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This is a long read but it is totally worth it if you need a laugh, and many spouses would also enjoy it. A speech given at a conference on quilting (Quilt Canada 2010) by Allan Fradsham, a criminal court judge in Calgary, Alberta, where the conference was held. Here's the text. It's long but amusing, and so worth a read: “When, some years ago, Gloria told me that she was going to build upon her years of sewing experience, and take up "quilting", I thought she was telling me that she was going to take up a new hobby or a new craft. I was completely oblivious to the fact that what she was really announcing was that she was taking up membership in a tightly knit (if you'll pardon the expression) group of individuals whose loyalty to one another makes motorcycle gang members seem uncommitted, and whose passion for quilting activities makes members of cults look positively disinterested. As is the case with many spouses, I was completely Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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unaware that there existed this parallel universe called quilting. However, to be completely unaware of a world-wide subculture operating right under our noses and in our homes is a bit obtuse even for husbands. But there it is, and here you are. And, most oddly, here I am. You might wonder how all this came to pass; I know I certainly do.
I cannot now identify what was the first clue I detected indicating that Gloria had entered the fabric world equivalent of Harry Potter's Hogwarts. It might have been the appearance of the fabric. Bundles of fabric, mounds of fabric, piles of fabric, towering stacks of fabric. Fabric on bolts, and stacks of small squares of fabric tied up in pretty ribbons (I later learned these were "fat quarters" which to this day sounds to me like a term out of Robin Hood). The stuff just kept coming into the house as Story continues next page Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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thought it were endless waves crashing onto a beach. And then, just like the waves, the most amazing thing happened: it would simply disappear. It was as though the walls of the house simply absorbed it. Meters and meters (or as men of my generation would say, yards and yards) of fabric would come into the house. It would arrive in Gloria's arms when she returned from a shopping excursion. It would arrive in the post stuffed in postal packs so full that they were only kept together by packing tape (these overstuffed Priority Packs are the equivalent of me trying to fit into pants I wore in law school). These packages would arrive having been shipped from unheard of towns and villages in far away provinces or states or overseas countries (I am convinced the internet's primary activity is not to be found in pornography; that is just a ruse, the internet's real function is to facilitate the trafficking and distribution of fabric). Wherever we went, be it in Canada, the U.S., Europe, wherever there was a collection of more than three houses, Gloria would find a quilt shop from which she would pluck some prize from some bin with the enthusiasm and unerring eye of an archaeologist finding a new species of dinosaur. And of course, the reason that there are quilt shops everywhere is because there are quilters everywhere, and I mean Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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EVERYWHERE. A few years ago, Gloria had been visiting her sister-in-law in Kelowna. While there, she found and purchased a Featherweight sewing machine. I understand that making such a find is a matter of such joy that it may eventually attract government taxation. When it came time to fly back to Calgary, Gloria worried about what the people at airport security would have to say when she tried to take the machine onto the plane. She need not have been concerned. Now, airport security takes pride in preventing me from carrying onto a plane a small squirt of toothpaste left in a rolled up toothpaste tube if the tube in which it is lodged did at some point in the distant past, contain a prohibited amount of toothpaste. My spot of toothpaste is a national security threat. However, when it came time for Gloria to go through security with the Featherweight, which is made of metal and has needles in secret compartments, airport security came to a standstill. Why? Were Story continues next page Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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they about to confiscate the machine, and detain the person who dared to try to board with it? Of course not. They gathered around it in awe and admiration, asking Gloria questions about where she had found it, and expressing admiration for her good fortune in finding it. And why did Gloria get such warm treatment when I am shunned for trying to maintain some degree of oral hygiene? Well, the answer is obvious; the assembled airport security staff were all quilters, complete with the secret handshake. Maybe I should have twigged to what was happening when the washing of all this fabric led to having to replace our washing machine, which was clearly not designed for such industrial use. Now, let me pause here. I understand that there is an intense debate within your world about whether or not fabrics should be washed upon purchase. I do not wish to be caught in any cross-fire between the two camps, for all I know, as an outsider, I may not be authorized to even know of the controversy. I do suspect that if men were making the decision, quilting would involve lot less fabric washing and a lot more beer drinking. I did eventually discover where all the fabric went. It went into drawers, cupboards, shelves, and, eventually it completely filled up a closet, which took up one full wall in Gloria's newly built "sewing room". What we now call Gloria's Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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"sewing room", we used to call "the basement".
I have discovered that one of the art forms mastered by quilters is the ability to purchase container loads of fabric, conceal it in the house, and camouflage the purchase so that it slips right under the nose of the unsuspecting spouse. As a loving and obedient spouse, I have on many occasions found myself in quilt stores where I serve two useful functions: I can reach bolts of fabric stored on top shelves; and I can carry numerous bolts of fabric to a cutting table. However, I have also started to listen to what is said in quilting stores, and one day, in a little quilting shop in the heart of Alberta farming country, I heard Story continues page 18 Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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something that made it clear to me that quilters are so clever and, dare I say, devious, that there is really no sport for them in fooling we naive husbands. Gloria had decided to buy some fabric (which is similar to saying that Gloria had decided to breathe), and had gone to the till to pay for it.
