isbefore us. After tonight we launchout upon thc Trail of Life. Manythings will be left behind, and re-

gretfully, we say farewell to familiar.scenes and faces, yet who would wishI to remain idle, always subordinate

CONTEST CASES DECIDED ADVERSELY

Coal Land Entries in Santa Fe and SandovalCounties Rejected by Land Officials in Santa

Fe Final Decision Up to Washington.

n Maxwell Land Grant Go

Onions ano fncui.The following remedy is said lo t

a cure for pneumonia. Take rlx '

'en onions, according to size, and chi1ne, put in a large spider over a liftIre, then add the same quantity ofyemeal and vinegar, enough to fmn.t thick paste. In the meanwhile stirt thoroughly, letting it simmer five orten minutes. Then put in a cotton ha,-arg-

enough to cover the lungs, audipply to chest as hot as patient canbear. In about ten minutes applymother, and thus continue by re heat-ing the poultices, and in a few hours.he patient will be out of danser. ThlBsimple remedy has seldom failed to:ure this too-ofte-n fatal malidy. Usu-ill- y

three or four applications will bsnifflclent, but continue until the per-

spiration starts freely from the c!ist.London Tit-Bit-

O MINERAL LANDSExtensive Areas of High and low grade

Ore awaiting Development

Cold Silver CopperIron

appeal, and in the event of such actionthe case goes to the commissioner of

the general land office for decision,and if he affirms the finding of thelocal authorities, another appeal can

be taken to the Secretary of the In-

terior.D. Sloan was indicted by the Fed-

eral grand jury in Santa Fe last fall

for alleged conspiracy to defraud thegovernment in connection with thesecoal land entries and hearings contin-

uing for two weeks were held at theland office in which the original

were called upon to testify.:

Register M. R. Otero and Receiver

Fred Muller of the United States

land office in Santa Fe, have rendered

a decision adverse to Dr. J. H. Sloan

and his in contest cases

involving coal land entries in Santa

Fe and Sandoval counties. ,

Before the coal land entries in ques-

tion are finally rejected, however, this

decision must be sustained by the

commissioners of the general land

office at Washington, D. C.

Dr. Sloan and his associates are al-

lowed thirty days in which to file an

News NotesSpringer Stockman

Our Mining Regulations are very fav-orable to the Prospector. These Reg-ulations apply to all Mineral Landscontained within the Boundaries of theGrant in New Mexico except reserva-tions indicated on the mineral maps

published by the Company

this reservation Special Ar-rangements will be made with partiesdesiring a large acreage and who are

prepared to develop the same

All Conditions

Within

are

For

favorable to the successDistrict

further information

The Maxwell Land Grant CompanyCIMARRON. NEW MEXICO

M W. Mills left here Tuesday for ,

Illinois on business.

Charlie Clouthier was in WagonMound Thursday. i

I

Cattle buyers are numerous aroundi

these parts these days.

Martin Craney of Elizabethtown,was in the city the fore part of thisweek.

The ball at the opera house lastSaturday night was a very successful

and enjoyable affair.George L. Davenport and family ar-

rived home Tuesday from Coloradoafter an absence of several months.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kremis went

out for a visit of a few days with someof their ranch friends east of the city,Wednesday.

Ed Athens came down last Sunday

from Raton and stayed with us here

until Monday afternoon when he re-

turned home.Monday quite a hail storm visited

Rayado. The stones were small butthey came down thick and fast. Nodamage was done, however.

Miss Virginia Keeney of Sedalia,Mo,, arrived here Thursday and isstopping with Rev. and Mrs. Finley.Miss Ketney is a music teacher.

Frank Cowan was down last Satur-

day and Sunday from Raton for ashort visit in the city with relativesand friends, all of whom were pleasedto see him.

Q. A. Martinez, editor of El Com-

bate, of Wagon Mound, was inger Tuesday on business. He madethis office a very pleasant visit duringthe day.

Owen Parrisb, son of Santa FeAgent Farrish, fell from a movingtrain near the depot Wednesday andbroke his right arm between the wristand elbow.

Mrs. J. B. Jacquot leaves next Mon-

day for New York, expecting some-

time later to make a visit to London,England. She says she expects toreturn here in six or eight months.

