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LOCAL.. iih. 11. VcmcH U vtrt sick. Sr-n ' . - J i lid Scogglns Is towing white clover for Ills bees, Mrs. 0. W. Cowden Is listed among thb sick this week. u. tj. Uabcrs from Noll wells was In town, during tha,weck, . Elzn White, the well driller, went south Tuesday to Midland Mr. V. V. Leghorn and ontlro faral ly, of Malaga, nro on the sick list. J. II. Parrlmoro of Abllenowosln mwB hHt week leaving for homo Mon day. Misses Ora and Johnnla Hush ore hero visiting and will remain this sunt mer. Qus Goodwin nnd wlfo hasmorcd Into the M. Ii. tiarsonago for the pros- hTeli nights In a Har Hoom," old yet good will tie given to tho publlo Juomo tluio noon. If overybody will put o shoulder to tho wheol a good time and grand 4th will bo tlio result. Ted Nymoyor Camo In Thursday 6nll for Mass Aleellnk of Citizen; Relieving wo stfbiild oereurato our notional innepenuonco in an appro prtato manner, I hereby oall upon nil cltlr.ons of Carlsbad und surrounding oountry to meet In mass convention In tho court house Tuesday evening, Juno Oth. at 8 o clock, to dlsoiiM tho matter and, If It Is the doslro of the meeting, to appoint oommlttcos to ar range for a proper Fourth of July celebration. United action Is nil that Is required to make the event ft comptoto success and I earnestly trust all citizens will attend tho mass meeting, M. .1. MuitliAV, Mayor. Mrs. 0. 0. Starkweather, of Roswoll, from Alamogordo and wilt remain until after tho Fourth. Mrs. M. Whlteman and daughters nro hero from Itoswoll visiting Mrs. M. J. Murray for a week. ' 71 orbert Douglass camo In from IIopo, Thursday, and luft on tho kvon- ing train fur Alamogordo, Miss Kula and llortu Lavcrty have been listed among tho sick this week, but aro now much Improved, Dr. Whicher reports tbo arrival Thursday of a nine pound girl at tho homo of Fred II nro of Malaga, Mr and Mrs Charles McCarthy who moved from horo to Chlno Cal. last fall lost their baby by inoaBles a few days ago. . . Mrs. It. M. Johnson had an opera tlon performed last Saturday by Drs JVhlchcr & Mochlau and sho Is now much Improved T. L. Webber, of El Paso, was among tho many visitors Thursday In tho In (crest of that live ovenlng dally tho i:i Faso Herald. Good printers, good stock and tho latest typo enables an otllco to turn out Rood work, All this you will find nt tho Cuhmjnt ofllco. Cyrus and Joo James sold their vcarllnas to Cowden llros., of Mid land last'week to bo delivered between now and Sept. 1, at 810 ft). Dlok Wicker loft Tuesday for Hills boro, thltt territory, to testify In tho Oliver Leo oiiso, iJfck knowing moru than ho cured to express in public. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wocrnor will de part shortly for an extended visit through.tlllnplslndlann and. Kentucky to visit Will's parents and other rela Uvea A meeting of sheepmen of Kddy County will bo held nt tho court house ls visiting Mrs. lllnckmoro Mrs. I). W.Oerhart visited friends In Midland a few days this week, The old rollablo blacksmith, 0. F. A. Robertson, Is still on hand with price lower than ever and all work guaran teed. Dr. Smith last Saturday purchased the building nnd lot on whloh Cassl goll itros. aro located for 81,000 cash through McLcnnlhon & Tracy, J, Risomnn, the Iloston wool buyor, Is hero onao inoro and Is doing consi derable buslnoM. Ho has so far pur chased some thing like 100.000 pounds of wool. Joo. Simpson tho druggist nt IJIuok moro's returned yesterday from a trip to Deadwood and Montana points. Ho roportslthe spring grass ilno In that northern country, J. J, Dyer of DoLcon Tex. who has boon employed on tho building on the corner nf Canon and Fox leaves for homo to-night having received n mes sago announcing tho dangorous lllnoss of his mother, John uardnnl, or san Angoio, an old friend of Will Woomer and an