Upon running through Gloria's charge card, the clerk quietly said, "Now, when you get your credit card statement, don't be alarmed when you see an entry for our local feed store. We run our charges under that name so that if a husband looks at the credit card statements, he will think that the entry is just something he bought at the feed store for the farm". That sort of financial shell game would make Goldman Sachs proud. I knew at that moment that there had been a major and probably irrevocable shift in the world's power structure. I concede it is basically over for the non-quilting husband. Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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As you have been told, I sit as a criminal law judge, and as such I often find myself sitting on drug trials, or issuing search warrants in relation to drug investigations. I must say that the more I learned about the quilting world, the more I started to see similarities between that world and the drug world. It has caused me some concern. We all interpret events from our own perspectives using the lessons we have learned through life. When I saw the extent to which Gloria's collection of fabric was growing, I began to worry. In the law relating to drugs, the amount of a drug one has in one's
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which the person has the drug. For example, if a person is in possession of crack cocaine (to use a drug with an addictive power equivalent to fabric), one look at the amount of crack the person possessed. If the amount exceeds the amount one would realistically possess for personal use, then one may reasonably draw the inference that the purpose of the possession is not personal use, but, rather, it is for the purpose of trafficking the drug. So, you can imagine what I thought when I saw Gloria's collection of fabric grow to a point where she readily admitted that she could never use all that fabric in several lifetimes. I reluctantly concluded that I was married to a very high-level fabric trafficker. Mind you, in order to qualify as a trafficker, one does have to part with fabric, and I see very little evidence of that happening. In fact, the more I thought about the parallels between the quilting culture and the drug culture, the clearer the similarities became. Consider the jargon. I have learned that this vast collection of fabric, which is stored in our house, is a "stash". Well, drug dealers speak of their "stash" of drugs. Gloria speaks of doing "piece" work. In the drug world there are often people who bring together the crack cocaine dealer and the buyer; think of a real estate agent, but not as well dressed, through perhaps somewhat less annoying. Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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Those people speak of breaking off a "piece" of crack as payment for bringing the parties together. Sounds to me like a type of "piece work". Those who transport drugs are often called "mules"; I have frequently heard Gloria refer to me as her mule when I am in a quilt store carrying stacks of fabric bolts (or did she says I was stubborn as a mule?). Well, it was something about mules. And I should think that this whole conference is a testimony to the addictive qualities of quilting. In my role as a Sherpa, I have accompanied Gloria on various quilting expeditions, and I have been impressed by many things. One is, as I have mentioned, that no matter where one goes, there will be a quilt store. The proliferation of quilt shops makes Starbucks outlets seem scarce. One day Gloria led me into a hardware store, which seemed odd to me, that is until I discovered that, as I walked towards the back of the store, the store had become a quilt shop. The metamorphosis was extraordinary, and very crafty (if you will pardon the pun). At that moment, I knew how Alice felt as she followed that rabbit down the rabbit hole. Suddenly, one was in a different universe. Another thing I have learned is that the operators of quilt shops have great business acumen. In one of Gloria's favorite shops, upon entry I am greeted by name and offered a cup of coffee. If the grandson is with us, he is allowed to choose a book to take home. It is all so friendly that I don't even Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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notice that I cannot see over the growing pile of fabric bolts which fill my arms. I wish that my doctor did such a good job of distracting me when it is time to do a prostate exam. I have learned that quilting is both international in scope and generous in spirit. I have learned that quilters are quick to assist those in need, and that they have always been prepared to stand up for what is right. For example, I think of Civil War quilts, which often conveyed messages about the Underground railway for slaves escaping to Canada. I think of the One Million Pillowcase Challenge, and the Quilts of Valour project. At one point, I thought of suggesting the creation of an organization akin to "Doctors Without Borders", but decided that an organization called "Quilts Without Borders" would indeed be illogical.
