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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1916
Page
1
Night officer Let Gonzales arrested a drunken Navajo in a fan alley near Second Street. The Indian attacked with a lumber and was shot in the right arm after struggling near the city jail. The wound was dressed by a doctor. The item also advertises the film The Grip of Evil at the Gem and notes a free matinee for schoolchildren.
Attorney Overson spoke to high school students on having a definite aim in life and instructors shared talks on character. Fourth Grade class took a hills excursion for geography notes. Preliminary contests for oratorical and declamatory events are planned with hoped attendance by patrons. The Girls Glee Club begins work and new songbooks arrive soon. Vaccination oversight continues with Dr Wilson due to smallpox.
A county race centers on decency as Republicans accuse Democrats of aligning with W H Hanns. The piece claims the Democrat ticket lowers itself by backing Hanns, urging a straight Republican vote to uphold decency and defeat what it terms indecency on election day.
Former President Roosevelt addressed a large crowd at the railroad crossing by the State Bank in Gallup. The talk was interrupted by hoodlums with cat calls and insults. two men were arrested in one intoxicated state as Roosevelt defended his positions on Wilson, tariffs, and foreign policy. The county board met Tuesday, approving current bills and routine business including county election scheduling and officer appointments.
The Gallup Chapter of the American Red Cross urges members to contribute through churches on Sunday as part of a nationwide Armenian Syrian relief drive. The chapter notes it cannot provide direct action at this time but supports the church outreach.
The Gem Theatre offers a continuous Sunday show featuring Photoplays with Hobart Bosworth in a Mexico story and The Yaqui in five acts. Ignatz Mouse and Krazy Kat also show. doors open 2 15 PM and run until 11 PM with all performances available any time.
For Sale a six hole range in first class condition. Price a bargain. Apply at this Office. Mrs. D. Allison entertained Episcopal Guild ladies at her home on Thursday afternoon. Desirae was passed pleasantly. Congregational Church Sunday Oct 22 Messages from the pulpit. 11 o'clock am The Power of Love 7:30 pm Let Us Reason Together Special music in the evening JI Craig-Watt, Minister.
Dr. Jessie Russell of Las Vegas will speak in the city on Saturday at a meeting for all women to join the Women’s Republican League. The event aims to advance Republican women through education and collaboration. Francis McGinn recovers from appendicitis and expects to return to school soon.
The council considered licenses for livery stables auto dealers and junk dealers at 25 per year. A three cent per kilowatt electric rate was discussed for pumping equipment, with a bid set aside awaiting plant sale. Three candidates for night marshal were submitted, and vaccine supply for smallpox was pledged, while Sunday closing laws and moving picture show restrictions drew no action.
Capitan Peters presented the Legion charter to Mrs Dwight Allison as the Moose and Legion members plan regular socials at Kitchen Opera House for the season. City Attorney Ove Overson opened the program with speeches by James Richie, George Le Mont, and Captain Peters, followed by music and luncheon. The local Moose lodge has grown rapidly, adding fifty new members in two weeks, aiming to be the strongest in town. The note ends with a plug for See The Grip of Evil at the Gem.
A Democrat organ asserts Charles Davis, Republican county assessor candidate, owns little county property though his name appears on the tax roll while Democrat Frank Swartz is not found as a property owner or taxpayer. Davis owns his home in the city. Rev J H Givan, presiding elder of the MFB church, appealed to the local church.
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