The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-09-05

Juan county fair at Aztec
Sept. 25-Pumpkin Pie Day at Maxwell
Springer
Sept. 29-oct 4.-Northern New Mexico
October i-imFifth annual Navajo
fair at Shiprock
Oct. 6-11.-State Fair at Albuquerque.
Carlsbad went wet by majority of
go votes.
The Elephant Butte dam is report
ed forty-eight per cent finished.
An agent for a wool firm was in
Clayton to buy 100000 pounds of wool.
The election at Dayton resulted in
the town going dry by "a votes to IA.
Stanfield Brothers of Grady have
harvested near 1000 bushels of wheat.
Rumors from Santa .Fe show talk of
an extra session of the State Legisla-
ture.
Fire at Portales destroyed a build
ing and other property worth about
$4,000.
- M. B. Goldenburg of TQcumcari re-
Gently paid $1O975 per car for bear
grass.
The Guadalupe county high school
will open at Santa Rosa on Septem-
Der 10.
Albert Robinson met death in hor-
rible manner while working with hay
baler at Lake Arthur.
Melons shipped from the Pecos val
ley are said to be the best ever, in
size, quality and flavor.
A Jordan farmer claims to have
received Stopper ton for his broom
corn, delivered at Melrose.
A number of Ohio ABAeole recently
purchased 100000 wo:*.I of land in
Mimbres valley near Deming.
The New Mexico State Good Roads
association has named September 10th
as Good Roads day in New Mexico.
The Merchants Brokerage Company
of Albuquerque filed incorporation pa
pers with the state corporation com
mission.
Incorporation papers have been filed
with the corporation commission by
the Amusement Park company at Al
buquerque.
Drillers putting down well on the
farm of John Shaw, ten miles north
/ of Artesia, struck flow of water at
eight hundred feet.
Charles Sumner, pioneer in the de-
velOpment of New Mexico, died by his
own hand at his ranch four miles
south of Santa Rosa.
Walter P. Wilkinson has been nom
mated by President Wilson to be post
master at Santa Rita, Grant county
vice H. l.. Bartlett, declined.
Jerome J. Fielding, better known al
Jerry Fielding, for some months past
foreman at the Lany road camp, died
in the hospital at Las Vegas.
Rafael Romero of Mora has accept
ed the position of assistant secretary
of state, succeeding Chas. F. Kanen
who goes into the state engineers of
flee.
Wayne, the little 3-year-old son o.
DR.. and Mrs. A. l.. Taylor, was burned
to death in the fire which destroyed
the Taylor home in the west part o
Artesia.
Silver City claims the oldest base
ball fan" in the country in the per
son of w. H, Rose, who, although nine
tytwo years old, rarely misses a gam
in his home town.
Notaries appointed by Governo
VIM. c.. Mcdonald include BENJAMIN
II. Hale, Artesia; Jose de la Luz San
chez. Armijo. Bernalillo county, ant
w. F. Moore, Silver City.
Silver City is reported in line 70
the Moose sanatorium.
Carlos Valdez shot and killed Jual
Cordova at Cimarron. Reports sa,
that Valdez returned home about
o'clock in the morning and found Coz
dOva in his home with Mrs. Valdez
and Immediately commenced shooting
at him killing him Instantly, The bod
was left in the bed until the coroner
inquest.
The United States Civil Servic
Commission announces that on Sci
TENDER 9th an examination will b
held at Roswell as a result of whic
it is expected to make certification t
fill contemplated vacancy in the pC
sition of fourth-class postmaster a
Kenna, and other vacancies as the
may occur.
Albert Chavez, who was arrested a
Las Vegas by Chief of Police Be
Coles, was arraigned before Judge 1