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And of course, there are the resultant quilts. We have quilts throughout the house. They adorn beds, chesterfields, the backs of chairs. They are stacked on shelves, they are stored in drawers, they are shoved under beds, they are hung on walls. There is even one on the ceiling of the sunroom. They compete for any space not taken up with the fabric, which will eventually result in more quilts. I live in a cornucopia, which disgorges quilts instead of produce. I have decided that quilts are the zucchini of crafts. But who can complain? Quilt seriously, each one is a work of art, and an instant family Story continues page 30
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treasure. While family members and friends are delighted to receive them, I churlishly begrudge seeing them go out the door. Though I tease Gloria about the all-consuming nature of her obsession, I am constantly amazed at the skill necessary to create those works of art. I stand in awe as I watch her do the mathematics necessary to give effect to (or correct) a pattern. When she quilts, she combines the skill of an engineer, a draughts man, a seamstress, and an artist. Her sewing machines require her to have, as she does, advanced computer and mechanical skills. She knows her sewing machines as well as any Hell's Angel knows his Harley. She uses measuring and cutting tools and grids, which would challenge the talents of the best land surveyors. In short, I am very proud of what Gloria does, as each of you should be proud of your own skills and creations. They are impressive and very evident at this Conference. On behalf of those of us who wouldn't know a binding from a batting, I simply ask that when you finally and formally announce that have already taken over the world that you find some simple tasks for us to do to justify our existence. You might call those tasks... the QUILT PRO QUO. Gloria and I very much appreciate your warm hospitality this evening. Story continues page 32 Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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In closing, the hotel management has asked me to remind you that those found cutting up the table cloths for quilting fabric will have their rotary cutters confiscated and forfeited to the Crown.�
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The World’s most expensive Valentine’s day bouquet
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hey say it’s the thought that counts. Our first thought when we saw the price tag on the world’s most expensive Valentine’s day bouquet was ‘how much?!?! Endura Roses, the UK’s leading preserved flower company, have created what is thought to be the world’s most expensive bouquet of flowers ever. The Cullinan bouquet, containing no less than 100 specially preserved flowers, will set you back a whopping $27,000. You could do a complete Story continues page 38 Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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kitchen makeover for the same value. The lavish bouquet is named after the very thing it was inspired by, the Cullinan Diamond – the world’s largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found. Set on a bed of brooding black hydrangea, is a towering forest of roses ranging in size. Of these roses are no less than six Grandeur Roses, all completely encased in 24-carat gold. Sat alongside those are Heart Roses, expertly created by hand by the specialist florists. The remaining flowers are Juliette Roses beautiful, with their doublepetalled structure. At the heart of this creation is a Mon Chérie elegant curved glass cloche. Inside are two intertwined heart roses, with two Cullinan diamonds sitting in the centre – one 0.5 carat, the other 0.3 carat. The bouquet is finished with a ‘Diamond Dust’. created when larger, multi-faceted diamonds are cut is saved and used for a light dusting.
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Valentine's Day Horror Stories "I wasn't seeing anyone at the time but I received a big box of chocolate strawberries. They're actually my favorite! But it came with no note. So I spent ALL day trying to think who would send me strawberries. My ex from a few months ago? The guy I went on a few dates with but fizzled out? A secret admirer? And I didn't exactly want to call any of these people up and ask. Ah the suspense! Turns out my Aunt had sent a box to all of her nieces.�
"It was my first ever Valentine's Day with a boyfriend. I bought him his favorite candy, my best friend helped me curl my hair, I put on a cute dress, and then I spent the whole night staring at my phone waiting for him to respond to my many texts asking when he was coming to pick me up. I finally got a response after 9:00 p.m. telling me he fell asleep."
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"A few years ago I was dating not the smartest guy ever and he was terrible at gifts anyways, but one year it was bad. I got a big bear he bought at a drug store that had the previous year on the tummy, and he wrote in the right year. He said he didn't realize when he bought and he was wondering why it was so cheap." "One year my ex-girlfriend and I decided that we'd just wing it on Valentine's Day instead of trying to make reservations or plan anything too special. We had to go to the mall anyway and decided that we'd have a nice dinner at a fondue restaurant while we were there. But it was of course full of people who did think to make reservations — and so was every other restaurant in the mall. We ended up at Taco Bell eating our weight in quesadillas and fake nacho cheese�
"My long-distance internet boyfriend of several years surprised me with a visit to my college dorm on February 13. It was the first time we met in person. We spent the day kissing and cuddling until I invited him to spend the night. Then he told me that he was actually just stopping through Illinois on his way to New York, where he was moving to live with his actual girlfriend."
"I was dating a guy on and off and we were 'on again' right before Valentine’s Day. We went to a very nice dinner and he paid. Later, we went out for drinks at our favorite bar and I opened a tab. Thirty minutes later, he disappeared and I found him talking to another girl. When I went up to them, he acted like he didn’t know me and told me to leave them alone. When I closed my tab, the bill was over $200 even though I only had two drinks. The bartender ended up telling me he had purchased multiple drinks for other girls on my tab”
“I was casually seeing a guy for a few weeks and wasn’t sure if I wanted to get more serious. Then, he asked me out on Valentine’s Day, and I was flattered. I thought, ‘He must be ready to take our relationship to the next level’. When we got to the restaurant, we sat down, and a waiter handed us the special prix-fixe menu. My date asked, ‘Oh, is it Valentine’s Day?’ and I nodded. He seemed genuinely shocked and even had the nerve to tell me that he wouldn’t have asked me out if he had known what day it was!”
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In February, Aquarians will be caring and affectionate, thanks to the influence of Venus. However, it could be a problem in some situations. Pay more attention to your partner instead of flirting with others. If it comes to a conflict, you could risk losing them because of your behavior. In this month, you won’t be very thrifty, and you will treat yourself to buying new things. Try to find some self-control as overspending could get you in severe financial trouble. In this period, you will be very kind and friendly, but even these features can be a little too much extreme solicitude is not pleasant. If Aquarius asks others about their problems and tries to apply their amateur psychological analyses, it will be rather repulsive to people. You are able to help greatly, but you need a taste of your own medicine. February will, therefore, represent some kind of balancing between helping others and yourself.
