Misc Rio Grande Republican Articles, 1908-1911, Dona Ana Co, NM *********************************************************** Submitted by: Marcena Thompson Date: 27 Apr 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Rio Grande Republican Sat. April 11, 1908 LEMON Harvey Eugene LEMON infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John LEMON died of measles, Sun. April 5, 1908, after only two days illness; age, 21 months, 8 days. CUNIFFE Henry A. CUNIFFE died on Wed. at La Mesilla, age 47 years. Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock Mon. afternoon, from the home of his sister, Mrs. Oscar LOHMAN, to the Catholic Church. Friends of the family followed the remains to the Catholic cemetery. Rio Grande Republican Las Cruces, Dona Ana co. Sat. May 9, 1908 Local News Attorney H. B. Holt spent Sunday in El Paso. ____________________________________________ W. D. Buck the Alamogordo undertaker was a Cruces visitor on private business on Monday. ____________________________________________ Wes. Baker, and Mr. Browden were lover valley visitors in the county seat yesterday. ____________________________________________ Water Coolers, Water Sets, Water Glasses at Novelty Mercantile Co. ____________________________________________ Dripping Springs is attracting people who like to get away from town for a while. About half-a-dozen couples rode out last week. ____________________________________________ F. C. Barker & Co. and T. Rousault are growing extra early cantaloupes. They plant the seeds in small boxes covered by glass. Both have cantaloupes in bloom. ____________________________________________ Mr. P. Moreno leaves this evening for Las Vegas to attend the meeting of the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy, which body will convene up there for their annual meeting on Monday. ____________________________________________ Misses Cleotilde and Corine Amador returned Monday from Chihuahua, Mexico, where they went to attend the marriage of their brother. Another sister, Mrs. Daguerre, went from Parral, Mexico, to be present at the wedding. ____________________________________________ Harry Bailey is experimenting with tobacco stems for woolly aphids and codling moth. Mr. Bailey purchased the stems from the El Paso tobacco factory and is trying them to the trunk of the trees. ____________________________________________ Mr. Nathan Smith, who has been suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism the past two months, has so far recovered as to be able to leave for his ranch home near Engle this week. Dr., F. C. Campbell accompanied him yesterday and will spend the next few weeks recuperating. ____________________________________________ Mr. C. H. Williams Dead. Died - Sunday morning at 4 o'clock, Mr. Charles H. Williams to typhoid pneumonia. Mr. Williams had been ill only about a week. The remains were shipped to their former home at Hawarden, Iowa, for interment. Mrs. Williams and son, Lewis accompanied them. The deceased was quite a prominent and enterprising resident of the valley and his sudden death was a shock to the community. ____________________________________________ Rio Grande Republican Friday, August 6, 1909 Death of J. N. Gatton J. N. Gatton died at his home here Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock after five days illness due to acute indigestion. The deceased was 64 years of age and is survived by a wife, son and daughter. Mr. Gatton and family have resided here for several years and have many friends in this town and community who extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. Funeral services were held at the late home of the deceased, Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. R. Goodloe, solos were sung by Mr. Stevens. The remains were taken to Springfield, ILL., his old home, for interment. Mrs. Gatton and son, Fred and daughter, Mrs. Isles accompanied the remains. PAPEN Mrs. Allen J. PAPEN died at her home in Las Cruces, 39 years. Seldom has it been our duty to record so sudden a death. Seemingly with us today active in life's round of duty and love, but gone tomorrow. Mrs. PAPEN was taken ill Sun. evening with pains in the stomach, soon followed by convulsions, which left her in a paralyzed and unconscious condition. She remained unconscious to the end. All the care and love that skilled physicians, ___? and anxious household could devise and apply for her assistance were brought into play, but the fist of He who rules our incomings and outgoings had been issued, and the appeals of those who loved her best were overruled. Nellie IRWIN PAPEN was born in Missouri, Jan. 28, 1869, gowning from childhood to womanhood in Topeka, KS. She married to Allen J. PAPEN, Jan. 24, 1895 and made her home in La Cruces. Her mother, Mary E. IRWIN, brother James B. IRWIN, husband and three children; Mary, 11, Allen, 9, Bernard? Rodey, age 3 survived her. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Rio Grande Republican, Las Cruces, Dona Ana co. August 31, 1909 SAMPSON Mrs. W. J. SAMPSON died at her home in Las Cruces, Tuesday morning, Mrs. W. J. SAMPSON, aged forty-seven years. The news of the death of Mrs. SAMPSON Tuesday morning came as a shock barbed with pain and sorrow. Just the day before the deceased was upon our streets greeting friends with a happy "Good Morning". She expected to go to El Paso, TX, the next day, but early in the morning when preparing for the trip, she was suddenly taken ill, death resulting in a dew minutes from heart failure. Parents were Peter Hironimus SPEAS and Elizabeth HINK both of Missouri. Surviving children were Irving Wilbur, Clarence James, Royce Hironimus, Ralph Frank, Leland Edward, Maggie Belle and Harold Lane. Earl Wm. SAMPSON was born and died in 1899. Mrs. SAMPSON leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her loss, the youngest three years old. The funeral was held from the home Wednesday afternoon, at three o'clock, interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. * Rio Grande Republican Friday, May, 19, 1911 Page 3 Death of David Wood David Wood died at his home on May seventeenth at his home in Las Cruces of chronic disability. Mr. Wood leaves three sons to morn him, David, John, and a younger son whose name we could not obtain. The sons live in Las Cruces. Two daughters Mrs. Espolin of Rincon and Mrs. Cole Railston of Magdalena. Mr. Wood was 78 years of age and a pioneer of Dona Ana County. He came here in 1863 and has since resided here. David Wood was born at St. Joseph, Missouri in 1833 and went to California with the "forty-niners". When the war of the Rebellion called for patriots he joined Co. C. of first California volunteers and marched as sergeant with them to New Mexico. Mr. Wood was well known and highly respected. The funeral was held at his home on North Main street on Thursday and burial was in the Catholic cemetery. His family have the wide sympathy of all who knew their venerable father. * Rio Grande Republican Friday, May, 19, 1911 Page 3 Scarlet Fever Another case of scarlet fever has appeared in the household of Modesto Kelsey whose little daughter died two weeks ago. The family are under quarantine and the child affected is not as yet considered in a serious condition. *