Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-20
The CAPITAL OF
LUNA COUNTY
The County Teachers Institute is Being
Held and is Well Attended by the
Teachers Of the Public
Schools.
The OIL EXCITEMENT is UNABATED

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Deming, N. M, May II, 19o1.-The Lu-
ma county teachers institute convened
at the school house building on Mon
day. May 13, with Professor w. H. Rob-
srtson as conductor. Nineteen teachers
are in attendance and considerable IN
terest in the institute and It's work Is
being manifested. During the week,
Professor Robertson presented the sub
ject of arithmetic in very mastery
manner. Miss Ella p Guinney of the
county examining buafd, won the ap-
plause of all through her four talks on
the teaching of geography which were
paper; 2, geography before the use OF
the text book; 3, points to be ex-
planned; 4, map drawing. Miss Quincy
is very clever and intelligent teacher.
U. Francis Duff, assistant principal of
the Deming public schools, presented
the subject of civil government and
history.
: ]. Sloat Fassett of New York City, at
one time a candidate for governor of
that state on the Democratic ticket,
and his mother are visiting in Deming.
Mr. Fassett is heavily Interested in the
cattle business and various other VEN
lures in the southwest,
The Three c Company, Kerr Broth
ers, Kith Brothers, and Henry Coleman,
all made shipments of cattle this week.
The new store rooms on Pine stree,
are nearing completion. When compile
ted this will be one of the finest blocks
in the city.
Fl. III. Williams, now of Lordsburg,
formerly joint yardmaster at this place,
will move to Guthrie, Ariz., and hence
forth will be connected with the ArI-
zona and New Mexico railroad.
There will be eight members in the
graduating class of the Deming public
school this year.
Colonel Richard Hudson is spending
most of his time at the Oak Grove
provements during the past few
months.
Never before has Deming made a fin
err appearance than this spring. While
the lawns are somewhat backward,
trees of all kinds put forth heavy To-
liage. Within the past week the whole
plain has become scene of greenness.
The Ell Paso Oil Company is expected
to begin drilling at an early date. 1t Is
understood that they have let con-
tract for we'll of 1900 feet in depth.
Rev. w. J. Mclean, the new Presby-
terian minister, preached to full houses.
He is very able and eloquent gentle
man.
Mrs. N. A. Beals, the wife of the Sec
retary Of the Deming Mercantile Com
pany, left for Chicago last Tuesday ev-
ening to spend the summer.
Hundreds Of claims have been located
in the oil fields. Persons from abroad
frequently pay as high as $25 to get
claim located. Within the last week
about 100 locations have been made.
The appointment of Professor w. W.
Robertson and Miss Ella P. Guinney
on the teachers examining committee
board for Luna county, meets with
hearty appreciation.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Luna County Oil Development Com-
pany, held May Is, it was agreed that
all persons holding land under the
organization, should deed the same to
the company. President Green and
Secretary McKeyes were given discre-
tionary powers in regard to the dispos-
al of the $4,000 shares of stock to be put
upon the market. Offers have been
made for the entire amount, but it was
not decided that these should be accep-
ted it being deemed probable that more
might be realized if 1t were sold out in
small amounts