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Pisces natives are going to feel as if no one can understand their feelings and that they’re being hurt for no reason whatsoever. For the first 2 weeks of February, their main problem will be that no one truly gets them. Indeed, they have some opinions that are hard to accept, not to mention their feelings are strange as well. This situation will lead to conflicts at home. However, starting with the 2nd fortnight, their relationship will improve, and they will be more eager than ever to go out. From the 24th and until the 27th, they will be deceived and feel disappointed about everything. What they should do is pay attention to latent difficulties and what can hurt their feelings the most, so that they can avoid them. There are new friendships announced, mostly with people in the artistic field, who can make them connect more with their inner world. Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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GETTIN DOWN
That’s right, even at my advanced age, I can still “get down” when the need, mood, or circumstances arise. Just ask my wife. Yep, the problem is, “gettin back up.” Hittin my seventies, things started changing. Agility was a thing of the past, just simple jobs like tying shoelaces got a little more difficult. Clipping toenails was now a dreaded chore. Sure I could go to a, uh, pedicurist? One of those foot people, and for a small fee of about twenty-five bucks they’d clip and file my toenails. They’d even polish em for me if I was so inclined, but, I ain’t. I can hear me now, telling the guys at the lodge, “Gotta run guys, got a pedicure at four-thirty.” Ha, no thanks, I’ll endure the leg cramps, and clip my own toenails. Even at my advanced age, surprisingly, I can still change the filters on my heater in the hallway, Story continues next page
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sitting on the floor, yes, I can still “get down.” A narrow hallway, for a slightly overweight senior, finishing my chore, rising, or “gettin back up” ain’t no easy task. But, hey, I’m not just another pretty face, I’ve developed a system for arising from a prone or sitting position, only involving a few cramps. First I turn to my knees and elbows, calmly crawl out of the hallway into the living room, grab hold of the arm of the couch and pull myself up to a semi-standing position. Ha! Sure, I may walk funny or sideways for a few minutes, after rising, but, my body will eventually realign itself. Sitting here in my recliner, enjoying the first cup, planning the day ahead, and the furies that await me, I notice, sitting in the reclining position, my toenails once again need clipping to avoid ripping bed sheets. Dang, looks like they’d quit growing after you reach a certain age. I’m actually thinkin about visiting that pedicurist my wife uses. Wonder if I could slip in, quietly, get a quick clip with curtains drawn, hush, hush, then slip out the back door, unnoticed? Hey, if my sadistic, Neanderthal buddies at the lodge ever got wind of this, I’d never hear the end of it. Hmmmm...… Story Courtesy of Junior Thurman Artesia, NM Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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A MURDER IN TULAROSA June 17,1914 Wednesday morning, while riding horseback toward Tularosa Canyon, Ralpha S. Connell, proprietor of the Connell poultry farm here, was shot from his horse and died instantly. The bullet passed through the left shoulder, the auxiliary artery and the apex of the left lung.
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Wednesday morning, while riding horseback toward Tularosa Canyon, Ralpha S. Connell, proprietor of the Connell poultry farm here, was shot from his horse and died instantly. The bullet passed through the left shoulder, the auxilary artery and the apex of the left lung. Benito Duran, Noah Bullard (jobs I think it’s Bullard but illegible letters are nearly illegible) and Mr. Connell's daughter were with him when he fell and the former stayed with the body, the other two coming to town for assistance. Mr. Connell held the Mescalero Indian agency meat contract and at the time of the killing was driving cattle to the agency and was near the Porter home one mile east of town. On account of this and the known ill feeling between the two families, the officers arrested on suspicion Mrs. J. L. Porter and O. M. Talley and after District Attorney H. B. Hamilton arrived they were taken to Alamogordo. After the coroner's jury had viewed the body it was brought to town and Undertaker A. J. Buck was called to prepare body for shipment to Omaha which was made yesterday afternoon. The coroner's jury made its report Thursday morning as follows: "We find that Ralpha S. Connell came to his death by a gunshot wound in left shoulder, shot being fired from a small building south of the J. L. Porter residence by an unknown party". Considering the prominence of the victim and the past and present conditions, the community has Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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known ill feeling between the two families, the officers arrested on suspicion Mrs. J. L. Porter and O. M. Talley and after District Attorney H. B. Hamilton arrived they were taken to Alamogordo. After the coroner's jury had viewed the body it was brought to town and Undertaker A. J. Buck was called to prepare body for shipment to Omaha which was made yesterday afternoon. The coroner's jury made its report Thursday morning as follows: "We find that Ralpha S. Connell came to his death by a gunshot wound in left shoulder, shot being fired from a small building south of the J. L. Porter residence by an unknown party". Considering the prominence of the victim and the past and present conditions, the community has been very quiet. On Thursday after noon J.L. Porter surrendered to the officers at Alamogordo and was placed in jail. Mrs. Porter was released and returned to Tularosa yesterday morning. Word from Alamogordo is to the effect that Mr. and Mrs. Porter made statements to Sheriff Hunter that they did not know who did the shooting. Mr. Porter further stated that the reason for him laying out was that several Mexican friends of Connell were present carrying arms, and he feared trouble with them hence his going to Alamogordo to surrender. Story courtesy of Joe Ben Sanders Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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WINDMILLS of NEW MEXICO
