The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-09-06


of a gasoline explosion.
An accident occurred near Shiprock,
in which one Navajo Indian boy was
killed and another seriously wounded.
The new dormitory at the United
States Indian school at Albuquerque
has been completed at cost OF
$25,OOO.,
]. E. Hogue received word that can.
taloupes from his farm near Artesia,
had sold on the Chicago market for
$3.50 per crate.
Postmaster Lucero received a tele
gram from the department asking in
formation and price of a site for a
federal building in Santa Rosa.
A series of new courses in the me
chanical trades and Industries will be
given at the New Mexico College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
A washout at Elota, north of Albu.
querque, tied up traffic most effectual
ly, eastern mail reaching SocorrO
from thirty to thirty-six hours late.
Oats running to sixty-fiye bushels per
acre and wheat as high as fifty bush
els is a fair sample of the bountiful
crops of the fertile Estancia valley.
Taking advantage of the high prices
cattle and sheepmen are continuing
their heavy shipments of live stock
from the Lake valley through Osceola
A skirmish occurred at Columbus
in which one cavalryman was shot
through the right lung and one Mexi
can red flagger had a hand blown
away.
Pablo Abeita, former governor OF
the Pueblo of Isleta, is preparing a
history of the Indians of New Mexico,
Arizona, southern California and Okla
homa.
Mrs. Sadie L. Hunter. colored, was
held to the grand jury in the sum OF
$500 by Justice Craig at Albuquerque,
accused of shooting her husband on
July 16
The Cliff Dweller mummy, which
Don P. Johnson named "Zeke," was on
exhibition for two days at Silver City,
where it attracted a great deal of at.
tention.
One, of the features of the State fair
at Albuquerque this fall, which will
draw more than anything else, except
the aeroplane flights, is the motorcy
Gle races.
The State Democratic convention
will be held in Albuquerque Sept. g.
for the purpose of nominating a candi
date for Congress and three presiden
tial electors.
October 4th and 5th will be big days
in Estancia. 1t has been definitely
decided by the county seat business
men that this town will hold a fail
on those dates.
1t is stated that more wheat will be
sown in New Mexico this year thar
ever before! The yield was good this
season, and prevailing prices make Il
very profitable.
The new road law, providing fol
the appointment of a county roaC
board to take the place OF the thre,
county road supervisors goes into eff
feet September 10.
Mrs. S. C. Nutter was presented BY
the w. G. T. U. convention at SAINTS
Fe with beautiful diamond brooch
as token of the esteem in which sh,
is held by the White Ribboners. Sh'
has been president of the union TO
sixteen years.
Numerous silver cups are to be OF
fered this fall for the finest canine
displayed at the bench show which tn
Albuquerque Kennel Club will hol,
during the State fair
October has been selected as tn
date upon which the Peoples BAN
and Trust Company, Las Vegas new
financial institution, will begin tn
transaction of business.
w. T. Cook is said to have the fin
est patch of onions to be found Il
the Pecos valley. The onions are O
the new Spanish Denia variety, an
many of them will now weight tw
pounds and they are still growing.
Whether water company is liabI
for damages sustained as a result @
low water pressure in the mains a
the time of a disastrous fire, or mo-
is the question which Judge Raynold
of the District Court in Albuquerqu
is to solve.
Large quantities of produce OF ever
kind are now on the Belen markets
all of it being home grown. Not onl
is the quantity Of grains, vegetables
fruits and melons very satisfactor
this season, but the quality is full
! up to the standard.