September 2018 Edition of Alamodoso Magazine

Connections

INSIDE THIS EDITION ● The Evolution of Victoria ● The Waterboss ● Timberon Rocks ● The Battle of Lincoln ● Working with Mr. Chavez ● Local Advertising ● And Much More

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There is no better way to start your day, than with a hot cup of Republic Tea. Stop on in an see our fine selection of Republic Tea, Teacups and teapots.

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New Fall Colors Have Arrived

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A remembrance by Miss Alice of Victoria The Lodge in Cloudcroft needed a gift shop so they offered the space to Jatonne at no cost to her. She opened her shop in the Lodge in 1980 and “Victoria” was born.

All was well for two years, Jatonne’s fame was growing. The Lodge decided that they could run the gift shop.

In the beginning there was a very gracious and talented lady living in Cloudcroft. Her name is Jatonne. Her talent was working with dried flowers and lace ribbons .You remember the late 1970's was all about Victorian style decorating; pinks,

Jatonne moved her shop down onto Burro Street. She soon notice that 80% or more of her customers came from Alamogordo so in 1984 she moved Victoria down the hill to a free standing “old house” on 10th street.

About that time, Larry Sheffield began remodeling several buildings on the 900 block of New York. He approached Jatonne about moving to New York Street. She said “yes” but only if she could design the building.

That was fine with Larry and she was off and running. Much of what she did is still visible in Victoria to this day.

Jatonne became a large part of Historic Downtown Alamogordo and her work was sought after by many customers throughout Southern New Mexico.

ivory, pale blue, dried flowers.

Jatonne worked from her home.

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Page 14 Today's gonna be a son-of-a-bitch, he thought.

He heard the wind moan lightly as it rushed around the corner of the adobe house.

Tumbleweeds gonna blow like hell, and it ain't gonna be no picnic keepin' 'em out of the ditches.

He expelled a long, disgusted breath and started rubbing his foot again. Sometimes I think I'll tell 'em to shove this waterboss job.

Even as the thought crossed his mind, he knew he would not give up the job. In spite of his grumbling, he enjoyed the work. Compared with all the long years he had put in as a farmer, he had never had it so easy. True, the waterboss job kept him busy seven days a week, but farming was no different. Besides, farm days were usually longer.

He had always been an early riser, so he didn't mind having to be at the reservoir by six o' clock in the morning to turn the stored irrigation water into the ditches. The two hundred dollar check that waited for him at the end of each month was additional compensation for being the waterboss.

A Fictional Story Based on reality by Julie Lloyd FRANK WELTON: ROSITA WATERBOSS Chapter One

It was something certain, something he could depend on. That was more than he could say about farming.

Born in Rosita in 1903, Frank had lived all of his forty-five years there. He considered the tiny community a small garden spot in the dry southwestern desert. It was a desert oasis because of the stream of water that flowed down Rio Verde. Frank loved and respected the tiny stream of clear, mineral laden water in Rio Verde, a stream so small that a man could step across it easily in many places.

Frank knew the importance of water in the desert. He prized the value of water over that of the most expensive gem. He measured a man's wealth, not by the size of a bank account, but by the number of water rights he owned.

Frank Welton sat in front of the yellowed butane space heater massaging the heat into his callused foot with rough, sun-browned, horny hands. He puffed occasionally on a roll-your-own cigarette and watched the blue and orange flames dance behind the heater grate.

Frank's appreciation of water was deeply ingrained, as was his love for the desolate desert valley where he lived. This appreciation, coupled with the fact that he knew every irrigation ditch in Rosita, from the first outlet at the diversion dam where the creek water was turned from Rio Verde toward the reservoir, to the last canal on the far A gnarled cottonwood limb scraped against the side of the village down by the train depot, made tin roof of the house and Frank stopped rubbing him an excellent person for the job he held. his foot to listen.

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Page 15 Each December the water-right owners of Rosita held a meeting to elect a waterboss for the following year. Upon the elected person fell the responsibility of distributing equally among the water-right owners, based upon the number of rights they owned, the stream of water the flowed down Rio Verde. He was also responsible for the maintenance of all the irrigation ditches except those within the village limits.

The village waterboss and home owners held that responsibility.

