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SBAD 'CURRENT!
VOL. VIII.
SCARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 11)00.
NO. 22.
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CARLSBAD SALOON
OARPIULU U CANTRULLi lroprlc6rt
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LIQUORS,
I CIOARS, S
( CASE GOODS.
LOCAL .
Batter nosti and eggs atl'ardue's,
Choir practice at tho Methodist
church to-night.
J. C. Wheat has opened up a grocery
8toro In Uauihle's old stand,
Miss Lena Close, nf Hopo, Is visit.
Mrs. M. ' Stewart tills week.
Jno. 1). Lucas returned Wednesday
evening from Hot Springs Ark., look
ing much Improved In health.
Klta White loaded his bin traction
engine and well machine on tho catr
and left (or lloswcll this morning.
Itov. Herman J . Powell, wits quite
III last Sunday and was consequently
unublo to hold services at the Jlaptlst
church,
Tom Jones Hold his homo on Itocky
to a Mr. Troynor lust week for 8U.O0O.
Tom will now devoto his wholo tlmo
to handling stock,
Mrs. W. W . Qotewood and little
ones cnniu In Wodnesuay ovonlng and
thoy aio uow snugly ousconcedjln tho
Uerhnrt rcsldenco,
Walter N. l'nrkhurst tho generul
agent of tho Kqultablu Life woh In
town this week looking after tho In
terests of that reliable institution.
1 rank Jamas sou of J. It. Jumes, Is
ablo to bu out utter a prolongod sula.0
ofncouple of months In bed from
cOlds contracted at tho sugar factory.
Captain Shottuck, ono of tho most
respected residents of tho county, is
lvlntr at death's door from tho effects
of quick consumption ut his homo in
the (luadulupes.
On nccount nf n wreck nnd wash nut
on tho Ft. Worth & Uonver tho Innldo
pages or this paper did not arrive but
will bo sent out as soon na they cumo
as an extra edition.
('. W. Lowls has commenced tho
erection nf public dipping vuts just
nbovo tho llumo where llouk uwnors
will bo ullowed their uso for n quarter
of a cent per huud for U sheep dipped
Wnrren (losstitt, wife, mother nnd
daughter, of lloswell, wero the guests
or Mr. nnd Mrs. Jack Wilson, Tuesday
and Wednesday, going out to tho big
cave. The party left for hnmu Thurs
duy.
Mr. Lucius Anderfion cut down a
mulberry treo which has stood In his
vard for several years tlmt, upon ux
nmlnutiou. proved to bo hulf honey
locust, tho top brunches being self
crafted. This Is ono ut tho freuks of
nature In tho tree line.
W. W. Uatowood thli week recei
ved hit Iqw'libriiry from Mttrfn, Tex
Tho library cotilultis'.ovor 1,500 volu
mes and required ten big boxes to
hold It. Tho nlllcoof U. S. llatoman
has been shelved mid enlarged to aP
comodato tho library.
Hob Hroeding, Dick Wicker and Mr.
Dickens went up to the mouth or Dag
ger draw Saturday night on n llshlug
exnedltlon. reluriilnir the next morn
ing with 145 pounds of llsh, tho small
est one weighing twelve pound. They
wero chunuel oat und very lino.
Fresh bread overy morning ut J. U
Wheat's, (Jumble's old stand.
A live stock show, cowboy ournlvnl
and agricultural fulr to oontlnho for
Jour days Is being ujiltuted for the
txirly full. With the outlook for all
Vlud or frulis btug favorable as wll
us fleld products, It is to be hopod tho
people of Bddy county will uwuko to
the opportunity und beitlr themselves
to make a grand suowm of the big
fair.
Jno. M. Chamberlain of Ileitou Tex.
who has been paying premiums on a
life insurance policy In the Phenlx
Mutual Life of Hartford Oonn. held by
E. (). Queen, since 1B73, came In last
Saturday and with J. L Kmerson as
notary went out to the Guadalupe to
muko prcof of the death of Mr
Queen. Mr. Ohamborlalu has paid
over 81,300 In premiums on u 814,600
polloy.
Died.
Wednesday April 4th. at liflO p. in.
Margurlto, Infant daughter of Mrs.