ex perlonced mixologist, having held posl tlons in many of tho most palatial samplo rooms of the big cities, will of llcluto nt tho Central and cater to tho wants of its customers for liquid ro freshmcnts. Mr. 0, arrived Wcdncs day. last week wont to con for with Oov. Nlto iiext Saturduy June 10 at 2 p tn. to ur- rng for dipping und other matters of Importance. Vln Smith was boforo Justlco Hob nets, Wednesday, for throwing a knife atonoof W. L. Hughes' boys. Hon was given ton day's time and cost, much to his regret. II. A. Nyraeyor returned to Alamo gordo, Sunday, after a stay of one day in'Carlsbud, Mr. Nymeyer says his tnino Is getting better and ho expects soon to be shipping ore. No preaching services at tho .Ilap tist church to-morrow, owing to tho absenco of Dr Emerson In attondanco ot the comnonccmonv exercises of tho Military Institute at Itoswoll. Four-llfths of the farms around Otis are lying Idle this season and many of tho farmers who are tilling the soil complain about tbo manner they are treated by the company on water mat tersi The Argils some tlmo since suggest ed that tho vacant lots opposlt Hotel Behlltz bo planted to alfalfa. The Current predicts (he lots will be "plant, ed" to a handsome business house portly whloh would look better than i alfalfa. A. Norbom, n health seeker who left here a month ago after spending the winter In Eddy returned this week, satlslled that this Is tho best plage, for health He spent a month In 1 "Paso and Alamogordo and says It's too dusty In either place for him. . Jos. Bernal still holds forth with 0. T. A. Robertson and has sold about filOO worth of steel spring Dlts and amirs the last month of more. Mr. Sheriff Stownrt Austin, Toxus, to Snyors on tho Jim Nlto matter, Is tho thief and murderer captured by Sheriff Stewart and posso who Is so badly wanted by tho shorlff iof Long vlow, Tcxuh, thut ho mudu a trip to Sunta Fo and by tho use of thoso methods best known to Texas nlllchils to properly approach a Mexican acting governor, secured requisition papers for Nlto. It scorns this samo sheriff had once buforo obtaluod porsosHlon of Nlto uftor having ottered n big ro ward for his capture. Tho sheriff never puid tho rowurd. Then Nlto csouped und another big rowurd, It In suld, of 8U,5U0 was offered for Nlto Sheriff Stewart returned yontordny morning ho anys tho total rewards of fcrod for Nlto amount to but 6G00. and thut so fur as ho could learn tho report thut tho uctlng governor had Issued a requlsltutlon was a fabrication of soma one. ho witsnsiieuuy tuo uuiiioriuoH of Texas to deliver Nlto to Lougview an a trial for murder could bu hud In tho ro-hearlng granted by the courts o' Texas for the murder of tho cashier of the batik at Long vlow. Whotnor or not Sheriff Stewart will deliver Nlto he bus not decided. Tho Texas ofll clals acknowledged thut this county has tho first und boat claim on Nlto ut present becnuso of being In tho custody of our olllcluls for u crime committed In tho county, and that tho governor's requisition cannot affect our rights to try tho muu oven If such roquleltti tlon Is out, Febuary 1st, 1800, ho wns driving with the nmll from Lns Cruces mid was at a pfllnt about throe utiles north of the, Chalk hills, when h- iw Ihrw men on horseback coming from the oppoalto direction, who turned off th rood at his approach nnd ho could tint too tlwtr facts A little later he met Col Foun tain with the little boy In his litiuk board, driving s'owly unit appeared very much worried and anxious. Fountain stopped and naked him who those three men ahead wore, and mid that he feared tin nttaok. jlnrola sold he did not know, and suggested to Fountain thet he turn baok and stop over night at Luna's Wells with hlni, and thoy could go on Into Las Crtitos together noxt duy when Ho would ho returning with the mail from Ttilurosa. Fountain appeared