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CIMARRON CITIZEN
The Cimarron Valley Has the Land, Climate and Water. Wanted One Thousand Farmers
FIRST YEAR
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Cim
arron. N. M., under act of Congress, March 5, 1879.-
CIMARRON, NEW MEXICO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1908
NUMBER NINETEEN
SPIESS GAVE
ADDRESS
HON. CHAS. A. SPIESS AD
DRESSED CIMARRON
JULY FOURTH
GEO. H. WEBSTER INTRO
DUCED SPFAKER.
Last Saturday afternoon at about
three :thirty, Hon. Chas. A. Spiess, of
Las Vegas, gave Cimarron a most
finished address as the speaker of the
day commemorating the signing of
the Declaration of Independence. Mr.
Spiess is one of the best, if not the
very best speaker in the territory to-!
day, and his services are very much
in demand on all occasions. Because
of this fact, Cimarron was very lucky
to obtain such a man at such a time
The sueaker who was fitly intro
duced by Geo. H. Webster of Cim
rron, stated that in his opinion, Cim
arron was an ideal spot to celebrate
the Fourth, believing that just such
a spot was in the poet's mind when
he wrote the immortal words of that
rand soné. "Mv Country 'Tis of
Thee."
The address of the afternoon was
in part as follows:
This is the 132 anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence.
Bv that declaration the American
Colonists of 13 British colonies de
tcrmined to sever the ties which
bound them to their Mother Coun
try, and established a government of
their own. '
After six years of bloody war the
battle of Yorktown decided the is
sues in favor of the American arms,
and Cornwallis with about 10.000
British soldiers, surrendered to Gen
eral Washington.
The news of the disaster to the
British arms, reached England Nov.
25th, 1782, and caused Lord North,
the Prime Minister to throw up his
arms nd exclaim, "O, God! it is all
over."
It was all over and a new nation
was borne to the world.
While political liberty was gained
by the colonists, it .was at a terrible
cost in life and treasure. And while
the struggle of seven years, were
years of grief, years of hardship and
years of practical starvation for our
soldiers, it gave birth to heroes whose
names will be remembered as long as
the English tongue endures.
There is, however, one patriot who
perhaps is not so well known to you
as he should be. Nathan Hale, who
pave his life to the sac; eel cause and
today sleeps in an unknewn and un
marked grave. During the dark days
of the Revolution, .when the gloom
iest period of the war was at haniÁ,
Washington, with 14,000 men was
opposed by an army of 2S.C0O men,
he iiower of the Brt'tish army under
the command of Lord Howe. The
safety oí WashingtJ.i required that
he obtain accurate kno!:dg.e of the
forces of Howe and their Oispositios.
He could only obtain this informa
tion by tending a spy into the lines
oí the enemy. Every one to whom
the scheme was proposed, declined to
engage in so perilous an enterprise,
until Capt. Hali wis racr..ri. Hals
disquiscd as a scho 1 teacher, enter
ed the enemy's lines. Ho spent some
two weeks there, when he was be
trayed to the British by a Tory rela
tive of his.
While standing with noose
around his neck, the executioner said.
"Now is the time n rr.aki your dyinj
speech and confsssio t "
But Hale gave hint a look of dig
nified contempt anl wit!i a depth of
feeling, which melted llv-sc around
him inte tears, said, "My ty regr;t
is that J have bu, one life to give t't
my country." "Swing: off the rebel"
cried Cunningham, and hah' an hour
liter the body ta the :ir:y&.was con
signed to an U".kr.'jy.'ii yravc, but .o
the blessed land for which be gave uo
his life.
Histcry afford í no more touch'
story' of exalted patriotism than that
of Capt. Nathan Hale, the martyr spy
of the Revolution, and on Nov. 25,
1893, statute of Hale was unveiled in
City Hall Park, New Y.k, with im
pulsive ceremonies in the presencj
of an immense assembly. Second on
ly to Washington,, his achievements
for liberty and the nation will adorn
the brightest pages of our history.
The end of the war brought with it
a multitude of difficulties. It left the
colonies no government. It left 13
independent nations having nothing
in common, but our forefathers were
equal to the occasion, and after much
debate, and after much strife, the
constitution of the United States was
adopted, and now a new nation was
ushered into the world. The only
nation which is the asylum of the op
pressed of all the world. By its con
stitution this new nation opened the
Bible to all and left everyone free to
worship God according to the dic
tates of his own conscience. By its
constitution it guaranteed to every
one equal protection, thereby secur
ing to all. civil, industrial and politi
cal equality. Every since the neces
sities of society brought about the
formation of Government there h
ave
been two distinct and antagonistic
theories of government.