Frank recalled how Goad Hughes, the largest water-right owner in the village, had stood up in the middle of the room during the last election and boomed out in his deep, bass voice, "Old Frank Welton is the cheapest waterboss we've ever had!

And by that I mean that he keeps the ditches cleaner and the head gates in better shape than anyone who's ever been on the job.

He spends less money doing it than anyone ever has. Now, I'm in favor of keeping Frank as waterboss for the next year, and I hope the rest of you agree." So, Frank was unanimously elected for his second year.

The sound of butane gas hissing as it came from the pipe into the heater brought Frank back to the present. He uncrossed his leg and pushed his foot into a worn work shoe that had shaped to his foot. Its natural color had vanished in the dust and the mud long ago. He gave a slight grunt as the callus on the bottom of his foot slipped into the hole he had bored in the shoe sole with a drill bit. Then he ran a rough finger across the three short gashes in the shoe top, made by his pocketknife when the shoes were brand new. The pressure of a corn on his little toe raised the leather.

"It's gonna be a long damned day," Frank muttered, "and my feet hurt already."

CHAPTER 2 Frank ran his fingers through his shock of heavy black hair, now peppered with grey, leaving it rumpled and standing on end. He took a cigarette butt from his mouth, flicking the ashes onto the worn linoleum floor, then laid the butt on top of the heater and reached for the cup of strong, black coffee that sat on the wide windowsill back of the heater. He sipped the warm liquid in silence, raising his weatherworn face to peer out of the window into the darkness of an early March morning that dawn had not yet lightened. The lines around his mouth were deep and motionless, visible evidence of a hard life spent primarily in the open.

Pushing back the kitchen chair in which he sat, he rose to pour another cup of coffee, limping slightly as he moved to the gas stove where the coffee simmered lazily over a low flame. As he sat down again, he pulled a thick, worn list from his hip pocket, turned several pages, and stopped where the names on the list were not checked off.

Three names were marked on the worn list for the first day of March. Three runs of water would be turned down the ditches this morning. Frank didn't envy the men who had to irrigate on this cold and windy day. He knew well the task they faced. God knew he had had his share of wading around in a pair of rubber boots that slipped up and down as the suction of cold mud and water pulled at his feet.

He knew well the tedious job of setting the water to run in little streams by shoveling adobe clay earth that seemed to have turned to iron. He knew the feel of facing wind that tore through a jacket, chilling the marrow of bones and turning hands the color of dirty, blue-grey ice. No, he didn't envy those poor bastards who had to irrigate today.

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Page 16 Goad Hughes' name was on the list for water, but he did not do his own irrigating. He hired Ramon Perez for that unfortunate job. Frank remembered he had promised Ramon a ride to the Goad ranch before the water was turned from the reservoir.

He folded the worn list and put it back in his pocket, then finished his fourth and last cup of morning coffee before turning the blaze down in the heater. He made sure there was coffee for Eileen, his wife, when she got up. Then he went to the corner of the kitchen where he lifted a faded denim jacket from the floor and shrugged into it. Taking his worn, grease-stained Stetson that lay nearby, he plopped it on his head. A few sprigs of unruly hair stuck out of a tear just below the middle crease. Frank gave a final pull at the brim of the hat, opened the old wooden kitchen door, and stepped outside.

minutes, he stopped in front of a squat adobe house where Ramon Roman Perez lived. It was really more like where he existed, Frank thought to himself. He hit the horn lightly and in a few minutes, RoRo, as everyone called Ramon, came out. His heavy jacket was worn and patched. He wore dirty denim jeans with the bottoms poked into a pair of rubber irrigation boots. In one hand, he carried a brown sack that Frank guessed held one or two rolled tortillas filled with cold beans smothered with chili that would ignite in the mouth with its heat.

Not a helluva lot there for a hungry man to eat out in the middle of a muddy field, he thought.

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The screen door slammed shut behind him and he felt the force of cold March wind as he stepped onto the large rock that served as step and wiping stone outside the door. Automatically, he reached for the long handle shovel he had left leaning against the adobe wall. It was his one indispensable tool.