Near Ruidoso, New Mexico, a windmill on the Eagle Creek Land & Cattle Ranch. Photo by Mark Stambaugh
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On a long abandoned pinto bean farm near Estancia By Buddy Mays
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● This holiday originated from the pagan ancient Roman festivities called “Lupercalia” ● Around 6 million couples will get engaged every Valentine’s Day, according to Fortunly. ● The first heart-shaped box of chocolates was made in 1861, according to the same source. ● During this time of the year, singles “feel pressure to be romantic (51%), be in a relationship (43%), go on a date (42%),” according to Plenty of Fish’s 2019 study. ● 7 countries in the world banned the celebration of Valentine’s Day; those are Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Russia because it’s a Christian holiday, according to Wedded Wonderland. Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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● The first time people associated Valentine’s Day with love was after Chaucer’s “Parlement of Foules,” or “Parliament of Fowls,” a 14thcentury poem that says how this exact day is a special day for lovers. Although he thought of another Saint Valentine, whose day is celebrated on May 2, we celebrate it on February 14. ● In the US, more than 35% of people go to the department stores to do Valentine’s Day shopping, while 32% of them shop online, according to the National Retail Federation. ● In the US, people mostly spend on a gift for a girlfriend ($126.31), a wife ($122.43), a husband ($56.09), and a boyfriend ($50.65) but also on other family members ($41.35), a friend ($28.62), and a pet dog ($17.37), according to the same source. ● 28% of American adults purchased fresh flowers or plants as Valentine’s gifts, with red roses accounting for 69% of the total purchase, according to the Society of American Florists. ● In the US, people spend $1.8 billion on candy, $3.5 billion on an evening out, $2.1 billion on clothing for this holiday, according to the National Retail Federation. ● In the US, men spend an average of $339 for their Valentine’s gifts
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up to the summit and bring timbers down to the newly founded city of Alamogordo. When the report indicated it would be practical, two new companies were organized by the same people who invested in the EP & NE Railroad. The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railroad was formed to operate a line from Alamogordo up to the proposed resort of Cloudcroft, and the Alamogordo Lumber Company was established for the purpose of operating a lumber industry in the Sacramento Mountains.
Southwest Lumber Co. Alamogordo Agreements were drawn up between the two newly-formed corporations in 1898, which included provisions that the Lumber Company would build and equip a sawmill capable of cutting 50,000 board feet of lumber per day, it would provide 110 railroad cars for transportation of the logs, and it would build the necessary laterals and tramways to deliver the logs to the railroad. The Railroad Company would construct and provide a railroad line from the mill to the summit of the Sacramento Mountains, would Story continues next page Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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receive all logs delivered to it and transport them to the mill in Alamogordo, and return all empty cars to points designated by the Lumber Company. In 1899, the Lumber Company built its plant in Alamogordo on the west side of the railroad yards and, on October 5th, the new sawmill began operation. It was equipped with the usual collection of support shops and outbuildings, including a twostory, 40 room boarding house. Logs were being loaded onto the railroad at Toboggan, where a spur extended into the timber. A steam loader was on hand at that point. Another spur was run into Bailey Canyon, and a logging camp was built in the vicinity. As soon as the railroad reached the head of Cox Canyon in June 1900, spurs were run eastward down Pumphouse Canyon and southeasterly down Cox Canyon. The line down Pumphouse Canyon dropped into James Canyon, where another logging camp was built, including a fourtrack engine house and an elevated water tank. In these early years, logging was done with hand saws and animals – usually horses and mules, but occasionally oxen – were used for hauling. Logs were skidded to landings along the railroad spurs, where they were hoisted onto the log cars by steam loaders. Usually, they would be accumulated until an entire train could be loaded. Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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In May 1901, the railroad handled 850 cars of logs, representing two trains a day, seven days a week. During August 1901, the Alamogordo Lumber Company filed deeds for 26,000 acres of timberland in 489 parcels and used government land scrip to obtain as much as 30,000 additional acres. Southwest Lumber Company log train near Russia hauled by Shay locomotive number 1. June 27, 1928.
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Rick Geary has been a freelance cartoonist and illustrator for over 45 years. His illustrations and graphic stories have appeared in National Lampoon, MAD, The New York Times, Heavy Metal, Disney Adventures and many other publications. His graphic novels include nine volumes in the series "A Treasury of Victorian Murder," and six volumes in "A Treasury of 20th Century Murder," the latest of which is Black Dahlia. The Wallace Mystery is the seventh volume in his new series of self-published, historically based graphic novels.