The one that man exists for the
benefit of the government, the other,
that government exists for the bene
fit of man. The American Govern
ment belong s to the latter class. We
believe that our institutions are or
ganized and maintained 'for the bet
terment of mankind. Our laws arc
devised to promote happiness among
our people and while I am on this
subject I desire to direct your atten
tion to a band of noble men and wo
men in our own territory, who disin
terestedly have banded themselves
together in an organization known as
the Children's Home society. This
society is not engaged in sectarian
work. Its work is confined to find
ing homes for indigent and homeless
children where they will receive love
and education. The managers of this
society receive no remuneration or
reward for their work other than the
satisfaction of knowing that they
have the life long gratitude of their
unfortunate charges. Societies of this
character, the alms houses and oth
er elemosnary institutions or the
blessings which flow from our gov
ernment which was born out of the
Declaration of Independence."
Speaking of the Declaration of In
dependence, Mr. Spiess said:
July 4th, 1776, a day which doubt
less will be celebrated as our grand-i
est and most joyous anniversary to
the end of time. The immortal doc
ument was received with bonfires and
illuminations and general rejoicing.
It was read at the head of the army
and nerved the patriots to pledge
their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor in the struggle for lib
erty and independence.
It is being celebrated today as it
is here, in every city, in every town,
and hamlet of the United States.
It is being celebrated as it was
then by bonfires and illuminations, by
the booming of cannon, by the dis
play of bunting and the "Star
Spangled Banner," by the ferry song
of children and the joyous shouts of
loyal men and women and late into
the fading night when at last the
glorious orb of day begins to burn
out the darkness of night, there still
hangs' on the air the dulcet strains of
the poet song
"My country 'tis of thee
and a grateful people lisp
Sweet land of Liberty."
ROY LANE IS DEAD
The many friends of John Lane of
Cimarron will be deeply grieved to
learn of the death of his younger
brother, Roy Lane, which occurred at
Raton recently. Roy .was injured in
some manner by a horse and was
found unconscious. He was taken
to Raton and given the best of skill
ed medical attention, but a blood
clot on the brain placed him beyond
all human aid. He was a bright man
ly young fellow and was popular
with all who knew him.
CIMARRON
Something Doing Every Moment Big Crowd
in Attendance. Glorious Day.
The Glorious Fourth of July ha
come and gone, and once more Cim
arron has settled down to normal
conditions and trying to catch up in
the business that had been neglected
for two or three days. But the mem
ory of the good times enjoyed is still
disquieting, the smell of powder
smoke is still heavy on the air. The
Glorious Fourth was indeed a most
glorious one in Cimarron. Early in
the morning crowds began to assem
ble in town, scores of people from the
neighboring ranches and faris be
gan to flock into Cimarron, guns
boomed, fire crackers cracked, and
every one got ready for the real fun
of the day.
The St. Louis, Rocky Mountain &
Pacific railroad ran a big excursion
from both Raton and Dawson, and
the long train was crowded with
pleasure seekers. The Las Vegas
band had been hired for the occasion,
and as the excursion train pulled into
Cimarron, it added the sweet strains
of music to the noise that greeted
the arrival of the visitors. Owing to
the fact that the train did not get in
to Cimarron until eleven o'clock, the
program that had been planned for
the morning, was postponed until the
afternoon, and was rushed through
with renewed vim and snap that al
lowed the whole thing to be given.
At twelve o'clock a big larlccue
was held under the big trees in Old
Town, just south of the new bridge.
Mr. William Buckley of Raton, was
the presiding genius over the fire,
and he, together with his assitants,
worked at the roasting animals from
late in the night of the third, until
noon of the Fourth. Savory pieces
of the fine roast beef were passed
around to the hungry throng, and cof
fee and sandwitches were freely dis
pensed to all who wished them. To
Mr. Mason Chase are due the thanks
of the community for having donat
ed the beef for the barbecue.
As soon as the hungry crowds had
whetted their appetites, they adjourn
ABANDONS
HIS WIFE
Keefer Leaves in a Rush.
Takes All Ready Cash
and Leaves -Wife
Desolate.
T. S. Keefer, who has been a resi
dent of Cimarron for the past few
months, having gone into the laund
ry business here recently, has left
town, and his whereabouts are un
known, even to his devoted wife.