He looked skyward. The stars were disappearing fast. Dawn was not far away. He walked to his Ford pickup, dropped the shovel to the truck bed where it landed with a loud clank, and then he crawled into the cab onto the cold seat.

"It's gonna be a hell of a day," he muttered to himself as he hit the starter, pumping the gas pedal madly to get enough gas to the carburetor.

He drove from the driveway to follow a rutted dirt road bordered by foothills on one side and a weed-infested ditch on the other. He guided the pickup over a cattle guard he had built some years before, down and around the ruts in the dirt road.

The sky grew grey with dawn light. Now and then a bare, dry branch of goldenrod brushed against the side of the vehicle. He passed the old apricot tree, knowing from years of experience that the sap had begun to flow. Buds were swelling, though he could not see them with his naked eye.

Leaving the side of the foothills, he turned toward the village of Rosita. In just a few

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TIMBERON ROCKS

Donna Roberts Founder: Timberon Rocks I had to laugh. Landon our ups driver delivered a box of rocks to me yesterday. I know we live in the mountains and we have tons of rocks! I rattled the box and said, yay! My box of rocks came in!

The look he gave me was... funny actually. I order 3 inch massage stones because they are round and smooth. Easier to paint on. A bit pricey but worth the results.

I started Timberon Rocks... Facebook page to try too create a fun activity that any age group could participate in.

One day I was walking into my eye doctor's office in Alamogordo and I happened to look down and I found a green rock with a toy soldier glued to it, I picked it up, thinking "how cool is that?

A few months down the road I took the rock and hide it at the Post Office here in Timberon and posted a picture and a comment about it in our local Timberon Facebook group. It took off from there, and I made a group for it.

I thought this would be a creative way to bring something new, different and colorful into our community.

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Legions of Michael McGarrity fans will rejoice to know that Kevin Kerney, the author’s ever popular New Mexico State Police investigator, is back in McGarrity’s latest offering entitled “Residue.” The novel ramps up the suspense straight out of the gate when former police chief Kerney becomes the prime suspect in a brutal cold-case murder investigation. Also explored is the missing period in Kerney’s life right after his return from Viet Nam. The setting is a familiar one to locals, the high desert and mountain country of southwestern New Mexico, with most of the action taking place from Las Cruces to Deming to the Gila Wilderness and

University, the bones of a young woman, missing for forty-five years, are unearthed showing clear evidence of foul play. The case is assigned to Clayton Istee, familiar to readers as the estranged son of Chief Kerney. Assembling a team of top investigators, Istee begins to realize that the most compelling culprit is his own father. When he is finally arrested, but then released on bail, Kerney knows that the deck is stacked against him and he must begin his own investigation, along with some surprising allies, to clear his name.

back to the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

During the groundbreaking ceremony for a new art center and retreat for New Mexico State

“Residue” is Michael McGarrity’s 16th novel and the 13th to feature Kevin Kerney. He is also the author of the American West Trilogy (“Hard Country,” “Back Lands” and “The Last Ranch”) which presents the backstory of Kerney’s ancestors as they begin homesteading and ranching in the Tularosa Basin from 1875 up to the end of the Viet Nam War. It has been nine years since the last Kevin Kerney mystery, “Dead or Alive,” so the new offering has a built-in audience and is sure to be an instant bestseller.

“Residue” will be released on October 16, and

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Page 19 Michael McGarrity will do a southwest publicity tour including a talk and signing at COAS Books in Las Cruces on Saturday, November 3, and another appearance at Imaginary Books in Cloudcroft on Sunday, November 4.

On his writing, Michael McGarrity relates, “As Kerney’s backstory evolved through the crime novels, I began building a research library in anticipation of writing a prequel, which morphed into the trilogy. The Kerneys are fictional characters and not autobiographic, although I borrowed some family history here and there that fit nicely within the narrative framework. My next book, ‘Residue’ while contemporary in setting, will link to the trilogy.

What happens after ‘Residue,’ I have no idea. I take it one book at a time.”

I received an advanced reading copy of “Residue” in July and went through it in three settings. It is sure to be a big hit with fans of the character and will also appeal to followers of Craig Johnson and his Sheriff Longmire novels or C. J. Box’s Joe Pickett. On top of an intriguing mystery, the New Mexico locales will resonate with readers.