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THE 20TH ANNUAL NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE PHOTOS OF THE YEAR by Steve Gleydura During a year of extraordinary upheaval, these still images reflect the wonder and beauty in the land, people, and experiences all around us. PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN A GIFT OVER THE PAST YEAR, connecting us with places and people we couldn’t visit in person, inspiring our imaginations when our everyday world seemed claustrophobically small, and capturing the simple moments of brilliance all around us. While COVID-19 caused the cancellation of events and socialdistancing requirements made portrait photography more Story continues page 80 Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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difficult, it’s heartening that this year’s contest drew more than 1,600 entries from 151 photographers. To celebrate the contest’s 20th year, we upped our game by adding a new Nightscapes category and, thanks to our sponsors, offering a host of amazing prizes. Amateur photographers (those earning no more than 50 percent of their income through photography) rose to the challenge. The judges blind-selected 20 photos each in the six categories. Over nine hours, those picks were whittled down to a group of eight finalists, which were then ranked by each judge. The best overall scores determined the winners. The 31 honorees will be featured in the Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography, in Carrizozo, and may be included in our 2022 photography calendar. This year’s winners showcase the planning, skill, resourcefulness, and, yes, luck it often requires to get the shot. Take Paul Schmit’s Neowise. The Sandia National Laboratories physicist had planned to photograph the once-every-6,800years comet just days before its closest pass to Earth. When a late-afternoon monsoon washed out his original location, however, Schmit noticed a break in the clouds to the west and drove an hour for a shot incorporating Cabezón Peak. As Schmit positioned his Nikon Z6, 30-mile-per-hour winds howled at Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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his back. “I spent the next 40 minutes using my torso and arms to shield my tripod, tracking mount, and camera from the intense wind, while collecting long exposures of the setting comet,� he recalls. Each of these fantastic images tells a story and offers fresh insights into what makes New Mexico so bewitching.
New Mexico Experiences 1st Place The Apple and a Prayer Joaquin Martinez
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My daughter Luna and I took this photo on our first trip out of the house after lockdown,We were wandering around Cerrillos when Luna decided that it was time for a snack and a story, I was mangling an attempt to combine stories of the Virgin Mary and Adam and Eve while Luna was trying to make sense of it all. We were all 4-year-olds trying to make sense of the stories we were being told, wondering what was going on, enjoying the fruits of life, and pulling the stickers out of our feet as we explored, Joaquin Martinez
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Franki “Yellowflower� MaestasChevez is a member of the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo and a freshman at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. This portrait was made in 2019 in Algodones, NM, when Franki was a senior at the Santa Fe Indian School. The red hand painted on her face symbolizes the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women initiative (MMIW), a movement that works to raise awareness of the fact that Native American women in the U.S. Are more than twice as likely to be victims of violence than any other demographic. One-in-three Native women is sexually assulted during her life, and two-thirds of those assults are perpetrated by nonnatives. Franki is involved with the MMIW organization and advocates on their behalf. In addition to her activism, Franki is a well-regarded dancer who participates locally, regionally and internationally in Native American dance performances.
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Mark and Lois, owners of Cadwallader Orchards and Mountain Park Events are pleased to share their land so others may also experience the joyous moments they have been so blessed to have over these many years. Daughter, Kimberly, a fifth generation Mountain Park Cadwallader, also lives on the property in the house where Mark grew up. The Cadwallader family has had a long history with this area, dedicated to the land, the people and the community. Edgar F. Cadwallader named the area Mountain Park when he and his family moved here in 1902. With a history as a nurseryman prior to leaving Louisville, Kansas in the late 1800's, he brought a variety of trees to the farm that are not normally found in the area. Umbrella-like Linden trees, a huge buckeye, and American elms provide cooling shade in the summer and brilliant yellow "leaf sunshine" in the fall. He even supplied Alamogordo with cottonwood trees for Alameda Park. The original home, built in 1906, is still standing. The early Cadwallader generations grew and sold apples, cherries, a variety of vegetables, and even flowers, including gladiolas. Many of the above were shipped by rail. The Cadwalladers were involved in the Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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building of the Apple Barn as an apple cooperative for the local orchards. Over the years the original farm has been divided between succeeding generations, but most of them are still farming to some degree and generations of families still return each year to pick and/or purchase Cadwallader apples and cherries. Mark and Lois still operate an active farm, growing and harvesting cherries and apples. With Lois retired from the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the US Forest Service and Mark recently retired after 34 years with the US Forest Service and BLM, they have a concern for, and appreciation of, the environment. Mark has been involved as a wildland firefighter for many years and continues to serve in that capacity during his retirement. He plays guitar and banjo in their church praise band and Lois plays the mandolin. They also enjoy horseback riding, hunting, hiking, and traveling when time allows.
