Death Dims Alamogordo as C P Benson Dies After Long Illness
Alamogordo mourns the loss of C P Benson who passed away Monday at his home after a lengthy illness. A former Young county surveyor, he moved to Alamogordo last fall with his family and won praise for his generous, honest character. His remains were interred in Graham Texas, his old home, where many friends mourn his passing.
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Alamogordo
C. P. Benson
Mr. Benson
Graham, Tex
Young County
Texas
Alamogordo funeral and local business notes
The obituary notes a funeral service at the grave led by Rev. R. P. Pope in Alamogordo. Wesley's Alamogordo Barber Shop boasts two first class artists and clean services. The Gumm Co. finished a three month tailings run of about 3,000 tons at Old Abe Gulch for a neat profit and will restart Monday at the South Homestake mill with around 1,000 tons remaining to run. A recommendation for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is shared by Draggist A. W. Saw telle of Hartford, praising its life saving effects and a successful use for cold pains. Reports of smallpox scare at Capitan lead to caution but officials say eruptions resemble a serious blood disorder, not smallpox.
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The
Gumm Co
Abe Gulch
South Homestake
White Oaks Eagle
Chamberlain
Draggist
A. W. Sawtelle
Hartford
Conn
W. E. Warren & Co
Capitan
W. BE. Warren & Co
Grand Jury Emerges in Alamogordo Court Week
Judge Frank Parker arrives to oversee grand jury empanelment in Alamogordo as 22 civil and 89 criminal cases are docketed. Indictments target Mescalero murder suspects Pancho and Win Blake. jurors hear cases from horse theft to larceny and keeping bawdy houses. The trial term continues with notable locals and visitors observing proceedings.
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Alamogordo
Sacramentos
la Laz
Tularosa
San Andreas
Otero County
District Court of the
Third Judicial District
Frank Parker
el Paso
James Wayland
Jiacob Snover
Robert White
A. Swope
Winn, Carmack
A. P. Jackson
Perfecto Rivera
James Edgington
M. Jeffers
Sam Joplin
Win, Hill
Thomas Johnson
J. Welch
John Wesley
Bud Woods
Frank Kreamer
C. Simpkins
Thos. F. Fleming
Jacob B. Gould
Benj. Dudley
John Hegan
Ellen Sparks
Henry Sparks
A. E. Walker
A. KE. Walker
Hegan
Bruce
Jas. Morgan
Frank Baze
John Tucker
Irwin Nichols
Lon Lawrence
Frank Hilburn
Lon FF. Lawrence
W. FP. Campbell
W. A. Strange
Jos. L. Hill
J.C. P. Langston
Wm. McNew
Jas. Gilliland
Dudly
Lumley
Tularosa Ditect Co
McDonald and Burger
Asher, Burger and Morunda
Jos. Hill
Nelle
J. P. Langston
James KE
Cole
W. J. Ward
Pablo Chavez
Rosalio Lopez
Jose Gonzales
A.C. James
J. W. Bennett
Juan Buea
Maximillian Coronna
Cruz Duran
Jose Torres
J. L. Courtney
J. L. Green
W. E B. Cruz
Jose Gutierrez
Jesus Padilla
Augustan Cabolos
Rudolph Reynolds
R. W. Parker
Terrible Barcos
F. L. Goodsell
A. A. Forrest
Geo
Carl
Gregorio Gonzales
Perfecto Madrid
Pancho
Win. Blake
Mescalero
Joe Trias
Trias
Agen W. McM. Luttrell
Scenes from Cloudcroft in New Mexico Country Advancing Rail Link
The piece highlights the El Paso & Northeast railway completion to Eastern Central New Mexico with Cloudcroft as a climate resort in the Sacramento mountains. It notes government land for homesteaders, diverse soils, mills in Alamogordo, and a projected hotel. It also mentions temperatures and access routes from New Orleans, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and El Paso, plus a brief scenic stock-side anecdote and local commerce references.
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Cloudcroft
Sacramento
el Paso & Northeastern Railway
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Pacific
Mexico
East
United States
Alamogordo
Ss. Py Bys
New Orleans
Frisco
I. M
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
White Oaks
Soulful train scene brings hymn to diverse car
On a El Paso to Alamogordo run a Reverend Turns an oaken cabinet into an organ and leads a crowd of lawyers ranchers sailors and Chinese passengers in a plaintive hymn The young girl with a violin joins in and their duet fills the coach with music and a warm mood.
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el Paso
Alamogordo
Pass City
Capitan
St. Stanton
Ife
Gold Discovery in Jicarilla Mountains Sparks Miner Influx
A placer miner on the Jicarilla range uncovered a 3 foot quartz vein with native gold at about 10 feet depth. The ore is rich, valued at not less than 20 per ton, with sacks sent to El Paso returning nearly 4000 dollars. The find, traced for three miles, has spurred hundreds of claims and intense local excitement.
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Jicarilla
el Paso
Featherstone
New Mexican
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Wesley
EL Paso Grocery CO
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Anheuser-Based Brewing Association
Jos
Schlitz Brewing Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Greenbrier Distilling Co
Louisville, Ky
Manitou Mineral Water Co
Manitou, Colo
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EBL Paso
Alamogordo Lee
George Carl
Umber Company
New Mes
the Criminal and Civil Dogret
Parker
Frank Marlin
E. E. Neal
Germain DeMules
Hawkins
Franklin
C. LB. Patterson
DeMeules
Amos J. DeMeu
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Teddy
Weed
N. M
Gee
Chapman
G. W. Lewis
M. W. Jeffers
D. L. Lewis
J. W. Gould
J. J. Green
J. J. Courtney
J. W. Swope
Jim Hunter
T. B. Fleming
Pat Garrett
Don Anna County
J. EB. Wharton
K. E. Neal
Indiana
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P.J. Chenny & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wrst & Treax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
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Halls
Harry Alexander
el Paso & Northeastern Railroad
Alexander
Journal Democrat
First National Bank of
R. H. Pierce & Co
Pillsburys
Peoples Bros
Rhomberg's
Gloudcroft
Miss
Bill
Jim Tucker
Lomber
Hyder Bhus
Peter Gumm
Tapitains
American Placer Company
Jchenrilias
Pillsbury’s
Jicarilla Mountains
Champion Mowers
H. P. Noake
OM. Rhomberg
Alamogordo, N. M
Orndorff
Jay
California
Men’s Union
Carhart
Mholgsalg Dept
Guirell
Momsen & Thorne
Gregon Street
EL Paso, Tex
Graham & Co
Denton
Graham Bros
Greenville
Graham, Crawford & Co
Bonham
Graham, Burton & Co
Paris
Graham, Douglass & Co
Lerrell
AE Graham & Co
Hillsboro
Gutledge
McGregor
Madden
Denison
Sykes & Co
Ardmore
J T Madden
Jarrell
Laurie & Frazier
Alamogordo, New Mexico
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