At one point, the narrative lags a bit trying to keep track of a number of characters, some of whom also have aliases, but the storyline proceeds at a fairly breakneck pace with dark family secrets, brutal murders, rogue cops, a tragic plane crash, and ultimately, one family’s reconciliation.

Be sure to come by Imaginary Books in Cloudcroft on November 4 to meet one of our favorite New Mexico institutions.

Happy reading!

What Readers Are Saying about Residue ●

The book is set in the desert and high mountain area of southern New Mexico. Although I have not been in the area for over 20 years, the descriptions sparked memories of the times we traveled through the area; one moment suffering from the summer heat of the desert and the next traveling up great mountains where plants were green and the air was fresh instead of stifling.

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When the bones of Kim Ward are unearthed, forty-five years after her disappearance, retired police chief Kevin Kerney suddenly finds himself as the prime suspect. He, his son, and his wife work endlessly, in hope to clear his name. If you enjoy crime or mystery books, you definitely will enjoy this book. I highly recommend reading it.

● Nothing makes me happier then to see the return of a favorite series character who has been on hiatus for too long.

That was the way I felt when I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of the new Kevin Kerney novel that is due for publication in October 2018.I love this character, I love the setting (New Mexico), and I loved the twisting, turning plot in which the whole family takes a part in to solve a long ago murder. Please add this one to your toread list. You won't be disappointed.

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Working with Mr. Chavez A story by Kyle Poindexter In 1978 I was in 3rd grade, one of the janitors at the elementary school was an old man named Mr Chavez.

He was a thin man, and often wore a cowboy hat when working outside.

All of us kids thought he was awesome; sometimes he would play with us at recess.

Mr Chavez couldn't speak English, or if he could, it was very broken, and he mostly spoke Spanish. He motioned me to follow him, and we walked over to the Red Brick Building, where I helped him unload a pickup truck full of janitor supplies into a room where they stored that stuff.

One day I got in trouble on the playground and got sent to the It took about 30 minutes. Then he Principal's office: Mr Thomas. I said "come" and I followed him knew he would swat me with that big across the street to his house. He wooden paddle, and he always lived right near the school. swatted you really hard!

He made me stay outside by the Well, Mr. Thomas called me into front door, and he disappeared into his office and there was Mr. Chavez his house , and a younger lady came with his injured arm in a sling. Mr outside with him ( I don't remember Thomas said I was in bad trouble, but who she was) and she translated for he wasn't giving me a swat..... instead us.

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Page 21 he went back in the house and when he came out, he had a paper plate with a Green Chile burrito and some beans.

The lady translated and he said thanks for working hard and helping him, and he gave me lunch! I ate the burrito and the Chile was really hot!

They both had a good laugh at this gringo eating that hot burrito!

translate for us, we would talk a little and eat! He always gave me a burrito! They were so good! And every day I brought him snacks in return. Cookies. Twinkies. A cantaloupe from our garden.

If he knew English, he really didn't speak it. And I spoke little Spanish. But I learned 2 things from that experience: I had a new respect for the work the janitors did. And I Then we walked back to school learned that even though we couldn't and he said " thanks" and "adios, talk much, Mr Chavez was a very maĂąana!" I was confused . That night kind and generous man. at home I told my parents what What was his name?! I never happened, and they knew already, My dad gave me a swat with his belt knew his name. I know he was Grandpa or Tio to many of my for getting in trouble at school; and schoolmates. He's surely been gone a Mr. Thomas had called them , because Mr Chavez thought I worked long time now; the world probably could use more Men like him! hard, and they arranged for me to work 1 hour before lunch every day I wish I could of have known him day to help him! Then my Mom told me what a good man Mr Chavez was, as an adult. and she had baked some homemade chocolate chip cookies, and tomorrow I was to take Mr Chavez 4 cookies! He loved the cookies, scarffed them down right then LOL. So for 2 weeks I worked with him every day, we picked up trash, dug up weeds, mowed the grass, swept the hallways, and burned some trash in the Chimney, an incinerator that happened to be located right in the middle of our playground!

