Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-06-28
ABOUT TOWN.

son piano 10 John k0ach or Lords
burg this week.
Thirty acres of John Hund's al
falfa, second cutting, produced As
tons. Does farming pay?
X. l.. Miller chairman, will have
a meeting of his fair committee in
his office this evening at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex A. Smith have
a fine 9-pound son at their home,
born Friday.
H. Hagerman, western agent for
the Bessemer engines, came in with
carload of engines this week.
II is rumored that some of our
base ball fans visited Hurley friends
the first of the week. They prac-
ticed a little on the diamond, but
didn't play regular game - that is,
Deming didn't.
During the rainstorm, Monday.
when .SS of an inch of water fell,
lightning struck the chimney of the
&. M. Sadler home and dislodgcd
every brick. doing slight damage to
the interior. Fortunately no one
was injured.
When c. G.. Chappelle came in
from Chicago the other day he
wore a badge bearing the following
inscription: Forgot politics long
enough to ask about New Mexico,
the Sunshine State, where life is
worth living" C.. G. is a mighty
good Deming booster.
Frank Wyman reports things
lively in the Helen group of the
Corbett Il Wyman mines. They
are shipping fifteen tons per day of
gold. silver and lead ore. They are
handling good stuff from vein 40
feet wide and things are looking
better every day. Good.
From June 18th to June 2Sth. %
people called ut the office of Secrc-
tary Hills for information, Iitera-
ture, ETC., and he sent out 263 pack
ages of literature and personal let
tcrs. which shows up well for sum-
mer business.
Because of delay in obtaining cuts
the High School Annual. the largest
ard finest publication ever put out
by the Dcming public schools. is
being completed this week at tine
GRAPHIC office. The handsome pub
LEGATION will be- placed on sale at
LETTER Il Fields.
A news item to the effect that
the Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce has resigned to 20 into
farming in the vicinity of that
place is one of the best boosting
items that has yet come out of that
live town. Silver City independ-
ent.
President Kelly, the Board of
Directors unanimously approving
has very wisely appointed X. Bedi-
cbek secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. to begin work August
first, when the resignation of Secrc-
tary Hills takes effect. 1t goes
without saying that no better selec-
ton could have been made. The
University of Texas recently offer
ed Mr.. Bedichek salary of $1,000
per year, together with a steno-
grapher aud travelling expenses, to
take charge of the publicity depart
ment Of the big school, but the
offer was declined for the home
work. In this connection it might
be well to say that Deming's cam
paign of publicity for next year
will exceed anything ever attempt
ed in New Mexico.
The union temperance meeting AT
the Presbyterian church, Sunday
evening was of unusual interest
Rev. H. NJ. Bruce delivered a very
sensible sermon in which he sug
gested that il the children were
properly trained the future temper
ance question would be properly
settled. Among other good things
he said that the trial Of free be-
ing in state of probation. ending
in "a fiyed and aternal state. involve.