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Paul Dowlin, founder of Ruidoso Story by Jack Shuster's Western History Monday, April 1, 2013 The little mountain village of Ruidoso,has become a West Texas tourist Mecca. Unfortunately, most folks don’t know the name of the man who started this town. He built the first building in Ruidoso, he was really Ruidoso’s first resident and his name was Paul Dowlin. The locals called him Captain Paul. In fact, the town was called Dowlin’s Mill until 1885 when it was renamed Ruidoso for the Rio Ruidoso, the “noisy river” that ran through town. And that stream was the draw that started it all. Paul Dowlin was born in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1830. He was a Civil War veteran and retired Army captain who served with the New Mexico Volunteers at Fort Stanton in Lincoln County. It was the War of Southern Rebellion that brought him to New Mexico. Dowlin was an officer of Company K, First New Mexico Cavalry and he came from Santa Fe with Colonel Kit Carson in 1862 to re-occupy Fort Stanton after the rebels high-tailed it back to central Texas. . The First New Mexico Cavalry was organized on May 31, 1862, attached to the Story continues next page Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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Department of New Mexico, and engaged in operations against Indians in New Mexico and Arizona, and on garrison duty, by detachments, at Fort Stanton and other points in that Department, during their entire term of service. The only report that has Paul Dowlin’s name on it was when, as a Lieutenant, on his return trip from Fort Whipple, Arizona, the Navajo Indians run off fourteen of his mules on Christmas Eve, 1864. Dowlin never talked much about that incident. The regiment mustered out on September 30, 1866. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Emil Fritz was succeeded in command of Fort Stanton by Brevet Major Lawrence G. Murphy in April of 1866. Murphy and Fritz became partners and served as Post Sutlers after Murphy was mustered out with the rest of the regiment in September of that year but they both were forced to leave Fort Stanton due to problems with whiskey sales and other things. They opened up the L. G. Murphy and Company store in Las Placitas del Rio Bonito. Originally named by the Spanish families who settled it in the 1850s, the name of the community was changed to Lincoln when Lincoln County was created in 1869 and named to honor the late president Abraham Lincoln. Murphy, along with his later partner Jimmy Dolan, was in most part responsible, of course, for the Lincoln County War. After Paul Dowlin’s mustering Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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out from the New Mexico Volunteers on September 30, 1866, he worked as a Post Trader at Fort Stanton, too, but the Ruidoso River was the draw that led him, and his brother William, to build a mill to saw and plane lumber. The Army was re-building Fort Stanton and needed all the lumber that a local sawmill could cut and level into boards and sell to them. As a veteran, Dowlin got a homestead of 160 acres. And through a land purchase grant he acquired another 600 acres. That encompassed pretty much of where the village of Ruidoso stands today. Paul and Will Dowlin began building a sawmill out of adobe bricks in 1869. They first built where the Carrizo Creek and the Rio Ruidoso come together. The Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce building is very near that spot today. Paul Dowlin’s idea was to channel the force of both the creek and the river to run the waterwheel that would power the saw mill. There certainly was a lot of powerful water. In fact, the first Dowlin’s Mill was destroyed by a flood. There were heavy rains and the mill was swept away just a few weeks after its completion. In his second attempt at the mill business, Paul Dowlin and Will salvaged what they could from the wreckage of the ruined mill and rebuilt on higher ground for safety. The brothers Dowlin Story continues next page Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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got some help from Larry Dow and Tom Kinney, both of whom had known Captain Paul when they worked on the rebuilding of Fort Stanton in 1868, and they had helped Paul build the first mill at the confluence of the Carrizo Creek and the Rio Ruidoso. In fact, Larry Dow helped Paul and Will work the mill for a couple of years. Because they were now on higher, safer ground they were away from the water. It’s not easy to run a waterwheel where there’s no water. To solve that problem, they constructed a three-mile long flume system of V-shaped wooden troughs, supported by long poles and tree branches, that carried the water from the Carrizo Creek to the mill. But, safety came at a price. It was difficult to divert enough water to operate the mill. At least not enough to power a sawmill. It was now safer but there just wasn't enough water. So, to match the creek’s lower energy, Paul Dowlin decided to establish a grist mill for grinding grain into flour. He had enough power for that. Things seemed to have progressed smoothly for Paul Dowlin. The 1870 Census listed him at age 40 as a non-New Mexico born lumber merchant in Lincoln County, Precinct Number Two. The real estate was worth $10,000 and Paul Dowlin’s personal property was valued at $5,000. But, the census doesn’t always get things right. The new mill was a grist mill not a lumber mill. Although they had been living there for generations, the Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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Mescalero Apache Reservation was officially created by an executive order of President Grant on May 27, 1873 and the Mescaleros would stop at the mill to trade for flour. Paul served as postmaster of the little village of Dowlin’s Mill in December of 1873. In 1877, Dowlin sold a half interest in the mill to Frank Lesnett, another Fort Stanton veteran. Frank went off to Chicago to marry his sweetheart Annie and they were planning to get to the mill on May 6th. They had to travel by train, stagecoach and wagon all the way from Chicago to Dowlin‘s Mill. Unfortunately, Paul never got to meet Annie because he met his end the day before. For reasons unknown, but widely speculated about, Paul Dowlin was shot in the head by a former employee, Jerry Dillon, and died a few hours later on May 5, 1877. Dillon left for Texas and was never heard of again. Dowlin was unarmed at the time and could not defend himself. Paul was survived by his brother Will who notified what was left of his family back in Pennsylvania. Paul Dowlin is buried at the Old Fort Stanton Cemetery, the civilian cemetery located near the government’s Fort Stanton Cemetery. The story that started at Fort Stanton and ended in bloodshed did not really end there. Dowlin‘s old mill, the building that started it all, served as a grist mill, a bean Story continues page 98 Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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thrasher and even a place to purchase "moonshine" from 1868 to the turn of the 20th Century. By 1885 the town had attracted a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a post office which was named Ruidoso after the Rio Ruidoso that folks started building cabins on. It is located near the trail that ran through Lincoln County from the Chisum Ranch on the Pecos River to Arizona. The mill may even have been a good place for outlaws to hide out. They say that during or shortly after the Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid once hid at Dowlin’s Mill in a flour barrel. Whether that's true or not, legend or fact, Dowlin’s Mill was definitely one of Billy’s haunts. He was a family friend of the Dowlin and Lesnett families, and Annie Lesnett is said to be the one who stuffed the Kid in the flour barrel.
