Gallup Independent, The (Newspaper) - January 28, 1927, Gallup, New Mexico Gallup is the Gateway to the San Juan Oil Fields and the Supply Base for Prac all Operators Also the Pipe Line Terminus Volume XXXVIII Gallup McKinley County New Mexico Friday January 28192 No 4 Men and a Girl Are Caught After An Exciting Had Shot Sheriff of Arizona A hand of bandits two men and a woman are in custody of Arizona officers after a most exciting chase of more than 24 chase having the thrills and risks of days long past It was a chase in which Mc Kinley county officers also had a part the bandits having operated in two states Chevrolet Motor Co Use Big Ad Space The traveling service representa tive for the Motor com pany oui of Denver WHS a local visHer in town this week calling on Juck Holmes local dealer representative attributes a part of the huge success recently on Chevrolet sales to be to the liberal amount ol ad space used m various publications A few ago an 01 several pages appeared in me Saturday evening this said to lie the largest ad ever used in the history of ihe Tost Mr holmes the local dealer has already disposed of carloads of cars since me of the year and has two more cars rolling Brother of Battling Nelson Dies Here s 1 Harry Nelson of Chicago died at St hospital January 22 lobar pneumonia being the cause H is tlie fact that Nelson was a brother to Battling of ring that lends interest to his death He had been in Gallup only u few days before he became seriously ill nml was removed to the Ihe body was shipped to Chicago Saturday U has developed since the death of Nelson that Ii I Mapel of Chi cago who is L nephew of F B Mapel is married to u sister ol Battling Nelson Notes Gallup Kiwanis club regular luncheon held Thursday noon at El Navajo Kiwanian and Feasel of Albuquerque and Abe Henderson of Gallup were welcome visitors The attendance prize u brand new lid given by Frank Lawrence was won by Ed trust the law will be covered with new dignity The invitation of the Ladies of the Congregational church to have the luncheon at the Community house February 24th was unani accepted A letter from of Agriculture explaining the working of main highways in the United States us adopted by Association of State Highway of also report of Albuquerque Good Roods association relative to cutoff was read by Sam Wood h am Fred Ambrose made a report on 21 Upon further information sh the trip of the representatives of was arrested at Flagstaff an Gallups Good Road association to taken from the train She gave he For some time past two men and a woman supposed now to be this i no appeared hero and at the mines at times and the Us especially of tires etc un night the lied Arrow at was robbed of blankets and other mer Also an automobile was stolen iNo one had any clue us to me identity of the thieves It was because 01 their operation on u scale that have at length caught Ihe ol Apache uiM counties Ariz were searching fur a stolen car ana 01 a camp some 15 miles oi Sheriff Maxwell 01 Apache county ana his deputies lor ii iney at tins up tarry in the morning of Wed the lime the bandits re returning irom incursion into tais jetting the droj on tnc n the men OL the deputies then went ins ay some distance to a lire leaving the prisoners with the and deputy at the car iiy a ruse the woman who is said to ue omy a girl diverts me attention of the and a pistol to one of the hand men who opened fire on the me bullet grazing his cheek iti me excitement followed the escaped mking the scuan ot tnc rather than which they had stolen was almost out of gas it Happened on that morning tha L L Vogl was on this road on th way to his sheep camp He hat stopped not very far from thi ol the trouble to repair a tire i ne Dodge car bearing the fleeing bandits passed him going out o the road somewhat as if fearing hi might be an In a littl while deputies came to the top o the hill and waved to him but ho did not know what they wanted o what they were after Mr Yog was in ignorance of what had hap His camp is located abou ten miles from the camp which thi were using as a but he did not know of existence or their operations After the escape of the bandits from three counties and tw states the aid of Indians began a search which con over 24 hours Hob eils Allie Aldrich Bob am other deputies left here Wed ties day to join in the search were all night The ca which the fugitives had was found in the ceda Drakes seven miles or so from Lup con but the occupants had fled J being night the search ended fo the time Wednesday a woman was picked up on