Thomas Talle came down Tuesdayfrom the Adams' Cattle Co. ranch andhas since had charge of the Kremis

drutf store during the temporary ab-

sence of the proprietor from the city.Rev. F. E. Finley of the Methodist

church, accompanied by Rev. Rollins,

pastor of the M..E. church of Albu-

querque who came up Wednesday

of the

write

GEO. S. BROWN.Blacksmith

Cimarron, N. M,

Wagon and Carriage Works.Buggies and Spring Wagonsbuilt to order. Horseshoeingand General Blacksmithing.

W. C. SCHERRER & SONS

Cimarron, : New MexicoContractors and Builders.

Adobe, Stone, Iron, Tm and Woodwork. Grading, Teams by Day orWet'K. Terms Reasonable. EatUmates on Application.

FRUIT TREEiWill have a car load of FruitTrees from Star NurseryCo., Quincy, III. :: ::

The above will be on sale onand after March 1st. :: ::

C. B. HARTLEYtf. SPRINGER, N. M.

K. C. ALFOBD

Attorney-at-La- w

Rooms 6 and 7, Roth Block

RATON. NEW MEXICO

PROPOSED ELECTRIC ROADA party of capalists headed by W.

A. Buddecke, president of the LasVegas Electric Street Railway, havebeen viewing the proposed extensionof the road from Las Vegas to Taos,via Sapcllo, Rociada and Mora. Theroute was surveyed for a railroadfew years ago, but at that time it wa

found hard to get capital to invest inNew Mexico, but now that conditionhave changed and plenty of money

1 ccming into the territory, it look

as if the road would soon be buitC

Red River Prospector.

4

Italian's Bulletproof Leather.A Milanese barrister, Signer Ame-

lo Buccl, has invented a tiexlb'.o lab-io somewhat resembling leather,.vhich no bullet or hard stcl instru-nen- t

is able to pierce. Omi rocentnorning, writes cur Rome correspond-;nt- ,

Signor Bucci made a tour arounda large space in Rome with a Richard-Brasie- r

motor car, the tires of whichbad been covered with the fabric.

Nails of large dimensions 'erestuck in the ground point upward,and the car passed over them withoutdamaging the rubber tires. Later onthe inventor called on the ministert marine, who personally experi-

mented on a piece of the fabric,which he unsuccessfully tried topenetrate by firing several revolvershots at it London Daily Mail.

Hit Back.Walking along a road in the re-

mote west of Ireland, two touristswere passing one of the cottages, or.as they are better known in the coun-try, "cabins." of the peasantry. Thisparticular "cabin" was even a morehan usually dilapidated specimen ofts class, and the chimney, consistingnainly of the remains of an old tophat, presented a comical, it pathetic,appearance.

Tipping his friend a wink, one ol'.he tourists accosted a youth who wasfitting contentedly on a fence.

"I say my boy," he said, "does thatihimney draw well?"

"Shure, thin, it does," was theprompt reply; "it draws the notice oiverey fool that passes by!"

Told by the Teeth."A man carries a good barometer

'n his teeth," declares a dentist ofarge experience. "The teeth are pe-

culiarly affected by damp weather,especially bad teeth. When strangersbegin flocking to my consulting rojmcomplaining of toothache and pnlns inthe jaw, I know that we are going t

have a spell of bad weather. A goodbit of it is neuralgia, but is is a sure?Ign.

"Th.j rush of business keeps up un-

til the bad weather Is well set In, andwhen business falls off I know that weshall soon have better weather. Whentoothache patients are few and faibetween I am assured that we are in

for a spell of fine weather."

Regimental Baby. '

The soldiers of the Sixty-thir- Footregiment at Saint Mlhie!, France,have adopted a baby which was foundisleep in a sentry-bo- recently. Itlad a wooden horse clasped In Itsarms, and pinned to his Jacket wns aíote saying: "Please look after my litle Jacques, whom I am unable to

support." Jacques was thereforeaken Into barracks, where the men

promptly decided that he should remain. He will wear a little suit ofegimentals, and the soldiers willake it In turn to look after him.