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● melted chocolate, until combined, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the butter until incorporated. ● Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs, about 35 minutes. ● Cool in the pan on a rack 1 hour, then run a knife around the edge of the pan and remove the ring. Let cool completely. ● Make the meringue: Microwave the chocolate, butter and corn syrup in a microwave-safe bowl in 30second intervals, stirring, until the chocolate melts. ● Whisk the granulated sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, salt and 1/3 cup water in a heatproof bowl. ● Put the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water; beat with a handheld mixer on low speed, then gradually increase the speed to high and beat until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes. ● Remove the bowl from the pan; continue beating until the meringue is cool and fluffy. Fold in the vanilla, then fold in the melted chocolate until swirled. Spread the meringue on the cake.
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uilt in 1878, using a portion of a building erected by settlers in the 1850s, the young Englishman John H. Tunstall expanded it to established a mercantile business; intending to compete with the L. G. Murphy Company up the street. The building housed a bank and law office for his associates John Chisum and Alexander McSween, as well as living quarters for himself.
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It is a single story structure of plastered adobe with a wooden porch running the length of the south façade. The wooden shutters are two layers thick, with a sheet of metal between the layers. The original building was flat roofed. The pitched roof was added in 1886 by William Rosenthal & Co. The west wing, a separate building later attached to the store, was constructed in 1886-1887. The east wing contained three rooms which were Tunstall’s living quarters. The Tunstall Store Story continues page 104 Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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is about 4,300 sq. ft. in size. Following the killing of Mr. McSween, and after the Five Day Battle, the store was looted. Thereafter, it was a major trading establishment for Lincoln County run by several businessmen, including Jimmy Dolan, whose father-in-law Charles Fritz had purchased the property when it was put up for auction. Both Tunstall and McSween are buried southeast of the store. In 1901 the store was owned by the Roswell Trading Co. and operated by their manager, John M. Penfield. He bought the property in 1914 and continued operating the store until his death in 1938. The business was carried on by his family until 1957, when they sold it to the State. The building is on both the National Historic Register and the State Register of Cultural Properties. It contains displays of the original 19th-century merchandise in the original shelving and cases!
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Built before 1868, this flatroofed adobe building was a saloon, dance hall and community center both before and after Lincoln was designated the county seat in 1869. From 1869 to 1881 the county paid $50 rent for two weeks use, twice a year, for county court. By 1873, the building was owned by Frank Chapman. On a cold December night of that year, four men were killed, and a man Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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and woman were wounded when the Horrell brothers shot into the building through the doors and windows during a wedding baile. The shootings were done as an act of vengeance from earlier confrontations (and killings) between the local law and the Horrells during the previous months. At least two dozen people died during this vicious race war between the Mexican– Americans and the Horrells. The “war” didn’t end until the Horrells left the Lincoln area for Texas in January of 1874. After the county bought the Murphy-Dolan building to use as a courthouse in 1880, the property was purchased by the Roman Catholic Church in 1885 and was used as a local parish. Occasionally it was used as temporary living quarters for teaching Sisters conducting summer classes or involved in summer studies themselves. By World War II, the building was no longer used. It was purchased by the State in 1962, and restoration efforts began in 1964. During restoration, four large wooden frames, the size of each wall, were constructed on the ground, then raised upright snugly against the adobe walls of the building. The frames were slowly tightened in unison until the corners of the Convento were squared. This brought the sagged, cracked and bowed walls back together so they could be rejoined. The building was then re-plastered, re-roofed, and floored; new doors, window frames and shutters were installed and painted. Read this and past issues at issuu.com/alamodosomagazine
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