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! v. r ve' H AMERICAN ü ü iliLj Vol. IX ROY, MOKA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. SATURDAY, MAY 4. 1$12. No. 15 Drummed Up . Charges, Roy is Indicted Mills Items Qlaud Morris came home from California last week. The present terrn of Court was noticeable from the point of view that E. J. II. Roy, Editor of the Spanish American was indicted on two charges. The first on charges preferred by B. G. Tyler the MANAGKR-IN-CHIEF of the Tyler Estate, and the second Criminal Libel, account of an art icle published some three months ago, in mutters affecting the death and. finding of the body of Lucks Vigil, who was presumably murdered by Abel Flores. The first indictment is signill .cant, owing to the. fact it has been Impossible to get mi ac counting from 15. G. Tyler of large sums of the funds of the Estate that came into his hands E. J. H. Roy was 11 nuble to fur nish a complete report and upon those grounus, Tyler, Hughes and Ward procured an indict uient. At the present stage of the matter there were absolutely no grounds for an indictment on an embezzlement charge, and if there were, the Manoger-inChief, Horse Trader and Good for Noth ing Specimen that done as he nleaseil with the affairs of the Estate, should have been shoul dered with the Ignominy. The former administrator Is ready to show the world where he is at and the public may know it Tne Criminal Libel matter was insisted upon by one O. A. Lar rozolo. Who is Larrozoio? . . If the f re speech- of the Ncyv Mexico Press is to be curtaiieu, what are we progressives going to do under the present dominant power the SUnd-Pattcrs. This will be a test case and probably think than Larrazolo has select ed his victim. The Spanish American is in no wiy cowed down by all of the doings, and feels that '.t will enter the fray more iluterinincd than ever. Keep a Coming. Ben Christan is also back to bis ranch. Mrs. Rierdon drove to Mills Monday morning to get a load of coal. W. L. Cobb, the Repesenative of Remington Fire Arms made us a very pleasant call this week. WM. C. ROY PASSES TO THE GREAT BEYOND Father of Roy, and one of the most Prominent Business Men of Northeastern New Mexico, Passes Away Sudden ly at Hot Springs, Arkansas, Wednesday Morning. Relatives and friends of Win. Those remaining to mourn his C. Roy, one of the most proud-1 departure aro his two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Carleson of two miles south of Mills were in town i he the first of the week to do some trading. We again welconied our genial and capable salesman Forrest Remesberg to Mills, Monday. nent citizens in tins community, who has been taking treatment at Hut Springs, Aril, since Feb ruary, and who had only a few days previous written his relatives e tlmt he was leaving for were shocked' to learn by tele gram of his sudden death Wed nesday morning, May 1st. Owing! (no. 'V: Roy, to the seriousness of the malady I Manitoba; M Local News 1 J. W. Johnson of east of town was here Wednesday. Lopez to Retain. Seat Santa Fe, N. M., April 30. The final passage by the senate C. II. Hand of northeast of thoi"'1 tlle l)ubUc moneys bill, the city was here Wednesday and left us an order for job work. Col, Sam Bland, of the Kansas Valley was a business visitor in the city Monday. Mr. Lumbard got a cinder in his eye on Monday he went to Roy to have it removed by Dr. Gibbs. who have grown to womanhood in this city, Mrs. Irwin C. Floer sheim, of Roy, Miss Eugenia M. Roy, of Tiicumcari; Frank A. and Eugene J. H. Uov, brothers, lioy. I aKo of this'' city; C. C. Roy, father, L. P. and Alfred Roy, I brothers, of Sabrovois, Canada;! Irother, ot Eli, s. A. Neville, of I The Editor made a business trip to Solano and Mosquero this week- Chas. Wetheivl of near Mills, was in the city the first ot the week. from which he was suffering such a result was not entirely un expected, but reports of his con dition had been recently so en couraging that the news came as a severe blow to those who held him in love and high esteem. j The first indication of the trouble which resulted in 1 1; r- Hartfonl, Conn.; Mrs. Frank (iagne, of Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. P. ). St. Vrain, of Eli, Manitoba; and Miss Mary Roy, of St. Albitas Ray, Vermont; sisters. lie also leaves a wife by second marriage (formerly Matilda Es- i u i i f " ! who is now residing at We received a short call from Eugene Roy and the editor of the Spanish American early in the week. Air. Koy renewed insurance for Mr. Cress and Mr. Florsheim took an order for stationery. Mrs. Borentz