Mrs. Keefer, who has been so base
ly deserted, was recently injured in a
run away, and is hardly able to be
around as yet. Coming to Cimarron
about three months ago, the Keefers
went into the employ of the Swastika
hotel, and soon after, Mrs. Keefer in
vested nearly all of her hard earned
savings in a little laundry here, and
has since done most of the hard woYk
in operating the enterprise. The
growing needs of the business de
manded a mangle, and it was found
that one could be obtained at Raton
for forty dollars. Keefer was given
the necessary amount out of the
earnings of the business to go to
Raton and purchase the machine. He
was also giren about an equal
amount to pay various bills around
town, and he then started out sup
posedly for Raton, and " has never
been heard from since. After his de
parture, it was discovered that he
HAD GRAND F0URT1
ed to the ball bark to witness the
program of the afternoon, in which
races and athletic contests of every
description were pulled off with the
following results:
100 yard- dash T. Brooke, first;
Bass, second.
Greased Pig Chase Martinez.
Shot Put Whitney, first; Newby,
second.
Sack Race Cartwright, first;
Spicklcmicr, second.
Ball Throw B. Brooke, first, Bass,
second.
Relay Race B. Brooke, Bass, Tay
lor, Fisher.
Tug o'War, Capt. Mason Chase's
sturdy team.
High Jump Whitney, Newby, Cox
Hurdle Race Fisher, first; Rog
ers, second.
Wheel Barrow Race Pelphrey.
Paek-a-Back Race B. Brooke,
Bass, Brick, Rogers.
Ladies' Race Miss Daley, first,
Miss Heck, second.
One of the best features of the day
was the Fat Man's .race, in which
there were only two entries. Hon.
Chas. A. Spiess and Hon. II.' M.
Letts. The race was a fifty yard
dash, and was won by Mr. Spiess by
a stomach.
The horse races and other sports
were pulled off out at the old race
track southwest of Cimarron about a
mile, and they were of a very high
order, causing no little excitement
among those who were fortunate
enough to see them. The owner of
every fast horse in the country was
rfsetit with hi string, but to Sim
Cauley went the honors of the day,
his horcs winning by far the great
er number of the races. The results
of the iports at the race track were
ns follows:
' On. :tni n tiolf m,!, i1n rirtt
change saddles, three horses to a
mount: Sim Cauley, Stanley Chase,
Fred Valdez.
300 yard pony race, Sim Cauley, F.
Whitney, H. H. .Chandler.
had taken every cent that was in the
house, having cleaned out the cash
drawer completely. Word has been
sent to surrounding towns to look
out for the fugitive, and it is to be
hoped that he will be apprehended.
YANKEE OR DAWSON
. TO PLAY CIMARRON
Next Sunday on the Cimarron ball
grounds a good game of ball between
Cimarron and either Yankee or Daw
son will take place. The game has
not as yet been arranged certainly,
but it is an assured fact that either
one or the other of the two teams
will meet the local aggregation on
the home' field. Which ever team
comes, the game is bound to be close
and interesting.
RETURN FROM
LONG TRIP
'UNCLE JIM' LIVINGSTON AND
HARRY CONNORS RETURN
FROM WAGON TOUR
"Uncle Jim" Livingston and Harry
Connors have returned to Cimarron
after taking a long and extensive
wagon trip throughout the southern
part of New Mexico. The two men
started from Cimarron about two
months ago in a buckboard, and went
as far south as Albuquerque arid Gal
lup, at which latter place they met
Burton Williams and Kersey Coe,
who are also out on just such a trip
of pleasure. "Uncle Jim" states that
he never had a better time in his life,
and that the trip was a glorious one.
Free for all, 1-4 mile dash, Sim
Cauley, H. H. Chandler, F. Whitney.
Ring Tournament, F. Whitney, M.
G. Chase, R. Whiteman.
A broncho busting contest had
been included on the program, but it
was impossible to ifind two bad
horses in the country and while there
were two entries in the contest, but
one horse could be found. Bud Bird,
who is one of the best riders in the
whole southwest, gave an exhibition
of riding on an outlaw horse of the
J. S. brand, now owned by the Mc
Cormick outfit, riding the vicious
brute .with a hackamour instead of a
bridle. Bird gave a fine exhibition
and easily demonstrated his undoubt
ed ability to ride anything that the
sinch will hold a saddle to.
The rest of the afternoon of the
Fourth was taken up with the public
speaking in the city park, and in the
evening there was a boxing contest
for . the edification of the lov
ers of the manly art of self
defense, and for those who were so
cially inclined, three dances were ill
progress. One at the Matkin hall,
one of the Spanish hall and one in
Aztec hall.
