Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-01-20

ucVclOpnent.
Edwards G. Luxton have just com
pleted a large addition and fin
porch for w. p. Birchfeld and are
now busily engaged In putting up |
handsome iive-room home, will
bath and sleeping porch, for oul
genial s. p. agent, j.. I. Clayton
Thus the good work goes on.
j. II. Fowler arrived, Tuesda,
morning. from Gallup, and is goini
TO develop his fine farm south o.
the city. and contiguous to hi
fathers home at Fowler Flats. w,
are all very glad to give him the
welcoming hand. Mr.. Fowler hal
been doing lot of good boosting
for the Deming country.
When ID. l.. Pond came to towr
on Monday he noticed a horse pull
ing on a rope. which easily giving
way, excited his curiosity" He
caught the horse, procured new
rope and when his son Rob came
home they all had quite a laugh
az the animal proved to be Bob's.
Miss Gertrude Hanes Of Sonora,
Ohio. Is our new high school princi'
pal. She's a graduate Of Muskingum
college, with b. s. degree. at New
Concord, Ohio and post graduate
work at the Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity. Her experience in high school
work has been at Wellsville, Ohio.
She arrived Monday and commenced
work Tuesday morning.
Manager Sam Watkins is the way
IL now reads at the Crystal, and
anybody who don't know Sam is one
of the most popular young men in
Deming isn't very well posted. Sam
will sure get good things for the
people II there are any to be had.
This week he is giving away a beau
tiful doll TO the little girl under
twelve receiving the most votes and
and next week he will have negro
vaudeville.
New and prominent owners of
valuable Mimbres Valley real estate
include Mrs. Sherman. wife Of At
torney Fred Sherman. who has a
half section s miles south west, w.
l.. Samuels and Frank Samuels. sub
contractors on the new school build
ing, and Contractor Dunn of Silver
City, who have quarter sections in
the same neighborhood. All parties
will begin extensive improvements,
right away.
One of the finest dramas ever
given, The Noble 0utcast," will
be put on here Feb. 3, by local tai
ent. II will he under auspices of
the Ladies' Hospital Association and
will be done to the Queens taste.
The cast includes Mrs. Morris Nord-
haus. Misses Mary Kelly, and Irene
Meyers, Messrs. Foulks, Mitchell
Rabb and Bonner, and will be un-
der the direct supervision of G. +.
Hand, who is stager of the old
school.
Much has been said about the ex-
emption of taxes on large tracts of
land. Here is what the constitu-
ton actually says: Section l2.-
Lands held in large tracts shall not
be assessed for taxation at amp lone
CT paiue per acre than lands of the
same character or quality and SINH
larly situated, held in smaller tracts.
The blowing of land shall not be
considered as adding value thereto
for the purposes of taxation"
Manuel Baca caught n ride with a
Mexican and his family crossing the
border into Luna county, Saturday.
At night the party camped fifteen
miles south Of Deming, and about
midnight Baca stole the team and
came to this city, passing on up the
Mimbres TO Santa Rita and over To
Silver City. Sheriff Stephens and
Inspector Simpson took the trail on
Sunday, keeping il day and night
until they landed the thief and
horses in Silver City. Luna county
is not a good place for criminals to
operate. Our officers are too
shrewd for them.
The Woman's Club was entertain.
ed by Mrs. McTeer at the home OF
Miss Waddill, Wednesday afternoon,
Subject, Art" Leader, Miss
Waddill. What Does Art Repre-
sent, Mrs. Olson; Differences Be-
tween the Art of Teutonic and Latin
Races, Mrs. Holt; Effect of Environ.
ment on Art. Mrs. Swope; Religious
Inspiration of Art. Mrs. Bennett;
Art of Today and Yesterday, Mrs
Laughren; Classification Of Pictures
Mrs. Hoffman; Principal Schools OF
Art, Mrs. Pollard; Reuben's Studio
Miss Hodgdon; Electic and Roman
tic Art, Mrs. Moir. The Club will
meet with Mrs. Moir next Wednes
day. Leader, Mrs. Bennett.
In the popular lady voting contest
conducted all last week at tn,
Crystal, the total vote as announced
by the judges on Saturday night
was as follows; the five highest onl,
being given; Florence Ament 4. 800
, Margaret Rosch 1880, Millie Nc
Daniels |, 260, Gladys Smith 1000
! Mary Tracy go. Large crowd
, were in attendance each night ant
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