the road but sh pleaded for her release saying tha she was not the woman wanted She was released at Navajo only nag station where she flagged No Arizona for the benefit of the Lup lon to Holbrook road It seems that influence is being brought to bear to all of northern Arizona share of the new road bond issue spent on a concrete highway from Holbrook to Flag staff Thus having no funds for the improvement of the from Lup ttm tn This matter of vital interest to all towns along the old trails road east of Holbrook If name as Rita her home a Florida and her age as 19 Th pursuit of the two men continue until Thursday afternoon who they were located near Chambers Ao resistance was offered as th odds were them and the were at the point of exhaustion When the Apache county officer arrested the they found the blanket which had been stolen at we wish to hold our share of The camp of the thieves appear tourist travel it is essential that newly established and it was use 1I1 II IS LUUL I 1 UJ LU III U Vl Ub Utt the road from Lupton to Holbrook simply as a base of operations an be brought up to the same standard for storing their plunder Th as the rest cf this highway Too much credit cannot be given tothe faithful few who keep on working for our good roads Walter S Dies At Fort Wingate Walter S n pipefitter employed at Ft Wingate died Jan 23 For a long time previously he had been employed by the Santa Kc Railroad and was well knuwn in circles The had no relatives here The body was shipped to Albuquerque Thurs day where interment was made o L A Paul nnd family will leave shortly the first of Feb for Donovan Mo where they expect to reside Mr and Mrs Royall Smith leased the Paul home on Street and will move in to their new location shortly after the first Mr and Mrs C W King have leased one of the Guy Apart ments where Mr and Mrs Smith have been residing That Rev J W is en joying hia usual good health is In in n story written by him elsewhere in this paper which will be appreciated by many of his old friends Rev Hendrix is now exiTe Texas Crow arrived this week from ltK ami will work in the ex press here were operating on a large sea ind with a boldness not often set in this day The names of the men have ni been learned but more about the wil be known later They will L tried in superior court of Apach county nnd after that will take u their domicile at Florence no doub where the state prison is located The officers of this county very energetic cooperation in ru ning down these men nnd they a given credit for finding the mis ing car Tacky Party Causes Much The Tacky Party put on by t American Legion Auxiliary We nite according to was a scream from start finish Every one of the present were in costume and n were intent on having an ev of fun Games such as Path Leader Cat nnd House Trial Bridge e were Mr and A 1 Hanson won the best Refreshments were served n late hour Joe w floor manager and assisted in kec ing something going every minu Tom Moore was in the city la week looking after Bridge Har inga property Interests here Rollie Is pointed Mgr ior Kansas City Life Dominic Rollie has been I manager for the Kansas ily Lite Insurance Co by Harry lack who is the state manager ijs company i3 one among che rongest in the United States nnd particularly strong in New Mex o having written more insurance this state the past year than any her company of the 35 companies in New Mexico with the of one Mr will ive two assistants in this field in Inking up life insurance work r Iconic wishes it known that it ill with the iking business sinne in the first ace nre not dying all tlie me some showing a peculiar ob about dying even when neir usefulness in this world up ears ended and in the second ace he has two trained assistants i the undertaking business Fred yens and Marshall 1iltman whose business is to take cure me dead Hasing much leisure time as all have Mr Rollie in the to i vie voted much of it to civic and affairs While his in ures l remains undiminished in the welfare he will turn his at in large measure to talking ie merits of ihe policies which he believing that life insurance Congregational Church Holds Its Annual Meeting The first Congregational church of iS 11 tie til its annual House Burns On Sunnyside Con tents Also Lost ning at tlic Community a brief devotion period rc its trom the various departments ui me were heard The re ports were encouraging and opti mistic about tenure of the church since the opening of the Coni House the first week in over people have pat it in one lor in ur another it is the meeting