The Alamogordo News, 1912-11-28

The American holiday. Thanks giving Day. is hear at hand. New Mexicans have much to he thankful for this year. They have enjoyed many blessings and experienced few calamities. We have had no disastrous storm and have been free from danger dangerous - ous dangerous conditions of any sort. Crime hat decreased and order has been better maintained under the law. During the past twelve months New Mexic has entered the Union as a sovereign common commonwealth: - wealth: commonwealth: she has assumed the functions f state government and her financial credit is excep exceptionally - tionally exceptionally god. In manifesting onr appreciation of the new con conditions - ditions conditions under state government, we should resolve to make our great new state a blessing to all of our people, such as good citi citi-xen - xen citi-xen have a right to expect. There baa been an effective de desire - sire desire to awaken and cleanse the public conscience, and a better betterment - ment betterment in the standard of public service and efficiency is taking place. Capital has good oppor opportunities - tunities opportunities here and the wage earn earner - er earner does not lack employment. Crop and produce have been plentiful and the public health is in good condition. We have a state old in civili civilization - zation civilization but new in many things. lira. W. E. Weible and two :lnlt1reii arrived Tuesday even evening - ing evening from Nowata, Oklahoma, for a visit v ith Nr. and Mrs. Guy I. Watt. Mrs. Weible is Mr. Wall' ÍNter. Kui-rlainment for the benefit of I. T I. at the high school as as-se.ni - se.ni as-se.ni hlv hull, Friday evening ft 7 :?. A. I t'u t-woe ton ovate.

with untold wealth in its great undeveloped resources. Our beautiful sunshine and health giving atmosphere make our cli climate - mate climate unexcelled, if anywhere else equalled, and is one of our chief asssts which should he at attractive - tractive attractive to those seeking health as well as fortune : Now Therefore, in accordance with the time honored custom and conforming to the proclama proclama-tion - tion proclama-tion of the President of the United States, I, William 0. McDonald, Governor of the State of New Mexico, do hereby desig designate - nate designate and proclaim Thursday. November 28, 1912, as Thanks Thanksgiving - giving Thanksgiving Day, and recommend that the people of New Mexico ob observe - serve observe the day by attending di divine - vine divine worship if possible; that the public schools be closed, also places of public and private bus inest so .far as may be practic practicable; - able; practicable; that we I ffer our gratitude to Almighty God not only through prayer, song and sermon, but by sharing with the needy among us the blessings which we enjoy. Dme at the Executive Office this the 20th day of November, A. D. 1012. Witness my band and the Great Seal of the State of New Mexico. William C. McDohalo. Antonio I.pckro. Secretary of Sute.

SiflCO Reserve W( and Less Amount of Damaged land, in a third leaving a camp hrp nnTfinmilii) h;t -h ,.,,cp r k t v- w uu&dviwh. t his would seem to indicate that - Kmm w ssswsi wism the forest ia throorh crsl.... during tbe dry The residents of the forest have co-operated freely with the ...v co-operaieu ireery with foreit offlcerg n protecting the ,. t -j , .... ... . ..i uic, uu vu i Dincn crprlit. ahnnlri lu mi. -1-. .... , iney are more careful than in j yearB p,, and t u to sonal and general interest that the forest is not burned over, j The forest is their source of wet- er supply and its cover of I and underbrush tends to insure the climatic conditions so favor favorable - able favorable for the growing of farm crops, forage for stock, as weQ as future timber industry. If muuiaj. a also serves a ah mnrM J lw water supply for the towns of Alamogordo, La Lax, 8 ha rack, ' Orogrande, Tularosa, and Hope, . New Mexico, and it has a direct ! bearing on tbe water supply of the Pecos river valley, lying in j the southeastern portion of New , Mexico, aa wall as along the Pa cos river in Texas. El Morning Times. Thanksgiving Serrke Tbe anneal Thank sai vine ion servios) will hat kM l Orace Methodist Church at 10:80 1 Br Pwtew' kwmiUm.