to hoeltnto a mom ent or two and then said that he had o get home thut night and would go on and toko hi ohanow. Then thoy separated, Fountain on towards Las Cruces und Jlnrola on towards Luna's Wells. Noxt day Harold fearing that some acoidont had befallen thorn, watched tholr trucks carefully as hoilrovo tow ards Las Crimea on his return trip. About two and a half miles south of tho Chalk hills or about live and nno half miles from where ho had met him the day before the wltnote found that Fountain's truck left the road and turn ed toward the Jnrlllus. Ho followed tho track it short dis tance, hut finding no sign of the buck board he turned und drove hastily Into Las Crucos and gave tho alarm. I After the dlsapperanco ho found a pool of blood dried and souktd into tho sand near tho point where tho tracks of Fountain's buckboard left the road. Tho witnesses' statements did not vary uudor cross examination, Cutnnno Dlogo, one of tho searching purty who went out with Albert Fount nln corrobatod his testimony of yes tcrduy. Major II. Vun l'atton, ox-sherlH o Donn Ana county, than took tho stand Ho testified that ho went out from Las Cruces with a eurchlng party whon tho nowB of Fountains dlsappoaranco came. At a point about -125 slops from tho Chalk hills ho found n pool of blood soaked Into tho sand, This ho eollec od und dollvered to Oov. Thornton. At the sumo point he found u five nnd a BLrtCKMORE'3 Ar You in Good ? Health? j If to, thon be onfttftll if yOTtioIt. ) Wtm ytm don't fwil wen find ( 5 Imft to tflko n fmie meufiltie, .? ) take only Unit wweh Is ' S f Pur6 In Quality and of Standard Strength. s That la Just what you always 5 ohlHln when buying our drugs. S T. E. BLAOKMORE. 2 Doors south of Hotel. We Don't Puff and Blow about nnvlnn nrlnter Rnlnrlet It U aomo- n to Rooa tniio. bum prlntern k( blu(t) Mi THO CWlllfcNT UOW iiitoi mo ioi tirinimi! imi mun in ittjuy nnd Ifll tlie other tel- Miinr w. II on wnnt 8mmI print- ' ii biiwiii wmm imn hlchfft tiilntr (orel mi Jinny ma nm lor builn nln tho IiIr lor bu oountv i low pun iiliout blmV nu bMUM It U alien ii oirioo. but II you waui tiuutty worti by train prhitsrn tk itti- oinw. Don't conio fo thin The Oliver Lee Murder Trlal Tho cuso against Oliver Lee dnd Jim OIHand was called Monday at 1 1 tils l.n..iinli Qlnrr xmoitv IT It Pftrirni son und A. B. Fall appearing for the J u .lm.fl Jreed and to defense and W. is. uiuiders una t. jj. Catron usblstlug tho prosecution. Prom Kl Tmo Tlran. HiLLSUOiio. N. M., May 30.-The Orst witness oalled In the Fountain murder oase was T. Ii. Heman, who . nd Umt wug on oneroy 0f ail was foreman of Uio grand jury or Mn- HI1j MoNow and the two foe- ten cent piece ouch bearing spots of blood. Illood was ulo found on a patch of grass there. nA3IAOI.NO TMT13I0NV AOAI.NST I.HK AND CIII.I.1I.AXI) Herald Ilureati, Illllsboro, N. M Juno 1 This morning Jim Could, whoso cousin married Ollllland, took the stand to say that ho saw McNow und Ollllland ubout Fob. 1 and thoy told him ubout Fountain's disappearance. "Ollllland said a posso was out hunt' In for Fountain," said tho witnossi 'lalor ho told mo that old man Foun tain camo from Texas In u chicken coon and had prized tin hell ever since . . - . i he'd been In Now Mexico but wouldn't nrizo up any more. I asked him about killing the child. He said it was noth kill him was liko killing a dog, (Cross examined by Fall) Wltnoss was not poslttvo us to dates, and ad milled ho had talked tho story over with his father. Witness said that during March, 1SU7, he was In the Eddy cola county, January, 1800 the last sos slou of oourt atonded by Col. Fountain prior to his dlsapperunoe. He testified that at tho session Indletmants were found against Oliver Leuutid William McNo w for luroeny of oottle. The wit ness stated that those had beon obtain ed chiefly through the efforts of Col, Fountain. Tho attorneys for the de fense bbjeoted strenuously to the In- eviuenc-i as tlons In tho mountains went armed for one another Jtiley lluker was tho next witness. He ami Ollllland married sisters. Wit ttw said uiiiuami snawea mm uio spot where ho and defendants watch ed with u field glass tho party trolling the Fountains. 