Every day at lunch we walked to his house, the young lady would

Kyle Poindexter

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September 2018 horoscope for Virgo Your remarkable inner balance will drive you in the right direction this month, so sustain your faith. You feel overwhelmed with energy and creativity as you start to believe in yourself. This month Mars creates an emotionally stimulating eclipse period which could lead to some great changes and an intense personal transformation. However, because of Venus disapproving position in the last two weeks, problems related to business are probable.

Uranus will have a troubling influence on spousal life. Lack of real interaction can make things challenging for early marriages.

However, Jupiter located in the fourth house, is bringing strength and stimulating caring outlook so that the situation does not go out of hand. Seek opinion from an experienced elder prior to taking any decision related to having children. Long distance marriages may be threatened by insecurities, nothing that can’t be resolved.

Virgo, you will be using your powerful social intelligence to form new love partnerships and you will be greatly effective.

Singles will find love at work or in social gettogethers through friends and colleagues.

Relationships that form may be more for fun and entertainment, commitment will be lacking in these romantic alliances but happiness will find you regardless. You constantly look for comfort and are likely to find it in Taurus and Capricorn signs.

An old business undertaking will advance your professional standing by the end of the month. Although there is a possibility of decent business evolution, the first two weeks might also be marked by some challenges.

You may stand as your own greatest adversary, which may hamper your pace of growth. Avoid investments in projects that show little promise. Avoid taking any major decision in business while Mars is moving in the retrograde.

You will be spontaneous in taking your own decisions and following your intuition in the beginning of the month. Towards the end of the month, you might have to rely on family for support. If you have innovative viewpoints, then now is the time to express them. Work hard when you have to, and take breaks when you must. Don’t burden yourself too much. Focusing on one final goal will help attain success.

Although your stars indicate great health this month, don’t miss any medical appointments you have scheduled. Meditation will work wonders for you if you find your peace of mind disturbed. Those looking to lose weight and get fit will feel exceptionally motivated but you will also need to mend your diet in order to burn those calories at the rate you desire.

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Pumpkin Chipotle Soup This is a wonderful, quick soup that works as a main dish with a compliment of cornbread, or as a great accent dish with your Mexican favorites! Even my kids gobble this one down! Garnish with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and freshly chopped cilantro. This soup holds well in a slow cooker set on Low! INGREDIENTS ● 2 tablespoons butter ● 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ● 4 cups vegetable stock ● 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree ● 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced ● 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream ● 2 tablespoons sofrito ● 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce ● 1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS ● Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. ● Stir in the flour and cook until the flour has turned golden brown, about 3 minutes. ● Whisk in the vegetable stock and bring to a boil over high heat. ● Whisk in the pumpkin puree until no lumps remain ● Add the chipotle peppers, half-and-half cream, sofrito, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and paprika. ● Return to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 8 minutes until thickened and hot.

NUTRITION FACTS PER SERVING Per Serving: 145 calories; 9.5 g fat; 13.3 g carbohydrates; 3.4 g protein; 24 mg cholesterol; 790 mg sodium.

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The Battle of Lincoln, New Mexico, was a five-day-long firefight between civilians that took place from July 15–19, 1878 in the named city. It was the largest armed battle of the Lincoln County War and the climax of that civilian conflict in the New Mexico Territory.

The firefight was interrupted and suppressed by United States Cavalry led by Lt. Col. Nathan Dudley from Fort Stanton.

By September 1878, when Governor Lew Wallace was appointed in charge of the Territory by the US President, many of the Regulators and other fighters had returned to normal life, often leaving the area. Wallace tasked Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett to reduce lawlessness in the region. By the end of three years, he and his deputies had hunted down and killed Billy the Kid and other figures who had continued to operate as bandits and gunfighters.

Background While the seeds were sown in the years prior to 1878, open armed conflict in the Lincoln County War began with the murder of rancher John Tunstall on February 18, 1878, by members

of the Jesse Evans Gang, who were hired as gunmen by the "Murphy-Dolan" faction (called "The House") to harass their commercial competition in Lincoln, New Mexico. Tunstall had become a competitor of the established Murphy-Dolan mercantile store and bank, and they were losing money in the frontier town.