Fewer Number of Fires Timber Cloudcroft. N. M., Nov. 24 I I lie tire season lor on t hp i Alamo national forat w Mpv. ! - too, which includes the Sacra- I mento and (inr)l r and comprises 941,790 acres, is ! now nd th' rd h inai tne systematic methods of Te Prolc"on employed by the - " - " omcers na. resulted in the least number or acres burned i nvur ml flip loaaf .1 a ... m n ..... .... ov ubiiimc i" flip irrnivfrli within tlw. i.r iah. 1 .... B ... forest since its creation in 1907. The forest officers are to be (congratulated on this 1912 record 1 "d tne strenuous efforts put ror,n W tnem m carrying on an emcient patrol during the dry summer months, whereby the i forest fires which started were sighted and quickly extinguish ed without great loaa in th live timber. Only four fires occurred, which burned over approximately 7 1 4 acres before they could be reach - ed and extinguished. These fires destroyed 3600 feet B. M. of tim - ler, with no perceptible damage to the reproduction. The causes- of these fires have been traced in one case io lightning, m an- other carelessness in clearing Shipment of Cattk Coming lato Otero County The Powder River Cattle com- pany is shipping a herd of 160U

The Alamogordo News was sold Tuesday afternoon to Chas. P. Downs. The News is the oldest paper in Otero County. It has been owned for the past six years by the Alamogordo Improvement Company, and for the past three years edited and published under ttys management. Mr. Downs bought also tJ)e Otero County Advertiser, and effective December 1, the two plants and papers will be consolidated. The new paper probably will be called The News-Advertiser and issued once a weeK from The News shop. In editorial policy The News-Advertiser will be non-partisan and independent. It will Keep out of politics. Its principal business will be to publish all the news and to boost Alamogordo and Otero county. Mr. Downs is an experienced newspaper man, and under the policy which he has outlined, can hardly fail to succeed. Those of us who Know him best are strongest in the hope and belief that he will succeed. Certainly he has every good wisl) of the retiring owner and tl)e editor and publisher of Tbe News. GUTHRIE SMITH, Editor and Publisher.

1. 1 MR. 8. win su new nam Will Charge Admission Instead of Issumsr Invitations II I NEW HID Ml Will Bay Their Own Presents With Receipts 7 i : i ja i rruni nine immemorial It lias A . , oeen uie custom ior people en - to n)arried 8en(i ., . ..... . .. In the parlance of to- dar, all those who received the i HlI'lfutll.I.E ng. i rausiau ng tins Translating this from United States into gUteIy uiiiipu, ni"" u icvnitu in - vitatioos to the wedding consid i . . . . lered themselves under obliga- .. , ... . ui.'uo vu kiiu m ncuuill 111 111 some kind. In every case there have been real friends who would have sent wedding gifts without wedding invitations. The cus - , ..... 1 Pniinent The prominent Alamogordo people who are to be married to tonight - night tonight at the New Alamo Theatre I a B A . am 'films yus after the ewrweioirf .

A good sited crowd attended " oroaen away , rom the o.d the "Kangaroo Kourt" Saturday !n"de1,íb1l,,,,eld Prece" night in spite of the fact lh.t' d which ..like y to have many there were three other attract folkwe"- M- L- Mr 8. tiona for that night. Mr. Mont-!"6 i0.wdl known nd w,(,e,y gomery was found guilty andl""' that they would have sentenced to take a girl totheibeB COmpe,led w,,d invit" show. He agreed to after bor-! ""t? 'JJ Alamogor- rowing a dime from the judge. , Hl!ber tl,B" to expect wed' Z ding gifts from all, they con- Adraace Not. ceieed the idea of dispensing j with the invitations, and instead.

On Friday night, December 8, charging a small ad mission fee. I shall offer you a great feature With the receipts they can boj film in four reels, Homer's great their own presents. Under this epic poem, "The Odesef.1' Over plan, no one is under obligations. H.500 feet of splendid pictures In order to make sure that each which were made at a cost of one will get his money's worth. AW 000.00. Fvery school sto- the bride and groom have ar ardent - dent ardent will be especially interest- ranged with Hob Wood worth to ed in t 'iese scenes from ancient run two dandv motion nirtnr