'Ollllland told me,' said witness. that the bodies would never bofouud and no ono would over bo convicted traduction of this latter r ha had seve i voars exner- showing u motive for tbo alleged crime, j that tllng8 ,d quleted down ?1T ,8 tfm"?. fJTl Ch Si nd thoy tried hard to keep It from the old mon ounUlll ldi,appeared. ,0"..u 'V. ' ..v." D:: tT.: ",. Jury. Judge rarker, however, over. Cro.examined witness told of him OD UIO 1-nuiUU uanu ami ti.Mwww. .-... nhlnnHnn . ..V t i. tiuvu.i.w --. I BBII. IIIB UlUlIlor uuu i.uuuiia liiuiiiH ui . .... . II.. ... n . B. .. I M . I . . . Uertllieu copies ui mo nm muiut- mentswere then offered in evidence and read to tho Jury. The cross-examination brought out the fact that Lees Dow was the chief witness against the defendants, ob whose testimony tho indictments were found. Saturnlno Uarela was the next wit ness called. At the time of the alleged Attorney W. A. Hawkins well known here Is at tho head of the scheme to stock the Sacramento mountains with Enpllch phtsants. Hawkins has en. glnaiVrtd tudfiy sohemes In the line of TalTways, etc. But the seheme to stock the mountains with phejants Is the biggest yet. 1 Rev. Jno. t. Kell has resigned the pastorship of tho Presbyterian church a house top all day ut Alamogordo last oleotlon to get the drop on Lee and Ollllland when they came In to vote. Other sensational evldenoe tending to how a conspiracy to kill Leo was brought out by Judge Full. tj take effect about July at the end of murder he oarrled the Tularosa mall bis second year. Mr. and Mrs Ken from Las cruet asiar as iuna s wens, Reduction Rates, On aooeunt of commencement exer cises of tho New Mexico Military In stitute at one and one-third fare for will probably reside in Kansas. Hay. Kell has msda many friends, while among us audit Is with regret lilsde pitture (i Beted He was the last person who Fountain and the Utile boy. About 8 o'eloek o 'he afternoon of round trip .lOoe -8 final limit June saw Col. 1 11 th, Dq.n I). Donahok, 0 1. & Tkt. Agt. HOTEL SCHLITZ, EDDY, N. M. D. W. OORIIART, Mnnngcr. HILLSIDE DAIRY FARM. F. E. UltYANT, Proprietor. Frooh Milk, Crenm and Buttor Dollvorod to All Parts of the City. Special Cows fop Invalids nnd Childron. COWS FROM OUR RHOlSTF.Rltl) II BHD OF JMlSBr FOR SAL1- AT ALL TIM IIS. OATTLK insphotiou xisrxr xvjut. S. T. BITTING, BANKER. 3 Doors llolow Hotel Windsor, Ortrtu M Hl eo 5 A gciliM'itl banking bu siness done. RxelHinKt) furnlstHM) to eu. trnnm flror al eliHrx. 9 0-8.0'h O-QOkO. coete I Arthi" r R. O'Quinn DRI.KII IN C IB ...OF B6SR An.nt lor Schlltt and' Anheuior-IlUHh llreving ooiiiimnlu. S. T. BITTING, Department Store a. EDDY, NEW MEXICO. Dry Goods, cjlotlnng'. Gents Furnishings, Shoos, lints, Notions, Stnfcionory, Hni'dwnro, Quoonswnro, Houso Furnishings, Oloolcg, Cutlery, Guns, Ammunition Sporting Goods. Saddlery Saiiulory Jlnrawnror Harness, AVngon Timber, Buggies, vngon Oovors, Tnrpnulins. Tents, Etc. areost Stock and Lowest Prices in tin Gi i NEW SODA FOUNTAIN And the best cone. Syrups und crushed Fruits ore what tho Hddy Drug Co. tlruw their ilno soda from. Wo will still keep up our past record and sorvo only tho best. Cold as Ice! Eddy I : Drug ; - Go. - STTT qr'V'V T T 9 Lumber Yard. A. N. MATT, Prop'r. Lumber, Lnth, Shinglos, Dooi'Si Mauldingfl, Piokcfs, Snsh, Etc. D. J. Thomas. I M. Oolller. Thomas & Collier, Contractors and ?Uns ansLMtimates luruih6t ma til wWk. don. tirSmptlf. Knnv. NBW MUX. Mm. Joe Hunt li been hiiiii iy ill thin nwk. (J on,! work Riior.iiti 