Due to the murder and Lincoln County Sheriff William J. Brady's inaction in the case, Tunstall supporters formed their own armed group. They called themselves the Lincoln County Regulators and were led by Richard "Dick" Brewer. Other members included gunmen such as Charlie Bowdre, John Middleton, Frank Coe, George Coe, "Big Jim" French, Doc Scurlock, and William Bonney (later known as Billy the Kid when he had his own gang). The conflict resulted in numerous deaths on both sides, including the murder of Sheriff Brady on April 1, 1878.

On April 29, 1878, George Peppin, the newly appointed County Sheriff, led a posse that included Jesse Evans, his gang, and the Seven Rivers Warriors. They engaged three Regulators in a shootout at the Fritz Ranch, resulting in the death of Frank McNab, the wounding of Ab

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The morning after the shootout at the Fritz Ranch, George Coe took up a defensive position on the roof of Alexander McSween's house. Coe had lost his trigger finger in an earlier gunfight with Buckshot Roberts, but took aim at 'Dutch Charlie' Kruling, a member of the Seven Rivers gang. As the distance exceeded 350 yards, Henry Newton Brown warned Coe he was wasting his shot. Coe shot and wounded Kruling. That same day, Seven Rivers members Tom Green, Charles Marshall, Jim Patterson, and John Galvin were killed in Lincoln. The Regulators were blamed.

next three days, little changed, and no precise casualty figures are known. Finally, on July 18, a cavalry detachment under the command of Lt. Col. N.A.M. Dudley from Fort Stanton arrived.

They had either been summoned by frightened residents, or by a report that a soldier had been wounded in Lincoln.

The soldiers quickly ended the skirmish. By the end of the third day, the McSween supporters scattered about town had all departed, leaving just the contingent holed up in the McSween house.

At some point during the night of July 18, the McSween house was set afire.

When McSween and the others attempted to flee the following morning, he was shot and killed, along with several other Regulators.

On May 15, a gang of 22 Regulators—led by Deputy Sheriff Doc Scurlock and including Billy With the leadership of Billy and Jim French the Kid—tracked down Manuel Segovia of the reassessed their position, before going out guns Seven rivers. They believed he had killed McNab. blazing and escaping. Casualty figures for the Segovia was reported as shot and killed while battle were varied, but the Regulators lost at least allegedly trying to escape custody. five men, included McSween, while Peppin's posse also suffered two dead: Bob Beckwith and The Battle Charlie Crawford.

McSween, the former partner of John Tunstall, Aftermath along with John Chisum, had organized and supported the Regulators, although he was a nonThe widow Susan McSween tried to have the combatant.On July 15, 1878, McSween returned to Lincoln with about 41 of his supporters, ten of Murphy-Dolan faction prosecuted, but no legal whom he put up in his home; the rest found beds action against them was taken. Col. Dudley was placed under investigation for his failure to around the town. complete his peace-keeping mission, but was cleared a year later when the army decided not to Shortly after, a large force, hired by the file charges.

"Murphy-Dolan" faction and led by Peppin, arrived in Lincoln, surrounding the Regulator In September 1878, President of the United faction in McSween's house.

States Rutherford Hayes dismissed Governor Samuel Beach Axtell, replacing him with Lew The posse and the Regulators traded gunfire for much of the day. At least five Murphy-Dolan Wallace. He was determined to reduce the lawlessness in the state. By that time, the men were wounded in the initial exchange, but remaining Regulators had broken up, many the Regulators suffered no casualties.During the

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returning to normal lives. Scurlock, for instance, moved to Texas, where he settled down and raised a family. He and his wife had 10 children and he managed the local mail station; he died in Eastland, Texas, at 80 years old.

Governor Lew Wallace issued general amnesties for many said to take part in the conflict. He issued warrants for others, such as Bonney. He met him in Lincoln, where he offered the Kid a pardon if the latter would testify against the Murphy-Dolan faction in court.

The cousins Frank and George Coe also went straight, leaving Lincoln and living to be old men.

In 1934, George Coe published his memoir, Frontier Fighter, recounting his part in the Lincoln County War and his friendship with Billy the Kid.

The Kid agreed, and after a staged arrest, gave his testimony at trial. Wallace failed to grant the promised pardon, and ignored Billy's subsequent correspondence imploring the governor to hold up his end of the bargain.