W. H. Anderson aged nlno months nnd
sixteen days, Tho funeral ocenred
Thursday from the residence of Geo,
1), Lucas at 2 p, in, Tho littlo ono
was carried off by whooping cough.
Mr. and Mrs. W, 11. Smith of Phenlx
lost their littlo two year old baby
girl Wednesday morning nt ono
o'clock from tho effects ot whooping
cough.
Tom Nelson, ono of tho drown sons
or W. T. Nelson, died ot pneumonia at
tho family home on tho head of Itocky
last Monday evonlng.
Mrs, Grammar, residing about threo
miles southeast ot W. F. Cochran's in
thoGuadalupes, died Saturday night
ot heart disease
Tho death of Mrs. Chas. Grammar
was ono of thu most sudden nnd un
fortunate deaths ever recorded in tho
county. Mr. Urammur has been em
ployed by W. F. Cochran through each
week, going to work Monday and re
turning Saturday evening, leaving his
wifo und three littlo ones at home
about a mile and a half from Pat Mld
dleton's, the nearest neighbor. His
oldest child is only throe years and tho
baby live mouths. Mr. Grammar
found his wllo dead Sunday morning
with tho live month old baby girl
sleeping on her arm. llud this hap
pened while Mr. Grammar was away
the threo Infants would havo either
died of starvation or wandered away
from tho house und became lost In tho
mountains. The three littlo ones will
be cared for at present by it slstor of
tho deceased, Mrs. PutMlddleton. The
1 Jy or Mrs. Grammar wus buried at
tho WulterThuyer cemetery lust Monday,
Fresh fruit every day at J. C. Wheat's
at Gumma's old stand.
volition ns delegates. The alternate
elected wero: 1). It. Harkey nlternnto
fWStownrtj M. .1. Mmruy alternate
fbr Gatewood and Geo. 11. Htitehlns
allernate fur Mullane. Tho delegates
wero instructed to vote for and wsrk
In secure tho nppolutniont of an Kthly
county man as a delegate from the
territorial convention to tho national
democratic convention to bo held In
Kansas City July 1, 1100.
M) further business appearing tho
convention adjourned.
The Town tllcctlon.
Last Tuesday tho town presented a
deserted uppearanoe. All tho saloons
closed, front and roar, anil tho saloon
men wont llshtng, while tho election
board and a fow other patriotic cltl.
Mils held an election to save tho town
for tho coming your. W. C. Grlllln
nnd John Wocrner wcrotlio clerks and
J. A. Froman, Geo. Anderson and W.
II. Mullane Judges. The voting com
menced ut about ten o'clock and clos
ed nt six, alter seventy vtos had been
polled or about one third tho number
registered. As thoro wus no opposi
tion to any ot tho ouidldutos tho
wholo democratic ticket wus eleoUd,
tho following being the vote.
M. r. Kerr, ninyor
W. O. V'onrnor. trustee. . .
C. M. Whlehor. trustee
0. W Cowilm, mem bonrd wtu
W. 15. Orr, recorder
D. I). Clnrk, marshal
Only two voles were polled
box fur member of board of education
outsldo nf town in tho school district.
Quito a number of scattering votes
wero polled, though Mr. Kerr's uauio
was not scratched on any ballot. Tho
republicans cumo In and voted the
rooster ticket without a scratch,
though n few mutilated tho rooster.
Tho now board which gives general
satisfaction throughout, to all fuotlons
of tho democracy und tho republican
oloment, will meet In regular sosjIou
tho first Monday In May, though tho
board Is legally installed at present,
tho certilloatos ot election having
been Issued.
.10 votes
.as
m
.67 "
In tho
Kvcn tho most vigorous, and hearty poi
plo hnvo nt tlmos n feeling of wcnrlnpia
and latitude To dispel this feeling take
IlKttltlNK; It will impnrt vlu-nr and vital
ity. Price GO r.taj for salo at Eddy Drug
Co.
Notice.
Notice I hereby ulveo, that on nneoant
of n nelnr In urn rendition or ilie Jotlg
tni-nt of lht loirt In th oio of Th
Territory nf New Mexloo vs. Tbo Tax
I'nyers ofltddy count, I will euutluuo
the tax snle. advertised to tnkn ptno on
tli h 10th dy or A !''!, A. I), 11)00, to nijfl
until the lth dhy nf April, A, I). 1000, nt
10 o clock n. m of said any, enlo to lit
tmld In front of tho court limine nt Until
bnd, N, M. J. V. Matiimok,
Treasurer nnd Uollootor
Democratic Convention.