4d it i unit loa jtrlu . by W. (1. Jlrown. Urn. WhtOliPt Moehlitu opt-ruted oil Mrs. Still. un'y, Siiiutny. Mr. I . S. Osbnrttf returned Tues day fro ui nn extended eastern trip. MsLannUiaii , Traoy this week Mid lot il, block M, to 0. W. Iwls. Iloiiieinber the I tie of July meeting tit the oourt linns Tuetduy uvtuiliifr, Mason fruit Jars at Pnrdiios with rlilibert, All slxea nt tho lowest prices. J ne. W. Poo, the Itoswoll bitifkor, wis u nor th bound puseenfror Wedncs. day. It you want to teo n big tlmo tbo Fourth turn out and holp got tho cole brttttnniMt font. Milton Whltuoyottho O.S- division of mils arrived yesterday moriiliiff and will bo here suvcrnl days. II. A. WIkkIiis Is rendy to do nil kind of mowing und ntklnff, everything rur nlshed, nt ?r cents per noro. Losti-Muslc roll containing sovcral pieoefli probubly between town and Lu lluerU. Return to Arthur Drapor. Kd, O. Hughes, hailing from Den ver, wits hero this week to cheek up with Mol.onathon & Tracy on lire In surance. Dr L. Ilerlritml, the dentlHt, will louvu this nfternnon for his homo in Raton Rougo, Lit., hnving decided to louve Kddy fur good. T. F. lllnokmoro In his nd this woek ngHln onlls attuntiou to the fact thai ho bus tho purest nnd best drugs on tho mitrkel. IIu nlso hug n complete Ilno. Moro pralrlu schooners front Texas have been golug through this week on route to the Sacramento mountains, where they will have it hard time try Ing to make a living, The team nttuuhed to the water wagon took a rtinuwny notion Wed nesday and had rt gonoral time break ing the wagou tonguo and tearing up things generally. Carlsbad will bo represented by large crowd ut the commencement exercises of the Military Institute ntvIlosWoil, owing to tho liberal rates made by tho P. V. N. H. Railway. Tho rfitig of sugnr brat nuil the ronnufnotiinnir of ungnt from them cm ploys thoatAtiili of parson In (Irrinniiy, nuJ Is n aourro of grint proQt to those who Imto invented thclt mono in tho indoatry. Au ciiormos nmouiit of that licet ougnr Is Imported to the UnlluJ Hluli-c Thu Oorinnu tunnufnoturur iinrs tliti f r litht the profit to the Importer, the anlvng nnd y.t oiu ngord tu aell hi beet niiir nu Ainnrlonn mnrkotn n chlnp an Iho Kuiir prodnoi'il Ip tlil. country. Many tttlmi in i'w Mm ico nre belter nhnpt icl to I Iw. Miliar bift luduitry tlinn the ihimI (uvuii-d inttuf (li'iumny, nnd tugsr could be produced ohvnpur III this terri tory tliau nnywhnre cite in the world. With .o in ii oh onpllnl rueklug Inr.ntmcut tlmre fhoiilcl lie little cllfllcully In Mtnb- llliliig Ihu hrnlMiKnr Iniliutryon n Inrge ottl In thl territory. -Now Meiienn. AUI NT 8W ANTl.ll- l or Achlevoineiits ol Ailiulrnl wnrlir umntmitnnvnl hero. Uv X nil-mi (ho llto-lnuHjirlriiil nml mlitilrw ilk riHiinii' iiiol. nfaaxet niui tHMt boaK,.qy yri Br, nxid iiirn; iienny utiiu iiiuKiniiiiiuii. uniy gi, The I.lf. mill il newy," tjio u. I ) MQlMt llfl ii llll minion ( .iinimii). Jrxl riMir Ciixlou ileinniul. I Clmnrr l n life tliue lily INlinilllHlOII. union lilrnKo. OlllUt frim ulGk Tint lifi mutt.. Peaches for Canning. People desiring peauhea for cunning und preserving nro advised to leave orders at Tracy & McKwan's nt once, for tho early crop will bo thu only plentiful ono. Prlco 83.00 per 100 pounds nt tho Tracy orchard, and 8:1X0 delivered In Kddy. my IS.-tt A. J. ALLEN, Pumps, Windmills, Casing, Piping, Etc., Etc. And nil kinds of Sunnlios. Plumbing and Tilling. Bronson Block, - Ifliltly, Pat Murray. DKALHIl IN HARNESS, SADDLES. BUGGIES, T iliutrn tn unv In thu tu inlft nf ttililr that I hayo moved tny stock of Har ness, &auuics, jmibkiih, r.io., irom aiki land und havo oponetl up In Hddy next door to the 15. K restaurant. the latest and best gooUs to bo found and I Invito the publlo to call on me when In need of anything in this lino Reonlr Work Done Promptly. PAT MURRAY, V