The Kid escaped from jail, and Wallace issued Others, such as the Kid, Charlie Bowdre, Tom a warrant and offered a $500 reward for his arrest.

O'Folliard, and Jose Chavez y Chavez, stayed on The "war" led to the notoriety of Billy the Kid, the wrong side of the law. Over the next few who was eventually killed by lawman Pat Garrett. years, Bonney, Bowdre, and O'Folliard, who were bandits, were hunted down and killed by Sheriff The state considered a posthumous pardon of Pat Garrett and his deputies.

Billy the Kid in 2010, but this was protested by law enforcement groups and descendants of the Chavez was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1894 in an unrelated three officers killed by the Kid. case. After receiving a pardon in 1910, he lived lawfully and in relative peace.

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Page 31 Do you have what it takes? Do you have the skills? The technique? The patience? If so, here is one fiendish word search puzzle for you. Presenting: The World's Hardest Word Search Puzzle - with just one word. FIND THE WORD: CATAMARAN

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MEET JOEL

Neudorf Enterprises LLC Brandon offered it to Joel as he could see Joel’s eagerness to learn and ability to solve problems.

Joel has been working with Neudorf Enterprises LLC for only two short years, but in that time he has been promoted to shop foreman.

Joel is responsible for not only his own assigned jobs but also overseeing those of the other three technicians and a lube tech.

Although his professional experience in the Automotive / Diesel repair industry has been short, he has excelled in it and has more than proven himself capable.

Joel Lavin shown here taking a rare timeout at Neudorf Enterprises LLC

Joel understands what it takes to get the job done and do it right! It is a standard that is taken very seriously, and we value that in our employees.

Neudorf Enterprises LLC is PROUD to introduce our shop foreman, Joel Lavin. He is originally from Wisconsin and moved to the Cloudcroft area in 1996, where he attended school and received his high school diploma in 2005.

Joel is the proud father of a 5 year old son named Daniel, who he loves dearly and enjoys spending as much time with as possible.

Joel worked for the family business, Custom Overhead Doors as a garage door tech for 10 years.

He has always had an interest in fixing things and working on his own vehicles.

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JOIN THE TULAROSA VINEYARDS WINE CLUB By joining you are assured to receive:

We now have 2 wine clubs to satisfy most everyones tastes.

• 3-bottle pack of current & pre-released wines • Four shipments per year delivered to your door • 20% discount on all wine purchases • Newsletter with release notes, calendar of events,special offers, and newsworthy stuff.

• E-mail reminders for upcoming and timely events.

The classic TV WIne Club is for those that enjoy dry wines and "The Sweet Life!" TV Wine Club is for those that enjoy our wonderful dessert wines For more information about our Wine Club, pay us a visit, give us a call, or visit our web site at www.tularosavineyards.com/wineclub.html

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The coin was manufactured in Mexico, probably out of Santa Rita copper that was mined and transported south from the mine near Silver City that is still being mined.

The coin was not a surprise- US coins in small denomination were always scarce on the frontier and these coins were circulated in Tularosa until the 1890s or so.

A one-quarter reale is worth about 3 cents, a "real" being half a bit or 12.5 cents.

Our US monetary denomination was based 1846 COIN RECOVERED COGHLAN on Spains- eight "bits" or reales is the basis HOTEL, TULAROSA, NM. By Joe Ben for our own dollar and so we borrowed from Spain our nations currency Sanders 2018 denominarions. The Spanish dollar was a Today, a Mexican one-quarter "real" "piece of eight" and often cut up into eight (plural reale) was recovered nearly two feet pieces or "bits", each worth 12.5 cents. Our deep in the southwest hotel court yard of quarter is called "two bits" as a result. the now buried archaeological site that once The date on this coin is suspected to be was the hub of our village.

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THIS IS

CORONA

The earliest setters in the area were Spanish ranchers who raised sheep and cattle on the open rangelands surrounding Corona. In the 1850's a stage line was established from Las Vegas to White Oaks and Fort Stanton, transporting passengers, mail and supplies for the army from Ft. Union to Ft. Stanton.