An Epic on the Sofa.The only article of furniture that

has had an epic all to Itself Is the sofa,.hough, considering the many hoursit sweet repose which must havebeen spent upon it by tired humanity;t deserves to have had many. Cow

er's placid poem upon It was inipired by his friend, Lady Austen, whouiggested the sofa as a subject for hisnuse, and out of this beginning grewhe whole structure of "The Task

In "The Sofa" Cowper opens withhistorical deduction of seats from

the stool to the sofa."

Gasoline Railway Cars.Gasoline railway cars are now used

by the Union Pacific Railway company. The cars are constructed of

steel, and have verticalmotors, rated at 100 h. p., and startedby compressed air. The cars cantravel at 40 miles an hour, and canbe stopped in less than 40 yards whentraveling at full speed.

To Renew Mirror.When old looking glasses need re-

newing paint them on the back withthe following mixture: Half an ounceof tin, half an ounce of lead and threeounces of blxmuth melted together.When slightly cool, add three onncetof mercury and apply with a hare'sfoot

Love's Answer."Can you cook, darling?" asked her

fiancee eagerly, for he was no Croesus."Can I cook ?" she eneered. "Do you

suppoue I'd be foolish enough to marry a poor clerk If 1 could make $40 amonth and my board?" Judge.

Mastery of Lift.Life is an art In which we too

often remain mere dilettanti; oneeannot attain mastery in it except bynourlnt out one's heart's blood.Carmen Sylvia, (Queen Elisabeth ofRoum&nla).

From

morning, and the same day went"down to Roy where they conductedregular quarterly conference servicesfor the church there.

uonstaDie Atoert iving 01 wagonMound, came up Wednesday . armedwith a warrant for the arrest of oneNarcisco Lucero, charged with assaultand battery. With the assistance ofDeputy Sheriff Wright he lookedaround town that evening for his manand failing to find him went down onthe Sweetwater Thursday morningwhere he was arrested and taken toWagon Mound the same day. Thecharge against Lucero is by his wife,she complaining that he assaulted herand took furniture belonging to herfrom her house and turning it over toanother woman. It is also said thatthe United States wants Lucero, hehaving recently been indicted on thecharire of violation of the Edmundsact. Lucero is reputed to be in goodcircumstances.

C. N. Blackwell, of the First Na

tional Bank of Raton, accompaniedby his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Black- -

well, came down from Raton Thurs-day. They returned home yesterday,and while in the city were guests atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. De- -

vine. Mr. Blackwell was here on

business in connection with the Bankof Springer, of which institution he is

president.Ratone rLYddvv MvYca.ah ,aar ec

J. R. Whitworth, of Curtis. Oklaho-ma, brother of Mrs. F. E. Finley of

this city, was an arrival in Springerlast Saturday evening. He is a verypleasant gentleman. Mr. Whitworthhas very recently disposed of his mer-

cantile business at Curtis, and hasstrong intensions of locating and embarking in business at some point in

this country.The rose crop in this country is

very small owing to the severity ofthe weather in April which blastedthe young buds. There may be someearly roses yet, and probably a faircrop of the late varieties.

Rais Romero, alias George Wash-ington, after an absence of a few daysattending to some urgent ranch dutiesand visiting his out- - n friends re-

turned Tuesday and ha since beenenjoying once more the hilarities,vicissitudes and andouts of city life.

the Sterling, Kans. high school. Shewas a daughter of the late LorinBrown, a former resident of Ute Parkand at one time prominent in politicsand as a newspaper man in Taoscounty.

Jesse Young was in town from LaBelle last Saturday.

Forest Ranger L. S. Myers visitedupper Bob Cat, Tuesday.

E. P. Westoby, B. T. Ergenbright,II. D. Dutchcr and two sons visitedGabresto lake the first of the weekand caught about 400 fish.

Harry Moberg and two sons. Harryand Oscar, arrived" inthe camp Saturday to look after Mr. Moberg'smining interests, lie has two tirst- -

class claims up Pioneer which he located last summer.

Miss Vesta Coifelt has a fine posi

tion with the Hausman drug companyat Trinidad. She is head lady in thechemical department, having six girlsworking under her instruction.