Tho democrats mot at tho court
house In mass convention Saturday
afturuoou'.March 31, for tho purpose
or electing delegates to tho territorial
convention to bu held ut Albuquerque
April 13, 11KX). Meeting wus called to
order by Chairman Orozlor. S. T
Hitting elected chairman pro tern and
W. K. Orr secretary.
On motion a committee composed
or W. II. Mullane, Dave Kemp and
M. J. Murray wus appointed on reso
lutions, and J. L, Kniertion, M. Cun
ningham and W. It. Owen wero ap
pointed to submit names on delegatus
to tho territorial convention.
Tho committee on resolutions pre
SVliU'd. the following report which wus
ndopUd:
We.tliodoinocmlsot Hddy county
In convention tiweuibltd fully endorse
tho Chicago platform with tho added
declaration that we uro opposed to
trusts und Imperialism In all forms,
recognizing the turlfr tux as tho breed
or i trusts.
Weeondemnthtt MoKlnloy admin
istration for Its action In Ignoring thu
time honored custom ot neutrality
by favoring Groat lirltluu and in tying
to tho tutl of thu lirliish kite In thv
Ilay-l'uuinfote ouuut trouty. Wo
rttttogulze with plMsjrt) tho growing
popularity of that pserltraa staUwinau
Wm. .1. Jlryau and hsroby endorse
liliu us thaoundust uxpotieut of de
tuoeruey lit the t'nltwd Stated.
Wo oondetnu tha mpHblloaiMi or
Now Muxloo a tha moat corrupt gang
or boodlera ever known in tho terri
iory as is proved by tho ooul oil In
aiivetiuu law which robs the people
UW duy in tli year.
Wo are unalterably opposed to the
prowut system et nntianal taxation
believing that the only true govern
ment is uusmI on dret taxation, a
ugulnst the the tariff tax.
Wm. II. MtlM.AMli.
D. L. Kwjtr.
M. J. MuititAV.
Tho oommiltoa on immw of dole
gate to terrltsrlitl oonvenlisu sub
mitted uuinea of M. t, Blewort, mii.
H. Mttliano uud W. W, RdUtvOfldt wh
ware UHUHlsMiMiy otniiki by U asu-
A cowboy wns pulled yesterday and
lined (5.00 nnd oois. amounting to
Jl.Oo, forlfnst riding on tho street.
Good work ut the blue photo tent.
Pckln duck oggs at M)cts. per setting
nf 12. Leave your order with the
money at Looks.
Ho has It. Who? Wheat of course,
You will llntl him nt Gambia's old
Bland with grocorlos, candles, etc.
Many people siilTer untold torture from
plies, beonuso of llio iMiptilnr Impression
tlmt Ihpyenii nut bo nired. TAItLKU'S
IIUCKKYK PH.KOINTMBNT will cure
tliuui. It has met wub ndsolutn humch
l'rlee, 50 cti. In bottles, tubas 75a.
I Perfumes j
Wo cniTythofinostlino )
? Of perfumes nirule. ?
S Have just rocoivod nu ?
S ajotfont now lino of tho
It tost odors and can
plonso ovory tasto. ?
b INnmino our 8 took 5
s -syjion you are in noxt i
? tiino.
I Eddy
I Drug Co.
Who ever heard of "assossmont
work" to hold a homestead? A homo
stead must bo tho only habitation of
the claimant or ho is liable to contest.
After the surrender ot Gen. Cronjo
and his little army or 3,6000 in on to
thu overwhelming rorcc of 40,000 Brit
ish many people expected the Doers to
glvo up and quit. All who thought
thu war was ovet now roallie their
Judgement was wro;g.
Thoe horrid fit ot iuprwion, inalnii
elioly, low sinrriu, ml muMwi Irrltabtiit) ,
that sometime altltct weu cHM.ieuirwl
ItaoplH, m due to the IiUmmI IwIiik priiiert
mi with black bile. IlKltlllNB will purify
the bliMMl, rwtare healili anil hrfulii
PrlaiUeiU. FurSitle nt Itddy Drug
tvi.