Taking into consideration the fact
that the celebration was gotten up
and the whole program arranged in
a little more than a week, owing to
the falling through of the plans Daw
son had made for the proper observ
ance of the day, the celebration here
ft Cimarron was a grand success
All the visitors seen, expressed
themselves as being more than pleas
ed at the exceptionally good time
they enjoyed.' The merchants of
Cimarron all closed up their places
"f business and helped to fitly enter
tain our guests. With the exception
of the boxing contest in the evening,
everything was free, and every one
was welcome to everything. The
Citizen is proud of the way Cimar
ron and Cimarron business men
came to the front with both their
time and their money.
CIMARRON
IS VICTOR
COKEDALE TEAM IS SNOWED
UNDER TO TUNE OF 14 TO 1
Last Sunday afternoon, the Cimar
ron baseball team crossed bats with
the Cokcdalc team at the Cimarron
ball park, and the slaughter was fear
ful. The visitors being snowed un
der to the tune of fourteen to one.
Cokcdalc was the first to bat and
went out in one, two, three order.
Cimarron made six runs in the first
inning, and thereafter the walkaway
was so one sided that the sporting
editor of the Citizen went to sleep
and lost all track of the game.
The seore and the summary of the
game was as follows:
COKEDALE
AB.R.H. PO.A.E.
Higgins, c 4 o o 3 "3" 3
Lhacou lb 4
Harding rf 2
Burns 3b 4
Lynn, p 3
Cledo If 3
Chavey ss 3
Rickets 2b 3
0 12
o o
o o
Marray cf 3 O o
29 1 3 24 9 14
CIMARRON
AB.R.H. PO.A.E.
T. Brook c 5 4 o 12 t 1
Cherry ss I I o 2 o I
Curry 3b 4 3 3 I 2 o
Ncuby Ib 3 0 I 10 0 1
Bass cf 5 1 t o o o
Jackson rf 321 too
Taylor 2b 3 I I 02 t
W. Brooke If .... 3 t 1 o o o
Lockhard p 5 t 2 I 3 o
3a 14 10 27 84
ARSON IS
SUSPECTED
Fire at Legal Tender
Saloon Looks Sus
picious. Big Loss
Averted.
Last week, what might have been
a big blaze and heavy loss by fire at
the Legal Tender Saloon, owned by
Henry Grubbs, was averted. About
ten o'clock in the evening, a large
blaze and heavy smoke was noticed
coming through the room to the rear
of the bar room, and only quick ac
tion on the part of Mr. Grubbs and
those in the room put the flames in
check. Investigation showed that a
bucket of coal oil had been set up
against the frame side of the rear of
the building, a quantity of paper had
been thrown into the bucket and the
whole set on fire. Mr. Brubbs states
that he did not have any coal oil
around the place, and that the bucket
was not his. It looked as if some
one had deliberately filled the buck
et and palced it against the building
with the purpose of setting fire to
the whole structure. Mr. Grubbs
states that he was not aware that he
had a single enemy in the town, and
he is at a loss to know who should
wish to injure him in this manner.
As yet no important clues have been
'found, and it is likely that the man
ner in which the fire was started, or
by whom, will be a mystery forever.
If, however, circumstances should
point to any persons as being con
nected with setting the building 01
fire, Mr. Grubbs is prepared to press
the matter through to the bitter end,
and bring the base culprit to justice.
BIG DEAL
IS MADE
Livran Buys Out Littrell
Bros. Harness Shop.
Will Move to New
Quarters.
An important business change has
been made in Cimarron within the
past few days. Henry Livran, who
is starting a general hardware and
harness business, recently purchased
from Littrell Bros, the entire stock
of harness and leather goods, togeth
er with buying out the business of
the old firnv Mr. Livran has rented
the cast haft of the lower floor in the
new Riley building just cast of the
post office, and has been busiuly en
gaged in fitting up his new quarters
to meet the needs of the extensive
enterprise which he is about to en
gage in. In addition to the general
hardware business, lie will carry a
full line of harness, saddles and all
leather good, and (or this reason the
above mentioned deal was made. Lit
trell Bros, will continue in possession
of the goods at their old stand for a
week or so, and as soon as Mr. Liv
ran takes possession, Mr. John Lit
trell, who has had charge of the bus
iness of his firm, will go into the em
ploy of Mr. Livran for a short time.
The firm of Littrell Bros, has been
in business here in Cimarron for the
past two years and a half, and by the
sterling honesty of their business
methods, they have won the confi
dence and esteem of all who have
come into contact with them. Cim
arron hates to see the dissolution of
the old firm.