pace lor The Delphian Society Hie Womens Cuu ot Gallup ihe Womens Ser vice Club ihe Womens Circle the primary of the Church school the Jallup Choral Society and it is used tor various other church and community affairs During the church expended on church and com munity activities Hie following officers were elec ted for the ensuing year Church Clerk Mr W A Withers Mr Palmer Kct ner Secretary Ur C H Clurk Deacon for three years Dr 51 Holdovers Ur Clark ilr J C Spears Keiner Deaconesses ills J K A residence on Sunnyside own ed by Jt C Dawe and occupied by s meeting last was totally des by fire early Thursday nite The fire originated from the kitchen stove and had made some headway before it was discovered Mr was in the kitchen at the time and tried to put out the fire The alarm was given but the house was enveloped in flame be fore a stream ot water could be turned on it The loss ot the house is protected by insurance but Mr Delowery had no insurance on the contents which were destroyed Mr had a valuable little dog which has not been seen since and he thinks it was consumed in the flames Mrs C Harringtons Brother Held Up and Killed In Texas Mrs Kollic will took after the details of both lines of busi css Mr and Mrs Claude Harrington the sad news last night of the killing of Mrs Harringtons brother J Summers at Coleman Texas Details are lacking but the report is that Mr Summers was held at his filling station his cobbed and life taken The three years Mrs Cj of ihe slain man Mr J M Summers resides at Allison In next weeks issue we will carry a more detailed report of the tragedy two years Holdovers Mrs Newest Recent Arrivals Mr and Mrs George Moon an ounce the arrival of their second on on Wednesday January 2Gth Irs Moon will be remembered as Hss Ruth Mrs Moon and on are setting along nicely at the ome of her mother Mrs Ralph lymus Mr and Mrs McDonald of arc rejoicing over the ar of a new daughter born Jan 2nd the best kind of protection and 1 Sam Mrs Sum Wood Mrs Reed Church Trustees Dr A JM lone Holdover Sam Wood The annual delegates to the state conference Are Mrs J C Spears Mr lj J Mrs Palmer Kut ner Ushers for morning worship are Jr C H Clurk Mr 5 A M Ushers for evening worship are Mr Chas Mr M K Gene Forrante who is confined to Ins home with scarlet fever is doing nicely MidWest Co Strike Oil at 1530 Well 40 Miles From Thoreau Local excitement has been running high in Gallup this week following the report that trie Midwest Oil company a subsidiary of the Standard Oil had struck oil 153U in a well located in Sec 1 Twp 17 N Range U some miles northeast of Thoreau or seventy miles from Gallup Since the first report came in a number of people have visited the well which stands full depth in oil Something like 100 barrels were bailed out Wed which did not lower the oil any This well may be said to be on the outskirts of what has been known as the Seven Lakes field in which drilling has con at intervals since 1U20 Of the numerous wells that have been drilled in ibis part of McKinley county in the last few years in nearly all of them there has been a showing of having a production of a few barrels daily The strike made by the MidWest gives renewed confidence in the Held and has resulted in a veritable stampede for leases One particular feature about this strike is that the oil is of about 40 gravity which is directly the op to the San Juan where all the oil runs as nigh as GO and 70 gravity Music Committee E J Fia zer Mrs J M Boyle Mrs P D House Committee for Community House Mrs Palmer Ketner Mrs 10 J Frazor Mrs Snm Wood Mrs J E Walker Mrs I D Henderson The business meeting was follow ed with a social Mrs Wooil suns several solos and refresh ments were served by the Ladies of the Womens Circle Social and Personal Irs and Wra Entertain Mrs Frank Swartz and Mrs Vm Skidmore were joint s to a number of friends at the ome of Mrs Swartz Tuesday light Seven tables of cards were Throughout the evening refreshments were served t a lute hour forms of amusement af merriment to about quests who were present vd prizes were awarded to Mrs Irick and Mrs J Hurt This being an old time party the cos umes were varied and amusing L H Miller and Mrs Jack Myrick were given the prizes for he must unique garbs There were ake walks story telling and other contests Mrs Swartz and Mrs Skidmore were declared delightful by all present Guests were P I Curto Sharp Hanson and mother John R Brown H Freeman F C Walker Dan W C Smith Jack I II Miller B F ot Ogden Utah W F i W Hurt Mike Bacon llale Cecil Charles Chas lehl Jack