Miss Portia Osborne, who taught a

successful term of school in Red Riverlast summer, has left to visit ber oldhome in Wisconsin, She will visitfriends in Denver and Cripple Creekcn route.

A

GREAT IS AND GREAT WILLBE COLFAX COUNTY

The coal output of the Dawson Dis-

trict 11 Colfax county, now amountsto about 3,000 t lis pur day or 90,000

tons por month. This is to be great-

ly increased shortly, according to re-

liable advices received by this paper.In fact machinery is to be providedand a sufficient number of miners is

to be employed to push the output upto 300,000 tons per iiKiuli, which plan,if carried into effect, will produce

more than double the number of tonsmined in New Mexico during 1906.

The coal veins in the district are re-

ported to be practically inexhaustibleby experienced and reliable experts.The I'helps-Dodg- e syndicate which

owns them is abundantly able and pre-

pared to put up the funds necessaryfor this development In view of thiscotiditinn in this one coal district alone

and taking into consideration the

many other extensive deposits of fine

coal in the county, its increase in

stock raising resources and the valu-

able precious and base metals that arefound within its borders that have

been profitaby mined and will be so

again, it is not too much to assert thatwithin three years Colfax county will

be one of the richest and most popu-- I

us, if not the richest and most

thickly populated of all the counties

of this Territory. The city of Ratonalready, a great and busy city, is rap-

idly growing in population, in wealth

and in business. It is fast forging to

the front as one of the leading cities

r.f .hp Sunshine Territory. Incidentally what helps Colfax county and

Raton will help this entire common-

wealth more or less. It is expected

that Colfax county during the present

year will show the largest increase in

assessment of property for taxablein the Territory. This itempur

ndication of the greatah. up is a sureadvance made there in every direc-

tion. Santa Fe New Mexican.

FOR SALE.A brand new rooming house and

restaurant property in Cimarron, is

paying ?'o per year rent now and

can be bought for $4.500 cash. In

vest vour savings and make 20 prr

cent interest on your money from the

start besides getting the benefit of

the increase in the price of real estate.The company's object in selling is toput the money into other buildings

for the accommodation of r.ew comers

who art arriving in town every day.

For further particulars address Cim-

arron Lumber company.

Red River NewsFrom the Prospector

Brilliant.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Kerr spent Satur-day in Raton, shopping and taking inthe sights.

Mr. aud Mrs. Jolly were in RatonSaturday on business.

Mrs, Auioa Jones and son, George,of Blossburg, returned Sunday froma visit iu Trinidad.

Alexander Brown, while at work in

the mine Friday, was seriously injured,

Thomas Jolly, mine inspector forthe St. L., R. M. & P. Coal companyof Brilliant, has resigned his positionand accepted that of mine superin-tendent at Engleville, Colo., with theColorado Fuel and Iron company.

Edward Triplett, of Gardiner, wentto Raton Sunday to attend the ballgame. Mr. Triplett is somewhat of a

ball player hitnsi If.

Mrs. James McDougall. of Raton,spent several days last week visitingber mother, Mrs. John Bell of Bloss- -

burg.

Where to Stop in Raton.

Palace Hotel opposite SantaJFe 'de-

pot. Rooms 50 cents and $1. tf

The Sodality of the ImmaculateConception of St. Patrick's church isthe name of a society formed amongthe women of that church last Sun-

day by Father Barry, which startswith a membership of fifty-thre- Thefollowing officers were elected: Mrs.A. R. Strcicher, first perfect; Mrs. G.

R. Doyle, second assistant perfect;Miss Susie Sekins, third assistant pre-Mr- s.

Rubert Boyle, treasurer.

Ought to Have Money.Brown Do you ever play the races'Green No.

Brown But you play cards or bllHards?

Green Neither.Brown You take a drink occasional-

ly, I suppose?Green No, I neither drink nor

smoke.Brown Say, old man, you are jusl

the chap I've been looking for. Lendme $10,. will you?

It might seem that the more pros-

perous tl:f country Is, the more some

folks incline to yell for radical change.

ntr."He believes thoroughly In h!m

udf," said the admiring friend. "Tea,"answered Miss Cayenne. "Some peopie are so credulous."