SLIPPHD TliniR HANDCUFFS.""
Sheriff lllgglns' Convicts Cnmo Near
Making their Oscape.
Sheriff Fred Hlgglns, of Itoswoll,ao
oompanlod by his deputies, K. Ilaca,
Leo itlcharda and Mark Howell, oamo
iti from Itoswell last night with tin
convict for tho Santa Fo poltontlary.
As ho was taking his birds off thu
train at tho Texas t Puclllc depot,
Sheriff Hlgglns noticed thnt six of tho
convicts hud succeeded in getting their
hands out of tho handcuffs, or rather
three had slipped their bracolets, which
loft six free. Thomon no doubt In -
tonded.to mako a broak for liberty as
coon as they got oft tho train, and sov
oral of them, if not tho wholo six, stood
a splendid chance to escape. Dy dodg
lag Into the crowd or peoplo at tho do-
pot tho convicts would havo boon safe
from the guns of the olllcers who
would not havo risked shooting Into
the crowd.
tint Sheriff Hlgglns saw something
was wrong so ho stopped tho men then
and there and readjusted their coifs
boforo going a step further. Tho pris
oners were placed in the county Jail for
safo keeping until this evening when
Sheriff Hlgglns nnd his deputies will
take them on to Sautu l'o.1'.l Puso
Times.
Cuts, wounds, burns, sprnlns nnd bruise
quickly heal If you npply ISALLAltD'S
8NOW 1.IN1MKNT. I'rleoM and Wots.
For Kale nt Kddy Drug Co.
fleo A. Sourborough of hi Paso who
killed Martin M'ltosoand Jno, Sellmmi
was killed at Doming Thursday morn
Ing by atttltwa who shot him from
ambush.
That Throbbing lleadncho
Would quickly lenvoyou It you used lr
Kinu's New l.lfo Pills. Thousands ot suf
(erers havo proved their matchless merit
tor sick and nervous hondnohos. They
make pure blood and build up jour health
Only 36 cents, money back It not cured
.Sold by all druggists.
2T CDntl Tim nnntr r J
THE CRICK.
l sT i ivmim WWWHI. 1 u v.
I'ltHMINAU
D. M. Smart or Otis wus doing tho
forks Monday.
Joo Ourleo or lllg Sprlnus spout
Weduosday hero.
Mart Fanning und Jask Ilrogdsii
wore hero hum Sovmi Ittvcni thta
week after Mcxloans to attend tho
lambing season.
Jnck Conway oatue in ham Ft.
Worth and will remain a fow day bo
foro louving on an oxteudeU business
and plousuro trip,
Bhnrltt nnd tm, Sltwnrt wero vtslttng
rrlnttvM nt liopo this week.
Una Luom onme in from the rnnth Uit
Suuday from tho hind of lllnok river.
A. Lott onmo down from the rnneh
nftor hU fnmily who hnvn beeu visiting
era for somo wteks.
Jo Woods, of Hope, estne down Inst
Hnodny ulght.ns full ot life ns n 10 yenr
old boy,
John Itucfts nnd deo, Williams from the
hend of tlnOrlok, wero down Thursday.
(lorotno Kdwnrd took the trnlu Inst
Snturdny nt Mc-Millnn for Wyoming.
LOOAI.KTES.
I'he election board, consisting of
Mesr. siullnnr, Andorson nnd Kromnn us
udgtn nod Woornir and (irlflln ns olerks,
us press thnnks, nwfully, to Mnyor-elect
Kerr nnd Aldermao Woerner, tho former
for a box of One cigars tho tatter for
oranges, etc., daring election dny,
The oily election pn sed off serenely
without the loss of blood or even cast
words.
Indications are thnt the fruit orop will
bo the Inrgtat ever known In southern
New Mexico.
I lenrn thnt John Onntroll will instltnto
ult agnlnstthe Pen Vino It. It. tor 83.00
dnmnges In mnriSering his o'possutn on
thu trnok nbore town Inst winter.
Joe Hunt accepts tho scoretarv ship of
tho Carlsbnd saloon nnd will conduct tho
nflnirn of his odloo with beoomlug dignity,
A trip to Seven ltlvars and Hope last
.wek was highly enjoyed by Mi. Unnm,
Tho oonntry and benuttf ul streninS pre
sent a scsno indeed pioturtsqne, Your
correspondent Is under appoint obllgn-
tlons for courteous tri-nttnent, to W. I
Kdwnrds, unrt t'nnnlng, John fleckeit,
Grozivr.