Bot Brown Walter L W Irick Todd Tom Wilson Marlowe Reed Dur mer of Winstow and Misses Georgia and Gertrude Reed Entertain at Mrs Bob Roberts and Mrs Jack Ward entertained the bridge club and husbands of the members of the bridge club on last Saturday nite Those present were Messrs and Mesdames Andrews L W Irick M C Bob Bry den Joe Bunyard Tom Wilson T H Karl Todd Jack Ward Bob Roberts Ed Wimsatt and Joe Brock Prize were awarded to Jack Ward Mrs am The hostesses served refreshments The Friday evening bridge club mot svith Mr and Mrs George Ken Members present were Mr Mrs Bryan Finley Mr nnd Mrs It II Haggard and Dr and Mrs J W Club Meet Next Wednesday Members and friends of the Womens Club are urged to remem jer the date of the next meeting which is Wednesday at the Community House Mesdames Geo George and Jack will give a h o m e economics program followed by a musical program furnished by Mrs ICd Hart Many Affairs lor A number of pretty social af fairs arc being given this week honoring Mrs B F Peterson o Ogden who is visiting at the home of her sister Mis P P Curio On hist Wednesday evening Mrs Win Mellinger and Mrs Percy vere joint hostesses at the home of Mrs honoring Mrs Bridge was played at five tables prizes were awarded lo Mcs dames Butler Todd Ayrick and Peck and the guest prize given tn Mrs 1oUraon At five oclock a two course luncheon was served Those present were Peterson Hanson Hor rocks Skidmore Bingham Farmer Curto McDonald Lindahl Buckley Todd Richards My rick Gardener Bacon am Dundon On night Mrs P Curto entertained at bridge honor of Mrs Peterson The list included Messrs and I W Irick W F P W K A Lindahl W P Farnier Jack Mrs Mike Bacon L W Miller Wm Gossage James Miller Mrs A E Lindahl and Mrs W P Henham Entertain On Thursday night of last week Mrs A B and Mrs W P were hostesses to a num ber of friends at the home of Mrs A E Lindahl Six tables of cards were played Those present were Messrs nnd Wm Jack P Burl W R Farmer Leo McDonald W Skidmore L W Irick P P Curto Mrs Pete Buckley Mrs Sarah Harper Mra Chas Mrs Tom Wilson Jim MUM Dick A K Lind nhl nnd W P Beautiful prizes were awarded to Mrs L W Irick Mr McDonald for high score nnd Mrs Harper for low score A two course luncheon was served by the hostess bridge lovely served refreshments were Airs Push Entertains For Visiting Guest Mrs Pugh entertained a1 bridge Tuesday afternoon Jan 25 at her home in honor of Mrs C R Tyler of Omaha Neb Mrs guests in addition to the hono W D Cornell W E Clarke L N H A Kahl A W J W L K Heller Geo Oilman J A Watson J T Watson E P Sel lard Geo K J Walker Rollie Ben Wilson H L ner II Eames W B Johnson Harry Spann and 0 W Four lovely prizes were given a follows guest First Mrs Mrs Tyler i N Gary secom Mra J W Watson nnd Mrs II A fler bridge the hostess a two course luncheon Mrs P D Henderson d Ihe Duplicate Bridge Whist lub Wednesday night of lilts week were played at two tables Tuesday Nite Club Meets Phillips Home The Nile club met with Mr and Mrs G Ii Phillips this week Those present were Messrs mil W E Clarke A W L K Heller W B Johnson and Kosina Burke W U Vylic and Mrs Clarence Steele Mrs Steele and Mr Wylie held high score The next meeting will lie with Mr and Mrs A W son Mrs H T Watson Club The Wilshire club met with Mrs 11 T Watson last week Those present were M J Mur J W George Iebeck M Washburn A L Zinn K P L K Heller am W U Cornell Board of Sponsors ior Gids Is Organized Here Outgrowing even the hopes of Mis of the amp Fire irst organization in Gallup it be tur her to a Hoard ul Sponsors formed for thi fast growing urbanization A meeting was held in the Cum House on Tuesday night ind following were of oi tiie Board of lowers Mrs Sharp Hanson Vice President Mrs J Frazer Secretary and Joe Treasurer On the board of Sponsors is a member from every civic organization in to it is not yet completed it the desire of Mrs Fin ley to have u representative irom Mrs William Nickel Polly Ruth mil Hob were dinner guests of Air mil Mrs W H Morris Friday eve ling OH Club Organizes A bridge club was organized on Wednesday at the home of Mrs C Chambers The members are Mesdames M T Mills Charley ioss K R P B Mapel j Watson T II Seymour and E I Walker Mrs Names was a The next meeting will be Mrs F B Maple Mrs Jas Hostess Io Society Mrs Jns was the Wednesday afternoon to UK Altar Society Guests were Geo e IX C Walker Sabin Chap Davis and Phillips L K Heller Jas J K Andrich Geo Mc Jas David Jones A luncheon was served by the hoat LSS at 4 i m Mrs Harry Manila Class The Sunday school class of the M E church enjoyed