Mrs. George Millette and children

are down from the ranch on Bob Cat

and are spending a few days in town.

Mrs. R. W. Penn fell from a chair

she was standing on a few days ago

and was quite badly injured, but is

now able to be up and around.H. C. Logan, who has been pros-

pecting in this district for a number

of years, left last week for a visit athis home in Trinidad, where he will

remain two or three months. Mr.

Logan is interested in a number of

goad mining properties.Edward Price has moved to his min-

ing property, the R. E. T., tip theriver.. It is generally known as theSeventy-nin- e property and was first

located in 1879. Mr. Price is betterpleased with his claim every year he

works it.J. M. Mead, who has been pros-

pecting in this camp for the past fif-

teen years, will shortly leave here.

His backers have not yet decided

whether they will send him to north-

ern Colorado or to Nevada, lie andhis partners have some good prop-

erty in this district which they willhold.

Miss Amy Brown, a former Red

River girl, has lately graduated from

1

LOCALS and PERSONALS

HE IS A WISEfANSam Officer' visited Ratón, Friday.

William and Kay Whiteman were

Who takes advantage of opportunities. Some of the greatest for-tunes in America have been made in Judicious investments inreal estante. They have been made by men who were able tofathom into the future and discern the trend of developments.

Telephone Service Unsatisfactory

The business people of Cimarronhave just cause for complaint at thocareless and unsatisfactory telephoneservice now being given over theColorado Telephone company's line.

The equipment is not kept in goodorder, and it is almost impossible tohold an intelligent conversation be-

tween Cimarron and surroundingtowns. The line has been out of ser-

vice recently for days at a time, busi-

ness people put to considerable in-

convenience. Many of our merchantsand business people are now using thetelegraph as a more satisfactorymeans of communication, but thetown should have better telephoneservice, and we trust a general com-

plaint will "be forwarded to the dis-

trict manager of the telephone com-

pany.

Bright Agricultural Prospects.Agriculturally the Cimarron coun-

try never had brighter prospects. Theabundant rains have put the soil in

excellent condition, in many locali-

ties without irrigation, and all thestreams, ditches and reservoirs are

catcher, has taken a position here in

the roundhouse and in future will

catch for the Swastikas.G. A. Whitney, of Pasadena, Cali-

fornia, is visiting his son, FredericWhitney, of the Cimarron Townsitecompany. Mr. Whitney, who is anold resident and property owner of

the county is very much pleased atthe progress made in this locality in

the past year.The Maxwell Supply company's

store will soon be completed. Thefoundations of stone, 40x140 werecompleted Wednesday. The interiorwill be a modern store with balconiesrunning the full length of the storeand an eighteen- - foot ceiling. TonyScherrer has the contract.

Davo Cole's many friends will beglad to learn that he has resigned hisposition in the auditor's office of theSwastika road to return to his old po-

sition with the Cimarron Townsitecompany. When Mr. Cole left Cim

arron two months ago the young peo-

ple regretted very much to lose him,

Tip from Ponil on last Satuday.

Mrs. Frederic Whitney in the guestof Mrs. M. M. Dawson in Raton.

George Webster, manager of theTraeca ranch, went to Raton Monday.

Dr. Horatio Walker went to RatonMonday, returning the same evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Griebel went

to Raton Sunday for the ball game,returning Monday.

A. H. Allen, chief engineer of theCimarron & Northwestern, returnedfrom Raton Monday.

Cornelius Daley returned to Cim-

arron Sunday, having completed a

contract at the U. S. ranch.

The roundup on the Urracca ranchon last Friday aud Saturday

and a large number of calves branded.

William Rupert left the first ofthe week for Las Vegas, where he hasentered the employ of the Santa Feas brakeman.

TODAYThousands of dollars are seeking investments in New Mexico,where the assured rate of income is greater than in any othersection of the country.

carrying immense quantities of water.Owing to the failure of fruit some of

the larger ranches are sowing more

grain this spring than ever before, and

it is believed that the product of theas Mr. Cole was one o! the most pop- -Two young men of Cimarron areCimarron country in this line this

preparing to open a hack and expiess ' ular young men in town.vcar will almost supply the demand.

line to aud from the depot and alsoThe immense amount of team work

of the past two years has required

more' grain than the locality would

produce, and a considerable amounthas been shipped. This year, there

ill be a more general activity than

CIMARRON AND VICINITYIs Just nowin thé eyes of the public as the most promising fieldof New Mexico for investment. If you are seeking a home in acongenial clime, if you are looking for safe returns on invest-ment, it will pay'you to come and look over the situation.

