The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-07-26
LITTLE NV MExIco LINZ.
Minor Occurrences Of More Than ordI'
nary Interest.

making a fight for a new depot.
Peaches are being shipped from
Carlsbad and everything points to
successful year.
A. j. Crawford of Roswell recently
sold 100000 pounds Of wool for 13 and
IA cents per pound.
Bonds have been voted in School
District No. 8. Deming, for the cree
ton of another school building.
The little son of Sam Pruett OF
Knowles was recently bitten by rat
tlesnske and died from the effect.
George Teitzel of Albuquerque has
been arrested charged with the theft
of an automobile valued at $1,70O.
Dexter has one saloon, being opened
recently. Many people from adjoining
towns attended the opening celebra-
ton.
The seven-year-old daughter of Mr..
Parks, residing near Lake Arthur, was
bitten by rattlesnake recently and is
in critical condition.
The government has granted the pc
tition of the settlers and has estab.
lished the Carson postoffice with w.
X. Shupe as postmaster.
During a recent hailstorm at Estan-
cha jackribbits were killed in large
numbers-by the precipitation, which
was foot deep in places.
A carload of material for the new
| hridno xayhioh &c IN onar tha QrrOV0
near Silver City. has arrived and work
will be commenced at once.
Work has begun on the drilling of
two additional deep wells at the shops
of the Ell Paso G. Southwestern Rail-
way Company in Tucumcari.
Leading spirits in Torrance county
are organizing development associa-
ton, the object of which will be to
develop and advertise the county.
James A. Carroll, superintendent of
the Mescalero Indian reservation, will
leave soon for Oklahoma, where he
goes as superintendent of the Usage
agency,
A handsome new catalogue has been
issued by the New Mexico College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. de-
scriptive of the courses to be offered
this year.
An important stock deal was con-
summated at Magdalena when Charles
Bruton turned over to e. H. Sweet
three hundred head of famous breed
Of range cattle.
According to reports from Trinidad,
Louis Newman, the Denver light
wight, formerly of Las Vegas, will
meet Rudy Unholz, the fighting Boer,
in Las Vegas, on August 20, for side
bet of $1,000.
The Frisco Oil Company, recently in
corporated and now operating several
rigs drilling for oil in other parts of
| New Mexico will enter the Pecos val
ley and make extensive development
Of that field.
The large reservoir, five miles west
of Springer, known as Springer lake
broke through its dam recently, result
ing in loss of practically three-fourths
OF the immense body Of water en-
pounded.
The Steve Corley group of mining
claims in the Mayflower district, east
ern Grant county, have been leased
under bond for 100000 to Messrs
Phillips and Craig. who have recently
sold the Apache Box mines.
Droupe Jones, the colored Kansas
whirlwind, who emerged unscathec
from bout with two Roswell pugll
lists recently, issues a challenge tC
meet Lefty" Floyd, colored boxer
of Albuquerque.
The Goldenberg Sheep Company o.
Tucumcari reports a fine clip from
their herds this season. From 1900
sheep they realized a clip Of 10000
pounds of wool. They also report {
large increase in lambs for the sea
son.
The New Mexico State Sunday
School Association held It's annual con
vention in Mountainair July 20 and "a
A dozen specimens of as many va
rieties Of wheat and oats'grown on thu
government experiment station, three
miles east of Tucumcari, are being OK
hibited. All OF the varieties wer'
grown in from sixty to seventy-fiv'
days, the heads being full and we'll ma
tured. The xhibit Is attracting
great deal Of attention and will prov
of great educational benefit in tn,
county It Is believed.
The discovery of a quantity Of hide
sufficient to fill a well 1000 feet dee
and a foot in diameter. was mad
within the last few days, about fou