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Newspaper
The Clayton Enterprise
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
2
A jittery collage of social jests and global gibes outlines on relations with Russia and Japan. Notables like Rockefeller Twain and Witte appear in snips about politics, science, fashion, and meals. The piece lampoons editors, travel, and etiquette with a sharp club of era humor.
The loudest complaints about a ten cent per hundredweight ice price rise come from the consumer who pays fifteen cents for two ounces in a highball, illustrating how smallest costs spark strongest protests among drinkers and households.
A New York doctor warns against using skeletons in teaching wounded patients noting tissues and bones, while remarking that women are too feminine to study skeletons though every woman has one. The piece ends with a barb on gender and mortality.
Las Vegas hosts a new lodge with 109 members, the largest in New Mexico or Arizona. The report details local civic, legal, and agricultural notes, including injuries, deaths, and territorial bills, with mentions of Justice Mille, Senator Penrose, and several New Mexico communities.
G A Collins appointed county assessor by Gov H J Hager allegedly forced entry to the office by breaking the door lock and claims possession. Edward Andrews, approved by a prior bond, also asserts his claim, while a mandamus suit for peaceful possession was dismissed. Governor reportedly warned commissioners to approve Collins bond. Andrews plans a second county assessment despite Collings bid.
Eugene Lively, a Louisville & Nashville auditor and Frank Lively's brother, issues a statement exonerating Frank while criticizing the road's operating system. He says Frank worked 7 a.m. to night, sought relief repeatedly, was refused, then unable to avoid taking orders that led to the wreck near Adobe, Colorado, blamed in part on the system and train matchers. The Lively family links to Senator Teller's aide and state politics are noted.
In Missouri, Vice President Henry Rogers testified at Attorney General Hadley's hearing that stock in Republic Oil, Waters-Pierce, and Standard Oil of Indiana is held in trust by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. The session noted the admission as part of the case, asserting ties from 26 Broadway and signaling a victory for Missouri against trusts.
A 16 year old girl at the Canton festival of the Spinning Maiden and the Cowherd knelt before the shrine, threaded a needle, and was quickly courted with proposals of marriage. The event highlights valued feminine accomplishments in the community.
In Albuquerque Attorney H B Holt says the Water Users Association has nearly completed its organization. The draft contract with the government to authorize construction of the Leesburg diversion dam near Las Cruces and irrigation works will be voted on April 3 with no opposition. Government engineers will oversee the project and hire labor, potentially delaying work until midsummer due to spring freshets.
A Santa Fe dispatch reports Governor Hagerman accepts resignations of H O Bursum territorial penitentiary head and chairman of the Republican central committee. George W Pritchard announces Janes W C Reid of Roswell will replace him. W G Porterfeld resigns from Territorial Board of Pharmacy after thirteen years. Moore of Roswell slated as new appointee. Political calm masks brewing storm as party seeks peace.
An Erie woman hosted guests for dinner and, during the meal, entertained them with a history of the fowl they were about to eat. The story ends with the speaker confessing relief at being able to do some good by cooking the sickly hen, despite his dislike of killing.
Boise Idaho Governor Frank R Gooding denies issuing a proclamation to the labor unions of the United States in relation to the Moyer Haywood and Pettibone prosecutions. He clarifies remarks about inviting unions to investigate charges and to meet Orchard, stating no proclamation was issued and the cited dispatchs misquoted him.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company files the first of eight actions against former president Richard A. McCurdy his son Robert H. McCurdy and agents Charles M. Raymond & Co alleging waste of funds through unfaithfulness and neglect. Damages exceed 3 250 000. Early claims seek 202 500 in alleged political contributions since 1885 including 16 000 in 1896 35 000 in 1900 and 40 000 in 1904 to national Republican committees plus 25 000 to other committees and other clauses allege excessive salaries and commissions.
Former President John A. McCall of New York Life Insurance wrote a confidential letter to Alexander B. Orr dated February 16 outlining Hamilton’s employment as a legislative agent. It states Hamilton worked since 1895 on taxation and legislation affecting the company, only if duties remained confidential and no accounts were to be asked or rendered. The letter questions legality and implies he would not act otherwise.
Cripple Creek Colo. district attorney announced Thursday that Mrs Bessie McEachern Frank Mauchin Sarah Mauchin and Lute Kellogs were convicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud and obtain money under false pretenses. J J McEachern and John Varley no longer face the cases, which stemmed from a sensational insurance scandal tied to a forged claim and staged injury.
The House committee on public lands reported favorably a bill granting 5,000 acres in Canon City for park purposes and also reported favorably on the Hogg bill to establish the Ardennes national park in Colorado.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a safe glycerin extract tonic made from native roots like Golden Seal Queen s Root Stone Root Bloodroot and others. It claims to cleanse and invigorate the stomach liver and blood and to help bankrupt vitality nervous exhaustion and bad nutrition. The text contrasts glycerine extracts with alcohol based prescriptions and cites a Pennsylvania man who mistook the tonic for poison before deciding to endure.
A bogus advertisement promises a complete cure for disease with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts systemic action, claims a national remedy, and offers a $100 reward for proof of efficacy, listing fake locations and endorsements to entice readers.
Berlin dispatch reports an exhibition of 600 military pigeons bearing the imperial eagle. A major exhibit features balloon photography showing troop positions, batteries in action, and fortifications. Photographs are carried by pigeons during ascents with aeronauts.
A railroad worker plagued by indigestion and irregular meals explains how Grape-Nuts transformed his health. After years of stomach pain sleep disruption and foggy thinking he started consuming Grape-Nuts at nearly every meal and now digests food easily with clear mental function. The testimonial credits improved digestion and steadier energy to the cereal, noting it is convenient for meals in depot booses and trains.
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