I c&n sell you town lots that will double your money in oneyear. Business men who are looking for a. location will findat Cimarron conditions that will plea.se them. Beautifully lo-

cated, surrounded by inspiring scenery, with a large section ofgrazing ana rarming country as a clientage with new develop-ment in the mineral, coal and timber country constantly goingon, the field is enticing.

I have for sale a large rooming house and restaurant that ispaying 20 per cent on an investment of $4,500. The buildingsare new and occupy three lots. It will pay you to investigate.

ever before, and as the local supply of

grain is exhausted, the feed will all

have to be shipped in until the coming

crop is harvested. The advent of the

railroad has made new demand for

teams and teaming. Jlore teams willbe used in the lumber industry, and

Mr. G. A. Whitney, who has beenspending sometime visiting his son.Fiederic Whitney, started East onWednesday and will make a stay atWaterloo, Iowa. Mr. Whitney is

highly pleased with the progress ev-

ident in Cimarron and believes it thecoming town of Colfax county. Healso had kind words to say of theNews-Tres- s and believes it will be apower in the upbuilding of the town.

The following were loyal followersof the Swastikas at last Sunday'sgame in Raton and went with theboys on the special train run by theRocky Mountain company: Mr. andMrs. Griebel, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Duck-wrrt-

Mr. and Mrs. Belton, Mrs. H.C.Jamison, Messrs. Frank Crocker,Jesse Littrell, J. J. Brick, D. Cartwright, Riley Littrell, John Littrell,Thomas Bough, Charles Scott, AlexLivingston, Miguel Archuleta, TonyScherrer, Carl Carlson, E. B. Boyd.J. C. Vest.

general service about town.

L. Chart-ti- e and Rudolph Wilden-fite- r

are putting in a new bar and com-

pletely renovatiug their saloon.Hunter has the paiutiug contract.

The Cimarron Mercantile companyhave j ii t received a large consign-

ment of 1 lamilton-Brow- n shoes, andare displaying a handsome line ofsummer footwear.

W. K. Christie, foreman of theroundhouse, returned Tuesday eve-

ning from Madison, 111., having in-

spected aud accepted three hundredcoal cars for the Swastika road.

The Vracea ranch round-u- p Sundaywas very quiet, the only representa-

tives from outside rancheB being JohnLane and John Kilbridge, from theC. S. ranch. J. C. Record and JamesLivingston drove out in a buggy.

The Cimarron Swastikas will haven valuable addition to their ball teamin the future. Brooks, the Raton

in the mining industry. New indus-

tries will he established and new com-

munities will spring up, all of which J

will require more and better horses.

There will be a demand for heavy

draft horses and mules here in thenext few years, which will-- be hard to

supply. Some of the more progres-

sive ranchmen have already begun thebreeding of heavy draft stock. This

promises to be an important industryin this locality. R A. Haimbaugii

Cimarron, New Mexico.MOTOR CAR FOR

ROCKY MOUNTAINOne of the coining conveniences

of travel in Colfax county which will

be installed in the near future, is a

motor car for passenger, express and

baggage accommodations which will

run between Cimarron and Ute Park,

tain & Pacific, and will give the newline excellent bridge structures.

In the building of mountain rail-

roads the danger of washouts andslides must he taken into considera-tion, and the engineer in charge hasplanned and is executing a practicalsystem of flood ditches and culvertswhich will thoroughly protect the

Raton Range Gleanings.

Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Springer of

Cimanou, were Raton visitors Mon-

day and Tuesday.

A. E. Alldredge ami S. Florsheim,of Springer, and Dr. T. W. Cunning-

ham, of Las Vegas, were Raton visit-

ors on Monday.

G. G. Allen, chief engineer of theCimarron fc Northwestern railroad,

Wild Cherry Crop Uninjured.