PENDLETON & CO.
Livery, Peed (t Exchange
....Stable....
Good Rigs at Reas
onable Rates.
W. A. KERR
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Paid
Housos
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Rent
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Farms
and
Ranch
Property
for
Sale
2s
Tout Ilmivnti, Jiessrs. Cox nnd 1'lndlvv
and llnli Hroadon nnd tr. Uegrlst and
their elegant fnmilles.
Tli" Hour nrn nirnln on tho nasresslve
and have towered the uumorlcnl streiith
of the llrltlsh 3K0 and seren big gnns in
ono littlo skirmish. As neunl, llrltlsh
losses wore much heavier tlinn reported
In tholr first dlspntches,
Yes, tho Philippine wnr hns been over
for omo months, but fleu, Otis still
entiles tho usnnl onsunlty list. Aud still
itiewnr goes brnyely on.
Mr. and Mrs. Jnko Klrcher lost tholr
four mouth old baby glrljlust night ot
pneumonia.
THE PECOS VALLEY
AND
Oroot Onttlo
Trail Routes.
This Hue Is now miulpped lull
nocoiniii(MlsletltiKrMt nnu Hie
luu enitl imsliiHM ot the 1'eeos V
nnu us nujainmi icrntory.
It Is the entile shippers ling from all
txilnts on the Nerthorn I'lnlns ntld
from the aruat rnngox ol Itin vnlloy.
Only to hour liv fnst trnlu hotwren
me Kreai nmrnoi 111
to
as
alloy
ly nt
(ty.
Knnsns (
A Keneroti mnnncomont. A friend
of the vnlloy.
Tho jirenl plnlns hnvn bon peopled
througli tho medium ol this railway.
fnrlsbnd, Hoswoll. I'nrtnlej. llovl
nn, lleri'iont nnd Canyon City, all
polntOt(UlpiUinl.jioNv well equip
ped with fowl ntifi wTUhf. 1
Address
V.. W. MAIlTINI)Kl.t
(I. r. it V. Ant.
V II. NICIIOtJj,
Ooul ManiiKcr.
Konnoll, Now Moxleo.
vy v vvy"v"W'rT
Mr. nntl Mrs. Duck Stobattgh nro
the happy paronta of a uow buby, girl
who arrived Wednesday.
Spreads Llko Wildfire.
When things nro "tho best" thoy bocoino
"the best selling." Abraham Dare, a
lending drouglst, of ltelluvlllo, O., writes;
"Klectrlfl Hitters ro tho butt selling bit
ters I havo handled m 30 years, You know
why? Most dlsoasea begin In disorders
ot stomach, liver, kidneys, tmwols, blood
nod uurvos. Kleotne Hitters tones up
tho stomach, regulate the liver, kidneys
and bowels, purillea tho blood, strengthens
tho nerve, henco euro multitudes of ma
Indie, it builds upHtho cntiro system.
Put new life and vigor Into any weak,
sickly run-down man or woman, Prlco ISO
Mills. Sold by all druggists.
?'"rWTW'
JAMB8 W. AI.HXANl'Ult, frp.
JAMItrl It
The Equitable Life
Assurance Society.
of lite United Stnles.
IIYDB. Vlce-rro.
ONtstnnltiAMurneo Uws. II. m i,6rilji,iae.co
AaMraofo niiidled tnim 3fJM.si8J)u
ItxawlHSil aud fjssilllad ,il,7.(0
Kw AHUrntlKi tsMied 3Q,Mj,f.0)
Inaooie M,gTi.a.SS
asmU I)eoiir )U tm M,li,s.w
Surplus BI.11I.IT7.TT
Paid Palttyhiart In ai.W.JIl.tt
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General Mhandije
F0t flBOOJBKTIDS
A SPECIALTY.
Walter N. Parkhuwt, Oeneral Mhitnger,
Kw Max tan and Arttatta UapaHHMnt. AlbtinvHKa, .VSvt- MixtSM.
John Li Emerson n asi Win. 6, Relff
Uooal Agents
Cnrlshnd, New Mexico,
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