Amoung the stage stops were Pinos Wells and the Red Cloud Post office area of the Gallinas Mountains, it proved to be unprofitable because miners had to haul their ore by wagon to smelters in Soccoro and El Paso.

many homesteaders and farmers to the area and initiated the growth of Corona as a trade center, enabling farmers and ranchers to ship their products to market.

In the 1950's, natural gas transmission lines were laid through the area, company housing was built, and some thirty families were employed.

Recognized as one of the best in the state, the school has long been the focal point of the community. The School District encompasses parts of three counties and serves an area of 2061 square miles.

The stage lines are now gone, the mines are closed; farming is minimal; the railroad depot has been moved (The Corona railroad depot is now located in Alamogordo as the Toy Train Museum); trains no longer stop here and natural gas lines have been automated. Corona is still Corona was established as a railroad the trade center for the area; school is still town in 1903 with the building of El Paso the heart of the community; and Corona is and South Western Railroad from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa where it connected once again, ranching country. to the Rock Island Line. This brought With the establishment of rail lines through Corona, increased ore production became possible. At the peak of mining production, approximately 300 people were employed in the industry.

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The setting is August, 1917, and WWI rages across Europe and Americans are involved. The village pours out its young men and their cookies and love and send the soldiers off to war. They await in Albuquerque, training to become American Expeditionary Force "doughboy" soldiers and waiting to go over "there". ' Twas a century ago Tularosa Valley News reported on August 4, 1917 the following:

Not only do we appreciate these material things, but to know that the people of our hometown have not forgotten us is of the more value than any thing else.

Speedily are we coming to realize that wer are engage in as great a struggle as this nation has ever been called upon to face, and I am sure that should we have to go cross the water the Tularosa boys will give an account of themselves in any thing that they might be called upon to perform.

"LETTER of Thanks and Appreciation to Tularosa Albuquerque, NM, July 29, 1917.

The boys from Tularosa having recieved the kits sent them by the people of Tularosa, wish to express their deep appreciation and thanks for same.

Nothing in my opinion would have suited us better. Everything pertaining to practical army use was included and as the allowance for such has been greatly decreased during the present crisis it is no wonder that the Tularosa boys are wearing a smile.

Again we wish to extend to all of you collectively and individually our appreciation and thanks for the kite. Best regards to all Cubia Clayton, Sergeant Major, 1st N. M. Inf. P. S. All of the boys are well and enjoying life.

Cubia"

Editors note, Cubia was the brother of Verner Clayton and uncle to Jan Clayton.

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This site was associated with a tipi ring, BUFFALO JUMP PETROGLYPH, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. or stone circle. There were other glyphs

By Joe Ben Sanders (with a contribution nearby, and the snake and horned toad suggest the Comanche were the author. The

by Phillip Onsrud) snake was used in the sign language to This Indian writing is a scene from the denote "Comanche". The horned toad, 1623-1876 period. More than likely it is of according to Comanche belief, was picked Comanche affiliation and dates to 1760up and spoken to and asked to find 1780. It occurs in the Tularosa Basin and is direction that buffalo could be found. The unique.

Comanche then placed the horned toad on the ground and watched. The direction the It depicts a mounted warrior driving horned toad took was the direction the bison, or buffalo, off a cliff. A scout awaits Comanches followed. at base of cliff on horse back. He will dispatch any wounded animals if necessary.

By 1874, the southern bison herd was being systematically eliminated from The nearest known and documented eastern New Mexico and west Texas. The bison jump site is near Bottomless Lakes Red River War in the mid 1870's drove the State Park east of Roswell, New Mexico. last free Indians off the Llano Eatacado. By The BLM has funded archaeological work 1876, even Quanah Parker and his on this site and can be accessed at the followers had to admit the bison would Roswell BLM office. Comanche and soon be gone forever from the southern Apache petroglyphs are very rare. They are plains. diagnostic by the horse.

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Hello, I’m Sue Danekas and I along with my husband Craig, are the owners of Casa y Tierra Title Company located here in Alamogordo.

We bought Casa y Tierra Title Company in July of 2016 from Mary Pieper. I had worked for Mary for ten years.

that all document are in order I am an escrow officer here at and that the closings go as Casa y Tierra and am responsible smoothly as possible and that all for real estate closings, ensuring funds are dispersed in a accurate and timely fashion.

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