came home Sun" day from her trip to Oklahoma where she had been to attend the funeral of her daughter Effie. Pleasant View Farmers of this vicinity arc busy plowing nml getting their ground in condition ior crops. Considerable excitement was caused Wed. morning by some unknown parties trying to steal a team from Mrs. Hepburn,north of town. They were seen to take the horses from the pasture, but were frightened away and left them. Later they were tracted to tho Uptan Ranch in La Cinta Pnnvnn. whern thpT bud abandon. ed four horses, evidently stolen j '. , as the brands showed them In i 01 llis l1'"'' belong to parties living at Endee ánd De Haven. C'aud lloskins and Herbert Mitchell called on Carlylo and Elmer Boulware Sunday evening Neis Wetlerhus and Wm. Kiug have their well almost completed Jim Hopper called on Mitchell Sunday evening. Joe Mrs. Wm. King and Lela Mit chell were visitors at Roy Tues day. Emma and Aliene Boulware were the guests of Jessie Hoskins Sunday evening. R. W. Mitchell was a business visitor to Roy Monday.- Literary was well attended Sat urday night. A Hue program was rendered. death became evident in Septcm- j me family ranch home in Roy f I 'f '.-:).. r - ? - ? : W. Cliadderdon of near Mills, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. T. J. Cress, the merchant of Mills, has given us a nice order for Stationery. For efficient work, legal docu ments and notorial work, see E. J. H. Roy. Ilolmer and Bob Holmes came in from Cimarron Tuesday,where they have been at work. P.P.Branch and family re turned Tuesday from a weeks visit with relatives in Mora. adoption by the house of the re port of the commit- tee on privileges and elections, declaring Remegio Lopez, demo crat, entitled to the seat which he has held since the session began, nml the discussion in committee of ihe whole in the house of the i'iiirg child labor bill wero the principal feat ores of today's leg islative session. As i'mv -asl ml by the Morning Journal Tiie.-ala.v, Kriucgio Lopez will retain his seat in the house until the end of the session Late Tuesday nigiit, it looked as it there would be two reports of the committee on privileges mid elections, but another meet ing of the committee was held this morning, nod those who threatened to lile a minority re port were brought into line. The report recited the fact that, after hearing evidence in contest and eliminating all illegal Votes known to have been caston both sides, it developed that in stead of the contestant, Marce lino C. Martinez, having a major ity, the majority of Mr. Lopez ap peared to be H8 instead of 20, as was shown on the faee of tho re turns. The motion to adopt the report of tho committee was made by Mr. Toombs, an organi zation republican, and was car ried without a dissenting vote. C Albuquerque Journal. E. V. Neil came in from Tu cumcari, Tuesday to . remain on his farm west of town, ior a few days. , Wm. Noffke arrived in the city the first of the week from Cimar ron to reside on his claim east of town. WILLIAM C. ROY Folio .riat'.s iivi the ail'.' ,' l"ri in Oi l' He I). S. Durrin, H. R. Johnson and L. P. Upton have been elected as the new committee in charge of putting down a town well on the public square. T. E. Mitchell was in town this week, buying cattle. It is under stood that he purchased cattle from Henry Stone, Pete Lauin bach and the Uptons. ' The Ladies Aid Society of the Union Church has ordered a bell for the new building, and it is expected to have it in place in a few weeks. Rev. Mr. Beck of Mosquero is visiting B. F. Keist. The Farmers Club No. 1. was well attended Monday night. A. F. Chavez, popular salesman of the Floersheim Mercantilo Co. , spent several -days on his ranch near Albert, this week. A - Good Show in Town Cole Brothers Variety Circus was here Thursday, Friday, Sat urday, and played to a good sized audience. One of the main feat ures of the show is the brass band which can certainly deliver the goods. The show is a good one and should bo patronized by all towns where they stop. The Railroad Co. distributed several hundrod pounds of seed beans to the farmers of Ruy and vicinity this week. were so heneticiui I hat hope ai lield out for his ultimate recovery. He returned to Hoy much im proved, but the high altitude was unfavorable and onco again, in February he found it necessary to return to Arkansas. Since that time he has apparently been slowly recovering, and this hope inspiring knowledge has made his sudden demise doubly sad and shocking. s," The remains will arrive here tomorrow from Hot Springs, Arlc. Burial services and High