L social afternoon at the home of Mrs Harry Marda of Mentmore on Wednesday Election of officers ne first on the program Mra Hodgson teacher presiding in the absence of Mrs Wallace the president resulted in the selection of Mrs Poplin president Mra TJ vice president and Mrs A King secretary ami treasurer An old fashioned spelling match was next Airs King and Mri choosing sides The words were taken from the Bible Mrs and Mrs 1mtiled for the first honors Mra Trowbridge finally going down on The hostess delicious refreshments to the fol lowing nnd members Mea dames Trowbridge I A King Pop lin Graf Kwan Hodgson Payne Welch and Zirnmerman of McGaffey Mrs Han King of Crown Point At Turkey Dinner Mrs Dan King of Crown entertained at n turkey dinner lasl Sunday Those from this to enjoy the occasion were Mr ani Mrs Chan Kettle and Mr nnd Mra I W Trick and Frank nil of and Mrs H Free man of Gallup Continued On Pago he mines and from every church u town on hoard of sponsors This buard will twice in wo months The benefit of a Camp Fire girls to the girls of Jallup s indeed far reaching The il this year for this m Tree 1reservation lid each girl is to plant one tree this year f u permit can from lie Santa le n memorial tree for Mich group will be planted on the The newest class uf Camp I1 ire to be in tlic nUire is thu Troop this s for girls who arc not old enough 0 join the regular organization y girls from ti to 11 is eligible o join the Bluebirds Miss Opal by Mrs vill have charge oC this new group 1heru are many uf tlie younger girls in town who would like lo join the Camp Kite girh hut an not old enough This class is for hem Any girls who wishes to join can phone Miss Mrs however the class will iot be started until June 1st Thieves Break Jail Two Commit Theft Again Big Musical Pro gram At Church Sunday Of local are being given it the church once a month Hie next musical to be in Sunday night A very line has ICen ar ranged lu the public is ccr hour is Tim uf the prog raia night will be the ringing uf Mr George a Sioux of Mi1 Wilson lias a marve lous baritone voice llo will sing Hy the Waters of Babylon by Calvary and and Hear I liu numbers of the program aiu S o 1ami LI by Mide composed of A 1 J Fraser tenors A K Win basses Tlu Indies trio composed of ALes himis Woodring ami will ting The Mrs Runt a Mis W C Love fails wil preside ul The readers of this paper are urged lo read the com plete program fount in our columns Four men larceny held on charges of forgery broke out of county juil about C p in on Sunday The sheriff was absent ai Ihe lime nnd tlie jailer had gono to iper The juil probably that the jailer gone to tat a nil that they would have sufficient lime in which to effect their escape The inside door of hud been lifted off its h in KIM and the outride door was Two of the men have been recap tured hut tlie other two aro at lib erty Of Ihe iwo not captured one is a negro who was arrested for forging checks The two are Tony 1avaroni and Leonard The toiler in the one who had stolen the new car of L K Heller After breaking jail ami broke into the Hlack Diamond grocery on West Con avenue taking about in and a of cigarette nnd nil amounting to about After this theft a car nearby was stolen and driven to Holbrook There it the thieves their way by train to Wias low Aldrich the sheriffs office picked up Ihc men in Wins low and they are now in jai confined In cells from which there ia no escape A search for the other two mcj is being continued and their may follow soon Camp Fire Girls Pres ent Co With A Baby Incubator 1 hiu thu efforts uf the Cumy IVe tills and Mrs Bryan Finley 1 Mr David Jones it pos le In buy a haby incubator for was duly to Ike Si Marys iL will bu put in use when uu by the Kire lle the Strand un Feb and lib in Her Night by these girls ute tickets in order to liu lu make tlie final payment Gallup Road Boosters Visit Flagstaff Williams M K Brooks antl Kirk were in Williams and the uf th They of Coni from the state o Hull ru k Tim that load lias put on ihv 7 icr nnt it only remains in ie that tho work is nut delayed or that is nut it nil ing tores In stimulate in Uren The ruad fruiti the state line to is in shape but MS ii HH bee it does not stand up under rain The stretch lo the state lino ta u very bad piece uf road ami it is that this remaining link the county will e built the year The stale highway commission had let a con tract fur the construction of the un the new TO SAN Mr and Mrs Raymond and little find Mrs MM will leave on the 1st of for San Diego where they will definitely