A peculiar feattfre of the fruit siti BANK of SPRINGERconnecting witu tile regular passen-

ger trains now in service to Cimarron. nation in Colfax county was learned

by the News man the other day in aThe car will be of ten passenger capacify and will make the trip com

conversation with one of the foreandthethe

fortably in about forty minutes, leav

roadbed from these dangers,handle the flood waters fromimmense drainage traversed byroad.

most fruit raisers of the county. Theing Cimarron at 6:40 p. m. and arrivka Dr. Horatio Walker, both of Cim ing at Ute Park at 7:20 p. m. Th

SrKINUKR, NEW MEXICOGENERAL BANKING BUSINESS DONE.

Capital Paid Up $30,000OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:

C. X. Bl.u KWELI-- , President S. Floersiieim,D. J. Devise, Cashier

G. W. Gillespie M. M. Samzar R. E. AlldredgeNEAREST BANKING TOWN TO CIMARRON

arron. were in town the first of the trip will be made in the morning intime to connect with train So. 2,

east bound from Cimarron. It isproboble, too, that special trips willbe made with the motor car, whichwill be an ideal coneyaiue for sight- -

(seers, ami the scenery ot Limarroncanon will probably attract a number

wild cherry crop is uninjured and in

fact ' will be heav ier this year than

usual. Whether this fruit is so much

later in budding than other varieties,

or whether it is a hardier nature, we

do not know, but it is a fact that

trees wherever found are heavily load-

ed with fruit. In years past, even

when there was an abundance of fruit,

wild cherries have been eagerly

sought, and make a delicious jelly.

This year fruit raisers will sell the

product, and one prominent horticul-turali- st

expects to market fifteen hun-

dred or two thousand boxes.

"FAMOUS RANCHES OFCOLFAX COUNTY"

In the near future The News willbegin the publication of a series ofmost interesting articles, taking forits Mihjcct "The Famous Ranches ofColfax County.'' The series ofsketches will deal with the historyand physical features of some of thentot interesting and importantranches and farms in the world. Thesketches will be especially valuablefor the information they contain, andlor their historical value to ColfaxCounty.

Remsberg Mercantile- Company

week.

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Webster,Jr., of(.'iinarron, were the guests ofAU- - and Mrs. A. H. Officer the lirst ofthe week, who gave a dinner patty in

their honor Monday night.

II. M. Letts, associated in the cat-

tle business with Charles Springer, cfCima. ron, spent a few hours here yes-

terday, en route from points in Iowato Cimarron. Mr. Letts has been in

the Ea for several weeks.

W. K. Christie, general foreman ofthe Cimarrón shops of the St. Louis,Kocky Mountain & Pacific railwaycompany, was in town a few hoursyesterday, on his way home fromMadison, III., where he had beenmiperinteuding the construction of3 )0 new coal cars for the road.

Wholesale Grocers

of people during flic summer.Mrs. K. J. Helton was in Raton,

Saturday.The new blacksmith shop of J. R.

Wilson was completed last Friday andMr. Wilson moved over. The newbuilding, which is 30x40 feet, is veryconveniently arranged. An additionforty feet in length will soon bebuilt, in order to accommodate theincreasing trade of the firm.

J. C. Rhodes, who had charge ofthe building of the new warehouse ofthe Cimarron & North western com-

pany returned to Trinidad, Saturdaymorning.

WORK PROGRESSING NICELYOí! NEW TUNNEL

We are prepared to ship immediately straight or mixed cars of any-thing in Groceries, Flour, Hay, Grain, Salt, Potatoes, Salt Meats,Lard.

BIG WAREHOUSE COMPLETE

The new warehouse of the Cimar-

ron & Northwestern, just east of townwas completed last week and thisweek the St. Louis, Rocky MountainSi Pacific track gang is at work build-ing tracks into the house, so that sup-

plies can lie unloaded there. Thereis a large quantity of building mater-ial along the line now, awaiting a

Prompt and Special AttentionAlways Given to our OrdersConstruction Work Being Pushed WERE ASTONISHED

Parties here from Colorado a fewdays ago were considerably astonish-ed when they walked over to the riverami saw the large volume of water

T. T. Kelly, former treasurer of theSlate of Kansas and now representingthe Lantry-Shar- p Construction com-

pany of Topeka, Kansas, which hasthe contract for digging the new tun-

nel through Raton mountain for theSanta Fe, gave out an interesting in-

terview a few days ago concerning theprogress of the work. He said:

"The work is progressing in goodshape. All of the machinery is on ihescene, and two shafts are finished.