Requiem Mass will bo held from the Catholic Church on Monday, and interment will be made in the Catholic Cemetery of Roy. Deceased was preceeded to the grave by his beloved wife (form erly Nellie St. Vrain, of Mora,) who has since the the year of 1893, been peacefully slumber ing in the beautiful Mora. Valley. A daughter, Hortense, who . fol lowed her mother to the land of reAt in the year of 1904, also lies amo.ig the peaceful hills of the valley, Deceased at the time of his death was 51 years of age and the oldest of a family of twelve children. ' Words cannot exjiress, nor kindness display to the bereav ed daughters and other relatives the deep sympathy felt by the entire community over the loss of a father and brother whose - lite has been so closely interwoven with theirs for these long and changing years. burn in Sabrevois, - 1, ' .!!! t" .VW ll'MCO ID i -1 , I ais r I'ij'lif yeais ill the ai;!. .y .i l'i e. vie ami Matizan ires al, !.;; Y't iy, went to Mora, 1 1 ut cnaeyd n ilie niccantile business. After four .years he sold out, his business in the coun ty seal and came to lioy, where lie went into the sheep business and together with llis brother, F. A. Roy, of this city, established the towusite which still bears his name. He was a men whose real depth of character was appreciated to the fullest extent only by a few intimate friends but his moral and physical courage, his abso lute honesty and seventy of busi ness principle, his untiring zeal in the interest of the town he originated was known to all with whom he came in contact. He was secretary-treasurer of the Roy Land & Live Stock Co., Manager of the Ideal Grocery Co.; and, until a short time before his illness was cashier of the Roy Trust & Savings Bank. His life has been an example of the opportunities and possibilities in this country for young men with like energy and perserver ence. hile he had, during his b'isy life, many reverses and overcame obstiHes which to an ordinary man would have seem ed Insurmountable, yet to the very last his spirit and courago was unconquerable. The Loud will not look you Leandro Archuletta returned Monday from a ten day's busi ness trip In the western end of the county. ' NOTICE - All "parties' o-Witig the Tyler Estatewill please advise the under signed as to the correctness of indebtedness. Any parties hold ing receipts from B. O. Tyler will please present same. I understand some accounts have been paid, al- tho appearing on the books as un paid, and no accounting madeby B. G. Tyler. E, J. II. Roy. Miss Eugenia M. Roy, of Tu cumcari, arrived in the city yes terday to attend the funeral of her father. She will remain here all summer at the hoihe of her sister, Mrs. I. C. Floersheim. Lopez Introduces Bill County Hon. Remegio Lopez, Repre sentative of Mora County intro duced the following Bills in the House on Wednesday. House Bill No. 158, by Lopez, to create tho county of Coronado with the county seat at Roy. House Bill No. 159, by Lopez, an act to create Coronado Day. April 15th a legal holiday. Doroteo M. Martinez, a young and prosperous stockraiser jof Carizo, has been appointed ohe of the regents of the State Re form School at Sprlnger.by Gov, Wm. C. McDonald. The school kids and their teach ers to the number of a 100 strong enjoyed a picnic In the canyons yesterday. A fine dinner and a great time was reported by the pupils. Forrest Remesberg, the popu lar traveling salesman for the Remesberg Mercantile Company of Raton was calling on local trade Tuesday. Tho Executive Committe of the Roy District Fair Assocation will meet Saturday at Roy for the purpose of attending to important matter pertaining to the fair for U12. B. F. Keist was here Wednes day from his home at Solano. U. S. Commissioner L. P. Upton of Solano, was a business visitor in the city Wednesday. the scars of a well spent, courag eous, honest life. "Lord support us all the day long of the trouhless life, until tho shadows lengthen and the evening come, and the busy world is hushed, and tho fever of lite Is over and then in Thy Mercy, grant us a safe lodging, over for medals, but for scars."jand a Holy rest, and peace at the Surely he has passed to the last, tnrougn our uoru jesus long, peaceful rest marked with Christ--Amen." John Gallagher and sister. Miss Maggie were in the city Thurs day from their home at Qellaveu, on a shopping expedition. P. L. Woodson represeting the "Karo Syrups" was calling on the local trade this week. Full blooded white Pekín duclc cags for sale $1.00 per setting for eleven eggs. Mrs. C. E. Anderson 2 miles east Roy. . . \n\n Solano News " Nótes