Continued from Page One. Raton, New Mexicothe grade is ready it will all he on storage place, and a large number of (running down stream, and when told

ties li.ive already been unloaded at ! that was all going to waste, were eventhe ground, ready for use.

One great advantage which the new , the junction of the Cimarron & North-- ' more surprised. With that volume' t The Lol)l)y Saloon! Gaferoad had was the fact that the right ot i western and the Kocky .Mountain.

At present we have only excavatedabout 200 feet ill from the west side.We are in splendid shape to proceedwith the work, but arc hampered onaccount of the scarcity of labor.

of water stored, they said, this entirecountry, with its immensely rich landscould be irrigated and the finest kindof crops grown. I'eing careful ob-

servers aud men who have assistedIn reclaiming that rich agriculturalsection of Colorado where land isselling at between $100 and $500 an

' I do not expect to have any trouble

CHARETTE & BRACKETT, Props.

....Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Billiard....Room in Connection.

Short Order Cafe Open Day and (light

way lays through the immense timberreserves of the Continental Tie andLumber company, who immediatelySet a number of turn at woik gettingout the niie-ar- y materials. ISridge

pilings, telephone poles, bridge tim-

bers and tics are being cut on thesides of the upepr l'oiiil canon amislid down to the roadway ready loruse. The side of the canon for miles

are lined with this material, ready foruse. On account of the size and

STORING MATERIAL FORNEW DEPOTS AND

BUILDINGS

The St. Louis, Rocky Mountain &

Pacific Railroad company are accum-ulating quite an amount of lumber amimaterial for use in building bridgesand depots and other buildings alongtheir line. The material is being

though, in getting a sufficient num-

ber. We pay them $ to $75 perday, and that is better than the nativalaborers usually feceivc in this

acre acre, which a quarter of ,1 centuryago was known as the Great Ameri-

can Desert, they claimed that thissection of country, with its neverfailing supply of water, could be con-

verted into the finest and most pro-

ductive beet fields. Springerstrength ( the bridges, the stringers , M"r" 111 V'c ""''. "ere, ami will be

are all being cut in Dean canon, and ,;iM"" "" various points of usewhen needed. J. D. STEVENS, tt JOHN WHITLEY.delivered to the Kit Carson supply

yard-.- .

HANDS UP!OR

Thirty-fiv- e Years of Detectivelife in the Mountains and onthe Plains.

WHITLEY (Ei STEVENS iIra Duckworth of Cimarron, a wellMr. C. A. I'.ridgcs, who is in charge

Successors to Littrell & Livingston.'

Clone! K. IÍ. Twitchell of LasVcas. has heen invited, ami has

the invitation, to deliver theaddress in hchalf of the people ofNew Mexico, at the great celebrationto he held in Carlsbad July 3 arid 4,in honor of the completion of theHondo and the Carlsbad irrigationprojects.

I fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars, etc.

f the bridge coniructioii of the road.k""lv" lase(ball player and a memberhis a pile driver and a force of meiij"f ''.' Swastika nine, has-her- n pre-a- t

oik now in the upper canon, and j'cntcd by admiring iriends of this

has the pile driven for a number of ''y w'1" bat forty-tw- juches I"ii

bridges. Mr. Üridges has been con- - four .inches, thick a'tjúy cjid,. in

Betted with bridge construction work recognition ,,f bis rcojril yi .makingon the Santa le. Rock l!and. I). & hits in the game at Cimarron last Sun-"-

G., and the St. Louis, Rocky tlay.--llato- n RuflfjP.

Bjr . P. J. Cook, (tilt-ro-t the RockyMimuMit lit'tHftlve afoeiailoii. A

rrhniiml lillory of llie Kr Wt.SI V) ly mull, former tice K.

AkviiIk Hunted.

C. M. Loughlto, Santa ft, N. M.